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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, ApriJ 14, 1949
Volume 66, Number 4
Gaz
HEPPNER
Grain Storage In
Columbia Basin
Cause For Worry
Prospect Bright
For Bumper Crop
Throughout Area
Wheat storage facilities, both
larin and commercially operated,
in the Columbia basin counties
continue to be ueserioed as "ex
tremely full" for this tune ol
year, a survey of county exten
sion agents revealed rriuay. 'mis
fact coupled with indications of
unouier oumpor crop increases
the ominous pospect for a large
poruoii ot the 1949 crop to be
stored on the ground, reports Wei
Aiiueisun, Morrow county exten
sion agent.
Harvest operations in the area
normally get underway shortly
alter the fourth of July holiday.
Meanwhile a county by county
survey of the six prnclpal coun
ties that make up Oregon's
bread basket revealed that stor
age facilities were filled from a
low of 40 per cent in Umatilla
county as reported by County Ex
tension Agent Victor W. Johnson,
to a high of 80 per cent in Mor
row county.
Reporting for Morrow county,
Anderson said that while 80 per
cent of the commercial warehouse
storage was tilled, only 20 per
cent of the total farm storage was
now in use. The latter figure in
dicates a 30 per cent reduction in
farm stored wheat during the
last month, he said.
E R. Jackman, Oregon Stale
college extension farm crops spe
cialist, pointed out that wheat
harvesting last year was started
with storage facilities in the Col
umbia basin "virtually empty" by
December, It was estimated that
more than 600,000 bushels were
piled outdoors as a result of the
overflow.
With high soil moisture con
tent, expectations are for another
bumper wheat crop this year.
Jackman said that if elevators
and other storage facilities in the
area were completely empty al
the start of the iy-19 harvest, theie
would still not be enough space
to hold the entire crop.
Blame for the current storage
glut Is laid to the 1'ortland dock
workers' strike last year that
brought grain exports to a stand
still. Also, a high percentage of
the 1918 wheat crop went under
government loan due to a drop
in wheat prices. Jackman ex
plained that farmers still have
the privilege of redeeming loan
wheat. None of it may be taken
over completely and be eligible
for movement by the Commodity
Credit corporation at the support
price until May 1. By then It will
be almost impossible to move
stored wheat from the area In
time to "clear the docks" for the
1919 crop, Jackman said.
In Sherman county, approxi
mately 70 per cent of all storage
space is filled, said Thomas
Thompson, county extension ag
ent. This figure indicates an ap
proximate 10 per cent reduction
in filled storage space as com
pared with March 1.
At Heppner, Anderson said a
new addition to the Archer Dan
iels Midland elevator at lone will
be ready for the approaching
crop. It will provide an additional
100,000 bushels storage in Mor
row county.
Most agents Indicated there
was a flurry of wheat sales In
early March when the price
climbed over the support level.
However, this resulted in move
ment from farm storage to al
ready glutted elevators for the
most part Shipments are now go
ing out against this wheat that
has left farmers' hands.
With storage facilities only 40
" per cent filled, County Agent
Johnson Indicated present mar
ket commitments in Umatilla
county were expected to step-up
the outbound flow of wheat from
that county. An elevator company
in Union county indicated to Ex
tension Agent R. W. Schaad that
thev moved 75,000 bushels during
March. Spokesman for the same
company, however, said they
were 169 cars or 300,000 bushels
short of the same volume moved
at this lime last year. The Union
countv grain growers shipped .15,
000 bushels during March hut
still have 60 per cent of their
wheat on hand.
Only a 10 per cent gain in frond
storage space was registered In
Wasco county during March. Ap
proximately 55 per cent of both
farm and warehouse space was
filled as of April 1. Plans are un
derway to build on the port docks
of The Dalles to care for the over
flow. Gilliam county elevators re
ported 65 per cent storage space
filled as of April 1. Some farmer
to ware house sales are being
reported in the Columbia basin
area at figures below suppon lev
els. Sales are pegged on a prom
lse from the warehouseman to
move the wheat and provide
space for that particular ranch
er's 1919 harvest.
