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Volume 58, Number 12
Heppner, Oregon,' Thursday, May 22, 1941
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Saturday Auction
For Band Benefit
Draws Lively Interest
Dance Set for Eve
ning; All Respond
With Contributions
Almost unanimous response with
donations was received by solicitors
for the big community auction sale
next Saturday when they contacted
everyone possible this week, assur
ing a wide variety of desirable ar
ticles being placed on the block be
ginning at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Again for the benefit of those
bringing perishable articles or live
stock, Cliff Conrad, general chair
man, advises that perishables be
brought in before sale time Satur
day morning and left at the corner
room in Heppner hotel building, and
that -livestock be left at the county
sheds either Friday evening or Sat
urday morning. For the benefit of
those who cannot deliver their ar
ticles at the sale grounds, or the
other mentioned places, local work
ers will pick them up if word is
left either at the school or Mr. Con
rad's office.
"Have you donated something to
the sale?" is the chief question ask
ed by Conrad, in case anyone has
been overlooked by the committee.
"The success of the auction de
pends entirely upon the cooperation
and support given by everyone,"
Conrad says. "It has been impossi
ble to contact everyone and in case
anyone has not been asked to do
nate, he may feel free to bring in
anything of sale value that he may
wish to offer."
AH articles should be brought in
by Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
V. R. "Bob" Runnion will do the
auctioneering, and it is assured that
plenty of fun will be had by every
one.
The school band, to be benefitted
from sale proceeds, will play at in
tervals during the day, and to add
to .the entertainment of the large
crowd expected in town for the day
a dance will be held at the county
pavilion in the evening with Men
About Town playing, proceeds of
which will also go into the benefit
fund. ,
ADDRESSES SENIORS
26 Selectees Mailed
Questionnaires
The Morrow county Selective Ser
vice board today mailed the third
batch of questionnaires in three
weeks of 26, for a total of 76 addi
tional classifications. Today's ques
tionnaires, with order number, name
and address of each, went to the
following registrants:
199-A Kenneth Ray Oviatt, 226
Byers, Pendleton; 262 Dallas Monroe
McDaniel, Hardman; 263 Nathan El
mer Thorpe, Boardman; 265 Bernard
John Doherty, Lexington; 266 Lewis
Albert Osmin, Heppner; 267 Clair
Roderick Caldwell. Irrigon; 268
Henry Merle Miller, Lexington; 269
George William Burroughs, 856 4th
St., Bremerton, Wash.; 270 Lawrence
Edward Hanlon, 790 Franklin Ave.,
Astoria; 271 Ernest Jefferson Ed
wards, Heppner; 272 Thomas Clark
Hagerman, 2312 Bradfield Drive,
Lincoln. Neb.;
273 Emest Norton Lundell, Hepp
ner; 274 Leo Glen Haddox, Irrigon;
275 Eldon Lewis Allen, Irrigon; 276
Elmer Monroe Steers, Hardman; 277
Raymond Milton Dolven, Lexington;
278 Willie Andrew Steagall, Lexing
ton; 279 James Thomas O'Brien,
Echo; 280 Paul Webb, Jr., Star Rte..
Heppner; 281 Erret Everett Hummel,
lone; 282 Cloy Wellington Dykstra,
Heppner; 283 Johnnie Leonard Han
na, Lexington; 284 Robert Frank
Templeton, Heppner; 285 Ivan Har
old Applegate, Heppner; 286 Clar
ence Duff in McKitrick, Hardman.
Dr. James R. Jewell
The graduating class of Heppner
high school, holding its commence
ment exercises Friday, May 23, will
have as featured speaker Dr. James
R. Jewel, dean of the University of
Oregon school of education.
Dean Jewell was formerly director
of training at Southwestern Louisi
ana Industrial institute. Later the
Tpnnpsspe-born educator held the
posts of professor of psychology at
Kansas State Normal school and that
of state high school examiner for
the state of Kansas. Before coming
to the University of Oregon in 193.
he was dean of the collge of educa
tion at the University of Arkansas
and dean of education at Oregon
State college. At present he is dean
director of the schools of education
of the Oregon state system of higher
education.
Dr. Jewell has contributed articles
on timely aspects of education to a
number of national magazines. He
is a member of Kappa Delta Pi and
Phi Delta Kappa education frater
nities, Tau Kappa Alpha honorary,
College of Teachers of Education,
and the National Society for the
Study of Education.
MAYOR ISSUES
POPPY DAY ORDER
. Saturday, May 24, Set for Wear
ing Emblem Honoring World
War Heroes, Aiding Crippled
Saturday. May 24, was proclaimed
as Poppy Day in Heppner in a pro
clamation issued today by Mayor
J. O. Turner. The mayor called up
on all citizens to observe the day by
wearing the memorial poppy of The
American Legion and Auxiliary.
