OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC AUDITORIUM PORTLAND. ORE. Volume 46, Number 49. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1930 Subscription $2.00 a Year mtntti T TAX Order Governs Past Due Taxes of the Year 1927 And Prior Dates. INTEREST TO BE 6 Morrow County Court Order Aimed To Prove Beneficial by Speeding Up Past Due Payments. That all penalty on delinquent taxes for the year 1927 and years prior to that be waived and that interest be charged at the rate of six per cent from the time said taxes wern due, was ordered by the Morrow county court, R. L. Benge, Judge, G. A. Bleakman and L. P. Davidson, commissioners, sitting in session February 14. To gain the benefit of this waiver, taxpayers must pay the delinquent tax and Interest on or before November 1, 1930. The matter of this waiver of pen alty and interest was brought be fore the court In a discussion Feb ruary 5, when n number of repre sentative property holders appeared. The matter has keen under consid eration for some time. The neces sary resolution to be acted upon by the court was drawn up by S. E. Notson, district attorney. I Large Tax Delinquent The discussion of the subject at this earlier meeting brought out the fact that there is a large sum in delinquent taxes, the most of it on real property, due the county, some of which extends as far back as 1920, and the question was what would be best for the county from a business standpoint. Those advoating the rebate of penalty and interest felt that it would stimulate payment greatly, and be the means of bringing in a large sum of money, while pay ments might be practically nil If this action were not taken. Other " wise the county in order to protect its interests as far as possible would be forced to start foreclosure pro ceedings. Authority From State. Authority for acting as the court did comes from the act passed by the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon in its regular session in the year 1929, the statute being en titled, "An Act Authorizing any County Court or Board of County Commissioners to waive or reduce penalty or interest, or both, upon unpaid taxes," said statute being designated as Chapter 182 of the General Laws of Oregon for 1929. Legal publication of the Morrow county court's order is made else where in this issue of the Gazette Times. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR MORROW COUNTY. In the Matter of the Waiving of Penalty and Interest on Delin quent Taxes for the year 1927 and prior years. ORDER. Whereas, the Legislative Assem bly of the State of Oregon at its reg ular session in the year 1929 enacted a statute entitled, "An Act Author izing any County Court or Board of County Commissioners to waive or reduce penalty or interest, or both, upon unpaid taxes," said statute be ing designated as Chapter 182 of the General Laws of Oregon for 1929; and, Whereas, it is the opinion of the County Court of Morrow County, in regular session, on this 14th day of February, 1930, that the waiving of the penalty and a part of the Inter est on unpaid taxes for the year 1927 and the years prior to 1927 would facilitate the collection of such unpaid taxes, in said County. It is therefore hereby Ordered that all penalties on unpaid and de linquent taxes for the year 1927 and all years prior to the year 1927, lev ied for the years 1927 and the years prior to the year 1927 by the levy ing board of Morrow County, State of Oregon, be and the same are hereby waived, and that all interest due and payable upon taxes levied by the levying board of Morrow County, State of Oregon, for the year 1927 and the years prior to the year 1927, except six per cent per annum from the dates when such taxes became due, be and the same hereby is waived; provided such taxes and Interest thereon at the rate of six per cent, por annum from the date the same became due shall be paid on or before the first day of November, 1930, and unless so paid the penalty and Interest on all delinquent taxes paid after that date shall be paid. It is further Ordered that the Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon, ho and he hereby is directed to ac cept payment of such taxes without penally and with interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum from the date such taxes became due, and to Issue receipts In full therefor when offered by any taxpayer in the county owing such delinquent taxes. R. L. BENGE, County Judge. G. A. BLEAKMAN, L. P. DAVIDSON, Commissioners. deunouen ! SCHOOL FACULTY STAGES COMEDY Players Make Production Tuesday An Achievement Both Dram atically and Financially. The