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I I VSCHC. 0t . J Improved Roads Topic At Monday C. of C. Meeting The principal tori of dlru kioit at the Monday luncheon meeting of I ho Chamber of Com mrr i better road fur Mor mw county. and It surrounding trad territory. II um pointed out that better acre to Heppner will bring a larger volume of bull new to all merchant of the area. Judg Omar Peterson suggested that , delegation thoutd be cent to Salem when the state highway commission meet curing ov ember to present a definite plan for highway construction In thla county. II aald that blanket re nuect have failed to Day off In the past, but that specific recommendation! rrom we coun ty level should get results. Just which road should have prl oritv Is the auction at present Later In the week Judge Peter son revealed that an appoint ment has been made with the State Highway Commission for a meetine on Nov. 4 at 10:13 a. m. In Salem t which time a Chamber of Commerce com mittee will discuss specific rec ommendations with the commis sion, and an endeavor will be made to enlist state participation In road Improvements In this county. The Boardman Bombing Range road from the North Lexington elevator Junction on State High way 210 to U. S. Highway 30 just east of Boardman has been completed with an all-weather oiled surface. Judge Peterson states that he Is very well pleased with the local cooper ation In the construction of this last link of the Bombing Range road. A substantial donation to the cost was made by the Mor row County Grain Growers' As sociation and also gifts from the A. C. Lindsay and D. O. Nelson families. An excellent all weather highway now connects the north and south ends of Morrow county. Work of oiling the south 10.3 miles was done by the Newport Construction Co. The county road crew put In the base and level ing course of two inches of crushed rock. j The county crew is now start- ing the Rhea Creek project where they will prepare the base and grade for an oiling contract to De let m late spring, inn con-, sists of approximately 10 mnes;""- " . -latives and of the south section of the Jor- day nigh t to Joi n : re lative s and dan Keck canyon road, which Wends from lone sin de hunt completes the Rhea Creek road Mrs. oote, howww. had to re Billy Ray Irby Enlists in Air Force Billy Ray Irby, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Irby of Box 243. ncnvi 1 - Air Force on Sept. 15, according , s CCi-rf IT -i fro. A Anrlrawe lnftl l HeDDner was enlisted in the U. b kj LWfii Air Force recruiter for I tne HeDDner-Pendleton areas. Billy, who wa3 enlisted for the mechanical field, will re ceive his basic military training at Lackland AFB, Texas. After completion of basic he will be assigned to one of the technical training centers for schooling In one of the vital jobs required to support the Air Force. Auto Accident Hospitalizes Hunter Harold Whitmer, a deer hun ter from Portland, sustained eight broken ribs in an auto mobile accident Sunday after noon on the Heppner-Spray high way. He was brought into Heppner by ambulance where he was treated by Dr. Tibbies, and Is still a patient in Pioneer Mem orial hospital. Farmers Union Meets - At Marcel Jones Ranch The Morrow County local of the Farmers Union will meet at the Marcel Jones ranch at 8 p. m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, for the regular business meeting. Need For County Juvenile Counsellor Discussed Last Thursday night a meet ing was held in the courthouse by a group of interested persons and organizations to discuss ju venile problems in he county. Rod MacKenzie, pastor of the lone Community church, acted as moderator, and panel mem bers were Oscar Peterson, county judge; Dallas Shockley, princi pal of the lone school; Perry Pummel, Irrigon police officer; and Jim Harness, Umatilla coun ty juvenile director. Each dis cussed the situation as seen through the eyes of the agency he represents. b K 10c Copy O.E.A. Committees Prepare For Year's Educational Activities Mm. Inei Erwln this week an nounced appointment of commit tees for th year to carry out the work of the Heppner branch of the Oregon Education and the National Educational Aasocia- tlon. The nurtoe of the organiza tion la to provide a local work shop In which to make plans and devUe methods of Improving educational services to the chil dren of the school and commun ity. The organization also serves as a means ot snaring training nd exDcrlence. and In stimu