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JT.Mia. .f mi j m mm LIBRARY Next WeelY Alert0 lo Test County Defense Operations Local and county civil de fense agencies moved this week to complete preparations for Op eration Alert 1958, annual nat ional civil defense exercise, set for May 6 and 7. All but one of Oregon's 36 counties will engage in control center operations dur ing the two day training exer cise, and many will have field exercises, Colonel Arthur M Sheets, state civil defense dir ector, said in announcing the exercise. This is the nation's fifth an nual Operation Alert. Previous exercises were held during sum mer months, but this year the event was moved up to May to allow greater participation of schools, according to Col Sheets. The simulated enemy attack which will provide problems for civil defense forces to solve dur ing the two-day exercise wil! not be known until sealed en velopes sent to the Oregon State Civil Defense (Agency by the federal government are opened at specified times on the morn ing of May 6. Previously desig nated Oregon targets include Portland and lamath Falls. Field exercises and public par ticipation events range from es tablishment of 23 Emergency Welfare Centers set up in 21 counties to register, feed and lodge imaginary or simulated evacuees, to setting up a 200- bed emergency hospital In the McMinnville armory. In many counties school evacuations and exercises will be held, includ ing Lane, Clackamas and Yam hill counties. Mass feeding exer cises are planned in Morrow, Polk and Gilliam counties, and state employees in Salem will evacuate the capitol mall build ings. The OSCDA control center will be manned with department heads of state agencies assum ing their roles as heads of em ergency services. Two federal ob- servors will be on hand for the state activities, and Governor Robert D Holmes will participate briefly. Announced objectives of this year's Operation Alert include concentrating on perfecting op erational readiness, strengthen continuity of government, and examining the feasibility of re sponsibilities assigned in the new state .operations plan. Morrow county Civil Defense head Norman Nelson of Board man reported this week that lo cal units will take part both days in the Operation Alert ex ercises. Participating will be state to county radio control and alerts to all cities; school, fire and police departments will function as will the welfare de partment. Nelson will be operat ing out of the Boardman city emergency reception center. Locally, fire chief C A Ruggles said today that the department will make a practice "dry run" sometime during the alert. The location of the supposed fire will not be known until the word is received. Local amateur radio operators will also have a major role to play in communications with emergency stations already be ing planned for immediate op eration when word of the test alert is received. State Ag Director To Speak May 5 Robert J Steward, director of State Department of Agriculture wiJl be guest speaker of the Morrow County Livestock Assoc iation when they meet May 5th. Livestock association members which total over 100 have been given a special invitation to at tend but all livestock men are invited. Steward, on his first trip to Heppner, as State Direct or of Agriculture will discuss the agricultural situation and out look with special emphasis on livestock. Comments will be made concerning contract farm ing or vertical integration which is becoming popular throughout the United States. This type of agribusiness is becoming a con cern to many farmers and ranch ers who are trading their Inde pendence for an insured Income. Guests of the livestock assoc iation will be members of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce at this buffet supper event. The get-together is scheduled for the Elks lodge room beginning at 6:30 pm. NEXT CHEST X-RAY DATE IS MAY 7 Residents of Morrow county are urged to take advantage of the free chest X-Ray given at Pioneer Memorial hospital on the first Wednesday of each month. The next date is May 7 from 7 to 8:30 pm. They will be given free to any resident 15 years of age or older. i County-Wide Help Asked For Blood Drive BLOODMOBILE COMING MAY 7 lllahaddte Copies 10c 25 4-H Summer School Delegates Chosen From Area Twenty five 4-H boys and girls were selected recently by a committee of 4-H parents and leaders to attend the annual 4-H summer school which will be held on Oregon State college campus June 16 through 22. This group is the quota for the lone, Lexington, Heppner commun ities. Seven 4-H members from the Irrigon-Boardman area are yet to be selected. With this year's 4-H summer school shortened in time, dele gates have been asked to enroll in special classes, dress revue and arrange for bus transpor tation earlier than in past years. Those planning the classes, rec reation and special events hope to squeeze into seven days what was formerly done in ten days without sacrificing the good re cord of activities of summer school. The time was shortened due to rising costs and the need for making an adjustment either in