comedy, "Smile, Rodney, Smile," presented Tuesday after noon and evening by the Heppner school faculty under the able direc tion of Miss Irene Riechel, proved both a financial and dramatic suc cess. More than $150 was cleared by staging the production. This fund will be used for the purchase of library books for the school and other equipment not provided for in the school budget. A large crowd of school children were in attend ance at the matinee. An audience of more than 450 saw the evening presentation. Miss Aagodt Frigaard charming ly played the role of Virginia Ros lyn, alias Miss Koogelheimer, the Princess. Miss Mary Patterson de murely fulfilled the character of Mr3. Wlnslow, who lived next door to the "Castle" inhabited by the princess. Miss Bernita Lamson portrayed the role of Betty Crowley, a viva cious and pretty young neighbor. Her aggressiveness in seeking a beau might have led one to believe that she had as a motto that of the Canadian Northwest Mounted po lice, "Get Your Man." Miss Elizabeth Galloway cleverly played the character of Patty Nel son, another charming young neigh bor. Miss Blanch Hansen did well in her difficult role of Mrs. Gilbert Vance, a "society" woman who was earnestly seeking a fourth husband. The part of Gwendolyn Vance, niece of Mrs. Vance, was ably car ried out by Beth Bleakman. Miss Erma Dennis was a scream as Be- della Dwiggins, an old maid and the town gossip, who continually was broadcasting on unauthorized wave lengths. Bruce Bradley, the gruff old uncle of Rodney Bradley, was in this in stance well portrayed by James T. Lumley. The role of his nephew, Rodney Bradley, was effectively carried by William R. Poulson. Crocket Sprouls, posing as Egbert Marmont, a young Englishman and friend of Rod, created lots of laughs in his efforts to evade the impetu ous Betty Crowley. Earl Gordon, portraying the Tole of Tubby Hays, another friend of Rod's, created no little amount of amusement for the audience while acting as the kitchen mechanic and during his ardent proposals. Pickney Herring, the egotistical young man who admitted himself to be the town's leading citizen, was on this occasion, Gerald Brunson. Miss Kate Francis Ede sang sev eral vocal selections between the acts, accompanied by Mrs. W. R. Poulson at the piano. Homer Hay es was stage manager and Duane Brown, electrician. Morrow County Nurse Arrives From Wyoming Miss Edith J. Stallard of Port land arrived in Heppner Monday from Wyoming, where she had been state tuberculosis nurse, to accept the position of Morrow county health nurse. Miss Stallard has had considerable experience in public health work. In Wyoming she es tablished many clinics and aided the state physicians In making ex aminations for tuberculosis. Her work in the county will be a program of general public health work and school nursing. General inspection and health education will have an important place in her duties. The regular program of pub lic health work Includes infant wel fare, tuberculosis nursing, school nursing and bedside demonstra tions as a visiting nurse. The var ious branches of the program will be handled by Miss Stallard. She extends a wish to cooperate with organizations or Individuals in providing any help or information in her program of activity. The cooperation of individuals in report ing any cases where aid can be giv en, is asked. Miss Stallard has Interviewed doc tors, dentists and county officers and found the spirit of cooperation ideal, and those that she has met are much interested In her work. Elks Lodge Conducting Festivities on Saturday Heppner Elks lodge No. 358 will stage one of its biggest social events of the year here Saturday afternoon and evening. Members of the lodge will convene at the temple in the afternoon for an informal open house, while their ladies will meet at 2:30 o'clock in the Masonic build ing for a card party. The annual Washington's birth day ball will be held In the evening beginning at 9 o'clock. The hall has been especially decorated for the occasion. Music will be provided by Pat's Six Aces of The Dalles. Refreshments will be served during the progress of the dance. A large attendance is expected including a number from Arlington, Condon, Fossil, Lexington and lone. The festivities are limited to members of the lodge and their ladles. MEN HOSPITALIZED. Four ex-servicomon from Morrow county have been admitted to the Veterans Bureau hospital in Port land during the last two weeks. Arrangements for hospitalization of these cases was handled by Hepp ner post of the American Legion. Odd Fellows Meeting Here for Convention The sixteenth annual district con vention of the Odd Fellows