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t Smtttt fatten Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 9, 1956 Final Princess Dance To Honor Janet Mvers : .. ; I V.;, 7-;v; . -V Fair and Rodeo Plans Progress; New Event Due Program sales for the Morrow county rodeo shows, Saturday anernoon, and evening, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2, will be handled by the Heppner-Morrow cnamoer oi commerce, it was ri. cided at a meeting of the rodeo committee Tuesday night In the county agent's oltice. In addi ion the chamber will be in barge of the Saturday morninp parade, provide prizes and he responsible for judging 1 icket taking for the rodeo, held in conjunction with the fair which starts Aug. 30, will be handled by the Willow Creek Golf ana country Club with Paul Koenig in charge. The dress-up parade slated for Saturday, Aug. 18, preceding the aueen s dance for Queen Patsv Wright, will be sponsored by the wranglers riding club with Bill ueaiy as chairman. The cham ber will be in charge of the queen's coronation and program immediately following the pa raoe. A new event, the 73rd Year, Number 22 i v . " ' , ' . . . t ' -x . ... " , sr. ''' K . I i' r i BIG SPILL This truck and trailer loaded with about 7S0 bushels oi wneat upset last Friday aiter it collided with a car at the Junction of the Keppner-Condon highway end the Clark's Canyon road. The leeo station wauon driven hv rir. a n vrv,irjn .. - j - J U1UV TTUO also UDSet in the accident hut - .. vv. lie lAUVIV owned by Van Hubbard and driven by Ray Boyce of lone suffered - i ii. . 1 j n svvt-rai mousanu aonars amage. me truck was hauling from I'lunvn vxiuiu vjiuweis eievaior ai nuggs. (UT rnoto; HOMEMAKERS URGED TO EXHIBIT CAKES AND CROCHETING AT FAIR Cork Services Held Monday Afternoon Funeral services for Georco Wilbert (Bert) Cork, GS were held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Masonir iempic with the Rev. Charles V Knox otticiating. Mr. Cork wa born Feb. 3, 1SS8 at Lexington the son of Theodore and Kllza cork, and died Aug. 3 at the Pioneer Memorial hospital. A lifelong resident of Morrow county, Mr. Cork had resided in Heppner the past nin( years. He was a member of the Masons, A b. and A. M. No. 69 and the Or der of Eastern Star, Ruth chaD ler o. 3U. Survivors are three sisters. Mrs Wilbur Loban, Carlton: Mrs Mabel Davis, Tumalo; Mrs. Etta burns, banta Barbara. Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in thp I.exinFtnn cemetery, creswlck Mortuary was in cnarge or arrangements. PRINCESS JANET MYERS Princess Janet Myers, 18, will be honored at the final in a series of Morrow county fair and rodeo princess dances at the fair pavll ion Saturday, Aug. 11. Princess Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper E. Myers, was chosen by the Lena community, sponsor of the dance. Music will be by Shorty Halloway and his Prairie Riders of Richland, Wash. A graduate of Echo high school last spring, Princess Janet is five feet four inches tall and has sparkling brown eyes and brown hair. At school she was presi. dent of the Echo PeD club dur. ing her senior year, editor of the school paper, treasurer of the Girl's Athletic association, class treasurer for two years, cheer leader during her junior and senior years and first trumpet in the school band of which she was a member eight years. On her parent's ranch Princess Janet helps with the cattle, wheat and hay hauling and cooking. Her noDoies include riding and sew ing. During the fair and rodeo Aug. jo through Sept. 2 she will ride her sorrel horse, "Cindy". Other members of Princess Jan et's family are her sister. Shir ley, who was a princess four years ago, and two brothers. Jerrv and Charles. , t Other princesses honored at special dances are Pat Steaa!!. Maxine Sicard and Sue Coleman. The Queen's dance in honor of Queen Patsy Wright, is slated for Aug. 18. Cake bakers from Morrow Pnltnfx; nrp all nrrroH f V., I-. Morrow v,:. u. u... . . . . , . . . , uicu lavuiiie uuiier mKe and Z Z caTTaccwi 1 be the enter the Oregon Wheat Growers big event of the Saturday n eht r oi. show N. C. Anderson, secretary, held at the Count Fair on A reports. Th? Willows Odd Fel- on t c.,m,. o h lows lodge has put up a $50 n,c t.,1,,, n , purse and more funds are ev. ":'"r"'.1 4 , c , ., . uic iviuiiuw Louniy w neac urow- pected for prizes in the event; heers Ladies Committee announced Z t.,,X:,y . : . woiKingithat butter cakes are defined as "u." rt"",s ?l..u e Pre- those made with a solid-tvne fat wLvn aV r me ,Tmchms' Mrs' Graves said that cakes can ar inand1lb"lGou.r-''e frosted or unfrosted. Cakes ...j, uiai UfUlgC, (.1111 