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Minneapolis Firm
Enters Business
Field in County
Garland Swanson
Sells Extensive
Interests at lone
One of the biggest business deals
in recent months was consummated
here Wednesday .when the Archer
Daniels Midland company of Min
neapolis bought the Garland Swan
son grain interests at lone. The
deal for the property was engineer
ed by W. H. Collins, Portland re
presentative of the firm, who came
to the county to negotiate with Mr.
Swanson. According to a statement
by Swanson, the property will be
taken over by the purchaser this
week, releasing him to look after
liis extensive farm interests.
Swanson built the first elevator
in .1943, a 75,000-bushel capacity unit
In 1945 he increased the capacity
of the plant by 110,000 bushels with
the construction of an annex, giv
ing lone ample storage facilities in
good or poor seasons. Warehouse
property owned by Swanson is also
included in the sale.
Development of the business to
a point where it was taking all of
his time was a factor in causing
Swanson to decide to sell. He is
primariy interested in raising grain
and will devote his time to devel
opment of his wheat land.
Henry Collins, manager of the
Archer-Daniels Midland company
branch in Portland, 1s thoroughly
familiar with the grain business in
this area and is known to most of
the wheatraisers. Entrance of his
company in business here gives the
county three large grain . concerns,
the others being the Morrow
County Grain Growers, Inc., and
the Interior Warehouse company.
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Teaching Staff of
Heppner Schools
About Signed Up
The teacher situation in the Hepp
ner schools is improving, according
to Supt. George A. Corwin, who an
nounces the signing of contracts
by a home economics teacher and
three grade teachers. Miss Margaret
Hughlett of Salem, graduate of Ore
gon State college, will succeed Mrs.
Ellis Carlson who has been in
charge of that department in the
local school the past two years. Miss
Hughlett took two years at Willam
ette university and completed her
. course at Ihe state college.
Miss Mae Kirpatrick, with two
years teaching experience at Free
water, has been obtained to teach
the sixth grade. Mrs. Sam McMil
land of Lexington has been engaged
to teach the seventh grade, and Mrs.
Douglas Ogleetree has been added
to the primary staff. At the pres
ent time the teaching staff is com
plete. Premium List Out for
Achievement Days
The premium list for the 4-H
club achievement days program
has been prepared and mailed to
leaders and clubbers throughout
the county in preparation for the
event which will be held May 31
June 1 at the Episcopal parish
house in Heppner.
Eight events are listed including
health, cooking, clothing, style re
view, demonstrations, record book
contest, judging and secretary's
books. There are several divisions
to each class with 'awards running
from $2 down to 50 cents. The re
cord book kept by each clubber is
part of each exhibit and accounts
for 25 percent of the score.
There will be entertainment fea
tures in connection with the achieve
ment program and the public has
been urgently invited to attend
both days
Heppner,
Constructon Man
Coming Soon to '
Start REA Lines
Construction of the Morrow Gil
liam unit of the Columbia Basin
electric cooperative is scheduled to
begin shortly, according to an an
nouncement made early in the week
by Henry Baker, president of the
local concern. The CBB has en
gaged the services of Robert Wel-
ty, construction
engineer, of The
Dalles, who wil be here in a few
days to take over complete super
vision of the project Welty was
recommended to the local officials
by the division office of the REA
and they feel fortunate in securing
his services. He recently completed
construction of the southern Wasco
county line.
A meeting will be held soon to de
termine location of fc?ower sub
stations and the point where the
local unit will tap the Bonneville'
power line. Baker also stated that
the "A" part of the project has
been allocated a $510,000 fund and
that the CBE has been assured up
to $4,000,000 for future extensions.
The local office is without a man
ager since the resignation of A. A.
Scouten and at present is in charge
of the stenographer, Patricia Kenny.
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Oregon, Thursday, May
Hospital Measure
Carries By More
Than Four to One
Only Two Precincts
Vote Unfavorably
On Special Ballot
Morrow Conty taxpayers by their
special eiecuon neia on
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rriaay approved ine nospnai meas
ures submitted by the County court
in no uncertain terms. Out of .WT
votes cast, 457 were for and 108
against the proposal to levy an
eight-mill tax to construct the build
ing, while 411 voted to rescind the
two-mill tax passed in 1944 and 101
voted to retain it.
Seven precincts voted heavily in
favor of the measures as submit
ted and two registered opposition.
These were Boardman and Pine
City, the former casting twelve
votes for and 27 against, and the
latter seven for and nine against.
