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Robert L. Hopper
Elected To Head
PTA for '6l-'62
Election of officers and a
spring fashion show provided a
full evening for lleppner Parent
Teacher Association meeting
Wednesday night of list week.
Robert L. Hopper, lleppner.
was chosen ptesldent. Other of
ficers elected were Mr. Ray
Masaey, vice president; Mn
NeU Anderson, secretary; nd
Mrs. Lew Kobblns. treasurer.
Installation of the 19CIG2 of
ficers will be held at the regular
meeting May 10.
The P.T.A. voted to send $100
to Eastern Oregon College at La
Grande to be used In the revolv
ing scholarship fund of the col
lege. The fashion show took place
on the gym stage with a back
ground of spring flowering fruit
tree branches. Girls of the
seventh grade through high
school sewing classes displayed
their projects made In class,
each In a different way. Gath
ered aprons and over-skirts
made by seventh graders were
shown to advantage in a folk
dance. Eighth grade girls per
formed a schottische In gathered
skirts and blouses made up In
attractive spring colors.
Freshmen, sophomores, and
juniors and seniors of the ad
vanced class did regular model
ing with Almeda Duran and
Shirley Carlson acting as com
mentators. Freshmen girls show
ed tailored skirts and blcuses;
the sophomores modeled clothes
of wool made in box pleated
skirts, tailored blouses and ves
tees. Advanced sewing girls
showed suits and better dresses.
Room count was won by Ver
non Flowers' fifth grade room.
Room mothers of the second
grade served refreshments In the
school cafeteria following the
program. On the committee were
Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Jr., Mrs.
Phil Blakney, Mrs. Mike White
smith and Mrs. Loyd Burken
bine. Farm Ponds
Stocked In Area
Dr. L. D. Tibbies assisted Sat
urday in the release of 15,000
fish in 14 private farm ponds
In the Heppner area. The fish
purchased from a private sup
plier, were one and one-half
inches long, all Rainbow trout.
An additional 6,000 are to be
released next week end.
Dr. Tibbies said that those
farmers Investing in this pro
gram have found fish add a
year around source of additional
food as well as excellent out
door recreation. An additional
benefit has been the heavy
growth of feed for livestock sup
plied by seepage from the ponds.
Freshwater shrimp have been
added by some farmers and
edible frogs are planned to be
stocked In others. Thus a whole
new variety of food is added to
the farm diet
The Farm Bureau will
meet Tuesday. April 25. at
the Norman Nelson home,
starting at 8:00 p.m.
SLAVE SALE SLATED
An auction of slaves will be
held on the city streets of Hepp
ner at 5:30 p. m., April 28.
Impossible? Time to notify the
FBI? No, just the Heppner chap
ter of Future Farmers of Amer
ica employing a unique method
of raising funds for community
service projects and activities of
the organization.
Slave labor really will be sold.
An eight hour day of it can be
purchased at auction.
The bovs say they will do
-most anything that the boss
man wants." They are not par
ticular you name it and they
will try it
Bill Weatherford ffrom tht
LUCKY
gazette
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pat Partlow. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Partlow. Board
man, is the 1961 Morrow
County Fair and Rodao prin
cess sponsored by th TIM
cum Club.
School Honor
Societies Hold
Initiation
Formal Initiation of new mem
bers of the National Honor So
ciety, and Quill and Scroll took
place Wednesday evening In the
Heppner high school cafeteria.
Parents of the new members
were invited to attend.
New members elected to the
National Honor Society are: Judy
Schmidt, Beverly Blake, Beverly
Davidson. Ronnie Belsma, San
dra Harshman, Mary Shannon,
Norma Fergeson, Donald Clark,
and Kenny Daggett.
The following earned member
ship In Quill and Scroll, the na
tional journalism honorary: Nor
ma Fergeson, Sandra Harshman,
Ronnie Belsma, Nancy Moyer,
Beverly Davidson, Doris Morris,
Lydia Van Houte and Feme Al-
bert- . t
Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the two initia
tions. Mrs. Jean Williamson Is ad
viser to the National Honor So
ciety and Mrs. Violet Lanham
advises Quill and Scroll.
Heppner High Honor
Roll Students Named
Three Heppner high school
students made perfect 4.00
grades for the nine week period
just ended: sophomore Ann
Jones and seniors Dennis Fer
geson and Larry Tibbies.
