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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 6, 1957
74th Year, Number 13
Servicemen Are Listed
On Memorial Plaque
Over 200 persons attended
the fourth Pioneer Memorial day
picnic held May 30 at the fair
pavilion. Judge William W.
Wells, Pendleton, a native of
Heppner, gave the address and
told many interesting and amus
ing incidents of the founding
and early history of Morrow
county.
J. O. Turner of Heppner acted
as master of ceremonies and ded
icated and presented to the coun
ty a plaque honoring the service
men of Morrow county who gave
their lives in World Wars I and
II and in Korea. The plaque was
donated by an anonymous resi
dent and will be placed in the
hallway of the court house.
Names listed on the plaque are:
Tench B. Aldrich, lone; Eldon
L. Allen, Irrigon; Elbert M. Gib
son, Jr., Heppner; Clarence T.
Harris, lone; Paul V. Rietmann,
lone; James A. Stevens, Hardman;
Stanley A. Way, Lexington; Her
bert R. Davidson, lone; Ernest
Forbes, Heppner; N. Fox, Hep
pner; Clyde Edwards, Lexington;
Kay Ferguson, Heppner; Jerry
Settles, Heppner; Norton King,
Heppner; Kenneth E. Warner,
Lexington; Golder Collins, Hard
man; Dow Worden, Boardman;
Alfred Emert, lone; Bobbie Mor
gan, lone; Donald R. Myles,
Boardman; Raymond Allen, Irri
gon; Arthur Chappel, Hardman.
J. O. Turner, who served dur
ing the past year as president of
the pioneer picnic committee,
Mrs. Roy Neill, vice-president;
and Mrs. Walter Beckett, secretary-treasurer,
organized the pro
gram and made arrangements
for the gathering.
Named new officers for the
coming year were Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo, president; Mrs. Lennie
Louden, vice-president; and Mrs.
Clive Huston, secretary. Mem
bers of the Soroptimist club who
acted as greeters were Miss Leta
Humphreys, Mrs. Pearl Devine,
Mrs. Joseph Hughes, Mrs. Robert
Dodds, Mrs. Floyd Adams and
Mrs. Elaine George,
Lexington women who had
charge of the kitchen and served
the food were Mrs. Adolph Ma
jeske, Mrs. Lester Cox, Mrs. L. E.
Ruhl, Mrs. Ted McMillan and
Mrs. Walter Ruggles. Serving
were members of the Camp Fire
Girls and Horizon club including
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Celia Boul
den, Florence Morris, Bernice
Thomson, Carol K. Anderson and
Janice Martin.
Others who took part in the
program included the new presi
dent, Dr. McMurdo who gave an
welcome and told of his early
career in Morrow county; Mrs. Al.
fred Troedson who gave a read
ing; and Carol Anderson and Ja
nice Martin who entertained with
a piano duet.
' Out-of-town visitors attending
the picnic included:
Mrs. Eileen G. Browner, Lon
don, England; Mrs. Grace (Ha
ger) Storey, Chilliwack, B. C;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas, Mrs.
C. U. Pierson, Walla Walla; Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. Swaggart, Salem;
D. B. Boone, Roseburg; Mr. and
Local Wheatgrowers
Meeting Set Friday
Raphael Raymond, president of
the Oregon Wheatgrowers-, Lea
gue, and Marion Weatherford of
Arlington will be the main
speakers at the annual meeting
of the Morrow county Wheat
growers Friday at the Lexington
grange hall. The meeting will
start at 8 p. m.
The speakers will discuss
wheat market- outlooks and the
new revised grain standards.
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FLAGS DECORATE HEPPNER A few of the more than 50 identi
cal flags which were displayed throughout Heppner Memorial
Day. The flags and holders were sold and installed by the Boy
Scouts who will place the flags and remove them on all national
holidays. (CT Photo)
Mrs. W. L. Blann, Mrs. Flora
Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Neill,
Mrs. Gene Gray, Florence Gray,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark, Hermis
ton. Mrs. Maude Pointer, Corvallis;
Mrs. Artie Conder, Mrs. G. W.
Thompson, Milton-Freewater Mrs.
