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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 21, 1954
70th Year, Number 45
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Power Line Work
To Start Monday
If Weather Breaks
The job of strengthening the
Hcrmiston-Ione power line will
Etart next Monday according to
pian, t.a tollison, manager of the
Columbia Basin Electric Coop
saw Wednesday, if some "ifs"
don't cause delays. The "ifs" in
clude if the materials arrive in
time and if the cold weather
moderates by then.
Collison said the necessary ma
terials were shipped a week ago
and should be here in time, but
they had not showed up yet. He
also said that it would be nearly
Wednesday evenings short
power outage in about half of
Heppner was caused by a
blown fuse at the Heppner sub
station. Pacific Power manager
J. R. Huffman reported today. It
was in no way connected with
any difficulty on the main
power line.
The fuse cut out because of
the heavy power load due to
the cold weather, Huffman said.
New heavier fuses were in
stalled last night.
impossible for men to work in
sub-zero weather and neither the
Coop or Pacific Tower and Light,
both of whom use the feeder
line, would cut off customers,
even for short periods, in such
weather.
If the materials show up and
the weal her warms up the line
w'ill be cut out of service at about
II o clock each 'night starting
next Monday and will be cut
back in about 7 in the morning.
The cutover will necessitate a
short outage of just a few min
utes on PP&L lines and not more
than 30 minutes each time on
REA lines. Outage time will only
be what is necessary for switch
ing. While the line is out of service
all customers will be served from
the now PP&L substation at Fos
sil. The line will be cut out at
night only, because the Fossil
substation is not large enough to
carry the full daytime power
load in this area. The night load
is much smaller.
The line is being strengthened
by the addition of Armor-Rod at
all poles because recent tests
have shown the three previous
breaks in the line were caused
from vibration on the wires
which caused the lines to snap
in the holding shoes on the poles.
It is not known how long the
entire job will take, but proba
bly two weeks or longer.
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RETURNS FROM
PORTLAND HOSPITAL
Charles Barlow, who has been
under treatment in a Portland
hospital the past several weeks,
was returned to Heppner Thurs
day by ambulance.
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GIFT TRt County judge uarnet uurratt is pointing 10 an en
larged picture of a big Morrow county pine tree which is being
presented to him by Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Baker of Kinzua. Thet
presentation of the picture was made during a reception at Kin
zua last Wednesday honoring the Bcker9 who are retiring from
service with Kinzua Pine Mills where he has been since 1929.
Holauig the picture are Mr. and Mrs. Eqker and Judge and Mrs.
Borratt are admiring it (Condon Globe-Times Pboto)
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Nations Tour Contest
Rules Announced
Heppner Oddfellows officers
announced Wednesday that the
lodge is again sponsoring a Uni
ted Nations tour this year and
that a change in the rules will
make all sophomore and junior
high school students between the
ages of 15 and 17 living in Mor
row or Umatilla counties eligible
for the contest. In previous years
the local contest was limited to
Heppner students only.
Topic of the local contest will
be "What the United Nations
Means to Me", and each school
in the area will conduct its own
individual contest. The local con
tests must be completed in time
to allow the winners to compete
in the finals to be held at Echo
March 26.
As presently planned, this
years tour will leave Portland
July 8 and will return to there
August , 4. The winners will
spent the week of July 18 to 24 in
New York City.
The Heppner lodge also an
nounced that any group or or
ganization in the area who would
like to have last year's winner
Sally Palmer speak should con
tact the lodge.
Sally Palmer won the trip last
year, and Jack Sumner was the
winner in 1952.
Mrs. Hazel Brown
Dies in Portland
Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel
Brown, 44, who passed away Jan.
19 in a Portland hospial will be
held Friday at 10 a. m. at St.
Patrick's Catholic church in Hepp
ner with Rev. Francis McCor-
niack officiating. Rosary will be
at the church tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Brown, the daughter of
Patrick and Mary McDaid, was
bon Feb. 6, 1909 at lone and had
spent her early life in Heppner.
She attended St. Joseph's Acad
emy at Pendleton and graduated
from Heppner high school.
She is survived by her hus
band, Marvin, of Portland, three
daughters, Mrs. Patricia ' Maes,
Marvel le Brown and Suzanne
Brown all of Porland; her mother
and stepfather, Mary and Allen
Johnston, Heppner; two brothers,
Ted McDaid, Tigard, and James
Johnston, Heppner; four sisters,
Mrs. Agnes Sperry, Mrs. Kath
leen Gentry both of Portland;
Mrs. Anna Robertson, Toledo;
and Mrs. Anna Marie Wilson of
Heppner.
Interment will be in Heppner
Masonic cemetery with Phelps
Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish and
Mrs. Sara McNamer took Miss
Leta Humphreys'to the train at
Hikle Sunday, where she left for
a two weeks stay in Portland to
receive medical attention.
