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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 21 , 1956
73rd Year, Number 15
Patricia Wright to
Represent Nation's
4-H Girls on TV Show
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.