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County CD Agency
Given Status of
Operating Unit
Col Arthur M Sheets, Oregon
State Civil Defense director Tues
day advised the county court
that Morrow county has now be
come in established Civil De
fense agency which, among
other things, makes it eligible
for state and federal surplus
property at 7 percent of its or
iginal cost.
Col Sheets, Norman Nelson,
county CD head and several
other county CD officers met
with the court Tuesday and the
proper resolutions were passed
which brought the county up to
the level of an established CD
unit.
Of major importance was Col
Sheets' discussion of the present
extremely tense world situation
He emphasized the importance
of county CD organizations
which can operate in any emer
gency,
Nelson reported that he and
Glen Way, county communicat
ions officer, attended a state CD
meeting, May 19 in Salem and
later obtained final approval for
a two-way radio system for the
county sheriff. Nelson said all
necessary papers have been ap
proved and installation of a base
station and remote control at
the court house will start short
ly after June 4. Later funds will
become available for the exten
sion of the remote control equip
ment to the Heppner Hotel, and
two-way communication equip
ment in the Heppner police car
so that the station will be man
ned 24 hours a day.
Discussion also centered
around obtaining a surplus 30
KW emergency generator for use
at Pioneer Memorial hospital. A
generator of this size would
make possible the use of all the
hospital's facilities in event of
power failure from any cause.
The hospital now has a standby
generator, but it is quite small.
Boardman has already been
allocated a 30 KW generator and
a standby gas water pump for
use by the city and county CD
in an emergency welfare recept
ion center. These are portable
units that could, if Boardman
had to be evacuated, be moved
to Heppner or elsewhere.
Sheets told the court that the
state CD organization has used
all its matching funds for sur
plus property, but that more
money would become available
after next January ju.
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EPPNErV
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 29, 1958
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Memorial Day Picnic
Crowd Anticipated
The annual Memorial Day
pioneer picnic is expected to at
tract a great many out of coun
ty visitors as well as local resi
dents, committee officers said
today. Arrangements are now
complete for the popular pot-
luck picnic, and an interesting
short program is planned.
The pioneer picnic committee,
which includes Dr A D McMur-
i . -v t
do, president, Lennie Louaen,
vice president, and Mrs Clive
Huston, secretary, stated mat
the committee will furnish meat,
rolls and coffee for the dinner
and that all comers are asked
to provide the other dishes for
the picnic which will be held
at the fair pavilion starting at
noon on Memorial day.
Following the picnic dinner a
short program is planned which
will feature as guest speaker
Marion Weatherford of Arling
ton. An interesting musical pro
gram is also slated.
The picnic committee has
made arrangements to serve at
least as many persons as tne
180 who attended last year.
The affair is open to the pub
lie.
Little League Baseball
Season To Open Monday
Tractor Accident
Claims Life of ,
Bernard Carlson
Funeral services were held
Sundav at Valby Lutheran
church for Bernard Oscar Carl
son, 64 who died May 22 at
Pioneer Memorial hospital from
injuries received May 15 when
a tractor rolled over him. The
Rev Carl W Sodergren officiated
and burial was in the Valby
cemetery.
Mr Carlson was worKing on
the Earl McKinney ranch near
lone when he accidentally shif
ted the tractor into reverse and
backed into a ditch throwing
him off and running over him.
He suffered a broken arm and
shoulder, broken ribs and a
punctured lung.
Mr Carlson was born May 22
1893, at lone, the son of An
drew and Sophia Carlson. He had
lived in this area his entire life
He is survived by a brother,
Leonard Carlson of Portland; two
sisters, Mrs Edith Hite, Portland,
and Mrs Amanda Warfield, lone.
Creswick Mortuary had charge
of arrangements.
REV JOHN RYDGREN who will
assume the pastorate of Hope
and Valby Lutheran churches
on June 29.
New Pastor Due
Lutheran Churches
The Rev John Rydgren will as
sume the pastorale of Hope and
Valby Lutheran churches follow
ing installation services to ne
conducted Sunday, June 29. He
will replace the Rev Merlin Zier
who left recently to take advan
ced study.
Rev Rydgren was born in Far
go, North Dakota and moved to
Seattle in 1942 where he attend
ed Franklin high school and dur
ing his senior year of 1950 won
the state national Hearst ora
torical contest. He attended Pa
cific Lutheran College, graduat
ing in 1954, and then attended
four years of seminary training
at Capitol University and Semi
nary in Columbus, Ohio.
