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Volume 46, Number 23.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 1929
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LAUWCHEDJW STATE
Private Physicians Enlist
to Make all Children
Physically Fit.
ASKS PARENTS' HELP
Frederick D. Strieker Seeks Public
Cooperation In Communication;
P. T. A. to Have Part
To all those who are interested in
the health of the children of Ore
gon:
The Oregon State Board of
Health has asked all of the physi
cians outside of Portland to become
health officers. The campaign of
getting ready for school is a cooper
ative movement between the physi
cians of the state and the parents
of the school children.
When Demosthenes was asked
what was the first part of oratory,
he answered "action" and which
was second, he replied "action," and
which was third, he still answered
action."
What is the first part of disease
eradication? It is the same as that
given by Demosthenes for oratory.
The second, however, is cooperation
and the third is more cooperation
There can be no more effective
action than cooperation. Disease
eradication will never be a reality
until we have combined with the
activities of the health department
the cooperation of private physi
cians and parents. The historical
aspects of medicine present many
instances of retarded action due to
the refusal of physicians and the
public to cooperate in something
which they considered "new fang
led" ideas promulgated by fanatics
and faddists who sought to under
mine their financial security.
To mention but a few instances:
Many scientists disapproved of Har
vey's theory of the circulation.
When Jenner in 1789 Introduced
vaccination he provoked the enmity
of a large majority of doctors, not
alone on the frank ground of their
financial interests being threatened
but on the score of a lively distrust
in the efficacy of the remedy.
Economic vested interests played,
to be sure, the most important role
of opposition in regard to dissection,
vaccination, pasteurization, antisep
sis and asepsis. Personality con
flicts helped to color the fight on
vaccination. Jenner was extremely
sensitive and self-conscious, quali
ties which led him to make a fierce
attack on those ho did not agree
with him on the slightest detail.
Pasteur, too, made enemies, not en
tirely because his discoveries en
croached on forbidden ground of
old theories-and beliefs, but also be
cause he was possessed of an over
whelming aggressiveness and a
challenging air of having proven
truth
Today much economic color Is be
ing given to the relationship of the
private practitioner to the public
health program. Many doctors op
pose the system which allegedly has
damaged the Income of a profession
whose livelihood is considered pre
carious from an economic stand
point They are hostile to the ac
tivities the health department has
inaugurated from time to time, be
cause they regard such Inaugura
tion of activities as trespassing on
private grounds of the medical pro
fession. In the state of Oregon,
however, the private physicians
have cooperated with the full-time
health departments, and where
there were no health units they
have assisted the part time health
ofilclals. It must be remembered
that somebody has to do the pioneer
work; somebody has to demonstrate
authentically its value to create
public demand for the new health
methods.
No one can overlook the fact that
a large part of the population is
unable to pay for the services of a
private physician. It is, however,
admitted that free service can be
abused and we are giving consider
able thought and effort to remedy
this situation.
The Oregon State Board of
Health is firm in the belief that'no
one has a vested interest in disease
or potential disease. The people
alone have a vested interest in pub
lic health, an interest founded on
sound morality, statesmanship, law
and humanity, and it is the duty of
the state health department to ded
icate its efforts to this interest.
It Is for this reason that we are
requesting the physicians of this
state to examine all preschool chil
dren and Immunize them against
smallpox and diphtheria. The phy
sicians are requested to send the
following letter to thoir patients:
Dear Parents:
I am atiked by the Health Officer of
the State of Oregon to cull your atten
tion to the importance of having all
preschool children examined and pro
tected against smallpox and diphtheria.
The Immunization Is simple, sufe and
lasting.
The Oregon State Merllrail Society In
co-operating with the Health Depart
ment In a campaign to eradicate small
pox and diphtheria In this state.
If you have children in your family,
especially under school age, who have
not had a physical examination, and
who have not been protected, you are
urged to have them attended to prompt
ly, so that they may not eaten these
dangerous diseases.
