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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1960)
I I OHAR X u or o EUGENE. ORE. Gl -1 1 -1 10 Cents w, MAN SIZED HAIL fell for a lew v k,.. i hir the treet with white ice ball. ThU picture wat taken from the office door ol the Gaxette-Tlme while the photographer ... m w AW a mjv4a1 xf fill ducked ttonei that measurea . inch ocroti. Rain and Hail During Week Add Much Moisture The past week has boon the wettest of I960, In Heppner at least, and almost as much rain has fallen here in the past seven days as it did in the full month of March. The past week's meas urement was 1.48 inches at the Heppner weather station, com pared with only 1.93 for all of March, the wettest month so far this year except for May. Not all of the past week's precipitation came in the form of rain however, as hail was re corded during five of the past seven days. The heaviest hail storm occurred Monday afternoon in the Heppner area and it brought some of the largest hail stones seen here in several years. Several were measured at more than three-quarters of an inch across, and it was reported that in some locations the stones "were larger than an inch across. The Monday storm came out of the east and followed a path across Heppner and Black Horse. Wary ranchers kept an eye on the hail but so far there have only been one or two reports of hail damage to tender wheat and barley. The heaviest rain fell in Hep pner last Friday and Saturday when .98 inch was recorded at the local station, but some mois ture has been recorded on six of the last seven days. The heavy rain, which has been quite general over all the county, and was welcomed by all ranchers, hrintr the Mav total to 2.76 inches, nearly an inch more than 1 i n. i n - 1 n r n mnrp inani this year. While the 107r.X rnuch of getting rain and ha 1, much of While the lower country was the moisture that ien in u.c mountains was in the form of heavy, wet snow. At one time there was more than five inches on the ground for a short period. Mr and Mrs Ed Collison and boys of Ritzville, Washington, formerly of Heppner were here on Saturday and Sunday visit ing with friends. Attending a buyers meeting in Portland this week are Mr and Mrs John Pfeiffer. What a Difference a fx' . -'". I Tre" 1 ' " v. BEFORE This PBc:gr;F. " frv h CsU PX ""l "V minute Monday afternoon in ix. It didn't take long to cortr ai muco u uwh CT Pbo,0 Pioneer of lone, Mrs Engclmon, 82, Taken by Death Mrs Olive Laura Engelman. 82. died at Pioneer Memorial hos pital Saturday evening. May 21. She was born Jan 27. 1878 in lone and had lived her entire life there. She was the daugh ter of Amanual Pctteys ana Katherine Gelnger, early Mor row county pioneers. Mr Fnoelman was a charter member of the Christian church and taught the children's and Adult classes in Sunday school for many years. She was married to Frank Engelman, Jan 22. 1896 and he passed away In 1954. Funeral services were neia ai o n m at the lone Lommunuy church with the Rev Rod Mac Kenzie officiating. Interment was in the Petteys cemetery wnn Creswick Mortuary In charge of arrangements. She is survived by two sons, Gene of Portland, and Joel of lone; four daughters, Mrs Ruby Pnhi.rf! and Mrs Vtra Rietmann of lone; Mrs Zelma Hansen, Port land; and Mrs Fern Turner of Baker; four grandchildren and four great-grandch 1 1 d r e n. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs Rwanson and Mrs Edith iMi.v.r,;(-vn nf Innp and Mrs Ruth Cossman of North Hollywood, Calif; several nieces ana nepn ews. One daughter and one son died in infancy. 