UOUEn- chnll nntomA a f.,nl '!,! COUNTY WELFARE EXPENSES UP 10; OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TOP EXPENSE Total expenditures of the Mor row County Public Welfare com mission increased nearly 10 per cent of $6,327.67 over last year lor a total of $71,783.65 for the 1955-56 fiscal period to July 1, according to the annual fiscal re port ot the commission. The breakdown of expenses by source shows $11,296.40 county funds, $32,061.19 state funds and a,426.0li federal funds expend ed. The approved annual bud get at the beginning of the year totaled !by,4bl but alter neces sary adjustments the total oper ating budget for the year was $73,170. I he largest expenditure was for old age assistance totaling $15,887.99. Other expenditures by program were aid to the perma nently and totally disabled, $1. 715; aid to dependent children, $4,350; general assistance, $1, 437.37; supplemental medical care, $6,268.17 and administra, tion, $8,125.12. There were -no expenditures for aid to the blind or foster care during the 1955-56 , period. Old age assistance payments showed an increase of $2,637.22 and m?dical care costs increased $2,257.22 above last year. Medi cal care is only granted supple mental to the maintenance pro grams and represents the total amount expended for recipients of all the eataeories of aid. Aid to th? permanently and totally disabled snowed tne next largest increase totaling $1,393. Aid to dependent children increased $205 and genera assistance also in creased $81.84. Administrative costs showed an increase of only $16.39 compared to the previ ous year. Because there were no aid to the blind cases that item showed only decrease at $263. An average of opproximately 70 cases received financial assist ance each month during this and the preceding fiscal year. The total average cosr per case re ceiving financial assistance was approximately $1,025.48 or an increase of $16.08 per case cost over last year. Public assistance is granted supplemental to the needy person's own resources and in many cases this . amount does not represent the total income of an assistance family, Ray Myrick, Jr.,administrator, pointed out. . The average monthly caseload consisted of between 57 and 58 old age assistance cases, slightly more than four aid to dependent children cases including a total of nine children, a little over five aid to the permanently and to tally disabled cases and between three and four cases receiving general assistance maintenance. A total of 85 cases received ser vices but no financial assistance during the year. "In the analysis of these ex penditures we wish to point out that the expenses of nursins? home care and other, continuing personal services have usually been included in the recipient's monthly grant and primarily only unforseen medical emergen cies have been charged to medi cal care. It is the incfeasine need and cost of medical and re lated services that has been the main factor in the increased ex penditures in this county," My rick explained. o Locations Named For Registering erty and Bob Buschke and Papi neau Brothers of Lexington, it was reported. Entries, previous ly announced as limited to four. will now be open for all comers and more than one race run off if necessary. Jack Van Winkle, danee rhalr. man, reported that dances have been better than ever this vear both in attendance and financial ly. Only one rodeo dance will be held this year, on Saturday even ing, since dance hall space will be used by fair exhibits through ivci. iviion ...iiii h lit or chestra, Portland, will play. Reserve and advance tickets may be purchased from Queen ratsy wnght and at the county agent's office, it was announced. A booth will be installed on Main street at a later date. The Morrow countv Dienie will be held on the courthouse lawn Saturday following the street parade wjth the county court co operating as in previous years. o Saying of the Week "Most politicians are perfect ly familiar with the questions of the day, but don't know the answers." Bandon Western World. bit at the County Fair at the time specified by the fair prem ium book. County premiums for winners will be $5.00 ; for first place, $3.00 second, and $2.00 third. First place winner in the county will be eligible to enter tne Mate bake-off to be held at the Wheat League Annual meet ing on December 6, 7, and 8, at Portland. For more Information on the contest contact your County Fair Board or your County Home De monstration agent. The contest is organized to show the advantages and aoDeal of more wheat foods on the tables of Oregon and the Nation. The Oregon Wheat Growers