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n o o o r o r 3 .- K c- " U O t0 . H .4 O o 6 3 PI p-j o . c: Wmnxwx Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 22, 1945 Volume 62, Numberc35 Mustangs Wind Up Season With Win Over Baby Bucks Pendleton Beaten Second Time With Score of 1 3 to 7 Defeating the Pendleton Baby Bucks 13-7 Wednesday afternoon, the Heppner Mustangs wound up one of the most successful football seasons in the history of the local high school. It was the second de feat the Babes suffered at the hands of the local aggregation this year and gave the Heppner lads a total of seven wins out of eight starts, the only loss being to a class A team which they defeated in the first encounter. Pendleton kicked off in the first quarter and Heppner made two first downs. The Mustang offensive bogged down and Pendleton took over on downs but had to kick out. Heppner moved the ball down the field 70 yards on end runs and line bucks, reaching the Pendleton 15. Two passes failed and again the Bucks took over and had the ball when the quarter ended. Heppner recovered the ball on a blocked punt on Pendleton's 30 as the second quarter opened. On the npxt nlav Skk Connor, Heppner's scoring quarterback, was injured and taken out for the rest 01 tne game. This didn't stop the Mus tangs, although temporarily stun nw) Hnffps ran the ball to the Pen dleton 3-yard line and in another play crossed the goal. Try for con version failed. The rest of the quar ter was a see-saw affair. Tn V,p third Quarter the Heppner iQrl ont down to business and put j ... , rt i Pendletons zu-yara For These Boys It Is a Real, and Joyous Thanksgiving CLAYTON DAVIS NORMAN GRIFFIN PAUL BROWN Thanksgiving 1945 means more to these boys and their comrades who suffered similar experiences in Jap anese and German prison camps than those of us who were more fortunate can ever know or appreciate. Whether at home or not, the boys are on American soil, not so far removed from their loved ones, and have hope and prospects for a life of happiness and contentment whereas in three previous Thanksgivings all was darkness and despair. VICTORY BOND CAMPAIGN TWO-THIRDS OVER HERE y2 Victory bond sales moved up during the past week and accord ing to tabulations at the First National bank - approximately two-thirds of the county quota has been purchased. This 'leaves about $C5,000 to be subscribed, a large part of which is E bonds. More individual buyers are need ed to swell the total. Morrow county can be one of the first to attain the quota first if each and every one does his or her share without further delay. District Meeting of Endeavor Society Bushmen Promote Strike When Wives Stolen By Enemies Vif hall on sirme, uuduc uomj v - from Buster Padberg and galloped , UGHS 1 OITIOrrOW .t J xl -nnTlf over tne line ior me sciu"u down. Archie Padberg plunged the line for the extra point. Score, 13-0. The teams played on even terms throughout the fourth and with 12 seconds to play a rencuexon m" made a goal from Heppner s 10 yard line. Try for extra point was successmul. Final score, 13-7. About the only thing left for Heppner now would be a post-season meeting with Moro, rated east ern Oregon "B" champion. There is considerable belief here that the local lads could upset the rating of the Sherman county lads if given an opportunity. High school ath letic board rules seem to prevent such a meeting but it would be the means of satisfying a lot of fans about the relative strength of the two teams. o County Meeting of AAA Set for Dec. 1 at Courthouse i R. B. Taylor, chairman of the state committee, will be guest speaker at the AAA meeting in Heppner, Saturday, Dec. 1, an nounced Henry Baker, county chairman this week. The Heppner meeting, at which the North and South Heppner, Eight Mile, Lexington, lone, Mor gan and Alpine communities will choose the men to run their farm program during 1945 will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon at the court house. The election meeting at Irrigon will begin at 10 o'clock Friday, Nov. ."'), at Fred Houghton's office and the meeting at Boardman will be at 2 o'clock the same day in the high school auditorium. Aii farmers and ranchers who are participating in either the agricul tural conservation or federal crop insurance programs are eligible to attend and vote. The county convention with the election of county officers will fol low the community meetings at Heppner Saturday afternoon Dec. 1. u Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Isom and dau ghter Harriet drove to Portand Wednesday to have Thanksgiving with Bill's mother, Mrs. Sarah Isom and other relatives. Allied forces, and particularly those of the United States, will long remember the aid given by na tives of the South Sea islands in helping push the Japs back to their native islands. Whether it was the Austrailian bushmen or the Phil ippine igorrote and all similar peo ples in between, the Jap was an unwelcome guest and the natives realized it was or would be to