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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1954)
U OF 0 ' EUGENE, ORE. r Maurice Hitchcock, Dant And Russell To Be New Owners Orville Smith, manager of the Ileppner Lumber Company, revealed shortly before noon today, the sale of all physical assets' of the Heppner mill to Mau rice Hitchcock, White Swan, Washington and Dant and Russell, Inc. of Portland. It is expected that the new owners will take over operation of the plant by December 1. Smith said that while he could not speak for the new owners, it was his understanding that they do not anticipate any change in operation or personnel. The transaction included only the physical assets and timber holdings of the Ileppner mill, and did not involve the Elgin operations of the Ileppner Lumber Compay nor the North Fork Lumber Company at Monument. Smith and P. W. Mahoney, who have had sizeable interests in the Elgin operation, will take over complete control of that plant and will hold their interests in the Monument mill which probably will continue to supply the Ileppner mill with rough lum ber as it has in the past. Safflower as Crop To Be Talked At Wheat Meeting Meeting In their annual fall get-together, Morrow county wheatgrowers will gather Satur day at the Lexington Grange hall to discuss problems and make recommendations for consider ation of the Oregon Wheat Grow ers League, They hold their an nua! meeting at Portland this yenr, December 2, 3, 4. At teh Saturday meeting which begins at 10:00 a. m. The six committees will meet and -draft recommendations to be con sidored with reemmendations from other county organizations throughout Oregon. Meeting in the morning will be the legisla tion and taxation, and wheat dis L lllf.unuili Mil . " V V1- posal and market development 1 c I committees. Chairman of legil- lation and taxation is Henry Peterson. lone; while Henry Baker is chairman of the wheat disposal and marketing develop ment committee. At noon the Lexington Grange Home Econo mics committee will serve a lunch provided by the association. In a special program after the noon lunch will be Dr. Carl Claas sen, president of the Pacific Oil seeds Incorporated, Woodland, California. Dr. Claassen, will dis cuss possibilities of Safflowerj production here and his com-J pany's program for Saff lower con-j tracts in 1955. I Federal agricultural programs, headed by Charles Carlson, lone; production and land use with Frank Anderson, Heppner as chairman; The youth activities with John Graves as chairman; and the newly added home econ-1 ment will be held during the mics committee will hold their supper hour with presentation of meetings during the afternoon. awards to be made later ln.1he Mrs. H. G. Campbell, Echo, wife evening, of president Campbell of thej All 4-H members and leaders Morrow County Wheatgrowersj will be presented with achieve Association, is Morrow county's ment recognition for the year first chairman of the newly ad-j Committees in charge of arrange ded Home Economics committee.- ments for the meeting are: de This committee is being formed corations, Mrs. Elmer Palmer of as a step in bringing the wives Heppner, chairman; program, of wheat producers together to Mrs. E. M. Baker, lone, chairman; crilvo nrrililpms and make sufif- HtnVion Mro William t TVihprtv gestiona in the wheat program. Pone Ellen Schmid, home eco- nnmid fWnn Wheat CfOWMS League, will work with this group. Miss Beverly Bradshaw, extension agent, home economics and N. C. Anderson, extension agent, agriculture, will assist the committees during the day. o - Daily Tests Set For Fire Siren Starting Monday, Nov. 1 Hepp ner residents will again be able to set their clocks by the daily noon blast of the fire siren, it was announced this week by fire chief C. A. Ruggles. During the warm part of the year, the siren is tested only on Monday noons, but with the coming of colder weather the whistle will get a daily blast to be sure it is in working order. Also, on the first Monday of each month, the siren will be put through its full cycle of 10 con secutive blasts to test all auto matic alarm equipment, as has been done for the past several months. The test will always be held right at noon, the alarm sound ing any other time means business. Stockholders in the Heppner mill have been Smith, Mahoney, Leon ard Kraft, Bridal Veil, Ore.; C. W. Kraft, Niles, Calif.; and Ben Hardy, Chicago, who represents the estates of J. L. Kraft and C. H. Kraft. Smith and Mahoney will take over the Kraft interests In the Elgin mill, as part of the transaction, it was said. uant ana Kusseu ls one 01 tne largest lumber operators In the northwest and their interests in clude mills, sales organizations and transportation facilities across the nation. Hitchcock is a well-known mill operator who now has a large operation at White Swan, Washington, and formerly had plants in the Bend Sisters area of Central Oregon. In telling of the sale, Smith emphasized that all indications were that the Heppner mill will continue to operate in substan tially the same manner as it has in past years. Smith and Mahoney said there are many details yet to be com 1 ...U:,.U ...ill Un nMnnOMf.nrl T " u . 