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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 7, 1949
Volume 66 Number 16
Harvesting Begins
On Lexington And
lone Wheat Farms
Fair Yield, Good
Quality Indicated
In Early Returns
Although still In the equipment-checking
stage, harvest ts
underway in Morrow county. In
the lone and Lexington areas,
machines on several farms have
been cutting steadily since Sat
urday. John Proudfoot, who has
been hauling to the Archer-Daniels
elevator since Saturday, has
not yet predicted the yield of his
2,400 acres of rex wheat. The test
weight of his first loads of wheat
have been about 58 pounds per
bushel.
Ray Heimbigner, who has 1,000
acres of rex and 300 acres of or
fed, has estimated that his yield
will be more than 20 bushels to
the acre. His first load, cut in a
three-acre trial run Saturday,
weighed 56 pounds per bushel.
Verner Troedson cut the wheat on
his right-of-ways last week, but
began cutting and hauling in
earnest Tuesday morning.
Norman and Fred Nelson be
gan cutting Tuesday morning.
Charles Marquardt was cutting
on Tuesday. Orville Cutsforth,
who began the harvest Tuesday
morning, believed that at least
a section of his 2,100 acres of rex
wheat would yield as well or bet
ter than the 26 bushels that the
adjoining field yielded last year.
The section on which Cutsforth
based his prediction is on a west
ern slope and has consistently
yielded less than his other acre
age. Yield and test Information is
not yet available on other wheat
In the area, but cutting Is under
way on the farms of Herman Wal
lace, Lyle Woody, John Graves,
Don Pointer, G. D. Abererombie,
Cliff Daugherty, Bill Smethurst,
D. O. Nelson and Adolphe Majes
ke. To date, test weights have
ranged generally from 56 to 58
pounds per bushel. Practically all
of the wheat hauled to elevators
has been rex, of unreported yield.
The Portland price of No. 1 grade
wheat was $2.10 on Tuesday, the
first day that any great quantity
of wheat was hauled.
Nelson Anderson, Morrow coun
ty agent, has predicted a county
average yield of 15 bushels per
acre. The lone term average for
the county had been 16.7 bushels j
until the bumper yield of about
35 bushels last year.
4-H Youngsters
Report on Three
Day Camping Trip
Peggy and Marvin Wightman,
Dean and Rieta Graves, Jean Ma
rie Graham, Sally Palmer, Pat
Cutsforth and Mabel Wilson,
county home demonstration ag
ent, returned Saturday night
from a three-day tour of farms
and ranches In the Columbia ba
sin. The group spent the first !
day of the tour at the Moro ex- j
periment station, where a record
was begun of the boys' and girls'
ability to judge livestock and
grain. The boys camped out at
DeMoss springs Thursday night
and the girls camped at the ex
periment station.
On Friday the group Judged
Hereford bulls and beef cows at
a ranch In Grass Valley, and gilts
and Herefords at a ranch near
Maupln. Camp was made at the
fair grounds in Tygh Valley Fri
day night. Saturday, the last day
of the tour, the boys and girls
visited the Mae-Doddh Arabian
horse ranch, where they were per
mitted to watch the stallion Rah
hak perform on the track.
Judging records were tallied on
the last day, and girls were found
to have made the nine highest
scores. Rieta Graves placed third,
with a score of 1,005 out of 1,241)
points. Sally Palmer and Jean
Graham placed fourth and ninth,
respectively, with scores of 985
and 910. Dean Graves placed
10th, with a score of 905. The
Morrow county group competed
In the Judging contests with 47
4-H representatives of Gilliam
Wheeler. Wasco, Sherman and
Umatilla counties.
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CANNING CLUB FORMED
Five girls orgnnized a food pre
servation club Wednesday after
noon in the county agent's office,
with Miss Mabel Wilson presid
ing. Mardine Baker, Jane Sceha
fer, Lola Ann McCabe, and Grace
McCabe of lone, and Nancy Fer
guson attended with their moth
ers. These girls will be exhibiting
fruits, vegetables, pickles, relish
es, Jams and butters at the coun
ty fair this fall.
At the next meeting, Thursday,
July 14, these 4-H club members
will each can fruit at the home
of Mrs. Gene Ferguson, Heppner.
