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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 8, 1948
Volume 64, Number 42
Farmers Set Out
Practice Program
In Meeting Here
Several Payment
Projects Cut Out
For Ensuing Year
Farmers from all over the coun
ty gathered In Hepnper Monday
to attend a meeting called for the
purpose of setting up the prac
tice program for the year. It was
a dual purpose meeting inasmuch
as a report on the federal crop
Insurance program also was
made by Murl E. Cummings, FCI
director for the state of Oregon.
According to Cummings' report,
the federal branch took in 28,000
bushels in premiums and paid
out 88,000 bushels plus, the larger
part of it being on grain destroy
ed or damaged by the big storms
last summer.
Following the Cummings re
port, the group entered into a
lengthy discussion relative to fed
eral crop insurance plans for 1949.
Among the more Important
items disposed of in setting up
the handbook of practices for the
year was that of discarding pay
ments. Six practice payments in
all have been cut out, of which
two are trashy fallow and range
management. It is considered that
farmers and range users have be
come accustomed to the fallow
and management practices and
realize the value of them and it
is no longer necessary to offer
to pay them for something that
is obviously to their own benefit
to carry out.
Atending the meeting besides
Cummings were Arnold Bodker,
budget director and Evan Gheen,
farmer field man for Morrow
county, both from the state AAA
office.
Townies Schedule
Twin Bill At Home
For Friday Menu
La Verne Van Marter, manag
er, has scheduled two red hot
basketball games for his Townie
teams for tomorrow, Friday, eve
ning, at the Heppner school gym
nasium. The A team will engage
the Boardman town aggregation
and the B squad will fight it out
with the lone B squad.
The Heppner Townies have
been Improving in recent games
and Van Marter now has a "sta
ble" of casaba tossers ready to
give battle to any similar aggre
gations in the territory. In the
last three sessions the Townies
have come off winners.
At Lexington on December 30
the Heppner lads took both A
and B games, the former 43-41
and the latter 38-27.
Playing here January 3 the lo
cals beat the lone B's 50-38 and
the A's 41-36.
A return engagement with
Lexington here on January 5
found the B squad winning 23-17
and the A's 52-29.
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WRANGLERS OFFICERS
CHOSEN FOR 1948
At a meeting held in Decem
ber, the Wranglers, riding organ
ization of Morrow county, elected
the following officers to serve
during the year 1948.
President, Oscar George; vice
president, William Smethurst;
secretary, Beulah Mankin; trea
surer, Frank Turner; directors,
Harvey Smith, Altha Kirk, Cornett
Green, Cal Sumner and Floyd
Jones. Sumner is the retiring
president.
President George is urging all
members to be present at the
first meeting of the new year,
scheduled for Tuesday evening
January 13.
DEMOLAY TO PRESENT
DEGREE WORK MONDAY
The local chapter of DeMolay
will present work in the third de
gree Monday evening at the Ma
sonic hall In Heppner.
Members of the Masonic lodge
are not only Invited but urged to
attend.
GRANGE SATURDAY NIGHT
First and second degrees will
be given to initiates of Lexing
ton, Willows and Rhea Creek
granges at the regular meeting
of Lexington grange Saturday
evening, January 10. Potluck re
freshments will be served after
the meeting.
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D. II. Jones Jr. announces that
he has adopted Cecelia Annett
Parrlsh, two and one-half years
of age, and the child will here
after be known as Cecelia Annett
Jones. Adoption papers were
completed and filed the latter
part of December 1947. Mrs. D,
H. Jones Jr. is the child's mother
by a former marriage.
House guests during the recent
holidays at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Merle Kirk were Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Stoneman and family
of Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. McCoy of Hood River, and Dr,
and Mrs. J, Broun of Pendleton.
Union Missionary
Society Psviews
Activities Of 1947
At a meeting of the Union Mis
sionary society Monday afternoon
a resume of activities during the
year 1947 and election of officers
for 1948 were the principal items
on the program.
