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Volume 47, Number 42.
HEPPNER, OREGON, TSDAY, JAN. 1, 1931.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
IN
YEAR IIUOUNT!
Property Improvement
Trend Noted; Heppner
Gets New Buildings.
LESS CREDIT SHOWN
Business Depressed by Low Farm
Commodity Values; Nature In
Economic Picture.
Much of the city's enterprise and
activity in 1930 is reflected in the
report of the review meeting of the
Heppner Lions club in another col
umn of this issue. The impetus that
work of the Lions has given com
munity activity generally has been
widely felt, but in summing up the
year for Heppner and Morrow coun
ty one may well note the part that
individual initiative has played to
mark 1930 a year of progress and in
some ways a year of prosperity.
While low farm commodity prices
have had a depressing effect on bus
iness generally, the fact remains
that the county's wheat crop was
above normal with a total of 1,225,
000 bushels. The wool clip brought
to Heppner amounted to 1,200,000
pounds. Butterfat produced amount
ed to 160,000 pounds. Other crops
were generally good.
In Heppner and other towns of
the county, a trend of progress for
the year is noted in the general ten
dency of freeholders to improve
their property. Advantage was tak
en of low commodity prices in the
building and repair lines, with the
result of more general property im
provement than had been recorded
in what were considered more pros
perous previous years. While no
building boom was experienced, in
Heppner especially, much new con
struction took place. Outstanding
were the building of an attractive
mortuary to house the Case Under
taking parlors, a reinforced con
crete dual building for the Standard
Oil service station operated by P.
M. Gemmell, and another reinforced
concrete building of most modern
design as the home of the Morrow
County Creamery company. En
largement of the basement in the
school auditorium-gymnasium was
another project which added mater
ially to the value of the school
plant.
County road work was active and
gave employment to many men un
til two months before the close of
the year, when depletion of funds
necessitated a complete shut-down.
Stopping of this activity was re
flected in the general business, and
was a material factor In the local
unemployment situation. Many
miles were nevertheless added to
the county's market road system,
with the Morgan North and Mor
gan South, the Ione-Boardman and
Rhea creek market roads receiving
the major share of funds expended.
Business in the county generally,
though marked by a tightening of
credit, reflected a healthy tone with
liquidation of outstanding indebted
ness taking precedence over crea
tion of new indebtedness. Figures
from local bank statements cover
ing the (list nine months of the
year reflect the general credit ten
dency. While there was a falling
off in deposits of $211,267.71 from
Junuary 1 to September 24, in the
same period loans and discounts
were reduced $280,067.65. Still rur-
ther reflecting the liquidation trend
is the reduction of bills payable and
rediscounts from $412,697.15 as of
January 1, to $296,492.14, Sept. 24, a
difference of $116,205.01. Figures
for the nine-month period cannot
be taken as a true barometer for
the year, as much of the new crop
of wheat remained unsold at the
end of this period. Sales later,
however, were made at below cost
of production figures and while alle-
viating exchange conditions to an
extent, did not tend to promote
loosening of credit.
As a basis for comparison to de
termine the degree of exchange de
crease, total figures from which
above computations were made are
deposits, Jan. 1, $1,108,421.57, Sept.
24, $897,1 53.86; loans and discounts,
Jan. 1, $1,025,987.09, Sept. 24, $745,
919.44; bills paybale and rediscounts
Jan. 1, $83,300.00, Sept. 24, $44,500.00.
As an offset to the bearish effect of
exchange reduction and low farm
commodity prices in the same per
iod is the downward trend of retail
commodity prices, with an estimat-
ed average of from 15 to 20, the
" general national average being re
flected in local business.
In every economic picture, factors
beyond the control of man play a
part, and returns from money In
vested cannot always be calculated
In cold numerical values. Thus did
luck play a part In the city of Hepp
ner's expenditure of a few thousand
dollars In bringing returns of un
calcuable value In the form of ar
tesian water, giving the city a large
supply of pure water. Another pro
gram of improvement accompanied
obtaining of the new water supply,
in the Installation of water meters.
