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ON THE OCCASION of Notional 4-H Week this rear. Morrow county takes a look Into the past
to recall work of some of the 4-H "alumni." These girls, winners of a Style Revue a number of
years ago, all put their knowledge to good use and became bomemakers. They are (from left)
Mrs. Gary Linton (Connie Anderson) of Milwaukie; Mrs. Jay Wheelhouse (Janice Martin) of
Heppner; Mrs. Ralph Litchfield (Janet Wright) of San Bernardino, Calif.; Mrs. Leland McKin
ney (Grace McCabe) of lone; and Mrs. Kenneth DuVall (June VanWinkle) of Crestwood, Mo.
Pictures of more former Morrow county 4-H numbers are in section 2.
Students to Give
Opening PTSA
Meeting Oct. 16
First general meeting of the
newly organized PTSA ( Parent -Teacher
- Student Association)
will be held Wednesday even
ing, October 16, at 8:00 p.m.,
in the Heppner High school mul
tipurpose room.
Program for this meeting will
be completely conducted by the
students, and promises to be of
surprising interest to all who
attend.
Theme for the year's pro
grams, alternating between stu
dents, parents and teachers, will
be aimed at promoting more op
en communication and discus
sion between the three on prob
lems of general interest, and to
create better understandings.
The first meeting will give stu
dents first opportunity to com
municate, in their own way, on
matters which they feel import
ant Last May the high school
PTA was expanded to Include
students in a PTSA organiza
tion. Meetings were to allow
frank and open discussion on
problems of concern, related to
student conduct, parental and
teacher responsibility, and oth
ers. Questionnaires which were
filled out, in many cases iouna
the students with more conser
vative attitudes than the par
ents, but in general a surpris
ing amount of agreement was
found between the two, ana
good ideas offered.
A good attendance of parents
at the October 16 meeting is
urged in support of the student
program.
City Auditor Commends
Efficient Financial Status
Daly is Named
Rodeo Chairman
Charley Daly ws elected to
succeed Tad Miller as chairman
of the Morrow County Rodeo
committee at its last meeting
on October 5, and will continue
a new three-year term on the
board.
Advancing to vice-chairman is
Raymond French, who will han
dle trophies and concessions and
will be arena director.
The office of secretary, held
for some time by John Venard,
will be handled by Joyce Ritch.
Don Greenup, reelected for a
three-year term on the board,
will be director of the queen
and court Don Evans, a new
member for three-year term,
will be race director, and Jerry
Douehertv will be livestock dir
ector, replacing Raymond
French.
Other committee members are
Bill Healy, grounds director; Ar
chie Munkers, dance director,
and Tom Currin, publicity chair
man. Bob Bergstrom and Joe
Balfe were reappointed to rep
resent the Wranglers and the
A discussion was held on con
flicting dates of the Heppner
rodeo and the Shrine football
game in Pendleton, which was
experienced this year. Members
urged that contacts be made
with the Shrine committee well
in advance in future years to
prevent conflicts if possible. .
Allan C. Langenwalter, Herm
iston accountant, in presenting
the annual audit report of the
City of Heppner to the council
Monday night, higmy commeno
ed the council and the city of
ficers for efficiency they have
shown.
"The City of Heppner is being
very well run," he said. "I can't
find much to criticize ... The
financial situation has improv
ed very nicely."
He noted an improvement in
the general fund balance after
charges tor street iignting nau
been transferred to the street
fund rather than being taken
from the general fund.
Langenwalter said that the
city budget "shows a remarK
able resistance to increased
costs." noting that this is con
trary to the trend elsewhere.
Zoning Problems Again
In conducting the month's
business, the council had some
more problems with the zoning
ordinance. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Brcwn applied for a variance to
permit them to live in a 19 Vi
ft. trailer house near a house
thev own at 450 Linden Way.
They plan to complete the house
for sale and wish to occupy the
trailer for no more than a year
while doing so. After consider
able discussion, the council
agreed to permit the variance
contingent on no objection from
all adjacent residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hill pre
sented a similar situation. They
wish to tear down a present
building and replace it with a
mobile home at 635 Cowins
Street. This was also approved
us a variance on a contingent
basis.
Dick Robison, who has pur
sued a long course of action to
get official sanction for a trail
er pad on Chase Street, present
ed application for a variance,
and this was granted.
