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tttssae. ore. Suites mm Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 26, 1956 HofWeatlieirKeeps Hold On County weanesday marked the 17th i honor nf hoi th v,f. v. aj( t lusn lempera- in tne united States, tures in Heppner and on everv u... J... , one of the Hot oiKt o u nuieiu ueai wave areena 17 L.r..la.?t.e,ght..d.ay the ed on Morrow countv j,,i a 90's. offioiaf;:: ' Z ,"c and th the exception of --"- " one aay wnen tne mercury got nn rn nn v 77 fho a v , m . . v, me Highest official temDera- heen in th Mah crv on ture recorded by Len Gilliam, every day since that time. It is im-ai wediner oDServer has bwn not known uhotho- r,.o. J degrees which has occurred hot snpll has sot an., ffiioi on three days during the past cord for length, but it has gone w CAiremeiV not on mllfh rvnrror Ihin Have ffii..i 4u 71.". 7. " cuijr iicai -v. V4..uil.iai uicuiiomeiers in wave in recent years. ---o-- MHU 1UJ UCtlH'.V A n -F- - l. i . . , , the same time nH w -n,,,.., 1 u" uie continuing tk , .. neat, in the lower areas of the naa tne dubious -j .w.uo tttic iai trnuugu advanced that the weather has not effected them. There have been a few reports of a small amount of shrinkage in some of the fields in higher elevations where the wheat was still some- what green, but it is thought that tnese are isolated instances. The continuing heat has dried out all grasslands and the for ests and caution is urged be cause of the extreme fire danger. No serious field or forest fires have been reported during the past week however, except for one small grass fire near Lex ington which was controlled be fore it got into nearby train fields. Every day the hot wea ther continues adds to the fire. nazard and residents are asked to take every precaution to pre vent start of a fire. The Dalles r - ' ' ' -; f - . . - - - I s - hgz Y f ' ' ' M " j r a ' ' - I. . ...-:.il1t.J.nw1liJW t pupjH, pupnipm i wl piun i mi lift iiT itwi 73rd Year, Number 20 QUEEN PATSY WRIGHT Day by day temperatures at the Heppner station for the past week showed: Patsy Wright's TV Appearance Set for Monday Max. Mln. Wednesday 95 61 Thursday 98 69 Friday 98 63 Saturday 95 56 Sunday 93 57 Monday 98 61 Tuesday 97 58 Wed Mavinvj;- about C3. ' 0 Miss Patsy Wright, 19, of Hepp ner will appear on the "Voice of Firestone", Monday, July 30, over AiiL s radio and television net work. Mobile TB Unit Gives Chest X-Rays The Morrow countv TB and Health association reported this She will be interviewed with week tnat 207 persons in Board- Iowa 4-H'er Lisle Cook. Both man and Irrigon areas visited young people were picked for tne cnest X-Ray mobile unit program aDDearances from wmcn was in tnose two towns among 200 4-H delegates who at- Julv 17 and 21. Ninety-five tending National 4-H Club camp Boardman residents got free in Washington, D. C. in June.- chest X-Rays and 112 residents Patsv has an Pvnpiion a.vt . 01 irrigon took advantage of the cord and has shoun ,i, opportunity. . qualities of leadership, according m" t- m u to N. C. Anderson and Beverly resldfnts this section of the Bradshaw in th- Morrow mnntv "" wul De aD,e get iree extension office. Daughter of Mr ctiesLx-.Rays ? Heppner on Aug extension office. Daughter of Mr. t,c OA A - i . and Mrs. Walter Wright, she lives 1 LZ, ?J? on a 7,000 acre catt e ranch eight I"" V, ' , V .. . i Vu teen miles south of Heppner. "!!fnMemriaJ ihspital and, le y campaign is being sponsored by 111 yi'-yaiai.ivu iui iier lldliou wide radio and television appear ance, she and her mother will leave Portland, July 27, and ar rive in New York the next day, During ten years of 4-H club work, she has carried 20 home economics and livestock projects, including clothing, food preser vation and dairy. She has held numerous club offices and last summer was a 4-H counselor, Patsy has also been active in gaining support for the Interna tional Farm Youth Exchange pro gram in the county helping to raise funds and assisting with arrangements for young farm visitors from other countries. Last year she attended Oregon State college on a 4-H club scho larship. This summer, in add! tion to helping her parents on the home ranch, she has a part-time secretarial job in the local exten sion office. Patsy