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Volume 46, Number 26
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 1929
Subscription $2.00 a Year
WHEAT DELIVERIES
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1929 Crop Average; Trac
tor Becoming Factor
in Farming Here.
Warehouse deliveries of wheat
for the present season to date total
1,308,000 bushels, with an estimated
balance to be delivered not to ex
ceed 60,000, reports C. W. Smith,
county agent, who has just complet
ed a check on receipts at the var-
ious shipping points of the county.
wot counting the amount that will
be left on farms for seed and feed,
the total county production this
year is 1,358,000 bushels from the
best possible check available at the
present time, and should not be off
more than 50,000 bushels, Mr. Smith
declares.
The tabulation shows Heppner
and Lexington receipts to be run
ning ahead of last year, while Jor
dan, lone, McNabb, Morgan and
Cecil receipts are lighter. The total
yield slightly exceeds that of 1928
given at 1,225.000 bushels, and will
run close to the ten year average,
though considerable less than the
bumper 1927 crop of approximately
a.uou.ooo bushels.
The tractor element which has
become a big factor In farming in
the county, and which bids fair to
revolutionize agriculture here with
in the next few years, makes It very
difficult to estimate the amount of
wheat left on farms for seed and
feed, Mr. Smith declares. Formerly
the amount left on farms was esti
mated at 15 per cent of the amount
shipped but the large area being
tractor farmed will udoubtedly cut
this percentage materially.
Tractors also make It difficult to
estimate the amount of land to be
seeded this fall. Every five years
the United States department of
agriculture takes an exact census
of farm lands, stock and equipment.
The last census was taken in 1925
and the figures furnished by this
census have been used since in esti
mating land to be seeded. Under
the old horse method of farming
the amount of farm land remained
fairly constant, Mr. Smith says, but
with the acquisition of more trac
tors, more land is being reclaimed
and the figures this fall would prob
ably vary considerably from the
estimate. ' According to the 1925
cesnus there was 269,000 acres of
farm land devoted to raising wheat
A new census will be taken next
year when an exact check will
again be available. '
Mr. Smith's Investigation shows
that 95 tractors are now In use on
Morrow county farms.
Hunting Season Closed
Yesterday by Governor
Dally papers yesterday carried
the following report of the closing
of the deer hunting season by Gov
ernor Patterson:
Governor Patterson's official proc
lamation suspending the open sea
son for deer hunting as a precau
tion against the further spread of
forest fires was issued today. The
close-down on the season is to be
effective until a future proclama
tion opening it.
The governor gave notice sever
al days ago that he would take
this action unless there was a rain
fall prior to September 15, the date
on which the deer season was sup
posed to open. Yesterday he was
visited by Harold Clifford, state
game warden, and Ben Dorrls, a
member of the state game commis
sion, who, it Is understood, were
against the closing of the season.
When Informed, however, that all
national forests were to be closed
to recreation today, they were dis
posed to take a different view of
the matter.
The governor's proclamation
states that the loss by forest fires
is daily growing greater and more
menacing, not only to timber but
to livestock, grazing ground, person
al property and human life. It up
holds the contention of State For
ester Elliott that the use of fire
arms and the building of camp fires
by hunters are liable to cause forest
fires.
BOXING CARD SATURDAY.
"Brownie" Busklrk, Pendleton's
157-pound K. O. artist, is sheduled
to have his hands full when he
meets "Peck" McClaskie, 155, of The
Dalles, in the eight-round main
event at another smoker under the
auspices of the Heppner Boxing
commission at the fair pavilion Sat
urday evening, declares Russell
Wright who Is promoting the card
with Dick Sperry. "Bobble" Green,
The Dalles, will mix it with "Jim
mle" Wier, Pendleton, in the semi
final for four rounds. Four-round
special event, preliminary and cur
tain raiser are also Included on the
card. In the special event "Judge"
Carmlchael, Lexington, will meet
"Red" Dugan, Dallas, Ore., "Red"
Shipley, lone, and "Kid" Freden
burg, Pendleton, will furnish the
preliminary go. The time Is set for
8 o'clock sharp, with a dance fol
lowing the smoker, music for which
will be by Pattes and His Six Aces
of The Dalles.
LEGIONNAIRES ATTENTION.
Regular meeting of Heppner Post
will be held next Monday evening,
September 16, at Legion hall. Much
business of Importance will be
transacted, Including election of of
ficers for the next year,
Degree of Honor to
Hold Sessions Here
Kate J. Young lodge No. 29 will
be the hostess lodge for the eastern
Oregon district convention to be
held here Tuesday, Sept 24. Lodges
In the district are Pendleton, The
Dalles, La Grande, Baker, John Day
and Heppner.
