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Hanscom Retained
As Head of Grain
Products Concern
Plant at Carver
About Ready for
Fruit Conversion
C. J. Hanscom was retained as
head of the Grain Products, Inc., at
the annual meeting held at 2 p. m.
.Monday in Arlington. He has been
the president of the concern since
its formation. Other officers elect
ed were Clyde Denriey, vice presi
dent; Earl Hoag, treasurer, and C.
D. Conrad1, secretary. Ben F. Wall
ing, one of the organizers' of the
company, was named manager of
the Carver plant, while Earl Blake
-and Delbert Emert were elected as
directors for a three-year term.
Improvement and construction of
the plant at Carver was the main
item of discussion. Vice President
Clyde Denney, who has spent some
time at Carver reported that it is
planned to have the plant in oper
ation by April 1 for the conversion
of fruit into industrial alcohol. The
old sjtill and building have been
made oyer from the ground up
by expert mechanics. New storage
tanks for both raw and finished
products have been installed for a
2,000 gallon per day capacity. It is
understood the plant can be used
for processing potatoes whenever
a surplus exists.
It was brought out that the per
mit to use wheat has not been de
nied but that machinery for that
type of operation is not available.
This was in reference to the Hepp
ner plant for which some prelimi
nary work has been done. It is the
expectation of the company that
the Carver plant will produce suf
ficient profit to construct the Hep
pner plant when it is feasible to
build here. Organized originally
for the purpose of using surplus
wheat of this area, there is no jus
tification for going ahead with the
plant so long as a surplus does not
exist. The company plans to be
ready for operation when condi
tions are favorable.
Stockholders attending from Mor
row county were Earl Blake, Terrell
Benge, Lee Beckner, Charles McEl
ligott, Clyde Denney, F. W. Tur
ner, and former County Agent C.
D Conrad, now of Baker.
Life of Border
Patrolman Told
Life of a border patrolman form
ed the subject of an enlightening
talk by Len Gilman at the Monday
luncheon of the chamber of com
merce. Gilman has been a member
of the Immigration service for the
past three years with headquarters
at Chula Vista, Calif. The immi
gration and patrol service is the
largest single organization of fed
eral police in the country and is
charged with the duty of thwart
ing smuggling of human and ma
terial contraband.
Candidates for positions with the
immigration service undergo a
special training course which is
rigid and exacting, including learn
ing several foreign languages. Mex
ico is the principal port of entry
for fo rigners seeking admission
to the United States and the bord
er patrol has to be alert at all
times to combat with the many
entry.
problems of smuggling and illegal
Visitors at- the luncheon were
Mayor J. O. Turner and his guests,
C. A. Parks of Seattle and D. H.
McCargar of Salem, representing
the Johns -Man ville corporation.
Roland Bergstrom has been as
signed to basic engineering school
at Gulfport, Miss., according to
word received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom.
News From
The Boys at
The Front
Lt. Van Winkle
Awarded Bronze
Star Citation
First Lieutenant Alfred' E. Van
Winkle, quartermaster corps, Unit
ed States Army. For meritorious
service in connection with military
operations against the enemy from
7 Dec. to 31 Dec., 1944, on the Is
land of Leyte, P. I. Lt. Van Winkle
in his capaciity as motor officer
made it possible to maintain motor
transportation facilities for the
transport of all classes of vital sup
plies from the east coast to the Ipil
Ormoc-Valencia area. Road condi
tions, and the general condition of
vehicles, were such as to cause an
average of 80 percent breakdowns
on each convoy. Through his tire
less efforts, technical ability, and
ingenuity in improvising parts, re
pairs were always effected in time
for each trip. Without Lt. Van
Winkle's work it would not have
been possible to keep valuable
transportation working 24 hours
per day. His devotion to duty, and
ability, reflect great credit upon
himself and his organization.
A. D. BRUCE
Major General, U. S. Army
Commanding
Lt. Van Winkle is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Van Winkle of Lex
ington and husband of Cecelia
Nordstrom Van Winkle of Heppner.
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LT. WAID ON FURLOUGH
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall went
to Stanfield Tuesday to see their
nephew, Fred Waid, 2nd Lt. A C,
who is there on furlough visiting
his father, Claude Waid and other
relatives. Lt. Waid graduated as
pilot from' single engined advanced
school at Monroe Field, Tex., Dec.
23, 1943 and will return there for
further assignment. Fred lived with
the Duvalls when a small boy and
attended Lexington school during
his first and second grades, later
living with his aunts, Helen and Es
ther Fredrickson, at Stanfield. He
graduated from high school at
Nome, Alaska where Helen, now
Mrs. Han Ryning of Seattle, was
teaching.
