Jlepper
teette
Volume 45, Number 24.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
EVERYTHING SET FOR
OPENING OF SCHOOL
Repairs, Cleaning- Work
Finished ; Change Made
In Athletic Coach.
"With all repairs completed; hall
ways cleaned, a new clock system
Installed and all vacancies In the
faculty filled, the Heppner public
schools are ready to begin the work
of another year on Monday, Sept
3," Is the statement given a repre
sentative of this paper today by
Supt. James M. Burgess, who has
just returned from an outing of
two months spent at Elk Lake in
the Deschutes country, as bronzed
as one of the original inhabitants
of that picturesque section of our
state, and full of "pep" for the
opening of the new school year. Mr.
Burgess continued:
"During the summer a good deal
of repair work has gone forward in
the building with the result that it
is much improved in appearance.
A good coat of kalsomine has been
added to the hallways, new drink
ing fountains installed and several
other minor repairs have been add
ed. "The former grade faculty will be
on hand this year, with the excep
tion of Miss Martha Wilson, who
has been In the primary depart
ment for the last two years. Miss
Wilson's place will be taken by Miss
Beth Bleakman. The new primary
teacher Is a local girl and has al
ready proven her ability in her par
ticular line. Miss Bleakman Is not
new to the patrons of Heppner's
schools, as she taught here 2 years
ago as a supply teacher.
"In the high school many new
faces will appear. The position of
high school principal will be filled
by Wm. R. Poulson. Mr. Poul
Bon is a native of Baker, a grad
uate of Franklin high in Portland,
and of the University of Oregon.
He has specialized in physical edu
cation and science and for the past
two years has been coach and sci
ence teacher at Beaverton. Other
additions and changes In the high
school faculty have already been
announced."
Parents having children ready to
start to school are urged to discuss
the matter with Supt Burgess and
Miss Bleakman. "For some time
there has been a sentiment prevail
ing through the entire state that
children should be allowed to enter
school at an earlier age than for
merly," said Mr. Burgess. "All pro
gressive school men are consistent
ly discouraging this Idea, since it
has been proven conclusively that
no good is done, and often actual
harm results from entering a child
too soon. The legal age for enter
ing school is six years, and all en
tering pupils should be close to that
age.
"While It is rather difficult to pre
dict at this time just what the en
rollment will be, rumors about town
seem to Indicate that it will be
rather larger than usual."
STARTING SCHOOL
THE RIGHT WAY
From State Board of Health.
If your sons or daughters are
among the prospective First graders
who will, start school this fall, are
you sure they are ready physically
and mentally for their first big step
in fitting them to take care of them
selves? Have they had a thorough exam
ination to determine whether they
have physical defects? Have their
physical defects been corrected. If
this has not been done they are not
ready for school. These things have
a direct bearing on the child's
health and happiness and on his re
sistance to disease as well as on his
scholastic attainments. Special at
tention should be given to six things
in the careful examination of each
child: Weight, Posture, Throat,
Teeth, Vision and Hearing.
Very few children are perfect
Only about 15 out of every hundred
examined are found to be in the
hundred per cent healthy class. The
remaining 85 show some condition
needing attention.
Parents should take the children
to the family doctor and the den
tist for the necessary care so that
the children can enter school with
out avoidable handicaps.
Out of approximately 26,000 chil
dren examined this year, a large
number were In need of special care
of some sort Over one-half of the
children were In need of dental
care. Throat and nose conditions
came next About one-fifth had en
larged and Infected tonsils.
One out of every five was under
weight and the posture of many of
them Indicated an unhealthy condi
tion. Many others showed impaired
hearing, defective vision, unfavor
able heart conditions -and lung dis
eases. Parents who are getting new out
fits for their little beginners dress
es, suits, hats and shoes will do
well to remember that nothing Is
quite so Important as outfitting
them for health.
The healthy child is the one who
gets the most out of school and who
is the least likely to repeat the
grades.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J, Nys announce
the arrival of a daughter, born to
them on Tuesday, August 28. The
little lady has been named Margar
et, and both mother and baby are
doing nicely.
