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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1957)
1 1 L I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, alette ORE pepper tme$ Copies 10c Flu Reports in County Spotty; Some in Heppner Flu and colds began this week to make Inroads in Heppner school attendance, but officials said Wednesday that there was yet no indication of an epidemic here. Lexington and Tone schools reported only normal absences for this time of year. There were 20 students absent from Heppner high Wednesday and 28 missing from the grade school the day before, the high est absentee list of recent weeks. Several members of the Heppner football team have been sidelined with flu or colds, but coach Jim Mallon said that he is planning on taking a team to Maupin Fri day though the squad-may not be at full strength. Last Friday's game with Pilot Rock was can celled by PR coach because of his inability to field a team. Dallas' Shockley, lone school superintendent, said Wednesday that the school this week is back to normal after suffering nearly a 25 percent loss of students last week. Only about four percent of the students were out Wednes day, which is considered normal absenteeism for this time of year. At Lexingtin there appeared to be no trouble with the high school recording 100 percent at tendance on Wednesday. There are still many reports of near-epidemic flu cases in many schools in the state, but the only school still closed in this immedi ate area is Fossil. According to reports from there the school was closed all last week and when even fewer students reported for classes Monday, it was decided to remain closed for another week. It is also reported that churches and some stores in Fossil had closed. Doctors here have reported a heavy demand tor flu vaccine which has been in short supply at times. o Charles F. rlemrich, Former Resident, Dies Wednesday Charles F. Hemrich, 73, of Beaverton, died Wednesday fol lowing a lengthy illness. He had been a former resident of Morrow county for many years. Mr. Hemrich was born in Bri an, Germany and came to this country when he was three years old. He homesteaded in Clark's Canyon and farmed in Sand Hol low until 1928 when he moved to the valley. Funeral services have not been announced. Surviving are his wife Stella; two sons, Raymond of Orcutt, Calif., and Charles of Longview. Two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Gonty of Heppner and Eunice Altisham of Portland. Mrs. Gonty left Wednesday for Beaverton and her family will go down later. Methodist Women To Have Special Service The Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service is presenting an hour program Friday, October 25 at 2:30 p-m. at the church, cel ebrating the week of prayer and self-denial. Mrs. Lucille Owens, Mrs. Alf red Troedson, and Mrs. Whitmer Wright will give talks describ ing the special projects which the offering supports. Mrs. Vic Kreimeyer will be at the organ, and Mrs. Douglas Drake has charge of the Litany and meditation. I I MMItSWGtt Jf- i In nvrr. wnwFl.T.'S timON SE3VICE. one which opened recently on Linden Wcy in the northwest section of town. Its operators, Mr. and Mrs. Pirl Howell specialize in complete automotive service and Firestone tiros and auto ac cessories. (GT Photo) Annual Buckburger And Awards Dinner Held by Wranglers About 80 members of the Wra nglers Riding club gathered at the fair pavilion Friday for their annual buckburger and potluck dinner. Cooking the buckburgers were Herman Green, John New man, Lincoln Nash, Al Fetsch, Archie Munkers and Fred Man kin. Bill Barratt served as master of ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins showed their movies of the 1957 Morrow county rodeo. Annual awards were made as follows: Up to 12 years of age, first, Marlene Fetsch, belt buckle; second, Sandra Eubanks, saddle blanket; third, Diane Fulleton, saddle blanket; 12 through 17 years, first, Jimmie Steagall, belt buckle; second, Barbara Steagall, saddle blanket; third, Larry Fetsch, saddle blanket. Seniors, first, Cornett Green, belt buckle. County School Reorganization Panel is Named A nine member committee and five alternates were elected to a county school reorganization committee last Friday night at a special convention of all county school board members held at the court house. Named to the nine man com mittee were Don McElligott, lone; Robert Abrams, Heppner; Willard Baker, Boardman; Fredrick Mart in, lone; Warren McCoy, Irrigon; Don Hatfield, Lexington; Bryce Keene, lone; James Keith, Irri gon and Harold Kress, Boardman. The five alternates, In