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NOT EXACTLY NEWS
Unexpectedly the expected hap
pened. U. S. Senator Wayne
Morse announced Thursday he
would run for re-election this
time on The Democratic ticket.
The statement ended suspense of
Democrats and abated apprehen
sions of Republicans.
I he senior senator arrived in
Oregon by plane from Washing
ton, D. C. to make an eventful day
for Oregon Democrats. After dnv
ing to Eugene he changed his
registration from the Republican
to the Democratic book at has
home town courthouse. In the
evening he made the announce
ment of his candidacy on state
wide radio hookup when he de
clared he had left the Republican
party when it was taken over by
a "monopolistic combine."
Morse came to Salem Friday,
visiting at the home of a political
cohort where Democratic legisla
tors and party headmen had been
invited. It was reported that po
litical plans were not discussed.
His presence in the capitol spark
ed various reactions, particular-,
ly among Republicans. At the
Capitol, the marble halls echoed
a sample of the sort of campaign
furor you may expect in 1956.
QUOTES ON MORSE SWITCH
"His reference to leadership in
the state which he now refers to
as 'reactionary' is substantially
the same as when he first ran
and when he re-ran in 1950".
Governor Paul Patterson.
"I wonder how the people who
have labored all these years in
the Democratic party feel now
that he has been given the top
spot." State Senate President
Elmo E. Smith.
"We feel no loss." Speaker of
the House Edward Geary.
"Morse's changeover is a signal
for an exodus from the Democra
tic party of those who are alert
to the Trojan horse wheeled into
their midst by their state chair
man." Senator Mark Hatfield.
"I challenge Morse to name one
person, one situation, one event
in proof of his statement that the
Republican party has been taken
over by a monopolistic combine,"
Senator John C. F. Merrifield.
"It is very proper that he
change registration. I think he'll
make a very good Democrat."
Senator Warren Gill.
"Senator Morse recognizes the
dangers of unthinking conform
ity." Rep. Alfred Corbett.
"Democrats are gratified that a
man of Senator Morse's courage,
integrity and ability has made
the Democratic party his choice,"
Rep. Pat Dooley.
"Picking a party is one's own
privilege." Charles A. Sprague,
former governor of Oregon and J
eanor oi ine uregon statesman.
LINE OF THE WEEK
"If you love your dogs almost
as much as your children, then
why do you let them play in
the street?" Mayor Mary Van
Stevens of Heppner. Reported by
Robert and Gretchen Penland in
Heppner Gazette.
NEW LAWS NOW IN EFFECT
At the end of the sixth week of
current legislation the following
bills has been passed by both
branches of the legislature and
signed by the Governor. As each
had an emergency clause they be
came law on 'the date they were
signed: HB. 1, Authorizes board of
education to contract with fede
ral government to provide educa
tion for Indian children with
previously allocated federal
funds. Signed February 14. SB.
116, Makes it unlawful for district
boundary board to assign to a
school district a number which
has previously been assigned to
another district which became
nonexistent on or after January 1,
1953,' because of dissolution,
abandonment, consolidation or
for any other reason.
SB. 18, Provides that all funds
of inmates of state institutions
shall be deposited in a special
trust account under the state
treasurer and that all expendi
tures shall be by warrant. Signed
February 9.
H. B. 22, Makes slight adjust
ments in use of $132,656,000 set as
biennial expenditures for high
way purposes for the biennium
beginning July 1, 1953, allocation
being for capitol outlasy and part
for maintenance. Signed Febru
ary 9.
Sb. 96, Makes number of sub
sections conform to standardized
statutes. The amendments do not
make other changes in the law.
Signed February 18.
SB. 195, Does away with the ne
cessity of annex election if all the
owners of lands to be annexed
notify city council in writing that
they desire annexation. Signed
February 18.
HB. 178, Transfers an -unexpended
balance of old federal emergency
funds to the state public assist
ance fund. Signed February 14.
