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L I 8F A R Y U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE . Fair And Rodeo Officials Start Show Preparations "Songs" Theme For August Fair; Needs Are Noted "Songs" will be the theme of the Morrow county fair August f 26-29, it was announced at a meeting of fair superintendents Monday night at the county agent's office. One of the major' needs of the fair is adequate exhibit facili ties to encourage people to ex hibit and for those attending to see exhibits in the best possi ble settings, the group agreed. As one example, additional saddle horse exhibit facilities are needed to show saddle hor ses. This area has some of the best saddle horses in the Pa cific Northwest and fair goers have not been able to see them in exhibit areas, it was pointed out. The group worked on long range plans for improvements at the grounds to be presented to the fair board Wednesday night. A large map of the complete grounds and buildings will be drawn to scale to assist in the planning program. All plans will be subject to the approval of the county fair board. Among suggestions were the expansion of hog pens, the in stallation of permanent poultry and rabbit pens and expansion of open class sheep pens. This year grain, hay, grass, wool and vegetables will be dis played in the main section of the fair pavilion, it was agreed. The flower exhibits were moved into the main section last year. Permanent plywood display box es will be used for grain exhi bits. All exhibits will be arrang ed to make room for the annual 4-H style revue to be presented in the room Wednesday night. Superintendent changes in clude Jerry Brosnan in charge of sheep and wool to replace Ron Currin, named recently to the fair board; Mrs Walter Wright, general home economics, to re place Mrs John Graves, new fair board member and Robert Jones, superintendent of vegetables to replace Tom Wilson. Mrs William Rawlins, Mrs Omar Rietmann and Mrs Helen Cox have been added as flower superintendents; Miss Marilyn Bergstrom will work with Mrs Jack Van Winkle in clothing and Mrs Merritt Gray has been added to the canning department. Superintendents requested that last year's judges be asked back this year. Open class judg es who have indicated they would return include Mrs L J Marks, Fossil; Mrs Russell Mc Kennon, Mrs John Parker, Mrs John Alexander and Miss Alma Rohrman, all of Pendleton. Other judges will announced soon. 4-H Club Members To Enter Fat Stock Show Morrow county 4-H members will show 11 beef, six lambs and one pig at The Dalles fat stock show and sale beginning Sun day, June 8 through June 11, N C Anderson, county agent re ports. The sale is sponsored by the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea gue. Exhibiting beef will be Karl and Sandra Beach, Russell Dol ven, Tom Martin, Billy Doherty, Lexington; Roland Ekstrom, lone; Dennis Doherty, William Rill and Jerry Anderson, Hepp ner. Lambs will be shown by Da vid Proudfoot, Echo; Karl and Sandra Beach, Bernard Doherty, Lexington; Kenneth Wright, Ar chie Ball and Nat Webb, Hepp ner. Douglas Anderson, Heppner, will show a pig. , Several club leaders have indi cated they will take club mem bers to The Dalles to participate in the livestock judging contests on Monday, Anderson said. Ex hibits will be judged Tuesday and showmanship contests will be held Wednesday morning. Sheep and swine sales will be Wednesday afternoon and the beef auction Wednesday even ing. Members of the Future Far mers of America, Heppner chap ter, who will enter the show are Mike and Ronnie Gray, each showing a Hereford steer and Tim Yackley, who will show two chapter Shorthorns which he has fed out The show will be held at the old Seufert Canning building on the East end of The Dalles. Mr and Mrs C A Nice and their daughter Marilyn, spent the weekend with their cousins, Mr and Mrs Al Mattoon. Swim Pool To Open If Weather Permits City officials hope to open the swimming