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Wisdom of Rodeo
This Year Doubted
By Business Men
Food, Refreshment
Places Will Close,
Owners Declare
Although restaurant and refresh
ment proprietors did not attend the
meeting of the Rodeo directors
held recently in Heppner and make
their position clear relative to this
year's rodeo, they emphatically de
clared themselves Tuesday evening
to the directors of the chamber of
commerce, and their sentiment is
not favorable to holding the show
in 1944, or any time so long as they
are compelled to operate under
the res'trfred paint system. AJ1
are agreed that if they could se
cure enough meat and other ra
tioned food supplies to operatet
the three days without cutting
down their regular supply and
also if they could get enough help
for the three days they would be
willing to carry on as in past
rodeos'.
Harvey White, proprietor of the
Heppner Cafe, stated that when ra
tion points were taken off of all
meats except steaks 'and roasts of
beef, it had not helped the restaur
ants because at the same time their
points were reduced 50 percent. He
cited the fact he closes his place
one day a week and has one meat
less day. "But I want you men to
know that this is the biggest steak
eating town I ever got in to and it
would .be impossible to hold back
enough points to even start in 'to
prepare for a three-day show," he
stated.
White's statement was seconded
by the other operators present. All
agreed that if they spent their
points during the Rodeo they would
be forced to close up for the rest
of the month.
A motion was passed by the
chamber of commerce directors,
the visitors concurring, that tHe
Rodeo directors be requested to
call a meeting in the immediate fu
ture to discuss, the situation with
the business men so that each side
may make its case clear and remove
cause for misunderstanding.
Mayor J. 0. Turner reported
proceedings to date with reference
to sale of the CCC camp buildings.
The government has announced the
buildings will be sold and the may
or is trying to establish a priority
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OurMen
In Service
ON LEAVE
Robert Swick is visiting at the
home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Anna Bayliss, during his 10-day
leave from the training base at
San Diego. He has comleted, his
training an d is awaiting orders to
(report for active duty. Robert's
father, Howard Swick, came from
Monument the first of the week for
a short visit.
dUEST OF BARLOWS
TSgt Joe Corak of McQuade
Field, Calif., is a guest at the C.
W. Barlow home, arriving Wednes
day morning. He is a cook in the
army but declares he is not on a
postman's holiday.
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RECEIVES PURPLE HEART
Con McLaughlin has received a
Purple Heart awarded to his son,
Pfc Jim McLaughlin, for wounds
received Nov. 21 on Tarawa. Jim
stopped several pieces of shrapnel
with his shoulder. The father is
very proud of the memento which
his son sent him just recently.'
Heppner,
Farm Federation
Power for Good in
National Capital
Urging all agricultural groups to
come ::fito the fold, Mac Hoke, pres
ident or the Oregon Farm bureau,
told a group of farmers at Lexing
ton grange hall Monday evening,
that the Farm Federatioa is one of
the greatest influences for good in
Washington today. With a lobby
second to none the 'federation has
been responsible for many bills
passed by congress strengthening
the cause of agriculture and that as
its strength throughout the coun
try becomes greater it will form a
stronger bulwark to counteract
forces that are working against it.
Hoke praised the gains by agri
cui'tuie. in the past 10 years and
cxpiessed tha hope that none of
these would be lost. At tha same
time he deplored the growing ten
dency towards bureaucracy, point
ing out that the present army of
federal employes is costing the
taxpayers $6,000,000,000 annually.
A piuning of this huge army (more
then 3,000,000) would effect a big
saving, and is most desirable, he
declared.
A report by the secretary of the
new Morrow county federation re
vealed a list of 59 names on the
charter list. Several numes Vcre
added at Monday night's meeting
and it is the intention of the offi
cers to carry on a membership
campaign until most of the 247
farmers and stockmen of the coun
ty are enrolled.
Ice cream, cookies and coffee
were served folfowiAg the meeting.
Kinxua Contributes
$400 toC&r H Fund
Being outside of the Blue Moun
tain Camp and Hospital Council
area has not hindered the people
of Kinzue from doing their part in
the work of providing comforts for
hospitalized veterans of World War
II. Inquiry made by the Kinzua
Pine Mills company as to how the
town might aid in the camp and
hospital work brought the reply
that anything the mill people wish
ed to contribute, would be accept
able. Consequently, Kinzua chose
a furniture project for the naval
base hospital at Pasco.
A fund of $100 was subscribed
by the Kinzua unit of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, the Wo
man's club and the state guard,
and tho Kinzua Fine Mils wrote
its check for $300. This is to be a
continuing f und, it was reported in
Heppner Saturday by Mr. and Mrs.
O. D. Baker, Mrs. Baker's daught
er, Mrs. Torrington, and Miss Fran
kia Bishopric of Kinzua who spent
the week-end here.
CALLED TO LAKEV1EW
Mrs. Roger Thomas was called to
Lakeview the last of the week by
the illness of Mr. Thomas who is
state - police officer in that district.
