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i PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 6. : HEFPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1922. . Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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Commencement week for Heppner
high school began with the bacca
laureate sermon to the graduates at
the Federated church on last Sunday
evening, at which time a large aud-!
ience listened to a very able sermon
by Rev. 'W. 0. Livingstone, pastor
of the Christian church, in which he
held up to the young people, now just
beginning life's work, their perfect
ideal the only perfect ideal in the
person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mr.
Livingstone was listened to very al
ternatively for the space of about 45
minutes, and his sermon contained
much that was inspiring and uplift
ing. This week there has been other
school activities, pupils have finished
graduation examinations, and all is
in readiness for the graduation cere
monies at the high school auditorium
on tomorrow evening, at which time
the address to the graduates will be
delivered by Edwin T. Reed of 0. A.
C, Corvallis, and there will be other
interestingVeaturea on the program.
The class consists, of fourteen six
boys and eight girls. There should
have been fifteen, but one boy, Kyle
Cox, was last week called on to re
turn to his home in Virginia. The
members of the class are Raymond
Ferguson, Ellis Irwin, Leora Devin,
Ailene Sprouls, Violet Merritt, Marie
Curran, Doris Mahoney, Anita Turn
er, Margaret Woodson, Paul McDuf
fee, Boyd Copenhaver, Oren Hill.
Corarnae Crawford nd Allen Case.
The junior-senior banquet will bt
served at the dining room of Hotel
Patrick this evening.
On last Friday and Saturday eve
nings the junior-senior play, Martha
By-the-Day," a three-act comedy, was
presented in the high school audit
orium to good audiences, and it was
well received. The play is a scream
from beginning to end, containing
much good comedy, and Miss Palma
teer made a happy selection in the
cast of characters, each part being
well filled and ably sustained. There
had not been a great while spent on
its preparation, and right at the end
it was necessary to make a substitu
tion by the calling away of Kyle Cox
who had one of the leading parts in
the character, Allen Sheiman, which
was taken by Allen Case and by him
fully sustained.
The leading character was taken
by Violet Merritt who was Martha
S'awson in the play, an Irish woman
of ready wit and much wholesome
philosophy. Violet was especially
good in this part; she had a great
deal of "talk" to make and she made
it straight from the shoulder.
Another character eqpally as good
was that of Ma Slawson, taken by
Rose Hirl, in which she represented
the stooped Irish grandmother, 80
years of age. Her ability to deliver
the part in the pure Irish with the
rich brogue made it very taking.
Elizabeth Huston as Mrs. Sherman
was the villainess of the play, who
lot her husband go to the peniten
tiary for a crime committed by her
self and this led to complications that
had to be straightened out by Martha
and Ma Slawson. Elizabeth held up
her part well.
Alvin Boyd as Frank Ronald and
Bernice Sigsbee as Claire Lang were
the lovers in the cast and carried out
their parts in a pleasing way. Ray
McDuffee was Sam Slawson the hus
band of Martha, and it was remark
able the way he revived after spend
ing a few months in the high moun
tains. The doctor said he must go,
so Martha arranged it so that he
might; $3.84 was all the family ex
chequer and Martha did not know
how high this might take him; but
higher he must go, and he did and
the effecct was marvelous. The chil
dren of Martha were Lena Cradick
and Leora Devin in the characters
of Francie and Cora; Florence Ca
son played well the part of the so
ciety young woman in the character
Amy Pelham ; Boyd Copenhaver was
Steve Lundy, a tenament owner and
Raymond Ferguson was Shaw, an em
ployee at the country estate.
The play was one of the very best
that has yet been staged by the high
school students, and is has been the
subject of much favorable comment.
Between acts there were specials,
the first of which was the "humano-
phone," presented by Professor Pan
imzie (Don Case) and his perform
ers of eight young ladies. It was a
remarkable musical creation that
caused much merriment to the aud
ience. Miss Elizabeth Phelps deliv
ered a whistling solo and the girls
chorus gave the song and dance,
"Let's Waltz."
