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Bright Future for
Wheat Dextrose
Manufacture Seen
Cutsforth Tells
Farm Bureau of
Visit to Factory
A bright future for dextrose made
from wheat was forecasted bv O.
W. Cutsforth, extensive wheat
rancher of Lexington, in a talk gi
ven before the Morrow County
Farm Bureau Federation Mondaya
evening at the Lexington grange
hall. The speaker reviewed the
findings of an Oregon committee
which visited the dextrose plant at
Wenatchee recently, releasing facts
on the operation of the Northwest
Products company to show that
wheat dextrose manufacture has
passed the experimental stage and
is now a growing industry in the
northwest.
As one of the directors of the
recently formed Oregon unit of
Northwest Products, Cutsforth is
interested in installation of a plant
at The Dalles. Steps have been ta
ken to secure or erect a building
and plans are temporarily halted
while awaiting action on an appli
cation placed in the hands of the
corporation commissioner at Salem.
Favorable action is expected with
in a week. In the meantime, Pasco
is ready to go ahead with a plant
if The Dalles can't make a go of
it. If the Oregon unit becomes a
reality it will be affiliated with the
Washington set-up and the Wash
ington state grange will be behind
the two groups, having done the
-pioneering in this field in Wash
ington where several plants are in
operation.
Excellent glucose syrup is made
from Rex wheat at the Wenatchee
plant where 7000 bushels of wheat
are run through daily. Facilities are
being increased to double the ca
pacity. Cutsforth hesitatingly stated
that one ton of wheat will produce
1200 pounds of syrup, and the fi
gures were verified ; by others. A
certain percentage of water is in
cluded. There is no lack of market for
the product. At present the Wenat
chee plant is 132 carloads behind
in production for the Orange Crush
and Coco Cola people. The Arden
Continued on Page Eight
Church Association
To Convene at lone
The Cooperative church at lone
will be host Fridy, Oct. 12 to the
Mid-Columbia association of the
Congregational Christian churches
when that group assembles in an
nual meeting.. Officials of the as
sociation are Rev. Reuel P. Snider,
Hood River, moderator, Rev. N.
P. Cole, Ingle Chapel, Freewater,
scribe and registrar. Rev. H. N.
Waddell, lone and Lexington, is
pastor of the entertaining church.
The program opens at 3 p. m. with
adjournment at 8 o'clock.
Highlights will be the dinner at
6 o'clock served by the ladies of
the lone church, and an address at
7 o'clock by Rev. Everett C. Blake
of Izmir Turkey.
MRS. LEWIS MORRIS
DTS AT JOHN DAY
Tuncral services for Mrs.. Lewis
Morris, 66, were held Wednesday
at John Day. Mrs. Morris passed
away suddenly " Monday morning
after apparently having recovered
from a lingering illness. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Cochran, pioneer residents of Mor
row and Grant counties and had
lived most of her life in the John
Day country. She is survived by
the husband, one brother Lawrence
Cochran, and two sisters, Mrs. An
na Bayless and Mrs. F. W. Turner
of Heppner. Mrs. Bayless and Mr.
Turner attended the funeral.
Heppner,
Mustangs Trample
Stanfield 27-6 in
Season's Opener
Heppner high school's Musttangs
opened their 1945 football season
in smashing style at Stanfield Fri
day afternoon with a convincing
wo victory over Stanfield hieh.
The first half opened with the
Heppner boys apparently suffering
trom rumbleitis", as they seemed
unable to hold the ball. On two
successive Stanfield punts the Hep
pner receivers fumbled with Stan
field recovering. They manaaged to
hold the third, however, and on
Heppner's first offensive play, Skip
Connor, diminutive Mustang quar
terback, broke loose and galloped
65 yards before being dragged
down on Stanfield's 15. A few sec
onds later Connor dashed around
end for the initial score.
