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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 15, 1948
Volu me64, Number 43
C. of C. Directors
Adopt Program Of
Activities For 1948
Roads and Civic .
Improvements Due
For Consideration
Activities of the Heppner cham
ber of commerce were outlined In
a meeting of the board of direc
tors at the First National bank
building Tuesday evening. The
meeting was presided over by
President Jack O'Connor and was
attended by nine of the ten direc
tors. First tiling on the president's
agenda was the subject of roads.
It will be the purpose of the
fchamber of commerce to work
with other agencies of the county
in formulating and assisting in
getting worked out a comprehen
sive road program. The chamber
also is interested in developing
roads into neighboring commun
ities outside the county for the
purpose of establishing better
trade relations. Dr. L. D. Tibbies
was named chairman of the road
committee. Other members will
be chosen In the near future.
There will be some pushing on
the Heppner flood control dam,
since it has been learned that it
Is on the list of approved pro
jects submitted by the army en
gineers. More Information rela
tive to approval is desired before
positive action Is taken.
Civic Improvements came In
for some discussion and Edwin
Dick was named chairman of that
committee.
The matter of budgeting the
chamber's funds brought up a
discussion of donations Just
what are considered legitimate
gifts from an organization that
has as lis primary function the
commercial welfare of the com
munity. Clarence Bauman heads
a committee to go into the mat
ter. Efforts to outline the functions
of a planning committee resolved
into the conclusion that the board
of directors is the official plan
ning committee. However, the
president felt that an official
"ribber" was needed so he desig
nated O. G. Crawford as the plan
ning committee chairman.
At Monday's luncheon, Dr. L.
D. Tibbies made a report on the
Rose Bowl game, pronouncing it
the most Interesting football
playing he had ever seen. The
stress was on the Michigan team,
the machine like precision with
which the play was executed, and
the Inability of the California
team to solve the plays. He prais
ed the Pasadena parade and the
manner In which traffic Is han
dled at the parade and the foot
ball classic.
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Among those from Heppner at
tending the woolgrowers' meet
ing In Portland this week were;
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Barratt and ,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson. I
Heppner Boy Claims Condon
Girl as Bride Here Sunday
By Ruth Payne I
At a 1 p.m. ceremony Sunday
at the Orwick home on S. Court
street, Miss Betty Lou Kennedy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Kennedy of Condon, became the
bride of Kenneth Orwick, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Orwick of Hepp
ner. Rev. Joe Jewett of the Church
of Christ officiated. The bride,
given in marriage by her father,
was attractive in a grey after
noon dress and wore a corsage of
pink carnations. She was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Beulah Ken
nedy. Marvin Hoffman of Condon
was best man. Assisting at the
reception and buffet luncheon
which followed the ceremony
were Mrs. Guy Huddleston, Lone
rock, grandmother of the groom,
Miss Kathryn Orwick and Miss
Carolvn Johnson. Guests heLr
the wedding were Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Huddleston of Lonerock, Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Hoffman, Mrs.
Maureen Maidment, Mrs. Phil
Harris and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Maidment, Mrs. Gar
land Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Warren, all of Condon; Miss Tiny
Salisbury of Pasco, Wn.; Mr. and
Mrs. Orrln Brace and daughters
Doris and Jerry and Dale Or
wick. The young couple will make
their home in Heppner.
The Women's auxiliary of All
Saints Episcopal church held Its
first business meeting of the new
year Friday afternoon at the par
ish hall with Mrs. Richard Wells,
president, In charge. A resume
of the activities of the past year
together with a complete finan
cial report was given by Mrs. Jos.
J. Nys, retiring president. Plans
were made for the annual Shrove
Tuesday pancake luncheon. Mrs.
Neville Blunt and Mrs. R. B. Rice!
were named alternate delegates
for the annual meeting of the
Church Women's Service league
to bo held in Klamath Falls early
In February. Mrs. Richard Wells
and Mrs. Marvin R. Wlghtman
were chosen delegates at an ear
lier meeting of the women's aux
iliary. Following the business
'session, refreshments were served
PEOPLE GETTING TOO GOOD;
NO COUHT CASES FOR
MORE THAN MONTH
Something has gone wrong
with the populace. Each time
the GT scribe visits the court
house he takes a glance at the
spindle In the sheriff's office
containing the arrest notices.
