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Volume 58, Number 32
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 9, 1941
Subscription $2.00 a Year
County Meetings
To Launch Farm 1
Defense Program
Oct. 16 and 23 Dates
For Organizing
Local Program
Two series of meetings reaching
every county in the state between
the 14th and 24th of October have
been arranged by the Oregon USDA
agricultural defense board as a
means of acqainting workers in each
. of Oregon's 36 counties with the
task ahead in the farm defense pro
gram in preparing for carrying it
out. The meetings in Morrow coun
ty will be held October 16 and 23.
The USDA agricultural defense
board, headed by Robert Taylor of
Adams, includes representatives of,
all agencies of the federal depart-:
ment of agriculture active in this
state. The board has been called
upon by Secretary of Agriculture j
Wickard to direct the work of agri-1
cultural defense in this state, thai
chief item of which is increasing'
the production of certain foods in
cluding milk, meat, eggs, and veg
etables both for processing and
home and market use.
By using a large number of teams
of specialists from the
various agencies on the defense
board, it, will be possible to com
plete each series of meetings in
four days. Each meeting will start
4. o rJntA- otA will Hp. nresided
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over by the chairman of the county i
defense board, who is also the coun
ty AAA chairman. The first or
kickoff meeting will be attended by
one representative of the state US
DA defense board and such other
specialists as are needed from the
member agencies, which include the
extension service, the AAA, the FSA,
the SMA, forest service, SCS, FCA,
BAF and REA.
The first meeting will be devoted
to considering the work to be done
in each county and in establishing
the county goals. The morning ses
sion will be for defense board mem
bers, and at the afternoon session
a larger representation, including
county land use planning groups,
certain committees of previous ec
onomic conferences, and AAA sup
ervisors and community committee
1 men, will plan detailed procedure
for obtaining the individual farm
sign-up in the defense program. The
second or training meeting will be
for those people in each county who
will contact farmers for the purpose
of assisting them in completing their
farm plan sheets.
Seven Selectees Report
Today for Induction
Seven Morrow county men selec
ted for military service who will
leave on this evening's train for
the Portland induction station, will
!be honored prior to leaving with a
deerburger feed provided by Hepp
ner post, American Legion.
The seven men are Emil Henry
Rauch, William Clayton Wright,
Lester Lee Cox, Edward Christian
Skoubo, John Harvey MlcRoberts,
Charles Paul DeMoss, Charles Mon
tague Smith. Kenneth Dale Lane,
also selected to report today, was
transferred to a Portland board for
induction.
TEACHERS AT INSTITUTE
Morrow county teachers are in
Pendleton for today and tomorrow
attending a conference for Eastern
Oregon, which supplies as the coun
ty institute required by law. Lead
ing speakers include Rex Putnam,
state superintendent of public in
struction; Dr. Carl Sumnsr Knopf,
president Willamette university; Dr.
Gioanni Costigan, department of his
tory, University of Washington, and
Dr. Annie M. McGowan, advisor ele
mentary education, Colorado State
Teachers' college. All schools in the
county are dismissed for the two
days.
BPW Staging Defense
Week Program
This week throughout the nation
business women are gaining the
headlines in carrying on their pre
sent objective which this year is
"Strengthening Democracy for De
fense." Never before in history have
events moved so fast as in the pre
sent, and never in our time has
democracy been more seriously
threatened, says Business and Pro-1
fessional Womens club, local spon
sors of the week. The women of this
country have a definite place in our j
defense preparations, the B. P. W. ,
Pomona Backs
Defense; Elects
Officers For Year
Rhea Creek Meeting
Presents Program
Full of Interest
By MARY LUNDELL
H. A. Duncan Honored!
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By Many at Rites
! Last rites for Harry A. Duncan,
j 66, well known resident of this city
1 since 1905, were held from Masonic
hall at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
I with Heppner chapter A. F. & A.
j M. officiating, assisted by Archdea
' con Eric O. Robathan, Episcopal
i minister. Interment was in Heppner
Masonic cemetery, with graveside
rites by Heppner lodge of Elks. Bro
thers of the two lodges, of which
Mr. Duncan had long been a mem-
I ber. were joined by friends of the
x community in paying last respects.
