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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 1929
Volume 45, Number 50.
Basketball Tourney
Starts With 13 Teams
Mac Hi Draws "Bye," Playing Tomorrow;
Contests Slated Starting at 1 o'Clock;
All Details Completed.
With details all taken care of, everything is ready
for the start of the district championship basketball
tournament at Heppner at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
announces Jas. M. Burgess, president of the board in
charge. The schedule of preliminaries to be played
today follows :
1 p. m. Helix vs. Hermiston.
2 p. m. Adams vs. lone.
3 p. m. Weston vs. Lexington.
4 p. m. Stanfield vs. Pendleton.
5 p. m. Athena vs. Umatilla.
7 p. m. Fossil vs. Heppner.
Mac Hi, of Milton-Freewater, drew a "bye" in
today's play, there being 13 teams entered, and will
not play until tomorrow.
Winners and losers In today's play
will be matched according to the
schedule appearing at the bottom of
this page, and the eliminations will
continue Saturday morning. A con
solation tournament Is run off in
conjunction with the championship
play, giving each team at least two
games.
Games tomorrow start at 10 a. m.
and run through the day until 8 p.
m. Saturday morning four games
are scheduled, and the players will
be given a chance to rest during the
afternoon for the championship
games in the evening, one to decide
the championship team which will
go to Salem to represent the district
in the state tournament there next
week, and the other to decide the
consolation championship. There
will be 19 games In all.
Head referee for all games will be
Eddiei Buck, of Whitman college,
Walla Walla. Jasper Crawford will
bo official scorer, and Dan Belghle,
head timer.
The sale of season tickets has met
with good success to date, accord
ing to the committee in charge.
These tickets will be on sale at Gor
don's and at the gym up to noon
tomorrow at $2.50 each, this afford
ing those who wish to attend all
sessions a chance to save by pur
chasing them up till that time. Sin
gle admissions for each session will
be 50 cents and an Increased ad
mission rate will be charged for the
championship games, the committee
having not announced just what the
charge will be.
A fine response was given the call
for rooms, and Mr. Burgess an
nounces that housing accommoda
tions for all the visiting teams,
coaches and officials have been ob
tained and will be assigned as fast
as the visitors arrive. The man
agement of the teams and building
has been assigned to the Hehisch
club, high school vigilance commit
tee. Fast games throughout are as
sured, believes Mr. Burgess, as the
majority of the teams entered are
quite evenly matched, and though
Pendleton and Mac Hi loom as out
standing contenders for the cham
pionship there are some dark hor
ses who have declined to reveal
themselves completely during the
season, who may offer plenty of op
position. Helix and Athena are two
teams said to be formidable con
tenders. Earl Warner Goes 25
In First Tourney Shoot
In the take-off of the Oregonlan's
state telegraphic shoot Sunday,
Honnner eot a eood start with a
team score of 73 and 100 per cent
standing. Earl Warner was the only
local nimod to turn in a perfect
score of 25, on the first string of the
day, which counted in the shoot
rhnrioa Vnuehn and Adam Knob-
lock, the other members of the
tiiam. broke 24 each.
Salem was the only team to turn
In lh. naftant 7R SlltlllnV. COOUllle.
one of Heppner's opponents, tied the j
latter with 73. Heppner aereaieo
Prinevllle-Redmond, 63, and Marsh
fleld, 67. Next Sunday Heppner Is
matched against North Bend, Med
ford and Washington County, all
strong teams.
MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL
Mrs. Albert Adkins and baby son
have returned to their home in this
cltv'
Naomi McMillan, daughter of Mr.
,i mm rjim McMillan of Lexing
ton, who underwent an operation
Friday on her neck, has returned
home.
an,o .mnniy hnhv nf Mr. and Mrs,
C, A. Nelson, who has been ill with
lh In much better.
Mrs. Harry Duvall of Lexington
underwent a minor operation on
her ear Saturday.
trnrl Thnmnsen of lone under
wont a minor operation Wednesday
fi nn nhnreas on the neck.
Mrs. W. O. Minor Is recovering
51X
Sydney Langdon Appears
at High School Tonight
Sydney Langdon, with his pro
gram of "Great Literary Men," will
appear at the high school auditor
ium at 8 o'clock this evening, im
mediately following the basketball
game between Fossil and Heppner,
the last, of the preliminary games
today In the district championship
basketball tournament.
