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lone City Budget Talked At April Council Meeting Dates to Remember: April 13 Topic club April 17 Rainbow April 17 Legion Auxiliary at 8:00 p. m. (Cecil Thome's) April 18 Arnica April 18 Masons April 13 Rebekah (no social) April 20 Home Economics Mable Crawford April 21 Auxiliary traveling 100a sale luiutj a. m. April 21 Grange meeting April 23 Lions meeting By LORRAINE. BALL IONE A tentative city budget of $20,476.52 was worked out by the budget committee for the city of lone and presented at this months council meeting. Mayor Charles O'Connor said this was within the 6 per cent limitation. Further work on the budget win be done because all expen ses and items have not been agreed upon, commented Mayor O'Connor. However, he went on to explain that the 6 per cent limitation would not be ex ceeded. Funds for the city come from several sources which include a 10 mill serial levy which is in its second year and brings in approximately $3,000 for city use. Other funds include a street fund from the State highway department taxes and from re ceipts from the city revenue. The budget committee is com posed of E. W. Bristow, Walter Dobyns, Cecil Hicks, council members, Mrs. Robert DeSpain, Omar Rietmann and Bill Riet mann and Mayor O'Connor. A discussion of the city park problems was also held. Hiring of a new caretaker was discussed but was tabled until the next regular meeting, The park com mittee was instructed to investi gate and report at the next meet ing. Assembly Delegation Chosen At the regular meeting of the Bunchgrass lodge on .Thursday evening, Mrs. Omar Rietmann and Mrs. David Rietmann were voted as delegates to the Re bekah Assembly to be held in JViedrord in May. Other business for the evening saw Mrs. Omar Rietmann unanimously voted to be recommended for the office of district Deputy President. Refreshments were served fol lowing the meeting with Mrs. Ida Esteb and Mrs. Donald Ball as co-hostesses. A very enjoyable coffee hour tor fhe jwaranatna ciud was neia last Friday at the liome of Mrs. Kenneth Smouse with Mrs. Fred Burgyone and Mrs. Alfred Nel son, Jr., as co-hostessess. Sixteen guests wpre present, Home Ecpnqm)cs pub of Wil lows Grange will meet at the home of Mrs. Wate Crawford on April 20 for an afternoon meet ing. Mrs. Fred Burgoyne returned home last week following a weeks visit in Portland with rel atives and friends. Barbara Njchols, daughter fif Mr. and Mrs. William Nicnols,, underwent emergency surgery at the Pioneer Memorial hospital in Heppner on Sunday. It is report ed she is progressing satisfactor ily. Appoint Nominating Committee lone American Legion Auxil iary held a business meeting on April 3 at the home of Eulenna Corley with M,rs. Martha feterT sqn as hostess. Mrs'. Gorley and JWrs.' Lqrrajne' Hams were ap; pointed as a nominating com mittee to select new officers for the coming year, The next meet. Ing will be held April 17 at the home of Mrs. Cecil Thorne. Poppy corsages will be made at this meeting. Mrs. Richard Baker, the former Chirlmr Cmnnco nnH rian crhtprs. Deborah, Martha and Elizabeth of Kiger Island, Corvallis, vis-1 CRAB DAN For Benefit of ELKS' EYE FUND Saturday AT B.P.O.E. 1869 CONDON For All Elks And Their Ladies ited Saturday at the Kenneth Smouse ranch. Mrs. Baker and children were visiting with her mother, Mrs. Anne Smouse of Heppner, and with other rel atives in this area. Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Mason were in lone for a few days this past week on business. Mr. Mason re turned to Portland on Saturday, and Mrs. Mason remained for the funeral service of Mrs. Hattie Crabtree. Social club of Locust Chapter met at the home of Mrs. Omar Rietmann on Wednesday, April 4. Nine members were present with two tables of pinochle in play. Mrs. Carl Bergstrom re ceived high; Mrs. Dixon bmith, low, and Mrs. Walter Dobyns; door prize. Attend District Meeting Ida Coleman and Elaine Riet mann of the lone Big Tops club attended the Tops district meet ing at La Grande on Saturday evening, April 7. They were over night Euests at the home ot Mrs Coleman's daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ekstrom. Hattie Crabtree Funeral Rites In lone Monday IONE Funeral services were held on Monday, April 9, for Mrs. Hattie Crabtree, 81, who died at her home in lone on nday, April 6. Mrs. Crabree had been in ill health for several months following surgery, Services were held at the lone Community church, with Rev. Rod MacKenzie officiating. In terment was in the lone Odd Fellow cemetery in lone. Mrs. Crabtree was born on May 15. 