The four projects of the so
ciety during the past year in
cluded sending 60 pounds of clo
thing to Europe; sending five dol
lars for a case of food to be sent
to Europe on the Christmas ship;
buying clothing for three chil
dren in the county whose parents
are in hospitals, and buying a
book for the missionary shelf In
the Heppner public library.
Officers chosen for the ensuing
year are, president, Mrs. Joe Jew
ett; vice president, Mrs. Marvin
Wightman; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Carl McDaniel. Committee
chairmen are, hostess, Mrs. Clive
Huston; program, Mrs. John W.
Hiatt, and library, Mrs. Frances
Mitchell.
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Lexington Church
Scene of Wedding
On New Year's Day
The Lexington Congregational
church was the scene of the wed
ding of Miss Lorine Van Winkle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Van Winkle of that place, and
John Ledbettcr, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bergen Ledbetter of Hepp
ner. Rev. Joe Jewett of Heppner
performed the ceremony at 3 p.
m. New Years day. The vows
were spoken before a trellis of
white and yellow chrysanthe
mums, in the presence of many
relaitves and friends.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was attended by
Miss Ramona McDaniel as maid
of honor. She wore a yellow for
mal and a pink rosebud in her
hair and carried a nosegay of
pink rosebuds and chrysanthe
mums. Sisters of the bride and
groom were brldesmadis, Miss
June Van Winkle in pastel pink,
and Miss Clara Ledbetter in pale
green. Each carried an old fash
ioned nosegay of pink carnations
and chrysanthemums, with a
pink rose in their hair.
Little Shirley Van Winkle, niece
of the bride, was flower girl. Her
gown was a pink formal and she
carried a basket of petals and
leaves.
Jimmle Ledbetter was best man
for his brother, while the ushers
were Norman Bergstrom and Bill
Van Winkle.
Miss Louise Hunt played the
wedding music and accompanied
Mrs. Faye Munkers who sang "Be
cause" and "At Dawning."
After a short honeymoon the
young couple will be at home on
the Duvall ranch where the
groom is employed. Mrs. Ledbet
ter will continue to work In the
tax office at the court house for
the present. Both young people
are well known in the county
where they have a host of friends.
The bride s wedding gown was
fashioned by herself and she
chose white brocaded satin made
en traine. Her fingertip veil was
held in place with a crown of
seed pearls. She carried a white
Bible with gardenia, and a cas
cade of white satin ribbon. Her
handkerchief was white with blue
trim.
For going away the young ma
tron wore a gray pin stripe suit
with black nad red accessories.
Her corsage was made of garden
ias. A reception followed the cere
mony. Assisting were Mrs. E. R.
Frederickson of Salem and Mrs.
Kathryn Daniels of Salem, aunts
of the bride who had made the
weding and groom's cakes; Mrs.
Adolph Majeske and Mrs. Law
rence Palmeh. Jo Anne Graves
was In charge of the guest book.
SENIOR BEEF CLUB
MEETS AT GRAVES FARM
The senior beef club held its
second meeting Januray 4 at the
John Graves farm.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Lewis Carl
son. Ronald Baker led the pledge
to the American and the 4-H
flags. The members reported on
the feeding and progress of their
calves. Some of the members ask-
about Insurance on their calves.
Mr. Anderson gave the informa
tion on this. The Purina Feed Co.
has made it possible for all club
members to purchase green and
white checked shirts, so that all
the Morrow county members will
look alike when they attend dif
ferent shows. It was voted to
have them before the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league show in
June.
Refreshments were served, then
all the members participated in
a big game of football.
The next meeting will bo held
at the E. M. Baker homo near
lone, February 1. There will be
a potluck dinner before the meet
ing.
