Henry Heppner
Story Told By Harold
Becket as Senior
(Continued from last week)
In 1872 he went Into partner
ship with J. L. Morrow in the
first store in Heppner. Mr. Hepp
ner bought the stock while Mr.
Morrow went back to build a
store building and they were
ready for business In 1872. Dur
ing the winter of 1872-73 the
town, consisting of one store, was
named. According to the "His
tory of Umatilla and Morrow
counties," published by W. H.
Lever, there was some discus
sion concerning its name, there
being some difference of opin
ion as to whether to call It New
Chicago, Willows, or Willow
Creek. Mr. George Stansbury
suggested the name "Heppner,"
which was adopted.
Another version of the incident,
obtained In an Interview with
Mr. Cohn, of Heppner, is that
goods were shipped from Pen
dleton marked "Henry Heppner,"
and In that way the place grad
ually assumed that name. It Is
reasonable to supcse that the
two circumstances worked to
gether, Mr. Stansbury suggesting
the name "Heppner" because It
was coming into use and was
the logical name to consider.
Mr. Heppner and Mr. Morrow
were instrumental in
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Twenty men whose combined crafts and skills are
representative of the myriad trades contributing to pro
duction of a motor vehicle, pose at Flint, Mich., with a
"milestone model" the 20,000,OOOth unit produced by
Chevrolet in its 35-year history. From the engineer with
his designs and blueprints, to the polisher with his buffing
tool, from the chemist to the hooded welder, these are the
men who keep the nation's traffic arteries humming. De
spite production difficulties, Chevrolet has produced it
latest million cars and trucks in almost exactly a year;
these was the drug store, put
in by Dr. Shobe.
Naturally the question soon
came up concerning a school.
bringing l Mr. Heppner was a very public
in other business houses. One of . spirited man, who desired to help ,
the town grow because it was
named for him. In this instance
he got on a pony and rode all
over the country soliciting for
subscriptions for a school. Later
he furnished the bell for the
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to wish all of our friends
A Very Merry Christmas
and hope that Santa will favor them with
the finest of good things.
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"The Christmas rush" of long distance calls
will be extremely heavy this year. Months ago
we began getting ready . , , setting up operators'
schedules . . . putting in special tables for extra
operators to keep the flood of calls in their prop
er order and help complete as many of them as
possible.
Behind tht tctnes, chattering teletypes feed
information from all over the country to this
huge board in our Traffic Control Bureau. In
this long distance "nerve center" we help make
sure each circuit is working at capacity ... set up
alternate routes to help relieve traffic jams and
keep calls moving.
Working together to provide tele
phone service every day In the year
are more than 60,000 people who
make up Pacific Telephone. Each has
Your holiday calls art Important . . . and
we'll put through as many as we can . . . but
there will be delays on Christmas Eve and Christ
mas Day even though our circuits to the East
are eight times their prewar number. So if you
can call before or after December 24 and 25,
you'll find service much faster.
an Important part In our mutual taskt
To furnish die best possible service
to the greatest number of people in
the shortest possible lime.
schoolhouse.
The first postoffice was in the
corner of Heppner and Morrow's
store, in 1873. Mr. Stansbury was
the first postmaster, and Mr.
Heppner and Mr. Morrow gave
him their help and store space.
In 1875, says the "History of
Umatilla and Morrow Counties,"
Mr. Heppner entered partnership
with Frank Maddock in a store.
Not very long after this he went
to Arlington, through which a
railroad had just been built, and
there he constructed a ware
house for grain, wool, and hides,
and also built a store. In his
business at Arlington he was
assisted by his brother, Phil,
who took care of the business
there after Henry returned to
Heppner.
In 1888 the railroad reached
this town, and in the following
year Mr. Heppner built a laree
warehouse here. His business,
run by his brother-in-law, Henry
Blackman, and his nephews, Phil
and Jerry Cohn, had been thriv
ing all the time he was in Ar
lington. He owned a large part
of the business section of the
town. The building in which Mr.
Prophet now has his store was
formerly a warehouse with a dirt
roof. Mr. Heppner reconstruct
ed the building, and at intervals
built the buildings next to it.
These buildings were not built,
! however to hold his own busi
ness, but simply for the expan
sion of the town. When he could
find someone who would lease
a building for a term of several
years he would provide the
building.
It would be hard to find a
man who was more zealously de
voted to the growth of the town
than he was to Heppner. He ap
parently regarded it as a name
sake, and treated it according
ly. Whatever his motives were,
the results he obtained were
pleasing. Although he would not
have thought of holding a public
office, he occupied a high place
in our history.
He was a gruff, eccentric old
man, as remembered by many
of the men who used to deal
with him, very poorly dressed,
and very unclean. It is said by
those who knew him that to look
at him one would not know he
had fifteen cents. He would buy
a suit and wear it until it was
completely worn out, or buy a
shirt and rarely take it off un
til he was forced to buy a new
one. He slept In his store a good
part of the time, and boarded at
the hotel. Part of the time he
lived with his sister, Mrs. Black
man. It was seldom that he could
be found more than half sober,
a condition that seemed to grow
on him as he grew older.
