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Census Shovs Business Increase
Retail sales during 1954 of 83
stores in Morrow county totaled
$5,886,000, acc6rding to prelimi
nary 1954 census of business fig
ures released this week by the
bureau of census of the depart
ment of commerce.
The 1954 sales showed an in
crease of 30.7 percent over sales
in 1948, the last previous year
the census was taken. The 1948
figure reflected the sales from
only 69 stores where $4,502,000
worth of business was done.
Wheat League Meeting
Now on at Pendleton
Key speaker at the 28th annual
meeting of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League n Pendleton, this
weekend will be Ervin L. Peter
son, assistant, secretary of agri
culture whose subject will be
"National Agricultural Policy",
The Morrow county Wheat Lea
gue is hosts for the meeting
which is being held in Pendleton
due to lack of facilities here. '
Peterson, who was a director
of the Oregon state department
of agriculture for 10 years, is well
known in Oregon and his pre
sent position involves agricul
ture department work in the fields
of federal-state relations, con
servation, research and educa
tional agencies. He will speak at
3 p. m. Friday following senator
Wayne Morse who will talk on
"Domestic Parity Plan as Viewed
by Congress."
Polio Vaccinations
Show Big Increase
The county polio vaccination
campaign showed a marked in
crease during the past week fol
lowing the report of one case of
polio in the area and the urging
of local and state health officials
that residents take advantage of
the availability of the vaccine.
Several local physicians report
ed this week that two to three
times as many vaccinations were
given during the past week than
had been given previously, but
Dr. A. D, McMurdo, county health
officer, said the number was still
well below what it should be.
He pointed out that the state is
faced with the possibility that
some of its quota of vaccine will
be recalled unless more public
interest is shown. He urged par
ents to participate in the program
to have their children innocu
lated as soon as possible.
No mass innoculation clinics
are planned in county schools
this year, Dr. McMurdo said, due
to thp poor response to last year's
He said that Morrow
Ts" listed as of the tw0 low
est counties in il.e state in per
capita response to last year's pro
gram. Vaccine being used here now
is supplied by the Eli Lilly Co.
William M. Perry
Dies at Baker;
Services Friday
William Merrill Perry, 55, a
former resident of Heppner, pas
sed away Tuesday morning at St.
Elizabeth hospital at Baker, Ore
gon. Death was caused from
nnpumnn ia. He was a brother of
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Mr. Perry was born July 7,
1900 at Lonerock, later moving to
Heppner where he graduated
from high school.
Funeral services will be held
from Burns Mortuary in Pendle
ton on Friday, Dec. 9. The time
had not yet been set.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth,
one son, Darrell of Baker, and
three step-children. He also
leaves two sisters, Mrs. May Gil
liam, Heppner; Mrs. Linnie Clapp,
Pendleton ; three brothers,
George N. Perry, Pendleton; Law
rence A. Perry, Zillah, Wash.;
Leo C. Perry, Ellensburg, Wash.;
two nieces and three nephews.
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O. E. S. and Masons To
Have Annual Dinner
The annual Eastern Star and
Masonic turkey dinner will be
held at the Masonic hall Satur
day, December 10 at 6:00 p. m.
All members and members of
other Eastern Star chapters and
Masonic lodges living in this
community are cordially invited.
Following the dinner there will
be joint installation of officers of
the Eastern Star, Masons and the
Royal Arch.
There have been 14 new business
es that filed reports, added to
the merchandising group in the
county in the five year period.
Stores with payrolls in 1954
numbered 47 and had 151 paid
employees in November 1954; the
month the census was taken.
They reported a payroll of $434,
000 and accounted for sales of
$4,766,000. Proprietors of unin
corporated businesses numbered
100.
The census showed the number
Other Friday speakers will be
Kenneth Smouse, lone, president
of the League; C. H. Kreadon,
Dalton, Neb., president of the
Nebraska association; Dr. D. D.
Hill, farm crop specialist from
OSC; Don McGinnis, Summer
ville, on league activities.
Word was received today that
Rev. R. A. Hutchinson, Hood
River, who was scheduled to
speak at the main banquet Fri
day evening, is ill and will be
unable to be present. A special
entertainment program prepared
by J. G. Kepley, Pendleton show
band leader, will be ottered in
stead, it was announced.