TRAPS TWO BEAR CUBS.
Adam Knoblock is a government
hunter and not unaccustomed to
finding animals of various kinds
gripped by the steel jaws of his
traps. In making the rounds of his
mountain settings last week, how
ever, he discovered two catches of
an unusual nature. Both were
young cub bears but belonging to
separate families. One was plain
black while the other was cinnamon
tipped. The prizes in wire cages
on the running board of Mr. Knob-
lock s car, were displayed in the city
Saturday evening. Naturally, Mr.
Knoblock was quite proud of them
and he was not a little chagrined
on discovering Monday morning
that they had disappeared. He had
taken them to his farm home on
Heppner flat, adorned each with a
new collar, and on retiring Sunday
night had chained them to the
fence. They were admittedly quite
intelligent hence no amazement
was evoked by their undoing the
snaps that connected the chains to
their collars. But when the snap
that fastened the collar of one of
the bears was found snapped on the
fence, the Knoblocks were prone to
believe they had underestimated
the bears' smartness. Reports of one
of them having been seen on a
neighboring farm leads to the belief
that they may again be taken into
captivity. Mr. Knoblock expresses
the fear that, if the bears are not
retaken, the new collars which fit
quite snugly may choke them to
death as they grow older. Both
had crippled legs from being caught
in the traps.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Interesting, entertaining and in
structive is the play to be given at
the Church of Christ on Sunday
evening. It tells of Ignorance and
superstition as found among the
untaught Hindu. It does more; it
tells of the undeserved tragedy of
the child widow.
Do you know how the other half
of the world lives? Come and see.
Do you know the difference that
Christ makes in the world? Come
and see. Do you believe In mis
sions? Come and learn. If you do
not feel the need of instruction,
come all the more and bring some
one with you.
The play Is "Just Suppose" and
the following characters play their
parts: N
American Mother . Mary Beamer
Her Daughter Alice
Jeanette Turner
Daughter Dorothy Ella Fell
Tom, a young son .
, Theodore Thomson
Mary Louise, a small child
Adeie Bower
Hindu Mother Reta McRoberts
Hindu Aunt Mray McDuffee
Hindu Women, Vivien Stout Ethel
Hughes and Margaret Sprinkei
The public is welcome and there
will be no admission charge but a
tree-will offering will be taken for
the benefit of the Christian En
deavor missionary budget.
EMERY J. LEEZER.
Death came to Emery J. Leezer,
a former Heppner man, at Portland
on Saturday, August 25, following
an operation for the amputation of
his leg. Death was superinduced
by an attack of bloodpoisoning fol
lowing a scratch on the leg from a
cat, and his physical condition was
such that he did not recover from
the shock of the amputation. For a
number of years Mr. Leezer had
suffered from a running sore on this
leg and that had been the means of
sapping his vitality to a large ex
tent Emery Leezer was born Jan
uary 6, 1875, son of W. J. and Lor
etta Leezer, who were pioneer resi
dents of Heppner, and he grew up
here, but for many years past his
home had been in Portland. Fu
neral services were held and burial
took place at Portland on Mondav.
He Is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Loretta Leezer of Portland, and two
sisters, Mrs. Mabel Bascom of Iowa
and Mrs. Willetta Conser of Port
land. MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clayton of
Morgan are the proud parents of
an 8-pound girl, born Saturday, Aug.
25th.
Luther Ashinhust who has been
111 recently has returned to his home
in Sand Hollow.
Mrs. O. M. Frye underwent a mi
nor operation Wednesday at the
hospital.
Mrs. M. L. Knox and baby daugh
ter have left the hospital and are
visiting in Athena.
Paul Collins who has been 111 with
sinus trouble and who underwent a
minor operation recently has re
turned to his home much improved.
Mack Ingram of lone who under
went a major operation recently for
ruptured appendix is getting along
tine and soon will be up and around
again.
