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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 21, 1957
73rd Year, Number 50
lone Grange Urges
Continued Saturday
Bank Opening
Ask Better State
Fair 4-H Facilities
Legislative measures pending
at the current session of the
state legislature came in for con
siderable discussion Sunday at
the regular meeting of the lone
Willows grange.
Harold Dobyns, legislative
chairman, reported on bill num
ber 9 concerning Inadequate fa
cilities for 4-H boys and girls at
the state fair. The group went
on record as favoring the bill
which would improve facilities.
The Grange also expressed the
desire that banks remain open
on Saturdays and voted against
a recently introduced bill that
would require Saturday closing
of all banks in the state. Cards
were prepared and signed by the
Grange officers as well as in
dividual members expressing
their opinions on both measures.
They will. be mailed to the state
Grange legislative committee
and district representative Allen
Tom.
Marion Palmer spoke as agri
culture chairman on the recent
meeting held at the county
agent's office on making insil
age from dry land crops and
further experiments on fertilizer
use. Pamphlets were given the
committee for further study and
reports will be given at the next
meeting.
The group voted to purchase
E bonds with money from their
matured F series bonds.
The third and fourth degrees
were exemplified to Raymond
Lundell, Billie and Mildred See
hafer and Brenda Kay Town
send. The charter was draped in
memory of Algott Lundell.
The March meeting will honor
two 25-year members and also
the 31st birthday of the Grange.
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Cattle Prices
Again Edge Up
HERMISTON The market fair,
ly sizzled at the Hermiston Live
stock Commission Co. sale Fri
day where 69 consignors placed
349 cattle, 152 hogs and 315 sheep
on the auction block.
Prices were steady to $.50 cwt
higher in most instances with
only dairy cows and stock cows
down, coinciding with a drop
in quality.
A feature of the sale was the
auctioning of 315 sheep includ-,
ing one string of 221 breeding
ewes at $20 per head.
Once again demand for fat cat
tle exceeded supply with fat
cows and heifer calves especially
needed for next Friday's sale,
sale manager Delbert Anson said.
More breeding ewes are also on
the wanted list.
The Market:
CATTLE Baby calves, 7.50 to
26 per head; steer calves, 18.20 to
19.90 cwt.; heifer calves, 15.90 to
17.10 cwt.; veal, 20.25 to 23.10
cwt.; stocker steers, 14.70 to 16.80
cwt.; feeder steers, 16.80 to 19
cwt.; fat heifers, 16.10 to 17.40
cwt; dairy cows, 90 to 105 per
head; stock cows, 101 to 115 per
head; utility and commercial
cows, 12.75 to 14.70 cwt.; canner
cutter cows, 8.85 to 10.60 cwt.;
with few Holsteins to 11.60;
shells, 6.25 to 8.10 cwt.; and bulls,
13.75 to 15 cwt.
HOGS Weaner pigs, 8.50 to
13.50 per head; feeder pigs, 18.40
to 19.60 cwt.; fat hogs, 17.90 to
18.70 cwt.; and sows, 14.20 to
16.30 cwt.
SHEEP Feeder lambs, 14.90 to
16 cwt.; and ewes, 17.50 to 22
per head.
Those earning top prices at the
market included Beamer Ranch,
Heppner 50 per head for one sow
and 16.30 cwt. for two sows of
530 pounds; C. K. Peck, Lexing
ton, 19.60 cwt for 10 feeder hogs
of 1060 pounds; Ralph Arbuckle,
Hermiston, 18.70 cwt for a 210
pound fat hog; Mary Glavey,
Heppner, 13.50 per head for three
weaner pigs; Cecil Rock, Alder
dale, Wash., 22 per head for 25
ewes with 8 lambs; Carson Vehrs,
Echo, 19.90 cwt. for three steer
calves of 950 pounds; Marvin
Hutchinson, Pilot Rock, 17.10 cwt.
for five white face heifer calves
of 2885 pounds; and C. F. Con
stant, Ritter, 14.70 cwt for a 1020.
pound white face cow.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
returned Friday from Portland
where they spent several days.
