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Morse Predicts
Victory in Hells
. Canyon Dan Fight
Senator Wayne morse predicted
Friday in his talk at the Colum
bia Basin Electric o-op meeting
that, "The people can win at
Hells Canyon as they won at
Grand Coulee." .
The Senator, speaking primar
ily about the Hells Canyon fight
and frequently berating the pre
sent administration's partner
ship program continued, "To the
Idaho Power Company I say that
they go into Hells Canyon at
their own risk and the risk of
their shareholders and customers.
For the people of this region,
who have guarded this resource
against attempted seizure by the
forces of monoply, are still stand
ing guard. They will soon go to
the Federal courts, all the way
to the United States supreme
court, if necessary, and the de
cision of the loaded federal power
commission may well be set
aside."
Morse said that he doesn't pro
pose to give away 50 percent of
the power of the Snake river,
which he claimed would be the
case if Idaho Power is allowed
to build the three low. dams,
rather than the high federal dam
he is working for. He castigated
what he called the "scheming
private utilities" but said that he
was for both private and public
power developed to the maxi
mum extent.
Morse read a good share of his
speech, saying that was some
thing he seldom did, but because
he had been misquoted or mis
interpreted so many times in the
'reactionary Oregon press", he
wanted his Heppner speech to be
documented. He named both the
Oregonian and Journal as papers
which had misquoted his state
ments. Preceding Morse, the group of
well over 200 persons heard state
representative Allen Tom of Ru
fus speak on the varied tax pro
grams which have a direct bear
ing on electric cooperatives.
Election Held
Prior to the speeches by Tom
and Morse, the co-op members
reelected all present officers to
another term. President is Ken
neth Smouse, lone; Walter Jea
ger, Condon was renamed vice
president and Jack Hynd of Cecil
as secretary-treasurer.
Elected as directors for a three
year term were Hynd, Raymond
Lundell, lone and Wayne Ander
son of Condon. Oscar Peterson
was chosen for a one-year term
on the board.
Despite the extremely bad
weather a good crowd was on
hand for the annual meeting and
luncheon was served to nearly
200 persons. The meeting was
held at the fair pavilion.
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Thanksgiving Service
Set at All Saints
Thanksgiving services will be
held at 10 a. m. at All Saints'
Episcopal church, it was an
nounced today. There will be a
celebration of the Holy Commun
ion and a brief address by the
rector.
Each person coming to this
service will be asked to bring
some kind of non-perishable food
which after the service will be
distributed to needy families
The usual Wednesday morning
service has been cancelled, but
the Wednesday night communion
followed by confirmation in
struction will be held at 8 p. m.
Next Sunday, the First Sunday
in Advent, there will be a cor
porate communion of the men
and boys of the church at 11 a.
m. Confirmation instruction for
the children of the parish will be
held after the administration of
Holy baptism at 9:45 a. m. A
nursery is provided for small
children each Sunday during the
morning service.
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Lexington Power
Lines Being Converted
To Higher Voltage
Power lines serving part of
Lexington are being converted to
higher voltages by Pacific Power
& Light company to meet the
area's steady growth in use of
electricity, according to R. J.
Huffman, local manager for the
company.
He said Lexingtons increase
in use of electricity has placed a
heavy demand on present distri
bution facilities and the conver
sion will greatly relieve .'..he con
dition and provide for future load
growth. Voltages will be raised
from 2,400 to 12,000 volts.
Theipreject will cover more
than five blocks along Main
street and will cost nearly $4,000.
Completion is scheduled for the
first of the year, Huffman said.
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Cold Cause of
Power Outage
Heppner, Lexington and lone
residents suffered two power out
ages during the past week, the
first one last Thursday night, be
ing one of the longest in recent
years.
The Thursday blackout was
caused by a pole tie-line snap
ping due to the extremely cold
weather, which kicked the cable
into a 66,0000 volt line , several
miles north of Lexington on the
main feeder connecting Hermis-
ton and Jordan. The entire area
was without power from 7 p. m.
to 8:20 when Pacific Power was
able to pick up the line from its
Fossil substation. Heppner how
ever, was without lights until
9:30 because the additional load
here was too great.
Early Tuesday morning power
was again off in all three towns
for about 30 minutes when a fuse
blew at P P & L's Jordan substa
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Mrs. R. B. Rice has returned
after a visit of several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Madge Long,
in Warrensburg, Missouri. En
route home Mrs. Rice spent seve
ral days visiting at the home of
a cousin in Denver, Colorado.