their I ID A advantage to assist the white men. Annual Ked Lross CHRISTMAS SEALS MAILED Opening of the 1945 Christmas Seal sale was made the first of this week when seals were mailed out to the people of the county. Many have already mailed in checks for the seals received and others are asked to attend to this important matter at an early date. An increase of tuberculosis has been noted during the war per iod. Funds are in greater demand than ever before. Your purchase of a block of the seals may help prevent further spread of this dreaded disease. Heppner is the focal point for a considerable number of young peo ple this week-end when the Chris tian Endeavors of eastern Oregon gather at the Church of Christ in annual convention. The meeting will open Friday evening and will close with a banquet Saturday evening. Dr. James Millar, is scheduled to make the opening address Friday evening. He is an outstanding speaker, having traveled in many foreign countries, and at present is touring the northwest for the Port land Ministerial association lectur ing on the "Romance of the Bilbe" This will be followed by a "Gypsy party" in the basement of the church. Saturday will be a full day and an invitation has been extended to the public to attend the services regardless of church affiliations. Christian Endeavor is an inter denominational youth society, the theme of which is Enlist for Christ. Adults of all churches are invited to attend the addresses of the out standing speakers coming for the convention, announces O. Wendell Herbison, in charge of arrange ments. Programs will be found in the store windows. Hardman Hereford's Sell at La Grande Sale One of the successful exhibitors at the Northwest Hereford Breeders sale at La Grande last week was Roy Robinson of Hardman. He had a pen or tnree cows wnicn were first in their class as well as cham pion pen of cows. They were pur chased by Floyd Worden of Heppner. Robinson took only one polled Hereford bull, but the animal was first in his class and brought sec ond highest price paid at the sale-$1500. Harvey Smith of lone bought several females at the sale, Robin son reports. Donald Robinson boueht a cow and a bull calf and Roy Robinson purchased an aged herd sire from the Albert Melhorn herd. Consequently many of them dis played a willingness to work that might not have been the case un der other circumstances. But there was one occasion when certain tribesmen reiused to work, according to Miss Muriel McMur do, who spent three years in the Pacific war zone with the Ameri can Red Cross. Miss McMurdo put in much of the time in Australia and is well informed about the life and habits of the people. It seems Uiat on one occasion when the ser vices of the bushmen were badly needed they were decidedly indif ferent towards work. An investiga tion brought to light the reason. In the men's absence hunters from other tribes stole their women. Now these wild men may not hold their wives in the same regard as the white men do theirs but this break in their family ties created a decid ed lowering of morale and they re fused to return to work until their wives were returned to them. When that was accomplished all was well with the world once more. Miss McMurdo just recently re turned to the States and is visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo. She was guest speaker at the chamber of commerce luncheon Monday and related many interesting incidents of her life in the South Pacific. Her home is in Charlottesville, Va. Meeting December 8 December 8 has been set aside as the annual meeting date of the Morrow county chapter of the Red Cross, announces Blaine E. Isom, chairman of the group. The meet ing will be called at 2:30 p. m. in the Heppner Masonic temple. Miss Grace Jackson, field reresentative for the American Red Cross, will be present and the chairman en tertains the hope that a promised speaker from the San Francisco office will be on hand to address the gathering. Election of officers will be the order of business and the chairman urges all present officers to be in attendance, as well as all others in terested in the work of the chapter. Mrs. Effie Crow arrived last Sat urday from Osoyoos B. C. Canada to spend a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell. She will be pleased to have friends call. Lexington Grange Names 1946 Officers Installation of officers elected by Lexington grange at a recent meet ing will take place during the Po mona meeting which will be held at the Lexington hall Jan. 5, 1946. At that time Kenneth J. Smouse will be seated as master; Norman Nelson, overseer; Mrs. Al Troed son, lecturer; Joe Devine, steward; Fred Nelson, assistant steward; Mrs. Oscar Martin chaplain; Mrs. Fred Nelson Jr., lady assistant ste ward; Mrs. Ray Dolven, secretary; Ray Dolven, treasurer; Oscar Mar tin, gate keeper; Ceres, Mrs. Ken neth Smouse Pomona, Mrs. Myles Martin: Flora Mrs. John Graves; executive chairman, Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth. and musician, Shirlee