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L I IRARY U OF 0 Stone Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 24, 1956 73rd Year, Number 1 1 Heppner Seniors Receive Diplomas, Awards Tuesday Capacity crowd filled the Hepp. ner high school gymnasium on Tuesday night for commencement exercises for the 37 members of the senior class. It was the largest graduating class in the school's history. Delivering the commencement address was Dr. Frank Bennett, president of Eastern Oregon Col lege. Music for the program was furnished by the high school band and chorus under the di rection of Norman Peters. The valedictory and salutatory addresses were given ky Miss Nancy Anderson and Mrs. Lynda Borman Dunlap; the class was presented by Vivian White, awards by Joe H. Stewart, super intendent and diplomas were pre sented by school board chairman L. E. Dick, Jr. Awards Given A large number of awards and scholarships were presented to many of the graduating seniors including the honor plaque to Nancy Anderson; the citizenship plaque to Miss Anderson and Lance Tibbies. Bob Hare received the Heppner Pine Mills scholarship of $250 a year for two years and his alter nate was Darrell Blake. A simi lar scholarship given . by the North Fork Timber Company was awarded to James Monahan with Sharon Bryant as the alternate. Other scholarships and awards included Heppner P-TA scholar ship to Virginia Andresen with Delbert Piper as alternate; the Soroptimist club scholarship was also won by Virignia Andresen. The Mrs. A. J. Benson $50 war bond award went to Nancy An derson and the FBLA $20 scholar ship to Dale Osmin. The Elks second place award of $100 went to Virginia Andresen and Dale Osmin also received the Capital Business College $125 award. The Pacific Beauty School tuition award went to Edith Morris. The Eric W. A'L'n ne,"eT-"rnr certificates awarded by the Uni versity of Oregon school of jour nalism went to Dale Osmin and James Monahan and the George S. Turnbull yearbook awards to Lance Tibbies and Sharon Bry ant. Danforth Foundation awards were won by James Monahan and Karen Prock and the John Philip Souza award, given by the band parents club, was pre sented to Lynda Dunlap. Nancy Anderson received the Readers Digest award and Honor em- hi nnH thP lPtter fllsn went to ! Lynda Dunlap. The student council presented the student body president, vice president, secretary and treasur er awards to Darrell Blake, Del bert Piper, Nancy Anderson and Karen Prock. Sharon Bryant received the yearbook editor certificates and Karen Prock the newspaper edi tor award. Both are offered by the University of Oregon school of journalism. Receiving recognition as the outstanding boy athlete was Skip Ruhl who participated in all four major sports. Ruhl also re ceived the activity award. Nelson Connor and Shirley Peck Palmer won recognition for outstanding school spirit, o JUSTICE COURT LaVerne Hams, lone, operator of Hams Truck Line was found guilty Monday by a 6-man jus tice court jury of an overload charge and fined the statutory six cents per pound fine which totaled $120. He has filed notice of appeal. County Voters Support Only 1066 Morrow county vot ers,, out of a total registration of 2074 (just over 50 percent) went to the polls last Friday and, in most races, their ideas were very similar to those of voters in the rest of the state. Contrary to the state-wide re sults, Morrow was one of 10 coun ties in Oregon who gave, a big majority to Republican candidate for U. S. senator Phil Hitchcock. He carried the county by a vote 340 to Doug McKay's 224, Elmer Deetz's66 and George Altvater's 23. In practically all other races, local voters had the same ideas as did the rest of the state. There was only one local con test in the county and that was confined to the Boardman and Irrigon precincts where the voters were c h o os i n g a justice of the peace. The two Mrs. Dowen Named New President of Heppner Civic League Mrs. Larry Dowen was elected new president of the Heppner Civic League Monday night at the regular monthly meeting. She will serve the remainder of the term of former president, Mrs. Fred Sanders, who resigned be cause of moving to Pendleton. Mrs. James Norene was elected to the kindergarten board. Mrs. Douglas Drake, kindergar. ten teacher, announced that she was retiring from teaching at the end of the current school year She also showed pictures and de scribed the work of kindergar ten children. Eighth Grade Graduates 24 Twenty-four Heppner Eighth grade students received diplomas and awards Wednesday evening at special eighth grade com mencement exercises at the Hepp. ner school. Class valedictorian, Tom Drls coll and salutatorian, Carol An derson spoke for the class which was presented their diplomas by grade school principal Clarence Johnson. Shirley