Donald Blake, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Blake, has been chosen
to Malamute, a men's Sophomore
honorary at the University of
Washington.
Farm Bureau to
Observe Week
January 24 to 30
Plans are rolling ahead for
Farm Bureau Week in Morrow
county and a committee headed
by county Bueau persident Newt
O'Harra and including Frank
Anderson, chairman. Roy Martin
and Ralph Crum announced that
arrangements are complete.
Farm Bureau Sunday will be
observed Jan. 24 in some churches
and a kick-off dinner will be
held Monday evening at the Odd
fellows hall in Lexington for
the membership teams and their
wives or husbands. The regular
county Farm Bureau meeting
will be held at Willows Orange
hall in lone Tuesday evening at
8 oclock and representative
Allen Tom will discuss the water
situation as it is related to
water resources. Members of the
lone band will present special
musical numbers, it was announ
ced.
The Morrow county court this
week issued a proclamation ac
knowledging Farm Bureau week
which said: "We the county
court of Morrow county, recog
nizing the value of our farmers to
our prosperity and the import
ance of their contributions to the
welfare of our communities and
our country do proclaim the
week of Jan. 24 to 30 to bo Farm
Bureau Week.
"The Morrow county Farm Bu
reau has as Us avowed purpose
the improvement of agricultural
conditions in our country. They
are constantly working for a higij
level of production, employment
income and trade; better educa
tion, health, conservation and
for greater opportunity for indi
viduals to create prorperity. We
wish the Farm Bureau every suc
cess in the observance of Farm
Bureau Week."
Members within the centers in
the county are teaming together
to invite every farm family to
become members in the Bureau
for the year. It is expected that
this work will be completed dur
ing the week. ,
Newt O'Harra, county Farm
Bureau president, again stated
the purpose of Farm Bureau
Week, saying it is to better ac
quaint the people of the county
with the importance of prosper
ous agriculture and the efforts
of the Bureau to improve those
conditions. "We are trying to
do a good job of public relations
for agriculture," he said.
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Conservation
Sign-Up Meetings
Set Next Week
It has been announced by Miss
Cecelia Carry, acting office man-
ager of the local ASM (PMA) of-i
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be sign up
meetings his coming week for
conservation practices which
Morrow county farmers will want
to perform in 1954.
The meeting for the Morgan,
Eightmile and lone communities
will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28
at the American Legion hall in
lone starting at 9 a. m., and the
Lexington and Alpine communi
ties meeting will be on the same
day at the Lexington Grange hall
starting at 1:30 p. m.
The ASC office urges all far
mers interested in performing
conservation practices in 1954 to
attend these meetings as it will
be their opportunity to sign a
request for
assistance for such
practices.
Two Students on
OSC Honor Roll
OREGON STATE
COLLEGE,;
Corvallis Two students from the
Heppner Area have been listed
on the fall term scholastic honor
roll at Oregon State college.
Michael Grant of Heppner, a
freshman in engineering, and
Elise Bauernfeind of Morgan
sophomore in home economic,
both mvived grade vernM-i of
3.5 jnint or tetter, on the bacis'
of an "A" equaling point. j
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PRIMARY OCCUPATION of most
has been sledding as the three inches of snow and subsequent
freezing weather has made
streets. Here three of the younger children try out West Center
street before the older children
traffic problem.
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PAPERS BY SLED-fCrrnmon praciica among most p-iper carriers
during the pant few days has been to dehvor by sled as the Ore
gonian carrier boys are doing. How they worked out who got to
ride and who had to pull, the GT photographer didn't find out.
(GT Photos)
HEPPNER POLICEMAN'S BELONGINGS
BURN ENROUTE TO NEW HOME HERE
The household effects of Hepp
ner s new nigut marsnan nan a
hot" time Tuesday afternoon
but their owner, (leorge Heed
didn't get much of a kick out of
it.
While enroute to Heppner. a
truck bringing a load of new lur-
niture and household goods
caught fire a short distance be
low Butter Crek Junction Tues
day afternoon, destroying prac
tically all the furnishings and
the truck. The only thing sal
vaged out of the load was an
electric range and it was badly
Enrollment Deadline
Near for Ag Class
Twenty-seven enrolled persons
attended the second vocational
ag class in livestock diseases and
sanitation Tuesday night at the
Heppner high school and heard
N. C. Anderson, instructor explain
rair M"urs a" 1 vl"u"'" dn" m,n-
er;1.1 requiiemems.
s dass' "n Jan- ,2('
will be the last opportunity for
further enrollment, it was an
nounced, and the subject will be
lumpjaw, calf diphtheria and
shipping fever. It was also an
nounced that a representative
from Lederle Laboratories will be
at the rlar, Feb. 9 to show spe
cial films and discuss new cat
tle drugs.