A school of instruction will be
held in the afternoon in charge of
Lois Geiser, regional director of
Oregon and Washington.
Past state president Edith Rine
hart, state vice president Eva Tra
ver and state secretary Myrtle Far
ley will be here to help with the
convention. All the different phases
of degree work will be exemplified
and the new laws adopted at the
national convention will be explain
ed.
Our juvenile club will be honored
by giving the demonstration of the
juvenile work. At 8 p. m. regular
lodge will be held In charge of Hos
tess lodge with initiation and grad
uation of a juvenile.
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Heppner was well represented at
the North Morrow County fair at
Irrigon on Saturday. Attending were
Gay M. Anderson and family, Judge
R. L. Benge and son Terrell, Supt
Lucy Rodgers, Dlst Atty. S. E. Not-
son, Spencer Crawford and family,
Commissioner George Bleakman,
Assessor J. J. Wells, Sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman, Deputy Sheriff Elbert Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox, George
McDuffee and Charles W. Smith,
county agent Mr. Smith, Mrs.
Rodgers, Mr. Notson and Mr. Bleak-
man assisted with the work at the
fair.
Miss Gladys Benge and Miss An
na Wightman left Tuesday for Cal
ifornia, Miss Benge to Oakland
where she will attend Mills college
as a student, and will also teach In
the chemical laboratory. Miss
Wightman will go on to Los Angeles
where she will visit with friends for
an indefinite period. Mr. and Mrs.
Eph Eskelson drove the young lad
les to Arlington from where they
took the train to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mather de
parted Tuesday morning for Eu
gene. Mr. Mather who has been at
the head of the Prairie City I
schools for the past two years, will
enter the U. of O., taking courses
that will be of benefit in his edu
cational work besides doing spe
cial research work, and Mrs. Ma
ther will have a place in one of the
grade schools there as instructor.
Mrs. W. H. Cleveland, daughter
Virginia and son Howard returned
home the end of the week from a
visit to the coast where they spent
portion of the summer. They
also visited at the former home of
the Cleveland's at Gresham and
took In the Multnomah county fair
just before coming on to Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom of
Morgan were Heppner visitors on
Tuesday, remaining In the city for
few hours while shopping. Mr.
Lindstrom would be glad to have
a good rain strike his part of the
mortal vineyard right now, as It
would do a lot of good in more
ways than one.
G. L. Bennett of Alpine, who was
In town today on business, was call
ed to Pendleton early this afternoon
by the serious illness of his daugh
ter, Mrs. John Nlrschel, who had
entered the hospital there for an
operation. Mr. Bennett hurried on
to Pendleton from here.
The Methodist missionary society
will have its regular meeting on
next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at
the church parlors, at which time
will be the election of officers. A
full attendance of the membership
will be appreciated.
George Hayden has returned to
his home at lone from Portland
where he went recently to consult
a specialist about a sliver of steel
he got in his foot. He has to walk
on crutches yet, but Is getting along
all right
District Attorney Notson was a
passenger for Pendleton on Wed
nesday afternoon, going to the
Umatilla county capital to confer
with Circuit Judge Fee on matters
of court business.
Chas. Jayno Is over from his home
at Umaplne for a visit of a few
days at Heppner. The season has
been a prosperous one for the east
end of Umatilla county, so Charlie
states.
Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Duvall were
visitors In the city this ' morning
from their farm northeast of Alpine.
They were accompanied by G. L.
Bennett of the name community.
Mrs. Leonard Barr returned
homo from Portland the first of
the week. She has been In the
city for some time in charge of
the Shaw-Bartholomew shop.
Miss Ethel Moore departed the
past week for Tigard, Oregon,
where Bhe will teach during the
present school year, having a place
In the grade school.
Mrs. Robert Thompson had as her
guests several days during the week
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. King of Tacoma,
Wash. Mrs. King is a sister of Mrs.
Thompson.
Girls wants housework. Town or
farm. Inquire this office. It
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118 Is Record; Grades
Also Filled; Football
Comes Soon.
Heppner schools opened Monday
with a bang, an enthusiastic throng
of 'aspiring students on hand that
filled every seat in the building, is
the word given out from the office
of James M. Burgess, superinten
dent. The largest enrollment in the
history of the schools was signed up
in the high school, a total of 118,
just filling the desks In the high
school assembly room and It will be
necesssary to increase the seating
capacity to care for students whom
It Is known will enter within the
next few weeks. The peak of the
schools' enrollment is reached about
Thanksgiving time, Mr. Burgess
says.
