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Volume 57, Number 3
E. Harvey Miller
Seeks District
Legislative Office
Would Succeed E. R.
Fatland Who Will
Not be Candidate
Local politics took on added in
terest this week with announcement
of E. Harvey Miller that he has filed
with the secretary of state his in
tention to seek the republican nom
ination for the office of representa
tive from the 22nd district. Miller
seeks the place held by E. R. Fat
land of Condon who has signified
his intention of remaining out of
the race after having served as
speaker of the house at the last
session.
In seeking the nomination, Miller
says he believes Morrow county is
entitled to a representative. He
has no personal or special axe to
grind and his action is prompted
by a desire to assist in shaping leg
islation that will be good for his
district and to prevent, where pos
sible, that which will not be of ben
efit Conditions in the four coun
ties of the district, Morrow, Gil
liam, Sherman and Wheeler, are
quite similar, with grain farming
and stock raising the principal in
dustries. Miller is chairman of the AAA
set-up in Morrow county, is a prac
tical farmer and has been promin
ently identified with the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league since its or
ganization. He is a ipast master of
Lexington grange and at present is
exalted ruler of Heppner lodge No.
358, B. P. O. E.
Another announcement which will
stir up interest in the campaign is
that of Elbert L. Cox of Heppner,
who seeks the nomination for sher
iff on the republican ticket. Cox
was formerly a deputy under Sher
iff C. J. D. Bauman. He is an ex
service man and at present is en
gaged in farming and hauling mail
on the Heppner-Hardman-Eight
Mile route.
Another candidacy having bearing
on this district is that of Rex Ellis
of Pendleton, present joint senator
from Morrow, Umatilla and Union
counties, who has announced his in
tention of seeking the nomination
for representative in congress from
the second district on the republican-ticket.
Ellis will not relinquish
the senatorial post, it is stated, aw
aiting outcome of the primary el
ection. Highway Engineer
Visits County Court
Oscar Cutler, office engineer of
the state highway commission, was
a business visitor in Heppner Sat
urday, coming on matters pertain
ing to acceptance of maintenance of
certain roads in Morrow county. He
conferred with the county court rel
ative to the state taking over the
Jarman-Pine City highway, com
pleted last year by Morrow and
Umatilla counties. An agreement
was reached whereby the state will
bear maintenance cost for one year.
The court desires to have the state
take over the Patterson ferry road
at Irrigon. This is a short piece of
road connecting the ferry landing
with the Columbia river highway
and used principally by interstate
travelers.
MRS. KENNY STRICKEN
The condition of Mrs. Michael
Kenny, pioneer resident of Morrow
county, who suffered a stroke Tu
esday morning, is reported critical
by her physician. Her right side
is paralyzed an this in connection
with a weak heart makes the situa
tion doubtful. Members of her fam
ily have been constantly at the
bedside since the stroke occurred.
Heppner,
CAMP QUESTION
STILL IN DOUBT
Status of Camp Heppner Not
Settled Until Congress Acts
One Way or Another, Pierce Says
To be or not to be seems to apply
to the situation of Camp Heppner
CCC these days. First it is definite
ly stated that the camp will close
July 1, 1940. Another published re
port sent out from Washington in
cludes the camp in a list of north
west camps marked for closing if
the economy program is carried out.
That appeared to close the case and
local camp officials and citizens of
the community have accepted the
inevitable.
Now comes a memorandum from
Congressman Walter M. Pierce
which throws new light on the case
and opens a new possibility for
continuance of the camp. The mem
orandum, addressed to the Heppner
chamber of commerce, confirms the
belief held by city officials that it
is not the desire of the CCC author
ity to discontinue the camp inas
much as negotiations have been
made for renewal of leases on the
property occupied by the service.
"I have talked with various ag
encies again about the important
camps which should be held,' writes
Mr. Pierce, "and I find they have
very definite plans for completing
work programs. They intend to
keep all camps going seasonally, or
in alternation until the work is done.
They will keep their buildings and
be ready to re-occupy the camps
when they suspend some other
camp temporarily.
"Everyone is still marking time
as to CCC. We still have some
hope of an adequate appropriation."
Safeway Manager
Plans Celerbation
J. A. Anglin'has been manager of
the Safeway store in Heppner for
ten years and he plans to do some
thing about it. He has set Saturday,
March 23, as the date for a celebra
tion at the store. He was transfer
red to Heppner from Yakima to
take charge of the store then locat
ed in the Hotel Heppner building
and known as the MacMarr store.
Says Mr. Anglin: "We so well re
member when we first arrived here.
We said, as many other strangers
say, especially those coming from
larger cities, 'we wonder if we can
learn to like it here.' But the love
for the community and its people
grew on us all the time.
"Many changes have taken place
since that time," he continued, "es
pecially in population. So many
have passed away and others mov
ed away until it seems like almost
a new populace occupies the com
munity. During these ten years Mrs.