Dr. McMurdo reports the birth of
an 8 pound daughter to Mr. and Mrs
Chas. Bookman in this city on May
17th.
COMM
ENCEMENT A
HI SCHOOL THIS WEEK
The presses of the Gazette-Times
have been busy for the past two
weeks in printing the "Hehisch,"
high school annual and the same
was made ready fo delivery at the
close of school. The publication is
extra good this year, peing published
in different and morel attractive form
than heretofore, and: the pupils re
sponsible for it are proud of their
job. The mechanical end of it can
speak for itself.
Matches in the nands of a very
small boy started a fire at the L. L.
Gilliam home late yesterday evening
and some little excitement was caus
ed for a few minutes. The alarm
was turned in and there was a gener
al rush for the Gilliam home, but
when the fire apparatus arrived the
blaze had been extinguished by Jack
McCullough without any serious dam
age being done. A lighted match
fired a window curtain and the little
boy, who was alone in the house at
the time, spread the alarm and Mr.
McCullough rushed in from across
the street and put it out.
Hardman Union Hi School
Graduates Class of Five
The graduation exercises of Un
ion High School No. I, at Hardman,
took place at the high school auditor
ium on last Friday evening, drawing
a large audience from the patrons
of the school and residents of the
community.
The class consisted of three young
men and two young ladies who this
year finished their four-year high
school course under the tutelage of
Mrs. Helen C. Tack, principal and
Miss Virginia Fiuherbert, and they
are the first class to graduate from
the Union high school. The program
presented was as follows:
Miss Cleo Merrill, valedictorian.
Marion Haydcn, class historian.
Delsie Sperry, class prophecy.
Rho Bteakman, class will.
Alvin McCarty, class farewell.
Each of these had prepared ttieir
orations carefully and they were de
livered in amanner showing that
their training had been thorough and
fully in keeping with the class motto,
"Quality not Quantity."
Following the orations was a piano
solo by Miss Winnie Leathers.
Samuel E. Notson of Heppner de
livered the address to the class, pre
senting them much serious advice,
and especially recommending to them
the continued reading and study of
good books, and admonishing them
to press on to still better things in
their preparation for life's battles.
Mr. Notson is at home when talking
to school graduates and on this occa
sion his address was especially good
and was well received by his audi
ence. Mrs. Tack then announced that the
scholarship offered by the association
of colleges of the northwest had been
won by Alvin McCarty, it being left
to his choice as to which school he
desired to attend.
In a neat talk county superinten
dent, Mrs. Lena S. Shurte presented
the graduates with their diplomas.
In the Union high school the peo
ple of Hardman and vicinity have
provided a splendid source of educa
tion for their children in the higher
grades. Their new building is well
equipped for the work and ample
room has been provided for the ex
pansion of the work. This school
should be the means of drawing a
large number of the young folks to
Hardman for school privileges, and
it is doing so. The editor of this
paper was glad of the opportunity of
fered by Director G. A. Bleakman to
be present on the occasion of the
graduation of the class of 1922, and
can truthfully state they are a bunch
of mighty bright young people who
have not abused their opportunity to
take advantage of the facilities offer
ed tbem in gathering an education;
they are proud of their high school,
and they have a right to be.
Will Open Horseshoeing
Shop Here First of June
Frank Shively, who is an expert
horseshoer, and who formerly had
this end of the business at the Scrw
ner shop in Heppner, will again be
on the job here, beginning the first
of June. He has taken over this end
of the business at the shop of J. B.
Calmus, where he will be glad to
meet his old customers and many
new ones. For several months past
Mr. Shively has been working with
the road crew on the O.-W. highway
and just now is helping Moore & An
derson construction company in get
ting their rock crusher set up at the
new location a short distance west of
Heppner. You may look for Frank
on the job at the Calmus shop after
the first of the month.
1922 graduating Class, Heppner High School
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Paul McDuffee
Ailene Sprouls
Oren Hill
Anita Turner
DECORATION DAY PRO
GRAM ABOUT COMPLETED
In order thit Decoration Day, Tu
is.lay, May 30, might be fittingly ob
served in Heppner, Doric Lodge No.
