HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 23, 1947
Volume 64, Number 31
Recreation Room
Made Possible By
of C. of C.
Senior Group Will
Assist Jaycees on
Civic Center Job
Possibility of alteration of
part of the dance hall building
recently acquired by the city
through a trade with the county
to make a recreation hall for
the community is seen In action
taken by the Heppner chamber
of commerce Wednesday eve
ning In response to a request
from the Junior chamber of com
merce for financial assistance in
starting a civic center. After a
lengthy discussion of pros and
cons relative to a center as pro
posed by the Junior chamber of
commerce, the board of directors
of the senior chamber of com
merce voted to go in on a 50-50
basis In financing alterations to
provide a suitable club room or
recreaC n hall for activities of
the town not having regular
quarters.
A proposal by the Jaycees that
the floor of the dance hall be
replaced with a hardwood floor,
the building winterized and
otherwise improved to serve as
a recreation center until such
time as funds can be acquired to
erect a new structure was frown
ed down by the austere seniors.
The Jaycees have pledged $1200,
a sum raised by different activ
ities during the summer months,
to the purpose of making the
dance pavilion usable the year
around. That sum is not enough
to accomplish their purpose and
the senior group was invited to
participate in financing the pro
ject. If the winterizing goes thru
it will have to be done by the"
Jaycees with their own funds
and what might be raised thru
subscriptions by interested citi
zens. At Monday's luncheon of the
chamber of commerce, Mrs.
Douglas Drake called attention
of the luncheoneers to the forth
coming visit of the mobile x-ray
unit which will be In Heppner
Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday,
Nov. 1.
Henry Tetz reported on the
teachers' Institute at Baker, and
Francis Nlckerson told of plans
of the Junior chamber of com
merce for winterizing the fair
pavilion for use as a recreation
center.
An offer of .a spot on radio
station KOAC to broadcast a
story on Morrow county was ac
cepted by the board of directors
Wednesday evening.
IONE NEWS . . .
The American Legion and Its
auxiliary held a Joint meeting
Tuesday evening. It was decid
ed to put an oil heater in the
hall, also improve their club
room. After the meeting the Le
gion boys served a dutch lunch.
Mrs. Dale Ray, Mrs. Omar Riet
mann and Mrs. Delia Corson at
tended the funeral of Arthur E.
Reed at The Dalles Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pettyjohn
and son Jimmy visited at the
home of her parents, Mr. anil
Mrs. James Lindsay, last week.
Herbert Kkstrom has purchas
ed a new Oldsmobile.
Mrs. Cecil Thome, Mrs. Omar
Rlctmann, Mrs. Victor Rietmann, i
Mrs. Cleo Drake and Mrs. Eeho
Palmateer attended a program
and tea at Milton Tuesday, giv
en by the American Legion aux
iliary there in honor of District
President Mrs. Dolly Bowman.
The lone auxiliary president,
Mrs. Thome, had the honor of
pouring at the tea.
The 4-H sewing club III girls
went to Pendleton Monday with
their leader, Mrs. J. A. McCabe.
They were Patricia Drake, Ruby
Ann Rietmann, Lola Ann McCabe,
Carletta Olden and Ingrld Her
mann. Miss Mclba Crawford is em
ployed by the telephone com
pany In Portland.
Ed McKadden who has been in
St. Anthony's hospital in Pen
dleton following his recent ac
cident at the Heppner Lumber
company, has returned to his
home in Lexington. Mr. McFad
den was visiting friends and
transacting business in Heppner
Monday,
MOBILE X-RAY UNIT
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The mobile x-ray unit, visitor I day, Oct. 30 and the next two
to this section on two previous days at Heppner, Oct. 31-Nov, 1.
occasions, will again visit the1 All adulta are urged to make ar
county next week. It Is schedul-, rangements for a chest picture
ed to be at lone all day Thurs-' during the visit of the unit. It
COOPERATION OF PARENTS
ASKED FOR HALLOWE'EN
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauinan drop
ped in this morning to remind
us that Hallowe'en is in the off
ing and to ask that we ask par
ents that they ask their sons
and daughters to refrain from
doing any acts of vandalism on
that evening. He also reminded
us that two or three police offi
cers can't be everywhere at once
and he feels it is up to parents
to take some hand in disciplin
ing their kids. Officers will ex
lend protection so far as they
can-which is in their line or
duty and what they are paid
for and any acts out of line
with the general order of society
will be summarily dealt with.
