OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Volume 56, Numbr 49
Merchants Matinee
Plan Scheduled
For March First
Chamber of Com
merce to Submit
Businessmen Plan
Plans for a free matinee at the
Star theater in Heppner at least
once a month, and oftener if condi
tions warrant, were revealed at the
monthly membership; - meeting of
the Heppner Chamber of Commerce
held in the dining room of Hotel
Heppner Wednesday evening. W.
C. Rosewall, chairman of the com
mittee, reported progress in the
proposed merchants' event and said
that on or about March first it will
be given a trial
The method suggested for hand
ling the matinee will be taken up
with the merchants within the com
ing week and if accepted by them
the committee will conclude ar
rangements with the theater man
agement for staging the show. It
is proposed to sell blocks of tickets
to the business houses to be given
to store customers on a trade basis,
This will provide funds to finance
the show without placing a burden
some obligation upon the merchants.
Ihat the chamber or commerce
has not been sleeping on the job
was evidenced in the report of P.
W. Mahoney, chairman of the com
mittee on retention of the CCC
camp. The committee has assembl
ed information relative to uncom
pleted work, composed a strong res
olution against removal of the camp,
written Congressman W. M. Pierce
and Senators McNary and Holman,
and given attention to other details
concerning the matter. The resolu
tion was adopted by the member'
ship and it will go forward to the
authorities in Washington. In this
connection, J. O. Turner reported
that he had prepared a similar res
olution in behalf of the Lions club
and had written personally to the
congressmen urging retention of the
camp until the signed up program
has been completed. In the course
of discussion it was brought out
that upwards of 75,000 acres remain
uncompleted under the present set
up.
Support of the club in behalf of
the Finnish relief was referred to
, the board of directors. In an after
meeting the board voted to subscribe
to the fund.
Attention of the club was called
to Boy Scout week, which starts
today and ends Feb. 14. C. J. D.
Bauman announced the Scout ban
quet and President Pinckney out
lined the program of the Heppner
troop.
Farmers Interested
in AAA Program
The farmers of Boardman and
Irrigon are showing much interest
in the agricultural conservation pro
gram this year, according to C. D.
Conrad and Merle Cummings, who
conducted meetings in the two com
munities this week to explain the
1940 program.
More than 75 farmers turned out
to the meetings to discuss soil con
servation practices and fill out their
farm estimate sheets. In order to
cooperate in the farm program, all
farmers must sign their intention of
participation and estimate sheets by
the first of May. This is the ruling
for both the farm and range opera
tors. It is the intention of the coun
ty office this year that every opera
tor be familiar with the program
and meetings throughout the county
are being held for this purpose. A
meeting to explain the range pro
gram has been scheuled for all live
stock operators in the courthouse,
Friday, February 9, at 1:30 p. m.
Heppner,
WOMEN'S CHORUS
TO APPEAR HERE
Music Club Sponsoring Noted
Pendleton Group in Benefit
For School Milk Fund
Anouncement was made Tuesday
evening that plans have been com
pleted for the appearance of the
Pendleton Women's chorus to ap
pear in Heppner the evening of
Wednesday, Feb. 28. The Heppner
Music club is sponsoring the pro
gram, which will be given as a ben
efit for the school milk fund.
The Pendleton Women's chorus
consists of 30 voices under the di
rection of Ted Roy, nationally
known tenor. The chorus has made
numerous appearances in Pendle
ton and surrounding communities
during the season and has elicited
high praise from all who have heard
them.
Accompanying the chorus as spe
cial soloist is Dan Motanic, bass-
baritone. Motanic, Cayuse Indian
and scion of a famous Indian fam
ily, is rated high among the bari
tone singers of the northwest. There
is also promise of additional enter'
tainment by a male quartet...
Tuesday evening's meeting of the
Music club featured Russian music,
The program was in charge of Miss
Rachel Forsythe, who presented a
quartet of girls from the school
singing Russian numbers. Mrs; O.
G. Crawford was guest soloist. The
meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. T. J. Wells, with Mrs. Jose
phine Mahoney as assistant hostess.
Emergency Loans
Available Here
Emergency crop and feed loans
for 1940 are' now available to farm
ers in Morrow county, and applica
cations for these loans are now be
ing received at Heppner by the
county agent.
This early opening of the loan
program in Morrow county is part
of a plan recently announced by the
Farm Credit administration where
by emergency crop and feed loans
are being made available imme
diately in all areas where farming
conditions are seriously affected
this year by drought or flood.
These loans will be made, as in
the past, only to farmers whose cash
requirements are small and who
cannot obtain a loan from any other
source, including production credit
associations, banks, or other private
concerns or individuals.
As in former years, the money
loaned will be limited to the appli
cant's necessary cash needs in pre
paring and cultivating his 1940 crops
or in purchasing or producing feed
for his livestock.