A. A. Scoutcn returned Satur
day from a ten day business trip
to Campo, Cal.
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MIS3 FRANCES CLINTON
Kerne Economics Extension
Oregon State College
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MRS. BUENA M. MARI3 ,
Dean of Women. Oregon State
Miss Clinton to be Here
Miss Francis Clinton, state
agent for home economics ex
tension, will be present on April
20 to appear at the Morrow Coun
ty Homemakers festival. Miss
Clinton is traveling with Mrs.
Buena Mockmore in a tour ol
several counties, appearing at the
various homemakers festivals.
Mrs. Buena Mockmore, former
dean of women at Oregon State
college, will be guest speaker at
the Morrow County Homemakers
festival to be held at the Khea
Creek grange hall on Wednesday,
April 20. Registration will begin
at 10:15 a.m., with the style re
view to be held at 11:15. Many
of the 61 cotton dresses made
during the cotton dress work
shop will lie modeled at that
time.
Luncheon prepared by the
home economics guup of the Rhea
Creek grange will be served from
12-1:30. After election of the new
county committee members, Mrs.
Mockmore will speak on the "one
Family School."
The public is invited to come
to any part or all of the program.
Tickets for the luncheon may be
secured from unit members or
from the county agent's office.
They will also be on sale at the
grange hall.
Henderson Stout
Services Set For
Friday Afternoon
' Memorial services for Hender
son Stout who passed away Tu
esday, April 12 at the family res
idence in Heppner will be held
at 2 o'clock p.m. Friday at the
Heppner Church of Christ, with
the pastor, Glenn Warner, out
elating, and the Phelps Funeral
Home in cha'ge of arrangements.
Interment will be in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Stout was born April IX.
1873 at Vera Cruz, Missouri, and
was 75 years. 11 months and 21
days of age at the time of his
passing. Ho was married April
13, 1901, to Mary Ellon Medlock
at Cheney, Mo. The family c le
to Oregon and settled at Hepp
ner in 1917 and this was his
home continuously. He was en
gaged as a laborer in various
pursuits until advancing years
and failing health forced his re
tirement. Surviving besides the widow-
are three children, James moui
f Oregon City. Everett of Kelso,
Wash., and Vivian (Mrs. James
Hayes) of Heppner; two brothers.
James Stout, West Plains, Mo.,
and John Stout, Sanger, lain.,
besides nine grandchildren, one
great grandchild, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
ON EASTERN TRIP
Orvllle Smith, P. W. Mahoney
and Jack Korsythe flew to Min
neapodlls Saturday where Smith
and Mahoney had a business ap
pointment. Forsythe piloted the
Smith new Cessna. The trio ex
pected to visit Chicago before
turning the ship's nose westward.
Visitors here today are Mr. ami
Mrs. Earl Gordon of Portland.
They are on the last leg of an
extensive automobile tour which
took them Into southern Califor
nia, Nevada and back Into east
ern Oregon. They will return to
Portland Friday.
Mrs. Alex Hunt of Lexington
was trading In Heppner Tuesday.
FLASH!
As the forms were about to
be closed. Judge Garnet Barratt
called the Gazette Times to Im
part the information that work
will start on the Morrow county
hospital next week He had re
ceived a call from the contract
ing firm. Malarkey & Moore,
stating that the papers had re
ceived final approval and that
a representative of the firm -ill
be in Heppner Monday to go
over the building site with the
county crew. Mr. Malarkey,
speaking for his firm assured
Judge Barratt that by Wednes
day or Thursday there would
be a crew here ready to begin
work.
The county crew will do the
excavating and it is expected
this can be done in a matter of
10 days or so.
Random Thoughts...
Virtually taking our life in our
hands, we are about to remark
that spring is here at last. That
being the situation it is a good
time to give the premises a good
cleaning up. There is enough an
noyance created by the dust
blowing every time there Is a
zephyr, or a breeze, without hav
ing a lot of trash thrown in for
good measure. Aside from the an
noyance there are numerous good
reasons for removing trash and
debris. First of all it is unsightly,
and following closely upon that
reason is the fact that it creates
a fire hazard.
