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Forest and Range . j John Brosnan visited the Forest service office recently to attend to business regarding grazing allot ment on national forest lands. Mr. Ferguson of the Soil Con servation service was in Heppner recently making arrangements re garding the establishment of a per manent SCS office here. A meeting of the U. S. D. A. council was held Tuesday after noon in the county agent's office. Plans are being formulated for the pending drive to conserve food for the famine in foreign countries. Ellis Carlson returned to Hepp ner Tuesday evening from a two day trip to Pomeroy, Wash. Ranger Jorgensen spent last week participating in the annual rangers' meeting in Pendleton. Ranger dis trict work plans were revised to bring them up to date. It is the policy of the forest service to make plans for all forseeable work for the coming years and revise these plans as changing circumstances and appropriations make necessary, Planning the work in this manner provides opportunity for savings in manpower and money. Tentative plans were made to rebuild Ar buckle Lookout tms spring H an experienced carpenter can be found. Mr. Dunford who is a forester for Kinzua Pine Mills called at. the office to discuss leasing of com pany owned land to stockmen for grazing . If present weather conditions do not change before April 20 fisher men are going to have a hard time getting into the mountains on op ening day. Cleve Van Schoiack was an ofice visitor Tuesday. He called to dis cuss grazing business with Ranger Jorgensen. The army recruiting office in Pendleton announced the enlist ments of John L. Pickens of Hepp ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. - H. A. Pickens of . Susan ville, Calif.; Har ry L. Green, son of Mr . and Mrs. Homer Green, Heppner, and Thom as J. Doherty, sop of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Doherty, lone. Green and Doherty joined for 18 months en listment. Pickens enlisted for three years and was therefore able to pick his own assignment, which is to serve in the Signal Corps for duty in the European theater. Pick ens and Green attended Heppner high school and Doherty attended lone hig school. HERE FROM MONTANA Mrs. Ella Wilson and son, Pfc Charles T. Wilson, are guests of Mrs. Wilson's sister, Mrs. Nellie Anderson, Mrs. Wilson is Interest ed with Mrs. Anderson in the for mer Curran's Ladies Ready -to-Wear store here but will not come to Heppner to stay until a later date. Her son has re-enlisted in the army and will attend a school for meteorology and his mother will stay near him until he finishes the course. Court Speaks on Damage to Roads The county court takes this nn. portunity to notify the public that t is unlawful for any person to haul or drag any heavy materials Over county roads, thereby damag ing the roads. Recently a citizen of the county was fined in the jus tice court for damatrintr n road with disc plows. Due to many nanaicaps it is very difficult to keep roads in good condition and the county court is sure that all persons will co-operate in this work especially when it is known that roads so damaged nrM to tV.a payers' cost in road maintenance. u is true tnat equipment must be moved from one operation to an other but it can ho H tearing up the roads. The court is confident that everyone will appre ciate this fact and that if nn w uv - V TT1U -wlr be necessary to prosecute others to entorce this law. No stock guards can be installed on any county road without per mission of the countv court. If and when such permission is granted Heppner Gazette Times, April 1 1 , 1946 5 the stock guards must be Installed at petitioner's expense and accord ing to specifications of court; they must also be maintained by the party installing stock guards. SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION HOLDS ORGANIZATION MEET Morrow county association of boards held its first meeting at the Lexington school house Wednes day evening. Details of organization were threshed out and officers elected for the coming fiscal year. The officers are Harold Becket, president; Russell Moore of Pine City district, vice president and Miss Leta Humphreys secretary treasurer. Committee chairmen will serve with the officers to make up the executive committee. The primary purpose of the new Organization, like that of the state association which it will support, is the seeking of state aid for schools. A committee will be set up to prepare and pass out infor mation on legislation now pending for that nuroose. It is expected that through the association close cooperation can be given in the matter of teachers' salaries and other problems pecu liar to school boards. Five of the nine districts now having schools were represented at the meeting. Thev were Heppner, Lexington, lone. Pine City and Boardman. No more meetings are scheduled until the September meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker leaving this week-end On a two 1 i i i . I weem vacation wnicn will be spent in Portland and Caifornia points. Due to the scarcity of places to stay, no hotel reservations being available, Mrs. Hilma Anderson and turned to Heppner Wednesday eve her daughter. Mrs Louisp Kintt li ning after driving as far south as- ban JOse. Frank Wilkinson met with a distressing accident Tuesday after noon. He was Supervsing the build ing of a fence and had just reached out to test the post when the man with the mallet accidently crushed Mr. Wilkinson's outstretched hand. The third finger on his left hand was so completely mangled that it was impossible to save the digit. Mr. and Mrs. William Instone ar rived in Heppner from Hillsboro Wednesday. Traveling with a house trailer the Instones are not faced with housing shortages and can come and go as they please. PUZZLED? You will lose that puzzled ex pression when you read our menu. It is easy to order a meal here, for no matter what you select you are bound to be satisfied. Join the well-fed ranks by taking your meals at HEPPNER CAFE i . . . and it beckons you to add a new frill here and there to your home. We are happy to tell you about the new hard-to-get items com ng along quite frequently now- Have you been in to see the new ELECTRIC LUNCHMAKER for $10.95 includes coffee mak- . er, grill and toaster LAWN CHAIRS-al uminum frame, light, comfortable, inviting Beautiful array of Table and Bedroom Lamps You can always use a New Lamp Shade See the nifty new Magazine Racks A piece of new home furnishing is a spring tonic tor the home O e Case Furniture Company Mr. Wilkinson was resting fairly comfortably at his home this after noon. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Lawrence drove to Portland today where Dr. Lawrence will attend a dental con vention this week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn motored to Portland today to spend a few days there with Mr. Vaughn's mother. Mrs. Carrie Vaughn. Mrs. Madge Bryant is back at work at Case Furniture company after an enforced vacation, most of which was spent in taming a new set of dentures. They seem to be pretty well under control now. X , ill !?H i'lL. IMM '1 Glen Warner Church of Christ April 14 through 19th SERMON TOPICS Sunday A. M. The Body of Christ Sunday P. M. -Priceless Possession Monday God's Labor Policy Tuesday The Fount ain -of Youth Wednesday Living Triumphantly Thursday The Fool ishness of the Cross Friday Man's Wis dom and God's Fool ishness To the People of Morrow County: I have secured the Willys-Overland Dealership for Heppner and vicinity Willys-Overland builds the Jeep and they have a fine line of light cars and trucks, which I will be proud to sell and service at CHUCK'S SALES & SERVICE 8 West May St. Heppner, Oregon Sincerely, CHUCK HODGE