Installation of these has been near
ly completed, and it is expected by
the time Irrigation season rolls
around again, users will pay for ex
actly the amount of water they use,
The picture summed up, shows
that Morrow county has withstood
the 1930 readjustment period with-
IONE
JENNIE E. McMURRAY.
lone was gay in decorations for
the Yuletide season. The large ever
green tree on Main street with its
red, white, green and blue light
bulbs gave a touch of color. All
business houses were appropriately
decorated and from most of the
homes shone forth a kindly Christ
mas greeting. J. E. Grimes, as is
his custom, brought loads of ever
greens from the mountains, and all
who wished to buy, could have
trees of any size. Mr. Grimes' yard
is still a small forest of evergreens.
Many a home in lone was the scene
of a merry gathering on December
25. At the Frank Engelman home
26 gathered at the festive board:
Mr. and Mrs. Engelman, Fern and
Joel, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts,
Gene Engelman of Portland, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Bobby
anl Billy Joe, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Swanson, Norma and Carlton, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Lundell and Billy,
Mrs. Katie Petteys, G. A. Peters, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nichoson and Alice
Katherine. At the Emil Swanson
home were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lun
dell and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Lundell and family, F. A. Lundell,
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Drake and son.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore entertain
ed at a large family dinner. Mr.
and Mrs. Bryson had as guests Mrs.
Delia Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Battersby, Earl and Arley Padberg.
At the J. W. Howk home on River
side drive, besides the Howk fam
ily those present were Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. Linn, Clarence Linn, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Linn of Vernonia, Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Griffith and fam
ily, Miss Elmira O'Conner, Mr. and
Mrs. Charley O'Conner and Charley
Jr. Mrs. Emily McMurray enter
tained Fred McMurray, Hazel Led
better, Crystal Sparks, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hale
and Miriam. The Balsiger clan ate
turkey at the Balsiger home. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Balsiger, Alfred Balsiger, Mrs. Al
lan Learned of Darrington, Wash.,
Wendell Balsiger of Moro, Elva Bal
siger, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Balsiger
and their house guest, Melvin Ka
than of Rlverton. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Yarnell and sons Clifford and
Alton were pleasantly entertained
in the Edw. A. Lindeken home. The
Charley Botts home was the scene
of a large family gathering. Those
present from away were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Griffith and four children
of Yakima, Wash. Mrs. Margaret
Rietmann was kindly hostess at a
6 o'clock dinner Christmas day at
her farm home near town at which
all her children and their families
were present except her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Smith of Meridian, Idaho.
It is estimated that more than
three hundred people attended the
community Christmas program giv
en at the school gymnasium Christ
mas eve under the auspices of the
American Legion and Legion auxil
iary. The program opened with the
beautiful Christmas story and pray
er by Rev. W. W. Head; dialogue by
Earline Farris and Walter Corley;
recitations by the following chil
dren: Paul Rietmann, Bobby Riet
mann, little Miss Ball, David Cant
well, Bernice Ring, Charlotte Sper
ry; duet by Mildred and Helen Lun
dell with Mrs. Cleo Drake at the
piano; vocal solos by M. Matthews
with Mrs. Earl Blake at the piano;
music by Bill and Emmit Botts. At
the close of the program Santa
Claus arrived and treats of candy ;
and nuts were distributed to every
one. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pyle are in
lone at the home of Mr. Pyle's mo
ther, Mrs. J. E.' Grimes. Mr. Pyle
has been in poor health for some
time and plans on staying in Mor
row county until he is stronger.
Charley Shaver was greeting old
friends in lone Monday. He had
been spending a few weeks with
friends at Boise, Idaho, and was on
his way back to Bend where he and
his brother Albert Shaver are en
gaged In well drilling. He states
that they have many wells to drill.
While in Boise, Mr. Shaver had a
short visit with Jack Ryan, a for
mer lone man. Mr. Ryan has had
employment for the past two years
with a contractor at Boise.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett and
children were out-going passengers
Sunday bound for Portland where
they plan to spend a week with Mr.
Barnett's mother, Mrs. Charley
Nord, and other relatives.
One of Mrs. Loren Hale's Rhode
Island red pullets presented her
with five young chicks on Christmas
day.
Last week the members of the
missionary society of the Swedish
Lutheran church met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bcrgstrom and
the following officers were elected
for the year 1931. Mrs. Carl Berg-
strom, president; Mrs. Beulah Lun-
dell, vice president, and Mrs. Oscar
Peterson, secretary-treasurer.
Wilows Grange met in regular
session Saturday evening at Cecil
hall. Election of officers was held
with the following results: O. L.
