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-o c o r n 1 HO:: r- r: iz i 'J rj CO . - J o O O "? :o -n a c r Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 2, 1944 Volume 61 , Number 32iJ 'i Neivs From Grazing District The Boys at Burn Seeded to The Front Grass Past Week Truck Wrecked on Heppner Hill Grade Despondent Man Takes Own Life Fred Lorenzen Jr. narrowly es ranerl serious iniurv or Dossible death Saturday afternoon when the BILL BIDDLE Co-PILOT ON LONG LIBERATOR FLIGHT Headquarters 13th AAF, South west Pacific Second Lieutenant Bill Biddle was one of the co -pilots fest Pacific Second Lieutenant Bill Plane Employed in Broadcasting Rye And Other Crops An important project was com- Funeral services for Owen French, 67, are being held at 2 uectui oaiuiudy oiwiuwu wucn w o ciocK today irrom me unurcn 01 lumber truck he was driving got Christ. Interment will be made in out of control on the. Heppner hill the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Ar- .xaiigciiiciiLO cu.c ill uiaigc ui Phelps Funeral Home. Despondent over the death of his wife last Mbrch 28, Mr. French took his life Sunday night, Oct. 29. The body was found' hanging from a rafter in his woodsned, eradle south of town and wound up a wreck. Lorenzen was bringing a load of 5000 ifeet of bridge- pLank to town from Reed's mill when the accident happened. The driver had shifted from com pound low and while trying to ne- wu-t Tji 1 1 swmnH I.iontcnnnt Kill An twTmrtenr rrmorn wac im -. f ' " . ". ... ffntiate the next eear the Drakes r , .- i W. Biddle was one of the co-pilots pletled the past week-end in which rrhtM ihZ uu0e ioad and eceasea was fe in the formation' of the 13th AAF all land coming under the Morrow T, rollh? Realizing ber of a fam?y t0 Htppnei "Long Ranger." who struck at the county grazing district exclusive of Jg nSne f SLrS vital aviation gas proaucuon. rai- me army oomDing range was reu- -. , , . t ti, ter at Balikpapan, in efestern Bor- ed to grass with, the expectation & d to gafet neo. that feeding conditions will be V ' shaken ud The Tn the first davlieht strike AAF reestablished in the area where although somewhat shaken . up. ine heavy .bomber XXXX "The Long grass fires burned so extensively Rangers" Liberators carried on the past season, their history of making the longest Under the supervision of S. R. range flights against new Japanese Bennett, district grazier and Ar Japanese targets. nold Ebert, Morrow county agent, Recorded as the. longest flight j ;,b a:d 0f a stinson two- ever made y Liberators in forma- i nlane rioted bv L. D. Shurt- tion, thi crack outfit struck at Pan daansari Refinery, containing the greater portion of the Japanese avi ation fuel production facilities in that area, and at the paraffin refin ing base nearby. The formation knocked out the important power leff of Baker, the job was accom plished in a matter of days. Origi nal plans contemplated use of some army equipment, but when this failed to show up it was decided to employ a plane. Approximately lO.UW acres were rrnr& nif the truck aeainst tne U.j.iuwt. v- -r bank broke the binding chains and lumber began to fly up the hill side. When the vehicle came to a full stop what vas left of the load shifted ahead, pushing the rear of the cab over the steering wheel.. Running gears were thrown badly out of line and tires were broken. The machine has been .brought to from the insurance company rela the Rosewall garage where word tive to salvage is being awaited. as nephews and nieces. o Hyslop Memorial Campaign Slated kiiokcu uui iiiipui-- -- Approximately xu,uw auca plant, started a huge fire with seeded to chemise, using one-half smnltP rising! to, 6.000 feet in addi tion to numerous smaller fires, and planted two direct hits on a 1,000 tton cargo shilp at a pier nearby. From 25 to 30 Zeros attacked the Liberators in eager passes that went straight through the lormation. vegetation Ar,ti-nirrraft fire was the worst , . t o Tu-mnfl af seed to the acre Crested wheat was used on 3,000 acres, requiring two pounds to the acre Common rye was used exten- Condon Plays Here Fridav Afternoon ,v or uie county uup wnoiowiB Due to a change in schedule the John Cecil; Louis Ber- Heppner Mustangs will play the Oeortre N. Peck. Lex- The Morrow county committee in charge of obtaining contributions to the G. R. Hyslop Agricultural Reearch memorial will sonn begin an active campaign to obtain this county's share in the proposed $200,000 permanent endowment, planned by the friends of the late head of the plant industries depart ment at Oregon State college, an nounces Stephen Thompson, county chairman. Preliminarv work has already been completed with the setting up sively, being broadcast in strips CondoI1 Blue Devils at the Kodeo Rietmanri) Ione. A1. running north and south to provide field Friday, Nov. 3. Game time, L1!nn .Tr Lexington: O. W, vegetation control over sand blows. 