OREGON HISTORICAL
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAMD. ORE.
Sppiier
Volume 47, Number 20.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 1930.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
THREEMUSKETEERS
TO
Merchants Assisted With
Problems by Experts
At Institute.
BANQUET LAST NITE
II. T. Vance Cites Commandments
For Good Merchandising; Tells
Salesman Requisites.
Self-styled "The Three Musket
eers" and sometimes called the
three mosquitoes as Mr. Vance said
at the banquet last night because
like the flea that keeps the dog agi
tated they attempt to keep mer
chants from being too complacent
and self-satisfied H. T. Vance, E.
E. Bosworth and O. F. Tate began
a two-day institute in Heppner yes
terday to inform merchants of the
latest trends in merchandising as
well as to assist them in solving
Btore problems in general. Mr.
Vance and Mr. Bosworth head cour
ses in merchandising, and account
ing and auditing respectively in the
school of commerce at Oregon State
college, while Mr. Tate is secretary
of the Oregon Retail Merchants as
sociation. While the business institutes were
Inaugurated over the state two
years ago, this is the second year
for the event in Heppner. The ses
sions opened at the Star theater
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
"with an attendance of 26, while 87
attended the banquet and evening
meeting at the Church of Christ be1
ginning at 6:30.
Wide Field Covered.
The institute Instructors consider
local Interest to compare favorably
with that of other towns already
covered in their summer schedule.
A cup is offered each year for the
largest attendance in proportion to
merchant population, and last year
this was won by Grants Pass. At
tendance figures so far this year
show Albany 69, Cottage Grove 131,
Roseburg 121, Grants Pass 64, Med
for 149, Klamath Falls 142, Lake
view 98, Burns 197, Ontario 95, Bak
er 104, La Grande 141, Enterprise
58.
Subjects covered yesterday morn
ing are "The Accounting for Retail
Business" by Bosworth and "Retail
Advertising," Vance; in the after
noon, "Store Arrangement," Tate
and "Retail Credits and Collec
tions," Bosworth. Mr. Vance was
the principal speaker at the ban
quet in the evening with a discourse
on "Salesmanship." This morning
was held open for individual con
ferences with merchants, while the
schedule this afternoon calls for a
discourse on "Window Trimming"
by Vance from 2 to 3 o'clock, and
"Store Organization and Manage
ment," Bosworth, 3 to 4.
C. L. Sweek was chairman of the
evening meeting, introducing Mr.
Tate who outlined briefly some of
the work being done and expected
to be done by the merchants asso
ciation. The trend in merchandis
ing all the way down the line Is
toward more definite Information
on which to base purchases, he
said. As an example of what he
meant, Mr. Tate said he had recent
ly run across an occupation in sou
thern Oregon brand new to him,
that of ground borer. On investi
gation, he found ground borers to
be scientifically trained men whose
purpose It is to determine soil com
positions in order that a more com
prehensive knowledge of its value
may be obtained. In a few years,
he expressed the hone, the retail
merchants association may be able
through surveys already under way
to give fairly exact information as
to the need for new businesses of
any nature in any city In Oregon, as
well as to point out those lines
which are overcrowded in the var
ious cities.
Concluding his talk, Mr. Tate In
troduced Mr. Bosworth who out
lined the work of the institute In
Heppner and In turn introduced Mr.
Vance,
Vance Talk Sprightly.
The speaker of the evening show
ed himself an apt pupil of the old
country doctor who recognized that
the patient s state of mind affected
the ease with which he took his
mediclno as well as the ease with
which the medicine took. Basing
much of his discourse on many
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7-CENT GRAIN
FROM HERE,
Portland, Oregon. (Special)
The full text of the Interstate Com
merce commission's wheat rate de
cision, comprising some 200 pageB,
has arrived at the office of Arthur
M. Geary, who appeared in this case
for the farm bureaus, granges and
farmer unions of Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho and Eastern Oregon
Wheat league.
The present Interstate rate on
grain from Heppner to Portland is
22.5 cents per hundred pounds. The
commission's order effective Octo
ber 1st reduces this rate to 15.5
cents. The rates upon wheat, rye
barley, oats and flour will be the
same under the new scale. Also,
the grain can be stopped for pro
COME
HEPPWER
G. A. BLEAKMAN
GETS CITY POST
Council OK'g Purchase of Meters,
Orders Sidewalk Improvement,
Pays for Street Signs.
