OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC AUDI TD F. I .U PORTLAND, ' Volume 58, Number 19 Fire Damaging Elks Home, Star Theater I, Adjusted " Firemen Act Quick ly in Subduing Blaze Thot Spontaneous Quick response and efficient ac tion by Heppner's volunteer fire department Monday morning kept to a minimum damage from a con cealed blaze that brought forth, an alarm a few minutes after 6 o'clock Damage to the Elks hall and Star theater, which was fully insured, was, adjusted almost before the smoke cleared.' It was estimated at $3000. Believed to have started spontan eously from an oiled mop in a closed closet under the upstairs stairway in the Star theater, the fire had burned under the stairs and hal just burst through the floor upstairs when it was finally quenched. Slmoke and water damage exceed ed that from the fire proper, mak ing necessary renovation of much of the Elks hall and the theater. Mark Merrill, whose restaurart adjoins the Elks building, was the first to discover the fire and he turned in the alarm. He had just stopped his car at the stop sign at the east entrance of Main street hi May, when Mrs. Merrill who was with him, remarked, "I wonder why they have a fire in the Elks build ing?" Mr. Merrill immediately look ed that way and seeing that the smoke was not coming out of the chimney but out of the ventilating system, made haste to investigate. He unlocked the door and went up stairs only to find a lot of smoke and no fire. Having had much fire- fighting experience, he was not long in turning in the alarm. As the fire had not broken out it took the firemen several minutes to locate it, but when they did they started in at its base and followed it up in short order, it being necesaay to break through walls and ceiling to eet to it. Damage was confined to the hall ,and theater, O'Donnell's restaurant, in the building to the north of the theater escaped damage. Sid Riding and J. D. Biasing were insurance adjusters on the job in a few hours after notification Tues day. Roger Kay and Mr. McCormick of Pendleton assisted the lodge trus tees in estimating extent of damage. The theater got things in order sufficiently to put on the show as usual Monday evening and has been operating since. The Elks building was constructed in 1920 at a cost of $55,000. Camp Fire Girls Plan For Summer Camps Both the Sacajawea and Nokomis groups of Camp Fire Girls are making plans for summer camps in the near future, announces Mrs. Ed Dick, Jr., a sponsor. The Nokomis group, composed of high school girls, met yesterday af ternoon at the home of Louise Green with Merlyn Kirk, assistant hostess, and discussed plans for attending the Camp Meriweather encampment on the coast for a week. The Sacaja wea group will meet Saturday af ternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Dick. They expect to camp in the local mountains. The Nokomis camp is set for the last week in August CHARLES NOTSONS IN STATES Mr. and Mrs. Charles Notson arid two children have arrived in the east on a visit to the United States from their work in the Chinese mission field, and are expected in Heppner sometime the fore part of August, according to word received by friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Notson have been in Tibetan China for the last seven years as Methodist missionaries. 301 Heppner, 22 New Selectees Register in County The July 1 registration of men leaching 21 years of age since the first registration in October, brought 22 new men under jurisdiction of the Morrow County Selective Service board. A total of 31 men were reg istered at the local office, but 12 of this number were not under the jurisdiction of the local board, while three registration cards were sent here froqi offices elsewhere. With serial numbers and addresses, the new men, whose order numbers will be drawn in Washington July 17 ,' are: S-l Jackson Earle Gilliam, Hepp ner; S-2 Lawrence Leroy Smith, Boardman; S-3 William Pedro Paul Davidson, lone; S-4 John James Healy, Heppner; S-5 Frank Russell Miles, Boardman S-6 Edmund Troy Walker, Jr., Heppner; S-7 James Patrick Healy, Heppner; S-8 Clyde Ray Bellows, Heppner; S-9 John Edward Hays, Heppner; S-10 Leon ard William Robertson, Boardman; S-ll Emil Henry Rauch, Lexington; S-12 Warren George Canoy, Hepp ner; S-13 James Haskell Peck, Lexing ton; S-14 James Edward Trueblood, lone; S-15 James Herbert Moyer, Heppner; S-16 Melvin Lyle Allyn, lone; S-17 Robert Wesley Warfield, lone; S-18 William Clayton Wright, Heppner; S-19 Donald Orville Rob inson, Hardman; S-20 Clarence Cur tis Frederickson, Irrigon; S-21 John Edward McEntire, Boardman; S-22 Vernon Albert Knowles, Heppner. Henry Baker Heads Ag Defense Board Morrow county's role in the na tional defense was given new added significance with the creation this week of the U. S. department of ag riculture defense board for Morrow county, with Henry Baker of lone, chairman of the county AAA com mittee, as chairman, Similar boards were established in every state and in every agri cultural county in the nation on or der of Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wichard. Purpose of the new boards is to further the field defense activities of the department of agriculture, and to coordinate these activities with those of other agencies in the field. Membership of the Morrow coun ty committee will include County Agent C. D. Conrad, the