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Volume 44, Number 51.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 8, 1928.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CITY DADS DISCUSS
VITAL PROBLEMS
New Street Grader, Fire
Truck, Water Meters
In View.
Realizing that much of the value
of their recent investment In street
Improvement will be lost If main
tenance Is not provided, the city
council at Its meeting Monday eve
ning was of the mind that the city
should have a grader of its own to
use for this purpose. Members of
the council will look Into the matter
and if found at all practicable they
will purchase a power driven ma
chine. This was but one of Beveral
matters of importance under discus
sion. W. E. Pruyn, superintendent of
the water department, reported his
investigation on the advisability of
metering the water supply, his opln-
ion which met with the corrobora
tion of all, being that this Is the
only just, equitable and businesslike
method of dispensing the water.
The main drawback at the present
time is the expense of installation
which, according to Mr. Pruyn's es
timate would exceed $4000. The
matter will be gone into further,
and findings on this as well as other
matters will be presented at a spe
cial meeting of the council on Mon
day evening, March 19.
That the city should have a better
truck to haul its Are fighting equip
ment was also the concensus of
opinion,-and steps will be taken to
see what can be done. It Is known
that the old sprinkler has passed
its period of usefulness, and the city
dads may purchase a new truck to
haul the fire fighting apparatus and
convert the old fire truck Into a
sprinkler.
As all the projects in sight would
aggregate a considerable invest
ment, it is probable that all may
not be undertaken immediately, the
council having in mind the supply
ing of the most crying needs first,
or so much as can be done with
funds available. ,
G. L. Corey, representing the
Sherman Electric company, was
present and discussed tie making
of a new city lighting contract The
city will make a considerable saving
on its light bill, due to the new ser
vice. A contract running for a per
iod of three, five or ten years was
asked by Mr. Corey, lower rates be
ing grunted for the longer terms of
years. Little objection was seen to
making a ten year contract to ob
tain the best rate, and the contract
will probably be drawn up in this
form to be presented-later for sign
ing. A saving of some $200 a year
may be made on city lights, depend
ing on the size of lamps wanted,
and the term of the contract Hepp
ner is getting the same rate as
other cities supplied by the Pacific
Power and Light company.
The regular routine of business
was also transacted at the meeting.
DISPOSES OF BUSINESS HERE.
E. H. Buhn, who has been en
gaged in the jewelry business at
Heppner during the past two years,
has disposed of his business to J. O.
Peterson of Pomeroy, Wash., who
took possession on Monday. Mr.
Peterson comes to Heppner well rec
ommended as a watchmaker and re
pair man, having been in the em
ploy of a jewelry firm in Pomeroy
for the past three years or so. Mr.
Buhn reluctantly leaves Heppner,
where he and Mrs. Buhn have made
numerous friends during their so
journ of two years, but he was en
abled to better his business rela
tionship by taking the management
of the large jewelry establishment
of his brother at Boise, Idaho, In
which he purchased an interest,
hence the change at this time. Mr.
and Mrs. Buhn and their son Ed
ward will leave the coming week
for Boise, where the best wishes of
their Heppner friends go with them.
TOWN PLAYS LAST, GAME.
The Heppner boys' and girls' town
basketball teams closed the season
with a double header In the local
gymnasium with the respective
teams of Lexington Friday night
The Heppner girls were defeated by
a large margin In a rather loosely
played game, while the home boys
took the narrow margin of one
point over their opponents In a
game that bleonged to either side
until the last whistle. The score
was 23-22. Dohcrty led the scoring
for Heppner, while Lane and Nich
ols performed outstandingly for the
visitois.
ATTENTION II. P. O. ELKS.
Deputy District Grand Exalted
Ruler Grabb of Baker is In the city
today and will meet with Heppner
Lodge No. 358 at their temple to
night A feed will be served fol
lowing the lodge session, and a big
attendance of members is desired.
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Entertainment Mar. 20
The Camp Fire Girls will present
a varied program In the school
gymnasium, Tuesday evening, Mar.
20. The main number will be a
play, "The Call of the Wohelo," with
folk dances and music between the
acts.
