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LIBRARY u or o EUGENE. ORE. $ eppmtet &mvnr irvrnrW " Henpner. Oregon, Thursday, October 25, 1951 Volume 68, Number 32 Nf WS I WW! j WW WV 1 J Salem Engineers Awarded Heppner Sewer Contract Survey Work To Start Next Week Mayor J, O. Turner announced this week that the engineering firm of Clark and Groff, Salem, have been employed by the city of Heppner to start the prelimi nary engineering for the city's proposed sewer system and sew age disposal plant. The mayor was empowered by the council at their last meeting to Investigate the various engi neering firms interested and ob tain the services of one he felt best qualified to handle the lo cal project. The Salem firm came well re commended having completed sewage, water and treatment plants at Powers, Falls City, Brownsville, Sweet Home, Ranier and Sheridan, Oregon and at Bat tle Ground, Washington, Mayor Turner stated that reports from mayors of several cities in which the firm had done work showed complete satisfaction with their services. Turner said that members of the firm planned to arrive ..in Heppner this weekend to start work on the engineering project. It is not known just how much time will be required to finish the preliminary survey, but it is expected that an estimate of the cost of the sewer project will be known ' early next year, after which the people will be asked to express their opinions at a bond election designed to finance the project. o Morrow Tops Stare In Bond Buying The citizens of Morroy County, at present, lead the State in pur chase of Defense Savings Bonds. Latest statistics available; show that as of October 6, residents of Morrow County have purchased $109,118 in series E, F, and G bonds.since September 3, when the current DEFENSE BOND DRIVE began. The drive con tinues through November 13. The quota given to Morrow County was $65,000. As of October 6, purchases amounted to 167.9 per. cent of the quota, putting Mor row County ahead of Gilliam County, our neighbor, which has raised 152.2 of its quota as of the above date. As a whole the State has raised only 27.8 percent of its quota, stated James H, Dris coll county director of the de fense bond drive. , o ' Sunday School Union Meeting Here Friday Francis W. Sutton, The Dalles, local missionary for this district will speak at a meeting of the American Sunday School Union to be held at the Christian church in Heppner, Friday, October 26 at 7:30 p. m. Sutton is missionary for the non-denominational group which is national in scope and has 177 missionaries throughout the na tion. The meeting is open to the public and member's of all other churches are cordially invited. o SERVING TIME CHANGED FOR GRANGE DINNER Members of the committee for the Turkey dinner to be held by the Lexington Grange, Novem ber. 3 announced a change of serving time from the previously scheduled 6:30 to 7:30 to 6:00 to 8:00 o'clock The change was made to allow for the accommo dation of more people. RODEO FIELD TURFING AGREED UPON, SEEDING TO AWAIT SPRING WEATHER Frank Turner, chairman of the chamber of commerce sponsored Rodeo field, turfing committee, announced to the group at their regular Monday noon meeting that the turfing had been agreed on by all interested parties and organizations, but that on advice of experts, the actual seeding would be delayed until spring. The group had originally planned to seed the field im mediately after the last Heppner high school home game on No vember 2, but grass experts ad vise waiting until spring. Arrangements have yet to be made to get water to irrigate the turf during the summer months, but the committee felt that if the Politics Dangerous, Mayor's Office Target It seems that anyone who might consider running for mayor of Heppner in the fu ture had better be prepared for anything. Last Sunday evening some one blew out a corner of one window of Mayor J. O. Turn er's office in the hotel build ing witli a shotgun. Apparently some hunter had parked his car in front of the mayor's office and while moving his gun acci dently fired it. As far as is known there were no casualties, and the identity of the marksman re mains unknown. USDA Figures Show High Vheat Yield A general crop report just re leased by the United States de partment of agriculture shows that all wheat production in Ore gon, and the other northwest states as well, was, in the words ofthe bulletin "outstanding." "This year's "yield of winter wheat in Oregon averaged 29.5 bushels to the acre, well over the average of 25.8 bushels. The spring yield was 23 bushels which is about equal to the 10-year average, though slightly lower than the 24.5 bushels obtained in 1950. Altogether Oregon's 1951 wheat crop totaled 28,878,000 bushels as compared with 23,693,000 bushels last year and an average of 22, 606,000. For the northwest as a whole the crop was 8 percent above last year and 17 percent better than the average. No figures for Morrow county are yet available. o Library Exhibits Rare Documents The Heppner Public Library has o n display a collection of 42 copies of priceless documents that were exhibited on the Freedom Train. They have been repro duced in arrangement by the American Heritage Foundation. They will be available for any one to see and read. There have been several new fiction books added to the shelves. The soroptimist club has