pool Saturday, June 7, if weather conditions permit completion of painting of the pool. With the exception of pain ting, everything is in readiness for the pool's opening, they said, Tom Hughes has been hired as lifeguard to replace Larry Dow en who is moving to California Hours for swimming and class es will be announced later. Rate Increases Sought For Local Telephone Users Pacific Telephone, May 28, fil ed new schedules with Oregon public utility commissioner How ard Morgan that will mean in creases in monthly phone bills averaging about 2 cents a day per telephone throughout the state. However, D A Short, Heppner manager for the telephone com pany, said that Federal income and other taxes would take about IV4 cents of the increase sought. The company's position was summed up in a statement is sued in Portland by vice presi dent and general manager F A Dresslar. "Higher state and local taxes, increased wage payments as well as rising construction costs have combined to undermine Pa cific Telephone's earnings on its operations in Oregon," Dresslar said. "And the trend is down ward." Under the new schedules filed with the commissioner, Heppner telephone users would pay in creases ranging from 10 cents to 45 cents a month for residence service. Business service rates would go up from 20 cents to 50 cents a month. Increases for Lexington sub scribers range from 25 cents to 95 cents a month for residence service, and from 45 cents to $1.75 a month for business ser vice. At lone the increases range from 40 cents to $1.85 a month for residence service, and from 70 cents to $3 a month for busi ness service. The proposed Increases for Lexington and lone subscribers are higher than those for Hepp ner. This results because 01 a recent modification in the state wide policy of the telephone company for extended service over longer routes. Our experience shows, bnort said, "substantially higher costs than anticipated where extend ed service is provided over dis tances greater than 10 miles." The extra costs result from tne longer distances involved, tne greater amounts of plant needed as well as the greater loss to the company in long distance re venues. Short said the schedules also include increases in installation charges and in some long dis tance charges on calls wunin the state. Short gave as an example the charge for the first three min utes for a day, station-to-siauon call from Heppner to Pendleton which would go up from 45 cents to 50 cents, not including Ind eral tax. ELKS TO ATTEND STATE MEET Elks officers and their wives attending the state Elks conven tion in Roseburg Wednesday through Sunday are Mr and Mrs John Hartman, Mr and Mrs Del Jordan, Mr and Mrs Everett Keithley, Mr and Mrs John Wil liams, Mr and Mrs Glen wara, Mr and Mrs Harley Young, Mr and Mrs Lowell Gribble, Mr and Mrs Kemp Dick, Mr and Mrs Harlan McCurdy Jr, Mr and Mrs LeRoy Gardner and La Verne Van Marter. Members of the gun club will compete in the state Elks shoot. RECEIVES AWARDS At the awards dinner of Phi Kappa Psi at Oregon State col lege on May 26, Jay Sumner, Heppner student in chemical en gineering, received the freshman scholarship and freshman act ivities trophies. Sumner plans to remain at Corvallis for summer session courses in Music Theory and Stage Lighting. 'weeks and Roseann Ayers, soph Mr and Mrs H C (Hap) Woodornore, on the low honor roll of Portland were in Heppner the I first of the week. Work Progresses On Seats, Chutes At Rodeo Grounds New buckaroo seats and buck ing chutes are under construct ion at the rodeo grounds in prep aration for the fall shows to be held Saturday afternoon and ev ening and Sunday afternoon August 30-31, it was announced at a meeting of the rodeo com mittee Monday night at the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co office. The new spectator section, lo cated behind the chutes will seat about 400 persons. All seats will be numbered and reserved and tickets will go on sale as soon as they