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Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 15, 1948
Volume 65, Number 17
School Board To
Deal For Additional
Building Property
Eventual Erection
Of Grade School
Included in Plans
Looking forwird to the event
ual construction of a separate
grade school building, the board
of directors of school district No.
1 have entered negotiations for
the purchase of properties bor
dering the present school site
and has already closed a deal f or
one piece. Two other places fig
ure In the plans and these will
be obtained before the board
takes up the proposal for the
new" building.
The properties Involved In the
new project are the Devin, Prock
and Pleper places across the
street to the north of the present
school site. The Devin place has
been acquired and negotiations
are underway to purchase the
others.
Crowded conditions In the pre
sent facilities have forced the
board to consider the present
move. Proposals for the construc
tion of a separate high school
building have been weighed and
decided against. It would be sim
pler and less expensive, even in
the face of paying high prices for
additional land, to build' a grade
building. The numerous depart
ments, laboratories and other
features of a high school build
ing would make that type of
structure all but prohibitive at
this time, while orr the other hand
a much smaller building to house
the first six grades has a more
practical and possible ring.
Acquisition of the properties
Involved will call for a change
In street lines when the school
district is ready to go asead with
building orations. The district
will ask the city for the vacation
of the street between the present
school line and the newly acquir
ed property. Granting of this re
quest wil necessitate running a
new street to the north of the
new school line. This may mean
a continuation of K street, with
a slight jog, on up Hinton creek
to connect with the highway
somewhere near the Rodeo field.
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Rugged Week End
Set For Wranglers
After a gala day spent in the
mountains June 27th at the Win
chester cabin on Ditch creek, the
Wranglers are again taking to
the mountains for their July ex
cursion this week end.
Starting Saturday evening, a
b:.rheci;e feast will greet hungry
members. This is to be held at
the Manldn mountain ranch, four
mlies south of Hardman, with
the Fred Mankins, Everett Harsh
mans, Conley Lanhams, Johnny
Saagers, Harlan McCurdys, Har
old Evans's and Claude Buschkes
as hosts. Those who care to
rough it will take along their
sleeping bags, for they'll be
camping under the stars for the
night.
Come dawn Sunday, Wranglers
will arouse to the aroma of bacon
and eggs. After breakfast horse
backers will ride to the Buschke
ranch where dinner Is to be serv
ed followed by an afternoon of
entertainment.
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EX-PENNSYLVANIANS TO
PICNIC AT WIGHTMAN
RANCH SUNDAY, JULY 25
Mr. and Mrs. John Wlghtman
have extended an Invitation to
all Pennsylvania people in the
county to meet at their Blue
mountain home for a picnic on
Sunday, July 25. This includes
all people who came from Penn
sylvanla, including their famil
ies. A potluck dinner will be serv
ed at the noon hour.
An effort is being made to get
all former residents of the Key
stone state to attend the picnic,
out of which meeting may come
an organization for annual gath
erlngs of this nature,
GRANGES PICNIC AT
CLAUDE WHITE RANCH
Lexington and Rhea . Creek
grange members gathered at the
Claude White ranch south of
Hardman Sunday for their an
nual picnic. Willows grange did
not put In an appearance but
the other granges were well rep
resented.
A Softball game took up much
of the afternoon and resulted in
Lexington carrying off the hon
ors (score unrecorded). A potluck
dinner brought spontaneous re
sponse from all present and the
yearnings of the inner man, stim
ulated by the crisp mountain air.
were duly satiated.
CATHOLICS TO PICNIC
AT WIGHTMAN RANCH
Members of the Heppner and
lone Catholic churches will meet
at St. Patrick's church In Hepp
nor at 9 a.m. Sunday morning for
mass, after which they will drive
to the Wlghtman ranch souths!
Hardman for a picnic
The committee In charge an
nounces that there will be a pot
luck dinner, with coffee, Ice
cream and "pop" tree to all.
Final Rites Held
For J. A. Stevens,
World War Casualty
Final rites were held at 2 o'
clock pm. Sunday for James A.