G. A. Bleakman was appointed
deputy marshal and night watch
man to succeed Walter Matteson, by
Mayor McCarty at council meeting
Monday evening, and the appoint
ment was confirmed by the council.
Mr. Bleakman assumed his duties
immediately on being notified that
evening. Other matter's that came
up for consideration included the
official sanction of the council of
the action taken by the special
committee in purchasing 300 water
meters for the city. It was reported
that more than 50 of these have so
far been installed. Officers present
were W. G. McCarty, mayor, C. L.
Sweek, L. E. Bisbee, Claude Cox and
Gay M. Anderson, councilmen, and
E. R. Huston, recorder.
It was voted to allow W. E. Pruyn,
watermaster, mileage for his car
while using it in connection with
business of his office. This, it was
thought, was more economical for
the city than purchasing an addi
tional car that would be necessary
in the work of installing meters.
Several board sidewalks were re
ported by Marshal Devin to be in
poor condition, and he was instruc
ted by the council to serve notice
upon the owners to have them
repaired or replaced with concrete
walk as provided by city statute.
Miss Edith Stallard, county nurse,
through Recorder Huston, asked the
mayor to serve notice upon the pub
lic that the city's ordinance relating
to quarantining of contagious dis
eases would be enforced.
Recorder Huston reported that
two permits, for new construction
and one for repair of building had
been prepared by him and awaited
the signatures of the proper com
mittee. These cover the building
and repair operations of M. L. Case
and the new service station being
erected by P. M. Gemmell. On re
quest, Mr. Gemmell was granted
permission to cut two feet into the
sidewalk at his new site in order to
make a sloping driveway for cars.
The council appropriated $25 to
ward the cleaning up of a lot on
Main street, which it considers an
eyesore in its present condition. In
cluded in bills allowed was an am
ount of $81.34 to the K. E. Erickson
company of Portland for street
signs, and $12.80 to A. R. Reid for
backs, bolts and nails for putting
up the signs. The watermaster's
report was read and placed on file,
and warrants were ordered drawn
for payment of current bills.
Wheat Prices Strengthen
Result of Drouth "Reports
To what extent the serious drouth
in the corn belt of the middle west,
news of which is being given prom
inent space in the daily press, will
have on wheat prices is largely a
matter, of Individual conjecture, be
lieve local observers. That the mar
ket will be benefitted to a consid
erable extent Is evidenced by bullish
reports from Chicago, where wheat
had climbed above the dollar mark
yesterday. A firm belief that prices
are bound to get better is seen in
reports from some sections that far
mers are Showing more of a ten
dency, to hold. Announcement of
the freight rate reduction effective
October first had already brought
out a tendency to hold in order to
take advantage of this.
One local livestock broker, while
not at all inclined to gloat over the
misfortune of people of the afflict
ed section, forsces in the situation
a more encouraging outlook for
feeder lambs. It is his conviction
that in districts where the corn has
been damaged to such an extent
that it will not pay to harvest, that
sheep will be the logical recourse
for reaping some return from the
forage, and that this will create a
much stronger demand for feeder
lambs.
LAMB SHIPMENT MADE.
Seventeen cars of lambs were
shipped from the local stockyards
on Saturday night, some going to
the Portland market, but the most
of them to eastern points. Messrs.
McNamer & Thomson of this city
shipped two cars consigned to Oma
ha, while Dlllard French, Harold
Cohn, John Brosnun and John Kil
kenny joined in a shipment of 14
cars going to the Chicago market.
Messrs. Brosnan and French accom
panied the eastern shipment. G. R.
Pearson of Butter creek sent out
one car to the Portland market
RATE CUT
SAYS GEARY
cessing In transit over reasonably
direct routes twice without extra
charge.
In this case the farm organiza
tions sought reductions to the basis
that the Canadian growers pay over
the privately owned and operated
Canadian Pacific railway. The re
ductions of the grain rates although
substantial from many points still
leave the grain growers paying con
siderably higher rates on their ex
port grain, distance considered, than
do the Canadian growers, says Mr,
Geary. The farm leaders are hope
ful that In the present depression
the railroads will voluntarily grant
export rates thnt will do away with
this Inequality.
