Pace Six Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, August 21, 1941 I' . AT 'gTHE 11 By PAUL DUNHAM Washington, D. C, Aug. 21. Start of work by the government on the irrigating of 69,700 acres in the Grand Coulee area waits only on the signing of contracts with irrigation districts for repayment of the costs. Negotiations for the contracts are now in progress. This is the first step toward reclamation of the 1.- 200,000 acres in the project, and it is estimated that about 1966 all the irrigable land in the area will be watered. First start will be made on 15,300 acres in the south district; 27,000 acres in the Quincy-Colum-bia district, and 27,000 acres in the east district. On these three areas water is expected in three years, the bureau having authority to spend $2,000,000 on the initial program, the building of a pumping plant and an equalizing reservoir. Examination has been made and blueprints drawn for a dam and res-voir in the Portholes, ' south of . Moses lake, to recapture water af ter it has been used for irrigation. The Portholes are sand dunes which cannot be reclaimed. The public lands bureau has withdrawn 11,500 acres for the dam and reservoir and these will be constructed later. Somewhere in the Grand Coulee program there will be a write-off of part of the construction charges to lighten the load on settlers. Senator Wheeler's use of his frank to distribute one mill postcards call ing, in effect, for a referendum on war, recalls the opposition to pre vailing extensive use of this priv ilege so frequently voiced by Jim Farley while he was postmaster gen eral. Mr. Farlev insisted he could save the government a vast sum of money if the congressional frank was used legitimately for official mail of members. (One congress man used his frank to send his laundry home each week). The presidential order fixing a ceiling for raw sugar is probably the first of others to follow until such time as congress provides a price restriction set-up by enactment of one of the several bills now beine considered, and it is expected that discussion of these measures will furnish the real riot of the session. Neither of the measures so far pro posed is satisfactory, but the ad ministration intends to prevent in flation and some kind of price fix ing will be necessary. What OPM does not Ike is OP ACS stepping in and curtailing production. Office of Production Management insists the price fixing function belongs to it. Indicative of improved conditions on the farm, the Farm Credit admin istration reports that about one- fourth of all farms held for sale by the banks as a result of foreclosures in the past seven years were sold in the first six months of this year. An increase in farm sales also is re ported by Federal Farm Mortgage corporation for which Federal land banks have handled first and second mortgages during the past eight years. For the first time since 1934 the Federal Land banks are now holding less than $100,000,000 worth of farms, or 19 percent less than their holdings one year ago. 000 kilowatts, making it the largest ! hydroelectric development in the world. Contract for the three additional 150,000 horsepower turbines is at a price of $1,880,000 and for the three governors with pumping equipment to regulate the speed of the tur bines the price is $82,992. Of the in itial three-unit installation one goes into operation this month, the sec ond in December and the third in March, 1942. Impatiently awaiting approval by the senate and signature bv the president, the ' navy department wants to rush building materials and supplies to two small, rockv islands I in Alaska for weather stations. One will be on Kanaga island, the other on Kiska island. These stations are to be completely equipped with sci entific instruments, two officers, barracks for the small personnel, mess, laundry, etc. It will cost $85.- 000 to establish each of these look outs, and this is regarded as dirt cheap, for reports Vrom these sta tions may save a navy seaplane costing more than the installation. The department has not much time to build the outposts, for winter will soon set in and observations from the stations will be required at the earliest possible moment. Illustrative of the time required to manufacture major electrical equip ment is the anouncement that of the three additional generating units which have been ordered for Grand Coulee, delivery of the first turbine is not promised until 500 days from date of letting the contract, the sec ond in 530 days and the fourth in 620 days. The three units will not have been installed and in operation before the fall of 1943, at which time the plant capacity of Grand Coulee will be 648,000 kilowatts. The ultimate installation planned is 18 units with a final capacity of 1,974 EXAMINER COMING A traveling examiner of operators and chauffeurs is scheduled to ar rive in Heppner, Thursday, Aug. 28, 1941, and will be on dutv at th. cv hall between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., according to a recent announcement released from the secretary of state's office. All those wishing permits or licenses to drive cars are asked to eet in touch with the examiner during these hours. Ml BOPS 1 'I", 1. T. Vr .1 HILL OUU.C5."f, tjJ( ' "-taJ f ""-TV 1i CERTAINLY rufRMO-SIPHONCOolii, & WHY IT BURNS low-JBH J FUEL SUCCESSFUL PI tun. XZJTZi IQ Sfiml List S JJCto'O'b IT'S THE LOW PRCf ,t rtT CWt TOR OUR vtf SSoWTmid USE OUR NOTICE OF SALE OF COT TNT V PROPERTY By virtue of an ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT, dated August 14, 1941, I am authorized and directed to advertise and sell at public auc tion at not less than the minimnn- price herein set forth: Lots 4, 5, & 6, Block 2 of the City of Boardman, Morrow County, Oregon, for the mini mum price of $10.00 per lot, cash. Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22, Block 3 of the City of Boardman, Mor row County, Oregon for the minimum price of $350.00. 20 percent down payment and bal ance on contract. Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17, in Block 3 of the City of Boardman, Morrow County, Or egon for the minimum price of $250.00. 