M. D,
County health associations, parent-teacher
organizations and wo
men's clubs have been invited to as
sist In order to stimulate interest
in this campaign these associations
Mitchell Thorn to Have
P. P. & L. District Post
Mitchell Thorn who has brought
many honors to the Heppner office
of the Pacific Power and Light
company received official notice
from the company Monday of his
appointment as manager of the
Pomeroy, Wash., district. Besides
taking first place for his company
In the recent northwest public util
ities speaking contest, Mr. Thorn's
activities have been Instrumental
in bringing to Heppner trophies in
several of the merchandising con
tests sponsored by the company.
High sales for this district, in pro
portion to allotted quotas, In the
company's range and washing ma
chine contests are two accomplish
ments of the local office under Mr.
Thorn's management.
Since coming to Heppner two
years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn have
both been prominent in the life of
the community and have made a
host of friends who express regret
at their leaving, but who neverthe
less are glad to know of Mr. Thorn's
advancement. Both are accomplish
ed musicians, Mr. Thorn playing the
violin especially well while Mrs.
Thorn is an accomplished pianist
and singer. During their stay in
Heppner they have endeared them
selves to the community through
the unselfish giving of these talents.
Mr. Thorn has also been prominent
on athletic teams, ranking high
point man on the local basketball
team last winter besides being a
valuable player on the baseball
team for two seasons.
Paul Marvel of Yakima, Wash.,
who with Mrs. Marvel and their two
children visited here over the week
end, will succeed Mr. Thorn as lo
cal manager. Mr. Marvel has an
excellent reputation with the com
pany and Mr. Thorii bespeaks for
him success In the Heppner field.
It is expected the transfer will be
completed within the next week or
two, when Mr. and Mrs. Thorn will
depart for their new home at Pom
eroy. Fire Season Light in
Local Forest District
F. H. Wehmeyer, in charge of the
local district of the Umatilla Na
tional forest, while in town Tuesday
reported that so far this season his
district has been exceptionally free
from fires. Only one was burning
at that time and the small total of
eight had been reported to date.
The tatest fire covered some 35
acres on Johnson creek at the head
of Butter creek, he said. It was
well under control, being entirely
surrounded and he did not fbok for
it to become unmanageable. Only
three of the fires reported have
been considered large, or of more
than ten acres.
Mr. Wehmeyer is personally ac
quainted with the two men report
ed missing In the big Chelan fire
in Washington, and was anxious to
hear that they are safe. He spent
several years in the Chelan forest
and says big fires are a yearly oc
currence there.
IMPROVE HOTEL.
Pat Foley, owner of Hotel Hepp
ner, was in the city on Monday
from The Dalles. He has a force of
men at work making changes In
the building and converting the
Middle room on the front ground
floor into an office and lobby, and
will close up the entrance on the
north side of the building. Another
improvement is the installation of
a new heating plant which is ex
pected to give much better satisfac
tion In making the building com
fortable than the old system did.
Bv the addition of new nalnt nn
the front of the Gilman building
that structure now presents an im
proved appearance.
Noah Clark of Eight Mile Is in
the city today, bringing Mrs. Clark
to the hospital here for a serious
operation.
are urged to present blue ribbons
to the children who have all remed
ial defects corrected and are suc
cessfully immunized to smallpox
and diphtheria.
An award of merit will be given
to the school having the most blue
ribbon children. A certificate of
merit will be granted to the local
association that presents the most
blue ribbons. .The physicians exam
ining over 100 children will be
awarded certificates of credit by the
state Board of Health.
Is your child physically fit to at
tend school?
Is he protected against smallpox
and diphtheria?
Over seventy percent of the chil
dren that begin school have some
form of physical defect.
There were over 1900 cases of
smallpox In Oregon during 1928.
Thirty-five children died of dlnh-
thcrla in 1928.
Most of the defects were correct
able.
All of the cases of smallpox could
have been prevented.