lodge, embracing Umatilla and Morrow counties, will convene here Satur day for a program that will last all day. The morning session convenes at 10 o'clock. S. E. Notson will give the address of welcome and S. F, Bowman of Pendleton the response. A business session will follow. Ad journment will be made for lunch eon which is to be served by San Souci Rebekah lodge In the Odd Fellows hall. At 1:15 in the afternoon the del egates, led by the Odd Fellows band will parade to the school auditor ium where the afternoon session will be held. Emil Peterson, grand master, will give an address at 1:30 o'clock. Addresses will also be giv en by Fred J. Mendil, grand Ore- eon representative, and W. W. Head. Officers will be elected and the place of the 1931 convention selected. The lodgemen will gather at the Odd Fellows hall for a banquet at 6 o'clock. Exemplification of the third degree will be carried out by the Echo-Hermiston drill team. LOCAL GIRLS WIN FROM IONE, 24-8 Heppner Aggregation Furnishes Substitute for lone Team When Girl Hurts Ankle. The Heppner high school girls basketball team added another vic tory to its credit Friday night by trouncing the lone high school girls, 24 to 8. The Heppner team has won every game played this season. The fray- was less than a minute old when Allstott of Hepp ner looped in the first ball from the field. Not to be outdone, Bisbee fol lowed suit. Heppner maintained its terrific scoring pace, holding lone scoreless until just before the half ended, when Brashears of lone gar nered two points on a field goal. Eubanks of lone injured her an kle and had to go out of the game. This brought a peculiar situation as lone was then without a substi tute, her three substitutes being un able to make the trip to Heppner. Showing the spirit of true sports manship, Miss Irene Riechel, Hepp ner coach, loaned Alva McDuffee to fill the injured player's position. She received a big hand from the fans when she took her place on the opponents' team. Bisbee and Allstott each looped a basket and Brashears of lone scor ed once more, before the half, when the score read Heppner 18, lone 4. After the half, Bisbee of Heppner took the place of A. McDuffee on the lone sextet, coached by Miss Irene Anders. The scoring was slowed down considerably in this period. Allstott looped one from the field. Bisbee then countered, mak ing her first marker after going in for lone. Allstott scored again just after the opening of the fourth quarter. Bisbee connected again, giving her four points as an lone player. This was just half of the total score made by the visitors. Nicholson of Heppner snapped the ball through for a field goal and the game was over. Tractor School Held In Heppner Friday To promote greater interest in power farming a tractor school was held by the International Harvester company in Heppner Friday at Gill iam & Bisbee's and the Star thea ter. Talks and demonstrations on tractors, combines and plows were given by representatives of the com pany. A lunch was served to a group of 70 persons who attended the school. In the afternoon a power farming moving picture and a comedy were shown at the Star theater for the benefit of those attending the school. Handling talks and dem onstrations were A. R. Healey, A. C. Bracken, Frank Henderson, W. N. Snipe, O. F. Meyer and Rex Brum bach. The school was sponsored by Gilliam & Bisbee and Karl L. Beach of Lexington. AUXILIARY MEETS. Heppner unit, American Legion Auxiliary, held its regular meeting at Legion hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 19, at 8 o clock. The president wishes to thank those who sang during the afternoon of the St. Val entine's tea, Mrs. Spencer Crawford, publicity chairman for the affair, the ones who served on the various committees during the afternoon, and also Mrs. Harry Tamblyn who gave the use of her home. The sew ing club will meet at Legion hall on Wednesday instead of at the home of the president as previously ad vertised, at 2:30 p. m. PAST RULERS IN CHARGE. Past Exalted Rulers were in the chairs at the meeting of Heppner Elks lodge No. 358 Thursday night, the occasion being known as "Past Exalted Rulers night," which is pre scribed as an annual event by the national organization. The mem bers were treated to cider and doughnuts at the conclusion of the lodge ceremonies. DEBATES POSTPONED. The debates betweon Heppner high school and Hermlston high school teams, which were to have been held here and in Hermlston Wednesday evening, were postponed until next Monday night because of members of the Hermlston tcum be ing 111 with influenza. HELVE SPEAKS Oil MARKET PLANS Aim of Farm Board