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Volume 56, Number 2
Youth at Crossroads
Needs CCC, Burgess
Tells 200 Diners
Camp Heppner Mess
Hall Warmed by Big
Relations Dinner
Pointing to the Civilian Conser
vation corps as one type of organi
zation needed to provide a proper
"cause" for the direction of youth,
Jas. M. Burgess, president of Blue
Mountain council of Boy Scouts and
superintendent of schools at Milton
Freewater, made a stirring appeal
to the 200 citizens who assembled in
Camp Heppner mess hall at a pub
lic relations dinner Monday evening.
Speaking on "Youth at the Cross
roads," the former superintendent
of local schools under whose regime
the present gym-auditorium was
constructed, said conservative mid
dle age must provide youth a cause
or youth will make a cause of its
own. That youth-made causes are
generally not in line with conser
vative ideas has been evidenced by
the growth of fascism and naziism
in Europe, said the speaker. Here
as in numerous cases of govern
mental change which history has re
corded, it has been youth left to
make its own cause that has effect
ed the change.
The past must be forgotten and
existing conditions squarely faced
if ideals of Americanism are to be
preserved. From his observation as
an educator, Burgess pointed out
the changed economic conditions
that today give., youth less respon
sibility and little place in the work
ing world to give its share of im
portance in the ordinary affairs of
.life. Thus it is that the CCC, Boy
Scouts and similar organizations
have an important place in direct'
ing the energies and ambitions of
the 31 million boys and girls of the
land, 20 million of whom are vot
ers and whose use of the ballot, if
unduly influenced by radicalism,
could change America's destiny.
The three essentials in directing
youth at the crossroads today, the
speaker gave as, first, "get rid of the
depression;" second, "stop making
excuses for America," and third,
"provide youth a cause."
Colonel Fortier, commandant of
the Lewiston district, CCC, told of
the work the Civilian Conserva
tion corps is doing to give youth a
better chance. Lt. Marius Hanford
of Camp Heppner, extended the
camp's welcome to the visitors, and
responding to introductions by Wm.
D. Campbell, toastmaster, were Carl
Ewing of Pendleton, Umatilla Na
tional forest supervisor; Mrs. D. M.
Ward, president Heppner Garden
club; Mrs. Clyde Denny, president
lone Topic club; Miss Rose Lieb
brand, president Business and Pro
fessional Women's club; Mrs. Ture
Peterson, president Heppner Music
club; Ralph Beamer, captain of the
Heppner firemen; B. C. Pinckney,
chairman Heppner Boy Scout exec
utive committee; J. G. Barratt, ex
state senator; Millard Rodman, dis
trict supervisor, SCS, and F. W. Tur
ner, Lions president, who intro
duced Mr. Burgess as first president
of the Heppner Lions club and old
time friend pf most of those assem
bled. The musical program included a
piano duet, Mrs. J. O. Turner and
Mrs. Alden Blankenship; xylophone
solo by Buddy IBakely, accompan
ied by Miss Jeanette Blakely; violin
solo by Miss Rachel Forsythe, ac
companied by Virginia Dix, and vo
cal solo by Mrs. Ture Peterson, ac
companied by Mrs. Turner. Russell
McNeill led group singing.
Boy Scouts were present as spec
ial guests of the camp, and firemen
and ladies were Lions' guests. Amer
ican Legion auxiliary and Morrow
County Woolgrowers auxiliary unit
ed in the sponsorship.
The eve of spring's arrival was
clear and balmy. The assembled
throng which stood in lengthening
Heppner,
Oddfellows Plan
World Fair Trip
Two carloads of Morrow county
Oddfellows will attend Oddfellow
day at the San Francisco World's
fair, May 10, if plans now being
made reach fruition. A get-together
ot county lodges is planned for the
next meeting here next Wednesday
evening when each lodge will se
lect a delegate to the grand lodge
meeting at Klamath Falls. These
delegates are expected to go to San
Francisco for two days of the fair,
May 10 and 11, and return to Klam
ath Falls for grand lodge on May
16-18.
