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Volume 46, Number 48.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 1930.
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Sidney S. George Praises
American Legion Work
In Local Address.
LIONS CLUB IS HOST
Community Service Asked of Each
Post to Justify Existence;
Large Program Cited.
Sidney George, state commander
of the American Legion, spoke be
fore an audience of nearly 100 per
sons at a luncheon sponsored by the
Heppner Lions club and the local
post of the American Legion at the
Christian church Wednesday noon.
The luncheon was prepared and
served by the ladies of the church.
In opening Mr. George praised
the Lions club for Its cooperation
with the Legion here and in many
other communities. He showed that
the American Legion, like ,all other
organizations throughout the ages,
that were organized to promote wel
fare work, must have high ideals
and principles to succeed and con
tinue to live. It is his hope that
the Legion will bring about accom
plishments that will live on after
the organization is dissolved by
death of all its members.
Mr. George based his talk on the
preamble to the constitution of the
American Legion, and clearly and
forcefully brought out his points by
references and examples. This pre
amble which is subscribed to by ev
ery member of the organization is:
Legion Preamble Cited.
For God and country, we associ
ate ourselves together for the fol
lowing purposes: To uphold and de
fend the constitution of the United
States of America; to maintain law
and order; to foster and perpetuate
a one hundred per cent American
ism; to preserve the memories and
incidents of our asociation in the
great war; to Inculcate a sense of
Individual obligation to the com
munity, state and nation; to combat
the autocracy of both the classes
and the masses; to make right the
master of might; to promote peace
and good will on earth; to safe
guard and transmit to posterity the
principles of justice, freedom and
democracy; to consecrate and sanc
tify our comradeship by our devo
tion to mutual helpfulness.
Law and order was maintained at
the close of the world war when
the country's army was demobil
ized and merged with the other
citizens without chaos or bloodshed.
The United States was the only
great power to successfully demob
ilize its army without disorder.
Disabled Cared For.
The first interest of the Legion
is to care for the sick and disabled
from the war. Through its efforts
the Veteran's bureau was establish
ed and its many fine hospitals cre
ated. The use of these hospitals
and the best physicians and sur
geons Is free to all ex-service men.
The second interest of the Legion
is to provide for the widows and
orphans resultant from the war. In
Oregon alone there are 300 orphan
ed children. These children are not
treated, nor will they be treated, as
objects of charity for they hold a
priceless heritage, that to take the
place of their fathers who made the
supreme sacrifice.
The Boy Scout movement is back
ed not for militaristic reasons, but
for the character-building and cit
izenship training that It affords.
Junior baseball is sponsored to
teach the boys to play the game of
life like a sportsman, for If he plays
baseball on the square, It Is sure
to be reflected In his later life. This
work Is also carried on for the ben
efit of physical development of the
boys.
Many Projects Backed.
Safety (list, reforestation and re
habilitation of the injured ex-service
man all have an important
place in the Legion's program. The
organization is opposed to Immigra
tion to this country In numbers too
' (Continued on Page Eight.)
Talk on Citizenship
Given at P. T. A. Meet
Mrs. Glen White, speaking on
"Responsibilities of Citizenship" at
the Parent -Teachers association
meeting at the high school Tues
dny afternoon, showed that proper
training of children by parents and
teachers is a foundation for good
citizenship when the children have
grown to be men and women.
Miss Jeanotte Turner entertained
with a piano solo. Mrs. Ed Plcrcy
sang a solo, accompanied by Miss
Turner at the piano. A piano solo
by Miss Jennie Swindig helped pro
vide the musical entertainment of
the afternoon. The third grade,
having the most parents and friends
at the meeting, won the attendance
prize of $5 to be spent for library
books.
The gathering was entertained by
a patriotic pageant staged by Miss
Harriet Case's third grade pupils.
They told about the flag from the
days of Betsy Ross and George
Washington until the present, with
drama, song and story. The musi
cal part of the pageant was directed
by Miss Kate Ede. Miss Aagodt
Frignard played tho accompaniment
at the piano.
FACULTY STAGING
COMEDY TUESDAY
Players WiU Entertain Public With
Two Performances for Benefit
Of School Finances.