to Assist Farmers Help Themselves. MANY GO FROM HERE Trend of Local Conditions Sought By Federal Grain Man Who Talked at Arlington. Samuel R. McKelvie, grain spe cialist or Federal Farm board and former governor of Nebraska, gave a talk on the board s cooperative marketing act, the last talk to be given in a tour of the Pacific north west, before an audience of more than 150 wheat producers and in terested persons at Arlington Thurs day afternoon. A large number of those present were from Heppner and Morrow county. In opening his address, Mr. Mc Kelvie slated that he had come to learn of the conditions in this sec tion and to inform the producers of the various features of the board's cooperative marketing act. The act is the result of many year's study in an effort to put agricul ture on a basis equal with that enjoyed by industry. Agriculture Is so widespread in its scope that it is of much importance in national problems. Aim of Act Told. The Federal Farm board, created under the Agricultural Marketing act passed by the recent special session of congress, Is charged with the responsibility of placing agricul ture "on a basis of economic equal ity with other Industries, and to that end to protect, control and sta bilize the currents of interstate and foreign commerce in the marketing or agricultural commodities, and their food products." In 1920 agricultural commodities had a purchasing power of 65 cents as compared to $1 for non-agricultural commodities. The ratio now is 92 to 100, but the farmer is still suffering for the effects of this dif ferential in buying power as losses have been cumulative ver a period of years. Speculation Unsound. Speculation in grain is frequently unsound and not under normal in fluences. Farmer owned and con trolled markets are needed to cor rect speculation. Market reporting agencies should be set up in coun tries which are large producers or consumers of grain to keep the co operative sales agencies well in formed on grain conditions, so that they can successfully compete with the speculative marketers. American farmers, as producers are the most efficient in the world, but in marketing they are only half as efficient as other industries. Wheat is often shipped to points where not needed. To make for the greatest bargaining power wheat should be stored near points of pro duction or at points which furnish ease in diversion. Wheat raised in Montana and shipped to either the Pacific coast or St. Paul lost in bar gaining power from three to ten cents per bushel after shipment. Profits should go back to the farm ers for carrying charges through memberships in cooperatives. Board Deals With Agencies. The farm board can not deal di rectly with the farmers, but indi rectly through their cooperative marketing agencies. Establishment of the cooperative marketing organ- zations sponsored by the farm board may result in an inconven ience or loss to some, especially grain dealers, but whereas this loss will only affect a few the movement will aid 30 million farmers on six million farms. This movement is one In a step of progress. The radio was developed, and the radio man ufacturers did not worry about the losses sustained as a result by pho nograph manufacturers. The new cooperatives are the outgrowth of the 12,000 farmers' cooperatives that struggled for a half century to es tablish market facilities. It is at the terminal markets that most price-fixing occurs. In the past the farmer has lost control of his grain at the local elevators, but for his own good he should retain con trol in these terminal markets. Un der this new marketing organiza tion, "sales agencies can be handled by the cooperatives at terminal points. Market Agency Formed. Under the board's plan the Far mers' National Grain corporation has been organized and Is now do ing business In Chicago. This cor poration, purely cooperative in prin ciple and practice, Is intended to embrace the more than 4000 far mers' elevators and farmers' grain associations that nre acting largely Independent. Under it, it is hoped that not less than a half billion bushels of grain will be handled an nually. The smaller cooperative units will gather this grain and de liver It to the national sales agency (Continued on Vaxo Three) REMODELING STARTED. Remodeling of stm'k cabinets and shelves in the Peoples Hardware company store has been started. Ex tensive changes to improve the store's Interior are planned by the management. Boxing Card Arranged Saturday at Pavilion Peck McClaskie of The Dalles and Sailor Jimmie Ryan of Pendleton, 165 pounds, will battle eight rounds in the main event of a 23-round box ing