We are not especially concern,
ed about a general city clean-up.
It is the individual property ow
ner's duty and it is not amiss
to say that it likewise is his
privilege to clean up within his
own boundaries. If al! do that
the clean-up problem will be
quite well taken care of.
When have we hall a more
beautiful April? Not since 1943,
in the memory of the writer. That
was the first spring we had put
in here for many years and it
was a wet one. Nevertheless, it
was profitable. People raised
wonderful garden sass and crops
as a wtiole turned out the best
In the county's history up to that
time. This year there has been
less rainfall but holdover mois
ture appears to be plentiful. Rain
may come a little later but for
the present most of us are get
ting a lift from the sunshine.
There isn't room for much of
this colyum stuff this week, so
we'll wind up with a little yarn.
A student was living in a
boarding house which was any
thing but clean. He was surpris
ed one day to find a card tack
ed on the front door.
"Clean Youi Feet," it said in
big letters.
The student took a pencil and
on the same card, immediately
underneath, he wrote,, "Before
Going Out."
Pendleton Teacher
P-TA Speaker At
Monthly Meeting
Mrs. Sara Rasmussen, history
teacher in the Pendleton Junior
high school, was guest speaker
at the monthly meeting of the
Heppner Praent -Teacher associa
tion Wednesday evening, at
which time Mrs. Charles Ruggles
was in charge of the program.
Mrs. Rasmussen, who spoke on
'Do Adults Need Education,
holds a major in history and a
minor in English and she placed
considerable stress upon the val
ue to the younger generation in
studying these subjects. She is
an aunt of Charles Ruggles.
Other features of the program
included a Boy Scout court of
honor, a short talk by Henry
Tetz on the school budget which
is to be voted upon Monday, and
a review by Supt. Leonard Pate
of a talk previously made by
him on needs of the schools.
The association decided to drop
the carnival which had been
planned for late in April.
HEPPNER AND IONE
TO CROSS BATS SUNDAY
Regardless of the fact that the
lone batsmen gave them a good
shellacklnu last Sunday the
Heppner Townies will meet the
Egg City boys again on the 17th
to see if they have improved dur
ing the week theTownies, that
Is.
The teams will meet on the
lone turfed field.
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tarrish
are the parents of a son, Ray
mond Ray, born April 12 at Em
anuel hospital in Portland. He is
the grandson of Mr and Mrs.
Fred Parrish of Heppner. Ray
mond is expected to come up
from Portland Saturday evening
after Mrs. Tarrish who will spend
a week in the city getting ac
quainted with the new boy. .
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. Miss Christine West of Sunny
side. Wash., Is spending this week
in Heppner at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Farra. Mr. and Mrs.
Farra will go to Sunnyside for
Easter and Miss Welst will re
turn to her home at that time.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
The polls will be open from
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April
18 for the convenience of the
voters. In Heppner the voting
will be done at the city halL
Wheat Allotment
Program Disclosed
To County Growers
A meeting held at the local
AAA office on Tuesday disclosed
much information of interest to
the Morrow county wheat farmer
concerning the proposed forth
coming wheat allotment. E. Har
vey Miller, chairman of the Ore
gon state PMA committee and
Arnold Botkei, farmer fieldman
from the state office, met with
the local committee and explain
ed many of the details of admin-
istration and preparation for the
allotment.
Mr. Miller stressed the import
ance of assuring a one hundred
per cent signup by the end of
this month in order that the al
lotments could be set in time for
the election to be held some time
in July in the event that the al
lotment is made mandatory. He
went on to point out the import
ance and the amount of work
that must be accomplished by the
local committee and the local of
fice to insure that every wheat
raiser be contacted.