Morrow County romona grange - -
nlubs beine particularly well qual-, m-t Saturday. Oct. 4, at Rhea Creek' , .
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ified for such a task. ' w;tt. iar( number of members in i Firt National bank, last Friday
In keeping with Business Women's : attonjance. Pomona master and j morning The undisturbed bed in-
week, the Heppner B. P. W. club'- pf Mr nnH Mrs. Oenhart ' A,aA w A&A in his sWt
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last Monday night selected a kitchen f Giniam C0Unty were guests of He had been in ill health for three
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party, neia at tne nuuipmtp uumc, . Morrow county group. I years since suffering a stroke.
During the lecture hour the tol
as the beginning of a well planned
year of social and business events.
Thirteen guests and nine members
of the club wore print dresses or
slacks and were served baked beans,
cabbage salad and apple pie in ca
feteria style. Later in the evening
group singing and games provided
entertainment. ;
The Heppner Lions club has in
vited the B.P. W. club to provide
the program at their meeting held
at the Lucas Place on Monday, Oc
tober 13. B. P. W. members wish
ing to attend the luncheon are re
quested to get in touch with the
club president, Florence Bergstrom,
l or publicity chairman, Marorie
Parker, not later than 9 o clock
Monday morning.
Recently five members of the
Heppner B. P. W., consisting of Leta
Humphreys. Rose Leibbrand, Flor
ence Bergstrom, Marjorie Parker
and Lucv Rodgers. returned from a
week-end trip to Timberline Lodge
where thev attended a district con
ference for Eastern Oregon at which
Miss Leibbrand, district chairman,
presided at a luncheon attended by
more than 200 business women from
Oregon.
Tress McClintock to
Operate Machine Shop
McClintock's Welding and Repair
shop will open for business in Hepp
ner on Monday, October 20, in the
location formerly occupied by the
Heppner Blacksmith and Machinery
company. Tress McClintock, who
was reared in Morrow county, this
week consummated a deal whereby
he took over the entire interest of
Ihe old company, and with installa
tion of much new machinery will be
modernly equipped to do all kinds
of welding and repair work.
Mr. McClintock has conducted a
similar business in Condon for sev
eral years. When in the city with
Mrs. McClintock the first of the
fveek he announced that he believed
the local field offered good oppor
tunity for success of a business of
this nature. As soon as moving is
completed from Condon, Mr. and
Mrs. McClintock and three children
will make their permanent home
here.
lowing program was presented:
Story of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic, Mrs. Heliker; song, Battle
Hymn of the Republic; talk, Mak
ing the World a Better Place to
Live," Mrs. Lucy Rodgers; highway
safety number led by Marjorie Gor
don; piano solo, Marjorie Baker;
talk, "New Agricultural Program,"
Henry Baker; talk by Gilliam Po
mona Master Potter.
The annual memorial service, con
ducted by the Pomona chaplain,
Mrs. Hannah Anderson and assist
ants, was beautifully given. Rev.
Clark of Heppner assisted with two
vocal numbers during the service,
and gave a timely and interesting
talk just following.
It was voted by the grange to in
vest some of the funds in United
States defense bonds, the purchase
to be made immediately.
The sum of $18 was contributed
toward a permanent grange home
in Washington, D. C.
The following members were el
ected to serve as officers for the
term 1942-43: Master, Minnie Mc-Farland;-
overseer,., Henry., Peterson;
lecturer, Vida Heliker; steward,
Frank Parker; assistant steward,
Henry Baker; chaplain, Alda Troed
son; treasurer, Anna Skoubo; secre
tary, Mary Lundell; gate keeper, S.
J. Devine; Ceres, Marjorie Gordon;
Pomona, Lucy Rodgers; Flora, Va
shti Saling; L. A. S., Doris Lily; ex
ecutive committee, Frank Saling, E.