given two new ones, No Life for a Lady Cleveland and Patsy Jefferson of Monticello-Vance. "The Book worms have given Lucy Carmich ael -Kennedy. Other new ones are, Each Mans Son-MacLennan; Proud New Flags-Mason and Jubel's Children-Kaufman. o P-TA MEMBERSHIP MONTH October is membership month for the P-T A. and already they have 160 paid members. With the cooperation of the parents and teachers they should be able to pass last years membership of 199. Dues are $1.00 per person. o Guests at the Archie Murcheson home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kit sos and family and Mrs. Murche- sons sister Darlene Wayne all of Portland. They arrived on Friday and stayed until Sunday. Mrs. Olive Hughes has received word from her nephew, Glenn Bassett, that he is to report Octo ber 30 at Fort James Connally Air Force Base, Waco, Texas for a six months' course as an air cadet In Aerial Observor School. Mr. Bassett, whose home is In Los Angeles, spent several summers in Heppner working during the harvest season. area was seeded it would speed solution to that problem when the need arose for water. The committee encountered no objection to the turfing plan though its feasibility was dis cussed by many. Pendleton's ex perience in holding a rodeo on a turf field showed that the grass in no way hindered rodeo events or riders. According to Hal Whitbeck Heppener high school coach, the local football squad has en countered early game difficulties caused by practice on a slow dirt field, while most games are played on fast turf. Timing of Dlavs suffered the most, he stated. P-TA Chili Supper To Follow Friday's Football Game Home-made chili and apple pie ala mode are the menu at the supper to be served to the pub lic by members of the P-T. A. on Friday evening after the Hepp-ner-John Day football game. The food will be served in the .school lunch room from 5 to 7 o'clock. Children's suppers are 35c and adults 75c, with free refills of coffee and chill. , Since the supper is a P-T. A. money making project all food has been donated. Mrs. Al Fetsch and Mrs. Phil Mahoney solicited the food; Mrs. Frank Connor will supervise the serving. Other women serving the dinner will include Mrs. Dallas Craber, Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mrs. Cal Sumners, Mrs. Robt. Peniand, Mrs. Fay Munkers, Mrs. Ethel Adams, .Mrs. Cornett Green, Mrs. Lloyd Burkenbine, Mrs. Ruth Van Winkle, and Mrs. John Pfeiffer. Members of the Ways and Means committee helping with the supper are Mrs. Marvin Smith, Mrs. Tilmarr Juett, and Mrs. Ed Dick. 2-Day Jaycee-Ette Rummage Sale Set The Jay Cee-ettes' fall rum mage sale will be two days only, on Friday and Saturday, Novem ber 9 and 10, in the showroom of the Rosewall Motor Company. All donations will be collected by the Jay Cee-ettes by Wednes day, November 7. Sorting and pricing will be done the day be fore the sale begins. Used clothing in good condi tion, household articles of all types, books, furniture, white elephants all are in demand for the sale. People with articles to be donated are asked to call Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr. Proceeds of the rummage sales help finance the Jay Cee-ettes kindergarten. Mrs. John Pfeiffer, Mrs. Bill Farra, Mrs. John Ben nett, and Mrs'. M. L. Bonta are the rummage sale committee. o A Union Missionary meeting will be held at the Christian Church Friday November 2 at 2:0fl p. m. The speaker will be Malcolm L. Norment, White Swan Indian Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grablll left Thursday for Seattle where they attended the Washington' Illinois football game on Satur day. They returned to Heppner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant left for Portland, Thursday to at tend a managers conference of the First National Bank and its affiliates. They returned Satur day evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. McMurtry had as their guest over the week end, Lee "Howell of Portland. :" - : TT!4 ,1 i ,' , --" , t . kCf... ! Id if. w Jr.,';, :',...: . ' " .. , i ' - .. ' : t ' ' ' if - ?' V: . ; M, r-rt, -ir- -T--"- 1 I - i L-i-.-. -.-".-i Plans for the Oregon sedery for crippled children and adults, the Easter seal agency, during the coming year are discussed by officers following their election at the society's annual meeting in Portland They are, from left. Jesse Rosenbaum of LaGrande, president; Mrs. William Chandlee of Hillsboro, vice-president and Carvel Linden of Fortland, treasurer. The society's program has reached into every county in Oregon during its five years of operation. Heppner Kids To Get Entertainment On Hallowe'en Plenty of entertainment for the Heppner children is in store for Hallowe'en night, October 31 with at least three organizations planning special parties and events designed to keep ;he kids out of mischief. Largest of the affairs will .be the annual Hallowe'en Hayride, sponsored by the Soroptimist club to which all school age boys and girls from the 7th grade on are invited. Trucks have been ob tained to transport the group to one of the Wilkinson cabins on Willow creek where there willl be a weiner roast, sandwiches, cider and coffee and plenty of enter tainment. The trucks are sche duled to leave the high school at 6:30 Wednesday evening. Claudien Wightman is gene ral chairman for the event with Frances Mitchell in cliarge of the food