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Volume 66, Number 34
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, November 3, 1949
Death Takes Alex
Green, Long Time
County Resident
Services Held From
Methodist Church
Sunday Afternoon
Death came to Stephen Alex
Green, 69, at the family residence
in Heppner Friday, Octber 28,
following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock p. m. Sunday from the
Methodist church, the Rev. J.
Palmer Sorlen officiating and ar
rangements in charge of the
Phelps Funeral Home. Interment
was made in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery. All members of
his family were in attendance as
well as a large concourse , of
friends who desired to pay this
last tribute of respect to one
whom they held in high esteem.
The son of James M. and Laura
Conett Green, he was born at Elk
Creek, Grayson county, Va., May
5, 1880. After reaching young
manhood, he went with his cou
sin to West Virginit and later to
North Carolina where they oper
ated the commissary for a rail
road construction company.
In 1903 he came to Oregon, ar
rivng at the Butter creek home of
his uncle, A. L. Cornet t, only a
few days before the Heppner
flood.
In 1905 he returned to Virginia
and on September 4, 1907 was
married to Mattie B. Bryant at
Bristol, Tenn. He brought his
bride to Heppner in March 1908,
and for a time operated a trans
fer business here. Later he was
engaged in the grocery business
in partnership with the late A.
M. Phelps.
In 1922 he moved to a farm in
the Eigntmlle district where they
lived until 1932 when Mr. Green
opened a feed store which he op
erated in Heppner until his re
tirement in 1941.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by six children, Mrs. Wallace
Green, Gresham; Cornett Green,
Heppner, Herman Green Lexing
ton, Joe Green, Pendleton, Mrs.
Omer McCaleb, Crvallis, and Mrs.
Robert Hagerman, La Grande;
two brothers, Kent Green, Mead
ow Grove, Neb., Rufus Green,
Baltimore, Md.; one sister, Mrs.
Ella Wood, Independence, Va.;
two half-brothers, Garland and
Scott Green of Maryland and a
half-sister, Geneva Late, of Al
exandria, Va. There are 13 grand
children. Mr. Green was a member of
the Methodist church and the
Oddfellows lodge.
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ENTERTAIN OFFICERS CLUB
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Dunham and
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford were
hosts Sunday evening at a buffet
supper party at the Dunham
home on West Baltimore street,
the occasion being the annual
Hallowe'en party given for the
officers club of Ruth chapter No.
32, Order of the Eastern Star.
Following the supper, Canasta
and pinochle claimed the atten
tion of the guests until a late
hour.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Parker
of Pendleton came to Heppner
Sunday to attend the funeral ser
vices for the late Alex Green.
OUR DEMOCRACY-
TYPICALLY AMERICAN
In thc ervf lopmcnt or amikica many typically amirican ooauties
HAVt COMt TO Bl ASSOCIATSO WITH PAHTICULAH SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTRY. THC TCKM'YANKeC THRIFT", FO EXAMPLC, STEMS FROM
NEW IN4LAN0, YET W MCOONIZC THRIFT AS A TRADITIONAL
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NO BETTER EVIDENCE OF THRIFT AS A NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC
CAN BE FOUND THAN IN THE OWNERSHIP OF LIFE INSURANCE
&Y FOUR OUT OF flVt AMERICAN FAMILIES.
THEY SAIN, THROUGH THEIR THRIFT, SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE
AND CONFIDENCE TO 60 FORWARD TO FRESH ACHIEVEMENTS . ,
NEW SCOUT EXECUTIVE
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The executive board of the Blue
Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of
America, announces the appoint
ment of Robert H. Lamott to suc
ceed R. D. McDermott as Scout
Executive of the Blue Mountain
Council, headquarters In Walla
Walla. The executive board feels
exceedingly fortunate In securing
an executive of Mr. Lamott s ex
perience and qualifications. He is
expected to arrive in Walla Walla
about the 10th of November,
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HEFPNER'S FIRST TRAILER
HOUSE PARK READY TO USE
L. D. Neill is announcing else
where in this Issue that his new
Trailer house park will be ready
for occupancy Monday, November
7. This newest addition to hous
ing facilities In Heppner is locat
ed on a lot adjoining the Neill
residence property on Water street
and will accommodate as many
as 21 trailer houses.
