R - I C A 'J 0 I T 0 R I U '.'
PORTLAND, ORE.
Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 19, 1948
Volume 64, Number 48
Pinckney Leaving,
Becket Coming, In
Bank Promotions
First National
Send Manager Here
To The Dalles
A new manager for the Hepp
ner branch of First National
Bank of Portland Is the result of
two promotions which send B. C.
Pinckney to take charge of the
First National branch at The Dal
les, and brings to Heppner Merle
Becket, who grew up in this com
munity and is now manager of
the Sherman county branch of
First National at Moro.
When notifying the Gazette
Times of the advancement of the
two men, Frank N. Belgrano Jr.,
president of the First National
Bank of Portland, commented
that the transfer was necessitated
by the resignation of V. E. Rolfe
from his position as manager at
The Dalles to enter private busi
ness, but that the promotions fol
lowed the First National's estab
lished policy of promoting men
within their own organization to
executive positions.
"Friends of Pinckney will be
sorry to see him leave Heppner,
but will be pleased with his pro
motion to a position of more var
ied activity and heavier respon
sibility," Belgrano said. "We are
glad to be able to name as his
successor a native of Heppner,
well known and liked through
out this area. Fellow workers
have found Becket a progressive
banker, sure to understand the
community and anxious to con
tribute to its development."
Pinckney, who has been mana
ger of the Heppner branch of
First National since 1938, carries
to his new position as manager
at The Dalles an experience of
banking which began 28 years
ago in Spokane, and a thorough
knowledge of Eastern Oregon ag
riculture and business.
Pinckney Joined the First Na
tional Bank of Portland in 1936,
and went to Lakeview as pro
assistant cashier. Immediate re
cognition of his unusual capaci
ties took him to Union as man
ager of the First National branch
there In the following year. He
came to Heppner about a year
later, after a few months In the
head office at Portland, where he
developed close working relations
with the executive personnel.
Pinckney's services to Heppner
will not soon be forgotten. He
has served as chairman and
Morrow county commander of the
Morrow county cancer drive, and
treasurer for the Morrow County
chapter of the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis. He
was treasurer for the chamber of
commerce, active member of the
Elks, and honorary member of
the Future Farmers of America.
He acted as treasurer for the
Morrow County 4H club council,
and served the community In
many other ways, always freely
giving his time and energy.
All the earlier banking exper
ience of Pinckney was earned in
Washington, beginning in Spo
kane in 1920, as teller for Spo
kane and Eastern bank. In 1925,
he moved to Tacoma, where he
worked with two banks and in
other occupations until asked to
join the Federal Reserve Bank at
Spokane In 1933. He served with
the Federal Intermediate Credit
bank as credit analyst in 1936.
Merle Becket, born in Heppner
In 1909, spent a year each at Ore
gon State college and University
of Oregon after graduating from
high school here. He experiment
eri with two or three fields, in
cluding farming, before settling
on banking as a career. He was
made assistant manager of the
Heppner branch of First Nation
al in 1934, his promotion then
taking him to the Wallowa
Continued on page 6
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J. G. Barratt and
Mrs. Tom Wilson
Cited By Jaycees
Passing out bouquets, and well
deserved bouquets they are, was
one thing accomplished at the
meeting of the Junior chamber
of commerce Wednesday evening,
according to Harry Anderson, sec
rotary.
J. G. Barratt was especially
complimented upon his outstnd
Ing work in the hospital cam
paign. Mrs. Tom Wilson receiv
ed the honors for her untiring ef
forts In promoting the Christmas
Ship drive for food and funds In
the recent drive for European re
lief.
At the same time the newly
organized Jayce'ettcs held their
regular meeting. Their outstand
Ing accomplishment of the eve
nlng was the decision to sponsor
Girl Scout troop III, whose lead
ers are Mrs. Richard Meador and
Mrs. Albert Massey, assistant. It
was also decided to hold a boos
tor meeting and box social on
March 16.
With the concluding of both
meetings the ladles served re
frcshmonts to all assembled. The
food committee was" composed of
Mrs. Walt Barger, Mrs. E. E. Gon
ty and Mrs. Howard Keithley.
