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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 1 1, 1949
Volume 66-Number 21
County Hospital
Acquires Shape of
Finished Building
Smoke Stack and
Masonry in Place;
Water Pipe Strung
With the masonry completed
and a 3'J-foot, 8-ineh boiler room
smoke stack in place, Morrow
county's new hospital is fast tak
ing on the shape of a finished
building. Forms are now in place
on top oi tne masonry so concrete
bond beams can be poured tomor
row by a sub contracting firm
from Ilermiston. When the beams
have been poured and the forms
removed, the hospital s walls will
be complete. The last bit of ma
sonry was placed Sunday, and
the smoke slack was topped with
cement Sunday afternoon.
L. E. Sawin, construction fore
man, said yesterday that work
will start Monday on the ceiling
joists. Concrete is to be poured
Saturday in the boiler room and
the coal storage room. Steamfit
ters are scheduled to arrive in
about two weeks.
Harry Bachofner, plumbing
crew foreman said last week that
most of the preliminary plumb
ing has been completed.
County workmen are scheduled
to begin excavating next week at
the septic tank site on the west
side of the building. Pipe has
been strung from the county re
servoir to the hospital and the
water line should be in use with
in the next few days.
Educators Accept
Invitation From
Workshop Sponsors
Mrs. Bessie Hayes of Irrigon,
president of the Morrow County
Teachers association and Henry
E. Tetz, rural district superinten
dent, have accepted an invitation
to participate in a workshop on
educational problems in Oregon
by the Oregon Education associa
tion. The workshop will be held
August 15, 16 and 17 on the cam
pus of the University of Oregon.
Mr. Tetz will meet with the
board of trustees of the associa
tion at Portland at the conclusion
of the conference In Eugene. He
is a member from district No. 7,
which embraces Morrow, Umatil
la, Union and Wallowa counties.
Services Held For
Boardman Church
Boardma nChurch
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday at the Boardman Com
munity church for Mrs. Charles
Goodwin. The Pev. Charles Eble
officiated and music was provid
ed by Mrs. Zearl Gillespie and,
Mrs. Claud Coats accompanied by
Mrs. Frank Marlow. Pallbearers
were Arthur Allen, Reth Russell,
Vet Conyers, Fred Smith. Robert
Parker and Charles Stoltnow.
Ada Warner was born May 21.
1890 in Smead Spur. Minn, and
passed away August 6, 19-4!) at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Eva
Warner. As a child Mrs. Goodwin
spent most of her time in Wash
ington and California, later mov
ing to South Dakota, coming west
again in 1918. In 1920 she was
married to Charles Goodwin in
Condon, coming to Boardman
where they resided many years
Surviving besides her husband
are a son, George Morrison, and
daughter Evelyn by a former
marriage, her mother, Mrs. Eva
Warner. 2 sisters, Mrs. Viola Fol
lettn of Fairmont, Minn, and Mrs.
Cathern Heck of Seattle, and sev
eral nieces. One niece, Mrs. Jim
Dlckman of El Monte. Calif., has
been assisting with her care for
many months.
Out of town people attending
the services were her son-in-law
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Dellaven, Tillamook; Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Goodwin and daugh
ter of Pendleton; Mrs Nell Ander
son of Condon, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hal Stewart of Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Vet Conyers re
turned home after two months
visiting with sons and daughters
in California and Idaho. Mrs. An
drew V'annoy was In charge of
the hotel during their absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Lammert Fritzen
returned to their home in Brem
erton, Wash, after a week-end
Hicnt with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Hamilton. Mrs. Fritzen and Mrs.
Hamilton are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. David Moberly
and children of Heppner were on
the project Friday. Mr. Moberly
is field man for the Gazette
Times.
Miss Evelyn Wlckman of Ham
ilton Field, Calif, is a guest of
Iter brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Allen.
Mr. and Mrs Lawlon Ilamblln
of La Grande stopped for a short
I'lsit with friends Monday. Mr,
Ilamblln was a Boardman school larea. They expected to be present
teacher and is now employed by,at a birthday celebration for the
the Union Pacific Railroad. judge's mother in Salem Wed-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderegg nesday. Commissioner Ralph I.
and daughter Barbara spent sev- .Thompson has temporarily reliev
eral days last week at Soap Lake, let the judge of some of his coun
Wash. Ity duties.