There was no need for the deaths
from diphtheria.
These are the dangers that the
preschool child must face.
All children should receive pre
ventive treatment. Every school
child should be examined for de
fects. Every school child should be pro
tected against diphtheria and small
pox. The Oregon State Board of
Health solicits the aid and cooper
ation of all who are interested In
the state's biggest asset, the Oregon
child.
Yours sincerely,
FREDERICK D. STRICKER,
State Health Officer.
L
Garnet Barratt returned from
Pendleton Wednesday evening, hav
ing spent a couple of days there at
tending the ram sales. He reports
the sale not up to what it had been
in former years, the financial re
turns being somewhat less. In for
mer years the sheep men wanted
the fine wool sheep but this year
they bid largely on the mutton type
showing that they believed the de
mand for mutton sheep would be
strong during the coming year. Mr.
Barratt reports a good attendance
at the sale.
Mrs. W. T. Campbell was compli
mented on Monday afternoon by a
surprise party, the occasion being
in honor of her birthday. The vis
itors brought along refreshments
of Ice cream, cake and punch, the
birthday cake being the gift of Mrs.
C. W. McNamer. Those present and
felicitating Mrs. Campbell were Mr.
and Mrs. D. O. Justus, Mr. and Mrs,
S. P. Devin, Mesdames Arthur
Keene, E. G. Noble, W. E. Straight,
C. W. McNamer, Henry Howell,
Ralph Justus and Mahala Minor.
T. J. Humphreys, Miss Evelyn
Humphreys and her cousin, Miss
Rood of Hillsboro, who were spend
ing a short vacation season at Ditch
creek, returned to town Tuesday
evening. After this season of va
cationing Mr. Humphreys is all
perked up to give the champion
croquet players a trouncing, and he
will attempt to do this in a big
game scheduled for this evening,
with W. O. Dix assisting and E. R.
Huston and A. M. Phelps opposing.
George Hayden who Is working
with the county road crew and at
tends to the sharpening of steel
drills for the air compressor, got a
piece of steel in his right foot on
Wednesday and is at Heppner hos
pital receiving medical attention.
The steel was evidently knocked off
the drill by the heavy hammer and
penetrated the right instep through
the shoe. His physician has not
been able to get the fragment of
steel out by probing for It
C. W. Valentine was in town Sat
urday from his ranch at the mouth
of Sourdough canyon. He has fin
ished putting up the second crop of
alfalfa, both first and second crops
being good. Usually the Valentine
place produces a lot of good fruit
such as apricots and peaches, but
this is short, furnishing perhaps
enough for family consumption this
season.
Mrs. Belle Edwards who has been
spending the summer with her
daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Thompson at Athena,
spent Wednesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner in this
city, Mr. Thompson bring her over
in his car. Mrs. Edward's home is
at Forest Grove.
Omar Luttrell who formerly re
sided in this county has leased the
John Hughes farm on Willow creek
and this week moved his family
here from Moro. He has been farm
ing In Sherman county for a num
ber of years. Frank Turner brought
Mr. Luttrell's household effects
over on his truck.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes de
parted this week for their new
home in Alberta, Canada. Mr.
Hughes acquired a wheat farm up
there some time ago and he hoped
to reach the place in time to help
care for this season's crop.
Cohn Auto company garage this
week received improvement to their
front by the addition of a coat of
white paint, to which was added
decorations in sign writing, all of
which greatly enhances the appear
ance of the building.
Miss Louise Thomson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, Is
now at home after attending sum
mer Bchool session at Ellensburg
state normal. Miss Thomson expects
to teach In Yakima the coming
school year.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas depart
ed Monday for Wallowa lake for a
vacation, having completed the
wheat harvest on the Nordyke farm
near Lexington which they have
been farming for several years.
Turner and Van Marter are fin
ishing today with the combining of
their wheat crop on the Higgs
ranch in Cason canyon. They have
harvested an abundant crop on the
land this season.
