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VOLUME XV
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929
Number 35
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OPENED TO PUBLIC
Large Number Witnt ed Ceremonies
nd Lbteaod to Enlightening
Local Hidor Talk
Mtupln'i new bridge spanning the
Deschutes river wu formerly dedl
caUd la.t Saturday, the bridge be
ing thrown open to the public when
Judge, f, I, Phlpps of the Wmco
county court levered , the ribbons
which for the time rinsed the en
trance. The program of the day began In
the morning with a display of exer-J
else by the Boy Remit, under whose
auspices the dedication ccremonie
were ttaged. The Union Pacific
band from The Da,'le played several
relection, then the Seoul took mat
ter in hand. Dr. Stovsll, scout
matter, told the import of the gather,
inc. H wan followed by J. W.
CroaMey, one of tho first men to
recoirite Maupin, who, in a few well
chosen remark, recounted the be
ginning of the municipality and how
the town wa- laid out and find lota
old. He mentioned the wonderful
highway leading through the city and
dubbed It "Oregon' race track road"
Clarence Hunt, recent graduate of
the Maupin school, rendered an essay
on "Maupin as a Community center,"
The young man delved Into the erly
hstory of the community, told of the
vast resource surrounding the place
and visualised a greater population
and greater production If the people
of this place would realize a greater
renae ef responsibility and cooperation.-
Hi essay appear In another
column of this Issue- of The Time.
In the afternoon Ihe people gather
ed at the east end of the bridge,
where a parade formed. A march
wa made aero the tarueture and at
the west nd, where a platform had
been erected, speeches and shiTing
took place. N. C. Iledin acted as
master of eeremonlea. He called Dr.
Stovall for the pech of welcome.
Our popular druggist did himself
proud a he, in a few well chosen
word, extended the greeting of
Maupin, to all present.
Mr. Hedin next introducel Judge
F. L. Phipp, who told of the anoint
ance our county court had given In
providing for the construction of the
bridge and of the highway. Mr.
Phipp congratulated Maupin on its
luck In having the bridge located
here at this lime and of the inestimn.
ble good it will do the town when
the nolfe of the construction of one
of the finest bridges in the wet wn
heard by tourists and travelers over
Oregon' highway. At the conclit
aion of hia remarks Judge Phipp cut
the ribbons, held by Boy Scout and
declared the bridge open for public
travel.
Rev. W. A. Matthews, missionary
to the Indiana at Rlmnasho, wa call
ed upon by Mr. Iledin and pronounc
ed a benediction, with which the
meeting at the bridge closed, to
again be taken up at Legion hall. '
The exercises at the hnJl opened
with singing "America." The chair
man read letter and telegrams from
state officials, each of which deplnr
ed the fact that prior engagement
precluded the attendance at the dedi
cation by the senders, A telegram
from President Hoover did not ar
rive In t'e to be read at this time,
but it will be found elsewhere In this
paper. "
Mr.'Hedin next presented Engin
eer Wanr.er of the Highway commis-
MAIMMN
sion, L, B. Kelly, member of the
county court and E. G. Hnrlnn, con
nected with the field work of the
State Chamber of Commerce, Port
land. MS". Harlan told of the work
the chamber I doing in tho woy of in
ducing settlers to 'investigate Oregon
as a place of living; how the chamber
is advertising our state and how
much money ha been invested by the
large number who have come to this
state and bought homes and ranches.
Hia talk wa Instructive and cducn
tional and opened the eye of all to
how much good the state chamber Is
dong for the white state. -
During the exercises several paro
des on topical songs, Invented by
Mr. Hedin, were sung, Mrs. R. E,
Witfson presiding at the piano. The
exerciser, closed with the singing of
"Oregon,' My Oregon," each one who
attended feeing well paid for having
been present on the momentous oc
casion of the dedication our our
beautiful new bridge.
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Hitched-Hiked From
South to Oregon
Young Mn Leave Kentucky Home
and Meat Wild Kindne.t
on Road Here
Ester Davis, nephew of Mrs.
Marcus Shearer of Maupin, and
friend, Maxell McDonald, two young
men from Uarbourvlll, Kentucky, re
cently made up their minds to come
to Oregon, which state young Davis
visitfd last summer. They arrived
here on Sunday, having been on the
way but 14 days.
Enter has written a abort sketch
of their Journey and it appears be
low ,
'We Maxwell MrDonulH anil F.ntrr
Davis, started from Barbourvillc,
Kentucky, June 12, on our way to
Oregon ' and Maupin in psrtlcular.
We made our way via "Shank'a
homes" and by catching rides on au
to. The mayor of our home town
gave us our first lift and wished us
good luck on the trip.
"Rides came our way very easy and
we soon got out of Kentucky Into
Indiana and then into Illinois. While
in the latter state we were picked
up by a man named Jack Reindolt,
who carried us to Kansas City, Mis
souri. He drove a Packard roadster.
Luck was with us through Kansas, j
We bade that state good bye and
entered Wyoming staying longer in
that state than in any other, not boy
cause we liked It but rldei did not
come as often as tbey had in other
states. Finally we got Into Idaho
where we saw the most beautiful
scenery of our trip. The American
falls, Twin falls, Shoshone falls,
Thomand Spring-, and the highest
suspension bridge in' the world, it
being serosa Snake Snake river near
the town of Twin Falls.
"We thought we would never get
Into Oregon, for the roads turned
and twisted nw imagined we were
on the back track many time. That
didn't last and we found ourselves
riding toward Oregon, having caught
a ride at Pacatello and another at
Huntington, the latter carrying us s
fnr as The Defies. Wa started on
foot for Miaupin and were met on the
way by James Wruy, who wss going
to The Dalle sft.
lis brother, Ad- i
('ie. We were on our way a matttr i
of 14 days and wec put to the nr.;l
expen e of $50.00, which we spent
for cai, sleeps, picture shows and
some other incidentala."
OREC.ONIAN BEST PISTOL SHOT
roril.nd Polif.mn Win. Two Firet '
In National Shoot
f!. A. Marshall, a police officer
of Portland, Oregon, nosed out
score of the country's finest pistol
marksmen when he won first place in
two of the nation-wide pistol com
petitions fponsorcd by the National
Rifle association, according to the
official bulletins issued recently.
In the Timed Fire Pistol match, Mar
shall won with a score of 394 out of
a possible 400, nine points ahead of
the runner-up, Q. D. Wild, of Jane
villo. Iowa. His winning score In
the Slow Fire Pistol match was 379
out of a possible 400, just one point
ahead of the next competitor, Chester
A. Dority, of Toledo, Ohio.
This snapshooting blue-coat is
not new to the game, having rhot on
, the Portlnnd Police team, which at
tended the National Rifle and Tlstol
mntches last year at Camp Perry,
I Ohio. The Portland team took
I second place in the Tolice Tistol
Tchih match and several . members
took high honors In the Folice Indi
vidual Pistol match. In winning the
Timed and Slow Fire matches, Mar
shrill used a .22 caliber automatic
pi tol and a ,22 calber singe-shot
pistol respectively.
VUited In the Valley
Cy Tunison returned fromb a trip
to the Willamette Valley last Friday.
He had been on a vinlt with a nephew
and reports that things there growing
like weeds. Ho is In love with that
section and may pull up slakes here
and take up his residence In that
pnrt of Oregon.
Runineat at The Dalles-
Marcus Shearer, Ester Davir, Max
well McDonald and The Times man
went to The Dalles on Tuesday, go
ng down on business and for Marcus
to see his doctor. On tho way the
party stopped at th M. I. Shearer
ranch on Three Mile. x
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The acw kridg across tb Daachatcs
Job 29, 1929. Bolt by Kackeabcrg
$95,000. The most bcautlfa! bridge
IMPRESSIONS OF AN r
EARLY MAUPIN RESIDENT
After an Ab.eoce of 19 Yoars J. W.
