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Heppner Gazette Times
Volume 65, Number 35
Heppner, OregonThursday, November 18, 1948
Hermiston Spoils
Mustang Record By
Tying Score 25-AII
Heppner Unable to
j Hold Lead When
Visitors Get Going
Coach Vernon Bohles saw his
hard playing Mustangs outplay
the visiting Hermiston Bulldogs
for three quarters of the annual
contest at Rodeo field last Thurs
day afternoon and then saw a
three touchdown lead wiped out
by the fired-up Bulldogs in the
final quarter. On the one hand
a tired bunch of young Iron men
having taken the lead for three
fourths of the game lacked the
reserve strength to withstand the
gruelling contest through the fin
al IS minutes, while on the other
hand, the trailing team, supplied
with a complete second string set
of reserves had the necessary
punch to overcome a lead which
looked like sure defeat until the
boys got fired up. Time alone un
doubtedly saved the Mustangs
from suffering a defeat.
Alertness, skillful execution of
plays and good generalship ac
counted for the Heppner lead
this combined with some costly
fumbles by Hermiston made it
appear that Heppner was about
to close the 1948 season in a
blaze of glory.
Heppner carried the ball Into
Hermiston territory early in the
first quarter and after a few line
bucks, skirting around end for
good gains got the ball within
scoring distance. One more play,
a short pass, put the ball over
safely. Score, Heppner 6, Hermis
.ton 0.
The first big thrill of the game
came when I'hil Smith caught a
rebound from a Heppner punt
and dashed for the east goal with
the whole Hermiston team after
him. (It can't be remembered
when the extra point was made
but there was one somewhere
along the line.)
In the second quarter, Heppner
once more cashed in on a series
of line bucks and end plays to
cross the west goal. Score 19 0.
In the second half Hermiston
kicked off, a long one received
by Bennett and deftly lateraled
t-Bergstrom who took off along
the north sideline while most o(
the Hermiston players were chas
ing Bennett. It was a long run
but the Heppner speeding back
met with little interference and
chalked up the fourth touchdown
standing up. That was about the
end of Heppncr's offensive play,
for Hermiston got mad, as It
were, and started pushing the lo
cal boys up and down the field,
first with long gains through the
line and then on long passes.
They started their offensive too
late to eke out a one-touchdown
score but they readily tied up the
score.
The Mustangs had a highly
successful season, winning six,
losing one, and winding up with
a tie.
Youth Rally Draws
About 35 Guests
About 35 young people from
other towns of the district were
In Heppner Saturday and Sunday
to attend the first annual youth
meeting of the Columbia deanery
of the Episcopal church. The
Young Peoples Fellowship of All
Saints church, under the super
vision of Mrs. Merle Miller, play
ed the part of host.
Vicars of the Columbia dean
ery and one from the Cascade
deanery were here to assist with
the program. These included,
with Itov. E. L. Tull of Heppner,
Rev. Eric O. Robalhan of Pendle
ton, Rev. Raymond Gayle of Mil
ton, Rev. E. E. Taylor of The
Dalles, and Rev. Leonard Dixon
of Prlneville and Madras. Young
people came from Pendleton, Mil
ton and The Dalles.
The youth program is dovolcd
to the basic functions of the
church worship, study, service
and fellowship.
The host group provided lunch
both days, served a banuqet Sat
urday evening, and breakfast
Sunday morning. Dancing was
enjoyed for a couple of hours
Saturday evening in the parish
house.
Utility's Taxes Up
1 3 Percent Over '47
Real and personal properly
taxes for 1918 of $11,361.93 near
ly triple the amount levied by
the county last year were turn
ed over to Morrow county this
week by Pacific Power & Llghl
company, according to J. R. Huff
man, local manager here for the
power company. Last year's re
ceipt from the utility was $3,
955.90. Huffman said that real and
personal property taxes alone be
ing paid to 15 Oregon counties
by Pacific this year total $807,676,
a boost of 13 per cent over 1947.
This is an all-time high for this
part of the company's annual tax
bill.
Services Held For
R. H. Quackenbush
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock p.m. Wednesday at the
Methodist church for Harry
Quackenbush whose death occur
red at the family residence on
Gale street Sunday evening. Rev.