Heppner showed a glaring weak
ness on pass defense upon which
Stanfield quickly capitalized. With
a barrage of passes,, the Stanfield
team marched down the field for
a touchdown to tie the score. The
half ended 6 to 6.
' Using both a "T" formation and
a single wingback offense, Coach
Leonard Pate's lads came back in
the second half to run roughshod
through the Stanfield defense and
banged over three touchdowns to
crush their smaller opponents.
The Heppner line was almost im
pregnable on defense. Stanfield's
yardage throughout the game was
gained almost entirely on passes.
Repeatedly the Mustang forward
wall broke through to bring down
the Stanfield backs with teeth
jarring tackles.
This Friday the Mustangs meet
their traditional foes the Hermiston
Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are favor
ites to win, but the- Mustangs may
provide them with a few surprises.
Hulbert Property
Sold to Greeners
A deal was closed Tuesday trans
ferring ownership of the , McCul
lough place in northeastern Hepp
ner from Mrs. Frank Hulbert to
Mr. and Mrs. William Greener of
Hardman.
When Mrs. Hulbert signed the
deed to the property she was clos
ing the final chapter in the McCul
lough ownership as she is the last
of the family. Ownership passed
from the oldest brother to the next
in line and followed that procedure
down to Mrs. Hulbert.
The Hulberts plan to leave Hepp
ner about Oct 13. With California
as their destination they will drive
to Portland and on to the coast
highway, taking a leisurely trip as
far south as Ukiah, Calif., where
they will strike for Auburn in the
Sacramento territory. They have no
definite plans for locating but
Frank says it probably will be Au
burn. MOVING TO PORTLAND
Mr. and Mrs. George Krebs of
Cecil are moving to Portland to
make their home after a residence
of about 25 years in Morrow coun
ty. They have leased their alfalfa
land to Herbert Mackey.
,
Visit to Nagasaki and Riding Out Typhoon Add Zest to Life
Of Heppner Sailor Atomic Bomb Does Complete Job, He Says
The following letter is self-explanatory.
Dated Sept. 19 at Naga
saki. Dear Mom and Pop: Well. I'm
getting a little closer to Japan, as
you can see by that name. You re
member when they dropped those
atomic bombs? Tht's where I am
today. I saw the place where they
hit. There just wasn't a thing left.
Every window in the city was
broken. There sure is an awful
odor here. I guess it is from the
dead Japs. That bomb killed 40 per
cent of the civilians, guess they
haven't gotten around to clean it
up.
We just got through taking on
Oregon, Thursday, October 4, 1945
Norman Griffin OK,
Relatives Advised
That long spell oi uncertainty
that has hovered over the Phil
Griffin household the past three
years was broken Friday when a
message from the adjutant general's
office in Washington D. C. bore the
good news that Norman Griffin is
safe. The message read:
"The secretary of war has asked
me to inform you that your son, Pvt
Norman B. Griffin, returned to
military control 13 Sept. 1945 and is
being returned to the United States
in the near future and will be giv
en an opportunity to communicate
with you upon arrival. Physical
condition fair. The following mes
sage has been received from your
son in Manila: 'Feeling fine, will
be home soon. Love, Norman.'
The Brown and Davis families
have had personal messages from
their boys, Paul Brown and Clay
ton Davis. Young Davis wrote as
follows: Dear folks Just a line to
let you know I'm still alive. I am
in fairly good health, and it should
not be long before I will be back
in shape and on my way home. It
has been a long time but I hope to
see you soon. Love, Clayton.
In a wire from Paul in Manilla
he said a letter there, from his par
ents was the first word he had re
ceived from them m over two
years.
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Bottle and Curiosity
Get Little Miss in
Peck of Trouble
Little Karen didn't aim to get her
finger caught in the bottle when
she inserted it just to see what it
would look like surrounded by
glass but when she decided to re
move the finger it seemed to swell
and wouldn't come out.. Efforts" of
her mamma to solve the problem
were unavailing and they set forth
in search of a doctor. To their dis
may the doctors had gone hunting
and all the time the bottle was
growing tighter.
