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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 28, 1945
Buildings on Two
Places Destroyed
By Week-end Fires
House, Barn, Tool
Shed Lost on lone,
Heppner Ranches
Farm fires figured prominently
in the news of the county over the
week-end, with the result that Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Mankin of lone are
minus a residence and the Alva
Jones place on Heppner flat is
without a barn and tool shed.
The Mankin fire was discovered
about :' midnight Saturday and
neighbors rushed to the scene. None
of the family was at home. A call
was sent to lone and townspeople
responded, but the house was too
far gone, the blaze consuming
building and contents. Efforts were
successfully directed toward sav
ing other buildings.
About noon on Sunday the fire
siren was sounded in Heppner and
a number of townspeople drove to
the Jones ranch where Bob Harris,
hired man, had been combatting a
grass fire for several hours before
neighbors discovered his predica
ment. Harris discovered a grass fire
shortly after building a breakfast
fire in the kitchen range. The roof
of the barn also was ablaze and he
set about to save the house and oth
er buildings. He succeeded in keep
ing the house intact, but a tool
shed was destroyed. . Fortunately
the wheat crop was too green to
burn or there might have been a
different story.
Origin of the Mankin fire has
not been determined.
Volume 62, Number 14
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Officials Seek to
Revive Local REA
Officials of the Morrow county
REA are seeking to revive the or
ganization and get its status estab
lished with the national rural elec
rification administration. Forced to
suspend plans for construction and
operation of electric lines due to
the war, the unit now hopes to
again become active and get in po
sition to use some of the Bonne
ville power.
. At present engineers from the
REA are in the area making a pow
er study in this county and on the
John Day river. It is hoped a high
high voltage line will be run
through here and to the river
where much pumping by power is
done.
The engineers, William Mills of
St. Louis, Mo., and Glenn R. Saw
yer of Portland, met with the local
REA board the fore part of the
week to discuss power possibilities
here. Henry Baker is president of
the local REA, John Krebs, vice
president and J. J. Nys, attorney.
REPORTS FOR DUTY
Nolan Norman Turner, 34, Yeo
man, second class, USNR, of Hepp
ner, has reported to the staff of the
Operational Training Command,
Atlantic fleet, for duty. His father,
Munro Turner, resides, in Hepp
ner and his mother is a resident of
Portland. Turner is married to the
former Evelyn Louise Swindig of
Heppner. With their three children
Norman Jr., 9, Donald Gary, 7. and
Carole Ann, 5, they are now liv
ing at 508 Lawrenc St. Norfolk Va.
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The local rationing office was
presented with the first recupera
tion leave paper Wednesday when
S Sgt Oral I. Conyers, son of Ray
L. Conyers of Boardman applied
for gasoline and food rations. His
was not a pleasant cause for ob
taining said rations but from all
accounts the government look3 well
after these chaps during their ex
tended visits home.
E Bond Purchases Now
69 Per Cent of Quota
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Slocum were
transacting business in Heppner
Wednesday from Monument.
Morrow county is No. 10 from
the bottom in the list of Oregon
counties struggling to put over the
E bond quota in the Mighty 7th
War Loan campaign. This is a far
different picture to previous cam
paigns when this county not only
over subscribed the various quotas
but was among the first to put over
the drive. This time the attitude
seems to be that witth Germany out
of the fight there is no need to
carry on with bond buying and this
is having a depressing effect on
war financing through the people.
Local war finance officials point
out that the need for investing
wages and surplus funds in war
bonds is as pressing now as when
we were engaged in a two-front
war. We are fighting a desperate
enemy, one who will inflict every
possible injury upon us. If we give
our injured men the attention they
deserve, during the war and after
wards, we must provide funds.
Uncle Sam is borrowing this mon
ey and paying a rate of interest on
it. The war will go on to a suc
cessful conclusion whether we buy
bonds or not and the first thing we
know heavier taxes will be imposed
and we will not be clipping cou
pons in years to come.