HOME ON FURLOUGH
T Sgt Dale Van Winkle is home
on furlough after seeing 32 Vz
months of service in the Pacific
area. He is v ;iting his mother, Mrs.
Onra Van Winkle, at Arlington.
They visited Dale's uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Van Winkle at
Lexington Wednesday. Dale trained
in Hawaii and came from Saipan
where he has seen many months of
service.
ON EASTERN TRIP
Robert Graybill, manager of the
Braden Tractor and Equipment
company branch in Heppner, at
tended a conference of the con
cern managers in Walla Walla
Monday and Wednesday left by
Streamliner for Peoria, 111. to at
tend a two-day sales school for farm
equipment representatives at the
Caterpillar and John Deere plants.
Managers of the other Braden
branches at Arlington, Pendleton
and Athena also are enroute to the
meeting.
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO
Mrs. Julian Ruch and daughter
Jean have gone to Chicago to meet
son and brother Irvin who is a pilot
in the army air forces and is com
ing from Florida to meet them.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Elroy Martin who will go to Ken
tucky to visit her husband, a 'trai
nee in camp in that stale.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, Februory 8, 1945
Electrification of
Rural Areas Due
In Postwar Era
Farmers Advised
To Be Patiient
For Duration
Farmers of the county attending
the Farm Bureau meeting at lone
Monday evening were told that they
must exercise patience in the mat
ter of rural electrification until af
ter the war and not to expect de
velopments along that line until la
bor and materials are more plenti
ful. Speakers were L. M. Peoples
and M. H. Saunders of the Bonne
ville power administration and A.
D. Ellison and J. F. Glasscock of
the rural electrificatiion adminis
tration. Peoples told of his experiences
with and without electric power.
He advised equipping well when
getting ready for power, to be sure
to do adequate wiring and prepare
for everything. Electricity is cheap,
convenient. Go in for everything,
he told his audience.
A. D. Ellison spoke at length on
rural electrification, stating that the
farmers will get electric power but
that they must be patient. Since
1936 tremendous advancement has
been made in rural electrification.
More than 800 REA's or groups, of
farmers have been organized and
several more authorized in the
United States. Of these, 12 are in
active operation in Oregon with
several others authorized, includ
ing a Morrow county project.
M. H. Saunders spoke briedly in
supplementing what was said by
Peoples. -
J. F. Glasscock discussed the REA
for a few minutes. Together with
Ellison he is a field man and their
business is to see that projects are
set up right and properly financed.
"Unless the farmstead is entirely
too remote, the cost of transmission
lines will not be prohibitive," he
stated. "Long time loans, 25 years,
on the amortization plan are made.
These bear interest at the rate of
three percent and can be "paid off
on or before maturity datae. The
cooperative is our business, it be
longs to us, profits and all. Keep
it Every county in Minnesota has
ana REA a . cooperative. They are
proud of the results," he concluded.
, County Agent Arnold Ebert
showed slides from the Heppner
Soil Conservation district. C. L.
Jamison spoke briefly on OPA rul
ings, mentioning that reductions
may be made in the livestock kill
in Oregon. Henry Baker reported
progress to date on the local REA
project.
About 100 people were present,
including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunter
and Mr. Jamison from Umatilla
county, enjoyed the program and
later the refreshments served in the
spacious dining hall of Willows
Grange.
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PHONOGRAPHS, RADIOS
NEEDED AT HOSPITAL
Increased population at McCaw
General hospital is adding to the
demand for extra entertainment fa
cilities. This demand is more evi
dent in the shortage of phono
graphs and radios' and an appeal
is being made for more of these
instruments.
There is one thing to remember
relative to making gifts of these
machines. Old ones that cannot be
repaired likewise cannot be accept
ed. But if you have one of these
instruments net in use but still us
able it will be doing a real service
to turn it over to the local camp
and hospital committee for use at
McCaw.
Kisses Cure Case
Of Homesickness
For Heppner Boy
There are many homesick and
lonely youths throughout the land
these days and for many it is a
matter of "what can't be cured
must be endured" for homesick
ness is not a cause for furloughs or
leave to run home and see how
bad Paw and Maw have been get
ting along since Bill joined the
army or navy.
One of these lonely hearts was
Alex Thompson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Thompson of Heppner.
Alex is training at the navy cen
ter in Chicago and has found off
duty hours filled with loneliness.
Recently he contacted Miss Carol
Knook and her parents and was
their guest at Hildegarde's hour in
the Empire room of the Palmer
House. He was called to the stage
and interviewed by Hildegarde,
who after putting him through the
usual routine presented him with
roses for his two ladies, cigarettes
for himself and, what do you think!
She kissed him on each cheek! It
is related that his cheeks were
about as red as was Hildegarde's
lipstick, and it wasn't because the
color rubbed off.