Through the program it will be
attempted to give the public an idea
of the nature of Camp Fire Girl
work. The proceeds will go towards
the payment of the ceremonial robes
for each of 40 members. Each girl
is earning money to pay fpr half
the cost of her robe, the other half
to be paid for out of the proceeds
of the entertainment This is the
last big expense for the present
memDershlp. For the expenses up
to now the girls in various wavs
have earned about $80.00. At this
time the three organizations have
cleared all bills, up to the ceremon
ial regalia. -Neither can the organ
ization go any further until this Is
secured.
The Camp Fire organization is
asking a hearty support This can
be shown by buying tickets for this
program, when you are given a
chance to buy.
Two Go Straight at
Local Traps Sunday
Frank Shively and A. D. McMur
do, making the team for the first
time this season In the Oregonian
State Telegraphic Trapshooting
tournament, both turned In perfect
scores on their first 25 birds at the
local traps Sunday. H. E. Warner
was the third member of the team
with 24.
In this, the third round of the
shoot, Heppner failed to make a
perfect score for the first time. Its
score of 74 for the team, however,
was sufficient to defeat the teams
they were shooting against on that
day. These were Enterprise and
Echo, each shooting 73, and Halsey
with 68. Heppner, undefeated, still
stays at the head of the percentage
column. Interest was livelv at the
traps, there being the largest turn
out yet this season.
Father Brady Attends
Consecration at Baker
Rev. Thomas J. Brady, pastor of
the Catholic church here, left last
Sunday afternoon by auto to attend
the consecration of Rt Rev. Edw. J.
Kelly, the bishop-elect of Boise. The
consecration took place en Tuesday,
March 6, at 10 o'clock, in the cathe
dral of St. Francis, Baker, Oregon,
with Rt Rev. Joseph F. McGrath,
D. D., of Baker, the consecrator.
Nine bishops and two archbishops,
and also one hundred and flftv
priests from all parts of the north
west attended the impressive cere
mony.
Rt Rev. Edw. J. Kelly Is a native
Oregonian, born in The Dalles some
thirty-seven years ago, and he is
the first native priest that has ever
been made a bishop. On Thursday,
March 8, Rt. Rev. Bishop Kelly was
solemnly Installed as bishop of
Boise in the cathedral of St John,
in Boise, Idaho.
BLIND CAR DRIVER COMING.
Ali-DIri, the blind-folded car driv
er who created a sensation in Port
land, The Dalles and Pendleton,
where he appeared last season, is
expected to be in Heppner April 5,
6 and 7, and will show at the Star
theater, was the announcement
made by his manager, W. H. Hart
man, who was In this city on Fri
day. All-Din will drive through the
streets of Heppner, accompanied by
a committee of prominent citizens,
including the mayor, using a Pon
tlac sedan furnished for the occa
sion by Ferguson. Motor Co., at
high speed, dodging traffic as tho
he were in perfect possession of his
eyesight. Watch for further an
nouncements. RHEA CREEK.
Sterling Fryrear has recently
bought the Bayless farm on Rhea
creek and will take posesssion about
the first of April.
Sunday the Rhea Creek Grange
held Its monthly all day meeting at
which our school superintendent,
Mrs. Walker, and two others took
their final degrees. The Home Ec
onomics committee will meet on
Thursday of this week to clean and
make improvements In the old
school house which the Grange
bought for a kitchen.
PLAY WELL RECEIVED.
A cast composed of Heppner peo
plo who presented "A Prairie Rose"
at Condon Friday evening, was roy
ally received, according to reports
brought back by Mrs. Helen M. Wal
ker, manager. They were greeted
by a well filled house and tho ap
plause throughout was evidence that
the play went over pretty largely
on its own merits since cast mem
bers were not so well known there
as here. It was sponsored by the
American Legion.
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D. T. Goodman of Heppner Gar
age motored to Portland on Friday,
taking the car of Charley Jones
down for repairs, it having recently
been damaged In a turn-over. Mr.
Goodman was accompanied to' the
city by Mrs. Doolittle, who has been
spending the winter at Heppner,
visiting with her son, Lester Doo
little and family. She returned to
her home at Cottage Grove. Mr.
