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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 11, 1951
Volume 67, Number 43
Polio Fund Drive
To Open Monday
All Oyer Oregon
Funds Depleted
By Unprecedented
Number of Cases
Thousands of Oregon polio
fighters will throw their active
support behind the annual
March of Dimes Monday in the
opening phase of a two-week
campaign for funds to carry the
heaviest burden that inantile
paralysis has ever imposed on
the American people.
Treasuries of many of Oregon's
36 chapters of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis have been emptied or badly
depleted during a year that
brought the state an unprece
dented 515 to 520 polio cases.
Three hundred and twenty-five
Oregonians were stricken in 1949
and carry-over cases from that
year, and even earlier, have add
ed to the drain on Oregon chapt
ers. The national picture was much
the same, according to Dr. E. T.
Hedlund of Portland who is serv
ing as state March of Dimes
chairman for the 13th consecu
tive year. Dr. Hedlund said that
1950 was the third straight year
of high polio incidence in this
country. More than 100,000 eases
were totalled for 1948,-1949-1950
combined or almost as many as
the entire case load for the previ
ous decade. March of Dimes
monies needed for patient care
and epidemic aid during the
three years amounted to $58,000,
000. "In this state last year," Dr.
Hedlund said, "one case alone
cost more than $12,000. Th dis
ease is always expensive, in dol
lars and cents and in human
suffering, and this is a most cru
cial point in our battle against
it. Let's all punch together to
kayo polio."
His appeal was backed by
President Truman and Governor
Douglas McKay. Mr. Truman de
clared that the battle against po
lio is "everyone's fight" and "no
victim stands- alone". Governor
McKay said that "if ever a great
humanitarian cause needed the
support of every American, the
March of Dimes is that cause and
this is the time".
Mrs. Olive Hughes, coun
ty chairman of the 1951 cam
paign, estimated that more than
50 volunteers would take part in
this year's drive in the county.
She disclosed that activities
would take many forms.
A building contractor carefully
inspected a load of lumber that
had just been delivered to him.
Then he sent this telegram to the
dealer: "knotholes received. Now
send the knots." Philadelphia
Bulletin.
City s Building Program In 1950
Improved Housing Conditions
Nothing spectacular in the
building line was experienced in
Heppner in 1950, yet according
Yeager, building inspector, the
Yeager, buildig inspector, the
lil ol' town made a fair showing.
Building permits issued by the
inspector totalled $178,468.
Building permits do not fully
represent the building activity,
Yeager explains, inasmuch as
many people go right ahead with
repairs and minor building con
struction regardless of the city
ordinance. He feels that a good
many thousands of dollars are
not accounted for in his report
and is sure the total would ex
ceed $200,000 if all were record
ed. The biggest single item of con
struction regardless of the city
ordinance. He feels that a good
many thousands of dollars are
not accounted for in his report
and is sure the total would ex
ceed $200,000 if all were recorded.
The biggest single item of con
struction was on new houses.
Permits were issued for 19
houses during the year and this
totaled $118,800. Remodeling per
mits ranked second. Thirty-five
permits were issued for this pur
pose for a total of $33,773. Two
permits, one for $5,000 and one
for $700, or $5,700 were issued
for warehouse construction. Gar
age building, home type, came to
$5,050 for seven permits. Roofs,
six permits, amounted to $4,120.
One church, the Adventist chap-
"Covered Wagon"
District Nearly
Doubled In Year
The Covered Wagon district of
the Blue Mountain Council, Boy
Scouts of America, nearly
doubled the number of Scout
units in the district during the
past year, according to Jack
Long, field Scout executive for
this district.
A new Cub Pack was organized
and registered in Lexington in
December with the Parent
Teacher's Association. New Cub
Packs were also organized in
Condon, Kinzua and Spray. A
new Scout troop is now being or
ganized in Arlington. Plans are
also being made for a new Boy
Scout Troop or Explorer Post in
Heppner. Irrigon has plans for a
new Cub Pack and Scout Troop.
At the present time Heppner has
a Cub Pack 61 sponsored by the
Heppner Parent Teachers Asso
ciation and Scout Troop 61 spon
sored by the American Legion
Post of Heppner.,
The Covered Wagon district
showed a gain in boy member
ship of one-third during 1950 as
compared to a year ago.
