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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUSE.N'F. ORE. mtttt Copies 1 0 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 21 , 1956 73rd Year, Number 15 Patricia Wright to Represent Nation's 4-H Girls on TV Show t 4' ' v MISS PATRICIA WRIGHT, one of four Oregon representatives at the National 4-H camp at Washington, D. C early this week was selected to represent the nation's . 4-H girls on a television and radio show to be given from New York late in July. In addition to her other honors. Miss Wright is queen of the 1956 Morrow county fair and rodeo. Hugh Perrin Gets Top Veal Price HERMISTON Hugh Perrin, of Heppner, was one of several earning top price at the Hermis ton Livestock Commission Co. sale Friday. Perrin received $19.80 per hundred weight for a 290 pound veal. The market continued strong with top hogs and sows bring ing new highs, top spring lambs moving rapidly at from $20 to $20.60 per hundred weight and feeder steers hitting $19.20 per hundred weight. Some 390 cattle, 186 hogs and 244 sheep went on the block In what manager Delbert Anson de scribed as a very fast moving sale. Fat cows and fat heifers and bulls will be needed for next Friday's sale, Anson announced. The market: CATTLE: Baby calves, 6.00 to 15.00 per head; steer calves, 17. 40 to 18.90 cwt; heifer calves, 14.40 to 15.50 cwt.; veal, 18.20 to 19.80 cwt. ; stocker steers, 14.70 to 16.20 cwt.;feeder steers, 16.50 to 19.20 cwt.; grass fat steers, 18.10 to 19.10 cwt.; grass fat heifers, 14.60 to 16.30 cwt.; dairy cows, 92.00 to 102.50 per head; stock cows, 105.00 to 127.00 per pair; commercial cows, 12.80 to 13.80 cwt.; utility cows, 11.70 to 12.70 cwt.; canners and cutters, 8.50 to 10.60 cwt.; shells, 5.25 to 7.10 cwt.; and bulls, 13.40 to 16.50 cwt. HOGS: Weaner pigs, 3.50 to 8.75 per head; feeder pigs, 14.80 to 15.50 cwt.; fat hogs, 17.80 to 18.90 cwt; sows, 10.40 to 15.00 cwt.; and boars, 2.50 to 5.00 cwt. SHEEP: Feeder lambs, 15.20 to 17.60 cwt.; fat lambs, 18.50 to 20.60 cwt.; ewes, 4.25 to 5.40 cwt.; and bucks, 2.00 to 3.50 cwt. Others earning top prices at the market were Dale Tucker, Pendleton, 13.80 cwt. for a 915 pound white face cow; Glen Thome, Holdman, 18.10 cwt. for a 1045-pound grass fat steer and 19.20 cwt for six feeder steers of 5730 pounds; W. O. Kentch, Tou cher, Wash., 20.60 cwt. for 13 lambs of 1190 pounds; Earl Bar ber, Stanfield, 18.90 cwt for a 240 pound fat hog; Del Christley, of Hermiston, 15.20 cwt. for a 380 pound sow; Ben Conner, Hermis ton, 44.00 per family for one sow and eight baby pigs; Lee Friend, Hermiston 8.75 per head for two weaner pigs; Don McFarland, Condon, 127.00 per pair for three cows with calves at side; Cnarles Bloodworth, Hermiston, 16.50 cwt. for a 1380-pound white face bull; and D. P. Snyder, Hermiston, 15.- 50 cwt. for 17 heifer calves of 9415 pounds. o Local Dealer Gets Firestone Award w r Rosewall. owner of Rose wall Motor Company Friday was auarripfi a 15-vear service pin by Bud Haugen, territory manager for Firestone Kuooer company. Thp award was presented in recognition of Rosewall Motor Company's 15 consecutive years as an active Firestone dealer, the oldest in this immediate area. Miss Patricia Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright, has been selected to represent the nation's 4-H girls from the national 4-H camp now under way in Washington, D. C. on the Firestone TV and radio hour set temporarily for the weekend of July 30, according to word recei ved here Monday. Patsy and a representative from the nation's 4-H boys will receive an expense paid trip to New York City where the broadcast wll be made from Radio city. A sophomore at Oregon State col lege and this year's queen for the Morrow county fair and rodeo, Patsy is one of four out standing 4-H delegates from the state of Oregon at the meeting. Selection was made from per sonal interviews and 4-H records. Patsy Visits With Congressman Coon WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special) Lunch and a visit with her Congressman, Sam Coon, were included among the activities of Miss Patricia Wright of Heppner during her stay here as a dele gate to the 26th annual national 4-H Camp, June 13-21. Miss Wright and the three other Oregon delegates, Dale Martin of Long Creek, Janice Bis hop of Salem and Eddie Warnock of Baker, were taken to lunch by Coon and his wife. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright of Heppner, Miss Wright has been active in 4-H work for 10 years. She was chosen to attend the national 4-H camp on the basis of her general record in 4-H work and because of outstanding qualities displayed as a leader. While in Washington she and the other delegates are given a firsthand glimpse of government in action, and pre able to meet and hear aome vof the leading government officials. Two County Girls Attend Girls State Meredith Thomson represent ed Heppner and Sue Coleman represented lone at Oregon Girls state, the school of citizenship of the American Legion auxiliary which opened at Willamette Uni versity June 11. Part of the session, attended by 240 Oregon girls, was held in the state capitol building with Gov ernor Elmo E. Smith as guest speaker in the house of represen tatives. Harold J. Warner, chief justice, discussed the judicial branch of the government during a visit to the supreme court. Two girls will be chosen to attend Girls Nation in Washington, D. C, at the close of the meeting. o Grossman To Be Named at Tuesday's Farm Bureau Meet The announcement of the win ner of the Morrow county Grass man of the Year will be made at the next meeting of the Mor row County Farm Bureau to be held Tuesday, June 26 at the Cutsforth cabin on Herren creek, it was announced this week. The meeting will open at 6:30 p. m. with a potluck dinner and will be followed by a regular business meeting. lone 4-H Members Elected to Offices Three 4-H club members from lone are serving as officers in their living organizations at an nual 4-H club summer school at Oregon State college. Grace McCabe was elected vice president of her house; Mardine Baker, intramural chairman; and Karen Lundell, intramural man ager. The 10-day school, one of the largest 4-H activities in the na tion, will end June 22. Course work includes 71 different classes for boys and 92 for girls. To supplement course work, general assemblies are held each day along with special sports and recreation activities. EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, July 3, at the courthouse be tween the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 5:30 p. m., according to !Th an nouncement received from the secretarw of state's office. Queen Patsy Honored in Washington fi LHr - E5 f kK r m IS! I p-1 - 1 &3y VISITING WITH CONGRESSMAN SAM COON on the steps of the U. S. House of Representatives are these four Oregon delegates to the 26th annual national 4-H camp in Washington, D. C. June 13-21. From left are Eddie Warnock of Baker, Janice Bishop of Salem, Rep. Coon, Patricia Wright of Heppner and Dale Martin of Long Creek. See adjoining story. 4-H Summer Camp To Open June 26 At Herren Creek Plans for the annual 4-H club summer camp, which will be held at the 4-H camp grounds on Herren Creek are shaping up well, it was announced this week. The camp this year will be held June 26 through 30 and will end on Saturday in place of Sunday as in formrr vears. On June 30th, parents, leaders and friends of the 4-H Club pro gram will be invited to attend a potluck picnic at noon, with recreation during the afternoon. Charles Ross, extension forester, Oregon State college and a rep resentative of the Oregon state game commission will assist with the program. Mary Ann Horton, Oregon State college, will assist with the crafts during the four days. The program was developed by 4-H junior leaders who will take the responsibility as camp coun selors. Most of these junior lead ers are attending 4-H summer school and will, while there, take camp counseling and craft train ing in order to be better prepared, for their responsibilities at camp. 4-H members to attend camp were selected by their clubs, with 25 of the enrollment eligible to go. Those who will attend are: Carolyn Slocum, Shannon Ma honey, Jacquelyn Brindle, Patty Mahon, Ann Jones, Carol Burken bine, Dorothy Huit, Gary Van Blokland, William Rill, David George, Rose Nash, Sandra Camp bell, Geraldine Swaggart, Donald Hughes and Jerry Anderson of Heppner; Leora Van Winkle, Ken neth Nelson, Joe Palmer, Donald Majeske, Sandra Beach, Janet Palmer, Martha Doherty, Billy Gottschalk and Bernard Doherty of Lexington; Diane Pettyjohn, Michele Morrison, Linda Halvor sen, Geraldine Morgan, Ralph Martin and Stephen Lindstrom of lone; Billy Mann, Gene Inskeep, Alan Hobbs, Ann Schmeder, Jan ice Parker, Betty Melvin, Barbara Davis and Marie Melvin of Irri gon; and Toni Taylor, Dorothy Rash, Linda Daniels, Albert Rog ers, Jimmy Hoffman, Patty Part low, Roland Olmstead and Gwendolyn Fussell of Boardman. Junior leaders who will assist during the camp are Karl Beach, Lexington; Mickey Van Schoiack, Janice Martin, Janet Wright, Carole Anderson, Heppner; Mar dine Baker and Judy Howton, lone. Permanent camp improvements are being rushed