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Heppner Gazette 'Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 14, 1948
Volume 65, Number 30
Umatilla Man In
Jail Here After
Hunting Accident
John Rivers Held
For Shooting of
John McNobb
One Umatilla man Is in the
St. Anthony's hospital In Pen
dleton and another man from the
same town is In the Morrow
county Jail in Heppner as the re
sult of a shooting accident in a
hunting camp at Government
spring Sunday morning.
John McNabb was shot in the
right leg shortly below the thigh,
the bullet penetrating the limb
and striking the fleshy part of
his left hand as he stooped down
to pick up a piece of wood. P.ive .s,
it is reported, fired his rifle in
the air. His companions protest
ed his handling the gun in camp
and asked him to put it down.
He fired again, this time on a
level nearer the ground, resulting
In the injury to McNabb.
McNabb's companions rushed
him to town where he. was given
temporary medical relief and the
ambulance was called and he
was taken to Pendleton. He suf
fered from loss of blood and a
report to the sheriff's office this
morning was to the effect that
amputation jnay be necessary.
After investigating the circum
stances, officers placed Rivers un
der arrest on a charge of point
ing a gun at another person. This
Is an indictable misdemeanor and
he is being held in jail in lieu of
$1500 bail money. He will have
to stand trial In the circuit court,
probably In December, if Judge
Homer I. Watts can clear the
docket in Umatilla county suffi
ciently to permit him to hold a
session here by that time.
FATHER KILLS SON
A shocking accident occurred
Sunday in the Monument section
of northern Grant county when
Claude Crouch, mistaking a mov
ing object about 25 yards distant
for a. deer, shot his son Wade, 33,
killing him almost instantly.
Crouch, 54, and his two sons.
Wade and Joe, were hunting on
the home ranch on the North
Fork of the John Day river. Ac
cording to the report given by
Sheriff I. B. Hazeltine, Joe was
making a drive up the canyon
and Wade and his father were
on a stand overlooking the can
yon. Dressed in a brown leather
jacket and gray hat, Wade mov
ed from his stand and began
crawling up over a steep ledge.
Bitter brush, juniper and mahog
any brush covered him to his
waist. The father fired and his
son died almost immediately.
This made the 13th death in
10 days of hunting in Oregon.
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59 Cases Surplus
Commodities Here
For School Meals
Henry Tetz, county superinten
dent, reports receiving 59 cases
of surplus commodities for the
use of the county's schools in the
lunch program carried out under
the National School Lunch act
and administered through the
state department of education. In
addition to the cases of food, 50
sacks of potatoes have been al
located to the progam in the
county.
Broken down, the shipment In
cludes the following commodi
ties: Seven cases of walnut
meats, eight cases of canned hon
ey, 10 cases of concentrated or
ange juice, 50 sacks of potatoes,
12 cases of canned sliced apples,
and 22 cases of cheddar cheese.
Schools participating in the
program are Irrigon, Boardman,
lone, Lexington and Heppner,
MRS. KEMP HONORED
WITH SHOWER TUESDAY
Mrs. Lloyd Harshman, Mrs. Ev
erett Harshman and Mrs. Victor
Lovgren were hostesses at the
Lloyd Harshman home Tuesday
for a stork shower honoring Mrs.
Stanley Kemp.
A pleasant afternoon was spent
In visiting and enjoying with
Mrs. Kemp the many gifts re
ceived. Refreshments marked the
closing social hour.
Attending were Mrs. Frances
Farrens and Pepper, Mrs. Anna
Harshman and children Nancy,
Jerry and Larry, Mescalines Del
sle Chapel, Edna Hamlin, Delsie
Held, Ella Farrens, Elvire McDon
ald, Given Walker, Lucy Wright
and Alena Anderson und daugh
ter Carol.
TO ATTEND MEETINGS
Henry E. Tetz, county school
superintendent, announced Wed
nesday that he will attend a
meeting of the executive board
of the Inland Empire Education
association as a member repre
senting Oregon to plan for the
annual conference In April. The
executive board will convene on
Saturday afternoon In Spokane.
