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Fruit and Garden
Crops Damaged by
Electrical Storm
Hailstones Shear
Leaves From Trees
And Tender Plants
Morrow county felt some of the
force of the electrical storm which
swept over a large' sector of the In-
land Empire Sunday afternoon.
While damage appears to have been
minor in XiSfs immediate vicinity,
reports indicate that some of the
-districts where fruit raising and
gardening are prevailing industries
suffered considerable injury. 'Local
ly, tomato plants seem to have suf
fered the most, with hail stripping
the leaves from the tender stalks.
Kaontau was neavy at ainerem
times dunns the afternoon and
evening, yet farmers report" the pre
cipitation as doing little good as
most of it ran off. Hail preceding
the first shower covered the ground
in some districts and this too may
have packed the ground so that
succeeding rainfall did not pene-
trate me sunace.
Milton-Freewater district report
ed considerable damage to fruit
trees and garden plants. Hail de
scribed as being an inch in diameter
fell in that area. Prunes, cherries,
apples and tomato plants suffered
no small amount of damage.
Travelers between Pendleton and
.1 i
Heppner experienced driving diffi-
cutties &unaay evening especiauy
those following the Butter creek
route into Lexington. At some
points water covered the highway
and continuous flashes of lightning
added to the difficulties of keeping
cars on the road,
Starting past the middle of the
afternoon, the storm continued for
several hours, with lightning and
thunder extending past midnight.
Our Men
In Service
Marine Private Royal B. Rands,
33, is shown ready to. climb out
of a pit on the obstacle course
during recruit training at tVe
Marine Corps base, San Diego
Calif. His wife, Mrs. Josephine
Ilcaly Rands, and their children,
Mary Anne, 12, and Nancy Diane,
10, Uve at Boardman..
left
HOME ON LEAVE
Ensign Norman Bergstrom
today for New Orleans after spend-
ing a few days at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berg
strom of Eight Mile. Norman has
just finished i course at North
western University, Evanston, 111.
HOME ON FURLOUGH ,
Pvt Homer Hager arrived Tues-
day from Ocoe, Fla. to spend a fur-
lough at the home of his. parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hager. He will
.have about two weeks at home.
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School Fund Bill,
Scout Camporee
Luncheon Subjects
Presentation of the constitutional
amendment increasing state tax
fund for public school support was
made by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, coun
ty school superintendent, to the lun
cheon" group of the Heppner cham
ber of commerce Monday at the
Lucas place. Mrs. Rodgers explained
the purpose of the bill and urged
siinnnrt hv voters. Oregon's school
support have been provided
though Eaies and rentals of state
These ands iong since have
haye dwindled to the point where
they -fail to provide sufficient sup-
port for the schools and the diffeV
ence will have to be made up by
taxation, Mrs. Rodgers stated.
Purpose of the amendment is to
add to Article 8, Oregon Constitu
tion, a new section requiring the
legislative assembly to create state
liinrlq iii arWition n rotninnn sr.hnol
fundj for sup,port of public elemen-
tery and secondary schools; fund
to include revenue from taxes now
and, sufficient to provde not less
provided by law for school support
than 45 cents per child per day of
ttpndflT1PP tnr nrPf.odinp
Taxes levied or imoosed for
f d t suWt
to six percent
J
constitutional lax limitation. Until
1950, $8,000,000 to be applied annu
ally to reduce property tax levied
in local districts without affecting
tax . base witin six percent limita
tion John Fuiten gave a report on the
Boy Scout camporee held the past
week-end at the McCaleb cabin in
the mountains south Gf Heppner.
Horse Drags Bert
Furlong to Death
Albert "Bert" Furlong met vio-
lent death Friday when his saddle
horse dragged him a distance of ap
proximately 40 yards when his head
struck a post, apparently causiing
immediate death. The body was
dragged nearly a quarter of a mile
before the frightened animal halted
its mad race.
furlong was- herding sheep at the
Joe Kenny place. His saddle horse
stood near by, with a halter rope
dragging the ground. The animal
. became frightened and Furlong
grabbed the rope which apparently
formed a loop around his hand
from wliich the unfortunate man
could not free himself.
Funeral services were held at
o'clock p. m. Sunday from the
Phelps Funeral Home chapel, with
O. Wendell Herbison officiating.
Albert Furling was born in Kan
sas in 1882 and came to Morrow
county in 189C, making his home
litre since. He worked at various
jobs but mainly devoted his time to
ranch work.
Surviving are one sister, Elsie
Ayers, and four brothers, Charles,
John, Will and Scott Furlong.