Mustangs Tasted
Defeat Twice In
Past Week's Play
Heppner lost its first leagued
game January 5, whea.the .Mus
tangs played Arlington there.
The team held its own with
Arlington during the first half
with the score standing 18 all at
the half. In the third quarter,
which was Heppner's downfall,
the Mustangs scored 12 points to
Arlington's 19 points. The final
score was 56 to 43 in favor of Ar
lington. Jim Prock led Heppner's scor
ers with 11 points followed by
Gary Connor with 9. Piper and
Keith Connor each scored 7. Phil
Sherrill led the Honkers with 24
points.
The Heppner "B" squad con
tinued on its winning spree by
defeating Arlington's "B" 40 to
25. Roland Taylor led the Hepp
ner scorers with 17 points. This
makes it 7 wins and no losses
for the "B" team.
ECHO TRIMS MUSTANGS
Heppner had its return game
with Echo, Saturday, January
6, and again the Mustangs got
beaten, although not by as large
a margin as in the first game.
The game was a tight contest
right up to the last five minutes
of play. The final score was 49
to 40 in favor of Echo. Keith Con
nor led the Heppner boys with 15
points, and Ramos led the Echo
scorers with 16 counters.
The Heppner "B" squad tasted
its first defeat in the entire sea
son by losing to Echo 36 to 35.
This was one of the. most thrill
ing games played all season.
Wendell Connor held the scoring
honors for Heppner with 10
points.
el, $3,000, and wiring permits,
seven, amounting to $575.00,
completed the list.
The month of May led the rest
of the months in total amount
for permits issued. February was
almost negligible, with one
small amount of wiring.
Taken by months total num
ber of permits and amounts are
as follows:
January, two permits, $3,055.
February, one wiring permit,
$47.
March, 14 permits, $22,450.
April, seven permits, $11,975.
May, 10 permits, $46,575.
June, seven permits, $15,645.
July, 11 permits, $61,554.
August, 12 permits, $37,405.
September, eight permits, $12,
300. October, nine permits, $13,240.
November, six permits, $9,650.
December, seven permits, $4,
876. New house permits were is
sued to Howard Keithley, $3,000;
Harry Duvall, $15,000; Charles
Barlow, $5,000; Floyd Borman,
$5,000; Vera Bothwell, $800; Or
ville Smith, $3,500; W. G. Wright
$6,000; B. D. Fancher, $5,000;
Clarence Moore, $4,000; Howard
Pettyjohn, $5,000; Elma Hiatt,
$5,000; Jack Loyd, $8,000; Fran
cis L. Cook, $5,000; Josephine
Mahoney Baker, $6,000; F. W,
Turner, $15,000; D. B. Spaulding,
$4,000; J. D. Halliday, $1,000;
Jack Forsythe, $7,500; Dr. Huber,
$7,000, and N. D. Bailey, $3,000,
Security of America Rests in Grass Roots
Towns, not Cities, Borleske Tells C:C
Ultimate security of America
list not in the great cities and
big industrial centers; it rests
with the grass roots communi
ties, the small cities and towns
and rural areas. That's the opin
ion of R. V. Borleske, - longtime
athletic coach and director at
Whitman college and at present
mayor of Walla Walla.
Borleske was pinch-hitting as
guest speaker for the chamber
of commerce annual banquet at
the American Legion hall Wed
nesday evening due to the in
ability of Nicholas Trebin, Hood
River business man, to be here.
The speaker stressed several
cardinal principles upon which
this nation was built and grew
to become the most powerful na
tion on earth. Among these were
faith in God going to church
and manifesting that faith in
words and deeds; getting back to
our early teachings and relying
upon them; depending on prayer
as an effective means for seeking
help from God in our trials and
afflictions. In other words, he
advocated a spiritual revival in
America as one of the most po
tent means for finding a solution
to the present world unrest.
