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Volume 59, Number 26
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September, 24, 1942
A letter was received this week
from Corporal Donald R. Fell, with
the Infantry in the Army in Aus
tralia, by Mr. and Mrs. William
French. He writes, "I am having
a lot of fun here all the time. There
is so much to learn about the
country and its people. I like the
weather, the food, and the women.
They treat us swell. By that 1
mean that they take us to their
homes, introduce us to their parents,
feed us well over the week end,
and furnish us with a nice room.
All it costs us is our ability to be
courteous to them and treat them
like we would some of our own
family."
"I figure on being home in at
least a year. I don't think the war
can last much longer than that
1 Tell everyone hello."
Another Heppner boy, who is
in Australia is John McRobertS,
with the Army. He wrote recently,
reporting that "Don Fell is near by,
also Earl Chrisman and Don Bellen
brock and Sammy Johnson, altho
I haven't seen them for several
weeks. Charles DeMoss. is here,
and saw him a couple of days ago,
also saw Eddie Skoubo of Board
man." Some pictures were taken
recently of American troops on
maneuvers which will be shown on
the screen in the United States, and
i John says that he was in themv
For a boy who took his first train
ride when he left Heppner to re
port for induction, John has gone
a long way.
The four sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wehmeyer who are in the
sendee are all in different sections.
Son Carl, who is chief radio man
in the Navy, in a letter written
August 5, and just received by his
wife, said that he was "Okeh".
Lawrence,' who is a seaman on a
battleship in the Navy, is "come
where in the Pacific", and says
that he is fine, and "don't worry."
Stephen, who is a technical ser
geaht in the Army air corps, is in
Tennessee on field maneuevers.
Donald, an aviation machinist mate
of the Naval air service, is at Sand
Point, Seattle, Washington.
A letter from Don Turner, receiv
ed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
O. Turner, tells of a recent fur
lough spent at St. Louis, which he
found to be the most beautiful city
he had ever seen. Don is stationed
at Fort Riley, Kansas, but expects
to leave soon for overseas duty.
Elbert Cox has been notified that
his son, Lamoin, who is with the
parachute division of the Marines,
was injured in the battle of the
Solomon Islands, and is in the hos
pital with an eye injury.
Dennis Stanley, lookout at Ar
buckle, left Wednesday to report
for duty in the Army. He has a
Second Lieutenant's commission,
Vince Barrett, former Arlington
coach, is now with the Navy at
Norfolk, Virginia.
A recent letter from Donald Bel
tenbrack, who is in Australia, states
that he is well
Henry Rausch, Lexington, who is
now a Corporal, somewhere in Ire
land, is with the Armoured Infan
try, and likes it very much,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hams of Hard
man, received word that their son
Vester was leaving Little Rock,
Arkansas, where he has been sta
tioned since entering the army.
His destination was unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers re
ceived word from Harvey L. Hay
nes, who is stationed at Fort Lewis
in the Mt. Infantry, that he was
made first class gunner.
Charles E.' (Ted) McMurdo, son
of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo,
who was stationed at Gadsden, Ala
bama, has been transferred to the
Chemical Warfare School at Edge
wood Arsenal, Maryland.
Governor Proclaims
Closed Season
A proclamation by Governor
Charles Sprague closing all hunting
in the State of Oregon until fur
ther notice, has been received by
State Policeman Roger Thomas.
This supplements a former procla
mation closing the national and
state forests.
The season, which was scheduled
to open September 26 and run until
October 20, will be closed until
general rains make it advisable to
allow hunters in the woods, and as
far as is known now, will not be
extended because of the dryness
now prevailing.
Fire Reported
On Arbuckle
A fire on Arbuckle is reported to
day by the Forest Service office.
This fire is a holdover from one
started by hghtning, and makeh
the fifteenth fire of the season.
