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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 1, 1955
72nd Year, Number 38
New Polio Case
Reported; Vaccine
Use is Urged
William Zinter of lone was
taken to Holliday Park hospital
in Portland last Friday after
being striken with polio. His
case is the first to be reported in
Morrow county for nearly two
years.
According to reports, physicians
diagnosed his illness as polio
late Thursday and immediately
made arrangements to have him
transferred to the Portland hos
pital. Apparently only one leg
has been effected by paralysis
and he is reported to be respond
Ing well to treatment.
As a result of the new inci
dence of the disease, Dr. Wallace
H. Wolff, Heppner health officer
Issued the following statement
concerning Salk polio vaccine
ana urged that more persons
take advantage of the immuni
vation shots which are now avail
able from all local doctors. Dr.
Wolff said:
"Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state
health officer, recently summar
ized the present status and fu
ture prospects of polio immuni
zations in Oregon. His memo
points out that increasing am
ounts of commercial and free
public vaccine will be made
available during the next three
months. It is estimated that the
free public vaccine which is to
be released is intended for the
poor and needy and that local
health departments will not be
provided with vaccine for mass
immunization clinics this year.
It is further expected that no
free public mass vaccine will be
available for release between
February and July, 1956, therefor
the United States surgeon gene
ral has designated only the 5-9
year age group as eligible for
free vaccine.
"Ample free vaccine is avail
able to supply indigent children
in the 5-9 year group and it is
expected that sufficient commer
cial vaccine will be available
prior to June 30, 1956 to supply
all children under the age of 20
as well as pregnant" women.
"A fair amount of commercial
vaccine is now in the hands of
local physicians. No charge will
be made for the free public vac
cine, but physicians will charge
for administering it.
County Use Low
"Data released by the state
health department reveals that
a smaller percentage of eligible
persons have been immunized
in Morrow county than any other
in the state except for Gilliam.
"Dr. Erickson said all local
physicians advise prompt use of
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CONSERVATIONISTS, both present and past, were honored last week at the annual chamber of com
merce conservation banquet. Shown are left to right. Newt O'Harra, chamber committee chairman
who presented Donald Peterson (center) the 1955 county Conservation Man of the Tear, his
award. Also shown are Fred Mankin and Alvin Bunch, (second and third from the left) former
conservation men; Frank Anderson, who was announced as the 1955 Cattleman of the Year, and
(right) Glenn Way, another former Conserva-tion man. (Wilson Photo)
November Rainfall Here
Totals Nearly 3 Inches
With a total of 2.73 inches of
rain and snow moisture meas
ured at the Heppner weather sta
tion during the past 30 days,
November became the wettest
month to be seen here since June
1954, and the precipitation lacked
only one-one hundredth of an
inch of equalling that record
month, local weather figures
showed.
Any rain that might have fal
len between Wednesday noon and
midnight, Nov. 30, is not includ
ed in the figures.
November's excellent moisture
brings the total precipitation for
the first 11 months of this year to
13.62 in Heppner, slightly over
two inches more than fell here
during the entire 12 months of
1954, and prospects are good that
considerably more will fall be
fore the year ends.
The month's weather, which
saw quite a bit of all kinds de
cend on the area, varied from a
few very mild days to sub-zero
Athletic Banquet
Set For Saturday
All members of the football
teams from Lexington lone and
Heppner and their coaches and
school officials will be guests of
the Salk poliomyelitis vaccine." I the Heppner Elks lodge Saturday
evening ai cui cumcuu uauquci
Ray Jasper Rose
Services Monday -
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon, Nov. 28 at
Creswick Mortuary for Ray Jas
per Rose, 62 years of age, who
died suddenly Nov. 25 at Pioneer
Memorial hospital. He had been
in ill health for some time.
Mr .Rose was born January 10,
1893 in Wisconsin and had lived
in Heppner only about two years.
He was a veteran of World War
1.
He is survived by his wife
Ethel, one daughter, Elizabeth,
both of Heppner, and his father
Willard Rose of Wyoming.