are completed. The sect ion will be covered and will give spectators an opportunity to watch saddling and mounting preparations on bulls and hors es before riders leave the chutes, officials said. The first row of seats will be about six feet from the chutes. Ticket holders in the buckaroo section also will be closer to bull riding events. The permanent construction is of wood with concrete footings and steel supports. The buckaroo addition will be the only reserve section and the grandstand wi,ll be open for gen eral admissions, Marion Green, rodeo committee secretary, said. New permanent chutes being constructed are on steel H-beams with posts set in concrete. In addition to bull riding, ad ded again this year for the first time in the past five years, spec ial events will include the North west bucking championship and Morrow county amateur calf rop ing. New feature at the Satur day night show will be bull fighting. Among other events at the ro deo will be bull dogging, wild cow milking, calf roping, bare back riding, special horse races and the popular Morrow county chariot race and Morrow county derby. About 140 head of stock will be furnished by Ring and Hut sel, Wilbur, Wash. Wendy West, Moses Lake, will be the announ cer again this year. Committee heads appointed at the meeting are Floyd Jones, chairman and arena director; Marion Green, secretary of ro deo committee and the rodeo; Jack Loyd, concessions; John Eubanks, race's; Les Wyman, grounds; John Newman, barns; Al Fetsch, dances and Bill Smethurst, parade and queen and court. Mrs Al Fetsch had been nam ed chaperon of the fair and ro deo court. Princesses for Queen Pat Steagall, Lexington, are Ann Belle Coleman, lone; Karen Val entine, Rhea Creek; Joann Bros- nan, Lena and Wanda Forthman, Boardman. Dance dates set include the kickoff dance, July 12; Lena dance, July 19; lone July 26; Boardman, Aug. 2; Rhea Creek, Aug. 9; queen's dance, Aug. 16 and rodeo dances, Aug. I'd, JU. Attending the Monday night meeting were Floyd Jones, Les Wyman, Raymond Ferguson, Jack Loyd, Marion Green, John Eubanks and Rod Murray. Bank Debits Higher In Morrow County , UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene April bank debits in the Pendleton area Including Umatilla and Morrow counties, were 7.2 percent higher than the debits in March, and were 8.9 percent above debits, in April, 1957. Total debits for April this year in the Pendleton area were $30,054,391. Bank debits represent the dol lar value of checks drawn against deposit accounts of in dividuals and business firms. They are generally regarded as good indicators of business act ivity, according to the Bureau of Business Research at the Uni versity, which releases these fig ures. The figures from the Pendleton area were compiled from 8 re porting banks. In all Oregon, with 167 banks reporting, debits were $1,580,783, 625. This is an increase of 5.1 percent from March, but a de crease of 2.0 percent from April, 1957. OMITTED FROM HONOR ROLL Names omitted from the high school honor roll recently pub lished were Larry Tibbies, fresh man, with a 4 point average I (straight l's) for the last nine for the nine weeks and the se- i mester. EPPNEK r Copies 10 Cents 7 FISHING FARMERS displaying ben of the Heppner chapter total of 217 rainbow trout 3'. -X- outing at Paulina Lake recently. Adults accompanying the group were L L Robbins. advisor, Al Fetsch and Bill Brace. Shown from left are Richard Vinson, Ned Clark. Larry Fetsch, Al Fetsch, Bill Monagle, Tommy Hayward, Tim Yackley, Bill Brace, Tom Currin, Cliff Green, Jerry Brace, Al Osmin and L L Robbins. (GT Photo) Churches Holding Various Heppner churches are holding vacation bible schools this week and a week s classes at the Hope Lutheran church ended Friday. The Methodist va cation Bible school started Mon day and will end Saturday and the First Christian church is holding classes through Friday. Over 100 children are attend ing the Catholic religous vaca tion