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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 1929
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Volume 46, Number 27
President of Woolgrowers
Presents Views on Con
sent Decree.
RESULT UNCERTAIN
Advantages of Wheat Farmer on
Canadian Border Noted; Fine
Trip Enjoyed.
As a representative of Oregon
Woolgrowers Association, W. P. Ma
honey, president, was called to
Washington, D. C, and left Heppner
on September first for that city
where he appeared before the com
mittee of the agricultural depart
ment Investigating the question of
modilication of the Packers' Con
sent Decree.
At the last convention of the Ore
gon association the following reso
lution, bearing upon this subject
was passe J:
"Whereas, what Is generally
known as 'The Packers Consent De
cree' prohibits Wilson & Company,
Armour & Company, Swift & Com
pany and the Cudahy Packing Com
pany from owning or operating any
retail meat markets; from distribu
ting or dealing in vegetables, fruits,
cereals and other foods; from using,
or permitting others to use their
distributing equipment and facil
ties for distributing such food prod
ucts or from engaging in other use
ful activities related to their busi
ness. "Now, therefore, be it resolved
that a committee be appointed to
confer with representatives of the
above companies and to urge the
Attorney General and the Secretary
of Agriculture of the United States
to consent to a modification of the
'Consent Decree' which will permit
the packers affected by It to negage
in these prohibited businesses on a
basis of equality with their com
petitors and as other citizens have
the right to do, and that said com
mittee be authorized to take such
other and further action as they
may consider necessary or advisable
In the circumstances."
The hearings attended by Presi
dent Mahoney, who returned last
night from Washington, were made
at the request of the attorney gen
eral and were conducted by the de
partment of the interior. The above
resolution has grown out of the fact
that the Oregon sheepmen have
been more and more entering the
field of mutton production, and they
now produce mutton lambs in far
greater numbers than ever before.
The Packers Consent Decree has
appealed to the sheepralser as re
stricting his market. In this opin
ion Oregon producers are joined by
those of California and Utah, and
others of the mutton producing sec
tions. A modification of the decree,
in accordance with the prayer of
the woolgrowers association will be
the means of increasing the market
for mutton stuff, and thus enhance
the value of the sheep industry.
In the decree four meat packers
are concerned. Under It the pack
ers were enjoined from owning any
Interest in any public stockyard
market, stockyard terminal rail
road, or stockyard market newspa
per; from using or permitting tneir
facilities to be used in nananng or
dealing in commodities not relating
to the packing bulness; from manu
facturing, jobbing, selling, trans
porting (except as common car
riers), distributing or otherwise
dealing in fish, vegetables, fruits,
confectionery, Byrups, soda fountain
supplies, molasses, honey, Jams,
spices, condiments, coffee, tea, choc
olate, nuts, flour, sugar and rice,
bread, wafers, cereals, grain, grape
juice, and certain specified farm
hardware and building supplies;
from conducting any retail meat
market; from owning any Interest
in any public store or cold storage
warehouse; and from distributing
or otherwise dealing in fresh milk
and milk.
The petition of the packers, which
has been set for hearing October 2
In the supreme court of the District
of Columbia, prays for modification
of the decree so as to permit them
to own and operate retail meat mar
kets; to own an Interest In any pub
lic stockyard market company or
stockyard terminal railroad; to
manufacture, distribute or other
wise deal In any commodities Inclu
ded In the decree; to own In whole
or In part the capital stock of the
corporation engaged In manuiac-
turlng, distributing such commodi
ties; to use or to permit others to
use their distributive system and
facilities for the handling of such
commodities; to lease or sell any of
the Items of their distributive sys
tem; to own interests in public
cold storage warehouses and en
gage in the fresh milk and cream
business.
In order to obtain the views of
agricultural groups regarding the
probable economic effect on the ag
ricultural and livestock Interests of
the country of the proposed modifi
cation of the consent decree, the
secretary of agriculture invited the
various agricultural groups to pre
sent their views on the subject. This
was done, but just what the final
outcome will be, Mr. Mahoney,. of
course, cannot say.
Mr. Mahoney enjoyed his visit to
the capital city though It was ex
tremely warm there. Going he
found that much of the Middle Wes
tern wheat and corn (section had
Heavy Smoke Clouds
Drifted Over County
An omen of the devastation of
vast forest reaches in western Ore
gon and Washington, a dense smoke
pall settled rapidly over this part of
eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon
the heaviest clouds to envelop this
section In years, old timers say. In
less than an hour day was turned
to yellowish twilight and the sun
was completely shut from view.
