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L I BRARr U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE. lepiter tote Single Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 25, 1952 Volume 69, Number 28 Two Elgin Mills Purchased By Heppner Lumber Purchase of two Elein Ore lumber mills and their timber holdings in that area by the Heppner Lumber company was announced tnis week by Orville Smith, head of the Heppner com pany. The two Elgin operations are the Pondosa Pine Lumber com pany consisting of a planing mill and dry kilns and the Hanford rteed Lumber company sawmill. They are located adjacent to each other and will be operated as a unit, Smith said. The timber hold ings of the two concerns were also purchased and while no cruise iias yet been made, a substantial amount of timber is included. Also purchased is a new 25,000 foot sawmill now being built by Jack Eckstein. Heppner Lumber company will take over operation of the Pon dosa plant on November 1 and the Hanford-Reed mill on De cember 1. The sawmill has a capacity of 45,000 feet a day, and a total of about one and one-half million feet per month will be handled by the combined oper ation there. Smith stated the timber hold ings in the Elgin area include a substantial stand of fir and the purpose of the purchase is to aug ment the fir operation of the local plant. He also said that it is planned to ship a large percent age of the pine lumber to Hepp ner to be processed here. Later on, some of the fir may also be fin ished here. Manager of the Elgin plant which will be called the Elgin Branch of the Heppner Lumber company, will be Galen Sanner, Pendleton, who has been connect ed with the Heppner Lumber company for more than 10 years. Willis Spoo will operate the saw mill and oversee the logging op eration. Smith said as soon as every thing gets into operation at Elgin a total of about 65 persons will be employed on a year-around basis. The only work being done there now is some logging and cold decking of logs. Employment at the Heppner plant averages about 115 persons. It was also revealed that ship ments from the plant here will amount to over 24,000,000 board feet for 1952, an increase of about 2,000,000 feet over last year. Major stockholders of the Heppner Lumber company are Orville Smith, P. W. Mahoney, Heppner, J. L. Kraft, C. H. Kraft, Chicago and Leonard Kraft, Bridal Veil, Oregon. lone Co-operative Is Now Called Community Church By Rev. A. Shirley Some twelve years ago the Christian and Congregational groups of lone, beliving they could carry on a more effective church program by uniting their forces, organized a Co-operative Church. In this undertaking they were joined by others with vari ous church affiliations and back grounds. During the years they have discovered that unity can be achieved; that the things which unite are more important than those which divide. The various groups have become one. On October 5th this experienced unity will become an organized unity; the several groups will be come one Church, one Fellowship. All property will be held by one body now incorporated as the lone Community Church. On that day officers and committees of the Church will be elected. There will be morning worship with communion at eleven, fol lowed by a pot luck dinner and business meeting. It will be a day of thanksgiving, thanksgiv ing for the spirit which unites us; thankfulness that in Christ we can all be one; and gratitude for the larger opportunity for ser vices which this unity makes possible. We are sure all our friends will come and rejoice with us that day. Remember the date October 5. POMONA GRANGE Pomona grange will meet on Saturday September 27 at Board man. George Flagg of the Ore gon highway council will be the speaker on the program and Pa tricia Peck of the Rhea Creek grange will play a piano solo. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a. m. JUNIOR DEGREE OF HONOR The Junior Degree of Honor will meet Saturday September 27 in the Civic Center from 2:00 p. m. until 4:00 p. m. - NEW BUILDING Visitors to the North Morrow county fair at Boardman last weekend saw exhibits in the recently completed brick building shown above which will be put to many other uses during the year. Visitors acclaimed this year's fair the best ever held at Boardman. ft NEEDLEWORK A small portion of the numerous exhibits of needle work and similar type entries is shown here. Flowers, canned fruits and vegetables and fresh produce exhibits took up the other side of the new fair building. (GT Photos) NORTH MORROW FAIR ACCLAIMED FINEST EVER HELD AT BOARDMAN By Flossie Coats One of the largest and best fairs ever, the North Morrow County Fair closed Saturday evening, the success largely due to the President Clyde Tannehill and directors Chas. Forthman and Mrs. Paul Slaughter, Irrigon. The entries in open class in all but the livestock far surpassed any fair here in the past few years, as did the number of