In other words, kids caught in
serious mischief may find them
selves locked up in the "fan" for
overnight.
Local Community
Chest Fund Has $5
Gift As a Starter
There may have been con
tributions to the community
chest fund here but to date
only one has been mentioned
and it came from outside of
the county, the subscription of
a hospitalized war veteran.
Oberet Sommerveld, a pa
tient in the Morrow county
ward at the U. S. veterans hos
pital in Walla Walla, feels
that he belongs to this county
because of the nice treatment
accorded him. To show his ap
preciation he sent five dollars
to Mrs R. I. Thompson with the
request that it be given to the
community chest fund.
Mrs. Thompson says that
Sommerveld has sent money to
her on other occasions and al
ways stresses his appreciation
for the generosity of Morrow
county people which has brot
many comforts to him and oth
er patients of the ward since
it was established.
Elk Hunters On '
Way to Establish
Camps in Mountains
These are busy days for folks
who like to hunt. With the deer
season closed on the 20th, the
bird season opening the 21st, and
the elk season scheduled to op
en the 25th, there isn't even time
to change from hunting togs to
civvies.
Many local nimrods have al
ready set forth for their favorite
elk shooting .grounds to get
camp established in time to sal
ly forth on the opening day.
The eastern Oregon elk season
will extend through Nov. 16 in
the area east of The Dalles-California
highway (97) and in all
of Deschutes county. Two spe
cial seasons also have been pro
vided for the purpose of allev
iating game damage. In a small
area in the vicinity of Baker
there will be a season from Nov.
22 to Nov. 30 for elk of either I
sex. Anyone holding a general
elk tag and who has not already j
killed an elk during the general
season may hunt during this
period.
For the special elk season
from Dec. 13 to 16 in the vicinity
of Uklah, 100 special tags have
been authorized by the commis
sion. Applications for these tags
should be sent to the game com
mission offices in Portland and
all those on hand by the end of
the business day of Nov. 3 will
be included in the drawing.
Do You Want to See
"Forever Amber"?
The Star Theater, Heppner, has
an oportunity to present FOREV
ER AMBER at an early showing;
however, the producer insists
that the admission be $150 and
55c until 1919.
Now, It's up to you. Do you
want to see this Technicolor film,
based on the best-selling novel?
Check "Yes" or "No" below and
send or leave at Star theater, or
phone your preference to the the
ater. Yes, I want to see FOREVER
AMBER at Increased admission
prices
No, I will wait for regular ad
mission prices
It is our sincere desire to pre
sent the best motion pictures at
the earliest possible date.
STAR THEATER.
COMING TO HEPPNER OCTOBER 31
Monday's Rainfall
Places Cheerful
Aspect on Crops
Whole Region Is
Helped By Heavy
Steady Downpour
"That just about does it," said
one farmer In commenting on
the rain which started Sunday
night and kept up unabated Un
til late afternoon Monday. "Un
less the unforeseen happens in
the spring, there should be a
good crop in 1948."
Expressions have come from
all quarters relative to the 16-18
hour shower which brought 1.53
inch to the Gooseberry section
and a possible equal amount all
over the county. Most comment
has been to the effect that It has
been many years since a similar
shower visited this section. (Not
having the records available we
can't be sure about this state
ment, but it would be interest
ing to know if it surpassed some
of the showers that visited this
region in the fall of 1942.)