Mrs. A. H. Johnston and Mrs. A.
Johnston, mother of Dr. Johnston,
departed for Seaside last week for
an outing at the popular beach re
sort NOTICE!
To Owners of Electrical Appliances
Broadcasting Radio Interference:
By authority of an ordinance of
the City of Heppner, regulating the
operation of electrical appliances
or devices giving off radio interfere
ence, you are hereby notified to fix
or operate the same In compliance
therewith. Those not complying
will be subject to penalty as speci
fied in said ordinance.
S. P. DEVIN, City Marshal.
MASONS ATTENTION.
A regular meeting of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M will be
held Saturday evening, September
1st. A good attendance of mem
bers Is urged.
L W. BRIGGS, Secretary.
Council Meets Tuesday;
Stop Signs Appearing
The September meeting of the
city council will take place next
Tuesday evening Instead of Mon
day evening, Monday being Labor
Day.
Several matters of interest to cit
izens are scheduled to come up, In-
eluding a petition of freeholders for
the purchase of new flrenghting
equipment Ordinance for enforce
ment of the stop signs, posts for
which are now appearing in the
city, will come up for second and
third readings. Discussion of rado
interference control and the water
situation are also reported to- be a
part Of the evening's program.
LITTLE DAUGHTER DIES.
The sad intelligence of the death
on Wednesday evening at 6:30 of
Jane Adeie, the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aiken, was borne
to their many friends during the
evening and early this morning.
She passed away at the home of
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Cason, where she had been
brought from the Arbuckle lookout
station, severely ill, on Sunday. The
little girl was taken with a case of
intestinal Infection and all that was
humanly possible was done to re
store her to health, but with no
avail. She was aged 22 months and
9 days, was an exceptionally bright
child and her sudden passing was
a great shock to her relatives and
the friend of the family. Funeral
services will be held at 10:30 Fri
day from the John Cason home.
F. H. Wilson, who with his fam
ily has been spending the summer
at the Wilson ranch near lone, was
a visitor in Heppner on Wednesday.
He reports that some excellent
yields were secured on his lands
this season, this being especially
true of the early fall sown grain.
Mr. Wilson and family contemplate
returning to their home at Santa
Ana, Calif., a suburb of Los An
geles, this coming week. He was
one of the pioneer wheatralsers of
the lone country and the Wilson
farm is considered one of the best
bodies of land In that section. A
portion of the ranch was purchased
by C. F. Feldman, and his fall grain
made a yield of 35 bushels to the
acre this season, his wheat being
hybrid 128.
Jimmy Farley, who has been a
busy lad at the Clark barber shop
all summer, thought to enjoy a
week's outing before school opened
and hied himself out to the ranch of
Grandfather Mike Kenny. His lit
tle vacation was spoiled, however,
by an accident that happened to
him Wednesday mornnig when he
fell from a horse and had his
leg broken just below the knee. Dr.
McMurdo x-rayed the Injury and
found but one bone broken. The
leg was placed In a cast, and Jimmy
will soon be sufficiently recovered to
start to school. Turning of the sad
dle was the cause of the fall.
Chas. Hemrich and family return
ed home on Monday from a trip to
the Willamette valley, where they
spent several days In looking about
and then came through the Yakima
valley as a final touch to a very
pleasant trip. Mr. Hemrich Is ad
vertising the sale of personal prop
erty at his home in Sand Hollow,
preparatory to taking up his resi
dence elsewhere, but he is not yet
fully decided as to just where that
will be.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee re
turned Wednesday afternoon from
their vacation trip of two weeks.
On the trip thev visited Diamond
lake, Crater lake, Klamath Falls,
Ashland, and then spent a week at
Newport and the stay there was en
joyed to the limit With them on
this trip were W. L. McCaleb and
family who, on the return journey,
remained over for a day at Salem
for a visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Everson and
family were visitors In Heppner a
short time on Wednesday. Mr. Ev
erson finished with his harvesting
some three weeks ago and is now
waiting for the rains to come, when
he will put In the fall grain, his
summcrfallow being in excellent
condition. He thinks seeding will
be general all over that part of the
wheat belt within a few weeks.
