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EUGENE.
Housing Development
Here Seen Possible
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The possibility that a sizeable
group of new homes would be
built in Heppner during the com
ing year was revealed at the
chamber of commerce meeting on
Monday noon when it was an
nounced that Lloyd Hammerstad,
president of United Builders of
Yakima, Wn. had been in Hepp
ner during the past week to in
vestigate sites.
Hammerstad made no definite
commitment on the plan but
while here investigated several
possible locations for a housing
development which could run
from 10 to 50 new homes, it was
said. According to reports the
company, which has constructed
many new homes in Pendleton
and Washington cities, would
make available two and three
bedroom homes in the $10,000 to
$12,C00 price bracket. The com
pany representative said that fi
nancing for such a project has
been arranged and the houses
could be purchased on low down
payments and either FHA of GI
terms.
Hammerstad told a chamber
official that he plans to return
to Heppner within a short time
and the group expects to meet
with him. There appears to be
great interest in the proposal
among chamber members and
dther residents who have heard
of the plan.
Help Offered
The chamber also received a
letter from the Arlington cham
ber of commerce offering its sup
port and help In a plan to re
locate the Heppner-Heppner
Junction highway. The local
Ground Observer
List Grows, More
Help Still Needed
The Heppner Ground Observers
Corp has been officially in opera
tion since January 9, it was re
ported this week by Mrs. Ray
Smith, local GOC head.
Since last week Mrs. William
Heath, Mrs. Riley Munkers and
Mrs. Merlin Wagoner have been
signed as observers but others are
still needed, to was said. A list
is being compiled of interested
persons to take a training ses
sion which will be given here in
the near future by Sgt. Coleman,
area coordinator of the GOC. Any
one interested is asked to con
tact Mrs. Smith, 6-5330 or Mrs.
Llewelyn Robbins, 6-9723 for in
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"Hobbies" Subject
Of P-TA Program
Hobbies was the subject for the
program at last week's Heppner
P-TA meeting and the results of
many hobbies were on display for
members at the meeting. They
included airplanes, trains, pencil
drawings, amateur radios, rocks,
ceramics, chinchillas, oil paint
ings, woodworking, crochet and
quilts.
A panel discussion on hobbies
was presented by Jack Flug, Dr.
C. M. Wagner, Ray Smith and
Whitmer Wright. Moderator was
Oliver Creswick. Other enter
tainment included vocal numbers
by a men's quartet composed of
Vic Kreimeyer, Clem Stockard,
Gordon Pratt and Oliver Cres
wick. It was announced that the P-TA
now has 243 paid members.
Following the meeting cookies
and coffee were served by the
6th and 7th grade room mothers.
John Snyder's 8th. grade won the
room count.
Two Men Held Here on
Washington Charges
Two Washington men were
held in the county jail this week,
one charged with transporting a
stolen car across state lines and
the other as an AWOL.
Thomas Francis Green, Seattle
was picked up by state police
near Boarman late lai week,
along with George Arthur Tucker,
also of Seattle. Both were lodged
in the county jail. Green was
charged under the Dyre act and
was released Wednesday in the
custody of a deputy U. S. mar
shal. Tucker is still being held
for Army authorities.
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
MAY BE FILED HERE
A state unemployment service
representative ' from Pendleton
will be in Heppner to accept un
employment claims from 10 to 12
a. m. January 25, it has been an
nounced. Offices will be In the
city hall.
A representative will continue
to come here every two weeks fol.
lowing this visit, it was announ
ced. CARD PARTY TO
BENEFIT DIMES DRIVE
The Rhea Creek Grange will
have a benefit card party for the
March of Dimes on Jan. 24 at
7:30 p. m. at the grange hall. Ad
mission is 75 cents per person and
refreshments will be served. .
chamber has requested the state
highway commission several
times in past years to consider
a plan of relocating the highway
between Morgan and Arlington.
The plan, as suggested again by
the Arlington chamber would be
to route the new road from Mor
gan to a point about three miles
south of Arlington where it would
join the Arlington-Condon high
way. The proposed route would
elimniate the crooked road below
Morgan and shorten the distance
between Heppner and Arlington
by 12 miles, it was reported. In
the past state highway officials
have turned down local requests
for such a change, but have ad
mitted that when any major road
work was done in that area, the
rerouting would be given con
sideration. The chamber plans to join
with the Arlington group in jp-
submitting the proposal to the
highway commission.