20, K. of P. hat taken the initiative
in preparing a program, which is
practically complete. The parade will
be formed at the Fair grounds
promptly at 9:30 a. m., headed by the
members of the Knights of Pythias,
followed by the G. A. R. with the Boy
Scouts as guard of honor, then the
W. R. C. and school children and the
general public.
At the cemetery there will be a
short ceremony consisting of songs
and a short address by Rev. E. L.
Moore, after which will be the decor
ation of the graves. This will con
clude the program of the day.
It is desired, however that there
be a general observance of Memorial
Day by a suspension of business, and
it will be greatly appreciated by those
taking part in the ceremonies if the
general public will join in making
the parade worthy and representa
tive, and go with the orders to the
cemetery and assist in the ceremon
ies there in memory of the departed
heroes and the sacred dead.
Gilliam County Portion of 0.
W. Highway Will Be Built
Commissioner Barratt returned
the end of the week from Portland,
where during the past week he at
tended the sessions of the State
Highway commission, and during
which time a lot of business in con
nection with highway construction
was put over. One of the important
items attended to, and the one in
which the people of Morrow county
and especially those along the line
of the Oregon-Washington highway
are deeply concerned, was the order
to have the portion of that road ly
ing in Gilliam county advertised for
both grading and graveling. Mr. Bar
ratt states that the work on this piece
of road will be pushed to completion
just as rapidly as possible, and he ex
pects that it will be completed in Oc
tober or the early part of November.
After being compelled to travel
over the nearly eleven miles of road
in Gilliam county from the Morrow
county line to Heppner Junction in
order to connect with the Columbia
River highway, the completion of this
piece of road will be greatly appre
ciated by the traveling public.
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Leora Devin
Kyle Cox
Margaret Woodson
Don Case
Raymond Ferguson
Violet Merritt
Ellis Irwin
Corarnae Crawford
LGCAL BALLTIJSSERS
OUTPLAY LEXINGTON
In the ball game between a local
team and Lexington at Heppner on
Sunday, the locals were victorious
by a score of 8 to 13, the game being
witnessed by a fair crowd which was
made up of a goodly number of fans
from Lexington who came to back
their team. Despite the fact that
the score ran up pretty well, the game
was interesting and all passed off in
good spirit.
The game for the coming Sunday
will be between Heppner and Arling
ton on the Heppner grounds and the
locals figure that they will have to
be up and doing in fact Manager
Van Marter announces that he will
not be able to depend on local play
ers if he defeats the Arlington bunch,
as they have been playing stiff ball
all this season and are hard to down.
Van admits that there are a number
of good local players, but the bal
ance necessary to make up a team to
win against Arlington will have to be
drawn from outside. He promises
to have a good team onjhe job next
Sunday and the ball fans can expect
a tight game.
A Real Picnic Planned
For Thursday, June 15
The Morrow County Farm Bureau,
cooperating with the Heppner Com
mercial club, expect to put on one of
the best county picnics ever held in
Morrow county, on Thursday, June
15th, at Heppner. A snappy program
of an hours duration will be put on in
the forenoon. This will be follow
ed by a cafeteria dinner furnished
by the ladies of the county.
In the afternoon competitive sports
which will arouse the enthusiasm and
interest of everyone, will be pulled
off with rapidity. These will be fol
lowed by a baseball game which will
be a real surprise and which will
close the events of the day.
1 Many committees are already at
work and the plans they have in mind
bid fair to make this one picnic which
no one in Morrow county can afford
to miss. Remember the date. For
particulars call the county agent's
office.