Others on the honor roll were:
Freshman class Jennifer
Brindle, Sherron Bunch, Phyllis
Nelson, Dan Wardwell, Larry
Wildman.
Sophomore Shan Applegate,
Jacquelyn Brindle, Martha Do
herty, Shannon Mahoney, Laura
Sumner.
Junior Ronnie Belsma, Bev
erly Blake, Don Clark, Kenneth
Daggett, Beverly Davidson, Nor
ma Fergeson, Lawrence Green,
Rose Nash, Judy Schmidt, Mary
Shannon, Libby Van Schoiack,
Linda Van Winkle.
Senior Fern Albert, Judy
Brinda, John Cason, Don Craber,
David Creswick, Tom Glass, Tom
Green, Sandra Jones, Doris Mor
ris, Nancy Moyer, Jeanne
Schmidt, Barbara Siewert, Mary
Slocum, Kathy Spencer, Mary
Tucker, Shirley Van Winkle,
Lydia Van Houte.
deep south), will be auctioneer.
The place Is at the Hotel Hepp
ner corner.
Be there, bid on that slave,
and for eight hours Saturday
April 29, you can feel like a real
old-fashioned plantation owner
or something! Anyway, you will
have someone who Is obliged to
do your every bidding for eight
hours. Just think or the possl
bilities!
Help needed for track
meet April 21. Need adult
timers and field judges. Call
high school.
BUCK
Mnnnor. Qreoo"rrThursdoy, April 20, 1961
Gazette-Times
Sold To Stayton
Newspaperman
Due to ill health In the family
necessitating a warmer climate.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wildman
have sold the Heppner Gazette
Times to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
A. Sherman of Stayton.
Sherman has been co-publisher
and part owner of the
Stavton Mall for the past three
years, and prior to that was as
sociate editor of the Polk County
ItcmlJter Observer at Dallas for
WES SHERMAN
fourteen years. Jle Is a graduate
of Forest Grove high school and
Pacific University, and has done
graduate work at the University
of Oregon. Prior to his entrance
into the publishing field, Sher
man taught in high schools at
Fikton and Nvssa. and taught a
Journalism course at Oregon Col
lege of Education, Monmouth. He
has also been associated with
other leading newspapers in Ore
gon and Idaho for a number of
years- ..
Mrs. Sherman is a native m
Buhl, Idaho, where sne was
graduated from high school. Aft
er completion of high school she
attended Linfield College, Mc
Minnville, where she earned a
degree in business administra
tion, later doing graduate work
in home economics at Oregon
State College.
She has taught in the schools
at Imbler, Nyssa, Dallas and
Stayton where she now teaches
busines education. She also
worked as society editor and
part-time linotype operator at
ha itPTTiizer-Observer, Dallas,
while her husband was associ
ated with that paper.
The Shermans have four chil
dren Dick, who is a sophomore
at OSU; Bill, a freshman at
Stayton high school; Jim, filth
grader; and Cathy Jo, who will
start school next year.
The Shermans have been ac
tive in community affairs, club
and organizational work. They
are members of the Methodist
church, where Sherman has been
lay leader, and Mrs. Sherman
choir director.
Sherman said that the family
is looking forward to making
their home in Eastern Oregon,
and hope to be of service to Mor
row county and its residents.
The Wildmans are retaining
ownership of the Gazette-Times
building. Wildman said that the
family enjoys its residence In
Heppner, and are reluctant to
leave, but felt that no other
course was open. Wildman fur
ther stated that he felt a great
future was in store for Morrow
county.
The Shermans will take pos
session after school is out ac
cording to present plans.
Rock Hounds Set
Meeting, Saturday
The Rock Hounds will meet
Saturday evening, 7:30 p.m., at
the Old Library building.
Professor of Geology, Richard
Clen, from Whitman college, will
show slides and speak on the
rock formation in Yellowstone
Park. Also he will have pictures
of the earthquake area of last
year.
All Interested persons are In
vited to attend this meeting.
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DAY SET FOR SATURDAY
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78th Year, Number 7
Hotel Heppner
Changes Hands
Mr. ami Mrs. Darrill Schel
have traded th lleppner Hotel
to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Struck
meler for a 212 acre Irrigated
farm at Sclo. Struckmeler took
over operation of the hotel the
first of the week.
