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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 28, 1929
MAYOR PROCLAIMS
Monday, April 15, Set as
Day for Free Hauling
By City Trucks.
That annual bugbear to the tired
householder, Clean-up Day, has been
proclaimed by W. G. McCarty,
Heppner's mayor, for Monday, April
15, with the admonition that the
city be made" to shine by the time
Old Sol sticks his head above the
eastern horizon Tuesday, April 16.
It is to be hoped, says Mr. Mc
Carty, that freeholders will not look
upon the day merely as a formality
called for by the city statutes, but
will cooperate wholeheartedly to
make Heppner a cleaner and more
healthful place in which to live.
Cleaning up of rubbish, the winter's
supply of tin cans and ashes that
have accumulated behind the house
and in the alleys, wrecked automo
biles and whatever else comes under
the head of dirt or filth, should be
the first concern of property hold
ers. This should be sacked, boxed
or barrelled up before clean-up day
and put in the most accessible place
and the city will do Its part by hav
ing It hauled away on Monday, Ap
ril 15, free of charge.
Vacant lots, alleys and streets, es
pecially the parking should also be
taken care of by the owners or those
living adjacent. And it would be a
mighty good thing if folks would
go still further, the mayor believes,
and tear down the dilapidated
shacks that may encumber their
property, thus lessening the fire
hazard and relieving the landscape
of many eyesores. Everyone who
cooperates will surely get more than
value received for their efforts, not
only by contributing to the general
welfare, peace, health and prosper
ity, but through the pleasantness
added to their immediate surround
ings, which will surely add to their
happiness.
Mr. McCarty earnestly hopes that
it will not be necessary to enforce
the penalty for those who fail to
comply with the city statutes in re
gard to cleaning up their property.
However, if such there be so lag
gard that they fall to have their
property In presentable shape the
day following clean-up day, without
a legitimate excuse, they may be
given a special request to get busy,
and be asked besides to contribute
to the city's coffers as provided by
statute.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.
Rev. Thomas J. Brady, Pastor.
Next Sunday will be the great
feast of Easter which commemor
ates the triumphant resurrection of
Christ from the dead; it is the im
pesslve climax of the incidents that
occurred during the last three days.
Easter marks the close of the Len
ten season and inaugurates the vic
tory of Christ
There will be mass in the church'
at Heppner at 8:30 in the morning,
preceded by the hearing of confes
sions and the giving of Holy Com
munion. The pastor will preach at
this mass upon 'The Tomb Made
Glorious." Immediately after this
mass the pastor will go to The
Sands for a second mass at 10:30
at which he will also preach. In
the evening at 7, there will be ros
ary, prayers, instruction, and Ben
ediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Classes of Christian Doctrine will
be started during the coming week.
On Good Friday beginning at
noon, there will be the Three Hours'
Agony in commemoration of the
death of Christ. The pastor hopes
that this exercise will be followed
as edifylngly as it was last year.
In the morning of Good Friday
there will be usual devotions pre
scribed by the church. At night at
7:30 there will be the blessing of the
Cross and a sermon upon, "This day
thou shalt be with Me In Paradise."
On Holy Saturday at 7 there will
be the first mass of Easter, and at
3 and 7 o'clock confessions will be
hen i d.
On Holy Thursday at 7 there will
be mass In commemoration of the
Last Supper, and at 7:30 in the eve
ning there will bo special devotions
with a sermon upon, "Do this in
commemoration of Me."
Rev. Thomas J. Brady extends
the blessed greetings of Easter to
all citizens irrespective of creeds
and beliefs.
George Thomson is conllned at
home this week on account of Ill
ness. It is reported that Mr. Thom
son suffered a slight stroke of par
alysis from which he is slowly re
covering.
Q. A. Bloakman, county commis
sioner and mall carrier on the Hard
man route, took his truck to Port
land on Tuesday to have It looked
over. He was called to the city on
business.
During the absence of E. E. Clark
with the shearing crew, Guy Cason
of lone is holding down a chair in
the Clark barber shop In this city.
Mrs. John Hlatt and daughter mo
tored to Pendleton on Saturday
where they spent the day, return
ing home Sunday morning.