Leonard Carlson's rain gauge
at his Gooseberry ranch record
ed 1.53 for Monday, which makes
a total of 7.07 inches registered
by the gauge since July 1, or up
to Oct. 21. For the same period
last year 2.60 Inches was the to
tal recorded by Carlson, who
says the prospects for a crop at
this time of the year were never
better in his section.
Contrasted with the balmy,
Willamette valley-like weather
of Monday was the drop in tem
perature to around 26 above
Wednesday morning after the
skies cleared Tuesday evening.
It was the coldest morning of
the fall season here and a white
frost was in evidence until the
sun got in its work around 9 o'clock.
George Patterson
Funeral Services
Held Saturday
Funeral services for George
Patterson, 64, were held at 2 o'
clock p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 from
the Phelps Funeral home chapel,
with Rev. Joe Jewett officiating.
Interment followed in the Hepp
ner Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Patterson had been a res
ident of Morrow county since 1913
when he took up a homestead
in the lone section, and had
worked at various places in the
county up to the time of his re
cent brief illness to which he
succumbed on October 16 at The
Dalles.
Born Jan. 15, 1883 at Portland
to Joseph and Jennie Patterson,
he married Vanza Cooper at
Laidlaw, Oregon on Oct. 28, 1907.
To this union seven children
were horn, five of whom survive
him. They are Helen Sparks of
Clatskanie, Muriel Palmer of
Heppner, Alice Mahon of Hard
man, Arthur of Spokane and Ray
of Heppner. Besides these are
nine grandchildren, two sisters,
Mrs. Helen Craig of Portland and
Mrs. Isobel Cole of Trout Lake,
Wash., and one brother, William
Patterson of The Dalles.
Lillian Mabel Piper
Buried Here Monday
Mrs. W. S. Piper, 70, who died
Thursday, October 16 at Kizer
hospital in Coos Bay, was bur
ied Monday following commit
ment services in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
A native of Tillamook county,
she spent her young womanhood
in Heppner, where in 1905 she
was married to Charles Curtis.
They moved to Coos Bay to make
their home and Mr. Curtis died
there in 1930. She later married
W. S. riper and they made their
home on the North Coos river.
Surviving besides the husband
are two sisters, Maude Boyd of
Caldwell, Ida., and Lena White
of' Portland, and two brothers.
Frank Glasscock of Vancouver.
Wash., and Maurice E. Smead of
Portland.
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett Keithley
and children visited over the
week end in Baker with Mrs.
Keithley's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wright.
is a free service sponsored by
the Oregon Tuberculosis associ
ation In its campaign to stamp
out the disease which annually
claims the lives of thousands of
people throughout the land.
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ROCKET LAUNCHING MARKS NEW ERA IN NAVAL WEAPONS
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Marking: "the beginning of a new era in Naval weapons," the United States Navy fired a captured Ger
man V-2 rocket from the flight deck of the 45,000 ton aircraft carrier CSS Midway on September 6, 1947.
This was the first time In history snch it bombardment rocket has been launched from ships or a movinf
platform. The primary purpose of the experiment, held at sea several hundred miles off the East Coast
f the United States, was to ascertain if large bombardment rockets could be fired oS modern aircraft
afrierg without modifications affecting Bight operations. The rocket traveled six miles and exploded.
tOScitl V. S. Htrj PtehifrapaJ
Various Offenses Combine
To Give Justice Biggest Day
Monday was a busy day for
Justice J. O. Hager. Indeed, it is
said to have been the busiest
day he has had since presiding
over the justice court. Thirteen
persons appeared before the mag
istrate on various counts, the
main contributing factor being
violations of motor vehicle reg
ulations. Fines and court costs
amounted to a tidy sum before
the judge closed his books for
the day. Also, there was a run
on the motor vehicle department
of the sheriff's office for driv
ers' licenses, both by those who
got caught in the traffic officers'
checkup and others who awoke
to the possibility of getting
caught.