has been se lected as queen of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo to be held in late August. She is scheduled to return home from New York, August 1. Program on Channel 12 Patsy will appear on the "Voice of Firestone" program over KLOR, Channel 12, Portland next Mon day at 7:30 p. m. The station is now being received in Heppner. It will also be broadcast on sta tions KEX Portland and KWRC Pendleton at the same time. Accompanying Patsy and her mother on the trip east will be Barbara Warren of Heppner who will visit for a short time near Buffalo N. Y. She will also return with them. the county TB and Health asso ciation. The association recently do nated $50 toward a movie proiec tor and screen for use in the re creation room of the University oi uregon tuberculosis hospital in Portland. o 4-H Clubs Add Alumni Recognition Program Former Oregon 4-H club mem bers who are now leaders in their communities are eligible for re cognition awards Including a trip this fall to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago, re ports Burton Hutton, state 4-H leader at Oregon State college. ine National 4-H Alumni Re cognition program is designed to recognize outstanding adults who were former 4-H club members, Hutton says. Two deserving adults in each county will be awarded certificates. Four state winners will be presented cop per plaques and their names en tered into national competition. Four men and four women in the u. S. will be eventually awarded trips, the 4-H leader ex plains. Last year's winners were Mrs. John Graves, Hardman; Mr, Harold Peterson, Dallas; and Mr, A. Lowe, Salem. Persons interested in nominat ing adults for the awards should contact local county extension offices. Saying of the Week Heard on TV program. The S64.C00 Question: "What is money . . . just something that passes through our hands on its wjy to Washington." Local Woman Wins In Safety Contest Mrs. Paul Brown of Heppner this week was awarded first prize of a $25 Bond in a safety contest currently being conduct ed by radio station KUBE of Pendleton. Mrs. Brown's slogan was judged the best of those en tered during the past week. S. Tyndoll Robison asses at Empire S. Tyndall Robison, 78, Em pire, died July 14 at Keiser Me morial hospital in North Bend following an illness of five 3ays. Mr. Robison formerly lived in Morrow county and at the time of ms death owned the Skyway Auto uourt at Empire. He is survived by his wife Har riett, Empire; two brothers, Lotus of Heppner, and Walter of Mt. Helson, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Odkins, Mrs. Marie Whit tington and Mrs. Josie ChaDDel an oi uonoon. Services were held at the Camo- bell-Watkins chapel Tuesday and interment was in the Sunset Me morial Park. o Irrigon Man Named New Member of FHA Committee Harold Leighton of Irrigon is the new member of the Farmers Home Administration county committee, James S. Cody, county supervisor announced this week. Leighton's appointment be came euevuve Juiy 1, 1956. The committee on which he will serve determines the eligibility of local farmers who apply for Farmers Home Administration loans. The new committeeman oper ates a family type farm at Irri gon, and he succeeds Carl Knigh ten also of Irrigon whose term expired this year. The other two members are Leonard R. Aldrich and Paul daughter both of Irrigon who also operate family type diversi- tied farms. Each agricultural county In the country has a similar committee of three members who are res ponsible for determining loan applicant's eligibility, certifying me vaiue or farms being pur chased or improved through Far mers Home Administration loans, and making recommendations on loan approvals and loan servic ing actions. Each member Is named for a 3-year term and one appointment expires each year. A member completing his 3-year term can not succeed himself. At least two of the members must be farmers. The committee works with the county supervisor in connection with all types of loans. These include farm operating loans and loans to buy, Improve, or en large efficient family-type farms in tnis area. They also include loans to farmers or their non- profit associations to establish and carry on approved soil and water conservation practices in cluding