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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 29, 1950
Volume 67, No. 15
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Big Rock Flat Site
Scene of Warfare
By Air Squadron
16 Planes Battle
Spruce Budworm
Over 180,000 Acres
While the world watches hour
ly for news that will give some
hint as to the outcome in Korea,
the state department of forestry
and the United States Forest Ser.
vice are watching the results of
a different type of warfare, al
though airplanes are playing the
principle role. It is the war to
Tid the forests of the spruce bud
worm and other destructive pests,
funds for which were voted by
Congress early this year after
an appeal by the forest services
and lumbermen's associations of
northwest areas.
Sixteen planes of the Central
Aircraft Company of Yakima,
Washington are based on the
newly developed landing field
on Big Rock Flat in the west end
of the Heppner district of the
TWal
Umu rt'l I jl,,,N'atiwi8i' forest
is one of five areas to be treat
ed in the budworm campaign
and comprises 180,000 acres of
state, national and private for
est land. The planes, when con
ditions are right, can cover be
tween 20,000 and 25,000 acres
daily. Some delay is being ex
perienced due to slow develop
ment of the budworms, and it
may require a little longer to
complete the job than had been
planned.
Headquarters of the budworm
control have been set up in one
of the CCC hoifses on the county
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dispatcher and Wilbur Engstrom,
entomologist coordinate, the work.
Wednesday when a press repre
sentative called at the office he
found Dwight Phipps, assistant
state forester and L. C. Morehead,
district supervisor on forest pro
tection, Salem, in conference with
Berg and Engstrom While there
Engstrom displayed a phial of
uuuwuuiu lie iiau
area. These speciments are tak
en regularly to determine wheth
er certain acreages are ready for
siwaying. The budworms have
to emerge from the bud before
the spray will catch them and
it ln t U n nnttmA nirlL't'c Iflh In
determine when conditions are
right.
Contract for the 14,000 gallons
of gasoline to be consumed on
the job was awarded to the Port
land Motor Transport company
whose president, Mervin . Len
nington, has taken personal su
pervision in making the de
liveries. Two and throe truck
trailer outfits have heen coming
in at a time.
Up to the present the work
has been going smoothly. It is
hazardous flying, as witness the
loss of a spray plane in the Wal
la Walla district the fore part
of the week, resulting in the loss
of two or three lives.
Exact figures on the cost of
the spraying campaign have not
been secured to date, but enough
has been learned about the job
that officials feel free to declare
that the cost will be under $1
per acre, probably 95 cents.
Wednesday afternoon a dele
gation of forest officials and
others arrived in Heppner and
later went to the scene of the
spraying operations. In the party
were James Nugent and Charles
E. Rice from Washington, D. C;
Alex Janeick of the division of
timber management, Portland;
Robert Furness, entomologist;
Glenn Jorgenson of the division
of timber management, Pendle
ton, and Larry Soller, regional
forest service pilot.
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RETURNING TO COLLEGE
William McCaleb Jr. has re
signed as chief clerk at the Hepp
ner post office as of July 1. He
is on his vacation and will not
return to the job. "Billy" will
re-enter Oregon State college in
the fall and complete a course
in fish and wildlife management.
He had a year or so at the col
lege prior to the war (World
War II).
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Bud Terry is here from Beaver
ton and for the present is visit
ing his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs, Keith Sluyter,
DON'T FORGET BIG DANCE
AT NEW FAIR PAVILION
THIS SATURDAY EVENING
Those who have special in
vitations will be there but the
fair board wants it understood
that the public is invited to the
big opening dance at the new
fair pavilion Saturday evening.
The main thing to remember is
that if you have not received a
written invitation you will be
expected to pungle up one
buck (or SI. to be specific).
The written invitations were
sent out as a courtesy to those
who in any way participated
in or contributed to the con
struction of the pavilion.
There will be both old-time
and modern dancing a big
time for everybody.
4-H Summer School,
Students Report on
Jaunt to Corvallis
About the greatest single at
traction for 4-H summer school
students making the trip to Cor
vallis nowadays is the Gill sta
dium on the campus of Oregon
State college. The more than
1900 4-Hers and all of the faculty
and chaperons filled only a
small part of this campus colus-
SUS Tppari-N-C. AmlerxflBn Alar,
row county agricultural agent
and two of the students, Joanne
Bothwell and Jimmie Green.
Anderson introduced the young
people 'to the chamber of com
merce Monday noon, first giving
an outline of the work accom
plished in the 10-day session as
well as reciting some of the dif
ficulties of transportation ex
perienced in getting the young
sters and their baggage to and
from Corvallis.
The young people gave reports
that showed they had little time
to get into mischief. Both were
although young Green thinks it
costs a feller auite a bit tor
makine mistakes in table eti
quette, there being a small fine
assessed for each such mistake.