Governor Proclaims
100th Anniversary
Of Oregon Country
Whereas, the year 1948 Is the
centennial of the creation of the
Oregon Territory, which marked
the first extension of civil gov
ernment under the flag of the
United States to the Pacific Coast,
and
Whereas, the Act of Congress of
August 14, 1848 creating Oregon
Territory was an event of vital
Importance to the Pacific North
west, insuring free American gov
ernment to a vast region and
bringing to a successful conclu
sion the efforts of American set
tlers In Oregon, and
Whereas, the creation of Ore
gon Territory secured for the Uni
ted States an area of 283,730
squrae miles, embracing all of
the present states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho and west
ern Wyoming and Montana,
which with one exception among
lands on this continent added to
the Jurisdiction of the original
United States, was obtained with
out the necessity of conquest or
of purchase, and
Whereas, under the beneficent
government of the United States
and of the states over three mil
lion people now reside in the area
of the original Oregon Territory,
enjoying abundant prosperity,
personal liberty, security and op
portunity,
Now, therefore, I, John H. Hall,
Governor of the State of Oregon,
do proclaim that the year 1948
shall be designated OREGON
TERRITORIAL CENTENNIAL
YEAR: and urge that the creation
of Oregon Territory a century ago
be appropriately celebrated dur-
ng the year by citizens and or
ganizations to the end that peo
ple of this and other states and
countries may know more of the
history and geography, the devel
opment and the future possibil
ities of the old Oregon Country;
nd as Governor of the first state
to be carved out of the old terri
tory, I Invite the other states with
lands once forming part of this
territory to Join in recognizing
the Centennial anniversary of the
creation of Oregon Territory.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and caused to be affixed the
great seal of the State of Oregon.
Done at Salem, the capital, this
Sixteenth day of February, A. D.
1948.
JOHN H. HALL,
Governor.
SEAL
Attest: EARL T. NEWBRY, Secre
tary of State.
Mustangs Split Last
Two Basketball
Games Of Season
The Heppner Mustangs closed
their regular season by splitting
their games with Condon and
lone the past week.
Against Condon on the latter's
court last Friday the locals ap
peared to still be In the slumn
which caused their downfall;
against Hermiston the previous
week. Sluggish passing pn.s n
inability to hit the hoop cost the
Mustangs their second consecu
tive defeat.
The game itself was rather I
slow. Condon led, 9-4 at the quar-1
ter, which lead Hepnner cut to
108 at the half. The third Quarter!
the Blue Devils increascu their
lead at 15-10, then ran away the
last quarter. The final scroe.
25-13.
i ne Henpner B squad won the
opener, 20-12.
Based on season s play this win
gives Condon the Wheat League
title.
Standings: Won Lost
Condon 5 1
Heppner 4 2
Arlington 2 4
Fossil 1 5
The Mustangs bounced back
from their defeat by Condon and
played one of their Jest games
of the year to defeat the Little
Wheat league champions at lone
Tuesday, 44-34.
Heppner started the scoring on
Rippee's free throw and but for
a brief Interval In the third quar
ter, led all the way. The game
was a thriller from start to fin
ish, the quarter scores being 10-9,
24-21, 33-29, and the final, 44-34.
Doherty was the big gun for
lone, chalking up 15 points for
the night's scoring honors one
point more than Heppner's Rip
pee. Line-ups:
Heppner 44 lone 34
Greenup 10 f 15 Dohertv
Hughes f Peterson
Waters 8 f 7 Hermann
Sumner 4 c 2 Jepson
Padberg 8 g 10 Pettyjohn
Rlppee 14 g Salter
g Carlson
lone B won the opener, 38-27.
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EXAMINER COMING
A traveling examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs is scheduled
to be at the courthouse In Hepp
ner between the hours of 10 a.m
and 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 24
All those wishing permits or
censes to drive cars are asked to
get in touch with the examiner
during these hours,
lone Hi Cardinals
Capture Title In
Little Wheat League
!
Will Represent j
District in 7B
Tourney at Echo
By trouncing Umatilla deci
sively Friday night, 46-38, the
lone high school Cardinals won
the privilege of representing the
Little Wheat league In the dis
trict 7B tournament to be played
February 26, 27, 28 at Echo.
It was a case of too much Ross
Doherty, so far as the Damsite
boys were concerned. The shifty
lone forward accounted for 30 of
his team's 46 points. Doherty pot
ted 14 field goals and captured
two free throws. Hermann was
second high man with eight
points, Jepsen accounted for four
and Pettyjohn and Salter two
each.
It was no one-sided affair at
that, as lone had a half-time lead
of four points, 22-18, and only
two points at the three-quarter
mark, 27-25.