A lanudry, toilet and heating
plant building has been erected
in the center of the lot. Water
pipes, lights and sewer drainage
have been put in, making it a
complete set-up for the enven-
ience of patrons.. Grass will be
seeded as soon as leveling up
is completed, it being Mr. Neill's
plan to make the park as attract
ive as possible.
School Preparing
For Education Week
While visitors are welcome any
time, snerial stress is beine Disc
ed on patron visitations at me
Heppner sschool during National
JTrtucatlon week, which will be
observed during the period No
vember 7-11.
Preparations are underway to
feature National Education week
Thursday, November 10, accord
ing to Supt. Leonard Pate. Each
rnnm will have exhibits and an
effort will be made to stress the
importance of the educational
program.
RURAL SCHOOL BOARD
ATTENDS PENDLETON MEET
Vernon Munkers and Markham
Baker, board members, and Supt.
Henry Tetz attended a regional
meetine of rural board members
of the eastern Oregon area last
Friday at Pendleton.
Problems pertaining to eastern
Oregon conditions were discussed
prior to the state meeting called
by the state department of edu
cation for Salem November 5. Mr.
Munkers and Mr. Tetz will attend
this meeting.
Several changes were made in
the last legislature and these will
be explained as well as other
problems to permit a more ef
fective operation of the rural dis
trict law.
-by Mai
Mustangs Facing
Formidable Foe In
Friday's Contest
Moro's Heavy Line
Gives Coach Bohles
Cause For Worry
Coach Vernon Bohles and his
squad of Heppner high school
Mustangs will be facng a formid
able foe when the whistle blows
opening the game with Mora Frl
day afternoon. Moro, already
champion of its district, Is one of
the heaviest teams to be seen
here in recent years and without
doubt the huskiest bunch the '49
Mustangs have encountered. With
this prospect ahead of them, the
coach and the boys are drilling
hard and saying nothing about
the possible outcome.
Last Friday's encounter with
Grant Union high from John Day,
which the local boys lost on
downs although the score was a
tie, proved that the Mustangs
have fighting power and the will
to stay in the battle to the final
whistle. The Heppner line Is not
as rugged as some of the teams
played against this season, yet
the record shows that weight
when pitted against speed and
skill can be overcome. (We are
wondering what will happen If
Vern Bell plays opposite that 242-
pounder on the Moro team).
A large crowd saw the Mus
tangs and John Day battle It out
to a 7-7 tie last Friday. It was a
nip and tuck affair all the way,
with the visitors being credited
with the most first downs and
the host team gaining the most
yardage.
The game tomorrow will be the
last on the home field and it Is
expected that a heavy turnout of
cash customers will be in evi
dence. Heppner will wind up the sea
son against the Hermiston Bull
dogs there on Armistice day.
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Rebekahs To Hold
District Convention
At Lexington Hall
Rebekahs of the county will as
semble at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at
the I.O. O. F. hall in Lexington
for the 28th annual district con
vention, with the Lexington
lodge as hostess. The district in
cludes Hardman, Heppner. Lex
ington, lone and Morgan. A turn
out of approximately 150 mem
bers from the several lodges Is
anticipated.
The usual order of business
will be conducted in the after
noon and at 6:30 p. m. the an
nual banquet will be served.
The evening session will open
at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Leila Ramsey of Madras,
president of the state assembly,
will be a special guest of the
convention.
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Items of Interest
From Irrigon School
Norma Gollyhorn has been ab
sent several days because of a
tonsil operation.
The second grade Is glad to
welcome Gilbert Hayes. He Is a
grandson of Mrs. Bessie Hayes,
third and fourth grade teacher.