Cattlemen Urge
Change in Bangs'
lest, Inspection
The Morrow county livestock
growers, meeting Friday and
aaturday for their annual con
ference, recommended that 20
percent of both commercial stock
and purebred cattle herds be
blood tested annually and that
a provision be made for inspec
tion of all licensed slaughter
houses where meat is handled
for human consumption.
The meeting was held at the
Elks temple and concluded Sat
urday night with a banquet at
the fair pavilion. About 100
members attended the meetings
and close to 175 the banquet
The Bangs resolution was
aimed at the proposed changes
in th estate law and it was point
ed out that at present all pure
breds herds must be tested annu
ally. Inasmuch as purebred
breeders must test before selling
and since they are run under the
same conditions as commercial
animals, where only 20 percent
of herd testing is required, the
same regulations should be ap
plied to both.
The meat inspection resolution
adopted for proposed legislation
noted that while inspection is
required for intra and Interstate
slaughter houses, local concerns
which slaughter only for local
consumption, can be sources of
poorer quality meat.
Resolutions Passed
The hunter problem came in
for discussion with the recom
mendation that hunting licenses
be revoked for one year of per
sons convicted of careless use of
firearms or other hunting viola
tions. The present brand law was
considered adequate, but mem
bers recommended more rigid en
forcement and requested that
animals carryng more than one
brand have at least two of the
brands listed on the brand certi
ficate.
It was felt that each countv
should retain its option on
whether it should come under a
proposed state fencing law and
the resolution asked that proof
of negligence rest with the com
plaint. County home demonstration
agents and the home economics
departments in state schools
were recognized for their edu
cational training in the prepara
tion and use of meats.
Officers Are Re-Elected
The group re-elected all former
officers to their posts. They are
John Graves, president: Bill Bar-
ratt, vice president; Gerald
fcwaggart, treasurer and N. C.
Anderson, secretary.
Panel discussions during the
program featured Prosser Clarke.
of Benson, Bodine and Clark of
North Portland who urged that
livestock shipments be spread
evenly throughout the week
rather than concentrating on one
day and depressing the market.
tiaroia L'onn of Heppner noted
an increase in the demand for
wool and lamb consumDtlon
through lamb promotion. He said
Pendleton Woolen Mills has an
nounced it could take aU countv
wool available on a scoured,
clean basis.
Ervie Williams, president of the
Portland Union stoekvards. whn
spoke at.the Saturday night ban
quet, said that "Problems of live
stock growers are not insur
mountable and in general profits
in 1957 will be determined by the
ability of growers to increase
production and cut expenses." He
said the livestock customer is
increasing annually and pointed
out that population in Oregon
has increased 46 percent while
livestock has gone up only 15 per.
cent.
A varied program of entertain
ment was presented at .the ban
quet and a dance followed. The
dinner was served by the home
economics club of the Lexington
Grange.
Copies 10 Cents
MR. AND MRS. DON ROBINSON, right, are receiving engraved hal
ter presented by the Morrow County Livestock association for
the county cattleman award for 1956 which was won by Kirk
and Robinson. Making the presentation Is George Russell, Vale,
vice president of the Oregon Cattlemen's association. It was pre
sented at the stock growers banquet Saturday night.
(Wilson Photo)
Services Held Today
For Eugene Gray,
70, of Stanfield
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2 p. m. (Thursday)
at the Stanfield Presbyterian
church for Eugene Gray, 70, who
passed away January 13 at Her
miston. Mr. Gray was born November
21, 1886 at Pilot Grove, Texas and
had farmed near Stanfield for
the past 16 years. He is survived
by his wife Mabel, Stanfield; two
sons, Merritt Gray of Heppner and
Robert Eugene Gray of Mill City;
two daughters, Mrs. L. E. Ruhl
of Lexington and Florence Gray
of Stanfiedl; sisters, Alice Stock
ord, Heppner. Eunice Selvey,
Pueblo, Colo., and May Deardorf,
Monmouth; four brothers, John,
of La Grande, Charles, Mt. Ver
non, Mo., Elmer, Leroy, Kansas
and Howard of Marshfield, Mo.
Vault entombment was in the
Hermiston cemetery with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston in charge
of arrangements.
lone Television
Names New Officers
The annual lone TV meeting
was held Monday night at the
city hall with over 40 persons
present. Noel Dobyns was elected
vice president for a three year
term, and two new directors, Roy
Lindstrom and Gene Rietmann
were chosen. Holdover officers
are Garland Swanson, president;
Fredrick Martin and Gordon
White directors, and Adon Ham-
lett, secretary-treasurer.