The scores:
lone fg ft f
Doherty, f 14 2 2
Bergstrom, f 0 0 1
Peterson, f 0 0 1
Hermann, c 3 2 3
Jepsen, c 12 2
Pettyjohn, g 10 5
Salter, g 10 1
Carlson, g 0 0 0
20 6 15
Umatilla fg ft f
O'Brian, f 4 12
Thompson, f 10 0
Johnson, c 4 2 2
Bray, g Ill
Hiatt, g 3 3 3
pts
30
0
0
8
4
2
2
0
10 1
LaChance, f 2 0 2
Herbig, g 0 0 1
15 8 10
Referees: Christensen and An
derson from Richland.
The Umatilla B defeated the
lone B in the preliminary, 24-13.
LaChance of Umatilla led the
scoring with eight points. Uma-
Lenz Golden Nuptials Observed; Hilltop Moves Into Town
By Ruth Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Lenz ob
served their fiftieth wedding an
niversary Saturday, February 14,
with a family dinner served in
the basement of the Christian
church. Relatives from Wiscon
sin, Washington, Salem, Portland
and other Valley points were pre
sent for the affair. The three
tiered wedding cake and cenrer
piece of red and white carnations
were presented to the couple by
C. L. Hodge. Mr. and Mrs. Lenz,
formerly of Hermiston and one of
the first couples to settle on the
Hermiston irrigatoin project,
moved to Heppner early in the
fall and reside in the Riverside
district in what was formerly
known as the Jack Knox house
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred A.
Lenz; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Liebe,
Albert and Willie. Hermiston;
Emma M. Lenz, Salem; Laura
Ann Pardin, Hermiston; Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Norquist, Nampavine,
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Lor-
enz and family, btanfield; Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Lenz, Baker;
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dunham and
daughters Barbara and Shirley,
Kendrick, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs.
Lene Bedaux and daughter Kath
leen Ann, great granddaughter of
the honorees, Hermiston.
Monday, as a result of rapidly
melting snow, a large-sized por
tion of the plowed field crown
ing the hill west of town moved
through the city building via the
back door, leaving behind a trail
of silt and debris on the floors
of the garage, fire station and
public library. The run-off con
tinued down Gale street In
stream-like proportions, leaving
large deposits of mud at inter
sections where gutters and drains
were inadequate to handle it. In
the Riverside district, there was
some damage to lawns and the
basement of the Merle Miller res
idence was flooded resulting in
considerable loss of canned fruits
and stored vegetables. Residences
along the east side of S. Main
street felt the effect of the run
off from the hill at the back of
them. Here the water washed
mud over the lawns and side
walks and ran into the basement
of the John Keys home. The wa
ter backed up at the small bridge
on S. Main street, overflowing
into Canon street and into the
basement of the Carl McDaniel
residence to a depth of 1 12 feet
Two dogs sleeping there swam to
safety.
Jack Miller has resigned from
the Heppner laundry and is oper
at Ing his own business under the
name nf the Service Cleaners and
Laundry. Mr. Miller takes his
laundry to The Dalles for wash
Ing and makes local delivery and
pick-up.
Mrs. Edna Jones Klsh and Rob
ert Jones of Portland and Don
Jones of Roseburg were called to
Heppner the last of the week by
the serious Illness of their grand
father, C. A. Miller. A daughter
PRESIDING BISHOP ASKS AID FOR EUROPE
On Sunday February 29, sub
stantially every member of the
Episcopal church will hear the
voice of their presiding bishop,
the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill,
by means of a new and extraor
dinary use of radio. In Hennner
the congregation of All Saints
Episcopal church will sit in tneir
pews and at exactly 11:32 12 a.
m., the presiding bishop's voice
will be heard, telling of the needs
of war-devastated countries in
Europe and Asia, and urging Ep-
iscopal church members every-
where to accept their plain duty
and privilege of helping these
suffering millions. The same
scene and the same message will
be repeated in thousands of Ep-
iscopal churches all over the
country, at exactly the same
time.
461 The Episcopal church gave
more than a million dollars in
Ptsll947 through its Presiding Bish-
op's Fund for World Relief, and
I It Intends to raise the same am
j ount or more in 1948. The entire
i ly new use of radio opens what
is expected to be a very brief and
highly successful campaign.