the order in which they may serve, are Dewey West, Boardman; John Graves, Hardman; Raymond French, Heppner; Harold Beach, Lexington; and Garland Swan son, lone. The convention was called in compliance with a school reorg anisation law passed by the last legislature which makes it mand atory that each county make a study of its own school problems. The report of the county commit tee will be heard at a regional meeting then sent on to the state department of education for fur ther consideration. No date has been set for the first meeting of the new county comittee but it is expected to be in the near future. Lutherans Continue Discussion Series . "The differences between the physical and spiritual world will be reviewed this coming Tuesday at Hope Lutheran church during the fourth in a series of discus sions on "What The Bible Says". Judged the best film of the year by the Evangelical Film Founda tion, the color film "Facts of Faith" will show the significance and presence of the spiritual realm through scientific experi ments including: breaking a glass goblet with sound waves, a million volts of electricity go ing through a man's body with out harm, steel set afire and met al rings floating in mid-air. Be ginning at 7 p.m., the public is invited to a discussion of chapter four, "What The Bible Says Ab out Redemption." The same film and material re view wil be held Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the home of Oscar Peterson. Mr. end Mrs. Will Ball of Fort land are visiting in the Heppner area. 1 , F el HeDDners newest businesses MLJi TTtLT I ' Heppner, Oregon, Three Lexington Hunters Injured In Saturday Wreck Three Lexington men were hos pitalized and a fourth suffered scratches when a Jeep pickup In which they were returning from a hunting trip went out of con trol on the Clark's Canyon road a short distance south of Lex ington and overturned. Most seriously hurt was Rob ert Matthews, Lexington high school coach and teacher, who is still confined to Pioneer Memori al hospital with a fractured pelv is and broken collar bone. The other two who were hospitalized temporarily were Leonard Munk ers, custodian of the school, who suffered a wrenched back, cuts, and bruises, and Clarence J. Friedrich, seventh and eighth grade teacher at Lexington, who was released Sunday after treat ment for cuts and bruises. The fourth members of the party was Morley Cross, Portland, a brother-in-law of Friedrich, who was not hurt. The accident occurred when the frame of the pickup broke while it was traveing down the paved road near the Kenneth reck ranch, throwing the vehicle out of control and causing it to roll over in a field. According to re ports Matthews was rding in the back and was thrown to the pave ment. The truck was owned by Munkers. Welfare Program C of C Talk Subject Mrs. Roberta "Hubbard, Morrow county welfare administrator, told the chamber of commerce Monday about the operation of the local welfare department and explained how local funds are used. Mrs. Hubbard said that over one half of the county budget of $82,585 goes for old age assist ance and that nearly another 25 percent Is for medical needs. She explained the various categories and said that percentage-wise the county has very few needy persons. o Youth Group to Visit Washington Indian Missions Sunday morning the senior high class of the Heppner Chris tian church will leave for White Swan and Toppenish, Washing ton where the group will visit two Indian missions sponsored by the Christian churches. The group will meet at the parsonage at 6:30 a.m. and leave at 7 o'clock The young people will visit Ihe high school classes of the Mission Bible school and the morning worship services. At noon they will meet in the new log church of the White Swan mission for a potluck dinner. Following a tour of the mission the group will go roller skating and return home. They will be accompanied by Rev. and Mrs. Charles Knox and family, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer and Mrs. Harold Peck. Plans were made for the trip Friday night following a chili supper at the parsonage. Many Hunters Are Here Over Weekend Nimrods flocked to Morrow county for the combined pheasant-doe-buck hunting last week end. Among the visitors were: Ted Ferguson of Gold Beach, who visited from Friday until Tuesday with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Gene Ferguson. Dick Vinton and son Larry, and Mrs. E. L. Vinton of Portland were at the Hinton creek ranch home of the latter's brother and sister in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gro shens. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Allyn and Skeet" Bergstrom of Portland visited with their brother, Carl F. Bergstrom and family in lone, .Urville Smith and Tils pilot, Lou Becker, were in Heppner from Thursday until Monday. Mr. and Mrs, Tom Mahoney of Portland at the home of his cous in, P. W. Mahoney. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parker of Tacoma, Jim Fleischman of Port land and Hugh Luby of Eugene, at the ranch home of Mr, and Mrs. Luke Blbby. Mr. and Mrs, Al Lichtgarn of Portland at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. George. o J. O. Turner was in La Grand and Pendleton on business Mon day and Tuesday. Thursday, October 24, N - - "" 4 CAME APART AT THE SEAMS This Jeep in which three Lexing ton hunters were injured Saturday literally came apart at the seams causing the vehicle to go out of control and roll into a field In Clark's canyon. A broken frame was the cause of the accident and when the pickup quit rolling the iront and rear wheels lay at a 90 degree angle to each other. See adjoining story. (GT Photo) ELKS DRIVE FOR DEER, ELK HIDES NETS LOAD OF 424 A full truckload of 424 deer, elk and cow hides left Heppner Wednesday morning on the first leg of their journew to a Calif ornia tannery where they will be prepared and returned to Oregon Hayride, UNICEF Drive Slated For Hallowe'en Arrangements were made this week for numerous Hallowe'en activities designed to keep youngsters out of mischief and provide them with an evening ot activity and entertainment. Heading the list, will be the annual Hallowe'en hayride spon sored by the Heppner Soroptimlst club. The ride is for all Heppner students from the 7th grade through high school and is being planned under the direction of Mrs. Oliver Creswick, chairman of t h e club's youth committee. Trucks will leave the high school at 5:30 Thursday evening, Oct. 31 to take the kids to the Hard- man IOOF hall where dinner will be provided. Entertainment will include games, skits, and danc ing. Trucks will return to Hepp ner by 10:30 p.m. The local P-TA has completed plan's for Hallowe'en celebra tions at the grade school and pre-schoo level. There will bi? room parties in the afternoon at the Heppner grade school where room mothers will assist. At 7:30 In the multipurpose room of the grade school the chamber of com merce w 1 J 1 sponsor a UNICEF party complete with refresh ments, prizes and a cartoon. Both grade and pre-schoolers will be welcome. Several Heppner churches are again sponsoring a UNICEF drive on Hallowe'en and all youngsters are asked to meet at either the Lutheran, Christian or Episcopal churches where they will pick up banks, materials and an adult who will accomp any the youngsters as they make their rounds asking for small do nations rather than the usual trick or treat eats. After the drive, which is to start at 6:45, the youngsters will be guests at the UNIEF party at the grade school. The lone P-TA has also an nounced plans to sponsor a UNICEF drive In lone. Wagoner Accepts Montana Position M. R. "Bud" Wagoner, assist ant cashier of Heppner branch of the First National Bank of Portland, this week accepted a similar position at the Bank of Glacier County at Cut Bank, Mon tana. He will move as soon as housing is availabe. Wagoner came to Heppner In September 1955 from the Condon branch of the First National. The Montana bank Is affiliat ed with First America as is the First National of Portland. Al Lamb and Harlan McCurdy Jr. went to Spokane Wednesday to attend a managers' meeting of North Pacific Grain Growers. Harlan McCurdy Sr.. of Med ford arrived Tuesday to spend the remainder of the week with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy Jr. Lloyd Moyer, parts man at Ful eton Chevrolet, was In Portland Sunday and Monday for a parts and accessories meeting. 1957 veterans' hospitals for use by veterans for physical therapy. The drive for the hides is being sponsored by the Heppner Elks lodge, in conjunction with other Elks lodges throughout the state, and local drive heads, Glen Ward and Bill Labhart today expressed satisfaction with the results ob tained so far. Ward said today that there had been at least an other 20 hides left at depositories since they were collected Tues day. The load from here went to Al bany where they will be bunched with others from the state and sent to Ontario, Calif, for tann ing. The local drive will continue until the end of elk season and the local committee hopes that the Heppner lodge may be able to collect the most hides of any lodge in the state. Hides "may be left at Farley Motor Co., Jack's Chevron Station, or the Elks club in Heppner; Gene's Chevron station at Lex ington or Barnett's Chevron sta tion at. lone. The next load will be taken to Albany Nov. 26, Ward said. Gem and Mineral Club Has Portland Guests The Morrow County Gem and Mineral cub met at the home of the president, John Newman, Sat urday evening, October 17. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kennedy of Portland showed a display of miniatures, all made from Ore gon agate and other gem stones. Mr. Kennedy was the guest spea ker for the meeting. At a previous meeting, Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Wagoner showed a film, Glass and You. Mrs. Wagon er is doing an outstanding job as program chairman for the year. Bible Teachers of Three Towns Get 4-Day Instruction Twenty-eight Bible school tea chers from the Heppner, Lexing ton and Hermiston Christian churches have been meeting in the Lexington and Heppner chur ches for a laboratory demonstra tion teachers training school. Mrs. Charles Graybeal ol Grandview, Wash, led the begin ner group which met at the Lex ington church and Miss Loma Mae Jones, state religious edu cation director for Christian churches of Oregon, led the primary-junior teachers. Each divi sion had a regular class time for the teachers from the three churches observing new tecniques of class procedures. Following the demonstration class the boys and girls were dis missed and teachers were led in an evaluation discussion. The school began Sunday even Im; with the film "For Every Child" and closed Wednesday. afternoon was devoted to a craft and skill workshop. o TWO SISTERS MAKE FIRST VISIT IN YEARS Two sisters. Mrs. Ola McLaln, Walla Walla, and Mrs. Mary Lewis of Klamath Falls, former residents of Morrow county, were visiting friends early this week in the Hardman area, their form er home. Mrs. Lewis left here 52 years ago and had not returned since, while Mrs. McLain has lived elsewhere for 50 years. Both are daughters of the late Charles Baker, and were residents at the time of the Heppner flood. Planning Conference To Study Economy And Needs of County Last Wednesday evening at the county court room, leaders rep lesenting conuxlily, youth, home economies and farm organiza tions laid plans for Morrow coun ty's town and country planning conference which will be an ev ent of this fall and winter. This is the fourth such an event to be held here; past conferences being held In 1928, 1937, and 1948. Committee meetings prepara tory to the conference which will be held in early '58 are expected to draw in representatives of all segments of the county's popula tion and reflect long time goals in agriculture, industry and com munity living. In laying the ground work for the 1957-58 conference, problems and opportunities were reviewed by those there. Recommendations of the 1948 planning conference revealed that while the large ma jority of them had been put In to being there were still some that needed follow-up and re vived action. Planning members present were pleased to observe that many important changes In the county's welfare had been brought about through efforts of committees meeting 10 years ago. Some of the significance were the Brucellosis test program which has made Morrow county a modi fied, certified area; a road link ing the north and south ends of the county; a special road levy for improvement of county roads; a study which resulted In re- as1 sessment or re-evalulatlon of Heppner Churches Win Awards at Town, Country Conference OREGON STATE COLLEGE Twenty-one Oregon churches re ceived recognition and awards for improvements in building and community service programs Thursday at the eleventh Town and country Church Conference at Oregon State college. Metzger Methodist church near Tigard received first place rating in the "over-2500" population di vision of competition. Immanuel Methodist church, Cave Junction, was first in the "under-2500" population class and Culver Christian church In the "open country" church group. Judging is based on improve ments made during the year In buildings and grounds and in service programs for people of the community. Awards, which total $2000, are sponsored annually by Sears Roebuck foundation In coopera tion with the Oregon Council of Churches. Rev. S. Peter Nuefeldt, minister of the Aloha Baptist church and chairman of the Town and Country committee of the Oregon Council of Churches presided at the annual dinner. Dr. Mark A. Talney, executive direct or of the council, announced the awards. Fourth place winners in the under 2500 population class were Heppner Christian church with Rev! Charles Knox as