HEPPNER GAZETTE
Heppner Runners
Set New Records
In Track Meet
Coach Don McClure's Heppner
High school track team was high
squad for A-2 schools in the
Eastern Oregon Elks invitational
track meet in Pendleton Satur
day, and the Mustang entries
set some new school marks and
one record for the invitational
meet.
Lee Padberg cracked the record
for the mile in the Eastern Ore
gon meet as he won it in 4:32.6,
edging (he old mark of 4:32.7,
set by Terry Smith of Athena
last year. Smith ran second to
Padberg this year. In doing so,
Padberg also cracked his own
Heppner High school record of
4:37.7.
Archie Ball bettered his own
Heppner school record in the
high hurdles as he came in third
at Pendleton. He ran the dis
tance in 15.8 and shattered Tom
Driscoll's former school mark of
16.2.
Ball had a good chance to cop
the low hurdles after winning
his heat in 21.7. In the finals,
however, lie; hit the first hurdle,
fell, and then got up and fin
ished fourth. Winning time was
21.2.
Padberg bettered his own
school record in the half-mile as
he ran it in 2:03.5, good for
fourth place. His previous best
was 2:07.6.
Completing the point perfor
mances for the team, Eddie
Howard took fourth place in the
100-yard dash.
In the novice division, Shan
Applegate won the broad jump
with a leap of 19' 5 'a", and Doug
Dubu(iie was second in the high
jumn at 5' 3". Three freshmen,
Dean Robinson, Dean Lovgron
and John Wagenblast, turned in
good performances. Robinson
and Lovgron finished just out
of the placings in the half-mile
and Wagenblast ran sixth in the
mile with a time of 5:13.
Pendleton topped the meet fol
lowed by another A-l school,
llermislon, and La Grande in
thin!. Baker was fourth and
Heppner fifth with 14 points.
Mac-Ill trailed Heppner.
Wm. Cunningham
III In Pendleton
William' Cunningham was
taken to SI. Anthony's hospital
Monday, suffering from internal
hemorrhaging. His wife and
daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Bletell, accom
panied him. Mr. Cunningham
will remain Ihere for observation.
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- TIMES, Thursday, May 10, 1962
Over The
Tee Cup
With ol' man weather getting
in his licks, it was a wet and
battered bunch of gal golfers
that played our first Tri-City
Tournament Tuesday. John Day
sent five fabulously good sports
(and good golfers, too), Thelma
Driscoll, Barb Gibson, Jessie Ray,
Blanche Kilpatrick and our
"own" Jackie Labhart. Kinzua
was represented by good friends
Marie Hulett, Jolene Guinn,
Mary Miller, Marge Boving,
Bertha Allen and Lavina Con
ner. Heppner had out Marie Mc
Quarrie, Hazel Mahoney, Bebe
Munkers, Kay Robinson, Donna
McCurdy, Hester Creswick, Helen
Schaffitz, Roberta Dougherty,
Jan Agee, LaFyrne Pratt, Kay
Anderson, Corkie Norene and
yours truly.
Three foursomes finished and
three didn't. Two foursomes got
together under the trees and
built a fire, but still ended up
good and wet. In my foursome
were good Oregonians, playing
through the downpour and light
ning. Award winner for John Day
was Jackie, with a beautiful low
gross of 37, Marie Hulett of Kin
zua, and a tie between Marie
and me for Heppner gals. We
all got golf balls. Hidden hole
winners were Jolene of Kinzua
and Barb Gibson of John Day.
Tin; tourney was under the
supervision of Corkie, Kay A.
and Bebe and what a smooth
threesome that turned out to be.
They had coffee and punch at
three different holes (but we
passed 'em all up to finish be
fore we had to swim back.) With
the help of Herb Hamilton and
his Wishing Well crew, we had
chicken-a-la-carte, with salads
and cake furnished by our mem
bers. Death Takes Niece
Of Mrs. Griffin
Mrs. Jesse Griffin returned last
Thursday from a visit with her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Griffin in Portland.
While visiting there, she re
ceived word of the death of a
niece, Mrs. George Ritchie in
Tye Valley, who had served
as postmistress there for the past
seventeen years. She was attend
ing the state postal convention
on the coast when she was
stricken with a heart attack.
Mrs. Griffin accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Lindstrorn of
lone to the funeral services in
Tye Valley on Thursday, with
burial following at The Dalles.
