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COMMENCEMENT for tho Heppner High school class of 1962 was
held Tuesday night. In tho class, starting at the top from left,
are: Archie Ball, Ronnie Belsma, Marion Blddle, Beverly Blake;
(second row) Sandra Campbell. Jim Cason, John Ceglia, Don
Clark; (third row) Ronnie Creswlck, Cheryle Crist, Kenneth
Daggett, Beverly Davidson; (fourth row) Ladd Dick. James
Farra, Norma Ferguson, Robert Fetsch? (fifth row) Kit George,
Lawrence Green, Sandra Harshman, Mike Healy; (sixth row)
Eddie Howard, Don Hughes, Merlin Hughes, Bob Irby; (seventh
low) Diane McCurdy, Bruce Moyer, Rose Nash, Joyce Nielsen;
(eighth row) Burton Peck, Nancy Peck, Julie Pfeiffer. Sandra
Richards; (ninth row) William Rill, Charles Sampson, Judy
Schmidt, Mary Shannon; (tenth row) Janet Struckmeier, Gary
Van Blokland, Libby Van Schotack. Linda Van Winkle; (bottom
row) Nat Webb, Joel Yackley.
Ritchie Reunion
Scheduled June 9
Reunion of the Alexander and
Barbara Ritchie family, the first
to be held in f0 years, will be
Saturday. June 9, at the Willows
Grange hall in lone, Mrs. Frank
lin Litulstrom. the only remain
ing descendent in Morrow county
announces.
Those attending the reunion
will come from California, Wash
ington and points throughout
Orgeon in addition to those in
terested from Morrow county.
The family will gather at 11
a. m and the public is invited
to attend from 3 p. m. through
a concluding potluck dinner later
in the afternoon.
The last reunion, held 50 years
TIMES, Thursday, May 81. 1962 .
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Visits from Alaska
Among those coming for the
Heppner High school reunion
Sunday was Mrs. Raymond
(Joannette) Huddleston of Val
dez, Alaska, daughter of Frank
Turner. She made the trip here
bv let airplane and expects to
remain for about a week. Mrs.
Huddleston, after graduating
from school here, attended the
University of Oregon and after
receiving her degree there,
Her husband, who lias a position
taught at Boardman and Rutus.
with the highway department in
Alaska, is a brother of Mrs. Sadie
Parrish of Heppner.
ago, was also In lone, Mrs. Lind
strom said.
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Tea For Mothers
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON The Kniftv!
Needles 4-H sewing club honored
heir mothers at a tea Satur
day, May 25, in the dining room
of the Rebekah hall. Each
mother was presented a corsage
as they arrived. Readings and
piano solos provided entertain
ment during the program. Re
freshments vere served the fol
lowing girls and their mothers:
Mrs. Tad Miller and Michelle,
Mrs. Homer Hughes and Mary
Kay, Mrs. John Campbell and
Mary Catherine, Mrs. Wayne
Papineau and Penny, Mrs. Wil
liam J. Van Winkle and Glenda
Kay, Mrs. June Davidson and
Linda, and the leader ot the
group, Mrs. Ed Baker.
Ad Shaw and Del Williams ot
Portland were visitors at the C. C.
Jones home on Tuesday. Both
are associated with the State
Grange Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Leyva and
small daughter left Tuesday for
Medford where they will spend
the summer while Mr. Leyva is
employed in the flying service
there.
Mrs. A. F. Maieske and Mrs.
Florence McMillan returned Fri
day from attending the Rebekah
Convention in Medtord.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller and
son Earl spent a couple of days
this week at the C. C. Jones
home. They make their home in
La Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wright
and sons of Portland were week
end visitors at the home ot tier
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ma
jeske. Birthdays Are Remembered
A dinner was held on Tuesday
night at the C. C. Jones home
honoring their son, Kenneth, and
O. W. Cutsforth on their birth
days. Those present for the even
ing were Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Cutsforth and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Armin Wihlon, Mr. and Mrs
E. E. Peck and children and
Mel Bover.
