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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.
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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.
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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. '
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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,