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Volume 48, Number 3.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, April 2, 1931.
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GAS, OIL SOUGHT
AT WELLS SPRINGS
New Test Hole to be Dug
on Hill; Artesian Wa
ter and Gas Present.
30,000 ACRES LEASED
John A. Harbke, Company Presi
dent, Optimistic, Though Reti
cent Concerning Prospects,
For years John A. Harbke farmed
desert land north of lone; had vis
ions of oil underlying the sand and
sagebrush. Now Mr. Harbke, pres
ident of Wells Springs Oil and Gas
company, is hopeful of a dream re
alized. The Wells Springs Oil and Gas
company has leased 30,000 acres of
land surrounding the 8-lnch hole
bored into historical Wells Springs,
out of which flows artesian water
filled with gas bubbles. The pres
ent hole, down 280 feet, will shortly
be abandonedi Drilling operations
will be moved to the top of an adja
cent hill, several hundred feet high
er, where, a geologist says, it is
more proper to drill, as the substra
ta there is convex Instead of con
cave as in the canyon where the
present hole is located. Many ex
amples have been cited substantiat
ing the geologist's theory, notably
the famed Teapot Dome diggings.
If surface Indications have been
properly analyzed, gas in quantities
should be struck between 2000 and
2500 feet, Mr. Harbke quoted the ge
ologist. Stock Being Sold.
Mr. Harbke did not make glowing
promises of quick wealth In an in
terview Monday. Ha displayed a
lease form being used to secure
leases for drilling purposes from
farmers of the district, and a block
of lithographed shares of stock that
are being offered for sale at $10
each.
"Farmers of the district are an
xious to see the test hole dug, and
are cooperating whole-heartedly.
We have already guaranteed that
the hole will be put down 2000 feet"
The latter Is through arrangement
with Fred Nlchoson, driller, and
Louis Padberg, who deeded 2520
acres of land to the corporation,
and whose farm is but a short dis
tance from the well. Both men are
expressing confidence in the venture
by taking stock for services and
supplies.
"However, if I did not believe
there is at least an even chance of
striking something, I would be the
last to bring my friends and neigh
bors Into the development" Mr.
Harbke, whose name was jokingly
attached to sand storms many years
ago by Frank Engelman of lone as
"Harbke rains," because of a state
ment he once made concerning
them, still is affectionately remem
bered by old friends whenever one
of these blows occurs. He knows
what it is to fight the desert, having
been among the pioneer settlers of
the region and battled there him
self for forty-odd years.
Aspects Favorable,
He was reticent in making state
ments that might lead to over-enthusiasm,
as he did not have signed
statements to give documentary
proof. Among prospects that lead
to optimism is the fact that just 50
miles north, In Benton county, Wn.,
in country Identical to the Wells
springs section, paying gas wells
have already been "brought in;" un
verified analysis of the gas has
shown it to be "wet" gas, such as
comes from oil beds.
The comoanv has been quite a
while In course of organization, and
it has been a hard struggle to get
to a place where actual development
work could begin, Mr. Harbke said.
The company is incorporated for
$100,000 now, and with a quantity of
land under lease It Is possible to
Droceed with some assurance for
the future, Insofar as the organiza
tion itself is concerned. While Mr,
Harbke was the first to take stock,
he is not the largest stockholder
Prominent Portland men are finan
cially interested in the venture,
among them Lloyd Estes, company
secretary. Wilbur Henderson is the
company's attorney.
Gas Long Known.
Offers for purchase of gas if ob
tained In worthwhile quantity nave
been received, as well as drilling of
fers.
No one knows who was tho first
to notice the gas bubbles In Wells
springs, an oasis that sustained pio
neers of the covered wagon days In
the Journey over the Old Oregon
Trail. An Interesting legend con
cerning them probably exists among
descendants of the Indians who
roamed the sand hills before the
coming of the white man, as physi
cal phenomena were wont to cause
stories to circulate among them,
Certain It Is, that pioneers stopping
there noticed them and people liv
ing In the district have commented
on them many times, but as Mr,
Harbke says, passed them off as
"vegetable gas.
Many local people have visited
the well the last few weeks, and
have Interestedly watched the flame
from a gas jet Inserted In the top
of the pipe. The Jet was made by
Inserting a half-Inch water pipe In
a wooden plug which fits tightly in
to the top of the 8-lnch Iron casing-
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FREE TEXTBOOKS
TO BE PROVIDED
Expenditure Not to Exceed $1.50
Per Pupil; Consolidation Law
Held to be Important
Considered the most Important
school legislation enacted by the re
cent legislative session by C. A.
