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,0 I P. J Always working; for the best interests, of Maupin and nil of Southern Wasco County. Publishes only that news fit to print. Caters to no particular clas3, but works for all. . VOLUME XIV MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY; APRIL 19, 1928 Number 24 .0' ' MAUP1M TIMES Senior Class Play Dated For Friday Before Graduation Pick of Taleat Catt CbaratUr -Marriage Plot Theme of Comedy The Senior class of th Maupin High ichool have selected Ktmpy by J. C. and Elliott Nugent i their play to be given tht Friday preced ing graduation. This la high class royalty play that hai been presented by many loading High achoola throughout the slate aa well aa by th Drama olass at the Uni verity of Oregon, Un questionably it ia an ouUtanding play for High school production and is extremely entertaining aa it haa a lively plot that bounds In humor ous situations. Ira Kidder is tot play the part of Dud Bence, a retired harness manu facturer, who despairs of ever find ing suitable husbands for his two daughters. "Ma" Bence is Irene Matthews, who would "gladly starve if it would make you any happier, Pa." Jane, the married daughter quite corkily aware of her inde pendence, is Genevieve Seethoff Dad's one and only son-in-law is Ben Wade (Estcl Stovall.) Ben belongs to the Masons, The Elks, the Rotary Club, and votes the straight Republi can ticket. Kate Bence is Ella Shep flln. Kate and her desire for an artistic career, are really the cause of the whole mix-up-eicuse-me-plot. The little sistr, Ruth, who is quick witted, selfish and pretty, is Merle Snodgrass. Glenn Graham plays Duke Merrif, the millionaire hus band the family Is trying to ensnare for Kate, and then there's "Kempy" (Jesse Crabtree) the plumber who is really an architect, who didn't really intend to get married at all. Make your plans to be at the High school auditorium at 8 p. m. on May IS. You can't afford to miss this play. FORMER WAPINITIATE DIES Duane Maddron Pattet Away Suaanvilla, California at Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Duane Maddran, son of James Maddron and wife, for mer residents of Waplnltin which occurred in California on April 10. Death was caused by spinal meningi tis. The romuins were interred be side those of his father at Susanvllle, California. GROWERS HOLD MEETING W. E. Hunt Again Chotea on Di rectory Of Co-Operative Asm. W. E. Hunt, one of the heaviest 'and best wool growers of Eastern Oregon returned Tuesday evening from Portland where he attended a .meting of the Pacific Co-operative Wool Growers association. Billy wont to Portland on the Sunday night train and took in the meeting which was held on Monday. At the meeting he waa re-elected aa direc tor of the association, a position he has filled for several years. HELPS SHEEP CLUB MEMBERS Well Known Sheep Han Stakes Boys and Girl to Sheep W. E. JIunt is one man who realizes that the younsters of this section need but a little encourage ment in order to learn all there is to be known about the sheep indus try. Last year he "staked" several boys and girls to lambs, and this year haa followed the precedent he established in 1927 by giving the younsters about 100 fine wool sheep. Mr. Hunt also financed the special premiums given at the fair for the best showing of sheep, donat ing money for the first, second and third prizes. Vliited Oil Neighborhood . On Sunday lust R. W, Richmond, F. D. Stuart and wife and L. C. Wilhelm went to the site' of the Clarno Basin