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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1923
NUMBER 7
IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPPNER HERALD.
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OLD GOMMERGIA
L CLUB
Indications that Heppner has come
out of the lethargy of the past two
years Into which, in common with
most other Oregon rural communi
ties, she had drifted during the per
iod of financial depression, were
plentiful last Friday evening when
about 60 citizens of the town and
community met at the New Elkhorn
restaurant and enjoyed an excellent
dinner together.
Several of the younger business
men of the town, headed by L. E,
Van Marter, issued a call 'for the
meeting and in an hour sold 55
tickets for the dinner.
Following the dinner, which, by
the way, was in keeping with the
handsome and modern appointments
of the New Elkhorn, C. L. Sweek
called the meeting to order and ask
ed for nominations for temporary
chairman. L. E. Van Marter being
chosen by acclamation, that gentle
man proceeded to state the object
of tle meeting to be, primarily, to
arouse interest and enlist united ac
tion in the Hardman-Spray link of
the Pendleton - Prineville cut -off,
known best locally as the Heppner,
Spray road. Mr. Van Marter had
prepared a wall map which he used
to illustrate the importance of this
link to the entire state highway sys
tern showing how it would tie to
gelher all of the primary highways
of Oregon from th,e Columbia river
to the California line including the
Columbia River, Oregon-Washington,
the John Day, the Ochoco, the
Oregon-California, the Pacific and
the Roosevelt highways, besides fur
nishing a direct, almost air-lire
route from Spokane and points north
via Walla Walla, Pendleton, Hepp
ner, Spray, Prineville, Bend, Klam
ath Falls to California. Mr. Van
Marter urged that Heppner has al
ready wasted too much time In get
ting busy on this important project
which, he said would, besides bring
ing a heavy tourist travel this way,
retrieve at least a portion of the in
terior trade to us that has been di
verted to other points by the John
Day highway.
Mr. Van Marter then called fcr
nominations for permanent presi
dent of the club and Dean Goodman
ail Mr. Van Marter were placed in
nomination, the latter being elected
by a vote of 34 to 21.
Mr. Goodman was then placed in
nomination for secretary-treasurer
and was elected by acclamation.
Ex-County Commissioner George
Bleakman was called upon to givo
an outline of the proposed route of
the cut-off which he did in a very
capable and interesting mafiner. Mr.
Bleakman, some time ago, went over
the route with a representative of
the federal government forest ser
vice and that authority found and so
reported to his superiors that the
route is not only feasible hut that
the cost of construction will be com
paratively light. A two per cent
grade can be had almost to the sum
mit on the Morrow county side and
at no point on the other side will
the grade exceed 5 per cent.
C. E. Woodson spoke briefly bring
ing out the idea that past delay on
Hf-ppner's part in getting to this pro
ject was unavoidable because we
first had to get the Oregon-Washington
highway built through Hepp
ner in order to have something to tie
up with highways funhfr south by
means of the cut-off, declaring that,
in his opinion, the proper time to get
on the job is right now, not two or
three years ago.
S. E. Notson spoke of the many
past difficulties Heppner has met
and overcome in highway matters,
and predicted that this problem
would also ultimately meet with suc
cess. Judge Campbell also spoke strong
ly favoring the project the import
ance of which, he said, could hardly
be over-estimated. Judge Campbell
quoted R. A. Booth, former chair
man of the highway commission, as
having told him several months ago
that the Spray cut-off is the most
logical connecting link with which
to tie the highway system together
through central Oregon. He also
quoted Governor Pierce with the
statement that the connecting links
needed to make the state highways
a complete and connected sysv.-m !
must be built.
Commissioner R. L. Benge also
spoke urging the importance of get
ting started right and of securing
right-of-way before asking co opera
tion from the federal government.
He also urged united action in the
matter and expressed the hope that
no slackers will bo found In Hepp
ner regarding this project.
The proposed link has already
been named as a road to receive fed
era aid but because of an agreement
made by the members of the high
way commission a couple of years
ago to put no more new projects on
the map until present roads were
completed because of a shortage of
funds, it has not been placed on the
state highway map. Securing such
recognition from the present high
way commission is the first task that
confronts the Heppner club.
Another meeting will be called at
an early date when a definite plan
of action will be mapped out.
Roger Morse, county agent, was
present and extended an invitation
to the business men of Heppner to
join with the farmers on June 15 on
the annual visit to the experiment
station at Moro.
The club also will arrange to en
tertain a party of visiting farmers
and agriculturalists at lunch on
June 30th.