STRAYED 1 blue mule, branded
D, 1 black and 1 brown mule brand
ed Cnthollc Cross on jaw. Notify
W. H. Paclberg, Lexington. 2-4
Heppner Scores 73 and
Places Fourth in Shoot
A high wind proved a consider
able handicap at the local traps Sun
day, and the number of high scores
was decreased accordingly. Tfo
spite of this, however, Bert Bowker
cracked his first string of 25, and
his two team mates in the Oregon
Ian state telegraphic trapshooting
tournament scored 24 each, giving
the local club a 73 for the day. L.
Van Marter and Chas. Latourell
were ' the other members of the
team.
The locals tasted defeat at the
hands of Corvallis who went
straight for the day, and dropped to
fourth place in the percentage col
umn, after having been at the head
for several weeks. Heppner's score
was sufficient to -defeat Roscburg
and Toledo, her other opponents
for the day. As the shoot is more
than half over, It would take a ter
rible slump for the locals to drop
out of the high ten clubs, to take
part in the shoot-off at the end of
the tournament Henry Veatch,
professional trap artist from Port
land, representing the Remington
Arms Ammunition company, was a
guest of the club at Sunday's shoot.
FANNIE 0. ROOD
BEQUEATHS $500
TO CITY LIBRARY
ALBANY COLLEGE GETS BIG
SHARE OF $H60,000 ESTATE
GIVEN TO CHARITY.
The Heppner Public library was
remembered, in the will of the late
Fannie O. Rood, with $500, accord
ing to the Portland Journal of Sat
urday, which contained the follow
ing account:
Bequests aggregating more than
$360,000 for a number of charitable
Institutions, churches and Albany
college were contained in the will
of Fannie O. Rood, wealthy Port
land widow, when it was filed for
probate In circuit court Friday af
ternoon. The will showed an estate in ex
cess of $360,000 In real and personal
property located in Multnomah,
Gilliam, Morrow and Clackamas
counties.
An endowment of $10,000 for Al
bany college was among the speci
fic bequests listed. In addition were
shown $5000 to Central Presbyterian
church, Portland, for payment on
its pipe organ; $10,000 for the Chil
dren's Farm Home, Corvallis, for
construction of a cottage for girls;
$1000 to the Methodist church at
Constantine, Mich.; $1000 to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid society; $2000
to the Visiting Nurse association,
Portland, for relief of needy old
people; $1000 to the Waverly Baby
Home; $2000 to the Y. W. C. A.,
Portland, for erection of a home
for girls; $2000 to the Pisgah home;
$1000 to the Salvation Army rescue
home and maternity hospital; $1000
to the Maude B. Booth Home for
Working Girls, Portland; $500 to the
Public library at Heppner; $2000 to
the Portland Council of Churches
for daily Bible work; $1000 to the
Doernbecher hospital and $1000 to
the Shrine hospital.
What is left of the estate after
distribution to the charitable and
other Institutions named is to go to
Albany college for the aid of wor
thy students, it was specified. Fred
H. Deshon and Fred Rood were
named executors.
Mrs. Rood died February 16 while
on her way to the Mediterranean.
Legion May Not Open
tp l r o
1 ank Lommg oummer
Announcement following the
meeting of Heppner post, American
Legion, Monday night is to the ef
fect that the post can not see its
way clear to open the swimming
pool next summer, due to the post's
financial condition, and the work
needed to be done to put the tank in
shape. The project has not been
self-sustaining, it is stated, and it
has not been possible to take care
of depreciation.
The fence, dressing and shower
rooms were temporarily construc
ted, with the idea that they would
be replaced within a few years with
permanent construction. They have
now reached a sad state of disre
pair and the legion boys are not in
position to spend anything for up
keep. They have also expressed the
Idea that they have gone about as
far as they feel Justified, by provid
ing the tank as It now stands, and
should not be asked to run it at a
loss.
If the tank Is opened the coming
summer, It will probably be neces
sary for outside assistance to lend
support. The Patron-Teachers as
sociation has expressed itself as
favoring the project and has taken
steps to see what it might be able
to do to help the cause.
B. G. Slgsbee, manager of Star
theater, motored to Portland Wed
nesday. He was accompanied to
the city by Mrs. M. L. Case who
took with her the little granddaugh
ter, Josephine, who has been stay
ing at the Case home for some time.