Howard, superintendent of public
instruction, is the "Free Textbook
Bill," which provides for the free
use of textbooks by all pupils at
tending the public elementary
schools of the state. In a resume of
legislation affecting the public
schools recently sent county and
city superintendents, Mr. Howard
included the full text of the free
textbook law.
This law as it affects School Dis
trict No. 1 of Heppner has been in
terpreted by W. R. Poulson, super
intendent. The district is limited
under the law, Mr. Poulson says, to
the spending of $1.50 per each pupil
enrolled this year. It Is required
to purchase new textbooks from the
state department, and cannot buy
second-hand books. However, it
can accept donated second-hand
books, and the donation of such
books for which owners have no
further use will save the district the
expense of new books. The law does
not make It compulsory for students
to use the free books in case par
ents may desire to purchase new
books for their children.
Regulations governing requisition,
purchase, distribution, use, care and
handling of free textbooks in dis
tricts of the second and third class
are placed tn the hands of the coun
ty school superintendents, with ap
proval of the state board of educa
tion. Such regulations may govern
the assignment of textbooks to pu
pils, their care in the hands of pu
pils, their return to teachers and the
responsibility of each pupil and the
parent or guardian of such pupil
for the care and return of all books
so assigned; the sale of textbooks
by the school authorities to pupils
attending publlo schools, or their
parents or guardians who may de
sire to purchase the same.
They may provide for the disposal
of such textbooks as are no longer
in fit condition to be, or which are
o longer, used for the purpose of
instruction; for the sale and dispos
ition of textbooks by any district
having a surplus, not required by
the pupils of said district, to other
districts; for the guidance and di
rection of the county school super
intendents and school boards rela
tive to the order In which the text
books shall be supplied, and such
rules and regulations may require
that the textbooks be acquired ac
cording to subjects or grades or
both.
Another bit of legislation affect
ing schools considered as important
by Mr. Poulson, provides that in the
event of consolidation of school dis
tricts no contracting district may
assume indebtedness that has been
previously incurred by any other
contracting district From the time
of consolidation contracting dis
tricts are jointly liable for only
such indebtedness as may have been
Incurred after the consolidation.
laster Sunrise Service
A Feature for Sunday
The several churches of the city
will join In an Easter sunrise serv
ice Sunday morning, the societies
taking part being the Epworth
League of the Methodist church.
the Christian Endeavor of the
hurch of Christ and the Young
People's Fellowship of the Episcopal
church, which several societies hope
that the older people of the churches
will join with them. It is planned
to gather at the residence of Mr.
a'nd Mrs. Joel R. Benton at 5:10 a.
and from there the pilgrimage
will be made to the top of the big
hill east of town where the services
will be held around a cross the
young people have erected. Services
here will begin, promptly at sun
rise, which should occur at 5:39 on
Sunday morning.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore of All
Saints' Episcopal church will have
charge of the devotions, and each
society wil have a part in the wor-
snip program, wnne congregational
singing of appropriate hymns will
add to the Inspiration of the serv
ice. A bright morning is in antici
pation, but should it prove cold
enough to warrant, a bonfire will be
lighted. The cross has been ar
ranged for Illumination and it will
be lighted Saturday night, being In
plain sight of town.
DENTAL CLINIC SLATED.
Children of pre-school age will be
given anlother opportunity to have
their teeth examined If parents will
take them to tho Hepnpcr school
next Tuesday morning, announces
Edith M. Stallnrd, county nurse
At that time Prs. McCrndy and
Barr, Heppner dentists, will hold a
clinic for high school students, and
will examine children of pre-school
age as well. Last Tuesday the den
tists examined teeth of all grade
school pupils.
CONTEST DATES SET.
The divisional meet of the Ore-
gonlan state oratoricul contest, in
which Earl Thomson, Heppner high
school student, will compete, will
be hold Friday, April 10, at the Pen
dleton city library. Announcement
of the acceptance of young Thom
son's paper was received by him last
week. Winter of tho divisional
contest will compete later In the fin
als at Portland.
L
SWEEK
TO SUCCEED FEE
Governor Meier Appoints
Local Attorney Judge
For Sixth District.
