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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1922)
IF YOU WANT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST. i-J -2, VOLUME IX HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY n, 1922 NUMBER ir CLARIS MOKItOW CO. SHOll.D HAVE TWO DUlEt'TOItS Spirit of Ctiatract uiul By-Laws Violated is Claim ot Correspondent LEXINGTON, Or., July 7. (Editor Herald) Having been requested by you to furnish for publication a re port of the recent annual election of directors for the Oregon Wheat Growers association which was held at Portland and to which I was sent as one of the delegates to represent the association from this county, and believing that such a report may be of considerable interest to the wheat growers of Morrow county both within and without the association, I hereby submit the following with the hope that nothing contained here in will be construed as personally re flecting on any member of the board of directors, or anybody else, but sim;ply as a plain statement of the situation as I see it and with only the best interests of the association and is individual members as my ob ject: At this meeting the following di rectors were elected: District 1, H. B. Davidhizar, Mal heur, Baker, Wallowa and Union. District 2, A. R. Shumway, Umatil la county. District 3, Howard Anderson. Mor row county. District 4, W. J. Edwards, Gilliam. District 5, V. H. Smith, Sherman. District 6, C. A. Harth, Wasco, De- ! schutes, Jefferson and Crook. District 8, Claud Buchanan, Yam hill, Polk and Benton. District 9, W. N. Downing, Marion, Linn, Lane and Douglas. J. E. Reynolds, president of board of delegates. Salaries paid officers qf associa tion: A. H. Lea, state manager, $6,000 per year, carries $10,000 bond, E. L. Ludwick, assistant sec retary treasurer, $3600 per year, and. carries $10,000 bond. Board of di rectors, each $5.00 per .day and ex penses. With tne bursting of the Condon elevator the Oregon association suf fered a $7,000 loss. Mr. Nelson, discharged' Northwes tern sales manager, has brought suit against the association for the bal ance of salary, $7,000, of which Ore gon will have to pay her share. There is no need to mention wheat prices. Each member knows what he is receiving per bushel and whether or not he is satisfied. As for myself I feel as though we have done well for the first year. I am not able to give you many in side facts of the business of the as sociation as I had only the remainder ' of the day of the election to gather information. As you probably know we were refused our second director and Morrow county has signed up one fifth of the entire bushelage in the state. District No. 8 was allowed one director, Mr. Buchanan, who per- sonally pooled 476 bushels and rep- resents 164,000 bushels or 3 Der cent of the bushelage in the state. ReD- resentation is getting away from pro- ! returned Friday evening fro ma tour duction and I consider this the very ! of inspection over the proposed Pen weakest point in the organization. dleton-Princvillo cut-off beiwecn Morrow county's director, Mr. i Heppner and Spray. Anderson, personally pooling 7,624 j The gentlemen spuit Mirce full bushels, represents 1,00,000 bushels days going over the rout - both ws signed up wheat or 20 per cent of the ! and brought back a very favorable entire bushelage signed up in the j report o:i the project, state, which clearly shows we need To a Herald r"potrer Mr. Bleak our second director as our contract 1 main stated that the grade frrm on page 4, paragraph 8, also-ln our j where the proposed road lot-.ves the . by-laws, page 6, section 1, states in , Hardm.