represent atives in the county of the farm security administration, the forest service, rural electrification admin -istraton, the soil conservation ser vice and farm credit administration. Robert Taylor of Adams, member of the state AAA committee, will be chairman of the state U. S. Depart ment of . Agriculture Defense board. McMURDO BOYS END TRIP Ted and Scott McMurdo, with their companion, John Nielson, end ed a boat trip down the Tanana riv er in Alaska when, on reaching the river's mouth they learned by radio of settlement of the strike in the Fairbanks Exploration company, for which Ted had been working. They immediately caught a plane and flew back to Fairbanks in two hours the distance it had taken them 12 days to cover by boat Word to this ef fect was received this week by Dr. and Mrs. McMurdo in a long letter! from Scott. ' SPECIAL ELKS NOTICE Exalted Ruler J. G. Barratt has called a special meeting of Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks, for 8 o'clock this evening. The meeting is called at request of the trustees due to the emergency created by Monaay morning's fire. All members who can are urged to attend. AUDREY GEORGE PASSES Audrey George, 15, daughter of Mrs. Faye (Young) George of Port land, former Morrow county gir, is reported to have passed away "a the city this week, with funeral ser vices there Sunday. Oregon, Thursday, July 10, Kathryn Thompson Lends Charms As Queen Of Rodeo Royal Court to Make First Appearance at Lex Saturday Miss Kathryn Thompson, 17, will be quen of 1941 Heppner Ro- deo, August 15-16-17, according to the decision of the queen's com mittee made at the council cham bers last night. Miss Thompson, whose charming auburn locks have been swept into the Morrow county breeze fro a horseback since babyhood, and who has graced the queen's court as at tendant in former years, is the daughter of Mrs. Sophrona Thomp son. She was graduated with the class of 1941 from Heppner high school. The committee making the selec tion was composed of Ralph Jack son, chairman; Mrs. Orville Smith, Mrs. J. G. Barratt, Henry Peterson, D. R. Gibson, Charles Hirl and E. M. Baker. Queen Kathryn will be first in troduced to the public next Satur day evening at the first of the prin cess's dances, to be held at Lexing ton. The dance will honor the Lex ington grange royal court represen tative, Miss Frances Wilkinson. Oth er members of the royal court, aljo to be introduced are, Miss Patricia Emert, lone, Willows grange; Miss Rita Robinson,, Hardman, Rhe . Creek grange, and Miss Colleen Kil kenny, Heppner, Lena grange. The queen and princesses will be introduced at 11 o'clock. J. Logie Richardson, chamber of commerce rodeo committee chair man asks that all members of the royal court meet at his office at 9 o'clock Saturday morning to go to Pendleton for pictures and costume fitting. Lists of events for the coming show were off the press this week and are in the hands of Len L. Gil liam, secretary. Plans call for fol lowing closely the same events as last year. One change is the substi tution of bulldogging for bull riding. Prizes totalling $1500 are being of fered by the association. NEW LOAN PROGRAM ON The local ACA office announces that they are now taking applica tions for government loans on 1941 wheat and barley. The average l-an rate for wheat at Morrow county stations will be about 94 cents per bushel, basis number one. The loan rate on barley will be 45 cents per bushel. "GREEN" DRIVE CONTINUES First report of results of the Keep Oregon Green association's campaign for members is most encouraging, according to John B. Woods, executive secretary of the movement to keep forest fires out of Oregon. Membership enrollment stations have been established in nearly all communities of the state and citizens generally are showing an interest in lending their full sup port to the campaign, which has for its slogan, "Forest Defense is National Defense.". Due to the interruption caus ed by the Fourth of July holiday, the intensive phase of member ship enrollment is being contin ued this week. Stations in most communities will continue to re ceive memberships and issue the, official Keep Oregon Green pins until further notice. Albert Schunk is Keep Oregon1 Gieen representative in Hepp-i ner. . , .. 1941 Large Group Up for Draft Classification Morrow county local board today 'mailed questionnaires to the regis trants whose names, addresses and order numbers are shown below: 451 Kenneth Percy Bleakman, Heppner; 452 Earl Clauton Hogue, Heppner; 453 Delbert Chauncey Carpenter, Boardman; 454 Ora Ralph Acock, Irrigon; 455 Dorr Godfrey Mason, lone; 456 Harold Dudley Bu ell, Hermiston, c-o O. H. Buell; 457 Philip William Mahoney, Heppner; 458 Charles Albert Carlson, Nolan; 459 Cornelius Walter Depuy, 7409 N. Wilbur, Portland; 460 Harold Wil liam Buhman, Heppner; 461 John Toseph Horner, Hermiston; 462 Criss Willson Aiken, c-o Mrs. Ruth Rob i?on, Heppner; 463 Lyle Clair Cow drey, 404 W. 8th St., Vancouver, Wash.; 464 George Vernon Root, Arlington; 465 Alex Cornett Green, Heppner; 466 Claude Walter Bus chke, Hardman; 467 Richard Louis Proenncke, c-o Frank Wilkinson, Heppner; 468 Eldon Joseph Garn- mell, Heppner, R.F.D.; 469 David Lam Chinn, Heppner; 470 Charles Marion Cox, Heppner; 471 Joseph Gilleese, 344 S.E. 3rd St., Pendleton; 472 Harlan D. MoCurdy, Jr., Hepp ner; ,473 Raymond George Blahm, Route 