R. S. Thompson, local PMA
committee chairman, reviewed
the farm acreage reports already
accomplished and expressed his
approval but cautiqned that there
are a large number of farms in
the county that have not b'in
reported on and that there must
be a complete coverage by the
end of this month. Thompson ad
vised that the work of completing
the forms can be expedited if the
farmer will come prepared to give
his wheat acreages and other
land used for the past several
years.
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Bill Introduced By
Stockman To Aid
In Wheat Storage
Congressman Lowell Stockman
of the Second district of Oregon
has introduced a bill amending
the Internal Revenue code to al
low the cost of construction or
conversion of facilities for wheat
storage to be deducted, for in
come tax purposes, within a sixty-month
period.
Congressman Stockman said,
"a somewhat similar law existed
from 1910 to 1915 to supply emer
gency facilities for storing grain
of all kinds. The wheat storage
problem which now faces the Pa
cific northwest also looms as an
emergency situation where the
help of the government is great
ly needed. Present crop conditions
are favorable, and with another
big wheat crop coming on in July
it is going to be impossible toelt, tyler; Milton Morgan, inner
move out surplus wheat in the
Pacific northwest, as well as sur
plus barley in California, in time
to properly warehouse the next
crop."
The congressman explained
that the law would apply where
the construction or conversion-is
begun after December 31, 1948 j
and before January 1, 1952
Wrestling Program
Draws Fair House
A fair-sized crowd turned out
Tuesday evening at the high
school gymnasium to witness a
wrestling program put on under
the auspices of Heppner Post ivo. -Methodist church. Mrs. Vernon
87, American Legion. The prnfes- j Bohles led the devotionals and
sionals "strutted their stuff" lojjirs. Tress MeClintock was pro
the satisfaction of the fans and gram' chairman which for this
their exhibition Mt a desire witn
most of the cash customers lor
more of the same type of enter-
tainment.
Although the house was not
filled, the returns were quite sat
isfactory and the sponsoring
group's treasury was enriched to
the tune of about $75, it is re-
ported.
CHORUS VACATIONS
The Henoner Womens Chorus
has suspended reucarsals until
fall, it was announced this week,
following a meeting Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. J. O.
Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen of
n 1 1 nv, anH lt-Q T?I1V
rv,v f uit'n were visitors
i Hennner Tnesdav. The Burl
r,n. i,. mtrrltaserf a home
in The nalles and will move there
,, DHi.i,m whi.re thev
ouuii Liuni ,v.
have resided for the past year.
Lyndall Brcadfoot was in from
Monument the first of the week.
Work will begin soon at the Big
Four Lumber company mill,
cording to Mr. Broadfoot. Just at
nresent, they are working on im
pend and getting things cleaned
up around the mill.
Mr and Mrs. Richard Johnson
and daughters of Wiepe, Idaho,
are here to assist her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Charles Beekct, with liam Lee MeCaleb. Frank May-
spring work at their farm in thdnard, Keith Sluyter, Earl Marll
Elghtmile section
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First Annual Soroptimist
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Fifty-three members and their
guests sat down to the banquet
tables of the first birthday party
of the Soroptimist Club of Hepp-,
ner at the I.O.O.F. hall Saturday
evening. Included in the guest
list were representatives of the
civic clubs of Heppner, and Sor
optimists from other clubs in
cluding La Grande, Portland,
Vancouver and Spokane.
' From La Grande came Miss
Mabel Doty, Miss Ruth Herzing
er and Miss Margaret Morris.
Portland: Alice Dowell Jones,
northwest regional director; Aino
Mallinen and Myrtle Flaucher.
From Vancouver: Lily Quarnberg
and Bernadine Batters. Spokane:
Lillian Wighlman and Marylin
Merrick Lewis.
