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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 39, Number 34. , HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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Indication! Now Point to Early Ad
vertising of Star Route for Bids.
Suggestions Made la Letter of 4th
AaaUtant Poatmaater General.
While there hat been no move ai
yet to call for bida on the carrying
of mail over the Willow Creek High
way on what ii designated aa the
Arlington-Heppner Star Route, the
matter la moving along and haa the
attention of the poatofflce depart
ment at Washington.
We are informed by Poatmaater
Smead that he ia getting some pretty
good estimates aa to what the cost
of this service will be, and feela
that when bids are called for such
figures will be presented to the de
partment thut they will be justified
in establishing the new service for
the delivery of first class mail and
newspapers to Heppner and all way
points along route.
Postmaster Smead thia week re
ceived the following letter from H. H.
Billing, fourth assistant postmaster
general, containing suggestions that
the department has to offer:
Washington, D. C. November 27, 1922
The Postmaster, Heppner, Ore.
My Dear Sir:
With reference to the establish
ment of a star route from Arlington
to your office by way of Cecil, Morgan,
lone and Lexington, it seema quite
evident that the best arrangement of
the daily service which you seek
would be for the carrier to leave
Arlington as early as possible after
the arrival of trains Nos. t and 25.
It is noted that under the schedule
of the bua company which you for
warded the driver does not leave
Arlington until :00 A. M. and he
arrives at Heppner about noon. The
return trip at 4:00 P. M., shown in the
schedule of the bus company, would
do very well, but there appears to be
no -postal necessity for two round
trips a day, since the trains provide
morning dispatch, from Heppner and
an afternoon receipt.
.If you can give assurance that a
suitable bid is obtainable under a
schedule calling for departure from
Arlington early in the" morning and
from Heppner at 4:00 P. M, we
would be willing to issue an adver
tisement for such service.
It may be that you can induce the
bus company to change its schedule
so as to leave Arlington at 7:00 A. M.,
which would bring the mail to your
office about 10:00 A. M. Or it might
be that you can find some person
who would be willing to submit a bid
undor a schedule requiring the carr
ier to leave Arlington on receipt of
mail from trains Nos. S and 24, with
the understanding that he would
take the mail from the station. Undei
such arrangement mail would be de
livered at your office about 8:00 A. M.
It is believed, however, that the
most feasible plan would be to induce
the bus company to fix their hour
of leaving Arlington at 7:00 A. M.
nnd stute the lowest amount for which
they are willing to perform aeven
round trips a week under a schedule
similar to the one outlined above.
On receipt of your reply the matter
will be given further consideration.
Respectfully yours,
H. H. BILLING,
Fourth Assistant Polstmaster
Gen'l.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DECEMBER 10, 1922.
The Church service is not a con
vention, so don't send delegates but
let the whole family be in attendance;
if it Is good for one member of the
family it is good for all. Come out
Sunday and hear Mrs. Livingstone,
who will preach both morning and
evening In the absence of the pastor.
Bible School at 10, Communion and
preaching at tl, Junior C. E. at 3,
Senior C. E. at 6:30, preaching again
at 7:30.
Are you watching the splendid pro
gress of the new church building?
Go look at it, and see what we are go
ing to have.
LIVINGSTONE.
Little Son Dies of Pneumonia.
John Ellis, aged 1 year, 8 months
and 26 days, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Parker, died at the home of his
parents on the Carmlchael farm
northeast of Lexington Friday, after
a short Illness with pneumonia.
Funeral Bcrviccs were held ii Lexing
ton on Sunday, Rev. Gillanders, past
or of the Congregational church offic
iating, and the remains of the little
boy were tenderly laid to rest in
the I. O. O. F. cemetry at thst place.
The parents are grief st.,i:ken and
heart broken over the pan:nR of tht
bright little boy from thalr home,
and In their sad bereavement they
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity. t
Gray Winter Hlta Heppner.
Heppner is experiencing real win
ter weather this week. It began
snowing here in earnest on Saturday
evening and during the night there
was a fall of about 6 inches. This
has been added to steadily since by
umirts of anowlnir until now there is
well nigh a foot of the beautiful,
with more coming. The weatner nas
been just cold enough so that the
anow has not melted. It has fallen
on unfrozen ground and we learn
that all over the wheat fields there is
about the aame amount as at Hepp
ner, all of which Is mighty good for
the growing crop, insuring protec
tion from freezing as well as a lot
of moisture. Reports are that the
storm is auite general over the Ore
gon and Washington country, and we
may have a repetition of what was
experienced early last winter. No
aero weather has been reported here
yet.