Frank Wilkinson delivered three
cars of sheep to the local yards
Monday evening which were loaded
on the train the same day, being
delivered to Mr. Qulmby, Idaho
buyer.
Miss Lillle Alllnger, assistant
cashier of Farmers & Stockgrowers
National bank, returned on Tuesday
from her two weeks of vacationing
spent at Portland and Vancouver.
Mrs. Pauline Bassett departed on
Wednesday for her home In Port
land. She has been spending the
summer with her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Hughes, in this city.
Attorney Frank McMenamin was
in the city for a short time on Wed
nesday, coming up from Portland to
look after Interests on the Bell
ranch In Blackhorse.
Frank Lclcht, engaged In the mer
cantile business at lrrlgon, was a
visitor in Heppner on Monday while
looking after some business at the
court house.
Emmet Smith and Jack DeVore
were business visitors Saturday
from Rhea creek. i
I
COUNTy COURT MET
AUGUST TERM
County court met In regular ses
sion on Wednesday the 7th day of
August, 1929, will all officers pre
sent when the following proceed
ings were had, to-wlt:
No par bids were received for the
issue of $60,000 road bonds and the
court rejected all bids and ordered
the same to be readvertised for sale
on Wednesday, Sept 4, 1929.
There were three bids for lands
owned by the county and which
were acquired under tax foreclosure
and the court fixed an upset price
for the three parcels and ordered
the same advertised for sale to the
highest bidder.
The following claims were ap
proved and ordered paid:
Ida Fletcher, poor $
Mabel Howell, poor
Nora Perlberg, poor
E. M. Matteson, poor
Rose Floreon, pension
15.00
25.00
17.50
20.00
25.00
20.00
Emily Peck, pension
Lula Ayers, pension
10.00
42.50
24.00
32.50
70.00
Mary Markham, pension
Vida Stickel, pension .
Amy Collins, pension
Mabel Writer, tax collector
W. W. Smead, cur. exp.
12.48
600.00
8.00
3.70
58.70
50.00
5.55
12.00
4.00
45.70
6.24
14.58
23.50
85.07
3.25
79.72
50.90
37.10
2.90
14.35
7.98
10.72
5.50
103.57
45.00
8.38
11.90
70.85
51.60
180.00
2.00
1.43
33.75
J. J. Wells, assessor
J. B. Cason, poor
R. L. Benge, county court
L. P. Davidson, co. court
G. A. Bleakman, co. court
Kilham Sty. Co., sheriff
A. R. Reid, sheriff
A. B. Chaffee, sheriff
C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff
State of Oregon, sheriff
West Prtg. Co., office
City of Heppner, ct house
Heppner Hospital, poor
Patterson & Son, poor
Mrs. L. G. Herren, poor
Pac. Tel. Co., cur. exp.
L. E. Rodgers, cur. exp.
Phelps Grocery, jail
Ed Nunn, watermaster
J. M. Spencer, watermaster
C. B. Oral, sealer
A. H. Johnston et al, health
Earle Miller, tax col.
