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Death Claims 103
Year Old lone
Woman, Ellen Riefh
Rcqutrnt Miu li irffrfnl for
Mr I'ut'fn iPlmi Itinh, at
St Wlilum CUiuHe churvh in
! Mm.lay at fc 30 a m with
th Rev namortt Rear4 if fie
. llln. lU4ty Ma mited Sun
day evening at the churvh.
Mr ftlrth. Mho w Morrow
county' tU-l reldent. ui
163 year of . She u brn
CM 12. at Nrutha, Muurl
ami ia-.I away Ami 15 at
pMwrr y'rmorUI htwpltai.
"Grandma" RMh, at he ha
been affectionately railed f
tnanv rr bv hrr friend.
crushed the plain In lf10 and
settled rirar Echo, he wa
married to Fueene Rleth. Sert
7. 1S75 at St Anthony MUslun
near rendlcton ana tney made
their home In Pendleton. The
town of Rleth. Just wet i-f
IVndltton wa named for her
hukband and hi two brother.
Jacob and Joseph.
Mr Rleth outlived all of her
family of three daughter and
one on except for a dauchter,
Mr Paul O'Meara. with whom
thread made her home In lone
since the death of her husband
In 1922. and her son. Francl
J Rleth of Harrington. Wash.
She hid enjoyed remarkably
:ood health until the last year
or o when a series of Illnesses
required her hospitalization for
frhort period.
For the last three year her
birthday had been observed
quietly, but when she reached
the century mark In 1056, her
birthday party Included a spec
ial Mass at St Williams church
celebrated by Bishop Francis P
Llepzlg.
In addition to her son and
daughter, Mrs Rleth Is survived
by nine grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; and 21 great
great grandchildren.
Burial was in the Harrington,
Washington cemetery with Cres
wick Mortuary In charge of ar
rangements. Charlotte Schcriinger
Native Heppncrite
Claimed by Death
Mrs Charlotte Scherzinger. 79,
a native of Heppncr, died April
20 at Pioneer Memorial hospital
where she had been a patient
for about four months.
Mrs Scherzinger was born
August 4, 1880 In Heppner, the
daughter of Francis L and Sarah
E Shipley, and she had lived
her entire life in this area. She
was a member of the Methodist
church.
c 1 ...Ml Ks. Vrnll tVMau
at 2 p m at the Heppner
Christian church with the Rev
Charles Knox officiating. Inter
ment will be in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Rachel Harnett, Lebanon;
and one grandson, Melvin J Har
nett, a Marine stationed at San
Diego.
Final Rites Held
Here Tuesday For
Lucy G Wilkins
T-. . r, 1 cnnrfnai! fnl- T.I1PV CI
ru Ileal ocivn-iii
Wilkins, 69, who died April 15lMonagle and Jeanne Schmidt.
at Pendleton, were held Tuesday
at All Saints' Episcopal church
in Heppner. Her home was in
Hermiston.
Mrs Wilkins was born March
14, 1891 at her father's ranch
home on Butter Creek. She was
married to Thomas James
O'Brien at Heppner in 1917 and
they lived on a ranch on Butter
Creek. Mr O'Brien died in 1935
and she was married to Harold
Wilkins, August 22, 1937 at
Walla Walla.
She is survived by four sons,
James O'Brien, Pilot Rock; Mal
colm O'Brien, Prineville; Gordon
and Patrick O'Brien, Heppner;
two daughters, Isabella O'Brien,
Pendleton; and Katherine Voge
of Fairchild Air Base, Wash; two
sisters. Violet Gourley, Heppner,
and Maisie Hoskins of lone. She
also leaves eight grandchildren.
The Rev Bruce Spencer offic
iated at the services and inter
ment was in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery-
Mr and Mrs Paul Doolittle and
family of Portland spent the
Easter weekend with his mother,
Mrs Lester Doolittle.
WEATHER
Hi Low Free.
62 35 .12
53 32 -02
49 29 -01
56 38
59 34 -02
54 35 -10
59 44 .04
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Tuesday
H - DC iV
Rainfall for the week .31: for
April 30: for the year 4 49 inches.
Mfppnpr. -
N N H S N
GAZETTE
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10 Cents
Only One Race
Seen For School
Board Positions
Morruw countv voter will
aealn ea to the IkjIU on cho
bulne on Monday, May 2. this
iimx t.i rl.st iuhxl board and
local committee member.