Mrs. Emma Breshears was sur
prised one day last week when
several neighbors stopped in to
share a coffee hour with her in
honor of her birthday. Thase
present for the happy occasion
were her daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
Steagall, Mrs. Bob Steagall and
son. Mrs. George Steagall and
Tommic, Mrs. Jerry Dougherty
and daughter, Mrs. ureg Leyva
and daughter, Mrs. Cora Allyn,
Mrs. O. G. Breeding, Mrs. Floyd
Smith, and Mrs. Howard Crovvell
of lone.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones at
tended the Ann Lawrence fun
eral services in Prairie City on
Thursday. Mrs. Lawrence was an
aunt of Mrs. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Hender
son visited Sunday in La Grande
Mr. and Mrs. Owens Helms
of Pendleton were Lexington vis
itnri! nn SlllldaV.
Laddie and Betty Henderson
flew to La Grande on buimay
O. W. Cutsforth was a business
visitor in Salem Thursday.
at Tho Airnort
Jim Shoun of Pendleton landed
it iim ninxirt Thursday tiring
inu in Barney Malcolm of the
n,mmur Lumber Co., Hubert
Sherr and Clarence Watson of
Spray back from a business trip.
School Committee
Treated to Dinner
Members of the Morrow county
school district reorganiz a t i o n
committee were given a dinner
in iimmiwr Inst Wednesday nigni
with Dennis Patch, director of
school district reorganization for
the State Department oi imiu
cation, as host.
The grouo informally discuss
ed the reorganization which was
completed here four years ago,
and a letter from James Turn
bull of the State Department was
read commending the committee
for its work and the county for
helm? the first to complete re
organization under the consoli
dation law.
TV,, w nresent were Bryce
ifiwm.' nun McElliL'ott. Frederick
Mnrtin. Garland Swanson, Jack
! Flug, Dewey West, Mr. and Mrs,
v. (.roi'oitti. county Allium-
istrator Robert Van Houte and
Patch.
Lutheran Vacation
School to Open
Beginning of Vacation Church
school for Hope and Valby Luth
eran churches will be Monday,
June 4, Pastor Ken Kotnnson an
nounces. School will continue
through Friday. June 8.
Children from nursery age
through lunior high school will
study the Apostle's Creed under
the theme, "We Believe, ras
tor Robinson will conduct the
opening worship at Valby and
closing at Hope each day.
Confirmation Set
n,me and Valby Lutheran
churches wlil confirm four youth.
Ginger Maieske, Misan luui
strom, David Matheny and Ron
ald Becket, on Sunday, June 3.
at 11 a. m. In the Heppner church.
A dinner in their lienor will be
given Saturday evening at 6:30
with a program to toiiow. ine
UH;2-G3 class will hegin in me
fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson
and family left Tuesday after
n.iiin for Hillsboro to decorate
family graves on Memorial Dav
Thev expected to continue on to
Seattle, Wn.. tor two cays to imi
Mrs. Anderson's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Owen, and brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Yackley,
also taking advantage of the
time to see the World's Fair.
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PFC WILLIAM H. MAHON, now
stationed in Ft. Leonard Wood,
Mo., in combat enqineerinn,
following basic training at Ft.
Ord. Calif. He is the son of
Mrs. James M. McCabe and
grandson of Mrs. Joe Mahon,
Sr., Heppncr.
Giants In Lead,
Braves Second
In League Race
Leading tho race in Little
League baseball play are the
Giants with four wins and no
losses and a make-up game set
with the third place Indians,
June 8. Holding down second
place are the Braves with a
record of three wins and two
losses. The Indians are two and
two and the Dodgers trail with
five losses and no wins.
The Braves got back into the
win column last Wednesday with
14-3 win over the Dodgers. The
braves opened up the scoring in
the first inning with two runs,
three hits and went on to score
in each frame. The Dodgers pick
ed up a run in the third and two
in the fourth. Kent Pratt had
his night at the plats when he
cracked two home runs over the
fence. His last blast was nulli
fied because the inning wasn't
completed. Kent started on the
mound with Larry Pettyjohn re
lieving. The Dodgers used Kit
Anderson, Jon O'Donnell, Kip
:icrivner, Jerry Healy, and Mike
Smith.
In a make-up of a rained out
game, the Braves posted a win
over the Indians in a 7-2 battle.