This is but 25 per cent of the nor
mal number of fires experienced in
this section in a season, according
to Fred Wehmeyer, district forest
ranger. This is largely attributable
to the campaign waged this year to
"Keep Oregon Green", said Weh
meyer, although in addition there
have been fewer people in the for
ests this summer, and fewer light
ning storms.
LOCAL PEOPLE ATTEND
CONFERENCE
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones and
Mrs. Clara Gertson went to Portland
last Thursday, returning on Sun
day.. The Jones' visited their
daughter, Mrs. Norman Washburn,
and Mrs. Gertson was with her
daughter MrsrClaire Gaheen. ' 1
Mr. Jones, who is the Morrow
County Public Welfare Commis
sioner, and Mrs. Gretson, who is
Administrator, attended the regional
conference of the American Public
Welfare Association held in that
city at the Multnomah Hotel on
Friday and Saturday. The main
topic of the conference was "Day
Care of the Child in Defense Areas".
A number of prominent speakers
included Dr. Elliot of Washington,
D. C, who is the assistant director
of the Children's Bureau there, Fred
Hoelher, also of Wasrington, the
director and president of the Ameri
can Public Welfare' Association, and
Azilie Aaron of the Federal Security
Board of Washington, D. C. The
latter was known to Mrs. Gertson
when they were both on the State
Public Welfare Commission in Ore
gon. TWO NEW ENLISTMENTS ,
ANNOUNCED
The enlistment of Donald Worth
Jones in the Navy, has been report
ed this week by the local Selective
Service board. He is stationed at
Lake Pend d'Oreille in Idaho.
Guy Moore of Heppner, son of
Mrs. Roy Neill, has enlisted in the
Army. Ashton Foerst of Board
man, has been accepted for service
by recent induction.
MORROW COUNTY DONATES
CARD TABLES
Twelve card'tables have been pur
chased and sent by Morrow County
to Pendleton for the Blue Mountain
Camp and Hospital Council, ac
cording to Mrs. Charles Buzzard,
chairman for this county. Dona
tions of cash and various types of
furniture are still wanted v accord
ing to Mrs. Buzzard.
CAR IN FREAK ACCIDENT
A five passenger car belonging
to Carl Bauman, Helix, which was,
parked on May Street Tuesday eve
ning, got away when the brakes
released, and rolled across the street,
coming to a stop astride the cement
wall separating the sidewalk from
the street. The car suspended in
the air, with all four wheels dang
ling. It was removed by a wrecker
and driven home unharmed by the
owner.
Heppner Mustangs
Play Pendleton "
In Opening
By Coach Lyle Swenson
The strong Pendleton "B" squad
wsll invade the Muqftang corral
Saturday September 26, hoping to
take home a victory. Pendleton
has a large squad out for football
and should prove a strong team.
With four weeks of practice the
Pendleton attack should prove
much smoother than the Mustangs ack, and Bob Wright
who have had only two weeks in Proable lineup for Saturday will
which to get into shape. Coach be: Shideler, LE, Drake, LT, Mc-
Lyle Swenson hopes to smooth out Laughlin, LG, Jones, C, Cohn, RG,
his offensive attack before Saturday Parrish, RT, Lovgren, RE, Provo
and be able to put a good offensive Q, Barratt, LH, Bothwell, RH, and
as well as defensive team on the Runion, F.
gridiron. Tentative schedule for the Mas
Suits have been issued to twenty- tangs is as follows: September 26,
seven aspiring gridsters and all in-
dications are that the Mustangs will
have a strong team this year.
Lettermen receiving suits are Jim
Barratt, Phil Cohn, Claude Drake,
Dee Jones, James Kenny, Marshall
Lovgren, Leon McClintock, Hugh
McLaughlin, Pat O'Brien, Ray Par
rish and Hubert Wilson.
Other boys turning out for posi-
Heppner
Robert Buchholz, forest guard at
Madison Butte, left for Picket,
Wisconsin, where he will enlist in
the Army Signal Corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Starrett of Monu
ment, were in Heppner Wednesday.