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11
OF
Members Told of High
Purposes and Scope
Of Organization.
ROAD TO BE PUSHED
Heppner-Spray Project Favored by
State Commissioner; County to
Do Work In Fall.
The extesnive scope of Lionism
was cited by Spencer Crawford and
S. E. Notson, as the main feature
at the weekly luncheon of the Lions
club Monday. Other matters touch
ed were the business conference
here yesterday and today, road sign
ing, Heppner-Spray road, and the
visit of Hyde and Legge to Pendle
ton Saturday. Capacity of Legion
hall was taxed by the number of
members and guests in attendance.
"If Lionism did nothing more
than to bring about a better under
standing and closer ties of friend
ship among the members, the local
club would have justified its exis
tence," was the comment of Presi
dent C. L. Sweek, following the dis
cussion by Mr. Crawford and Mr.
Notson.
Scope is International.
Mr. Crawford's contribution was
confined largely to the reading of a
model charge to members, as formu
lated by Lion George C. Austin of
Rawlins, Wyo., being a brief on the
principles of the organization. In it
is stated, "The fundamental purpose
and object of an organization of
this kind is to inculcate in its mem
bers the principles and practices of
service founded on the Golden Rule.
Acquaintance and fellowship,
which are important objects of our
weekly meetings, provide the atmos
phere out of which arises a new
and better understanding among in
dividuals, and friendship is the nat
ural and logical result of under
standing between men. . . . We are
a part of a giant organization which
promotes similar relations between
our own states and provinces, and
finally between the nations of the
world. Thus the principles we strive
to inculcate and practice" In this
Lions club may finally come to have
universal application, contributing
to better international understand
ing, and cementing the nations in a
common bond of understanding and
friendliness. . . . Duty determines
destiny in this as in all other or
ganizations. Destiny which results
from duties performed may lead to
anxiety and peril, but never failure
and dishonor."
Mr. Notson enlarged upon the
idea of service, showing that
through this ideal, no enterprise of
a civic, commercial or moral better
ment nature is beyond the scope of
Lionism. That activities of the local
club have touched many phases of
human existence, Is apparent, he
said.
Road Is Gone Over.
Attention to the business confer
ence was called by P. M. Gemmell,
chairman of the committee in
charge, who again urged coopera
tion of all to make it a success. J.
D. Cash, head of the banquet com
mittee, told of plans for the event
yesterday evening, urging attend
ance. George Bleakman told of coming
over the Heppner-Spray road last
week, and concurred in the opinion
of Garnet Barratt who last week
made similar declaration, that a
sign is needed on the road where It
leaves the John Day highway and
that the road is now in very good
condition, the McKinney creek
stretch this side of Hardman prob
ably being in the poorest shape. He
said it was highly probable tne
county would see to getting a sign
there in the near future.
Ralph Benge, county judge, ag
reed with Mr. Bleakman's state
ment, adding an account of a visit
in company with Mr. Bleakman to
Redmond last week where they in
terviewed Mr. Lynch, state highway
commissioner. He declared Mr.
Lynch to be sold on the road and
ready to do what he can to hasten
its completion. It was Mr. Benge's
opinion that the road would be fin
ished in 1932, the county court being
ready to comply with its part of
the agreement as fast as funds are
available. Just now the market
road fund is depleted, he said, but
in all probability work will be start
ed this fall on the McKinney creek
stretch which the county has agreed
to finish.
Meeting Important
C. W. Smith, county agent, urged
the Importance of the meeting In
Pendleton Saturday when Secretary
of Agriculture Hyde and Chairman
Legge of the federal farm board will
be present to discuss the working
of the federal' farm marketing act
to date, to give advice and to ans
wer questions. He said It would
be well worth the while of all who
can possibly do so, to attend.
J. B. Glover, Portland Insurance
man, a guest, responded to the pres
ident's invitation to say a few words
with a tribute to the work of service
clubs, as did J. O. Turner, another
guest, who especially praised the
work of the Heppner club. Mrs. J.