-.n road at Cliapin creel:, Is part that the association "Maintain I only 2 per cent, then for a tonslder at all times, a fair and equitable re- ! able distance on top it is pracUcaily presentation of grain producing dist ricts according to bushelage signed up." It appears in the face of the bushelage signed up in Morrow county and the representation we have, we are weakening the whole Oregon contract. I tried to explain all this at the last annual election but the delega tion did not seem to consider this a sufficient reason for us to have two directors. They seemed Inclined to take the representation from the lar gest signed up districts and it to the smaller districts as a bait to ob tain contracts from them. Another weak point I wish to men tion is the fact that the directors are all practically small producers. The largest producer pooling only 8,626 (Contiued on Page 2) XO COl'XT YFAIU TO UK HfcLO THIS YEAH At the last meeting of the eount court it was definitely decided that no couny fair will be held t Hepp- j ner this fall. The decision was reach- j ed partly because of the late spring ' and dry summer making it difficult ! to se?ure a creditable exhibit of : fruits, vegetables etc., and partly be- , cause of tlr. present unsatisfactory financial conditions all over the ' country. Another factor entering into the matter is that W. W. Smead, who ! has acted as secretary-manager of all past fairs except one will not be l able to devote any timo to the fair this fall because of his recent appoint ment as postmaster and the difficulty of finding another manager with the necessa'.'y experience. There has been some talk of stag- ! ing a Round-Up sometime in Septem ber but that depends on whether some I other persons than Mr. Smead comes ; forward to undertake the managj : ment. I The Round-Up last year in connec i tion wijh the fair was a financial success and according to a statement made to the Herald recently by Mr. Smead, would have left a balance of several hundred dollars in the I treasury had it not been for the I heavy expense of the f;.ir exhibit i features. As it was1, the combined fair I and Round-Up ended with a deficit of about $100.00. This sounds as if a round-up this fall would be a safe proposition. The people of the county should have some sort of a play time after harvest and a well conducted round up would fill the bill. Who is ready to come forward and assume the management It is understood that Boardnian and Irrigo"n will put on the North Morrow County Fair s1 usual and will have the benefit of the county and state aid. C. A. Barnes, one of the field men for the Oregon Grain Growers asso ciation, was here several days last week otn business connected with the affairs of the association. M. Fitzmaurice, of Condon, apprai ser for the Federal Land Bank, at Spokane, is here for a few days an business. He has 19 appraisements to make in the county, the loans ap plied for av.-.raglng about $7,000, or a total of $133,000 which will be distributed in the county within the next few weelts. Judge W. P. Dutt"n, former pro minent resident of Heppner, now re siding at Portland, came in Friday evening on one of his regular visits to his old stamping ground. Jude Dutton stil lretain3 considerable pro perty interests here and is known around the Imperial Hotel lobby as the premier Morrow county booster. FEDERAL 10 COUNTY IN INSPECT ROUTE I County Commissioner Gcrge I Bleakman accompanied ly B. F. Bccz- lev of 'he forest road service, of t'.ie i U. S. Forestry Bureau a'. Portland level and 011 the descent on the other side to the Junction of the J"hn Day highway, the grade Is only 5 per cent at the most. Constitution will also be very light, Mr. Bl.'P.kni-':i says, in many plrces clearing right-of-way be ing the heaviest job. Tho proposed link whii wi'.l tie together the primary :;t It of the st: te highway fystem ,i o- ly 26 miles long. Twelve miles Is in the fo.rt reserve and of the :-em;.ining 14 miles 9 n, ih s is in Morrow county and 5 miles in Wheeler rorr.ty. Mr. P.ef-zl.-y, v.lio h- s b'v-n 'n lr.: work for a ninib'r of years rays ho has never encountered r. mountain road crowing a summit wit;i as lu'ht graderi r.nd easy ronrtt uctlon and it la rxnertrd that his ret f rt to the lforeft officials will be favorallo to opening tha route. The Newspaper and the Community The local newspaper owes to the community in which it is published the very best service of which its publisher is capable. This means not only the gathering and printing, of the news promptly and readably but also the promotion of every project or proposition which promises the material, 1 social or ethical advancement ot the community. I he : columns of every