lating professional growth, as well as obtaining the dcsi mimi ng of people In the field 01 education as well as non-pro-fesslonals of the community for the solution of educational prob lems. Committees, as announced by President Erwln. are: Executive committee: Presi dent. Inez Erwln; vice president. Anita ctnr-Vurri: secretary. Clar ence Johnson; treasurer. Clifford Williams; administrators, Gor- Delbert Foote Dies While Deer Hunting Delbert Henry Foote. a brother- in-law of Mrs. Gordon wnue, tone was the victim of a heart attack Wednesday while hunting . ,h mountains near Swale Creek Mr. rtote, together with his - v Frl. When Mr. Foote was stricken Wednesday the state police were notified and In turn called Oliver Creswlck, county coroner, who pronounced the victim dead of a heart attacn, prooaujy brought on by over-exertion. The DrOUgril on uy uvci v.w... was brought to the Cres i m a.... tfnnnnar non WICK IVloriUttiy. iicyunw, f-.. WICK IVlUlluaijr, ding further arrangements. Others in the hunting party at the time of the death were Tom White, lone, a nephew; Bill Walters, Portland; Roger Kin caid, lone; and Charles Bell, Hood River. Mr. Foote's immediate family are his wife, Gladys; one son, Richard; two daughters, Karen and Kathy, the latter being in a hospital now with a serious neck injury sustained about two weeks ago in a car accident Born in Dot, Wash., Dec. 18, 1910, Mr. Foote is a long-time employee of the Corps of Engi neers, Portland, where he was office service manager. The fam ily is well known in this vicinity as they frequently visit relatives and friends in lone. HUNTERS SUCCESSFUL Hunting guests at the Harold Evans ranch were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Halstead of The Dalles, and their son, Lt. Jack Halstead Jr., and Major Thurman Smith of the Air Force base at Merced, Calif. All were successful in the hunt and returned to their homes on Tuesday. The audience took an active part in the panel discussion re garding the need of more child guidance in the county. It was brought out that there is no agency other than law enforce ment agencies, to investigate complaints against juveniles, to gather background of the case and to evaluate it before it is presented to the juvenile judge. The new juvenile code in the state of Oregon requires that there be such an agency in each county. With a school registration of 1164 only nine cases have come to juvenile court since Jan. 1, don Pratt and llillard Brown; P" r-nt. Tom llughe. legislative ana Puouc ,-,-- tlon committee: Gordon Pratt. chairman; Robert Cantonwine. Krietia Mocum. i-uiue -...- ford. ProfesKlonal problema and teacher welfare: Millard Brown, chairman; Clarence Johnson. Inez Erwln, Lucille Peck. Roberta Davis. Program committee: Margaret Kirk, chairman; Vclva Bechdolt. Inez Meador. Social committee: Violet Un ham. chairman; Anita Stockard. Lena Kelly. Fern Darnell. Educational and community Improvement: Otto Abrahamson. chairman; Vernon Flowers. Janet Agee. Louise Clark. Kamryn Hosklns. Darrel Calhoun. Fair committee: Clint Agee, chairman; Lucille Brown, Mar guerite Glavey, Clifford Wil liams. rhriuimas Droeram committee: Joyce Mesler, chairman; Arnold Melby, Arolene Laird, r ranees Williams, Ila Albert, Maxlne Mumford. Co-op Tourists Enjoying Europe Mrs. L. A. McCabe. lone, chair man of the Auxiliary of the Lex- man oi ms uuiij wi lngton Oil Cooperative, last week from the proun of women touring Europe, telling of the fun and excitement the party Is experiencing. Mrs. Gene Ferguson, Heppner. Is one of nineteen Northwest women on the tour. They have visited Scotland, "eiana ana tngiwu..cm.,..u.v observed the customs and way of life of people of that area., Many new home-making deas are being collected, as well as photographs and souvenirs of the Various Countries. The tour left Portland Sep- Weathcrfordi Sadle Parrlsh, abie for customer use to make it tember 9 and expecta to return Counly c,erk and paul Siaugn. mQre convenlcnt to shop Mont about October 11. The Scandi- t nnt Port of Morrow Com- wnrd navian countries are also In cluded In the itinerary. Renn Harris In Willamette Choir Renn Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Saling, has been sel- versity Choir, Willamette Unl-1 versity, where he is a sophomore student. The choir will be heard in campus chapels at the univer sity, and will also tour a num ber of Oregon and Idaho cities during the winter. I ecieu as a menioci oi 111c HOSPITAL NEWS News of the week from Mem orial Hospital: Marie McQuarrie, Heppner, dismissed; DeLeva Rill, Heppner, dismissed; Carol Mor gan, lone, dismissed; Tom Wil liams, Heppner, dismissed; Har old Whitmer, Portland; Lilly Reeder, Pilot Rock; Shirley Gaines, Heppner, dismissed; Willie McKinney, Condon, dis missed; Monica Morley, Lone Rock; Maralee Murray, Heppner; Bradley Hester, Kinzua, dis missed; Donald Snow, Heppner; Cynthia Stenkamp, Heppner, dis missed; Ina Nichols, Lexington; Richard Flaiv, Kinzua; Irene Van Schoiack, Pasco, Wash. Coming for hunting and a weekend at the Fred Gimbels were Mr. J. Gimbel of Hermis ton, father of Mr. Gimbel and Mr. Myron Neph of Pendleton. 