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THIS MATRONLY but cold-looking lady blew In for a visit at the
Carl Spaulding residence with the snowstorm last week, perhaps
the first snow woman to arrive
stands on the Spaulding lawn
the warm livina room of the
daughter of the Spaulding,
lady.
Holiday Snow
Brings Joy Here
The snow here Thursday and
Friday, preceded by rains, has
been clubbed a "multi-million
dollar fall" bv County Agent N
C. Anderson. Moisture content of
the white stuff was good, rang
ing from one and one fourth to
more than 1V4 inches, and was
general all over the county. The
area around Boardman receivea
only a slight covering but the
snowfall in tne area arouna
Heppner measured seven inches.
"Every drop soaked into the
earth." "Anderson said. Because
the ground was not frozen, none
of the moisture ran off and creeks
did not rise even where Chinook
winds melted the snow In short
wriods the first of the week
'The ground was so dry it acted
like a blotter," Anderson saia.
The moisture was badly need
ed by the ranchers of the county.
Many had not planted because
the eround was too dry. Others
planted several weeks ago only
to nnd the seed did noi germi
nate due to lack of water in
the ground. Prospects were dim
Crowds Attend
Holiday Opening;
Winners Listed
A holiday atmosphere of fun
and festivity prevailed Saturday
when crowds attended Christmas
Opening in Heppner, featured by
the first annual window guessing
contest.
Those taking part truly made
a game of it and had an enjoy
able day despite the cold weath
er. The snowfall that came late
last week probably kept many
of those rural areas from at
tending. Nevertheless, some stores re
ported as many as 500 entering
their contests. Buying apparently
was at a minimum with most
of those in town "just looking."
However, the observation was
heard a number of times that
the shoppers were surprised to
find the variety of Christmas
merchandise offered in local
stores.
Winners in the various con
tests were annuonced as fol
lows: Anderson's Builders Supply,
Bill Gentry; Barratt Sales, Ma
bel Heath; Case Furniture, Mrs.
Ray Williamson and Fran Heath,
(two prizes) Central Market,
Maurice Groves and Bill Sher
man (tie to be decided by lot);
L. E. Dick, Ray Winslow; Econ-.
omy Market, Mrs. Joe Yocum;
Elma's Apparel, Mrs. Ray Smith.
Farley Motors, Dennis Warren;
Gazette-Times, Gordon Hutchens;
Gilliam and Bisbee, Clark Casto;
Gonly's, Linda Heath; Heppner
Auto Parts. Clark Casto; Heppner
Hardware and Electric, Bernice
Struckmeier; Heppner Variety
Store, Mrs. Matt Hughes; Hotel
Grill, Linda Heath and Ruth Pet
erson (tie); Humphreys Rexall
Drug, Barbara Blake; Lott's Elec
tric, Jenina Johnson; MiLadies
Apparel, La Verne Henderson; J.
C. Penney Co., Elsie Casta
Peterson's Jewelers, Nonie Lor
enzen; Thil s Pharmacy, Mrs. Roy
Tabor; Red and White, Mrs. Ver
non Munkers; Ron's Flowers,
Almeda Duran; Ruggles Insur
ance Agency. Viola Springer;
Turner, Van Marter and Bryant,
Rodnev Avers; Tri-County Equip
ment "Co.; Bill Wright; Wagon
Wheel. Tom Laird; Western Auto,
Mabel Heath; Wilson's Mens
Wear, Mrs. John Ceglia.
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on the local scene wis year, sne
looking rather disdainfully into
residence. Mrs. Judy Brannon,
had a band in fashioning the snow
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for a good crop until the snow
came, and many farmers were
contemplating adding to their
soil conservation acreage.
Others were watching fields
already planted with the expec
tation of having to re-seed in
the spring. All that changeo, An
derson pointed out, with the
early snow, and seed in the
ground will now grow. If the
weather becomes warm again
and dries out the ground enough
there is still time to plant winter
wheat. With the additional mois
ture it will sprout quickly, add
ing to the prospects of a good
crop next summer, he said.
Farmers of Morrow County had
a real reason to give thanks
Thanksgiving day
Hi
Low
34
30
28
16
19
23
23
Prec.