Goodman returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hayes drove
over from their home at Joseph on
Friday and Mrs. Hayes will spend
a month visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vawter
Crawford. They were accompanied
by O. G. Crawford, editor of the
Joseph Herald, who enjoyed a cou
ple of days visiting with relatives
and friends here. The gentlemen
returned to Joseph on Sunday.
Dr. Samuel H. Tyler of Bend
6pent Monday and Tuesday at Hepp
ner, being at the Buhn jewelry store
where he received a number of pa
tients requiring new glasses and
having old ones refitted. Dr. Tyler
has been unable to make his regu
lar visits here for some months,
owing to illness, during which time
he was in the veterans' hospital at
Tacoma.
"The Call of the Wohelo," March
20, school auditorium.
Honoring Mrs. E. H. Buhn, who
with her husband and son Edward
will be leaving this week for their
new home at Boise, Mrs. O. B. Flory
and Mrs. J as. M. Burgess gave a
party at the Flory home on Monday
afternoon, during which bridge was
played. Three tables were in play
and honors went to Mrs. A. H. John
ston and Mrs. Paul M. Gemmell.
While waiting on a customer at
Heppner Garage on Thursday Chas.
Vaughn suffered a severe burn of
the right wrist and arm when he
lifted the cap from a boiling radia
tor. The hot steam that escaDed
did the work, and Mr. Vaughn Kas
nad a pretty sore arm since, the
burn causing several large blisters.
Bert Johnson and Ed Rietmann
of lone were here on Wednesday,
interviewing the Morrow county
court regarding a road out their
way. They report their grain com
ing along fine, having sown wlnttr
wheat in the fall, It has not suffered
from freezing weather.
Mrs. Nat Shaw of Clarks canyon
was quite severely Injured on Mon
day when she suffered a fall at her
home. She was brought to the office
cf Dr. McMurdo where an x-ray ex
amination revealed that no bones
were broken, though her side was
badly bruised.
Ruth Chapter, O. E. S., will hold
its regular meetnig on tomorrow,
Friday, evening, at which time
there will be degree work, and a
large attendance of members is re
quested. A special meeting of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., is call
ed for Saturday evening at Masonic
hall, at which time there will be
work In the E. A. degree.
Frank, the young son of Mrs. Hil
da Anderson, is confined to his home
suffering a severe attack of influ
enza. Dr. McMurdo reports that he
is slowly recovering.
Oral Henriksen was a visitor here
on Monday. Mr. Henriksen now
resides at Hormiston, where he Is
located on an irrigated tract and
hopes to do well.
Winifred Thomson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, is 111
in bed with flu, but expects to be up
soon, states her physician, Dr. John
ston.
The American Legion Auxiliary
glee club will meet with Mrs. Wal
ter Moore on Thursday evening
next, at 7:30.
Chas. Thomson departed this
morning for Portland to be absent
for a day or two attending to bus
iness. Mrs. Frank Lovell of Portland is
a guest this week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hughes in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason of lone
were in the city on Monday evening
to take in the show at the Star the
ater.
J. H. Scott, state market road en
gineer, was looking after affairs of
his office here on Friday and Satur
day. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
The regular meeting of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary was held in
Legion hall Tuesday evening with
thirteen members present The va
rious committees reported. The hos
pital committee gave out terry cloth
to be hemmed for Hopltal 77. A
very interesting paper, "Fidac," was
given by Mrs. Lera Crawford. The
Campflre girls' play Is to be pre
sented March 20th, our regular
meeting night, so our next meeting
will be held March 21 when we hope
to have with us Mrs. Shesley, dis
trict committee representative. Mrs.
O. B. Flory won the kitty. Mrs.
Dick Wells and Mrs. Glenn Jones
were hostesses. Members please
bring your gift for the kitty to our
next meeting. Secretary.
P. T. A. NEXT TUESDAY.
The March meeting of the Hepp
ner P. T. A. will be held next Tues
day afternoon at the usual hour In
the gym-auditorium of the high
school. On this occasion a good
program will be offered, featuring
the following.
Entertainment, direction of Miss
Wilson, pupils of First grade.
