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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 13, 1949
Volume 66, Number 30
GUEST SPEAKER
Possibility Seen
Heppner May Get
Federal Building
C. of C. to Request
Town Be Placed on
List of Eligibles
Prospects for a federal build
lng In Heppner were brightened
somewhat Monday when the copy
of a new law providing for the
construction of such buildings
was read. The law sets up a fund
of $-10,000,000 for the purpose of
acquiring sites and erecting bull
dings to house agencies coming
under government supervision
Heppner now has several fed
eral agencies, including the post
office, the forest service, the ag
ricultural office with its atten
dant branches ACA, home dem
onstration agent and county ag
ent and the soil conservation
service. Now comes the Rural El
ectrification administration and it
likewise is eligible for space in
a federal building. All these ag
encies are at present located in
privately owned huildings which
would not suffer for want of ten
ants much longer than it would
take for one occupant to move
out and another in.
It was pointed out at Monday's
meeting of the chamber of com
merce that the lease the post of
fice has on the Gillandcrs build
ing will expire in 1950 and it is
a certainty that the present ren
tal will be raised to a figure that
will not be acceptable to the post
office department. A federal bull
ding on a central location would
be the answer to this problem
There is no quarrel with the
landlord so far as the forest ser
vice and agriculture agencies are
concerned. Expansion of their ac
tivities creates a demand for Ad
ditional space. The forest service
has toyed with the idea of erect
ing an office building on its pro
perty facing May street, but since
only a limited fund is available
for operation expenses it would
require many years to save up
enough to erect a suitable struc
ture and a federal building would
be the answer.
A federal building for Heppner
is not a new proposal. This city,
along with several other eastern
Oregon towns was designated
for one of the government struc
tures several years ago. That was
during the early years of the war
and there seemed no probabilty
that the program could be car
ried out until the fighting ceased
and reconstruction started. The
new act is regarded as a revival
of the former bill and it Is felt
that Heppner, if not included,
should be placed on the list of
eligible towns.
The chamber of commerce
passed a motion that the proper
authorities be contacted to make
Heppner's wishes in the matter
known.
P-TA Sponsors Fete
For Teacher Staff
At Parish House
Heppner's school teachers were
entertained at the Episcopal par
ish house Wednesday evening.
The Parent -Teacher association
was host and a well planned eve
nlng was greatly enjoyed.
Rev. E. L. Tull presided over
the program. Mrs. C. C. Dunham
sang two solos, Mrs. C A Ruggles
played a group of piano selec
tions and Oliver Creswick pre
sented two vocal numbers. Rev.
J. Palmer Sorlien extended words
of greeting and Mrs. Sorlien gave
two clever readings. Henry Tetz,
county school superintendent,
spoke on the whole child, urging
mony between parents and.teach-
complete cooperation and har
ers. Leonard Pate, superintendent
of the Heppner schools, introduc
ed the teaching staff, the board
of education and former P-TA
leaders.
Tea was served at a beautifully
appointed table, with Mrs. W. O.
Dix and Mrs. E. L. Tull presiding.
Mustangs Ihwart
Blue Devil Threat
And Win, 27-13
Hail-Rain Storm
Scores Near Kayo
In Last Minutes
DELEGATES ATTEND
REGIONAL MEETING
Soroptimist International
northwestern region, met in Bel-
lingham, Wash, over the past
week-end. Relatively 125 voting
delegates and many visiting
members were in attendance.
Peace, United natioNs, Interna
tional relations, aid to minor
girls and advancement of women
were stressed at the conference.
Representing the Heppner club
were Mrs. W. O. George, presi
dent, Mrs. O. G. Crawford, past
president, Mrs. Pearl Devlne and
Miss Mabel Wilson.
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Hunters Pay Tidy
Sum For Licenses
And Game Tags
ADDING LOCKER BOOM
Workmen started Monday on
construction of an addition to the
Court Street Market which, when
completed will provide space for
300 lockers. Leonard Schwarz,
owner and operator of the mar
ket, said the lockers are the lat
est all-steel type and the unit
will lie equipped with an electric
al defroster. The addition Is being
' built on the west side of the mar
ket building.
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Guests, of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Settles this week are their son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Settles. In company with Mr. Set
tles and another son, Emery, the
visitors will go to Portland In the
morning for a few days where
Herbert will bid his family good
bye and return to his unit of the
U. S. Marine Corps. His wife will
return to Heppner to spend the
winter.