J. Palmer Sorlien officiated and
arrangements were in charge of
the Phelps Funeral Home. Mrs.
Lucy Peterson sang two hymns,
'The Old Rugged Cross" and "No
Night There," accompanied by
Mrs. William E. Davis at the pi
ano.
Richard Harry Quackenbush
was born April 2, 1879 at Wark
worth, Canada. He was married
in 1903 to Rena Nay at Meeker,
Colo. They came to Oregon soon
afterwards and had made their
home in this state from that
time on. Mr. .Quackenbush fol
lowed various pursuits here until
ill health forced him to retire. He
was a lifelong member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving are the wife and one
son, Roy.
Random Thoughts...
When Mr. and Mrs. Krank Par
ker were in Chicago recently they
made it a point to look up Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Nickerson and
their nice little family. The for
mer Heppnerltes were nicely set
tled but they admitted they were
missing their relatives and
friends in the little old town out
In the eastern Oregon hills. Now
comes a letter from Nick and
it is openly admitted what the
Parkers suspected. Quote: "Our
Gazette Times 'lifeline to HOME'
has been coming through on
schedule. We are duly grateful.
It is very difficult to divorce our
selves from all that we knew.
Margaret is as homesick as I.
She even reads the ads. ' And
that, dear reader, was the open
ing paragraph. There are olfier
evidences here and there in the
letter, but rather than make their
burden less bearable further
quoting will be dispensed with.
But the GT will accede to Nick's
request that his ad be removed
from the professional column.
This happened one evening In
Hermiston. The writer was seat
ed in the rear seat of the Dun
ham car which was parked about
half a block east of Main street.
Other members of the family
were on a window shopping tour
which took possibly 10 minutes.
Two youths of about high school
sophomore age approached the
car, one remaining on the side
walk and the other first trying
the doors of a car parked along
side and finding them locekd,
turned his attention to our car.
Thinking the lad might be dis
tributing handbills, no attention
was paid when he opened the
front door of the car, but when
he flipped open the glove com
partment and started sorting
through the articles stored there
in, he was asked, "What are you
looking for?" Had a bomb ex
ploded In his immediate pre
sence he could not have been
more eager to get out of that part
of town. The last seen of him he
was legging it around a corner
and heading in the direction of
the railroad track. The other chap
sauntered along toward home as
though he had no part in the
attempted car rifling. We have
no Idea what the intruder thot
he would find, but there was an
all-day sucker in the compart
ment which Cammie had once
started to dissolve in the accus
tomed manner. Perhaps the vis
itor should have been given time
to locate the tempting morsel.
No attempt has been made to
point a moral In this yarn, al
though it should contain a warn
ing that it is not safe to leave
your car unlocked if you expect
to be gone more than a minute
or two. This happened in Her
miston, but it is Just as apt to
happen any place.
.
Not content with Jeopardizing
their reputations prior to the el
ections, the columnists and com
mentators are now busy outlining
the policies which the adminis
tration is expected to follow.
They are bound to strike the nail
on the head now and then but
our Harry having fooled them
once may adopt that as his chief
diversion, when he's not playing
the piano.
MRS. RODGERS TO TEACH
Mrs. Lucy .Rodgers will return
to teaching the first of December
when she takes over the sixth
grade in the Heppner school
made vacant by the resignation
of Mrs. Eleanor Ball MeCormiek.
Mrs. MeCormiek will Join her
husband who has taken a posi
tion In Salem. While her work as
county superintendent has kept
Mrs. Rodgers in close touch with
the schools, it has been a good
many years since she engaged in
teaching and she is quite thrilled
with the idea of applying the
principles of the three R's in per
son once more.
MISS KENNY ENGAGED
Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Patricia to Charles Er
win, son of Mrs. Pearl Erwln of
Pendleton. The wedding will be
held in Pendleton in January.
Citizens of lone Dedicate
Memorial to World War Dead
Armistice day observance in
lone included a program by the
American Legion in memory of
those boys who lost their lives
in World War II; dedication of
lone Memorial field, an Armistice
Day address by the Reverend Al
fred Shirley of the lone Cooper
ative church.