"Smile, Rodney, Smile," a com
edy drama, replete with laughable
situations, will be presented by the
Heppner school faculty assisted by
three players not connected with
the school, in afternoon and evening
performances next Tuesday at the
high school auditorium. The cast
is now putting on the finishing
touches of the production under the
direction of Miss Irene Riechcl, and
will hold its drses rehearsal Monday
night
The play is being given as a ben
efit to raise funds for the purchase
of library books and school equip
ment not provided for in any other
way. The matinee, which begins at
2:30 o'clock, is planned especially
for grade school children and high
school pupils, and adults who may
be unable to attend the evening
show. The curtain will rise at
8 o'clock for the evening perform
ance. The matinee charge will be
25 cents for children and 50 cents
for adults. All seats in the evening
will sell for 50 cents each. No seats
will be reserved for either perform
ance.
Those in the cast are: Virginia
Roslyn, alias Miss Koogelheimer,
The Princess, Miss Aagodt Frig-1
aard; Mrs. Winslow who lives next
door to "The Castle," Miss Mary
Patterson; Betty Crowley, a pretty
Independent little neighbor, Miss
Bernita Lamson; Patty Nelson, an
other charming little neighbor, Miss
Elizabeth Galloway; Mrs. Gilbert
Vanca, her niece, Miss Beth Bleak-
man; Bedelia Dwlggins, an old maid
who specializes in broadcasting,
Miss Erma Dennis; Bruce Bradley,
the peppery owner of "The Castle,"
James T. Lumley; Rodney Bradley,
his nephew, William R. Poulson;
Egbert Marmont, a friend of Rod's,
a young Englishman, Crockett
Sprouls; Tubby Hays, another
friend, Earl Gordon; Pickney Her
ring, who admits he's the town's
leading citizen, Gerald Brunson.
Majority of Schools
Have High Attendance
Four of the 35 schools in Morrow
county maintained a 100 per cent
attendance during the school month
ending January 17, and 24 were over
90 per cent during that period, ac
cording to Mrs Lucy Rodgers, Mor
row county school superintendent.
Delay in making the county re
port occasioned by delay in receiv
ing reports from districts isolated
during the time the roads were
blocked by snow. Schools maintain
ing perfect attendance were Lone
Tree, Rhea Creek, Mountain and
Balm Fork. Average attendance for
the entire county during the fiscal
month was 87.1 per cent.
Wool Men's Committee
Meets for Mart Plans
Members of the wool marketing
committee of the Oregon Wool
Growers association and President
W. P. Mahoney met with G. T.
Thompson of the National Wool
Marketing corporation in Portland
Wednesday to take up matters of
marketing wool through this cor
poration, which is sponsored by the
Federal Farm board.
Serving on the committee are Jay
Dobbin of Enterprise, Ernest John
son of Wallowa, R. N. Stanfleld of
Baker, Fred Falconer of Pendleton,
T. J. Mahoney of Portland and J.
W. Hoech of The Dalles.
TEAMS DEBATE WEDNESDAY.
Heppner high school debate teams
will compete In their first debates
of the season Wednesday evening.
Earl Thomson and Theodore Thom
son of the local affirmative team
will meet the Hermiston high school
speakers in the Heppner high school
assembly room at 7 o'clock. Flctch
ed Walker and Duane Brown of the
negative team will journey to Her
miston for a debate the same eve
ning. The teams, which are debat
ing the subject, "Resolved, that the
United States should cease to pro
tect by armed force American cap
ital invested in foreign countries
except after a formal declaration of
war," are coached by Miss Eliza
beth Galloway.
WALDO VINCENT DIES
Waldo Vincent, son-in-law of Mrs.
Mattie Adkins, died at his home in
Milton Friday night. Funeral ser
vices were held in that city at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The de
ceased was born and reared in the
Butter creek section.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely thank the many
Morrow county friends who came
with sympathy and kindness In our
sad bereavement and also for the
many beautiful flowers.
Mrs. W. L. Vincent and children,
PICTURE SCHEDULE CHANGED.