Alex was a week-end guest at
the Knook home. Mrs. Knook is an
aunt of Mrs. Otrville Smith of
Heppner.
Scouts Preparing
For Paper Drive
Scouts of the Blue Mountain
area have scheduled a paper , drive
for Feb. 24, local leaders announced
this week. Morrow county troops
are preparing to make a thorough
cleanup of the winter's accumula
tion of newspapers, magazine, car
tons and other waste paper which
Is so pressingly needed to carry on
the war effort.
It is stated that the Scouts will
gather up only such parcels or
bundles as are put at their disposal
in the proper manner. For the sake
of facilitating better handling of
the waste material it is suggested
tlu:t newspapers be bundled and
tiel securely. The Lu. idles are
to.e.1j around quite a Lit in the
process of collecting and delivering
to the shipping point, and unless
tied secu.ely are apt to break apart
and scatter.
rCatonf; should be flattened and
tied in bundles of easy handling
young fellows while others are not
size. Some of the Scouts are husky
so large and capable of tossing
man-size bundles around. Boxes or
cartons full of paper will not 'be
taken and in order to make the
drive successful it is planned to
have the scouts go out in pairs
ahead of the drive date and pile
and tie bundles Those wishing this
service should contact Scout Lead
er John Fuiten or members of the
Scout council.
Remember the date, Feb. 24, and
get ready for the Boy Scout waste
paper drive.
LODGE STARTS NEW YEAR
First meeting of the year with
new officers in the chairs was held
by Sans Souci Rebekah lodge Feb.
2. Mrs. Roy Thomas, noble grand,
was ill for several weeks and un
able to be present. Following the
busines session, Mrs. Frank Hurl
bert read a paper on Rebekah work.
Plans have been made for initia
tion in March. All members of the
degree staff have been ' asked to
attend the meeting on Feb. 16 to
complete arrangements for the
work.
NELSON BUYS HOME
Harry Nelson completed a deal
this week for the purchase of the
Hodge residence, the former Hiatt
property. Mr. Nelson and family
have been living in the hotel since
arriving in Heppner. Possession date
date of their new home was not
divulged.
Volume 6 1 , Number 46
Council Refuses
Beer License; Dog
Ordinance Passed
'6,000 Feet Transite
Pipe Ordered for
Water Department
Mayor J. O. Turner and members
of the city council in session Mon
day evening took the position that
Heppner has enough pastimes for
the present and refused to grant a
beer license to J. D. Summers
who had plans for opening a beer
hall and pastime here. It was the
expressed opinion of the council
that enough beer is dispensed here
at present to meet the demand and
that the other features of the pas
time business are adequately pro
vided by the present operators.
Final reading of the proposed dog
ordinance resulted in passage of
the document without a dissenting
vote.- In brief, the ordinance pro
hibits running at large on the
streets and making it a misde
meanor for any person to allow
a dog to be on the street when
not under the control of some per
son. The ordinance was passed to
provide protection against tress
passing by dogs on neighbors
lawns and gardens and to place full
responsibility upon owners for the
actions of their canine pets.
Biggest item of business before
the council was selection and pur
chase of new pipe for replace
ments on Main and Chase ttreets.
Condition of the water mains on
these two streets has caused no
little worry for months and it was
decided that if the pipe were pur
chased some way would b found
for getting it laid. If a trencher
can be leased for the job it is felt
a sufficient amount of manpower
car. be obtaine 1 locally to com
lk le tho jib.
Afl3r advertising fo; bids for va
rious kimls of pipe, but one com
pany came forth . with a specific
offer. This was the Johns-Manville
corporrl'o l, makers of transite
pipe. Two representatives of the
company, C. A. Parks of Seattle,
fioirthwest diision manager and
D. H. McCargaljof Salem, in charge
of state operations of the com
pany in Oregon were present and
showed a film on the manufacture
of transite, a combination of asbes
tos and cement, and the many tests
to which it is subjected to show
its strength and durability. The
The company lends every reason
able assistance to purchasers of
the pipe in getting it installed.
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G I Ration K on
Exhibit ar Bank
Seldom seen by civilians, United1
States army field ration K (the
emergency rations carried by our
fighting men in battle) is now be
ing exhibited in the lobby of the
First National bank, Heppner.
Three ration K units, breakfast,
dinner and supper, comprise tb?
center piece of exhibit designed to
show one of the many essential
things purchased by War Bonds.
"Bonds feed fighting Ameri
cans" is the theme of this exhibit,
which dramatically emphases ' the
fact that each purchase of War
Bonds not only provides our fight
ing men with weapons and ammu
nitions, but with food as well.
The Douglas-Guardian Warehouse
corporation, a national field ware
housing organization, is the spon
sor of this exhibit. Similar exhib
its are traveling to 29 banks within
the United States under the same
sponsorship.
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