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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 2$, 1945
Volume 62, Number 18
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Major Ed Burchell
Receives Citation
Mrs. Edward Burchell has re
ceived a copy of a citation award
ed her husband, Major Burchell,
for his part in the Luzon military
operations. The citation was award
ed by command of Lt. Genral Sty
er and was issued by M. J. Conway,
Colonel, Adjutant General's depart
ment. He was awarded a bronze
medal. The citation reads:
"Major Edward Burchell, Corps
of Engineers, United States Army.
For meritorious achievement in Lu
zon. Philippine Islands, from 14
February 1945 to 1 April 1945, in
connection with military oprations
against the enemy As commanding
officer of an Engineer Boat Main
tenance Battalion,, Major Burchell
was responsible for the mainte
nance of a large fleet of landing
craft, auxiliaries, and construction
equipment. Despite the necessity
for improvisation in replacing spare
parts, and that over half of the
craft were beyond economical re
pair age, he ingeniously maintained
a maiority of them in operation
throughout the crucial develop
ment phase of the Luzon campaign.
By his sound judgment, resource
fulness and capable ladership, Ma
jcr Burchell made a notable con
tribution to the success of the Phil
ippine Islands campaign."
FINISHES FORTRESS TRAINING
Lt. Paul Smouse has complet
ed his training at Clovis Army Air
Field as an airplane commander
on one of the B-29 Superfortresses.
His mother, Mrs Ann Smouse lives
at lone.
Before entering the service Lt.
Smouse was employed as personnel
manager by Western Crown Cork
and Seal of San Francisco.
Speaker Advocates
Lowering of Town
Country Barriers
Town and country people should
become more friendly socially and
erase the barrier of city limits
which has a tendency to separate
rural and urban communities. This
was th opinion expressed by Rev.
Fletcher Forster, newly arrived
from North Dakota to take the pas
torate of the Heppner Methodist
church, who was speaker at the
Monday luncheon of the chamber
of commerce at the Lucas Place.
Rev. Forster related the exper
ience of a commercial club in a
small Dakota town where he for
merly lived. This club took up the
social angle of town-country rela
tions rather than the commercial
angle so commonly employed by
business groups and proved that a
friendly feeling built on that basis
had more effective and lasting re
suits than trade baiting and other
strictly - commercial activities. This
club provided facilities where
townspeople and their t country
friends 6ould meet and play games,
sans gambling, drinking and other
obifectidnable practices, and after
an hour or two of this kind of en
tertaining, those who wished might
remain for dancing. It was all pro
perly supervised, was wholesome,
and the people of the entire com
munity entered into it with en
thusiasm. That town built for it
self a permanent trade territory.
fthe speaker concluded.
It was announced that due to
shortage of points the Lucas Place
dining room would remain closed
throughout this week, reopening
next Monday with the serving of
the weekly luncheon.
Dance at Fair Pavilion
To Start Rodeo Season
Heralding the opening of the
Heppner Rodeo season, the associa
tion's "kick-off' dance will be held
Saturday evening, July 28, at the
county fair pavilion. According to
Bob Runnion, chairman of the
dance committee, everything is
shaping up for . the cash customers,
the number of which will be large
or Bob's judgment of human nature
is slipping.
The opening dance will be but
one of several similar parties to be
staged between now and the date
of the show scheduled for Septem
ber 7, 8 and 9. It will be the only
one given by the association on a
general admission charge as subse
quent dances will ben a "jitney"
basis.
Granges of the county will give
princess dances at their respective
halls and there will be a second
dance in Heppner for the Lena
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ing a grange is the choice of a for
mer grange district.
Music for Saturday night's dance
will be provided by the Kids About
Town.
Secretary Frank Turner informs
the Gazette Times that no contract
has been made with the carnival
company which has agreed to come
here for the rodeo. At the same
time there has been no reply to his
latest letter treating on the sub
ject and he is hopeful that the
amusement company has not chang
d its mind.
Slaughter Permit
Not Necessary
Confusion still prevails in the
minds of many farmers relative to
the matter of slaughter permits and
the Office of Price Administration
wishes to emphasize the fact that
permits are not needed when ani
mals are slaughtered for the farm
er's own use.