George W. Stokes and E. A. Tay
lor, deputy state fire marshals, were
visitors In Heppner Tuesday. They
were on an inspection of this part
of the state and remained at Hepp
ner for a short time only, expecting
to return here and meet with the
city council on Monday evening,
September 3, at which time they
will go over the situation at Hepp
ner. Phillip Mahoney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney of this city,
has passed the Oregon state bar ex
amination, according to notice he
received this week. Mr. Mahoney
took the examination in July. For
the past several years he has been
a student at the Unlvoraity of Wash
ington, where he made commend
able progress in his studies.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney
went to Portland Wednesday. They
will go on to Monmouth today for
the graduation of their daughter,
Mrs. I. A. Mather, from the state
normal school.
C. H. Bartholomew, Roy and Ed
Nelll were Butter creek ranchers in
the city Wednesday, coming over
to get some Information from the
county court relative to road work
In their district
Chas. Jones and family departed
the last of the week for Albany and
other points In the valley and on
the coast, for a vacation of some ten
days, traveling by auto.
nsui
FOR BREAD GRAINS
Rye and Soft Red Winter
Wheat Favored in
Sellings.
(O. A C.-U. S. D. A. Report)
Corvallis, Ore., August 27. Bread
grains Greatly Improved prospects
for the world wheat crop during re
cent week continues to dominate
wheat market news, and prices
have been forced far below last year
at this time by bearish news and
heavy marketings of hard red win
ter. There is nothing definite to in-
dicate that the world supply of
wheat will be enough larger than
last year to offset a smaller prospec
tive supply of rye. The European
potato crop Is said to be less prom
ising than in 1927, which will also
tend to Increase demand for bread
grain. The general' trend of world
demand for wheat Is upward by
perhaps five per cent a year, be
cause of Increasing population and
higher per capita consumption in
some countries. United States sell
ers of rye and soft red winter wheat
or substitute grades are favored by
unusually small production and de
pleted old stocks. It being altogeth
er possible that larger quantities
than ever before of white wheat
from the Pacific coast will be need
ed in the southeast to supply the
domestic demand for wheat suitable
for making low protein type flours.
Stocks of competitive export white
wheat are also small at this time,
but conditions are reported favor
able for the new crop in Australia.
Feed grains Crop news from
Europe is less favorable for feed
grains, particularly corn. With a
smaller potato crop in prospect
there also, export demand for feed
grains from North America may be
somewhat better than expected ear
lier in the season. It is not clear
that this demand, however, is likely
to be great enough to overcome the
heavy increase in feed grain pro
duction in prospect in the eastern
states and in Canada, The feed
grain crop in the Pacific Northwest
is expected to be less than last year.
ualry products Some advance In
butter prices in western markets
was noted last week, but eastern
markets made no net change. But
ter continues firm abroad with
prices high enough discourage
shipments to the United states.
Livestock Hogs and cattle . con
tinued in favor at the markets last
week, while slaughter lambs at low
er average prices and feeders were
not much changed but sold a little
slower. Although there is much un
certainty about the effect of high
cattle prices on marketing policies,
it is estimated that 6 per cent less
cattle will be marketed from the
17 western states during the rest of
this year than during the same per
iod last year.
Fruits, nuts and vegetables Re
ports of prospective dried prune
production continue to indicate a
smaller world crop than last year.
Kecent report from France and Yu
goslavia Indicate smaller crops than
lorecasted earlier in the year. The
walnut situation is very firm from
tne standpoint of prospective pro
duction, the California crop now
oeing forecasted at about 65 per
cent of last year's record produc
tion, ine European demand for
United States apples and pears is
still expected to be better than a
year ago, according to official re
ports. Production of lettuce in five
states is forecast at 3.128,000 crates
compared to 3,826,000 last year as a
result of lower acreage and lighter
prospective yield. Colorado is ex
pected to produce one-third less
than In 1927, but California will
have more summer lettuce.
