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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1939)
- t -r r Volume 56, Number 9 City Dads Vote Special Election For Tank Bonds $3000 Issue to be Decided; 200 Sign Favoring Petitions Taxpayers of Heppner will have the opportunity to vote on a $3000 bond issue for completing the swim ming tank. Resolution to the effect was passed by the council with all members present at a special meet ing Tuesday evening. Date of the election will not be set until after approval of preliminary steps has been given by the bond attorneys, but is expected to be not later than a month distant. To issue the bonds it will be nec essary to amend the city charter, advised Jos. J. Nys, city attorney. Therefore, the voters will ballot on amending the charter and issuing the bonds at the same time. City dads are calling the election on request of petitions bearing more than 200 ssignatures that were pre sented at the meeting. Discussion revealed that while many people were opposed to issuing any more bonds, they were willing to stand for this small issue as the only means of completing the tank so that it may be opened and realiza tion had on the money already in vested. L. D. Tibbies, head of the city committee on tank construction. pointed out that first estimates went wrong when donation labor with which the tank was started fell down on the job and it was neces sary to pay for most of the labor. Changes required by the state board of health also added to the cost. The contemplated issue, if voted, may be linked into the present bond retirement structure in any way that may meet with approval of buyers, as they will not come under the law compelling retirement to start in not more than five years time, advised the attorney. Ranges in Western Oregon Investigated Range conditions in Morrow coun ty are becoming quite acute, accord ing to a number of the livestock men, and a serious situation may develop if additional moisture does not come soon. A , number of sheep men have been looking for range in other parts of the state and according to word received by C. D. Conrad, county agent, there is range available in Columbia and Clatsop counties of western Oregon on cut-over lands for 50,000 to 75,000 sheep this season. According to word received from H. A. Lindgren, extension animal husbandman, the feed this year in Columbia and Clatsop counties has started very early and shows prom ise of being the best that it has been in years. This range consists of browse and weed growth, together with a con siderable portion of pea vines and wild vetch. Lindgren states that sheep men in the past have been able to produce a very satisfactory feeder lamb on this range and in most cases have been able to market from 25 to 40 percent fat lambs during July and August. Lindgren also states that sheepmen in need of range would do well to personally investigate the areas in Clatsop and Columbia counties and see for themselves just what is available. '' " In investigating these counties it would be well for the sheepmen to contact the county agents at St. Helens and Astoria for first hand information regarding the grazing fees and the location of the ranges. Heppner, 4-H Picnic Slated At Boardman, 21st Everybody in Morrow county who is interested in 4-H club work, whether they have boys or girls in club work or not, is invited to the county-wide 4-H club picnic to be held on the school lawn at Board- man Sunday, May 21. This invitation is extended by the local club leaders of the county who met at Boardman May 5th to draw up plans for the picnic and discuss other 4-H activities including the 1939 summer school to be held at Corvallis, June 6 to 16th, the East ern Oregon Livestock show to be held at Union, June 1-2-3, and the Morrow county fairs to be held in August and September. Everyone is asked to bring a bas ket lunch and their own dinner ser vice to the picnic. Ice cream and punch will be served. Lunch served cafeteria style will begin promptly at 12 noon with Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Julian Rauch, Miss Lilly Rauch, and Mrs. Maude Kowbo in charge. A program will follow the lunch in which all clubs of the county will participate, after which there will be games, sports and contests for all ages and sizes. Special prizes will be awarded the family which comes the greatest distance and to the family which has the largest number of club members present. A special invitation is extended to everyone in the county by Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school su perintendent, and C. D. Conrad, county agent, who state that this is an opportunity for both ends of the county to get together for a good old-fashioned visit and become bet ter acquainted with the activities of the 4-H clubs. Prolonged Drouth Telling on Wheat Effects of unseasonable drouth on Morrow county's wheat crop is be ginning to tell, according to reports from growers in all sections. Lighter soils of the south slopes especially show browning plants, and rain generally is needed to bring plants in the heavier soil that are now rapidly heading out. Summer range prospects in the county are the shortest in years. E. Harvey Miller, north Lexing ton grower and head of the local compliance board, believes a com bination of drouth and recent severe frosts are responsible for much of the damage now indicated. As weather observer in his district, he reported .5 inch of moisture precipi tation in April, the same as that re ported for Heppner. That the complant is general over Oregon is revealed by report in the morning's daily press. Portland Ore gonian reports that Edward L. Wells, government meteorologist, cites the present drouth period, reaching its 58th day, as the longest dry spell of record at the Portland office for the time of year. Beginning March 15 to date only .6 inch of moisture was recorded at Portland. 