Borrowers who obtain loans for
the production of cash crops are
required to give as security a first
lien on the crop financed or, in the
case of loans for the purpose of
production of feed for livestock, a
first lien on the livestock to be fed,
National Defense
Auxiliary Topic
National Defense will be the sub
ject of an address to be given by Lt.
Marius P. Hanford, commandant of
Camp Heppner, CCC, before a pub
lic meeting sponsored by the Am
erican Legion auxiliary and to be
held in the Episcopal parish house
Monday evening.
To accommodate those who attend
the Boy Scout banquet at the Chris
tian church, the auxiliary has set
the hour at 8:30 o'clock. Because
of the interest in national defense
throughout the land, it is urged that
as many as possible turn out.
DEITLAF'S SELL
Purchase of tne Deitlaf farm on
Balm fork by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Osmin was reported in Heppner
Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Osmin
expect to take possession immedi
ately and the Deitlafs plan to re
turn to California, their former
home.
Oregon, Thursday, Feb.
Heppner, Fossil
Victories Break
League Lead Tie
Mustangs Win from
Condon; Honkers
Bow to Fossil
Wheat League Standings
"A" Division Won Lost Pet.
Heppner 4 1 .800
Arlington 3 2 .600
Fossil 3 4 .429
Condon 2 5 .285
"B" Division
Irrigon 7 1 .875
Boardman 6 1 .857
Umatilla 5 4 .555
Lexington 3 5 .375
lone 2 6 .250
A "sudden death" overtime bas
ketball game that ended when Drake
of Heppner high broke away to sink
a cripple shot after two minutes of
play in the overtime period of the
Condon-Heppner game broke the
"A" division Wheat league tie be
tween the Mustangs and the Arling
ton Honkers who lost by one lone
field goal to Fossil last Friday night.
Final scores were Heppner 26, Con
don 24; Fossil 17, Arlington 15.
Fossil high's peppy five were so
elated over their" Arlington win that
the discouraged Condon team had
difficulty in keeping the Fossilites
from making the Saturday night
Condon-Fossil game an absolute
rout. It ended 37-8 for Fossil and
boosted the rossil quintet up a
notch in league standings.
The "B" division race is still close
with Boardman and Irrigon leading
with only one defeat apiece. All
signs point to a whirlwind finish
for these two teams when they meet
next Tuesday night in - the final
Wheat league game on each sched
ule, as both teams should be exactly
even in games won and lost.
Boardman won a tough battle
from lone last Friday while Irrigon
had an easier time tromping on
Umatilla, 33-19, to gain revenge for
the early season Umatilla win. Lex
ington high broke even in its week's
play by dropping the first game to
lone and then by running wild ag
ainst Echo to win 40-22 last Thurs
day evening.
Non-league clashes saw the Her
miston quint take two wins from
Wheat league competition, winning
from Boardman 33-11 and jumping
on Umatilla 40-27. The Dalles high
beat Arlington 37-30 last Saturday
night. Heppner won a rough and
tumble match from lone Tuesday
night at lone, score Heppner 24
lone 17.
Games this week call for Board
man to meet Echo Wednesday eve
ning, lone on Friday and then tack
le the tough Irrigon Comets next
Tuesday night at Boardman; Lex
ington journeys to Irrigon on Thurs
day; Heppner takes on the powerful
Hermiston five at Heppner Friday
while Arlington goes to Condon for
a league game. Arlington is sched
uled to make a trip to The Dalles
on Saturday and then entertains
Lexington at Arlington next Mon
day evening. Echo and lone will
fight it out at lone next Tuesday
evening in the final league games
for both teams.
BENEFfT DANCE SUCCESS
The Lexington high school Girls'
League and the Lexington I. O. O.
F. wish to extend their thanks to
all those who helped make last Sat
urday night's benefit dance for Er
ma Scott the great success that it
was. Gross receipts for the evening
were $135.57 from dance admissions
and food sales. Total expenses came
to $23.17 which left a net of $112.40
which was given to Erma's mother
to go toward hospital expenses. This
amount is expected to be enlarged,
however, as contributions are still
being received, all of which will go
directly into the benefit fund.
8, 1940
SCOUT BANQUET
SET FOR MONDAY
Dinner at Christian Church
to be Highlight of Week
for Heppner Troop
Boy Scout week opens today and
closes Feb. 14. A schedule of events
of importance to the Scouts and
holding interest for others includes
as its highlight feature the Scout
banquet to be held in the basement
of the Christian church Monday
evening. Arrangements have been
made to accommodate a large gath
ering and it is expected that not
only Scouts and their parents will
be present but that many others
will attend.
Tickets for the dinner are now on
sale and may be purchased from
members of the Scout troop, Scout
master Martin Clark, the First Na
tional bank or E. R. Huston's gro
cery. Serving is scheduled to begin
at 6:30 o'clock p. m.
School work will claim the at
tention of the Scouts today and
Friday. On Saturday they will turn
out for 'good turn" day with some
thing of community benefit on their
program. Boy Scout Sunday, Feb.
11, will find the boys worshipping
at their respective churches.