Evidently carried in by a high
wind, the Bmoke settled with such
rapidity as to bade the close prox
imity of a new fire and caused con
siderable alarm at Heppner. Out
side reports, however, indicated
that the smoke was being drifted
from the Immense fires raging in
the forest areas bordering the low
er Columbia.
Reports yesterday morning show
ed the flames to be out of all con
trol, with the towns of Estacada,
Ore., and Stevenson, Wash., in ex
treme jeopardy. It was expected
that a switching in the wind might
carry the fire into Stevenson almost
on a moment's notice, and many
people of that district were crossing
the Bridge of the Gods Into Oregon.
Large property losses have already
been suffered by the wiping out of
several mills and equipment in that
vicinity, besides untold loss in tim
ber burned.
With the main hope for relief
lying In a heavy rain, skies remain
cloudless today, fulfilling the Port
land weather forecast of fair and
warmer. Smoke has been lightening
here since Tuesday night.
High School Playing i
Practice Game Today
Coach Poulson and his pigskin
proteges of Heppner High school
are at Pilot Rock this afternoon
for a pre-season scrimmage game
with the high school of that place.
Mr. Poulson attended a meeting of
directors of Upper-Columbia Athlet
ic league at Arlington Saturday
when schedules were drawn up for
the three major sports, football,
basketball and baseball. Heppner's
football schedule follows:
Oct 5, Hermiston at Hermiston.
Oct. 11, Condon at Heppner.
Oct. 18, Fossil at Fossil.
Oct. 25, Lexington at Heppner.
Nov. 1, Arlington at Arlington.
Nov. 11, Hermiston at Heppner.
Some date after November 11, not
yet decided, lone will play here.
Though the team has been work
ing out since the opening of school,
the coach declares it is yet too early
to make any predictions. He is re
lying on the game today to show up
any weak spots that may need spe
cial attention before the opening of
the league season.
CO-OP COUNCIL TO MEET.
The Oregon Cooperative council
consisting of the leading farmers'
marketing organizations of the
state has been called into special
session In Portland Monday, Sep
tember 23. The call from President
J. O. Holt, Eugene, has been Issued
by George O. Gatlln, secretary, and
extension marketing specialist at
the state college. The meeting is to
be devoted largely to discussion of
the activities and policies of the
Federal Farm board. The Oregon
council now "represents 13.000 mem
bers of organizations doing an an
nual business in excess of $15,000,-
000.
PRUNES BREAK INTO MOVIES.
The erstwhile lowly prune, which
is decidedly up In the world this
year, Is now to star as a mavis
factor. The department of agricul
ture is sending cameramen and di
rector from Washington, D. C, to
make a two-reel educational film
showing all about the Oregon prune
from tree to table. The scenario,
has been prepared by George O.
Gatlln. marketing specialist of O. S.
C, and William Schoenfeld of the
federal economic service in .Port
land. So far as known It will not
be a talkie, however.
suffered from drought and the crops
were greatly shortened as a result
In southern Nebraska and in Kan
sas, however, good wheat crops pre
vailed, but to the north this was
not the case. The corn crop In 111
lnois Is good. After spending a few
days in Washington attending to
the business for which he had been
called to the city, Mr. Malioney re
turned bv the Northern facinc,
through Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the Dakotas and over ground that
is quite familiar, his home for long
years having been in tne uaKotas
Some stopovers were made on the
wav.
Mr. Mahoney could not help but
note a circumstance coming to his
attention and illustrative of the ad
vantage the wheat farmer enjoys
who happens to reside along the
Canadian border. Canada has a
duty of 11 cents a bushel on wheat,
but in spite of this, these farmers
are marketing their grain across
the border at a profit of 15 cents a
bushel. The tariff on wheat fixed
by the U. S. law is 41 cents per
bushel. From all indications, there
is no surpluB of wheat this year;
there Is a pronounced shortage In
Canada, and our own wheat produc
ing sections are coming up short
At Washington and other points
Mr. Mahoney greatly nejoyed taking
in the sights, and had tne weather
been Just a llttlo more pleasant
there would have been nothing to
complain of on the entire Journey.