On the other hand, his char
acter redeemed him. He was
close in business, like most mem
bers Of his race, and when there
was a demand for a certain ar
ticle he would raise the price
on it two or three times, but the
very next day he would give a
twenty-dollar bill to any one if
he thought he needed it very
badly. He subscribed to every
thing upon which he was ap
proached, if his name was to
head the list. He was gruff and
surly to all with whom he talk
ed, and not very careful about
his language when around the
ladles, but he saved many a poor
man from bankruptcy when he
had absolutely no security. At a
Salvation Army meeting one
night, when everyone was called
to the front of the room there
were some who would not ans
wer the call, but three twenty
dollar bills were found on the
platform. Part of this sum was
attributed to Mr. Heppner. In
addition to helping build a
schoolhouse, Heppner aided
many children to attend school.
A man with many children and
not very much money came from
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mere Hie 0,000 people werklne tof other to furnish ever-hotter telephone tervlce to the Weet
HEPPNER
GAZETTE TIMES
The Heppner Gazette, established
March 30. 1883. Ihe Heppner
Times, established November
IS, 1897, Consolidated Feb. 15,
1912.
Published every Thursday and
entered at the Post Office at
Heppner, regon, as second
class matter.
Subscription price, $2.50 a year;
single copies 10c.
O. G. GRAWFORB
Publisher and Editor
Long Holiday Slated
For Kinzua Workers
By Elsa M. Leathers
The management hag posted
notices that due to the nnncual
logging conditions back in the
nius me Lhnstmas vacation will
be longer this year, starting Fri
day. Dec. 24 and running thru
January 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Oaklev Caudill
went to Kentucky Friday where
they plan to make their home.
Mr. Caudill has been electrician
here for a long time.
Mrs. Harvey Boyer returned to
her home here after Rnenrlinc
two months in Portland with a
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs Joe Krinsnn and
family of Lebanon were visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Hines this week end. Mrs.
Bnnsen and Mrs. Hines are cou
sins. H. B. Sande, first aid man here,
tendered his resicnatinn last
week and Dr. Atwood of Eugene
arrived Thursday to take over
the hospital.
Larry Carrol, representative of
the A. F. L., was a visitor at the
local union meeting Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Nelson Murphy, who suf
fered a stroke here on Thursday
evening and passed away in The
Dalles on Monday, was taken
to her home town in Missouri for
burial. Besides her husband, she
leaves three small children and
several brothers and sisters all
HepprW 'Gozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, December 18, 1947-5
here in Oregon. Her parents and
a sma.ler brother live in Mis
souri Mr. and Mrs. Claude England
left Sunday for Portland where
they plan to stay most of the
week, shopping and attending to
business. While they are away,
J. B. Dyer and Mel Wahm will
take care of the pastime and
confectionery.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinard McDaniel
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Reeser to Walla Walla Saturday,
returning on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Baldy Reeser of
Prineville visited here over the
week end with Mrs. Reeser's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis.
Mrs. Katy Jellick and son Perk
spent the week end in The Dal
les attending to business.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nesselrodt
are the parents of a baby girl
born aSturday morning at the
Wade maternity home. She has
been named Beverly Jean.
Mrs. George Smith and Mrs.
Herb Wright and Patty spent
several days at The Dalles visit
ing and shopping. They return
ed home Thursday.
JOBS OFFERED TO RECRUITS
Scores of specialized Jobs at
nearby army posts are open to
veterans and civilians who, if
they are qualified by experience,
may choose a specific assign
ment when they enlist. Captain
Eugene F. Halliday, command
er of the Pendleton U. S. Army
and U. S. Air Force Recruiting
station, announced today.
He named specialist openings
as radio operators, radar techni
cians, surgical technicians, ad
ministration technicians and
clerks, and clarinet and trumpet
players in the 2d Infantry div
isin at Frt Lewis, Wash. Other
units at Fort Lewis have open
ings for electricians, topograph
ic draftsmen and surveyors, typ
ists, construction equipment me
chanics, tank mechanics, surgi
cal technicians, meat and dairy
technicians, power turret and
gun sight repairmen and photo-;
grammetrists.
The 2nd Engineer special bri
gade at Fort Worden, Wash., has
openings for cooks, bakers, car
penters, construction technicians,
typists, linemen, radio repair
men, clerks, surgical technicians,
construction equipment mechan
ics, automotive equipment oper
ators. demolition technicians,
electricians, marine engineers
and drivers of amphibian tracks
and tractors.
Openings at Fort Lawton. Wrt.,
include military police, techni
cian clerks and surgical techni
cians. '
For men desiring duty on the
east coast a few openings exist
at posts in New York and .New
Jersey, Captain Halliday said.
A FINE GIFT FOR
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the East. Mr. Cohn says that
Heppner paid the tuition for
those children to go to school.
It would not be true to say that
people liked him they did not.
But it was for their interest to
be friendly with him, and nat
urally it wasn't until after his
death that his generosity was
really appreciated.
From the time he came until
he died his business prospered.
At his death he was one of the
wealthiest men in this part of
the country. Some of his money
went to various relatives, but his
estate remained intact, was in
corporated, and is now run by!
Mr. Phil Cohn, his nephew, of!
this city.
Mr. Heppner died in April,
1905, in Heppner, and was laid
to rest in the Jewish cemetery
in Portland.
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