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Volume 66, Number 3 1
UNITED NATIONS DAY
Governor McKay recommended
today in a proclamaton on Unit
ed Nations Day Monday, that
Oregonians rpaintain an aware
ness of the value of the world
organization, "standing its brave
vigil at the crossroads between
peace and Armageddon."
His powerfully worded declara
tion was sent to Secretary of
Mate Dean Acheson for presen
tation to the General Assembly
by the United States representa
tive. The governor's proclamation
concludes by recommending the
observance of Monday, October
24, as United Nations Day in ac
cordance with the President's
Proclamation, said observance to
take form in thoubhts and cere
monies designed to affirm our
falth'and appreciation in the ac
complishments and objectives of
the United States.
HEALTH AIDES WANTED
More than 24 positions in pub
lic health work in Oregon are
open and applications are being
accepted for examinations.
Positions open include those of
public health physician, dentist,
nurse, nursing consultant, bac
teriologist, puumblng inspector,
sanitary engineer, engineering
aide, statistics registrar, educa
tion supervisor, sanitarian, and
bedding inspector.
Honorably discharged veterans
are given five additional points
credit on the examination and
veterans with a service-connected
disability are entitled to 10
extra points. Applicants must
have the academic training ne
cessary to be licensed or recog
nized in their occupation.
Additional information and
blanks are available at the state
civil service commission office in
Salem.
HOUR OF MURDER
Nearly one-half of all fatal
traffic collisions occur between
6 and 7 p. m.
Oregon accident records show
that 42 per cent of these casual
ties occur during the 6-hour per
iod between 4 and 10 p. m., Sec
retary' of State Earl T. Newbry
said Saturday.
DEMOCRATIC COACH
For the past six months repub
lican partysmiths have been in
a dtiher. They couldn't find out
for sure who was going to call
signals for the democrats In the
Oregon campaign.
The answer came Saturday,
however, when a Washington dis
patch slated that President Tru
man had appointed Gus. J. Sol-
oman, Portland attorney, for the
newly created position of district
Judge for Oregon. Solomon was
the choice of National Committee
man Monroe Sweetland, editor of
the Oregon Democrat. President
Truman's approval of Swectland's
candidate adds up for Sweetland.
Other candidates, all democrats
of course, were U. S. District At
torney Henry L.. Hess, La Grande:
Hall S. Lusk, Justice of the su
preme court, and Circuit Judge
Earl C. Latourette, Oregon City,
who had the backing of State
Democratic Chairman W. L. Joss,
lin, a conservative democrat who
was private secretary for Charles
H. Martin, late governor of Ore
gon. SAVED $22,650
"Former State Legislator Fat
land of Condon dropped in on the
governor the other day. In their
conversation, he recalled that he
wa sthe first speaker of the house
to preside in the new Oregon cap
itol," relates T. Lawson McCall,
private secretary to Governor
Douglas McKay. He was remind
ed of the ways and means com
mittee's discussion of bronze or
brass flagpoles, to cost $11,000
eahc. "Use a fir tree; it'll cost you
only $175," Fatland recommende"
Two fir trees were brought in
and Fatland remarked to the Gov
ernor "I Just came back to sei
if they Were still standing. . .
They sure are. And they look a:
If they will last for many years
to come."
REGISTRATIONS AND VOTERS
Speculation on the number of
registered voters who will go to
the polls at the coming electioi
is bothering party leaders. As
19S0 is not a presidential election
year, the vote will be about 60
per cent of last year s vote it re
cent trends maintain. In 1946 only
59 per cent of those registered
voted. An estimate of 60 per cent
of the 1948 vote would be 320,297,
Including nil parties.
FILM FEATURES PROGRAM
OF SOHOPTIMIST CLUB
"Tomorrow is Here Today", Is
the title of the film which was
shown to the members of the So
roptimist club of Heppner this
noon. The picture, shown at the
Slar Theater through the cour
tesy of the owners, Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. George, was on the alms
and scope of the United Nations
and UNESCO as told to a group
of young people from the four
corners of the globe who assem
bled at Lake Success to find out
first hand just what the United
Lone Rock Store
Gets First "Juice"
(From the erstwhile genial
manager of the Heppner tele
phone office comes this bit of
news.)