Mr. Borleske urged that we re
new our faith in our country, to
acquire a better understanding
of the factors which make it
great. -. - T
Coming down to the small
community he pointed to the fact
that individuals have a greater
opportunity to be recognized
than they Would have in the big
city, that many of our leaders in
high places in the government
and business today were grass
roots men and women. He pled
for the kind of training that en
ables us to be on our own in
reaching important decisions, in
Local Court Visits
Neighboring Court
To discuss road matters of mu
tual interest to both counties, the
Morrow county court including
Judge Garnet Barratt and Com
missioners Ralph I. Thompson
and Russell K. Miller, drove to
Canyon City Wednesday and
conferred with the Grant county
court
Principal topic of discussion
was the proposed road into the
Monument district from the Mor.
row county side. It is proposed to
build a grade up Wall creek from
Monument to connect with and
include a road already built by
Heppner Lumber company, con
tinuing to the county line. On
improving the road from the
this end it would be a matter of
mouth of Chapin creek to the
county line. Such a road would
bring Monument and Heppner
closer together and provide a
more direct outlet for lumber and
livestock shipments from Grant
county through the Heppner rail
head.
No commitments were made at
the meeting due to the fact that
a report has been circulated that
another lumber company is con
templating building a road up
Wall creek and until something
definite is learned the courts will
stand by.
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Navy Man Claims
Bride Wednesday
Dalbert Bailey of Portland and
Adelle Hannan were married at
5 o'clock Wednesday evening at
the parsonage of the Church of
Christ. Rev. R. J. McKowen per
formed the cermony and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dobbs were attend
ants. The bride is a well known res
ident of Heppner where she has
lived for several years. Mr. Bail
ey is a seaman first class in the
navy and will return to duty in
a few days while his wife will
continue her residence here.
They are enjoying a short
honeymoon in Portland.
REVIEW OF WEDNESDAY
EVENING PROGRAMS
GIVEN SOROPTIMIST CLUB
At the regular luncheon meet
ing of the' Soroptimist Club of
Heppner this noon the highlights
of two of Wednesday night's ac
tivities were reviewed. Mrs. E. E.
Gonty reported the Parent
Teacher meeting and Mrs. C. C.
Dunham discussed the speech of
R. V. Borleske given at the
chamber of commerce banquet.
As is customary in all Soropt
imist clubs, the program was
opened with a prayer for peace
and guidance for our country.
The program for January 18
will be on hobbies, at which
time Mrs. W. C. Collins will show
several reels of their collection of
pictures.
other words, to do our own think
ing rather than have the federal
government or the state do our
thinking for us.
Discussing briefly the great
resources of the northwest, Bor
leske pointed to the fact that
within a 250 mile radius of the
mouth of Snake river lies the
greatest power potential in the
world. This country has been vic
torious in the past because it
had the greatest developed pow
er facilities. Extending the de
velopment of this great power
region means greater security for
America, he said.
Mrs. Borleske accompanied her
husband to Heppner. They re
turned to Walla Walla last night
as the mayor had to be there to
attend to the duties of his office
this morning.
Henry Tetz, outgoing president,
emceed the dinner and program.
He called upon Judge Garnet
Barratt to introduce the special
guests which included Mayor
and Mrs. R. B. Rands, Boardman;
Mayor and Mrs. Omar Rietmann,
lone; Mayor and Mrs. J. O. Tur
ner, Heppner; Commissioner and
Mrs. Ralph I. Thompson, Hepp
ner, and-ommissioner and Mrs.
Russell K. Miller, Boardman.
N. C. Anderson, program chair
man, introduced Marilyn Mona
gle and her mother. Marilyn gave
two dances, a ballet number and
a tap dance to music played on
a phonograph presided over by
Mrs. Monagle. Oliver Creswick,
accompanied by Mrs. J. O. Tur;
ner, sang Evening Star and One
Alone.
Acting as installing officer,
Henry Tetz inducted the 1951 of
ficers, including J. R. Huffman,
president; N. C. Anderson, first
vice president; J. G. Barratt, sec
ond vice president; Tom Wilson,
secretary, and Frank W. Turner,
treasurer.
About 80 people attended the
banquet which was served by
the American Legion auxiliary.
Civil Defense To
Be Planned 17th
Plans for civil defense will be
outlined and dismissed at a met
ing to be held at 7:30 p. m. Wed
nesday. January 17 at the court
house in Heppner. The nature of
the meeting is such as to war
rant a good turnout of citizens
and the sponsors or the meeting
hope to see the court room
crowded.
