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Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15. 1912
Published every Thursday morning' by
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Official Paper for Morrow Connty
In the press of putting out the
paper short-handed last week the
word "fiend" incongruously appear
ed where "friend" was meant. This
was a result of one of those idiosyn
crasies of the linotype where the let
ter "r" failed to respond as it should,
combined with a bit too hasty proof
reading. Our apologies to those who
may have been given a false impres
sion by the error.
And while speaking of matters
close to the editorial heart, may we
add a note of appreciation to the
many subscribers who have re
sponded to the recent statements of
subscription standings. There have
also been many kind words, along
with some criticisms, all of which are
necessary to guide any institution of
public service, and therefore are
welcome.
About the time we believed we
were sailing blithely into springtime,
having escaped severe winter wea
ther, Old Man Boreas decided to
throw his snowy cloak about us. His
thoughtfulness so far has brought
appreciation for heavy moisture con
tent of the garment and its freedom
from extreme refrigerating qualities.
As a result of the moisture one
visitor to Walla Walla the first of
the week declared, "We're going to
outdo that section this year." His
prediction was based on the fact
that the Washington city district had
not been blessed by the wet snow
in fact the landscape there was
snowless.
Honest Abe Lincoln will have his
day Saturday, sweethearts will be
remembered with the exchange of
valentines Monday. Two great days
of the year in which to promulgate
needed virtues in a strife-torn world.
And Uncle Sam must arm the
more. That is the edict written by
Japanese action in refusing to re
veal their intentions in the building
of large ships. A balance of power
on the seas is required for world
safety, and the taxpayers must foot
the bill whether they like it or not.
Some millionaire taxpayers who
didn't like it elsewhere have fonud
a storm cellar for tax dodging in
Nevada where the only state tax is
that on property by virtue of consti
tutional provision, and the state and
all political subdivisions are on a
pay-as-you-go basis. Nevada is be
ing blessed by millionaires as a re
sult and an example is set for em
ulation by far more favorably sit
uated states, such as Oregon.
SISTER IN EUROPE
Europe is all right, but Mrs. R.
Leutwyler wrote Joe Snyder, her
brother, from there this week that
she was looking forward to an early
visit at his home in Heppner and
some good old home-cooked victuals.
Mr. and Mrs. Leutwyler, who make
their home at Seaside, have been
visiting Mr. Leutwyler's old home
in Switzerland, and Mrs. Leutwyler's
card this week was mailed from
Czechoslovakia.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends for
their help and expressions of sym
pathy at the time of our bereave
ment. We are deeply grateful for the
fine floral tribute.
The Lovgren Family,
Mrs. Ella Davidson,
E. E. Lovgren,
Mrs. Emma Johnson.
Heppner
"PORKY" LOOKS LIKE BROTHER PADDY;
WILD LIFE NOTES GIVEN ON FOREST
By F. F. WEHMEYER
According to estimates made and
records kept, we had the following
game killed on the Oregon part of
the Umatilla National forest in 1937:
60 bear, 400 deer and 300 elk. There
were 4500 hunters. In addition it was
estimated that predators accounted
for the killing of 100 elk and 600
deer.
All small fur bearers are repre
sented and well distributed but not
very plentiful. The porcupine whose
fur is far from popular and who is
a sort of Russian thistle of the ani
mal kingdom, always holds his own
in numbers, which is estimated to
be well above the five thousand
mark. One sheepman said he never
had the heart to kill them because
they looked so much like his brother
Paddy, but aside from this, nearly
every man's hand is against them as
a pest and few pass up the oppor
tunity to kill one. Of all animals
they have the greatest life tenacity
and one will walk off carrying more
lead than a grizzly bear.
Reports from the Biological survey
indicate they killed 46 bob cats and
1,377 coyotes on or close to the na
tional forest on the Oregon part of
the Umatilla.
There is also an estimated five
hundred bear, five thousand deer
and nearly five thousand elk, with a
mild winter and a normal increase,
these numbers should assure future
hunting. While these figures are
founded on estimates given in by
hunters, stockmen, forest guards,
survey crews, they need not be dis
credited too much as areas where
actual counts have been carried out
have shown that previous estimates
were not very far out of line. Several
national forests have made actual
winter census with CCC labor, cov
ering winter feed areas with the strip
method and making actual tallies.
It is expected this type of census
HARDMAN NEWS
Lovgren Rites Held;
Tom Merrill Dies
By OPAL HASTINGS
In spite of the disagreeable weath
er the funeral of Frank Martin Lov
gren was one of the largest at
tended in recent times. Mr. Lovgren
was long a resident and respected
citizen of Morrow county. Rev. R.
C. Young of Heppner preached the
funeral service. Mrs. Neal Knighten
and Miss Iris Morton sang two duets
accompanied by Mrs. G. I. Clary.
Mr. Lovgren is survived by his wife
and twelve children.
