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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 27, 1948
Volume 65, Number 10
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Green-Hagerman Nuptials Solemnized
At Methodist Church Sunday Afternoon
Electrical Storms
Play Havoc With
Rural Phone Line
Phone Boxes Burned
Out, Lines Torn
Down by "Juice"
Electrical storms have been the
order of the day In the county the
past week and, have left their
mark in some areas. The storm
that spread over a large part of
the county Thursday evening
struck with more or less violence
in the Eightmile district, result
ing in severe damage to the rural
telephone line.
Coming to town Friday morn
ing after voting, Mr. and Mrs.
Hurley Anderson brought their
telephone with them to show the
results of the storm in their par
ticular case. Unaware that a
storm was in progress, the An
dersons piled out of bed in a hur
ry when they thought they heard
a shot In the house. Investiga
tion proved that the "shot" was
in the telephone, which they
found emitting smoke. The line
had been struck near the former
(.'live Huston ranch several miles
distant and the lightning follow
ed the line to the Anderson
place. All of the "talkie-talkie"
parts of the instrument were
burned out, possibly beyond re
pair. It was reported that several of
the telephone poles were knock
ed over and scattered over the
highway by the storm.
Many Heppner residents, as
well as people from different sec
tions of the county reort being
shocked out of sound sleep by
the brilliant flash of lightning
and accompanying crash of thun
der that oppened up the electrical
barrage. The storm Thursday eve
ning coming in from the north
opened with a combination of
hall and rain, eventually giving
way to one of the hardest show
ers of rain of the season.
There have been several sun
shiny, warm days during the
week, with light showers Mon
day and Tuesday nights. The Tu
esday night storm in Heppner
was characterized by a heavy
windstorm for several minutes,
followed by a brief shower.
Both Willow and Hhea creeks
are running at flood stage, al
though there is no Indication
that they will get out of their
banks. They are not safe for man
or beast In their present state and
the tendency of humans, at least,
Is to keep at a safe distance.
Morrow County 4-H
Members Prepare
For Spring Events
With several 4-H activities
scheduled for 4-H livestock clubs
within the next two weeks, club
members are looking forward to
the events.
First of the events is the an
nual 4-H club tour which will
take all 4-H livestock members,
parents, and interested persons to
each of the members' farms to
see projects and discuss feeding,
care and management. The tour
will begin at the Dick Wlghlman
farm on Saturday morning, May
29, at 6:30 a.m. Sixteen farms
will be visited during the day.
Lunch will be eaten at the L. L.
Howton farm at noon with ice
cream to be furnished by the 4-H
council.
On June 3, a group of 4-H
members will take part in the
4-H Judging and demonstration
contests at the Eastern Oregon
Livestock show at Union. Two
demonstration teams, one judg
ing team and several individuals,
will take part in the contests.
Ingrld Hermann, lone, has two
fat beef; Jane Seehafer, lone, two
fat beef; Neil Boamer, Heppner,
one fat beef; Duarie Baker, lone,
one beef; Betty Graves, Heppner,
one beef, and Mike Stalcup,
Boardman, one beef to be shown
and sold at the Eastern Oregon
Wheat League Fat show and sale
to be held at The Dalles on June
7, 8 and 9.
lionald Baker, lone, is exhibit
ing two single fat lambs and a
pen of five lambs at this show
and sale. Mike Stalcup has a fat
Poland China barrow to be shown
and sold at the same event.
After returning from this show
and sale many of the members
will prepare to leave for 4-H
summer school which opens on
June 15 at Oregon State college.
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ATTEND OFFICERS MEET
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, Offi
cer Bill Lobhart and Gordon Gra
dy, special deputy sheriff, drove
to Moro Tuesday afternoon to at
tend a monthly meeting of the
Mid-Columbia Peace Officers association,
By Ruth Payne
At a 2 p.m. ceremony Sunday
at the Methodist church, Miss
Louise Green, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Alex Green, became the
bride of Robert Hagerman, son
of Mrs. Marcus Rosch of La
Grande. Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien
read the double ring service.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was lovely in a
gown of white organza made with
fitted bodice and bouffant skirt.
