OREGON HISTORICAL
PUBLIC AUDI-TOR 1UM
SOC I ETY
PORTLAND. ORE.
Volume 47, Number 21.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 1930.
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LEGGE URGES CUT
Farmers Given Picture
Of World Situation
At Pendleton.
SURPLUS MOUNTING
High Tariff, Increased Production,
Decreased Human Consumption
Factors Affecting Market.
Curtailment of production is the
only way out for the wheat farmers
of the United States, if they are to
be assured a profit on the sale of
their product. This is what Alex
ander Legge, chairman of the Fed
eral Farm board, told representa
tive wheat farmers of Eastern Ore
gon, Eastern Washington and Sou
thern Idaho, a large number of
whom greeted him in Pendleton
Saturday. Mr. Legge's statements,
substantiated throughout by a
graphic word picture of the world
wheat situation presented by Nils
Olsen, chief of the bureau of agri
cultural economics, U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, forecast little
hope for improvement at the imme
diate situation. "For the last seven
years, the American accumulated
wheat surplus has been added to
each year, until the visible supply
at the present time exceeds 250,000,
000 bushels. So long as this thing
continues wheat farmers will face a
continued decline in price. There is
no getting away from the law of
supply and demand,1' declared Mr.
Legge.
Jhe head of the Federal Farm
board made it plain that he was not
traveling over the country attempt
ing to dictate to farmers the course
they should follow. The meetings
are held solely for the purpose of
acquainting agricultural interests
with facts, or what are as near the
facts as it is possible for anyone to
ascertain them, interjected with
some suggestions based on these
facts, and to let farmers decide for
themselves the course they desire
to follow.
Marketing Machinery Set Up.
In making clear the position of
the farm board, Mr. Legge pointed
out that its duty is to aid all lines
of agriculture, and that it is impos
sible for the board to do for one
line that which it would not also do
for any other. The value of the
total wheat output of the United
States amounts to but eight percent
of the total value of all agricultural
products, while the value of the live
stock output amounts to 40 percent,
he said. Therefore, it could be ex
pected that anything the board
might do to give wheat an advan
tageous position over livestock
would naturally result in dissatis
faction of livestock interests.
Mr. Legge cited steps already
taken to aid In the marketing of
wheat. With a view to enabling
wheat growers to eventually have
some say in the fixing of the price
of their commodity, the Farmers
National Grain corporation of
which the North Pacific Grain
grower and Morrow County Grain
grower organizations are subsidiar
ies, was formed. It is estimated
that this hook-up will handle at
least one-third of the United States
wheat crop this year. Mr. Legge
declared that it is the biggest single
factor in wheat trading in the coun
try today, handling a far larger bulk
than any single agency In the his
tory of the country with the excep
tion of the United States Grain cor
poration of war time. Through this
hook-un. Mr. Legge believes, tne
wheat farmer is afforded an oppor -
tunity to eventually do away with
the speculative market that has
proved an extravagant selling agen
cy. Livestock Feed Suggested.
Another step taken by the farm
board is the organization of the
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, misslon-ary-in-charge.
Holy communion at 8. Sunday
school at 9:45. Morning prayer and
sermon at 11 o'clock.
"The law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus made me free from
the law of sin and of death." Rom.
8:2.
TO SERVE MEALS DURING
RODEO.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will serve meals during
Friday and Saturday of the Rodeo;
dinner at the noon hour and supper
in the evening. The dining room of
the church will bo used.
DEGREE OF HONOR.
The Carnation club of the Degree
of Honor meets Wednesday, Aug.
20 at 2:30 p. m. at the homo of Mrs.
Chns. Huston. Clara Bcamer, Sec.
Miss Jeanette Turner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner, who
has been spending her vacation
with friends at Eugene and Albany,
returned home on Monday and Is
again at her place In the olllce of
her father.
Charles Barlow and family 'and
Mrs. Carrie Vaughn spent Sunday
In the Yakima valley, and report
that It was exceedingly warm over
that way.
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Miss Lois Mclntyre
Reigns at Round-Up
Pendleton, Aug. 13. Her scepter a
lariat and her crown a ten gallon
hat, Miss Lois Mclntyre will hold
sway as queen of the Pendleton
Round-Up August 28, 29 and 30.