On the Saturday program,
Richard K. Baum, executive sec
retary of the league, who just
returned from -a trip to Japan,
will speak on "Wheat Market
Promotion in Japan." Also sche
duled is a report of the domestic
wheat utilization committee, by
state chairman, Mrs, Raphael
Raymond Sr. of Helix, and John
Stephenson, Benge, Wash, will
give a report on the Washington
league.
A special state cake baking
contest will be held at 1:30
Thursday for local winners of the
leagues cake baking contest.
The main events of the meet
ing will be held at the Pendleton
armory with the banquet to be
served at the Hawthorne schooL
The Morrow county League is
host- to the meeting and many
local persons are taking an ac
tive part in the preparations for
the meet. Chairman of the Mor
row county organization is Frank
Anderson and committee chair
men who have worked on various
parts of the program include:
Mrs. Glenn Campbell, chair
man of the domestic wheat utili
zation committee, who has charge
of a women's luncheon today
noon at the Pendleton hotel; Mrs.
Carl Miller, arrangements chair
man for the luncheon; Mrs. Paul
Brown is chairman of a style
revue held today; Alvin Bunch,
for a social mixer to be held
Thursday evening at the Haw
thorne school; Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Peck are in charge of a
snack bar which will operate
during the meeting.
Other Chairman Named
Mrs. Fred Mankin, Heppner, is
general chairman for the Friday
night banquet, and Mary Van
Stevens, Heppner mayor will be
toastmistress at the affair. Char
les Carlson, lone is chairman for
the social hour which is spon
sored by the Morrow County
Grain Growers; and Oscar Peter
son, lone, is head of the welcom
ing committee.-
Over 500 persons are expected
to attend the meetings.
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Rock Hounds Club
To Be Formed Here
All persons interested in the
study of rocks, minerals and lapi
dary work are invited to attend a
meeting Friday night at 8 p. m.
in the rear of the Heppner hotel
lobby to organize a club it was
announced today. Those inter
ested in the study of geology are
also invited.
Anyone wanting to take up
lapidary work are advised that
they may have help free of
charge from Harold Sanders Sr.
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Lexington P-TA to
Meet December 13
The Lexington P-TA will meet
Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 8 p. m. in
the school auditorium. On the
program will be a short skit of
how grandma celebrated Christ
mas when she was a girl. There
will also be a program of Christ
mas songs.
In charge of the program will
be Rev.' Norman Northrup and
Don Hatfield. Refreshments will
be served in the lunch room by
Mrs. Ray Dolven, Mrs. Cecil Jones,
Mrs. George Steagall and Miss
Jewell Boone.
Heppner,
of stores and their 1954 sales,
grouped by major kinds of busi
ness. The first figure shows the
number of stores in the county,
the second the dollar volume.
Food stores, 20, $1,347,000.
Eating, drinking, 20, $500,000.
Apparel, accessories, 4, $201,
000. Service stations, 15, $610,000.
Lumber, building materials,
hardware, farm equipment stores,
9, $1,449,000.
Other retail stores, 5 $273,000.
Heppner Stores
Set Friday Night
Opening Hours
A large number of Heppner
stores are announcing this week
that they will remain open three
Friday nights before Christmas
for the convenience of shoppers
unable to shop during regular
business hours.
The stores will remain open
until 9 p. m. on the nights of
December 9, 16 and 23. All are
displaying the largest selection
of gift merchandse offered here
in many years.
REA Manager To
lake New Position
Edgar H. Collison, manager of
the Columbia Basin Electric Co
op for the past six years, will
leave shortly after December 15
to take over new duties as mana
ger of the Big Bend Electric Co-op
with headquarters in Ritzville,
Washington.
Collison came to Heppner In
October 1949 from Missouri and
has served as manager of the
local electric cooperative since
that time. In making the move
to Washington, he will head a
like organization which is nearly
twice as large as the Columbia
Basin Co-op. The Big Bend co
operative serves over 2,600 sub
scribers in an area roughly
bounded by Pasco, on the south
and Davenport on the north.
Othello and Ritzville are other
major towns within the area
Kenneth Smouse, president of
Columbia Basin said this week
that no replacement has been
chosen for Collison who will
spend part of the time here until
a new man has been selected.