OPENS CONDON SHOP
George Matthews of the Mat
thews Radio Service announces
that his concern has opened a
shop In Condon. Ted Peterson,
who was associated with Mat
thews in the local shop for sev
eral months, has been put in
charge of the new shop,
Football Banquet
Set For 14th At
School Building
Trophy Awards To
Be Made To Top
Players of 1947
Plans have been completed for
the annual football banquet to
be held Wednesday evening, Jan.
14, at the school building. Din
ner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
under the supervision of Miss
Mary Lou George and her class of
home economics girls, followed
by a program which will include
musical numbers by school
groups under the direction of Bil
ly Cochell, music supervisor and
program chairman.
Supt. Henry Tetz will act as
emcee and will introduce Walter
Fallon, director of recreation in
the city schools of Pendleton, who
will be the principal speaker.
Trophies will be presented to
the outstanding 11-man and six
man team players. The trophies
are posted by Heppner lodge No.
358, B.P.O.E. on a district basis.
In addition to the presentation
of football awards, the Junior
chamber of commerce will an
nounce the junior citizen of the
year with appropriate ceremonies.
Ticket sales are in charge of
Howard Kelthley who will have
the little pasteboards ready to
distribute this week end. C. J. D.
Bauman is general chairman in
charge of arrangements for the
banquet.
Former Residents
Celebrate Golden
Wedding Dec. 28
The Gazette Times is indebted
to H. J. Biddle of De Lake for an
account of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Warren of Ocean Lake, resi
dents of Heppner and the coun
ty in former days:
A pioneer Oceanlake couple
who have watched North Lincoln
grow, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warren,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary and 21 years as
Oceanlake residents with an op
en house at their home here on
Sunday, December 28.
Jens and Tom Simmons were
Oceanlake residents when the
Warrens moved here in 1926 and
Mr. Warren said that they are
the only real old timers still
around town.
Mr. Warren, recently re-elected
to another five-year term as di
rector of the Oceanlake Water
district, has already served 16
years in that capacity.
He married Mrs. Warren, the
former Helen Burton Myers, in
Heppner, December 28, 1897. Mrs.
Warren's father, Henry Clay My
ers, was East Portland's first
mayor.
The Warrens lived In Heppner
until 1903. Mr. Warren said they
left for Hardman just before the
disastrous Heppner flood which
claimed the lives of 225 people.
In Hardman, Mr. Warren ran a
general grocery store for iour
years then traded the store for a
stock ranch at John Day. After
four years there, he traded his
holdings for a ranch at Battle
ground, Wash.
From Battleground, Mr. Warren
moved to Boardman, and went
back Into the general merchan
dise business operating the West
Extension Trading Co., which he
later changed to the Boardman
Trading Co.
In February, 1926, Mr. and Mrs.
Warren were on a trip to the
coast to look at some property
near Taft. They were returning
home when a landslide north of
Otis blocked the road for five
days. During this time, they stay
ed in Oceanlake waiting for the
debris to be cleared.
In the meantime, Mr. Warren
said they liked the looks of Mrs
White's addition which was then
being subdivided, so they decid
ed to make Oceanlake their home
Two months later, in April, the
Warrens built their house and al
so some cottages there.
Since then, many things have
happened to Oceanlake, Mr. War
ren said, but nevertheless the pro
gress of the community has been
far beyond his fondest hopes
When they moved there In 1926,
the coast highway extended south
of there only as far as Kcrnvllle.
Native Oregonians, Mrs. War
ron was born In Oregon City and
Santlam City was Mr. Warren's
birthplace.
In honor of their golden wed
ding anniversary the Warrens'
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren congregated in Oc
eanlake for a family reunion
Their son, II. C. Warren, now
lives In Lakegrove, and their
daughter, Mrs. William P. Harris,
lives at Lafayette.
In addition, there are six
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
BUYS ANGUS COWS
Frank J. Holub of Heppner re
cently purchased five purebred
Aberdeen-Angus cows from C. Al
lent & Sons of La Crosse, Wash,
New Books Placed On Library Shelf
In Memory of Late T. J. Humphreys
By Ruth Payne
Books presented to the Hepp
ner public library this week In
memory of the late Thomas J.