30 m . nrnnh Tvinrtton: Wm. J. Do- Anti-aircratt tire was tne woii Rye also was Sown ln so id blocks This gamej originally scheduled Lexington- Henry Peterson, many oi me by ranchers wno lurmsi iu uu to be played at Condon, win oe uie Frank 0 Heppner; since uie eiiy uaj-o u, Qwn noping to ibb oniy elame Heppner ana wmuuu tj-.-'ii fV-nm whence the Lons! Rangers . ;,, f the Kurned , from whence the "Long Rangers made their first history in the Pa cific warfare. T.t. Riddle's Brown, resides at Ione, Oregon. increase the i Heppner and Condon ,TV winner- Howard carrying capacity of the burned play this year, FoUowing this Con- c.velar Herlpner;! Fiarl iBlake, over ranges. It is exacted the rye don fracaSj orly one game remains n ' d russcU Miller, Board- wnrk in raising tne 11 i . i i -. Vi - oroh . T , win reduce cneat gidos m on momer, ivixb. xia , rprnovp much of the tire hazard. Some 80,000 acres in Morrow county outside of the bombing range were covered by fire. Some fracas, only one game remains ' n a'nd Russcll mer Board tV,e Mustanff slate: the annual . ,. , . :: th u" . ., T- . man. veuve wuiji i" grudge battle with the nermiston launched ast year was pur Bulldogs on Nov. 11. Anniversaries to Be Observed Nov. 8 Mrs Tom Wells will now l open lance Morrow coun house Wednesday, Nov, 8 fit her unTt range home on Church street, on the oc- grazing unit range. casion of the 50th wedding anni versary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Shannon, and the 25th anniversory of her brother -in law and sister, Mr. and .Mrs. D. E. Hudson. The hours will be from 3 to 5 in the afternoon and from Purple Heart Award posely delayed until after harvest here and throughout the state. Evangelistic Team Coming Sunday A series of evangelistic meetings Committee Meets An executive meeting of the Heppner Parent Teacher associ ation was held Thursday evening were covered by tire, some . "T A of this was grazing division land, Made POSthUmOUSiy r- l f t-rvi T-Qlrnarl nnH nrivateiV OWTiea li . Mr. and lvirs. umar meu"'" have been notified by the war de partment that their son Paul, killed in action during the early days of the French invasion, nas DeenB"". - Th a posthumous award of the rurpie esident Attending were Mr. Heart. i u o uu Hono A series of evangelistic meeunf s Det-ls concerning the manner in ana ivirs. mbi . cuu. , - -will open Sunday at tthe Church ' n mJ haye been Ferguson, Mrs Harvey Miller, Mrs. r nulat nHnPterl hv Willie V. wh ch Plaui , w5? j Z n!o. Oscar Rinoee, Mrs. B. E. Isom, Mrs. lacking ana mr ana ..u Tre MrP.lintock. and Georce Cor- oe ioiu win. The group selected room repre ' sentatives for the year, took a sub scription to the National Parent Teacher magazine to be pDaccd in the Heppner Public library, decided for to publish a year book, and appro- propnated Junds lor an advertise ment backing the proposed consti tutional amentment known as the school bill. The recreational committee an nounced it was sponsoring a Hal lowe'en frolic for high school stu dents the evening of Oct. 31.v nf Christ conducted bv Willie V 7 to 9 in the evening, imends are Wmtej evangelist, assisted by C1U- "hope the story will cordially invited to call at either ford Snyder, singer and chalk talk medal- arrives, time. specialist. White has been state wm-u . Samuel H. Shannon arid Margaret evangelist for the Ninety and Nine ii rnrifiGe E Cooley were married Nov. 8, mt.n's brotherhood of the Churches barrel I UIOriTieS 1894 at the country home of the 0f Christ in Oregon. Snyder is as- PrnrticCS bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. sociate pastor of the Mallory Ave- VOSing rrOCTlCS T.uficrne. Mo., with nue Christian church in Portland. -niotorerl vnters mav vote many guests present. The follow- The team will conduct a booster candidates at the com ing day the bride and groom jour- club with a meeting each afternoon, neyed to Seymour, Iowa where a Tuesday through Friday, for chil- wag announc. wedding reception, or "infare" din-, dren 0f school age. is absolutely secret, w Ir was given at the country home Services will be conducted each ed today by Secretary of State Ro of the groom's parents, and where .night except Monday, opening with bert S. Fairell as election officer, the bride was introduced to the fiVe minutes of music at 7:40. Misinformation and misunder- Shannon family and friends. 