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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1930)
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THUR SDAY, APRIL 24, 1930. PAGE FIVE UMATILLA FOREST FACTSMOIIED Ranger Compiles Data Showing Extent and Use of Preserves. By F. H. WEHMEYER. The Heppner district was created in 1906 as the Heppner Forest re serve. In 1908 it was included as part of the Umatilla forest and was divided into three ranger districts. Since, it has undergone several ad ministrative changes until today it is just one large ranger district with headquarters at Heppner. It contains 290,432 acres, 200,000 or which is timber land, containing at a rough estimate a billion feet of accessible timber with a potential value of one to one and a half mil lion dollars in stumpage. The open land is about equally divided into high upland meadows and the open bunchgrass slopes facing the John Day river. The whole area is only a little less than half the size of our smallest state. It is 168 miles around the boundary. In addition to this there are 8,000 acres of isolated and scattered tracts of national forest land sur rounding the district but outside the boundary. The land divided by counties gives Morrow 121,960 acres, Grant 66,240 acres, Umatilla 24,000 acres and Wheeler 78,232 acres. The principal value of the district at the present time is in the grazing resources. Under permit last sea son were 1690 cattle and horses on four allotments and 28,526 sheep on 24 allotments. This does not include lambs or calves under six months of age at the time they enter the allotments as this class of stock enter free of charge. The value of this stock could be figured conservatively at one half million dollars, commensurate ranch and farm property at least one and a half million dollars, thus we find that local folks have an in vestment of two million or more dollars that hinges in its success on the grazing resources of the Hepp ner district, as all this stock is de pendent for summer forage on the national forest The personnel of the district con sists of one year long ranger, an assistant for seven months period, three lookouts hired for a 90-day period during time of high fire haz ard, and four patrolmen hired for a period of four and three-quarters months each year. Some idea of the work may be had by stating that there is an aver age of 24 fires a year. There are 15 special uses for pasture, summer homes, etc., 130 miles of telephone line to maintain, 50 miles of trail, 250 miles of motor way, 80 miles of roads, 50 miles of drift fences, 20 miles of pasture fence, 100 miles of sheep driveway to patrol and main tain, 28 stock allotments to inspect and supervise, 50 small sales for timber to farmers and others for winter fuel, 50 free uses granted for dead timber for personal use of res idents. In addition there are ap proximately 160,000 head of sheep crossing both spring and fall, this exclusive of lambs, or the sheep grazed on established allotments within the district. These sheep have ranges else where, some going to the Malheur, Wallowa and Whitman forests but mostly those going to private rang es outside the forests. The sheep are all counted through at corrals located at Long prairie. Tapper and Arbuckle and then escorted through on the driveways by patrolmen. Some 1500 to 2000 head of cattle are crossed annually, coming from the John Day ranches to railroad trans portation here at Heppner. In addition to the above there is much improvement work, not only in maintaining what has already been done but also each year sees a step "ahead in road, trail, admin istration, protection and range con struction projects. Probably the most important work is the selection and training of the short term men to fill the positions they hold as the success of both administration and protec tion of the forest resources depends largely on their ability to redeem the responsibilities of their jobs. There is much other work but it is too miscellaneous and manifold to enumerate, except that consid- i crable time (a taken in repair and upkeep of tools and equipment and supplying and equipping of men at various stations. BOARDMAN MRS. A. T. HEREIM, Correspondent Miss Blanche Imus was a week end guest at the O. B. Olson home. She is teaching near Kennewick this year. Clyde Carrick of Vernonia spent the week end with his wife and chil dren who are at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wil banks. Ed Carrick, his father, of Granger, Wash., spent the week at the Wilbanks' home. Mr. and Mrs. John Graves and baby visited Saturday and Sunday at the Ward Graves home. Friends were pleased to see Mrs. John Brice who visited here a few days last week. She was a house guest at the Myers home and also visited at Weston's. A number of farmers are getting baby chix. Westons, Broyles, and Rutherfords are among them. George Brown's, who live on the Earl Cramer place, had some hard luck with their chix. They pur chased 200 and one night the fire in the brooder stove went out and the chix died, until at last reports they had but 80 left. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hale who have been living on the Calkins place for which they traded .last year have traded it for a ranch in Tilla mook county near Blain, and left Tuesday for their new home. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Slanger and family are the newcomers on the Hale place. Mr. Slanger is ill with tuberculosis and a change of cli mate was advised. They came up Tuesday. A large truck brought their goods up and took Hale's down. Mr. and Mrs. Stout, Mr. Wilkins and Mr. and Mrs. Souders were giv en the first degree work in the Grange at the meeting Saturday night Lunch was served by Mes dames Faler, Ray Brown and Brice Dillabough. Mrs. Paul M. Smith has been ill with another siege of flu. Eino Groop and Eino Forsty stop ped for a visit at the Chas. Hango home on their way home to South Dakota after a year spent at Hood River. The Western Union baseball team met a Boardman team of local boys Sunday with a 6-8 game in Board man's favor. The Western Union Telegraph company is replacing a great many polos and have a crew of 16 men Life Lines The electric power lines stretching across the country are veritable life lines for every one who