Lundell, master; Mrs. Vida Heliker,
overseer; Mrs. Mary Lundell, lec
turer; Walter Gibson, steward; El
mer Nygaard, assistant steward;
Dwlght Misner, chaplain; H. E.
Cool, treasurer; Carl W. Troedson,
secretary; Harlan Lundell, gate
keeper; Edna Gibson, Ceres; Beu
lah Pettyjohn, Pomona; Geneva
Pettyjohn, Flora; Lucile Brlstow,
lady assistant steward; George
Krebs, Herbert Hynd and Joe Gib-
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out distressing effect, and will start
the new year with an outlook which,
while it may not be considered
bright, neither is it gloomy.
FROST CONDITIONS
WDRSTJNY E A R S
Power Service Interrup
tion Explained; 30 to
40 Men Patrol Line.
RECEPTION HELPED
New Transformers at Heppner Said
to Have Eleminated Radio
Interference.
"Frost conditions affecting the
high power line of the Pacific Pow
er and Light company in the Sher
man district for the last few weeks
are the worst in the company's his
tory," G. L. Corey, district manager,
told Paul L. Marble, local manager,
in a telephone conversation yester
day. In some places where condi
tions are extremely bad, ice to the
thickness of from 8 to 10 inches has
frozen on the wires, while the tem
perature has maintained at a freez
ing state almost constantly since
the trouble first developed several
weeks ago. A crew of from 30 to
40 men is being maintained to pa
trol the line and to knock the ice
from the wires.
"It is this process of knocking ice
off the wires that causes the "juice"
to be off for short periods at inter
vals, such as has been experienced
for several days," Mr. Marble an
swered in explanation to the query
about this interruption in service
that has given electricity users in
Heppner much grief and caused
them to wonder. "When the ice Is
knocked off the wire jumps back,
and sometimes strikes against the
other wire. If this happens, the mas
ter control switch is thrown out,
or a fuse is blown, and it is neces
sary to communicate with the crew
in the field to learn if everything is
again all right before the service
can be connected. About four min
utes is usually required to go thru
the procedure to make the connec
tion from this cause," he explained
further.
To determine measures necessary
to improve conditions and assure
better service, Mr. Marble says a
complete check is being kept of ser
vice interruptions, when, where and
how caused, and every effort is be
ing made to give patrons of the
company the best possible service
under the adverse conditions now
prevailing.
Recently transformers at the
Heppner substation were replaced
by new transformers of the most
modern type, and besides giving
greater efficiency in the distribution
of electricity, this improvement has
entirely eliminated radio interfer
ence caused by the old transformers
which were damaged by lightning
last fall, Mr. Marble "also said.
The local steam plant is being
kept in readiness to supply current
within a short time should any ma
jor interruption develop in service
given by the high-power line.
No Slump In Christmas
Business Says Postmaster
While the local postofflce force
was not "snowed under" at any
time during the Christmas season,
W. W. Smead, postmaster, reports
that there was little, if any, falling
off In total business for the season
from that of last year, the office's
banner year. There was a notable
Increase in the number of Christ
mas cards, he said.
The Christmas season started
earlier this year than ever, begin
ning about the 17th of the month,
Increasing steadily up to Christmas
day, and thus being evenly spread
out over a longer period was more
easily handled by postmen. If the
amount of package and letter mail
handled by the local postofflce may
be taken as a barometer of business,
there was no slump this Christmas,
the postmaster says.
Total figures for the month of
December, 1930, are $1097.79, as com
pared with $1117.32 for December,
1929, a decrease of only $19.53. To
tal figures for the year are $8,694.91,
as against $8,725.50 for 1929, a drop
ping off of $30.59.
REID-TURNER,
Miss Lois Reld and Lowell Turner
were united In marriage at 10:30 o'
clock Christmas morning In Port
land, according to report received
at Heppner. Mrs. Luella La Valley,
spiritualist minister, performed the
ceremony in the presence of the
bride's immediate family. Both are
wfcll known Heppner young people,
Mrs. Turner having conducted a
beauty parlor here for several years
following school work in the Hepp
ner schools, and Mr. Turner being
especially prominent in sports. The
bride Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Rcid, now of Portland.
ATTEND TEACHERS' MEET.
Morrow county school folk in
Portland this week to attend the
Oregon State Teachers' association
convention include Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers, county school superinten
dent; Mrs. F. W. Turner, principal
Lexington grade school; George E.