Collison has been active in
civic and community affairs while
in Heppner. He is a member of
the school board of district No. 1,
and the. chamber of commerce
and he played a big part in the
chamber program to obtain lights
for the rodeo field.
He does not expect to move his
family to Ritzville until after the
first of the year.
Beamer Named
Wrangler Prexy
Ralph Beamer of Heppner was
named new president of the
Wranglers riding club at Its an
nual election meeting Tuesday
night. He replaces Hoyard Bry
and who has headed the organi
zation for the past year.
, Other officers who will assist
Beamer during the coming year
are Bruce Lindsay, secretary; and
Barbara Jordan, treasurer. Three
new directors were also selected.
They are Walter Wiglesworth, Al
Fetsch and Charlie Daly.
The Tuesday meeting was also
the annual Christmas party
which included a Santa Claus
and special treats for the child
ren. Furnishings Needed
For Teacher's Room
The Heppner P-TA announces
that it has undertaken the pro
ject of furnishing the teachers
room in the new grade school
and will appreciate donations of
a used daveno, chair, lamp and
end table. Drapes for the room
have already been donated, it
was said.
Anyone having any of the
above items they would like to
donate are asked to contact either
Mrs. Kenneth Keeling, Ken
neth Carpenter or Mrs. James
Sumner.
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EXTENSION UNIT TO
MEET DECEMBER 13
The Heppner extension unjt
will meet with Mrs. N. C. Ander
son Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 1:30 it
was announced this week. Mrs.
flay Drake and Mrs. Sam Turner
will be project leaders on "touch
ing up wood furniture.'
Oregon, Thursday, December 8, 1955
in County
Several other groups such as
drug, furniture, general mer
chandise, automotive, etc., were
also included In the total busi
ness volume for the county, but
were not broken down into indi
vidual tabulations because of the
small number reporting.
A business census report of the
state's 36 counties and towns of
2,500 or more population is avail
able from the Bureau of Census,
Washington 25, D. C. The cost is
10 cents per copy.
County Continues
Perfect S-D Day
Traffic Record
For the second year in a row,
Morrow county joined with its
neighboring counties of Gillam
and Wheeler in posting a perfect
Safe-Driving Day record, police
reported this week. Not a single
traffic accident has occurred in
the three counties on S-D Day in
the past two years.
Nation-wide, there were more
accidents on S-D Day this year
than occurred in 1951, but
throughout most of the country
heavy snow and freezing weather
contributed largely to the mis
haps. The total figure was down
however, from a normal day, it
was announced.
Since the observance, last
Thursday, Morrow county has
continued to hold a good traffic
record with only one minor acci
dent being reported. That was
caused by icy roads and there
were no injuries.
Council to Check
Parking Problem
Parking of cars in two or more
congested areas of Heppner will
be investigated by the council's
street committee and recommen
dations will be mado to eliminate
some of the diffculties, it was de
cided Monday night at the
monthly city council meeting.
The congestion alongside ahd
to the rear of the First National
Bank building and on South Main
street, south of May will be
checked and the committee is
expected to recommend that sev
eral "no-Darking areas be post
ed. The council also ordered the
police to enforce the ordinance
prohibiting overnight parking oi
trucks on Main street.
Citv superintendent Victor
Groshens gave a report on the
activities of the city crew during
th is vear and revealed mat up
wards of two dozen major pro
jects had been started or com
pleted. These included the con
struction of several small build
ings on city property, consider
able water main replacement,
street maintenance and other
activities.
The council also heard that it
would soon receive a request
from Mrs. Bert Kane and Mrs.
Helen Cox that sections of their
property be taken into the city
limits. The property mentioned
adjoins the city boundary to the
south of town and lies along the
Condon highway,
The council voted to appropri
ate $25 to the chamber of com
merce to help defray the cost of
newly purchased Christmas, street
decorations.
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Annual Meeting Set
By Episcopalians
The 11 o'clock service at All
Saints' Episcopal church will be
the Litany and following its read
ing the congregation will go to
the parish house for the annual
meeting. At that time the re
ports of the various organizations
will be given and the vestry and
wardens for 1956 will be elected.
