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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1961)
1 1 & n a r i u or o e i? c t I j c . ORE k 7 T;t i. 1 :f Tfk,l PRINCESS FAT Honor Dance Slated In Heppner for Pretty Princess Pat Partlow Attractive Princess Pat Partlow will have her dance Saturday night at the fair pavilion, be "inning at 10 p. m. Princess Pat, 16. Is the vivacious daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Partlow, Board man. She is sponsored by the Boardman Tilllcum Club. A slender five foot five, Prin cess Pat has blue eyes and light brown hair. A lover of the out-of-doors, she has helped her father with his work since she was big enough to follow him around. She is adept at feeding cattle, harvesting potatoes and driving tractor. With three small er brothers and a baby sister, Plans Proceed In Full Swing For Rodeo Here Plans are rolling ahead full tilt for the 1961 Morrow County Rodeo, according to Floyd Jones, chairman, and Max Barclay, sec retary. The rodeo will be Sep tember 2 and 3, following the county fair which will be here from Tuesday, August 22, through Friday, August 25. The Morrow County Derby, one of the features of the rodeo, will be confined to horses owned in the county and having been in the county at least six months, the leaders said. The Elks lodge is offering a $275 purse for the derby. Humor will be added to the rodeo this year by a clown, Kok Kokel of Silverton, who has ac cepted an Invitation to be present. His entourage Includes a donkey and ducks, which he uses in his act. Shows at the rodeo are sched uled for 1:15 p. m. Saturday, Sept. 2, the special night show at 8 p. m. that day, and at 1:30 p. m. Sunday. The big parade is planned lor 10 a. m. Saturday through Hepp ner streets. One of the highlights of the rodeo will be the northwest am ateur bronc riding contest, and the traditional saddle, made and donated by Hamley and Com pany of Pendleton, will be given as a prize. Prizes offered in the Morrow County roping contest include a saddle for first by Kinzua Corp oration, a Stetson hat by Bill Blake of Wilson's Men's Store for second and a lariat by J. C Penney Co. for third. Trophy for the flag race will be given by Jim Farley of Farley Motors, and Herman Green is donating a belt buckle for the Morrow County Wranglers cow riding. A $5 entrance fee is re quired for the latter event Odd Fellows lodge is sponsor ing the chariot race, and a wild horse race is another event that attracts top interest Little League basf ball players, under direction of LaVerne Van t- loamip nresident, will ell programs to the rodeo this year. ncKeis v ---- - - i.i chn-if are only $1- Among royalty from othe communities to ' j ..-m thp Arlington court, the John Day court. Uklah court and renaieion -r Vlrvr j: j ('Ir '4 FARTLOW Pat also helps her mother. She enjoys cooking and baking cookies is her specialty. She has been a riding en thusiast since she was very young, and broke her registered Welsh pony to riding when she was nine. Princess Pat has won several prizes participating in pole bending and barrel racing events at the North Morrow County Fair. An expert horse woman, she has ridden with the Boardman Riding Club, the Cac tus Riders, in the Umatilla Coun ty Fair parade as well as the North Morrow County Fair. A Junior next year at Kiversiae ui,vw ohruit PAt has been on the honor roll, while keeping active in extra curricular events. She oo, aacnr. drum malor- ia a vnw - ' - ..... mamKor nf niH's Athletic cue, a inciiiM, association, of the high- school band, and works on the news paper staff. She was chosen prin- cess for tne xwarcn oi mmn "" year by her classmates. Princess Pat has been enrolled In 4-H club work for six years, taking cooking, sewing and live wt. She attended 4-H summer school at Corvallis three years and has been a junior leader in her livestock club. She finsa Sundav school teacher at Good Shepherd Luth- wr ...iniitn rv i cj - eran cnurcn. ner isvumc times are riding, swimming and dancing. Her official rocieo norse iui .Minn nrrva ranCPS Will be a fOUr year old bay named "Dandy." Leonnlg's orchestra will pro .Mo tv.o mnsif for Princess Pat's dance. The price of admission in cludes a late supper. Second Date Slated For Free Chest X-rays emergency at Pioneer Memorial hospital Wed nesday evening, it was not poss ible to complete free chest X rays for all those who came to the clinic sponsored by the coun ty TB ana Heann asmmuuii. Those who were unable to v, thotr Y.ravs at that time