Tom Merrill passed away Friday,
Feb. 2, at his home in Monument,
at the age of 91 years and 2 months.
He resided here at the Bechdolt
place till 1909 when he moved to
Monument where he has lived ever
since. In October, 1917, Mrs. Mer
rill passed away. He is survived by
one sister, Mrs. Nan Bundy, two
daughters, Mrs. Emma Emory and
Mrs. Jennie Devore; four sons, E.
Jay, Alonzo, Harvey and Cliff; 25
grandchildren, 25 greatgrandchildren
and one great great grandchild.
Rev Mr. Cookson of Monument
preached the funeral service. Three
duets were sung by Miss Iris Mor
ton and Mrs. Neal Knighten, accom
panied by Mrs. G. I. Clary. In spite
of the very bad roads there was a
good attendance.
Oscel Inskeep with Neal Knight
en's tractor opened the road to the
Odd Fellows cemetery and while he
was about it he cleaned the most
used streets, for which the towns
people are very appreciative.
Miss Delsie Bleakman and Ray
mond Reid went to the home if Mr.
and Mrs. Sam McDaniel on the Mc
Intyre ranch to help celebrate Sam's
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Collins came
in to attend the dance. On the way
in they had much difficulty on ac
count of the depth of snow. They
spent Saturday night at the Dick
Steers home.
The upper grade girls organized
a sewing and handicraft club called
"Stitch in Time" which meets on
Monday noons. Officers elected were
Advisors, Mrs. McCutcheon and
Miss Morton; president, Maxine
McDaniel, and secretary, Alene Ins
keep. Darrel Farrens drove to The
Gazette Times, Heppner,
will be carried out on the Umatilla
within the next few years if winter
weather conditions are favorable
and the CCC labor is available.
Elk have multiplied in a gratify
ing manner in the Heppner country,
but there is a rather heavy concen
tration in the Penland Prairie-Pota-mus
area, where herds of fifty or
more have often been. seen. It might
be that the opening of the season one
year to scatter the elk would prove
beneficial.
The ruffled grouse, who ushers in
the break of day with his drums, has
become very rare in our country
and unless some action is taken to
curb the hawks and big horned owls,
will be extinct in a few years. The
big horned owl is a real villain and
capable of carrying off several times
his own weight. Undoubtedly many
fawns are swooped up by this rascal
when their mothers are out feeding
in the false security of the night.
His eyes are keen and his flight
noiseless. A few years ago after miss
ing several mammoth Pekin ducks,
I caught the robber. It was a big
horned owl with a 56-inch wing
spread.
Coyotes seem to maintain their
numbers in spite of the best efforts
made to control them. Scientists
claim animals live by instinct. This
is pure rubbish. Anyone who has
endeavored to trap these sly scamps
know they use plenty of reasoning
power or a sheepman can testify to
the plans they will execute to grat
ify their taste1 for mutton. In fact,
anyone raised on a ranch and who
has had cows dabble their tails in
the gutter, then wrap it around their
neck about three turns and grin as
they pull, knows that the instinct
angle is pure bosh. Anyhow, the coy
ote grins in sardonic good humor at
man's efforts, ignores Margaret
Sangster's advice, and is on hand to
imitate Swiss yodlers with each
threatened change of the weather.
Dalles Saturday to meet Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Wright who were re
turning from Portland. Mrs. Wright
has been in the hospital there.
Richard Robison went to Heppner
Monday where he is going to work
for Mr. McNamer.
J. W. Stevens was attending to
business in Heppner Friday.
Hardman has been visited by old
man winter the last few days. Ten
and a half inches of snow has fallen
and more is coming. Skiing is ex
cellent but many roads are almost
impassable.
The weather conditions being as
they were made it impossible for
all of the orchestra to get here, tho
a good impromptu dancing party
was held here Saturday night. The
musicians were Kinnard, Oren, Dal
las and Ed McDaniel, Richard Rob
ison, James Stevens, Jim Matthews
and Harlan Adams. The Rebekahs
sold most of their hot dogs that night
and sold the rest the next lay.
Though it was a pick-up orchestra
the music was very good and many
people said it was the best time
they had had for a "coon's age."
Lewis Batty was a business visitor
in Heppner Friday and again on
Monday. He was accocmpanied by
Mrs. Batty.
Bill Mahrt and Mr. Anderson
passed through Hardman Sunday
on their way to Monument.
The last Community Sing was
held on Wednesday. Singing was
enjoyed for an hour and their were
no specials.
The tiniest building in the group
belonging to the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs, the little Chick Sales
apartment, was unable to withstand
the ferocious wind of Saturday night
and was found lying feebly on its
side on Sunday morning.
Raymond Hudleston has been vis
iting in Heppner, and on Saturday
evening attended the dance with
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish and Miss
Jeanette Turner. This is the first
time Mr. Huddleston has been in
Hardman in 13 years, most of which
time he has spent in Alaska.
