The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, January 13, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOruon I?li!or!-al SiHljr, Public Auditorium ETlMES TH e IjAZEtt: PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volumt 37, Number 42. HEPPNER OEEGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921, Subscription $2.00 Per Year ORED BY APPOINTMENT V. II. Itnrratt, Local Kbeepniaa mmi I'roiulDrnl lltlx-a Given Important Tout Will .Make liood. The announcement to Heppner friends by W. U. l'.urratt uli last Sunday morn lug that he hud received the appoint ment us Kuslern Oregon's member of the Suae Highway Commission wan the occasion of rejoicing on their part and caused a jipple ot satisfaction to pass over lite community when it was made kuowu that our town and county had been thus honored. Mr. iiarratt is a practical, self-made business man who has grown up with the Heppner country, and for nearly forty years past has been prominently ideutltied with the stock and farming; industries of the section. He has made a success of his business and the Hist of the year retired from active partici pation In ranch affairs and turned the business over to his son, Gurnet, thus leaving htm In position to be able to give his entire time to the new ap pointment, if this Is found to be neces Bary, Mr. Hanatt has notllled Governor Ohottt that he will accept the appoint ment, and will be ready for his duties at the tirst meeting of the commission In February. MAPLE CIRCLE N. 0. W. INSTALLS OFFICERS At their regular meeting Monday evening, January 10th, Maple Circle, No. f9, NVlKlilmrs of Wuoik-ruft, in Htalh'd thtt following oitlcors: Guar dian Neighbor, .Mary I.untufori! ; Advis er, Kate Hwindig; MuKieiun, IJannah llrlgfcs; Clerk, Uuhh Itichardnon; Hunk er, Cora Crawford; Attendant, Anna Itoyd; Inner Sentinel, pulia lloten; Captain of (Iumdn, ltha Smith; MuhI: I'ian, Dora Starkvy ; M.tmtKuria, EUiu StcvciiMon, intra Htmkey and Luella Mit'arty; (?urreniundent, Hoaa itlth ardson. Mm. i:fiiQ Stevenson was installing oilicer, and as usual did her part per fectly. Mrs, SteveiiHon has the entire ceremony of installation word perfect and Induct each officer into her sta tion in a natural and easy manner, and tngethur with the Captain of Guards, Mm. Lettm Smith, the Circle has an In Mailing team that they should Indeed he proud of. They put on the work In a very beautiful and Impressive man ner, Mrs. Stevenson has tilled the posi tion of installing officer for a number of years, and In appreciation of her ser vice?, Maple Circle presented her with a beautiful emblematic pin, of which Mrs. Stevenson is Justly proud. There was a good attendance, and following: the installation ceremonfen light re freshments were served by the commit tee in charge. Miss Minert Resigns; Mr. Humphreys Holds Office To the great surprise of her numer ous friends In Heppner It was announc ed on Saturday last that Miss Katie Minert, who at the November election received a very large vote and was elected without opposition to the of fice of county treasurer, had present ed her resignation to the county court Klsewhere In these columns Miss Min ert gives her reasons for resigning, and It la certainly to be regretted that cir cumstances arose which made It neces sary for her to take this step. For the present, at least, T. J. Hum phreys, Incumbent, will continue to conduct the affairs of the office, and he may be persuaded to hold m perman ently. We understand, however, that this In contingent upon the salary be ing raised to at least double what It Is at the present time, which would make It 11000 per year. If we were correct ly Informed, there will be a bill Intro duced at the present legislative session which will have for Its object the re butment of the salaries of county offi cials the state over, and some of the oiflcen of Morrow county wll doubtless come In for a raise, the treasurer and county school superintendent being In cluded among those to get a lift In sal ary. Work In the treasurer's office has greatly Increased and no doubt the de ti'and for bigger pay Is Justified, and as tills Is true the state over, a general salary bill will be prepared and Intro duced and If passed should relieve the situation. On Saturday, .lan. 22, the ladies of the Christian church will hold a cooked food sale at the storo of Humphreys Drug Co.. beginning at 10 a. m. A va riety of gooif things to eat will bo of fered the hungry folks of Heppner. Popular Young People Wed. David A. Wilson and Miss Lucile El der, popular young people of Heppner, were quietly married at the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. Alva Jones, last