OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, o S
Volume 58, Number 10 Hennner. Orpp-on. Thnrsdnv 8 iqm ou v....
Voting Saturday
Decides Fate Of
New Soil District
70 Pet. Land Must
Be Represented Fav
orably at Polls to Go
Fifty percent of the landholders,
representing 70 percent of the landj
within the proposed district, must go
to the polls Saturday and cast their
ballots favorably if the proposed
new Heppner Soil Conservation dis
trict is to be formed, says C. D.
Conrad. The referendum has been
officially set by the State Soil Con
servation committee, and Fred Man
kin is general election chairman.
The polls will be open from 1 p.
m. to; 6 p. m. at five points in the
district. Those who may not be able
to visit the polls are instruted that
they may vote by absentee ballot
which may be obtained from the
county agent's office.
The polling places will be located
as follows: In Heppner in the cir
cuit court room at the courthouse;
Lena schoolhouse; Lexington, Leach
hall; lone, Legion hal,; Rhea Creek
Grange hall. Landowners are in
structed to vote at polls nearest
residence, though votes may be cast
at any of the polling places if it is
not convenient to visit the one near
est place of residence.
The proposed district includes ap
proximately 691,000 acres of land in
Morrow and Umatilla counties.
General sentiment has been fav
orable to organization of the dis
trict, but the necessity of voting for
the organization is stressed by Mr.
Conrad, as failure to vote constitutes
a negative vote in effect.
Public Speaking Plays
On Slate Tomorrow
Two one -act plays will be pre
sented at the school gym-auditorium
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
by members of the public speaking
classes. Admission charge of 35, 25
and 15 cents will be made.
"Murder at the De Soto," the first
play, is a mystery to keep one in
suspense until the very end. Cast
in the roles are Inspector Mulligan,
Claud Snow; Miss Daly of De Soto
staff, Dorothy Green; Ralph Grandi,
a physician, George Davidson; Pu
laski, colored guide, Bill Padberg;
Major Wellington West, a blind de
tective, Don Wehmeyer; Mrs. Mar
jorie Marks, wife of deceased, Bir
dine Vance; Roberta Simmons, tel
ephone operator, Lucille Green; Jack
Foster, a gambler, Bill Scrivner;
Miss Helen Ross, Mark's divorced
wife, Lucile Renoe.
The second play is a farce with
romance in its plot, casting Mary
Taylor, unsophisticated girl of 22,
Lib Healy; Mrs. Taylor, Mary's mo
ther, Ellen Hughes; Jimmie Hall,
reporter of San Francisco Globe,
Calvin Crawford; Phyllis Howard,
wealthy young heiress, Frances Eg
an; Ernie Casselll, youthful artist,
Johnny Skuzeski; Mrs. Howard, mo
ther of Phyllis, Wilma Hudson; An
nabelle Lee, cousin of Phyllis, Con
nie Instone; Prince Anthony Serani,
man of the world, Roy Pettyjohn;
Ship's Captain, dignified, Merle Bur
kenbine; Steward, indefinite age,
Ralph Taylor.
$29,000 Total in AAA
Checks Received
Additional AAA allotment, checks
after the $16,000 total reported last
week this morning had brought the
total received to date up to $29,000,
he local office reports.
More checks are expected daily,
and those who are to receive them
will be notified immediately their
checks arrive.
Food sale by Methodist ladies at
Case Furniture store, Saturday, May
10, 10:30 a. m.
MRS. CHAS. B. COX
RITES SET TODAY
President of District American
Legion Auxiliary, Community
Worker, Succumbs to Illness
Heppner and Morrow county to
day mourn the passing of Mrs.
Charles B. Cox, active community
leader and president of the sixth
district, American Legion auxiliary,
who passed away at the family home
at 2 o'clock yesterday mornine. Mrs.
Cox had made a brave battle against
a serious illness for many months,
in the course of which she under
went two major operations.