Her finger-tip veil was held by a
cap of seed pearls. She wore
white lace mitts and carried a
corsage of gardenias, red roses
and lily of the valley on a white
Bible.
Miss Norma Newtson of Pen
dleton, maid of honor, wore a
frock of pink net and matching
hat. Her corsage was of pink
and white carnations.
Mary Ruth and Deloris Green
were candle lighters; Joanne
Green was flower girl and Clif
ford Green was ringbearer.
Dick F'erris of La Grande was
best man and William Wilson of
Nyssa and Johnnie Ferris of La
Grande were ushers.
Miss Reva Fulp of La Grande
sang "Because" and "Always."
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Fred Hoskins Jr. who also played
the wedding marches.
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Green chose a printed silk
jersey frock with grey and black
accessories and wore a corsage
of gardenias.
The church was decorated with
baskets of spring flowers.
A reception was held in the
church parlors following the cer
emony. After the bride and
groom had cut the first piece of
the three-tiered wedding cake,
Mrs. Fred Parrish continued with
cutting the cake. Pouring were
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, Mrs. Charlotte
Hill and Mrs. Lee Scrivner. Miss
Dorothy Coffman of Nyssa was in
charge of the guest book.
Following a honeymoon trip to
Wallowa lake, the young couple
will be at home in La Grande
where Mr. Hagerman Is an auto
mobile mechanic.
Out-of-town guests here for
the wedding included Mr. and
Mrs. Matt Ferris, Mrs. Charles
Marshall and son Charles. Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Kennedy, Miss
LaVerne Brown and Ted White of
LaGramlc; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Green and children, Bob and
Joanne of Pendleton; Miss Doro
thy Coffman and William Wilson
ol Nyssa; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Green and children, Richard and
Deloris of Portland; Mrs. Omer
McCaleb and Mary of Corvallis,
and Mrs. Charlotte Hill of Mil
ton. Friday afternoon, Mrs. Hager
man w as guest of honor at a brid
al shower at the Methdoist church
parlors. Hostesses for this were
Mesdames Lucy E. Rodgers, Fred
Parrish and Cornell Green. Fif
teen guests were present. The
rooms were beautifully decorated
with bouquets of spring flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna and
daughter Jeanne departed Friday
by motor for Pennsylvania where
they will visit with relative's. On
June 1, they will attend the gol
den wedding anniversary of Mr.
Hanna's sister. They expect to re
turn to Oregon in about six
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dick and
sons returned Sunday evening
from a week end business trip to
Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket mo
tored to Pendleton Friday to
spend the day shopping and look
ing after business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. C, W. Bucknum
and Mrs. Fay Bucknum motored
to The Dalles Thursday to attend
the graduation execises of Mrs.
Bucknum's nephew, Charles Ross.
Chester Saling of Dayville was
visiting friends and transacting
business in Heppner over the
week end.
Mr and Mrs. D. M. Ward of
Portland visited over the week
end In Heppner with his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. J. Nys.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans mo
tored to Monument Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gentry ar
rived from Bend Saturday to
spend a few days visiting with
his mother, Mrs. Oniric Gentry
who Is ill at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Alice Gentry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Perry 'of
Portland were week-end guests
at the home of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Orve
Brown.
Mrs. Harold Evans departed
Sunday by motor for Provo, Utah,
after her daughter, Yvonne Bleak
man, who has completed her first
year at Brlgham Young univer
sity in that city. She was accom
panied by Mrs. Emma Evans. En
route they will visit friends and
relatives in Weiser, Boise and
Twin Falls and will spend Sev
eral days in Salt Lake City.
Mi's James Bradford and chil
dren of , Port land are visiting in
Heppner at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hap
pold. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayers and
Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan mo
tored to Richland, Wn, Sunday.
Mrs. Orris Mahon and Mrs. Wil
liam Dayberry of Hardman were
transacting business in Heppner
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thompson
have returned from a fortnight's
visit to Oregon coastal points.