E. R. Huston, jus. court
Pac. Power Co., ct house
M. D. Clark, poor
Gazette Times, office
M. L. Case, coroner
J. O. Hager, ct house;
is. P. Stone, market
A. Leitz Co., market ...
Leupold Volpel, market
H. Arbogast, 7 r
R. Marlatt, 8 Mile ., ;," ,
123.80
60.58
J. O. Hager, roads .
22.50
4.20
147.95
Pac. Power Co., roads
F. Shlvely, roads .
Gilliam & Blsbee, roads
K. L. Beach, roads
63.44
131.83
Swender Print. Co., general
A. J. Chaffee, Jordan
Joe Batty, 8 Mile
Union Oil Co., roads
E. L. Berry, general
J. S. Baldwin, general
H. L. Johnson, Jordan
Cohn Auto Co., general
Oregon Powder Co., Jordan
Vaughn & Goodman, gen
Puget Sound Powder Co.,
Jordan
Peoples Hdwe. Co., general
Ferguson Motor Co., gen
W. L. McCaleb, general
Roy Stamp, general
C. H. Latourell, general
Thomson Bros., roads
Turn A Lum, roads
M. L. Case, Jordan
7.58
6.35
25.00
296.32
1.50
1.95
33.00
.85
63.08
123.10
630.60
11.93
3.25
16.59
101.40
1.28
2.30
54.65
15.15
96.00
530.16
8.98
322.99
173.85
4,301.11
5,443.76
R. D. Voile, general
Howard Cooper Co., general
Arlington Bank, 2
State, roads
A. R. Reid, roads
Farmers Bank, roads .
1st Nat. Bank, roads
Fire Destroys 80 Tons
Hay at O'Connor Farm
Eighty tons of grain hay, a straw
stack and considerable range were
consumed by Are at the O'Connor
Bros. Skinner creek farm Sunday
afternoon. , The range Are also
spread to the Frank Wilkinson
land adjoining. Part of 200 sacks
of wheat piled near the burned
straw stack were damaged before
the wheat could be carried to safe
ty. Jerome O'Connor, in town Tu
esday, reported the hay to be still
burning, necessitating a guard to
keep it from spreading. A high
wind at the time the Are started
made it hard to control, though a
large number of people answered
the summons for help and applied
themselves arduously.
Mr. O'Connor said the fire start
ed from smouldering ashes of a
burned straw stack which was burn
ed along In April. It was supposed
that the fire had long been extin
guished and a new stack was start
ed on the burned stack. The high
wind Sunday evidently stirred the
smouldering coals into a blaze
which spread rapidly. It was for
tunate the wind did not blow in the
opposite direction. Mr. O'Connor
said, for had this been the case it
would probably have been Impossi
ble to have saved some 92 tons more
hay besides the house and other
buildings which would have been in
the lire's path. There was no in
surance to cover the loss.
UNDEKC.OICS OPERATION.
Mrs. N. A. Clark of Eight Mile
underwent a major operation at
Morrow General hospital today, Dr.
Johnston being assisted by Dr. Mo
Bee of Pendleton. The operation
was quite successful nnd Mrs. Clark
is rallying well. Her daughtor, Mrs.
B. C. Allen of Redmond, was pre
sent and will remain here until Mrs.
Clark has fully recovered.
IONE.
MRS. JENNIE McMURRAY.
Corr ei-
pondent
Miss Llnea Troedson has been
elected a member of the high school
faculty of Echo. She will head the
home economics department. Miss
Troedson is well qualified for the
position to which she has been elec
ted. She is a graduate of the state
normal school at Monmouth and of
Oregon State college. She received
her high school education in lone,
being a member of the class of 1923.
She has had several years exper
ience as a teacher, part of this be
ing In the school here where she
held a position as grade teacher,
Her work in Echo will begin Sep
tember z.
Last Wednesday Mr. and Mrs.
French Burroughs received word of
Alan Burroughs, aged eighteen
the death of their grandson, Pen
months. The child was the second
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bur
roughs who reside at Kirksville,
Mo., where Mr. Burroughs is engag
ed In educational work. Mr. and
Mrs. Burroughs and the two chil
dren were on their way to Michi
gan to spend their summer vacation
when they met with an auto acci
dent which resulted in the instant
death of the little boy. The par
ents had the body prepared for bur
ial and then started back home tak
ing the little body in the car with
them. After two days and two
nights of almost continuous driving
they reached Kirksville where fun
eral services were held. The father
and mother and older son, Lyle,
were not seriously injured In the
accident. Both the parents and the
grand parents have the sympathy
of their many friends here.
Miss Dorothy Ware left Saturday
for her home in Olympia, Wash.,
after a plebstant ten days' visit on
the ranch with her sister, Mrs. Noel
Dobyns.
