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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May -29, 1947
Volume 64, NumberlO
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Hermiston lakes
Fill-in Game 6 to
4 Here Sunday
Heppner Got Most
Hits But Couldn't
Cash In on Them
It wasn't a league game so
the boys don't feel too bad about
losing Sunday to Hermiston. As
a matter of fact, the score indi
cates a pretty good game 6 to
4 with Heppner taking the hon
ors on hits and Hermiston donig
the honors on runs.
Schoonover, Hermiston twirl
er, allowed nine hits with which
Heppner was able to muster up
four runs. On the other hand,
he struck out 17 Heppner bat
ters. Massey, pitching a good game
for Heppner, stopped the visit
ors with four hits, yet they went
on to win.
Broadfoot smashed out a
three-bagger which might have
been only a two-bag run had
not the ball hit a pole in the
corral fence and bounced back
onto the baseball field. Had it
gone through the fence he would
have been limited to two bases.
Interest was added to t he
game with the addition of a
sound wagon to announce the
results of each play. The jun
ior chamber of commerce pro
vided the wagon and LaVeme
Van Manor emceed.
Cloo Drake of lone umpired.
Luncheon Group to
Meet at Elkhorn
s
Huppner chamber of com
merce, without a regular meet
ing place for several months,
has made arrangements with
the management of the Elkhorn
restaurant to meet there each
Monday. The group met in the
main dining room last Monday.
A room to the rear of the kit
chen is being fitted up to ac
commodate the luncheon group
and it is expected it will be
ready for next Monday's , lunch
eon. CHANCE FOR GI'S TO
OBTAIN MOTOR EQUIPMENT
Portland, Ore., May 29 (Spe
cial) War Assets administra
tion's sale of automotive units
at the Umatilla ordnance depot.
Ordnance, Ore., will be held Tu
esday, June 10 instead of Sat
unlay, June 7, as previously an
nounced. The postponement was
necessary because the army will
not have sufficient personnel on
duty Saturday to handle the an
ticipated crowd.
Seventeen units, needing re
pairs, are offered at fixed pri
ces. These are five 1 12-ton
cargo, dump and bomb service
trucks, $S00 to $!I25; six 112
ton truck tractors, $1150 to $1-150;
three trailers, $1.39.58 to $700;
two jeep engines. $S0 each; one
34-ton Dodge truck engine, $15.
Fifteen others needing consid
erable repair, will be sold by
bids. They are two 1 1,2-ton
dump and bomb service trucks,
seven trailers, two hand-operated
bomb trucks and four cargo-typo
truck beds.
The sale is for veterans only
but purchase certificates will
not be necessary. The ox-GI
need only show evidence of hon
orable discharge from service.
Inspection, offers to purchase
and bids may be made from 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., after which
awards will be determined by
lot drawing.
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ON EXTENDED VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tolleson
are in Seattle visiting at the
home of their son, Floyd Jr.
They expected to stay there a
week or so and their future
plans were not announced. The
vacation at this time Is being
taken on doctor's orders to give
Mr. Tolleson a good rest. Vaca
tions have been few and far be
tween in recent years for the
genial Union Pacific agent. Dur
ing his absence, II. J. Folker of
Arlington Is supplying as agent.
MacHaughton
Busy Retired
Retirement from the presiden
cy of the First National Bank
of Portland does not mean that
ho is retiring from active duty,
says K. B. MacNaughton who Is
scheduled to turn over the of
fice to a new man on Juno 1.
He explained that "I Intend to
be the busiest retired gent you
have ever seen."
And that Is typical of the man
who took over the reins of the
big financial Institution In 1928
and saw it grow from 129lh po
sition among the banks of the
United Stales lo 281 h position
from the tl- IurlnR this per
iod deposits of the bank in
creased from $29,400,000 to over
$r00,()00,00().
MacNaughlon has been a res
ident of Oregon since 1903 and
has always been an enthusias
KEEP THIS DATE!
Don't forget the Memorial
Day service at 11 a. m. Fri
day at the Star theater. A
good program has been ar
ranged which will not extend
over one hour.
Rubber Checks Land
Issuer in Limbo
George Tholberg was taken
into custody Tuesday morning
by Marshal Dean Gilman upon
complaints from Aiken's and
Cars tavern that checks issued
by him could not be honored at
the bank.
