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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
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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.
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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.