and Eleanor Gonty handling location and invitations. Other special parties planned for Wednesday .evening include one to be held from 7 to 9 o'clock by the Methodist church for the grade and pre-school children, another at the Episcopal Parish house. In the latter, pre-school children are invited from 3 to 4:30 in the afternoon with the school age party schedured from 7 to 8:30 p. m. ' Regardless of the entertain ment, most downtown merchants still expect to find a good supply of soap on their store windows Thursday morning. o Heppner FFA Chapter Buys Chain Calf The Heppner- Chapter of the Future Farmers of America pur chased a registered Hereford hei fer from Floyd Worden of Eight mile October 16. The calf was chosen by a FFA judging team that consisted of Ronald Hague wood, Stacey Lovegren, Gay Har&iman, and Donald Currin. the team judged calves from the Robinson-Kirk herd, Frank An derson herd, and Floyd Worden herd. Jackie Monagel was selected to receive this calf. The calf was paid for by the Sears-Roebuck Foundation chain program. Which consists of buying a calf and letting a F. F. A. member get set up in beef cattle. This calf must be kept in show con dition and must be shown at the county fair. o Among those from Heppner at tending the funeral services of the late Paul Webb, Sr., in Walla Walla Friday afternoon were Mrs. Sophrona Thompson, Mrs. Llnnle Louden, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cleveland and family and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McGough. Mr. and Mrs. Keith S. Marshall and family of Amity were week end guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes. They were ac companied by Mary Olive Hughes of Salem who will remain here for a fortnight with her parents, New Organization For County Community Chest The problems of organizing a Morrow county Community Chest board were discussed Wednesday October 17 at a meeting of the heads of several Heppner organi zations interestaed in the pro gram. All members of the previous board, who had handled the drive in recent years, have either moved away from Heppner or are absent with the result that a whole new organizatiin will be necessary. It was suggested that all. in terested organizations in the county aid in forming a county wide board to handle the chest drive, this board would then set up a budget for the Morrow coun ty chest and apportion funds to the needed work within the county, as well as to several of the state projects which the board felt were worthy. The group decided not to with draw from the Oregon Commun ity Chest without further investi gation into the plan. County judge Garnet Barrett has made arrangements for Stearns Cush ing, field representative for the Oregon chest to be in Heppner Tuesday, October 30 to explain the state program and show slides of many of the state pro jects. This meeting will be open to the public and will be held at 2:30 at the court house. The county organization committee urged as many county groups as possible to have a representa tive present at this meeting. During past years the Heppner Soroptimist club has had charge of the solicitation for Heppner, but the rest of the county had been neglected. The new group were in accord that this year's drive should be county-wide in scope and should be carried out as rapidly as possible. The state drive started October 1. Solicitators last year ran into many objections to sending most of the collected money to the state, and the newly formed or ganizing committee is attempt ing to set up a program that will provide more funds for local work. Present at last Wednesday's meeting were representatives of the chamber of commerce, Soro ptimists, Jaycees and Jaycee Ettes, American Legion and aux iliary, Boy Scouts and P-TA, o HOSPITAL NOTES MEDICAL Mrs. LaVaughn Browning Kinzua, Oregon; Gary Knights Lexington; Bob Harris Heppner. MATERNITY Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huntoon have a baby boy born Oct. 17 weighing 5 lbs 4 oz. named Dale Ray. MAJOR SURGERY Mrs. Vera Happold Heppner; Mrs. Jaun ita Dexter Condon; Mrs. Rita Worden Heppner. DISCHARGED Mrs. LaVaughn Browning Kinzua; Gary Knights Lexington; Mrs. John Proud foot and baby of lone; Mrs. Larry Rekstein and baby Heppner; Keith Rea lone; Mr3. Lena Hisey Heppner. Entire Lyle Woody Family Killed in Crash Civil Defense Organization Set For County Bradley D. Fancher was ap pointed director and Walter De puy, coordinator, of the Morrow County Civil Defense, Thursday, at an organization meeting con ducted by George Emigh, public relations and field representative for the Aid and Welfare Depart ment of the Oregon State Civil Defense Agency and his associ ate, Robert Sandstrom. Since there is no positive sys tem that can determine the amount of welfare services neces sary in any part of the state in a natural or war caused disaster, mobile welfare teams are being organized and trained by the county, city aid and welfare de partments following the pattern of the Aid and Welfare Annex and Mass Care guide. If the need of welfare services in a stricken city or in an adjoining area is greater than the local welfare services can handle, the mobile forces must be available. The number of mobile welfare teams requested for readiness to operate may far exceed the demand but they may be called upon at any time to help the community next to them