He found little change, cast and
west in climatic conditions, and It
Is extremely dry everywhere.
ITEMS SHOW
WEEK OF ACTIVITY
Civic Social Club Formed
in School; Nolan Page
Leaves for East.
Mrs. Albert Petteys was taken to
Hot Lake on Wednesday of last
week and on Friday she underwent
a major operation. She was accom
panied by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Frank Engelman, and her brother-in-law,
Fred Nichoson, who drove
the car. Mrs. Engelman and Mr.
Nichoson returned home Saturday.
They left Mrs. Petteys resting well.
Mrs. J. C. Calandra of The Dalles
spent several days last week visiting
in lone with her mother, Mrs. Ida
Fletcher, and other relatives.
Shirley Stokard of Hermiston
was a Wednesday night guest at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Dale Ray.
On Thursday he accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Brashears to Hood
River. Mr. and Mrs. Brashears have
been here for the harvest work.
After a short visit with Mrs. Bra
shear's parents in Hood River, they
will work in the fruit harvest.
Emil Carlson and' daughter Janet
were business visitors at The Qalles
Thursday of last week.
Robert Harbison Jr. left Saturday
for Eugene to resume his studies at
the University of Oregon. He visit
ed en route with friends in Hood
River.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison left
the first of the week for a few days
visit with relatives in Portland and
Corvallis.
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Ahalt motor
ed into lone last Friday from their
home in Toppenish. Mr. Ahalt's
mother, Hannah Ahalt, accompan
ied them. She had been making an
extended visit in Toppenish. Rev.
Mr. Ahalt returned to his work Sat
urday but his wife remained In lone
and will conduct religious services
in the Pentecostal Mission house on
Main street
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Havercost
and two sons from Rhea Siding
were In Heppner the first of last
week visiting with Mrs. Havercost's
father, W. E. Ahalt, who Is ill In
a Heppner hospital. They visited
en route with relatives in lone.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Newton, their
son George, and daughter, Mrs. Jal
mer Koski, motored over from
South Bend, Wash., on Saturday.
They came to visit Mrs. Newton's
mother, Mrs. Katie Petteys, and
other relatives.
Miss Eva Balsiger left Tuesday to
resume her work in the University
of Oregon. This is Miss Balsiger's
senior year.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Morgan re
turned the first of last week from
their honeymoon trip to the beach.
They will make their home in the
C. A. Low house on Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Nord moved
this week to Portland where Mr.
Nord has employment
Mrs. Bert Mason was happily sur
prised on Friday evening when a
few of her friends came to help
her celebrate her birthday. The time
was spent in playing bridge. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ma
son, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Licuallen and Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Cotter.
Laxton McMurray last week pur
chased the 200 acres of wheat land
owned by Pasco Brown. This land
Is just south of lone and is near
land already owned by Mr. McMur
ray. Louis Bergevln will farm it
Mrs. Cecil Sargent and Mrs. Lee
Howell left Sunday by auto for Eu
gene. During Mrs. Howell's ab
sence Mrs. Minnie Forbes will keep
house for Mr. Howell and care for
their two small daughters.
Rev. Chas. W. Park of McMinn-
ville held preaching services In the
BaptiBt church Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger and
son Alfred left Saturday for an auto
trip to places of interest in western
Oregon.
Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs. Roy
Blake and Mrs. Cleo Austin left
Thursday of last week on a business
and pleasure trip to La Grande.
They returned Saturday. While they
were away Mrs. Forbes cared for
Mary Anne Corley and Phyllis and
Jimmy Blake.
Mrs. Roy Blake will leave shortly
for La Grande where she will enter
the normal school. Mrs. Blake has
only two weeks of normal school
work to complete before she will
receive her life certificate.
A. E. Schram, state superintend
ent of banks from Salem, and W. H
Coppock, deputy suprintendent of
banks from Seaside, were in lone
and Heppner last week on business
connected with the defunct Bank of
lone.
The farmers in this vicinity are
harvesting their third crop of al
falfa. Mrs. Kittle Turner was a visitor
on Thursday of last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T, A. Rein
hart of Hermiston. Mrs. Turner
and the Relnharts were old school
friends In La Grande. Mrs. Turner
was accompanied on the trip by
Clarence Linn who drove the car
for her.