O. Turner presided at the piano and
pleased with a special solo.
NOTE
MEETING
INSTITUTE SPEAKER
O. F. Tate
Mr. Tate who offers information
on store arrangement and activities
of the Oregon Retail Merchants as
sociation, is secretary of the mer
chants organization with headquar
ters in Portland.
FARM BOARD HEAD
COMING SATURDAY
Legge and Secretary Hyde WU1
Speak In Pendleton August 9;
Program Announced.
Bringing their ideas of the wheat
situation to the farmer, bankers and
editors of Oregon in person, Secre
tary of Agriculture A. M. Hyde and
Chairman Alexander Legge of the
federal farm board will speak in
Pendleton August ninth at a meet
ing which will commence at 10:30
and continue late In the afternoon.
Final plans for the meeting have
been completed by the extension
service of Oregon State college
which was called upon by the feder
al officials to make advance ar
rangements. President W. J. Kerr
of the college will greet the visitors
at Pendleton and will preside at the
meeting.
Technical information and data
on the world wheat situation and
outlook will be given by Nils Olsen,
chief of the bureau of agricultural
economics who is with the party.
Following this a representative of
Washington State college will tell
of local conditions in his state.
Just before Secretary Hyde and
Chairman Legge give their main ad
dresses, G. R. Hyslop, head of the
farm crops department at the state
college, will outline the Oregon sit
uation and point out the difficulties
of substituting other crops for grain
in the inland empire. The meeting
will end with a question period with
the two main speakers on the re
ceiving end ready to a!TSwjr all in
quiries. The program has been so
arranged as to give as much as two
hours to this part if necessary.
WORLD CONTRALTO
MET IN COUNTY BY
OSCULATING MAYOR
Emulating the style set by
Mayor Baker of Portland which
is rapidly being adopted by May
ors of all towns on the Pacific
coast that of kissing all visiting
celebrities the mayor of Irrigon,
Frank Leicht, performed this gra
cious act with all pomp and dig
nity and to the satisfaction of the
people of Irrigon this week.
The noted visitor was the world
famous contralto, Madame Schu
mann Heinke. She and two niec
es were traveling through Irri
gon by auto and stopped at the
Leicht service station to partake
of the luscious Irrigon melons.
Recognizing a fellow countryman
by Mr. Leicht's slight German
accent, Madame Heinke introduc
ed herself.
Although it had been over 30
years since Mr. Leicht had seen or
heard the noted singer, yet, he
felt sure it was she whom he was
serving even before she had made
herself known. They recalled
many familiar incidents and
scenes of Leipslg, the old home
of both families. She jocularly
pointed to the silk turban on her
head remarking she resembled
the old Austrian gypsy.
The gracious manner of this
famous woman, her unusual
speaking voice and the very cor
rect use of both German and Eng
lish attracted a large and appre
ciative audience during her brief
stay.
Should Mayor Baker feel the
need of assistance in greeting the
many Hollywood stars In his fit
ting and original manner all Irri
gon will heartily endorse Mayor
Leicht as a very enthusiastic
assistant.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday School, 9:45; gospel mes
saee. 11:00 a. m. Subject, "What
Our Aire Most Needs."
"The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill and to destroy; I
thnt thev might have life.
and that they might have It more
abundantly." John 10:10. In every
age the uppermost tnougnnt in
men's minds has been life. Our
theme will center on the thught of
life.
The evening service will be in
charge of the Epwoi th League, be-o-lnnlno-
nt 7:45. around the camnflre
on the tennis court and lawn. Spec
ial music and echoes from the Sut-
tle I,nke Institute will be part of the
evening service, iveryoooy wel
come. GLEN P. WHITE, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bray were
over from Irrigon today disposing
of a load of watermelons.
LEX ALL STAR IE
LIVES OP TO
Robertson Shuts 'Em Out
After Aune's Demise in
First Two Innings.
PLAY AGAIN SUNDAY
Grudge Fracas Taken From Locals
Exhibits Good Brand of Ball,
Though Score Large.
Lexington's All-Stars under the
leadership of Dallas Ward lived up
to their name Sunday afternoon
when they stopped bucking wheat
sacks long enough to defeat Hepp
ner's leaguers 15-9 at Rodeo field.
