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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday July 24, 1947
Volume 64, Number 18
Heppner Outbats
Condon in Final
Game of Season
McCurdy Pitches
All the Way to
Win by 7-2 Score
Heppner out batted Cbndon at
the Kodeo grounds Sunday af
ternoon to win the final game of
the Wheat-Timber league sched
ule of the local team. This did
not affect Condon's position at
the top of the standings, al
though It may have hurt their
pride a bit, and it put the local
team In second place, a position
won after winning six straight
games.
Heppner batters found the
Condon moundsman for several
good hits and a number of bin
gles which aided materially in
mounting up a score of seven
runs. The fireworks started in
the fourth inning when Berg
strom clouted out a two-bagger
which drove in two runs. Later
In the game he drove a hot
liner through shortstop to add
to the score. Broadfoot was hav
ing a rather bad time at bat in
the early part of the game. He
also had a bit of hard luck in
missing a short hit at first base.
This put him on his mettle and
he came up along about the sev
enth and laced qut a three-bagger,
Texas league style, pushing
a man or two in ahead of him.
Old Ironman McCurdy pitched
straight through and was going
strong at the end of the game.
He suffered a few hits but work
ed his way out of several tight
pinches with the aid of good
fielding support. His work kept
down any serious threats the
Condon boys offered, although
in the eighth it looked like the
visitors might change the com
plexion of things a bit.
Lee McRoberts gave the cash
customers a thrill when he made
a one-handed catch of a long
fly into right field which check
ed a Condon batting spree.
(Lacking access to the score
book your reporter is citing from
memory some of the outstand
ing features of the game. The
season's standings will appear
next week.)
Condon found it necessary to
make some changes in lineup
for Sunday's game and was not
quite up to form. It was Hepp
ner's day, but the visitors were
in there playing all the time.
They showed good teamwork on
two occasions, once in catching
a Heppner player off second base
and another time breaking up
a possible bunching of runs with
a neat double play.
Manager Bill Blake was so
well pleased with the perform
ance of his team last Sunday
that he is negotiating with the
Pendleton ball club for a game
this coming Sunday. If success
ful arrangements are made ad
vertising will be circulated for
the benefit of ball fans.
Frontier Frolics
Prove Big Success
A large crowd attended the
opening dance of the Heppner
Rodeo season Saturday evening
at the Fair pavilion. Termed
"Frontier Frolics" by the Junior
chamber of commerce, sponsor,
it proved to be something dif
ferent from the usual run of
dances hereabouts.
To make for some diversion
the Jaycees arranged several
prizes, Including one for the
shortest man present, won by
Harvey White. Mrs. Clyde Nut
ting proved to be the tallest wo
man present. Harold Erwln was
adjudged the best dressed cow
boy and Mrs. Jack Loyd took the
honors for the best dressed cow
girl. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges
were found to be the oldest cou
pie on the floor, their combined
ages being 112 years. A man
from Minnesota drew the prize
for having come the longest dis
tance to the dance.
Refreshments were served
throughout the evening by the
Jaycees.
BOYS FROM COUNTY
REGISTER AT E.O.L.
Jack Parrlsh has been accept
ed as a student at EastcTn Ore
gon college for the fall term be
ginning September 22, according
to recent announcement by Lyle
H. Johnson, registrar. Parrish
will register in the junior col
lege program. From lone, Robert
uraKo ana Bill Kicimann nave
been accepted. Drake will begin
work In engineering and Riot
mann In agriculture.
The college anticipates the
largest enrollment In Its history;
however, Increasing facilities
now make it possible to accept
additional students.
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DEPARTMENT CALLED
An overheated oil stove at the
A. J. Chaffee home was the cause
for calling out the fire depart
ment Tuesday evening. While
the fire was confined to the
stove, there was grave danger of
its spreading and as a matter
of precaution the department
was called. The fire laddies
stood by until all danger was
passed.
James Driscoll Is
Named Postmaster
After serving as acting post
master for most of the period
since his return from the navy,
James Driscoll this week receiv
ed notification that he had suc
cessfully passed the civil service
examination and that his name
had been sent to the president
for approval as postmaster at
Heppner.
Driscoll had been unofficially
notified by the secretary of the
civil service commission who
wrote to congratulate him upon
successfully passing' the exam
ination. Appointment through civil ser
vice rating is equivalent to a
life-time job under the terms of
the law passed in the early
years of the Roosevelt administration.
