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itijuir u or o ore CLASS25 Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June I, 1961 GAZET 1 0c Copy 78th Year, Number 13 iviiii Pool Pan to Open to JauEne 6 Summer Season For Drawing on June 10 Two people were present to .chant are showing many Item with special prices fur those days. Next Lucky Buck day will be June 10. Luclcy Buck Prize af $75 ter Tolk Officer Floyd Hutch Ins, who with two other Hcpp ner men took a 2 -day fishing trip to Rock Creek early this week, had good luck, but his bird dog, who also went along, wishes he had stayed at home. A young rattlesnake bit the dog on the leg as the party was fishing above the mouth of the middle fork of the creek. Officer Hutchlns said they had trouble finding the snake be caukf he was too young to have developed any rattles. Hutchlns, Morgan Conner and Doyle Key were happy with the results of their trip, getting some nice fish, but the dog, nursing a very swot ten leg. feels a bit grumpy about the whole thing. How ever the owner said that the Injured animal U going to be O. K. after having been given shots to cure the trouble. qualify for their winnings In the Lucky Buck drawing here Sat urday. First prize of $50 was un claimed and will be added to the drawing June 10, making a $75 first prize. John Larson, of Hepp ner, was not present to claim the $50 prize when his name was drawn. Those collecting their "bucks" were Matt Hughes, second prize of $10.00. and Shirley Nash, spe cial prize of $1 In order to qualify more peo pie to win, the committee point ed out that five special $1 prizes were listed at the drawing. From time to time other unannounced prizes will be included. Names read, with the winners not present to claim their 'bucks were: first, $50, John Larson; third prize, $5.00. Orian Wright; fourth prize, $5.00, Rusty Ander son; fifth prize, $5.00, Cassle Wiggins. Special $1.00 prize win ners were Hester Creswlck, Tom Healy, Buck Neal and Eleanor Herschell. There are 61 merchants In Heppner participating In this twice monthly drawing. In order to be eligible to win one must have signed up In any one of the 61 business houses prior to the drawing, and must be inside one of the business houses when the horn blows at 2:30 p.m. Names of winners are read in each place, and the winners have two minutes in which to Identify themselves to the merchant Lucky Bucks are then picked up by the winners before 4 p.m Lucky Buck days are held the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Participating mer Vacation Schools Open For Children In Local Churches Junior Livestock Show, The Dalles, Set for June 5-7 The Oregon Wheatgrowers League Junior Livestock Show will start In The Dalles Sunday, June 4, with weigh-in and reg istratlon from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to Joe Hay, county ex tension agent. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the livestock show. Twenty-eight Morrow county 411 and FFA boys and girls are planning to exhibit at this year's Wheat League Show. They will be exhibiting a total of 47 steers, lambs, and hogs. Exhibitors are reminded that a feed and growth record for each animal must be presented at registration for the show, Hay said. A carbon copy of the weight ticket will also be needed for registration. Cattle will need, in addition, transportation certifi cates, bills of sale from the orig Inal brand owner, if the steers entered are branded. Elmer Lierman, general mana ger of the show, has indicated that The Dalles is ready for the nearly 200 4-H and FFA boys and girls from 18 Oregon counties who are expected to exhibit Any Morrow county business, organization or resident Inter ested in the 4-H and FFA pro gram are invited to support the auction sale which starts Wed nesday afternoon, June 7, at 2 p.m. Sheep and hogs will be sold during the afternoon. Beef will be sold Wednesday evening, starting at 7 p.m. Anyone who is unable to be at the auction sale and would like to support it should contact the county agent's office and arrangements for placing their bid will be made. All 4-H and FFA members in terested in judging livestock should plan to be in The Dalles1 on Monday, June 5. The 4-H livestock Judging contest will be from 9 a.m. to noon and the FFA contest from 1 to 6 p.m. 4-H or FFA members need not exhibit livestock at the show to be eli gible for the judging contest Hay said. With the closing of public schools this week church Bible schools are preparing for an In flux of children In the next week or two. The Methodist Bible school