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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
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posal and market development
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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.
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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
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IntaF Kn fhat trio final orranaP.
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ments for the sale have progres
sed to a point where they can
now be announced.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.