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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 19, 1947
Volume 64, Number 13
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Voters of District
No, 1 Give Approval
To 1947-43 Budget
Mrs. Oscar George
Elected Director
At Annual Meeting
Voters of District No. 1, Hepp
nor, registered their approval of
the 1917-48 budget by a vote of
37-1 in Monday's election. At
the same time the special elec
tion relative to the amount to
be raised above the six percent
limitation tallied a .vote of 35
for and three against, thus as
suring the school board suffi
cient funds for maintenance and
operation of the school plant as
well as additional salaries for
teachers.
In the voting for school direc
tor, Mrs. Oscar George received
34 votes, Miss Leta Humphreys
5, Mrs. E. O. Ferguson 2 and J.
J. Nys 1. Mrs. George succeeds
Miss Humphrtys who has serv
ed several terms.
District No. 35, lone, likewise
approved the annual budget
which called for funds In excess
of the six percent limitation.
Lexington voters failed to ap
prove the budget for district No.
12 and it will be necessary to
call another meeting with a re
vised budget. There is agitation
in favor of purchasing a bus
and transporting the 15 or so
high school students to lone or
Heppner rather than trying to
maintain a high school In Lex
ington. In the voting for director, Mrs.
A. M. Edwards defeated Ken
neth Peck by a vote of 37-26.
The budget was defeated 34-2-1.
Due to a provision granting
five days following the -date of
election for turning in the tally
sheets, complete returns on the
rural school board election will
not be available before press
time of this issue. Zone four,
Heppner, elected J. J. Nys, thus
giving the new board legal as
sistance in getting up the organ
ization. Alonzo Henderson had
a margin of 15 votes over Ver
non Munkers in district 12, 43
28, but untl the count is in from
the other four districts in the
zone it will not be known who
is elected.
Car Registrations
Expected to Pass '
500,000 in Oregon
Oregonlans registered more
motor cars by May 1 than they
did in all of last year, it has
been revealed by Robert S. Far
rell' Jr.
Over 470,000 vehicles have
been licensed so far this year,
and the total by December 31
Is expected to he well above
500,000. This will be the first
time in the state's history that
cars have passed the half mil
lion mark. About 300,000 to date
have been private passenger
cars.
'The current Oregon traffic
picture is that more cars are
being driven farther and faster
than ever before," Farrell ob
served. "To the individual driv
er this means he is In greater
danger and has more responsi
bility than ever before."
With vacation travel swelling
highway volumes to record lev
els, motorists are being remind'
ed to take it easy on the gas
pedal. Deaths on main roads
arc setting new high marks.
PETERSON-SKUZESK1
WEDDING SCHEDULED
FOR 28TH OF JUNE
Miss Marjorie Peterson, dau
ghter of Rep. and Mrs. Henry
Peterson of lone, and John Sku
zeski Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs
John Skuzeski of Carson, Wash.
have chosen Saturday, June 28,
as the date for their marriage
The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. Francis MeCormack
at the St. Patrick's Catholic
church in Heppner at the hour
of 4 o'clock p.m.
Formal Invitations will not be
Issued but relatives and friends
have been Invited to attend.
Mr. Skuzeski is a student at
Oregon State college and Miss
Peterson is attending school In
Portland. He is a graduate of
Heppner high school and she was
graduated from the lone high
school. Both are veterans of
World War II.
LABOR OFFICE TO OPEN
Opening of the farm labor of
fice for the 1!)I7 season has been
scheduled for June 2" according
to U. B. Rice, who will again be
lu charge. Headquarters will be
In the lobby of the Iloppner ho
ld. Farmers Hie being urged to
place orders for help us soon as
possible.
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LIRARY MEETING
A public library meeting has
been scheduled for 8 p.m. June
25 In the library room of the
city hall. Object of the meeting
Is to elect oil leers tor the ensu
ing year and transact such other
iMmi no nun' he hrnucriit Ut).
The public is cordially invited,
Driver Licensing
System Gets Off
To Fast Start
Oregon's new driver's licens
ing system has gotten off to a
fast start with 11,000 renewal
applications already received
since June 1, according to Rob
ert S. Farrell Jr., secretary of
state.
Drivers with licenses number
ed from 5R 1 to 5R 33,000 must
replace their present driving per
mits this month. Approximately
33,000 more licenses will expire
each month after this. Great
stress is being put on the fact
that the date printed on permits
is no longer correct.