Stevens, Tech. 5th grade, whose
body was returned from North
Africa for burial In his native
land. Graveside services were un
der the auspices of Heppner Post
No. 87, American Legion, with the
chaplain, Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien,
officiating. Interment was in the
I.O.O.F. cemetery at Hardman.
James Arthur Stevens, known
as "Jim" to all his friends, was
born September 20, 1908, to John
E and Maggie Allen Stevens at
the farm home near Hardman.
His entire life was spent near
Hardman until he went into the
army March 17, 1941, being Hard
man's first boy to go into the
army in World War II. He was
killed in action In North Africa
February 14, 1943 at the age of
34 years, four months and 24
days.
He leaves to mourn his pass
ing, his father, two sisters, Alta
Stevens and Edith Musgrave, one
brother, Harold, two nephews, one
niece, several aunts, uncles, cou
sins, and a host of friends.
Out-of-town people attending
the services included Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Roblson and son,
Boardman; Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Musgrave, Mrs. Zepple Harrison
and son Roland, Monument; Roy
Leathers, Kimberley; Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Brown and daughter
Rose, Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs.
Kinnard McDaniel and son Del
vin, Esten Stevens, Mrs. Harlan
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Lea-
hers, Kinzua; Mr. and Mrs. Dal
as McDaniel and son and Mrs.
John Madden, Lonerock; Mrs.
Mae Warren, Condon, and Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Hicks, Lexington.
Neil C. Doherty
Succumbs To Heart
Attack On July 9
Services were held at 10 o
clock a.m., Monday at St. Pat
rick's church In Heppner for Neil
Doherty whose death occurred
following aheart attatk at the
family home in the Ella district
last Friday. Rev. Francis McCor
mack 'officiated and arrange
ments were in charge of Phelps
Funeral home. Interment was in
the Heppner Masonic cemetery.
Pallbearers were Johan Troerison,
Wate Crawford, William Doherty,
M. J. Fitzpatrick, John Doherty,
and John Kenny.
Neil C. Doherty was born In
May, 1880, in County Donegal,
Ireland. He came to America in
1898 and was employed for a
time in the paper mills at Oregon
City, where a sister, Mrs. Mary
Bonner, lived. Coming to Morrow
county as a young man he fol
lowed sheep ranching a few
years, working with his brothers,
W. T. and Dan C. Doherty, both
of whom have died in recent
years. Like most of the Irish boys
of that day, he left a sweetheart
in the old country and in 1914
he returned there and married
Margery Doherty. Returning to
Morrow county the same year, he
engaged in the sheep business for
himself on the ranch In the Wells
Springs vicinity which was his
home until recently when he
bought and moved on to the Jo
han Troedson place.
Surviving are the wife, Marg
ery, and 10 children Charles,
lone; Mrs. rat C. Doherty, Pen
dleton; Nell Doherty Jr., San Ber
nardino, Cal.; Sister Mary Fran
ces, O.S.B., Mt. Angel; Sister
Mary Helen St. Clare, O.S.F., Ta-
coma, Wash.; John J. Doherty,
lone; Sgt. James V. Doherty, Ft.
Monmouth, N. J.; Mat how, lone
Mrs. Ted Peterson, The Dalles,
and Billy, lone, besides three sis
ters, Mrs. Margery Doherty, Nam
pa, Idaho; Bridget Gallagher and
Mrs. Mary Bonner, County Done
gal, Ireland, and two brothers,
D. F. Doherty, La Grande and
Charles Doherty, a resident of
California.
Requiem high mass was sung
for the departed by the Sisters
of St. Francis from Pendleton
JACK KNOX PASSES AT
HERMISTON WEDNESDAY
Word was received in Heppner
this morning of the death of Jack
Knox, resident of Morrow county
for the past 43 years. He had
been in ailing health for some
time and was taken to the hos
pital recently.
Born July 21, 18fi7 near Eugene,
Mr. Knox lacked only seven days
of attaining 81 years of nge. He
came to Heppner in 1905 and was
employed for many years by the
Hynd Brothers. Retiring a num
ber of years ago, he made Hepp
ner his home. As far as can be
ascertained no relatives survive.
