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Volume 57, Number 14
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 6, 1940
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Trade Day Plan
To be Studied by
Local Merchants
C. of C Proposes to
Augment Free Show
With Special Sales
. Expressions of general satisfaction
with the free matinee sponsored by
the business houses the first Satur
day of each month prompted the
Heppner chamber of commerce at
the monthly meeting last night to
undertake an expansion of the idea
by adding a trade day with merch
ants offering a limited number of
specials. This conclusion was reach
ed after discussion of a plan in use
elsewhere in the country and thot
to be practical here.
W. C. Rosewall, chairman of the
trade relations committee of the
chamber, submitted the plan which
calls for organization of the retail
merchants for what may be termed
"Heppner Trade Days." It is pro
posed to work the trade day in con
nection with the free matinee to
offer people of the county more in
ducement to trade at home. The
trade relations committee will un
dertake the task of organizing the
merchants.
Quick action is needed if Morrow
county is to receive any highway
work through the state highway
commission this year, said George
N. Peck, countv commissioner. He
advocated contacting the new com'
missioner from eastern Oregon, Her
man Oliver, within the next few
days, outlining to him this coun
ty"s needs. At present the county
court has two pieces of road pn
jected Tor finishing and the com
mission has already given some as
surance that at least one will re
ceive attention this year. Peck says
it is up to Morrow county to get this
assistance as the funds are avail
able, or can be made so, and unless
we press our claim "the commission
will place it elsewhere. It has been
indicated that a sufficient sum to
complete some four miles of second
ary surfacing will be available by
July 1.
A report by the membership com
mittee showed the club membership
has passed the 60 mark set as a
goal two months ago. The commit'
tee is not stopping with that figure
and will press the campaign to en
roll every business house and all
citizens interested in the welfare of
town and county.
A change was made in the sched
ule of meetings. Under the original
schedule there has been one mem
bershio meeting and two board
of directors meetings each month.
The change calls for two member
ship meetings each month with the
directors meeting afterwards. The
meetings will be held in the eve
ning and will be dinner affairs.
At suggestion of C. D. Conrad
membership board will be placed in
a prominent spot on Main street. The
present membership will be enrolled
on the board and each new member's
name will be entered. Conrad and
Ray P. Kinne were assigned the
task of preparing the board.
The next meeting of the chamber
of commerce will be held Wednes
day, Jnue 19.
Mrs. Lutie Dinsmore arrived last
week from her home in San Fran
cisco to spend a month visiting her
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sanders of
Seattle were week-end guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Kinne.
Mrs. Alma Carlson of Boston, Mas
sachusetts is visiting at the home of
her son, Walter Carlson.
For Sale John Deere mower and
12-foot McCormick rake. Raymond
Blahm, Box 151, Heppner. 13-14p.
COUNTY STOCK TO
COMPETE AT UNION
' Ten Future Farmers Take
Calves for Judging at Eastern
Oregon Stock Show
Morrow county cattle will form
part of an exhibit at the Eastern
Oregon Livestock show at Union
this week end. Ten boys of the
local Future Farmers of America
left yesterday for Union taking 12
head of calves selected from their
projects of the last year for entry
in competitive judging.
Included in the group are Dean
Gilman, Arthur Vance, Pat Healy,
Jimmy Johnson, James Moyer, Bruce
Lindsay, Bernard, Doherty, Douglas
Drake, Claude Drake and Don Fell.
They took three dairy type calves
and nine fat steers. One of the steers
weighs close to 1100 pounds, accord
ing to W. S. Bennett, FFA leader
and Smith-Hughes instuctor at
Heppner high school, and it is ex
pected that all the steers will com
mand a good price at the auction
Summer Session
For 4-H Clubbers
To Open Monday
Morrow County En
rollment at State
College Reaches 27
A peaceful invasion, although a
veritable blitzkrieg of boys and girls,
of which Morrow county will be an
ally, is impending for the Oregon
State college campus as some 2000
members of Oregon's 4-H clubs con
verge on the campus for the opening
of the twenty-sixth annual 4-H club
summer session June 10. The session
will continue to Friday, June 21.