1880. at Girard, Kansas, the daughter of Erastus and Sarah M. Lindsey. She married Jobe Crabtree at Marion, Oregon, on November 3, 1896. The Crabtrees moved tp Morrow county in 1917 where they operated a wneai ranch for many years. In 1935 they moved to Salem, where they resided until the passing of Mr. Crabtree in 1951. She returned to lone in 1958 to be near her child ren and made her home here until her passing. She was a member of Locust ChaDter 119, Order of Eastern Star, arid of Willows Grange 672 of lone.' Survivors include, three daugh ters, Mrs. Archie (Dimple) Mun kers of Lexington, Mrs. Lewis (Dot) Havqrsen, lone and Mrs. Rov (Juanita) Slender of Salem; one son, Leo also of lone, one sister Nellie Brock of Salem, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Organist for the services was Mrs. Markham Baker and soloist was Mrs. Pjenn Biehl, both, of lone.. Pallbearers were her grand sons, Raymond Hoffman, George Stender, Alvin McCabe, Ronnie Crabtree, Mark Halvorsen and Oliver Devin. Honorary pall bearers were Oscar Lundell, Wate Crawford, Warren Stender, John Troedson, Jim Lindsey and Markham Baker.. Qut of town relatives and friends here for the services in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sten der, Nettie Brock and George Stender. all of Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Buck Miller, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Miller, Maggie Miller, Gladys Miller and War- ren Stender, all of Hermiston;1 Mrs. Hila Tims, George Tims and Ray Tims of Pendleton, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rea of Port land. AND Apr!! 14, Mayor Proclaims Cleanup Week ' Mayor Charles O'Connor of lone has proclaimed next week, April 16 through 21, as Clean up week in lone. City trucks will pick up trash and debris left in containers on curbing strips on Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, he said. Cooperation of residents in taking part in the cleanup cam paign to help make a more tidy city will be appreciated, he said. Club Declares Need for Cleanup, Caution On Spray Members of the lone Garden Club took action Tuesday at its regular business meeting on matters of importance relative to cleanup of the town and on weed spraying. In cooperation with the city of lone, the club wants to remind citizens of the officially declared Cleanup Week, April 16 through 21. Now is the time to burn all debris possible, level off park ing strips and weedy areas, so these can be mowed during the growing months to keep weeds down and prevent fire hazards There is a city ordinance, num ber 99, "prohibiting weeds more than 10 inches high, trash and debris from accumulating on private property during May through October, with fine not to exceed $100." The club also calls attention of farmers and weed spray op erators to help prevent weed spray drift and fumes from ve hicles, be cautious with spraying apparatus and of saturated cloth ing coming into the area tnat would kill plants and young trees. The 64 new trees planted during the winter need this spec ial protection to keep growing and add beauty and attractive ness to the community. Umatilla Nine Trims Mustangs Scoring six runs in the third inning the Umatilla's base ball team defeated the Heppner Mustangs, 10 to 1, Friday after noon at Umatilla in a wind swept affair. Heppner scored in the firsf when Bill Cox walked, Carl Bau man doubled, Dick Springer walked and Ladd Dick was hit bv the pitcher. Umatilla scored in the first on a triple by Hiatt and Eisele's single; in the third Zellers opened with a single, Green duplicated, Hiatt walked and Eisele doubled' to scOre two runs, McCoy walked, and Barber doubled and scored on an error. Heppner left eight men stranded on the bases and picked up only four hits, one a double by Bauman and the pth,ers singles by Dick, Springer and Daggett. Ken Smith relieved l.Mrry Green in the fourth Inning and struck out eight the next three innings. RUE Heppner 100 000 0 1 4 5 Umatilla 106 210 10 9 1 Long Distance Nation-Wide Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans PENLAND BROS. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone CR 6-3111 7 p.m. HEPPMEfV Sec. 3 4 pages V . . Vs.