The vigil has been kept since
December 9 and no new nanu s
have appeared since that date.
Inquiry about the office fail
ed to reveal a satisfactory an
swer. "Just one of those
things," Is about all the reason
given. Maybe when warmer
days arrive there will be a re
vival of business.
Iscm Family In
Crash Friday Night
Friday evening, while driving
into Pendleton from their ranch
on Rcith hill, the Blaine E. Isom
car crashed into another car stall
ed on the highway, resulting in
serious injuries to Mrs. Henry
Struve and cuts and bruises to
the three members of the Isom
family.
Mrs. Struve, Mrs. Isom's moth
er, was riding in the front seat
with Mr. Isom and Mrs. Isom and
Harriet were in the rear seat. A
heavy fog obscured the highway
and there was no chance to stop
or veer aside from the stalled car
of Mrs. Irma Murphy which re
portedly blocked both lanes. Mrs.
Struve suffered wrist and nose
fractures and a dislocated shoul
der. Isom received cuts and mi
nor knee injury and the rear seat
occupants were badly shaken up
and suffered bruises.
Mrs. Struve was taken to a
hospital where she is reported
improving.
Mollahan Elevated
lo Superintendent
Of City Affairs
At an adjourned session of the
city council Monday evening, P.
A. Mollahan was raised to the po
sition of city superintendent, suc
ceeding J. O. Rasmus who resign
ed January 6 after serving in that
capacity .for approximately a
year. Mollahan had served the
same period as assistant to the
superintendent, being In charge
of the street cleaning as well as
working on the watei1 system and
doing part time police duty.
Gordon Banker has been hired
to fill Mollahan's former job.
James Washburn assumed the
post of city marshal Monday.
Under the new set.-up, Molla
han will plan the city work a
month in advance and submit his
plans to the council for approval
RHEA CREEK HOME EC
Rhea Creek home economics
club will meet at the hall Thurs
day, January 22. There will be a
potluck lunch at noon. Those
having birthdays in January will
be awarded gifts from the new
birthday box.
by Mrs. Floyd Adams and Mrs.
P. W. Mahoney, hostesses for the
afternoon. The ladles decided to
change the regular meeting dates
to the second and fourth Thurs
days instead of second and fourth
Fridays of each month. The next
meeting will be held on Thurs
day, Jan. 22.
Mrs. D. H. Jones Jr. entertained
at dinner Saturday evening hon
oring Mr. Jones on the occasion
of his birthday. Guests were Mr
and Mrs. Alex Thompson, Mjss
"Marylou Haguewood and John
Lane.
Mrs. Leon Ball was hostess for
a stork shower complimenting
Mrs. James Johnston Thursday
afternoon at her apartment in the
Case building.
A surprise birthday party was
given Thursday evening for Ken
neth Vaughn at Humphreys Drug
store. Those present besides Mr.
and Mrs. Vaughn and son Gary
Lee, were Miss Leta Humphreys,
Mrs. Lucv Rodcers, Mrs. John
Borgstrom, Mrs. Alma Morgan
Mrs. Josephine Mahoney, Mrs
June Anderson and Miss Colleen
Connor. Refreshments of birthday
cake and ice cream were served
The group presented a gift to Mr
Vaughn,
Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter and
Mrs. Alex Thompson motored to
Pendleton Saturday for business
and shopping. They were accom
panled by LaVerne Van Marte
Sr., who spent the day visiting
friends.
Richard Hayes left Monday for
Arlington to assume proprietor
ship of the Richfield gas station
which he recently purchased
there. As soon as housing Is av
ailable, Mrs. Hayes and the chil
dren will go to Arlington to make
I their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Anderson
spent Sunday In Pendleton visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Blaine E.
Isom who are recuperating from
their recent automobile accident
at a hotel there.
Mrs. Ida Grimes and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph I. Thompson returned
Tuesday from a week-end bust
nesg trip to Portland.
Mustangs Break
Even In 2-Game
Series Past Week
Win Hard Fought
Battle With Fossil,
Take Loss At Echo N
The Heppner Mustangs broke
even in basketball play the past
week, winning from Fossil on the
latter's court, 28-22, and dropping
one to Echo at Echo, 34-13.
The Fossil game was nip and
tuck all the way, Heppner trail
ing 6-5 at the quarter, leading
13-10 at the half and tied up at
20-all at the end of the third.