local newspaper should always he open to ! the public for an expression of their ideas on all nuiestions 1 , , . , , or matters of general interest lions are proper matter for publication. In- short, the local newspaper should be, as nearly as possible, a reflection of the communal thought, desires and aspirations of the people who read and support it. 1 1 should represent 110 click, party I i. Jj." , il 1 r .1 . . . . . sect nor iacuon 10 tne exclusion ot others and it should be i :air in its treatment of all matters of public concern. Such has been and will continue to be the policy of the Herald un der its present management. There is no more reason for the local newspaper to poise as a strictly reformatory agent in its community than there is for the merchant, the blacksmith, the lawyer or the barber to poise as a strictly reformatory agent. True the newspaperman, in common with all other good citizens, no matter what their occupation or belief, should stand for what is right as against what is wrong as he sees it, but he should not be expected to assume a greater burden along that line than his neighbors do. Not many weeks pass but somebody says to the Herald "Why don't you print such and such about so and so?" "Why don't you give this fellow the dickens or that fellow the devil?" But when space is offered and the suggestion made to the person wanting this or that thing printed, to write a letter to the Herald over hisown signature, the matter ends. Some tact and considerable time, and work are re quired in gathering and writing the news, for almost con tinually things come up in the small town, the publication of which would only wound or grieve somebody, or make trouble between friends and neighbors which would be I played up to the limit by metropolitan newspapers. In ! such cases the Herald tries to adhere to the rule that it is i,4.4. t 1 a l . Jjettci to be short on news um is dim uuuuic-uiccuiug studies. V e Olien WOlKier Wliv some people seem so utterly icy of the Herald. But what about the debt the community owes to its newspaper? Is the obligation all on one side? There are a lot of people who seem to think that the editor is a mind-reader; that if they have a guest, or a party, or go on a journey, or get sick, or get well, or have a hnhv nr hnv 3 now r;.r thcr tho rlit- JmnU L-r -.11 j m. u "Vlt V H. y 11114.1. IUV .UI IU1 iTHWIUU VV CI 1 1 about it and write a nice, complimentary story without them even taking the trouble to tell him. There Is another class who seem to resent being questioned about little matters of legitimate news even when the editor get an inkling of some event and goes to them for facts. On one occasion in Heppner there was a fire and the Herald news gatherer was not able to find the lady who owned the property. Meeting her son he asked: "What does your. mother estimate her loss to be?" "I don't know," replied the man, none too pleasantly. "Did she have insurance?" "Again, 'I don't know," was the answer and the interview ended. Perhaps the man didn't know, perhaps he thought it was none of the reporter's business, perhaps little courtesy and helpfulness man would not cost him a munity. j In all modern communities in America the local news paper has grown to be considered a public necessity and i t he man who would advocate the abolishment of news- I papers in hlS tOWrt WOUld be a kickback from the stone that in many towns, including Heppner, there are a turn - ., J . r 1 . siderable number of business men and citizens who are perfectly willing to allow somebody else than themselves to support the newspaper. Perhaps they think it is a L0()d thilio- SO thfv IB it ; enterprising neighbors to pay for. : Right here it should be said that while the local news paper is generally recognized as a legitimate business in ' stitution which serves a necessary and useful purpose in every community, its stock in trade advertising space i 7 . r : 77- and subscriptions arc not handed over the counter in ai''iny ""provement in local conditions which the newspaper I paper sack iike bread, bacon or beans, neither is the news- n,ay liavc m;,I,(-! ( '""iriK about, but he eagerly grasp, at j paper necessary