the display of booths. Several hundred per sons was on hand to see the parade at 10:30 a. m. and other attractions throughout the day at the fair grounds. Winners of the organization booths was the Greenfield Grange first, the Boardman Community church second, and the Home Ex tension Unit from Irrigon placed third. In the Commercial, Dewey West Jr. Service Station placed first; Heppner Refrigeration Com pany, second and. The Boardman Supply, third. The 4-H placed first and the FFA second. In the farm booth, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Pelton, Irrigon placed first. , In the C and H sugar canning contest Mrs. E. E. Rucker, Irrigon received first in the Jellies, and the lucky one Mrs. Donald Down ey received first in both the pre serves and the canned fruits. In the National Ncedlecraft cro chet contest, Mrs. Claud Coats was awaded Gold Sunray Trophy for the judged best crochet arti cle. Other winners in the con test were Mrs. Clyde Tannehill, Mrs. Esther Knight, Mrs. Leo Root, Mrs. Earl Briggs, Mrs. Julie Rut ledge, Mrs. E. S. Pelton and Mrs. Olive Atteberry. Miss Lorena was awarded the best in the doll clothes and also for the teen age group. Leading the parade was three youngsters on their Shetland pon ies, Jimmie Miller carrying the Flag, accompanied by Eileen Ely and Albert Rogers. The Board man Community church and the Greenfield Grange tied for first place and the Tillicum Club placed third. Mrs. Wilma Smith with her six horse Shetland team Local Elks Officers Take Part in Contest The officers of Heppner B. P. O. Elks No. 358 journeyed to Pen dleton Sunday where they com peted against seven other Elks Lodges of Eastern Oregon in a contest in the Northeastern Ore gon District Ritualistic Contest. The Dalles team received the highest score, 98.744. The local team, although penalized for having substitute officers, receiv ed a score of 97.26. The District is comprised of Baker, La Grande, Heppner, Ontario, The Dalles and Pendleton. Those making the trip from Heppner included Tom Wilson, Jack Van Winkle, James J. Farley, Harlan McCurdy, Jr., Conley Lanham, Alton Yarnell, LaVerne Van Marter, Jr. and Kemp Dick who was the candi date for the initiatory work. - i , nast 3T '1 o and stage coach received honor able mention, and another cute attraction was the John Cimmiy otti children with their goat and wagon. Judy Partlow as Little Red Rid ing Hood was first in the child rens bicycle parade in the after noon, Carolyn Baker as Circus days won second, third was Karon Califf as harvest Queen and fourth went to Albert Seiber. Jimmie Miller won first in the chiklrens Shetland pony musical ropes race and Dallas Forthman first in the adults race. In the Old Timer Kmaler con test Mr. Smith, Irrigon was first, Mr. Steele, Pendelton second and Mr. W. W. Benson third. Judges for the exhibits were Mr. Larson, Hermiston Extension Service on the farm crops, Mrs.'Tillison, Her miston, 4-H and Mrs. Lester Marks, Fossil for Domestic Art and cooked foods. Among the several hundred who attended from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penland and son Neal, Judge and Mrs. Garnett Barratt, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson, Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Union; Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lilly and children, La Grande; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lilly and son Dick, Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger and family, Lexington. New Roof Completed On Civic Center A new roof now adorns the spacious top of the Civic Center building, thanks to many hours of work contributed by members of the Junior Chamber of Com merce. This project was the or ganization's obligation in leasing the building from the City of Heppner. ' Materials were purchased at cost from Anderson's Builders Supply with funds raised by a scrap metal drive and a carnival sponsored this spring. Next year's project will further improve the exterior of the build ing in the third step of a pro gram which will eventually modernize the entire building in keeping with its use as a com munity center. Last year the men repaired the foundation. Rooms completed on the south side of the building are used by the Junior Chamber of Commerce the Jay Cee-ette, the Degree of Honor and other groups for meet ing rooms. The Jay Cee-ette's kin dergarten is also held in this lo cation. o SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE TO VACATION The selective service office local board No. 31, Condon, Oregon, will be closed from September 29 through October 1. The office will again be open for business at 8:00 a. m. on October 2. o Mrs. Ada Cason, Portland 1 spending the week visiting with friends and relatives in Heppner. ii r Burglars Enter Four County Stores Monday This section of Morrow county felt another wave of burglaries Monday night when four stores, two in Heppner and one each in lone and Lexington were