Mrs. Case expects to be absent for
some weeks, visiting with her son
Allan, living in Eugene, and with
other relatives at Oregon City.
COLLEGE SPGRTS
SHOW! If'J BALLET
Whitman Glea Has Novel
Features; To Appear
Here Monday.
Two ballet numbers are among
the novel entertainment features of
the program by the Whitman All
College Glee club,, to appear here
Monday night at the school audi
torium. The first is in the form of
the "Dance of the Activities," which
illustrates by interpretative dances
to the accompaniment of Whitman
college songs, the four major cam
pus sports football, basketball,
baseball, and tennis. The second
ballet which was made famous by
these same performers in last fall's
opera, The unocoiate aoiaier, oc
curs in the one-act comic opera and
is Russian in motif. These spright
ly and difficult folk dances are ca
pably executed by Helen Meyers,
Marion LaFevre and Robert Gar
rett. Mrs. Mignon K. Borleske,
head of the department of physical
education of the college, originated
and trained these ballet features.
Aside from the choral and Instru
mental ensembles, solo parts will be
taken by Mary Catherine Breck and
Sarah Somcrville, sopranos, and
Catherine Hoxsey, violinist. The
women's and men's varsity quar
tettes are exceptionally capable in
combining harmony and tuneful
melodies, and are given prominent
place on the program.
Edwin Beach of Lexington, takes
a lead part In the act of up-to-date
grand opera offered as the finale
number. Mr. Beach is with the club
for the third year. He has a force
ful high tenor voice, well suited to
his part.
The club is composed of thirty-
four college artists, including both
the men's and women's choruses un
der the direction of Howard E.
Pratt, director of the Whitman
Conservatory of Music. Coming
with the singers is the college 18
piece orchestra supervised by Mrs.
Esther Sundquist Bowers, head of
the violin department of the music
conservatory. Dorothy Wentsch,
32, of Walla Walla is the club ac
companist
DAIRYMEN DECIDE
INDUSTRY FUTURE
Corvallis, March 27. A compre
hensive revision of the program for
future development of dairying in
Oregon was brought about at the
statewide conference at the state
college last week end which all ele
ments represented agreed will mean
more prosperity for present dairy
men while providing plans for grad
ual expansion as conditions warrant
To aid In putting the new pro
gram into practice, the Oregon
Dairy Improvement council was
formed to act as a future agency
to unify the efforts of the many
elements represented in the recent
conference. This council will hold
its first meeting In Salem June 14.
The conference adopted findings
as to giades, standards and mar
keting; economic status of the in
dustry; production methods, disease
control and dairy finance. The
complete reports of these subjects
will be printed for free distribution
by the college extension service. The
following are a few of the most out
standing recommendations greatly
condensed:
Grades, Standards and Markets
establish federal standards for but
ter and cheese and federal or federal-state
inspection at Portland by
coming July; buyers adopt volun
tary cream grading pending such
time as law can be enacted; estab
lish primary cheese market in Port
land; appoint committee practical
butter makers to establish rules and
practices Intended to bring uni
formity In quality Oregon butter.
Economic Status of the Industry
Oregon dairying represents 1 per
cent of that of entire United States
and may be gradually expanded
through a program based on im
proved standards for dairy products
that will increase the demand both
at home and in out-of-state markets.
Increase in number of cows should
be made only by raising heifers
from high producing stock. In
creased home-grown food supplies
must be produced to care for any
increase in dairy cattle.
Dairy Finance Organize $50,000
agricultural credit corporation on
west coast of Oregon including Wil
lamette valley to take advantage of
federal Intermediate credit. Have
dairy products classed as eligible
for issuance of United States ware
house receipts. Bankers should en
courage growth of own feed on
farms and use of budget system.
Disease control Continue present
campaign toward accredited free
areus for tuberculosis and abortion.
Urge Livestock Sanitary board to
adopt brand to mark reactors to
abortion test. Prevent public auc
tion of dairy cattle not free from
abortion disease. Urge stiffening of
federal inspection against importa
tion of dangerous diseases.
Production Continue herd Im
provement Develop high grade
market for cows ns cash crop. Use
Improved methods and varieties for
growing own feeds and pustules.
Establish economical units when
possible.
BOY SCOUTS.
