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Volume 57, Number 16
School Election
Develops Spirited
Contest for Offices
1 10 Voters Express
Choice in District
-Number 1 Balloting
School business claimed the at
tention of patrons of district No. 1
Monday when one of the largest
votes in recent years was recorded.
A total of 110 voters wrote their
preference for one director for the
three-year term, one director for the
one-year term and for district clerk.
Contrasted with the election in 1939
the interest was about 95 percent
greater this year. A total of 62
votes summed up the interest shown
last year.
Little was known about candi
dates for the several positions until
the annual meeting was called at 2
o'clock. Even then nominations were
slow in developing. C. N. Jones was
nominated to succeed himself on the
board for the three-year term. Two
candidates were placed in nomina
tion for the one-year term, Leta
Humphreys and Alex Green. With
nominations for director closed, the
names of Robert Jones and Viola
Akers were presented for clerk.
As soon as balloting started it was
evident there had been some elec
tioneering and up to the closing of
the polls at 3:30 p. m. there was not
a dull moment for the election board.
A total of 105 votes was cast for
Jones; Miss Humphreys received
75 and Green 35. Robert Jones poll
ed 73 votes and Mrs. Akers 34. P,
W. Mahoney received two votes for
the one-year term as director and
Sadie Parrish was accorded one vote
for clerk.
As usual there was a vote on the
budget and it received a strong en
dorsement from the taxpayers. Fav
, oring were 69, against 10.
Other districts of the county hold
ing elections Monday have not all
reported results. Several clerks
brought in their records Tuesday,
among them No. 36, Gooseberry; No.
27, Apine; No. 5, Morgan; No. 17,
Blackhorse, and No. 23, Devine.
District No. 36 held a special el
ection to elect a director for the
non-high school district board.
Jesse Warfield was elected to rep
resent Gooseberry zone. Raymond
Lundell is clerk in district No. 36.
In district No. 27, Fred Rauch
was elected director, succeeding Ed
Ditty. Mrs. Pearl Lindsay is clerk.
Morgan district, No. 5, elected
Gladys Ely for three years as direc
tor. Mrs. Echo Palmateer was re
tained as clerk.
Frank Moyer was elected to fill
the unexjired term of W. B. Tucker
in district No. 17, Blackhorse. H. L,
Duvall was also elected director and
B. J. Doherty was retained as clerk.
Charles Marquardt is the new di
rector in district No. 23. Louis Mar
quardt is chairman and Mrs. Maude
Pointer is the third member. Mrs.
Charles Marquardt is clerk
Fire School Draws
Heppner Foresters
Rangers and lookouts from the
Heppner rangers' office left the first
of the week for Tollgate to attend
the annual fire school conducted for
the Umatilla, Whitman and Wal
lowa national forests. District ran
ger Fred Wehmeyer and Bert Jor
genson left Monday to assist in get
ting the school organized and Tues
day a group of lookouts left Hepp
ner for Tollgate. .
The lookouts included Bert Mason,
Jr., of lone, Louis Gilliam, Ellis Carl
son, Lyle Eddy and Glenn Kelsay.
Mason and Gilliam are students in
the school of forestry at Oregon
State college and have lookout sta
tions in the Umatilla forest for the
for the summer.
Heppner,
LIONS FROWN ON
SEDITIOUS ACTS
Club Goes on Record to Aid
in Checking Fifth Column
Activities Coming to Notice
Fifth column activities will not
be allowed to pass unnoticed in Mor
row county if Heppner Lions club
has anything to say about it. The
club, meeting at Camp Heppner mess
hall Monday noon, went on record
pledging support in bringing to light
any acts of sedition arising out of
America's position in the European
conflct or her possible future par
ticipation by virtue of defense.
Action was taken following the
reading of communication from
America, Incorporated, a patriotic
organization headed by prominent
citizens of Portland, inviting the
club to send representatives to a
meeting to be held in Portland June
29. Object of the meeting is to in
form the people of the state of the
purposes of the organization and to
extend its field of operations. It
developed that President M. L. Case
expected to be in Portland on that
date and he was designated as the
club's representative.
In taking this action, the Li
wish it understood that they will not
engage in a campaign of snooping or
tattling. Their purpose is patriotic
and arises from a desire to pre
serve the peace and dignity of the
community. As individual members,
each has pledged his cooperation in
reporting to the proper officials such
acts as may appear detrimental to
the welfare of this country.
Emphasis was placed on the mis
directed efforts of individuals who
may attempt to take the law into
their own hands .Lieut. Marius P.
Hanford said that the Federal Bu
reau of Investigation has a well-
manned force in Portland for the
purpose of checking on subversive
practices. He pointed out that the
logical course to follow would be
to report cases in which authentic
information had been obtained, giv
ing these trained investigators an op
portunity to handle offenders in the
regular manner.
Announcement was made that the
club will meet regularly at the camp
until further notice.
Judge Bert Johnson reported
briefly on the road meeting in Port
land last Thursday and a meeting
of the executive board of the Asso
ciation of Oregon counties.
