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I t OPARY U Of 0 r. ; z r . 10c Copy Morrow County's Bovine Ambassadors Win At National Western In Denver Three of Morrow County' must -traveled young Hereford aristocrat continued their trium phal tour when Herb F-kntrom t Son, registered Hereford breed ers of lone, departed with them January 6 for the National West ern Livestock Show In Denver " The three, all lent than a year ol.l. started their travel when only eljht month of age with a trip to the Morrow County Fair where they won top honor. Two week later they entered statewide competition at Salem and walked off with honor at Oregon State Fair. This was fol lowed by trips to the rarific In ternational In October and to the Ot.den (Utah) Golden Spike Show In November, where they were again In the money. Mr. and Mrs. Kkstrom took the three by truck to the Denver show and sale, and returned to lone last week. At this event, Prince Husker Anna E l was de dared the champion cow of the National Western Polled Here ford Association Show and Sale a signal honor for one so young. The young bull placed third In the Junior bull class of the show .sale. The owners decided . not to stay for the open class due to lack of time. The champion cow was sold to Baughman Farms, of Selbert, Colo., and the other heifer to Otis Samuels of Alexandria, Ind. The bull was the only one for tunate enough to return to Mor row county where the owners will develop him further and enter him in other shows. All this adds up to a lot of honors for Ekstrom & Sons, and to Morrow county as the home of one of the best breeding ranches In the , nation. Starting with a couple of reg istered cows purchased from O. W. Cutsforth In 1949, the Ek stroms have built an enviable record as producers of bulls and heifers which are well suited to ranee conditions and which re produce heavy, strong and healthy calves. Dwarfism, the bugaboo of registered breeding herds, is guarded against very carefully by searching the pedi gree of every Individual for gen erations back. If any dwarfs were produced by any of the an cestors that individual Is culled from the breeding herd pronto. Other criteria for selection are: A cow must be able to raise her own calf under normal farm and range conditions; cows and bulls must show consistently high - gaining offspring; they must conform to the standards of the breed; only the highest gain ing calves are kept for the breeding herd; ruggedness and constitutional vigor must be evi dent. Through application of these selection standards and close culling, plus use of sensible san itation and feeding practices the owners have parlayed a small beginning into a profitable en terprise. "Husker Mischief," the older herd sire, was purchased at the National Western in Denver In 1954, and has been the key to success in the venture. His off spring are much sought after. One of his sons, "Prince Husker", raised on the home ranch, is a natural poll, and has thrown a large proportion of polled calves a feature desired by a great many small cattle growers, par ticularly those whose cattle do not run on rough and Isolated ranges. The retention of the best polled heifers for the breeding herd is giving a line of high quality polled as well as horned Hprpfords. Fifty acres of highly develop- H irrieated pasture plus stubble fipiH5 Drovide the roughage for the breeding herd a good share of the year, supplemented by hay, grain, and proteins during ' u-nrtt nart of the winter. Bulls are civen special attention to assure their fitness for the breeding season. The Ekstrom family is active in community auairs, as wen , as in state and national cattle-j men s associations, ine juuus- cunjuiituun est son, Roland, is a sophomore j These events have provided one at lone high school. Dick. 23,! of the breed's greatest market lives at LaGrande where he j ing gatherings during the past graduated from college, and j tew years, where top cattle corn Herbert Jr, lives at nearby lone mand great attention and good and works with his father in (prices. ? - T-i . : , rr , I i . 