Building permits were grant
ed to Elva Ruhl, 280 Church
Street, for a new roof on house
and garage, $300; and to the
Lutheran Church. 675 Alfalfa,
for new garage at the parson
age, $860.99.
Well Easement Accepted
The council accepted an ease
ment that had been requested
and obtained from Morrow
county for land for a water well
and right of way for mainten
ance about nine miles from
Heppner on the Willow Creek
road. The plan is to drill the
well to assure adequate water
supply in the future. At the
same time councilmen suggest
ed that other sites for wells clo
ser to the city be checked.
Possibility that the city may
require every new water user to
pay a $10 deposit to be applied
on the final bill was broached.
Mrs. Elaine George, recorder, re
ported that the frequency of
water users moving out without
paying is increasing. Attorney
Bob Abrams was instructed to
check to see if the deposit sys
tem would be a proper proced
ure. Property to be Checked
On request of a property own
er, who complained that the Joe
Delameter property on the north
side of town may constitute a
fire hazard, the police depart
ment was instructed to check
the property.
The council approved a mo
tion to take out a Chamber of
Commerce membership to per
mit one of the paid city officers
to attend each meeting.
It was reported that the Ore
gon Fire Insurance Rating Bur
eau will make another grading
review in about a year to as
certain what improvements have
been accomplished and the pro
tection class to be assigned.
Marion Green, president of the
library board, presented his an
nual report, -showing that books
in the library have increased to
6032 as compared to 5869 a year
ago. Total circulation for the
year was 6,367.
In the library's financial
statement, income for the year
was $2,261.54 and expenses
$2079. Budget for next year is
$2,300. Green said that there is
no financial problem, and the
library is operating nicely with
resources available.
Grand Old Timer Taken
By Death At Age of 92
Mayor Decides
Against Running;
Filing Time Near
Mayor W. C. Rosewall an
nounced Monday night that he
does not plan to seek reelec
tion as mayor of Heppner, stat
ing that he feels that he has
served "long enough."
His announcement came nine
days prior to the filing dead
line for city positions with six
offices to be on the ballot at
the time of the general elec
tion, November 5.
Petitions are out for several
other incumbent city office
holders. Those whose terms ex
pire this year are Mayor Rose
wall, Recorder Elaine George,
Treasurer Mary Jean McCabe,
Councilman Bill Collins, Coun
cilman Jerry Sweeney and
Councilman David McLeod.
Holdover councilmen are Carl
Spaulding, Joe Balfe and Har
lan McCurdv, Jr.
Filing for city offices is by
petition and signatures or 15
registered voters residing with
in the city limits are required
for nomination. Deadline for fil
ing petitions is October 16 and
the candidate so nominated
must accept by that date.
Anyone may obtain petitions
at the city hall in order to ob
tain signatures in support of
any candidate.
Not all of the Incumbent
councilmen have indicated that
they plan to seek reelection, and
no candidate has formally an
nounced for mayor to this time.
Frank Stnnsburv Parker, a
grand old-timer of Heppner, died
Friday, October 4, at bt. An.
thony hospital, Pendleton, end
ing a long and colorful career.
He was 92 years of age.
Born at Cherry Run, West Vir
ginia, on March 16. 187G, he
came west at the age of 22 and
came to Heppner in 1901 where
lie helped construct the Humph
rey building of atone.
As a young man he prospect
ed for gold in Alaska; he was
living in Heppner at the time
of the Great Flood of 1903; and
after his marriage, he and his
wife lived for a short time in
Hell's Canyon of the Snake Riv
er.
His parents were William and
Sarah Galllon Parker, and they
lived In Auxvasse, Mo., when
he left to go west.
Married In 1905
In Heppner he met Miss Gert
rude Crawford, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. J. V. Crawford,
and they were married June 11,
1905, In Dayton, Wash., at the
home of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ath-erton.
Mrs. Parker was employed in
the Dost office here at the time
of the 1903 flood. When both
the postmaster and assistant
postmaster were drowned in the
flood, she became deputy postmaster.
ExceDt for four years, from
1908 until 1912, when they lived
at Cove and in Hell's Canyon,
the Parkers spent their entire
married lives here. They operat
ed a wheat ranch north of Hepp
ner from 1918 until their retire
ment in 1960, and have lived
In Heppner since that time.
Their two sons and two daugh
ters were reared on the ranch.