school for the first eight grades at the Heppner grade school. The two-weeks school, held daily from 9 am to 3 pm, will end Friday, June 13 and the first Holy Communion for the first grade pupils will be held Sunday, June 15. Conducting the school are Sis ter Bernice Richland; Sister Ver non Maria, Marylhurst and Sis ter Aloysius, The Dalles, all Holy Name Sisters. They are being as sisted by Miss Marguerite Glavy, Mrs James Monahan, Mrs Sam Turner, Mrs Harry Bongers, Mrs Vern Evans, Mary Emert and Elaine Laird. Between 30 and 40 students are enrolled in the - Christian church vacation school held from 9 am to 11:30 am. Parents and others interested are invited to attend Friday classes. Teachers in charge include Mrs Charles Collins and Mrs Lowell Harris kindergarten; Mrs Anuy van acnuiauK, ivirs naipn Scott, Mrs Ji mProck and Annette Jones, primary department and Mrs Charles Knox and Mrs Anita Stockard, juniors. Classes for children from five years through the sixth grade are being held at the Methodist church from 9 to 11:30 am. Be tween 20 and 30 are enrolled. Instructors in the junior de partment are Mrs Harold Erwin, Mrs Alex1 Green, Mrs Ed Dick, Mrs Lester Boulden and Janice Driscoll. Primary teachers are Mrs Ralph Richmond, Mrs Anna Q Thomson, Mrs Vern Betty, Connie Anderson and Mary Eve lyn Tucker. Mrs Kenneth Keel ing is in charge of the kinder garten department assisted by Carole Anne Anderson and Celia Boulden. Mrs Boulden is general superintendent. Over 200 Visit Here at Pioneer Picnic Registrations at the Morrow county pioneer picnic at the fair pavilion on Memorial Day in creased from 185 in" 1957 to 222 in 1958. Many out-of-town visi tors joined local citizens at the potluck luncheon at noon, visi ted with former friends, and re mained for the program. Dr A D McMurdo, who extend ed a word welcome to the group, was the chairman in charge of this year's picnic. Mrs Clive Hus ton and Mrs Lennie Louden were assistant officers. Mrs Floyd Adams was in charge of regi strations and guest book, assis ted by Mrs James Hager, Mrs Elaine S Ceorge and Mrs Joe Hughes. Group singing was led by Vic tor Kreimeyer who also sang two solos, "Down The Oregon Trail" and "Sylvia" accompanied by Mrs Kreimeyer. Misses Vicki Kreimeyer and Susan Drake played the piano duet "No Sur render" by Anthony. J O Turner introduced the speaker of the day, Marion T Weatherford, of Arlington. Mr Weatherford presented Interest ing historical data of the area, Gazette-Times 5 3 mm v , 1 5 , catch on recent jaunt are mem of Future Farmers of America. A was hooked on the annual FT A Vacation Schools Mission project for the school is collecting money to send dry milk to children overseas. A pro gram will be presented by the students during the Sunday school hour, June 8. Mrs Elmer Schmidt was sup erintendent of the Lutheran Bi ble school which ended last Fri day. Daily attendance was about 65. A program was presented during the morning service Sun day, June 1. Teachers in charge of the var ious departments were Mrs Har lan McCurdy, Jr, kindergarten; Mrs John Hartman, first pri mary; Mrs Gene Cutsforth, sec ond primary; Mrs Orval Ma theny, juniors and Mrs Al Fetsch, seniors. They were assisted by high school girls and adults. Farm Bureau to Hear Legislative Report The Morrow County Farm Bureau will meet Friday even ing at the Norman Nelson home, starting with a potluck dinner at 6:30 pm. The regular meet ing will start at 8:00 pm. The main topic for the meet ing will be a report of the legis lative committee. Gerald Sumner Wins Scholarship At OSC Gerald Calvin Sumner of Hepp ner has been awarded a $138 partial-tuition scholarship , for 1958-59 at Oregon State college. His scholarship is one of a group sponsored by the state sys tem of higher education for a limited number of outstanding students enrolled in college and for some promising high school seniors who will be entering col lege. Sumner will be a sophomore in chemical engineering next