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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1959)
I I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE b Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 5, 1959 V3JV N1 Copies 10 Cents 75th Year, Number 48 mm C Ordered EPPN nth GAZE' High sir i n mmwaiii Tiiiiiiti ft iir winieiii im iiwi n i my.ii.j i MRS MARY SWANSON, IONE Mrs Mary Swanson Named County's "Mother of the Year Mrs Mary Lundell Swanson, lone, was chosen by the Morrow county extension units, as their nominee for Oregon's Mother-of-. the Year, according to Miss Es ther Kirmis, Morrow county ex tension agent. Each of the eight extension units in the county were asked to submit a candidate for this honor. A committee nf 1ndf?ps chose Mrs Swanson from this j group. Qualifications for the mother of year state (1) that she be a successful mother, as eviden ced by her character and achievements of her individual children. (2) That she be an active member of a religious body. (3) That she embody those traits highly regarded in mothers-courage, cheerfulness, pa tience, affection, kindness, un derstanding, and a homemaking ability. (4) That she exemplify in her life and conduct the pre cepts of the Golden Rule. (5) That she have a sense of respon sibility in civic affairs and that she be active in service for pub lic benefit. (6) That she be qual ified to represent the Mothers of America in all responsibilities attached to her role as the nat ional mother. (7) The youngest child of the nominee must not be less than 15 years of age. (8) She must be a legal mother, not divorced or separated from her husband. Mrs Swanson, who was nom inated by the lone extension unit, exemplifies these many quali ties. She was born at Beleta, California, May 14, 1884 and came to Oregon by covered wa gon with her parents, one sister and five brothers (one, her twin) in the fall of 1887. The Lundell family homesteaded in the Gooseberry section of Morrow county. The children attended the rural school in that section, going through all eight grades. She was confirmed in the Val by Lutheran church in 1898, and has been an active member ever since. She was married to John Emil Swanson, a farmer, In May 1, 1904. Later Mr Swanson be came manager of the grain ware houses at Morgan and lone. He left these to become manager of the Morrow County Grain Grow ers in lone. He remained in this position until his death in 1934. John and Mary Swanson's four children include: Eleanor A McMillan, who at tended normal school at Mon mouth, is now a manger of a restaurant in Salem. Garland L Swanson, former mayor of lone, took two years training at Eyerly's Aviation School at Salem. At present he is engaged in wheat ranching near lone. He served on the lone school board for a number of years and is now a member of the rural school board of Morrow county. He also holds posts on the Pioneer Memorial hospital board, Morrow county port com mission, and the board of direc tors of the Bank of Eastern Ore gon. Norman E Swanson, a grad uate of the University of Ore gon, is now a certified public accountant with a large firm in Portland. He is also a past presi dent of the CPA association of the state of Oregon. Eva M Hamlett, who attended Willamette University and Ore fon State College, served 14 months in the Waves during World War II. She now manages the Swanson-Hamlett Insurance agency in lone. The Mother-ofthe-Year nom inee has been a member of the Rebekah Lodge, lone, for 40 years, having held nearly all of fices. She has been treasurer of that organization for the past 19 years. Two years ago she re ceived the degree of chivalry, which is the highest honor that that organization can bestow on its outstanding members. She is a member of the Eastern Star chapter, at present serving as chaplain. . Mrs Swanson still leads an ac tive life in lone. She takes care of her own home and garden and welcomes the visits of her 13 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Weed Enforcement, Control Meet Set Morrow county farmers have been notified of an important meeting which has been sched uled to be held at the fair an nex building at the Hepnner fairgrounds on Monday, Febru ary 9. The meeting, co-sponsored by the Morrow County Farm Bureau and the county extension ser vice at the request of the 1958 Morrow County Town and Coun try Planning Conference, will deal with the control of annual and perennial weeds and weed district enforcement. Rex Warren, farm, crops specialist, Oregon State College and Dean Swan, research assistant from the Pen dleton branch experiment sta tion will discuss new practices and recommendtaions for all types of weed control. During the day a plan will be developed for making the coun ty spray program through the weed district law more effective if those Dresent take action com parable to many organizations which have submitted recom mendations over the past several months. These groups ask that an intensified program be put into effect in the upper water sheds of Morrow county to con trol weeds and protect lower lands from constant reinfesta tion. If such a plan is favored at this meeting, arrangements will need to be worked out to finance the program. With