LONE ROCK, Oct. 19 Electri
city was turned on at Lone Rock
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1949.
The Lone Rock Grocery store.
which was recently bought by H
G. Hayes, was the first in line
for service. Residences and sur
rounding community will be un
der electrification immediately.
Verna Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes moved to
Lone Rock from The Dalles after
spending about a year and a half
there. Both had been life long
residents of Heppner prior to
moving to the river city.
CHURCH FOLK ATTEND
DEANERY AT HERMISTON
Several members of All
Saints Episcopal church attend
ed the Columbia Deanery meet
ing at Hermiston Wednesday. Re
ports of the general convention
of the Episcopal church which
met in San Francisco the fore
part of the month, were given.
Mrs. Raymond H. Reeves of Kla
math Falls, new president of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Dio
cese of Eastern Oregon, was pre
sent to meet with the women. Re.
presentatives were there from
Milton, Pendleton, Hermiston and
Heppner. Lunch was served at
noon by the members of St. Mar
garet's Guild.
Those attending from here in
cluded Rev. and Mrs. E. L.
Tull, Mrs. Lucy Peterson, Mrs. W.
O. Dix, Mrs. W. E. Davis, Mrs.
Earl Gilliam.
Visiting Minister
Rich in European
Travel Experience
Walter J. Fiscus, who will lead
in an evangelistic rally at the
Heppner Church of Uuist beg Li
ning Thursday, October 27 and
lasting through Sunday, Novem
ber 6, is a former evangelist and
is a former pastor of the First
Christian church In Eugene. He
also served four years on the fac
ulty of the Northwestern Chris
tian college in Eugene.
Mr. Fiscus attended the Am
sterdam conference of the world
council of churches and comes to
Heppner rich in European travel
experience. He spent two years
studying in England. Between
studies he was on the continent
of Europe three times, once trav-
ling to Switzerland to help in
estigate the possibilities of es-
.ablishlng a school for the train
ing of ministers for the Christian
church on the continent of Eu
rope. The report was favorable.
The school will be established.
He attended a peace confer
ence at Duisbuig, in the Ruhr,
and there lived with the German
people for two weeks where he
observed their Iving enditions at
first hand and conversed wi'.ii
pastors, outh groups and Fedora i
Union groups.
In the summer of 1948, with
39 other Amercinn christians, hi
spent six weeks visiting in
France, Italy, Switzerland, Lux
embourg, L'elgium and Holland.
Out of this experience grew a
,eop conviction that world peace
would never be realized until
people get to know each other
better across national lines and
n a Christian basis Following
his conviction this last summer
,ie led a tour of Europe with 45
American Christian university
students. He i t tends to follow
this same plan each summer,
cultivating world friendship in
this vc.-y practical way
Mr. Fisci.b will lead the local
church in three nights of visita
tion evangelism work, Mondny
through Wednesday, Oct. 24-26,
and will-begin preaching ser
vices Thursday, Oct. 27 and will
continue every night with mrn-
ing and evening services on Sun
dav, Nov. 6.
Nations hoped to do for them.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. Conley Lanliam, club chair
man for United Nations.
Plans for the card party which
the club is planning for next
Thursday evening were made at
the lunch table before going to
the theater.
Mrs. E. E. Gouty went to Bea
verton today to visit for a few
days with her parents. She rode
to Portland with Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Saunders former Heppner resi
dents but now of Albany.
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Governor Urges Awareness Of World Organization On People
Of Oregon in Proclaiming October 24 as United Nations Day
Governor Douglas McKay rec
ommended today In a proclam
ation on United Nations Day
Monday, that Oregonians main
tain an awareness of the value
of the world organization, "stand
ing its brave vigil at the cross
roads between peace and Arma
geddon." His powerfully worded declar
ation was sent to Secretary of
State Dean Acheson for presenta
tion to the General Assembly by
the United States representative
at next week's United Nations
day ceremonies at Lake Success,
New York. The full text follows:
WHEREAS, since the dawn of
intelligence, all peoples of good
faith have abhorred the mindless
carnage of armed conflict, yet
Get Back On Safe
Ground Is Advice
Of Guest Speaker
Americans should make up
their minds between now and
the next election whether or not
they want to get back on safe
ground and live by the princi
ples set up in our constitution
or to continue to blindly follow
the trend toward statism as di
rected by the exponents of the
"abundant life" during the last
16 years. That Was the advice
offered by Will W. Henry, man
ager of the Dairy Cooperative
association, in an address deliv
ered before the luncheon group of
the Heppner chamber of com
merce Monday noon.
