OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P'JBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND. ORE.
Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 17, 1946
Volume 63, Number 30
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Program For Field
Day Set Up By
Triple-A Directors
Farmers Invited to
Present Erosion
Problems at Clinic
The program for the Columbia
Basin Conservation Field day, Fri
day, Oct. 25, has been announced
by Henry Baker, chairman of the
AAA committee, who joined with
County Agent Nelson Anderson, in
inviting all Morrow county opera
tors to attend.
"Come and bring your erosion
problims," Baker invited. "This is
a field clinic for conservation to
show some of the things that can
be done to present some of our
own problems to the experts who
will be in attendance."
The tour will start at Arlington
at 9 a.m. and the first stop will be
at the C. A. Nish ranch near Mik
kalo, Those not wishing to drive
to Arlington may join the tour at
Mikkalo store at 9:30 a.m., Baker
said. Practices to be inspected on
the Nish ranch include contour
strip cropping established five
years ago, and seeding of gullies
to prevent washing and to estab
lish permanent sod waterways.
Lunch will be served at the
Mikkalo grange at noon, followed
by a short program at which E.
Harvey Miller, Oregon state di
rector of the Production and Mar
keting administration, and chair
man of the state PMA committee,
will preside. Miller returned last
week from attending the annual
agricultural outlook conference in
Washington, D. C. The program
will include short talks by E. R.
Jackman, Oregon State college ex
tension specialist in farm crops,
and by R. L. Kent, district con
servationist for the Soil Conserva
tion Service, Pendleton.
After lunch the tour will visit
the Art Jaeger ranch near Condon,
to look at check dams, contour
drainnge, and experimental seed
ings in trashy fallow.
The third scheduled stop is at
the Frank Anderson farm near
Eightmile. Contour strip cropping
is the pincipal practice to be in -spicted.
I0NE NEWS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker took
Everett Heliker to Pendleton Sat
urday to board a plane for Los
Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Heliker then
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Timms at Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Yarncll are
the parents of a daughter, Marye
Nycholc, born October 10 at The
Dalles. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yarnell
are the grandparents.
Mr. and Msr. Phil Emert are the
parents of a girl born October 11
at Pendleton.
Several people from here attend
ed the "Youth for Christ" meeting
at Irrigon Saturday night.
The study meeting of the Topic
club met at the home of Mrs. Mil
ton Morgan, Thursday, October 10,
with 13 numbers and three guests
present. The book, "The Trouble
at Turkey Hill," was reviewed by
Mrs. Charles O'Connor. Mrs. Cleo
Drake, Mrs. O'Connor and Mrs.
Morgan were hostesses.
W. G. Bell left for Eugene where
he has a position selling insurance.
Miss Eva Swanson has taken over
his insurance business here. Mr.
Bell came to lone in the spring of
1944.
The following city officials were
nominated at a special meeting, Oc
tober 10: Garland Swanson, mayor;
George Ely, recorder; Echo Falma
teer, treasurer; Omar Rietmann,
Rodney Wentworth and E. R. Lun
dell, councilmen.
The mobile chest x-ray unit will
be at the lone school house Oct.
28. Everyone is urged to take ad
vantage of this.
Arthur Stefnni Jr. of the U. S.
army was in lone Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom
were week-end visitors in Portland.
Desisns Portable Movie Outfit
Patients al the Roanoke, Va., Vttran
movies by meant of a portable outfit,
Bryarly, who ttandi at the right of th
teat onto a (round flail Kmn,
60th Anniversary
Of Marriage to Be
Observed Oct. 26
month, in a little rural log church,
mont, in a little rural log chuch,
Ben Buschke and Adalina J. Bar
tell took their marriage vows. The
locale was Sielvangrove, Kansas.
On October 26, 1946, memories of
that long ago will be recalled at
a reception to be held in their ho
nor at the Rhea Creek grang hall.