the annual weed spray ing program drawing near, farm ers and commercial applicators want to be brought up-to-date on recommendations for appli cations. Uran, oil and water as carriers will be discussed and results carried on at the Pendle ton branch experiment station and in the field in eastern Ore gon revealed. Among other discussions will be recommendations for use and results of the new Benzoic acid chemicals which look promising for morning glory control. All tvnes of weed control methods will be discussed and answer and question periods allowed for. Door prizes to be presented dur ing the day are being provided by the Morrow County rarm uur eau. Heart Fund Drive Now Under Way Throughout County .Morrow county is on its way to a successful Heart month, Rev John Rydgren, Heppner, county chairman, said today. Workers heading the campaign include Rev . Charles Knox, Heppner chairman; Mrs Gene Majeske.l Lexington; Mrs Markham Baker in lone and Gerald Bergstrom in the Boardman and Irrigon areas. Special efforts are being made by the Beta Omega chap ter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha of lone in the farming sections out side of lone and reaching into Eightmile, Morgan and Cecil. A special program has been designed to inform the county of the progress and needs of the Oregon Heart Association. Gran ges, the chamber of commerce, ESA and schools will see this special feature during February. The following groups have been dated for the. program: Rhea Creek Grange, Feb 8 at which time a collection will be receiv ed; Lexington Grange on Feb 14 where collections will be re ceived an$ persons giving will not be solicited on Heart Sun day; Boardman Grange Feb 12; Lexington school, Feb 10; cham ber of commerce, Feb 9 and the Irrigon Grange, Feb 19. A King and Queen of Hearts will help stamp out America's number two killer, heart disease, when they reign over the King and Queen of Hearts dance scheduled for, Feb 14 at the fair pavilion. Live dance music by the Heppner high dance band under the direction of Arnold Melby will be featured, and it was emphasized that the dance is open to the public and is not just a high school function. The $1.00 admission will go to help Morrow county's fight against heart disease. Al Fetsch is head ing the ticket committee and Mrs Fetsch is arranging for refresh ments at the dance. Pre-Heart Sunday Collection Heart Sunday is set for Feb 22, but due to distance and for the convenience of the volunteer collectors some funds will be gathered earlier. Some of the granges will make individual contributions at their meetings. February 22 is set as Heart Sun day collection day for the city areas when high school students will be in action door to door. Last year a total of $1,035 was collected which amounts to 24 cents per person. The goal this year is, $2,000, it was announced by the county chairman. Moutain Wafer Supply Reserve 33 of Last Year Water content of the Arbuckle mountain snowpack is 40 per cent below average and approxi mately one-third of last year's water content at this time of year. Measurements taken Thurs day, January 29, by Tom Wilson, Soil Conservation Service, show ed only 13 inches of snow with 4.6 inches of water. Measurements taken last year 43 inches of snow with 12.8 in at the end of January showed ches of water. In 1957, records show 16 inches of water with on ly 3.4 inches of water. A water content of 7.9 inches is the longtime average for the end of January according to re cords of federal and state co operative snow surveys. lone Coffee Hounds To Aid Dimes Drive Coffee hounds in lone will have a chance Saturday to en joy their usual brew and at the same time aid the March of Dimes. All coffee drinkers who get their usual cup at Stefani's Fine Food any time Saturday will have their dimes go into the March of Dimes fund. Mr and Mrs Ambrose Chapin are in Portland this week. Heppner Has Entry For "Meanest Man" Heppner last week came up with its own entry for a "meanset man, or woman" of the year. For the last two Saturdays Winn-Dee's Snack Shack de posited their coffee money in March of Dimes containers for the drive rather than paying proprietor Winn Crist. Thursday evening one "cus tomer" walked off with one of the containers containing somewhere between $12 and $17. Mighty unhappy about the whole thing, Crist said Wed nesday, "That's like stealing from the church collection plate." lone Residents Approve Plan at School Hearing A public hearing of the county school reorganization committee was held at the lone school cafe torium Monday evening with Fredrick Martin, chairman of the committee, in charge. The comprehensive plan of county school reorganization was explained by the committee. Max Barclay of Heppner, representing a better education group, stated that the group was in favor of an administrative plan with three local members on the board. Henry Krebs, representing the Cecil district, stated that people there would like to continue to send their children to the Arling ton schools. Ray Heimbigner and Donald Linnell, both in a joint district, discussed their problems with the board. There were about 65 persons at the meeting and 49 voted In favor of an administrative dis trict with a local