Enrollment in the grades is just
little above average, with the
third grade holding the largest num
ber, 38. Twenty-nine have embarked
on their scholastic careers in the
first grade to date.
All teachers were on hand the
opening day and organization work
in all departments is gaining im
petus, says the superintendent. The
only hitch encountered was a short
age in the supply of some of the
text books on which reorders had
to be sent in.
One department In which Mr.
Burgess has high hopes this year is
physical education in the grades, for
which the gymnasium-auditorium
will bo put to much greater use
than last year. Gerald Brunson,
eiprhth grade instructor and prin
cipal of the grades, comes to Hepp-
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ner for his first year highly qualified
as a physical education director and
an organized program of instruc
tion comprehending every grade pu
pil will be followed under him. A
like program of organized instruc
tion will also be carried out in the
high school under the direction of
W. R. Poulson, principal. Putting
out of athletic teams will be a part
of the program, it is true, but this
does not fill the need for physical
training in the schools, Mr. Burgess
says. The pupils who really need
the calisthentics and gym exercises
to be offered, are the ones unquali
fied to take part in the more stren
uous athletics.
Steps are already being taken
looking to the putting out of a
championship football team by H.
H. S. this year. It is expected di
rectors of the Upper-Columbia Ath
letic league will meet within the
next two weeks to draw up the play
ing schedule, and shortly after the
sesaon will be on.
Sportsmen Petition to
Leave Bird Season Open
A petition signed by 75 local
sportsmen and farmers was sent
the first of the week to Harold Clif
ford, state game warden, to leave
the bird hunting season in Morrow
county the same as it was last year.
This action was taken on word
from Mr. Clifford asking the opin
ion of local sportsmen as to wheth
er the season should be closed in
this county. All sportsmen and
farmers, Interviewed by L. Van
Marter and officers of the Heppner
Rod and Gun club who were instru
mental in circulating the petition,
were unanimous In the opinion that
the season should be left open.
Chinese pheasant are quite plen
tiful, according to reports from all
sections of the county, and farmers
who find them considerable of a
nuisance by destroying garden
truck, are only too glad to have the
season kept open.
RANCH RESIDENCE BURNS,
The residence on the Bell ranch
in Blackhorse was totally destroyed
by flra early Saturday morning. The
dwelling was occupied by Walter
Rood and family, and the fire evi
dently started from a defective flue
and spread so rapidly that It was
impossible to save much of any
thing and but a few articles were
saved from the building, everything
else being a total loss. No insurance
was carried on the household effects
so we understand.
Ground Broken For
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W .. w 4 $ifc
Work la being rushed on the Prince L. Campbell memorial building, which will house the fine arts
museum of (he University of Oregon. The structure, to cost approximately $175,000, is a gift to the
university from the people of the state, and when completed will be one of the most beautiful
Duuainga ol Its land in the entire United State.
Queen's Attendants
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The queenly retinue to assist at
Heppner's 1929 Rodeo has been apt
ly chosen, with- announcement this
week by Miss Reita Neel, Queen
Reita the I, that her attendants will
be Miss Inez Hayes, Miss Cecilia
Kenny and Mrs. Albert Peterson.
All are capable horsewomen, at
home In the saddle, and a charm
lug group of young ladies who will
lend much color to the big celebra
tion. Miss Hayes who makes her home
on Rhea creek with her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Hayes, will be remem
bered as the popular ruler of last
year s Rodeo, needing no introduc
tion. Miss Kenny, the dauehter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kenny is a pop
ular member of Heppner's younger
set, a graduate of Heppner High
school, and has spent a deal of her
life in the saddle. Mrs. Peterson,
whose husband Is one of judges at
the Rodeo, comes from Ukiah
though she was formerly a popular
Heppner girl when attending high
school' here as Miss Ruth Huddles
ton. Having a part In the manage
ment of one of the largest cattle
ranches m eastern Oregon, Mrs.
Peterson naturally is no stranger to
equestrian ways,
The queen and her cortege will be
most prominent in the morning par
ades on Friday and Saturday, which
they will head, and will be featured
at the dances.
Rides for the kiddies are assured
again this year, asserts W. W.