year. His parents are Mr and Mrs James C Sumner, 107 Gil more street. Victor Groshens of Eugene vis. ited over the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Victor Groshens. compared the facilities of the pioneers with present day ad vantages, and urged all citizens to do their part toward preserv ing our American heritage. The gathering was unani mously in favor of continuing the Memorial Day picnic and by general applause appointed Karl Miller of Lexington to be presi dent for the next year with John J Wightman of HeppYier as al ternate; Mrs Claud White, vice president; and Mrs Samuel J Turner, secretary. Two guests from the greatest distance were Martin Pitt, of Putney England, an exchange student in agriculture at the Ar lington ranch of Mr Weatherford, Mr Pitt spoke a few words giv ing his impressions, the rapid growth of the new country and of this area. And, Maung Khin Shwe of Rangoon, Burma, an ag riculture major and a graduate of the University of Rangoon who, as an IFYE exchange stu dent, is spending three weeks at the Hanna Ranch at Maupin. The benediction was given by the Rev Earl Soward. Out-of-town registrants inclu Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 5, 1958 School Staff Now Complete For Year The Heppner schools have a complete staff of teachers for the coming school year with the hiring of Mrs Louise Clark as first grade teacher and Miss Madeline Duke as librarian. Mrs Clark has been teaching in Pendleton and her husband is with the forest service in Heppner. Miss Duke has taught in Arizona and she will teach one class in English besides the library work. County 4-H Council Plans Summer Camp About 60 county 4-H club members will be selected to at tend the annual summer camp at Herren creek set for June 26 through June 29, it was reported at a meeting of the 4-H council at the Marcel Jones home re cently. , A potluck picnic for all mem bers, their families and other interested persons will be held Sunday, June 29. A work day and potluck picnic for all 4-H leaders and families was slated for Sunday, June 22 to set up the camp. Some equipment need ed for the camp has been do nated and authorization was made for purchase of other nec essary items. Delegates for summer school at Corvallis have been selected on a merit system through their 4-H achievements, it was report ed. Miss Wanda Huwe, Irrlgon, will be chaperon for delegates at the school June 16-22. Bus rate increases of $3 each per delegate will be paid from coun cil funds, it was decided. ' Kenneth Smouse, chairman of the summer school scholarship committee, reported that all scholarships have been donated by farm, civic and social organ izations, business firms and In dividuals. A report of the cen tennial committee was given by Harold Beach. Mrs L A McCabe has been appointed superintendent of 4-H home economics of the county fair, it was reported. She re places Mrs Walter Wright who has been named general super intendent of adult home econom ics. Mrs John Graves, former open class superintendent, was recently named to the fair board. McLeod Named ASC Office Manager The county agricultural and stabilization committee office has announced the appointment of David McLeod of lone as ASC office manager to replace Paul Tews who resigned May 20 to farm at Butter Creek junction. McLeod has been employed In the office for some time. WORD RECEIVED OF DEATH Word has been received here of the death of Mrs Hugh Whit bread of Portland on Wednesday morning. She was a sister of Mrs Scott Brown of Portland. RECEIVES DEGREE Mary Ellen Kirk Humphrey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy R Kirk of Heppner, received a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree from Washington State college In ceremonies held June ded: Mr and Mrs Ernest Ruhl and Gary, Estacada; Mrs Ella Ayers Warren, Mrs Elsie Ayers Lasater, Mr and Mrs C U Pierson, Walla Walla; Mr and Mrs Jack Ayers, Mrs Anita Hughes Lut cher and Suzanne, Milton-Free-water; Mrs