The second and third grades
have a new flag in their room,
It is displayed a little differently
than the older ones in the other
rooms.
Mrs. Smith, the fifth and sixth
gr.tdo teacher, was absent two
days last week. Mrs. Goldan was
substitute.
Lencra Burnette left for deer
hunting last week.
The fifth and sixth grades have
been reading the story of Smoky,
by Will James.
Billy Allen has been absent be
cause of a bad cold.
The seventh and eighth grades
had a Hallowe'en party at Vyan.
na Boylon's Saturday, October 29.
The fifth and sixth grades have
a pretty Hallowe'en picture on
the blackboard. It was drawn by
Ronald Utlcy.
Maxine Gurlcy has been ab
sent from school with burns caus
ed by the explosion of a stove.
The Irrigon football team play
ed Weston Friday, Oct. 21. The
score was 43-13 in Weston's favor.
Irrigon played the Lexington
team last Friday and won, 39 6,
at Lexington.
LIVESTOCK, AGRICULTURAL
CLUBS TO BE ORGANIZED
An Invitation is extended to all
boys and girls between the ages
of 9 and 21 to attend an organi
zation of livestock and agricul
tural clubs for the 1949-50 club
year. This meeting will be held at
2 p. m. Sunday at the recreatin
center at Heppner.
Clubs will be organized by pro
jects, with election of officers and
selection of leaders for each club,
Says N. C. Anderson, county ex
tension agent, who will conduct
the meeting.
Right About Face In
To Save World From
America and the nations of
western Europe will have to do a
right about face in their thinking
if this old world is to attain a
permanent peace or even prevent
a third world war which is almost
certain to mean an end to the pre
sent civilization. This was the
thought expressed by Walter J.
Fiscus in a talk before the cham
ber of commerce luncheon group
Monday noon. And he warned
that there will have to be im
mediate and fast thinking and
action if we are not to crash head
long into another terrible war
within a few years.
At present, our government
and the people, too are thinking
along the same lines as the war
lords of Russia. We are trying to
meet them on something more
than even ground, yet our think-
ing is leading us to disaster. As
an example, he cited the common
instance of a bicycle rider who
sees a stone in the path ahead of
him and becomes so intent upon
it that he is not looking for a way
around it but rather crashes into
it. That's the way he sees the
rest of the world, and this nation
in particular, in relation to the
cold war with Russia. We are not 1
Services Today At
Legion Hall For
Ernest Johnson
Services are being held at 2
o'clock p. m. today at the Legion
hall for Ernest Johnson, resident
of this section since the early
'20's, who passed away Monday,
October 31 at the Good Samari
tan hospital in Portland. Mr.
Johnson had been ill for more
than a year and about a year ago
underwent a surgcal operation in
Portland. He did not regain his
health and after spending several
months in Heppner returned a
few wees ago to the hospital.
Mr. Johnson was employed by
the late R. A. Thompson for many
years and also had a small farm
of his own on upper Balm fork.
A veteran of the frst world war,
where he served in the navy, he
was a member of the American
Legion. He was a native of Denmark.
Briefs of Community . .
By RUTH PAYNE
Eight tables of pinochle and
three tables of bridge were in
play at the benefit card party
given by the past presidents of
the American Legion auxiliary
Tuesday evening at the Legion
hall. In bridge, Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo received high score and
Mrs. Earle E. Gilliam second. In
pinochle, high score was received
by Mrs. C. C. Carmichael and se
cond by Mrs. Sadie M. Sigsbee.
Clive Huston received the door
prize. Mrs. Richard Wells was
general chairman of the affair.
The Ninety and Nine men s or
ganization of the Church of Christ
was host for the regular meeting
of the Eastern Oregon district
Monday evening. Some 60 guests
attended the dinner in the church
parlors. Rev. Walter J. Fiscus was
guest speaker. The tables were
decorated with orange tapers in
bronze candelabra and rust chry
santhemums in matching bronze
bowls. Among those present from
out-of-town were Rev. and Mrs.