ACTIVE PART TAKEN
Appointee Serves Long on Council,
Prominent in Civic Affairs;
Fee Takes Office Monday.
Calvin L. Sweek, Heppner attor
ney, has received appointment as
circuit judge for the sixth Oregon
district, to succeed James Alger
Fee, Jr., recently appointed federal
judge at Portland, according to re
ports reaching this city througn tne
daily press, the appointment having
been announced Tuesday by Gov
ernor Meier. The news was received
with jubilation by the many friends
of Mr. Sweek, who look upon the
apponitment as a recognition of his
fine character and qualifications.
Mr. Sweek had not received offi
cial confirmation this morning as
this could not be given until official
ecognltion of Mr. Fee's resignation
had been received from Washing
ton. He expressed gratification
from the news, while regretting
that the appointment will inecessi-
tate removal of his residence to
Pendleton where the bulk of the
duties connected with the office Is
located. The sixth district com
prises Morrow and Umatilla coun
ties. While he expects much of his
time will be spent in Pendelton, he
said the family will not move until
after the close of the school year.
Mr. Fee will be sworn into his
new office Monday, reports state.
Mr. Sweek has been, actively iden
tified with civic and governmental
matters during his residence in
Heppner. Coming to Hepnper In
October, 1915, he became a partner
in the practice of law with C. E.
Woodson, prominent attorney, and
at the time of Mr. Woodson's death
assumed the practice of the part
nership. In 1916 he was appointed
on the city council and served as
councilman until the first of this
year, 1931. He has served on the
republican county central commit
tee at various times and at present
is chairman of that body. He is
lso president of the Heppner Lions
club and a member of the board of
irectors of School District No. 1.
Born of pioneer stock in Hamil
ton, Grant county, March 3, 1886,
Mr. Sweek attended the public
schools of that county, and in his
younger days lived a vigorous out
door life. He was admitted to the
bar after his graduation from the
University of Michigan, having pre
viously attended the University of
Oregon. As an alumnus of the lat
ter institution, he has been promin
ently connected with many of its
activities.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweek have both
been leaders in the community and
the prospect of their leaving was
the occasion for expressions of re
gret on every hand.
THE WISHING WELL
S H. S. OPERETTA
Presentation of Musical Play With
Irish Theme to be April 15;
Rehearsals Progress.
April 15 is the date set for pres
entation of "The Wishing Well,"
operetta, by the chorus class of
Heppner high school under the di
rection of Miss Charlotte Woods, in
structor. The cast has been select
ed, and rehearsals are already well
under way.
Catchy tunes carrying refrains
from old Erin and colorful settings
and costumes transplanted from
tne imeraia isie, comDinea wun an
Intriguing story, make "The Wish
ing Well" one of the most popular
of the late operettas. Thus pictur
esque and appealing, with the pick
of musical talent of the high school
chosen for Its presentation, the op
eretta gives promise of supplying an
evening of enjoyable entertainment
Costumes are of the old Irish
style, with the girls wearing rather
long, old-fashioned dresses, and the
boys wearing knee-breeches and
long-tailed coats.
Principals In the cast are Eddie
Kenny, Virginia Piercey, Lola HI-
att, Gay Anderson, Earl Thomson
Nancy Cox, John Franzen, Jeanette
Turner, Bruce Gibb, Hazel Bcymer
and Phyllis Pollock.
The boys and girls chorus, repre
senting neighbors, Is composed of
Delia Ulrich, Alva McDuffee, Anabel
Turner, Phyllis Jones, Winifred
Case, Iretta Taylor, Lucille Moyer,
Hazel Bcymer, Lora Gilliam, Rachel
Anglin, Kathryn McLoughlin, Lu
cille Beymer, Matt Kenny, Anson
Rugg, Billy Cox, Jack Slocum
Claud Hill and Marvin Morgan
Girls from the grades will presen
a fairy dance. They are Alice Lat-
ourell, Patty Cason, Ella Ohlos
chlager, Louise Anderson, Betty
Ferguson, Harriet Hager, Betty
Happold, Dora Bailey. Adele Nick-
arson is queen of the fairies.
For Sale White Pckln duck eggs,
50c per setting. Beulah Nichols.