The public has been extended
an invitation to attend the recep
tion, which will be held from 2 to 4
o'clock p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Buschke have been
residents of Morrow county for
many years. They engaged in
farming until a few years ago
when they moved to Heppner to
spend their declining years. They
have a comfortable little home on
east May street Thirteen child
ren were born to them, eleven
of whom are still living. There are
18 grandchildren and six great
gandchildren.
Mr. Buschke was born Oct. 22,
1869 and Mrs. Buschke was born
May 23, 1870.
Sec. Anderson To
Address National
Grange Nov. 13
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
Anderson will be the principal
speaker at the 80th annual conven
tion of the National Grange, which
opens in Portland, November J.3,
according to announcement made
today by Morton Tompkins, mas
ter of the Oregon State Grange.
Anderson is tentatively scheduled
to address the session Friday after
noon, November 15.
Anderson will also be a member
of a class of some 5,000 or more
persons from all over the nation
who will receive the Seventh De
gree, highest in the grange ritual,
on the evening of November 14 at
the Portland municipal auditorium.
Anticipating record attendance
which will tax the hotel facilities
of Portland, Alvin Hobar, chairman
of the grange housing and trans
portation committee, has been re
quested by the hotels of the city
to set a deadline of October 31,
after which the committee will no
(onger accept reservations. Reser
vations made prior to that date
should be addressed to the Oregon
State Grange, 1135 S. E. Salmon,
Portland 14, Oregon. An advance
deposit of $5.00 must accompany
each request.
The housing shortage will be al
leviated in part through specially
chartered Pullman cars and special
trains which will be parked on sid
ings near the Portland business
district, which will serve as sleep
ing quarters for some visitors trav
eling by train.
The convention, which will con
tinue on through November 22, will
mark the fourth time in 42 years at
which Portland has been host to
the session.
Aid for Chidren
Of Europe Sought
Peojple of the community, both
in and out of the church, are be
ing asked to make contributions of
clothing for children ranging in
age from one to four years living
in the war torn areas of the world.
Closing time for receiving the con
tributions will be 2 o'clock p. m.
Friday, Nov. 1, when the mission
ary societies of the several church
es will meet at the Church of
Christ.
Friday, Nov. 1 is designated as
World Community Day in 1946. It
is a day set apart to encourage
Protestant women to work togeth
er for a greater world Christian
order, it being the idea that if
10,000,000 Christians work together
in a common cause the United
Nations could do more towards es
tablishing permanent peace and
encouraging the people of the
world to live in peace and har
mony. X-RAY LABORATORY COMING
The stale and local public health
organizations are sponsoring ap
pearance of the mobile x-ray lab
oratory at Heppner October 25 and
26 and at lone on October 28. 'lhe
snonsorinff aeencies urge all citi
zens to take advantage of this op
portunity for chest examinations
that may mean prevention of costly
disease.
TtMtuj AdmkWnllM Ftet
Admlniitrallon Hoipltal her view lound
designed and assembled by Marihall E.
dvic. Th picture it projected from fh
Help Situation at
G-T Better With
Additions to Staff
The labor shortage that has
handicapped operations in the
publishing and printing industry
in Heppner has been greatly alle
viated this week with the addition
of two people to the staff an of
fice girl and a printer.
Mrs. Howard Keithley has ac
cepted the position of desk atten
dant and assistant bookkeeper, as
well as lending a hand in the shop
as occasion rises.
J. V. "Jap" Crawford could re
sist the smell of printer's ink no
longer and is back at the old stand
in a big way, after an absence of
more than four years from the old
family journal. Jap grew up in the
G-T office and meeting the prob
lems of linotype, presses and all
the multifarious duties connected
with the operation of the plant and
business are second nature to him.
In view of the painful struggle
the limited force had in getting out
last week's issue of the paper, the
relief felt by the publishers will be
readily understood. When the
grist of job work that has been
piling up in the shop is cleared it
will be reasonable to expect that
the Gazette Times will be publish
ed on time occasionally, to say
the least And as for job work
very shortly now we hope we can
meet our patrons on the street
and smile at them, knowing that
we are once more in their good
graces.
Tax Statements
In Mail This Week
Good morning! Have you re
ceived your tax statement? Well,
if you have, don't blow a gasket
until you have given it some study.