Club members may freeze one
half of the required fruits, vege
tables and meat,
Heppner Public Library Association Elects
Officers and Directors To Serve Coming Year
Election of officers for the en
suing year was held at the an
nual meeting of the Heppner Pub
lic Library association at the li
brary Friday evening. Officers
chosen were: Mrs. Jesse C. Payne,
president; Mrs. J. D. Palmer, vice
president; Mrs. Ted Pierson, secretary-treasurer
and Miss Leta
Humphreys, Mrs. Harold Becket
find J. O. Turner, trustees. Mrs.
Josephine Mahoney will continue
as librarian for the present. A
book selection committee will be
chosen from among the member
ship and at its meeting soon, will
select a number of new volumes,
both Juvenile and adult, for the
library.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas McDaniel
of Lone Kock were business visit
ors in Heppner the last of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Bezona of
Hermiston visited briefly in Hep
pner Thursday afternoon at the
home of William Furlong. The
Bezonas were enroute to Portland
where they will spend a week.
Miss Marguerite and John Gla-
vey returned Friday from Port
land where they attended the fu
neral services for their cousin,
the late Steve Connolly of Prine-
ville. They were accompanied on
the trip by Mrs. Gertrude Apple-
gate.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCoy and
children motored to Reedsport
Saturday afternoon. Mr. McCoy
returned to Heppner Monday but
the family remained for a longer
visit with Mrs. McCoy's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pierson and
daughter Marjorie, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse C. Payne and William Fur
long motored to Pendleton Satur
day evening where they were
guests over the week-end of Mr.
and Mrs. George N. Perry at their
summer home near Meacham
Lake.
Mrs. A. A. Scouten and child
ren, Sandra and Dennis, are vis
iting in The Dalles with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Look.
Sandra underwent a minor oper
ation in The Dalles Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becket,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becket and
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buschke
motored to the mountains Satur-
dav afternoon to spend the holi
day at the Buschke cabin on Rock
cri,ek, larternoon. Those present lnclud-
Mr and Mrs. Robert Dobbs were!ed Mr. and Mrs. Duane Johnson
week-end guests at the Bar-M and son Ronnie, and his mother,
dude ranch at Bingham Springs. ,Mrs. Roy Johnson of Pendleton;
Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown and
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson re- , children and Mr. and Mrs. Chris
turned Monday evening from P. Brown.
Pasco where thev were guests I
over the wekend at the home of
the Hustons' son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Par
ker. Ross Langdon of Bend was a
week-end visitor in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson left
Saturday afternoon for Post Falls,
Ida. where they will spend a brief
holiday with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tetz and
son were business visitors in Pen
dleton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Akers
and Mrs. Alma Gilliam of Port
land are expected to arrive in
Heppner for a brief visit prior to
their departure for Yellowstone
!'ark for a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bleakman
motored to Baker over the week
end where they visited at the
home of their son Owen Bleak
man and Mrs. Bleakman. Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Bleakman of Mc-
Nary Dam accompanied them on
tUe trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Connor re
lumed Monday from Olympia,
Wash., having taken Pfc and Mrs.
Lowell Rippee over earlier in the
week. The Connors visited in
Portland enroute home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings
and daughter Clarice motored to
Wallowa Lake Saturday evening
to spend the week end. They re
turned home Monday via Baker
where they visited briefly.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo returned
Friday from a two weeks' visit to
California where he spent some
time with his brothers and son,
Dr. Bernard McMurdo and family.
Week-end guests of Dr. and
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo were their
son Scott and Mrs. Laurie Mae
Browning and daughter Anne of
Portland. Sunday the visitors mo
tored to La Grande where they
visited with Mrs. Browning's par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Clarence
Kopp.
Elmer Holtz of lone was a bus
iness visitor in Heppner Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Cason and
Ellis Cason were business visitors
In Heppner the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle of
Portland arrived In
Heppner
Murchison Winner In
Calf Roping Contest
Archie Murchison won the calf
roping contest at the Camas Prai.
July 4. Arvlne Porter won the cow
rle cowboy convention in Uklah
decorating contest, and Jim
Moore won the new Hamley sad
dle in the bronc riding event.
Katherlnc O'Brien was queen
of the rodeo, and Mary Bolln and
Betty Swaggart were attendants.
The Uklah rodeo was held on
the property of Mrs. Harold Wll
kins, lifelong resident of Mor
row county.