"The Follies of 1929," which was
scheduled to be shown at the Star
theater, February 11 and 13, will be
run February 16-17, Sunday and
Monday, because of Inability to get
tho film on the dates originally
booked. To make provision for
the change, "Words and Music" Is
being shown on the evenings of Feb
ruary 11-13.
ZONES
ANNOUNCED
Grade Schools Compete
In Sectional Meets
First, March 22.
TIME LIMIT ON TALKS
Ribbons Awarded for Contests In
Sections and Medals go to
County Match Victors.
Morrow county has been divided
into five zones for the contests to
be staged by the Morrow County
Declamatory league. Schools In
each of these and dates for the con
test were decided when the execu
tive board of the league met Sat
urday morning in the office of Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers, Morrow county
school superintendent.
Sectional contests for grade
schools will be staged March 22,
and those for high schools March
29. Winners In the sectional con
tests will compete in the county
contests in Heppner April 5. An
inter-county contest will be held in
Heppner April 19. Morrow county
winners will oppose those from
Umatilla county and it is possible
Gilliam county will be represented.
Contest Places Set.
Grade schools in the section
which will compete in Heppner are
Heppner, Willow Way, Golden West,
Liberty, Idea, Rocky Bluff, Willow
Creek and Hardman. Grade schools
to be in the contest to be held In
lone are lone, Lexington, Morgan,
Lone Tree, Pleasant Vale, Straw
berry, Four Mile, Rhea Creek,
Gooseberry and Social Ridge. Those
having their contest in Alpine are
Alpine, Boardman, Irrigon and Pine
City.
Lexington, Heppner, Hardman
and lone high schools wlil compete
at Lexington, while Boardman, Irri
gon, Alpine and Pine City high
schools will meet at Boardman on
the same date.
Division 1, high school students,
will be limited to 12 minutes for
their speeches; division 2, fifth to
eighth grades, 8 minutes and divi
sion 3, first to fourth grades, 6 min
utes. High school speeches will fall
in one of three classes: oratorical,
dramatic and humorous. Speeches
by grade school pupils will be div
ided into two classes: non-humorous
and humorous.
Ribbons to be Awarded.
Blue, red and white ribbons will
be given to first, second and third
place winners, respectively in the
divisional contests. Those winning
the first two places will be allowed
to compete in the county contest,
with the third place winner serving
as an alternate, should one of the
first or second prize winners fail
to enter the county contest Gold
and silver medals will be presented
to the winners of the various sec
tions of the county contest In Hepp
ner. Judges for the divisional contests
will be selected in a manner similar
to that used for debates. Each
competing school will submit a list
of possible judges, and three mutu
ally acceptable to each school will
be selected from the composite of
these lists. Judges for the county
contest will be selected from lists
submitted by principals of the com
peting schools.
Small Admission Fee Set
An admission charge of 15 and
25 cents will be made at the divi
sional contests and 25 and 50 cents
at the county contest. The admis
sion charge Is made to cover the
expenses that will be incurred by
the holding of the contests.
Members of the board attending
the meeting were Mrs. Lucy Rod
gers, Gerald Brunson and William
R. Poulson of Heppner; G. E. Tuck
er of Lexington; L. E. Marschat of
Boardman; E. A. Brown and Mrs.
Harriet M. Brown of lone; Miss
Velma Huston of Liberty; Miss May
Doherty of Lone Tree; Miss Harriet
G. Robison of Willow Way; Mrs.
C. Clary of Alpine, and Ralph E
Jones of Pine City. F. C. Fitzpat
rick, superintendent of the Echo
schools, represented Umatilla coun
ty In making arrangements for the
inter-county contests.
Building of Highways
In County Under Way
Road construction and mainten
ance crews, temporarily halted in
their work In Morrow county be
cause of snow and cold weather,
resumed activities Monday. Grader
crews began work on the Board-man-lone
road. The rock crusher
which has been In use on the Rhea
creek road Is being moved to the
Ione-Boardman road.
It is expected to complete the
rocking of the graded portion of
the Boardman-Ione road, which is
approximately 10 miles in length.