If you voted to have your school
budge t raised above the 6 percent
limitation, or were one of the hap
py souls who desire to pay up the
must try to control your blood
pressure. If you were agin' these
hospital tax in one lump, then you
items you may not like it but the
tax collector insists you will have
to take it
Cause for high blood pressure is
most evident at Heppner and
Boardman. At Heppner the total
levy is 64.3 mills and at Boardman
75.7 mills. The lowest figure to
be found in the assessor's state
ment of taxes is 20.2 mills, a fi
gure enjoyed by several districts.
Despite this increase in taxes.
several people appeared at the
tax collector's desk before the
statements were mailed out and
made things right with the local
government. At least, figures show
that the county is $14,603.35 ahead
before the collection season gets
under way. Delinquent taxes are
virtually all paid up.
March of Dimes
Director Named
Dr. E. T. Hedlund, of Portland,
has been named Oregon State
Chairman of the 1947 Maroh of
Dimes which takes place January
15 30. Rasll O'Connor, President of
the National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, announced today.
Dr. Hedlund, former president of
Oregon State Board of Dental Ex
aminers, Is also fourth vice presi
dent of the National Association of
Postmasters. He has long been ao
tlvo In the work of the National
Foundation and his nomination as
Oregon State Chairman of the 1947
Muni) of Dimes marks his eighth
year of service In this capacity
with the National Foundation's an
nual fund raising appeal.
Mr. O'Connor, In making known
Dr. Hedlund's acceptance of the
chairmanship, revealed that up
through August 31 there had been
74 rases of Infantile paralysis re
ported In Oregon this year, accord
ing, to U. S. Public Health Servlca
figures,
"In coping with the 1946 out
breaks of Infantile paralysis," Mr.
O'Connor said, "the National Foun
dation sent to Its chapters In the
field more than two million dollar
In epidemic aid up through the first
week of September.
"Many of this year's polio pa
tients will require hospitalisation
and medical care for a long period
of time, The after-car of tots
patients will, be mor xpnslT
than treatment In the acuta stag.
The high cost of such epidemic
points up the real need for th serv
ices of public-spirited mm such a
Dr. Hedlund. His effort will prov
of tremendous ralu In th (orthr
co ming appeal"
New Educational System
Greater Need Than More
School Money, French Says
A new educational system set-up
present system to make it more
or a thorough revamping of the
uniform is more essential than the
increasing of school funds, in the
opinion of Rep. Giles L. French of
Moro who was the speaker at the
chamber of commerce luncheon
Monday at the Lucas Place.
French discussed the basic school
bill at some length and pointed out
several weaknesses which he de
clared will stand in the way of
making the measure a success in
the event the people sanction it on
Nov. 5.
The speaker contended that
House bill 80 will come nearer
equalizing the educational burden
than the basic school law. He
pointed out that equal opportuni
ty to all children is not possible
because of our population inequa
lities. It could not be expected
that Heppner, Moro, Condon, Ar
lington, lone, Lexington, etc., could
have the same advantages as Pen
dleton, The Dalles, Salem, Bend,
Klamath Falls and other larger
cities of the state.
In advocating support of House
Bill 80, commonly known as the
French bill, the speaker brought
out features which he is convinced
will equalize the tax burden and
provide better sehool facilities. He
cleared up some misunderstanding
about the bill. For instance, H. B.
80 does not do away with the pre
sent local school boards. They will
still remain as now to arrange
their school budgets, to administer
their schools, to plan and levy
taxes for new buildings, etc. But
these 1688 local school boards have
no opportunity nor authority to
equalize school taxes.
The new rural school boards es
tablished by H.B. 80 will replace
the present county boundary
boards which ave a personnel tak
en from the county court with the
P-TA Schedules
Dinner, Carnival
Seeking to raise funds for schol
arships, the Heppner Parent-Teacher
association is planning a din
ner and carnival for the evening
of Nov. 2 This was decided on at
the monthly meeting of the asso
ciation Wednesday evening, Oct. 9,
held in the music room at the
school building.