The rector, the Rev. George R.
S. Little, stated that the meeting
will be confined to 45 minutes
and will be adjourned at approxi
mately 12 o'clock.-
It was also announced that the
women's auxiliary will meet on
Monday at 8 p. m. when new of
ficers will be elected.
DIRECTOR RE-ELECTED
Paul Jones was re-elected to a
three year term as director of the
Heppner cemetery maintenance
district at a special election held
here Monday. Other directors are
Harold Becket and Mrs. Oscar
George.
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Mrs. Joe Hughes visited last
week in Canby, Oregon.
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CHRISTMAS STKEET CECOKATIONS were about ready to go into
air as this picture was taken Sunday afternoon. A crew of over a
dozen chamber of commerce members, merchants, power com
pany and electric co-op workers labored In freezing weather to
bring the "Christmcs Look" to Heppner. Here the streamers of
fir boughs and strings of colored lights are laid out on the street
preparatory to raising thorn.
MIGHTY HANDY CONTRAPTIONS were these two fork-lift trucks
donated by Heppner Pine Mills to aid in the Job of hanging street
decorations. Riding on special platforms, workers were raised to
the top of power and telephone poles where lights and fir stream
ers were quickly fastened. Each downtown intersection was deco
rated in about 30 minutes with the aid of the machines. Another
similar type lift truck was supplied by Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co..
and as they have done for many years, Pacific Power and Light
supplies free power for the lights. As usual, two days after the
streamers were h.4ng, a heavy
from the wire3, but many still
season.
SANTA CLAUS PLANS VISIT TO
HEPPNER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
Phil Biakney, chairman of the
merchants committee of the
chamber of commerce, told the
group at its Monday noon meet
ing that he had received word
from Santa Claus that the popu-
Heppner, lone Post
Offices to Remain
Open Saturdays
'Mrs. Ruby Roberts, lone post
mistress, and James Driscoll,
Heppner postmaster, announced
this week that both offices will
remain open until 6 p. m. -on
Saturday afternoons for the con
venience of residents wishing to
mail Christmas packages.
Both post offices will remain
open the next three Saturdays,
December 10, 17 and 24, and the
postal department urges that
Christmas packages and cards be
mailed as early as possible to
facilitate handling by the de
partment. o
Hunters and Anglers
To Meet Monday;
Porky Winners Due
The last Morrow County Hunt
ers and Anglers club meeting of
the year will be held Monday
night, December 12 at 8 p. m. at
the Heppner Legion hall, it was
announced.
Prizes will tie awarded to the
winners of the club-sponsored
porcupine killing contest and it
was asked that all persons who
still have porky noses to turn in,
do so before December 10. The
noses can be redeemed for 22
shells or cash at any of the fol
lowing Heppner stores: Gilliam
and Bisbee, Aikens, Western Auto
or Anderson's Builders Supply.
A film on fishing and hunting
will be shown at the Monday
night meeting.
Reception to Honor
George Allyns on
60th Anniversary
The Lexington VFW auxiliary
and the Lexington Christian
church and Sunday schools will
hold a reception at the I. O. O.
F. hall Sunday, Dec. 18 from 2 to
4 p. m. honoring Mr. and Mrs.
George Allyn on their 60th wed
ding anniversary.
A short musical program Is
planned during the afternoon
and the public is invited to at
tend the reception.
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wind whipped some oi the Dougns
remain to remind of the Christmas
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lar old gentleman will make a
quick visit to Heppner on Sat
urday afternoon, December 17 to
check up on Morrow county
youngsters and to pass out treats
to them.
The exact time of his arrival
is not definiteiy known but it is
expected that he will show up
shortly after 1 p. m. that after
noon so that he can talk to all
kids before they go to the free
children's show sponsored by the
Star Theater which is to start at
2 o'clock.
He guaranteed that he would
bring along a big bag of candy
for all youngsters, who will also
get free treats at the show, fur
nished by the Heppner Elks
lodge.
4-H Leaders Hold
Training. Meeting
A 411 leaders training confer
ence was held last Friday at the
fair pavilion in Heppner with
Burton Hutton, Corvallis, state
411 club leader as main speaker.