GUBERNATORIAL PARTIES
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Continued on Page 8
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Cloud Seeding Work
To Be Resumed
By Tri:Counties
The Gazette Times wag in
formed just before noon today
that contrary to the story be
low, and one appearing recent
ly in other papers, cloud seed
ing will continue in Morrow,
Gilliam and Sherman counties.
The directors of Tri-County
Weather Research met again
last night at Condon and voted
to resume the program on April
1 at the latest, inasmuch as
Morrow county had during the
past few days raised sufficient
money to indicate its farmers
still had an interest in the pro
gram. Both Gilliam and Sherman
counties have had money on
hand, but Morrow has been be
hind in payments for over a
year. Local directors said to
day that if enough more money
is received within the next few
days, it is hoped to start the
weather modification work on
March 1.
Directors of Tri-County Wea-
tner Kesearcn announced tnis
week that cloud seeding in Gil
liam, Morrow and Sherman coun
ties will not be resumed this
spring as planned. Not enough
interest has been shown to reacti
vate a cloud seeding program,
they said.
Action on terminating the cor
poration will not be taken until
a meeting, March 1. The corpor
ation was created five years ago
for the purpose of investigating
the possibilities of increasing pre
cipitation in the three counties
by seeding clouds with silver io
dide. Many farmers feel that the
program has been successful and
favor its continuance, however,
they are apparently in the min
ority as less than" 10 of the far
mers in Gilliam and Morrow
counties have contributed to the
program this year. Collections
have been adequate in Shernian
county, where cooperatives rather
than individuals provide the
funds.
Cloud seeding was started in
the fall of 1950. Near record rain
fall blanketed the area during the
fall-winter and spring of 1950-51,
and many farmers were con
vinced it resulted from the cloud
seeding program. Since 1950 an
nual rainfall has generally been
above average, but many farmers
remained skeptical.
This past fall was extremely
dry and farmers have been slow
to contribute funds for cloud seed
ing. Cloud seeding was conduct
ed during September 1 to January
1 but was discontinued January
1 when available funds were de-
sufficient contributions to re
activate the program March 1.
Anyone interested in cloud
seeding will be welcome at the
March 1 meeting which will be
held in Condon.
Petitions Asking
Kindergarten Vote
Nearly Completed
Petitions bearing 247 names of
registered voters were turned in
at the monthly meeting of the
Heppner Civic League Monday
night. The petitions, which had
been circulated asking that the
school board of district No. 1
request voter approval on the
question of including the kinder
garten in the school system.
The Civic League recently took
over the sponsorship of the kin
dergarten from the disbanded Jay
Cee-ettes, and has circulated the
petitions in an effort to find out
the public feeling on the propo
sal. A few more names are re
quired, and it is expected that
these will be obtained shortly.
The League will present the
petitions to the board at its next
meeting, it was decided.
Plans were made for the annual
rummage sale which will be held
on April 22 and 23, with Mrs.
Larry Dowen in charge. The
chairman asked that anyone hav
ing rummage to donate call
either Mrs. Jack Van Winkle, Mrs.
Bradley Fancher. Mrs. Fred Sand
ders or herself.
The next meeting will be on
March 21 with Mrs. Fred Sanders
in charge of the program.
Mr. end Mrs. William Evans of
Peace River, Alberta, who have
been visiting their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Keeling, the past month, left
Monday for Renton, Wash., to
visit another daughter before re
turning home.
THREAT OF SERIOUS GRASSHOPPER
PLAGUE REVEALED BY RECENT SURVEY
A recent survey by entomolo
gists has revealed that the south
east section of Morrow county is
in danger of a serious grasshop
per invasion this year unless
measures are taken to control the
pests. The announcement was
made at a meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Morrow
county Livestock Growers asso
ciation Monday.
The check showed, according to
reports, that the number of eggs
is great enough to cause serious
trouble in about 160,000 acres in
the area, if any semblence of a
normal hatch results.
It was explained that spraying
of the area would cost around
$100,000 which could be financed
with federal, state and farmer
funds on a cooperative basis. Ef
forts will be made to meet the
threat, it was said, and the or
ganization agreed to pay the ex-
Hospital Addition
Nearly Complete,
Final OK Expected
The new addition to Pioneer
Memorial hospital is practically
completed, it was revealed this
week by hospital officials, and
will be put into use as soon as
given final inspection by state
and federal officials.