In desperation, the mamma, (Mrs.
Leonard Pate) sought Dr. R. C.
Lawrence (dentists use drills, you
know) and in a few minutes Doc
had broken the bottle neck and re
leased the imprisoned finger. If not
sadder, Karen was at least a wiser
little girl.
BENEFIT DANCE AT GRANGE
HALL FINANCIAL SUCCESS .
Returns from the benefit dance
given at Rhea Creek grange hall
Saturday evening were gratifying to
the( Morrow county committee of
the Blue Mountain Camp and Hos
pital Council. Ticket sales and gen
erous donations will make it pos
sible to do a good part by the coun
cil in equipping wheel chairs which
were purchased by labor unions of
Pasco for use of invalid veterans
when they are dismissed from the
hospital.
Rhea Creek grange who spon
sored the dance has asked that its
appreciation to all who in any way
contributed to the benefit be ex
pressed through the medium of this
newspaper.
a load of prisoners of war. We are
taking them back to Okinawa. They
sure have been through a lot. Have
been listening to some of them tell
stories of how the Japs treated
them. Will tell you all about it
when I get home. We got some
British, Scotch, Australians, Dutch,
Chinese and Filipinos. I guess they
didn't have any Americans in the
batch. Some of them have been
prisoners of the Japs for four years.
Did you hear about the big ty
phoon we had off Okinawa? I was
in it, and was it rough! We were
anchored in Buckner Bay Okina
wa, when Admiral Daye ordered
all ships to get out of there and get
Adult Population
Of County Turns
Out for X-Raying
Approximately one-fifth of the
total population of Morrow County
responded to the invitation of the
Morrow County Public Health asso
ciation to enjoy the privilege of the
free x-ray service sponsored by the
Oregon Tuberculosis association
when the special x-ray unit vis
ited here over the week-end. A to
tal of 792 persons registered for the
service, all but a few of them
adults.
At Boardman a total of 159 pic
tures were taken. Enroute from
Boardman to Heppner the unit ex
perienced a breakdown and was
delayed in reaching Heppner,
where 83 lung "shots" were taken
Saturday afternoon. The unit re
mained in Heppner for two periods
Monday when 375 were x-rayed.
Tuesday morning the unit was in
lone and took 175 pictures..
Results of the x-raying will not
be known for about two weeks
when cards to each individual will
be mailed out.
The health association is quite
satisfied with results obtained in
thiij initial visit of the x-ray unit
and hope is expressed that many
more people will participate when
the unit returns here next year.
Auto Freight Line
Seeks Terminal Here
Establishment of a frieght termi
nal in Heppner is the objective of
The Dalles Freight Line, according
to Dale Christensen owner and op
erator of the service in eastern Ore
gon east of The Dalles. Christensen
spent several hours here Tuesday
seeking a building where a loading
dock could be built on a side street.
It is the purpose of the freight
concern to locate an agent here to
pick up hauling to outside points
as well as care for delivery ol lo
cal freight.
Variety of Books
The following new books have
been received at the Heppner pub
lic library. Adult fiction: Captain
from Castile, by Shellabarger; Mur
dered is a Fox, by Quenn; Jenni
fer's House, by Govan; So Well Re
membered, by Hilton; Pride's Way,
by Molloy; Iron Gates, by Millar;.
The Philadelphia Story, by Ford;
Enemy Unseen, by Croft.
Adult non-fiction: Home to India
by Rau.
Juvenile fiction: Grades 3-4, The
Wizard, and His Magic Powder, by
Campbell; grades 5-9, Mystery of
the Old Bar, by Urmston.
Juvenile non-fiction: Grades 1-2,
Little People in a Big Country, by
Cohn; Grades 5-9, Sky Highways.
