f 1 T
l i on a n y
U OF 0
EUGENE 0 C
County Saddened
By Unexpected Death
Of Esther Kirmis
Miss Esther Ida Klrmls. 45.
county home extension acent
who had won n place in the
hearts of ninny Morrow county
residents through her work here
during the past six years, died
unexpectedly early Tuesday
morning In St. Vincent hos
pital. Portland following surg
ery Monday.
She had entered the hospital
Saturday for the scheduled on
eratlon but many of her f r lends
and associate did not reH.e
the seriousness of her condition.
The operation was for the re
moval of a brain tumor.
Miss Klrmls had told friends
that she was bothered with ce
trouble and had been hav in
trouble wltlh her equilibrium,
leading some to believe that the
operation was to be to the inner
ear She had told some close
friends, however, that she had
lhDea1hoccurred at 1 a.m. Tues
day. Two of her sisters had come
from North Dakota to be with
her during the oP,-
Memorial services will be held
at Hope Lutheran church, Hepp
ner Friday. May 29. at 2 p.m.
with the Rev. Kenneth Robinson,
pastor, officiating. Arrangements
ire being made for funeral scr
vices in her native town of Lis
bon. N. D. in Redeemer Luth-
erMlhKEmls lived in Heppner
since June. 1958. when came
to Oregon from North Dakota
to accept appointment as Mor
row county extension agent ry
the Oregon State University co
operative extension service. She
had planned to be on sabbatical
leave for the next fiscal year,
starting in June. 19M. to work
towards an advanced degree in
journalism. w n
She was born In Lisbon. N. p.,
DeWmber 31. 1918. and was rats
cd on a farm in Wand Park
township in Ransom county, , N.
D.. and attended State Normal
ca1 ttJssn&
in 1910 she accepted a position
as chief clerk with tht- Ransom
"unty Agricultural Stabilization
2nd Conservation .Service wun
office in Lisbon. There she also
worked with N. C. Anderson,
now Morrow county agent who
at the time was assistant Ran
som county scent.
She served at the ASCS there
until 1935 when she returned to
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege to complete her degree in
home economics to meet require
ment for home extension .work.
She had become Interested n
extension work while working In
the Lisbon office. ,
After receiving her degree
from NDAC in May.
X? appointed to the Morrow
county staff where she once
Kali worked with N. C. Andcr-
Before' graduation she worked
briefly as area home . agent in
North Dakota. In 1963 she re
ceived a Moses Foundation achol
Shi to end regional ex
tension summer school at Colo
ratio State University.
Miss Kirmis was active in the
Lutheran church and had been
a member of the Business and
Professional Women's club In
Lisbon, .serving for a time
President. She also held a state
S in the BFW r two years.
Sh was a member oi mi
43SSSK f -3? H
Demonstration Agents assoc
'"Morrow county, her work
with home extension units and
WH clubs was extensive, reach
ink a 1 parts of the county. She
Sa's acquainted in many homes
of the county and she took an
active part in community af
fairs especially those which
Sere relauTd to her extension
WOne project in which she
clayed a leading role was the
Killng and publls hlng o
"Yesteryears of Morrow, a , u
page booklet on history of Mor
row county. Home ertenalon
uniU of the. county produced the
work with cooperaUon of the
county court. The booklet Is in
Van Martcr Given
50-Year Pin, Plaque
At Frat Ceremony
La Verne Van Marter, Sr.,
was honored at a banquet
given by Phi Delta Thcta nat
ional fraternity, as a 50-year
member Wednesday, May 20,
- at the Marcus Whitman Hotel
at Walla Walla, Wn,
He was presented a 50-year
nln and a wall plaque on the
occasion. Van Marter, a grad
uate of the University of Ore
Con In 1916, was a member of
the fraternity there but Whit
man College also has a chapter
of the fraternity. He was one
of two so honored at the ban-
qUAlumnl association at Walla
Walla sponsored the banquet
and the principal speaker was
' the president of General Elec
" trie company, a Whitman col
lege graduate. Some 250 were
Attending with Van Marter
was his son, La Verne Van
Marter, Jr.
continuous demand n n ref
erence on history of tho county.