The ceremonies started with
the playing of "America" by the
lone school band under direction
of Miss Mary Lund. Mayor Gar
land Swanson then introduced
Jimmie Barnett, commander of
the lone post of the American
Legion, who ordered the raising
of the flag of our country follow
ed by the playing of our national
anthem. After this Commander
Barnett spoke briefly of those in
whose memory a plaque had
been placed on one side of the
athletic field. Mr. Barnett's re
marks were followed by the
chaplain's prayer which includ
ed a moment of silent reverence
for those who gave their lives in
both wars.
Mayor Swanson then dedicated
and named the athletic field. He
said:
"Just about two years ago the
lone Memorial Improvement as
sociation was organized. It was
the direct outgrowth of a desire
on the part of the citizens of this
community to erect a suitable
memorial to our honored dead.
It was not the desire of this or
ganization to build a memorial
of granite, or bronze, or marble
which would soon become a part
of the landscape, arousing little
or no though and doing little
good. These boys had not given
their lives for such a cause. We
wanted a living memorial, a last
ing reminder that would be a
part of the community. We look
ed around us and decided that
the improvement of our town
would be as appropriate a mem
orial as we could provide."
Mr. Swanson then spoke brief
ly of the proposed memorial
which includes the landscaping
of the school grounds and the
installation of a swimming pool
in addition to the tennis courts
already installed and the turfing
of the athletic field. He conclud
ed: "It is, then, with reverence and
humility that I dedicate this field
in the. name of those boys from
lone who so nobly sacrificed their
all that we might enjoy the se
curity of peace and prosperity
and that I name it the lone Mem
orial Field."
Mayor Swanson then introduc
ed the Reverend Shirley who gave
the address of the day. He said,
in part:
Thirty years ago today as
many of us will remember, we
were awakened by siren and
whistle announcing the end of
World War I. We remember viv
idly the rejoicing of that dav. We
remember the hopes that filled
our hearts. Never again would
the world be subjected to such
baptism of blood.
"We are wiser now. We know
that World War I. was not the
end of conflict, but the end of the
beginning of a vast world up
heaval, the end of which is not
yet.
We are living through one of
the great crises of history: a
crisis of greater significance than
the dissolution of the Roman Em
pire or the Renaissance.
It was inevitable that such a
crisis should be marked with
struggle. As old forms of society
were in process of decay, ambi
tious men and nations, fired with
a lust for power, would make the
most of the opportunity to carry
out their own schemes of aggran
disement. "But 1918 saw also another fac
tor in the world movement It
HEPPNER IN 1886
While this is a view only of
one side of Main street since
the picture evidently had for
first consideration the thresh
ing outfit, it contains several
buildings familiar to our citl-.
sens who resided here around
the early part of the present
century. The buildings in front
of which the separator stands
are on the site of the present
Hodge Chevrolet Co. plant E.
L. Matlock's saloon occupied
r
pSrr )) jui . , .
was the time when the newest
and youngest of nations emerged
as a world power. This nation,
under God, consecrated to those
nurtured in liberty was now, un
der God, consecrated to those
principles which had not only
made America great, but was as
sured that these principles were
the only hope of mankind.
"It was this lofty purpose, and
this high idealism which inspir
ed the sacrifice of those boys of
ours whose memory we honor to
day. We remember how they
went from us, full of confidence
and hope. Oh yes, they sang and
Joked, they gripe and swore; they
talked but little, if at all, of the
things that were nearest their
hearts. But we knew that under
neath their Jesting and indiffer
ence burned the flame of true
patriotism. They loved their
country; they loved, too, those
eternal truths for which their
country stood, and to which they
were dedicated. And should their
loyalty and patriotism demand
they were willing to give 'the
last full measure of devotion,' to
count not their own lives dear.
'And so this morning it is fit
ting we should have this mem
orial. The green turf of this foot
ball field will never be greener
than their memory. It is fitting,
too, that our memorial should
take this form. It is in the en
richment of our community that
we best preserve, not only the
sacred memory of these boys, but
also the ideals for which they
gave their all. It is for the kind
of life engendered by clean
sports; the democratic way of
doing things together; for heal
thy living and for community
cooperation that these boys lived
and died, and it is a priceless
privilege for all of us to have
had a part in this memorial ded
ication." Following the dedicatory ex
ercises the lone Cardinals were
defeated by the Stanfield Tigers
on the newly dedicated lone
Memorial field before the largest
crowd of the current football sea
son. It was a thrilling game with
the score standing 28-24 when the
final whistle was blown.