improving permanent pastures, terracing, soil erosion measures, farmstead water sys tems, irrigation, drainage, and many other conservation prac tices, i Most of the soil and water con servation loans and loans to buy or improve farms are made from funds advanced by private lend ers and insured by the aeencv. n - , . . - some oi xnese loans, however, and all loans for operating farms, are from annually appropriated iunas. The agency makes emergency loans in areas designated for that purpose by the secretary of agriculture. Fruit growers of the MUton-Freewater area of Uma tilla county are eligible for these loans because of the freeze. No loan of any type can be approved for an applicant whose credit needs can be handled ade quately by other credit sources. The office serving this area is located at 105 S. E. Byers Ave nue, Pendleton. The office day is Monday of each week. o Wheat Hauling Now At Peak; Shipping Heavy All stations of the Morrow County Grain Growers as welj as ui pnvaie elevators in tne umnty are this week in the peak of their rush season with trrain turning- into the' MCGG elevators at the rate of over 100,000 bus hels a day, Al Lamb, co-op manager reported Wednesday The continuing hot weather has brought the wheat on rapidly during the past few davs and even the Ruggs MCGG elevator began receiving early this week On Tuesday it took in about 10,- 000 bushels, Lamb said. The Grain Growers is shipping an average of about 20,000 bus hels a day in an effort to keep ample storage space available here, but the heavy hauling from combines has necessitated the dumping of wheat on the ground at the North Lexington elevator. Early this week well over 50,000 bushels was on the ground and the pile is mounting daily. Lamb said that a shortage of both rail cars and trucks has prevented heavier shmmnir hilt nhnnt . Morrow county wheat ranchers nop. hnshels wnt m,t TWria t,, voted in favor of the wheat mar- rail and bar. Union P.nWfm i 1. r ...hi nnn . skiing quuia reiuienuum wun i providing daily train service but in favor and eight against the lint tlQ manv fare o rn nirn i 1 nkL - iimiij v m o wit avanauic measure in viecuuns naay, as are nppriorl Paul T'mire rffi rr t n n n rr.i t UI " m " "' 'tS-- Vl H1C I7 t 1, Un.ni,4 H 1 - - v.- nof ,,f on Knn ln A breakdown of communities There have been several oases: nf snowec Alpine, 2j yes votes, 4 a 35 bushel average for a com no; Lexington, 54 yes; South nlete rmn in Hip T.Pvincrtnti aract Heppner, 44 yes; North Heppner, and it is known that m yes; Morgan, w yes,, i no; fields will yield even more. Oual- ione, 25 yes, 2 no and Eightmile, itv is also reoorted holrlintr nn JU yea vuits. Iimij-st-vcn BD- Well. sentee ballots favored the issue. 50,000 BUSHELS of wheat are shown stored on the ground at the North Lexington elevator of the Morrow Countv Grain Growers. The heavy crop in the area has taxed the storage facilities and each day more is added te the big pile. Harvest is now at its peak with cutting going on in all sections of the county. (GT Photo) County Farmers Vote Approval Of Wheat Quotas Last year's vote on the quotas kAUrUaH CIJ rntalpd .195 In favnr nnrt 90 t0, "",VMV" against the referendum. Points Ud Need for The vote nation-wide was Lornl tlnnA rnn(rAl 1 ! ... - ' Willi V ucanjr os neavy in xavur oi me quotas as was that of the county. Livestock Qualify Lower at Sale Ihe reflection of the local water resources committees thinking on flash flood control was included in the Upper Col umbia Basin project committee's statement at the recent hearing on the Corps of Engineers review of the 308 report, Quentin Bow man, field representative for the state water resources board said HERMISTON Unlike the wea ther the Hermiston Livestock Tuesday, r, Tr,; r , Bowman was in the county 7' ' luesuay to check with the chair o,6,, ,uqUa,, oiinameuman of tne count committee, D . .. , . . cowman saia tne need lor a Hilt fhrt T-l n nr ltro n U nt- I wul vvaa nui euuUKU as mnrP nnmnrnhnnc ira rn t snove,a mrougn 28o Uood control to include head cattle 126 hogs and 92 sheep in water streams was stressed. The a very fast sale. committee's reenmmenHatinn who And where quality stood up, prices were steady to strong. grass fat steers, for instance, hit a new high for the