Tholberg, lumber piler at the
Heppner Lumber company plant,
was lodged in jail pending a
hearing before Judge Watts
some three weeks hence.
Stockman Reports
Annapolis Openings
Congressman Lowell Stock
man will have two vacancies at
the United States Naval acad
emy, Annapolis, Maryland, to be
filled by boys from the Second
District of Oregon for the class
beginning July 1, 1948. He will
have competitive examinations
conducted by the Civil Service
commission on July 21, 1947, lo
aid in the selection of the nom
inees for the academy.
Applicants must be residents
of the Second Congressional Dis
trict of Oregon and should be
high school seniors, or gradu
ates of high school, or college
students, and in perfect physi
cal condition.
Candidates for the naval ac
ademy must not be less than 17
years of age nor more than 21.
years of age on April first of the
calendar year (1918) in which
they enter the naval academy,
unless the candidate has com
pleted one year of honorable
service in any of the armed for
ces of the United States during
World War II, in which case he
may enter the academy if he is
not more than 23 years of age
on April first of the calendar
year in which he enters the na
val academy.
All boys who are interested
and qualified should write im
mediately to Congressman Low
ell Stockman, House Office
Building, Washington, D. C, so
they may receive additional in
formation and be admitted to
the examination.
BIRTHDAY TEA SLATED
The Women's Service league
of All Saints Episcopal church
has scheduled a birthday tea
from 2 to 5 o'clock p.m. Thurs- )
day, June 5. Cards will be the
diversion for the afternoon and
those not wishing to play are
cordially invited to drop in for
tea.
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George Peck, in town Wednes
day morning, stated he had re
ceived word that his brother-in-law,
E. C. Callaway of Corval
lis, had passed away Tuesday
evening. Mr. Callaway was a
chemistry instructor at Oregon
State college, from which he was
graduated in 1909, and aside
from two years spent as city
chemist in Portland, had been
connected with the college
since graduation. Aged 63, he
had two more years to serve be
fore attaining the retirement
age. Mrs. Callaway Is the for
mer Loto Peck.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pate
and little daughter will leave
next week for Flathead Lake,
Mont., on a short vacation, fol
lowing which 'they will return
to Heppner where Mr. Pate will
work during the summer' with
the forest service. At Flathead
Lake they will visit at the home
of Mr. Pate's aunt and will be
joined there by his mother,
whose home is in Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner and
Mrs. Ethel Adams and daughter
Nancy left Monday afternoon on
a vacation trip. They drove to
Portland and from there plan
ned to take highway 101 down
the const into California, going
as far south as Sacramento,
thence across lo Reno and re
turn by an interior route. They
planned to be gone about two
weeks.
Says He'll Be
Bank President
tic booster for Portland and the
state. Ho will be remembered
from his visit lo Heppner when
the local branch was opened
and again when he spoke to the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league
In Heppner a few days before
Pearl Harbor. His talk to the
wheat league was a topic of
discussion for many weeks af
terward. Succoodng Mr. MacNaughton
as president of the great finan
cial institution will he Frank N.
Helgrano, now president of the
Central Bank of Oakland, Cal
ifornia. Belgrano is a past na
tional commander of the Amer
ican Legion, former financial
adviser to the United States high
commissioner to the Philippines,
and for 13 years president of
the Pacific National Fire Insur
ance company,
HEPPNER YOUTHS LEAVE
FOR NORTH TO WORK
Heppner will be well repre
sented In labor circles of Alaska
this summer due to a migra
tion in that direction of several
young men this week.
Among those heading north
Tuesday were Glenn Coxen, who
spent last summer at Valdez
working on road construction
and maintenance along with
Jack Parrish. Glenn was ac
companied by Tom Hughes.