A recent guest at the home of Miss (Catherine Bisbee and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nickerson
was her cousin, Haher Booth of
San Francisco. This is the first
time the cousins "nave met in
many years.
Mrs. Andrew Vannoy left Wed
nesday morning for Janesvllle,
Calif, where she will visit her son
Geolge who Is confined to the
hospital with a broken leg.
Mrs. Clarence Ecker left for
her home In Hood River Sunday
lifter a visit of a few days at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
llllgel and other friends.
The school board directors have
hired Arthur Allen and W. E.
Garner as school bus drivers for
the comitiR year. Cooks are Mrsl
Nate Macomber and Mrs. Claud
Cpats.
Hey, Maw, Look
We Got A Circus!!
Yessir, it's been a long time,
but it looks like maw and paw
and all the kids are gong to get
to see an honest to gosh circus
this month. The first circus to
appear here since Hector was a
pup has completed arrangements
lor an exhibition on Tuesday,
August 23. The Seal Brothers cir
cus which, according to their
press release, is replete with more
stars, thrills and excitement than
you can shake a stick at has
scheduled performances at 2 and
p. m. in Letrace meadow, south
of the Heppner Sales Yard.
A letter from circus headquart
ers says the show will feature
two hours of top-notch entertain
ment, headlining Wilhelmina, the
ponderous performing pachy
derm; educated Liberty horses,
trained and presented by Bud E.
Anderson, world famed trainer of
fine horses; thrilling aerial bal
lets; the internationally known
Dekohl trio with their original
juggling routine; the famous Ful-
er family in acrobatic and tum
bling feats; and a contingent of
clowns, trained dogs, and monk
eys There s to be a side show, too,
'with many unique, interesting
ind educational features" along
with popcorn, cotton candy, sofi
drinks, balloons, and everything
it takes to make a ctrcus com
plete.
Lexington Youth
Draws Two-Year
?rison Sentence
Vernon (Jack) Lee Griffin, aged
lifi. of Lexington, was sentenced
Tuesday in Circuit court to serve
two years in the state penitenti
ary for the crime of taking an au
tomobile without the consent of
the owner.
Griffin had been placed on
probation after pleading guilty
to the charge of taking an auto
mobile. He was sentenced after
being found guilty of assault
while armed with a dangerous
weapon, a violation of the proba
tion order.
Statute Increases
Cost of Licenses
An additional charge is now
being made for any hunting or
fishing license issued in the
state, C. W. Barlow, county clerk,
said Saturday. In accordance
with statute 417, Oregon laws for
1919, an additional 10 cents is be
ing charged for licenses under $5,
and 25 cents for licenses costing
$5 or more.
Any person, firm, or corporation
authorized to issue licenses is
subject to suspension of such au
thorization for a period of not
less than three months for violat
ing provisions of the statute The
extra fees will go into each coun
ty's general fund.
Miss Mary Lou George
To Wed Next Month
Announcement has been made
of the approaching marriage In
John Day of Miss Mary Lou
George, former teacher of home
economics in Heppner high
school, to William W. Brock.. The
couple will be united in marriage
on September 4 in St Elizabeth's
Catholic church In John Day.
Miss George, graduate of Ore
gon State college, Came to Hepp
ner in 1947 and taught two years
here. She has a great many
lriends In this locality.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther School
craft are the parents of a 7ai
pound son born Friday at the
Cordia Saling home. The School
crafts live at Camp 5.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pettey are
the parents of a son born Friday
at St. Anthony's hosptial in ren
d let on.
Judge and Mrs. Garnet Barratt
left Saturday afternoon to spend
a week's vacation in the Portland
Esther Scott of Oregon City re-
urned home Monday after spend
ing a week with Miss Bisbee's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bis
bee of Heppner.
A 7-pound, 9-ounce daughter
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Al
Bergslrom on July 30 at Emanuel
hospital n Portland. She has been
named Anna Lyn.
Wiley Brown of Boardman
spent part of the day in Heppner
Wednesday.
Mis. Louis Lvons and daugh
ters Nancy and Judy returned to
Heppner Tuesday afler spending
four months in Brockton, Mass.,
with Mrs. Lyons' parents.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Lemon of
Arlington were week-end guests
of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Van Horn.
