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Mustangs Add Two
Victories In Play
During Past Week
Pendleton B and
Arlington Latest
Patemen Victims
That wild herd of Heppner high
Mustangs cut two more notches
on the barrel of its victory gun
during the past week. The Patemen
drove to Arlington Friday and
rolled over the Honker flock 14-0.
and after a four-day rest snatched
a hardfought victory from the
Pendleton B squad, 7-6.
Heppner's scoring at Arlington
was done in the second quarter.
Receiving Arlington's kick the
Mustangs ran the ball back to the
Honker 20-yard line. Two plays
later Tom Hughes went around
end for 12 yards and a touchdown.
Archie Padberg went through the
line to convert.
Later in the same quarter Bus
ter Padberg took a lateral pass
from Skip Connor and "ran ten
yards for a touchdown and follow
ed this up by making an off-tackle
smash for the extra point. Score,
Heppner 14, Arlington 0.
Heppner and Condon are now
tied for first place in league stand
ing. .
Excitement ran high on the Ro
deo grounds Wednesday afternoon
when the Mustangs eked out a
one-point margin over the strong
Pendleton B team, 7-6. Up until
the final whistle it was anybody's
game for although crowded into
their own goal zone the B's kept
fighting and looking for a possible
break that would give them the
game.
Pendleton scored in the first
quarter but failed to convert. Un
dismayed, the Mustangs came
back early in the second quarter
to score and convert. From then on
it was a struggle, with Heppner
threatening and holding in the
doubtful moments. Hughes was put
on the bench in the third with a
wrenched knee but this did not
perturb the team. The fight went
on and the Mustangs outdistanced
their rivals in yardage.
All in all, it was a game to see.
From the sidelines it looked like
an evenly matched set-up, both as
to size of players and style of play,
with Heppner just about one point
better.
Next Mustang engagement is at
Condon Nov. 2.
ATTENDS FLORAL MEETING
Mrs. Edwin Dick Jr. returned
Tuesday evsning from Spokane
where she attended the 21st annual
convention ot the Northwest Flor
ists association Oct. 20-22. The
meeting was held in the Davenport
hotel and about 300 florists were
present from all parts of the north
west. There was a school of design
with demonstrations by outstanding
designers which Mrs. Dick espec
ially enjoyed.
Doe Deer Tags to
Be Drawn Monday
Hunters who want their applica
tions included in the drawing for
pecial tas to hunt doe deer in
the Fort Rock-Silver Lake area' of
northern Lake county must have
the applications filed at the Oregon
State Game Commission office in
616 Oregon building, Portland, by
the end of the day's business on
Monday, Oct. 29.
Only 800 tags will be issued and
since the number of applications
will exceed this number, a drawing
will be held at ten o'clock, Wed
nesday morning, Oct. 31, at the
commission's office. The drawing
will be open to the public.
The tags will be good for hunt
ing only during the period Dec. 1
to 5, inclusive.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 25, 1945
Vagrancy Charge
Brings Jail Term
Larry D. Patterson was senten
ced to a six-month term in the
county jail Wednesday when he
appeared before Justice of the
Peace J. O. Hager on a vagrancy
charge. The justice passed the
sentence with a reservation that
pending good behavior and a de
sire to get out and work and sup
port his family the time might be
shortened. Patterson was picked up
by City Marshal Dean Gilman, who
filed the charge.
Earlier in the week Patterson
pled guilty to an assault and bat
tery charge which cost him a $50
fine and costs of $5.50. Then he
received a 15-day sentence on an
intoxication count, and to finish
the job the justice issued an order
of interdiction, taking the man's
liquor permit away from him.
ILLNESS AT HERBISONS
Wendell Herbison has been a very
sick man this week suffering from
a throat infection. To make matters
worse Mary Esther, little daught
er of the Herbisons has been very
ill also. She has been running an
extremely high temperature which
has been very baffling. Mrs. Her
bison and Mary Esther are in Pen
dleton where the little girl has
been in the hospital under obser
vation.' She is greatly improved and
they are expected home in the near
future.
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IN TOWN TODAY
Mrs. B. F. Swaggart and her
daughter, Mrs. C. S. Wheeler of
Pendleton, were Heppner visitors
today. They have been at the
Swaggart ranch about a week and
will remain as long as the weather
is nice. Mrs. Swaggart has spent
most of the past year at Pendleton,
taking the summer off to go to the
beach.
REMAINS IN NAVY
Lt. Com. Ted Thomson recently
declined a discharge from the U. S.
navy and has been sent to the Marshall-Gilbert
islands area as aide
flag lieutenant to Adrimal Harrell.
Lt. Com. Thomson is the son of
Mrs. Anna Q. Thomson of Heppner
and has been in the navy since
1940.