Approximately ?00 hunters have
purchased deer tags in Heppner
since the season opened less than
two weeks ago according to an
incomplete check-up made Wed
nesday. This represents sales
made at the county clerk's office,
Gilliam & Bisbee Western Stores,
and Aiken's.
County Clerk Barlow had not
checked on the deer tag sales but
gave a figure representing the
tutal amount of money taken In
from the sale of fish and game
licenses and deer tags. This am
ounted to $3,420.50 up to October
12. Conley Lanham, at Western
Stores, reported the sale of 175
deer tags and 100 licenses. Gil-
am & Bisbee disposed of 175
deer tags, and Aiken's accounted
for 242. It is estimated that the
clerk has sold enough of these
tags to bring the number to ap
proximately 700.
Clerk Barlow said the average
sale of licenses and tags amounts
to $5,000 and better. Sales to date
will run well over $-1,000 and
there will be bird and elk licens
es and tags before the current
season ends.
With an estimated 200,000 li
censes and tags sold over the
state the game set-up takes on
more the aspect of an Industry
than a gaming proposition.
CURRIN RESIGNS POST
At a meeting of the Heppner
post of the American Legion Mon
day evening, Ralph Currln who is
taking up residence in Pendle
ton, resigned as finance officer.
The post elected Jack Edmond
son to fill the unexpired term.
The Legion and the auxiliary are
planning a Hallowe'en party to
be held at the hall, exact date of
which will be announced later.
Members of Willows lodge No.
66, I.O.O.F. are reminded by the
noble grand, Durward Tash, that
there will be degree practice at
the hall beginning at 7:30 Wed
nesday evening, October 18.
State Spends $392,000,000 On Road
Program Over Period of 32 Years
The state highway commission,
since 1917 has lifted the feet of
Old Man Oregon, and his rubber
tires out of the mud and onto a
network of continually expand
ing pavements to the tune of ap
proximately $392,000,000, writes
Ralph Watson, public relations
consultant for the commission.
This pavement has been built
out of a magic mixture of ladies
lipsticks, cosmetics, Jewels, mink
coats, whisky, gin, gasoline and
what have you; and comparative
ly little out of taxes coming from
the land which the highways
have been built to serve.
Throughout all the "B-17" era,
from 1859 until the highway com
mission was created In 1918, road
ways were bullded out of taxes
taken from the nearby land. The
costs of newly opened roads were
gasoline.
The total amount spent from
1917 to June 30, 1948 (the close
of the fiscal year) for construc
tion and maintenance of primary,
secondary or feeder roads, and
county roads was $392,000,000. Of
this the state contributed $275,
000,000; the federal government
$100,000,000; the counties $16,
000,000. An additional $1,000,000
came from miscellaneous copo
eratlve sources. Included in these
totals are $4,716,465.82 spent yy
the state for construction and
maintenance of county roads not
on the secondary system, plus $3,
694,279.24 spent by the federal
government for the same purpose
and $363,513.30 contributed by the
counties. Of that latter sum only
$1,643.53 was for maintenance
paid by the counties.
in the years 1920 to 1948, lnclu-
-nnrl naalnst the nroDort v , Slve. 'e cuumiea oi uie simc ic-
rontltruous to them; old roads celved as their allotted share of
were maintained by direct taxes
levied throughout the respective
counties. Since 1917 most of the
load has been lifted off the land
and shifted; by the federal gov
ernment to Its indirect lipstick et
al income and by the state to
road-user, gasoline tax, funds the
sum of $60,243,085.82.
During 1949 the highway map
was extended by the expenditure
of $20,000,000 while $23,500,000
have been allotted to the 1950-1
construction program.
Heppner high school's Mustang
football squad demonstrated
what can be done when a bunch
of youths get fired up when there
is danger of losing a game that
appeared to be in the bag. Tak
ing an early lead, the Mustangs
started on a march toward the
Condon goal and put the ball
over the goal line in the early
minutes of play. Condon followed
suit after a series of plays but
failed to tie the score when try
for goal was no good. Heppner
again crossed the goal line and
try for goal failed. Score at end
of half, 13-6. Coach Bohles must
have told the lads a few secrets
about the game during the inter
mission, for although the visit
ors tied the score early in the sec
ond half, that was as far as they
got. The Mustangs not only
stopped the "Devils" but went on
to carry the ball over for two
more touchdowns wth
sions total 27 points.
In the closing minutes of play
the Rodeo field, which had been
in fine condition all afternoon
was almost instantly turned in
to a quagmire when a combined
hail and rain storm swept in over
the hills to the north. Heppner
had the game pretty well in the
bag by that time and while both
teams stayed in there "pitching"
the weather man had all the ad
vantage and the boys were thank
ful to hear the final whistle.
The quarter started wtih Hep
pner receiving from Condon. Four
first downs put Ruhl around end
for Heppner's first score. Berg-
strom went through center for
the extra point.
Condon, after taking the ball
on downs went down the field to
pay dirt. This time they failed
to make the extra point. Score
stands Heppner 7, Condon 6. The
next Heppner tally came after a
thrilling 35 yard pass by Piper to
end Connor. Since the extra point
failed the score stood 13-6. Thus,
the half ended with Heppner out
in front."
The second half started with
Condon recovering a Heppner
fumble. This set up their second
score. The score now being 13-13.
After several downs Piper once
more connected with Connor, for
the Mustangs next touchdown,
with Bergstrom again netting the
extra point. Piper's pass to end
Jack Sumner set Heppner again
in scoring position. The last tally
for Heppner came with Manners
scoring on an end run. Ruhl also
scored the extra point the same
way.
The team would like to thank
the townspeople for their sup
port. Also they would like to
thank the girls, on behalf of Con
don and themselves, for the hot
chocolate served between halves
and after the game.
The next game Is Friday, Oct.
14 with Umatilla.
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Heppner Woman's Brother and Family Perish
In Residence Fire at West Point, California
By RUTH PAYNE
Mrs. N. D. Bailey received word
Tuesday that her brother and six
members of his family perished
Monday when an early morning
fire destroyed his home in West
Point, Calif. The dead are How
ard Sherlock, his daughter-in-law
Mrs Ray Sherlock, her young ba
by and four of her sister's chil
dren for whom she was caring.
Details of the tragedy were not
learned. Mrs. Bailey and two of
ner sisters who reside near Port
land departed Wednesday for
California.
Mrs. Mabel Chaffee was elected
Noble Grand at the regular meet
ing of Sans Souci Rebekah lodee
rriaay evening. Mrs. Chaffee will
complete the unexpired term of
Mrs. Maude Hughes who resigned
recently. Mrs. Lela Ramsey, ores
went or the Rebekah Assembly,
win pay tne local lodge an offi
cial visit on Nov. 4. There will be
a model meeting and a school of
Instruction after which light re
freshments will be served. Sans
Souci lodge has been asked to
participate in the District con
vention which is being held in
Lexington early in November.
Practice for this is set for the
next regular meeting and all of
conver- attend.
I Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill Mrs,
Jarvis Chaffee, Mrs. F. S. Parker
and Mrs. Ethel Zeimantz motored
to Hermiston Friday afternoon to
attend the funeral services for
the late Mrs. Dan Lindsay. Inter
ment was in the Echo cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fraters
and children of Enterprise were
in Heppner the first of the week
to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Alice Luttrell returned to
her home in Hermiston Tuesday
after spending several days here
visiting relatives and friends.
During her stay she was a house
guest of Mrs. Harry Munkers.
Mrs. Estella Dillinger of The
Dalles spent the week-end in
Heppner with her nephew, Glenn
MeLachlin and family. Mrs. Dil
linger returned to her home
Monday.
Initiatory ceremonies were pre
sented for one candidate, Miss
Mabel Wilson, at the meeting of
the Degree of Honor Tuesday eve
ning. At this time plans were dis-
cussed for the annual homecom
ing banquet and the 55th bfriv
day anniversary observance of
the lodge which will be held Oct.
25. Invitations have been extend
ed to various lodges throughout
the district and to national and
state officers residing in Oregon.
Special plans are being made for
the attendance of Mrs. Margaret
Emerson Reed, Portland, only
living charter member of Kate J.
Young lodge.
Friends gathered Thursday eve
ning to welcome Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rausch to their new home
on Gilmore street. A set of door
chimes was presented as a house
warming gift by the following
guests: Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Fetsch, Mr. and Mrs. Gottfreid
Hermann, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Becket and daughter Sharon, Mr
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO ENTERTAIN
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 18
at 8 o'clock Heppner unit, Ameri
can Legion auxiliary will be
hosts to all eligible women in
the community at their meeting
in Legion hall.
Mrs. Kemp Dick, secretary of
the unit, is in Portland attend
ing department conference for
presidents and secretaries.
On Oct. 10 the past presidents
met at the home of the chair
man Mrs. Richard Wells, and
plans were made for their Christ
mas program for hospitalized wo
men veterans In the U. S. Veter
ans' hospital in Portland.
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J-C-ETTES POT LUCK DINNER
Wednesday evening, Oct. 19 is
the date of the next pot luck
dinner for the Jay Cees and the
Jay C-Ettes. Dinner will be serv
ed at 6:45 at the Civic center.
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DO MULE DEER HAVE
WHITE FACES OR ARE
THEY BLACK ALL OVER?
It happens every hunting sea
son. Either some rancher's
stock are shot by trigger-happy
hunters or some of the hunters
are victims of shooting acci
dents. Officers of the district are en
gaged In trying to apprehend
the party or parties who shot a
cow and her calf belonging to
Elmer Steers. The cattle were in
pasture Steers has rented from
the Wightman brothers in the
French place. A whlteface cow
and her 400-pound calf!
Word comes from near Prine
ville that Frank Holub lost
four of his black Angus cattle
because someone was unable to
distinguish between the gray
ish coat of a deer and the al
most jot black coat of an An
gus. Some hunters not only are
trigger-happy they are color
blind as well,
and Mrs. Orval Matheny, Mr. and
Mrs. Forest Thornburg and dau-1 Mary Van's Flower
ghter, Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey ! Mrs. Carter returns.
Oregon students, motored up Sat-
urday from Eugene to spend the
week-end.
Jack Parrish who has been
working during the summer at
Valdez, Alaska, arrived home the
last of the week.
Mrs. Frances Mitchell and dau
ghter Lorene, Mrs. Grace Hughes,
Mrs. Ed Bennett and Mrs. Pat
Mollahan motored to Portland
Friday afternoon for the week
end. They returned Monday.
Miss Margaret Gillis motored
to Portland Saturday afternoon to
jpend the week-end looking af
ter business matters. She was ac
companied as far as The Dalles
by Mrs. Joe Hughes who was en
route to Los Angeles to visit her
son Joe ana other relatives in
that vicinity. Mrs. Hughes ex
pected to be away for a week. ,
Art Peck made a business trip
to Portland over the week-end.
His family who reside in Pendle
ton accompanied him to the city.
Leno J. Michieli of Hermiston
was a business visitor in Hepp
ner Monday.
Crockett Sproules motored to
Portland Tuesday to spend sev
eral days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilliam
and daughter Mary Jo left Tues
day by motor for Roggin, Colo,
where Mr. Gilliam will be associ
ated with the Painter Hereford
company. This is located some
50 miles from Denver and is a
purebred cattle company.
Frank Anderson and Carol
Barker of Condon were transact
ing business in Heppner the last
of the week.
Mrs. Grace Nickerson left Tues
day for Gearhart where she will
attend the Northwest Title con
vention during the remainder of
the week. She was accompanied
as far as Portland by Mrs. A. D.
McMurdo who will visit with her
sons while In the city.
J. O. Turner motored to Port
land Monday to see his young
grandson, Jeoffry Ogden and oth
er members of his family.
Ray Huddleston of Lonerock
was in Heppner Monday to visit
his daughter Mrs. Fred Parrish
nd to attend to business affairs.
Among Heppner FFA students
attending the stock show in Port
land over the week-end were Al
an Hughes, Gerald Bergstrom,
Jim Bloodsworth, Elwayne Berg
strom, Kenneth Turner, and their
nstructor, Francis Cook.
Morgan Connor has gone to
Corvallis where he is a freshman
at Oregon State college this year.
He expects to study towards a de
gree in electrical engineering.
Robert Welty of The Dalles and
Russell Brady of Walla Walla
were business visitors in Heppner
the last of the week.
Mrs. Milton Morgan and infant
son, Raymond Phillip, returned
their home in Monument Tues-
day. Mr. Morgan came over for
them.
Mrs. Pearl Carter departed for
Los Angeles Friday to spend a
week there visiting relatives. She
was taken as far as Portland by
F. W. Turner who returned to
Heppner Sunday. Mrs. B. C. For
sythe of lone is looking after
shop until
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Miller and
sons Gene and David were over
from their home near Baker dur-
Mrs. Rufus Piper, Mr. and I ing the week-end. They were the
Irvin Rausch, Mr. and Mrs. houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. O.
Britt, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rausch, Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Middleton, Mr.
and
Mrs,
Julian Rausch, Mrs. Archie Mun
kers Mrs. Rudolph Klinger and J.
A. Cochran. Pinochle was the di
version of the evening. Refresh
ments were served by Mesdames
Fetsch and Munkers who arrang
ed the party.
Miss Mary Mollahan, Bob Jones
and Roy Carter, University of
M. Yeager.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dick attend
ed the Oregon Washington State
football game in Pullman last
Saturday. They returned home
by way of the hill tops, going to
Lewiston and then on to Eenter
prise and Wallowa lake.
New Brillion Cultipacker Seeder
tit, r.
it". " 1
Stalin s Damnable Motive" is
the subject of Will W. Henry's
address Monday noon at the
weekly luncheon of the Heppner
cnamber of commerce.
Manager of the Dairy Cooper
ative association since January
19,31, Mr. Henry has been
much in demand as a speaker at
meetings of chambers of com
merce and other organizations.
He is a paet president of the
Oregon State College Dads' club;
past president of the East Side
Commercial club, Portland, sec
ond largest civic club in Oregon,
and is a director of the Portland
Kiwanis club.
While dining space is limited,
it is hoped that as many of our
citzens as possible will avail
themselves of this opportunity to
hear Mr. Henry.
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Random Thoughts...
There may be people in this
modern age who think they
would rather be living under
conditions referred to as the
"horse and buggy days" but a
certain young woman of our ac
quaintance is not one of that
school of thought. Not that the
old days were not good enough
at that period of our country's
growth, but some of the customs
then in vogue are not in tune
with present day conditions, es
pecially .with reference to sani
tation. As the automobile moved in,
the hcrse and buggy days moved
out, and with them most of the
barns. People, for the most part,
began to modernize their homes,
aDanaoiung the little square
building to the rear of the house
in favor of inside toilet facilities.
This change has been quite gen
eral but by no means universal.
There are enough of these out
dated, outmoded concerns to
comprise a nuisance even one
can "flavor" the atmosphere of
an entire block and our young
friend would like to have some
thing done about one of them in
her vicinity. We would like to as
sist her in her distress, but since
the problem is in the hands of
the city authorities about the
only advice we can offer is that
she rally the neighbors and start
a protesting howl that will be
heard far and wide, and keep at
it until something effective is
accomplished.
This is one more evidence of
the need of a sewer system and
provisions for the handling of
such cases that the peace and
comfort of neighbors need not
be disturbed.
Hospital Building
Under Inspection
By Federal Agents
Accompanied by E. C Harring
ton, member of the firm of Koald,
Schmeer It Harrington, architects,
two members of the U. S. public
health service, Messrs. Martin
and Fiannagan, have been en
gaged in inspecting the Morrow
County Memorial hospital build
ing today. Harrington was here
Monday for a short time making
a routine inspection of the plum.
bing installations. He was en
route to Boise, Ida. on a similar
mission.
Work on the building U pro
gressing satisfactorily, according
to Judge I. G. Barn-art, and in
stallation of equipment will be
gin about November 15, he said.
Landscaping will be pushed as
fast as the grounds can be clear
ed and when the job is completed
the county will have something
of which the citizens will be just
ly proud, the judge declared.
AUTO PLATES EARLY
The issuance of 1950 automobile
license plates will start Novem
ber 15 this year, Secretary of State
Earl T. Newbry announced this
week. This is a half month earlier
than in previous years.
Newbry reminded motorists the
plates may be used as soon as
they are issued. In former years
the new plates could not be used
until December 15.
OREGON BYWAYS
State Prison Warden George Al-
exander should like this.
Early drivers Sunday morning
nPenitentiary road saw a sign
which warned: "Caution, Prison
ers Escaping."
HIYU TILIKUM
The Indian population of Ore
gon was increased last Sunday
when 205 Navajos arrived in Sa
lem to attend Chemawa Indian
school. The school is one of 18
non-reservation Indian schools in
the United States and the recent
increase of pupils brings the en
rollment to 600, the full capacity
and represents an increase of 50
per cent in the last two years.
A few young Navajos who at
tended the Chemawa school last
year liked Oregon so well they
"sold" the school to many others.
They are energetic and artful
youngsters, said Superintendent
R. M. Kelly.
Electric Co-Op To
Energize Condon
Lone Rock Circuit
Approximately 80
Miles of Line To
Get "Juice" Friday
City life, as much as electric
energy is able to bring to them,
will enter into the lives of num
erous ranchers in the Condon
Lone Rock area tomorrow (Fri
day) morning, when approxi
mately 80 miles of electric line
built to serve that unit of the
Columbia Basin Electric Cooper
ative, will be energized, marking
the official opening of service
covered by the local branch of
the Rural Electrification adminis
tration.
Patrons of the CBEC in that
area have been making wiring
installations in anticipation of
being cut in early and it is ex
pected that most of them will ex
perience the thrill of having elec
trie power service for the first
time.
A meeting of the board of di
rectors of the CBEC is being held
today to run over operation plans
and other features of the service
with the new manager, Edgar H.
Collison, who arrived October 5
and has been getting the affairs
of the Co-op in hand. He recently
resigned a similar managership
of the Grundy Electric Cooperat
ive at Trenton, Mo. to accept the
Columbia basin position.
It is the plan of the-CBEC to
nAgize the tap lines as fast as
they are completed. It is expected
that the Hermiston-Jordan Siding
transmission line will be ready
for the current on October 25 and
the Heppner-Rhea Creek unit of
approximately 40 miles of line
will be energized the same day.
When completed and fully en
ergized the CBEC "A" project will
serve 420 consumers. Lines have
been extended into virtually all
rural sections of Morrow and Gil
liam counties and will be extend
ed over Wheeler county.
About 150 acres have been
seeded to legumes and grasses
with the new Brlllon Cultipacker
seeder recently purchased by the
supervisors of the Heppner Soil
Conservation district from the
Lexington Implement company,
according to district reports.
.s v.'i..j... ' .i ... .a . ..... F.
kin-Bunch ranch above Hardman
for pasture.
Bill Barratt recently finished
seeding 40 acres of Big Bluegrass
for seed production on his strip
cropped field above Heppner. F.
E. Moyer, in the Blackhorse dis
trict, will be seeding grass in
ctrli-ie nn hie HivnrtoH vi'linilt nproc
The new seeder, which prepares t0 control erosion,
a fine seed bed for small seed Brome and Timothy were seed-
and legumes at the same time it pd on thc J()hn wightman Blue
seeds, was used on the Steve M,,n,nln ra,,rh for h.iv ni nas-
Thompson ranch where 30 acres ture otner geedlngs are planned
were seeded to sweet clover and for thls faU on acreages diverted
muumain oromegrass tor pas- from whoat undor tie allotment
ture and green manure. program. The cultipacker broad-
Sixty-two acres of alfalfa, tall casts the seeds between the roll-
oatgrass, and intermediate wheat ers and the back roller covers
grass were seeded on the Man- the seeds and packs It.
What is.high school football
coming to? Our undercover agent
informs us that two Hermiston
parties, disguised as hunters, sat
in the grandstand Friday appar
ently on a scouting mission. The
UA stated that he knows both
parties and is sure they could
not have been on a hunting ex
pedition, else why would they
take time out to attend a game
between two schools in which
they are not interested, except
that Heppner is scheduled to play
Hermiston in the annual Armis
tice day game, and besides he
(the UA is certain the parties in
question know more about foot
ball than they do about shooting
deer. He was so bold as to name
the visitors, one of whom was
Heasy Watson, the other Gwlnn
Hughes.
The rash of automobile acci
dents which broke out a few
weeks ago seems to have cleared
up. Since most of the accidents
involved young people, some of
them still in school, It seems that
it would not be out of line to
include a course In driving In the
high school curricula. Kids learn
the rules of driving and the op
eration of motor vehicles much
faster than their elders, but they
likewise take longer chances. One
thing the school course could
contain to good advantage that
gasoline and alcohol were not
made to mix, especially with the
gasoline in the car and the al
cohol in the driver. Too many dri
vers, both young and somewhat
older, find this out too late that
is. if they live to realize what
happened.
Walt Gay has returned from
the St. Anthony's hospital in Pen
dleton where he was under med
ical care for more than a week
following the upsetting of a trac
tor in which he sustained serious
injuries to one arm and numerous
bruises about the head and face.