Permits are necessary only when
meat is to be sold or otherwise dis
posed of. Farmers in doubt about
the regulations should call at the
local office and get the proper in
formation, officials advise.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hodge and
Mrs. Hugh Gaily served a buffet
supper Monday evening honoring
Mr. Hodge's son, CPO Charles
Hodge, who is home on leave from
his navy duties. Supppr was served
to Miss Marjorie Sims, Mrs. Adelle
Hayes, Mrs. Louise King, Miss Janet
Hodge and Joe Aiken, Richard
Hayes Jackson Holt and the hon-
t,J th ,m wont tn fho F.1W from the association s range onto
dub anT spent the" remainder of W
mere are luur umis 111 uie auui-
Cattle Round-up
Held on Heppner
Reserve Sunday
Heppner forest officials and mem
bers of the Five-mile Cattle assoc
iation staged a round-up in the
mountains south of Heppner Sun
day, when 650 head of association
cattle were rounded up and moved
the evening dancing.
Miss Janet Hodge, who is a cadet
nurse, came home to spend a few
days with her brother. She return
ed to Portland Wednesday morning.
Pfc Robert H. Davidson, whose
wife, Mildred, now resides at lone,
has been honorably discharged
from the army at Mitchell Conval
escent hospital, Campo, Calif.
Pfc Davidson served with the
corps of engineers as a motor ser
geant in the Pacific for five months.
He has the Good Conduct medal
and the Pacific Theater ribbon, ac
cording to word from the public
relations office at Campo, Calif.
Henry Aiken Jr. and his wife are
leaving Sunday after a visit of a
couple of weeks with Dubbie's par.
ents, Mr and Mrs. Henry Aiken. He
has recently returned from Ger
many and will report to Camp
Bragg, N, C. for reassignmnt. He
has been overseas about five
months.
Word has been received by Mrs.
GO TO SCOUT CAMP
Merle Blake left this morning
with a group of Heppner Boy
Scouts with Wallowa lake as their
destination. The boys will remain
in camp until August 5 when Blake
will again visit the lake to bring
them home. In the group of Scouts
were Carl Thorpe, Jimmie Orwick,
Bobby Bennett, Leroy Nikander,
David House. Francis Plumondore,
and Phil Smith. This is Blake's
first visit to eastern Oregon's scen
ic gem and he was looking forward
to a pleasant trip.
ment held by the cattle association
and to keep the pasture from be
ing over grazed, stock movements
are made from time to time. This
required some riding of the range
and usually the forest officials and
the association members ' combine
and make a one-day job of it. The
Mustangers, riding club of Pendle
ton, had expected to participate in
Sunday's roundup but did not put
in an appearance. Glen Jorgensen,
Heppner ranger, stated that an ef
fort will be made to have the group
present at the next stock moving
event which will .be staged later
in the summer.
Participating in Sunday's drive
were Edwin and Arthur Hughes,
Dillard Franch and Con McLaugh
lin. Members of the Five-mile as
sociation, Ivan Applegate, Mr. Hile-
man of Gurdane, and Glen Jorgen
son and Ellis Carlson of the forest
service.
3-A OFFICIALS VISIT
Here on official business the
first of the week were Willis Boeg-
li. state director of crop insurance,
Qyrene Barratt to the effect that I Merie Cummings,. farm field
her son Bill is now a 1st lieutenant
and is an instructor in tank des
troyers in Camp Hood Texas.
2nd Lt. Gene F. Empey arrived
in Heppner from Fort Ord, Calif.,
on a point of relocation furlough
and is visiting at the Zinter home.
John McJNamee has received a
medical discharge and has taken a
job in the railroad shops at Pueblo,
Colo.
Set. Ellis Saling. who has been
visiting relatives here has returned
to Fresno, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Vic
tor Johnson, the latter Sgt Saling's
sister, took him to Arlington Sun
day to catch the train.
According to Judge Bert Johnson,
he has heard recently from Sgt.
Lester Ritchi who is in Manila and
Major Frank Alfred who is still in
China. Both report .being well and
cettine alone. With a very little
reading between the lines of their
letters it was easy to see each wouia
gladly be back in the good old U. S.
A.
man for the Agricultural Adjust
ment administration.