Ambulance Fund
Still Lacking By
More Than $3,
Taxes, Insurance
Raise Previous
Estimate By $500.
An accurate check on the Mor
row county ambulance fund has
tevealed that $3,105.06 is still
lacking on the purchase price,
despite a recent report than only
$2,600 was needed. James Dris
coll, commander of VFW post No.
6100, which is sponsoring the
drive, said Monday that the erro
neous figure evidently was an
approximation and did not in
clude about $500 in federal taxes
and insurance. Driscoll said, how
ever, that the federal tax, $288.28,
eventually will be refunded. The
insurance policy will be written
at cost.
Flmergency life saving equip
ment costing $929.30, and the in
surance policy costing $223.68 for
a year, raise the total cost of the
ambulance to $7,591.26. To date,
contributions to the fund have
totaled $4,486.20. A portion of the
outstanding balance has been
promised.
The chairman of the fund drive
said Monday that at least three
persons have volunteered to drive
the ambulance to Morrow county
irom tne manutacturer s plant in
Lima, Ohio. No one has been se
lected for the task, since the de
livery date is so indefinite.
Recent contributors to the fund
were: Mr. and Mrs. Millard V.
Nolan. Emma M. C. Breshears,
and Mr. and Mrs. Tress McClin-
tock.
Annual Ram Sale
To Be August 19
Oregon's oldest and largest
ram sale the 23rd Annual OTegon
Ram Sale, will be held in Pendle
ton at the new Round up grounds
pavilion at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, August 19. Nineteen
consignors from western states
who have established reputa
tions as breeders of quality flocks
will offer 3-15 rams and two ewes
to buyers at the sale
Harold Cohn of Heppner is a
member of the ram sale sifting
committee, which also includes
Harry Lindgren, O. S C. extension
animal husbandry specialist, and
ur. L. r. Haynes. state veterin
arian. Earl O. Winters of Filer,
Ida. will be the auctioneer
Many Morrow county sheep
men have depended on the an
nual ram sale to provide replace
ments for their flocks in past
years.
Breeds to be offered include
Rambouillets, Lincoln -Rambouil-let
crosshreds, Columbia, Colum
bia crossbreds, Corriedales, Lin
coln, Suffolk, Suffolk-Hampshire
crossbreds, and Hampshire
Miss Mabel Wilson
Reveals Engagement
At a breakfast for 35 guests at
the Wilson cottage on Lake Oko
boii, Iowa, Sunday, Miss Mabel
Wilson, Morrow county home de-
monstration agent, announced
her engagement to Charles H.
Flint of Iowa State college, Ames,
Iowa. Plans for the wedding have
not yet been revealed.
Miss Wilson returned to Hepp
ner Tuesday after vacationing for
most of the past month at the
home of her parents in Lake City,
Iowa. She also visited her sister
and brother-in-law, Dr. and Mrs.
D. B. Goodner, in Urbana. 111.
While away from her job in
Morrow county, Miss Wilson
could not resist looking in on the
activities ot home demonstration
agents in Iowa. She attended a
meeting in Calhoun county, and
one in Carroll county at which
pressure cookers were tested. She
also observed the condition of
crops, and has said that Central
Iowa farmers fear their corn will
not exceed 20 to 25 bushels this
year.
Miss Wilson has been with the
Oregon State college extension
service since September 1947.
Mrs. Keith Sluyter and son Jef
frey Dean of Condon and her bro
ther. David Terry of Beaverton,
spent Tuesday in Heppner visit
ing with the A. A. Scouten family.
F. W. Turner motored to Port
land Sunday morning taking his
twin granddaughters, Jo and Jan
Allison, their nurse, Miss Josie
Beaman, his grandson, Michael
Turner,, Billy Hughes, and Mrs.
Marie Clary. Billy Hughes went
down niter Ins niece, Julie Mar
shall who will spend several days
here with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd C. Tolleson
returned Tuesday evening from a
fishing trip to Canada. During
their absence, Wrex Miles of Port
land acted as depot agent.
Major and Mrs. Clayton Shaw
and young son departed Friday
for Texas after visiting here for
a time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Hager and in Prtland
with other relatives. Major Shaw
will attend school in Texas.
Mrs. Herman Parker returned
to her home In Pasco, Wash. Sat
urday afler a two weeks visit
here with her parents. Mr and
Mrs. ("live Huston. Mr. Parker
motored over after her.
