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Volume 47, Number 39.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 1930.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Heppner Welcomes Wheat Growers
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All Sessions to be Held
At School Buildings ;
Banquet Tomorrow.
Residents Provide Rooms;
Church Ladies Assist
In Serving Meals.
Guests of Heppner for the East
ern Oregon Wheat League confer
ence today, tomorrow and Saturday
are assured by Chas. W. Smith, gen
eral chairman of local arrange
ments, that sufficient housing ac
commodations are available for ev
eryone. Residents of the city have
responded generously to the call
for rooms and unless the number of
visitors far exceeds expectations,
comfortable and convenient quar
ters will be had for all.
S. E. Notson, chairman of the re
ception committee, and C. B. Cox,
member, have been appointed to
look after guests, and any com
plaints or desires taken to them
will be given prompt attention.
CARS PROVIDED GUESTS.
To augment regular eating ac
commodations, the ladies of the Ep
iscopal church will serve meals at
the Parish house both noon and
evening Thursday, and at noon Fri
day and Saturday.
All sessions of the conference will
be held in the school gymnasium
auditorium, as continued open wea
ther gives assurance that attend
ance will be too large for the Elks
temple, where sessions were first
slated, to accommodate. Paul Mar
ble is in charge of registration at
the main entrance, where it is de
sired to have all visitors make them
selves known, and where each will
be provided with a ribbon badge
with card attached bearing hi3
name.
Courtesy cars will be stationed at
all times in front of Hotel Heppner
and at the gymnasium-auditorium
for use of visitors, and no hesitancy
need be felt in using them.
WHEAT IS FEATURE.
The annual banquet will be held
at 6:30 tomorrow evening in the
basement of the Christian church,
being prepared and served by the
ladies of the church. C. B. Cox Is
In charge of tickets with cover
charge of $1. After 2 o'clock to
morrow afternoon, tickets will be
available to residents of the city,
this restriction being necessary, Mr.
Smith says, because it has not been
possible to determine the exact
number of visitors, who are given
preference, and because of the lim
ited capacity of the largest avail
able dining room, which will ac
commodate only 200 persons.
MEETING PLACES SLATED.
The banquet is expected to be an
attractive feature, with tables cov
ered with gunny-sack tablecloths,
and the use of burlap napkins,
wheat decorations and wheat dishes.
Meeting rooms for all committees
have been announced, and will be
found listed in a box In a more con
spicuous place on this page for
ready reference.
Morrow County Creamery
Moves to New Location
W. C. Cox, manager of the Mor
row County Creamery company, an
nounces that moving of machinery
and equipment Into the creamery's
new home at East Center and Chase
streets, will begin today. It is ex
pected that moving will be complet
ed In two days, and it will be done
in such manner as to necessitate
little or no hitch In the regular pro
duction routine.
Finishing touches are now being
given the new reinforced concrete
building by the contractors, John
son & Crump of this city. Built
especially for the creamery from
plans adopted by Mr. Cox after fif
teen years experience in the busi
ness, the structure provides every
convenience for the efficient man
ufacture of butter.
In undertaking the building pro
ject, Mr. Cox has expressed confi
dence in the future of the dairy
business in the county. The cream
ery has been making rapid strides
In production each year, and Mr.
Cox says 1930 will be a banner year.
PRIZES AWARDED.
The recent sale put on by Case
Furniture company created a lot of
Interest among the friends of the
various contestants for the prizes
offered, and many were the votes
cast, mounting Into the millions.
The contest ended the past week
end and awards were made as fol
lows: first prize, Miss Evelyn Swin
dlg; second, Mrs. Alma Hake, and
third, Mrs. Walter LaDuslre.
FOR ENTEOTIMEN
Where Committees Meet
Legislative committee, Chas.
Harth of The Dalles, chairman,
meets in the public school li
brary, auditorium-gymnasium.
Production, tillage, weed con
trol, etc., committee, Frank Ev
erson of The Dalles, chairman,
meets on auditorium stage. ,
Transportation committee, R.
W. Ritner of Pendleton, chair
man, meets in Boy Scout room
in basement of school building.
Wheat handling inspecting,
grading, market news commit
tee, S. R. Thompson of Pendle
ton, chairman, meets in student
lunch room in basement of school
building.
Cooperative marketing com
mittee meets in main assembly
room In auditorium.
FACTS
Visitors Should Know
1930 census gives Morrow county
population 4925; Heppner, 1188.
