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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 8, 1956
73rd Year, Number 35
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Tuesday
Morrow Joins State
In Swing To Morse,
Ullman and Democrats
Morrow county voters in most cases followed the pattern of the
rest of the state except for two or three races which changed Wed
nesday as more complete returns were tabulated.
The Associated Press figures at 1 p. m. today (Thursday) gave
Democrat Robert Holmes a 7,000 vote lead over Elmo Smith for
governor. With only 19 precincts still unreported Holmes had 363,
556 to Smith's 356,584. Smith held an early lead but Wednesday
Holmes passed him and has held the lead since.
With only three precincts still unreported in the second district
Democrat Al Ullman held a 1050 vote lead over Sam Coon and Coon
is reported to have conceeded. The vote stood Ullman 53,057 and
Coon 52,007.
Measure number 5, salaries of state legislators, was going down
to defeat 325,951 no, to 305,817 yes.
The latest count at 1 o'clock today showed an even division of
Democrats and Republicans in the state senate, 15 each, while the
Democrats hold 40 house seats to 20 by the Republicans.
The largest number of voters in
the history of Morrow county
went to the polls Tuesday to
choose a predominately Demo
cratic slate of state and national
officials. The tally in the county
followed almost exactly the feel
ings of the voters in the rest of
Oregon.
The exceptions to the Demo
cratic trend were noted in only
five races. Morrow county went
along with the rest of the na
tion in returning President Eisen
hower to the White House for
another four years, gave Gover
nor Elmo Smith a wide majority
in his quest for a full term in
Salem, backed Republican Mark
Hatfield for Secretary of State,
Sig Unander for state treasurer
and Allen Tom for state repre
sentative from the 22nd district.
Though Morrow county had a
majority Republican registra
tion, the vote here crossed party
lines, as it did in most sections
. of Oregon. The number one fight
in the state for the U. S. senate
seat saw Wayne Morse win over
former governor Doug McKay by
what will total around 40,000
votes in Oregon, and Morrow
voters gave the senator the edge
1120 to 838 for McKay.
Representative Sam Coon failed
to carry the county losing to Al
Ullman 936 to 1002, and it ap
peared that Ullman would carry
the entire second congressional
district with about a 2,000 to 3,-
000 vote margin.
Vote Follows Pattern
Local voters followed about the
same pattern as did the rest of
the state in their thoughts on the
seven measures. Measure num
ber 1 lost in the county by more
than three to one and state-wide
it appeared to go down by about
the same percentage. The cigar
ette tax was also defeated here,
though not by such a wide mar
gin. The vote was yes. 793, no
1025. The other five measures
were given voter approval in the
county and also appeared to be
winning in the state.
Very Heavy Vote
The vote in the county set a
record with 89 percent of the
registered voters going to the
polls. The heaviest vote was in
the presidential race where a
total of 2085 votes were cast.
Registration in the county is 2385.
Hardman took the honors for get
ting the biggest percentage of
its voters out when 33 out of 37
cast their ballots. Lexington
1 an a close second with 240 out
of a total of 266 persons voting.
The election board there report
ed that of the 26 who didn't vote,
it was known that at least a
half dozen were deceased or had
moved to other precincts.
The largest total vote cast was
in the North Heppner precinct
where 507 of the 594 registered
voters made it to the polls. "
Following is the unofficial
count of the seven precincts in
Morrow county:
1092
Stevenson 993 ?
United States Senator
McKay 838
Morse 1120
Representative in Congress
Coon 936
Ullman 1002
Smith 1075
Holmes 882
Secretary of State
Hatfield 1019
Sweetland 872
State Treasurer
Unander 1013
Wiley Smith 841
Attorney General
Thornton 1098
Francis 731
State Senator
Hounsell 788
Musa 988
State Representative
C. A. Tom 1095
Barhett 796
County Commissioner
Russell Miller, unopposed 1557
Sheriff
Bauman, unopposed, 1734
County Treasurer
Sylvia McDaniel, unopposed,
1594
Coroner
Creswick, unopposed, 1556
Justice of the Peace
J. O. Hager, unopposed, 1076
Supreme court. Position 1
McAllister 171
Vandenberg 48
Supreme court, Position 3
Tooze 1174
Supreme court, Position 5
Lusk 1097
Supreme court Position 6
Warner 1150
MEASURES .
No. 1 .yes 414 no 1253
No. 2 yes 1283 no 342
No. 3 yes 1067 no 574
No. 4 yes 1168 no 391
No. 5 yes 884 no 775
No. 6 yes 793 no 1025
No. 7 yes 1048 no 552
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BEN MUSA, The Dalles Democrat
who defeated John Hounsell in
race for state senate.
