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E. Harvey Miller
New Chairman 3-A
Services in State
Heppner Man Gets
Posts Vacated by
Robert B. Taylor
E. Harvey Miller, Heppner wheat
rancher on Feb. 1 became chair
man of the state agricultural con
servation (AAA) committee and
Oregon director of the field ser
vices branches, USDA Production
and Marketing Administration.
Miller succeeds Robert B. Tay
lor of Adams, who resigned to de
vote full time to operation of his
"Umatilla county wheat ranch.
Miller brings to the posts of
chairman and direcor a wide back
ground of experience as county
committeeman, fieldman and com
odity loan specialist. He is a grad
uate of Oregon State college and a
World War I veteran. He operates a
3000-acre wheat and livestock
ranch in Morrow county near Hep
pner, and since last November has
served as commodity loan assistant
to the state AAA committee.
He was chairman of the Morrow
county AAA committee from 1934
to 1942, when he was appointed
AAA farmer fieldman for the Co.
lumbia basin counties, a post he
held for two years. He served in
the state legislature as representa
tive from the 22nd district in 1941.
STATE TAX ASSISTANT
DUE LATE IN MARCH
The itinerary of the state income
tax auditor calls for a day in Hep-
pner to assist patrons in compiling
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p. m. March 28.
BREAKS ARM
Mrs. Ellen Bennett suffered an
arm fracture Tuesday when she
fell at her home in south Heppner.
Mrs. Bennett is past 90 years of
age and she insists that her arm
will be all right, consequently it
has not been set.
RECRUITING OFFICER; HERE
The army recruiter will be in the
selective service office Heppner,
every Monday with a supply of dis
charge buttons and Presidential
testimonials. Any veteran, who re
quires one, can secure a discharge
button by showing his honorable
discharge button and making pay
ment of ten cents. The testimonials,
signed by President Truman, are a
fitting recognition of service to be
given to any one who served hon
orably during the war.
Visiting Speaker
Tells of Activities of
"Ducks Unlimited"
Origin and activities of "Ducks
Unlimited" were told to the lun
cheon group of Heppner chamber
of commerce Monday by George
Patrick of Strathmore, Alberta, Ca
nada, who with Mrs. Patrick was
the guest of Archdeacon and Mrs.
Neville Blunt the past week.
As to the origin of the name, Mr.
Patrick said it was created in the
United States. A group discussing
a name was offered the suggestion
'Ducks, Limited." One of the par
ty said it was customary to use the
term limited in Canada but that in
this instance what was needed was
ducks unlimited and that name was
adopted. Purpose of the organiza
tion, as the name implies, is to pro
pagate more ducks, to determine
causes of loss and to effect cures.
Drouth, he stated, caused 20 per
cent of the loss of duck life.
Secretary George Corwin stated
that invitations has been sent to
Morrow county prisoners of war to
attend the Feb. 12 luncheon.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 7, 1946
Thomas H. Nichols
Was Resident of
County 62 Years
Death came Monday evening to
Thomas Hale Nichols, 79, at the
family residence in Lexington after
an illness of several weeks caused
by a paralytic stroke.
Funeral services are being held
at the Christian church in Lexing
ton at 2 p. m. today, O. Wendell
Herbison officiating and . songs by
Mrs. Tom Wells accompanied by
Miss Marie Barlow. Arrangements
are in charge of the Phelps Funeral
Home.
Mr. Nichols came to Morrow
county in 1884 and this has been
his home ever since. The family
came from Sparta, Mo. after the fa
ther passed away and Thomas had
the care of his mother for many
years. His chief occupation was
farming, in which he actively en
gaged up until recent months. He
was married to Ina B. Leach June
13 1900 and to this union were born
three children, Archie of Lexing
ton and Cletus and Paul of Port
pand, who, with the mother survive.
Other survivors include a brother,
Rufus A. Nichols, Puyallup, Wash.,
Mrs. N. A. Leach, Portland and
Mrs. Minnie L. Cicero, Finley, Okla.
There are two grandchildren, Billie
Nichols, in the armed service and
John Thomas Nichols.
Mr. Nichols was a member of the
Methodist church. He was a good
neighbor, quiet, and Willing to do
what he could for those around him.
I PAUL BROWN MARRIED
I Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Brown have
been advised by their son Paul
that he was married Feb. 4 to Miss
JJan, Goodman' at Everett
Wash. Paul, a prisoner of the Japa-
the close of hostilities, remained
true to army tradition and chose
a girl who likewise was a mem-
j ber of the armed forces. She served
! two years in the Marine corps.
Wedding details were lacking in
the message. The bride is a Port
land girl.
SEAL SALES $1,215.12
Money received from the sale of
Christmas seals up to Feb. 1 total
ed $1,215.12, according to Mrs. K.