Oil company's vp.nturc in sinking for oil, at Clarno. They found that drilling operations had been de'layed for a few days, owing to a cavein at the bottom of the holo. The well had been cleaned out and the drill was aguin operating. , IAYS INVESTIGATORS IN A LOCKED VAULT Dallas Ma Would yHavo County Official! lavettlgated by County Crand Jury A man residing at The Dalles takes issue with The Timet regard ing our recent editorial on the action taken to make Clerk Crich ton dlrgorge illegally retained fees. The writer 1 not a subscriber to this paper probably borrows that of his neighbor, but in Justice to him we print his letter below: The Dalles, Oregon, April 14, 1928.! Editor Tha Mauoln Time. ! Maupin, Oregon. Dear Sir: In last week's edition of The Times I read with particular inter est your editorial upon our county clerk and his taking of county's funds for his private use. Please permit me, in the column of your paper, to say a few words in reply: First: When our clerk was con fronted with the facts of his pocket ing county 'money, he admitted the charge and agreed to make resitu tlon to the amount of $160. Then, when considerable of a voice of pro test such a small sum, ho quite will ingly and cheerfully returned S850. 00 more, making a total of f 1,000 in all. If he didn't steal (there is no other word for It) this money, why did he return any? Most certainly any one would not put back any money if he wasn't not guilty. And yet you ssy it ia only "poli tical propaganda." If you will look the issue over carefully I firmly believe, Mr. Edi tor, that you will change your mind in regard to this political incident. Another office; that of sheriff, was under investigation, but evi dently the investigators were in a j locked vault, so no whisper-might es jcape to mar the record of our cs I teemed sheriff. Why not a grand jury investiga tion of all the foe-collecting county officers, and then the whole of the matter may put before the public, and then they may, see whether or not it ia all "political propagranda." Perhaps if all these thousands of dollars taken illgslly from the coun ty were turned into the county treasury (and there are many, many of them) our taxes might be reduc ed Instead of being nearly doubled this yesr. Hoping, Mr. Editor, you may are fit to give this space, t am Sincerly, DWIGHT W. JOSNSTONE ACTED CORONER EIGHT YEARS Bert Thome Took Cara of Office Above Time That In commenting upon the candid acy of Bert Thomas for the office of county coroner an opponent re cently told The Times man that he had served a? deputy coroner about six months at one time. That's nothing. Bert Thomas served as chief assistant to the county coroner for a period of better than eight years. In fact all the work of the office was performed by him, and done to the satisfaction of all con cerned. Another thing pertinent to that office ia that no county in Ore gon save Multnomah, has such an officer aa "deputy coroner." Thus in another false statement nailded. NO LIMIT CATCHES MADE Fithing Season Opening Not Vary Autpiclout Few Trout Caught The Deschutes and nearby streams entertained a large number of fisher men on Sunday, and nearly all were disappointed with their catches. The weather wss not favorable and the river rather roily. Some trout wore caught on Bnkooven and Peep creek, while Buck Hollow yielded a few to exporionced fishermen. One man from outside made a record catch for the day, he approaching clore to the limit, usinnr flics. Bait fishing was indulged in by nearly