Four position are en on the
county school board, one eacn
from Irrlgon. lone. Lexington
and Heimncr zone. nl In only
one InMance. the Lexington zone,
I there a race for the position.
Two men. Delwln Nelson, pres
ent board member who 1 seek-
lni reelection, and Don Turner
ro after the seat. Thl is for
five year term.
The candidate from the lone
zone i Fredrick Martin, present
chairman; Harvey Warner, who
was recently appointed from the
Irrtgon zone, Is seeking a one
year term; and Mrs Elaine
C.'eorge, present board member,
is running for the Heppner zone
post.
Members of the local commit
tees will be named at the same
time and in both lone and Lex
ington there will be a race for
th onenlncs. Those who have
filed for these postions include:
Hardman area on Heppner com
mittee, one position, John
Graves; Lexington area on
Heppner committee, one posit
ion. Homer Hughes; Lexington
area on lone committee, one pos
ition, Martha Barak; Irrlgon
committee, three positions,
Warren McCoy, W II Parker,
William Schmeder.
Lexington committee, three
Dositions. Stanley Kemp, Gene
Cutsforth, Elmer E Padberg and
Gene Majeske; Boardman com
mittee, three positions. Harold
iaker. Ralnh Skoubo, Roy Part-
low; lone committee, three pos
itions, Helen McCabe, Don Mc-
Elllgott, Milton Morgan, Lewis
Halvorsen, and Bryce Keene;
Cecil area on lone committee,
one position, JacK iiyna, jr;
Heppner committee, three pos
itions. Dr L D Tibbies, Andy
Van Schoiack and Dick Wilkin
son. The election will be held from
to 8 p m on May 2 at the
arious school houses In the
coum
unior Class To Give
Three Act Comedy
imedv. will be presented by
the junior class of Heppner high
school on April 26 and 27 at
00 P m in the multipurpose
room of the grade school.
Class members in the cast are
Marv Evelyn Tucker, Dennis
Fergeson, Jerry Anderson, Shar
on Keithley, Don Craber, Feme
Albert, Roger Doherty, Elaine
Laird. Francine Mover, Bill
Civic League Tells
Date For Rummage
The Heppner Civic League has
announced that the deadline for
getting to them, clothing and
articles that need cleaning, is
April 22.
Anyone wishing rummage to
be picked up call 6-9101, 6-9916
or 6-9979. The annual spring sale
is scheduled for May 6 and 7
at the show room of Heppner
Auto Sales, Inc.
-. riTT PC
when thl photo wo taken
book had been moved into
iij ipnis . .
rJsi L fj 1
from the old quarter in tne city caa. dui many we ju
-.tacked. Th. library will reopen Saturday after being dod
wTwZZ to allow timfoV moving and rearranging.
ou uu w 10 photo)
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Theme of April 29
Homemokers Festival
Homemaker Around the
World", with nxtlal Scottish
flavor, will te in if-'""
theme
f the annual Morrow
scheduled for Friday. April
at the Catholic recreation n.
aiTtmllng to Kther KlrmU. Mor
row county extension agent
-T-i. . i k.n.iMui 1 f 1 1 v a L
which Is being hosted by the
ih..u rr.u-u iiitislon unit, will
heeln at 11:00 A M with a reg
Istratlon of unit memWr and
iii-sls. Lunihein tUKCt
si 2V ran be tturchased at that
time. Opportunity will be given
itoforo the noon luncheon to
view the exhibit of each unit
of the project muoiea uu pm
year. Each unit chairman wuj
reiK)rt on their project displayed
during the program.
The theme of the day will DC
carried out In the table decor
at ions. Each extension club I
decorating three tables to rep
resent one of the 41 countries
around the world affiliated with
ACWW. (Associated Country
women of the World).
Hichlicht of the day's program
will be an Illustrated talk, "On
To Scotland", given by Mrs Har
old Duncan. Carlton, wbo was
the state's representative to the
ACWW International convention
in Edinburgh, Scotland last
summer. To compliment Mrs
Duncans address the Scottish
clan of Dayvllle, will present
Scottish music and dancing for
everyone's enjoyment. Miss Kir-
mis will act as mistress or cer
emonies and remarks will be
made by Miss Murle Scales, state
extension agent of Corvailis; Mrs
Ronald Lelnbach, district direc
tor of the state council. Uma
tilla county; and N C Anderson,
Morrow county agent
The noon luncheon will be
served by the St Patrick's Altar
Society and child care ls avail
able In the basement of the
church.
