HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927.
PAGE THREE
State Market Agent Says
Wheat Prospects Good
By State Market Agent.
Reports from county agents ant)
others from the wheat raising coun
ties of central and eastern Oregon
state that the prospects for large
crops were never better at this time
of year. In Umatilla county wheat
ir reported as a foot high and condi
tions are more favorable than for sev
eral ycarB. However, wheat is never
a sure crop until it is in the sack, the
growers state, and they are wishing
that the copious spring rains might
be held back until more needed.
Farm Prices Go Up.
From Iowa, one of the hardest hit
agricultural states of the nation,
comes the cheering news from Dr. C.
L. Holmes, head of the agricultural
economics department of Iowa State
college, that prices of farm products
are due for an increase which will
continue over a period of years.
'Farm prices are on the upturn," Mr.
Holmes states, "and according to ex
perts are likely to overtake the prices
of other things between 1930 and 1935
and will continue for a considerable
length of time, probably indefinitely."
Dr. William Peterson, director of the
Utah Agrieulutral college, says that
more than 30,000 people have desert
ed Utah farms and moved to the cities
since 1920 and that this condition will
continue until farm prices are Buch
that farmers can make a profit on
the land.
Wheat on Protein Basis.
It is thought by many that the time
will soon come when the prices of
wheat will be determined very largely
cn its protein content. At present
the protein test is of much import
ance and when there is a scarcity of
high protein, premiums are paid on
wheat which goes over a basic
amount.. The Department of Agricul
ture is taking up the matter of uni
form testing in the different labora
tories. No Wonder a Farm Problem.
If the statements made by Roger
Habson, the Wall Street financial an
alyst, are true, there can be no won
t.er at the general depression of ar
riculture. lie says the farmers are
paying out in taxes each year 64 cents
out of every dollar over and above his
farming costs and living expenses. No
other industry would long continue
under this great overhead load.
Money in Walnuts.
According to he figures credited to
the Oregon Experiment station there
is money made in walnut growing in
Western Oregon. The gross expenses
of bearing orchards run from $50 to
$75 an acre, the statements say; the
returns from an average orchard are
1000 pounds to the acre; the average
price has been 25 cents per pound;
giving a gross income of about $250
per acre, and a net income of $J50 to
$200 per acre. Cultivated crops be
tween the trees while they are matur
ing is recommended.
$30,000,000 in Co.-Op. Eggs.
Thirty million dollars' worth of
eggs were marketed co-operatively in
thiB country in 1925; there was a
great increase in these figures in
1926 and the volume is expected to
further increase in 1927. The poultry
industry is increasing in nearly every
state as is also the consumption of
eggs. Canada eats more eggs per
capita than any other country in the
world 230 eggs per person per year.
During the past six years the Califor
nia consumption has increased about
ten dozen for each person, while in
this country the increase has been
only about one-fifth of this amount.
APPLE SPECIAL.
100 boxes to be given away. We
will give a box of apples to each of
our customers who buys two boxes.
Buy two and get three.
CASE FURNITURE CO.
Hatching Eggs Place orders now;
. A. C. strain Barred Rocks. Write
or phone MrR. Ora L. Barlow, lone,
Ore. Phone 15x33. 51-65.
Onion sets' for sale Early Multi
pliers, 12V4c pound. Phone 12F24, or
vrite W. L. Kummerland, Hoppner. 3t.
Electric Chair Wails?
Brutal Crime
A hnvp
Mrs. Ruth Snviler. He
our- Honrtf .Tiidd Cirav. both con
fessed murderers, within 48 hours
after body of former's husband
was found with head crushed in
the most brutal murder of the year
In New York. Illicit love, whiskey
and a $25,000 life insurance is the
sordid tale. Gray is married ami
father of child, 7. Mrs. Snyder has
a daughter, 9. A woman has not
been electrocuted in New York for
years.
THE HEPPNERIAN
Published Weekly by the Student! of Heppner High School
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.
The declamatory contest is divided
into three divisions and three classes.
Division 1 takes in the first to the
fourth grades and is divided into
classes A and B. Class A having hu
morous selections and class B dramat
ic selections. The 2nd division con
sists of the fifth to the eighth grades.
This division is divided into -classes
the same as the first division. The 3rd
division takes in the high school and
ib divided into three classes. Class
A has humor, class B dramatic, and
class C has oratorical selections.