Third degree was conferred on two
members from Pendleton lodge and
one member from Heppner at the
regluar meeting last night, with
Heppner's degree team exemplify
ing the work. Eleven members were
present from Pendleton.
Hobby Show, Tea
Is Saturday Event
Morrow County Woolgrowers aux
iliary is expecting a large crowd at
its woolen hobby show and tea to be
given at Episcopal parish house next
Saturday afternoon beginning at
2:30, announces Mrs. Helen Cohn,
president. The event promises to be
very interesting, according to re
port of committees which have been
active for several weeks. ,
In addition to a musical program,
Miss Florence Clinton, Umatilla
home demonstration agent, will
demonstrate refrigeration of meats,
fruits and vegetables in lockers. Men
as well as women are invited. The
25 cents admission will go toward
paying a 4-H club scholarship. .
St. Patrick's Ball
Draws Large Crowd
One of the largest crowds assem
bled in Heppner for a social occasion
recently attended the annual St.
Patrick's ball sponsored by ladies
of St. Patrick's Catholic church at
the Elks hall last Friday evening.
Simple but effective decorations
were made of cut-out silhouettes
depicting various insignia of the
holiday.
College students home for spring
vacation as well as many out-of
county visitors joined people from
all over the county in dancing to
tunes of Dixi's orchestra.
Artichokes Started
On Rhae Creek
Kenneth McDaniel brought a truck
load of Jerusalem arichoke seed from
the Hermiston district this week for
planting on Rhea creek which were
purchased from S. P. Ablanalp, seed
dealer of that place.
Of the Imperial Mammoth White
French variety, these artichokes
were recommended as having a yield
of 800 sacks to the acre. Containing
18 per cent sugar, the tubers are
said to be excellent hog feed while
tops may be fed cattle and horses.
Mr. Ablanalp was a visitor in the
city the first of the week.
CUTS HAND WITH AXE
Tommy Graham, 17, of Hardman
was treated at a local physician's of
fice Friday night for a bad lacera
tion of the left hand, sustained while
he was chopping wood. The blade
completely severed the tendon of
the index finger. He returned to
town yesterday for further treat
ment.
shadows from the east to watch
the camp enrollees in retreat cere
monies, loitered to drink a full cud
of the season's wine and the pic
turesque rite as Old Glory dropped
below the greening landscape.
Weather-provoked good humor was
heightened by ready retartee bv
toastmaster and'toasted, the gong of
silence sounding at timely intervals;
by the music and laughter, and the
heartening food, well prepared and
expertly served bv the enrollees.
There was the usual exchanging of
amenities, but the spontaneous good
fellowship laid a new basis for un
derstanding between city and camp.
Oregon, Thursday, March
Wheat Loans May
Be Repaid With
Two Procedures
Settlement Either
in Wheat or Cash
Told by Government
Oregon wheat growers who have
obtained loans from the federal gov
ernment on the 1938 crop may set
tle for their loans in two ways re
cently agreed upon and announced
through the state AA office at Cor
vallis. Borrowers may make settle
ment any time after April 15 by
either of the following plans:
(1) Delivery to Commodity Cred
it corporation of farm stored wheat
under loan and obtaining payment
of 7 cents a bushel allowable for
storage. If the wheat is in commer
cial storage, the producer may turn
it over to the Commodity Credit cor
poration without further charge.
(2) Making a cash payment of the
approximate market value of ordin
ary wheat of the grade and subclass
borrowed on, with allowances being
made in the borrower's favor for
commercal storage charges, or, in
case of farm stored wheat, with al
lowance to the borrower of 7 cents
per bushel for storing the wheat on
the farm. This plan has been adopt
ed to enable producers to get the
benefit of any protein premium that
wheat may bring.
Loans on farm-stored wheat be
come due on May 31, 1939, and the
loans on commercially-stored wheat
will become due from April through
July, as these loans mature 7 months
from the date of the loan and most
of the loans were made between
September and December.
Under present plans, wheat coming
into possession of the Commodity
Credit corporation will be held as
close to the point of production as
is possible without congesting local
marketing facilities. When sold, sale
will be made through regular chan
nels of trade and in a way that will
have the least possible effect on the
market.