WEATHER CHANGEABLE THIS PAST
WEEK IN MOST OF MORROW COUNTY
The week long cold spell that
brought temperatures down to -20
in this area, finally broke Friday
morning and Heppner had snow.
The weather this week has
been changable with tempera
tures fluctuating rapidly and
from hour to hour no one knew
whether it would be snowing,
raining, hailing or freezing.
The north end of the county
and Umatilla county is still hav
ing freezing temperatures witi
very little thawing.
The total moisture in Heppner,
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JACK BAILEY, on the left, is being presented with the first First
National Eank Christmas Club check by Jack Bedford. Heppner j Cub Scout pack No. 61 will hold
bank manager. Eailey was the first person to sign up for the! their monthly pack meeting Tues
Christmas Club last year, the first year the plan was offered in, day November 29 at 7:30 p. m.
Heppner by the bank. Bailey has put In a small amount each j in the multipurpose room of the
week and this Christmas received a check that will pay a big share 1 new grade school,
of his Christmas bills. Being the first person to sign up, Bailey Cub Scouts and their parents
received the first check distributed this Christmas season. I are urged to attend as there will
(GT Photo) be a number of awards made.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 24, 1955
Mrs. Fred Sanders
League President
Named New Civic
Mrs .Fred Sanders was named
new president of the Heppner
Civic League Monday night at
the regular monthly meeting of
the organization. She replaces
Mrs. Bradley Fancher who has
served as president for the past
year.
Other new officers elected
to serve with Mrs. Sanders are
Mrs. Larry Dowen, vice-president;
Mrs. Ray Myrick, secretary; Mrs.
Pat O'Brien, treasurer; and Mrs.
Jack Van Winkle and Mrs. Jack
Angel, members of the executive
board.
The group voted to transfer
about $550 to the kindergarten
board for the operation of the
nursery school and approved the
purchase and installation of per
manent storage cabinets in the
kindergarten room at the school.
They also voted to donate to the
city all the playground equip
ment which the league had for
the children when the kinder-
garten was held in the old civic He was taken ill last weekend
building. It will probably be in-, and was transferred to Pendle
corporated in the new city park. ton Monday afternoon from Pio
The club adopted a new con- neer Memorial hospital here.
stitution at the Monday meeting
and instructed the treasurer to
prepare a budget for the coming
year. A complete report on the
rummage sale was given bf co
chairman, Mrs. James Norene
and the kindergarten board re
ported that class attendance is
remaining high and steady.
Thirty-three children are now en
rolled. The regular December meeting
has been cancelled,- it was an
nounced and a social meeting is
being planned for January.
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O. E. S. TO HAVE INITATION
Ruth chapter No. 32 will meet
Friday evening November 25 at
the Masonic hall. Initiation will
be held and this will be the last
birthday "party of the year.
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Mrs. W. E. Fisher of Walla
Walla was a weekend guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wilson.
during the last week and a half
has been 1.55 inches, which in
cludes the snow, rain and hail.
Roads generally were in good
condition, the only accident re
ported was a minor one to a
Heppner school bus, when it hit
slippery road,, but no one wasjtion of the Christion church was
injured.
The temperature has warmed
up but the weather man pre
dicts more winter, due to a strong
Pacific storm which will drop
more rain or snow on Eastern
Oregon.
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4-H Club Leaders
Training Meeting
Scheduled December 2
4-H leaders who have enrolled
clubs for the 1955-1956 club year
will be getting leader's training
at a county wide training meet
ing to be held Friday, December
2. Burton Hutton, state 4-H
club leader and Miss Rosalie
Mueller, state 4-H agent from
Oregon State College, will assist
with the leader's training. The
meeting will be held at the fair
pavilion in Heppner, beginning at
10:00 a. m.
During the day discussion will
be held on problems of local
leadership with leaders partici
pating in the discussion. It is ex
pected that approximately fifty
leaders will attend the training
meeting which is an annual af
fair.
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Death Claims
Myles Martin
Myles Elroy Martin 68, died
early Tuesday morning at St.
Anthony's hospital in Pendleton.
Death was caused by complica
tions from a long-time illness.
Mr. Martin was born February
26, 1887 at Moro, Oregon and had
lived in the Heppner area for over
40 years. He was a rancher. He
was a member of the Lexington
grange, the Lexington Odd Fel
lows lodge and the Heppner
Elks lodge.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, November 25 at 10 a. m.
at the Heppner Methodist church
with Rev. Lester Boulden offi
ciating. Survivors include his wife, Hor
tense? four sons, Orlowe of Moro;
Randall, Heppner; Willard, Port
land; and Elroy of Lexington;
one daughter,. Mrs. Berniece
Healy of Heppner; and a sister
Mrs. Lola Clelland of Tolavana
Park, Oregon.
