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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 31, 1949
Volume 66, Number 2
Soil Conservation
Practices Told To
County's Woolmen
USFS Program Is
Designed To Get
More Range Feed
Soil conservation as practiced
by the United States Forest Ser
vice was the theme of a talk by
John Clouston, range conserva
tionist for the Umatilla National
forest at the annual meeting Tu
esday afternoon of the Morrow
County Woolgrowers association.
Prior to taking up his subject,
Richer Range Rewards, a film
was shown depicting range prac
tices in vogue by the forest ser
vice. The picture included actual
scenes, some of them in Oregon,
of grazing experiments conduct
ed by the service and some oi
the state projects. The moral brot
out by the film, as well as Clous
ton's talk was that better range
practices produce better results
in preparing stock for market.
County Agent Nelson Anderson
talked briefly on sheep produc
tion in the county, giving some
figures on results of parasite con
trol ticks mainly through the
use of insecticides. Experiments
were carried on under range con
ditions It is estimated that the R.
S. Thompson sheep were rid of 95
per cent of ticks through this me
thod of control. Anderson believes
the sheep business is in a favor
able position and that It Is a
good time for flockmasters to con
tinue oieratlons.
It was announced that range
fees in the national forests have
been upped for the 1919 season.
Rates of 10 12 cents and 11 34
cents have been set up for the
Umatilla, Whitman, Malheur and
Wallowa forests. Mr. Clouston ex.
pressed the opinion that these
are the highest rates for forest
grazing In the whole country.
The woolmen reelected the pre
sent officers, Including Stephen
Thompson, president; Frank Wil
kinson, vice president, and Glenn
Parsons, secretary. Thompson
was chosen to serve on the state
advisory board from the area
comprising the Heppner ranger
district.
The advisory board for the Mor
row County Woolgrowers associ
ation is headed by W. H. Steiwer
of Fossil and Includes John Bros
nan, Eldon Shaffer, Pat Camp
bell and Clove Van Schoiack.
Phone Official To
Discuss Service at
Farm Bureau Meet
Possibilities of combined tele
phone and electric service over
the same lines, pertaining to rur
a I service, will be discussed by
W. N. Welsh of The Dalles, rep
resenting the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company, at the
regular meeting of the Morrow
County Farm Bureau, Monday
evening at the Lexington Grange
hall.
With the prospect of electric
service within the year through
out the rural areas of the county,
the possibility of hooking up tel
ephone service with the REA lines
Is of particular Interest to the far
mers at this time and it is ex
pected that Mr. Welsh will bring
nn Interesting message.
Aside from the special speaker,
there will be a showing of films
on rura si meets nm a oislun- r
slon of features of the Oregon
Emil Jessman of Pendleton, east
ern Oregon representative.
There will be refreshments to
round out the evening, according
to Bill Barratt, bureau secretary,
who adds that the public is ex
tended a cordial invitation to at
tend. n
Health, Education
Miss Gillis's Topic
Miss Margaret Glllis, Morrow
county health nurse, was pro
gram chairman at the meeting
of the Soroptimlst club of Hepp
ner last Thursday noon. She
spoke on health and education
and made a very Interesting con
tribution along these lines.
Today's meeting was somewhat
of an innovation. The club had
a sack lunch at the Star theater
where the members were Invited
to see two special films, one on
the United Nations and the other,
"Who's Delinquent?" Mrs. George
Gertson was chairman at today's
meeting.
The club Is planning an anni
versary dinner party April 9 to
commemorate the organization's
brilhday. Soroptimisls from other
points In the northwestern re
gion will be on the guest list.
A birthday cake in honor of
members whose blrlhdays occur
In the month of March was baked
by Mrs. Robert Dobbs.