Ruby Ayers Coxen, Mrs E E (Maude) Rugg, Mr and Mrs Bill Blann, Mr and Mrs Ed Clark, Bessie Shoemaker, Herml ston. Mrs C W Wheeler, Pendleton; Mrs Alma (Akers) Gilliam, Cres ton Maddock, Mrs Emma Evans, Mrs Agnes Wilcox, Mrs Mabel Denny, Mrs Lucy E Rodgers, Mrs Sarah McNamer, Mr and Mrs Wallace Green, Gary and Ron nie Greener, Portland; Mr and Mrs A H Nelson, Oak Grove; Mrs Ollie Neill, Miss Neva Neill, La Grande; Mr and Mrs Onez Parker and Julie Anne, Grace Cypert Mitchell and Billy Mit chell, Tacoma, Washington; Mr and Mrs Adolph (Flora Forbes) DesGeorges, Redwood City, Cali fornia; Mrs Ed (Julia Clark) Glaesmer, Red Bluff, California; Martin Pitt, Putney, England; Mr and Mrs Richard Hayes and Christine, Condon; Marion T 75th Year, Number 13 County Budget Drops Slightly For Coming Year Morrow county's budget for 1958-59 has been estimated at $400,894 for a slight drop of $3,339, Oscar E Peterson, county judge reported this week. The amount is within the six per cent limitation and the amount needed to balance the budget is $133,539, the budget showed. Decreases were noted in the road fund which was $203,000 last year compared to $200,000 for 1958-59 and in the hospital maintenance fund total of $10, 000 a year ago compared to $6, 000 this year. An increase of $7,694 was no ted In the general fund for a total of $13,369 over a year ago. Fair fund estimates increased $3,575 over last year for a total of $34,575 and weed control funds were raised a slight $150 for a total of $7,150. The rodent fund for 1958-59 was set at $6,000 compared to $5,000 last year. Other funds remaining the same for both years include general schools, $14,500; dog fund, $1,000 and Taylor grazing, $300. Public hearing on the budget has been set for Friday, June 30, at 10 am at the courthouse. Members of the budget com mittee in addition to the county court are Howard Bryant, Hepp ner; Henry Baker, lone and Don Kenny, Irrigon. Archie Cox Dies In Woodland Clinic Archie R Cox, 75 a native of Heppner, died April 22 at Wood land, California according to word received here. He was born January 19. 1883, the son of Mr and Mrs Wil liam Cox and spent the early part of his life raising register ed Rambouillet and range sheep in Eastern Oregon. He moved to Woodland In 1922. Survivors are the widow, Ada Muncey Cox; a foster son, Char les J Hadden and a grand daughter, Debbie Hadden, all of Woodland. Relatives in this area are two brothers-in-law, Lotus and Wal ter Roblson. TO HAVE DINNER The VFW auxiliary, Post 6098, Lexington will hold a dime a dip dinner Saturday, June 7 from 6 to 8 pm at the VFW hall In Lex ington. Mr and Mrs Paul Balslger and Mr and Mrs Alfred Balslger, The Dalles, visited Memorial Day at the home of Mr and Mrs Alfred Troedson. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 78 54 .06 Thursday 76 47 Friday 76 ' 48 Saturday 77 52 .26 Sunday 66 44 .19 Monday 70 58 .50 Tuesday 73 45 .02 Wednesday 73 49 .10 Rainfall for the week 1.13; for May 2.01; for June .81; for the year 10.05 Inches. Weatherford, Arlington. Mr and Mrs Charlie Jenkins, McMinnville; Lawrence Reaney, Vancouver, Washington; Mrs L Miller, Mrs J E Clark, Salem; Mr and .Mrs Adolph Heyden, Stanfield; Helen Heyden, Don Scluchetti, Spokane; Gene Do herty, Mt Vernon, Washington. Mrs Guy Boyer, Don and Doug las Moody, Phillip Boyer, John Day; Mrs Boyer was one of the original organizers of the picnic and spoke a few words. Mr and Mrs Percy B (Elsie Tucker) Conner, Mrs Sylvia Bey mer, Mrs Doris Robinson and Lynda, The Dalles; Mrs Maude II Pointer, Corvallis; Mr and Mrs Beryl Coxen, Beaverton; Mrs Audrey Beymer Hanna, Sally and Walter, Maupin; Maung Khin Shwe, Rangoon, Burma; Mr and Mrs Walter Rood, Elgin; Mrs Otto Ruhl, Mrs George Al lyn, Mrs R M Dolven, Mr and Mrs Norman Nelson, Kristin and Charles, Karl Miller, Mr and Mrs L E Ruhl Norman Ruhl, Lex ington; Mr and Mrs Tom Fraters, Mrs Sophie Ayers, Elmer Burn side, Mr and Mrs E R Lundell, Mrs Claude Huston, lone.