Mrs. Struckmeler Is a school
teacher, presently employed
teaching commercial subjects at
the high school at Jefferson. She
will remain there until school
Is out. along with 16-year-old
Janet who Is a Junior In high
school and 10-year-old Earl, a
fifth grader.
Dick, a Hyear-old freshman
student, accompanied his father
here and is helping out with
the hotel work while attending
Heppner high school.
Mrs. Struckmeler has accepted
a contract to teach physical edu
cation at Heppner for the 19C1
62 school year.
The family are horse lovers
and are moving nine registered
quarterhorses to Heppner. He has
been a 4-H leader In horse and
livestock clubs for 10 years. They
are members of the Baptist
church, and the Farmer's Union.
Struckmeler said that he plan
ned a gradual Improvement of
the business and that repair to
the furnace had already been
started.
The Schels moved from Hep
pner earlier this week.
Rummage Sale
For Kindergarten
Set For April 28-29
Work Is progressing on the
Heppner Civic League Rummage
Sale which will be held April
28 and 29 at the Old Central
Market building, according to
Mrs. Phil Blakney and Ms. Cal
vin Sherman, general chairmen.
Funds raised In this semi-annual
event are used to support
the kindergarten. Contributions
are welcomed and can be ar
ranged to be picked up by con
tactlng any member of the Civic
League, or articles can be left
at Jack Van Winkle's Service
Station.
Doors of the store will open
at 8 a. m. Friday and clerks will
be on hand until 6 p. m. Signed
up members of the Civic League
who will help as clerks Friday
are June Blakney, Ruby MunK-
ers, Gwen Green, Mary Malcom,
Crystal Knox, Marion ADrams,
Jeanne Berry, Jean Bennett,
Cathy Collins, Patricia Gentry,
Sarah Sharrard, Winifred Cox,
Laura Moore, Alice McCabe, and
Joanne Taylor.
Hours Saturday will be tne
same with Patricia Prock, Jeanne
Williamson, Louise Farley, Joan
Hughes, Sue Jones, Barbara Kog-
ers, L.aurei van maum,
Booth and Patricia sawyer on
hand to help as clerks during the
day.
Chairmen of the sale expressed
thanks to the public for their co
operation in the past and re
minded the public that now is a
good time to discard that still
usable but no longer wanted ar
ticle. Bora white coyota pup cap
turod by government trapper.
Carl McDanleL
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Ted McMillan Dies
Suddenly Monday
At Lexington Home
A lift time trkiitet-.t i f the Le
Inrion r. W. E- (TcJ Mc
Millan. tk, died at Ids ranch
home thrr miles rith cf U-x-Intuit
Monday lht about 7
p. m as the reull ! sudden
heart attack.
Mr. MiMlllan was born Oct
7. 19O0. at LeUncton. the Mn
of Elbert Dyer McMillan and
Anna Flulmmons McMillan, lie
attended sthmils at Lexlncton.
IWt'.Vhe Walker Buslnem College
In Tortland and spent two years
at Ori-gon Slate College at Cor
vallis. Returning to Lexington (
In the early 1920 s, he operand
his father's ranch, which h la
ter purchased. June 30. 1!25. he
married Klroence Merrltt of in
ker at Goldendale, Vah., and
they made their home on the
ranch until his death.
He was a charter member of
the Lexington Grange and had
held numerous offices in It; was
a member of Holly Rcbokah
Lodge No. 139, Lexington; a past
Grand of Odd Fellows Lodge No.
ICS, Lexington; and a deacon
of the Christian church at Lex
Ington. Mr. McMillan U survived by
his widow, Florence, Lexington;
two daughters, Georgia Anna
Irvln. Winston, Ore; and rat-
rlcla Jean Sawyer, rcndieion;
one step daughter, Mrs. Delpha
Jones. Lexington: one sister.
Maude Pomcroy. Kelso, Wash.;
one brother, John L.. Reno. Nev.,
and seven grandchildren.
Services were held at the Lex
ington Christian church today at
2 p. m. with the Rev. waiter
Smith officiating.
Honorary pall bearers were
Oris Padberg. Adolf MajesKC.
C. J. D. Bauman, Pete McMurtry.
Karl Miller and Ken Marshall.