may return on Wednesday, Aug ust 9, at 7 p. m., w. i. O'Harra, hospital administrator, states. There was a good re sponse from the public at the Wednesday cnnic, ne repm icu Haqer's Dairy Protests Act, Quits Receiving urn,,,!, Ar-t administrator bv ! Elmer Heath Moor'o Dairv has announced that It has quit acting as receiver for local dairymen as of July 15. They said the action was due to "an administration of the Milk Stabilization Act." A price of $5.80 per 100 pounds of fluid milk was established for dairy men; Hager's have claimea since the law became effective on June 15 that they could not pay their 12 dairymen this price because they were not receiving enough from the retailers to meet the price. Both the dairy' and the milk producers involved have stated that the market in the Umatilla Morrow county area is competi tive and that the price required of handlers for dairymen should be set lower than In the Portland area, which can absorb the $5.80 per 100 pound minimum ordered. Five of the original 12 dairy men which Hager's served In ta- Ayires, !MlPPPMlR- 1 0r Codv Chamber Supports Move lo Organize Park Commission Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce recom mended to the county court Mon day that a five-member county park commission be appointed bv the court to promote park development in Morrow county. Morrow County Jude Oscar Yteron Indicated that the court would consider the matter at Its next meeting. Peterson reported that the "fhapln cretk ltk creek area had been studied by the state n a location for a state park. The site considered would In clude 40 acres of land owned by the Kinzua Corp. and 40 acres of privately-owned land. The state would also want a protec tive buffer area from Kinzua in back of the park proper where controlled future cutting of tim ber could be assured. Peterson said that It is possible an allo cation of funds may be made to develop the site this fall. Dr. L. D. Tibbies' said that pro motion of a state park at the ChapinKock creek area had started about 15 years ago. He told of driving to various picnic and parking areas over the Fourth of July and reported how crowded they were. "We could have a dozen dif ferent parks in the area and still have them all In use," he said. The possibility of the cham ber promoting and helping fi nance a park was discussed. For several years the chamber has been raising money to retire hnnds for llehtine the rodeo field. This project is Just about com pleted with most of the bonds already paid off. Some members seemed to favor sponsoring a park as the next major project, but the matter was not decided. Orville Cutsforth said that he wants Cutsforth Park in the state park system because of the cost of upkeep. He said he has been paying personally $75 per month four months a year for a care taker for the park since he gave the 80 some acres to the public for a park some years ago. Cutsforth park is not on a through highway and the state has previously refused to con sider parks which are not so located. Judge Peterson reported that "the state is more favorable ahnut takin? maintenance of such parks now and there is a autii jyin.a "."-! cnance uiiiiu rain. iui6" i A discussion of taking tickets at the Rodeo was held and Or ville Cutsforth and Rolce Fulle ton were appointed a committee to make arrangements with the rodeo committee. Members who took tickets last year suggested that those with passes be sent to a different gate than the main entrance as too much time Is ta ken up checking them. Lucky Buck August 12 Heppner Lucky Buck days are the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, not every other Saturday. The reminder is men tioned by Pete McMurtry, chair man for Lucky Buck Days. Next drawing, with the attending specials, will be August 12, king their milk to market have nruanized to market their own milk. Operating under the name of United Umatilla Dairymen, they have contracted with Jim Hager to use his equipment to take their milk to an out of state market. They will be paid di rectly by the processors, with Hager no longer acting as re ceiver and pooling the milk to sell for them. The five making up the new company are W. A. Heath k Sons, Heppner; Dilford Mills, Gil bert U Hanna, Tom Able and Lester E. Gawith, all of Her miston. The assumed business name of United Umatilla Dairy men for the Joint venture busl ness was filed with the county clerk at the Morrow county court house Wednesday. Background Given A hearing to determine a price for milk to