Before returning to Heppner he
will go to Salem to attend the
three-day conference of school
administrators October 18, 19 and
20.
Names Wanted
Boys Who Didn't
Return From War
Records of names of service
men who paid the supreme sac
rifice in World War II are not
available and the Coordinators'
Council of the Blue Mountain dis
trict of Red Cross is desirous of
acquiring the name of every man
from Morrow county who didn't
return from the war. The council
is appealing to churches, schools,
fraternal societies any organiza-
tion or individual to forward
names of these men to Mrs.
Ralph. Thompson in Heppner,
Morrow county representative,
The council is giving flowers
to the chapel at the veterans hos
pital in Walla Walia for one
month and it is desired to honor
the names of these heroes with
ihese gifts.
Mrs. Thompson reports that the
work is being carried on at the
hospital, with Morrow county
making regular contributions. A
fund of $75 a month for gifts has
been appropriated, $25 of which
is provided by Heppner lodge No.
358, B.P.O.E. to buy cigarettes for
the hospitalized veterans.
The Home Economics club of
Rhea Creek grange recently made
and sent to the hospital 1,000 pa
per masks, and the county com
mittee gave a game table to
Ward 9.
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Property Changes
Hands in Boardman
During Past Week :
By Mrs. Flossie Coats
Property has been changing
hands fast in Boardman and vi
cinity the past few weeks. Mr
and Mrs. Clayton Waldron and
family have purchased the Wag
ner farm and have taken posses
sion. The two children started to
school this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ferguson
have moved from the Olson pro
perty in the east end to the A.
A. Agee property in the west end.
Sunday guests at the home of
W. L. Blann were Mrs. Jacobs of
Hermiston, her daughter and
grandson, Mrs. Margaret and
Billie of Vanceberg, Ky., also Mrs.
Jacobs' mother, Mrs. Brown, who
is visiting from Colorado.
Mrs. Arthur Allen has returned
from The Dalles hospital where
she spent a week having a phy
sical checkup and treatments.
Chas. Stoltnow returned from
Condon last week driving a brand
new Dodge pickup.
Mr. and Mrs. Vet Conyers left
Saturday for a month's visit in
Fairfield, Idaho with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Reagan. They plan to
stop over in Wenatchee, Wn., on
their return trip to visit a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conyers are
looking after the hotel during
their absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Skoubo en
tertained at dinner last Thursday
with a "birthday dinner honoring
Mrs. Geo. Gustin. Others present
were Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus McLouth left
Monday for a month's visit with
relatives in New London, Minn.
Mrs. McLouth will visit a sister
and family whom she had not
seen in 35 years, and Mr. Mc
Louth will visit a brother whom
he had not seen in 40 years. This
will be Mr. McLoulh's first time
home since leaving forty years
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller and
family spent the week end in La
Grande visiting their daughter,
Mildred Miller, who is a student
in the college. They also visited
at the Bill Lilly home at Union
Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Moore are
the parents of a baby son, Alan
Wayne, born in The Dalles hos
pital October 4. This is the sec
ond child and son.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wilson spent
the week end in The Dalles, go
ing down to see their new grand
daughter, Kay. She was born on
October 4 to Mr. and Mrs. George
Bruno, nee Audrey Wilson.
Ed Kunze returned home from
Portland last week where he had
been for a week. Mr. Kunze had a
small cancer removed from his
lip, and will have to make an
other trip down for a checkup
very soon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Garner and
son Dicky, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
West Jr. and son Larry motored
to Portland and the coast for the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Gllilland and
family of Weston were overnight
guests on the project Saturday,
going through to Sweet Home,
where they plan to make their
homo tills winter.
A. B. Chaffee was taken to the
St. Anthony's hospital In Pendle
ton Friday with a serious illness
which has been bothering him
for some time.
Sunday dinner guests at the R.