Musa Wins Senate
Seat From Hounsell
State Senator John Hounsell,
Republican of Hood River, lost
his race for reelection to Ben
Musa, The Dalles Democrat. The
16th district comprises Gilliam,
Hood River, Morrow, Sherman,
Wasco and Wheeler counties.
An incomplete count from four
of the six counties in the dis
trict gave Musa 2634 and Houn
sell 2167. The figures did not in
clude any count from Wasco and
Hood River counties, the two lar
gest in the district, but early re
turns from Wasco county gave
Musa better than a 2000 vote lead
there. Of the four eastern coun
ties in the district, Hounsell car
ried only Sherman county, and
that by only 29 votes.
Hounsell had served as senator
from Hood River county, but the
recent redisricting places Mor
row, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sher
man counties in the same district
as the two larger counties.
Musa served one term m the
senate from 1948 to 1952.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner Tuesday
Nov. 20 at the courthouse between
9:30 a. m. and 3:30 p. m.
ROBERT D. HOLMES came from
behind to defeat Governor Elmo
Smith.
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WAYNE MORSE, who was sue
cessful In his bid for reelection
to the senate as a Democrat.
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AL ULLMAN succeeded in de
feating Sam Coon on his second
try for the Congressional seat.
Four 1957 Cars and
Trucks to Be Shown
First Time Friday
Friday will be a big day for
everyone interested in new 1957
model cars three of the new
and one new truck model will
make their debuts in Heppner.
Farley Motor Company, local
Buick, Pontiac and GMC truck
dealer will show the 1957 models
in all three lines and Rosewall
Motor Company, Ford and Mer
cury dealer, will put the new
Mercury on display the same day.
All three cars have been an
nounced as completely new in
styling, all lower and all three
boast higher horsepower than
last year. Styling trend in the
Mercury is called a complete de
parture from that of past years.
Both Buick and Pontiac have an
nounced many mechanical im
provements in addition to the
changes in. looks. The 1957 GMC
truck is called the highest power
ed in its field.
Announcement advertisements
for all the new models, as well as
pictures of the cars appear in
today's paper.
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HOLIDAY MONDAY
Most Heppner stores will be
closed all day November in ob
servance of Veterans Day, a na
tional holiday.
Because of lack of mail service
on Monday the Gazette Times
asks its corresondents to get what
news they can in the mail Satur
day so it will reach the paper on
Tuesday.
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Awards Presented
Saturday at 4-H
Achievement Party
The annual 4-H achievement
party was held Saturday even
ing at the fair pavilion with more
than 225 4-H members, parents
and friends attending the pot
luck dinner.
One hundred and thirty-nine
members from 22 4-H clubs re
ceived their pins and special re
cognition earned during the pro
ject year. Members successfully
completed projects in all types
of agriculture and home econo
mics. A number of special awards
were presented to members who
had done an outstanding job in
over-all club work and in speci
fic projects. Janet Wright and
Karl Beach, two of the older 4-H
members serving as junior lead
ers this year, were presented with
the Danforth Foundation award
for bieng the most outstanding
four-square 4-H members.
County recognition in the na
tional awards program were pre
sented to a number of club mem
bers including: achievement,
Judy Howton; boys agriculture,
Karl Beach and Dennis Doherty;
clothing, Karen Lundell, Linda
Heimbigner and Brenda Town
send; dairy foods demonstration,
Marilyn Morgan; dress revue
medals, Jeanne Schmidt, Judy
Schmidt, Sandra Campbell, Linda
Heimbigner, Roseann Ayers, Jan
ice Beamer and .Grace McCabe;
electricity, Kenneth Keeling; food
preparation, Carole Anne Ander
son and Connie Anderson; girls
home economics, Janice Martin,
More Awards UPresented
and Janet Wright; -meat animal,
Carlene Rhea. Safeway breeding
livestock sumrhe'"vhool scho
larship was awarded to Kenneth
Nelson and special recognition
was given to the livestock judg
ing team for participating in the
PI judging contest. Members were
Carlene Rhea, Kenneth Lynn
Smouse, and Sandra Beach who
were one of the six judging teams
in the entire northwest to earn
a blue ribbon for their high score.
Special recognition was given
to Glenn Campbell in the form
of a plaque for his work in or
ganizing the work program for
completion of the 4-H summer
camp building at the Herren
creek camp grounds.
Special guests who were hon
ored for their contribution to 4-H
work were Mr. and Mrs. John
Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Doherty, Mr. and Mrs. Hershall
Townsend, Jack Bedford, Bob Fer
rell, Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Brunner, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Koenig, Mrs. Velma Glass
and Ed Craber.
The achievement program and
the one held at Boardman Friday
night when 42 members were pre
sented with pins, are a part of the
all time high enrollment of 27,590
4-H club members in the state of
Oregon. This recognition to mem
bers and leaders who have worked
with them in accomplishing their
goals are being honored notion
ally this Saturday when National
4-H Achievement day is observed.
