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OREGON HISTORICAL S 0 1 r U P. L1C AUDITOR!'; p 0 F. T L A 2 . C & E . Stepper fcette Volume 48, Numbe 4. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, April 9, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year mm SPELLERS TO Finals in County Contests To be Held Saturday; Many Expected. ENTRANTS NAMED Spellers to Meet in Morning, With Declamation in Afternoon and Evening; Winners to Via Finals In both the Morrow County Declamatory and Spelling contests will be held in Heppner Saturday. The spelling contest will begin at 9 o'clock In the morning, and the declamatory contest at 2:30 and 7:30 in the afternoon and evening. No admission charge will be made for those who care to watch the pro cedure of the spelling contest, which will be written, but an admission charge of 50 cents to cover cost of awards and judges' transportation will be made for the declamatory contest. In past years the declam atory contest has proved popular with the public and Lucy E. Rod gers, county school superintendent, promises the contest this year will be well worth the price of admis sion. She urges the public to attend. The spelling contest will be con ducted in two divisions, with the lower division composed of repre sentatives from the third, fourth and fifth grades, and the upper div ision, the sixth, seventh and eighth. The lower division will meet in the fourth grade room, and the upper division in the high school assem bly room. To the winning school in each division a loving cup Is of fered, with pennants going to schools placing second and third. The Heppner Lions club cup, won last year by the Strawberry school, Is awarded In the upper division, and the lone Odd Fellows cup is awarded In the lower division. Each cup must be won three sucessive times for permanent possession by any school. The declamatory contest, In three divisions, will be held In the school auditorium. Division one, high school, is In three sections, oratori cal, dramatic and humorous, and divisions two and three, upper and lower grades, are in two sections each, humorous and non-humorous. Special judges have been procured for both contests. Gold and silver medal awards will be given Indiv iduals winning first and second places In each declamation division. Schools having representatives totalling 74 In both divisions of the spelling contest are Alpine, Eight Mile, Balm Fork, Strawberry, Pine City, Morgan, Lexington, Democrat Gulch, Gooseberry, Rood Canyon, lone, Matteson, Rocky Bluff, Davis, Hardman, Heppner, Hale Ridge, Ir rigon, Boardman, Golden West and Willow. Entered In the lower div ision only are Rhea Creek, Pleasant Point, Willow Way and Pleasant Vale. Entrants in the declamatory con test are: Division I oratorical: Norma Gibbons, Boardman; Joe Kilkenny, Alpine; Donald Heliker, lone; Maurice Reaney, Lexington. Dramatic: Margaret Howard, Al pine; Carl Wicklander, Boardman; Beulah Eskelson, Lexington; Earl Thomson, Heppner. Humorous: Ralph Currin, Heppner; Jeane Hus ton, lone; Alex Lindsay, Alpine; Ol eta Nelll, Pine City. Division II non-humorous: Peg gy Kilkenny, Alpine; Laverne Bak er, Boardman; Arthur Bergstrom, Gooseberry; Evelyn Kirk, Lexing ton. Humorous: Ruth Howard, Al pine; Floyd Oliver, Irrigon; Francis Rugg, Heppner; Junior Mason, lone. Division III non-humorous: Jer rine Edwards, Lexington; Don Al stott, Golden West; Ruth Bowman, Pine City; Irl Clary, Alpine. Hu morous: Catharine Mead, Board man; Bruce Lindsay, Alpine; Har old Buchanan, lone; Mary Moore, Heppner. Special musical numbers have been arranged for the declamatory contest. Miss Woods' music class will provide selections in both af ternoon and evening, Dan Lindsay of Alpine will sing in the evening, and Robert Walpole of Irrigon ad judged the best trombone soloist In the recent state band contest at Corvallls, will give a trombone solo at both afternoon and evening ses sions. Winners of the declamatory con test will go to the lntcr-county con test to vie with representatives from Union, Umatilla and Gilliam counties on Aprli 18. This contest will take place at 7:30 o'clock In the evening at Arlington.