to completion this week with a workday sche duled for Sunday, June 24. All parents and leaders have been invited to assist this day to have the camp in readiness for the week. PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Phil Newitt of Beaverton, former lone school superintendent, are the parents of a 6 lb. 10 oz. son born Wednes day morning at a Portland hos pital. He has been named Paul Matthew, Ticket Sale Planned By Chamber Group Sale of separate season tickets for football and basketball games to aid the field lighting fund is being planned by the special activities , committee of the chamber of commerce, it was announced at the' noon luncheon meeting of the group Monday at O'Donnell's Cafe. . Named on a committee to co ordinate activities of various civic and church groups for housing of the Robert Campbell family whose horte was recently destroyed by fire are Clem Stock ard chairman, Ed Dick -and Joe Stewart. Holms Gabbert, Portland, showed colored slides of his trip to South America after the busi ness meeting. About 30 attended. Lookouts Named On Heppner Forest Lookouts on the Heppner dis trict of the Umatilla National forest who will assume their posts July 1 are Stanley Holm at Madison Butte; George Little. Wheeler Point and George B. Por ter, Pendleton, Tamarack, dis trict officials have announced. Other summer personnel will include the fire suppression crew consisting of Charles L. Reynolds, Umatilla, foreman, Earl Bryant, James Hayes and the brush dis posal crew with Sam McDaniel, Hardman, foreman, Dick Kono nen, Bob Hare and Dudley Aald ers, Alton, Iowa. James H. Gat rell, forestry student from Duke University, Kingsport, Tenn., will work on timber management. A week of guard school for all lookouts and fire control person nel from the six districts of the Umatilla forest will be held at Tupper beginning June 25. Irrigon Man Being Held on Rape Charge James John McRae, 50, was lodged in the county jail early Wednesday morning in lieu of $1,500 bail on a charge of rape. McRae, a rancher and Ord nance worker from Irrigon Is accused of criminally attacking an 11-year old girl who is a resident of the north part of the county earlier this month. He was arrested by sheriff C. J. D. Bauman and taken before justice of the peace Gus Fisher of Irri gon. Acreage Allotment Figure Corrected A typographical error in last week's story about wheat acre age allotments for next year re sulted in several farmers Inquir ing of the ASC office as to why there w'as to be a much greater reduction next year than this year. The GT story said that the 1956 reduction amounted to 25.8 percent. The figure should have been 35.8 percent The proper figure gives a more favorable comparison with next year's re duction of 34.8 percent. 7-Day Operation Of Heppner Pool Instruction Set The Heppner swimming pool will go into full operation im mediately with the start of swim ming instruction classes and a schedule that calls for the pool to be open seven days a week. The new hours for regular swimming will be from 1 to 4 p. m. daily Monday through Fri day and from 1 to 5 on Saturdays and Sundays as soon as the wea ther warms sufficiently to make evening swimming enjoyable, Larry Dovven, life guard and in structor revealed this week. Lessons will be given from 9 to 12 each morning Monday through Friday and there will be classes for all ages from six years. Persons wishing to take advant age of the swimming instruction periods are asked to sign up for the lessons at 10 a. m. next Mon day. The pool has been in limited use for the past two weeks with Robert Dobbs serving as substi tute guard. Season and individual tickets are now available and a new schedule of fees was released this week by the pool committee of the city council. There are some slight increases in the season ticket prices which the council felt was justified because of the increase in hours the pool will be open. Family tickets will cost $10; double tickets $7.50; single sea son $5. Single adult admission is 50 cents; high school students single 25 cents and single grade children 15 cents. A set of rules has been posted at the pool and all swimmers are asked to observe them. They al low no smoking; no running or scuffling; no glass bottles; no candy, chewing gum, foods or magazines; no children under 6 years without accompanying adult; no inner tubes; no non swimmers allowed past four-foot mark; must shower before enter ing poo); no profanity will be allowed. Forestry Society Meets at Heppner The Blue Mountain chapter of the Society of American Foresters held an all day field trip in the mountains and a dinner