Lexington. 1-Sp
OLD MAN WINTER
SPILLS DOPE; TRY
TO BE MADE AGAIN
Old MAN WINTER kicked
over the dope bucket and subject
ed the fellow who talked about
the baseball "feel" being nl the air
to a great deal of ridicule, when
the baseball "feel" being In the air
painted the scenery a beautiful
white for the first time in a year
last Friday, the day slated for the
attempted start of twilight base
ball in Heppner.
Of course the two-Inch snow all
disappeared the next day, and
Spring once more ruled the land
scape If the old man is going to
be so sensitive, it is probably tak
ing a big chance to again tamper
with his feelings, but a bunch of
the boys say they are ready to go;
so a call has again been Issued
summoning the male population
of the city, and so many of the
"femines" as may be Interested,
to Rodeo field tomorrow after
noon at 5 o'clock, again for the
purpose of starting a series of
evening baseball games.
IONE.
JENNIE E. McMURRAY.
In appreciation of the fact that
her 4-H club girls finished their
work 100 percent and had it com
pleted in time to exhibit at the in
stitute held March 20 at Lexington,
Miss Hildegarde Williams gave a
party Monday afternoon from 3:30
to 6 o'clock in the gymnasium. The
girls present were the twelve mem
bers of the club, Bertha Akers, An
nabelle McCabe, Helen Lundell,
Valjean Clark, Bernice Ring, Betty
Bergevin, Maxine McCurdy, Vivian
Ball, Genevieve Ball, Sibyl Howell,
Shirley Larsno, Winona Ritchie,
and four club members who com
pleted the work last year, Charlotte
McCabe, Miriam Hale, Margaret;
Llndeken and Mildred Lundell.
Games were played and the girls
had a most enjoyable time. Ice
cream slices, cookies and homemade
candy were served. The club was
rganized September 22 with Miss
Williams as leader and the follow
ing young folks as officers: presi
dent, Betty Bergevin; vice president,
Helen Lundell, and secretary, Ber
tha Akers.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell and
daughter, Mrs. Glover -Peck from
Stanfleld, were Saturday evening
guests at the Harvey Ring home.
The sectional declamatory contest
of division one, comprising the high
schools of Lexington, lisppner and
lone was held in the schoolhouse
here Saturday night. In the drama
tic division, Beulah Eskelson of
Lexington, giving "He Knew Lin
coln," won first place; Earl Thom
son of Heppner, "The Soul of a
Violin," won second and Minnie
Normoyle of lone, "At the Open
Window," won third. In the ora
torical class, Donald Heliker of
lone, giving "The Eleventh Com
mandment," won first place; Mau
rice Reaney of Lexington, "War and
Public Opinion, won second, and
Theodore Thomson of Heppner,
John Marshall a!nd Federal Su
premacy, won tnird. in tne Humor
ous class, Ralph Currin of Heppner,
giving "Some Corn and Potatoes,"
won first; Jeanne Huston, Don t
Tell Me No Gossip, I Won't Listen,"
won second, a'nd Erma Lane of Lex
ington, "Lord Dunsdreary Propos
es," won third. Judges were W. W.
Head of lone, J. J. Nys of Heppner
and Mrs. White of Lexington. Coun
ty finals will be held in Heppner,
April 11.
The sectional contest for the
grades was held in Lexington last
Friday night. The lone winners
were Harold Buchanan who won
first place in the humorous class
of division three, Junior Mason who
won second place in the humorous
class of division two, and Carl Lin
deke'ni who won third place in the
non-humorous class of division two.
Willows grange will give an en
tertainment in lone Saturday night
to which the public is invited. The
men and women of the grange will
present competitive programs. If
you want to laugh attend this meet
ing. The program will be put on
at the school gymnasium and the
dance and Eupper will be at Legion
hall. An admission fee of 15 and
25 cents will be charged at the gym
nasium and a charge will be made
for the supper. The dance is free.
The Silver Tea given at the Con
gregational church parlors Thurs
day aftertnoon, March 26, was
very enjoyable affair. About thirty
ladies were In attendance. Refresh
ments of sandwiches, salad, cake
and coffee were served by the hos
tesses. Mrs. R. E. Harbison, Mrs
Hal O. Ely and Mrs. Alfred Troed
son. John P. Louy Is a patient in t
Walla Walla hospital.
David Rictmann has purchased
160 acres of the E. H. Turner ranch
This is the part on which the build
ings are located and was originally
the Ernest Rietmnlnn homestead.