Humphreys are: "Last Moun
tains," a story of the Cascades
by Robert Ormond Case and Vic
toria Case; "Hope of Earth" by
Runbeck; "Bridge of the Gods"
by Balch, and "Album of Amer
ican History" by James Truslow
Adams. For use on its shelf tbe
Union Missionary society has pre
sented "Paul" by Goodspeei;
"Stars in My Crown" by Joe David
Brown, and "Macklin of Nan
king" by Edith Eberle.
Mrs. William Barkla and Mrs.
Charles Stout were hostesses fdr
the O.E.S. social club at the Mi
sonic hall Saturday afternooi.
Mrs. Frank Davidson received
high score for bridge and Mr.
Allen Case, high for pinochle.
Mrs. Harold Becket received the
door prize. j
Alex Green made a business
trip to Pendleton Monday, taking
over a load of furniture for hli
son, Joe, who is moving his res
idence from rortlana to renai
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston ha
as their guests on New Year's da;
Miss Lena Newton of Rodondi
Beach, Cal., Miss Becky Weavi
of Seattle, Wash., Miss Rose Hoof
sier of Pendleton, Mrs. Josepntnf
Mahoney, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers ana
Miss Leta Humphreys. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Greerf
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bry
ant entertained a group of their
friends at dinner New Year s eve
at the Green residence on Gale
street. Sixteen guests were pre
sent. Following dinner, pinochle
was played with Paul Jones re
ceiving high score for the gen
tlemen and Mrs. Joe Green, high
for the ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barton
returned to their home in Co
quiile Saturday after spending a
few days here visiting at the
home of Mr. and Msr. Emile Gra
shens. They were accompanied
as far as Portland by Mrs. Sadie
M. Sigsbee who will visit ther
and in Clackamas for a short-
time before continuing on to Cal
ifornia for a more extended stay.
Mrs. Sigsbee expects to remain
away from Heppner until the lat
ter part of March.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Evans
motored to Pendleton Friday, tak
ing their daughter, Miss Yvonne
Bleakman who spent the New
Year holiday here with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Merrill re
turned to their home in Klam
ath Falls Saturday after spend
ing the holidays here with Mr
and Mrs. E. R. Prock and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wright
who have been in Alaska for the
past several months arrived in
Heppner for the holidays and will
remain until early spring at
which time they expect to return
to Alaska.
Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Gertson were her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Goheen of Portland.
Mrs. Ruth McNeil and Robert
Najarlan were over from Pendle
ton Sunday, taking Miss Lena
Newton to the plane for her re
turn to her home in Redondo
Beach, Cal., after a holiday visit
here with Miss Humphreys.
Miss Frances Weaver of Seattle
and Miss Rose Hoosier of Pendle
ton who spent the New Year's
holiday here with Miss Leta
Humphreys, left Saturday for
Hermiston to spend a few davs
with Miss Hoosler's parents be
fore continuing on to their re
spective homes.
Dick Aalberg has returned from
military service and is driving
'One Second
Please . . Don't Do It Again'
From the Omaha World Herald
of December 23 Is taken a let
ter which should serve as a warn
ing to every car driver. It reads:
A railroad engineer, whose
train crashed into a car at Fre
mont last Sunday, Tuesday ad
dressed an open letter to "the
youth and his girl" in the car.
Ills letter, sent to The World
Herald, says:
"I don't know who you are, it's
true, but I do know you were
scared to death Sunday evening
near 9 o'clock when you drove
your car across directly in front
of a speeding passenger train.
It was so close that I, in the cab,
could see the young girl (your
sweetheart, I presume) throw her
hands up In front of her face and
cringe up against you in stark
horror.