New unit officers and county
committee members for the
1900-61 year will be installed
n a colorful ceremony during
the day's program. Mrs Warren
McCov. Irrieon. county commit
tee vice-chairman, will preside.
Two HeDpner Hiqh
Classes Planning
Reunion May 29
The 1935-1936 eraduatlne
a dcao rf TTnnnn or h crh crhnnl
are planning a reunion on Sun-
day. May 29
Most all members of the
classes are being contacted by
letter, according to Mrs ioya
Jones, member of the committee,
but they are asking that any
one who has information on the
address of Paul Phelan, class of
1935, please notify Mrs Jones at
6-5341 or write to her at Heppner.
American Legion
Head Makes Visit
A no-host dinner was held
V Ullllitri woa m. i
. , . , r-. . I
VV CUUCSua cvtuiug v Mn.tt.. H .
Fine Foods in lone for American
ivfglOH Uepauincill iii.c-i.uiu-
mander, Merrill Johnson. John-
son was making his official vis
tVlllfi Ilia unaiui via-
this district. Herb
itation to
Pendleton, district
.vmrvi QMr waa in rhnrrrf nt I
LViuiimiiuvii " " -' ... t3 I
the meeting which was arranged
oy tne lone j-egiun pusi.
Several members of the Hep
pner post attended.
1UT...V. -nn.U vemninwl to he doll.
last Saturday of the library. Th. ;
the new library-museum building,
Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, April 21, I960
-Tir
District Gets Title
To Boardman School
The quextlon t-f who ha theowncrhip. If the owneihip
., fch.i hullJinc. a
I Boardman finally ha bevn re
.mr ,'. - .
ut on ion
whcMil district coming out on top
In the battle, according to wrd
r-led early thl week ly
RotM-rt Van lloute. county school
uH-rlntendent
i-nn rmmin Al tllmdii na
iMt-n spearheading the work In
Washington D C. to Kt the tle
t cleared.
Van Houte received trm 111-
man
a copy of a Utter be hail
v.-d
from O I rk'MM,
Corp of Elnglneer
colonel.
u-hi.-h utated. "The uureau oi
Land Management, Department
tit Interior, ha been most
lit
helpful In supplying document
from Its lues, anu on tne oasis
of a study of these document
we have conciuoeu uni, al
though the school district has
n interest In the land, the
school district does hive suffic
ient title to the building to war
rant plvlntf consideration to re
placement thereof at Govern
ment expense under the author
ity of Section III or ruoue l-aw
85-500."
The question first arose when
the Army Engineers started
plans for moving or replacing
buildings which would be
rimwnpri out by the bacKwaier
of the John Day dam. At that
time It was found that the scnooi
district had no title to the build
ing, because the papers had
hn kpnt in a safe in the school
and several years ago the school
was burglarized ana me saie
stolen. The building had been
built on government land, so
there was no question as to the
ownership of the property.
When the engineers started
their Investigation, they Indi
cated that they coulJ not re-nlnf-P
the building as long as
the school district couldn't prove
Room Rate Increase
Due at Hospital
An tnrrpase In room rates at
Pioneer Memorial hospital was
approved recently by tne ooara
of trustees, Harry Bongers, ad
ministrator, announces.
After careful consideration of
tho ovnnsps necessary to main
tain and operate the hospital,
and cost increases during me
past two years, it was reluctantly
decided to increase the private
room rate from $18 to $19.5U
per day.
ward rate will go up from $16
to $18 per day and tne pediatric
rate from $12 to $13.5U a day.
The increased room rates will
bo Into effect May 1, Bongers
said. Patients already hospital
saiu. j diiciiw ..-"
7pd or admitted before May 1
will not be effected by the In-
crease,
however, If readmitted
after May 1 they will be subject
lO lilt: I lis vy - " I
, , ,1,1. .niati.roi,, email
jell lllttl lllio I
. i I
iJjLICciatr, i. u ju t v --
present rates of other hospitals,
WOU1U eilttUJC mem in ui"6
operation of the hospital to a
OrcoK-cVcil waou. ntjui
hospital insurance plans have
increased their benefits so pat-
n rr hnsnital! 7 a t l O n
vwj - x
wni not be effected greatly by
the increase.
SOS Speaker Slated
For Pomona Grange
Kenneth Landeraver, Portland,
will be guest speaker for Serve
Our State on the school Issue at
the meeting of Morrow county
Pomona Grance at Willows
Grange at lone Saturday, April
30. announces Mrs W G Seehafer,
Pomona lecturer.
The program will be held in
he afternoon and the public is
nvited.
