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u or o EUGENE, ORE epptier Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 26, 1956 Co-Valedictorians Named at lone High Valedictorian honors at lone high school will be divided this year between Anna Jepsen and Ernest Drake, school officials re vealed this week. The two stu dents have identical grade aver ages and both have been very active in school activities. Salutatorian honors will go to Gerry White whose grade point average was close to the two valedictorians. In addition to being a top student, Anna has been secretary-treasurer for the student body; Girls' League president; on the Ionian and Cardinal staff as assistant editor; been in three class plays and active in girls sports and was a delegate one year to Girls' State. Home' Festival Ticket Deadline Is Extended Luncheon tickets for the an nual homemakers' festival to be held at the fair pavilion Tuesday, May 1, will continue to be sold up to and including the day of the festival, it was announced this week by Miss Beverly Bradshaw, county extension agent. It had been previously an nounced that tickets would be sold only until April 23, but this deadline has been changed. It was also announced that there has been some misunderstanding about price and it was revealed that the ticket covers not just the luncheon, but also covers other festival expenses such as deco rations, use of the building, etc. Registration will be at 9:30 a. m. with the program beginning at 10 o'clock. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 and the afternoon program will open at 1 p. m. . A varied and interesting pro gram has been promised by the advisory committee and the fes tival is open to the public. o Piping of Water To lone Cemetery Nearing Completion The lone cemetery water pro ject sponsored by the Beta Omega chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority is well under way, it was revealed this week. Last Sunday the water pipe was laid from the cemetery to the city reservoir and a power pole was set on the rock bluff be tween town and the reservoir. David Rietmann and Don Heliker donated the use of their tractors for laying and covering the pipe and Ed Buschke donated the pole. Others assisting during the day were Ted Palmateer, Bob Reit mann, Harold Snider, Walter Cor ley, David McLeod, Carl Schultz, Hugh Salter, Ernest Heliker and Gene Reitmann. A potluck dinner was served at noon for those assisting with the work and sandwiches, salad, pie and coffee was served in the evening by the members of the sorority at the grange hall. It is hoped that those who wish to make donations to the pro ject will do so soon so that the pump can be ordered and in stalled before Memorial day. o County Budget Discussions Started The county budget committee met Monday in a preliminary meeting for the purpose of discus sing the 1956-57 county budget. A committee consisting of Wal ter Hayes, Boardman; Newt O' Harra, Lexington; and Howard Bryant, Heppner, met with the court for the discussion. The next regular meeting of the committee will be May 10 and at that time taxpayers are invited to make their budget desires known to the group. I o UNION MISSIONARY MEETING TO BE MAY 4 The Union Missionary meeting will be held Friday, May 4 at 2 p. m. at the Heppner Methodist church. The program will in clude pictures of the Holy Land and a talk on the Arab-Israeli question by Rev. Sconce of Her miston. A fellowship hour will follow. Ernest has had the responsi bility during the present school year of student body president and he served for one year on the Ionian and as Cardinal editor. He has ranked high in sports, taking part in football, basket ball, baseball and track. In ad dition, he was a delegate to Boys' State for one year. Both the valedictorians received first place Elks scholarship awards this year. To win salutatorian honors, Garry, in addition to his grades, has been outstanding in dra matics, having taken part in school plays all four years he has been in high school. He was sports manager for two years and lettered in football one year. He also attended one session of Boys' State. Commencement May 23. Commencement exercises at lone high school will be held Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p. m in ttoe school cafetorium. Francis Nickerson, executive secretary for the committee on high school. college relations under the super vision of the state system of higher education, will give the principal address. Nickerson is a native of this area having gradu ated from Heppner high school. He is the son of Mrs. Grace Nickerson. 1 ) i ONE OF IONE high school's two valedictorians. Miss Anna Jep sen. She and Ernest Diake tied for top honors with identical grade averages. A picture of Ernest failed to arrive in time for this week's paper. Cora Mae Merrill, 83, Taken by Death Funeral services were held this afternoon at Creswick Mortuary chapel for Cora Mae Merrill, 83, years of age, who passed away April 24 at Pioneer Memorial hospital following a short ill ness. Mrs. Merril was born Decem ber 6, 1872 at Chebanse. Illinois and had lived in this area for 55 years. She was married July 12, 1902 to E. J. Merrill, wh0 died here in 1953. She was a school teacher for many years and until her death still corresponded with her former pupils in Indiana, lone and Hardman. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ida Rogers, Hermiston; Mrs. Cleo Robinson, Kinzua; and Mrs. Lee Bleakman, Missoula, Mon tana; two brothers, Sherrie and Ray Simpson of Indiana; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren: Interment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery with Rev. Charles Knox officiating at the nnal rites. ' , :, . . . i ! - V Vr. ( ' - ? . ' f ' ' - . 4 j. " 7 M, - ' i SALUTATORIAN of lone high school graduating class is Gerry White. EOCE Band to Play Here April 30 EASTERN OREGON COLLEGE, La Grande (Special) Directed by C, Robert Groth the Eastern Oregon college band will go on tour Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1. On April 30, the band will visit Pilot Rock, Heppner, and C. R. Groth Condon. On May 1, the band makes concert stops at lone, Echo, and Stanfield. "In addition to group numbers the band will feature Gail Coffin, pianist; Don Swart, trumpet; Lee Bolen, vocalist; and a special jazz band group". Among numbers on the band's program are Sousa's "El Capitan," and "The 'Stars and Stripes For ever," and such popular numbers as "Alexander's Rag-time Band," "Bali-Hai", and "Third Street Rhumba." PETERSON NAMED HATFIELD CAMPAIGN HEAD Henry Peterson of lone has been named Morrow county cam paign manager for Mark Hat field, Republican candidate for secretary of state, it was reveal ed this week. Peterson was in Heppner on Wednesday distributing cam paign literature. . o . CONFIRMATION AND DINNER POSTPONED Confirmation services previous ly set for Sunday evening at All Saints' Episcopal church with Bishop Lane W. Barton of Bend have been postponed until some time in June, it was announced Mr. and Mrs. Clem Stockard Ioadv- and children returned Monday Alsq postponed is a scheduled from spending the weekend at dinner for the Bishop planned the coast and in the valley. for Saturday night Somebody Goofed! GT's Cuts Go Astray Somewhere between Heppner and the engravers are three .cuts that should have rua in this week's paper and their failure to show up is more than a little embarrasing. lone high school this week named co-valedictorians, Anna Jepsen and Ernest Drake, and salutatorian Gerry White. Miss Jepsen's and Gerry's cuts ar rived, but Ernest is lost some where apparently due to the vagaries of Uncle Sam's postal department. He is not alone however, for lost along with his picture, are the cuts of Heppner high school's top honor students, Nancy Anderson and Lynda Dunlap. Where they are no body seems to know. Along with stories on these students' accomplishments, we are running the cuts we do have. The others we will run next week, along with our apol ogies. o Savings Bond Sales Again Ahead of Last Year in County Although the sale of United States treasury department E and H bonds dropped off slightly in Oregon for March when com pared to those of a year ago Morrow county was one of the fourteen in the state which showed an improvement over a year ago, according to a report re leased today by county chairman Jock Bedford. Sales here last month amounted to $25,557, com pared to $22,329 in March of 1955, he said. "A cain in sales here last month, in the face of every ad verse weather conditions, indi cates that many of our people must be making an unusual ef fort to lay aside some of Uncle Sam's very high grade securities." Bedford said. "In many areas of the state these same condi tions, plus unusually heavy tax payments, have undoubtedly been responsible for a state-wide drop of sales from $-1,333,495 in March of 1955 to a total of $3,712,789 last month. State bond deolers are concerned over the possibility that these factors may show up in April sales, but we are hope ful locally that county sales will continue at the present high rate." Heppner HS Names Top Students Heppner high school this week announced that top scholastic honors have been awarded to two senior girls. Nancy Anderson has been selected for the posi tion of valedictorian and Lynda Borman Dunlap has been named salutatorian. Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Anderson and Lynda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Borman of Heppner. Nancy completed tier high school with a culmative grade point average of 97.40. She ser ved as secretary of the student body, is a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Quill and Scroll and the Nation al Honor Society. She was news editor on the paper staff and served on the staff of the annual. She was active in volleyball and served as a cheer leader. She was class secretary for three years. Lynda is also a member of the Future Business Leaders of Amer ica, the National Honor Society and the Quill and- Scroll. She served as editor of the high school paper for part of one year and was a member of the girls' volleyball team. She com pleted her high school years with a grade point average of 95.15. Commencement exercises will be held Tuesday, May 22 with Dr, Frank Bennett, President of East ern Oregon College of Education as the graduation speaker. Bac- calaureatte will be May 20 at the Christian church with Rev. Charles Knox giving the sermon. o Mrs. Adella Duran, 81, Dies Wednesday; Services Friday Mrs. Adella Nina Duran, 81 years of age, pasved away April 25 at Pioneer Memorial hospital following a long illness. Mrs. Duran was born June 8, 1874 in Iowa and came to the Blackhorse area when she was eight years old. She was married to Edwin Duran in 1892. She was member of the Methodist church and a charter member of the Holly Rebekah lodge No. 139 of Lexington. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 27 at 2 p. m. at the Heppner Christian church with Rev. Charles V. Knox offi ciating. Interment will be in the Lexington cemetery. Surviving are one son William, and one daughter, Mrs. Mary McMurtry, both of Heppner; nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. o Mayor Proclaims Mental Health Week 73rd Year, Number 7 Education Tax Cut Seen or 1956-7 SPRAY PLANE CRASHES This Stearman spray plane owned and piloted by John Moberg of Astoria, crasnea neu. u.c hill last Thursday noon, but the pilot walked away unhurt. The wings and tail assembly had been removed and stacked in the foreground by the time this photo was taken. Sometime after the crash, vandals caused even more damage by shooting up go (nnta nnri thn motor. (GT PhOtO) flu I " Spray Plane Crashes Near Here Thursday; Pilat Uninjured A 450 Stearman spray plane crashed just after takeou last Thursday east of Heppner, sever- ly damaging the plane but tne pilot John Moberg, 01 Asiona escaped unharmed. Moberg, who is flying for Paul Hansen, oprater of Ranch aero local spraying concern, was Hy ing from a flight strip near tne top of Jones hill about 7 miles east of Heppner. Just after tane- off the motor of the big biplane quit and Moberg set the plane down on rough rocky ground only a few hundred yards from the highway. The plane struck on one wing and then nosed over twice Hansen, who was just coming in for a landing, saw the accident. The plane was ful ly loaded, but it did not burn. The wings and tail assembly was demolished in the crash, but even more damage was clone by vandals sometime within the next two days as the gasoline and spray tanks and numerous encine parts were riddled with gunshots. The engine and the tanks had not been seriously damaged in the crash. o Wranglers Slate Events Sunday At Beamer Ranch The Wranglers will hold their first spring ride, Beamer's Balm, Fork Brawl, at t,he Ralph Beamer ranch Sunday, April 29. The ride to the ranch is scheduled to leave the rodeo grounds at 10:30, din ner will be at noon and events will start at 1 p. m. Scheduled for the afternoon are 10 events which include classes for children as well as adults. Co-hosts and hostesses for the event will be Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beamer, Cornett Greens, Howard Bryants, Floyd Joneses, Herman Greens, Paul Webbs and Homer Ilagers. Opening Fishing Prospects Seen Just "Middling' Fishing prospects in Morrow county's larger streams appeared rather poor today for the opening of the 1956 angling season on Saturday, but all is not lost for the ardent rod enthusiasts. While Willow, Rhea and Rock Creeks still are quite high and muddy, reports have been re ceived that smaller streams emptying into the three main creeks probably will be in goou condition bv Saturday. Butter creek has been high too, though some clearing on the upper end is seen possible. State police and game officials report that many of the smaller side streams along the John Day river are clear and that excellent anclins is expected therel The main John Day is now closed to steelhead fishing, and the stream has never offered much for trout fishermen except in the upper reaches There Is a possibility that upper Willow creek may produce some fish by Saturday as it is re ported clearing somewhat above Heppner. It is still high, however. No fish have yet been planted in any Morrow streams, state police said Wednesday, and as far as is known no planting is scheduled until sometime in May. Miss Jane McGuire, Auburn, Wash, arrived last Wednesday for a visit at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brunner. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Baker of Kenne-wick. Mayor Mary Stevens today called attention to the observance of Mental Health week in Oregon and urged local residents to take a greater interest in the program to develop additional mental hospitals and treatment aids. She issued the following proclamation; Whereas, nental illness is the most serious single health prob lem confronting the nation, and Whereas, many mental patients are unable to get the treatment they need because mental hos pitals are overcrowded, under staffed, and short of medical sup plies and equipment, and Whereas many people suffer ing from emotional disorders are unable to get help because there is a severe shortage of psychiatric clinics and private psychiatrists, and Whereas mental illness re search is being hampered by a lack of funds and personnel, and Whereas these conditions can be remedied by concerted action of the citizens of our city, state and nation, Therefore, I, Mary Stevens, mayor of Heppner, do hereby proclaim the week of April 29 to May 5 as Mental Health week, and call upon the citizens of Heppner to help the mentally ill by working in behalf of the im proved and expanded treatment facilities, and in behalf of in creased research to improve the methods' for treatment and pre vention of mental illness." I I, v , -mm ,mm : i i t" ' 1 'f Charles S. Dane, 66 Found Dead at lone Charles S. Dane, GO, a resident of lone for 50 years, was found dead at his home April 19. He had died in his sleep and death was attributed to natural causes. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Dane was born October 9, 1889 at Waseca, Minn., and came to lone when he was 16 years of ace. He had worked at van ous farm and other jobs there an of his life. Funeral services were held Anril 24 at 10 a. m. at the lone Community church with Rev. Al fred Shirley officiating, and in teiment was in the lone I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mr. Dane was a World War I veteran, a member of the lone American Legion, and first com mander of the lone Legion post. He was also a member of the lone Masonic lodge. Masonic ser vices were held and the Legion had charge of graveside rites. His only survivor is a half sister, Mrs. Mary E. Rose of Portland. PAST MATRONS TO MEET The Past Matrons club will Monday evening April, 30 at 8:00 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Frank Davidson. A reduction of $68,953.16, or ap proximately four and one-half mills, in the amount of tax Mor row county taxpayers will have to pay for the operation of the county schools, is shown in fig ures released this week by the rural school board. The actual budget for the schools of the county shows a reduction of only approximately $8,500 from last year's figure, but an increase In estimated revenues and cash carryover brought the large reduction in the amount of tax necessary within the county Next year's budget is $635,959.18 compared with a total of $641,515.54 for 1955-56. Total receipts and avail. able cash balanced will amount to $217,354.35 for next year com pared with a figure of $156,592.50 for this year. Estimated expenditures by dis tricts showed Heppner $224,904.18; Lexington $68,350; lone $120,615; Boardman $86,839; Irrigon $101,- 306; Hardman $9,655; Non-hl $7,840; rural district $16,450. Increases in estimated receipts were from the basic school fund, $6,250; rentals etc., $23,854; irre ducible school fund $105.70 and the estimated cash balances $31,-589.45. Elections in all school districts in the county to exceed the six percent limitation will be held May 14 starting at 2 p. m. The total tax base for all districts is $145,353.72 and the amount to be raised above the six percent limitation is $285,809.25. The overall school tax levy in mills and the reduced budget is expected to drop the levy to about 33 mills for next year. o Elks, Gun Club Take Honors at Hermiston Shoot The Heppner Elks and the Morrow county gun club teams came away with top honors last Sunday, in the second annual Sam Moore memorial shoot at the Hermiston rod and gun club range. The Elks team, captained by Dale Brown, won the Sam Moore trophy for the highest scoring lodge team. The trophy was won for the first time last year by the Condon Elks team. The Morrow gun, club came home with the gun club trophy, both of which were presented by Mrs. Anita Moore, widow of Sam Moore, well known Hermiston shooter for whom the travelling lodge trophy is named. The Elks team included Dale Brown, Harvey Smith, Luke Bib by, George Snider and P. W. Ma honey and they won the trophy with the high score of 122 out of 125 targets. The gun club team consisted of Brown, Smith, Bibby, Snider and John Lane., They broke 119 out of 125 for top score in thir class. o MISS MEREDITH THOMSON, Heppner high school Junior, who this week was named Girls State delegate. Meredith Thomson Named Delegate To Girls' State Miss Meredith Thomson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Thom son of Heppner, was selected from the junior class at Heppner high school to attend Girls State at Willamette University from June 11 to 17. She is being sponsored by the Heppner American Legion Auxiliary. Meredith was selected on the following qualifications: leader ship, character, courage, honesty, cooperation, physical fitness and scholarship. Miss Shirley Kononen was named as alternate. Local Teachers In Chess Tournament John Snyder and James Pop ham participated in the Inland Empire open chess tournament at Spokane, Wash., over the week end. Snyder won tw0 and lost four games and Popham won two lost three and drew one. Results will be given in about a month. Players from California, Wash ington, Montana, Oregon and Idaho participated. Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Popham accompanied their husbands to Spokane. o METHODIST CHURCH TO DEDICATE ORGAN A special service dedicating the new organ at the Heppner Methodist church will be held Sunday, April 29 during the 11 a. m. service, L. D. Boulden, minister announced this week. The Rev. Myron Hall, pastor of the Oswegn Methodist church will be the guest speaker. Chamber Sees Ground Observer Film, Kinzua Tour Slated Sgt. Robert Coleman, Hermis ton, Umatilla and Morrow county Ground Observer Corps officer, spoke to the chamber of com merce Monday noon on the needs of a GOC post in Heppner and asked the aid of the group In getting an active post organized here. Sgt. Coleman showed a film on the work of the.Ground Observer Corps and how the organization aids materially in national de fense. It was announced at the meet ing that the chamber has ac cepted an invitation from Kin zua Pine Mills to visit its plant and operations on Monday, May 7. The group will leave here In the morning, tour the plant and have lunch there at noon, o Mrs. Rose A. Clibon, Walla Wal- 11a, is visiting at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sweek visi ted his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sweek, in Monument Tuesday. Mrs. B. C. Forsythe of Ryder wood is a guest at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr.