Saturday evening, Hev. W. O. Living stone, pastor of the Christian church, performing the ceremony In the pres ence of Mr. and Mrs. Jones as witnesses. The young people are domiciled for the present at the home of Mrs. Eugene Campbell on Chase street, where they are "at home" to their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are graduates of the Heppner high school, the former with the class of 1516 and the latter In 1315, In the commercial department, and since that time Mrs. Wilson has been almost constantly employed as stenographer In the office of Attorney S. K. Van Vactor, while Mr. Wilson has served as bookkeeper, first In the First National Hank of Heppner, then with" the First National of 1'endleton, and at present 1b connected with the Farmers & Stockgrowers Hank of this city. They have been kept busy during the week receiving congratulations from their many friends. Kill ST tlfltlSTlA.N' tm;ncH. Sunday, January 1ft, 1021. Sunday evening will be the date of the third sermon by the pastor on "Cur rent Evils that Menace Our Land," and the subject will be "How Should 1 He Amused?" Next Sunday will be "Booze .-ind the Klghteenlh Amendment." The regular Sunday services will be held, consisting of liible School, 10 a.m., Com munion and preaching. The morning theme will be "The Duties of Church Klders." The Christian Endeavor will meet nt 8:30 p. rn. You should see these young people In one of these services. A cordial welcome awaits you at all of these services; come and be with us. LIVINGSTONE, Minister. Dr. Chirk reports the arrival at the, Cood family grade Newtowns, face homo of Mr. and Mrs. Elmor Griffiths and fill, H.S2 per box parcel post pre in lone on Saturday, Jan, 9th, nf a paid. Send check or money order, dnughter. I PKIUIY WELLS, Hood niver. Or. Star Theater Announcement For a short time we will show but five programmes per week, as follows: One programme on Mon day and Tuesday. One programme on Wed nesday and Thursday. One programme on Fri day. One programme on Sat urday. One programme on Sun day. Commencing Saturday, January 15th, the. first show will start at 7:45, thus giving those who cannot attend until after eight o'clock a chance to see the entire show. We suggest, however, that all who wish to see all the show arrive by 8:30 unless in suf ficient numbers to justify expense of running longer. A GOOD LINE-UP FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK. Next number of Lyceum Course Monday, Jan. 24th. IT'S ACTION SHE WANTS County Court met In regular session at January term with the following of ficers present: Hon. W. T. Campbell, Judge, G. A. Bleakman, Commissioner, L. P. Davidson, Commissioner, Geo. Mc Duffee, Sheriff, I. A. Waters, Clerk. When among others the following proceedings were had, to-wlt: The Court took up the matter of va rious claims presented to them at this time for payment and after du consid eration of the same the following claims were allowed and ordered paid: (List follows.) Official bonds of Sheriff, Tax Collect or, Clerk and Treasurer were approved by the Court C. C. Chick was appointed County Physician for the ensuing year. W. O. Minor was appointed official road viewer for the ensuing year. lioad petition, of G. W. Hildebrand, et al;J. R. Ashlnhust, et al; R. Vernon Jones, et al: W. F. Barnett, et al, con tinued until next term of court Petition of John Louy, et al, read am accepted and Arthur Erwin appointed to act with the regular viewers to view said road. Regular Jury list of 1921 drawn at thtt time. The Oaiette-Times appointed official county paper for 1921. Resignation of Katie Minert as County Treasurer accepted, and T. J. Humphreys was appointed by the Court to All said vacancy. County Court authorized the Road Master to reduce common labor $1.00 per day. Truck drivers to be paid M OO per day and board. Court adopted resolution to cooperate with State of Oregon to carry out the provision of the Market Road Act. Court Instructed Clerk to subscribe for the lone Independett for the year 1921, for the county. No further business Court adjourned for the term. Road Claim. Allowed by Court. First National Bank, Special No. 4 11,678.90 Market Road - -. 413.94 Special No. 1 10.00 W. E. Alexander, et al, Special . Ko. 1 4U?3 J. L. Jenkins, et al, Special No. 8 3,061.67 C. H. Bartholomew, Special No. 4 29.25 Tri-State Company, Sspeclal No. 4 6S.87 Slate. Ind. Accident Com., Spec ial No. 1 6.J1 Special No. 2 44.23 Special No. 4 15.68 Heppner Farmers Elevator Co., Special No. 4 ., 14.40 Farmers & StockgrowerB Na. tlonal Bank, Special No. 4 114.62 Bank of lone, Market Road 122.86 Oskar Huber, Road No. S 2,881.80 M. F. Wadsworth, Special No. 4 31.50 Rank of lone, Market Road 129.37 Farmers & Stockgrowers Na tional Bank, Special No. 4 81.60 Morrow County Bond Fund, General Road 647.73 General County Fund, Special No. 1 468.74 Percy Jarmen, Special No. 4 24.08 W. L. McCalcb, General Road .... 