the cost of scholarship or length of the event. It was de cided to try a one week summer school this year. Those club members chosen from records submitted were Gary Van Blokland, Jerry An derson, Roger Doherty, Nat Webb, Dennis Doherty, William Rill, Shirley Van Winkle, Ber nlce Thomson, Mary Slocum, Libby Van Schoiack, Carol K An derson, Connie Anderson of Hep pner; Kenneth Smouse, Linda Halvorsen, Dianne Pettyjohn, Marilyn Morgan. Brenda Town send, Jo Ann Turner, Linda Hams, Linda Rae Heimbigner and Judy Morgan of lone; Thom as Martin, Russell Dolven, Karl Beach, Beverly ( Davidson, of Lexington. The summer school selection committee composed of Ken neth Smouse, lone; Bernard Do herty, Heppner; Mrs Kenneth Peck and Mrs Bob Mathews, Lex ington made selections from the boys and girls submitting 4-H permanent record sheets. Those considered were 13 years or ol der on January 1, 1958 who had completed at least two years of successful 4-H projects. The group was approved by the South Morrow 4-H council at their regular monthly meeting, April 24. North Morrow 4-H member delegates will be se lected, soon. Delegates to 4-H summer school will again be sponsored by interested individuals or or ganizations and businesses. The scholarship is $25.00. A commit tee composed of Harold Beach, Alfred Nelson; Lexington; Mar cel Jones and Mrs Walter Wright, Heppner are now soliciting for scholarships. Scholarships provided to date through contacts that have been made in Lexington, Grange, Morrow County Farm Bureau, Alfred Nelson, Jr, Lexington Oil Cooperative, Padberg Machinery Company and Pine City Exten sion Unit full scholarships. Part scholarships have been pro vided by Jim Barnett, lone Chev ron Station, Rietmann Hardware, Britows Market, McCabe Meat Market, Bill Melana, Verner Troedson, Dick's Market, Jordon Elevator, Charles O'Connor In surance and lone Shell Oil Dis tributor, Paul Pettyjohn all of lone, Mr and Mrs Walter Wright, Heppner and Hatfield Grocery, Lexington. The delegation will travel by chartered Greyhound bus again this year. Dr and Mrs Duane A Fellows of Garabaldi visited Sunday with her cousins Mrs Lester Doo little and Miss Leta Humph reys. The Fellows were on their way home from Arizona. Wednesday, May 7, will bt? Blood Donor Day in Morrow county. As one of the 14 coun ties participating in the Colum bia River regional .. blood pro gram of the Red Cross, Morrow county will have the opportun ity next week to build up a quota of valuable blood credits. The blood donated by local res idents will become immediately available to the 42 hospitals ser ved by the regional blood center at Yakima. Besides helping re new the important blood supply for public health and defense needs and for the daily needs of patients throughout this area, it will serve as a tangible In Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 1, 1958 Heppner V ,f:.....-i-.. . Vl WP" " i-.r , i i wm -ii ir m iiiv n-rit w 1 " tiiwiwiiwri'iwiiM,'Miiiiiw mmmmmmmttmmi MISS JANICE EEAMER, second from left, was chosen as a member of Queen Judy Lazinka'8 Pendleton Round-Up royal ccurt. The announcement was made Friday night at the Queen's dance in Pendleton, Janice is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Beamer of Heppner and is a senior at Heppner high school. She is an excellent horsewoman and has ridden since she was three. She Is a member of the Wrangler's riding club. Other members of the court are, left to right, princesses Marcia Bull, Portland; Janice Beamer; Queen Judy Lazinka of Pendleton; Lor- etta Anderson of Prosser. Washington; and Ka y Smutz of La Burns Fatal To Mother of Two Burns suffered when a heat ing stove exploded while she was attempting to light it, took the life of Mrs Wilma Barker, 26, of Butter Creek. She was burned Friday morning and died Saturday evening at Pioneer Memorial hospital. She was burned over 80 percent of her body. The Barkers had been employ ed at the Raymond French ranch for the past year. They came here from Pilot Rock which had been Mrs Barker's home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Pendleton. Surviving are her husband Grant; a son William, 2 years of age; and one daughter, Mar ian, 1 year old. Accident Victim Dies Here Saturday Darrell Jones, 29, of Condon died Saturday night at Pioneer Memorial hospital from injur ies received when his car struck the Rock Creek bridge on the Heppner-Condon highway. According to meager informat ion available, Jones, who had been working in Madras, suff ered fractured ribs and a punct ured lung in the accident. He walked some distance before be ing picked up and taken to Con don. He was brought here to the hospital, but died within a short time. No funeral details are avail able. Rummage Sale Location Changed Location of the Heppner Civic League's annual rummage sale has been changed to Empire Ma chinery company, it was an nounced this week. The sale is put on by the club to raise funds to support the Heppner kinder garten. Sale dates are May 9 and 10 and the club will welcome any donations. surance against future individ ual needs of Morrow county don ors. Mrs Orville Cutsforth, Red