Smead, chairman of the committee
in charge. Though he was disap
pointed in receiving word from a
company which he had signed up
that they would be unable to come
to Heppner, he has since contacted
several amusement concerns one of
which will be on hand.
i ii cjjttiiiiiuua ait: progressing
1 nicely, ls the rep0rt of C. W. Mc-
All preparations are progressing
Namer, president, who says that
Heppner people may look forward
to at least one bucking tryout be
fore the show. This will be held the
Sunday previous. Rodeo headquar
ters, he says, will be in the same
location as last year, and arrange
ments are being made to put the
Morrow County Wool and Grain
show there, too. Information con
cerning entries may be had from
Leonard Gilliam, secretary.
Bucking Tryouts Being
Held for Round-Up
Pendleton, Ore., Sept 10. They're
ridln' 'em these days at Pendleton!
No, the Round-Up hasn't started
and won't be on its riproaring way
until September 18, 19, 20 and 21,
but nevertheless the show arena is
providing spills and thrills these '
early days in September.
For the bucking try-outs are be
ing held, and ambitious cowboys are
doing their durndest to stick on the
rocketing, writhing backs of the
bronks. There's Home Brew, for
instance, a corking good bucker;
Phil Rollins, who has a nonchal
lant way of spilling the boys; Lazy
Ike, who belies his name; Jack
Lowe, Leatherneck, Try Me, Dolly
Budd, Tom Thumb and a host of
others. The Round-Up association
has Its own buckers and besides
these there are the Irwin. McCartv
and Seale horses, all famed for their
equine deviltry.
Pendleton is all dressed up for
the Round-Up, the bannered streets
forming a background for the West
ern togs donned by the men of Pen
dleton. On Saturday, September 7,
the local seat sale opened and Pen
dletonlans seized the opportunity
to buy tickets. Pendleton's big com-
muntiy snow has the motto "Visit
ors First" and mail orders are filled
before local ones. Out of town or
ders are pouring in daily and the
attendance gives promise of being a
sure-enough record breaker.
At the regular meeting of Maple
Circle, N. of W. on Monday eve
ning, membership teams were or
ganized, with Mrs. Chas. Swindig
and Mrs. Henry Howell as cap
tains, and a drive for new mem
bers will be on in earnest for a
few months. The winning team
will be treated by the losers at
a function to be held at the close
of the drive.
Fine Arts Building at
Closing Order Effective
Yesterday to Support
Governor's Edict.
All national foreBts within the
state were closed to all forms of en
try at 6 o'clock yesterday morning
to remain closed until general rains
come, according to word received by
F. H. Wehmeyer, local ranger, from
the district office. The action wag
taken in support of Governor Pat
terson's announcement that he will
proclaim the hunting season closed
if general rains do not come before
Sunday, the opening day. The strin
gent action ls necessitated, forest
officials say, due to the existence of
the worst fire season since 1910.
Because of the very long dry sea
son and the extreme fire hazard. It
has been necessary to issue this or
der, and Mr. Wehmeyer has in
structions to put on men sufficient
to see that the order is carried out
to the letter. It is considered the
worst fire season since 1910, though
1919 was nearly as bad. From va
rious parts of the state reports are
coming in to the effect that very
serious fires have broken out and
damage mounting Into the hundreds
of thousands of dollars will result
This portion of the Umatilla forest
has fared well so far, and no fires
of any consequence have occurred
auring the summer. However, as
the season advances and it is still
very dry, the danger point has not
been passed. The local forest man
agement hopes that the continued
cooperation of the residents both
inside and out of the forest will be
the means of making the record 100
per cent for the season.
This order, Mr. Wehmeyer states,
will not Interfere with the move
ment of stock through the forest by
those having proper permits.
Hunters are now craning their
necks skyward In the hopes of
glimpsing the arrival of clouds that
may spell relief for the situation.
Announcement of the bag limit of
one mule deer with horns, effective
this season and cutting the limit in
half, was not too pleasant news to
sportsmen, and now with the possi
bility facing them of not even get
ting a try for the one, they have
been given plenty to think about
Guns and supplies will be In read
iness when and if the season opens,
and deer meat will not be long in
arriving, judging from the interest
shown at the Peoples Hardware
company where many inquiries
have been received as to whether a
gun for the largest buck will be
given again this year. Manager
Van Marter has let it be known that
sucn wil1 be case- witn the same
rules applying as in former years.
The deer must be killed within the
state, hog-dressed, and weighed In
on the company's scales by an em
ploy of the company. The contest
has proved popular In former years,
and has brought some fine large
specimens Into the city.