Lack of operator licenses brot
five persons before the JP, in
cluding Edward Hayes, Everett
Barlow. Kenneth Marshall. La-
vone Henderson and Albert Mer- J
ritt; two others, Harold French
and Jesse Orwick were cited for
operating vehicles without tail
lights, and William Beck was as
sessed the usual amount for
having no clearance lights.
Three young men, Billie Snow,
Jack Standefcr and Wayne Prock,
appeared before Justice Hager
Tuesday morning and plead
guilty to a charge of damages
to a building. The boys were
in the upstairs of the Case apart
ment building and upset a fire
extinguisher, the contents of
which leaked through the ceil
News Items of Interest Around Town . . . .
By Ruth Payne
Out-of-town relatives here on
Monday for the commitment ser
vices for the late Mrs. Mabel
Curtis Piper who died October
16 at her home in North Bend
included Mrs. Lena White and
her daughter, Mary; Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Smead, Portland;
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glass
cock of La Grande. Mr. and Mrs.
Smead are remaining in Hepp
ner for a visit at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meek re
turned Sunday from a month's
motor trip to Missouri where
they visited their former home.
Major and Mrs. Clayton Shaw
and son, Robby, arrived Monday
evening from their home in Law
ton, Okla., and will visit here
for several weeks at the home
of Mrs. Shaw's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Osmin Hager.
Mrs. Louis Gilliam made a
business trip to Pendleton Tues
day. She was driven over by
Donald Gilliam.
Claude Cox returned Sunday
from a successful hunting trip
to the mountains south of Hard
man. Mr. Cox was the only one
of a seven-member party to bag
his deer.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom
of lone were shopping in Hepp
ner Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clelland
have returned to their home in
Portland after visiting here fur
several days at the home of lu-r
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Myles Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodge
and Mr. and Mrs. John Hiatt mo
tored to Portland during the
week end to attend the football
game between the University of
Oregon and the University of
Washington,
Mrs. Howard Bryant, Mrs. Paul
Jones and Mrs, Edwin Dick mo
tored to Walla Walla the end of
the week to spend a day shop
ping. Mrs. Ida J. Grimes has return
ed to Portland after spending
some time here with her daugh
ter, Mrs, Allen Case. Mrs. Grim
.v.- fk
ing over the Matthews radio
shop and caused damage to ra
dios and equipment estimated
at $150. They were given 20 days
in which to settle for the dam
age and failing in this they will
serve a 20-day jail sentence.
Eddie Gunderson, allegedly
under the influence of intoxicat
ing liquor, was driving down the
highway shortly after midnight
Saturday and collided with the
car of Randall Martin, in which
were Martin and his family.
Martin's car was damaged to the
extent of $200 or more. Gunder
son plead guilty and was asses
sed a fine of $150 and sentenced
to 30 days in jail.
Arthur" Maness appeared be
fore City Recorder Walt Barger
Wednesday afternoon and was
fined $20 on a count of drunk
and disorderly conduct in a pub
lic place. The fine was paid and
Maness was released. At 11 o'
clock last night he was in again
or an intoxication charge but
was later relased to the custody
of his brother, William Maness.
(For the convenience of car
drivers who are uncertain about
their license status the follow
ing information is taken from a
release by the traffic division of
the secretary of state's office:
All those licenses numbered BE
LOW 5R-132.000 are already in
valid, and those numbered be
tween 5R-132,0O0 and 5R-165.000
expire this month.)
es plans to return to Heppner
later in the season.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Huston were her sisters,
Mrs. W. H. Davis of Albany and
Mrs. F. E. Bloom of Corvallis.
They returned to their homes the
first of the w-eek.
Joe Green returned to his home
in Portland Sunday after spend
ing a week here hunting and
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Green. Mr. Green plans to
open a C.P.A. office in Pendle
ton on November 1 and will move
his family from Portland as soon
as housing is available in Pen
dleton. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Caldera
are the parents of a 9 12 pound
daughter, born October 16 at the
Cordia Saling home.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston of
Yacolt, Wash., spent the week
end in Heppner attending to bus
iness matters and visiting friends
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Bergstrom and
John Bergstrom motored to Port
land Sunday to spend a few days
attending to business matters.
Wallace Green and Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Matthews of Gre-
shnm visited briefly the end of
the week with Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Green en route to their homes
from La Grande where they had
attended a councilmen's confer
ence. Mr. Mathews is a former
Heppner resident, having lived
here about 45 years ago, and
was greatly impressed by the
city's growth and advancement
since that time.
Mrs. Florence Hughes has re
turned to Heppner following a
fortnight's visit in Yakima and
Centralia, Wash., with her sis
ters. Mr. and Mrs. John Scouten are
here from Florida to visit at the
home of his brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Scou
ten, at their home on upper Ilin
ton creek. John Scouten is as
sociated with the Pan-American
Airways.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bucknum
motored to Portland Friday to
spend the week end,
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Mustangs To Face
Honkers at Rodeo
Field Tomorrow
Teams Evenly
Matched According
To Score Records
Coach Leonard Pate and his
Mustang herd have been prim
ing for the go with the Arlington
Honker flock on the Rodeo field
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon and
the cash customers may well
look forward to getting their
money's worth,
, To data, both teams have trav
eled" the undefeated route, Ar
lington having played four games
and Heppner three. The Mustang
scoring record is higher, with
one exception, but high scores
don't always count, especially
when Arlington and Heppner
meet. The visitors have met The
Dalles B which they took 7-0;
C(don 7-0; Maupin 13-12, and
Fossil 34-0. Heppner took Prai
rie City, 25 0; Fossil, 34-6, and
Condon, 33-0. A district - game
was forfeited by Stanfield, au
tomatically giving Heppner four
wins to date.
With four wins by each team
and each scored against once,
this is an impressive record for
the teams to uphold and it should
spell good high school football
tomorrow afternoon.
Stanfield, scheduled to play
Heppner there Oct. 14, called off
the game after taking a beating
at the hands of Waitsburg high
school the previous Friday. Al
though the forfeit counts as a
win for Heppner, in case of a
tie on scores in other games
played during the season, hon
ors would have to be settled by
an association vote.
Mrs. Oscar Rippee and Mrs. L.
D. Tibbies motored to Pendleton
Friday to spend the day shop
ping. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lewis and
their grandson, Gene, have re
turned from a week-end trip to
Clackamas.
Mrs. Letha Archer and Mrs.
Merle Kirk motored to Pendle
ton the end of the week. En
route home they visited in Her
miston with Mr. and Mrs. Oral
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Thomp
son returned home the end of
the week from a two-weeks mo
tor trip along the Oregon coast
They went as far south as Cres
cent City and visited the Oregon
caves. They report a wonderful
trip in that the scenery along
the coast is magnificent at this
time of year. Before returning
to Heppner, they visited with rel'
atives in Milwaukie and Corval
lis.
Mrs. Ella Bleakman is spend
Ing a few days in Hardman with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Loyd mo
tored to Portland over the week
end to attend the Oregon-Wash
, Ington football game.
i Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn and
daughter, Sally, motored to Port
land Friday to spend the week
end. Thev were accomnanled hv
I Mrs. Stephen Thompson who
went to the city to meet Mr
Thompson on his return from a
business trip east.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sehwarz
and two children of The Dalles
were week end guests at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Sehwarz. During
tneir stay, Mr. sehwarz accom
panied his brother Leonard on a
hunting trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Halvorsen
of lone were shopping in Hepp
ner Wednesday,
STORES CLOSE AT
2 P. M. FRIDAY
Heppner business booses
will closo their doors from 2
p. m. until after gamu time
tomorrow (Friday) to permit
employees to attend the foot
ball game between the Arling
ton Honkers and the Heppner
Mustangs.
Signal for closing will be
the parade of the high school
band up Main street
Teachers Feted By
Baker C. C. While
Attending Institute
Morrow county teachers return
ing from the district institute at
Baker last week are generous in
their praise for the type of en
tertainment provided for them
by the Baker people. The Bak
er chamber of commerce spon
sored a dancing party on Thurs
day evening and a cowboy break
fast Friday morning. Originally
planned for an outdoor affair.
weather conditions necessitated
staging it in a hall. Business
men had arranged numerous
stunts which enlivened the af
fair and altogether, the teachers
were impressed with the idea
that Baker appreciated having
them as guests.
Wednesday and Thursday were
given over as workshop days for
the high school teachers. Prac
tical teaching problems are work
ed out with the assistance of in
structors from the University of
Oregon and Oregon State col
lege. The elementary teacher
workshop was held on Thursday,
each group meeting according
to their respective levels prim
ary up to eighth grade.
Theme for this year's institute
was "Evaluation of Educational
Achievements."
Friday was given over to a
general program in which Dr.
Peter Odegard, president of Reed
college, was the principal speak
er, using as his subject, "A Mor
atorium on Vituperation' He
said there are two. kinds of words
in use today, snarl words- and
purr words Unfortunately, he
said, too many snarl words are
used, which he considers bad
medicine for the present unset
tled state of the world.
Heppner was honored by the
election of Mrs Marie Clary as
vice president of the district ed
ucational association.
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Stock Brings Good
Prices at Heppner
Public Sales Yard
Bidding continues brisk for
market cattle at the Ho
Sales Yard auctions, according
io Haroia trwin, operator. At
the sale on Oct. 16, more than
150 head of animals wpro snM
at the yard, with prices ranging
irom id 14 cents per pound for
stock cows to $21.50 for choice
heifers.
Shorthorn stock on salp last
Thursday brught the best bids.
One lot of Shorthorn calvp hmt
21 14 cents a pound. A load of
mixed cattle sold for 20.10 cents
per pound. One carload of year
line Shorthorn heifer tn"
the bidding at 21.50 cents per
pouna.
The sales vard is advertisinc
another sale for the aftprnnnn nt
Oct. 30, at which time between
150 and 200 hea-d of cattle will
be offered for bids. Growers are
finding it advantageous to sell
here at a good price and be re
lieved or the job of shipping to
the larger markets. Frwin
ana as a result a lot of stock
is changing hands locally.
FORMER HEPPNER MAN
MARRIED AT VENETA
Miss Phvlllis Jean Klnkkert
daughter of Mr. and Mr Top
Klukkert of route 5, Eugene, and
tdwin oemmell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Gemmell of Vonota
were married Wednesday, Oct.
10 at me nome of the bride's
parents. Willet Jessee said the
service at 2 o'clock n. m vr,
Jessee presided at the piano and
accomDanied hpr hnshanri in tv,
singing of "Because" and play
ed the weddlns march.
lhe bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a dove gray
suit with black accessories and
a corsage of white carnations.
Miss Bonita Klekkert attended
her sister. She wore a gold col
ored suit with brown accessories
and a corsage of white earns
tions. Gerald A. Mumaw was
best man.
A reception was held following
the ceremony. Mrs. John DeMoss
oi roruana, sister of the bride
groom, cut the cake and Mrs
Tom Partney, aunt of the bride
served coffee and nunrh
The weddine noourrpH nn v.o
birthdays of the groom's father
ana granamotner. It was A. W
GemmeH's 65th birthday and
Mrs. J. H. Gemmell's 8th annl.
versary. Mrs. Gemmell, whose
nome is in Salem, was present
tor tne ceremony.