The "invaders" will reach the cam
pus by special trains, busses, and
private cars. The largest special will
start from La Grande at 7:30 o'clock
which is a feature of each closing i Monday morning, and will pick up
day at the stock show.
The beef animals were developed
on a half and half ration of wheat
and barley and all the alfalfa hay
they could eat. In some instances
Bennett says calves have gained
nearly two ' and one fourth pounds
daily on this ration.
Representatives of. the office of
the state supervisor of agriculture
will be in the county Monday to
judge a Future Farmer project
Some fifty similar projects will be
judged over the state for the pur
pose of selecting exhibitors at the
state fair. The 20 best projects will
go to the fair. Bennett has selected
William Padberg's hog and poultry
project for consideration in Morrow
county. ,
Band Concert Set 1
For Saturday Night
The Heppner school band under
the leadership of Harold Buhman
will play a concert on Main street
Saturday evening of this week. The
young musicians have been rehears
ing on some new marches since the
close of school and will be prepared
to give the public some snappy en
tertainment for a half hour or so.
Program plans also include the
awarding of senior pins, a matter
that could not be attended to before
the close of school.
Arrangements have been made
for the band to .represent Heppner
lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E. at the
district convention to be held in
Pendleton on June 15. Several lod
ges of the district will sponsor the
appearance of school bands, includ
ing the crack La Grande high school
band.
Wightman Hears
Grant County Case
A case bringing numerous attor
neys and claimants to town was
heard before J. J. Wightman, con
ciliation commissioner, Tuesday. It
was the second hearing in the bank
ruptcy proceedings of Hugh Mc
Kenna of Gant county. McKenna
was represented by E. B. Moore
of Canyon City. C. Kilpatrick of
Canyon City represented one of the
creditors, B. E. Stewart and the
First National Bank of Portland
was represented by V. V. Pender
grass.
Creditors were asking for delay
of compromise proceedings until
conflicting claims between creditors
and debtor now in litigation in the
Grant county court have been de
tided.
delegations along the route as it
proceeds west to Portland. There it
takes on the Clatsop and Columbia
delegations, as well as those from
Portland, and growing as it continues
up the valley, the special will pull
into Corvallis that evening with 1200
to 1300 aboard.
A smaller special will come from
Klamath and Lake counties, while
the boys and girls from southern
Oregon points west of the Cascades
will reach Corvallis by bus.
Last year total attendance to the
session reached 1975 and, while the
attempt was made this year to have
approximately the same number, in
dications are that the total may go
slightly over 2000, says H. C. Sey
mour, state club leader in the O. S.
C. extension service. All dormitory
facilities on the campus, as well as
30 , fraternity and sorority houses,
will be used to provide aocommoda
dations for the clubbers
Donors of scholarships to Morrow
county boys and girls are as follows:
Heppner Branch First National Bank
of Portland, Gene Majeske; Braden
and Bell Tractor Co., Don Campbell;
Morrow County Wool Growers Aux
iliary, Jack Edmondson; Elks Lodge,
Irvin Rauch; Safeway Stores Inc.,
Frances Skoubo; J. C. Penney Co.,
Malcolm O'Brien; Lexington Grange,
Buddy Peck and Jean Rauch.
Rhea Creek Grange, Marjorie Pe
terson; Greenfield Grange and
Boardman P. T. A., Edwin Ball, Iv
era Olson and Hilma Tyler; Hard
man 4-H clubs and community, Al
ene Inskeep, Vera McDaniel, Jeanne
Leathers, and Irl Glary; Lena
Grange, Anne McGirl; Alpine 4-H
club, Ina Rauch; Morrow county,
Mildred Clary, Vern McDaniel, Mar
garet Tamblyn, Mary Mclntyre,
Neta Bleakman and Rae Cowins;
Oregon State Fair, Bruce Lindsay
and Tad Miller.