Midway through the first quar
ter after having held Stanfield
for downs lone took the ball. On
a pass from Harmann, Pettyjohn
took the ball over for a touch
down. Try for point failed and
the score stood lone 6, Stanfield 0.
Stanfield tied up the score near j
the end of the first quarter, then
in the second quarter moved into
the lead when they scored on a
pass. The score at the half was
Stanfield 12, lone 6.
Stanfield scored again in the
third quarter when they pushed
over a touchdown after holding
lone for downs. This time they
converted, bringing the score to
Stanfield 20. lone 6.
Midway through the fourth
quarter, after Stanfield had run
the score to 28-6, lone came to
life and scored on a plunge by
Pettyjohn, the play having been
set up by a pass from Hermann
to Eubanks. Hermann converted
and the score now stood 28-14.
Following the kick-off Stan
field attempted to run the ball
and were tackled behind the goal
line resulting in a safety for lone
and bringing the score to Stan
field 23, lone 16.
The whistle ending the game
blew Just as the Stanfield player
was tackled again behind the
goal line, however, Stanfield
was required to kick off. Berg
strom of lone took the kick-off
and ran the entire length of the
field for a touchdown. Hermann's
dropkick was good and the final
score was Stanfield 28, lone 24.
Additional lone News, Page 3
the ground floor of the corner
building. The blacksmith shop
was operated by J. R. Simons,
known to everybody in his day
as "Pap." He is the center fig
ure of the three men in the
shop door. The white front
building was in later years oc
cupied by Henry Bode, tailor.
Down the street will be found
the City Hotel, then operated
by Mr. and Mrs. Minor, grand
parents of Stanley Minor. Ap-
Heppner Post Has
Many Visitors At
Armistice Event
Heppner post No. 87, American
Legion played host to a large
number of visiting Legionnaires
on Armistice Day, when guests
from Hermiston and other posts
came to participate in the day's
festivities.
The program of entertainment
started shortly after 1:30 when
the Legionnaires formed in line
and paraded to the Rodeo field
where the Hermiston and Hepp
ner high school teams battled to
a tie. The game also brought a
large percentage of the Hermis
ton student body and many fol
lowers of the team headed by
The youth rally is devoted to
the biggest turnout of fans seen
at the local park this season.
Entertainment was provided
at the Legion hall following the
football game, including a cock
tail hour preceding the banquet,
which is featured as a "buck
burger feed."
Dancing concluded the round
of pleasure with Branstetter's or
chestra from Pendleton provid
ing the music.
Farmers Called To
Meeting at Court
House November 23
Farmers of the county have
been called to a meeting at the
courthouse in Heppner the after
noon of Tuesday, November 23,
at which time sound films of con
servation problems will be
shown, and reports on practice
payments and how they are pro
gressing In 1948, and federal crop
insurance reports will be given.
Delegates elected for the nine
communities in the county will
elect a county committee for
1949 to administer the agricul
tural conservation program and
to carry out price support activ
ities. The county committee is
charged with the responsibility
of administering farm programs
having to do with soil and water
conservation, production goals,
price supports and other pro
grams dealing directly with far
mers; ' .
Since all farmers are concerned
with what they get for their
crops and what crops to grow and
how to keep up the productivity
of the land, they should be inter
ested in who administers farm
programs having to do with these
problems, says County Agent N.
C. Anderson.
Every farmer who has partici
pated in the 1948 agricultural
conservation program, and who
is eligible for a commodity loan
or other price support, or who has
a contract with the Federal Crop
Insurance corporation, should at
tend this meeting. The decisions
which farmers make at these el
ections may have far-reaching
effects on the future of agricul
ture. The efectiveness of this far
mer administration may well de
termine the future of farm pro
grams. And what happens to
farm programs may have much
to do with the security and pros
perity of the nation, Anderson
concluded.