Pssssst!
Want a Hot Tip?
Fishing season opens Satur
day, and this newspaper has a
tip for interested anglers .
We don't know any good holes,
either!
One this is certain, though, no
' '
an
have yet been planted In
county streams.
Dr Janie. wm wa. in La-
Grande last Thursday night to
! attend a veterinary meeting.
77th year Number 7
district would have to tna me
entire cost of rcplailng the
building
The Colonel' letter continued.
by m lug that he hd authorized
the distrht engln-T for the
Walla WII. district to pr.-p-r
ctt estimate and other netc-
r' Information the question
of replacement of the bulMIng
can be presented to the Chief
of Engineer for determination.
Actual replacement of the
building I not planned until
about l'.u3 tr 64.
Interest to Stay
At 3.5 For Most
1960 Crop Loans
The interest rate charged pro
ducer on I960 crop price support
at 3' per
cent iwr vear on all loan re
payments received by the reg
ular nonrecourse loan maturity
dates, the Department of Agri
culture has announced.
Paul W Jones, chairman. Mor
row Agricultural Maouizauon
and Conservation Committee,
points out that this rate applies
to nonrecourse loans and to that
part of a recourse loan which
Is paid by the regular maturity
date. Application of the 3 per
cent rate to recourse loans If
repaid during the regular loan
period is designed primarily to
encourage early repayment of
these loans.
On recourse loans, which were
authorized by recent legislation
limiting nonrecourse price sup
port to $50,000, the rate will be
6 Dercent oer year on the portion
of these loans not repaid by the
regular maturity date.
Recourse loans must be repaid
with interest, but they do not
hav to be repaid until a full
year after the last date for ob
taining loans for each of the
commodities. The regular non
recourse loans can be satisfied
by forf eture of the collateral
securing the loan, and interest
is charged only on the principal
repaid.
Under the law, nonrecourse
price support Is limited to $50,
nnn on thoso commodities de
termined to be in surplus sup-
nlv. However, any person may
obtain unlimited nonrecourse
support if he reduces his I960
production oi me idiuuiuu..; j
20 percent below his law pro
Huotlon. and any person may
obtain recourse loans for any
excess over $50,000 without re-
-
ducing his production but the
excess amount advanced must
be repaid in iun wun imc,ia..
frnns determined to be in
iurplus under this provision of
i " - .
inplude wheat, barley, grain
. .
nn,.knmc nnlatiH :i n f1 pxtra
o
long staple cotton, oats, cotton
v-i
peanuts, tobacco, corn, and rye.
Dressmaking Classes
Started Here
Seven Heppner housewives are
availing themselves of the dress
making I workshop which be
gan on April 19 at the fair
pavilion, according to Esther
Kirmis, Morrow county extension
agent.
The workshop, sponsored by
the Heppner extension unit, is
under the direction of Mrs
Merritt Gray, Mrs Dick Meador,
and Mrs Frank Wilkinson, Hep
pner project leaders who took
their training from Miss Hilde
garde Struefert. OSC clothing
specialist.
Besides April 19, the women
will be meeting April 21, 26,
28 and May 3 during the hours
of 9:30 A M and 4:00 P M.
Attending the Heppner work
shop are Mrs Gene Ferguson,
Mrs Ronald Haguewood, Mrs
Donald Pyle, Mrs Elmer Berry'.
Mrs Keithley Blake, and Mrs
Frank Anderson of Heppner; and
Mrs Eldon Padberg of Lexing
ton. A similar evening workshop,
starting April 19. Is being held
in lor.e under the supervision of
Mrs Howard Crowell and Mrs
Arthur Warren.
0 BAIXOTS DELIVERED Mr
20 Prlmarr l-ctlen. The W.hwt" on th. toll U th 391
Ion, Drncrotle ballot that ha cau much Uoubl d
th. tat In eal countl. no print .hop had P""J111""
ar9. enough to handl. th. Job. but In Monow county It wa.
run on th T Cai.tt.-Tlm.. n.w.popr Pm which had a
SupU of inch to pa, Th. -littl.- on. on th. right I. th.
Republican ballot. Sampl. ballot, may now b.
th. clerk', ollic and all ballot, will b. publUhd to tt.
Cai.tt. Tl.. on May 12 (GT Photo)
STOCKGROWERS TO
STATUS FOR COUNTY, OR "AR I j
Morrow Cou.:ty Livestock grow-
ers will have the opportunity on
Friday evening of tins ween 10
Knar n illscusslon on the pro
posed livestock research project
to be carried oui ai uie jn.a
tilla branch experiment station
at Hermiston.
