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Planning Groups
To Give Reports
At County Meet
A detailed analysis of Morrow
county's agriculture, industry
and community living will be
give Tuesday, Feb 18, beginn
ing at 10 a m at the Lexington
Grange hall at a meeting of the
Morrow county town and country
planning conference, according
to N C Anderson, county agent.
The conference will feature
reports of six general committees
that have been studying the
county the last three months, An
derson said. Both town and rural
residents are invited to the con
ference where they will have a
chance to review committee find
ings and help make final de
cisions for the conference report.
Purpose of the conference is to
study the present situation of the
county and make recommendat
ions for development of the
county's resources during the
next ten years. The committees
are studying such topics as the
effect of an increasing populat
ion on the county, road build
ing maintenance, greater devdl
opment of livestock feeding in
the county, increased irrigation
opportunities, taxes and public
education, opportunities for
county youth to go to college,
need for more recreational facil
ities, eradication of livestock di
seases and weeds and similar
subjects.
The six communities study
ing these topics include conser
vation and land use, Alvin
Bunch, Heppner, chairman; farm
crops, Frank Anderson, Heppner,
chairman; livestock, Gerald Swa
ggart, Heppner, chairman; home
and community living, Mrs Nor
man Nelson, Lexington; youth
activities, Mrs E M Baker, lone
and public education, Gene Cuts
forth, Lexington, chairman.
Kenneth Peck, Lexington, is
general chairman of the confer
ence. Findings and recommendat
ions of 13 sub committees of the
livestock committee have been
sent to county livestock growers
for their suggestions and com
ments. The livestock committee
has spent the past three months
studying livestock problems in
the county and is now drafting
recommendations for the im
rovement and expansion of the
county's livestock Industry dur
ing the next 10 years Anderson
said.
Present weaknesses in youth
programs and atcivities in the
county and ways To build a more
vigorous youth program in the
future are being considered by
the youth activities committee.
A questionnaire prepared by the
group has been sent to the coun
ty youth hoping to gain infor
mation that will help them eval
uate areas that need improve
ment. Need for more leader train
ing, development of more parent
interest, ways to improve en
forcement of liquor, cigarette and
driving laws, more school coun
seling and help for handicapped
children are among the topics
being studied.
To date the home" and com
munity living committee has
been investigating ways to keep
professional people in the county
how to obtain more teacher
housing, need for rodent control
programs as a health measure
and ways to further the testing
of milk cows for tuberculosis and
brucellosis. In addition they
have considered the possible de
velopment of a county museum,
new parks and picnic areas a
Iong county roads. Questionnair
es from this committee have
been sent alco to residents for
information on these and simi
lar subjects.
Ways to make better use of
locally grown feed through ex
panded livestock programs on
county farms is one of the topics
being considered by the farm
crops committee. Other studies
include the value of alfalfa in
rotation programs on county
farms, best chemicals to use in
chemical summer fallow pro
jects, use of windbreaks, poss
ible effects of contract farming
on county agriculture, watermel
on marketing problems and the
desiribility of growing more
corn in irrigated areas. Farm
crops make up one of the major
Income producing sources in the
county, Angerson pointed out.
One of the main problems be
ing studied by the education
committee is whether or not
county residents are now getting
their money's worth from the tax
dollars they are paying. Possi
ble school reorganization and
ways to keep county roads open
for school buses are being dis
cussed for report at the Feb 18
meeting.
Studies of the conservation and
land use committee include bet
ter use of private, state and fed
erally owned lands in the coun
try, best methods to control rab
bit brush, improvements and ex
pansion of strip cropping acre
ages, how to make the best use
of diversion ditch water and
ways to develop potential irri
gation areas and Improve pres
ent irrigation projects.
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Oscar E Peterson, Icne rancher,
judge this Wednesday.
Soil District Meet
Set For Monday Night
Farmers, businessmen and oth
ers interested in the conservation
of our soil and water are remind
ed that the annual meeting of
the Heppner Soil Conservation
District has been scheduled for
Monday evening, January 27. It
will be held at the Lexington
Grange hall beginning at 7:30
P M.
An interesting program has
been arranged for with films and
illustrated discussions. Tom Wil
son, Work Unit conservotionist
with the District since its organ
ization, will show slides and dis
cuss progress in conservation in
the district over the past 16
years. Charles Koss, extension
Forester, Oregon State college
will illustrate his discussion on
windbreaks for Morrow county
with colored slides taken in the
Columbia Basin showing the ra
pid growth of windbreak trees
adopted to the area.