Schedules of the correct expi
ration dates are available from
driver's license clerks and ex
aminers in Heppner at the sher
iff's office, court house, between
the hours of 8 and 5 on Monday
through Friday. They may also
be secured from most service
stations.
"Have a look at your driver's
license right now," suggested
Farrell. "If the serial number
is between 5R 1 and 5R 33,000,
it runs out this month. If the
serial number is higher than 5R
33,000, it is still'good until the
date that appears on a printed
schedule you can get from your
driver's license clerk or exam
iner." He said it would be wise for
people traveling outside the
state to carry the renewal
schedules with them. Otherwise,
licenses that are actually still
valid under the new law will
appear to have expired because
of the incorrect date printed on
them.
Heppner Plays Real
Ball to Win 5 to 2
Game From lone
Spectators Given
Best Exhibition of
Season, Fans Say
Spectators at Sunday's game
in lone were treated to one of
the best exhibitions of baseball
seen this year in the Wheat-
Timber league, according to re
ports brought back from the Egg
City. Heppner won the contest,
5-2, which indicates there were
no wild moments but rather a
smooth running exhibition thru-
out, more in keeping with the
better traditions of bush league
ball.
McCurdy did the hurling for
Heppner, turning in a good per
formance. He had good support
throughout, his team mates
backing him up in the pinches.
Two errors were chalked um
against the opposing teams.
Since the game at lone the
Heppner team has experienced
a revival of spirit and with a
chance to win the league cham
pionship the boys are turning
out for practice with a deter
mination to capture the remain
ing games of the schedule.
Sunday's contest here will be
with Arlington. Unless the river
boys have Improved in recent
weeks, the Heppner lads expect
to increase their percentage
standing. The game will be call
ed at 2:30.
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HEPPNER YOUTHS GET
SETTLED IN ALASKA
Mrs. Joe Hughes reports that
her son Tom has located at An
chorage, Alaska, where he will
remain for the summer and pos
sibly a year. He has a good job
and also has a cousin, Don
Hughes, for a companion.
Glenn Coxen, Jack Plohar and
Clarence Greenup have found
jobs at Valdez where they will
spend the summer.
NEW TRUCK COMING
Charles F. Hodge and son
Charles Jr. returned from Port
land where they witnessed a
pre-showlng of Chevrolet prod
ucts for dealers in this area. Of
particular Interest to the local
dealers was the showing of the
new Chevrolet truck which Is
something truckmen of this dis
trict will bo deeply interested
in, they say. The new truck line
will be shown in Heppner in
the near future.
Rev. J. P. Sorlein and family
left Wednesday morning for
Portland to attend the annual
conference of the Methodist
church, which is being held In
the First Methodist church of
that city. Results of the con
ference will not bo known until
early next week but members of
his church and townspeople
alike will bo pleased to learn
that Hie Sorlein family will re
turn to Heppner for another
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Sprouls
nnd daughter Janet arrived the
first of the week from their
home at Oakland, Cal., for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr. Sprouls expected to return
to the bay city this week end,
to return later In the summer
for wife and daughter who are
making a more extended stay,
Committees Work
Hard To Prepare
For Celebration
Lexington Being
Preened for Big
July 4-5 Event
Lexington Is a beehive of ac
tivity these days as committees
scurry about putting things in
shape for the big 4th of July
celebration. There is much to do
and those directing the prepar
ations for the show are determ
ined to have everything ready
by parade time, July 4.
Several men sre at work al
tering and redecorating the
Leach hall where the dances will
be held. The place will present
quite a new appearance to the
visitors who will flock there for
the two nights of dancing.
Unable to obtain assurance
from a carnival company that it
would put in an appearance for
the celebration, Chairman Cliff
Yarnell and Ed Grant took
things into their own hands and
decided to set up a carnival. A
ride is being built for the kid
dies and there will be conces
sions of various types operated
by local people and the money
will stay in the community.
The picnic grounds are being
cleared and will be supplied
with tables and other conveni
ences for townspeople and vis
itors who wish to participate in
the community dinner on the
4th.
In the way of entertainment
there will be baseball, smokers,
dancing, and the biggest and
best airshow ever held in the
county and following in order
after the parade at 10 a.m. on
Friday the 4th.