7u T """"UJ"-lu IntaF Kn fhat trio final orranaP. u,ul l" T i ments for the sale have progres sed to a point where they can now be announced. o 4-H Achievement Party Set Nov. 13 Plans have been made for the annual 4-H Achievement party which will be held at the fair pavilion in Heppner on November 13. The program will get under way with a potluck supper at 6:30 as in the past years. This year the program will con sist of numbers by the Jug and Bottle band of lone, dance num bers from the Sheppard's dance school, and a piano number by Lvnda Borman. This. entertain Lexington, chairman; purchasing, Mrs. Walter Wright, Heppner, Phahman. rwrMtinn Mrs TyuiU ! Carlson, lone, chairman; and' physical plant and cleanup chair- j man, Bernard Doherty, of Hepp ner. The Achievement party will be held on National 4-H Achieve ment Day. That is the day set Nationally to report on 4-H club achievements to parents in the community and nation. It is an opportunity to emphasis the op portunities the 4-H club program provides for young people. Every one is invited to participate in this 4-H Achievement party. o BAZAAR AND FOOD SALE PLANNED The ladies of the Methodist, church will hold their annual ba zaar, food sale and tea on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 20 from 2:00 p. m. until 5:00 p. m. . o - DEN MOTHERS ATTEND MEETING On Saturday, Mrs. Ray Smith and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter at tended an all day workshop at the Hermiston community build ing for all Cub Scout Den Moth ers of this region. Inleppoeir lumber C0 Tole Copies 10 cents Wednesday Night Fire Destroys Boardman Building Fire starting at about 8:45 on Wednesday evening completely! destroyed the Walter Hayes Gro cery in Boardman and caused considerable smoke and water damage to two apartments in an adjoining building which housed three apartments and the post office. No estimate of the loss has yet been made. The fire was discovered by Nancy Rands and Mrs. William Miller who happened to be driv ing by and noticed smoke coming from the buildincr. Oriein of the l.l'i-f. it. 1 1 n 1 rw ,i'n 'l ki ITmviju tinrl! Fred Smith had been cutting meat in the store until about 20 minutes before the fire was dis covered. The building a concrete structure built in 192G, remained standing, and the cold storage lockers were saved, however all I stock and fixtures in the main store were destroyed. In the adjoining post office and apartment building, all con tents were moved out when it was feared that building would also burn. The lower apartment was occupied by ' Mrs. Flossie Coats, postmistress. It was not damaged, nor was the post office equipment. Four fire departments from Ordnance, Arlington, Irrigon and the Boardman Bombing range responded to the call for Jielp, and were credited with saving adjoining buildings Several meetings were in progress in the town and persons attending also aided in stopping the flames. School Census Assistance Asked Local school officials announ ced this week that the annual census of children is now being taken and asked all families who do not have children currently in school to advise tne scnooi office of the number and their age. Children in school have recei ved a special form which will give the school district a check on other children in the family, but where families living in the district have no children in school at the present time, the district has no way of learning of them, and asks their parents to call the school office and give them the names and ages. Offi cials wish to know the where abouts of any child from one day to 19 years of age. The school will appreciate re ceiving the information by Nov. 5. The census is used to give school officials an accurate check on the number of children living in the district that they may plan properly for their accommoda tions and needs in coming years. Pioneer Hospital Changes Visiting Hours, Restrictions f,"1(p- nwial hospital ad nv.nistrator Jack Angel this week announced the hospital Will SOOn initiate a new schedule of visit ing hours at the institution, eli minating the present morning period and restricting the ad mission oi children. The new hours will be from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and from 7 to 8:30 in the evening, it was said. Children under 8 years of age will not be allowed to visit any patient, it was added. The changes are being made strictly for the patients' benefit, Angel said, pointing out that the L-4mri 1 1 1n m i runt mm I i rtio thpm lo lie anie to care ior pauems during the other hours of the day. Angel said that the reason a patient is in a hospital is because s" iii to' be at home, and" iV.'n'S re careTSJ . . He said the restri6tion on child- ren under eight years of age was common practice among hospi- tals, designed primarily to pro- tect the youngster who could con-! tract diseases, more easily than older persons, from a visit. j The new regulations will be put into effect shortly, as soon as they are better known by rest-1 dents. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October GENERAL r ' THE DIGGING STARTS A great event took place Monday after noon, when actual excavation got under way for the new Hepp ner grade school. The three young boys watching Ed Dick, school board chairman, turn over the first shovel lull of dirt acted as though they didn't quite believe what they saw. They will be housed In the new building next year. Shown are left to right Ed Dick, Edgar Collison, board member; H. C. Reed, super - intendent, and Doc Sherer, county road foreman who ls super- vising the operation. t ? i Tf, NEW SCHOOL SITE The bulldozer had been working only a few minutes when this picture by Tuesday the area had an entirely different appearance as tons of dirt had been moed. The and the building contract will Annual Hayride Set For Sunday Heppner school students from the 7th grade through the high school age are invited again Sun day to be the guests of the local Soroptimist club for its annual Hallowe'en hayride, club mem bers announced this week. The club, assisted by the local Lions club, will have trucks wait ing at the school at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon to take all the on imner Willow creek where a1 full evenings program of enter tainment will be provided. An ample supply of food is also pro mised. The Lions club is assisting the Soroptirnists this year in pro viding trucks for transportation and will help chaperon. All youngsters will be returned to the school later in the even ing. o . . Parents Group to Work for School Band The Ileppner band parents fmnn met Mondav evenine at .Hp ,.h,.ol rvn for the nuroose of organizing and to discuss plans for the current year. Officers were elected including Mrs. L. E. Ruhl, president; Mrs. J. R. Huffman, vice-president; Mrs. Cal Sumner, secretary; and Mrs. W. L. Cox, treasurer, Tne group determined the greatest need of the band stu dents at present is for new un the h.gb and the a Pn.Jec, Will entail considerable! .expense, the mothers will start a carnpa.tjn with a cooked food 'J f "" , V Mf V " ' "M'f- Nov- 2 at the Red and White ner Cleaners, who are again s,ore' graciously donating their ser- The next meeting of the club! will be Nov. 15 when a report of the sale will be made and a dis- cussion is planned for a proposed trip to Arlington for both bands Nov. 23 to participate In the dis- trict 6 band festival. ELECTION was taken Monday afternoon, but county is doing the excavation be awarded separately. (GT Photos) Willard Herbison Suffers Loss of Leg By Amputation A report this morning from Portland told that doctors at th Good Samaritan hospital were forced to amputate Willard Iler bison's right leg below the knee in an attempt to save his life. Herbison was taken to Portland late last week after having suf- accident. Horbison was injured when a i- li . . t firnd iUn r hit.- f'nm ilium his hunting partner, struck the ... .,,... ... ,. I lie was SIIIUIU. ria(;inciii,i u metal from the ear tore into Her-, Al Lamb, manager of the Mor bison's leg. - row County Grain Growers, told The doctor's report said that the chamber of commerce of the Horbison'.s condition remains' founding, early history and pre- very serious. Jcy Cec-ette Fall Rummage Sale Set The Jay Cee-ettes' fall rum mage sale will be Friday and Saturday, November 5 and 6, at' the Empire Machinery Company.! 1 roceeus oi ine saie win, as iori the previous six years, help fi nance the Jay Cee-ette kindergar ten. Due to the large amount of pre 'paration required by the project mothers of the children in kin-i dergarten this year are assisting, thai the coop now owns over 2, the Jay Cee-ettes. They will also 000,000 bushels of storage space help during the sale. land that it handled 2 14 million Rummage was sorted on Octo-' bushels of grain in 1954. The her 22 by Mrs. Larry Dowen, Mrs.' company payroll averages about Fred Sanders, Mrs. Phil Blakney,' $50,000 to $00,000 per year, he Mrs. Mary Smith, and committee' !,dded. m..mhr.r Mr wii nirk Mrs Her ' The chamber also received an mar, "." merchandise is outstanding, aid. It u Garments requiring cleaning vices Thursday afternoon and even- ing, November 4, all Items will, grand niece, daughter of Mr. and be displayed and priced in pre-' Mrs. Kelvin McKibbon. paration for the opening of the! Mrs. Claude Graham and daugh. sale at nine o'clock on Novem-itt-r Helen spent a few days the ber 5. I last of the week in Portland. 28, 1954 DATE Final Campaigning Due This Weekend; Voters Speak Tues. Willi politicians wanning up for their final blasts this week end prior to the 1934 general elec tion next Tuesday, Nov. 2, politics is drawing much interest from most of the residents of tin; state and both parties have taken up bureau of Labor. Incumbent Paul a strong last-minute campaign: Patterson, Republican, is seeking to get out the voters. to be returned to office, while By far the loudest battle, and: a former Portland mayor, Joseph from all appearances the one'K. (.'arson, Demur-rat also seeks which will he the most hotly con-j the post. S. Eugene- Allen, Re tested, is the race for the United publican and Norman O. Nilsen, States Senate seat now held by both of Multnomah county are Republican Guy Cordon. Cordon after the labor seat, and his Democratic opponent! Other state wide issues Include Richard Neubergor, have been 'eight measures which will appear waging a running battle over the' on the ballot, five by referendum issues of public versus partner-land three by initiative. They in ship power, farm programs etc. j elude -questions of salaries of The same issues have been t be j state legislators, subdividing of main talking points in the race j counties for purpose of electing for U. S. Represetnative between state legislators, establishing a i ineiimhent Sam Coon and hisiment.il hnsnilal near Portland. 