A. Former home were Mrs. Fort
ner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Lucas, Mrs. Sara McNamer, and
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers of Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nlckerson
left Thursday for Portland to
spend a few days with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
I Mrs. Avert Westland. From there
lone Hi Cardinals
Take Athena 20-6
In Friday's Game
Egg City Sextet
Meets Tough Pilot
Rock Team on 1 5th
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Pilot Rock 2 0
Umatilla 2 0
Stanfield 2 0
lone 2 1
Echo 2 1
Athena ; 1 2
Irrigon 0 2
Weston 0 3 0
Boardman 0 3 0
The lone high Cardinals defeat
ed Athena high Friday afternoon
at lone by the score of 20-6.
lone scored their first touch
down in the first quarter on a
pass, Hermann to Peterson, The
Cards scored their second touch
down towards the end of the sec
ond quarter on a 15 yard end run
by Walter Bergstrom halfback.
Gene Doherty dropkicked for the
extra points, making the half
time score lone 14, Athena 0.
Athena came back strong in
the third quarter and pushed ov
er a touchdown midway through
the quarter. They failed to con
vert. During the fourth quarter,
Athena was seemingly on their
way to another touchdown when
Pettyjohn, lone half, intercepted
an Athena pass on the 3 yard
line and ran the entire length of
the field for a touchdown. Final
score, lone 20, Athena fa.
lone plays the undefeated Pilot
Rock team this Frida at Pilot
Rock. The Rockets boast a 12-0
win over Westport, last year's
state 6-man football champions.
ounty's Teachers
Meet at Lexington
Tuesday Evening
Teachers of the Lexington
school were hosts Tuesday night
to the Morrow county unit of the
Oregon Education association in
the first fall meeting. Dinner pre
pared by Mrs. Merle Cornellson
was served in the home living
room which was decorated with
fall flowers and leaves.
A musical program arranged
by Miss Joy Gerharz, music in
structor, was an enjoyable part
of the evening's entertainment.
The business meeting was call
ed to order by Leonard L. Pate.
Appointment of committees for
the speech festival spelling con
test and fair festival were made.
Mrs. Margaret Cason talked about
the importance of two legislative
measures, the "right to vote" bill
and the constitutional six per
cent limitation amendment. A
motion was made and carried
that the O. E. A. go on record fav-
oring these two bills.
Miss Florence Sweet of the Pen
dleton senior high school report
ed on her attendance at the N. E.
A. convention.
Leonard L. Pate, superintend
ent of the Heppner schools, is
president of the Morrow county
unit; Gerald B. Fahey, Boardman,
vice president; Mrs. Douglas Og
letree of Heppner secretary, and
Mrs. Ruth Russell of Irrigon, trea
surer. SQUAW BUTTE RESEARCH
ON RANGE 10 YEARS OLD
Research work at the Squaw
Butte range and livestock exper
iment station west of Burns has
been carried on for 10 years now,
recalls W. A. Sawyer, superinten
dent of that station which is now
combined with the much older
Harney branch station In the
Harney valley.
While some findings of per
manent value have already bsjn
made at the huge 16,000 acre
range-land station a much longer
time will be needed to bring con
clusive results on major prob
lems, Sawyer points out in a re
cent article on the progress at
the station published in a west
ern livestock magazine.
"Because of varying weather
conditions, Including a greatly
improved moisture supply in the
past 10 years, extreme reduction i
in rodent populations and chan
ges from an unknown to a known
livestock use all combine' to
make 10 years an extremely short
time on which to base conclu
sions as to systems of grazing
and management of this type of
range," Sawyer wrote.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Pattee of
The Dalles were week-end vis
itors of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Holy
cross. The men made a trip to
the mountains in quest of bucks.
Mrs. Pattee is a linotype opera
tor, now employed on The Dalles
Optimist. This office acknow
ledges a call from the ladles on
Monday.
they will return to The Dalles
where Mr. Nlckerson will enter a
hospital for an operation. The
Nickersons were dinner guests oi
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mulligan be
fore they left.
E. Markham Baker
Heads Farm Bureau
E. Markham Baker, lone wheat
grower, was elected president of
the Morrow County Farm Bureau
at the October meeting held at
Lexington grange hall Monday
evening. Milton Morgan of lone
and John Graves of Heppner were
named vice presidents and Bill
Barratt, Heppner is the new sec
retary -treasurer, succeeding OS'
car E. Peteition who served In
that capacity the past three years.