Morrow county was named for J.
L. Morrow, pioneer resident; Hepp
ner for Henry Heppner, business
partner of Mr. Morrow.
Morrow county established by leg
islative enactment Feb. 16, 1885.
Heppner city charter granted
Feb. 9, 1887.
O. R. & N. railroad completed in
to Heppner Dec. 7, 1888.
In 1891, three years after comple
tion of railroad, Morrow county
shipped 436,000 bushels of wheat.
Morrow county's largest wheat
crop of record, produced in 1927,
was 2,689,900 bushels.
Heppner's water supply comes
from artesian well situated 12 miles
south of city on Willow creek. It
is municipally owned and operated.
1,200,000 pounds of wool were re
ceived at Heppner this year.
One half of the tillable land of the
county is in crop each year.
In 1927 Lexington was reported
to have recevied more wheat than
any other country receiving station
in the United States.
Turkey Red, Forty-fold and Hy
brid 128 are the principal varieties
of wheat grown in Morrow county..
51,000 head of sheep had been
shipped from Heppner up to De
cember first this year.
Cooperative wheat marketing as
sociation serving branch line has
offices at lone with J. E. Swanson,
manager; H. V. Smouse, lone, presi
dent; R. W. Turner, Heppner, sec
retary. 160,000 pounds of butterfat were
produced in the county last year.
103 carloads of cattle had been
shipped from Heppner up to De
cember 1, this year, with no check
available on the number shipped
by truck.
Heppner's gymnasium-auditorium
in which meetings of the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league are being held
was completed by School District
No. 1 in 1928 at a cost of $27,000.
Heppner Lions club last year won
the state membership contest and
a free trip for its delegate to the
international convention at Denver,
Colo.
Heppner is located 12 miles north
of the timberllne of the Blue moun
tains, which provide a large portion
of the county's wood fuel nnd lum
ber supply.
Rodeo field, just around the bend
In the Oregon-Washington highway
to the east of the city is conceded
to be one of the best athletic fields
In eastern Oregon. It Is municipally
owned.
Heppner American Legion post
has a large concrete swimming
pool, in southeast Heppner at Ha
ger and South Center streets, con
ducted in season on a non-profit ba
sis. Hotel Heppner was built by pop
ular subscription in 1919, at a cost
of $80,000.
When the Heppner-Spray road is
completed Heppner will be on the
most direct improved route from
points north and east to California.
The Oregon-Washington highway,
passing through Heppner's main
street, leaves the Columbia River
highway at Heppner Junction 47
miles north, and meets the Oregon
Trail at Pendleton 62 miles east of
Heppner.
The 1930 wheat output of Morrow
county was 1,225,000 bushels; 1929,
1,640,000 bushels; 1928, 1.445,000 bu
shels; 1927, 2,689,900 bushels.
Morrow county's assessed valua
tion for basing the 1931 tax levy, Is
$13,342,303.
Elks and Lions Join
For Christmas Cheer
The Elks lodgo and Lions club
of Heppner are jointly sponsoring
a community Christmas tree and
treat for the kiddles to bo given at
the Elks temple between 7 and 8
o'clock Christmas eve. All children
under tho ago of 14 years who at
tend, will be remembered by Santa
Claus who hns kindly accepted the
invitation to be present and greet
the kiddles In person.
Funds from tho public dance sla
ted for the Elks temple Saturday
night will help defray the expenses.
Mrs. Alex Gibb hns been confined
to her home this week because of
illness.
FEWCeiMINALCASES
COME BEFORE COURT
Jury Working Monday,
Tuesday Returns "Not
, Guilty Verdicts."
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
Eisele Draws Six Months and
Parole; Two Cases Go Over
Until Next Term.
The December term of circuit
court for Morrow county convened
Monday morning with Judge Alger
Fee presiding. While the docket
contains a number of criminal and
civil actions, it is not likely that the
term will be prolonged over this
week. Work occupied the jury
Monday and Tuesday, but matters
coming up to occupy the attention
of the court Wednesday relieved
jurymen from duty until 9 o'clock
this morning.
The first case coming on er trial
before the jury was that of the
State of Oregon vs. E. E. Adkins on
an indictment for reckless driving.
The jury retired Monday afternoon
and after due deliberation returned
their verdict of not guilty.
Matteson Released.