Monday, besides being banquet
day, is flag emphasis day. Special
demonstrations in the use of the
flag will mark the exercises, part
of which will involve use of the
city flag.
Disappointment is being felt by
the Scouts, leaders and councils of
Heppner and Lexington over the
announcement that the amateur ra
dio program and movie scheduled
for the court of honor to be held at
Lexington, Feb. 15, has been can
celled. The party bringing the fea
tures has written that he will be
unable to include Lexington in his
itinerary at this time and has prom
ised to come at a later date.
Parents are asked to remember
that both fathers and mothers are
included in the invitation to attend
the banquet Monday evening. Those
having no sons and wishing to at
tend are urged to get in touch with
the scoutmaster. A boy may be pro
vided for anyone wishing to take
one.
January Moisture
1.79 Inches in Town
Precipitation in Heppner for the
month of January amounted to 1.79
inches, according to the record of
Len L. Gilliam, official observer,
Most of this moisture came in the
form of snow which amounted to
some 20 inches.
rieppner drew one point more
moisture than the Gooseberry sec
tion and one point less than Rhea
creek. So far this month the local
weather station has recorded .19
inch. The sky remains clouded and
the prospect looks good for more
rain. Monday night's rainfall was
approximately .16 inch and the
gauge has registered .3 of lighter
showers.
J. W. Schleevoight
Dies at Morgan
Funeral services for John William
Schleevoight, 75, will be held from
the Christian church in lone at
o'clock p. m., Friday, Feb. 9. Rev
Moffatt Dennis will conduct the
service and commitment will be in
the lone cemetery with Case mor
tuary in charge.
Mr. Schleevoight, a native of Mi
chigan, had been a resident of the
Morgan vicinity for 27 years. He
came to Morrow county from Hal
sey, Ore. Surviving are the wife,
four sons and one daughter, the lat
ter a resident of Seattle.
Edward Rice's car was destroyed
Sunday, when, after upsetting, the
machine caught fire. Rice was driv
ing in Umatilla county at the time.
The car was one he bought in the
east recently and drove back to his
home in the lower Sand Hollow
district.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
State May Oil
0-W Highway
To Butter Creek
Highway Engineer
Says His Office is
Considering Proposal
Possibility that the highway com
mission will authorize an oiling job
on the Oregon-Washington highway
from the Hanna place on Hinton
creek to little Butter creek at Lena
is seen in a letter from R. H. Bal-
dock, state highway engineer, to
W. H. Instone, rancher of the Lena
section. Mr. Instone had previously
interviewed E. B. Aldrick, eastern
Oregon member of the state highway
commission, relative to completion
of the work.
Final action is expected in June,
according to the state highway en
gineer, whose report will be based
on status of the state road finances,
and whether oiling cost will be jus
tified by savings in maintenance
costs and other factors.
Members of the county court were
surprised and pleased to learn that
the Hanna-Lena section of the high
way is being given consideration.
The court has had no word from
the highway commission relative to
this improvement, although Com
missioner Geoge Peck presented the
matter to the state body at a meet
ing in Portland in January. Mor
row county has several roads de
manding attention of the highway
commission, it is stated, and the
Hanna-Lena section of the O.-W.
highway was presented along with
the rest.
"While we have felt that the
Hanna-Lena strip should have been
oiled several years ago, there is lit
tle we could do about it," stated
County Judge Bert Johnson. "We
have endeavored to interest the
commission in this piece of road as
well as other highways in the coun
ty. At present we are endeavoring
to get the Heppner-Spray highway
surfaced from the Frank E. Parker
ranch to the Rugg place. That is a
heavy haul road and should be com
pleted, by all means. And something
must be done about the highway
from Ruggs to Hardman. We are
asking for some straightening and
widening on that stretch."
Other requests made by the court
include dust coating of the Ruggs
Eight Mile highway as far as the
graveled surface runs, to a point
about one mile west of Eight Mile
postoffice; completion of grading
and graveling the Eight Mile-Rock
creek highway to the Gilliam coun
ty line, and taking over the Jar-mon-Pine
City highway and the
Irrigon-Patterson Ferry road. The
Jarmon-Pine City highway consists
of three miles of paved road built
jointly by Umatilla and Morrow
counties. The Irrigon - Patterson
Ferry road is not a county affair,
the court contends. It is used mostly
by patrons of the ferry and is an
interstate link between two major
highways.
Estimates of the cost of complet
ing the Lena surfacing are not
available at this time. Based on
similar work done by the county,
Harry Tamblyn, county engineer,
said that it would probably run in
the neighborhood of $1250 per mile.
The distance from the end of the
pavement about six miles east of
Heppner is approximately 10 miles.
Beyond Lena use of the highway is
comparatively light. To that point
there is regular use of the road and
during the past year traffic was
heavily increased by the transport
of logs from upper Butter creek to
the mill at Heppner. This increase
in load necessitated more mainten
ance, which had not been provided
for, and the graveled surface was
subjected to a severe strain.