board of three members, in addition to the seven man county board. Other members of the reorgan ziation committee, in addition to Martin, are Robert Abrams, Hep pner, vice chairman; Jack Flug, Heppner secretary, Willard Ba ker, Boardman, Warren McCoy, Irrigon; Bryce Keene and Donald McElligott, both of lone, and James Keith of Boardman. The Heppner hearing was held Wednesday night and one will be held at Boardman tonight. Two Heppner Men Charged With Theft Two Heppner men, Buddy D Taylor and Conrad J Lesser were arrested Wednesday night In Walla Walla and charged with transporting a stolen truck across a state line. The offense is a violation of the Dyer Act and the United States attorney will pros ecute the case. According to police reports, the two were found in possession of a pickup truck belonging to Cor nett Green of Heppner. The truck was stolen last Saturday night and police had been on the look out for the vehicle. Teenage Luther League To Meet Here Teenagers of Hope and Valby Lutheran churches will meet at the Heppner church Sunday, Feb 8 at 7:30 for the first meeting of the Luther League. The once-a month meeting Is designed to promote fellowship, fun and spiritual growth and to help understand 20th century Christianity and its relation to the youth of today. A color mo tion picture called "Mid Century Crusade" will reveal the early days of Billy Graham's evange listic efforts climaxing with the crusade in Portland, Oregon. The young people will discuss the film and practices of the crusade group to better determine if Gra ham's teaching policies are in harmony with the Bible. Karen Lundell and Linda Heimbigner are in charge of re freshments. Bobby Fetsch is game chairman, Lewis Carlson is sponsor of the joint league and Rev Rydgren will conduct the discussion. Teenagers from Hep pner, Lexington and lone are welcome. Water Bond Election Set For Next Tuesday Heppner residents will vote next Tuesday, Feb 10 on the question of authorizing the is suance of $160,000 in bonds to be used for the replacement of about six miles of the city's main water feeder line. The election will be held at the Heppner city hall from 8 a m to 5 p m. The council ordered the spec ial election after it had deter mined that it could not replace the present leaky line on a year-to-year budget basis due to the necessity or relocating the entire section of line. The present line runs up and down hill and through creek-bottom fields ma king it extremely hard to re pair, and the new line, if approv ed, will be laid along the right-of-way of the new Willow creek ANNUAL IMMUNIZATION CLINICS DUE TO START IN COUNTY SCHOOLS The annual immunization clin ics conducted by the Morrow county health department In all county schools will begin Feb ruary 10, it was announced this week by Mrs Velma Glass, health nurse. Vaccines being offered without, charge are smallpox, DPT and typhoid for children over 12 years of age and for adults, the state board of health recom mends the combination vaccine of DT (diphtheria-tetanus). Cases of whooping cough and diphtheria are on the upswing in Oregon because of the failure of parents to realize the continued need for precautionary measures against these diseases. The health department is also offering polio vaccine along with the other immunizing agents. However, a minimal fee of $1.00 per dose is being charged to cover the higher cost and hand ling of the vaccine. The Oregon board of health reports that three shots of Salk polio vaccine are enough for most persons but a fourth injec tion may be advisable in a few cases. The board said four shots should be obtained by persons whose physicians think they are special polio risks. Disease control specialists at the board of health reached the conclusion after an exchange of telegrams and letters with the office of Dr Jonas Salk, discov- erer of the famed polio vaccine, and the office of the United States surgeon general. The sur geon general repeated a declar ation first made last March that three shots are enough for most persons "at this time." The Oregon committee agreed that physicians may decide to make exceptions under such cir cumstances as the beginning of a local polio outbreak or a per son's departure for an area where polio incidence Is high. Even under such circumstances, the committee said, there is no need for a fourth shot until a year after the third shot. The answer from Dr Salk's of fice said, in effect, that fourth shots would do no harm and that they would be helpful for a few people who might have re TOP FFA TEAM The Heppner week with first place award tary procedure contest held Team members were, from Anderson, Ned Clark, Cliff and Bill Monagle. Other teams to." ' parr " if mm ! : e lil iii lin, McEwen, Pendleton, Boardman, Sherman County High, The Dalles and Wy East road giving a constant grade. Eight inch pipe is planned to re place the old concrete line which will give adequate water supply for many years. The council feels that it can probably complete the entire pro ject for something around $120, 000, but the new engineer's esti mate for the project was the $160,01)0 that is being asked. Should favorable bids bring the cost below that figure, the coun cil plans to sell only