Farmers Use More
Bank Credit in '47
Than During 1946
Reflecting the increased costs
of producing crops and the av
ailability of more farm equip
ment, the volume of bank credit
used by Oregon farmers Is cur
rently higher than it was a year
ago, according to B. C. Pinckney,
manager First National Bank of
Portland, Heppner branch, who
represents the Oregon Bankers
association as Morrow county
agricultural chairman.
"However, Oregon farm famil
ies are probably in the strongest
financial position that they have
ever been," Mr. Pinckney said.
"Less farmers need to use the
bank credit available to them
because continuing high farm
incomes make it possible to fin
ance operations out of income
when credit is used, it is retired
when crops are sold."
Reporting on the results of a
third national survey of bank
lending made by the agicultural
commission of the American
Bankers association, Mr. Pinck
ney said that Oregon farmers
used only a fraction of the bank
credit available to them during
1916. However, the 64 Insured
commercial banks which serve
agriculture in this state made
37,885 loans to 16,325 farmers
and stockmen. These loans ag
gregated $12,415,000, of which
$20,986,000 remained outstanding
on January 1, 1947. Banks had
at least $28,518,000 available for
additional loans to farmers if
the demand existed.
During 1916 loans on farm
real estate in Oregon Increased
slightly. There were 1,316 farm
mortgages made for a total am
ount of $6,652,000; and $5,622,
000 of this volume remained out
standing on January 1, 1947. The
farm mortgage debt is higher
nan it was a year ago, although
t still remains only about 12
he volume that existed In the
comparable period following
World war I.
Farm production loans classed
as "other loans to farmers" to-
a ling 11,398 were made by Ore
gon banks during 1946, in an
aggregate amount of $32,490,000.
Of this amount, only $12,693,000
was outstanding on January 1 of
this year. The production loans
averaged only $2,257 each. Ap
parently the farmers' short term
debt position is favorable; and
hough they borrowed more
money last year, their outstand
ings at the year end were less.
Another favorable factor In the
present situation is that the far
mers own substantial savings in
cash, bank deposits, and United
States bonds.
A possible source of danger
lies in the trend towards the
higher cost of euipmcnt and im
provements which may reach a
point where these purchases
cannot be financed out of cur
rent Income.
"Another factor in the Oregon
agricultural picture which bank
ers arc watching carefully is the
price of farm lands. Based on
191214 averages at 100, the av
erage farm land price of the
state in March, 1947, reached
152, compared with 130 at the
peak of the land boom In 1920.
During the past year, the in
crease has been 6.
"The Oregon' Bankers associa
tion and the agricultural com
mission of the American Bank
ers association are working to
gelher to help keep farmers of
our state In a sound financial
position. We are urging our cus
tomers to limit their farm in
debtedness to an amount which
can be paid from normal farm
incomes, figured from the long
term average prices of farm pro
ducts. We recognize the unusu
al character of farm Income and
the farm land price situation of
the present time, and as bank
ers we are pledged to dlscour
ace borrowing to speculate on
farm land or borrowing to buy
land at high prices which are
not lust if led by long term in
come prospects," Mr. Pinckney
said. "Wo are encouraging Ore
gon farmers to round out and
diversify their production and to
conserve and build up tne pro
ductivity of the soil. Another im
portant part of this program is
concerned with the education of
farm youth through activities
such as the 4-H clubs and Fu
ture Farmers,"
Sidewalk Paying
Gets Good Start
Here This Week
Business Houses
Respond Promptly
To C of C Program
A project launched here about
a year ago came into realiza
tion this week when local work
men began laying concrete pav
ing in strips between the side
walks and the curbs along Main
street. Work started at the Tum-A-Lum
Lumber company retail
store last week was followed by
completion of the sidewalk in
front of the Case property from
the eager Cabinet Shop building
to the corner. M. L. Case wasn't
through when that Job was com
pleted and shifted Ed Thopre
and crew to the strip in front of
the furniture store. The Oddfel
lows and Humphreys strips were
also laid Monday.