They brought with them Mrs. W. O.
Bayless, who has been visiting in
that town., Howard Swick also
drove over with them and will re-
turn with the Elder brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beckett of
Eightmile were in Heppner Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Petti john of
Toppenish, were week end visitors
at the Mark Merrill home. Mrs.
Pettijohn is Mr. MeriU's sister.
Roland Farrens resigned his posi'
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tion as forest guard, and is leaving
talra Vn'a final tvnmiTintion! fnr
naval aviation cadet in Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beckett of
Eightmile were In Heppner on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Blaine Isom returned to her
home from St. Anthony's hospital
in Pendleton last Sunday.
jGlen Jones left far Portland',
after completing hasvesting opera-
tioos on his ranch.
Rev. Bennie Howe attended a
school of evangelism in Spokane,
Wash, the past week and a half,
One hundred Methodist pastors
from three states were in attend-
ance.. The school was held in St.
Paul's Methodist Church.
Ora Barlow, former lone resident,
now owner of the Barlow Custom
Cannery at Cornelius, reported that
951 cans of salmon, brought in by
different fishermen of Astoria were
canned one Saturday night after
the fruit and vegetables were can-
ned for the day, making a total head by an iron pipe which fell
of 1427 cans for the day. He is a from the top of the building. He
brother of Mrs. Lee HowelL was brought to Heppner for treat
Claude Childers Conder, a for- ment by a local doctor, and a num
mer Heppner resident, now in ship- bed of stitches taken, as an artery
building at Port Richmond, Staten was cut.
Island, has purchased land in Uma- Owen Leathers, Jr., of Hardman,.
tilla County for a stock farm which broke his right arm when he fell,
he plans to start following the from his bicycle on Saturday,
war. Among his stock will be his The arm was not set until Tuesday,
thoroughbred stallion which won as it was not known that it was
the race for his class at the World's broken until the pain became se-
Fair in New York. vere.
W. L. Clemens, Scritsmier mill Donald DuBois broke his left
worker, was driving his car near collarbone Tuesday, when he was
the Wightman ranch Monday night playing football on the school
when the brakes locked, sending grounds.
the car over a fifteen foot embank- Joan Corwin, daughter of Super
men t. The car was a complete loss, initendent George Corwin, broke
but the driver escaped unhurt. her left arm last Thursday when
Morrow County Pomona Grange she slipped and fell on the school
will meet at the Greenfield grange grounds, while at play,
hall in Boardman Saturday fore- Mike COtrran, who makes his
noon, October 3. home with Eb Hughes, fell off the
The meeting will be an all day porch last Tuesday, and suffered a
session with the business meeting broken right leg.
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Game
tions are Doug Provo, transfer from
Fossil, Wade Bothwell, Ken Shide-
ler, transfer from Grant Union,
Roger Conner, Jack Edmondson,
Dick Edmondson, Bob Runion,
transfer from Wyoming, Glen Fell,
Ray French, Ted Ferguson, Howard
Gilliam, Tad Miller, Archie Padberg,
Herbert Schunk, Sidney Van Schoi-
Pendleton "B" at Heppner; Octo-
ber 2 or 3 Fossil or Grant Union at
Fossil or John Day; October 9 Ar
lignton at Arlington; October 16
Hermiston at Hermiston; October
23 Condon at Condon; October 31
Arlington at Heppner; November 6
Condon or Grant Union at Heppner;
November 11 Hermiston at Hepp
ner. Personals
in the forenoon followed by a lunch-
con at noon and lectures program
in the afternoon. Following the
afternoon program there will be
another business session with re
freshments in the evening after
which there will be initiation of
new members,
Mrs. A. E. Sather and son Billy
and Mrs. George Burroughs of
Portland, are spending a month
with their parents here, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Ulrich. They will be
joined by their husbands here, who
will come up this week.