Three prizes were given. Win
ner of first prize of six months
free TV service was won by Echo
Palmateer; second prize of four
months of free service went to
Mrs. Edith Nicheson and third
prize of two months service by
Pete Cannon. Donuts and cotfee
were served after the meeting.
TV subscribers are now re
ceiving three channels on the
cable system, channels 19, 6 and
8.
State Head to Speak
At Farm Bureau
Mrs. Jack Sacrison, state Farm
Bureau woman's chairman, will
speak at the Morrow County Farm
Bureau meeting Tuesday, Jan. 22
at 8 p. m. The meeting will be
held at the Jack Barak home
north of Lexington.
Mrs. Sacrison attended the
American Farm Bureau meeting
at Miami, Fla., in December and
will give a report on that trip.
Legislation coming before the
state legislature now in session
will also be discussed.
New Episcopal
Officers Named
About 70 were present Sunday
for the annual meeting and pot
luck dinner of All Saints Episco
pal church held at the parish
house.
The congregation elected Jack
Bedford and James Driscoll to
the vestry and Jack Loyd as the
junior warden.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo was named
senior warden by the Rev. G. R.
S. Little and the vestry appointed
C. C. O'Connor, lone, as registrar
of the church and Robert Ferrell,
treasurer.
Reports were heard from all
committee chairmen and from the
treasurer.
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
PLANNED BY RAINBOW
The Rainbow girls will hold a
public installation of officers at
2:30 p. m. Sunday, January 27 at
the Masonic temple.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January
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lone Officials
Take Offices
lone city officials took the
oath of office Tuesday evening,
Jan. 8 at the first city council
meeting of the new year. Sworn
in were Omar Rietmann, mayor;
Mrs. Doris Gollyhorn, recorder;
Mrs. Echo Palmateer, treasurer;
Roy Lindstrom and Milton Mor
gan, councilmen. Another coun
cilman Fredrick .Martin was ab
sent and will take his seat later.
Mayor Rietmann gave a ten
tative program for the year which
included work on the city reser
voir, a tree-planting program in
the town, improvement of the
upper part of the city park and
maintenance for it, a plan to con
trol solicitors in the town and a
spray program.
Hog Prices Sti
Lead Upswing
HERMISTON For the third
straight week hog prices led the
way at the Hermiston Livestock
Commission Co. sale Friday with
all grades showing price gains.
Manager Delbert Anson de
scribed the market as "red hot"
with a large number of consign
ors, 107, placing 375 cattle, 236
hogs and 24 sheep on the auction
block.
Feeder pigs topped last week's
season high of $20.5 cwt., posting
a mark of $21.50 cwt. Weaner
pigs bettered last week's high by
$1.25 per head while fat hogs and
sows showed a slight gain of $.10
cwt.
Cattle prices remained steady
with veal still the leader with a
range of $20.10 to $22 cwt. Needed
especially for next Friday's sale
will be feeder steers for Yakima
valley feed lots and fat cows and
heifers for packers. The market:
CATTLE Baby calves 1.50 to
9 per head; feeder steers, 16.50 to
18.30 cwt.; steer calves, 17.20 to
18.90 cwt.; heifer calves, 13.90 to
15.90 cwt.; veal, 20.10 to 22 cwt.; I
stocker steers, 15.10 to 16.50 cwt.;
heifers, 13.30 to 15.90 cwt.; dairy
cows, 92 to 135 per head; stock
cows, 91 to 109 per head; utility
and commercial cows, 10.80 to a
few light cows at 14.50 cwt.; can-
ner-cutter cows, 8.10 to 10.80 cwt.;
shells, 4.25 to 7.30 cwt.; and bulls,'
14.10 to 15.30 cwt. I
HOGS Weaner pigs, 9.50 to 15.25 !
per head; feeder pigs, 19.20 to
21.50 cwt.; fat hogs, 17.90 to 19.10
cwt.; and sows, 13.60 to 15.20 cwt.,
with a few light sows to 16.70.
SHEEP Feeder lambs, 13.60 to
14.70 cwt.; and yearlings, 9.10 to
10.80 cwt.