C. Heliker, C. J. D. Bauman; musi
cian, Marjorie Baker.
Installation will be held the first
of January, the meeting to be held
at Irrigon.
Each grange master is urged to
appoint a business agent to work
in conjunction with County Agent
Proposed Hospital
Favorably Viewed
By Commerce Body
Farewell Given Draf
tee; Wheat League
Report Given
Proposal for establishment of a
county hospital received favorable
consideration by Heppner chamber
of commerce at its meeting Tuesday
evening at Lucas Place. Discussion
bringing out the need and possibil
ity of attainment, led the group to
sanction appointment of a commit
tee to move thoroughly investigate
the possibilities and to develop a
plan of procedure. President B. C.
Pinckney is expected to make ap
pointment of the committee shortly.
Judge Bert Johnson, chairman of
the county selective service board
made his second appearance in two
days when he addressed the group
and honored guests, selectees who
were to report today for induction,
unnn the meaning" of the selective
service as a part of national defense.
Judge Johnson made a similar ad
dress before the Lions luncheon the
day before. '
Discussion of plans for conducting
, . . tne coining ioicin ib,
He was a past master of the Masonic conference in Heppner was
lodge and a past exalted ruler of by R R mier, a league past
the Elks. rdrnt nr1 one of the local corn-
Surviving are four sisters and two . . w ' nr rations.
Born in New York City, October
27, 1874, Mr. Duncan was reared to
young manhood in that vicinity. As
a young man he was a member of
the New York national guards, and
also sang in the Episcopal choir.
On arriving in Heppner in 1905 he
first obtained a job with a cattle
outfit, riding the range for a sum
mer before taking a position with
the old Fair store as clerk. He later
clerked for Thomson Brothers and
M. D. Clark stores continuously for
many years before his forced retire
ment due to ill health. Mr. Duncan
never married, but his friends were
numbered by all who knew him.
brothers: Mamie Brinkenhoff of
New York state, Emma Brinkenhoff,
Elizabeth O'Brien, Florence Hickey
'and Benjamin Duncan, all of New
Jersey, and Walter Duncan of Los
Angeles, the latter brother being the
only member of the family present
for the last rites.
Mr. Duncan became so fondly at
tached to Heppner in his many years
of residence that he chose to remain
here through his declining years,
and it was his desire that he be in
terred in the local cemetery among
many of the friends of his years of
labor here.
Johnson Addresses
Lions Club Meeting
Judge Bert Johnson made an in
spiring talk before the Monday Li
ons luncheon, in which he told of
the objectives of the selective ser
vice act and commended to honored
Hermiston Victorious;
Mac Hi Here Saturday
Wpnnnr's Mustangs put up a
hard fight against the heavier Her
miston Bulldogs on the local grid
last Friday, but came out on the
short end of the 14-7 score.
Next Saturday afternoon the lo
cals will tangle with Mac Hi here,
and will have another up-hill battle
as Mac Hi was narrowly defeated
recently by the Pendleton "A" team.
guests, selectees from Morrow
Conrad in handling buy and sell ar- county ordered to report for indue-
tides in the county,
A rising vote of thanks was en
3ered the Rhea Creek members for
their generous hospitality.
Jim Farley Scores
High as OSC Judge
Jim Farley of Heppner was high
point man for the entire show when
the Oregon State college stock judg
ing team, of. which he is a member,
tied1 for first place with university
of Idaho in a contest at Pacific In
ternational Livestock exposition in
Portland Saturday, announced the
O. S. C. Barometer, campus daily,
on October 7
mittee in charge ' of preparations.
Date for the conference will be set
at a meeting of the league executive
committee in Arlington, Uciuber su.
The chamber went on record as
opposing all solicitations for money
by outside interests ana reaoivea
that no chamber committee win oe
appointed for the purpose of solicit
ing money for outside interests.
.Better street lighting for Heppner
was proposed by W. C. Rosewall,
and President Pinckney talked on
defense bonds and mentioned the
increase of wholesale prices gener
ally as cause for the need of re
strictive measures against inflation.