Book Review, Mrs. Geo. Thomson.
Reading, Mrs. Paul Gemmell.
Humane Education, Miss Harriet
Case. .
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Ray Taylor.
Heppner Country Club
Improves Golf Course
With the rearrangement of Hepp-
ner's nine-hole golf course, the
building of new greens and tees and
fixing up of the greens, the game
nere nas Deen given a new Impetus.
Already several applications have
been received for membership In
the Heppner Country club, and Sun
day found a large number enjoying
the sport on the hill just east of
town.
Frank Harwood has been in
charge of improving the course and
It now presents the best appearance
it has at any time since its incep
tion, to do away wun much of the
rough ground, badger holes and
sagebrush that before took much of
the pleasure out of the game, the
entire course has been made on the
east side of the canyon and on the
upper slope of the hill, what was
formerly a hay field being used for
greens and fairways to supplant the
first four holes which are outside
the territory now used. Though the
course has been shortened some 500
yards, it still affords opportunity
for plenty of exercise, with a par
three or four on most of the holes,
and par 33 for the course.
Greens have all been leveled and
white pole markers placed at each,
easily visible from the tees. The
tees have been raised and smoothed
up, giving a level footing in teeing
off. And though probably not as
attractive as many metropolitan
courses, it is a source of pleasure
and recreation for many Heppner
people.
TICK FEVER.
From State Board of Health.
Every year Rocky Mountain
spotted fever makes its appearance
In certain mountain districts of
Easterh Oregon. Last year there
were reported twenty-six cases and
seven deaths. The disease Is con
tracted from the bite of a tick
known as Dermacentor venustus.
In Oregon, the months of April,
Many and June show the greatest
number of cases. Cases have been
reported as early as February and
as late as September.
The casual traveler may avoid the
disease by not entering the brush
or tall grass Infected with ticks.
Those, however, who must expose
themselves should make frequent
inspection of the body, or at least
twice a day for ticks. The tick is
slow to attach itself and usually re
mains attached for a short period
before beginning the act of feeding.
The United States Public Health
Service is now supplying a vaccine
for the prevention, oJ this disease.
, A United supply of experimental
vaccine against Rocky Mountain
spotted fever may be obtained free
of charge by writing to the U. S.
Public Health Service, Hamilton
Montana.
In Montana and Idaho, about 2.-
600 people have been given this vac
cine with very good results. During
1925, 1926, and 1927, there were 14
cases of Rocky Mountain spotted
fever, with 12 deaths, in the Bitter
Root Valley, Montana. Consider
ing only individuals over 18 years
of age, there were 11 cases and 11
deaths. During the same period
and in the same area among vaccin
ated individuals (about 1600) there
were eight cases with onlv one
death. These eight cases were all
adulU except one. One was a man
past 60 years of age, and the only
individual past 50 years of age who
has ever recovered from Infection
contracted in this area.
In Idaho equally good results have
been obtained among sheepherders
whose occupation exposes them to
greater danger of contracting the
infection than the average individ
ual.
The degree and the duration of
protection varies widely with the in
dividual, and it is therefore recom
mended that those in exposed occu
pations take the prophylactic each
spring.
The vaccine is of no value in
treatment, and vaccination should
be completed at least 10 days before
exposure to tick bites-
WILL GO FOR PRISONER.
Sheriff McDuffee will depart in a
day or so for Boise, Idaho, with the
requisition of Governor Patterson
for the approval of the state officials
of Idaho, and authorizing him to
bring back to Heppner, Harvey
Graves, wanted here for the crime
of jail breaking. Graves is at pres
ent in the county jail at Coeur d'
Alene, where he is completing a sen
tence of 90 days on conviction of
violation of the prohibition law, and
his time will be up just about as
Sheriff McDuffee arrives, and
Graves will be brought here to an
swer the charge against him. He
will be remembered as the man who
was convicted here about two years
ago of purloining wool from Henry
Krebs on Willow creek.
BOB CARSNER.
