Thursday, May 11, 1939
SKFalNEWS
o Wide Open Spaces
o Herman Oliver
o Parole Head
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem To the average resident of
Oregon, those whose acquaintance
with the state is confined to that
region lying west of the Cascades
the expression "wide open spaces"
is just a nice sounding phrase, red
olent of sage brush and grease
wood and grazing herds. To truly
appreciate the vastness of these wide
open spaces that lie east of the Cas
cades one must visit the region in
person as did this writer last week,
trailing the. State Land board on its
inspection of school lands of which
the state still owns more than 700,
000 acres scattered throughout the
public domain that constitutes more
than 80 per cent of central Oregon,
The trip of the land board was
anything but a pleasure junket al
though its monotonous hours of
driving through mile after mile of
dusty sage-covered grazing land was
not entirely devoid of pleasant in
cidents. There were, for instance,
side trips to various points of in
terest including the Malheur reserve
for migratory waterfowl and the
logging operations of the Hines lum
ber company at Seneca. But best of
all there were the receptions with
which the official party was greeted
at every stop, receptions that dis
played a quality of whole-hearted
hospitality that leaves no room for
doubt as to its sincerity. There were
banquets and dinners by civic and
service clubs and chambers of com
merce at Bend, Burns, Pendleton,
and The Dalles and even more en
joyable thon these was the dinner
at the H. F. Severance ranch 75
miles up the Crooked river from
Prineville where the official party
arrived just in time to participate
in the celebration of the silver wed
ding anniversary of that estimable
couple, and again the beefsteak din
ner at the Herman Oliver ranch two
miles out of John Day in Grant
county where most of the party for
the first time in their extensive gas-
tronomical experience discovered
just what a properly cured and prop
erly prepared beefsteak tastes like,
It was not my first visit to central
Oregon but it was the first time I
had ever travelled so far from the
beaten path for the Land board af
ter, all was out to inspect school
lands and most of that is still left
in possession of the state lies far re
moved from the inhabited centers,
Much of the trip was over unim
proved mountain roads and through
vast expanses of grazing lands where
the only sign of a road consisted of
two ruts through the sage brush.
Much of the time the official party
was 50 to 75 miles from any kind of
communication except for the most
primitive type of rural telephone.
Leaving Salem Monday morning
the official party first visited the
Warm Springs Indian reservation for
a first hand view of the cricket in
festation which it found to be every
bit as serious as represented with
CCC boys and Indians fighting the
invaders with poison sprays but ap
parently doing little to stem the in
vasion. The overnight stop that night
was at Bend. Tuesday the route led
first to Prineville where all hands
including Governor Sprague, Sec
retary of State Snell and State
Treasurer Pearson were treated to
"tick shots" as a precaution against
spotted fever. Thence up the Crook'
ed river to Paulina with a stop at the
Severane ranch for dinner, then
across country, over a narrow forest
road around Maury mountain, via
the Cold Springs ranch and Fife to
Burns for another overnight stop.
Wednesday's route led to the Mal
heur lake country through valleys
once populated by optimistic home
steaders but long since abandoned
to the sage brush and jack rabbits,
past section after section of schoo
lands valueless except for grazing
purposes, unless and until some
means can be devised for getting it
under water. Returning to Burns for
lunch the party that afternoon head
ed north for an overnight stop at
John Day. Thursday's itinerary in
cluded a 130-mile jump to Pendle-
Heppner
ton for lunch, then a long hop to j
Arlington and a detour by way of
Condon, thence through the Cotton
wood canyon into Sherman county
and on into The Dalles for a very
late dinner. At Pendleton the state
officials inspected the eastern Ore
gon state hospital and at The Dalles
the eastern Oregon tuberculosis
hospital was given the once-over.
Information gathered by the land
board on the trip will be used in de
termining the board's policy with re
spect to the sale or leasing of school
lands, the revenue from which goes
into the irreducible school fund for
the support of Oregon's public
schools.
The next' change on the State
Highway commission awaits the
pleasure of Herman Oliver, Grant
county rancher and John Day bank
er. Governor Sprague, shortly after
taking office, let it be known that
Oliver would be named to succeed
E. B. Aldrich on the commission if
and when the Pendleton publisher
should decide to retire. This week
the governor indicated that the
change would probably be made
"some time this summer when it
suits Mr. Oliver's convenience." Ap
parently Aldrich is ready to quit
the commission at any time and only
continues to serve at the request of
the governor. Oliver who is now a
member of the state board of higher
education, will retire from that board
when he beomes a member of the
highway commission.