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ELLIOTTS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Elliott, for
mer Heppner people now residing
at Milton, are in the county this
week. Elliott came for his annual
deer hunt and Mrs. Elliott is the
guest of friends while waiting for
her husband to bring in a buck.
INVALIDED HOME
Rufus Kyle Cox, MAMlc, bro
ther of W. C. and Elbert Cox of
Heppner has been invalided home.
He visited his brothers here the
past week and is preparing to return
to his home at Galax, Va.
Miss Kathryn Turner is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Grace Turner for
a short time, coming down from
the University of Washington at
Seattle where she is a sophomore,
Precipitation in 1945 More Than
But Farmers Would Appreciate
Opinion may be divided on af
fairs of state, about what to do
with the atomic bomb, whether
President Truman is a rightist or a
leftist, or whether McArthur is
pursuing the right policy in Japan,
but there is one thing all of us
agree upon the weather. And
much could be said about improv
ing it if it were a matter of writ
ing our congressman or having the
chamber of commerce do some
thing about it. Realizing the im
practicalities of protesting to con
gress or suggesting that the cham
ber do something about it, the next
best thing is to accept the local
weather recorder's figures and
pray that Mother Nature be more
Teaching Youth How
Task of Educators in
Education for post-war tasks was i
the theme of the annual teachers'
institute held at La Grande Thurs
day and Friday of last week, and
some of the phases of the theme
were discussed at the Monday
luncheon of the chamber of com
merce by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers and
George Corwin.
Mrs.. Rodgers ' reported on the
subject of training the youth of the
land to practice democracy. It is
the belief of educators that it is
practical to arrange study courses
to include living out those princi
ples heretofore taken in' theory
only. They would teach the young
people not to hate our enemies who
in peace time are our neighbors; to
inculcate a spirit of friendliness
and understanding of all peoples
regardless of race or color. Unless
this is done, unless we develop a
spirit of wholesomeness tolerance,
especially towards the colored
races,, the time may not be far
distant when another war far more
destructive than the one just
closed will come and when it is
over the white race no longer will
Georges Dispose of
Condon Interests
In town Monday from Condon,
Mrs. Walter George stated that she
and her husband had disposed of
their business interests at Condon
and have bought residence proper
ty in Heppner which they will oc
cupy the first of Nevember. Mrs.
George has been managing the
Liberty theater and Rink hall in
Condon and for a time operated
the theater at Kinzua. The Condon
properties were part of the Sigs
bee enterprises which include the
Star theater in Heppner.
The Georges have purchased the
Marquardt, the former C. B. Cox
residence property of Mrs. Lorena
home. Furniture was included in
the deal so that immediate occupa
tion will be possible. Mrs. George
will take an active part in manage
ment of the local show house.
NEW OIL FURNACE
Installation of a new oil furnace
has been completed at the Metho
dist church and will be in operation
next Sunday, cacording to the pas
tor, Rev. Fletcher Forster, who as
sures members and the public that
the building will be comfortable.
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Guests of Mr. and and Mrs. Or
ville Smith this week are Mrs.
Smith's brother John Pfeiffer and
wife and little daughter, Julie Ann.
They came Monday and will. leave
tomorrow. Mr. Pfeiffer has just
been discharged from the army.
Mrs. Anna Bayless accompanied
her son, Howard Swick, to Monu
ment Wednesday. Mr. Swick had
been to Portland with a load of
stock. Mrs. Bayless expects to be
away quite some time.
attentive to our needs.
Checking over the weather chart
for the current year up to Wed
nesday of this week it was surpris
ing to find that as far as precipita
tion is concerned 1945 has a better
record than 1944. That does not
mean that there is more moisture
at this time than there was the
same date last year for 1944 was
credited with a hold-over supply
from the wet year of 1943. It does
mean that 1945 is on its own and
although precipitation is almost on
a normal basis, there is need of
abundant rainfall to insure the 1945
crops.
Figures for the two years for
the 10-month period show that
1945 is 3.70 inches ahead of 1944, or
to Live Democracy
Postwar Period
dominate the world.
Mr. Corwin called attention to
the army's program to assist high
school youths who entered the ser
vice before completing the pre
scribed course. The army has de
veloped a general achievement test
which boys in this class are tak
ing and may take before leaving
the service. It is designed to cover
the unfinished portion of the high
school course and will assist those
who have added two or three
years af age since leaving school.
Corwin urged that all veterans
about to leave the service avail'
themselves of this test and have it
evaluated for use in entering insti
tutions of higher learning.
Mention was also made of the
compulsory school attendance law.
Mrs. Rodgers called attention to
the clause relative to employers
hiring people under school age.
Such employment is permissible
only by securing a permit from the
state employment office,
from the navy after four years ser-
Bill Lanham, recently discharged
vice, was introduced to the club by
his brother Conley.