At the hour of going to press,
funeral arrangements had not
been made.
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Vesta Cutsforth was the hon
oreo nt a birthday party held at
the Culsforth Corners ranch Sun
day. Barbecued hamburger sand
wiches formed the piece de resist
ance, the young people getting
much entertainment out of op
erating the double spitted barbe
cue machine which Is the pride of
the Cutsforth household.
Heppner Drops To
Third Place When
Wasco Wins, 12-7
Dust Storm And
Wasco Hurler Too
Much For Locals
By Jim Barratt
Failure for Manager Carmen
Broadfoot's Heppner Townles
baseball team to bunch its hits
when they counted the most cost
the locals a 12 to 7 loss to the
league-leading Wasco nine on the
Wasco diamond last Sunday. ..
Two whirlwinds, one a Wasco
hurler named George Jensen and
the other of the dust species,
hampered the Heppner nine from
ever getting rolling In one of the
biggest dust storms the Heppner
team has ever played, Wasco
drove six runs across the plate
in the second frame to take a lead
never seriously challenged.
Time again Heppner would fill
second and third bags, only to
let the southpaw Jensen retire
the side. McCurdy started on the
mound for the Townies but retir
er after Wasco's big second in
ning when it blasted out several
hits to drive In six runs. Manager
Broadfoot took over hurling chor
es for the remaining innings,
scattering the Wasco hits and
runs somewhat but still unable
to stem the tide.
Big gun in the Heppner artil
lery was infielder Bill Bucknura
who batted out a perfect 7 for
7. Ray Massey's double was the
only extra base hit for the locals
whereas Wasco hammered out
two three-baggers.
Doug Drake, Heppner second
baseman, was the only casualty,
suffering a slight head concus
sion after a collision with a Was
co man. Drake was forced to stay
two days in The Dalles hospital
before being released.
Heppner is now third In the
league, behind the loop-leading
Wasco and Condon teams which
are battling it out at the top of
the rung. The Townies will travel
to Arlington Sunday for a league
encounter and the following week
will play host to Condon at the
Rodeo grounds.
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Early Spuds Being
Dug by Farmers on
Boardman Project
By Flossie Coats
A. B Chaffee and son started
digging early potatoes last week,
taking out a truck load to Pasco.
These are the first spuds to be
taken from the project this sea
son. Other growers wil start dig
ging next week. Chaffee's spuds
are running in number ones.
Sgt. Dale Hug arrived last week
from Randolph Field, Texas, on a
thirty day furlough which he Is
spending with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnin Hug.
The Chuck Anderegg melon
stand is open for business just
west of town. This stand is en
closed and one can enjoy eating
melon without the mosquitoes.
Mrs. Alice Oswald and son Les
lie who have been at the Ander
egg home the past few weeks left
for their home In Sacramento,
Cal., Thursday. Mrs. Oswald and
Mrs. Anderegg are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stoltnow
of Pine Ridge, S. Dak., and Chas.
Stoltnow left Saturday for Camas;
Wash., where they will visit an
other brother. This wil be the
first time in many years since the
three brothers have been togeth
er. ;
Mrs. Flora Schroeder of Port
land arrived Saturday to spend
some time with her brother, Earl
Briggs.
Guests at the Claud Worden
home for a couple of weeks are
their daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Ris
ley and family from Gopher Val
ley. Dinner guests at the Worden
home Wednesday evening were
Sir. and Mrs. Velvie Jones and
family of Yamhill.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell DeMauro
and daughter, who have been
here visiting relatives the past
week returned to their home in
Klamath Falls Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Earwood
had as their guests last week
Mrs. Earwood's sister and broth
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PARK PICNIC PLANNED
Favorable weather continuing,
the city park committee Is plan
ning a work hour for Friday eve
ning (That's tomorrow evening
and doesn't leave much time to
find excuses for not showing up.)
There will be a potluck supper
at 6:30, after which working tools
will be taken In hand and efforts
pursued to level up some of the
tract that has been plowed. Any
one possessing a pick is asked to
bring it along. Rakes, hoes, and
weed cutting tools will also be in
order. You don t have to be
Soroptimist,(a Jaycee, a Jaycette
or a member of the chamber of
commerce to participate just a
good citizen with a desire to see
the town have a presentable park
is all the passport needed.