Oregon is not new to the Ryd
grens for he spent two summers
as student pastor at Port uriora s
Zion Lutheran church. He is mar
ried and they have one daugh
ter, Janel.
The special installation ser
vices will be conducted at 9:15
am June 29, at Valby Lutheran
church, and at 11 am that day
at Hope Lutheran.
Forest Service Plans
For Fire Season
Fellowship Group
Installs Officers
The youth Fellowship of the
Methodist church held a picnic
meeting at the church basement
Mav 26 and followed it with In
stallation of new officers in the
church sanctuary by the Rev
and Mrs Lester Boulden.
The new officers are Renn Har
ris, president; Connie Anderson,
vice president; Carolyn McDan
iel, secretary; Shirley Nash,
treasurer; Carole Anne Anderson,
faith; Janice Driscoll, outreach;
Celia Boulden, citizenship; Shar
on Case, fellowship.
All members of the Heppner
district Forest Service office were
in Pendleton Monday for a fire
overhead conference of all offi
cers of the Umatilla National
Forest. It was an all-day meet
ing on fire behavior, organizat
ion, prevention and law enforce
ment and was held in preparat
ion of the coming fire season.
Attending the meeting from
here were district ranger Vic
Kreimeyer, Fred Prussing, Don
Clark, Richard Dearsley, ana
Oliver Creswick.
The fire season officially op
ened in the state on May 1 which
requires fire permits for all
burning, the carrying of fire
tools in forest areas and no
smoking while traveling.
Thunderstorms Put
On Show But Do
Little Damage
A continuous procession of
thunderstorms floated ever and
around Morrow county during
the past week kicking up quite
a commotion, but doing little
damage.
Monday's and Tuesday's ser
ies of storms dropped only very
light rain on Heppner as the
bulk of the clouds passed over
the mountains to the south and
east. A few areas were out of
power service for short periods
due to liehtnine strikes, but
there had been no general out
ages up to Tuesday afternoon
The Forest Service reported an
extremely heavy hail storm
struck in the Bull Prairie area
of the mountains Monday after
noon dropping hail stones which
measured up to one and one
half inches across. Both Pacific
Power and Light and the Colum
bia Basin Electric Co-op reported
a few lightning strikes during
the past several days had knock
ed out service in limited areas.
REA line switch on Butter creek
took a lightning bolt Friday
mornine and several isolated
sections were without power for
short neriods Monday. A PP&L
line between lone and Lexing
ton was knocked out late Mon
day afternoon by either light
nine or wind with some custom
ers in that area being without
power for nearly three hours,
Generally, however, damage was
classified as minor.
Farmers were keeping a wea
ther eye out for possible hail
storms which now could be very
damaging to grain, but the only
one reported recently occurred
last week in the Hardman area.
The same series of storms
caused heavy hail damage Mon
day at Madras in Central Oregon
and Tuesday reports came In
here of cloudbursts in the Mitch
ell and Dayville sections on
Monday. There was no report of
the extent of the damage tnere,
though it was said that the
Ochoco highway had been clos
ed for a while by rocKs ana
mud.
Little League baseball
get under way Monday . evening
with the first of the regular
games scheduled at the rodeo
field.
Teams are presently being re
duced to a maximum of 15 boys
with the remainder being sched
uled for farm teams which will
allow all interested youngsters
a chance to participate. There
are four regular teams, the
Dodgers. Braves, Indians and the
Giants, and there will probably
be two farm teams from Hepp
ner and one from Lexington.
Games are scheduled for the
first four evenings of the week
and will start at 6 pm.
Some team managers have al
readv issued uniforms and the
remainder plan to complete fin-
Approval Given
For Annex to
Fair Pavilion
LOCAL TRAPSHOOTERS who attended the ninth annual Golden
West Grand American Trapshooting tournament neia u.
m. Tmnehootino dub in Reno, Nevada, April 23, to May 4, in-
eluded (top picture) Mr and Mrs George Snider, and Mr and
Mrs Herschell Townsend, nom oi lone.
lone Swimming Pool
Now Open to Public;
Lessons Scheduled
The lone swimming pool op-
end this week and it has been
announced that it will be open
every day except Monday from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Lessons
will be given Tuesday through
Friday from 10 to 11:30 am for
children and adult classes will
held on Saturday mornings from
10 to 11:30.
Fees will be 15 cents for grade
school children; 25 cents tor
hieh school students and 50
cents for adults for daily swims. ! Orville Cutsforth of Lexington,
County Centennial
Chairmen Named
By Steering Group
County and city chairmen of a
special centennial committee
were named Monday night at
a special meeting of a recently
organized centennial steering
committee held at the Heppner
city hall.