all others. ' Home From Portland After sojourning in Portland for a couple of weeks Bill Staats is at home again. We" do not know whether it was homsirknss of the rsll of the river that compelled Staats to return, but we have observ a complacent smile on his face and judge he is more satisfied to be in Maupin than in LUu metropolis. County School Track Meet at Fair Grounds Saturday THIRTY-FIVE EVENTS SCHEDULED, GIVING ALL AGES CHANCE TO MAKE POINTS FOR THEIR OWN SCCHOOLS ALL EVENTS WELL FILLED duce contestants from Maupin, Shan The track meet, which will Intro-iko-Antelope, Boyd, Wapinitia and Mill Creek-Chenowith-Rowena schools to be held at Tygh Valley Fair grounds this, week Saturday, has a well filled lkt, in fact much larger than for any meet held heretofore. The field officials with the events and those who will participate in each are given below. Judges and AtUtantt General field judge H. C. Sey mour. Starter C. W. Daigh. Judges of finish Harold Sexton, Geo. Cooper, F. Brumbaugh, Irvin Resh. Field judges Glen Kirkwood, I. N. Wilcrs. Judges, of baseball throw and HorcBhoe Pitching Oscar Renick, C. E. Beldin. Clerk of course Kcnnard Sexton. Ribbon- Vivien Eubanks. Lit! of Contestant And Order of Evente , 10 A. M. i 1 Horseshoe pitching, Class A Girls Powell, Laughlin, Wapin itia; Pearl Wolfe, Elsie Wolfe, Antelope-Shaniko: Green, Shep flin, Martin, Maupin. 2 Javelin Throw, Class A Boys Howard, Walters, Wapinitia; Muller, Aycrs, Zumwalt, Tygh Valley; Troth, Shaniko-Antelope; Crabtree, Green, Stuart, Maupin. 3 Horseshoe Pitching, Class B Girls Endersby, Walters, Wap initia: Swett, KrhmelUer, Miller, Boyd; Irwin, Mill Crcck-Cheno-with-Rowena; Muller, Hood, Brown, Tygh Valley; Hawley. Hastings, Shaniko-Antelope; Greene, Allen, Chastain.Maupin. 4 Shot Put, Class A Boys Wal ters, Wapinitia; Knighton, Ayers, Tygh Valley; Stuart, Graham, Fraley, Maupin.' 5 60-yd. dash, Class B Girls En dnroby, Snodgrass, Wapinitia; Bourland, Angel, Miller, Boyd; Jurgensmelr, McCowen, Yos- hinari, Mill Creek-Chenowith-Rowena; Hood, Jones, Douglass, Tygh Valley; Hawley, Shaniko Antelope; Slusher, Allen, Mau pin. i 6 100-yd. dash, Claas A Boys En dersby, Ilolman, Wapinitia; Webb, Conley, Zumwalt, Tygh Valley; Reeder, Werner, Shaniko-Antelope; Stovall, Snodgrass, Crabtree, Maupin. 7 50-yd. dash, Class A Girls Laughlin, Wapinitia; Pearl Wolfe, Ehie Wolfe, Shaniko-Antelope; Snodgrass, Hedin, Crabtree, Mau pin. 8 60-yd. dash, Class B Boys Laughlin, Claymier, Miller, Wap initia; Fine, Hilyer, Shaniko-Antelope; Staccy, Cramer, Hilgen, Tygh Valley; Yoshinari, Masashi, Fowler, Mill Creck-Chenowith-Rowena; Cuahing, McCafferty, Ward, Boyd ; Slusher, Duua, Both well, Maupin. ' . 0 880-yd. run, Class A Boys Hachler, O'Brien, Wapintia; Webb, Ashley, Tygh Valley; Wolfe, Reese, Shaniko-Antelope. 10 Baseball throw Class A Girls Laughlin, .Powell, Wapintia; Grace Hill, Margaret Hill, Shaniko-Antelope; Snodgrass, Green, Wcbcrg, Maupin. 11 Baseball throw, Class A Boys Hammer, Wapinitia; Troth, Shaniko-Antelope; Crabtree, Graham, Fraley, Maupin. , ' 1.30 P. M. 12 220-yd. run, Class A Boys En dersby, Holmnn, Wapintia; Webb, Aycrs, Tygh Valley; Wolfe, Wer ner, Reeder, Shaniko-Antelope; Snodgrass, E. Snodgrass, Crab tree, Maupin. 13 100-yd. dash, Class B Boys Clay mier, Laughlin, Wapinitia; Stacy, Crawford, Hillgrn, Tygh Valley; Olscn, Fine, Murphy, ; Shaniko-" Antelope;' YoRhinari, ; Fowler, Chrnowith-Mill Creok-Rowena. ' Bothwell, Slusher, Duus, Mau ,., pin. 14 50-yd. dash, Class C Boys Ham mer, Pochette". Wapintia; Cush ; ing, Fax", Selleck, Boyd; Miller, Michell, Mill Creck-Chenowith-Rowcna; Conley, Johnson, Webb, Tygh Vulleyj Smith, Thompson, Shaniko-Antelope; Kirsch, Slush er, Kramer, Maupin. 