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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 18, 1948
Volume 64, Number 52
Committees Start
Work To Complete
Hospital Finances
Frank W. Turner
Heads Move For
Raising $20,000
Headed by Frank W. Turner,
veteran fund raising campaigner,
committees are out to raise the
$20,000 needed to complete finan
cing of the Pioneer Memorial hos
pital. Turner was chosen Mon
day evening, much against his
better judgment (he alleged),
and only accepted because there
is not time to hunt for a chair
man. He set to work immediate
ly choosing committee chairmen
and announced this morning that
everything is set to go.
A second meeting was held at
the council chambers Wednesday
evening at which time names
were submitted and final plans
adopted for the drive. At the same
time, solicitors present were
briefed on the status of the hos
pital financing in order to be
prepared to give the right ans
wers to inquiring prospective
donors.
It is understood that part of the
$20,000 needed has been subscrib
ed and it is expected that not
only will pledges be In but that
the funds will be mostly sub
scribed within the next ten days.
"It will be an effort to raise the
needed fund unless every citizen
is ready and willing to do his
part. I believe the fund should
be subscribed In smaller sums
by the many rather than by a
few citizens putting it up in large
amounts, and we have planned
our campaign to give everybody
a chance to contribute," Turner
said. "It is essential to get this
fund in hand as quickly as pos
sible if actual construction on the
hospital is to get underway this
year. By this plan of raising the
needed funds no one will be im
posed upon or hurt financially."
Contributions by check should
be made payable to Morrow
county. They will be placed in
the hospital equipment fund and
donors will be given credit, ac
cording to Judge Bert Johnson.
(Further discussion of this sub
ject will be found on the editorial
page.)
Library Assn. To
Sponsor 3-Act Play
"Hillbilly Courtship," a comedy
in three acts, has been chosen as
the play to be sponsored by the
Heppner Library association and
to be presented some time in
April.
The cast of 13 local people Is
being coached by Waldo Jackson,
grade school principal. "Hillbilly
Courtship," as the title suggests,
is a screaming farce-comedy and
some rare entertainment awaits
the public when it is presented.
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES
MARCH 11 IN PORTLAND
Portland papers carried notices
of the' death of Mrs. Elnora Bar
tholomew who passed away on
March 11 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Tom West, in
Portland.
Mrs. Bartholomew, whose hus
band was the late Herbert Bar
tholomew, lived with her family
in Heppner for a number of years,
coming here in the 90's and leav
ing a year or so after the flood
of 1903. She had made her home
in Portland ever since. She was
a talented pianist and figured
prominently in the musical and
social life of the community dur
ing her residence here. Her hus
band was an uncle of Charles
Bartholomew of Pine City.
Survivors are Mrs. West and
Nelson Bartholomew, both of
Portland, and four grandchildren.
SCHEDULE BOOSTER NIGHT
To boost membership and al
the same time gather in a little
"kale," the Junior chamber of
commerce, assisted by the mem
bers' wives, has scheduled a
booster night for March 24. There
will be a program starling at 8
o'clock, to be followed with a box
social.
Letter From Mariannas Jells
Fine Work of
With the Red Cross member
ship campaign on in full force
this week, a letter received early
in January by Mrs. E. O. Fergu
son seems timely to publish this
week. The letter is from Thomas
C. Corcoran, Phm 3c aim was
written Christmas day on the Is
land of Guam. He writes:
Dear Mrs. Ferguson: The local
Red Cross here on Guam brought
down some gifts to the dispen
sary here where I have the duty
and lo and behold! I find some
slippers you women had made. I
remember when I was at San Di
ego Navy hospital last year I
thanked you for them, and I thot
I'd let you know that your work
and time to make some of us
guys a little more comfortable" Is
still making patients happy to
know that some of the ones at
Basketball Winds
Up With Defeat of
County's All-Stars
Having defeated the Motor Inn
Theatre Indians of Pendleton by
the decisive score of 60-38 a week
or two ago, the Morrow County
All-Stars figured they had a
chance to even the score with the
Condon Rover Boys in a season
wind-up game. Consequently, La
Verne Van Marter, business man
ager for the All-Stars, scheduled
a game with the Condon boys for
March 16.