ITS A BOY
An eight pound and two ounce
boy was born Monday evening,
Nov. 15, at St. Anthony's hospital
in Pendleton to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam "Billy" Bucknum. Mother
and child are doing nicely and
"Papa" was able to be out pass
ing the cigars Tuesday. Mrs. Fay
Bucknum is the child's grand
mother. parently a church stood on the
corner now occupied by the
Case apartment building.
Members of the threshing
crew, from left to right: Silas
Padget H. Tippit Jeff Padget
Ben Pearson, Jim Pearson, Kit
Hayes, George Clark, W. H.
Clark, and Holland Thompson.
The outfit was owned by H.
Tippit
Louis Lyons took a photo
graph from the original and
from this the cut was made.
City Council Pledges Cooperation
In Plans for Flood Control Dam
Power Pool Urges
Curtailed Use of
Juice in Evening
Conservation of electricity be
tween the hours of 4:30 to 6:30 p.
m., the evening peak demand
period, is being asked for all us
ers of power in the Pacific north
west during the winter weeks im
mediately ahead, according to J.
R. Huffman, local manager for
Pacific Power & Light Co.
"With the days getting shorter
and darker, the demand for el
ectricity piles up rapidly," he
said, "and this seasonal peak,
added to the already high de
mand for power in the region,
is putting a huge load on every
electric generator in the north
west power pool.
"The daily pinch comes be
tween 4:30 and 6:30 p.m., when
at this season of the year there
is an overlapping of commercial
and industrial power use with
the demand on homes and farms.
The Northwest Utilities Con
ference committee, representing
both public and private power
systems, estimates a shortage of
150,000 kilowatts in the region
during the hours of peak de
mand.
'To meet this shortage, and
keep power flowing for all es
sential needs, the customers of
every system in the northwest
are being asked to watch their
use of electricity during the cru-
cials hours of the day.
"General coopoeration in the
conservation program, the sav
ing of a little here and a little
there, is expected to enable the
power pool to pull through the
winter without serious inconven
ience to anyone, unless some un-
forseen emergency should devel
op." County Wins Top
Honors in College
Alumni Assn. Drive
Morrow county alumni of Ore
gon State college won the top
spot in the annual membership
drive recently completed, Mrs.
Joe Hughes, chairman, has been
informed. When the final check
was made it was found that this
county is 150 per cent higher than
any other county. A gain of 260
per cent was made in- new mem
bers. The. drive netted two life
memberships, eight new mem
berships and 45 renewals.
Two tickets to the Oregon-Ore
gon State football game were
awarded the winning county and
Mrs. Hughes and Marvin Wight
man will use them. They will be
guests of the alumni association
Saturday at dinner.
Mrs. Hughes will go from Cor-1
vallis to McMinnville to witness
at least part of the game be
tween Linfield college and the
Oregon College of Education, in
which two Heppner boys will be
playing, Archie Padberg and Tnm
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an,? Pepv Wiphtman rp leav. ,
ing Friday for McMinnville.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dmges of I
ivtnotnn oi nin t ttnH .h
Corvallis game. Mr. Dinges took
.i- ... h ,k
ail nviitc uon in hi; iui.iiiu;i
ship drive.
Poinsettias Give
Way to Different
Plant This Year
Poinsettla plants, which have
become more or less traditional
at Christmas time since the for
mation of the Blue Mountain
Camp and Hospital service dur
ing war days, are this year giv
ing way to cherry plants, accord
ing to Mrs. Ralph Thompson,
chairman of the Morrow county
unit of the Blue Mountain dis
trict. Breaking of the tradition, Mrs.
Thompson reports, is due to the
fact that the cherry plants out
last the poinsettias, thus bring
ing more extended enjoyment to
the hospitalized veterans.
Contributions of the cherry
plants and holly wreaths will be
accepted from now until a short
time before Christmas. Orders
should be left with Mary vans
Flower shop In Heppner. Names
of donors will be put on the
plants and wreaths.
SHRINE CLUBS MEET AT
HARLEY ANDERSON HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Anderson
and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine E. Isom
were hosts Saturday evening to
the Morrow County bhrine club
and auxiliary at the Anderson
home in Eight Mile. Members
were present from Umatilla, Mor
row, Gilliam and Wheeler coun
ties. Following the business meet
ings of the men's and women's
groups, all gathered around for
a session of bingo. The hosts
served refreshments to the 20
guests, several of whom were
from Kinzua.
Mrs. Ray Bailey went to Port
land Monday for a checkup fol-
lowing a recent operation. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Eva
Bellenbrock of Monument.
Wheat Growers To
Meet on E.O.W.L
Recommendations
With the annual meeting of
the Eastern Oregon Wheat lea
gue only a short way off, wheat
growers of Morrow county will
meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the
court house in Heppner to con
sider problems and make recom
mendations for committee action
when the league meets. It is ex
pected that most of the day will
be required in formulating the
recommendations which the com
mittees will present to the cen
tral organization which meets
this yera at Condon December 2,
3 and 4.
The committees and their
chairmen are: Young people's
activities, John Graves, Heppner;
production and transportation,
Kenneth Smouse, lone; taxation
and legislation, Henry Peterson,
lone; federal problems and land
use, Henry Baker, lone, and
wheat disposal and market de
velopment, Orville Cutsforth, Lex
ington.
A large attendance of wheat
growers is expected this year at
the county committee meetings
since there are more problems
confronting the farmers. The an
nual meeting is also expected to
draw a large crowd from this
county since it is being held so
close by.
Junior Class Play
On Calendar For
Tomorrow Night
Lovers of the legitimate play
will have an excellent opportun
ity to satiate their respective
"thirsts" tomorrow evening when
the Junior class of Heppner high
school presents "A Mind of Her
Own," three-act comedy by Anne
Terring Weatherly. The curtain
is scheduled to roll back at 8 o'
clock at the school gymnasium-
auditorium.
Under the direction of Mrs. Ma.
rie Clary, the following cast will
be in action:
Jim Bartlett, in the construc
tion business, Norman Ruhl; De
lia Bartlett, his wife, Marlene
DuBois; Bunny, their daughter,
Rachel Cox; Tommie, their son,
Gerald Bergstrom; Nettie, anoth
er daughter, Rose Pierson;
Lizzie, the maid, Betty Graves,
Jessica Atwood, Bunny's guest,
Vesta Cutsforth; Delphine Lind-
ley, another one of Bunny s
guests, Marlene Turner; Steve
Henderson, an admirer of Bun
ny, Jim Orwick; Hugh Randall,
another admirer, Loren Piper;
Carol Russell, the girl next
QUOr, lOl
door, Colleen Connor; Miss Flora
Fenwick, a naturalist, Rita John.
I80? Mrs P 8 contractor
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&- The living room of the
s"min" Ct,?e futhe B,art'f t s
situated on the shore of Silver
Lake, in a northern state of the
Middle West.
Time: The present June.
Bob Bergstrom is play manag
er. Remember the date is Friday
evening, November 19.
RECEPTION HELD FOR
NEW VICAR AND WIFE
A reception was held at the
parish house Wednesday evening
honoring the Reverend and Mrs.
Elvon L. Tull who have recently
come to Heppner to be in charge
of the All Saints Episcopal
church. Not only members of the
congregation, but many guests
from the other churches gathered
to enjoy an evening together.
Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Robathan of
Pendleton, Rev. and Mrs. Ray
mond Gayle of Milton ahd Rev.
Harold Parrott of Baker were also
present and the men spoke briefly-Other
numbers on the program
were talks by Rev. Francis Mc-
Cormack and Rev. J. Palmer Sor-
lien; piano duet by Eleanor Rice
and JoJean Dix; vocal solos by
Mrs. Lucy Peterson, accompanied
by Mrs. William Davis; violin so
los by Mrs. Tom Wilson accom
panied by Mrs. C. C. Dunham,
and two readings by Nancy Ad
ams. Dr. A. D. McMurdo was master
of ceremonies and made the
speech of welcome. Mrs. W. O.
Dix and Mrs. Anna Bayless pre
sided at the tea table.
KELLEY-O'DONNELL
MARRIAGE DATE SET
Mr. and Mrs. Finley Kelly an
nounce the forthcoming mar
riage of their daughter, Mary El-
izabeth, to Mr. Russell O'Donnell.