Croesley Agal, VUiU Seeae
f Early Labor
J. W. Cros ley, the man who
first attempted the sale' of lots In
Maupin, was visitor in this city
last Saturday, having come up from
Portland to attend the bridge dedi
cation ceremony.
Mr. Croselcy came here 19 years
ago as agent for Portland capital
ist who had secured an option on
the townsite, and who had placed It
on the market Mr. Crossley has
written The Times, outlining his im
pressions of Maupin, making com
parisons between the town 19 years
ago and now. llo fays:
"Nlrttcen years ago when I first
saw Maupin, "Bill" Staats and hia
dog were the only inhabitants.
I csme here to represent a Fort-
j lund capitalist, who had an option
on Maupin, and I proceeded to look
around and induce some business
people to locate and rucceeded in
selling a few lots for such purpose.
Business was not brish to warrant
my staying longer and I returned
o Portland. Today I returned to
be present at the dedication cere
monies of Maupln's ,-plendid new
bridge across the raging Deschutes
river.
I predict that the next few years
will see a wonderful change for the
better in the importance of Maupin
as a wide awke, important business
community. The new highways
now in cour e of construction are
sure to help the town, and the won
derful Dalles-California highway
when it becomes ' more generally
known to motorists, will divert many
thousands this way. "
One cannot picture a more beau
tiful scenic trip to and from Cali
fornia, over the Columbia highway
t0 The Dalles, that highway being
world renowned, to and from Port
land. Today I met some of the men
whom I had met at Maupin; 19
years ago; they are here yet,' en
joying life, robust and healthy,
which I attribute to the puro pring
water, the system being owned by
the city, and the health-giving,
pure mountain air all Maupin resi
dents enjoy."
Took Bridge Pictures
L. V. Brought on came up from
The Dalles Saturday, bringing his
camera with him. He took several
pictures of tho bridge and crowds
here during the dedication ceremon
ies, each of which was good. Brough
ton has our thanks for three copies
of the pictures he took. The Brough
tons are now livffing at 1600 1
street, The Dalles. Thilip ,Goshaw
accompanied them to Maupin.
Cnult Dr. Clarke
If your eyes are troubling you it
is then you need glasses. See Dr.
Clarke, of the Clarke Optica com
pany, 202-203 Merchants Trust
Building, Portland, who will be in
Maupin on July 8, atthc Homo Ho
cll for one day only.
rlf r.at Mupia, Oregon, dedicated
A Wittmaa at coat of approximately
too Dalles-Celiforoia highway.
BIG TIME PROMISED
AT TYCH FAIR CROUNDS
BoW Fletcher' Round-Up Band nd
f Big social riciure oa
Same Evening
What promt es to be something
out of the ordinary has been billed
for the pavilion at the fair grounds,
engaged to play during the fair next
when Bob Fletcher and his Pendle
ton .Round-Up band will discourse
for a dance. That band has been
engaged to play during the lair next
monji and comes with, a reputation
as syncopaters second to none.
On the same bill will be a showing
of that great social drama, "The
Road to Ruin," a picture that is
educational in the extreme, one
that was produced as a safeguard to
the young men and women of the
land, and one which contains a les
son all should learn. A stipulation
made by Manager Plyler of the
:how is that children under 14 years
of age must be accompanied by
their parents. While the picture is
for all, still there are features con
nected with its showing that had
better be taught in the homes than
one the screen.
To miss these two events I- to
miss something that once seen is
never forgotten. The hand stands
In a class by itself, while there may
never be another story like ''The
Road to Ruin" placed on the cellu
loid film.
NEXT SHOW IS LAUGH
PROVOKING COMI
DY
Glenn Try'n Teachee Public ''How
To Handle Women" At
Hall Nxt Sunday
Len Hlpgins is a small-town car
toonist with a liking for peanuts
who comes to New York to get a
job and make good. He falls in
love with Beatrice Fairbanks, who
conducts a column of advice in the
New York Planet for romntic men
and women.
Higgins fails to get a job and
when. Prince Hendryx of Volgaraia,
who has just arrived on the boat,
refuse to talk to any newspaper
reporters the cartoonist cleverly
gets into his apartment to "beat"
the other newspaper people. He
learns that the Prince has come io
the United States to get a loan,
but has not succeeded ac yet because
his country lacks natural resources
! for security.
Wi niauces tnc rrince to
iimiiKi. I'm. in n 11-11 nun iui a wcck,
The cartoonist, with clever sales
man: hip and drawings, is then able
to sell the. huge peanut crop of Vol-
garnia,' which would otherwise have
gone to waste, to the American
bankers. He also sells a "Goober
Gun" of his own invention, a game
utilising peanut. But, of gre.iles'.
importance, he sells himself to
Beatrice and win", first, her inter
estf and then her devotion.
With her aid, Higgins holds at
bay the enemies of the Prince and
the police, who have found out ho
is not the real prince, until the con
tracts have been signed. He wins a
largo sum of money and the girl.
Maupin Couple Sign
In Life's Big League
Jen.e J. Crabtree and Coaaie
Snodgrait Made Partner
For Better r Wore
M.
The marriage epidemic shows no
let up about Maupin. There have
been six marriages among Maupin
people within the past month, the
last being that of Jesse J. Crabtree.
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Job Crab
tree, and Mis Connie Merle Snod
gra, which was consummated at
The Dalles on Saturday last, the
ceremony being performed by Jus
Ike Meredith.
Both the contracting parties were ""u Q "7 . ., , n ,
.(o. i ...ili..- .v..from Secretary of State Hul E. Hoss
graduates in this year's clav. of the j
Maupin High school. Both were
popular with their schoolmates and
were high credit students in their
examinations. Merle is eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mn . Elmer Snodgrasa
of Juniper Flat, a young lady of
many attainments, being especially
proficient in music.
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keeping in Maupin and is with pleas-
use The Times welcomes them
as a valuable addition to the younger
married set of Maupin. That they
will be a valued addition to our
ntwn -uu
welcome will be extended them at
all social functions pulled off in this
city.
TOOK NORMAL PIANO COURSE
Mn. H. F. Botbwell Perfects Her
elf Further Mnsic Teacher
Mrs. K. F. Bothwell has rpent the
greater part of the past two weeks
in Portland, taking a Normal course
in piano music. A diploma awarded
her by the Moore School of Music
indicates that a thorough study of
the Moore Fundamental Music sys
tem has been completed. r .
Mr; Bothwell has been seeking
the best and most up-to-date methods
of teaching the piano. She now re- j
turns with excellent new teaching
material, which has been published
within the past year. These new
methods and recent publications wiD
be available to piano students when
titrlin nnn . M T..u
Dufur and Meadowbrook Park next
September.
Selling Fo-d Car
Laverne Fischer has quit work at
the Eddins garage at The DaOea and
has accepted a selling job with that
firm.. Vrne was at Moro thi- week
and has succeeded In convincing a
number that the New Ford is the
only car to be seen on Oregon's high
ways. ' ' '
Visited Parent,' Home
Oscar Renick and wife left yester
day afternoon for the Walla Walla
country, Intending to visit a few days
at the horn of Orcar's parents at
Touchet. They will also visit at
Walla Walla, Mlton and Freewater.
Their children, Franklyn and Jean,
preceded their parents, having gone
to the Wslla Walla section last
Thursday. The family expects to
return on Sunday next.
Ha Baby Girl '
W. E. (Ed.) Wilson, known to
many here, who '9 now living at The
Dalles, reports the birth of a fine
baby girl at The Dalles ha pital on
Sunday last. The liWle Miss Is the
only girl in the Wilson family.
Handling Irning Board
L. V. Broughton has associated
himself with A. Lincoln Hartman in
the snle of the latter's "Flexomatic"
ironing boards. Mr. Broughton Is
dc ignated as "sales manager," and
will direct sales of that household
necessity.
