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j ;, ' u - - 1 - P. L 1 ' P 0 K Heppner Gazette Time Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 26, 1947 Volume 64, Number 14 County's Activities Curtailed To Come Within Tax Limitation Faced with tho necessity of preparing a budget before the fiscal year expires, the county court last week did some slash ing that will be reflected in Im mediate suspension of some ac tivities and a quite general cur tailment of others in the 1917-48 period. The action was made necessary through failure of the taxpayers to approve the budget submitted at tho special election on June 17. A few of the items coming un der the knife as submitted to a Gazette Times representative in clude the following: Circuit court fund reduced from $2000 to $1500. Salary per diem and mile age and Incidentals for commis sioners reduced to $500. The county's share in the agricul tural agent's salary was reduc ed $100 and the home demon stration agent was discontinued, taking off another $1500 a year. Another item included in the proposed budget was a matter of $5000 for the public employ ees' retirement system. That, too, must wait for more favorable financial conditions. The court made a slight sav ing by shearing off $1000 from the emergency fund. An addi tional $100 was saved by trim ming down mileage and inci dentals from the county nurse's fund. The sum of $387.50 was removed from the county super intendent assistant salary fund and the appropriation for the new rural school board was re duced to $750. The proposed $2500 for cricket control was eliminated but it was found that $500 would be available for that purpose from the rodent fund. It Is expected that road work will come to a halt shortly af ter the beginning of the new fis cal year. With about $23,000 available and some equipment commitments to meet there will be little left for actual main tenance work. Even should a five-mill road tax he voted at the October 7 special general el ection, funds would not be av ailable until after July 1, 19-18. The court will conduct a hear ing at 1 o'clock p.m., Monday, June 30, at the courthouse for the purpose of determining the future action relative to the hospital. Notices of the meeting have been forwarded to numer ous citizens and it is the hope of the court and hospital com mittee that more Interest will be shown in this meeting than was manifest in the recent elec tion. Olney Saling Sells To Washington Man A real estate transaction of importance was consummated the past week when Olney Sal ing sold his ranch to Lester Woody of Washtuena, Wash. The total sale, including real prop erty and chattels amounted to $92,000. Saling Is giving imme diate possession. Land price paid was $10 per acre for 1913 acres, or a total of $77,720; the balance for equip ment. Saling was In Heppner Tues day preparing to take his leave. He plans to spend some time in California and may eventu ally return to this area, with Echo as his destination. 1RRIGON SCHOOL HELD Alf N. Solwold who was prin cipal of the school at Umapine last year has been elected to the job of superintendent of the Ir rigon schools for the ensuing year. He will also direct the band. Gerard Fahey, who finished the term at Boardman the past year, has been elected as super intendent there the coming year. GRANDMA BROWNING PASSES lrriK"ti News "Grandma" Browning passed away at 5 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her son, Jack Browning. Her daughter, Mrs. Emery Bed- well, and Mr. Bedwell of Elgin and son Ernest and family of Ontario. She died suddenly with the Brownings present. She was 78 years old, just having had a birthday. Mrs. J. L. Hall returned Satur day from Portland where she spent two -weeks recuperating. She has quite fully recovered from the injury which kept her at home several weeks. With her son, Kenneth Hoyt, and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen, she got a glimpse of the new grandson, Stephen Kenneth Hoyt, at SI. Anthony's hospital In Pendelton Sunday. o Henry Nagl, one-time automo bile mechanic In Heppner, was n visitor hero a few hours Tues day. He worked for Albert. Bow ker when the latter operated the Heppner garage and lefl here In mi7 crolnu to Portland which has been his home since. He is retired now and Is spending some time seeing Oregon and the northwest. Business Concerns Join In Forming Softball League Formation of a Softball twi light league was completed here during the week and followers of the game, as well as those who like to see it played will be given ample opportunity to grat ify their desires for the next ten weeks. Firms and organizations en tering teams in the league in clude Hosewall