Grant County Agent to
Become Brand Inspector
(Baker Herald)
D. E. 'Dick" Richards, county
agent of Grant county, is leaving
that position at once to become
brand inspector for the Oregon Cat
tle and Horse Raisers association
at the North Portland stock yards,
it was announced here today by W.
A. Stewart vice president of the as
sociation. The new plan of the association
calls for three men engaged In
brand Inspection at Portland. Ger
ry Snow has had the work for some
years, but it has been found too
much for one man to attend to. All
cattle sent to Portland will be In
spected very carefully, all brands
checked and a record kept of them.
Stockmen have suffered heavy
losses during the past few years
and we expect to save them large
sums or money by preventing the
marketing of animals with brands
that do not belong to the seller," Mr.
Stewart said.
The brand Inspection work is
authorized by the state and eight
cents per head is deducted from the
price of each animal to pay the
costs. Herman Oliver, W. A. Stew
art and William Duby, president
vice president and secretary of the
state association, are leaving for
Portland tomorrow to Inaugurate
the new system which begins Sep
tember 1.
"Dick" Richards has been county
agent of Grant county several years
and has been very successful.
FOR SALE Seed rye, 2c per lb.
at ranch. John Michelbook, lone,
Ore. 24-tf.
Fresh cows for sale. F. S. Par
ker, Heppner, Ore. 24-tf,
Dunne Bills Should Be
Rejected by the Voters
At a meeting of the citizens, call
ed by S. E. Notson, county vice
president of the Oregon Good Roads
association, held at the council
chambers Monday evening, the
Dunne bills were discussed. It was
the unanimous opinion of those
present that an organization should
be effected to work against the
adoption of the Dunne bills. Speak
ing regarding these bills Mr. Notson
says:
"The bill providing for a new
schedule of license fees for motor
vehicles was deemed unfair. It af
fords very little relief to the owner
of the light car, but favors the
heavy motor vehicle which uses the
highways for commercial purposes.
Thi3 class of vehicles does a much
greater damage to the roads than
does the light car, and under the
proposed measure they will pay only
about 16 per cent of the present fee.
The reduction in fees will bring to
an end the extension of the state
highway program. The mainten
ance will be impaired. There will
be a loss of Federal aid, because the
state will not be able to match the
Federal money. There is strong
probability that the bill, if enacted,
will be declared unconstitutional,
but that would take time and mon
ey to determine. In the meanwhile,
the road program would stand still
and the Federal money, In the sum
of about $1,500,000, would be lost
The Dunne bills should be defeated,
and the adjustment of license fees
and the amendment of the gasoline
tax law should be left to the legis
lature to deal with.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston, ac
companied by Mrs. T. J. Humph
reys, departed on Sunday afternoon
for Albany, Mrs. Humphreys going
on from there to Eugene for a short
visit with the members of her fam
ily residing there. Mr. and Mrs.
Huston were called to Albany at
this time for the burial of the body
of their son, Dr. John Huston which
arrived the first of the week by
steamer from St Michael, Alaska.
Dr. Huston lost his life by drowning
in the Yukon river more than a
year ago.
Mrs. Henry Schwarz and son
Billy returned Sunday from a visit
of two weeks with Mrs. Schwarz'g
sister, Mrs. E. R. Merritt at Wapa-
to, Wash. Mrs. Schwarz and Billy
were met at Alderdale, Wash., by
Mr. Schawrz. son Leonard and Miss
Mary Crawford, the Merritts com
ing to that point where they all
joined in a picnic dinner. Alex
Cornett who was a part of the com
pany, went on to Wapato where he
will remain for a visit of a week or
so at the Merritt home.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson of
Portland and Mrs. Willis McCarty
and children of The Dalles were
visitors in this city on Sunday.
They came to bring Mrs. E. F.
Campbell, mother of Mrs. Ander
son and Mrs. McCarty, who with
these families had been spending
a couple of weeks at Rockaway.
