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COUNTY'S TOP ELK ROPER Bob Van Schoiack, rancher in the
Sanford Canyon area, undoubtedly this week claims an un
challenged record he is one of the few people who ever roped
an elk from a horse. Here Bob is shown with his prize, a young
elk calf that he found feeding in a stubblefield Sunday along
with some of his cattle. He roped the animal and brought it
to the house, then called Glen Ward, Heppner game commission
employee to find out what to do with the critter. Ward took
it off his hands Monday after making arrangements to turn
it over to the Portland zoo. It was estimated that the calf was
only about two and one-hulf months old and probably had
lost its mother to some hunter, as it is very unusual to find
them in open stubble country.
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DESTINED FOR PORTLAND ZOO The elk calf wasn't too pleased
about all the attention and picture taking, but after a short
time in captivity probably will enjoy all the fuss and make a
nuisance of himself as do tame deer. (GT Photo)
CASH PRIZES DUE FOR BEST
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Again this year a Heppner res
ident, desirous of seeing homes
and businesses brightened up
during the Christmas season, has
offered $60 prize money for the
Heppner Christmas decorating
contest wiiich is sponsored by
the chamber of commerce.
There will be prizes for three
categories of entries, with three
prizes offered in each division;
residences, which will comprise
Friday Morning
Services Set For
Lester A Uoolittle
Lester A Doolittle, 72 years of
age, passed away November 24
at Pioneer Memorial hospital
where he had been a patient for
two weeks with a heart ailment.
Mr Doolittle was born Jan
uary 10, 1887 at Eightmile and
had lived practically all his life
in this area where he worked
as a carpenter and a plumber.
He was a veteran of World War
I and a member of the Christian
church.
Services will be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock at the
Heppner Christian church with
the Rev Charles Knox officiating.
Interment will be in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
survivers include his wife, Mil
lie, Heppner; one son, Paul A
Doolittle, Portland; one daugh
ter, Margaret Perrott, Portland;
one sister, Mrs Erma Freshwater,
Medford; and four grandchild
ren. Creswick Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
TO HOLD REUNION
The descendants of John and
Mary Hughes will hold a family
reunion on Thanksgiving day
in the basement of St Patrick's
Catholic church in Heppner. A
family dinner will start at 2
o'clock and open house for all
friends and relatives will be
held from 3 to 4:30 p m.
Mr and Mrs Norman Florence
were called to Eugene this week
when their grandson Gary Flor
ence was seriously injured in a
car wreck.
Mr and Mrs L E Dick were in
Eugene over the weekend where
they met Mr and Mrs Marvin
Smith of Coos Bay, former Hepp
ner residents, and they all at
tended the homecoming activ
ities at the University of Oregon.
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yards and outdoor decorations,
wilh prizes of $10 first, $7.50
sceond and $5 third; store or
business windows, with the same
prize list; and residential win
dows (inside decorations) with
prizes of $7.50, $5 and $2.50.
All entries must be signed up
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take place Tuesday evening, I Jiool student who Pced sec
n,,0mAOr 99 RnSiHpnt and.ond in the district in a conser
busiesses may register for the
contest, stating classification
they plan to enter, at either the
Heppner Gazette . Times or the
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Entries are limited to homes
or businesses within the city
limits of Heppner and no dec
orations will be judged unless
officially entered in the contest.
This is the second year this
contest has been sponsored by
the chamber of commerce and
it is hoped that there will be
more entries so that Heppner
will look like a real Christmas
town.
Fred G Magill
Dies Here Saturday,
Services at Wamic
Fred Gardner Magill, 83, a res
ident of Cecil for the past 13
years, died November 21 at Pio
neer Memorial hospital. He had
been under medical care for a-
hout two weeks.
Mr Magill was born May 13,
1877 at Wamic, Oregon and he
hud. lived most of his life In
that area until moving to Cecil.
Services were held Tuesday af
ternoon at the Wamic church
with burial in the Lone Pine
cemetery.
He is survived by two sons,
Stanley of Cecil; Robert of Nat
ional City, Calif; one daughter,
Margaret Scott of San Diego; one
brother George, and two sisters
Edith Eubanks and Mae Kazele,
all of California. He also leaves
seven grandchildren.
Creswick Mortuary had charge
of arrangements.
WEATHER
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 47 24 .02
Friday 53 37 .02
Saturday 59 43 .15
Sunday 52 37 .07
Monday 64 50
Tuesday 67 47
Rainfall for the week .26; for
November .45; for the year 10.40
inches.