I At the Sunday service February
, 29, when Bishop Sherrill's ten
I minute address ends, the rector
of All Saints Episcopal church,
! the Rev. Neville Blunt, will tell
his people how they may have a
part in this program of aid for
the distressed, through the Pre
siding Bishop's fund. Then the
Mrs. C. R. Nokes of Albany, came
also.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hams of
the Rood canyon district were
business visitors in Heppner Sat
urday. Mrs. Conley Lanham entertain
ed the Two-Bit Bridge club at her
home on Morgan street Thursday
evening. Present were Mesdames
B. C. Pinckney, Orville Smith,
Stephen Thompson, James Thom
son, Raymond Ferguson, Leonard
Schwarz, L. D. Tibbies and Tom
Wilson who substituted for Mrs.
John Saager, a regular member
of the club, who is spending the
week in Portland.
Jack Parrish left Sunday for
Klamath Falls where he will en
ter a vocational school to study
diesel engineering. He was taken
as far as Arlington by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Howell of
Top were shopping and attending
to business matters in Heppner
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora M. Y'eager
left Tuesday morning on the bus
for Portland where they will
spend a week on a buying trip
for their store on N. Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Farley
made a business trip to Pendle
ton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hayes
moved th?ir household effects to
Arlington Sunday. Mr. Hayes re
cently purchased a service sta
tion there.
F. W. Turner entertained a
group of friends at cards Monday
evening at his home on Jones
street. Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Al Haguewood, Mr. and Mrs. P.
W. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Pinckney, Mrs. Oscar George
Mrs. Emil Groshens, Mrs. Muriel
Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hap
pold, Mrs. Bert Kane, Mr. and
Mrs. LaVerne Van Maretr, Mrs.
Anabel Allison and Leo H61man
of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Barratt
motored to Portland Tuesday af
ternoon to spend a few days at
tending to business matters in
the city. They were accompan
ied by Lester Gammell who will
undergo medical treatment there.
Mr. and Mrs. James Valentine
were hosts Saturday evening for
a buffet bridge super at their
country home in Sandhollow.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Cohn, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ma
honey, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Pinckney and
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mover mo
tored to Portland Saturday after
their young daughter, Peggy Sue.
who had been spending the past
several days in Doernbecher hos
pital. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Aalberg are
the parents of a 7 12 pound son,
William Charles, born February
15 at St. Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barratt en
tertained with a buffet bridge
$1000 Expected Goal
In Boy Scout Drive
J. O. Turner, chairman of the
Boy Scouts dawn to dusk drive
for funds for the coming year,
wishes to thank all persons who
gave so enthusiastically of their
time and money in making the
drive a success.
The boys enjoyed the early
morning breakfast and it is ex
pected that when all reports are
in, the "take" will be in the
neighborhood of $1000. This am
ount, together with splendid
leadership the scouts have had,
should make scouting in this
community outstanding in the
northwest, Mr. Turner believes.
Cliff Hanson of Walla Walla,
asssitant executive of the Blue
Mountain countil of Boy Scouts,
was in attendance at the kick-off
breakfast. This is Hanson's last
official appearance in Heppner as
he is moving to Medford to be
come the chief executive of the
Crater Lake council.
opportunity will, be given for
both immediate gifts and short
time pledges. At national church
headquarters in New York City
it was stated recently that "Our
1,600,000 people can raise $1,
000,000 for the Presiding Bishop's
Fund for World Relief in one day
if each parish and mission will
do its share."
supper Sunday -evening for a
group of their friends. Mrs. Ed
win Dick received high score and
A. A. Scouten, second.
The Guild of All Saints Epis
copal church met Thursday af
ternoon in the parish hall with
Mrs. L. E. Bisbee and Mrs. Har
old Cohn as hostesses. Mrs. M.
R. Wightman, delegate to the
Women's Service league meeting
held the eailier part of February
in Klamath Falls, gave a detail
ed account of the conference. The
purchase of new capes for the
choir was discussed at length.
Harold Cohn motored to Port
land Sunday to spend a few days
on business and pleasure. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Addie Pat
terson who will remain in the
city to visit friends and relatives
for several weeks.
Mrs. Neville Blunt departed
Thursday for a fortnight's visit
with relatives and friends in Vic
toria, B. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Holliday are
the parents of a daughter born
Sunday evening at St. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton.
Bryce Evans left Wednesday
for his home in Lake Andes, So.
Dakota, after a visit of several
days in Heppner at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hamlin.
Mrs. Etta Hunt is seriously ill
at home on Water street.