Tucker, lone principal, and Mrs. Irl
Clary, Alpine principal. Sessions
opened Monday and closed yester
day. Robert Turner accompanied
his mother, Mrs. F. W. Turner, and
Mrs. Rodgers to the city,
Flag Code Questionnaire.
For boys of 7th and 8th grades,
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
1. When was Stars and Stripes
adopted as United States Flag?
2. Quote the language of the reso
lution of the Continental Congress
establishing the United States Flag.
3. During what period in United
States history did the flag consist of
(a) Thirteen stripes and thirteen
stars?
b) Fifteen stripes and fifteen
stars?
4. How many stars In our flag?
Why?
5. How many stripes in our flag?
Why?
6. What is the color of the upper
most stripe?
What is the color of the lowest
stripe.
7. When a United States flag is
suspended on a wall with the stripes
vertical, is it in reality and legally
the flag of the United States? If
not, why not?
8. How early in the day and how
late in the day should the flag be
displayed from the mast?
9. When a flag is suspended
across a street between buildings,
what should be the position of the
stars?
10. What date do we observe the
birthday of our flag?
TREND OF THE TIMES
By SEYMOUR JONES, Market Agent.
Elements of Cooperative Marketing.
George O. Gatlin, professor at O.
A. C, furnishes the Eggsaminer, or
gan of the Pacific Cooperative Poul
try Producers, a very intelligent
summary of the essential conditions
and policies necessary for success
ful cooperative marketing organiza
tions, from which the following are
taken: An organization must fur
nish a definite service needed by
producers. It must have sufficient
volume of business to enable it to
operate efficiently and economically.
It must have a loyal membership.
It must have good management It
should confine its marketing activ
ities to a single commodity or to a
group of related commodities. It
shuld be the outgrowth of economic
necessity. A local organization
should confine its membership in as
restricted an area as possible.
- Surplus Reduced by Feeding.
A total of 236,000,000 bushels of
wheat will be fed to livestock this
crop year, compared to 90,000,000
last year, if the intentions of farm
ers, feed manufacturers and com
mercial poultrymen are carried out
according to reports, to U. S.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
This is the first survey to include
wheat fed by non-growers and used
in the preparation and manufacture
of feeds, in addition to that fed on
farms where grown. It is based on
the answers obtained from 190,000
questionnaires sent to farmers and
63,000 sent to mills and elevators,
commercial poultrymen and other
users of wheat. Should farmers
carry out their present intentions In
feeding wheat, the carry-over at the
end of the present season is likely
to be lower than on July 1, 1930.
Important Meeting Called.
A state-wide meeting of all peo
ple interested in agricultural stand
ardization has been called for Jan
uary 10, in Portland. Sessions will
start at 10 a. m., in the Multnomah
hotel. Producing and marketing
groups from all parts of the state
will be well represented. Laws of
adjoining states governing the han
dling and marketing of farm prod
ucts have been digested for use at
the meeting. The value of stand
ardization laws and other modern
arrangements will be presented and
discussed. The State Chamber of
Commerce aims to make this a most
important gathering for the better
ment of agricultural conditions in
Oregon.
Advances for Sheep Shearing.
Preshearing advances of from 75c
to $1.00 per fleece are now being
made on wool that will be shorn in
the spring ofl931, by the Pacific Co
operative Wool Growers to grower
members of that association who
wish such an advance, it is annunc
ed. This growers' organization,
which has been operating in the Pa
cific coast states for ten years, is a
unit of the National Wool Market
ing corporation and has delivered
ten million pounds of wool from
members in Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Nevada and California for
sale through the National sales
agency.
American Wheat on Hand,
The amount of commercial wheat
In storage in the principal grain
markets of the United States
week ago was 198,944,000 bushels,
compared to 188,254,000 bushels at
the same time In 1929. At the At
lantic and Gulf ports there were 21
114,000 bushels; at interior and lake
ports 173,829,000 bushels, at Pacific
ports there were 4,001,000 bushels.
There were 32,522,000 bushels of
Canadian wheat in store in bond in
this country, and 4.699,000 bushels
of U. S. wheat in store In Canadian
markets.
K. OF 1 TO INSTALL.
Doric lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, will Install officers in reg
ular session at I. O. O. F. hall next
TOesdav evening. Other business
of importance scheduled also. Full
attendance desired, announces R,
C. Wlghtman, chancellor command
er.