Look up the adv. of closing out sale
of Wm. Haylor, page o, tnis Issue,
Goino, Growing, Glowino
MEN'S CLASS
Federated Church
Good Interest COME
Burkhart & Co., Novelty
Entertainers, Were Here
A fair sited audience greeted Burk
hart k Co novelty entertainers, at
the high school auditorium on Sat
urday night, when these people ap
peared in Heppner under the aus
pices of the Patron-Teachra associa
tion. The company is composed of
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Burkhart and Mr.
and Mrs. O. N. Mullikin, and they
present a real novelty entertainment.
Both Mrs. Burkhart and Mrs. Mulli
kin, who are sisters, perform well on
the piano, and Mrs. Burkhart is a
ventriloquist of much ability and this
part of her entertainment was well
received. Mr. Burkhart Is a whistler
who must be put In the professional
class, and he gave a rare exhibition
of imitating birds and solos with
piano accompaniment.
Mr. Mullikin ia a cornetist and ren
dered a number of difficult aoloa on
that instrument, of which he is a
master. Mr. Mullikin ii also a band
leader of much experience, and with
his family would like to be located
in some good town where they aeed
a band. He will be ready to take
hold of work of this kind immediate
ly after the first of the year, as be is
giving up work on the road at that
time. His wife is also teacher of
piano, and it may be suggested that
they would be pretty good people to
induce to locate in Heppner, aa both
a band leader and piano teacher are
needed here. Anyone interested in
taking up this matter with Mr. Mul
likin can reach him at Forest Grove,
Oregon, their present place of resi
dence. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
To the Patrona of the Heppner Post-
office:
Christmas and holiday season is
fast approaching, and the postoffict
force desires to give you the best ser
vice possible. We cannot do this
without your cooperation.
Mail your packages aa early aa con
venient, and also during the week be
fore Christmas to try to mail all
your packages between the hours of
0 a. m. and 4 p. m. If you will do
this we can get by with much less
confusion and mistakes will be very
much less liable to occur. We only
have from 7 to 7:30 a. m. to get the
mail postmarked and out for tht
train, and to snow us under with par
cels at that time makes it almost im
possible for you to get the service to
which you are entitled and which we
desire to give you.
Respectfully yours,
W. W. SMEAD, P. M.
and the Office Force.
U. of 0. Extension Ser
vice Used By Many
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Dec. 4 Approximately 182,000
persons have been reached by the
visual instruction service of the Un
iversity of Oregon Extension Divi
sion thus far this year, according to
a report made by Earl Kilpatrick,
director. Two hundred communities in
Oregon now use the slide service of
the Division, many of them regularly,
while tl eommunitiea make use of
the film service.
Rural schools and communities are
making use of the slide service more
generally each year", said Director
Kilpatrick, "and this is one of the
most valuable of pedagogical helps
that have been made available to the
rural schools in recent years."
The slide library of the Extension
Division has been gradually built up
since 1816, so that only a few of the
extension divisions of American un
iversities have better or larger lib-,
raries.
Classes in the Portland Circle giv
en under the direction of the Exten
sion Service has proved very profit
able. Four thousand eighty-two Read
ing Circle papers have been read
during the year 1D21-1922. During the
past ten months the University has
arranged for the appearance of many
speakers at community meetings and
gatherings, teachers institutes and
commencements. Thia service has
reached more than 50,000 persons.
according to Director Kilpatrick's re
port.
lone PostolBce Is Robbed.
Word reached Heppner early Tues
day morning that the postofflce at
lone had been burglarised during
Monday night and robbed of some
$220 in cash and stamps. Word was
sent to the sheriff's office at Hepp
ner, but both Sheriff McDuffee and
Deputy Chidsey were absent on busi
ness connected with the office, snow
bound out in the hills in the north
end of the county, and did not get
the word until Wednesday after din
ner when they returned to town.
Whether any clues as to the perpe
trators of the crime have been found,
we are unable to state at this time,
Regular P. T. A. Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon Next
The regular meting of the Patron-
Teachers association will be held in
the assembly room at the high school
on December 12, 8:30 p. m. The pro
gram is as follows:
Song, Coramae Crawford.