-,1 '.Ain v.n'W a fSTSn 1 1 . . if I m III f , - I, Iryt.io,! STUDENTS of the sixth grade at lone Elementary school, under the direction of teacher, Jack Loyd, have collected 1400 pounds of outdated elementary and secondary textbooks to be forwarded abroad for use particularly in the Philippines. This was in a project sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction in Oregon. Shown with books ready for shipment are (from left) Dixie Peek) John Gaarsland, Betty Hausler, Terri O'Connor, C athy Keene, Janet Falmateer, Merrilee Jacobs, Maureen McElligott, Janice Snider, Mike Davidson, Chris Lovgren, Kerr,' Peterson, Jim McEUlgott, Teacher Jack Loyd, Charles Nelson, Richard Linnell, and Floyd Riley. School Writers To High school journalists will hear Dean John L. Hulteng, School of Journalism, University of Oregon speak at the Eastern Oregon Press Conference Satur day. The group will represent most of the high school news paper staffs in north eastern Oregon at the high school in Pendleton. Wallace McCrae, sup erintendent of schools, Pendleton will welcome the journalists and advisers. Miss Bonnie Wiley, publicity director, Central Washington Col lege will be the luncheon speak er. The following professionals from the working press, photog BUICK'S TORRID NEW LUXURY FIRST WITH THE SURE-FOOTED Now-all the fun of nunc yyjn sii in mo my of luxury! The brand new, Bnorts- bred Buick wildcat! shows you Un,., c AJ .1 n . "W, ccxci; SlUVttlllXU 111IUHI that places therip-snorting Wildcat V-8 engine over the front wheel. Gives you arrow-straight tracking . .. J . 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Drive this torrid new WILDCAT! at your Buick dealer's he's in a happy Spring trading mood! 01 euic-juuieu, have the news for Spring. FARLEY MOTOR COMPANY 79th Year, Number 6 - Time s advisers, who are sponsoring the conference, will present the awards for excellence in both the printed and the duplicated fields at the concluding session. The other sponsoring advisers are Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Heppner, Clyde Swisher, Nyssa, and Charles Kendall, Hermiston. The conference will start at 9 a. m. and end at 3 p. m. A luncheon will be served at 11:30 a. m. This is the first conference of its kind sponsored in the Pen dleton area and the sponsors hope it will become an annual event, Mrs. Livermore said Mon day. Pre-registration returns in dicate 100 people will attend. SPORTS CAR! SOCK OF ADVANCED THRUST! BUICK WILD Cm ..New Buick Wildcatl New Skylark Convertible! Sfanfield Tops Cardinal Nine In the first baseball game of the season both teams, Stanfield thumped lone at Stanfield Fri day, 12 to 4 after jumping to a 6-1 lead in the first inning. Ken Klinger started on the mound for the Cardinals after the lone nine had picked up one run in the top of the first. The Stanfield nine opened with a rush and Klinger yielded to Ron Crabtree who hurled the rest of the distance. The winners stretched the lead to 8-1 by the bottom of the sec ond when they connected for three more hits in that stanza. The Cardinals pushed over an other lone run in the top of the third but Stanfield matched that in the bottom of the same frame to make it 9-2. Coach Glenn Biehl's gang threatened in the toD of the fifth with three hits and two runs but the rally was cut short at that point. Stanfield completed seorinc In tho hnttnm nt tha sixth with three runs on one hit. Ken weison had a good day at bat for the Cards with three hits in four triDS. Tonninu StnnflplH was Pitcher Voss with two in tnree times up. The Cardinals meet Umatilla at lone Friday at 3 p. m. score: R H Tone mi rot n a a Stanfield 621 003 12 9 Batterips: Klinanp rmtitwo HI and Hams; Voss and E. Banker. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rice and daughter, Roberta Lee, Seattle Wn., visited last Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice. The Edward Rices had just returned from a three month vacation in Mazatlam, Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lott and children visited over the week end in Port Orchard, Wn., with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lott, and his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Burnice McGhee. QUALIFIED TV, RADIO And Other ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SERVICING OR REPAIR Bring Into Shop or will call At Your Home Wee-TV Shop Heppner Ph. 6-9975 11 5 MVj Heppner. Ore. 3 May and Chase St