Last Saturday the Heppner troop
No. 61 made the trip to the moun
tains in Scoutmaster Stanley
Moore's car and spent the day at
the Sweek cabin and vicinity. The
car was driven as far as the snow
would permit and then the Scouts
hiked another two and a half miles
to the cabin. Breakfast and dinner
were prepared by the boys them
selves. Between meals they ex
plored the mine shafts, identified
various trees and looked for tracks
of wild life on their hike. We had
about three inches of snow while
there and found at least three feet
of old snow around the trees back
of the Sweek cabin.
Tuesday the Scout Executive, Mr.
Douglas Hawley, made us a visit.
He gave much archery advice to the
men of the town who are interested
in archery and an archery club for
Heppner. In the evening he at
tended the troop meeting, gave a
talk on map making, and showed
us a reel of some very fine and In
teresting pictures of the new scout
camp twelve miles out of Milton-
Freewater. The boys who went to
camp last year certainly enjoyed
themselves. We want to see more
go this year. This year it will be
an even better camp, with less work
on fixing up camp and more on real
scouting.
STANLEY MOORE,
' Scoutmaster.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
James H. Hayes, Jr., president,
and Ford C. Potter, vice-president,
of the Washington County Milling
company of Cambridge, Idaho, have
been spending several days at Hepp
ner, their visit here being to inter
est our people In the new flouring
mill the company proposes to build
on property they own at Cambridge.
They were offering shares of stock
in the corporation, with a capitali
zation of $250,000, and the mill to be
built is to have a daily capacity of
100 barrels.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Burroughs of
Calgary, Canada, are guests at the
farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
B. Cox, west of Heppner. Mr. Bur
roughs is a brother of Mrs. Cox and
Is extensively engaged In farming
in the Alberta country. Mr. and
Mrs. Cox and their guests spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Gordon at Hermislon,
Mrs. Gordon being another sister
of Mr. Burroughs.
Considerable complaint is heard
from farmers in various parts of
the county because of the continued
cold weather. This is holding back
the growth of grain, they state, and
the condition might be greatly Im
proved by some warmer weather
and a few good showers of rain. The
wheat has come up well, is rooted
good, but is not making the growth
it should.
. Mrs. Kate Farnsworth, who has
been spending the winter at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lutie
Dunsmuir at Menlo Park, Cal., ar
rived home on Monday. She was
accompanied from California by her
grandson, Orrln Bisbee, student at
Stanford university, who enjoyed a
few days visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee. He will re
turn to Palo Alto on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wood were
tendered a pleasant surprise at the
parsonage of the Christian church
in Lexington on Monday evening,
upon the eve of their departure for
Eugene. Mr. Wood has been pastor
of the churches at Lexington and
lone for several years, and a large
number of the members from the
latter point came to join in the fare
well to Mr. and Mrs. Wood.
Jack Holt in AVALANCHE, by
Zane Grey, Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday.
Roy Quackenbush, who has been
on his father's plore on Rhea creek
for the past year or so, has retired
from there and taken a place at the
Alfalfa Lawn Dairy of Wightman
Bros., where he will become an ap
prentice to that business. Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Rippee will take charge
of the Quackenbush place.
Miss Gladys Bcymer, who has
been spending her spring vacation
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Reymer on Hinton
creek, returned to Portland Tues
day to resume her studies at
Behnke-Walker Business college.
Judge R. L. Benge and family
moved to their farm in Six Dollar
on Monday, where they expect to
reside during the spring and sum
mer. R. l. Allstnn, dr., ana lamuy
who have been on the place, have
moved into town.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Taylor, son-in-law
and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E R. Huston, have been guests
this week at the Huston home, ar
riving from Portland Sunday. They
are returning home today.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U Keithley of
Pendleton were at Heppner over
Sunday night, returning home on
Monday forenoon. They came over
for a short visit with mends here.
Miss Marguerite liOUghney, sister
of Mrs. Waller E. Moore, is here
from her home at Tacoma, taking
charge of the Moore home during
the illness of Mrs. Moore.
Dr. Samuel Tyler, eyesight spec
ialist, will make his regular trip to
Heppner Sunday and Monday, April
7-8 at Peterson's store. Correct
glasses guaranteed.
Born In this city, on Tuesday
March 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
E. Moore, a daughter. Dr. McMur
do reports both mother and child
dolnu nicely.