On June 13. 1965, the couple
observed their 60th wedding an
niversary at a reception arrang
ed by their family and friends
at the First Christian church
here. Some 150 persons attend
ed.
Twins Mark 90th Birthdays
Another .Jiapy occasion was
on March 20, 1966, when Parker
and his friend, Roy D. Neiil, al
so of Hennner. observed their
90th birthdays together at a re
ception in the Christian church.
Their ages and birthdates were
identical. At the time both were
in eood health, but Neill pre
ceded his friend in death.
Just before the turn of the
century, Parker went to Skag
way, Alaska, in the gold rush.
He returned to Oregon, and
went back in 1904, taking a
band of sheep on a barge. He
could tell many stories of the
rugged gold rush days in the
Klondike.
Parker was elected Morrow
county commissioner in 1932 and
served from 1933 until 1937.
He had been a member of the
Christian church here for many
years and had served as dea
con, elder and chairman of the
board. For more than 60 years
he was a member of the Ma
sonic lodge, first becoming a
member at Cove and transferr
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Li .1.
Hunters Score High
Average but Several
Mishaps Reported
Hunter success on opening many of them forked horns. This
week-end of general dt?r sea
son in the Heppner area was
reported at 25 one of the
h chest In years but tne "in
vacllng army" of hunters also
had some setbacks ir accidents,
none fatal.
One hunter. Joe Green of Pen
dleton, a Heppner native, was
"lost" for a period of 18 hours
but walked out in good shape
and unharmed early Sunday
morning just as a search party
was assembling to seek him.
Will O'Harra, administrator at
Pioneer Memorial hospital, said
that an unusually large number
of accidents occurred, two of
which were serious. Several
hunters were given outpatient
treatment at the hospltcL
Glen Ward, state game agent.
(.aid that a road check showed
that about one of every four
hunters had bagged a buck,
FRANK S. PARKER
October 7. at 3 p.m. in the Hepp
r.er Christian church with the
Rev. Al Boschee, former pastor
and now of La Grande, and the
Rev. Earl Soward officiating.
Vault interment was at Hepp
ner Masonic Cemetery and rit
ualistic service was by Heppner
Lodge No. 69 AF and AM. Swee
ney Mortuary was in charge of
arrangements.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Gertrude Parker; two daughters,
Mrs. Frances Mitchell of Port
land and Mrs. Fred Hoskins of
Heppner; two sons, John Parker
of Portland and Vawter Parker
of Hood River; 10 grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
Mr. Graves shortly after his
ing to the Heppner lodge in death in recognition of his in-
Graves Memorial
Awards Announced
Award of two $200 scholar
ships given through the John
Graves 4-H Memorial Scholar
ship fund has been announced
by the committee administering
the fund, according to Mrs. Dor
ris Graves, widow of the late
John Graves, and Deane Graves,
the son.
Maureen McElligott, graduate
of lone High school with the
class of 1968 and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Don McElligott, re
ceived the scholarship for girls
She is attending the University
of Portland this fall and Is ma
joring in history and physical
education.
Steve Pettyjohn, graduate of
Heppner High school with the
class of 1968 and son ot Mr. ana
Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn of Hepp
ner, received the scholarship for
bovs. He is attending Oregon
State University where he is ma
joring in aerospace engineering.
The scholarship fund was es
tablished in memory of the late
Cool and Dry
A cool, dry week was reported
by Don Gilliam, official observer.
with the maximum temperature
of the week hitting 66 degrees
and minimum dropping to the
freezing level, 32 degrees, on two
nights. Only a trace of rain fell
in Heppner, that coming on Sun
day. Complete report for the
week is as follows:
, Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 64 32
Thursday 66 32
Friday 65 43
Saturday 66 37
Sunday 60 45 T
Monday 58 37
Tuesday 60 30
1924. He served as master of
the lodge here in 1924.
Gets 50-Year Pin
In 1957, his son, Vawter, pre
sented him with his 50-year
Masonic pin in Condon when
the Masonic .grand master was
present.
He was also a member of Ruth
Chapter No. 32, Order of the
Eastern Star, and had been wor
thy patron three times.
In later years, Mr. Parker was
often seen around town and had
a congenial greeting or humor
ous pleasantry for everyone. In
recent months his health fail
ed, resulting in his hospitaliza
tion. Funeral services were Monday,
terest in vouth. The fund is com
prised of donations from the
public with matching money
from the state.
