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EUGCfIC .
one
Medford Man
Named Agent
r.ugfn Wlnlrw of Medfd.
n.uttly retention aent In Jah
mm county, has been appointed
county retention crnl mini
lff chairman tf th M if
county rlrnt'tn otfl to sue
ceed Nita AniriMn, II wa an
iioiumviI tiy VV. U, I Jerry) Mb
U-r, state eatenalort agent, Muct
day.
NiMrr met with the county
ralriulon advlnory roumil M n
liny evenlnir. and the coumil
proved the selection.
Winter hat pcclalle4 In
cereal production, forage, aoll
fertility and water. M tiler aiJ
Vtt the pat wven years ha hat
te-n etrnlm acent In JaikMwi
county, but Hir lo that
spent In Clatsop county for a
year while I ha eatenslon agent
there km on leave. Ilia irl
aervli-e n three years a an
r&t nklin agent n Wheeler
ttmnty.
Hi new county etenlon
arrnt was reared near t'endie
ln ami went lo grade school
at llrrmUton, Walla Walla an!
I -a (.ramie. He graduated from
hii-h m hiMil at l a Grande.
in IV) Winters obtained hi
bachelor t4 science degree at
Oiegon Ftatc 1'nlveralty, and in
VMii received his master of
aclcnce In education from I h c
University of California
IIU wife, Ij-onr. a former
hum airrnt In Jarkn county
and ramf from North lAkU.
Thry hae two children, a hoy.
tf. and a Kir I. 3.
The nrw a'ent U epected l
arrive about July 1 to auccecd
Anderson who 1 taking a leave
of atu-nre lo axvept a poMtlon
a rxtrnMun advlnor In M''T,
Alrlta
Mtli-r aid that plan are
being considered lo restore the
Pool Opening Set
Monday June 7;
Staff Complete
With the traditional free awlm
on opening day. the lleppner
municipal pool will he open to
the public on Monday. Juno 7,
according to tentative plana. It
Is planned to have the pool otx-n
from 1 to 4 p.m. on that day.
Regular athrdule will at art on
Tuesday. June 8, and awl mm Inn
lrlod Mill te dally, Tuesday
through Saturday, from I to 4
and from 6:-'W to 8 p.m. It will
be open on Sunday from 1 until
.V and It will be dotted on Mon
day. Season family tlkct will, be
iold for SIM. and Individual
ennn ticket for adults will he
$!. High arhool aeaaon tickets
will he $6, and grade school
ticket St. Dally single admis
sions will be 50e for adults, 25c
for high school students and 15c
for children.
Season tickets will be avail
able at the city hall and dally
tickets may be purchased at the
pool.
Llfeeunrd for the coming sea
son will te Hon Gray, aon of
Mr. and Mrs. Merrltt Gray, stu
dent at OSU, qualified National
YMCA acnlor llfesaver and Bed
Crow senior In llfesavlng and
water aafetv. aa well as Bed
Crona water awlmmlnu; and In
hi ruction.
Announcement will be mado
later rcKardtng awlmmlng les
aons.
thlr1 rounty fert In Mrro
rtMinty, and If this materially
It la h-4 to nitjir an acrtil
whri will handle llrtik and
4 II wdll Winters, aa ataff
chairman, will work with cropa,
wnervatlott and other diawa
"I agriculture.
School Out Friday;
Rcpotts Next Week
Friday la the laM regular
day of arhoid fur I'M In
Morrow cMinty with retrt
rarda to le given out neat
Week.
Millard Itrown. rlndal of
llrimer elementary, rejrt
that buaaea will run at the
regular "m Friday afternoon,
the !at run of the year.
Tarda will I riven between
3 and S pm. Tuesday, June
1. Children who are unable to
come durinn inat time will
receive their carda In the mall
ImmrdUtely after June 1.
Srmenter tent are now In
proi;na for all atudenta but
w-niora at lleppner lllKh and
will te concluded Friday,
Serial Levy Vote
To Buy Fire Truck
Called at lone
Sihh I.iI election for a 5 year
M-rlal levy to obtain fund for
purchase of a fire truck has teen
ealled to the city council of lone
for Monday, June 14. Mayor
harlca O'Connor announce
The levy would be for J2I00
tier year for the five years to.