Geo. Peck, Clarks Canyon farmer,
was smiling because of the rain hit
ting his section, when in town today.
TO START API 7
lone to Play at Heppner
In League Opener ; Fos
sil Succeeds Umatilla.
The Wheatland Baseball league
season will start April 7, with lone
playing at Heppner, Wasco at Ar
lington, and Condon at Fossil, it
was announced following a meeting
of the league directors at Arlington
Sunday afternoon. Fossil was vot
ed membership in the league to suc
ceed Umatilla, the latter having
joined with Hermiston and Stan
field to place a team in the Umatilla
county league.
Tha meeting at Arlington was at
tended by representatives of all the
towns entered in the league, the di
rectors being, Heppner, Harry Dun
can; lone, Bert Johnson; Arlington,
Bill Ortman; Condon, Pem Brown,
and Fossil, Mr. Beeson. The old
officers were retained for the fol
lowing year, namely, Dean T. Good
man, president; Earl W. Snell, vice
president, and Jasper V. Crawford,
secretary-treasurer.
The directors voted to adopt the
Zenith ball as the official baseball
for the league, accepting the Marshall-Wells
offer of individual tro
phies for the players, for adopting
their ball. A cup will also be pur
chased by the league this year, on
which the name of the pennant win
ners will be engraved. When the
cup is won three times by any one
team it becomes their's for perman
ent pos&ession.
The schedule, left in the hands
of Walter Cochran of Arlington to
be completed, will Include 15 games,
giving each of the six teams entered
three games with each of the other
teams. The by-laws state that each
team is to take its own gate receipts
and pay its own expenses, but since
the 15 game schedule must neces
sarily give three of the towns one
more game than the other three, it
was decided that the gate on the
last three games shall be split 50-50
betweon the competing teams.
The change from the 10- to 15
gamo schedule also called for a
chango in player limitations, stat
ing that no player Bhall participate
in any game after the tenth game
who has not participated in a pre
vious league game, unless the play
er recognizedly belongs to a certain
club due to permanent residence in
its vicinity. Under the 10-game
schedu.e the eighth game was nam
ed as the limiting game.
A game on Decoration Day is in
cluded in the schedule, but the 4th
of July was left open that teams
might schedule games with teams
on the outside on that date if they
so desired. The final games of the
league season will be played July 7.
HARDMAN.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Ashbaugh and
Victor Johnson were Heppner vis
itors on Monday.
Archie Bechdolt spent Sunday
with his parents here. He has pur
chased a new Chevrolet six coupe.
Schoolmates are glad to have
Darrel Farrens back in his classes
after an absence of a week because
of a broken arm.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mahrt went
to Pendleton on Saturday. They
were accompanied by Miss Louise
Torre, principal of the union high
school.
Mrs. Hattie Bleakman was shop
ping in Heppner on Wednesday.
Vern, the little daughter of Mrs.
Ethel McDaniel is ill at her home
here.
Friends of Mrs. Sarah Sperry are
very glad to know that she is grad
ually improving.
Mrs. Evelyn Farrens and daugh
ter, Murl, are moving to the ranch.
Eurton Valley school will begin
April 1.
W. F. Mahrt made a business trip
to Irrigon on Thursday, where he
sold a Delco light plant.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school
superintendent, and J. F. Crites,
from the state department of edu
cation, visited Hardman schools on
Wednesday. The interesting talks
given by both were enjoyed by all
the pupils.
The Hardman jail was destroyed
by fire on Saturday night
Chas. W. Smith, county agent,
gave an interesting talk to the
pupils of Hardman schools on Wed
nesday. As a result of his visit an
enthusiastic garden club was organ
ized.
Mrs. Frank Ziegler is a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
Chapel.
SCOUT HEAD VISITS.
F. Douglas Hawley, district scout
supervisor of the Blue Mountain
council with headquarters at Walla
Walla, was in Heppner Tuesday eve
ning for a meeting with the execu
tive committee here. At that time
plans were laid for a big hike the
week-end of April 6. at which time
Mr. Hawley will be back, accompan
ied by the Scout troop from Her
miston. The Heppner and Hermis
ton troops will join in the hike, tak
ing them into the mountains, and
at intervals Mr. Hawley will con
duct tests to ascertain advance
ment of the boys In Scout work.