Tentatively named as county
chairman of the organization is
Season tickets will be $4 for
grade school children; $6 for
high school and $9 for adults.
Joe Hausler will be lifeguard
until June 20 when Robert De
Spain will take charge.
Father of Heppner
Man Dies Monday
George C Herschell of Portland
passed away at his home there
Monday following a heart at
tack. He was 68 years of age.
Mr Herschell had never lived in
Heppner, but visited here fre
quently with his son, Norbert
Herschell, owner of the Heppner
Bakery.
Services will be held Satur
day at Gables Funeral home.
In addition to his son here, he
is survived by his wife, Portland;
four sons and two daughters,
and two brothers living in Kansas.
lone Youth Rates
High in Trapshoot
Kenny Jones, the son of Mr
and Mrs Lawrence Jones of lone,
recently was the junior singles
champion in the American Trap
shoot Association shoot for his
combined scores in the prelim
inary handicap and the state
handicap. His prize was a 1958
Chevrolet.
In 1953 and 1954 their son Lar
ry won the singles champion
ship. Kenny was the only Oregon
shooter to make the Jimmy Rob
inson All-American team. He
will be a senior next year at
lone high school and has won
numerous local and state trap
shooting events.
Methodist Bible
School To Start
The Methodist vacation Bible
school will be held June
through 7 at the church and all
children from 5 years of age
through the sixth grade are wel
come.
.The hours will be 9 to 11:30
am each day with a picnic oe
ing held Saturday at noon on
the court house lawn. A pro
gram will be given Sunday, June
8 at 9:30 am.
County Bonds Sales
Climb During April
U S Savings Bonds sales in
Morrow county amounted to
$16,274 for the month of April,
county bond chairman Jack
Bedford, announced here today.
Countv sales for the first four
months of 1958 totaled $79,256
as compared with $129,359 for
the same period a year ago.
Savings bonds purchasers
throughout the state invested
2.G84.492 in the treasury's E and
H bonds for April as compared
with 2.762,083 for April of 1957,
he continued. For the first lour
months of the year state sales
totaled $13,389,441 as compared
with 12,900,519 for the January
April period a year ago.
"Reeular saving through such
programs as purchasees of sav
ing's bonds help keep local ousi-
ness at a reasonably high and
stable level," the county chair
man opined, "despite strikes, dis
asters, and other temporary re
verses.
HOSPITAL NEWS
ATTEND STATE IOOF
AND REBEKAH MEETING
Representing the Heppner
IOOF and Sans Souci Rebekah
lodges at the Oregon grana
lodge in Corvallis Tuesday
through Thursday of last week
were Mr and Mrs R G Mc Mur-
trv Esther Bergstrom and Bin
iviwarHs. Mrs Merle Kirk of
Hermiston, a member of the Hep
Dner Rebekah lodge, was dis
trict deputy. Mrs Tom Fraters
attended as a delegate from
Hardman.
Mr and Mrs C H Perrott of
Portland spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr and Mrs Lester
Doolittle.
New Arrivals To Mr and Mrs
William Joseph Kenny, Heppner,
a eirl born May 22, named Ka
thlepn Marie. To Mr and Mrs
Glenn Irvin Way, Heppner, a
lb 8 oz eirl born May 23, named
Julie Arlene. To Mr and Mrs
Forrest Burkenbine, Heppner, an
8 lb Vk oz boy born May A
named Forrest Allen, Jr.
Patients Clarence Johnson
Heppner, dismissed; Cecil Hicks,
Heppner; Sam Bechdoit, Hard
man dismissed: Harold Jim
Morsran. lone; Frank D Halvor
sen, lone, dismissed; Alice Eliz
abeth Sowell, Stanfield; Thom
as Howell, Heppner; Billy Stock
ard, Heppner, dismissed; Stella
McCarty, Monument; Don Duane
Wyatt, Kinzua; Sherry Lee Mc
Daniel, Heppner; Catherine Bel
lisanio, Condon; Dorothy Jean
Worlein, Kinzua.
He will head the county wide
organization which will plan
the county's participation in
Oregon's centennial celebration
to be held during 1959.
Named city and departmental
chairmen were Phil Blakney,
Heppner; Newt O'Harra, Lexing
ton; Garland Swanson, lone;
John Graves, Hardman-Eight-
mile; Dewey West, Boardman;
nd Warren McCoy, Irrigon. N t
Anderson will head up the agri
culture and livestock section and
Vic Kreimeyer will be in charge
of the forestry division.