Queen Lois, who formerly attend
ed the University of Oregon, Is the
daughter bf a pioneer family of
Umatilla county and is a skilled
horsewoman. Fortune has blessed
her not only with a pleasing per
sonality but with personal charm as
well. She is a blonde, with brown
eyes, and fair complexion.
Queen Lois will ride in the Round
Up parades and will wear Western
attire. Wtih her will be four Uma
tilla girls who will be the royal
Round-Up princesses.
They too are to be chosen for
their skill as equestriennes and for
their attractive personalities. The
names of these young ladies are
soon to be announced.
BUILDING, PAINT
MAKE CITY BUSTLE
Two Structures Near Completion;
Aspect Brightened on Every
Hand by New Coatings.
Impression of visitors is oft1 stat
ed these days that Heppner is the
busiest appearing little city to be
seen anywhere. Reason for the
statement is seen in the building
and painting activity encountered
on every hand.
Two major building activities now
being brought to a head are the
Case mortuary home, and the Stan
dard Oil service station. The first
named structure on the corner of
West Center and Gale streets is a
two-story colonial residence type of
building. The red-brick veneering
of the walls has been completed,
and the structure is almost ready
for the inside finishing. The colon
ial motif will be carried out by the
placement of large columns across
the wide front porch, taking in the
full width of the building.
With completion of the cement
superstructure of the two units of
the service station, to be operated
on completion by P. M. Gemmell,
two visible-type gasoline pumps
were installed this week, and build
ing of the. tile walls has been pro
gressing. The buildings are being
painted white. The construction is
In line with a late type employed in
many of the larger places. The ser
vice station is located on the corner
of Main and East Center streets.
Evidence of the painter's brush
is to be seen on every hand, and
hardly a section of town may be
visited without seeing one or more
residences that have recently been
painted. The latest building in the
business section to be brightened up
is the home of the Tum-A-Lum
Lumber company, the building and
fence around the yards all being
treated to a coat of the company's
orange color. Painting of the ex
terior woodwoik on Hotel Heppner
in a gleaming white has enhanced
that structure's appearance. Frank
Roberts has touched up the wood
work about the red-brick frontage
of his buildings on West Willow
street in cream. The Dr. A. D. Mc-
Murdo building on East May street
was treated to a coat of red paint
last week. It houses the John Day
Valley Freight line office. Among
other buildings recently painted is
that housing Heppner General hos
pital on the corner of Gale and Wa
ter streets.
TURKEY UNIT IS
STARTED BY O. S. C.
With Oregon becoming more im
portant as a turkey producing state
each year, a demand from growers
for research in turkey disease con
trol and production methods has
Arisen which is now heiner oartlallv
1 answered by tne establishment of a
turkey unit on the Umatilla branch
experiment station at Hermiston.
Farmers in the Hermiston recla
mation district have Increased their
turkey production to about 15,000 to
18,000 marketable birds yearly, and
thus far have been rather success
ful with simple production methods,
though problems are arising.
'The opinion is growing that we
are riding to a fall with our plan of
ranging turkeys freely over the
farms," explained H. K. Dean, sup
erintendent of the branch station, in
telling of his new plans. "The dis
ease problem is the most Important
with any poultry, and sanitation is
the chief factor in disease control.
By ranging the birds unrestrict
ed soon the entire farm will be con
taminated and then any outbreaks
of disease will be almost beyond
control with present methods. We
have started our turkey unit under
a strict confinement method as an
experiment."
The station this spring purchased
250 poults and placed them on al
falfa in an area some 60x150 feet.
They have been moved to fresh
ground about every month since,
thus providing them with abundant
green feed. The soil once covered
is not to be used again for turkeys
for three years.
Thus far the turkeys have devel
oped well and uniformly with but
minor losses. The plan is being
watched with interest by turkey
raisers and a few have already ad
opted it as giving the best promise
of success,
Tom Craig, whcatralser of the
north lone country, was here on
Tuesday, He reports that his har-
vesting was all finished early In the
season, and that he had a very sat
isfactory yield.
