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EPPN r 10c Copy i v-opy . " " VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN NAMED BY IONE HIGH FACULTY r' X 1 1 iL: , -i JEAN MAHTXN By EVELYN JEPSEN After careful scrutiny and In vestlgatlon, the administration of lone High School hat come out with two of the top students In grade point averages for the honor of valedictorian or tne graduating class Miss Jean Marie Martin. Miss Martin. 17. is the daugh tor of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick T. Martin. Her grade point average Is 3.51. All through high school Jean has been a hard-working girl, not onlv in her studies but in ..vtracurricular activities. She has been active In Girls' League, chorus, band, pep band, paper staff, dance band, volleyball, pep club, and student council. Last year, Jean was selected as one ol tne neiegaies io uma This school year, Jean serves as editor of "The Cardinal," school paper, and director of the pep band. She also attended the nrpss conference last October and the Governor's Conference on Youth in November. In community affairs, Jean has been very active. She Is on her tenth year In 4-H, where she has won many awards is baking and sewing. Last year, she made a beautiful formal as her 4-H sewing project and it won cham pion awards. She has atended 4-H summer school and served as a counselor at the 4-H sum mer camp. Miss Martin was in the "Sew It With Wool Contest" taking honors at the district fi nals and going on to state. Jean Is a member of the lone Community Church. She sings in the choir and In the past years she has taken an active part in the Pilgrim Fellowship Youth Group. Jean's plans for the future are to attend Oregon State College at Corvallis next fall and take up teaching as her career. Close behind Miss Martin is 18 - year - old Kenneth Lynn Smouse with a grade point aver age of 3.31. Kenneth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smouse. Kenneth's interests stem tow ard science and in the past years this has proven true when he formed a rocket club and set off his own rockets! Also in science, he exhibited a linear accelerator (atom smasher) at the state sci ence show, in 1959. This past year he attended J.E.S.S.I. at Cor- vallis. , , Kenneth, like Miss Martin, is a member of 4-H, this being his tenth year. He has attended 4-H summer school for four years and for two years he served as camp counselor at the 4-H sum- mer camp, ne j leader. In 1960 he was a delegate to the 4-H club council at Salem, "Know Your Government." Among the numerous awards in 4-H that Kenneth has received are: champion sheep and live stock showman, top livestock judge, county recognitions and awards in electricity, meat ani mal, swine, special award for achievement and the Danforth recognition of leadership. He has had the top records for the past trree years. Also in the past years. Kenneth has exhibited livestock at the fair, most of them either being champion or reserve champion. His livestock projects include sheep, swine and beef. In school affairs. Kenneth is participating In basketball and paper work. He served as presl- LIBRARY u or o cv:cr?r. cr.z. ESI KENNETH SMOUSE dent of his class during his soph omore year and on the student council In his freshman and Roohomore years. Kenneth also plans to attend Oregon State College where he will major In science. Tbt Easter Cantata prac tice will be held tonight at 8:15 at the high school. Big Cat Shot In Tree An 84-lnch cougar was treed and killed on Big Wall creek about 35 miles southwest of Hep pner recently. Jeff Walker and Vern Evans reported that they trailed the big cat about nine miles from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Walker had spotted tracks of the animal last fall while fell ing timber in the area and the two men went out to see if they could get it. They found tracks in the snow crossing the high way and turned the dogs loose to trail the cat. After being treed it was shot by Walker but bit and crippled one of the dogs when it fell to the ground. The cat weighed 146 pounds and measured 84 inches long. It was thin or would have surpass ed in weight the 74-inch cougar waller shot in February, 1958. That one weighed out at 165 pounds. The men are having a rug made of the skin. Cubs Receive Awards At Blue and Gold Banquet Friday The annual Blue and Gold Cub Scout banquet was