26 Graders Get Diplomas Wednesday Twenty-six eighth grade graduates will receive diplomas at graduation exercises set for the gym-auditorium at 8 o'clock next Wednesday eve ning. Martin B. Clark, Christian minister, will deliver the address. Harold Buhman, eighth grade in structor and grade school principal, announces those to be graduated as follows: Wilma Beymer, Nita Rae Bleak man, Marjorie Cantwell, Kingsley Chapin, Claudine Drake, Shirley Hamrick, Colleen Kilkenny, Helen Knowles, Patricia O'Hara, Eunice Osmin, Dorotha Wilson, James G. Barratt, Jr., Wade Bothwell, Billy Bucknum, Alton Christenson, Philip Cohn, Lyle Cox, Claude Drake, Dick Edmondson, Glen Fell, Robert Grockett, James Kenny, Leon Mc Clintock, Albert Schunk, Billy Snow. Oregon, Thursday, May Seventeen Cars Take Band to Portland Tomorrow Appearance in Re gional Contest Set Saturday Morning Seventeen local cars will leave tomorrow morning with the school band, headed for Portland and the regional band festival this week end. As one of the class C bands eligible for judging, the local band will ap pear at the Washington school audi torium at the session beginning at 8 a. m., Saturday. Cars slated to make the trip in clude those of Gene Ferguson, Ed Dick, Lee Howell, Harry Tamblyn, Henry Aiken, C. J. D. Bauman, D. A. Wilson, Bert Johnson, Thomas Wells, Spencer Crawford, Harold Evans, Milton Morgan, Marguerite Chapin, Cyrene Barratt, B. C. Pinck ney, Harold Buhman and Alden Blankenship. Fifty-three bandsters besides the director, Harold Buh man, and chaperones are scheduled to make the trip. Headquarters for contestants will be at Benson Polytechnic high school where all entrants must reg ister. Housing headquarters is at the Imperial hotel, while Heppner headquarters is set at the Clyde hotel. The contest is specifically known as "Region I National Competition Festival," including states of Oregon Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Events are slated all day Friday and Saturday, including solo con tests, both instrumental and vocal, orchestras, choruses and bands. No admission will be charged for solo events, but Friday night's contests will cost 35 cents, Saturday morning contests, 25 cents; Saturday after noon contests, 35 cents. Season tickets admitting to all contests will be 75 cents. Top Wool Price, 22c, In Sales of Week Top price locally of 22 cents a pound was received yesterday by Sanford Farming company R. A. Thompson and Cleve Van Schoiack for their 1939 wool clip. Mr. Clan cy, representing Draper & Co., was the buyer. Clyde Wright and son clip was taken Monday by W. L. Blakely for Jack Stanfield, Inc., at 21 Vz cents, while the same buyer took the Percy Hughes clip at 20 cents. Activity in both wool and lambs has been brisk since the first of last week, with various other clips taken at prices ranging from 18 to 22 cents, and a number of buyers ac tive. Wool bringing the higher price is especially clean and heavy, uni form fleeces. Six and 6 3-4 cents has been the going price for feeder lambs. RESIDENCE SOLD Mr. and Mrs. T. Babb have con tracted for the sale of their resi dence on South Center street to James Healy, possession to be given the first of June. The house was re cently completely renovated and modernized, with ceilings lowered inside and walls plastered, and ex terior covered with new siding, roof shingled, and painted cream with red roof and trimmings. DIMJCK-NYS The marriage of Mrs. Flora Dimick to Jos. J. Nys, both of this city, was an event of last Thursday at Pasco, Wash. Following the ceremony they motored to Seattle and returned by way of Spokane on Saturday. Mr. Nys is a leading attorney and Mrs. Dimick was engaged in the variety store business for several years be fore retirement recently. 11, 1939 June 1st Deadline for Range Filing Morrow county farmers were re minded today by E, H. Miller, chair man of the Morrow County Agricul tural Conservation committee, that June 1 s the final date for ranchers to the requests for prior approval of range-building practices offered un der the 1939 range conservation pro gram. He said that approximately 40 ranchers in this county will take part in the 1939 range program, car rying out practices designed to pro mote conservation and continue good range management. Among popular practices in this county are deferred grazing, spring and reser voir development, drilling of wells and reseeding. All range-building practices must be approved by the county agricul tural conservation committee. Re quests for prior approval of prac tices should be made to the county agent or secretary of the county conservation association. Approximately 1400 Oregon ran chers, representing 6,000,000 acres of range land, are taking part in this year's range program, according to word received by the county agent. Paul Doolittle Sustains Hip Fracture Paul Doolittle, high school junior and son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doo little, received a fracture of the hip bone Saturday afternoon when he fell from the top of a 