State engineer J. H. Cole and
Mr. Morley, U. S. public health
service engineer from San Fran
cisco will be in Heppner Tuesday
to go over the new wing. Hos
pital administrator Jack Angel
said today that if they give an
acceptance order, the badly need
ed addition will be put into use
immediately. The inspection by
the two engineers is not expected
to run up any difficulties, as the
building has been inspected peri
odically during its construction
and air plans and specifications
were OKd by both services before
work on the wing was started.
The new wing, which houses 20
additional beds,. 14 of them for
general hospital use and six for
the nursing home, will bring the
institution's total capacity to 46
beds. In addition to this number
of regular beds, there are at least
four others usable in emergency.
The addition cost slightly more
than $100,000, exclusive of equip
ment and was financed jointly
by the county and federal Hill
Burton funds.
Angel said Wednesday that it
is planned to hold an open house
in the new addition in the near
fi ture, the date of which wil'. be
announced later.
Two More Dogs Are
Victims of PoisOfl
Two more dogs have been vic
tims of poison during the past
week, it "has been reported by
local police. This brings to at
least six the known number of
animals killed in this manner
during a two-week period.
The last two animals to die be
longed to John Hartman and
Elmer Moe, both of whom live in
the same section of Heppner as
do the owners of the. dogs previ
ously poisoned.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said
one of the animals was examined
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by a veterinarian who found that'e v yuL u,. iu....
the stomach of the dog contained' Freewa tor team during evening
grain, apparently poisoned.
Heppner Hereford
Judged Tops at Sale
Frank Anderson, Heppner stock ,
grower who has shown many top
animals in recent shows and
sales, scored another victory last
week at Pendleton when his
Royal Ann Domino 39th was
judged the top female at the
Hereford Blue Tag show at the
Round-Up pavilion. The sale was
sponsored by the Oregon Here
ford Association.
The' Grand Champion bull, HH
Silver Domino 5th, was shown by
Hilmer Horn & Sons of Pilot Rock.
Local Cattle Judged
High at Yakima Sale
Kirk and Robinson, local stock
raisers, placed among the top at
the annual Columbia Empire Pol
led Hereford show and sale held
February 18 and 19 at Yakima,
Wash.
The local ranch consigned the
first place two-year old bull
which sold for the third highest
price at the sale. It brought $2,
000. They also showed a summer
yearling heifer which placed
second highest of the females and
brought $810 at the sale.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 24, 1955
penses of a representative of the
group who will go to the state
legislature to request state aid
in the program.
A request from the Oregon
Beef Promotion program was
heard asking for contributions
from the county organizations.
The local growers will be asked
to donate a total of $37.50 toward
promotion.
The organization also sent a
letter of protest to the animal
disease eradication bureau of the
agriculture research service
against the transfer of Dr. George
Marugg, federal veterinarian
from the county. Dr. Marugg has
received notice of his transfer ef
fective March 31.
The group also appointed com
mittees for the year including,
disease control, James Lindsay,
lone, chairman; R. B. Ferguson,
John Graves, B. J. Doherty and
Bill Weatherford. Range and
pasture improvement: Norman
Nelon, Allen Hughes, Herbert Ek
strom, Don Peterson. Insect and
rodent control: Dick Wilkinson,
Elmer Piper, Don Greenup, Floyd
Worden.
Livestock theft control: Ralph
Beamer, Bob Van Schoiack, Bar
ton Clark, Marion Finch. Game
laws: Gerald Swaggart, Herbert
Hynd, Walter Wright, George
Rugg, Paul Webb. Marketing:
Frank Anderson, Dolbert Emert,
Dallas Craber, Frank Wilkinson,
Harold Wright and Malcolm O'
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City Calls for Bids
On Swimming Pool
Filter Equipment
Approval for a call for bids for
filter equipment for the Heppner
swimming pool was given at a
special meeting of the city coun
cil Monday night.