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.56
.38
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
48
36
36
35
32
33
34
Tuesday
Wednesday
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28
Trace
Snow, 3.5 inches Thursday; 2.8
Friday.
Total snowian, d.i-j incnes.
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
New School Buses
Added To Fleet
Twn new school buses have
heen received bv Morrow Coun
ty District R-l and will be in
use next week, Robert Van Houte,
nHministrator. states. Both are
48-passenger buses with Chevro
let motors in inomas dus uuuira.
One bus will be assigned to
Irrigon. The school bus there- was
worn out and was traded in on
the new model. The other new
bus will be assigned to Lexing
ton. The bus which has been
used at Lexington was retained
hv the district to serve 'as a
spare to use when one of the
regular buses is out of commis
sion. Addition of the two buses
brings the fleet for the district
to 21 school buses. There are
also four station wagons and
nanels and six private cars usid
by the district in getting child
ren to and from classes in the
district, Van Houte saia.
Elks Plan Public
Memorial Service
Heppner Lodge No. 358, BPOE,
will hold its annual memorial
service for departed members
Sunday, December 3, at 2:00 p.
m. in the Elks Temple.
The 1961 Lodge of Sorrow will
honor: J. O. Turner, Frank E.
Parker, Bernard Ward, Loyal
R. Parker, Allan L. Case, Henry
C. Wood, Henry C. Happold, Don
ald I. Fredrickson, and John I.
Hanna.
A program is scheduled and
the officers will take part in the
service which is open to the pub
lic. Richmond's Plan Move
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richmond
and familv will be moving to
Rockford, Wash., after the first
of the year. Mr. Richmond has
accepted a position as the assis
tant manager of the Rockford
Grain Growers Association, after
gaining considerable experience
with the organization in his em
ployment here with the Morrow
County Grain Growers. They ex-j
pect to sell their home here.
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lone Loses Title
In Game at Sisters
(See stories on pa Re 8)
Ione's Cardinals fell on
gam short ol a second con
secutive stato 8-man B foot
ball championship when they
lost to a big Sisters "dream
team" at Sisters Saturday.
The victors scored one in
the second quarter and twice
in the third to take the win.
lone, handicapped by injuries,
threatened several times but
failed to reach pavdirt
lone Lions'
Scholarship
Plan Told
lone I. ions club, appreciative
of the fine public response to
their sale of brooms, rugs ana
pop-on bows In t he south end
of the county during the past
wo weeks, have decided to use
profit from the sale for four
scholarships to senior students
of lone and Heppner High
schools. Gar Svvanson of the club
said Monday.
The scholarships will be
awarded for citizenship, anil $100
will go to each of the schools.
At each school, $r0 will be
awarded to one boy chosen and
$50 to one girl those who have
been judged best in citizenship.
The award will be made to
pplv against the student's sec
ond term or semester in college,
raining school or business
school, Swanson said.
The awards will be made at
raduation time this spring. The
club is also considering ways
nd means of perpetuating the
scholarships, so that they may
be made annually.
Swanson said that Heppner
was included in the program by
the lone Lions because of the
"wonderful reception" given to
the club members here when
they called on the drive.
Jim Barnett. chairman of the
drive, said that receipts the first
week topped $900 gross, and this
did not include rural areas wnicn
were canvassed later. Goods were
purchased for the sale from Live,
Inc., of Boise to aid blind and
handicapped workers.
Basketball Season
To Start on Friday
Most basketball teams of the
area will swing into action Fri
day night. At Heppner, the
Mustangs will meet the high
ly touted Madras White Buff
aloes in the first contest of a
two night stand. Jayvee games
start at 6:30.
lone, with only a week of
practice behind them, will go
to the Umatilla-Morrow Jam
boree at Umatilla. The Card
inals will play Heppner high
freshmen in the opening ab
breviated game of the Jam
boree. Riverside, Echo, Stan
field and Umatilla will com
prise the rest of the field.
The Cardinals take on Mau
pin at home Saturday night
with Jayvee game starting at
6:45.
Complete details of these
games may bo found on the
sports page (8).