20 percent down payment and balance on contract. THEREFORE, I will on the 20th day of September, 1941, at the hour of 10:00 A. M.. at the front door of the Court House in Heppner, Ore gon, sell said property to the hieh est and best bidder. C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon Range 30 East; thence south along Township lines to the southeast corner of Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 30 East; thence westerly to and along the boundary of the Uma tilla National Forest to the Morrow-Wheeler County line; thence northerly along the Morrow County line to the place of be ginning. Notice is hereby given that , on the 30th day of August, 1941, between the hours of 1:00 p. m. and 9:00 p. m., a referendum will be held in the said territory upon the proposition of the creation of the Heppner Soil Conservation District as a Govern mental subdvision and a public bodv. corporate and politic, and in con junction with said referendum three (3) District Supervisors will be el- 1 ected under the provisions of the boil Conservation Districts Law of this State. All persons, firms, corporations, state, county, or municipality being the record holders of or holding un der contract to purchase ten (10) acres or more of lands lying within the said territory are eligible to vote and only such are eligible to vote. Voting divisions and polling places for the referendum and election are as follows: Division No. 1. Polline place lo cated at Heppner, Morrow County, in Circuit Courtroom of the Court House. Division No. 2. Polling place lo cated at Lena, Morrow County, in Lena school House. Division No, 3. Polling place lo cated at Lexington, Morrow Coun ty, in the Leach Hall. Division No. 4. Polling place lo cated at lone, Morrow County, in the Legion Hall. Division No. 5. Polling place lo cated at Rhea Creek, Morrow Coun ty, in the Grange Hall. Eligible voters residing within the proposed district shall cast their ballots at the polling place nearest their residence. Eligible voters not residing within the proposed dis trict shall cast their ballots at the polling place nearest their land, or the greater part thereof. Eligible vo ters who will be absent from their division on the day of the referen dum may apply in person or in writ ing to Mr. John Hanna, Polling Su perintendent, at Heppner, Oregon, for absentee ballots. Each applicant for an absentee ballot shall state his name, residence, location and acre age of land owned. STATE SOIL CONSERVA TION COMMITTEE OF ORE GON, Robert H. ' Warrens, Chairman. Dated this 6th day of August, 1941, at Corvallis, Oregon. J. 0. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER, ORE. A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nnne Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr. BATES REASONABLE Roberts Building ' Heppner, Ose. P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches . Clock - Diamonds Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Vawter Parker ATTORNEY-AT-LAW First National Bank Building Dr. Richard C. Lawrence DENTIST X-Ray and Extraction by Gas First National Bank Bldg. Phone 562 , Heppner, Oregon You re in for the surprise of your life when you see and drive the John Deere Model "H" the sensational new small tractor that handles two-row equipment and completely replaces animal power on small and large farms every where, cutting costs 'way below their former level, and making farming more profitable. And when you learn the price, you'll wonder how John Deere can give you so much in a tractor that sells for so little. In addition, the Model "H" not only burns low cost fuel but it uses only 13 to 12 as much fuel on the many jobs within its power range, as would larger tractors handling the same load. ,.fC?,me in see lt and Set "the surprise of your J1I Ci BRADEN-BELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE OF OREGON NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ON CREATION ,OF PROPOSED HEPPNER SOIL CONSERVA TION DISTRICT, EMBRACING LANDS LYING IN THE COUN TIES OF MORROW AND UMA TILLA IN THE STATE OF ORE GON, AND THE ELECTION OF THREE (3) DISTRICT SUPER VISORS. To all owners of lands lying with in the proposed Heppner Soil Con servation District, comprising the territory described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 3 South, Range 24 East; thence north along Township lines to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 24 East; thence east along township lines to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 1 South, NOWHERE I FACTORY MACHINE for i lawnmower sharpening. We'll 1 fmaice your lawnmower uice g new. We also do sw filing, bi- 1 cycle repairing, floor sanding, a fj knife and scissor sharpening 1 i and band saw work. N. D. Bailey , Professional Directory Maternity Home Mrs. Lillie Aiken Phone 664 - P.O. Box 142 Heppner, Oregon Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Phyaician & Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER, OREGON Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppntr, Oregon Phelps Funeral Home Ambulance Service Trained Lady Assistant Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. NEW AUTO POLICY Bodily Injury & Property Damage Class A $13.60 Class B $17.00 See us before financing your next automobile. F. W. TURNER & CO. Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor GLENN Y. WELLS ATTORNEY AT LAW ATwater 4884 635 MEAD BUILDING 5th at Washington PORTLAND, OREGON V. R. Runnion AUCTIONEER Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty 405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore. Phone 452 MAKE DATES AT MY EXPENSE Morrow County Abstract Cr Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OP TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building Peterson Cr Peterson ATTORNEYS AT LAW U.- S. National Bank Building PENDLETON, OREGON Practice In State and Federal Courts Real Estate General Line of Insurance and Bonds W. M. EUBANKS Notary Pnbllo Phone 62 lone, Ore. M. L. CASE G. E. NTKANDER Directors of Funerals 8G2Phones 262 Eiiinmtimimitiimimiiimiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiniiiiiiinii,