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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 22, 1958
Awards Presented
To 26 Seniors at
Commencement
Heppner high school graduates
were told that the world awaits
their adult anticipation for a
better world than was looked
upon when their parents grad
uated from high school.
The comments were made by
J W Forrester, Jr, editor of the
Pendleton East Oregonian and
a member of the State Board of
Higher Education at Commence
ment exercises Wednesday ev
ening. Forrester told of the outstand
ing advances made in the 20th
century then stressed the value
of good citizenship, particularly
the responsibility of voting. He
urged each student to register
and vote as soon as his age
will allow then study carefully
the issues and the candidates.
He said "No nation can be
stronger than the people its
schools produce."
Following the presentation of
diplomas to the 26 graduating
seniors, by Raymond French,
school board chairman, scholar
ship and other awards were pre
sented to the following by super
intendent Joe H Stewart:
Student body officers pins to
president Ed Groshens; vice
president Len Ray Schwarz; sec
retary, Phyllis Quackenbush,
and treasurer, Joann Brosnan.
School spirit awards, Peggy
Applegate and Burke Gentry.
Outstanding athlete, (tie) Len
Ray Schwarz and Ed Groshens.
Valedictorian award, Joann
Brosnan; and salutatorian a
ward, Ron Currin.
Outstanding citizen awards,
Ed Groshens and Helen Graham.
Hehisch awards, Helen Gra
ham, Phyllis Quackenbush and
Janice Beamer.
U of O Eric Allen certificate
for outstanding work as news
paper writer, Ed Groshens. Eric
Allen certificate for outstanding
work in newspaper production,
Helen Graham. U of O George
S Turnbull yearbook certificate,
Janice Beamer.
FBLA scholarship. for the best
student in business, Len Ray
Schwarz.
Senior citizen award, Ed Gro
shens.
Outstanding senior business
student, Helen Graham.
P-TA year tuition scholarship,
Helen Graham.
Soroptimist $100 scholarship
Joann Brosnan.
Flks scholarships. Joann Bros
nan and James Morris, $200
pach: Tom Currin, $100.
vnrv tuition scholarship giv
en by Soroptimists of La Grande,
Phyllis Quackenbush.
Heppner Pine Mills, $250 each
vonr fur twn vears. Ed Groshens.
Lovejoy $100 scholarship for
outstanding student Poay pres
iHpnt in this area, Ed Groshens
Citizenship placque, Freshman
class.
Musical selections for the ex
ercises was provided by the high
school band and chorus, and the
class colors of rose and silver
were used in decorations.
CUTS FORTH
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It FQREST PARK '
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CUTSFORTH
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ownership lines
PROPOSED POND which many local sportsmen are urging the state game commission to develop
il. i . timtvAn Krif Thiirh nst 1rrrrn it urnnM nrovirie amole sizp far fish
near uiuionu FulK u ncucu wicwiw vuju mw w r-
stocking and good recreational use. (See story below)
GAME COMMISSION TO CONSIDER POND
DEVELOPMENT NEAR CUTSFORTH PARK
Because of the sustained high Keeling, P W Mahoney and the
water and resultant mediocre , Cutsforth family.
Logging Crews
Back at Work
County Grain
Shipments Reach
30,000 Bushels Day
Wheat and barley is leaving
Morrow County Grain Growers
elevators through the Paterson
Ferry dock at the rate of about
30,000 bushels, or one barge-
load, a day, Al Lamb MCGG
manaeer said this week. The
heavy hauling is being done to
make room for the soon-to-be-harvested
1958 crop.
Ten truck and trailer wheat
transports a cloy are now
using ttiP bonrnfcin range road
to reach the MCGG storage and
loading facility at Paterson fed-
ry, and they are hauling seven
davs a week. Lamb said. During
the past 12 months about 1,500,
000 bushels of wheat and barley
have been loaded out oi tne
dock with practically this en
tire amount having been truck
ed over the bombing range road
to the Columbia.'