held Friday evening at the fair building in Hennner and marked the 51st year of scouting In the United States. ADDroximately 200 Cubs and parents attended and watched 37 boys receive various awards. The event started with a pot lurk suooer at 6:30 and proceed ed on to the awards and finally the showing of two short movies. Cubmaster Gene Hall intro duced the guest speaker, Rev. Walter Smith, pastor of the Lex ington Christian church, who has had many years of scout work. In sDeaking, he encouraged the boys to "set a goal and follow a straight line toward reaching that goal." At the conclusion of his talk the Cubs were caneo. xo the stage by dens and presented their badges by Rev. Smith. Those receiving Wolf badges after completing one year of cub bing were Gary Munkers, Jimmy Healy, Eddy Sherman, Bobby Peck, Gary Adams, Billy Wolff, Phillip Ayers, Kevin Dick, Robert Abrams, Kelly Green, La Verne Van Marter, Matt Murray, and Tommy Cleveland. j The Bear badge was earned by these second-year members: Lee Pavne. Larry Pettyjohn, Terry Peck. Billy Baker, Mark Labhart, Steve Munkers, Chuck Huggett. Larry Bellenbrock; and receiving the Lion badge, for three years of achievement were David HalL Chris Labhart. Tim Loyd. Steve Pettyjohn, Randy Stillman. John Van Winkle, Ricky Gimbel, Kit Anderson. Bobby Dobbs, Billy Stockard, Mike Smith, Frank Un rein, Larry Richmond. Frank (Continued on Pag 4) Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. March 2, 1961 IF 4 Peck Shows Ski-tog Films Al C. C. fUldy Butte Winter SporU Club organlratlon and activities were reviewed for Ilcppner-Mor row County Chamber member at their Monday meeting by Kenneth Peck, club president. Organired ! than two years aeo. tne riuo now mi nirm iM-rshln of 20 families. A akl run I was bulldozed by Heppner Pine Mill WOrrr on una "" for club ue by Orvtlle Cutsforth near Cutsforth Park and club members spent many long hours during spring and summer months clearing the alope of rocks and wood. A warming nut. with a circular fireplace In the center, was built by members out of heavy logs at the base nf the run. Work this year hat Included enlarging and deepening the pond for Ice skating. Kinzua Corporation equipment and men extended the size of the pond so It is now "big enough to hold an Ice hockey tournament." Peck said. With all facilities ready to go the only thing missing this year was weather cold enough to pro vide snow and Ice for the winter fun. To meet the possibility of this "banana belt" weather oc curring again members of the club have voted to contact tne Forest Service to see if slope at a higher level can be obtained for an additional ski run. Skiing is a healthful family sport and the possibilities of developing a course within 30 miles or Hep pner which could be used many months of the year are very cood. Peck Said. He demonstrated the proper eoulDment for skiing and told the safety factors involved. Skl- inp as a family sport is now second only to boating In the United States, he said. Movies were shown or iports Club members using the 400-foot tnw lift and skiing, but they were taken last year when ample snow covered the slope. Mem bers of the chamber saw them lves In action when he switch ed to pictures of the chamber trip to Black Mountain to ODserve loppine operations two years ago. During the business session the chamber went on record fav oring House Bill 1600 and 1601 to expedite the state's acquisit ion of the Boardman Bombing Range and opposing House Bin 1391 which would outlaw the use of Ester 2, 4-D for farm crop spraying February Snow Depth Report On Arbuckle Snow was measured on Ar buckle mountain at the end of February by Ralph Richards, conservationist, and the depth was found to be 24 inches. Water content of 6 inches was only two tenths of an inch above the all-time low, density at 25.2 inches was at the lowest on rec ord. Under the snow a wet, satu rated condition exists in the ground, Richards said. The high measurement of snow in this area is usually in February or March so chance of more snow remains. Actual figures were: depth, 24 Inches, eight year average 29.50 Inches, high was in 1956 with 51 2 inches and low in 1957 with 11.6 inches. Last year at this time it was 34 inches. Water content, low in 1957 with 5.8 inches, high in 1956 with 15.2 inches, average is 9.27. Last year was 8.6. HAS EYE SURGERY Mike Whitesmith, manager oi J. C. Penney Co., is recuperating at home following eye surgery at Good Samaritan hospital in Port land February 23. Mrs. Edgar Albert. Mrs. Jimmy Prock and children visited Mrs. Dick Seller (Gale Albert) and family in Salem during the week end. PTA MEETING Heppner PTA will meet at 8 pan. next Wednesday night at the school gymnasium. College scholarships will be explained by a speaker from one of the stat collegM. fiH HIES 77th Year, Number 52 MABLENE FETSCH. 