card in the fair pavilion in Heppner Saturday night. The card will start promptly at 8 o'clock. The bouts are being promoted by Rus sell Wright under the auspices of the Heppner Boxing commission. "Midget" Hayes of Heppner, 135 pounds, will tangle with "Tiny the Bone Buster" of Portland, 325 pounds, in a handicap wrestling match which is slated to last 10 minutes. Gerald Swaggart of Hepp ner, 147 pounds, will meet Jimmie Smith of The Dalles, 145 pounds, in a 4-round fray. Elmer Hake of Heppner, 145 pounds, will tangle with Hector Wicklander of Board man, 147 pounds, in a 4-round pre liminary. Harold Ahalt of lone, 135 pounds is matched with "Spin" Mc Claskie of The Dalles, 133 pounds, for the semi-final match of six rounds. TOURNEY DETAILS NEAR COMPLETION Eight Quintets Enter Tournament To be Held Here Beginning Friday, February 28. A majority of the more important details incident to the holding of tne high school sub-district basket ball tournament here have been taken care of by the Lions club committee appointed for that pur pose. Teams which have definitely signified that they would compete here are Lexington, lone, Fossil, Ar lington, Boardman, Hermiston and Heppner. Condon is not certain its team will be entered. Two games are to be plaved Fri day night, Feb. 28, two in the morn ing and two in the evening of Sat urday, March 1. Season tickets good lor adult admission to all six games will be on sale for $1.25 each. Adult admissions for either Friday or Sat urday night will be 75 cents and the Saturday morning games 50 cents. The charge for high school students will be 35 cents Fridav night, 25 cents Saturday morning ana ou cents Saturday night. Grade school pupils will be admitted at any of the games for 25 cents. The visiting teams and coaches will be housed at Hotel Heppner during their stay here. An allow ance will be made each player for meal expenses, the players or their coaches making their own arrange ments for meals. After expenses of operation of the tournament have been paid the balance will be pro rated among the visiting teams ac cording to the mileage travelled to help defray transportation costs. The contests will be played in the high school gymnasium and refer eed by Coxdale, captain of the Whitman college basketball team. FLAGS TO BE ORDERED. Business men ol' Heppner, who wish to obtain American flags to place in front of their places of bus iness on patriotic occasions and res idents who want them to use at their homes can obtain them by placing their order with James Cash, adjutant of the Heppner Am erican Legion post, at the J. C. Penney store. The flags to be or dered are 3x5 feet in size, are equipped with 12-foot staff, and ground socket. They will be sold for $4.85 installed. All orders should be placed before March 1. BENEFIT TEA HELD. The Valentine's day benefit tea conducted by the Heppner unit of the American Legion Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. Harry Tamblyn Friday, was reported a financial success by those in charge despite the fact that the attendance was not as large as expected. Serving last ed from 2 30 to 5:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Musical numbers were given to entertain the guests at the tea. TRAPSHOOT ENTERED. Heppner Rod and Gun club has entered the Oregonian's fifth an nual Oregon state telegraphic trap shooting tournament. Seventeen clubs have entered for this year's contest, but unless entries speed up the number competing this year will be loss than during the last two years, when 28 clubs were in the competition. FILING DATE SET. Candidates for county offices to run in the primary election in May must file for their respective offices at the county clerk's office before April 1, for 45 days notice before election Is required, whereas pre viously the time was only 30 days. LAND DEEDED. John Paxton of Irrigon deeded to F. B. Swayze of Hermlston a tract of land located on the west exten sion of the Umatilla project about a mile south of Irrigon, according to an instrument filed at the Morrow county clerk's office February 13. COX RECEIVES LAND. Mary J. Sperry conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Cox a half-section of farm land located about a half mile south of Heppner, according to a deed filed in the Morrow county clerk's office, February 13. The con sideration was $3000. TEAMS TO PLAY IONE. Both the boys' and grils' basket ball team of Heppner high school will journey to lone Friday night to play their last games of the season, except for those that the boys' team will play In the tournament here. RESIDENT OF IONE CALLED BY DEATH Ernst Montandon, Native