Mrs. Allen Case and Mrs. R. I
Thompson made a business trip
to Portland Friday. They were
taken to Arlington by Mr. Thomp
son and continued to the city by
train.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine E. Isom
were over from Pendleton Tues
day attending to business mat
ters in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. William Furlong
motored to The Dalles Saturday
to spend the week end with Mrs.
Furlong's sister, Mrs. C. C. Aus
tin and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
and son Eric motored to Pendle
ton Monday to spend the day
shopping and attending to busl
ness.
Mrs. George Krebs of Portland
is a guest in Heppner at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Don
Evans and Mr. Evans. Mr. Krebs
is in Cecil where he is assisting
with the lambing at the Krebs
Brohters ranch. .
L. Van Marter Sr. has returned
from Portland where he spent
the week end visiting friends
Earl Ivey, grand master of the
I. O. O. F. of Oregon, The Dalles,
paid an official visit to Willows
lodge No. 66 Wednesday evening
Four fifty-year members, Ray
McAlister, Ralph Benge, Al Tro
edson and George Ely of Morgan
were present at this meeting
special presentation of the fifty
year Jewel was made to Al Troed
son. Hosts for the evening were
Roy Quackenhush, Jesse Payne
and Durward Tash.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Zinter mo
tored over from their farm near
Long Creek Saturday afternoon
bringing his mother, Mrs. Ida
Zinter, who has been visiting
Heppner Band To
Present Concert
Evening of Mar. 19
Patrons of the school and peo
ple in general will be interested
to learn that the Heppner school
band will renew the policy of
giving an annual concert and
that Friday, March 19, has been
the date selected for the first per
formance of this nature since the
war so rudely interrupted the
schedule.
Director Billy Cochell stated
Monday that the concert idea is
not something cooked up in re
cent weeks or months, but has
been the objective of the band
since its reorganization In 1946.
Not alone has the band as a
whole been preparing for the ev
ent, but many members have
been working on solos, quartets
and other arrangements that go
to make up a full evening of high
class entertainment
While the main objective in
giving the concert is to provide
entertainment for the public and
to show the progress made by
the band, there is a matter of
awards, uniforms, instruments
and other incidentals not covered
by budget appropriation, and to
help meet these expenses, par
ticularly the purchase of the
awards, the band finds it neces
sary to charge a nominal fee for
admission to the concert. This
charge has not been set but will
be given in advertising that will
be started shortly.
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IRRIGON DEFEATS LEZ
Irrigon high school defeated
Lexington 46-42 at Lexington Tu
esday night in a Little Wheat
League game. The game was a
close affair all the way with Lex
ington having a slight edge.
Rand, Irrigon guard scored with
two minutes to go, to put Irri
gon in front for the first time, 44
42. Stephens, Irrigon center, led
Irrigon scoring 14 points. In a
preliminary game, the Irrigon
grade school defeated the Lex
ington graders, 26-4.
Irrigon 46 Lexington 42
Fraser 12 f ...12 Papineau
Critchlow 8 f 12 Padberg
Stephens 14 c 8 Buchanan
Rand 6 g.. 7 Way
Poulson 1 g 2 Messenger
erly Burnside and her sisters,
Nancy and Carol Anderson.
Ervin Anderson and Billy Nich
ols motored to Portland Wednes
day to spend a few days attend
ing to business matters.
A daughter was born February
17 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller
at St. Anthony's hospital in Pen
dleton. This is the Miller's third
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hoilman of
Ukiah were visiting friends in
Heppner Wednesday.
Mrs. Anabel Allison spent a
few days in Heppner the first of
the week visiting with her fath
er, F. W. Turner, and transact
ing business for the Insurance
firm for which she is working.
She was accompanied by Leo
Holman.
there for the past week or ten
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Smith of Con
don were transacting business in
Heppner Tuesday.
Mrs. James Boland and daugh
ter Mary of The Dalles arrived
Tuesday morning to spend a
week here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Pirl Howell. Mr. Boland
will come up Saturday to attend
the Elks' annual ball.
The finance and book commit
tees of the Heppner Public Li
brary association held a business
meeting at the Van Marter apart
ment Tuesday evening with Pres
ident Laurel Van Marter in
charge. Ways and means of fin
ancing improvements to the li
brary room were discussed at
length. New books to be pur
chased by funds presented by
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney were
chosen and included: McCrone,
Red Plush"; Whitney, "Abigail
Adams"; Renus, "When the
Mountain Fell," and Davies,
'Miracle on 34th Street." These
will be placed on the Harriet K.