A coordinated plan for the
county is under consideration.
Steps in that direction have al
ready been taken in meetings
held previously at lone. This
meeting is being held to better
acquaint the citizens of Heppner
and vicinity with what is requir
ed and to report on what has al
ready been done. Representa
tives from other parts of the
county are included but it is the
desire of the sponsors to have
more Heppner people learn what
they can do to help themselves
and the community in case of
war disaster.
Booster Night
Scheduled for 17th
A "Booster night" potluck sup
per is scheduled for next Wed
nesday at 7 p. m. at the civic
center by the Junior chamber of
commerce and the Jay-Cee-ettes.
Couples interested in becoming
better acquainted with the two
organizations are invited to bring
a covered dish (main dish, salad
or dessert) to the meeting rooms
in the old pavilion.
Activities of the two groups
will be sketched briefly at separ.
ate meetings following the sup
per, then the entertainment com
mittee has planned a party for
the remainder of the evening.
President Bill Barratt of the
Junior chamber of commerce and
Mrs. John Pfoiffer, president of
the Jay Cee-ettes, are in charge
of preparations for the booster
night.
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LUTHERAN SERVICES AT
HEPPNER LEGION HALL
Arrangements have been made
by Lutherans of this and other
communities of the county to
hold services each second Sun
day in the month at the Ameri
can Legion hall in Heppner. Rev.
A. Reitz, pastor of the Lutheran
church in Hermiston will be in
charge until further notice. The
meetings will be held at 2:30 p.
m.
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ROTC INSTRUCTOR
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becket
have received word that their
son-in law, Paul McCarty, is now
stationed at Lawrence Kansas
where he is an instructor in the
Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Paul was a paratrooper in World
War II and the experience gain
ed during that period of service
is coming in handy to him as an
instructor.
Furnace Trouble
Causes Fire Alarm
An overheated furnace caused
the fire department to be called
to the post office early this af
ternoon. Fear that a fire might
be started prompted Postmaster
James Driscoll to send in a call
for the department.
The furnace failed to operate
Wednesday and the post office
force was compelled to wear
wraps during the afternoon. The
heating equipment was worked
on this morning and all appear
ed to be going well until the fur
nace developed a red heat and
refused to tame down.
Some smoke damage was done
to the recent interior paint job.
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Shamrocks Outrun
Arlington Townies
In Scoring Spree
Chalking up their ninth con
secutive victory Tuesday night,
the Heppner Shamrocks unleash
ed a barrage of baskets to run up
the highest score of the season
thus far as they drubbed the vis
iting Arlington basketeers by a
score of 90 to 69.
With a whirlwind attack in the
opening quarter the Shamrocks
jumped to a 26 to 7 lead before
the Arlington boys could stem
the tide. For the remainder of
the game the two teams battled
on even terms as they matched
basket for basket in a scoring
duel.
Hal Whitbeck and Junior
Kemp were the big guns of the
Heppner attack, with Bob Bailey
sparking the Arlington scoring.
Saturday night the Shamrocks
will meet Irrigon on the Hepp
ner floor in the third game of
their hectic series in what pro
mises to be a thriller.
Wranglers Elect
Officers For 1951
The Wranglers club met at
7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the newly
acquired club house for the an
nual election of officers. Elected
were: President, Merle Becket;
vice president, Bob Gammell;
secretary-treasurer, Frances Or-
Wick; reporter, Altha Kirk; direc
tors, Eb Hughes and Fred Mank-
in.
Use of one half of the duplex
building at tne fair grounds was
designated for the Wranglers
and the 4-H club by the fair
board. The Wranglers held a
meeting and Christmas party
there in December. Partitions
have been removed to make one
L-shaped room of moderate size.
Heating is provided by an oil
stove and a fireplace. Further)
improvements will include the
building of a kitchen in one end
and finishing throughout. Dona
tions of a kitchen stove by the
Fred Mankins and a gas refrig
erator by Crockett Sprouls were
gratefully received, and any oth
er types of furnishings will be
appreciated. Donors may contact
the president.