Bill Barratt, Heppner rancher
nnrt a member of the planning
committee will outline plans to
date for experimental roseorcn
nn livestock diseases, mineral
deficiencies, feeding, and gen
eral management practices and
problems.
Tho rpnnst for this experi
mental area was made by live
stock men concerned over ever
Increasing complex llvesiocK
poductlon problems. The project,
if jrmrMveri. will be a cooper-
between ranchers of
the area and Oregon State Col
lege. Ranchers will contribute
facilities; the college supervis
ion and research management.
nnrlnir the Friday evening,
April 22 meeting, ranchers will
be asked to express their opin
ions on the project and Indicate
thPir willineness to contribute
toward the cost of facilities for
the station. Ralph Beamer, presi
dent of the Morrow County Live
pfa SLAVE AUCTION NETS HEPPNER
CHAPTER $300 FOR
Tho Hennner Future Farmers
of America chapter held its first
slave auction Friday ana me
offnir netted the chapter $300
which will make It possible for
the chapter to complete its road
sign program.
Chapter president Al Osmln,
brought the top price of $3.50
per hour for a total sale of $28,
advisor L L Robbins reported.
Barratt Sales Co purchased
Osmin to do some welding and
build a railing. Other members
were purchased to do such jobs
as cleaning yards, building
ceived by the chapter for its
road signs, and that others
would be welcome.
Laundromat to Open
In Hotel Building
Mr and Mrs Darrel Schel, own
ers of Heppner Hotel, will open
a new self-service laundromat
in a few days in a portion of
the main floor of the building.
The laundromat will be open
21 hours a day.
The new business will make
available 14 automatic washers,
4 dryers and one commercial
washer for large size rugs or
similar items. Hair dryers are
a!.so being installed.
Free washes will be given
during the first two days of the
(lining.
Mr Glen McLachlem wa her.
to spend Easter with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs
Darrel McLachlan.
i
t
i
Sadiranh.
SEEK OPEN RANGE
stock Growers Association, who
Is sponsoring the meeting asus
that the entire membership be
on hand to give their opinion
on this and other matters which
will be considered at this meet
ing. He points out that mis
research project is not set up
for the Hermiston station that
there are ranchers in other area
who are anxious for this and
will offer their cooperation.
Petitions "to dissolve the Mor
mw inntv livestock district and
create an open range area will
be presented for circulation at
thla meetinr. Decision to attempt
to dissolve the district was made
at the last annual meeting of
th association. The entire coun
ty - Is included in the district.
If objections to remove an or
the county from the district are
fniinrt. nortions stronely favor
ing this action will go ahead
with individual areas of 2000
acres or more as provided In the
slate law.
The meeting will be held at
huildlncr at the fair
grounds In Heppner. It will fur
ther provide an opportunity ior
livniitofUmen to express opinions
for a program for the association
for the year, says N C Anderson,
county agent and secretary.
ROAD SIGN WORK
fence, pouring concrete, picking
rocks from fields, etc.
Rohblns said that several per
sonal donations have been re-
Mr. E C Douaherty returned
Monday from the coast where
she had spent a few days va
cationing. m T H Huffman wa in
Walla Walla Saturday and spent
the day with her son Bob, wno
is a student at Whitman Col
nn Snndav she and Bob
went to Pasco to spend the day
with friends,
riiin la Pasco for Easter wer.
Mr and Mrs Cllve Huston and
Mr and Mrs Ben Anderson to
spend the weekend with the
Hustons daughter and family,
Mr and Mrs Herman Pamer.
Mlu Esther Kirml. Mr Wal
ter Wright and Mrs L A Mc
Cabe of Ione are attending a
4-H Judging school In Corvailis
this week. This is a school to
train them for Judging at fairs.
Mr and Mr Ralph Hlcnerra
had their son and daughter-in-
law. Mr and Mrs Paul Klcharos
of Eugene, spending the Easter
weekend with them.
Mr and Mr N D Bailey went
to Monument on Saturday to
take their daughter, Mrs Eliz
abeth Juhnson, who has been
visiting with them, to her home.
Mr Judi Brannon and daugh
ter Taml, came from Eugene,
where Mrs Brannon attends the
University of Oregon, on Friday
to spend the Easter weekend
with her parents. Mr and Mrs
Carl Spaulding. They came up
with Phyllis Nolan of Lexington.