HISTORIC SOCIETY
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Volume 57, Number 32
Draft Day, October
16, Calls Men of 21
To 36 to Register
Local Machinery Or
ganized to Comply
With National Order
Next Wednesday, October 16, be
tween the hours of 7 a. m.yand 9 p.
m., is the time for every male citizen
of the United States between the
ages of 21 and 35, inclusive, to regis
ter under the Selective Training and
Service Act of 1940, as proclaimed
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
on authorization of the congress,
Registration will be at the regular
ly appointed voting placesi in every
precinct in the United States, and
the regularly constituted election
boards will do the registering with
out pay. No registrations can be
taken at the county clerk's office.
Clerk Chas. W. Barlow returned
home Monday night from Salem af
ter receiving final instructions for
conducting the local program, and
has since been busily engaged work
ing out details of organization.
Every male person (other than
persons exempted by section 5 (a)
of the aforesaid Act) who is a citi
zen of the United States or an alien
residing in the United States and
who, on the registration date fixed
herein, has attained the twenty-first
anniversary of the day of his birth
and has not attained the thirty-sixth
anniversary of the day of his birth,
is required to present himself for and
submit to registration. Every such
person who is within the continen
tal United States on the registration
date fixed .herein .shall on that date
present himself for and submit to
registration at the duly designated
place of registration within the pre
cinct, district, or regstration area in
which he has his permanent home or
in which he may happen to be on
that date. Every such person who is
not within the continental United
States on the registration date fixed
herein shall within 5 days after his
return to the continental United
States present himself for and sub
mit to registration. Regulations will
be prescribed hereafter providing for
special registration of those who on
account of sickness or other causes
beyond their control are unable to
present themselves for registration
at the designated laces of registra
tion on the registration date fixed
herein. (This is the language of the
proclamation.)
Further, in the language of the
proclamation: Every person subject
to registration is required to famil
iarize himself with - the rules and
regulations governing registration
and to comply therewith.
The president calls upon all offi
cers and agents of the United States
and all officers and agents of the
several states and the District of
Columbia and subdivisions thereof
to do and perform all acts and ser
vices necessary to accomplish effec
tive and complete registration; and
"I especially call upon all local elec
tion officials and other patriotic cit
izens to offer their services as mem
bers of the boards of registration."
In order that there may be full
cooperation in carrying into effect
the purposes of said Act, "I urge all
employers, and government agencies
of all kinds federal, state, and local
to give those under their charge
sufficient time off in which to fulfill
the obligation of regstration incum
bent on them under the said act.
Sample registration cards in en
larged form will be on display at the
registration booths, and all other
necessary information.
Registrants will be required to
give name, address, telephone, age in
years, place of birth, country of cit
izenship, name of person who will
always know his address, relation
ship of that person, address of that
Heppner,
Crutches Do Not
Prevent Tom Beymer
From Shooting Buck v
Few sportsmen are there so en
thusiastic that they attempt to go
hunting while on crutches. Prob
ably still fewer would return with
game if they did.
Tom Beymer, who but recently
was sufficiently recovered from
injuries sustained a couple of
months ago when kicked by a
horse, to be around on crutches,
is an exception.
Tom went out with a party last
Sunday morning and had hardly
alighted from the car when he
espied a buck; knocked it down.
He was the only fortunate mem
ber of the party.
Heppner Mayorless
As Bleakman Resigns
Heppner is mayorless as the re
sult of the resignation Monday eve
ning , of George Bleakman whose
home was recently moved to Top,
though the official duties . will be
assumed by P. W. Mahoney, council
chairman, until a successor is el
ected and qualifies.
At Monday evening's meeting the
council resolved to have all citizens
check up on fire hazards during
this, National Fire Prevention week,
and urged all property holders to
seek out and correct any flaws in
heating, lighting equipment, garbage
pile and other fire menaces to the
end that the safety and health of the
city may be more thoroughly pro
tected. Named as city budgeteers to meet
with the council at the November
meeting were Jeff Jones, J. G.
Thomson, Sr., L. E. Dick, Hanson
Hughes, C. W. McNamer and M. D.
Clark.
The council sanctioned - turning
over facilities of the swirnming tank
building to a responsible citizen's
committee for the purpose of ath
letic development of people of the
community.
Claude Drake Wins
Trip to Kansas City
As Heppner's FFA team took lau
rels at the Pacific International ex
position last week end, Claude Drake
won the right to represent the state
as one of three members of a judg
ing team to go to the national FFA
meet at Kansas City about Novem
ber 7. Drake tied for first place in
the northwest in judging Jersey hei
fers, and also tied for first in north
west in judging Holstein cows. He
was third high scorer, all classes,
for the state.