On April 7th the first preliminary
contest will be held at which time
the two best contestants from each
clasB of each division will compete in
a local contest to be held April 13, at
7:30 p. m. in the high school auditor
ium. The public is invited to attend.
No admission charge will be made.
From this contest the best contestant
of each class of each division will be
chosen to represent our school in the
county contest to be held here April
22nd.
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Satisfaction of New Gym to the
Community.
Everyone knows what the school
children think in regard to the new
gymnasium. The success of the
bonds aroused ardent response in the
heart of each and every student in
the Heppner public schools.
The almost innumerable benefits of
the new gym are very apparent to the
potential citizens of the city the
school children of today. They real
ize that it is an undertaking to be
proud of and that it will pay for
itself many times.
Every student, whether he be inter
ested in athletics, dramatics, or any
of the many other school activities,
is spontaneously eager to make use
of this new and splendid asset to the
community.
Indoor sports, plays and entertain
ments, oratorical and declamatory
contests these are but a few of the
advantageous uses of the new audi
torium not to mention the various
community gatherings to which the
building will prove indispensable.
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GIGGLES.
John Conder (on Junior Dress-up
Day): Do your ladies' shoes hurt?
Steve Thompson: No, dumbell, its
my feet.
James Monahan: I got a pair of
those two-pants suits.
Paul Hislcr: Do you like them?
Well, it's awful hot to wear two
pairs of pants at once.
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A smiling face has returned to
grace the assembly after aconsider
able absence. Mildred Green, who
fell victim to pneumonia several
months ago, resumed her studies. Mr.
Johnson thinks that she will be able
to graduate with her class. The stu
dent body extends to Mildred a sin
cere welcome.
Results of Typing Contest.
The star typists of Heppner high
school were unable to enter the East
ern Oregon Typing Contest at Pen
dleton, March 28, on account of the
epidemic which closed the schools.
Those who were to attend were Or
rin Bisbee, Marjorie Clark, John Con
der and Mary Ritchie.
However, we feel that it is of in
terest to know who won the awards.
The following list was sent to Miss
Pearson by the Pendleton high school.
Novice Division 1st prize, Mary
Condon of The Dulles, 2nd prize,
Alice Purvis of Vale.
Amateur Division 1st prize, Fran
cis Wilcox, Vale; 2nd prize, Grace
Woodruff, The Dalles.
Accuracy Novice Division, Grace
Posey, Vale, Amateur Division, Mary
Lee Hurtle, Pendleton.
Highest Team Averages 1st, The
Dalles; 2nd, Vale, and 3rd, Pendleton.
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Teachers Enjoy Vacation.
Most of the teachers returned to
their homes during the impromptu
vacation last week.
Miss Fishel remained in Heppner
and spent the week successfully evad
ing the various diseases going around.
Her mother visited her from Corval
lis. Miss Case, Mrs. Dix, Mrs. Rog
ers and Mr. Smith also remained in
Heppner.
Miss Miller spent a restful but not
very exciting vacation in bed at her
home in The Dalles.
Mis3 Pearson and Miss Murray ac
companied each other to Portland,
one returning to La Grande and the
other going on to Roy, Wash. Their
appearance Monday morning gave
conclusive evidence that they had
both attended the style shows jn the
big city.
Another of the latest fads accord
ing to Miss Wright and Miss Wilson,
who accompanied Miss Thorpe to
Portland, is that of driving without
lights especially when there is no
moon.
Miss Fredreckson and Miss Bleak
man visited their homes in Stanfield
and Hardman respectively. Miss Nel
son spent the week at her home in
Beaverton.
Mr. and Mr. Burgess and Mr. John
son drove to Portland Friday evening.
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Miss Nelson had charge of the
grade teachers' meeting last Monday
evening. Various five-minute talks
were given on "The Objectives of Ed
ucation." These were: "Health," by
Helen Fredreckson ; "Command of
Fundamental Proceses," by Mrs. Rod
jrers; "Vacation," by Noreen Nelson;
"Worthy Home Membership," by Mrs.
Dix; "Citizenship" by Hester Thorpe;
"Worthy Use of Leisure," by Miss
Case; "Ethical Character," by Mr.
I. urgess.
The last teachers' meeting was held
under the supervision of Miss Wright
and Miss Miller. The topic under dis
cussion was "Objectives of Secondary
Education."
OPERETTA NEWS.
The postponement of the operetta
has caused much discouragement on
the part of the director and cast, but
they are all working overtime to as
semble the finishing touches, and
they have high hopes that the pres
entation, Tuesday night, April 5, will
not have been harmed, but rather
more "seasoned" by the delay.
This "Romance of Persia" is unus
ually attractive. The music is en
chanting and the dialogue parts are
very wityt. A mountain of difficulty
presents itself before the two mining
engineers, iBlly Cummings and Ted
Harding, when they arrive in Persia.
First, the Shah, the owner of vast
mines, is away. Ted falls in love with
the Shah's daughter Zohdah, and
Billy with Zohdah's friend, Lohlah.
The Shah returns with an Arab
Sheik, Somecraba, who has 499 wives,
and wants one more to make an even
500, and of course has Zohdah in
mind. His plans are thwarted by Ted
and Billy, but the Shah is so en
raged htat he orders the two engin
eers thrown into his darkest, deepest
dungeon. Then comes to light the
event that turns the Shah against the
Sheik, which, of course, must not be
told here, or the plot will be spoiled
for you. Come and see what happened
to the Sheik, the two girls, and the
mining engineers.
The schdol will appreciate your at
tendance next Tuesday, and assure
you a pleasant entertainment. The
work on the musical score has been
going on for four months, and the
ardent and patient practice of all,
well deserves a large reward for the
effort put forth.
The matiiee in the afternoon and
the evening performance should per
mi teveryone to see this muscial pres
entation. Heppner is really fortunate
in having a local operetta for it is
a rare thing that the small school has
enough talent to present one.
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Plans Being Made for Track Meet.
Plans are being made for a track
meet among the grade schools of lone,
Lexington and Heppner for some time
during the first of May. This will in
clude both boys and girls of all ages,
divisions being made to give all a
fair chance.
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The grade school baseball team has
hpen Hoini? extensive practice this
week and, although it has not as yet
been definitely decided, they are
planning on meeting lone in their
first game next Friday, April 1st, and
hope to "bring home the bacon."
The came will be started with
Bruce Gibb at catcher, Elmer Hake as
pitcher and James McNamce at first.
Plovers for the other nositions have
not yet been chosen. Plans had been
made for a game with Lexington last
Friday, but because of the closing of
school, was called off.
Jerry Brosnan is ill at his home
on Butter creek with chicken pox. Joe
has returned to school after a siege
of the same malady.
The high school baseball, team came
back from their week's layoff, all
pepped up and rarin' to go. Although
Heppner has only four games this
season, two with lone and two with
Lexington, the boys are working up
a good combination under Coach
Johnson.
Though the team has not yet been
picked there is a good sized squad
turning out. Those trying for posi
tion on the team are Merle Becket,
Valoice Bramer, James Monahan,
John Farley, Clarence Hayes, Homer
Hayes, Gerald Slocum, Gordon Buck
num, Bobbie Turner, Joe Swindig,
Marvin Gammell, Howard Evans, Paui
Hisler, Harold Erwin, Nolan Turner,
Marvin Wightman, Claud Conder,
Paul Jones, Roderick Thomson, Clare
Cox .Eugene Doherty, John Parker,
Harlan Devin, Harold Gentry and
Duane Brown.
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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the
Girls' Booster club gave a short pro
gram on that day. Ethel Moore gave
a reading on "How St. Patrick's Day
Got its Name;" Velton Owen recited
a poem which was Very fitting; Eliza
beth Eider gave a reading; Mae and
Rosella Doherty acted out a one-act
skit, "Mike Gets a Job;" Patricia
Monahan jigged, and the Booster club
girls all joined in singing "My Wild
Irish Rose" and "When Irish Eyes
Are Smiling." As this program was
given on the same day the juniors
had their dress-up day, the program
was aided by the costumes, which
fitted in nciely.
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Althouge the Hehisch "dummy" is
getting pretty well filled, work on the
annual has been somewhat retarded
on account of illness among its staff
members. Kenneth Oviatt has been
placed as an assistant on the staff to
aid Jack Casteel, joke editor, while he
Heppner's Annual Operetta
STAR THEATER
APRIL 5 8 p.m.