Mrs. Floyd Adams left last
week for a visit in Colorado.
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ROBERT E. FERRELL, assistant
manager of the Heppner branch
of the First National Bank of
Portland, this week was named
manager of the Sherman
county branch at Moro.
(GT Photo)
Robert Ferrell
Appointed Manager
Of Moro Bank
The appointment of Robert E.
Ferrell as manager of the Sher
man county branch of First Na
tional bank of Portland in Moro
was announced by C. B. Stephen
son, president of the statewide
banking system.
He will replace B. C. Pinckey,
who resigned recently to accept
a position in another field of
business.
A native of Sherman county
and a banker thoroughly familiar
with central and eastern Ore
gon, Ferrell has 20 years' experi
ence with First National.
He joined the bank at The
Dalles branch in 1937 as a book
keeper, remaining at the branch
until he was called into the mili
tary service from 1942-46.
After discharge from the ser
vice, he was assigned to Condon
branch, where he was operations
officer for two years. He then
worked a year at The Dalles and
two years at Hood River as as
sistant cashier and instalment of.Ljohnson and
ficer before being elevated to
general loan officer at Heppner
branch four years ago.
At Heppner he has served as
an officer of the Morrow county
Community Chest, the Morrow
county March of Dimes, and the
All Saints Episcopal church. He
is also a member of the Ameri
can Legion and the Parent
Teachers association.
Ferrel left Wednesday for Moro
but will not move his family
until housing can be arranged.
Donald Poison, of Portland is
filling Ferrell's position tempor
rily until a permanent appoint
ment is made.
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Social Security
Representative Due
A representative of the La
Grande social security office will
be in Heppner Wednesday, Feb
ruary 27, on his regular monthly
visit.
Vernon A. Welo, manager of
the La Grande district office, ad
vised that any person planning
to file claim at this time should
bring with them any evidence
necessary for establishing their
claims to social security benefits.
In the case of farmers, this would
include copies of their tax re
turns for 1956 and proof that the
income and self-employment tax
was paid for that year. Wage
earners should bring their 1956
withholding slips. Both workers
and their wives should also
bring any available evidence of
their age as proof of their age
may be needed.
Welo stated that bringing such
proofs at the time of the initial
interview could in many cases
reduce considerably the time that
the claimant will have to wait be.
fore getting a social security
check. 4
The social security representa
tive is scheduled to be in the
city hall at Heppner from 9 a. m.
to 12 noon.
lone Townies Win
Spot in Sub-District
Play; Meet Elgin
The lone Townie basketball
squad downed the Pendleton
Faculty 73 to 69 Wednesday
night to win a place in sub-divisional
championship play.
The win assured lone a game
against Elgin which will be
played at lone Sunday at 2 p.
m. Should they win this game
they will meet either Bend or
Arlington in the state tourna
ment March 2 and 3 at Hermiston.
Change in Student
Grading Proposed
By Heppner P-TA
Round Table sessions follow
ing talks evaluating different
methods of child progress re
ports to parents brought forth
several different recommenda
tions by parents at the Parent
Teacher Association meeting in
Heppner February 13.
Receiving favorable comment
in all discussion groups were
scheduled parent teacher confer
ences and modification of pre
sent report cards in use in the
Heppner schools.
Most likely to go into the con
ference report method first will
be the three primary grades, with
tentative plans to use parent
teacher conferences next year at
the end of the ninth and twenty
seventh school week, with re
port cards being Issued the
eighteenth week and at the end
of the school year.
Parents expressed themselves
as beliving that many report
card systems do not tell them
enough about their child's pro
gress, and suggested that two
grades be used for each subject,
one indicating the child's pro
gress in relation to his class, and
the other in relation to his abil
ity to do the work.