News of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knox, former teachers here, tells
. that he is now assisstant football
coach at Moscow University, and
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Mr. and Mrs. Newt OHara of
Lexington motored to The Dalles
Tuesday, taking their son, Jack that
far on his return to college.
DOCTORS' REPORTS
John Bellenbrock. 83, resident of
this city, suffered a paralytic stroke
at his home last Sunday. He is at
the Heppnej hospital.
Ben Cox, of Hinton Creek, under-
went injury to his right eye last
week when a splinter of steel from
a bolt he was cutting off entered the
eye. He consulted a physician,
here, and is now undergoing treat-
ment at The Dalles hospital. The
severity of his condition is not def-
initely determined,
Martin Clark pastor of the Christ-
un Uhurcn, ana neppner scout
leader, is. a victim of the mumps.
Ralph Leach, working for the
Morrow County Grain Growers at
Lexington, was struck in the fore-
Teacher Reception
Next Week '
A committee of five women, re
presenting each of the churches in
rfeppner, met last night at tho
Christian Church to plan a recepw
ton for the teachers of the county.
The date has been set for Friday
night, October 2 and will be held
at the Christian Church The com
mittee is composed of Mrs. Robert
Thompson, Christian Church; Mm
Sterl Spiesz, Assembly of God
Church; Mrs. Osmin Hager, Meth
odist Church; Mrs. W. O. Bayless
Episcopal Church; and Mrs. Harvey
Miller, Catholic Church, chairman..
Rev. Howe
Talks to Lions Club
The Rev. Bennie Howe was tho
guest speaker at the Lions Club
meeting last Monday at the Lucas
Place. He spoke of the trend oJ
'war, and its effect on religion and
morals. Ten members were present
for. the luncheon and meeting. Ken
neth House, secretary of the or
ganization, was presented a pape
weight in the shape of a lion, which
was donated by Frank G. Clark,
district governor for last year, to
the six secretaries of district 36-0
who turned in their reports befowr
the tenth of each month.
FRESHMAN STUDENTS
INITIATED TIUS WEEK
By Betty Coxen
September 21 marked the firs
day of initiation for 25 Heppone
High freshman students.
Monday, boys dressed in gSrFu
clothing and girls in boy's clothing
On Tuesday, urged by the Sopho
mores, they came in bath robes,
pajamas and slippers. Along witA
their books, which they carried from
class to class, was an alarm clock
Wednesday, pa jama tops were worm
with slacks rolled up above th
kneea Thursday they were wear
ing swimming caps, sun glasses and
as the awful Sophomores relented
in their requirements, the freshmen
carried swimming suits iastead at
wearing them. Friday they will be
seen with overalls, straw hats, boolrt
and all the accessories for a typical
farmer.
All through the week the fresh
men have carried upper classmen's
books, and were at their servic
continually. Around their neck war)
worn the traditional green ribbo
marking them as "green" freshmtmv
Every morning several of then
would perform in front of the Stu
dent body..
Friday night brings initiation U
a close, but it is the one part'tha
few Heppner High students forget,
Starting at Gilliam and Bisbees the
freshmen are "driven" down Main
street when pressing Sophomore
use the paddle. After a bonfire rally
on the hill they will be taken to tho
gym, blind-folded and are fed
"tasty" dishes concocted by upper
classmen. After the horrors of initiation tho
trembling freshmen will then bo
sworn in as full fledged High School
students by the Student Body presi
dent. NOTICE
September 30 is the final date few
signing applications for Federal
crop insurance, according to Henry
Baker, chairman of the Morrow
County A, C. A.
Attention Voters
On October 3rd, 1942, tne
County Clerk's Office will be
kept open continuously from
8 A. M. to 8 P. M. for the regis
tration of voters. This is the
final day of registration for the
General Election on November
3rd.
If you have not voted in at
least one Election during the
past two years, or if you, have
moved, since you last voted,
from one county or precinct to
another county or precinct, you
will need to re-register.
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