Large Crowd Sees
Heppner Conquer
Arlington Sunday
Beautiful Weather
Attracts Fans To
Rodeo Ball Field
Beautiful weather no doubt in
fluenced many people to mean
der to the Rodeo field ball park
Sunday to witness the Heppner
team take a hectic contest from
the Arlington nine, 13-9. A more
perfect day for baseball could not
be asked for and this fact added
Interest to a game that might
otherwise have failed to hold the
spectators throughout the nearly
two and three-quarters hours it
took to decide the contest.
Broadfoot opened proceedings
for Heppner in the box and re
linquished the post to McCurdy
in the third inning when his arm
grew tired and the river boys
were swatting the old pill around
the lot in a reckless manner, gar
nering four runs. The big tim
berman pitched almost airtight
ball the first two innings but
lack of practice began to show
up in the third when speed and
control both took a bad turn. Mc
Curdy stopped the Arlington bat-
ling spree and in the following
half inning Heppner batters got
in stride and the tide of battle
turned.
The old maestro McCurdy got
off easy in one inning, when the
first three Arlington batters up
never made first base. Each got
an Infield blngle and each bin-
gle was fielded skillfully by the
Heppner basemen. He held the
opposition scoreless until the be
ginning of the eighth, when his
arm grew tired. Manager Broad
foot started shifting the lineup,
giving some of the men on the
bench a trial In action. Summer
ville went in as substitute pit
cher and Randy Peterson took
Groves' place behind the bat.
Summerville couldn't stop the Ar
lington batting attack and an
other shift was made, this time
taking Billy Bucknum from third
to the pitcher's box. "Buck" suc
ceeded in stemming the Arling
ton scoring spree and held the
visitors down in the final inning
to wind up the game at 13-9.
Groves, Heppner catcher, gar
nered the home runvof the day
on a hot liner through shortstop
and left field. His speed enabled
him to beat the ball back to the
home plate. Costly errors were
committed on both teams, all of
which enlivened the game.
Heppner goes to Condon this
Sunday, Fossil to Arlington and
lone to Kinzua, with Wasco draw
ing a bye.
Final Results Of
Spelling Contest
Listed By Chairman
Final results of the spelling
contest held April 28 at lone were
released this week by the contest
chairman, Francis Ely. The re
sults show the Heppner grade
school students won 50 percent
of the awards, although they did
not place in the seventh grade
contest. Mr. Ely's report is as
follows:
Fifth grade First, Jean Gra
ham, Heppner; second, Sally Pal
mer, Heppner; lhird, Larry Riet
mann, lone.
Sixth grade First, Lynn
Wright, Heppner; second, Larry
Lovgren, Heppner; third, Betty
Lou Messenger, Lexington.
Seventh grade First, Barbara
Tester, Irrigon; second, Carroll
Turner, Irrigon; third, Ruth Ann
Acklen, Lexington.
Eighth grade First. Sally Cohn.
Heppner; second, Leroy Brenner,
lone; third, Jimmy Smith, Hepp
ner. A separate written contest of
100 words was given to each
grade. Ribbons were presented
to each winner following the
contest.
Coach Pate Gives
Report on Baseball
Heppner high School closed Its
athletic season last Friday by
taking n tight ball game from
Fossil by a real scorn- 2-1.
The Mustangs turned out one
of their best ball games and also
finished with a good record, win
ning four out of six. They lost
their first two games, one to Con
don, S I, and the other to Arling
ton, 2311. Heppner's wins came
from lone, 5-1; Lexington, 2S-1;
Arlington, 14-12; Fossil, 2-1. The
second game with Condon was
rained out twice.
Boys participating in baseball
and positions they played are
Padberg, pitcher, catcher and
third; Manners, pitcher, second
er, pitcher, hrdl cmfwy shrdl pu
base, cenler field; Waters, first
base, second base; Sumner, sec
ond base, pitcher, catcher, first
base; McFerrin, short stop; Du
Bois, third base; Orwick, left
field; Hammack, cenler field;
Gammell, right field; Ployhar.
catcher; Rippeo, catcher, center
field; Bennett, right field, second
base; Gunderson, third base;
Smilh, first base; Gabler, second
base, short stop, third base;
Greenup, second base.