Before the buzz sessions pro
gram chairman Clarence John
son presented the administra
tor's slant on reports to parents,
Mrs. Charles Huggett spoke on
the parent's reception and re
action to reports, and a tape re
cording of a talk made by Mrs.
Blanche Boulden concerning the
point of view of the teacher who
must grade the child was played.
The program was the out
growth of a study group cur
rently meeting to evaluate vari
ous methods of reporting on stu
dents' school progress.
Four sessions were held. The
high school group was led by
Gordon Pratt; the intermediate
and upper grade group led by
James Mallon; and two primary
groups were led by Clarence
Mrs. Velva Been-
dolt. Recorders tor the groups
were Mrs. Marie Clary, Mrs. Mar
garet Kirk, Mrs. Arolene Laird,
and Mrs. Kathryn Hoskins.
The March meeting, to be
held March 13, will celebrate
Founders' Day and Mrs. Faye
Staggs, state president of the
Parent-Teacher Association, will
be the speaker.
Mrs. Robert Ferrell, Joe Stew
art, and Harlan McCurdy were
elected to the nominating com
mittee to select a slate of officers.
Election will be held at the meet
ing in March.
A brief discussion clarified the
position of the Heppner P-TA as
sponsoring group for the local
Cub Scout organizations.
A three county (Morrow, Gil
Ham and Wheeler) district P-TA
council meeting was held Friday
at'Condon where pending legis
lation was discussed. L. E. Dick
of Heppner was named chairman
of the council and he was in
Salem early this week to attend
a meeting on school legislation.
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Farm Bureau Meet
Set Feb. 26 at lone
The monthly meeting of the
Morrow county Farm Bureau will
be held at the lone Legion hall
Tuesday, Feb. 26 opening with a
potluck dinner at 6:30.
Mrs. Ada Sacrison, Pilot Rock,
state women's chairman, who
was unable to attend the last
meeting because of bad weather,
will tell of her trip to the Ameri
can Farm Bureau meeting at Mi
ami, Fla.
Bills before the state legisla
ture will be discussed, and be
cause many are of importance
to farmers, a large attendance at
this meeting is hoped for, Harold
Beach, president, said. Bureau
representatives In Salem will be
advised of the county Bureau's
desires.
1957 Jury List
Being Published
Elsewhere in today's Gazette
Times is the complete 1957 jury
list from which needed jury
panels will be drawn during the
coming year. The list includes
over 500 names and is drawn
annually by the county court.
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FATHER OF FORMER
HEPPNER WOMAN DIES
Word was received here of the
death Saturday In Sacramento,
Calif., of Henry Aalders, father of
Mrs. Leslie Grant, Arlington, for
merly of Heppner. Services were
held Wednesday at Alton, Iowa.
OBSERVES 9STH BIRTHDAY Mrs. Addie Conlee Binns, a resident
of Morrow county for most of her life, celebrated her 95th birth
day February 10 in a bed at Pioneer Memorial hospital. She was
born in 1862 in Fort Dodge, Iowa and came here soon afterward.
She taught school in Morrow county for many years and was
married to Al Binns of Heppner who died early in this century.
Mrs. Binns is one cf the oldest living members of the Heppner
chapter of the Eastern Star, having been, initiated in September,
1897. She has no living close relatives and is bedfast due to the
amputation of both legs in recent years because of illness. The
Morrow county pion3er woman has b3en hospitalized here since
June, 1955, and two years prior to that in a Portland nursing
home. (GT Photo)
CITY FLAG PURCHASE AND DISPLAY
PLAN STARTED BY BOY SCOUT TROOP
Boy Scouts of troop 86, Hepp
ner expect to inaugurate a plan
for the purchase and displaying
of American flags for businesses
and homes in Heppner, it was re
vealed to the chamber of com
merce Monday.