Hon. R. J. Carsner, State Senator
from the 18lh District, comprising
Sherman, Gilliam and Wheeler
counties, was a recent visitor In this
city and while here intimated to
his friends that he would probably
be a candidate for reelection this
year. It is to be hoped that he runE
and that he Is returned to the Sen
ate. Bob Carsner has served both in
the House and Senate, and his rec
ord is one ot constructive, sane ac
tivity. During the sessions he has
attended he has made friends of his
associates, and won their respect
and consideration by his sound,
practical Ideas. He is In the stock
business, is a real farmer, and his
viewpoint is always of value. The
Dalles Optimist
Orrln Wright and wife made a
flying trip to Condon and back on
Wednesday Inst.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Dr. McMurdo visited Pendleton
on Sunday, going over after Mrs.
McMurdo who had been spending
tne week with relatives in that city.
His son Theodore accompanied him
and on the way over became quite
ill, coming down with a severe at
tack of flu. Dr. McMurdo left the
boy In the hospital, where he is be
ing cared for, and Mrs. McMurdo
remained with him until Wednes
day, when she returned home.
Gus Williamson, who has been
with the Bob Thompson lambing
nanus at Cecil for several weeks,
was in Heppner a couple of days
the first of the week and has now
gone to the Lum Rhea place on
Rhea creek, where Mr. Thompson
has another camp and is lambing
a bunch of 1300 head of ewes. Gus
reports a very successful lambing
at tne uecu camp.
County court was in regular
monthly session at the court rooms
on Wednesday, and had sufficient
business to keep them on the job
today for a part of the time at least
A number of road matters came
up for consideration, and there was
other business of importance, a full
report of which we will have next
week.
Harold Mason of Portland, repre
senting a business firm of the city,
was a visitor here on Wednesday.
Harold was also interested In get
ting a few of the Swaggart fine
horses lined up for Portland busi
ness men, the result of the boost
given the Eastern Oregon Stock
Farm by the special edition of the
Gazette Times.
"The Call of the Wohelo," March
20, school auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Clark
went to Portland on Sunday and
have spent the most of the week In
the city. They went down to meet
Marjurie, who is a member of the
U. of O. glee club, which gave a con
cert at Masonic temple in Portland
on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Clark are expected home tomorrow.
Anson Wright and son Walter
were in the city on Saturday from
the Wright ranch near Hardman
Lambing has been proceeding in
good shape at the Wright place for
several weeks, and more than 2000
ewes have lambed, the older ones
now being removed to the ranch
in the mountains.
Bobby Turner, who was with the
basketball team attending the tour
nament at Milton the past week
end, contracted a severe cold and is
now down with a serious case of
pneumonia which promises to keep
him confined at home for some time.
Glen Young, Eight Mile farmer,
who was in the city on. Tuesday, re
ports the grain in his section as
coming along all right, no apparent
damage being done to any of the
varieties sown last fall.
Phil Cohn was up from his Port
land home for a couple of days this
week, returning on Sunday with his
son, Harold, who drove to the city
on business. Harold returned home
on Tuesday.'
D. J. Butcher, district manager
of the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company, with offices at The
Dalles, was a visitor here the first
of the week.
Luther Ashinhust who has been
ill at the Morrow General hospital
from a lung hemorrhage, was able
to return to his home on Sunday.
The Epworth League program,
which was scheduled to be given on
March 9th, has been postponed un
til Friday evening, March 16th.
Mrs. Gay M. Anderson returned
home on ..Tuesday from a visit of
several days with relatives at Port
land and Vancouver, Wash.
J. L. Tanksley, confined at the
Morrow General hospital with
pleuro-pericarditis, is reported to
day as greatly improved.
County Agent Smith drove to
Boardman today, where he will at
tend a meeting of the producers of
that ssction this evening.
Os Gentry, quite ill for a week at
Morrow General hospital, was re
leased on Sunday and returned to
his home near Lena.
Rev. Stanley Moore is up and
about again after a week or more
of Influenza, which kept him con
fined to his home.
Mr. and' Mrs. N- Thomsen of
Gooseberry, were visitors in Hepp
ner for a short time on Saturday.
Fred McMurray, lone potato
raiser, was attending to business
in this city on Saturday.
Ed Musgrave, Rhea creek farmer
was a Saturday visitor in Heppner.