1960. However, there are some minor cases which do not get to court. It was pointed out that through cooperation of the court, schools and welfare agency with a juvenile counsellor, some po tential delinquents might be helped into better lives. Jim Harness outlined the Uma tilla juvenile counselling service as instigated by Judge Sam Cook when he assumed office and told how it works. Judge Cook also answered questions and further explained the bene fits to society through the func tions of a counsellor service. The solution to the problem Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, October 6, 1960 n Al Ullman To Speak Here Monday Night Representative Al Ullman mill . i.i . . u , i nm mm at n n. n n at "Jr ,., r.in.u . , ' ,..,-,-- , at 8 P. M- ULLMAN Al Lamb, Morrow County Dem rwratlr- Chairman. In announ -i mnAtin thm i ' - UezJ I 1 llllg o-.u ..... . . , Second District Congressman will Services were conducted at present In detail facts concern- Everhart Funeral Home In Mol Ing the Boardman land ex- alia, and Interment a? Adama change. cemetery, Molalla. "Kepuoucan politicians nave preSented a distorted picture of n.na.JmA Irtrrlcllltlkn In an fit. tempt t0 gain political advan- tage," Lamb declared. "It is time the true facts were pre- sented." j sad tnat Ullman nas . worklng witn Morrow coun- fy offldalg ,or early two ycars to protect the lntiwiUlal potential of he Boardman Range . Jn addlton t0 tne Congress - mm the followIng Democratic candidates wnl be at the Heppner meeting: Senator Ben nonn n t a 1 1 V a Frank ' - ter, present Port of Morrow Com- nlidnnor Pnllnulnir ITHman'a talk, he will submit to questions from the audience. Refreshments will be served free. STUDENTS ENJOY HOLIDAY; TEACHERS GAIN KNOWLEDGE Some 75 Morrow county teachers and school admin istrators attended a five county conference in Baker last Monday, while students enjoyed a one-day holiday. Discussions were held on developments in Africa and their relationship to world politics; and the problems of juvenile delinquency. At noon the administra tors attended a luncheon meeting at which legislation affecting the schools was discussed. lone Youth Joins Air Force Sgh. Howard N. Andrews of the Air Force announced today the enlistment of Lindsay J. Kin caid, 23, son of Mrs. Ruby Miller, lone. Lindsay was sworn Into the Air Force, Sept. 30 in cere monies at Portland. He will receive his initial ba sic military training at Lackland AFB, Texas, after which he will attend a technical training school. mav lie in employment of a counsellor to serve Morrow and Umatilla counties jointly. Such a plan was explained by Richard Courson, district attorney of Umatilla county. Those present were favorable to appointment of a juvenile advisory council, to be appointed by the county judge, who would study the pro blem of whether a counsellor Is needed. Chairman of the meeting was Mrs. E. Markham Baker, of lone, who is also county chairman of the sponsoring White House Conference Committee on Chil dren and Youth. 77th Year, Number 31 Albert D. Courtcr, Pioneer Resident, Dies At Mololla Albert P. Courier, ieldenl tf Oregon for the P" 3 car. t.a&ed awav at his home In I Molalla. September Sfi. t the age i4 ninety one year. . tr.i 111 t lav & I'un 1 1 . he ea me to Ore- 1S when hi. P.rent. w ,n ynn CoUM.v. In 1SS5, hi. famllv moved to the Eight- community In Morrow : county, lie iitoim w v firsham In 1S15. and homestead- . . . I f t Mill ed near Ilardman. Courier Prairie being a part of hi place. He , wa one ot the many w ho helped to care for the dead after th Itemmer Flood. He left Morrow county shortly after that, and lived In various parts of Oregon and Washing ton until he moved hi family to Molalla it 1920. where he re sided until his death. He Is survived by his widow and eight children; William