They returned home following a
short visit here.
John Kenny and family of Sand
Hollow arrived home Tuesday from
a vacation trip that took them as
far east as Ontario, where they have
relatives residing. While away they
enjoyed a trip over that part of the
Snake river valley and took In the
new Owyhee dam, which Mr. Kenny
states will be a wonderful addition
to the irrigation project
V. M. Sackett arrived in Heppner
the last of the week for a visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Not
son. Tuesday morning he departed
for Wallowa lake, accompanied by
Mrs. Notson and daughters, Mary
and Margaret, who will spend a few
days at this popular summer resort
Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Slocum, ac
companied by his mother, Mrs.
Mary Slocum of Lexington were vis
itors in the city Tuesday from The
Dalles. Lamont holds a regular run
as fireman on the main line for the
O.-W. R. & N. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner and
son Donald returned on Monday
from Hidaway springs, where they
spent a portion of the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner are preparing
to depart for fcalem and will take
up their residence in that city again
for the winter.
The family of Claude Cox return
ed from Newport Oregon, on Sun
day. They had spent the most of
two weeks at the popular seaside
resort, and during this time the
weather was very cool almost too
cool to be comfortable, Mr. Cox
states.
J. W. Beymer, president of the
Farmers and Stockgrowers Nation
al bank, was a week end visitor in
Heppner from his Monument ranch.
He was accompanied by Orrin Bis
bee who had been spending a week
at the Beymer home.
The Christian Womens Mission
ary society will meet Tuesday, Sept
4th, at 2:30 at the parlors of the
church. A large attendance of the
members and friends will be appre
ciated. DEGREE OFFICERS TO MEET.
The ofllcers- of the Degree of Hon
or lodge are requested to meet on
Wednesday, Sept 5th, at the home
of Mrs. Geo. Thomson at 2:30
o'clock.
The local lodge is justly proud of
their Juveniles. The Juveniles had
28 new members for June. The
largest number that month of any
lodge In the United States. They
will hold their regular meeting Fri
day, Sept 7, at 4 o'clock. Come as
soon as school Is out
- CLARA BEAMER,
Press Correspondent
VOTERS MUST REGISTER
Editor "Gazette Times:
The question of registration of
voters is again arousing Interest I
have been asked why a voter can
not be sworn in on election day. The
answer is this: At the special elec
tion held on the 28th day of June,
1927, the people amended the state
constitution so as to provide that a
voter must be registered before
election day, or he can not vote.
Hence, before the books close,' a
voter must register if not already
registered.
The registration books are now
open. They will close on the 6th of
October. If a voter has been reg
istered hut has not voted for two
years last past he must re-register.
If a voter has changed his residence
to another precinct from the one in
which he is registered, he must have
his registration changed. A person
who will become of age between Oc
tober B and November 6, may regis
ter oerore the books close. If you
are not sure that you are registered,
better find out from the county
clerk. Everybody who is a quali-
ned elector should vote. Hence,
every qualified elector should be
registered not later than October
6. Do not put It off. Attend to this
at once and you will not be com
plaining on election day that vou
are shut out You will want to vote
tnis year, hence make sure you are
registered.
S. E. NOTSON,
District Attorney.
EMMA MAY BLAHM MARRIED.
At the First. Christian r.nirh In
Walla Walla on Sunday afternoon,
occurred the marriage of Miss Em
ma May Blahm, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Rlahm inH Mr v
Carl Corkrum. son nf Mr anH Un
U. F. Corkrum, Rev. J. B. Hunley,
me pastor, reading the ceremony in
the presence of about 7.1 relative
and friends. Laree colorful haalrta
of ferns, asters, gladioli and ever
greens lormea aecorauons In the
church.
Immediately following th war
ding reception the young couple
en. un a u-ip to xeuowstone Na
tional park. Mr. Corkrum is en
gaged in farm I aaat ft Aolio
Walla, where they will make their
home. Miss Blahm is a graduate of
Chenev Normal Rnhnnl nnH nca
taught In the Sharpstein school in
Walla Walla for the past four years.