Exercise, Mrs. Dix's room.
Discussion "Moral Rights of Chil
dren" led by Mr. Hedrick and fol
lowed by Mesdames Notson, Ilerrcn
and Finch.
BLANCHE FAHY, Secretary.
Little Boy Gets Leg Broken
Chester Gemmcll and family of
Helix, have been visiting with their
relatives in this city during the
week, coming over to spend Thanks
giving with the parents of Mr. Gem
mell, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gemmell.
On Friday, while visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones, their
little son, Ronald, while riding a
Shetland pony belonging to the Jones
children, received a broken leg when
the pony fell on him. The lad has
since been laid up at the home of
Paul Gemmell In this city while the
process of repairs to his Injuries
has been going on, thus delaying the
return of his parents to their home
at Helix.
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There were five honor students in
Heppner High School during the last
six weeks'. Bernice Woodson, Fran
ces Parker, Siguard Franaen, Har
old Beckett and Elizabeth Huston.
Honor students are those who earn
all "A" grades or from 84 to 100. Re
port cards were given out Wednes
day afternoon.
The H Club came to life again last
week and elected Alvin Boyd, presi
dent; Ray McDuffee, vice-president
and treasurer, and Francis Doherty,
secretary. A committee haa been
appointed to draw up the constitu
tion.
Basketball practice seme to be in
full swing now, altho all classes have
not elected a captain. Monday night
the Junior girla played the Sopho
more girls, the Juniors being the
winners. Tuesday night the Junior
boys won a game with the Frosh and
the seventh grade won from the 8th.
The Seniors spent a very enpoy-
able evening pulling taffy at the
home of Velma Case on November
29.
The Sophomores have scheduled a
coasting party next Friday night.
From the present outlook, they cer
tainly will have snow enough)
Jurymen Selected for Buaeick Case.
Haiel Anderson, Kathleen Ma-
honey, Rachael Scherzinger, Blanche
Groshens, Clara Phelps and Myra
Wells were selected as the jury for
the Buseick trial in Civica class last
Wednesday. Buseick was accused of
operating a still which was found on
his ranch outside of Heppner on Oc
tober 13, 1922.
Mr. S. E. Notson visited court Wed
nesday morning and offered many
suggestions as to the procedure. The
selection of the jurymen was very
humorous, their occupations varying
from a spiritualist to a missionary
from China. The trial will probably
continue the remainder of the week.
Fxtpnsinna have been built on both
sides of assembly staee for the grade
operetta, "The Trial of Santa Claus."
Practice has been progressing very
rapidly.
FARM REMINDERS
In pruning the orchard, brambles,
or ornamentals it is well to watch
carefully for small waxy rings of
eggs on the twigs. These are the eggs
of the tent caterpillar, a defoliating
worm that promises to be unusually
abundant next season. Remove and
destroy twigs containing such egg
masses whenever found. -O. A. C.
Exp. station.
Tomato mosaic, uncontrolled, may
cause the complete loss of the crop.
depending on the temperature and
season of the year. If thia disease
appears, immediately remove all di
seased plants and fumigate the green
house with nicotine or dust all the
plants thoroughly with nicotine dust
to get rid of all aphida which may
carry the disease from plant to plant.
O. A. C. Exp. station.
Storage rots of potatoes may be
checked by holding down the tem
perature by ventilation and by allow
ing the entrance of cold air and keep
ing out warm air. Double-walled bins
with false slatted floors and walls to
hold the potatoes off the main wall
and floor are advisable. Never pile
potatoes in storage more than six
feet deep if placed in loose piles.
O. A. C. Exp. station.
Peaches may be sprayed for peach
leaf curl any time between December
1, and February 1. Bordeaux mixture
6-6-50, properly made at home, is
much superior to lime sulfur or the
ready mixed commercial Bordeaux for
thia purpose. Every twig and bud
must be covered to Insure complete
protection from this disease. The
first favorable stretch of weather
should be utilized for this job. 0. A,
C. Exp. Btation.
THR BAZAAR
The bazaar given by the ladies of
the Christian Church will be held on
Friday and Saturday in the building
recently vacated by Minor & Co-
All kinds of fancy work will be for
sale, also delightful lunches. Pay
them a call,
Miss Janet Noyes, who was former
ly a resident of this city, spent the
thanksgiving holidays here, a guest
at the home of Mr, and Mrs. James
Gentry. Her home la at Sunnyside,
Wash.