L. L. Matlock left for Portland on
Wednesday morning to have a visit
at the home of his sisters residing
there. He expected to be absent for
several days.
Funeral Held for Ralph
Howard, of Wapinitia
Ralph Howard, 34 years old, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Howard,
of Wapinitia, Oregon, died at that
place Monday, March 25, the victim
of tuberculosis. His body was
brought to Heppner yesterday and
funeral services were held at the
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. F.
R. Spaulding, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in Masonic cemetery.
Ralph was a former Heppner boy,
making his home with the family
here for many years, and made
many friends here. He left Hepp
ner about 16 years ago. The fam
ily remained here until some six
years ago when they moved to Wa
pinitia. He is survived by his fath
er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Julian Howard, of Wapinitia;
a brother Marion, also of Wapini
tia, and two sisters, Mrs. Francis
Griffin, of Eight Mile, and Mrs.
Byron Summers, of Yakima, Wash.
The surviving members of the fam
ily were all present at the funeral
services.
EASTER CANTATA
WILL BE GIVEN BY
COMBINED CHOIRS
"THE RESURRECTION SONG"
TITLE OF MUSIC FESTIVAL
FOR SUNDAY SERVICE.
"The Resurrection Song," by Roy
E. Nolte, will be the annual easter
cantata, to be held this year at the
Methodist church on Sunday eve
ning. The combined choirs of the
Christian, Episcopal and Methodist
churches have been practicing for
several weeks under the direction
of Miss Kate Francis Ede. A real
treat awaits the music lover who
likes to hear good music well ren
dered by our own local talent
The following is a resume of the
numbers of the cantata and the so
loists. "THE RESURRECTION SONG"
By Roy E. Nolte.
Directed by Miss Kate Francis Ede.
Pianist, Mrs. Milton W. Bower.
"Christ, the Lord, Is Risen," Chorus
"Hear Ye the Story," Alto Solo
Miss Margaret Notson
"Hail King of the Jews"
Bass and Chorus
Mr. Milton W. Bower
"Father, Forgive Them" Duet
Mrs.. R. B. Ferguson and Miss
Margaret Notson
"The Wondrous Cross"
Tenor Solo and Chorus
Mr. Dean T. Goodman
"There Was a Garden," Men's Trio
Mr. Frank Turner, Mr. Dean
T. Goodman and Mr. Milton
W. Bower.
"As It Began to Dawn"
Bass Solo and Chorus
"Come, See the Place"
Soprano Solo and Chorus
"Awake, Thou that Sleepest"
Chorus
"Sing the Resurrection Song"
Men s Chorus
'Allelulia! Christ is King"
Women's Chorus
'Whosoever Believeth"
Soprano and Alto Duet Chorus
'Now Is Christ Risen" Chorus
Work Starts on Willow
Ceek Road This Week
The county road crews are busy
this week moving some of the equip
ment, such as graders, air compres
sor, etc., from McNabb market road
to the mouth of Skinner creek on
the Willow creek road. The coun
ty engineer is busy up that way
completing surveys and setting
grade stakes, and work Is to begin
promptly on some of the worst parts
of the present road, all looking to
the placing of the Willow creek
market road in good shape as far
as the forks of the creek.
The crew will be busy on the
rocky points from the Willow creek
schoolhouse to the mouth of Skin
ner. Some work has already been
completed on either side of these
points, and Roadmaster McCaleb
hopes to push the job along and get
this rock work out of the way at an
early date. Heppner people, as well
as the residents along Willow creek,
will rejoice to have this road put in
shape, and should the means be
available, they will rejoice further
when it is completed to the timber.
OPERETTA PROGRESSING.
Students of Heppner High school
are drilling hard on the annual op
eretta which will be presented late
in April, the exact date not having
been announced. "Pickles" Is the
operetta chosen, and calls for a
large cast Kate Frances Ede, mu
sic supervisor, has charge of the
production. More beautiful and ex
tensive stage effects are being plan
ner for the operetta this year, de
clares Jas. M. Burgess, superinten
dent, and it should be one of the
most beautiful productions of the
kind ever presented locally.
Large Wheat Farm Wanted. Own
er of a fine, 100-acre Willamette val
ley dairy farm valued at $70,000.00,
will exchange for a good wheat
farm near Heppner up to $80,000.00.