Kononen, high school student body president, welcomed the class into the high school. The class was presented by John Snyder, instructor who also gave out the American Le gion Auxiliary awards. Musical numbers were fur nished by the grade school band and chorus and the invocation and benediction was given by Rev. Lester Boulden. The 24 members of the class are: Carol Kristen Anderson, Connie Mae Anderson, Mary Roseann Ayers, Wilma Lee Both well, Arthur Le Roy Burkenbine, Judith Anne Cochell, Cara Lee Corbin, Michael Lee Gray, Clif ford Wayne Green, Jeanne Ter ese Collins, James Thomas Dris coll, Samuel Owen Green. Bonnie June Frances Hannan, Thomas John Howell, Gary Le I Roy Hint, William , Ray Trby, Mary Virginia Johnston, Eugene Donald Lesser, Florence Lee Morris, Shirley May Nash, Albert Lee Osmin, Michael Marion Van Schoiack, Anthony Harlow Upton, Thomas Gerald Howard. Pilot AAeat Program Check Held in County No animals were condemned of 4,48 check!d in before and after I slaughter inspections of the pilot meat program conducted recent. iy in Maineur, rsaKer, morrow, Union and Gilliam counties, the state clfpu-tment of friculture announces. Inspections included 172 cattle, 23 calves, 4 sheep and 249 swine. Parts of carcasses condemned as unfit for human . consumption totaled 143. Flukes and parasites were the main cause of 138 liver rejections. Four heads and one tongue were also condemned. The department conducted the pilot meat inspection program in twelve plants in the five coun ties for three weeks ending April 13, as part of the state-wide sur vey for presentation of findings to the 1957 legislature. Data gathered by the program will aid the legislature in de termining the desirability, neces sity and cost of a state-wide compulsory meat Inspection pro gram. Inspection teams now are in Wallowa, Union and Umatilla counties. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spcrulding spent the weekend In Wasco and The Dalles. areas formerly each had a JP but the district was combined by order of the county court. The contest was between Gus Fisher Irrigon, former justice of the peace in that district, and R. B. Rands of Boardman. Rands won out by a margin of 165 to Fish er's 134 votes. County Democrats gave Adlai Stevenson a wide margin over Estes Kefauver in their write-In campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, Steven, son garnered 203 votes to Ke fauver's 97. In one other Demo cratic race, Lew Wallace, wh'o had announced his withdrawal from the race for governor, won hand ily over his opponent, Robert D. Holmes 245 to 163. Holmes won the statewide race, but only by a small majority. W JI WI4MI I.J U. LIB II J11J.JMIW,II - r i 1 - - LEXINGTON commen cement speaker at graduation exercises being held tonight at the Lex ington high school, is John M, Miller professor of education and chairman of the educa tion department at Eastern Oregon College of Education. Bert Williams Is Injured in Accident Near Bonneville Bert Williams of Heppner is in Providence hospital in Portland with serious injuries following a two-car accident late Saturday night near Bonneville on high way 30. The driver of the other car, Arik Galasheff, 50, of Bonneville,-was pronounced dead on ar. rival at the Portland hospital. Details of the accident and the exact extent of Williams injuries are not known. Memorial Day to Find Businesses Closed All Heppner offices and most businesses will be closed next Wednesday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial day holiday. The day being a national holi day the post office will also be closed and no mail will be re ceived or dispatched that day. Heppner Woman Hurt in Crash Mrs. Willard I. O'Harra of Heppner was seriously injured late Saturday night when the car driven by her husband, who is laboratory technician at the Pioneer' Memorial hospital, col lided with another car just north of Pendleton. Mrs. O'Harra suffered severe facial lacerations and a broken pelvis, but her husband and their three children were unhurt. She is now in St. Anthony's hos pital in . Pendleton but will be transferred to Pioneer Memorial within a few days. HJ lone Community Church Meeting is Called For Sunday There will be an important meeting of the lone Community church Sunday, May 27 at 2:30 to hear reports from the pulpit committee and the committee which met recently with the Valby Lutheran group. Everyone interested Is urged to attend. WILL GRADUATE WITH HONORS FROM COLLEGE Miss Eleanor Rice, granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice of Heppner, will graduate with hon. ors in June from Santa Jose State college in California. o Orville Smith of Seattle and Lou Becker were business visitors in Heppner Tuesday. Hitchcock; Results Given No Local Contests There was no local contest on either the Democrat or Republi can ballot and all office seekers received substantial votes. County results for major con tested offices showed the follow ing results. Democrat Democratic national committee man; Davidson 248; Dooley 173. 