Paul R. Kelty of Lafayette auto
matically became chairman of the
new parole board this week when in
allotting the appointments Govern
or Sprague gave him the short two
year term. G. W. Mason, the hold'
over member on the board drew the
four-year term and Roy S. (Spec)
Keene the six-year term. It is pre
sumed that Kelty will be re-ap'
pointed to a six-year term upon the
completion of his first two years on
the board. The new board will meet
in Salem Friday to organize but it is
not expected that it will get down to
the business of selecting a parole of
ficer and field staff for at least an
other two or three weeks. The new
organizatipn does not take, over un
til June 14 when the new parole
law becomes effective.
Bound files of the Salem Capital
Journal covering the first 40 years
of that newspaper's existence, have
been presented to the state library
by its publisher, George Putnam.
The files will be kept in the news
paper room of the new library and
will be available for reference.
One hundred and two law school
graduates have filed their applica
tions for permission to take the ex
amination for admission to the Ore
gon bar. The examinations will be
held in Salem July 11 and 12.
Attorney General Van Winkle has
been asked to clarify the new parole
law with respect to its application
to men and women under sentence
at the time the law becomes oper
ative. Sponsors of the act contend
that it will apply to all prisoners
and the new parole board will have
the power to review their cases and
fix minimum sentences for those now
serving time as well as for those
sentenced after June 14.
The state board of control has
agreed to support the city of Pendle
ton in its campaign for control of
the waters of the Umatilla river.
The flood control program contem
plates expenditure of 4,500,000 by
the federal government in the con
struction of a dam about 20 miles
above Pendleton. The state is inter
ested in the project because of the
fact that the eastern Oregon state
hospital is located in the old river
bed and in direct line of any flood
that might occur on the Umatilla
river. Small floods in 1931 and 1932
damaged hospital property to the
extent of approximately $25,000 ac
cording to Dr. W. D. McNary, su
perintendent of the institution.
Gus Williamson was visiting in
town for a few days over the week
end, taking a short vacation before
going to summer range with the R.
A. Thompson flocks.
Paul Webb of Walla Walla was a
business visitor in the city Friday
while looking after ranch interests
in this vicinity.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Court Proceedings
For April Term
BE IT REMEMBERED, That
County Court met in regular session
at the Court House in Heppner,
Oregon, on Wednesday, the 5th day
of April, 1939, this being the regu
lar time for holding a term of said
Court, when were present: Bert
Johnson, Judge; George N. Peck,
Commissioner; L. D. Neill, Commis
sioner; C. W. Barlow, Clerk; C. J.
D. Bauman, Sheriff; Frank C. Alfred,
District Attorney.
The minutes of the March, 1939,
term were read and approved.
In the Matter of Claims:
Now, at this time the various
claims against the County were pre
sented and the Court approved, dis
approved, or continued them and
ordered approved claims paid by the
proper warrant from the proper
funds. '
Court orders Public Dance Hall
License issued to Rhea Creek Grange
No. 669.
Court orders Public Dance Hall
License issued to B. M. JI. Club,
Edith Batty, President, at Hardman,
Oregon. .