Cross chapter chairman for Mor row county, also serving as blood chairman for the drawing next Wednesday, explains the positive value of the program thus: "By donating blood a citi zen obtains a credit for himself or any other member of his fam ily to be applied whereever fu ture surgery or emergency treat ment may call for a transfus ion In Portland, Pendleton, wherever the nationwide recip rocal program is in effect. Also, the Red Cross national blood pro i ,yl m II i.y ! W Ml HI ' ' ! u Girl On Pendleton Round Assistant Ranger Added to Heppner Forest District Fred W Trussing has been named new assistant ranger in the Heppner district of the Uma tilla National Forest, it was an oounced today by Vic Kreimey er, district Ranger. He was trans ferred here from the Lakewood Ranger district of the Nocilet National Forest in Wisconsin. His new position in the Hepp ner district made necessary by the increased work load. Before going to Nicolet Nat ional Forest, Trussing had been assistant ranger and timber management assistant on the Baker Ranger district of the Wallow-Whitman National Forest at Baker. He served four seasons as a smoke jumper in region I at Missoula, Montana along with other work in that region. He served In the Navy in World War II, is a graduate of the Uni versity of Montana and his home is Lakewood, Wisconsin. Mrs Prussing and their four children will join him here as soon as housing can be obtain ed. MountainSnowpack Above Normal Water content of the Arbuck le mountain snowpack contin ues above average for this time of year. Measurements taken Monday, April 28, by Tom Wil son, Soil Conservation Service, showed 26 inches of snow with 10.2 inches of water remaining on the course. Past records show the snow pack usually is melted by the end of April, but extensive Ap ril storms and cool weather has held the snow in the mountains longer this year, Wilson said. In 1957 and 1956 no snow re mained on the course by the end of April. In April 1955, cool wet weather similar to this year held the snow and 41 inches with a water content of 15.7 inches was measured. Soils are wet and unfrozen be neath the snowpack, Wilson stated and will favor run-off jirom snow-men. gram produces by fractionation of whole blood the extremely valuable supplies of gamma globulin, serum albumin, and fibrinogen medical products which would cost prohibitively, which are made available where needed without cost to the pat ient." The May 7th drawing will be held at the Episcopal parish hall, in Heppner, from 11 am to 3 pm. "We want to collect 1007c of our quota of 100 pints." says Mrs Cutsforth. "This means that ev eryone who agrees to donate must appear without fail." 75th Year, Number 8 - Up Court Grande (Howdyshell photo) Two Girls' State Delegates Chosen Two Heppner girls this week were selected as delegates to Girls' State which will be held June 16 to 22 at Salem under the sponorship of the state Am erican Legion Auxiliary. The Heppner Legion Auxiliary named Janice Martin as delegate and Janice Driscoll as alternate. The other delegate, spon sored by the Soroptimist club Is Carole Anno Anderson and her alternate is Celia Boulden. Both girls are Juniors at Heppner high school. Janice is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Randall Martin of Butter Creek, and Carole Anne is the daughter of Mr and Mrs N C Anderson of Heppner. WEATHER Hi Low Prec Thursday 48 37 .17 Friday 55 33 Saturday 54 37 .11 Sunday 53 32 .02 Monday 56 33 Tuesday 60 32 Wednesday 61 36 Rainfall for the week .30; for April 1.83; for the year 7.23 in ches. it 1 NELS ANDERSON, Morrow county agent, who this week was nam ed Morrow county's Father of the Year by the Morrow county Cow Belles. (GT Photo) Monday Decide Lexington High School Fate Board Members to be Named In All County School Districts All school districts in the county will hold annual meet ings and election of directors next Monday, May 5 with the polls to be open from 2 to 8 pm. At least one director will be chosen in each district, but the greatest interest is expected in the Lexington district where vot ers, in addition to choosing a board member, will decide whether to discontinue the high school or to keep it operating as in the past. The ballot title will be "shold the Lexington High School be discontinued." Feeling is pretty well divided in the district as to which course to take. The recently organized Lducation Betterment Commit lee is urging that the school be discontinued and that the dis trict then make arrangements to have the district's high school students transported to either Heppner or lone high schools, Their primary argument for the National President To Speak At Wheat Meeting Floyd Root, Wasco, president National Association of Wheat Growers will be the main speak er at the annual spring meet ing of the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association which will be held at the Lexington Grange hall on May 6th, 1958. Mr Root will report on national legislat ion and farm programs. Mr Root elected as president of this organization at their an nual meeting in Spokane in ear ly February, has spent much