YAKIMA SHERIFF HERE.
Sheriff L. D. Luce of Yakima
county, Washington, was a visitor
here during the week, coming over
after E. M. Graven, arrested by
Sheriff McDuffee and wanted at
Yakima for the alleged crime of
forgery. Sheriff Luce is an old tim
er of this section of Oregon, his
home being in Grant county for
many years, where he grew up, and
at one time he was deputy under
the late Sheriff Newt Livingstone
of that county. He often visited
Heppner those days on business, but
this is his first visit here since 1896,
and of course the town did not look
natural to him. He was loud in his
praise of the good roads he found
leading to Heppner at this time.
CHAPTER MASONS TO MEET.
Heppner Chapter No. 26, R. A. M.,
will be busy the coming week con
ferring degrees. They will meet on
Wednesday for the M. E.M. degree,
and on Thursday evening the Royal
Arch degree will be conferred on
the team, following which there will
be refreshments.
Surfacing Progresses on
Lexington-Jarmon Road
Work of spreading crushed rock
on the uncompleted portion of the
Lexington-Jarmon market road was
begun on Monday, and will continue
until the remaining portion of the
road is surfaced, which will com
plete the gap of 13 miles to the
Percy Jarmon place on Butter
creek, where the road joins up with
the Echo-Butter creek market road.
There were some slight changes
made in the original survey on this
part of the road, but it follows gen
erally the original line mapped out
lor it and passes through a fine
stretch of farming country. It will
be in shape now for the farmers
out that way to get their crops into
tne warehouse at Lexington much
easier than heretofore and that
point should receive much more
wheat from the north Sand Hollow
country than formerly. Besides
this, a splendid road for travel thru
the county and on to the Columbia
highway at Echo will have been
built and should prove a conven
ience to the tourist
Dairy Specialist Here
Next Tuesday Evening
N. C. Jamison, dairy specialist of
uregon state college, will be In
Heppner Tuesday evening, and will
be the main speaker at a meeting
to ae neia in me council chambers
at 8 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon
Mr. Jamison will hold a similar
meeting at Irrigon and the same
evening one at Boardman.
Mr. Jomison comes loaded with
information for every dairyman or
prospective dairyman In the coun
ty," declared C. W. Smith, county
agent, in announcing his coming.
various pnases of the industry will
be discussed, stressing. the care and
management of the dairy cow for
greater production, most suitable
feedB and diseases common to the
locality."
Mr. Jamison, who had a large
part in organizing the Umatilla
dairy record association employing
iun time tester and with which
two Morrow county dairymen are
associated, is recognized as one of
the leading authorities on dairying
in the state, and by virtue of his
close connection with the industry
in eastern Uregon, is probably the
best versed on conditions in this
section of any specialist If you are
facing any difficult problems with
your dairy herd, It would be well to
bring them to Mr. Jamison at this
meeting.
K. of P. District Meet
Set For Next Tuesday
A district convention of the order
of Knights of Pythias will be held
in Heppner next Tuesday evening,
March 13, according to announce
ment of W. W. Smead, district dep
uty Grand Chancellor. Represen
tatives are expected from the Ar
lington and Condon lodges and a
big time is planned for the evening.
ine main feature of entertain
ment will be work in the second
and third ranks. It is expected a
representative of the grand lodge
will also be present During the
evening the festive board will be
set and it is promised every knight
who can attend will be royally en
tertained. Other district conven
tions announced are one at Arling
ton March 19, and one at Condon
April 3.
FATHER DIES AT PORTLAND.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Missildine and
daughters Ruth and Margaret were
called to Portland the middle of last
week by the serious illness of Mrs.
Mlssildine's father, John A. Mc
Quinn. The death of Mr. McQuinn
occurred at his home, 41 East 8th
street, Portland, on Friday, and the
funeral was held in that city on
Monday afternoon under Masonic
auspices. Mr. McQuinn was a sur
veyor and civil engineer by profes
sion and was a graduate of the Uni-
ersity of Oregon in 1879. He is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. P. G.
Jones of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs.
Lizzie M. Brown of Seaside, and
one daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Missil
dine of Heppner.