Tuesday evening enroute to Yel
lowstone Park for a fortnight's
vacation. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Doolittle, will accom
pany them on the trip. They ex
pect to leave Friday morning
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson
motored to Bend and Redmond
for the 4th of July holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes, Jos
Jr., Tom and Billy Hughes and
their house guest, Glenn Bassett
of Los Angeles spent the holday
week-end at Lehman Springs.
Mrs. Gladys Corrigal of Port
land visited relatives and friends
here the last of the week
James Valentine was a business
visitor in Echo Saturday after
noon. Week-end house guests of Mrs.
Letha Archer were Mr. and Mrs.
James Leach and Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Smith and family of Port
land. They returned to their
homes Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkers
and baby of Arlington came up
for the holiday here with his fa
ther, Harry Munkers and Mrs.
Munkers. Monday, the family
held a picnic in the mountains.
Mrs. Alena Anderson and dau
ghters, Adelia, Nancy and Carol
Jeft Tuesday morning by motor
for Portland where they will visit
for a time with relatives. They
expected to spend a few days at
the coast, before returning to
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rood of
Elgin spent the 4th of July holi
day visiting friends in Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lieuallen of
lone were shopping in Heppner
Tuesday.
Mrs. Eric Bergstrom of lone
vas transacting business in Hep.
pner Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keeton of
Grant county spent Monday vis
iting here with her mother, Mrs.
Ida Zinter, who has been serious
ly ill at her home on Gale street
for the past several days.
Mrs. Jack Whittle and Miss
Betty Deitz of Portland were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Murchison.
Ed Clark of Hermiston was
looking after business matters in
Heppner Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gentry en
tertained at a family picnic on
me lawn oi meir nome Monaay
Mr. and Mrs,
R. L. Deeter of
Seattle are visiting in Heppner
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
W. F. Barkla, and Mr. Barkla.
Mrs. Clyde Wright is spending
some time visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Ray Wright, in
the Rhea creek area.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake enter
tained with a picnic at their ca
bin near Caldwell grade July 4.
Guests present included Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Gilliam and Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Blake of Heppner, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Singer of
Wichita, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Sam McMil
lan, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Riet
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rlet
mann, Otto Rietmann of lone
and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson
of The Dalles.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Gilliam were their son and
daughter-in-law, Rev. and Mrs.
Jackson Gilliam, recently of Al
exandria, Va but now of Her
miston. Rev Gilliam has accepted
the position of vicar at St. John's
Episcopal church in Hermiston
and held his first service there
Sunday. Services for his ordina
tion to the priesthood will be held
at All Saints Episcopal church In
Heppner on Wednesday, July 27.
Mrs. Ted Smith and son Phillip
motored to Bend Wednesday to
attend the wedding of her niece,
Miss Doris Chase, to Kenneth
Gregg of Bend. The wedding will
be an event of Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dutton of
Portland are spending several
weeks at the John Wightman
ranch In the Blue mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hayes
and daughters of Arlington spent
Tuesday in Heppner visiting her
mother, Mrs. Grace Nickerson. On
Sunday, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs.
Nickerson and the girls will leave
for Vallejo, Calif, to visit rela
tives for a week or 10 days.
Mrs. J. D. Palmer and children
,ire visiting relatives in Portland.
During her visit, Mrs. Palmer
will take a refresher course In
ballet dancing, according to re-
ports.
RECKLESS DRIVING
COSTS MAN $70 FINE
Robert R. Medlock, Heppner,
was arrested by city police at
3:45 p. m. Saturday on a count
of reckless driving. Medlock, 39,
was fined $70 by Magistrate Wal
ter Barger.
Donald S. Plnkerman, O'Neill,
Neb., was arrested by city police
at 11 p. m. Sunday on a charge
of drunkenness.
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Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Ruggles and
daughter Constance spent Sunday
and Monday In Wallowa county
sceng some of the sights of that
famous Oregon beauty spot.
Calf Scramble To
Be on Program
Again This Year
Fair-Rodeo Board
Getting Set For
Annual Program
The Morrow county. Fair and
Kodeo board met Wednesday eve.
ning at the county agent's office
to discuss plans for the coming
Season. The board agreed that
another calf scramble should be
held this year. Ralph Currin,
dance chairman, announced that
the Kickoff dance, featuring Jim
mie Whetmore, would be held in
Heppner on July 30.
Dates of the grange dances
were chosen by lot, and the fol
lowing schedule was arranged:
Rhea Creek, August 6; Willows,
August 13; Lexngton, August 20;
and Lena, August 27.