Earl Bailey was in charge of
another crew which, after fin
ishing the Tum-A-Lum job,
moved up to the Heppner Clean
ers & Dyers building. It was
not reported whether or not the
rest of that block would be fin
ished at this time. An effort is
being made to get all of the un
finished sidewalk as far as the
Rosewall building completed
while the crews are on the job.
Arrangements were about
completed Tuesday to finish the
sidewalk from the Masonic cor
ner to the First National bank
corner. When that is done there
will be but a short strip here
and there along the three blocks
not completed to the curb.
The project was first brought
p in the Heppner chamber of
commerce more than a year ago
and a committee appointed at
that time met with favorable re
sponse from property owners.
igures were obtained on the
cost but about that time a crit
ical shortage of cement made It
advisable to put off the work.
With improvement in the ce
ment market the past few weeks
it was decided to launch a cam
paign to get the Job underway.
Old Pump Tower
Bows to Progress
An old landmark old because
it has stood Idle for many years
was sacrificed this week to
progress when the pump tower
on the north bank of Willow
creek at the site of Ervin Ander
son's new building materials
store was razed.
The tower was built by the
ate Harry Cummings when he
operated a nursery on the tract
of land now owned by Mrs.
Blanche Brown. Irrigation was
problem and Cummings tried
to develop a siphon pump that
would need only a priming and
would bring in a flow of water
unattended. The principle upon
which he based his theory ap
peared to be all right but con
struction of the pump was at
fault and he had to resort to the
use of a gasoline engine.
Aside from propagating trees
and shrubs, Cummings was an
extensive raiser of flower bulbs
which found a ready market in
Portland and other larger cities.
BUYS INTEREST IN
MARSHALL-WELLS STORE
A deal was consummated this
week In which Robert Owens
purchased the interest of G. E,
Nikander in the Marshall-Wells
store. He becomes a partner of
M. L. Case and will become the
manager of the store.
Mr. Owens went to Portland
Wednesday to clear up details in
connection with the deal and
planned to return Thursday or
Iriday to get down to work.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Routh
and daughters Carol, Shirley
and Ruby of Kennewick were
Sunday visitors at the A. A,
Chaffee home. Mr. Routh is Mrs,
Chaffee's brother.
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ERECTING SALES BUILDING
Ervin Anderson has started
construction of a 40 x 60 foot
building on north Gale street
which he will use as a sales
room for building materials.
The front will be fitted up for
office and retail sales room and
the rear will be used for lumber
storage.
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SPECIAL GRANGE MEETING
Special meeting of Rhea Creek
grange will be held at 3:30 p.m
Sunday, July 26, at the hall
Aside from a business session
there will be a watermelon feed
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Mrs. Frances Mitchell drove
to Pendleton Tuesday afternoon
taking her daughter Lorcne t
catch a train to La Granda and
on to Joseph to spend a few
days. Lorene will take In the
Chief Joseph Days, annual Jo
seph celebration and rodeo, and
then go to Cove to attend the
summer school conducted by the
Church of Christ in eastern Ore
gon, Mrs, Mitchell reported that
her brother, John Parker, has
been hospitalized for 10 days
with a siege of pneumonia but
is on the mend and expected to
return home In a few days,
Ronald Baker of lone
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News Items of Interest Around Town , . . .
By Ruth Payne
Library To Include
Memorial Shelf
The library board has added
a memorial shell to the Heppner
Public library to which books
may be presented by those de
siring to take this means of hon
oring the memory of a departed
Viend or relative.
Books on subjects that were
of special interest to the one
ho is being so honored are par
ticularly acceptable as well as
books on subjects of interest to
the general public. Suitable
books plates and cards of con
dolence will be supplied with I
each book so presented.
Those desiring to avail them
selves of this service may re
quest the assistance of the lib
rary staff or book committee in
making their selections for the
memorial shelf.
A farewell partv was held
Saturday night at the Hardman
community hall in honor of the
management and employees of
Reed's mill, who are leaving to
reside in the Spokane vicinity
The mill is being dismantled
and taken to Washington for
further use there.
Mrs. Neva Arbogast and dau
ghters visited briefly in Hepp
ner Monday enroute to their
home in Condon after spending
a few days In Walla Walla with
her mother, Mrs. Sylvia Cason.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson
of Hardman made a business
trip to Spokane this week. Mr.
Robinson is employed by Reed's
mill.
