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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 9, 1956
72nd Year, Number 48
Dump Problems
Again Tackled
By City Council
The Heppner city dump, a per
ennial problem of the city fath
ers, came in for lengthy discus
sion at the council meeting Mon
day night with the result that
another effort will be made to
control blowing and keep refuse
from scattering over the country
side.
Herman Green, city garbage
collector, reported that refuse
was burned nearly every day at
tne flump, but that it was still
impossible to keep papers from
blowing out of the grounds. He
suggested that a large wire and
metal cage be constructed in the
middle of the area so that dump
ing and burning, during high
winds, which are frequent, could
be done within the cage. He felt,
as did city superintendent Vic
Groshens, that some device of
that nature was about the only
way to keep the debris within the
grounds.
Mayor Mary Stevens said that
she had checked the grounds re
cently and found papers scatter
ed for a considerable distance by
the winds. It was also suggested
that the entire grounds be fenced
with a much higher fence, but
council members pointed out
that there was no money in the
current budget for such a pro
ject. The whole problem was refer
red to a committee with the re
commendation that it investigate
the possibility of constructing a
burning cage such as was sug
gested. City treasurer La Verne Van
Marter read a treasurer's report
to the council which showed the
city to be in good financial con
dition. Income has been about
as anticipated by the budget, and
money remains in most funds to
meet budgeted expenditures for
the remainder of the fiscal year.
The group accepted a petition
from C. A. and Vivian Kane,
Helen Cox and Roy Quackenbush
asking that a group 6f lots ad
joining the city limits on the
south of Heppner along the Con
don highway be annexed to the
city. The area constitutes about
one and one-half acres. A hear
ing has been set on the proposal
for next month's council meeting.
J. O. Turner appeared before
the council to ask if it would
consider deeding a small plot of
ground in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery to the cemetery main
tenance district. The city owns
the plot which was originally
planned for a Potter's field and
nr hiirttile liQta Imon mnria i oro
since the flood of 1903.
The cemetery district plans to
improve the entire area but can
not include that plot unless it
owns the land. The council in
dicated that it would deed the
propei ty when a formal petition
is prepared.
A building permit was granted
to Carl Thorpe for the construc
tion of a 24 by 32 foot garage
building on Hager street to cost
$700.
Judge Barratt in
Arizona Hospital
Word was received Tuesday
that county judge Garnet Barratt
entered Memorial hospital in
Phoenix, Ariz. Monday evening
for treatment for a blood clot In
the arm. The report said his
condition was satisfactory.
Judge and Mrs. Barratt left
over two weeks ago on a vacation
trip through California and the
southwest. Last year he suffered
a similar ailment
Heppner Chess Men
Wins From Pen Team
The Heppner chess team
played the Washington state pri
son team at Walla Wralla last
Sunday and came home winners
by a wide margin. The score was
1312 for Heppner to 4ft points
for the prison team.
Members of the Heppner team
include La Verne Van Marter,
James Popham, John Snyder, M.
C. Huggett, Harry Tamblyn, C. J.
D. Bauman, Wayne Harsin and
Case Adams all of Heppner and
Joe Winslow of Pendleton
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LEGION AUXILIARY
MEETING CHANGED
The meeting of the, American
Legion auxiliary scheduled for
Tuesday, February 7 was post
poned until Tuesday, February 14
at the home of Mrs. LeRoy Gard
ner at 8:00 p. m. with Mrs. Jack
Van Winkle as co-hostess.
Homecoming Unhappy
For Chilly Robin
Though it wag February, and
..supposedly spring in Heppner,
one migrant found out last
week that he (or she) arrived
just a trifle too early.
One slightly bewildered and
nearly frozen robin spent the
early part of last week huddled
in the bushes and leaves
around the hospital too cold to
even fly. It arrived from the
south the day the mercury hit
8 below and probably wished
it hadn't been in quite such a
hurry to get back home.
A GT photographer tried
late in the week to get a pic
ture of the unhappy bird, but
by then the weather had warm
ed enough that it could fly
far enough at one trip to get
out of camera range.
World Prayer Day
Observance Set
Here February 14
Heppner will join in the nation-wide
observance of the World
Day of Prayer which is set for
Friday, February 17, it was re
vealed this week.