entered and robbed. The jobs however, netted the burglars less than $30 for their efforts, according to po lice reports. The four stores entered were Swanson's grocery, lone where entrance was gained by jimmy ing a back door and only about $3 or $1 was obtained from the till; Ted's grocery, Lexington where the front door was jimmied and about $20 in small change was taken; Gilliam and Bisbee hardware in Heppner where entry was gained in the same manner through the front door. In this instance an attempt was made to open the safe, but the intruders gave up after attempting to open it by knocking off the combina tion dial. Entry was gained to the Rosewall Motor company building by jimmying a side door. No attempt was made here to open the safe and only a few dol lars in change was missing from the till. In no case could it be deter minded that merchandise had been taken. The burglaries coincide with a series of breakins last Friday night at Moro where five business houses were entered and also the six breakins at Fossil about two weeks ago. Police officers report the method used in all cases ap peared to be similar. Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said he could find no clues in any of the four local cases and a check with officers in the other areas showed little on which to estab lish the identity of the burglars. Dimes Group to Pick Committee A meeting of all committee members and all persons inter ested in the March- of Dimes is planned for next Monday evening at 7:30 at the court house, James Driscoll, National Foundation president and Mrs. Joe Hughes, Dimes chairman announced to day. The purpose of the meeting is tq elect members of the executive committee and to set up the forth coming March of Dimes cam paign. Both Mrs. Hughes and Driscoll attended a regional March of Dimes meeting at Portland last week and stated that reports show an even greater need for active committees for the coming year, it was reported that up to Septem ber 15 there have been 31,391 cases of Polio in the nation com pared with 17,332 last year. Every resource of the National Foun dation has been brought to beat in fighting the epidemic and it has exhausted its funds in as sisting local chapters where th disease has been widespread. Nearly $5 million has been re turned to the local organizations. It was pointed out also, that the crippling effects of the disease have been greatly reduced this year due to prompt diagnosis and improved treatment sponsored by the March of Dimes. The purpose of the Heppner meeting will be to complete all arrangements and the officers re quest anyone interested to at tend. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. William B. Potter, Fossil, a 9 lb. 2 oz. girl born Sept. 24. To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crowell, lone, a 9 lb. Vz oz. boy born Sept. 25, named Howard Eugene. To Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Jones, Lexing ton, a 6 lb. 8 oz. boy born Sept. 23, named Joseph Clarence. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Max Gentry, Heppner, a 8 lb. 4 oz. boy born Sept. 21, named Bobby Stephen. To Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wasson, Ordnance, a 4 lb. 5 oz. girl born Sept. 25, named Patricia Lynn. Minor Surgery Mrs. Ulabell Allen, Condon, dismissed; Mrs. Gladys Walker, Heppner, dismis sed; Dianna Cutsforth, Lexington, dismissed. Medical Dewey Keller, Her miston, dismissed; Terrence Ma her, Heppner, dismissed; Marion Finch, Heppner, - dismissed; Emma Anderson, Heppner. Out Patients Alvin Bunch, Heppner; Janice Kenney, Kinzua. o IN PORTLAND HOSPITAL Mrs. Harley Anderson is in Im manual hospital in Portland with double pneumonia. She is Im proving, but will have to remain in the hospital at least another week. Weatherman Forgets It's Fall, Mercury Hits 95 Wednesday Even though the calendar offi cially proclaims that it has been fall ever since Monday, the wea therman apparently doesn't agree for he really poured the heat on Morrow county the past few days. Len Gilliam. Heponer weather observer recorded a high of 95 degrees Wednesday and said that today had all the earmarks of anotner "stinker' as the official thermometer registered 71 at 7 a. m. How the hot weather will ef fect the opening of hunting sea son is not definitely known, but a decision is exDected from state otticials either today or Friday Grain Support Prices Increased An announcement was made this week by the secretary of agri culture of the support price for grains for 1953 which give indica tion that farming will continue to be a good business during the coming year. Wheat will be supported at a national average rate of not less than $2.21 a bushel, one cent higher than last year. Rye is also up one cent at $1.43 a bushel. Oats, barley and flaxseed sup ports will be at least two cents higher than 1952. The minimum on number 3 or better oats has been set at 80 cents, number 2 or better barley at $1.24 and