J. N. Pieffer drove over from
Walla Walla Saturday, returning
the same day. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Ray Barnett and children
who have been visiting In the Pief
fer home.
Mrs. Sarah Whitehead and son of
Clackamas who have been guests at
the Herbert Olden home for two
weeks returned to the valley the
first of last week. Mrs. Whitehead
is Mrs. Olden's aunt
M. R. Morgan was painfully in
jured by a bull last week. They
were getting ready to load the ani
mal into a truck preparatory to
shipping it to Heppner when it at
tacked Mr. Morgan, knocking him
to the ground and trampling him
in an effort to gore him. Fortun
ately the animal had been dehorn
ed. Mr. Morgan was badly bruised
but no bones were broken.
Mrs. Carl Leathers of Monument
visited Friday with her mother,
Mrs. J. E. Grimes.
Guests at the I. R. Robison home
Sunday and Monday were Mr. Rob
ison's sister-in-law, Mrs. Erwin
Robison, and his sister, Mrs. George
Goss, of Maryhill, Wash. When they
returned home they were accom
panied !by Miss Florence Robison
who had been visiting here for a
week. After a week's stay in Mary
hill Miss Robison will go to Port
land to resume her work as teach
er in the city schools.
Miss Lucile Rhoten of Salem has
been elected to All the position on
the lone high school faculty made
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Elizabeth Vinson.
School in lone will open Septem
ber 2.
The Bert Mason family and the
Roy Lieuallen family spent -a few
days the first of the week at Hida
way springs.
Mrs. P. J. Doherty as taken sud
denly ill on Tuesday of last week
and was taken to a Heppner hos
pital for treatment It is feared
that she has appendicitis and that
an operation may be necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. O'Dell and son
from Portland, friends of the Ed
Dick family, spent Monday and Tu
esday of last week in lone. From
here they went to Monument Mrs.
O'Dell is a teacher in a vocational
school In Portland.
J. F. Haynle who has been visit
ing for some time with his daugh
ter, Mrs. Walter Corley, left the
first of last week. He will visit in
Portland and Seattle. Mrs. Corley
took him by auto as far as Arling
ton. Dan Head has returned to Cath-
lamet to be present for the opening
of school. This is Dan's senior
year.
Mexican Jumping beans have
been on the lone market for the
past week. Although the price was
exh'orbitant, the demand exceeded
the supply.
Mrs. Frank Williams of Portland
came Thursday for a week's visit
with her friend, Mrs. Fred Mankln.
Mrs. Williams came this far with
her brother, Mr. Harriman, who
wns en route to Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. Antone Holub left Friday
for Scio to visit with a brother
whom she hnd not seen for ten
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns and
daughter, Blllie Lou, left Saturday
for Hldawi.y springs to enjoy a va
cation following the close of harv
est work.
Sunday lone was visited by one
of the worst wind storms of the
season.
F. H. Robinson was called to Eu
gene last week by the serious illness
of a sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith motored
to Bend and to Crater Lake Friday,
returning Sunday, acompanied by
Mr. Smith's father, W. H. A. Smith,
and his sister, Miss Marcia Smith.
The first of the week Mr. and Mrs.
Smith and their guests made a trip
to Walla Walla.
(Continutd on Pm Six)
Miss Mary Clark is Bride
of Frank Edrington Riggs
A wedding of unusual interest
occurred at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm D. Clark at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning when their
daughter, Miss Mary Clark, became
the bride of Frank Edrington Riggs
of Eugene. The simple but beauti
ful ring ceremony was used by Rev.