business meeting at the Heppner Metho dist church Friday, June 13. Included on the tour was a conducted trip through the Kin zua mill, a woods tour at Kin zua's northwest side from Camp 5 where they watched the opera tion of a new Northwest loader and a pruning demonstration with an electric driven pruning saw by Whitmer Wright, U. S. Forest service employee from Heppner, at Tupper. Plots pruned six years ago with the saw were examined for growth and heal ing characeristics. Thomas W. Childs, forest pa thologist, division of forest di sease research, Pacific Northwest forest and range experiment sta tion, discussed needle blight in Ponderosa pine and answered questions concerning manage ment of stands infected with the disease. The Kinzua corporation was host at a steak dinner at noon for the group at Camp 5. " Gail Ceils, general manager, Ft. Emily Lumber company, La Grande,, was main speaker at the evening dinner meeting at the Heppner Methodist church. He discussed problems of wood using industries such as manu facturing products at a profit and leaving timber stands in a pro ductive condition to Insure a sus taining forest crop. Chapter President Bob Ken nedy, logging superintendent for Klnzua corporation, presided. Membership committee chair man C. M. Rector, USFS Pendle ton, announced Bill Brillhart, Pen dleton, president and Bob Harris, USFS, vice president for the com ing year. Mrs. Norman Peters, accompanied by Mrs. Vic Grei meyer, sang "You've Gone Away" and "Oh, What a Beautiful Morn ing" from Oklahoma. Dinner was served by the women of the Methodist church. HEPPNER GROUP ATTENDS PICNIC About 150 employees and of ficials of Empire Machinery Com pany plants from Athena, Pen dleton, Arlington and Heppner attended the annual picnic at Emigrant Springs Sunday. Those going from Heppner were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grablll, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Green. PP&L Installing Heavier Facilities In Downtown Heppner A seven -man Pacific Power and Light Company crew this week started Installation of larger power lines feeding the business district of Heppner from the com pany substation on North Main street. The work is expected to take about three weeks to com plete. The new heavy lines are be ing run from the substation to the corner of Main and May streets. They will provide a "firming up" of power supply to the downtown area and will re duce voltage fluctuations throughout the entire town, J. R. Huffman, Heppner manager, said this week. June Rainfall Still Climbing Morrow county ranchers, with the exception of those with hay down, continue to rejoice as rain seemingly never stops falling on much of the area. During the , past seven days Heppner has recorded an addi tional .37 inch of moisture which brings the June total to date to 1.03 inches. The wet June fol lowed an even wetter May which saw 2.13 inches recorded here and 2.59 inches at Gooseberry. The weather has remained cool during the past week, and in fact during most of the month, with only a few even reasonably hot days being recorded here early in June. Rebekah Meeting Opens Friday The Rebekali convention for district No. 20 will be held in Heppner Friday June 22 starting at 1:30 p. m. The Assembly president, Mrs. Ethel Gibbs will be present for the convention an she has call ed a special meeting of Sans Soucl lodge for that evening at 8:00 p. m. A dinner at 6:30 p. m. will be held preceding the evening meet ing and all Rebekahs are In vited. Lexington Senior Gets OSC Scholarship OREGON STATE COLLEGE James Leo Laney, Lexington high school graduate, has been award ed a $120 sholarship to Oregon State college for 1956-57. The scholarships, which will cover partial tuition and fee charges for the year, have been awarded Oregon high school graduates by the state board of higher education. Selection for the state scholarships is based on scholarship and promise of sue cesswul college work. A limited number of outstand ing students now In college are also offered tuition scholarships by the state system. Laney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer L. Laney of Lexington, has been senior class president, Let terman's club president, and played four years of football while he attended Lexington high school. o Laura Ann French Former Resident Here, Buried Thursday Graveside services for Laura Ann French, 75, a former serl dent of Morrow county, were held this morning (Thursday) at 10:30 at the Heppner Masonic cemetery. She passed away June 17 it her home In Lander, Wyoming, and funeral services were held there June 19. Mrs. French