MORE POINTS OFFERED
If you are short on points and
long on salvage fats you now have
an opportunity to plan on some
of those long-deferred steaks. An
order raising the number of points
paid for fats has been received
at the local OPA office stating:
"Effective Oct. 1, 1945 the number
of points to be paid for used house
hold salvage fats will be increased
from two (2) points to four (4)
points per pound.
under way. We ran smack into the
typhoon. We did 42 percent rolls
for a day and a half. Thought sure
this' thing was going to capsize. We
had to eat sitting on the deck and
then one had a hell of a time eating.
Do you remember, Mom, when
you came across you told me about
those waves being as big as houses.
Well, Mom, you haven't got any
thing on me now. These waves
were about 80 feet high.
I guess that is all the excitement
and adventure I have had up to
lately. Hope you are all fine. As for
me, I am OK.
Love,
Billy (Ulrich)
Vol ume 62, Number 28"
Crash on Heppner
Grade Fatal
To Charles B. Cox
Postmaster Alone
When Car Slips
Out of Control
Charles B. Cox, long time resi
dent of Heppner and postmaster
here the past 12 years, died at 8:40
p. m. Sunday from the results of
injuries sustained in an automobile
accident on the Heppner hill grade
about three miles south of town.
He was returning home at an early
hour in the morning and there were
no witnesses to the accident. From
the condition of his automobile it
is indicated that he lost control of
the machine and apparently set the
emergency brake in an effort to re
gain control. The car struck the
bank on the left side of the road,
breaking off the front wheel and
the machine finally came to a stop
about 30 feet distant with the rear
against the bank and the front ex
tending onto the highway.
Mr. Cox was thrown from the car
onto the highway where he was
found perhaps 20 minutes later by
Dr. A. D. McMurdo who was en
route to the mountains to hunt.
The ambulance was obtained in
short order and the injured man
was rushed to the hopital where
the true nature of his condition .was
learned.
Several hunters reported seeing
the Cox car parked, off the high
way a short distance above the
Gammoll residence. No ore stopped
to investigate thinking the driver
was taking a short nap before
driving on down the grade. The ac
cident occurred near the Charles
Jones residence about where the
driveway joins the highway.
, Memorial services were held at
2:30 p. in. Wednesday at the Elks
temple, with Archdeacon Neville
Blunt reading the Episcopal prayer
service and Clyde Denney presid
ing as acting exalted ruler. Mrs.
Ture Peterson sang two hymns ac
companied by Mrs. C. C. Dunham.
A large concourse of sorrowing
friends attended the service and
the floral offerings testified to the
esteem in which the deceased was
held in the community.
Charles Burton Cox was born at
Cold Creek, Va. Jan. 25, 1881. He
came west and located in Morrow
county in 1903, being joined here
later by his wife, the late Lena
Burroughs Cox, whom he married
in 1901. He engaged in farming and
followed that pursuit until about
14 years ago when he and Mrs. Cox
retired from the Heppner canyon
ranch and moved to town. Always
a faithful party man, Mr. Cox was
awarded the postmastership of
Heppner when the democratic par
ty came into control with the elec
tion of Franklin D. Roosevelt and
continued in that trust up to the
time of his death. It was his privi
lege to ; move the post office into v
a building specially built for that
purpose and he gave Heppner a
modern, well conducted office.
Throughout his residence here he
was active in fraternal and civic
circles, always doing his part with
a smile. He was a member of Hep
pner Lodge No. 353 B. P. O. E. and
Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A.
M., as well as active in the Hepp
ner chamber of commerce.
Surviving are a brother, I. C.
Cox, Hermiston; five half brothers
H. L. Paine, Hermiston; Dewey
Paine, Willamina; Oscar Paine, Coos
Bay; Casper Paine, Baltimore Md.,
and Luther Paine, Galax, Va.; two
half sisters, Stella Brown and Nan
Higgins, also of Galax, and the
step-father, F. K. Paine who reared
Charles. W. Claude Cox and Elbert
S. Sox of Heppner are cousins.
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