Tuesday evening, March 24, was
social night of Locust chapter, O E
S. Twenty-seven members were)
present and all report a pleasant
time, The following program was
carried out: Playettc, "The Auto
Age," having five characters with
Ruth Mason as Mr. Perkins, Fan
nle Grllllth as Mrs. Perkins, Delia
McCurdy as Mrs. Bumper, Mabel
Krebs as Lotta Bumper ana Katlv
eryn Feldmolm as Bug. Following
the play a piano solo was given by
Margaret Blake and a piano due
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"LONELY WIVES," four -star
laugh special, Star Theater, Sunduy
and Monday.
E
Season to Start April 19
With No Hired Players ;
Entrance Fee Smaller.
FIVE TOWNS ENLIST
Heppner, Condon, lone, Arlington,
Fossil Take Fart; Six Teams
Hoped For; Clow Head.
Five of the towns participating in
the Wheatland Baseball league last
season sent representatives to Ar
lington Tuesday evening to organize
the league for another year. After
amending the rules to eliminate hir
ing players, and fixing the intention
of playing all home boys, the repre
sentatives voted to start the season
April 19 with a 10-game schedule.
Heppner, Condon, lone, Arlington
and Fossil were represented at the
meeting, and it was thought proba
ble that Wasco, winner of the pen
nant for the last two years, will
again participate.
"Kewpie" Clow, Arlington, was
elected president; Raymond Crow
der, Arlington, secretary-treasurer,
and Werner Rietmann, lone, vice
president Clow, who pitched for
Condon for many years, has been
an active figure In the league since
its inception. Moving to Arlington
since last season, he has become
identified with the river city boys
and will probably be on the mound
for them this year.
In case Wasco fails to come Into
the league, it was decided to ask
Kennewick, Wash., or some other
town that might be receptive, to
take a franchise. In case a sixth
team is not available, the schedule
will be drawn up for a five-team
league which will necessitate each
team drawing a "bye" once In the
season.
Other stipulations made at the
meeting included lowering of the
money to be posted from $55 to $30.
Under the new ruling no money is
forfeited in case a team fails to ap
pear for a scheduled game, but any
team failing to so appear imme
diately forfeits its chance to win
the league trophy which will include
$25 of the money posted by each
team. A new method of determin
ing eligible players was also put
in force. This year each club will
post a list of its players, all of whom
shall be recognized as belonging to
said club, with the league secretary
before the fifth playing date, and
any player not so posted will be in
eligible to play in any of the re
maining five games. The Zenith
baseball was adopted as the official
league ball.
The playing schedule will be
drawn up within a short time and
submitted to each club for Its ap
proval. Representatives from Heppner at
tending the meeting were Raymond
Ferguson, Dr. J. H. McCrady and
Jasper Crawford. Ferguson has
managed the local club for the last
two years, and will assist Dr. Mc
Crady with the management this
year.
THEFT AT IRRIG0N
GETS MEN IN JAIL
O. Coryell. Storekeeper, Knows His
Eggs; Waiver and Chance to Flea
Asked; Bail Set at $500.
Wesley M. Anderson and Clyde
Furman, charged with larceny from
the store of Oliver Coryell at irri-
gon early Monday morning, were
arraigned in justice court Tuesday
morning. They asked that examin
ation by the grand jury be waived
and that they be given a chance to
Dlead after consultation with a law
yer. They were placed unaer auu
bail.
Anderson and Furman were ap
prehended by Sheriff Bauman and
Coryell on the Columbia River high
way three miles west of Pnedelton
about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon,
and on identification by the store
owner of groceries in their car, al
leged to have been the goods stolen,
they were arrested and brought to
Heppner.
The theft was reported to nave
taken place between 12 o'clock and
8 o'clock Monday morning. The ar
rested men said they were on their
way from California to Iowa. Their
car bore an Iowa license.
In reporting the theft to the sher
iff, Coryell told the exact number of
brown eggs contained In a missing
broken case. When the car was ov
erhauled, and a partial case of eggs
revealed, the number of brown eggs
checked exactly with Coryell's
count. There was also found one
can of tomatoes, which checked
with the storekeeper's prediction, as
only one such can was in stock
when he closed Sunday night, he
said. Smoking tobacco, canned
corn, bread, cakes, chocolate bars,
soap, syrup, sugar and a rifle, were
also found, in quantity and des
cription checking with articles
missing from the store.