The Morrow county home ec
onomic committee, headed by
Mrs. Wcldon Wltherrlte of F.cho,
Is accepting contributions to
wards a memorial award being
established bv the committee In
the name of Miss Klrmls to help
n student taking homo econom
ics. Survivors Include her mother,
Mrs. Iila Klrmls. Lisbon. N. P.;
brother. Carl of Mllnor, N. D.;
three sisters. Adelheld Klrmls,
Mrs. Gertrude llucthcr and Mrs.
Wallace Shelver, all of Lisbon.
9 l0 " J
( 1
V '
ESTHER KIRMIS
((inzua Buys
US Timber
In Big Sale
Klnrim Cornratlon was sue-
cessful bidder last week on the
largest timber sale in Heppner
ranger district of tho Umatilla
National forest In several years.
The company bought 35.3 mil-
lu. Kj... rA f....f r1 timber, lo-
ilUll .. -
catcd north of the Ditch Creek
guard. station, at $134,973. , ac
cording to W. S. (Sam) Miller,
ranger ot me itcppner u.i.
Included In the sale was 185
million feet of Fonderosa pine.
!kiU7lnjt fir
ll.O llwst " " " .
and western larch and two mil
lion feet of otner species.
To reach the site of tho sale,
Klnzua will improve or con
struct more than 13 miles of
carting ni f ntxfnrth nark.
That going up Coal Mine hill
will be made into double lane
with a standard logging ruuu
proceeding from the end of the
2-way road to the site ot the
sale, Miller said.
Georgia -Pacific was the only
other bidder on the sale.
Fires Start Early
In Forest Areas
Drought that has been plaguing
farmers In the area is also a fore
boding thing to forestry land.
Two fires have already broken
rnt tn thi woods. W. S. (Sam)
Miller, district forest ranger re
ports. -rn
rwMirlnff Wednesdav nluht
was on state lands against the
forestry district boundary at me
hanriwiifffra of Wilson Crct'k. B
tork of Rhea Creek. It covered 20
acres of cutover lands and was
man-caused. Report wuay
(Thursday) was that it was un
der control. State crews fought
the fire.
A fire broke out Saturday in
Rolni r'onvnn of the forestry dis
trict and covered seven acres
before It was extinguished, it
was in slash and grass. This
fire, too, was man-caused.
Fire closure has been ordered
early this year by Governor
Mark Hatfield because of the dry
conditions, Miller said. It will
start as of June 1.
Eye Injury Still
Confines Bennett
Don Bennett Is still confined
at home from an eye Injury that
he suffered while working for
Morrow County Grain Growers on
April 21. He was struck in the
eye with a nail.
After a period of hospitali
zation and treatment at St.
Mary's hospital, Walla Walla,
Wn., Bennett returned home two
weeks ago. However, he returns
to the hospital periodically for
treatment, and indications are
that it will be a long time be
fore healing Is complete. Appar
ently rather severe damage was
sustained to the inner eye, Mrs.
Bennett said.
While hospitalized, the Hepp
ner man lost 25 pounds in 20
days and both eyes were kept
covered for an extensive period.
It still cannot be determined
whether damage will be perma
nent and total to the eye.
81st Year
THE
Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, May 28, 1964,
$395 in
:y Heppner Cusass
n-Mrf ..tin ltnnnner llleh
school seniors received their dip
lomas s the first class to grad-
....... Vm. w.u lllt.h Mi'tiriol
uuie iiumi hip .
In commencement ceremonies In
the high school gymnasium
Wednesday night.
It was an an siuoeru u rv
ted before
n large crowd that occupied all
thn tniiln floor and
tm)k much of the available
bleacher space. .
...... ..iL. cifKiO In
I HIT ituna ---
scholarships and cash awards,
being divided among 13 stu
dents. Presentation of the awards
by Principal tioraon r w
County and City
Budgets 'Hold Line'
Both Morrow county nl
Heppner city budgets are pub
lishsd In section two of this
paper, the lUst ol two required
publications. Each budget Is
within the 6 limitation and
will require no vote.
Also. In each case, the bud
got pretty much "hold the
line" with levies not climbing
significantly over those of the
current year.
Public hearing date for each
of the two taxing districts is
the same June 15.
