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VOLUME IX
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1923
NUMBER 42
S
HIjiH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Boys Lead In History; Girls Fijrst
In Lntiu It. Intelligence
Tests
(By High School Reporter)
la a double header basket ball
game played here last Friday night,
both the boys' and girls' teams were
able to put over wins from lone high
school. Thke local boys won by a
score of 25-10, while the girls won
20-7.
The local girls put up the best
girls' game seen this year, and
showed teamwork and a good eye for
shooting baskets. Capt. Marguerite
Hisler was high point with 13, and
Fay Ritchie made 7 pointB. The
guarding of the Heppner girls waf
excellent, and with two guards like
Nellie Flynn and Elaine Sigsbee it
will be hard for any outside team tc
put over a win on our girls. The
following is the line-up of the girls'
;t earns:
Hisler f Balsiger
.Ritchie f Fletcher
French c Farren
Gcshens s c Devins
Flynn g Clark
Sigsbee g Musgrove
A. McDaid s Swanson
JR. McDaid s Lundell
The first quarter of the boys' game
was close, ending with a score 1-1,
with neither team seeming able to
connect with the basket and the local
boys showing up very poor on pass
ing. But in the second Quarter the
Heppner boys started off with a rush
and two pretty field goals by Doherty
and Aiken put them in the lead, and
from that time were never headed.
The score at the end of the first hal
was 15-5 in Heppner's favor. At the
beginning of the second half, the
local boys again rushed the lone
boys off their feet and a clean shot
by McDuffee and a couple by Doherty
helped boost the score. . In the last
quarter, with the score 23-5, the
-second team was sent in to get a lit
tle experience, and worked well.
The line-up was as follows:
Doherty f Linn
Aiken f... Fletcher
Boyd c Ray
McDuffee g Barnett
Buseick g Howard
Cason p Bristow
Hall s
Bucknum .; s
Neel s
There will be a double header with
Lexington on the Heppner floor Feb.
23. Lexington won both games on
their cracker-box floor in January,
but can they do it again up here? We
don't think so.
The results of the student body
election last Wednesday were favora
ble to all students; Ray McDuffee be
ing elected president; Mary Craw
ford, secretary; Retha Owen and Guy
Hall, yell leaders, and Leonard
.Swartz, sergeant at arms. Violet
Hynd and Frances Doherty tied for
vice-president, but luck favored
Violet and she won the office by lot.
The new officers were installed on
Thursday afternoon.
Following the Ione-Heppner game
last Friday evening, lone was invited
to a reception at the school house.
The room was tastefully decorated
in red and white, Ione's colors. A
cafeteria luncheon was served, after
which games were played. Mr.
Mather and Stanley Peterson favored
the guests with several musical se
lections. We don't know whether it was
"eats" or the new yell leaders that
brought forth such a "peppy" bunch
of Heppner students at the game Fri
day night, but we do know they wert
there in large numbers to back u
the local teams.
Many new and original ideas are
being worked out in the "Hehisch"
this year. Be ready to sign up fo'
one or more when the students cal
on you.
During the past two weeks various
intelligence tests have been given i
the grades and in the high Bchool.
Of the one given in American histor
Philip Mahoney ranked first, an .
Keith Logan and Ray McDuffee sec
ond. Dorothy Pattison, Blanche
Groshens and France Parker ranked
highest in the second year Latin
class.
The report of Thelma Miller and
Reliance Moore, delegate from H. H.
HEPrXEK BOY HEADS DEBATING
TEAM
Bob Notson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Notson of this city, who is a
student at Willamette University at
Salem, has won a place for himself
as leader of the university debating
team and with his fellows will leave
early next month on a tour of the
middle west and southwest to fulfill
a schedule of eight debating contests
with that number of universities and
colleges. The schedule includes the
University of North Dakota at Fargo;
University of Wisconsin at Madison;
Gustavus Adolphus College at St.
Peter, Minn.; LawTence College at
Appleton, Wisconsin; Wheaton Col
lege at Wheaton, Illinois; University
of Arizona at Tuscon; University of
Redlands at Rcdlands, California,
and the College of the Pacific at San
Jose.
County Clerk Waters returned
from Portland Sunday where he spent
a week oil business and visiting with
his family who are spending the win
ter there.