A. House, chairman. Returns have
not been made on some of the seals
and those holding them are asked
to return them or send in the
money.
Townies Sign Up
Two Fast Teams
Heppner's local town basketball
team steps into fast company the
next two week-ends when they will
entertain first the Walla Walla Bus
iness college hoopsters at the local
gym Saturday evening, and then
the following Saturday engage the
New York All-Americans on the
home floor.
These two contestants will fur
nish local fans witih the best bas
ketball entertainment they have
seen thus far this season, and will
provide the local team with by far
the toughest competition they have
faced to ,date. Highlight of the
season will undoubtedly be Satur
day, Feb. 16, when the barnstorm
ing All-Americnns play at the high
school gym. This is the first time
in several years that such a team of
professional negro basketball play
ers has visited this section. Their
zany antics and clowning add great
ly to the show.
SOON TO BE CIVILIAN
Fort Lewis, Wash. William F.
Barratt of Heppner, who for the
past two years has served the ASF,
will revert to inactive status on 19
Feb. 1946, it was announced today
by Lt. Col. J. Willard Wagner,
commanding the separation center.
Lt Barratt will return to Hepp
ner where he will resume his
residence.
Snow Measures 48
Inches in Blue Mts.
Official measurements were ta
ken on North Jones prairie Sunday
to determine the depth of snow and
in that particular area 48 inches of
the beautiful was the greatest depth
recorded, reports Glen Jorgenson,
ranger of the Heppner district.
Since the measurements were ta
ken considerable new snow has
fallen but to what extent it will
increase the supply will not be
known until new measurements
are taken.
Fifty-one inches is the greatest
depth recorded by the forest ser
vice on Jones prairie and times are
few when a season's snow has ex
ceeded 48 inches in that area. .The
48 inches of snow is estimated to
hold 12 inches water content.
MRS HOUSE NEW HEAD
OF WOOLGROWERS AUX
The Woolgrowers auxiliary, in
annual meeting at the Lucas Place
Friday afternoon, chose Mrs. K. A.
House as president for the ensuing
year. Other officers named were
Mrs. Cyrene Barratt, vice president
Mrs. Neville Blunt secretary and
Mrs. B. C. Pinckneyl treasurer. Mrs.
Stephen Thompson was named pro
gram chairman.
Mrs. Stephen Thompson and Mrs.
R. I. Thompson gave reports on the
recent state woolgrowers conven
tion in Pendleton.
IN TOWN WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Ben Swaggart accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dolven and son
to Heppner Wednesday from the
ranch at Swaggart Buttes. Al
people retire from active life Mrs.
though past the age when most
Swaggart still has a lively inter
est in the operation of the big
ranch.
POSTAL EMPLOYE
Jackson Holt is assisting tempor
arily at the Post office due to the
resignation of Mrs. Gertrude Ap
plegate who has accepted the job
oi night shift operator at the tele
phone office. Postmaster Joe Aiken
states that he expects James Dris
coll back on the job soon.
PATIENT AT HOSPITAL
Frank Wilkinson is a patient at
the Heppner hospital where he is
taking treatments and resting up.
His son Dick is at .home at present
running the ranch but may have to
return to service at the expiration
of his furlough.
SUFFERS ARM INJURY
Claud Graham suffered serious
injury to his arm Tuesday morn
ing when a bull he was working
with rushed at him and the arm
was caught between the gate post
and the animal's head.
VISITING RELATIVES
Harlan Devin is spending a few
days in Heppner visitng his mother
and brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Loyal Parker. Harlan re
turned to his home in Condon last
Saturday after being discharged
from the army.
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Miss Margaret Gillis and Mrs.
Sara McNamer went to Portland
Wednesday evening to spend a few
days.
County Contributes $1500 to March of
Dimes Campaign; Returns About All In
Final figures still are not in but
returns to date indicate that Mor
row county has donated at least
$1500 to the March of Dimes cam
paign which offcially closed Jan. 31.
Chairman Joe Aiken stated Wed
nesday that he has on and $1489.89
and that several small items not yet
turned in will undoubtedly bring
the fund to $1500.
Tabulations as of Wednesday give
Boardman $187.38; Irrigon $11.77;
lone $673.08; Pine City $5; Hard
man $6.30; Lexington $117.18; Cecil
Beckner Retained
As Rcdeo President;
Dinges New Secretary
Lee Beckner was retained as
president of the Heppner Rodeo
association when a representative
group met Friday evening in an
nual meeting. The new board of
directors selected Harry Dinges as
secretary succeeding Frank W.
Turner who made it clear that he
could no longer serve in that capa
city. Directors elected were Edwin
Hughes, Cliff Doherty, James Val
entine, Claud Buschke and H. D.
McCurdy.
Plans for a 1946 show1 were dis
cussed and the new officers expect
to meet in the near future to out
line a program so that the associa
tion can get in early on stock and
talent selection.