Motor Co., Mor row County Cleaners, Grady's Greenhouse, Standard Oil Co., Elks and American Legion. The official schedule starts Monday evening, June 30, when the Kosewall and Grady teams will cross bats. Standard Oil and Morrow County Cleaners are marked up for Wednesday night, July 2, and the Elks and Amer ican Legion will meet Friday evening, July 4. A three-game per week schedule will be fol lowed on the nights mentioned, and there will be no admission charge. Reservations have been made for 15 players per team and the call is out for more players. Those desiring to play may ap ply to team captains. Everett Keilhley represents Rosewalls; Robert Blackwell, Morrow Coun ty Cleaners; Dick McAllister, Standard; Gordon Grady, Gra dy's Greenhouse; Willard Blake, American Legion, and Jack O' Connor, Elks. Games will start at 6:30 and run seven innings. Judge Johnson To Tell Grange About County's Finances Judge Bert Johnson will have a spot on the Pomona grange program Friday afternoon at which time he will explain some of the perplexities of carrying on the county government in a high post war period on a low pre-war budget. The program is open to the public to which the grange has extended an invitation to at tend. Regular business of the Pomo na will he taken up at 10 a.m., follotf'ed hv lunch. Other mat ters coming before the Pomona will follow the lecturer's hour, which is the open program at 1:30 p.m. o Grader Upsets On Upper Willow Road A. J. Chaffee has been confin ed at home since Monday due to an accident which occurred on the upper Willow creek road Monday morning. While operating the county grader past the Ralph Thomp son place, the machine upset. Cha'ffoo apparently suffered no injury In the accident, although he was unconscious when Thompson reached the scene. Thompson states that he was hoeing in his garden when the grader passed and that Chaffee leaned out of the cab and wav ed at him, and that he had just resumed his hoeing when he heard a noise in the direction of the road and looked up to see the machine come to rest on Its side several feet below the level of the road. ' A physician was summoned from Heppner and Chaffee was removed to his home. FOUNTAIN FIXED Heppnor's aqua pura dispen sary, the drinking fountain in front of the Masonic building was put in shape last week by Supervisor J. u. Rasmus. A plat form has been built around it to make the source of supply more available to small folks. NEW MINISTER NAMED Irrlpnn Nows Mr. and Mrs. John Ricketts have been invited to he minis ters for the community Baptist church to take the place of Rev. Wallace Winquist, resigned. Wont a Aew Suit? One month ago if a man had stood on the street corner and offered to bet a new suit of clo thes that there will be more wheat threshed in Morrow coun ty In 1917 than In 1910 he would have had more takers than he could have bought suits for. Yet, on Monday of this week, the 23rd of June to be exact, Harry Duvall offered lo bet B. C Thick nev a new suit of clothes that 19-17 would he n bigger wheat vear than last, while 'Thick," I hough skeptical, didn't call the bet. Harry says he may be wrong but he thinks it would be a good bet, anyway. Ellen Nelson Bride Of Bert Mason Jr. At Home Ceremony Miss Ellen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson, became the bride of Mr. Bert Ma son Jr. of lone at an informal garden wedding, June 15, at 4 p.m. at the home of the bride's parents in Oak Grove. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Leo Verbon under an arch of Shasta daisies against a background of shrubbery and beautiful old trees. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white lace and net dress with a fingertip veil and carried a ring of white gladioli and bouvardia. She was attended by Mrs. George Plov of Gardiner, Ore. Mr. Carl Fraude of Tigard was best man. Mrs. Alfred Nelson Jr. played the wedding march and accom panied Mrs. Kenneth Smouse who played two violin selections, "Liebestrom" and "I Love But Thee," and Mrs. Norman Nelson who sang "Because" and "Ave LMaria." Assisting at the reception which followed were Mrs. Bert Mason Sr., Mrs. Howard Slon ecker, and Mrs. Orlow Martin. The cake was cut by Mrs. Iva Morgan, aunt of the bride. Mrs. Raymond Batty was in charge of the guest book. The bride's going-away cos tume was a beige bolero suit of sheer wool with harmonizing accessories and a corsage of gerbera-daisies. After a trip to the coast the couple will be at home in Portland. A large number of friends and former neighbors were present at. the ceremony. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward of Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Myles Martin of Lexington, Mrs. Anne Smouse and Miss Shirley Smouse of lone, Mr. and Mrs. Orlow Martin of Moro, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schriever of Molalla, and Mr. and Mrs. George Mc Duffee of Portland. o Death Takes Mose Wright Wednesday Death came early Wednesday to Moses Wright, native Morrow county son, at the Mattie Rood home in Heppner where he had been a patient for many months. Services will be held at 10 o' clock a.m. Friday, June 27 from Phelps Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. J. Palmer Sorlein in charge. Mrs. C. C. Dunham will be soloist and pallbearers will be Walter Rood, Orve Rasmus, John Hiatt, E. E. Rugg, J. O. Ha- ger and James Hams. A son of Silas and Bertha Cantwell Wright, Moses Albert was born on Rhea creek August 30, 1891, being 55 years of age at time of death. Ho was a stockman and rancher, being ac tively engaged until illness for ced him to retire. Surviving are one son, Oral, two granddaughters, Lynn and Nancy; throe brothers, Orain, Delbort and Alonzo, and one sis ter, Mrs. S. J. Devine SEEHAFER-HOLDERMAN lone News Miss Gladys Seehafer, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. See hafer of lone, and George Hold erman of Corvallis were marri ed '4 a quiet wedding ceremony Saturday. June 21, in the Chris tian church parlor in Corvallis. The double ring ceremony was read by Rev. G. H. Stewart. The bride wore a white two piece suit with white accessories. Her corsage was a white orchid. Her bert Seehafer gave his niece in marriage. Attending the couple were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Newton Mrs. Holderman graduated from lone high school and is a registered nurse employed at the Children's Farm home near Corvallis. Mr. Holderman is a veteran of World War II, hav ing served three years in the U. S. navy. The couple left for a bjief honeymoon and will make their home near Corvallis. o Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rose- wall attended tho wedding of Mrs. Rosewall's brother in Sun- nyside, Wash., Sunday. Grant Kay of Weston and Miss Delia Mae Dale of Sunnyside were married at the home of the bride. The young couple will make their home at Weston where the groom owns a ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn left Tuesday for Portland from where they flew to San Fran cisco where they will visit for a week. They will return Willi Mr. and Mrs. Clint Gilliam who are coming from their home at San Jose on a vacation trip. Inno Npwa Jack Bailey planned on lcav ing Sunday for San Pablo, Calif., to loin his wife who has been visiting relatives there for the past two weeks, Arlington Loses 11-8 Struggle at -Local Ball Field . 5-5 Tie in Eighth Ends as Broadfoot Swats Two-Bagger Heppner's Wheat-Timber lea gue baseball team gained an other notch on the ladder to dis trict honors Sunday by taking an 11-8 contest from Arlington. This leaves four games to go, all of which must be won by the local team if Heppner is to tie Condon for the championship and a chance to play for top honors. McCurdy and Broadfoot did the hurling for Heppner, the for mer relinquishing the mound early in the seventh when the score stood 5-all. Broadfoot held the invaders scoreless in the 8th and clinched the game with a two-bagger which brought in three runners. Two more Hepp ner men crossed the plate be fore the scoring ended. Arling ton put three more runs on the ! score sheet but could not stop I the Heppner march to victory, i A sensational catch of a hot ! liner by second baseman Mc- Gough gave the young man a I permanent berth on the Hepp- j ncr squad. Heppner and Wasco will cross bats here Sunday. ! News Items of Interest Around Town , . . . By Ruth Payne i Mrs. Walter Farrens was hon ored on the occasion of her birthday Sunday at a picnic at the artesian well on Willow creek. Games for the youngsters and "just visiting" for the eld ers was the diversion of the af ternoon. Guests besides the hon- oree included Walter Farrens, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Harshman, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Farrens and son, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wag goner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fraters, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Harshman and children of Hepp ner; Mrs. Lorena Cole and Mrs. Harvey Ayers and son of Port land; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Harshman of Rock creek, Mr. and Mrs. Verl Farrens and chil dren of Ordnance; Mrs. Bert Ward and Mrs. Clarence Morris and grandson Jerry of Townsend, Mont. Mesdames Ward and Morris have been visiting at the country home of Mrs. Ward's son, Eslie Walker, and with er relatives in the Heppner