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VOLUME XVI
MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1929
Number 8
Always working for the best
Interests of Maupln and all of
Southern Wasco County.
MAUPIM
CONTRACr
HOLDERS
11
WAITING
LOR ITER
S9 Member, Represent Total of
1904 Aero Costing ToUl of
About $96,200
Tht number of water uMri has
been plated all tht way from 60 to
6000. Tht Timet thU week In ablt
to fiv Hit of those who ore mem
ber! of the Water Usert' association,
with the number of acres for which
water has been contracted. They
number 69, and computing the
price paid fur contract at $50.00
per acre (although many of them
paid more than that amount for the
privilege of buying something they
did not receive) makes a total of
$95,200.
There were many more contract
holders on Juniper Flat but Home of
thrut traded their holding of thnt
nature while other took bonds of
the company in liue of contract.
Tht company issued and sold bonds'
to the amount of 1102,060. 00, each
tolling for the amount of $500.00.
Whether those ranchers who traded
their water contracts for bonds
benefited by their transaction is a
matter yet to be nettled. According
to a aworn audit of the books of
tht Waplnltla Irrigation company,
made on tht 29th day of June, this
year, Interest to the amount of
168,380.86 was listed as a liability,
and we take it that amount was due
and payable. That statement also
contained a total liability of $241..
273.14, carried by the company.
Now comes what purports to he
a nw concern, which has made a
showing at constructing a dam at
the mouth of Clear Lake. That
company it capitalize! ' at $5,000,
and Is confronted with an Improve
ment program that will require at
least $60,000 to compltc. Some
difference between the capital
atoek and the requirements, we take
It. At any rate the matter Ib In
the hands of Judge Wilson and he
Is expected to hand down a decision
In a short time. By that decision it
will become known whether the Ml.
Hood Land A Wter company or
the Waplnltia Irrigation company
has anything upon which to make
nn attempt townrd carrying out the
terms of the contracts issued to and
pair for by the following fit) holders
and those others whose names we
were unable to lenrn. Those an
ociation members with the number
of acre they bought writer for, fol
lows :
Names Acres
A. A. Britton 20
T. B. Slushcr CO
A. E. Mayhew 46
E. A. Mayhew 40
Fay Kaylor 20
C. E. Alexander 20
Lester K. McCorklc 20
R. W. McCorkle 20
I). M. Talcott 20
H. L. Morris 20
W. O. Chastain GO
E. A. Hartman 10
O. L. Pacquct 20
J. M. O'Brien 20
J. P. Abbott 05
J. S. Brown 207
F. S. Fleming 20
L. C. Henncghan 45
Sanford & Sturl 30
L B. Kelly 12
I D. Kelly 20
Geo. Claymier 30
E. H. Rnodgrass 20
Andrew Crabtree 40
J. L. Confer 20
John Krlen 0
F. G. Laughlin 20
II. E. Lewis 3
Lewis J. McCoy 10
A. L. Evick 10
M. M. Morris 20
L. E. Walters 20
W. S. Woodside 10
Most Delore 10
Mrs. Mary' Pcchcttc 10
O. S. Walters 20
I). E. Miller 30
A. J. Hammer 20
Llyod T. Woodside 30
F. M. Confer 00
C. J. McCorklc 10
F. P. Eubanks 20
Anna Cunningham 20
L. J. Kelly 65
Frank McCoy 13
Joe A. Graham IS
H. E. Wray 20
It. E. Batty 16
CONTEMPLATES BUILDING
CARACE AND REPAIR SHOP
Richmond eV Son May Add to Tbei
Sorvlco Station Work May
Bt Begun U Spring
Richmond &. Son, Shell distributors
of Maupln, are contemplating build
ing an addition to their service sta
tion, and if present pluns are car
ried out Msupin will have a third
gnr:igc and repair shop.
K. W. Richmond states his plans
arc to construct an addition to their
present service station, putting up a
building 26x32 feet In size. The
new building would be divided into
two rooms, one to be used as a dis
play place, the other to be used as
a repair :hop. Everett Richmond
is a good auto mechanic and he
would be in charge of the shop.
If built the building would oc
cupy that part of the lot cant of
tho station, The building would
greatly improve the station corner,
and being prominently located,
would catrh mti'-h transient work.
Wo hope the Richmond will carry
out present plans.
ORDER TESTED IN COt'RT
RVkiwl) Question
ion'a Right
Commit-
Portland. Oregon, December 24
The validity of the Interstate Com
merce Cnmmlon's order requiring the
Union Pacific to build a crors state
line from Crane to Crescent, Ore
gon, will be tested in the courts is
wan, officially announced for the
first time today, by A. C. Spencer,
General Solicitor of the O. W. R. &
N., Northwestern unit of the Union
Pacific system.
Mr. Spencer, in Issuing this r.tate
nvnt, made no further comment upon
the company's action or the merits
of the caie. It is indicated that the
court action will be In the Pacific
Njtthwcst sometime in the near fu
ture. ADDITIONAL CHURCH SERVICES
Fifth Sunday Service to Be Hold at
Criterion
At the request of the members of
the U. B. church of Maupin, Rev.
Smith will hold services at Criterion
next Sunday morning at 10:30. The
regular services are held at Maupin
and W'apinitia each alternate Sun
Hay, and where there are five Sun
days in a month the extra day is at,
the diNposn! of the churches, there
fore (he service at Criterion. Sab
bath school meets at 10:00 a. m.
Bible study at 7:00 p. m., a bell
sounding at 6:30 for this. Genesis
1-3 will he the lesson. Wapinitia
Sabbath fchool at 10:30 a. m. May
wo rally to the study of God's word.
Clark M. Smith, Pastor.
Sold His Radl
Addic Wray and the rest of his
folks are now receiving radio pro
grams, Addia having purchased the
radio u;icd by Marcus Shearer at the
Maupln cafe. Marcus has installed
another and larger radio in his place.
Short Chriitmas Program
A short Christmas program was
rendered at the U. B. church Inst
Sunday night, singing by Helen and
Lelnh Weherg and Rev. Smith mak
ing the feature numbers of the even
ing. The program preceded the regu
lar church services.
Dr. Short and wife were Chriat
mas diners at tho Tommy Jone
home at ModraR yesterday. There
vcre fourteen people who sat down
t the dinner.
Charles Cox 10
W. E. Fornian 30
A. G. Stogsdill 10
F,d. Bothwell 20
O. D. Bothwell 20
E. C. Doughton 20
M. I. Shearar 20
H. F. Bothwell 20
.1. H. Chastain 20
O. Bronner 20
John Ward 47
i Frank Batty 43
j Mrs. Anna McCoy 20
! Mrs. Julia Ward 10
U. S. Endershy 20
J. M. Powell 10
Geo. E. Wrood 40
Sanford & Boyer 40
Noah Flinn 20
Herb. Hammer 20
Geo. W. Bnrnsidc 20
Total
.1904
County Agent Daigh
Recites His Activities
Summarise Activities for 1929 and
Telle of Problems Con
fronting Him
C. W. Dalgh, county agent, in the j
following letter to The Times, tells1
of the work hU office has done in
the year Just cloning, also gives,
statlatW-al information. Mr. Daigh
has done some good work in con-
ncction with Boys' and Girls' clubs
as well as being of great assistance I
to grain and fruit growers. His
letter says:
In summarizing tht activities of
the load county agent's office for
1929 it is found while an effort was i
made to follow the printed program
aa planned at the first of the year,
rome varlctions have been found
necesaary. Some things which had
been planned had to bo eliminated
on account of an exceptionally cold
backward spring and an exceedingly
dry fall.
However, marked progress has
been made in some of the more Im
portant projects, such as crop im
provement, weed and pest control,
and boys' and girl..' club work. Thht
is possible because of continuity of
effort The present county agent
has been in charge over half the
time that county agents have been
employed In this county.
Programs of work differ from
year to year. Some things which
have" Jjren started, such as the use
of Grimm alfalfa, sulphur on al
falfa, dry treatment of wheat, cherry
pollenization, have become establish
ed practices that are past the demon
stration stage. However, experi
ment stations, other research bodies
and successful farmers provide new
subject matter each year for intro
duction Into this county.
Wasco county is a big county. Its
problems are numerous and varied,
Its weahh Is increasing from year'
to year, but there are still many pos
sibilities of protecting the' invest
ments we now have and creating new
agriculture resources. Efforts of
the county agent's office along this
line are summarized in the following
report:
1. Statistical Recapitulation:
Days in office 115
Days in field 199
... Farm and home visits 471
No. of individual letters
written 3C0
Office calls on project
work 1708
Telephone calls on project
worH, 1277
Miles traveled by automobile
13967
2. Crop improvement work:
Two groin nurseries were planted
In cooperation with the Moro experi
ment station.
Meloy barley introduced second
year, making highest yield in county.
Improved Hard Federation Selec
tion ino. Ji made highest spring
wheat yield.
Arco, new white fatl wheat, sown
for first time., Eighteen acres sown
again this fall.
Acres of grain certified 2655.
Fields inspected 30, fields passed
8.
Nitrate of soda fertilizer trials on
wheat at Nansenc and Boyd.
Vetch and oats trial on Five
Mile yielded 3 tons to acre on good
bottom ground without irrigation.
Assisted in getting federal ap
propriation ' to investigate diseased
grain. Some results available from
cultural trials started last fall and
spring on Seven Mile hill.
Tame pasture trials on 16 farms.
3. Animal husbandry:
Five hundred dose blackleg rerum
distributed to stockmen.
Cooperated with Btockmen and
state veterinarians in tuberculosis
and abortion testing
Assisted in bringing 1930 con
vention of Oregon AVoolgrowers' as
sociation t0 Tho DalU"..
4. Weeds, Other Crop Tests, and
Diseases:
Comparative tests of rodium
cholorate and Atlacide in different
rates of application established on
21 farms. In fostering "veed con
trol carbon bisulphide v.v distribut
ed to 11 farms, sodium hlorate to
31, and cooperated vi'h other
agencies in introducing Atlacide on
86 farms.
Carried on county wide program
controlling destructive rodents and
predatory animals " Estimated sav
ing in crops and Btock, $30,000.
5. Other Phases of Project Work!
'Assisted in Bending cherry buds
FJaupin's Best Boxer
On Dalles Fight Card
Warncko and Murphy
is
Mi
' Event! Floyd Hollomaa
la Semi-Final
Vic Eads, matchmaker for
Dalles Athletic association,
The
has
lined up an exceptionally fast card
for the fight program at the civic
auditorium at that place for the
Nfw Years day attraction.
I As head-liners Eads has matched
Fronkie Werneke, tht lad who de-
cisioned a fait and heavy hitting
Hoo1 River boxer at the ,Bst mok
er for " I J-round go, he taking on
"Dynamite" Joie Murphy of Klamath
raJW- "Wl noiiomnn has as sn an-
lagoniHi - jimmy (ieii King) bar-
son, who was given the call on Floyd
at their last meeting. Hoiloman is
in the scmi-windup.
Aside from the main event there
will be four four-round matches and
some of the fastest fighters in this
section will he seen in action.
It is probable that quite a number
of fight fans from Maupin and Juni
per Flat will take in the smoker, as
the fight game has a large number
of followers here and all are admirer:
of the Maupln fighters and will go
down for the purpose of "rooting"
for those favorite.
DRAWING FOR HOPE CHEST
One-Act lomevy and Other Numbers
on Program
A definite date for the drawing
for the cedar hope chest and free
program connected therewith has
set for this week Saturday, at Le
gion hall. The members of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the American
Legion post of Maupin have been
making many articles for the chest
and it is about as full of pretty
things as one could wish,
During the evening a program will
be rendered and in this a one-act
comedy will be a feature. There
will be other numbers on the program
and these, with the drawing, will go
to make up an evening of enjoyment.
FALLING ROCK WRECKS TRAIN
Cart Thrown From Track and Con
tent! Scattered
A huge rock rolling from the
cliff and onto the track near the
big cut up the river from Maupin
on the west side, cau. cd a train to
suffer a considerable wreck last
Friday morning.