4 . i a Herb Ekstrom ond tea. Roland, . . v. .... -l ...... K,.,H. I. h nnlv txjliea DUU OI nuim mmaivt Anna w w State. Lutheran Churches Note Time Changes For Sunday The Valbv Lutheran church will hold a congregational meet Ing following church services on January 29. To allow for this meeting tnese time changes will be noted for both the Valby and Hope churches for this Sunday only. The Valby Sunday school will be at 9:43 a.m., worship services at 11:00 a.m., and a potluck dinner at noon followed by the business meeting. Hone Lutheran will have the worship service at 9:00 a.m. and the Sunday school at the regular time of 9:45 a.m. Outdated Text Books Shipped To Philippines One thousand textbooks have been sent to the Asian Founda tion from Morrow County School Disrtict, reports Robert Van Houte, administrator. The books, outdated b ut usable, will be used in schools mainly In the Philippines. I hey were on both the elementary anu secondary level. The Asian foundation requests outdated books from schools all over the country and pays the freight on them in order to sup ply texts for these foreign chil dren. The board of directors of Morrow County Livestock Growers elected Ron Currin 1961 president at a meeting last night Floyd Jones was chosen new vice president; Nels Anderson was re-elected secretary and Gerald Swaggart re-elected treas urer. Dr. Tibbies County Medical Investigator The county court has appoin ted Dr. L. D. Tibbies, osteopathic rhysician and surgeon, Morrow County medical investigator. Dr. Tibbies has practiced in Heppner for 27 years. The new position replaces the county health doctor and the county coroner, and was made into one office by recent action of the state legislators. Dr. A. D. McMurdo had served as county health doctor since his first appointment in April, 1920, except for a short time in the late 1930's. both the cattle and farm cheml cai businesses. Mrs. Ekstrom is keenly Inter ested in the enterprise, and does her f hare by keeping the rec- 0rds and business affairs in or ,w. and lending a hand wher ever needed. Cattle from many states ivere in competition at the Den- j Ver show. More than 200 head of registered nereiorui were w.. signed to the sale held In ..-,t n i ennw Heppncr, Oron. Thursdoy, Jonuory 26, 1961 rriE . i. ( "7 - with two prl. b.Uer. P.lnc. Hu.kcr Bloneh. ,M ' Recomm n d a 1 1 o n that S20XSC0 be included in the school budget for tho pur pose of constructing an eight room unit of the Heppner Lexington high school wa made last night in a Joint meeting of the Keppner school advisory committee and the Heppner school building committee. $130,003 had previously been voted in a special levy for a four to six room unit to be start ed this spring. Mrs. Troedson Named Great Decisions Chairman Thousands of Oregonians will join their friends and neighbors each week from February 5 through March 31 to discuss key issues in American foreign pol- cv under the annual nation wide "Great Decisions" program, announced Mrs. Vomer Troedson, newly appointed Great Decisions chairman for the county. Early reports indicate that more Oregon Great Decisions study groups are being formed this year than In 1960 when some 6,000 persons discussed cur rent topics in more than 400 groups. The discussion program also is carried by high school social studies classes. Discussion topics for the forth coming study of foreign policy include: (1) Deadlock over Ger- many, ) soviet wbuchbc ou World Leadership, (3) trance and Western Unity, (4) Japan Future of an Ally, (5) South Africa and an Explosive con tinent, (6) The Americas in Jeo pardy, (7) Arms and Survival, (8) and Blueprints for the world Economy. A set of fact sheets giving background information on each topic is prepared by the foreign policy association (FPA), non partisan educational agency. The fact sheets are made available to all participants through local county distribution chairman. Anyone interested in obtain ing study materials or Joining small neighborhood discussion groups should contact Mrs. Ver ner Troedson, lone, phone 8-7145. Budget Committee Mokes Progress Good progress was made by the school budget committee at their meeting in lone Monday night. Most of the balance of the tentative budget was review ed by the members and it is thought that the work of the group can be finished with one more meeting. The next budget meeting will be Feb. 2 at the Irrigon school at 8 p.m. A budget vcte by the middle of March is thought to be possi ble, making it about six weeks earlier than usual Arnold Raymond and Joe Hai- tle were in Hermlston Sunday. 