vi- cinity. Mr. and Mrs. Don Grady have j Alec Thompson was a busi as their guests this week his fa- j ness visitor in Pendleton Sat ther, R. P. Grady, and sister, urday. Mrs. Wendall Weddle and sons I Mr. and Mrs. Jack Loyd mo Bill and Bob of Stayton. tored to John Day Friday to at Mrs. Marvin Wightman and tend the funeral services of Mrs. daughter Peggy motored to Port- Loyd's grandmother, Mrs. Ira G. land the first of the week to at- Boyce. tond to hi.siness matters. Miss Chloe Deen has returned . , . . r j rw teaches in the Seattle schools, arrived in Heppner last week to spend the summer with her bro ther-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cason at their coun try home on Rock creek. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Becket and daughter Sharon returned home the end of the week from a weei; s trip 10 i-oruanu unu coast points. Ervin Anderson spent Sunday ; in Hermiston visiting his moth-! cr who is a patient in Hermis ton hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jewett and family left Monday for Turner to attend a church conference. They will enjoy a few days va cation at the coast after the con ference is concluded before re turning to Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Parker of P:isco, Wn., have returned from a visit to relatives in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Parker stayed over the week end here before con tinuing on to Pasco. Mr. and Mrs. Oral Wright and daughters were week-end visit- rs at Lehman Springs. Mrs. Grace Hughes returned Saturday from Portland and oth-lweek, taking their granddaugh er valley points w here she had her, Juia Lee Marshall, to her been visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ray K. Drake and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Drake motored to Milton Sunday to attend the wedding of Claude W. Drake to Miss Doris Bull. The wedding was held at the Baptist church in Milton. Mr. and Mrs. Irl Clary Sr. and Miss Mildred Clary attended the wedding of their son and broth er, Irl Jr., to Miss Bernice Beeson Sunday at the Methodist church in Spokane. The couple will make their home in Eugene where Irl is studying medicine it the University of Oregon. Mrs. Norah Rasmus returned the end of the week from Port land where she spent the past few days attending buyers' mar ket. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engkraf made a business trip to Port land Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huston returned to their home in Sil- verton Sunday after a week's visit here with their grandson, Norman Griffin and family, and Despite Rumors, It Will Be Workshop, Yeager Declares This might be a repetition of "How the Story Grew," but it has the earmarks of a good lit tle story with purely local color. O. M. Yeager was talking to Mayor Lanham and remarked that he guessed he would put in a slot machine to pay for the improvements he is making to a building on Main street. A passerby heard the remark and before Yeager realized the por tent of his jocular statement the rumor got around that he was putting in a pastime. The rumor spread from pas time to hardware store and it might even develop that he is contemplating putting in a sec ond posloffice, but the fact re mains that he is fixing up the Hynd building for a workshop and will carry a small line of builders' supplies for his own convenience. o NON-HIGH SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Annual meeting of the county non-high school board was held Tuesday at the office of the county superintendent at which time P. A. Mollahan assumed membersnip on ine Doara, suc- ceeding Mrs. C. P. Brown. Routine business occupied the members who are Elmer Palmer, Alex Lindsey, Mrs. Martin Bau- renteind, h.. k. bnaner ana r. A. Mollahan. other relatives. Mr. Griffin drove them down. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rawlins have arrived from Corvallis where Mr. Rawlins has been at tending Oregon State college., They will assist with the sum mer work at the farm home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Huston. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Taylor ar rived the end of the week for a few days' visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston. They returned to Salem Wednesday. Wm. Furlong and J. C. Payne motored to Pendleton Saturday taking John R. Barry who left that afternoon via United Air lines for Boston. Ralph Thompson returned Saturday 'from Spokane where , ne attended a PCA meeting. i Mrs. Hilding Bengston and j children are here from Medford : t0 vjsjt her parents. Mr. and Mrs. oth-iRajph Benge. They returned home with Terrel Benge who had been visiting in Medford. to her nome in conaon aner visiting here at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Bertha Johnson. Mrs. James Farley Sr. has re turned from Pendleton after spending a few days there at the home of her son, James. Mr. and Mrs. James Driscoll have returned from Portland where they recently took their daughter Janice to a child spe cjaist. John Higgins and daughter Donna returned to their home n Ontario Thursday after a brief visit here with her sister, Mrs. John Kenny and family and ' with her brother, P. A. Mollahan. J.unos Kenny drove them to Tendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cowdry and daughter, Margaret Gentry, spent a few days last week with his aunt, Mrs. W. S. Furlong, and other relatives. They re turned to their home in Vancou ver Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jess and family were in from Opal rang er station Saturday attending to business matters. Mr. Jess is employed with the forest ser vice and is at present engaged in road construction. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes mo tored to Portland the last of the home in McMinnville. They ; were joinecf in Portland by Mr. j and Mrs. Dan Buffington (Nora Hughes) and together spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes in Salem The John Hughes' have only re cently returned to Oregon to make their home after a resi dence in Canada for some years. Mrs. Joe Hughes returned to Heppner Sunday with Miss Mar garet Gillis who has been at tending school In Portland. Mr. Hughes remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Corda Saling returned to Heppner Tuesday after spending the week end in Pendleton at the home of her son, Marlon Sal ing and daughter, Mrs. Violet MacDonald. On Sunday, Mrs. MacDonald was hostess for the annual Saling family dinner with members of .the family and their children present. Mrs. Sal ing was accompanied home by her brother, John Warren of Walla Walla, and his daughter, Mrs. Mary Golden of Los Angel New Rural School Board to Organize For Work July 1 Munkers Wins Post In Zone 3, Mrs. Cason in Zone 5 With the count completed and personnel determined the new rural school board elected June 16 will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, July 1 to complete its organization. The meeting will be held in the office of Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county superin tendent. The five-member board, one for each zone, is comprised of Willard Baker, zone 1, Irrigon and Boardman; Vernon Munk ers, zone 2, Lexington, Pine City, Alpine, Clarks Canyon and De vine; E. Markham Baker, zone 3, lone, Morgan and Cecil; Jos. J. Nys, zone 4, Heppner, and Mrs. Louis Cason, zone 5, in cluding Hardman, Hale Ridge, Golden West, Rhea Creek, Lib erty, Willow Creek, Eightmile, Rood Canyon, Lena, Balm Fork and Sand Hollow. The first order of business of the new board will be for the members to draw lots to deter mine length of time each shall serve. While Alonzo Henderson had a nice lead over Vernon Munk ers in district No. 12, he failed to make good headway In the other districts, resulting in Mun kers receiving a total of 71 votes, Henderson 60, and Clifford Yar nell six. A contest also devel oped in zone 5, where Mrs. Ca son defeated Barton Clark. o Raver Scheduled To Speak Saturday Dr. Paul Raver, Bonneville power administrator, has accep ted an invitation from the Col umbia Basin Electric Co-operative to address the members of that association and the public at the annual meeting of the cooperative to be held at 10 a. m. Saturday, June 28 at the court house in Heppner. A report on progress of the cooperative to date and plans for early construction work will be brought before the meeting. o - DOUBLE WEDDING RITES PERFORMED SUNDAY A double wedding ceremony was performed at 5 p.m. Sun day, June 22 at the Christian church in Pendleton when the pastor, Rev, O. D. Harris, using the double ring service, united Miss Loretta Howard of Clarks ton, Wash., and Afton Gayhart of Heppner, and Nina Burken- bine and Cleve Noland, both of Heppner. Mrs. Gayhart's sister, Sylvia Thomas of Hermiston, was matron of honor and War ren Zane was best man. Mrs. Walter Barger was mo- tron of honor for Mrs. Noland and Mr. Barger was best man. A reception, attended by rel atives and friends, was held in the Round-Up room at the Pen dleton hotel. o Harry Camplglia and family of Klamath Falls are visiting a few days at the home of Mr and Mrs. Gordon Banker. He is Mrs. Banker's son and was sta tioned at the marine barracks at Klamath Falls during the latter part of the war. es. This is the first time in 40 years that Mrs. Saling had seen her niece. Mrs. Henry Happold returned Sunday