Kethcr with Intercut at 4' per-
tvnt on the unpaid balance of
he truck. The truck ouk'ht by
he city I a used Scairravc
which frmerlv was In M-rvlce In
Sunnyvale, Calif., the mayor
aid.
Originally valued at mom
the truck U available for $12.x
with a new truck guarantee. Al
though IS years old. It has only
C100 miles on It and has a rated
pumping capacity of 7-"j0 gallons
xr minute. However, Its actual
capacity Is much more, being
placed at anme 1200 gallon pr
minute, ovonnor saut.
I'resently In uie in the City
of lone la a 1WI molel truck
which wu obtained aa aurplua.
M'Kal notice on the election
Is elsewhere In this papr. The
vote on June 14 will h from
2 to 8 p.m. In the lone City hall
82nd Year
Number 13
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THE
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ETIMES
Heppncr, Oregon, Thursday, May 21, 1965
10 cents
overoor
Hunger Meld
Top Force
In World
Tall
lone's Swim Pool
To Open June 3
The lone swimming pool will
own for the season on Thure-
dav. June 3. and hours will bo
th snme aa In previous years,
from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to
9 in the cvenlne.
On Mondays the pool will be
closed. Dally admissions are us
follows: Grade Hchool children,
l!5c; htjjh school students, 25c;
adults, 50c. Season tickets art
Si, and $! and a family ttca
Bon ticket will be $18.
Swlmmlnc lessons will start
Tuesday, June 15, at 10 a.m. and
continue througn Friday, June
23, according to Joe Hauslcr,
manager. Holders of season
tickets are entitled to lessons
without charge.
All females must wear bath
ing caps in the pool. Trespass
ing of the pool area will not be
tolerated. Special swimming
parties may be arranged by
contacting Hauslcr.
County Land Use
To be Told on TV
County Judge Paul Jones and
Clarence Rosewall, chairman of
the county planning commis
sion, were scheduled to go to
Hcrmiston sometime this week
to participate In a program that
will be taped for showing over
television channel 19, Pasco.
The men were to discuss land
use In Morrow county, with par
ticular attention to that along
the Columbia river front.
Date and time that the pro
gram will be released has not
been announced. Each man was
to give a two minute talk on the
program. ,
Mrs; Gun'derson
Resigns as Clerk
Mr. Eddie (Beverly) Gunder-
son has Mumnlttcd her resigna
tion as clerk of Morrow County
School District B-l. she oald
Wednesday. The resignation wtll
become effective July 31.
Mrs. Gundcrson said that mio
plans to levote her time to her
home and family and has had
the resignation in mind for some
time.
County Supt. David Potter said
that he received the letter of res
ignation with regret and com
mended Mrs. Gunderson for her
excellent service to the district.
She haa been clerk for nli.e
ars and has been employed
the district for a total of
U'i years, serving 2i years
prior to a two years' absence
and then returning in 1056.
No plans have been made for
selection of a successor.
The clerk has served the dis
trict under a number of superin
tendents, served through the for
mation of the administrative
district and continuously since
that time.
She has been known by all
who have worked with her and
those who have had association
with the district office as hlgliiy
comiH'tcnt and skilled.
G
Hunger la an underlying force
In the world more prominent
than the atomic bomb. (Jovernor
Mark Hatfield emphatlred In his
ddreta to lleppner High a rlaaa
of and the large audience
commencement exercises
Wednesday nljrht.
Ifc-clarlnff that only one sixth
of the world population I well-
fed, the Kovernor said, "Hunger
will drive men Into rreat prob
lems and difficulties.
It. more than any other thing.
will determine the course of
action of nations.
The governor's address follow
ed salutatory and valedictory
ddrrsscs by Jean Stockard and
Carl Itauman. MIm Stockard,
aalutatorian. extended welcome
on tx-iiair or tne tiass ana said
that Its members now have a
hole of roads that they will
take, "Ve can choose a road of
love or a road of contempt," ahe
ald.
Baum.in. valedictorian, used
the elas motto. "Education Is
the ADDrentlceshlp of Life, as
theme for his addreas.