0 standings have caused some confu- Tl, ean their housekeeping at CONCERT SERIES ASSURED siop in e minds of Oregon Sevmour but later moved to Mis- Sa e o voters, s , fnnfi diwi i.ne Tiisr. weuit cuiu. an o,,,.! T.,hr.re thev made tneir nome .- . ., r. , . u" ' . , nnnnmrrwr . uras made tne IirSt Oi ' . . . , , registered Tax Expert Cons Ballot Measures At Farm Meeting F. H. Young Urges Study of Proposals Before Voting A substantial number of farm folk and townspeople assembled at the Oddfellows hall in Heppner Monday evening to listen to a dis cussion of the several measures on the ballot by F. H. Young, manager of Oregon Business and Tax Re search. In addition to the Morrow county people, a group wlas pres ent from Umatilla county including Austin Landreth, city superinten dent of schools at Pendleton, W. E. King,, county school superintendent, Sam Hunter of Milton, C. L. Jam ison and Mr. land Mrs. N. T, Coop er of Pendleton. Briefly, Young spoke in favor of the bank bill; assumed a neutral attitude on the county manager bill and the proposed constitution al amendment providing loans to war veterans; spoke favorably of the amendment to authorize legis lative regulation . of voting privi lege forfeiture; couldn't see how the state could pay more than $4 000,000 for education of returned veterans out of a fund of $210,000 provided in proposed two-tenths of a null tax; spoke strongly agpinst so-called Townsend sales tax $60 at 60; favors a sales tax for general purposes; favors Yes on Burke bill, which he says is a mor al issue, and puts thumbs down on the constitutional amendment in creasing state tax fund for public school support. Young devoted considerable time in outlining the latter measure, as suring his hearers that he is not opposed to ' advancement in our school system .but that after study ing the mdasure from all angles he thought there would be more new taxes than offset and that it is up to the people to decide whether or not they want to assume more tax burden. Austin Landreth took a few min utes to refute some of Young's ar gument and made a strong plea for the people to support the measure and heli place Oregon in the top flight of educational minded states. C. L. Jamison announced the forthcoming state convention of the Farm Bureau to be held at the Columbia Gorge hotel, Hood River, Nov. 17 and 18. and reared their family. They came west in iao anu ... nrS(,nted where they have made a home and e presented a new circle of Inends. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were mar ried Nov. 8, 1919 in Mlercer, Mo. and made their home at Ravenna, Mo. until coming to' Oregon in 1928, where they too are happy in the 'state of their adoption Due to war"conditions the older grandchildren especially newly registered Lwiumucu . V -y- . citizens. Farrell said nouncement was maae uiq m&i. y- ihat the artist, series will Anv at INSTALLS NEW RANGE Harvey White, proprietor of the Heppner Cafe, is as proud as a .boy hi first, nair of red-topped boots. Reason he is now doing his voter, duly registered in es wm .. .. . ,1: ... v . i Krt nmvirar rtr rfmni i- Pendleton during vjregon, uc uc uunu. --i oouua. iwbmi nc m " - n - the winter months. Enough iunds can. may vote lor canuiud cooking on a K 'vKC ere raised to orovide lor six onnosite ticket, either individually the old coal stoker m use at the appearances which include the Don or as a whole," he emphasized PriKsapW rhorus. Pierre Luboshutz c:iu iiVet vnt.inr is nerfectlv pcr- and Genia JNemenoir, duo pianisu., Louis Kaufman, violinist; Vivian della Chiesa, dramatic soprano; jan absolute se- Smeterlin, pianist, and Mario lie- - - ; - rppistrants of Mr. and Mrs. rim, tenor, n. buwuu. - , , t .. back m the gidnv.!.. v,ir. tirkels were sold in ikjuijiici. j-uc new i-o - - cunnr, are far removed as is their "CKeis we w u whom f0 j"""."