The Grand Finale
Lexington High School
Present Comedy
The comedy play, "Too Much Mo-
ther-in-Law," will be presented to
the Lexington public by the high
school on Friday evening, December
18. In connection with the play
there will be good orchestra music
and a splendid evening's entertain
ment is promised. Reserved seats
will be 75 cents and general admis
sion 35c and 15c. The cast is com
posed of the following high school
pupils.
Professor John B. Wise, a poor
married man .Lester White
Dr. Mathew Graham, a country phy
sician : Elmo McMillan
Billy Blake, a popular college boy
Dallas Ward
Jupiter Jackson, a black trump
. Clarence Carnuchael
Mrs. Iona Ford, some mother-in-
law Beulah Tucker
Zoie, the charming daughter
Wilma Leach
June -Graham, a little Freshman....
Maxine Gentry
Rosalind Wilson, a college report
er ....Ruth Stephens
The above cast ii sufficient guar
antee that the entertainment will be
up to the high standard mantained
by the Lexington high school.
HARMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Monument was unable to come to
play basket ball Friday December 1st,
so Lonerock consented to play. Hard
man Hi was victorious with a score
of 23 to 14. One of the Lonerock
players got his arm thrown out of
place and as they had no substitute
he finished the game with one hand.
Hardman Hi will play Lonerock
Hi a game of basket ball at Lonerock
Saturday, December the 9th.
Harland Adams has been elected
yell leader to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Gaylord Ingram.
All the students are back in school
after Thanksgivings vacation except
Alice Keithley who is suffering
from a severe cold.
The Sophomores and Freshmen had
a contest to see which could have the
best attendance. The Freshmen won
a box of candy for having the best
attendance.
Cooperative Marketing
Is Better Coordinated
Better to take some of the kinks
out of the farm marketing problems
the Oregon Cooperative council has
revised its constitution and enlarged
its membership roll, which now in
cludes the following:
Oregon Farm Bureau federation
George H. Mansfield, Portland, Presi
dent; Oregon State Grange C. E.
Spence, Oregon City, master; Farm
era' union A. R. Shumway, Milton,
president; Oregon Cooperative Wheat
Growers A R. Shumway, president;
T. H. West, The Dalles, public direct-
; A. H. Lee, Portland, manager;
Oregon Growers' Cooperative associa
tionKenneth Miller, Sheridan, presi
dent; R. C. Paulus, Salem manager;
Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers
F. C. Schroeder, Portland, president
E. J. Dixon, Portland, manager;
Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers
F. W. Herrin, Ashland, president; C.
J. Hurd, Corvallis, public director;
R. W. Ward, Portland, manager;
Oregon Cooperative Hay Growers
F. W. Jewett, Hermiston, president;
L. A, Hunt, Hermiston, manager;
Fred Bennion, Pendleton, public dir
ector; Oregon State Bankers' associa
tion C. D. Rorer, Eugene, president;
Agricultural committee, Portland
Chamber of Commerce E. E. Faville,
Portland, chairman; Bureau of Mar
kets, Oregon Agricultural college
Hector Macpherson, Corvallis, direct
or; Extension service, Oregon Agric
ultural college Paul V. Haris, Cor
vallis, director.
The cooperative council will help
coordinate the activities of the coop
erative markting associations it repre
sents, educate the public in the aims
and methods of the movment, con
sider the advisability of establishing
new cooperative marketing concerns,
and promote favorable legislation and
transportation.
The six organizatlona now active
in the cooperative markting field
comprise about one-eighth of the to
tal Oregon farmers.
.UTOOfiTET.
LOCAL K ITEMS
The Red Cross Roll Call drive clos
ed on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 30, and
Mrs. Emmett Cochran, chairman.
states that the returns are coming
in very slowly, but few districts
having as yet reported. She would
be pleased " all those having roll
call funds wuu.d report immediately
and turn in their money so that re
ports can be sent to headquarters. It
will also have a bearing on the matt
er of what support will be necessary
from the county to sustain the pub
lic health nurse. As matters stand
now. Morrow County Chapter does
not known just how far they will be
able to go in their support of the
nurse.