"If I were that young girl I'd
pull away from you, fast. You
don't have good sense, son. You
probably say you love her. I
wonder. Those we love we try to
protect. But not you.
"Wouldn't that have been a
the truck for the Heppner Bakery.
F. W. Turner made a business
trip to Seattle Saturday. He ac
companied Scott McMurdo as far
as Portland'.
An 8-pound daughter, Rita
Rhea, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Sumner January 3 at the
Heppner hospital.
Bobbie and Joanne Green of
Pendleton were week-end guests
of their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Green.
Bill Badurina of Redmond was
an ovednight guest of A. C. L.
Jetley Monday. Mr. Badurina was
en route to The Dalles where he
will be stationed with the Soil
Conservation service for a time.
Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien made a
trip to Portland Monday to attend
a three-day school held under the
sponsorship of the Methodist
churches of Oregon.
Mrs. Alex Green and Mrs. El
bert Cox were hostesses for the
members of the Women's Society
of Christian Service of the Meth
odist church for its regular meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the
Green residence on Water street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adkins re
turned from Portland the end of
the week after spending the hol
idays there with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Crismon, and grandson, Ron
ald Earl Crismon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Perry of
Pendleton spent Sunday in Hepp
ner visiting relatives. They were
accompanied to Pendleton Sun
day evening by Bob Mollahan
who returned to school after
spending the Christmas vacation
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Mollahan.
Out-of-town relatives here
Monday for the funeral services
of the late Mrs. Margaret Jane
French were Mrs. G. W. Thomp
son of Milton, Mrs. Marjorie
Smith and Mrs. Mae McFerrin of
Santa Monica, Cal., and Mrs.
Frank Egan and sons of Bend.
Mrs. Zara Cohn and Mrs. Betty
Lawrence of Pendleton spent
New Year's eve in Heppner with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Conser Adkins of
Afiforia are spending this week
in Heppner with her father, J.
C. Owens and sister, Mrs. W. Scott
Furlong.
Lotus Robison and E. E. Ad
kins left Tuesday for a three
week sajourn at RItter hot
springs.
Mrs. Eleanor Walker returned
to her home in Seattle, Friday,
after s-pending the holidays here
with her father, Ed Adkins. She
was accompanied to Portland by
her niece, Miss Jean Adkins, who
was en route to her home in Cal
fiornia. James Boland has been trans
ferred to The Dalles by the Union
Oil company. Ted Pierson is driv
ing the local Union Oil delivery
truck, replacing Mr. Boland.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomp
son motored to Portland Wednes
day to spend a few days attend
ing to business matters.
Mrs. Harold Stevens of Hard-
man is a patient in St. Anthony's
hospital at Pendleton following
an operation there earlier in the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays of Kat-
ispel, Mont., arrived Tuesday
evening to visit with his uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I.
Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Hays
have been visiting in Portland
before coming to Heppner.
Joe Hughes Sr. made a trip to
Portland and McMinnville Sat
urday to spend a week visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Jeanne Gaines left Thurs
day for Portland to spend a week
on business and pleasure.
From Eternity!
nice Christmas present to hand
your mother a broken and bat
tered body. And how do you think
that we in the cab of that engine
would feel. We are human be
lngs, too. We have young ones
waiting home for us to return.
We, too, could have been killed
"You and your girl were one
second from eternity Sunday, son
"I hope you read this and know
it means you, and that your girl
will, too. Next time you go drlv
ing around, stop and look. We
don't want to hit you but we are
helpless, as we cannot swerve
away from our given rail.
"If I were you. son. and you
too, sis. I'd thank God for that
split second He granted you Sun
day evening. "I said a prayer for
all when I realized you were go'
ing across. Perhaps that's what
saved us all.
"Now think it over, both of you
And I'll bet you are both still
shaking in your shoes.
"And please, for God's sake,
don't try it galn."
Year Just Past .