Francis N. Scallion of The Dal
les Is spending this week in
Heppner as relief hostler on the
train during the absence of D.
N. Deen who is away on vaca
tion.
Miss Olga Johnson of Port
land who is visiting her brother.
Judge Bert Johnson at lone, ac
companied him to Heppner Sat
urday to spend the day visiting
friends.
Ted Murdock. Kahlor basin
rancher, was transacting busi-
less in Heppner Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hughes of
McMlnnvlllo spent the week end
in Heppner with relatives. Their
son Bob Jr. is working this sum
mer on the Barratt ranch,
Harlan Devln motored over
from Condon Saturday to attend
the cowboy dance and spend the
vveek end with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haves
spent the week end at Lehman
springs.
Shows 'Shorty', Exceptional Grade Steer
w-r. '4 4 w i
Mrs. Virgil Fisher, her mother,
Mrs. William Harper, and Mrs.
Fred Booker motored to Pendle
ton Monday.
Miss Katherine Bisbee of Ore
gon City spent the week end in
Heppner with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee.
Mr. and Mrs. William Furlong
were over-Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Craber at their
farm home near Hardman.
Mrs. Don Lvans and son are
visiting in Portland with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Krebs.
Nadine Clark is attending
beauty school in Nampa, Idaho.
and is staving at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bauman
Miss Clark and Carolyn Bauman
are expected to come to Hepp
ner late in August to attend the
Rodeo but will return to Idaho
to continue their school work
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van
Martcr, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Thompson and Don Bennett
were week-end visitors at Leh
man springs.
George Hyatt of Pendlton
spent the week end in Heppner
visiting with his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
Mahoney.
Mrs. Harry O'Donnell Sr. has
returned from Portland where
she attended the Elks conven
tion last week.
Recent houseguests of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Lemon were her un
cle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Davis and son Jim of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Buck-
num are vacationing in British
Columbia following the Elks
convention which they attended
last week in Portland.
C. J. D. Bauman, Jackson Holt
and Jim Stotts returned the end
of the week from Portland. Mr.
Stofts received a check-up at the
veterans hospital during his
stay in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Orve Rasmus
and Mrs. Venus Stiles motored
to Pendleton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Engkraf of
Tort land were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engkraf.
Mrs. John K. Walsh (Teresa
Breslinl left the end of the week
by motor for her new home In
Memphis, Tonn.. after having
spent the past six weeks in
Heppner visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Breslin.
Robert V. Turner returned
Monday evening from a busi
ness trip to Detroit, Mich.
Miss Opal Brlggs suffered a
broken arm last week at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Ray
Taylor on K street. Miss Briggs
was helping her sister carry in
some wood, stepped into a de-
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Top picture shows Ronald
Baker, lone, who exhibited his
prize steer at The Dalles 4-H
club livestock show. Bottom
picture shows the halved car
cass of the steer after it had
been butchered in Portland,
with the U. S. inspector giving
it the grade of U. S. prime,
the highest possible. The steer
was bought at The Dalles by
Safeway Stores.
Prize 4-H Steer
Proves Worth of
Wheat For Feed
Ronald Baker and his prize
4-H club steer "Shorty" have
focussed attention on Morrow
county once more as the home
oi lop snormorns. a good grade
animal developed for market on I
Morrow county wheat is a good
combination for producing the
best quality steaks and roasts.
Ronald purchased the animal
from Ferguson & Sherman last
fall and fed him for 207 days.
"Shorty" showed an average
daily gain of 1.9 pounds and a
total gain of 385 pounds. His
cost of gain was 24 cents per
pound and the steer was sold at
36 cents.
Grant Perry of The Dalles
branch, First National Bank of
Portland, who was secretary for
the 4-H club show, stated to
The Dalles Chronicle that "this
shows an ability to convert 1,
729 pounds of wheat, 164 pounds
of barley, 378 pounds of protein
supplement and 1,530 pounds of
wheat hay into 385 pounds of
US prime beef, or about one
pound of additional meat for
each six pounds of grain.
"It is interesting to note,"
Perry said, "that no alfalfa or
grass hay was fed, which is com
mon in most federal operations
in eastern Oregon and Washing
ton. The carcass was of out
standing quality, covered com
pletely with an even, hard layer
of fat or tallow, which affords
further proof that wheat for
feed will provide top quality
meat."