ALASKAN SIGHTS
VIEWED FOR LIONS
Club Backs Rodeo Flans; Men's
Gymnasium Class Prospect
Told by Poulson.
Heppner Lions at their Monday
luncheon were favored by an ac
count of Josephine Mahoney's vaca
tion trip to Alaska, from which she
returned last week. Touching most
of the poinU of interest along the
coast, spiced with a trip up the Yu
kon, and railroad journey inland to
Fairbank's, Mrs. Mahoney took in
a large portion of America's famed
northland, and her vivid account of
the scenery and description of
things peculiar to that part of the
country were evidence of the deep
impressions they made upon her.
"It was wonderful, and far surpass
ed my expectations," she declared.
J. D. Cash, who filled the presi
dent's chair in the absence of C. L.
Sweek who with his family left Sun
day on his vacation, withstood the
brunt of a premeditated attack by
several of the members, all of which
added to the life of the meeting.
Rodeo plans were told and dis
cussed, and the club took action in
dicating willingness to do its part
in putting across the 1930 show. B.
R. Patterson, chairman of the fish
and game committee, reported a to
tal of 500 half-grown and 300 chick
Chinese pheasant liberated in the
county this season.
W. R. Poulson, city school super
intendent, told of the men's gym
class to be organized shortly after
the beginning of school under the
direction of Neil Shuirman, high
school director of athletics. It is
expected to hold the class one night
each week, and many popular gym
nasium sports as well as calisthen
ics will be engaged in. The class
will be open to all men of the city.
Later in the season, one night each
week is expected to be given over
to younger men of the city for bas
ketball practice.
Best Results Obtained
By Treating Weeds Now
The time has arrived for treating
perennial weeds if the best kill is
to be secured, says C. W. Smith,
county agent Chemicals for this
purpose have been received by the
county agent and anyone desiring
to treat weeds this season should
make preparations to do so at once.
The county sprayer is in excellent
shape and should not be overlooked
when treating large patches of
weeds.
There did not seem to be much
difference in the results obtained
last year when the weeds were
treated after blossoming time. The
case is an exception at this time of
year when the plants have not
bloomed by this time and everyone
should keep this fact in mind if
they are to spray this season. A
duster hsa been purchased by the
county for treating small patches
where water is scarce. Although the
dusting method is considered a lit
tle more expensive because it takes
more material it Is also considered
somewhat more effective. When
dusting the plants one should se
lect a day when the humidity is
fairly high so that the dust will ad
here to the leaves of the plants.
When this is not possible early
morning or late evening applica
tions will do the job.
Several patches of morning glory
were sprayed last year after the
plants had gone to seed and In one
case after they had been frosted
down, with fairly good results.
However, this practice Is not rec
ommended and as stated before all
treating should be done in the im
mediate future.
PASSION PLAY REVIEWED.
The Bible school at the Christian
church was entertained by a very
pleasant review of the Passion Play
as presented last week in Walla
Walla. Miss Gladys Benge, who at
tended from Heppner, presented a
word picture of this wonderful pro
duction that In a measure compen
sated those who were not fortunate
enough to see the presnetation per
sonally. During recent weeks the
young people of the church have
had a prominent place on the pro
gram at the morning services, and
the attendance last Sunday morning
was fine. Special features will be
on the program at the regular Bible
school hour the coming Sunday.
The construction crew of the Pa
cific Power and Light company is
at work in the county this week,
stubbing poles between Heppner
and lone. The crew is in charge of
R. J. Smith, and the strengthening
of the poles at this time will prevent
line trouble when bad weather sets
In, it is stated.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee have
as their guests this week, Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Routh, parents of Mrs.
Chaffee, and her sister, Mrs. Eva
M. Scott, all of Pasco, Wash. They
accompanied Mr. Chaffee on his re-
turn from a trip to Spokane the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter
and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nlckerson
are at East lake over In the Des
chutes country this week, where the
men of the party are enjoying the
fishing, and the entire party having
a pleasant outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Misslkline were
In town a short time Tuesday after
noon from their home on Black
horse. The harvest is just about
completed and the family will soon
be returning to their home in Portland.
RODE n o,
FAIR MATE
Gilliam County Event Will
Be Week Following;
Parman is Judge.