She was formerly a student of
HeDDner hiph schnnl tho fomiiv .
siding for many years on Willow
creeK some tour miles west of here.
Among the out of town o-iioata at
tending the wpHHino- WArA Mr .,!
Mrs. John E. Hergert of Portland;
-our. ana Mrs. A. .Blahm, Mrs. Lee
Sprinkei, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bau
man of Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Em
ery Beck of Pendleton, Miss Edna
Brown of Goldendale, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Eggers and famliv of Waita-
burg.
HEPPNER HOSPITAL.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marti
gren of Eight Mile, vesterdav. a 7-
pounb boy.
Geo. U. Krebs. while visitino- at
the home of his son at Cecil, fell
Wednesday and broke an ankle. Af
ter having the fracture reduced Mr.
Krebs was taken to the hospital.
Ray Stevens, brother of Mr i.nm
Rodgers of this city, fractured a
tnumo in a run-away in Wallowa
county. He accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Rodgers on their return yes
terday from a vacation trip to Wal
lowa lake, and had the fracture x
rayed and cast applied.
Bernard McMurdo. voune- son nf
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo, fell
Monday afternoon and broke both
bones in his rieht forearm Th
bones were set and Bernard is now
getting along nicely.
PLEASANT PARTY HAD.
A very enjoyable time was had
on Sunday when Barton McRoberts
of Adrain, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. George
jueaa, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moyer and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Kasin
ger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Cox and family, George and Gladys
Mead, Earl Sailing and Mrs. F. D.
Cox all met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Mead in Hermiston.
Dinner was served on the lawn fol
lowed by eating watermelon and
playing games. Later in the after
noon Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moyer
and Mr. Moyer's mother and niece
came from Grandview, Wash., and
spent the afternoon. There were
thirty-five in all. Mr. McRoberts
left Monday for Colorado and other
points east before returning home.
BOY GIVES SCARE.
Dean Snrinkel. vnnnir nn nf Mr
and Mrs. T.a SnrlnUol traia nla
mother a genuine scare yesterday
when he came running into the
house and exclaimed that he had
been bitten hv a snake, tn a-pt tha
doctor quick. Mrs. Sprinkei ran to
a neignoors and telephoned the
doctor, who found on examination
that the boy had stepped on a cou
ple of nails. The punctures resem
bled imprints of snake's fangs.
ARE PARENTS OF DAUGHTER.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John
Clouston in this city this week re
ceived the announcement of the ar
rival of a baby daughter, born to
them at St Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton on August 23rd. Mrs.
Clouston was formerly Miss Alma
Devin of this city, and their home
for the summer has been at Kamela.
LEGION MEMBERS NOTICE.
A regular meeting of Heppner
Post No. 87, American Legion, will
be held Monday evening, Septem
ber 3rd, at headquarters. Import
ant business will be transacted and
a full attendance of members is re
quested. C. W. SMITH, Adjutant
School books strictly cash. Mail
orders C. O. D. Humphreys Drug
Company; Patterson & Son. 24.
STATE FIRE OPFICERS
TO BE HERE MOMMY
Conference With Council
and Survey of Hazards
Part of Work.
George W. Stokes and E. A. Tay
lor, deputy state fire marshals, will
be back in Heppner Tuesday to con
fer with the city council and to as
sist Fire Chief Devin In the con
duct of a thorough survey of prop
erties ana industries with a view
of eliminating conflagration and
serious fire hazards and to render
whatever aprvirp and arlvlrp that
may be solicited in the nature of
providing adeauate water siinnlv
and in bringing the fire fighting
units to tne highest standards of
efficiency from the standponit of
modern enuinment nrp-anizatinn
and training. They will be here
several days on their return. They
made a snort stop Tuesday.