Active pall bearers were Gene
Majeske. Gar Leyva, Orvllle
Cutsforth. Clel Rea. Kenneth
Palmer and Armln Whllon.
Vocalists were Jerry and Car
roll Messenger. Betty Marquardt
was pianist.
Interment was In the Lexing
ton Odd Fellows cemetery with
Willows Lodge No. 66 of Hepp
ner In charge of graveside ser
vices. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomp
son visited with the Alex Thomp
son family In Portland last week.
From there they went to Seaside
to visit her sister, Mrs. fciia
Burns.
Week end visitors at the Cllve
Huston home were Mrs. ray
George and Mrs. Robert Johnson
of Portland and Mr. ana ivus.
J. H. Parker of Pasco, Washing
ton. LUCKY BUCK REGISTRATIONS
Merchants are reminded to
turn In your Lucky Buck
registrations to La Verna
Van Marter. secretary, early
today.
"Soaring 60s
For Fair -Rodeo
"Soaring '60's" has been cho
sen as the theme of the 1961
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo.
The theme will be carried out
in booths and float entries by
individuals-and organizations of
the area. . it
At a recent meeting or tne
Fair Committee, Mrs. Walter
Wright, Heppner, was nameu
chairman; Donald KODinsoo,
Heppner, vice chairman; and Joe
Hay, Heppner, as secretary.
Other committee members are
Mrs. L. A. McCabe, lone; Robert
Jones, Donald Greenup and Ber
nard Doherty, all of Heppner.
The committee announced that
qualified Judges had been cho
sen and are now being contac
ted to judge the exhibits.
Program for the fair has not
been completed but tentative
Valby Church Services
Honoring Anniversary
The Valby Lutheran church
will celebrate its 75th anniver
sary on Sunday, April 23, at the
church in the Eight-mile district
Special worship services will
be at 10:45 commemmorating
the anniversary. This Is a change
in time from the usual 9:00 a.m.
services for this Sunday only. In
charge of the services will be
Dr. S. C. Sieskes, vice chairman
of the fifth district of Lutheran
churches.
The afternoon program will
begin at 2:00 p.m. with speakers
and musical entertainment and
a coffee hour to follow.
High School
Construction
Being Started
CtuntruitiuH f the fltl right
i.Mim unit l ttw Lexington-lleppm-r
lush h..l tarted lat
nrok lUvhtcl Brothel. La
Grande ii.ntractor, aiv now put
ting In !'rm fr foundation of
the building.
Six of the ttmi nre t be fur
rWhed for wvupancy t' SMt. 1
The ouHlde shell of two addit
ional room will also ! flnUhed
t,v that dan. This part of the
w'utk Aill rn financed by the
first year's collection of the
$1.10.ft per year four-year pcc
111 aerial levy voted by the
people laM year.
An Item for SMCW to finish
construction of the Inside of the
two additional rooms was In
cluded In the budget which was
rejected by the voters this spring.
Recent action of the budget com
mluee reduced this amount to
$15,000 in the revised budget
which will be voted on May 19.
Should this budget win approval
of the voters the two additional
rooms will also be completed at
this time. -
. Haysllp L Tuft. Portland, are
architects for the completely
modern school plant which will
ovontuallv be built on the 35-
acre grounds. An athletic field
Is Included In plans tor tne "c.
Tiw. bulldine started last week
w ill be of campus style, of wood
frame with brick veneer, simuar
In style to the Heppner elemen
tary school building.
Sheriff Announces
Important Meeting
Of W.W. I Veterans
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, Amer
ican Legion service officer, an
nounces there will be a meeting
of nil World War I veterans Sun
day, April 23. at 1 p. m. at the
American Legion hall In Hepp
ner. The meeting is called to hear
an important message from the
state commander of World War
I veterans, Don Reed, Baker. Reed
has just returned from Washing
ton, D. C. and Bauman said he
had a message which is of vital
interest to all World War I vet
erans, whether or not they are
members of the Legion.
Also attending will be George
N. Perry, Pendleton, commander
of Barracks No. 66.
A potluck dinner will be held
and Bauman urged all veterans
of World War I and their fam
ilies to attend
plans have been made. Fair days
will be August 22 through 25.
4. H and F.F.A. and school ex
hibits are expected to be judged
the first day.
Open class exhibits are due
August 23. Open class livestock
judging will be the same day.