AGAIN ON THE JOB
The Herald is able to announce
that our weather department, long
sadly neglected, has been reorganiz
ed and Mr. Sam E. Notson has been
placed in powe rwith full power to
act in any emergency.
Lum Gordon, Willis Stewart and
Max Smith and his Indian chief hav
ing all fluked on the job, we were
forced to appeal to Mr. Notson to give
the public the benefit of his judg
ment and experience. From now on
everybody may expect some kind of
weather every week.
Mr. Notson Is a firm believer in
Mr. Groundhog as a reliable weather
prognosticator, and keeps in close
touch with that remarkable animal
who is now taking his six-week
beauty sleep before again coming
forth to inhale the blossom-scented
air of a belated spring. Whether
Messrs. Notson and Groundhog han
dle their weather correspondence by
radio or mental telepathy we neither
know nor care so long as they de
liver plenty of the sort of weather
our readers want every week, and
Sam draws his salary every Saturday
evening before 5:00 o'clock.
Following is the forecast for the
present weelc furnished us Monday
noon by Mr. Notson.
It snowed about one foot Sunday
and Monday morning.
It may snow more during the week.
It may not snow any more this
year; you never can tell about these
things.
Look out for slightly colder
weather between 6:00 p. m. and 6:00
a. m. than between 6:00 a. m. and
6:00 p. m. unless, as frequently hap
pens, we get a night Chinook. There
is always an element of doubt about
the famous Heppner Chinook.
Every day in every way expect thf
days to grow longer and longer unti'
about the 20th of June, when they
may start getting shorter and shorter.
This forecast is based on nnt
taken by Dr. Cook while he was
at the North Pole and id reliable.
The present snow may be expert
to remain on the ground 13 days ur
less we should have sufficient
Chinook winds and warm rains to
take it off sooner, or unless it should
turn colder and remain that way for
14 days or longer. This forecast
conies' directly from Mr. Groundhog,
who is known to be fully as reliable
as Dr. Cook.
Better weather may be expected
after Thursday, when the pay of
Oregon legislators stops. Le.ss coun- !
terfeit money should also be in cir
culation after that date for soon after
their pay stops the boys will quit '
"shoving the queer," 1. e. passing bad
bills and go home.
S. to the StaU H. S. Press associa
tion conference, were givea last Mon
day afternoon. This is the first year
Heppner Hi has sent delegates, but
we are all hoping it will not be the
last.
The seniors' class pins have arrived
and now they parade ga.ly around as
sembly wearing decorations of all
sorts.
Work on "All-ofa-Sudden Pegy"
has been progressing rapidly. The
very promising cast and the coaching
of Mrs. Hopper will make it an event
you won't want to miss.
STANDING BEHIND THE FARMER
The letter printed today in another column of
this paper from a farmer's wife is worthy of the
careful reading and consideration of every mer
chant, banker, doctor, lawyer and county and
city official in Morrow county.
It is, indeed, deplorable, as the writer suggests,
that at this meeting of farmers and their wives,
gathered from every section of the county at no
small cost to them in time, trouble and discom
fort, that not a single representative from the
ranks of business, the professions or officialdom
was present to so much as say "how do you do,"
to extend a welcome or bid them God speed in
their efforts to help themselves to a better finan
cial footing in order that they may, some time,
be able to meet their obligations now outstand
ing and to secure prices for their products that
will in the future enable them to restore a meas
ure of prosperity in' this county where we all
complain, and with good reason, that trade in
every line languishes and the hammer of the
sheriff is uncomfortably close to many doors.
Every man of us knows full well that upon the
prosperity of the farmer and stockman depends
absolutely the individual and communal pros
perity of the county, and yet when they hold a
meeting to consider ways and means for better
ing the general conditions here, we people in the
towns hold aloof with no word of welcome, of
counsel or good will.
It is something worth thinking about, study
ing over, acting upon, and "A Farmer's Wife" is
to be commended for so forcibly, yet kindly and
considerately, pointing out our fault.
Some one has said that a fault uncovered is
two-thirds destroyed. If that is true, we busi
ness men and bankers and doctors and lawyers
should be able to do together one-half of what
one woman has done alone.
We must learn to stand behind the farmer and
back him up in his work of trying to better his
own :and our condition! We must stand behind
him, but not too far back to be of some service.