Board members present at the
meeting were: Ray Ferguson,
Harlan McCurdy Sr, Gerald Swag
gart, Lee Beckner, Ralph Currin,
Harold Erwin, Nelson Anderson,
Ray Drake and Orville Cutsforth.
Crawford Clan Has
Reunion at Court
House Park Sunday
The visit here of Mr. and Mrs.
Garfield Crawford of Arlington,
Texas, prompted a get-together
of the Crawford clan Sunday af
ternoon when a reunion was held
at the courthouse park. Forty-
two members of the family tree,
including various branches, were
listed among those present, rang
from Mrs. C. A. Jones of Pasco,
the oldest, down to the twin ba
bies of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hos
kins Jr. of Rhea Creek.
A picnic dinner of ample pro
portions was offered cafeteria
style, or pigglywiggly, whichev
er you prefer, with the only yard
stick one's capacity for food. The
afternoon was spent in visiting
amung uie uiuer lum, wruie ine
juvenile memDers gamooiea on
the green."
Present were Mrs. Jgnes, her
son, Francis V. Jones, granddau
ghter, Mrs. Lee Bonnett and
great granddaughter, Linda Lee
Bonnett, all of Pasco; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank S. Parker, Mrs. Fran
ces Mitchell and daughter Lor
ene, Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Vaw
ter Parker and children, Cecelia
and Vawter Jr. (Bucky), Hood
River; Mr. and Mrs. John G. Par
ker and children, Jay, Maryann,
Anthony and Gregory, of Pendle
ton; Mr. and Mrs Fred Hoskins
Jr. and children, Gail, Malcolm
Fred and Marie Frances, Hepp
ner; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crawford,
Arlington, Texas; Mr. and Mrs.
O. G. Crawford, Dr. and Mrs. C.
C. Dunham and Camela, Hepp
ner; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner,
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson and
daughter Marylou, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Schwarz and son Len
Ray, all of Heppner, and Mr. and '
Mrs. William V. Crawford and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zeisler, and Dick Meador, driving a bull
Portland. : dozer, were largely responsible
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Crawford J
will go to Hood River Saturday j
and from there to Wenatchee to
visit a brother of Mrs. Crawford's
before starting on the return trip
to Texas. They and Mr. and Mis.
Parker and Mrs. Jones were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wightman Tuesday at the Wight-1
man Blue Moutain ranch.
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LAND AND NATURAL WEALTH,
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BROADENING OPPORTUNITIES
IN INDUSTRY AND
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENCE AND MASS PRODUCTION
TO THE WELL-BEINu OF ALL OUR PfO C P, AS
THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, BV THE OPrOTUNITY
OF THE INDIVIDUAL .THROUGH HARD W05K ANOTHRit T,
TO ACHIEVE FOR HIS FAMILY, SECURITY" ANP THE
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Fourth Of July Fire
Burns Fine Range
In Heppner Area
City Department
Helps 100 Men
In 4-horu Battle
Seven hundred acres of pastur
age, extending eastward from the
city limits of Heppner, were de
stroyed Monday afternoon in a
fire that spread for four hours
despite the efforts of nearly 100
men to curb it. The fire was stop.
ped Just short of the Frank Wilk
inson range at about 4 p. m. Ex
cept for one new-born calf, no
livestock was lost in the fire.
The blaze, which started beside
the Hinton creek highway south
or the Harold Erwin residence,
was first sighted and reported at
about noon by Mrs. Bill Barratt.
The Heppner fire department, a
forest service pumper, and coun
ty and city grading equipment
were used to bring the racing
fjames under control.
A stiff breeze from the north
west hindered the fire fighters In
their efforts to stop the blaze In
its eastward flight. However, the
breeze slowed the fire in its pro
gress toward the city, making it
possible for the fighters to stop It
on the hill above Heppner. How
ard Keithley, operating the city's
grader, cut a ditch across the hill
and a crew of men working with
sprayers, shovels, and wet sacks
kept the blaze from Jumping the
improvised fire guard
Nearly one hundred men from
Heppner and the surroundng
area joined the fight during the
afternoon. Working in small
groups and armed with wet sacks
the men slowed the fire and, in
several areas, brought it com
pletely under control. Several of
the groups continued working
along the southern edge of the
burning area after fire-fighting
equipment had been removed
from the scene. Although the fire
probably would not have Jumped
the Willow creek road, the efforts
of this latter group saved a great
deal of pasturage.