1935-36 Classes To Have Reunion May 29 Final plans have been com- i(,i tnr thf rpunlon oi me rlasses of 1935 and 1936 of Hep Dner high school. it will he held Sunday. May " ... with a dinner at 1:00 p m An nnPTl house will be held fo r h public at 3:00 p m for to ' i I ylglt former those who wish to visit former Heppner residents here lor ine reunion. Anyone wishing more informa tion about the event may call Mrs Floyd Jones or Howard Bryant. Jimmy Hayes, who finished hi. studies at Oregon State College last term, is home with his par ents, Mr and Mrs J J Hayes and will return to the college for the graduation exercises. TKiT ur,r - .r' Main street was taken . th Heppner, n,rnon. Thursdoy, Moy 26. l9gP one and Heppner High Schools Slate Graduation Programs Commencement wk pro gram at both Heppner and lone high MhooU wlli begin Sunday evening with Baccalaureate er . I.-. m tu followed bv llepuner commencement Wednesday. June 1. and lone graduation murs day evening. June ,y evening. June Baccalaureate itrvicri Heppner graduating class of 29 students will be held at the Christian church with the Rev Bruce Spencer, rector oi u Saints' Episcopal church giving the sermon. The Kev ininr. Knox will and benediction. Commencement exercises rr , for 8 P m Wednesday a, the Commencement 17 v IT 1 llnNIUIII 1 IIJI ! - a .... i iih rna m h in an - k., n, iji,.rnri dress to be given by ur wuh-im E Nye. minister of the Firs Methodist church of Portland aress io -J -- E Nye. minister oi me rirbi Metnoiiisi rnurcii The class will be presented by Cordon Pratt, principal; awards will be presented by Joe H Stewart, assistant superinten dent. Diplomas will be presented by Fredrick Martin, chairman of the county school board. lone Baccalaureate services will be held at the high school - - m at 7:30 p m Sunday with the State To Acquire Range Area Land The Joint Senate-House conference committee Thurs day unanimously approved the Boardman Bombing Range amendment to the military authorlxatlon con struction bill. Senator Hall Lusk advised the Associated Press this morning. - The Senator said he ex pects the bill to be passed by both houses early next week. The state land board Tuesday took preliminary steps to acquire 7,880 acres of federal Bureau of Land Management land Just west of Boardman. It adjoins the 96,000 acre Boardman Bom bing Range which the state ex pects to acquire from the depart ment of defense. The land would be traded for state lands elsewhere In the state to round out the proposed industrial park which the state plans to create. Walter A Ruggles Dies Thursday; Rites to be at Moro Walter A Ruggles, 69, passed away early this morning (Thurs day) at Pioneer Memorial hos pital following an Illness of sev eral months. ri.nm.gl sorulcpe will he held Saturday, May 28 at 1:30 p m at the Community cnurcn in Mora uith interment in the IOOF The family has requested that donations be made to tne cancer Fund in lieu of flowers. A complete obituary wiU ap pear next week. Few New a short time before PP&L crews le downtown secrion. Aaiuun (3 Times 77th" Year, Number 12 Rev Rod MacKeiaie. .;U.r of the lone community ihur. h. giv ing np ermon. The Invocation and benediction will U given by the Rev Raymond B-.m! f St William Catholic chutvh. Graduation exerrlse will U hi.i ttw school cafetorlum ThutidiV anj ie main d dress will be given by Dr ess r,.sta,.nt of Frank Jjm. l EaM nO C J -"'' j Fredrick Martin. he ' " prc. - - - - - . m.. ta lh. 15 IOI. The 29 memler of the Hep uie .,....- - -- . U gradu.Ung .re C.ro! i m. an icimiii. --- p,unn Avew. Arthur Burken - - ., ,1I(,,,h r Dine, unuj.i v-.. v. -L-ii t.... r,,llli, Knhert Da ..... ... - , .. v.dson. In a" uriscon, - i ..... i ' v . n ....nr. i If:, nnjin Thomas Havwara, jr Th..m Howard. Norman Howell Thomas Howell. Billy Irby. Mary Johnston. Leonore Leonnig. Wll ma Bothwell Marlatt. Florence Morris, Shirley Nash, Albert Os min Dnklev Ott Stanley Schoon- over, Michael Van Scholack. Del- bert Wachter. lone graduates are Rotwrt Akers, Barbara Baker, 1'auia Barak, Russell Dolven, Mary Emert, Phillip tmert. uinaa Helmblgner, Carol Hynd, Char lono Jones. Grenory Leyva, Kar en Lundell, Melvln Martin, Har old Rietmann, Grant Rigby, Brenda