for the maintenance of physical life asiany excuse for side-stepping his share ol the ex pens,-. As jure the commodities above mentioned. Hordes ot natives ' a" illustration " H"8 type of citizen here is a case m point ; r,t Acrlt AfrJm h,v, l,Y,.,1 ir. o ri.. ,.M i,i,f A Heppner business man permitted Ins .miI,m ript ion lo 1 I '.eeing a newspaper but who VUl IV.11U'II 111 JI1V, JUl Lllv-lli It mav, therefore, be fairly armied that the business! man who absolutely refuses that works unceasingly for munity in which that man makes his living and accumulates his fortune, is not living up to his best opportunities as a citizen of the town. He is not averse to profiting from , . so long as such communica -I ,.i t , than long on poisoned to fail to appreciate that pol he just didn't realize that shown even to a newspaper cent and might help the com Open tO t ie SUSPIClon of beintrlf"'' groceries etc. and when ti.o hut it i rl,.,h,r;.lle f,,..t nlonrr fr otrw. ,.( ll-w-i'.- ,r,r 1 - of us would care lo exchange to support his local newspaper, the general welfare of the com KXIMXTS TO DEVELOP I01EU l'AKM HOME During a trip throrgh the Rhea creek neighborhood 'Svnday the Her aVl man enjoyed the hospitality of Mr .and Mrs. R. E. Alstott sr. at their pleasant home at what was formerly the Henry Gay farm. Mr. Alstr.tt purchased the farm only a few months ago and moved from his T'wrlW,,,!!.. .......1, t.Irtl. 1,..,. since been operated by h-s son, n. E. jr. and daughter, Doily, who are just as ,fl'u,':t as their parents wiu-n it jj'h " i v 1H .11, I il.XV. 11 W111U lUl.'l comes to running a wneat. rancn. The Eightmile ranch is carrying a wheat crop that loomd like 30 bu shels per acre beforo tho hot wave struck. That cut down the yield somewhat but it is still a mighty good j prnn Purchase of the Gay place gives the Als-tott family holdings of even lilOO acres, more than half of which is good wheat land besides sonv 80 acres of extra fine creek bottom alfalfa land. This makes what Mr. Alstott considers an ideal wheat and stock plant and while he didn't say so in that ninny words, the plans he has made for improv 'incuts on the I creek ranch indicates that ho has in I mind making a mode! ranch home. ' As a starter in, the way of modern improvements Mr .Alstott has instal led an eleeric lighting riant in his home and he is also planning a gra- i nome and ne is also panning a gra- vity water system for tho house and barns to supplant the two wells which have answered as a water supply for more than 40 years. "There is a lot of work to do," he said while showing tho visitor over the place, 4 but) as soon as I can get a lot of (his waste land under tl-e dit ches plowed up and in crop. It. will furnish means for leveling land that needs it, repairing fences and build ings and improving the Irrig'il ion dams and ditches. Unproductive land will pay neither taxes, Interest nor profit and I simply can't afford to have any such on the place." -ion-acre wueai ucm will lie fenced tor a noK piWture wnere tho TtlKj will do thir own harvesting each. year and the creek channel will be fenced away from the AlfnITa land for sheep pasture. This, with tho pasture land on both places, the stubble fields and straw stacks will support a lot of slock the year around and will turn the present un profitable nooks and corners into pro- jflt yiMcrB- Several hundred tour, or alfalfa !lay ea,;h V"'"' wil1 also come in handy for feeding purposes or for sale. The Alstott home is the acme of hospitality and the visitor '. given a hearty welcome by every member down to Dor,,- youngest, or tho 11 children who is some boy himself. ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE EROI CASTLE ROCK Warrnnis were iriiued Monday morning for the arrest of Ed Young, 1 secuon loreman at. casne icock, misi U Sims and Mrs. Alta Klllia i, of CaMle ! u'"'k 0,1 t'lar jes of assault and b.