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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 5, 1951
Volume 68, Number 16
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Harvest Started in
County, Prospects for
Bumper Crop Good
Indications are that Morrow
county will have one of its best
wheat crops in years, according
to early reports of the start of
the harvest season. N. C. Ander
son, county agent, stated that he
expected the average yield to be
about 30 bushels to the acre.
First reports of grain hauling
came from the Morrow County
Grain Growers at lone where they
had accepted the first cut from
the ranch of Van Hubbard of that
area on Monday with Lyle Woo
dy starting to haul on Tuesday,
Another rancher expecting to
start hauling this Thursday is
John Graves of Sand Hollow.
Anderson stated that most of
the northern part of the county
expected to begin harvest the
first of next week.
Although the last few days of
hot weather has hurried grain
curing it was not expected to re-
Tuesday's Hail Storm
Brings Wheat Damage
Tuesday night's thunder storm
brought some hail damage in the
county, according to reports
reaching the Gazette Times
Thursday. Most of the damage
was confined to the Gooseberry
area with considerable loss of
wheat being reported on the Berl
Akers, Gabbert, Brace, Dalzell
and C. A. Warren ranches.
There were also some reports
of soft hail falling in the area
north of lone, but with no dam
age reported.
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July Draft To Take .
Only One From County
Richard William Smith, 20, Ir
rigon, has been notified by Local
Board 31 to report for Army In
duction on July 10. The July
quota is one registrant One
transfer from Yakima, Wash, lo
cal board, Elmer C. Holtz, lone,
will also report on July 10.
Mrs. Florence L. Morgan, Con
don, was appointed clerk of Gilliam-Morrow-Wheeler
local board
No. 31 this week. She replaces
Mrs. Jerrydean Mercer, who was
clerk since the board was organ
ized in September 1948.
Registrars of the board Include
C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff's office,
Heppner; S. E. Russell, Shell ser
vice station, Boardman; G. Van
Winkle, Hulden Motor Co., Arl
ington; A. A. Williams, Spray;
Scott Sasser, county clerk's of
fice, Fossil; Mrs. Cella Norton,
postmistress, Mitchell. All youths
must register within five days
after reaching their 18th birthday
with one of the above registrars
or at the local board office in
Condon.
Local Board No. 1 members in
clude Conley Lanham, Heppner;
Jack F. Combes, Fossil, and G. J.
Schreiner, Condon, chairman.
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Mr. and Mrs. Boy Neill have
had as their guests Mrs. Alma
Kenton and three daughters of
Salem. They left for home Thurs
day. Also guests at the Neill
home for the Fourth of July were
were Mr. and Mrs. Dean Neill of
Hermiston and Mr. and Mrs. So
ward, the new pastor of the
Church of Christ in Heppner.
Mrs. Mable Burkenbine- has
visiting her this week her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Hutchins of Baker.
Ronald Baker Tells of Washington 4-H Trip
By ECHO PALMATEER
Ronald Baker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Baker, returned home
Friday of last week from Wash
ington, D. C. where hewas a dele
gate to the national 4-H camp.
The Oregon delegation was chap
eroned by Mr. and Mrs. L. J. (Doc)
Allen of Corvallis. On their way
back to Washington they were
guests of the Union Pacific at a
steak dinner. While in Washing
ton they were guests of Senator
Wayne Morse at the Senate din
ing rom. They saw the Senate
and House in action, were wel
comed by President Harry Tru
man. Ronald had the honor of
shaking hands with the Presi
dent He also led the assembly
of 4-H clubs in the pledge of al
legiance to the flag, presided
duce the yield to any great ex
tent, especially from the fall
grain of which there Is about
135,00 acres in the county. Spring
planting accounts for only about
20,000 acres of the total crop.
Anderson stated that his office
hopes for as good a yield this
year as was harvested in tne
county's two best years of 1942
and '48.
Deposits in Heppner
Bank Show Increase
Statement of condition figures
released today by the Heppner
branch of the First National Bank
of Portland show that, as of June
30, 1951, deposits at the branch
were $4,530,667 and loans $1,358,
024. In reporting the figures, Merle
Becket, manager of the branch,
also released comparable figures
at the branch a year ago, June 30,
1950. On that date, deposits were
$4,296,825. and loans $1,007,056.
The figures were made available
in line with First National's pol
icy of publishing its statement
of condition quarterly.