With Mrs. O. G. Crawford pre
siding, the following program
was enjoyed: Song by group, Star i
Spangled Banner; Salute to Flag;
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Invocation, Rev. Eldon L. Tull; ' of the barriers which are pre- After hearing Mrs. Ruggles' re
introduction of guests; Step by i venting us from having the kind port on the club's first year, Miss
Step, a review of the club's first' of world we want and should Lewis remarked that it was one
year of activities, by Mrs. Charles j have. These barriers consist of of the best she had heard and
Ruggles; "Hills of Home" and prejudices, a lack of understand- that she only wished the older
"Duna." O. G. Crawford; address, ; ing between the peoples and na-1 clubs could make as good a show
'The World We Are Working j tions of the world, and our lack ing and that it was something
For," Marilyn Merrick Lewis; of tolerance of races and creeds, for the younger clubs to emulate.
Harlan McCurdy, Jr. Takes Post as
Exalted Ruler of Heppner Elks Lodge
By Ruth F. Payne
Installation of officers was
held at the regular meeting of
Heppner lodge No. 358, B.P.O.E.
with the following officers being
installed: H. D. McCurdy, Jr., ex
alted ruler; J. J. O'Connor, es
teemed leading knight; Willard
Blake, esteemed loyal knight;
Tom Wilson, esteemed lecturing
knight; L. E. Bisbee, treasurer;
Frank ' Connor, secretary; Alva
Jones, Harold Cohn and Eugene
Ferguson, trustees; Donald Ben
guard, and Frank W. Turner,
chaplain.
Some 150 guests were present
for the card party and refresh
ments which were held in con
nection with the installation,
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo and Mrs.
Grace Nickerson were in charge
of the arrangements for cards and
for refreshments were Mrs. Har
old Cohn, Mrs. D. A. Wilson, Mrs.
Eugene Ferguson. Mrs. H. D. Mc
Curdy Sr., Mrs. Ted Smith and
Mrs. Alva Jones.
fr wait- Rerkei u-as hostess
Werinesriav evenine at her home
nn Jones itreet for the Womens
Society of Christian Service of the
meeting was a study of Latin
America. Mrs. MeClintock show
ed pictures and slides of the na
tives of the Latin American
countries, rresent were Mes-
dames Douglas Drake. J. Palmer
cinrlien. Harrv Van Horn. Tress
MeClintock, Vernon Bohles, N. D.
Bailey, Alex Green, Kenneth
Keeling, Chris Brown, Bert Bleak
man and Misses Opal Briggs and
Ona Gilliam. Refreshments were
SPrved
Mrs Grace Kerrjns anri Miss
Juanjta M.lUock 0f Portland
( wpre ovor-Sundav geusts of Mrs.
Bpn patterSOn.
I Vonnoll, Bath, nt Harilnl.in was
a business visitor
in
Heppner
; Monday.
i Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Coleord.
1 Mrs. Charles Couch and Elders
Moore and Bergman of the Sev-
nth Day Adventist church of
! Hermiston were business visitors
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in iieppner nnniuuy.
Instruction in the Red Cross
first aid class, under the soon-
enroll In of the Veterans of For
nirrti Wars was completed this!
week and upon completion of the
final examination those who have
imnn i.ikintr the course will be
certified as ambulance drivers,
accordng to Dr. A. D. McMurdo, land Mrs. William Rawlins (Jane
Instructor. Those who have been, Huston 1 AprP 7 at St. Anthonys
; enrolled in the class include Clar-
'enee Bauman, Willard Herbison,
i John llagen, James Priscoll. Wil-
U'llhiir Wnrden
I Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill re-
I. j . I. . (.. -f tVirt u-.titLr friim
looking for housing preparatory
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From left to right: O. G.
Crawford. Miss Doty, Miss Lew
is, Mrs. Crawford. Mrs. Jones,
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Pleoge ol boroptunism.
In carrying out her theme. Miss
Lewis pled for a breaking down
to moving there to make their
home. Mr. Hill will be safety in
spector in the coast city in con
nection with electrical installa
tion for the state department.
Mr. and Mrs. Pirl Howell and
Mrs. Clarence Wise were called
to John Day Friday by the illness
of their nephew, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vinton Howell. Upon arriv
ing, they found the child consid
erably improved and were abie
to return to Heppner that eve
ning. LaVerne Van Marter Sr. is
spending some time in John Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Morgan .of Monument,
were in Heppner Monday looking
after business interests and vis-
iting friends.