January Clearance Sale Winter
coats and dresses greatly reduced
hats one-half price; also one lot at
$1.00 while they last CURRAN
READY TO WEAR AND MILLIN
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CHILDREN RESPOND
TO SANTA'S JINGLE
Community Event Marked
By Joyous Reception
of Saint Nick.
ELKS, LIONS HOSTS
250 Kiddies Each Receive Treat and
Gift; Hall Beautifully Dec
orated for Occasion.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle
all the way;
Can't you hear those jingle bells
Ring out on Santa's sleigh?"
The pent-up anxiety of 250 kiddies
at the Elks temple Christmas eve
was suddenly released on hearing
the jingle bells, and Santa (in the
person of Charles Cox) was joyous
ly beseiged by the throng as he
doffed the bells and stepped across
the threshold to greet Heppner's
largest community Christmas gath
ering, some 500 children and adults
in all though there was no snow,
and the reindeer and sleigh were
realities only in the child mind.
The Elks lodge and Lions club as
hosts, welcomed the crowd in the
festively decorated lodge hall, in the
east end of which were three medium-sized
Christmas trees, one as
Nature made it, and two brilliantly
illuminated with vari-colored lights,
while red and green streamers flut
tered over all.
Treats in Christmas boxes and
appropriately wrapped gifts were
heaped on two long tables near the
entrance at the west side, with gifts
for girls on one table and those for
boys on the other. No little difficulty
was experienced in subduing the
wild excitement and straightening
out the scrambled youngsters fol
lowing Santa's arrival, but in time
two lines were formed, one of boys
and one of girls, each line passing
by its respective gift table, and re
ceiving from Santa's six assistants a
package of goodies and a gift each.
All children under 14 years of age
present were remembered and a
few remaining gifts were sent other
children unable to be there because
of illness.
The .Elks Christmas committee
under Roy Ohleschlager, chairman,
handled most of the preparation
work and had charge of the gift-
giving. The Kanouse orchestra
from Condon, which played for the
dance later in the evening, obliged
with several selections while the
crowd was assembling before San
ta's arrival.
23 Marriage Licenses,
5 Divorces Granted 1930
Marriage licenses issued exceeded
ivorce decrees granted in Morrow
county by 18, in 1930, with licenses
totalling 23 and decrees 5. Botn
marriages and divorces slumped
compared with 1929, when licenses
and decrees numbered 31 and 8 re
spectively. September was the ban
ner month for licenses in 1930, with
four, while none were issued in Jan
uary and April. June, generally
considered the most popular month
for wedlock, claimed but one.
Licenses by months were issued
as follows: February, William Jos
eph Bucknum and Cecelia Kenny,
O. C. Partridge and Goldie Kramer,
Howard Keithley and Erma lov
gren; March, Robert L. McMillan
and Elva Mae Ulery; May, Wilson
Baylcss and Anna M. Swlck,
John B. Osteen and Thelma b.
Forbes. Ted Leonard Burnside and
Esther Adams; June, Carl V. Berg
strom and Mildred Hanna; July
Neal F. Knlghten and Ethel Moore,
Robert Rov Quackenbush and Mei-
ba Mae Hughes, Victor Wilkins and
Nellie Miller; August, Stacy kod
erts and Leora Wyland, Wilbur Al-
don Stever and Ruth Brownell; Sep
tember, Glen Sherer and Margaret
Melville, Tilghman Beckner and
Bertha Humerick, Orlando Hj. Dom
ini and Loretta Bradford, Walter
R. Wigglesworth and Mildred
Schmidt; October, Lee C. Sparks
and Olive Anderson, Albert Llnd-
strom and Blanche Turner, Kenneth
Oviatt and Jean Ellis; November,
Ben Attebury and Minnie Sype,
Lewis C. Dyer and Ruby Flett; De
cember, Rufus Pieper and Ada Jane
Dooley.
Divorces were granted during me
year to Earl Cramer from Margaret
Cramer. Mariraret L. Makinster
from C. R. Makinster, Juanita Bene-
mln from Frank J. Bellemin, E. N,
Gonty from Ellen Gonty, Lucile L.
Fuller from Guy t uner.
HEAD CUT IN FALL.