Interest in windbreaks for shel
ter and beautification for the
homestead has been high in the
District during the past several
years.
The film, "Returned to Eden"
depicts the operation of a Soil
Conservation District with an in-
cresting plot. A report on the
progress of the District over the
past year and election of super
visors will complete the program
for the evening. Refreshments
will be served.
Buschkes Buy Hdw.
Interest From J Key
John Key has sold his interest
in the Gilliam and Bisbee Hard
ware to Mr and Mrs Claude Bu
schke, it has been announced.
Consideration was not disclosed.
The Buschkes took over the op
eration the first of the year. The
name of the store will remain the
same, Buschke said. It has been
in operation since 1887 and Bu
schke and Key purchased it from
Gilliam and Bisbee about three
years ago.
WEATHER
The Heppner weather station
reports:
Hi Low Prec
Thursday 58 47
Friday 60 43 .21
Saturday 48 28 .17
Sunday 49 22
Monday 43 32
Monday 41 31
Wednesday 46 28
Total rainfall for the week .48;
for January 1.18 inches.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Lindsay at
tended a district county clerk's
meeting in LaGrande Saturday.
The state director of elections
was in charge of the discussions.
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New officers of the Willows I O O F lodge no G6 and Sans Soucl
Rebekah loije no 33 cf Heppner recently installed in Joint wr-
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R,.m nrnnrt. Mra r.Arnld Roorf. vira aranA anA r. H
Privett vice grand.
was sworn in as Morrow county
Chamber Names
1958 Committees
Committee members of the
Heppner - Morrow chamber of
oommerce for the coming year
were annonuced today by Jack
Loyd, president.
Members of the program com
mittee who will each serve two
months periods are Joe Stewart,
Dr Clifford Wagner, Dr Wallace
Wolff, Orville Cutsforth, Oliver
Creswick and N C Anderson.
Merchants committee members
are Phil Blackney, chairman; C
E McQuarrie, Keith Imus, Allen
Case, Del Jordan, Rod Murray,
Pete McMurtry and Loyd Burk-
enbine.
Other committees include spec
ial activities: Robert Penland,
chairman; Tom Wilson, Jack
Bedford, John Williams, Elmer
Schmidt, J R Huffman, Harry
Bongers, Paul Koenig; youth act
ivities: the Rev Lester Boulden,
chairman, B P O E representat
ive, Jim Farley, Bob Abrams,
Clarence Bauman; safe drivers:
Joe Stewart, chairman, Clarence
Bauman, Clarence Rosewall.
Public relations: Frank Turner,
chairman; Ed Dick, Dr L D Tib
bies, Jack Flug, Al Lamb, Robert
Penland; membership: Bruce
Lindsay, chairman, Newt O'Har
ra; recreation and wildlife: Dr A
D McMurdo, chairman, Dr Tibb
ies, Vic Kreimeyer, R R Fulle-
ton, John Pfeiffer, Claude Bus
chke; legislative and govern
ment: Mahoney and Abrams,
chairmen; Allen Tom, County
court representative, Elmer Sch
midt, the Rev Merlin Zier.
Agriculture and resources: N C
Anderson, chairman; Frank An
derson, Newt O'Harra, Orville
Cutsforth; streets and highways:
Vic Kreimeyer, chairman; Wayne
Snyder, Allen Cose, Loyal Parker,
Dr Harold Huber; county picnic:
Harley Young, chairman; Bruce
Lindsay, county court represent
ative. Officers for this year are Loyd
president; Harley Young, first
vice president; Bruce Lindsay,
second vice president; John
nard, treasurer and Gene Pierce,
secretary. Members of the board
of directors are Joe Stewart, Krei-
meyer, Keith Imus, Abrams, O'- Memorial hospital, will be pres
harra and Koenig. ent to outiine projects that could
(be carried on here and answer
DICK RUHL CUTS ARM questions.
Dick rum, Heppner high New Monument Gym
school junior, cut the veins In , 7
his left arm when he ran it Setting for FamOUS
through the glass in the gym- Qn Drtnro
nasium door Monday. Several "7 yu 5 w""Ce
stitches were taken and he is re-1 Monument.9 weii known and
covering satisfactorily. waited.for Gay 90's dance will
Ruhl, a forward on the basket- be he,d Jn their new school gym
ball team, will be out of action next Saturd night( Jan 25 and
on the floor for about four weeks. ial lnvtation has been is-
Oscar Peterson takes Office as Morrow Judge
Peterson was sworn into office
'at 1 p m Wednesday by Bruce
'Lindsay, county clerk.