FOREST OFFICIALS HERE
R. C. Lindberg, department of
safety and personnel training at
the Portland office of the U. S,
forest service and Boyd Rasmussen,
in charge of timber management
and acquisition work with the Pen.
dleton office, were official visitors
at the Heppner ranger's office
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny receiv
ed word Tuesday that their son.
Pvt James Kenny has been award
ed the bronze star for bravery be
yond the call of duty. Jimmy has
been upped in rank from a private
to a sergeant.
Pfc Robert Warfield arrived home
Monday evening with an honorable
discharge on points after a long
term of duty with the army in Af.
rica, Italy and England. Sgt. War
field has been in the hospital in
Fort Lewis the past month.
RETURNS FROM VACATION
County Agent Arnold Ebert and
family returned Monday from Can.
non Beach where they enjoyed a
week wondering what the wild
waves were saying.
Mrs. Nellie Anderson spent a
pleasant week-end in Goldendale
Wash where she went to meet her
nephew and his bride, EM lc and
Mrs. Byron A. Brown. Mrs. Ander
son left Saturday by bus.
Mrs Percy Jarmon, a former
resident of Butter Creek but now
of Bakersfield, Calif., is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. C. H.
Bartholomew and family. She has
also been the guest of the L. D.
Neills, Frank Wilkinsons and Mrs
Nellie Anderson. Mrs Jarmon left
Bekersfield in May and has been
visiting friends and relatives along
the way to Heppner. She expects
to return to her home by Septem
ber.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parker are
enjoying a visit from Mr. Parker's
sister. Mrs. Imogene Wells. Mrs,
Wells' son Bill is now a major in
the army and is somewhere in the
Pacific. Mrs. Wells has made her
home in Pendleton for many years
Mrs. Sara McNamer, Mrs. Lucv
Rodgers and Mrs. Fred Lucas drove
to Portland on Tuesday to attend
to some business matters and do
some visiting with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Helen C. Green and 1st Lt.
Helen Goishong are spending this
week in Heppner visiting their
mothers, Mrs. Agnes Curran and
Mrs. Elizabth Goishong. Lt. Goi
shong is in the army nurse corps
and is stationed at Ft. Riley. The
young ladies expect to be here a
week.
John Parker, auditor for the Hep
pner Lumber company and other
Kraft mills, was in town a few
hours Wednesday from Pendleton.
He was accompanied by his son and
daughter, Jay and Maryann. and
his sister, Mrs. Dorris Mitchell.
Harold Hill is in Portland on bus
iness, having gone down Wednes
day..
Mrs. Frank Davidson went to
Baker on the 18th to visit her fa
ther who is ill. She returned to her
home Sunday.
Youthful Nazis'
Spirit Unbroken,
Thinks Local G I
Germany may be utterly crushed
from a military standpoint but the
spirit of the younger nazis, the SS
troops. Elite Guards, etc., still re.
mains unbroken. That is the opin
ion of Pfc Jackson Holt who is at
home after spending a year over
seas with several months of that
time in Germany where he had a
chance to observe conditions first
hand.
Holt says the older Germans, ci
vilians and fighting men alike, ap
pear to have accepted theinevi
table and are trying to.makee the
best of it. Thyy show a desire to
be friendly towards the American
troops in the occupied canal zone
and are cooperating with the mili
tary officials. On the. other hand,
the younger generation, those who
grew up under the Hittler regimen,
apparently feel that surrender, ev
en unconditionally, means only an
interim in the "plan" which will
go forward as soon as a new leader
comes forth. They are sullen and
unfriendly and lend the impression
that they are incapable of accept
ing a civilization based on anything
short of the Hitlenan program.
Holts outfit crossed the channel
into Belgium as part of the Cana
dian First army and he saw action
m Belgium, Holland and Germany.
He was shot in the thigh by a Ger
man sniper and was hospitalized
in France for some time.
The Heppnr youth was met in
Arlington Friday morning by his
mother, Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman, and
he will have 28 days at home with
her and his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Cantwell.