Mrs. J. O. Kincaid has received
word from her brother, Joe Mason
of Prtnevllle, that he has been dis
charged from the Veteran's hospital
at Portland. He states that there
seems to be no hopes that his con
dition will be Improved. He Is able
to be up and around, but not able
to do any work.
The Ray Beezley family from El-
lensburg have arrived and will move
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Royal Reception Given
Teachers Last Evening
At the parlors of the Christian
church on Wednesday evening was
a large gathering of patrons and
pupils of Heppner school, and a
right royal welcome was extended
to the faculty as they are beginning
their new year's work. Adding to
the delight of the occasion was the
presence, also, of the entire faculty
of the lone school and a majority
of the teachers of the Lexington
school, who came to extend frater
nal greetings and mingle with the
Heppner folks in what proved to be
a very profitable evening from a
social standpoint An impromptu
program was given by way of en
tertainment and was followed by
an hour of lively games in which all
took part with a zest Promptly at
10 o'clock the games ceased, and on
being served with refreshments of
punch and wafers, prepared by the
ladies of the church, the company
departed.
The program cobisted of a piano
number by Mrs. W. R. Poulson and
Jeanette Turner, a short address of
welcome by Milton W. Bower re
sponded to by Supt James M. Bur
gess, vocal solo by Miss Kate Ede
accompanied by Mrs. Poulson, piano
solo by Mary Beamer, musical read
ing by Evelyn Swindig, vocal solo
by Mrs. Pearcy, song fest led by
Miss Ede in which the entire cmo
pany joined heartily.
Honoring the faculty members, a
buffet dinner was served at the
home of Superintendent and Mrs.
Burgess on Saturday evening, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Poulson being as
sistant hosts. They had as their
guests Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Branson, Miss Beth
Bleakman, Miss Harriet Case, Miss
Mirian McDonald, Miss Aagodt Frl
gaard, Miss Kate Ede, Miss Bernita
Lamson, Miss Irene Riechel, Miss
Erma Dennis, Miss Nadie Strayer
and Miss Florence Gould, a Bister
of Mrs. Burgess who is visiting here.
Miss Ede favored the company with
vocal solos and several stunt fav
ors were awarded during the eve
ning. '
II
Percy Garrigues was here the
first of the week, attending to mat
ters in connection with his proper
ty holdings in Heppner. Mr. Gar
rigues Is engaged n the theater
business at Eugene, and with his
family makes his home in the uni
versity city.
Clyde Wright of Rhea creek ran
nail in his foot and was com
pelled to come to town on Tuesday
to consult a physician. Proper
treatment was administered and Mr.
Wright is reported to be getting
along well.
Joseph Eskelson, who has been
at his old home at Lexington for
some time, was in the city this
morning with his son-in-law, Law
rence Palmer and Mrs. Palmer. Mr.
Eskelson will soon return to
his I
home at Salem.
The' Ladies Auxiliary of the Epis
copal church will serve dinner all
three days of the Rodeo at the Par
ish House. Hours will be from 11
a. m. to 7:30 p. m. Price per plate,
60 cents.
Garnet Barratt returned the first
of the week from Baker. He was
there making shipment of his lambs
going to the eastern market
Mrs. Frank E. Riggs is here from
Eugene, assisting her father, M. D.
Clark, in the store during Mrs.
Clark's absence in Portland.
OREGON STATE FAIR
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Salem, Oregon, Sept 18. Com
munity Club day will open the Ore
gon State fair, Monday, September
23, which will run for an entire
week. Extensive exhibits, horse
races, a horse show, and 4-H club
work will make up only a part of
the six days' entertainmenti
Monday will also be devoted to
the dedication of the new grand
stand, an Impressive ceremony in
which many prominent Oregonians
will take part. Tuesday is State
Grange day, while Wednesday,
when the Governor's Derby is run,
will be known officially as Salem
and Governor's day. Portland day
is Thursday, which will also be de
voted to the G. A. R. Friday is
Press day, and Saturday Is Chil
dren's day, when children from all
over the state will come to the fair
at special rates on the railroad and
bus lines to enjoy special programs.
Music in the grandstand will be
furnished by the Salem Municipal
band, and the Veterans' Fife and
Drum corps, Portland, will play
their eighth return engagement
The Greater Oregonians, well
known Jazz orchestra under the di
rection of Cole McElroy, Portland,
will provide the music for the night
ly dances in the nau aDove tne au
mobile pavilion.