16-foot step ladder while assisting in decorating the gym-auditorium for the prom that evening. Doolittle was working at the top of the ladder, and Harold Armstrong and Bob Pinckney were on it below him, handing up balloons, when the ladder collapsed. In the fall Doolittle struck on his hip. Assisted by Wm. Driscoll, janitor, and Kenneth McKenzie, grade school teacher, the youth was rushed to the hospital where the fracture was determined not to be badly offset The fracture was reduced and the injured leg put in a cast. It was ex pected the cast would need to be in place some eight weeks. Wool Auxiliary Gives Band $25; Aids Rodeo Morrow County Wool Growers auxiliary came to the front at the meeting at the Lucas Place Friday with a $25 donation to assist the school band's trip to the regional contest at Portland this week end. The sixteen members present vot ed to stage a woolen exhibit at the local branch, First National Bank of Portland, at Rodeo time, with pre miums, the list to be announced lat er. It was also voted to enter a float in the Rodeo parade. Mothers-Daughters Dinner Attracts Many Mothers and daughters number ing 123 attended the Mothers day dinner sponsored by Business and Professional Womens club in the Church of Christ basement Monday evening. Mrs. R. C. Young was toastmistress for a full program. Willing Workers club of the church prepared and served the din ner. INJURED IN ACCIDENT James and Howard Furlong each sustained painful Injuries Saturday night in an automobile wreck when returning from a trip to Condon. They came on to Heponer and James was treated for a scalp lacer ation, while Howard was treated for bruises and lacerations that have kept him away from his work at Wilson's store since. TO BUILD RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. Norton Lundell ex pect to start a new residence shortly on Chase street on the lot adiacent to the service station operated by Mr. Lundell. The contract has been awarded to N. D. Bailey, carpenter. Subscription $2.00 a Year Community Mourns Tragic Death of Harry Tamblyn, Jr. High School Youth Dies from Injuries In Auto Accident School and business of Heppner ceased yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in memory of Harry Tam blyn, Jr., who was accidentally killed in an automobile accident Sunday evening. The school gym auditorium was filled with mourn ers as the recent scene of the youth's activities for the first time became the scene of funeral rites. Only the Friday evening before the young man had been in his place with the band when it played for the last school program of the year. Like a bolt from the blue, death took young Tamblyn at 8:15 Sunday evening. Full of life and vitality, he was mortally injured when his "bug" overturned at the courthouse cor ner. His friend, Howard Wray, whom he was teaching to drive, was at the wheel. But a few moments before the boys had called on Paul Doolit tle, bedfast from a broken leg re ceived when he was decorating for the junior prom the day before, and had left him books. The front wheels of the bug "jack-knifed" as the turn was made at the corner, causing , the machine to turn completely over. Young Wray was thrown in the clear and slightly injured, but . Harry was caught. He was uncon scious when occupants of the car of Herman Green, following closely behind, reached him and he was rushed to the hospital in the Green car. Harry's watch had stopped at 7:25 and he passed away at 8:15 without regaining consciousness. A coroner's investigation report ed death from unavoidable, acci dental causes. A fracture at the base of the brain was believed to be the immediate cause. ' The youth's passing brought a promising career to a tragic end. Active in all school activities and a good student, Harry had found in the bug which caused his death the inspiration for following an engin eering caretr. He had been a mem ber of the school band from its in ception, playing. trumpet. He lacked but a few minutes of earning his letter in football last fall, had been football manager, and had promin ent places in other class and student body activites. He had been selected as representative of the American Legion at Beaver Boy State camp this summer, having attended last year sponsored by Heppner lodge of Elks and having gained much in spiration for larger things as re flected in the reports he gave to the lodge. Born at Vale, Ore., Feb. 17, 1922, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tam blyn, he came here January 1, 1929, when his father assumed the posi tion of county engineer which he has since held. Harry was then half way through his first year of school. He completed his grade school work here and had reached his junior year in high school when the trag edy overtook him at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 20 days. Surviving are the parents and sis ter, Margaret, also a high school student and band member. Attendance of the high school stu dents in a body and of the large concourse of friends and neighbors from over the county attested the sympathy of the grief-stricken com munity, further reflected in the bower of flowers that covered the large auditorium stage. The school band gave tribute to its departed member and friend with an appro priate number. Rev. R. C. Young, Methodist minister, eulogized the promising young life and brought a beautiful message of solace to the stricken family. 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