Joe Jewett of Baker, Rev. Carl
Moore of Athena Rev. Albert
Kribs of Hermiston, Rev. Hiram
Dawson of Pendleton; Rev. Rus
sell Myers of MiltonFreewater.
Edward Dcweese of Portland, ex
ecutive secretary of the Ninety
and Nine business men s organi
zation in Oregon was also pre
sent. Rev. and Mrs. Earl Warner of
Boise, Ida. are visiting this week
in Heppner at the home of their
son and daughter-lin-law, Rev.
and Mrs. Glenn Warner. Rev.
Earl Warner is pastor of the
Church of Christ at Boise.
Hallowe'en parties seemed to
be the thing Monday afternoon
and evening. After school, Mrs.
Bernard Doherty entertained Mrs.
Turner's first grade with a party
honoring her son Roger on the
occasion of his birthday. Each
child was presented a goblin hat,
cup cakes and ice cream. In the
sixth grade, the room mother,
Mrs. Rufus Piper, provided re
freshments of cookies, appropri
ately decorated with witches,
goblins, pumpkins and cider. She
was assisted by Mrs. Fred Michler
and the teacher, Mrs. Lucy Rodg
ers. Monday evening, children
below the seventh grade were on
tertained at the parish house by
the church school of All Saints
Episcopal church. There were par
ties at tle Methodist and Catho
lic churches, also,
Mrs. C. S. McCarty of Spray
was shopping in Heppner Monday
for household articles to replace
those lost in the fire which de
stroyed their home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mnhoney
returned Sunday from Portland
where they attended the wedding
of her father, George Hyatt and
Mrs. Bethene Akcrs of Pendleton.
The wedding was an event of Sat
urday in the Spruce room of the
Multnomah hotel.
Mrs. Edna Turner made a busi
ness trp to Spokane the last of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Orve Rasmus mo-
Thinking Required
Another Conflict
trying to get around the disaster
lying ahead of us. Rather, we are
heading straight into it.
Mr. Fiscus, well schooled in
conditions in Europe, said he re
turned home thoroughly dedicat
ed to the cause of doing all he
can to educate the people to a
change of thinking to right
thinkjng.
In preparation for the forth
coming Oregon Wheat League
convention to be held in Heppner
the first week in December, the
president appointed a steering
committee headed by Judge Gar
net Barratt and including Henry
Tetz, Clarence Bauman, Merle
Becket and Harold Becket, to
start the ball roling. The com
mittee met at the judge's office
in the courthouse that afternoon
and outlined the plans for hous
ing, entertainment, banquet ana
other features devolving upon the
host town. The Junior chamber of
commerce has assumed the re
sponsibility for obtaining hous
ing and the committee will have
other announcements to make by
next week.
Four-H club members and stu
dents from Heppner high school
will be given an opportunity to
speak on next Monday's program
Nine Students Of
Heppner High Make
First 6-Weeks Honor
Nine students of Heppner high
school made the honor roll in the
first six weeks period, Supt. Leo
nard Pate announced this morn
ing. The list Includes Roger Palmer,
Marjorie Pierson, Jack Sumner,
Joanne Bothwell, Eleanor Rice,
Jim Smith, Marion Green, Mary
Gunderson and Gerald Bergstrom.
To attain this honor a student
must rate no grade below a 2, or
B, during the six weeks period.
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Stanley Minor has returned
home after spending about two
weeks in the hospital in Pendle
ton. He is quite fully recovered
from the effects of his accident
and is very grateful to his many
friends for remembering him
during his illness.
tored to Portland Sunday to spend
a few days on business and plea
sure.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson
and daughter Doris of Kinzua
were week-end visitors in Hepp
ner. Mrs. Ethel Brock of Portland
and Mrs. Sara Ward of Ontario
departed for their homes the last
of the week after visiting here for
several days with their sister-in-
law, Mrs. Alice Gentry. Mrs. Ward
expected to spend a few days in
lone with friends before continu
ing on to Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baird of
Lebanon were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge.
