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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 10, 1946
Volume 62, Number 42
F. W. Turner New
President Heppner
Commerce
Group
Club Starts New
Year -With Good
Financial Set-up
Frank W. Turner," Insurance and
Teal ertate dealer, was elevated to
the presidency of the Heppner
chamber of commerce when the
board of directors of that organi
zation met Wednesday evening. At
the same time J. J. O Connor of
the J. C. Penney company store
was named first vice president and
L. E. Dick second vice president.
The directors selected George A.
Corwin to act as secretary and B.
C. Pinckney as treasurer.
Turner has been an active work
er in the chamber of commerce
since it was first organized. He was
one of the original members of the
board of directors, serving in that
capacity until elected secretary in
1943. After serving in that capacity
two years he was again elected on
the board and made first vice pres
ident in 1945.
Directors elected ' Monday noon'
were P. W. Mahoney, L. E. Diek,
Loyal Parker, J. J. O'Connor and
Dr. L. D. Tibbies.
The new presdent is at work se
lecting chairmen for the various
committees. He announced he will
place special stress on the roads
and highways group, hoping to re
new an interest that was manifest
in pre-war days.
A report read by the outgoing
president, K. A. House, showed the
chamber of commerce is in a strong
position financially. The past year's
activities were not extensive but
- the club made various contributions
to war and civic calls which added
up to a considerable sum.
A paid up membership of 47 was
shown in the treasurer's report. It
is expected that this number will
be enlarged during the coming
months with a broadening of the
scope of the work of the organization.
HEY, SKIN-NAY:
Here are five BIG reasons for joining the March of Dimes, January 14-31.
The Big Five Gerald Drigel, Fred Pomnitz, James McCormick, Thomas Kenny and Richard
Kresge were stricken with infantile paralysis in the New Jersey epidemic of last summer
This hydrotherapy tank, important in the modern treatment of poliomyelitis, is used to give
under-water exercise to affected muscles taking one boy at a time! Just for fun, the boys pretend
it's the ole swimmin' hole.
Your contribution to the March of Dimes help's put boys like these back in the swim.
JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES NOW!
ATTENDING WOOLGROWERS
MEETING IN PENDLETON
Several people are attending the
three-day convention of the "Wool
Growers and auxiliary which op
ened in Pendleton Wednesday, Jan.
9. Among those in attendance are
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Thompson,
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Thompson Mr. and Mrs,
Pat Mclntyre and Mr. and Mrs. B,
C. Pinckney.
The auxiliary had its meeting
this afternoon for the purpose of
electing officers and delegates.
The convention will close with a
banquet and dance Friday evening,
Reports on Soil
Practices Due Jan. 15
NSF CHECKS GET MAN
JAIL SENTENCE, FINE
Sixty days in jail and a fine of
Farm operators who performed $25 and costs was the price Alvin
soil conservation practices in 1945 Oliver Sather had to pay for getting
must report the performance at the a little careless about writing checks
county office not later than Jan. 15 with insufficient funds to cover
if they are to receive payments for same. Sather was credited with
such practices, it was announced writing several checks but was
by Henry Baker, county AAA prosecuted only on two counts.
chairman, this week. j An effort is being made to get
While most operators who signed him released from jail with the
to perform practices in 1945 have understanding that he will go to
already completed their reports, 1 work and repay funds obtained by
there still remains a considerable too free use of checks. He is an
number who have not responded auto mechanic and had worked in
to the mailed notices, Baker said, i some of the Heppner garages.
McNab Road Being
Repaired; Crusher
Turning Out Gravel
Work of repairing the McNab
Olex road from McNab station
west is underway and will be car
ried forward as weather permits,
announces Judge Bert Johnson. The
county crusher has been set up at
McNab and a rough surfacing gra
vel is being turned out to be used
on this and other roads in the
vicinity.
At p:esent it is contemplated 'o
repair and improve the road to
within a short distance of the Gil
liam county line turning about a
mile or so from there and head
south to penetrate the lower Eight
mile section where a considerable
amount of heavy hauling is done.
It is the court's policy to work
the rinds in the lower country in
the winter time, weather permitting,
waiting until spring or early sum
mer to go into the higher country.
Blading roads in the upper stretch
es during wet weather is more or
less wasted effort, the J udfje point
ed out, as experience has taught the
court that people will not wait for
the right of way to settle, frequent
ly starting to town with heavily
loaded trucks and cutting deep
ruts, undoing the road crew's work
in one trip.
The court has ordeicd new parts
and repairs for road equipment in
preparation for repair and im
provement work but an extensive
program is not contemplated at
this time.
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Death Claims One
Of County's Oldest
Pioneer Settlers
Franklin Dee Cox
Lived on Hinton
Creek 68 Years
Death came to Franklh Dee Cox
at his home on upper Hinton creek
Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, remov
ing from our midst one of the oldest
pioneers of Morrow county and one
of the early settlers of the Hinton
creek district.