In urging all residents to take
part, Heppner mayor Mrs. Mary
Stevens, today issued the follow
ing proclamation: '
Whereas, it is the conviction of
the United Council of Church
Women that the everyday prob
lems of every woman everywhere
can be solved only with the help
of God,
Whereas, World Day of Prayer
has been designated on an inter
national, interdenominational, in
terracial basis to join the people
of the world together in further
ance of the doctrine, One Flock,
One Shepherd, (John 10:16), Fri
day, February 17, 1956 has been
designated as World 'Day of
Prayer at the Christian church at
2:30 p. m.
As mayor of the city of Hepp
ner I call upon the people of
Heppner to attend this service in
order that, we too declare God's
purpose in human affairs and are
mindful of the vast power of
prayer.
Mary Stevens, t
Mayor of Heppner
The observance of World Day
of Prayer began in 1887 when
Presbyterian women designated
a day for prayer for home mis
sions. Since 1941 the general
department of United Church
Women has produced the service
and promoted the observance in
the United States. The division
of foreign missions of the na
tional Council of Churches has
promoted it overseas.
Each year the national World
Day of Prayer committee asks a
woman or a group of women from
one of the countries observing
World Day of Prayer to write the
service.
The purpose of World Day of
Prayer is to unite all Christians
in a bond of prayer, to give indi
viduals an opportunity to share
In a fellowship of prayer with
others around the world, and to
witness to their belief that prayer
has the power to bring the hearts
of men into conformity with God's
will.
The World Day of Prayer was
observed in 1955 in 20,000 com
munities in the United States and
in 134 countries around the world.
This year the theme is "One
Flock, one Shepherd" and was
written, at Cook Christian Train
ing School for Indians in Phoe
nix, Arizona.
Coon Protests Rail
Freight Increase
WASHINGTON, D. C. Con
gressman Sam Coon protested
today against the proposed 7
increase in rail rates, in a letter
to Anthony F. Arpala, Chairman
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Coon said, "Because farmers
and ranchers are having serious
economic difficulties, an increase
in the rail rates at this time
would further burden these pro
ducers."
He added, "A percentage in
crease would mean a real hard
ship to our area, while the same
increase on a short haul at a low
rate would not be so serious. A
7 increase on some of the long
hauls to and from our state
would be particularly disturbing.
"A substantial increase in rail
rates at this time would mean
a further cut in farmers' net in
come. It would add still more to
the high prices of the supplies
and equipment they must buy, at
a time when they are getting low
prices for what they sell,"
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MAJOR GENERAL LAMAR
TOOZE, prominent Portland at
torney and 'a veteran of both
world wars, announced Wed
nesday that he will be a candi
date for the nomination of U.
S. Senator on the Republican
ticket in the May primaries.
Sig Unander To Speak
Here Next Wednesday
Sig Unander, treasurer of Ore
gon, will speak at a special lun
cheon Wednesday noon, Febru
ary 15 at O'Donnell's cafe, it was
revealed this week by Don Hat
field, Lexington, chairman of the
Morrow county Republican cen
tral committee.
Unander is expected to tell of
some of the problems facing Re
publicans in the state, but the
exact subject o! his talk was not
announced.
The public is invited and reser
vations should be made with
either Hatfield or Mrs. L E. Dick,
Heppner.
Hartman Named
Heart Fund Head
Appointment of John Hartman
of Heppner as Heart Fund chair
man for Morrow county has been
announced by Henry Andreae of
Portland, vice-president of Ore
gon Pulp and Paper Co., and state
chairman for the annual cam
paign of the Oregon Heart Asso
ciation.
The campaign will be held dur
ing the month of February.
"We are hopeful that the peo
ple of Morrow countv will sup
port the Heart Fund," Andreae
stated, "and are confident that
Hartman will exert every effort
on be half of the campaign. We
are extremely grateful to him for
his willingness to assist in this
great work."
In accenting the chairmanshiD
Hartman reminded that "there is
a dire need for greater scientific
knowledge to control the heart
and circulatory diseases and this
can be developed only through
intensive research programs such
as those sponsored bv the Heart
Association."
The newly named chairman
said that considerable research
at the University of Oregon medi
cal school is financed by the Ore
gon Heart Association. Other
great research projects are being
conducted throughout the United
States by the American Heart
Association, of which the state
group is an affiliate.
Detailed plans for the cam-
paign in Morrow county will be
announced at a later date. Hart
man said.
Varied Program To Be
Held at Lex P-TA
The Lexington P-TA will meet
February 14 in the school audi
torium tor tne regular meeting.