Race and show horses are arrlv.
lng, and the livestock barns are flll-
lnir un. Booths m me agricultural
pavilion, and the exhibits building
are almost complete, and individual
entries are arriving daily In great
Quantity.
Elaborate preparations for the
horse show are being made by Man
ager A. P. Fleming, and Ringmas
ter A. Mauel-Fenton, both veterans
In the business.
BETTER EXHIBITS
TO
Wool and Grain Show
Will be Best Yet,
Is Word.
"The show will be larger and
better this year than ever before,"
assures Chas. W. Smith, county
agent, in charge of the annual Mor
row County Wool and Grain show,
to be held the last two days of the
Rodeo. The show will be on display
in the Garrigues building at Rodeo
headquarters.
J. Foster Martin, agronomist from
the Moro Experiment station, will
Judge the wheat exhibits, and H.
A. Lindgren, animal husbandry
field man from the Oregon State
college, will judge the wool. Owing
to a conflicting date, however, Mr.
Lindgren will be unable to Judge the
wool exhibits until Saturday after
noon. Mr. Smith has been busily en
gaged for several days getting the
wheat samples ready for showing,
and besides preparing the exhibit
for the local show is also getting
ready an exhibit to go to the state
fair at Salem next week. The dis
play shown here will also be sent
to the Pacific International Live
stock exposition at Portland in Oc
tober. A fine interest has grown up in
the wool and grain show, Mr. Smith
declares, and Morrow county farm
ers have cooperated wonderfully
this year in the preparation of the
most representative exhibits ever
shown. Prizes have also been In
creased, which though small, help
to repay fortunate exhibitors for
their trouble.
The big value of the show lies In
the opportunity It gives farmers to
compare results with his neighbors,
and to stimulate interest in better
varieties, Mr. Smith says. At the
same time It gives those not ac
quainted with the intricacies of the
wheat and wool businesses some in
sight into the fine points, and all
told stimulates a greater Interest
To help in this regard, Mr. Smith
has prepared a great many charts,
showing yields of various varieties
and a multitude of technical points,
which will also be on display.
Rodeo visitors are invited to not
overlook this feature while in the
city.
GEORGE THOMSON BURIED.
Many friends gathered at the
home of the late George Thomson
on Friday evening to be with the
bereaved family and relatives dur
ing the services held for one they
had known and respected as a
friend and neighbor for so many
long years. The services, conducted
by Rev. B. Stanley Moore of the
Episcopal church, were short but
impressive, and the floral offerings
were many and very beautiful, ex
pressive of the smypathy and deep
respect in which the deceased was
neld. commitment was at .masonic
cemetery, Mr. Moore saying the last
rites.
Mr. Thomson was a sufferer for
the past four years, much of the
time a very sick man, but uncom
plaining. Even his closest friends
were not fully aware of the extreme
pain that ho experienced much of
of this time. On going to the coast
at Astoria early in the year, the
high, blood pressure was very much
relieved and Mr. Thomson had so
fully recovered his health as to con
template returning to Heppner by
the first of September and resuming
his place in the store with his broth
ers. Some two weeks previous to
his passing he was stricken with a
severe heart attack from which he
did not recover. It is said of him
that while he was confined in the
hospital at Astoria he was patient
and won the praise of both nurses
and fellow sufferers by his kindly
consideration. His fatal Illness was
no doubt the outgrowth of the sev
eral strokes he had suffered, these
having the effect of weakening his
heart
Mr. Thomson was born at Ar
thur, Ontario, 49 years ago this last
June. He had been a resident of
Heppner for more than 20 years,
during all of which time he engaged
in the mercantile business here with
his brothers, James G. and Charles
Thomson. He was a good citizen
and a man highly respected In the
community, and many are the ex
pressions of regret because of his
early passing.
Mrs. George Thomson and fam
ily are anxious to inform the public
that the error made, made in last
week's paper, concerning the fun
eral of Mr. Thomson being private,
was a mistake not made by any
relative of the family. Such a fun
cral was the farthest from their
thoughts. They had hoped that all
who might care to share with them,
that last service to a loved one,
might do so. They wish to express,
also, their appreciation for sym
pathy and kindness extended at
that time.
Harold Case and wife were visit
ors here on Tuesday from their
home at Fossil, where Mr. Case Is
In the undertaking business.
ROOMS WANTED!