The Braves held a 4-2 lead until
the top of the sixth when they
came up with three more runs
to clinch the victory. Kevan
Pratt hit a homer to score two
of the runs in Hie sixth. Gary
Kemp, Russell Kilkenny, and
Jeff Turner pitched for the In
dians wilh Randy Stillmnn and
Kent Pratt on the mound for the
Braves.
Monday tho Dodgers lost a
tight game to tho league-leading
Giants by a score of 7-3.
The Dodgers got things going in
I he firsl witli two runs and the
Giants snapped hack with four
runs to go ahead. Loth teams
wore held scoreless until the
fourth when the Dodgers pushed
across another tally as John Mc
Cabe stole home. The Giants
picked up three more runs in
the fourth and neither team
scored in the last two frames.
Jon O'Donnell and John McCabe
teamed up on the mound for the
Dodgers, giving up seven runs
on six hits, four strikeouts. Roger
Leonnig pitched for the Giants
allowing three runs on four hits,
and nine strikeouts.
The third place Indians scalped
the second place Braves Tuesday
night with a wild 23-2 score.
The Indians ran wild in every
inning except third when thev
were held scoreless. The Braves
managed one run in the third
and one in the sixth. Chris Lov
gren of the Indians slammed out
a bases loaded home run. Jeff
Turner went the distance for the
Indians, and the Braves used
Randy Stillman, Kent Pratt,
Steve Pettyjohn, Kevan Pratt,
and Larrv Pettyjohn.
Tonight (Thursday) the In
dians and Dodgers meet and Fri
day night the up and down
Braves meet the high flying
Giants. Games next week:
June 1 Dodgers vs Indians
June G Braves vs Giants
June I) Braves vs Dodgers
June 7 Giants s Indians
June 8 Indians vs Giants
Lester Ingram Visits
Among former residents ar
riving early for the Memorial
Day picnic here was Lester Ing
ram of Nampa, Idaho, who first
came to Heppner in the spring
of 1915 and worked for Joe Wu
kins in the Talace Hotel. He was
married here in l'.U7. After work
ing in the post office for some
35 vears. Ingram retired about
eight years ago at Nampa. He
made his last visit here about
eight vears ago and was having
an enjoyable time early this
week visiting with former friends.
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INSURANCE AGENCY
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Scholastic, athletic and activ
ity awards were presented to
students of lone High school at
their Awards Night Friday with
parents and townspeople in at
tendance.
Ken Nelson presided and Prin
cipal Darrel Reisch gave a re
view of the year. Student body
officers were installed, including
Tass Morrison, president; Mary
Padbere, vice president; Arleta
McCabe, secretary-tre a s u r e r ;
Cheryle Lundell, assistant secretary-treasurer;
and Judy Sher-
cr, Tass Morrison, Kathy Rea
and Merrie Jo Morison, chee
leaders. Gifts were presented to class
advisors as follows: Seniors, to
Joe Hausler by Ken Nelson; jun
iors, to Arnie Hedman by Jim
Marlin; sophomores, to Glenn
Pielil by Tom Heimbigner; and
freshmen, to Alena Grytness by
Bob DcSpain.
Outstanding class award went
to the sophomore class ('64), and
the yell contest award went to
the lunior class C63).
Wayne Hams was named out
standing athlete for the year,
and Jerry Davidson was picked
as outstanding lineman on the
football team. Tom Pointer was
named as most improved basket
ball player, and Ken Nelson was
cited as the leading hitter in
baseball. Joe Palmer was recog
nized for winning first in the
district and third in the state
in shotput in track.
Music awards were presented
by Arnie Hedman to Wayne
Hams, Ken Nelson, Tass Morri
son and Michelle Morrison. Typ
ing pins were given by Gil Lu-
jan to Dallas Dalzell (30 words
per minute), Linda Halvorsen
(35), Ken Klinger (35), Barbara
Bishop (40), Sue Townsend (40),
Steve Linstrom (45), Merrie Jo
Morrison (45), Cheryl Corley (50),
Cherolyn Benson (50), Arleta
McCabe (55), and Judy Sherer
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Lujan presented journalism
awards to Steve Lindstrom, news
paper editor; Judy Sherer, an
nual editor; Michelle Morrison,
assistant newspaper editor; and
ivliriie Jo Morrison, assistant
annual editor.
