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Pae-e Four Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, June 6, 1940 Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE, Established March 30, 1883; THE HEPPNER TIMES, Established November 18, 1897; CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published every Thursday morning by CBAWFOBD PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second-class matter. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Three Years Six Months . Three Months Single Copies $2.0) 5.00 1.00 .75 .05 Official Paper for Morrow County A Busy Day CATURDAY was a busy day for most Heppner business houses, some of them reporting the heaviest volume of business since the Christ mas season. Parking space was at a premium in the business district and not a few machines were parked on back streets. This is a good in dication that a little cooperation on the part of business concerns brings direct results in the way of business, It is also proof that Heppners pro gram of activity to win back and hold a considerable amount of lost trade territory has only begun and that more extensive cooperation will be necessary to obtain that objective. Such cooperation can be obtained without heavy cash outlay on the part of any individual, yet when all of the business houses of the town put in their small contributions and enter into the program with enthu sitsm really big results can be ob tained. Such a campaign may ap pear too aggressive to some of our business men, but none of us are in business merely for the sake of our health and if we don't go after the business our competitors will. So why not have one or two Satur days each month as good as last Saturday? ' HARDMAN NEWS Hardman Student Makes Good Record By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL - Miss Ann Mclntyre completed her work at the St. Joseph's academy in Pendleton with a most enviable record. She earned for herself the honor of being valedictorian, hav ing led her class scholastically dur ing the three years she attended. She took her first year work in the Heppner high school. In addi tion Miss Mclntyre was the winner of the Swanson cup as she had al ways been active in student affairs, She was a member of the orchestra and the girls' glee club, and during her senior year was editor of the paper, "The Academy Sentinel" and of the annual. In the spring oper etta she had been given prominent parts, both in music and dancing, but at the last was unable to take part because of illness. In art she also won a dinstinction, having tak en first place in the recent poppy poster contest in Umatilla county's senior division. Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre and Miss Molly Mclntyre went to Pendleton on Tuesday of last week to attend the commencement exercises, re turning on Wednesday. Miss Rita Mclntyre is also an academy stu dent, having completed her fresh man year there, also as leader of her class. The Misses Molly and Ann plan to go to college in the fall, per haps in Seattle. Another family has left town for the summer. Mrs. Carl Leathers md Jeanne left on Thursday for a place near Pilot Rock where Carl has been employed for several nionths. On Tuesday of last week Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Inskeep and Oscel re turned from an eight days' visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wacken in Salem. Mrs. Inskeep, whose health has been bad for years, stood the trip very well. Miss Nona Inskeep, who went down with them, remained for an indefinite visit with her sister. On Saturday, Jim Stevens took his father, John Stevens, Miss Alta Stevens and Miss Lois Stevens to Hamilton where they visited at the J. W. Stevens home until Sunday. Lois, who since last fall has been in Portland, remained at home for a longer visit. , Mrs. Clarence Carmichael of Lex ington visited at the home of her brother, O. H. Leathers, on Decora tion day. In the afternoon all of them went down to the Hardman cemetery whee they decorated and cared for family graves. On Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knighten and Mrs. Lewis Knighten took Juanita and Alvin Byer back to the home in Portland. Mr. Knighten attended to business in the city, and all of them visited there and other neighboring places for several days. A regular blitzkreig took place last week on the road leading west from town, often referred to as Feather-Bend lane, one of the mud diest during wet weather. Coarse rock was spread on the prepared surface and this was covered with dirt. For several days traveling was rather difficult and dirty. D. A. Emerson of the state de partment of education and Mrs. Lucy Rodgers met with the high school board and other interested citizens on Monday to discuss standardiza tion of the high school. After defin ite costs and requirements have been determined there will be an other meeting. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown, who are employed by Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre, left for lone and other places on a vacation. A number of rodeo fans spent Sunday in Condon. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burnside and children, Mrs. Duff McKitrick, Mrs. Ethel McDaniel, Misses Vera and Vern McDaniel, Frances In skeep, Clara Adams; also 'Creston and Donald Robinson, Cecil Mc Daniel and Forest Adams. Roy Robinson was in from the mountain ranch on Monday, and went on to Heppner to attend to business. Harry French returned on. Monday from Portland where he had gone with a shipment of cattle. On Thursday of last week Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre and Misses Molly, Ann and Rita Mclntyre went to Condon for Decoration day sep vices, returning on Friday. Owen Leathers has been doing some successful fishing recently, One day last week he caught the limit, among them some 15 inch specimens, and of course the largest broke the line and got away. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lovgren and children of Eightmile came to town and were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Adams; then all went on to The Dalles where Victor attended to business, and all spent a pleasant day shopping and visiting. Eldon McFerrin is on crutches as the result of an accident at the mil on Thursday. Someone called to him and he. jumped, but not quite in time, although the accident could have been much worse. Sheep on the way to the moun tains continue to pass through Hardman. Early on Tuesday morn ing the combined bands of Floyd Adams, John Stevens and Blaine Chapel went through. The weather for another week has GLASSES will only be recommended if needed. So if you think you have EYESTRAIN why not have your eyes ex amined today. There is no charge or obligation. Stram Optical Co. 225 So. Main St. Pendleton, Ore. been pleasant with a very little rain several times during the night, and low temperatures in the early morn ings necessitating fires for comfort. OBSERVE 65TII ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. George J. Currin, for many years residents of Morrow county and now living at Gresham, obseved their 65th wedding anniver sary May 30. The celebation took place at their home in Gresham and was attended by all members of Mrs. Agnes Wilcox of Heppner, who was unable to be there. Mr. Currin now near the 90-year mark, has en joyed good health nutil recently, but is reported failing. Mrs. Currin is in good health and still carries on with the housework. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cook of Da mascus, who stood up with the Cur rins, were at the celebration. It was also the 30th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Melvin Brugge, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Currin. their family with the exception of CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT The United Church of Lexington and lone. Sunday school, Lexington, lone, 10 a. m. Morning worship, lone, 10 a. rn. Sermon, "The Realism of Jesus." Chistian Endeavor, Lexington, 7 p. m. Evening worship, Lexington, 8. Minister, Rev.,W. Moffat Dennis. Daily vacation church school, 9 to 11. m. Monday through Friday of this coming week, at Lexington. 1840 Motoriog bmliams i , v m'"" ' "' ' " Swiff v " " . - - - jr&fZK mk ..;- ,.-.i4 . - : JL' ' " , a- 1 t Tiny lakes abound in the area crossed by the two Santiam roads. Here vacationists pilot crude raft on a tiny lake near the summit of the Cascades. The following article, pre sented in co-operation with the Oregon State Motor associa tion, is one of a series designed to promote travel in the Pacific northwest. Today's article has been condensed from a motor log appearing in the Sunday Oregonian May 19. BY JALMAR JOHNSON Assistant City Editor, The Oregonian THIS IS a road report on the North Santiam and the South Santiam highways newest links between the Willamette valley and central Oregon with an excursion or two off the main road and the main subject for a dash of human interest. It looked like rain when the motorloggers left Portland two weeks ago, and it still looked like rain when we turned east at Salem to follow the North Santiam river into and over the Cascade mountains to central Oregon. But the rain held off as we moved swiftly over hard surfaced highway through Aumsville, Sublimity, Stayton, where, we first glimpsed the North Santiam river, and on through Mill City and Gates. Just east of Gates the oiled highway ended and we started up through the foothills over a road which in places was good and in others quite rough, nar row and crooked. The speedometer mileage re corder read 946.4 miles when the first rough road was en countered and it stood at 963 when the rough road ended at Detroit. It had taken the bet ter part of an hour to cover the stretch, but the rugged scenery more than made up for the cau tion required of the driver. The highway skirts the river, which tumbles majestically through a deep canyon, the sides of which are heavily timbered. A rail road hangs perilously on the river bank. Some day, probably in the near future, the Gates-Detroit part of the highway will be as good as the rest of the broad, well-engineered route to the other side of the mountains. Improvement 'of the stretch hinges on a projected dam some six miles below Detroit. The dam, which will be a part of the Willamette valley project for flood control and other purposes, has been au thorized, but no money has been appropriated for it. When they get the money the United States army engineers will build it. Meanwhile the highway must be relocated at a higher eleva tion, as the dam will flood the present route. The engineers will furnish enough money to build a road equally as good as the present one, and other agencies, the federal bureau of public roads for one, will con tribute more money to con struct a good, modern highway while they are at it. The dam at first will be a low one for flood control pur pores. Later it may be raised so that it can be used for nower generation, and when that time comes the town of Detroit will be submerged. However, the highway will be placed high enough at the beginning so that possible heightening of the dam will not require relocation again. Surveys have been com pleted for the new route and some construction may be un dertaken this year. At Detroit the motorlotrsers made a side trip of 12 miles to M. D. Bruckman's Breitenbush hot springs resort. Mr. Bruck man was getting ready for open ing of the hotel on May 28, and the more than 100 hot springs on the place were gurgling busily. The store is already open, as are the cabins. The Breitenbush road was rough in spots, due to winter wear arid tear, but will receive a going over before the busy season. From Detroit to Suttle lake, past the junction with the South Santiam highway and through the 4317-foot high Santiam rjass. is 43 miles and can be covered in about as many minutes over a road which is partly oiled and elsewhere well graded and smooth. At Suttle lake we put up for the night at J. E. Rent schlar's brand-new knotty-pine lodge, which replaced the old lodge destroyed by fire last August. Next morning we found the rain that had held off all day before had turned to an un seasonal snow during the night and four inches of wet snow covered the ground. A projected boat ride on the lake was out of the question, but a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Green's Circle-M dude ranch on the Me tolius river was only a matter of a few minutes over a good road. Back to the Santiam highway and on east through Sisters no snow there and on to Red mond and Prineville, lumbering and agricultural cities much benefited by the new Santiam roads. Then to Bend for th rest of the day and that night at tne fiiot Butte inn. The South Santiam hi?hwav was the route the next day for an uneventlul but scenically beautiful 200-mile drive from Bend to Portland. The snow. capped Three Sisters. Mount Washington, Three-Fineerprl Jack and Jeffe?son started the scenic parade. The South Santiam, which branches off the North Santiam 12 miles west of Suttle lake, is completely graded, the last stretch being finished last year. It was still dust-free as a re sult of recent rains and only in a few spots where winter slides were being removed was a let up of the throttle necessary. Three miles west of the junc tion a road turns south to Clear lake and on to the McKenzie highway. v Deep canyons, tall timber, rushing streams are attractions on the South Santiam road in the upper stretches, but soon one finds oneself in the fertile Willamette valley with prosper ous farms and busy cities such as Foster, Sweet Home and Lebanon dotting the level land scape. At Albany the highway joins the Pacific highway. The state highway depart ment in co-operation with fed eral agencies has been improv iing the South Santiam high way since the early 1920s. At tirst not a great deal of money was appropriated but the last few years $200,000 to $300,000 a year has been spent on it. With grading finished, surfac ing and oiling will be pushed.