The next case was that of State
vs. Elmer Mattcson. The indict
ment carried the charge of posses
sion of intoxicating liquor. Homer
Watts of Athena was attorney for
Matteson and S. E. Notson, district
attorney, represented the state. The
jury is reported to have taken but
one ballot, and returned its verdict
Tuesday afternoon of not guilty.
In the case of State of Oregon vs.
Carl F. Eisele, indicted for selling
intoxicating liquor, a plea of guilty
was entered and parole given on
the sentence of six months in the
county jail.
John Farris entered a plea of
guilty to the indictment charging
him with assault and battery. Sen
tence was slated for yesterday.
Harve G. Coxen plead not guilty
to the indictment of selling intox
icating liquor, on arraignment Mon
day. Trial will go over for the term.
Henry C. Robertson plead not
guilty to the charge of possession
of intoxicating liquor. Trial goes
over for term.
Former indictments against Cox
en and Robertson were dismissed.
Civil Cases Heard.
Foreclosure of mechanics Hen
was sought in the case of H. E. In
stone vs. Agnes Curran. Hearing
was set for Wednesday.
The case of State vs. F. R. Brown
was set for trial today.
The estate of James H. McHaley
vs. D. E. Gilman suit to settle land
title was heard before the court yes
terday. Outside attorneys present Mon
day and Tuesday were Homer I.
Watts of Athena and C. Z. Randall
of Pendleton. Judge W. W. Wood
of Ontario is also here as a witness
for the McHaley estate.
J. S. Beckwith, court reporter.ac
companied Judge Fee from Pendle
ton, and is officiating in this capa
city during the trials. John has
been a constant attendant on the
Morrow county circuit court for the
past 33 years, and a term would not
seem Just right without his pre
sence at the reporter's desk. Henry
Howell was appointed general bail
iff. Two 100 4-H Clubs
Get Achievement Pins
Achievement pins were awarded
Inst week to members of the Eight
Mile poultry and sewing 4-H clubs,
all of whom completed projects for
the year. Eight members received
first year and four received second
year pins in the presentation by
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county
school superintendent, and Miss
Welnckcn, assistant state club
leader, at the Eight Mile school.
Mrs. Floyd Worden was leader of
the poultry club and Miss Alena
Redding leader of the sewing club.
Those receiving first year pins are
Hazel Adkins, sewing and poultry;
Bonnie Jean, Florence and Agnes
Demaris, sewing; Gladys and Edna
Lovgren, sewing; Kathleen Fur
long, sewing, and Jean Adkins, sew
ing and poultry. Second year pins
were awarded to Nola Kelthlcy,
sewing and poultry; Myrtle Green,
sewing and poultry; Boyd Redding,
poultry, and Gordon Akers, poultry.
Mrs. Anna Thomson writes the
Gazette Times from Fort Collins,
Colo., directing her paper be sent
there until further notice. Beatrice
and Billy are both In the high
school there and enjoying It very
much. Their football team won the
final game of tho season, thereby
securing to It the high school state
championship, and they are also
happy over that
John Jenkins Is over from Board
man this week, being called hero for
Jury duty during circuit court.
REUNION HONORS
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. M. i. Dvin Settled In
County In 1884; All Children,
Grandchildren Alive,
The golden wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Devin was the
occasion of a family reunion and
fitting celebration at their residence
in this city on Sunday. The home
was tastefully decorated with yel
low chrysanthemums, ferns, golden
streamers and bells.
Numerous gold pieces from mem
bers of the family and other beau
tiful gifts were preoented to Mr.
and Mrs. Devin by their youngest
granddaughter, Merlyn Kirk. Com
ing as a complete surprise was the
presentation of a lovely magazine
stand by Mrs. Olive Frye in behalf
of San Souci Rebekah lodge.
A sumptuous banquet, featured
by a large, beautifully decorated
wedding cake, was served at noon,
the bride cutting the cake.
M. J. Devin and Sarah E. Hurt
were married by Rev. M. A. List in
Bolivar, Mo., December 9, 1880. Com
ing west in 1884 they settled in Mor
row county and have been residents
of this vicinity since. Like other
pioneers they passed their hardships
of the early days, and are very
grateful to have reached their fif
tieth wedding anniversary with all
their children and grandchildren
living.
Mr. Devin engaged in the sheep
industry for many years, gradually
improving and enlarging his farm
until he became an extensive wheat
grower and stock raiser as well. He
entered into partnership with his
son, Austin Devin, and together they
purchased a mountain ranch in ad
dition, on which to run stock dur
ing summer months. - At present
Mr. and Mrs. Devin are both active
ly assisting their son on the farm.