will begin Monday, June 5, and continue through June 9. It is divided Into three departments with Mrs. Douglas Drake, Sun day school superintendent. In charge. Kindergarten children will meet from 9 to 11:30 a. m. with Mrs. Ralph Richmond as teacher. Primary grades 1, 2. and 3 will meet from 9 to 12 with Mrs. N. C. Anderson teaching. The Junior group, grades 4, 5 and 6, will meet from 9 to 12 with Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Sam Miller in charge. All classes will be held in the church. Bible school at Hope Lutheran church will begin at 9 a. m., June S. Mrs. Irvin Rauch, Sun day school superintendent Is In charge. All groups -will meet from 9 to 12 each day. The school is divided into six classes: nur sery Mrs. Gene Cutsforth, and Mrs. Don Evans, teachers; kin dergarten Mrs. Bud Peck, teach er; primary Mrs. Loyd Burken bine teacher; intermediate Mrs. Elmer Schmidt, teacher; Junior- Mrs. Orval Matheny and Mrs. Rauch, teachers; Mrs. 'Kenneth Klinger, teacher. Classes will be in the church Sunday school rooms. All Saints' Episcopal church is not holding Bible school but an nounced that starting soon a feature of the summer program will be a film strip series shown for children during Sunday school. The stories will depict New Owners Start Paper Operation With this issue of the Gazette- Times, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sher man, formerly of Stayton, start as publishers of the paper, hav ing purchased it from Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wildman. Sherman has been working at the paper with the Wlldmans for the past two week to get acquainted with the operation. However, Mrs. Sherman and the four children, Dick, Bill, Jim and Cathy Jo, will not be here until the family moves June 10. They will make their home in the apartment that is a part of the newspaper' building. Tickets on Sale; 'Cleaning Underway Heppner swimming pool will open earlier than usual this year. Ted Smith, city recorder, has an nounced. Opening date will be Tuesday, June 6. at 1 p.m. Smith said the city crew is now paint Ing and getting the pool (leaned for the big day. Tom Hughes will again act a Red Cross instructor and pool manager. Cashiers will be Effie Lane and Beverly Blake. Tickets are now available at the city hall. Smith stressed that all season tickets must be pur chased at the city hall and said for youngsters not to wait until the opening day and then to be disappointed by being sent from the pool to the city hall to get tickets for admission. He said since the pool serves so many it is advisable for par ents to start picking up season tickets now to avoid having to wait in line the opening day. Hours at the swimming pool will be similar to those in the past The pool will be closed lor cleaning each Monday. Tuesdays through Saturdays, hours will be 1 to 4 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sundays the pool opens at 1 and remains open until 6. Special hours for use for private parties can be arranged through the pool manager. Red Cross lessons will begin June 20 from 9 to 12 a.m. Special classes will be announced when the program has been worked out Adult lessons will again be available and have tentatively been set for 6 p.m., beginning on June 20. Season tickets entitle the hold er to use of the pool for the en tire summer. The greatest sav ) y A LARGE number of Heppner High's clan of 192$ was on band for the school reunion Sunday. in in picture ate uurwooa Tain, Mary ratter son Guild. Luoia Btnge Bengtton. Ed BelL Thslma Hall Smethurtt Leoia Bennett Irwin. Harold BeckeL Kathleen McDald Cntry, Mary Crawford Sen wart. Erma Lovartn KelthUy, Vawttr Parker. Marguerite Hlsler Chopin and Harold Cos. (Margaret Butchke Photo) 200 Old Grads Attend Reunion Of Heppner High at Benge Ranch (Pictures al.Ho, pa:e 6t By Florence Bergstrom Becket Approximately 200 persons at tended the reunion of the former students of Heppner High school, classes 1925 through 1930, at the Terrel Benge ranch on Rhea Creek Sunday, May 28. Of this group 90 were former students during these years. Thirteen were present from the class of 1925, 15 from the class of 1926, 20 from the class of 1927, 16 from the class of 1923, 11 from the class of 1929 and 15 from the class of 930. A committee of local H'rioni, headed by Harold Erwln, presl dent, ami Erma Ketthl"y, secretary-treasurer, has been work Ing since January assembling lists of names and making plans and preparations. The busy day started at 10 o'clock Sunday morning when approximately 50 out-of-town guests revisited the high