16-year-old daughter ol Mr. ana Mrs. Aioen Fetsch. Lexington, was named h first Dtlncau ol the 1S61 Mor row County Fair & Rodeo. She Is the choice ol tn Lexington Grange. Conservation Reserve Requires Weed Control Control of noxious weeds is an important provision in every conservation reserve contract ac cording to Paul W. Jones, chair man of the county agricultural tablll7Atlon and conservation committee. When farmers signed the contracts, they agreed to control any noxious weeds on cropland designated as reserve acreage. Since land included in the Conservation Reserve program Is out of production and Is not cul tivated annually, farmers need to give special attention to weed control on that land. Weeds classified as noxious in Morrow county include: morning glory, white top, knappweed, Canada thistle, quack grass, and Johnson grass. Approved methods oi control oi noxious weeds on. , reserve land Include clipping and chemical control. ... Mr Jones reminds larmers, .ull u V vi ,eed control JequlrnroT conservation re- mntrActs should be Includ- J - - . ... - i CU III llltll yi...-.t, " . , t- l .l.nn nir fnr ThP liltjl crop season. BOEING START IN 61 Boeing Airplane Company may begin construction at tho Boardman Bite "before the end of this year." Sam Mallicoat director of the State Department of Plan ning and Development told members of the legislature yesterday. Holy Name Society To Sponsor Scouts The Holy Name Society of St. patrtnk' Catholic cnurcn nas taken over sponsorship of the n smut croeram In Heppner. The committee will be composed of Earl Avres, Wilbur waraen and Russell O'Donnell. The Scout program wiu re gain unchanged, wun Aveiy Taylor as scoutmaster for the troop. Elks To Host Student Party The annual Elks party for students of Heppner High School will be held Friday evening at 8 p.m. at the Elks Temple. Dance music will be fur nished by the high school dance band. Games have been arranged and the Sor optimlst Club of Heppner will have charge of food for the party- All high school students of the area are in vited. enten Activities At Episcopal Church Inquirer's classes started at All Saints' Episcorai cnurcn Tuesday night The first meeting was in the church but succeeding meetings for the next 16 weeks will De held in private homes. Iiext Tuesday's meditations are being held at the church at 7:30 p. m. during Lent. Maundy Thursday, March 30, two Eucharist services will be held at 10 a. m. and at 8 p. m. A special Good Friday service Is also planned. Mr. and Mr. John Hartman were In Portland on business the later part of the week. State Dignitaries Attend I.O.O.F. District Convention Many dignlUMt of the IOO F. Mt'e wc-r In attendance at the dikirUt convention held here Saturday, arvoiding to district preldent Randall Ytrtn. It wa the 4Sih annual Umatilla Morrow County Odd Fellow IMs- (rut convention with 11 lodge! in the mo counties Included In I the r roup. I : George llollrtt. Portland, chair J man of the Fye Bank, was the ;;rruln cker and outlined the II fight restore sight being car I tied on by Odd Fellow through the Oild Fellow World Kye Bank and Visual Research Foundation. In order to carry on research In thl subject each Odd Fellow Is urced to contribute 11.00 to the Foundation, which will then be come self supporting on a re volvlng basU, he said. The slm itiicltv of making one's eyes I'aallable after death for use j for those who are blind was out lined ny uoucti. AI Troodson. Heppner, was honored as the oldest member, having been a member of the Odd Fellows for 63 years. The 12 convention will be held at Mllum-Frecwater and officers for that convention were elected and Installed. They are: president, Merrll Blades, Milton Freewatcr; vice president Al Leonard. Hermlston; secretary, H. L. Warner, Milton-Freewater; and treasurer, Andrew Zessln, Milton-Freewater. The third degree was put on by the Milton-Freewater Lodge nd Draping charter by