Everyone, having; rooms to
rout during tho Hodno am re
quests to list them Immediate
ly at the office of K. W. Turner
Jfc Co. Housing Committee.
Forger Gets Two Years;
Judge Fee Holds Court
Judge Alger Fee was here from
Pendleton on Monday and held a
short session of circuit court At
this time, Lorren Olln, held at the
county jail to await the action of
the grand jury on the charge of
forgery, decided to waive further
time and on being arraigned offered
his plea of guilty, whereupon he
was sentenced to serve a term of
two years in the penitentiary. Other
matters receiving the attention of
Judge Fee were cases on the docket
that had been settled out of court,
and as called they were dismissed
and the record cleared. Among
these were the following:
Federal Land Bank of Spokane
vs. Wm. Heubner; First National
Bank of Hermiston vs. H. J. Cason;
First National Bank of Hermiston
vs. J. M. Beavert; First National
Bank of Heppner vs. Grace Minor;
Peoples Hardware Co. vs. Roy
Johnson; H. C. Robertson vs. Milt
Spurlock; D. E. Gilman vs. R. W.
Owen; Charles Allinger vs. T,heo.
Anderson; L. P. Thompson vs. Hul
den & Breuer.
TO REBUILD LINE.
Paul Marble, local manager of
Pacific Power & Light Co., states
that the work of rebuilding the pow
er line in the south part of town
will be started by the company Im
mediately. The work will start at
the old power plant and will result
in giving much better service to
that part of the city.
Proposals For Lease
Of Postoffice Quarters
The postoffice department through
J. E. Fitzgerald, postoffice inspec
tor, is calling for sealed proposals
for lease of quarters for the Hepp
ner postoffice. The lease on the
present quarters will expire on May
15, 1930, and the request calls for
proposals to be presented to Mr.
Fitzgerald up to and including No
vember 1, 1929, or such reasonable
later date aa may be considered
necessary to complete the negotia
tions. Suitable quarters are to be fur
nished on a basis of a stated price
per annum, including heat, light, or
without heat and light, water, toilet
facilities, safe or vault, and all nec
essary furniture and equipment, un
der a lease for five or ten years.
All particulars concerning the pro
posed lease can be obtained from
Postmaster Smead. Little likelihood
exists that the quarters will be
changed from the present location
in the Case Apartment building.
AU Saints Episcopal Church.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, Missionary
in Charge.
Holy communion at 8 o'clock a.
m.
Church school at 9:45.
United Thank Offering Corporate
communion and sermon at 11.
United Thank Offering: What it
is:
United. It Is a fund of money
gathered from church women every
where, . North, South, East West
Europe, Asia, and North and South
America. It comes from women of
many races and all climes who are
united in a common act of prayer
and gift giving.
Thank. This money comes from
gifts, not dues or taxes. It is given
as an expression of thanksgiving
to Almighty God for daily mercies
or for some great blessing or per
haps In memory of some valued an
niversary. It Is a gift placed in a
Loving Father's hand by a thankful
child.
Offering. Besides being a fund
given by a united company or
thankful women, this fund Is given
an act of worship. It is an
offering of praise and thanksgiving.
It Is an offering in which the gift
and the giver are closely bound
together.
The money given to this fund is
spent for the support of trained
women workers in the mission field,
scholarship for young women who
desire training to fit themselves for
this service and for the support of
tired, sick and disabled workers, as
well as helping In the support and
up-building of schools and missions
the world over. There are about
two hundred of these active women
workers in the field, each mission
ary district having at least one.
Miss Charlotte Brown, who is well
known and loved in Heppner, is our
U. T. O. worker.
The first Uinted Thank Offering
was presented at the triennial ser
vice held in the Church of the Holy
Communion, New York, on October
3, 1889. The offering amounting to
$2,188.64 made possible the sending
of the first U. T. O. missionary to
Anvik, Alaska, and the building of
a church there. At the last trien
nial service, held in Washington, D.
C, last October, the sum given was
$1,101,450.40.
"Holy offerings, rich and rare.
Offerings of praise and prayer,
On His altar laid we leave them
Christ present them! God, receive
them!"
Bring your Blue Boxes and take
part in this service.
BACKSLIDING.
This will be the subject of the
morning sermon at the Church of
Christ. The hour of service is 10:50
and the observance of the Lord's
supper la the most Important
The evening song service begins
at 8 o'clock and the sermon will be
"Waste-Basket Virtues."