The team, Claude and Douglas
Drake, Roy Pettyjohn and alternates
Hugh McLaughlin and James Ken
ny tied for second place in the
northwest in dairy judging. The
team was high in Holstein tows for
the northwest.
Roy Pettyjohn placed third in
Guernsey judging for the northwest.
While some of the representative's
expenses are paid for the Kansas
City trip, W. S. Bennett, team in
structor, is asking the community
to raise an additional $50 that will
be necessary to completely defray
expenses.
Pioneers' Day at Lex
19th to Draw Many
Plans to entertain one of the larg
est crowds in years is being made
by the town of Lexington for Sat
urday, October 19, when its annual
Pioneers' Day will be staged.
Pioneers will be honored around
the big festive table, loaded from the
baskets of all comers, which always
proves a highlight of the occasion.
An entertainment program with
music and speaking in the afternoon,
and old-time and modern dancing in
the evening will round out the day's
festvities.
person, employer's name, place of
employment or business.
Oregon, Thursday, October
New Construction
Completed at Mill;
Expansion Seen
Grounds Graveled;
Planing Plant Hous
ing Going Up Fast
Continuing their program of build
ing and improvement, the Heppner
Lumber company has just completed
a coating of gravel on all of the
roads leading to and around the
sawmill. The work, done by the L.
H. Cobb & Co. of Portland, consum
ed about 2,000 yards of gravel, which
was necessary to allow full time
work at the mill during the winter
months.
The new planing mill is fast be
coming completed and will be ready
for use about the latter part of this
month, according to Orville Smith,
manager of the plant. A full time
grader is being maintained, and
lumber is being shipped daily.
. A crew of about 50 men is being
employed at the sawmill and plan
ing mill operation at the present
time, and a larger crew will be nec
essary when the planing mill gets
under way.
The woods crew consists of about
45 men now and will probably be
enlarged in the near future to take
care of surplus logs which will be
decked at the sawmill.
The mill is now cutting an average
of 40,000 feet per shift.
The lumber produced by the
Scritsmeier Brothers mill of Rhea
creek has been purchased by the
Heppner Lumber company and will
be re-manufactured through the
planing mill.
The local plant recently purchased
800 acres of timber on Johnson creek
from Albert Gentner of Portland.
John Pipers Celebrate
Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Piper cele
brated their golden wedding anni
versary at their home last Sunday
when a buffet luncheon was served
in their honor by their two daughters-in-law,
Mrs. A. G. Piper and
Mrs. Rufus Piper.
The table centerpiece was a large
white anniversary cake with white
icing and decorated with gold col
ored roses with silver leaves and
the words, "50th Wedding Anniver
sary" done in gold color. Tall white
gold-trimmed candles set in silver
and gold holders were used.
It was almost solely a family af
fair as it pleased them to have it in
their own home and space wouldn't
permit inviting more. They receiv
ed some nice gifts and a pleasant
time was had by all.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Piper of Waitsburg, Wn.; Miss
Mattie Piper, Mr. and Mrs. George
Piper, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Toner,
daughter Nora and son Eddie; Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood Piper and sons
Dick and Don, all of Milton; Mrs.
E. W. Lutton of Walla Walla; Mrs.
A. H. Nelson of Oak Grove, and
Norman Nelson, Mrs. Maude Poin
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Piper and
sons Loren, Melvin, Delbert and
John; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Piper and
daughters Lavelle and Marcille, all
of Lexington. The one grandson, El
mer Piper was unable to attend as
he is in Portland going to Benson
school this winter.
TO CENTRAL AMERICA
Mrs. Kenneth Oviatt announced
while. visiting in the city this week
from her home at Pendleton, that
Mr. Oviatt is leaving soon for the
Panama Canal zone where he has
taken a position on road work. Due
to uncertainty of living accommo
dations as much of the work will
be in jungles, she will remain be
hind with the children for a time,
at least.
10, 1940
TEACHES FIRST AID
Dr. Frank E. Hull, M. D.
Dr. Hull, staff physician of the
American National Red Cross, will
be in Heppner October 28 to No
vember 2 to give special instruction
in first aid and to meet with service
organizations.
Native of Kansas, Dr. Hull moved
to California at the age of six and
was educated at grammar and high
schools in San Francisco, Oakland
and Ventura county, graduating
from Ventura union high school. He
receied his medical education at
the University of Southern Califor
nia.
During the San Francisco fire, Dr.
Hull was a member of the staff of
the Clara Barton hospital, and a
short time later was the physician
for the company building the West
Coast railroad from Guaymas to
Mazatlan, Mexico.
-Dr. Hull next became medical of
ficer of a British mining syndicate
in the mountains of Durango, Mex
ico, until his return to serve as an
officer in the U. S. army medical
corps. , He has since filled a number
of important positions in connection
with first aid and fire prevention
work.