D. Courter. Redding. Cal 1 f or n I a; James R. Courter. Molalla; Clara C Flower. Monument; Elmer D. Courter. Eucene: Alma D. Mai- latt. Portland: Everett G. Courter. ! Goldendale. Washington; Velma M. Starnes. Marana. Arizona; I and Cora Rose Temple, Wallowa, j Two sons. Frank P. and Harvey J. preceded htm in death. There were also eighteen grandchildren and seventeen great granacnn- dren f Mail Order HOUSe i a. - A m Appoints Agent Mra Em& Scott of Heppner nas appointed by the Mont- g0mcry Ward Company of Port- ,and as thctr representative In the Heppner area. MR Scott w11 hande an your mltil orders which will be ae- i llvered dlrect to her. Customers ' may inspect their purchases be- fore paying for them. If mer- cnan(jlse must be returned, she wl1 take care of all details. She ...111 k.,a ontalnno avail. g0mery Ward. Director of Nation's Space Development Guest of State Oregon will get a first-hand report on the progress of Amer ica's conquest of space from the man who is directing the na tion's space exploration pro grams. Dr. T. Keith Glennan, admin- i istrator of the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion, will be luncheon speaker at a special meeting of the Sci ence, Engineering and New Technologies Committee of the Oregon Department of Planning and Development Wednesday, October 12, at the Benson Hotel, Portland. Dr. Glennan in turn will be given a report on Oregon's new Space . Age Industrial Park at Boardman, being developed as a site for space and other science oriented Industries by the De partment, according to Robert H. Tarr, director. Tarr sees Dr. Glennan's ap pearance here as of great sig nificance to the successful de velopment of the Boardman site and Oregon's solid entry into the Space Age. As administrator, Dr. Glen nan heads a staff of scientists, engineers, technicians, and other employes engaged in research and development in aeronautics and space matters. In this posi tion he is a member of the Pres. ident's National Aeronautics and Space Council. Glennan is president on-leave of the Case Institute of Tech nology, Cleveland, Ohio, which he has headed since 1947. Mrs. Martha Mattuon, Monument Gazette-T Imti correspondent is ill with pneumonia at ber home. Readers from that area will miss ber usual reports. Hot Calvert Pendleton, woi in Heppner Tuesday managing the Ford Tire Service while Bua r ecK was in Portland. k Lamb Run For llrpj ners macr. V. C. Collin. ann. timed t Monday Mj;nt s council meeting that he will not be a candidate fr reelection this tall, and a councilman. IUlert rVtiiand. submitted Ms relgna Hn due to the fact that he la leaving Heppner t go Into bul nr el mm her. CuIIln told the council that the pre t4 butnea forced him to make the ricrition not to e-K reelection. He ha served as may or for four year and put In another six rar a a member More New Models In Auto Showrooms New Buk kit In three atyle, and the new compact Bulrk SimtUI were unveiled at Farley Motor Company' Showroom Wednesday morning, accompan ied by music and refreshment. Jim Farley atd hla new Pon tlaca would be on display today, with the Tempest, Pontlac't com pact car. appearing November 3. Fulloton Chevrolet Company has Invited the public to view the new Chevrolet line tomorrow at their showroom. The Corvalr will also be featured at this knowing. Register Now! Saturday, Oct i. blng the last day for registration, the county clerk's Mice will b open from 8 a. ttu until 8 p. m Sadie ParrUh has announced. Everyone who has changed precinct since the primary election must re register, and anyone who will become 21 by Nov. 8 may register and vote In the general election. Out-of-state transfer must have lived In Oregon for six month prior to Oct 8. Forest Fire Breaks Out Second Time A forest fire occurred Sunday on the Dallas Craber and Earl Blake properties on the ridge above the north fork of Willow Creek about three miles east of the Heppner city wells. Forest service crews, Morrow County Grain Growers person nel and the Heppner Jeep crew were called to the scene and fought the fire for over six hours. When the crews left the scene Sunday it was thought the fire was completely extingllshed, but on Monday it broke out again and the fir8 fighters again gave battle and extingllshed the blaze. The fire covered some 40 acres of grass and timberland. Mrs. Jim Brindle came into Heppner to report the fire, which was spotted from the Brindle ranch early Sunday morning. AUXILIARY TO MEET MONDAY Pioneer Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will meet in the Lex ington City hall at 2 o'clock Monday, Oct 10. This will be the regular meeting for all mem bers, according to Mrs. Bruce Spencer, president of the aux iliary. BABY GIRL ARRIVES AT EASTER HOME Helen Edith. 