The city fire truck, manned by
volunteer fireman, Fred Sanders,
Loyd Burkenbine, Robert Camp-bei-
Dr. Clyde Dunham and
Howard Keithley answered the
alarm at five minutes past noon
and did not return to Heppner
until nearly 4 p. m. The truck's
500-gallon tank was refilled twice
in the course of the four-hour
fight. A forest service fire truck,
operated by Everett Keithley and
Ranger Glenn Parsons, pumpe'd
out nearly three tank loads of
water during the afternoon. The
forest service truck, equipped
with four-wheel drive, was put to
use in practically every sector of
the blaze. Twice, while moving
down-grade, the pumper develop
ed excessive tank pressure and
bursted the water hose.
Clarence Greenup and Jim Far.
lev. operating a county grader.
for halting the fire on the east
end of the burning range. The
three men used their equpment
to dig a fire guard that extended
in south-north direction across
;the ridge to the Willow creek
, road. In several spots, the blaze
eventually reached the fire
guard.
I Both the Standard Oil company
- by Mat
THE COLONIAL. DAYS OF OUR COUNTRY
WAS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD, OF THE
BEGINNINGS OF TRANSPORTATION
A' ' - , BETWEEN SETTLEMENTS -AND OF
THE START OF EXPLORATION OF
THE VAST LANDS AND RESOURCES
STRETCHING WESTWARD.
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the progress of our nation
Sale Of Palominos Marks End
Of Famous Horse Ranch Hei e
When Mrs. Ben Swaggart held 1
a dispersion sale of horses at the
famous ranch northeast of Lex
ington two weeks ago she brot
an end to an industry which for
years had attracted country wide
attention. For it was at the big
ranch in the Swaggart Buttes dis
trict that the Palomino horses
were developed, those cream col
ored saddlers that brought buy
ers from far and wide when the
industry was in its hey dey.
From the time Hoot Gibson,
Hollywood actor, purchased one
of the "new look" ponies from
Mrs. Swaggart and her husband,
the late B. F. Swaggart, horse
fanciers from many parts of the
country found their way to the
ranch to make ther selections.
Among these distant callers was
Major Christensen, trainer and
Exhibitor of circus horses, who
not only came and selected his
animals, but for a time followed
the policy of remaining at the
ranch to start the training course.
Later, when exhibiting with a
circus they were not advertised
as Morrow county Palominos but
the breed was readily recognized
Rita Johnson New
Swim Pool Manager
Rita Johnson, new manager of
the city swimming pool, said
Wednesday that her first week at
the pool had been entirely un
eventful. Miss Johnson succeds
Mrs William Labhart who has
successfully managed the poo!
two previous seasons. The change
in management became effective
July 1.
Mrs. Labhart is now conduct
ing examinations that will end
the swimming lessons she has
taught this season. One class,
life saving, will be continued un
til July 15.
Miss Johnson said that attend
ance at the city pool has dropped
to about 70 bathers each day. Ev
en the hottest of days in recent
weeks have failed to attract a
crowd equal to the June high of
162 bathers.
Bank Deposits Show
Gain Over Same
Call Period in 1948
In answer tothe June 30 call of
the comptroller of the currency,
the Heppner branch of the First
National Bank of Portland re
ports deposits of $4,618,694.43 and
loans of $990,915.98. In charge of
the local bank is Merle Becket,
manager.
A year ago the figures were,
deposits, $3,943,854.18, and lonas,
$1,068,621.57, Becket said.
President F. N. Belgrano Jr.
stated that for the First National
group of 61 banking offices, as a
whole, the June 30 statement
shows loans of $181,397,739.97,
and deposits of $554,856,546.94. A
year ago, with 56 banking offices
in the group, the figures were,
deposits, $572,979,049.71 and loans
5163.875,390.13.
President Belgrano pointed out
that the decrease in deposits
since June 30, 1948 reflects the re
adjustment of business to a more
normal level and the slackening
of the post-war surge of consum
er buying and are in line with a
nation-wide trend.
and the Shell Oil company, of
Heppner, sent tank trucks to the
fire with loads of water and gas
oline. About 70 acres of the grass
burned Monday belonged to
Frank Monahan. Most of the land
belonged to Bill Barratt, but had
been leased to A. A. Scouten, who
was running 15 head of cattle on
it at the time of the fire. A milk
Scouten's stock was lost. A milk
cow belonging to Barratt calved
during the fire, and the calf was
lost.