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Doris Mahoney
Allen Case
Iris Winnard
Boyd Copenhaver
Marie Curran
YOUNGEST SON DIES AF
TER SERIOUS OPERATION
A card received by this paper last
evening announced the death on
Wednesday night, May 10th, of Bruce
McDonald, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Turner McDonald. Death re
sulted from an operation for appen
dicitis which took place eight days
before in the hospital at Myrtle Point,
near which place the McDonald fam
ily resides. Bruce was 7 years and
10 months of age, and will be re
membered by Heppner friends of the
family as a bright, sprightly, happy
little fellow. Mr. McDonald was for
merly pastor of the Christian church
here, and this news comes as a shock
to their many friends in this city who
will join us in extending to them our
deepest sympathy.
Harry Schultz and family arrived
from Condon the first of the week
and have taken charge of their newly
acquired business the Hammer bak
ery and the Hart confectionery.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Ira V.
Tomlinson of Lexington on May 12,
an 8 1-2 pound daughter. Dr. Mc
Murdo reports mother and child do
ing well.
County Agent Will Be
Absent for Two Weeks
County Agent Calkins departed
Saturday to take the cows that were
given the tubercular test at Board
man recently and reacted, to dispose
of them and see them butchered out
so as to make his report back to the
owners. Mr. Calkins will have two
or three days work in Portland and
Corvallis in conection with the work
of the county agent in Morrow coun
ty, and while away will take up part
of his annual leave, spending a short
time visiting with his parents who
reside at Lebanon, and with the par
ents of Mrs. Calkins residing at Cor
vallis. He contemplates taking in
the district conference of county
agents at the Moro experiment sta
tion on his return home, but as the
date for this is not definitelv settled,
he may have to miss it.
Mrs. W. 0. Hill of Lexington, ac
companied by her mother, Mrs. John
McFerrin of Portland, were in Hcpp
ner for a short time on Tuesday. Mrs.
McFerrin is making a visit at the
home of her daughter in Lexington.
LOCAL
A small fire which was quenched
in its incipiency by the prompt ac
tion of Miss Rita Norris occurred at
the Reid apartments in the room oc
cupied by Miss Norris and her mo
ther on Friday evening. The fire
started from an oil stove and was
gaining headway when discovered.
Miss Norris had presence of mind to
smother the fire with flour and Mar
tin Reid finished the job with a fire
extinguisher before the fire truck ar
rived on the scene, and there was no
damage done.
Ben Moore returned the first of
the week from Hot Lake, where he
had been to receive medical atten
tion. He underwent a thorough ex
amination while there and his trouble
was located and it will be necessary
for him to undergo a surgical oper
ation. As soon as matters can be
properlv arranged he will leave for
the government hospital at Boise arid
have his case attended to.
Cleve H. Van Schoiack and wife
were down from their home on Skin
ner Fork Wednesday, looking after
business matters in the city.
Ralph E. Williams, National
Committeeman, Making Good
The fight against the renomination
of Ralph E. Williams for national
committeeman seems to this paper to
be unjust and altogether uncalled for,
and promoted by a certain element
within the republican party who are
determined to force him out of the
place by any means, fair or foul. It
can be said to the credit of Mr. Will
iams, however, that he has made a
clean and dignified fight and has not
replied in kind to the unwarranted
attacks upon him. In this county
there seems to be no dissatisfaction
with Mr. Williams as national com
mitteeman, and we believe he will re
ceive almost the unanimous party
vote here, as he should.
Ralph E. Williams, through his
long and faithful service as Repub
lican National Committeeman from
Oregon, has brought to this state an
honor never before accorded to a
state west of the Mississippi river
that of being vice-chairman of the
Republican National Committee, to
which position he was unanimously
chosen at a meeting of the committee
following the inauguration of Presi
dent Harding.
Mr. Williams was first elected Re
publican National Committeeman for
Oregon in 1908 and the people of
the state, by their votes, have kept
him in this important position con
tinuously since that time.
His election to the office of vice
chairman of the National Committee
is evidence of the high esteem and
confidence of his fellow committee
men. As vice-chairman, senior member
of the committee and a member of
the Executive Committee, he is in po
sition to render valuable service, not
only to the Republican party, but to
the commercial, agricultural and
business interests of the entire Paci
fic coast.
During Mr. Williams' long service
on the National Committee he has
endeavored to bring about harmony
and unity in the party until today the
Republican party is more united in
the nation and in Oregon than it has
been for a period of years.