'National committeewom a n, Grant 216; Last 187. United States senator, Morse 370; Smith 81. Representative in Congress, second district, Glidewell 156; Unman 2to. Governor, Holmes 163; Wallace 245. ' State Treasurer, Richardson 215; Smith 180. Republican I Republican national commit Wrangler HeyDay Set For Sunday At Rodeo Field One of the Heppner Wranglers biggest events of the year, the Heppner Heyday, will be held Siinriav at the rodeo field. The group will parade downtown town starting at 1 p. m. and the show will start at 1:30. Events scheduled will include cow riding, stake race, pole bend. ing, sack race, women's cowgirl race, calf roping, barrel race, kids pony race, roping horse race, musical rope race, bat relay race and a cowboy race. In many of the events there are classifications for all ages of children as well as adults. Arena directors will be Cor nett Green, Herman Green, How ard Bryant; announcers, Oscar George and Bruce Lindsay; star ter, Jerry Brosnan; in charge of stick, Bill Healy, Pat O'Brien, Os car George, Ralph Beamer, Cor nett Green; timers are Mary Bea mer, Nadine O'Brien, Faye Finch, Barbara Jordan; Judges, Harry Dinges, Wilbur Steagall, John Eubanks and William Smethurst: Calf chute, Gerald Swaggart, and flagman, George Curnn. The show is open to the pub lic and a small charge will be made. lone Pool Wil Open on June 1 The lone swimming pool will open for the summer season Fri day, June 1, it was announced this week. The regular opening hours will be 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. daily. Schedule of prices will be 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for high school students and 15 cents for children. Season tickets are $9.00 for adults, $6.00 for high school and $4.00 for children. Free instruction periods will be held JvMriay tlwigh Friday and children's beginners instruc tion will be from 10 to 11 a. m. on the same day. . The pool will be available for private parties after 9 p. m. it was announced and there will be a flat fee of $10 for such parties. o lone Girl Officer In Pacific Honorary PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Forest Grove, Ore. Dorothy Dobyns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noel K. Dobyns, lone, was recently elected vice president of Boxer ettes, honorary for freshman and sophomore women for next fall semester. Miss Dobyns, who is taking a arts course, is a member of Theta Nu Alpha sorority. She will be a sophomore next year and is a graduate of lone high school, where she was Girls League presi dent. Jensen Named PU Paper Sports Editor PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Forest Grove, Oregon. Lyle Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash, Box 626, was recently elected the sports editor of the Index, Pa cific university's newspaper, for the 1956-57 school year. Jensen, a member of Phi Beta Tau fraternity, is a freshman majoring in journalism. He is a graduate of Heppner high school, and is also the sports editor of the Index for the freshman issue that is traditionally the last is sue of the year. teeman, Mautz 274; Merryfield 260. President, Eisenhower 548. United States senator, Hitch cock 340; McKay 224; Deetz 66; Altvater 23. U. S. Representative (uncon tested) Coon 533. Governor, Smith 618; Dickson 50. Secretary of State, Hatfield 345; Healy 297. The largest individual vote re ceived by any contestant was C. J. D. Bauman, who was running for renomination for sheriff on the Republican ballot. He re ceived 642 votes. Close behind was C. A. Tom, Republican, for state representative with 619 and Elmo Smith for governor with 618. On the non-partisan ballot for supreme court justice Lusk recei ved 697 votes and Sandblast 369. I Lightning Nearly Deprives TV Fans Of Friday Fight There were a lot of unhappy people in Heppner last Friday afternoon, but the Heppner TV technician Winn Crist redeemed himself just in the nick of time. Of ton interest Fridnv was the championship fight between Bo- bo Olson and Sugar Ray Robin son which was to be telecast at 6 p. m., but a bolt of lightning which struck the TV cable sys tem antenna about 2:30 in the afternoon knocked out the sys tem. Crist and his helpers worked madly to repair the damage be fore the fight came on at 6 o'clock. And, he made it,, for the system came back on at 5:58 two whole minutes to spare. End To Farm Income Drop Seen OREGON STATE COLLEGE The worstof the farm income de cline may be past if off-farm prosperity continues, but pros pects for immediate improve ment look none too good to Ore gon State college