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The piece of paper held by
Judge Bert Johnson in this pic
ture is not just a mere scrap of
paper. On it was written an
order for S5.000 payable to Mor
row county to apply to the hos
pital fund and the check has
the endorsement of the officers
of Heppner lodge No. 3S8, B. P.
PMA Committee
Ready To Set Up
New FCI Program
Morrow county TMA commit
teemen headed by Henry Baker,
lone, are now about midway in
the process of setting up new
wheat insurance rates and cover
ages made possible under provi
sions of recent changes in the
federal crop insurance program.
After new rates and coverages
are set up in Morrow county, pre
sent wheat insurance policy hol
ders will have the option of
changing their policies to take
immediate advantage of the new
changes, according to County Ag
ent N. C. Anderson.
Coverage under the new pro
gram will provide between 60 and
G5 percent of an average crop as
compared with the old maximum
level of 75 percent yield insur
ance. Under the changes propos
ed, coverage will no longer be
established on an individual
farm basis, but rather on an area
basis. These area rates and cov
erages are now being set up by
county PMA committeemen with
the assistance of ranchers in the
areas concerned. Premium rates
are expected to be materially re
duced when the new form of in
surance goes into effect, Ander
son declares.
The problem facing county
PMA committeemen now is to di
vide the county's wheat lands up
in such a way that all farms
having the same producing capa
city and comparable degree of
insurance risk will have identical
coverage and premium rates.
N. C. Anderson states that a
sliding scale of oremiom rates
!lay an important role in the new
insurance program. For example,
a rancher with more than 1,000
acres of wheat will qualify for
the highest premium discount, 20
percent. Moivover, if premiums
on all sized acreages are paid
in cash prior to established dates,
another 5 percent discount is al
lowed. While it is now too late for in
surance policies to be signed for
the 1918 crop, farmers who do not
have federal wheat crop insur
ance will have the opportunity of
signing up for the liUfl crop year
after the changed program is' an
nounced for the county.
Bible School Will
Open Monday A. M.
The union Bible school spon
sored by the protcslant churches
of the city will open at the school
house at 9 a.m. Monday, May 31.
it was announced Wednesday
morning.
The school will continue for 10
days under the direction 01 mur
teachers from the outside, accord
ing to Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien,
spokesman for the union group.
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PAST MASTERS NIGHT
TUESDAY EVENING
All Masons of the county are
reminded that Tuesday evening.
June 1, will be Past Masters night
at Heppner lodge l, A. F. & A. M.
The past masters will put on
the MM degree, after which tlu-ie
will be refreshments. The lone
lodge has promised a full attend
ance. Noel Dobyns, worshipful
master, urges the local brethren
to keep the date in mind and be
on hand.
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O. Elks who appear in the pic
ture with Judge Johnson Ter
rel Eenge, exalted ruler and
Frank Connor, secretary, Benge
to the right and Connor to the
left. This was the largest sin
gle contribution to the addi
tional fund raised for the hos
pital earlier in the spring.
Capture Republican
Primary
11 it'inMi.m.
Gov. Thomas E. Derrey of
New York, republican presi
dential candidate, sprang a
surprise in Oregon and the na
tion by capturing the Oregon
national convention delegates
last Friday.
Douglas McKay of Salem will
oppose Lew Wallace for Ore
gon's next governor at the gen
eral election in November.
McKay's victory tied in with
that of Mrs. Dorothy McCull
ough Lee, Portland's mayoress
elect, which brought him heavy
support in the state's largest
city.
Earl T. Newbry was virtually
swept into office over Geo. H.
Flagg. The Ashland pear rais
er's popularity has not suffered
from the few months he has
had the office of secretary of
state.
Howard Belton's popularity
in the rural areas contributed
heavily to his support for the
oiiice of state treasurer. He is
a capable man and will be a
good servant of the people.
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Prep School Days
About Over For
Heppner Seniors
Commencement
Exercises Slated
For 8 p.m., Friday
To all intents and purposes,
school is out in Heppner today for
the young people have gone on a
picnic and all that remains Is to
report tomorrow for grade stand
ings and again at 8 pm. for the
commencement exercises in the
school auditorium. All other ac
tivities, exams, etc., are now a
matter of history and the future
leaders of the land are looking
forward to vacation days.
