OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, Oi
Volume 57, Number 29
Mustangs Ready
for Fossil in
Opening Game
Numbers, Spirit vs.
Experience in
Tomorrow's Game
Heppner high's Mustangs will put
a team of undetermined quantity in
the field at Fossil tomorrow after
noon for the opening of the grid
season, while the Wheeler county
lads will start practically the same
team that the Mustangs were able
to defeat by only one point on the
local field last year. The one point
was gained by a Mustang touchdown
in the last minutes of play.
The prospects, therefore, do not
look too bright for Heppner, says
Coack Knox. To offset inexperience
and lack of weight in the Mustang
line-up, however, is a large turn
out and a fighting spirit Claude
Snow has been named captain, with
Hugh Crawford, assistant. One cas
ualty hapened last week when Wade
Bothwell sustained a broken collar
bone in practice.
Four boys have gained advantage
so far and are expected to start in
the backfield. They are Crawford at
left, Snow at fullback, Pettyjohn at
quarter, and Barratt at right half.
Bennett, Serivner and Padberg are
also showing well in the backfield.
Linemen are about on an equal
footing with first call in practice
generally going to Blakely, left end;
Fitzpatrick, left tackle; Lane, left
guard; Evans, center; Ferguson, ri
ght guard; Cohn, right tackle; and
Swick, right end.
Friday's game will initiate the new
"Wheat" league, composed of Arling
ton, Condon, Fossil and Heppner.
Showers Brighten
Crop Prospects
Rain at Heppner night before last
brought .63 inch of moisture, and
ahowers before and since have made
a total for September to date well
over an inch. At the same time
other sections of the county received
a wetting, though showers were gen
erally streaked and some sections
of the wheat country were still short
of moisture for weeding and seeding.
Newly sown grain in Eight Mile
action, so far favored by rain, has
ahown through the ground and is
growing nicely, and crop prospects
generally are reported good for the
season.
ACTS AS PROSECUTOR
P. W. Mahoney is acting district
attorney in the absence of Frank C.
Alfred, incumbent, who left Sunday'
for Bend to report to his national
guard company on Monday. Mr.
Mahoney was named as deputy by
Mr. Alfred, and in event the latter
la mustered in for a year's service
with the guard, Mahoney will serve
until appointment is made by the
governor. ,
PLACE NEW SIGN
F. F. Wehmeyer and an ERA crew
completed installation of a new rus
tic sign at the local forest camp site
the first of the week. It was hung
from peeled poles next to the Gil
liam & Bisbee store. The sign is
wood carved after the pattern of all
new signs used by the forest service.
RETURNS WITH PRISONER
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman returned
home Sunday evening from San
Francisco where he went last week
to take custody of Chas. Younger,
Jr., wanted here on a forgery charge.
Younger was arrested by San Fran
cisco officers.
Mrs. Harvey Miller returned to
her home Monday after a long ill
ness at the Heppner hospital, and is
now able to be up a short time each
day.
Heppner,
NEW REA DISTRICT
READY BY OCT. 1
Incorporation Papers Taken to
Salem Today; Members to
Okeh Directors Next Friday
Signing of articles of incorpora
tion and acceptance of the form of
insurance to be used were completed
at a meeting of the board of direc
tors of Columbia Basin Electric Co
op at Heppner last night. Jos. J.
Nys, recently named attorney for the
co-op, left for Salem today to per
sonally attend to completing the
papers with the public utilities com
missioner. It is expected that the necessary
organization papers will be on file
with both the public utilities com
missioner and county clerks of the
counties affected by next Friday,
Sept. 27, when a membership meet
ing will be held at the courthouse
in Heppner at 7:30 o'clock, for adop
tion of by-laws and formal accept
ance of the board of directors. All
interested persons, whether they are
at present signed up, are invited to
attend this meeting.
Completion of organization and
sign-up is desired by the first of
October, says L. R. Rambo, co-op
manager, in order to save expense
to the organization and members
and to hasten the day of realization
of the use of power. He says the
consistent sign-up reflects the wide
spread demand for REA service in
the district.
An advertisement in another col
umn tells what Bonneville power
may do for farmers joining the Col
umbia Basin Electric Co-op.
Highway Body to
Visit Heppner 30th
A dinner meeting at Heppner with
the state highway commission as
had been planned by local people
will not be possible when the com
missioners visit eastern Oregon, it
has been learned by the county
court.
Judge Bert Johnson received no
tification that the commission would
come through Heppner September
30, but that they had a dinner en
gagement at Pendleton that eve
ning. The commission has invited
the court to meet them at Condon
at noon, that day, and ride with
them to Heppner where only a
short stop will be made in the after
noon. LIBE HOURS CHANGED
Starting September 23, days for
keeping the library open are being
changed to Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday, with hours the same, an
nounces Mrs. Floyd Jones, president
Hours on Monday and Wednesday
are from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9, and on
Saturday from 3 to 5.