At the present time the bulk
of the shipment is barley which
is going by barge to Longview
where it will be transferred to
a boat for Japan. The bulk of
this Japanese order is being fill
ed from the stocks in Morrow
County Grain Growers elevators,
largely because local facilities
were available for the immed
iate shipment of the grain need
ed for the shipload.
Lamb stressed the value of the
recently-built bombing range
road in shortening the length
of the truck haul from interior
elevators to the river facility.
From indications local storage
facilities will be in good shape
to handle the upcoming grain
crop, which from early prospects,
promises to be one of the largest
the county has produced.
fishing in local streams so far
this season, the sketch above
should be of interest to Morrow
county sportsmen and recreat
ionists. The map, draw by Kenneth
Keeling, shows one of the pro
posed ponds which the Oregon
State Game Commission will
consider impounding after mak
ing an intensive survey in the
near future.
The pond would be at the con
fluence of Herren and Willow
creeks and is estimated to be of
sufficient size to accommodate
between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow
trout. The land and access to the
Dond has been offered to the
game commission by Kenneth i
If the commission agrees to
build the necessary dam, the
pond would become a welcome
addition to the recreational fac
ilities which are being developed
In this area. The finances of the
game commission are supple
mented for these projects by the
Federal excise taxes on nsning
tackle.
Other interested sportsmen In
the county have Indicated that
they would assist in further de
velopment if the pond is built
Game commission engineers
will be in this area shortly to
survey this site, as well as sev
eral others higher in the moun
tains.
75th Year, Number 1 1
Pioneer Picnic
Again Planned For
Memorial Day
Plans are heins comDleted for
the annual Memorial Day Pio
neer picnic which will be held
Friday, May 30 at the fair pa
vilion in Heppner.
Arrangements fcre beinc made
to feed and handle at least as
many visitors as attended last
year when 180 persons gathered
for the affair, Lennie Louden,
vice president of the committee,
said this week. All visitors are
asked to bring their out place
settings and either a potiucK
dish of salad, vegetable, pota
toes or dessert. The committee
will provide meat, rolls and cof
fee and the dinner Is to start
at noon.
A short program Is planned
following the dinner with Mar
ion Weatherford of Arlington
scheduled to give a short talk.
Several musical selections are
planned for entertainment.
This is the fourth year the
picnic has been held on Memor
ial Day and each year it has
attracted additional persons. The
event started when it was leu
that former residents who make
the trip here on that day to
decorate graves of relatives,
would appreciate a chance to
visit. The idea immediately took
hold and a committee of local
residents have since handled the
dinner and program.
Members of this year's com
mittee are Dr A D Murdo, pres
ident; Lennie Louden, vice pres
ident; and Mrs Clive Huston,
secretary.
The affair is open to tne pud-lie.
Heppner Couple Passes
Citizenship Examinations
Road Levy OK'd;
Dinges Gets Nod
For Assessor Post
County Voters Follow Pattern of
Rest of State in Most Selections
Morrow county voters, both
Democrat and Republican, pret
ty well followed in the same
pattern as did the rest of the
state in last Friday's primary
election approving Governor Ro
bert D Holmes for the Democrat
ic nomination for governor and
Mark Hatfield the nod on the
Republican ticket.
In the single county contest
Harry Dinges, incumbent assess
or, ran up a two to one lead
over his opponent for the post
on the Republican ballot, Del
mer Buschke of Heppner. The
final count gave Dinges 45.3 to
Buschke's 227. Dinges win oe
opposed in the fall general elect
ion bv Batie Rand of Boardman
who received a total of 96 write-
in votes for the Democratic nom
ination Rand received votes in
seven of the nine precincts in
the county
Road Levy Approved
In the only other local meas
ure, the voters gave generous ap
proval to the special five-year
10 mill road levy for the county.
With improving weather and
road conditions, Heppner Pine
Mills woods crews went back to
work the first of last week and
trucking is expected to start next
Monday, it was reported today.
A crew of 14 fallers are now
at work in the Buckaroo Flat
area of the Blue Mountains, 42
miles southeast of Heppner and
the company expects to log in
that section throughout the sum-mpr.