Mrs. Mary Hirl Hale of Hermis
ton was an overnight guest
Thursday of her sister, Mrs. Rose
Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond French
returned Monday from a week
end trip to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ladd Sherman of
Hermiston spent Sunday in Hepp
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gordon, Mrs.
Fred Buhn and Mrs. Thomas Chid-
sey motored up from Portland
Friday to attend the meeting of
the Eastern Star. Mrs. Buhn was
the house guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Dix during her stay in
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sowell
and daughter Marcia left the first
of the week for their home in Los
Angeles after a fortnight's visit
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pirl L. Howell.
Mr. and Mrs. William Richards
have returned from a motor trip
which took them to Reno and Las
Vegas, Nev. and Los Angeles and
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. James Schaeffer
moved to The Dalles Monday to
make their home. Their former
home on Gilmore street wll be
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Dubois.
Art Peck and Harry Van Horn
made a business trip to Camp 5
Monday. Van Horn has recently
purchased the store there and is
doing considerable remodeling of
the property.
Crockett Sprouls and Kempor
Snow are the sole owners of the
Heppner Appliance company,
having purchased the interest of
C. L, Hodge in a deal which was
closed the latter part of October.
Oliver Creswick and Paul Mc
Coy made a busines strip to Ten.
dleton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny mo
tored to Ontario the last of the
week to visit her sister, Mrs. John
Keegan and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
left Saturday for San Francisco
where they will visit relatives
and friends. During their absence,
Mrs. Charles Osmin is staying
with the children at the ranch.
Billy Schwarz and family from
The Dalles spent the week end
here at the home of his parents,
Mr .and Mrs. Henry Schwarz.
Billy Indulged In some hunting
while here.
Continued on page lix
Stockmen Choose
November 11 For
First Annual Meet
Bull Grading And
Sale Scheduled on
Association Agenda
Plans are shaping up nicely for
the program of the first annual
meeting of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers association
which will be held in Heppner on
November 22.
Features of the annual meeting
are a bull sale to be held during
the morning, a speaker for the af
ternoon program with an evening
banquet and a cowboy dance. The
wives of the livestockmen are to
be entertained with a noon lunch
eon. L. J. Marks, county agent and
Herman Oliver, John Day rancher,
will lead a demonstration in bull
grading and grade all bulls to be
sold through the sale.
Herman Oliver will be the
main speaker of the afternoon,
his subject to be cattle operations
on the Oliver ranch in Grant
county.
Committees are busy on all ar
rangements, with John Graves,
Heppner, William Smethurst,
Lexington, and Don Heliker, lone
o nthe entertainment committee;
Harold Erwin, Luke Bibby and
Eb Hughes, Heppner, and Harvey
Smith on the bull sale committee,
All livestockmen are urged to
reserve this date and plan to at
tend the entire day of education
and entertainment, says N. C.
Andersn, secretary of the live
stock association.
P-T Assn. Plans
Observance of
Education Week
In observance of National Edu
cation week, the Heppner P-TA
will present Dr. Henry M. Gunn,
president of Oregon College of
Education, Monmouth, as guest
speaker at its regular meeting,
Tuesday, November 8 at 8:00 p.
m. in the high school auditor
ium. The public is urged to at
tend this meeting. Dr. Gunn will
be accompanied by George Cor
win, superintendent of Monmouth-Independence
schools and
former superintendent of the
Heppner school.
Dr. Gunn has had considerable
experience in the field of edu
cation having been a professor
of education at the University
of Southern California, superin
tendent of schools at Eugene, as
sistant superintendent of the
Portland public schools and prin
cipal of Lincoln high school in
Portland. At one time, Dr. Gunn
was principal of the Umatilla
school. The local association
feels fortunate in being able to
secure him for this appearance.