For the baseball games the
committee has tentatively lined
up the Pendleton Indians to play
the lone Wheat-Timber league
team. Jack Kennedy of Pendle
ton is arranging the fight cards,
and for the dances, Hazel Fish
er and her girl orchestra of Port
land will provide the music.
Out at the airport Jack For
sythe is arranging an airshow
that will make the cash custom
ers want to help finance this
worthy project. He has the as
surance of numerous visiting
planes and some good stunt fly
ers, as well as a parachute
jumper.
The road to the airport has
been gravelled as well as the
apron to the field so that dust
will be held to the minimum.
The hangar now sports a con
crete floor, the business office
and waiting room are complete
and water has been installed,
placing the airport in position
for a recognized training course
which Manager Forsythe is now
organizing.
Last of all, but by far one
of the most important features
of a 4th of July celebration, will
be the fireworks display the
evening of the 4th. The whole
countryside will want to witness
this traditionally American
manifestation of patriotism.
Music for the two-day cele
bration will be furnished by the
combined Lexington and Hepp
ner school bands under direc
tion of Billy Cochell. A sound
wagon operated by the late Tex
Rankin's announcer will keep
the crowds informed throughout
the celebration.
Mrs. Gall Gronewald and son
Jack of Corvallis are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
I. Thompson on upper Willow
creek. Mr. Gronewald, student
in engineering at Oregon State
college, brought his family to
Heppner the past week and re
turned to Corvallis Monday to
take summer school work. Mrs.
Gronewald and Jack will remaitv
hero several weeks. She is Mrs.
Thompson's niece.
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Robert Walker, tonsorialist, is
taking his vacation from duty
at the Coxen barber shop. His
chair is being operated by Bill
Alkizer of Bend who worked here
while Burl Coxen made a trip
to Missouri earlier this year.
Stock Ponds Boost Capacity of Eastern Oregon Ranges
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More than 1,000 ttockwater dams have keen con
tructed on eastern Oregon ranges under the AAA
program In the past eight yours. This pond on the
w. O. Dorrance ranch In Wallowa county has never
been dry since its construction In 1940. It provides
rear-around water supply for 1300 acres of bunch
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Attention is being focused on
Wallowa county this week due
to the annual convention of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers
association which convenes at
La Grande Friday morning and
includes an excursion on the
Wallowa county branch of the
Union Pacific to Joseph, where
the newspaper folk will be
News Items of Interest Around Town . . . .
By Ruth Payne
New books recently added to
the rental collection of the
Heppner public library include
"The Townsman," by John Sed
ges; "Portrait of a Marriage,"
by Pearl S. Buck; "B. F.'s Daugh
ter," by John P. Marquand;
"Singing Waters," by Ann
Bridge; 'Three o'clock Dinner,"
by Josephine Pinckney; 'The
Chequer Board," by Nevil Shute;
"Those Other People," by Mary
King ODonnell, and "Mrs.
Mike," by Benedict and Nancy
Freedman.
Mrs. Effie Morgan and Harry
Munkers announced their mar
riage. The ceremony was an
event of Saturday, June 14, at
College Place, Wash. Mr. and
Mrs. Munkers will continue to
make their home in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Allstott Jr.
have returned from a brief hon
eymoon trip to the coast. They
are at home in the Gilman ap
artments. Mrs. Mae Erwin of Walla Wal
la was a week-end visitor in
Heppner at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Erwin.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barkla
and Mrs. Edwin Bucknum spent
Thursday in Walla Walla at
tending to business matters and
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Farrens
and Mrs. Tom Fraters motored
to Portland Friday to spend the
week end with relatives.
A. C. L. Jutley motored to
Burns Friday afternoon to spend
the week end with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Couture and
children of Fossil were in Hepp
ner Saturday looking after bus
iness interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Huston
and son Tom and granddaugh
ter, Shirley Ann Gaines, motor
ed to Portland Friday to attend
the funeral services of Mrs, Car
ol H. Phillips, sister-in-law of
Mrs. Huston.
Frank Connor has returned
from Coos Bay where he spent
several days the past week in
'Little Switzerland'
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transported by private automo
biles to Wallowa Lake lodge for
luncheon and a few hours of re
creation at eastern Oregon's
great scenic attraction.
Upper scene looks toward- Hur
ricane creek from the Wallowa
valley, and the lower shows the
Imnaha hills from the breaks in
the towering Wallowa moun
tains. attendance at the state conven
tion of B. P. O. Elks.