Kenneth Schunk and Jack I'lo
har. Clarence Greenup accom
panied Earl Smith of Valdez
and will seek employment in
the northland during the sum
mer. The boys hope to make
enough money to enable them
to enter college in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schunk
and Mrs. Kenneth Hoyt drove to
Pendleton with the boys. They
caught a plane from there to
Spokane and from Spokane
were going by rail to White
horse, B. C, thence by bus to
Valdez. Some of them expected
to go to Fairbanks for employ
ment. Student Awards
Made at Graduation
Exercises Friday
Several members of the class
of 1947, Heppner high school,
were accorded honors at the
commencement exercises held in
the school auditorium Friday
evening. The mystery holding
the class of 24 young people in
suspense throughout the eve
ning was solved when Principal
Leonard Pate anounced the se
lections made by the faculty for
the annual awards.
Betty Keeton was named val
edictorian for her outstanding
scholastic work not only in the
Heppner school but in the pre
vious high schools she has at
tended. Jo Anne Graves, outstanding
in scholastic work and extra
curricular activities, was made
salutatorian.
The leadership award was ac
corded Bob Mollahan; citizen
ship, Ramona McDaniel, and ac
tivity, Shirley Wilkinson.
Ramnna McDaniel having sig
nified her intention of attend
ing Eastern Oregon College at
La Grande to prepare herself for
teaching, was awarded the
Heppner ParenUTeaeher schol
arship fund. Jack Parrish re
ceived the La Grande Elks club
$74 scholarship award, and
Randall Peterson's name will be
inscribed on the honor plaque.
Enlarging on the honor aw
ards, the faculty this year men
tioned the outstanding students
of the four high school classes.
Miss Keeton again scored a first
as the outstanding student of
the senior class, with Don Gil
liam rating second. Gladwyn
Hudson scored first in the jun
ior class, followed closely by
Leila McLachlan. In the soph
omore class, Roy Carter and bob
Bennett rated first and second,
while In the freshman class,
Marlene DuBois and Gerald
Bergstrom took the honors.
The subject, "Wanted, Riders
for 50 Billion Horses," v;'s in, c
clear to the graduating class
and audience by Dr. Virgil lion-.i
of Eastern Oregon College in an
address spiced with hit 'or rn I
containing a lot of solid thot.
One cannot imagine bo billion
horses In terms of animals but
in terms of horse power it is
something in line with present-1
day trends. He pointed lo ie
great opportunities open to the
young people if they will p,e-i
pare themselves for building 1
great bridges, great dams and
other achievements characteris
tic of our modern age. !
Musical numbers were nlnved
by the school band, which
showed marked improvement
since Billy Cochell took over the
direction, and Joan Corwin, '
whose piano number showed j
exceptional talent. I
ONE MAN'S FAMILY
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This is the picture of the N. D. Bailov family reunion held at the
18. All of their children and their families were home, making a
ww.ti. in in yiuup mtiuae mr. oauey s Dromei ana wiie ana some trlends invited tor the occasion.
Carloadings Show
Decrease During
Present Month
Wheat Gone From
Branch; Lumber
Holding Up Well
Carloadings out of Heppner
decreased during the month of
May, a summary by the freight
office at the Union Pacific de
pot shows. With wheat being
cleared from the elevators ear
ly in the month the volume has
dropped appreciably, according
to A. R. Shamblyn, freight clerk.
Wool is being shipped out at
present, according to Shamblyn,
but this commodity doesn't cit
the figure in carloadings on the
branch that it once did, what
with flockmasters retiring from
the business as they have been
since the early days of the war.
Seventeen cars of cattle have
gone from the local yards dur
ing the month. Of these, Fred
Hoskins shipped three cars to
Duncan for summer pasture;
Jess Foster shipped three cars
to Enterprise for the same pur
pose; Frank Wilkinson shipped
one car, Harry Dinges two and
Cornett Green two to the River
side Livestock Feeding Co., Port
land. Charles Walsh also ship
tied two cars from the Heppner
yards.
Lumber remains the heavy
cargo from the Heppner termin
al. Up to Tuesday of this week,
85 cars had been shipped. At
present the shipments are from
I he local mills, Heppner Lumber
company, Scritsmier's Re id
Lumber company, and Big Four
Lumber company. Transit ship
ments sent in here by a Wil
lamette valley mill for planing
at the Heppner Lumber com
pany and thence east have sus
pended temporarily.
Incoming shipments during
the month have consisted of oil
for highway surfacing; five car
loads of combine harvesters to
Heppner and Lexington, and
t lie Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op received a car and trailer
of poles, for construction of the
LEA lines if and when finances
are forthcoming for continuing
the work.