OPA CHECKERS VISIT
Retail establishments and eating
houses were given a check-up by
specialists from the district OPA of
fice in Portland this week. Some ir
regularites were found but nothing
in the nature of willful violations
was reported
The group was composed of three
Mrs. Swanson and Dorothy Ann
women and two men. Mrs. O'Hagen,
Clark are checking over women's
wearing apparel. J. N. Chambers
handles men's dry goods, while
Fred Parker has the food stores
and eating establisliments. Every
business concern in the state com-
ing under these classifications will
be checked by this group.
RETURNS FROM COVE
Archdeacon Neville Blunt return
ed Sunday evening from Cove
where he spent the past week as-
slating in the work of putting the
Episcopal property in shape for the
forthcoming district meetiing in
June. He was met at Pendleton by
Mrs. Blunt and she accompanied
him home.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May
Fewer Motorized
Units for Farm
Work '44 Prospect
Farmers Warned to
Take Best of Care
Of All Machinery
Less trucks, tires and gasoline
will be available to farmers as well
as all other users, according to
word given tc members of county
farm transportation committees, lo
cal rationing boards, farm organiza
tions and county agents at a distrct
meeting at Arlington Monday of
this week.
E. C. Cherry of Portland branch
office of defense transportation em
phasized the need of closer coopera
tion between farm transportation
committees, OPA boards and farm
ers in working out some of the
problems that daily are becoming
more critical.
Five thousand trucks are avail
able at the present time for all ci
vilian uses as compared to 700,000
sold in 1941, Cherry told the group.
He added that the war production
board has authorized production of
64,000 medium weight trucks and
24.000 heavy duty trucks which is
very small in comparison to the re
quirements, which all shows how
important it is that farmers keep
their trucks in good repair and not
misuse them by overloading. No new
light trucks or pickups are available
at the present time, according to
information received at Monday's
meeting and there has been no au
thorization for any at present.
Repair parts have presented a se
rious situation in many .: localities
and maintenance members have
recently been appointed to county
farm transportation committees to
work with the office of defense
transportation in locating parts
when emergencies arise and the
farmer cannot locate the parts thru
normal channels.
Gasoline will be given farmers
for essential uses as long as there
is gasoline available, according to
Cherry, but ' there must be a close
check kept on all uses and a pa
triotic attitude taken by the farm
er to assure that such a privilege is
not abused.
Overloading and excessive speeds
were considered by the group to be
the chief abuses of truck tires and
suggested that an ODT representa
tive be sent to the Columbia Basin
area during harvest to check, on tire
and truck abuses.
Seventeen Draftees
Go for Examination
Seventeen prospective service
men left Heppner Wednesday
morning for Portland to take phys
ical examinations for , entrance into
the several branches of Uncle Sam's
armed forces. Included in the lot
were two high school seniors, Herb
Schunk and Walt Skuzeski.
Under the ruling recently made
by the selective service authorities
in Washington, local draft boards
are commanded to reclassify all
men between 18 and 2G. No defer
ments will be granted except where
the physical condition of the draf
tee must be taken into consiidera
tion. It is expected that a consider
able number of recruits will be call
ed up in the county by fall.
FAMILY REUNION
A reunion of the Peterson family
was held Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ture Peterson in
Heppner, honoring the mother, Mrs.
Ida Peterson. Those present repre
sented the families residing in the
county, other members living too
distant to come at this time. Seat
ed at the dinner table were the hon
ored guest, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Peterson and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Dobyns and children, the
Ture Peterson family and Miss Bar
bara Ledbetter, an invited guest.
18, 1944
Primary Vote Will
Be Light Despite
Senatorial Races
- Unless there is a deeper interest
in the several contests than has
been expressed, there will be a
light vote in the Oregon primary
election Friday. This is the opinion
gathered by the press and is backed
by the man on the street, the of
fice worker, farmer and stockman
and even candidates for political
office. Folks are either disinterest
ed or are too busy to think about
ts king a little time off to go to the
polls and do their duty as good tue Mountain wmp ana nospuai
American citizens. Council is doing will be made avail-
Voters who do go to the polls able when the field directors and
have definite ideas about whom committee members of the group
they will vote for and despite last meet in Heppner June 2. An invi
minute pleas by candidates there tation was extended at the La
will be little change in the general Grande meeting by Mrs. Ralph
balloting. There has been no trend Thompson, chairman of the Morrow
away from Sprague and Holman in county committee, and was accept
the republican race and from what ed. Heppner is the smallest town in
can be learned Smith is the favor- the district to be accorded this hon
ite of Morrow county democrats. or, Mrs. Thompson stated.
Morrow county voters will cast Arrangements have been made to
their ballots at the following poll- hold the meeting in the Elks halL
ing places: where at 10 o'clock a. m. a busi-
Souith Heppner, courthr use; North ness meeting with members of the
Heppner, Peters building; Lexing- Morrow county committee and the
ton,' Oddfellows hall; lone, Legion Red Cross board as special guests
building; Boardman, grange hall; wui he held in the ladies lounge.