Townsend. Letter Points to Serious Need for Nurses at Hospital ' risewhere In today's paper is a Wtpr to the editor from Harry Bongers, administrator of Pioneer Memorial hospital, pointing oui shortace of register ed nurses at the hospital and seekine the help of other nurses who live in this area. The letter calls attention to the extreme emergency and need for nursing help at tne nospnai. County Population Set at 4815 The census bureau this week announced the unofficial pop ulation of Morrow county as 4815. This is an increase of 32 people over the 1950 figure of 4783. The population of Heppner was given as 1659, an increase of 11 since 1950. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. 61 33 68 45 .15 49 33 .47 55 31 .08 61 33 .02 65 42 .21 63 36 .19 for the week 1.48 Thursday Friday Saturday oullu, Monday Wednesday (.oil foil nn eat'h of the la five days), for May 2.76; for the year 7.87 inches. Street 6 ; t. 1 -1 . it 1 . """" Linhts Dedication of Museum-Library Set For Sunday Afternoon cotton. The dedication of the mem- rii.i museum library butuung. he gift to the city and county ,y Mrs Harry Duvall. win ie j . . .... Slin,i,v May 29 ,.d Sund . at 2:00 p m. It Will IK lulltmi-u i.y puhlic i)H-n house of the midern ... . 1 I .1 fc... M building. A short program U planned .... . n Tllr,,,r. I eiipner. . tn'r of , he muum'mmls . ... ,rV(. . mnfitt.! Kintal t serve as master i 11 ir ..f -..rrmnniii. The irocram will KrVE riuOihouse the Heppner library which . -.1.-... IhA FINE PRIZES OFFERED IN C OF C HOLE-IN-ONE CONTEST iiominnr-ft first Hole In One contest, sponsored by the cham ber of commerce, a money -ra is rwi for its field lighting bond fund, will get underway xt Thursday. June 'J. ana com mittee members hop to get a lot of Heppner's men, women and children Interested In the game. The contest, in which the nur rrnlfer has lust as good a chance to win valuable merchandise prizes us nn,inr.H pollers. It will be held June 2, 3 and 4 at the rodeo field, with the f'"ls to m Tun off on Sunday, June 5. Here's the way the contest Community Dinner Set For Monday A g:lhering of close to 250 persons is expected for the an nual Memorial Day community dinner which will be held Mon day, May 30 at the fair pavilion In Heppner. It Is scheduled to start at 12:30. The dinner will be a potluck affair with the local committee furnishing meat, bread and but ter, ice cream and coffee. Each family attending is asked to bring a hot dish, a salad, a pie or a cake. Inasmuch as the dinner is planned to give former residents who return for Memorial Day an opportunity to get together for a visit, no program is being planned this year, Ralph Thomp son, chairman, has announced. Money donations to help de fray the cost of food will be wel comed by the committee and retary. tary. Everyone is welcome to attenu. Make " - . Peterson and Heppner ma or William C Collins by Its donor. Mrs Duvall. Well over a Duvall offered moiiev for the i'iir ago. Mrs to donate tne contructlon of tii liuililini; as . Memorial to h..r husband. A Joint city county museum commission formed to accept the donation and to plan the construction. The City of Heppner donated the land u hi. ii ihe bulldinc Is located and one half of It i used to works: participants may buy five golf balls for a dollar and each ball that is placed on the green, 100 yards away, will entitle that H-rson to buy five more balls in thn final contest. A hole-In- one Is not necessary for a win, and the three persons who place ihoir balls closest to the cup each day will win the dally mer chandise prizes. More vaiuaoie prizes will be offered tor tne final winners. rwnmiite. members uolnt out that everyone is eligible, and that a short 50 yard hole is De- Ing set up for kids. Because of a special high school faculty vs student base hall earn. Thursday's contest will be run from 4 to 7 p m only. On Friday and Saturday piay