Dinner will be served from 5 to 7
o'clock in the cafeteria, in the main
school building and the carnival
will open at 7 o'clock in the gym
nasium and continue until 10 p.m.
Studv erouDS are being formed
under direction of the P-TA. Two
of these are already in action, the
nre-school studv group in charge
of Mrs. Willard Blake and the ado
lescent group under direction of
Mrs. Conley Lanham. The groups
will meet pverv third Wednesday
and any parent interestd in at
tending should contact Mrs. Biane
or Mrs. Lanham.
Miss Margaret Gillis, county
health nurse, spoke on the new
health bill which makes exami
nation for all school children com
pulsory. The expense for this was
met this year by the Morrow
County Public Health association.
Supt. George Corwin urged all
parents to support the basic school
support bill at the general election
nn Nov. 5. stating that our pro
perty tax is not adequate to meet
all requirements the state is setting
on education.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgcrs presented
Harold Becket with a past presi
dent's pin, thanking him for the
sDlendid work he did as president
of P-TA last year.
A picture will be presented to
ih. fith crade for winning tne room
contest having the most parents
present at meeting.
arjDreciation of neigh
bors, Principal Leonard Pate em-
ohasized the point that people muse
ireful what they say, un
less it is constructive criticism.
m;.. T.i. HumDhrevs was m
charge of the social hour which
ormcieti H of various musical games
Mrs. Clive Huston played the piano
tor her.
Women's Council
In All-Day Meet
Mrs. F. S. Parker was hostess
Wednesday at her home north of
Heppner for an all-day meeting of
the Women's Council of the
Church of Christ.
Work on "kiddies kits" occupied
lhe morning session. These kits are
being readied for collection at a
later time when they will be in
eluded in bundles to be shipped
to needy children overseas.
A bountiful potluck dinner was
served at noon, followed by the
monthly missionary program in
charge of Mrs. Frank E. 'Parker
Mrs. Joe Jewett led the devotional
service and Mrs. Frank S. Pnrkir.
was study leader, the theme being
"God'i New World." Seventeen
ladle wer present
county school superintendent. The
county school superintendent will
also serve as secretary to the new
board, but it must be obvious that
a taxequalizing and budget super
vising board must be non-political.
That is why HB 80 establishes the
five-zone system for election pur
poses to elect five lay-members for
these boards.
The much criticized restriction as
to the auditing of the local school
budget is no more restrictive
than the controls now in effect.
Local school budgets are now aud
ited; the county school superinten
dent may supervise the selection
and salaries of teachers; deter
mine whether school buildings
meet standard requirements. If
there is no local administrator the
county school superintendent acts
as the actual school supervisor.
The important feature of HB 80 is
that the new rural board will levy
and equalize tax based on the to
tal of these county rural school
budgets and applicable to all ru
ral property at the same rate, a
tax policy which has long been
needed.
Passing briefly over the other
measures, French offered no ad
vice on the armories measure;
thought it all right to permit Chi
nese to hold property; yes on read
ing bills by title; no on so-called
Townsend bill.
a guest of the club at the luncheon.
Major 'Chester Christenson was
He has decided to remain in the
Marines and stated that his vis
its home may be few and far be
tween. Word from St. Mary's hospital at
Walla Walla is to the effect that
Mrs. Clarence Rosewall is recov
ering from the effects of a major
operation performed on Wednes
day of last week. Mrs. Rosewall
will be in the hospital several days
yet.
VETS AID LIBRARY FUND
Approximately $100 was added
to the Heppner Library association
fund as a result of the dance giv
en at the Fair pavilion Saturday
evening under the sponsorship of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A
nice crowd turned out although
the weather was a bit cool. Ely's
orchestra provided the music. The
Veterans have scheduled another
dance for Oct. 26 to be held in tha
Hardman hall.
LIBRARY OFFERS NEW
BOOKS TO READERS
The Heppner Public Library has
some new books in that ought to
prove of interest to a variety of
readers.