the Pen dleton lodge No. 32. Among dignitaries attending were five officers of the Grand tvliTa of Orecon: Grand master, Stanley Oldham. Lake Grove; Grand Herald. LaVerne Norton, Woodburn; Grand Marshall, painh Paull. Reedsnort; Grand Secretary. Earl Shank. Portland; Grand Warden, wail murpny, Reedsport. Also present were dis trict deputy Grand Patriarch Ralph Peuschel, Pendleton; Grand Junior Warden of Grand Encampment, Lcs Drake, Forest Grove; past Grand Masters Roy Tierney, Pendleton; Art Holmes, Pendleton and vernon n.nU' nast Grand Patriarch John Van Doren, Forest Grove; District deputies Jonn wigm man. Heppner; Oris Padberg, Lexington. W. B. smun, ton, and Marvin Richards. Mil- inn-Fropwater, trmhi.ra of Sans SoUCl Re- . t, a.,nr,o bekah loage servt-u banquet Appear n gram to proy'ae WCIC . - , unm Ainprr. r.iainc u v., cnHm Eubanks. Tassie Morrl son and Mary Jo Morrison. Tom Glass was master or ceremonies. Places In Cutting Horse Contest Domino Melody owned by Ralph Beamer, and Monkey Que owned by Jim Valentine, were among 40 horses entered In a jackpot cutting contest Sunday in Tacoma. Beamer's horse tied for third place in the open class and tied for fourth place in the novice class. Both horses were ridden by their owners. The contest was sponsored by the Northwest Cutting Horse As sociation. Beamer stated that a two-day cutting horse contest will be held here again this spring; probably the last week-end in April. As in the past it will be sponsored by Heppner Wranglers Club. Jean Collins In College Musical EASTERN OREGON COLLEGE, La Grande The Eastern Oregon College production of "Anytning Goes," the Broadway musical by Bolton and Wodehouse, opens Thursday for a three-night run at the EOC Theatre. In the cast of the musical is Jean Collins, a 1960 graduate of Heppner High School. Miss Col lins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Collins, Heppner. Hospital Auxiliary will meet Monday. March 6. at 2 p.m., at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. WEATHER HI Low Prec. 55 43 C3 31 -05 45 28 -03 48 33 .05 52 29 52 45 50 29 .13 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Maximum temperature, 63. Minimum, 29. P.ainfall for the week is .26 of an inch. Total for the year is 3.46 inches. Many Awards Given At FFA Banquet A immiI f aroMmtrly 1.V) lron uw Future Farmers of Amen ta .f the Heppner Chapter receive many awards at the an nual banquet February 22 at the Catholic I'arli.h hall Jr-try Andi-ron, son of Mr. and Mr. N. C Andern. won the ouutamling award f the even ing when he aa named Star Chapter Farmer, Jerry U a senior at ll-ppner llajh and during his four years In FKA ha built up an excellent Hereford herd from one row. He ha alo taken part In Judging and parliamentary contest. The Morrow County Llvextock Grower plaque which l an nually presented to the boy with Ihe most projects In all Ilvetock wa presented to William Rill. Pins for outstanding production In livestock, also sponsored by the Grower, went to Jerry An derson, for beef production; Nat Webb for sheep production, and William Rill for swine produc tion. Bill Monagle received the plaque donated by Rhea Creek Grange. Outstanding achievement awards, donated by the Bank of Eastern Oregon to the top 15 percent, went to Jerry Anderson. Nat Webb, William Rill. Bill Monagle and Don Hughes. Outstanding scholarship award, donated by chapter ad viser Lew Robblns and Mrs. Rob bins, was presented BUI Mon agle. The Trl County Equipment Co. award to the outstanding fresh man boy went to Kenneth Wright. Chapter Farmer degree pins Retirement Plan Explained To OEA The legislature has been liber alizing and Improving on the law as it pertains to public em ployees' retirement system since 1943. Michael Mattich, Portland, told the Morrow County chapter of OEA Monday night. The objective of the state of Oregon retirement fund is to pro vide one-half of a worker's sal ary after 30 years of service. Although the program la not voluntary and the worker Is forced to Join after a six months probationary period, the maxi mum contribution from the worker is required to meet this goal. Those employees of the state electing to contribute only the minimum wage deduction each pay day will not receive one-half salary at retirement, the speaker said. , Mattich is employed at the re tirement system office in Port land and outlined for the teach ers