pastor, and the Heppner Methodist church, with Rev. Lester D, Boulden as minister. o Heppner Civic League President Resigns The Heppner Civic League met Monday evening at All Saints' Episcopal parish house with 12 members present. . Mrs. Merlin Wagoner, presid ent, resigned as they are moving from Heppner and Mrs. Gordon Pratt, vice president, moved to the presidency. On Monday, October 28, at 8 p.m. members will meet at the home of Mrs. Stanley Holm to sort rummage. The next regular meeting will he held at the kindergarten room Monday, November 18 with spec! al invitations being issued to the kindergarten mothers. The sinks have been installed in the. kindergarten room. This was a project of the Civic League. o Weekend guests at the home of Mrs. R. A. Thompson were her sister, Mrs. Dora Reed and Mrs. Robert Reed both of Spray and her son and fatnily, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson and Janet and Miss Francoise Namur, Pendlc ton. Mrs. L. H. Frederickson went to Portland Saturday and returned Mondavevenlng. 74th Year, Number 33 county property for tax purposes; further consolidation of school districts; values of a number of practices for conservation of our natural resources including soil and water; encouragements in the establishment of a soil est ablishment of a soil analysis lab oratory at Oregon State college; establishment of a noxious weed control program; expanded grass seedlngs for range and pasture improvements; as well as many more just as important. In establishing the need for committees to study problems and opportunities this year, those listed were: further action in noxious weed con trol; education on livestock dis ease control; school district re organization; further improve ment of county roads; conserva tion of soil and water; a study of feasibility of increased irrigation use in North Morrow county; need for a development or plan ning commission; industrial op portunities in the county, need for more youth activities; a study of participation In activities by youth. To give consideration to each of these and others which might, come up, committees determined to be needd were livstosk, farm crops, conservation and land use, public education, family and community living, youth and de velopment of off-farm resources. Chairman and committee mem bers are being selected for each of these at this time. Following a training meeting for chairmen, committees will begin meeting early in November preparing their recommendations for the conference which is scheduled tentavlely for early February. Those present at the Wednes day evening meeting were J. G. Barratt, county judge; Harold Beach, president of Morrow coun ty Farm Bureau; Alvln Wagen blast, master of Pomona grange; John Graves, president of Mor row County Livestockgrowers As sociation; Vernon Munkers, pres ident, Morrow County Wheat Growers Association; Mrs. Eu gene Ferguson representing home economis county committee; Mrs. E. M. Baker, chairman, Mor row county 4-H club council and Kenneth Smouse. Jean Scheel, as sistant director, Oregon State col lege and Betty Jane Sedgwick, state extension agent from Ore gon State college with county ex tension agents N. C. Anderson and Beverly Bradshaw also took part In the program. o First National Deposits and Loans Show Increase Here Total deposits of $790,359,747 and loans amounting to $410,581- 322, were recorded October 11 at the 76 offices of the First Na tional bank of Portland, it was revealed by C. B. Stephenson, bank president, following a call for statements of condition by the comptroller of the currency. The figures represent an in crease of $5.5 million in deposits and a, decrease off $33.5 million in loans since the September 26, 1956 bank call, Stephenson said. Figures released by the Hepp ner branch of First National show that on October 11, 1957 deposits at the branch were $6,383,201 and loans were $3,074,527, according to J. H. Bedford, manager. Released at the same time were comparable tofals for the branch for a year ago. On that date, de posits were $6,074,252 and loans totaled $2,841, 376. Increases in savings and time deposits accounted for the high er deposit figure, which is a good sign, the-bank president said. The decrease In loans Is a reflec tion of our present economy, Ste phenson pointed out, as the pub lic is continuing to regularly pay off installment and real estate debt. o WEATHER The Heppner weather reports: station Hi Low Pr. Thurs. 60 30 . Fri. . 56 34 . Sat. 52 32 . Sun. 50 30 . Mon. 53 32 . Tues. 62 42 . Wed. 64 35 .03 Rainfall for the week .03; for October 2.84; for the year 14.32 inches.
