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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 19, 1950
Volume 67, Number 3 1
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Fewer Deer Roam
limbered Areas of
Heppner Country
Sportsmen Report
Lighter Kill During
Current Season
Lots of hunting but no shoot
ing might have been the best
way of reporting on the current
deer hunting season in this sec
tion, if the reports of hunters are
a criterion and who should
more about the situation?
A discussion of the game sit
uation occupied the time at the
chamber of commerce luncheon
Monday noon. President Henry
Tetz said the annual turnover
from hunting was sufficient to
warrant the assumption that it
comprises an industry and as
such merited some comment.
Several sportsmen contributed
to the discussion headed by Dr.
L. D. Tibbies, president of the
Morrow County Hunters and An
glers club.
Tibbies expressed the belief
that several factors were involv
ed in the depletion of the game
animals. Shortage of feed in the
mountains combined with two
long, hard winters has caused a
definite loss and the evident
lack in sportsmanship on the
part of hunters is responsibTe'Ior
a considerable mortality among
the deer. A desire to shoot wild
game leads many hunters to take
practice shots at deer out of
season, particularly the elk sea
son. Local hunters have reported
seeing numerous carcasses of the
smaller animals during and after
Elk season.
Another angle to the decrease,
Tibbies thought, might be due
to a tendency of the animals to
migrate periodically. He said
that in conversation witih some
of the earlier settlers he had
learned that when some of them
came here there were more deer
on the open ranges than in the
timbered areas. As settlers came
in the deer moved back to the
seclusion of the timber. In the
current season several bands
have been observed in the open
country, some as far north as the
Morgan section. He expressed
the thought that it might be a
cycle and that in a few years the
game situation could be brought
back to a satisfactory stat.us.
Glpnn Parsons, ranger for the
Heppner district of the Umatilla
national forest, discussed the for
est, discussed the forage condi
tion as it affects the game ani
mals. He called attention to the
fact that juniper and brush limbs
have been stripped as far as the
animals can reach in the dry
season and that when the snow
comes they are unable to obtain
enough forage of this nature to
sustain them. In long cold spells,
without sufficient food to main
tain the proper body heat, they
fall victims to the freezing tem
peratures. Parsons feels that the
bulk of the depletion is due to
starvation, or winter kill.
Judge Garnet Barratt defended
the stockmen so far as over
stocking the summer range is
concerned and stated .that the
deer come out of the mountains
in search of food in the winter
time. Approximately 200 head
were counted on his Butter creek
range last winter,1 he said.
L. E. Blsbee agreed with the
others relative to the shortage of
game animals and felt that the
bird population is also dropping
off inasmuch as his efforts so far
had netted him two pheasants.
Remedies were not offered at
this time but it was felt that a
study of the situation should be
conducted with a view to find
ing a solution.
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Easter Sells Grill To
Mr. and Mrs. L. Moyer
A deal that has been pending
several weeks was consummated
Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Moyer took over operation of
Easter's Grill in the Hotel Hepp
ner building. The new owners
took possession Sunday morning.
Mrs. Moyer has been cooking at
the grill for several months and
Mr. Moyer has been operating a
truck hauling lumber from the
Big Four Lumber plant at Mon
ument to the Heppner Lumber
company plant in Heppner.
Manuel Easter started the grill
about 15 months ago and it has
proved a popular eating place,
not only providing convenient
service for patrons of the hotel
but serving the public in general.
Easter has not revealed his
plans for the future,
Increased Rainfall Deemed
Reason For Supporting Work
Of 3-County Research Group
With ideal conditions for cloud
seeding this past week, directors
of the Tri-County Weather Re
search report that silver iodide
seeding by ground generators
was being carried on through
provisions of the contract recent
ly completed with Water Resour.
ces Development Corporation.
Meteorologists operating these
ground generators hoped for a
100 percent increase of normal
precipitation, but actual results
had npt been evaluated in time
for publication this week. '
A sliding scale formula for pay
ing for this artificial precipita
tion was worked out some time
ago, after long study on the best
method of paying for precipita
tion as needed. The sliding scale
worked out between R, T. Beau
mont, meteorologist, . Oregon
State college and meteorologists
of the Water Resources Develop
ment Corporation provides for
minimum and bonus payments
according to rainfall received.