Baskets by Greenup, Sumner, and
two by Waters the last period
sewed up the ball game.
The line ups:
Heppner Fossil
Greenup (13) F (5) George
Waters (4) . . F 16) iac.
Sumner (5) . C (4) Greenfield
C Ostrander
Padberg (6) G 12) Mathews
Rippee G (4) Roark
G (1) Harrison
In the preliminary Heppner re
serves won their game, 24--1.
Heppner boys to see action in this
game were Manners, Hughes,
East (5), Gabler, Smith, Connor
2), Ruhl (7), Key, Orwick (10).
The boys had a bad night af
Echo, the ball simply refusing to
go through the hoop. The first
quarter neither team was able to
tind the basket which ended, 31
Echo. Echo then found the range
but the Mustangs remained cold.
Try as they might, points eluded
them.
Greenup scored 8 of Heppner's
points while Snow was the big
gun for Echo with 14.
Heppner reserves won the open
er 1817 in a thrilling game which
saw Echo almost overcome a 10
point Heppner lead in a last min
ute scoring spree. Smith of Hepp
ner was high point man in this
game with 8 counters.
Heppner plays Arlington on the'
local floor this Friday night.
From all reports Arlington is
good.
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Townies Win From
Boardman, 45-38
Stinging from a 46-42 defeat at
the hands of Helix Red Devils
here Monday evening, the Hepp
ner Townies drove to Boardman
Tuesday evening and quieted the
ambitions of the town squad
there with a 45-38 score.
It wasn't all against Heppner
here Monday evening, for La
Verne Van Marter's B squad gave
the Helix bees a shellacking to
the tune of 32-22.
Van Marter and his "stable
are looking forward to the meet
ing with the Condon Rover Boys
on Monday, January 26. The Con-
donites are coming here to play
a March of Dimes benefit game
with the Townies and the local
boys will be rehearsing regularly
for the purpose of giving the vis
itors something to think about.
The Rover Boys are a fast aggre
gation and have played some
tough competition this season.
They beat the coaches from Port
land and have taken everything
in stride so far.
Mrs. Walter Bargcr entertained
at a stork shower honoring Mrs.
Steve Aalberg at the Barger home
Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Holden
who reside in Westchester county,
New York, some thirty miles from
the city, have written her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Claude Cox.
concerning the recent severe
storm there. The Holdens suffer
ed no ill effects from the storm,
having had a new supply of fuel
oil delivered just prior to its ar
rival and at no time were they
without water or electricity. Mrs.
Holden states that in their par
ticular circumstances the snow
seemed great fun but to people
in neighboring districts where the
supply of heat, electricity and
water was cut off, it was a time
of considerable inconvenience and
discomfort. In her letter, Mrs.
Holden remarked that the situa
tion was well under control but
that it had required several days
to bring things back to any de
cree of normalcy.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge
were hosts for a cocktail party
beginning at 7 o'clock Saturday
evening at their home on Gale
street. Fresh fruit and lighted
tapers formed a centerpiece for
the table from which hors d'oeu
vres and canapes were served. A
basket of cut flowers made an
attractive arrangement for the
buffet. Assisting about the rooms
were Mrs. Claude Graham, Mrs.
Fidells Unrein and Mrs. Harlan
D. McCurdy Sr. Mrs. Benge's
young son, "Bitten Kcininger.
was in charge or the guest boon.
During the course of the evening,
some one hundred fifty guests
dropped In on the party.
Mrs. William Furlong observed
her birthday Monday evening
with a dinner party at her home
on Gale street. Present besides
Mr. and Mrs. Furlong were Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ayers and Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse C. Payne. Follow
ing dinner, pinochle was played
for which Mr, Ayers received high
score,
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March of Dimes Stages
Appeal January 15-30
Morrow county is joining the
rest of the country in launching
the annual fund-raising drive
marking the tenth anniversary
of the National Foundation for
Infantlie Paralysis. The drive
opens today and continues thru
January 30.
"The stage is all set locally,"
Francis Nickerson, Morrow coun
ty chairman said this morning,
"and I look for this section to go
over as well as it did in 1947.
From today through January 30
every man, woman and child will
have the opportunity to share In
combatting a dread disease which
for the past five years has hit the
country with the greatest sever
ity ever witnessed in history.