The program will consist of
several numbers by the Lexing
ton quartet. Jack Angel, super
intendent oi pioneer Memorial
hospital, will give a lecture on
the Red Cross of Morrow county.
The Lexington Thespians will
gave two snort skiis irom tne
play "Hessie of the Hills".
Honoring Founders Day, Mrs.
Fay Skagg, State president, will
give a talk. including P-TA scho
larships.
Hostesses for the evening will
be Mrs. Glen Wardwell, Mrs.
Theron Adlar, Mrs. Jim Angell
and Mrs. Pine Thornburg.
All past presidents of Lexing
ton P-TA and P-TA members
from Heppner and lone are cor
dially invited to attend.
DANCE CLASS PLANNED
The Squared-Up Rounders,
Heppner square dance club, will
hold a beginners class Saturday
night at 8 p. m. at the- Legion
hall, it is announced. Anyone
interested Is invited.
Street Improvement
Plan Again
Before Council
The possibility that at least
a portion of the streets which
were considered for improvement
last year by the Heppner council,
may be curbed and paved was
seen in a request by J. O. Turner
at Monday night's city council
meeting.
Turner told the council that
the property owners living on the
west side of Gale street between
Willow and Center had asked
him to investigate whether the
council would consider a peti
tion asking for the curbing and
paving of at least the west side
of that block. He said he had
not investigated whether owners
on the other side of the street
would be interested, but planned
to do so.
Last year the council accepted
petitions asking that a west side
area of about 20 blocks be set
up as an improvement district
for paving and curbing, but by
the time the city had obtained
engineer's estimates and surveys,
remonstrance petitions had been
presented which brought a halt
to the plan.
The council indicated that it
would accept a petition for the
work suggested by Turner as it
was interested in getting a street
improvement plan started if the
people wanted It It was pointed
out that the cost on a small pro
ject such as suggested would un
doubtedly be a little higher per
foot than a larger job, but that
all engineering has been done for
the entire west side section so
that It can be done piece-by-piece
if necessary.
Turner said he would present
the petition at the next council
meeting.
The block which will be pe
titioned for improvement is one
of the worst in town to get muddy
and there is no way city crews
can keep it cleaned unless it is
curbed and paved.
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Food Sanitation
Problems Discussed
At Local Meeting
A meeting with interested
church group leaders was held
by William B. Culham, district
sanitarian, Oregon State Board
of Health in the office of the
Morrow county health depart
ment on February 7. The meet
ing concerned a discussion of
food service for church dinners
and public gatherings. Sanitation
problems attending the service of
food at the fairground pavilion
and licensure of groups serving
was also discussed.
Many improvements in the
kitchen facilities at the pavilion
have been made since last year,
according to Mr .Culham.
The excellent attendance, and
interest shown at the meeting
and improved physical condi
tions of the plant seem to indi
cate that there will be consider
able improvement in the food
service at the fairgrounds in
coming years.
Those attending and the groups
represented were: Mrs. Lowell
Gribble, Mrs. Philip Mahoney,
Mrs Claude Graham and Mrs. Jim
Valentine All Saints Episcopal
church, Heppner; Mrs. Omar
Rietmann, Maranatha club. lone;
Mrs. R, B. Ferguson, Christian
church, Heppner; Mrs. Alex Hunt
and Rev. Merlin Zier, Hope Lu
theran church, Heppner; Rev.
Lester Boulden, Mrs. Whitmer
Wright and Mrs. Kenneth Car
penter, Methodist, church, Hepp
ner; Mrs. Clifford M. Wagner and
Mrs. Elsie Huston, Seventh Day
Adventist church, Dorcas Society,
Heppner; Mrs. James Popham,
Catholic Altar Society, Heppner.
School Principals'
Contracts Renewed
Contracts for elementary and
high school principals were re
newed at the school board meet
ing Monday, Feb. 6. Teachers'
contracts will be reviewed at the
March meeting.
The preliminary budget was
completed for study by the bud
get committee.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner Tuesday
Feb. 14 at the court house from
9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.
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Mrs. Rufus Piper, Delbert Piper
and Miss Franeine. Francis spent
Sunday in Pendleton, visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Melvln
Piper.