Tumer-Runnion
Vows Spoken At
Church Ceremony -
A romance dating back to their
high school days was culminated
Saturday afternoon in marriage
of Jean Carolyn Turner and Rob
ert Dean Runnion at St. Patrick's
church, with Rev. Francis McCor
mack officiating, using the dou
ble ring ceremony.
Many relatives and friends
were present as the bridal party
approached the altar to the
strains of the wedding march
played by Miss Marylou Fergu
son, who also accompanied the
soloist, Miss Patricia Kenny.
Miss Shirley Lee of Hood River
and Miss Virginia McLaughlin,
the former in pink and the latter
in yellow, each carrying a nose
gay, were bridesmaids. Mrs. Rob
ert Pinckney, gowned in aqua
and carrying Picardi gladioli, was
matron of honor for her cousin.
The bride, escorted by her father,
was lovely in a cream satin gown
and fingertip veil of net held in
place by a pearl coronet. She
wore a strand of pearls about
her neck and carried a white
prayer book and lavendar orchid
with white satin ribbons en show
er. Her gown was beautiful with
square neckline, filed bodice
buttoned down the back and full
tiered skirt with train.
The groom was attended by
Hugh McLaughlin, while Jim
Terjeson of Helix and Malcolm
O'Brien were ushers.
Baskets of Picardi gladioli
were used about the church. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding
reception was held in the church
parlor. Mrs. J. O. Turner presided
at the punch bowl and Mrs. Har
vey Miller of Pertland finished
cutting the wedding cake. Both
are aunts of the bride. Assisting
hostesses were Mrs. James Val
entine, Mrs. Roy Orwick and Mrs.
W. J. Bucknum. Miss Alice Nich
oson had charge ,of the guest
book.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Turner of
Sand Hollow. Mr. Runnion is the
son of Mrs. Fred Williams of
Douglas, Wyoming and V. R.
Runnion of Heppner. Both are
graduates of Heppner high
school. After seeing service in the
navy the groom continued his
schooling at the University of Or
egon. "His bride also attended Die
university but has more recen'ly
been employed in Portland.' The
young people will be at home in
Eugene where Mr. Runnion will
resume his studies this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner were
hosts to the wedding party and
visiting relatives at a buffet lun
cheon at noon preceding the cer
emony. Out of town guests were Mrs.
Fred Wiliams and Mrs. May
Smith, Douglas, Wyoming; Miss
Helen Doherty, Vallejo, Cal.; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Howard and fam
ily, Kent, Wash.; Mrs. Owen Mc
Laughlin and son Dick, Tacoma.
Wash.; Miss Aldean Gangewer,
Tacoma; Mr. and Mrs. John Tur
ner, Baker; Ted Ecker, Hood Riv
er; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mona
han, Condon; Mrs. Art Farance,
Walla Walla; Mr. and Mrs. E.
Harvey Miller, Portland; Mrs.
Robert Pinckney, Eugene; Miss
Gwen Toner, Milton, and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Turner and Mrs.
Mrs. N. Wynn of Portland.
Die ceremony was witnessed
by grandmothers of both the
bride and the groom, Mrs. Cath
erine Doherty of Heppner and
Mrs. May Smith of Douglas. Wy
oming. MISS GABBERT'S MARRIAGE
SET FOR SATURDAY. AUG. 7
Mr. and Mrs. Halmes Gabbert
of 2322 N.E. 30th St., Portland,
announce the forthcoming mar
riage of their daughter, Patricia
Ann, to Mr. Robert Wesley Mey
ers. The wedding will be solem
nized at 4 o'clock p.m., Saturday,
August 7, at the Westminster
Presbyterian church. They plan
to live in Columbia, Mo., where
Mr. Meyers is completing his
graduate work at the University
ot Missouri. Miss uabbert is a
graduate of Stephens college at
Columbia.
