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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June I, 1961
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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
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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
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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.
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