The Rover Boys came over Tu
esday evening and when they re
turned home their standing had
not been injured in the least. In
truth, it had been enhanced. The
Morrow countlans trailed all the
way and the All-Stars were will
ing to lay their suits away until
next season.
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Local High School
Rated As Standard
Heppner high school has been
given a rating of conditionally
standard following an inspection
of school and plant here on Feb
ruary 4 by Carrol B. Howe, super
visor of secondary education, Or
egon department of education. In
a letter to the district, State Supt.
Rex Putnam said in part:
"The school at Heppner offers
a very complete ducational pro
gram for a school of this size
and provides an example of what
can be done with an interested
and progressive school board and
a vigorous administration."
There is more comment on the
school program and then recom
mendations are offered for im
provements that will make it per
manently standard. Due to lack
of space this week, further com
ment will be postponed until next
issue, except to quote Mr. Put
nam's closing paragraph: "The
Heppner high school will be rat
ed as conditionally standard un
til such time as the laboratory
provisions arc made for biology.
No plan will be required, as the
school will automatically become
standard as soon as the condition
is met." ,
Churches Prepare
Sunrise Service
Rev. Shelby Graves is chair
man of the Easter Sunrise service
to be held this year at the As
sembly of God church. Joe Jew
ett, pastor of the Heppner Church
of Christ, will be the speaker,
Rev. J. Palmer Sorlion will read
the scripture, and Mrs. Betty
Warren will provide special mu
sic, accompanied by Mrs. Ray
Taylor at the piano.
Text of the message to be brot
at the 6:30 a.m. service on March
28 is "Proper Easter Garments,"
Luke 24.
WRANGLER RIDE SET
FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 21
Members of the Wranglers rid
ing club will be heading for the
Jim Valentine ranch in Sand Hol
low Sunday morning, according
to Oscar George, president of the
organization. The group will
leave the Rodeo grounds at 10
o'clock and ride to the Valentine
place where at noon Mrs. Valen
tine will serve lunch. Jim has
promised to provide the hay and
oats for. the riding stock.
The Wranglers have scheduled
a dance for the night of April 10
to be held at the I. O. O. F. hall in
Lexington.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Roe Cloud
of Pendleton were house guests
Tuesday night at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. J. Palmer Sorlien.
Dr. and Mrs. Cloud were guest
speakers at the school banquet
for the athletic teams and the
P-TA meeting which followed at
Lexington.
Miss Lela Tolleson was home
Friday evening from Walla Wal
la whore she is employed as a
nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Tolleson look
her back Saturday and then
drove to Wallula and took the
train for Spokane. Mr. Tolleson
returned home Sunday night and
Mrs. Tolleson remained there for
a few days for medical treatment
War Red Cross
home worked during the war al
so! I've still got the Christmas
card you sent me when I was in
the hospital. I am well now and
on duly with the fleet marine
forces commander, Mariannas Is
lands. We don't have many pa
tients here nnd some of the corps
men and myself are using your
slippers. Thanks a lot!
Sincerely yours, Thomas C. Cor
Coran.
Jack O'Connor, campaign direc
tor for Morrow county, aiinounc
ed Monday that the drive for
membership Is officially on and
he hopes response will be prompt
so that the drive may be com
pleted at least by April 1. Forty
five percent of the amount col
lected will remain here to assist
in local projects and for an em
ergency fund,
Funeral Services
For Otis Biddle
Held Tuesday P.M.
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock p.m., Tuesday at the
Methodist church for Otis Biddle,
prominent farmer of the Sanford
canyon district, whose death oc
curred Saturday, March 13, at the
Portland General hospital, fol
lowing a lingering illness. The
Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien officiated.
Interment followed in the Hepp
ner Masonic cemetery.