City Names Budget
Makers, New Police
City of Heppner will make a six
month's budget next Monday eve
ning in conformity with the new
law changing the start of the fiscal
year from January 1 to July 1. An
nouncement of the citizens' com
mittee to sit on the budget com
mittee was made last Monday eve
ning, to include M. D. Clark, M. L.
Case, Lee Howell, W. C. Rosewall
Ralph Beamer and Claude Cox.
Resignation of Albert bchunk et-
tion today, the desirability of start
ing right by obeying orders.
Orders are necessary to proper
military discipline, and the man who
learns to obey them at the start has
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a Dig eoge in gaining aavancemenx - ag
Judge jonnson said, ne aeciareai , , . rf nj
. . . v . j i was also read at the meeting ana
that men entering the service need , , , v,!(mt
not be afraid of going into danger.
More people are killed in automo
bile accidents in the United States
in one vear than lost their lives in
action under the Stars and Stripes
in the last World war, He said. He
commended the draftees upon the
new field of opportunity which ser
vice in the country's defense afford
ed, and for their being favored by
such selection.
Clayton Wright was the only in
vited guest able to be present.
IS CAMPUS PHOTOGRAPHER
Don Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Jones of this city, was recently
appointed assistant campus photo
grapher at University of Oregon.
Among assignments recently given
For his efforts Farley received a
fountain pen and pencil and gold
a banquet held Saturday night. For; Wheat League Meet
the second consecutive time Staters
walked away with the Rambouillet i lO Set ConterenCe
cup, a sheep trophy. Members of An executive committee meeting
the team were Bud Phillippi, Frank of Eastern Oregon Wheat league has
Hackler, Jim Strosnider, Jim Farley, called for Arlington at 10 a.
and Ron Davis. m( Monday, October 20, announces
Farley is a senior in agriculture. , Bergevin, Morrow county di-
OES SCHOOL SET
Hazel Fisher of Prineville, asso-
Among assignments recently given ui impji wm-r ucauus ujwii y
W the taking of colored movies of win oe present tomorrow arternoon gram for the coming conference in
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ail root pan games away irom uumc
rector.
Bergevin urges attendance of all
Morrow county members as matters
of importance bearing upon the pro-
in which Oregon is a participant
One of Jones shots, frosh class
to conduct a school of instruction Heppner will be discussed besides
ior xvuui ciiapier oc, uiucr icui.- setting tne conierence aates.
Rtnr Tho arhnrA will start at
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tVk Dailv . 2 o'clock. The regular lodge session TAX TURNOVER MADE
Emerald, campus daily newspaper, in the evening will honor past pa-1 Clerk C. W. Barlow reports a
on October 4. Don is on the Emer- j trons and past matrons of Ruth ' turnover of collections on delinquent
aid night staff, setting type and ' chapter, announces Mrs. Etta Par- taxes this week amounting to $1907.
reading proof. ' ker, worthy matron. 95.
the council approved appointment
of Bill Morgan as his successor. Or
der was entered for payment of $5000
of outstanding city bonds.
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Miss Irene Zinter, manager of the
Morrow County Credit bureau, is
in Portland this week end attending
a conference of Associated Credit
Bureaus of the Pacific Northwest.
Sessions are being held tomorrow,
Saturday and Sunday. The Morrow
County Credit bureau also recently
took over the Grant County Credit
bureau at John Day, reports Miss
Zinter.
LESTER TAYLOR WEDS
Lester Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Taylor of this city, married
Miss Gwen Martin of Bremerton,
Wash., at that place on October 8.
The young couple will make their
home in Bremerton where Lester
has employment.
SELECTEE ASSIGNED
Henry J. Buschke, Morrow county
selectee who left September 29 for
induction has been assigned to C. A.
Rep. Tng. Ctr., Camp Callan, Calif.
His serial number is 39303789.
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lounge chair and bedroom suite. Call
mornings 405 Jones St. 32.