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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.
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FISHING FARMERS displaying
ben of the Heppner chapter
total of 217 rainbow trout
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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,
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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.