Lena Queen, Mr. and Mrs. Ce
cil (Buck) Lieualle, Judge and
Mrs. William W. Wells and chil
dren, Mrs. C. S. Wheeler, Steven
Runnion, Pendleton; Mrs. Alma
Gilliam, Creston R. Maddock,
Mrs. Ada Cason, Mrs. Blanche
(Groshens) Dempsey, Mrs. Odile
(Groshens) Luper, Mrs. Nora
(Hughes) Buffington, Mrs. Iva
(Clark) Wishram, Portland.
Berl C. Gurdane, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew M. Baldwin, Umatilla;
Mrs. Clara Boyer, Don Boyer, Don
Moody, John Day; Mr. and Mrs.
Niel White, Pilot Rock; Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hughes and children,
Fossil; Laurence Reaney, Van-'
couver, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bartholomew, Estacada; Mrs. A.
J. Fullner, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Heyden (Leora Devin), Stanfield.
Mrs. Ollie Neill, Neva Neill,
Lewis Batty, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Charlton, M. Becket, LaGrande;
Mrs. Oleta Akers, Union; Mrs.
Audrey (Beyner) Hanna, Mau
pin; Mrs. Sylvia Beymer, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Balsiger, Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Balsiger, The Dalles; Mrs.
C. E. Miller, Mrs. Jeff Pearce,
Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Sa
ling, North Powder; Mrs. Michael
Healy, Boardman; Mrs. Gloria M.
Dolven, W.G. McMillan, Mrs. Elva
Ruhl, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller,
Lexington; Mrs. Annie Keene,
Mrs. Ettem Huston, Mrs. Dolly
Fraters, lone.
Rites Held For
Allan Johnston
Funeral services were held in
St. Patrick's Catholic church
Monday at 10 a. m. for Allan
Johnston, who passed away June
1.
Mr. Johnston was born in Car
ragallen, Ireland, June 15, 1888
and came to the United States in
March 1915 making his home at
Condon until 1919 when he mov
ed Heppner where he has since
resided. He was married to Mary
McDaid Nov. 19, 1919.
He is survived by his wife; one
son James B. Johnston, one
daughter, Anna Marie Wilson and;
seven grandchildren all of Hep
pner; a sister and a brother, both
of Ireland; one step son E. J. Mc
Daid, Tigard, and step daughters
Agnes Sperry and Kathleen
Gentry of Portland, and Anna
Robertson of Toledo.
Burial was in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
Junior Legion
Baseball Team
To be Oreganized
Efforts are being made again
this year to form a junior Legion
baseball team in the Heppner ar
ea and anyone interested in play,
ing is asked to contact either
Ernie Drake of Floyd Sayers.
The first game is to be with
Milton-Freewater and will be
played here Sunday, June 16.
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Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Wagner
have had as their guests for the
past two weeks, her parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Affeldt of Lan
sing, Mich. They were on their
way home concluding a two
months trip to the coast visiting
their four children on the coast.
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PIONEER PICNIC OFFICERS New officers of thi Memorial Day Pioneer picnic are shown with the
plaque which was dedicated last Thursday to memory oi county servicemen who have lost their
lives in World War I and II and Korea. Left to rigbt are Mrs. Lennie Louden, vice-chairman; J. O.
Turner, past president; Mrs. Clive Huston, secretary; and Dr. A. D. McMurdo, new president.
(Wilson Photo)
Wheat Allotment
For 1958 Set At
115,680 Acres
The Morrow county Agricultur
al Stabilisation and Conservation
community and county commit
tee has established 1958 wheat
acreage allotments for all wheat
farms in the county and allot,
ment notices will be sent out this
week, it has been announced.
The county allotment for 1958
is 115,680 acres while the estab
lished wheat base is 181,849 ac
res. The 1957 county wheat allot
ment was 114,876 acres while the
base for that year was 176,054 ac
res. The allotmont factor for 1958
is .635 or 36.5 percent cut.
Farmers on land which no
wheat was seeded for grain for
any of the years 1955, 56 and 57
may apply for a 1958 wheat acre
age allotment according to Wil
liam F. Barrett, chairman of the
Morrow county ASC committee.
To be considered for an allotment
on a farm which had no wheat
seeded for grain for any of those
years, the farmer must apply in
writing to county committee by
July 1, 1957.
The marketing quota referen
dum wheat vote for 1958 will be
held on June 20. The time and
location of the voting places will
be announced in next week's pa
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Local Elks Attend
State Convention;
State Office Won
A delegation of 33 county resi
dents attended the Oregon State
Elks convention at Coos Bay May
30 to June 2 and one of the group
was elected to a state office.