The council .heard a letter from
its engineers recommending the
purchase of a diatomite (diatom
aceous earth) type filter as the
most efficient and easily instal
led filter. After discussion the
council ordered the call for bids
for the necessary equipment with
the plan that it be installed prior
to th opening of the pool for the
summer season.
The new equipment will give
the effect of a heated pool, as
water will not have to be changed
each week as in the past.
The council also spent con
siderable time discussing the pro
posed franchise for the newly in
corporated Heppner Television
co-op.
100 Attend 1. 0. 0. F.
Convention Here
Athena was chosen for the
Morrow and Umatilla county 1956
convention of Odd Fellows at the
annual district convention held
at the I. O. O. F. hall here last
Saturday with about 100 attenr-
ing.
Jess Payne, Pendleton, district
convention president, presided at
the afternoon business sessions
at which 1956 convention officers
were elected and committees ap-
pointed. Seven grand lodge of
ficers and Harley Looney, Grants
Pass, grand master for Oregon,
attended the session.
Degree work in the third de-
Hf!Hv,
louge. a nam uuint'i wa ocivcu
by the Sans Souci Rebekah lodge
No. 33 at 6:30 in the lodge dining
room. After dinner entertain
ment included the showing of a
film on the haylift in Nevada by
r. g. McMurtry and musical num-
bers by a high school band trio
accompanied by Janice Martin
All lodges in the district were
represented at the convention.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
SERVICES FRIDAY
Observance of the World Day of
Prayer will be held at 2:30 Friday
afternoon at All Saints Episcopal
church.
D. A. TO BE SPEAKER
Bradley Fancher, district at
torney, will be the speaker at the
second meeting on family busi
ness and law to be held March
7 at 8 p. m. at the Lexington
school. The meeting is a follow
up on the meetings held by Ex
tension units during January. It
is open to the public.
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AUXILIARY TO MEET
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its next regular meeting
in the Legion hall Tuesday,
March 1 at 8 p. m. Mrs. Jack
Bailey and Mrs. Mike Saling will
be hosteses for the refreshment
hour.
County Red Cross
Quota Set; Drive
Opens March 1
A goal of $2,579 has been set
for Morrow county for the Red
Cross fund campaign which will
open March 1, it was announced
at a kick-off breakfast attended
by officers and community chair
man Friday morning at O'Don
nell's Cafe.
The current goal is $400 over
the 1954 goal as Morrow county
will now be an active participant
in the Red Cross blood program.
Jack Angel, county Red Cross
fund chairman, stated at the
meeting. A two week campaign
was outlined by Angel who ex
plained drive groups would in
clude advanced donations, busi
ness district, special groups and
organizations, residential areas
and outlying territories.
Jack Bailey, county chapter
chairman, explained that plans
for local and county Red Cross
work this year includes sending
two swimming class instructors
to a Red Cross acquatic school,
first aid clesses, a first aid in
structors class, home services,
home nursing classes and dona
tions to the Veteran's hospital in
Walla Walla. He pointed out that
Morrow county has succeeded in
reaching its quota for the past 14
years.
Methods of organizing locally
and county-wide in case of a
disaster were presented by Paul
Tews, disaster chairman, who re
commended that an inventory of
shelter, bedding, food, hospital
facilities, transportation and com.
munication be made in this area.
A Red Cross headquarters will
be located in the former old tele
phone building during the cam
paign, it was announced.
Others at the meeting were
Bruce Lindsay, .special groups di
vision chairman; Mrs. Bill Bar
ratt, Hinton creek chairman; Mrs.
Ben Anderson, Eightmile; Mrs.
Pat Doherty, lone chairman; Mrs.
Orville Cutsforth, North Lexing
ton chairman and Mrs. Tom Wil
son publicity chairman.
Community chairmen include
Mrs. Ted Palmateer, Morgan; Mis.
H. R. Ekstrom, North lone; Mrs.
Dick Wilkinson, Willow Creek;
Mrs. Paul Brown, north Willow
creek; Mrs. Marcel Jones, Dry
Gulch; Mrs. Eugene Wardwell,
Blackhoiso; Mrs. Sam Turner,
Sand Hollow; Mrs. Paul Webb, Jr.