Nirkersnn has manned several i
srtivitioa riurinir the two-weeks
period to stimulate interest in the
drive. LaVerne Van Marter, him
self a polio victim, has arranged
for one and maybe two games of
basketball between the Townies
teams and other representative
imvn teams nf the area, the nro-
ceeds of which will be donated
to the polio fund. A dance is
Wranglers Slate
Dance On Jan. 24
Some thirty members of the
Wranglers. Morrow county riding
club, met Tuesday evening at tne
office of Turner, Van Marter &
Co. for a business session. Nam
ing of committees constituted the
main business and resulted in
Harlan McCurdy Sr. being ap
pointed drill and parade direclo;
and Harold Erwin, Cliff Dougher-
y and Norman Nelson named as
entertainment committee.
The club decided to have a
dance and potluck supper as a
winter activity and chose Satur
day the 24th as the date and the
Lexington grange hall as tne
place.
Following the business session
refreshments were served at the
Heppner Cafe with Mrs. Fred
Mankin and Oscar George as
hostess and host.
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MOVING HERE SOON
Mrs. Lester Doolittle writes the
Gazette Times that she and Mr.
Doolittle expect to again take up
their residence in Heppner before
long. Too much rain and too lit
tle sunshine during the winter
time give them a yearning to be
back in the good old home town.
(They may be surprised at the
lack of sunshine here, for that
matter, although it has been nice
the past few days.)
BRITT-DARRIN
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Van Sehoi
ack announce the marriage of
their daughter. Erma Britt, to
Robert O. Darrin. The ceremony
was performed January 2 at Van
couver, Wash. The couple will re
side in Portland.
Mrs. Helen Unrein is convales
cing in a Portland hospital fol
lowing a major operation then
the last of the week.
Mrs. John Borgstrom was the
honoree for a birthday party at
Humphreys Drug store Tuesday
evening. Others present for the
occasion were Mrs. Lucy E. Hod
gers, Mrs. Alma Morgan, Mrs. Jo
sephine Mahoney, Miss Leta
Humphreys, Miss Colleen (.onnor,
Mrs. June Anderson and Kenneth
Vaughn. Refreshments of icj
cream and birthday cuke were
served.
Mrs. Frank Connor entertained
her bridge club Tuesday evening.
Those present were Mesdanies
Harold Becket, Claude Graham,
Frank Davidson, Oscar Rippee,
Harry Van Horn, Tress Media
toek. Oral Wright and William
Cox. High score was received by
Mrs. Wright and second by Mrs.
Graham,
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JANUARY 15-30
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ing arranged, possibly at the Le
gion hall in lone, as a benefit ac
tivity, and it is expected that oth
er groups will add considerably
to the fund through community
efforts.
'The 1948 March of Dimes is in
full swing throughout the nation
And it is up to everyone of us to
do our utmost to put this cam
paign for funds for polio victims
over the top," Nickerson declared.
'Treatment of infantile paralysis
is costly. One case alone may re
quire up to SIO.OOO a year. That's
far more than nine out of ten
people can afford. With each and
every one of us doing our part,
putting our dimes and dollars on
the line during these two weeks,
should infantile paralysis strike
in Morrow county during the
coming summer, there will be
enough to pay the bills for
whomever may be attacked."
Facilities for collecting the
dimes and dollars have been set
up over the county and it should
require no more than two weeks
to complete the quota for the
be-'county, tne director peiieves
Tailoring Skills
To l-e Aired By
Clothing Specialist
The training on "Tailoring
Skills' will be presented by Miss
Lucy Lane at the Vert Memorial
building in Pendleton on Satur
day, J .inuary 17 at 1:30 p.m. Miss
Lane, extension specialist in clo
thing from Oregon State college,
will conduct this meeting. MiSi
Lane, who is considered an au
thority on clothing construction,
spent the past year at Columbia
university in New York studying
clothing.
The woman who sews will
want to attend this meeting to
receive assistance with such
problems as lining and interlin
ing coats and jackets. A display
of professional finishes of col
lars and lapels on coats and suits
will be on exhibit. Samples of
suitable materials for suits and
jackets will be displayed and dis
cussed. Homemakers will be assisted
with bound buttonholes, pad
stitching of interfacings, insert
ed pockets and other necessary
finishes to make a well tailored
coat, suit or jacket.