League urges everyone to "whip up" their favorite butter cake and enter this second annual baking contest. Again this year the National Needlecraft bureau is sponsoring a national contest and winners 'in ten classifications at the Mor row county fair are. eligible to compete. Over $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winning national contestants, three of whom will be chosen cro chet champions of the year. A special hand-engraved- cup will he awarded the entry judged as tne best crocheted article in the county fair and special ribbons! awarded, Mrs. Graves reported. Classifications include table cloths, bedspreads, luncheon sets, centerpieces, buffet and vanity .sets, chair sets, doilies, scarfs. household accessories, pothbldersl and table mats. All entries must be entirely crocheted of mercer ized crochet cotton and complet ed since Jan. 1, 1956. Classes for men only, teen-aee cirls. 4-H club girls and ladies over 65 are included in the national contest. o Band Rehearsals To Start Monday Fall rehearsals for all band members will becin Mondav. August yj, in the band room, it nas oeen announced. Beginners band for all in the oeginners band last year will practice from 9 to 10:20 a. m. Grade school band for all mem bers in the grade school band last year will be from 10:30 to 11:50 a. m. High school band for all high scnooi and eiehth crade mem bers last year will be from 6:3Q to 8 p. m. Remember our obligation for tne bnnne game and the Heppner rodeo. We want to make a decent snowing as we represent our school and community, school officials reminded band mem bers. rv. I Ha' I Heppner School Sighs Staff; County Dates Set GORDON PRATT, new vice-nrln eipai at Heppner hiah school. He comes here from Sheridan where he has been musical di rector for the past four years. City Finances Reported Good . TAX DEADLINE DUE Deadline for Davment of rrn perty and personal taxes for the fourth quarter of 1955-56 taxes is August 15, taxpayers are remind ea. Citizens mav register for the next general election Nov. 6 at both Humphreys Drug Co. and Phil's Pharmacy until 8 d. m. each weekday until August 18 as a special service sponsored by the chamber of commerce for the benefit of employed persons who are unable to get to the county clerk's office .during regular hours. Clem Stockard and Phil Blakney are registrars. In addition to the county -clerk's-offices open from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. from Monday through Fri day, registration mav be made at Lexington by Mrs. Emma Bres- hears, postmistress; at lone by Paul Pettyjohn : Boardma'n bv Walter Hayes at the grocery: Irrigon by Mrs. Marguerite Houghton and at Ruggs by Mrs. Owen Leathers at the store. Registration closes Oct. 5. 30 days prior to the election. Regis tration for those who voted in the last general election is still valid unless they have moved to a new precinct. Eruce Lindsay. county clerk, advised. 111 " ' ' f! fv I'f. s- ''1 IK sKfTI v J 1 1 i 'I 1 1 : A. The city of HenDner is in ex cellent financial condition ae cording to the treasurer's report presented at the city council Monday night at the city hall During the past vear tho citv nas paid off $24,000 in bonds of which $19,000 was in sewer bonds and $5,000 in water bonds The 55-56 fiscal year was started with $76,721.35 which Included $50,000 in a sewer bond sinking - o iuna. The council Instructed the eitv superintendent, Vic Groshens. to make plans to clean the channels of Willow and Hinton creeks during the winter months. A request for curbing and nav - - t ing the -one-block long street in front of the Seventh Dav Ad ventist church was presented by a delegation of landowners in the area and James Healy was named to present specific data at the next council meeting. Healy and Howard Keithley represented residents on Water street for a request for curbing. The citv will call for bids on a new pickup Sept. 10, It was re ported. A reoucst for closing a section of northeast Morgan street was denied and the question of the location of an alley at the end of south Court street was refer red to the street committeA for investigation. Library Report Made A report of the Hennner nublie Gordon Pratt. English teacher and music director at Sheridan high school the past four years, has been hired as Vice princiDal at the Heppner schools to reDlace Vivian White school officials an nounced this week. Pratt, who completed his re quirements vfor the principal's post this summer at the Unlver- sity of Oregon, has a bachelor of music degree from Willamette University, Salem. At Sheridan he served as director of the Methodist church choir