More complete stories en the
budgets will be printed next
week.
Vocational Shops
For High Schools
Discussed at Meet
iimmt iirniilmniit aerecmcnt
was expressed on the vocational
education program bv those who
met at a special session oi wie
hfr(t at rilrfctors of Morrow
Numiv wtivil district H I and
some udvlsory committee mem
bers Monday night, fcupt. waync
Urubacher said,
i, u'lm nir..iil thnt the tiro-
grams at Heppner and lone High
schools nctl enlargement ana
enrichment. The problem under
consideration, however, was how
nri u.hin nnv additional con
struction funds could be obtain
ed.
It was felt that before asking
patrons to support a program for
new shops for Heppner and lone
High schools more data would
need to be secured. Information
lu m.t.rti.il lit) ,! of lilil IltH
sought, construction type, cost of
construction ana type ami cosi
of equipment In the shops.
Several discussion groups
would be held throughout the
district after said data Is ac
cumulated, the superintendent
said.
Tin. rrwetlntr was the largest
of three preliminary discussions.
An earlier meeting was ouenu
ed by Leno Chrlslensen, Oregon
State University professor and
consultant for the State Depart
ment of Education, who spec
ializes In vocational farm shops.
Director Howard Cleveland has
been giving particular attention
to the high school shops and
at the May 11 regular meeting
of the directors urged that action
be taken as soon as feasible.
It Is the intention to resume
study and hold public discus
sions early next school year,
Brubachcr said.
3
j-,..,,
I
f
STATE HIGHWAY Department workmen are shown itrcrightenlng a curve .J"0 fiSJ
hiohwov M. Th curve, near the lordan elevator, has been the scene o a number of accidents
In yean past and the widening
Inn th. ,..)
GAZETTE-TIME
Sdio
caus of the number, occupied
a large and welcome iortlon of
the program. ' .... .
Ull Sherman, valedictorian,
was announced as winner of tho
county dlstrlrt full 4 year tult
Ion scholarship by the State
Scholarship Commission and he
will use It st the University
of Oregon where he will enter
s a freshman In th falL He
also received the Klks' $3JO
scholarship tor .twya-th Klks
leadership award, a $.10 savings
bond, and certificates from the
Oregon Pads' club for appoint
ment as an Oregon Honors schol
ar and for k-adershlp.
JOHN COLE won the first an
nual scholarship of J100 given
by the Masonic lodge of Hepp
ner to an outstanding and de
serving senior bey.
John Cole Given
$100 Scholarship
At Lodge Dinner ."
John Cole, graduating senior
of Heppner Wuh school and son
,,t Mr and Mr, f'lvdo Cole of
Portland, was awarded a college
scholarship 'o' ,l tuiuon ies
nt the anunal dinner given by
Heppner lodge No. ''.!. AF4AM,
last Thursday evening at the
Heppner Masonic temple. Len
Hay Schwarz, Junior warden of
the lodge, made the presenta
tion. The dinner honored the men
i,t i ho hleh school faculty and
the senior boys. Supt. Wayne
Hrubncher, Del Norte lodge No.
105, sxike briefly, given the sen
iors an Insplrntl'innl sendoff.
Principal Cordon Pratt Intro
duced members of the faculty,
n nd Lee l'ndberg. president of
the senior class, introduced the
seniors.
Itny Williamson, master of
Heppner lodge, acted as master
of ceremonies and Don Turner,
lodge secretary, gave a short
resume on Masonic history and
purposse.
The dinner, which served 75,
was prepared by the Order of
the Eastern Star. Mrs. Lowell
Cribble, worthy matron, was as
slsted bv Mrs. Oliver Creswlck,
Mrs. Howard Bryant, Mrs. Floyd
Worden, Mrs. James Prock, Mrs.
Don Turner and Mrs. Charles
Stout.