Considerable work will be done on
the deep sands on the Boardman
end of the road? These Improve
ments which will be completed by
fall, should put this road In good
condition, according to George
Bleakman, county commissioner.
V. C. T. U. TO MEET.
The Women's Christian Temper
is nco union will meet In regular ses
sion next Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the Christian church.
STUDENTS STAGE
ATHLETIC CIRCUS
Tumbling, Calisthenics and Folk
Dancing Program Entertains
Gallery of 400 People.
More than 400 persons were in
attendance at the Heppner grade
school athletic circus Wednesday
night in the school auditorium
when an exhibition of class gym
nastics, dancing and tumbling were
featured.
Boys and girls of the sixth, sev
enth and eighth grades, in a mass
drill went through a series of cal-
isthenic movements, under the di-
rection of Gerald Brunson. This
act was marked by a perfect unison
of the gymnasts.
Pupils of the first, second, third
and fourth grades, directed by Mrs.
Adelyn O Shea, staged the glow
worm dance. Children, each with
flashlight in hand, followed the each
other in serpentine-like formation,
across the darkened stage, execut
ing the movements of the glow
worm. This number was heartily
applauded, when each child made
his or her bow. Miss Violet Hinton
at the piano, played the accompan
iment.
The exhibitions of the boys' and
girls' tumbling teams provided
much entertainment for those at
tending. Although this is the first
season that tumbling has been
taught in the local school, the gym
nasts staged a highly creditable
exhibition. All of the tumbling
exhibitions were "ground" work
After gaining proficiency in ground
work the pupils will take up aerial
tumbling. The girls team was
coached by Miss Blanch Hansen
and the boys team by Mr. Brunson,
In the obstacle roll, the girls
plunged over as many as six girls
before making the roll, and the
boys act continued until one of the
boys had leaped over the tenth
boy before starting his roll. Other
stunts In these two acts were the
single roll, rouble roll, three-man
roll, flying roll, dive for distance,
aided flip and the double stand
forward flip.
Miss Aagodt Frigaard's sixth
grade pupils entertained with folk
dancing, two Swedish dances, "Lot
tie Is Dead" and "The Clap Dance,"
and a Danish dance, "Ace of Dia
monds." Miss Frigaard was at the
piano for these numbers.
"Modern Polo" was the name giv
en a game exhibited by Roy Gentry
and Matt Kenny. The boys, each
mounted on a "kiddie car" raced
back and forth on the fcVmnasium
floor, trying to score goals by push
ing the basketball used in the game
across his opponent's goal line.
Lee Notson's Collie
Filmed in News Reel
Always welcome news is the claim
for distinction of former Heppner
ites who in various ways are break
ing into the upper strata of success
in other parts. Unique is the claim
of Lee Notson, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Notson, which comes
through the training of. a dog.
Lee, now a photographer In Dun
lap, Iowa, has a remarkable collie,
which he has trained to do many
tricks, among which is the response
to orders given in several foreign
tongues, as well as in English.
Recently Lee and his dog were
featured in a Fox news reel. The
dog has performed on various occa
sions before large assemblages in
Dunlap and neighboring cities. It
was finally the privilege of members
of the Notson family and friends to
witness the news reel at its showing
ing In Portland. Mr. Notson said
he saw it billed for showing In
Memphis, Tenn., when there for the
American Bar association meeting,
but as he left the day before the bill
went on, did not get to see It. How
ever he saw the dog In person on
visiting his son at Dunlap.
EVANGELIST COMING
Fred Cnnnday
Fred Canad.ay. Methodist evan
gelist and singer of considerable
note, will be in Heppner next Sun
day to begin a program of revival
meetings at the local Methodist
church, according to Rev. Glen
White, minister. The meetings will
be held at 7:30 each evening and
on Sunday mornings. They will be
held for two or three weeks, de
pending upon attendance. After
completing the revival program
here. Rev. Mr. Canaday will go to
Portland to hold evangelistic meet
ings at the Centenary Wilbur
church.
AT LION LUNCHEON
Mutton for Meal Donated
By Oregon Wool Men
And Local Banks.