Salem, Oregon, June 24, 1929.
0. W. Scmmcs,
Maupin', Oregon.
. Extremely sorry unable to accept
your, invitation for Saturday bridge
dedication. Had made prior ar
rangements to attend Editorial con
vention at Albany. Have interview
ed governor and members state high
way commission and they advise
your date not known to them early
cnou'eh to permit arrangement of
chedulca. Please extend to as
sembled group congratulations of
t Board of Control and State D"
partment upon completion oi yout
fine bridge.
HAL E. HOS3,
, , Secretary of State,
LETTERS FROM
LES
Strr-.ary t President Seai Regret
t Not Being Able to At
tend Dedication
Among the letters received by
Dr. Stovall in answer to invitations
to attend the dedicatory exercises
held last Saturday, was one from
the President's aecretary, Ceor
Akerson. Others were from state
officials, all but two addressed to
Dr. Stovall, the two being a tele-
mm 4n (fit. mi..
and a letter to H. R. Kaiser. They
follow:
THE WHITE HOUSE ,
Washington
June 24, 1929.
My dear Mr. Stovall:
Your telegram of June 22nd ex-
: tending an invitation to the Presi
lieu iv ttwn
dent to attend the dedication of the
P"?"' R,V" ride , "d
BoSfcoU A"1"
j " S. aturTdy Jun' ,29tfh hi"
rece,Ved' e P"sident
E!- "w '"T
nent " "ch that it w.ll not be
i possible for him tn be nresent on
that occa ion.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE AKERSON,
Secretary to the President
B,end. Oregon, June 19, 1929.
Dr. Lawrence S. Stovall,
Miaupin, Oregon.
Dear Sirj-
I am very sorry that I shall not
be able to attend the dedication of
the Maupin bridge on June 29th.
On that date I shall be in attendance
at the annua meeting of the Oregon
State Editorial association at Al
bany. - With my Best wisnes for
sue-
ceasful dedication, I am (
Truly yours, .
ROBERT W. SAWYER
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I Medford, Oregon, June 19, 192$
Mr." Lawrence S. Stovall,
Maupin, Oregon.
I Mv Hear Mr Sinv.ll.
j I am in receipt of your letter of
June 17th inviting me to attend the
Boy Scout dedication of the De
: chutes bridge at Maupin. I am Very .
sorry that I will be unable to attend
as I have promised Governor Patter
son to represent him on a caravan
going into British Columbia which
will not reach Victoria until June
SOth. ! ; '
I regret very much my inability
to attend but I assure you that I
have a great admiration for the Boy
Scouts as I was president of the Boy
Scout council here for several years
Thanking you for your invitation,
I remain,
Very Sincerely Yours,
C. E. GATES ,
Portland, Oregon, June 22, 1929.
Dr. Lawrance S. Stovall,
Mjkiinin Diani
Dear Mr. Stovall:-
I am pleased to acknowledge your
kind invitation of June 21st to bo
present at the dedication of the De
schutes river bridge at Maupin, Ore
gon, on Saturday June 29th. I
would be most glad to be present if
It were possible, but I have already
arranged for a conference in Mon
tana on the 28th, and it will, " ac
cordingly, be impossible for me to
be with you on the date mentioned.
Trusting that it will be a very
happy and successful event, I am
Very truly yours,
W. H. LYNCH,
District Engineer.
Portland, Oregon, June 25, 1929.
Mr. H. R. Kaiser.
Maupin, Oregon.
Dear Mr. Kaiser:
I want to thank you for your invi
tation to be present at the dedication
of the new bridge across the De
eahutes river at Maupin, on June 29.
If it L' at all possible for me to
be present I will do so, and if not
I will endeavor to have some other
member of the department give a
talk on the work of the commission.
It may be necessary for me to at
tend a meeting in Seattle on tho
28th and 29th to devise ways and
means to compel the installation of
fishway- on the propofed govern
ment dam across the Columbia river,
very respectfuTly,
HAROLD CLIFFORD.
State Game Warden.
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