PACIFIC WOOL POOL
15 COUNTRY'S LARGEST
The Pacific Co-operative Wool
Growers is now the largest co-operative
wool marketing association in
United States, organized on the Cal
ifornia contract plan. On May 31st,
the association whose headquarters
are in Portland, with its warehous
at St. Johns, had a total membership
of 2417 wool growers residing in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
northern California.
Tho association sells graded,
scoured and original bag wools and'
sorted mohair to eastern and west
ern woolen mills. It was the
first organization to sort western
Oregon mohair into the commercial
mill sons. The sorting of the mo
hair and the grading of the mixed
and cross-bred wools puts the fibre
into strictly merchantable condition
and has educated the growers as to
the grades and value of the product
which they produce.
Growers in the organization report
receiving from three to ten cents a
pound net more than prices obtained
locally for ungraded wools. Walton
Pteet, marketing specialist of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
after investigating the various wool
pools in the United States says that
tho best organized and most effic
iently conducted wool marketing or
ganization in his opinion, is the Pa
cific Co-operative Wool Growers of
Portland, Oregon.
IMPOHTAXT UK A LTV
TKAXSACTIO.V IX HEPPXEU
Minor & Brady have sold the old
Shut: ranch below lone to H. A.
Cool, a recent arrival from South
Dakota. Mr. Brady, who has been
living on the place, ha3 given posses
sion to the new owner. The place
is one of the best on the creek and
the consideration is understoon to
be around $20,000. -
Ellis Minor also disposed of two
large tracts of range land in the
south part of the county last week.
Frank Monahan was the purchaser
of 2000 acres and Frank Wilkinson
bought 1600 acres.
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STATE MARKET AGENT
(C. E. Spencer, Market Agent)
A Wllamette valley farmer gives
a striking illustration of the results
of grading, in a letter to this oi
fice.
He has about 200 hens. He ship
ped two cases of eggs to a commis
sion house in Portland, filling the
cases as the eggs came from the
nests. He received 21 cents per
dozen for the two case3, $12.60.
The following week he packed the
small, dirty and mishapped eggs to
gether in one end of a crate and
labeled, the rest of the eggs as grad
ed "white henneries." Result, 4 5
dozen of graded eggs he received 24
cents per dozen for and 21 cents per
dozen for the 15 dozen culls a total
of $13.95 as against $12.60 the week
before, at samo market price. The
difference in price in these two ship
ments would have meant success or
failure of a commercial egg plant on
a large scale.
Two main features of the new
state market law for improving
marketing conditions are co-operative
organizations and standardiz
ing, labeling and, grading of prod
ucts. California is showing the world
what may be done along these lines.
It has 33 co-operative organizations,
controlling from 30 to 90 per cent
of the different products, and ti.
producers are a dominant power
fixing thp selling prices of their pro
ducts. The products are graded and
standardized and the labels and
brands are becoming recognized over
the nation.
Washington is following Califor
nia's lead with 16 producers' organi
zations, while Oregon has but 8 none
of which is strong enough to have
very much influence on market
prices.
me uregoj, niamet law gives
broad
powers to the state marke
agent in defining his duties. He is
empowered to help organize produc
ers' and consumers' organizations
and work with them along tin lines
of markets, distribution, standards,
grades, labels, etc.
An organization controlling but 10
per cent of a product would have
very little to say about its selling
price, but if that association con
trolled 80 per cent of production of
the product it could dominate the
market to tly; extent of a fair price
to the growers. And the same power
of organization, through its distrib
uting agencies, could eliminate
much middle-men profit and expense
and lessen the coust to the consumer.
The legislature clearly contem
plated these results in the market
agent law, but it is entirely up to
the producers to take the first steps
organization. The stat,e market
agent department stands ready to
assist in every way at its command
to help organized co-operative asso
ciations or build up those already or
ganized, to the better conditions of
the producers and consumers of Ore
gon. EDWARD XOTSOX GOES
TO POSITION' IV EAST
Edward Notson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Notson, who completed
his course in civil engineering at O.
A. C. recently, returned to Heppner
last Tuesday afternoon for a short
visit, continuing his journey east the
following day.
Mr. Notson had accepted a posi
tion with the department of public
works of the state of Illinois at
Springfield and was obliged to re
port for duty at once. He will be
employed In the office for a short
time until becoming familiar with
the plan of work and will then be
sent into the field. During the
world war Mr. Notson proved his
rather exceptional ability in handling
men for, though being the youngest
man in his company, he goon after
going to France received a merited
promotion to the position of ser
geant where he was popular both
with the men under him and his su
perior officers.
In his chosen profession of engi
neering this faculty will doubtlesa
prove of great valu,e.
Hear Rev. Gillanders Sunday, 11
a. m. Hear tho boys and girls 7:45
p. m., Federated church.