RETURN FROM FLORIDA
Mrs. Billy Cochell and daughter
Judy who went to Florida early in
June, returned to Heppner Sun
day with the announced purpose
of remaining in Oregon. They
were unable to withstand the ex
cessive heat and some of the an
noyances attributable to bugs
which are peculiar to the deep
south and decided that Oregon is
the place for them. This alters
the family plans, inasmuch as
Mr. Cochell had made arrange'
ments to attend school In Florida
expecting to leave for that state
in August.
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Guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. C.
Dunham Monday and Tuesday
were his sister, Mrs. Ruth Gill
more, and her fiancee, Gordon
Fant, both of Washington, D. C,
who were en route to Eugene to
visit Mrs. Glllmore's and Dr. Dun
ham's father, Rev. C. E. Dunham.
Mrs. Gillmore has been a resident
of Washington, D. C, since the
early days of the war, where she
works in the Pentagon bulding.
Mr. Fant Is a drug clerk and has
spent most of his life in the cap
ital city. It was his first visit to
the Pacific coast area and he was
delighted with what he was find-
ing along the route to Eugene.
Fair Board Starts
Construction Of
Livestock Stable
. Plans Shaping Up
For Bigger, Better
. Fair This Season
'Construction began this week
on a livestock exhibit barn at the
Morrow county fairgrounds. The
building, of aluminum construc
tion, 100x30 feet, will house 4-H
and open class cattle exhibits.
The foundation is being poured
and actual construction of the
building will begin next week. A
wash rack, conveniently located
for all livestock, will be built
within the next few weeks.
Things are shaping up for a
successful fair this year, states
N. C. Anderson, Morrow county
agricultural agent. However, to
have a successful fair it is neces
sary to have the cooperation of
all Morrow county people and
for them to make many exhibits.
It is not a bit too early for
homemakers to be setting aside
the particularly nice jars of fruit,
vegetables and jellies they are
canning for exhibit at the fair,
Anderson says. Handiwprk can
be started now if not yet complet
ed. And don't forget to add a
little fertilizer and water to those
gardens if your vegetable exhibit
is to win a blue ribbon, the agent
advises.
With the largest wheat crop on
record in Morrow county in sight,
there should be many grain ex
hibits at the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo to be held at Heppner
on September 2, 3 and 4. Wheat
exhibits last year were discourag
ing from the standpoint of num
bers. However, farmers should
keep in mind that Morrow coun
ty's agriculture depends on the
wheat production and there Is no
excuse for less than 100 wheat
exhibits this year.
Last year there were many spe
cial awards offered to 4-H mem
bers for special activities or bas
ed on their exhibit at the fair.
These special awards were made
by individual farmers and busi
ness men. After the premium
book was printed many others
volunteered special awards. The
4-H committee on special awards
ask that anyone interested in
these contact the county agent
so that they can be included in
the premium book which will go
to press soon.
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All Departments
At Kinzua Resume
Work After Layoff
By Elsa M. Leathers
All departments of Kinzua Pine
Mills were in operation Tuesday
morning after eleven days of va
cation over the 4th of July. Some
took advantage of the long vaca
tion to see the Yellowstone na
tional park, while others visited
the Oregon Caves and Redwoods
in California, others to lakima,
Wash., Klamath Falls and Mon
tana state, also various places
in California. The week end saw
portion of the population re
turning home to rest up.
The train went over the track
to Condon on July 11, Sunday, the
first time since the flash flood
on June 10. The track is not yet
completed.
Roy Woods, painter and paper
hanger here, was rushed to The
Dalles the last of the week where
he entered a hospital. It Is not
known at this writing the serious
ness of his sickness. Mrs. Wood
is with him.
Alva Oliver was painfully in
jured Saturday in the hand when
this member was caught between
two timbers at the jammer,
breaking one bone and badly
bruising both sides.
Mrs. Harlan Adams has been
rehired for janitor of the school
for the coming year. Mrs. Art
Watson has tendered her resig
nation as the primary room tea
cher. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anderson are
the parents of a baby boy, born
Monday the 5th. He has been
named Lester Albert, and weigh
ed 6 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Qrval Stanner and
baby and Bobbie Warren return
ed to Kinzua with Don Bormcr
from Macks Creek, Mo. The Stan
ners and Don had spent the past
two weeks there.