Kenneth Keeling, troop 86
Scoutmaster, told the chamber
that the troop will shortly con
tact all local merchants on a
plan whereby the scouts will pur
chase flags, staffs and mounting
brackets for all who sign up for
the service, and will handle the
displaying of the flags on four
national holidays each year, Flag
day, Veteran's day, Memorial day
and July Fourth.
As tentatively planned, the
flags will cost each purchaser
$7.50 which will Include the ser
vice of the Scouts for the first
year in putting up and taking
down the flags on the four holi
days. On subsequent years, after
the flags' are paid for," the service
will be supplied by the Scouts for
$2.00 per year. The troop will
store the flags and keep them In
repair.
It is planned to purchase brack,
ets which will be attached to the
buildings, rather than the type
that stand on the curbs, and all
will be installed uniformly. It
may be necessary to charge a
small installation fee to get the
North Area to Get
Polio Vaccine
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, county j
health officer, announced today,
that there will be an Immuniza
tion clinic held at Boardman and'
Irrigon Tuesday, February 26, and
he urges all eligible persons to
take advantage of the free polio
At the clinic the vaccine will
be given free to all persons up to
20 years of age.
Dr. McMurdo urged all those
eligible to get the shots, saying,
"This is tax-purchased vaccine
which you helped pay for. Do
not put It off because no one
knows when or where or who in
fantile paralysis will strike, and
if not vaccinated it may cripple
for life or may cause death."
Pregnant women of any age are
also eligible for the shots and
such vaccination is strongly
urged by the highest authorities.
Dr. McMurdo added that as far
as is known, there has not been
a single case of permanent para
lysis or death among children
who have received the vaccine.
Civic League Gets
Tax Exempt Status
The Heppner Civic League re
ceived word this week from the
state tax commission that it is
not subject to taxes inasmuch as
it is classified as a non-profit
organization. The group earns
and spends a considerable am
ount of money during the year,
but the majority goes for the
support of the local kindergarten.
At the Monday night, held at
the Episcopal parish hall, it was
decided to hold a sping style
show, but the date and place has
not yet been set.
The kindergarten committee
reported that plans have been
made to modernize the kinder
garten room washroom and that
new equipment consisting of
paint easels and work books
have Ween added.
brackets put up, it was said, in
asmuch as many must be mount
ed on brick or concrete.
The plan was well received by
chamber members, many of
whom immediately signed up for
the service. The Scouts will
contact all businesses in the near
future.
Individual residences may
purchase the flags, if they de
sire, Keeling said, but the Scouts
will not hang or take them down
as in the case of business houses.
Each resident would keep and
display his own.
lone P-TA Observes
Founders Day
Founders Day waj observed at
the P-TA meeting Wednesday
evening Feb. 13 when Mrs. E. M.
Baker gave a talk telling of this
day which marked its 60th an
niversary. t She also gave the
history of the local P-TA. The
present one was organized in
1941 with Mrs. Fannie Griffith as
the president pro-tern. The past
presidents were Mrs. Franklin
Ely, Mrs. Vera Warfield, Mrs.
Dixon Smith, Mrs. B. C. Forsyth,
Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mrs. Omar
Rietmann, Mrs. E. M. Baker, liar
Ian McCurdy, Fredrick Martin,
Ray Heimbigner is the president
now.
Mrs Baker told of some of the
highlights of each year in the
P-TA work. Among them were
sponsoring hot lunches at the
school, giving treats at Christ
mas, purchasing a loud speaker,
helping with the financing of the
band uniforms, sponsoring an
Arbor Day planting of trees at
the school, and organizing a
study group. They have held
auctions and fun nights to raise
money. The P-TA also, sponsors
the teachers receptions, the an
nual school picnic, banquets and
other projects.
Other numbers on the program,
conducted by Mrs. Lewis Ilalvor
sen, were the Lincoln Gettysburg
Address by Gerakline Morgan; a
reading, Valentine Day by Lloyd
Howton; and a reading on the
personal life of Washington by
Mrs. Ilalvorson; the group sang
"America, the Beautiful" led by
Gary Stephenson.