lives along their paths. They brighten the evenings, they life loads, they irrigate thirsty lands. They do innumer able tasks which add minutes to your hours, and give you more time for accomplishment, more time for leisure. That this be possible our company has been steadily working, year in and year out, to make electric service increasingly available by enlarging facilities, extending lines and mod ernizing equipment. Every year we attract large sums of new capital and expend the money for the upbuild ing of the communities we serve. Electricity is cheap Let these life lines help you Pacific Power and Light Company "Always at your Service" who are living in the outfit cars on the siding at Boardman. Mike Healey and family of Rhea creek have moved to the Mike Mar shall ranch. The Marshalls have moved out to Six Mile. R. C. Mitchell has been quite ill with a siege of flu. He was under the weather for about three weeks. P. T. A. met Friday night with a good attendance. The following program was given: reading, Helen Mead; songs, 7th and 8th grades; recitation, Wanda Shane; harmon ica selection, Marvin Ransier. Two dance numbers were given by the 7th and 8th grade girls. The Har monica band played two numbers. The grown-ups then adjourned to the high school assembly room where Miss Henry and Mrs. Mes senger handled the book review in a very capable and interesting man ner. The report of the benefit dance was given. A total of $88.46 was raised with most of. this clear, there being two small outstanding bills. Plans are being made for a health day program May 2, with a program committee consisting of Mesdames Marschat, Titus, Hereim, Mead and Russell to arrange a program. An exhibit of school work of all grades will be given preceding the pro gram. Mrs. King, Mrs. Mitcht ll and Mrs. George Wicklander were appointed to work with the county nurse in reporting cases and in making a health survey of child.-t-n of pre school age who are to c-Mer school in September. After business was completed the crowd adjourned to the cafeteria where Mr. King, Mr. R.'inville and Mr. Fortier proved themselves roy al hosts and served doughnuts and coffee. Aid met Wednesday at the church with Mrs. W. O. King, the new pres ident, in charge. New chairmen were appointed as follows: Mrs. Messenger, social; Mrs. D W. Mil ler, missionary; Mrs. C. G. Blayden, calling, and Mrs. Nate ATacomber, work. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Allen served tea and wafers. Shirley and Mary Madolle Say of Portland came up Wedntt:day for a few days visit with their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Porter. On Saturday, Mr. and Mis. Harold Say came up and spent Easter with their parents. All left for their Portland home on Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Niokerson and family of Pendleton were vis itors Sunday at the Nethercott and Grandfather Nickerson home. Wil lard Nickerson was also here. Chas. Nickerson, who has been working at Condon, was over and took back a load of hay for Sid Seale. Mrs. Royal Rands and Donna Jane visited several days in Walla Walla. Supt. L. E. Marschat motored to Portland and Salem on business, going down Thursday and return ing Sunday. Mrs. H. E. Waite spent several days in Troutdale last week. Mrs. Marschat and Mrs. Titus shopped in Pendleton Saturday, re turning Sunday morning. Mrs. Nels Kristensen and Anna Elizabeth came home Sunday from a five weeks visit with a sister in Cheyenne, Wyo. She went to be with her sister who was grief strick en over the loss of a daughter and while there her sister's husband died suddenly of a heart attack, so she remained longer than she had at first planned. Johnsons motored to The Dalles Saturday. Death came as a release from suf fering to W. A. Murchie, Sunday at 4 p. m., at his home in The Dalles. He had been ill for many years. Funeral services were held Tues day at 10 a. m. at The Dalles. W. A. Price of Boardman motored down. Mr. Murchie had spent much of his time in Boardman. His widow and a daughter, Mrs. J. C. Ballenger, a brother, Harry Murchie, survive. Buck Daniels and family have moved to Meacham where Mr. Dan iels will work on the highway. They have been living in Mrs. Sherman's house the past winter. No school will be held Friday be cause of teachers' institute at lone. Mrs. Glen Hadley arranged a love ly Easter party for her son Stanton Sunday afternoon. An Easter egg hunt was a feature of the afternoon, followed by a fine lunch. FORESTS GRAZE STOCK. A total of 937,216 head of live stock grazed during 1929 on the 22 national forests of Oregon and Washington, according to the an nual report just isued by C. J. Buck, district forester, at Portland. STATE EVENTS AT O. S. C. Three high school events will atr tract more than 500 delegates to the Oregon State college campus this week end. These are the state typ ing contest finals, April 26; the state extempore speaking and interpreta tion finals, April 24 and 25; and the annual Smith-Hughes agricultural conference, April 24-26. BAND TO FLAT. The Irrigon 4-H club band will be included on the program of the Morrow County Teachen institute In lone, Friday, April 25. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DIS TRICT OF OREGON. In the matter of B. P. Stone. Bankrupt IS BANKRUPTCY. Ho. B-14768. To the creditors of B. P. Stone of Hepp ner, county of Morrow, district afore said, bankrupt Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of April. 1930, the said B. P. Stone was duly adjudicated a bankrupt and that the first meeting of his credi tors will be held in the office of the undersigned, referee in bankruptcy of the above entitled court In Pendleton. Oregon, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the 8th day of May. 1930; at which time and place the said creditors may (and the said bankrupt MUST) attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly be brought before said meeting. Done and dated at Pendleton, Oregon, this the twenty-second day of April, A. D 1930. C. K. CRANSTON, Referee In Bankruptcy. TOE NEW FORD COUPE A beautiful doted car, distinguished by its substantial grace of line and contour. A particularly good car for physicians, business executives and salesmen because of its comfort and reliability. 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