Registered 14.14
Inches of Rainfall
Only Six Seasons
Exceeded 1947 Since
Record Kept Here
Count the year 1947 among the
wet years of recorded weather
history locally. During the 12
months period just past 15.74 in
ches of moisture fell in Heppner,
as shown in the records kept by
Len Gilliam, veteran weather ob
server of the county.
A review of the chart shows
that the heaviest precipitation
ocurred during the fall seoson,
but every month witnessed some
precipitation, and very little of
it was snow. Taken month by
month, the chart shows 1.05 inch'
es in January; February, .26
March, 1.02; April, 1.88; May, .16
June, 253; July, 1.00; August,
.36; September, 1.10; October,
3.11; November, 2.41, and Decem
ber, .86.
It was the month of May that
caused farmer faces to stretch al
most to the disfiguring point, for
.16 of an inch was almost nil
so far as putting the finishing
touch to the crops, and in many
instances heavy damage was
done. However, June rainfall re
stored most of the countenances
to normal condition, although
yields were considerably reduc
ed by the lack of moisture in the
previous month.
With a total of 7.48 inches of
rainfall from September 1 to De
cember 31, crops have been given
a good start. This start is being
followed up by heavy showers in
early January.
With 1942 still the banner pre
cipitation year since recordings
have been made locally 19.23
inches we find that in 1912 the
total was 18.64; 1916, 17.40; -920,
16.62; 1923, 15.86; 1941, 17.31. A
search of the records also reveals
that farmers were rewarded with
good crops in those years. The
1942 moisture made 1943 the big
gest crop producing year in the
history of the county, and the
surplus built up that year car
ried over to keep production up
in 1944 when precipitation drop
ped below normal. . In 1946 the
total reached 14.31, again plac
ing the region on the upswing
from a moisture standpoint.
IF WE'RE LATE ....
If the Gazette Times arrives
later than usual this week it
will be due to the fact that a
machinist spent five days
working on the linotype since
the last issue. On top of that
the school budgets came in un
expectedly and altogether it
has been a tough week for
the printers. C. W. Snedden of
Vancouver, Wash., is the ma
chinist and he left Heppner
Wednesday morning for Enter
prise to work over the machines
in the Chieftain office.
Wheat Commission
Reports on Plans
Up To Nov. 30, '47
On Tuesday, December 17, 1946,
the Eastern Oregon Wheat lea
gue took a forward looking, pio
" " S,eTlh: Ll
was when the membership at the
1946 annual meeting, adopted
unanimously the recommenda
tions of a special committee, un
der the leadership of Jens Ter-
jeson, Lester King and Robert
Wood. This committee had been
established to study ways and
means of expanding market out
lets and finding new uses for the
kind of wheat grown in Oregon
and other Pacific Northwest
states. Looking forward to the
time when the present world food
shortage is over and a wheat sur
plus once more develops, the lea
gue asked that an Oregon Wheat
commission be created by legis
lative act. This commission was
to be financed by a tax of one-
half cent per bushel on all Ore
gon grown wheat moving into
commercial chanenls. It was to
be authorized to do any and all
things necessary to develop new
uses and new markets for Oregon
wheat.
With the help of all concerned
a bill was drafted, passed by the
legislature and aprpoved by the
governor on February 28, 1947. It
appears on the statute books as
Chapter 54, Oregon Laws, 1SH7.
The commission mmebers were
appointed by the governor on Ap
ril 9th, and the office was opened
in Pendleton on June 2, 1947
Our primary purpose now is to
Dlan our future course to see
lust how we can best use the fa
cilities of the commission for the
benefit of wheat producers. No
other state ever had a wheat com
mission so we are really having
to chart our own course as we
go along.