Arthur Burton Vance
Is Victim of Cancer
Funeral services for Arthur Bur
ton Vance will be held from the
Methodist church in this city at
10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, Friday,
Rev. F. R. Spaulding, pastor, officia
ting. Burial will follow at the cem
etery in Lexington.
Mr. Vance passed away in this
city late Wednesday evening, death
resulting from what is called Span
ish cancer, an aliment from which
Mr. Vance suffered for many
months. He had but recently re
turned from Portland where he was
under the care of specialists who
failed to give him any relief. Mr.
Vance followed farming for a num
ber of years on the Moyer place in
Blackhorse, and was more recently
employed with the section crew on
the branch line railroad. He is sur
vived by his widow and three chil
dren. All Saints' Episcopal Church.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, missionary
in charge.
Holy communion at 8:00 instead
of 7:30.
Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11.
University of Oregon
Indications Show Larger
Wheat Planting This Fall
An inrcease of about 12.5 per
cent over the 1929 harvested acre
age of winter wheat in Oregon Is
indicated by the "intentions to
plant" report on fall sown grains
just released by the Oregon Coop
erative Crop Rreportlng service. If
these intentions are fully carried
out the acreage sown for harvest
in Oregon next season will be 1,007,
000 acres for winter wheat as com
pared with 896,000 acres harvested
this year.
Oregon harvest is going forward
to completion under ideal cond
itions. The soil is too dry for seed
ing of fall grains but with seasonal
weather these intentions will prob
ably show no greater spread from
the actual sowings than usual. An
average of recent years shows ac
tual seedings to be about two and
one half per cent less than inten
tions in the case of winter wheat
and the harvested acreage the fol
lowing season averages about four
per cent less than the acreage seed
ed. Details for Idaho and Wash
ington also show intentions to plant
larger acreage to winter wheat
For tie United States fall Inten
tions to plant winter wheat are
about eight and one half per cent
or 3,386,000 acres more than the
estimated harvested acreage this
season. The intended acreage of
43,271,000 acres is considerably less
than last year's intentions published
in August, but is one and one half
per cent greater than actual seed
ings last fall. Intentions usually
run higher than the actual.
LOCAL K ITEMS
The sale at the Mike Sepanek
place near Alpine on Tuesday was a
complete success in every way, so
we are informed, Mr. Sepanek real
izing more than double the amount
in cash that he expected. He and
his family departed today for The
Dalles where they will remain for a
while and then go on to California
to reside permanently. G. L. Ben
nett, auctioneer, cried the Sepanek
sale, and on next Tuesday he will
be in charge of a sale for D. C.
Duvall which will be at the Duvall
farm 4 miles northeast of the Al
pine schoolhouse.
Mrs. Helen Bloom who has been
visiting at the F. S. Parker home
departed this morning in her car
lor California where she expects to
spend the winter. She was accom
panied by Vawter Parker as chauf
feur who is returning to Eugene to
resume his law course.
Mrs. Mattie Adkins returned the
end of the week from a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Waldo Vincent
and family, residing at Umapine.
Ramon Navarro in his finest ve
hicle since "Ben Hur" see THE
PAGAN at the Star Theater Sun
day and Monday.
Karl L. Beach, Lexington hard
ware dealer, was attending to bus
iness here on Monday.
Eighteen-Year-Old Boy
Enters FirstGrade
An 18-year-old boy in the first
grade is a unique occurrence that
has caused considerable stir in the
Heppner schools since the opening
Monday especially among his small
classmates. The fact however, that
the boy is Chinese and does not un
derstand a word of English explains
nis being in the beginners class.
Willie Mak ls the Chinese boy's
name, and he came from China but
three months ago. He is a nephew
of Edward Chinn, proprietor of the
Elkhorn restaurant, and has been
in Heppner for two months.
Jas. M. Burgess, superintendent,
say3 that young Mak will pick
things up quickly and will probably
not have to remain in the first grade
for more than a few weeks.
GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY.
The H. O. Ely home near Morgan
was the scene on Friday night of a
very enjoyable party, tendered the
families of H. O. Ely and J. A.
Troedson who will be absent from
their homes during the coming
year. The party was arranged by
Mrs. R. E. Harbison who was assist
ed by a number of her neighbors,
and was attended by friends and
neighbors of the Morgan and lone
communities. A fine supper was the
main feature of the evening, and a
genuine good social time is report
ed. The Ely famiyl departed for
Monmouth on Monday, and the
Troedsons left Wednesday for Penn
sylvania where they will spend some
nine months with relatives.