Mr. Henry urged his listeners to
study the trend towards govern
ment in business which, if un
checked, will in a few years lead
to totalitarianism. He read por
tions of articles from leading
journals dwelling on the history
of the formation of our govern
ment, the rights of states and in
dividuals as guaranteed under
the Constitution and the Bill of
Rights, and then asked if the
present trend is not far afield
from the type of government un
der which, up to 1932, the United
States had risen to a position of
leadership, of wealth and power
never before witnessed in the
world.
"It is time we repudiate the
TammanyPendergast tactics if
we wish to salvage our American
ism, and as citizens we have the
most effective means if we will
but use it properly and that is
the ballot," Mr. Henry said.
Accompanied by Herman Plass,
manager of the Umatilla Coop
erative Dairy association, Mr.
Henry went from here to Condon
where he was to address the
Boosters club.
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4-H Club Annual
Achievement Party
Slated for Nov. 4
That hiehlieht of 4-H cluh ac
tivltv. the annual achievement
party, has been scheduled for
rriilav evenme. Nov. 4 at the
Lexington grange hall, accord
ing to announcement by Nelson
'Anderson, county agent and Miss
Mabel Wilson, countv extension
agent in home economics. Pol
itick supper will be served at 6:30
p. m., followed immediately by
the nrneram. featuring Harrv
Seymour as the evening speaker.
I he annual parlv is in recog
nition for those who have con-
ribu'ed to the 4-H club mem
ors' achievement for the vear
.. rds are made as nart of the
-'veiling's program which usually
nc:iu.es reports and demonstra
oii:; cf work done at the sum
:er scl.ool held on the campus
ii Orcr. :i State college, as well
s pciiomiances by individuals
and groups.
VISITS IN SEATTLE
Mrs. Joe De Ine visited Mrs.
Walter Neff and famjly In Seattle
in her return from the confer
ence of Soroptiniist clubs of the
Northwestern region In Belling
ham earlier In the month. Mrs.
Neff will be remembered as Max
ine Devine who made her home
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Devine Mrs. Devine
was happy to make the acquain
tance of the newest member of
he Neff household, young Paul
Micheal, aged one month.
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GOLDENWEDS TO BE FETED
IN NEAR FUTURE AT IONE '
Mr and Mrs. O. E. Llndstrom
cordially invite their friends to an
'open house" at their home in
lone on the occasion of their
golden wedding anniversary from
two to five o clock Saturday af
ternoon, October 29.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Collins
have been enjoying a visit from
his brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Collins of Concordia,
Kansas. After 10 days here the
visitors went to the Willamette
valley to visit an aunt of the
Collins brothers. Jim Collins got
a doer while here and will re
turn to pick it up enroutc to
Kansas.
have continued to suffer through
new and increasingly dreadful
wars; and
WHEREAT, individuals versed in
military science forecast that the
next world-wide eruption of tac
tical violence may eventuate in
in the destruction of civilization
itself; and
WHEREAS, the threat of man's
engulfment by the flame kindled
by his own hand is tacit in the
unrest and dissention stalking
today across the face of the
earth; and
WHEREAS, the hearts of mil
lions of . humans who would
avert world suicide still nurture
hopes of enduring peace peace
built upon a voluntary, mutual
respect for logic, ideals and free-
Fall Onto Scantling Puts Stanley Minor In
Hospital With Broken Ribs, Punctured Lung
By RUTH PAYNE
Stanley Minor was hospitalized
Monday following injuries receiv
ed in a fall from the roof of a
building he was wrecking. Stan
ley was tearing down a building
for Mrs. Nell Anderson at her
place on South Court street when
a rafter broke under him. He was
taken to the office of a local phy
sician by Mrs. Frank Adkins and
from there to St. Anthony's hos
pital in Pendleton where he is
reportedly suffering from several
broken ribs and other internal
injuries. He has been unable to
tell just what happened but it is
believed that he must have fall
en onto a piece of scantling. One
lung was punctured.