school and visited the museum. Dinner, with huge platters of fried chicken, baked beans, sal. ads, cakes and all kinds of good ies, was served at 1 o'clock. After False Fire Alarm Rouses Volunteers Mr. and Mrs. Wildman and son Larry plan to move to Phoenix, I )n- i in family tickets for those Arizona late next week. They re- wltn many in the family. Prices lain interests in wregon, now- . or season tamiiy tiCKets; ever, and hope to spend much lea on or individual adults; $6.00 .11 J I . . I I . . . , i. oi tneir summers nere. fnr hicrh school stuaenis, ana aiiu I w I " o . . . ine wuumuns nave Deen puu-icjnn for erade scnooi stuaents, Ushers of the paper since Oc- Daily admission tickets are 50 tober, 1960, having bought it rpnt for adults. 25 cents for high from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pen-1 school students and 15 cents for land. Heaitn reasons in tne iam ily made It necessary for the Wlldmans to sell the business. Sherman has been part owner and co-publisher of the Stayton Mall for three years and was oGenilflta odltnr nf thp Itpml2r cnurcn teacmng as u perta ns observer, Dallas, for 14 years iu uuuy me aim uie ui Bjjeviai interest to the young, Bible school at the Christian church will be held the week of June 11 to 18. Further details will be announced later. St. Patrick's Catholic church will hold religious vacation school at Heppner Elementary school building beginning at a. m., June 5. Sister Martine Mary and Sister M. Jude Thaddeus, The Dalles, and Sister Maria Teresa of Marylhurst college will be teachers assisted by Mrs. Max Barclay, Louise Pointer, Martha Doherty and others. The school will run five days a week from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. A parish picnic will be held at Cutsforth park Sunday, June 11. First com munion will follow the end of school on June 18. Henry C. Happold Services Monday Services for Henry C. Happold, 72, were held Monday at 2 p. m. at All Saints' Episcopal church, the Rev. Bruce Spencer officiat ing. Mr. Happold died May 25 at his home in Heppner following a long Illness. He was born in Sherman county May 21, 1889 and had lived in Heppner more than 40 years. He was a mem ber of All Saints' Episcopal church and B.P.O.E. No. 358, Heppner. Survivors are his wife, Vera, Heppner; two daughters, Mar- jorie Wright, Seattle; and Betty Hamilton. Heppner; three sisters. Louise Lane and Pauline Hall of Portland, and Emma Happold, California; two brothers, John, Heppner. and Herman, lone; five grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Interment was In Heppner Ma sonic cemetery- Youth Jailed Here On Auto Theft Charge Ivan Richard Akers, 21, lone, is in the county jail on a larceny charge. Akers id accused of taking a two-toned white and gold Fair lane Ford off the Heppner Auto Sales parking lot early Wednes day morning. Police Issued a pick up for the brand new sedan, which had no license plates. About 8:30 p. m. Wednesday, Akers drove the car to a local policeman's home and turned himself in, according to Chief of Police, Dean Gllman. He had al legedly driven towards Condon, slept during the day, and re turned that night, he said. Bail has been set at $1500. grade school students. Freak Accident Causes Damage A freak accident Saturday mornine did damage to Koy Carter's Thunderbird auto In ex cess of $400.00, he said. Carter, who lives at the North western Motel on Baltimore street, had parked his auto In the parking lot of the motel. Jim Devine was test running a wheel tractor, with loader, owned by Steve Thompson. Just as he turned the tractor, going east on Baltimore, the wheels locked in turning position, and the vehicle crashed into the left rear side of the parked car causing heavy damage. The accident was Judged due to mechanical failure. No dam age was done the tractor and the car was coverea Dy insurance, but Carter Is "afoot." Firemen were aroused and residents were awakened at an early morning hour Monday when Mrs. Helen Ruggles, wife of Fire Chief C. A. Ruggles, re ceived a fire call that proved to be a false alarm. Mrs. Ruggles said that she first answered the fire phone at 1:40 m. but received no response when she took up the receiver. A second call came at 2 a.m. and young voice told her that a barn on the Howard Cleveland place on Willow Creek was on fire. The caller sounded as If he were 7 to 10 years of age, she said. After the fire horn was blown three times to signal a rural fire, eight city firemen responded to make the run to the Cleveland place, 3'i miles from Heppner, and two remained in town