Oscar E Peterson, well known
lone rancher, has been appointed
Morrow county judge by Gov Ro
bert D Holmes to complete three
years of the unexpired term of
Garnet Barratt resigned, it has
been announced.. Barratt, who
was elected for a six year term
in the last elections resigned the
end of the yfear for health reas
ons. Peterson who is a registered
Republican, is a native of Mor
row county and has farmed for
40 yews in the lone area where
he was born. He had just re
turned from a two month trip
to the Holy Land and Europe a
week ago Wednesday and receiv
ed the appointment the following
Friday. Various county groups
had recommended him for the
appointment during his absence.
Active in various county aff
airs, Peterson first ran for pol
itical office in the last elections
when he was defeated by a small
Copies 10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday,
Clinics To Be Held
In County Schools
The annual school immunizat
ion program will start in Morrow
county schools Feb 4 and con
tinue through April 15, it has
been announced.
The clinics will be conducted
in each school by the county
health officer with the public
health nurse and volunteer work
ers assisting him.
Diphtheria tetanus-whooping
cough combination vaccine will
be offered all youngsters under
12 years of age. Smallpox vacc
inations and typhoid vaccine will
be offered to all age groups.
Salk polio vaccine will be off
ered to all youngsters up to 20
years of age.
Pre-school youngsters and a
dults of the .communities are
welcome at these clinics and
may check with their local
schools for the clinic dates.
Clinic dates have been ten
tatively set for Heppner on Feb
4, March 4, April 1; Lexington
and loner Feb 11, March 11, Ap
ril 8; Irrigon and Boardman: Feb
18, March 18, April 15.
The Hardman school will tran
sport their students to the im
munization clinics at the Hep
pner school.
Meet Set to Discuss
Hospital Auxiliary
Some 100 letters have been
sent to leaders of countywide
women's organizations asking
them to send representatives to
a meeting to discuss and organ
ize a hospital auxiliary, the home
and community living committee
of the town and country plan
ning conference, has announced.
The meeting is set for Mon
day, Jan 27, at 8 p m at the
courthouse and is open to all in
terested nersons. Activities and
duties of such a country -wide
Ve-jauxljiary wm be explained and
a ilm snown on auxiliary work
,ln nthnr hosDitals. Harrv Bong-
erSi administrator of the Pioneer
sued to all residents of Morrow
county to dig out their stove pipe
hats, Old Gray Bonnets, and oth
er appropriate paraphanalia and
take in the affair. A full list of
the prizes to be given can be
seen at O'Donnell's Cafe.
The Troy Fowler orchestra from
Prineville will provide the music.
Last year the dance couldn't
be held at Monument because
the gym was destroyed by fire
just prior to the date, and this
will be one of the first functions
in the new building.
Education Committee To Meet
The public is invited to a meet
ing of the public education com
mittee of the Morrow county
town and country planning con
ference Friday, Jan 24, at 1:30
p m, at the county courthouse,
Gene Cutsforth, chairman of the
committee, has announced.
! FARM BUREAU TO MEET
An informal discussion
f r,roblems will be held at a
, !?1 . a 1L p, "1,, -fL
meeting of the Farm Bureau Tue-
Sday, Jan 6, at 8 D m at tne
1 home of Dr Clifford Wagner,
margin of 42 votes for the office
of judge Barratt. Barratt com
pleted nine years in the office
the first of this year,
iation; chairman of the water
development committee of the
Oregon Wheat Growers League;
director of the Columbia Basin
Electric cooperative; a member
for eight years and chairman for
five years of the State Grange
agricultural committee; a mem
ber of the Board of directors of
Grange Mutual Inc as well as
area director for the Grange In
surance association and is active
in the Valby Lutheran church
where he has been Sunday school
superintendent for many years.
Peterson is a member of the
lone Masonic lodge and the Hep
pner Royal Arch Masons.
In other affairs Peterson was
a member of the lone school
board for seven years, belongs
to the county cattlemen and
wheatgrowers associations, was
a member of the Farm Bureau
and the AAA committee and is
a cooperator with the Heppner
Soil conservation district. Follow
Special Events
For Polio Fund
Several activities stated for the
Morrow county March of Dimes
drive this coming week Include
a pig auction Saturday, Jan 25
at 3 p m, on Main street, the
Mothers' March Thursday even-!
ing, Jan 30 and a Polio Rock N'
Roll dance Saturday after the
basketball game, drive officers
have announced.