Mahoney Memorial shelf.
Improvements that have been
made thus far under Mrs. Van
Marter's management are asph
alt tile covering on the floor, a
new oil stove and new draperies,
material for which was donated
to the association by the Case
Furniture company.
Mrs. Alena Anderson entertain
ed at two birthday parties for her
daughters, Adelia and Nancy,
during the past week. On Febru
ary 12, Nancy observed her ninth
birthday with a party for the fol
lowing guests: Dale Osmin, Lor
etta Burnside, Sally Palmer, Bar,
bara Warren, Judy Thompson,
Meredith Thomson, Sandra Lan
ham, Joanne Jewett, Joanne
Keithley, Mary Ruth Green, Rose
Nell Stokes, Joyce Washburn and
Adelia and Carol Anderson. On
February 14, Adelia observed her
eleventh birthday by entertain
ing the following guests: Sharon
Becket, Diane Van Horn, Peggy
Wightman, Jean Marie Graham,
Donna Hudson, Deloris Keithley,
June Privett, Judy Browne, Ber
dine Corbln, Nancy Eberhardt
Barbara Lynn Wright, Margaret
Anne Miller, Deloris Duma, Bev
To Push For Hospital
Aid By Government
Two Die When Car
Crashes Truck On
Road Near Irrigon
Washington Men,
Occupants of Car,
Killed Instantly
Two men were instantly killed,
a car was completely wrecked
and a truck badly damaged when
the car sideswiped the truck
about a mile west of the Umatilla-Morrow
county line at ap
proximately 8:30 p. m Sunday.
The truck was headed east and
the car west on highway 730,
Occupants of the car, a 1941
model Dodge coupe, were Pat
rick J. Casey of Spokane and
Rand Miller of Richland, Wash.
Both bodies were thrown from
the car and were badly mutilat
ed. Officer Robert Baker of the Ore
gon State police called Sheriff
C. J. D. Bauman, who, with Cor
oner A. D. McMurdo and District
Attorney P. W. Mahoney, arrived
at the scene at 10:20 p.m. The
findings of the officers were
made up in the following report:
The truck was occupied by
three men, Robert 1. Kostelnax
and Leonard Kostelnak of Kill
deer, North Dakota, and was
driven by Andrew Kulish, having
North Dakota operator's license
No. 61-423. Kulish and Robert
Kostelnak were in the cab and
Leonard Kostelnak occupied a
bed in the rear of the truck. The
truck, a 1942 Chevrolet, was load
ed with household goods and fur
niture. Marks found at the scene
of the accident indicated the
truck was well on hte right side
of the yellow stripe and was trav
eling at a moderate rate of speed.
The truck was hit on the left
side by the coupe, the impact
knocking the rear dual drive
wheels loose. The coupe was com
pletely demolished and came to
rest on the north side of the high
way facing south and off the
traveled part of the road some
150 feet from the truck. The
truck was facing in a northeast
erly direction with the greater
portion on the left side of the
yellow stripe facing east and
much of the load spilled in the
center of the highway. The truck
traveled only a short distance
from the point of impact.
While the officers' report did
not include statements from the
occupants of the truck, it is re
ported that the men in the cab
estimated the coupe was travel
ing at a high rate of speed, pos
sibly 90 miles an hour, out tnere
is no confirmation of this other
than that the truckmen realized
the car was traveling entirely
too fast for safety.
An ambulance was called
from Pendelton to take the bodies
to a mortuary there.
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Elks Preparing To
Entertain Crowd
Of 800 Saturday
Entertainment committees
named by Heppner lodge No. 358,
B. P. O. E., are laying extensive
plans to take care of an estimat
ed 800 guests at the annual
Washington's birthday party to
be held here Saturday. The guest
list is limited exclusively to
members of the order and their
feminine escorts.
During the time that the lodge
will be in session in the after
noon for the purpose of initiating
a class oi candidates, the Elks
ladies will be entertained at a
card party at the Legion hall..
There will be a buffet supper,
after which dancing will be en-
Joyed. Music for the dancing will
be furnished by a dance band
from Portland.
The Lexington school band
will play at the hall at 11:30 af
ter playing a few numbers on
the street.