"Our apprenticeship is over
this eveninc. and we must en
ter life." he said. He compared
the graduates to a tightrope
walker who may perform with
or without a net 'The net for
us Is soon to be taken away,'
he aald. "and there will be no
net to fall into."
' Bauman said that many grad
uates are not worrying about
preparing for the tests of life
but declared that it will be nec
essary for them to perform with
the maximum effort at all times.
Pointing out that Principal
Gordon Pratt was his student at
Willamette University years aco.
Governor Hatfield told the class
smilingly, "AH of you. then, are
my 'grandchildren' and there
are days when I feel that age."
To the audience assembled he
touched briefly on the new Con
gressional districting plan pass
ed bv the special session of the
legislature which includes Linn
and Marlon counties in the sec
ond district.
'You are now in the center of
my new congressional district,
and I hone vou will take us to
your hearts,'' he said. The. state
capital U In Marlon county.
Addressing the class again, he
said, "You have indeed been
horn into an era in which
change Is the most marked
characteristic."
The governor said that in the
time of his grandfather, only 72
Items were considered necessary
(Continued on page 8)
Legal-Size Trout
Dumped in Creek
Two creeks and one pond were
each stocked with 1000 legal
size trout during the past few
days by the State Game Com
mission, Glen Ward, game agent,
said Tuesday.
The trout were placed In Wil
low and Rhea creeks and in
Cutsforth Park pond. The fish
were rainbow trout, brought
here from Hood River, he said.
DAY TO KKMEMUEK
Keynotes
Class
iraduatioin)
mi mm mil ill ur"r ' O S'f"
of 1965 Sets
Scholarships Record
. - .-
: MEMORIAL DAY
The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tatoo;
No more on Life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping ground,
, " Their silent tenU are spread,
''Arid-glory guards, with solemn round,"
The bivouac of the dead.
THEODORE O'HARA
(1820-1867)
Pioneer Reunion
Calls Old-Timers
New records In scholarships
and awards were set by llepp
ner High's clasa of 1905 at com
mencement Wednesday night In
the high school gym with some
1000 persons in attendance.
A total of I7SD0 In monetary
grants was distributed among 21
students, a record both In the
total sum and in the number oi
recipients. Principal Gordon
Pratt said in announcing the
awards.
The class, largest In the
school's history, was described
by Mrs. Violet Lanham. advisor.
In presenting It for diplomas,
as "trulv the class of '65, " since
It numbers 65 seniors.
Jean Stockard, class saluta
torlan. received the Leon A. Cul-
Tullis Named Student Head
As iBerals1 Sweep Offices
This may he on off-election
year, but a rull scale campaign
find election has Just been com-
Ieted at lleppner High school,
igns that covered the hallways
and campaign literature were
being disposed of Wednesday In
a pre-commencement cleanup.
The Liberal party swept most
of the offices over the Freedom
pnrty, and Tim Tullis was elect
ed student body president. He is
son of Mr. and Mrs. Garry Tullis.
Only Freedom party candidate
to win a major student body of
fice was Brenda Young, who
will be secretary for the com
ing year. She is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Young.
Other Liberals elected were
Steve Warren, vice president,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul War
ren; Verlna French, assistant
treasurer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond French: Jim Ja
cobs, sergeant at-arms. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jacobs.;
and Martha Peck, business man
ager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Peck.
Cheerleaders chosen Included
Barbara Gribble, also a cheer
loader this year and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gribble;
Verina French; Peggy Snyder,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Snyder; and Pam McCabe. dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
McCabe. In all there were 11
candidates for cheerleader.
Nominees for student body of
fices who were not elected were
Mark Brown for president, Mark
Murray for vice president, Kar
en French for secretary, Pam
McCabe for assistant treasurer,
Jeff Turner for sergeant-at-arms
and Peggy Snyder for bus
iness manager.
The Liberal party is a new
party In the school, a coalition
of the Populace and Progressive
parties, who combined and elim
inated a third party. They held
a primary election to choor.e
their candidates. i
Old-timers and former resi
dents started arriving in llepp
ner in mid-week on visits that
will be highlighted by the an
nual Pioneer Picnic and Reun
ion. It will be Sunday at the fair
pavilion with registration to
start at 11 a.m. and the picnic
dinner to be at 12:30.