At the same time, the First Na
tional Bank of Portland and its
46 statewide banking offices re
ported that on June 30, 1951, de
posits totalled $503,641,946, loans
$256,098,759 and resources $547,
742,036. These figures represent
an increase over June 30 a year
ago of $24,875,264 indeposits, $79,
841,764 in loans, and $29,062,356
in resources. -Combined
figures for the First
National Bank group, consisting
of the First National Bank of Port.
land and its 46 statewide bank
ing offices ' and 15 affiliated
banks with 18 offices, show that
on June 30, 1951, total deposits
were $624,705,021, loans $297,475,
172, and resources $677,349,113.
This represents an increase over
the 1950 figures of $37,756,273 in
deposits, $92,436,588 in loans, and
$42,894,321 in resources.
Commenting on these gains, F.
N. Belgrano Jr., president of First
National, stated that business in
the first half of 1951 in Oregon
has been at a very high level. On
June 1, 1951, there were only 12,
606 persons unemployed in the
state, while a year ago there were
30,400 unemployed. This is the
lowest unemployment figure for
June 1 in the last five years, he
added.
Rodeo Board Meets;
Dates, Program Set
An organizational meeting of
the Heppner Rodeo committee
was held Thursday night with
most members present to discuss
plans for the coming event.
The Rodeo dates were estab
lished as September 7, 8 and 9
in conjunction with the Morrow
county fair which starts one day
earlier and continues for four
days.
General plans were laid and
dates set for the various dances
preceding the show. The kickoff
dance has been set for Saturday,
July 21, with the princess dances
scheduled to follow on succeed
ing Saturdays. The Queen's dance
is to be held September 1. The
committee has signed Jimmy
Whetmore's orchestra to play for
the kickoff dance and during the
Rodeo.
over an assembly and was se
lected as one of the top five on
a panel discussion. Each state
had four delegates and interna
tional farm youth exchange stu
dents were sent from 16 foreign
countries.
Ronald became acquainted
with one from each state and one
from the foreign countries. They
all attended church at the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
They visited the FBI building, the
Episcopal cathedral, saw the pa
geant "Faith of Our Fathers,"
saw a ball game between the
Washington Senators and the
Chicago White Sox.
The theme of the 4-H camp was
"Know Your Government" They
heard many noted speakers on
this subject From Washington
they went to Philadelphia, then
Council Sets Up
Sewer Fund Charge
On Water Users
The Heppner city council Mon
day night passed an ordinance
assessing a flat fee on all water
users for the purpose of establish
ing a sinking fund for a sewer
system in the city. The fee was
fixed at $1.00 a month on the
average home owner's wirfrfr use
of water and was based on an av
erage family's use of 4,000 gal
lons per month.
Other users, classified as com
mercial, were assessed on the ba
sis of $1.00 for each 4000 gallons
of non-irrigation water used.
The fee is assessed to run con
currently with the 10 mill levy
voted by the people on June 28
and it is expected that both lev
ies will accumulate approximate
ly $20,000 per year for the sewer
fund.
The assessments were divided
in order that a renter and an
owner both would participate in
the development of the sewer
fund. The new charge will appear
on the August water bills.
The present ordinance puts in
to operation a long discussed
plan to give the city a sinking
fund with which to build its
sewer system and sewage dis
posal plant. While it is not ex
pected that the fund can accu
mulate long enough to pay for
the entire project when construc
tion is started, it will aid in low
ering the amount necessary to
bond at that time, thereby re
ducing interest costs.
The state Health department
has set a deadline of January 1,
1952 for some action on the part
of most cities in the state rela
tive to sewage disposal and
stream pollution. The council ex
pressed the hope that its present
action would bring an extension
of the deadline.
RICHARD ALLSTOTT
BOOSTED IN RANK
Richard Allstott, lone, a mem
ber of the 45th Infantry division
in training in Japan, has been
promoted from private first class
to corporal. Cpl. Allstott 4s serv
ing as a machine gunner in Co.
G, 180th Inf. Regt. His promotion
was one of 34 recently announced
by his unit.
The 45th division is one of two
infantry divisions which arrived
in Japan during the latter part
of April to provide further secur
ity to the country.
During the peacetime, the 45th
division comprised the ground
troops of the Oklahoma sational
guard. However, since it was call
ed into federal service last Sep
tember, the - division has been
filled with draftees and reserv
ists from throughout the United
States.