Swiss, Highly Esteemed; Basketball Girls Lose Two Games. MRS. JENNIE E. McMURRAT, Correspondent Ernst Montandon died in the Hood River hospital at 4 a m., Feb. 15, 1930, at the age of 69 years, 8 months and 25 days. Funeral serv ices were held in lone Monday af ternoon, Feb. 17, and interment was made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at this place. Mr. Montandon was born in Canton, Berne, Switzerland, May 21, 1861. In company with a twin brother he came to America in 1881, then a young man of twenty years. For some time the two boys made their home with an uncle, Mr. Bal siger of Highland, 111. In 1897 they moved to Arkansas where they en gaged in farming. It was here that the brother lost his life by drown ing. Mr. Montandon came to Ore gon in 1899 and spent the rest of his days in lone. He will be greatly missed by our little city. He was a friend to ev eryonesincere, loyal and true. He was an earnest Christian and a faithful member of the Congrega tional church. He was a great lover of beauty, taking especial delight in flowers, which he grew in profusion around his home, and shared liber ally with his friends. He leaves to mourn his death a sister and a bro ther living in Switzerland, six cou sins, Paul, Louis, John, Arnold and Fred Balsiger, and Mrs. Charley Al- linger, and a host of friends. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. W. W. Head, pastor of the Congregational church. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The six Rietmann brothers, Victor, Werner, David, Otto, Robert and Omar, acted as pall bearers. Mrs John Farris is a patient in The Dalles hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lleuallen mo tored to Weston last Thursday, re turning Sunday. Mrs. Emily McMurray was the guest of honor at a birthday dinner served Sunday by her three daugh ters at the Loren Hale home on Second street. Those present be sides the honor guest were Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hale and daughter Mir iam, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Robison, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris, Fred McMurray, Mrs. Adelia Godfrey, Vera Moen and Mrs. Laxton Mc Murray. The Past Grand club of the Re bekah lodge held its regular month ly meeting Friday afternoon at the pleasant home of Mrs. Emil Swan son. Those in attendance were Mrs. Arvilla Swanson, Mrs. Vida Heliker, Mrs. Etta Howell, Mrs. Gladys Drake, Mrs. Lena Lundell, Mrs. Ber nice Blackwell, Mrs. Oda Rankin, Mrs. Clara Howk, Miss Hildegarde Williams, Mrs. Alice McNabb, Mrs. Ada Brown. Officers for the ensu ing year were elected as follows: Mrs. Vlda Heliker, president; Mrs. Etta Howell, vice president; Mrs. Clara Howk, secretary-treasurer. The airplane which was seen fly ing low over lone Friday morning had as one of its passengers Mrs. Irving Edwins of Chelan, Wash. Mrs. Edwins is a cancer patient and was being taken to San Fran cisco for the Coffey-Humber treat ment. She was accompanied by her husband. Shortly after Mrs. Bergan Ledbet ter and infant daughter returned to their ranch home, the mother was taken suddenly ill and had to be taken to the Heppner hospital for treatment. Her physician fears an operation is necessary before Mrs. Ledbetter can regain her health. The little daughter is being cared for by Mrs. Fred Ritchie here in lone. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Feldman de parted Friday for Eugene where they were called by the illness of their daughter, Kathryn Feldman, a student In the University of Ore gon. lone and vicinity received a ben eficial rain Thursday night of last week. Mrs. Clifford Christopherson vis ited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seely of Arlington. lone was well represented at the Otto Wageman sale four and one half miles north of Heppner Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Blackwell and son Sherman, who have been vis iting relatives in lone and Pendle ton, returned last week to their home in Monument. Chas. Dane, Lee Beckner, Roy Lieuallen and Carlton Swanson at tended the tractor school of instruc tion held last week In Walla Walla. Margaret and Grace Lindeken en tertanied with a Valentine party at their home Saturday, Feb. 15, from 2:30 to 5:30. Those enjoying the afternoon's fun were Miriam Hale. Mildred Lundell, Helen Lundell, Charlotte McCabe, Virginia Griffith, Bertha Akers, Valgene Clark, Betty Mankln, Dorothy Howell, Sybil Howell, Eileen Sperry, Mary K. Blake, Earline Ferris, Miss Maude Knight, Miss Hildegarde Williams, Margaret and Grace Lindeken. Mrs. Lindeken served a delicious 5 o' clock supper. Miss Vada Montague and Ralph