He also leaves eight grand
children, Robert and Dean Martin
of Moro; Janice Martin, Heppner;
Michael and Sheila Healy, Hepp
ner;Tommy and Jimmy Martin,
Lexington; and Patrick Martin of
Portland.
Burial will be in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery with Creswick
Mortuary in charge of arrange
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Regional Church
Meeting Held Here
The 9o and 9 men's organiza-
nosi lor a legiuuai ujiinci nici-
ing last Monday, evening with
delegates coming from Pendle
ton, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater,
Baker and Lexington churches.
About 40 were present.
p'ollowing a business meeting
and devotional service the group
heard Melvin Derby, state direc
tor of education for the Oregon
Temperance League who gave a
very intelligent approach to the
problem with which his organi
zation is concerned.
Library Reading
Hour Proves Popular
The story hour held each Sat
urday at 3:15 p. m. at the Library
lor all youngsters from kinder
garten age through the third
grade, has proved very popular.
The average attendance each
week has been about 40 youngs
ters. All interested are urged to
attend. It helps to develop good
reading habits and teaches the
use of the library.
PACK MEETING TUESDAY
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IT WAS COLD last week, and
should anyone doubt it here is
proof I Caught by the GT
cameraman wearing his 20-year-old
beaver coat was Dr. A.
D. McMurdo who decided last
Wednesday that it was chilly
enough for furs and broke out
... this genuine "Beaver coat" that
he has kept in moth balls for
quite a few years. Doc had the
coat made more than 20 years
ago and he said thdt it used
to come in "awful handy" in
the years before cars had good
heaters and draft-proof doors
and windows. Keppner's ven
erable doctor dug out the coat
"just for laughs", as he put it,
but it felt mighty good and Is
in just as good condition as it
was the day it was made. The
temperature while it was being
worn was only about 8 de
grees below zero.
Local Animals
Bring Top Prices
HERMISTON A Heppner and
two Lexington consignors scored
heavily at the Hermiston live
stock auction Friday, sales mana
ger Delbert Anson' eaid today.
Robert Swope, Heppner, earned
top money for two fat hogs of
430 pounds. Swope was paid
$14.60 a hundredweight for the
animals.
Newt O'Harra, Lexington, re
ceived top money in two cate
gories at the sale. He was paid
$11.50 a hundredweight for seven
white face cows of 7095 pounds.
and received $17.30 a hundred
weight for nine steer calves
weighing in at 5090 pounds.
Mike Gray, also of Lexington,
took top money in two depart
ments, also. Gray sold a 165-
pound ewe for 4.70 a hundred
weight and earned 16.90 a hun
dredweight for three fat lambs of
375 pounds.
Anson called the sale a "typi
cal storm market." There were
few large lots of stock, he said,
and the special calf sale origi
nally scheduled was postponed
until the day after Thanksgiving.
A 16-cow dairy will be dispersed
at that time, also.
Although top prices were some
what lower this week, Anson
said the market was holding "in
line with quality". He pointed
out that much of the livestock
was selling in the upper end of
the sale bracket, close to the top.
Others earning top prices at the
sale included:
E. C. Prussia, Touchet, Wash.,
15 cents a pound for 10 feeder
lambs of 805 pounds; Jess Mc
Lure, Hermiston, 15 cents a
pound for, two feeder pigs of 245
pounds; William Bmister, Pen
dleton, 18 cents a pound for a
2S5-pound veal; James Rutter,
Pendleton, 13.60 a hundredweight
for a 1555-pound white face bull;
Francis Troedson, Hermiston,
11.50 a hundredweight for a 515-
pound sow; and George Patter-i
son, Pendleton, 8.80 a hundred
weight for a 1350-pound Holstein
cow.
Heppner Firemen's
Ball To Be Event
Of Saturday Night
Ileppner's first firemen's ball
in many years will be hold next
Saturday night at the Heppner
fair pavilion. It will feature the
music of Gene Rietniann's orches
tra and is to start at 9:30, it has
been announced by members of
the dance committee.
The benefit dance is being
sponsored by the Heppner fire
department and proceeds will be
used for the purchase of miscel
laneous equipment needed by
the department.
Admission price is $1.00 per
person and tickets are being sold
by all 15 department members.