Minimum payments amount to
$15,000 with bonus payments not
to exceed $40,000. Thi3 payment
will cover the period September
1, 1950 to June 30, 1951. One hun.
dred niney five percent of nor
mal precipitation is required to
reach the ceiling payment of
Worthless Checks
Net "Artists" $150
For Evening's Work
Peace officers of the region are
on the lookout for two check wri
ters whose only assets appear to
be their nerve following a "run"
on some Heppner business firms
late Friday evening. Victims of
the sharpers were Dorsey Miller
at Cal's Tavern, the J. C. Penney
company and the Humphreys
Drug company.
Ophfea Baker and an accom
plice blew into town and wasted
no time in going to work. It ap
pears that Baker wrote the
checks am) the accomplice took
them out and got the money,
making small purchases and of.
fering a $50 check in each in
stance. Learning of their error
when the bank opened Saturday
morning the victims called the
authorities and by that time the
"birds" had flown to parts un
known. Local officials have no record
of Baker's accomplice but Baker
has quite a record and it is felt
that the pair will be apprehend
ed before too long.
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LOCAL SOROPTIM1STS
CLUB U.N. CHAIRMAN SPEAKS
"What the United Nations Is
Doing for the Status of Women"
was the title of the talk made by
Mrs. Grace Nickerson. at the
meeting of the Soroptimist club
or Heppner this noon. Mrs. Nick
erson is United Nations chair
man for the local organization
and with her report the Soropti
mist club of Heppner acknow
ledged the onenine of United Na-
tion's week, Specifically United
nations day will be observed on
Tuesday, October 24.
Plans were completed for a
card party with bridge, canasta
and pinochle being offered as the
evening's entertainment. This is
scheduled for October 24 at the
Legion hall at 8 d. m. The nrn-
ceeds from this activity will be
used by the Soroptimists in de
fraying the expenses incurred in
tne annual Hallowe'en party for
junior and senior high schoolers
The Hallowe'en party is an an
nual project of the club women
and no time, thought or expense
Is spared in makiner it a hie eve-
ning for the young people.
Representative Henry Peterson
will be guest speaker at the next
meeting of the Sororjtimist rlnh
October 26. He will discuss the
measures on the ballot of the
forthcoming election and all pluh
members will bring their copies
of the Voters Pamphlet.
Miss Leta Humphreys, one of
the charter members of the club
was in attendance today for the
first time since her painful ex
periences with a broken leg. With
the aid of a cane she gets around
very well.
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MOVING TO HERMISTON
Announcement was made this
week that Paul McCoy has re
signed as pharmacist at the
Humphreys Drug Company and
is preparing to move to Hermis
ton. It. is understood that he has
purchased an acreage tract near
$55,000.
Increased rainfall is determin
ed by the ratio which exists be
tween rainfall in the tri-county
area and 37 weather stations out
side the area, and the actual
rainfall in the area during seed
ing operations. (
In order to receive the maxi
mum payment the ratio must be
one which has never occurred in
the last 20 years and the total
rainfall 195 percent of normal.
Farmers contributing to this
project are happy over the for
mula method and are looking
forward to results of cloud seed
ing. With the long time normal
average rainfall for October be
ing 1.12 inches and with approxi
mately this amount falling the
first half of the month, there of
fers the possibility of a good in
crease over normal this month.
With these prospects for in
creased moisture this growing
season, farmers who have contri
buted to the project are happy
and can feel the returns many
times that contributed, while
those who have not contributed
are beginning to realize now is
the time for doing so, reports
Ralph Crum, chairman of the Tri.
County Weather Research.
Mustangs Prepare
Tropical Reception
For Fossil Falcons
By MELVIN PIPER
Heppner's Mustangs, fresh
from an unimpressive battle with
Umatilla, will attempt to run
their victory string to three this
Friday afternoon at 2:15 on Ro
deo field.
Fossil's coach, Al Daniels, and
Coach Hal Whitbeck were team
mates on the Pacific university
squad in 1947-48 and have their
squads "high" in an attempt to
pilot them to victory. The Fossil
team runs from the spectacular
winged'T" which emphasizes
speed and a strong passing at
tack. Heppner runs from a com
bination single wing formation
with an unbalanced line for
power.
Coach Whitbeck hopes to have
his team in much better mental
attitude from the lapse suffered
in the second half of the game
with Umatilla. Most of the Hep.
pner boys when asked if they
were going to let down as they
did in the Umatilla game said
We had better not."
Game time is 2:15 p. m. We
want to see you there.