Logging and trucking crews
have been off since just after
the first of the year when heavy
rain and snow forced retirement
from the woods.
EARLY PAPER
DUE NEXT WEEK
Gazette-Times advertisers
and news correspondents ate
advised that because of the
Memorial day holiday Fri
day. May 30, next week's
paper will be published one
day early, on Wednesday.
This will allow delivery to
all area readers by Thurs
day. All news and advertising
copy should be gotten into
the GT office at least one
day earlier than usuaL The
advertising and social news
deadline will be Monday ev
ening and final deadlines
will be Tuesday evening.
County Historical
Plates Go On Sale
Members of St Monica's guild
of All Saints' Episcopal church
are now selling historical plates
which are expected to be oi con
siderable interest to county resi
dents. The 10 inch china plates have
a color picture of the Morrow
county courthouse on the front
and a short history on the back.
Each come complete with hanger
and sell for $.75.
Mrs Herx Hamilton is in
charge of the plate sale and they
will be available at the Memor
ial Day Pioneer picnic, it was
announced.
Red Cross Slates
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the
Morrow county chapter oi the
Red Cross will be held at 8 pm
i xSy . I
Court Street
Paving Started
Work started Monday on the
imDrovement of the three blocks
of South Court street from the
corner of May and Court to Can
nnn street.
The work is being done by the
Russell Olsen Construction Com
pany of Pendleton and was to
have started about two weeks
ago, but was delayed by a state
wide strike of heavy construct
inn workers.
The street has been cut down
to grade and base rock is now
being placed. The entire sect
inn will hp curbed and paved
with asphaltic concrete topping.
The city purchased tne 101 on
thp corner of Mav and Court
otropts tn allow widening of the
street at that intersection and
plans call for joint development
with th county or me corner in
to a parking lot for the court
house.
ThP hulk of the cost of the
project is being paid from state
highway department funds with
property owners paying for the
curbing.
Harrv and Mia Bongers, resi
dents of Heppner for nearly a
year, Monday jumped their
greatest hurdle in becoming Am
erican citizens they successful
ly passed their final citizenship
examinations Deiore i,eKoy
Sfhillins. Portland, naturalizat
ion examiner, and when they re
turned home that evening louna
all kinds of surprizes awaiting
them.
Mr and Mrs Bongers are nat
ives of Holland and have lived
in America only a relatively
short time. He is the admini
strator of Pioneer Memorial hos
pital, a job he took over last
June.
Harry Bongers came to Amer
ica first on February 20, 1950
under the sponsorship of Dr and
Mrs Willard Norse of The Dalles,
tn December of that same year
he returned to his homeland
Monday, June 2 at the Bank of L.nprp he remained until Oct-
Eastern Oregon meeting room,! h(?r 1952 and was married to
it was announced today by Mrs
Verner Troedson, secretary.
The main business will be to
elect five members to the board
of directors of the county chap
ter, said Mrs Orville Cutsforth,
chairman.
All chapter members (persons
who have donated $1.00 or more)
are urged to attend the meeting.
Mia. five months before he re
turned to this country. His wife
rnuld not accompany him then
for it is necessary that he have
a job and be able to support her
before American laws would al'
low her entry into the country
Babv Timing Good
Mrs Bongers arrived by plane
in Portland on March 5, 1953
Hermiston Man
Gets School Bid
Sam Godwin, Hermiston con
tractor, was awarded the con
tract for the remodeling of the
science laboratory, commercial
rooms and library at Heppner
h nh school. His bid ot $35,885
was the lower of two bids re
ceived by the school board and
ononed at its meeting last Frl
day night. Work is expected to
start immediatelv.
The remainder of the $50,000
sDeclal lew voted for the re
modeling project will go for
equipping the lab and rooms and
for architect's fees.
In other business the board
hired Mrs Madelvn Duke as high
school librarian for next year
She is now teaching in Ash tork,
Arizona and in addition to her
library work, she may teach one
English class.