of his time in Washington, D C since Congress convened in Jan uary. He is well informed on legislative matters pertaining to agriculture of which, all Morrow county farmers should be inter ested. Progress reports of activities of the six committees including marketing and transportation, production and land use, fed eral agricultural programs, do mestic wheat utilization, youth activities and taxation and leg islation will be a feature of the evening program. Morrow coun ty's Conservation Man of the Year for 1958 will be presented. Recently a Conservation Man of the Year committee visited farms in Morrow county making their county selection. Milton Morgan, chairman will preside. The meeting is sched uled to begin at 8 pm. All wheat growers are invited to take part in the program and partake of refreshments being served by the Lexington Grange home eco nomics committee at the con elusion of the meeting. Youth Day to be Noted by Elks In observance of Elks Nation al Youth Activities Day, Hepp ner lodge will present a short program before lodge tonight (May 1) for all Elks and their wives. Through the cooperation of Heppner high school Judy Schmidt, Linda Valentine and Laura Lee Sumner will present a flute trio accompanied by Jeanne Schmidt; Renn Harris and Steven Flug will play a bass clarinet and tenor saxaphone duet; and Carole Anne Ander son will give a reading titled Man." A pantomime performed by Sandra Jones, Sheryl Harris, Judy Brinda and Sharon Keith ley will complete the program. t 0.. r i i. . for",.. - N I Vote to change is that Lexington stu dents will have better educat ional opportunities in a larger school. Also quite active is another group which is seeking to re tain the high school in Lexing ton. This group has obtained sig natures of over 70 residents of the district who favor status quo. Only one person filed a petit ion for the one Lexington school board post to be vacant In June. He is Bernard Doherty. The Ed ucation Betterment Committee is currently urging a write-In vote for places on three boards where vacancies will occur. They are Mrs Kenneth (Lucille) Peck, for the Lexington board; Edwin (Tad) Miller, for the non-high board; and Gar Leyva for the rural school board. Running for member at large on the rural board is Garland Swanson of lone. Phil Blakney and Dick Wilkinson are seeking the seat in zone 4 (Heppner) and James Henderson is running for the rural board position from zone 1 which is Irrigon-Boardman. No one filed for the open position on the non-high board. In the Heppner district, Ray mond French is seeking re-election for a five year term; and Bryce Keene, present lone school board chairman, is up for re election in that district. The wide Interest In the Lex ington high school discontin uance question is expected to bring out a record vote in that district while most others expect only a mediocre turnout of in terested persons. The Lexington vote concerns only the high school, no attempt Is being made to discontinue the grade school there. Father of Year Honor Goes to Nels Anderson One of the county's best known Dads was this week giv en the honor of Morrow county "Father of the Year." He is Nel son C Anderson, county agent here for the past 12 years, the father of seven children and a hard-working "Pop" to all the county's several hundred 4-H club members. Anderson was chosen for the award by the Morrow County Cow Belles and he is the second to receive such an honor. Nels Anderson came here June 1, 1916 from Bowan county, North Dakota where ho had worked as county agent and In his 12 years In-the same position locally has been active in many farm and civic organizations. His 4-H work is of great importance to him and he is proud of the fact that the number of 4-H clubs In the county has grown from 16 to 30 during the past 12 years, though he gives most of the credit for such growth to the many leaders who have aid ed. Club membership has more than doubled during that per iod. His own youngsters are as wrapped up in 4-H work as their Dad for six of the seven (the seventh isn't yet quite old enough to start a project) are now carrying 19 different 4-H projects which run all the way from livestock to child care and canning. Nels says, "The kids kind of help develop me. I have to keep going to keep up with them. His wife Esther, also plays an important part in 4-H work ser ving as club leader for several clubs. His family includes Carole Anne, 17; Connie, 15; Jerry, 14; twins David and Douglas 11; Kit 7; and Richard 4 months. The two girls are both club leaders, and Jerry Is a junior leader and Is carrying two FFA projects in school. Anderson has served as sec retary of many local organizat ions including the Heppner and Boardman Soil Districts; Mor row County Livestock Growers and the Wheat Growers; and the county fair board. He was a member of the JayCee's and was named junior citizen of the year in 1949; he beolngs to the cham ber of commerce and has served on its board of directors; he is a member of the Farm Bureau, the Greenfield Grange and the Elks lodge, and is chairman of the agriculture committee of Po mona Grange.