S. P. Devin and Mrs. D. O. Justus,
brother and sister of Mr. Devin, are
the only ones present at the golden
anniversary who attend the wedding
in 1880.
Attending the celebration were
Mrs. J. C. Walton, Yakima, Wash.;
Mrs. E. K. Wyland ana son Willis
of Oregon City; Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hofstetter and daughter Otillia of
Pendleton; O. A. Devin, Mr. and
Mrs. Mack Smith and daughter
Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Kirk and daugh
ters Evelyn and Merlyn, all of Hepp
ner; Mrs. LeRoy Strang of Walla
Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Devin, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Justus,
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Devin and son
Glen, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Parker,
all of Heppner.
PROGRAM
Eastern Oregon Wheat League
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930
Morning Session
9:30 Call to order John Withycombe, President Eastern Oregon
Wheat League.
Welcome to Heppner C, L. Sweek, attorney.
Response Harry Pinkerton, Moro, Oregon.
Plan of conference C. W. Smith, secretary Eastern Oregon
Wheat League.
10:30 Our new knowledge of wheat smut and Its control Dr. E. N.
Bressman, Oregon Experiment Station.
11:00 Looking ahead in wheat production D. D. Hill, Oregon Ex
periment station.
11:30 Feeding wheat to livestock H. A. Lindgren, Extension Ser
vice, O. S. C.
Afternoon Session
1:15 Regional and International adjustments in wheat supply
Dr. M. L. Wilson, Montana State College.
2:15 Country point sampling and inspection B. W. Whitlock, U.
S. D. A. Grain Supervisor in charge Pacific Coast Head
quarters, Portland.
3 to 6 Committee meetings.
Evening Session
7:30 Russia and the future world supply of wheat (Illustrated
with over 100 lantern slides) Dr. M. L. Wilson, Montana
State College.
Followed by committee meetings.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930
Morning Session
9:00 How to'use future markets L. M. Jeffers, U. S. D. A., Sac
ramento, Cal., Supervisor Grain Futures Administration.
9:30 Barge transportation on the Columbia river Mark Means,
Lewiston, Ida., Ex-Commissioner of Agriculture, Idaho.
10:00 Development of the Columbia river Judge James A. Fee Jr.,
Pendleton.
10:30 The grain freight rates Arthur M. Geary, rate attorney,
Portland.
11:00 Recent results dry land wheat experiments D. E. Stephens,
superintendent Moro Experiment Station.
Afternoon Session
1:15 Policies of the Farmers National Grain Corporation Geo. S.
Milnor, manager F. N. G. C, Chicago.
2:15 Status of the North Pacific Grain Growers Inc. Sen. F. J.
Wilmer, Rosalia, Wash., president of N. P. G. G.
3:00 Twenty years of cooperative wheat marketing M. W. That
cher, St. Paul, Minn., manager Farmers Union Terminal
Association.
3:45 to 6:00 Committee meetings.
Evening Session
6:30 Banquet followed by committee meetings.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930
Morning Session
9:00 Committee meetings.
10:00 Address by Julius Meier, governor-elect of Oregon.
10:30 Committee reports.
Afternoon Session
1:15 Committee reports.
Election of officers Eastern Oregon Wheat League.
FE
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Auto Accident Fatal to
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Ashbaugh.
TRIPLE RITES SET
Services for Fred Ashbaugh, Father
Postponed on News; To be
Held Here Tomorrow.
Fred Ashbaugh, father, and Leon
ard and Rose Ashbaugh, son and
daughter-in-law, will be buried to
gether at Hardman with services
from the Christian church in this
city tomorrow afternoon at 1 o
clock. The triple funeral was oc
casioned by an automobile accident
near John Day yesterday, in which
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ashbaugh
were killed while on their way from
Burns to attend the funeral services
of Mr. Ashbaugh's father, previous
ly arranged for Wednesday after
noon at Hardman.
Details of the accident were not
available yesterday evening, though
arrangements were made by the
family to have the bodies brought
to Heppner, and the father s funeral
was postponed until their arrival.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, missionary-in-charge
All Saints Episcopal
church, will officiate. Funeral ar
rangements are in charge of Phelps
Funeral home.
Leonard Ashbaugh was aged 50
years, and his wife, Rose, was aged
48 years. They formerly resided in
this county, but had been making
their home at Burns.