Lloyd Mover made a business
visit to Pendleton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson
motored to Condon Sunday to
spend the day with relatives.
Bill Morgan, representative of
a Pendleton savings and loan as
sociation, was a business visitor
i in Heppner Monday.
I Guest night was observed at
i the meeting of the Degree of Hon
or Tuesday evening at the Legion j
nail, l-onowmg me regular mra-
ing. the drill team pr
the drill team presented the
drills which will be given at the
official inspection on April 26
and after this bingo was played.
Mrs. Kate Cunningham and Mrs.
J. J. O'Connor were in charge of
i''-'
Mrs. Anabel Allison and twin
j daughters. Jo and Jan. arrived
Monday evening from their home
n Portland and will spend the
remainder of the week here with
her father. Frank W. Turner.
An interesting display of var
ious typos of Easter eggs is be
ing shown this week in the Farra
shoe shop window;. These eggs
1 were designed and made by
I members of the Brownie Troop
I No. 3 of the Girl Scouts. The
1 regular meeting of the troop was
i luM Miturtav pvenintr al the t lv
iic cen,er builtiinf; at which time
Easter baskets were made. Mrs.
j. yy. Farra is troop leader
j Msr. Louis Lyons and daugh-
,,.rs departed Sunday for Brock
Um, Mass., to spend the summer
m, her parents. The Lyons ap
partmem in ine lase uuiiumc
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will be occupied during her ah
sence by Mrs. William Rawlins
- 1 and children
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Anderson
of Payette. Idaho, were recent
house guests of Mr. and Mrs. J
V. Farra.
A daughter was born to Mr. 1
hospital in Pendleton. She has
. been named Carol. Mr. Rawlins
motored over to Pendleton Mon-
day to hrlng ttiem nome ami u.e
are at present at the Claude Hus-
ton ranch in Elghtmile.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas and
from
Portland the last of the week.
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Mrs. Batters, Mrs.
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She urged a stronger faith in God
and a closer adherence to the
precepts of the Christian religion.
Target Shooters
Cripple Electric
Service in District
Target shooters apparently us
ing a heavy caliber rifle knocked
down a Pacific Power & Light
company power line in the Hood
River area Sunday and interrupt.
ed electric service to thousands
of persons in an eight-county
area, according to J. R. Huffman,
local manager for the company
here.
Heppner was out of service lor
more than an hour as a result of
the shooting, Huffman said. Ser
vice was restored shortly after
noon.
Shooting down of the line
caused an overload switch to
open at the company's big sub
station at The Dalles. This broke
a connection between the Pacific
and Bonneville power systems
and threw large areas out of ser
vice. Had the target shooters broken
the line on any other day than
Sunday, when use of electricity
is lightest, the interruption of ser
vice would have affected even
i more nower usprs the romnanv
pointed out in urging care in use
0f firearms around Dower eou D
mPnt
Mrs. Jennie Elder
Dies in Bremerton
Mrs David Wilson received
word this morning that her moth
er, Mrs. Jennie Elder, died sud
denly Wednesday night at the
home of another daughter. Maree
Elder, in Bremerton, Wash.
At the time of going to press
arrangements had not been com
pleted for the funeral services,
but they will be held in Heppner.
we are Informed.
JAYCEE PRESIDENT PAYS
VISIT TO LOCAL CLUB
Members of the Junior cham
ber of commerce had the privil
ege of meeting with the state
president of the organization
when John Sandmeyer of Klam-
ath Falls visited Heppner Friday.
He was escorted around town in
the aftenoon by Ed Dick, presi
dent of the local group, who
pointed out what the Jaycees are
tryng to do. with emphasis on
the school tennis courts.
An informal meeting was held
in the evening and Mr. Sandmey
er explained the state and na
tional setup of the Junior cham
ber of commerce. He urged mem
bers to attend the state conven
tion at Baker May 6. 7 and 8.