F. R. Spaulding in the presence of
the bride s parents with Miss Mar-
jorie Clark, her sister, as brides
maid and Gordon Ridings, a mem
ber of Phi Delta Theta fraternity
at the University of Oregon and a
close friend of the bridegroom as
best man. Immediately following
the ceremony the young married
couple took their departuse for a
short wedding trip. They will be
at home in Eugene after September
first
Mrs. Riggs Is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clark, having been
at the home of her parents since
spring vacation at the University
of Oregon where she completed
work for her degree In music at
that time. She was graduated with
the class of 1929 in June. A mem
ber of Chi Omega social fraternity
of which she was president in 1928
and Mu Phi Epsilon, national hon
orary music fraternity, Mrs. Riggs
was a member of the glee club for
four years, being president of the
organization in 1928. She was a del
egate to the national Chi Omega
convention at Greenbrier, W. Va.,
in 1928. A native Heppner girl she
has a host of friends here who wish
her happiness in her new home.
Mr. Riggs is a graduate of the
University of Oregon with the class
of 1928. He is a member of Beta
Theta Pi fraternity. In his junior
year he was president of his class,
played right end for two years on
the varsity football team and was
president of the Order of the "O,"
organization of athletic lettermen.
He was also a varsity diver. He is
a successful business man of Eu
gene, being engaged in the service
station business.
The marriage of these young peo
ple comes as a happy culmination
of a romance started while they
were attending the university.
Baldwin-Hiatt Nuptials
Solemnized on Saturday
The marriage of Miss Eva Hiatt
to Andrew Baldwin, popular young
people of this city, was an event of
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed at the
Methodist church parsonage by
Rev. F. R. Spaulding, pastor, in the
presence of a few immediate rela
tives. Immediately after the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin depart
ed for The Dalles where they spent
the night going on to Portland for
over Sunday at the home of a broth
er of Mrs. Baldwin residing there
They returned to Heppner Monday
evening and will continue to make
their home here.
Mrs. Baldwin will retain her po
sition as secretary to Chas. W.
Smith, county agent The honey
moon of the newlyweds was made
necessarily short because of Mr.
Smith's absence in the east, Mrs.
Baldwin being in sole charge of the
office. She is a graduate of Hepp
ner high school where she was es
pecially prominent in the music de
partment, being an accomplished
pianist. Mr. Baldwin Is numbered
among Hepppner's successful young
business men, being associated with
W. J. Beamer in the delivery busi
ness. The young couple have a
host of friends whom this paper
joins in wishing them a wealth of
happiness in their years together.
Mrs. Baldwin is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Hiatt of this city,
and Mr. Baldwin is the son of J. S.
Baldwin, proprietor of the Baldwin
Furniture exchange.
Market News Service
Provided by College
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Aug. 21. Farmers, producers, deal
ers and consumers in Oregon may
now obtain last minute information
to the nation's markets and
prices through a new market news
service just inaugurated over
KOAC, the college radio station.
This prompt and comprehensive
service is obtained by tapping the
government leased market news
wire from San Francisco to Port
land, Seattle and Spokane. L. R.
Breithaupt, extension specialist in
agricultural economics, assembles
the reports and prepares them lor
m m e d 1 a t e broadcasting. Earle
Greer of Kansas City, who has had
more than 15 years' experience in
handling reports for various gov
ernment market news services, has
been engaged by the college to take
the reports from the wire.
At present only livestock markets
are being reported, but as soon as
the service is running smoothly, it
is planned to Include wheat and
other grains, fruit and vegetables.
The reports are broadcast over
KOAC at 12:25 and 8:20 p. m. Be
cause of the difference in time be
tween the Pacific coast and the mid
dle west and east, closing markets
at Chicago and other Important
centers may be received here In
time for broadcasting the same eve
ning. Dean Goodman and family re
turned on Wednesday from Ocean
Park, Washington, where they have
been spending two weeks of vaca
tion. Mrs. Ray Blake of lone was shop
ping In this city on Wednesday.
E
Crocket Duvall, Suffering
Mental Trouble Gives
Autoists Scare.
Suffering an averred unbalanced
mental condition Crocket Duvall,
north Lexington wheat farmer, ran
amuck with his automobile Tues
day afternoon, wrecking two auto
mobiles besides his own and driving
a number of cars off the road be
tween Lexington and Heppner.