Brought A
Far and Rodeo Dates
nnounced; Ferguson
Named Show Manager
Dates for the Morrow county
air and rodeo have been set for
August 30 and 31, September 1
and 2, it has been announced fol
lowing a meeting last week of
the county fair board and the
fair and rodeo committees. The
fair will be held the first three
days and the rodeo the last two,
Sept. 1 and 2.
The board also appointed Ray
mond Ferguson of Hoppner as
show manager. This is a new
position created this year. He will
be in charge of and responsible
t0 the fair board for the opera
tion of the show. He is a mem
ber of the fair committee and
will continue to serve in that
capacity.
W. E. Hughes of Heppner was
re-elected chairman of the county
fair board which includes Char
les Carlson, lone and Willard
Jones of Irrigon. Re-appointed to
three-year terms were John
Graves on the fair committee and
Jack Van Winkle and William
Smethurst on the rodeo commit
tee. No Carnival This Year
The group approved one major
change in the plans for this year's
show, deciding not to have a
Conservation Tour
Date Set Up to
Monday, Feb. 27
Plans were made by the Hepp
ner Soil Conservation district
supervisors at their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday for a
conservation tour on February
27. This tour will take the place
of the annual tour which In the
past has been hold in late May.
The tour is being held early
this year so that farmers may
have the opportunity to compare
soil erosion on fields where little
or no conservation practices were
applied with those where a com
plete conservation program is be
ing carried out. It was felt that
there are a good many examples
at this time of the year that will
more clearly illustrated the need
for conservation than would be
the case in May when crops cover
the scars.
The tentative schedule for the
tour has scheduled stops in Sand
Hollow, Black Horse and Clarks
Canyon.
Again this year the Heppner
Morrow county chamber of com
merce has invited farmers to bo
their guests at the noon meal on
Feb. 27 with the tour to get under
way immediately following the
luncheon. It is expected that the
tour will start from Hoppner, but
more complete details will be
announced later.
Vets Tax Exemption
Deadline April 1
Disabled war veterans and war
widows must apply by April 1 for
state property tax exemptions,
the Oregon Department of Veter
ans' Affairs warned today.
The exemption for those en
titled amounts to $7,500 of the
true cash value of the property,
according to Vere A. McCarty,
service officer for the state veter
ans' department. Application is
filed with the county assessor.
Entitled to the tax exemption on
their real or personal property are
the following:
1. All veterans of the Indian,
Mexican or Spanish-American
wars, regardless of disability or
amount of income.
2. Veterans of all other wars
including the Korean conflict who
have disabilities of 40 percent or
more as certified by the Veterans
Administration or a branch of the
Armed Forces, regardless of in
come. 3. Unremarried widows of vet
erans of any war, regardless of
income. Pensioned widows of
Civil and Spanish war veterans
get an extra $500 exemption.
4. War veterans with disabili
ties of 40 percent or more as certi
fied by their physician and the
county health officer, provided
they have not received more than
$2,500 total gross income in the
past calendar year.
The exemption applies first to
the applicant's homestead that
is, the property he owns and on
which he resides. After that, it
applies to his personal property.
Further information is avail
able from county assessors.
carnival as it has during past
years. The board however, does
plan to attempt to obtain child
ren's rides for operation during
the four days.
The board approved the rodeo
committee's budget of $2,050 for
rodeo stock.
It was also announced that
part of the old sheep and hog
barn will be removed by the
county for shop storage and the
remainder of the building will be
torn down and materials used for
repairs on the fair and rodeo
grounds.
Other improvements planned
include the building of now cor
rals at the rodeo grounds and
new wiring in the fair pavilion.
Present wiring in the pavilion is
inadequate to handle the new
utilities and appliances which
have been installed in the kit
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Courthouse Will
Again Fly Flag
When New One Comes
"Shorty" Hudson, caretaker at
the courthouse, has been kept
quite busy during the past week
answering questions as to why
the flag has not been seen flying
from the post in front of the
building. The questions came
thick and fast following the
death of Governor Patterson
when residents expected to see it
flying at half-mast.
"Shorty", getting a little tired
of answering individual queries,
gave the following public expla
nation: The county bought a new flag
recently. It was quite expensive
and was guaranteed, but after
only a few days of use the wind
ripped it. So, it was returned to
the maker for replacement but as
yet the new flag has not been re
ceived. As a consequence the
courthouse must remain flagless
for a while yet.
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ROBERT D. HOLMES, state sena
tor from Gearhart, announced
early this week that he will
seek the Democratic nomina
tion for governor in the May
' primaries.