was born In Mis sourl, October 26, 1880 and came to Oregon by wagon train with her parents when three years of age. She was married In Olym pla, Wn., and came to this area with her husband In the early 1900's,. living here for many years until moving to Idaho and later to Wyoming. Her husband, George W. French, passed away In 1939 and is buried In the Heppner Maso nlc cemetery. Surviving are one son Claude, Lander, Wyo.; three daughters, Mrs. J. R. Collins, Lander; Mrs. Durward Jones, Thermopolis, Wyo.; Mrs. Michael Dooner, El Monte, Calif.; five grandchild ren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. Charles V. Knox officiated at the rites with Creswick Mortu ary in charge. Voters Approve School Budget; Name Directors Though the total vote was small, those who did vote at the annual school meeting held Mon day in the Heppner district gave overwhelming approval to the supplemental budget of $15,660 which was asked for to continue remodeling plans on the district's buildings. The vote was 65 yes, to 15 no. Two directors were also named to fill vacancies on the school board with voters selecting Har lan MeCurdy Jr. for a five-year term and Jack Loyd for the one year term. Loyd succeeded him self on the board while MeCurdy will fill the position made vacant by the expiration of the term of L. E. Dick Jr., board chairman, who did not run for reelection. The supplemental budget which was approved provides for a spe cial one year tax levy and the money will be used to complete this year's part of the remodel ing of the high school building. Work is already under way on this job with money which was made available last year. The additional funds will complete this part of the project. In the lone district, Milton Morgan was named to a five-year term on the school board and Bryce Keene was chosen for a two-year term to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John Proudfoot. Voters in the lone district will also vote on a special supplemen tal levy at a special election set for July 11. More information on this election will be announced later. Stampede Features Horseback Events A large crowd attended the Wranglers riding club Sand Hol low stampede at the Don Evans ranch Sunday where competi tive events on horseback followed a morning ride from the Cohn place at 10 a. m. and a noon lunch. Winners In wild cow milking were Neil Beamer, first; Harold Erwin, second and Ron Currin, third; cow riding: Bob William. son, first; Bob Steagall, second; Ron Currin, Third; junior calf roping: Christine Swaggart, first; senior calf roping: Floyd Jones, first, Cornett Green, second, Cliff Adair, third. Musical rope race, Juniors 12 years and under: Geraldine Swaggart, first, Kit George, sec ond, Marlene Fetseh, third; musi cal rope race 13 through 17 years: Christine Swaggart, first, Jim Steagall, second, Barbara Stea gall, third; musical rope race, seniors: Jean Boylen, first, Os car George, second, Cornett Green, third; pole bending, Juniors: Kit George, first, Geraldine Swaggart, second, Marlene Fetsch, third; Intermediate: Christine Swaggart, first, Larry Fetsch, second, Bar bara Steagall, third; seniors: Cor nett Green, first, Jean Boylen, second, Steve Green, third. Stake race, juniors: Kit George, first, Geraldine Swaggart, second, Bob Monahan, third; intermedi ate: Christine Swaggart, first, Larry Fetsch, second, Pat Stea gall, third; seniors: Jean Boylen, first, Steve Green and Oscar George tied for second and third. Barrel race, juniors: Geraldine Swaggart, first, Bobby Fetsch, second, Kit George, third; Inter mediate: Christine Swaggart, first, Pat and Barbara Steagall tied for second and third; seniors: Oscar George, first, Jean Boylen, second, Bruce Lindsay, third; boot race: Christine Swaggart, first, Pat Steagall, second and Barbara Steagall, third. Don Robinson was arena di rector; Al Fetsch and Archie Munkers, flagmen; Harold John ston and Tad Miller, judges and Bruce Lindsay, announcer. Spon sors were Mr. and Mrs. Rolce Ful leton, Mrs. Altha Kirk, Miss Joyce Buschke, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Matheny, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barratt, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch, Mr. and Mrs. Tad Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munkers, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson. COLLEGE STUDENTS HOME Among college students home for the summer are Kenneth Tur ner, Jim Hayes, Dick Kononen and Terry Thompson, Oregon State college; Sally Cohn, Uni versity of Oregon; Mary Ruth Green, Jean Marie Graham, La Grande and Nancy Adams, Mills college, Calif.
