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Livestock Men
Hold Annual
Meet Jan. 13. 14
Committee rn-klnu un
menu I. the annual meeting ol
the Morrow County
Growers A"clwr
.uv the Kl few
have been
weeks tut
t,romte
mt Interesting pro-
etrnm of eventa.
The te are January 13 and
14 , .
Run Currln. chairman f the
program committee, announced
thU week that the program ha
been planned around topic of
Interest to all livestock grower.
Dr J C Miller, head of the
department of dairy and animal
husbandry. Oregon State Col
lege, will appear as a key note
discussion leader during the
Saturday meeting and will be
the banquet speaker.
Stewart Tatty. vice president
of the First National Bank of
Oregon, will be toastmaster at
this popular banquet.
With the meeting getting
started on Friday. several events
are chedulel thruout that nay.
Don Robinson and Frank Ander
son, who have arranged for the
annual Bull Day. find that while
numbers of bulls consigned will
be less than a year ago. the
quality will be excellent.
This committee says. "The
day will be a regular three-ring
circus with trading, buying, sell
ing, a hoof trimming demonstra
tion, what to look for in buying
a bull, and the care of bulls to
get the most for your money."
The annual bull weight guess
Ing contest will be held during
the morning with winners an
nounced at 11:30 a.m. The hoof
trimming demonstration will get
underway at 10:00 a.m.
There will be heaters to keep
everyone warm and tie Bank of
Eastern Oregon will pnvlde cof
fee during the morning and
early afternoon.
Unsold or bulls not traded will
be offered at auction at 1:15
by Don Wink, Northwest Live
stock Commission Company,
Hermiston, as auctioneer. Com
mittee meetings will be held im
mediately following the sale.
Saturday's program includes,
besides the key-note speaker, Dr.
J. C. Miller, a report of activities
of the Oregon Cattleman's Asso
ciation by the president, Irvln
Mann; a film, "Trace-Back" and
an explanation of the new bru
cellosis test program by Dr. M.
R. Woulfe of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. Bob Ab
rams, district attorney, will dis
cuss "Fence Laws and How They
Affect You."
Committee reports will be giv
en during the day.
The expiring terms of Floyd
Jones, Gerald Swaggert and O.
W. Cutsforth will be filled dur
ing the afternoon. The First Na
tional Bank of Oregon, Heppner
branch, will be host for a social
get-together late Saturday aft
ernoon with the banquet to be
served at 6:30 p.m. The St. Pat
rick's Altar Society will serve
the banquet at their parish hall.
Some top entertainment num
bers are scheduled for the pro
gram. Tickets are on sale at the First
National Bank, Bank of Eastern
Oregon or may be obtained from
the treasurer, Gerald Swaggert,
during the bull day Friday.
BASKETBALL
Heppner High Mustangs
will play Madras Friday and
Saturday nights. Jan. 6 and 7,
on the home court.
1,500 Sheep Move
Through Heppner
A flock of 1,500 breeding ewes
passed through Heppner Wed
nesday afternoon when the third
and final band owned by Wil
uncnn and Rues were moved
from fall range.
The sheep are being driven to
i,mWm ranee on the Columbia
River at Six Mile. Owners said
it would take five aays irom
Heppner to reach their destina-
tion- j l.U
The drive is being made with
one sheep dog. Smokey, a part
English shepherd and part bor-
der
o ownea oy
Smith, herder, arnun
Vial nor wa Ikinz with him
one
and
Mr.
nnri Mrs. KUKK "-
band In
a truck to spot any
strays.
t,o sheeD reeularly range
in
the summer at Parker's Mill, but
have been on fall range at a
lower elevation for the past sev
eral weeks.
n.i Anderson left Wednesday
! for a staff chairman s
workshop in Corvallis. He plans
O'Harra Named
To Hospital Post
The U-; Tiuin 1 ino
ri-,r M nu ml ll-pi'.al have an
n,un.Tl the i-mirry nln';
m. i t if W. I O'lUrf. Mm"'1
ur..int-tvr Mr OHarr will
cvt.il.Hie hl duties t Ut-rnry
and X iav iwhnit-tan.