According to Nelson Anderson,
Morrow county agricultural ag
ent, "Shorty" was one of the best
developed animals he has seen
outside of registered classes. He
anticipates tnat many more
line animals of this type will
be developed by the 4-H beef
clubs in the years to come.
pression, and fell with the wood
in her arm. Both bones in the
lower arm were broken.
F. V. Turner made a business
trip to Portland Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wrex Langdon
were over from Pendleton Sat
urday transacting business in
Heppner.
Tuesday proved a bad day for
minor accidents in Heppner. L.
R. Washburn, repairing his com
bine at the Braden workshop.
caught two fingers of his left
hand in the mechanism, frac
turing the second and tearing
off the third finger at the first
joint. ...Willie M. Charlie, while
working on the railroad, receiv
ed two broken bones in his foot.
The jack with which he had
propped up the section of track
on which lie was working, slip
pcd. causing the tie to crush his
foot. Mr. Charlie is from New
Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Singer
of Corvallis are visiting in
Heppner with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Blake.
Mrs. Harlan Adams and her
father, Ed McDanlel, and Owen
Leathers Jr. were over from Kin
zua Wednesday. They will visit
mends in Hardman before re
turning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hynd
and daughter of Butterby Flats
ranch near Cecil were transact
lug business in town Wedncs
day.
Dr. Sherer Billed
By Health Assn. To
Speak Wednesday
Dr. F. G. Sherer, social hygiene
director of the Oregon Tubercu
losis and Health association,
will be the speaker at a meeting
of the Morrow County Public
Health association, scheduled
for 8 o'clock p. m. Wednesday,
July 30, at the music room in
the school building.
Along with his talk. Dr. Sher
er will show a film entitled "In
the Beginning." While he needs
nothing additional to make his
talks interesting, the film has a
particular bearing upon his talk
and he has asked that children
under high school age not at
tend this meeting.
Following the talk there will
be a social hour and refresh
ments. Mrs. Sherer will accompany
her husband to Heppner.
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Queen Merlyn And
Princesses To Be
Guests of C of C
Following the annual custom
of entertaining Rodeo royalty at
luncheon, the Heppner chamber
of commerce voted Monday to
invite Queen Merlyn and her
princesses to be the club's guests
Monday, August 4. At the same
time it is hoped representatives
of other chambers of commerce
will be present
Since it seems advisable to
seek larger quarters for that
day, the club decided that it
would be a good time to pay
back the Milton-Freewater club
for the nice day spent over there
in April. The invitation may ev
en go farther and include rep
resentatives from Hermiston.
Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardman.
Frank Turner was put in charge
of making arrangements and
Secretary Frank Davis was giv
en the Job of issuing invitations
to the neighbor groups.
P. W. Mahoney explained the
new Oregon community proper
ty law. He advised his hearers
and all others to study the law
and expressed the belief that it
will prove of benefit to those fil
ing income tax statements under
its provisions.
Robert Owen, latest addition
to the business directory of the
town, introduced himself as the
new partner of M. L. Case in the
Marshall-Wells store.
WICKLAND-SUMNEH NUPTIALS
PERFORMED AT ARLINGTON
Miss Phyllis Ann Wickland,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Wickland of Arlington, be
came the bride of Thomas Floyd
Sumner at the Arlington Nazar
ene church July 13, with Rev.
Twist officiating.
I he bride wore a pink suit
with white accessories and an
orchid corsage and carried a
white bible. Mrs. James Lnv.
gren, sister of the groom, was
the bride's only attendant. She
was dressed in a white suit with
black and white accessories. She
wore a corsage of white roses.
James Lovgren served as best
man.
Mrs. Ida Weatherford played
the wedding music and accom
panied Miss Jean Weatherford
who sang "I Love You Truly
and "Always."
A reception followed the cer
emony at the home of the bride's
sister, Miss Pearl Wickland. Mrs.
F. Huntley cut the three-tiered
weddnig cake, after the bride
and bridegroom cut the first
slice. Miss Wickland and Mrs.
Lovgren served the refreshments.
The young couple will make
their home in Heppner where the
groom is employed at the Hepp
ner Cleaners & Dyers. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Sumner.
At present tne onae is em
ployed at the telephone office,
in Arlington and will loin her!
husband here soon.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Blaine Isom for the past
week were Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey
lsom and daughter Carolyn
of Salem.