In conclusion, Shamblyn stat
ed that Joe Donaldson shipped
a carload of horses to Ogden,
Utah during the month.
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SPECIALISTS HOLDING
CLINIC HERE THIS WEEK
Dr. A. B. Copen and Dr. Olive
Knight of Los Angeles and Mrs.
Marian Diehle of Rochester, N.
Y. are conducting a health clin
ic at the Office of Dr. C. C. Dun
ham this week.
The clinic is conducted in
conjunction with installation of
new therapy equipment. The
specialists will go from Hepp
ner to Klamath Falls at the
conclusion of the clinic here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe
are the proud parents of a five
pound 12 ounce girl born Tues
day, May 27, 1947 at the Henp
ner hospital. This is the For
sythe's second child ; ml the
first granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Forsythe of lone.
Born Tuesday, May 27, 1947,
to Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones, a
son, Ronald Clifton.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston came
from Yacolt., Wash., Wodnesilv
to spend Decoration day with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ludwig
will sjiend the summer in their
permanent home at College
Place, Wash., returning in Sep
tember to resume their positions
in the Lexington schools, of:
which Mr. Ludwig is superin- '
cher in the grade school.
A daughter was born Wednes
day to Mr. and Mrs. Jack For
sythe of Lexington at the Hepp
ner hospital.
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THIS AREA PRODUCES
EIG RAINBOW TROUT
Fishermen who like to tell
tall tales about their casting
prowess seldom think of the
streams in this area as the lo
cale for "big ones," yet now
and then local fishermen go out
and hook trout that would do
credit to the Deschutes, the Ro
gue, McKenzie and others of Or
egon's noted streams. Unrlam-
orous stream names like Wil
low creek, Mallory, Wall and
Potamus have little appeal to
big shot fishermen but local
nimrods know the right places
and the right time to visit these
wild mountain streams to snare
the worthwhile specimens.
Last Thursday Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Gentry drove to-Potamus
creek for a day's fishing. When
they returned that evening they
had two rainbow trout that
would be the en.vy of many an
adherent to the Izaak Walton
principle of recreation. One of
the beauties measured 28 inch
es, the other 26. Not all the
trout cruising the riffles of Pot
amus are like that, but the
Gentrys surely had a field day,
piscatonally speaking.
Riding Club Plans
Jaunt to Condon
Cal Sumner, president of the
Wranglers, Morrow county rid
ing club, announces that the
club is making plans to attend
a drill and parade in Condon on
June 8 and calls attention of all
members who will go that there
will be drill practice at 2 o'clock
p.m., Sunday, June 1.
Sumner says it is .essential
that those planning to go to
Condon come out lo the special
practice and asks that he be no
tified at once relative to their
intentions.
DAILY VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL UNDER WAY
Tht Union Daily Vacation Bi
ble school has had a very good
beginning. There are 94 enroll
ed to date, Tuesday, May 27,
and the leaders of the depart
ments have the work well on
the way. The leaders of the de
partments are Mrs. Douglas
Drake, beginners; Mrs. J. P. Sor
lein, primaries; Mr. Sorlein and
Mrs. Rice, junior, and Mrs. Jew
ett, intermediate. Other helpers
are Marlene Miller, Eunice
Keithley, Jewell Easter. Beverly
Yocum. Mrs. Cornett Green, Mrs.
Al Huitt, and Lorene Mitchell
.as office secretary.
ATTEND SOU'S GRADUATION
Mr. and Mrs. William Ludwig
of Lexington went to Richland,
Wash., Tuesday to attend the
graduation of their son Curtis
fom the Richland high school.
Curtis was a member of a class
of 129. This is the class he was
a member of during his fresh
man and sophomore years.
WEDDING ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. John Bergstrom
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter Carolyn to R. D. All
stott Jr. The wedding will be
an event of Sunday, June 8. at
2 p. m. at the home of the bride
elect's parents in Eight Mile.
Relatives and friends are invited
to be present.
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Eob Gammell left the first of
the week for Pendleton where
he will work in the Red and
White store.
Harry Munkers and son Don
motored to The Dalles Monday,
taking Jerry Waters who will
spend the summer there.