Otis Perry Biddle was a native
of Morrow county. He was born
July 19, 1894 in the Gooseberry
section, the son of Marion and
Jennie Elizabeth Biddle. A vet
eran of the first World War, he
enlisted August 7, 1918 at Lafay
ette, Oregon, serving as a private
and later as a quartermaster in
the Spruce division. He received
his honorable discharge at Van
couver, Wash. Following his ar
my service he was employed for
some time by the late R. A.
Thompson, later engaging in
farming for himself and enjoying
considerable success. He was
married December 8, 1923 to Alice
Eleanor Kirk daughter of James
Kirk of Heppner. To this union
were born three daughters, Eu
genia Eleanor Ball, Fern Marie
and Phyllis Mae Biddle, and one
son, Marion Otis, who, with the
mother survive. Besides his im
mediate family, he is survived by
his father, Marion Biddle of La
fayette; a brother, Orrie Biddle,
also of Lafayette; five sisters, Li
la Holmes, North Bend; Zola
Brockman, Clinton, Wash.; Opal
Moe, Salem; Viola Mix, Portland,
and Zelma Pearson, Klamath
Falls; and a grandson, Leon Jay
Ball, Heppner. The mother and
a brother, Clarence, preceded Ot
is in death. The brother, Orrie,
was the only member of the fam
ily residing away from here able
to attend the services.
Home Ec Club Has
Charge of Grange
Meeting Saturday
The Home Economics club was
in charge of the regular meeting
of the Lexington grange Saturday
evening when the theme was
"Safety and Home." The commit
tee in charge, Mrs. Chris Brown,
Mrs. J. A. Troedson and Mrs. Ce
cil Jones, arranged the following
program:
Song, "Oregon Suits Me." aud
ience. Two songs by the Lexing
ton Horizon Girls Iris Bloods
worth, Jo McMillan, Ida Buchan
an, Edna Ivey, Ileen Shannon,
Pat Majeske and Betty Griffin.
Rollcoll by each member giving a
safety resolution. Tableau, "In
the Garden." Movie, "A Stitch in
Time." a special film on farm
accidents sent out by the Sears,
Roebuck Foundation, shown by
Tom Wilson of the Soil Conserva
tion service.
Readings, Mrs. J. A. Troedson
and Mrs. Armin Wihlon. Group
singing to close.
The refreshment committee in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Burton Peck,
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck, Mrs.
Elsie Beach and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dinges.
A feature of the program was a
table display of antiques.
New grange members attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Munkers and Tom Wilson.
MRS. ALICE WILES DIES
AT DALLES HOSPITAL
Services were held at 2 o'clock
p.m. today at the lone Coopera
tive church for Mrs. Alice Wiles,
76, who passed away Monday,
March 15 at The Dalles. Rev. Al
fred Shirley, pastor, officiated.
Interment was in the I. O. O. F.
cemetery at lone.
Mrs. Wiles is survived by the
following children: S. L. and
Floyd Wiles of lone; Mrs. Vida
Britton' Tygh Valley; Mrs. Jes
sie Carr, The Dalles, and Mrs.
Dottle Warfield, Pendleton.
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HENRY VOGLER FILES
Henry Vogler, Pine City ranch
er, got in under the wire just
before filing time closed on
March 12 and will have his name
on the ballot for county commis
sioner. This gives the voters a
chance to select a nominee from
among three candidates, the oth
er two seeking the post being
Oscar Peterson of lone and Rus
sell Miller of Boardman, Vogler
has extensive Interests in the
county, as well as a large wheat
ranch just over the line in Uma
lilla county.
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EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty Tuesday, March 23,
at the courthouse in Heppner.
Persons wishing licenses or per
mits lo drive are asked to get
In touch wtth the examiner be
tween the hours of 10 a.m. and
4 p.m.
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Frank S. Parker and daughter,
Mrs. Frances Mitchell, drove to
Pendleton today to meet Mr. Par
ker's niece, Mrs. Mildred Barger
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who is
spending a month's vacation vis
iting relatives in Oregon,
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Mrs. Thelma Anderson and
Peggy Hayes went to Pendleton
Saturday,
Reading Public To Benefit By
Additions To Library Shelves
By Ruth Payne
New books placed in circula
tion this week at the Heppner
public library include: The Fed
eral Reserve System, Its Purposes
and Functions; Miller, Men and
Volts at War; Meany, Babe Ruth;
McCrone, Red Plush; Presiden
tial Report on Civil Rights; Free
man, Discovering South America;
Davis, Soldier of Democracy, the
biography of General Dwight D.