George N. Peck discussed reso
lutions adopted by a special com
mittee to be presented to the state
convention in Bend next month.
Nelson Anderson, county agent
reported on results of the wheat
experiment plots at the Werner
Rietmann and Frank Anderson
ranches. The evening closed with
lunch served by the Farm Bureau
women.
Legion Post Plans
Potluck Supper at
October 1 9 Meeting
All members of Heppner Post
No. 87, American Legion, are be
ing advised that there will be a
potluck supper at the hall at
6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 19.
The supper will be served by the
Legion auxiliary, which is suf
ficient reason for a lull attend
ance. This will be the regular meet
ing and aside from the supper
there will be matters of import
ance to bring before the group.
The legion has scheduled a
dance for October 30 at the hall.
Rebekah Conclave
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Plans are completed for the
Rphpkah Histript ennvpntinn tn he
held in Heppner Wednesday, Oc-
tober 20, announces Mrs. Roy
Thomas, chairman on arrange
ments. Dinner will be served at
6:30 p. m., followed by a lodge
session.
Members of the order residing
in District 20 not affiliated with
local lodges as well as all affil
iated members have been extend
ed a cordial invitation to attend
the convention.
NON-HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
MEETS AT COURTHOUSE
A meeting of the Non-High
School board was held at the
courthouse Monday at which time
A. C. Ball of lone was appointed
to serve on the board. Other bus
iness included fixing transporta
tion costs at four cents per pupil
mile.
Including Mr. Ball, the board
membership is Mrs. Zoe Bauern-
feind, Alex Lindsay and Gerald
Swaggart.
GOES INTO BUSINESS
Henry Peterson imparted the
information Wednesday that his Mildred Wright, Mrs. Gene Fer
brother, Vcitor G. Peterson, who'guson, Mrs. Harold Becket, Mrs.
was connected with the Federal L. A. McCabe, Carletta Olden, El
Land Bank for upwards of 20 mer Palmer, Markham Baker, and
years has resigned and gone into(the county agent,
the real estate business in The During the meeting the mem
Dalles. He has opened up an of- .bers of the club council voted to
f ice in the Bank Hotel and will buy a public address system to
deal in farms, ranches, residen-, be used in extension work in Mor
tial and business properties. 'row county.
New Episcopal Vicar
REV. ELVON L. TULL
Rev. Eldon L. TulL who, with
Mrs. Tull is due to arrive in
Heppner Friday morning from
Alturas, Calif., to take charge
of the pastorate of All Saints
Episcopal church, was a chap
lain in World Wax II. with ter
ries in the European lector. He
has been at Alturas the past
three fears and while that ii in
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'Kibitzer' Coming
Here Oct. 28-30
For Bridge Series
Sam Gordon, the "Kibitzer,"
will be here for a bridge lesson
series on October 28, 29, 30. The
place in which his series will be
held will be anounced next week.
He is being sponsored by the
Heppner Jay Cee-ettes, members
of which are conducting the ad
vance sale of tickets. Tickets are
also on sale at Saager's pharm
acy.
Mr. Gordon is the contract
bridge pioneer of the northwest
as lecturer newspaper columnist,
radio and class teacher. He is
the author of the Horse Sense
method, a simplified and easy-to
learn treatment of the game.
His is not a new system. It is
a tie-up of the basic rules used
in all systems, free from compli
cations or confusing non-essentials.
He covers bidding, defense.
leads and plays presented in the
entertaining, simple, comprehen
sive manner for which he is fam
ed. 4-H Achievement
ParfyToBeHeld
29th of October
Tuesday evening the Morrow
county club council met in the
county agent's office to complete
plans for the Morrow-County 4-H
Achievement party. This party
will follow a 6 o'clock potluck
supper at the Lexington Grange
hall, Friday, October 29.
The party will honor the boys
and girls of 4-H clubs who have
completed their projects this year.
Pins and special awards will be
given to 4-H clubbers. A movie
will be shown and a special
speaker from Oregon State col
lege will be present to talk on
4-H club wok. All parents and
interested persons are urged to
attend both the supper and the
program.