Large Audience
Greets Minister
If first impressions are the most
lasting, the Rev. Fletcher Forster
and family will long remember
their first Sunday in Heppner. The
Methodist church was filled Sun
day morning with church people of
the town who extended a codial
welcome to the new minister and
his family. Besides a strong turn
out of the church membership the
Church of Christ dismissed services
for the morning and headed by Pas
tor O. Wendell Herbison went en
masse to the neighboring church.
Members of other churches like
wise were in attendance and fol
lowing the services a potluck din
ner was served.
Rev. Forster's family consists of
wife and two daughters. They have
lived in communities in North Da
kota formerly served by Bennie
Howe and the families were ac
quainted back there.
Local Men Catch
Many Predators in
Six-Month Period
Joseph Baltrenas
Leads State With '
214 in 181 Days
While -Morrow county was earn
ing a low rating in the seventh
war loan bond campaign it came
out in first place in another enter
prise, and as a result of the work
of Joseph Baltrenas and Carl Mc
Daniels, this section is short a con
siderable number of its coyote pop
ulation. According to the report sub
mitted by Roy Fugate, district
agent of the fish and wildlife ser
vice of the Unitd States Depart
ment of the Interior, 414 coyotes
were captured and destroyed by
Baltrenas and McDaniel in the per
iod from Jan. 1 to June 30. Of these
Baltrenas caught 214 in 181 days
and McDaniel 200 in the same per
iod. Baltrenas edged out C. D. Jor
dan of Wasco county by one ani
mal, the latter capturing 213. This
gives Baltrenas first place among
government trappers in the state
for the half-year period and Mc
Daniel places third. He made the
number one catch of coyote pups,
highest in the state for the month
or April, 109.
The 1945 session of the Oregon
legislature appropriated the same
amount of funds formerly in effect
for cooperation with counties in
conducting predator control for the
biennium starting July 1945. In ad
dition to the appropriation made by
the legisature the same coopera
tion is being received from the
Oregon State Game commission,
while county budgets for the fis
cal year starting July 1 are approx
imately the same as during the past
year, Fugate's semi-annual report
states.
Due to the scarcity of rodents,
especially jack rabbits and ground
squirrels, throughout most parts of
the state, predators are feeding
more heavily on domestic livestock
and game. A noticeable increase of
predator depredations to cattle, es
pecially calves, has been noted dur
ing the past year. This may be due
partially to the fact that a number
of ranchers have sold their sheep
and have purchased cattle, and it
is further observed that the low
price of fur caused many of the
trappers to discontinue traplines
prior to Jan. 1. Trappers working
under supervision of Fugate's office
have in most cases stopped predator
losses when they were noted.
HAS AUSPICIOUS OPENING
Heppner"s newest business enter
prise, the Heppner Hardware and
Electric company, opened its doors
Monday morning and patronage
that day and since would seem to
indicate that Messrs Hill and Par
ker are supplying something for
which there is a popular demand.
Sevral business concerns were re
presented at the opening with flor
al displays obtained through anoth
er young Heppner enterprise', the
floral agency operated by Rachel
Dick.
Junior Red Cross
Work Appreciated
A letter received by Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers, chairman of the Junior
Red Cross in Morrow county, from
Miss Charlotte M. Linfoot, assistant
dircteor of the Junior Red Cross,
Pacific area, San Francisco, ex
presses the appreciation of the area
office for receipt from the local
chapter of four cartons of articles
produced here.
Included in the shipment were
73 wash cloths, 68 ash trays, an af
ghan. a cushion and cover, writ
ing pads bo.okmarks and a jigsaw
puzzle, all of which received the
inspector's "O.K."
From Elizabeth D. Keagy, admin
istrative assistant of the Junior Red
Cross, Mrs. Rodgers received a let
ter thanking her for a check in
the amount of $2.12 contributed to
the National Children' fund by the
first grade pupils of the Heppner
school under direction of Mrs.
Phoebe Romine. Another letter, di
rected to Mrs. Lena Kelly, teacher
of School District No. 42. acknow
ledges receipt of $20 contributed to
the same fund by the pupils of the
district. "We feel that this is a very
generous gift and it is gratifying
to know that your community is
willing to share what is has with
boys and girls in other parts of the
world have sufferd loss of home,
who have lived for years in fear
of bombings, and have also exper
ienced extreme hunger," Mrs.. Kea
gy stated.
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