evening from Portland where she had been visiting re! atives. Lauren Corwin, who is em ployed during the summer by the forest service, was in from the mountains Saturday. Kenneth Schunk, who recent ly went to Alaska to work, is employed on a railroad out of Anchorage, according to word received by relatives. Mrs. Ravmond Huddleston and daughters. Lorene and Al ice. are in Eugene visiting her aunt, Mrs. Walter LaDusire- Mrs. Nellie Anderson return ed Saturday from Portland where she attended buvers' market the past week. Mrs. John Saager and Mrs Fay Bucknum motored to Walla Walla Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dick and sons returned the end of the week from Helena, Mont., where they have been visiting his fa ther, L. E. Dick, and other rela tlves. Returning with them were his aunt, Mrs. J. E. O'Donnell and his cousin, Louise Reed both of Helena. Mr. and Mrs. William Collins are the parents of a daughter. born June 20 at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. Mr. and Mis. John Gilleese of Los Angeles are visiting his un cles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs Frank Monahan and Mr. and Mrs. James Farley. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers has re turned to Heppner after attend ing a meeting of the county school superintendents in Salem. Before returning home she vis ited in Seattle with her sons. Lexington For Eagle Fishing Expedition Almost Stymied By Crash With Deer If someone tells you that deer never roam from the mountain fastnesses don't you believe It! If you want conclusive evi dence that they do Joe Aiken can produce it Joe started for the Deschutes river about 1 a.m. Tuesday and near the Lawrence Palmer ranch below Lexington encountered a two-point buck deer. The en counter was so abrupt that the buck was slain and Joe's car was damaged to an extent that he thought it advisable to re turn home and get another car, which he did. He borrowed his father's car and after turning the deer carcass over to Sheriff Bauman left again for the Des chutes. The animal was about 35 miles off its course, in a region thick with fences. o General "Johnny" Becket Pays Visit To Relatives Here Morrow county friends and relatives enjoyed a brief visit this week from General John Becket, who with Mrs. Becket came from their home at Mare Island, Calif., to get their daugh ter Sally who had been here a few weeks- ahead of them. The three returned to Mare Island Wednesday. General Becket is perhaps more widely known in Oregon as "Johnny" Becket, football he ro. As a tackle on the Univer sity of Oregon football team in pre-World War I days he not only attained Pacific coast hon ors but was named all-American tackle. Entering the service for World War I, Becket remained in the army, gradually working his way from rank to rank until attaining the generalship. He has served 30 years and is sub ject to retirement, which he may take in 1948. He is a brother of Walter and Charles Becket and was raised in the Eightmile sec tion. MRS. BARRATT QUALIFIES FOR DEGREE IN NURSING Dorotha Jean Barratt of Hepp ner has qualified for a bachelor of science degree in nursing at the University of Oregon Medi cal school department of nurs ing, Portland, according to an nouncement released by Henri etta Doltz, director. Mrs. Barratt's B.S. degree will qualify her for specialized op portunities in advanced nursing work. She took two years of pre nursing college work at the Uni versity of Oregon. The graduation exercises held at the medical school in Port land on June 19 were one of the most colorful in the long history of the medical school depart-1 ment of nursing with 87 young women receiving diplomas or certificates. Girls from ten dif- ferent states and Canada came to Oregon to receive their nurs- ing education Hot Months Bring orry Period for Forest Workers Precipitation received during j the June rains has changed the fire complex for the forest ser vice considerably. However, a spark from some careless smok er's cigarette or a bolt ot light ning from the sky could change the whole picture after the hot breath of the August winds has swept across the grass covered ridges. The greatest fire hazard in this area is the severe ligtuning torms that appear periodically during the hot summer months. It is not uncomon to have 15 to 20 fires burning at one time. Man-caused fires on the Hepp ner district are very limited, with a five-year average of less than two fires a year. The for est users are becoming more fire conscious every year and the forest service wishes to ex tend its appreciation for the thoughtfulness and cooperation of the public In preventing and suppressing the red dragon. Fires must be attacked