It is understood that Thomas' ex
pects to be transferred or take up
some other line of work when he
is' able to leave Lakeview.
Three Lookout Stations to Be
"Manned" by Women This Year
Shortage of men will not hamper
the forest service too greatly this
summer and unless something be
yond the usual scope of surprises
occurs officials expect to get thru
the season as well as last year, says
Fred Wehmeyer, ranger in charge
of the Heppner district of the Um
atilla forest.
Wehmeyer bases his prediction
on the fact that women and tean
age boys are stepping into the
breach caused by the removal of
men for war work. He is reason
ably sure that the new help will
see the season through, while there
is an element of uncertainty re
garding men hired for the summer.
Heading the list of lookouts en
gaged are three women. Colleen
Oregon, Thursday, june
County Apprised
Of Splendid Work
Done By Council
Heppner. Meeting
Acclaimed Success
By Visiting Group
Morrow county citizens had an
opportunity to learn a lot about
the effective work being done for
hospitalized service men when the
Blue Mountain Camp and Hospital
council held its monthly meeting
in Heppner Friday. Although not
attended as generally by local
people as the council would have
liked, enough citizens were pres
ent at the afternoon meeting to car
ry the story to neighbors and thus
spread information, regarding the
work into neighborhoods where the
most good will result.
The morning session was taken
up with routine business matters
correspondence, reports from all
counties in the council area, bills
and other matters. This was fol
lowed with a luncheon attended by
the visitors and members of the
Morrow county committee.
Assembled for the afternoon ses
sion in the Elks building, reports
on the work and needs of the var-'
ious departments were made and
cited for benefit of those not at
tending the morning meeting.
Miss Lammers, field director re
cited some of the needs as being
fishing tackle, music records, spot
light (costing from $20 to $60), a
coffea urp,-larrte crocks, magazines
and other items. A call was made
for ' a crescent wrench for use by
the boys riding bicycles. Such a
wrench cannot be found in Walla
Walla. Mrs. Earl Gilliam provided
one.
Lt. Jackie, in charge of the re
conditioning unit at McCaw hospi
tal, gave an enlightening account
of the work being carried on in his
department, stating that 399 men
have been discharged as ready for
more service or taking care of
themselves in civilian life.
Lt. Johannasson, a native son of
Walla Walla, who was a member
of the 82nd Airborne division, told
of events leading up to the injury
which invalided him home. His di
vision went through the North Af
rica campaign, into Sicily and fi
nally Italy, where he was wounded.
E. F. Coleburn of the field di
vision of Walla Walla air base told
of the needs of the men at the hase.
Mrs. C. T. Dibbley of the Red
Cross area office at San Francisco
voiced appreciation of the office
for the work being carried on, and
Miss Caldwell, recreation director
at McCaw told how entertainment
and recreation are managed ifor
the boys. The government puts up
the buildings and actual necessi
ties, she stated, but the council is
accorded the privileges of provid
ing the comforts. She praised the
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Mahon will "man" the Matteson
,butte lookout, Sylvia McDaniel,
Wheeler and Mrs. Vernon Cecil of
Spray, Tamarack.
Mere male lookouts include Les
lie Reed of Spray, Bull Prairie;
Scott Reed, Spray, Potamus; Geo.
'Mc Leod, Ellis; Bert Bleakman,
Ditch Creek; Max Buschke, Tup
per, Mrs. Buschke acting as tele
phone operator. Ellis Carlson is
the district ranger with a wide
range of duties under the current
set-up. The Pendleton office is
supplying a lookout for Arbuckle,
but Wehmeyer does not have his
name on file.
In preparation for the annual
forest fire hazard, a fire school will
be held at Ukiah later this month.
8, 1944
Plans Completed for
Bond Kickoff Meeting
V. G. McCarty Was
Real Pioneer of
Oregon-Born 1856
Death came Tuesday to William
Granville McCarty, 87, at Portland
where he has been hospitalized
for several weeks. He was removed
to the hospital when his condition
became too serious for the family
to give him the proper, care at
home. Funeral arrangements had
not been completed at press time
but presumably will be held Fri
day.. Counted among the oldest Mor
mow county pioneers, Mr. McCar
ty came here in 1883, settling in
Sand Hollow where he raised grain
and livestock for many years. In
1905 the family moved into Hepp
ner where a comfortable home was
later built. He entered into civic
aiLairs olf the town and served
as mayor. The residence on North
Gale street was built in 1912 and
he and Mrs. McCarty settled down
to enjoy their declining years.
William Granville McCarty was
a native Oregonian, having been
born Aug. 14, 1856 at Buena Vista,
Polk county, the son of A. V. and
Jane McCarty. He was one of a
family of 14 children. The father
was a pioneer circuit ' rider of the
Christian church, officiating dur
Oregon's territorial days. "Gran",
as he was familiarly known to
his fellow townsmen, went to Cali
fornia at an early age, "growing to
manhood there. In 1882 he was mar
ried to Luella Jane Turner, who,
with their four children, survives
him.