This meeting on "Tailoring
Skills" will be the only one of
this kind in Umatilla county this
year. Miss Katherine Monahan
Umatilla county home demon
stration agent states, "Every wo
man who sews, 4 H club leaders
and older 4-H club girls will want
to attend this meeting on Tailor
ing Skills'."
THOEDSONS ENTERTAIN
METHODIST BIBLE CLASS
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troedson en
tertained the Bible class of the
Methodist church Tuesday eve
ning. There were various forms
of entertainment. A program was
given in which nil took part. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Owens furnished
some music, and several games
were played.
Refreshments of ice cream
cake and punch were served
The guests departed after sing
hie "God Be With You Til We
Meet Again."
Present were Rev. and Mrs. Sor
lien and Meredith Ann; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Owens, Mr. and Mrs
M. L. Case. Mr. and Mrs. Floy
Tolleson, L. W. Rriggs. Miss Opal
Brings, Mrs. Katie Slocum, Mrs
N. D. Bailev. Mrs. Mabel Burken
bine, Miss Lulu Hager, Walter
Gay, Egbert Young, Mr. McMur
try, Mrs. Alex Green, and the
host and hostess.
Committee Cons
Methods Of Road
Finance In County
Hope For Early
Work Resumption
Governs Action
Four members of the special
road committee chosen last fall
to study the road needs and me
thods of financing met Monday
in the office of County Judge Bert
Johnson to discuss ways ana
means of raising funds to carry
out a comprehensive long-range
construction and maintenance
program. Absent was J. G. Bar
ratt, chairman, who was attend
ing a meeting In Portland. In his
absence, George N. Peck acted as
chairman. Other committee mem
bers present were Willard Baker,
Boardman; Henry Baker, lone,
and Mrs. Blaine Chapel, Hard-
man. Judge Johnson and Commis
sioner L. D. Neill and several
farmers "sat in" and participated
in the discussion.
Four methods were written
down for study and the commit
tee will come to a decision soon
as to which will best answer the
urgent demand for early action.
Method number one is the us
ual levy outside the six percent
limitation, which will raise about
$24,000 per year for roads. It re
quires no figuring to arrive at the
conclusion that this will get no
where.
Proposal number two: The
county court may increase the
budget by any amount thought
necessary and submit the"propos
al to the legal voters for approv
al. This applies for one year only.
Number three: To designate
certain roads to be improved and
raise money by issuing bonds
subject to Jhe approval of the
voters. This would be in addition
to the usual budget
Number four: A special levy
covering a certain amount to be
raised each year for a special
number of years. This requires
approval by the legal voters of
the county and is in addition to
the usual budget.
Levy amounts necessary to
meet the requirements ran from
10 mills to 20 mills per year, in
the estimate of those participat
ing in the discussion.
Proposal number four seems to
be held In more general favor by
those who have had an oppor
tunity to voice their opinions. It
is commonly believed that at
least $500,000 will be required to
put the county's road system in
good condition. Under present
property valuation, a 10-mill levy
would raise approximately $125,
000. It may be necessary to adopt
a five-year program at this rate
to accomplish what the people
of the various districts in the
county expect in the way of road
improvement. Due to the deplet
ed condition of the county's road
equipment and the generally
poor condition of the roads, it is'
not improbable that $600,000 cr
more may be needed.
Some of the more enthusiastic
members of the group at the
meeting thought it would not be
bad idea to levy 20 mills for
roads the first year to make it
possible to purchase needed
equipment and do a lot of road
repairing. No action was taken
on this inasmuch as any propo
sal must be submitted to the leg-
1 voters for approval.
Whatever action is taken will
come soon, it was pointed out, be
cause it is hoped to get approval
of the committee's plan in time
to permit road work to be resum
ed at the beginning of the fiscal
ear, July 1.
The committee will meet again
Monday, January 19 for further
discussion and if possible to pre
pare a definite recommendation
to present to the county court.
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First Showing Of
crd Trucks' Friday
The first showing in Heppner
of the new 1948 model Ford
trucks will take place January 16
at the Rosewall Motor company,
local Ford dealers.
With the streamline new trucks
the first post-war products of
he Ford company as the main
attraction, the Rosewall Motor
company will welcome the pub
lie to its showrooms, service, parts
departments.