Agriculture Head
To Be Wheat
League Speaker
rendleton, November 23 At
tention of the entire wheat Indus-,
try in the Pacific Northwest will
be focused on the 28th annual
convention of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League at Pendleton,
December 8-9-10. Representing
Oregon wheat producers for over
a quarter century, the League
has been Instrumental in obtain
ing many benefits for growers
throughout the state and region.
High note of the meeting will
be a speech on December 9 by E.
L. Peterson, assistant secretary of
agriculture, on "National Agri
cultural Policy". League presi
dent, Kenneth Smouse, of lone,
notes that this is the most im
portant topic for discussion at
the meeting. The committee on
federal agricultural programs,
headed by Jack Smith, Condon,
will determine next year's legis
lative program for the League.
Oregon's own Senator Wayne
Morse will discuss the domestic
parity plan for wheat as viewed
by Congress, and reports will be
given by H. C. Kreador of Ne
hraska and John Stephenson of
Washington on recent activities
of their state wheat associations.
Of special interest to the wo
men will be the domestic .wheat
utilization committee meeting,
style show, and cake baking con
test, under the championship of
Mrs. Raphael Raymond of Helix.
A diversion from wheat prob
lems will he noted at the annual
banquet when Dr. R. A. Hutchin
son of Hood River will speak to
the group on the topic "The
World Through Irish Eyes".
Other speakers on the program
are: - Dr. D. D. Hill, head, farm
crops department, Oregon State
College, who will speak on wheat
quality; and Richard Baum, the
League secretary, who will re
port on his second, two month,
mission to the far east on wheat
market development. .
The Morrow county League Is
host for the meeting.
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Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nicker-
son and family are here to spend
the Thanksgiving holiday with
his mother. Mrs. Grace Nlcker-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cox,
of Portland are the parents of a
girl born Nov, 15. She has been
named Nancy Ann. Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Cox of Heppner are the
grandparents.
Guess What?
ONLY 26
Shopping Days
Until Chistmas
HEPPNER
STORES
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Pacific University
Coach to Speak
At Athletic Dinner
The Heppner Elks lodge will
hold an athletic banquet for foot
ball teams of Heppner, Lexington
and lone high schools Saturday
night, December 3 at . the lone
school cafetorium.
All members of the grid squads
of the three schools, coaches and
school officials and the fathers
of the boys will be guests of the
lodge, it was announced. A limit
ed number of tickets will be
available to the public, it was
announced. This will be the first
time a banquet has been held for
the athletes of all three schools,
but is being planned as an an
nual affair, it was said.
Main speaker for the banquet
will he Dr. Paul Staca, head
football coach at Pacific Univer
sity, Forest Grove, the committee
announced yesterday atternoon.
Dr. Stacf?. who Is well known in
coaching circles, will bring some
special films and one or more
members of the Pacific football
team, possibly a local boy as
there are several Heppner ana
lone boys on the. squad.
The banquet is to start at 7:00
p. m. and the turkey dinner will
be put on by members of the
Maranathas, the women's organi
zation of the lone Community
church.
Early Morning Fire
Damages Log Truck
A Ford logging truck owned by
Alvy E. Robb of Heppner was
damaged to the extent of at least
$500 early Wednesday morning
when a gas line came loose and
ignited from the truck exhaust.
The hot fire completely burn
ed out the cab of the truck and
damaged all the vehicle's wiring.
The fire started as Robb was pre
paring to leave for work. He had
just gassed the truck and had
driven as far as the Morrow
County Grain Growers elevator in
Heppner when it caught fire.
Heppner firemen answered the
alarm at 5:45 a. m.
Robb has been hauling for
Black Mountain Lumber Co., but
was starting this morning with
Heppner Pine Mills.
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Peterson Honored
As Conservation Man
Donald Peterson, lone, was
nresented an award as the con
servation man of the year, at
the Heppner-Morrow county
chamber of commerce annual
conservation dinner, Monday
evening at the Legion hall.
Also honored were Harold
Wright, Heppner, grassman and
Frank Anderson, Heppner, cat
tleman. Philip Blakney, vice
president of the chamber, Intro
duced Newt O'Harra, chairman
of the agriculture committee,
who made the award and gave a
brief talk.
About 10o attended the turkey,
elk and beef dinner, which In
past years has been held at the
Cutsforth's cabin, but due to the
weather the location was
changed this year.
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Wayne West of Portland, for
mer Heppner resident, was in
Heppner the first of the week.
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