200.00 Farmers (t Stockgrowers Na.- tlonal Bank, Special No. 4 102.00 Bank of lone, Market Road 439.66 Farmers & Stockgrowers Na tional Bank, Market Road 8B.9 Frank Beavert, Special No. 1 .... 72.20 H. Grimm, Special No. 1 698,76 State Industrial Accident Com mission, Special No. 1 46.62 Market Road , 11.65 Special No. 4 17.99 Jos. Burgoyne, Special No. 4 17.00 Market Road 17.00 Tnm-A-Lum Lumber Company, Special No. 4 '. 1.00 C. H. Bartholomew, Special No. 4 79.40 Ollllam & Blsbee, Special No. 4 24.85 M. Ssopanek, Special No. 4 27.15 (Contnued on Page Four) L I 1 CO. Effective after January 1, 1H21, the following rates will be charged by Heppner Light & Water Co., as per or der of Public Service Commission of Oregon. Two weeks ago this paper published an extract from the report and order of the Commission, giving the lighting rates, and owing to the crowded condition of our columns last week, we did not publish the power rates as promised. Not being able to fully eomprhend just what the terms used in the table of rates signifies, It is not up to us to state Just how much per cent increase will be the outcome of this fixing of new rates, but an electrician of the city figures that it will be somewhere around 40 per cent, and may reach 45 per cent. The commission evidently has favored the company strongly here, and when the bills come in the first of February there will doubtless be laid the foundation for a lot of "blue air" on the part of power iteerd and some mighy kicks will go up. Primary Rate First 100 k. w. h. per month, 12 cents; next 400 k. w. h., per k. w. h., 10 centB; excess over 500 k. w. h., 8 cents. Secondary rate First 200 k. w. h., per k. w. h., 8 cents; next 800 k. w. h., per k. w, h., 7 cents; excess over 1000 k. w. h., per k. w. h., 6 cents. Following this the order lays down rules for measuring the demand of mo tors in excess of 25 horse power, or to any exceptional or unusual use of en ergy. No dmend shall be considered for less than one horsepower. Based on demand as determined above, the mini mum charge will be: First 2 H. P. per H. P.. $1.75; Next 8 H. P., per H. P. $1.40. excess over 10 H. P., per H. P. $1.16. Electric Raten, City of lone. The rate under which the City of lone shall purchase wholesale electric ser vice shall be as follows: First 2000 k. w. h. or less, $200.00 per month; next 2000 k. w. h., per month per k. w. h., 8 cents; next 2000 k. w. h. per month per k. w. h., 7 cents; excess over 6000 k. w. h.f per month per k. w. h., 6 cents. BP.0THERH00D GLUB IS I (at tiering at Hot?I Mud day Evening Tnke Prelim I nary Htep Permanent Organization Evening of January 24. (ILL KOI HOLD SMOKER SATURD'y Heppner Post No. 87, American Le gion, announce that they will not hold the million dollar smoker on Saturday evening at I. O. O. F. hall as previous ly arranged owing to the fact that they will not be able to secure the hall, and a suitable place for the smoker to be held cannot now be found. The boy will try, however, to find a room suit able to hold their gatherings in, and when this is done, announcements will be published ns to future events. On Saturday evening Inst the Legion met and held its annual election of of ficers, the following being chosen Ralph E. Crego, commander; Walter Moore, vice-commander; Marshall Phelps, adjutant; Fieri Gurdane, finance officer; Kay Rogers, athletic officer. At this meeting it was planned to give smokers at regular intervals, but ns stated nbove, these plans have been altered and will await future develop ments. Some very excellent war pic tures, taken at the front of actual con flict, and censored while the war was In progress, have been released to the American Legion by. the War Depart ment. Five reels of these pictures will soon be presented at Heppner under the auspices of the local post and the public will be properly advised as to when they will appear. A group of Heppner" s business men met in thalobby of the hotel on Mon day evening to consider the advisabil ity of organizing a civic Brotherhood. Those present were Messrs. Chas. Thomson, W. O. Dix, E. R. Huston, M. I Case, T. J. Humphreys, Sam Hughes, J. P. Conder. J. M. Hart, J. A. Waters, J. G, Thomson, Vawter Crawford, Prof. Howard James and W. O, Livingstone. A temporary organisation was formed with Prof. James as chairman and W. O. Dix as secretary. Those present were enthusiastically in favor of such an or ganization as was outlined at the meet