Ronald Baker and Ruby Ann
Rietmann were selected as song
and recreation leaders tor the
evening. These 4-H'ers were se
lected by the county club council
to go to the 4-H summer school
where they received special train
lag in leading recreation and
singing. This will be their first
opportunity since summer school
to make use of their training in
the county.
The committee chairman for
the achievement party are, sup
per, Mrs. Muriel Palmer, Hepp
ner, and decorations, Mrs. Ver
non Munkers, Lexington.
Attending the meetings were
Mr. and Mrs. John Graves, Mrs.
the Northern California diocese,
has also served the church at
Langell Valley, in Klamath
county. Aside from being a ca
pable exponent of the Bible, he
it credited with being a crack
pistol shot and an expert with
the bow and arrow. Mrs. Tull is
a line musician, being equally
proficient on the piano and
pipe organ.
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Heppner Tramples
Condon 34-0 In
3rd Straight Win
Mustangs Display
Improved Play as
Season Advances
Heppner's charging Mustangs
kept their undefeated, untied and
unscored on record intact as they
unnamngiy trampled the Condon
Blue Devils in a crushing 34-0
deleat at Condon last Friday af
ternoon.
In the first period, Heppner
KicKea to Condon, who, after be
ing held for three downs was for
ced to punt. The Mustangs made
14 yards in two plays but after
that quick gain Condon held and
they were forced to kick. After
Condon made a first down, Ben
nett intercepted a pass. Heppner
made four first downs and Pieper
passed to Gunderson for the first
touchdown. Following a series of
downs, Condon punted. A little
later Ruhl went around end for
the second touchdown. Bergstrom
smashed over for the extra point.
The second period was in most
respects a repetition of the first,
with Heppner scoring on a Pieper
pass to Waters. After that neith
er team came close to goals in
this quarter.
In the third period Heppner
made three first downs before
Condon recovered a fumble and
stopped the march to pay dirt
There was much changing pos
session of the ball and the quar
ter ended with no scoring.
The fourth quarter was another
example of history repeating it-
'self - in t.he irst inninS HePP-
ner made large gains. A pass
from Pieper to Waters netted 22
yards. Ruhl smashed through
center for a touchdown. LPtei
this period Gunderson recovered
a Condon fumble and Pieper
passed to Ruhl for a touchdown.
Four out of five attempts for
extra points were good.
Starting lineup for Heppner:
Ends, Waters, Gunderson; tack
les, Gammell, Sumner; guards,
Orwick, Gabler; center, Smith;
backs, Bennett, Pieper, Ruhl and
Bergstrom.
Tomorrow (Friday) afternoon
the Mustangs will entertain the
Pappooses from The Dalles. The
second team of The Dirties high
has defeated Arlington 14-7 and
and Condon 33 0 this season.
Heppner's record is a little more
impressive but much depends up
on how much the Pappooses may
be bolstered by first squad ma
terial.
Also much will depend upon
the support given the team by
townspepole. The boys play bet
ter when they know they have
the support of the community be
hind them, meaning that a pack
ed grandstand will inspire them
to be right in there fighting all
the time.
The stores have been asked to
close during game time and com
plete cooperation is anticipated.
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County Agent News . .
Wheat varietal nursery plots
were seeded on Monday, October
11, at Werner Rietmanns, lone,
and Frank Anderson's, Eightmile.
The nurseries are grown each
year in these two localities to
compare varieties under the con
ditions found in these farming
communities.
Seeded this year were three
rows each of twenty wheat vari
eties grown in series of three
plots. When harvested the mid
dle row of each of these three
plots are threshed to receive an
average for the variety.
Farmers are invited to observe
these varieties, growing in the
nurseries, during the year. By
comparing the growth habits,
heights, and yields farmers are
in a better position to decide on
the variety best suited to their
conditions. One case of this is
the popularity of orfed in the low
country in recent years.
Close coordination of the work
at the Pendleton and Moro
branch experiment stations with
the new federal-state project in
erosion research in Umatilla
county was arranged at a con
ference just held where superin
tendents of the stations conferred
with central station administra
tors at Corvallis to map plans
for starting the new research.