Mrs. Dumrs Boland and daugh
ter Mary are here from The Dal
les for.n v'slt with her parents,
Mr, and Mr. Plrl L. Howell,
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AT HEPPNER
GIVEN P-TA WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIP
Many Heppner people will be
interested in a news release from
Oregon College of Education at
Monmouth telling about the work
of George A Corwin, former sup
erintendent of the Heppner
schools for five years and for the
past two years superintendent of
the schools at Independence. The
article follows:
George A. Corwin, supe-intend-ent
of schools at Independence
and an Instructor In school or
ganization at Oregon College of
Education, has been named re
cipient of a PTA workshop schol
arship just awarded to the school.
Mr. Corwin, who also serves as
principal of the training sciiool
connected with O.C.E. in Inde
pendence, will attend Northwest-
ern University in Chicago for the
three-week workshop starting
August 8.
The scholarship, first of its
type ever awarded on the Pacific
coast, went to O.C.E. for Its "ex
cellent cooperation and plan
ning" of a series of lectures by
P TA speakers from the Oregon
P-TA congress. The school was
chosen by action of the executive
board of the state congress.
The P-TA lectures were part of
Mr. Corwin's O.C.E. course n
school organization. Each speak
er discussed some phase of P-TA-
school-community cooperation.
The course was the first ever of
fered in any Oregon institution.
Mr. Corwin, married and father
of two boys and two girls, has
been a leader in the movement
for consolidation of smaller
school districts into unified,
stronger ones. He has been at In
dependence since 1917, and has
been a teacher and school ad
ministrator since graduation from
Reed college in Portland in 1929.
He holds a Master's degree in
Education from University of Ore
gon, awarded In 1916.
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Buschke Home In
Eight- Mile Scene
Of Wrangler Party
The' Morrow county riding club,
the Wranglers, were entertained
Saturday evening. March 26, at
the new modernistic home of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Buschke in up
per Eight Mile. A spacious base
ment, divided into rooms and fur-!
nlshed as eompletley as most i
homes, provided ample space for
all entertainments. Eight tables
of pinochle were played with Mrs.
Howard Bryant receiving high for
the ladies, Floyd Jones winning
high for the men, and Mrs. Floyd
Jones holding the traveling prize.
These and other card games held
the interest of everyone through
out the earlier part of the eve
ning. Dancing was underway as soon
as card games were completed.
A wide selection of records fur
nished by Mr. and Mrs. John Saa-
ger were played on the record
machine provided by Jack Loyd.
Some square dances were called
to .the tune of Harold Lrwin s
guitar and harmonicas plaved by
Eb Hughes and Archie Murchi
son. Other people who added to
the entertainment were Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Richards and Mrs. Lottie
Kilkenny, who sang several
songs.
A midnight potluck supper
more than regenerated everyone's
energy, so (hat another session
of dancing ensued. In general
everyone reported such a good
time that many forgot to go home
until the late hours. Archie Mur-
chison, program chairman, . has
appointed his committee for the
year which includes Bob Grabill
and Mrs. Donald Robinson.
Eastern Star Will
i Sponsor Chapter
Of Rainbow Girls
Realizing the need of guided
activities for the teen-age girls
of the community, members of
Ruth chapter No. 32, Order of the
Eastern Star voted Friday eve
ning to sponsor a chapter of
Rainbow girls here. The machin
ery was set in motion to get the
girls organized at the earliest
possible dale.
A list of upwards of 50 names
of prospective charter members
was read. These were Heppner
and vicinity girls. It Is expected
that several from Lexington and
lone will be added by the time
the chapter Is instituted.
The Rainbow Girls follow an
order of chapter work similar to
the DeMolay, Masonic sponsored
order for teen-age boys. There are
I regular meeting nights,
with
work outlined and carried out in
. much the same manner as the
sponsoring order. The floor work
and special drill work give the
girls training in the conduct of
meetings and for exhibit ional
purposes such as Initiation and
installation ceremonies.
The meetings are conducted by
the girls but there must always
be two or more members of the
sponsoring group In attendance.
Among those from Heppner in
Tondleton Monday were Mrs.
Gene Ferguson and daughter
Nancy, Mrs. Harold Colin, Mrs.