Francis Jones, wife and two little
daughters, accompanied by his m rher
Mrs. Chas. Jones, all of Pasco, drove
to Hi'ppner Thursday last They were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Parker until Sunday. Mrs. Jones
is a sister of Mrs. Parker and the edi
tor of this paper, and the visitors
had an enjoyable time with their
relatives here. Coming from Pasco
to Heppner is not a very great chore
these Unies, the trip being made eas
ily in five hours. Crossing the new
bridge from Pasco to Kennewick there
is a good road to Umatilla, where the
ferry is taken to the Columbia High
way, and thence across country to
Heppner.
John M. Spencer and family of Low
er Butter Creek, came up to Heppner
Thanksgiving morning and had dinn
er with the family of V. Crawford,
remaining over until Saturday, visit
ing S. W. Spencer and wife. Mr. Spenc
er has charge of the Ralph Stanfield
ranch, where he has been for the past
eight or nine years. It is one of the
big alfalfa producers near the mouth
of Butter creek, and this winter the
hay will all be fed at the ranch,
several bands of sheep belonging to
F. W. Falconer now being cared for
there , where they will remain until
after the lambing season.
Ben Moore, well known at Heppner
where he has resided much of the
time for the past ten years, died at
the government hospital at Vancou
ver, WTash., early in the week and was
buried at that place on Tuesday.
Ben was a veteran of the World War
and a sufferer from a serious chronic
trouble for which he was operated on
at the hospital, and death followed
the operation.
Pastor Haslam of the Federated
church, went to Notus, Idaho, a former
pastorate, where he conducts
Thanksgiving services and remained
over Sunday. Union Thanksgiving
services were held in this city at the
Federated church at 10:30 a. m
Thursday, W. O. Livingstone, pastor
of the Christian church, delivering
the address.
Mrs. J. E. Maxwell of Oakland,
Calif., who has been visiting at Hepp
ner during the past week, was de
layed in her departure for home ow
ing to illness. She had contemplated
going south on Sunday. Her father
Mr, Montgomery, will return to Oak
land with her, expecting to make his
home there.
A picked team of football players
from Heppner went to Lexington on
Thanksgiving and engaged the husk
ies of that city in a game. The hon
ors all went to Lexington, as the
home boys were unable to get any
thing out of it but bruises and sort
heads. The game was a good one, at
that.
Miss Virginia Barlow, who for sev
eral years has been head clerk in the
Heppner postofflce, has resigned her
position and this week departed for
Portland, where, we understand she
will accept a position in the establish
ment of Montgomery Ward 4 Co.
Circuit court for the regular Dec
ember term will convene at the court
house in this city on Monday, Judge
Gilbert w. Phelps of Pendleton, pre
siding. There is quite an accumula
tion of buslnesa on the docket.
The Gonty Cash Shoe Store la dis
playing some fine Christmas presen
tation packages of ladies silk hose-
just the thing for a present for
"Her." See advertisement.
Haylor is announcing a sweeping
closing out sale. Look up his adv. on
page 6,
FOR SALE White Leghorn pul
lets. See Harvie Young, Heppner,
"Poverty of Riches" Is
A True-to-Life Story
Photoplay Version ef Leroy Scott's
Story, "The Mother," Admirably
Acted by All-Star Cast L'a
der Direction of B. Barker
The new Goidwyn picture coming
to the Star Theatre, for Monday and
Tuesday ia the Reginald Barker pro
duction, "Poverty of Riches," a photo
play version of Leroy Scott's story,
"The Mother." It is a simple tale of
two families, life-long friends, and
the joys and sorrows that their dif
ferent attitude toward the facta of
life brings. One of the young hus
bands is ambitious for power beyond
all thought of rearing a family. Al
though he and his wife love children,
he is always afraid that he cannot
give them every luxury that he miss
ed in his youth. Their friends do
not wait until they become wealthy
in order to find their happiness. They
find it in their youth in their love for
each other and for their children.
In "Poverty of Riches," the devel
opment of the two families ia traced
side by side, and the real joya of the
less financially successful family is
poignantly contrasted with the hol
low aatisfactions that follow upon the
business success of their friends. It
is noteworthy that in this picture the
tragic note was not side-stepped to
make a conventional happy ending;
for, as in life, the time comes when
the wealthy husband feels that he can
afford to have children. But it is too
late; and the irony of following the
false God of gold instead of the true
guide of love is brought home to him
with overwhelming power.