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Heppner's Graders
Bring Home Pair of
Victories in Row
Heppner ponies, the grade
school football team, has played
successfully so far this season,
going away from home twice and
scoring a victory on each occa
sion.
Playing the eighth grade B
team on Washington field tin
Pendleton September 28, the Po
nies, working a combination of
running plays and passes rolled
up a score of 27 to opponents'
nothing. At the half, Lyle Jen
sen had made one touchdown on
a running play. Mollahan con
verted for the extra point and
followed with a touchdown and
a point on his own account. Be
ginning the second half Molla
han made the touchdown and
Jensen the extra point. Jensen
threw a pass to Kononen for a
touchdown. Try for point failed.
Although outplayed, the Pendle
ton players showed good sports
manship. PONIES 27, CONDON 7
In an eight-man game at
Condon October 14, the Ponies
carried off the honors to the tune
of 27-7. Mollahan made a touch
down first half, score 7-0. The
initial half was ragged through
out but in the second half the
team clicked and three goals and
two extra points were recorded.
Blocking and tackling were poor
er than in the Pendleton game.
The eight-man line-up includ
ed Monagle, center; Marlatt,
right guard; Hayes, right end;
Grady, left guard; Kononen, left
end; Mollahan, fullback; Jen
sen and Haguewood, halfbacks.
The Ponies have two more
games scheduled, Pendleton Oc
tober 28 and Hermiston Novem
ber 14, both here.
town and will be a combination
farmer-pharmacist from here on
out. He has secured employment
as a pnarmacist in one of the
drug stores in Hermiston.
Campaign Opens
To Raise Fund For;
Community Chest '
Plans have been completed for
launching the annual communi
ty chest campaign in the county,
Dr. C. C. Dunham, chairman an
nounced this morning. Directors
are being contacted in other dis
tricts and the Soroptimist club
of Heppner has consented to
again conduct the campaign
here.
The quota for this year is
$2,238. Of this amount $900 goes
to the state community chest for
distribution among the several
beneficiaries coming under its
jurisdiction, and the balance will
be used locally. Chief beneficiar
ies from the local fund are the
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls. Each of these groups
receive specified amounts and
the remainder of the fund is re
served for projects, relief and
otherwise, deemed worthy.
Morrow county did not live up
to its reputation for 100 percent
co-operation last year and it is
hoped the 1950 campaign will
put it back on that 'level.
J. R. Huffman is continuing to
serve as treasurer on the general
committee.
Saturday Night Storm
Rather "Unusual" For
This Time of Year
Thunderstorms in mid-October
are not "usual" in this part of
the country and the natives are
apt to view such procedings of
nature with alarm until it is
learned that no damage was
done and that actual benefits
have been derived.
According to Len Gilliam, local
observer, .39 of an inch of mois
ture fell in the brief but heavy
shower that passed over Hepp
ner and the foothills country.
Sections farther morth were not
visited by the thunder storm but
copious showers fell later in the
night.
Up to today the total precipi
tation for Heppner has been 1.91
inches. The prospect is for more
rain and the total can easily ex
ceed two inches before November
1.
P-TA Sponsoring
Benefit Dance 27th
An old time square dance party
is scheduled for Friday evening,
October 27 at the Legion hall in
Heppner. This will be a benefit
function sponsored by the Hepp
ner Parent -Teachers association.
Each year the P-TA is con
fronted with a need for funds
for promotion of its many activ
ities. Money is needed for the
room funds donated after each
meeting to the room having the
most parents present. A scholar
Ship is offered each year to a
deserving senior who aspires to
become a teacher. Money is
needed foir delegates to thate
PTA convention, as well as other
activities.
An old time dance is scheduled
for the near future.
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COMMUNITY CHEST
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Sweepstakes Champion
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This is Victory Domino 21,
sweepstakes champion at the
1950 Morrow county fair. The
property of Floyd Worden of
Eightmile, he was purchased at
a sale in Walla Walla where .he
Film Shown Here
Depicts Progress
Of Power Industry
A motion picture film of unus
ual interest was enjoyed by a
few local citizens Monday after
noon when Roy Vernstrom, ad
vertising manager and Ray Ste
vens, assistant advertising man
ager for the Pacific Power &
Light company presented it at
the local office of the company.