With Frank B. Bennett, super
intendent of schools at Salem, as
the principal speaker, the com
mencement program includes
the following numbers: Proces
sional, Triumphal Grand March,
school band; invocation, Rev.
John P Runyan; saxophone solo,
"In a Monastery Garden," Betty
Smethurst; salutatory, Morgan
Connor; vocal solo, "Pale Moon,"
Merlene Miller; introduction of
speaker by Henry Tetz; address,
"Commencements," Frank B. Ben
nett; "Deep in My Heart," concert
waltz, school band; valedictory,
Leila McLachlan; presentation of
class, Leonard L. Pate, high
school principal; presentation of
diplomas, Harold Becket, chair
man of the board of education;
benediction. Rev. Runvan! reees.
sional, school band.
The class roll includes Harriet
Ann Ball, Albert Morgan Connor,
Donald Arthur DuBois, Mary El
len Gearhart, Kenneth Wesley
Green, Clarence R. Greenun. Ollip
Eyvonne Hastings, Joan Marie
Hisler, Howard Doyle Key, Robert
Joseph Kilkenny, Clara Sue Led-
oetter, Lena Joan McLachlin,
ICorabelle Lee Nutting, Bernard
j U. Merle Padberg, Hervel Ray
I Pettyjohn, Jack Albert Ployhar,
I Myron Rill. Donald C. Rinnpe El.
izabeth Ann Smethurst, Edda
Mae Thorpe, Beverly Ann Yo
com. Veterans receiving diplomas:
Evan Leonard Rill, Donald D.
Gunderson, Orian A Wright and
LeMoin Cox.
Class flower, tulip; class colors,
cardinal red and gray; class mot
to, "Climb though the rocks be
rugged."
The faculty helping the prep
pers to attain the coveted "sheep
skins" is headed bv Sunt Hpnru
Tetz and includes Leonard L.
Pate, principal; Mrs. Marie Clary,
William Cochell, Francis Cook,
Mrs. Helena Estudillo, Mi4ss Mary
Lou George, Miss Marie Haass
and Waldo J. Jackson
Dr. C. C. Dunham
New Member State
Chiropractic Board
Dr. C. C. Dunham received a
message from Governor John H.
Hall this morning apprising him
of his appointment to the state
board of chiropractic examiners
to succeed Dr. Byron White of
McMinnville, whose term has ex
pired. Dr. Dunham's appointment
gives eastern Oregon a represen
tative on the board after a lapse
of several years.
Other members of the board
are Dr. Emery Ingham of Port
land and Dr. H. B. Scofield of
Roseburg.
Dr. Dunham graduated from
Western States college In Port
land in 1937 and went immedi
ately to Ashland where he prac
ticed until 1943 when he entered
the navy and saw service in the
Pacific area. He opened his prac
tice in Heppner in January 1946.
He is a member of the Heppner
city council, and is active in the
Junior chamber of commerce, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
the- Masonic orders represented
in Heppner.
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Fifth Grade Honors
Mothers With Tea
A musicale and tea were fea
tures of an afternoon arranged by
the fifth grade for their mothers
Friday afternoon. Hostesses were
Clarice Hastings, Darlene Baker,
Darlene Brannon and Peggy
Wightman. Pouring were Nancy
Ball and Jean Marie Graham,
with Kay Valentine and Francis
Marlatt assisting with the serv
ing. The girls made the event more
festive by wearing pastel colored
dresses used for the May Day
dance.
The following program was
given: Welcome, Nancy Bail;
"Mother" and "When You Wore
a Tulip," class chorus; reading.
"Only One Mother," Johnnie
Brosnan; piano solo, Peggy
Wightman; reading. "Jack Tends
Baby," Jack Monagle; reading,
"Practicing." Jean Marie Gra
ham; piano solo, "Star Dancers,"
Kay Valentine; song, "I've Lost
My Dog." Mary Ruth Green; reci
tation, "Our Mothers." Sharon
Rill; America; Lightly Row, and
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
trumpets. Bobby Grabill and Jack
Monagle; cornet, Jerry Hague
wood; clarinet, Jim Hayes; group
singing, "Ssland of My Desire"
and "Shine Glorious Sun."