The steering committee was
hastily organized about two
weeks ago in an effort to quickly
formulate the beginnings of a
program for county participat
ion in the centennial ana to
make a request for funds lor
the centennial to be included In
the 1958-59 county budget
The county budget committee,
which met last week, approved
$1,000 for such a program. This
amount was reduced consider
ably from the $7,000 which had
been requested
At the Monday night meeting
the budget came in for consider
able discussion and attempts
will probably be made to ob
tain additional assistance from
the county. It was pointed out
that some counties in the state
have appropriated up to $15,000
for the county centennial pro
eram. Much of the expense of
the program will ne in equip
ping and manning tne counxy
booth or display at the centen
nial exposition to be held in
Portland during the summer of
1959.
Agreement was reached Tues
day at a joint meeting of the
Morrow county fair board, the
fair committee, rodeo committee
and the county court, on the con
struction of a 30 by 60 foot an
nex to the present fair pavilion
building. It is estimated that the
structure will cost $10,000.
The planned annex will be
located at the west end of the
present pavilion building and
will be used to nouse tne ex
pending 4-H home economics ex
hibits as well as double for use
as a smaller community meet
ing place. Included will be a
demonstration kitchen for 4-H
use and seating capacity for
smaller groups. Money has been
budgeted for the construction, it
was stated, and it is nopea to
have the annex ready for use by
fair time this fall.
The court also revealed the
annnintment of Gerald Swag-
gart as a memner oi tne iau
board, lie replaces Raymond Fer
guson, former fair board chair
man and manager, who resigned
the position May 13. Other board
members who were present at
the Tuesday meeting were Ron
Currln. and Mrs Jonn uraves,
both recently appointed mem
bers of the board. Other mem
bers Include Charles Carlson,
lone, and Mac McCoy of Irri
gon. Other Improvements which are
now under construction at the
fair and rodeo grounds Include
new chutes for the rodeo field.
They have been under construct
ion for several weeks. Also plan
ned are improvements In the
sheep and rabbit pens in the
fair exhibit area.
l
willial preparations lor league piay
this weekend. Managing me
Braves team is Ed Dick with
the help of Harlan McCurdy; the
Lexington team is the Indians
and will work under Rev Nor
man Northrup; Ray Massey is
handling the Giants and Leon
Ball will oversee the operations
of the Dodgers.
The full summer schedule fol
lows: 1958 Schedule
FIRST HALF
June 2. Indians vs Giants
June 3. Braves vs Dodgers
June 4. Indians vs Braves
June 5. Giants vs Dodgers
June 9. Dodgers vs Indians
June 10 Giants vs Braves
June 11 Giants vs Indians
June 12 Dodgers vs Braves
Juno 16 Braves vs Indians
June 17 Dodgers vs Giants
June 18 Indians vs Dodgers
June 19 Braves vs Giants
June 23 Indians vs Giants
June 24 Braves vs Dodgers
June 25 Indians vs Braves
June 26 Dodgers vs Giants
July 7 Indians vs Giants
July 8 Braves vs uiams
SECOND HALF
July 9 Giants vs Indians
July 10 Dodgers vs Braves
July 14 Braves vs Indians
July 15 Dodgers vs Giants
July 16 Indians vs Dodgers
July 17 Braves vs Giants
July 21 Giants vs Indians
July 22 Braves vs Dodgers
July 23 Indians vs Braves
July 24 Giants vs Dodgers
July 28 Dodgers vs Indians
Julv 29 Giants vs Braves
July 30 Indians vs Giants
July 31 Dodgers vs Braves
Aue 4 Braves vs Indians
Aug 5 Giants vs Dodgers
Aug 6 Dodgers vs Indians
Aug 7 Giants vs Braves
Christian Bible
School Opens Monday
The First Christian church will
hold vacation Bible school from
June 2 through b, it was an
nounced todav. The daily ses-
dnna will hppin at 9 am and
close at 11:30.
In charge of the kindergarten
dpnartment (4, 5 and 6 year
olds) will Be Mrs Charles Collins
and Mrs Lowell Harris; the pri
mary department, grades 1-3
will be Mrs Andy Van Schoiack,
Mrs Ralph Scott, Annette Jones
and Mrs Jim Prock. Teachers for
the junior department will be
Mrs Charles Knox and Mrs Anita
Stockard.