Memorial services are beine held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from
Masonic temple with nast matrons
of Ruth chapter 32, Order of Eastern
tar m charge, assisted by Rev. Os
car Payne, with interment following
in Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Cox was a past matron of
Ruth chapter, and had also served
as activity chairman of the Amer
ican Red Cross for the county.
A forty-year resident of this
county, she resided for many years
on the farm in Heppner canyon be
fore the family residence was last
established here some ten years ago.
Mrs. Cox was born Lena B. Bur
roughs, having been born in Carrol
county, Virginia. She was aged 59
years, 2 months and 4 days.
Always a loyal wife, neighbor and
friend, Mrs. Cox was hiehlv resDect-
ed by all who knew her and her
mends were legion.
'What to Give' Now
Problem in Band Drive
Machinery is rapidly getting set
to draw the dragnet for the band
benefit auction through the com
munity, and C. D. Conrad, general
chairman, says the problem facing
everyone at the moment is "what to
give."
Lists containing names of all peo
ple in the district from which the
band draws, were prepared by Mr.
Conrad this week, and at a general
committee meeting last evening fi
nal work of organziing the solicit
ing was undertaken. Heppner was
divided into 12 districts and it was
left for Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Pinckney,
Miss Harriet Pointer and Albert
Schunk to name a worker for each
of these districts, each worker in
turn to appoint an assistant.
The workers thus named will con
tact all people whose names appear
on the lists and make an accounting
of articles to be contributed for the
big auction, Saturday, May 24. After
the lists are complete, they will
be turned over to the people who
will gather up the donated articles
in time for the sale.
"Anything of value is acceptable,
for which there is likely to be any
sale," said Conrad in urging every
one to be thinikng about "what to
give."
Council Buys Gravel,
Warns Bicycle Riders
The city council meeting in reg
ular session last evening made ar
rangements to purchase a quantity
of crushed rock from Babler Bros.,
contractors on the Heppner hill road.
The gravel will be obtained while
available for use in street mainten
ance and possible street extension.
City dads also instructed police to
strictly enforce the ordinance -which
forbids riding bicycles on city side
walks. Reported was an incident of
a pedestrian recently being knocked
down by a bike rider on the side
walk. Howard Bryant appeared before
the council and read the chamber
of commerce civic improvement
committee's proposed program for
city betterment which was favorab
ly discussed.
AAA CLOSING DATE SET
May 15 is the final date on which
requests for 1942 wheat acreage al
lotments may be made by those who
have not before raised wheat, an
nounces the local Agricultural Con
servation committee.
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Quota Election
May 31 Believed
Vital To Oregon
Two-thirds Vote
Necessary to Ap
prove Market Plan
Wheat farmers of Oregon as well
as other states will be called upon
May 31 to decide by ballot the na
tion's future policy in regard to
wheat, announces Will Steen, Uma
tilla county wheat farmer and chair
man of the state AAA committee.
The wheat quota proclamation
scheduled for May 10 will be fol
lowed by the nation-wide referen
dum on the last day of the month.
Each wheat community in the
country will have its polling place
where three local wheat fanners will
be in charge of the referendum. The
county committee will be responsi
ble for posting public notices of the
election and for seeing that each
eligible farmer has an opportunity
to cast a secret ballot.
Every farmer who will be affect
ed by the wheat quota is eligible to
vote in the election, points out
Chairman Steen. So far as known
now, this will mean that every
grower who is listed as having an
average production of 200 bushels or
more may vote. A proposal is pend
ing in congress to change the pro
vision so the quota will apply only
to those who produce 15 acres or
more of wheat, but action on this
was not completed the first week
in May.
A two-thirds vote of the farmers
taking part in the referendum is
necessary to approve the quota plan.
As a general rule, the commercial
growers of wheat are strong advo
cates of the quota plan, says Chair
man Steen. Failure of the quotas
would be tragic for most commer
cial growers, because the law re
quires that if quotas are not ap
proved when supplies reach their
present levels the government is
prevented from making loans. With
out the support of the loan program
it is agreed that wheat prices would
sink to ruinous levels.
Smaller wheat producers will also
profit by the plan, Steen believes.