There are two books on furniture
making and remodeling of old fur
niture caHed "Revive Your Old
Furniture" by Sloane, and "It's
Fun to Make it Yourself," by Man
ey. There is also a complete book
on sewing, which both beginners
and experts will find valuable, call
ed "The Complete Book of Sew
ing" with illustrations by Talbot.
If you are in doubt what to name
the new baby, there is the book
called "What Shall We Name the
Baby?" by Ames. For history lov
ers there are A Short History ot
Canada" by Burt and "The Way
Our People Lived," by Woodward.
For those who wish to give plays
there is a collection of 20 prize-
winning plays bv Smith. Two oth
er non-fiction of interest are "Plas
tic Horizons," by Weil and Audels;
"Refrigeration and Air Condition
ing Guide," by Anderson.
The new fiction are "We Happy
Few" by Howe and "Straw in the
South Wind," by Joseph.
Children's books consist of "Ad
am of the Road." bv Gray, which
is a Newberry medal winner, and
Big Red, by Kjelgaard, a story
of a dog. In non-fiction for juven
iles we have "Beyond the Solar
System," by Parker, and "Let's
Make More Things," by Zarchy.
Paraplegic Operate Tractor
YtlM Adlbtttloi Phot.
There's mora lo this picture of a young
Texan and hi Iractoi than meets the eye.
Tht ipecial left-hand gear shift permits
James Qualia, Lubbock, lo turn in a full
day's work on his farm, although he has
been paralyzed from the waitl down since
his B-S4 crashed in Italy. A Vetcians
Administration approved loan aided
ex-Bombardier Qualia in improvine and
reequipping hit larm,
I n "til
Well, There Are
Potatoes, and Then
There Are Potatoes
This matter of giving puffs to
growers of extraordinary garden
produce is proving quite profi
table (o the editorial sanctum. If it
keeps up the larder might per
chance get fully stocked for the
winter.
A couple of weeks or so ago we
indulged in a bit of laudatory com
ment upon some white rose po
tatoes brought to the desk by
Frank Rumble. They were beauties
and excellent bakers. Combined
with young venison steak and gra
vy they proved highly palatable.
However, Frank S. Parker was
convinced that the ultimate had
not been attained in "spuds" and
to prove his contention he dropped
into the office Wednesday morn
ing with three tubers of the Netted
Gem variety which are knockouts
for that species. The three pota
toes tip the beam at more than
seven pounds. The largest of the
three wejighed 2 3-4 pounds and
has a lengthwise measurement of
254 inches. They are truly family
size distinctly not hotel or din
ing car size.
Which all goes to prove that
some other place may be as good
but few are better.
Planning Building
At Court and May
Leonard Schwarz announced
Wednesday that he is preparing to
erect a business building at the
corner of May and Court streets
and has made application to the
city for permission to build. The
structure which will be 40x60 feet,
will be used to house a food mar
ket which Schwarz will operate or
lease for that purpose.
Since resigning as meat cutter
at the ' Central Market, Schwarz
has been busy salvaging lumber
lumber from buildings purchased
from the city at the former CCC
camp. Much of this is clear lum
ber and he plans to use it in con
struction of the business building
as well as some housing units he
is contemplating.
Work of clearing off the lot is
underway. The fruit stand that has
stood near the corner of the lot
for several years has been moved
to the rear and workmen are lev
eling the ground in preparation
for laying the foundation. Con
struetion, work will start as soon
as the' city grants the '" bufleling
permit, Schwarz stated.
Lodge Folk Attend
District Convention
A delegation of 12 people from
the Kate Young lodge of Degree
nf Honor of Heppner drove to
Bend Tuesday of last week to at
tend a district convention. Dele
gations were present from John
Dav. Pendleton. The Dalles, Kla
math Falls, Bend and Heppner.
Mrs. George Gertson, past state
president and present state repre
sentative, who attended the na
tional convention in St. Paul,
Minn, in June, gave the response
to the address of welcome. The
Heppner group opened lodge, lead
ing the incoming march and op
ening ceremonies.
Attending from Heppner were
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hen
strom, Mr. and Mrs. Fank Er.g
kraf, Mrs. Elwyn Hughes, Mrs.
Millard Nolan, Mrs. George Gert
son, Mrs. Carl Bergstrom, Mrs. R.
G. Mc Murtrey, Mrs. Harold Hill,
Mrs. Carl McDaniel and Mrs. Roy
Quackenbush.
4-H Beef Club to
Plan 1947 Activity
Members of the Morrow
Beef club will meet Sunday,
4-H
Oct.
20 at the John Graves farm. The
meeting is scheduled to start at
1:30 p.m. At this meeting club
members will complete their re
cord books, and wind up this year's
club business.
Included as business for this
meeting will be the awarding of
premiums won by club members
at the 4-H fair held Uct. 4. A ens
eussion of the results of exhibits
nnd auction sale of 4-H beef am
mals at the Pacific International
will be held.
Organization for the new club
year will take piace ana u is
planned to work out a program
for the 1947 club accomplishments
Special invitation is made to all
boys and girls between the ages of
9 and 20. who are interestd in join
ing an agricultural club. Especial
ly are the parents of these boys
and girls as well as the parents of
present club members invited.
ENROLLS AT SYRACUSE
From the public information bu
reau of Syracuse university, Syra
cuse, N. Y., comes the iniormation
that Bertell Mason Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Mason of lone is
among more than 12,000 students
registered for the fall term at that
university. The current student
bedy as the largest in the history
of Syracuse university and approx
imately 90 percent of the men en
rolled are veterans.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davis werc
we ek-end visitors in Heppner from
their home at Cle Elum, Wash. Mr
Davis is on two weeks vacation
and thev visited their children here
before going to Bend to visit other
members of their family. Jim says
the mill shut down at Cle Elum
to permit the crew to go hunting'
Lodge Presents 50
Year Jewel to Leon
W. Briggs Tuesday
Although delayed by more than
five years, Heppner lodge No. 69
A. F. & A. M., honored one of its
oldest members by presenting him
with a 50-year veteran's jewel at
th regular meeting Tuesday eve
ning. County Trasurer Leon W.
Briggs was the one so honored and
arrangements for the affair were
in the hands of Sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman and Harry Tamblyn.
County Judge Bert Johnson made
the presentation.
Judge Johnson told the story of
Mr. Briggs's life, how as a boy he
came wih his parents to Salem
and from there to Heppner in 1872.
After a short time here they moved
ovr to Weston and then back to
the valley, but after a few years, in
1882, the young man returned to
Heppner where he has lived since.
The judge pointed to the fact that
Mr. Briggs early in life aligned
himself with the Methodist church
and later on became a Mason, af
filiations to which he has given
long and faithful service.
In response Mr. Briggs stated
that due to illness in his family he
had found it impractical to keep
up with lodge work the past few
years but that he hoped to be seen
in lodge circles frequently, if not
regularly.
A large delegation of lone Ma
sons attended the meeting which
was followed by refreshments.
Ralph Saylor, district deputy, also
was present from Echo.
Runnion Stages
Successful Sale
A lot of household goods, farm
implements and livestock changed
hands today during the big general
farm sale staged at the Runnion
sales yard in north Heppner. Ac
cording to late returns everything
was slicked up at good prices.
Some of the hogs and horses that
had been promised failed to show
up but there was a good showing
of cattle. Buyers from outside
points were present but the main
crowd was of local people.
The ladies of the Rhea Creek
grange served refreshments at
noon.
Shrine Club and
Ladies Have Party
Memoes of the Morrow county
Shrine club and auxiliary enjoyed
a party Saturday evening at the
Masonic hall in Heppner. Cards
and Chinese checkers afforded the
diversion for the evening, with
Blaine born capturing high honors
at bridge: Harley Anderson high
score at pinochle and Mrs. Ralph
Benge topping the list at checkers.
Hosts and hostesses for the eve
ning were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Du-
vall Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Isom,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, and Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Case.
At a business session it was
voted to send $10 in canned goods
and a case of Kleenex to the Shrine
hospital.