ELKS FEED OX TIE
The Elks enjoyed a sort of pie so
cial in their club rooms following the
lodge session last Thursday night. At
least there were more pies than you
could count, and they were of the
P-double-unkin, P-double-I, P-double
unkin Punkin Pie variety. An old
fashioned pie eating contest was a
feature in which three boys, recruit
ed for the occasion because of their
appetites for pie, contested for the
prize and BrlCk Hall won with his
hands behind his back. Exalted Ruler
Dean Goodman failed to get a prize,
not that he ate less pies than the
others, but because he failed to ob
serve the rules of the game using
both hands as well as his mouth.
There were also some good boxing
bouts.
For the
Lenten Season
We will make a specialty of Fish
and .Shell Fish during the Lenten
season. Fresh shipments will arrive
! every Monday and Thursday eve-
! ing. Remember the days.
We Are Here
to Serve i
All Kinds Fresh and Smoked Meats
Central Market
G. B. SWAGGART ;
, r? , -J
GOODIXG MEASURE TO
STABILIZE- WHEAT IS
FAVORABLY REPORTED
Washington, Feb. 10. The Good
ing bill appropriating $300,000,000
for creation of a wheat stabilization
board which would be empowered to
stabilize wheat prices throughout the
country, late today was ordered IV
orably reported to the senate by the
agricultural committee.
The wheat board, under the bill,
would be ordered to guarantee i
price of $1.75 a bushel for No. 1
Northern spring wheat.
Dave McAtee has returned from
Portland where he spent several
weeks visiting his daughter and tak
ing in the sights of the big town.
COVXTY BOOKS FOUND
IX EXCELLENT SHAPI
Max Crandall, expert accountant,
who has been here for several week!
making the annual audit of the coun
ty books, has completed his work, fil
ed his report and returned to Port
land. Mr. Crandall says he found tin
county books in excellent condition
only a few minor clerical errors ap
pearing. In speaking to the Herald
of his work here, Mr. Crandall
complimented the officials of Morrow
county as efficient and painstaking
public servants.
Miss Vivian Yocum ,who has been
employed in the Sheriff's office for
a couple of years, resigned that posi
tion some time ago and has taken a
position with Mr. Crandall, who
speaks highly of her ability iu that
line of work.
Mr. Crandall has been retained by
the county court for the present year.
Bert Mason, lone "merchant and re
cently appointed mayor of that city,
was here during the week interview
ing the county! court about the lone
Gooseberry road. A number of other
interested citizens accompanied him.
BETTER HER SUPPLY
I
Lyle Blayden made a trip to The
Dalles Saturday, returning with a
state truck which he will drive on
highway work through eastern Ore
gon. Mr. and MrB. A. T. Herllm are re
joicing over the birth of a boy, born
Wednesday, February 7.
J. F. Gorham and Ralph Davis
drove to Umatilla Thursday on busi
ness. Harry Murchie was a Hermlston
visitor Friday.
Dwight Misner of Iono was a busi
ness visitor in town Saturday.
Mrs. Z. Logan returned Saturday
from a viHit with relatives In Morn,
Oregon.
E. P. Dodd of Hermlston was in
town on business Saturday.
Faul Demaro is transacting busi
ness In Portland this week. While
there Mr. Demaro will make applica
tion for naturalization papers.
J. C. llarpke of Portland was
transacting business in town on Fri
day. Max Deweese is busy leveling and
otherwise Improving his lots.
C. G. Blayden and O. II. Warner
made a business trip to Hermlslon
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDanlels
left the first of the week for Hepp
ner and Hardman where they will
visit relatives.
Nate Macotnber and family moved
Wednesday into tho cottage formerly
occupied by the M. L .Morgan family.
Don't forget the movie show next
Friday night, February 16, In the
school auditorium. There will be two
features: Blanche. Sweet in "Her
Unwilling Husband," and Harold
Lloyd In a roaring comedy. These be
ing first class reels an admission of
only 15 cents and 30 cents will be
charged to cover expenses. The W.
W. A., who are responsible for this
evening of pleasure, promise us a
treat every two weeks. Everyone
come and help the good work along.