enough bonds to cover the cost. The bonds will be retired pro bably through a combination special tax levy and an increase in water rates. The exact pro portion of each will be determin ed later, if voters approve the bond issue. ceived vaccine of questionable potency. The clinics will be held in the schools of each area with volun teer workers from the local P TA's assisting with the public health nurse and health officer. Adults and pre-school age child ren are Invited to attend. The dates are: Heppner Feb 10, March 10, April 7 at 9 a m in health room of the Heppner grade school. lone Feb 17, March 14 at 9 a m at the cufetorium. Lexington Feb 17, March 14 at 10:30 a m (or as soon as possible after the lone clinic.) Boardman Feb 24, March 24, April 21 at 9 a m. Irrigon Feb 24, March 24, April 21 at 10:30 a m (or as soon as possible after the Boardman clinic.) Episcopal Church Elects New Officers All Sainst' Episcopal church members held a potluck dinner and the annual meeting at the parish house Sunday afternoon. All organizations of the church gave yearly reports and election was held. Jack Loyd was elected senior warden, Clarence Rosewall, Jun ior warden and Robert Jones was reelected treasurer. Jamea Mallon is the new clerk, to fill the vacancy left by the resig nation of Charles O'Connor. Convocation delegates are Jack Loyd, Clarence Rosewall, Earle Gilliam and Robert Penland; al tornates are Dr A D McMurdo, James Driscoll, Lowell Gribble and Robert Abrams. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. 48 32 49 27 .03 39 32 .17 38 30 34 22 45 30 52 35 .02 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Rainfall for the week .22; for January, 2.60; for February .02; for the year 2.62 inches. High FFA team came home this in the Blue Mountain parllamen at Wy East high school at OdelL left, L L Robbins, instructor, Jerry Green, Dick Robinson, Al Osmln taking part included McLaugh (GT Photo) Transportation of Students to Other Schools Planned The Morrow county school board decided Monday night to discontinue operation of the Lex ington high school at the end of the present school year. The grade school will be maintained as in the past. The decision was made at a meeting of the county board held after the county reorganization committee hearing at lone. Plans will be made to trans port the Lexington high stu dents to other nearby schools, but no decision was reached on whether all would be sent to Heppner, all to lone, or part to each. This will be determined later, it was announced. According to the county school superintendent's records there are 20 high school students and 86 grade school pupils at Lex ington. The board also revealed its plan to transport students in the Cecil area to the lone schools. They have been going to Ar lington because the area was In a joint school district with Ar lington. The voters' approval of the county unit school plan at the November election brought all areas within the county back into a county school district and the board felt the area would be better served by the lone school. There are about 10 stu dents involved In the Cecil com munity. Cecil residents had previously expressed a desire that their children remain in the Arlington school. " Lexington district residents last year voted against discon tinuing their school, but a recent poll taken by the P-TA showed a big majority there favored fu ture consolidation of the area schools into one school. The county school board does, how ever, have the power to order consolidation or other changes which it deems advisable for better operation of all county schools. Dimes Drive Funds Continue to Mount March of Dimes continued to roll In this week as additional organizations and communities reported in to Mrs Keith Imus, drive treasurer. An incomplete total compiled Wednesday showed that $1882.50 has been turned in to date, with several areas still to report. The Heppner school walked off with honors for collecting the most for the drive by checking in $620. The Heppner area, not counting the schools, reported $823.01. Heppner's Mother March con ducted last Friday night added $191.17 to the fund, which Is a sizeable Increase over last year. Other communities that have turned in money include: lone, $152.75; Lexington $129.60; Boardman $132.14 and Hardman $25.00. One of the largest groups In years took part In the Heppner Mothers' March held under the co-chairmanshlp of Mrs Elmer Schmidt and Mrs N C Anderson. Volunteering their collecting ser vices were Mesdames William Labhart, Jerry Daggett, Dean Shaver, Louis Ball, Bud Peck, William Heath, Andy Van Schoi- ack, Clarence Warren, John Ve nard, Everett Harshman, Elmer Moe, Jim Angell, Jack Van Win kle, William Glennle, Harry O' Donnell, William Cox, Charles Knox, Jack Loyd, William Tur ner, Fred Prussing, Edward Schaffitz, Bob Flatt, L L Robbins, Alex Thompson, Marion Green, Bruce Lindsay, Herb Hamilton, C E Lynch, Jim Norene, Nels Anderson, Elmer Schmidt, Bob Jones, Rod Murray, John Hart man and Glen Ward. PANCAKE LUNCHEON TO BE TUESDAY All Saints' Episcopal auxiliary has planned the annual Shrove Tuesday pancake luncheon for Tuesday, February 10 at the par ish house. Serving will be from 11:30 a m until 2:00 p m.