9 pounds ZVa ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Easter of Heppner Oc tober 1 at Pioneer Memorial hos pital. GRASS FIRE AT GREENHOUSE A fire alarm was turned in at 6:40 this morning from the Kemp Dick greenhouse, where a grass firo was burning. However, a second call cancelled any action bv thp fire department, as tne Dick lamily were able to extin guish the blaze. PFEIFFERS TO REMAIN HERE Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Pfelffer have changed their plans re garding relocating in Alaska, and will be in Heppner indef initely. Dr. Pfeiffer will retain his offices In the same location at 136 E. Willow. Dr. and Mr. Wallace Wolff will return Sunday from Eugene where Dr. Wolff has been at tending the meetings of the Ore gon Academy of General Practice. Will Mayor t.f the council. PiTiUnJ h been on the couiMll for five '' Tuekjjy, ant'Uu-f councilman. Al Lamb, announced t!.al he will eek the mijw'i it at the November ehttlon. Lamb U manager of the Morrow County Grain Grower and h- been on the coum I! fr four year. Il.i,inr i,itir ulli have to - elect five council member and a mayor at next month' elec tion, a the term .f 11 E. Gonty. Allen rate ana loniey unnim, at well Mt Penland. will run out at the end of thl )car. Lamb and Phil Blakney were the two holdover memtier. None tf the other eouncUmen re v e a I e d whether they planned to seek r.i.viii!i but thev have an other 10 day before filing dead line. No other person have filed for any of the "pen portion. In nihnr IniiilneKa. the Council approved two building permits for alteration and repair for $1100 and held up a third, an application for a permit by the Church of the Naarene for a permit to eonntruct a Wi church at 333 North Gllmore .r..-. until it eouht be determin ed that adequate parking area wa to be provinea. me pro posed church would face on the narrow street leading to me no pltal and member feared that iinWii ufflcient off street park ins wm nmvlded. a serious traf fic problem could develop. Death of Mrs. Ella Pettyjohn Occurs In Pendleton Mrs. Ella Lawcrence Pettyjohn passed away Sunday night In Pendleton. Mrs. Fettyjonn was born July 7. 1885 in Sweden. Mis souri. She was married to Noah Pettvlohn In 19()5 and moved to Oregon In 1913. She was a mem ber of the Baptist church. Funeral services were conduc ted at the Creswlck Mortuary, Oct. 5. Interment was in the Morpan cemetery. She Is survived by three sons. Paul of lone, Lee of Arlington, and Roy of The Dalles; two daughters,- Mrs. Harold Sherer and Mrs. Marion Palmer of lone; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn of lone, Mrs. Earl WIgglesworth of Portland, v and Mrs. Clyde Shipps of Ava, Mo., and her hus band Noah of Sweden, Mo; ten grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. New Pastor For Heppner Church The new pastor of the Heppner Seventh-da'y Adventlst church, Elder David Bauer, has taken up his duties here and, with his family, is living at 335 W. Union, the home formerly occupied by Elder Vories. Elder Vories, pastor of the Seventh -day Adventist church here for the past two years, has been transferred to Port Angeles, Wash., as district superintendent and evangelist of the church there. Elder and Mrs. Vories came to Heppner from Colville, Wash. The new pastor of the Heppner church has Just finished a year of post graduate work at Berrien Springs, Mich. He was pastor at the Bremerton, Wash., church for a year. The Bauers have four child ren. Fourteen-year-old Anita Is In school at Newberry Park Academy In California; Linda, 12, Mary Alice, 9, and Dava, 7, are at home with their parents. Public Invited To P.-T.A. Reception Mrs. William U. Heatn, presi dent of the Heppner P-TA has announced a reception for both grade and high school teachers to be held at 8 o'ciocK, ucr. ju, at the Catholic parish hall. An Interesting program nas been planned, according to Mrs. Heath, around the central theme of "Let's Get Acquainted." The public and particularly ail parents are. invited to attend. WEATHER Prec. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday No precipitation for the week; for September .24; for the year 9.63 inches. Hi Low 78 40 76 41 84 43 78 41 80 44 85 43 85 46