With his bride he returned o
Oregon in 1882, settling in Mor
row county as stated before, and
raising their family including Mrs.
Sadie Sigsbee of Heppner, Mrs.
Oscar Borg of Portland, Willis C.
McCarty of The Dalles and Mrs.
R. M. Rice of Vancouver B. C.
Other survivors include five grand
children and one great grand
child, making four generations born
in Oregon.
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BERT KANE SUFFERS HEAD
INJURY IN ACCIDENT
Bert Kane is in St. Anthony's
hospital at Pendleton recovering
from an accident that could easily
have cost him his life.
Kane and helper were working
on a truck at the shop of the
Heppner Lumber company Tues-r
day. He was holding a wedge or
something to be driven into an
axle. His heljper took a swing at
the wedge with a sledge hammer
but swung a little wider than he
intended to. Kane was struck in
the head with considerable force
and knocked out. He was brought
to town for medical service and it
was advised that he be taken to
Pendleton, where it was found that
his injury was not as serious as
it could easily have been.
SPENDS FEW DAYS HERE
Pvt Andy Van Schoiack spent a
few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cleve Van Schoiack the past
week. He was called from Amar
illo, Tex., where he is in training,
to attend the funeral of 'an uncle
who died in Umatilla county last
week and accompanied his parents
home for a short visit.
IS PRISONER OF WAR
Mrs. Ed Burchell is in receipt of
information relative to her hus
band's brother, Cpl William E.
Burchell. The war department has
just been apprised of the fact that
Cpl Burchell is a prisoner of war
in Germany. He was an aerial
gunner ' in the raids over Germany
and has been missing since March
16. He went overseas n December
1943. '
Volume 61, Number 1 1
Everything is in readiness for the
kick-off program which is designed
to start the bond selling campaign
lolling in the Fifth War Loan in
Heppner Saturday evening. Weath
er permitting the program will be
held in the open on Main street,
otherwse it will be held in the Elks
hall, according to P. W. Mahoney,
chairman of the Morrow county
bond committee.
Main feature of the program will
be the 25 -piece band from the
army air field at Walla Walla di
rected by Warrant Officer Mark
W. Walker. In addition, five youth
ful veterans of the second world
war will give brief accounts of
their experiences gained in the
arctic cold of the Aleutians, the
denseness of South Pacific jungle,
or the pre-invasion missions over
western Europe. Four of the speak
ers are now serving as instructors
at the Walla Walla air field, while
the fifth is a patient at McCaw
General hospital, and include Ma
jor Morris W. Slack, Capt. Daniel
F. Stevens, Cjpl Eldon L. Kauff
man, SjSgt Edward Martens and T
Sgt Hudson Sahroian.
Advance information on the ex
periences of these menprompts the
suggestion that every possible ef
fort should be made to hear them
for, in brief, they've been places
and seen things.
Ihe band and speakers will be
guests of the Elks lodge for noon
luncheon and for dinner Saturday
evening.
Chairman Mahoney and the bond
committee are looking for a good
start on the $356,000 quota and to
accommodate those who will be
prepared to make purchases Satur
day evening the First National bank
will be open. Since Oregon's quota
of $125,000,000 is sufii'icient to run
the war but 12 hours, it is hoped
the people will buy promptly and
unsparingly.
William Baird
Succumbs Tuesday
William Baird, 89, resident of
Heppner for more than half a cen
tury, passed away Tuesday at the,
home of Mrs. Mattie Gentry where
he had been cared for the past
year or more. Services will be
held from the Lawrence Case cha
pel at 2 o'clock p. m. Fiday with
O. Wendell Herbison of the Church
of Christ oJlficiating. Interment in
Heppner Masonic cemetery.
(An obituary will be published
next week.)
NEW COMMISSIONER
J. G. Barratt Wednesday was ap
pointed commissioner to fill the un
expired term of the late C. W. Mc
Namer. Barratt accepted the ap
pointment, was sworn in and went
right to work with Judge Johnson
and Commissioner L. D. Neill on
the monthly grist of bills. Barratt
was nominated on both the repub
lican and democratic tickets, at the
recent primary election and will be
unopposed in the fall unless anoth
er write-in campaign is started.
OBTAINS 3RD GRADii TEACHER
Miss Mildred Hajenga from
Benchland, Mont., has been elected
to teach the third grade in the Hep
pner school the coming year, Supt.
George Corwin announced Tues
day. Miss Hajenga is a graduate of
Eastern Montana normal and has
been teaching at Utica, that state.
VISITING PARENTS
Mrs. Harry Nelson is spending
the week at the farm home of hpr
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.
Parker. :JjflJ
HAS SPOTTED FEVER
Ted Pierson, local manager of the
Union Pacific freight truck service,
is receiving treatment in a The
Dalles hospital for spotted fever.
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