flaxseed at $3.79 a bushel. New Revised Bible To Be Honored by Churches Tuesday A community-wide service on Tuesday evening, September 30, at the Methodist church Is plan ned in Heppner to honor the pub lication of the new Revised Stand ard Version of the Holy Bible. On the same evening similar inter church meetings will be held in at least 3,000 other communities throughout this country and in Canada. J. Palmer Sorlien, general chair man of the local committee plan ning the observance stated that Ernest Peterson, church editor of the Oregon Journal will be the guest speaker on the observance theme "The word of life In living language." The service will be a joint meeting of all Heppner churches and Rev. Earl Soward of the Christian church will be chairman of the meeting. Music will be under the direction of Oliver Crcswick. "The completion of the Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible marks an epoch in the re ligious life of the English-speaking people comparable to that marked by the Issuance of the King James version in 1611," Sorlien said. September 30 is the publication date of the new Bible. Presentation of five copies of the new Bible will be made dur ing the service which is to start at 8 o'clock. Heppner Army Man Returns to States WITH THE 43D INFANTRY DIV. GERMANY Cpl. Delmer R. Bus chke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Buschke, Heppner, is returning to the United States after a tour of duty with the 43d Infantry Di vision in Germany. A former New England Nation al Guard unit, the division came to Europe last October and joined the NATO Army. Most of its original members were from Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont. However, men from all parts of the country have since filled its ranks. A rifleman with Company A of the 172d Infantry Regiment, Bus chke entered the Army in October 1950 and arrived in Europe in June 1951. SHRINE OFFICIALS HERE Guests at a special dinner meeting Tuesday evening at the Morrow county Shrine club In Heppner were Harvey Wells, Po tentate of Al Kader temple of the Shrine and Luther Duckworth Portland as well as other officers of the divan who were making their annual visitation of Ore gon Shrine clubs. o Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fortner oi Boardman, were overnight guests Monday at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Driscoll. The Fortners continued on to Kinzua Tuesday to visit another daughter. Robert M. Clark, father of Mrs. Floyd Adams has been visiting in Heppner from his home in Port land. He was here to attend the Roundup. Weekend Accidents Take Lives of Two Accidents took the lives of two Morrow county residents last weekend within a few hours of each other when Thomas John son died following Injuries re ceived when struck by a car in downtown Heppner and Nelson Knighten, Hardman was electro cuted near Hardman while at tempting to measure a stack of hay with a steel tape. The tape was thrown over power lines run ning near the stack. Johnson died at Pioneer Memor ial hospital early Saturday morn, ing after apparently walking into the side of a pickup drive.? by Mcrritt Gray of Heppner. The accident occurred about 7:30 p. m. Friday in front of the Heppner hotel. According to police reports Johnson, who is 74 years of age, started to cross Main street and apparently walked Into the side of the pickup. He was not in the marked crosswalk, though near it. He was knocked unconscious but was not run over. No blame was placed on Gray for the ac cident. Knighten died shortly after 8 a. m. Saturday while attempting to measure a haystack on the Harold Stevens ranch north of Hardman. While throwing the weighted steel tape over the stack, it came in contact with the FOUR POUND BABY PORTLAND HOSPITAL An emergency airplane trip was made to Portland October 17 by Loyd Burkenbine and Mrs. Phil Blakney, superintendent of the nurses at Pioneer Memorial hos pital with the newly-born four pound son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Christian of Lexingtn. The premature baby, delivered by ceaserian, was immediately placed in an incubator and the three persons, incubator and oxy gen tanks made the trip to the Good Samaritan hospital in one hour and 18 minutes flying time. A part of the regular equipment of the plane had to be removed to allow room for the Incubator The Payoff 33 Milkshakes Phil Blakney, owner of Saa ger's pharmacy, made good this week in a big way, on a promise he made to members of the Heppner football team. Blakney offered each play ers who took part In last Fri day's football game against Pilot Rock a free milkshake if they won the game. The Mustangs won all right, and every member of the 33 man squad saw action. Blakney'i cost, 33 shakes. Steve Trukositz, Heppner coach claims he wasn't In cahoots with the kids, that he didn't even know about the deal until after the game, o Kindergarten Enrolls 31 Five Year Olds 31 pre-schoolers are