Warrants Issued on General Fund,
April, 1939
Humphreys Drug Co., Supt ..$ 3.00
West Coast Pr. & Bdg. Co.,
'Supt .i 8.05
Lois Ashbaugh, Supt, Assist
ant 12.00
Lucy E. Rodgers, Supt 57.30
Humphreys Drug Co., Sheriff 3.35
C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff 45.65
Heppner Gazette Times, Sher- '
iff 5.50
West Coast Pr. & Bdg. Co.,
Sheriff 9.00
C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff 79
C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff 7.00
S. C. Russell, Sheriff 1.80
Pac. Sta. & Pr. Co., Sheriff 70
State Ind. Acc. Comm., Sheriff 2.75
State Dept. Agriculture, Dis
trict Sealer 6.15
Frank C. Alfred, District At
torney 10.00
Kee Lox Mfg. Co., Clerk 3.00
Heppner Gazette Times, Clerk 19.50
Pac. Sta. & Pr. Co., Clerk 13.78
C. J. D. Bauman, Soldier's In
digent .: 10.80
Pacific Power & Light Co.,
Courthouse 29.32
D. C. Wax Office Equip., Court
House Incidentals 75.00
Miller Service, Courthouse
Incidentals 3.00
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., Current
Expense 54.11
R. M. Rice, M. D., Insane 5.00
Heppner Gazette Times, Tax
Collections J.1.00
Assessor 6.35
Thomas J. Wells, Assessor
Mileage 65.15
Heppner Gazette Times, Offi
cial Publications 14.20
County Court 15.10
Bert Johnson, County Court .. 9.25
L. D. Neill, County Court 1 48.65
George N. Peck, County Court 36.35
A. E. Burkenbine, Jail 4.09
W. O. Dix, Jail 7.88
C. J. D. Baman, Jail 2.00
F. E. Gibbs, Jail 19.50
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Coroner 25.00
Chas. Peterson, Treas. Books
and Incidentals 7.50
J. O. Hager, Justice Court 30.15
Homer Hayes, Justice Court .. 4.00
John Foon, Justice Court l.Otf
Owen French, Justice Court .. 1.50
Wm. Cowins, Justice Court .. 1.50
James T. Horgan, Justice CL 1.50
A. K. Osmin, Justice Court .. 1.50
Paul Jones, Justice Cpurt 1.50
Walter W. Luckman, Justice
Court '. 1.50
O. W. Cutsforth, Justice Court 3.20
Raymond Ferguson, Justice
Court 1.00
A. D. McMurdo, Justice Court 1.00
J. E. Swanson, Insurance 86.00
Bert Johnson, Judge, Old Age
Assistance 316.16
General Assistance 279.38
Aid to Dep. Children 64.58
Blind Assistance 6.00
F. E. Gibbs, Jail 19.50
Miller Service, Court House .. 3.00
Warrants Issued on General Road
Fund, April, 1939
J. C. Brandon $2.99, E. R. Lundell
$73.72, Crystal Barlow $7.43, City of
Heppner $1.50, Shell Oil Co. $18.24,
Albert Connor $110.23, Harold Peck
$77.74, H. S. Taylor $129,65, M. V.
Nolan $113.21, Jack Stotts $86.34, L.
Oregon
N. Morgan $121.23, Walter Gilman
$80.73, W. Cunningham $47.84, Rob
ert S. Wilson $52.73, Roy Ball $729,
Glen Sherer $91.61, Harry Wells $77.
74, Henry Schwarz $94.48, James
Farley $80.73, Ralph Marlatt $122.53,
H. Sherer $73.29, H. G. Peck $20.93,
Wrex Langdon $65.78, Clair Ash
baugh $72.79, W. Cunningham $35.88,
A. J. Chaffee $58.37, Vernon Mun
kers $51.87, Chas Williams $40.79,
Frank W. Gentry $89.04, Frank W.
Gentry $26.25, Dale Ray $62.79, Tel
rel L. Benge $375.00, Tracey & Co.
$4.27, Mrs. J. Myers $9.00, Frank
Nixon $29.85, L. H Harlow $11.76,
Beach Hardware & Implement Co.
$117.72, Ferguson Motor Co. $16.04,
Union Oil Co. $655.92, Contractor's
Equipment Co. $20.46, Tum-A-Lum
Lumber Co. $9.55, Jack Allen Sup
ply Co. $24.91, Heppner Garage $5.
20, Max Schulz $7.10, City of Board
man $48.90, City of Heppner $1,
598.51, City of lone $254.77, City of
Lexington $161.49, Gilliam & Bisbee
$45.96, Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. $2.75,
Pac. Power & Light Co. $5.22, How
ard-Cooper Corporation $17.20, Co
lumbia Equipment Cqrp. $31.64,
Humphreys Drug Co. $.50, Fee
naughty Mchy. Co. $96.01, Jackson
Implement Co. $3.50, Harry Tamblyn
$115.01, Jas. C. Brannon $2.99, Irwin
Hodson Co. $56, J. O. Peterson $.35,
Kane's Garage $85.65, Gamble Stores
Agency $22.68, Penland Bros. Trans
fer Co. $10.92, Standard Oil Co. $24.
75, Edith K. Hendrick $9.01, E. W.
Peck $7.02, Oregon Motor Service
$6.50, Mrs. Claud Coats $2.75, May
nard Hogeland $8.00, Henry G,
Phelps $6.00, Linde Air Products
Co. $6.50, Mercer-Ashenfelter $5.10,
Lexington Service Station $.82, H,
D. Rutledge $4.50, Elmer Rucker
$2.99, State Industrial Acc. Comm
$67.04, Henry J. Phelps $2.99, Bra-den-Bell
Tractor & Equipment Co.