The coupe automobile of the
Iowa men had the appearance of
having come to tho end of Its jour
ney when brought Into Heppner.
WHEATLAND LEAGU
IKES m RUES
(Continued on Pago Six.)
HEPPNER CUT OFF
BY STORM, FLOOD
News From Outeide Awaited With
Anxiety; Toll of Life Features
Reports of Disasters.
Spring freshets that caused rivers
all over the northwest to rise rap
idly and many to reach a flood stage
combined with a heavy downpour of
rain the first of the week to cut
Heppner off from rail and highway
transportation service to and from
the west Wednesday. The two-day
accumulation of mail came through
this morning, causing congestion in
the local postofflce.
Anxiety reigned on the part of
many having relatives and friends
in Pendleton and Walla Walla with
phone messages carrying meager
reports of flood damage in those
cities. Daily news dispatches car
ried in the daily papers reaching
here this morning verified the re
ports, with announcement that the
damage in Walla Walla may reach
$1,000,000 and the loss of one life.
In Pendleton water poured over the
levee on the Umatilla river sending
a deluge of water into town that
filled many basements in the lower
districts.
Slides in the Columbia river gorge
that halted both rail and highway
service were sufficiently cleared
away yesterday to allow trains and
motor traffic through, reports say.
Travelers coming through from
Hermiston yesterday evening said
that on crossing the bridge across
the Umatilla river the water was
within a few inches of going over
it and that the bridge appeared
shaky.
Bliss Hottman of this city who at
tempted to drive to Walla Walla
Tuesday, said he was forced to turn,
back because of a bridge being
washed out the other side of Pen
dleton.
No flood damage has resulted in
this county, though heavy rains pre
vailed Monday and Tuesday, and
Willow and other creeks were swell
ed to much larger proportions than
at any time this spring.
News from the outside was anx
iously awaited by Heppner people
this morning, who found flood dam
age mot to be the only disaster fea
tured. Report of earthquake in
Nicaragua taking 1000 lives, and an
airplane crash in Kansas which
killed eight people including Knute
Rockne, famed Notre Dame football
coach, made the papers of more
than usual interest.
Star Theater Opens With
New Talking Equipment
The Star theater opened to the
public last evening after a two-day
shut-down for the installation of
new "talkie" equipment and im
provement of the theater's acoustic
al properties. The new equipment,
using direct film control of sound
accompaniment to the pictures, is a
big improvement over the old equip
ment using disc reproduction, says
B. G. Sigsbee, manager. "The Prod
igal," a late popular picture, was
used for the initial showing and will
be shown again tonight
The walls of the theater were re
lined with smooth-surfaced wall
board to cover the rough surfaced
plaster that before had the effect
of deadening sound. With the im
provements picture and and sound
are always In perfect synchroniza
tion, and audibility is much better.
The opening with the new equip
ment was greeted by a much larg
er crowd than is usual at mid-week,
and Mr. Sigsbee believes the thea
ter-going public will find their pleas
ure in the pictures much enhanced
from now on.
6TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.
Miss Alberta Adkins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adkins, cele
brated her 6th birthday anniver
sary last Friday, and the event was
made the occasion for a very pleas
ant party at the family home to this
city. Games were played and re
freshments served. Present were
Kathryn and Mary Nys, Wilma and
Florence Beymer, Phyllis Marble,
Peggy Tamblyn, Louise Green, Wil
ma Hudson, Berdine Vance, Jean
Gemmell, Dorothy Wilson, Lucille
Barlow, Mary Emma Curran, Patsy
Smith, Betty Marie Coxen, Norma
Prock and Betty Marie Adkins.
TEACHER GIVEN PARTY.
Pupils of the fifth grade of the
Heppner school gave their teacher,
Miss Juanita Leathers, a birthday
party at school Wednesday. In
honor of the occasion Mrs. A. D.
McMurdo baked a large angel food
cake, and it was decorated with 16
candles. Excitement was rife in
the room for a time when the cake
turned up missing, but W. R. Poul
son, superintendent, reports every
thing was again serene when the
cake was returned by Wm. Drlscoll.
janitor, properly adorned with 40
colorful candles. The youngsters
enjoyed a pleasurable hour also In
honor of the evefnt
CHAUTAUQUA DATES SET.