Every grower who plants within his
acreage allotment will be able to
market his wheat just as before, and
at much better prices than if the
quota plan is turned down and the
loan support is lost.
Ether Reveals News
Of 'Ham' Station
Coming to Heppner
Eavesdropping upon the short
ether waves Sunday afternoon as
two amateurs were conversing
revealed the news that Heppner
may soon have its first "ham"
a term which amateurs them
selves apply radio station.
The conversation was between
an employee of Pacific Power &
Light company at The Dalles, and
a second operator at Salem, the
latter of whom told the first of
Ken House's moving from White
Bluffs, Wash., to Heppner as man
ager of the local P. P.'& L. office.
Whereupon the first mentioned
said he hoped Ken would get set
up soon so that he could talk to
him again.
Later checking on Mr. House
led to his admission of being bit
ten by the radio bug and that he
did have hopes of setting up his
station here soon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Burroughs
are in the city from Bremerton,
Wash., to attend last rites for Mr.
Burroughs' aunt, the late Mrs. Chas.
B. Cox.
RANCH FOR SALE, incl. crop,
summerf allow and equipment. Neal
F. Knighten, Hardman. 10-llp.
25 MORE ENRCLLEES
ARE QUESTIONED
Local Board Starts Classification
of Another Group Under Selec
tive Service; Regulations Cited
The Morrow county local board
today mailed questionnaires to 25
more enrollees under the selective
service act, for purposes of classi
fication. Instructions state that fail
ure to complete and return the
questionnaire is an offense punish
able by imprisonment and fine.
Those to receive the latest ques-;
tionnaires with order number and
address, order number preceding
name, are:
211 Fred Dwight Miller, Heppner,
Oregon; 212 Earl Oscar Bosley, Lex
ington, Oregon; 213 Harry LeRoy
Hyatt, Heppner, Oregon; 214 Earl
Rex Leach, 302 Santa Fe Avenue,
Richmond, Cal.; 215 Oscel Thomas
Inskeep, Hardman, Oregon; 216 Milo
Jacob Hinkley, Irrigon, Oregon; 218
John William Kilkenny, Star Route,
Echo, Oregon; 219 Raymond Wagner
Lundell, lone, Oregon; 220 Glenn Eu
gene O'Brien, Irrigon, Oregon; 221
Rollo Edgar Moore, Boardman, Ore
gon; 222 Archie Harlan Alberman,
Heppner, Oregon; 223 John Franklin
Chaffee, Boardman, Oregon; 224 Jo
seph Daniel Myers, Heppner, Ore
gon; 225 James Monroe Long, Win
ston Salem, North Carolina;
226 Harold Esten Stevens, Hard
man, Oregon; 228 Adrian Clemens
Bechdolt, Hardman, Oregon; 229,
Edward Burl Wattenburger, Echo,
Oregon; 230 Arthur Rodney Craw
ford, lone, Oregon; 231 Charles Elby
Fuller, Porterville, California; 232
! Harley Limur Matteson, Heppner,
Oregon; 233 Chester Everett Wright,
Heppner, Oregon; 234 Lawrence Od
en Tylor, Boardman, Oregon; 235
Walter Richard Lundell, lone, Ore
gon; 236 Burl Elmer Akers, lone,
Oregon; 237 James Patric McNamee,
Heppner, Oregon.
Any registrant whose order num
ber is included above and who seeks
a deferred classification, may, with
in 5 days from the date hereof, sub
mit proper affidavits to this local
board. He may submit such affi
davits in the space provided in his
questionnaire or submit them sep
arately. Any other qualified person
seeking deferred classification for
the registrant shall use Form 42
(Claim for Deferred Classification
by Dependent, Employer, or Other
Person), or other applicable forms
available at the office of this local
board.
Failure of the registrant or any
other person concerned to exercise
any right or privilege within the
time authorized by the Selective
Service Regulations or within an
extension of time granted by the lo
cal board, may constitute a waiver
of such right or privilege.
Lee Beckner to Head
Rodeo; Workers Set
Lee Beckner of lone was named
president of the 1941 Rodeo when
directors of the association met here
Tuesday evening. Beckner succeeds
Henry Aiken who declined further
service on the board at the recent
election meeting after serving for
several years. Assigned to duties as
department heads were other direc
tors, as follows:
Len L. Gilliam, secretary; Ralph
Jackson, parade; C. E. Fisk, arena;
Jim Kistner, grounds; E. M. Kenny,
dances; H. D. McCurdy, director at
large.
The Rodeo directors expressed ap
preciation for the backing given by
I the chamber of commerce and ex
pressed the confidence that a suc
cessful show would be held this
year. The third week end in Aug
ust was expected to be the date for
this year's show.
36 CONFIRMED
Confirmation rites for 36 persons
were conducted at St. Patrick's Ca
tholic church here Sunday by His
Excellency the Rt. Rev. Joseph Mc
Grath and Father J. Delahunty of
Baker. Twelve were adults.
Chamber Backs
Rodeo; Federal
Building Proposed
Civic, Agricultural
Programs Told; Lena
Mail Route Proposed
Newly elected directors of Hepp
ner Rodeo association were given
assurance of one hundred percent
cooperation from the chamber of
commerce when they met with that
body at Lucas Place Tuesday eve
ning. In offering the cooperation, the
chamber assumed responsibility for
seeing that the show is underwrit
ten, for selling tickets and for fur
nishing workers for the many jobs
incident to putting on the show.
J. Logje Richardson was left in
charge of the chamber's Rodeo co
operation, with power to appoint the
needed help.
In discussing the Rodeo arrange
ments, directors present and cham
ber members emphasized the 4-H
club fair as one of the main features,
and C. D. Conrad, county agent, an
nounced that this attraction prom
ises to be bigger than ever. Direc
tors present were H. D. McCurdy,
Lee Beckner, C. E. Fisk, Len L. Gil
liam and Eddie M. Kenny.
Starting off activities for a new
year, President B. C. Pinckney call
ed for reports from committee chair
men, leading to presentation of a
number of projects, some of which
were scheduled for immediate ac
tion: 1. It was proposed that the cham
ber committee on establishment of
the Lena mail route act immediate
ly as new contracts will be let July
1. H. L. Duvall of Lexington and
Wm. Instone of Lena were invited
to assist the chamber committee in
pushing this project, with Chas. B.
Cox, Hanson Hughes and L E. Dick
acting for the chamber.
2. It was ordered to prepare a
brief immediately to show advan
tages of the north Morrow district
as a location for the proposed new
government ordnance plant. Brief
making was left in the hands of C.
D. Conrad and P. W. Mahoney.
3. It was decided to meet with the
city council Wednesday (yesterday)
evening and present the report of
the civic improvement committee,
and especially to urge the necessity
of acting upon the bicycle traffic
menace for the protection of both
bicyclists and motorists.
D. A. Wilson chairman of the civic
improvement committee presented
the committee's report in writing
through Howard Bryant who acted
as secretary of the committee. It
was a multiple -point program out
lining specific needed civic improve
ments, including elimination of
traffic jeopardy through abuse o
bicycle regulations, correction of
faulty flues, providing additional
parking space for 'trucks and trail
ers, controlling paring of trucks on
Willow street which constitute a
traffic hazard, cleaning vacant lots
Continued on Page Eight
KrebsBros. Buy22f000
Acres Smythe Land
Completion of one bf the largest
real estate deals in this section for
some time has been reported here
with the taking of 22,000 acres of
Smythe land in the lower Eight Mile
district by Krebs brothers of Cecil
The price was not reported. Krebs
brothers will use the land to sup
plant range formerly used in the
district taken over for the federal
bombing field.
Sidney Smythe was the owner of
the land sold. He also disposed of
his sheep through Harold Cohn. ag
ent, of this city. These were moved
last Sunday evening, making up 47
carloads.
Use G-T want ads to dispose of
your surplus stock.