vigor ously if they are to be controlled while small. The forest service is faced with the problem of In telligently harvesting the timber and grass resources of the coun try and in replacing these same resources in denuded areas. When engaged in fire control ac tivities the resource manage ment jobs are left uncompleted. To control the ravaging of the red menace an organization must be formed which Is well equipped and thoroughly train ed in the art and science of fighting forest fires. The period of June 23 to 28 has been select All Set Scream "We may have to close up the town a few days to get every thing done but come 10 o'clock the morning of July 4 the big celebration will be all set to go," Mayor Alonzo Henderson of Lex ington told a representative of this newspaper Tuesday. "Ev erything is shaping up fine and I am confident we will have one of the best celebrations of all times," he said. Ten o'clock, by the way, is the hour set for the annual parade. This feature of the celebration hag grown with each succeeding year and it is expected that this year's effort will excel all oth ers. The little "Wheat City" is a beehive of activity as prepara tions are being made for the two days of fun and excitement. A real carnival is in the making, a home-owned affair that while small will provide amusement for young and old alike. Unable to secure a proferional outfit. (there are too few carnivals for the demand), Ed Grant and Clifford Yarnell embarked in the business on their own and bought a mechanical ride for the kiddies and a lot of conces sion material so that when they get set up the cash customers will hardly realize the differ ence between the home-owned and professional varieties. An added feature to the carnival will be the pony rides. This also will be purely local as Martin Bauernfeind will furnish the shetiands. Three baseball teams will be on hand to entertain followers of the great national pastime, lone and the American Legion Indians from Pendleton will cross bats the first day, while lone will take on Arlington on the 5th, . New thrills without spills will be awaiting' the throngs at the airport. ,' Numerous visiting planes will be on hand besides local planes and there will be ample opportunity to witness skilled handling of the mech anical birds. Committees are working to make the community dinner go over in a big way. Tables and benches are being prepared and it is hoped a large part of the 4th crowd will take advantage of this opportunity to mingle while waiting for the start of the airshow. A special section is be ing set aside for Heppner lodge No. 358 B. P. O. E. for a picnic. The club will provide sandwich es, ice cream and beer and the ladies are asked to bring salads and cakes. Fireworks at 9 p.m. for the 4th followed by dancing to the mu sic of Hazel Fisher and her all girl orchestra will round out the day. Baseball and carnival will keep the visitors entertained the afternoon of the 5th, while at 7 p.m. there will be a smoker with some of the best glove slinging talent in eastern Ore gon participating. The celebra- tion will wind up with another big dance Saturday evening, o I lone News i Mr. and Mrs. Rov Janin of i Portland were week-end visitors at the Carl F. Ber.es.trom home, Mrs. Janin and Mrs. Bergstrom are sisters. ed for fire school where all Um atilla national forest recruits will be taught to detect, chase, and suppiess fires. The annual gathering will be at Tucannon camp on the Tucannon river near Dayton, Wash. This school will comprise approximately 60 trainees and instructors from the fire organization of the six ranger districts on the Umatilla forest. The Heppner district organiz ation is as follows: Glenn B. Parsons, district ran ger; Joe Gjertson, assistant ran ger; Louis Gilliam, fire control assistant; Sylvia McDanlel, dis trict clerk; Kenneth Keeling, timber management assistant; Eert Rleakmin. fireman, Tupper G.S.; H.iltie Bleaknian. telephone operator, Tapper (IS. ; Roland Farrens. fireman, Ditch Creek G. S.; Bob Scott, fireman. Bull Prai rie G.S.; Art Jess, fireman, Bull Prairie G.S ; Gladwin Hudson. fireman, Heppner wlise.; Lowell Kippee, lookout fireman. Wheel- er Point L.U.; Leonard I'ate, lookout, Tamarack I.O.; Lauren Corwin, lookout, Madison Butte L.O.; Art Beriistrom, fireman, Arbuckle Mt. LO. Campfire permits will be re quired while camping in the mountains during the period Ju ly 1 to September .10. These per mits can be obtained at the for est office in Heppner or at one of the stations listed above. Tim applicant is required to have an axe, bucket, and shovel before the permit can he Issued. Thin Is necessary equipment which the camper will need In extin guishing his campfire.