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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 1, 1956
73rd Year, Number 34
Stockmen Protest
Hunter Vandalism
And Carelessness
A resolution recently passed by
the executive committee of the
Morrow County Livestock Grow
ers' association asking the Ore
gon Cattlemen's association to
take official notice of the increas
ing problem of hunters' disregard
of property owners' rights was
made public yesterday in a story
out of Prineville, headquarters of
the state association.
The local stockgrowers group
had taken cognizance of the
many complaints from farmers
and stock raisers in this area of
the increasing number of cases
of vandalism, trespass, fires and
other acts by careless hunters
and their resolution asked the
state association to consider the
problem. There have been many
cases in this area where locks
have been shot off gates, fences
cut so stock can wander, trespass
signs ignored or torn down and
cattle injured or killed. The most
recent case reported of stock kill
ing occurred early this week
when a saddle horse belonging to
Ivan Cox had to be destroyed
after being shot by hunters.
The depredations are not pe
culiar to this area, as the Prine
ville story told of similar cases
in many sections of Eastern and
Central Oregon.
The seriousness of the prob
lem has been indicated by the
increasing amount of land that
each year has been posted
against hunting or trespass. How
ever, many farmers report that
groups of hunters on many oc
casions have completely ignored
signs, fences, locked gates or
cattle. The forest service is al
ways plagued with fires caused
by hunters leaving campfires un
attended. Officers of the local cattlemen's
association Wednesday had no
indication as to what action the
state group might take, but it
was apparent that associations in
other counties were attempting
to find a solution to the problem.
State Farm Bureau
Meeting Set For
Pendleton Nov. 7-10
Of interest to Farm Bureau
members in this area is the com
ing state Farm Bureau conven
tion to be held November 7
through 10 at Pendleton. Many
local members have indicated
their intention to take in all or
parts of the meeting.
The program schedule shows:
Wednesday, Nov. 7 1 p. m.,
state resolutions committee
meeting and county organiza
tion directors. 3 to 5 p. m., re
ception 8 p. m Vesper services.
Nov. 88 p. m., publicity chair
men's conference. 9 a. m. Com
modity conference (joint meet
ing). 1 p. m., Individual commo
dity conferences, baking demon
stration, land and water use com
mittee meeting. 8 p. m., social
mixer.
Nov. 9 7 a. m buckaroo break
fast. 9 a. m., conducted tours. 1
p. m. general convention sessions.
6:30 p. m. annual banquet.
Nov. 10 9 a. m house of dele
gates and women's meeting.
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JERRY BARNETT HERE
Jerry Barnett of Wasco, Demo
cratic candidate for representa
ative from the 22nd district, was
calling in Heppner today, (Thursday).
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"FLYING SPECIAL" visits here. Ivan (Ike) Congleton (left) gives
Phil Hitchcock helping hand in pinning insignia on plane used by
fl7ing team of Republicans which visited here last Friday to boost
"get-out-the-vote" movement and GOP and candidates. The team
has visited many Oregon areas. Hitchcock is giving support to
senatorial candidate Doug McKay. They were opponents in the
primary election.
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PVT. JERRY BUSCHKE, who has
just completed training at Fort
Ord, Calif., visited at his home
here last week prior to shipping
out for service in Germany. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs,
Claude Buschke.
Sam J. Turner
Dies Thursday
Sam Turner, well known Sand
Hollow rancher and a native of
Heppner, died early Thursday
morning at Good Samaritan hos
pital in Portland. He had under
gone what was expected to be
not too serious an operation Wed
nesday but he failed to rally and
passed away at 5 a. m. Thursday.
Samuel Jackson Turner was
born in Heppner January 25, 1894
and had lived his entire life here.
He was married to Nora Doherty
June 3, 1926 and they had three
children. One son, Samuel J. Jr.,
preceeded him in death.
Tentative funeral arrangements
have been set for Sunday, No
vember 4 at 2 o'clock at the Hepp
ner Christian church. Interment
will be in the Heppner Masonic
cemetery with the Heppner Elks
lodge in' charge of graveside
services. ;
Mr. Turner is survived by his
widow, Nora; one son Kenneth
of Heppner and one daughter,
Mrs. Jean Runnion, Pendleton. He
leaves four brothers, Frank and
Jesse O. Turner, Heppner; John
of Baker, and Loy who lives in
California; one sister, Anita May
LaDusire of Eugene.
Creswick Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
Two-Year Sentence
Given For Robbery
Wesley Earl Post Tuesday
pleaded guilty to the robbery of
the Hitchin' Post cafe in Board
man and was sentenced to two
years in prison by circut judge,
William W. Wells.
Post recently admitted to Chey
enne, Wyoming police that he
had robbed the cafe early in
1955 and was brought back to
Heppner last week by sheriff C.