Fred Ashbaugh, a pioneer resident
of Morrow county and engaged for
many years in wheatgrowing and
stockraising at Eight Mile and
Hardman, died at his home in Rood
canyon on Monday afetrnoon, Dec.
8, at the age of 70 years, 11 months
and 8 days. He had been in failing
health for the last three years, and
in recent months was confined to
his home most of the time.
News of the sad accident came
as a great shock to the family and
friends who were just preparing to
administer the last rites to the fa
ther, and it is a burden of sorrow
hard to be borne.
In our next issue we shall have a
more complete obituary presenting
family history that we were unable
to get before going to press.
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OWWAYTO FUNERA
Shumway Cannot Be Here
Word received at a late mo
ment announced the illness of A.
R. Shumway of Milton, chairman
of the cooperative marketing
committee, which prevents his
attending the conference. Mr.
Shumway, who has featured
prominently in all the leading
battles of East Oregon wheat
growers for many years, will be
greatly missed. Aside from head
ing one of the most Important
committees at the conference, he
was to have acted as toastmas
ter at the banquet tomorrow eve
ning, a position for which his
ability and experience qualify
him well.
SCHOOL JUNIORS
TO PRESENT PLAY
"Are You a Mason?" Coming Next
, Wednesday; Brimful of Good
Humor and Drama.
The junior class of Heppner high
school will present its annual class
play at the gymnasium-auditor;um
Wednesday eening, December 17,
The play, "Are You a Mason,"
is a farcical comedy in three acts
It deals with a mother and daugh
ter whose husbands account for
their frequent absence from the
joint household by falsely pretend
ing to be Masons. The men do not
know each others duplicity and each
tells his wife of having advanced
to the leadership of the lodge. The
older woman was so well pleased
with the supposed distinctions of
her husband that she made him
promise to put up the name of a
visiting friend for membership.
To tell the story of the play would
require columns,, its complications
are so numerous. The hilarious fun
begins in the first act and grows to
the last curtain.
The cast of characters is; George
Fisher, stock broker and former ac
tor, Theodore Thomson; Frank
Perry, his friend, John Franzen;
Amos Bloodgood, Perry's father-in-law,
Claud Hill; John Halton, far
mer, Gene Mikesell; Hamilton Tra
vers, cabaret doorman, Billy Cox;
Ernest Morrison, young architect,
Eddie Kenny; policeman, Lee Vin
son; Mrs. Caroline Bloodgood, Flor
ence French; Eva, wife of Frank
Perry, Lola Hiatt; Annie, Lucille
Hall, and Lulu, Ruth Turner, two
unmarried daughters of Mrs. Blood
good; Mrs. Halton, Louise Moyer;
Lottie, the French maid, Vallis
Jones; Fanchon Armitage, a cloak
model, Adele Nickerson. Paul Men
egat, principal, is directing the play.
Elks Lodge of Sorrow
Held Sunday Afternoon
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
held their annual lodge of sorrow
on Sunday afternoon. A large at
tendance of friends and members
came together as is the custom on
the first Sunday in December each
year to call to memory the depart
ed brothers and eulogize their vir
tues and good deeds. This roll is
ever Increasing in numbers, and the
past year recorded the passing of
four of the members of Heppner
lodge, Michael Curran and Harry
Rood of Heppner, Mike Dukek of
Condon and L. P. Davidson of lone.
The address was delivered by C.
L. Sweek, member of the local
lodge, and was very appropriate to
the occasion. In fact, Mr. Sweek
is to be complimented on deliver
ing an outstanding eulogy that can
be recorded as one of the very best
the lodge of sorrow has received in
all the years of the history of the
Heppner Elks.
Mrs. J. O. Turner played the fun
eral march while the members en
tered the lodge room and were seat
ed. Following the opening cere
monies, invocation was offered by
Rev. B. Stanley Moore. Wm. Isom,
Mrs. Ethel Smith, Mrs. Coramae
Ferguson and J. O. Turner sang
"Send Out the Light," Gounod, Mrs.
J. O. Turner at the piano. Rollcall
of departed brothers was followed
by a solo, "There Is No Death,"
O'Hara, by Miss Churlotte Woods,
accompanied by Mrs. Wm. R. Poul
son at the piano. Ceremonies by
the lodge and Introduction of the
speaker, C. L. Sweek by L. Van
Marter, exalted ruler. "The Lord
Is My Shepherd," Koschat, was
sung by the quartette, the audience
then singing "Auld Lang Syne,"
with closing ceremonies and bene
diction by Rev. Moore.