Ted Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Jones and daughter Loma, Mr.
and Mrs, F. E, Parker and their
house guest, Mrs, Grace Mitchell,
tv 3at Allotments
Talked at Meeting
The Morrow County ACA com
mittee met with a representative
of the state committee March 29,
to discuss the gathering of wheat
data in Morrow county. This data
will be used to set wheat acreage
allotments and marketing quotas
if and when they are put into
effect.
Morrow county wheat farmers
are urged to call at the county
agent's office in Heppner in or
der that their wheat acreages for
the past six years may be se
cured. ;ee Men Named
"a Serve on County
Eudget Committee
THREE MEN NAMED 14
Budget committees will soon
be meeting to wrestle with the
problems of financing county,
school and municipal operations.
In preparation for the county
budget the county court at a
special meeting on March 17
named three new men to serve.
Arthur Allen of Boardman was
named to succeed Russell Miller
who will be serving as a county
commissioner. Norman Nelson of
Lexington succeeds Ernest Hel
iker of lone, and Carl F. Berg
strom of lone succeeds W. E.
Hughes of Lena.
Other members of tfie board
are Charles N. Jones and Frank
Wilkinson of Heppner and John
Krebs of Cecil.
Girl Scout Troop
No. 1 Celebrates
Third Anniversary
On Monday, March 28, Girl
Scout troop No 1 celebrated its
third b'rthday with a dinner held
in the Masonic hall. Parents of
the girls were their, guests.
The food was prepared by the
troop mothers and served buffet
style by the committee members:
Mrs. James Valentine, Mrs. Ray
mond Ferguson, Mrs. Alena An
derson. Mrs. James Thomson and
Mrs. timer maimer, ine repasi
consisted of baked ham, scallop-
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hot rolls, relishes, ice cream and
a festive birthday cake decorated
with a large green trefoil and
bearing three candles Peggy
Wightman blew out the candles
and the guests all sang "Happy
Birthday" to the troop. Then themanj 2. Nancy Snerman, Hepp
girls sang the same song to each
of their members who had had a
birthday since the first of the
year. They were Adelia Anderson,
Nancy Anderson, Lynda Borman,
Frances Freeman, Jo Anne Keith
ley, Sally Palmer, Darlene Con
nor, Donna Elliott, and Loretta
Burnsides.
The tables were decorated in
the Easter motif. Spring flowers
and yellow candles were placed
in the middle of each. Individual
places were marked with a cotton
bunny and a small basket of Eas
ter candy.
In keeping with the occasion
the troop committee presented
the troop with a birthday gift
consisting of a Girl Scout scrap
book, a first aid kit, and a pro
ficiency badge chart. The girls
honored their leaders, Mrs. Ste
phen Thompson and Mrs. Claude
Graham, with corsages. The pre
sentation was made by Kay Val
entine and Mary Ruth Green.
Henry Tetz was the guest
speaker. The main theme of his
talk was: "It's what you're like
inside that really counts."
The girls sang two numbers,
"Lavender Blue," and "Easter
Parade." Adelia Anderson gave
a resume of the high lights of
the troop during the past year.
Geraldine Carter received her
Girl Scout pin, troop numeral,
and Pine Cone crest and became
a Tenderfoot Scout. Darlene Con
nor, Judy Thompson and Mary
Ruth Green each received a spe
cial award for having received
250 honor points since January.
The troop and their guests all
formed a circle and the girls sang
"Taps." This concluded the eve
ning's entertainment.
The committees, who all acted
very efficiently, were: reception,
Jean Marie Graham, Sally Pal
mer and Meredith Thomson; dec
oration, Kay Valentine, Mary
Ruth Green and Peggy Wight
man; table setting, Jo Anne Kei
thloy, Frances Freeman and Judy
Thompson; serving, Loretta
Burnside, Nancy Anderson, Dar
lene Connor, Adelia Anderson
and Alice Peterson; clean-up,
Lynda Borman, Sandra Lanham,
Donna Elliott, Geraldine Carter
and Margaret Brlstow Nancy Ball
is also a member of the troop,
but missed the party because of
the measles.