Following the address by Dr.
Gunn, a panel discussion is to
be held on the topic, "Founda
tions for Better Schools in Hepp
ner," with P. W. Mahoney as mo
derator and Dr. Gunn as coun
selor. Others participating in the
discussion will be George Cor
win, Charles Ruggles, Tilman
Juett, Mrs. L. E. Dick, Mrs. W. O.
George, Mrs. Lewis Cason, Mrs.
Ethey Lyngholm, Supt. Leonard
Pate, Rev. J. Palmer Sorlein and
Marion Green. Educational dis
plays have been arranged in the
various school rooms for inspec
tion at this meeting and there
will be several musical numbers.
Mr. and Mrs. Tress McClintock
are in charge of the program.
Dr. Gunn is scheduled to speak
to the high school student body
Tuesday afternoon and to the
county teachers at 4:30 p. m. The
Heppner faculty will be hosts to
the county group at dinner at
6:00 p. m. following the regular
business meeting.
VISITS EASTERN STAR
Mrs. Margaret Emerson Reid of
Portland was an honored guest
at Ruth chapter No. 32, O. E. S.
Frday evening on the occasion of
Past Matrons and Past Patrons
night. Mrs. Reid said it was her
first visit to her home chapter in
35 years. She served as worthy
matron in 1905, after having been
a member for about 10 years. She
is a daughter of pioneer parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Hor
ner. Mrs. Carl Settelmeier of Bend
and Mrs. Robert Howard of Al
bany were visitors at the O. G.
Crawford residence twice the past
week, coming to see Mrs. Settel-
meier's mother, Mrs. F. H. Gaulke
who is a guest of the Crawfords.
The ladies and their husbands
had a hunting camp at Ellis
Ktiard station for about 10 days.
Mr. Settelmeier is a forester in
the Deschutes National forest.
The Loyd Burkenbines have re
ceived word that Mr. and Mrs.
Don Strait are the parents of an
8 pound 3 ounce son, Steven Ray.
born October 3 at Netarts Bay.
Mr. Strait, former agriculture in
structor in Heppner high school,
Is employed with the Mountain
States Power company,
"Victim" Drops In
To Deny Rumor That
He Had Passed On
"The report circulated about
that I was dead is a slight exag
geration," Hugh Smith told the
Gazette Times Wednesday after
noon when he dropped into the
office to prove that he Is still hale
and hearty and by no means
ready for a "wooden overcoat"
It seems that Smith, accom
panied by a Portland man were
hunting Monday. At the end of
the hunt the Portlander came to
town and Smith returned to his
home. Tuesday afternoon a ru
mor began to spread that Smith
died between four and five
o'clock Monday evening. People
began to' call the house for ver
ification and one party drove up
from lone prepared to offer sym
pathy. With all this in terest mani
fested in his welfare, Smith felt
there should be some proof of
fered that he is still very much
alive. He would like to know
how such a rumor got started,
since there was no foundation
whatever for such a report.
SUPREME COURT VACANCIES
At the next election four or
more vacancies in the supreme
court will be filled. This is more
of the seven-member court than
has been filled at an election
since the nonpartisan system was
adopted in 1931.
The terms of Justices John O.
Bailey, Arthur D. Hay and Hall S.
Lusk expire January 1, 1951. Up
on the death of Justice Percy R.
Kelly, Governor Douglas McKay
apponted E. Max Page as his suc
cessor. The law requires that a suc
cessor to the present term of Jus
tice Page be elected at the next
biennial general election. He may
succeed himself or another can
didate can be elected. This will be
the fourth position to be filled.
Justice Bailey wishes to retire
from the supreme court and will
not be a candidate for re-election.
He has served 17 years, having
been elected to three six-year
terms. From 1943 to 1945 he was
chief justice. He was a member of
the house representing Multno
mah county in 1925 and 1927, and
was a member of the senate from
1929 to 1931. If he can be persuad
ed, he would be a good official in
any office, e was high man in
Multnomah election three tmies.