on standby. The firemen not only could not find a fire on the Cleveland place but could not awaken anyone there, the chief said. Chief Ruggles pointed out the seriousness of turning in a false alarm and said that an accident resulting from a false alarm in Walla Walla recently resulted In the death of a fireman and in- Jury to six persons. FREE X-RAYS OFFERED Free chest x-rays will b given at Pioneer Memorial hospital Wednesday, June 7. between the hours of 7 and 8:30 p. m. Workshop Slated On Fair Booths SCHOOL VOTE NOTICE PRINTED THIS ISSUE Printed on page seven of this issue is a legal notice calling for an election on the school budget for District R-l on Mon day, June 19. This will be the third time that the budget has been submitted to voters. The budget was printed in full twice previously for information of res idents of the district, only change for the forthcoming elec tion is the reduction of expenses by $4,380. agreed upon at a re cent meeting of the school board. Polls will be open from 2 to 8 p. m. on election day. Dwight W. Fairbanks, visual instruction specialist from Ore gon State University,, will con durr a "workshop on "How to Build Effective Fair Booths" on Tuesday, June 6, at the Heppner Fair Annex building, starting at 10:30 a.m All organizations planning on a booth at tne Morrow county Condon. iair, August ore urgeu 101 Mr and dinner class pictures were taken. Quite a large crowd called dur ing oMn house In the afternoon. Frank Turner of Heppner was Introduced as the oldest gradu ate of Heppner High school In attendance. Another thrill of the afternoon was a telephone call from Delores Pearson Fauns, of San Jose, Calif., a former teach er here. She talked with several of her former students and ex tended her best wishes and greetings to all those present The focal point of attention all day was a group of pictures which had been mounted for dis play. There was a lot of rem iniscing and "remembering when." Among those attending from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Her man Parker, Pasco, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Becket, La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Piper Karl, Pendle ton; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Merrltt - Pasco; Leo! a Benge Bengston, Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Han- na, Maupln; Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Goheen, Portland; Mr. and Kennewlck, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brosnan, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Elno Luoto, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brannon, Mt. Ver non; Nell Jones, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. . E. Story, Grants Pass; Mary Pat Guild, Snohomish, Wn.; C. V. Hayes, Corvallls; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rlppee, Condon; Doris Hodge, Kennewlck, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Crockett Sprouls, Mrs. Harlan Devln, send their bootn committee ior Condon; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ihls training. Thompson. Fendleton; Zaida Delegates are asked to bring Tflsh McCiard and family. The their own sack lunch at noon. M. nnf Mrs. Robert Coffee and tea will be furnished. Tnah iipi-nfl. Mont.: Elizabeth It is also time to reserve booth F, jr w-rfl. ceattie. Wn.: Mr. space for the Morrow County and Mrg iIarold Case, Seaside; rair, announces Airs, uienn M flnd Mr. Maurice Edmond- Smith, fair secretary. Write or onn Pnrnn(1. M, and Mrs. phone 6-9143 or 6-9612. Claude Hill and family, Red- mond: Mr. and Mrs. Onez Parker and Julie, Tacoma, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Parker, Hood River; Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Turner, Bend; John Parker, Portland; Duck Lee, Portland; Mary Case Nikander. Corvallls; Peg Cason Many Attend Annual Pioneer Picnic Friends, relatives, and former county residents gathered Tues Hnv at thn'fnlr navlllnn for the annual Pioneer Memorial picnic. Pierce, El Monte, Calif.; Mr. and About 300 persons signed the Mrs. John lurner, eaKer, Mr. Piiest hook. J. O. Barratt was I and Mrs. naroia nm, -oo Day, Tchalrman for the Dlcnlc and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Con Adklns, Kenne Gene Fereuson. secretary. wick, Wn.; Katnieen Manoney Tho reparation started at Mather. Pendleton 11:00 a. m. with the SoroDtlmist Violet Hynd Lleuallen, Pendle club of Heppner in charge. Rhea ton; Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knlghten, Creek uranee ladles were in Mrs. Homer Hayes, roruana, je charge of the