$175.75, Standard Oil Company $17.'
16, Braden-Bell Tractor &, Eqip'
ment Co. $192.38, Ralph Marlatt $10.'
00, Ferguson Motor Co. $100.10, Har
ry Tamblyn $5.38, Harry Wells $20.-
00.
Warrants Issued on Market Road
Fund, April, 1939
Ralph Marlatt $22.45, H. Sherer
$19.19, H. G. Peck $14.95, Wrex
Langdon $14.95, Frank W. Gentry
$25.44, Frank W. Gentry $7.50, Dale
Ray $17.94, A. J. Chaffee $62.86, Ver
non Munkers $55.86, Harry Tamblyn
$134.02, State Ind. Ac. Comm. $7.55.
Irwin-Hodson Co., Dog Fund .. $5.13
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated May 4, 1939, I am
authorized and directed to advertise
and sell at public auction, at not less
than the minimum price herein set
forth after each parcel or tract:
SEV4NWy4, NEi4SWy4, Section
32, Township 4 South, Range 24
East of Willamette Meridian.
Minimum price, $80.00 cash.
Therefore, I will, on the 27th day
of May, 1939, at the hour of 2:00 p.
m., at the front door of the Court
House in Heppner, Oregon, sell said
property to the highest bidder.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, executor
of the Last Will and Testament of
J. H. Parker, deceased, and all per
sons having claims against the estate
of said deceased are hereby required
to present the same with proper
vouchers duly verified, to said ex
ecutor at his office in Heppner, Ore'
gon, within 6 months from the date
of first publication of this notice.
Dated and first published this 11th
day of May, A. D. 1939.
W. VAWTER PARKER,
Executor of the of the Last Will
and Testament of J. H. Par
ker, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Matter of the Estate of Ern
est E. Clark, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the undersigned has been duly
appointed administratrix of the Es
tate of Ernest E. Clark, deceased, by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, and that
she has duly qualified as such ad
ministratrix.
NOW, THEREFORE, all persons
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having claims against said estate are
hereby notified and required to pre
sent the same, together with the
proper vouhers therefor, to the un
dersigned at the law offices of G.
Russell Morgan in the Court House
at Hillsboro, Oregon, or at the resi
dence of Edw. D. Clark, approxi
mately one mile north of Heppner,
Morrow County, Oregon, within six
months from the date hereof.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, this
10th day of May, 1939.
LAURA B. MORGAN,
Administratrix of the Estate of
Ernest E. Clark, Deceased.
G. RUSSELL MORGAN,
Hillsboro, Oregon.
Attorney for Administratrix.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, admin
istrator with the will annexed of the
estate of Elizabeth Wente Bates,
deceased, and all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased, are hereby required to pre
sent the same with proper vouchers
duly verified, to said administrator
at the law office of P. W. Mahoney,
at Heppner, Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published this 13th
day of April, 1939.
P. W. MAHONEY,
Administrator With the Will
Annexed.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administratrix of the
estate of John C. Swift, deceased,
has filed her final account of her
administration of said estate with
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County and
that said court has set Monday, the
8th day of May, 1939, at the hour of
10:00 a. m. of said day in the Coun
ty Court room at the Court House
at Heppner, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to said
final account and the settlement of
said estate and all persons having
objections thereto are hereby re
quired to file same with said court
on or before the time set for said
hearing.
Dated and first published this 6th
day of April, 1939.
MARGARET M. SWIFT,
Administratrix.
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Best pigs on earth: a few purebred
Jersey Duroc small feeders left
Hurry, going fast. Kinard McDaniel,
Rhea creek, 4 miles below Rugg"s.
8 tf
12-room, well furnished house and
two apartments for sale, $2500. J. O.
Turner, city. 7tf
For sale Old saddle horse, per
fectly gentle. Monte Bundy, city
For Sale Drag saw in good con
dition. See Salter at lone. 6tf
For sale or trade, DeLuxe Wind
charger, 10-ft. tower. Inquire this
office. 4tf
New Hampshire Red day-old
chicks ready for delivery March 26.
Also started White Leghorn cock
erels. Suddarth Hatchery, Irrigon,
Ore.
Don't throw away anything that
can be welded until I see it. W. F.
"Bill" Harlow, Heppner Blacksmith
and Machinery Shop. 40t