"We are happy to present the
1948 truck line because we feel
that this is the most important
new truck showing in Ford his
tory," said W. C. Rosewall. "We
are entering the greatest truck
market of all time with the wid
est range of models and capael
ties Ford has ever produced. We
expect to receive trucks during
the coming months in quantities
increased sufficiently to permit
us to meet the heavy demand
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Mr. and Mrs. Don Romini of
Harvev, N. D.. announce the birth
on January 3 of an eight pound
11 ounce daughter. Renee Lorene
The mother taught in Heppner
during the war and the father
saw service overseas in the Afrl
can-southern European cam
palgns, being severely wounded
In the Italian campaign. Mrs
Romlne is the daughter of Rev
and Mrs. Bennie Howe of Milton
formerly of Heppner.
P-TA Hears Mrs.
Mockmore, Women's "
Dean From College
A crowd filling the assembly
room at the school house Wed
nesday evening greeted Mrs. Bu
ena Mockmore, dean or women
at Oregon State college, who was
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Heppner Parent
Teacher association.
Mrs. Mockmore's subject was
"Parents Bane or Blessing?" It
was a treatise on the human fam
ily from infancy on out and from
all accounts was one of the best
discussions of the type ever heard
by those whose good fortune It
was to hear her.
Mrs. C. C. Dunham sang a
group of songs accompanied by
Mrs. C. C. Carmichael at the pi
ano.
Following the regular business
period, the audience repaired to
the music room where the home
economics department served re
freshments.
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Gooseberry Area
Experienced Most
Moisture In 1947
Western Morrow county was
the wettest area in the county in
1947, according to figures submit
ted by Leonard Carlson this week
A total of 18.34 inches of mois
ture was recorded on the rain
gauge at the Carlson farm.
It will be recalled that that dis
trict was visited by some heavy
storms that did not strike in
Heppner, where Len Gilliam's
gauge recorded 15.74 inches for
the year. However, rainfall in Oc
tober, high month of the year,
was .89 of an inch heavier than
in Heppner, the total in Goose
berry being 4.00 against 3.11 in
town.
The record by the month is as
follows: January 1.10; February
.79; March .96; April 1.29; May
.31; June 2.14; July 1.82; August
75; September 1.27; October 4.00
November 2.73, and December
1.18.
Crops are in excellent condi
tion in that section, as well as
elsewhere in the county, and
with normal rainfall during the
spring months the wheatraisers
have little to worry about, except
the possibility of a repetition of
last year's storms which caused
serious damage.
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BUYS SISTER'S INTEREST
Mrs. Nellie Anderson reports
that she has purchased the in
terest of her sister, Mrs. Theodore
Arndt of Rapid City, S. D., in the
Anderson & Wilson Ladies Ready-to-Wear
and became the sole
owner as of January 1. The store
was purchased early in 1946 from
Mrs. Agnes Curran. It will con
tinue to be operated under the
name of Anderson & Wilson.
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F. W. Turner made a business
trip to Portland Wednesday.
District 7 Football Champs
Given H's at Colorful Dinner
If you don't want to find your
self "involved." don't get mixed
up with Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman
and Supt. Henry Tetz. That's
what Francis Nickerson found to
his chagrin last night at the an
nual football banquet, staged this
year under the sponsorship of the
Senior and Junior chambers of
commerce in the music room at
he school building.
Dinner was being served and
Nickerson, engaged in conversa
tion with several others at his
table, was unaware that a high
school girl was standing near
him unaware, that is. until said
lass let out a scream and drop
ped a plate on the floor. A startl
ed crowd looked around to find
the girl pointing an accusing fin
ger at "Nick" and shouting that
he pinched her. The sheriff went
into action and handcuffed the
villain, who had to eat his din-
tier under the handicap.
There were other stunts, such
as short, oh. very short rations
for speakers on the program. But
eventually everybody ate to his
full satisfaction of the excellent
dinner prepared by Miss Mary
Lou George and her group in
home economics at the school.
Henry Tetz as master of cere
monies kept things moving at a
lively pace.
The dinner was preceded with
the invocation by Rev. J. Palmer
Sorlien, J. J. O'Connor, president
of the Senior chamber of com
merce, welcomed the group
There was three numbers by Bil
ly Cochell's quartet, with Cochell
playing the trombone and Mor
gan Connor, Karl Gabler and Jim
"rwick, trumpets, and two num
bers by the girls' glee club.