The train was on its' ways to
Bend and just as it approached the
cut the rock rolled to the track, the
locomotive striking it, causing sev
eral loaded freight cars to leave the
track. The contents of several
cars were scattered about, and these
included a carload of lumber.
A wrecker came up from Wishram
and soon hsd the track cleared and
the cars back on the rails. The
train was taken back to Sherman
and from there rerouted over tho O.
W. tracks to Bend, the north bound
train also being taken over thnt
road from North Junction.
of proven combinations of pollcniz
ing and commercial varieties to re
liable nurserymen for propagation.
A midwinter poultry meeting was
scheduled 'and held. Reports of
cost of production surveys and other
economic information huve been plac
ed in hands of poultrymen.
Nutrition schools have ' been
started in two communities.
6. Boys' and Girls' Club Work:
Seventy-one boys and girls en
rolled in livestock club projects.
Fifty-seven club animals exhibit
ed at the Tygh Valley fair. Six
club members and exhibits taken to
state fair and stock show on funds
nrovideH bv cotintv bankers and
other interested parties
Stock judging contests held and
teams trained for state fair and
stock thow.
Value of premiums won by club
members, including scholarships,
over $1000.00.
Cooperated with school superin
tendent on all club projects. Thirty
club members sent to summer school.
7: Mi:cellaneous:
County exhibits supervised at
state fair and stock show.
Premium money returned to
county over $1000.00.
Assisted in community activities
such as Farmers Union picnic and
Grange lecture programs.
GOVERNOR PATTERSON DIED I
LAST SATURDAY NT.Hr
Oregon's Chief Executive Goes
Hence After Ten Day Siege
of Pneumonia
Word was flashed over the wires
Saturday evening of the death of i
Governor Isaac Lee Patterson. '
which occurred at his home near
Leola, Polk county, shortly before.
Governor Patterson was what
might rightfully be called a model
executive. His chief aim was to as-'
it Oregon in coming into its own
y advocating laws which would
ameliorate the state from a burden
of taxation, 't its people by
example and per onal work in show-
ng how the state could be made
greater anu Diner lor all. His pass-
lnB means a loss tnat can never bo 1
overcome, for not alone has Oregon
'""t real governor but a citizen I
whose every endeavor was for the
bet, both morally, pysically and
spiritunlly.
In its conclusion of an obituary
notice o: fovcrnor Patterson, the
Oregon Journal tells the following
beautiful .oitimcnt:
In farewell, the people of his
state make their acknowledgenect'.
to the able, earnest and faithful pub
lic service of their deal governor,
and in memorium they lay on his
grave the record of his public work
as the best and noblest monument to
his career. It is the truest token
they can give to a pioneer son of
Oregon whose cold clay will soon
rest in the heart of the great valley
around which the green-forested
mountains stretch and from whose
heights the white-crowned snow
peaks look down in benison and bene
diction. It is finis and finale, hail and fare
well to Governor Isaac Lee Patterson.
President of the Senate Norblad
of Astoria was sworn in as governor
late Saturday night, and as such
executive will take up the work so
earnestly begun by the man who
X . 1 I .
irua nis Desi to give uregon an
honest, straight forward and help
ful administration.
JACK LONDON'S STORY
"BURNING DAYLIGHT"- HERE
Popular Story Depicted on Screen
Will Bo ai Legion Hall Next
Sunday Night
Manager Miller has secured one
of the outstanding screen storiss of
the age as his Sunday next attrac
tion in Jack London's great book.
"Buring Daylight." The story is'ttvace and in a mariner which met
too well known to book readers to with the approbation of all who
need description here, but we are I were at the school house,
frank in saying that all who see its At the conclusion of the program '
showing on the screen will witness a j Santa Claus appeared in person. He?
production that has reldom been
equalled, either on screen or print
ed page.
The seventh installment of the
Tarzan story will be a companion
piece to the main picture. A news
reel of late happenings will open the
bill
Oil at Clarno Well
Word comes from Clarno that the
oil well at that place, in which many
Maupinites have stock, is now pro
ducing a barrel of oil daily. This
is obtained after draining off the
water that is brought up by the
drill. A high temperature accom
panies the water, which is said is
good symptoms that a good flow of
oil will be struck by going a little
deeper with the drill.