Last week Everett Harshman was
given the initiatory degree at the I
O. O. F. lodge. He and others were
to appear for further degrees but
the weather would not permit them
to get here on time.
The high school's new badminton
set came and the pupils are trying
to acquire some degree of efficiency,
Oregon
Union Tactics
Gravely Concern
Producers, Shippers
Assn. Manager Tells
Highlights of Situa
tion on Labor Front
By W. H. PERKINS, Manager,
Oregon Producers and Shippers
Association
Ample evidence that the racket
eering labor leaders of the west coast
C. I. O. have started their promised
march inland was recently disclosed
by officials of the state and national
wool growers associations. Harry
Bridges, the alien C. I. O. leader, has
sent word that the wool growers
must employ C. I. O. wool shearers
"or else."
For more than a year the threat of
these labor barons that they would
disrupt Oregon's wool industry has
caused officers of the Oregon Wool
Growers association much concern.
When Harry Bridges accepted his
reputed $10,000-a-year leadership
of the west coast C. I. O. he is said
to have promised John L. Lewis that
he would extend his unionizing ac
tivities to the farms of the Pacific
northwest states.
And now he has come out into the
open. He has notified the wool grow
ers that unless all wool from this
section bears a stamp showing it was
sheared by men connected with the
C. I. O. union, the longshoremen
would refuse to handle it, and other
affiliated unions would assist in the
boycotting of this extensive Oregon
industry.
Oregon wool growers are frankly
worried. At their recent convention
at Prineville they voted unanimously
not to submit to these racketeering
demands, and unless they are given
whole-hearted public support, they
are fearful that their industry will
be plunged into chaos this year.
While agriculture is thus having
its troubles with the C. I. O. there
has just been brought to light in
Portland the asserted gangsterism
and reign of terror on the part of of
ficers and members of A. F. of L. un
ions in that city. Following the
bombing of a cleaning and dyeing
plant which had been having diffi
culties with the union for more than
a year, city, county, and state police,
working together, have started a
round-up of union gangsters.
More than a dozen men are under
arrest and reported confessions have
been made of beat-ups and attempt
ed dynamiting of those at odds with
the labor gangsters. An innocent ba
by narrowly escaped a tragic death
Chiropractic Clinic
At DR. A. E. MARBLE'S Office
in Hermiston, Ore.
TIME: ONE WEEK
Beginning Feb. 21st, 1938
HOURS: 9 to 12 A. M. and 1 to 5 P. M.
DR. GEORGE SIMONS
of Eugene, Ore.
A specialist in the treatment of rectal
disorders will be at your service
at this time.
Dr. Simons studied in America and in Europe at Berlin and
Vienna. He successfully treats rectal diseases such as piles
fissure, fistula, etc., without hospitalization or loss of time: re
sults are immediate nad no pain.
Examination and consultation will be given without obliga
tion. If treatment is desired, charges will be very reasonable in
proportion to the service rendered.
Appointments must be made either in person or by mail.
Usually persons in a district like ours would have to travel
a long way to a large city to get this service.
I have known Dr. Simons for about 8 years and can vouch
for his honesty and integrity.
DR. A. E. MARBLE
Chiropractor
Thursday, February 10, 1938
in the bombing of the cleaning and
dyeing plant.
It is such ruthless, lawless tactics
as these brought to light in Portland
which are causing citizens in up
state communities to demand legis
lation be enacted to curb these rack
eteering labor leaders.
Only a week ago the Pomona
grange of Washington county adopt
ed a resolution to support grangers
of Marion, Polk, and other counties
in their determined program to in
itiate a fair labor measure at the
general election next November.
Grangers have become aroused as
they never were before, and they
intend to lead the fight to clean up
this reign of terror on the part of
labor gangsters.
This arrogant detiance or the law
and utter disregard of the rights of
others are bringing the orderly and
law-abiding labor unions into disre
nute and making it necessary to
bring all labor organizations under
legal restraint as the only method
of insuring proper protection to the
public.
FRANK B. WILKES PASSES
Frank B. Wilkes, well known in
this county, died January 29, accord
ing to word received from his daugh
ter, Mrs. Lee Scheible, of Kelso,
Wash. He was laid to rest Feb. 3 in
the Athena cemetery beside his wife
who preceded him in death 39 years
ago. He made his home with Mrs.
Scheible at Kelso, where he passed
away. Surviving are three sons,
James D. of San Francisco, Allen J.
of Kelso and Frank J. of Alameda,
Cal; and two daughters, Josie B.
Scott of Sonora, Cal., and Mrs. Schei
ble. MABEL CARSON
Knitting Instructor at
HORN & WHITSON's
DEPARTMENT STORE
Pendleton, Ore.
will bring a stock of yarn to
Lucille's Beauty
Shop
Every Wednesday
Starting Feb. 16
Advice on the suitability of
yarns, dress patterns and free
knitting instructons are given
with every purchase.