Gladys Casebeer is
Bride of W. A. Hill
The Christian church was the
scene of a beautiful wedding cere
mony Sunday evening, June 16,
when Miss Gladys Mae Casebeer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Case
beer, became the bride of Wilbern
Archie Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbern P. Hill. Martin B. Clark,
pastor of the church, officiated, us
ing the single ring ceremony.
To the strains of the wedding
march, played by Jean Turner, the
bridal party marched to the altar,
where the bride's father gave her in
marriage. Miss Jean Wright of
Portland .was maid of honor and
Marvin Casebeer, brother of the
bride, was best man.
The young couple left after the
ceremony for a short wedding trip
to Seattle, after which they will be
at home in Heppner where Mr. Hill
is employed at the Rosewall - Gentry
garage.
MARRIED IN SALEM
A wedding of interest to Heppner
people was solemnized at high noon
Saturday in Salem when Theodore
Lucas of Heppner took Miss Julia
Allen as his bride. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. John L. Lu
cas, father of the bridegroom and
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Salem. The young couple will
make their home in Heppner, where
Mr. Lucas is mortician with the
Phelps Funeral home. They have
taken a suite in the Reid apartments.
Oregon, Thursday, June
Six Cars Figure
In Highway Mix-Up
Near Lexington
Two Motorists Hurt
When Prock Car Up
sets Following Dance
Two motorists suffered minor in
juries and six cars were damaged
in a highway mixup Saturday night
following the dance at Lexington
grange hall. Johnny Hanna sustain
ed a sprained neck when the car
in which he was riding and driven
by Farris Prock upset on a curve
a short distance east of Lexington.
Prock was driving his brother's
car. As he hit the curve the car
swerved a little and ran on to the
shoulder of the highway. Fearing
the machine was leaving the road
Prock endeavored to swing it back
into line. He evidently turned too
short and the car upset
Other cars were following closely
behind and the Jim Cowins car was
first to stop at the wreck. Following
closely was James Driscoll who saw
the car ahead in time to try swing
ing past it. The front bumper of his
car struck the rear bumper of the
car ahead and almost at the same
instant a third car bumped the Dris
coll car from the rear. A fourth car,
seeing the trouble ahead, took to the
ditch to avoid crashing and in doing
so narrowly missed running over
several people who had left their
cars to view the wreck.
The final chapter was written
when a car driven by one of the
Rach boys bumped into a car ahead
in a frenzied effort to avoid a more
serious crash. Rauch sustained a
badly bruiaed band, although not
seriously injured.
That there was not a really serious
accident is the wonder of those who
participated in the mixup. As it was
six cars were damaged and several
people received severe shakings, be
sides the two mentioned as injured.
Hanna and Rauch received medical
attention in Heppner where it was
revealed that neither had been hurt
badly. The Driscoll car is reported
to have lost a wheel in the encoun
ter and had to be towed home
Rodeo Guarantee
List Completed
More than 60 names have been
signed on the list of guarantors for
the 1940 Heppner Rodeo, according
to a report of the committee made
at the Heppner chamber of com
merce meeting last night. Following
this report, President B. C. Pinck
ney announced committee appoint
ments completing the working or
ganization for this year's show.
Reports were made on the recent
highway commission meeting, pro
gress at the sawmill plant of Hepp
ner Lumber company, and on mem
bership. The matter of a small city park
was presented by J. O. Turner, who
cited the Pendleton park as one of
great utility. The club went on rec
ord favoring such a park and the
secretary was instructed to confer
with officers of the Garden and the
Business and Professional Women's
clubs, both of whom have such a
project in mind.
Last night's meeting was held at
the Lucas Place.
MRS. ASIIBAUGII PASSES
News of the death of Mrs. Ethel
Ashbaugh was received in Heppner
Wednesday evening. Death occurred
at the family residence in Pendleton.
Tentative arrangements have been
announced for funeral sedvices at
the Heppner Methodist church Fri
day, June 21, at 2 o'clock p. m. Case
Mortuary will be in charge. Mrs.
Ashbaugh was a native of Heppner,
being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Wallbridgo, pioneer resi
dents of this city.
20, 1940
GRAIN GROWERS
ELECT MANAGER
D. W. Glasgow of Tekoa, Wash.,
Named to Succeed G. J. Ryan,
Former Lexington Manager
Members of the board of directors
of the Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, Inc., in meeting at the head
quarters in Lexington last Saturday
elected D. W. Glasgow of Tekoa,
Wash., as manager. Glasgow suc
ceeds G. J. Ryan, who has been man
ager since 1937 and who recently
resigned. He will take over his new
duties shortly after July 1, when
work he has been engaged in at
Tekoa the last year will be com
pleted. The new manager comes highly
recommended by the North Pacific
Grain Growers, Inc., with whom he
has been associated for nearly seven
years. He first joined the North Pa
cific in 1933 as an assistant auditor
and in 1934 was made senior aud
itor. The North Pacific has 60 affil
iates of which the Morrow County
Grain Grower is one. Most of the
grain growing territory of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho is included
in its jurisdiction making an exten
sive job for the auditor. Glasgow's
work proved highly satisfactory and
when the local at Tekoa was forced
to liquidate he was given the job.