Mr and Mrs. Raloh I. Tbomn-
son had as their guest this week,
Mrs. Elsie Lacey Algar of Port
land, a cousin of Mr. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will leave
Thursday for Spokane where they
will visit with her sister, Mrs,
Ella Burns. Mrs. Burns will re
turn to Heppner with them and
continue on to the coast for
time,
Mrs. Margaret Kopenhaver of
Junction City Kan. is visiting
Mrs. Velma Huebener,
Willows Grange Princess Ingrid Hermann
, ! , b ii ' AY
- Mm i. 4 Tr u
Although she was born in Chi
cago and lived there until 1942,
Miss Ingrid Hermann has become
a ii ue westerner in ine seven in sewing, room improvement
short years since that time. Wil- and beef raising. Her sewing pro
lows grange has been so impres- ject won first place at the state
sed by her transformation that fair in 1948; she was state fair
she has been elected to represent champion of room improvement
the grange as a princess of the in 1948; and she has exhibited a
1949 Morrow county fair and total of 13 animals at shows in
rodeo. She will be honored at the Morrow county, The Dalles and
Willows grange princess dance Portland. This year she has two
Saturday night at the grange hall calves to exhibit, one a Shorthorn
in lone. and the other a Hereford that
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. she caught in the calf scramble
G. Hermann, 16-year-old Ingrid is at the Morrow county rodeo last
a junior in lone high school. Sie year.
is secretary and treasurer of the , . , . , , .
student body and this is the sec- . Tneu 'un8 .'jdy 8 hobbies are
ond year that she has been secre- horseback riding, swimming,
tary of the Girls' league. In addi- dancing, sewing, and housekeep
tion to being president of her Her favorite sports are base
class last year, she was given an ba" and volleyball,
award for good citizenship. Princess Ingrid's mount during
Ingrid has been an active 4-H Hie rodeo days ahead will be the
club member for seven years, and 'oan mare on which she won first
has attended 4-H summer school place in a riding event during the
in Corvallis on three occasions. 1916 Heppner rodeo.
Wrangler Club To
Stage Pre-Rodeo
Entertainment
The spirit of rodeo days near
at hand has inspired the Wrang
lers club to schedule a parade
and other entertainment to pre
cede the queen's dance on the
night of September 3. Announce- ,
ment of just what the festivities
will involve has not been made, 1
but the club made clear that a
western atmosphere will prevail.
Club members announced their !
sponsorship of the pre-rodeo ac- j
tivity after a meeting at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night, presided over by i
Pres. Bill Smethurst.
Participation in the Pendleton
Dress-Up parade Saturday was 1
decided upon, and 15 members
stated that they would attend as
a unit. A large number is expect- j
ed to participate as soon as other j
members are notified. Two troph
ies are to be given for the best-
Judged riding groups.
A work riav was srlinrtiilori fnr '
Autrust 21 tn finish the ri.matnHpr I
of the barn in order that it he
readied for occupancy during the
roaeo ano lair, a potiucK noon;
Practice is also underway for
the honor of beinc one of the
three who will nnrtirinatp acrninet I
other riding clubs in the rodeo
in the 3-day flag race. Details are
being sent to members by card.
Soroptimists Try
Spelli
ing Abilities
Shades of grade school davs!
The Soroptimist Club of Heppner
nao a couple ot rounds of spell
ing at tneir regular meeting to-
day. Mrs. Lucy Rodgers was pro-
gram chairman and conducted
he spelling test in her most pro
fessional manner. Only one mem
ber had a perfect score on the
first list and on the second 25
three members were well pleased
to report only one error.
spelling contests are becoming
popular wherever groups assem
ble it atiords much emovment
and is quite an eye o)ener, a little
bit on the shocking side.
I he club programs are of an in
formal nature during the sum
mer months and are creating
much interest. Two weeks ago
Mrs. Loyal Parker gave a graphic
account ot tier vacation tru to
Cleveland with her husband who
attended the Elks national con
vention. Last meeting being the
first one in the month was given
over to the regular business rou
tine. The August meeting of the
board of directors is announced
for next Wednesday at the George
home.