Mrs. D. N. Dean and children,
Chloe and Bob. of Condon spent
Tuesday with Mr. Dean in Hepp
ner. A family picnic, honoring Mrs
Harvey Harshman and Walter
Farrens on the occasion of their
birthdays, was held Sunday at
Elackbums mill. Fifty guests
were present.
A daughter, Willetta Wilma,
was born Saturday to Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Warren at the Corda
Saling home.
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family home in Heppner May
family qrouD of mote than 40
Wickard Approves Allocation
Of $200,000 to Local RE A
For Transmission Facilities
Telegraph lines between Wa
shington, D. C, and Heppner
were busy Wednesday carrying
messages from department
heads and Oregon congressmen
to the Columbia Basin Electric
Co-operative relative to alloca
tion of funds to the local REA
for construction of transmission
lines to carry Bonneville "juice"
into the farm areas of Morrow
and Gilliam counties.
First message to arrive was
received from Claude R. Wick
ard, rural electrification admin
istrator, who informed Henry
Baker, president of the Colum
bia Basin Electric Co-operative
as follows: "Pleased to advise
allocation $200,000 approved."
A little later Senator Guy Cor
don wired the following: Have!
learned that REA administrator !
Wickard has just signed the al-1
location of two hundred thou
sand dollars for your account.
The loan contract will be for-'
warded to you for signature '
within a short time. Signature !
is subject to final agreement '
between Bonneville and both
your co-operative and the Pa-1
cific Power & Light.
Congessman Lowell Stockman !
wired as folows: I am today in- !
fcrrr.ed thot the Rural Electrifi
cation Aa.,iiiioii'.ji has ap
prove' a loan to yn'jr coopera
tive for fit' u'jO or transmis-
sion fa
service t
Glad the,
'.ifcs irciudir.g repair
dr the usual terms,
we e r:;ade available
to you.
Senator Wayne Morse sent 1
this message: REA today advis-
ed that they have approved loan '
of $200,000 for Columbia Basin:
Electric Co-operative, Inc., to j
be used for transmission facili- ;
ties to provide for electric ser
vice. Regards.
Approval by Administrator
Wickard does not necessarily
mean that the funds will be im
mediately available, officials of
the CBE state. Much depends
upon the outcome of the con-
News items of Interest Around lown
By Ruth Payne
Miss Carolyn Bergstrom, bride
elect of R. D. Allstott Jr., has
been feted at a number of par
ties during the past week. On
Thursday evening. Mesdames
George Gertson. Pete McMurtry
and William Barkla entertain
ed with a surprise miscellane
ous shower at the Gertson res
idence. Invitations to fifty
guests were issued for this oc
casion. Saturday afternoon.
Mesdames Floyd Worden. F. E.
Parker and Walter Becket were
hostesses for a shower hoionjig
Miss Bergstrom at the Worden
home. Thirty guests were pre
sent. Miss Bergstrom has chos
en June 8 as the date of her
wedding at the country home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Bergstrom.
Mrs. LaVeme Van Marter and
Mrs. Charles Hodge Jr. enter
tained with a stork shower hon
oring Mrs. Kenneth Hoyt. Guests
present included Mrs. Harry O'
Donnell Jr., Mrs. Jack Carsons.
Mrs. Willard Blake, Mrs. Rich
ard Hayes. Mrs. Grace JCicker
son. Mrs. James Hall and Mrs.
J. B. Coxen.
Miss Margaret Hughlett, home
economics teacher in the local
high school this past year, de
parted Saturday for her home
in Salem. Miss Hughlett does
not plan to return to Heppner
in the f-11.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Thompson
returned the end of the v.-ek
from a honeymoon trip to Sea
side. They are at home in the
Holton Court anTt"ients.
Mrs. Ellen Bue;ck Schwartz,
who hn.s been visiting her niece,
Mrs. Alma Morgan, has return
ed to her bono in Portland.
Mrs. Echwnr'r v is met in Echo
bv a -.other I'icv and husband.
