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Heppner, Oregon, "Thursday, March 13, 1947
Volume 63, Number 51
fEPPNER
P P & L Company
To Start 18-Mile
Transmission Line
Land Bought for
Substation to Be
Built at Heppner
Announcement that Pacitic
Power & Light company will be
gin construction soon on a new
18-mile transmission line to
serve Heppner and that the
company has purchased a tract
of land for a new substation
near the west city limits was
made here Wednesday by Horn
er Beale, district manager.
Construction is due to start on
the new substation as soon as
all materials are available,
which will probably be about
July 1.
Both the new transmission
line and the new substation are
scheduled for completion In ear
ly September.
Beale said the new transmis
sion line and substation, togeth
er with new facilities just com
pleted at the Sherman division
transmission substation near Du
fur, will more than double pow
er delivery in Heppner.
The additions to the power
system here are part of a $3,
874,000 system-wide construction
program scheduled for comple
tion this year by Pacific Power
& Light company, largest in the
utility's history.
At lone and Lexington, the
company will increase distribu
tion system feeder systems from
2-100-volts to 12,000-volts and re
place 2100-volt transformers with
7200-volt equipment in each
town.
Reflecting general develop
ment throughout the area, Beale
said the company-has "projected
more than $91,000 worth of new
distribution lines to serve new
farms, homes, and business and
induitrial establishments in
Morrow and limatilla counties
this year.
Lonerock Pioneer
Passes Wednesday
John W. Maidment, pioneer
stockman of Lonerock, died -et
his horn" then at 7:45 a.m. Wed
nesday. Funeral services will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lonerock.
(An obituary will be published
next week.)
News From
C. A. Office
Aalberg Brothers
Now Owners of
Heppner Bakery
A change of ownership in the
Heppner bakery has been made
this week, with Steve Aalberg of
Portland buying the interest of
Robert Wiren. Aalberg is a bro
ther of Clifford Aalberg, who,
with Wiren, bought the bakery
last spring from Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Sanders.
Steve Aalberg is a practical
baker and is turning out the
goodies this week while his bro
ther is in Portland on business.
The Aalberg brothers virtually
grew up in the business as their
father has operated bakeries in
the city for many years.
Wiren hopes to remain here
and temporarily is helping out
at the bakery. He is an exier
ienccd welder and has had sev
eral years experience in high
way construction work, part of
it with Kern and Kibbe, of the
firm of Newport, Kern & Kibbe,
now engaged in rebuilding the
Lcxington-Jarmon section of the
Lexlngton-Hermiston highway
This is the time of year that
poultry producers should be or
dering chicks for flock replace
ments. Experimental results and
information from poultry record-all-pullet
flocks, or at least
kieping projects show that tr-t
flocks with a high percentage of
pullets, are the most profitable
for an egg producer. For this
reason, poultry producers should
purchase sufficient chicks to re
place from 75 to 100 per cent of
their flock each year with a
fresh supply of pullets. A pullet
in her first year of production
will lay about 25 per cent more
eggs than in her second yc.r.
The increase, in egg pi aduc'.i m
from pullets come- t2urng fie
fall and winter months when
prices ru-e high. With ti c : ".''II
farm or backyard fine!:, t'-o o.v
tire flock should he replaced
with a fresh supply of pullets
each year. From a management
standpoint, it is very d . -sizable
to raise the young stud: c;.tir; ly
isolated from the olde.- b:rc.". It
is an understandable practise to
place pullets in the same pen
with older birds.
The newest pressure sprayer
lo be purchased is one that
Frank Anderson,. Heppner, re
ceived last week. This spr.iyor
will be used for grub, lice and
fly control on Frank's registered
Hereford herd.
During the past week several
demonstrations on annual weed
control and fertilizers have been
established. O. W. C'utsforth,
Lexington, and- Frank Anderson.
Heppner, are demonstrating the
use of 2,1-D in control of annu-
il weeds in wheat. In addition
Cutsforth has a check plot using
Sinox.
A demonstration on the use of
fertilizers on irrigated pastures
was put out at the Dick Wight
mnu farm Tuesday. Nitrogen,
phosphate and sulphur in vary
ing amounts and in combina
tions are being compared with
unfertilized checks. The voca-
ional agriculture department
and Heppner Soil Conservation
district are cooperating with this
office in this demonstration. Re
sult! of all demonstrations will
be published later and Morrow
county farmers will have the op
portunity to check the results
during, a field tour being plan
ned for in June.
C of C Accepts Bid
From Twin Cities
For Luncheon Date
Milron-Freewater
Club Fosters Move
For Neighborliness
An invitation from the Milton
Freewater chamber of commerce
to spend a day as guest of that
club was accepted Monday by
the Heppner chamber of com
merce. April 21 was tentatively
chosen and if agreeable with the
local membership as well as the
inviting club that will be the
day. The invitation read any
Monday prior to April 28 and the
local group thought the 21st
would be about the right time to
see that section in full spring
dress.
Object of the invitation as sta
ted by the M-F club is to create
a spirit of neighborliness and
understanding between com
munities of the district. The
Heppner group will put on the
program and the host club will
provide the luncheon and a con
ducted tour over the district.
The Heppner chamber of com
merce spent a similar day at
The Dalles in May last year and
when the invitation came from
the Milton-Freewaler club there
was no debate about accepting.
The town's best speakers prepar
ed radio talks and the women's
chorus proved to the business
men of the host city that Hepp
ner is not lagging behind in cul
tural development.
It "is too early to state how
many of the local group will
lake the day off to visit the
Walla Walla valley towns. Many
developments are taking place
over that way and expressions
heard Monday were to the ef
fect that it would be time well
spent to see the canneries, cold
storage plants and other enter
prises wheih are inducing many
iconic to take up residence
there.
News Briefs Around Town
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Storey and
their son James and wife of
Sardis, B. C, came from Pendle
ton today to visit at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo,
and with Miss Lulu Hager and
the J. O. Hager family. They had
been visiting with Dr. and Mrs.
M. A. Leach at Pendleton. Mrs.
Harry Storey is the former Grace
Hager, sister of J. O. and Miss
Hager and Mrs. McMurdo.
Mr. and Mrs. R S. Parker
drove to Hood River Monday.
Mrs. Parker remained there at
the home of her son Vawter and
family to help take care of the
Parker children, and Mrs. Vaw
ter Parkers mother, Mrs. Julia
Barry, who is in a critical condi
tion and not expected to recover.
Miss Adell Forster and broth
er. Lewis were called to Tilla
mook this morning by the ser
ious illness of their father, the
Rev. Fletcher Forster. The mes
sage stated that their father Is
in the hospital but no mention
as made of his ailment.
The lone P-TA is arranging a
semi-formal dance to be held at
the school gymnasium at 8:45
p.m", March 21. The invitation
is limited to the membership of
the lone group.
Mrs. Nina Burkenbine visited
in Pendleton a couple of days
the first of the week. She return
ed to her job at the Morrow
County Cleaners Wednesday.
Lexington Grange
Enjoys Supper and
Program March 8
Henry C. Waren of Irrigon was
transacting business in the coun
ty seat Monday.
Fred G. Smith was a business
visitor in Heppner a few hours
Wednesday from his home in
Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Crown
and Rho Bleakr.ian of M r '.u.r.e ,t
are business visitors in il;.-;.p.r;r
today. .
Regular meeting of Ruth chap
ter No. 32, O. E. S., Friday eve
ning, March 14.
Archie Nutt of Hermiston was
a business visitor in Heppner
Monday.
Mrs. J. P. Condcr speiU a few
days in Heppner this week, com
ing Sunday with the delegation
of church people from Athena
and remaining for a visit with
elatives.
Rev. and Mrs. Sterl Spiesz
were Heppner visitors Wednes
day, coming from their home at
LaGrande to attend the fellow
ship meeting of the eastern Ore
gon district at the Assembly of
God church. The former pastor
ind his wife have built them a
irme at LaGrande.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walker of
Goldendale spent Saturday and
Sunday in Heppner visiting at
the Robert Walker home. They
came primarily to see their new
grandson.
Local Church of
Christ Pays Off
To Athena Church
Beginning October 1, 1916, the
Churches of Christ of Heppner
and Athena entcrctl, Into a con
test for Sunday school attend
ance which extended through
October, November and Decem
ber. When the results were add
ed up It was found that Athena
came out ahead and it appear
ed the Heppner congregation
would have to do something in
recognition of Its defeat:
The local congregation "jaid
off" Sunday when about 60 mem
bers of the Athenn congregation
came to Heppner fgr the, morn
ing service. The dinner follow
ing Ihe service was partaken of
by the 60 guests a,nd about 100
of fhe local congregation.
Many of the visitors remained
for the Sunday evening service
to heat Evangelist Teddy Lea
vltt and lo pnticipate in the ser
vice, laid Moore, Athena pas
tor, accompanied by his wife,
was soi. for the evening ser
vice. o
INSTf. NEW MACHINES
The Heppner Cleaners and Dy
ers plant has received two new
machines which will be install
ed soon to enable Ihe concern to
give more efficient service. The
machines are called puff irons
and are used for silk finishing
work. Operated by steam, they
leave the silk surface Undisturb
ed, or rather restore the original
lustre without the "shine" usu
ally given by ordinary pressing.
Farmers who will be using
wire for bale ties this year ae
urged to place their orders early.
The demand for baling wire has
been so great the past two years
that supplies have been used up
and factories have not been able
,0 produce fast enough to "catch
up." There is no carryover of
vire for the 1917 Haling season,
y ordering now manufacturers
.v ill h; ve an indication of the
demand mid can produce
ordingly.
It is tin-' to he thinking of
yi.ur gi .('on for 111 17. In fact, it
is time to be planting such veg
etables as radishes, spinach and
first plantings of peas. This
year's garden program is plan
ned to insure better nutrition for
our families. A garden is es
pecially important this year with
the-Increased cost of living and
vill provide many of the veget
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The Lexington grange met Sat
unlay night, March 8. at the
grange hall for a potluck supper
and regular monthly meeting.
Miss Katherine Monahan
Morrow county home demonstra
tion agent, pointed out the 100
objectives of 4-H club work. She
stressed the fact that there are
many young people in the
county who are cligfble and de
sire club work but that there is
a need for more club leaders.
Nelson Anderson, agricultural
agent, also attended the meet
ing and made a few remarks
concerning extension work in
general and the progress that is
being made in experimenting
with weed and grub controls. He
said that the extension service's
main objective is to show the
rural people newer and better
methods. Anderson also mention
ed that there is proof of the suc
cess of one of the ten objectives
of 1-11 club work, "To develop
sense of honesry and good cit
izenship." One state police of
ficer made a survey of all the
cases of juvenile delinquents he
ac-I contacted and found that not
one of the group had ever been
a 411 club member.
Miss Louise Hunt played two
piano selections. "Poem" and
"Crescend.i," which were very
much enjoyed by the group. Mrs
Elsie Beach accompanied for the
group singing of Irish songs.
The next regular meeting will
he I114I.I April 12 with the agri
culture committee headed by
Orvllle Cutsforth. It is planned
that an outside speaker will be
the main feature of the evening
SHRINE CLUB AND
AUXILIARY HAVE
CU-STS FROM BAKER
' At their regular business and
.Kji: 1 meeting Saturday evening
he Monow County Shrine club
and auxiliary entertained
guests from Baker who came to
gel pointers on organization and
conduct of such clubs. The guests
were Mrs. Maude Schroeder, Mr.
nd Mrs. Gilliam and Mr. and
Mrs. Hermann.
Pinochle, bridge and Chines."
hookers offered the diversion
or the evening, with Harry Du
vajl I; king Mgh honors in pi
nnc' ih Mrs. L. D. Tibbies high
In biidge and Mrs. Harry Duvall
sweeping th" bond at checkers.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barkla
iml Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner
were In charge of entertainment
im! Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rosewall
and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Ander
son, refreshments.
ANNUAL PARTY SLATED
Cards are ottl announcing Ihe
annual birthday parly of the Am
erlcan Legion and the auxiliary
to be held Saturday evening
March 15. nt the I. O. O. F. hall
There will be n politick dinner
at fi:.'10 p.m., followed by Joint
installation ceremonies. All Leg
lonnnlres and their families are meetings in
Sar Benefit Nets
Uniform Fund $63
Results of the band uniform
benefit given by the Star thea
ter Tuesday evening was $63
added to the fund being raised
by various groups and organiza
tions. A packed house made it
possible to hand over this am
ount based on a percentage of
gross receipts.
Several numbers were played
by the band under the direction
of Billy Cochell, and two vocal
numbers by school talent filled
out the program in connection
with the regular theater program.
50th Anniversary
To be Observed by
Pf dbergs Monday
Mr. and Mrs. John Padberg
are preparing to observe the 50th
anniversary of their marriage on
March 17. Because of school and
srping work, the family dinner
will be held Sunday, then on
Monday open house will be held
from 2 to 5 o'clock p.m.
The event which the anniver
sary will observe occurred March j
17 1SQ7 at the home of the hride's
ranches of this section. They also j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom
maiiuauieu a Home in iovwi iui Lieuaicrii at Lexington. The
many years but in recent years i vo ,e setUed on a arm
Mrs. Justus had devoted her time clark.s canvon wnich was
to helping her sons operate the ; ,.ir homp until ahout thre
ranch, particularly since the :,.-,. a .,.u h i failing
oath of Mr. Jsutus. h-min.nfvr P,rfh, tw -.
' into Heppner.
Dinner preparations will be
made to include Mr. and Mrs.
V: dborg;. their children and their
'-.'ren's children. These are
Mr. and Mrs. Oris Padberg of
' oxington. their daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Vin
con and three children of Mon
ument, and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Services for Mrs.
Margaret Justus
Held Sunday P. M.
Another Morrow -county pio
neer was removed from our mid
;t with the passing of Mrs. Mar
garet Justus Friday, March 7.
Mrs. Justus succumbed to an ill
ness of about two weeks at the
family home on upper Hinton
creek.
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock p.m. at the Masanic
hall in Heppner, with Ruth chap
ter No. 32, O. E. S. in charge, as
sisted by Rev. J. P. Solein. Mrs.
Fred Hoskins Jr. srng two hymns
accompanied by Mrs. J. O. Tur
ner. Interment wts in Hepprer
Masonic cemetery. t
Mrs. Justus, whose mriden
name was Devin, was born May
lb, 1803, in iionver. r.U. :..e was
married there on July 10, 1.S32,
to David Oliver Justus, and two
years later they came to Mnw-v
county. Here their two ;r , ','eii
and Ralph, were born. With her
husband she settled on upper
Hinton creek where they devel
oped one of the larger sheep
Axes and Rope
Bring Sorrow to
Fingers and Hand
Axes and rope are handy ar
ticles when properly used and
can be equally destructive when
improperly used. This was dem
onstrated in this vicinity during
the week when four different
people suffered injuries.
Last Thursday at Arlington,
Charles Dane of lone, while
working on a tractor for Lee Pet
tyjohn, got his hand caught in
a rope. The hand was bent back
ward until the skin and flesh
gave way on the palm side.
Claud White suffered the loss
of the third finger on his left
hand while working with a
windmill pump. This happened
Tuesday.
Wednesday proved a bad day
for wood choppers. Nellie Don
ey all but severed the thumb of
her left hand while splitting
wood at the Hynd home on Gale
street. Hugh Smith was ready
to come to town when Mrs. Smith
reminded him that she needed
some wood. He was making
headway towards a good supply
when he made a slip and cut
off the end of his left index fin
rer. About all the satisfaction
Miss Doney can draw from her
accident is that she had a good
pile of wood split before she
mistook her" thumb for a knot.
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SEWING 2 CLUB
Sewing 2 club was organized
by Mrs. Coxen and Mrs. Moore.
The girls cut out patterns. Six
out of seven girls were present
at the last meeting. Refresh
ments were served. The next
meeting wil lbe on March 15 in
the home ec room at the school.
Rieta Graves, reporter.
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New Hospital Site
Found Necessary to
Meet Requirements
Boardman News
Of the Week
The following officers were
elected for the coming year at
the Community church: Super-
1 intendent, Leo Potts: assistant
superintendent, Wynn Dyer Sr.;
secretory, Donald Gillespie; bus
iness secretary, Hannah Dow
ney; treasurer, Florence Root;
primary superintendent, Mil
dred Baker; cradle roll superin
tendent, Wilma Potts, and librar
ian, Lynn Gillespie. The new of
ficers will take office April 1.
Mrs. Justus was a member of
.-on bouci Kcbckah lodge, the
Eastern Star and the Degree of
Honor.
Surviving besides the sons is
one brother, Charles Devin of
Corvallis.
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W. A. MEETING FRIDAY
The regular meeting of the
All Saints Women s auxiliary Padberg end one child. Lexing
will be held Friday afternoon, j ton. and Mr. and Mrs. Archie
March 14, at the parish house. I r-dherg and their family of Her
The United Thank Offering .will miston.
be taken up at this time and Mr. and Mrs. Padberg will be
members are urged to bring in at home to their friends Mondav
or send the contents of their blue afternoon between the hours of
boxes. 2 and 5 o'clock
A 9-POUND BOY
Terry Lee. weighing 9 pounds
and measuring 23 inches, is the
name of Ihe boy born to Mr. and
Mrs. Merle Burkenbine at St. An
thony's hospital in Pendleton on
Tuesday evening, March 11.
MOVING TO HERMISTON
Edward (hinn has been in
Hermiston the past two weeks
helping to run' a restaurant
which he and his cousin, Harry
Chlnn. and other associates re
cently purchased. Mr. ('hinn
plans to move his family to
Ilcriniston as soon as housing
can be arranged.
Juvenile Delinquency One Of
Biggest Problems Facing
Nation, Minister Tells Club
One of the biggest problems ; opportunity to become leaders in
confronting the United States inilh ralls " f ri, rnthpr than
this post war era is that of in - I , .... .
venile delinquency. That is '!rlf""S own the tratls of crime.
.pinion of Teddy Leavitt, minis-! npe.iMng 10 ine cnamnor oi
ter of the gospel and operator of j'-?"11111'1 luncheon group. Lea-
a home for delinquent bovs. Ill"11 uul l" " t'u" ul
FELLOWSHIP MEETING
T o Hopper Assembly of God
church was host to a fellowship
ne lug of the district Wednes
day when ministers ,"tul laymen
ai"ilies from several counties
assembled here for Ihe day. The
setRiinn opened with a politick
tinner nt i.oen, followed by
the afternoon and
yARWAGE DATE SET
Relatives in Heppner have re
reived announcements nf the
forthcoming marriage of Nan
Evans Crawford and Richard Ai
nu Zelsler. The ceremony will
he performed nt St. Michael's
and All Angels Episcopal church
Portland the nfternoon of Sat
urday, March 22.
eligible to attend.
evening.
is his belief that the social strucr
ture of this nation Is threatened
by this problem on which noth
ing more than a trifling start
'l as been made to combat.
Whether it is the immediate
outgrowth of the war or a n.itur-
i trend created through the
carelessness of parents, Mr. i c
vltt was unable to slate '.,--haps
both causes are strong lac
tors, but whatever it is, he is
most emphatic in his urge (hat
something more than talk be
done about It.
What these youngsters want,
and need, is help. Most of them
are drifting about and gelling
into trouble because of broken
homes. Kicked about at home,
starving for parental love and
Miss Crawford is the dnugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. attenllon, thev soon become bar
Crawford and Is a student at dotted, ready lo follow' the lead
Oregon Slate college. She also1 of others regardless of conso
ls n niece of David Wilson and'quencos. As a result the houses
Mrs. Alva Jones, Mrs. J. O. Tur- of correction are overflowing ami
nor, Mrs. U. B. Ferguson, Mrs. there Is a crying demand for
Leonard Schwarz and Jasner V. homes whore I hose unfortunates
Crawford of Heppner. Mr. Zeis- will loam something of human "no of those days and wlien he
lor also is a student at Oregon kindness, something of Ihe joys does, Leavitt wants to see liim
State, of living clean lives, with an I given proper support.
;ire to lielp delinquent youths
.nit of their dilemma, he and
Mrs. Leavitt converted their
homo into a boys' farm. Al
though limited in space and
f inds with which to operate it,
the farm has been the means
fiir diverting numerous way
ward youths Into the right
channels and they feel repaid
for their efforts in seeing most
of these boys turn out to be
good citizens. He pled for each
.immunity to do something to
ward establishing recreation
enters, where, under proper su
pervision, the youngsters an
kept busy and taught the better
way to live. Idleness, and lack
if proper guidance are factors
loading to many missteps and if
these conditions are met In lime
he young people may be spared
difficult situations.
A boys' town on the cqast
would bo a fine thing, the speak
er declared. Perhaps another
"ather Flanagan will spring up
A, large group of ladies at
tended the silver tea at the
church basement Wednesday.
The committee in charge and
serving were Mrs. G. McLouth,
Mrs. I. Skoubo, Mrs. Ed Souders
and Mrs. Roy Fussell.
Wednesday afternoon the
grade boys basketball team won
a victory over the lone graders
on the local tloor with a score
of 16-7. In the evening the town
Zombies motored to lone and
brought back a win, 43-31.
Miss Katherine Monahan,
county home demonstration ag
ent, was calling on the project
Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva Warner had as her
guests this week her daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Goodwin of Portland,
and a niece, Mrs. Jim Dickman
f Los Angeles.
The week end found several of
the local teachers out of town
Superintendent Fahey motored
to Salem. Mrs. C. Chnstensen
.vas with her daughter in La
Grande. Mrs. Mabel Montgom-
ry vent to her home in Weston.
Mr. Jnross motored to his home
in Walla Walla, and Miss Ann
cs spent the time in Irrigon
with Miii VioL't Hochhalter.
The Chas. Green family left
this week lor their former home
in Corbett to live. Mr. Gre-n has
been maintainor on t'. e U. P.
Mrs. D. F. RaiiLle.- war, in Fen
dleton Saturday with her son.
Kenneth Ransier, and family.
Returning with hor that evening
was another sen and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Ransier of Echo,
who ;spoii( the week end at
home.
Mrs. Crystal Barlow was shop
ping in Pendleton Saturday. Mrs.
t has. Nickerson left Saturday
for Elgin to celebrate her birth
day with a twin brother. John
Eeddes. She will also visit a sis-
or, Mrs. S. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill
and Mrs. Art Allen motored to
alia Walla Saturday.
Miss Asta Skoubo arrived Sun
day to spend a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf
Skoubo.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Claud Coats home were Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Rayback of Arlington,
.-nd daughter Dorlene of Pendle
ton. Mr. Ravback is foreman of
ihe Teleweld, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie
notored to Pendleton Monday.
Dinner guests at the N. A. Ma
comber home Friday were Mr,
and Mrs. Robert Harwood. help
ing Mr. Macomber to celebrate
his birthday. On Sunday the
Maeombors had a family dinner
honoring Mrs. Macomber's mo
ther, Mrs. Matilda McHeynolds.
on hor birthday. Present wore
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gilbert, Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Mathews Mrs.
L. C. Mathews, and Mrs. Mc
Reynolds of Pilot Rock.
Mrs. Art Allen motored to Pen
dleton Monday.
Death Calls Mrs.
P. J. Linn, Former
lone City Treasurer
Memorial services were held
Monday afternoon from the
Christian church in lone for
Mrs. P. J. Linn, resident of the
town for 34 years, 25 years of
which she served as the town's
treasurer. Rev. W. W. Head of
Cathlamet, Wash., former lone
minister and newspaperman, of
ficiated, assisted by Rev. Alfred
Shirley of the local church. Mrs.
Walter R. Roberts and Mfs. Paul
Pettyjohn sang "The Lord Is My
Shepherd" and "Beyond the Sun
set," accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. Cleo Drake.
Interment was in lone I. O. O.
F. cemetery.
Grace O'Connor was born June
7, 1866 near Aberdeen, Ohio, the
youngest of thirteen children of
Charles and Lavina O'Connor,
ifaving grown to young woman
hood there, she was united in
marriage in 1886 to Isaac N.
Griffith, also of Aberdeen.
To tjiis union, five children
were born, of whom two survive.
After the passing of Mr. Grif
fith, she was married to Peter
J. Linn of Ripley, Ohio, in the
year 1900, and to them were
born four children, all of whom
survive.
In March, 1913, the family left
'he home on the banks of the
Ohio river and moved to Oregon.
coming directly to lone where
the home has been maintained
ever since.
On the morning of March 7,
1947, by reason of an aged and
frilinf; he-rt. she was called to
her reward, aged 80 years and 9
months.
She leP'-e- in this life her hus
bend, Peter J. Linn, agfd 76
yeprs; two r"a;i"hters, Mrs. Mar
garet SiruMe Ripley. Ohio, and
Mrs. Clara Howk, Troutdale. Or.;
four sons. Thomas W. Griffith,
San Francisco; Walter E. Linn.
Vernonia. Or.: Carl P. Linn. lone
Or., and Clarence E. Linn. La
Grande, Cr.; one sister. Almira
O'Connor of lone; 14 grandchil
dren, and 10 great grandchildren
Two sons, Fred W. Griffith and
Elmer Griffith, passed away
within the last year.
Mrs. Linn was a member of
the Christian church, having un
ited with it shortly after coming
to lone. She also served as lone
city treasurer for about 25 years
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Cattlemen Assns.
To Confer With
Forest Officials
Officials of the Heppner divi
iion of the Umatilla National
forest will confer Wednesday,
March 19, with members of the
Hardman Cattlemen's associa
,;on on matters pertaining to
summer range practices, this
neeling will be held in the ran
,'cr's office in Heppner.
The following day the officials
ivill go to Spray to meet with the
Monument Cattlemen's associa
lion, and oil the lst a meeting
will be held at the court house
in Heppner with the Morrow-
County Woolgowers asosciation. ,
Each of the cattlemen's groups'"
lures a ruler lor the summer,
establish range boundaries and
transact other business connect
ed with grazing rules.
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Girl Scouts Note
35th Anniversary
Wednesday, March 12, was the
5th anniversary of the found
ing of the Girl Scouts by J -"t-;a
Lawe. A great many cl'..'' ges
!iao taken place since tha. day
in 1912, but the quality t i citi
.'.enship which is an outs; .ndin :
ehi racteristic of Girl Set uts re
mains the same.
To commemorate this ;':mi er
;:ry the girls of Tro.-p 3. He; -p
ier. nave wnn trie mm'ev v.mxo
they themselves e;.r.ic '. pi:,, h
ised several books as the nucle
us for a permanent Girl Scout
book shelf it the Heppner li
brary. The three hooks to start
this shelf are "Top Lof:y" and
"Handkerchief Holiday" by Fjer
il Hess, and "Men of Mulokai"
by Ann Ross, a good book for
young and old. The latter is a
story of the life of Father Da
miens in his work with the leper
colony. All three books are high
ly approved by the national Girl
Scout board.
Troop 3 plans a hike up Wil
low creek Saturday as a spring
activity.
Need for a more ample site
for the 'Morrow county hospital
was made apparent to the coun
ty court and the hospital com
mittee here last week when the
architect brought plans design
ed to fit the site acquired by the
county just south of the court
house. A review of the plans
brought to light the fact that
there could be no expansion un
less extra stories were put on
and this, in the opinion of those
viewing the plans, would be undesirable.
Fhysicians of the county mqt
with the hospital board to give
their views and it was found
that these views were not in full
accord with the plans as dawn
for the courthouse site. Neither
did they fit the Gilliam prop
erty.
Following the general discus
sion, in which it was detemiin
ed that the hospital should in
clude no less than 30 beds ex
clusive of the matrenity ward;
that the maternity ward should
contain no less than ten beds
and have two delivery 'rooms;
that a separate home should be
provided for dependants and the
hospital used by them only in
case of illness where hospitali
zation is necessary, and that the
building be so constructed that
additional wings can be added,
J. G. Barratt made an offer of
two acres of land within his
hillside property.
Several members of the group,
including the county court, some
of the physicians, and others
went up on the hill near the site
of the old school house where
the court said if they could have
their pick it would be at a point '
about 100 feet to the south of
where the old school building
stood. That, turned out to be the
exact spot selected by Mr. and
Mrs. Barratt upon which to
build a new home. (The court
is not committed to this or any
other site until the architect's
new drawings are presented and
accepted.)
Architect Harrington was in
structed to draw up thr new
lans and bring them to Hepp
ner for study on March 17. If
iccepted at that time negotia
tions will be made immediately
for a site.
If the Barratt offer is accepted
here will be no cash outlay for
i site. A road already graded
to the spot will be widened to
street width, making the haul-
ng of materials up the hill an
easy matter. Ample water sup-
nlv may be drawn from the
.xmnty reservoir and the Barratt
Hans lor improvement of the
property include sewage disposal.
ihe proposed new city reservoir
will be located sufficiently high
o provide water for the hospital
as well as warrant proper fire
protection.
"We want the best type of
ruction consistent with ec
niriical operation of the hospl--1.''
Judge Bert Johnson said to
day. "By that I -mean we want
: e best our money will buy and
we w, nt efficiency more than
outside appearance."
J. H. Frad, Early
Settler in County,
Dies in Portend
Funeral sen ices are being
held tod-y in Port'.md for J. II.
Frad. S3, whose rie-th occurred
at his home in the Lents dis
trict Monday ;ii: it. Services
were to be held in the Lents
Evangelic! chfeh. with inter
ment in the I.'.nc-.dn Memorial-'
park.
Rom in Missouri. Mr. Frail
c-nie i Oregon at C.e age of 14.
l e w s on.-" of th- ; i: her set
ters f the !'!.;.;'' . e f-rminjj
listrVt in co- 1 lvmg
ther in If" ft v ' en 't !,! the
pla e to Or 1 Se'v He ! '.I nvide
his home in Lents since that
time.
Survhi.- - ire the v. iilnw, Mary
' lien, r r daughter, Mrs. Ar
nold P'o r of I i'n" -i -; .,,.,.
-ndehildrcn. Mrs. Kemp Dick
of Heppner, Marclele and Elmer
Filler of l.ci-'M,vi anil two
great grandchildren, Dennis and
Daryl Kay Dick nf II '1"i.t.
EXAMIMTP COiV'-.C,
A drivers license cxarilrrtMon
is scheduled lo be held In Hepp
ner. Tuesday, March IS, at tho
courthouse between the hour of
10 a m. and 1 p ri C.-r us v. ish
Ing license or permits In drive
are asked to get in touch with
the examiner well ahead of the
scheduled closing hour to assuro
completion of their applications
with a minimum of delay.
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Miss Louise Green, student lit
HOME EC MEETING ,' Fasten n cm, ,,, !,.,.,.. .n
The Lexington grange home(;ran.!e, has been Invited to Join
economics club will meet at l:.'!u the girls honor.try society, y.ig.
p m., Wednesday, March 19, at ma Alph,-, Chi, according to word
the home of Mrs. Emm;l Peck in I received bv her p.irenis. Mr. iirnl
Lexington. There wil lbe a pro
gram and sewing to do on ba
zaar articles.
Mrs Ali
si ..ml i
20 at home.
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l.iilll , will
week end of M-ireft
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