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C I Volume 47, Number 18. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 17, 1930. Subscription $2.00 a Year a$ette LIS WANT WATER FQRSWIMMINGPOOL Sanction Irrigation Ban Two Periods a Week For Purpose. PAGEANT GOES OVER Guest Tells of Gathering Wheat Handling Data; W. C. Howard Early School Head. The American Legion swimming pool ia of major importance to life in Heppner these hot days, is the belief of the Lions club who Mon day voted unanimously in favor of discontinuing irrigation two periods a week in order that the tank may be kept filled. This action was tak en following an explanation by Spencer Crawford, chairman of the Legion swimming pool committee, of why there was no water in the tank Monday. The tank must be drained and re filled once a week in order to keep the water in fit condition for swim ming. Arrangements had been made with the city water departr ment to do this Sunday night, turn ing the water from the lead main directly into the tank as soon as the city reservoirs were filled. It so happened Sunday night after the tank was drained that the reser voirs did not fill in time to get any water, so the tank remained dry Monday. To assure getting water for the tank the irrigation ban for two -periods a week, which after this week will be Sunday evenings and Monday mornings, was asked. Paul M. Gemmell, chairman of the committee having in charge selec tion of Miss Heppner, told of the success of the "local pageant and plans for her participation in the state pageant held at Portland yes terday as part of the Northwest Lions frolic at Jantzen beach. Plans for her Portland appearance, as well as that of other entries from over the state, Include a reception Tues day evening, participation in the pageant Wednesday and banquet Wednesday evening. Miss Heppner is being accompanied to Portland by her mother, Mrs. F. H. Wehmey er and Mrs. Paul M. Gemmell. Ex penses of Miss Heppner and chap erone are paid by the Lions club. Mr. Gemmell stated the belief that the advertising to be gained from participation in the pageant would mean much to Heppner. Should Miss Heppner be so fortunate as to be picked as Miss Oregon, she will be entitled to participate in the In ternational Pageant of Pulchritude to be held August 4 and 5 at Gal veston, Texas, with all expenses paid, he said. F L. Gaston, from the University of Idaho agricultural experiment station, was a guest at the meeting. He told briefly of his work which brought him to the county, with two other men, to gather data on various methods of handling wheat. After the data is assembled it will be compiled and analyzed for the purpose of advising farmers in the various wheat raising sections as to the best handling method for each section. W. C. Howard, pioneer school tea cher and one-time superintendent of Heppner schools, another guest at Monday's luncheon, congratulated the club on its worthy work. He was head of the Heppner schools at the time a hand bell was used to call the children to classes, and In his 33 years of teaching, he said the most outstanding time of all was when he was In the Heppner school. At that time the bond issue which provided funds for the building of the old schoolhouse on the hill was passed through the industry of Hen ry Heppner, the city's god-father, who, in the face of strong opposi tion headed the fight to put it across. That Mr. Heppner's inter est was humanitarion was indicated by the fact that he himself had no children to educate. That interest in Lioniem In Hepp ner Is being maintained is shown by the large attendance at meetings during the summer. Earl Hallock, secretary, announced that at least one member has been added to the roster each month since the club's Inception. Last month there were ten, and so far In July one new member has been received. Miss Heppner Introduced To Pendletonians Friday Miss Heppner, In the person of Miss Alma Wehmcyer, who repre sented this city In the state finals of the International Pageant of Pulchritude at Portland yesterday, was presented at Pendleton Friday night through the courtesy of the Pendleton Lions club. Her appear ance was made at the Rlvoll thea ter in connection with a Lions pro gram sponsored by the Pendleton club and given through the courtesy of the theater management. Miss Heppner's appearance was made In bathing attire, and was greeted with hearty applause. A number of local people were present for the occasion. Mrs, M. A. Leach of Pendleton, ac companied by her children, Jane and Jimmlo, visited at the home of Mis. Leach's sister, Mrs. A. D. Mc Murdo, the first of the week. EIGHT MILE CLUBS PRESENT PROGRAM Achievement Day Draws Good Au dience; Fire at F raters Home Causes Delay. At Eight Mile schoolhouse on Sat urday evening the Poultry club, Mrs. Floyd Worden, leader, and the Nim ble Finger Sewing club, Miss Alena Redding, leader, presented their achievement day program to a fair sized audience. It is reported that he audience would have been larger but for the excitement caused by the burning of the farm residence of Frank Fraters, which event oc curred just prior to the hour for the program at the schoolhouse, caus