J. D. Bauman to stand trial.
SAMPLE BALLOTS STILL -AVAILABLE
TO VOTERS
Sample ballots are still avail
able for voters either at the
caunty clerk's office or at the
Gazette Times.
Official and sample ballots will
be taken to the various election
boards in the county on Friday
and will be available in those
areas thereafter.
Nearly Two Inches
Of Rain Falls
Here in October
A week of continuing storms
brought an even one inch of rain
to Heppner during the last six
days and gave the area a total
of 1.96 inches for October, well
ahead of last wear.
Rain fell here every day except
Monday and that day brought
Morrow county its first fairly
heavy windstorm of the late fall.
The strong breezes blew a great
number of elk hunters out of
the woods and caused some
minor damage to power and tele
phone lines. The storm was
followed by .26 of an inch of rain
Tuesday.
Leonard Carlson, Gooseberry
weather observer reported 1.59
inches during the month, slightly
over his last year's figures of 1.52
for the same period. The early
week storm brought .30 inch of
moisture there.
The . lowering temperatures
during the week brought heavy
snows in the mountains and the
higher elevations with as much
as 16 inches reported in the moun
tains south and east of Heppner.
Over the weekend about six
inches fell in the Kinzua area.
Mountain roads were muddy and
slick and numerous hunters and
logging trucks reported trouble
getting in and out of camps.
The moisture brought smiles to
the faces of most farmers with
the possible exception of the few
have not yet finished seeding.
Rainfall at Heppner by days
was,
Oct. 25 18
Oct. 26 16
Oct. 27 33
Oct. 28 07
Oct. 29
Oct. 30 26
Total for October, 1.96
GOP's Fly Here on
Statewide "Get-Out
The-Vote" Drive
A flying team of Republicans
stumping for a "voter turnout
that will break Oregon's modern
record of 82.9 per cent that swept
President Eisenhower into office,"
and boosting the GOP slate of
candidates, visited Heppner Fri
day.
Riding the "Republican flying
special" were: Phil Hitchcock
who gave his support to Doug Mc
Kay's bid for a seat in the U. S,
Senate; Walter Evans Jr., who
represented Wendell Wyatt, chair
man Oregon State Central com
mittee; and Ivan (Ike) Congleton,
veteran and young Republican.
Congleton said young people
will vote for McKay because "he
will give support to the policies
of peace that he helped formu
late as a member of the Eisen
hower cabinet.
"Every veteran who remem
bers Pearl Harbor and Korea Is
shocked that Wayne Morse has
endorsed Adlal Stevenson's plan
to adandon H-bomb tests.
"Morse must know that over a
period of eight years and In 200
meetings with Russia on control
of atomic weapons, the Russians
have refused to agree to free in
spection that is the only safe
guard for atomic disarmament,"
Congleton said
Evans urged Republican work
ers to join in the movement that
will bring out a vote in excess
of the record established in 1952.
"The national percentage was
63 in 1952. Oregon recorded 82.9
per cent. With the proud Re
publican record of peace and
prosperity we should better that
mark in November.
"Lack of your vote will send the
country back into the desperate
days of big taxes, big government
and crippling inflation," Evans
said.-
Hitchcock, who opposed McKay
in the primary, said his former
rival is one of "the best quali
fied men that ever campaigned
for a seat in the Senate."
"Doug McKay has served and
worked for Oregon since 1933, per
forming many difficult jobs with
outstanding success. He is a na
tionally respected citizen."
Hitchcock rapped McKay's op
ponent as a "free-speaking advo
cate of the policies of spend and
spend.
"Those who follow his siren
call would cast a ballot in favor
of big taxes and inflation. '
"His policies would return us
to the black years between 1938
and 1952 when America lost 158
billion dollars in purchasing
power through inflation.
"Holders of life insurance poli
cies lost some $97 billion in pur
chasing power during that period.
Holders of bank deposits lost some
$31 billion in purchasing power
and more than $21 billion was
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Political Campaign Grinds
Vfers to Have Say Next
"VOTE EARLY" IS
PLEA OF ELECTION
BOARD MEMBERS
The extreme interest in Tues
day's election presages a very
heavy vote in the state and this
week prompted local election
board members to ask voters
to come to the polls as early as
possible during the day. The
early voting will give counting
boards opportunity to stay at
least somewhat ahead of the
usual last-minute voting surge.
Though the polls are open
from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m., election
officials ask that anyone who
possibly can make it. to vote
early in the day.
Counting boards go to work
in the morning, but a heavy
vote will force many boards to
work well into Wednesday
even with the cooperation of
residents in going to the polls
early.
REA Annual Meet
Friday at Condon
The annual meeting of the
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op
will be held Friday at the fair
grounds in Condon with the elec
tion of four directors listed as
top business.