Family Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs. George Cunning
ham entertained at a Christmas din
ner members of Mrs. Cunningham's
family, they being Erneit Confer
and family and Frank Dyer and
wife. Arthur Morris and family al-
j so were members of the party who
I ate turkey and fixin's at the Cunning-
i nam home.
Cutting Affray at Tygh
Joe Kramer was called to Tygh
Valley this morning to investigate
t cutting affray reported from that
I Millet. Just who was mixed up in
the matter and how much damage
wa.-, done we have not been able to
ascertain. At any rate moonshine
is said to have been the cauie.
Antelope People Here
Frank Murphy and wife, Antelope
citizens, were in from their home
town on Monday, coming in for the
purpose of having Mrs. Murphy's
hair cut in a right manner by Bar
ber Kaiser.
PROGRAM ID TREE
ENJOYED BY ALL
MAUPIN PEOPLE
Pupil Show Intensive Training by
Carrying oat Fine Program
Varied and Lengthy
;
The outstanding event of tht
'Christma - j time was the school pro-'
ram and the tree a the High
9cnol auditorium on last Thursday
niKnt of last week. The program
was marked by a departure from tht
U8uaI program, in that it cod-
ueauwm anus, snort
umiosurs ana inaiviauat
Pet.
In Program of the length and
variety of the one wrote of here it
is a hard matter to choose the out
standing features. However, we will
mention a few of the numbers that
appealed to us. The drill by the
little girls was one of the prettiest
formations we ever raw, the menu
bers of the team going through
their evolutions in almost perfect'
time while their formations and,
marchjng was especially good. :
The larger pupils gave a "Star"
drill which was delightful to behold.-
Little Gertrude Kirsch, in her
talk to her dollie, was listened to
with wrapt attention. The little
giri was letter perfect in her lines
while hre gestures and expression
were wholly naturaL '
Loyal Pratt wrote a letter ta.
Santa Claus. The lad has ability as
a declaimer and carried out his
part in the mone'egue with ease and
perfection.
The duet by N. G. Hedin and
Mrs. H. F. BotWcll was a beautiful
! e fort "nd the singers' voices
I Wended in perfect chord made one
j of the numbers of the program stick
i out "ke the proverbial sore thumb.
TllA l-JlA- 1M I.
'The ladies' quartette, Mesdanies
Wilson, Bothwell, Morris and Wood
cock, in their number again proved
that Maupin is not behind other
places along vocal lines. Dan Pol
ing and Wade Hampton joined in
singing "Silent Night" and their ef
fort was joyfully received by tht
large audience.
We would like to make individual
mention of all who took part in tht
program, but have picked out only:
the "high tpots" as they appeared to
us. Each number was good and'
those taking part did their part with
directed that each child present bo
given a sack 'of candy, the sweet
being dttributed by the pupils. v
Taking the program all in all we
are constrained to say it was th?
best effort of the kind ever seen
in Maupin. The teachers and pupils
are to be congratulated upon the,
success thev m;':!e. anH Mnunin neo-
ph are a unit in declaring that our
schools are recond to none in tho
country when it comes to arranging
and producing a program both
pleasing and instructive.
I Dined at Confer Home
Howard Nye and wife, with their
little daughter, were dinner guests
at the home of Mrs. Nye's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Confer. The
Nyes are now living at Odell, up tht
Mt. Hood loop.
Charivari For Steele '
Charley Steele's friends delayed
welcoming him to the ranks of
benedicts for some time after hi
marriage. They were waiting for
favorable weather. Sunday r.IgM
was propitious and quite a crowd
gathered at the Kramer garage unf
then wended their way to the Steclt
domicile. There they gave voice in
a greeting and proceeded to awaken
rleepers by a tin can serenade.
Charley has fortified himself against
the demonstration and after a single
burst of terrible noise appeared with
the customary cigars and candy.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many peo
ple of Maupin and Juniper Flat for
their kind sympathy and kindness
shown us after our great loss by
fire. Also many thanks for the
nice gifts made to us.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Houghton.'