City Ticket Places
Turner for Mayor
A last-minute draft was made of
J. O. Turner to run for mayor of
Heppner at the city election Novem
ber 5 as closing date for filing ar
rived without an available candi
date. The position was left vacant
Monday evening as Mayor Bleak
man resigned because his residence
has been removed from the city.
No opposition appears for other
city positions, with L. D. Tibbies,
D. A. Wilson and L. E. Bisbee fil
ing to succeed themselves for the
three council positions to be filled,
and W. O. Dix and E. R. . Huston
filing to succeed themselves as trea
surer and recorder, respectively.
SAFE AT TERRE HAUTE
Arthur Campbell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Campbell of this city,
notified his parents by telegram this
week that he was in no way affect
ed by the explosion and fire in the
plant at Terre Haute, Ind., where
he is working as a chemist. His
laboratory was not burned, he said.
GETS BIGGEST BUCK
Lee Howell bagged a big buck in
the Arbuckle section last Sunday.
It weighed in at 210 pounds at
Green's hardware where it took
first place to date in the big buck
contest.
LICENSES ISSUED
Marriage licenses were issued at
the clerks office this week to Lutie
Dinsmore of California and Marsel
ous Morgan of Morrow county, and
Mildred Guild and Donald H. Led
ford of Wheeler county.
Regular meeting of Ruth chapter
32, O. E. S., will be held at Masonic
hall tomorrow evening, with initia
tory work.
I
Demos Take Last
Minute Registration
Contest In County
GOP Numbers Still
. Lead for Balloting
on November 5th
Two hundred registrations in the
last week before closing the voters'
lists Saturday presaged a lively in
terest in the November 5 election
in Morrow county. Democrats show
ed largest gain with an even 100
increase over the number registered
for the May primaries, while repub
licans picked up 42. Total for the
county is 1391 republicans, 920 dem
ocrats, 36 others.
Holding the campaign spotlight
here so far, as well as over the state
generally, is the presidential race
between the Willkie-McNary and
Roosevelt-Wallace tickets. The con
gressional race between Walter
Pierce and Rex Ellis is drawing some
interest, while momentarily the can
didates for lesser offices seem to
have been forgotten.
No opposition for county offices
appears any place on the ballot. But
to give voters incentive for studying
the official voter's pamphlets that
arrived this week are ten measures
in addition to the contests for na
tional, state and district offices.
In the county lists, Roy Neill for
commissioner, Chas. W. Barlow for
clerk, C. J. D. Bauman for sheriff
and A. D. McMurdo for coroner ap
pear unopposed.
In the national field, in addition to
the Willkie-McNary and Roosevelt
Wallace tickets, there appears a so
cialist labor ticket headed by John
W. Aiken and Aaron M. Orange.
State contests include the second
congressional race, Walter Pierce, D,
Rex Ellis, R, and Pauline Sears, SL;
state treasurer, A. L. Brown, D, and
Leslie M. Scott, R; attorney general,
Bruce Spaulding, D, C. H. Svenson,
SL, and I. H. Van Winkle, R.
A three-cornered fight is listed
in twenty-second district legislative
race for representative, with Giles
L. French, E. Harvey Miller and
Chas. T. McElligott trying for the
two positions to be filled. Frank
Alfred is unopposed for district at
torney, Morrow county.
Of the measures, four are referred
by the legislative assembly. They
are "Amendment removing office
time limit of state secretary and
treasurer," ."Amendment making
three years' average peoples voted
levies, tax base," "Amendment re
pealing the double liability of stock
holders of state banks," and "Legis
lators' compensation constitutional
amendment." Two measures are by
referendum petition of the people,
"Bill changing the primary nomin
ating elections from May to Septem
ber," and "Bill to further regulate
sale and use of alcoholic liquor."
Three measures are proposed by in
itiative petition, "Bill repealing pre
sent liquor law, authorizing private
sale, licensed, taxed," "Amendment
legalizing certain gambling and
gaming devices and certain lotter
ies," and "Bill to repeal the Oregon
milk control law." A local initiative
measure, initated by Henry Baker,
would levy a fve-tenths mill tax for
control of predatory animals and ro
dents in Morrow county.
COUNTY BUDGET MEETING 21ST
The county budget meeting has
been called for October 21. Named
to sit with the court in discussing
the proposed budget for 1941 are
Harvey Miller, Chas. McElligott,
Dave Hynd, R. I. Thompson, M. D.
Clark.
SEPTEMBER MOISTURE HIGH
Gooseberry received 2.33 inches of
rainfall in September, reported
Leonard Carlson, official observer,
when in town Friday. October pre
cipitation to that time measured .57.