Local OCE Graduates
Find Teaching Jobs
LA GRANDE Nearly all of
this year's graduates in element
ary education have been placed
in teaching position for the com
ing year, it was announced this
week by Dr. Lyle H. Johnson, di
rector of placement for Eastern
Oregon College of Education.
Dr. Johnson stated that average
salaries for beginning teachers
are $3,300, approximately $125
higher than those for beginning
teachers a year ago.
Graduates who have been plac
ed include: Robert Brown, Irrl
gon, at Hermiston; Joan Hisler,
Heppner, first grade at Hood
River; Carl Knighten, Irrigon, 5th
at Pendleton; Evelyn Miller,
Boardman, at The Dalles.
to New York where they saw the
stage show, South Pacific; to Ra
dio City and saw the "Rockettes;
the Trusteeship Council, a branch
of the United Nations. They tour
ed New York, stopped at Niagara
Falls; in Chicago for two days
and visited the stock yards, the
Field Museum, and were enter
tained at the Stevens hotel. They
saw Don McNeil's breakfast club;
visited the International Havest
er Co., the Industry and Science
Museum and took a boat ride on
Lake Michigan.
At Minneapolis they saw the
General Mills and Betty Crock
er's kitchen. They came home on
the Empire Builder.
Ronald states that he had a
wonderful trip and appreciates
the help the community gave
him.
Additional Water
New Library Shelf
Started by Local Club
Josephine Baker, librarian, re
ported this week that the Sorop
timlst Club of Heppner has start
ed a shelf for Teeh-age Girls.
They now have two books De
sire For Ann, by Gels, and Paint
Box Summer, by Cavanna.
The new "juvenile books now at
the library include: When a Cob.
bier Ruled a King, Seaman; Las.
soing Wild Animals in Africa
Scull.
New fiction includes: The Story
of Mrs. Murphy, Scott; Fifth Seal,
Aldanov; So Little Time, Mar.
quand; Capt. Horatio Hornblow.
er, Forrester; Lord Johnny, White;
Son of a Hundred Kings, Costain,
and Vengeance Valley, Short.
Non-fiction,- Kon-Tiki, Heyer-
dahl; Why They Behave Like
Russians, Fischer.
Mysteries: Candy Kid, Hughes;
In the Best of Families, Stout;
Screaming Mimi, Brown, and
Nightmare in Manhattan, Walsh.
Pendleton Clips
Heppner Nine in
League Baseball
Pendleton's strong American
Legion junior league baseball
team gathered 10 hits off two
pitchers to take the measure of
local boys at the Round Up
grounds Saturday evening, June
30.
Playing organized baseball for
the first time this year, the local
lads have found the going pretty
rough around the league, but
are still working hard to break
into the win column.
Sunday, July 8 promsies to be a
good game, when the Hermiston
American Legion junior league
boys come to Heppner. This game
will be played at 2:30 p. m. at
the Rodeo field.
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SOROPTIMISTS GET
NEW YEAR BOOKS
The Soroptimist Club of Hepp
ner met Thursday noon at O'Don
nell's Cafe. There was no pro
gram as the first meeting in the
month is a business session. Clara
Gertson presided fort he first
time as the new president.
Year books were given out list
ing committees for the year,
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ON DESTROYER
Cecil I. Botts, fireman apprent
ice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Botts of lone, is serving aboard
the newly re-commissioned
ed destroyer USS Erben. Before
entering the service September
8, 1950, he attended Arlington
high school.
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Mr. and Mrs. Cody Wise and
daughter, Mrs. Bert Kane, Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Sweek and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Massey went to Beaver
Lake, Canada June 30 and re
turned July 4.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lynch, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Lynch and Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Gourley left Satur
day for Salmon Lake, Canada.
In a letter received from Bert
Mason of Portland the Gazette
Times learns that J. D. Ambrose,
early resident of Lexington had
recently passed away, just 36
hours before his 100th birthday.
Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Dunham
and daughter Cammie are vaca
tioning in Seaside this week. Mr.
and Mrs. O. G. Crawford left
Thursday to join them for a few
days.