Services were conducted by
Rev. Lester Boulden, pastor of the
Heppner Methodist church and
interment was in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
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Bishop Barton to
Confirm 26 Sunday
The Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton,
Bishop of the missionary district
of Eastern Oregon, will make his
annual visitation to All Saints'
Episcopal church this Sunday and divided into groups with the
night at eight o'clock. At this purpose 0f developing thorough
time he will administer the Apos-1 y workable thesis which will be
tolic Rite of the Laying on of ' f practical application to the re
Hands, which is the Sacrament j quirements ancj needs of the
of Confirmation, to a class of pupilS( teaching staff and ad
twenty six. ministration. It was the opinion
This class will make a first1 of tne group that the development
communion at the eleven o'clock J attrjbuted and behavior of each
celebration of the Holy Commun- pupjj js influenced directly by
ion this Sunday morning. The tne principals of education. It
Rector's sermon will be directed was feit that such a program
to the class. j should be carefully examined and
St. Anne's circle of the Wo-'qUai;f;ed to meet the changing
men's Auxiliary will meet this j patterns of the modern social
Monday at :w p. m. i. change and to especially rosier
to be held at the lone school
cafetorium. Fathers of the play
ers are also invited to attend,
Milton Morgan, exalted ruler an
nounced. Highlighting the program will
be Dr. Paul Stagg, head football
coach at Pacific University, For
est Grove who is one of the top
coaches among smaller schools
on the coast. Dr. Stagg is expect
ed to bring one or two members
of the Pacific grid squad with
him and will also show some
special films, it was said.
The banquet is to begin at 7
p. m. and will be prepared and
served by members of the Maran
atha club of lone. The public
is invited to attend the dinner
and tickets are now on sale.
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School Philosophy
Thesis is Planned
By Local OEA Group
The Heppner chapter of the
Oregon Education association
voted at its bi-monthly meeting
November 27 for the compilation
of a school philosophy which
would be a formal presentation
of the consistent, thoughtful edu
cational policies of the school.
A committee was appointed
beth's Circle will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30, and St. Moni
ca's Circle will meet Tuesday
night at 8:00. All these meet
ings will be in the Parish House. ( gallon
the maximum capacities of every
child.
Hosts for the meeting were
Mrs. James Sumner and James
temperatures which dropped to
-8 degrees here, and 20 below
zero in several sections nearby
There was a total of between six
and eight inches of snow meas
ured during the month, but the
warm winds of the past week
have, removed all of the fall ex
cept in the mountains, where even
recent storms brought rain rather
than snow.
The heavy rain brought mixed
feeling to ranchers. All looked
favorably on the moisture, but
cattlemen in particular, didn't
appreciate the snow cover and
freezing temperatures which
meant that cattle feeding had to
start nearly two months ahead of
normal. A good crop of grass is
in prospect for next year how
ever due to the moisture.
Most wheat farmers had com
pleted seeding onerations pri'Mf to
me eariy iNovemoer storms,, ana
those who still had work to do
in the fiplds have been unable to
get onto -them since" because of
the mud.
Last Saturday's storm brought
nearly three-quarters of an inch
of rain here, and 'though it fell
gently a few instances of minor
washing has been reported. An-
other.12 fell here Tuesday night
and early Wednesday morning,
with the Eightmile area report
ing .25 inch during the night.
Rainfall reported by Leonard
Carlson at Gooseberry totaled
2.41 for November and 11.87 so
far this year. During the first 11
months of last year 9.00 inches
was checked there.
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Granges To Hold
Joint Installation
Sunday at Lexington
All grangers are invited to at
tend the installation of subordi
nate and Pomona officers at Lex
ington grange hall Sunday, De
cember 4 at 2 o'clock.
A potluck supper will be served
followed by an officers confer
ence led by Joe Guttridge, new
state grange deputy for this dis
trict. Mr. Guttridge will also be. the
installing officer.
Adult Welding Class
Signup Started
A planning meeting was held
Monday night at the high school
Ag building to form the nucleus
for the start of an adult welding
class. About 10 persons attended
and it is anticipated that 20 will
be interested in taking the
course.
The class will be started as
soon as it is approved by the
state department of vocational
education and it is hoped the
first me?ting can be held Tues
day, Dec. 13. Plans call for two
classes a week on Tuesday and
Thursdays from 7:30 to 10:30.
Instructors will be L. L. Robbins
and Bill Weatherford.
If there are under 15 persons
signed up the cost will be $15 for
the course, or if between 15 or
20, the fee will drop to $12.50.