Mr. Langdon is an artist of note,
and his impersonations and speak
ing likenesses of great American
and English authors, are said to
make his subjects reappear In such
life-like reality that the audience
needs no stretch of the Imagination
to believe they are being entertain
ed by the men themselves, who have
made such a big mark in history.
The Langdon entertainment
comes as the fourth number of
Heppner's community course, and
single admission prices will be ao
cents for adults and 25 cents for
students. The last number on the
course. The Manhatten Marionettes,
a rare treat indeed for the kiddies,
will be held in the auditorium on
March 15. If you have children you
should reserve the date now, for
this will be the biggest treat for
children to appear In the county in
many years.
Attorney Jos. J. Nys returned
from Portland Tuesday evening, be-
ing accompanied by Mrs. Nys and
the children, who have been In the
city for the past two months while
their little daughter, Kathryn, has
been receiving medical treatment.
Mr. Nys reports that his daughter
is now fully recovered, though she
was very HI when taken to the city
early In the winter.
Finals
Consolation
SATURDAY
7:30 P. M.
Loser of second round
List of Teams
1-Helix
Death Calls William J.
French, Early Resident
Following months of intense suf
fering, caused by an incurable ail
ment, William Jefferson French
died at hiB home in this city on Fri
day, February 22, at 10:00 o'clock
a. m aged 68 years, 4 months and
24 days. Funeral services were held
at the Christian church at 2 p. m.
on Sunday, with interment in Ma
sonic cemetery. The srevices at the
church were In charge of Milton W.
Bower, pastor, and were largely at
tended by the neighbors and friends
of the deceased, and at the grave
the members of Heppner Camp, W.
O. W., of which he was a member,
assisted with the commitment.
Mr. French was born in Eldorado
county, California, October 2, 1860,
and with his parents he came to
Heppner when a lad of 16, having
made his home in this community
continuously ever since. On Decem
ber 25, 1901, he was married to Mrs.
Margaret Barclay In Heppner, and
to this union were born four daugh
ters, who now survive. These are
Mrs. Mae McPherrin of Athena,
Oregon; Mrs. Ruth Davidson of
Portland and Annie and Marjorie
of Heppner. Besides these he is
survived by the widow and two step
children, Mrs. Lulu French and
Louis Barclay of Heppner, and four
brothers and four sisters, two bro
thers, Uzz and Owen French re
siding here.
Mr. French was one of the sub
stantial citizens of this community
and during his long residence here
had proven to be a man of sterling
qualities. Unassuming by nature,
he was hard-working, and always
upright in his dealings and a loyal
husband and father. In early child
hood he embraced Christianity, and
was always found faithful, having
been one of the early members of
the Christian church of Heppner,
which he found joy in supporting
to the very best of his ability. He
also held membership for many
years in Heppner Camp, Woodmen
of the World, and carried insurance
in this order. He was a pioneer
here and passed through many of
the experiences Incident to making
a new country. While yet a lad,
his father was taken away by death
and he had much to do in directing
the destinies of the members of the
family and in assisting the widowed
mother. The large attendance at
the funeral on Sunday, together
with the many floral offerings,, at
tested the esteem In which he was
held by the people of this commun
ity. CARD OF THANKS.
We wish in this manner to ex
press to the neighbors and friends
our sincere thanks for their many
acts of kindness and expressions of
sympathy manifested in aid and as
sistance during the illness and
death of our beloved husband, fath
er and brother, William J. French,
and for the many beautiful floral
offerings.
Mrs. W. J. French and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Uzz French.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen French.
ATTENTION MASONS.
The regular meeting of Heppner
Lodge No. 69 is called early on Sat
urday evening because of the tour
nament championship game. Lodge
will be opened promptly at 7:30.
L. W. BRIGGS, Secretary.
SCHEDULE OF
Semi-Finals
Consolation
Second Round
Consolation
FRIDAY
10:00 A.M.
SATURDAY
10:30 A. M.
FRIDAY
2 P. M.
SATURDAY
11:30 A. M.
FRIDAY
8:00 P. M.
in contest between teams 11,12 and 13 plays in semi-finals in consolation series at 11:30 Saturday morning
2-Hermiston 4-Ione 6-Lexington 8-Heppner 10-Pendleton 12-Umatilla
3-Adams 5-Weston 7-Fossil 9-Stanfield 11-Athena 13-MacHi
Charles 0. Ayers Dies
From Illness, Aged 35
Funeral services were held at
Elks temple in this city on Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock for Charles
O. Ayers, legionnaire and member
of the order, who died suddenly on
Friday evening at Heppner hospit
al. Members of the order and many
friends attended the services both
at the hall and at the grave. Rev.