will be from 4 to 5:30 and 7 to 9 pm. The Sunday finals will start at 1:30 and last until about 5 o'clock. Excellent merchandise prizes are being offered by the com mittee and members are looking for a good turnout and plenty of fun. AL LAMB NAMED Ai Lamb of Heppner was named Morrow county chairman t tho 1960 annual Jefferson- Jackson Day dinner to be held In Portland May 28. umo is chairman of the Democratic party in the county. Senator Stuart Symington, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, will be the major speaker at the $25 a plate fund raising dinner to be held at the Pythian building. EXAMINER COMING 4 ,i,:. 1taiua nvamlnPf will J Ulivua iiv..iwv. I be In Heppner Tuesday, May 31 . . i . V.ni.f,A hnhtoan Q'lill De in ntrypiit--! at the court house between 9:30 J O.OA n wi a m and 3:30 p m i:,,t. Both Dicture wer taken i - J (Fhoto by C A Ruga lee) I moved Into Its new headquarter I several weeks ago. r.immlKkltin member uld to- riiv that tnanv donation of his- torlcal material n f received and all will be on dls- play In the new modern ouu- IT . , t t .. ..-Ill Ing suniiay. im-im-ruhh-ui k jrvr.l durlnir the oien house which will follow the dedication. Th.. hulldini? was built at . cost of over $70,000 by McCor- mack Construction Company oi p.wti..tnn and It Is one of the most modern buildings of Its type In the state. Mnmw.r of the commission who planned the building and will operate the museum In the future are Mrs Duvall, chairman; Mrs Ralph Thompson. Heppner, secretary; J O Turner, treasurer. Herb Hynd. Cecil; Mrs Omar Rietmann. lone; O W Cutsforth. Lexington; and Mrs Ted Smith of Heppner. County Voters' Ideas Jibe Closely With Rest of State Morrow county voters, prac tically 60 percent strong, made last Friday despite a drenching rain to give their approval to all local measures, and east their ballots largely In the same pattern as did the rest of the state. The one exception to the state pattern was in the county vote on the measure to Increase the salary of state legislators. Though the measure was de foatnH hv about 9 to 8 In the state, Morrow voters gave it a Yes majority or 74a to bn. The eountv's Democrats voted about the same as did the rest of the state in the biggest ngnt nt i ho hunch. thi battle for the nomination as president between Senator John Kennedy and Sen ator Wayne Morse. Jaymingion, Humphrey and Johnson were also-rans. Kennedy won a big majority In the county with 318 votes to Morse's 183. Humphrey -or. a nnnr third with 37; fol lowed by Johnson with 36 and Symington with 23. In the only iocai corneal ua the Democratic ballot, saaie Pardsh, Incumbent county cierK, polled 424 votes to handily de feat Thomas J Wells who got 174 votes. 1WQ Ilaillta wtriv vi ocratic ballot for port commls . 1,1. 1 4-s. nnmltiatf) Two names were on the uem- I ocrailC uauui iui yw.v Lloner wlth three to nominate. I i 1 A AT n-ist T9 1ll They were AI Lamb 407 and Paul Slaughter with wo. write-ins uu the Demo ballot for the third position went to a Republican, Milton Biegel ot lrrigon wno votes. Ton Democratic vote getter In the county was AI Ullman, un r.nCoH rnndidate to succeed himself In Congress, who got 528 votes. Maurlne Neuberger, can AiAata fnr Senator polled 488 votes, far ahead of any of her five other competitors. Republican Vote Heavy Ronnhliran voters also follow ed the state pattern In their thinking. They cnose ej Smith with 560 votes, over George Altvater, 119, to oppose Maurine Neuberger in the fall for Senator; gave Howard Belton a wide edge as state treasurer; and Carl Francis got the nod over Merlin Estep for attorney general. Dewey West Jr, was the only name on the Republican ballot for port commissioner, with three to nominate, and the write-ins came out a three way tie with R B Rands, Boardman; Dick Krebs and Herb Hynd, both of Cecil, each getting 11 votes. (Continued on Page 8) the old lighting iystem.