AUXILIARY TO MEET.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet on Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 17th, in the Legion hall.
Heppner unit would like to be the
first in the Department to send in
their dues for the new year, so
kindly bring dues, if possible.
Also bring an article for the kitty.
The President Is very anxious to
have a good number out as there
are some matters of importance to
be brought up.
Hostesses, Mollie Azcuenaga and
Cyrene Barrett Secretary.
K. OF P. NOTICE.
First meeting for the fall to be
held next Tuesday evening, 8 o'clock
at Castle hall. Important business.
Jasper V. Crawford, K. R. S.
PASSES AT ASTORIA
Death of Heppner Mer
chant Follows Heart
Attack.
The sad intelligence was conveyed
to the relatives at Heppner about
4 o'clock this morning of the pass
ing of George Thomson at a hos
pital at Astoria, where he was taken
a few days ago, suffering from
what appeared to be at the time
an attack of ptomaine poisoning,
but later developed to be a serious
heart attack. While his death was
not unexpected by the relatives)
here, as Mr. Thomson had taken
suddenly ill early in the week and
word from Mrs. Thomson was to
the effect that his death might be
expected momentarily, yet friends
and relatives alike were shocked
when the news arrived.
The body was prepared for bur
ial at Astoria and will arrive here
tomorrow morning. Funeral ser
vices will be held at the late res
idence of Mr. Thomson tomorrow
afternoon at 4, and will be private.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, pastor of
the Episcopal church, will conduct
the service.
Mr. Thomson had been a resi
dent of this city for many years,
engaging in the general mercan
tile business with his brothers,
James G. and Chas. Thomson.
For the past few years he had been
in poor health, and along in the
winter he went to the coast at As
toria, remaining there and at Sea
side., and was apparently regaining
his health by virtue of the lower
altitude, and of late all reports re
ceived here were to the effect that
he was greatly improved. The heart
attack seems to have been a very-
recent complication, as all along
Mr. Thomson had not been troubled
in the least from that source.
He Is survived by his wife and
one daughter and two sons, besides
his brothers James G., Charles, Will
iam and Robert, and one sister, Mrs.
W. E. Pruyn, residing at Heppner,
and other relatives living in the east
and Canada. He had long been
prominent in business and fraternal
circles In this city, being affiliated
with the K. of P. and Elks lodges.
Mr. Thomson was about 50 years of
age.
Will Close Pastorate
at Heppner Sunday
Rev. F. R. Spaulding who has
been pastor of the Methodist church
at Heppner for the past two years
or more, will close his work here
with the morning services at the
church on Sunday, and the first of
the week will return to his home
at Hood River where he will retire
from active pulpit work.
Mr. Spaulding has done a splen
did work with the church at Hepp
ner, and he is leaving his people in
a happy and harmonious state. Dur
ing his pastorate many have been
added to the membership and the
congregation has grown in spiritu
ality as well, and they regret very
much that it is necessary for Mr.
Spaulding, because fo his advaned
years and delicate state of health.
to give up active work. Heppner
people outside of the Methodist
church who have been associated
with him have been led to appre
ciate his good work in the com
munity and they Join with the
church in regretting his departure.
His successor at Heppner will be
named at the general conference
which meets shortly.
MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Clarence Nelson of Eight Mile un
derwent a major operation Wednes
day and is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Potter of Port
land were injured Sunday in a mo
torcycle accident near Lexington
when the rear tire blew out throw
ing them. The injuries were not
serious and after being attended
they left for Ukiah.
Charles Nelson underwent a ton
sil and adenoid operation Monday.
Paul Collins injured his back
Monday while at work at a lumber
mill in the mountains and was
brought to the hospital for treat
ment Lucile Hall who recently was op
erated on for ruptured appendix is
getting along well and on the road
to recovery.
THE HOUSE OF GOD.
Sunday morning at both Bible
school and church services we will
give particular attention to God's
house. Everyone in the Bible school
is coming with a special offering
and they will all be put together to
help pay for our fine church build
ing. Then the morning service will
take up the same theme and the
subject of the morning sermon is,
"The Gate of Heaven."
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock we
urge all church young folks to gath
er. Our evening service begins at
8 o'clock with a song service and
the sermon will be, "The Missing
Link."
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
W. C. T. V.
The W. C. T. U. meets Thursday,
Sept 19, at 2:30 p. m., in the Darlor
of Christian church. The last meet
ing before the state convention in
October will be held in Pendleton.
All members and friends are Invited
to come. Clara Beamer, Sec.