OFFICERS and directors of Morrow
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ot the conclusion of their annual meeting and election Monday,
November 20. Seated (from left) John Graves and Tad Miller,
directors; Elmer Palmer, vice president; Paul Jones, president;
Paul Brown, secretary; Walter Jacobs, director; and Lewis Halv-
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Farm-City Banquet Speech Hits
'Loose Talk'; Awards Presented
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HONORED at Farn-City banquet
Mrs. Vernon Munkers, Lexington, and Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman,
publishers of the Gazette-Times.
(left), chairman of the Heppner Soil Conservation district pre
sents gift to Munkers as Soil
lower photo Mike Whitesmith (right). Chamber of Commerce
president, presents the chamber's 1961 Certificate of Recognition
to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman.
Miss Rodeo,
Heads for National Event
Jan Beamer, Miss Rodeo Ore
gon, 1961, is now in Las Vegas,
Nev., where she is entered in the
Miss Rodeo America contest.
Among other things, the contes
tants are judged on personality,
poise, beauty, and horsemanship.
The contest is sponsored by
the International Rodeo Manage
ment. Approximately 20 girls
from the western two-thirds of
the nation are expected by of
ficials to enter the contest.
Jan left for the Nevada city
Monday. Registration and a pa
jama party were scheduled for
Tuesday, with judging to begin
Wednesday and running through
Friday. Two horsemanship con
tests will be held. Thursday (to
night) and Friday nights the
girls will appear at the rodeo.
They will also make personal
appearances on television and
in clubs, be interviewed on radio
and by newspapers.
Jan was accompanied by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralpn
Beamer of Heppner, and Mr. and
County Grain Growers assembled
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here Monday night were Mr. and
In the upper photo, Ray French
Conservation Man of the Year. In
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Jan Beamer,
Mrs. Ford Robertson. Robertson
is director of publicity for the
Pendleton Round-Up which spon
sors Jan's appearance in the
contest.
Competition Is not new to
Heppner's Jan. She won over
eight others at the Pendleton
Round-Up to be named Miss Ro
deo Oregon last September. She
has entered many rodeo events
in her 21 years where her ex
cellence on horseback has won
her many titles and trophies.
She was a princess in the Pen
dleton Round-Up, in the Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo, and
was named Miss Northwest Ro
deo in I960. Jan graduated from
Heppner high school, spent tvo
years at Oregon State Univer
sity and last year took a business
course in a Portland business
school. She is now employed by
Good Shepherd hospital in Her
miston, but plans to move to
Pendleton in January, when the
Pendleton Community Memorial
hospital opens, to work there.
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orsen, director. Associate directors (standing, from left) are:
Earl McCabe, Douglas Drake, George Luciani. Harold Wright
Laurence Becket. and Homer Hughes. Manager Al Lamb is at
right Associate director- Louis Carlson was not present when
the picture was taken. (G-T Photo)
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78th Year, Number 39
"I.oose talk" In relation to ng
riculture was denounced by
I-rank I.. Iiallard, retired direc
tor of the Orenon State exten
sion service, in th principal ad
dress at the Chamber of Com-meroe-sonsored
Farm-City ban
quet In the American Legion
hull here Monday night Some
!K) farmers, businessmen and
wives were present.
Ballard's prseentation, which
he insisted was only a period
of "visiting" rather than a
speech, came as the climax to
the banquet. Vern Munkers. Mor
row county Conservation Man of
the Year, was honored with pre
sentation of a gift by Raymond
French, chairman of the Hepp
ner Soil Conservation district,
earlier In the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman,
publishers of the Gazette-Times,
were also honored in a presen
tation by President Mike White
smith on behalf of the chamber.
They received the chamber's Cer
tificate of Recognition lor liHil
for "their efforts in promoting
Heppner and Morrow County
through editorials, news releases
and special editions of the Hepp
ner Gazette-limes."
Mayor Al Lamb was master of
ceremonies at the banquet and
ntroduced Tad Miller, president
of the County Wheat Growers
asscoiation, French, and cham
ber officers. Gene Pierce presen
ted Gary Van Blokland, whose
Hereford steer won the grand
championship in the open class
at the Pacific International Live
stock Exposition this fall.
Entertainment was by Mrs.
Ola Mae Benson who played two
piano numbers. The dinner was
prepared and served by women
of the Legion auxiliary and thel
helpers. Father G Bruce Sp?n
cer, pastor of All Saints' Epls
copal church, delivered the lnvo
cation. .