The meeting will open at 10:30
a. m. with the first part of the
program set at 11 o'clock, a film
on the construction of McNary
dam. Dinner will be served
11:30 to 12.30 and the business
session will open at 1 p. m.
The afternoon session will in
clude a report by president Ken
neth J. Smouse, secretary-treas
urer Jack Hynd Jr. ind manager
Harley Young. Guest speaker
will be Henry Alderman, publish
er of Northwest Rualite who will
discuss current trends in power
and cooperative development.
Directors whose three -year
terms are expiring are Walter
Jaeger, John Hanna and Oscar
Peterson. Virgil Woelpern has
completed a two-year term. All
incumbents have been renomi
nated and in addition James Hoag
and Russell Erickson for the
positions now held by Woelpern
and Peterson.
C of C Schedules
Cutsforth Dinner
The annual chamber of com
merce dinner held at the Cuts
forth cabin on Herren creek is
scheduled for next Monday even
ing, Nov. 5 it was announced at
Monday's C of C meeting. It is
planned to serve the buffet style
dinner of roast elk at 7:30.
The Cutsforth trip is held an
nually in the fall as a social get
together for members and their
wives and to honor the county
Conservation Man of the Year, a
contest co-sponsored by the cham
ber. It is also planned to present
an award to the county Grassman
of the Year at the dinner.
The evening dinner will re
place the regular Monday noon
meeting of the organization.
At Monday's meeting, it was
announced that additional per
manent type Christmas decora
tions have been ordered and that
it is planned to add to the col
lection of similar decorations
each year.
An explanation of the varios
measures on the general election
ballot were explained by district
attorney Bradley Fancher.
P-TA Urges Voter
Turnout Tuesday
The Heppner P-TA through Its
legislative committee this week
urged all eligible voters to be
at the polls next Tuesday and
cast a ballot. The need for a
heavy turnout was stressed.
It was also announced that the
next meeting of the local P-TA
will be Wednesday evening No
vember 14 with the theme to be
American Education Week. Pro
gram chairmen will be Mr. and
Mrs. Clem Stockard, hospitality,
Mr. and Mrs. Darl Hudson and
hostesses Mrs. James Driscoll,
Mrs. Al Huit, Mrs. Jack Flug and
Mrs. Robert Robison.
The membership committee ex
tended a welcome to all parents
to attend the monthly meetings.
Top Political Opponents Seeking
Nod of Oregon Voters Next Tuesday
President Dwight Eisenhower
ARE SEEKING OREGON'S
Incumbent Wayne Morse
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AFTER STATE SEAT IN U. S. SENATE
Benefit Rummage Sale to
Offer Remarkable Variety
Everything from a modern kit
chen table to a 1946 model car
will be included in the big Hepp
ner Civic League rummage sale
this Friday and Saturday at Em
pire Machinery Co. The variety
of rummage for the fall event is
reported by co-chairmen Mrs.
Bob Jones and Mrs. Ray Myrick
to be of unusually high quality.
Tables will hold a huge selec
tion including good winter clothes
for all sizes and ages, shoes, hats,
jewelry, books, records, dress pat
terns, quilts, vacuum cleaners,
toys, kitchen utensils, baby equip
ment, clothes hampers, neckwear
and household linens and orna
ments.
League members will meet at
Empire Machinery Thursday af
ternoon and evening for final ar
ranging and pricing before the
grand opening slated for 9 a. m.
Friday. The sale will be open
both days until 6 p. m.
Two items will be auctioned
Saturday at 12 noon. The first
will be a 1946 Chevrolet in good
running condition donated on a
commission basis by Rev. and
Mrs. George Little. The car Will
be on display in front of the
sale for inspection. A group of
antique silver pieces consisting
of a covered casserols, dish and
coffee set will also be auctioned
at the same time. It will be on
dislay in the window of Wilson's
Men's Wear.
The chairmen reported that the
organization is very grateful for
the fine cooperation and gener
osity on the part of local resi
dents." The proceeds of this sale
will be used to operate the local
kindergarten.
Committee chairmen for the
event include: publicity, Mrs.
Bradley Fancher; collection, Mrs.
Rites Held Saturday
For Ralph Barton
Funeral services for Ralph
Edward Barton, 65, a lifetime
resident of Morrow county, were
held October 27 at the Elks Tem
ple. Mr. Barton was born June
29, 1891 at Heppner and passed
away October 21 at Pendleton
where he had been for about a
month.
He is survived by one brother,
Emery Earl Barton of Santa Bar
bara, California.
Interment was in the Heppner
Masonic cemetery with Creswick
Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
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Opponent Adlia Stevenson
PRESIDENTIAL VOTES
Opponent Doug McKay
Larry Dowen; pricing, Mrs. Jack
Loyd; cleaning, Mrs. Howard
Pettyjohn; ironing, Mrs. Bud
Peck; moving, Mrs. Phil Blakney;
sorting, Mrs. Paul Koenig; clerks,
Mrs. Bill Labhart and cleanup,
Mrs. Cal Sumner.