Nine lovely members of Rain
bow for Girls handled table ser
vice. This was the first year that
the lodge has given the scholar
ship, and It is planned to make
it an annual event.
f , t
v, t4 if, J', 1 rr i
Ml. At
y 1
inn 1,1 mnn m m i I n fir n
of the road should greatly enhance the salety of motomis travel-
ft n m rt
of WM
Jennifer itrlndle. salutatorlan.
r,,.ivi a full tuition and fee
scholarship for one year to
Eastern Oregon roiiege, ine
Elks' scholarship for girls of
t-Mwi i. nil a S100 scholarshlD
from ihe Hand Parents club, pre-
sented by president, nowara
ivtivinlin rtnnrl Director Arnold
Mclbv also announced that sho
was winner of the John l'hllllp
Sousa award for being the out
atandlncr Keillor in band, based
on dependability, cooperation,
musicianship ana aeuicairu er
vice to the school and commun
ity.
Mrt l Jilvnn (inn of Ihe honor
students of the class, received
the $roU scltolurshlp from Kln
zua Corporotlon and a $100
scholarship from the uami rar-
cuts.
In moiTinrv nf the lal' Mrs.
Lucille Weathtrford, dedicated
mathematics teacher at tho
school until her death, the Lu-
die Wcutherford Memorial
scholarship whs started this
year, offering -) scholarship to
the one showing the greatest
Interest In mathematics. Don
Muicske received this scholar
ship. Other scholarships awarded by
the Hand Parents' club, each in
ii,,. Mirwiiini of Si(K). went to
Itichard Clark and Dick Struck-
nu-ler.
A flrU' Ij-tn'iie award of S30
was received by Martha Peter
son. Selection was maue ty a
committee of eight girls with
representatives from each of tho
four claws.
Two $30 scholarships lor cit
izenship, one to a boy and one
to a girl, were given by the lone
Lions club with Wayne Lamb
making the presentations. Phyl
lis Nelson and Steve PfcHwvvon
these awards.
Len lUy Schware. representing
Heppner Masonic lodge No. till,
presented the Masons' first an
nual scholarship of $100 to John
Cole.
Diana Fulleton received a $100
award from the Heppner Sorop
tlmlsts to a college of her choice.
tti.A ulnna In enroll at Blue
Mountain College in the fall.
The award was prescmeo. oy
Mrs. Helen Sherman.
'nt o'ftrUm reoresented the
Elks lodge In presenting their
awards. In auamon io muse
previously mentioned, Glnny
Moore reecvled a $M savings
bond for leadership. Glnny also
received special recognition for
,...- ii Kiii- inmrovement and
was awarded full membership
and pin for the National non
.uv lMnclnal Pratt
said that she had raised her
grade point average from 2.6 as
a Junior to J.n as a senior aau
(Continued on page 8)
Glcnnie Appointed
Athletic Director
i.. m.mnie. head baseball
coach and assistant mentor for
...,i,r.ii tma in.f'ii ini men am-
letic director at Heppner High,
'It was announced this week.
Glennle. who lias serveu ior
three years on the Heppner staff,
iiiih ritntnnwino In
will nwvv v . v . . . - - -
the director's Job. Cantonwine
will coach in Dallas next year.
Glennle, a graduate of Western
Montana College, also teaches
commercial and social studies
classes at the school. This year,
he coached the Mustang dia
mond squad to a second place
finish in the western division of
the Greater Oregon league.
, T ,
.rf-
- ... ii.ii I..H Irf
Big Crowd Expected
For Memorial Picnic
rvimmtttet-a are busv this week
making plans to greet a large
turnout of present residents and
those of yesteryears at the an
nual Morrow County Memorial
Dav Pioneer picnic ana iceunion,
tiuiiininv Mnv 30. at the county
fair pavilion building In Hepp
ner.
Kree transportation from
ilnuniown HeDimer to the fair
pavilion for those wishing rides
is a new feature this year. Any
one needing a ride Is asked to
be at the Heppner uoiei Be
tween 11:00 and 12:00 a.m. or
, t.n .lth,.r Prank Turner. Ralph
Thompson or Mrs. Ed Gonty and
transportation can oe arrangeu.
IteRlstratlon will get underway
at 10:.") with the Soroptlmlst
club In charge. Uali.ixw girls
will be on hand to greet the
people and ladies of the Kebekah
lodge will have a cup of coffee
ready. At 12 o'clock the same
ladies will bo ready to serve at
the potluck dinner. Main part of
the afternon will be spent In
Heppner Stores, .