ing. It was decided that the Brother hood contemplated should be thorough ly democratic, non-partisan politically. and not to be used in any manner as a political tool, a place where all the men of the city and surrounding commun ity might meet on a common plane j lunch together and discuss such sub-; jects as are of common interest. It isj not to be associated wfth any church, and sectariafi religion is not admitted It was decided to call the organiza-, tion the "Brotherhood," and the meet-j ings to be held monthly. The first' meeting was set for January 24 at thej hotel at 6:45 p. m., where a sixty-centi luncheon will be served. The annual; membership fee will be fifty cents. The program committee for the first meeting was appointed with E. R. Hus ton as chairman, and the advertising committee with W. O. Livingstone as chairman. Every man in the commun ity above the age of eighteen years is eligible, and cordially Invited to Join the organization. The membership fee with the cost of the monthly luncheon will be the only financial investment re quired. only financial Investment required. An Interesting program will be put on for the organization gathering, and the hearty support of every man In Heppner and community is solicited. Attended Washington Wool Growers Meeting in Spokane Attorney F. A. McMenamin was called to Spokane on business last week, and happened to be in the city at the time of the met ting of the Washington Wooigiowers Association, lie had time only to take ill one day'a session of the convention, and states that be enjoyed this very much. There was in attendance some 300 delegates from over the stale and the convention presented an air of lively Interest and genuine enthusiasm. Mr. McMenamin was impressed with the very large at tendance, which was in sharp contrast with the recent gathering at Pendleton of the Oregon association, A question bearing on the cooperation of the wool men of the three states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho wav brought up while Mr. McMenamin was there, and a plan to bring them togeth er will doubtless be undertaken as a result. The sentiment seemed to be that this would prove of great benefit to the producers of the three states whose interests are so naturally mu tual. Many of the delegates present wore new suits made of virgin wool which they had purchased for very reasonable prices of one of the Northwest woolen mills, and a point was made, by showing that there is little excuse for the ex cessive prices of good clothing being charged the public these days when such garments as these men wore had been purchased for about one-third of what the average retailer in the cities was charging for as good quality ma terial. Somewhere down the line some one was making a mighty big profit, these men asserted. DIRECTORS FOR JOHN DAY DISTRICT ELECTED C. A. Minor. Hrpparr anil Artfttfr H Kew at Alrlogtoa. ,cw Ulrret0r -A Llvrly C'BBteat Develop. Ira W. Thornton and family returned on Friday last from a visit of a few weeks in Portland. Mr. Thornton states that work in the parage line seems to be keeping up well in the city, and there is also good demand for auto ac cessories, but little doing on new car sales money is too scarce. LOST Saturday, Jan. 8. Bomewhere in Heppner, a gold lavallier, set with chip diamonds. Reward, If returned to this office. Prof. E. J. Klemme, of Bellingham, Wash., State Normal, was In Heppner over Wednesday and delivered three very Instructive and entertaining lec tures at the high school building. In the forenoon he spoke to the pupils, In the afternoon to the Patron-Teachers Association and in the evening to the general public. Prof. Klemme appeared here under the auspices of the Patron Teachers Association and all who heard him are lavish in their praise of his extraordinary ability as a lecturer on popular educational subjects and of his ability as an entertainer as well. He was greeted by a large audience at the high school auditorium last evening. Ed Martin came up from Cecil the first of the week and contemplates making Heppner his stopping place for the balance of the winter. For several years past Mr. Martin has been In the employ of Hynd Brothers and assist ing them In caring for their flocks in the mountains and on the home ranges. ; Election pf directors for the John Day j irrigation district was held in the tnree ! prttcincts comprising the district on ( Tuesday, ballots had been prepared 1 with the nominations of C. C. Clark of i Arlington and Ed Kietmann of lone. ; These men were up for re-election, and Nile names of C. A. Minor, Heppner and i ; Arthur Wheeihouse, Arlington, were I also proposed and written in on