$10,000 LEAP ON A WING AND A
lonsdien
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Bill Ward, of the Canadian Aces, broad jumping a new, 1951 auto
mobile for distances up to 100 feet into the air over three other new
cars racing beneath, will be one of the 28 stunts featured In the
1951 International Open Stunt Championships and the combined
Jote Chitwood Auto Daredevils "Circus of Death," coming to the
Pendleton Rodeo Grounds, this Saturday evening, July 7, at 8:30
P. m. Vi
Umatilla Forest
Fire Danger High
All national forest areas within
the Umatilla National Forest
have been designated by Region
al Forester J. Herbert Stone as ar
eas on which smoking while trav
eling is prohibited because of the
fire danger on and after July 1,
1951 and extending to September
30, 1951.
The recent dry, hot weather
has rapidly caused burning con
ditions to become serious. All
persons using the timbered areas
are urged to use care to insure
that no fire escapes. The Umatilla
Forest is now operating short
handed because of the necessity
to send eight of its most experi
enced fire men to aid the Wil
lamette Forest in its battle with
the He He Creek fire east of Eu
gene, according to C. M. Rector,
supervisor.
Camp fire permits are not re
quired on the Umatilla, but it is
a requirement that they be built
in a safe place cleared of all
burnable material and that they
be completely put out before be
ing left, even for a short while.
Reception Set For
New Heppner Minister
Members of the Heppner Church
of Christ are holding a reception
in the church basement at 8:00
p. m. Monday honoring their new
minister, Rev. Earl L. Soward and
his wife, who arrived the first of
the week. He comes from Burns.
The reception is open to the
public and special invitations
have been sent to all churches in
the Heppner area, clubs and or
ganizations in Heppner to attend
the affair.
Rev. Soward will fill the pulpit
for the first time Sunday for both
the morning and evening services.
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Umatilla Forest Sends
Men to Valley Fire
Ten men from the Umatilla
forest service guard school camp
at Tupper guard station left last
Saturday for Pendleton where
they were taken by plane to the
Willamette Valley area to assist
in fire fighting in that area. They
were to be placed at a fire near
the Detroit dam on the north San
tiam. All men sent were to be
used as forest bosses.
Kenneth Keeling, timber man
agement assistant of the Hepp
ner district, was among those
making the trip.
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Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Creswlck
and David, Ronald and Donald
spent the Fourth visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Paul McCoy in Hermiston.
The McCoys are former residents
of Heppner. The three Creswlck
boys stayed on in Hermiston to
visit for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherman,
former- residents, are visiting
here a few days on their way
back to Oregon City. They have
been on a trip to the midwestern
states.
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NO DINNER AT GRANGE
The Rhea Creek grange meet
ing will be Friday at 8 p. m.
There will be no potluck supper
this meeting, because everyone
is so busy, according to Ray
Drake, master.
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'Take It Easy On
Water City Asks
Water superintendent Victor
Groshens asked this week that
Heppner residents use care in
the use of water for lrrigtaion.
There is no shortage ol water,
he pointed out. but consump
tion has hit an all-time high
during recent hot days. There,
will be plenty for everybody of
care is used and sprinklers are
not left running In one place
longer than necessary.
Spruce Budworm
Spraying Finished
Flyers completed spraying op
erations Wednesday, July 4, in
the Umatilla National Forest's
summer fight against spruce
budworm. Ten planes completed
the job in the three weeks sched
uled for the job.
The 1951 contract called for the
spraying of 110,080 acres of forest
land and if this year's program
is as effective as was the 1950
spraying, this will end the pro
gram for the present
Many of the flyers had been
staying In Heppner during the
operation, while the flying strip
at Bigg Rock has been used as a
base for flights.
The forest spraying operations
have been carried on under the
direction of John B. Woods Jr., of
the Oregon state board of forestry.
4-H Clubs Hold Camp;
Herren Creek Meadow
Used First Time
Morrow countys first 4-H club
camp was held last Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday at Herren
creek meadow for 40 of the
younger 4-H club boys and girls.
The group, with directors, arrived
at the camp Friday noon and re
turned late Sunday following
camp dinner at which time more
than 200 parents and friends had
come to visit the new camp.
Included on the program set for
the 4-H'ers were nature study
hikes led by Charles Ross( exten
sion forester from Oregon State
college and craft work under the
direction of Maud Casswell.
Highlight of the week-end was
the church service held Sunday
morning and put on by the
youngsters themselves. It was led
by Ronald Baker, lone who had
just returned from the national
4-H club camp at Washington,
D. C. Baker also gave the group
a report of his trip.