Stanley Moore was the officiating
clergyman.
While it was known that Mr. Ay
ers was suffering almost continu
ously, it was not realized by his
friends that he was so seriously 111,
as he had been about town as usual
on Friday afternoon and evening.
Evidently feeling a more serious at
tack coming on, he went to the hos
pital and growing rapidly worse he
passed away at 10 o'clock Friday
evening.
Charles Ayers was the son of the
late William Ayers, and the only
surviving member of the family. He
grew up at Heppner and when the
war came on he volunteered for
service and spent about 18 months
over seas in England, serving his
time as drill officer. Previous to
going abroad he was in the service
on the Mexican border. He came
home from the war broken in health
and had suffered much since. Be
sides being a member of Heppner
Lodge of Elks, Mr. Ayers belonged
to Heppner Post American Legion.
An uncle, Jas. T. Ayers of Pine
City, and his family are the only
near relatives residing in this com
munity. Patron-Teachers Tea
Well Attended Friday
Seventy ladies of the city patron
ized the Patron-Teacher tea held
at the Parish House Friday after
noon, at which teachers of the
school were guests of honor. A mu
sical program featured the tea with
Mary Beamer, Jeanette Turner and
Virginia ' Dix playing piano solos
and Patricia Mahoney giving a vo
cal solo.
Coffee, tea and cookies were serv
ed with Mrs. F. S. Parker, Miss Lulu
Hager, Mrs. John Hiatt and Mrs.
Lucy E. Rodgers pouring. The P.
T. A. treasury was augmented $14
by proceeds of the tea.
PROHI OFFICERS ACTIVE.
The advent of several state pro
Mbittori officers ' at Hippner this
week has caused no little constern
ation among those inclined to dab
ble with forbidden spirits. As a
consequence the office of Justice
Huston has been busy. On Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday that
official had no time for other dut
ies, and his court was the place
where a number of cases have been
disposed of. Arrests made Includ
ed Henry Robertson, Harve Coxen,
Marvin Brown, Wesley Brookhous
er and Delvin Adkins. Brown and
Brookhouser plead guilty to selling
intoxicating liquor and each receiv
ed a fine of $100. Coxen entered a
plea of guilty to possession, and he
was assessed $150. Robertson and
Adkins each entered pleas of not
guilty to the charges against them,
and their cases will be heard on
March 14th.
An early showing of Spring styles
in hats and coats at the Curran
Hat Shop.
RELIMINARIES
Teams 1 and 2
Thurs., 1 P. M.
Teams 3 and 4
Thurs., 2 P. M.
Teams 5 and 6
Thurs., 3 P. M.
Teams 7 and 8
Thurs., 7 P. M.
Teams 9 and 1 0
Thurs., 4 P. M.
Teams 1 1 and 12
Thurs., 5 P. M.
Team 13
Bye
PROJECT FARMERS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
Wind-Up at Hermiston
Saturday Will Give
Summary.
A farm economic conference Is
being held at Hermiston starting
yesterday and continuing through
Saturday. This is the second con
ference to be held and after each of
the committees have been out for a
day on ecch type of farming, they
will make their recommendations
and submit them at the general
meeting to be held Saturday.
Among those who are taking part
in the conference program are A. C.
Cooley, Washington, D. C, chair
man of educational work on the
reclamation projects; H. A. Lind
gren, livestock field man of the
Oregon State Agricultural college
extension service; H. K. Dean, su
perintendent of the Umatilla branch
experiment station; A. G. Lunn,
head of poultry department of Ore
gon State Agricultural college; F.
R. Hyslop, farm crops specialist of
O. S. A. C; L. M. Lampson, mana
ger of the Three Rivers cooperative
growers association; H. A. Scullen,
specialist in bee culture, O. S. A. C;
N. C. Jamieson, dairy specialist of
the college extension service; J. D.
Mickle, state dairy and food com
missioner; R. S. Besse, farm man
agement department, O. S. A. C.j
George Jenkins, assistant county
agent of Umatilla county; Walter
Holt, agricultural agent, Umatilla
county and Chas. W. Smith, Mor
row county agricultural agent.