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The High School Chorus presents
a beautiful Persian love story
In the
Garde
si of Shah
in three pleasing acts
with a cast of eight leading artists:
MARVIN GAMMELL, ' THE SHAH
Robert Turner, Mary Ritchie, Gerald Slocum, Grace Buschke,
Ellis Thomson, Mae Groshens.
TERREL BENGE, THE VILLAIN
and a Chorus of 34
Esther Margaret Wright, Director
Admission 60c; All Seats Reserved
GILLIAM
&
BISBEE
Our inventory shows an
over stock of
Sperry's Mill Run
Linseed Oil Meal
Alfalfa Meal
which will be sold at re
duced prices.
Machinery and repairs
for all kinds of farm
work.
We Have It, Will Get It, or It
is Not Made.
GILLIAM & BISBEE
HEPPNER, ORE.
is unable to be in school. Letha Hiatt
was appointed to help Ellis Thomson
in collecting snaps for the art sec
tion. It is expected that the annua!
this year will be different from any
former books, as a new theme is in
troduced and will be carried through
out the book.
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On junior Dress-Up Day the boys
were charmingly gowned as girls
while the girls impersonated the
stronger sex. With the opening of
school the class paraded for a minute
or two arourd the o embly and as
the booster girls gave a program an
impromptu skit was given by the boy
who wore feminine apparel in the af
ternoon. For the most part the cos
tumes were very original, and every
one changed their personality by the
borrowed finery.
Chas. Huston and family have
moved to Heppner from lone where
they have been lviing for the past
year. Mr. Huston has taken charge
of one of the trucks of the Heppner
Transfer Co., and will help in earing,
for that business in the future.
Charter No. 3774
Reserve District No. 12
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT HEPPNER, IN THE STATE OF OREGON, AT THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS ON MARCH 23, 1927.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, including rediscounts, acceptances of
other banks and foreign bills of exchange or drafts,
sold with indorsement of this bank $606,368.26
Overdrafts, unsecured .. 2,190.31
U. S. Government securities owned:
Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par
value) .$25,000.00
All other United States Government securities (in
cluding premiums, if any) 27,450.00 52,450.00
Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc., owned 32,598.39
Banking House, $26,000.00; Furniture and fixtures, $6,518.50 32,518.50
Real estate owned other than banking house 51,234.10
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 30,137.21
Cash in vault and amount due from national banks 44,47454
Amount due from State banks, bankers, and trust companies
in the United States (other than included in last two
items above) 6,125.00
Total of last two items above $50,599.24
Checks and drafts on banks (including Federal Re
serve Bank) located outside of city or town of
reporting bank - $665.77
Miscellaneous cash items 561.37 1,227.14
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S.
Treasurer i. .. 1,250.00
TOTAL $860,573.15
LIABILITIES
5,171.22
22,600.00
9,637.20
46.10
Capital stock paid in $100,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits t $11,582.90
Less current expenses paid 6,411.68
Circulating notes outstanding
Amount due to state banks, bankers, and trust companies
Certified checks outstanding
Cashier's checks outstanding 3,939.18
Total of last three items above $13,622.48
Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Re
serve (deposits payable within 30 days):
Individual deposits subject to check 234,448.99
Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than
for money borrowed) 20,000.00
State, county, or other municipal deposits secured by pledge
of assets of this bank or surety bond 44,280.02
Other demand deposits '. :. 1,739.12
Total of demand deposits (other than
bank deposits) subject to Reserve $300,468.13
Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or
subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings):
Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) 80,236.25
State, county, or other municipal deposits secured by pledge
of assets of this bank or surety bond 37,613.08
Other time deposits 164,645.51
Total of time deposits subject to Reserve $282,494.84
Notes and bills rediscounted 86,071.48.
Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks sold for cash and
outstanding 145.00
TOTAL $860,573.15
State of Oregon, County of Morrow, ss:
T W T? f..0 rQei.- n nU,. J 1 1, J 1 1
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me this 30th day of March,
1927. RUBINA F. CORRIGALL,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
My Commission expires Aug. 18,
1929.
W. E. MOORE.Cashier.
CORRECT Attest:
JOHN KILKENNY,
JACK HYND,
FRANK GILLIAM,
Directors,
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