While Fank Turner no longer
has an official rating with the as
sociation, he has assured the off.
icers that he will take care of the
track as in past years and assist
with other work about the grounds.
Assignments have not been made
but it is the guess of those interest
ed that Harlan McCurdy will be in
charge of the parade.
HEALTH ASSOCIATION ADDS
ROOKS TO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Morrow county Public Health
association has placed the followng
books in the Heppner public libra
ry. "New Patterns in Sex Teach
ing' and "Being Born" by Francis
B. Strain; "Home Study Course in
Social Hygiene Guidance" consist
ing of the following lessons: paren
tal preparation for training the
child; the questions" children ask or
do not ask; preparing the child for
adolesence; some problems in ado
lesence; looking ahead to marriage.
This is to be taken out by adults
only.
P-TA Founders Day
To Be Observed Here
Founders' 'day will be commemo
rated at the regular February
meeting of the P.-T.A. at 8 p. m.
Wednesday night Feb. 13 in the
music room at the high school. lone
P.-T.A. will be special guests. Every
one who is interested in school is
invited to attend whether he has a
child in school or not.
Guest speaker for the occasion is
Dr. John M. Miller, professor of
education and director of the teacher-training
school at Eastern Ore
gon College of Education at La
Grande. He will have something of
interest to say to everyone. Miss
Rose Hoosior will present the "Cho
risters" at this time.. They are a
group of 5th and 6th grade boys
who were organized in the middle
of January and so far they all sing
soprano.
All P.-T. A. members are remind
ed of the box social to be held at
the parish house at 7:30 p. m. Feb.
14. Funds received from auctioning
off the boxes will be used for a
worthwhile cause which the organ
ization is sponsoring.
Wcrk has begun on the three
one-act plays to be presented early
in March.
$5, and Heppner $484.18. Of the
$673.08 turned in from lone, $361
was from the Willows grange dance
to which people from all over the
county contributed but it can't be
said that the town ddn't do its
share.
Of the Heppner ' contributon $93
came from the cans deposited in
several business establishments.
Boardman gave a March of Dimes
dance and turned in a handsome
sum for that small community.
Volume 62, Number 46
City Preparing
To Go Ahead With
Additional Well
Council Passes
Resoution Calling
For Early Action
A move to augment Heppner's
water supply was made Monday
evening when the city council
passed a resolution calling' for im
mediate drilling of a new well. This
action is a revival of Mayor J. O.
Turner's proposal of a year ago
when he negotiated with A. M. Ed
wards to drill a well on a guar
antee basis but which proposal was
tabled indefinitely.
Probably construction of the flood
control dam at the mouth of Balm
fork which would necessitate re
laying the city water main for a
considerable distance is the factor
in the proposed additional supply.
Site for the well proposed .by the
mayor is close to town and at an
elevation several hundred feet
above the floor of the valley. If
water is produced at this site it
would be possible to pipe it arund
the hill and establish a reservoir
as high or higher than the county's
reservoir.
As a result of a visit by a com
mittee representing numerous mo
thers of the town, the city may
convert the building at the swim
ming tank into a recreation hall for
the youth of the town. The Parent
Teacher association and other
groups are interested in providing
supervised recreation but the city
fathers can't see their way clear
to enter into this program as yet
but did express a willingness to put
out some money on fixng up the
aforementioned building.
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
SLATE MEETING FRIDAY
Veterans who have had foreign
service are urged to meet at 8 p.
m. Friday Feb 8 at the council
chambers at the city hall. Nego
tiations have been under way to
form a post here and the meeting
Friday night is for the purpose of
perfecting the plans to this end.
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Chevrolet Garage
Being Remodeled
Looking forward to expanding
business as soon as the strike sit
uation clears up and reconversion
gets under way in earnest the
the garage building to give more
Hodge Chevrolet Co. is' remodeling
effective service to the automotive
trade in Heppner and vicinity.
Plans call for removing the gas
oline pumps from the entrance to
the building, permitting the walls
to be run out to the corner. This
will enlarge the present service
station room which will be used for
car display. The parts rack now oc
cupying part of the service room
will be moved into the machine
shop where a special room is be
ing built for that purpose. The of
fice will be moved to the May
street front. These changes will
permit display of several cars and
make for greater efficiency of the
entire plant.
Lubrcation and tire service will
be carried on at the former Lun
dell service station corner May
and Chase streets, which C. L.
Hodge recently acquired. Gas and
oil service will be available at the
garage. The pumps are being mov
ed to just outside the sidewalk line
on the Main street side.
Mr. Hodge stated that it is his
purpose to give the people of Mor
row county as good service as can
be obtained anywhere.
Alex Thompson, Sic, has just re
turned from Honolulu and arrived
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Thompson, for a 30 day
leave.
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