TWINS RECEIVE NAMES
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hosklns Jr.
have chosen names for their twin
babies. The boy is Malcolm Fred
and the girl Marie Frances, thus
giving them the same initials.
Mother and babes were moved to
the home of Mrs. Hosklns' sister,
Mrs. Frances Mitchell, who is
taking one week of her vacation
from the tax department to care
I for them this week,
Results of Speech
Festival Compiled
By Supts Office
Results of the speech festival
held at lone recently have been
compiled by Supt. Henry Tetz. In
marking up points, Mr. Tetz re
frained from using decimals, al
lowing straight one's, two's or
three's, as the case may be.
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
After Dinner Speaking George
Russell, Irrigon, 2; Nell Herndon,
Heppner, 2.
Oratory Marion Green, Hepp
ner, 1; Lois Ann McCabe, lone, 2;
Irvin Polly, Irrigon, 3.
Humorous Readings Joan Bo
thwell, Heppner, 1; Norman Si
mons, Irrigon, 1; Ruby Ann Riet
mann, lone, 1.
Poetry Reading Mary Gunder
son, Heppner, 1; Ingrid Hermann,
lone, 1; Betty Griffin, Lexington,
2.
Panel Discussjon Ronald Bak
er, lone, 1; Louise Turner, Irri
gon, 1; Barbara Sherman, Hepp
ner, 1; Franklin Messenger, Lex
ington, 2; Garnet Buchanan, Lex
ington, 2; Jean Hanna, Heppner,
2; Fayne Ely, lone, 3.
Extempore Pat Pierson, Hepp
ner, 2; Gene Ransier, lone, 2.
One Act Plays The Lady Who
Ate the Oyster, Heppner, 1; Faint
Heart Never Won Fair Lady,
Boardman, 1; Henry's Mail Order
Wife, Lexington, 2; Junior, lone,
2.
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES
Poetry Reading Lawrence Jon.
es, lone, 1; J. D. Cantrell, Lex
ington, 2; Sally Palmer, Heppner,
2; Yvonne Rasmussen, Boardman,
2; Helen Tester, Irrigon, 3; Alse
Forrester, Hardman, 3.
Humorous Delbert Baley, lone,
1; Stephen Green, Heppner, 1;
Ruth Shade, Irrigon, 2; Arlene
Breeding, Lexington, 2; Bobby
Stevens, Hardman, 2; Marie Potts,
Boardman, 2.
Prose Reading Sharon Rill,
Heppner, 2; Sylvia Boylan, Irri
gon, 2; Charlotte Graham, Board
man, 2; Larry Rietmann, lone, 2;
Larry Groves, Lexington, 3; Patsy
Wright, Hardman, 3.
Story Telling Kay Crowell,
lone, 2; Dorothy Hinkley, Irrigon,
2; Lois Corbin, Hardman, 2; Judy
Thompson, Heppner, 2; Jack Mul
ligan, Boardman, 3; Phyllis No
lan, Lexington, 3.
SEVENTH-EIGHTH GRADES
Poetry Reading AsaWay, Lex
ington, 2; Marlene Fisk, Board-
ner, 2; Ida Lee Chapel, Hardman,
2; Donna McCoy, lone, 2.
Prose Reading Georgia Lan
ders, Boardman, 2; Ronald Cur
rin, Heppner, 2; Shirley Hunt
Lexington, 3; Juanita Forrester.
Hardman, 3.
Humorous Betty Messenger
Lexington, 2; Grace Miller
Boardman, 2; Margaret Hubbard,
lone, 2; Ivan McDaniel, Hardman.
3; Terry Thompson, Heppner, 1.
Story Telling Beverly Nolari,
Lexington, 2; Terry Thompson,
Heppner, 2; Eldon Wilson, Board
man, 2; Berdine Corbin, Hard
man, 3.
Church To Greet
New Pastor Sunday
Members of the Heppner
Church of Christ are arranging
to greet a new pastor Sunday
morning when Glenn Warner, re
cently called to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of John
Runyan, will fill the pulpit. Mr.