Figure on E .bond purchases to
date show that the Heppner post
office has disposed of $9,806.25
worth of bonds; lone postoffice,
$16,237.50; Boardman postoffice $2,
100, and the First National Bank at
Heppner, $141,834.75, for a total of
$169,987.50, or 69 per cent of quota.
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Strychnine Fatal to
Two-Year-Old Child
Jo Anne .Marie Doherty, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Doherty, of the north Lexington
district died Saturday afternoon in
the doctor's office as a result of
eating strychnine.
The two-year-old child with her
brother, Billy, three, found the poi
son in the basement of the Doher
ty home. The parents were unaware
that the poison was there. The little
girl became violently ill and was
rushed to Heppner immediately but
all efforts to save her life were to
no avail. She was taken to Pendle
ton where her funeral was held
Tueday morning with Rev. Francis
McCormack officiating.
Jo Anne Marie was born in Pen
dleton. She is survived by her par
ent and two brothers, Billy and
Bernard, aged four and a' half
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engkraf were
called to Yakima Monday by the
death of Mr. Engkraf's nephew.
The boy, nine years of age, was re
oovtering from a tonsileclomy
and died suddenly Monday morn
ing. The funeral was held Tuesday.
REV HOWE CALLED TO
COQUILLE PASTORATE
Many Heppner people regretted to
learn of the transfer of Rev. Ben
nie Howe to the pastorate of the
Coquille Methodist church. The an.
nouncement was made in Tues
day's Portland papers reporting the
appointments by the annual conference.
The local church, which Mr. Howe
has served the past three years,
had proffered him a substantial
raise in salary with the hope that
he would be returned here, but ap
parently the Coquille church came
forth with a more attractive offer.
Sunday, July 2, will be Rev.
Howe's last service here, moving at
once to the southwestern city.
No announcement was made as
to who would replace -Mr. How.
3-A Committee to
Quit After June 30
After Saturday, June 30, Mor
row county farmers and ranchers
will apply directly to ODT and
OPA for new farm trucks and for
farm gasoline, Henry Baker, chair
man of the county AAA committee
reminded today.
On that date, AAA servicing of
farm transportation programs by
AAA committeemen will cease as
they will have neither funds nor
authority to continue services to
to farmers rendered for the past
three years in connection with ap
plications for truck tires, tractor
tires for replacement and conver
sion, new trucks and farm gaso
line. Baker said that processing will
be completed for applications on
file, but that no new applications
carl be accepted after June 30. He
advised farmers to contact their
local OPA War Price and Rationing
board for tires and gasoline, and
the district ODT office in Portland
for trucks.
Grain Menaced by
Fire in Dry Fork -
Quick action by neighbors pre
vented what might have been a se
rious fire in the Dry Fork section
Monday of last week. A pasture fire
on the Dalzell ranch was discov-
ered by neighbors who rushed to
the scene with tractors and plows
and prevented the flames reaching
the Dalzell wheat and farm
buildings.
Mrs. Florence Dalzell, in Heppner
Monday, stated but for the work
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warren,
Bud Brace and son and Mike Mat
thews and hired boy, much damage
would have been done.
Trucks Released
For Wheat Harvest
A special message from Senator
Wayne Morse Tuesday informs
this newspaper that the Surplus
Property board has ordered re
lease of 172 trucks to help move
the northwest grain crop this sea
son.
The trucks will be placed in cri
tical areas in the states of Idaho,
Montana, Washington and Oregon,
the message stated.
THREE CALLED, TWO GO
Ronald John Coblantz, formerly
of Heppner and Herman James
Bottger Jr., formerly of lone, have
been inducted into the army at
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Marion Earl Redding failed to
answer his order to report for in
duction on 21 June 1945.
PLANS NEW HOUSE
Mrs. Hilma Anderson has pur
chased the lot lying between All
Saints Episcopal church and the
Alva Jones residance from Alton
Gayhart and is preparing to erect
a house. Gayhart had excavated for
a basement but Mrs. Anderson's
plans do not include a basement
and the hole will be filled in.