Jack Van Winkle is enjoying
his annual vacation from ' the
hank and is combining work and
travel during the two weeks. Last
week Jack and his family spent
at the coast. This week 'he has
worked on chores about their
home and will doubtless welcome
next Monday and the opportunity
to get back into the regular
schedule.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Unrein and
tamiiy relumed to Portland last
week after remaining in llenn
tier for two weeks during w Inch i
Flclelis Unrein was hospitalized. I
i Ed Unrein helped operate his
'brother's motor service while Fi
I delis was absent.
She has completed a number of
projects, but she has reason to
be particularly proud of her work
Doe Slaughtered
By "Hunter" at
Fairview Forest Camp
j The remains of a butchered doe
j were found last week at Fair
view camp by a forest service
jCrew. Whitmer Wright, forest ser
vice general district assistant,
said Saturday that someone evi
dently had killed the doe while
it drank at the springs, and, dis
regarding rules of sanitation as
well as the state game code, had
1 butchered the animal on the spot.
Wright said this and other evi
dences of game code violation are
causing the forest service much
concern, since the service at
tempts to grow and protect deer
for the hunting season.
Fair And Roden
Premium Lists
Mailed This Week
Premium lists for the 1949 Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo were
mailed to all farm families this
week. Nelson Anderson county
agent, said today that any family
inadvertently skipped in the
mailing may get a premium list
b' calling at his office .,
"""llou" aw m
and make entries in eacn oi tne
divisions.
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Caroline Moyer
To Teach in Japan
Miss Caroline Mover is leaving
this week on a tour of duty in
Japan as a temporary civil serv
ice employe. She will serve as a
teacher in one of the American
occupation zones there.
mis pnsi year miss wuvpr wi
r of the primary superiors at
iregon College of Education atP
This past year Miss Moyer was
Monmouth this summer she re.
ci ived her Master of Education
decree from the University oi
Oregon. In 1945 she earned her
A. B. degree from Colorado Col-
Irgo of Education at Greeley.
Miss Moyer is the daughter of
E. W. Moyer and sister of Mrs.
Bob Owens of Heppner.
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Dr. Richard O'Shea
Begins Practice in
Heppner Community
Dr. Richard O'Shea, who arriv
ed in Heppner recently after prac
ticing for a year at San Diego
county general hospital, opened
liii office Tuesday afternoon at
the corner of Church and Main
streets to begin a career as a
general practitioner in Heppner
and the surrounding area.
Dr O Shea is a graduate oi the
University of Oregon
medical
school and he had attended Ore
,,, state college before entering
the university. He interned at St.
Vincent's hospital in Portland.
The doctor is a nephew of Mrs.
Harold Cohn. He lived in Hepp
ner as a boy and attended school
here through the sixth grade. He
has been a trequent visitor thro
ughotit the vears since that time.
Mis. O'Shea, a graduate of the
; Good Samaritan hospital school
i of nursing in Portland, will serve
Ias office assistant to her hus-
hand. Dr. and Mrs. O'Shea have
, a 7-month-old son. Tatrick Mich-
ael.
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Mrs. Everett Hayes and dau
ghter Mildred have returned to
their home near Joseph after vis
iting relatives here
Tax Commission
Issues Report On
County Valuations
Total Increases;
Slight Decrease
In Real Property
Total net taxable value of Mor
row county is $10,158,845, an in
crease over the 1948 figure The
increase is $190,490 or 1.91 per
cent. Personal property increased
9.83 percent but real property de
creased 0.08 percent, reports the
Oregon state tax commission.
Real property is assessed at
$7,942,725, on a ratio of 72.6 per
cent of the full value of $10,941,
229, a decrease of $6,630 below
last year.
Personal property is assessed
at $2,228,070 or 58.2 percent ratio
of the full value of $3,828,008, an
increase over 1948 of $199,375.
Real property items are:
Tillable land $4,304,890 at 75
per cent ratio of $5,739,853, a de
crease ot $1,930,290.
Non-tillable land $1,431,825 at!
75 percent of $1,909,100, an in
crease ot $1,431,825.
Timber land $387,485 at a ratio
of 75 per cent of $516,647, an in
crease of $387,485.
Platted land $178,285 at 60 per
cent ratio $297,142, an increase
of $1,625.
Improvement on unplatted land
$765,740 at ratio 75 percent of
$1,020,987, increase of $51,815.