or to travel across the state; and it is more practical to have in readiness a surplus than to be faced with a possible short age. The teams requested of a community are based on popula tion. Heppner is asked to fur nish a quarter team or sixteen people to work for an eight hour period and care for one thous and persons. Personel of this team includes a shelter manager; three cooks, and three food hand lers; one nurse, on nurse's aide and one first aider; two staff aids for registration; one recreatlonist; one caseworker and one social welfare aide; and one mainten ance man who will repair light ing, do carpentry and other odd jobs. The engineer and heavy rescue department is headed by R. H. Baldock of Salem. Bob Grabill handles this department on a county level and will have a rescue unit composed of three teams of eight people each. J. R. Huffman ,is communica tions chairman and it is hoped that a local ham radio operator can be obtained in order to con tact the state director In case other means of communication fail. Frank W. Turner, disaster chairman of the American Red Cross, L. E .Dick and Mrs. Clara B. Gertson, administrator of the Morrow County. Public Welfare Commission, will be in charge of the aid and welfare department. C. J. D. Bauman Morrow County Sheriff, will be in charge of the police reserves which will be composed of ten men from over the county and eight men from the city of Heppner. Walter Depuy will act as ob servation corp chairman. A definite control center is to be established in accordance with the state civil defense plan. Each department chief will make known the needs of his depart ment and will select local citi zens to make up the teams which will be trained in the require ments necessary for welfare ser vices in the event of a disaster. LICENSE EXAMINER DUE A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner, Tuesday, October 30 at the court house be tween the hours of 9:30 and 3:30, according to word received from the secretary of state s office. Persons wishing licenses or permits are asked to contact the examiner well ahead of closing hours to assure completion of their applications. o JAYCEE WORK PARTY The Heppner Jaycees have scheduled a work party for in stalling play ground equipment and other necessary repairs this Sunday af 1:00 p. m. Started The entire Lyle Woody family was killed Sunday evening in a plane crash in the Horse Heaven hill country east of Prosser, Wash ington. The victims were Lyle A. Woody, his wife Wilma, both about 40, and their three child ren, Leroy, 13; Marcla, 12 and Denice, 10. Woody was well known in the Morrow county area as the owner of a large wheat ranch northeast of Lexington. Details of the accident are meager, however, it is known that the family had taken off in the plane from Hermiston, Sun day afternoon after visiting with friends In that city. The plane and bodies were not found until Monday afternoon where it had crashed and burned in a stubble field near Prosser, The Woodys had formerly lived In Hermiston, but had moved to their home be tween Prosser and Grandview last spring. He was a partner in the J. and W. Equipment com pany In Prosser. Woody is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs, Leroy Woody of Connell Wash., a brother Warren and a sister, Helen Heldeman, both of Connell; and another sister Leitha Smith, Spo kane. Services will be held Saturday, October 27, at 1 p. m. at the Mormon church in Sunnyside, Wash. . o Blue Mountain Hen New Game Bird Hunters visiting the Blue Mountains next year may have something new to shoot at wild chickens. . Last weekend George Sny der of Rhea Creek headed for the hills to do a little hunting and after 23 miles parked the pickup only to see one of his own chickens climb over the side and head for the timber, Apparently the hen is still there, Snyder couldn't catch her. o EO May Start Carrier Delivery in Heppner H. S. Bagwell, circulation rep resentative of the East Oregonian, told the chamber of commerce that the Pendleton paper is at tempting to find a way to trans port its papers into Heppner each day that they may give same day carrier delivery in the city. At present the" papers come by mail and are not distributed un til the following morning. Bagwell said the cost of a spec, ial car was prohibitive but if a System could be worked out with someone already making the trip regularly the carrier system could be inaugurated. oi Locol Man Donates Telescope to Vets T, P. Maher, Heppner astrono mer, recently received a letter from a patient at the Veterans administration center in Biloxi, Miss, expressing the men's thanks for a telescope he had donated for the use of several Interested patients there. Maher, who is the owner and builder of several telescopes, heard of the need for the instru- ment through a plea published in a bulletin put out by the As tronomical League, and offered one of his. He stated that the men had made new eyepieces for the 6 inch reflector so that even veter ans in wheelchairs can enjoy the telescope. From The JayCees A BOUQUET OF ROSES The Heppner Junior Chamber of commerce presents its October Bouquet of Roses to Bradley Fan cher and Bob Ordway for the ex cellent work they have done dur ing the past year as scoutmaster and assistant scout master in local Boy Scout work. They are serving in the same capacities for the coming year.