ing delay in starting. Visitors at tending from Heppner were County Agent Smith, Superintendent of Schools Rodgers, and County Nurse Stallard. A representative of the United States Navy, Vernon C. Brown, was also present, and each of these had a place on the program. The meeting was called to order by the president, Boyd Redding, and the first number on the program was the flag salute, joined in by the audience, followed by the Achieve ment song, motto and pledge, and reports, given by Myrtle Green and Jean Adkins; song, "Our Club Will Shine." Mrs. Rodgers gave a talk on club work, Miss Stallard spoke of health work in communities and Mr. Smith presented club work and judging. The club yell, ' America, Twas fol lowed by a sewing demonstration, hemming a tea towel, by Edna Lov gren and Nola Keithley. Song, "Cheer, Cheer, Cheer," and yell, "Hail," preceded a poultry demon stration on culling chickens, pre sented by Myrtle Green, Leah Ad kins and Gordon Akers. Vernon C. Brown then entertained with a des cription of his travels and exper iences as a member of the U. S. navy with the battleship Maryland. Then followed a social hour of games and refreshments. Former Resident Here Passes at Joseph Home From the Joseph Herald we have the following account of the passing of Mrs. Lydia Baker, who was for many years a resident of Heppner prior to her going to Wallowa county: Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Baker, who died at her home in Jo seph Tuesday morning, July 8, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev. S. E. Smutz officiating. In terment will be in Prairie creek cemetery. Although Mrs. Baker had been unwell for some time, she had been seriously ill and under the doctor's care for only about a month. Lydia M. Kirk was born at Kirks- ville, Missouri, January 11, 1862, and died in Joseph at her home Tuesday, July 8, 1930, at the age of 68 years, five months and 27 days. Mrs. Baker, who was one of a family of 14 children, crossed the plains with her parents in a covered wagon when but a small child. The family settled near Heppner. There she was married June 11, 1879, to James C. Dodson. They resided in Heppner until about 1887 when they removed to Wallowa county. Mr. Dodson passed away at Walla Walla, Wash., on July 17, 1919, and on August 29, 1922. Mrs. Baker was married to John Baker at Joseph where they resided until Mr. Ba ker's death on February 21, 1930. Mrs. Baker leaves to mourn her death, three sons, Arthur, Willie and Delbert Dodson; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Stone of Joseph and Mrs. Audrey Coleman of Enter prise; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Howard, Mrs. Zula Lee of Junction City, Mrs. Leathey Hendricks of Homestead, and two brothers, John T. Kirk of Vernonla and George Kirk of Hardman, Oregon. Mrs. Baker had one daughter, Amy, the eldest of her children, who passed away when she was 11 years of age. The entire community extend their sympathy to the family during their bereavement. 10 Cent Gasoline Has Short Life in Heppner Gasoline was flowing freely at 10 cents a gallon in Heppner last Thursday evening when the first ef fects of the gas war raging over the entire Pacific coast were brought here through the pumps of Vaughn & Goodman at the Hepp ner garage. A limited supply was available for sale at this price and they were sold out early Friday, lo cal people being quick to take ad vantage of the drop from 23 cents. Other service station owners fol lowed suit and obtained limited quantities for sale at a lower price, this being trucked in barrels from the outside as supply plants of oil companies operating locally main tained their former price to service stations. Saturday, gas was selling at 16 cents, and Sunday a supply of "red" gas was retailing at 20 cents. When pumps were again supplied In the old order Sunday the price came back to 25 cents. CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY. Work of construction was begun the first of the week on the new gas station being erected by the Stand ard Oil company on the Ashbaugh corner on Main street. Forms for the foundation are being placed and work will soon proceed on the su perstructure. T. G. Denlsse has the contract. OUTLOOK GIVEN FOR FALL SOWN WHEAT Curtailment of Planting Forseen ; Two Measures Advised Farmers. (The farm marketing service of Ore gon State Agricultural college sends out the following Information on the market outlook for wheat to be planted, in circular No. 15 entitled "Agricultur al Situation and Outlook," under date of July 10, 1930. In the preparation of this statement liberal use was made of Information contained in a report enti tled ' The World Wheat Outlook" pre pared by the Federal Bureau of Agri cultural Economics and released on July 3, 1930, a copy of which may be secured upon request, at the college.) Farmers are now concerned bout the market outlook for wheat to be sown this fall for harvest In 1931, and to be marketed during the 1931-32 marketing year. Because It takes time to plan and modify sys tems of farming to meet changes in marketing conditions, they are also interested in the long-time outlook. The world supply of