A pig for the auction Satur
day afternoon on Main street was
donated by A L Osmin and the
event is sponsored by the Soph
omore class. Auctioneer will be
Bob Runnion.
Mrs Rod Murray, representing
the Heppner Civic League, is
chairman of the Thursday night
Mothers' March. Those wishing
to contribute are asked to leave
their porch lights on between 7
p m and 8 pm,
Committee members who will
canvass seven districts in' Hepp
ner that evening are Mrs Merlin
Zier, Mrs Roy Quackenbush, Mrs
Philip Blackney, Mrs Gordon
Pratt, Mrs Keith Imus, Mrs Jack
Flug, Mrs Alex Thompson an'd
Mrs Murray.
Collections to date are Hepp
ner, $400.20; lone, $05.70; Lex
ington $00.63 and Hardman, $20,
for a total of $006.53, Mrs Keith
Imus, treasurer, reported Wed
nesday. A "Teens Against Polio" con
test at Heppner high school
shows $28.70 cleared by the soph
omore class from a food sale;
$31.80 by a freshman class candy
sale; $48 from a junior class cake
auction and $35 by the seniors
with bottle selling, work day do
nation, cupcake sale and coffee
and cupcake sale at the basket
ball game. The projects totaled
$143.50 for polio funds. The Teens
Against Polio report that they are
planning on conecung more
money this week and over the
weekend
A king and queen will be chos
en at the Saturday Rock N' Roll
dance from the class that collects'
the most funds for the drive, it
was announced. Prince and Prln -
cesses selected are Dan Brosman
and Mary Slocum, freshman
class; Mike Gray and Cara Lee
Corbin, sophomores; Ned Clark
and Kay Keithley, juniors and
Burke Gentry and Beulah Davis,
seniors. The winners will be
crowned by last years king and Mr and Mrs Don Aarstad of Pen
queen, Ed Groshen and Judie'dleton, Mr and Mrs David Bar
Spaulding.
High School Students
Set Clothing Drive
World clothing week will be
observed by Heppner high school
students with a used clothing
drive Monday through Friday
next week, student council off
icers have announced.
The clothing will be sent to
orphaned and neglected child
ren and needy adults in 35 coun
tries, including the United States
Clean wearable clothing of all
kinds for children and adults,
bedding and shoes are needed.
Shoes should be tied together in
pairs and all gifts wrapped In
paper.
Persons wishing to give cloth
ing may call 6 9138 at the school
for pick up or leave it at the
school office.
Last year Heppner was one of
the top 20 schools In the nation
to receive an award for its con
trlbution in the world clothing
drive.
ing his elementary education he
attended Reed college in Port
land. In 1924 Peterson was married
to Miss Esther Engstrom. They
have a daughter, Mrs Rod Kvis
tad, Beaverton, and two sons,
Donald and Gerald. Peterson
plans to get an apartment in
town and his sons will handle
his wheat and cattle operations
both at lone and the mountain
ranch.
Peterson complimented Barr
att for the programs started dur
ing his office and pledged his
efforts for the best interests of
the people and the county as a
whole.
Dear Editor:
I wish to convey this little mes
sage to you and the people of
our county.
It is with a great deal of hum
bleness in my heart, and kind
ness to the people of Morrow
county that I accept the oppor
tunity to serve you in the capac
ity of County Judge. Having been
absent from the county for al-
January 23, 1958
Eddie Swisher Dies
In Modesto, Calif
Eddie Swisher, 23, son of Mrs
Larry Bevan, Hardman, died
Sunday, Jan 12, in Modesto Calif
according to word received here
this week. Burial was in Modesto.
Besides his mother, Mr Swish
er is survived by his widow;
a three-year old son, Charles;
a brother, Charles J Bevan sta
tioned with the navy in Norman,
Okla and his father, Orville
Swisher of Gresham.
McQuarries Buy
Central Market
Mr and Mrs C E McQuarrie
have taken over complete owner
ship of the Central Market fol
lowing purchase from Ed Ben
net of his interest in the grocery,
it has been announced. Con
sideration of the transaction,
was not disclosed.
which took place the first of the
The meat market section of the
store will continue to be rented
to Tom Howell. Operation of the
business will continue as in the
past, McQuarrie said.
Funeral Rites Held
For Edwards Child
Funeral services were held at
the Christian church on Sunday
afternoon for Marcus Raymond
Edwards, small son of Mr and
Mrs John Edwards of Lexington.