Drive For Supersonic Plant
At Boardman Given Start in
Meeting Tuesday Evening
A news story from Pendleton
released in The Oregonian this
morning indicates that the drive
for locating the proposed govern
ment supersonic laboratory at
Boardman has been launched.
At a meeting held Tuesday
night, Cyril Brownoll of Umatil
la was named permanent chair
man of the Boardman Super
sonic research center site com
mittee, organized to promote
the Boardman bombing range
for location of a proposed $500,
000.000 laboratory to test flight
at speeds faster than sound.
Brownell was chosen at a din
ner meeting held in Pendleton
oy representatives of a dozen needed for present industrial
southeastern Washington and development,
northern Oregon chambers of I This raises tho question of
commerce. He succeeds R. E.I putting in another dam along
Chloupek, Pendleton, temporary i the Columbia, probably the one
cnairman since me group was
formed early this year. Oren Al-
Storms Cut Grain
Yield By About
200,000 Bushels
Early Estimates
Sustained in Checks
Made by Adjusters
Reports on crop losses still
lack official status and as yet
no official figures have been re
leased. Estimates have been
made following a survey of the
damaged fields during the past
week and these seem to agree
in a large measure with reports
coming from the various ranch
es immediately ioi lowing tne
storm of July 14. In some in
stances, it is stated, damage was
greater than first estimated, a
fact concurred in by adjusters
who made a thorough check of
the affected district.
Conservative farmers and oth
ers interested in wheat as a
business have placed the storm
losses at as high as $550,000.
That would indicate upwards of
275,000 bushels of wheat lost on
an acreage of 18,000 acres, or
more.
Losses In Morrow county seem
to have run in about the same
percentage as in Gilliam and
Sherman counties.
With but few exceptions crops
were insured either under the
federal crop Insurance or by hail
insurance under old line com
panies. In a few instances total
damage was allowed and hold
ers of such policies figure they
are in about the same position
as they would have been had
the storms not hit them. Expense
of harvesting, hauling and stor
age is approximately equal to
the difference between the full
crop and the amount insured, it
is said.
Fire Races Through
Grain and Pasture
Sparks from an undetermin
ed origin set fire to about 50
acres of grain each for Cliff
Dougherty and John Healy Sat
urday night. After burning the
wheat the fire swept into range
land on the Joe Kenny ranch.
and eventually reached the
George Currin farm. The sheep
shed and two cabins were de
stroyed on the Healy place be
fore the fire was finally extin
guished. Neighbors rushed tractors to
the scene and were able to bring
the blaze under control before
more damage was done.
UNUSUAL STORK SHOWER
HELD AT COURTHOUSE
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman was
the honored guest at an unusual
party Tuesday noon when the
courthouse ."gang" invited him .
to a lunch in the park. When
the "vittles" had been taken
care of his chief deputy, Mrs.
Frances Mitchell, presented him
with a large parcel made up in
the form of a bassinette which
was filled with clothing and ac
cessories for the expected heir
in the sheriff's home. The "bas
sinette" was a gift from his fel
low and sister (and we think
mostly sister) employees in the
courthouse and is said to have
been constructed by Mrs. Fred
Parrish.
The "honoree' was somewhat
overcome at first but rallied his
composure and delivered a pro
per speech of acceptance.
NEW FIRM HERE
Latest addition to business in
Heppner was the location this
week of a branch of the W. C.
Pearce company of Pendleton.
The line handled hv the pnncpm
is rock wool insulation and the
company has secured several
contracts from business houses
and residence owners to insul
ate buildings against excessive
heat or cold. Office space has
been taken in the Yeager cab
inet shop building at 129 Main
street.
lison, Pendleton chamber mana
ger, was named secretary.
Sentiment expressed at the
meeting was strongly in favor
of the Boardman site. It was
reported at the meeting that the
Walla Walla chamter of com
merce favored It over the Moses
Lake, Wash., site. Only dissent
ing vote was from the Portland
chamber's Industrial committee,
which does not favor the Board
man location If present electric
power and that u be made av
ailable through the McNary
clam is to be used for the labor
atory. The Portland group con
tends that all the power now
manufactured in this area Is
proposed at The Dulles, to pro-
viae power lor the project.
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