Vernstrom explained that the
film was prepared as a public
relations activity to acquaint the
people of the territory served by
the PP&L with the type of ser
vice given and the facilities back
of that service. Located as its
plants are in some of the nation's
rarest scenic spots, the film is of
great interest from a scenic na
ture as well as educational from
the industry standpoint.
It was revealed that since the
Pacific Power & Light company
attained an independent status
purchasers of preferred and
common stock have reached a
total of approximately 15,000 in
the area served. The company is
spending large sums in improve
ments and extensions in an ef
fort to keep abreast of the grow
ing demands for electric service.
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Cardinals Dunked
20-13 By Powerful j
Weston "Eighters" '
Friday the 13th proved to be
jinx for the lone Cardinals as
they met the Tigers of Weston.
The Weston powerhouse rolled
over the lone 8 with a decision
of 20 to 13.
Freshman Duane Baker made
the first score of the game early
in the first quarter. Gene Doherty
place kicked the conversion.
Weston countered with a goal
with Ray Ely packing the pig
skin. Halftime score, 7-6.
The Cardinals took another
stride forward when Johnnie
Bristow knocked down a pass of
Charles Franklin's. Gene Doher
ty caught the pass and ran for a
TD. The extra point failed.
Still in the third quarter the
Tigers inspired by Ely ran an
other goal. The extra point tied
the ball game at 13 all. The final
score came in the last few min
utes of the game when Ray Ely
again ran a touchdown play and
a conversion.
Donald Eubanks , who sparked
the Cardinals with his exception
al playing, suffered a broken col
lar bone early in the fourth
quarter.
Physician Flies Here
For Consultation
Dr. George Woodruff, Portland
physician, was a caller at the
Pioneer Memorial hospital in
Heppner Saturday afternoon. He
came in response to a call from
Dr. E. E. Ladd of Condon who
brought a patient to the hospital
in a serious condition.
Dr. Woodruff engaged a plane
to bring him here, the pilot be
ing Stanley Harris. The return
trip was made as soon as the
consultation was over.
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Mrs. Sadie M. Sigsbee and Mrs.
Agnes Curran entertained Thurs
day evening with a surprise card
party at the Sigsbee home com
plimenting Mrs. Henry Happold
on the occasion of her birthday.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. F.' W.
Turner, Mr .and Mrs. La Verne
Van Marter, Mr. and. Mrs. W. O.
at County Fair
was champion in the two-year
old class. The big boy tips the
beam at 2100 pounds and could
carry 400 pounds more without
too much difficulty, his owner
says.
Homecoming, Rally
Day Happy Occasion
For Church People
Homecoming and rally day
were observed Sunday at the
Church of Christ with special
services and a pot luck dinner at
noon. A program followed when
letters were read from Martin B.
Clark, former pastor, now located
in Osaka, Japan who told of his
work at the Osaka seminary
where he is an instructor; and
from Mrs. Emma Gemmell of
Salem who celebrated her 89th
birthday the past week at the
home of her son Paul Gemmell.
Those present Sunday from out-of-town
included Rev. John Run
yan and daughter Lillie and son
Darrell, Toppenish, Wash, and
their guest, Miss Betty June Kim
mell; Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen of
The Dalles; Mrs. Frank Engel
man of lone; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Forquer, (Anna Keithley) Walla
Walla; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rood,
Elgin; Rev. and Mrs. Milton Bo
wer, Burns; Dr. J. Perry Conder,
Milton;. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Al
bert and daughters, La Grande;
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger
and family, Miss Darlene Balt
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Hughes of Lexington.
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Farm Bureau Folk
To Meet Monday at
Rhea Creek Grange
An important meeting has
been slated by the Morrow coun
ty farm bureau for Monday eve
ning, October 23. The group will
meet at the Rhea creek grange
hall at 8 p. m.
A discussion of resolutions to
be presented at the state federa
tion of farm bureaus will occupy
the program time. This will be
followed by election of officers
for the ensuing year.
E. Markham Baker of lone has
served as president the past year,
with Mrs. Baker acting as secre
tary. They feel the meeting Mon.
day evening will be of sufficient
importance to warrant a full at
tendance of the membership.
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Winners of Pomona
Canning Contest at
Boardman Awarded
Winners of the canning contest
sponsored by the Morrow county
Pomona grange were chosen at
the recent meeting of the Pomo
na at Greenfield grange in
Boardman.