The picture is told simply and
straightforwardly. It is splendidly
put together and shows the excellent
direction of Reginald Barker. More
over, an all-star cast that lives up to
that description, gives a faultless
performance. Leatrice Joy and Louise
Lovely are the two young wives;
Richard Dix and John Bowers, their
husbands. So excellent an actress as
Irene Rich plays for the first time
the minor role of an old lady. Other
well known players in the east are
DeWitt Jennings, Dave Winter, Roy
Laidlow, John Cossar, Frankie Lee,
Dorothy Hughes and a kindergarten
of delightful children.
Resolutions Passed By the County
Sunday School Convention.
We, your committee on resolutions,
beg leave to submit the following:
Be it resolved. That we express our
thanks to the committee that has
brought the dead convention to life
again, and also that our thanks be
extended to this church for use of
fieir church building and to the ladies
of the Convention for their splendid
basket dinner and further
Be it resolved, that we endorse the
rigid enforcement of the 18th Amend
ment and further
That we stand for purer ideals of
living for Sunday School workers;
eleminating dancing, card playing,
picture shows, and the use of narcot
ics and further
Be it resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be published in the Coun
ty papers and that a copy ba aent to
every Sunday School Superintendent
in the County with a request that he
read it to his teachers.
Chairman, KARL S. BEACH
Secretary, MRS. M. R. BALL
W. R. STORMS.
Cooperative Farmers
Met Here Saturday
About 30 farmers from all over
the county, members of the Oregon
Grain Growers association, met at the
council chambers in Heppner on Sat
urday afternoon last for a business
session, and to discusB their prob
lems. Delegates to the state meeting,
Howard Anderson and R. L. Benge,
were advised at this meeting of the
desires of the members here, and
when they left for Portland early
in the week they were loaded up
pretty much on what the local far
mers had to say regarding affairs in
general of the association.
After all was said, however, the
association was sustained and there
was no disposition on the part of any
to move for disorganization. The
opinion prevailed that all the wheat-
raisers of the county should be brot
into the association if possible; those
outside are getting the benefits of
whatever advantages the association
members enjoy in the way of increase
in price for grain, and they should
help in sharing the burdens. This
was the view expressed by some, at
least. The meeting was quite lively,
and the results will no doubt be the
better understanding of members re
garding their association.
Sam Notson, who is reputed to be
somewhat of a whaather prophet,
states to us that from all indications
in and about Heppner, Morrow county
should look for a considerable fall
of snow. This prediction was made
on Tuesday, after it had been snow
ing the most of Sunday and Monady,
and the beautiful was still coming
down until eight inches or more had
piled up. We consider Sam to be one
of the greatest weather "profits" in
this neck o' the woods Lum Gordon,
Bill Stewart and the Heppner Herald
not excepted.
W. O. Livingstone, pastor of the
Christian church, was a passenger
for Portland Monday, where he goes
to attend the Northwest Parliment
of the ministers of the church being
held in that city this week. He does
not expect :o return home until after
Sunday, and his pulpit will be filled
by Mrs. Livingstone - both morning
and evening at I. O. O. F. hall.
Ray Rogers, who has had charge
of the haberdashery department of
Minor & Co. for a number of years,
has resigned his position and
tired from the store the first of the
month. Just what he will do has not
yet been made known, but a young
man of his ability should not be
long out of employment.
Thoroughbred Bronze Turkey Toms.
10.00 each. Pullets 86.00. MRS.
CORA BURROUGHS, lone, Oregon.
December Brotherhood
Meeting Next Monday
A very interesting and profitable
program is being prepared for the
Brotherhood meeting on next Mon
day evening at 6:45 at Hotel Hepp
ner, at which hour the usual lunch
eon will be served. This will be fol
lowed by such program aa the com
mittee of arrangements has prepared
and the question of the benefits to
be derived from the Umatilla Rapids
power project will be discussed. We
are informed that Judge G. W.
Phelps of Pendleton, who is president
of the association that ia pushing
the project, will attend the meeting
and present the subject. He is well
informed on the matter, ia a good
speaker, and there should be a large
attendance of both members and
friends of the Brotherhood to hear
Judge Phelps, an duke part in the
program.