STOCK ROUNDED UP
Work on Grounds Starts Monday;
Plans Well in Hand to Make
Show Better Than Ever.
For the first time in several years
an agreement has been reached be
tween the Heppner Rodeo associa
tion and the Gilliam County Fair
association to hold their attractions
on non-conflicting dates. This year
the fair at Condon will be held the
week-end following the Heppner
show. The agreement was announc
ed by C. W. McNamer, Rodeo presi
dent, following a visit here last
week by members of the Gilliam
fair board.
To enhance the feeling of neigh
borliness, Mr. McNamer has extend
ed an invitation to Lloyd Parman of
Condon to act as one of the judges
at the Heppner Rodeo, Sept. 4-5-6,
in addition to which part of the
local string of bucking horses will
be taken to Condon to aid in putting
on the rodeo f etaure held in connec
tion with the fair. Mr. Parman Is
well qualified as a judge, Mr. Mc
Namer says, having had a great
deal of experience with horses and
cattle both on the range and in help
ing stage the Condon show.
Bucking String Enlarged.
It is expected the new agreement
will help both attractions in obtain
ing good talent that heretofore has
been unable to appear at both be
cause of conflicting dates, as well
as give people of the neighboring
counties who desire to do so an op
portunity of attending each of them.
Rodeo stock is now being rounded
up after having run wild on the
range since last year, and will start
coming into town next week, Mr.
McNamer says. All of the stock
wintered well and will be in prime
condition for the show. In addi
tion to the complete bucking string
of last year, the president announ
ces having picked up several more
good horses at Frihie City, wnicn
assures the bucking events being
well taken care of.
Work of getting in shape the nat
ural amphitheater containing the
quarter-mile track and spacious
arena, will be started Monday. It
is hoped to have the track in the
best shape ever, which will require
less work as the banks made in
previous years have become well
settled and will need only to be
smoothed up. Ample barn space
was provided last year with the
completion of several new units.
The large grandstand, seating 1500
people, isin good condition and will
require little attention to put it in
shape to receive the crowd.
Other Attractions Listed.
Copies of the list of events con
taining conditions of entry and
prizes offered, the latter totaling
$1500, were delivered by the printer
the first of the week and are now
obtainable by those who desire them
by communicating with L. L. Gil
liam, secretary. The events differ
little from those of last year, though
more stress is given the races,
which have proved among the most
popular Rodeo features.
Arrangements have already been
completed for the appearance of the
Irrigon school band and Hilde-
brandt's United shows, which will
help enliven and give color to the
three-dav celebration, intended to
be a real reliving of the good old
frontier days in eastern Oregon
The spirit of the cowboy will indeed
reign again with the united efforts
of the citizens of Heppner, the ma
jority of whom will adopt the Wes
tern mode in dress, assuring a
warm Western hospitality to vis
itors.
Each year residences of the city
are thrown open to take care of the
increasing number or people from
the outside who find the Heppner
Rodeo, In its true western setting
of sagebrush hills with range fences
running up to the skyline, one of
the most realistic shows of its kind
to be found anywhere.
Ellis Thomson, who has spent
two years at the University of Ore
gon, majoring in art, departed on
Monday for Portland, having spent
the vacation season with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thomson,
In this city. From Portland Ellis
goes on to San Francisco where he
will enter the school of Fine Arts
for the coming year.
Chas. Knobbe, salesman for Pa
cific Power and Light company,
now located In Heppner, will cover
all of the Sherman territory from
this point. Mr. Knobbe arrived in
Heppner last week.
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Sackett of
Salem were week-end visitors In
Heppner, being guests at the home
of Mrs. Sackett's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Notson. They returned
to Salem Monday.
George Bragg, personnel manager
of Pacific Power and Light com-
puny, and G. L. Corey, district man
ager for the company located at The
Dalles, are In Heppner today for a
visit with the local Btore.
WOOL-GRAIN SHOW
PREMIUMS LISTED
Cash and Ribbon Awards to be Giv
en; Winning Exhibits Go to
Pacific International.