Pears, Margaret Hamilton first,
Mrs. Ray Drake second; huckle
berries, Mrs. E. C. Heliker first;
raspberries, Margaret Thorpe,
second; dewberries, Margaret
Hamilton third; jelly, Margaret
Hamilton first and second.
Among visitors at the meeting
were Elmer McClure, state mas
ter and Charles Wicklander, ag
ent for Grange Mutual Life Co.
After a bountiful dinner serv
ed by Greenfield grange, the fol.
lowing program was enjoyed:
Song by group; reading, Lexing
ton, Alda Troedson; talk on UN
flag, Mrs. Maud Caswell; song,
Greenfield grange, Margaret
Thorpeand Mary Marlow; talk on
world situation and problems,
State Master McClure; reading,
Willows grange, Pat Townsend;
talk on Grange Mutual Life,
Charles Wicklander.
The Pomona degree was given
to nine Greenfield subordinates.
Willows grange will be host to
the next Pomona, scheduled for
January 6, 1951.
George, Mrs. J. D. Palmer, Mrs.
Bert Kane, Mrs. Betty Bradford,
Mrs. O. G. Haguewood and Mrs.
Lester Wyman. Refreshments
were served.
Heppner Wins From
Umatilla By 13
Point Advantage
Mustangs Still Not
Too Impressive
Say Observers
Heppner high school's Mustang
football squad looked good and
not so good, acocrding to eyewit
ness reports following the game
with Umatilla Friday afternoon
on the river town's field. The
game was won by fast work and
good thinking in the first half,
with Piper, right half, scoring
the first touchdown on a two-yard
plunge, followed soon by Peck,
left half, on a four-yard gain
through the right side of the line,
and ,the third TD by Smith
quarterback, who took an 18-yard
pass from Piper.
Piper kicked the conversion on
the first touchdown but couldn't
follow through on the others.
Umatilla scored a lone touch
down on a long pass in back of
Heppner's defensive right half
back. With the second half fadeout
at Umatilla in mind, Coach Hal
Whitbeck and his squad have
been working to overcome that
tendency in preparation for the
meeting with Fossil here tomor
row. The team came through the
encounter with no more than the
usual bumps and briuses and
with the exception of Fullback
Jack Sumner will be at full
strength.
Telephone Co. To
Install Dial System
In lone By Spring
Plans to improve and extend
telephone service in lone are
moving ahead, according to an
announcement by Pacific Tele
phone that a lot has been pur
chased and construction of a new
dial office is to be started in the
near future.
The new building, a 12x16 foot
frame structure, will be erected
on a 50 x 100 foot site purchased
from former Morrow County
Judge Bert Johnson, on the north,
east corner of Second and Birch
streets.
Telephone Manager D. A.
Short said it is hoped the build
ing can be completed by some
time in December, before the bad
weather sets in. Installation of
the new dial switching equip
ment is scheduled to start in
Februray, and present plans call
for the new dial system to be in
operation by late March.
Under the new system, all ma
nual telephones in lone will be
replaced with dial sets, and
customers will be able to dial lo
cal numbers directly. Long dis
tance and "assistance" calls will
be placed by dialing the red "O"
for operator. These calls will be
answered and completed by op
erators at the Arlington switch
board. Another service improvement
feature under the new dial sys
tem, according to Short, is that
customers on four-party and
eight-party lines will hear only
one otner ring. Two-party cus
tomers will hear only their own
ring.
Third Class Of Five
Inductees Called To
Report October 24
A class of five inductees has
been called to reoort to the draft
board Tuesday, October 24, Jack
Combs, secretary, announced on
Wednesday. The men are from
Gilliam and Morrow counties
and include William Walter
White, registered from Cecil but
at present in Sioux City, Iowa;
Howard Doyle Key, Heooner; Ar
thur William Wickland, Arling
ton; Richard Dell Allstott, lone,
and Wayne Edgar Carr, Olex.
A contingent of six men was
called October 4. In this group
were Harvey Dent, Mitchell; Ar-
He Robert Curtiss, ArlinEton:
James Allen Lovette, Boardman;
Floyd Robert Breeding. Lexine-
ton; Gunnar Alf Skoubo, Board-
man and Delmer Richard Bus
chke, Heppner.
Combs was at a loss to know
why some of the physicians in
this district had not registered
and offered the information that
anyone subject to registration
should get in touch with his of
fice in Condon at once.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cower of
Portland were week-end Kuests
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Becket.