Those earning top prices at
the market included E. C. Dough
erty, Heppner, 15.20 cwt for a
295-pound white sow and 21.50
cwt for four feeder pigs of 305
pounds; Owen Livestock Co.,
Echo, 19.10 cwt for 10 fat hogs of
2080 pounds; J. P. French, Pilot
Rock, 15.30 cwt for a 12G5-pound
white face cow; George Edwards,
Milton, 14.50 cwt for an 840-pound
roan cow; Ben Jordan, Irrigon,
109 per head for five older stock
cows; Dilford Mills, Hermiston,
135 per head for a holstein cow;
J. P. Lenfesty, Touchet, 14.70 cwt
for five feeder lambs of 390
pounds; Mary Glavey, Heppner,
15.25 per head for 17 weaner pigs;
Lawrence Hagen, Pendleton, 15.90
cwt for five white face heifer
calves of 2700 pounds; and Archie
McClure, Walla Walla, 18.90 cwt
for 21 steer calves of 10,880
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Barratt
left Sunday for a vacation In
Arizona,
First Snowfall of
Proceeds
Ralph Thompson
New President
Of Pendleton PCA
Ralph I. Thompson of Heppner,
Monday was named president of
ihe Pendleton Production Credit
Assn. at the annual meeting of
the organization at Pendleton.
Thompson has served as a mem
ber of the board of directors on
the PCA since 1941 and as vice
president since 1944.
Thompson replaces Glen E.
Storie who has headed the organi
zation for the past three years
and has been a director for 12
years.
Thompson was for many years
engaged in the sheep business in
Morrow county, in recent years
lie has disposed of most of his
holdings except a section on
upper Willow creek where he
makes his home. He is also a
Morrow county commissioner,
serving his second term in that
office.
Other officers elected at the
meeting include Charles F. Litch,
Enterprise, vice-president; re-elec
ted were W. E. Moore, Pendleton,
secretary-treasurer; assistant sec.
retaries Barbara Short and James
C. Southern, Pendleton.
Wider Use of Polio
Vaccine Being Urged
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis advised Dr.
A. .D McMurdo, county health
officer, that the county is still at
least 200 million shots short of
winning the battle against para
lytic polio. The letter was part
of an appeal to the general public
to have Salk polio shots which are
now available.
Dr. McMurdo reminded county
residents that the shots may be
obtained free of charge at an
immunization clinic to be held
Friday from 1 to 3 p. m. at the
county health office at Pioneer
Memorial hospital. He urged that
the vaccine be used, as all that
is not taken within a short time
must be returned to the state.
Mrs. Avent Returned
To Penitentiary
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman Tues
day returned Mrs. Ann Avent to
the Oregon penitentiary to serve
out her life sentence for the shoot
ing of Delmore L.essard here over
two years ago.
Mrs. Avent had filed an ap
peal with the supreme court but
her plea was turned down. She
had been held at Rocky Butte
jail in Portland while her appqal
was pending.
SEAL SALE DRIVE
NETS OVER $1400
The Christmas Seal drive has
received a total of $1417.19, it was
reported this week by, Mrs. Jack
Angel, chairman, who also said
the drive doesn't officially close
until March 31 and contributions
may still be sent In.
The chairman expressed her
thanks to the many persons who
helped with the drive and to the
public for their support.
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THE MARCH OF DIMES was $199 richer this week as a result of
this Brand Board which was sold to owners of Cattle brands
at last weekend's county stock growers meeting. Each owner
bought his own brand with dimes and the price varied from
about $2.50 to $10. The two women who thought up the Idea
and got stuck with the work of putting all the dimes on the
board are Mrs. Jim Valentine, right, and Mrs. Jack Loyd. The
Board is now on display in the Heppner branch of the First Nat
ional Bank of Portland, (GT Photo)
17, 1957
Temperature
New Stop Light is
Installed at
School Crosswalk
A new flashing stop light was
installed tins week over the
crosswalk between the heppner
grade school and high scliools
and motorists are advised to ob
serve the light which has now
been placed in operation.
The light was purchased by the
city for the protection of students
tween the two buildings. Ihe
who must cross the street be
light means that all cars must
stop regardless of whether the
crosswalk is occupied and school
officials said Wednesday that
most cars are not observing the
requirement. City 'police will
watch the area closely for vio
lations, it was said.
The light is in operation be
tween 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. during
school days only. It will not be
in operation on weekends, holi
days or during the summer
months.
A student patrol has been used
at the crosswalk prior to the in
stallation of the light, but during
the recent cold weather, they
have not been used.