The proclamation stated:
"Whereas, the wearing of the
memorial poppy is a fitting and ef
fective way of keeping bright the
memory of those young men who
gave their lives in America's service
in the World war, and
"Whereas, men of Heppner served
gallantly in that war, some being
called upon to sacrifice their lives
in that service, and
"Whereas, the present national
emergency requires the same type of
unselfish patriotism displayed by the
men and symbolized by their mem
orial flower, and
"Whereas, the women of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary will dis
tribute veteran-made memorial pop
pies throughout the city on Satur
day, May 24,
"Now, therefore, I, J. O. Turner,
Mayor of the City of Heppner, do
proclaim Saturday, May 24, to be
Poppy Day in the City of Heppner,
and urge all citizens to observe the
day by wearing the memorial pop
py of the American Legion and Am
erican Legion Auxiliary in honor
of the men who died for America
in the war of 1917 and 1918."
Commencement
Tomorrow Marks
End of School Year
Picnics on Today;
Dean Jewell Brings
Graduation Message
A day of relaxation is being en
joyed by students of both high and j
grade schools, with those from the
fourth grade up going on picnic
jaunts to various places in. the tim
ber today, preparatory to final clos
ing of school for the year tomorrow.
The last big event of the year will
be the graduation exercises for high
school seniors at the gym-auditor
ium beginning at 8 o'clock tomor
row evening when diplomas will be
handed 24 members of the class.
Dean James R. Jewell, of the Uni
versity of Oregon school of educa
tion will bring the commencement
address.
Other closing activities were held
this week, the junior-senior banquet
and prom Saturday evening, bacca
laureate Sunday evening, and the
eighth grade graduation exercises
Tuesday evening.
The commencement program con
tains the following numbers: Pre
lude, "Simple Aveu" by Francis
Thome, Norbert E. Peavy; proces
sional, "Grand March" (Aida) by
Verdi; invocation, Martin B. Clark;
"Without a Song" by Youmana, Pat
ty O'Harra, Margaret Tamblyn, Dor
otha Wilson: commencement ad
dress, Dr. Jewell; "Moonlight Ma
donna" by Fibich, violin solo by
Laura Warfield; presentation Jane
Mitchell trophy, J. O. Turner, mayor
of Heppner; presentation honor pla
que, Mr. R. D. Knox, high , school
principal; presentation of Norton
Winnard cup, J. G. Barratt, class of
1918; presentation of class of 1941,
A. H. Blankenship, superintendent;
presentation of diplomas, Mr. C. W.
Barlow, chairman of board of education.
BAND CONCERT
COMES WEDNESDAY
Annual Evening Program, Clos
ing School Term, to Offer
Variety Program of Music
The Heppner school band will
close the school band term with a
final concert to be given in the.
Heppner gym-auditorium on Wed
nesday, May 28, at 8 o'clock p. m.
The concert will be free to the pub
lic and everyone is cordially invited.
The program, will consist of train-
ing numbers used throughout the
year. There will also be several
numbers by the grade school band,
organized this year as a feeder for
the high school band.
The band has again completed a
successful season, although working
under the handicaps of the loss of
several of the best members by
graduation last year and also not
having a daily practice as was pre
viously done, says Harold Buhman,
director. '
At the recent contest, in which
Heppner's band rated first division,
it was shown very clearly and
brought to light also by the judges,
the necessity of improving the in
strumentation of the band. Instru
ments are needed badly which it is
impossible for an individual to buy.
It was pointed out that unless these
spots can be filled in since all school
bands as a whole are doing so, Hepp
ner's band cannot expect superior
ratings much longer.
The bandsters this year have
been working toward a fund for new
t -r . i tit
i uniiorms. it was unanimously votea
by the group to forego the uniforms
and apply the money towards im
proved1 instrumentation. If there is
no objection from those groups who
have been so kind as to assist the
band in raising funds, this will be
done.
The amount needed to complete
and 'improve the instrumentation
will be in the neighborhood of $1200,
County Alive To
Importance Of Vote
At 31st Referendum
Rev. W. W. Head
Speaks 18th Time to
lone Graduates
It was back in 1922 when Rev.
W. W. Head was then pastor of
the lone Congregational church
that he delivered his first bacca
laureate address to an lone high
school graduating class. Last Sun
day he delivered his 18th such
address, having missed but one
year since the first address was
given.
For the last several years, Rev.
Mr. Head has resided at Cathlam
et, Wash., having been called back
to the county each year for the
special service. Following a bent
upon which he started while at
lone, that of newspaper publisher,
Mr. Head now publishes a new
paper at Cathlamet. He visited
Heppner friends a short time Sat
urday and this office acknowledges
a pleasant call from him.
Blankenship Talks on
Defense Education
GOOSEBERRY RAIN REPORTED
Leonard Carlson, weather observ
er at Gooseberry reports 12.24 inch
es of precipitation at that point from
Sept. 1, 1940, to May 19, 1941; 5.71
inches from Dec. 1, 1940, to May 19,
1941, and 1.76 inch May 1 to May
19.