Provisions of entrance and list of
premiums for the annual Morrow
County Wool and Grain show to be
held September 5 and 6 in connec
tion with the ninth annual Heppner
Rodeo were announced this week by
C. W. Smith, superintendent. Mr.
Smith says a large array of exhibits
is in prospect and from the quality
of both wool and grain harvested
this year should make a very fine
display.
Wheat exhibits will come under
two groups, "variety specials," and
"market classes." The first group
will be judged according to variety
with premiums offered for the fol
lowing varieties: Fortyfold, Turkey,
Hybrid, Federation, Hard Federa
tion. The second group will be
judged on points of marketability
under the following classes: Soft
White, Dark Hard Red Winter,
Eastern White, Hard White, Hard
Red Winter. First, second and
third prizes of $3, $2 and $1 are of
fered for each variety and each
market class.
The wool exhibits will be segre
gated as to kind of fleece, with
prizes also of $3, $2 and $1 for each
kind, the segregation being as fol
lows: fine wooled cross bred year
ling ewe fleeces, fine wooled ewe
fleeces, cross bred ewe fleeces, fine
wooled buck fleeces, cross bred buck
fleeces. Ribbons will be given in
addition to the cash prizes for both
wheat and wool.
All wheat exhibits must consist of
60 pounds. They may be left with
warehousemen or brought to the
county agent's office. Arrangements
have been made to clean samples
in Heppner in case farmers haven't
cleaning facilities at home. Wool
for exhibit was saved last spring,
and most of it is already in the city,
according to Mr. Smith. All exhibits
may be had by owners after the
show, except in the case of first
and second prize winners, unless
otherwise provided, which will be
entered at the Pacific International
Livestock exposition to be held later
in Portland.
Portland Wheat Trade
Active as Price Jumps
After the previous week's new
seasonal lows for wheat, the de
cided change in sentiment and the
buying power developed for the
week Aug. 4-9 was sensational, re
ports the Portland Grain exchange.
The public seemed to sense that
wheat values were low compared to
soaring prices for corn and with the
bullish reports from Europe and
Canada the wave of buying sent
wheat prices up nine to twelve cents
a bushel the first three days of tne
week. Liverpool followed closely
our advance.
While our mid-west continues to
burn up, Europe seems to be exper
iencing a deluge resulting in delay
ed harvest and deterioration with
a revision of estimates. The French
crop is estimated at 183,000,000 bu
shels against 320,000,000 bushels a
year ago.
Approximately 50,000 long tons of
space were booked this week for
wheat shipments from the Columbia
river, Puget sound and Vancouver,
B. C, with rates firming in conse
quence to 25 shillings, putting ex
port business out of line at present
wheat prices.
New export business from ports
of the Pacific northwest was active
with a total of 18,000 long tons book
ed for the United Kingdom and the
continent, and a small quantity for
the Orient.
Portland futures show net ad
vances for the week of September
9c and December 914c per bushel.
Total transactions on the Port
land Grain exchange for the week
totaled 678,000 bushels.
Portland, Astoria and Longview
visible supply 3,106,000 bushels.
Portland car receipts for the
week: wheat 964, flour 58, corn 22,
oats 8, barley 5, hay 12.
D. O. Justus, Hinton creek flock-
master, reports that the Justus
sheep have prospered quite well so
far this season in the high moun
tains. He does not expect, however,
that they will return home this fall
in as good shape as other seasons
because of the early drying up of
the range and the shortage of wa
ter. F. B. Nickerson and wife and
LaVerne Van Marter and wife re
turned Wednesday evening from
their journey into central Oregon
south of Bend. They visited Paulina
and Diamond lakes and found the
fishing excellent In the former, mak
ing a fine catch.
J. O. Thomson and Jas. Thomson
Jr. left on Tuesday for the fishing
grounds of south central Oregon,
expecting to spend several days out
ing. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Case and
daughter Winifred, who spent sev
eral days In Portland the past week,
eturned home on Sunday evening.
A guest at the home of Rev. B.
Stanley Moore and Mrs. Moore this
week is Archdeacon Creasy of Pen
dleton. Jewelry store building for rent or
sale; sal on terms preferred. Liv
ing room and store fixed up and
newly papered. A. SMITH. i-tr,
N. A. Clark, Eight Mile farmer,
was looking after business here on
Tuesday.