The wedding will be held at the
St. Patrick s church in Heppner
Sunday morning, December 12,
Miss Kelley has been employ
ed at the First National bank
here the past two years. The
groom-to-be is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. O'Donnell and he is
associated with his parents In
'operating the O'Donnell cafe.
Full cooperation of the city
with the U. S. Army engineers
in the 'flood control program
outlined for this community was
pledged by the city council
Monday evening when a resolu
tion to that effect was presented
for approval or rejection. With
two members of the council ab
sent, it was not possible to get
a full expression, but the other
members, Councilmen Yeager,
Dunham and Case gave their ap
proval and Councilman Tibbies,
arriving later, did not call for
another vote. Mayor Lanham has
expressed himself as being
strongly in favor of securing the
dam and other improvements in
connection with the project.
The resolution reads as fol
lows: Whereas, the City of Heppner
in the State of Oregon, is located
in a flood area and has in the
past suffered considerable loss
both of property and lives by rea
son of such floods, and v
Whereas, the Army Engineers
have made a survey of the advis
ability of the construction of a
flood control dam on Willow
Creek south of said City of Hepp
ner and have considered the same
feasible and necessary for the
protection of property and lives;
Now, therefore, be it resolved
that the City of Heppner do all
things within its power to en
courage the construction and
maintenance of such dam and
the said City meet its share of
the obligation in connection with
the construction thereof.
Duly adopted by the Common
Council of the City of Heppner
this 15th day of November, 1948.
(Signed) Conley Lanham, May
or; attest: Walt Barger, City Re
corder. It is estimated by the officials
that the city may be called up
on to assume a financial obliga
tion of $100,000 or more in meet
ing the terms set up by the en
gineers for improvements to the
channel of Willow creek through
the town. This is based upon es
timates made by the engineers
three years ago on labor and ma
terial costs, which at that time
amounted to around $35,000. It
was not stated definitely wheth
er federal funds would be allo
cated to channel improvement
but it was suggested that the
work could be included in the
general contract. The over all es.
timate for the project at that
time was $3,015,000, while the
current quotation is nearly $5,
500,000, which takes into consid
eration the difference in labor
and material costs.
The project involves purchase
and vacating of some farms in
the immediate vicinity of the
dam, relocation of Willow Creek
road and the city's water main
and such other changes as may
develop at the time of construc
tion. Copies of this resolution will
be sent to Congressman Lowell
Stockman and Senators Cordon
and Morse, as well as to the U. S.
Army engineers.
Other matters claiming the at
tention of the council included
setting up a working agreement
with Bob Stevens, engineer with
the REA. who is doing some en
gineering on the city streets on
a part time basis; issuing of a
building permit to Vic Lovgren
for the erection of a residence on
property adjoining the Methodist
church grounds, and making the
olticial canvass of the votes cast
in the recent city election, in
which it was found that Edmond
Gonty outran Loyal Parker by
three votes for councilman. The
previous vote gave Gonty a one-
vote margin.
Three Irrigon Men
Up For Physicals
Three Irrigon men. Leonard
Weeks, Clark L. Stephens and
Lawrence M. Smith, were sched
uled to report at Boise army in
duction station this week for
their pie-induction examinations
for entrance into the armed ser
vices. They are the first Morrow
county men to report for examin
ation under the new draft law.
Five other men from this dis
trict, outside of Morrow county,
are also being called for exam
ination, according to Judge Bert
Johnson. Three otners have al
ready passed the tests and will
be inducted the last of Novem
ber. No one from this county has
been inducted to date.
Quality Livestock
Bought For Herds
More top quality livestock has
been added to herds of Morrow
county as a result of the pure
bred sale at Walla Walla Novem
ber 15, reports N. C Anderson,
county agent.
Among buyers from the county
making purchases were Gordon
McGough. Heppner, a Hereford
bull; Allen Hughes, Heppner, two
Hereford bulls; Johnny Brosnun
and Dean Graves, Heppner and
Duane Baker, lone, outstanding
Shorthorn heifers.
The Shorthorn heifers purchas
ed by 4 II club members will be
used as breeding projects, Ander
son reported.