the I ballot. In I'recinct No. 1, comprising the lands lying in Gilliam county and A4- jacent to Arlington the returns gave Kietmann U, Clark 13, ilmor 21, and Wheeihouse i. I'recinct 2, Cecil, went solid for Minor ' and Wheelhoune and they got 13 votes each. 1 Up to the time of going to press, we have not learned how precinct 1 voted, this being in the Carty district. How ever, it is fully expected that Minor and Wheeihouse will carry there also and by a very large majority. A lively contest over the election of directors sprung up within the last j week, apparently arising over the 50 cents per acre assessment placed on the lands within the boundaries of the district by the present board of direct ors. This caused much dissatisfaction on the part of the land owners, hence they Bought out new men to be placed on the directorate. Mr. Clark ha been and now is one the greatest boosters the John Day pro ject has ever had; is thoroughly con versant with the Irrigation laws, ts on the Job day and night working for the success of the project and it is to be re gretted that he cannot be retained at the head of the district's affairs at least until all the preliminary work has been completed which is now so well under way and due in so large a measure to his untiring efforts. Mr. Minor and Mr. Wheeihouse are both good men and they will no doubt put forth their best energies In carry ing out the work under way and in so doing are entitled to and should receive the unanimous support of the people of Morrow and Gilliam counties. J. B. McCorkle arrived from Portland I Tuesday and is now installed in the j First National Bank as one of the book ' keeping force. Itury Baby Son. Mr. and Mrs. Mend of Heppner, Ore gon, accompanied the body of their In fant son, Lee Irvln Mead, to Hermlston Monday. The baby was born Decem ber 19, and died December 81. Funeral services were held at Heppner, Janu ary 1st by Hev. Livingstone, assisted by his wife, and they loft the following day for Hermlston where Interment was made In the local cemetery. Mrs. Mnnd Is a dnughtor of Mr. and Mrs. J. McCoy of this city. Hermlston Herald. Dr. Leonard R. Purkey In Bad Sells Dope in Portland Portland papers this week made men tion of the arrest of Dr. Leonard R. Purkey, osteopath, having offices In the Morgnn building, Portland, for furnish ing morphine to a "dope fiond." A little "frame-up" caught the doctor all right, and he was taken before a U. S. Com missioner who llxed his bond at $1000 for his appearance before the U. S. grand jury, and there is to be further developments. Dr. Purkey was formerly located at lloppner and enjoyed a very good prac tioe here and nt Lexington, and friends here nre sorry to learn of his getting into trouble with the government au thorities. However, from what the pa pers had to say, Dr. Purkey was caught red-handed, and he will have to take the consequences. FIRST IN IMPORTANCE to the residents of any City is plenty of good, wholesome water; Sec ond in Importance is good electric service. Neither of these utilities can be operated without assistance financially and favorable public sentiment. The Public Service Commission of Oregon regulates the opera tion of all private utilities, it determines maximum rates to be charged for service. It has access to all construction and operation cost data of the utilities. It has held two meetings in Heppner to adjust rates of the Hepp ner Light & Water Company. In the succeeding orders the Commission has advised that the Heppner Light & Water Company is being operated at a loss, and that it "cannot continue to do so, and unless relieved it must discontinue op eration." For three years past it has been charging up an annual loss of $5000. Justly and legally the Company is entitled to revenue suffi cient for operating expenses and a return upon its investment. On January 1st, 1921, the Commission increased rates (which are now effective) in Heppner, Lexington 'and lone, which increase will no more than overcome the annual deficit; any higher rate would impose a hardship upon some patrons. The Company does not want, nor will it at this time ask for, any further increase. It will try out thrfnew rate for a month or so, and hopes its patrons will meet it "half way" in the sacrifice it is and has been making. It is waiting for the coming change in the affairs of the country to put it on a paying basis again and its patrons on an easier rate for service. Thirtyfive per cent of its expenses are expended in Heppner for labor, fifty-three per cent are expended for fuel. Whenever these two factors are reduced, rates will be reduced. THE HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER CO.