Ralph Williams was born in Ore
gon and has been one of its most ac
tive citizens in the advancement of
all of its material interests. His
loyalty to Oregon and to his party,
his steadfast devotion to his friends
and to his duty, and the wisdom and
effect of his words in National Re
publican councils, have earned him
the right to re-election in the primar
ies that are to follow.
Chas. Stanton and wife drove
down from their home at Dayton,
Wash., on Monday and spent a couple
of days here and at Eight Mile, where
Stanton has land holdings. He
states that the season has been a
very backward one in the Dayton
county and grain is not nearly so
far advanced as it is here.
Henry Conners, of Hood River,
traveling salesman, is in Heppner to
day interviewing our business men.
It has been some time since Mr.
Conenrs has visited Heppner in this
capacity as he has been laying off on
the traveling job and farming his ap
ple orchard in Hood River valley.
Mrs. Fred Aekrs, who underwent
a serious operation at the Heppner
Surgicat hospital a couple of weeks
ago, is reported to be quite recovered
by Dr. McMurdo and able to return
to her home at Eight Mile this week.
Pastor W. 0. Livingstone was in
lone on Sunday forenoon and deliv
ered the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of lone high school.
HULDEN
IS HUM
STRONG CAMPAIGN
E. M. Hulden, candidate for joint
representative. has hepn maVino him.
sen ntquaimcu wan voters in var
ious parts of this county during the
week and is well pleased with the
outlook, being fully convinced that
he is going to receive splendid en
dorsement at the polls from the peo
ple of his home county.
There has been a marked tendency
in the last couple of weeks or so to
concentrate on one man from this
county, and Mr. Hulden is easily fall
ing heir to this trend of events. He
is entitled to receive the united sup
port of all republicans in Morrow
county, and should this hapen we
feel quite sure of his nomination.
Mr. Hulden is a Morow county
man, well fitted for the place he
seeks to fill ; all his interests are cen-.
tered here and he can rightfully lay
claim to our support. Being a prac
tical fanner, as well as a man of ex
perience along many other lines, he
can give matters of legislation in
which this county is interested intel
ligent support. He has no hobby
but is determined to work all the
time along lines of strict economy
and for the very best interests of
county and state at large.
The place of joint representative
is all that Morrow county asks for;
as a matter of right and justice we
should have this, and it is conceded to
us by a very large portion of the
people of Umatilla county. How
ever, there are two candidates in that
county that have a strong following
and will receive large support there
regardless of the "sympathy" that
might be expressed by much of the
electorate over there. Local pride
should, therefore, prompt every re
publican of Morrow county to line up
and vote for Mr. Hulden.
Mr. Hulden has been engaged with
the Farm Bureau organization of
Morrow county and has the strong
endorsement of the members of this
organization. Farming and stock
raising constitute our principal indus
tries and are entitled to representa
tion in the legislative halls. It is
conceded that Mr. Hulden is equip
ped to give us this representation and
it is up to the republicans tomorrow
to give him united support. It will
mean his nomination, and this is
equivalent to election in this instance.
Ralp E. Crego, who was the local
manager for the telephone company
for a couple of years, and who left
here for Grants Pass several months
ago, has again been transferred and
is now located with the company at
Klamath Falls.
Ike Howard, prominent resident
of lone, was in Heppner on Saturday.
Work Is Progressing on
Heppner-Hardman Road
The county road crew, in charge
of George Moore, is now pushing the
work of grading on the new survey
of the Heppner-Hardman market
road at a lively rate. The road camp
is established two or three miles
north from Hardman and the new
road is being graded along the big
hill on the opposite side of the can
yon from where the road now runs,
leaving the present road at the east
side of the Stephens place. The climb
up the hill is very gradual and when
the grade is completed it will be a
much easier task to get into Hard
man. At various points the road will
be straightened and placed on a
grade where the lift will be lighter,
and an effort will be made to get the
grading all done before the weather
gets too dry.
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