Irrigon, school house; Cecil, Hurst's Guests for the day will include
store; Lena, schoolhouse; Eightmile, council officers, the Red -Cross
school house; Gooseberry, school field directors from Pasco naval
house, Alpine, school house; Pin. station, Pendeton Field, Walla Wal-
City, school house. a ajr base and McCaw army hos-
P-TA NAMES COMMITTEE s noPec'i ta representatives
TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIP from ten;.other countries com-
C. D. Conrad was named chair- Pmg the district also will be
man of a committee from the Hep- Presenk
pner Parent Teacher association to At 2 o'clock p. m. a public meet
award a scholarship to a graduate ing will be held in, the Elks hall.
of the senior class who will take A county-wide invitation has been
teacter training at one of the state extended for everyone interested to
colleges of education. . 'This, acjtion attend. Efforts are being mad to
was taken at the closing meeting of schedule a speaker from McCaw
the year on May 10. hospital and to bring a few patients
John Fuiten gave a talk on scout- from there. An invitation also has
ing and Mrs. Edna Turner discuss- been extended a navy nurse and a
ed preparing children for the first WAVE from the Pasco naval sta
grade. tion.
Two Heppner seniors have been '
awerded scholarships. Loma Mae ALLS'J'OTT FAMILY PICNICS
Jones reeived one of the La Grande AT GROVE IN HERMISTON
Rotary club awards and will attend Members of the R. D. Allstott
Eastern Oregon College of Educa- family residing in Heppner drove
tion at La Grande, majoring in to Hermiston Sunday and spent
teacher training. Marjorie Sims has the day with their parents. A pic
been awarded a scholarship at Ore- nic was held in a grove near the
gon State college.
NEW PRINCIPAL-COACH
Supt. George Corwin announced
today that Leonard L. Pate of Butte
Neb. has been secured to serve as
high school principal next year.
Pate has been superintendent the
past six years. He was a football,
basketball, track and, tennis letter-
man nf. ihc TTnivprcitv f Nokrocto
and will serve as coach in the local k' Mrs Wilcox and
school. family, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis All
Pate, who ia 38 years old, is a stott and family- 0ther ests were
married man anH has nno rhiU H and MrS- ohn Spencer of
will instruct in science and math
ematics. ;
DEAN SPRINKEL MARRIED
Miss Mathilda E. Anderson, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Elling B.
Anderson of Somes, Mont, -and
Dean R. Sprinkel, son of. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee A. Sprinkel of Heppner
were married Aor 1 12 at Bnripn
Wash. After a short umrl.-li t.ir,
Pl3r,j tv,o . i
, uit jiung 1,-uujjie returned
to their work at the Boeing airplane
factory where Mrs. Sprinkel has
oeen employed tor the past two
years and Mr. Sprinkel the last
three and a half years.
LI15R1RY HAS NEW SIGN
Heppner's library has a nice new
sign for which Heppner Lumber
company donated the lumber and
then hired "Bud" Winters to do the
painting. .
Sans Souci Rebekah lodge will
hold regular meeting Friday eve
ning, May 19, according to Mrs.
Delia Davidson, noble grand.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sprinkel spent
a few days in Portand with their
family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Scott
and Mr. and Mrs. Dean SprinkeL
Volume 61, Number &
Heppner to Play
Host to Gamp and
Hospital Council
Group to Meet
Here for Regujar
Monthly Business
An opportunity for Morrow coun
ty to learn at first hand what the
Allstott residence where a bounti
ful dinner was spread.
Going from Heppner were Mrs.
Robert Burnside and family and
Mrs. Archie Padberg and family;
from Hermiston were Mr. and Mrs.
Sloan Spencer and children; Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Allstott Jr. and chil
dren; Mrs. Herman Carr and family;
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Bray and
Stanfield.
Returning home the Heppner
folks were caught in a hailstorm
which for a time made them forget
the pleasant day they spent with
their relatives.
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MAKES SHORT VISIT
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. "v"ul ""y uiove iy
Portland Sunday to
see John, Jr.
who ig on leave
is on leave trom the navy.
John accompanied the family home
t0 s'nd.a da 'here' leaving
morning for Portland enroute back
to his base.
POPPY DAY SET
Poppy days, sponsored by the
American Legion auxiliary, will be
held Friday and Saturday, May 26
and 27 this year, according to Mrs.
Harvey Bauman, president of the
local group.
RUIILS HAVE GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruhl observed
Mother's day with a special dinner
for Mrs. Ruhl's mother, Mrs. Etta
Hunt of Portland, and Mrs. Rosa
Eskelson of Heppner in whose
home Mr. Ruhl spent much of his
boyhood.
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