I Farming Changes
To Continue, Says
Banquet Speaker
Though there are many less
farmers in Oregon than there
were 50 years ago, they are just
as important to the state's econ
omy as ever, Charlie Smith, as
sistant county agent leader for
Oregon, told nearly 125 persons
at the annual Farm -City Week
banquet Monday night at the
Legion hall in Heppner.
Smith was a former Morrow
county agent.
In explaining the inter-depen
dence of farmers and towns
people, Smith told the group
that changes, which Is progress,
are taking place constantly and
that all changes help some peo
ple and hurt others, but that
they can, and usually do, result
in a higher standard of living.
In emphasizing the increased
production of Oregon farms, the
speaker told how In 1930 a far
mer produced enough to supply
himself and 10 other persons,
but by 1959 each farmer was
producing enough for himself
and 25 other persons. He said
that throughout the United
States In 1958 90 percent of all
farm output was produced by
just 40 percent of the total num
ber of farmers, which showed
that each year more farmers are
becoming "part-time" farmers.
In looking to the future of ag
riculture in Oregon, Smith said
some of the changes that can be
expected include: price controls
will be continued, but there will
be many changes in them as
they now operate; and that far
mers in Oregon are going to have
to compete for their own local
markets. He emphasized this by
explaining that produce that Is
in abundance in one area can
be shipped thousands of miles
to find a market that is not
limited to local consumption.
Smith replaced Frank L Bal
lard, Corvallis, who had been
scheduled to speak at the ban
quet, but was forced to decline
at the last minute because ot
a call to attend a national com
mittee meeting. He was intro
duced by former county judge
Garnet Barratt, master of cer
emonies. Recognition was given to Alex
Lindsay, Lexi n g t o n, county
Cattleman of the Year, and to
Raymond Lundell, the county
Conservation Man of the Year,
who was presented with a gift
bv Raymond French, a director
of the Heppner Soil Conservation
District, one of the sponsors of
the banquet. Heppner city lead
ers and heads of most of the
farm organizations in the county
were also given recognition dur
ing the banquet.
An award was presented to
Clifford Green, Heppner high
vation speech contest.
About 125 persons attended the
dinner which was prepared and
served by members of the Altar
Socie'.y of St Patrick's Catholic
church.
Entertainment included mus
ical selections by a girls trio
composed of Carolyn Slocum,
Leonore Leonnig and Marie
Pettyjohn.
'Spring' Weather
Bathes County
The county's weather took an
abrupt about-face during the
past week when temperatures
climbed into the high 60's and
stayed well above the freezing
point at night. The change fol
lowed a week that was almost
an exact opposite when even
daytime temperatures stayed be
low freezing.
The warming trend brought
with it some fairly high winds
and a small amount of rain,
though most of the rain fell in
short periods of time giving most
residents the idea that quite a
little fell. The total measured
t the Heppner weather station
during the past six days was
only .26 inch, most of It coming
in two brief storms Saturday and
Sunday.
While Morrow county was en
joying unseasonably warm wea
ther, many other parts of Oregon
and Washington were also get
ting similar temperatures, but
along with them, extremely high
winds and heavy rains. In North
western Washington over the
weekend the rainfall was so
heavy that considerable flooding
resulted, but little of the mois
ture got over the mountains in
to Eastern Oregon.
Hunters reported that much
heavier winds struck in the Blue
Mountains Saturday and Sunday
blowing down hundreds of trees.
Many elk hunters were still In
the area during the blow, but
there have been no reports of
any injuries or damage.
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PP4L DOES SUBSTATION WORK Crewmen of Pacific Power &
Light Company's construction department position one of four
power poles that will be standards for a new high-capacity
bank of three power transformers at the company's Jordan
Substation, two miles east of lone. When completed, Jordan's
added capacity will enable the substation to provide power for
entire Lexington-lone area, formerly served by PP&L's lone
Substation.
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Heppner Pastor
Keynote Speaker
Seven members of the Hope
Lutheran Luther League will at
tend the 28th district convention
of the Luther League of the
American Lutheran church
Northwestern district.
The annual meeting la being
held at Faith Lutheran church In
Portland. Over 300 leaguers from
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Canada are expected to attend.
The convention begins this
Friday at 4:00 p m and con
cludes Sunday. During this time
devotions, special Bible studies
conducted by Rev Robert Ris
miller of the Lutheran Bible In
stitute of Seattle, business ses
sions, choral service, a Saturday
evening banquet and a North
western district pageant show
ing the history of the past 30
years of league work will consti
tute the three day meeting.
Rev John Rydgren of Heppner
will serve as the keynote speak
er Friday afternoon.