THE GURDANE DISTRICT
Fred Casteel has begun work as
patrolman and has been assisting
Ranger Woods maintain the tele
phone lines, all of which are now
fully repaired. During the fire sea
son Mr. Casteel will be stationed at
Ditch Creek ranger station.
R. A. Culick is being emploj-ed in
clearing the roads and trails of fal
len trees, brush and loose rocks and
making them ready for travel. Dur
ing the fire season he will be in
charge of the lookout station on
Arbuckle mountain.
Mr. Rothrock b(egan work as Salter
on the Five Mile cattle and horse
rango June 1, and was shown over
the range by Fred Casteel. Besides
salting the cattlo and horses, Mr.
Rothrock has fourteen miles of drift
fence to maintain. He will make his
headquarters at the cow camp at
Squaw flat.
William Troxel and wife stopped
over night at Ellis ranger station
early this week while on their way
to Bull prairie station where Mr.
Troxel will be stationed this summer.
Mr. Yokum, Morrow county road
boss, has been clearing the Heppner
Ritter road of logs and rocks and
making it ready for travel.
Fred Peterson, government trap
per from Ukiah, was in this district
recently putting out a trap line. He
expects to work the territory east
ward from the Potamus to Ukiah.
The frog orchestra of Ellis stag
tion is in regular training but does
not appear to have all of the winter
chill out of their voices; but warm
weather and much practice will soon
bring them into tune. Ellis station
possesses one of the most numerous
and most accomplished frog orches
tras on the Umatilla national forest
FISH STOUV IV WHICH
TH 10 IilG ONE GOT AWAY
Charlie Cox and Andy Hayes have
returned from East lake, 50 miles
beyond Bend, where they spent se
eral days of tho best piscatorial sport
they havo ever enjoyed.
Mr. Cox reported to the Herald
soon after arriving in Heppner to
the effect that they had a wonder
ful trip, and wonderful luck and
landed some of the most wonderful
fish ever seen in that country of
big fish stories. Mr. Cox landed
several Eastern Brook trout that
weighed six pounds each or more
and he said Hayes held up his end
in fine shape. Then Charlie began
to try to tell about the big one that
got away but aftr several unsuc
cesssful efforts he gave up and de
clared with some emotion that we
would have to see Andy and have
him tell the story. Charlie, how
ever, did get far enough with tho
recital to make it plain that he
hooked the biggest fish ever seen in
East lake and after working for sev
eral hours trying to land the big fel
low he finally broke the line.
Mr. Cox estimated the length of
the ' fish at four and, one-half feet
and there ho stopped: "I will not
try to tell you more," he said, "I am
afraid your readers would not be
lieve me. See Andy and have him
tell you about it. Everybody will
believe him."
Later Mr. Hughes was Interviewed
with the following result: "Howl
about that four and one-half foot
trout you and Charlie failed to!
land?" he was asked. "Four and ai
half foot trout, nothing," replied ;
Andy. "If that fish measured an1
inch he measured easy 11 and a half i
feet. Why, man," he continued,"
"that trout was as long as a wheal (
rack and mighty. nigh as big around
as a barrel. Why, sir, when I put
my hand in his mouth trying to land
him he mighty nigh bit my arm off.
He was sure some fish." j
The lake is an Ideal place for an j
outing, the boys say, and the fishing :
Is good enough to make Isaac Wal-1
ton turn over in his grave with pure
envy.
Archdeacon Goldie announces that ,
he will be In Heppner Sunday, June:
17, and will hold church services as
follows: '
Holy Communion, 8:00 a. in.;;
Matins and Sermon, 11:00 a. m.; ,
Evensong and Sermon, 7:30 p. m.
All are invited to attend these
services. !
STOLEN' HOX 1UX OVKUEO
hit ltoxns A KM MISSIXt;
A safety deposit box belonging to
R. W. Turner, which was stolen from
the First National Bank about a
year and a half ago, and of which
no clue was ever discovered, was
found last Sunday by Milton Spar
lock just inside the fence from the
county road on Heppner flat. Mr.
Sparlock, who was moving a band of
sheep for L. V. Gentry, was horse
back riding slowly after the sheep
and his horse stopped and reached
over the wire fence to graze when
Mr. Sparlock discovered the box ly
ing in the grass near a rock fence
anchor. Tho lid of the box hod been
forced open and as soon as Mr. Spar
lock saw what it was ho went to the
nearest telephone and notified
Sheriff McDuffoe. The sheriff, Mr.
Turner and his son, J. O. Turner,
and District Attorney Notson went
out and got tho box, but no cluo to
the thief was found.