Turner were married Sunday, Feb. 10, at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Asher Montague at Condon. Mr. Turner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Turner, north lone furmers, and Is well and fav orably known here. The young peo ple will make their home on a farm near Condon. They have the best wishes of the many friends here. (Continued on Psa Eight) FISH TO Work on Heppner-Spray Road to Start When Weather Permits. PRIZE CUP FAVORED Support of Basketball Tournament By Purchase of Season Tickets Urged by W. R. Poulson. Changing of the channel at the mouth of Willow creek so that fish would enter, and the Installation of fish ladders at all dams on the creek as provided by law, were endorsed by the Heppner Lions club at its luncheon meeting Monday. D. A. Wilson, E. D. Hallock and W. W. Smead were appointed on a com mittee of investigation. Support of individual members to help with the work was pledged at the meeting. George Bleakman, county com missioner, reported that the Heppner-Spray road levy for 1930 had been approved and that a prelim inary working crew will be on the ground as soon as weather condi tions permit Work will start at the south end of the completed Cha pin creek stretch, Mr. Bleakman reported. March 15 Favored. The club endorsed Saturday, March 15, as charter night date, provided it proves satisfactory on further investigation by the board of directors. Charles Swindig made a brief re port of the wheat meeting held at Arlington Thursday afternoon when Samuel R. McKelvie, member of the Federal Farm board, spoke on provision of the agricultural mar keting act The aim of the farm board is to bring relief to agricul ture by eliminating intermediate waste between producer and con sumer, he said. W. R. Poulson reported for the spelling contest trophy committee, recommending that a loving cup be purchased to be given permanently to the school winning the contest three times. The cup would be in possession of each school winning it, until it is claimed permanently. He also reported for the basketball tournament committee that season tickets would be on sale the first of next week. He urged that all give support by purchase of tickets. The receipts from "the tournament go to pay the expenses of visiting teams, with no profit being made locally from the games. Charles W. Smith reported for the committee on butter substitutes that an essay contest had been launched in the county schools and that much interest Is being shown. Support of the Grange has been given the contest Paul M. Gemmell, first vice pres ident, presided at the meeting, as President C. L. Sweek was absent because of illness. HEPPNER QUINTET WINS FROM IONE Shooting by Evans and R. Thomson Aids In Winning of Season's F irst Victory by Boys. Heppner's losing streak was brok en Friday night when the high school boys' team defeated the lone high school team 40 to 15 on the local court This victory was the first to be scored by the local team this season. Evans, a newcomer to the ranks of basketball this season, got his shooting eye, looping 18 counters to tie with Rod Thomson for high point honors. Heppner took the lead from the start, running the count to 14-2 at the end of the first quarter. The scores during this period were con tributed by R. Thomson and Evans, except for two points which Turner gained when he sank a beautiful shot from the center of the floor. Ione's lone basket In this period was scored by Clark. The locals continued to pile up their lead in the second quarter, running the score to 24-8 by half time. In the third period Heppner gained 10 points while holding her opponents to three, these being reg istered by Clark on a field goal and free throw, the latter being the only free throw converted during the game by either team. Heppner's scoring pace slackened In the final period, for the local hoopsters scor ed only six points while lone came through with four. PLOW DEMONSTRATIONS SET. A demonstration of the new Case Wheatland plow will be given dur ing the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 25, n the Chris Brown ranch, which is located five miles west of Hepp ner. Wheat growers Interested In reducing costs of operation should see the performance of this plow, according to the Peoples Hardware company, which is sponsoring the demonstration. LODGE TO MEET. Kate J. Young lodge No. 29, De gree of Honor, will meet at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening In the Odd Fel lows brilding. Importunt business is to be handled, according to Clara Beamer, secretary. A social hour and refreshments will follow the lodge session. Era CREEK