A barn committee was ap
pointed to establish and main
tain rules of order. Those serving
are Archie Murchison, Al Fetsch
Cornett Green and Howard Bry
ant. President Merle Becket was
presented with a gift from the
club in appreciation of his past
year's service. For entertainment,
movies of the last rodeo, Wrang
lers' activities and the Pendleton
Round-up were shown by Edwin
Dick.
Serving refreshments for the
evening were Mrs. Roy Orwick,
Mrs. Cal Sumner and Mrs. Merle
Becket.
Degree of Honor
Installs Officers
Installation of officers tor 1951
was the highlight of the Kate
Young lodge, Degree of Honor,
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Clara B.
Gertson, past state president,
was installing officer, ably as
sisted by Sylvia McDaniel, past
president, as installing usher,
and Ethelyn Pierson as past
president.
Officers installed were: Pres
ident, Adelle Hannan Bailey;
first vice president, Alice Mahon;
second vice president, Theda
Stratton; secretary, Clara B.
Gertson; treasurer, Ruth Berg
strom; usher, Dorothy Apple
gate; assistant usher, LuCella
Sorlien; inner watch, Katie Cun
ningham; outer watch, Doris
Wilson; right assistant, Ellen
Moore,; left assistant, Thelma
Cathman; color bearer, Bernice
Nash; pianist, Fern Stephens; ad
viser, to president, Ethelyn Pier
son, and the staff including Beu
lah Barkla, Hazel Hart, Jacque
line Wells, Lavina Burkenbine,
Melba Quackenbush and Edna
Fetsch.
Hostesses for the evening, Ol
ive Hughes, Hazel Hart and Fay
Munkers, served refreshments. A
wedding gift was presented to
the new president and a past
president's pin was given to the
retiring president. Corsages were
presented to the installing officers.
Tri-County Target
Area Last Quarter
Average 7.41 Inches
An average of 7.41 inches of
rainfall was recorded in what is
termed the "target area", the
Tri-County Weather Research
unit of Sherman, Gilliam and
Morrow counties, announces
Ralph Crum, president of the or
ganization. Weather stations at
Wasco, Moro, Kent, Condon,
Heppner and Arlington have re
ported for the final quarter of
1950. Reports from Morgan and
Mikkalo and the control area
have not been turned in, Crum
said.
These figures just about tally
with the report made by Leonard
Carlson on the moisture situa
tion in the Gooseberry district
County Committees
Ready to Launch
Polio Drive 15th
All is in readiness for the an
nual campaign for polio funds
scheduled to open Monday, Jan
uary 15. A meeting was held at
the court house Monday evening
at which time Mrs. Joe Hughes,
county chairman, announced
completion of committee ap
pointments, distribution of lit
erature and other supplies in
preparation for making the 1951
campaign as complete and brief
as possible.
Mrs. Hughes has asked the
postmasters in the county to act
as chairmen of their respective
communities. These include
James H. Driscoll, Heppner; Mrs.
Emma Breshears, Lexington;
Mrs. Walter Roberts, lone; Mar
tin Bauernfeind, Morgan; Mrs.
Ethel Rhoads, Cecil; Leo Root,
Boardman; Mrs. Stella Phillips,
Irrigon, and Mrs. H: C. Lesley,
Hardman.
A special committee taking
the field this year is headed by
H. L. Duvall. It is a special gift
committee, the purpose of which
is to urge those who are able to
write their checks in amounts
that will count in their income
tax statements to greatly in
crease their subscriptions. Du
vall will be assisted by the fol
lowing community chairmen:
Mrs. George Currin, Lena; Jas
per Myers, Pine City; Frank An
derson, Eightmile; O. W. Cuts
forth, Lexington; Garland Swan
son, line; Roy Lindstrom, Morg
an; Mrs. Ronald Black, Board
man, and A. C. Houghton, Irrig
on. .
Mrs. Myrtle Aiken is county
chairman for women's activities.
The Soroptimist Club of Hepp
ner has been asked to partici
pate in this division for Heppner;
Mrs. Norma Gwinn will chair
man the activities of the Tilli
cum club at Boardman, and Mrs.
James McRae is the Irrigon
chairman.