Merit awards in journalism
went to Michelle Morrison, win
ner of the Eric W. Allen Journ
alism award: Linda Halvorsen,
Judv Sherer. and Merrie Jo
Morrison.
Linda Halvorsen was recog
nized bv Luian in speech for
winning third place in the
Knights of Pvthias contest.
Gil's Athletic awards, pre
sented by Mrs. Grytness, went
to Sandra Eubnnks, two year
letler: Jan Palmer, Cheryle Lun
dell. Chervl Corlev. Dianna Petty
i::hn. Goraldine MCorgan, Sue
Townsend and Sherry Benson.
Athletic letters were given by
Conch Biehl as follows:
Football Bob DeSpain, Joe
Halvorsen, Tom Heimbigner, Ken
Klinger, Manager John Rea, Co-
Canlain Ron Crabtree, Rollie h,K
strom. Les Madden. Jim Martin,
Gary Morgan, Marvin Padberg,
Jerry Davidson, Co-C a p t a i n
Wavne Hams, Ken Nelson, Joe
Palmer and Tom Pointer.
Basketball Ken Klinger, Ron
Crabtree. Rollie Ekstrom, Jim
Martin. Les Madden, Gary Mor
gan, Marvin Padberg, Jerry Da
vit son. wavne nams, 10m roini
er, Bruce Rigby, and Manager
Mancell Townsend.
Baseball Bill Klinger, Ken
Graduation At WSU
Calls Baker Family
Mr. and Mrs. E. Markham
Baker, lone, will attend the grad
uation exorcises at Washington
State University Sunday, June
3. when their daughter, Mardene
will be one of the class grad
uates. Miss Baker will get her bach
elor's degree with a major in
secretarial science. She will
spend her summer vacation at
the home of her parents, and on
September 2 will be married to
Don Larsen of Methow, Wn., a
student in civil engineering at
the University of Idaho.
Miss Baker will be employed
next vea-r in the office of the
school of business at Washing
ton State University.
Also attending the commence
ment services will be Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Baker, Hermiston,
and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore
of Pendleton.
Heard In Recital
Miss Karen Lundell was pre
sented in a college recital by
the University of Oregon School
of Music on Wednesday, May 23.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Lundell of lone were in
Eugene to attend the recital.
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Phone 676-9625
Klinger, John Rea, Bill Akers,
Ron Crabtree, Rollie Ekstrom,
Les Madden, Wayne Hams, Joe
Palmer, Ken Nelson and Tom
Pointer.
Track Tom Heimbigner, Joe
Palmer.
Jayvee basketball Bob De
Spain, Joe Halvorsen, Bill Kling-
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ner, Dick Hynd, SteTiindTtrom, T. C. Pointer," assisted by Prin
Bill Akers, and Ralph Martin, cipal Riesch.
All American Beauties Highlight
Portland's Annual
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has tied its civic spirit to a big bunch of roses and presented
its annual Rose Festival.
A spectacular 10-day display traditionally opens the many-
faceted Festival uenier ana
continues through a variety of
gala events to its final spec
tacle: the Golden Rose ski tour
nament at Timberline Lodge on
the slopes of Mt. Hood.
Annual highlight of the Fes
tival is the Grand Floral Parade,
seen by close to a half-million
people who throng sidewalks
along the parade route or sit
In comfortable seats In Port
land's magnificent new Memo
rial Coliseum, where the arena
Is an actual part of the line
of march. Theme of the 1962
Earade will be "Famous Firsts."
tke its gaudy bloomladen pre
decessors, it will Include magni
ficent floral-decorated floats in
terspersed with colorful bands
and spirited marching units.
There are two other parades
the' Junior Festival, or child
ren's parade, which includes
10,000 youngsters, and the
Merrykhana, the night-time,
fun-making pjrade where zany
entries and general hilarity
reign supreme.