now enrol led in the Jay Cee ette kindergar ten, which meets from 9:30 to 11:30 each weekday morning at the Civic Center. Mrs. Grace Drake instructor, has a busy forenon with the five-year olds. Nine children, chauffeured by their parents, come occasionally from their homes outside Hepp ner city limits. o . Meeting To Discuss Health Problems The quarterly meeting of the Morrow county citizens advisory committee for the public health program will be In the Boardman grange hall Wednesday, October 1 and 8:00 p. m. Each community Is to send three or four members to this active discussion group. Sug gested topic is Community Health Needs. Lee Gronemyer, manager of the Pioneer Memorial hospital, will discuss the Hospital and the Community. o PLAN DANCE The Heppner Post of the Ameri can Legion will hold a public dance this Saturday evening at the Heppner fair pavilion, com mander Bill Labhart said this week. Music will be furnished by Buddy Lee and his Panhandle Playboys, a Portland orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Jones of La Grande were visitors in Hepp ner Monday. They are making a campaign tour through the coun try. Jones is democratic candi date for congressman from the second district power lines running nearby, ac cording to the report of Dr. A. D. McMurdo, county coroner. Services for Thomas Clair Johnson 74, who was reported to be the oldest living native of Heppner at the time of his death, were held today(Thursday) at 10 a. m. at the Phelps Funeral home chapel with J. Palmer Sor lien officiating. He was born in Heppner February 2, 1878 and had no Immediate family his only survivors being a sister-in-law and two nephews living in the Willamette valley. Burial was in the Masonic cemetery. Isaac Nelson Knighten, 55, was born in this vicinity October 5, 1897 and had lived near Hard man most of his life. Funeral ser vices were held at the I. O. O. F. hall in Hardman Tuesday with J. Palmer Sorlien officiating. In terment was in the Hardman I. O. O. F. cemetery. Surviving are three brothers, Henry and Wilbur of Hardman and Elmer, Olex; one sister Mrs. Myrtle Imel, Terrebonne, Oregon; two nieces and three nephews. He had never married. Pall bearers were Huston Leslie, Archie and Adrian Bechdolt, Harold Stevens and Samuel and Elmer Steers. Phelps Funeral home were in charge of both services. FLOWN TO IN INCUBATOR and tanks and though the plane was crowded, Burkenbine said the trip was made without difficulty. Mrs. Blakney administered oxy gen to the 'infant during the flight down the Columbia. At last reports the baby is showing progress in Its fight for life. o Ballots Received From Printer, Samples Available County clerk C. W. Barlow yes terday received delivery of the ballots for the coming general election and stated that the sheet is the biggest ballot ever present ed to Morrow county voters. It measures 14 by 28 Inches and Includes, in addition to the names of federal, state and county office-seekers, 20 initiative and referendum measures. Sample ballots may be obtain ed at the clerk's office or at the Gazette Times office in Heppner. o Morrow County 4-H Members to Take Part in Exposition The largest delegation of 4-H boys and girls to attend the Pa cific International Livestock Ex position for many years will par ticipate in activities there this year. Exhibiting fat steers will be Deane and Rieta Graves, Heppner. They will exhibit Shorthorn steers which made a fine showing at the recent Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. This Is Rleta's last year to exhibit as she is now attending Oregon State College. Several Judging teams will rep. resent Morrow County 4-H clubs this year. Members on the teams were high place winners at con tests held during Fair. Repre senting Morrow County as 4-H livestock judging team is Ronald Currin, Eddie Brosnan and Jack Monagle, Heppner, members of the Sandhollow Buttercreek 4-H Livestock Club led by Jerry Bros nan. Ronald and Eddie were members and Jack alternate of the team which won first place at the P. I. last year. Deane Graves was the third member. New this year for Morrow conuty Is the Dairy Judging team. Shirley Peck, Patsy Wright and Sally Palmer, Heppner, members of the South Heppner Livestock Club led by Harold Peck, will participate. Also new Is the 4-H Home Eco nomics Judging team. Phylls and Beverly Nolan and Joan Breeding will represent Morrow County. They are members of a 4-11 club led by Mrs. John Graves. The 4-H members will leave for Portland Friday afternoon. Octo ber 3, judging on October 4. Teams will return on Sunday the 5th. 4-H activities for those ex hibiting will be concluded Octo ber 8. with the 4 H auction sale held that morning. OFFICERS AT SCHOOL Officers of the Heppner and lone posts of the American Legion were In Pendleton last Monday night to attend a post officers school held in the Pendleton hotel. The meeting was presided over by Carl Wagner, Depart ment of Oregon commander.