Photo shows: Captain Malcolm
Campbell, British ace, just after he
established a new world's speed
record. He drove his huge Napier
Blue Bird Special over the hard
beach course at Daytona Beach,
Fla., at an average speed of 207
miles an hour,. .breaking all records.
New Speed Champion
4 $ I
lis
SET FOR APRIL 22-28
Fire Eradication and Re
habilitation Education
Aim of Observance.
President Coolidge has issued the
following proclamation, setting the
dates for Forest Week as April 22
to 28:
For several years a special week
has been set apart for public discus
sion of our forests and of what must
be done to safeguard and restore
them. Among the agencies making
for progress in this direction,
American Forest Week has proved
its usefulness and I am glad to pro
claim it again and to announce that
Canada is again concurrently ob
serving a similar week.
The rehabilitation of our forests
demands first of all that the forest
fire evil be suppressed. Many of
the forested states, with the coop
eration of timberland owners, have
undertaken organized protection
against forest fires; and in recent
years, under the Clarke-McNary
law, the Federal Government has
given its support to the movement
This great cooperative enterprise
must be extended and strengthened
until every forested county in the
United States is safeguarded against
forest tires.
But we are still far from the goal
of complete protection. Every year,
on the average, 80,000 fires scourge
our woodlands, steadily undermin
ing their vitality. For this bad sit
uation, the blame falls equally on
us all. Public agencies rarely pro
vide adequate protection against
fire, the timberland owner is too
often indifferent to his property,
the forest worker is too often ne
glectful of the future forest the
average citizen is too often careless
with fire in the woods. We must
all gain such respect for the forest
that its destruction through indif- ,
ference of carelessness shall be un
thinkable. We cannot permanently abuse our
forests with impunity. The soil is
the ultimate source of all our
wealth and of life itself. One-fourth
of our American sotl is best suited
for forests. Much of this land is
already idle. More of it is being
made idle by destructive logging
and fire. Yet we cannot safely per
mit forest land to lie fallow .and
useless any more than we can per
mit our farms and factories to lie
idle.
To make our vast empire of for
est land fully productive of con
tinuous crops of timber will have
momentous consequences in our na
tional life. It will give agriculture
the advantage of a new and valu
able crop. It will afford permanent
employment to millions of men in
the forest industries. It will fur
nish traffic for our railroads. It
will maintain foreign and domestic
commerce. It will restore our for
ests as conservers of soil and water.
and as givers of health and pleasure
to our people.
We already have made a begin
ning in forest renewal; but the task
is stupendous, and we should per
mit no satisfaction over what has
been done to blind us to the magni
tude of what remains to be done.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN
COOLIDGE, President of the Uni
ted States of America, do hereby
esignate and set aside as American
Forest Week the week beginning
April 22 and ending April 28, in this
year of 1928. I recommend to the
Governors of the various States that ,
they also designate this week for
special observance by all our peo
ple; and that where practicable and
not in conflict with law or custom,
Arbor Day be observed during the
course of the same week. I urge
that during that week all citizens
and appropriate organizations in
cluding public officials, legislators,
business organizations, educators,
editors, clergymen, landowners, and
others give thought to the preser
vation and wise use of our forests,
to the end that energetic forest pol
icies will be adopted in all commun-
ties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this 24th day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-eight, and of
the Independence of the United
States of American the one hundred
and fifty-second.
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
By the President:
FRANK B. KELLOGG,
Secretary of State.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Lexington State Bank has passed
Into voluntary liquidation and that
all persons having claims against
said Bank should file said claims
with Karl L. Beach, at his office In
Lexington, Oregon.
l!y order of the Stockholders.
Dated at Lexington, Oregon,
March 6, 1928.
KARL L. BEACH,
Liquidating Agent and Trustee
for Stockholders.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to express my deepest ap
preciation to Drs. McMurdo, Gaunt
and Howard, and nurses, Mrs. Ras
mus and Miss Clowry, for their ex
pert treatment which has enabled
me to be about after my serious Ill
ness since Jan. 16; and I wish to
thank the many friends, especially
the Rebekahs, for their kindness
and sympathy, and beautiful gifts
of flowers. WM. HENDRIX.