Those attending from Heppner
are Bob Fetsch, the local presi
dent; Diane McMurdy, vice pres
ident; Marlene Fetsch, treasurer;
Cheryle Hartman, secretary;
Jeanne and Judy Schmidt and
Gloria Olesen.
Transportation to and from
Portland is being provided by Al
Fetsch and Harlon McCurdy.
Future Homemakers
Initiate Twelve
The Heppner chapter of the
Future Homemakers of America
initiated 12 new members Into
their organization at their reg
ular monthly meeting on Wed
nesday evening, November 18 in
the Heppner high school home
making room.
Girls initiated were Ann Jones,
Cheryl McGhee, Laura Lee Sum
ner, Patricia Mahon, Frances
Heath, Cheryl Hartman, Sandra
Richards, Ginger Springer, Shan
non Mahoney, Linda Valentine,
, Martha
Doherty and Marlene
Fetsch
The initiation ceremony was
conducted by president, Wllma
Marlatt; vice president, Rose
Nash; and secretary, Roseann
Ayers.
The emblem service was done
by Sandra Harshman, Libby Van
Scholack, Sandra Campbell and
Diane McCurdy.
Plans were made for the an
nual mothers' tea and Internat
ional program for Sunday, Dec
ember 6 at 2:00 p m at the
homemaking room.
The next monthly night meet
ing is Wednesday evening, Dec
ember 16 at 7:30 p m.
Mrs Katherine Hager, home
making teacher at the Heppner
schools and advisor of FHA
states that the organization is
for girls enrolled In homemaking
or any girl who has successfully
completed at least one semester
of homemaking.
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Substation Work
At Jordan Nearing
Completion by PP&L
Pacific Power & Light Com
pany construction crews are
pushing steadily ahead on the
installation of high capacity
power facilities at Jordan sub
station, two miles east of lone,
according to J R Huffman,
PP&L's local manager at Hepp
ner. Three 500-kilovolt ampere
transformers will boost the ca
pacity of the Jordan Installation
to 1500-kllovolt amperes to ser
vice the Lexington-lone area
presently served by the lone sub
station. A voltage regulator and
oil circuit breaker are Included
n the new installations.
When completed, the higher-
capacity Jordan substation will
replace the lone substation as
the area's power source. Huff
man stated. The lone substation
will be dismantled upon the
completion of the Jordan con
struction, the local manager ex
plained.
The $26,000 substation project
part of Pacific's continuing
program to assure efficient elec
tric service and is designed to
handle the growing power loads
of the area, Huffman said.
Morrow County OEA
Discusses Sales Tax
A panel, composed of Armand
Lartue, Ed Dick, Dick Boyd and
A H Haberly, discussed whether
or not the OEA should back a
sales tax earmarked for edu
cation, if the provision is drawn
up, at the regular Morrow county
teacher's OEA meeting Monday,
November 16 at Lexington.
The budget for the year was
approved by the group as was
the appointment of delegates to
the National convention of the
NEA.
Ann Reynolds reported on her
trip to the classroom teachers
convention in Eugene.
Rev McGhee To Speak
At Union Service
Rev Austin McGhee Is to be
the speaker at the annual union
Thanksgiving service to be held
at the Christian church from 10
to 11 a m Thursday morning.
Everyone is invited to come
and Is reminded that Thanks-
f?lvin? through Christmas Is
world-wide Bible reading, spon
sored by the American Bible So
ciety. Special bookmarks will be dis
tributed at the Thursday service.
Mr and Mrs Earl Blake left
Tuesday to spend the Thanks
giving holidays with relatives
In Portland and Salem.
Mr and Mrs Edward Rice and
daughter Roberta Lee of Seattle,
who have just returned from a
trip to Radford, Va, are in Hepp
ner visiting his parents, Mr and
Mrs R B Rice.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday,
FTE-TlMES
Christmas
Free Kids'
Set for Weekem
Heppner merchants, through
the medium of Gazette-Times
advertising, window and store
displays, will welcome the
Christmas season this weekend
as they prepare for what is ex
pected to be one of the biggest
Yule seasons In many years.
Local stores, In conjunction
with the merchants committee of
Christmas Seals
Ready For Mail
19!9 Christmas seals will be
in Morrow county residents' post
office boxes between Thanksgiv
ing and December 1. Mrs L E
Dick, Jr, chairman for the drive,
urges everyone to use the seals
on all their pre-Christmas mail
regardless of their donation be
cause the bright little stickers
remind people that chest X-rays
are available at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital.
Since the X-rays find other
conditions as well as TB, their
value cannot be over-estimated.