The boys from down the creek fail
ed to get their required amount of
batting practice before the game, so
continued it on through the first two
two innings, in which all of their
tallies were made. Each of them
was responsible for at least one
marker on the tally sheet in these
frames, and two of them, Lane and
Gentry, scored thrice. Lane, Gentry
and Drager each crossed the pla'ter
twice in the initial inning when 15
Lexington batsmen faced Pitcher
Aune and 11 scored.
Hake went behind the bat in place
of Moore in the second inning, but
still the visitors' rampage continu
ed for four more tallies. From then
on, however, Robertson who chang
ed places with Aune proved the
medicine man of the day by com
pletely shutting out the Wheat City
lads.
The damage had already been
done, and though Heppner showed
spurts of scoring ability at inter
vals, they were unable to catch up
with the big lead. Heppner's scor
ing came one in the first inning,
three in the second, one in the third,
one in the fifth and three in the
ninth.
Barring the first two innings, dur
ing which the home boys had not
yet awakened to the fact that the
ball game had started, the game
was really a good exhibition. Ward
handled himself nicely on the
mound for the visitors, and though
he allowed eight hits he was at no
time in very grave danger. Players
on each team exhibited a snappy
double play. Hake, especially, wor
ried the boys trying to steal second,
and at one time threw out Drager
before he had got well started on
his way. Drager and Lowell Turner
swung the heaviest bats of the day,
each garnering . a three-bagger.
Aune and Carmichael hit for dou
bles. The game was advertised as a
grudge affair, and most of it ap
peared to be such, again excepting
tie Santa Claus act at the begin
ning. The Heppner lads are pretty
much wrought up about it now and
the game scheduled between the
two teams next Sunday should as
sume still more of a vindictive as
pect.
Box score and summary:
LEXINGTON BR HO A E
Lane, 1 6 3 4 10 0 1
Gentry, s 6 3 113 1
Ward, p 5 2 1 1 13 0
Drager, 2 4 2 2 5 1 1
Carmichael, 3 5 110 2 0
Smithurst, 1 6 1 2 0 0 0
Keiina. m 4 1110 0
Wright, r 5 1 0 0 0 0
Allyn. c 5 119 10
Totals w w o
HEPPNER BR HO A E
L. Turner, m 4 13 10 0
Robertson, 2-p 5 1 1 2 11 2
Aune. p-2 ...5 112 5 0
Bleakman. 1 o .a io u
Hake, r-c ...4 1 0 8 2 0
R. Turner, s 3 1 2 0 2 1
Moore, c-r 4 0 0 1 2 3
Fereruson. 1 4 110 0 0
Thomson. 3 4 1 0 0 3 1
Totals 38 s lu ai o
Rnrnpii runs. Hennner 4. Lexington 4:
three base hits. L. Turner. Drager; first
base on balls off Robertson 3. off Ward
4 : first base on errors. Heppner 3. Lex
ington 6; two base hits, Aune. Car
michael : struck out by Aune 1, Robert
son 8. Ward 8; aouDie piays, ueniry-nrmzer-I.nne.
R. Turner-Aune-Bleak-
man: hit by pitcher. Ward and Drager
by Aune, Moore oy waru.
LEXINGTON NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burchell were
called to Sheridan, Oregon, last
week pn account of the death of Mr.
Burchell's mother. The funeral was
held Monday morning. Mr. Bur
chell and son Edward returned on
hile Mrs. Burchell and
two daughters, Grace and Doris, re
mained for a few days.
Galey Johnson has returned from
a short visit with relatives in As
toria. Mrs. Galey Johnson remain
ed thera for a longer visit.
Wnrrl has hppn received bv Mrs.
A. Reaney that her son Lee Rennry
who was recently badly hurt is
steadily improving In health.
Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Cox and
three sons of Longview, Wash., are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. O. J Cox
of Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Conmv and
two children are visiting relatives
and friends In Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Edwards have
been managing the Burchell farm
during the absence of Mr. and Mrs.
Burchell.
TJtr V.a F.ski-lson and two
daughters, Beulah and Zelma, have
gone to Salem for a few weeks.