Warner, wife and daughter, are
scheduled to arrive in town Fri
day.
Immediately following the
morning service there will be a
potluck dinner in the basement
dining hall to which not only
members of the congregation but
the ministers and members of
other churches of the county have
been invited to participate. There
will be a program during the
meal hour.
It had been planned to make
the affair a reception for the new
pastor and his family and at the
same time a farewell occasion
for the retiring pastor and lam-
ily, but on his return from the
east Mr. Runyan announced It
will be impossible for him to re
main here over Sunday due to
plans calling for his return im
mediately to the east.
The Girl Scout Brownie troop
No. 3 celebrated its first birthday
with a party at the Civic Center
on Monday afternoon. Mrs. John
Runyan's troop, which is the
most recently organized group of
girls, were guests. Refreshments
of cake and ice cream were serv
ed by the troop committee. Mrs.
J. W. Farra is leader of the troop
and Mrs. M. R. Wightman, Mrs.
Alva Casebeer and Mrs. Ture Pet
erson are troop committee mem
bers. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farra en
tertained with a pinochle party
at their residence Saturdav eve
nlng complimenting Edmond
Gonty on the cocasion of his
birthday. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. Gonty, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Du
puy, Ellis Sallng, Jesse BeiM-dslcy
and Miss Christine Wiest.
College of Puget Sound
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MISS WORDEN BECOMES BRIDE OF CARL
KNIGHTEN AT CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY
By Ruth F. Payne Ither Bergstrom and Dorothy
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mony Friday evening at the Me
thodist church, Miss Doris Evelyn
Worden, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Worden of Eightmile,
became the bride of Carl Delos
Knighten, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Knighten of Irrigon. The dou
ble ring service was read by the
Rev. Henry Gernhardt of the
First Methodist church of La
Grande.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was lovely in a
gown of traditional white satin
made along princess lines witn
long sleeves, a full court train
and a tiny bustle effect in back.
The sweetheart neckline was fin
ished with trapunto embroidery
of irridescent beads and seed
pearls. The fingertip veil was
held in place by a coronet of
orange blossoms. Her only jew
elry was a single strand of pearls.
She carried a white Bible on
which was placed a shower bou
quet of white freesias and shat
tered white carnations.
Her maid of honor was her sis
ter, Miss Dorothy Worden, and
her bridesmaid was Miss Joy
Reed of Pendleton. They wore
m-.ff Wlin IUU Bdirieieu "'M
fitted bodice and sweetheart
neckline, and Mary Stuart crown-
less hats of similar matenal.
They carried nosegay bouquets of (
pink carnations Mrs LaVerne
Van Marter Jr. lighted the tapers
preceding the ceremony, and
wore a gown of yellow dotted
Swiss with blue headdress and
matching sash. I
John Gernhardt, soloist, sang
"Always" and "Because" accom
nanied by Miss Louise Hunt who
also played the wedding marches.
Best man was Eldon Lilly of
Boardman and ushers were Jam
es Kenny of La Grande and Bob
Brown of Irrigon.
For her daughter's wedding.
Mrs. WTorden chose a suit of pas
te green gabardine with brown
accessories and a corsage of or
ange amaryllis blossoms. Mrs.
Knighten wore a gown of navy
blue crepe with pink accessories
and a corsage of Better Times
roses.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held in the church
parlors. The brides table was
decorated with a three tiered, ob
long wedding cake decorated
with pastel pink and blue icing
and a miniature bride and groom
atop the cake. On each side were
lighted tapers anc smaller heart
shaped bridesmaids cakes of the
same colors. After the bride and
groom had cut the first piece of
wnririiniT cake Mrs. Henrv Gern -
har.it nf l.a P.ranrio continued
with the serving of this. Pouring
were Mrs. Charles Rocket and
Mrs. Ben Anderson. Mrs. Don Rob-
,oo i f
book and Mrs. Walter Becket was!
assisting ahont the rooms i
assisting aoour me rooms.