Mr. Ritchie was raised in the
lone community.
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measures ballot. One state
measure would revise the con
stitutional provision on the six
percent tax limitation and the
other would amend the consti
tution by prividing that legisla
tors' salaries shall be establish
ed and paid in the same manner
as the salaries of other elected
state officers (see editorial page
for comment).
The local measure would es
tablish a $115,000 tax base for
Morrow county roads. This was
reviewed in some detail in last
week's paper, and Judge Oscar
Peterson comments on it this
week on the editorial page.
Candidates for county assessor
and for commissioner have re
viewed their qualifications for
the offices they seek.
Oliver Creswick, seeking elec
tion as assessor after being ap
pointed to that position last
year, came to Heppner 16 years
ago. He has been in the mort
uary business here during that
time and served as president of
the Tri-district Funeral Direc
tors' association two terms. He
also was a member of the board
of directors of the Oregon Fun
eral Directors' association for
one term and is a memoer ol
the National Funeral Directors'
association.
During World War II he served
for 4 k years in the Air Force
as a radio operator and para
chute rigger. He attended the
New England Institute of Em
balming after the war, then
came to Baker where he worked
three years in a mortuary be
fore coming to Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Creswick have
four sons and a married daugh
ter. Sons are David, attending
Eastern Oregon College: Ronald
Heppner High school senior; and
Donald, a high school sophomore,
Daughter is Mrs. Betty Ann
Gentry of Milton-Freew a t e r.
Creswick has served as worship
ful master of A.F. and A.M. No,
69 two different years, 1956 and
1961, and is a past high priest,
R.A.M. He is a member of the
Eastern Star and is past patron
is a member of the Methodist
church, where he has served as
chairman of the official board.
and is also a member of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Creswick was appointed asses
sor in mid-year, 1961, after the
late Harry Dinges left the of
flee. He states that he favors
getting as much tax-exempt
property on the tax rolls as pos
sihle and favors equitable assess
ments for all, without either con
cession or penalty.
Roderick S. Thomson, present
deputy assessor, has had 4 Mi
years experience in the assessor's
office here, much of that time
as acting assessor while the late
Mr. Dinges was too ill to be
in the office. A native of Mor
row county, Thomson has had 27
years of business experience. Ex
copt for short periods in Walla
Walla, Wn., and in Pendleton,
Thomson has been in Morrow
county, working for 11 years
with Union Oil company and
in the grocery business with his
brother, Jim Thomson, for 12
years. He and Mrs. Thomson
have their home in Heppner.
During World War II he served
for two years with the Navy.
in seeking the ottice ot asses
sor, Thomson pointed out that he
has no other business interests
"1 will do my best if I am elected
to the office," he said. "I will
appreciate the support of all
voiers."
In his candidacy for county
( ommissioner, lierl Akers of lone
f.dvocates a "new approach to
Utter county government." He
stresses "better planning, better
public relations, and better plan
i i.i" of expenditure of budgeted
fuiids." lie was born and reared
i.i lone and graduated from high
school there in 193-1. Akers has
farmed ever since on a place 1-1
i-iiles south of lone on the Goose
berry Road. He served on the
s.liiiol board two terms, retired
from the post, then served an
other two years just before the
county school reorganization.
Akers has twice been master
of Willows grange. He and Mrs,
Akeis have three sons and a
Walter J.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
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Walter J. Pearson
"You Know Where He Stands"
(Pd. Tol. Adv., Pearson For Gov. Com., James O. Burns, Condon
Lexington PTA Sets
'School's Out' Picnic
A community picnic Is plan
ned in Lexington by the
Parent-Teacher association for
Friday, June 1, Mrs. Bob Kil
kenny, president, announces.
Potluck lunch will be served
at noon, and organized games
will be played thereafter.
School buses will run in the
morning to bring children to
the elementary school to get
their report cards at the close
of the school year, she said.
All in the area are advised to
make plans now to attend the
picnic.
Spring Music
Concert May 18
Over 100 students will partici
pate in the annual Spring Band
and Chorus Concert next Friday,
May 18, according to Arnold Mel-
by, music director, beginning at
8 p. m. in the high school gym
nasium.
The program will be made up
of numbers by the high school
band, high school chorus and
grade school honor band, as well
as soloists in each department.