15 50-yd. dash, Midget Boys Wall, Woodside, Wapinitia; Harth, W. ( Callaher, I. Gallagher, Boyd; Mc Donald, Fowler, Riggs, Mill Creek Chenowith-Rowena; Hillgen, Hood, C. Hood, Tygh Valley; ' Thompson, Wilson, Murphy, Shaniko-Antelope; Renick, May hew, Doty, Maupin. 16 75-yd. dash, Class A Girls, Laughlin, Wapinitia, Pearl Wolfe, Shaniko-Antelope; Snod grass, Crabtree, Lewis, Maupin. 17 75-yd. dash, Class B Girls En ; dersby, Snodgrass, Wapinitia; i Bourland, Miller, Angell, Boyd; McCowan, Jurgensmeir, Yoshin- ari Mill Crcek-Chcnowith-Row- ena; llood, Johnson, Douglas Tygh Valley; Hawley, Shaniko; Slusher, Allen, Maupin. 18 50-yd. dash, Class C Girls Alex- ander, West, Wapinitia; BolUn, Jones, Walker, Boyd; Hallybur ton, Brace, Migaki, Mill Cr?ek Chenowith, Rowena; Conley, Cramer, Keachmer, Tygh Valley; Reeder, Silvertooth, Dkkson, Shaniko-Antelope; Renick, App ling, Kramer, Maujpin. 19 50-yd. dash, Midget Girls West, McCorkle, Wapinitia; Godknecht, Walker, Cushing, Boyd; Migaki, Dutton, Hallyburton, Mill Creek Rowena; Jones, Wing, Ashley, Tygh Valley; Guyton, Silvertooth, Bain, Shaniko-Antelope; Greene, Peters, Seethoff, Maupin. 20 Mile Run, Class A Boys McCoy. Batty, Wapintia; Wolfe, Reese, Shaniko-Antelope; Greene, Hunt, Graham, Maupin. 21 Baseball throw, Class B Boys Claymier, Peehette, Miller, Wap initia, Cole, McCafferty, Bolton, Boyd ; Yoshinari Mill-Creek Chenowith-Rowena; Ledford, Pearson, LuCore., Tygh Valley; Olson, Ward, McGreer, Shaniko-Ante- lope; W. Lindley, M. Lindley, Greene, Maupin. 22 Discus throw, Class A Boys Walters, Howard, Wapinitia, Troth, Shaniko-Antelope; Snod- grass, Graham, Appling, Maupin. 23 Pole Vault, Class A Boys Mc Coy, Howard, Wapinitia; . Rees, Reeder, Shaniko-Antelope, Gra Ham, Crabtree, Hunt, Maupin. j 24 Baseball throw, Classic Boy j Hammer, Pochette, Wapinitia; Douglass,-Cushing, Martin, Boyd; Woodard, Yoshinari, Mill-Creek-Chenowith, Rowena; Johnson, LuCore, Webb, Tygh Valley; Smith, Thompson, Shaniko-Antelope; Slusher. T. Kirsch, H. Kirsch, Maupin. 25 High Jump, Clasa A Boys Mc- Coy, O'Brien, Wapinitia; Swett, Boyd; Knighten, Tygh Valley, Werner, Shaniko-Antelope; Snod grass, Greene, Crabtree, Maupin. 28 Broad Jump, L. Claymier, J. Claymier. Miller, Wapinitia; Cushing, Ward, Boyd ; Yoshinari, Mill-Creek, Chenowith-Rowena; Stacy, Cramer, Mathews, Tygh Valley; Fine, McGreer; Bothwell, Duus, Lindley, Maupin. 27 Broad Jump, Class A Boys Endersby, O'Brien, Wapinitia; Swett, Boyd; Knighten, Tygh Valley, Werner, Shaniko-Antelope; Snodgrass, Greene, Crabtree, Maupin. 28 High Jump, Class B Boys Clay mier, Wapinitia; Cole, Ward, Cuahing, Boyd ; Fowler, Mill-Creek-Chenowith, Rowena ; Cra mer, Mathews, Tygh Valley; Ol son, Murphy, Shaniko-Antelope ; Duus, Slusher, Lindley, Maupin. 29 Broad Jump, Class C Boys Ham mer, Crabtree, Wapinitia; CushT ing, Selleck, Darielle, Boyd; John- son, Webb, Hillgen, Tygh Valley; Smith, Thompson, Guyton, Shan ' iko-Antelope; Kirsch, Slusher Kramer, Maupin. 