Walter Follen, athletic director
for the Pendleton city schools,
guest speaker, used as his subject
"Between Halves." He said he
liked football because it teaches
the player to think, is good body
builder and an agency for de
veloping good sports-nanship. Ik
related some humorous anecdotes
taken from his experience In
coaching which didn't altogeth
er bear out the thinking part, but
Chance For Aid In
Hospital Financing
Thought Brighter
Federal Assistance
Would Add About
$50,000 To Fund
Morrow county stands a good
chance of obtaining about $50,
000 of federal aid money for the
construction of a hospital in the
opinion of Ralph I. Thompson,
county commissioner, who re
turned Tuesday from Portland af
ter attending the state woolgrow
ers convention.
Thompson and J. G. Barratt re
mained over a few days in the
city to attend a hearing on the
federal hospital aid program.
which drew between 60 and 70
representatives from various
parts of the state. It was learned
that approximately $456,000 in
aid money is available for Ore
gon hospitals this year and at the
present there are four proposed
hospitals holding top spot in fa
vor of getting this aid. Of these,
Morrow county is one, Thompson
said.
The county has a fund of
around $104,000 on hand for hos
pital construction. Bids were sub
mitted in 1947 but all were too
high, almost double the amount
to spend, and the county court
has been letting the project rest
until more finances can be rais
ed or the plans cut down to meet
the funds. The latter proposal
seems almost out of the picture,
since material and labor costs are
getting no lower. With an addi
tional $50,000 it may be possible
to meet some trimming of plans
and at least get a workable plant
which could be added to as occa
sion demanded.
Other counties in somewhat
the same spot as Morrow county
are Curry, Harney and Tillamook.
It is not known whether these are
private projects or are being built
by tax money but they were rat
ed as in the same position as this
county. Thompson said he un
derstood the hospitals in line for
this aid were chosen by districts,
which, as in the case of Morrow
county hopistal, would serve a
considerable area now dependent
on more distant hospital service.
A survey is being made of the
state to determine the extent of
federal aid needed, and there is
assurance that the local field
will be surveyed at an early date.
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HOLY NAMES SOCIETY
CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS
At a meeting of the Holy
Names society of St. Patrick's
church Sunday, James P. Healy
was elected president for the
coming year. Pete Lennon was
elected vice president and Harry
O'Donnell Jr., secretary.
Mrs. William Richards was el
ected president of the Altar soci
ety; Rose Francis, vice president,
and Mrs. Conley Lanham, secre
tary. in the main his talk stressed the
advantages offered youth in the
athletic programs of the schools.
Principal and coach, Leonard
Pate, presented letters to the fol
lowing members of his 1947
squad: Richard Allstott, defense
end; Bob Bennett, quarter back;
Bob Bergstrom. back; Morgan
Connor, guard; Malcolm East,
end; Karl Gabler, guard; Clar
ence Greenup, back; Willard
Hammack, back; Doyle Key, tac
kle: Bob Kilkenny, tackle; Buster
Padberg. back; Jack Ployhar, tac-J-.le;
Don Rippee. back; Norman
Ruhl, tackle; Jim Sumner, center;
Jerry Waters, end, and Carl
Thorpe, manager.
The Heppner Elks trophies to
district seven six-man and 11
man championship teams was
presented by J. J. O'Connor to the
Pilot Rock six-man team and the
Heppner squad, with Clarence
Greenup accepting the paper de
scribing the plaque which Is as
yet unmade but will be delivered
shortly.
Diverting from football for a
few minutes, Bill Barratt. presi
dent of the Junior chamber of
commerce, presented Gordon Gra
dy with the key-man key of the
Jayeees in recognition of the work
Grady has done since the group
organized last spring.
Following the presentation. O.
G. Crawford presented Bill Bar
ratt with the outstanding Junior
citizenship award. Barratt was
selected by a committee from the
senior chamber of commerce for
his excellent record as president
of the Junior chamber of com
merce, the fact that he was chos
en general chairman f the ag
ricultural planning conference,
and his further coot nhutlon to
the welfare of the county as a
teacher of the GI farmer train
ing program.
Francis Nickerson presented
the sportsmanship award to Bus
ter Padberg. who was chosen for
the honor by vote of his team
mates. The program closed with tin ad
dress by Bill Barratt, using tho
subject, "The Game Goes On."