Anglin and myself have no trouble
in learning to love the people of
Morrow county. We, as many oth
ers, have had many tests and trials
including the loss of some of our
loved ones, but also have shared
many blessings.
"First, we want to thank the peo
ple of Heppner and surrounding
communities for their friendship
and for the privilege of serving so
many of them in the capacity of
store manager. We have not only
tried to make satisfied customers in
business but have constantly tried
to make friends without business
associations, and we truly respect
them, all No matter how long we
may reside in this community we
want this spirit of faithfulness and
friendship to continue and will al
ways do our best to make such
possible.
"We have always taken pride in
your children and we love them and
can assure you of special service to
them as they enter our store.
"Safeway of Heppner truly joins
with us to thank the people of this
community for their past friendship
and we hope we may be better
friends in the future."
Let G. T. Want Ads help you dis
pose of surplus stock.
Oregon, Thursday, Mar.
Death Claims
George H. Hayden,
Prominent Citizen
Long Resident
of Hardman Section
Was Road Builder
George H. Hayden, 65, for many
years a resident of the Hardman
section, died suddenly shortly after
midnight, Sunday, March 17. Death
was due to a heart attack and oc
curred at the school house where,
in company with Mrs. Hayden, he
was attending a party.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock p. m., Tuesday, from the
I. 0. O. F. hall in Hardman, Rev.
Martin Clark of Heppner officiating.
A quartet from Heppner comprised
of J. O. Turner, Frank Turner, C.
W. Barlow and Martin Clark, sang.
Burial was in Haystack cemetery
near Spray.
George Henry Hayden was a na
tive of Oregon. He was born near
Salem, Sept. 9, 1874, being at time
of death aged 65 years, six months
and eight days. He came to Eastern
Oregon in 1878 and in 1900 was
married to Maude Carsner of Spray.
They later . moved to the southern
part of the state and from 1908 to
1914 he conducted a jewelry store
in Klamath Falls.
Mr. Hayden was a mechanic of
fine ability and he gave Morrow
county valuable service for many
years while employed in road work.
In recent years he operated a saw
mill in the timber south of Hardman
in which his son, Marion, was asso
ciated. Four children were born to Mr,
and Mrs. Hayden, Warren. Marion
and two baby daughters. Marion is
the only surviving child. Besides
Mrs. Hayden and Marion, a broth
er, Edward Hayden of Klamath
Falls and a sister, Mrs. Lillie Smith
of Kimberley survive him.
Mr. Hayden was a prominent cit
izen of Hardman and of the county.
He was ever ready to do his part in
any civic enterprise or wherever
his services were needed. A kindly
man, a good neighbor, he will be
sorely missed by all who knew him.
Early Settlers on
Blackhorse Visit
The Blackhorse section of Morrow
county was an open country, fence
less and houseless, when J. D. Kirk
first saw it. But not for long, for
Mr. Kirk selected a piece of land
and made a homestead filing, thus
becoming the first settler in that
district. His earliest and nearest
neighbors were W. G. McCarty and
R. W. Turner, who were among
the first to settle in the Sand Hol
low region.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk left Black
horse in 1895, settling at Ritter
Springs. After an eight-year resi
dence at the springs they moved
to Ukiah, wich has been their home
since 1903. The Blackhorse ranch
was sold to Frank Bell and the
property is still referred to as the
Bell place.
Mr. Kirk recalled that he bought
a lot and put up a store building in
Lexington, on the corner now occu
pied by the Standard Service sta
tion. The building was lost in the
fire which destroyed most of the
town and he did not rebuild.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk, who spent
Wednesday at the home of their
son, M. N. Kirk and family, have
been on an extensive trip, spending
some time at Port Angeles and
Seattle, Wash., and returning via
Vancouver, B. C, Spokane and Wal
la Walla.
Mrs. Virginia Vanderhoof and
family of Bend are visiting at the
home of the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Hill.
21, 1940
GERMANY UNDER
HITLER DESCRIBED
Dr. Emma Gordon Tells of
Experiences During Six Years
of Study in German Capital
Do you appreciate the right of
free speech? Are you satisfied with
your privilege to vote for whom
you please, for the right of owning
a home and of transacting business
without too much governmental in
terference? If you are you should
remain in the United States. That
is the opinion of Dr. Emma Gordon
as expressed by her to a large aud
ience at the high school gym-auditorium
last evening.
Mrs. Gordon spent six years in
Germany, 1931-38. She was there
six months before Hitler took over.
She witnessed the transition from
the democratic form of government
under Von Hindenburg to the high
ly organized Nazi regime of today
and there is little about the entire
system to appeal to a liberty-loving
American. According to her estimate
the ruling class has done nothing
short of enslaving the people and
the only hope of the populace to
break the yoke is for the allies to
win a decisive victory in the pre
sent war.
Herder Burned by
Flaming Gasoline
Walter Ritzert, night herder at the
Jack Glavey ranch on Rhea creek
had a narrow escape from serious
injury last Saturday night when
gasoline he was pouring from a
five-gallon can into a lamp ignited.