Farmers from Boardman, Irrigon,
Hermiston, Stanfield, Echo and Um
atilla are attending the meeting
where the outlook for the various
farm produce is being discussed and
recommendations for the future
program for the communities will
be made. Committeemen from
each of the above named districts
have been working for the past two
months getting information as to
the past production, market condi
tions, breeds and varieties, etc., now
existing in their respective commu
nities.
This conference is one of the fif
teen being held through the state
of Oregon which give the people
of the various sections an opportun
ity to get first hand information on
nw production methods, disease
control, new varieties and various
other subjects which are of partic
ular interest to them.
FINED FOR POSSESSION.
Roy Yardley was taken into cus
tody on Monday night by state pro
hibition officers, in conjunction
with the local authorities and on
Tuesday morning he appeared be
fore Justice Huston and entered a
plea to guilty of possession of in
toxicating liquor and was fined $100.
A cache of several bottles of the
liquor was found by the officers,
acting upon a search warrant, in
the basement of the E. E. Clark
barber shop. Yardley had also been
induced to part with a bottle of
the liquor to one of the state offi
cers at the time of his arrest, but
he denied that he had sold the offi
cer this evidence.
FOR SALE 25 tons of grain hay.
Gorger Bros., Lexington. Or. 50tf
GAMES
Second Round
Championship
Semi-Finals
Championship
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M.
SATURDAY
8:30 A. M.
Bye
FRIDAY
7:00 P. M.
SATURDAY
9:30 A. M.
FRIDAY
3:00 P. M.
Death Comes Suddenly
To Former Resident
Fred Sherman, a former resident
of Heppner and Morrow county,
dropped dead while walking up
Main street on Monday afternoon.
He wa3 just passing the filling sta
tion of Wilson Bayless when he was
seen to topple over and when med
ical assistance arrived it was found
that he had suffered from a stroke
of appoplexy. He was immediately
placed in the car of Dr. Johnston
and taken to the Morrow General
hospital and passed out within a
few minutes after arriving there.
He was stricken at a few minutes
past 4 o'clock, and so far as is
known he was In his usual health,
as no one had heard him complain.
Mr. Sherman had arrived at
Heppner but a few days before
from The Dalles, where he had
spent the winter, and was stopping
for the time being at the home of
Wm. Wilson. He expected to go to
work for Frank Monahan on the
first of March. The body has been
held by Coroner Case at the Case
undertaking parlors, awaiting in
structions from relatives. So far as
can be ascertained at this time, he
Is survived by two children, a
daughter, Mrs. Taylor, residing at
Dayville, Oregon, and a son, Elbert,
living in the Yakima valley. These
have been communicated with.
Mr. Sherman was a pioneer resi
dent of Morrow county and at one
time a prosperous sheep man of
this section, having owned the
ranch which Is now the property
of J. H. Hayes & Son on Big Butter
creek, and disposed of by Sherman
to the late Nels Jones. Retiring
from that business he lived for a
number of years in Heppner, but
has been absent from here many
years, though well remembered by
many of the older residents. As a
young man, ha engaged in the In
dian troubles of 1876-78, and was in
Captain John Sperry's company and
took part in the battle of Willows
springs, as well as other engage
ments between the settlers and the
red skins. He was a man past 70
years of age.
Inaugural to be Heard
by All at High School
Through the courtesy of the Pa
cific Power and Light company, one
of their large radios and loud
speaker will be installed in the high
school auditorium on Monday, Mar.
4, to receive the national broadcast
of the inaugural ceremonies when
Herbert Hoover is Inducted as pres
ident of the United States.
The broadcast will start coming
in at 8 a. m. Patrons and friends
of the school who desire to listen
in are especially invited to attend
NEIGHBORS OF WOODCRAFT.
Maple Circle, N. O. W., held their
regular meeting on Monday evening
when a very enjoyable time was
had. The entertainment committee
staged a George Washington party,
which went with a bang. Ten names
were voted upon and a large class
will be initiated at next meeting.
Reporter.
Joe Batty was in town Wednes
day from his home up Hardman
way. Lots of drifted snow there
yet, and on Tuesday night the roads
were filled again by drifting snow.
and it makes travel hard, especially
for automobiles.
Finals
Championship
SATURDAY
8:30 P. M.
FIRE TAKES TOLL
Oil THREE FARMS
Hanna, Everson and Clark
Brothers Homes All
Total Loss.
