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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.
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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
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Heppncr, Oron. Thursdoy, Jonuory 26, 1961
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with two prl. b.Uer. P.lnc. Hu.kcr Bloneh. ,M
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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-
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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:
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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
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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
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jviain speakers at, ia . I
conierence win uc uianup n.
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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
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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
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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-
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Arlington, associate dl-
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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.
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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.