wheat for the next twelve months will likely total about the same as during the past twelve months, but some In crease in demand may occur, and prices should recover somewhat from the present low levels. The world supply to be marketed during the 1931-32 year will depend much as usual, upon the average of yields, although some contraction of acre age in some part of the world may result from the present low prices. It is unlikely that yields In export ing countries will be so large as In 1928 or so low as in 1929. Because the exportable surpluses of wheat from Canada, Argentina, Australia and the Balkan countries are expected to continue to Increase, and Russia may again become a large exporter of wheat during the next seven years, world prices for wheat within the next seven years are expected to average lower than during the past seven years. De mand will likely increase about In proportion to the increase in popu lation, with the upward trend fast est in the Orient and in other coun tries outside of North America, Eu rope and Australia. United States wheat growers must be prepared to meet increas ingly severe conditions In Interna tional trade. Lower world prices af fect not only the prices for hard red winter, durum and the wheats of the Pacific Northwest of which we produ.ee an exportable surplus, but also the prices of soft red win ter and hard red spring wheats of which we ordinarily produce only about enough for domestic demands. While premiums over export values are ordinarily obtainable in our do mestic markets for the last named kinds of wheat, because of competi tion from the substitution of surplus kinds of wheat, the amount of the premiums and the price is only part ly determined by the supply of them. Two major suggestions are being made by the Federal Farm board and the United States department of agriculture: (1) That wheat growers individually seek further to reduce the cost per bushel of pro ducing wheat, and (2) that collec tively they should adjust the acre age downward to bring the total United States crop more nearly In line with domestic requirements. Educational and organization work under the personal direction of Chairman Legge of the Federal Farm board and Secretary Hyde of the department of agriculture Is now In progress in the hard red winter wheat states. Wheat Handling Data Is Gathered in County Morrow county farms are being visited this week by a group of out side men for the purpose of gather ing cost and efficiency data on the various ways of handling wheat for market. The survey is being con ducted throughout the northwest and when the data has been obtain ed it will be compiled and analyzed for the purpose of advising farmers of the best method of handling In each section. At present the men have no recommendations to make in regard to bulk vs. sack handling of grain. The survey is being made by the U. S. department of agricul ture, bureau of economics, in co operation with northwest states. Included in the party are Neil W. Johnson, representative of the de partment of agriculture; Gordon Klemgard, interested farmer repre senting the state of Washington, and T. L. Gaston from, the Univer sity of Idaho agricultural experi ment station. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Klemgard are accompanying their husbands. CALIFORNIA VISITORS HERE. Mr. anr Mrs. Horace L. Olden of Los Angeles have been visitors in this section during the past two weeks. Mr. Olden is an uncle of H. M. and Grant Olden and Mrs. A, A. McCabe, of Rhea creek, and he and Mrs. Olden have enjoyed their visit with these relatives very much. They are leaving on the return jour npy south this week. WAT Kit METERS HERE. The city water department re ceived a shipment of the new meters the first of the week. The work of Installing the machines will proceed as speedily as possible, the council having let the contract for the boxes to T. O. Denlsse, who is busily en gaged In getting them out. Winners In Lions' -r- Mr - 11." . MISS AXtMA WEHMEYEB who won first place In the Lions Inter national Beauty pageant at Star Thea ter last Wednesday, and who was en tered in the state finals for the title of Miss Oregon at Portland yesterday. Final Wheatland Game Here Won by Condon Heppner had the satisfaction of leading in the first two innings of the last scheduled game of the Wheatland league season to be play ed on the looal fl d, when they crossed bats with Condon Sunday. One run in the first Inning and two in the second gave them their lead and constituted their entire scoring for the day. Condon made one run in the second inning. In the fourth they stepped into the lead with four additional markers; and two more in the fourth, two in the fifth, one in the sixth and one In the ninth the latter a home run by Bud Fisk gave them the game 11-3. Robertson relieved Aune in the box In the fifth and Hake went in to receive him. As each team had but nine men in uniform there was no change in the batting lineup, Aune taking Robertson's berth at second base, E. Palmer relieving Hake at third and M. Palmer going into right pasture for his brother. The wind-up of the league season next Sunday when Heppner plays at Arlington, will not affect Hepp ner's secure position in the cellar. Arlington had half a game lead over Wasco for top position before last Sunday's games, in which Arlington played lone and Wasco played Fos sil. The half game difference was caused by a tie between Heppner and Wasco, which may necessitate a play-off game between the teams to decide the pennant winner. Re turns from outside games were not had at this writing. Box score and summary for Sun day's game follows: HEPPNER BR HO A E B. Bleakman, s 4 0 2 2 5 0 L. Turner, m 4 10 10 0 Aune. p-2 - 4 0 1 4 3 1 Li. Bleakman, 1 4 U 0 9 1 2 Robertson, 2-p 4 0 0 3 7 0 Hake, 3-c 4 113 2 2 Ferguson. 