1 77th Year, Number 47 Positions Filled At Annual Episcopal Meeting, Held Sunday The annual meeting of the Episcopal church was held last Sunday to review past projects unit nlan for the comine year. All reports from the guilds snowed ravoraoie progress wun the marked Increase In the youth activity as the predominent fac tor. At this time, new vestrymen were elected who are: Winn Crist, uou luuna), "lira iyiiav.uo, onu iin rnx r,if n I. . . . T . . - Tt..! m! 1 nn Utile vuiin. ..mcu the vestry are senior warden, Jack Loyd; Junior-warden, Clar ence Rosewall; treasurer, Robert Jones; clerk (secretary), Jerald O'Mallay; and chancellor, Ro bert Abrams. The congregation elected rep resentatives to the annual Mis sionary District convocation of Eastern Orecon, to be held in Hood River, April 7-9. The men are Jack Loyd, Clarence Rose wall, Hillard Brown, Jerald O'- Ma Hay, and Robert Abrams. The women are holding similar meet ings at the same time and those elected to go from here are, Mrs. Richard Wells and Mrs. Jim Val entine. Also attending the youth conference are David McBath, Harold Gray, Kathy Ray, Bruce Spencer, Jr., Kathy Spencer, and Christine Spencer, The women's organization of the church consists of three guilds, St. Monica's, St. Eliza heth's. and Altar with officers elected yearly. Officers for St. Monica's are listed in a separate story, officers for St. Elizabeth's are Mrs. Lucy Peterson, chair man: Mrs. ranK Avers, scciu- tary-treasurer; and director of the Altar Guild is Mrs, Will O' Harra. The general meeting was Id lowed by Holy Communion and later a pot luck dinner in the parish house at noon. Whitesmith Attends Retirement Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Mike Whitesmith and family were In Belllngham, Wash., recently to attend a din ner honoring the retirement of the first J. C. Penney Co. man ager under whom Whitesmith had worked. . , Carl O. Campbell was guest of honor at a dinner wun iu Penney employees or former em ployees paying tribute to him for his many years of. service with the company. Campbell was manager of the company store in Pendleton from 1937 to 1942. The Whitesmiths also visited '.lis parents at Belllngham. See Football Games While attending the mid winter session of the Oregon State Elks Association last week in Albany La Verne Van Matter, Jr, and William Labhart took in' the Oregon State-Univ-erty of Idaho football game Friday. Saturdav, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Jr.. and Mr. and Mrs. Van Marter saw Oregon State play Washington State Univer sity. Both games were played in Corvallls. 1 - ..ft mu , ,- Li I I. Hi W M Tl I I Immunization Clinics Set Up By Health Dept. The Mffiow County Health ivpartment will once ii;aln hold Immunif allun rlliilin in all county hhtmlt .1 urine month of February, March and April The clinic whedule will be m follow t; Heppner February K. Mmh li. April 12. 9:t m Mne February 15. March 15. April V), 9 00 a tn. Lexington February 15. March 15. April 13. (following Ume tittle. IWrdmAn Febru ary 21 Mauh 21. April 25, 9.00 a m In li.-or February 21. March 21. April 23 (following Board- man Cllnlct Vaccine are offered without chaise The following mhedule u rcommeiull by the Oregon i.te Board f Health: Small m vucliuilion iMNtKter iom neiy 5 ears; PIT (Diptherla, Whot lug Cough. Tetanu! a !o.ier dose every third year illowlng the In tlal -rics of 3 'r.)' ctinis; DP t Diptherla -Tel t H:. rebl;uv PIT after the .tee ot years us uoosier uom-. mil N also recommended for lull-.; Typhoid vaccine a boo- or cv;ry 1 to 3 years depending :p.n the person' proximity to onti'minnled water Mipplics, etc. rypho'd vaccine also Is given in 3 Injection In the Initial lm- mun iz.it Ion. Polio vaccine Is not being of fered In the school program this ear. parents may cnecK wun the Health Department office re- gaidlng the polio Immunization status of children who have formerly received polio vaccine through the schools. It Is most Important that these children maintain and'or Improve their polio Immunization level through the offices! of their family phys icians. jMiltOn Morgan O.W.G.L. Committee Chairman Milton Morgan, lone, was ap pointed chairman of the pro- i . : 1 ... AAMimlltad nucuon ami lanu use wiiuuniw . u.i.... r.,mr. oi me VltKOII "'""V" i ot tVim ov.rollu rnmmtt. tl V. av - ' 1 -'-. ..