those elective parts of the state retirement system which would bring them the most bene fits. The 6:30 dinner, was held in the Catholic parish hall. Tables at the dinner meeting were beautifully decorated in a spring motif by Inez Meador and Mrs. Kenneth Peck and pupils of Mrs. Meador's sixth grade room. The Heppner P.T.A. cook ed the dinner, seventh grade home economics girls served the food and eighth grade girls the drink. Ronald Black, president of the county organization, presided at the meeting. Members of the school board and their wives were guests of the teachers. En tertainment was provided by musical numbers by Fern Albert and Elaine Laird, accompanied by Miss Joyce Messier. At a business meeting before the dinner Violet Lanham and Inez Irwin were elected to rep resent the county OEA at the Department of Classroom Teach ers annual northwest convention in Tacoma, March 2, 3 and 4. The eroup also went on record as opposing House bill 216 which would restrict the use of school buses to transporting students to and from classes. V? ? , 4 IONE CARDINAL BASKETEERS. 10-61-baclc row, Bruce TBXgbr. manager. Tom Martin. Ron CrafcUee. Ralph Martin. Ed Mariclc John Swanson. Francis Rea; second row, Roland Ekstrom. Jerry Darldson. Jack Crura. Kenneth Nlon. Jim Martin. Bill Aktrs. ei iiKrn Bill Siruther. Bob Hager. Merlin Hughe. Harold Cray, Jim Cason. Joel Yatkley. Gary Van Hlukland, and Dan Br ( nan. FFA Foundation awards were distributed a follow: farm mechanic and crop farming. William lUll. farm electrifica tion, Nat Webb; Star Greenhand. John Cleveland, public ppenking. Dill Monagle. All award were pernted by Chapter adUsrr Lew Robblns. Other taking part In the even ing actlvltte were: Invocation by the Rev. Raymond Beard; Jerry Anderson wai maatcr of ceremonies, Billy Struthers gave the welcome addres. The nat ional convention In Kansas City wa reported on by Jerry An- demon and Don Hughe, who at tended It laat summer. Officer of the chapter gave the Honorary Degree to two new- lyy clwsen honorary members Dirk Wilkinson, and George Rugg In absentia. Vocal numbers were presented by Fern Albert and Elaine Laird; Pam Cot hell; and a girl's trio of Pam Cornell Glnny Lou Turner and Virginia Moore. All were accompanied by Mlsa Joyce Mesler. Merlin Hughes, giving tne re port on the year's chapter act ivities, said that this ycari membership In FFA at Heppner High school hit an all-time high of 36 boys. The financial re port for last year, when 26 boys were enrolled, showed a total Investment of $13,322.81 with a labor income of $1,453.42; mak ing a total net receipts for the chapter of $14,776.23. Besides parents, the boys naa as their guests members of the Morrow County School District board and their wives; Mr. and Mrs. Kimble Tellefson, Hermls ton. and Hermlston FFA chap ter president Clayton Zimmer man; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Black. Boardman and chapter president Jim Miller; former presidents of the Heppner chapter. Tom Cur rln, Ron Currln, Ned Clark and Al Osmln and past State Farmer Bob Stephens. Ned Clark ana Ron Currln are also past State Farmers. A film depicting the lour Star Farmers of the nation for 1960 wa shown. The dinner was prepared and served by the Heppner chapter of Future Homemakers of Amer ica. Heppner High Students Attend Press Conference Ten Heppner High School stu dents attended the 14th annual 'aciflc Slope Press Conference on he University of Washington campus February 24 and 25. Barbara Slewert, co-editor of he Hehlsch was a student chair man for one of the classes held. Saturday afternoon in the clos ing sessions Neal Penland, co editor of the paper, was a mem ber of a panel discussion group that dealt with the problems of a mimeographed newspaper. Attending the conference were Doris Morris, Nancy Moyer, Bar bara Slewert, Beverly Davidson, Cheryl Crist, Sandra Harshman, Lydia Van Houte, Neal Penland, Don Hughes, and Bob Irby. The delegates attended many of the classes to find out if they could find any new ways to im prove the school paper and give suggestions to other schools. The students met many new friends and received many new ex change papers. QUEEN SELECTED . The Rodeo Association se lected Joan Moe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moe, as Queen of the 1961 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo at tbelr meeting Tuesday night n V 4