For traveling, the bride wore
a skipper blue gabardine suit
with gray accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Knighten will be
at home in La Grande where both
are students at the Eastern Ore-
gon College of Education.
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding were Mr. and Mrs. El -
mer Hunt and daughter Louise
Vern Peebler, Mrs. W P. Ballard
and daughter, and Mrs. Donald
Gray of La Grande; Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Gurdane of The Dalles; Burl
Gurdane of Umatilla; Mr. and
Mrs James Bickford of Spokane;
Mrs. Louise Horner of Hermiston;
Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips and
son and Miss Ella Frazier of Ir
rigon.
On Wednesday afternoon pre-
ceding the ceremony, Mrs. Wal-
ter Becket entertained at her
home on Jones street with a bri-
dal shower complimenting Mrs.
Knighten. Present were Mesdam -
es Donald Robinson, Lawrence
Becket, W. O. Bayless. Elmer Pal-
mer, Frank Wilkinson, Harley
Anderson, Archie Ball, Gene Hall,
F. K Parker, Alex Green, Ray An
derson, Claude Huston. William
Rawlins, R. D. Allstott Jr., John
Bergstrom, Claude Buschke. Fred
Parrish, Leonard Rill. Herbert
Johnson, Clive Huston, A. J. Chaf
i fee, Ben Anderson, Charles Beck
let, Floyd Worden and Misses Es
Choir To Appear at
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Worden.
Rev. J. Palmer Sorlien, pastor
of the Methodist church of Hepp
ner, has been appointed grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of
Oregon, I.O.O.F., for the coming
year, according to an announce
ment by Warren M. Young, dep
uty grand master. Rev. Sorlien
will be installed in office at cer
emonies at the grand lodge con
vention to be held this year in
North Bend on May 18, 19 and 20.
Mrs. Richard Hayes and daugh
ters of Arlington came up Satur
day evening to spend the week
end in Heppner with her mother,
Mrs. Grace Nickerson.
Mrs. Merle Kirk has received
word that her brother-in-law
Clair (J. C.) Walton of Yakima
is a patient at the N.P.B.A. hos
pital in Tacoma following a leg
amputation the latter part of the
week. It will be recalled that Mr.
Walton lived in Heppner several
years ago and at one time was
a clerk in the Minor & Co. store.
Jos. J. Nys motored to Arling
ton Sunday afternoon to meet
Mrs. Nys who returned from Port
land where she had been visit
ing with relatives for the past
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I. ;hi1HrDn noPQM anH Man.
, Mrs charles Dsmjn and M
Urno N,.or
g Waa Frid Q & thg d
looking af,er business matters.
. As R(nll.,n maHo a hlloinpcc
trip to Pendleton Monday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Swick of
Monument arrived in Heppner
Friday from Portland where Mr.
Swick has been hospitalized for
a time. During their stay here
they were guests of his mother,
Mrs. W. O. Bayless.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Parker of
Pasco came over Friday to be
with Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs.
Clive Huston, who has been ill at
her home on Baltimore street.
Miss Marylou Ferguson, stu
dent at Whitman college, Walla
Walla, is spending spring vaca
tion heVe with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kirk return
ed Friday afternoon from a brief
business and pleasure trip to
Portland and The Dalles.
Considerable chang in resi
dence is being made this week
by several local families. Mr. and
Mrs. D. P. Phelan are vacating
their apartment in the Arbor Vi
tae lodge on Gale street and are
moving to Portland to make their
future home. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
Ham Richards have moved into
i the small Barkla house on E.May
ls" - "i lornierry uccupieu u mi.
I and Mrs. Don Evans who have
! moved to the Harry Turner ranch
I in Sand hollow. On Saturday. Mr.
j and Mrs. Edwin Dick moved into
; their newlv completed house on
-.more srreei. Kev. rrancis
McCormack expects to take up
j ins reMueiiL-f 5uun in ine nt-w
, parish house that is being finish-
ied next door to the St. Patrick's
Catholic church.
i Mrs Archie Mnrcheson and
x.-.. ni n kin ...