Mrs. O. G. Crawford displayed
some of the table decoratons the
Soroptimist Club of Heppner will
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hote ,n SeaUle next Thurs.
night on the occas,on of
Soroptimist Convention. The
local club was limited to lumber
and wheat so the decorations
for 10 tables will represent these
two industries so important to
Morrow county. There are mini
combines! trucl s, elevators
log ponds and even mountain
scenes with logging operations.
The men present were not allow.
ed to play with the toys, so
their interest in the exhibit
waned.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies reported on
the Shrine convention which he,
John Lane and Harry Van Horn
attended in Los Angeles last
week. It was a stupendous affair
and attracted no less than 150,
000 Shriners from all parts of the
United States. Hotels were over
taxed and latecomers without
reservations had to go a long
way out to find accommodations.
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P. O. to Close at
5 P. M. Hereafter
In compliance with recommen
dations of a post office inspector
who visited the Heppner post
office June 24, the closing time
for outgoing mail will bo 6:00
p.m. effective July 1, 1950, an
nounces James Driscoll, post
master. Window service will terminate
at 5:30 p.m.
It is estimated that approxi
mately 350 manpower hours will
be saved annually by the above
changes, which are in line with
the Postmaster General's orders
to effect economies In operation
wherever possible.
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Ed Dick Returned
To School Board
In a school election that lack
ed the interest displayed in the
rural school board elections, L.
E. Dick was returned to the
board of district No. 1 Monday of
last week.
Mrs. Oscar George having de
clared she would not be a candi
date for another term, Dick's
name was placed in nomination
and he was elected with only
minor opposition.
The board now Includes Har
old Bocket, Barton Clark and
Dick, with Mrs. Paul Warren as
clerk. This is Mr. Dick's second
I hitch as director.
Queen Joan and Her
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Reading from left to right,, bottom row: Princess Jane Seehafer, Queen Joan Hisler, Princess Bet
ty Graves. Top: Princesses Evelyn Miller and Kathryn Campb ell.
Reigning over Morrow County's
Fair and Rodeo to be held Sep
tember 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Heppner
will be Queen Joan Hisler and
her princesses Evelyn Miller of
Boardman, Jane Seehafer of
lone, Kathryn Campbell of Rhea
Creek, and Betty Graves of Lex
ington. Pert, blond and 20, Queen Joan
is a veteran of Royalty. At the
age of five she was Queen of
the Camas Prairie Cowboy Con
vention held at Ukiah the 4th
of July in 1935. In 1945 she was
a princess of the Heppner Rodeo
to Queen Colleen I, and last year
she was a Homecoming Princess
Mothers Asked To
Organize Watching
Service af City Pool
"A loss of woman-power" in
the duplication of mothers watch
ing their small-fry at the wad
ing pool leads the Jay Cee-ettes
to suggest scheduling mothers to
be responsible for the pool on
weekdays from 3 till 5. Mrs.
Maivin Smith, Mrs. John Pfeiffer,
and Mrs. Jim Hager, the organi
zation's committee, ask mothers
willing to take their turn watch
ing the pool occasionally during
those hours to contact them. Mrs.
Smith's telephone number is
2744.
Mrs. Edwin Dick was elected
for the three-year term on the
Jay Cee-ette Kindergarten com
mittee at the meeting last Wed
nesday night. Mrs. Don Walker
was chosen as vice-president,
and Mrs. Bill Farra and Mrs.
Marvin Smith as directors to
complete the list of officers for
the current year.
Mrs. Jack Estberg and Mrs.
Edwin Dick were appointed as
the organization's representatives
on the Park Board by Mrs. John
Pfeiffer, president.
A number of guesls were pres
ent at the meeting, which was
held at the home of Mrs. John
Pfeiffer with Mrs. Everett Keith
ley as co-hostess.
The Jay Cees are responsible
for the eats at the next potluck,
to be held at the Bill Barratt
ranch on July 19.
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Baker Soroptimist
Installs Officers
For Heppner Club
Friday evening saw the third
group of officers installed to
serve the Soroptimist Club of
Heppner in a meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
George. Mrs. Etta Cunning, of
Baker, past regional director, was
present to do the insalling and
inducted the following officers:
Mrs. Frances Mitchell, president;
Mrs. Grace Nickerson, vice presi
dent; Mrs. John Saager, treasur
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Royal Court
at Eastern Oregon College of
Education at La Grande where
she will be a junior next fall.