A wedding trip was made
eastern Oregon where they vi
ed Mr. Gemmell's slstorn v
Lee Pearson of Rnarriman onH
Mrs. Harold Stevens of Hardman,
stopping In Portland en route
home to visit the John DeMoss
family,
County Planning
Conference To Be
Held Early in '48
Bill Barratt Heads
General Committee
On Organization
That a planning conference
should be held early in 19-18 was
the decision of a group of rep
resentative citizens in meeting
at the court house in Heppner
Wednesday afternoon. Although
attendance at the meeting was
not what had been expected,
those present showed a strong
desire to have the conference
held and before adjournment
preliminary plans were set up.
William F. "Bill" Barratt of
Heppner was elected general
chairman of the conference com
mittee and will, with the aid of
Nelson Anderson, county agri
cultural agent, select committee
chairmen who in turn will as
sist in choosing the committees
and sub-committees. Barratt was
chosen because it was felt that
a young man with energy com
bined with a knowledge of the
nature of what is to be done
should be the leader. His elec
tion was unanimous.
Nelson Anderson reviewed the
results of the one other such con
ference held in Morrow county,
the planning conference of 1936,
pointing to accomplishments of
that program up to the present.
War and nature entered into the
picture, bringing higher produc
tion and a price scale not dream
ed of in the calculations of the
planners. It was found that rec
ommendations for changes in
farming practices had been fol
lowed out in most respects. At
the time of the first conference
sheep were the dominating live
stock and it was figured that
feed and range would not ac
commodate the number at that
time and it was recommended
that flocks be reduced to bring
the total down to an average of
105,000 head. Since that time the
total number of sheep carried in
the county is estimated not to
exceed 40,000, and perhaps not
more than 35,000. In the mean
time, cattle herds have supplant
ed the flocks and estimates on
the number of beef cattle in the
county run - as high as 35,000
head. Almost every farm has a
small herd and several of the
larger wheat farmers are run
ning several hundred head. This
is in addition to stockmen regu
larly engaged in cattle raising.
Present, estimates place dairy
stock in the county at upwards
of 2500 head, mostly in the irri
gated districts,
The 1936 conference recom
mended that grade sires be dis
posed of in favor of registered
sires. This has been accomplish
ed almost universally.
The land use committee felt
that the lighter lands should not
be farmed beyond the extent
then in practice and even sug
gested curtailing some of the
current operations. Mother Na
ture stepped into the picture two
or three years later and put this
recommendation aside, as the
lighter lands have produced sev
eral valuable crops since 1940.
Referring to the farm home
and rural life committee, Ander
son stated that problems con
fronting rural residents at that
time have been well taken care
of, such as water systems, cess
pools and other sanitary mea
sures, and the time is not far
distant when many of the farms
will be served by rural electric
lines.
Anderson said he didn't think
there was much operating on
budgets now but it might be ad
visable to give that some thought
for the day when conditions may
not be as flush as they are now.
Charles Smith, former county
agricultural agent here and for
many years with the extension
service out of Corvallis, discuss
ed several phases of American
life. We are constantly faced
with changes, he said, and for
that reason he deemed it advis
able for communities and coun
ties to hold planning conferen
ces. He urged more cooperation
on the part of all the people In
a study of world conditions and
especially those vitally affect
ing each community. The Euro
pean situation was covered quite
thoroughly, particularly In rela
tion to the part America must
play In demonstrating the su
periority of the capitalistic type
of democracy.
Garnet Barratt and Orville
Cutsforth contributed some In
formation relative to sheep and
cattle, and Mrs. Lucy Rodgers
urged that public education be
given a prominent spot on the
proposed conference program.
Bill Barratt spoke In behalf of
the GI veterans now engaged In
farming and those contemplat
ing entering that field. Barratt
Is adviser to these veterans and
asked that their cause be given
generous consideration In the
forthcoming study.
Committees will be chosen on
livestock, farm crops, conserva
tion, land use and economics and
farm home and rural life with
a subcommittee on the latter to
cover public education and youth.
The name of the 1918 conference
will be Morrow County Planning
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