-- m ht-h tUir iirst concert wm do m uu tvn m.vx ui. v.v.. son-inlaw, xom wens, " . haye vQted many friends will welcome the op- pARTY PROFITABLE portunily to felicitate tne gome..- $5Q taken jn by weds. Amovir-an Tcion auxililirv at a missable in the election on Nov. 7." Use of the Australian ballot me- cafe for many years. The new range was installed the first of the week and Harvey had the old range put out in front thinking perhaps the Hallowe'en pranksters might cart it off, but no dice. More than like ly had they done anything wun it PEAVYS LEAVING ... Mnndnw eveninu. Prizes in pinochle Norbert Peavy has been elected by Roy 0rwick and Mrs, to teach in the Washington high Edna Turncri High scores in bridge school in Portland and will move wQn fey Mrs Coney Lanham his familv to tne cny auuu- xwv. . , M Harriet Mahonev. Decor- ms lamuy iu u" TV and Mrs. Harriet lvianoney. umui- Mrs. Pcavy has tendered her resig- ationg ernblematic of the navy were nation to the Heppner school board loyed commemorating the navy to take eC'fectt by that time. They mQnth 0ctober WOOLGROWERS AUXILIARY ah U tViA WnnlcrvftWPl'S i-liiici.iv.oii - vii IIieiULtt-lO Ui liic "uu'b'-" card party held in the Legion hail auxiijary are urged to attend the regular meeting ai uie nuoa j. which will open with a no-host luncheon at 1:15. p. m. Friday, Nov. 3. An interesting program has been arranged, announces Mrs. L. D. NeDl, president. MISSIONARY TO, SPEAK Miss Thelma Engleman, returned missionary from Africa, will be the of the mis- School Carnival Grea Financial Success Proof that the people are hungry for entertainment is found in the report of the Lexington school carnival held at the I. O. 0. F. hall in Lexington Saturday night, A total of $505 and some cents was taken in at the affair, with a net profit of more than $400. a r,r r-rwiko nnd servers were busy in the kitchen and dining room during the evening and the i 1 V.rVifi noar 1 ,1111- have purcnaseu "U1"V . TvwTs,. iu,. nrV and are offering their rruTVT-TT. TvtrFTivr. Fi?irAY ItUlUXSk - VVyJ1J it- .v. .7 ..A rroIfl . ... . 1 I Heppner property mi Regular monthly meeting o: tne speaKer at a meeung oi u - "r npv" lacking Blue Mountain Camp and riospitai sionary society or v aioy , " " The teachers in S1LVERTON DOCTOR HERE council will be held in PendletQn church which will be held Sunday for customers The teachers m Dr and Mrs. A. J. McCannel of Friday, morning and afternoon, afternoon, Nov. 12 at the Herbert charge and the young OT'S SiSerton are temporary Heppner Several veterans, from McCaw Ekstrom home south of lone (on sisting kept the affair well in hand resident whUe the doctor fa assist- General at Walla Walla. will be on the Lee Beckner place.) Tea wil be all ototiy w rr A D McMurdo through a the program in the afternoon, to served and friends of the society a good time. The evening to period which the public is invited. are invited to attend. with dancing. Grazing Area Fire Control Considered A group of grazing officials, re presentatives of the highway de partment land railroad company, and stockmen of Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam and Sherman counties met at the court house in Heppner Fri day to devise plans for combatting grass fires which have become a menace to grazing conditions on light soil areas of the district. The highway commisison will be asked if it is not possible to seed crested wheat strips along the high way right of way to form a fire break and provide more protection against highway started fires. It was revealed that the division of grazing will send heavy equipment early in the spring to put in some main roads and btcral fire breaks, army has irvfomed the division of grazing that fire guards will be put in around the bombing range, leav ing a 1000-foot strip around the area to provide fire protection. E. B. Aldrich of Pendleton rep resented the highway commission, Mr. Pratt of the Union Pacific rail road, division of grazing, Cal Mon roe, Gilliam county agent, Frank TTarlcler. assistant acent of Umatil la county and Arnold Ebert of Mor row county were officials at the meeting. . C-C SCHEDULES TALKS At Monday's luncheon of the chamber of commerce President B. C. Pinckney announced that he had arranged with Jos. J. Nys and Mayor J. O. Turner to discuss the measures to be voted upon at Tues day's election. If) O o m H