- . . i tee's two-day meet In Penrtie ton recently. Promotion of a national wheat marketing program as the ma tor obieetlve of the League In the coming months was announ ced. Also adopted were a mem bershlp drive plan; continuation of the soil conservation man of the year contest, the cake baking contest and the high scnooi writing contest; and the Junior livestock show at The Dalles, Dates were set for the 1961 convention at Pendleton for Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2. The form management short course will start Feb, 1-2 at the fair annex begin ning at 10 cm. The course vill bo completed Feb. 8-9. Christian Church Sets Special Services The First Christian Church wishes to announce special ser vices for the Lenten season. Miss Leta Humphreys win show colored slides of her Euro nean a nd Scandinavian trip at evenine meetings on Feb. 19 and 26. The theme for this two weeks will be "Our Father's World." March 5 through April 2, Miss Humphreys will show slides of the Holy Land. To bring greater meaning to the Christian laun, Scripture reading will be used to emphasize tne message oi the pictures. The week of March 26 through April 2, Henry Searle, the new secretary of Christian Churches in Oregon will conduct a noiy week preaching services. Everyone is cordially mvuea A nrwi rtr All fil TllPSt? """""" A hm r will fol- raw'6 low each of the services. HARRY DINGES IN HOSPITAL Harry Dinges, Morrow County assessor, suffered a slight stroke at his home early Saturday and was taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital. His condition is said to be improving. Mr. Dinges was elected county assessor in 1955 and is now ser ving his second term in office. Mr. and Mr. Ed Lent of Can- non Beach are visiting the Bill Labhart family for a week. They cared for the children while the Labharts were in Albany attend ing the Elks sessions. Mrs. Gene Pierce. Mrs. Sam Nagel, and Mrs. Bob Brindle spent Friday in PrlneviUe visit ing at the Harry Bonger home. Welter R. Corley Diet In Vctcroni Hospital January 21 Walter i;v Cotiey, lune. wa bm ii In Gurdane, IH Jwij and pa in-, itiary .'I. J'.I, at the rtrran l!,lital In Wall Walla, Wh Mi, Corley suffered troke m the home of hi daughter the ln , ,w' Mr"- Walter Corley. on IVc 2. 19l He was admitted to the Heppner hoopiul. Mr. and Mr. Norman White ami Mr. Corley took him to the Veteran Hnpita that week end. A on. Walter, preceded him In death last September. Surviving I a daughter. Mrs. N rntiin White, Qulncy, Wah; three granddaughter, Geral- dlne and Pebra White and Sherry Coiley; a half-brother, Ted Cor ley; and a cousin. Warren Cor ley. both of California. Mr. Corley wa a charter mem- bcr of the lone American Legion fotit ServW-e were held January 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Community hurvh In lone with the Rev. Hod MacKcnzle officiating, burial win in the lone cem eiery. 1961 Committee Chairmen Named For C. of C. Six holidays will be observed with closure of buslnes.se In 10G1 by Heppner merchants. This ford Introduced the directors of decision was made at the Mon- the past several years and prals day meeting of Heppner-Morrow ed them for their conscientious County Chamber of Commerce, attention to their duties. point Previously no decision had been Ing out that In I960 there had mail, until rf1ncA tt jtiifh hntl. hwn nnlv Ihrnn flhtunen all tin. I . . . ,hnnht .nnnim. . wh h noIldays will be observed would be advisable. Stores and other businesses ofltlnues to grow not only In de- the area will close on New Year's I posits, but In stature as an lm Dav. Memorial Day. Fourth oflportant part of the communities July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving It serves. and Christmas. A closure on Vet- Mr. Weatherford briefly re eran's Day lost by a close vote, viewed the directors' report to Chamber pre s I d e n t Mike whitesmith announced annolnt - ment of committees for 1961. Pete McMurtry was named to head the Important merchant's committee. Other standing committee . Uhn rmen for the venr will be: V" V . acveionmeni commmee r.unei Schmidt: membership, G e n el Pierce; rodeo and parades, John together with earnings thereon Hartman; banquets and county would be pro-rated and dlstrib picnic, Nels Anderson; publicity, "ted to the employees at retire Avon Melby; youth activities, Ro- ment age, death or total disabil bert Van Houte; awards and rec- Ity. The plan was unanimously ognltlon, Dr. Wallace Wolff; leg- adopted. islatlve, Robert Abrams; special The nominating committee, acltvlties: Hole-In-One, Lowell composed of Dr. E. K. Schaffltz Gribble; Christmas trim contest, of Heppner, William Marshall of Bill Collins; street decorations, Arlington, and D. L. Llnnell of Harley Young; wild life and nat- ural