William French and Kenneth
A Sawyer were hired as janitors
replacing Dean and Nelson Con
nor, both of whom have enter
ed the military service.
MIGHTY HAPPY that they both passed American citizenship ex-
M. XI f wm W : Dnnn.a m.9 Tfannnav Thaw
aminauons mouuuy, uio nun y uuu raiu ovuycio v.
are natives of Holland and when the final hearing and citizen
ship oath is administered later this year, they will be full
fledged American citizens. (GT Photo)
where she was met by her hus
band and driven immediately to
The Dalles where she entered a
hospital just in time to give
birth to a son, Harry Jr, who be
cause of his lucky timing was
born an American citizen.
The Boneers came to America
as the result of a pen pal who
was the neice of Dr Morse. Alter
he told her of his desire to come
to this country, Dr Morse aided
in making it possible, and Bong
ers worked for him for some time
after arriving. He had done ad
ministrative work in Holland,
and since coming to America has
been In hospital administration.
Accompanying Mr and Mrs
Boneers to Pendleton for their
examination were their sponsors,
Dr and Mrs Morse of The Dalles,
the Rev Patrick Gaire of Hepp
Plane Hits Lines,
Knocks Out Power
a rmn-dustinc plane struck a
on nm.vf.lt Pacific Power & Light
company power line in northeast
Oregon early Tuesday, knocking
out electric service to Arlington,
Jordan, Heppner and lone.
Service was restored to Joruan
and Heppner less than an hour
oftpr the 4:35 am accident. lone
was back on the line at 5:41
am. The broken lines, about lour
miles north of Olex, were re
paired by 8 am when service was
restored to the Arlington area.
All three conducters on the
20,000-volt line were severed by
the airplane.
lone Youth Saved
From Drowning
Robert Hubbard, son of Mr and
Mrs Van Hubbard of lone, and a
student at EOCE was nearly
drowned Sunday while llstung
in the Umatilla river near Echo.
Hubbard was fishing with an
other student Mike Tolar of
Echo, with whom he was spend
ing the weekend, when he step
ped into a hole. He was wear
ing waders and was washed
downstream about 250 yards be
fore being recovered by Tolar
who gave him artificial respirat
ion then took him to a doctor
for treatment.
Hubbard lort his boots, glass
es, fishing gear and wallet in
the near-fatal accident.
WEATHER
Court House Park
Ready For Use
Facilities at the court house
park in Heppner are now ready
for the expected influx of pic
nicers, custodian D E "Shorty"
Hudson revealed this week.
Added this year, and now
ready for use, are public rest
rooms which have been built
at the rear of the countv Jail.
All tables and picnic facilities
are in place, and an ample sup
ply of fireplace wood awaits vis
itors.
The vote on this measure was
646 yes, to 360 no. The measure
was approved in every county
precinct except Irrigon where it
receved a small "no" majority.
On the non-partisan ballot
Gordon Sloan was given a 533
vote nod over Boyd Overhulse
with 311 votes and Samuel M
Bowe with 105 votes for posit
ion number 3 on the supreme
court. George Rossman outdis
tanced his opponent Jason Lee
for position number 7 on the
supreme court by a vote of 560
to 380.
A total of 1152 votes were cast
in the county out of a grand
total of 2167 registered voters
giving the county approximately
a 53 percent vote considerably
better than the statewide aver
age which was a little under 50
percent. The vote was heaviest In
the Hardman precinct where 28
out of 38 voted, and Lexington
where 181 out 261 voted.
In onlv one precinct was there
any contest for county commit
teeman or committeewoman s
nomination, and in that one.
Northwest Heppner, Robert Pen-
land received 82 votes to 21 for
Rav Smith for Republican com
mitteeman. In all other precincts
on both Republican and Demo
crat ballots, there was either no
opposition or no filings. Various
write-ins were given for these
offices and the winners will be
notified shortly by the county
clerk.
Tally Given
Here Is the way the county
voted on all ballots:
REPUBLICAN
Representative in Congress,
second district, Marlon T weath
erford, 539.