The provisions of the loan pro
gram are. such as to stimulate in
creased interest in farm storage, be
lieves G. R. Hyslop, head of the farm
crops department at Oregon State
college. The allowance of 7 cents a
bushel for farm storage would fi
nance exiellent farm storage fa
cilities.
Speakers Named in
Elks Competition
Dan Dinges, Lexington; Donald
Smith, Condon, and Edna Stephens
of Heppner were .successful con
testants in try-outs at the school
yesterday for the finals in a speak
ing contest slated by the local Elks
lodge to be held Thursday evening,
April 20. Jack Rinehart of Condon
was the fourth contestant participat
ing in the try-outs. Judges were P.
W. Mahoney, Erret Hummel of lone
and Wm. D. Campbell of Lexington.
Theme of the speeches, "Ameri
canism the Protector of Liberty,"
Was selected by the national Elks
association for use in school con
tests as a part of the fraternal or
ganization's Americanism work.
State Master Coming
For Pomona Meeting
Ray W. Gill, state master, will be
one of the leading speakers at Mor
row County Pomona grange which
meets at Lena, Saturday, April 1.
Mrs. Chris Brown, lecturer, is
slated to give an address on "Our
Modern Advertising; Does it Pay,
and Who Pays."
EASTERN STAR TO MEET
Ruth chapter 32, O. E. S., will
hold its regular meeting at Masonic
hall tomorrow (Friday) evening,
announces Mrs. Faye Ferguson,
worthy matron.
23, 1939
Ernest E. Clark, 50,
Succumbs to Illness
Ernest E Clark, 50, native and
long-time resident of Heppner who
followed barbering anti sheepshear
ing, died at Pendleton last Friday
after a prolonged illness. Funeral
rites were held from the local Elks
hall last Sunday afternoon in charge
of Case mortuary. The lodge, of
which Mr. Clark had long been a
member, officiated, and Rev. R. C,
Young was assisting minister. Many
old-time friends and neighbors paid
tribute to the memory of the de
ceased. Interment was in Masonic
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dick Wightman,
Claude Graham, Lee Sprinkel, Henry
Happold, Ben Anderson and Charles
Becket. A quartet, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank W. Turner, Mrs. Ture Peter
son and J. A. Anglin, sang, accom
panied by Mrs. J. O. Turner.
Ernest E. Clark was born in this
city September 22, 1888, to Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Clark, early settlers.
Reared to manhood on the farm just
west of the city, he attended the lo
cal schools and was ever popular
among his fellows. "Bub," as Mr.
Clark was known to his many
friends, took up the barbering trade
and for many years was proprietor
here of the shop bearing his name
until illness forced him to retire
three years ago. For several years
he managed a sheep shearing plant
in addition to the barber shop, mak
ing annual pilgrimages to California
and Montana for their shearing sea
sons as well as assisting in shearing
many local sheep. A lover of the
great out-doors, Mr. Clark was rat
ed among the most successful hunt
ers of this section. A tribute to his
prowess was the winning of a rifle
a few years ago, given for the larg
est buck killed in a local contest.
The fatal illness caused him to suf
fer removal of a leg three years
ago. and since that time his health
had been poor. His determined spirit
was evidenced when he returned
last year to run his shearing plant
His health would not stand the
work, however, and he was forced
to turn it over to his son, Ernest.
Mr. Clark married Julia Forbes
in this city, and together they made
their home for many years on the
home place of Mr. Clark's parents.
Surviving are Mrs. Clark, one sorj,
Ernest; three sisters, Mrs. Iva Joy
of Johannesburg, South Africa, Mrs.
Laura Morgan of Hillsboro, and Mrs.
Doll Vinson of Lena; and one bro
ther, Edward Clark of this city.
Mrs. Clark and Ernest, and Mrs.
Morgan were here for the final rites.