Improvement on platted land
$874,500 at ratio of 60 percent of
$1,457,500, an increase of $50,910.
Personal property itemized:
Improvement on land of U. S.
$520 at ratio of 60 percent of $867,
an increase of $520.
Merhcandise$253.800 at ratio of
70 percent of $362,571, increase
f $33,845.
Machinery $157,705, at ratio of
75 percent of $210,273, an In
crease of $595.
Furniture and equipment $83,
870 at 75 percent ratio of $11,827,
increase of $4,205.
Farm implements $890,825 at
ratio of 70 per cent of $1,271,836
or increase of $164,950.
Livestock $840,845 at ratio of
45 percent of $1,868,544, a de
crease of $4,235.
Miscellaneous $1,045 at 50 per
cent ratio of $2,090, decrease of
$505.
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Busy Days Ahead
For Rodeo Queen
And 4 Princesses
These are busy days for Hepp
ner's royalty. With invitations
here and there the intervening
weeks until rodeo are packed to
overflowing with interesting oc
casions for Queen Shirley and
her four princesses.
Saturday afternoon Mesdames
Wm. Smethurst and Conley Lan
ham will accompany the five
girls to Pendleton where they will
participate in the Pendleton
Round-up Dress-up parade, the
opening event on Pendleton's
agenda.
Tuesday noon Miss Wilkinson
attended a luncheon in Pendle
ton given for all queens in this
area for which Miss Joan Barnett,
queen of the 1949 Round-up, was
hostess.
On August 18 the royal court
and chaperns will be guests of
the Soroptimist club of Heppner
at their luncheon meeting. On
jtne follov,ing Saturday the voung
I women will ride in the Umatilla
un.v
fair parade in Hermiston.
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CONTRACTS TO TEACH
Henrv Aiken Jr, has signed a
contract to teach science in the
- Prineville high school for the en
suing year. "Dubby" graduated
from Oreeon State college last
I limp and has been attending
summer school in Corvallis the
past several weeks
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Mrs. Louis Gilliam and young
son returned Friday from Syra-
N .vhr ,,ev nave Qeen
inN- 'Jnts for te
o, mnnth Mr r.illiam
Dast three months. Mr. Lriuiam
accompanied them east but re
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turned earner in tne summer so
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servation school at wasnington
State college early in July.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Luper, who
are moving to Walla Walla to
make their home, are guests this
week at the country home of Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Groshens.
Mesdames Madge Bryant. So
nhronia Thomuson. Edna Turner,
Linnie Loudon and Lora Moyer I
spent Sunday at Hitter Springs.
Mr and Mrs. Bert Ingersoll have
returned to their home in The
Dalles. Mr. Ingersoll was acting
manager of the local J. C Penney
store during the absence of J. J.
O'Connor, who with his family
has heen on a vacation trip to
California, lhey returned to Hep
pner the last ot the week.
Mesdames La Verne Van Marter,
Alex Thompson and William
Padberg Jr. entertained Wednes
day evening at a stork shower
complimenting Mrs. Russell O'
Donnell. Some forty invitations
were extended. The party was
held in the basement of St. Pat
rick's church.
Guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan D. MeCurdv Jr. are
her mother, Mrs. Palma Nelson
and brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gedatus and
daughter Terry of Waseca, Minn.
The party is enroute to Chula
Vista, Calif, after being in Minn
esota since April.
Mrs. Tress McClintock returned
Wednesday from Monmouth
where she attended summer
school the past two weeks. Dur
ing her absence Mrs. Chas. Reno
of Hardman looked after the Mc
Clintock children,
Surfacing Begun
On Strip of Road
Up Willow Creek
A county road crew began haul
ing gravel Saturday afternoon to
surlace two and one-half miles
oi the Willow creek road that ex
tend eastward from the city lim
its of Heppner. A power shovel
was moved to the granite pit near
the Yocum farm, Id miles east of
Heppner, Saturday morning, and
tive trucks have been hauling
gravel since Monday.
Juuge Garnet Barratt said the
county court had decided the
most lavorable time for finishing
the strip of road to be while wait
ing for new equipment to finish
the rock quarry site in the Hard
man area.
Services for Willis C.
McCarty Wednesday
At The Dalles
Services were held at 11 a. m.