At the business meeting Bryce
Keene thanked all who helped
make the Fun Night a success.
Fredrick Martin explained the
school bills now before the legis
lature; Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn gave
a talk on the United Nations
Pilgrimage contest for sopho
mores and juniors ' and R. H.
Wooclroof stated that spring va
cation would be March 14 and
15. The group voted to give $5
toward the favors for the ban
quet at the state convention at
Pendleton April 9, 10 and 11.
Members voted to recommend
to the juniors that they charge
a fee at their prom this spring.
Those elected on the nominating
committee were Mrs. Lloyd How
ton, Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn and
Eryce Keene.
Refreshments were served from
tables decorated in the Valentine
motif. The hostesses were Mrs.
Delmer Crawford, Mrs. Joe Haus
ler, Mrs. LaVerne Hams, Mrs.
Hugh Salter and Mrs. L. A. Mc
Cabe. CARD PARTY PLANNED
The Rhea Creek Grange will
hold a public pinochle party on
Thursday evening, February 28 at
the hall. The party will be a
benefit for the March of Dimes.
Refreshments will be served.
Methodist Conference to
Open Here February 26
The Methodist ministers of
Oregon will open a three day
mid-winter conference at Hepp
ner next Tuesday. The meeting
will continue through February
28. It is sponsored by the Ore
gon Conference Town and Coun
try Commission and the Oregon
Methodist rural fellowship.
Dr. Kenneth Gaver, director of
training and research for the
state hospital, Salem, will be the
keynote speaker talking on "The
needs of all people."
The Tuesday evening program
will be open to the public and
will start at 7:30 at the Metho
dist church. The Rev. Asa Mun-
Four-Inch Snow
Falls on Heppner
Clearing skies late Wednes
day brought a quick drop in
temperature and by Thursday
morning the official reading
was 2 degrees above xero at
Heppner. An overcast at press
time indicated the possibility
of more snow.
Heppner's "banana belt" repu
tation went by the board this
week when it fell heir to more
snow than any other Morrow
county community with the pos
sible exception of Hardman.
The heavy fall which started
here Tuesday afternoon and con
tinued almost uninterrupted un
til Wednesday afternoon brought
slightly more than four inches of
white covering, the most to fall
during any one storm this win
ter Residents and business men
who spent Wednesday shoveling
sidewalks didn't appreciate the
white, fluffy layer nearly as
much as did farmers who are still
looking for extra moisture for
crops and hoping for heavy
snows in the mountains to insure
ample irrigation water later in
the year.
According to reports the snow
depth at lone was only about
half that at Heppner and not
enough fell at Hermiston or Ar
lington to give the ground a good
cover. Roads in this area were
extremely slick Wednesday morn
ing, but there was little drifting
as winds were almost totally
lacking.
Weather reports tell of a cold
high pressure area pushing in
from the north which could fore
tell a drop In temperatures and
clearing skies. This newspaper
however, makes no forecast and
will again rely on its do-it-yourself"
weather report system In
augurated several weeks ago
which proved to be 100 accu
rate. Each reader may mark his
own weather from the following
list which Is reprinted for con
venience. Snowing
Raining
Hailing
Freezing
Thawing
Sunshine
Nothing
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Christian Church Men
Hold Annual Pie
Baking Contest
. Thursday evening the men of
the Heppner Christian church en.
tertained their families and the
women of the church at a Valen
tine party. Following devotions
and games the men again held a
pie baking contest with the Rev.
Charles Knox winning first place,
C. N. Jones second, and Harold
Peck, third.
Judges in the contest were Roy
Neill, last year's winner, assisted
by Mary Jo Stewart and Gary
Jones. Appropriately the refresh
ments were cherry pie and Ice
cream.