Primary Election Attracts
Heavy Vote In County, State
Predictions made last week
that the Oregon primary nomin
ating election on Friday would
draw out one of the biggest votes
since the present system came
into vogue were amply borne out
in the results, not only locally
but over the state as well. Ap
proximately a 65 percent vote
was cast over the state.
Morrow county republicans
turned out to the extent of 74.1
per cent. This heavy vote was
influenced by national, state and
county contests, as well as a de
sire on the part of most of them
to cast their ballots on the road
and hospital measures. A total
of 1511 votes was cast on the
road measure from which County
Clerk C. W. Barlow based the av
erage of the county, which is 65.8
per cent.
Democratic voters, while turn
ing out quite well, fell consider
ably short of the republican per
centage, reaching a total of 53.6
percent.
Total registration in the coun
ty is 2295.
Of greater interest locally were
the county judge and county
commissioner contests. In the for
mer, Garnet Barratt won quite
handily with 505 votes, compared
with 178 for Judge Bert Johnson
and 380 for George Peck. For
commissioner, Russell K. Miller
led off with 531 votes, Oscar Pet
erson 383 and H. C. Vogler 148.
C. W. Barlow led in the republi
can voting with a no-contest vote
of 916. C. J. D. Bauman received
892 '. P. W. Mahoney was accord
ed a write-in vote of 66 on the re
publican ticket and 13 on the
democratic ticket. He still does
n't want the office of district at
torney. On the state ticket for repub
lican national committeeman,
Ralph Cake received 719 votes;
Mrs. Marshall Cornett, republican
national committeewoman, 623.
For delegate to the republican
national convention, the four
highest were Robert S. Farrell
449; Phil Metschan 440; Robert
A. Elliott 325, and Lamar Tooze
304. For the same from second
congressional district: Carl Eng
dahl 382; John Travis 291, and
W. H. Steiwer 282.
Thomas E. Dewey couldn't ov
ercome the Stassen popularity in
Morrow county and garnered on
ly 389 votes to Stassen's 619.
Presidential electors: Marion
B. Allen 501; Kiel R. Allen 592;
Mrs. Howard Con lee 595; Robt. D.
Lytle 621; Ruth Rose Richardson
507; James A. Rodman 599; Jam
es O. Stearns 520.
For U. S. Senator Guy Cordon
818.
For Representative in Congress
Lowell Stockman 626; Henry
Weatherspoon 345.
For Governor Ackerman 24;
John H. Hall 672; Douglas Mc
Kay 295; John Peyton 26.
For Secretary of State Geo. H.
Flagg 276; Earl T. Newbry 702.
For State Treasurer Ormond
R. Bean 243; Howard C. Belton
437; Sig Unander 175.
For Attorney General Stanley
Jones 241; George Neuner 604.
For Representative 22nd Dis
trictGiles L. French 436; Henry
E. Peterson 850; Jerry M. Wilson
310.
Of greatest inetrest locally on
the democratic ticket was Henry
Aiken's contest for democratic
national committeeman and for
delegate to the democratic na
tional convention. He lost in the
state on the former and won on
the latter. He was beaten for
committeeman by Mike DeCicco.
With no candidates filed on
their ticket, democrats wrote in
19 for Barratt for judge, 43 for
Russell Miller for commissioner
and 48 for C. W Barlow for clerk.
Fred Hoskins. candidate for sher
iff, received 178 votes.
For the special road levy. 1014;
against 413; majority 601 for.
For the hospital levy, 805;
against 583; majority for, 222.
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P-TA Honors Mrs.
Rodgers at Dinner
Monday Evening
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers was guest
of honor at a dinner given by the
Heppner Parent-Teacher associa
tion Monday evening at the
school cafeteria. Several women
of the P-TA were responsible for
preparing and serving the dinner,
with the assistance of some of
the Home Economics girls.
Mrs. Rodgers is retiring from
her duties as school superinten
dent after a long period of ser
vice. Her term expires July 1, at
which time county school affairs
will be administered by Henry
Tetz, secretary of the rural school
board.