Selection of this year's recip
ients was made by the commit
tee after a review of the qual
ifications of the applicants.
Madras Date Moved
Date of the Heppner High
Madras High football game has
been changed from Saturday,
November 9, to Friday, Novem
ber 8, according to Bob Clough,
athletic director at Heppner
High. The game will be played
at Madras at 1:30 p.m. on the
Friday.
Punt, Pass, Kick
Final Contest
Due Here Saturday
Morrow county finals In the
Punt, Pass and Kick contest
sponsored by Heppner Auto
Sales, Inc., and the lone Lions
club, will be Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock at the rodeo
grounds in Heppner, Everett
Keithley, contest manager, an
nounces. A large number of boys, ages
8 through 13, have been prac
ticing for several weeks on their
punting, passing and kicking.
Recently many of them took
part in a clinic, with coaches
assisting, in order that they may
do as good as possible in the
contest.
Distance and accuracy both
count in determining scores. The
three top winners in each of the
six years of age competing will
receive trophies, and first place
winners of each age will go to
the district contest at The Dal
les on October 19 to compete
there.
Winners in the district will go
on to zone competition in Seattle.
Eventually the field is narrow
ed until a small number receive
trips to the east to enter nat
ional comDetition. and with par
ents, attend National Football
League games ana go to wasn
ineton. D. C.
Morrow county has never had
a major winner since tne in
ception of the contest but last
year one boy came close to win
ning in the district.
Lindsav Kincaid. chairman for
the lone Lions, and Keithley
will be in charge of the event
on the rodeo grounds.
The public is Invited to at
tend the contest and encourage
the participants. There is no ad
mission charge.
Progress Made
Towards Rest Area
One project of a Chamber of
Commerce committee took a
step towards realization this
week when a resident engineer
of the State Highway Depart
ment looked at the site donat
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Doher
ty as a proposed rest area on
the highway between Lexington
and Hermiston, O. W. Cutsforth,
committee chairman, said,
Cutsforth had met with the
engineer previously. Indications
are that the state will take ti
tle to the one acre to be do
nated for the wavside. wnicn is
on what is known as tne doc
Condor place, about a mile east
of the Doherty home.
While the highway depart
ment has indicated that it does
not have funds for full devel
opment of the site, it is expect
ed that water will be provided
and other facilities established.
Ahead in Space but Behind in Hotels
Six Visit Russia on Europe Trip
Russia may be ahead of the
United States in the space race,
but on the domestic front they
are far behind. This is the re
flection of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Krebs, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wil
kinson and Mr. and Mrs. Mark
ham Baker who have just re
turned following a three week's
People-to-People tour through
Europe.
The six from Morrow county
were among 30 others who left
September 10 from New York
and traveled to Belgium, Hol
land. Germany, the Soviet Un
ion, Switzerland and Spain.
Thev spent five days In Rus
sia and went as far as Krasno
dar, about 700 miles south of
Moscow.
"Hotels were terrible," Krebs
said. "The plumbing was even
on the outside of the walls in
a building less than three years
old."
Mrs. Wilkinson had a similar
comment, saying that they stay
ed in what was considered a Switzerland was the most beau
better" hotel. "I would have
hated to stay In an average
one!" she said.
Apparently the people in Rus
sia are sacrificing domestic
comforts to push their nation
ahead on the International lev
el. They are proud of their space
achievements, as is In evidence
everywhere.
"Their subway system Is one
of the best in the world mod
ern and beautiful," said Krebs,
but there is still much horse
drawn equipment on the farms.
The tourists visited a collect
ive farm of about 10,000 hec
tares (approximately 24,700 ac
res). The soil was excellent and
Krebs expressed the opinion that
if the Russians went into free
enterprise they could outproduce
the American farmer.
They found the rural people
more friendly than those in the
cities.
Of the countries they visited.
tiful, Krebs said, being immac
ulately clean and picturesque.
The People-to-People tour,
sponsored by the Inland Empire
wheat and beef leaders, com
pleted its European circuit in
Spain. The group left Madrid on
Tuesday, October 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Krebs flew sep
arately to New York and spent
three days visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Doc Severinsen. They didn't
get to see a 'Tonight" show
on which Severinsen leads the
NBC-TV orchestra because the
program was pre-empted on the
only night that they had oppor
tunity to see It However, they
took a tour through Greenwich
Village and the Bowery that
left the Krebses somewhat as
tonished. "It was wild," said Dick. 'You
never saw such filth."