Eisenhower; Fay, The Two
Franklins; Hahn, The Soong Sis
ters, the revealing biography of
the three greatest women in Chi
na; Rourke, Audubon; Charwood,
Theodore Roosevelt; Morison, Ad
miraj of The Ocean Sea, the life
of Christopher Columbus; White,
A Puritan in Babylon, the story
of Calvin Coolldge; Slmonds, Edi
son, His Life, His Work and His
Genious; Mussolini, My Autobi
ography; Nash, Nothfhg - But
Wodehouse.
Mrs. Grace Nickerson received
serious facial injuries and body
bruises in a fall Thursday eve
ning when she tripped on a rais
ed place in the sidewalk in front
of the Hiatt apartments on Balti
more street. Mrs. Nickerson,
walking along with her hands In
the pockets of her coat, was un
able to remove them quickly en
ough to break the fall and struck
her face on the sidewalk.
Mrs. Charles McDaniel of Hard
man was brought to Heppner to
a physician the end of the week
to receive treatment for injuries
she received in a fall when she
slipped on the ice. At the time
of the accident, Mrs. McDaniel
was helping load a truck with
their household effects, prepara
tory to moving to Stanfield where
they have purchased a small ac
reage. During her stay here she
was the guest of her brother-in-law
and sster, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Bleakman.
Mrs. Charles Hodge Jr. enter
tained Wednesday evening with
a handkerchief shower for Mrs.
Harry Anderson who Is leaving
soon to make her home in Idaho.
Present were Mrs. Frank Davis,
Mrs. Wlliam Cochell, Mrs. Louis
Gilliam, Mrs. LaVerne Van Mar
ter, Mrs. Ike Cole, Mrs. Ambrose
Chapin and Mrs. William Bar
ratt. Two tables of bridge were
in play for which Mrs. Cole re-,
ceived high score.
Mrs. Grace Turner and Lstel
"Bud" Fields were married March
12 in Boise, Idaho.
Edward Chidsey of La Grande
was a business visitor in Hepp
ner the end of the week. Mr.
Chidsey, a former resident of this
area, is now with the state high
way commission.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles urayoeai
returned to Corning, Cal., the end
of the week, having been called
to Heppner by the death of her
grandfather, the late C. A. Miller.
They were accompanied as far
as Eugene by Miss Loraa Mae
Jones who is attending North
west Christian college in that
city.
Mrs. Anna Plerson of White
Salmon, Wash., is spending a
fortnight in Heppner with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Pierson and family.
Mrs. Walter Barger and daugh
ters have returned from Tacoma
where they had been visiting her
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Doherty
held "open house" at their new
country home Sunday afternoon,
complimenting his mother, Mrs.
Katharine Doherty, on the occa
sion of her birthday and to give
their friends an opportunity to
inspect the new house which
was recently completed. Forty
four guests were present during
the afternoon. Among those from
a distance were Miss Helen Do
herty from Vallejo, Cal., and John
Doherty from San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nickerson
and Mrs. Grace Nickerson motor
ed to Portland Tuesday to spend
a few days looking after business
matters. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Florence Hughes who will
visit relatives and friends in uie
city and in Centralia, Wn, for
some six weeks. Although Mrs.
Hughes says her plans are indef
inite, she hopes to visit in Cal
ifornia before returning to Hepp
ner later in the spring.
Allen Case made a business
trip to Portland the first of the
week.
Mrs. Floyd Worden and Mrs.
Frank Wilkinson were hostesses
for the meeting of the Morrow
County Shrine club and auxiliary
at the Masonic temple Saturday
evening. Bridge, pinochle and
Chinese checkers were played
with Mrs. Allen Case receiving
high for bridge; William Corhell
high for pinochle and David
Hynd, high for Chinese checkers.