dairym'n of the area irfar Named to 4 N N GAZETTE Mrs. Stout'f Fother Dies at Age of 103 Mf. Charles Stout, Heppner. was taken to the Pendleton air port Wednesday evening by Jim Haper to fly to Spokane to at tend the funeral of her father, Alfred E. Clumpner. Clumpner. a Western pioneer who once drove the taj;e be tween Rooky Bar and Mountain Home, Idaho, died Monday night at Spokane. He was 103. He came west In and la ter worked In Post Falls and Harrison, Idaho, and Republic and Meyers Fall Wash., prin cipally as a saw filer In lumber mills. . County Zoning Plans Reviewed Loyd Anderson and Rupert Kennedy, both of the State De partment of Planning and De velopment, met with Morrow County Planning Committee members Tuesday at the court house. The Interim zoning ordinance, as drawn up by Anderson, was reviewed by the group. The pro posed ordinance will provide for zoning for Industry, agriculture and housing projects in the north half of Morrow County. This will Include all the land to the south end of the Boardman Bombing Range. Public hearings will be held to explain the new ordinance to the public at various commun ities of the county before the or dinance Is adopted. Car Blaze Only Fire This Week A fire in a parked ear on Gale street brought out 11 volunteer firemen Wednesday evening about 8:45. A blaze had started in the upholstery of the front seat of a 1958 Chevrolet sedan registered to Frank Smothers, Heppner. Firemen found It nec essary to remove the front seat and floor mats before the stub born blaze could be controlled. Fire Chief C. A. Ruggles said he wished to commend the peo ple of Heppner for the caution they have used during the present long dry spell. He said the fact that there were no grass fires during the past week could be accounted for only by full cooperation of the public. Judge Taking Tour Judee Oscar reierson una tr Ut nftprnoon (Thursday; ior rori- fmm where he will leave oariu FHHav morning on a plan ned Canadian holiday tour. The service is a feature of the Trail ways Travel company and takes In all the scenic points of in terest through northern United States and Canada. He expects to return to Heppner on August 15. Lightning Likely Heppner district of the U. S. Forest Service reported Thursday morning that there is a 75 per cent chance of dry lightning in the district for Thursday and Fri day. Light showers with some rain can be expected. Dry light ning Is the bane of forest service men as It is mosi api iu u fires in the dry forests. ', hold hv the administrator of the Milk MaDuizauon Pendleton June 9. At tnis neanng dairymen stated they could pro duce milk cheaper in this area than could the Portland area dairymen. They requested that the competitive conditions of the area market be taken into con sideration when the price was set Both Idaho and Washington dairy-men are able to sell milk for less money in this area and still make a profit This makes for different competition in Uma tilla and Morrow counties than in the Portland area, they said. However, the administration of the Milk Stabilization Act set the price here the same as in Portland, though it is not the same In other areas of the state. Consequently a petition for an other hearing to adjust the price of milk for dairymen of the area was requested of the Milk Sta Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 3, 1961 Sewer Levy Taxpayers Get Break A 10 mill tax levy voted 10 years ago by residents of the City of Heppner expired at the end of the fiscal year. June Mi, iwi. and as a result, taxpayers with in the city limits will pay about id mills less In the coming fiscal year than was expected. Mayor Al Lamb reported weanesuay. The levy was assessed In part payment for a bond Issue that provided funds for construction of the citv sewer system. It was voted In iO.V) and became effec tive with the 1951-52 tax year. The 10 mill levy was Included In the budget annually since that date and was inadvertently Included In the 1901-62 budget After councllmen discovered that the levy had run Its course, they removed the levy from the budget, acting at a special meet ing Monday night, and County Assessor Oliver Creswlck was notified of the change. Effect will be good news for the city tax tuwAiiKA It will lower the amount necessary to be collected by taxes for the ensutng year by about $13,000. This does not mean that the city sewer system Is now paid for. The sewer fee collected with Wranglers Slate Show September 1 The Wranglers Horse show, under the supervision of Super intendent Fred Mankln, will be held on Friday, September 1, be ginning at 9:00 A. M. All entries for this show will close on Wed nesday, August 30, at 8:00 p. m. Ron Davis will be the Judge for this event, with Bruce Lind say announcing. The Wranglers will sponsor the Cowboy Breakfast on Sunday morning, September 3, with Mrs. Wilbur Steagall as chairman. For the first time in several years the fair and the rodeo will l. - l . 