A, A. Scouten has returned
from Portland where he spent
several days transacting busi
ness. Mrand Mrs. William Buck
n'um' returned Saturday evening
from a business trip to Portland.
Mrs. Gordon Cole of Portland
arrived in Heppner Sunday eve
ning to visit for a brief time
with relatives. She is the house
guest of Mrs. Roy Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket
and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Becket spent Friday in Hermis
ton attending to business mat
ters. Bill Badurina spent the week
end in Condon with friends.
Mrs. W. C. MeCarty of The
Dalles, her son Paul of Portland,
her daughter Frances of San
Francisco and Mrs. P. A. Ander
son of Seattle spent the week
end in Heppner visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hughes of
McMinnville were week-end vis
itors here at the home of Mrs
Grace Hughes. They brought
their son, Bob Jr., to Heppner to
spend the summer. He will be
employed at the J. G. Barratt
ranch.
Among college students who
are home for summer vacation
are Betty Lovgren from La
Grande, Jean Turner from Eu
gene, Bob Runnlon from Eugene
and Mary Lou Ferguson from
Walla Walla
Don Gilliam who is employed
by the forest service at Ukiah
spent the week end here with
his father, Len Gilliam
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn and
daughter, Sally, motored to
Portland the first of the week
to spend a few days taking care
of business matters,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Merrill of
Klamath Falls were week-end
visitors in Heppner at the home
of Mrs. Merrill's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Prock.
Howard Gilliam has returned
from Corvallis where he has
been attending Oregon State
college.
grass range that can be grazed from April until late
In November. County Agent Garnet Best reports that
this range Is much better than 10 years ago. Before
construction of the dam, the range was grazed henvUy
In the early spring when water was available, Uiea
was not used the rest of the year.
Farm Bureau Not
In Favor of S. B.
99 As Reported
Through a misunderstanding
in taking a report of the farm
bureau meeting of June 9 over
the telephone, this newspaper
erroneously reported that the
bureau went on record favoring
Senate Bill 99, known as the Ida
ho Power bill in the recent leg
islature. In committing the er
ror, the paper placed Oscar Pet
erson, bureau secretary, in an
embarrassing position, as it was
he who called by telephone to
give a report on the meeting.
Mr. Peterson has written the
Gazette Times to aid him in
clarifying the mistake and we
hasten to give him this assist
ance. By motion, which was passed
almost unanimously by the 30
or more members present that
the Morrow County Farm Bu
reau go on record as opposing
Senate Bill 99, believing that
passage of the bill would have
the effect of nullifying basic leg
islation protecting the rights of
the people in the waters of the
state.
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Home Movies to
Feature Show at
Theater Tuesday
Heppner scenes and activities
of earlier days will be featured
on the regular bill at the Star
theater Tuesday evening, June
24. Rodeos and other action
pictures were taken by the late
B. G. Sigsbee, father of Mrs.
Elaine George, who, in his res
idence here and serving as the
town's photographer, "shot" al
most everything that would
make a good picture including
many of the inhabitants.
The pictures are being run in
response to many requests of
theater patrons who are inter
ested In seeing what life was
like here 20 years or more ago.
"Glass Alibi" is the title of
the regular picture to be run
Tuesday evening.
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REMODELING BUILDING
O. M. Yeager and part of his
crew of carpenters started work
the first of the week remodeling
the Hynd building on Main
street which Yeager will use as
workshop and display room
for builder's supplies. A concrete
floor has been laid and when the
work has been done the old
building will have lost its orig
inal identity.
Mr. and, Mrs. Roger Thomas of
Stevenson, Wash., spent the
week end in Heppner.
Mrs. Harry Nelson and child
are here from Portland to visit
for a time at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Par
ker.
Joe Jewett motored to Pendle
ton Saturday after Mrs. Jewett
and Beverly Yocum who have
been attending a school for
Sunday school teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall
have returned from a visit to
Yakima Wash. Guests of Mr,
and Mrs. Duvall this week end
were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norton
and son Mack of Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman
were week-end visitors in Pen
dleton.
Patricia Lawrence has re
turned from Klamath Falls
where she had been visiting rel
atives.
Father McCormack, accompan
ied by Father Duignan of Dufur,
motored to Pendleton Monday to
spend a week in retreat.
Mrs. Harvey Ayers and son of
Portland arrived Sunday to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Farrens, and to assist with
the nursing of her aunt, Mrs.