Mr Cox ate breakfast as usual
Wednesday morning and sat and
visited awhile with members of
his family. Stating that he wanted
to rest a bit he went into the living
room and lay down on a couch. A
little later he was found dead, hav
ing passed away without a struggle.
Funeral services will be held at
2 o'clock p. m. Saturday, Jan. 12
from the Heppner Church of Christ
with the pastor O. Wendell Herbi
son, officiating and arrangements
in charge of the Phelps Funeral
Home. Interment will be made in
the Masonic cemetery beside the
grave of his wife and other mem
bers of his family who preceded
him in death.
Born at Silverton, Oregon, March
2, 1856, Mr. Cox was 89 years, 10
months and six days of age at time
of death. His first acquaintance
with what is now Morrow county
was in 1876, when at the age of 19
he brought a herd of horses from
Willamette valley to a ranch in
this vicinity. He was so impressed
with the possibilities of the area as
a stock raising country that he de
cided to come here to locate, which
he did in 1878. He homesteaded the
land where he lived almost 68
years, adding to his holdings from
time to time until he had acquired
sufficient range and hay land for
a successful stock ranch operation.
Settling on Hinton creek in 1878
had its difficulties. That was the
year of the Indian outbreak and
the young homesteader spent a
good many nights sleeping out in
the brush, leaving his dog at the
house to indicate that he had gone
away.
In 1882 he married Lizzie Hay
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Reprinting this picture reminiscent of bygone days was prompted by the accompanying article taken from
the Heppner Gazette of Nov. 27, 1890. This was a typical scene of that period. The warehouse shown in
the picture was the property of Henry Heppner, for whom the town was named. Some of the oldtimcis will
remcmher engine No. 65 which was on the branch run for many years. It sometimes had great difficulty in
pulling a string of cars into Heppner but could sure ramble with the outgoing train.
Town Was Thriving Center Half Century Ago and Still Is
This newspaper is indebted to
Mrs. W. H. Instone for two old
copies of the Heppner Gazette,,
one dated Nov. 27, 18C6 and the
other Jan. 19, 1897. The papers were
found among things Mrs. Instone
was sorting over at their former
home in Jones canyon which origi
nally was the home of Henry Jones,
Files of the Gazette up to the time
pioneer sheepman of the county,
of the big fire in 1918, were destroy
ed and these occasional copies of
earlier editions bring joy to the
editor's heart.
One article that intrigued us was
reprinted from the Gervais Star,
the editor of that paper having vis
ted Heppner in the fall of 1896 and
upon returnng home wrote of his quantities of wool and wheat. Over
trip and impressions of the town
and surrounding territory.
"The editor of the Star was a vis
itor to eastern Oregon last week,
going to that thriving town of Hep
pner, in Morrow county. The winter
season was just ' setting in when
we arrived and rain and wind
prevailed to considerable extent
We had never before been to Hep
pner and were surprised to find a
lively, bustling, modern town with
electric lights, a water system and
the irrepressible telephone, and
all other accessories except trans
portation facilities. This section is
largely devoted to stock. The im
mense warehouses contain large
3,000,000 pounds of wool alone is
shipped from this point. The wheat
is not so plump or large as that
rown in the Willamette valley
it is graded as No. 3. The wool is
heavy with grease and dirt and
stands a 70 percent shrinkage.
Prices now prevailing for wheat
and wool are advancing. Morrow
county is republican and this year
There are a number of excellent
stores, and, in fact, all lines of
pave a good majority for McKinley.
business are well represented. They
have a splendid newspaper there
in the Heppner Gazette, owned and
operated by Patterson Bros. The
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March of Dimes
Trek Starts Monday
Postmaster Joe Aiken stated ear
ly this week that everything is in
i readiness to launch the annual
March of Dimes campaign which is
scheduled to open Monday, Jan. 14
and to continue until Jan. 31. Bot
tles will be placed in several con
venient spots where contributors
will be reminded of the great good
their dimes will do in helping fight
the dreaded poliomyelitis.
This year a five-year-old Ore
gon boy, Donald Anderson of
Prineville, is being featured in the
national campaign. Born Oct. 1.
1940, less than three years later he
was stricken with poliomyelitis
Months of treatment followed
long months of suffering and pah
for the youngster. He receivec
treatment in Portland at Doern
becher hospital and in the Shrim
hospita. He is on his way to Nev
York City where he will be ac
claimed as the youngster who be?
demonstrates how infantile paraly
sis can be fought and defeated.
It is not fully decided whethe
there will be a president's birth
day ball here. Mr. Aiken is try
ing to interest one of the grange
in staging the affair in behalf of th
funding campaign. In the meantim
he is urging the people to mak
their contributions early and regu
larly to maintan the record hun0
up here in the past years.