Bible school at 9:45. Christian
Endeavor at 7:15.
Preaching services at Pine City
on Tuesday evening.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
City to Don Gala Attire
and Extends Welcome
to. Everyone.
GOOD TIME PROMISED
Parades, Dances, Rides for Kiddle,
Irrigon Band, are Added
Fun Features.
Early next week Heppner will be
bedecked in gala holiday attire and
with the opening of the eighth Ro
deo Thursday at 1:30, the wild
west spirit will rule until the cur
tain drops late Saturday night Ev
erything is set to put the show over
with a bang.
Entries for each day s perform
ance will close at 6 o'clock on the
evening preceding, and from the
number of Inquiries reaching the
office of Leonard Gilliam, secretary,
these bid fair to far exceed pre
vious years. As the local associa
tion does not contract any of its
performers the lineup of talent is
not available until after entries are
made.
No sale of season tickets is being
made this year, and the price of ad
mission is $1 for adults and 50 cents
for children, with the exception of
Friday when all children of school
age will be admitted free. An addl-
tional charge of 25 cents is made
for grandstand seats.
Morning parades Friday and Sat
urday will be leading features.
These parades, displaying Rodeo
stock and performers besides many
novelty stunts, are always popular.
At the head of the parades will be
seen Queen Reita and her attend
ants, Inez Hayes, Ruth Peterson
and Cecelia Kenny, as well as the
officers and 'directors of the asso
ciation.
The Irrigon school band, one of
the outstanding school musical or
ganizations of the state, will be here
for the last two days to furnish
music, and will be heard both on the
streets and at the grounds during
events.
Rides for the kiddies are assured
with the engagement of a carnival
and amusement company, that will
be on hand for the opening. An
other feature event is being ar
ranged by the Heppner Boxing com
mission in the presentation of a
boxing card, to be announced later.
Heppner folks are already enter
ing into the spirit of the season with
a zest and the donning of big som
breros as distinctive dress is quite
the order. All business and profes
sional men of the city have some
part in putting over the show, in
handling tickets, caring for visitors,
acting as floor managers at the
dances and various other ways
which gives everyone a proprietory
interest and assures the coopera
tion of everyone.
Special attention is given to hous
ing and feeding out of town people.
and the office of Frank W. Turner
& Co. is housing headquarters. Any
one unable to find rooms or eating
accommodations should i nquire
there, and all local people who have
rooms to rent during the Rodeo
should list them there.
Besides the restaurants and other
established eating places of the
town which will have additional
help in caring for the Rodeo rush,
organizations of the town are also
arranging to serve meals so that
no fear may be had in this regard.
There will be plenty to eat and a
place to sleep for everyone.
The lineup of judges assures fair
decisions. Tony Vey, Albert Peter
son and Sterling Fryrear all
known to followers of the bucking
arena will be the judges, and are
well qualified. Mr. Vey is acting
as one of the judges at the Pendle
ton Round-Up this week.
Rodeo Headquarters will be in the
same location as last year in the
Garrigues building on Main street,
and will be open for entries Wed
nesday. Here also will be held the
Morrow County Wool and Grain
show, for which a large number of
entries has been received.
Dancing in the open air pavilion
will start early each evening with
the Blue Devils from The Dalles
furnishing the music.
All Heppner unites in extending
its invitation to come to the Rodeo
take in all of it you can you'll
enjoy it
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The American Legion Auxiliary
met in regular session at Legion
hall on Tuesday evening. After
the regular routine of business, It
was decided to hold a cooked food
sale the last day of the Rodeo, Sat
urday, Sept 28. Committee chair
men for the year were named as
follows: Hospital, Hannah Jones;
Child Welfare, Selina, Bauman;
Poppy, Grace Gramse; Music, Geor
gia Moore; Publicity, Sylvia Wells;
Legislative, Florence Jones; Guard
ianship, Mae Gilliam; Americanism,
Ethel Smith; Membership and Gold
Star, Harriet Gcmmell; Unit Activ
ities, H. Tamblyn; Community Ser
vice, Doris Burgess; Constitution
and By-Laws, Rosa Phelps; Sewing
Club, Io Cox. Secretary.
A boiler for the new steam plant
at Hotel Heppner was installed the
first of the week, it being necessary
to excavate through the sidewalk
and half way out Into the street in
order to get it into the basement