Plans Completed
For Celebration at
Lexington on 4th
Airport Event to
Provide Program
Of Interest to All
All eyes are turned toward Lex
ington where preparations are un
der way to stage a celebration on
July 4 and where a new airport
will be dedicated at 2:45 p, m.
Work is going ahead on the field
and it is expected that it will be
in shape for the landing of visit
planes which are coming to partici
pate in the day's activities.
The celebration will not take
place entirely in Lexington, as the
local unit of the Civilian Air Pa
trol, sponsor of the celebration, has
arranged a parade to be held in
Heppner at 10 a. m. Following that
the scene shifts to Lexington where
an afternoon and evening program
will keep the crowds entertained
and happy.
First event connected with the
celebration will be the dance Tues
day evening at the fair pavilion
in Heppner. Good music has been
retained for this event, which is
expected to get the throng in the
mood for making the eagle scream
in the proper manner.
It is expected that several air
craft will be on hand from points
in Oregon and Washington to par
ticipate in the afternoon program.
Due to flying restrictions this pert
of the program may be somewhat
limited, although it is hoped the
show can go through as planned
and add color to the dedication
program scheduled for 2:45 p. m.
A carnival and afternoon and
evening dancing will afford oppor
tunity for everybody to have a
good time.
Mrs. Lera Crawford and son Cal
vin left Monday morning for Ber
keley, Calif.,, after spending sever
al pleasant days in Heppner. They
were accomp!lnied as far as Port
Portland by Mrs. Keith Marshall
and daughter Julia Lee who were
enroute to McMinnville to spend
the summer with Keith's parents.
Applications in Order for Government's
Beef Cattle Production Payments
Cattle feeders in Morrow county,
can now apply to the County AAA
office for beef cattle production
payments under the government's
new program to increase the pro
duction of meat.
Feeders are encouragd to feed
more cattle, including those they
purchase and those they raise, to
good and choice grades under the'
new program. The method of pay
ment is similar to the dairy pay
ment program also handled through
the county AAA office, according
to County AAA Chairman, Henry
Baker.
The beef cattle ( production pay
ment amounts to 50 cents per hun
dred weight on good or choice
cattle weighing 800 pounds or more
and selling for at least the mini
mum stabilization price, which for
sales in this county is $14.95.
The beef cattle production pay
ment is available to all feeders, in
cluding slaughterers who also are
leeders, provided their cattle meet
program requirements.
To be eligible, a feeder must cer
tify on his application (1) that he
owned the cattle at least 30 days
before their sale, (2) that the cattle
weighed at least 800 pounds when
sold, (3) that the cattle brought
not less than $14.95, and (4) that
the cattle were sold for slaughter
to an authorized slaughterer.
An authorized slaughterer is any
slaughterer who operates under
Federal inspection or under an
OPA permit at the time he slaugh
ters the feeder cattle on -which the
payment has been made.
A feeder-slaughterer is eligible
to receive payment provided pay
ment had not previously been made
on his cattle. He may nho receive
payment on cattle he raised pro
vided they are eligible under the
program. To collect the payment
he must substantiate the date of
purchase, the prices he paid, and
the weight at the time of purchase.
He must also certify the grade and
weight of the carcass after slaugh
ter to further determine the eligi
bility of the cattle.
A feeder other than a feeder
slaughterer must present sales re
ceipts, invoices, scale tickets, or
other written evidence from the
buyer to verify (1) date of sale,
(2) name of buyer, (3) the point
of sale, (4 J the number of head, (5)
the total liveweight, (6) the price
received, and (7) the name of the
legally authorized slaughterer to
whom sold.
In addition, the feeder, if he did
not raise the cattle, must show the
status of the cattle at the time he
purchased them by furnishing the
name of the person from whom
purchased, and the date of pur
chase. The feeder may also be re
quired to furnish evidence that
payment had not been made pre
viously on these cattle, .
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