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Wagenblast New
Lex Grange Master
Alvin Wagenblast, Lexington
was elected master of the Lexing
ton grange at a recent meeting of
the group. Assisting him will be
Vernon Munkers, overseer; Mrs.
Alfred Nelson, secretary and Mrs.
Norman Nelson, treasurer.
Other officers chosen include:
ceres, Mrs. Wilbur Steagall;
pomona, Mrs. Earl Evans; flora,
Mrs. Ted McMillan; chaplain,
Mrs. Walter Ruggles; lecturer,
Mrs. Audrey Ansted; steward,
Clement Stockard; gatekeeper,
Earl Evans; assistant steward,
Kenneth Smouse; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Alvin Wagenblast.
On Dec. 4 at 2 p. m. installa
tion will be held at the hall for
the new officers and other county
grange officers. The services will
be followed by a potluck supper
and in the evening there will be
a school of instruction for all in
terested grange members.
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New Officers
Rhea Creek Grange met Sun
day night, November 20 to elect
new officers as follows: Archie
Bechdolt, master; Barbara Clark,
overseer; Mrs. Orian Wright,
secretary; Elmer Palmer, treas
urer; Mrs. Alfred Lovgren, lec
turer; Leonard Rill, steward;
Walter Wright, assistant steward;
Mrs. John Bergstrom, lady assist
ant steward; Mrs. Barton Clark,
chaplain; Mrs. Walter Wright,
musician; Alvin Barlow, gate
keeper; Mrs. Harold Wright,
Ceres; Mrs. Ray Drake, Flora;
Mrs. Leonard Rill, Pomona.
The grange accepted an invi
tation from the Lexington grange
for joint installation of officers
Sunday December 4 at 2 p. m.
to be followed by a potluck din
ner.
Joe Guthridge, state grange
deputy will hold a conference for
officers in the evening. All county
grange members and officers are
Invited.
The Rhea Creek grange has
changed its meeting date for the
next three months to Sunday
afternoons, following the regular
meeting date of Friday.
The Home Economics Club will
hold its Christmas party and re
vealing of secret pals on Decem
ber 15.
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Firemen's Boll Shows
Profit of Over $100
The first Heppner firemen's ball
to be held here in many years
netted the Heppner fire depart
ment about $110 it was revealed
this week by members of the
department. The dance was held
Saturday night at the fair pavil
ion with music furnished by Gene
Rietmann's orchestra.
The department extended its
thanks to the general public for
the fine support and announced
that the money will be used to
buy turnout coats for the de
partment members.
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County Receives
Big Share of
Forest Money
Morrow county has received a
check for $14,165.17 from the fed
eral government as its share of
accrued funds from national for
est land. The amount is more
than double the slightly over
$4,000 received last year,
The announcement of the pay
ment of the funds was made by
Umatilla forest supervisor Charles
Rector, Pendleton and represents
25 percent of funds accrued from
the sale of national forest timber,
grazing lenses etc. The money
must be used by the county for
schools and roads with 75 percent
of the total going into the road
fund.
Rector announced the state in
come from forest lands would
amount to $6,104,818.03 for 1955
which is considerably more than
last year. It averaged about 43
cents, per acre on all national
forest land and the money is di
vided among the counties accord
ing to forest acreage.
County judge Garnet Barratt
said Wednesday the check is the
largest received by the county in
many years with the figure
having dropped as low as $3,000
previously.
Neighboring counties also re
ceived their share of the forest
money with Umatilla county
getting $31,541.95.
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HHS Yearbook to Be
Entered for Judging;
Selling Drive Due
The staff of the Heppner high
school yearbook, the Mustang, is
campaigning to sell more year
books to students and members
of the community this year, it
was announced this week. The
campaign starts Dec. 2 and will
run through Dec. 14.
The campaign will be a con
test between classes and each
class will strive to outsell the
others on a percentage basis. The
winning class will be given a
party and a "slave day" by the
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The larger campaign this year
Is necessary to enable the staff
to produce the highest quality
yearbook. One of the-extras to
be found in the custom book will
be a color theme to be used
throughout..
The 1955-56 book will be sub
mitted for national judging.