summer with a top of $19.30 cwt. Those 800-pound feeder steers extremely timely in view of the recent Mt. Vernon and Mitchell floods. o Any Odd Jobs? incidently, will be in big demand I Roinbow Girls Set come next Friday's sale with AL J U.I n several feed lots ready to accept "ee"nu ,,uuu "aV feeder replacement steers now, it will be Hobo Days again manager Delbert Anson announ- Fririav anH 5atiir,,nva nhno CGfl. I f-t l,.nQl rofitnnrc in nil 4UnU odd jobs done, for a price, of CATTLE: Baby calves, 4.50 to course! ii.uu neaa; sieer caives, w.oo The Heppner Rainbow Girls : r . J, - - J . . V3 -- -', i . Mu. L .. PRINCESS PAT STEAGALL Saturday Dance For Lexington's Princess The second Morrow county Fair tall, weighs a trim 110 pounds- and Rodeo princess to be honored at her own dance will be Princess Pat Steagall of Lexington who will be guest of honor Saturday night at the fair pavilion. Her dance is being sponsored by the Lexington Grange and will feature the music of Bran stetter's orchestra of Pendleton. Princess Patricia Jean Steagall, 17 years of age, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall of Lexington. She was chosen by the Lexington Grange as their representative on the 1956 royal court. Pat has three sisters and three brothers, and her older sis- tor,, Deanna, was fair princess irt 1954. ' She is a Junior at Lexington high school, Is 5 feet, 2 inches Mr. and Mrs. Harley Anderson. formerly of Heppner, now of Phoenix, Arizona are Heppner visitors and expect to remain here for about two months. to 16.70 cwt.; heifer calves, 13.20 to 15.30 cwt.; feeder steers, 16.50 to 17.10 cwt.; grass fat steers, 18. 10 to 19.30 cwt.; grass fat heifers, 14.20 t0 15.90 cwt.; dairy cows, 101 to 110 per head; stocker cows, with calves at side, 107 to 117 per pair; commercial cows, 11.80 to 12.60 cw.t; canners and cutters. 7.40 to 8.90 cwt.; shells. 4.75 to 7.20 cwt.; bulls, 12.20 to 14.00 cwt.; and utility grades, JO.IO to u.bu cwt. Huub: weaner pigs, 6.50 to 50 per head; feeder hogs. 13.75 to 15.10 cwt.; fat hogs, 16.90 to 17.85 cwt.; sows, 11.50 to 152.5 cwt.; and boars, 2.50 to 6.00 cwt. HEEP: Ewes, 2.25 to 4.00 cwt.; feeder lambs, 14.20 to 15.70 cwt.; fleshy feeders, to 17.10 cwt. o New Kindergarten Teacher is Hired The kindergarten board of the Heppner Civic League announced this week that Mrs. Roy Tabor has been secured as teacher for the League sponsored kindergar ten for next year. Mrs. Tabor is an accredited teacher and has taught in the elementary grades. ine League also announced that considerable new classroom equipment has been ordered and that kindergarten registration will be held the day after school starts, or Thursday, September Classes will also start that same day. Registration will again be $10 per cniia, and it was announced that in case of county children, $5.00 of the $10 will be credited against the daily fee. announced this, week that they will have about 30 girls who are willing and able to do any kind of a job from window washing to baby sitting or lawn mowing All proceeds will go to build up the organization's treasury, Local residents who have jobs any of the girls can do are asked to call Carolyn McDanlel at 6-9485 mornings, or Sharon Keithley at 6-5342 in the after noons. Guest Soloist Due Sunday at Methodist Laurel Edwin Beach Is to be guest soloist at the Heppner Methodist church at the 9 a. m. service July 29, it was announ ced today. Mr. Beach was raised in Lex ngton and is a musician of wide experience. He sang for three years with the Fred Waring or chestra and Is now soloist for the First Methodist church In Port- and. He is also a music teacher n the Parkrose schools. In years past he has given of his talents to many Morrow county organizations. The pub lic is invited to hear him. o EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty at the court house in Heppner from 9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. on Tuesday, July 31, the sec retary of state's office announces. o . Mrs. J. L. Jones of Portland is visiting here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Blake. Liquor Sales Show Drop in County Morrow county liquor sales to tailed $103,066.35 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, which is a $6,129.00 decrease as