Morrow county's annual free
Chautauqua will be held this year
June 23 to 26 Inclusive at Heppner,
according to word received this
week by J. W. Hiatt. secretary. An
extra large tent has again been ar
ranged for. Seven programs will be
given to the four days, but an
nouncement of the talent will not
be available until later.
"LONELY WIVES," four -star
laugh speclul, Star Theater, Sunday
and Monduy.
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Head State Propagation
Farms Speaks to Lions;
Holding Pens Asked.
10 -CENT BOUNTY ON
Predatory Bird Elimination Aim;
Notson Reports State Chamber ;
Meeting Held in Portland.
Gene M. Simpson, a nationally
known figure in game bird propa
gation work whose ideas applied as
superintendent of Oregon state
game farms have been adopted In
many other states, told . Heppner
Lions at their Monday luncheon of
a new plan being adopted to facil
itate game bird propagtaion in Ore
gon. J. D. Cash and Stanley Reavis
were in charge of the special pro
gram. Miss Fern Engelman of
lone was well received in vocal so
lo, accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Merle Venable. A short report
of the Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce meeting in Portland
Thursday was given by S. E. Not
son, president of Heppner Commer
cial club.
Mr. Simpson, in disclaiming any
right to the title "distinguished"
given him in introduction by C. L.
Sweek, president, told briefly of the
new propagation plan. The state
game farms are capable of produc
ing more birds than can be held at
the farms until after the close of
the hunting season, he said, and to
aid in the distribution of surplus
birds holding pens are being advo
cated. Sportsmen's associations
willing to build such holding pens
and care for the birds are being of
fered pheasants at weaning age,
with feed.
New Flan Better.
Better results are obtained by
placing day-old chicks out In brood
coops in suitable localities, either In
charge of a care-taker or with a re
sponsible farmer, to care for until
weaning age, than by indiscrimin
ate distribution of pheasant eggs,
he siad. Frequently volunteer care
takers have raised a fair percent
age of the young birds but one ob
jection to this method of propaga
tin is that the birds are released
prior to the open season, and still
another is that the birds are not
well distributed.
Mr. Simpson advocated holding
only female brids. Being decidedly
polygamous, he said, a shortage of
male birds in the wild state is not
liable to occur for many years. In
a short quiz period Mr. Simpson an
swered several questions relative to
the cost and size of holding pens,
and care of the birds. For a 250
bird pen, the cost would be approxi
mately 75 cents per bird for mater
ials, labor donated, he said. Fifty
square feet per bird is the specified
space, though good results might be
had with a little less. An hour's
time a day would be required to
feed and water the birds, which
must be attended to regularly.
In connection with bird propaga
tion work, B. R. Patterson, chair
man of the Lions Crow-Magpie
committee announced that a boun
ty of ten cents a head for old pred
atory birds is now being offered,
and gave out word for the boys and
girls to get busy. He said that
choosing up sides for this year's
Lions contest would be undertaken
in the near future. The predatory
bird population was diminished 4000
head by last year's contest, he said.
Asked to "Carry On."
Mr. Notson brought word from
the state chamber meeting that this
year's activities of the chamber had
been crippled by failure of the leg
islature to appropriate funds for its
support There was a prevailing
sentiment however, that the land
settlement work is needed now
more than ever. In a letter ad
dressed to the meeting, Governor
Meier gave unreserved endorsement
to the work and urged support by
business interests. It was not possi
ble for the Heppner club to take
out a membership at the time of
his attendance as he would like to
have seen, but he expressed the
hope that the money would be avail
able shortly.
The club received congratulations
on its many activities, in a commun
ication from Melvin Jones, secre
tary general of Lions International,
read by Jasper Crawford, secretary.
EASTER DANCE MONDAY.
The annual Easter ball of Hepp
ner unit, American Legion Auxil
iary, will not be a formal affair,
and assurance Is given by the pub
licity committee that no one need
hesitate to attend for fear they will
be surrounded by "tuxes" and "low
necks." Preparations have been un
der way for several weeks to make
the occasion next Monday evening
at Elks' hall one of the outstanding
dances of the year in the light of
wholesome fun, however, and the
committee promises no one will be
sorry they uttended. The hall will
be decorated, and many specialties
have been planned, that will curry
the occasion far above the ordinary
dance, they promise. Pat's Five
Aces will play.
R. A. M. MEETS TONKiHT.
Regular convocation of Heppner
Chapter No. 26, R. A. M., will be
held at Masonic hall tonight.
OLD BY SIMPSON