When stolen tho box contained
many valuable papers including
deeds, land patents, abstracts, etc.,
and $1300.00 worth of unregistered
Liberty Bonds. The bonds were gone
but, so far as Mr. Turner could tell,
tho other papers were intact and in
a good Btate of preservation.
Sheriff McDuffee believes tho box
had be,en hidden under the rock an
chor and had been uncovered and
brought into view by riogs which had
been rooting in tho vicinity.
GAME1FR0M IE TEAM
Heppner team went to lone Sun
day and returned with tho fine score
of 4 to 0 to their credit. Iono had
strengthened Its team with the addi
tion of Jacobcrger, pitcher, of Port
land, but in spite of that and I
stiff game they put up Heppner out
played them from tho start. It was
a good game, however, and well at
tended. Broughton, for Heppner,
pitched a fine gamo and tho team
gave him excellent support.
Heppner goes to Condon for i
game nexJt Sunday and the following
Sunday Condon hi scheduled to play
here.
HKI'l'M H UHtli HONORED AT
(). A. C.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Juno 11 Recta Neel of Hepp
ner, freshman in commerce at the
college, has been appointed as a rep
resentative student for the Greater
O. A. C. committee.
Vacation plans by which student:
of tho college may keep informed
concerning college activity during
the summer have been formulated
by the Greater O. A. C. committee.
A group of representative students
from throughout the stale have been
appointed to compose the Greater O.
A. C. council which will work In co
operation with the central commit
tee. Miss Neel will be Heppner rep
resentative for tho O. A. C. council.
Students serving on tho council will
receive 15 actlvLty points.
Many fine showers visited differ
ent parts of the county during the
past week and crop prospects are
generally reported excellent.
Chautauqua
June 22 to 27
Of course you are coming. While
here, and at all times, we arc at
your service.
We know you will enjoy it
The Central Market
G. B. SWAGGART
JUDGE PARKER HOLDS
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In tho absence of Judge Phelps,
who is ill, Judge D. R. Parker, of
Condon, presided at the regular
Jcno term of circuit court yesterday,,
disposing ot the business in a term
lasting from 10:00 a. m. until 5:01)
p. m. Tho calendar waa gone
through and some demurrers and
motions filed In tho morning and the
court heard the evidence in a case
in equity in which the Bank of lone
was plaintiff and Nels M. Johnson,
and Martin Anderson were defend
ants. Anderson, who is a nephew
of Johnson, had tho latter's wheat
ranch leased and according to t
plaintiff, had secured a loan from
tho bank agreeing to turn over hia
wheat receipts for payment. Later,
Johnson, who was also his creditor,
attached the wheat and Bold it.
Judge Parker took tho caso under
advisemen t.
Three divorces were granted as
follows:
Llnnio Thornton against G. R.
Thornton, desertion.
Blanch Thorno Hummell against
Errett Hummell, desertion, and
Claudo White against Cora Alice
White, desertion.
Guy Wagner, who was indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of
larceny of wool, entered a plea ot
guilty and was fined $100.00. Leslie
Ilrannen, who was also indicted on
tho same charge, is still at large and
is said to bo in Canada.
A not truo bill was returned la
tho matter of tho state against Matt
T. Hughes, who was charged with,
having a still in his possession. Mr.
Hughes claimed that tho still was
left on his premises without his con
sent, v
A. S. Alters was given a decree
in a foreclosure case against R. J.
Vauglian, et al.
H. C. Rowley, inspector of natur
alization matters, was present and
assisted in the examination of flvo
applicants for final papers, tho ap-.
plicanlH being Cornelius McLough
lln, Patrick McLouglilin, Patrick
Curran, Edward llreslln and Mrs.
Edna Ureslin, of whom Mrs. Breslln
and Cornelius McLouglilin were ad
mitted to full citizenship.
GUAM) Jl'ltV KKI'OKT
The grand, Jury, after being lu
session three days, reported as fol
lows: "Wti havo returned three- truo bills
and one not truo bill. Wo have In
quired into all violations of tho crim
inal statutes which have been
brought to our attention or of which
wo. had knowledge.
"We have again examined tho
county Jail and find It in very good
condition. Wo havo also examined
the offices connected with tho ad
ministration of Justice and find them
properly conducted and tho records
carefully and accurately kept so far
as wo could ascertain from Inspec
tion thereof. ' I 1
"Wo havo no recommendations to
niaka.
V. M. AKKI1S, Foreman.
"HARRIETT G. ROBINSON.
"M. W. Kirk.
JOSEPH PUINGLE.
OTTO RUI1L.
A. M. MOORE.
ROBERT GAMMELL.