Legion to Serve
Holiday Breakfast
The Heppner American Legion
post will again observe Veterans
Day, Monday, Nov. 12, by serving
a public breakfast from 7 to
11 o'clock In the morning and fol
lowing the afternoon football
game there will be a potluck din
ner at the hall at 6:30 in the
evening.
The breakfast was, served for
the first time last year and the
response was so great that the
post has planned to make it an
annual affair.
Missionary Group
To Meet At Valby
The Union missionary society
meeting will be held Sunday,
Nov. 11 at Valby Lutheran church
it was announced this week. All
missionary society members are
Invited for lunch after church
with the lunch to be furnished
by the women of Valby church.
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GRANGE TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Rhea Creek Grange will be held
Sunday, November 11 starting
with a potluck dinner at 1 p. m.
Heppner Voters
Choose Collins Mayor,
Pick Councilmen
Heppner voters elected William
C. Collins mayor, chose five coun
cil men, a city recorder and a
treasurer Tuesday in a race that
caused practically no Interest as
there was no opposition for any
position,
Named to four year year terms
on the council were Allen Case,
E. E. Gonty and Robert Penland,
and for two year terms Phil
Blakney and Erling Storro. Ted
Smith was reelected city recorder
and La Verne Van Marter Jr.
city treasurer.
The vote was:
Collins, mayor, 557
Blakney, 559
Storro 444
Case 511
Gonty 491
Penland 505
Smith, recorder, 575
Van Marter, treas., 580
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ALLEN TOM, state representa
tive who was lone Republican
in this area to be successful.
C. A. Tom Wins
Over Barnett
' State representative Charles
Allen Tom, Republican, was re
turned to the house Tuesday
when he polled 2788 votes to his
opponent, Jerry Barnett of Moro,
2193. All but two precincts in all
four counties of the 22nd district
were reported by late Wednesday
and there was little prospect that
the vote there could change the
trend.
Tom carried Morrow, Gilliam
and Sherman counties by a com
fortable margin, but Barnett took
a slight edge in Wheeler where
he received 587 votes to Tom's
497. Sherman county gave Tom
412 to Barnett's 286 and there was
still one big precinct to report but
it was thought certain that Tom
would at least break even there.
The vote by counties In the
district was:
Tom Barnett
Morrow 1095 796
Gilliam 754 524
Wheeler 497 587
Sherman 442 286
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Services Held Here
For Etta Mae Howard
Mrs. Etta Mae Howard, 71 years
of age, passed away November 4
at Heppner following a short ill
ness. Mrs. Howard was born April
20, 1885 at Liberal Kansas. She
had been residing with a daugh
ter at Hood River but came to
Heppner about two months ago to
visit two of her sons.
She is survived by six sons,
Monroe, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wal
ter, Broken Arrow, Okla.; Chester,
Butler, Okla; Virgil, Mitchell,
Ore.; Herman and Steve of Hepp
ner; five daughters, Juanita Fer
guson, Cortez, Colo.; Irma Jeff
coat, Hood River; Helen Bailey,
and Mabel Bailey of Parkdale,
Ore.; Grace Rose, Hillsboro, Ore.;
two sisters, Ida Archer, LeForce,
Texas; Betty Bathen, Gresham,
Ore.; three brothers, Bert Turner,
Gresham; Arthur Turner, Still
well, Oklahoma; and Earl Tur
ner, of Tulsa, Okla. She also
leaves 34 grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the Heppner As
sembly of God church with Rev.
Willis Geyer officiating. Inter
ment was in the Heppner Maso
nic cemetery with Creswick Mor
tuary In charge of arrangements.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER wins
second term with biggest popu
lar vote in history.
Martin, Lindstrom,
Morgan Win lone
Council Positions
Omar Rietmann was reelected
mayor of lone Tuesday and voters
aLso returned Echo Palmateer to
the treasurer's post and Doris
Goliyhorn as city recorder.
I Six persons were running for
the three open council positions
which were won by Fred Martin,
Milton Morgan and Roy Lind
stiom. A total of 150 votes were
cast in the city election.
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Rietmann, mayor, 139
Palmateer, treasurer, 144
Goliyhorn, recorder, 136
Fred Martin, council 70
Milton Morgan, council 75
Roy Lindstrom, council 89
E. W, Bristow, council 49
Ernest McCabe, council 60
Bill Rietmann, council 55.
Will L. Morgan
Passes Sunday at.
Walla Walla
Funeral services for Will L.
Morgan, 66, were held this after
noon (Thursday) at the Heppner
Christian church with Rev. Char
les Knox officiating. Mr. Morgan
passed away November 4 at the
veterans hospital in Walla Walla.