Pond)pton Thursday to spend the!
. and visi,itlE I
fripnrii!
Mrs. Harry O'Donnell Sr. and
.Rn(11 xvorp b;sincss
j ; , Pendloton thc ,ast o
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Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Haves were
hero from The Dalles the last of
the week for a brief visit with
'relatives and friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilliam
, returned to uiivallts Sunday af -
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a,u1 Mis. Earl Blake. ; Dunham, Turner & Van Marter.
Mr. and Mr. Philip Cohn are (the Heppner Gazette Times and
I spending spring vacation herejrjr. A. D. McMur do, Heppner. We
! with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. realize it is rather embarrassing
Harold Cohn. Mr. Cohn is a stu- 'to have to solicit in the face of
dentat Whitman college in Wal- so m.iy othPI things we have to
la Wnlla. contribute to but this is a worthy
I Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farra had i cause and you can see where your
as their house guests over the contribution goes as it will be
week end her parents, Mr. and j here where you can see it any
j Mrs. H. W. Wiest, Mr. and Mrs. time and say to yourself "that is
j Al Wiest. and Miss Christine a great cause and a wonderful
i Wiest of Sunnyside, Wash., and investment and we are proud to
- i Mr. Farra's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
- J. R. Farra and C. Davis of Pay
- ette, Idaho,
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Campaign Starts
Friday To Raise
Cancer Fund Quota
Morrow county officials of the
annual fund-raising campaign
for the Oregon division, Amer
ican Cancer Society, are busy this
week checking final details of the
campaign, which gets under way
officially on Friday, April 1, ac
cording to Mrs. Otto Steinke, Mor
row county chairman.
The campaign is being spon
sored by the American Legion
auxiliary in Morrow county, with
Mrs. Steinke serving as the chair
man. "Every county in the state
achieved its quota a year ago
and we are hopeful the same
splendid showing will be made
again this year, Walter W. R.
May of Oregon City, state cam
paign chairman, stated. 'This
success of the statewide cam
paign is dependent of course on
the results obtained by individual
counties."
Sixty per cent of the money
raised in Morrow county and
throughout the rest of the state
will be spent in Oregon, accord
ing to Mrs. Steinke. The other 40
per cent will be spent as follows:
25 per cent to the national re
search program now being car
ried on in research centers of the
country, and 15 per cent to the
nationwide education program.
Among the society's projects in
Oregon are research at the Uni
versity of Oregon medical school;
training of technicians in the
smear" method of diagnosis; es
tablishment of tumor clinics in
hospitals; purchase of vital facil
ities for diagnosis and treatment
and many other things.
Bill Seeks Raise
In Personal Fees
At State Hospitals -
Objection to proposed increases
in fees paid by persons hospital
ized in state operated institutions
was voiced by Mrs. George Gert
son in behalf of the Morrow
County Public Health association
in a talk before the chamber of
commerce luncheon group Mon
day noon. Mrs. Gertson contend
ed that the increases are too
drastic and that in many cases it
would prohibit persons entitled
to the hospital service from en
joying it. She urged those of her
hearers who took the same view
point as the health association
to write to our representatives
protesting the change.
A letter from the Milton Pea
Festival association was read in
viting the chamber of commerce
and other organizations of Hepp
ner to enter floats at the forth
coming 1949 festival to be held
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Recent donors to the ambul
ance fund include Mr. and Mrs
John Brosnan. L. W. Briggs, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Green, Dr. and
' fr .T A WooHhali Paeifir Pow
er & 'Light Co., Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Justus; Mr. and Mrs. Del-
bert Emert, lone; Mr. and Mrs.
Owen Leathers, Kinzua; Mr. and
Mrs Arthur Hunt Lexington
: Carl W Troedson, lone; Mr. and
i Mrs. Charles Bartholomew, Fred
. Kaucn, Lexington.
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I w e' the committee earnest y
rccl"est and wSe ?hat . PP0Ple
, wishing to make donations to
the ambulance fund send their
oontributions in as soon as pos.