Hutton outlined four goals in
411 club work which included
the need to improve the percent
age of re-enrollmenl of first year
club members but pointed out
that Morrow county had a 95 per
cent re-enrollment figure com
pared to 48 percent for the state.
Another goal is to improve the
leader training program and
Hutton stated that handbooks are
being published to aid the lead
ers. He also said a state-wide
4 H leaders conference will be
held in Corvallis January 25-27,
A third goal is to expand the
junior leader program which is
now growing with over 400 at
tending classes. Here a junior
leaders club will be organized
and older 4-II members are urged
to become junior leaders.
A fourth goal is to increase
total enrollments.
Hutton explained that a 4-H
annual will be published next
summer and each county is asked
to contribute a page of 4-H acti
vities and pictures, which the
local group voted to do.
Other business discussed at the
meeting was the leaders banquet
to be held In January for all
county leaders and a county
wide food sale to be held as a
money-making project.
A potluck luncheon was served
at noon to the 20 members present.
72nd Year, Number 39
County Water
Resources Group
Formation Asked
Letters wt'it out yesterday to
nearly 150 interested persons
calling a meeting to discuss and
organize a county committee to
conserve, protect and apply the
water resources of the upper Col
umbia river basin. The meeting
is being sponsored by the Hepp-ner-Morrow
county chamber of
Commerce and will be held Mon
day, Dec. 12.
the formation of such a county
committee, which would also be
come a part of an area -wide or
ganization, was suggested seve
ral weeks ago by members of
the Upper Columbia Basin Com
mission, with the Idea that the
area committee could continue
the work the commission has
been doing. The commission was
ordered dissolved by the end of
this year by an act of the last
legislature, with some of its ac
tivities to be taken over by a
state water resources board, but
members of the new board have
admitted that many of the jobs
of the former commission cannot
be handled by the new board.
Monday's meeting is scheduled
for 2 p, m. at the court house in
Heppner with the main purpose
to organize a committee to In
vestigate and promote, the de
velopment of water resources in
the area. It was pointed out that
Governor Patterson and mem
bers of the Water Resources Board
are favorable to the formation of
such a committee.
It Is hoped the local committee
can be formed at the first meet
ing as there is to be an area
meeting, composed of represen
tatives of other county commit
tees, In Fendleton on December
15.
Need Seen
The Upper Columbia River Ba
sin Commission had intended
during the current binnium to en
courage the formation of such a
voluntary area-wide water re-,
sources committee for counsel
and , collaboration on efforts
throughout Eastern Oregon. With
its abolishment on January 1 and
absorbtion of its functions by the
new state board, the commission
feels that such a grass-roots com
mittee will be just as valuable
and necessary for area counsel
and collaboration with the new
state agency.
FHA Livestock
Loans Continued
The special livestock loan pro
gram, designed to help livestock
producers continue their normal
operations when other suitable
credit is not available, has been
extended for another two years,
Farmer's Home Administration
county supervisor, J. S. Cody, said
this week.
The lending program, which
is handled bv the Farmer's Home
Administration, was first set up
in the summer of 1953. The con
gress recently extended the au
thority for another two years, or
through July 14, 1957.
During the two years the ori
ginal authorization was in effect,
the agency made 6,382 loans for
more than $54 million to live
stock producers throughout the
country. About $35 million of
this amount was loaned during
the first year.
Special livestock loans are
made to established producers
and feeders of cattle, sheep, and
goats (except commercial feed
lot operators) who are temporar
ily unable to get from regular
sources the credit needed to con
tinue their normal operations.
To be eligible, an applicant
must have a good past record of
livestock operations and have
reasonable prospects for success
with the help of the loan.
The' loans are made to meet,
the usual expenses of livestock
operations such as the purchase
or production of feed, and re
placing or repairing of farm ma
chinery. A borrower may also re
stock his herd to normal size if
he can carry his present herd,
plus the additional livestock to
be bought, without buying a sub
stantial portion of his feed.
Loans are not made to pay exist
ing debts except current inciden
tal bills.
The loans are to be repaid as
soon as possible within a maxi
mum of three years. Other credi
tors are not asked to subordinate
their liens but are expected to
execute standby agreements and
agree that a reasonable part of
the applicant's normal livestock
income can be used in repaying
the loan.