Mr. am' Mr- r.-eve T.vnn. the
forme.- EiKi'lvtV. S'.alter. From
there iIv.- tt-u. ; ;i southern
route liv '.-i-h !e lew. Klam
it h F.-l'. Cn:.r lake and up
the coa;t highway to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barr.
former Heppner residents but
mee recently of Redmond, are)
making an extended visit to the
east coast. The B:irrs flew to
Detroit where they purchased n
new car and are "totoring to
New York. Washington, D. C.,
and other places of interest
I.ee Howell was a business
visitor in Pendleton the last of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meador
motored to Baker Friday to
pend the week end with rela
tives. They returned Mondav.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Fisher
made a business trip to Tcndle
ton and Athena Mom' y
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becket
made a business trip to Walla
Walla the end of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Brown
were celled to Astoria by the
death of Mr. Bnnvn's mother on
Tuesday. Funeral services are
scheduled for Friday evening In
Astoria with burial in Portbml.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Couture
and children of Fossil spent the
gressional ecoHomy program, as
i to how much Bonneville appro
priations will be restricted and
also on the outcome of tenta
I tive agreements between the
Bonneville administration and
I the Pacific Power & Light com-
I pany relative to power trans
i mission from Hermiston to Jor-
1 dan. The house vote on the ec-
onomy program was unfavor
able to REA and it remains to
be seen what the senate will
accomplish ii restoring some of
the appropriations.
Wckard's approval of the loan
to the local cooperative is in
line with a request made by
Henry Baker and Albert Scou
ten on the occasion of a hurried
trip to Washington a few weeks
ago. Up to the present, Bonne
ville has been unable to offer
any assistance to the CBE and
it was suggested that if the
REA would advance necessary
funds to the CBE for construc
tion of transmission lines, Bon
neville would lease the lines at
a figure that would amortize
the loan.
If the money is forthcoming
construction of the transmission
line from Hermiston to Jordan
will be made possible. At pre
sent a tentative agreement has
been reached between the Paci
fic Power & Light company and
the Bonneville administration
whereby PP&L will "wheel"
Bonneville power over its line
from Pendeton to Hermiston to
be transferred to the Hermiston
Jordan line. This will be a 66,-000-volt
line and will serve both
the CBE and PP&L lines in Mor
row county.
The Columbia Basin Electric
Co-operative has most of the
materials on hand for construc
tion of lines into the rural ar
eas but is waiting for delivery
of wire. Until the financial hor
izon is cleared, however, it is
not expected that much in the
way of construction will be
done.
week end in Heppner visiting
with relatives and friends. Ac
cording to reports the Coutures
have sold their store in Fossil
and are looking for a new lo
cation. Mrs. O. M. Y'eager left Thurs
day for Longview, Wash., to be
with her daughter who is ill.
Mrs. Oscar Borg returned to
her home in Portland Tuesday
after spending a few days In
Heppner visiting relatives and
friends. While here Mrs. Borg
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Sadie M. Sigsbee.
Mrs. Nettie Flower Harper has
gone to Athena to convalesce at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Roy McQueen. Mr. and Mrs.
McQQueen and Mrs. Wrex Lang
don of Tendleton came over
Saturday after Mrs. Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fletcher of
Ukiah were visitors in Heppner
Friday.
Gordon and Elmer Bucknum
arrived Sunday from Los An
geles, called by the serious ill
ness of their father, E. L. Buck
num. Mr. Bucknum Sr. was
moved to the home of Mrs. Mat
tie Rood Wednesday afternoon
for nursing care. Mrs. Orderie
Gentry will assist with caring
for him.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gilman
returned the first of the week
from a vacation trip to southern
California and Mexico.
Mrs. Gordon Bender of Port
land is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ada Cason, and sister. Mrs. Har
old Scritsmier. The Benders,'
who have been residing in Bend
until recently, are moving to
Portland to make their home, i
Les Matlock, who has been
very ill at his home, is reported i
t o be improving. I
4-H Beef Club
At The Dalles
Morrow county's 4-H beef club
exhibit won second place in the
Eastern Oregon Wheat League
show and sale at The Dalles
which closed Wednesday even
ing after a two-day showing.
This report was brought back to
Heppner today by Nelson An
uersiin, county agricultural ac
ent who accompanied the exh.
biters to The Dalles. Sherman
county was first. Morrow second,
Grant third. Umatilla fourth,
Gilliam fifth and Wallowa sixth.