State Senator Irving Rand, Cir
cuit Judge Walter L. Tooze, both
of Portland, State Senator Allan
G. Carson, Salem, and State Sen
ator Orval N. Thompson, Albany,
have been mentioned as candi
dates for the supreme court
NEW STATE DEPARTMENT
Scheduled for earl appoint
ment are thre emembers of the
recently created traffic safety
council, to be set up by Governor
Douglas McKay, Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry and Super
intendent of Public Instruction
Rex Putnam. Each of these offi
cials, according to tentative pro
gram, will nominate a member of
the council. They, in turn, will
elect a coordinator. If present
echo in the capitol halls is accur
ate, the coodinator will be Cap
tain Walter Lansing, a member
of the state police department for
the past 15 years.
HO HUM AND BLAH I
Sometimes this capital news
chore is as exciting as eporting a
game of ante-over.
Last week the tsate treasurer
accused the governor of playing
politics.
This week the governor accused!
the state treasurer of playing
politics.
GOOD MEDICINE
Grain Growers Let
Contract For Big
Concrete Elevator
Los Angeles Firm
To Erect New Type
Structure Here
Contract for a new elevator to
replace the plant destroyed by
the big fire on July 19 has been
awarded by the Morrow County
Grain Grower, Inc. to E. S. Mc
Kittrick, Buttress & McClellan of
Los Angeles, according to an
nouncement made by Ted Smith,
manager of the grain concern.
Preliminary work wa sstarted this
week and the building operation
will be in full swing in a few
days, it was stated.
The new plant will be of panel
crate reinforced concrete con
struction, a type of building be
coming popular in the southwest
but entirely new in the north
west. The Heppner elevator will
be the first erected in the north
west, according to Roy Knapp,
construction superintendent, who
arrived the first of the week to
set the work in motion. It is pre
fabricated and shipped to point
of erection ready to be assembled
by units.
Dimensions of the new plant
as announced by Manager Smith
will be 220 feet long by 60 feet
wide. The main building will be
of low construction, while the
headhouse tower will be approxi
mately 70 feet in height
Knapp stated that a crew of
between 20 and 30 men will be
employed throughout the con
struction of the elevator.
The new plant will cover less
ground than the one lost in the
July fire but it is expected that
it will effect more efficient oper
ation. The old plant had been
built piecemeal. It will be recall
ed that the Grain Growers had
just completed a unit for the
handling of feeds and seed grain
and had planned to put it to use
on July 20, but it was never used.
Located on the site of the for
mer elevator, the new one wfU
have a capacity of 234,000 bushels.
More Than Hundred
Participate In Party
At Bucknum Cabin
More than a hundred school
kids and their chaperones return
ed to town about midnight Mon
day evening from the Bucknum
cabin up Willow creek. For the
second year the Soroptimist Club
of Heppner sponsored a Hallow
e'en party for the 7th and 8th
graders and the high school stu
dents and like the one last year,
: this was a complete success. They
were transported by trucks, leav
ing town at 7 p. m.
There was an abundance of
food, enough to generously satis
fy those healthy appetites. Huge
bonfires had been prepared the
day before with wood contributed
by Heppner Lumber Co. Roy
Quackenbush and Harold Xrwin
were there with their banjos to
provide dance music and the
woods fairly rang.
The Soroptimists were hosts for
another party recently, but this
was decidedly not so hilarious,
although most enjoyable. They
gave a card party in the Ameri
can Legion hall Thursday night
at which time 18 tables of bridge,
pinochle and canasta were at
play.
At the present time the club is
preparing boxes of clothing for
Austria and South America. They
will not be shipped until Novem
ber 15 and if others, besides
members, wish to contribute to
I these boxes the bundles may be
left at the Star theater or at the
, courthouse in care of Mrs. Joe
Hughes.