In planning the work of the
commission it Is important that
we have a strong organization of
wheat growers with whom to
work. There are about 5,000
wheat growers in Oregon and it
Is clearly Impossible for the corri
mission to contact each of them
individually. Consequently it is
Continued on Ptfi Six
Deposits And Loons
Reach High Level
At Branch Bank
Total deposits of $4,595,167-28
and loans exclusive of CCC wheat
loans totaling $467,275.08 reflect
a very healthy cash position for
Morrow county, according to fig
ures just released by the Hepp
ner branch, The First National
Bank of Portland.
Deposits show a decrease of
$25,636.09 since December 31,
1946, part of which is due to a
decrease of $206,707.07 in CCC
wheat loans as compared with a
year ago. Other loans increased
$167,842.29 during the year.
The question naturally arises
as to whether deposits which
passed the $5,000,000 mark in
September 1947, may have reach
ed the peak for some years to
come. Total deposits as oi tne
date of call were over $3,000,000
higher than as of December 31,
1941, when deposits were consid
ered at a more or less normal
level.
Mustangs Wallop
Boardman Cagers
32-22 Wednesday
The Heppner high school Mus
tangs defeated Boardman on the
local court Wednesday night by
a score of 32-22. Both teams play
ed rather ragged ball and the
game was slowed considerably
by too much dribbling.
Sumner opened the scoring
with a field goal. Gift shots by
Padberg and Greenup sent Hepp
ner into a 4-0 lead. Baskets by
Brown and Robertson tied it at
4-all. Goals by Rippee, Padberg
and Greenup sent Heppner into
a 10-5 lead at the quarter which
was increased to 16-7 at the half.
Boardman came back strong
and the second half was an even
ball game. Both teams missed
many easy shots.
Line-ups:
Heppner Boardman
Greenup (1)) . F (4) Brown
Manners F Ball
Waters (2) F (7) Grahm
East F Earwood
Sumner (8) C ... (7) Robertson
Smith C
Padberg (8) G ..(2) Beaver, G.
Ruhl G Beaver, T.
Rippee (3) G ... (2) Carpenter
Orwick G Miller
Heppner plays at Fossil Friday
and Echo Saturday. The next
home game is with Arlington on
January 16.
Mrs. French Laid
To Rest Monday
Services were held at 2 o'clock
p.m. Monday for Margaret Jane
French, 83, who passed away Fri
day, January 2, after an illness
of many years, the last two years
of which she was an invalid. Joe
Jewett, pastor, officiated at the
services which were held at the
Heppner Church of Christ of
which Mrs. French had been a
faithful member throughout most
of her residence here.
Born in Springfield, Illinois.
November 12, 1865, Mrs. French
came to Heppner with her par
ents in 1901 and had resided here
most of the time since. After the
t I U..Kn lA Int.
W. J. French, she retained her
home in North Heppner which
she shared with, her son, Lewis
Barclay, until the state of her
health necessitated her being
cared for and she went to live
with her daughter, Mrs. O. H. Mc
Pherrin, who then resided at
Freewater.
Survivors, besides Lewis, are
three daughters, Mrs. Annie How.
ell of San Francisco, Mrs. Mar
jorie Smith and Mrs. May Mc
Pherrin of Santa Monica. Cal.
and a sister, Mrs. G. W. Thomp
son of Milton, besides six grand
children and several nieces and
nephews.
FORMER EXTENSION LEADER
TO SPEAK HERE JAN. 14
Mrs. Buena Maris Mockmore,
former extension specialist in I
family relationships, will be,
guest speaker at the meeting of
the Heppner Parent-Teacher as
sociation Wednesday evening,
January 14. The meeting opens
at 8 p.m. in the high school aud
itorium. Mrs. Mockmore. former dean of
women at Oregon State college,
is an excellent speaker and it
will please the P TA to have a
well filled auditorium to hear her.
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LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS FOOD SALE
Plans for a food sale were made
Tuesday evening when the Am
erican Legion auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. Otto Steinke.
with Mrs. Charles Hasvold, as
sistant hostess.
The sale will be held at 11 o'
clock. Saturday, January 17, at
the Heppner Hardware and Elec-
thrlc company store.