LEGION GIVES TREES.
A working crew from the Amer
ican Legion, headed by J. D. Cash,
post commander, brought in a truck
load of small fir trees Sunday and
placed them at the street curb, one
In front of each business house. Tho
trees were given free by the legion
to enhance the city's holiday appear
ance for the Christmas season.
Mrs. Peter Twist of the State
Board of Health is In the county
this week In the Interest of county
nursing, joining with Miss Edith
Stallard, county nurse, in a survey
of the work here. Mrs. Twist is
from her home in Portland.
LIONS RECOGNIZE
T
Final Arrangements Made
and Judge Fee Extends
Wish For Solution.
TO DISPENSE CHEER
Club Joins Elks In Christmas Pro
ject; Heppner-Spray Road
Given Further Discussion.
Final arrangements for the East
rn Oregon Wheat conference,
starting in Heppner today, were dis
cussed at the Monday meeting of
Lions, who have charge of local de
tails. C. W. Smith, chairman of the
general committee, complimented
the members of the various com
mittees for their fine cooperation.
He especially urged local people to
attend sessions of the conference,
not only to learn, first hand, prob
lems of farmer-neighbors, but to
give a warm welcome to the noted
speakers slated to appear.
The wheat conference has been
uppermost in the minds of Lions
since they first took over the spon
sorship of local arrangements more
than a month ago. They feel the
city is especially honored in draw
ing the conference this year, with
what is acknowledged to be the fin
est array of speakers ever to favor
such a meeting in eastern Oregon.
Mr. Smith said not a single turn
down was received from speakers
invited.
Visitors Add Cheer
J. Alger Fee, circuit judge here
for the annual court session, a guest
at the meeting, lent emphasis to the
importance of the meeting and the
honor conferred upon the commun
ity in its coming here. Judge Fee
is scheduled to address the confer
ence on transportation problems
and the Umatilla Rapids project,
of which he is an ardent student.
He expressed the hope that wheat-
growers may devise a workable plan
for uplifting their industry, and
that legislators, lawyers and busi
ness men be ignored in putting it
across.
Judge Fee was but one of the vis
itors who lent spice to the meeting,
and helped to crowd the American
Legion hall with one of the largest
attendances at any club meeting.
A. Beckwith of Pendleton, veter
an court reporter who has covered
circuit court sessions here for the
last 32 years, added a reminiscing
touch when he said he always look
ed forward to his visits to Heppner
vacation; though the nearest
thing to a Lions club he could re
member in the old days was the
place where the toys got together
and put their feet on the rail, which
along toward morning did resemble
a lions' den.
Yl'heatman Is Guest
Bert Johnson, lone wheatralser
introduced by President Sweek as a
lawyer who had attained a higher
station in life, acknowledged being
impressed with the ceremonies and
declared Lions' activities could well
be extended to bring about a closer
relationship between the farmers
and businessmen. . Homer I. Watts,
Athena attorney, responded to his
introduction by a timely witticism
on the overindulged sport of law
yers, that of after-dinner speaking.
George N. Peck, executive commit
teeman for Morrow county of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league, ex
pressed the thanks of that organi
zation to the club for the coopera
tion given and extended an urgent
invitation for all the business men
of the city to attend the sessions of
the conference.
Though the meeting was crowded
with impromtu entertainment, the
Lions took time to vote to stand
their share of the community
Christmas in cooperation with
Heppner lodge of Elks. A commit
tee appointed to assist tho Elks was
named as follows: C. B. Cox, Jap
Crawford, Carl Cason, J. O. Turner
and F. B. Nickerson.
More Work Said Need
Attention was also given the
club's major project, sponsorship of
the Heppner-Spray road, on recom
mendation of G. A. Bleakman, coun
ty commissioner, that inliuence
should be brought to bear on the
state highway commission at Its
meeting today to gain further rec
ognition for tho road. The matter
was left in the hands of the club's
Heppner-Spray road committee,
headed by P. M. Gcmmell, to work
out the most effective attack which
might be employed.
As a special entertainment fea
ture, Miss Charlotto Woods, school
supervisor of music, sang two ap
propriate solos with Mrs. William
R. Poulson, piano accompanist, that
were well received.
We have customers for a few
good used all electric and battery
radio sets for a trade on new Gen
eral Electric sets. Pacific Power
Light Co.
CONFERENCE IMA