1 .1 . . , , li- anorf with ue iieiu unc t jmgion ana lieppner, men the fair beginning on Aug. 22 a bus driver for the Greyhound and running to Aug. 25. Theline Jn western Oregon. Wranglers Horse show will be retUrned to Heppner In held on September 1, and the business with his rmipn w 11 he on September 2 .. ..' . ... u v,.i rodeo will be on September 2 and 3. The horse show will start at 9 a. m. and will conclude about 5 p. m. Library Officers Named For Year The annual election of officers of the Heppner Public Library was held July 31. Marlon Green was elected to the office of presi dent for the coming year, with Miss Leta Humphreys as vice president, Mrs. Sam Turner, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Ture Peterson, Mrs. Cornett Green and Al Lamb as trustees. Mrs. Blanche Brown will continue In her present position as librarian. Appointed on the book com mittee were Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, Mrs. Ture Peterson, Mrs. Robert Abrams, Mrs. Ray Smith, Wil liam Sowell, J. O. Turner and Mrs. Brown. A report showed that a total nf R172 honks had been checked out through the library during the past year bilization Act administrator by the 12 Hager producers. The re quest was filed in Salem early in July. A period of 60 days is allowed by law before the hear ing must be held. No date has been set for the hearing. A statement Issued Wednes day by Hager's Dairy said, "We are sorry that an administration of the Milk Stabilization Act forced us to quit acting as re ceiver for local dairymen as of July 15. We were faced with three choices. We could either put our dairymen on surplus price, bringing them a maximum of $3.17 per 100 pounds of fluid milk; face several dollars fine each day we received milk; or step aside and give the dairy men a chance to market their own milk. We chose the latter course because we believed thl to be In the best Interest of the dairymen involved." City 78th Year, Number 22 Runs Out water bills monthly and other charges ere used to apply towara the remaining Indebtedness. Amount of the total mlllaee levy lur npjri i cannot be determined as of thls In the city UlTlt- muw v- " ----- been completed. Allen Case, 5?, Dies Suddenly In Hospital Here Allen LeRoy Case, prominent Hncinova n-.an of HeDDner and owner of Case Furniture Co., died suddenly at rioneer Memorial hospital July 28 and the death came as a shock to his many friends. It was attributed to a heart attack. He entered the hoa nitAl Julv 18. having trouble with his leg which he had In jured on a chair, then he con tracted pneumonia and develop ed other complications. He was not known to be seriously 111 and the heart attack was unex pected. At the time of his death. Case was serving his second term on the city council. He was active In Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, was on the merchant's committee, and recently served as co-chairman nf thA Clean-UD. Palnt-up com mittee. He was a retired vestry man in All Saint's Episcopal church; a member of Heppner Elks Lodge No. 358 and Heppner Masonic Lodge No. 69. H was born August 27. 1903 at Ashland, the son of Martin LeRoy and Wlnnlfred Case. His parents founded the Case Fur nlture Co. here In the early 1920'a. Aftor crmduation from men school here he attended Llnfleld rniiAcA. On June 24. 1925, he married Jean Pvle. a native of Heppner. For several years he ft rove bus service between Ar lington and Heppner, then was father and took over the busi ness when the elder Mr. Case died In 1946. His father was also a member of the city council at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Jean, Heppner; one daughter, Mrs. Josephine Thompson, Port land; one brother Harold, Sea side; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Nl kander, Corvallis and Mrs. Wln nlfred Evans, Oswego, and two grandchildren. Services were held at 10:30 a. m. Monday at All Saints' Epls copal church with the Rev. Bruce Spencer officiating. The church was filled to overflowing with friends and relatives. Paul bearers were Ralph Tay lor, Jack Loyd, Dr. James