This official visitation ia in keen
ing with the inauguration of a state
wide aggressive and intensive cam
paign by State Marshal Clare L. Lee
in cooperation with the fire chiefs
and municipal authorities of the
state, in an effort to prevent a repe
tition of the severe toll exacted up
on Oregon's Industries and econ
omic interests which occurred dur
ing the month of July, this year,
throueout the state outside nf Port
land, which amounted to over a
million dollars. This record was
one of the most serious in the his
tory of the state.
A total of 10 flrpa nf matnr
portions, inflictine' lnsssea nf tmfWl
or more in each instance, during the
montn or July, caused damage to
Oregon DroDertv nntsirip nf Port
land in the aggregate of $977,000.
inis is iu,ooo in excess of the to
tal damage incurred by 26 fires of
this classification for theiTrevinii
six months of the i, which
amounted to $868,000efran average
of $144,666''per montnv
The total loss to Oregon property
for the seven months' period Jan
uary to July inclusive, from 36
fires incurring $10,000 or more dam
age, aggregates $1,845,000. Fires
causing damage of less than $10,
000 which are in the great majority,
wouia easily increase this total by
at least a half million dollars ac
cording to records of the State Fire
jnarsnai department
The JulV. 1928. ennflae-ratinn rpo-
ord embraces the following mafnr
losses: Dayton, $10,000, July 7; Sa-
lem, wu.uou, July 10; Klamath Falls,
$250,000, and Glendale, $125,000. July
11; Albanv. $30,000. Jnlv 16- Miltnn.
Freewater, $200,000, July 22; Leban
on, 30U,000, July 24; Tillamook,
$15,000. and Grants Pass sasnnn
Julv 26: and Danehn Tjino rmmtv
$12,000, July 26. The 26 major fires
ior tne previous 6 months, January
to June, inclusive, were distributed
by months as follows: .Tamiarv fi
fires, $284,000; February, 3 fires, $55,-
uuu; Marcn, 6-flres, $148,000; April,
4 fires, $186,000 ; May, 3 fires, $175,
000, and June, 2 fires, $20,000.
The largest of these fires were:
Tillamook, $80,000; Salem, $75,000,
and Springfield Junction, $50,000, In
January; Haines. $50,000; Molalla,
$35,000, and Klamath Falls, $30,000,
in March; Astoria, $75,000; Silver
ton (near), $50,000, and Corvallis,
$50,000, in April; Baker. $125,000,
and Ft Klamath (near), $40,000, in
May.
This appalling economic waste,
principally chargeable to careless
ness, in the face of the splendid
record for 1927, when, due to the ex
cellent teamwork and cooperative
effort of the fire fighting units of
the state in which the Fire Marshal
department was in hearty and ac
tive accord ,the fire waste was kept
down to $5,000,000. This represent
ed a reduction of 43.8 per cent of
the fire damage for 1926 and of 48.9
per cent from the yearly average
for the previous five-year period,
has aroused the fire-fighting and
fire-prevention forces to arms and
a united effort is being organized
to halt the destructive inroads
which the demon fire, aided and
abetted by careless and indifferent
citizens, is making upon Oregon's
industrial and economic wealth.
Deputies Stokes and Taylor will
remain in Heppner as long as their
presence is desired by local author
ities to assist Chief Devin in mak
ing an intensive survey and in giv
ing their services and advice, when
solicited upon the major problems
affecting fire prevention and fire
control according to the needs of
the locality.
Hardware Firm Conducts
4th Prize Buck Contest
For the fourth consecutive year
the Peoples Hardmare company Is
offering a $50 sporting rifle to the
hunter weighing in over their scales
the largest buck deer killed in Ore
gon during the hunting season
which opens September 10 this year.
Competition in the contest has been
keener each year and It is expected
a large number of the big ones will
be viewed there again this season.
An additional prize for the hunt
er bringing In the widest spread of
horns is being offered this year.
This will be a $10 smoking stand.
Details of the contest are given In
an advertisement of the company
on page six of this Issue.
The Willing Workers of the
Church of Christ will serve dinner
and supper the last two days of
Rodeo in the dining room of the
church. 23-28.