- MISS BLAHM MARRIED. Miss Anna Blahm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Blahm, was united In marriage on Saturday to Clifford Shaw of this city. The wed ding took place In the evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Moore, Mr. Moore performing the ceremony. Witnesses were the bride's sister, Mrs. Lee Sprlnkel, and the bridegroom's father, W. B. Shaw. For the present the young people will make their home at the Shaw mill In the upper Rhea creek section. THE GREAT MEADOW, with John Mack Brown, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. COME Easter Cantata Draws Well Sunday Evening The Easter cantata, "Hosanna," presented at the Christian church Sunday evening by the singers from the Methodist, Episcopal and Chris tian churches, and ably directed by Mrs. Wm. R. Poulson, with Miss Jeanette Turner playing the accom paniment with excellence, was a feature of the festival season that drew a large audience. The cantata had been well prepared and both leader and singers were compli mented upon its splendid rendition, All churches of the city commem orated Easter by appropriate exer cises and sermons, the different Bi ble schools having special programs participated in by the pupils. The sunrise sendee on the top of the big hill east of the city began the day's worship by the young people, and the spirit of worship there manifest seemed to prevail throughout all the services of the day. NEW ATTORNEY HERE. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney ar rived from Seattle the first of the week to take up their residence In Heppner. Mr. Mahoney will take over the office of C. L. Sweek who is giving up his law practice in this city because of. his recent appoint ment to the bench and who has now entered upon his duties as judge of the sixth judicial district. Mr. Mahoney Is a Heppner boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, and a graduate of our high school, class of 1923. That fall he entered the University of Washington, tak ing up the study of law, and gradu ated from that department In the summer of 1928, the same year tak ing and passing the bar examina tion for Oregon. After spending a year at home, Mr. Mahoney then took the Washington bar examina tion and was also admitted to prac tice in that state. During the past year he has been with the Univer sity Bank of Seattle, in the trust department, which position has giv en him additional practical know ledge In his profession. Heppner is glad to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney, and we bespeak tor nim a successful career as an attorney in this community. Mr. Mahoney will have the suite of offi ces in the First National bank building heretofore occupied by Judge Sweek. W. C. T. U. INSTITUTE TUESDAY Mrs. Ada Jolly, state president of the W. C. T. U., will hold an insti tute on Tuesday, April 14th, in the Christian church at 2 p. m. and an evening program at 7:30. The af ternoon program follows: song, Scripture reading, prayer, talk by a. E. Notson, "Best Method for Se curing Law Obserance;" song, talk by Joel R. Benton, "Best Method for Safeguarding Prohibition;" song special, talk, "Alcohol nad Health," Dr. Conder; address by Mrs. Ada Jolly. Evening program: Local program consisting of two readings, "The Other Train," LaVelle White, and The Constitution," Earl Thomson; address, Mrs. Ada Jolly. Everyone welcome. PRISONERS GET SENTENCE. In cricuit court before Judge Cal vin L. Sweek yesterday afternoon, Wesley M. Anderson and Clyde Fur- man plead guilty to the Informa tions filed against them, wherein they were charged with the crime of larceny from the store of O. Cor yell at Irrigon. The men waived time and entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced to 90 days each In the county jail. Jos. J. Nys appear ed as attorney for the men, and asked leniency on the part of the court because of the good reputa tion the men had borne previous to this trouble. District Attorney Not son did not oppose extending len iency. The circumstances surround ing this case were set forth in last week's paper. SPECIAL MEETING OF MASONS. Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., will hold a special communica tion on Saturday evening for the purpose of conferring the M. M. de gree. The work will be put on by the degree team from the Canby, Oregon, lodge. Heppner's Model Butter Factory Viewed by Lions If you haven't been to the arctic region, or haven't visited Havre, Montana, In winter, you may not know what It Is to experience 30 de grees below zero. But If you are In terested to know just how cold It Is at that temperature, you don't have to go outside of Heppner. Just step into the refrigeration plant of the Morrow County Creamery com pany and you will find that such a temperature may not be comfort ably withstood for long. At least that Is what a party of Heppner Lions found on making a tour of inspection of the plant Mon day on Invitation of W. Claude Cox, manager. The efficiency of the famed Ford "lino" production system of manu facture has little to claim over that displayed by the local creamery plant, arrnngod according to the ideas of Us manager with the recent completion of a reinforced concrete structure built especially for the business. The refrigeration com partments, in one of which the ex tremely low temperature is obtain able, is but one of the features of the new plant enabling the com pany to make and store its products in an clllcient manner. The creamery is not only modern ly equipped to turn out 2500 pounds of high grade butter each day, but SCHOOL OPERETTA TO BE WEDNESDAY The Wishing Well" Filled With Irish Tunes and Wit Provides Climax to Music Year. Replete with Irish humor, melody and picturesque costumes, "The Wishing Well" will be presented as the annual Heppner high school op eretta next Wednesday evening at the school auditorium under the direction of Miss Charlotte Woods, music supervisor. Each year the operetta climaxes the musical ac tivities of the school and provides the local public with one of the ma jor entertainments of the year. Brightly colorful throughout "The Wishing Well" lends itself admir ably to presentation by high school students, and including fairy dances prepared by grade school pupils un der the direction of Mrs. Harold Cohn and Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea, should make an entertainment filled with aesthetic appeal. The operetta will be presented In three acts, as follows: Act I: Over ture, instrumental; fairy scene and dance, fairy queen and fairies; The Wishing Well, Terence; My Rose Scented Garden, Mary and Terence; Mary Macushla, My Irish Queen, Terence; You've Kissed the Blar ney Stone, Kathleen and Dan; There's Joy In My Garden, Mary; Oh, Persuadin' Are Your Ways, Nora and Darby; Why the Fairies Came to Ireland, Terence; The Top of the Mornin' to Ye, Chorus. Act II: Let us Dance the Light Fantastic, chorus of girls; You Alone, Asthore, Mary and Terence; The Smile in Your Eyes, Kathleen and Dan; The Leprechaun, Ter ence; Love is a Painter, Mary; fairy scene and dance (what Noreen im agines is happening while her eyes are closed), fairy queen and fairies; finale, principals and chorus. Act III: Finale, principals and chorus. The cast follows: Terence Fitz- pa trick O'Grady of Hitchcock Court, scion of a wealthy and noble family, incognito as Terence O- Moore, Eddie Kenny; Noreen, Lady Mary's niece, who has lived with her aunt since her mother's demise, Virginia Piercey; Lady Mary Don- nell, last of her line, the present owner of Falls Park Manor, Lola Hiatt; Squire Matthew Baxby of Shereton Castle, the estate joining Falls Park Manor, Gay Anderson! Darby Duffy, an old servant at Falls Park Manor, Earl Thomson; Kath leen O'Mara, maid at Falls Park Manor, Nancy Cox; Dan Tyroon, groom at Falls Park Manor, John Franzen; Nora, Darby's wife, ser vant at Falls Park Manor, Jeanette Turner; Feliz Murphy, a tight fisted money lending lawyer of Dublin, Bruce Gibb; Maureen McGibney, a designing coquette from Dublin, Ha zel Beymer; Molly O'Tool, a friend and accomplice of Maureen's, Phyl lis Pollock. Composing the chorus are Delia Ulrich, Alva McDuffee, Anabel Tur ner, Phyllis Jones, Winnifred Case, Iretta Taylor, Lucille Moyer, Hazel Beymer, Lora Gilliam, Rachel Ang lin, Kathryn McLoughlin, Lucille Reymer, Matt Kenny, Anson Rugg, Bill Cox, Jack Slocum, Claude Hill, Marvin Morgan. Girls from the grades are Alice Latourell, Patty Cason, Ella Ohle schlager, Louise Anderson, Betty Ferguson, Harriet Hager, Betty Happold, Dora Bailey. Adele Nick erson is queen of the fairies. Stage managers are J. T. Lumley and Theodore Thomson. Miss Jessie Palmlter has charge of the cos tumes, Miss Bernita Lamson is pub licity manager and Miss Grace Nix on is accompanist. THE GREAT MEADOW, a glor ious tale of the men and women who blazed the Daniel Boon trail across the mountains from Virginia to Kentucky; Star Theater Sunday and Monday. Mrs. Mary Rood and her sister, Mrs. Dot Sparks, who were week end visitors in Heppner, returned to their Portland home Monday. in addition has complete, late model equipment for manufacturing Ice cream up to 250 gallons daily, and a large Ice plant. The plant is electrically driven throughout, with new shafting mounted on ball bear ings assuring smooth and efficient operation of machinery. The con crete floor of the plant Is sloped to drains that carry off the water rap Idly and the floor where the work men walk is never hardly more than damp. In a special room the boiler Is mounted on a heavy con crete base where fuel may be got to it with a minimum of time and effort, and the appearance of this department would do credit to the parlor of a home. Recent addition of a vlscollzer to the Ice cream making equipment enables the company to turn out just as smooth and fine-textured ice cream as It Is possible to make any place. In the viscolizing pro cess a pump exerting 250 pounds pressure to the square Inch puts the Ice cream mixture through a series of vertical pipes, In which the mix ture Is thoroughly chilled and cook ed by the time It leaves the pipes ready for freezing. Pasteurizing, for which the com pany has two large vats through which run large metal colls con- (Contlnued on Page Six.) fiio regulation IL Cooperation Given in Tree Planting at Well To morrow; Plan Told. PERMIT AUTO CAMP Ferguson Motor Co. Starts Project; Air Rifles Held Menace; Street Closing Asked. Control of radio Interference and amplification of the human voice, or any sound or noise, which might disturb the peace or good order of the neighborhood within the city, is the object of ordinance 248 passed by the city council Monday evening. An emergency clase was attached, putting the ordinance into imme diate effect. Other matters coming up Included the granting of a build ing permit to Ferguson Motor com pany for the construction of an auto campground and cabins on the corner of East May and Chase streets, hearing of plans of the Washington Bicentennial tree-plant ing committee, consideration of the closing of streets abutting property recently purchased by the Ameri can Legion for the purpose of mak ing a park and playground, and consideration of a protest by W. R. Poulson, school superintendent, against the shooting of "beebee" guns within the city. Mrs. Arthur McAtee, chairman of the local Washington Bicentennial association, informed the council of the organization's intention of planting trees on the city ground at the artesian well, and the council offered cooperation in going to the site tomorrow, Arbor day, to plant the Chinese elm trees recently pur chased by the city, and a number of western yellow pine trees, the latter having been recommended by the pomology department of Ore gon State college. C. W. Smith, county agent, will head the party to be composed of any and all per sons wishing to participate in the work. Specifications given by Ferguson Motor company stated that the cab- Ins, six in number, wll'tibe of lum ber and stucco construction, all built under one roof. Work on the project was expected to be pushed immediately. C. W. Smith and Walter Moore represented the American Legion post in presenting the request for the vacation of portions of Gilmore and Balm streets by the city. The portions set out are no longer used, and the property included would add to he Legion's property, ad joining the swimming tank, which they recently acquired for the pur pose of making a park and play ground. The matter was turned over to the streets and public prop erty committee for investigation and recommendations. Mr. Poulson asked that the coun cil do something about the matter of shooting air-rifles within the city, because of many complaints coming to his office about windows being broken and children being hurt by shot from the guns. It was the sense of the council that the guns were dangerous in the hands of children, and the city attorney was requested to draw up an ordinance prohibiting their being shot within the 'city. Council also requested the attor ney to draw up an ordinance for en forcement of the school stop sign, the only law governing Its regula tion being a state statute requiring that motor vehicles nof exceed a speed of 15 miles an hour at school crossings. Other business of the council In cluded hearing of the quarterly re port of the city treasurer, monthly report of the watermaster, and authorizing payment of bills. METHODIST CHURCH. 9:45 a. m., Sunday School. 11:00 a. m. Morning, Worship hour; message, "Christ of the Bi ble." 6:30 p. m., Epworth League. 7:30 p. m., Song service and gos pel message, "After Easter Thots; What Does the Atonement Mean to Us?" Let us be loyal to the church ser vices not only at Easter, but all the weeks to follow throughout the year. We worship "The Risen Christ" who is now our great Ad vocate at the right hand of the Father. He Is worthy of our praise and adoration. How brtter can we show It than by faithful devotion to our Lord. You are Invited to wor ship with us. 'His name shall be called Won derful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Is. 9-8. GLEN P. WHITE, Pastor. BISHOP TO BE IIERK SUNDAY. The Rt. Rev. Wm. P. Remington, bishop of the Episcopal church In Eastern Oregon, will visit Heppner this Sunday and preach in All Saints' church. Those of us who know the bishop and his ability as a speaker will not want to miss this opportunity to hear him. Since the return of the Bishop and Mrs. Rem- nlgton from Europe, ho has spent much of his time In the East on various missions. Mis. Remington will accompany the Bishop on his visit. PASSED Or COK F.LKUNS FUNERAL RITES HELD HERE Was Prominent at Lexington; Bur ial at Athena; High School to Give Vaudeville Show. By RUTH DINGES. On Tuesday morning, April 7, fu neral services were held for Fred erick Loren Kuns at the I. O. O. F. hall in Heppner. The services were conducted by members of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Lexington, of which Mr. Kuns was a member. A quar tet composed of Mrs. Trina Parker, Miss Dona Barnett, William Isom and Frank Turner sang "Rock of Ages," "Shall We Gather at the River" and "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me." Lexington high school was dismissed, and the students attend ed In a body. Immediately after the funeral the body was taken to Athena for Interment Burial serv ices were held Wednesday after noon. Frederick Loren Kuns was born in Hartwell, Missouri, January 30, 1881. At the age of ten years he moved with other members of his family to Morrow county, where they lived for several years. Later he and his brother John went to North Dakota where they took up homesteads, and on April 25, 1910, he married Miss Caroline Gjelsten of Aberdeen, South Dakota. They lived a few years In Missouri, after which they returned to Lexingtofl where the family has resided for a number of years. After a serious illness of almost a year, Mr. Kuns passed away Sunday, April 5, at the Heppner hospital. He is survived by his widow; his son Emmet; his daughter, Iva; his mother, Mrs. Emma Patterson of Athena; his sister, Mrs. Allie Can non of Athena; a brother, John Kuns of Eagle Rock, Calif; a half- sister, Mrs. Julia Smith of Athena; and three half-brothers, Walter Booher of Burns; Tom Booher of La Grande, and Henry Booher of Athena. On Saturday, April 18, Lexington Grange will meet as usual. It be ing the social night, a short pro gram will be given, to which the public is Invited. After the program candidates will be initiated into the first and second degrees. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMillan are the proud parents of a baby girl, born Tuesday, April 7. The seniors of Lexington high school will sponsor a vaudeville to be given in the high school auditor ium Friday evening, April 10. The program will consist of singing, skits, and dancing. Sunday, Aprli 5, the Easter pro gram was given by the Lexington Christian Sunday school. In the afternoon Joel R. Benton preached an Easter sermon with the text "He Is Risen." Mr. Benton will preach at the Lexington Christian church Sunday afternoon, April 12. Mrs. Ed Hackett spent last week end with relatives In Aberdeen, Wash. A daughter, Patricia Ann, was born Saturday, April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox of Lexington. Boardman to Have Fine North and South Road With the county road crew at work on the extension of the Ione Boardman market road to a point some 12 miles north of the junction with the main highway at lone, the north end town and project will now be able to reach the county seat by a splendid road. The county has made an extension of the road to a nolnt about six miles north from where the road bed has been sur faced. On this extension the grade has been made standard and the road crews are busy putting gravel on, which readily mixes with the soil and the traffic soon packs it down to a smooth surface. From the end of the grading on north, the road leads direct north to Board man over the "natural" road thru the sand and the travel over this keeps the track packed and practic ally like pavement It is the Intention of the county court, so we are informed, to sur face this road and complete the grade on through to Boardman just as soon as funds are available, but the work now being completed puts the road to the north end commun ity in such fine shape that the peo ple out that way can now readliy reach the county seat, and the far mers along the route in reach of the Improvement will be able to get to market much easier than hereto fore. 6-Cent Wheat Rate Cut In Effect April First Salem, Ore. Shippers of grain and grain products in Morrow and other eastern Oregon counties are the beneficiaries under the new re duced freight rates covered by schedules which went Into effect April 1 under an order of the public utilities commission. Rates from Heppner to Portland heretofore 20 cents per 100 pounds are reduced to 154 cents under the new schedule with proportionate re ductions to other points. FOR SALE Poland China boar, 10 mo. old; reg. Jersey bull, 13 mo. old. W. H. Cleveland, phone 8F11. John Mack Brown In "The Great Meadow," Star Theater Sunday and Monday. I0NE. JENNIE E. McMURRAY. The missionary society of the Valby church at Gooseberry will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Anderson next Sunday, April 12. at i. p. m. All are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson were after Sunday school dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar ami last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson were Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carl son. Mr. and Mrs Henry Baker were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Morgan Sunday after noon. Miss Wilma Chase, a teacher in the rural schools, spent the week end with Mrs. Russel Miller in lone Mrs. Ethel Fraser is a guest at tne Home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Hatch. Mrs. Fraser's home is in Long Beach, California. Leonard Carlson and Bert Peck are in Pendleton this week serving as jurymen at the Eastern Oregon term of federal court Mrs. Henry Peterson was happily surprised Wednesday i afternoon, April 1, when three of her neigh bors, Mrs. Henry Baker, Mrs. Oscar Peterson and Mrs. Leonard Carlson, dropped in to spend a few hours with her, and to remind her that it was her birthday anniversary. Re freshments were served by the self invited guests. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hale were hosts at a pleasant dinner party Sunday. Guests enjoying their hos pitality were Mr. and Mrs. Brenner Reese, Mrs. Delia Armitage and Mr. and Mrs. John Cochran of Yakima, Wash., Rev. and Mrs. Charley Cas on, Ellis Cason and Nina Cason of Lone Rock, Mrs. Earl Wright and two sons Guy and Wendell of Ba ker, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grabill, Hel en and Gene Grabill, Mr. and Mrs. Edison Morgan and daughter. The guests from Lone Rock departed Sunday night for their home. Those from Yakima left Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Griffith and two children, Bobby and Dale, from Portland, were over Sunday guesst of Mr. Griffith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Linn. Tom Griffith who si well known here is soon to be placed in charge of the government airport at Ar lington. Last week he spent a few days visiting at the home of his brother, Fred Griffith, in Portland, and at present is at Cascade Locks. As soon as the California schools close, Mrs. Griffith and the children will join him at Arlington. The Women's Topic club held an interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. Earl Blake Saturday after noon. The subject under discussion was Oregon history. The recent rains have raised the water in Willow creek until there is an abundant supply for Irrigation purposes. Mrs. John Grimes will move her restaurant to the Harris building this week and our new hostelry, "The Park Hotel" will be open for business. The dining room of the restaurant fronts on Main street, with an up-to-date kitchen In the rear, opening from the dining room of the pleasant lobby. On the other side Is a ladies' parlor where Mr. Harris plans to have a line of confectionery, with ice cream, etc., in season. On the upper floor are sleeping rooms, and here also a cozy nook for women and children. The Park hotel will have telephone ser vice and will in every way cntribute to the comfort of the public. Linea Troedson of the Echo high school teaching staff spent the week end at the home of her parents. Robert Grabill who is attending school in Portland spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives In lone. Mrs. Earl Wright and two chil dren of Baker are guests at the home of Mrs. Wright's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grabill. Mrs. Louis Pyle has gone to Port land where she is a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter Snyder. Mr. Pyle, who is not in the best of health, will soon re-enter the veterans' hospital at Portland for treatment. Miss Dolores Leavens, high school teacher In lone, spent Easter with her parents In Portland. Miss Maude Knight, primary tea cher, spent Easter Sunday at her home in Forest Grove. David Grabill has so far Improved in health that he has left the Hepp ner hospital and is again at his home in lone. Wendell Balsiger of Moro spent Easter Sunday with home folks. Gene Engelman who Is employed in the advertising department of the R. K. O. film