Mr. Morgan was born January
5, 1890 at Heppner and had made
his home in Monument for the
last 11 years. He had been ill
for some time having been in the
Walla Walla hospital for two
months and the Portland veterans
hospital for the previous six
months. He was a veteran of
World War I.
He is survived by his wife
Georgette, Monument; one son
Milton of Monument; a sister,
Artie Conder of Milton-Freewater;
a brother Harry Morgan, of Win-
throp, Wn and several nieces
and nephews.
Creswick Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements with a
military committal at the Hepp
ner Masonic cemetery.
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41 Heppner High
Students Listed
On Honor Roll
Heppner high school today an
nounced its first semester honor
roll of 41 students who received
top grades. Students on the high
honor roll had a grade point
average of 3.75 or better and on
the low roll 3.0 or over.
On the roll are: freshmen
high, Tom Drlscoll. Low, Michael
Van Schoiack, Carole Anderson,
Roseann Ayers, Wilma Bothwell,
Bill Irby, Clifford Green, Shirley
Nash, Joanne Collins.
Sophomores high, Renn. Har
ris, Janice Martin. Low, Steven
Flug, Celia Boulden, Sharon Case,
Bob Huffman, Susie McQuarrie,
Marilyn Calvin.
Juniors high, Joann Brosnan.
Low, Peggy Applegate, Judy Col
lins, Helen Graham, Tom Currin,
Buelah Davis, Marlene Geyer,
Judie Spaulding, Carol Groshens,
Jim Morris, Phyllis Quackenbush,
Len Ray Schwarz.
Seniors high, Mary Jo Stew
art, Jay Sumner, Shirley Kono
nen, Janet Wright, Alice Stew
art, Meredith Thomson. Low,
Francine Francis, Laurel Allstott,
Dean Connor, Alice Peterson,
Frances Slocum, Marilyn Petty
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Mrs. Don Bellenbrock and Mrs.
Matt Hughes were in Walla Wal
la and Pendleton Wednesday.
Robert M. Clark left Thursday
for California after a short visit
here at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Floyd Adams.
Open House Set
Here During
Education Week
The Heppner grade and high
schools are inviting all parents
and friends to attend classes with
their children on November 13,
14 and 15 in observance of Ameri
can Education Week.
HenDiier school superintendent
Joe H. Stewart today said, "It is
with deeD sense of responsibility
to the American people and par
ticularly the people ot our com
munity that we urge participa
tion in this observance. It is our
sincere conviction that public
education is the keystone ol de
mocracy and the basis for the
continuance of our democratic
ideals. Education strives hard to
create within I'.s charges an
awareness of the advantages of
an Informed population. We main
tain that our childroii, witrjne .
ability to choose thr right coures
of action, can be a better safe
guard to those principles which
we hold dear.
"Feeling this responsibility to
you, we ask your cooperation in
determining whether we are
mooting these objectives," Stewart
said. .
Parents are also invited to eat
lunch with their children in the
new cafeteria and to inspect the
manv lmnrovements made since
American Education Week last
year, such as the new elementary
school, new home economics de
partment, kitchen and improved
lunch room facilities.
Christmas Club
Checks Due Members
More than 13,000 Oregonians
will be able to begin their Christ
mas shopping in earnest when the
First National bank of Portland
mails out approximately $1,000,
nnn in Christmas club checks to
members throughout the state in
a few days.
Each club member will receive
a check for the amount saved dur
ing the past year, plus interest,
in time for early holiday shop
Dins. C. B. SteDhenson, First Na
tional president, pointed out. The
money is saved through the
club's systematic program.
Officials of Christmas Club.
Inc., estimate that more than a
billion dollars will be distribu
ted nationally during November
to more than 12,000,000 members
participating in nearly 7,000 in
stitutions.
In Henuner more than $7,000
will be distributed to approxi
mately 150 accounts, jacK Bed
ford, local manager, said.
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Raymond Walker
Heppner Navy Man
Heads For Antarctic
SEATTLE, Wash., (FHTNC)
Sailing for Antarctica Nov. 3
aboard the ice breaker USS Sta
ten Island is Raymond Y. Walker,
fireman, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Walker of Heppner.
Before entering the service in
October 1955, he attended Hepp
ner hlg school, and was employed
by Silver Spur ranch in Heppner.
He will help establish a United
States base for Operation Deep
freeze II, the 1957-58 Internation
al geophysical year scientific in
vestigation. The ice breaker will complete
a pole-to-pole itinerary in 100
days. On Sept. 6 she returned to
her home port of Seattle after
completing a supply mission to
the arctic distant early warning
stations of the northern coasts of
Alaska and Canada. The Staten
Island"s destination is now the
uncharted waters of the Weddell
Sea In Antarctica,