30 160-yd. relay, Class C Girls Alexander, West, llackler, Mc 1 Coy, Wapinitia; Bolton, Jones, .Walker, Bolton, Boyd; Hallbur ton, Brace, Migaki, Sandoz.Mill Creck-Chenowith, Rowena; Con ley, Cramer, Keashmer, Chastain, Tygh Valley ; Reeder, Silvertooth, Dickson, McCulloch, Hanna, Shan iko-Antelope; Renick, Appling, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY , ANNOUNES FASTER TIME Cut Off Two Heart Going to Chica- ftB From Portland-M Run May The Pacific Northwest will be brought two hours closer to Chica go May 6th. On that date the Port land Limited and the Continental Limited, faat trains of the Union Pa cific, will institute a 68-hour ser vice instead of 70 as at present be tween Portland and Chicago. Depar ture of the Portland Limited from Portland will be at 11:05 a. m, in stead of 9:35 a. m. The Continen tal Limited will leave Portland at 6:05 p. m. instead of 4:00 p. m These trains will arrive at Portland 4:00 p. m. and at 8:30 a. m, respectively on the new echedules. Faster service is p part of the Union Pacific's 1928 improvement program. The road wil spend f 27,- 500,000 in Oregon, Washington and western Idaho in 1928. PLATFORM . OR HAL HOSS Pledget Economy in State Affairs and Aid ia Developing Natural Resource , When making filing for the office of secretary of state Hal Hoss incor porated the following platform with his application for a place on the ballot: ' "If nominated and elected I will during my terra of office give to the people of the State of Oregon an efficient and economical admin istration of their affairs, so far as J.hey would come under my juris diction. I would make an ernest effort to aid in the development and utilization of our natural re sources and local manufacturing busi ness go to Oregon producers and Ore gon lirms wnenever possible. 1 would consider myself at the service of the public and would have their interests only to serve." Mr. Hoss will use as his slogan on the ballot at the primary election, May 18, "Trained in business and state administration; endorsed by 121 newspapers; efficient service." Mrs. Hoss, who recently resigned as private secretary to Governor I. L. Patterson, has his campaign headquarters at Oregon City, where he was rrianger of the Oregon City Enterprise for seven years prior to serving in an official capacity for the state. ' Incorporated with his filing declaration, Mr. Hoss made the fol lowing pledge: Spalding athletic equipment base ball supplies a nice assortment at the Maupin Drug Store. Special prices to schools and base ball clubs. Kramer, Turner, ' Greene, "Mau pin, . ;. . " 31 160-yd. reloy, Class C Boys Hammer, Peehette, Crabtree, Alexander, Wapinitia; Cushing, Fax, Selleck, Fax, Boyd; Masashi, Miller, Michell, O'Connor, Mill-Creek-Chenowith-Rowena; Conley Johnson, Webb, LuCore, Tygh Valley; Smith, Thompson, Bro gan, Hastings, Bain, Guyton, Shaniko-Antelope; Kirsch, Slush er, Kramer, Slusher, Confer, Mau' pin. 32 220-yd. relay, Clasa B Girls En dersby, Snodgrass, Hachler, J. Hnchler, Wapinitia; Bourland, - Miller. Angell, Boyd; Jurgenmeir, McGowan, Ludeman, Irwin, Mill Creek-Chenowith Rowena; Hood, Johnson, Douglas, Muller, Tygh . Valley. , 33 220-yd. relay. Class A Girls- Pearl Wolfe, E. Wolfe, Hill, M Hill, Shaniko-Antelope;. Snod grass, Crabtree, Lewis, Hedin, Greene, Maupin. 31 440-ydrelay, Class B Boys L. Claymier, Laughlin, Claymier, Lewis, Miller, Wapinitia; Cushing, McCafferty, Ward, Cole, Boyd; Yoshinari, Fowler, McDonald, Massashi, Mill Creek-Chenowith-Rowena; Stacy, ; Crawford, Hill gen, Mathews, Tygh Valley; 01 sen, Fine, Hilyer, Murphy, Shaniko-Antelope; Slusher, Duus, Bothwell, Lindley, Rutherford, Maupin. 35 880-yd. relay, Class A Boys Hackler, McCoy, Holman, Enders by, Wapinitia, Webb. Conley, Knighten, Muller, Zumwalt, Ash ley, Ayers, Tygh Valley; Wolfe,' , Trooth, Reeder, Werner, Shan iko-Antelope; Snodgrass, E. Snod- ' grass, Crabtree, Stovall, 1. 