Mr, O'llarta ha been
i.ned with the hoj-H "v
H, - v n i-m In Weston and grew
up in IVndl.um He "d Mr.
O Harr4 have five ihlidren. f"r
of h;m are In Heppner schools,
while the jurgel I r'
u hool aire. ..
The plti"n wo formerly new
!y lUrry Banger who has taken
an admlnMutor'n position In the
hospital "t rrinevUle,
The cliang became effective
January 1. YM.
1961'S FIRST BABY
BORN TO COUPLE
FROM KINZUA
The first baby of 1WI ar
rived nt Pioneer Memorial
Hospital it 7:52 Pm- New
Year's Dy t claim the
many presents offered the
new arrival by Heppner mer
chants. The proud parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Wyatt of Kin
zua. The six pound babe,
who has been named Linda
Ann, Is their first child.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt have
lived in Oregon only one
year. He Is from Tennessee
and she Is from Wilmington.
Delaware. Wyatt Is employ
ed as a logger by Kinzua
Corp.
Heppner Boy In
Pre-Flight Training
At Pensacola, Fla.
PENSACOLA. Fla.. (FHTNO
Aviation Officer Candidate
James II. Hayes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James J. Hayes, of Route
I. Heppner. is undergoing pre
flight training at the Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, Fla.
During the 16 weeks of train
ing students are Instructed In
aviation science, navigation, the
principles of flight, and other
technical courses to prepare
them for their future roles as
naval aviators.
Upon completion of pre-fllght
students undergo primary flight
training at Sauflcy Field naval
air station near Pensacola.
Two Heppner High
Graduates Make
Honor Roll At E.O.C.
Jean Collins and James Drls
coll, Heppner, were among the
students named to the Eastern
Oregon College honor roll for
the fall term, according to the
office of the registrar.
In order to be nameu io
select list, a student must main
tain a 3.5 grade point average
or higher in all subjects. A 4.00
signifies all "A's."
Miss Collins, a 1960 graduate
of Heppner High School, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Collins, 475 Water Street. James
a freshman majoring in business
administration and a I960 grad
uate, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James H. Driscoll, 180 S. Court
Street.
Architect Presents
School Plans
Stounrr Tuft of HaVSlip & Tuft,
Pnrtiamd architectural firm, met
with members of the Morrow
County School District board, the
local advisory ana scnooi Uuw
ing committee boards Tuesday at
tho rniirthouse.
Tuft showed for the first time
over-all plana for the complete
high school to be built on the
recently acquired property west
of town. More detailed plans of
the four room or more construe
n he built this
oir,,T and summer were pre
sented. Also discussed was the
latinn nf the proposed build
ing on the 32-acre school site.
Action on adopting the plans
is anticipated at the next meet
ing of the board Monday night
Port of Morrow
Free of Debt
The Port of Morrow is one of
1 nort d striCtS m ine aiaic
which are debt free, according to
Howard C. Belton, state treasur
or nthprs ari ports or Aning
ton. Bandon, Brookings, Coos
Bav, Coquille River, Nehalem, St
HolAns. Siuslaw, ine uaue.
iin l'matilla. and Umpqua.
debtedness of
rwnn nort districts increased
from $10.290,9S3 to $11,408,9-15.
a net amount of $1,117,964. dur
ing the two years ending June
30, 1960. according to a survey
compiled by the state treasurer.
There is a total of 23 port dis
tricts In the state.
Six-County
Representatives
Discuss Plans
Member if the executive com
mine of the Mid Columbia
(tannine l ur. t! mM wtih f-p-reM-rmmm
.f the S
nin and tWlopment Depart,
itit-tu and t.i-u Smut-. In
IVndkton Tuedy afternoon
concerning tinaming for the i
,l,.r.l Hudy wf the m rounlie
making up the MU Columbia
Planning Council. Financing tf
ihe tudy U to be frv.m county.
Mate and federal urce.
Attending from here were
County Judge CWar retenwn
who I chairman of the i coun
ty croup; PU-k Wllklnon. chair
man of the Morrow County Plan
ning Commission; and Gene er
guwrn. representing the county
court.