Upper Rhea creek; Mrs. Jerry
Brosnan, Lena; Mis. Harold
Wright, Iiuggs Junction; Mrs. E.
R. Schaeffer, Cecil; Mrs. Raymond
Lundell, Gooseberry; Mrs. Don-.
Hatfield, Lexington; Mrs. L. F.
Leathers, lone and Frank Turner,
Heppner, who will act as chair
man for the northern part of the
county.
Howard Bryant was named a
chairman for the Heppner busi
ness district. A residential chair
man will be announced the first
of next week.
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lone School Latest
Victim of Burglars
Police are loday investigating
another in the continuing series
of breakins at lone. The latest
to be reported occurred sometime
Tuesday night when both the
main school building and the
new gym building were entered.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman reports
that entrance to both buildings
was gained by breaking a win
dow pane in a door. Several
rooms were entered in the school,
and a door into the kitchen in,
the gym was jimmied, but as far
a could he determined nothing1
was taken from either building. ;
The main school office was not
entered nor was the safe or the
school records molested.
Just a week before Swanson's
Grocery in lone had been burglar
ized for the second time within
two months.
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Shot Wounds Local
Man in Idaho
Word was received here early
this week that Cliff Petrie, an
employee of Inland Chemical Ser
vice of Heppner for the past two
years was in a hospital at Black
foot, Idaho in serious condition
from a self-inflicted gunshot
wound. No details were avail
able. According t0 Lowell Cribble,
owner of Inland Chemical, Petrie
had left last Wednesday for Ida
ho. He presumably planned to
try to effect a reconciliation with
his wife from whom he was re
cently separated. She had re
turned to her home at Springfield,
Idaho, near Blackfoot.
No report on his condition was
revealed.
New 500,000 Bushel
Elevator Planned
Near Paterson Ferry
Plans to construct a 500,000 Morrow County Grain Growers
bushel flat storage grain elevator j will operate the warehouse on a
near the Paterson ferry landing in base from the builders,
north Morrow county aie being The new flat construction is
formulated, Al Lamb, manager ; planned to operate in conjunction
of the Morrow County Grain with the present facilities at an
Growers, said this week. (economical figure. It is to be a
The new facility, which will be
located on land owned by the
Continental Grain Company, will
be built by W. E. Melena and As-
sociates of lone. According to
agreements now being drawn up
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Principal's Post
Eliminated in Local
School System Plan
E. J. Dobbie, principal of Hepp
ner high school for the past three
years, announced this week that
the board of education of school
district No. 1 has decided to dis
continue the position of high
school principal in Heppner,
giving the duties of the principal
to the superintendent.
Dobbie's statement said, "This
means that I shall be without a
job and shall be leaving Heppner
after the present school year."
He added, "I wish to take this op-
portunity to thank the people of
the community for the fine co
operation they have given me
during the past three years."
L. E. Dick, board chairman,
said Wednesday that the shifting
of positions was the result of
work on the budget for the com
ing year which must include
money for the operation of the
new grade school building which
will be in use next year. He said
that other changes will probably
be made in the sytem which will
be designed to afford maximum
utilization of the new building.
Just what the changes may be
have not been completely worked
out by the board.
Dobbie added that he had no
plans for the future.
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Weelc-Old Automobile
Totally Wrecked
It was nice while it lasted,
but it didn't last long enough.
That' what Mr. and Mrs.
Terrell Eenge thought this week
about their brand new car.
Their week-old car was
stolen from a hotel garage in
Portland last Saturday night
and found at 2:30 a. m. by
police totally wrecked after it
had hit a traffic divider.
There were no clues to the
identity of the car-napper.
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Cub Scouts Hold
Blue, Gold Banquet
The annual blue and gold ban
quet of the Cub Scouts was held
Tuesday evening In the Christian
church, with more than 100 Cubs,
parents, leaders and Den Chiefs
in attendance.