CONTEST SPONSORED
Organization Invited to Attend
Charter Night Celebration
In Pendleton by Envoy.
Heppner Lions were treated to a
feast of roast lamb through the
courtesy of the Oregon Wool Grow
ers association and the Heppner
banks, and the use of lamb and the
marketing campaign to make its use
more widespread occupied an im
portant place at the regular lunch
eon of the organization Monday
noon.
R. A. Thompson, prominent Hepp
ner wool grower and Lion, explain
ed the gift by a short and pointed
oration. Citing from Biblical refer
ence the important place claimed by
the sheep industry, Mr. Thompson
declared that ever since Abel was
slain by Cain shepherds have been
subjected to persecution. He end
ed by saying that this condition was
about to be remedied; for does not
the Bible say "when the lion and
the lamb shall lay down together,
peace shall reign throughout the
land."
Lamb Dinner Explained.
Earl D. Hallock, cashier of the
Farmers and Stockgrowers National
bank and Charles W. Smith, county
agent, further explained the lamb
dinner, showing it to be in line with
the policy adopted by the national
and state woolgrowers associations
in educating the public to the many
ways of preparing lamb. Mimeo
graphed copies of lamb recipes were
put at each plate, these showing
ways of preparing the cheaper lamb
cuts, which Mr. Smith declared, can
be made just as delicious as the ex
pensive cuts.
Local markets have assured Mr.
Smith that they would handle lamb
at all times if they were able to
dispose of the whole carcass. At
present only the more expensive
cuts are asked for. Mr. Hallock
stated that the "eat more lamb"
campaign would do much to aid one
of Morrow county's leading indus
tries. L. Van Marter, chairman for the
day, made a special order of busi
ness reports from all activity com
mittees. Committeemen not func
tioning were made subjects of fines
by Tailtwister Smith.
Hoop Committee Named.
A new activity committee to aid
in putting over the sub-district bas
ketball tournament here February
28 and March 1 was announced.
Serving on the committee are W. R.
Poulson chairman, L. Van Marter,
Gay Anderson, P. M. Gemmell and
David Wilson.
The club voted to sponsor the all-
county spelling contest by furnish
ing prizes. The finals will be held
on the morning of April 5, the day
the finals in the county declamatory
contests are to be held in Heppner.
Guests of the club included Lion
J. P. Stewart of Pendleton, who ex
tended his club's invitation for
Heppner Loins to attend Pendle
ton's charter night, March 17. Pres
ident Sweek announced that he
would be in the chair at the next
regular meeting of the club. Tick
ets were sold for the special lunch
eon meeting held at the Christian
church Wednesday noon, at which
time Sidney George, state comman
der of the American Legion spoke.
Every Lion present bought a ticket
to the special luncheon and a num
ber obtained tickets for their wives.
Heppner Hoopsters Win
Experience, Lose Game
Although his boys' basketball
team went down to a 37 to 19 de
feat on the Boardman floor Friday
night in a game with Boardman
high school, Coach William R. Poul
son of Heppner high school is well
satisfied, for during most of the
game his line-up was one that will
be back again for next season.
These younger players are being
given the opportunity to get the
fundamentals of the game and ex
perience that will aid them in build
ing up a winning team next season.
Both teams were guests at a
lunch served by the Boardman high
school-after the game. The Hepp
ner hoopsters will play on the local
court Friday night with lone high
school furnishing the opposition.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.
'Games, singing and dancing were
participated In by a group of young
people, who gathered at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Turner
to celebrate the birthday of Miss
Jeanette Turner Saturday night.
Those attending were Ruth Turner,
Otiow Martin, Lucile Hall, Clarence
Hayes, Earl Thomson, Joe Swindig,
Evelyn Swindig, Mary Beamer,
Mary White, Mary Thomson, Fran
ces White, Winifred Thomson, Mar
joric Happold, Alva McDuffce, Mary
MeDutTee, Lola Hlatt, Ella Fell,
Ellis Moycr. Gay Anderson, Paul
Jones, Fletcher Walker, Duane
Brown, Donna Brown, Alice Cason,
Helen Doherty, Doris Hiatt, Virgin
ia Cleveland, Terrell Benge, Kather
ine Blsbee, Anna McNamee and
Teresa Breslln.
1. 0. 0. F. TO HOLD
CONVENTION HERE
Representatives from Lodges of
Umatilla and Morrow Counties
Gathering February 22.
Meeting in Heppner for the six
teenth annual convention of the
Umatilla - Morrow county district
convention, Odd Fellows represent
ing 19 lodges will assemble here
Saturday, February 22, for business
and entertainment, according to A.
J. Chaffee, district president
Morning, afternoon and evening
sessions will be held. A luncheon
will be served at noon by San Sou
ci Rebekah lodge No. 33. S. E.
Notson, P. N. G., will give the ad
dress of welcome and S. F. Bow
man, the response in the morning
meeting. Emil Peterson, grand mas
ter, will address the gathering in
the afternoon. Fred J. Mendil, Ore
gon grand representative, and W.
W. Head, P. N. G., will also be
heard at that time.
A banquet will be served in the
Odd Fellows hall at 6 o'clock. This
will be followed by exemplification
of the third degree, staged by the
tcho-Hermiston team.
Local Girls Win Game
With Echo Hoop Squad
Another victory was chalked up
by the Heppner high school girls'
basketball team, coached by Miss
Irene Riechel, when they trekked
to Echo to play a game with the
Echo high school girls Friday
night The locals were on the long
end of a 20 to 15 score.
The game was a fast affair. Echo
took the lead and led at half time.
The Heppner girls staged a terrific
offensive in the final period to win
the game by a five-point margin.
Miss Riechel and Miss Mischell,
Echo coach, alternated at referee-
ing the game.
The Heppner girls will mix with
the lone high school team Friday
night in a game that is expected to
be a real battle, for the Heppner
girls have won every game this
season and the lone girls have been
victorious in a majority of their
games.
Public Support Asked
For Hoop Tournament
William R. Poulson, chairman of
the Lions activity committee and
members L. Van Marter, Gay An
derson, P. M. Gemmell and D. A.
Wilson are at work making prepar
ation for the sub-district basketball
tournament to be held in Heppner
February 28 and March 1. They ask
the undivided support of those call
ed on to help make the tournament
a success and also urge that a large
number buy tickets and attend the
games.
The teams will be more evenly
matched than those which played
in the tournament last year, and for
that reason should be more inter
esting to the public, according to
Mr. Poulson. The services of Cap
tain Coxdale, a star player on, this
year's Whitman college team of
Walla Walla, have been obtained
for refereeing the tournament here.
He will also alternate as umpire and
referee in the district tournament
to be held In Pendleton.
Golf Club Activities
Start With Election
Preparations for the 1930 golf sea
son were started Tuesday evening
at a meeting of the Heppner Coun
try club in the Elks club rooms,
when E. A. Bennett, president and
Francis Doherty, secretary-treasurer,
were reelected.
Lester Doolittle was put in charge
of course improvements. This work
will be started as soon as the
ground is in proper condition. The
burning of several benches by
thoughless boys, while the snow was
on the ground, necessitates their
replacement It is planned to erect
new signs indicating par and the
distance to each hole, and the plac
ing of flags on each green.
Mr. Doherty announces that dues
for 1930 are payable now. An invi
tation is extended to join the club
to those interested in golf who are
not already members.
Eight Mile Couple Wed
In Saturday Ceremony
Miss Erma Lovgren of Eight Mile,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Lovgren, became the bride of How
ard Keithloy of Eight Mile, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keithley, in a
wedding ceremony performed by
Rev. Glen White at the Methodist
church parsonage at 5 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon.
Ruth V. Furlong and Alice E.
Keithley were witnesses at the nup
tial ceremony. The bride and bride
groom are well known here, being
the children of families that have
resided in Morrow county for a long
time.
STUDENTS HEAR GEORGE.
Sidney George, state commander
of the American Legion, spoke be
fore students of the Heppner
schools Wednesduy afternoon. The
life of Abraham Lincoln had an
important part in his talk. He
urged students to tako advantage
of the many opportunities that they
have in this free land of ours. He
pointed out that many opportunities
existed but that many of us were
slow to recognize them as such.