The U. S. Reclamation service ha:.
been allowed $750,000 to purchas
right of way and commence construc
tion of the McCoy reservoir. It is
expected that the right of way will be
purchased at once and the funds pro
vidwl in 1 1 1 i h estimate will be used ti,
purchase equipment and begin con
struction. This will in ;i n a big thing
to this project, as it. will supply suf
ficient water at all times during the
irrigation season and many hundreds
of acres more of the land can
opened for settlement. We hope to
see the land between Messncr and
lioaidinan opened soon. $15,000
have also been provided in this esti
mate for pipe lines and concreting
laterals to Improve and extend the
water service.
Ralph Davis, Clay Warren and Jack
Gorham witnessed tho wrestling
bout between Rutler and Kennedy In
Arlington Saturday evening. They
report a good conlt, the men being
well matched In strength and speed.
The match went to a draw, each ob
taining one fall, although the
referee's decision gave the bout to
Rutler.
S. H. Boardman returned Sunday
from a business trip to Portland.
JONES HILL JOB GOES
TO SPOKANE
SUCCESSFUL BID $0,000 UNDER
THAT OF COUNTY
Thirteen BVIriers Submit. Figures
Work to Be Completed By
Nov. SO, 1923
Among a number of contracts for
highway construction awarded bv the
state highway commission last Tues
day was one for surfacing the Heppner-Jones
hill section of tho Orecon-
Washington highway east of this
city..
Thirteen contracting firms submit
ted bids on the work, tho successful
competitor being the General Con
tracting Co., of Spokane, at tho Drice-
of $51,592.00. Under the terms of
tho contract the work is to bo com
pleted by November 30, 1923.
Morrow county highway depart
ment was one of the unsuccesf.ful
bidders on tho job at a prico of $C7,-
522.50, or $5,930.50 above the suc
cessful bidder. Other bids ranged
higher and lower than tho county
figures.
Judge Campbell and other countv
officials are coufident that the high
way commission secured a very ad
vantageous price on this piece of
work, that opinion being borne out
by the number of bidders competing.
It is understood that the county
figures permitted a profit of around
$8,000.00 on the job barring acci
dents or unlocked for contln;encles.
and tho fact that the Spokane con
cern will be at the expense of ship
ping their plant and outfit in and out
again leads to the belief that their
profit on the work will not be an
exorbitant one.
INDIFFERENCE OF BUSINESS
MEN IS DEPLORABLE
Editor Heppner Herald:
In your paper of February 6th, I
nolice your masterly handling of the
Farm Bureau meeting in Heppner,
February 3rd.
You cited the most excellent points
of this meeting but ono Important.
fact you failed to grasp, and that was
tho conspicuous absence of tho busi
ness men of Heppner and other Mor
row county towns.
It is deplorable how these men will
ignore tho importance of theso meet
IngH ignore tho fight the farmers
are making to keep on their feet at
this trying time, not even encourag
ing them by their presence; ignoring
the success or failure of these hard
working men and women.
It is hard to understand tho sclrish
noss of this In the face of tho stem
fight these men must know Is ahead
of us.
It is even harder to understand
that they do not seem to realize that
their own rise or fall depends on us.
Human nature often falls in sympa
thy, but seldom in Belf-lnterest.
Where these men have failed In sym
pathy for us they should mako up In
seirjntereHt sufficient to back us bv
their presence, Influence, and possi
ble business-like advice in our nmb
leins which so vitally concern thorn
as well as ourselves.
I wish you could bring this to their
notice in such a way that they wir
stand shoulder to shoulder willi us in
this fight, which is I heir fight as well
as our own, for when we fail they fail
with us.
A FARMER'S WIFE.
OllEST NEW S I ROM (.URBAN E
DISTRICT
(liy S. I!. Woods)
Know at Hiiowstakn No. 4 4 e:i
Hid bi-ad of llli; Bullcr creek measu -ed
1 7 inches in dcpih, and at stul:
No. 31 on the head of ditch cret!.,
it measured 37 inches on tho lai.t
day of Januaiy, according to Rang, r
Woods, who has Just completed the
readings. This Is about i,n avcrai e
for this time of year.
Tho ranger reports seeing lots of
coyoto sign, especially on Little But
ter creek. There was very littlo den-
sign. It appears that practically all
of the deer drifted nouthward to the
breaks of the John Day river for the
winter and only a very few to th
north slope of the mountains.
The Gurdano Milling company
lias an excellent logging snow and
are busily logging. They have about
200,000 feet of logs and hope to dou
ble that amount.
The Willow Creek saw mill Lai not
been logging on account of a ean'y
nnow In thir Reality.