Tax Collections Total
$109,664 Year to Date
Tax collections on the current roll
to date are reported by C. W. Bar
low, county clerk, at $109,664.89, as
shown by turnovers from the sher
iffs office. With the roll totalling
$270,668.41, a balance still to be col
lected of $160,995.52 remains, the
report shows.
The itemization for all tax levy
ing bodies shows Heppner to have
received $5,171.48 to date; School
District No. 1 for special levy, $9,
498.97; city of lone, $362.93; city of
Lexington, $756.34, and city of.
Boardman, $238.91.
Miss Teresa Breslin is visiting at
the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Breslin, arriving this week
from Hermiston where she taught
the past school year.
That many new opportunities for
employment are offered high school
graduates through the national de
fense education program was told by
Alden H. Blankenship, city school
superintendent, at the chamber of
commerce meeting at Lucas Place
Tuesday evening.
Blankenship cited that the nation
al defense education program is
sponsoring vocational schools thru
National Youth administration where
high school graduates can take spe
cialized training preparing, them for
defense industry jobs. The govern
ments stands all costs including an
allowance of $30 a month for the
student's living expenses. High
school graduates are preferred, and j
entrance depends only upon open
ings existing at time of application.
The speaker cited that young peo
ple completing these courses of spe
cialized training are stepping direct
ly into national defense jobs with
a minimum hourly pay of 62 cents
an hour.
Blankenship also told of the work
of an educators' committee in mak
ing a survey to assist in determining
the proper age for young men to
take military training. He said that
legislation is being proposed to lower
the age limit for selective service
below 21 years of age, and that it
seems probable young men just fin
ishing high school, or as low as 18
years of age, will soon be taken for
their year of military training. Fac
tors affecting this decision are the
large number of men over thirty
who have been found physically un
fit for military training, and the fact
that younger men are deemed more
suited to the new type of mechaniz
ed equipment used in the military
service.
The club discussed a proposal of
W. C. Rosewall that an advertising
sign directing the way to Heppner
be placed at the junction of the
Heppner-Echo road with the Colum
bia River highway.
Meeting Next Mon
day Will Inform Any
Who do Not Know
A recent amendment to the regu
lations on the eligibility of farmers
to vote on the wheat quota refer
endum, May 31, now makes it possi
ble for farmers to vote by mail pro
vided they will be absent from the
county in which they are engaged in
the production of wheat in 1941, an
nounces the local ACA office.
Lively interest in the forthcom
ing vote has been evidenced on ev
ery hand this week with practically
unanimous expression of endorse
ment of the quota plan, and farm
leaders are everywhere emphasiz
ing the importance of voting.
Any person who will not be pre
sent in the county in which he is
engaged in the production of wheat
in 1941 on the day of the referen
dum may obtain one ballot in the
most conveniently located office of
county committee and may cast
his ballot by signing his name there
to and mailing it to the county office
of the county in which he is engag
ed in the production of wheat in
1941, say the voting instructions.
All ballots voted by mail must
reach the county office of the coun
ty in which the voter is eligible to
vote by 8:30 a. m., Monday, June 2.
Eligible voters residing within
Morrow county who will be absent
from the county on the day of the
referendum may cast their ballot in
the county office anytime during
the week of May 25 to May 31.
The polls for voting in the wheat
referendum will be open from 9 a.
m. to 9 p. m., May 31, and the vot
ing places are as follows:
Heppner, courthouse; Eightmile,'
schoolhouse; Lexington, Leach hall;
Alpine, schoolhouse; lone, Legion
hall.
Everyone who produces 200 bush
els or more of wheat in 1941 for
market is urged to fulfill his dem
ocratic responsibility by voting in
this referendum.
To assist in informing anyone who
does not understand the wheat
marketing quota plan, a public
meeting will be held at the court
house next Monday afternoon, be
ginning at 1:30 p. m., when Bob
Taylor, vice president of Eastern
Oregon Wheat league will bring a
full explanation and answer any
questions.
Morning Glory Control
Meeting Important
The control of morning glories by
cultivating and cropping will be the
main object of interest at the an
nual field day at the Pendleton
morning glory control station near
Cayuse, Thursday, May 29, begin
ning at 10 a. m., announces C. D.
Conrad, county agent.
This will be a very important
meeting for all farmers of Morrow
county who have a morning glory
problem, says Conrad, who urges
every such operator to attend the
field day.
Good reults have been obtained
at the station by combining a con
tinuous cultivation program with
the regular winter wheat-summer
fallow cropping plan.
A caravan of cars will leave Hepp
ner at 8 o'clock Thursday morning
to attend the field day and Conrad
suggests that anyone desiring trans
portation leave word at the agent's
office.
James Doherty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Neil Doherty of the Lexington
district, broke his arm while jump
ing Monday evening, and was brot
to a local physician's office for
treatment.