Smouse. The erange will hold booster night on Nov. 30, at which time there will .be a potluck supper toi lowed by a bazaar and dancing. Meeting Scheduled Here Wednesday for Wheat League Groups County committees of the Eastern Oregon Wheat League have been appointed and will meet in Hep pner at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, reports Werner Rietmann, lone, league executive committeeman for Morrow county. Members in each county have been divided by the officers into three principal com mittees: production and marketing; taxation and transportation, and federal programs and land use. As in past years the county groups will prepare resolutions and reports to be presented at the annual wheat league meeting scheduled for Dec. 5-7 at Pendleton. Henry Peterson is chairman of the taxation and transportation group; O. W. Cutsforth the produc tion and marketing, and Henry Ba ker the federal agricultural pro grams and land use committees. Delegates and others attending the annual meeting of EOWL will find several additional program features, it has been announced by President Lloyd Smith, Mayville, and C. W. Smith OSC extension service, secretary. Two men to ap pear on the general program are A. L. Hoffenrichter head of the re irional nursery division of the Soil Conservation service, and E. L. Pe terson, state director of agriculture, Salem. Previously announced as Drocram stieakers are N. E. Dodd, director of the field services branch of the PMA. and Carl C. Pairing ton, director of the grain branch of PMA, both of Washington, V. U Lexington Airport; May Be Placed onr Scheduled Service Oregon Air Lines Asks Information On Landing Strip Probability that Morrow county will be included on the schedule of a statewide air line service is seen in a telegram received by Heppner chamber of commerce Tuesday from Oregon Air Lines seeking in formation relative to a landing strip near Heppner. The telegram asked for immediate reply and was answered by both the chamber of commerce and officials of the Lex ington Airport commission. The message received here is self explanatory and reads as follows: 'Oregon Air Lines will inaugurate scheduled airline service between Portland-Bend and Portland-Eu- gene in about two weeks and short ly after Jan. 1 operations will be extended Portland to Pendleton, La Grande, Baker, Ontario, Klamath Roseburg Medford, Coos Bay, As toria. All operations are intrastate passengers and cargo using twin engined Cessna transports; Please wire us if any ground in near vi cinity of Heppner that could be re leased for and developed as an air port affording an east-west runway of not less than 3000 feet; also if in your opinion sufficient business could be developed there to war rant a regular or call stop with an early morning departure for Port land approximately 9 a. m., and re turn stop approximately 5 t. m. Actual flying time would be one hour airport to airport. The Hepp ner stop will be given consideration in our operations when and if suit able facilities can be leased and developed." The Lexington 2roun save a full description of the airport, what has been done so far and what is con templated. There is room for a 3000-foot runway, with 18G0 feet graded and in use. Everything is ready for the grading of a cross runway. At present a hangar is un der construction and has progress ed to the point where the next step is the root, telephone connection is already in and the power com pany is getting ready to string wires to the field. A new road has been graded from the Hermiston highway, permitting high gear tra vel to the port. The airport commision extended an invitation to the Oregon Air Lines officials to visit the airport. Answering for the Heppner cham ber of commerce, Frank Turner stated that Heppner is backing the Lexington airport and recommend ed that Oregon Air Lines consider it for a port of call in this county. SONS JOIN MOTHER IN OPERATING MEAT MARKET Reece and Merle Burkenbine have joined their mother, Mrs. Mabel Burkenbine, in operation of the Heppner Market. Reece has been discharged from the Coasl Guard after a period of nearlv four years, and Merle will be elig ible for discharge from the navy in about three weeks. Both boys art working in the market now anc Merle will return home as soon ar he receives his discharge papers Lloyd Burkenbine has been hi; mother's right hand man in the ab sence of the other boys and plan; to enter some other type of busi ness upon his return from Kansas. BUYS RESIDENCE PROPERTY Mrs. Alena Anderson has pur chased the residence property or Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson. The place is the former Frank Turne: residence acquired by the Johnson: from the Herman Neilson estate. I is understood that the Johnsons in- , tend to move to the Willamette valley. Lt. Sibyl T. Walker, army nunr corps, was a visitor at the horn. of Mr. and Mrs. Tress McClintoc', last week. Lt. Walker has but re cently returned from Guam. She and Mrs. McClintock are sieter. V