C. & II. COUNCIL TO
MEET AT WALLA WALLA
The November meeting of the
Blue Mountain Camp and Hospital
council will be held at 10 a. m.
Nov. 2 in Walla Walla. The meeting
will be held at the Veterans hos
pital and anyone is welcome to at
tend, according to Mrs. Ralph
Thompson, chairman of the Mor
row committee.
MISSIONARY FROM AFRICA
TO SPEAK AT VALBY
Services will be held at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at
Valby Lutheran church in Goose
berry. Pastor A. C. Zeilinger, a
missionary from Africa, will be the
speaker. He is i nthe employ of the
Lutheran church and is in Ainer
board of foreign missions of the
ica on a furlough.
Born at Mitchell, Iowa, he was
ordained into the ministry July 12,
1905 and was sent to Africa in
1921. He returned to America in
1925 after having toured the entire
mission field afoot and reported
findings to the National Lutheran
Council. The board again sent him
to Africa in 1929 where he has re
mained with the exception of brief
intervals and furloughs in Amer
ica. n
.Mrs. Cyrene Barratt entertained
nine young people at dinner at her
home Monday evening in honor of
Marylou Ferguson, who departed
for college Wednesday morning.
After a delicious meal the evening
was spent in dancing. The guest
list included Colleen and Marian
Miller, Doris Shaeffer, Bruce Smith,
Bob Gammell, Don Hatfield, Jack
Pickens and Carl Plank.
1944 Rainfall,
Some Moisture
.97 of an inch more than the 12
months total in 1944. To prove that
rains do not come on regular sche
dules in this area the record shows
that in May 1944 only .49 of an
inch fell while in May 1945 2.74
inches were recorded. No rain fell
August 1944 while .08 of an ire
fell in August 1945.
Despite rain shortages farmers
have done their seeding with the
hope that moisture will come in
time to aid in sprouting the grain.
Some cold nights have been ex
perienced but until the old ratio
of three hard frosts in succession
to one good rain gets to working
the brain may remain dormant
pending the usual winter precipitation.
Volume 62, Number 31
Concerted Drive
Planned to Put
Over Victory Loan
Lethargy Due to
War's End Worry
To Drive Officials
A campaign to raise Morrow
county's share of the Victory Loan
will be launched early in Novem
ber, according to war finance of
ficials. It is contended that the ef
fort to raise $190,000 will be al
most as great as in previous drives
which bordered on the one-half
billion mark, due to the lack of
interest which has been more no
ticeable since cessation of hostil
ities. .
Although the plan has not been
fully worked out, it is anticipated
that a house-to-house canvass will
be put in motion early in the cam
paign, differing from other drives
when personal convassing was de
layed until near the close. An ear
ly personal canvass should stir
more interest in the bond issue and
help put the drive over in the al
lotted time.
Stress is being put on the E
bonds. It is the desire of the treiu
ury department to put these sav
ings into the hands ot more people.
Corporations and wealthy individ
uals are more inclined to buy interest-bearing
certificates and a siz
able portion of tne $11,000,000,000
nas been apportioned to mat ciass,
but the need lor small investors to
buy b, bonus is as great in the cur
tent loan as in wartime issues.
ATI LANDED BAR MEETING
Mayor and Mrs. J. O. Turner
weie in attendance at the meeting
ot the Oregon liar association last
ween, at Ucarnait and repot t a
most enjoyauie time, lvuuiy old
inends were mere aim the wand of
weather was ox top noicn yuamy.
xne luiut'is retmiieu nonie aun
uay. AEER HUNTING
Howaiu laiyant is spending his
vacation away uom ins uuues at
me burnt nunung ueer in me
mountains this week. Dr. L. D.
nobles and cornet ureen are also
m Uie mountains at mis lime.
Mrs. Louise Ritchie was severely
burned Saturday wnen me lye
soap sue was mixing spilled on her
seaming her badly, iier conuiuun
is muui better now, and she is auie
to be about lier nouaeiioid uisks.
Miss Marylou Ferguson entered
Wnitman coatga Vveane&uay morn
ing wHere sue excu to major in
piano sne was uu.en to Waua Vv al
ia by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson and
Mrs. James Valentine drove to Spo
kane Wash., this morning to re
main for a few days. Mr. Valentine
went up earlier in the week when
he took a truck load of cattle.
Mrs. Norman Florence entertain-
cd the members of her family
her father, Robert Gammell. Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Gammell of Ritter
were here for the occasion.
TO INSPECT WARSHIP
D. Jones has gone to Seattle to
spend Navy day with his son Dee
Jr. whose ship is in dock there.
One of the high lights of the trip
for Mr. Jones will be a tour of
inspection of the ship, the U. S. S.
Bunker Hill. The commanding of
ficer has given Dee Jr. permission
to show his father around the
flat top which will occupy the
greater part of two days. Mr. Jones
will return to his home Sunday
night.