0. 0. F. Anniversary To Be Observed On Coming Sunday Birthday of Order to Be Eulogised at Odd Fellow Hall oa Sunday Evening The 109th anniversary of the forming of the Independent ,Order of Odd Fellows will be observed Sundaay evening in the lower hall of the local lodge of that order in Mau pin, sermon beginning at 8:00 o' clock. Rev. .Everett Hazen will tell of the history of the order and also of the vast amount of good it has accomplished during its long life. He ia a recency made member of the order, but has studied up on the tenets and history of Oddfellowship and will give an address well worth listening to. All Odd Fellows and Re bekahs are expected to be present, and the general public is also invited. DEATH CALLS AT CRABTREES Eleven-Year-Old Son Called on aa Everlasting Journey Death, that thing vnich is no re specto rof persons, made its ap pearance at the Job Crabtree home early Tuesday morning and summon ed Clark, the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree, to the land from which no traveler returns. Clark had been troubled with heart dlalation for four years. At times he appeared to be regaining his healty, then suffered relapses. ; About four weeks ago he underwent a servere attack of illness which con- fined him to his bed, from which he never arose until th grim reaper took hfm therefrom. The lad was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Job Crabtree. He was born in Maupin September 271917, and resided here the most of his life. He never was robust, and on that ac count was not able to attend Tchool regularly, but when there was an ardent student and seemed to have no difficulty in absorbing the knowledge taught. During his long af fiction he waa patient and fore bearing, never given to complaint, but taking life as it came without a murmur. He leaves to mourn his leaving his father and mother and four brothers, they being Jesse, Andrew, Richard and James, as well as a host of other relatives and close friends. The remains were laid to rest in the Kelly cemetery on Wednesday, the funeral srvioes being held in the U. B. church, Rv. Hazen offi ciating. The funeral cortege was one of the largest ever known in Maupin, friends coming i from all over the section to pay their last re spects to the departed as well as to the members of the sorrowing fam ily. The pall bearers were six High school students as active, while six Grade pupils served as honorary bearers. REGISTERED AT AUTO CAMP Every Cabin Occupied by Fihermen and Local People The opening of the fishing season saw every cabin at the Maupin camp ground occupied, many of the oc cupants reserving accommodations a long time ahead. Those registering there on Saturday and Sunday were: Dr. M. B. Hare and wife, Portland; Dr. J. H. Dodge and wife, Portland; J. B. Marsh, W. C. McMastcr, J. S. Oliver, Rex Rexf ord, Portland : P. A. Coale, W. B. Johnson, Tom Galla gher and, family, W. Miller, Leo Mc Morris and Agent Doel and wife, all of Maupin. Reservations have been received for a number of cabins for this week end. J CARD OF THANKS We take this means, of thanking all those kinds friends and neigh bors whose words of sympathy and kindly act made our cross, that of the death of our son and brother, Clark Crabtree, easier to bear. We especially thank those who brought beautiful flowers to strew on his grave and on his casket. May the good Lord spare all a like affiction, MR. AND MRS. JOB CRABTREE . and Family. One-gallon Thermos outing jugs $2.75 each at The Maupin Drug Store. .