Most of these scholarships were
given as awards at the county fairs
last year.
Mrs. Ethel Knighton and Mrs. C.
D. Conrad, both local club leaders,
will chaperone the Morrow county
group to Corvallis. C. D. Conrad,
county agent, will attend the last
week of the session to assist with
the school and make arrangements
for the return trip.
LOCAL EDUCATOR
DINNER SPEAKER
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers on Pro
gram at Luncheon Honoring
New E. O. C. E. President
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, Morrow
county superintendent of schools,
spent Tuesday in La Grande where
she attended the luncheon given in
honor of Dr. Roben J. Maaske and
commencement exercises for the
class of 1940 at Eastern Oregon
College of Education. The luncheon
was held in the ballroom of the
Sacajawea inn and marked the in
auguration of Dr. Maaske as presi
dent of eastern Oregon's institution
of higher education.
Mac Hoke of Pendleton, member
of the state board of higher educa
tion, presided. Greetings to the new
president were given by Roy L.
Skeen, representing the college; Ted
Wilson of Boardman, student body
president-elect; Mrs. Rodgers, rep
resenting the school executives and
teachers of eastern Oegon; Fred
E. Kiddle, Island City, speaking for
La Grande and eastern Oregon; the
higher educational institutions in
the northwest, by Dr. Robert E.
McConnell, president Central Wash
ington College of Education, Ellens
burg, Wash., and Dr. Frederick M.
Hunter, chancellor Oregon state
system of higher education.
Dr. Maaske was installed as pres
ident at the commenoement exer
cises held in the college auditorium
at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, vice
president of the state board of high
er education, was the uistalling officer.
One Morrow county girl, La Vern
Baker of Boardman, was a member
of the class of 43 graduates receiv
ing certificates for teacher training
courses. Junior certmcates were
awarded 29 others "who have com
pleted junior college work and are
eligible to enter the college or urn
versity as juniors.
Mrs. Rodgers stated she was proud
of the manner in which Ted Wilson
delivered the greetings of the stu
dent body to Dr. Maaske. She feels
that Morrow county was quite well
represented on this occasion.
BUILDING CABINS
John Houlton has started erec
tion of a six-cabin court on north
Chase street on property recently
purchased from Mrs. Mahala Minor.
Houlton has been working on ranch
es in this vicinity for many years,
having been in the employ of Ralph
I. Thompson until recently. He plans
to operate the cabins himself.
Petitions Filed for
Consolidation Move
Two school districts have filed
petitions for election under the con
solidation law, according to an
nouncement of Mrs. Lucy E. Rod
gers, county school superintendent.
District No. 32, lower Rhea ceek
and district No. 35, lone, have asked
the consolidation board to set i
date for voting on the question.
Other districts have shown a ret
icence to take action, Mrs. Rodgers
says, fearing they might be the only
ones to attempt consolidation. Now
that districts 32 and 35 have taken
the initial step it is believed others
will fall in step.
Tentative Date Set
for 3-C Camp Party
June 23 is the date selected by
Lieut. Marius P. Hanford, command
er of Camp Heppner, for the annual
CCC party. This date will hold
Hanford says, unless something un-
forseen arises to change it or possi
bly cancel the party. This informa
tion was given to the Lions club
Monday.
With the war situation what it
is and the status of the local camp
what it has been for several months.
nothing is certain, Hanford explained,
The camp is going ahead with plans
and with the date definitely settled
will be prepared to receive guests
on that date, be they 150 or 1500.
Nomination of officers was the
principal business claiming the at
tention of the Lions Monday. The
nominating committee submitted
list including W. C. Rosewall for
president; Tom Wells and Frank C
Alfred, first vice president; Dr.