Sheep Theft Brings
Probation Sentence
Cobby I). Weems, Spray and
Stanfield, pleaded guiliy last
week in judge Hagcr's justice
court to a charge of petty larceny.
He was placed on probation for
two years and ordered to repay
the owner for two sheep he ad
milted stealing.
Wr.'ms was arrested by state
police after he had admittedly
picked up two sheep belonging to
Frank Wilkinson. Heppner, and
yelling them at the Herrniston
Livestock vard.
Among those from Hoppner at-
teding the I'CA ni"fting in Pen
dleton Saturday weie Mr. ami
Mrs. Merritt Gray, Mr. and Mrs.
Oren Wright, W Wright, Mrs.
Anne Smouse, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Kk. Mr. and 'An. Raymond
French and Mr. and Mn. Paul
HiIer.
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Heppner kids during Ihe past week
wonderful sled runs of west side
get cut of school and cause a sled
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damaged.
Reed was moving to a home in
Heppner from Umatilla where he
formerly lived and the truck was
transporting most of his belong
ings when it caught fire. The
cause of the blaze is not definitely
known though it was thought
possible that a thrown cigarette
might have been the cause.
Total loss was estimated be
tween $500 and $C00.
Another School Board
Meet Set for Tonight
There will be another special
meeting of the Heppner school
board tonight (Thursday) at 8
p. m. at the school, Mrs. Stephen
MEETING POSTPONED
Tonight's scheduled board
meeting has been postponed
until next Tuesday night, sup?r
intendent H. C. Reed informed
the Gazette Times Just at press
time. A. L. Beck and Stewart Tufft,
who were to be present to aid
the beard in making site de
cisions, reported by phone early
this afternoon that their car
had gone off the road on the
lower Columbia River highway
in a driving snowstorm and
that they were unable to make
the trip to Heppner because of
road conditions.
If weather permits they will
be here Tuesday.
Thompson, board chairman an
nounced today.
A. L. Reck from the state, de
partment of education and Stew
art Tufft, architect will be pre
sent to give the board more in
formation on school site costs and
requirements.
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Federal Tax Agents
Due Here February 1
Taxpayers of this area may ob.
tain the aid of internal revenue
agents in making out their in
come tax returns the director of
internal revenue announced this
week.
Agents will be at the court
house in Heppner all day Mon
day, Feb. 1 to assist taxpayers,
and they will also be available
at the Gilliam County Bank in
Arlington b. 2 and at the court
house in Condon on Feb. ft.
Mercury Drops to -15,
Heavy Snow Cover
Protects Fall Wheat
Wednesday's weather in Hepp
ner set a record for the year,
for not only did it have the
lowest minimum temperature,
but also the lowest maximum.
The highest the official govern
ment thermometer registered
yesterday was 10 above and
Wednesday morning's mini
mum was 4 below.
An overcast Wednesday night
and Thursday kept the mercury
above the zero point, though
not very far above, as a low of
2 degrees was recorded Thurs
day morning. Some snow tell
in Heppner this morning and
weather reports indicated the
possibility of more to come.
Just at press time the weather
did an about face with temper
atures rising from 20 to 30 de
grees in an hour's time.
Winter's first snow storm and
really cold weather decended on
ill of Eastern Oregon last week.
end blanketing the entire area
with from three inches to a foot
of snow and the clear weather
which followed Tuesday and
Wednesday sent thermometers
dropping to a three year low.
Road conditions in most sections
were classified from hazardous
to terrible.
Tuesday night and Wednesday
saw the temperature drop to a
reported low of -15 near Lexing-
on while lone reported readings
of -10 and -12. One spot in Eight-
mile and Heppner appeared to be
in the "banaii belt" with offi-
ial lows of only -4 degrees.
Heppner also had less snow than
most ol her, sections of the coun
try with the government record
Hermiston Sale
Prices Hold Steady
HERMISTON Cornet t Green of
Heppner topped the market at
the Hermiston livestock auction
Friday with a 1520 lb. wliiteface
bull that sold for $15.90 cwt., Del''
bert Anson, manager of the sale,
reports.
Volume of cattle consigned was
down but a new high for the year
was set in stock cows, J. E. Ben
nett of Hermiston receiving $157.
50 per head on fourteen first-calf
Hereford heifers.
Consigned were 308 cattle
compared with 520 the previous
Friday. 12o hogs compared with
122 and 121 sheep compared with
718. The low sheep consignment
resulted in shifting the semi
weekly sheep sale to the next
sale, Jan.22. In particular de
mand will be breeding ewes and
fat lambs, with weaner steer
calves, short yearlings, in de
mand on the cattle scene..