The Past Noble Grand club held
its annual potluck dinner Wed
nesday evening at the home of
the hostess, Mrs. Pearl Devine. A
business meeting vas held and
officers elected for the ensuing
year, with Mrs. Devine being el
ected president; Mrs. Maude Hay
den, vice president, and Mrs. Ruth
Bergstrom, secretary - treasurer.
Present were Mesdames J. R.
Huffman, R. G. McMurtry, Frank
Davidson, Maude Hayden, Letha
Archer, Lester Doolittle, Sadie M.
Sigsbee, A. J. Chaffee, John Berg
strom, Elwynne Hughes, Lee Ho
well, Roy Thomas, George Gert
son, J. Palmer Sorlien and Alice
Luttrell of Hermiston.
Mrs. Sara McNamer motored
Walla Walla and Milton Friday.
Mesdames Ted Lightfoot and
Homer Egland entertained with a
stork shower complimenting Mrs.
Matt Willson Friday afternoon at
the Lightfoot home in the Win
chester apartments. Present were
Mesdames Keith Sluyter, Sam
Shipps, J. W. Farra, Glen Ander
son, Delbert Morrow, Cyril De
Chant, Earl Marl, Harold Kenney
and her mother, Mrs. Sara Hall of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
New equipment placed in the
Heppner Public library this weekj
includes an upright magazine
rack which displays the maga
zines so that the reader can read
ily see what is available, and a
new table for the juvenile depart
ment. These were constructed by
N. D. Bailey. New books include
Baree, Son of Kazan; Curwood,
Gentle Heart; Hamilton, Camp
Fire Girls; Frey, Grey dawn; Ter
hune, Silver Quest; Margs, Wolf
King: Linpincott, Start of the
Trail; Rich, Secret of the Old
House; Leighton, A Pony Called!
Lightning; Mason, Lou Gehrig;
OUR DEMOCRACY-
PORTENTS and FORESIGHT
If the muskrat builds the walls of his house thick
and deep, it's a sign of a haw) winter.... if he diss
shallow burrows, the weather will be mild."
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Generations of Americans have watched the old-time signs.
BUT, WHATEVER. THE SIGN, we'E ALWAYS LOOKED AHEAD,
rxePArteo well for. the coming season makins sure
HOME AND FARM BUILDINGS WERE WEATHER-TIGHT,
PUTTING BV PLENTY OF WOOD FOR FUEL, LAYING IN A
OOOD SUPPLY OF STOFUS FROM THE HARVEST.
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TTllS AMERICAN CHARACTERISTIC OF FORESIGHT IS EXEMPLIFIED
IN MANY WAYS, ONE OF WHICH IS OUR OWNERSHIP OF UFB
INSURANCE. FOUR OUT OF FIVE FAMILIES AR TODAY
'WEATHER-PROOFING" THEIR FUTURES THROUGH ITS PROTECTION'.
j doms and not upon the fear of
force; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations
is seeking, through the preserv
ing cooperation of the delegates
of its member countries, to cut a
path of reason through a tangle
of intercontinental misunder
standng and distrust; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations
holds forth what could well be a
last promise of leadership into
a universal state of mind where
is condemned as the resort of
arrant fools.
NOW, THEREFORE, I Douglas
McKay, governor of the State of
Oregon, being deeply moved by
the weight of the foregoing pre
mises, do hereby recommend to
the people of this Commonwealth
Van Riper, Junior Lone Ranger;
Striker, Robin Hood; Sterling, Son
of Robin Hood; Castleton, Scout
ing With Kit Carson; Tomlinson,
Sky Freighter, and for the adult
section: Standish, Elephant Walk;
Wright, Inner Harbor; Grey, Heri
tage of the Desert; Duncan, The
Madrone Tree, and Wister, The
Virginian.
Miss Ida Estberg has returned
to her home in Portland after
spending the week-end here at
the home of her brother, Jack
Estberg, and family
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hatfield re
turned Tuesday from a brief va
cation spent visiting relatives in
Lebanon and Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Keithley
motored to Baker Saturday to
spend the week-end with rela
tives. Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Hilden
brand and children spent the
week-end in Snohomish, Wash.
Mrs. Minnie Card, state organ
izer for the Degree of Honor, ar
rived Wednesday from Portland
and will spend a week in Heppner
on lodge business. She was met
in Arlington by Mrs. Frank Ayers
and Mrs. J. C. Payne.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lok and son
Melvin were here from The Dalles
the last of the week to visit their
daughter, Mrs. A. A. Scoutcn.
Wilbur Worden attended the
football game in Eugene Satur
day. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Sanders
of Albany were house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William Bucknum
the first of the week. The Sanders
formerly operated the Heppner
bakery and now have a tavern in
Albany.
Mrs. William Richards and Mrs.
Lester Wyman were hostesses for
the meeting of the Altar Society
which met Wednesday afternoon
at the Richards home. Plans for
a bazaar and food sale were dis
October 29. at the Pacific Power
cussed. The date for this will be
& Light company office. Mrs J. D.
Palmer s president of the society
this year.
Joe Brosnan, Portland, is spend
ing a brief vacation in Heppner
and with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Brosnan on Butter
creek. He did some hunting the
first of the week.
Miss Joan Wilson returned to
her home in New York City the
first of the week following a visit
here with her sister, Mrs. J. D.
Palmer and family. Miss Wilson
will enter public health work up
on her arrival in New York.
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that they be ever heedful of the
role of the United Nations, stand
ing its brave vigil at the cross
roads between peace and Arma
geddon; and, further, that we in
the State of Oregon observe Oc
tober 24, 1949 as United Nations
day, in accordance with presi
dential proclamation, said obser
vance to take form in thoughts
and ceremonies designed to af
firm our faith and appreciation
in the accomplishments and ob
jectives of the United Nations.
In testimony whereof, I have
hereupon set my hand and caus
ed to be affixed the seal of the
State of Oregon this twelfth day
of Oregon, 1949
Douglas McKay
Governor
Motorists Warned
Not to Disregard
Parking Meters
Failure to deposit coins in the
parking meters will cost motor
ists much more than the neces
sary deposit, warns Charles Go
million, police chief, who says
the time has arrived when the
city will have to clamp down and
collect the parking charge in one
way or another as provided in
the parking ordinance passed in
early summer.
Meters are in operation be
tween the hours of 9 a. m. and 6
p. m. Many motorists, the chief
finds, are disregarding the rules,
particularly in the early part of
the schedule and in the evening
hours.
It has not been the policy of
the city authorities to follow a
hardboiled policy of collection,
it being their desire to have the
motorists cooperate without being
watched, but it is found that
many drivers disregard the ordi
nance by refusing to insert the
proper coin vhen they wish to
park in front of a place of busi
ness. Hereafter, the marshal will
issue tickets for such infringe
ment which will necessitate a
trip to the city judge's office by
those who receive the stern re
minders. "It's just a matter of
depositing a penny, a nickel or
a dime in the meter or going be
fore the recorder and pungling
up 52, Gomulion said.
Dam Construction
Forces Relocation
Of Railroad Track
Relocation of a 17.8 mile section
of the Spokane, Portland and Se
attle railway, which will be ne
cessary in connection with the
building of McNary Dam on the
Columbia river, is expected to be
advertised for bids about Oct. 24,
according to Col. William Whip
ple, Walla Walla district engi
neer, corps of engineers.
An advance notice to this ef
fect has been sent out to con
tractors.
The proposed work includes
roadway grading and construct
ing bridges at Four Mile and
Spukshowski canyons. Comple
tion date, according to the notice,
will be May 1, 1951.
Random Thoughts...
It is never safe to predict the
weather, but since winter has al
ready descended upon us we will
venture forth with the remark
that it will be a long winter.
Those who are in the know tell
us that weather travels in cycles.
This is not hard to believe after
passing through several years of
favorable crop weather, years
when rain fell almost as readily
in eastern Oregon as in the coast
country. The season just past has
been the opposite. Days and days
of cloudy weather and not a drop
of rain. One fall there will be no
sign of snow until late December,
then again it starts falling by the
middle of October. We can't live
by tradition we just have to go
on living. That's what makes life
interesting in this vast region
designated as eastern Oregon.
I This is by way of saying that
(the weather man has been "strut.
ting his stuff in these parts this
week, with the result that snow,
frost, ice and overcoats have been
familiar sights. Temperatures as
low as 10 above have been re
ported and the natives can't say
that they like it.
We wore sorry to learn of Stan
ley Minor's accident and sincere
ly hope he will experience a
speedy recovery. In this we are
expressing the sentiment of the
entire community.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford
have as their guest Mrs. Sara
Gaulke of Portland, who accom
panied them home Saturday eve
ning after a press conference at
Hotel Multnomah. Mrs. Gaulke
is a friend of many years stand
ing, the Gaulke and Crawford
families having been neighbors
at Joseph during the '20's.
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Th' Family, Yuh Know
It happened like this: Leonard
Schwarz has been trying for a
buck for several seasons. Pressed
for time his hunting has been
limited to brief sallies to the tim
ber in the early morning. But
still no buck. One morning dur
ing the past week, accompanied
by his son Len Ray, he set forth
with renewed determination.
They scoured the woods but no
legitimate deer showed up. Len
Ray was getting nervous about
being late for school and finally
they got in their car and started
for town.
A short piece down the road the
elder Schwarz glanced up the
hillside and there stood a beau
tiful buck with the name
Schwarz written all over it He
told his nine-year old son to get
out and take a shot at it Len Ray
was a bit deliberate and the buck
started to run. The youth pulled
the trigger and made a hit but
the animal kept on running. As
it darted out from behind a tree
a little farther away, Len Ray let
him have it again and brought
him down.
Not only did his dad think it
was a marvelous feat but his
teacher was so impressed that
she persuaded Len Ray to get up
in class and tell how he shot
the deer.
So far as is known, Len Ray is
the youngest hunter In these
parts to bring in a buck. And his
dad is so proud of the boy's pro
wess that he's about to pop all
his suspender buttons.
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Local Eastern Star
Chapters Visited By
Worthy Grand Matron
Mrs. Edna Throne, Worthy
Grand Matron of the Order of
Eastern Star in Oregon made her
official visit to the district Friday
evening, Oct. 14.
Officers of Ruth Chapter enter
tained Mrs. Throne, Mrs. Rachel
Jackson, Grand Warder from Her.
miston, Worthy Patron and War-
thy Matron of Locust chapter,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns at
dinner before the lodge session.
Opening and closing work was
presented by Ruth chapter and
the initiatory work was exempli
fied by the lone chapter. Gifts
were presented to Mrs. Throne by
both chapters.
The evening closed with an in
formal gathering in the dining
room where the past matrons
club served refreshments.
Additional Locals
First aid classes for all school
bus drivers in Morrow county are
well underway. These classes are
held each Monday and Wednes
day evening at the Heppner pub
lic school and are under the di
rection of Dr. McMurdo. This is
an 18 lesson course. During Dr.
McMurdo's recent absence from
the city, Sheriff Bauman was in
structor. Mrs. Pearl Carter returned Sun
day from Van Nuys, Calif, where
she visited her son-in-law, Lt.
Fred Grindle, Jr. who was there
from Fort Richardson, Anchorage,
Alaska. Lt. Grindle has recently
returned from Germany where he
was a pilot on the Russian Air
Lift, having flown 189 missions.
He was one of eight men to re
ceive a citation from the German
people expressing their apprecia
tion for the work of the U. S.
fliers. Mrs. Carter was the guest
of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis, during
her stay.
Mrs. Glen Perkins is a patient
at St. Anthon's hospital following
a major operation Monday.
Charles Barlow visited Stanley
Minor In Pendleton Tuesday.
Mrs. Llnnie Louden returned
Tueday from Portland where she
spent several days on business
and pleasure.
Gerald Swaggart, farmer of the
Lena district in town Tuesday,
reported about three inches of
snow there. Fall seeding is prac
tically completed there and the
moisture is very welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Bruns (nee
Lorraine Swaggart) left the first
of the week for Everett, Wash.
where he will be employed in the
Boeing Aircraft factory. Mr. and
Mrs. Bruns were married on Aug.
ust 23 at Reno, Neva. The bride
is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Swaggart or Jna
and was a princess of the 1948
Rodeo and a sophomore in Hepp
ner high school last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCoy and
children spent Sunday in Hermis
ton. Josephine Mahoney and Frank
W. Baker were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gjertson in Pen
dleton. Mrs. Gjertson Is convales
cing from a minor operation.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo returned
Sunday morning from Eugene
where he attended the meeting of
the Oregon State Medical associa
tion the last part of the week.