Principal speaker for the oc
casion will be Giles French of
Moro. an authority on Eastern
Oregon, and well known by
many here.
Oscar Peterson, this year's
president of the picnic, said that
many old-time residents now liv
ing elsewhere have been con
tacted by postcards and a big
crowd is expected with visiting
and reminiscing to highlight the
day.
Soroptlmist club of Heppner
is in charge of registration and
women of the Rebekah lodge
of Heppner will be in charge of
coffee and hot dishes. Rainbow
Girls will assist.
Rolls, butter, coffee, milk, soft
drinks and ice cream, will be
furnished. Remainder of the din
ner will be potluck, according
to Mrs. Ed (Eleanor) Gonty, sec
rotary.
A door prize will be given at
the Dicnlc.
The reunion win be tne pnn-
Collection Nets
120 Pairs Glasses
Collection of discarded eye
glasses and frames, sponsored
jointly by the lone Lions cluo
and St. Williams Altar Society
in lone, brought 120 glasses.
frames and lenses, Mrs. Dick
McEUigott, chairman for the al
tar society, reports.
These, together witn several
hearing aids collected, were sent
to the charitable organization.
New Eyes for the Needy.
A "thank you" received from
the organization said that as a
result of its collection across
the country, glasses and arti
ficial aids are supplied to a
half-million needy persons.
The local organizations ask
that their sincere and hearty
thanks be expressed to all who
cooperated with generous dona
tions.
GILES FRENCH
cipal observance of the Memor
ial week-end here.
Most businesses in town will
be closed on Monday, the legal
holiday for Memorial Day, since
it falls on Sunday this year.
Permits for Burning
Required by Law
A proclamation was signed
this week by Gov. Mark Hatfield
on fire hazards now existing in
Central Oregon, and effective as
of 12.01 a.m., DST, Monday, May
24, burning permits will be re
quired in the state forestiy
areas.
No charge will be made for
the fire permits but will be is-
quired by law before open fire.3
or burning of rubbish is allowed.
Sadie Sigsbee,
Pioneer Daughter,
Taken by Death
Sadie M. Sigsbee. 83, daugh
ter of pioneer parents, died In
Pioneer Memorial hospital Fri
day after a long Illness. She had
been a patient there for several
months.
Funeral services were Monday
at the First Christian Church
with the Rev. Melvin Dixon, pas
tor of the Heppner MethodlstJ
church, officiating. Interment
was in Heppner Masonic cem
etery. Sadie Edessa McCarty was
bora. June L 1X83. at Foster's
Prospect Farm. Umatilla county,
daughter of Louella Jane Turner
McCarty and William uranvuie
McCartv. She was a second gen
eration Oreeonian. her father
havine been born at Buena
Vista in Polk county.
Attending at Sadie's birth was
one of the few doctors in me
nroa at the time, the part
Indian Dr. McKay. As a small
child she moved with her par
ents to their homestead in Sand
hollow which was later to be
come a Dart of Morrow county,
She attended the Sandhollow
school and graduated from
Heppner High school in 1902
with the school's first four-year
high school class. ,
in 1904 she was married to
Rnvrt Gilbert Siesbee of Gaines
ville. Fla.. who had purchased
the Galloway Photographic Stu
dio in Heppner.
Mrs. Sigsbee was an active
member of Sans Souci Rebekah
lodge for more than 50 years. As
a bookkeeper she served in the
offices of the Morrow county
sheriff, the old Heppner Light
and Water Company, Pacific
Power and Light Company and
the City of Heppner water ije
partment. ...
In 1919 she became associated
with her husband in the oper
ation of the Star Theater and
was active in this business until
ill health forced her retirement
in 1949.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Elaine S. George. Her hus
band and another daughter,
Eloise Bernice, preceded her in
death. ...
Other survivors Include two
grandsons, Christopher and Da
vid George, both of Heppner;
two sisters, Mrs. V. R. (Muriel)
Runnion of Heppner and Mrs.
Oscar (Elsie) Borg of Portland;
two stepchildren. Airs. Leonune
Novinger, San Bernardino, Calif.,
and Claude Sigsbee, Yakima,
Wn., several stepchildren and
steD- ereat- grandchildren.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner
was in charge or arrangements.
bertson scholarship amounting
to 1330 per yar for four years,
and m state scholarship for part
tuition and fees of S234 per
year for four years. In addition,
she received a $200 scholarship
award from lleppner Kika lodge,
presented by Dr. Wallace Wolff.
exalted ruler.