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 M. Palmer, c-r 4 10 3 12 E. Palmer, r-3 3 0 110 0 Totals 35 3 6 27 19 7 CONDON BR HO A E B. Fisk. s 6 2 2 0 4 1 J. Bnker, m 6 2 4 0 0 0 Ashenfelter, 2 6 2 3 0 6 0 Board. 3 5 1114 1 P. Fisk, c 5 2 2 6 0 1 Hollen. 1 6 113 0 0 Clow, p 4 1 2 0 7 0 Hecker, 1 6 0 1 16 0 0 Hess, r 6 0 2 1 0 0 Totals 47 11 18 27 20 3 Earned runs, Heppner 2. Condon 7; first base on balls off Aune 2; left on bases, Heppner B, Condon 11; first base on errors. Heppner 2, Condon 3; two base hits. Hake. Clow; home run. Bud Fisk; struck out by Clow 6. by Aune 3, by Robertson 3; double play, D. Bleak inun to Robertson. ENJOYED MOUNTAIN CLIMB. Rev. Stanley Moore and cousin, Robert Lower, and Theodore Thom son returned on Monday from their trip to Hood River, from which point they joined the American Le gion hike up Mount Hood which be gnn Friday and ended Saturday. There were 135 in the party making the ascent to the mountain summit, and in point of time the trip was a record breaker. Mr. Moore and party remained over Sunday for a trip to Elliott glacier, taking In the ski races and having a view of the vast crevasses at this point. Mon day time was taken off for a visit to Lost lako and a swim in that beautiful body of water. Mr. Moore reports thnt they met Phillip Von Lubken at Mt. Hood. He Is a govern ment ranger there this summer. The family of Puul Marble was also at Tlllie Jane camp on Sunday night, on the first lap of their vacation trip. Beauty Pageant i .'II I jl Left Miss Delia Ulrich, second place winner in local pageant, and right, Miss Ella Fell, winner of third place. Thomas Brennan Funeral Here Monday Afternoon Funeral services for the late Thomas Brennan were held on Mon day afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the hall of Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., with interment follow ing at Masonic cemetery. The beau tiful burial service of the order was used, and prayer, scripture reading and a short but appropriate address were given by Rev. Glen P. White, pastor of the Methodist church. Mr. Brennan passed away Satur day afternoon at the Masonic home in Forest Grove, death following shortly after a severe paralytic stroke. It was his request that his body be sent back to Heppner for burial and that the funeral services be conducted by his home lodge. Thomas Brennan was a native of Cork, Ireland, and came to America when but a mere lad. On arriving here he joined the U. S. navy and served out an enlistment He was a blacksmith by trade and specialized in horseshoeing. Coming to Hepp ner some 35 years ago he worked for a time in the shop of "Pap" Si mons, and later set up business for himself, carrying on until a break came in his health. He had been cared for at the Masonic home for a little over a year. During his res idence in Heppner Mr. Brennan had been a member of various fraternal orders, among them the Knights of Pythias, Elks and different branches of Masonry. He served as secretary of the local Elks lodge for nine years and was a past master of Heppner Masonic lodge. He left no relatives in this country, so far as is known by his friends. He was aged 66 years. MEN RECEIVE FINES. Two men brought to Heppner on Saturday evening from Boardman by Deputy Sheriff Guy Barlow, were arraigned in the court of Justice Huston on Monday. They gave the names of I. S. Irons and George Bell, and were from Vancouver, Wash. Having mixed up with some bootleg booze, the men were run in at Boardman and were so obstrep erous in the court of Justice Blay den as to be unmangeable, and that official remanded them to the coun ty jail at Heppner. Irons was charged with driving a car on the highway while intoxicated, and also with assault on the person of J. F. Barlow. He pleaded guilty to the assault charge and received a fine of $10.00. On the other charge he. was held to the grand jury. Bell entered a guilty plea to the charge of using obscene and profane lan guage on the highway, and his fine was assessed at $10.00. From what developed at the hear ing, the two men had secured a bot tle of white mule from a bootlegger in the vicinity of The Dalles, and by the time they had arrived at a point near Castle Rock on the Columbia river highway where the car was run to tho side of the road, the "pizen" was becoming very effective. They decided to get the car back on the highway again, so sent to Boardman for the wrecker to pull them on, and it was following this that the assault was made on Mr. Barlow, and the men were taken Into custody