May Burnside, who is ill at her
home. Mrs. Avers is working at
Weston in the pea harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pettyjohn
returned Sunday from a three
weeks' trip to Missouri where
they have purchased a farm.
They encountered considerable
bad weather during their jour
ney. Returning west, they found
conditions especially bad along
the North Platte where the high
water was over the highway in
many places. The Pettyjohns
will return to Missouri to make
their home in the near future.
Joe Farley motored to Pendle
ton Sunday and will enter St.
Anthony's hospital for medical
attention. He was accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. James Far
ley Sr. and Tom Healy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Becket
and daughter Sharon spent a
brief vacation in Portland and
coast points.
Miss Patsy Bauman is here
from Arizona to spend the sum
mer with her sister, Mrs. Fran
cis Nickerson.
Mrs. Frank McDanlel of Hard
man was shopping in town Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hams were
in from their Rood canyon farm
Saturday looking after business
matters.
John Kilkenny of Pendleton
was a business visitor In Hepp
ner Monday.
John R. Barry will leave Sat
urday afternoon for Boston to
spend a three weeks vacation
with relatives. He will go via
United Airlines from Pendleton,
Voters Raject County Budget
By Harrow Margin Tuesday
Beef Cattle Tour
To Halt at Roy
Robinson Mt. Ranch
Caravan From
Several Counties
To Inspect Stock
A beef cattle tour sponsored
by the Western Livestock Jour
nal and under the management
of Bob Teale of Orofino, Idaho,
will incluae at least one stop
in Morrow county, when on June
26 the caravan will halt at the
Roy Robinson Hereford ranch
south of Hardman to inspect this
well known herd. The group will
arrive at the Robinson mountain
ranch 18 miles southeast of
Hardman at 9 a.m.
The Robinson herd consists of
nearly 300 head of registered
cattle and careful breeding prac
tices with both polled and horn
ed Herefords has resulted in
success at shows and sales. A
large number of cows and calv
es and about 40 head of young
bulls will be shown along with
two horned Hereford sires, and
two polled Hereford sires.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will
join the cattle tour for a drive
through cattle country to Prairie
City where the local chamber of
commerce will serve lunch.
The beef cattle tour will start
at 8 a.m. Monday, June 23 from
the Stearns Cattle company at
La Pine, going from there to
Pnneville to spend the rest of
the day. At 10 a.m. Tuesday the
Ted Ball Hereford ranch at
Grass Valley will be visited,
continuing from there through
Sherman county. Wednesday at
8 a.m. the tour starts at the
Art Jaeger Aberdeen Angus
ranch near Condon. At 10 a.m.
they will inspect the Sid Seale
White Elephant ranch and con
tinue on to the Herbert Johnson
and Jaeger Hereford farms.
From Morrow county the tour
goes through Grant, Baker, Un
ion, Wallowa and Umatila coun
ties in" Oregon and on to Walla
Walla and Lowden in Washing
ton where it will end Sunday,
June 29.
A schedule of all stops may
be obtained at the county ag
ent's office in Heppner.
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STAGES PRIVATE RODEO
While the Wranglers and their
friends were gathering at the
Art Hughes ranch Sunday,
Blaine Isom staged a little rodeo
of his own which accounts for
his having to ea,t off the mantle
the past few days. Bill has a
mare that, while having been
broken to the saddle, still re
sents being ridden. "Bill" de
cided that she had to get over
that notion and proceeded to
give her a lesson in manners.
Result Bill hit the dust. Tell
ing the animal "You can't do
that to me," Bill mounted the
second time and again hit the
dust. Deciding he had given the
mare enough training for one
day he deferred further training
until he fully recovered from
minor bruises and stiffness ac
quired from sudden contact with
Mother Earth.
BALL WINS CHEVROLET
When a young lady reached
into the box and pulled out a
ticket Saturday evening at the
junior chamber of commerce
dance at the Fair pavilion, the
number indicated that William
Y. Ball of Heppner was the win
ner. The drawing closed the in
itial campaign for the Jaycees
to raise funds for construction
of a civic building and while
the goal set by the young men
is far from reached, the results
thus far have been satisfactory
I and the Jaycees are now plan-
ning their next campaign for
funds.
Peter Farley is spending a few
days in Heppner, the guest of
his son James and Mrs. Farley.