With a membership of 550 or
more, the local lodge covers Mor
row, Gilliam and Wheeler coun
ties. Social affairs given at the
temple always attract large
numbers from the neighboring
counties, as well as the home
county.
EDITOR AT CONFERENCE
O. G. Crawford, Gazette Times
editor, departed last night for Eu
gene to attend the spring confer
ence of the Oregon Newspaper
Publishers association. Mr. Craw
ford is the association president.
Featured on the program tomor
row evening will be Harold E.
Stassen, republican presidential
aspirant Charles E. Gratke, for
eign editor of the Christian Sci
ence Monitor, is also a conference
speaker.
Steps are being taken this week
to file an application with the
federal agency having In charge
the disbursement of such funds
for a grant to the Pioneer Mem
orial hospital, Morrow county's
project launched three years ago
and sanctioned by the voters to
the extent of more than $100,000.
Decision to file the application
came following a visit here Mon
day of representatives from the
state board of health and the
hospital firm of architects in
charge of drawing the plans for
the hospital.
Here for a conference with the
hospital committee were Mrs.
Tharaldsen and Miss King from
the state board of health, and E.
W. Harrington, architect. Mem
bers of the committee present
with the county court, Included
J. G. Barratt, Frank E. Parker,
B. C. Pinckney, George N. Peck,
L. D. Neill, Ralph I. Thompson
and Judge Bert Johnson.
After going over the financial
situation, hospital plans and oth
er matters pertinent to the pro
ject, it was concluded to instruct
the architect to revise the plans
to construct a 15 -bed hospital.
Approximate estimates on a
building of that size and the
equipment left the county fund
short about $70,000. To meet this
difference it will be necessary to
raise from $20,000 to $25,000 by
popular subscription and apply
to the federal agency for the bal
ance on a basis of 50 cents to
each dollar put up by the county.
This would place the total pro
ject fund in the neighborhood of
$180,000.
A motion was passed by the
building committee that the hos
pital be constructed of semi-fireproof
materials. This indicates
that tile of one type or another
will be used. It was also decid
ed that space should be allotted
downstairs for welfare cases af
ter the hospital proper gets into
full operation.
It should be explained that the
name, Pioneer Memorial hospit
al, was chosen temporarily for
the purpose of designating it in
the application for federal funds.
A permanent name has not been
chosen, although this one is ap
propriate. The entire personnel of the
hospital committee will meet the
architect and representatives oi
the Oregon state board of health
in The Dalles Monday to check
over revised plans and fix up fin
al details for making the appli
cation for federal funds.
J. G. Barratt and the visitors
attended the chamber of com
merce luncheon Monday and ex
plained to that group what the
hospital committee has in mind.
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Colored Giants Of
Iowa Scheduled To
Meet The Townies ;
Much amusement awaits the
Heppner casaba fans when the
colored basketball aggregation,
'The Iowa Colored Ghosts," meets
the Heppner Townies at the lo
cal gymnasium Tuesday evening,
Feb. 24.
These fellows are listed as the
"world's greatest professional
team" and no doubt will warrant
your presence at the game next
Tuesday night.
A preliminary game is sched
uled for grade school teams. The
Heppner school band will play
several selections and a good
time is promised all.
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BROTHER DIES AT LA GRANDE
John Parker, older brother of
F. S. Parker of Heppner, who had
made his home in Cove for many
years, died in a La Grande Hos
pital this morning following a
lingering illness. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been
made pending the arrival of rel
atives from Iowa. Mr. Parker had
visited in Heppner at various
times and had many friends here
who will be sorry to learn of his
passing.
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Mrs. F. S. Parker is spending a
few days in Pasco, Wash., this
week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. C. A. Jones, assisting in the
care of Mr. Jones who is gravely
ill.
Airport Weather
Forecast Accurate
In his February 12 issue of Side
Slips," Jack Forsythe, manager
of the Lexington airport, makes
a report on the weather, January
29-February 12, inclusive. The
airport weather chart shows high
temperature for the period was
48 degrees plus on February 8;
low temperature two degrees plus
on February 5. Highest recorded
wind, 33 mph February 8. Most
moisture, .5i inch (snow) Febru
ary 2. Moisture January 2) to
February 12, M Inch. Moisture
from January 1, 1 87 Inches.
The figures aforementioned are
backed by the accuracy of record
ing instruments, but they are no
more accurate than Side slips
editor's forecast, which said It all
In one word "lousy." ( Please
don't ask us to give the proper
definition for lousy.)