Lex Win Retaliated;
Honors to be Decided
The ball game at Lexington Sun
day was an inverse replica of the
fracas at Heppner the Sunday pre
vious, Heppner this time coming
out with the long end of the 15-6
score. It will be remembered that
Lex won in the former game 15-9.
Sunday the Heppner lads piled up
their lead in a very similar manner
in which it was done by Lexington
the previous week, gaining her tal
lies in the first two innings via a
batting spree augmented by fielding
errors. The line-ups of the two
teams presented much the same ap
pearance, Ward and Allyn being
the Lex battery and Robertson and
Hake doing service for the locals.
Lex scores were scattered through
the game in much the same way
Heppner's were the preceding Sun
day. Next Sunday it Is hoped both
teams will be able to tighten up at
the same time when they play again
at Heppner to decide the honors.
PUBLIC HEALTH
BODY PLANNED
County Organization Sponsored by
State Tuberculosis Association to
Be Instituted Next Month.
Under the direction of Clarence
A. Chamberlain, field man of the
Oregon Tuberculasis association, a
Morrow County Public health as
sociation will be formed here some
time during the first part of Sep
tember, according to word received
this week by Miss Edith Stallard,
county nurse. Membership in the
organization will be open to every
one and there will be no member
ship fee, the work being financed
from the sale of Christmas seals, a
portion of which fund is retained
in the county.
Advantages of the association as
pointed out by Miss Stallard are
primarily two. First, it gives a
nucleus from which to initiate more
effective epidemic control, and sec
ond, it gives everyone a more inti
mate part in public health work. ,A
third advantage comes through reg
ular meetings of the association,
which makes for efficient health
work.
There are now 29 county associa
tions in Oregon and a great amount
of good has been accomplished. The
organization is made up of the fol
lowing officers and committees:
president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer, executive committee, and
committees on nurse, education
supply, publicity and finance.
It is urged by Miss Stallard that
everyone join in the organization,
for its effectiveness will be measur
ed largely by the size of the mem
bership. Announcement of the date
of the first meeting will be made
later.
BUYS STORE AT MT. VERNON.
The B. F. Stewart general mer
chandise store at Mt. Vernon was
sold this week to C. A. Minor of
Heppner and his son-in-law, Mr,
Spencer of Portland. They have
been invoicing the stock this week.
Mr. Minor is a well known mer
chant over eastern Oregon. Has
been engaged in business at Hepp
ner for many years. Blue Moun
tain Eagle, Canyon City.
Mr. Minor informed this paper
several weeks ago that he would
probably make this deal, as it was
being 'negotiated at that time. An
error in the Eagle statement re
garding his son-in-law being a Mr.
Spencer of Portland; it no doubt
should have read Phil Brady, his
only son-in-law, whom Mr. Minor
stated contemplated buying into the
business at Mt Vernon with him.
In years gone by, when Art Minor
was running a mercantile business
in Heppner, he had numerous cus
tomers from Grant county, many
of them coming from Mt Vernon
and vicinity, and he finds that some
of these are still active in affairs
over that way. In later years Mr.
Minor was engaged in the sheep
and cattle industry in this county.
Mrs. Pearl B. Lambirth, son and
daughter were visitors at Heppner
from their home at Alpine Wednes
day. Mrs. Lambirth, who is ad
ministrator of the estate of her late
husband, George Lambirth, will
hold a public sale of farm imple
ments and some livestock at the
Jones farm near Alpine schoolhouse
on Saturday, August 23, details of
which are given in an advertise
ment appearing elsewhere In these
columns. Following this sale, Mrs.
Lambirth will move with her family
to Echo where the children will en
ter school for the winter.
Klamath Falls A plan of grow
ing and plowing under legume crops
in order to shorten the alfalfa-pota
to rotation being tried out in Klam
ath county is proving valuable in
Increasing the annual potato acre
age, the county agent reports. In
a few cases alslke and red clover
are cut for hay and pastured, and
the late fall growth plowed under
for the next year's potato crop.