Ruler of all Rosaria during
Festival Week June 8 to 17
and for the year following her
coronation is a lovely Port
land high school senior, who
reigns with a court made up of
representatives from each Port
land high school. The queen is
selected and crowned In an
evening program replete with
NOTICE OF 1962-63 BUDGET MEETING
In accordance with the provisions of the "Local Budget Law"
(ORS 294.305 to 294.415) is hereby given that the budget committee
of the Heppner Rural Fire Protection District, Morrow County, Ore.,
in compliance with law, prepared and adopted on May 21, 19G2 the
budget estimates for the Heppner Rural Fire Protection District for
the ensuing fiscal year, Julv 1, 1962 to June 30, 1963, as set forth
in the accompanying schedules. All persons are hereby notified
that on Monday, the 25th day of June, 1962 at 8:00 p. m. until
9:00 p .m. in the Fair Building Annex, Heppner, Oregon, said budget
estimates may be discussed with the Heppner Rural Fire Protection
District Commission, the levying board for the Heppner Rural
Fire Protection District, and any person subject to the proposed
tax levy or tax levies will be heard in favor of or against said
proposed tax levy or tax levies or any part thereof.
The outstanding indebtedness as of May 21, 1962 is "NONE"
Signed:
Jack Van Winkle
Secretary
Harold Evans
Member
Dick Wilkinson
Member
Marcel Jones
Member
Summary oi Estimated Expenditures, Receipts and Tax Levies
lor fiscal year 1962-63
1962-63 Total General
Tax Levy Calculation All Funds Fund
1. Total Estimated Expenditures $ 6,095 $ 6,095
3. Total Established Expenditures 6,095 6,095
5. Amount necessary to balance budget 6,095 6,095
6. Add Estimated amount of
1962-63 taxes that will not
be received by 6-30-63 150 150
7. Total levy needed for 1962-63 tax levy 6,245
Summary of Estimated Expenditures and Tax Levy For Fiscal Year
1961-1962
1961-62 Total General
Tax Levy Computation All Funds Fund
Total Estimated Expenditures $ 6,095.00 $ 6,095.00
Amount needed to balance budget
inside 6 limitation 6,095.00 6,095.00
Add Estimated amount of 1961-62 taxes
that will not be received bv 6-30-62 150.00 150.00
Total levy needed for 1961-62
tax levy 6,245.00
' EXPENDITURES
Est. for Fiscal Year
July 1. 1962 to June 30. 1363
FUNDS AND CLASSIFICATION By Officer remittee
Insurance and Bond Premium S 10.00 $ 10.00
Legal Expense 25.00 25.00
Pavment on truck 5,700.00 5,700.00
Auditing 75.00 75.00
Stamps and envelopes
Election Expense
Emergency
Travel expense
Advertising
Filing fee v
Total
Awards,
Friday
Special music for the Awards
Night was furnished by "Cy
Jones with his Sage Brush Six,"
Cy being Marv Padberg and the
others including Jerry Davidson,
Wayne Hams, Bob DeSpain, Rol
lie Ekstrom and Tass Morrison.
Also on the program was a
special lecture" hy "Professor
Rose Festival
- threfi straight vears this city
pageantry and color as white
suited Royal Rosarians and
blue-Jacketed Festival directors
assist the radiant court garbed
in pastel gowns.
Other evening programs
scheduled during the Festival
rarge from ski Jumps to box
Islcjtossg
The Festival Center. located
next to Portland's giant Lloyd
Shopping Center the world's
largest, features a "Streets ot
the World" bazaar, an Inter
national buffet restaurant, an
art festival, displays, kiddies'
country fair, a carnival and a
continuous round of entertain
ment on an outdoor -stage.
The fleet comes to Portland
during the Festival each year,
and there's open house aboard
ships of the U.S. Navy's first
fleet and visiting vessels from
other nations. They tie up at
the Willamette River seawall
in downtown Portland.
Another highlight of the big'
10-day Festival is the Rose
Show held in the Portland
Sheraton Hotel, next, to the
Festival Center. Many tourists
follow the Rose Show with a
trip to Portland's International
Rose Test Gardens in Washing
ton Park, where new varieties
of roses are developed and
established varieties bloom In
mass plantings.
D. H. Jones
Chairman
Howard Pettyjohn
Member
John J. Wightman
Member
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14o.00 145.00
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