Den No. 2 was in charge of the
entertainment for the evening.
Doug Anderson gave the blessing
and Jimmy Farra welcomed the
parents. Ken Keeling gave the
resnon.se for the parents. All the
boys honored Ray Ayers, Cub
master, with a grand howl.
Each Den decorated their own
table and helped plan the ban
quet. A train vas given away, each
section of which was made by a
Cub in Den 2. Chris BurKcnmne
was the winner of the train.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tolman and
daughter, Hermlston, were guests
of honor. Mr. Tolman Is the
Scout executive for this district.
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Personal Property
Tax Deadline March 2
County assessor Harry Dinges
today reminded residents that
next Wednesday, March 2 is the
deadline for the filing of personal
property tax statements.
Statements filed after that
time will be subject to penalty.
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FUND GAINS $60
Approximately $60 was added
to the school band unifoim fund
last week as a result of the spe
cial show held Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the Star Theater
Mrs. Archie Alderman entered
St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton Sunday for observation. Her
small daughter is staying with
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Harshman.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dobbie and
family returned Monday evening
from Havre, Montana where they
were called by the illness of his
father.
71st Year, Number 50
70 by 440 foot steel building with
concrete floor and is to cost about
$100,000 including equipment.
Loading will be done with an
automatic loading device. The
'building will be constructed
to
i elvp mnvimum prain storage pf .
ficiency and will at the same time
be built so as to be easily con
verted to other uses as soon as
the present storage emergency is
past.
Officials of Morrow County
Grain Growers indicated their be
lief that this new construction
will go far towards solving the
barley storage problem for 1955.
This belief was further bolstered
by the fact that the co-op has
shipped 400,000 bushels of wheat
for export since December 15 and
have a minimum of 200,000 bush
els scheduled for March ship
ment. Construction of the now eleva
tor is expected to start In the
near future, it was said.
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Heppner TV, Inc.
To Provide City
With Reception
At an organizational meeting
held last night, the newly incor
porated Heppner TV, Inc. started
the ball rolling to give local resi
dents television reception within
as srort a time as possible.
The 35 to 40 persons present at
the Elks hall elected as directors
W. C. Roscwall, Carl Spaulding,
Gene Ferguson, Lowell Gribble
and E. C. Dougherty. They
named Rosewall president of the ,
co-op, Ferguson vice-president
and Spaulding secretary-treasurer.
The group heard discussion of
the plans to provide cable TV re
ception to all who desire member
ship in the organization and set
the membership fee at $135 for a
private dwelling which will en
title the owner or occupant to
free hookup to the system. The
monthly service charge will be
$3.50. Commercial rates have not
yet been determined.
Officers indicated that suffi
cient money had been pledged to
assure an immediate start on
securing easements and award
ing of contracts for construction
of the line. More than $3,300 In
memberships was collected at the
meeting.
It was announced that anyone
wishing a membership could con
tact Carl Spaulding at his office
in the Case Furniture building.
The organization is the out
growth of recent reception experi
ments by engineers who have lo
cated an ideal antenna site just
west of town where an excellent
picture from channel 19 is being
received. Other channels are also
expected.
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Heppner Dentist
To Close Office
Dr. Fred L. Gronemyer, Hepp
ner dentist announced this week
that he is closing his office here
the end of February. He revealed
that he will move to Moses Lake,
Wash, where he will open a prac
tice. In making the announcement,
he said that Dr. Bob Bliss, for
merly of Milton-Freewater, who
will graduate from the U of O
dental school at Portland in June
will take over the office here
later that month. Dr. Bliss is mar
ried and has two children 4 and
7 years of age.
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Brotherhood Speaker
Heard by Chamber
Harold Bleything, Pendleton,
district manager for Safeway
Stores, was speaker at the Mon
day noon chamber of commerce
meeting. He spoke on Brother
hood and the need for common
understanding at the opening of
Brotherhood Week.
It was announced at the meet
ing that the chamber of com
merce Annual banquet will be
held Monday evening March 14
with Admiral Robert Rowe, mana.
ger of the port of Umatilla as
guest speaker.