by Guy Barlow. The men claimed to be on their way to Umatilla county to seek work in the harvest fields. EFISCOFAL CHURCH. Rev. B. Stanley Moore, Misslon-ary-ln-Charge. Holy communion at 8:00 o'clock. Church school at 9:45. Morning prayer and sermon at 11:00. The Young Peoples Fellowship hold their outdoor meeting this Sun day. Everybody to meet at the rec tory at 2 00 o'clock. l!o ye nil of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. I Peter, 3:8. J. O. Turner and Bobby Turner drove to Salem on Sunday with a truck each to bring the J. O. Tur ner household goods to Heppner. They returned on Monday evening. LOCAL PLUNGE GIVEN BOOST IW Cross Swimming Instructor Praises Equipment and Advan tages of Legion P00L By PAUL R. LAFFERTY, Red Cross Instructor in Charge of Legion Plunge. For any town to exist and grow it must not only have its economic posibilities, but to make people sat isfied, content and permanently set tied, it must also have its social and recreational attractions. I cannot think of a greater social attraction for the town of Heppner, situated as it Is in one of the drier parts of the state, than the fine swimming tank that it can very proudly boast In this athletic age everyone has a sport that they closely follow for pleasure and exercise. Witness the growth of golf and tennis but swimming always has been and al ways will be one of the greatest and most universal sports of all. Most universal because it takes no match ed set of equipment to acquire pro ficiency. Greatest because young and old, good swimmers and only fair swimmers, obtain the same amount of enjoyment and relaxa tion from the sport, regardless of whether they are topnotchers or not. Swimming is also best suited to the average majority as it is the only sport in which a person can obtain complete relaxation and yet exer cise every muscle in the body. Swimming should not only be con sidered from the standpoint of pleasure and physical merit but also from the standpoint that every good swimmer is capable of doing a real service to his fellow men in time of emergency. Witness the fine and widespread program of the Red Cross in teaching and promoting life-saving work. To my mind a person who can so fit and prepare himself that in time of quick act ing and great need he can lay aside his own duties or pleasures and save another from drowning, is cer tainly a fine type of person and a real American citizen. Regarding the equipment and the sanitation of the Heppner swim ming tank. Facilities for learning to swim are very good, as it is a large 60 by 40 cement tank with graduated depths from 2 feet to 8 feet, and has a special crib all marked off for beginning swim mers. For experienced swimmers it has a low spring board and a high spring board, both in fine condition. The water comes from the new ar tesian" well, goes into the tank at 65 degrees and is soon warmed by the sun to around 72. The water is very clear, making for safe and en joyable swimming. The water is changed every Sunday night 6:00 to 8:00, and the tank is cleaned and refilled for Monday classes. Sam ples of the tank water are sent each week to the State Board of Health for analysis, and all persons dis eased in any way are barred from use of the tank. So the sanitary factor is well and rigidly taken care of. The following classes have been organized and very well attended during the past week: Children's be ginner class from 10 to 12 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. Women's beginner class from 4:30 to 6 every Monday, Wed nesday and Friday afternoon. Men's beginner class tentatively from 6 to 7 Monday, Wednesday and Fri day evenings. Mrs. Harold Cohn, a very excellent local swimmer, has consented to help with beginners' classes. This increases the effec tiveness, and affords more oppor tunity for personal attention. Red Cross life saving classes are to start immediately as soon as those who are interested will register. Through arrangement with the local Red Cross chapter there is no extra charge for instruction in swimming or life saving. Lockers, equipment, tank and program all compare very favorably with other civic tanks throughout the state mostly located In much larger towns than Heppner. So, for a small organization, the compara tively small group of men In the American Legion, to erect and main tain such a public and civic attrac tion as the Heppner swimming pool, it is certainly a very commendable project, and should go a long way in making Heppner a much larger, better known and more enjoyable place In which to live. GIDEONS VISIT HOTEL. Forty Gideon Bibles have been placed in the rooms of Hotel Hepp ner through the courtesy of Al Ran kin, manager, as a result of a recent request by this nationally known organization. Manager Rankin con siders this recognition by the Gid eons as a tribute to his hostelry, since their work usually does not extend into towns the size of Hepp ner. DEPARTS FOR OLD HOME. After spending a few days In Heppner closing up her business af fairs, Mrs. Nettie Flower Licuallen departed Saturday night for her old home in Iowa, where she contem plates remaining with slaters resid ing near Council Bluffs. Mrs. Lieu