1, Hermiston; 474 Charles El wood Hastings, Harrnan; 475 Thomas Wood row Huston , Eightmile; 476 Elijah Albert Boone, Fallon, Nevada; 477 Henry Jophon Delameter, Heppner; 478 Edward Anthony Sosnowski, Hermiston, c-o J. A. Terteling & Sons; 480 Oral dentin Wright, Heppner; 481 Paul Radke Slaughter, Irrigon; 482 Alvin Carl Lass, Echo; 483 Thornton Dunn, Heppner; 484 Hnrlan Nelson Ad ams, Hardman; 485 Richard Ridg way Borman, Heppner; 486 Clifford Winston Miller, Lena; 487 Robert LcRoy Griggs, Heppner; 488 Oliver Perry Campbell, Heppner, c-o Alex Wilson; 489 Anson Edward Rugg. Heppner; 490 Raleigh Macon Wood In, Heppner; '491 Eugene Debbs Wardwell, lone; 492 Charles Wesley Allred, Route 1, Mt. Airy, N. Caro lina; 493 Arthur Raymond Reid, Hatdman; 494 Kenneth Arthur Mc Kenzie, Heppner; 495 Clifford De Vere Conrad, Heppner; 496 Earl Garline Pettyjohn, lone; 497 George Wellington Wicklander, Jr., Casca dia, Oregon, c-o Leonard & Slade; IPS Clarence El wood Brenner, lone; 499 Harry Albin Lindbo, CCC, Heppner; 500 Everett Leon Chapin, Hardman. Sand Country Scene Of Large Grass Fire A grass fire, thought to have been started by lightning Sunday evening in the vicinity of the ammunition depot beyond the Wesland irriga tion ditch near Hermiston, jumped the ditch and burned over several thousand acres of sand country in the north end of Umatilla and Mo row counties Sunday night and Monday. It was put under control late Monday evening after it had spread from Butter creek to the Kilkenny lakes some six miles to the west. A north wind drove the flam js southward into Morrow county a. a rapid rate Monday morning, re sulting in an alarm being turned in here shortly after noon, and a num ber of local men, headed by Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, responded. Short ly after the local men arrived on the scene the wind changed direc tions, and it was possible, with use of tractors and plows supplied oy local farmers, to backfire success fully. 1942 ALLOTMENT 93,863 ACRES Henry Baker, chairman of the local ACA committee, announced today that the 1942 wheat acreage allotment for Morrow county had been set at 93,863 acres He went on to say that producers would be notified of their individual allot ments within the next two or three weeks. Subscription $2.00 a Year Civilian Defense Registration Set In County Saturday Headquarters Set in Each Community; Ask Old Aluminum Registration for Oregon Civil re serves has been set for Saturday, July 12, by the Morrow County De fense council. Registration will be open from 8 in the morning to 9 in the evening at the following places in the county: Heppner, city hall; Hardman, post office; Lexington,' Lon Henderson's garage; lone, Jack Farris cafe; Boardman, Jack Gorham store; Ir rigon, Fred Houghton's office. The Legion auxiliary has kindly offered the services of its members to act as registrars at the Heppner office. All able-bodied men and women who have passed their 18th birthday are eligible to register for this ser vice, which is under the national directorship of Mayor Fiorella La Guardia of New York, and which, is an important link in the national defense program Younger men are urged to register for Fire Department reserve, the older men for Police reserve, and people living in the country for Aircraft Observers reserve, says W. Vawter Parker, local commander. Country people are particularly urged to register, as the state is now laying plans for the Aircraft Warn ing service which is to be developed first in the area west of the Cas cades, and then in the eastern part of the state. Legionaires, although they may have registered on the Legion pro gram, are urged to register for this, so that they may become a part of the regular reserves. The registration here is behind that in the rest of the state, and it is desirable that everyone make it a point to register Saturday so that Morrow county may catch up with the rest of the state, Parker empha sized. C. J. D. Bauman, at the request of the State Defense council and the army, has been appointed chair man of the Aircraft Observer's Warning committee for the county. A. C. Houghton of Irrigon has been appointed to the county de fense council to represent that com munity. The local defense council will co operate with the statewide drive fo. used aluminum articles slated for the week of July 21st to 26th, and urges everyone to check now a I such articles as they may have and for which they have little or no use. Riding Club Meeting Set Sunday Afternoon All those interested in the new riding club for Morrow county, de signed after the Mustanagers of Pen dleton, are requested by Jim Kist ner, temporary chairman, to report with their horses at Rodeo field Sun day afternoon. Horses may be brought ready to leave as Frank Tousley of Athena, the hostler and trainer, will be on hand and all preparations will have been made for their keep. By-laws of the Mustangers were read by Kistner to a group assem bled at Frank Turner's office Tues day evening, but final organization was deferred due to absence of a number of people who have indi cated their desire to join. It is not necessary for those in terested to bring a horse to the grounds Sunday, Kistner emphasiz ed. Those who desire to bring hor ses for a ride that afternoon, may do so, and may leave them if they wish. i Apartment for rent Inquire at Curran's Ready-to-Wear.