Her sister Francine, an '18-year
old graduate from Heppner high
school last year, has been a prin
cess for the Heppner Rodeo and
is a princess thi,s year of the
Pendleton RoundJp to Queen
Kathryn." ' - "
A veteran ranch girl too, Queen
Joan has lived all her life on the
stock ranch of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Hisler, on Little
Butter Creek. Her grandparents
on both sides, the late Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Hisler Sr. and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Monahan of Heppner,
Landing Field and Planes On Big Rock Flat
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This picture shows planes of
the Central Aircraft Company ol
Yakima on the landing strip at
Big Rock Flat. The landing field
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Office of the Chief Dispatcher
In one of the houses built by
the Civilian Conservation Corps
on what is now the Morrow Conn-
ty Fair and Hodeo grounds, the
State Department of Forestry has
were early stockmen in this
area. During the rodeo Joan will'
ride her strawberry roan quarter
horse, "Lucky."
In her four years at Heppner
high school, Queen Joan was a
member of the Pep club, Student
Council, played in the band and
on the volleyball team and was
yell leader for two years. She
was editor of the school paper
and treasurer of the Student
Body in 1948 and was delegate
to Girl's State, representing the
Heppner American Legion in
1947. She received the Honor
Plaque for the class of '48.
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was made necessary to accom-
modate planes for the spruce
budworm spraying campaign but
will be kept in condition for
set up headquarters for the bud-
worm campaign and here we find
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Dispatcher Allen Berg at the
switchboard.
Despondent Man
Commits Suicide
By Shooting Self
Monroe Turner
Chose Spot Along
Highway to End All
Despondent over poor health,
Monroe Turner ended his life by
shooting himself shortly after
8:30 Wednesday morning. Friends
had greeted him on Main street
shortly after 8 o'clock and did
not notice any change in his
demeanor. He got in his car
about 8:30 and drove down the
highway to a point near where
the Blackhorse road takes off
and parking his car just off the
roadway, stepped out of the car
with his 30 caliber rifle, placed
the butt of the rifle on the run
way, leaned over the barrel and
pulled the trigger. The body
slumped over face downward as
if he had gotten down to look
under the car and at least one
motorist passed by thinking that
was what was going on.
Andy VanSchoiack passed
along shortly after the shooting
and rushed to the court house
to notify Sheriff Bauman who im.
mediately contacted Coroner Mc
Murdo and they went together
to the scene. After examining
the premises and establishing the
tact of self-destruction the offi
cers called the Phelps Funeral
Home to remove the body. Sher
iff Bauman also informed Mr.
Turner's sons, Lowell at Pilot
Rock and Noland at Bend.
Mr. Turner had been a resi
dent of Heppner for 31 years. He
was born in Verlin county, Mo.
October 1, 1884. He is survived
by two sons, Lowell of Pilot
Rock and Noland of Bend; one
brother, Willy Turner, who re
sides in Kansas, and one sister,
Mrs. Inez Stanley of Ava, Mo.
There are seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2:30
o'clock p. m. Saturday from the
Phelps Funeral Home rhanpl
with interment in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery.
emergency landings and possible
future forest spraying, although
it is hoped that the present job
will be a "war to end war" on
The Head Man of The
Mervin Lenninger, president
of the Portland Motor Transport
Co., is here seen with his assVst-
an fl Mf naye ond
ham. checker for the Oregon
Good Time
In Store For
Everybody
lone Post No. 97, American Le
gon has not claimed that the
eagle will scream at lone next
Tuesday, but the Legion boys
assert without qualification that
they have paved-the way for
everybody to have a good time
at their celebration.
The main thoroughfare has
been decorated with holiday
banners and a holiday atmos
phere pervades the little city
once the egg capital of eastern
Oregon. The turf field where
most of the events will be held
during the day is all spruced
up and will be most inviting if
the present brand of weather
holds up until after the 4th.
A parade depicting life in Mor
row county will open the day's
activities at 10 a.m. There will
be races to fill in the time be
fore the big potluck dinner.
Ample time will be allowed for
the dinner and the cleanup after
wards, before the baseball game
between the Mission Legion
Indians and the lone team starts.
This will be followed by a soft
fcall game in which the Indians
will again supply the competi
tion in crossing bats with the
lone softball team. The games
will occupy a good share of the
afternoon and after the dinner
hour, when darkness begins to
hover over the land, there will
be fireworks on the turf field.
Weather permitting, the dance
will be held on the tennis courts
south of the school building.
Should the weather not be favor,
able for open air dancing, this
feature will be transferred to the
Legion hall, which is always
ample.
lone folks say, why travel long
distances on crowded highways
at a risk to both the human car
go and the car when a good old-
fashioned celebration awaits the
people right here at home.
the pests,
The pictures in this group were
taken by the Oregon Department
of Forestry.
Works
state board of forestry, setting
un thfl . ,h
"P h9 PUmp 0r l0admg he ai".
planes wlth gag. storag, tank
at edge of Held.