Named a trustee of the state Elks
association was Harlan McCurdy,
Jr.
Officers of the local lodge and
wives present for the meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. William Lab
hart, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van
Marter, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Harlan
McCurdy, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Delmer
Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. John Hart
man, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Grib
ble, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bailey, Mr.
and,Mrs. Elwayne Peck, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Ward, Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Keithley. Others going
from Heppner were Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs.
Herschel Townsend, Mr. and Mrs.
George Snider, Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Brown, Luke Bibby and Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Smith.
The Heppner trap team which
placed fourth in the Elks state
trap shoot held during the con
vention was composed of Town
send, Snider, Smith, Bibby and
Dale Brown.
John Williams, Delmar Jordan,
Elwayne Peck and Lowell Grib
ble represented the Heppner
lodge in the Elks state golf tour
nament, entering both team and
individual scores.
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VALBY PLANS POTLUCK
There will be a yotluck dinner
at Valby Lutheran church Sun
day, June 9 immediately lollow
ing services. Dessert of strawber
ries and cake will be furnished.
Everyone is welcome.
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Charley Ely of Coos Bay and
George Ely of Salem were visit
ing at the Alfred Troedson home
last Tuesday.
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HOT WEATHER BRINGS OUT CROWD
OF YOUNGSTERS FOR POOL OPENING
This week's hot weather
brought on such a flood of re
quests from youngsters for the
Heppner swimming pool to be
opened, that lifeguards Gordon
Pratt and Larry Dowen relented
and started operations Tuesday.
The pool was scheduled to opn
June 10.
The fact that everything "wasn't
quite ready to operate didn't
mean anything to the kids who
were itching to get into the wa
ter, even if it was cold. Heating
equipment was installed for the
pool late lust year after it closed
for the season, but it has not yet
been checked by the contractor
and cannot be used for another
few days, but the chilly water
didn't seem to bother the young
er set on the opening days. It is
expected to be operating by next
week.
Season tickets" W(fe placed on
SPECIAL FUND RAISED TO SEND LOCAL
BOY TO NATIONAL FBLA CONVENTION
Arrangements were being
made this week to send Jim Mor
ris, Heppner high school senior,
to the national Future Business
Leaders of America convention
June 1719 at Dallas, Tex. Jim is
state president of the FBLA.
Through the efforts of Joe
Stewart, school superintendent,
Mrs. Itoy Kirk chapter advisor,
and a chamber of commerce
committee composed of James
Farley, Jack Loyd and Dr. E. K.
Schaffitz, money is now being
raised to make the trip possible.
During the past week dona
tions to the fund have been re
cieved from the Elks, IOOF, the
chamber of commerce, Heppner
Pine Mills, Morrow County Grain
Growers, First National Bank,
Case Furniture Co., Wilson's
Men's Wear, several other busi
ness men and individuals. The
money is being used to defray
expenses of the trip and for ne
cessary clothing and incidentals.
Council Increases
Water Hookup Cost
The Heppner city council Mon
day night ordered a revision of
rates on new water connections
setting a scale of $75 for a stan
dard three-quarter inch residen
tial connection. The former
charge was $45 which has been In
effect for many years and the in.
crease was necessary due to
greatly increased meter and pipe
costs.
Large size installations will be
on a cost basis.
The council also authorized a
revised season ticket fee sched
ule for the swimming pool which
is reported in detail in another
story.
An ordinance was passed to the
third reading calling for the va
cation of Campbell street in
North Heppner. It is in an area
which had been platted but was
recently sold in one piece.
Building permits were issued
to Tom Walker, $1500 garage; J.
G. Earratt, two permits for alter
ations, $1500 each; Gillanders
and Burroughs, sidewalk at Ful
lerton Chevrolet building, $-100;
Loyal Parker, remodel, $300; E.
E. Gilliam, remodel, $500.
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NAME OMITTED
The name of Shirley Nash was
omitted from last week's story
on the Heppner high school hon
or roll. She was listed on the
freshman low honor list.
sale Wednesday at slightly in
creased rates over last year in
asmuch as the pool will now of
fer heated water and better fa
cilities equivalent to many other
pools. Family season tickets will
be $18; single adult season $9;
high school season $6 and grade
school season $4. Single admis
sion will be 50 cents for adults,
25 cents for high school and 15
cents for grade school.