Among fther pre--nt were
Hupert Kennedy of the Mate
Planning and Pexelopment De
partment and Carlos Cavanagh.
senior planning consultant for
Kbavo. who head the Study.
Fbaco U a nation wide com
pany holding the contract for a
complete wwy whkh U Intend
ed to make fall development of
the mid -Columbia region pos
Kible with the best use of natu
ral resource for Industrial, ag
ricultural and recreational pur
,Hses. The survey is expected to
take several month.
Grocery At lone
Is Purchased
By Burns Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Mason.
Burns, have announced the pur
chase of Swanson's Grocery In
lone. The new owners plan a
grand opening in about four
weeks.
The line will ba extended to
a general merchandise store In
(hiding drygoods. kitchen sup
plies, notions and varieties. Ma
son said.
Bert Mason, father of the new
owner, originally built the store
In 1918 and ran It until 1947
a poneral merchandise store.
Previously he had operated the
business in another location since
1897 A. C. Swanson oouguv un
building in 1947 and has oper
ated a grocery there. He retains
ownership of the real estate,
leasing the building to Mason.
Mrs. Mason grew up In Hep
pner. She Is the former Alva Mc
Duffee. daughter of George Mc
Duffee, who was county sheriff
from 19H until 1920 and was
re elected again in 1924 and
served until 1928.
The Masons, who have oper
ated a general merchandise store
at Burns for the past six years,
i moving to lone wun meir
fouryearold son. They aiso
have four grown children.
Drivers License
Examiner Here
January 10
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner luesaay,
Jan. 10, 1961, at the court nouse
between the hours of 9MU a.m.
and 3:30 p.m., according to an
announcement received from the
Department of Motor Vehicles of
Oregon. ,,,
Persons wisning original
eo r nprmits to drive are
ackPri to file applications well
ahead of the scheduled closing
hour in order to assure time for
completion of the required li
cense test
Pacific Northwest
Wheat Products
Shown In Ceylon
wheat nroducts from the Pa
Northwest will be featured
during the United States traae
fair at Colombo, ceyion, Jan.
Feh 19. 1961. according to Kicn
orH k' Raum. of Western Wheat
Associates of Portland, display
"r"" . . uiuit
Tho wheat DrOdUClS exiuun
be the only large agnuui
tnral display at the lair, me
nrppon Wheat Growers League
SH Oreeon Wheat Commission
ar cooperating in the project.
nthr exhibits will feature
U. S. industrial products and
consumer goods suitable to con
ditions In Ceylon.
Lo Bisbee has left for an ex
tended visit with his daughter.
Kathryn, in Newport where sne
teaches. She had been visiting
here during vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erana re
turned from a stay in Seattle
with their daughter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nyman.
Guet et the LeBoy Gardners
were her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Payne of The Dalles.
Heppn
10c Copy
C. of C. Olficer
Installation
Slated Monday
Paik Turner will b. lii.ial
ling oflUer Monday Lr tle In
talUtlon if I'-l l! l : r Mor
row County ChamtH-r f Com
merce official. T!ie tvremony
Mill be at the regular n.n met t
Ing at the Wagon Wheel Cafe.
Aumlnc duty fr the n-w
v.ar will Mike Whitesmith.
J C. IVnney to. manager. a
,roKi,l.iit. Outgoing pnident I
timer Schmidt. lcal t nin Pa
cific representative.
Fred Glmbel. I'acdlo Power
Light Co. msnacer, will Ixttmic
first vice president, and Dr. C.
M. Wagner will be sworn In
as ieond vice president. Taking
.. . ..... ...Ill I. A
over a new wvin) m
W. O. Wlldman. editor and pub
lisher of the Heppner Gazette-
Times; and Bert nun, aMsiani
cahhler of First rvatlonal BanK,
assumes duties as treasurer.
Whitesmith, who came to Hep-
pner in Aiarcn. i-jjj, wvm o
first vice-president and also as
head of the Important merchant's
committee, for the past year.