The concert is sponsored each
year by business men who back
the music scholarship program,
making possible funds to send
students to summer school and
assisting in fall college entran
ces for deserving students. Ad
mission prices are set at 75c for
adults, 50c for high school stu
dents and 25c for grade school
students.
The following Friday, May 28,
the fifth and sixth grade bands
and vocal groups from grades
one through eight will be heard
in a separate concert.
FFA Boys Name
Officer Slate
New officers of the Heppner
High school chapter, Future
Farmers of America, were elec
ted at the most recent meeting
of the group. Bill Struthers was
chosen president; Harold Gray,
vice president; Dick btruckmeier,
secretary; Dean Robinson, treas
urer; Bob Hager, reporter; Don
Van Winkle, sentinel; and Ken
neth Wright, officer at large.
It was decided by the chap
ter to hold meetings during the
summer in order that it may
continue on a well-organized
basis for the time that school
opens in tne lan, urn ouicers
will remain at their posts
through the summer, and then
the chapter will have its "Pass
ing of the Gavel" ceremony.
daughter, the boys being Bill,
a high school junior; isoD, a
sophomore in Columbia Basin
Junior college; and Beil, Jr., en
gaged in farm work. Daughter
is Bonnie, attending grade school
in lone.
E. O. (Gene) Ferguson, present
commissioner, is completing his
first 4-year term in the ottice.
He said that he had considered
retiring from the position but
was urged by friends to seek a
econd term. I'erguson has uvea
in Heppner 4o years, owns a
farm and formerly owned and
operated the Chevrolet garage
for 17 years. He is a member
of the Elks lodge and was trustee
for many years.
Born in Oklahoma, ne nrsi
came to Oregon with his family
in 1905. They returned to Ukia-
loma but came back to Uregon
lo stay in 191b, lust going to
Lake county before he came to
Heppner in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson nave
three children, all married, two
sons and a daughter.
In seeking a second term, fer
yuson states that he is running
a las record, "it is my uesire
10 protect the taxpayers' money
iml make it eo as iar as u
hould go," he said. He said that
lie does not make any promises
hat he cannot fulfill but rather
believes in "common sense in
landiing the office, K-rguson
ivs that he is particularly in
erested in eood toads ana
uiving them reach all parts of
lie county.
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Pearson
President,
State Senate,
1959
State Treasurer,
1949-53
Successful
Businessman
State Elks' Meet
Calls Delegates
The 1962 Oregon State Elks
Association convention will be
held in Ontarin Mau in thrnncrh
May 12. President Fred Stefani
win preside.
Registration will start at noon,
MaV 10 and rnntinup thrnnch
May 12.
Attending from Heppner lodge
No. 358 will be a number of
delegates and other memhprs
according to Conley Lanham, ex-
aneu ruier. uoing as delegates
will be Bob Flatt, Dr. Wallace
Wolff. Pat fVRrion Hlon
Bob Brindle, Claude Graham!
cunt Agee, LaVern Van Marter
and Lanham. Van Marter is a
member of the ritualistic InH
committee. Also planning to go
are Lowell Gribble and Harlan
McCurdy Jr., both of whom will
enter the Elks' finlf tniirnnmont
Wives of the members will go
with them.
Thursday (today) at 1:00 p. m.
there will be a business meet
ing of the officers and com
mittee chairman.
Friday, 9:00 a. m. to 11:30
a. m., there will be a special
order of business, open to the
public, press, radio, and tele
vision stations; which will in
clude reports of youth leader
ship, scholarship, veterans, and
Elks eye clinic committees.
Saturday morning the annual
election will be held and the
new officers elected and In
stalled. 2:30 p. m. Saturday, a
parade will be held.
It is reported from head
quarters that there will be ap-
nroximatelv 2 Fidn rptris t p r rl
delegates from the 52 lodges in
uregon.
Two Heppner Men
Hurt in Accident
Robert Laughlin, 21, son of
Mrs. Ilene Wyman of Heppner,
was seriously injured in an aut
omobile accident Saturday morn
ing while returning with two
companions trom work on the
night shift at Boeing Airplane
plant in Seattle, Mrs. Wyman
said.
Riding in a car driven by
John Blake, son of Keithley
Blake, Heppner, and another
passenger, Dean Moss, Robert
sustained the most serious in
juries of the three.