Norene, Clint Agee, Loyd Burkenblne and Howard Bryant. Honorary pall bearers were Ray Ayers, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Matt Hughes, Frank Turner, Ralph Thompson, Gene Pierce, P. W. Mahoney, Winn Crist, and Carl Spauldlng. Private committal service was In Heppner Masonic cemetery, Elmer Heath, speaking for the new Joint venture business, said the dairymen have negotiated for a price of $5.25 on a competi tive out of state market He said, "We feel we are in a good position to continue to fur nish the Umatilla and Morrow County markets with milk from local producers in tne inree brands our milk goes In to." WEATHER HI Low Prec. 89 46 81 48 85 52 90 52 92 54 94 57 93 63 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Maximum temperature, 98 Minimum temperature, 46. Council Fsffs 2 Fill Places Of Al Case, PhilBlalmey Two new city council member have been appointed by Mayor Al Lamb to fill vacancies and they have been approved by the city counolL Karl Ayres and Le Roy Gardner will assume office at the regular council meeting Monday night. They will serve until the next general election. Ayres came her from Milton Preewater In Decembr 1959 and has been active In community affairs. Owner-manager of Hepp ner Auto Sales. Inc., he is a member of the board of directors for Ileppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, a charter rnrmoer or iiepinrr mJ.nt (-orp-i crrtary-treasurer of member of Heppner Develop- ih llolv Nime Society and chairman of the Boy Scout com mlttee for St. Patrick's Catholle church, a member of Heppner Elks Lodge and the Willow Creek Golf club. Gardner Is a 13 year member of the Elks Lodge and is at present serving as exalted ruler of the Heppner Lodge. He Is an active member of the Methodist church. He has lived In Heppner for n ne years ana is manager of Heppner Nor-Gas Co. Th two will fill the Posts left vacant by the death last week of Allen Case, and iy rnu uiax- ney'a move to Prosser, wn., juiy 10. No Funds Allowed Io Fight 'Hoppers, Anderson Says No federal or state funds are vaiiahin tn helD area farmers fight the grasshopper infestation, County Agent w. anacnon it- ported Tuesday. Anriprenn. who has been aware of how serious the hoppers are becoming In south Morrow county, requested that an expert make a survey. Jim Jackson of the U. S. Department o Agri culture Bureau of Entomology, Pullman, Wn., was here Tuesday and toured the south of the coun ty, particularly In the south lone area. He reported there were many of the Insects but said since the situation had not been anticipa ted, no funds had been allowed and none would be available this summer. A program or mnthinfr funds can be used next year to control the new hatch If plans are maae in aavance, i said. nmsshonners are reported not to like pine trees, and experts believe they will not eat tnem. But Jackson saw pine trees In windbreaks In the south lone area which had been denuded by the Insects. Also attacked are pardens. shrubs, flowers, and new scedlngs of alfalfa. For garden produce Anderson is recommending malathlon be cause of Its low residual effect. It is approved by the Pure Food and Drug Administration; and is one of the few sprays wmcn is, he said. Farmers should check wine breaks and recent seedlngs of alfalfa to spray, if damage Is apparent, before it gets out of control, Anderson said. Two area farmers have had airplanes spray new alfalfa seedlngs for grasshoppers this montn, w. w. Weatherford In the early part of July and Don Greenup on Monday. Most heavily Infested is me BhP creek area. Hlnton creek, and the South lone area clear to Gooseberry area. Grasshopper infestations are difficult to forecast A survey of the Boardman bombing range In April determined that there would be many there, but weath er at hatching time was cool and moist and tne newiy natcn ed hoppers died off. There are none on the range now, accord ing to the county agent In the south Morrow area none were expected as early tours did not show eggs. The late hatch, which has made the grasshoppers so prevalant now, is still going on. "Because it was unexpected, we were not prepared, but be cause so many of them are so little yet, maybe the frost will get them before they lay eggs," Anderson said. The county agent's office will encourage farmers of the area to organize to control the hatch next year. Baton Classes Set Baton classes will be held at the music room of Heppner High School at 9 a. m. Saturday ac cording to Gordon Hutchlns. Instructor. court.