1918 4TH OF JULY FIRE
RECALLED
Older residents of Morrow
county will recall another Fourth
of July fire that, in 1918, wiped
out a large section of the city of
Heppner. In the words of a Ga
zette Times reporter of that day,
the fire was a "hard blow" to
Heppner. In many respects the
1918 story was similar to the
story of 1949 except that no one
is suspected of starting the latest
fire deliberately, and, of course,
the city was not touched by the
blaze of 1949. A paragraph from
the 1918 story said:
"Coming at the time it did,
when the town was so thorough
ly deserted by all those who
could get away to various points
in the mountains and at the lone
celebration, has led a great many
to think that the fire was of in
cendiary origin. While it has not
been definitely settled as to this,
and perhaps never will be, the
prevailing opinion now Is that It
was some careless act on the part
of parties who were In the rear
f the barber shop not long be
fore the fire broke out.
The fire of 1918 did $2Q0.0O0
damage and that in the day
when a dollar bought consider
ably more than It does these
days.
by those familiar with the Swag
gart horses.
Since her husband's death, Mrs.
Swaggart has carried on at the
ranch, rounding out 60 of her 90
years raising thoroughbred hors
es. But time marches on and she
has found it necessary to retire.
It was deemed advisable to sell
off the horses and a dispersal
sale was advertised early In June.
Buyers from as far away as Ne
vada and California came with
fars and trailers prepared to bid
in and haul away one or more of
the prize animals. Eighty-eight
head, of which 48 were Palomin
os, selling singly were bid in in
four hours' time.
A few favorites were retained,
for after 60 years of living on a
horse ranch it would be difficult
to get along entirely without
horses. As it is, Mrs. Swaggart
says there is a stillness about the
ranch not experienced over a
long span of years but she still
has her fond memories of the
nany noted and valuable ones
she and her husband raised down
through the years.
Boardman Woman
Ends Six Months'
Hospital Residence
By Mrs. Flossie Coats
Mrs. Fred Smith, who has been
confined to the St. Anthony's hos
pital the past six months due to
an accident, is walking now with
the aid of crutches and was able
to return home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Marvel and
family of Bickleton, Wash, spent
the 4th of July with his step
father and mother, Mr. andMrs.
W.L.Blann. Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Clark of Hermiston stopped Sun
day at the Blann home. They had
been visiting their son-in-law and
daughter in Prineville.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Hamilton and family formed a
party motoring to Union Satur
day for the holidays with Mrs.
Thorpe's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Black mo
tored to Lostine and were guests
Sunday and Monday of her bro
ther and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford Oveson.
Mrs, Crystal Barlow and dau
ghter Chloe were visiting on the
project Sunday.
Neighbors gathered at the Leo
Pitts home Monday evening
where they enjoyed a beautiful
display of fireworks and also Ice
cream and cake. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ferguson,
Elmer Messenger, Mrs. Emma
Delano and son Franklin, Pastor
and Mrs. Charles Eble and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blann,
and Mr. and Mrs. Bedord and son
of Goble.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coats re
turned Tuesday from Seattle Wn.
where they visited a few days
with their son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mai
lery and two grandsons, Gerry
and Jimmie. They also visited
Mrs. Coats's brother and family,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barlow of Ren
ton, Wn. and sister, Mrs. Golda
Cox, Seattle.
Mary Van's Flower
Shop Now In Hotel
Mary Van's Flower Shop was
moved into the hotel over the
holiday week-end. It is now in
the process of being settled in its
new quarters but is open for bus
iness. More shelves are to be placed
and a bit more painting is on the
schedule and when all is finish
ed the room will be very attract
ive. The flower shop has been
located in the room with the REA
for the last couple of years but
ach business had overflowed its
allotted space and Mrs. Stevens
made arrangements to move to
the hotel. The entrance is on Wil
low street and as usual with
Mary, the latch string is on the
outside.
Walter A. Wood Dies
At lone Wednesday
Walter A. Wood, aged 69, pass
ed away at his home in lone
July 6.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p. m. Saturday from
the Phelps Funeral Home chapel
under the auspices of the Ameri
can Legion. The Rev. J. Palmer
Sorlien will officiate and burial
will be in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery.