cdm pared with the preceding fiscal year, according to the Oregon liquor control commission, which reported total state sales of $15,- 102.483.91. This is $2,184,007.85 more than was collected during ine preceding year. The commission attributes the total Increase in dollar volume to the fact that this is the first complete 12 month period to re flect price increases made May 1 VJM, louowing legislative recom mendations that liquor prices be increased for more revenue to the state. Eleven counties showed declines in dollar volume and 25 reflected increases. However, the general increases are not mat ched by increases in the amount of liquor sold, the commission reports, case sales indicating that atjout 5,000 rower cases were sold for the year. . Final figures are being com piled by OLCC accountants to de termine net revenue after de ductions are made for cost of goods sold and operating expen ditures. A statement of total net revenue from liquor sales, licens ing operations and privilege tax operations is expected to be available next week. o . County Bond Sales Climb During June June was an excellent month for the' sale of United States treasury department E and HI savings nonets both in Oregon and in this county, according to Jack Bedford, chairman of the county savings bonds committee. sales of these top-grade securl ties were $14,679 in the county last month as compared to $11, 496 for the same month a year ago, making this one of the 23 counties in the state showing an increase of sales In June com pared to those twelve months earlier. Bedford stated that total sales of E and H bonds in Oregon in June of this year amounted to $3,316,693, up 7.4 compared to June of 1955. "Sales for the first half of 1956 in Oregon totaled $21,799,180, making this period the best first-half the state has had since World War II, with the single exception of last years", Bedford said. ana nas Drown nair and eyes. The princess is an outstanding athlete and has won acclaim this year by winning the 75 yard dash in the senior division of the Junior Olympics this spring. She was a cheerleader during her grade school days and her hob bies are riding and sports in general. Pat has been riding since she was about six years old and has distinguished herself on many occasions by her performances with the Wranglers riding club. She has broken several horses in the past few years. She has been active in 4-H club work for the' past four years with her main interest being cooking and sewing. She also served as secretary of her high scnooi sopnomore class. Pat will appear In fair and rodeo events riding her own brown registered thorobred whose name Is Justice K. Kratzer. Other members of the 1956 court will be honored at dances to be 'held on subsequent week-ends. Pool Heating Bids Are Opened The Heppner city council last Wednesday opened bids from six Oregon companies for the fur nishing and installing: of heat. ing equipment for the swimmim? pool. The bids for the installation ran from a low of $1,590 which was submitted by Robert D. Mor row of Salem to a high of $12,513 submitted by a Portland firm. Second low bid of $5,905 was by Tralnors Plumbing and Heatlnf? Co. of Hermiston. The council accepted all hid but turned them over to their engineers for examination and recommendation. The rontrnr will probably be awarded within a week. The pool heatiniz eoufnmenf will be installed by early Sep tember if possible. Building Permits Continue to Climb' The city council last Wednea. Jay approved building permits amounting to $10,250 for new con struction and remodeling. , Largest permit was to Wayne Harsin for $5,500 for construct inn of a new residence; James C. Peck, $3,000 new residence; O. H. Leathers, remodeling $750; and Fred Parrlsh, remodeling, $1,000. o . "OLD TIME SUNDAY" PLANNED BY CHURCH Sunday is being designated as "Old Time Sunday- at the Hepp ner Church of Christ, it was an nounced today. As in pioneer days the women and girls will wear print dresses and the men and boys are to wear overalls Following the morning service the congregation will drive to the Winchester cabin for a basket social. Mr. and Mrs. Richard irnoli af Medford were recent weekend guests of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Wtl. Hams,