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Federal Funds Sure
For Willow Road
County road crews will finish
work early next week on a throe
mile section of upper Willow
Creek and will move to Heppner
where they will start straighten
ing and widening the Willow
Creek road east from Heppner
Adverse weather conditions has
forced the cessation of work in
the mountains.
in making the announcement
Wednesday, the county court also
revealed that the state highway
commission has approved the al
location of $55,000 for the sur
facing and oiling of six miles of
the Willow Creek road from the
Heppner city limits east. It is this
section on which county crews
will start work within the next
few days. The county will pre
pare the roadbed for surfacing
during the winter and the oiling
will be done next summer it was
said. The allocation was made
by the highway department from
the Federal-Aid secondary high
way system and of the total
amount, Morrow county will pay
$11,000, the state $11,0000 and the
remaining $33,000 will come from
federal funds. The county has
applied for sufficient money to
oil the entire 12 mile section of
the road from Heppner to the city
wells at the forks of Willow creek,
but only sufficient federal money
Is available next year to do half
the job. It is expected the re
mainder can be done in 1957.
The county crews will do con
siderable widening, straighten
ing and relocating of the road-
Mrs. Henry Peterson
Taken by Death
bed, it was said. The contract
calls for a full 30 foot roadway
with a 2o feet of pavement and
three-foot shoulders on each side.
The court also said that the
county crew will probably be
split with part of the equipment
being sent either north or west of
lone. Work in this area was held
up last fall when it became too
dry to work the roads. Recent
rains have made work there pos
sible. There are about 20 miles of
grading and graveling to do in
the vicinity of Juniper canyon
and another 15 miles in the Kin-
caid section south-west of lone.
It is hoped to have both jobs
completed by July, the court said.
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Early Christmas
Mailing is Urged
By Post Office
Mrs. Henry Peterson, lone, 63
years of ago, died early Wednes
day morning at Pioneer Memorial
hospital followed a several
months illness. She had been
under care in a Portland hospi
tal for about a week and was
returned to the Heppner hospital
November 23,
Adina Othelia Peterson was
born April 1, 1892 at McPherson,
Kansas and came to Morrow
county following her marriage to
Henry Peterson in Kansas City
35 years ago. She and Mr. Peter
son made their home on a ranch
in the Eightmile area. She was
an active member of the Valby
Lutheran church where services
will be held Sunday, December
4 at 2 p. m. with Rev. Merlin Zier
officiating. Interment will be in
the Valby cemetery.
Mrs. Peterson is survived by
her husband Henry, lone; three
sons, Ted Peterson, The Dalles;
Robert of lone; and Herbert of
Heppner; one daughter, Mrs.
Marjorie Skuzcski, Portland and
five grandchildren. She also
leaves four brothers, Gust, Lutfier
and Karl Anderson, all of Mc
Pherson, Kansas; and John An
derson of Shatter, Calif; two sis
ters, Lydia Anderson and Mrs.
Oscar Engstrom, both of Mc
Pherson, Kansas. She also had
several nieces and nephews.
Creswick Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
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Local OSC Students
In College Chorus
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Shirley Wiese of Boardman and
Ken Turner of Heppner will sing
in the college chorus at its an-
to work in the Gilliam and Bis-1 nual Christmas concert December
bee dumbing department, has 11. Handel's "Messiah" will be
Elks Lodge to Hold
Memorial Service
Milton Morgan, exalted ruler
of the Heppner Elks lodge, said
this week that the public is in
vited to attend the Lodge's an
nual memorial service which will
be held in the Lodge room Sun
day at 2 p. m;
Jack C. Flug, county school
superintendent, will deliver the
address and musical selections
will be provided by Mrs. J. O.
Turner and Oliver Creswick. The
service is held to honor the 15
lodge members who have died
during the past year.
Hotel Grill To
Open Saturday
Mrs. Ella Sargent, formerly
operator of the Pines Hotel din
ing room at Taft, Oregon and
other restaurants on the Oregon
coast, will open the former Eas
ter's Grill in the Heppner hotel
Saturday. It is to be operated
under the name of Ella's Grill.
Mrs. Sargent, whose husband
moved here several months ago
LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET
The American Legion auxiliary
will hold their next regular meet
ing December 6th at 8 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. John Lane.
Due to weather conditions,
auxiliary meetings will be held
in the homes during the next two
or three months.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson spent
the Thanksgiving holiday in Post
Falls, Idaho with her mother,
Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Wilson re
mained there due to the illness
of her mother.