Present superintendents of the
two branch stations will soon
trade locations so as to permit
Morrill M. Oveson, now at Moro,
to become project leader for the
new work in Umatilla county. He
will maintain headquarters at
,lre Pendleton branch station to
which he will devote part time
as superintendent. '
George Mitchell, who has head
ed the Pendleton station since its
establishment, will move to Mo
ro to head the Sherman county
branch station where he first en
tered the service of the experi
ment station after graduation
from Oregon State college.
Both men are appointees of the
USDA bureau of plant industry,
soils and agricultural engineer
ing which helps support both
branch stations.
The new research project in
Goaumitd on Pas Eight
Folks' re Kinda
Upset Over Tax
Status in County
The air around the tax collect
or's office has taken on an indigo
hue the past few days, or since
tax payments have gotten under
way quite generally. The cause?
Higher taxes.
Readjustment of the school
taxes due to the new Rural School
Board setup has upped taxes in
some quarters while leveling
them off in other sections. This
has been particularly true in in
operative school districts where
the rate has been raised to 22
mills, the county level. That is
one of the causes. There are also
such items as road taxes, special
school improvement levies and
in some districts the raising of
land valuations.
Add all these things together
and we have higher taxes. And
when the total amounts to an
increase of upwards of 300 per
cent in some instances, it natur
ally causes an upsurge of the
blood pressure.
Wilbur Steagall
Badly Injured In
Sunday Accident
By Mrs. Cecil Jones
Friends of Wilbur Steagall of
this city were shocked to hear
of his accident Sunday when his
horse fell on him. He was rushed
to Heppner to a phsician who
sent him immediately to Pendle
ton, where it was found that he
had to undergo surgery. He Is in
a critical condition in a hospital
there. His wife Marie is there
with him, and June Steagall, the
eldest daughter, is staying with
the other children in Lexington
from school at the St. Joseph's
academy in Pendleton..
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Feathers
moved Sunday from one of the
Red Leonard apartments to the
Ola Ward house.
Mrs. Elwynne Peck was brot
from the mountains where she
had gone hunting, suffering with
a severe cold.
The potluck dinner at the
Christian church was well at
tende'd Sunday. After the dinner
a meeting of teachers was held
in the auditorium.
Ed Grant has gone to Prineville
where he is opening a business
in auto parts in that city. Mrs.
Grant will follow later when
housing is found for the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell have
purchased the Grant home.
Elmer Hunt made a business
trip to Portland over the week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Majeske are
the proud owners of a new Stude
baker as are Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Ruhl
are the owners of a new Hudson,
and Mr. and Mrs. Art Hunt are
the owners of a new Pontiac. .
Mrs. Jerrine Marrs and small
daughter returned to their home
in California after a trip to Ore
gon. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Edwards. She flew
home from Pendleton where she
was taken by her father.
Lonnie Henderson was called
to Seattle Monday by illness of
his sister.
Miss Dona Barnett who has
been on the sick list is much im
proved and is able to be out.
Mrs. Jack Forsythe entertained
the Amicitia club at her home
Wednesday evening. The time
was spent playing pinochle with
orizes going to high, Mrs. Betty
Groves, and low, Mrs. Herman
Green.
Mrs. Alex Hunt, accompanied
by Mrs. Henry Rauch, is spend
ing some time in Chicago visit
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Munkers
and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Padberg
were Portland visitors over the
week end. JJ
Mr. ana Mrs. George Hatch re
turned Friday from Portland.
The Lexington football team
motored to Irrigon Fridav where
they met defeat at the hands of
the opposing team. Ray Papineau
had the misfortune to hurt a foot,
which will keep him out of foot
ball for some time. They will mo
tor to Stanfield Thursday. The
first game will be here next week
on the local field.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nail vis
ited at the E. E. McFadden home
Sunday ,from Hermiston.
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RETURN FROM EAST
Mrs. J. O. Hager and Mrs.
Blanche Patterson returned Wed
nesday morning from an extend
ed trip to the eastern coast, their
main objective being their form
er home town of Newcastle, Pa.
