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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1941)
OP. EGO!I HISTORICAL SOCIFTY P 'J R L I C A J D I 7 0 R I r J i, . 1,11 ttttra & BUY VvMi4 'J"1" JAjSL STATES STjf SAVINGS tjktONDS D SUMPS 01 Volume 58, Number 38 All Steps Approved For REA District; Funds Expected Construction Awaits Granting Priorities For Materials The directors of Mid-Columbia Electric Co-op have done everything possible to date to bring about con struction of the district, and all steps have now been approved in Wash ington, D. C, announced Henry Baker, president, following a direc tors meeting here Tuesday after noon attended by J. C. Bradley from the national office, and F. O. Bill ings of Spokane, field manager. Bradley told directors that an ap propriation for the district might be expected any time now, but that ac tual construcion must await grant ing of priorities by OPM for the needed materials. Priorities cover ing the full quota of materials will have to be in hand before construc tion starts, Bradley said. Maps for the entire district are at the local office, Baker said, and it may be possible for those farms which were deleted from the first projected district to obtain service if their operators will call at the office and make known their de sires, as well as indicate on the map whether they are near enough to the new district to make service feasible. Baker said word has also been received from Bonneville that juice can very probably be supplied from this source as soon as the project is ready for it. Defense Education Theme of BPW Meet Furthering of our own education in relation to the national defense program was the subject under dis cussion at the meeting of the Hepp ner Business and Professional Wo mens club which met at the Clara Gertson home Monday evening. The topic was introduced by Lucy E. Rodgers. Evelyn Isom spoke on "The State is the Campus." Fur thering our cultural background was discussed by Rose Hoosier and Frances Weaver who respectively spoke on music and art. Improving our physical well being was the theme of Margaret Wright. Gwen Glasgow played "Moonlight Sonata" and the story of this was told by Lela Peterson. Refreshments were served. NEW CHURCH DEDICATION THURSDAY Heppner's new Catholic church is ready for dedication ceremonies set next Thursday morning, beginning at 10 o'clock, when Most Rev. Bishop Joseph F. McGrath of the eastern Oregon diocese, will give his bless ing upon the church and upon the corner stone. Thirty priests of the diocese are also expected. The new church is the result of many years' work and planning on Casaba Jamboree to Usher League Season Morrow county will be treated to an innovation in the sports world the evening of Tuesday, November 25, at the lone school gym when a I basketball jamboree will be staged among all competing teams of the! Wheat league. Included will be' high school teams from Heppner, T T n 1 T ' - 1 icne, jjexmgum, coaruman, Arngon, Stanfield, Umatilla and Echo, an nounces Erret Hummel, lone super intendent and sponsor of the show. The curtain will rise at 7:30, with introduction of all teams. Next will be a foul throwing contest, with each contestant allowed seven shots, and m case of ties, each contestant will be permitted five additional shots. Team captains will then be called to the floor and will draw for numbers, and teams will immediate ly play a bracket of 8-rninute games for a suitable trophy. The bracket calls for winners of games one and two to play winners of games three and four for the trophy award. A feature of the evening will be an exhibition game between the Eastern Oregon College of Educa tion and Domestic Laundry of Pen dleton teams. Three Morrow county boys, Jones of Irrigon, Wilson of Boaixlman and1 Hoskins of lone will be seen in action with the college team. Hummel promises a large eve ning of basketball for all who at tend. Heppner Station Checks in 46 Elk The Heppner elk checking station in charge of Norton Lundell com pleted its work at 9 o'clock Tuesday evening, the deadline for hunters to check in their kill, having checked in 46 animals in all. In the season 259 hunters checked into the woods through ' the Heppner, Ukiah and North Powder stations, and 264 checked out with a total kill of 88 elk. Ukiah checked out 35 elk and North Powder, 7. The animals checked here included 16 big bulls, 3 medium bulls, 5 spikes, 13 cows and 9 calves. Ukiah checked 3 big bulls, 3 medium bulls, 3 spikes, 18 cows and 8 calves, and North Pow der checked 1 big bull, 4 cows and 2 calves. Mrs, E. G. Noble is reported to have suffered a stroke recently at Vancouver, Wash., where she went with Mr. Noble two weeks ago for a visit No late report has been re ceived as to her condition. The Ladies Altar society of the Catholic church will give a dance at lone grange hall Thanksgiving evening, November 20. the part of congregation, and was attained only after Rev. Francis Mc Cormick, local minister, labored tire lessly in its behalf. i Exterior in red brick veneer, the church is beautifully appointed in side. A feature is the delicately , stained glass windows which com-1 plete the artistic appointment. I Foley and McCormack of Pendle-! ton were the contractors, and L. L. 1 Dugan of Portland was architect Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November HE'S KING TODAY! n 5 Legion Conference Set Here Postponed The District 6 American Legion and ru.':iliaiy conference to have been lie Id he ro Monday was indef initely postponed the first of the week on receipt of word from Carl Moser. state department adjutant, that Joseph K. Carson, the depart ment commander, had been called to Washington, D. C, in connection with his position as regional head of civilan defense. The local post installed officers at a meeting last Monday. The Rebekahs will elect officers and have a social evening at their regular meeting tomorrow (Friday) evening. 