1 Domoeratic opponent Al Ullman.jeonstitutional amendments, state .. f Baker Both1 monertv tax limitation, the es- Cordon and Coon are seeking re- election. Lighting Fund Drive Returns Nov lop 9, A check today of the cash on hand in the chamber of com merce drive to raise money for lights for the local rodeo field, showed a total of 8,300 in the bank, which along with assur ances of donated labor and ad ditional bond purchases will bring the total to slightly over! registered voters from 8 a. m. un SO.ftOO. This is less than $l,000ilil 8 p. m, Tuesday and sheriff C. avny from the goal. j J. D. Bauman today revealed the Bond purchases slowed down, location of the various pulling somewhat during the past week, but money was still coming in from interested persons at a suf ficient rate that the lighting com mittee feels certain that it can raise the necessary money and.ery Co. plans to immediately start nego tiations for the purchase of need ed equipment and labor. The chamber committee met early this week and Okd the ordering of the 75 and 85 foot poles, which it was found could be purchased now at a consider able saving. Other contracts will be made later when all the money Is in the bank, it was said. The non-interest bearing bonds may be purchased from any member of the chamber commit tee or at the Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Insurance office, o tnomuer neaTS JTOry vfr UrQin UrOWerS sent operations of the farmer owned cooperative. Lamb said the Morrow County Grain Growers was formed in 1930 as a non-profit cooperative organization, and told of some of the early legislation making its formation possible, and many f iP t,.,.lls and tribulations the comi,any went through in the ,,a, v ,.,vlj A the present time the cooper .j j ative is in excellent financial condition. Lamb said. It now has a net worth of over $000,000 and j assets exceed liabilities by more than 12 to one. He told the group dinner at his cabin on Herren I creek. It Is planned for Nov. 22. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmer Wright i spent the weekend in Spokane where they attended the meeting j of the Chinchilla Breeders of the I Northwest. While there they also made the acquaintance of a new 71st Year, Number 33 Other state-wide battles which the voters will decide next Tues day, but which have not caused nearly as much smoke, are the races for governor and for the position of commissioner of the tablishment of daylight saving time, the prohibit in of fishing in some coastal streams and re pealing the state milk control law. Local Battles on On the local or district level, Charles A. Tom, present Republi can state representative from this district is being opposed by Democrat Mrs. Gladys M. Zell of Wasco. There is only one contest for a county office where Harold L. Becket, Republican, is opposing Bruce M. Lindsay, Democrat for the county clerk's post. Several other offices will be filled at the election, but In no other case is there opposition. Polling Places Given The polls will be open to all places in the county's seven vote ing precincts. They are: Hardman School . S. Ileppner Court House. N. Heppner Empire Machin- Lexington I. O. O. F. Hall lone City Hall. Boardman Grange Hall. Irrigon School. o Hcppner-Arlington Mail Haul Contract Again Up for Bid The post office department will receive bids until 5:15 p. m. on November 12, 1954 at the office of the postmaster general In Washington D. C. under a pro posal to carry the mail from the Arlington railroad station to the Ileppner post office and return, it was revealed this week by James Driscoll, Ileppner post master. Services will lie on a daily basis with no service required on Sundays and holidays and the contract period will be from De cember 1, 1954 through June 30, 1953. Forms on which to bid may be obtained at the local post office or from the district super intendent, postal transportation, at Portland. Carl Linn of lone holds the pre sent contract which he won earlier this year. o New Pontiacs and Chevrolcts on Display The first of the new 1955 model cars to appear in Heppner will come to light this weekend as two local dealers are making plans to present their company's products to the public. The new Pontiac is being seen for the first time today and the new Chevro let will be unveiled Friday. Farley Motor Company, Pontiac and Buick dealer, placed the new Pontiac on display this morning in his downtown showrooms, and Fulleton Chevrolet will have its newest offering ready for view In the morning. Both cars have announced radi cal changes in the new models, both in body design and power plants. Both have the new wrap around windshields and the Pon tiac boasts a new 180 hp V-8 en gine. Chevrolet also came out with a big power boost to 1G2 hp and a V-8 motor. Company an nouncements appear elsewhere in today's paper.