kitchen and Rain-tola Irwin, Nine Mile Falls, Wn.; bow Girls served during the buf fet luncheon. Miss Leta Humphreys was elected chairman and Mrs. Fer guson was re-elected secretary Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bell, Kiamatn Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Far lev and Susan, John Day; Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck, Parkdale; Mr. and Mrs. Clay Clark, Hood for the 1962 picnic and plans River; Sarah Mae Erwln (Harold were made to make this an an nual event. The out of town guest list will be published next week. Chamber of Commerce Backs School f Budget! Support of the modified school budget as proposed at the last school board meeting was agreed upon at the Monday meeting of Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce. The vote came following a dis cussion of school matters. Robert Abrams said he had heard a lot of statements made but did not hear anyone say any thing about the welfare of the children, when the budget was discussed. "I'm concerned about our chil dren," he said. "The education we can give our children is about the most important thing we can give them. I think it is time we, as business men, decide what we are going to do about this. I think we ought to do some defi nite pondering on this problem." Reminding the members of the recent programs they had wit nessed warning of the danger of communism, he continued, "I can't think of anything that the communists would prefer more than to hear we are not behind our educational system." He said the board had "done everything it could to meet the demand of the schools. Now it Is up to the people." Mayor Al Lamb pointed out that we are trying to promote in dustry in Morrow county and said that the people who are con sidering locating here would not live in the county if we do not provide good schools. "People should get down and find the facts and they will find we have good schools here." he said. He reminded those present that a Heppner high school stu dent had placed high in national mathematics tests. (Heppner high placed fifth in the state in mathematics tests given this sorlne). Lamv, said this shows that there are good teachers In the school system, and Indicated that full support of the schools should be given on the part of the public. Dr. C. M. Wagner stated that he thought possibly the negative vote was pointing to the need for a change in "sociological factors in the schools." He criti cized students' use of autos in going to school and conduct of some of the students during the lunch hour. Orville Cutsforth said the peo ple were voting "no" because they didn't understand the Is sues. James Farley proposed that the chamber get out a loud speaker to get out the vote. Judge Oscar Peterson said that the large negative vote was due to the people being disturbed be cause of "losing local control." 'This Is an accomplished fact and there is no use continuing with a no vote," he said It was pointed out that school flru1 h POod-bves were said elections are tallied by the total I d the ,ast cars puned away, it Erwln's mother) and Joy Erwln Sanders, both of Walla wana; Mae Groshens Barton, Coqullle; Mr. and Mrs. Harold ueniry, Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rob ertson, Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gentry, Portland; Velton Stark, Klamath Falls; Mr. ana Mrs. Dick Sperry, Portland: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Green, Gresh am; Valolce Bremer, La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore, Burns; and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore, Gresham. When the last hand was shak- vote, not by precincts. The statement was made that many people failed to vote be cause they were not aware that they were eligible. Many felt they had to register separately to vote in school elections. How ever, anyone who voted in the general election in November is entitled to vote without further registration. It It not necessary to be a taxpayer to vote in school elections. The possibility of the chamber taking on a long-range program of promoting a vote to change the tax base for school purposes was discussed as a possibility for a long range program. was agreed that Sunday, May 28, would long be remembered by those who were there. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Friday 80 51 .13 Saturday 66 37 .07 Sunday 70 43 Monday 71 52 Tuesday 61 49 .27 Wednesday 68 44 Thursday 71 47 Maximum temperature, 80. Minlnum, 37. Rainfall for the week was .47 of an inch. Total for the year is 8.13 inches. 9