Marc was born May 23, 1953 in
Soap Lake Washington and pass
ed away at his home in Lexing
ton Jan 16th. Rev Norman North
rup was in charge of the servic
es with music furnished by Ren
a Marquardt who sang "Jesus
Loves Me" and "Jesus Wants Me
for a Sunbeam" accompanied by
Betty Marquardt. Interment was
in the I O O F cemetery with
Marvin Way, Franklin Messeng
er, Ray Papineau, and Jim Blood-
sworth aotini? as nallhearers. He
leaves t0 mourn hlg passing, his
parents Mr and Mrs John Ed.
wards and two sisters Kar0n and
Janice, a grandfather A M Ed-
wards of Lexington and grand
parents Mr and Mrs C A Lowry
of Mt Vernon, Ore, and a host of
aunts and uncles and relatives
1 Creswick was in charge. Those
attending the services from out
of town were: Mr and Mrs Al
bert Edwards of Burns, Mr and
Mrs JimLynch of Heppner, Mr
and Mrs Fred King of Seattle,
Mrs C A Lowry of Mt Vernon
'Mrs Alvln Lowry of Mitchell
nett of Heppner, Mr an Mrs Wal-
lis Hatter of Kinzua and Mr and
Mrs Johnnie Jackson of lone,
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This poor bulb wag just as confused as we lusky people who live
in the "Banana Belt". With the warm winds and mild weather
that has been blessing our locale Mr Tulip, residing at the
home of C A Rugglei in Heppner, decided to tee what was up,
and rushed the season a bit
Peterson is a director with the
Inland Empire Waterways assoc
most two months the., appoint
ment came almost as a surprise,
immediately upon my return
here.
Indeed, I recognize it as not
only an honor but a responsi
bility. I do hope and pray that
I can follow through honorably
and creditably.
Now to the people of Morrow
county I want to say this: I am
going into this wholeheartedly
and will in the new capacity
serve you to the very best of my
ability. I want to thank the peop
le who have been my loyal sup
porters always, and not only
them, but all the people of the
county. You are all my friends
and I shall look to you for con
tinued confidence and support.
To the retiring county judge,
Garnet Barratt and Mrs Barratt,
I want to convey my best wishes
for a speedy return to health,
and for the future, many pros
perous years in our midst.
Very sincerely
Oscar Peterson
74th Year, Number 46
Contract Renewed
For Joe Stewart
A two year contract for Joe H
Stewart, superintendent of the
Heppner public schools, was re
newed for 1958-59 and 1959-60
at a meeting of the school board
Thursday night at the school.
The board will hold a special
meeting Feb 4 to go over the
proposed budget meeting and a
budget meeting will be held with
the budget committee at the
next regular meeting Feb 11, It
was announced. Budget com
mittee members are Howard
Bryant, Frank Anderson, Dick
Wilkinson and Harold Becket.
Plans for remodeling the sci
ence room, library and commer
cial room are now being worked
out by the architect, Freeman
Hayslip and Tuft, Portland, it
was reported. Stewart will meet
with the architect Feb 7 in Port
land to incpect the plans for the
remodeling, estimated to cost
$50,000. Half of the amount was
approved in last year's vote.
Purchasing of a new bus and
station wagon for use next year
was approved. Specifications will
be drawn up and bids let in the
spring.
Raymond French reported
the Heppner Soil Conservation
district is considering a scholar
ship for a teacher in the lone,
Lexington or Heppner schools
who is doing the most outstand
ing work in teaching conservat
ion. The winner would be sent
to a soil conservation workshop
at Hoodoo, near Bend, next sum
mer. An adult typing class to be
taught by Gilbert Lujan, lone
school typing teacher, will start
Wednesday, Jan 22, in the Hep
pner high school typing room,
it was announced. The course
will consist of 12 two-hour class
es and is open to the public.
Teachers who will attend
meetings in the near future in
clude Gordon Pratt, high school
principal, who will attend a state
secretary-principals' meeting in
Eugene the end of January; Nor
man Peters, music instructor,
who will attend a choral read
ing clinic conducted by Wayne
Hertz, Central Washington coll
ege of Education in Ellensburg,
Wash Jan 24 and Mrs Roy Kirk,
commercial teacher, who will
accompany several members of
the Hehisch paper staff to a press
conference Feb 20-23 in Seattle
where they will demonstrate
their process of printing pictures
in the school paper.
Mrs Sam Turner accompanied
Mr and Mrs Garland Swanson
of lone to Portland for a short
stay.
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