DOCTOR TO LEAVE
Dr. R. M. Rice has announced in
tention to close his practice in Hepp
ner the first of the coming month
to accept a position in California.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies has arranged to
take office space in the First Na
tional Bank building now occupied
by Dr. Rice.
CANDIDATE VISITS
Robert S. Farrell, Jr., of Portland,
republican candidate for state rep
resentative from Multnomah coun
ty and prominently mentioned for
the office of speaker, visited in
Heppner for a few hours Monday
evening.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT
The state president of the Re
bekah assembly, Vernisha Newby,
will make her official visit to San
Souci lodge No. 33, Friday evening,
Sept. 20. All members are requested
to be present at 7:30.
FATHER PASSES
Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Miller left
yesterday for Portland in response
to word of the passing of Mrs. Mill
er's father.
Oregon, Thursday, September 19, 1940
Bequest to Paper
First Known of
Local Record
When the will of the late Mrs.
Lillian Cochran was opened for
probate, it contained a bequest to
the Heppner Gazette Times for
$5. Executrix' check in the am
ount was received this week be
fore final order from the court
was granted for closing the estate.
So far as can be ascertained this
is the first such bequest ever
made to a newspaper in Heppner,
and coming from a spirit of kinli
ness in the heart of a late friend
it is deeply cherished by the pub
lishers. Donkey Show, Trips
Reports Given Lions
A few casualties, mostly minor;
an evening of fun for a large num
ber of people and $21 added to the
coffers of the Lions club was the net
result of the Lions presenting Jack
Bartlett's donkey rodeo in Heppner
last Friday evening, according to re
port of J. O. Turner, club secretary,
at the Monday luncheon. Mark Mer
rill sustained a broken finger, and
Lt. Marius P. Hanford, timekeeper,
broke his wrist watch.
Lee Howell and Alden Blanken
ship gave interesting reports of re
cent trips. Howell told how he, C.
W. Barlow, county clerk, Floyd Bar
low of Portland, and Ray Barlow
of Boardman climbed Mt. Hood, and
Blankenship related highlights of a
bus trip he enjoyed at summertime
on which he made a swing encom
passing the United States with stop
over at Columbia university, New
York, for summer school work in
connection with his position as su
perintendent of local schools.
Highlights of the superintendent's
trip included visits at world fairs
at both San Francisco and : New
York, inspection of several new
school plants in the vicinity of New
York as well as a noted industrial
school at Denver. Howell passed
around pictures taken by Mr. Bar
low, showing some of the sights
viewed by the climbers.
MASONS ACTIVE
Heppner Masonic officers are
meeting for practice at the hall
tomorrow evening for presentation
of work Saturday evening, states
Tom Wells, worshipful master, and
next Wednesday evening the local
lodge will be host to Frank Sloan,
district deputy grand master, and
other grand lodge officers as well
as visitors from neighboring lodges.
Last evening a group of local Ma
sons attended! lodge at lone. In
cluded were Robert Wightman, John
Wightman, Clyde Gardner, Ray Mc
Alister, W. E. Pruyn, Walter W.
Luckman, Tom Wells and C. J. D.
Bauman.
LOCAL YOUTH WEDS
Stephen Wehmeyer, in the flying
corps at Ft Lewis, Wash., joined the
ranks of the benedicts at Puyallup,
Wash., last Saturday, according to
word received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. F. Wehmeyer. His bride
was Miss Dorothy Marcoe of Puy
allup. The ceremony was held in the
Catholic rectory followed by recep
tion. The bridegroom's sister, Miss
Edith Wehmeyer of San Francisco
was present.
EXAMINER HERE 26TH
A traveling examiner of operators
and chauffeurs from the office of
Earl SnelL secretary of state, is
scheduled to arrive in Heppner,
Thursday, Sept 26, and will be on
duty at the city hall between the
hours of 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. All
those wishing permits or licenses to
drive cars are asked to get in touch
with the examiner at that tme.
McCALLIE ENLISTS IN ARMY
Charlie McCallie, Heppner, who
volunteered for the quartermaster
corps, Anchorage, Alaska, was one
of the single men enlisted for the
regular army last week.
Chamber Boosts
School Activities
In New Program
Waterways Develop
ment Stressed by
Judge Johnson
Determination to boost harder for
school activities was evidenced at
Tuesday evening's chamber of com
merce meeting at the Lucas Place.
This determination arose from a
round-table discussion of city and
school relationships between school
representatives and the chamber
group.
President B. C. Pinckney opened
discussion by calling attention to
small attendance usually prevalent
at school activities, both athletic and
forensic, and called for suggestions
as to how improvement could be
made. Alden Blankenship, superin
tendent; Robert Knox, coach; Harold
Buhman and Kenneth McKenzie
responded for the school.
A "tell your neighbor" campaign,
coupled with individual determina
tion of members to "attend if possi
ble" were resolved from the debate
as means of creating more enthusi
asm for attending games and plays
put on by the school. No complaint
was registered against anyone not
getting their money's worth from
school activities.