Jim Crawford came from Port
land Saturday with his father,
J. V. Crawford, to spend the
summer in Heppner.
Farris Prock left Tuesday for
Scottsburg taking a truck load
of household goods for Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Nikander who expect
to make their home there.
The fire department was call
ed out Friday to put down a
grass fire at the Bert Kane place
in south Heppner. The blaze was
extinguished before much dam
age was done.
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Lorine Van Winkle of Lexing
ton, member of the 1947 class of
Heppner high school, has been
appointed clerk in the tax col
lecting department at the sher
iffs office.
In one of the lightest vote
registered in a special election
in this county voters Tuesday
rejected the annual budget by a
comparatively small margin, 9
votes, according to the unoffi
cial count. The final count from
the nine precincts was 250 for
and 259 against
Heaviest ratio against was
registered at Pine City, where
an old familiar slogan is called
to mind, "16 to 1." Next was at
Boardman, where 46 voters were
against and 8 were for. lone
voted more than 2 to 1 against,
64 to 31. Irrigon voted eight for
and 10 against; Lexington 39
for and 41 against, and Eight
mile nine for and 16 against
Hardman holds , some kind of
a record with 12 votes for and
none against.
Heppner fell down on the vot
ing, with about 26 percent of
the registered voters turning out
North Heppner voted 91-40 in
favor while South Heppner turn
ed up a 22-vote margin in fav
or, 50-28. This lead was almost
wiped out by the adverse vote
in Boardman and lone.
Inclusion of the hospital ap
pears to have caused many vo
ters to go against the budget
That was not the only reason,
as there has been some com
plaint about the road funds and
other items, but it Is barely pos
sible that had not the hospital
fund been injected Into the pic
ture the budget would have car
ried. The tendency in Heppner
was to support the budget be
cause the hospital item was in
cluded, while the vote elsewhere
particularly in the north half
of the county indicates that the
hospital was objectionable.
The county court is already
working on a revised budget to
make the funds available with
in the six percent limitation
spread as far as possible. Up to
Wednesday afternoon there was
nothing definite to report except
that the court is wondering just
where the axe will fall heavi
est At the moment it can't be
seen where cricket control funds
will come from. It Is possible
that some activities may have
to be dropped or at least cur
tailed in order to keep the coun
ty out of the red.
It s the court's worry that the
road program will suffer the
most Difficulties in maintaining
a road crew are envisioned as
there will be no funds with
which to assure the workmen in
creasd wages.
As to the hospital, opinion ex
pressed along the street is to
the effect that plans will have
to be pared down to meet the
fund already in the treasurer's
hands. If it means waiting a lit
tle longer, that, too, will not be
objectionable.
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Restaurant Suit
Heard by Judge
Hubbard Tuesday
A suit in equity brought by
Hans and Velma Huebener
against Edward Chlnn was
heard in circuit court here Tu
esday by Judge Forrest L. Hub
bard of Baker county, serving
for Judge Homer I. Watts. The
case is one wherein plaintiffs
are suing for an accounting of
merchandise in connection with
the transaction at the time the
Huebeners bought the Elkhorn
restaurant from Mr. Chinn.
Representing the plaintiff
were J. O. Turner, Heppner and
John Kilkenny, Pendleton. Wil
liam C. Perry of Pendleton rep
resented Mr. Chlnn. The Judge
has taken the case under ad
visement and will make his de
cision at a later date.
The grand Jury was In session
Monday and brought in five true
bills. One was against William
Gollyhorn on a charge of non
support. The other four were
secret Indictments.
o
J. G. Barratt Jr. came up from
Corvallis Monday to spend a
day or two visiting. He stated
that his mother, Mrs. Cyrene
Barratt, has purchased a home
in Corvallis and that he will
borrow a truck and haul her
household goods to the college
city. Mrs. J. G. Barratt Jr. was
among those receiving diplomas
at the University of Oregon Sun
day and she will work In a Port
land hospital through the sum
mer to complete her course In
nursing. Jim will work In Port
land also.
o
Among college students re
turning to Heppner during the
week were Hugh McLaughlin,
Bob Runnlon and Jean Turner,
who attend the University of
Oregon at Eugene. Bob left Wed
nesday for Wyoming to visit his
mother and grandmother for a
week.
o
An eight pound 12 ounce baby
boy, Michael Roy, was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sweek Tues
day, June 17, at St. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton,