OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, ORE.
Heppner gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 4, 1947
Volume 64, Number 37
Heppner Seeks To
Entertain Wheat
League In 1948
Senior C-C Joins
Jaycees To Offer
Local Hospitality
WHEAT LEAGUE WILL 28
Delegates from Morrow coun
ty to the Eastern Oregon Wheat
League convention at Baker this
week carried a bid from Hepp
ner to hold the 1948 meeting
here. Final sanction to the pro
posal submitted last week by
Don Heliker, chairman of the
Morrow county committee of the
wheat league, to the Junior
chamber of commerce was given
Monday by the senior chamber
of commerce when Heliker and
Orville Cutsforth met with the
group and presented the wishes
of the Morrow county farmers to
have the convention here. Upon
approval by the two chambers of
commerce, Mayor Conley Lan
ham wrote the invitation which
was placed in the hands of Don
Heliker to present on the floor
of the convention.
Some of the difficulties in
handling convention guests were
discussed and answers were
found to most of the problems.
It was conceded that this would
constitute a project for the en
suing year, during which time
committees could work out a
program for housing and feed
ing the several hundred guests.
Since Heppner is about midway
betweon the eastern and west
ern ends of the wheat belt It is
possible that more people will
be in attendance at the conven
tion. Orville Cutsforth suggested
that many of the visitors could
be entertained in farm homes
and that the granges might be
induced to assist in putting on
the banquet, which Is the out
standing event of the convention.
It was the unanimous opinion
of the chamber of commerce that
the invitation should be sent and
that Heppner should go all out
to make the visitors welcome.
Further development of the
civic center may clear the issue
of where to hold the banquet.
Plans ot the Junior chamber of
commerce to winterize the dance
pavilion, if completed by that
time, would provide ample space
and facilities for handling sev
era! hundred diners. There would
be no stairs to climb, which
would lessen the work of mov
ing equipment in and out.
Raymond Huddleston, intro
duced as a guest by Frank Tur
ner, stated he would like to cor
rect the impression most people
have about the weather at Val
doz, Alaska. Due to its location
on the coast it Is as warm there
as in Heppner, the only differ
ence being that Valdcz has more
snow.
Early Day Letter
Mailed In River
Reaches Destination
County Unit Of
0 E A Meets Here
Teachers of the county met in
Heppner Tuesday evening at a
branch of the Oregon Education
al association. Dinner was serv
monthly session of the local
ed by the home economics class
of the high school under super
vision of Miss Mary Lou George.
Dinner entertainment was sup
plied by Billy Cochell, school
music supervisor, who presented
his clarinet quartet and girls
chorus in two numbers each.
Following the dinner, the tea
chers formed in discussion groups
for 30 minutes and then assem
bled for the business meeting
presided over by B. C. Forsythe.
lone, president. Several matters
were disposed of, Including ex
hiblts of school work at the
county fairs, a speech festival in
the spring, a spelling bee for
the elementary schools, which
was referred to a committee, and
the voting of $.r0 toward relief
for overseas teachers.
Mrs. Marie Clary, county del
egate to the Oregon Educational
association assembly in Portland
this Friday and Saturday, dis
cussed some proposals to be
made relative to the teachers'
retirement fund and to decent
housing for teachers.
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TOWNIES WIN ONE. LOSE
ONE IN CONDON TILTS
LaVerne Van Marter's Heppner
Townlcs split 50-50 at Condon
Wednesday evening, taking the
first basketball tilt 14-11 and
losing the second game, 60-29, or
thereabouts.
The Townies will meet Ione's
town team on the maple court
at Heppner high gymnasium this
Saturday evening,
NEW RECRUITING OFFICER
Set. Thomas Bond was In
Heppner Monday from Pendle
ton on routine business In con
nection with the army recruit
ing service. He has succeeded
Sgt. Stoneclpher who recently
transferred to the air corps. Sgt.
Bond is a native of Pendleton.
He announced that he will be on
duty from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
Monday at the Pacific Power &
Light; office In Heppner,
The Gazette Times is indebt
ed to Mrs. Verl Frederickson for
a most interesting bit of early
history contributed through a
letter written by her father, the
late S. E. Carmack, in Yellow
stone park. Mrs. Frederickson
came across the column clipping
from an early copy of the Hepp
ner Gazette while running thru
a packet of her father's letters.
To make the story understand
able and complete, it is re-published
herewith in its entirely:
FROM THE YELLOWSTONE
Sam Carmack Writes a Letter
and Sends It By Water
The following letter has been
received by the Gazette office,
and seems to have had quite a
varied experience in reaching its
destination. The envelope is
branded with the postmark of
Greensburg, Louisiana, a small
town on the Mississippi river,
and inclosed is a brief note from
Mr. F. C. Perrine, of that town,
saying that while out hunting
catfish he picked up an yeast
powder floating down stream, on
its way to the Gulf of Mexico.
He gathered it in and on open
ing it found a note enclosed ask
ing the finder to mail the com
tents to the Heppner Gazette,
which he accordingly did. From
what Sam says, the can and its
contents floated down the Yel
lowstone river, through the
Grand canyon and over the falls,
through the beautiful cotton
wood groves bordering the low
er rivtr, into the muddy Mis
souri at Fort Buford, on for thou
sands of miles down the father
of waters, and finally fetched
up in Louisiana, and was start
ed toward Heppner by the reg
ular mail routes. Following is
THE MEANDERING MISSIVE
Boneyard Camp, Sept. 25, '83.
Ed. Gazette: With two com
panions I am camped tonight
on the bank of the beautiful
Yellowstone, and near Yellow
stone lake. While my sheep were
getting fat 45 miies from Boze
man, I thought I would like to
take a brief trip through this
wonderful country, and now that
we are located for at least 12
hours in a comfortable camp
with plenty of wood, water and
grass, I thought I would drop
you a few lines. To be sure, my
literary facilities are poor. My
gold pen is a piece of charcoal,
whittled to a point, my fancy
perfumed and initialed notepa
per Is a four-pound brown paper
sack (with contents necessarily
on the outside this time), and
my inlaid writing desk Is the
bottom side of a cold frying pan
turned up on my knee. Speaking
of facilities reminds me that
postoffices are rather scarce in
this country When I get this el
egant epistle finished, I am Ro
ing to put it Into a Royal bak
ing powder can and cast it Into
the river. Maybe you will get
it, maybe you will not. I can
spare the can very well for it
is now empty. The last of our
yeast powder is used up, and
(wait a minute until I pile an
other cord of pitch on the fire)
beginning with our next break
fast, we will have only "sinkers
in the bread line, and will have
to be careful about fording
streams. Close to our camp are
the skeletons of a dozen large
elk, who apparently died close
together many years ago. There
are several pairs of immense
antlers, the largest I ever saw
If Brother Fargo's Xpress line
penetrated this region my first
act would be to take some raw
hide and make three comfort
able chairs out of those antlers
and send one to each of my old
friends, J. B. Sperry, J. L. Morrow
and Squire Mallory. They would
make novel Christmas presents
As others may have remarked
before me, this is indeed a won
derful country. The mountain
scenery itself Is not any more
beautiful than you find in the
Blue mountains east and south
of Heppner- But in addition to
pretty parks you see here gey
sers shooting streams of ater
hundreds of feet in the air, and
surrounded by fantastic forma
lions of what looks like pink
and white coral, the parts on the
water's edge being soft and
spongy. Coming into the park
we passed over a divide from
which you could throw a stone
either way into the Atlantic on
the one side and into the Pact
fic on the other side. I fired rocks
towards both pools.
This Grand canyon of th
Yellowstone, some 12 miles be
low our present camp, Is a most
wonderful piece of natures ar
chilecture, with walls ot beau
tlful tints, every layer of rock
presenting a different color, the
whole structure towering tnou
sands of feet above the river on
either side. The falls are simply
Immense and will attract tour
Kts from all parts of the world
The lake Is a beautiful sheet of
water, and ducks, geese am
swans abound on its bosom.
is a lovelv picture to gaze upon
In the early morning. Near by
here are whole mountains ot su
phur, brimstone and other stock
in trade of the devil It would
be a fine layout for dipping
sheen, as most of the scab-cur
ing stuff is ready at hand. The
Continued on Ftf m
Heppner Jaycees
Granted Charter
By National Chapter
Young Folk En joy
Evening of Play
At Civic Center
The Junior chamber of com
merce has been notified by Frank
Fister, executive vice president
of the United States Junior
chamber of commerce, that the
local group's application for a
charter has been acted upon fa
vorably and that it is now affil
iated with the national organi
zation. In accordance with this an
nouncement, arrangements have
been made for a charter night
banquet to be held Saturday
evening, Dec 13, at which time
all paid up members, their wiv
es, and invited Jaycees from
neighboring towns will witness
the presentation of the charter.
It is hoped to have a prominent
Jaycee from out-of-town to make
the presentation and the princi
pal speech.
At the regular meeting of the
group Wednesday evening, Dr.
C. C. Dunham and Gordon Grady
reported that between 50 and 60
high school students enjoyed the
initial youth center party at the
civic building Sunday afternoon.
The young people were so en
thusiastic about the recreation
provided that they begged for
an extension of the time allot
ted, which was from 2 to 6 p.m.
They are to assemble at the
building again this evening and
on Saturday evening, having
been granted three periods each
eek.
J. J. O'Connor and O. G. Craw
ford were asked to select a com
mittee from the chamber of
commerce, the duties of which
ill be to choose the outstand-
ig citizen of the year between
the ages of 21 and 35 years. The
selection will be county-wide
nd not necessarily from the
Junior chamber of commerce.
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Memorial Service
Will Be Held At
Elks Hall Sunday
Arrangements have been com
pleled for the annual lodge of
sorrow which will convene at 2
clock p.m., Sunday, December
ai ine ioukl- ruom oi neppnei i uomKOI. 09 ut tho TVin.
lodge No. 358. Benevolent and ,,,v ,'thpran rhl.h at r.psh.
Protective Order of Elks. The ser-
ice will be dedicated to the
memory of 10 members who have
departed this life since January
. 1947, and the address will be
given by Brother J. O. Turner.
The program will be as fol
lows:
Funeral March while members
enter, Mrs. J. O. Turner.
Opening ceremonies of the
lodge.
Invocation, J. , Palmer Sorlien.
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought,"
leppner Women's Chorus.
Rollcall of departed brothers.
Solo, "Twenty Third Psalm,"
Mrs. C. C. Dunham.
Ceremonies of the lodge.
Address, Brother J. O. Turner.
"O Dry Those Tears," Hepp
ner Women's Chorus
Livestock Group
Urges Fullest Use of
Home Grown Feeds
At a meeting of the livestock
committee which is preparing a
report and recommendations for
the agricultural planning con
ference to be held this winter,
the group appointed sub-com-mitttees
that will be responsible
for reporting their findings at
the next meeting. Committees
set up at the meeting on Thurs
day, Dec. 20, were: Disease con
trol, Cleve Van Schoiack, chair
man, Frank Wilkinson and Floyd
Worden with two more to be ap
pointed from the north end;
brand law, Gerald Swaggart, Eb
Hughes and Harold Erwin; in
sect and predatory animal con
trol, Herb Hynd, Newt O'Harra,
Harold Wright and Emil Grosh-
en. These three committees have
requested M. E .Knickerbocker,
chief of animal industry divi
sion, state department of agri
culture, to meet with them to
discuss their problems.
The transportation committee
consists of Harold Cohn, Ray
Wright, Gerald Swaggart and
Howard Cleveland; livestock pro
duction committee, Eb Hughes,
Jim Valentine, Kenneth Peck and
Harry Sherman.
During the meeting the group
recommended that all livestock
producers feed as much feed
grown in Morrow county as pos
sible. Special 'emphasis was
made on wheat and the commit
tee urged that the county wheat
growers and Eastern Oregon
Wheat league stand behind the
livestock growers in a program
where a feeding program could
be developed to take care of nor
mal surpluses of wheat grown
in Morrow county. The commit
tee set this up as a long time
program between livestock and
wheat growers.
Among other recommenda
tions made by this group was
one urging that livestoc!: pro
ducers be acquainted with tiie
simple mineral mixture of equal
parts of salt, feeding limestone,
and ground bone meal, which
supplies the minerals which are
deficient in Morrow county.
These recommendations with
others yet to be developed will
be Included in the livestock re
port of the Agricultural Plan
ning conference.
Gresham Church
Scene of lone
Girl's Wedding
The wedding of Miss Wilma
Dobyns, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Dobyns of lone, to
Tad Hardesty of Portland was
solemnized at a candlelight cer
Response Slow To
Call for Wreaths
And Poinsettias
Response to the call for poin
settias and wreaths to be sent
to the veterans hospital in Wal
la Walla for the holiday season
has not been satisfactory to date,
according to Mrs. Ralph Thomp
son, who has carried on the
work in the county since discon
tinuance of McCaw General hos
pital. December 15 has been set as
the deadline for receiving the
plants and other gifts locally.
Gifts aside from the plants may
be left at the Pacific Power &
Light company office and the
Turner, Van Marter & Co. office.
All gifts must be wrapped ready
for shipment and donors are re
quested to place their names in
side the packages, with the re
ceiver's name on the outside.
The Flower Shop is handling
the wreath and poinsettia orders.
Anyone wishing to send one or
more of these floral pieces should
drop in at the shop at once and
place an order. To date only
about 50 per cent of the quota
has been met.
MAHONEY RESIGNS AS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Feeling that his personal prac
tice was being neglected, P. W.
Mahoney, county attorney since
F. C. Alfred went into the mil
iary service, tendered his res
ignation to Governpr John Hall
late in November. The governor
accepted the resignation with
the understanding that Mahoney
would continue to serve until a
successor can be found. Mahon
ey served by appointment until
Alfred's regular term expired,
and when Alfred decided to re
main in the army, consented to
run for the office.
NEW HOUSE
Work started this morning on
Creek Banks Full
As Heavy Weather
Continues Here
Snow Mostly Gone
In Mountains Due
To Warm Spell
Warm rains the past few days
have caused most of the early
snowfall in the Blue mountains
to melt and run-off has filled
creek banks in this area almost
to the full. Willow creek was
running at almost flood stage
Wednesday and the same report
comes in regarding Rhea creek.
Smaller tributaries were like
wise near the overflow stage.
While members of the local
forest staff have not been in the
mountains for several days they
expressed the belief that most
of the snow which fell in No
vember has vanished, as rain
has been the rule in the timber
ed areas.
Rain to the amount of 2.42 in
ches fell in Heppner during No
vember. At the same time, Leo
nard Carlson recorded 2.72 in
ches at his place in Gooseberry.
Rain and fog have prevailed
since Thanksgiving, the region
being visited by a heavy show
er Tuesday night and Wednes
day morning. Moisture in the
ground has reached a good depth
and cutting of fields is reported
from different sections.
FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN
THE WINTER TRA-LA
Poets and song writers have
long built their sonnets around
the flowers that bloom in the
spring, but in Heppner it is dif
ferent (and we doubt not that
the same holds true in many
other eastern Oregon communi
ties) Roses, violets and forsyth-
ia are in bloom on Morgan street,
the foundation for a new house j according to Mrs. W. E. Davis,
for Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, who called in Wednesday to in
They acquired a lot just north form the G-T that so far as that
of the J. O. Hager residence and part of the city is concerned
have purchased a pre-fabricated
house which they hope to have
ready for occupancy by January
1. The residence on north Main
street which they have occupied
several years has been sold by
Mrs. R. A. Thompson to Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Benge, who desire to
occupy it by the first of the
year. Mr. and Mrs. Benge have
sold their residence property on
the. corner of West Willow and
Gale to their son Terrel.
spring is here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker
had as Thanksgiving guests all
of their children and grandchil
dren. Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Par
ker and two children of Hood
River, Mr. and Mrs. John Parker
and children of Pendleton, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hoskins Jr. and
daughter of Rhea creek and Mrs.
Frances Mitchell and daughter
Lorene of Heppner were1 present.
Thanksgiving Gives Incentive For Social
Intercourse; Local Folk Entertain, Travel
am. Rev. C. A. V. Lund officiat
ed at the double ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her fath
er, the bride wore a white slip
per satin dress with high neck
yoke of net and lace and train,
finger-tip net veil held in place
with a halo of seed pearls, and
carried a white prayer book with
a white orchid and white bou
vardia. Miss Bonnie Nielsen
was maid of honor, Mrs. Glenn
Goulde and Mrs. C. E. Olsen, sis
ter of the groom, were the brides
maids. All three wore rose marie
taffeta dresses and carried nose
gays of pink bouvardia.
Frank Hardesty, brother of the
groom, was best man. Miss Dor
By Ruth Payne
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers and Mrs.
C. W. McNamer motored to Pasco
Thursday where they met Mrs.
Rodger's brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cline of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Flower
and family were Thanksgiving
guests at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. William Harper and Mr,
Harper.
Miss Ramona McDaniel, who
Sugar In Gasoline
Ruins Motor, Gets
Youth In Trouble
Putting sugar in the gas tank
of an automobile is serious bus
iness, as Allen Ely, 13-year-old
youth pf Boardman learned
Monday when brought to Hepp
ner for a hearing before County
Judge Bert Johnson.
Testinony revealed that the
hearing brought out the inform
ation that young Ely, in a spirit
of revenge against the grade
principal, George Jaros, poured
sugar in the Jaros gas tank. Jar
os started out to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays at home
in Walla Walla and made It fine
until about 11 miles from his
destination when the motor stop
ped. Upon Investigation it was
found that the gasoline had
been "doped" with sugar. The
motor was ruined, it is said.
Testimony reve aled that the
accused boy had not been too se
cret about his plans but when
placed on the witness stand he
maintained that he was not
guilty, refuting the testimony of
several witnesses who stated
that he had revealed his plans
to them.
Judge Johnson placed the boy
in the custody of his father. Al
len has been placed in the lone
school to avoid further friction
between teacher and student
Seattle, and journeyed on to ( is attending the Eastern Oregon
Prescott to spend the day with college at La Grande this year,
their aunt, Mrs. Nettie Kenton, was a week-end guest in Hepp
Mr. and Mrs. Cline returned tojner at the home of Miss Carol
Heppner for the week end and Buschke.
were taKen as iar as rasco on, p.,,-,..,. nf the Hvnrt famiiv fnr
their way to Seattle, Sunday, by
Mrs. Rodgers.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans and , jIrs -om Walker.
cnnuren nave returnea 10 ineir
Thanksgiving dinner were Jack
Knox, Elmer Scott and Mr. and
othy Dobyns and Miss Carol
Schaad were flower girls and
I m i c ih -nnlwore pink formats. Dorothy Dob
Auld Lang Syne, lodge and tQok carfi Qf the guest
book. They are cousins of the
audience.
Members whose deaths occur
red during the year were Lee
Scritsmier, Richard C. Lawrence,
Ernest E. Edwards, Joseph Mid-
dleton, Calvin L. Sweek, Edwin
L. Bucknum, Thure S. Mellln,
Earl W. Snell, Albert Joseph
Westhoff and Ren J. Harris.
SELLS INTEREST IN
SADDLE SHOP
Jack Loyd has disposed of his
Interest in the Lovd Bros. Saddle
shop to his brother Tom, who
took complete charge December
1. Jack has not announced his
plans but it Is understood he
contemplates remaining here. He
joined Tom in June 1946, com
ing from John Day where he had
boon engaged as a teacher.
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BAZAAR AT ALL SAINTS
PARISH HOUSE SATURDAY
The Guild of All Saints Epis
copal church will hold a bazaar
at the parish house Saturday,
December 6. The affair will open
at 2 p.m. and continue through
the afternoon.
Needlework, foods, aprons, and
miscellaneous articles will be on
sale. Tea will be served during
the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Noble en
joyed a visit from Mrs. Noble's
brother, E. M. Smith of corvai
lis over the week end. Mr. Smith
has been business manager at
Oregon State college for 30
years and was among those
placed on the retired list a few
months back. Due to shortage
of efficient help he has been re
talnod until affairs of the office
can be taken over by another,
bride. The ushers were Lou
Krisscher, Theodore Baker, who
were also the candlelighters,
Herman Wood and Howard
Schippers. Miss Verneta Sturie
sang "I Love You Truly" and
"Because," accompanied on the
pipe organ by Charles Carpen
ter. Miss Sturie played the wed
ding march. The bride's mother
wore a two-toned grey afternoon
dress with black accessories and
her grandmother, Mrs. Herbert
Olden, wore black. They both
wore corsages of white gardenia
and pink carnations.
The church was decorated with
white chrysanthemums. A re
ception was held afterwards in
the church parlors with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Dobyns helping in
the receiving line. After the
bride and groom cut the first
piece of the wedding cake, Mrs.
Noel Dobyns and Mrs. Victor
Peterson, aunts of the bride, serv
ed the cake. Pouring were Mrs.
Jessie Dobyns, aunt, and Mrs.
Mary Schaad, cousin of the bride.
Mrs. Olden passed out he little
cake to sleep on
The newlyweds went to the
coast for a week. The bride's
golng-away suit was light grey
with black accessories. She is a
graduate from lone high school.
also attending Oregon State
college and Northwestern Busi
noss college. The groom is a
graduate from a Portland high
school. Both are employed by
the telephone company in Port
land. Those attending the wed
ding from here were Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Dobyns, Mr. and
Mrs. Noel Dobyns and Robert
Jepson.
home In Portland after spending!
the week end here with Mrs. Ev
ans' father, M. L. Case and Mrs.
Case.
Mrs. Betty Lawrence and
daughters, Anne and Patricia,
were over from Pendleton to
spend Thanksgiving in Heppner
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Conrad and
daughter, Winifred, of New Ply
mouth, Idaho, were week-end
guests of their son-in-law and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hynd
and daughter returned Saturday
from Monument where they vis
ited for several days with her
mother, Mrs. George Bleakman,
and other relatives.
Vernon Knowles was over from
Umatilla to spend the week end
in Heppner with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Saager mo
tored to Milton Saturday after
noon to spend the week end with
relatives.
County Agent N. C. Anderson
is leaving Sunday, December 7,
for Corvallls where he will at
tend the annual extension con
feronce during that week, re
turning to Heppner on Sunday,
December 14,
County Clerk C. W. Barlow
Mrs Barlow and their daughter
Mrs. Robert Walker are spending
a few days in Portland where
Mrs. Walker is undergoing med
ical treatment.
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Anderson. Thursday, the Ander
sons and their guests motored to
Ordnance to spend Thanksgiv
ing with friends.
Mrs. Len Gilman and son of
Chula Vista, Cal., are visiting
here with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan D. McCurdy.
Jack Parrish, student at Eeast-
em Oregon Normal, La Grande,
spent the holiday week end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Parrish.
Mrs. Cornett Green was hos
tess for the Bookworms club at
their recent meeting. Mrs. Floyd
Jones reviewed the book, "When
the Mountain Fell," by Ramuz.
Nine members were present. Re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodge
Jr., and her mother, Mrs. Am
brose Chapin, motored to Port
land Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving with Mr. Chapin.
Mr. Hodge returned home the
end of the week while Mrs.
Hodge remained for a more ex
tended stay in the city.
A. C. L. Jetley motored to
Burns Wednesday to spend the
holidays with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hud
leston and daughters returned
Sunday evening from Portland
where they spent the week end
as guests of Mrs. Anabel Allison.
Tuesday, Mr. Huddleston went
to Uklah to visit at the home
of his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Orwick and
sons spent Thanksgiving day in
Condon with relatives. Return
ing, they encountered consider
able heavy fog on the higher
levels, making driving very dir
flcult,
Bill Kilkenny of Echo was a
business visitor in Heppner Sat
urday.
Mrs. Claud Huston motored to
Portland Wednesday to spend
the holidays at the home of her
brother and sister-in-law, Dr.
and Mrs. Ben Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel of
the Rood canyon district were
shopping in Heppner Tuesday.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Lorena Cole who has been vis
iting them for the past few days.
Other guests for Thanksgiving
at the Chapel farm were Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Thomas and Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Fraters of Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Farrens
and Buhl Harshman spent
Thanksgiving day in Ordnance
with the Farren's son Verrel, and
family.
Mrs. Walter Barger and daugh
ter, Constance Sue, have return
ed home from St. Anthony's hos
pital in Pendleton.
Vernon Flatt of Mora was a
business visitor in Heppner the
end of the week.
Robert V. Turner made a bus
iness trip to Baker Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee spent
the week end in Oregon City
with their daughter, Kathcnne,
Mrs. Richard Meador under
went a tonsilectomy at Heppner
hospital Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomp
son and children spent the week
end in Spokane visiting relatives.
Mrs. Thompson's mother, Mrs.
Evans, accompanied them home
and will visit here for a time
Mr. and Mrs. Wrex Langdon of
Pendleton were week-end visit
ors here at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. William Har
per and Mr, Harper,
4-H Achievement
Awards Listed
Presenting special h o n p r s,
awards, and recognition to club
members and leaders was N. C.
Anderson, county agent Recog
nition for being the outstanding
4-H club boy and girl for the
1946-47 club year was given to
Jo Anne Graves, Heppner, out
standing 4-H club girl, who has
completed ten years of club work,
and Louis Carlson, lone, out
standing 4-H club boy, who has
completed seven years of club
work this year. These members
were nominated as Donforth
Foundation winners, while Louis
was also nominated as the Carl
Raymond Gray scholarship win
ner for a one hundred fifty dol
lar college scholarship.
Lola Ann McCabe, a member
of the lone Luncheon club and
Sewing Seven club, was award
ed the prize for the best home
economics record book, while
Barbara Sherman, Heppner, was
awarded the prize for the best
livestock project record book.
Eleanor Rice, secretary for the
Good Housekeeping - club, was
awarded the prize for the best
secretary's record book. Charters
were awarded to the Chuck Wa
gon Cooks' club, led by Mrs. Law-
rence Jones, Condon, and to the
Healthy Teens Health club, led
by Mr R. R. Sevenn, lone.
Certificate of Achievement
awards were presented to the
lone Luncheon club and Sewing
Seven club, led by Mrs. Ruth Mc
Cabe; the Chuck Wagon Cooks'
club, Mrs. Lawrence Jones, lead
er; lone Health club, Mrs. Glad
ys Ely, leader; Lexington Health
club, Mrs. William Ludwig, lead
er; The Healthy Teens club, Mrs.
R. R. Sevenn, leader; and the
Clothing III club led by Mrs.
Norman Nelson. These certifi
cates of achievement were
awarded the clubs with 100 per
cent of their enrolled members
completing their projects.
Lorene Mitchell, Heppner, was
recognized as the most outstand
ing home economics member for
1946-47. Lorene was also award
ed the County Style Revue sil
ver pin as a winner in the coun
ty style revue held during the
county fair. Betty Graves, Hepp
ner, and Lola Ann McCabe, lone,
were also awarded these pins
for winners in the county style
revue.
Beef club members: Ingrid
Hermann was presented with a
4-H summer school scholarship
provided by Safeway Stores for
the member with the best 4-H
beef breeding project. Duane Ba
ker, Betty Graves, and Ronald
Baker were presented with the
red ribbons they won as a live
stock Judging team participating
in the Pacific International live
stock judging contest. Carletta
Olden and Lola Ann McCabe,
lone, were recognized as the 4-H
home economics judging team
participating in the Pacific In
ternational home economics Jud
ging contest.
County health winners, Wilma
Dalzell, lone, and Jerry Beaver,
Boardman, who won trips to the
state fair, were introduced.