Taken by precincts the vote was
as follows: Boardman, 12 for, 27
against; Eightmile, 22 for, 6 against;
Hardman 17 for, 2 against; lone 100
for 19 against; Irrigon 14 for, 11 a
gainst; Lexington 65 for, 13 against;
Pine City 7 for, 9 against; and
Continued on page nine
23, 1946
New County Agent
uue to arrive in
Heppner June 3
Definite announcement of the ar
rival of Morrow county's nw ag
ricultural agent was made Wednes
day by Charles W. Smith, exten
sion director, who spent a few days
at the local office helping to get
things in shape to receive him. The
agent's name is Nelson C. Anderson
and he hails from Bowman, N. D.,
where he served as county agent
for several years. He has a wife
and three children.
Latck of housing facilities prevent
ed Anderson from taking over at
the time Arnold Ebert left,
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Smith succeeded in finding living
quarters and the Andersons are
scheduled to arrive Jme 3. They
will occupy the house on the form
er Walt Rood place in Cark's can
yon for three months. In the mean
time the Wightman brothers will
finish alterations on the Clark house
north of Heppner which the Ander
sons will occupy permanently.
Anderson is a graduate of the
North Dakota agricultural college
and as a county agent has served a
period in a dry land area similar
to this region.
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Near at hand tor
County's Schools
Closing Exercises
Due at Lexington,
lone and Heppner
Summer vacation is at hand for
the schools of tht county with high
school and eighth grade graduat
ing exercises scheduled at lone and
Heppner this week-end and clos
ing exercises at Lexington Wed
nesday evening, May 29. School will
not be officially closed in Heppner
until Tuesday due to a two-day
mak-up pledged by the teachers
wnen tney attended tne recent con
vention of the Oregon State Teach
ers association.
Commencement exercises will be
held at lone this evening when the
following members of the class of
1946 will receive their diplomas
Matthew Patrick Doherty, Winifred
Albertine Zinter, Mildred Carolyn
Carlson, Thomas Joseph Doherty,
Harold LaVern Snider, Gwendolyn
Mae Gaarsland Coleman, Gene
Rietmann, Joyce Ann Salter, Merry
Aloha Painter, Robert Bruce Cro
well, Shirley Janice Smouse and
Stuert Benson Aldrich. Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers will talk to the eighth grade
graduates and Mrs. William Lud
wig will present the diplomas. Dr.
Joseph W. Ellison of Oregon State
college will deliver the high school
commencement address; Supt B. C.
Forsythe will present the cass and
Oscar E. Peterson, board chairman,
will present the diplomas. Aloha
Painter is salutatorian and Shirley
Smouse is valedictorian.
Commencement exercises at Hep
pner high school will be held Fri
day evening in the gymnasium, with
presentation of diplomas to the fol
lowing graduates: Carolyn Elizabeth
Bergstrom, Kathryn Ann Burns,
Delmer R. Buschke, Francis F. Con
nor, Beverly Jean Forster. Justin L.
' Grant, Betty Jean Lovzren. Jim E.
Lynch, Lee T. McRoberts, Colleen
Ann Miller, John Archie Padberg
Jr., Noel Orville Rill, Lavina Jane
Sundquist Robert G. VanSchoiack,
and Melverna Grace Whited as
members of the class of 1946. In
addition, diplomas will be award
ed a group of ex-service men who
completed the General Educational
Cntinued on page nine
Teen Agers Not Being
Called Up for Service
Attention is called by Judge
Bert Johnson to the new classifica
tion of men eligible for military
duty.
Men between the ages of 26 and
29 inclusive will be called provided
they are not fathers. It is essential
that a man report his change of
status if he has become a father
since September 1942.. All men who
are not fathers if within the ages
of 26 and 29 years are now in 4-A
and will be called up for physical
examinations without reclassifica
tion. Any man, regardless of age who
has completed military service will
not be considered for further call.
No teen agers will be called up
for physical examinations at the
present time.,
VETERANS SPONSOR DANCE
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
are sponsoring a dance at the pa
vilion Saturday night, May 25, The
VFW is completing arrangements
for the formation of an auxiliary
and the ladies who are eligible for
membership are urged to attend a
meeting with the Veterans next
Monday evening.
Friday and Saturday are Poppy
Days for both the Veterans of For
eign Wars and the American Le
gion. They will be on the streets
with their little red flowers both
days.