agricultural economists. Large stocks of farm goods, plus costly consumer demand for more convenience in food packag. ing, will work against much boost in farm income without a sub stantial increase in government aid, the economists state. Long range trends for probable supply and demand of farm gooo)s are outlined in the current Ore gon Farm and Market Outlook published by the college. Copies may be obtained at local county extension service offices. National demand for farm goods by 1965 is estimated at 17 percent above present levels to meet population increases and changes in buying habits. Actu ally, farm production could eas ily increase beyond this point and hold farm prices down if known farm technology were ful ly applied, the experts say. Expected consumer trends by 1965 point to use of more meat, more nonfat dairy products, more poultry products, and more fruits, and vegetables but less cereals, potatoes and milkfat. These changes could help restore farm ers prices and purchasing power. Looking at individual products, national farm economists figure wheat acreage by 1965 might have to be reproduced at least 5 per cent below 1955 in addition to "melting down" the current wheat stockpile. Total livestock production could be 20 percent larger by 1965 and still have prices comparable to 1953. An increase in feed and forage would be needed. Expect ed yield increases from improved feed grain varieties will probably make possible an actual cut in grain acreage which could be shifted to needed increases in forage acreages. Dairy cow numbers may not change much in the next 10 years, but the industry would need to shift emphasis from fat to non fat dairy products. Improved poultry practices seem likely to take care of increased demand eggs. But farmers could be pro ducing about one-fifth more broilers at satisfactory prices, the economists say. Processed vegetables could be upped 35 percent by 1965 and fresh vegetables 19 percent, the economists believe. But national potato plantings would need to be cut back 300,000 acres by 1965. Expected needs for non-citrus fruit can likely be filled with slightly fewer acres and higher yields. The Dalles Man Held On Burglary Charge James Millard Johonnbroer, 26, of The Dalles, is being held In the Pendleton jail in lieu of $2, 500 bail. He has been charged with the burglary of the Hitchin' Post Cafe at Boardman. Johannbroer was arrested last weekend near Boardman by state police. The case was referred to circuit court from the Justice court-at Boardman. HUNTERS AND ANGLERS MEETING CALLED The Morrow county Hunters and Anglers club will meet Mon ay at 8 p. m. at the court house, it was announced today by the president Ken Keeling. Mr. and Mrs. William Collins were in Albany over the weekend to attend an All Coast bowling tournament. Many Expected For Memorial Everything is in readiness for at least 200 persons who are ex pected to attend the third annual pioneer Memorial picnic to be held at the fair pavilion on Me morial day, May 30, J. O. Turner vice president of the picnic com mittee announced this week. A potluck noon meal is plan ned and a short program Is set for the early afternoon. The com mittee will furnish meat, coffee and ice cream and visitors are asked to bring potluck dishes, It is also hoped that a few cakes will be supplied by persons at tending. The program will include a re port on the improvement of the Heppner Masonic cemetery by Harold Becket; a piano duet by Karen Lundell and Mrs. J. O. Turner; Memorial to our soldier dead, to be given by a member of the Heppner American Legion post; a vocal solo by Norman Peters; address by county judge Garnet Barratt; an election of the committee for the coming year. Mercury Hits High Of 89 Degrees Friday Tile past week brought the hottest weather of the year with the mercury climbing to an of ficial 89 degrees Friday, the highest recorded during the week. The warming temperatures brought with it a series of thun derstorms which added some moisture to an already wet May. Len Gilliam, Heppner weather observer, recorded .04 inch Fri day and an additional .13 from Tuesday night's storm. The fall brings May's total to nearly two inches. Some Stock Prices Set New Highs HERMISTON Sixty-four con signors put 459 cattle, 19 sheep and 120 hogs on the auction block at the Hermiston Livestock Commission sale Friday in what Manager Delbert Anson described as a very fast moving sale. Bulls sold for 12.90 to 16.50 cwt., a new high since last August. A special sheep sale will be held at the Commission May 25 to clean up early spring lambs. The market: CATTLE: Baby calves, 7.50 to 21.00 per head; steer calves, 17.30 to 18.20 cwt; heifer calves, 14.60 to 15.70 cwt.; veal, 21.00 to 23.75 cwt.; stocker steers, 13.80 to 14.90 cwt.; feeder steers, 14.90 to 17.30 cwt.; fat