resources, Victor Krelmeyer; -I..M .ufnco r 1 D Rnuman: I L1VU UllLii.ili w. . program, Ed Dick. Rev. McGhee Will Attend Conference Rev. Austin McGhee, Memo- dlst pastor, will be attending the fourth bi-annual rural life con- ference In Tillamook, January 31 to February 2. This is the fourth rural me conference sponsored oy me Methodist church the second conference was held in the Hep .. , i u I I" nncr JVieuiuuisi mumi m ' . i tkl. .,,.,', I jviain speakers at, ia . I conierence win uc uianup n. . ill V, u hnn J I Raymond Grant, and Dr. Ray Magnuson. Leaders Attend 4-H Conference In Corvallis rur nntv 4.H leaders trav- eled to Corvallls Wednesday to wiites that he has been trans take part in the state 4-H lead- ferred from the infantry to teach ers conference January 25-27 at Ing G-I.'s at the Army Education Oregon State College. Center. Leaders attending are: Mrs. Bill graduated from Pacific William Rawlins of lone, and University in 1900 and had com- Mr and Mrs. Andrew Sklles. Ir- pleted one term on his Master s h" " degree In physical education be- ngon. ! lt iUa enrvlpo Joe Hay, county extension agent, will also attend. Program highlgihts include a visit to the School of Science where leaders will learn about career possibilities for youth. Purpose of the two-day pro gram is to offer 4-H leaders from all parts of the state a chance to exchange ideas, get latest subject matter information in some of th 27 4-H project areas, and inspiration to better under stand boys and girls. FIRST AID COURSE CIVEN BT LABHART Offcler William Labhart con ducted a one day first aid course Tuesday for ten members of the Heppner District of the United States Fortst Service at Tupper Guard station. All completed the course and now hold American Red Cross first aid certificates. Annual Mother's March Set r;:.TC For Tuesday Thirt) fie m. .!)ier will par tii ii-ate In the M ilicr' Manh - f.r the New March of lim.- e twfu the hour of 7 and K p Hi-. To. wUy. Mi. Gene Pierre I chairman of the drive, alMcd by Mi WMlMm Heath. Thoe in the city of le pix r who wih to contribute are asked to leave their porch light on between thfe hour Mt Pierce Hated that com Jr. pletlng the fight afialnst polio U only ine thlrd of the new Job taken cm by the National Foun dation, which H now leading the nay toward the preentUn an. I relief of two cither crippling !! ?.tsc, birth defect and arthrltl. It I rejHirte! that over one million mother throughout the I'nited State will tie taking part in the annual Mother March. Bank of E. 0. Stockholders Convene The annual niockholder meet ing of Bank of Eastern Oregon was held In the Veteran hall In Arlington on Thursday evening, January 12. The meeting wai well attended, either In person or by proxy. President Marlon T. Weather- I avoidnhin nut nt a noKKIhirt in and that during 1959 there were I none, lie said the bank con- I me siocKnoiuers wnicn gave ng 1 ures to support the growth of the bank and also showed that the bank added some $130,000 to the economy of the areas in which it is located. The bank's attorney, P. W. iMahnnnv thn nrpcentnit an em. Manoney, men presentea an em- nVM nrnflt.chnrln nlnn tho r- v !-. .......(, j..-.., accumulated aciamoim to wmcn tone men proposed mat an at- rul e ic-m-a. omci nomiiiaiions weie oiaut.- unu uic following were elected: Marion T. Weatherford, Earl P. Hoag, John W. Krebs, D. L. Lemon and L. C. Buchner, all of Arlington; Arthur A. Allen, Boardman; Howard Bryant and R. B. Fer- - VT T Arlington, associate dl- ' At the directors organization al meeting following adjourn ment of the stockholders meet ing, Weatherford was re elected president, Hoag vice president, Buchner vice president and cash- , , . ,-. vOTra wna nrn. - "' vj.". r- fnnipH to vice president and manager. Officers reappointed are: Wil liam Siewert, assistant mana ger: James F. Green and Marion C. Green, assistant cashiers. Bill Hughes Teaching Bill Hughes, stationed with the Army In Bomoerg, uermany oji c e'oe " His wife will Join mm mere in June after the birth of their baby. She is now living In Riddle, Oregon with her folks. Guests of the John Hartman were Mr. and Mrs. Al Mattoon and Kerry who were here for the crab feed at the Elks Saturday evening. WEATHER Hi Lo Prec 48 29 39 29 34 25 31 23 30 25 29 25 .06 31 28 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Maximum temperatures. 43. MIninum, 23. Rainfall for the week was .06 of an Inch. Total for the year 1 .26 of an Inch.