Mrs. McMurdo who was in Eu
gene with him, remained In Port
land for a visit with her sons, Ted
and Scott. Dr. McMurdo was ac
companied from Portland by M.
E. Smead who came up for the
remainder of the hunting season.
Mrs. Smead is in Seward, Alaska,
at present with one of their
daughters.
Heppner Continues
On Winning Side
In Pigskin Race
Umatilla Beaten
19-6 With Piper
Throwing Passes
Coach Vernon Bohles's hope
fuls, the Heppner high school
Mustangs, appear to be on their
way to a league championship,
judging from performances since
that opening game against Echo.
Of course, with Arlington, Grant
Union and Moro to dispose of
yet, their record may get splotch
ed up a bit, but the showings
made on the home gridiron to
date make the prospects look
good for more victories. The
Mustangs hit their stride in stop
ping Condon two weeks ago, and
after floundering around for a
whUe last Friday took Umatilla
in tow by a two-touchdown mar
gin.
After a lot of see-sawing back
and forth, Heppner managed to
get a toehold long enough to go
all the way over for a touchdown
in the middle of the first quar.
ter, Ruhl making the goal on a
32-yard run. Piper then passed
to Sumner for the extra point
Heppner kicked off to Umatilla.
There was a fumble on the part
of the visiting team and Heppner
recovered. Three plays later Pi
per threw a 40-yard pass to Con
nor who went over for the sec
ond Mustang tally. Try for point
failed. .
In the second quarter Umatilla
started a long sustained drive
which ended by giving them their
first and only touchdown. The
half ended with Heppner out
front, 13-6.
Heppner's final touchdown
came in the middle of the last
quarter, with Ruhl going over
from the three-yard line. Try for
point again failed and the game
ended, Heppner 9, Umatilla6
Arlington invades Rodeo field
tomorrow (Friday) and it can be
expected that the paying custo
mers will see a real battle.
Choral Club Resumes
Rehearsals After
10-Month Layoff
Members of the Heppner Wom
en's chorus met Monday evening
for the first time since early last
spring and discussed plans for a
busy winter. Many of the old
members were present and a few
new ones. More are expected to
be present next Monday evening.
Until such time as the group out
grows the Crawford living room
rehearsals will continue to be
held there. If you are interested
in singing with the group contact
Mrs. C. A. Ruggles, president or
Mrs. Merle Becket, treasurer or
the director, as to requirements.
There are a few openings yet in
the ranks. Rehearsal will begin
next Monday evening at 7:30
promptly. If you have old music
please bring it in and get the
new copies.
As is not customary, refresh
ments were served at the con
clusion of the evening's workout
o
New Hybrid Wheat
Wlil Not Be Released
Despite Good Qualities
Uma wheat, a new hybrid de
veloped by the Pendleton branch
experiment station, will not be
released to growers, despite many
qualities that made it seem to be
just what the dctor ordered for
eastern Oregon.
In commercial scale milling
and baking tests this fall, con
ducted by the Northwest Crop Im
provement association, this wheat
passed milling requirements in a
satisfactory manner, but failed to
meet the baking tests. Because
th ewheat has so many excellent
qualities smut resistance, high
yield, good fall growth for eros
ion control, short straw, and oth
ers lt will be retained for fur
ther breeding purposes.
The policy of the station is not
to release any new variety until
it is certain to meet the needs of
given area with no serious
handicap.
Meanwhile many other new hy
brids are in test plots of the ex
periment stations, some of which
appear highly promising, but
none of which have been tested
long enough to be ready for re
lease in the near future.
LOCAL BOY WEDS
PORTLAND MISS
Miss Lucia Mess, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mess of Rose
burg, became the bride of Gene
Cutsforth of Lexington at the
First Evangelical church In Port
land. The ceremony was oer-
formed last Saturday afternixm
and the young couple were at
tended by Miss Mildrer Clinriil
yoti of Portland and Juck Ed
mondson of Heppner.
They will make their home In
Portland for the present where
the bride Is employed and the
groom is attending business col
lege.