In charge of the kitchen were
Paul Jones and Harold Peck with
Clem Stockard heading up the
clean-up detail. Charles Knox
was in charge of the recreation
and devotions.
JOHN PIPER IN NAVY
John Piper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Piper of Heppner, is
now in San Diego where he is
taking Naval basic training. He
entered the service February 7.
GROUP GETS UNIFORMS
The Twirlettes, a group of
Heppner high school girls who
have been taking baton Instruc
tion from Mrs. Kenneth Merry
man, appeared for the first time
at Tuesday night's basketball
game in new uniforms.
dell of Roseburg will deliver the
sermon on "Jesus meets the needs
of people." The closing session
will feature the Rev. Burton
Bastuscheck, town and country
counsellor, Willamette Univer
sity, who will speak on, "Are
we concerned. Theme for the
sessions will be "Becoming Aware
of Human Needs."
Heppner laymen taking part in
the program are Mrs. Douglas
Drake, Joe Stewart, William Tur
ner, Thomas I. Wilson and Newt
O'Harra.
Meals for the visiting minis
ters will be served by All Saints'
Episcopal, Christian, Methodist
and Catholic churches and the
Heppner P-TA. Housing has been
arranged in homes.
The conference which fs ex
pected to attract about 50 minis
ters, is being planned by the Rev.
Lester Boulden, Heppner; the
Rev. Harold Mackey, Molalla;
the Rev. Claude Brown, Lakeview;
the Rev. Geral Gear, Odell; the
Rev. Bruce McConnell, Amity;
the Rev. James Workman, Junc
tion City; and Bishop Raymond
Grant, Portland.
Elks to Observe
Anniversary Sat.
The Heppner Elks lodge will
observe its 60th anniversary Sat
urday with a day-long program
that is expected to draw lodge
members from many parts of the
state.
Registration for members and
guests starts at 11 a. m. and
will be followed by lodge at 2
p. m. with degree work to be'
put on by officers of the Baker
lodge. An Elks ladles card
party will be held in the lounge
at 2 p. m. Dinner will be served
from 6 to 7:30 at the fair pavil
ion, followed by two floor shows
at the Star Theater and a dance
at 10 o'clock.
Lowell Grlbble is chairman of
the anniversary committee which
is working under LaVerne Van
Marter Jr., exalted ruler of the
Heppner lodge.
Of interest to local residents
will be a Boy Scout drum and
bugle corps which is sponsored
by the Baker lodge and will ac
company the officers of that lodge
to Heppner. They are expected
to give several performances dur
lng the day.
Advance registration indicated
today that a great many Oregon
State Elks association officers
will be present for the celebra
tion, giving promise of making
it one of the largest "annuals"
ever held here.
GOC Training Meet
Set For Monday
Sgt. R. D. Coleman of the
Ground Observer Corps will be
in Heppner Monday, Feb. 25 to
give a group of local volunteers
observer training. The training
session will be held at 8 p. m.
in the multi-purpose room of the
grade school.
Sgt. Coleman emphasized that
the meeting will be open to the
public and anyone Interested in
aiding In the work is urged to
attend. He will make a special
effort to answer all questions re
garding the need for a GOC post
here.
The local GOC post has been
In operation since January 10
but additional helpers for the
summer months are badly need
ed. Heppner is one of the last
communities of any size In the
state to activate a post.
For further information on
GOC needs residents are urged
to contact Mrs. Ray Smith, phone
6-5330 or Mrs. Llewelyn Ro&blns
phone 6-9723.
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New Tire Store to
Open This Weekend
The Heppner store of Ford's
Tire Service will open its doors
to the public Friday and Satur
day, it was announced today by
Wayne Snyder, manager of the
new business.
The store is located on North
Main street, just south of the
Columbia Basin Electric building
and will handle a complete line
of tires, batteries and other auto
motive supplies. Refreshments
will be served to all visitors dur
lng the two opening .days.
The store will be a branch
of the company's Pendleton operation.