Mr. and Mrs. "Lloyd Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wilson of
Mayvllle were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Claud England here Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Williams and
Grace Green of Portland have
been houseguests the past week
of Mr. and Mrs. James Walker,
Mrs. Williams is a sister of Mrs.
Walker, and Miss Green a niece
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fifth and
daughter Alice returned from
Kansas City and places In Indi
ana where they had been visit
ing relatives the past month.
Mrs. Matt Jurick and son Perk
went to Heppner Monday where
Mrs. Jurick visited a dentist
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright spent
several days during the vacation
at Pendleton.
Globetrotters To
Boss And All, To
Negro baseball's dazzling Har
lem Globetrotters, top showmen
of the diamond, appear at the
Rodeo grounds against the Hepp
ner Townies in a twilight game
on July 21 starting at 6:30 p.m.
In the short space of three
years this is the fourth season
Abe Saperstein's brilliant club
has been in operation the Globe-
trotters have come to be known
and respected as a formidable
factor on the diamond. Like their
namesakes of the basketball
court who are owned by the same
management, the baseball Globe
in .rjUr'
Kenneth Smouse Succeeds Henry
Baker as President Columbia Co-Op
By Ruth Payne
The annual meeting of the
members of the Columoia Basin
Electric Cooperative, Inc., was
held at the court house in Hepp
ner, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'
clock with 69 members present.
Following a general discussion
fo the progress made on the pro
ject during the past year, an. el
ection of nine directors for the
ensuing year was held. Those be
ing elected to the board of direc
tors were Kenneth Smouse, Vic
tor Rietmann, Henry Baker, lone;
E. E. Rugg, John Hanna, Heppner;
John V. Krebs, Cecil; C. K. Barker,
Ralph Potter, Condon; and Orva
Dyer, Mayville.
At the conclusion of the gen
eral meetings, the board of direc
tors met for re-organization. Ken
neth Smouse of lone was elected
president of the cooperative by
the unanimous vote of the direc
tors present. Mr. Smouse replaces
Henry Baker of lone who has held
that position for several years.
Ralph Potter of Condon was re
elected vice-president and E. E.
Rugg of Heppner was re-elected
secretary treasurer. Retiring
members of the board are Steph
en Thompson of Heppner and
Will Hardie of Condon.
E. E. Rugg, cooperative secre
tary, and A. A. Scouten, manager,
are in Seattle this week to attend
a meeting of the regional heads
of the Rural Electrification ad
ministration. PHONE LINE COMPLETED
Construction of the telephone
line up Hinton creek was com
pleted Tuesday evening, accord
ing to L. J. Michieli who has
been in charge of the work. Con
struction of the line was begun
several weeks ago but the many
rains during the past two months
hampered progress. Michieli's
Electric of Hermiston contracted
the job and Mr. Michleu has been
assisted by John Price of Hermis
ton during the line stringing
part of the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayers mo
tored to Pendleton Friday to
spend the day shopping and look
ing after business matters.
Tom Howell left Tuesday after
noon by motor for Lewiston, Ida
ho. Roy Burkenbine is assisting
in the market during Mr. Howell's
absence.
Mrs. Florence Hughes left Fri
day evening for The Dalles where
she will make her home for the
present. Acording to reports, Mrs.
Hughes sold her Heppner prop
erty to Mrs. Margaret Phelps.
Helen Phelan who has spent
the past two weeks in Heppner
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. P. Phelan, left Friday for Port
land to spend the week end with
relatives prior to her departure
Sunday for her home in San Fran
Cisco. She accompanied Mrs. Lin-
nie Lowden to the city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna and
daughter, Jeanne, returned the
last of the week from Pennsyl
vania. They spent about six
weeks in the east, most of the
time in and around Philadelphia
with relatives. Mr. Hanna reports
a very enjoyable trip, encounter
ing only two waterspouts one
near Spray on their first day out
and another later in the trip in
Illinois.