SCHUNK CRANDSON
DROWNED IN HAWAII
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schunk
received word of the drowning of
their grandson, Rodney Allen
Schunk, two-year-old son of Al
bert Schunk Jr.. The accident
happened on Albert Jr.'s birthday
but particulars have not been
learned. Young schunk is sta
tioned in the Hawaiian Islands.
Rodney Allen leaves his parents
and a tiny brother,
City's Request For
Additional Funds
Flatly Rejected
Only 34 of 183
Votes Cast Favored
Increase of Taxes
One hundred and eighty-three
of Heppner's voters turned out
Wednesday to cast their ballots
in the special budget election.
Thirty-nine favored the proposed
tax levy, but 144 voters said
No!"
The rejected proposal would
have permitted the City of Hepp
ner to levy a tax in the amount
of $12,734 for the fiscal year July
1, 1949 to June 30, 1950, over and
above the six percent limitation
(for the reason that it Is neces
sary for the construction, main
tenance and repair of streets and
bridges.)
After canvassing the vote Wed
nesday night the city council Im
mediately turned its attention to
the new budget and , after delib
eration, recommended that the
budget committee offset the loss
of expected revenue by paring
budget items as follows: Streets
and bridges, $6,500; emergency
fund, $2,000; replacements on wa
ter, $1,500; building repairs, $900;
labor on water, $700; library.
$600; shop equipment, $500; total
$12,700.
If the budget committee follows
the council's recommendation, all
city support will be withdrawn
from the library, for no funds
will be available for building re
pairs or shop equipment
Rising labor costs were cited by
one conucil member as the rea
son why an additional sum of
money was requested for street
and bridge work in the coming
fiscal year. He said that although
the law permits an increase of
six percent above the highest
budget in the previous three
IVears, the new budget still lies
below the necessary figure be
cause of over-zealous trimming
in past years.
The city encountered unex
pected expense because of the
February freshet About $1,500
has been spent on labor and ma
terials to replace the washed-out
bridges on South Main street and
on Birch street. The old Court
street bridge was also replaced
at a cost of about $7,000. The cost
of resurfacing several blocks of
city streets has not yet been es
timated, but it is expected to be
a large figure.
Before canvassing the vote
Wednesday night the council held
its regular session on city busi
ness. Mayor Lanham read a let
ter of complaint against the fire
hazard created by burning trash
in the city dumping ground. The
council directed Manager How
ard Keithley to dig a fire guard
around the dumping area.
The council agreed to meet
with the county court at 10:30 a.
m. Thursday to work out an
agreement for cooperative use of
water in supplying the new coun-
;y hospital. Dr. C. C. Dunham
read a report on city sidewalks.
Hie streets and public property
committee scheduled a meeting
to discuss a request for trailer
parking space within the city
limits. Manager Keithley report
ed that he had not yet received
bids he had requested on asphalt
for street resurfacing.
Next meeting of the council
will be on July 18.
Fire Department
Makes Quick Trip
The Heppner fire department
made Its first run of the month
at 12:42 p. m. Saturday in re
sponse to a call from the Frank
Rumble home. The fire, of unde
termined cause, burned a 5-foot
section of board fence, but did
not get out of control, as Mr.
Rumble had feared it might.
Fire Chief Charles Ruggles said
that two and one-half minutes
elapsed between the time the de.
partment received the call and
the time at wheh the truck left
the scene of the fire.
VALLEY PUBLISHERS CALL
The Gazette Times family was
pleasantly surprised Sunday af
ternoon by a visit from the Junc
tion City Times family, consist
ing of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McKin
ley and their daughter, Mrs. Mar
ilyn Talent, and granddaughter,
Suzanne Talent. Leaving home
early Sunday morning the Mc
Kin leys asked themselves, "Where
shall we go today?" and the an
swer was, "Let's go see the Craw
fords." So, after crossing the Cas
cades, the Ochocos and the Blues,
here they came about 5 p. m. It
was their first visit to this im
mediate part of the state and
they were convinced it would not
be the last.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Parker en
trained at Pendleton for the east
Saturday night. Their ultimate
destination is Cleveland, Ohio,
where Mr. Parker is In attend
ance at the national convention
ot the Elks lodge. Enroute thev
expected to visit a few days In
'lowt,