-t- tery preferred by Mrs. Annie Mar- shall of the same ( lace. According to the complaint the plaintiff, who wiih he h:sband con ducts a store at Castle Rock, gave the defendants, who have been work ing for the railroid company, credit bill n ot was presented the defendant,, C'n ''' ! T bUt "rs- .Marshall who shows several al ra- ! sions about tho face and limbs which ! she says were susuiKed as a n-.v. it, of ! ,h"lr akH upon . D-puty simt- . ,rf Chil""r w,nt "v"r y'Tday to serve the warrants. The Cjs, went i to trial today In JiikIIco Coi iiet'.'s i court before a Jury. I Mrs. Marshall tectllled that the three defendants were drunk and , that they assaulted her. Tho tlir Ik-comic three -u-ars in arrears ignoring mailed Maletiient-. Finally when the account was presented personally k; laid it but when asked to pay a year in advance, said: "No, guess you need 1 1 t send it , it every week and I can just In the vegetable kingdom there is a certain species of plant which, instead of drawing its .sustenance from tho earth, fastens itself on some other plant and gains its liv ing in that way. These plants arc called parasites. j III I liliLL DREW LARGE CROWDS MI VDKEDS VISITED KI'SoUT . Klq 1 Olli 1UY. CKLKIiltATUr.V Picnic Parties, Athletic. Events' And Dancing' Eiirnished Crowds Continuous Miitcitaiiimcnt i Parkers Mill, situated as it is at an altitude which defies- the muggy July heat which almost prostrated the re4 of the country early last week, was an ideal spot for celebrating th ourth this year. The celebration commenced Sunday, July 2nd and 1 .i., i... conunueu until me late evening of Wednesday July 5th and those who were there all the time say there was something doing almost continuously. Hundreds of picknickers from the surrounding country -spent a few days there enjoying tho cool water an t grateful shade and those in charge of the affair furnished plenty of en, tertainment. A good program of athletic events was put on every day under tin; management of Victor Eads and Ivan Leathers and th0 mat fans generally agree the promoters furnished a good card. July 2nd the boxing nroernm vn 0I)ene;1 wlth livllv ,.,,,,,. ., tween Furl Merritt, of Heppner and D.ile B.eakman, of llardamn, whicl resulted in a draw. The main event that day was a lively tilt between Clarence Bauman, of Lexington, and Jack Mulcare, Condon, Bauman get ting the declMon in the 0th round. On Monday, Harold Hall, of lone, and Leslie Van Bibbeii, of Monument, went to a warm three-round draw, the main event that -day being a box ing match between Dick Robinette, of Lexington, and Mickey Ktillson, of Condon. Ilohlnetto proved to bo in poor physical condition having Just recovered from an attack of Illness. He-went down and out in the llist , round. On . July 4Ui" w resiling " prelimin aries opened the program when Guy Hall and Kussoll VVrinht. both oC Heppner went to a. .draw as did It. D. Alstott, of Elghtmilo -and Jolmuy Brown, of Heppner. Tins main event on the 4 th was ai wrestling mutch between Jack Keiuicvdy, of Condon, and Walter Arnott, '.'f Port land. Kennedy undertaking to put Aino't to the mat two timea within one hour. Kennedy was able to re gister but one fall within the pre ncribcd time and thus lost the match. On tho 5th Kennedy undertook to throw Arnott within 30 minutes but , again failed. Following this matcli Arnott Issued a challenge to u Gleu ti finish I nauiey, ol Hardman for matcli. I The big event, of the entire meet ing, a boxing match between Jako L'exler ,ot Heppner, and Charley ( Fitzmaurice, of Condon, closed liio program Wednesday and drew a bii; crowd of boxing fans. Both of thesu men. have enviable local repiitr'.l ions and both am known i.s real tighter.,-. The men went ut it hammer and, tongs from the start, Kilzmauric.j being the aggressor. Charlie perhapri had the notion of rushing hirt oppon ent and putting him out In tho flr.-t; round. He failed n that, the round ending in a draw, however, but suc ceeded In winding himself so budly that In u,o second, Dexter had con i (Continued on Page 2) deii-mlanls swore that Mis. Mai-nlnH UKsaiilt-.d Mrs. Killlnu in th store, punched her in the ;.. and knocked her down and that. Mr. Vo..ii and Mish Sims mixed hi the trouble o.ily to the extent of set,; Mating them. They aliio swoie positively that they had not been dn',il;ing. Tho jiry after a fi-wr inlrvl's d';l ib -r; tlou bioie;!it in a vi idu l. of aaijltt-al. any longer. .My partner gels as well read us copy.'