. sjble (Q gny of ,hp solicitors Mrs
'"ir.mlk. to. Mo r
C. Car-
m-cnaei Lexington; Jack Van
: be able to help something
- . will never have occasion to re
'grot."
Power Company To
Spend $9,600,000
On Area Program
$450,000 Earmarked
For Morrow-Umatilla
Counties District
A record-breaking $9,600,000
construction budget has been set
up by Pacific Power & Light Co.
for 1949 expansion and improve
ment of its power system to keep
pace with continued rapid growth
of the Oregon-Washington area
it serves, according to J. R. Huff
man, local manager.
The new budget will bring to
more than $27,000,000 the amount
Pacific has invested since the end
of the war to provide more and
better service to its customers.
The '49 construction program
tops last year's, the previous rec
ord high for the power company,
by nearly $1,300,000.
More than $450,000 will be
spent in the Morrow-Umatilla
county area served by Pacific,
Huffman said.
Biggest job on the entire pow
er system will be expansion of
the Merwin hydroelectric project
on the Lewis river in Washington
to provide more power for the
peak use period next winter. At
a cost of $3,000,000, a second
large 45,000-kilowatt generator is
being installed to double the
plant's peaking capacity.
Of interest locally is an $80,000
project which on completion will
provide this area with a standby
source of power. The project calls
for an interconnection at Jordan
Siding with a transmission line
.which the Columbia Basin Elec
tric Co-op proposes to build
across from Pacific's. Hermiston
substation.
A new switching station is to
be built this summer at Olex. It
will provide equipment by which
branch lines serving Arlington,
Condon and Heppner can be iso
lated from the rest of the system
in case of emergencies.
Famous Magician
Billed To Appear
Monday Evening
Heppner high school is spon
soring the appearance here i . i
day evening, April 4 of Lee Gra-
bel, world renowned magician
and entertainer, who will open
his performance at 8 p.m. in the
school gymnasium. Tickets for
the performance are now on sale
and it is hinted that early pur
chase will give more assurance
of having a seat
Grabel is rated high among
world magicians. Master of leg
erdemain, he has been rebooked
time and again in larger centers.
He saw his first magic show at
the age of eight and at 11 he
performed for a group of amazed
magicians, and he has met with
continued success since that
time.
Undaunted, a miraculous hood-
winker, Lee Grabel is an out
standing figure in the entertain
ment world. In San Francisco re
cently, mystifier Grabel whirled
through a series of prestidigita
torial feats which consisted of
disappearing a radio in mid-air.
causing his beautiful wife Helen
to disappear from a miniature
temple, escaped from a sealed
packing case in two seconds,
caused a lighted candle to float
over the heads of the audience
without any visible means, and
made livestock vanish right and
left.
This remarkaDie performer
may not repeat some of the afore
mentioned feats here but all w ho
attend his show Monday night
will have enough fun, get enough
thrills and at the same time be
no wiser after the show is over,
so far as the tricks are concerned,
than they will be when they buy
their tickets but it will be well
worth the price and the effort to
see him in action.
EASTER LIUES NOT ON
REQUEST LIST THIS YEAR
There will be no request for
faster lilies for the veterans In
Ward 7 at the US veterans hos
pital, Walla Walla, according to
Mrs. Ralph Thompson and Mrs,
Ben Anderson, co-chairmen of the
Morrow county unit of the Blue
Mountain council.
Those wishing to send them
may leave orders with the Mary
Van Flower shop and the com
mittee will see that they get to
Walla Walla, as well as other
gifts local eople may wish to
send. The committee has made
arrangements for an Easter parly
at the hospital and has appro
priated funds for the purchase of
cakes and other niceties.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ilolub are
in the process of moving' their
Stock and equipment from the
Spring Hollow ranch to their new
place near Prinevllie. Gordon
Grady, who is assisting with thl
we! work, was In Heppner Tuesday
- and planned to make another
I trip to Prinevllie on Wednesday.