Mrs. Nels Justus, who recently un
derwent an operation for appendici
tis, is reported by her physician.
Dr. McMurdo, to be doing well and
she will soon be able to return home.
The bazaar at Peoples Hardware
Co. store by the Willing Workers
will offer many nice things for sale
for Christmas. Light lunches will
also be served.
Miss Wilma Leach and Miss Maxine
Gentry, two charming young ladies
of Lexington, were visitors in Hepp
ner for a short time on Tuesday, do
ing shopping.
Vawter Crawford, Jr, departed for
Portland this morning, where be ex
pects to find work. Mrs. Crawford
will join him shortly after the first
of the year.
Miss Helen V. Smith is enjoying
a visit from her sister, Mrs. Grace
Matthews, of Roseburg, who contem
plates remaining in the city for a
month. .
On page 5 you will find the an
nouncement of the closing out sale
of Wm. Haylor.
Attend the bazaar Friday and Sat
urday. Lots of pretty things on sale
for Christmas. At Peoples Hardware
Co. store.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Florence on Willow creek, on Novem
ber 23rd, a daughter.
"Some girla' faces ain't worth the
skin they are painted on."
Public Health Nurse
Should Be Retained
' For tht past two years the Morrow
County Chapter of the Red Cross has
maintained a public health nurse for
the county.
During this time, we believe that
the worth of the nurse has been fully
established, as she has gone about
the schools of the county and the
various communities doing her work.
In the meantime the people have been
able to learn for themselves just
what office the county nurse per
forms, and in the main they are hop
ing that her work will be continued
the coming year.
In order to do this it will be neces
sary for the Red Cross Chapter to
hare assistance, and the County
Court has been petitioned to place an
item in the budget calling for the
funds necessary to maintain the work
of the public health nurse here the
coming year, the idea being, aa we
understand it, to assist the Red Cross
with what they will be lacking in
funds, the exact amount of which
we are not at this time apprised. It
will not be a very large amount, in all
events, and we are quite sure that
the benefits derived from the work
of the nurse in the schools alone, will
well repay all that it is going to cost
in taxes. Her work tends very large
ly to prevent disease and ailments of
children, that later on may he the
cause of large expense to parents or
the state; her work is also of great
assistance to the juvenile court of
the county, and many are the cases
that have been well and successfully
handled by the nurse that the officials
could not approach in a way to get
the best results.
No doubt, because of creating furth
er tax burden, this budget item will
be opposed, but we believe that this
opposition should not come until after
very thorough investigation of the
benefits that come from the office of
the public health nurse. The best con
ditions condurieve to health of chil
dren in the schools and homes, and
in the prevention of sickness and
epidemics, though they do cost some
money in taxes, should be provided,
for this policy is the cheapest in the
long run, and the children are entitl
ed to all that they receive along this
line.
Sister of W. W. Smead
Dies at Ona, California
Postmaster Smead received the sad
intelligence of the death, after a
short illness, of his sister, Mrs. Et
ta E. Coffey, at her home in Ona,
California. She was ill but a few
days with pneumonia, and passed
away on Friday, November 24th, be
ing just past 50 years of age.
Mr. Smead was unable to attend
the funeral, owing to the duties of
his office, and the absence of part of
his help at the time. Mrs. Coffey
was quite well known to many here,
having resided in this city for a
number of months 4 years ago, and
engaging in business here with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Raglin.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thsnk all those who so
kindly assisted us and extended sym
pathy during the illness and death
of our beloved John Ellis Parker; also
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings. MR. AND MRS. J. T. PARKER
MR. AND MRS. ED BURCHELL
John T. Kirk, of lone, has been in
Heppner a few days this week, getting
about by the use of a cane.
ELKS HOLD ill
The I'saal Interfiling P rot-ran Cir
ca Sunday Afternoon la Honor ef
Departed Brothers. Hon. Brace
Deanls Is Speaker.
Hon. Bruce Dennis of La Grande
was the speaker at Elks temple Sun
day afternoon when Heppner Lodge
No. 358 held their annual lodge of
sorrow and memorial services. Mr.