Wednesdav from the Calloway
chapel in The Dalles for Willis
C. McCarty whose death occurred
Sunday at the Veterans hospital
in Portland. Interment was maae
at The Dalles.
Several relatives drove down
from Heppner Wednesday morn
ing, including Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
George, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Gro
shens, J. O. Turner. Sam Turner
and La Verne Van Marter. Mrs.
Sadie Sigsbee and Mrs. V. R, Run
nion were taken down Tuesday
by Mr. Kunnion. Frank Turner
and Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Borg
came from Portland. Friends pre
sent from here were Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Rasmus, Mrs. Earl Gilliam,
Mrs. J. O. Hager and Mrs. A. D.
McMurdo.
Willis C. (Kit) McCarty was a
native of Morrow county where
he was born November 19, 1888.
His parents, the late Mr and Mrs.
W. G. McCarty, were pioneers of
the upper Sand Hollow district
where Willis grew to young man
hood. He attended school in Hep.
pner and as a young man took
up railroading on the Heppner
branch of the Union Pacific. He
followed this work until Illness
forced him to retire.
He was married to Lulu Camp
bell of Heppner and to this union
two children were born, Paul of
Portland and Frances of San
Fiancisco who with the mother
survive. Other survivors are the
three sisters, Mrs. Sadie Sigsbee
and Mrs V. R. Runnion of Hepp
ner and Mrs. Oscar Borg of
Portland.
Mrs. C. R. Peterson
Laid to Rest Today
In Valby Cemetery
Commitment services were held
this afternoon at Valby Lutheran
church cemetery for Mrs. C R. Pe
terson, who passed away Mon
day, August 8, at Corvallis..
Ethel Alverta Wilcox was born
September 4, 1894 in Kansas, the
daughter of Theodore and Anna
Simmons Wilcox. When she was
a small child the family moved
to a homestead in Oklahoma and
in 1908 moved to Chehalis, Wash,
where she was reared and at
tended grade and high school.
She moved to eastern Oregon in
1915. She was married at Goose
berry, this county, September 12,
1920, to C. R. Peterson. The cou
ple resided at Gooseberry for a
few years, moving to Grant coun
ty in 1929 and to Corvalls in 1944.
Survivors include the husband,
C. R. Peterson, Corvallis; one son,
Gustav Peterson, John Day; one
daughter, Fern Marie Peterson,
Boise, Idaho; two brothers, Lonnie
and Ralph Wilcox, one sister, Mrs.
Maude Rodda and an uncle.
Sherm Wilcox, all of Portland.
Funeral services were held at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from the DeMoss-Youngblood
Mayflower chapel, Reverend Carl
E. Samuelson officiating.
MRS PAUL TROEDSON
PASSES IN SEATTLE
J. A Troedson returned home
Tuesday from Portland where he
attended the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Paul Troedson. Mrs. Troed
son passed away August 5 in Se
attle where she was staying at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Tews.
Funeral services were held Au
gust 8 at the Pearson Funeral
Home in Portland.
Mrs. Troedson would have been
92 years old next September. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank
Tews of Seattle and Mrs. Earl
Wilkinson of Portland. Also three
grandchildren, Paul and Joan
Tews and Nancy Wilkinson.
A son weighing six pounds 12
ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Hatfield at St. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton Monday
morning. The new arrival
has
been named John William.
Dick Wilkinson is up and ar
ound after being kicked by a
steer two weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Menden
hall of Portland visited three
days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Velma Huebener.
Miss Dorothy Tull of Berkeley,
Calif, arrived today for a visit
with her parents, Vicar and Mrs.
Elvon L. lull. A graduate oi the
University of California, she is
now engaged in an instructional
capacity at that institution.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gentry are
leaving Friday for Long Beach,
Wash, to spend the week end
with their son Duane, who is an
apprentice lineman with a con
struction crew. They will be ac
companied by Joe Bon Standifer
and will be gone for several days.
Mrs. Gentry is on vacation from
her duties at the local telephone
office.
Lorena Palmer, Gilliam county
school superintendent, and An
nette Kitzmiller. public
nurse, spent Saturday
Miss Bess Huddleston and other
friends. All were dinner guests of
Mrs Claude Graham Saturday
evening.
Crop Allotments
To Be Mailed Out
Within Four Days
No Restrictions
On Planting of
Diverted Acres
Allotment notices for the 1950
crop year will be mailed to farm
ers on or before August 15. R. S.