Mrs. Ida Coleman of lone was
transacting business in Heppner
Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Osmin, Mrs. John
Bergstrom and daughters. Mrs. R
ID. Allstott Jr. and Marilyn Berg
strom. motored to Walla Walla
Thursday to spend the day shop
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Building Activity
On Upgrade As
Spring Advances
Permits First Half
April Include Two
Business Structures
Building activity in Heppner
is on the increase, according to
the list of permits issued by O.
M. reager, building inspector.
Although the late spring checked
the seasonal start, there is evi
dence that a considerable volume
had been under consideration and
waiting only for more favorable
weather conditions. Now that
spring has arrived the ring of
hammer and saw Is heard on
every hand.
Inspector Yeager reports issu
ing seven permits since April 1
for a total of $13,150. This in
cludes two industrial buildings
and several resident garages and
some alteration work.
Largest sum involved is a $5,-
000 permit to Harold eBcket for
construction of a welding shop.
The building is being erected on
the triangle lot just north of the
Main street bridge. Built of pu
mice block, the structure will be
30 by 50 feet. Ed Thorpe is in
charge of construction.
Next in line is a warehouse to
be built by the Rosewall Motor
company on property east of the
garage. The building will be 30 x
100, constructed of pumice blocks
and estimated cost is $2400. How
ard Keithley will supervise con
struction. The building will face
Chase street.
Mrs. Edna Turner took out a
permit to make alterations on
residence property on Church
street. Estimated cost $2,000. Tom
Wells and Lee Howell will do the
work.
Lloyd Burkenbine took a per
mit to make a three-room addi
tion to his residence at an esti
mated cost of $1500. He plans to
do most of the work.
H. G. Carter is also remodeling
a dwelling at a cost of $1,000, do
ing the work himself. Carter is
also building a frame garage, 16
x 32 feet, at an estimated cost of
$750.
E. E. Byland is building a
garage on his property on East
Center street. Material cost, $500.
He is doing the work.
Yeager reports that more resi
dences and some business build
ings are being contemplated and
he expects to issue more permits
before the month is gone.
Business Houses
To Close 12 to 3
On Good Friday
Business houses of Heppner,
following a custom of recent
years, will be closed between the
hours of 12 noon and 3 p.m. to
morrow Good Friday. While
there has been no canvass made
of the business district, it has
been the understanding that up
on request of the churches the
stores and shops will remain clos
ed during the period that repre
sents the last three hours the Sav
iour was upon the cross and dur
ing which time the earth was in
darkness.
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Wranglers Pledge
Support to Fair;
Plan Annual Show
Support of the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo and plans for the
April ride and the June show
claimed the attention of the
Wranglers Tuesday evening
when some ?0 members of the
riding club met at the office of
Turner, Van Marter & Co.
Discussion of the club's activ
ity in the Heppner Rodeo held
the main interest and out of this
came the decision to support the
county fair as a whole.
Archie Murchison, program
chairman, reported that plans for
the annual June show are under
way. Entertainment for April will be
on the 24th at the Floyd Jones
ranch. Horsebackers will meet at
line KOOCO glOUHUS at a..Jt' a.m.
Others will meet at the u. I..
Haguewood farm at 10:3(1 to ride
to the Jones ranch in the chuck
wagon. The program for the day
i includes a noon pot luck
lunch
and an afternoon of horseback
events.
The club voted against partk i
paling in the Milton Pea festival
parade.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS VISIT
Business visitors in Ih'ppner
Friday were J. 1. I'urdy. traveling
freight and passenger agent ami
J. G. Kimmell. assistant su-r
intendent, Union Pacific railroa.l.
Thev were on a routine inspec
tion of the branch as well ns
looking after traffic matters.
Mrs. John K. Walsh left Mon
day evening by way of Cnited
Airlines for her hoe"' in he-
mont. Texas, after having spent
- the past six weeks here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Ed Bn-slln
- j She was taken to IViulleton by
John Monahan.