Other outgoing officers are John
Hartman. second vlce-presweni;
Gene Pierce, secretary. Huff has
served as treasurer since Don
Pyle moved from Heppner sev
eral months ago.
Tibbies One of Five
On Law School
Honor Roll at U. of O.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Warren Lance Tibbies. Heppner,
was one of five first-year law
students included in the tan
term honor roll of the University
of Oregon Law School announced
here by Dean ONamio-jonrr noi
lis. The fall term honor roll In
cludes all students in me iaw
school who have cumulative
grade-point averages of 3.0 or
higher on all work in the school
and who have carrieu a un
study program.
Tibbies is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. L. D. Tibbies 01 iod nic
Street He is a graduate of Hep
nnnr Hlph school and was an
outstanding student and athlete
during his high scnooi career.
O. E. S. OBSERVANCE
Locust Chapter 119 at lone
is planning observance of Past
Matrons and Patrons night on
Tuesday, Jan. 10. at 8 p.m. All
past matrons and patrons are
urged to attend.
Expansion Program
Planned By
Telephone Company
Pacific Telephone Northwest
has programmed a $23.9 million
outlay to expand and improve
telephone service In Oregon dur-
1 1QK1 H . 1VI. IVllH-llcn, "
company's vice president mm
general manager, announced
Thursday, Dec. 22.
tv, ovnpndlture of almost
$24 million is certainly the best
evidence of our belief in the es
sential soundness of Oregon s
economy and in me wiu.
growth prospects of the state,
Mitchell said.
Reporting on I960, Mitcnen
said the number oi iC1..v."--served
by his company in the
state increased Dy w -total
of 576,169. The number of
long distance calls went up
about 6.6 per cent during the
year, he added.
In Heppner 32 phones were
added to the total in service dur
ina the vear. according to Man-
ac,r n. A. Short. There are now
879 phones In the Heppner ex
rhanpe. rnmniPtion of manual to dial
conversions at Florence and at
Arlington in 1961 will bring dial
.i t oq tier cent of the com
pany's telephones in Oregon, he
said.
BABY BOBN TO MAHTTNS
Dr. and Mrs. Darrel Martin are
.u ,rnt of a son born Dec.
n at the Good Shepherd Hospl
..i n Hermiston. The baby
weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and
has been named Bradley Darrel.
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GAZETT
(But-Going Mayor
NOTICE TO EUCS
Th prfrgtom scheduled lot
Jan. it os stated ea the month
ly card Is tncoitect It should
lead i Of nib and Dancing.
Oregon Banks Win
Awards For Service
To Agriculture
Gene pierce, manager of the
Tank of Kiiftern Oregon and
county Key banker of the Oregon
liatikc'-r Aoltlon for Morrow
county, ha Jut been Informed
that the outstanding service
width Orgeon banks have given
the state's farmers, both through
regular banking service and
through special activities In the
agricultural field, has received
seclal recognition from the
American Bankers Association.
This agricultural award Is pre
sented each year to the state
hankers associations of those
states whose banks have been
of notable service to agriculture
luring the preceding year. This
Is the thirty first consecutive
year that Oregon's banks have
received the award. Indicating
the continuous nature of the
bank program In agriculture.
Oregon is the only state In the
nation to qualify for this award
for so many consecutive years.
The awards are presented to
recognize the wide range of pro
jects which bankers carry on
as a means oi iriiiK"K is1'"1"
understanding and co-operation
between the farm and financial
communities. Included are such
activities as cooperation with
the extension service and other
officials of the state agricultural
college sponsoring educational
programs on farm financial mat
ters, support of farm youth
groups ffuch as Future Farmers
of America and 4-H ciuds, pro
motion of soil conservation and
land management, and sponsor
ship of banker-farmer meetings
to discuss mutual problems.
In addition to numerous
awards, prizes, and contributions
made by individual Oregon
banks, the Oregon Bankers As
sociation appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1961,
$1,500 to the 4-H Club and $2,865
to the Future Farmers of Amer-
icfl
The work Is planned and dir
ected by the Agriculture and
Forestry Committee of the Ore
con Bankers Association with
the assistance of the County Key
Bankers. It is the work of these
groups in Oregon which has
brought this award to the state s
banks.