He comes highly recommended by
the North Pacific Grain Growers and
the Bank for Cooperatives, finan
cial support of the Morrow County
Grain Growers.
Another item of business disposed
of at Saturday's meeting was the
completion of payment to the lone
Elevator company and taking over
of the property at lone. This in
cludes elevator and warehouse
buildings at one and McNab siding.
Red Cross Swim
Campaign Slated
The American Red Cross
swim
campaign will start July 2, accord
ing to Harold W. Buhman, life sav
mg chairman of Morrow county
chapter, A. R. C, who says that
lessons are free to all who wish to
participate, regardless of age.
Life saving clsasses will follow
the swim classes for both junior and
senior certificates. Those over 17
passing senior life saving will enter
a special class to receive their ad
vanced swimming certificate. Those
wishing to avail themselves of this
opportunity to learn to swim or im
prove their swimming must sign up
at the Heppner city natatorium be
fore July 8. Cards must be filled out
and parents' signatures obtained for
those under 17. Admission must be
paid either by season ticket or gen
eral. Classes will consist of begin
ners, intermediate, swimmers, ad
vanced. Before advanced swimmers
may receive certificates they must
pass the senior life saving tests.
T i i P .
insiruciors lor courses this year
will be Bernard McMurdo, who last
winter received his water safety in
structorship in Portland, and Harold
Buhman, who conducted classes last
year. Special diving classes are be
ing offered on the side by McMurdo
at a fixed charge. This includes pri
vate instruction in plain and fancy
diving. Individual svimming lessons
may also be arranged for.
CCC Lawn Party to
Be Held July 21
Date of the CCC lawn party at
Camp Heppner, tentatively fixed for
June 23, has been postponed to July
21, according to Lieut. Marius P.
Hanford, camp commander. Dif
ficulty in arranging a program at
this time made it necessary to set
the date ahead.
Arrangements are under way to
obtain special speakers and other
entertainment features, Hanford
says. Details of the party will be
announced in an early issue of this
paper. A nominal charge will be
made for admission to the grounds
which will also cover the price of
dinner.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Road Commission
Hears of County's
Need for Funds
Citizens Back Court
Request That Local
Units Be Finished
Morrow county figured promin
ently in the June meeting of the
Oregon State Highway commission
held in Portland last Thursday when
Judge Bert Johnson, Commissioner
George Peck, Harry Tamblyn, coun
ty engineer, and a delegation sent
by Heppner chamber of commerce,
including E. O. Ferguson, E. Harvey
Miller, J. G. Barratt, H. L. Duvall
and Chas. B. Cox, sat in and pre
sented the county's claims for rec
ognition of certain highway units
needing completion at this time.
Roads specifically asked for were
the Heppner-Lena unit of the Oregon-Washington
highway and the
Heppner Hill-Ruggs unit of the
Heppner-Spray highway These two
pieces of highway have been under
consideration by the commission for
some time, due to urging from the
Morrow county court, and while a .
definite date was not set for asking
for bids on either of the units it
was quite definitely understood that
they will be taken care of in the near
future.
J. G. Barratt was spokesman for
the chamber of commerce delegation
and from all accounts didn't hold
back the punches. He stated that
Morrow county is tired of sitting
back and seeing funds which should
be used on highways here shifted to
some other county with a more am
bitious road program. He called the
commission's attention to the 'fact
that the Oregon-Washington high
way from Heppner to Lena is in poor
condition and will soon go to pieces
under the strain of logging opera
tions which will be under way short-
ly.
In the matter of the Heppner
Spray unit the commission pointed
out that it is not desirable to start
work here during harvest operations
and that while grading might be done
late in the summer nothing could be
done about oiling until next spring.
As stated before, $40,000 of second
ary funds have been earmarked for
this work but the funds have not
been set aside for it The delegation
learned, however, that in cases of
emergency the commission can lay
hands on from $20,000 to $40,000.
The county court obtained definite
assurance from the highway board
that the state will take over the job
of oiling and maintaining the one
mile of road from Paterson Ferry
junction to the Columbia river. The
road has not been included in the
state system by this action, due to
the possibility that the ferry might
be discontinued, and will remain a
responsibility of the county aside
from the commission's action as
stated above.
DISPLAYS HUGE MUSHROOM
Lon McCabe, in Heppner Monday
from lone, was displaying a huge
mushroom which he found on Ditch
creek Sunday while picnicking with
a group of lone people. The mush
room measured 15 inches across and
was about 12 inches, deep, weighing
14 pounds. It was not disclosed
whether the plant was of edible var
iety but it was a rare specimen.
GRANGERS TO PICNIC
Lexington grange has scheduled
a picnic at Battle Mountain park on
Sunday, June 23. Free ice cream
and coffee are offered as an induce
ment for a good turnout. Lexington
will be joined by Willows, Lena and
Rhea Creek granges.
News of France's impending sur
render brought Guy Huston to town
Monday to learn, if possible, some
thing that would remove part of the
gloom from the spell of disaster.
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