Eight counties were represented.
Anderson made a record of
the Morrow county groups win
nings in each event and these
inclure: Herdmanship Wallowa
first, Morrow second, Grant
third.
Class judging: Shorthorns
2nd, Ronald Laker: :'nl. Jo Antic
Graves; .hi). Ditane Baker; 5th,
Neil Pea mer: 7th, Betty Graves;
10th, Ingrid Herman.
Showmanship. Junior class:
Ingrid Herman 1th, Ida Lee Cha
pel Dili. Senior class: Jo Anne
Graves 1th, Belty Graves 7th.
Hearing on Milk
Licenses Held in
Heppner Tuesday
Hermiston Dairy
Operators Would
Enter Local Field
Should the Oregon milk board
see fit to grant licenses to dairy
operators seeking franchises
there would be three concerns
delivering milk in Morrow in
stead of one. Two applicants'
cases were heard here Tuesday
morning when Melvin J. Conk-
lin, examiner for the state milk
board, took statements pro and
con relative to the present ser
vice and examined the applica
tions of Olin L. Hodge and Rich
ard Barham of Hermiston who
seek to enter this field for
wholesale distribution of milk.
Conklin took up the applica
tion of Olin Hodge first, asking
questions as to the present vol
ume of milk handled by the ex
isting distributorship; distance
his truck would have to travel
to and from Hermiston and pro
bable cost per mile and what
the average cost per quart of
milk would be. Hodge's figures
in answer to the above resulted
in an estimated delivery cost of
six cents per quart. He later
stated that he is delivering milk
in Arlington now and if granted
a license to distribute milk In
Morrow county would make a
circuit trip, delivering to Hepp
ner, Lexington, lone and Ar
lington.
Hodge stated that his milk is
acquired from farmers whose
barns meet Grade A specifica
tions. He also expressed the be
lief that a second milk delivery
concern in this field might
cause a slight raise in price of
the product. If permitted to op
erate here he will deliver in
wholesale lots only that is, not
run a local house to house de
livery.
Herman Plass, manager of the
Umatilla Dairy Co-operative,
which has the local franchise,
took the stand in defense of his
concern. He stated that a div
ision of the volume here would
more than likely necessitate
adding a little to the consum
ers bill inasmuch as it would
cost practically the same to de
liver a smaller volume. He stat
ed that the co-op is doing its
best to give the people good
service.
W. C. Rosewall and R. B. Fer
guson, called to make state
ments, both declared they have
been using the co-op's milk ever
since that concern entered the
field and that they found ser
vice and milk okeh.
George Corwin took a some
what opposite view in relation
to the public school milk ser
vice. He stated that some of the
milk was sour when placed be
fore the children and despite ef
forts of Mr. Plass to remedy the
condition, th cafeteria service at
the school found it necessary to
discontinue buying the milk
about two weeks before school
closed.
Corwin's statement was cor
roborated by Mrs. Elizabeth Dix,
primary teacher, who said the
work of her department in get
ting the children to drink milk
was handicapped much of the
time by the condition of the
milk.
P. W. Mahoncy, an avowed
milk drinker stating that he
drinks neither coffee nor tea
Continued on Pkk Six
Rates Second
Show and Sale
Livestock judging contest:
Ronald Baker second. (07 club
members participating).
Class judging: Hereford 2nd
Ingrid Herman, 5th Ida Lee Cha
pel, tUh Vesta Cutsforth. 8th Jo
Anne Graves, 1.1th Ida Lcc Cha
pel. Ingrid Herman's calf brought
51 cents a pound for a total of
?..'0.20 third highest at the
sale. Ronald Bak.-r realized 3ti
cents a pound or $.IGS.:!i) for his
calf.
i K. B. Ferguson's choice Short-
horn was shown by Ingrid Her
I man. The animal was bred by
Sherman & Ferguson,
j All animals on exhibition
i were fed on rations coiitainlnu
at least .') per cent wheat, a
; re,inren:cia set up by the East
;crn Oron.'ri Wheat league to
1 encourage greater use of wheat
j as a stock feed,
j Business houses of The Dal
, les bought most of the KiH head
i f cattle, '62 sheep and 31 hog
offered by the 4-H club exhlbi
I tors.