Cattle prices were fully steady,
with better quality feeder steers
and fat cattle as well as slock
cows, other cattle of generally
lower quality. Hogs were steady
to slightly higher, with fat hogs
of belter quality, other swine of
poorer quality. Sheep were too
few to set representative prices,
and no fat lambs were consigned.
Breeding cattle were of high
quality, and heifers displayed
good flesh.
Demand was broad and very
active, with both packers and
feeders well represented from
Oregon, Idaho and Washington.
Others topping the market
were E. Eingham, Touchet, Wash.,
28 feeder lafnbs, 2260 lbs!, $14.70
cwt.; Dean Acock, Irrigon 5 young
ewes, $15.25 per hd; Walter Wyss,
Boardman, 0 fat hogs, 1175 lbs.,
$27.90 cwt.; Fred Snyder, Irrigon,
2 weaner pigs, $24.00 per hd.; Don
Bellamy, Hermiston, 120 lb. boar,
$2.3,75 cwt.; Joe Baumgartner,
Hermiston, 4 feeder pigs, 505 lbs.,
$28.25; O. I. Brooker, Stanfield, 3
sows, 1250 bs.,$22.20; Ned Rob
erts, Paterson, Wash., 1 fed Bra
hma steer, 1140 lbs., $22.00; Ralph
Trow, La Grande, 1 year old Here
ford bull, reg., $210.00 hd.; Guy
Miller, Pendleton, 1110 lb. white
face .cow, $14.80.; Orval Mc
Cormaeh, Pendleton, 1000 lb.
Brahma bull, $15.50.
Calves: Baby calves 7.50-21.00
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er checking a total of three
inches. Progressively down Wil
low creek more snow fell, with
Morgan and Cecil checking from
six to eight inches and Arlington
receiving close to a foot. The
heaviest snowfall was recorded
all along the Columbia river.
Mercury Drops Fast
The clearing weather Tuesday
brought an abrupt drop in tem
peratures late in the afternoon
when the mercury dropped from
around 20 at 4 p. m. to below zero
before midnight. Heppner's -4
was the coldest recorded here
since Jan. 29 1951 when it equal
led the low of that day. Eightmile
weather recorder, Leonard Carl
son reported -4 and 5 inches of
snow which had a water content
of one-half inch. At the Sam
McMillan ranch north of lone a
10 was recorded and it was -12
at the Crum Brothers ranch in
the same vicinity at midnight
Tuesday. Lexington variously
reported temperatures from -5 to
15 degrees.
The sub zero temperatures ap
parently have done little or no
damage to wheat, most farmers
reported, as the earlier snowfall
was heavy enough to give all the
fields a protective cover. There
was some wind over the weekend
that caused drifting in some lo
calities, but subsequent falls
gave a full snow covering.
Driving Hazardous
Uoad conditions in upjkt Mor
row county generally were fair
with the Franklin hill road re
ported free of snow Wedesday.
From Heppner to lone the high
way was clear, as was the Lexington-Buck's
Corners highway,
but from lone to Heppner Junc
tion the road was icy and haz
ardous. The worst highway con
ditions were reported by state
police to be in the Arlington area
on Columbia River highway 30
where there was a solid sheet of
Ice filled with deep chuckholes
that were hard on tires and the
driver's necks. The entire length
of highway 30 from Portland to
Pendleton was reported to be ice
covered and police warned
against any but necessary travel.
There were some reports of drifts
In the Rock Creek section of the
Heppner Condon highway, early
in the storm, but state crews were
keeping the road well cleared
early this week.
Most County Roads OK
Nearly all county roads were
reported passable with the ex
ception of a few in the lone and
Eightmile areas. One connecting
road between Eightmile and the
Condon highway was drifted in,
as was one out of Morgan and a
few short stretches north of lone.
Heppner's streets have been a
glare of ice the entire week with
chains required to navigate most
hills. The layer of white stuff
brought out every kid and sled
in the area, however, and Hepp
ner's west side hill streets have
been getting daily workouts from
the youngsters.
Long range weather forecasts
call for more cloudiness this
coming weekend with the possi
bility of more snow over most
of Eastern Oregon.
Water Resources
Group Plans Meeting
The Oregon water resources
committee, established by the
last legislature, will launch a
series of public meetings in Feb
ruary to learn the state's water
problems.
James C. Moore, Oregon State
college extension conservation
specialist, who is assisting the
committee, says all regions of
the state will be covered.
The committee was set up to
look into needs and uses of water,
and to study resources and meth
ods of conservation. It is to
report to the legislature in 1955.
Beginning February 15, public
meetings are scheduled at Ar
lington, La Grande, Ontario,
Burns and Redmond. During the
week of March 1, the committee
will visit Klamath Falls, Med
ford, Rosoburg, Coos Bay and Till
amook. Willamette valley meet
ings will be held later In March.