Pool hours will be from 1 to
4 and 6 to 8 p. m. daily except
Sunday when it will be open
from 2 to 6 p. m. The pool will be
closed Mondays.
Swimming lessons will be giv
en in the mornings by Red Cross
instructor Larry Dowen who ask
ed that youngsters wanting les
sons register Monday and Tues
day mornings at 10 o'clock. There
will be a registration fee of $1
for each series of lessons which
will start Wednesday morning
The Union Pacific railroad has
made arrangements for a travel
pass as far as Denver and a fare
reduction for the rest of the trip,
Other help has come from the
Morrow County Grain Growers in
the form of 250 ball point pens
which will be used to advertise
Oregon at the convention. Weyer.
haueser Timber Company hag al
so privide some special wood
coasters and rulers which Jim
will take with him when he
leaves June 13.
Anyone interested in aiding
the fund may contact any of the
committee members.
County Youngsters
Win Awards At
The Dalles Sale
Karl Beach of Lexington was
selected as the best all around
Angus exhibitor and won the Pa
cific Aberdeen Angus auxiliary
award for best exhibitor, show
manship and judging at the Fat
Stock show and sale this week
at The Dalles. His animal placed
fourth and was graded choice. He
placed third in the senior divi
sion in the showmanship contest.
Beef exhibitors from Morrow
county and their awards are:
Billy Doherty, Lexington, short
horn, champion, his animal grad
ed high choice and he placed 3rd
in the intermediate group in
showmanship. Kenneth Smouse,
lone, Hereford, 5th, choice, 6th
in intermediate; Carol Ann Pal
mer, Lexington, 5th, choice; Jer
ry Anderson, Heppner, Hereford,
3rd, high choice; Russell Dolven,
Lexington, Hereford, 4th, choice,
4th in junior division; Gary Van
Blokland, Heppner, Hereford, 4th,
choice, 4th in junior division;
Roland Ekstrom, lone, Hereford,
1st, choice, 3rd In junior division.
Sheep exhibitors were David
Anderson, Heppner, white face,
rserve champion, choice grade;
Tommy Martin, Lexington, black
face, 1st, prime lamb, 3rd in In
termmediate judging; Jimmy
Martin, Lexington, black face,
7th, choice, 16th in junior; Doug
las Anderson, Heppner, black
face, 1st, prime; Karl Beach,
Southdown cross, 1st, prime; Con.
nie Anderson, Heppner, South
down cross, 5th, prime, 9th in in
termediate; Jerry Anderson, Hep
pner, Southdown cross, 5th, high
choice, 10th in intermediate.
The show and sale was held
the first three days of this week.
Plans Laid to Start
Little League
Baseball in Heppner
Plans' were made this week to
hold an organizational meeting
for both Little League and Babe
Ruth League baseball in Hep
pner. An organizational meeting
will be held Monday, June 10 at
7 p. m. at the rodeo field grand
stand for the Little League boys
and their parents. Ages in this
group will be from 9 through 12
years. It is hoped to 'get 60 boys
interested so that four teams of
15 each can be organized under
Little League rules.
On Tuesday night a Babe Ruth
league will be organized for boys
13 through 15 years of age if
enough youngsters and parents
are interested.
Several local churches are
helping to promote the program
and Jim Mallon, Heppner coach,
is assisting.
HELMUTH G. HERMANN, lone,
has qualified to be a doctor of
dental medicine and will re
ceive his degree from the Uni
versity or Oregon Dental school
in Portland June 13. He la the
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Her
mann, and graduated from
lone high school in 1949.
Dalles Man Named
Hospital Head
The board of trustees of Pio
neer Memorial hospital Wednes
day announced the appointment
of Harry Bongers, 35, of The Dal
les, as new hospital administra
tor. He will take over his duties
July 15 but will arrive here about
the middle f June to work with
the present administrator Jack
Angel for a short time.
Bongers, who with his wife are
natives of The Netherlands, has
been assistant administrator at
The Dalles General hospital for
the past five years. They have
one child.
Angel came to Heppner as ad
ministrator from Yakima in 1954.
He plans to go into private busi
ness In Washington in the near
future.
Range Youth Camp
Planned at lupper
Arrangements for a range
youth camp sponsored by the
American Society of Range Man
agement at Tupper, July 29-Aug.
3, were outlined at a meeting
Monday morning at the forest
service office. John Cllouston, ex
ecutive secretary, Portland, was
in charge.