The X-ray equipment used for
the free X-rays has been purch
ased by proceeds of the Christ
mas seal sale. Last year a cone
to minimize radiation from the
machine was purchased.
Local chairmen for the drive
are Mrs Ruth Coy, who is re
sponsible for both Irrlgon and
Boardman this year; Mrs Garry
Tullls, lone; Mrs Elsie Cole, Lex
ington; and Mrs Dick, Heppner.
The Flying Bluebirds under
the supervision of their leader,
Mrs Charles Collins, prepared the
Christmas seal letters for the
Heppner area. The group In
cludes Deborah Young, Linda
Heath, Amanda Smith, Frances
Abrams, Dana McGhee, and Su
san Collins.
Sunday Blazes
Call Firemen
Heppner firemen answered
two fire calls Sunday and for
tunately neither resulted In any
appreciable damage.
Sunday morning a rural truck
answered a call to the Heppner
Lumber Company stud mill on
Hinton creek, but was flagged
down before reaching the blaze.
The fire was discovered burning
under the mill by Keithley
Blake, who happened to be pass
ing the mill. He called for help
and then succeeded In dousing
the fire with buckets of water
before it gained major size. Had
it not been for his quick action,
the mill probably would have
been destroyed.
Sunday afternoon the depart
ment answered a general alarm
to the Bill Sowell residence to
subdue a flue fire. Minor smoke
damage was the only loss.
Steven Flug Wins
State Scholarship
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Stevan Flug of Heppner, has
been awarded a $168 partial-tuition
scholarship at Oregon State
College.
He Is a freshman In the school
of engineering.
He received one of the scholar
ships administered by the state
scholarship commission under
the provision that such study
grants are awarded annually on
the basis of one per county and
one for each member of the leg
islature. The scholarships are re
newable from year to year pro
vided the student maintains a
high scholastic rating,
Weekend guests at the home
of Mr and Mrs Jerry Daggett
were Mr and Mrs Bill Glennle
of Pendleton.
Mrs Jacob Huber of College
Place Is visiting at the home of
her son and daughter-in-law, Dr
and Mrs Harold Huber.
Mr and Mrs John Williams and
son Mike of Pendleton were
I weekend guests at the home of
Mr and Mrs Paul Koenlg.
November 26, 1959
76th year, Number 38
Opening
Show
the chamber of commerce are
participating in an informal
Christmas opening in Heppner
tarting Friday which is design
ed to show the shopping public
of Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler
counties that local stores are of
fering a complete selection of
Christmas merchandise.
To help kick off the Christmas
season, ana provide uuc-Hutuc
baby-sitting service while mo
thers and fathers browse among
the Christmas merchandise now
coins on display, the merchants
committee is sponsoring a free
children's show Saturday alter-
noon at the Star Theater.
The special show will start at
1:30 and will feature the picture
Gypsy Colt, Eric Knight's story
of the attachment between a
horse and its mistress. A report
on the film states that with due
respect to the fine acting by all
humans in the cast, the horse
turns in a truly amazing per
formance. There will also be an
additional comedy and a car
toon. The show is open to all young
sters and it will last for one and
one -half hours. The Star Theater
management makes only one re
questthat very tiny children
be accompanied by an older bro
ther or sister.
Heppner merchants have adop
ted the general theme for the
Christmas season of "Shop In
Heppner First," and members ot
the sponsoring committee say
that finer gift selections are a
vuilubltt now than in any prev
ious years.
A continuing Yule promotion
program is planned for the next
four weeks and another frea
children's siiow and visit from
Santa Claus is scheduled for the
weekend ahead of Christmas.
Mrs Grace Hughes
Passes Suddenly;
Rites to be Friday
Grace Pearl Hughes (Mrs
Matthew), 74, passed away sud
denly Tuesday at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital where she had
been taken earlier In tne day
for treatment
The family has announced
that funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p m at the Heppner
Christian church with the Rev
Charles Knox officiating. Burial
will be In the Heppner Masonic
cemetery.
A complete obituary will ap
pear next week.
lone High Lists
Honor Students
lone high school students on
the honor roll for the first nine
weeks were:
Sophomores Wayne Hams,
Linda Halvorsen and Dalene Mc
Donald. Juniors Kenneth Lynn
Smouse. Seniors Karen Lundell,
Phil Emert, Jr, Paula Barak, Lin
da Heimbigner and Melvln Mar
tin. Karen Lundell had a straight
4 point, a perfect grade. To ba
on the honor roll a student must
make 3.25 or above.
shop,
MY,
And Shop In
HEPPNER
FIRST!