But the tourists agreed that
the trip through Europe was a
great experience and one that
they will always remember.
I conaldered a very good ave
rage, and few yearn have been
better.
Moat nWeekendenf
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said
It seemed to him that the num
ber of hunters waa about one
third more than any previous
yror, but Ward aald he believed
the number to be about the
game aa last year. Most of the
hunters appear to be of the
"weekend" variety, he said.
While more than 50 ramps were
noted on Rhea Creek alone on
the week-end, there were only
four in the same area after Sun
day's retreat to the cities.
Ward anld that very few dif
ficulties had been experienced
with hunters so far this year.
They have done an excellent job
caring for their meat, have been
careful with fire, and very few
game violations have been not
ed, he said.
One of the most serious acci
dents occurred Saturday when
Henry E. Robinson of Milwauk-
ie shot himself In the right foot
with a 30.06 rifle. He was
brought to Pioneer hospital
about 9:30 a.m. for emergency
tieotment and was sent to Port
land for further care. It was a
serious wound, but there was
little bleeding and no shock to
the patient, it was reported.
Three in Pickup Hurt
A one-vehicle accident, also
on Saturday, caused serious in-
lur es to the three occupants of
a pickup. All three remained in
the hospital Tuesday, but Fred
erick Kippe, 21, of Ft. Lewis,
Wash., and his wife, Linda
Rippe, 21, of Tacoma, were ex
pected to be dismissed Wednes
day. Michael Ready, 20, of Port
land, the third occupant, was
expected to remain for several
davs.
Mrs. Rlppe suffered facial lac
erations and contusions; her
husband sustained shoulder and
chest injuries; and Ready also
had shoulder and chest Injur
ies. Ready's Injuries were the
most serious of the three, it was
reported.
Another vehicle accident re
sulted in injuries to Franklin
Pierce, 26, of Troutdale, also on
Saturday. He was brought to
the hospital with facial lacera
tions, was given emergency
treatment, and was to have
gone to a doctor in Condon for
further treatment, but it was
reported that he never went
there. The accident reportedly
happened near Buckeroo Flats
in the area oi tne iupper worn
Center,
Football Hurts Hunter
Another hunter, who was said
to be playing football at his
camp, suffered an open dislo
cation and fracture of his fing
er when the ball hit the end
of the finger. He waa Harvey
Hudson, 46, of Troutdale. He re
ceived outpatient treatment at
the hospital Saturday.
Michael Bay. 10, ana Ernest
Affolter. 24. both of Portland,
were treated at the hospital Sat
urday for removal of shell frag
ments after a gun went off in
n ramner where thev were. The
boy had fragments below his
ear, and the man had bits of
the metal in his back.
Marlin Seibert, 27, of Portland,
was brought to the hospital Sun
day after he broke his leg when
he slipped on a rock while
winching a deer from a canyon
in the Bull Prairie area. The
leg was X-rayed, placed in a
cast, and he was sent home.
Stung by YellowJackeU
Also on Sunday, Norman
Small, 47, Portland, was treat
ed at the hospital for yellow
jacket stings.
Richard C. Roles, 79, Wood
burn, who was also here hunt
ing, was given medical treat
ment at the hospital on Tues
day. The "lost" hunter Green
was last seen about 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, and members of his
party became concernea wnen
he did not appear by night. Of
ficers and friends started pat
rolling roads and conducting a
search. By 7 a.m. Sunday, Sher
iff Bauman was organizing a
formal search with perhaps 75
assembled to take part, but
Green walked out near the con
fluence of Wilson and Willow
creeks and Ward, patrolling the
road, picked him up. A plane
that had been summoned to par
ticipate in the search was turn
ed back.
Green, a Pendleton account
ant, is brother of Herman and
Cornett Green of Heppner. He
has hunted the woods here for
many years.
Crazy Days Date
October 25, 26
Date for Heppners annual
Crazy Days event has been
changed to Friday and Satur
day, October 25 and 26, accord
ing to Mrs. LeRoy Gardner,
chairman of the Merchants com
mittee. Dates of October 18 and 19
were set originally. The change
was made to allow more time
after Moonlight Sale and to
have the event closer to Hallo
we'en. A kids' dressup and pa
rade is planned, with prizes to
be offered. Mercnants wm aiso
dress in costume for one day of
the event.