PASTOR RETURNS
FROM CHURCH CAMP
The Rev Charles V Knox, pas
tor of the Heppner nnsuan
church returned Friday from
camp Arrah Wanna, near Wem-
ma, Oregon. He was co-councei
lor with the Rev James Work
man, former pastor of the Echo
MPthodist church, at a training
for church camp leaders. People
wptp there from Oregon, Wasn
California. Idaho and
Rritish Columbia.
The camn was sponsored by
the Oreeon Council of churches
with a resource person from the
National Council camping com
mittee.
BIBLE SCHOOL TO END
The final program of the Hope
Lutheran vacation Bible school
will be held Sunday at 11 am
and will be followed by a family
picnic. In the absence of a pas
tor, the school has beenjiandled
by ' volunteer workers.
Mr and Mrs Dallas Craber and
son, Donald are making a trip
to Ashland over the weekend.
Special "Friday The
13th" Sale Planned
Plans are now being complet
ed for a special Friday the 13th
merchandising event to be spon
sored for all members of the
Hprmnpr-Morrow county cham
ber of Commerce by the Bank of
Eastern Oregon.
The special sale will be a one
day affair on Friday, June 13
and will reature some exception
al values. Participation is limi
ted to members of the chamber.
Heppner Honor
Roll Listed
Heppner high school officials
today revealed the names of the
38 students whose grades placed
them on the honor roll for the
last nine-weeks period, and an
other 39 students who made the
roll for the semester. Two soph
omores, Tom Driscoll and Carol
K Anderson received perfect 4.
trrades for the final nine weeks.
To make the high nonor ron,
grades must be 3.75 or oeuer,
and the low roll requires a 3.
or better. Following are the
names on the nine weeks list.
Freshmen high, Dennis Fer
guson, Larry Tibbies. Low, Fern
Albert, Donald Craber, sanora
Jones, Bill Monagle, Doris Mor
ris, Nancy Moyer, Jean Schmidt,
Mary Tucker.
Sophomores high, Tom Dris
coll, Carol K Anderson, Jean Col
lins. Low, Connie Anderson, Wll-
.. -i i ,
ma Botnwen, caroiyn tuici,
Clifford Green, Norman Howell,
Shirley Nash, Mickey Van Schoi
ack.
Juniors high, Janice Martin.
Low, Ned Clark, Janice Driscoll,
Stevan Flug, Renn Harris, Bob
Huffman, Kay Keithley, Carolyn
McDanicl. '
Seniors high, Joann Brosnan,
Peggy Applegate, Helen Graham.
Low, Janice Beamer, Tom Currln,
Ed Groshens, Phyllis Quacken-
bush, Len Ray Schwarz, Judy
Brannon, Carol Groshens.
On the semester honor roll
were:
Freshmen high, Dennis Fer-
geson, Larry Tibbies. Low, Fern
Albert, Tom Glass, Sharon Keith-
ley, Bill Monagle, Doris Morris,
Carol Nichols, Jeanne Schmidt,
Mary Tucker.
Sophomores Hign, Laroi .
Anderson, Jean Collins, lom
Driscoll.' Low, Connie Anderson,
Wilma Bothwell, Carolyn Carter,
Clifford Green, Norman Howell,
Shirley Nash, Mickey Van Schoi
ack.
Juniors low, Sharon Case,
Ned Clark, Stevan Flug, Renn
Harris, Bob Huffman, Janice
Martin, Larry Prock.
Seniors high, Peggy Apple
gate, Joann Brosnan, Helen Gra
ham. Low, Janice Beamer, Tom
Currin, Burke Gentry, Carol Gro
shens, Ed Groshens, Phyllis
Quackenbush, Len Ray Schwarz,
Judy Brannon, Judy Loams.
ATTENDS MEETING
Mrs Lester Boulden attended
a luncheon meeting of state del
egates to the National Educat
ion Association convention at the
Maiifirv hntel in Portland Sat
urday. The Rev and Mrs Boul- Francis Nickerson of Eugene
attend tho convention 'was an overnight guest on Wed-
at Cleveland, Ohio while Celia 'nesday of last week at the home
will visit cousins at McComb, of his mother, Mrs urate imiv-
Ohio. . erson
WEATHER
HI Low Prec
86 54
88 63 .04
79 53
81 52 .06
84 58
90 56 T
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Rainfall for the week .10; for
May 1.69; for the year 8.92 in
ches. STORES TO CLOSE
Most Heppner stores, business
es and offices, except service
stations and emergency services
will be closed Friday, May 30
in observance of the Memorial
day holiday.