Christian Churches
Sponsor TV Program
The Christian church television
association .is presenting the se
cond program in its series of five
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock
over channel 19. The Heppner
Church of Christ is a member of
this association as well as
churches in Northeastern Oregon
and southeastern and central
Washington.
Other programs are scheduled
for March 3 and 31 and April 28.
lone Sorority Plans
Chili Supper Feb. 1 1
The ESA sorority of lone will
sponsor a chili supper at the lone
cafetorium Saturday, Feb. 11 It
will be served from 5 to 7 p. m
just prior to the Ione-Heppner
basketball game.
Chill and salad will be served
by the sorority and donations will
be the basis of charge. Money
will be used t0 pipe water to the
lone cemetery,
Pie and beverage will also be
served, and charged for, by the
lone high school 'junior class.
The supper is being put on
under the direction of Mrs. Robert
Hoskins, chairman of the ways
and means committee.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson
returned from Portland Monday
wher ethey have been for the
past week.
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Dates Announced
For Immunization
Clinics in County
Immunization clinics for school
and preschool children will again
be held in all county schools by
Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Mrs.
Velma Glass of the Morrow county
health department, it was an
nounced today.
Clinics will be held at monthly
intervals during February, March
and April and signed permit
slips from the parents must be
presented at the time of Immuni
zation by all school children.
The immunizations offered and
recommended are as follows:
Smallpox Every 5 years, all
age groups.
Diphtheria.Tetanus, Whooping
Cough Combination for pre
school children, ages 3 months
through 5 years. Booster should
be given 1 year after the series
then every 3 years. First series
requires 3 injections a month
apart.
Diphtheria, tetanus combina
tion children 1st grade through
8th grade. Booster every 3 years.
Typhoid vaccine recommend
ed for all ages. First series re
quires 3 injections a week or
more apart. Then a booster every
year.
There will be no charge made
for the immunization service this
year.
Following is the immunization
clinic schedule:
Heppner February 16th 9:00
a, m. Freschool; 9:30 a. m.
School. March 13th 9:00 a. m.
Preschool; 9:30 a. m. School.
April 12th 9:00 a. m. Preschool;
9:30 a. m. School.
Lexington Feb. 21; March 21;
April 19th; all at 9:00 a. m.
lone Feb. 21; March 21; April
19; all at 10:30 a. m.
Irrigon Feb. 24; March 23;
April 23; all at 9:00 a. m.
Boardman Feb. 24; March 23;
April 23; all at 1:00 p. m.
Safflower Contracts
Now Being Signed
Pacific Oilseeds Inc. is again
making contracts with Morrow
county farmers for the produc
tion of Safflower for 1956, it was
revealed this week by county
agent N. C. Anderson. Most far
mers who grew the crop last year
are making contracts for produc
tion again in 1956, it was said.
To date contracts have been
signpd for 380 acres and contracts
must be signed before March 1 In
order that there will be sufficient
time for seed to be shipped into
the area in quantities needed.
Contracting price for 1956 is a
minimum of $70 with a maxi
mum of $100 per ton. This is the
same contracting price as last
year and the price received for
the 1955 crop was $7, per ton.
It is understood that those who
grew Safflower in 1955 felt that
even with the shortage of mois
ture, income per acre compared
to barley. Production of the crop
requires no additional machinery
over that used for wheat produc
tion. Those who might be interested
In producing the crop for 1956 are
urged to get their contracts
signed early.
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County, Cities Get
State License Funds
Issuance of liquor licenses dur
ing 1955 resulted in allocation
this month of $007,415.50 to
counties, incorporated cities and
the general fund of the state. The
Oregon liquor control commis
sion reports that warrants total
ling $363,186.90, representing 60
per cent of license fees collected,
are being allocated to localities.
Of this amount Morrow county
received $357.48; Boardman $104.
78; Heppner $705.71; lone $70.88;
and Lexington $30.82.
Forty per cent of the earned
license revenue, or $242,124.60,
plus revenue from out of state
licenses and sale of lists, bring
the total distribution to the gen
eral fund to $244,228.60.
Distributions are made In ac
cordance with he liquor control
act which specifies that 60 per
cent of license fees return to the
locality in which the licensed
outlet is located, and the remain
der go to the general fund of the
state.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans left
Monday for Portland on a busi
ness trip. They were accompanied
by their granddaughter, Judy
Gammel. They expect to return
today.