Chinook Causes
Power Outage
Tho Chinook wind which
hit
the area during last night caus
,i sodden melting of ice on pow-
not, rociiitlnE? in two lines
striking together creating a pow
Fred Gimbel, man
ager of Pacific Power & Light
oi,i the lines were covered with
about three inches of ice before
the warm wind strucK.
tu nutacp was between neo
Am- " r - ,
pner ano neruuoiu fr----mately
35 minutes before further
melting caused the lines to sep
arate and made it possible to
send current through them once
. . r r.,,n rtr nnnniKi
more.
Farmers Union Meets
On January 10
The regular monthly meeting
I ar111 Y0
of the Farmers union
Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 8:00 p.m. at
the Fred Mankin nome in
Pner- th
Carl Spauioing win
guest speaker, his subject Deing,
lnmi Tax LaWS. All Ilicmui-'o
are urged to be present and to
bring a guest.
WEATHER
HI Low Prec
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
27 21
29
38
41
40
25
23
temperature
20
22
33
16
18
16
. 44
.01
Maximum
Minimum. 16.
Rainfall for the week and to
tal for the year, .01 of an inch.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 5, 1961
Boardman SCD
Annual Meeting
January 10
"Wildlife Conservation" hat
been chosen as the theme for the
Roardman Soil Conservation Dis
trict's annual meeting and Andy
Landforce. Oreemi Stat College
extension wildlife management
.pcclalb.!. will be the n-aker.
The meeting will be held on
Tuesday evening, Jan. 10. In the
Boardman Grange hall.
Mr. Landforce will be showing
a sound motion picture called
"IJehlnd the Flyway." to start
the evening program at 7:30.
The picture Is about migratory
waterfowl.
Later In the program Land
force will speak on wildlife con
servation. His talk will include
some of the latest work done by
Oregon State College on raising
rainbow trout and other fish In
farm ponds. A series of slides
- ...Ill l. t,n...M
on larm ponus win - o""n
along with his talk.
SKI TOW NOW IN OPERATION
The akl tow la now operating
and the run will be open for
kiln? this weekend. There la
some new mow. so skiing con
ditions should be good.
Also some of the members
have worked on the ski slope
and shelter which are now
ready for the ski season.
Mrs. Ruth Marlatt's
Funeral Services -Held
December 23
Services for Ituth Edna Mar
latt, 57, were held Dec. 23 at
10 a.m. at the Heppner Christian
church, the Fev. Charles Knox
officiating.
Mrs. Marlatt was born April
11, 1903, at Windsor. Colo., and
passed away Dec. 21 at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital following a
short illness.
She was a member of the Sans
Souci Rebekah Lodge No. 33 and
the Christian church.
She Is survived by one sister,
Julia Wood, Olympia, Wash., one
brother, Nelson Alfred Klstler,
Yakima, Wash.; a half-brother,
Raymond John, California; and
several nieces and nephews.
Interment was in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
Rambler Factory Rep
Giving Instruction
A representative of American
Motors, W. S. Welden of Tort
land, Is In Heppner setting up
the parts and service depart
ments for Farley Motor Com
pany's new Rambler division.
Mr. Welden is also giving In
struction to the service person
nel of the company in care and
maintenance of the new line.
ATTEND MEAD FUNERAL
r,it nf town relatives here for
tha funpral of Mrs. George Mead
were: Mrs. Etta Dollarhlde,
r.onrcrp Mead and Jack Scott,
w. t-
vurptt. Wash.: Mr. ana mis,
Pim-n Mover. Elmer Moyer, Mr.
Mr.. Del Mover. Walter
mrQQfi Mr and Mrs. James Til
ton and Barbara Schlnderling of
Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs. oie
Walker of Portland; Lillian
ru Mrs. Melvin Persyn and
.kiMron nf Oreeon Uliy. Jonn
rvoiarhide and children, Eu
Mr and Mrs. John Feiten
6 ' . . . 1 T.nv.
rhlldren. Aioan arm
r.riffin nf Beaverton; and Mr.