Refreshments were served.
According to word received by
Heppner relatives, funeral ser
vices for Keith, nine year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Les Rasmussen,
were held in Lyndon, Wash..
Thursday afternoon. The Rasmus
sens lived in Heppner several
years ago.
Mrs. C, C. Carmlchael of Lex
ington is a patient at Coffee
Memorial hospital In Portland
where she recently underwent a
major operation.
Mfs. Merle Miller returned Sat
urday from Portland where she
had been receiving medical at
tention for the past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs, Ike Cole and Mrs.
Henry Happold returned Sunday
evening from Portland where
they spent the week end visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Neville Blunt returned Tu
esday evening from Victoria, B.
G, where she had been visiting
relatives for the past three weeks.
She was met in Walla Wala by
Rev. Mr. Blunt.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bucknum
were business visitors in Pendle
ton the first of the week. I
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker re
turned Sunday from Portland.
Mrs. Baker had been in the city
for some time with her mother
who has been ill and Mr. Bakre
motored down after her the end
of the week.
Eddie Chinn returned from
Portland the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Gosney and
children of Hood River spent the
week end in Heppner with her
mother, Mrs. V. R. Runnion and
Mr. Runnion. Other guests this
week at the Runnion home are
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Hoevell of San
Francisco.
Harlan Devin of Condon is
spending this week in Heppner
with his mother, Mrs. Sylvia Dev
in, who is seriously ill at her
home on Baltimore street.
Don McElligott of lone was
transacting business in Heppner
Monday. Mr. McElligott reports
that his father, Charles McElli
gott, who had been spending
some time in Portland under
medical care, has improved con
siderably and is again at the
ranch near lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Timm were
over from Pendleton Monday
transacting business in Heppner.
The Timms who formerly lived
on a farm near lone now have a
ranch in the McKay dam district
between Pendleton and Pilot
Rock.
Walter Moore of Pendleton was
a business visitor in Heppner on
Tuesday.
Among lone visitors in Heppner
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Lindstrom, Mrs. Wer
ner Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. John
Eubanks, Mrs. Garland Swanson
and Mrs. Delbert Emert.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish mo
tored to Condon Saturday evening
to attend the baskeball game be
tween the Heppner and Condon
town teams.
Mrs. Louise Ritchie of The Dal
les visited in Heppner the first
of the week. During her stay she
was the houseguest of Mrs. Ora
K. Wyland. Prior to coming to
Heppner, Mrs. Ritchie visited rel
atives in Hermiston and Pendle
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Batty
of Kimberly were week-end
houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Becket at their country
home in the Eightmile district.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Munkers
motored to The Dalles Saturday
afternoon to spend the week end
with relatives.
Vince Stingle has returned
from The Dalles where he had
been a patient in The Dalles hos
pital. Dr. L. L. Taylor, government
veterinarian from The Dalles,
was a business visitor in Hepp
ner Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Kenton and
children of Salem visited this
week with her father, L. D. Neill,
and Mrs. Neill, having come up
to be present for Mr. Neill s birth
day. According to word received in
Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. George
Matthews of Pendleton are the
parents of a daughter, born Sat
urday in that city. Mr. Matthews
formerly operated a radio shop
in Heppner.
Mrs. Jeff Pierce has returned
to her home in Bend after spend
ing several days here assisting
with the care of her mother, Mrs
Ada Cason, who has been ill. Mrs.
Cason is much improved at this
time.
Harley Wright returned Tues
day evening from Portland where
he had been spending several
days at the veteran's hospital.
Ramon L. Kent was over from
Pendleton Tuesday, looking after
business matters in Heppner.
Mrs. Eldred Edenhofer returned
to her home in Portland Wednes
day after spending several days
in' Heppner at the home of her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Aalberg.
Recent guests of Mrs. R. A.
Thompson and Mrs. Linnie Low
den were their brother and sister
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown
of Portland. The Browns returned
to their home Saturday.