TO
VALUE OF BUTTER
All Schools in County Are
Eligible to Submit
Contest Entries.
STORES GIVE PRIZES
Competition Made Fair to Students
By Providing Three Groups
Based on School Grade.
To aid in educating the public on
the superiority of butter over so
called butter substitutes, an essay
contest will be conducted in the
Morrow county schools. The deci
sion to have the contest was made
at a meeting of the county school
superintendent, the dairy committee
of the Heppner Lions club, Heppner
grocers and the county agent
At the present time there is an
overproduction of dairy products,
which is declared to have resulted
from an increased use of butter sub
stitutes. Present prices paid farm
ers for their dairy products are be
low the cost of production. A com
mittee was appointed at a recent
meeting of the Heppner Lions club
to work out some means of stim
ulating the use of butter, which is
considered essential in the diet The
topic is considered by authorities to
be highly important at the present
time. Similar contests are being
held in many parts of the United
States.
Teachers' Aid Sought
Cooperation of the teachers in
Morrow county schools is sought In
the contest to make it as great a
success as possible. The contest
ants may choose either of the fol
lowing subjects for his or her es
say: "Butter Vs. Butter Substitutes
in the Child's Diet," or "Why is
Butter Essential in the Diet?"
The contest will be divided Into
three groups in order to make it
fair to each contestant Group 1
is for high school students. Essays
in the group must not exceed 500
words. Group 2 is for seventh and
eighth grade pupils and essays are
limited to 300 words. Group 3 is
for the fifth and sixth grades, and
in this division the essay must not
exceed 150 words.
All essays must be filed in the
county school superintendent's of
fice not later than March 15, 1930.
They will be judged not only on the
merits of the subject matter con
tained, but also on the English used.
spelling, sentence construction and
neatness. Competent judges will
read and judge the essays.
Prizes Announced.
First second and third prizes for
each group will be furnished by
merchants of the county, the prizes
to be as follows: first, $3 in merch
andise; second, $2 in merchandise;
and third, $1 in merchandise. The
winner may choose from any mer
chandise in the store offering the
prize.
Books, pamphlets, and bulletins
on these subjects may be obtained
by writing Charles W. Smith, county
agent, or by calling at his office in
Heppner.
The following points will be used
in judging the essays: 50 points for
subject matter; 25 points for Eng
lish and sentence construction; 15
points for spelling and 10 points for
neatness. Teachers in each school
are asked to submit only the best
essay In each group to Mrs. Rod
gers. Elks Past Rulers Will
Officiate at Meeting
Members of the local Elks lodge
will observe past exalted rulers'
night when they meet in their reg
ular meeting at Elks temple to
night One meeting each year is
designated by the grand lodge for
this purpose and at that time mem
bers who have previously been at
the head of the lodge fill the various
stations.
Harold Cohn will serve as exalted
ruler; Gay Anderson, leading
knight; C. J. D. Bauman, loyal
knight; C. L. Sweek, lecturing
knight; Frank Turner, esquire,
Dean T. Goodman, secretary; Earl
Gilliam, Inner gurad; Harry Dun
can, chaplain, and W. E. Pruyn,
tyler.
Some entertainment will be In
cluded on the program and cider
and doughnuts will be served by
the refreshment committee after
the adjournment of lodge.
INSTITUTE DATE DECIDED.
April 25 has been set as the date
when Morrow county teachers will
convene for their local institute at
lone. Those to take part In the
speaking program will be from the
faculties of schools in the county.
An exhibit of rural, city and high
school work will have an important
place In the meeting, according to
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers-, Morrow county
school superintendent
DEGREES RECEIVED.
Two young women received the
degree after initiatory work staged
by the Rebekah lodge at Its meet
ing Friday evening. The lodge char
ter was draped during the evening
In memory of the late Mrs. Addle
Roberts. Every officer was In her
chair and 19 past noble grands were
present. Refreshments were served
after the adjournment of lodge.
ESSAYS