Austin Gentry is confined to the
Morrow General hospital, suffering
from the effects of a fall he took
Monday evening, when descending
the steps at the residence of Henry
Robinson in South Heppner. A bad
slash was cut In his scalp, requiring
some seven or eight stitches to close
and his neck and back were pretty
severely wrenched by the tumble
I. O. O. F. TO INSTALL.
The Odd Fellow and Rcbekoh
lodccs of Heppner will hold joint in
stallation at their hall in Heppner
next Wednesday evening, January
7. The meeting will include a tur-
kpv banouet at 6 o'clock. All Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs are Invited
to be present.
LEXINGTON NEWS
Miss Elva McMillan who teaches
in the grade school at Antone, is
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus McMillan.
Miss Audrey Beymer who has
been spending a few days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Booher,
returned to Heppner yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan of
Cherryville are spending the holi
day season with relatives in Lex
ington. A large crowd enjoyed the free
dance in Lexington Christmas night
There will be another dance on the
same plan at the Leach Memorial
hall New Year's night
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMillan are
visiting relatives in Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox
spent Christmas with relatives.
When they returned home they
were accompanied by Miss Eva Wil
cox. Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Lexington
girls' town basketball team played
the L. H. S. team. The town team
was victorious. Those playing for
the town team were Gentry, Graves
and Palmer, forwards; Nichols, cen
ter; Wilcox, Evans and Gentry, run
ning center; and Evans, Palmer and
Dinges, guards. The L. H. S. line
up was White and McMillan, for
wards; Luttrell, center; Eskelson,
running center, and Warren and
Gray, guards.
On the same evening the Lexing
ton boys' town team defeated the
Heppner boys' town team.
The ladies of the H. E. C. of Lex
ington Grange will be entertained
at an all day meeting Thursday,
Jan. 8, at the home of Mrs. George
White.
Meeting nights of Lexington
Grange have been changed and are
now the first Wednesday evening
and the third Saturday evening of
each month.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall, Erma
and Winford, spent last week end
with relatives in Stanfleld.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Gerald White, formerly of Lexing
ton, was injured in an auto acci
dent near Hermiston several days
ago. She is expected to be able to
resume her teaching duties at Pine
City school in two weeks.
Given Surprise Party
In Honor of Birthday
Mrs. Leona F. Huston, mother of
E. R. and Chas. Huston of this city,
celebrated her 82nd birthday on
Wednesday, and in honor of this
event she was given a surprise par
ty last evening. Some twenty rela
tives and friends came in on her at
the E. R. Huston home and Grand
mother Huston was made happy by
the visitation and numerous re
membrances. A very large birth
day cake, the handiwork of Mrs,
Chas. Huston, was the main contri
bution to a delicious lunch that was
served about 10:30, and the com
pany remained for the advent of the
New Year, when season s greetings
were extended all around, and Mrs.
Huston was showered with wishes
for many more happy returns of
her birthday upon the guests tak
ing their departure.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. C. A,
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Par
ker, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Huston, Mr. and
Mrs. Vawter Crawford, Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Green, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Mrs.
Daisy Hall, Mrs. Mattie Huston,
Mrs. Emma Gemmell, Miss Mary
Rood, Katherine Parker, and Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Huston. Mrs. Hus
ton was assisted in serving by Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Parker.
IONE DEFEATED 23-18.
lone came out from behind in the
third quarter of the town team
game played with Heppner in the
Egg City school gym Friday eve
ning, and with the score tied, what
had before been a languid fray be
came one of the most hotly contest
ed games participated in by the lo
cals this season. The scoring of
Thomson and Bucknum in the final
fourth, featuring some beautiful
long shots, pulled Heppner's irons
from the Are and left the score 23-18
with the final whistle. Fast floor
work of Robertson, Heppner for
ward, high for his team with six
points, assisted materially in getting
the victory. Outstanding point
makers for lone were Halvorsen,
R. Lundell and Swanson. Aiken,
Neel, Ferguson, Farley, Howell and
Turner rounded out the Heppner
squad. Tucker, school principal,
refereed.
HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT.
Report reaching this office today
is to the effect that Mrs. Stacy Rob
erts, who was on her way to Prairie
Citv Wednesday in answer to word
that her daughter, Mrs. Archie bal
ing, had passed away, met with an
accident when the car in which she
was riding skidded on the slippery
highway and turned over. Vinton
Howell, who was driving the car, es
caped uninjured, but Mrs. Roberts
received a broken arm. No fur
ther injuries were reported.
SUSPECTED OF FORGERY.