VISITING RECTOR REPORTS
ON CHURCH CONVENTION
Members of All Saints Episcopal
church met in the parish house
Monday evening to hear a report
on the triennial convention recently
held in Philadelphia. G. R. V. Bol
ster, rector of Holy Trinity church
at Bend, who was clerical delegate
from the eastern Oregon missionary
ejistrict, gave the report, which
proved highly enlightening and en
tertaining.
The ladies of the church served
refreshments of cookies, coffee and
tea at the close of the evening
WE WONDER
Where she carries fhe rest of her
stuff?
A lady's purse was left on the
G-T desk this wee k. Upon opening
it we found a pen and pencil, comb
and cosmetics, an unfolded, clean
handkerchief, and a bit of loose
change. And it's a large purse, too
Can you imagine?
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On (Governor's day at the Paeific lute riiutinruil Live Ktmk Show lt
week, Governor Snell met home folk, while veiling the e x hi bit.
Shown here Is Gov. Snell congratulating Henry J. Jai'Ker Jr. of Con
don upon having the Hereford calf judged the grand champion of
the 1!4G P. I. show. Condon is in Gilliam, Gov. Shell's horn county.
New Killing Plant
To Be Built Soon
At Barratt Ranch
Move May Lead to
Establishment of
Packing Industry
Establishment of a killing plant
at the Barratt ranch two miles
east of Heppner may lead to ev
entual establishment of a packing
industry here, according to Will
iam F. Barratt, operator of the
ranch. Having recently acquired
the killing plant from the Central
Market, Barratt has decided to
launch into the business on an ex
tended scale and has plans for a
new plant which he hopes may be
constructed at an early date.
While following the business on
a limited scale at present, Barratt
foresees rapid development in the
shipping of drssed meat from th
points where the animals are rais
ed, and will direct his efforts to
wards getting out in front in the
business locally. At present he is
doing the killing for the Central
Market and has the assurance of
another local customer within
few months.
Plans for a new killing plant to
be erected at the site of the Bar
ratt lambing sheds on Hinton creek
are being woked out. The sheds,
pens and feed yard there will be
used for feding stock in prparation
used to feed stock in preparation
for marketing. Located directly off
the highway there is no transpor
tation problem to be worked out
"We can raise almost enough
stock to keep a plant of this type
in operation and with the large
number of animals raised in thi
section it will not be difficult to
obtain a plentiful supply. It seems
the wiser thing to ship dressed
meat than animals on the hoof,
particularly in relation to cattle
where there is such a heavy dress
ing away," Barratt said.
An adequate water supply is ob
tainable on the ranch but it will
be an item of heavy expense to
install a gravity-pressure system.
Oregon Potatoes,
Onions Due for
Boost at Home
Morrow county grocers and pro
duce dealers plan to join a cam
paign to help Oregon producers
market an abundance of high-quality
potatoes and onions it was
announced early this week by the
county AAA committee.
The state's wholesale and retail
fsod trades are being mobilized in
a campaign to promote increased
sales of Oregon potatoes and oni
ons during the period October 1
November 9, the local office has
been notified by the state office of
Production and Marketing admin
istration. A special committee of trade
leaders from the state PMA food
distribution advisory committee is
directing the campaign. Both chain
stores and independent retailer
are joining in the campaign to fea
ture Oergon potatoes and onions
in advertising and store displays.
Prices in most instances will en
courage quantity buying by con
sumers, it is stated. Housewives
will save on the food budget by
buying in 25 pound and larger lots,
and at the same time help prevent
waste of food crops.
The state PMA office estimates
that about 1,000 carloads each of
Oregon poatoes and onions will
be in excess of normal marketings
plus available storage facilities.
VISIT TAX COLLECTOR
Clifford L. Horn of Freewater was
a business visitor in Heppner Mon
day, coming over to settle up his
account with the tax collector. Mr.
( Horn owns the Driskell place in
Eight Mile.
Among others appearing at the
tax desk during the week were
Mrs. Clara Kincaid of lone, Alvin
Deulen, Boardman and Franklin
Ely. lone.
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