Fred Kuns, who has been In the
Heppner hospital for several weeks
is reported to be Improving.
Mrs. Sadie Lewis is quite 111.
Helen Wells has gone to Portland
to receive treatment for her eyes.
RODEO PROGRAM
CHANGED LITTLE
Event of Sept 4-M Promising With
Major Preparations Well
Under Way.
Plans are rapidly coming to a
head for the presentation of Hepp
ner's nanual Rodeo, September 4, 5
and 6, reports C. W. McNamer, pres
ident of the rodeo association, who
says rodeo stock and equipment are
now being rounded up and put in
condition for what is expected to be
the snappiest three days of enter
tainment in local cowboy annals.
In the program itself the same
line of procedure established in for
mer years will be followed closely,
with a wide variety of typically
western amusement, featuring wild
horse bucking, many types of horse
racing, and lariat throwing. Miss
Arleta Farrens of lone has been
chosen to sit upon the throne, and
to preside over the parades again
to feature the last two days.
For several months C. W. Smith,
county agent, in charge of the wool
and grain show, has been busy col
lecting exhibits for this popular fea
ture of the annual fall celebration,
and he is confident of its sucess.
As heretofore all details will be
handled by the contributed services
of Heppner business men making
up the many committees necessary
to put the show across. Persons
making up these committees will
be notified shortly, so they may be
prepared to do their part
Hildebrand's United shows, one
of the largest carnival amusement
companies operating on the Pacific
coast, has been retained for the
three days, and will contribute the
necessary color for the staging of a
real carnival. Several rides for the
kiddies besides numerous shows and
concessions are included in their
company.
The Irrigon school band will
again be on hand, and with their
added playing experience the past
year, should prove still more popu
lar than last year when they were
heartily greeted by rodeo throngs.
All school children will again be ad
mitted free on Friday. With this
exception the usual admission
charge of $1 for adults and 50 cents
for children will be in effect Danc
ing at the open air pavilion will be
the main attraction evenings each
day.
Roberts-Wyland Wedding
Is Sunday Evening Event
The home of Stacy Roberts in this
city was the scene of a happy wed
ding event on Sunday evening when
Rev. B. Stanley Moore of the Epis
copal church joined in marriage Mr.
Roberts and Mrs. Leora Wyland of
Prairie City, in the presence of a
few close friends and relatvies of
the contracting parties. Mr. Rob
erts has been a resident of this city
for many years, and is one of the
pioneer wheat farmers and ranchers
of the county.
Mrs. Wyland, daughter of the late
Judge Julius Keithley, is also a pio
neer resident of this section, having
resided many years both at Hepp
ner and Hardman, having more re
cently made her home at Prairie
City, where her daughter, Mrs. Ar
chie Saling and husband reside. The
wedding ceremony occurred at 9.00
o'clock and was followed by re
freshments. Present at the cere
mony were Mrs. Archie Saling of
Prairie City, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Shively, Mr. and Mrs. Henry How
ell, Merle Becket and Miss Louise
Thomson.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
K. K.. Baxter and Wm. Hynd of
Portland were visitors at Heppner
on Wednesday. Mr. Baxter is a
prominent financier of the metrop
olis, and Mr. Hynd Is the second
son of the late Robert Hynd, for
merly of this city. They were look
ing after the Hynd interests on
Eight Mile. Wm. Hynd was a grad
uate the past spring from the Uni
versity of Oregon. His brother,
Robert Jr., also a graduate of the
university, is now located with the
St. Helens Pulp and Paper company.
The local telephone force was
treated to a chicken dinner at the
boarding house of Mrs. E. E. Ad
kins in this city on Tuesday, R. F.
Wigglesworth of the Bell ranch,
Blackhorse, being the host. The
telephone office was represented by
Miss Opal Briggs, manager, Mrs.
A. J. Chaffee, Mrs. Glenn Hayes,
Mrs. John Osteen and Miss Mabel
Wehmeyer, operators, and W. J.
Smith, line operative.
Word received by friends here
states that Mrs. Nolan F. Lawsou,
formerly of this city, is quite 111 at
the tuberculosis hospital at Salem.