20, 1941 Mustangs Prepare for Tough Hoop Season A large delegation of basketball aspirants was greeted by Coach Lyle Swenson Monday evening to begin the 1941-42 season. Swenson was encouraged by the fact that five members of last year's team were among those present. The Mustangs have a much tougher schedule than ever before, having approximately twenty games already slated, not counting the tournament held at the season's end. This year's team will be built around five returning lettermen who made up last year's team. Mem b?rs returning are Bill Scrivner, I Bob Pinckney, Claud Snow, John Skuzeski and Jim Barratt. Other j members with whom Swenson will I complete the traveling squad are Claud Drake, Bill Padberg, Kay Ferguson and several others who are fighting for a berth. The continuity system was used Monday evening. Whether this style will be continued remains to be seen. The first trial for the Heppner team will be at lone November 25 when they attend the lone jam boree. The first home game of the season will be against Echo Decem ber 10th. Two Deaths Claim Coroner's Attention The coroner's office was twice called into action this week. Mon day morning, Edgar R. Osborn, 47, herder for Frank Wilkinson, was found dead in his bed at the camp in Spring Hollow from a .22 gunshot wound in the head. While suicide was suspected, a laboratory investi gation of the case is being conducted at the crime laboratory in Portland, and the coroner's verdict is awaiting the report. Osborn's daughter at Greenfield, W. Va., his former home, was noti fied. Yesterday morning, Edgar Dyk Etra, 50, of Condon was found dead in his car about a mile below Lex ington. The coroner's investigation revealed death as accidental from asphyxiation by carbon monoxide. His .wife and daughter were called from Condon. Dykstra was travel ing alone, and the car was sidewise to the road, blocking about half the highway. He was a Watkins product salesman. FOSSIL DEFEATED, 13-0 Sparked by outstanding playing of Billy Padberg and Billy Scrivner, backs, Heppner high's Mustangs tromped on a smaller Fossil squad 13-0 here last Friday afternoon to wind up the grid season. Padberg made both touchdowns, one a on a 60 yard run around end, and the other by a short dash after catching a long pass. Jimmy Barratt, star back, was out of the game. For the visitors, Doug Provo who played with Heppner earlier in the season, did some beautiful work in spite of an injured foot CUNNINGIIAM-MOYER The marriage of Miss Helen Cun ningham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cunningham, to Melvin Moyer of Lexington is reported to have been an event of November 12 at Pasco, Wash. The newlyweds will make their home on the farm op erated by Mr. Moyer. Mrs. Moyer I has been a waitress at the Elkhorn j restaurant for some time. SHEEP COME FROM MONTANA J. G. Barratt arrived home the first of the week from the summer range in Montana near Browning, bringing his sheep for winter feed ing here. Barney Devlin, herder, also acocmpanied the shipment. Wanted Chess or checker players. It is believed that the checker play ers have all lost their wit and are gathering cobwebs or have throwed away their checker board. See Stan Icy Minor. Announcement has been made here of the recent birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green of Pendle ton. The new arrival is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Green. Subscription $2.00 a Year National Figures Coming West For E. 0. Wheat League Dodd and Evans to Bring Messages of Top Importance The annual meeting of the East ern Oregon Wheat league December 4 to 6 has attained regional prom inence with the assurance recently received that three top men of the U. S. department of agriculture, and possibly four, will attend the ses sion, coming direct to Heppner from Washington, D. C. The three men certain to attend are R. A. "Spike" Evans, national administrator of the AAA; N. E. Dodd, director of the western divi sion of the AAA, and formerly chair man of the Oregon committee, and Lcroy Smith, president of the Fed eral Crop Insurance corporation. Long considered one of the most important meetings of wheat grow ers in the United States, the EOWL session has in recent years been made the occasion a number of times for important announcements of national farm policy related to this industry. Such is expected to be the case this time, as both Dodd and Evans are scheduled to deliver major addresses. Dodd will speak on the world wheat situation including a special report on the international wheat conference to be held in Regina, Canada, just prior to the wheat lea gue meeting. Evans, who has re cently returned from England, where he studied the food needs of the country, will speak Saturday r,o,-n-ing, stressing the food-for-deferi'3 program. Smith is not now sched uled to appear on the general pro gram but will take part in commit tee sessions to be held ail day Thursday prior to the opening of the regular program meetings. The annual banquet on Friday night will have as principal speaker Toerh K. Carson, civilian defense coordinator for the Pacific coast, and department commander of the Am erican Legion. With prosp-'Cts of a considerable number of wheat growers attending from neighboring states as well as fiom Oregon, the local entertain ment committee is preparing ade quate housing, and meal service for all, according to reports obtained by S. J. Culley, Weston, president of the league. lions Distribute ; Safety Book Covers Arrangements to distribute book covers carrying a mesrag- on traf fic safety to all school children i.i. the county were made at Monday's: Lions luncheon. One cover will be placed on a book in the hands of each school pupil in the county. Al den Blankenship distributed a por tion to schoolmasters attending the1 district schoolmasters' meeting at. lone Monday evening. That Heppner will need to p-o-vide every spare sleeping accom modation in order to house the Eastern Oregon Wheat league con vention attendants, December 4-5-6, was asserted by J. O. Turner and C. D. Conrad of the local commit tee on arrangements. Attendance of national figures from Washington means that probably a thousand outside people will be in attendance, Conrad said. Rev. Benny Howe, Methodist min ister, was a guest. Lee Howell gave an i.-iteresting and detailed report of hi.-? visit to the munitions depot near Hermiston which he made with Amcicnn Le gion members or Armistice day. Others who vl:tU.d tha depat last Sunday repo: f,?d that about CO) cars, were included in the visiting party Mrs. P. W. Mahoney and baby son,. Robert Philip, are expected home this week end from the hospital at Pendleton.