Fire completely razed three Mor
row county farm homes within the
last two weeks. Report just readi
er Heppner Monday of a fire on
Sunday, Feb. 17, that consumed the
house and much of the contents on
the Nolan estate southwest of lone,
occupied by F. E. Everson and fam
ily. The J. I. Hanna farm home,
seven miles up Hinton creek, and
ail contents, was demolished by fire
Thursday afternoon. Clark broth
ers, on what is known as the Dan
Summers place, one mile below
Lexington, were victims or the third
fire Monday. .
Though the exact loss from the
fires has not been ascertained, it
is very considerable, and the insur
ance In force In each Instance will
cover but a small part of the loss.
All the afflicted families were put
to a great deal of inconvenience.
FIRE AT EVERSON'S
The farm residence of Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Everson, southwest of
lone, was totally destroyed by fire
on Sunday the 17th, and along with
the house the most of the contents,
as the flames spread so rapidly that
there was little chance to get much
out The origin of the fire was a
defective flue. Mr. Everson esti
mates his loss at $1600 and had in
surance in the sum of $800.
Following the fire his family mov
ed Into lone and will remain there
for a time, occupying the home of
Mrs. Jordan while the house on the
Nolan estate is being put in, shape
for their occupancy. Mr. Everson
and son were visitors in this city
on Friday, and he stated to this
paper that it was pretty tough to
be thus turned out of house and
home in the midst of winter and
heavy snow.
HANNA HOME STRUCK
Alarm of the fire on the Hanna
farm reached Heppner about 4:30
Thursday afternoon. A son and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hana
were alone on the farm, other mem
bers of the family being in town.
The daughter had just arrived home
on the school bus from Heppnerr
and in starting a fire with coal oil,
curtains near the stove were caught
by the flames and in a very short
while the house was all afire. The
son was working in the barn when
the fire started.
Mr. Hanna received the news in
town and was rushed immediately
to the scene, and though less than
twenty minutes elapsed before he
arrived the house was already in
ashes. Other help arrived too late
to be of assistance and none of the
contents was saved, not even a
change of clothing for any of them.
Mr. Hanna reports having $2000 in
surance. CLARK BROS. SUFFER.
The fire on the farm of William
and John Clark below Lexington,
occurred Monday morning, the
cause said to be an over-heated
terra cotta flue. The house was a
total loss though some articles of
furniture, including a cook stove,
were saved. They were reported to
have $1500 insurance.
The Clarks were put to an add
ed inconvenience as they were in
the midst of lambing when the fire
occurred.
Pendleton Elks Present
Minstrelsy on Thursday
With a troupe of 30 artists and
funsters, more than 50 Pendleton
ians representing the Elks lodge of
that city, will be in Heppner next
Thursday, presenting their minstrel
show in the school auditorium un
der the auspices of Heppner lodge
No. 358. The minstrel show made
a big hit in their home city, and
local Elks who attended were so
enthusiastic about the entertain
ment they never rested until they
succeeded in bringing it here.
The entertainment will start at 8
o'clock, and admission prices will
be $1 for adults and 50 cents for
children under 12. Thursday eve
ning the ladies of the Christian
church will serve dinner for the
visitors. Immediately after the
show there will be a public dance
at the Elks temple with music fur
nished by the Rose Grey dance or
chestra of Pendleton. The show
program follows:
FIRST PART
Overture Orchestra
Opening Chorus.
Song "Sweet Sua".. ..Nathaniel Kimball
Song "Where this Shy Little Violets
Grow" Hoy Buchanan
Song "Ten Little Miles from Town"
Elmer t Peanuts) Pozegar
Song "That's My Mammy"
Bobby Mayberry
Song "Barefoot Trail" Fred Donert
Song "Therea a Rainbow Round My
Shoulder" Richard Lawrence
Ballad "My Melancholy Baby"
K. C. Olsell
Song "So Far. So Good" Bert Jerard
Closing Chorus.
INTERMISSION
Overture by Orchestra.
SECOND PART
Novelty Tumblers
tMonk) Cardens and (Shorty) Moens
Harry Lee and Jean Birlew
A Musical Duo
Monologue L. W. Jauncey
An Italian diplomat Just back from
a good will tour.
Special Mitchell Thorn
Specialty Dance Skeedatin-Dee Stomp!
Ira Birlew and Jack Koohtz
The Harmony Trio Bert Jerard, Brook
Dickson. Ole Olsen
FINALE!
"Good Night" and "Thank You"
All of Us
from her recent illness and soon
will be able to be out again.