Corvallis Certification of winter
grain has been completed by the
Oregon Experiment station on the
farms of Ernest Wyatt Adam
Schesler, and W. T. Pinnel, includ
ing 67 acres in all.
Hood River Plans are being de
veloped by the county agent here
for an experiment with sprinkle Ir
rigation on two acres of orchard be
longing to C. D. Nickelsen. This
will be the first venture of this
kind In the country so far as is
known. Auxiliary power will be
used to secure the necessary pressure.
SCO
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Gym Classes for Everyone
Planned With Special
Instructor Added.
OPENING SET ON 2ND
Band to be Started; Vocational
Guidance and Departmental
Instruction In View.
Offering of additional courses,
augmenting of the faculty and sev
eral minor changes in curricula and
manner of instruction will mark the
opening of school in Heppner on
Tuesday, September 2, as announc
ed by W. R. Poulson, superintend
ent, who has been in the city for a
week arranging details. After at
tending the American Legion state
convention at Baker this week end
as delegate from Heppner post, Mr.
Poulson will be In his office begin
ning Monday until opening day,
where he may be interviewed by
prospective students or parents de
siring information.
Chief among enlargements In the
scope of instruction will be the In
auguration of complete courses in
gymnasium instruction for all pu
pils of the grade and high schools,
with a full-time instructor for this
work and the coaching of atheltic
teams. Neil Shuirman of Seattle,
graduate of the University of Wash
ington, will have charge of this de
partment In connection with the
gymnasium work, Mr. Poulso'n
states it will be necessary for all
pupils from the fourth grade up to
have gym suits and tennis shoes.
In order that these may be uniform
local stores have been instructed as
to the kind desired and will have
them in stock before the opening of
school. The suits will be inexpen
sive. To cover expense of launder
ing towels furnished pupils by the
school, for use on taking the shower
baths required at the close of class
es, a small fee will be charged.
Band Work Added.
The gymnasium facilities will be
augmented by the addition of locker
and shower bath rooms in the base
ment now undergoing finishing
touches.
Another major departure this
year will be the organization of a
school band under the tutelage of
Harold Buhman, grade school prin
cipal. Band work will be open to
any pupils desiring it from either
the grade or high school. Pupils
will furnish their own instruments,
and 'previous instruction in instru
mental music will not be required
in order to enroll.
Two new classes to be organized
in the high school are a public
speaking class and a special Eng
lish class. The special English class
is expected to enroll any high school
student who has been poor in gram
mar with a view to bringing English
work up to a higher standard. Un
finished work in Latin will be com
pleted, at which time the adminis
tration contemplates substituting
either French or Spanish in the
language department, or one of
these subjects may be offered in ad
dition. Personal Aid is Aim.
Courses in the domestic science
and art department will be altered
to comply with the new regulations
of the state course of study, which
require that half a year of domes
tic science and half a year of dom
estic art be offered each year. Un
der this arrangement domestic sci
ence will be offered the first half
year and domestic art the last half.
In the high school, vocational
guidance work will be inaugurated.
Under this system all high school
students will be included in groups
equal in number to high school in
structors. Each instructor will be
assigned one group, with the four
men teachers in charge of the boys
and the four lady teachers in charge
of the girls. Heads of each group
will help individual members there
of in picking their courses, stimulat
ing them to better effort and aid
ing them to steer the straightest
and most profitable course possible
in line with the vocation which they
choose to follow or for which they
are more particularly adapted.
P. T. A. Reception Coming.
A new departure in the grades
will be the institution of depart
mental work In several subjects In
the four upper grades. In this sys
tem teachers particularly qualified
to teach a certain subject will teach
that subject in each of the four
grades. Mr. Poulson believes this
to be the most efficient method of
instruction, and expects as time
goes on the system will be enlarged
upon.
New students who plan entering
school for the first time this year,
other than beginners, are advised to
have credentials from the school
last attended in order to facilitate
placing them properly in their
school work, i
As president of the Parent Teach
ers association, Mr. Poulson an
nounces that a meeting of all com
mutes will be held before school
starts, when arrangements will be
completed for a reception to teach
ers to be held shortly after school
commences.
The faculty Is now complete, and
the school plant Is rapidly being put
in first class order for the opening.
WED
YEAR