Report was made by Judge Bert
Johnson of the proposed visit by
the state highway commission on
September 30, when only a short
stop will be made in Heppner in the
afternoon, precluding possibility of
the chamber having a dinner meet
ing with the commission. . -
Judge Johnson also entered a plea
for attendance from Morrow county
at the annual meeting of the Inland
Empire Waterway association to be
held at Lewiston, Idaho, October 9.
He pointed to savings in freight
rates on wheat alone that have many
times repaid Morrow county for ev
ery cent expended in encouraging
the work of river development, and
pointed to the development of power
at Umatilla rapids as well as further
development in transportatioit fa
cilities, next steps in the waterways
association program, as being of such
large benefit to the entire territory
that to ignore them would be lack
of judgment
Clifford Conrad reported progress
for the sign committee in whose
hands was left location of site for
the large membership sign expected
to be in place in the near future. C.
J. D. Bauman's civic improvement
committee was charged with con
tact of various organizations to pro
mote placing signs at city entrances,
each of which signs would give
meeting times of the various organi
zations. Several Farms in
Real Estate Deals
Saje of the Harry McKinney ranch
of 1840 acres, located 18 miles south
of Arlington, to Robert Smith and
son of lone was reported this week
by V. R. Runnion, local realty agent.
Runnion also anounced sale of the
Evans place on Rhea creek to E. K.
Wyland.
Other recent deals include a trade
of the Harry Duvall ranch on the
John Day river and the J. N. Batty
farm near Hardman, Batty to move
to the John Day ranch this fall; and
sale of the Glenn Hadley place at
Boarcliiian to Raymond Pettyjohn.
LAMB SALE SET
A lamb sale will be held Saturday,
Sept. 21, at the Central market by
Morrow County Woolgrowers aux
iliary. Specially choice animals were
selected for this event, announces
Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, president. Part
of the work of this group is promot
ing consumption of more lamb.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
SOCIETY CHIT-CHAT
By JUNE SMITH
Honoring Mrs. Charles Cox, re
cently elected district president of
the American Legion auxiliary, the
executive committee of the local or
ganization gave a tea yesterday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Anna
Bayless. Invitations were sent to
members of the eight units which
comprise this district. i
Mrs. Bayless home was a profu
sion of fall flowers, with the tea
table, spread with a lace cloth, dec
orated with shades of rose flowers,
with tall blue tapers. Those who
poured during the afternoon were
Mrs. Lulu McCarty, Mrs. Florence
Jones, Mrs. Fay Ferguson, Mrs. Hel
en Cohn, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, and
Mrs. Lena Cox. Mrs. Bayless, Mrs.
Ruth Tamblyn and Mrs. Etta Par
ker received the guests.
Mrs. D. M. Ward is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Carl Famsworth, at
The Dalles.
Mrs. A. K. Blankenship gave a
birthday party in honor of her
daughter Jean's fifth birthday Wed
nesday afternoon. Games were play
ed by the youngsters, and as a
grand finale, a lovely birthday cake
and ice cream were . served. The
children attending were Nancy Ad
ams, Jo Jean Dix, Dolores Buhman,
Barbara Knox, Judy Gibbs, Elaine
Peavy, Eloise Thompson, Sally Cohn,
Nancy Ferguson and Kay Blanken
ship. Miss Marie Barton left Wednes
day to spend a few days at Pullman,
Wash.
Mrs. Frank Cunningham and son
of Umatilla are visiting Mrs. Hom
er Hayes, who is Mrs. Cunning
ham's sister.
,Mr.. and Mrs. At Major of Grand
Rapids, Mich., are visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Merrill and will go
on a hunting trip while here, ac
companied by Mrs. Merrill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett en
tertained the Kennel club at their
home on Sunday evening with a sup
per. Three tables of contract bridge
were in play following, with Mrs.
B. C. Pinckney winning high score
for the ladies, and Mr. Maurice
Shepard high for the men. Their
home was attractively decorated
with white and purple asters. Other
guests were Mrs. Garnet Barratt, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Buhman, Mr. and
Mrs. Orville Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Mahoney and Mr. and Mrs.
Pinckney.
Friday evening, Mra Earle Bry
ant, assisted by Mrs. Anson Rugg,
will entertain her bridge club at
her home, with a dessert bridge.
Members include Mrs. Oral Wright,
Mrs. William Cox, Mrs. Frank Con
nor, Mrs. Cornett Green, Mrs.
George Burroughs and, Mrs. Bruce
Gibb.
Mrs. Frank Alfred., who has been
in Salem with Mr. Alfred, will re
turn to her home here today for a
week, to pack and make prepara
tions to leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parker of Port
land spent Monday and Tuesday in
Heppner. Mr. Parker, who is with
the photographic department of the
forest service, has been transferred
to Heppner again, beginning the
first of October.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ridings who
visited Mrs. Ridings' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Clark, in the sum
mer, left Sunday for New York
City. Mrs. Ridings is a teacher
there at Riverside church, and Mr.
Ridings is physical education in
structor at Columbia university.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rosewall left
Wednesday for Seattle where they
will attend a showing of the new
cars, returning Friday to Heppner.
Continued on Pago Eight