Week-end guests of F. W. Tur
nor were his son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tur
ner, and children of Portland. The
Turners came to attend the wed
ding of Miss Jean Turner and
Robert Runnion, an event of Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Bucknum, Mrs. Fay
Bucknum and Mrs. Alex Thomp
son spent Friday in Pendleton
shopping and looking after busi
ness matters,
Be Here In Force,
Play Townies 21st
trotters mix high-grade thrilling
play with the dash and show
manship so pleasing to the fans.
A Globetrotter appearance Is al
ways a novel and interesting oc
casion. Last year, the peppery and hus
tling group under the inspira
tional managerial leadership of
Paul Hardy, won 77 games while
losing 38 and tying 2 for a win
ning percentage of .670. Included
were 35 victories and 16 defeats
against the strong House of Dav
id aggregation from Benton Har
bor, Mich., on a long tour to the
West Coast
Hardy, a great catcher and a
sensational receiver with the
Birmingham Black Barons and
Chicago American Gianst of the
Negro American League before
he went into the service, is the
type of pilot who draws the ut
most willingly out of his players.
That is the reason why such
young perfomers as Winslow
Means, Othello Strong, Louis Hut
chinson, Sam Wheeler, Zell Miles,
Johnny Cogdell, Herb Simpson
and others attained stradom un
der him and veterans like Alph
onse Dunn, Ulysses Redd, Jesse
Williams and Eugene Hardin
seemed to have a new lease on
life playing with the Trotters.
Most of these men have returned
to the fold this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge re
turned Sunday evening from
Philadelphia where Mr. Benge
represented the local B. P. O. Elks
at the national convention. They
made the trip by air and on the
return journey spent several days
in Denver visiting Mrs. Benge's
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snyder have
purchased the N. Court street res
idence of Mrs. W. T. Campbell.
Mrs. Campbell plans to make her
home with her daughter, Mrs. A.
C. Keene, at their farm near lone.
A party was held at the court
house Monday afternoon honor
ing L. W. Briggs, county treasur
er, on his 89th birthday. Mr.
Briggs' birthday occurred on Sat
urday which is a half-holiday for
the court house crew so the fes
tivities were held on the later
date. Mrs. Delia Corson of lone
baked the angel -food birthday
cake which was served with ice
cream. Guests were the regular
workers of the court house offices.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed LeTrace mo
tored to Ritter for the week end.
Mrs. Allen Case spent Monday-
shopping in Pendleton.
Douglas Drake, third baseman
on the Heppner baseball team,
spent several days this week in
The Dalles hospital following in
juries received Sunday while
playing baseball at Wasco. The
accident occurred when a player
on the Wasco team attempted to
slide into third and struck Drake
on the left cheekbone, causing
slight concussion Mr. Drake
was taken to The Dalles by mem
bers of the Heppner team follow
ing the conclusion of the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Parrish
of Portland were week-end guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Parrish.
Helen and Jean Marie Graham
accompanied their grandfather,
John Wightman, to the French
ranch n the mountains Tuesday
where they will visit for a time.
Mrs. William Doak and son.
Roger, of Brawley, Cal., are guests
this week in Heppner at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. John Saager.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Nutting
have returned from Portland
where they spent several days
last week visiting ' relatives.
Their daughter Corabelle, who ac
companied them to the city, took
a vacation trip through British
Columbia and other Canadian
points with friends, returning to
Heppner Wednesday.
Among those from Heppner at
tending the ball game in Wasco
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Pierson, Mr. and Mrs. Pirl How
ell, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Massey and
Mrs. ay Bucknum.
Mrs. Elsa Terry and children
who have been visiting here at
the home of her brother, A. A.
Scouten, have returned to their
home in Beaverton. Mrs. Scout
en took them down on Saturday.
nirs. nugn Lurrin came over
from their farm near Echo Tues
day to spend several days in
Heppner looking after business
matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart
returned to their home in Albanv
Tuesday after spending several
days here wtih their sister, Mrs,
Ealor Huston. They accompanied
Mrs. Huston to Heppner when she
returned last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Allstott Jr.