Judging of flowers, fruits, veg
etables, crops, home economics,
and foods exhibits and needle
work will be carried out Wed
nesday and Thursday. Thursday
evening the 4-H and F.F.A. live
stock sale will be held as will
the 4-H style review.
On Friday, 4-H demonstration
contests will be held and the 4-H
saddle horse Judging will be
scheduled.
Queen Joan Moe and her court
of princesses are being outfitted
soon for their part In the fes-
Little League
Tryouts Saturday
Litle League president La
Verne Van Marter, has announc
ed the opening tryouts for the
Heppner Little League teams set
for Saturday afternoon at 3:00
p.m. on the rodeo rieia.
This is oDen to all boys be
tween the ages of 9 and 12 in
clusive. That is, 9 before August
1 it6i nr uho will not have
rhed the aee of 13 before
August 1. 1961.
A meeting of the managers
and board Is called for Friday at
7:30 p. m. at Turner Van Marter
and Bryant office.
The li.Hul Luhy puck wy
will N held Saturday In Hepp
r.er with a t nt prtra to th
lucky penson who name will
be drawn. Additional ptliea of
ten Lucky Bucks to the second
name drawn and five to each
of the thirJ, fourth and fifth,
will be given by participating
merchants l tho rtty. On this
flmt day only. 23 additional pto
ph will win one Lucky Buck
each
Slty-une meuhants In Hepp
ner are taking part In this pro
gram. To win. one need only
regUter one at any of the par
ticipating business firms. Name
are to be turned In before Frt
djy noon by the merchants to
LaVerne Van Marter, Lucky
Buck secretary, and each nam
will be given a number. Num
bers are then placed In capsules,
one for each registrant.
Five numbers will be drawn
each Lucky Buck Saturday, the
names placed In sealed en
velopes and distributed to each
participating merchant The en
velopes will remain sealed until
the fire horn sounds at 2:30 at
which time they will be opened
simultaneously.
To win, the registrant must
be in any one of the business
houses taking part In the pro
gram, must Identify himself to
the manager within two min
utes of the time his name Is an
nounced, and must claim the
prize not later than 4 p. m.
Unclaimed first prizes will be
held over and added to the first
prize for the following Lucky
Buck drawing, but first prizes
only will be allowed to increase
In amount. Unciaimea omtt
prizes will be held for another
drawing, without the amount In
creasing. Anyone in the shopping area
over 18 years of age and not a
merchant In the community,
manager, professional person, or
their dependents, is eligible to
register for these drawings.
Lucky Buck Days will be the
second and fourth Saturdays of
each month for the next six
months, according to the com
mittee. At the end of that time
If the program proves to be a
success It will be continued.
Crum To Lecture
On Russia April 26
Ralph Crum, lone, will show
slides and movies of his trip In
side Russia at the Odd Fellowa
Lodge hall at 8 p. m., Wednes
day, April 26.
Crum tells of his trip and glvea
a picture of Russia and the Rus
sian people which is enlighten
ing to those who attend his lec
tures. He has appeared at sev
eral Grange meetings and other
organizations in the area. Those
who have seen him have been
enthusiastic about his talk and
the pictures.
The program Is open to the
public. Refreshments will be
served following the talk by
members of the lodge.
Chosen
Theme
tivlties. Queen Joan will be at
tended by Princesses Ronnla
Belsma, Pat Partlow. sanara
Eubanks and Marlene Fetsch.
Mrs. John Eubanks, lone, na
been appointed official chaper
one for the court. The girls will
make their first appearance at
the Arlington Rodeo May 6 and
7, and will be busy from then
on with official appearances pro
moting the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo. . .
This year the Rodeo win De
held one week later tnan we
Fair, and will be on Labor Day
week end. The Wrangler's Horse
Show will be on Friday, the big
parade Saturday morning, rodeo
events Saturday afternoon, Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Members of the committee
said that the theme was chosen
because of the many possibilities
of development it provides and
they are looking forward to
many beautiful floats and un
usual booth decorations for the
1961 Fair and Rodeo.
WEATHER
Hi Low Prec.
54 32
57 42 .03
66 42
73 40
C2 36
57 26 hail
51 33 -11
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thtirsdav
Maximum temperature. 73.
Mlnlnum temperature, 26.
Rainfall for the week was a4
of an inch. Total for the year
Is 6.28 inches.