Good wishes were expressed to
other teachers retiring or leaving
the Heppner school. The affair
wsa attended by all of the teach
ers, their husbands or wives, and
school board members.
LEAVING FOR EAST
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gilliam will
leave Friday for Virginia to at
tend the graduation of their son
Jackson from theological school.
They will go to Spokane and take
the Great Northern Streamliner
as far as Chicago. Their vacation
plans call for visits to New York
and the New England states, as
well as the national capital.
They expect to be gone a month.
CBE Co-Op Looks
Into Possibility Of
Doing Own Building
Contractors' Bids
Out of Range of
Local's Finances
Opening of sealed bids for the
construction of 412 miles of distri
bution lines in Morrow and Gil
liam counties was held at the
meeting of the board of directors
of the Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative in Heppner on Tues
day. Bids on the entire project were
made by Huenergard and Cher
veney of Portland in the amount
of $302,784.50, and Montgomery
Electric of Portland in the am
ount of $326,217.99. A bid on Sec
tion II, known as the Lonerock
Condon area, was made by the
Watsonville Electric Appliance
Co. of Watsonville, Calif., for $99,
940.77. The board rejected the bids on
the contention that they were too
high and contemplate building
the project with the co-op's own
facilities in the event the approv
al for such procedure can be se
cured from the Rural Electrifica
tion administration, according to
A. A. Scouten, manager of the lo
cal office.
Present for the meeting were
Henry Baker, lone, president;
Ralph Potter, Condon, vice-president;
E. E. Rugg, Heppner, secretary-treasurer;
Orva Dyer, Con
don, and Victor Rietamnn, lone,
directors; A. A. Scouten, mana
ger; Jos. J. Nys, attorney; Robert
W'elty, The Dalles, project en
gineer; Robert Stephens, The Dal
les, resident engineer; William
Houck, Portland, REA engineer;
Thomas Black and N. A. Gilchrist,
Walla Walla, representing the
Bonneville Power administration.
Cricket Control
Program Keeping
Check On Invaders
Harvey S. Summers, area super
visor of cricket control stationed
at present in Boardman, made
the following report to the coun
ty agent's office on cricket con
trol work carried on in Morrow
county during the week ending
May 19:
On May 13 Mormon crickets
started east in Morrow county on
one of the most pronounced mi
grations of the season.
This infestation is located west
of the Boardman-Ione road and
extends south from the Board
man project to the south side of
the bombing range. The body of
this infested area is made up of
many large and small bands of
crickets which hatched out in the
rough terrain west to Willow
creek and are now infesting the
entire area as they migrate east
ward. During the past week a bait
barrier was spread across the
front of this migration, and 98
percent kills were made on spear
heads which had populations up
to 100 per square yard. Heavy
kills were observed the day fol
lowing bait spreading. After the
bait line was straightened out
and on suitable terrain, flags
were placed along the holding
line, and one or two power wa
gons will hold the migration at
that point.
Other baiting units will return
to the area between the Boardman-Ione
road and Juniper can
yon to finish the clean-up in that
area next week. Considerable
ground was lost in this area when
all units were needed to establish
a bait barrier in the other area.
All roads will -be patrolled in
order to stop migrations from in
festing clean areas from now on
as far as equipment will permit.
Morrow county farmers started
calling for bait this week.
WILLIAMS-HALL
A quiet wedding was solemniz
ed in the Methodist church at 7
o'clock p.m. Saturday, May 22,
when the pastor. Rev. J. Palmer
Sorlien. united Miss Carolyn Wit
lams and Odean F, Hall in mar
riage. The young people are from
Missouri, the groom having been
employed for same time at the
Broadfoot mill on upper Willow
creek. The bride came from her
mid-western home only last
week. They are making their
home for the present at the East
home on West Baltimore street.
BUYS KLINGEH PLACE
Earl Warner has returned to
farming and has purchased the
Charles Klinger place In the
north Lexington wheat bell. The
farm consists of 'iL'O acres and
Warner gets this year's crop,
which from present prospects
promises to be a good one, ac
cording to II. L Duvall who en
gineered the transaction.