Ballard, who filled the banquet
date here when E. K. Jackman
retired range management spec
lalist, became ill and was un
able to attend, headed the ex
tension service from 1934 until
his retirement earlier this year.
"It is fine that almost every
town in the country Is making
an effort during Farm-City week
to promote understanding De
tween farm and city people," he
declared.
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Balloon Advertising
Travels a Long Way
A little advertising by helium-filled
balloons goes a
long way, according to Mrs.
A. L. Osmln of Balm Fork road,
whose son Art Osmln, 8V2- ran
into the house Nov. 19 with
the news that he had found
seven balloons in the back
pasture.
The helium-filled balloons
bore the writing "Saterlee Jew.
elry, Madras. Oregon." They
had apparently been released
for some promotional event
and traveled the some 100
miles before dropping to earth
and catching in sagebrush at
the Osmin place.
In addition to the seven In
tact balloons, 7 or 8 more that
had been tied to the group
were broken.
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Talk Urges
Positive
Thinking
Congreiuiman Al Ullman, per
Konablt r-reentatlve of Ore
eons nwond district, was grt
by mime W frlenda and sup
porter at a dinner on stormy
nlnht here Friday In the Amer
ican Lrslun hall.
In hl observation to the group,
he itaid. "We re moving ahead on
a dedicated tiroicram for the
farmer." and later added, "we
are going to make more gains
next year."
But climax of hU talk came
after he had reported on a recent
trip ho took to Europe on a tour
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CONGRESSMAN AL ULLMAN
of duty as a commander In the
Naval Reserve.
"Khrushchev says he can beat
us on the economic front," the
representative said. "I take up
the challenge that he cannot do
It. We have a strength In depth."
He asserted that "a lot of peo-
pie are becoming hysterical on
the far right. Their thinking is
that if you are against commu
nism you are a great American
and that Is enough.
It isn't enough to be just anu-
communlstic. You have to know
what you stand for. When we go
abroad we have to sen mem on
what we have and what we are.
and what we are striving lor
building a better world and
building a better America."
Positive thinking is needed to
build a democracy, Congressman
Ullman emphasized.
"It is only a Hitler who needs
to have a scapegoat" he said.
"We need positive thinking to
build a citizenship."
Congressman Ullman was In
troduced by Al Lamb, toast-
master at the dinner. Among
prominent local Democrats and
officials presented were Newt
O'Harra; Jim Burns, Democratic
chairman for Gilliam county;
Clarence Rosewall, chairman,
Ullman-for-Congress committee;
Henry Baker; Orville Cutsforth;
and County Judge Oscar Peter
son.
Ron Ahern. field assistant for
Ren. Ullman. and Mrs. Ahern ac
companied the congressman here
and were also preseniea to tne
group.
The sneaker started his talk
with a high compliment to Lamb.
"I don't know of a better citi
zen of any community than Al
Lamb." he said. "I wish we had
a lot more like him in this coun
try."
He spoke of Morrow county
people as being keenly interested
in farm nrohlems. in resource
development, and as liberal ed
ucators. "In manv fields of endeavor
you people are out in the tore-
front," he said.
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Football Dinner
Set Wednesday
Football Dlavers of Heppner
High school will be honored at a
banquet at the high school Wed
nesday at 6:30 with Chamber of
Commerce members present and
mothers of the team members
cfKkinir and serving the dinner.
Tlve chamber will defray expen
ses and the dinner will be with
out charge to the boys, parents
and chamber members.
Principal Gordon Pratt is in
charge of the banquet and a
speaker will appear on the pro
gram.
Cub Scouts to Hare
Sale of Fruit Cakes
Cub Scouts of Heppner will
hold their fruit cake sale again
this year, and it will start Just
as soon as their supply of cakes
arrive, according to Dave Town
send, chairman of the adult com
mittee in charge.
Boys will go house to house In
conducting the sale. The fruit
cakes are obtained from the
same source as last year when
they found a ready market be
cause of the good quality. Town
send said.
Any who wish to make certain
that they will not be missed
may place orders by calling
Townsend (6-5574 or Cubmaster
Darrell Power (6-9265).