four vears and was a member of the Sheri dan Rotary club. Mr. and Mrs. rait have twin boys five vears old and two girls, four and 18 months. Other new teachers incluue Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kirk from Stan wood, Wash. Kirk will reniaeo James Popham as instructor of social studies and Margaret Kirk will replace Mrs. Joyce Wilkin son as commercial instructor in the high school. Kirk taught 11 cars and Mrs. Kirk four years in the Stanwood schools. Hired for the elementary grades are Mr. and Mrs. Law- ence Crawley. Monmouth. Craw- ley, who received his bachelor's egree in elemenlarv education from Oregon College of Educa tion this year, will teach the sixtli grade replacing Donald Ells worth. He took specialized train ing in audio-visual aids and had courses in. the subject while in the service. Mrs. Crawlev. who taught in an elementary school near jjaues last year, will re place Mrs. James Sumner as a first grade teacher. Mrs. Ila Al bert, who has been teaching in the Hardman elementary school, will teach the new fourth grade. Only unfilled position in the schools now is a second teacher for an eighth grade. New superintendents in the county schools this year include KODert h. woodroot, lone; Dale Waddill, Lexington and Sigald Aase, Boardman. Woodroof, who has a bachelor's degree and master of education degree from the University of California. Los Angeles, taught three years in Los Angeles and was high school principal at Hereford. Ore., last year. He is married and has two cniidren. Waddill taught at Monument last vear and at Springfield three years previous ly. Aase comes to Boardman from Benedict, Kansas. Heppner schools will oDeri Sent. 5 and other county schools will open sept. 4. Calendar for the school term includes the teachers institute at Pendleton. Oct. 22: one day institute. Nov. 2: Veter- ans day, holiday, Nov. 12; Thanks giving day and Friday vacation day, Nov. 22, 23; Christmas vaca tion, Dec. 22-Jan 2; three holi days beginning Jan. 18; O. E. A. convention and spring vacation, March 14, 15; May 24. close of school. Heppner Schools Renovated I he summer maintenance Dro- gram at the Heppner schools is continuing smoothly with level- ng oi tne grounds behind thp new school completed this week and remodeling and renovation in 1 lie old building nearing com pletion, according to Joe Stewart, school superintendent. Grounds behind the new school will be floated down and nre. pared for seeding immediately. In the old building the bovs and girls dressing and shower rooms and tne coach's omce hove been painted and lockers to store their lihrarv shnwoH a tnt.il nf 1 91 ' enuinment huilt In I wlora in volumes on hand with 305 new 'store equipment and uniforms books added during the year, en finished in the band room and all floors are being refinish ed, Stewart reported. Officials hope the new lunch Continued on Page 8 PATS0RrGof HCPf nei. ?d Lisle Ck f New p""Wen:e, Iowa are being interviewed by stone? ABC V l the FireS,t0n8 Tire nd RubbM Co- on a recen "" "re! SKSlSr1"" Xrk- Wrl9ht Ck(ABPcephoto) Total books loaned was 5,902 for an average of 14 days per book. Registered readers total 913. Cash gifts during the year amounted to $856.35. Building permits were issued Frank Adkins to move a house onto a lot a'nd remodel, $2,000; M. L. Case, remodeling building into motel, $1,000 and L. II. Case, re modeling residence, $1,000. o MORROW COUNTY PICNIC IN PORTLND The Morrow county picnic will be held in Laurelhurst Park in Portland on Sunday, August 26 rt 1:00 p. m. Coffee will be ser ved. All residents who have or are now living in Morrow countv are welcome. o Mr. and Mrs. Don Hamilton and baby of Forest Grove left on Saturday for their home follow ing afour day visit at the home of his father, Herb Hamilton. Dr. and Mrs. James Norene and daughter left Tuesday for a two week vacation in Los Angeles, Calif. Rites For Mrs. Hill Held Here Saturday Funeral services for Eva Mar garet Hill, 76, were held Saturday, Aug. 4, at 2 p. m. from the Cres wlck funeral chapel with the Rev. Charles Knox officiating. Mrs. Hill was born Feb. 4, 18.S0 at Newport, Ore. and died July 31 at Redmond. She. moved to Lex ington from Newport in 1900. She was married in 1902 to William P. Hill at Heppner where she lived until moving to Coos Bay in 1951. Survivors are four sons, Harold Hill, Coos Bay; Claude Hill, Red mond; Archie Hill, Portland; Ru fus Hill, Jefferson Town, Ken tucky; two daughters, Mrs. Vir ginia O'Donnell, Portland and Mrs. Betty Vinson, Walnut Creek, Calif.; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Burial was In the Heppner Ma sonic cemetery.