Camp counsellors for the week
end were Janet Howton, lone; Pa
tricia Peck and Nancy Ferguson,
Heppner.
The camp Is located on the pro
perty of Mr. end Mrs. Fred Man
kin. This Is the first year the
camp has been held and N. C.
Anderson, county agent, under
whose direction the activities
were held, stated that plans call
for a permanent camp at this lo
cation with future expansion to
take care of more members. Those
attending this year came from
all over the county with Board
man and Irrigon particularly well
represented.
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HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Medical James Conn, Port
land, dismissed; Mrs. Ella Dav
idson, lone; " Clayton Morgan,
Condon; Erik Bergstrom, lone.
Surgery Paul Muzzy and son
Ronnie, Kinzua; Mrs. Lucy Peter
son, Heppner,, dismissed; Sandra
Jones, minor surgery.
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Kemp an 8 pound 4 ounce
boy, born June 30.
Boardman Garden
Club Hears Report
Boardman Garden club met
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Earl Brlggs. Mrs. Walter
Wyss, Mrs. Chas. Anderegg and
Mrs. Briggs gave reports on the
Federation of Garden clubs con
vention at Hood River. The next
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Willis Pieratt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren and
sons have moved to Sisters. Mrs.
Warren Is a daughter of the Ray
Drakes. She has been secretary
of the high school in Heppner.
City Calls For
Bids on Drilling
Second Well
The start on a much needed
addition to Heppner's water sys
tem was made Monday night
when the city council authorized
the publication of a notice call
ing for bids on the drilling of a
new well close to town.
There was considerable discus
sion about the condition of about
eight miles of the present pipe
line with several council mem
bers expressing fear as to how
long It will continue to provide
adequate water without being
replaced. There were reports
of leakage along much of
Its length from the present well
down as far as the point where
the old line has been replaced
with new steel pipe.
Mayor J. O. Turner pointed out
that to replace the eight miles of
old pipe would cost around $80,
000 and that it Is hoped that the
city dan get a new well, close to
town and adjoining the new steel
pipe line, for $4,000. In addition
to being less expensive, the ad
dition of another well would also
give the city another source of
water independent of the present
well should anything happen to
in the future.
Water superintendent, Victor
Groshens told the council that
recent checks on water consump
tion in the city showed that one
day last week nearly 250,000 gal
lons of water were metered
through the system.
While the present well is pro
viding an adequate supply, the
addition of the new well will give
the city a needed safety factor.
The council also accepted a pe
tition from Mrs. Blanche Brown
to dedicate to the city a street
running south from Water street
and west of Jones street. She told
Tthe council that several of the
lots had already been sold and
that the street was needed to give
access to them.
lone Celebration
Attracts Big Crow d
Hundreds of Morrow countians
spent July Fourth at lone to
watch a full day's program spon
sored by the lone post of the
American Legion.
Following the parade at 10
o'clock, the crowd moved to Turf
field to watch races and enjoyed
a potluck dinner there at noon,
lone and Heppner matched abil
ities in both Softball and baseball
in the afternoon with lone taking
both games from the Heppner
teams.
In the evening the crowd en
Joyed a special fireworks display
and ended the day with a dance
at Legion hall.
Winning floats in the morning
parade were lone Garden club,
first; Arnica club, second, and
Legion Auxiliary, third,
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Boyers Leave For East;
Honored at Banquet
Charles Boyer and family left
Heppner Sunday for Illinois
where he will enter Barrett Sem
inary to finish his study for the
ministry.
A banquet put on by the Wom
en's Society of Christian Service
was held Sunday at the Method
ist church honoring the Boyers.
J. Palmer Sorlien acted as master
of ceremonies Introducing a pro
gram which included Lucille Ow
ens at the piano; Oliver Creswlck,
tenor solo; a piano trio by the
Anderson sisters; a reading by
Mrs. J. A. Troedson, and a talk
by Floyd Tolleson. Thomas Allen
presented the Boyers with a purse
made up by church members and
friends.
About 60 adults and children
attended the banquet
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
family spent the night of July
third at their cabin on Ditch
creek. Joining them 'for the
Fourth were Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
M. Smith and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Dick and family.
DELLA HUTCHINS PASSES
Delia Hutchins passed away
Saturday morning In Pendleton.
She lived In Heppner until about
a year ago. Surviving are five
children, one of whom is Mrs.
Mabel Burkenbine of Heppner.