They went as far as Boston, Mass.
where they visited relatives, and
also took in some of the sights
in incw lork City and Philadel
phia. The trip east was made via
Kansas City and St. Louis, ac
companying Mrs. Hager's daugh
ter, Mrs. C. A. Shaw and little
son that far on their way to Camp
nooa, . lexas, to where Major
Shaw was recently transferred.
Mrs. Pattersons home Is at Sno
homish, Wash., but for many
years was in Heppner.
Race For Council
Positions Narrows
To Six Candidates
Three Outgoing
Members Fail To
Sign Petitions
Final results in the nomina
tions for four positions on the
Heppner city council somewhat
reversed the report made in the
Gazette Times as the signing of
petitions came to a close last
Thursday evening. Six candidates
filed instead of seven and the
lineup is different to the earlier
report.
Three retiring councilmen, D.
A. Wilson, Dr. L. D. Tibbies and
L. E. Bisbee declined to sign the
petitions, all of which had been
filed by voters, which indicated
that they are not candidates.
Filing for the four posts were
M. L. Case, candidate to succeed
himself; Fay Bucknum, L. R. Par
ker, E. E. Gonty, W. C. Rosewall
and Howard Keithley. The rest
of the ticket includes Mayor
Conley Lanham, Recorder Walt
Barger and Treasurer La Verne
Van Marter.
The ballots have been printed
and do not include the sewer pro.
posal. Delay in getting the ap
proval of the state board of
health, which seems to be the
proper step in interesting bond
concerns, necessitated postponing
preparation of the measure for
the ballot.
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Random Thoughts..
Speaking about taxes: we like
the attitude of one of the larger
operators of the county a wheat
and cattle man who, when as
sured that the money paid in
over the tax collectors counter is
for local use cheerfully wrote out
his check. Had ft been otherwise ,
he was prepared to holier, but
loud. '
Other of the larger operators of
the county have been heard to
peak in the same vein. It it goes
into improvements here at home
it is not being sent to Washing
ton to be spent at the discretion
of the power-hungry bureaucrats,
with most of it going into heavy
populated districts where the
most votes come from. It taxpay
ers keep this in mind, it will not
require many years to get the
kind of a road system needed,
as well as other improvements
acquired through public funds.
Thirteen deaths in 10 days
the first 10 days of the deer sea.
son is somethine to eive us nause
Since one of these accidents oc
curred not too many miles from
here and a shooting accident hap
pening about the same time put
young man in the hospital
where his condition is reported
as critical, it is time to check up
on the cause of some of these
accidents and apply a remedy.
Checking stations are set up
where hunters report their kills.
It might not be a bad idea to
place checking stations on roads
leading into hunting territory for
the purpose of ascertaining the
amounts of "party inspiration"
carried and approximately where
the hunters will make camp. This
will not stop accidents but it
might have a bearing upon the
cause should an accident occur.
Of course this could -be carried
farther ajnd have officers ask that
the "goods" be left with them
until the hunter checked out.
With gasoline gunpowder and
whiskey all in the same car, any
thing may happen.
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While we are rambling along,
let us remind you that Vernon
Bohles and Mustang squad will
be mighty happy to see you and
hear you in the grandstand Fri
day afternoon. The Heppner boys
will probably meet their tough
est competition of the season to
date in facing the Pappooses
from The Dalles high. Our lads
have made an enviable showing
their first three engagements
and while a deleat at the hands
of the Paps will not affect their
league standing, they are decid
edly goal minded and will fight
harder if they know they have
the backing of their home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Banker
are preparing to move to Port
land where Mr. Bunker has a Job
as state brand inspector at the
Union stockyards. He will leave
Sunday and enter upon his new
duties Monday. Mrs. Banker will
remain here to dispose of their
residence property. Banker has
been assistant city superintend
ent of work here the past year
and formerly was with the Brad
en Tractor & Equipment Co. fur
a number of years.
Mrs. Elsie 1'owlnn visited her
daughter, Mrs. Hubert Warfield.
In Pendleton Tuesday. Mrs. War
field has been a pulli-nt at St.
Anthony's hospital for several
days but expects to return home
by the end uf the week.