Mrs. D. A. Wilson, Corvallis,
former Heppner resident, was
here to spend the Thanksgiving
holiday with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Blake.
renovated the restaurant and an
nounces that she will offer a
complete restaurant service in
addition to offering facilities for
small parties and dinners.
Mrs. Sargent is a member of
the Taft Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary and the Busi
ness and Professional Womens
club of that city.
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Many Students Home
For Holiday Weekend
Among students who were
home for the Thanksgiving holi
day were from University of Ore
gon, Larry Mollahan; Oregon
State College, Dick Kononen, Jim
Hayes, Kenneth Turner, Gerald
Bergstrom, Patsy Wright and
Sharon Rill; University of Port
land, Jack Monagle; Eastern
Oregon College, Al Parent, Neil
Beamer, Ralph Marlatt, Connie
Newman, Mary Ruth Green, June
Privett, Adelia Anderson and Jean
Marie Graham; Pacific University
Lyle Jensen and Bill Hughes.
presented this year.
Nearly 250 music students will
take part in the annual concert,
which will be directed by Robert
Walls, head of music. Last year's
concert attracted a crowd of
nearly 5000.
The college chorus also pre
sents a yearly concert on Good
Friday and sings at commence
ment exercises.
Miss Wiese, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George R. Wiese, Board-
man, is majoring in physical
educaion at OSC. A freshman,
Miss Wiese is a 1955 graduate of
Boardman high school.
Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Turner, Heppner, is a senior
at OSC, majoring in agriculture.
He is a 1952 graduate, of Heppner
high school. 7
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WORK PARTY SCHEDULED
A work day has been set for
next Sunday for members of the
Willow Creek Country club it was
announced today. The party will
get under way at 10 a. m. and all
members are urged to help.
Stressing the need for everyone.
to cooperate on his 1955 "Mail
Early for Christmas" campaign,
postmaster James H. Driscoll says
that by following these simple
rules, you're certain to have your
gifts delivered before Christmas
day: wrap them securely, address
them correctly, and mail them
early.
He went on to say, "Of course
early mailing of all Christmas
cards and gifts is a big factor in
getting everything delivered be
fore Christmas. Keep in mind
that careful packing and correct
addressing is equally important.
Every year many poorly wrapped
packages break open despite
careful handling and we often
have to puzzle over addresses
which are incomplete or simply
cannot be read at all."
Advance care in preparing gift
packages for the mails and
making sure that aU addresses
are legible and complete will
prevent disappointment to sender
and receiver alike.
"If you have any articles of un
usual size or bulk, better check
with the post office before at
tempting to mail them," the
postmaster warns. "The limits
on size and weight of packages
varies, depending on where you
mail your package from" Hepp
ner accepts parcels up to 100
inches in combined length and
girth and 70 pounds in weight.
It is always better to use cor
rugated cartons for shipping gifts
especially where there are a
number of various sized objects.
Use. plenty of wadded tissue or
newspaper in the cartons for ex
tra protection against shock.
Complete each package by wrap
ping in heavy paper and tying it
with strong cord.
As extra precaution against
loss, postmaster Driscoll advised
placing both your return address
and the recipient's address inside
the carton or package before it
is wrapped,
Don't seal your parcel unless
you include a notice reading
"Contents merchandise may be
opened for postal inspection"
along with your return address
and the recipient's address on the
mailing label. If you use Christ
mas stickers or seals put them on
the back of your Christmas cards
and packages so that they will
not conflict with the address on
the front. Before you release
your packages be sure that pro
per postage is firmly affixed to
each and it's a good idea to
place a piece of transparent cel
lophane tape over the address
portion of the label to prevent de
facing it in transit. Make sure, or
course, to include the recipient's
full name, street address, city
zone and state.
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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
TO GO UP SUNDAY
Phil Blakney, chairman of the
merchants committee of the
chamber of commerce announced
Monday that street decorations
will be put up in Heppner next
Sunday. He asks that all avail
able chamber members aid in the
work.
A group of 'high school stu
dents have been preparing the
streamers and several new il
luminated bells will be used this
year.
Work will start at 1 p. m.,
Blakney said.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Slyter
and son of Seattle spent Thanks
ginig with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Chapin.
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