grass heifers, 15.20 to 17.80 cwt.; dairy cows, 92.50 to 117.50 per head; stocker cows, 107.50 to 139 per pair; commer cial cows, 12.90 to 14.20 cwt.; util. ity cows, 11:30 to 12.90 cwt.; can ners and cutters, 9.10 to 11.20 cwt.; shells, 4.25 to 6.60 cwt.; and bulls, 12.90 to 16.50 cwt. (new high). HOGS: Weaner pigs, 4.50 to 7.50 per head; feeder pigs, 13.20 to 18.80 cwt.; fat hogs, 17.00 to 18.30 cwt. (a new high since last August); and sows, 10.2Q to 14.70 cwt. Early Copy Asked Next Week by GT The Gazette Times asks its correspondents and advertisers to get their news and advertis ing copy to the paper one day early next week. Because of the Memorial Day holiday next Wednesday, there will be no mail service on that day and items reaching the paper later than Monday or Tuesday will probably have to be held over a full week. Former Boardman Man Dies in Utah James Anderson Howell, 84, of Provo, Utah died recently at his home. He had farmed In the Boardman area for many years until his retirement in 1945 when he moved to Provo. He had also lived in the Haycreek, Oregon area for several years. Services were held late Tuesday and burial was In a Utah ceme tery. He is survived by his widow, one son, James P. Howell, Eugene, Ore., and two grandchildren. WRONG NAME GIVEN The wrong person was listed as eighth grade valedictorian In last week's Heppner grade school news. The valedictorian is Tom Driscoll. Day J. O. Turner, vice-president, has taken over supervision of the pic. nic since the death of the commit tee president Mrs. Mabel Hughes. Other officer is Mrs. Guy Boyer, Mt. Vernon, secretary. This wil be the third year the picnic has been held and last year more than 200 visitors and local residents attended. The committee is making plans to accommodate a like number this year. It Is open to everyone. Lex Boys Place In Stale Meet Two Lexington high school track men made the trek to the State B track meet at Spring field last Friday and Saturday returned home with two places. Vern Nolan qualified in the 100 yd. dash Friday night and on the following day ran a 10:4 cen tury to cap sixth in the state. George Hermann qualified In the discus Friday night with a heave of 125 ft. 8 In. which was also good on Saturday for a third place in the state. Only three boys from Morrow county placed In the state meet this year and Lexington is for tunate in having two. Joe Mann of Irrigon tied for fourth in the high jump. The Lexington boys stayed with the Don Campbells of Eugene, formerly of Lexington, where Mr. Campbell Is attending Northwest Christian college. All boys competing In the meet were invited to watch the U of O scrimmage In final spring prac tice. Animal Carcasses Need Producers Tags, Farmers Reminded Edgar Albert, state brand In spector, this week reminded far mers that Is is necessary to have a bonified producers tag on every beef, sheep or hog carcass which is transported over any high way. The tag Is necessary even If the carcass is being transferred only to town for cutting or stor age, Albert said. The necessary tags can be ob tained, without charge, from Albert or Harold Johnston at the Heppner Slaughter house. AVert said the law is being strictly en forced and arrests will be made in the future for violations. Savings Bond Sales Show Drop in April County savings bonds committ- tee chairman Jack Bedford has just received a report showing April sales of United States Treasury E and II savings bond9 for Oregon and for this county in April. Sales in the state last month were $3,244,899, down from the total of $4,124,000 a year ago. x Morrow county sales were $15, 560 compared to $35,072 last , April. "Savings Bonds leaders expect, ed sales to be affected by the rerent hard winter, and the very heavy income tax payments which Individuals made in Ore gon last month", said Bedford. "However, it is hoped that there will be a substantial pick-up In sales all over the state during May!" Safe Driving Urged Over Holidays Governor Elmo E. Smith today urged state-wide support of the "Slow Down and Live" traffic safety campaign which will be gin Memorial Day and continue through Labor Day. Governors of all 48 states have pledged support of the drive, sponsored by the national con ference of state safety coordi nators. Emphasis this year will be on enforcement and will center around the campaign's central theme: reduction of violations associated with speed too fast for conditions, improper passing, fol. lowing too closely and failure to yield rightof way. Smith said Oregon's goal is to improve the accident record for the heavily-traveled summer months. Traffic fatalities in the state last summer increased to about 10 percent over 1954. Oregon's program is headed by secretary of state Earl T. Newbry who represents the state on the coordinators conference.