They were taken to St. Francis
Xavier Cabnni hospital, Seattle,
where Robert was found to have
serious internal injuries. He will
be a patient there for several
weeks. Blake was not hurt ser
ously and was treated only as
an out patient. Moss received
extensive lacerations and was
confined for a short time.
Going over to see Robert dur
ing the week-end were Mr. and
Mrs. Don Greenup, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Kilkenny and Judy Brannon.
Mrs. Wyman expected to be
released from Pioneer Memorial
hospital Wednesday where she
has been a patient since April
19.
Class Visits Paper
Pupils of Mrs. Floyd Jones'
fourth grade class of Lexington
elementary school saw the r.a.
zette-Times in the process of be
ing printed last Thursday when
thev Visited on n fielH trin Thou
also toured other local nnint's
of interest in Heppner.
With A Lovely Gift From Case Furniture
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Photo Proofs Due
For Showing Soon
Jack Fixter, photographer for
Woltz Studios, who recently
took children's pictures in lone
and Heppner which will be run
in the Gazette-Times as a news
feature, will return next week
to show the proofs of the pic
tures, he announces.
For those taken in lone,
proofs will be shown Friday,
May 18, from noon until 7
p. m. at the banquet room,
Stefani's Fine Food. For those
taken in Heppner, they will
be- shown Saturday, May 19,
from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. in
the Heppner Hotel.
Parents are invited to come
and see the proofs at any time
during these hours, Fixter said.
Stote Health Board
To Sponsor School
A "Food Service School" will
be held in the old Library rooms
of the Heppner city hall Wed
nesday, May 16, for afternoon
and evening sessions, presented
by the Oregon State Board of
Health in cooperation with the
Morrow County Health Depart
ment. The program is designed
mainly for handlers of food in
the schools, hospital, restaurants,
and other public food service out
lets, it will bring up to date in
formation and chance for dis
cussion on any problems. Any
one who helps in preparing foods
in any volume is asked to at
tend the school at either session.
Classes will start at 2:30 in the
afternoon and at 8 p. m.
On the program are two films
on food service, discussions on
construction, maintenance and
use of utensils, and discussion
on the cleaning and maint
enance of toilet rooms.
Speakers will be William B.
Culham, district sanitarian, Pen
dleton, and Duane T. Ohlsen,
sanitarian on the Oregon state
board of health, Portland.
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Doug Gribble Home
Home to be with his mother
on Mother's Day is Douglas
Gribble, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Gribble, who is serving
with the army in the 2nd armor
ed division at Ft. Hood, Texas.
He is on 20-day leave from his
post and hitch-hiked his way
home. To join the group Sunday
will be another son of the
Gribbles, Stuart, who is attend
ing Eastern Oregon College.
Hospital News
Patients this week in Pioneer
Memorial hospital are: Peggy
Britt, Spray; Georgianna Hull,
Fossil; Frances Kay Orwick,
Condon; Betty Karen Curnutt,
Heppner; Kyoko Kline, Condon;
Philip Carlson, lone.
Those dismissed this week
were: Orval Matheny, Heppner;
James H. Morgan, lone; George
DeLaurie, Heppner; Cathy Schil
ler, Echo; and Donald St. Ger
main, Spokane.
Mr and Mrs. Richard Apple-
gate, Heppner, are the parents
of a son, William Brian, born
May 4. The young fellow weigh
ed 6 pounds 12 ounces. Grand
parents are Mrs. Freida Slocum,
Mrs. Gertrude Applegate, and
Ivan Applegate, Pendleton.
Great-grandmother is Mrs. Fran
ces McMillan, Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell
are the parents of a son born
May 6. He weighed 8 pounds
4 ounces and was named Tim
othy Scott. He joins three broth
ers,' Michael, Patrick, and Steven,
and one sister, Mary Catherine.
Grandparents are Mrs. Neil Arn
old, Hermiston, and Patrick
Campbell, Lone Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abrams
are the parents of a daughter,
Alice Catherine, and weighed 8
pounds 13 ounces. The young
miss, born May 9, joins three
sisters, Francis, Elizabeth, and
Mary, and one brother, Robbie.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
RirharH Ahrams. Honolulu. Mrs.
Sara Morrow, Prescott, Ariz.
Great-grandparents are Mr. ana
Mrs. Richard H. Abrams, Seattle
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