According to a dispatch in this
morning's Oregonlan, P. W. Under
wood was arrested by sheriff's of
ficers at Walla Walla on Wednes
day, on the alleged charge of having
passed a worthless check on a Hepp
ner bank, and is held for forgery.
Underwood is alleged to have forged
the name of P. N. Peterson to the
check.
Noah Clark, who was In town
from the Eight Mile farm home on
Tuesday, reports an abundance of
iS prevailing in mat viuuu,,
YEAR S ACTIVITIES
REVIEWED BY LIONS
Roads, Pests, Civic Help,
Basic Industries Get
Club's Attention.
HELP TREAT KIDDIES
Progress of Campaign to Alleviate
Unemployment Cited; SI Men
Now Signed for State Work.
A surprise program under the di
rection of Russell Pratt held the
lively interest of Lions at their
Monday evening. It consisted of a
review of the year's activities of the
club, some of which were likened
by President C. L. Sweek to a pro
ject reported by another club at the
state Lions convention at Bend.
This club reported that with the
help of the Northern Pacific rail
road it had built a branch line into
its adjacent trade territory. Thus
the club did not take unto itself all
the credit for what had been accom
plished on the several projects re
ported. That the club had not fully met
its responsibility in promoting the
crow-magpie contest was brought
out by B. R. Patterson, chairman of
that activity, as several prizes prom
ised had not been provided. The
club voted that these be given. As
a result of the contest Mr. Patter
son reported that 4000 crows, mag
pies and other predatory bird pests
had been accounted for as killed
during the campaign which ended
with a large banquet last spring at
which officials of the state game
commission were entertained.
Road Gets $150,006
Al Rankin reported on coopera
tion that had been given by the club
to good roads movements, especial
ly in behalf of the club's major pro
ject, the Heppner-Spray road. In
this connection several junKets Dy
club members were made during
the year, including trips to Canyon
City, Pilot Rock, Bend and Port
land. Results for which the Lions
might take some credit unto them
selves were the apportioning of
$75,000 to the Heppner-Spray road
last year by the forest service and
another $75,000 this year, together
with oiling of 6 miles of the Oregon-Washington
highway on the
Heppner end of the Heppner-Pilot
Rock stretch. The advanced point
to where money now allotted will
carry construction of the Heppner
Spray road Insures its completion .
at an early date, Mr. Rankin be
lieves. One of the year's Initial activities
and one in which Heppner Lions
have felt much pride, was the stag
ing of the club's charter night in
March. Expressions of opinion
from outsiders who attended were
quoted to the effect that it was the
most unique, and most enjoyable af
fair of the kind ever attended. In
this connection, Mr. Pratt said con
sideration was being given to an
other enlarged evening meeting to
which ladies of Lions would be in
vited. Rumor has it, he said, that
such an occasion would be welcom
ed by many of the fairer sex.
Play Asset to Club
Success of the Fourth of July cel
ebration and dedication of Hepp
ner's artesian well was cited by J.
D. Cash, in reporting on the Lions'
participation in this project He
allotted equal credit to the Elks,
American Legion and city council
for this success. "I never attended
a celebration at which the kiddies
appeared to have a better time," he
said.
One activity was responsible for
bringing money into the club treas
ury instead of taking It out It was
the play, "Aunt Lucia," reported by
Earl W. Gordon. The play was par
ticipated in by nearly the entire
Lions membership, and received
hearty cooperation from the school
and community in general. It net
ted the club $200.30. Mr. Gordon
announced that a contract had been
signed for another play from the
same source next year.
Under the International associa
tion's plan of membership contest,
new clubs have an advantage, and
while Heppner won a free trip for
its representative to the interna
tional convention at Denver this
year, it will not be so easy another
year, Gay M. Anderson, who made
the trip, reported. He suggested
that by keeping the club's member
ship down to the number who ac
tually attend that Heppner might
have a chance in the attendance
contest, and therein lies probably
Its only hope for having a represen
tative at the next convention to be
held at Toronto, Canada.
Publicity Result of ConU-st
Paul Marble reported on the
club's participation In the state
beauty contest, with Heppner one
of seven towns represented In the
finals at Portland in July. Much fa
vorable publicity was received there
from, he said.
Other projects that came in for
mention were the signing of the
streets and numbering of houses of
the city, putting on of lamb-cut
demonstration that resulted In In
creased lamb consumption locally,
sponsoring of the Eastern Oregon
Wheat League conference and par-
(Contlnurd on Pirn 8U)