Thompson, chairman of the Mor
row county ACA announced to
day. The notices will tell the
number of acres than can be
seeded for the 1950 crop year.
The reduction for the county will
amount to 20.4 per cent
Much time and effort have
been spent during the past few
months by the county committee
and individual community com
mittees in determining the usual
wheat acreage for Morrow county
as a whole and for individual
wheat farmers. The usual wheat
acreage s are based on wheat his
tories for the years 1945, 1946,
1947 and 1948, plus the crested
wheat acreage planted before
1943. Inasmuch as Morrow coun
ty practices a wheat-summerfal-
low crop rotation plan, an aver
age of the even years was taken,
rather than a four year average,
as it was found that considerable
more acre3 were planted in even
years than in odd years. Thfe
crested wheat credit given was
oased on the percentage of wheat
land farmed in even years. After
much discussion by the various
committees it was felt that this
was the fairest method of handl
ing the credit.
There is no restriction on what
can be planted on diverted acres
for 1950 except that no wheat
can be planted. Mixed grain for
farmers who desire feed or hay
can be planted on diverted acres,
with certain restrictions depend
ent on the mixture desired. Con
siderable interest has been shown
in the use of winter barley on
diverted acres; however, the com
mittee cautions that the barley
pool is near its maximum. Seed
ing of a large acreage of barley
will tend to force the price of that
commodity down and win un
doubtedly be reflected in a low
ered price on wheat, as it will
take from the amount of wheat
now used for feed.
Any excess of wheat caused by
exceeding the allotment will un
doubtedly force the price of wheat
down. I he government will be
unable to maintain its present
support at 90 percent of parity
unless wneat production is main
tained at the desired level. The
purpose of the allotment Is to
maintain the level of wheat at or
near the estimated requirements
plus a normal carry-over.
Farmers who feel that their al
lotment is out of line are permit
ted to appeal. An appeal must be
submitted in writing to the coun
ty committee within two weeks
after receipt of the allotment no
tice. The county committee will
review the appeal and inform the
farmer as to the date and time
scheduled for his hearing. If the
farmer is not satisfied with the
ruling of the county committee,
it is his privilege to request the
committee to submit his appeal
to the state PMA committee with
in two weeks after the county
hearing. Again, if the farmer is
not satisfied with the ruling
handed down by the state body it
is his privilege to request the
state committee to submit his ap
peal to the national committee
within two weeks after the state
hearing. Any decision handed
down by the national committee
will be final. However, the final
decision can be made by the far
mer as to whether or not he will
comply with the allotment pro
gram. If a farmer chooses not to com
ply with the allotment program,
he will not be entitled to price
support on that commodity fox
the year concerned.
The decision as to which acres
will be diverted will be made by
the farmer. No payments are
made for merely diverting acres;
however, the farmer who wishes
to begin conservation practices,
such as contour farming, strip
cropping, or planting of perm
anent pasture, can apply to the
county committee for aid and
financial assistance.
Enjoyed Barbecue
During Range Tour
County Agent and Mrs N. C.
Anderson were guests Saturday
and Sunday of the Oregon Cattle
men's association on a range and
ranch tour of Baker. Union and
Wallowa counties. High spot of
the tour was a barbecued T-bone
steak feed Saturday evening on
the Union experiment station
lawn. The Union and La Grande
chambers of commerce sponsored
the barbecue.
Anderson said the touring
guests saw a great many Interest
ing range and cattle operatolns
that gave him information to
pass on to Morrow county farm
ers. They visited the Walter Bren.
nan
ranch in Wallowa county
and spent some time on Light
ning creek and Imnaha river ar
eas. After driving to the top of
Hat Point, from which they could
see into Hell's canyon and Snake
river. Mr and Mrs. Anderson left
'he crowd and drove to Wallowa
lake. They returned to Heppner
Sunday night.
V R. Runnion reports the fol
lowing real estate sales: Nate
Mi-Bride has purchased the Edna
Hamlin home. R. B. Rice has sold
Ills ranch northeast of Lexington
to Clarence Ynuneman of Sixi-K,
health Oregon. John Ballentyne ha pur
visiting chased an alfalfa and timber
.ranch on Sixes river.
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Runnion
made a business trip to Spokane
over the week end.
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