A front wheel was taken off the
Ford car belonging to W. P. Hill,
upper Willow creek farmer, which
Duvall hit coming a short distance
above Lexington, and the Star se
dan belonging to Wm. Cowins,
crashed on Heppner's main street,
is a total wreck. Occupants of both
cars escaped uninjured though Du
vall sustained minor cuts about the
face from a broken windshield. He
was forced to come to a stop after
hitting the Cowins car and was tak
en into custody by Sheriff Bauman,
later being taken to the state hos
pital at Pendleton.
Duvall with his wife and two chil
dren left their home north of Sand
Hollow just after dinner. His
wreckless driving scared Mrs. Du
vall who demanded that he stop and
let her and the children out, which
he did going through Sand Hollow.
He came on through Lexington at
a high rate of speed and apparently
crowded every car he met off the
road. Word was sent ahead to
Sheriff Bauman who in company
with Gay Anderson, county clerk,
immediately started out in Mr. An
derson's car to meet him. When
they came upon him, Duvall nosed
his car toward them and they were
forced off the road to avoid a crash.
State traffic officer Pyle, passed
on the road by Duvall, took in af
ter him but was not successful in
catching up with him before he
reached Heppner. When Duvall
drove into Heppner one front tire
on his car was flat
He came upon the Cowins' car
just in front of the Latourell Ford
garage, and though Mr. Cowins saw
Duvall turn toward him he could
not escape because of cars parked
in the way and Duvall s car crashed
into his broadside. Mr. Cowins was
thrown into the back seat while the
steering wheel he had been holding
a moment before was shattered. The
entire side of the car was caved in,
the frame being badly bent and all
the side windows broken. The gas
tanK which Mr. Cowins had filled
but a few moments before was
forced open draining the contents.
Duvall was thought to be suffer
ing a mental strain of a religious
nature. When asked what he was
going to do about the cars he had
wrecked he said, "God will take
care of them."
County Court Visits Grant
in Interest of Ritter Road
Judge R. L. Benge and Commis
sioners Bleakman and Davidson,
accompanied by Roadmaster Mo
Caleb, motored to Canyon City on
Tuesday for a conference with the
Grant county court officials over
road matters in which the two
counties are jointly interested, chief
of which is work on the Heppner
Ritter road.
Our officials spent two days with
the Grant county court members
and together they made the trip
to the Ritter section and went over
the situation there. One piece of
very necessary work that will be
attended to by Grant county imme
diately is the rebuilding of the
bridge over the north fork of the
John Day. This structure has about
collapsed and it will be rebuilt at
once. As to cooperation on the
Heppner-Ritter road our officials
are encouraged to believe Grant
county will, just as soon as possible,
put some money into their end of
the work. Funds are shy and be
cause of this no immediate action
can be expected. They will, how
ever, have their engineer go over
the situation and locate the route
the road should take out from Rit
ter, and Roadmaster McCaleb will
assist in this work.
Our court members were right
royally received by the court of
Grant county and feel that the two
days spent with them in going over
the road situation in which they
are jointly interested was a good
thing and time well spent
Mrs. Benge Heads Drive
Here for U.-O. Building
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Aug. 21. (Special) Mrs. R. L.
Benge of Heppner Is a member of
the statewide committee of Oregon
Mothers which Is holding a cam
paign ending today to raise $50,000
to match $50,000 appropriated by
the last legislature for the erection
of an infirmary building on the
campus of the university at Eugene.
All university mothers are asked to
participate in the drive and they
are being assisted by the student
members of the Womans League of
the university.
On the three days August 20, 21
and 22 business houses and Indiv
iduals over the state are being vis
ited by groups of university girls
each group led by a member of the
Oregon Mothers' society. The tags,
selling for $1 each, bear the slogan:
Buy a brick!"