Emil Grotkopp Came
To County in 1891
Emil C. T. Grotkopp, 74, native of
Germany who came to Morrow
county in 1891, passed away at his
home in this city at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning. He had suffered from
ill health complicated by age for
some time. Funeral services will be
held from Phelps Funeral home to
morrow at 10:30 a. m., Rev. R. C.
Young officiating.
Mr. Grotkopp was born in Kiel,
Germany, January 27, 1865. He was
24 years of age when he first came
to Morrow county, April 1, 1891.
He first herded sheep for Norman
Kelley, pioneer sheepraiser, and la
ter took a homestead on Heppner
flat where he followed wheatraising
for many years before retiring some
twelve years ago to the home in
town. He was a Lutheran and a
twenty-five-year member of Knights
of Pythias, in which order he was
quite active. In 1936 he had two
sisters and two brothers residing in
Germany, who were Wilhelmina
Dickman, Augusta, John and Fred
erick Grotkopp. Mr. Grotkopp was
a loyal friend and neighbor and a
respected citizen.
NEW SERVICE MAN HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hanlon and two
children arrived the first of the week
from Pendleton to reside while Mr.
Hanlon takes over the position of
service man for Pacific Power &
Light company. They have taken
residence in one of the Jeff Jones
residences on Gale street.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Box Factory Start
Delayed by Plans
Being Changed
Adoption of "Sus
tained Yield" Causes
Alteration in Plant
Delay in starting the proposed
Kraft Cheese box factory here was
necessitated by a change in plans,
J. Logie Richardson, local agent,
quoted Leonard Kraft, company of
ficial, as saying on the latter"s return
from Chicago where details were
taken up the head office. Mr.. Kraft
and H. E. Leash, in charge of fac
tory construction, were expected to
arrive in the city again this after
noon. Basis of operations, and resultant
amendment of plant plans, came af
ter conference with forest service
officials when it was decided to set
up on a sustained yield basis for
timber cutting. This decision was
reached after announcement had
been made that ground would be
broken by the middle of March. It
is probable that the new basis of
operation will call for larger output
at the plant here than was first con
templated, Richardson believed. ,
The company officials made a short
visit here the first of the week when
they authorized Richardson to close
several timber purchase deals that
were in progress.
Due to the change in plans, a
number of new problems have aris
en that must be settled and cleared
through the Chicago office, which
may cause further delay. To stop all
rumors to the contrary, Richardson
said Mr. Kraft assured him that the
company had definitely decided " to
locate the plant at Heppner and
would proceed as fast as possible.
Funds for purchase of site, being
raised locally, had reached $2500 this
week, the committee announced.
While anticipated contributions from
some large corporations operating
in the city have been definitely re
fused, it was said possibility was
good that at least one of the larger
concerns would contribute.
Junior Class Play
Makes Hit Friday
Due to conflicting attractions, the
audience for the junior class play,
"The Lucky Accident," at the gym
auditorium Friday evening, was
small. However, those present
made up in enthusiasm what they
lacked in numbers as the presenta
tion of the snappy three-act comedy
farce kept them in a state of almost
constant laughter.
Showing the result of hard work
and fine direction, each member of
the cast seemed a natural for the
part portrayed, and the production
all the way through was handled
without hitch.
The cast of characters follows:
Leslie Noyes, Don Jones; Fern
Hunter, Norma Prock; Fern's mo
ther, Carolyn Vaughn; Walton
Knox, Harry Tamblyn; Humbird
Hunter, Shirley Wilson; Amelda
Amer, Lois Jones; Nela Lawson,'
Jeanette Blakely; Grace Pike, Cora
Scott; Lotta Noyes, Margaret Doo
little; Homer Meginess, Harold
Armstrong.
Martin Clark Called
As Church Pastor
Martin Clark, recently of Oakland,
Ore., who filled the pulpit at Church
of Christ last Sunday, was called as
regular pastor to succeed Alvin L.
Kleinfeldt who has accepted a call
to the church at Burley, Idaho.
Mr. Clark returned to Oakland
and is expected to arrive soon after
Easter with Mrs. Clark to take up
the regular work.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hughes of Lena at Heppner hospital
yesterday, a 9-pound daughter.