Mrs. R. D. Allstott Sr. and daugh
ter and Marilyn Bergstrom mo
ioreo to rendleton Tuesday to
spend the day shopping and look
ing after business matters
Burl Akers of lone was a bus
iness visitor in Heppner Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoskins Sr.
and Mrs. Fred Hoskins Jr. of Rhea
creek were transacting business
m Heppner Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Conlev Lanham
and family have returned from
a fortnight's vacation spent In
Lack Of Passenger
Service To Outside
Agitates C. of C.
Bus-Truck Unit
Considered Most
Logical Possibility
Lack of passenger service to
outside points from Heppner and
other towns on the branch has
been agitating the Heppner cham
ber of commerce lor several
weeks and was the chief topic
of discussion at the Monday lun
cheon meeting. Since withdrawal
of the bus service in April there
has been no method of travel for
those without their own trans
portation except to prevail upon
friends or to "thumb" their way
in and out on the branch.
After investigating several pos
sible types of transportation the
most logical appeared to be a
combination freight-passenger
service which could be handled
by the Flatt Freight Service, hold
er of the auto freight contract
with the Union Pacific system
between Heppner and Arlington.
At Monday's meeting it was not
known that the trucking concern
was interested in hauling pass
engers, but by Wednesday after
noon Vernon Flatt appeared in
town and announced that he was
leaving this morning for Salem
to make application for a permit
to haul passengers and to arrange
for the insurance and other de
tails incident to providing the
type of service.
J. I. Purdy, district traffic man
ager for the Union Pacific, was
a guest at Monday's luncheon
and listened to traffic service
complaints, promising to look In
to those affecting the freight into
Heppner. He said the company:
could do nothing relatives to the
establishment of bus service and
that it would be agreeable for the
community to enter into an un
derstanding with the truck con
cern for hauling passengers on
trucks employed by the Union
Pacific.
Bayard Taylor of the Union
Bank & Trust Co. of Helena,
Mont., was introduced by Merle
Becket, manager of the Heppner
branch of the First National bank
of Portland. Mr. Taylor is spend-
ng several days in the county on
business. - .
Wettest Year On
Record Concluded
During Past Week
Up to July 9, 16.98 inches of
precipitation had been recorded
since January 1, 1948 at the Leo
nard Carlson ranch in Gooseber
ry. Of that amount, 1.60 inch had
fallen since July 1. Since that
date, July 9, summer weather has
prevailed, featured by pleasantly
warm days and no threat of a
storm when the thermometer rea
ches the 80's.
Taking the record since July 1,
1947, Carlson notes that 26.73 in
ches of moisture have been re
corded. At the rate the rains have
descended over this area since
January 1 of this year, 1948 gives
promise of being one of the wet
test years since records have
been kept. The annual average
has already been exceeded by
more than four inches in the first
six months and eight days and
with a normal precipitation in
the fall the record could easily be
exceeded for the calendar period,
January 1-December 31. The 26..
73 inch mark from July 9, 1947
to July 8, 1948 is, so far as known,
the wettest period on record for
these parts.
Montana with relatives.
C. K. Barker. W. D. Hardie and
Orva Dyer of Condon were busi
ness visitors in Heppner Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. John Monahan
and children of Condon were
week-end visitors in Heppner at
tne nome oi her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Farley.
Clyde Denny of Gresham was
looking after business matters In
Heppner the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson
and daughters, Carolyn and Rita
Doll, Joyce Buschke and Mrs. Isa
bel Templeton returned Sunday
evening from a week end trip to
Seaside and other coastal points.
Going from here to Bend they
motored to the coast over the Mc
Kenzie pass through Eugene and
returned home by wav of the
Columbia river highway. Mrs.
Johnson reports the weather ideal
along the coast for this time of
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann
of lone were business visitors In
Heppner Saturday.
Eddie Kenny was over from
Pendleton Wednesday transact
ing business In Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson re
turned Monday from a two weeks'
vacation spent at Post Falls, Ida
ho, with relatives.
Recent houseguests of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Meador were her
mother, Mrs. Cecil Gentry, and
Mr. Gentry ol Baker.