D. McMurdo and C. D. Conrad, sec
ond vice president; J. O. Turner,
secretary-treasurer; C. J. D. Bau
man, tail twister and D. M. Ward
lion tamer.
Population Here
Shows Small Loss
Since 1930 Count
Preliminary Figures
Give Town 1 ,138 in
Census of 1940
Preliminary figures submitted by
W. W. Sirrine, district supervisor,
show that Heppner has experienced
a small decline in population, in the
ten-year period, 1930-1940. The first
returns of the sixteenth census, tak
en as of April 1, 1940, give the
town's population as 1,138 as against
1,190 in 1930. The 1940 figures are
preliminary and subject to correc
tion, Sirrine states.
Under the agricultural census, as
shown by a preliminary count of
the returns of the supervisor of the
1940 census of agriculture, inventory
as of April 1, 1940, the number of
farms in Morrow county is 539, as
compared with 632 on January 1,
1935, and 628 on April 1, 1930. Thia
figure is also preliminary and sub
ject to correction.
In making this report the super
visor states that "while these fig
ures are preliminary and subject to
correction, they are believed to be
substantially correct. Please exam
ine them carefully and if you think
any residents have been omitted
from the enumeration or if you
have any other criticisms to offer,
please advise me at once so that the
matter may receive prompt attention."
A few weeks ago it became ap
parent that numerous citizens of
Heppner had been overlooked in the
enumeration. The matter was taken
up with the supervisor and addition
al blanks were forwarded to teh
chamber of commerce. Several per
sons called for and filled out blanks
and doubtless there are others here
who have not been counted. The
chamber of commerce made no or
ganized drive to uncover those miss
ed in the count and is not so disr
posed to do so now, although it will
assist wherever possible in adding
names to the census.
VISITORS ENJOY STOCK
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nelson
Portland were guests the last wee!
end at the home of Mrs. Nelson'
father, W. H. French, at the Blue
Mountain ranch. They were accom
panied by Dr. Ben Wade, veteran
Portland physician. The visitors en
joyed the stock, especially the more
than a hundred little pigs, the young
calves and seven mule colts that
comprise some of the increase on
the ranch this spring. Mr. French
had to leave Friday with a shipment
of cattle for the Portland market,
and the guests remained until Sun
day.
Range Contest
Winners Announced
Winners in the preliminary dis
trict judging of the electric range
essay contest sponsored by electric
range dealers and Pacilic Power &
Light company are as iololws: El
ectric roaster, Mrs. Edna V. Wood
worth, 504 N. W. 8th St., Pendleton,
Oregon; $10 merchandise award,
Mrs. Cliff Dayhuff, 217 S. W. 3rd
St., Pendleton; and $5 merchandise
awards, Miss Katie Minert, No. 6
Chase St., Heppner; Mrs. Cliff Day
huff, 217 S. W. 3rd St., Pendleton,
and Rose Leibbrand, Heppner,
The entries of all these winners
will now compete with the winning
entries from the other districts serv
ed by Pacific Power & Light com
pany for the five electric ranges to
be given as grand prizes in this
contest. Judges of the final contest
are Mrs. C. W. Wall, president of
the Oregon Parent Teachers asso
ciation; Miss Elizabeth Prior, prin
cipal, Yakima Valley Junior col
lege; and a member of the staff of
Whitman college. The five grand
prize winners will be announced as
soon as possible.
The judges of the electric range
contest in this district were Mrs.
Aileen Moreland, county health
nurse; Mrs. Dorothy Bishop, home
demonsltration afljant of Umatilla
county; Miss Margaret Struthers,
case worker of welfare commission
of Umatilla county.
A group of Heppner men went to
Pendleton Tuesday evening to at
tend an Odd Fellows meeting. They
included C. A. Howard, C. W. Bar
low, Cornett Green, Ralph Beamer,
Harold Hill, Browning, Lee Howell.