Post Office Set
Memorial Closure
Most Heppner stores and busi
nesses will bo closed on Satur
day. Memorial Day. they have
announced. However, some ser
vice establishments and others
will remain open. A list of those
who have announced closure for
the day Is on page 3 of. this
Beet Ion.
Jim Drlscoll, Heppner post
master, said that the post office
will be closed all day because
of the holiday.
The courthouse will be closed
a half-day tomorrow (Friday)
in observance of tho holiday
which falls on a day when the
public offices are normally
closed Saturday. This Is upon
order of Governor Mark Hatfield.
Banks will maintain their nor
mal Friday schedule and will be
closed Saturday as usual.
Employees of the Gazette
Times will have a holiday Fri
day because Memorial Day is a
normal paid holiday and falls
on a non working day this year.
However, the office will be open
Friday as usual.
With school out. many fam
ilies are planning outings for
the first holiday week-end of the
unoann Mnnv mnrp will stav at
home and attend the Memorial
Day picnic at the lair pavuion.
Swim Tickets
On Sale by City
TlnUnla tnr swlmmlni? in the
Heppner municipal pool are now
on sale tor tne summer season,
Recorder Ted smitn states, lnose
nlnnnlncr to huV tickets Should
get them at the city hall before
the pool opens.
It is planned to open me pooi
nn rlthnr Katurdav. June 6. or
Sunday, June 7. City Superinten
dent Vic Groshens states that a
city crew has completed caulking
and will have painting done
soon. .....
Tom Hughes again will oe
lifeguard and Sharon Dixon and
Beverlv Blake will becasheirs
at the pool.
First day s swim wui De a iree
day. Cost of tickets is as follows:
Season family ticket, $18; adult
season ticket. $9; high school
season, $6; grade school season,
$4; daily swims adults, 50c,
high school, 25c, children, 15c.
Number 13
10 cents
visiting and renewing acquain
tances. A variety of prizes will be
awarded. Also helping with ar
rangements arc Judge Oscar
Peterson. Heppner, and Henry
Peterson, lone.
Dry Month
May Post
Low Record
With only Dl of an inch of
rain in the month of May to date
and only three days left In the
mnnth a nmv rerord for lack
of precipitation is in the offing
here, Don Uliliam saia inure
day morning after checking
thrmiih rv)rfta of his father.
Leonard Gilliam, official weather
observer.
Driest May on record here was
in 1921 when precipitation tot
aled .03 Inch.
District Forest Ranger Sam
Miller reported Thursday morn
ing that the Dale District report
ed that a good rain was falling
there, but as of noon it had
avoided the Heppner district
At this point, the lack of mois
ture for tho five months of the
year to date has tied the record
set in 1921. A total of 3.52 inches
was recorded for the first five
months of 1921, and at this
point for 1904 it stands at ex
actly 3.52 inches, Gilliam said.
In checking the records com
piled since 1910. Gilliam found
the following dry years for the
5-months period: 1939 3.78;
19353.79; 1929-4.54; 192S 3.82;
and 1921 3.52.
During the first five months
of last year, rainfall totaled 8.56
here. The 50-year average for
the five months period is 6.29
Inches with May averaging 1.29
inches.
April of 1963 recorded 3.78
Inches, which topped the total
for five months this year.
The drought continues to cast
discouragement on prospects for
this season's grain crops and is
wreaking havoc on range lands.
However, some ranchers main
tained some optimism despite
the lack of moisture, stating that
their crops appeared to be sur
prisingly Rood In proportion to
the lack of rain.
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 62 34
Friday 58 29 .
Saturday 74 37
Sunday 67 30
Monday 65 35
Tuesday 73 41
Wednesday 75 52
Traffic to Detour
Around Bridge
Beginning Monday, the Main
street bridge over Willow Creek
will be barricaded and traffic
will be detoured around the
bridge via other streets, Wil
lard Schlegel, foreman for
Schrader Construction Co., states.
The company is contractor for
the State Highway Commission
in building a new bridge over
Willow Creek and making alter
ations to the Hlnton Creek
bridge.
Schlegel said that one-way
traffic would be afforded over
the Hinton Creek bridge.
The Willow Creek bridge will
be closed until new construction
Is complete approximately 3Vi
months, the foreman said.