Henry Tetz and Leonard Pate
ue in charge of the March of
Dimes campaign in the schools
Df the county. Charles Buchanan
is chairman of the union drive at
the Heppner Lumber company.
Checks should be made out to
March of Dimes and mailed to
Merle Becket, Treasurer, Hepp
ner. Funds may be handed to
the chairman in your communi
ty or mailed to the treasurer.
Each donor will receive a met
al clip signifying that he has
participated in the campaign.
Another Bumper Wheat Crop
In Prospect Due to Moisture
Morrow county should produce
another bumper crop of wheat
and match if not excell other
crop records in 1951. This is bas
ed on the record rainfall exper
ienced in 1950, a complete rec
ord of which was kept by V. L.
Carlson at his ranch home in
Gooseberry.
According to Carlson's records,
his section and he speaks quite
generally for the county receiv
ed 20.58 inches of moisture in
the period January 1-December
31, 1950. Compared with 1949
when 9.15 inches of precipitation
was recorded, and the 10-year
average of 12.50, it can be read
ily understood why the natives
hereabouts are cheerful regard
ing the immediate future of agriculture.
What's Doing
In The
Legislature
By REP. GILES FRENCH
HERE WE GO AGAIN
For what the record keeping
Oregon Voter says is the ninth
time the writer is a member of
the Oregon legislature and Is
writing a column of news and
comment about it. There will be
an attempt to make this one a
little different, to try to explain
the persons who make the laws
as well as the laws.
Committees have been named
and work has begun on a long
job of legislation. It Is overshad
owed by questions about how
much we should spend and how
much we can raise to spend.
It has been a long habit in
Oregon to appoint the house
Ways and Means committee by
a certain formula. There is al
ways one man from Benton
county, (OSC) one from Lane
county (U of O) one from Mar
ion county (state institutions)
one from Portland (more state
institutions) often one from
Union or Umatilla county to look
after hospitals and schools in
that section. Other members may
be especially interested in agri
culture, military affairs, health,
or some other of the more expen
sive bureaus or may be entirely,
independent of any of them.
By this method the tax spend
ing groups are able to consoli
date their forces and appropriate
whatever money bills desired. It
is estimated that it costs the tax
payers some $10,000,000 a bien-
nium.
In Oregon the house and sen
ate ways and means committees
meet in a joint session and mon
ey bills are discussed but once
by the entire group. This method
evades the two house advantages
usually given as one of the good
things about democratic form of
government. As a matter of fact
the joint ways and means com
mittee sits as a judicial board
on requests of bureau and insti
tution heads because ways and
means bills are seldom reviewd
by the legislature. They are
brought in late and rushed thru
without debate and with little
information.
It is a bad system and tax
payers should see that it is
changed.
Old friends and old enemies
have met and revived contacts
and there is evidence that actual
legislating will begin shortly.
Nothing important will be done
soon but some bills going thru
the mill will make it possible to
learn about how the land lies
for the important ones.
This year the senate reduced
committees to 20 which changed
the old theory that every senator
should have a chairmanship.
The house has 25 which it has
had for some sessions.
The house policy appears to be
that committee chairmen and
members of taxation and ways
and means shall have but one
other committee. This has re
duced the number of experienced
men to fill committees and the
number of members on committ
ees has been reduced. Several
committees are very weak and
would be greatly strengthened if
more use was made of exper
ienced members who have al
ways been capable of taking
care of three or four committees.
Oddly enough the governor
and the president of the senate
and the speaker of the house are
all from a small area in the Wil
(Continued on page 6)
Broken down to a monthly ba
sis, Carlson's report reveals the
following figures: January, 3.38;
February, 2.61; March, 1.49; Ap
ril, .96; May, .95; June, 2.95; Ju
ly, .0; August, .38; September,
.33; October, 3.22; November,
1.97 and December, 2.34.
The report calls attention to
the fact that precipitation since
August 1 amounted to 7.83 inch
es. Of this amount .625 of an
inch was credited to ice and
snow in December. It must be re
membered that considerable
snow fell in January and Febru
ary, when 5.99 inches of precip
itation were measured, but aside
from those two months the bulk
of the moisture has been due to
rainfall.