Farm must be suitable for tractor.
Send full description first letter. A.
C. BOHRNSTEDT, Realtor, 147 N.
Commercial St., Salem, Ore.
OLD HEADS APPEAR .
AT BASEBALL CALL
Strong Line-Up Looms for
Opening Game With
lone April 7.
With the first game of the Wheat
land league season a week from
Sunday, on April 7, Heppner's ball
tossera are beginning their spring
trainng in earnest lone will meet
the locals here in the league opener.
Lota of good material is In pros
pect declares Raymond Ferguson,
who will manage the local club this
season. Manager Ferguson has
called a practice for Sunday after
noon, when he expects all team as
pirants to be on hand.
Many of the old heads on the
local ball roster are expected to
be seen in action again this season,
and some new material has been
showing up which may make berths
for some of the older boys uncer
tain. Most welcome news to fan
dom, however, is the announcement
that Clair LaMear, from Portland,
will again take his place behind the
bat LaMear's catching has figured
strongly in the success of the locals
for the last two years, but of equal
worth has been his hitting, respon
sible for winning several games in
the past
No announcement has been made
as to who will do the twirling, but
it is rumored that some strong local
material is in prospect "Doc" Mc
Crady has been showing some hot
stuff in practice workouts, and
somebody has said that he has a
reputation somewhere in the dim
past Just what the dope is, how
ever, it has not been possible to
ascertain, though assurance is giv
en that the mound will be well tak
en care of.
Among the old heads, whose years
of service and ability entitle them
to first mention, are L. VanMarter
and Gay Anderson, both of whom
will again be in uniform .if we are
correctly informed. Anderson's rep
utation for taking care of the cen
ter pasture will go unchallenged,
as his fielding record is unimpeach
able Van Marter has taken care of
the second sack in big show fashion
the last two season's, but in times
past has proven equally capable at
third and in the field. Both the boys
have been prominent members of
the "wrecking crew" responsible for
a large number of Heppner scores.
Guy Cason, who worked in left
field for the locals two years ago,
is back again this year after a year's
absence, and will again be a strong
contender for the position. "Mitch"
Thorn, whose fielding the last two
seasons has been of high caliber,
will make a strong bid for his berth
again this year. Also from the old
guard are Fred Hoskins, who has
covered first base intermittently for
several years when his farm chores
did not prevent and who has made
a good record, and Carl Cason, reg
ular at third for the last two sea
sons. Just who is the most prominent
contender for shortstop, is a matter
of conjecture. "Bus" Gentry, of
Lexington, whose face is not strange
to a Heppner lineup, may be tried
out there, though he has played
mostly at first base and in the out
field. "Slim" Edwards, Vaughn
Hiatt and "Bub" Bleakman are
among the newcomers who have
been working out and among whom
a shortstop may be found.
So far, cold weather has prevent
ed any strenuous workouts, and it
has been impossible for the boys
to show what they can do. Mana
ger Ferguson hopes that Sunday's
workout will reveal enough mater
ial to take care of all the positions
for the lone game, and with the
number of old heads on hand has
little doubt that a good looking nine
can be placed in the field by that
time.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Stanley Moore, Missionary-in-Charge.
Holy communion at 7:00 A. M.
Church school at 9:45 o'clock.
Celebration of the Lord's Supper
and sermon at 11:00 o'clock.
There will be special music at the
eleven o'clock service. The Rector
would like every communicant at
church who is able to be there in
order that he may receive the East
er Communion.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the aervice and take part in
the worship.
"Why seek ye the l(ving among
the dead? He is not here, but is
risen." St. Lk., 24:5-6.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE.
There will be a three-hour service
in the Episcopal church this Friday
to bring our minds to the remem
brance of the three bitter hours that
Our Lord Jesus Christ hung upon
the cross to redeem you and me and
the whole world from our sins, and
to bring to those who will accept It
his abundant salvation. The service
will be a continuous one from 12:00
noon until 3:00 o'clock. You may
come and stay the whole time and
enter into the worship or come and
go quietly as you have the time to
give.
It will be a service of song, med
itation and praver.
REV. STANLEY MOORE.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney mo
tored to John Day the first of the
week, where Mr. Mahoney was call
ed on business.