Seventeen members of the beef
club were presented with pre
mium checks won on exhibits
made at the Pacific Internation
al Livestock exposition. These
members were Sally Palmer,
Rieta Graves, Jo Anne Graves,
Betty Graves, Barbara Sherman,
Faye Cutsforth, Ingrid Hermann,
Jane Seehafer, Allen Hughes,
Pat Cutsforth, Orville Cutsforth
Jr., Dean Graves, Rodger Palm
er, Duane Baker, Gerald Peter
son, Louis Carlson and Jimmy
w lghtman.
The program was closed with
a group of lone club members
and leaders giving the 4-H can
dle lighting ceremony, and the
group singing of God Bless Am
erica.
5 Districts Favor
Consolidation At
Monday Elections
Eight Mile Latest
To File Petition to
Join District No. 1
All five school districts con
cerned voted in Monday's elec
tions to consolidate with school
district No. 1. A meagre vote was
cast in each district but each
was sufficient to sanction the
unification.
In Heppner a grand total of
14 votes was cast all In favor
of consolidation. Two of the ru
ral districts gave unanimous de
cisions for consolidation. These
were Liberty, school district No.
11, and Willow Creek, district 34.
Liberty cast five votes and Wil
low Creek seven.
Some difference of opinion ex
isted among patrons of Golden
West district No. 6, where 11
votes were for and seven against
the consolidation. Clark's Can
yon, No. 15C, went on record with
nine favoring and four oppos
ing.
County Supt Mrs. Lucy Rod
gers announced Wednesday that
Eight Mile district has filed a
petition asking for an election
to determine whether or not it
should be consolidated with dis
trict No. 1. There are five other
rural districts remaining to file,
If the 11 in the territory are to
be consolidated. Opposition to
the movement is quite strong In
some of the districts and it re
mains for this opposition to be
removed before steps are taken
to complete the unification.
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Milk Hearing To
Be Held Dec. 9
E. H. Miller and Murl Cum
mins from the state PMA office
were business visitors here Mon
day,
A public hearing to consider
revision of minimum prices paid
producers for fluid milk and
wholesale and retail prices to
consumers in the Morrow coun
ty marketing area will be held
in Heppner, Oregon, in the city
hall at 1:30 p.m., December 9,
according to notices issued by
the milk control section, state
department of agriculture.
Marvin J. Conklin, examiner
for the department, is In charge
of the hearing which is expect
ed to establish official data for
minimum milk and cream price
schedules under conditions now
prevailing in this area.
The Morrow county hearing is
one of a series being held by
the state department of agricul
ture to investigate costs and
other factors affecting the pro
duction and distribution of milk
in the bottle and can trade.
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County Agent News
The weed control duster dem
onstration held last Saturday af
ternoon at the Cutsforth farm
was well attended. Approxim
ately 45 farmers visited the
demonstration during the after
noon. A Messinger duster was
demonstrated by Rohrman Mo
tor company, Hermiston, and the
county agent discussed various
methods of applying 2,4-D for
annual weed control in wheat.
Rates of application, time of ap
plication and results of last
year's trials were outlined. Much
interest was shown by all who
attended and many farmers are
making plans for dusting or
spraying next spring.
Alfalfa favorite fodder for
cows ad horses may have a
place in industry. A method has
been developed for processing
fresh cut green alfalfa so as to
get proteins and pigments or col
oring materials that may have
industrial uses.
The method was developed at
the Western Regional Research
laboratory of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The
process concentrates the most
valuable parts of the alfalfa
first and then dehydrates this
high value fraction. This leaves
the less valuable part of the al
falfa for use as a feed near the
fields where It grows.
The shipping weight of the
concentrate is a small fraction
of the weight of the alfalfa meal,
with which farmers and feed
dealers are familiar. Products
that can be obtained from al
falfa include carotene, which
can be used to replace vitamin
A; anthophyll, which can be
used as a poultry feed ingred
ient; and chlorophyll, which may
be used for pharmaceutical pur
poses and as an ingredient in
air fresheners.
Dr. D. D. Hill, head of the farm
crops department at Oregon State
college, says farmers in eastern
Oregon may be interested In the
U.S.D.A. experiments. He points
out, however, that western Ore
gon does not produce as much
alfalfa as It needs, In Vtie first
place. They would, therefore,
feel less Interest In new uwi for
alfalfa,