Hospital Has New
Nurse Supervisor
Mrs. Florence Bradshaw has
taken over duties as new super
visor of nurses at Pioneer Me
morial hospital, it was announ
ced this week by Jack Angel, ad
ministrator. Mrs. Bradshaw came here
from St. Joseph's hospital in Al
bequerque, N. M. where she was
supervisor. Prior to that she was
at Good Shepherd hospital in
Hermiston and has been Adminis.
trator at Powell and Gillette
Wyoming. She is a graduate of
St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa
She has two girls, 8 and 11
years old.
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James Hayes Named
To OSC Honorary
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
James H. Hayes of Heppner has
been selected for membership in
the Oregon State college chapter
of Silver Wings, air force ROTC
drill honor society.
Selection in the organization is
based on drill proficiency and
military bearing. Eighty-five
freshmen and seven sophomores
were picked in tryouts this year.
Hayes, a sophomore majoring
in agriculture, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Hayes of Heppner.
He is a 1955 graduate of Heppner
high school.
March of Dimes
Total Gains
The March of Dimes has re
ceived a total of $657.06 from lo
cal donations, it was announced
this week by Miss Joyce Buschke,
drive treasurer.
All of the money so far reported
has come from the Heppner area,
and the fund was aided by $199
from the brand board idea de
veloped at last week's county
livestock meeting. No reports
have yet been received from any
other county areas.
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73rd Year, Number 45
Winter
Temperature Falls
To 5 Below Zero
Thursday Morning
Thursday morning the tem
perature dropped to 5 degrees
below zero at Heppner to set
a new winter low mark and
better the record set Wednes
day morning by four degrees.
It was -8 this morning on up
per Rhea Creek, only slightly
colder than the day belore.
A trace of fog could be seen
north ol Heppner this morning,
but by noon it had disappeared
and the sun was still smmng
brightly, though not putting
out much heat.
Something happened to Hepp
ner's much talked about "banana
belt" weather Sunday morning
when snow started to fall over
most of the county and its repu
tation got another rude jolt on
Tuesday night when clearing
skies sent the mercury tumoiing
to a winter low of one degree be
low zero. Heppner was still
warmer than the Rhea Creek area
however where a -6 was reported
Wednesday morning.
The early week snow, the
first general snow storm of the
winter, was welcomed by all
ranchers who were complaining
at the lack of moisture and fear
ing a heavy freeze would come
before there was a snow cover
to protect young wheat. Sunday's
snow amounted to three inches
here with comparable amounts
over most of the county. Another
two inches fell Intermittently on
Monday and Tuesday to bring a
total to five Inches. There was .37
inch of moisture, according to
Leonard Gilliam, Heppner wt'a
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Leonard Carlson, weather re
corder at Gooseberry reported a
fall of four and one-half inches
of snow in the three days and a
low temperature Wednesday
morning of .4 degrees.
There has been no wind to
cause drifting.
Driving conditions in Heppner
and on all roads leading in any
direction were described as
"lousy" Sunday through Tuesday
by anyone having to travel over
them, but by Wednesday high
way crews had plowed most of
the main arteries and were in the
process of sanding the entire
area. Several minor accidents
were reported early in the week,
mostly caused when cars slipped
off the slick roads into the ditch.
The Columbia River highway
was a glare of Ice from Boardman
to The Dalles Monday and Tues
day, it was reported, but crews
were working overtime on sand
ing operations and by Wednesday
truck drivers reported most of
highway 30 to be bare or well
sanded. Chains were required to
travel well-packed hilly streets
in Heppner and other areas, but
there were no reports of serious
troubles.
extremely high reading of 30.92,
extremely high reaidng of 30.92,
late Wednesday, an indication of
continued clear, cold weather. It
showed a slight downward trend,
but only slowly.
The temperatures In Heppner
for the past week were
Max Mln.
Friday 49 36
Saturday 55 30
Sunday 46 22
Monday 27 20
Tuesday 31 18
Wednesday 21 -1
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Auxiliary Drive to
Aid Hungarians
The Heppner American Legion
Auxiliary announced this week
that it is sponsoring a drive for
clothing for Hungarian relief.
Anyone having good clean
used wool or cotton clothing they
wish to donate is asked to con
tact Mrs. William Heath at 6-92C3.
The drive will continue through
January.
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IONE STUDENT MAKES
TECH HONOR ROLL
Announcement of the fall term
honor roll achievment by students
at Oregon Technical Institute at
Klamath Falls was announced
this week by the registrar. In
cluded on the list was Wayne
Rietmann of lone who is majoring
in auto mechanics. His GPA was
3.79.
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