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MEETING POSTPONED
A meeting of the Lexington
HEC scheduled for January 15
has been postponed until Janu
ary 22, due to a countywlde of
ficers' conference in lone on the
15th.
New Superintendent
lo Be Chosen By
Heppner Council
Rasmus Resigns
As City Work Head
After Serving Year
Some changes will have to be
made in the work set up of the
city following the resignation of
J. O Rasmus as work superinten
dent. The resignation came Tu
esday morning, following Mon
day evening's session of the
council when it appeared there
was friction, or a lack of har
mony, between city employees.
Rasmus and assistant superin
tendent, P. A. Mollahan, were
present at the meeting and when
called upon to make a statement
to the council, the former said he
hadn't much to say, only that
there seemed to be a feeling that
some changes should be mad?.
Mollahan outlined the work he
had done and closed by saying
that if his job ended then and
there he would walk out with the
feeling that he had done his best
Mayor Conley Lanham named
a committee comprising the mem
bers of the council in attendance
Monday evening to take the mat
ter in hand and submit a report
at an adjourned session of the
council next Monday evening. In
the meantime, Mollahan is car
rying on pending action of the
council.
Billy Bucknum was granted a
temporary permit to operate a
popcorn machine on Main street
at a site to be chosen by himself
providing he secures permission
of adjacent business or business
es. Bucknum asked for a fran
chise to operate the machine but
City Attorney J. J. Nys stated the
city ordinance would not permit
such action. The temporary per
mit was issued pending a revis
ion of the ordinance.
A building permit was issued
to school district No. 1 to erect a
building to cover the new heat
ing plant at the Heppner school.
rhe streets and lights commit
tee announced that the Pacific
Power & Light company is pre
pared to put up more street
lights at points designated ty
the committee. A survey has been
made and several lights will be
added.
James Washburn, ex-paratroo
per, presented an application for
the job as town marshall and af
ter considerable questioning by
the town dads was hired on a
make-good basis. He was offered
the star forthwith but asked that
acceptance be postponed until
Jaunary 12 as he had some mat
ters to dispose of before taking
over.
Dues Elevated By
C. of C. To Cope
With Rising Costs
Finding that the monthly feed
bill was costing 50 cents more
per member than was being paid
in dues, the chamber of com
merce at the Monday luncheon
voted to raise the dues to match
the luncheon cost. Since club
funds are raised by dues only
and the treasury heretofore show
ed a neat balance it was felt
there was danger of running be
hind unless more dues were paid
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(To make this clear to a won
dering reader let it be said that
the club's surplus has been ac
quired through absentees at the
luncheons. The dues are paid
whether the member eats or not.
It's not a bad method for raising
money. If you think not, try' it
some time.)
In taking over as president.
Jack O'Connor outlined some of
the things he would like to see
done or nicely started during his
incumbency. First and foremost
is a road program. He is desir
ous of naming a good strong, ac
tive committee and said he would
give plenty of thought to his se
lection before anouncing the per
sonnel. His first act will be to
appoint a planning committee
which will be consulted in the
selection of all committees. He
also would like to see the town's
trade area broadened and streng
thened and a study made of in
dustrial possibilities.
VISITED OLD SCHOOLMATES
L. J. "Jim" Burnside returned
January 1 from Ogden, Utah,
where he spent a few days vis
iting old friends. Although there
but a short time, Jim found 29
of his former schoolmates, none
of whom he had seen In 40 years.
He says the weather was cold In
Utah and when the thermometer
dropped to 10 below In Ogden he
decided to return to eastern Ore
gon where the flowers bloom In
midwinter. Of course, Jim had
to do a little bragging about the
flowers being In bloom In hi
garden when he left home, hut
his friends, surrounded by snow
and feeling the pressure of sub
zero weather, couldn't be both
ered with fairy taleseven if he
was speaking the truth.
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