Mrs. Carla Van Horn and chil
dren of Pendleton are spending
this week in Heppner at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O
M. Yeager. Mr. Van Horn brot
them over Sunday.
The Brownie troop of Girl
Scouts was entertained at a birth
day party at its meeting Monday
afternoon in the Civic Center
building, this being the birthday
of Karen Valentine, a member of
the troop. Mrs. James Valentine
provided the refreshments of
birthday cake, lee cream and
Easter candy favors. Games were
the diversion of the afternoon
Present were Carol Anderson
Peggy Applegate, John Brosnan
Joyce Casebeer, Judy Collins,
Helen Graham, Carol Groshens,
Margaret Hughes, Ruth Peterson
Kay Keithlcy, Connie Lee Massey
Carolyn McDaniel, Maurine Pal
Heart Ailment
Proves Fata! To
Samuel J. Devine
Resident Since
1900 Dies Suddenly
Monday Evening
Death came suddenly Monday
evening to S. J. Devine, 70, a res
ident of the county since 1900. He
had been showing an apartment
to prospective tenants and was
busy turning out lights just after
the visitors left when he was
stricken with a heart attack. A
physician was called but it was
too late.
Services were held at 2 o'clock
p.m. today at the Church of Christ
with the pastor, Joe Jewett offi
ciating and arrangements in
charge of the Phelps Funeral
home. Interment was made in the
Lexington cenwtery with the Lex
ington grange participating in
the graveside services.
Samuel Joseph Devine, known
to all his acquaintances as Joe,
was born April 21, 1877 in Can
ada. He moved with his parents
to North Dakota when three years
of age, where he grew to man
hood. "In 1900, in company with
the late T. W. Cutsforth, he came
to Oregon and homesteaded north
of Lexington where he farmed
successfully and made his home
until 1943 when he retired to
make his home in Heppner, hav
ing built a residence here in 1937
looking forward to the time when
he could spend his declining
years more leisurely. He did not
relinquish ownership of the farm.
Mr. Devine was first married
in 1898 to Nona Langley in North
Dakota. To this union four chil
dren were born, three of whom
preceded him in death. His sec
ond marriage was to Mary Pearl
Wright of Heppner. This was in
1924.
Survivors include his wife and
son, Claude Devine of North
Bonneville, Wash., and eight
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Mr. Devine became a member
of the Lexington Christian church
on December 12, 1928. He was
a charter member and first mas
ter of the Lexington grange, and
served as master of the Pomona
grange twice. He was a member
of the Oddfellows lodge at Lex
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Spring Vacation
Set For April 1-2
Supt. Henry Tetz announced
Wednesday that the annual
spring vacation of the Heppner
school will be April 1 and 2. It
had been planned to come ahead
of Easter but due to time missed
earlier in the semester the term
exams could not be gotten out of
the way.
The band concert on Wednes
day evening, March 31, will be
the closing activity of the first
semester, giving the school folk
the balance of the week to go
places and see things if they
wish.
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HEC MEETING 25th
A meeting of the Lexington
grange home economics club
scheduled for today, Mfrch 18,
has been postponed one week, to
March 25. The meeting will open
at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Chris Brown in Heppner.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed LeTrace spent
the past week end with Ed's mo
ther, Mrs. J. W. Routson, at Wei-
ser, Idaho. They found Mrs. Rout-
son greatly improved.
mer, Phyllis yuacKenousn, San
dra Scouten, Karen Valentine and
Joan Moe, members of the troop,
Mrs. Richard Meador, troop lead
er and Mrs. Jerry Brosnan and
young son of Lena. Janet Wight
man, a member of the group, was
unable to attend because of ill
ness. Mrs. L. D. Neill entertained
at an open house between the
hours of 2 to 10, Tuesday after-1
noon and evening, honoring Mr.
Neill on the occasion of his 72nd
birthday. Those present from
out of town included Mr. and
Mrs. Eldon Kenton and daugh
ters Sharon, Vicki and Nancy of
Salem; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill
and daughter, Mrs. Charles
Plourd, and daughter Marjorie of
Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Neill and daughter Kay of But
ter creek; Mrs. Bernice Mather
and son Bobby of Echo; Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger of Echo,
and Mrs. Orplia Goe and son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Waldron of Kansas City, Mo.
Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Moore and son George,
and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen and
son Glen.
The beautifully decorated
birthday cake was made by Mr.
Neill's daughter, Mrs. Eldon Ken
ton of Salem.
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Neill en
tertained at dinner for Frank S.
Parker whose birthday Is the
same day as Mr. Neill's, and
who, Incidentally, Is just the
same age. Present for this occa
sion were Mr. and Mrs. Parker
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott of
Portland.
Woo I growers Aux
Closes Books And
Dispenses Funds
Unable to find people willing
to serve as officers, the remnants
of the Woolgrowers auxiliary,
once a flourishing club of wom
en interested in the sheep indus
try, has decided to "give up the
ship." An canvass .of about 50
per cent of the membership show
ed that the ladies were willing
to quit and to divide up existing
funds among worthy organiza
tions. Beneficiaries of the auxiliary's
funds were the Heppner Parent
ner library, $25; Heppner school
Teacher association, $25; Hepp-
band, $25; Junior chamber of
commerce, $25, and the proceeds
of three $25 bonds totaling $69.21,
were turned over to the hospital
fund.
March 31 Definite
Date For Concert
The concert to be given by the
Heppner school band has been
given a kind of "off again, on
again, gone again, Finnegan"
status the past few days, but
March 31 has been definitely set
as the date for the event, accord
ing to both Supt. Henry Tetz and
Director Billy Cochell. Postpone
ments from the original date,
March 19, was made necessary
due to the illness of Mr. Cochell.
Then on Tuesday morning of this
week the date was given to the
press as April 2. Before announce
ment could appear the school of
ficials definitely decided upon
March 31.
In line with the purpose for
which the concert is being given
to raise funds with which to
pay off the band uniform debt
and buy some new instruments,
Mr. Cochell reports that the band
has received a check from the
Heppner Rodeo association in the
amount of $300 for the band's
services at the 1947 show. This
has made it possible to clear the
uniforms debt and to buy a new
set of drums. In addition to this
check, the band and school ac
knowledge the gift of a reproduc
er from C. L. Hodge of the Hepp
ner Appliance company, which is
coming in handy for both band
and individual practice.
Fire CoUs "Fog"
Machine Into Use
Heppner's volunteer fire de
partment put the city's "fog" ma
chine into use for the second time
when shortly before the lunch
hour Wednesday burning grease
at the O'Donnell cafe caused the
alarm to be sounded.
The truck was at the scene In
short order and the danger of a
serious fire was quickly removed
when the machine developed 80o
pounds pressure and the "fog"
was applied.
The first time the new equip
ment was called into use was at
the Carter residence a few weeks
ago. It eliminates the fire with
a minimum of damage. The cafe
was delayed a little in serving
lunch Wednesday but aside from
that little damage was done.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Merrill were
Sunday night guests at the home
of Mrs. Merrill's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Prock. They were en
route from Klamath Falls to Port
land and left their little son
Gregory with his grandparents
while they continued on to the
Rose city.
YEAGER WAS CONTRACTOR
It is not the purpose of this
newspaper to slight anyone at
any time, neither to cast asper
sions. Such slips as may occur
are more often sins of omission
rather than wilfull commission.
It so happens that a sin of omis
sion was committed last week In
the writeup of the Baker house.
We failed to mention that O. M.
Yeager was the contractor in
charge of the finishing work. We
cheerfully admit the error and
offer abject apology to Mr, Yea
ger.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grant and
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Munkers
were visiting in The Dalles Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. Munkers re
turned with a new car.
92.03 Pet. of
Up To February 25 Collected
Morow county taxpayers are
still ""in the money," if the rate
at which they pay their taxes Is
a criterion. According to figures
obtained from the tax collector's
office, 92.03 per cent of the tax
bill up to February 25 has been
paid in.