Governor
Albert Eiehman, 35
Walren Gill, 102
Mark Hatfield, 378
George W Livingston, 13
Orval Rasor, 4
Sig Unander, 158
Commissioner of the bureau of
labor, Lyle E McCauley, 451.
State Representative, 22nd dis
trict, Orville W Cutsforth, 533.
District Attorney, Robert Ab-
rams, 599.
County Judge, Oscar Peterson,
667.
County Commissioner, E O
(Gene) Ferguson, 595.
County Assessor,
Harry Dinges, 453.
DEMOCRAT
Representative in Congress,
second district, Al Ullman, 387.
Governor
Robert D Holmes, 275
Wiley W Smith, 30
Lew Wallace, 112.
Commissioner of bureau of
labor, Norman O Neilson, 329.
State Representative, 22nd dis
trict, Frank M Weatherford, 351.
County Commissioner, Jasper
E Myers, 310.
County Assessor (write-in),
Batie Rand, 96.
County Clerk, Bruce M Lind
say, 375.
NON-PARTISAN
Supreme Court, position No 3,
Samuel M Bowe, 105
Boyd Overhulse, 311.
Gordon Sloan. 533.
Supreme Court, position No 7,
Jason Lee, iW.
George Rossman, 560.
10 mill county road levy,
Yes, 646; No, 360.
Hi Low
70 41
78 48
83 47
78 50
82 53
76 50
80 54
Prec.
.00
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Woflnpsrlav
Rainfall for the week .06; for
May 1.59; for the year 8.82 inches.
npr: the Rev Leopold O'Riordani
and the Kev uuiiy oi nermiswn;
and Mr and Mrs Garland Swan-
son of lone.
Upon their return to Heppner
Monday evening, Mr and Mrs
Bongers were guests of Mr and
Mrs Paul Koenig for dinner and
a celebration party which
brought one of the biggest sur
prises of the day for Mia. She
was given a telephone call to
her parents in Maasbracht, Hol
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TAPPED BY HONORARY
Adelia Anderson, daughter of
Mr and Mrs Ervin Anderson, has
been tapped by Phi Kappa Phi,
national honor society ana win
be initiated Sunday, June 8 at
Oregon State College.
MOTHER DIES
Mr and Mrs Earl Blake left
Tuesday morning for Portland,
called there by the death of her
mother. Mrs Mary Jones. uner
al services are pending, but will
be held in Portland.
Revival Series
To Start Sunday
Evaneellst June Hoover, of
Spokane, Washington will be the
speaker during a series of reviv
al services at the Assembly of
God church, beginning Sunday,
May 25, and continuing every
night at 7:45, except Monday
and Saturday, announced Rev
Gever. pastor.
An enloyable feature of the
services will be audience par
ticipation of singing hymns, be
sides special vocal and instru
mental music. The public is in
vited to take part in these ser
vices.
Weekend quests at the home
of Mr and Mrs Robert Abrams
were Mr and Mrs John Neely
of Portland. Mr Neely is basket
ball coach at Jefferson high
school.
4-H Field Day Set
Saturday, May 24
All 4-H livestock club mem
bers have been extended an in
vitation to attend the sixth an
nual livestock field day on Sat
urday, May 24. Hosts lor tne
field dav are the Freddie Nelson
family at whose ranch the field
day has been held during tne
past three years.
During the day 4-H nvestocK
will have the opportunity to fit
and groom, enter in showman
shin contests and Judge several
classes of livestock. The day is
designed to give both young ana
older club members last minute
help before the Oregon Wheat
Growers League sponsored fat
stock show and sale as well as
experience for the Morrow coun
ty fair.
Club members will bring their
own animals to work on during
the day.
The field day will Begin ai
9 am with the morning devoted
to fitting and grooming. The af
ternoon will be spent in snow
manship and Judging. Club
members, parents and those in
terested in attending are invit
ed and asked to bring their sack
lunch for noon. The Nelson's will
provide a cold drink and ice
cream.