About 50 boys, ages 14-18, from
over the state and particularly
east of the Cascades are expected
to attend. The program will In
clude studies and observation of
grasses, trees, wildlife and na
ture courses. A maximum of four
boys from each county will be se
lected on the basis of plant Iden
tification contests, . character,
leadership and citizenship. Com
mitteeman for Morrow county is
Orville Cutsforth, Lexington.
Attending the meeting were
Bill Currier, forest serice, Port
land, camp manager; Jackson
Ross, farm crops specialist, Ore
gon State college; in charge of
programs; Tom Wilson, Oscar
Peterson, Vic Kreimeyer and
Cutsforth. N. C. Anderson, county
agent and committee member,
was not present.
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LESSONS FREE
Last week's story that a fee
would be charged for swimming
lessons at the lone pool was in
error, this paper has been noti
fied. Lessons will be free but reg
ular admission will be charged.
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Wreck Injuries
Claim Life Of
Perry A. Wilson
Perry A. Wilson, 50, of Hard-
man who with his wife and three
other persons were injured in a
head-on accident May 26 on the
Heppner-Spray highway, died
Sunday at Pioneer Memorial hos.
pital.
Mrs. Wilson was thought to be
the most seriously injured and
her condition is still very serious,
however internal injuries which
were not apparent claimed Mr.
Wilson's life Sunday. The three
other accident victims, residents
of Spray, Fossil and Service
Creek hace all been released
from the hospital.
Mr. Wilson was born May 18,
1907 at Fossil and he moved to
Hardman about eight years ago.
He is survived by his wife,
three sons, Floyd, Tom and John,
all of Hardman; three daughters,
Grade Steers, Poison, Mont., Lo-
lah Wilson, lone, and Betty Wil
son, Hardman; his mother, Mrs.
Goldie Davis, Hardman; two bro
thers, Charles, Ontario, and Arn
old, Hardman; two sisters, Mrs.
Lois Pentecost, Kinzua and Mrs.
Edith Moore, Mt. Vernon. He al
so leaves two grandsons.
Services were held Tuesday at
the Heppner Christian church
with the Rev. Charles Knox offi
ciating. Interment was in the
Heppner Masonic cemetery.
Creswick Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
Polio Group
Names Officers
The Morrow county chapter of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis this week an
nounced the names of new offi
cers for the coming year. Thfy
were named at a recent meeting
of the organization.
Chapter chairman is Floyd
Sayers; vice-chairman, Gordon
Pratt; secretary, Ray Myrick; and
treasurer, Gerald O'Malley, all of
Heppner.
'The 1958 March W Dimes offi
cers appointed were Mrs. Jack
Loyd, county campaign director;
Maravene White, lone, women's
activity chairman; Mrs. Keith
Imus, treasurer; Rev. Earl So
ward, Heppner, campaign direct
or; and Rev. Merlin Zier, in
charge of special gifts.
Local postmasters in other ar
eas of the county will again serve
as their respective city campaign
heads, and all school superin
tendents are responsible for the
March of Dimes in their schools.
The 1957 March of Dimes net
ted the local chaper $2226.10,
one-half of which was turned ov
er to the national foundation
with the remainder remaining
here for local use. It is hoped that
a part of this sum can be utiliz
ed in an enlarged Salk vaccine
program for the entire county.
Chapter officers will again
work in close cooperation with
the local health department, lo
cal physicians and the state
board of health in carrying out
a nationwide, as well as county
wide program of assistance to
all polio patients whose families
are unable to meet full costs of
treatment and rehabilitation.
In addition to the possible en
largement of the vaccine pro
gram and direct service to polio
patients in the county, the newly
elected officers will play a prom
inent part in next January's
March of Dimes campaign which
makes the services available.
Grand Jury Returns
Two True Bills
The Morrow county grand
jury met May 31 and returned
two true bills charging Bert Wil
liams with non-support of minor
children and George Steagall
with assault with a deadly wea
pon. WEATHER
The Heppner weather station re
ports. Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 84 51 .
Friday 86 53 .
Saturday 89 58 .
Sunday 89 55 .01
Monday 83 52 .
Tuesday 83 52 .
Wednesday 89 62 .
Rainfall for week, .01; for May
2.15; for the year 9.64 inches.
Gooseberry report: 1.74, rain for
May; 12.76 since Sept. 1 which is
.76 Inch over 1 year average for
the entire crop year.