It has been requested that the
churches and other groups wish
ing leftover rummage for chari
table purposes try to be at the
sale between 4 and 5 p. m. Sat
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Bombing Range
Site Still Being
Considered by Navy
BAKER (Special) Congress
man Sam Coon has been inform
ed that the Boardman bombing
range in Morrow county is still
being considered as a possible
site for a Naval ammunition fa
cility. In a letter from Arthur D. Lit
tle, Inc., Coon was told that the
location near Boardman "is being
considered and compared fairly
with a number of other site pos
sibilities.' The corporation has been as
signed by the Navy to select a
site for the ordnance depot.
Coon had written earlier urg
ing the firm to name the Board
man site because of favorable
climate, terrain, and accessibility
by all means of transportation,
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Arc Welding Film
Slated at lone
A motion picture film titled
"the inside of arc welding" will
be shown Monday evening, No
vember 5 at 7:30 in the shop at
the lone high school, it was an
nounced this week.
If enough persons show an In
terest In the subject, a night
school may be started at lone In
welding, it was said. Interested
persons are urged to see the
film.
Mrs. Charles Barlow has left
for Eugene where she will spend
the winter with her daughters
and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Warren and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Walker.
Mrs. Clara B. Gertson spent the
weekend at her home In Heppner,
to Close;
Tuesday
U, S. Senate Race
Draws Attention
Of Whole Nation
Politicians this week have been
making last-minute pleas for
votes and are preparing to wind
up what, for many, has been one
of the most strenuous campaigns
ever waged in Oregon.
Next Tuesday, November 6, the
voters who have been listening to
Hie bombardment of words for
weeks, will have their say.
The vote in Oregon is expected
to be one of the heaviest in his
tory, spurred on primarily by the
great interest in one of the entire
nation's top fights the race for
U. S. Senate between Democrat
Wayne Morse and former gover
nor and ex-cabinet member Doug
McKay. Though Democrats out
number Republicans in state
registration, the vote in this race
will undoubtedly cross party lines
and not even the expert pollsters
Location of Polls
Morrow county polling places
for Tuesday's general election
are:
North Heppner Empire Machl
nery
South Heppner Court House
Hardman Hardman school
Lexington I. O O. F. hall
lone City hall
Boardman Grange hall
Irrigon Irrigon school
agree on the outcome. General
concensus is that Morse holds a
slim edge over McKay, but near
ly all agree that McKay has
shown considerable gains in re
cent weeks.
Even the presidential race Is
overshadowed in Oregon by the
fight for the senate seat. National
pollsters and political experts
however, generally place the state
in the Elsenhower column though
Stevenson Is expected to get a
good vote.
Other races which have caught
voters interest are betwen incum
bent Sam Coon, Republican, and
Al Ullman, Democrat, for repre
sentative in Congress. This Is
the second time these two men
have waged battle in Oregon's
second congressional district.
Coon has served two terms In
Congress.
Elmo Smith, Republican of
John Day who took over the
governor's post on the death of
Paul Patterson, is seeking elec
tion to a full term. He is being
opposed by Democrat Robert D.
Holmes of Clatsop county.
The race for secretarw of state
has been hotly contested by Mark
Hatfield, Republican and Mon
roe Swcetland, Democrat as has
the state treasurer's race between
Democrat Wiley Smith of Port
land and incumbent Republican
Sig Unander. Republican Carl
H. Francis Is trying to unseat
the present attorney general Ro
bert Thornton, Democrat of Till
amook. Dstrict races on which voters
of this area will make decisions
are between John Hounsell, Re
publican of Hood River and Ben
Musa, The Dalles Democrat who
are seeking a seat in ,the state
senate. Hounsell now holds the
position.
For state representative from
this district Republican Charles
Allen Tom of Rufus Is seeking re
election. He is being opposed by
Jerry Barnett of Sherman county.
Though voters will elect a
county commissioner, sheriff,
treasurer and coroner, there are
no races for any of these offices.
All are incumbents seeking re
election. Measures on Ballot
Voters will also find seven mea-
sures on their Tuesday ballot.
Five of them are referred to the
people by the legislature; one,
the clgarrette tax measure was
referred by petition; and one
measure which would prohibit
most commercial fishing on coast
al streams was proposed by ini
tiative petition.
There is also a non-partisan
judiciary ballot calling for the
election of four supreme court
Justices and a justice of the peace
in the sixth (Morrow county) dis
trict. Present JP J. O. Hager is
seeking this office.
For three of the supreme court
positions, there are names on the
ballot, but for position No.l no
name will be found. Two persons
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