Ritzert suffered severe burns on one
arm and but for presence of mind
might have experienced something
much worse.
Working alone in the sheep shed,
Ritzert placed a lighted lantern ab
out six feet from the gasoline can,
In the process of filling the lamp
either fumes from the storage can
were ignited or some of the gaso
line was spilled too close to the
lantern. Ritzert didn't know how
it happened, except that flames
were shooting up around him. He
had the presence of mind to put
out the fire in the shed and to
carry the flaming gasoline can out
side. Once outside he rolled in the
dirt to put out the fire which was
rapidly enveloping his clothing.
Returning to the shed, Ritzert
was astonished to see flames shoot
ing from the backs of some of the
sheep. He seized a burlap sack and
put an end to this hazard. With
fire extinguished in the sheep shed,
Ritzert took time to consider him
self. He was brought to a physician
in Heppner where his burned hand
was dressed. He returned to his
work.
CONDITION CRITICAL
Telegraphic word this morning
from Portland this morning told that
a critical turn was taken in the
illness of Spencer Crawford, Gaz
ette Times manager, who has been
confined at U. S. Veterans hospital
in the city since mid-Decemebr.
Mrs. Crawford and son John, and
Mrs. Cora Crawford, mother, left
for the city this morning, taken by
R. B. Ferguson, in response to the
word.
ATTEND HIGHWAY MEETING
County Commissioner George
Peck, Harry Tamblyn, engineer, and
P. W. Mahoney are attending a
meeting of the highway commission
in Portland this afternoon. The del
egation from here is presenting the
Heppner-Spray and Heppner-Lena
highways for consideration of the
commission. It is hoped to get work
started on the Heppner-Spray high
way the forthcoming summer as
money has already been allocated
for surfacing the road from the top
of Heppner hill to Rugg's. Work on
the Lena unit will be urged, par
ticularly surfacing from the Hanna
ranch to Little Butter creek. Ma
honey is chairman of the highway
committee of the chamber of commerce.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Easter Program
Will Open With
Sunrise Service
Cantata by United
Choirs to Climax
Day's Activities
Sunday morning at 6 o'clock, if
the sun is shining, there will be a
sunrise service on top of Morrow
hill, lofty butte looking down upon
Heppner from the southeast Chur
ches of the city are uniting in pre
senting this service, which is ob
served in similar fashion through
out the Christian world.
It takes courage to roll out of bed
and ascend a lofty hill at such an
early hour but the church people
are expecting a good turnout Sun
day morning. The young people of
the churches will be in charge of
the service and there will be talks
by Rev. R. C. Young, Rev. Martin
Clark and Rev. Noble. The service
is designed to extend over three
quarters of an hour.
Boy Scouts erected the cross that
may be seen from a large part of
the town.
The churches will observe Easter
in appropriate manner during morn
ing services. Holy communion will
be held at the Methodist church at
7:30 a. m. and an Easter sermon and
special music will feature the 11
o'clock service. Two communion
services have been announced at the
Episcopal church.
At 7:30 p. m. a chorus of 25 voices
will present a cantata, "Memories
of Easter Morn." This is a pleasing
arrangement of familiar hymns and
oratories including solos, duet, trios,
quartets and choruses. Soloists are
Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, Mrs. Robert
Jones, Miss Jean Mcllhinney, F. C.
Alfred, Mrs. O. G. Crawford,' Rev.
Moffatt Dennis and O. G. Crawford.
Russell McNeill is director and Mrs.
J. O. Turner, accompanist.
The cantata will be presented at
the Christian church in Lexington,
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Huge Timbers Used
For Roof Supports
Considerable interest was created
Saturday when the portable boom
used at the Smith-Wray mill was
brought to town to put some large
timbers in place on the Babb build
ing. Speculation had been rife am
ong onlookers as to the method to
be used in hoisting the timbers
which form the support for the roof
until the hoist put in appearance.
Since the entire floor space of
the new building is to be free of
supporting posts it was necessary to
use heavy materials for the roof.
For this purpose, Mr. Babb put in
six timbers dimensioned 12 inches
by 26 inches by 32 feet. Each piece
has a board measurement of 832
feet and an approximate weight of
3328 pounds.
It was easy, once the hoist was
in the right position, to elevate the
huge sticks to the proper level and
set them in place. Concrete posts
had been poured at intervals in the
tile brick wall to accommodate the
heavy girders and relieve the strain
from the brick. As soon as the
timbers were put in place, masons
resumed the work of finishing the
walls.
Word was received in Heppner
Tuesday that a son was born to
Rev. and Mrs. Moffatt Dennis in
Portland, Sunday evening, March
17. Mrs. Dennis had gone to Port
land from Lexington the week pre
vious and Mr. Dennis left for the
city after morning church services
at lone Sunday, arriving there about
two hours before the young man
was ushered in.
Mrs. Josephine Mahoney is spend
ing a few days in Portknd, leaving
Snndny for the city.