Dennis is an orator of ability and is
often called on to deliver addresses
of this nature. He was in hia best
form Sunday, when he took a rather
divergent path from the set form
of memorial address, feeling that it
was not necessary to launch into any
detailed history of the order and
what it stands for. He touched upon
present day tendencies and perils
as he called them, showing that "in
tolerance" was fast becoming a na
tional peril. Elks were urged to study
all these problems now confronting
oi. Another peril the speaker touch
ed upon was the breaking down of
home life in America, and this was
to be regretted. In the main he held
up high ideals to be followed, and urg
ed his lodge brothers to be leaders
along all lines of uplift.
A number of members of Heppner
lodge have passed during the year,
and the roll call revealed the follow
ing: E. L. Freeland, The Dalles;
Louis Pearson, Salt Lake; Robert W.
Sperry, lone; J. B. Natter and James
Kenny of Heppner.
The program, besides the address,
was as follows:
Voluntary, Mrs. Walter Moore.
Solo, "Vale," Miss Velma Case
Opening ceremonies of lodge.
Prsyer, W. O. Livingstone.
Piano duet, "Stabat Mate," Mrs. Soy
Missildine, Mrs. Walter Moore.
"Thanatopsis," Miss Violet Merritt.
Closing ceremonies of the lodge.
Benediction, W. O. Livingstone.
TURKEY SHOOTING.
There is to be a turkey shoot at
the Harve Coxen ranch, 20 miles
northeast of Heppner, December 16.
Lunch at noon.
Twin Sons Are Born.
Mr. and Mrs. George Krebs of Cecil
are the proud parents of twin sons,
born to them this morning at the
maternity home of Mrs. G. C. Aiken
in this city. The boys are healthy
fellows and weighed 7 pounds apiece.
and Daddy Krebs feels just wonder
ful over this presentation of a dou
ble portion of precious humanity,
Jeff McFerrin, who has been in
Portland for several months receiv
ing medical attention, was brought
home on Tnesdsy, being in a very
critical condition. His recovery can
not be expected. Mrs. McFerrin was ,
called to Portland a short time ago
on account of the illness of her hus
band, and she returned home with
him. Laters-Mr. McFerrin died at
his home in this city early this after
noon. Funeral arrangements were
not announced as we went to prras.
The Willing Workers of the Chris-
ian church will hold their bazaar on
Friday and Saturday, December 8
and 9. The bazaar will be held at the
store of the Peoples Hardware Co..
instead of in I. O. 0. F. building, aa
announced elsewhere, the inclement
weather making this change neces-v
sary.
Mr. Duncan, brother of Mrs. Jas.
Gentry, was brought to thia city a
short time ago, suffering a very se
vere attack of pleurisy of more than
a month's duration. He was cared
for at the Heppner Surgical Hospi
tal and is now able to be out and
feeling quite well.
Frank Turner got in late Tuesday
evening from The Dalles with one of
the latest models Maxwell touring
car. He met up with a lot of snow
drifts in getting across the hills to
Willow creek from Arlington, and
says there is lots of snow all down
the line.
Marshall Phelps came home on Sun
day evening. He has been at Anchor
age, Alaska for the past several
months, but winter coming on every
thing closed down, and he considered
himself better off to hit for the states.
He will be here for some time.
All members of the county court
were gathered in regular session at
the court he use yesterday, confronted
with a lage volume of business,
loday being "budget day" the court
will be required to remain in session
for that meeting.
The big snow of the week has
made it hard for the stage tines to
make close connections. The track
can be broken on the way down in
the morning, but it is all filled again
by evening and the traveling is pret
ty tough.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Bothwell, of Maupin, Or
egon, at the home of Mrs. Bothwetl's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cowins,
in this city on November 26. Mrs.
Bothwell was formerly Miss Vera
Cowins.
Howard Anderson and R. L. Benge
were passengers for Portland on Sun
day, as delegates from the Morrow
County Wheatgrowers association to
the convention of the stute coopera
tive association held in the city this
week.
Miss Katherin Frieze, formerly
teacher of domestic science in the
Heppner schools, was a guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. V. Hopper over the
Thanksgiving holidays. Miss Frieze
is teaching at Pendleton this year.
C. C. Calkins, county agent, and
Dr. J. P. Cornier were out at Alpine
on Saturday evening, where they at
tended another of those interesting
meetings of the Alpine Farm Bu
reau. Mrs. J. L. McCoy who has been
quite ill for a couple of weeks at her
home near the court house, is report
ed to be well now, but her hunband
has taken sick w'.'li an attack of the
grip.