Carl Bauman. valedictorian,
was presented a citation by the
University of Oregon Dads for
honors at entrance In scholar
ship and another citation for
leadership from the University
of Oregon. He received a 4-year
partial tuition and tees schol
arship for $234 per year for four
years. Bauman also received a
$2U0 scholarship award from the
Elks, presented by Dr. Wolff.
Margaret Marks was presented
a Union Pacific scholarship for
$200. a special food technology
scholarship for $300, and she re
ceived the O. S. Plummer award
for excellence at the Pacific In
ternational Livestock exposition
for $100. She was presented a
$50 band award from the Band
Parents' club by Tom Hughes,
president, and was winner of
Oregon State University's out
standing achievement award for
honors at entrance.
Barbara Blake was presented
a partial tuition and fee schol
arship to Oregon College of Edu
cation for $189. Annamarie
Brindle received a full tuition
and fees scholarship to Eastern
Oregon College for $300 and a
$50 award . from the Band Par
ents' club. Bruce Thomson won
a partial tuition and fees schol
arship to Eastern Oregon Col
lege, good for $189, received a
citizenship award from the
Heppner SoroptimlsU club, pre
sented by Mrs. Wes Sherman,
and a $100 award from the Band
Parents' club.
Scholarship given by the Kin
zua Corporation, good for $500
to a college of the recipient's
choice, was presented to Michael
Sweek by Mrs. Bill (Nona) Sow-
ell.
The Soroptimists $100 schol
arship for a senior girl was pre
sented to Tamara Smith by Mrs.
Shertnan. and Tamara also re
ceived the Gertrude Applegate
Memorial scholarship of $50,
presented by Mrs. Jack Healy
on benair or tne t. ratricics
Altar Society. These scholar
ships are good in any college.
Tamara also received $iuu irom
the Band Parents club.
Stuart Dick received the Elks'
leadership award, a $50 bond,
(Continued on page 8)
County Planning
Booklet Issued
WEATHER
Br LEONARD GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of May 20-26 is as follows:
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 64 43
Friday 64 45
Saturday 65 43
Sunday 59 38
Monday 68 40
Tuesday 75 40
Wednesday 78 46
Music Director
At lone Resigns
Carol Miller, music director
for the lone schools for the past
two years, has resigned his pos
ition to accept a similar post in
the Athena schools for the com
ing year. .
Miller has been very active in
all community affairs and will
be missed, but lone residents re
port that they are pleased to
hear of his advancement and
hope that he will enjoy the
new position.
In appreciation for the time
and talent he has given, a cof
fee hour in honor of Miller and
his family Is planned for Sun
day morning. May 30, at 11 a.m.
in the social rooms of the lone
United Church for Christ. Every
one Is Invited to attend.
A comprehensive plan for
North Morrow county has been
Issued in the form of a 26-page
booklet prepared for the Morrow
County Planning Commission,
Clarence Rosewall, chairman,
announces.
A limited supply of the plan
book has been received by the
commission and the county
court, but more may be avail
able at a later date.
Prepared by Cornell, Howland,
Hayes and Merryfield, the plan
deals principally with housing,
business, schools, park, industry,
road system, wildlife refuge and
agriculture in the northern part
of the county. '
The comprehensive oian des
cribed in this report represents
a statement of Dublic policy by
the Morrow County Planning
Commission with reference to
the future use of land resources
in the northern part of the
county," Rosewall wrote in a
prefacing letter of transmittal.
"The report on the plan also
Includes background i n f o r ma
tion dealing with the economic
potential of the county, with re
cent population trends, and the
present pattern of land uses.
Invitation Extended
To View New Home
The newly completed home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth
will be opened to all friends in
the community Saturday, May
29, between the hours or 3:lA
and 5:00 p.m.
The Cutsforths recently
moved into their new home, lo
cated at the edge of town near
the Willow Creek golf course.
All friends are invited to come
ard see the new home and par
ticipate In the house warming.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cutsforth and
family are now living in the
iamiiy ranch nome.