allen had just recently returned from the east via. California where she enjoyed a visit with her chil dren living In that state. Mrs. Mary A. Adkins accompanied the family of Will Dutton to Port land today, and from that point Mrs. Adkins will go on to Oakdale, Calif., for a visit at the home of Mr. and VV. L. Houston. She expects to be gone for several weeks. L 00K FOR FARM End 1930-31 Period May Find More Equitable Adjustment. "The present business recession began about a year ago, but Its oc currence was not generally recog nized until some months later," says circular No. 15 issued by Oregon State Agricultural college and deal ing with the agricultural situation and outlook under date of July 10, 1930. "Now the question is being asked: when are conditions likely to improve?" It continues: Fourteen other business recessions have occurred in the United States during the past 45 years. Ten of these lasted from 12 to 15 months from the peak of prosperity to the bottom of the recession, and 3 over 15 months. Some well informed ob servers think that the present reces sion has about reached bottom. Prices paid to farmers vary most ly with supply, but demand condi tions also affect prices for farm pro ducts. It is estimated that the de mand for farm products in general has been reduced 10 to 15 per cent because of the curtailed buying power in the United States and abroad. It is pointed out that the general level of farm prices recent ly has been about 10 per cent less than last year, although marketings have been about 5 per cent less. An unofficial preliminary estimate Indi cates a decline of 15 per cent in cash receipts for farm products dur ing the 1930-31 marketing year compared to the 1929-30 year. This reduction in farm income has reduced the farmers' purchas ing power. The ratio between pri ces received by farmers and prices paid by farmers has recently been the most unfavorable to farmers since the business recession follow ing the World war. The present business recession has not affected the prices farmers have to pay for the goods they usually buy, to any great extent although there has been a general decline in wholesale commodity prices. The following summary para graphs from the 1930 Agricultural Outlook report prepared last Jan uary by the Federal Bureau of Ag ricultural Economics with e as sistance of representatives from 45 state agricultural colleges and the Federal Farm board, remains of In terest: ' "In view of the decline in domes tic business activity from the high level attained in the summer of 1929 to the low prevailing at present the remainder of the 1929 production will be marketed under domestic demand conditions materially less favorable than those of the first part of the season. The domestic market may improve later In the year, but it is not likely that the demand for farm products in the summer and fall of 1930 will be as good as that which prevailed during the summer and fall of 1929. It is quite probable that during the first half of 1931 the demand for farm products will be materially better than it now promises to be during the first half of 1930, but it is doubt ful If it will reach the high level of demand that prevailed during the first half of 1929. "Despite the increasing foreign competition, the foreign demand for our agricultural products of 1930 is likely to be better on the whole than dufing the rather depressed situation encountered abroad by our products of 1929. In the first half of the 1930-31 marketing season, for eign demand may be less than It was for the first half of the 1929-30 season, but is likely to improve as the season advances and be con siderably better during the last half of the 1930-31 season than in the corresponding period of the present season." RETURN FROM CAJUFORNLA. Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford reached home Friday evening after a stay of a month In California where they visited at the homes oft their sons, Arthur of San Francisco and Wm. V. in Oakland. Going south, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford left Heppner on June 9th, being accom panied by Mrs. W. V. Crawford and two daughters whom they delivered safe and sound to Mr. Crawford at Oakland, where the family expects to reside In the future. The return trip was made by way of the Red wood highway to Grants Pass, thence to Klamath Falls for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Craw ford, and where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson in a trip to Crater Lake, parting with them at Eugene and coming on to Heppner over the McKenzlo highway. They report enjoying their visit and the automobile Jour ney. CONTESTANTS RECOGNIZED. Miss Alma Wehmeyer, who ap peared as Miss Heppner In the state division of the International Pag eant of Pulchriture at Portland yes terday, was given a charming beach coat by the Curran Millinery shop. All the contestants In the local pa geant were given complimentary pusses to the Star theater for a month by B. G. Slgsbee, manager. Mrs. M. C. Twist, state field nurse from the Oregon State Hoard of Health, was In tho county the first of the week working with Miss Ed ith Stallard, county nurse.