Upon leaving Heppner, the Lawson
family went to Newberg where they
have made their home the past few
years. The report states that Mrs.
Lawson's recovery is not expected.
Mrs. Eph Eskelson, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Gladys
Benge, returned from Portland on
Monday. Mrs. Eskelson has spent
the past month at the Portland
Medical hospital, receiving treat
ment for anemia, and is now quite
fully recovered.
Tom Johnson is here from South
Bend, Wash., for a visit at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Josephine
Johnson.
INDEXING OF CITY
NEnRLi COMPLETE
Lions, Boy Scouts Cover
Most of Town Monday
With Plates.
TO SPEED UP SERVICE
Numbers May be Included In Next
Telephone Directory; Work to
Be Finished This Week.
Well, folks, it's done or, nearly
so. Those street signs and house
numbers you've been hearing about
for so long are about all in place.
Organized crews of Lions and Boy
Scouts did the bulk of the job Mon
day and it is expected the tag ends
will be picked up by the end of the
week.
In the afternoon the Boy Scouts
assisted the Lions committee in
tacking up house numbers in the
business district and on most of the
residences in north Heppner. Be
ginning at 6:30 more of the Lions
joined in the work, and the num
bering was carried into the south
end of town by one crew, while
three other crews put up signs. The
task proved somewhat larger than
at first bargained for and only half
the signs were in place and many
houses were yet to be numbered
when it became too dark to go fur
ther. Good Spirit Shown.
The fine cooperation received
from residents in the house num
bering is deeply appreciated, report
the tacking crews. A few people
were found who did not understand
just what was being done, and It
was necessary to do some explain
ing. The majority, however, were
prepared for the boys and many
had spots picked out where they
desired their numbers tacked, while
not a few had figured out before
hand what their numbers would be.
That these were not always correct
caused some disappointment, but
the fault was mainly with the com
mittee who had failed to make the
block numbering system clear.
Under the system employed, the
houses in the first block off of a
division street are numbered from
one up as high as it was necessary
to go. . In the next block house
numbers were jumped beginning
with 100, in th next 200 and so on;
so that in effect when one is pass
ing, say, the 400 block, he should
know that he must go four blocks
in the direction of the declining
numbers before coming to the div
ision street, and that one block in
tervenes between the 100 block and
the division street
Cost to City $129.14.
A few signs for streets on which
some people live were overlooked
by the committee at the time of
ordering and will be put in place
later. In one instance signs for
the wrong street name were order
ed, it being found later that what
appeared on the map as Jail street
had been changed to Gilmore. This
also will be corrected. Before all
the street signs can be put in place
It will be necessary to put up posts
in a few places which will add some
to the expense of the project To
date, however, the total cost to the
city has been $129.14, incurred as
follows:
83 baked enamel iron
signs $81.34
1000 aluminum house
numbers 35.00
Wood backs, bolts and
nails for putting up
signs 12.80
Some talk has already been heard
of a city directory, but plans for
this have not so far been worked
out. Miss Opal Briggs, manager of
the local office of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company, re
ports that an attempt Is to be made
to have the house numbers with
the names of people served includ
ed in the next issue of the company
directory. Word from the district
office in The Dalles is to the effect
that this will be done provided the
copy for the printers can be pre-
pared in time.
Do Not Affect Moil.
It Is not expected that the num
bers will be of benefit In the deliv
ery of mail In the near future,
though eventually Heppner may
have carrier mail service. The main
purpose of the signs and house num
bers, it is pointed out by the Lions
committee, Is to facilitate locating
people within the town. The great
est immediate benefit in this respect
will be gained by stores In directing
delivery of packages, dellverymen
whose duty It Is to deliver them,
and public utility concerns whose
service will be speeded greatly In
many instances through the more
definite directions for house locating
made possible by the system. Lo
cating of fires and policing will also
be enhanced, It Is believed.
Alonzo Wright and family of Wil
mington, Calif., are visiting with his
mother, Mrs. Martha Wright, In
this city and with other relatives
in tha vicinity. The Wright chil
dren enjoyed a family reunion on
Monday at the home of their moth
er. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner mo
tored to Walla Walla on Wednesday
afternoon to see the Passion Play.