V-VUJ
and Mrs. Donald Pipe, xaKima.
REMEMBER
Lights On for Education
meeting will be held tonight
in place of the regular PTA
meeting. This tate-wlde
program will be observed
locally with a panel discus
sion at 8 pjn- la the high
achool gymnasium. Tues
day night Jan. 10, starting
at 5:30 p.m. the PTA will
erve a chill supper before
the Heppner-Ione basketball
game.
-Times
77th Year, Number H
Lauded
State of City Business
Approved by Lamb
Al Lamb, new m:iyor of the
City of lleppiur, rkpretkM-U the
appreciation of the cople of
lleppnrr to out going mayor V.
C. Collins fr the long service
he had given and added his own
commendations for the very
gml condition In which the city
government was lelng placed In
hu an. I the new council's hands.
at a hort w caring In ceremony
Tuesday lilght.
Lamb indicated that the ef
fective city programs already In
pi. gross would be continued In
his administration without any
disruptive changes.
The new mayor, a six year
council member, came here from
Payallup. Wash.. In 1952. as
manaecr of Morrow County
Grain Growers. Inc. He has been
active In public affairs, presently
serving as secretary of the Tort
of Morrow; chairman of Mor
row County Democratic Central
Committee; and during the re
cent campaign was chairman of
Al UUman's campaign for re
election In the 2nd district.
Also assuming duties with the
new citv aciminiMrauun wi-ic
Ted Smith, city recorder, and La-
Verne Van Marter Jr. as city
treasurer. Both were re-cieciea
In November.
New city council members are
E. E. Gonty. A. u Case, ana jonn
rfeiffer. all for four year terms;
Carl Spaulding and Conley Lan-
ham for two year terms, ah were
chosen at the last election; Lan-
ham had been serving on ap
pointment; others are new on
the council. Phil Blakney is the
only member of the old council,
other than the mayor.
This was the last meeting for
mil. minor mavor Collins who has
served six years on the council
and four more as mayor. Col-
ins owns the Heppner Cleaners.
in business at the meeting
bids were opened for water pipe
to connect the property for the
new school site. Water super-
nipndent Victor Groshens and
the water committee were auth
orized by the council to study
the bids and award the contract
to the lowest bidder. The city
renewed its contract wltn Her
man Green for garbage disposal.
A building permit was granted
Lotus Roblson lor alterations
and repairs in the amount of
$G00 for a dwelling on Chase
Street.
Mrs. Thomas J. Wells
n Auto Accident
Word has been received that
Mrs. Thomas J. wens is in mt.
Dalles General hospital with in-
uries received In an auto wrecK
December 27 near Biggs junc
tion. Her upper ieit arm was
broken and her right leg aDove
the knee. She is expected to be
in the hospital about inree
months, according to a report
received here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells haa iusi
moved to a new home they pur
chased in Vancouver, Washing
ton, on Dec. 22 and had returned
for Christmas Day wltn me iam
ily here. Mr. Wells was driving
a pickup truck with family fur
niture and Mrs. wens was hcu
alone in the family car. Reports
here are that as she attempted
to pass another auto her car
was struck from behind by a
third car, forcing her into the
ditch. The car was a compile
wreck.
Her arm Is in a cast and trac
tion, and she had surgery on
her leg.
Her sister, Mrs. u. muusuh.
and Mr. Hudson were in inc
nnii tn visit her during me
holidays. They reported that she
i pvnected to be movea
to a
hospital In Vancouver,
but not
for about six weeks.
MRS. DICKSON DIES
Mrs. Marjorie DicKson, moui
of Mrs. Joe Green or i-enuieiu.
passed away December a irom
heart attack. Services were held
at Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs. Alex Green of Heppner
took care of the Joe Green chil
dren while their parents attend
ed the funeral at Tacoma.
Judge and Mrs. Oscar Peterson
spent the New Year's vacation
with their daughter, Mrs. Rod
Kvistad and family, in Beaverton.
to return Saturday