Not only is the current tax
money well paid in but as of De
cember 31, 1947 the 1947-48 taxes
were paid up to the extent of
98.17 per cent, Mrs. Frances Mit
chell, deputy sheriff and tax col
lector, pointed out.
Personal taxes are practically
paid up and with the lumping of
1931 and prior accounts It is ex
pected that the county's books
will be quite generally cleaned
up by the end of the current year.
Monument People
Show Interest In
Proposed Highway
50 Miles to Rail
Head By Good Road
Has Strong Appeal
Monument people are interest
ed in the construction of a few
miles of highway from that point
to connect with the Heppner
Spray highway at the mouth of
Chapin creek or some other
point. This was the expression of
several leading citizens of that
community Monday when repre
sentatives of the Heppner cham
ber of commerce paid them a vis
it and explained plans underway
to have such a road included in
future plans of the state highway
commission.
The group met at the Holmes
cafe where a good luncheon was
enjoyed and road and community
affairs discussed. The visitors ex
plained that considerable prelim
inary work has been done on this
end of the line to get some road
work done that will draw the two
communities closer together. A
cut-off from the mouth of Chapin
creek to Monument across Sun
flower flat down Wall creek to
the north fork of the John Day
or following a route already be
ing graded in part by the Hepp
ner Lumber company will save
people of that part of Grant coun
ty approximately 27 miles In
reaching Heppner, the nearest
railhead. This plan has been in
corporated in Morrow county
road and highway plans which
will be presented to the interim
committee of the legislature next
Tuesday at Pendleton.
The Monument folks were a lit
tle skeptical at first but as the
plan unfolded they warmed up
to it and ere long were displaying
enthusiasm. Several of them who
have lived in that region many
years said they are still wonder
ing why the road was not built
into Monument instead of to
wards Spray when the present
route was located. They also stat
ed that they consider Heppner
their closest neighbor from the
standpoint of a railhead and
some of the older ones are de
sirous of reestablishing business
relations here.
Monument, suffering from
growing pains, is confronted with
a street improvement program.
The city, under the leadership of
Mayor Chester Brown, has map-,
ped out and sent to the interim
committee its plans for this im
provement and will have repre
sentatives at Pendleton Tuesday
to explain the program. These
representatives assured the
chamber of commerce delegation
that they would back the propos
ed new highway connection as
submitted by the Morrow county
court.
The Heppner visitors were tak
en to Monument by Frank Davis,
manager of the Tum-A-Lum
Lumber company plant here, and
included Orville Smith, manager
of the Heppner Lumber company;
Jack O'Connor, J. C. Penney Co.
manager and president of the
chamber of commerce; Louis Ly
ons, proprietor of the" Heppner
Photo studio, and O. G. Crawford,
publisher of the Heppner Gaz
ette Times.
With the establishment of a
sawmill at Monument by the
Heppner Lumber company and
the prospect that there will be
two or three other smaller plants
put up in the vicinity soon, the
need for a shorter haul to a
rail shipping point is at once ap
parent. The Heppner Lumber
company has six miles of grade
under construction which will be
resumed as soon as weather con
ditions permit. At present Emory
Moore and his crew are engaged
in preparing the site for the new
mill. This is a big job requiring
the removal of thousands of
yards of gravel from the old
channel of the John Day and us
ing it to surface the mill grounds.
The company has straightened
the river channel, which was eat
ing up a lot of good soil from
year to year, and the dredging
operations have created a ten
acre mill pond.
Current Taxes
The county has disposed of a
large part of the property acquir
ed through tax foreclosure, farm
land having been just about all
sold off, and leaving a few lots
here and there in the several
towns.
There is one thing that enters
Into the prompt payment of taxes
which is a little upsetting when
final flgues are tabulated. The
law provides for a small rebate
for paying the taxes in full. With
an annual tax bill of approxi
mately $400,000, rebales amount
to $10,000, or thereabouts. Pay
ments to taxpayers the current
year have amounted to $H,.'itil t2.
Against ths is an offset of 72M
interest penalty assessed to tardy
taxpayers. Last year the county
gained $380 from this source.