CRIME TRENDS
Drunken drivers paid more in
fines than any other group of
motor vehicle law offenders in
Oregon during the past month.
The monthly report of the state
police department shows 84 per
sons were arrested for drunken
driving yast month and paid a
total of $11,606.50 in fines and
were sentenced to 1230 days in
jail. The state police made a good
record of securing 83 convictions
out of the 84 arrested.
The 3411 persons arrested for
various motor vehicle law viola
tions paid a total of $36,091.88 in
fines and were fsentenced to 1912
days in jail.
Arrests for not having operat
ors' license led the list of violat
ors with 946 convictions totaling
$4014.90 n fines and 202 days in
jail.
There were 162 arrests made for
violation of the game code with
fines totaling $9,756 and sentenc
es of two years and 12 days. For
general law violations, 453 arrests
were made with totals of $6,540 in
fines and 80 years of sentences to
the penitentiary or to jails.
NEW LEGAL RUUNGS
A county court, sitting as a ju
venile court, does not have juris
diction to act as guardian of the
estate of a minor who has been
declared a dependent childe, ac
cording to a ruling made by At
tome General George Neuner Oils
week.
"However," Neuner suggested,
a guardian may be appointed by
the probate court, who would be
both guardian of the person and
the estate of such ward."
When a minor s above the age
of 14 years he may nominate his
own guardian subject to the ap
proval of the court. In this man
ner the estate of the minor would
be properly protected, Neuner
said.
In another opinion Neuner said.
"State employes may sign recall
petitions. But they can t circulate
the petitions, nor circulate initia
tive or referendum petitions, nor
actively engage in political cam
paigns.
o
An 8 pound 14 ounce daughter.
Donna Kathryn. was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Bergstrom on
Wednesday, October 12 at Pen
dleton. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Bergstrom of Goose
berry and Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Ledbctter of Heppner,
Betty Graves Places
First in Shorthorn
Division at Portland
Results of the winnings of the
Morrow county delegates to Pa
cific International Livestock Ex
position, now being concluded in
Portland, were looking fine as
word was received from County
Agent N. C. Anderson.
Betty Graves, of Heppner, won
first with her steer in the Short
horn class. This made her eligible
for Grand Champion, but she was
beaten out by Doug Bennett of
Oakville, Wash. Betty was also
named as alternate winner for a
Shorthorn heifer special which is
given at the P. I. each year. In
grid Hermann of lone placed
fourth in the Shorthorn class.
In the Hampshire sheep class,
Ronald Baker of lone, placed
third, with Peggy Wightman of
Heppner placing fourth. Ronald
also won a special cash award
from the American Hampshire
Sheep association for his lamb
which was sired by a purebred
Hampshire ram. In the crossbred
lamb class, Ronald took sixth
with his Targhee cross.
Peggy Wightman placed sec
ond in the Junior Sheep Show
manship contests.
Another feather in Morrow
county's hat! five of the seven
4-Hers entering the beef show
manship contest from Morrow
county won ribbons. It the senior
Shorthorn showmanship contest,
our delegates walked away with
three of the seven placings: Bet
ty Graves, Heppner, with first;
Ingrid Hermann, lone, with sixth
and Jimmy Green with seventh.
Placing fifth in the junior Here
ford showmanship was Dick Eks.
trom of lone. Duane Baker, lone,
placed second in the junior Short
horn showmanship.
Entries in the 1919 wool show
division were the largest number
on record to date. In the sum
mary of the fleece placings, for
the best of the show, Ronald Ba
ker, fourth; for fine wool, Ronald
placed first; for half-blood fleec
es, Peggy Wightman, fifth and In
three-eights blood fleeces she
placed third.
The 162 Individuals constitut
ing the 54 teams representing
counties in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, were required to place
eight classes of beef, sheep, dairy
and swine in the livestock Judg
ing contest. The Morrow county
team, Ingrid Hermann, Joan Cole
man and Jimmy Green won a red
award as second rating.
Of interest to Morrow County
folks, although there were no
participants, Is the 4 H calf
scramble on Oct. 7. One of the
six donors of calves for this event
was Frank Wilkinson of Heppner.
Jack O'Connor made a buslm-iw
trip to Pendleton and Walla Wal
la Tuesday.