exchange at Port land, was a week-end visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engelman. A practice baseball game will be played on the lone grounds Sunday, Arpl 12, between lone and the Cay- use Indians from Mission. The game will start at 2 o'clock. lone boys who will participate In the game are Richard Lundell, Frank Lundell, Norman Swanson, Garland Swanson, Kenneth Akers, Wayland Ritchie, Werner Rietmann, George Tucker and Louis Halverson. The Wheatland league is practically the same this year as last. There will be no hired players. At the Arling ton meeting Werner Rietmann was elected vice-president. The price of admission to the games has been reduced, 50 cents for men, 25 cents for women, and children under ten years of age free. Werner Riet mann Is manager of the local team and Jack Farris is secretary-treas urer. Bunchgrass Rebekah lodge was (Continued on Page Six.) SPRAY ROAD STATUS TOLD BYOVGINEER C. G. Norris Says $412,000 Total Allotted by Gov ernment to Date. LIONS HEAR ORATION Earl Thomson Delivers Address to Be Given in National Contest; Judge's Induction Told. Featuring the Lions club program Monday was a discussion of the Heppner-Spray road by C. G. Nor ris, supervising engineer, in which he set out the amount of work done, projected work, and work remain ing to complete the route. Special entertainment numbers were given by Earl Thomson who gave the ora tion he will deliver at Pendleton in the preliminaries of the national oratorical contest and little Miss Mary Moore who recited the hu morous selection with which she won second place in her division of the county declamatory contest preliminaries. Mr. Thomson's ora tion was written on "The Constitu tion of the United States." Both numbers were well received. The tender of resignation as pres ident of the club by C. L. Sweek be cause of the necessity of much of his time being spent in Pendleton to care for the duties of his office as circuit judge of the sixth district, was declined by the club, the mem bers desiring that Mr. Sweek retain the presidency until such time as his residence is removed from the city, which he expected would not be until after the close of the school year. S. E. Notson told Lions fo Mr. Sweek's induction as circuit judge Saturday evening. At present two sections of the Heppner-Spray road are completed, Mr. Norris said. These are the Cha- pin creek section in the forest, a stretch of 10.72 miles completed three years ago at a cost of $82,000, and the Haystack section on the Wheeler county end adjoining the John Day highway, a stretch of 6.22 miles completed two years ago. Con tracts for grading amounting to $80,000 were let last year for 5.2 miles between the Chapin creek and Haystack sections and it is expect ed this work will be completed by June 1. This year a total of $165,000 was allotted for grading the re maining 4-mile section, and con tracts amounting to $140,000 have been let which will not complete the work, as the construction on the in complete section is exceptionally heavy, Mr. Norris said. The re maining $25,000 was set aside for surfacing, which cannot be under taken until next year as the new grade must be allowed to settle for six months before surfacing can be undertaken. The stretch of the road on which forest road money is '' being spent is 22.16 miles in length, and when money appropriated to date has been spent, the government will have expended $412,000. The Chapin creek section, first completed, was built at a less per- mue cost than new work, as the standard at the time it was built was 12 feet Government regula tions now call for a 16-foot stand ard, which makes construction more costly, Mr. Norris said. The engineer said that the coun ty had promised to repair the road on Rock creek, leading to the for est, where it was practically im passable. He estimated that a cost of $65 or $70 would put the road in passable condition. The bad condi tion of the road at this place was responsible for the Cochran Con struction company, who have the new contracts, moving onto the job from the other end, and had forced them to pass Heppner up entirely. He thought that as soon as the road was put in condition at least part of the camp supplies would go In from this end. Heppner-Pilot Rock Make Strong Spurt at Finish Scoring a perfect 75 for the first time since the start of the Oregon ian state telegraphic trapshooting tournament this year, the Heppner Pilot Rock aggregation finished the last leg of the preliminaries Sunday assured of at least fifth place and the right to participate in the Bhoot- or? to be held In Portland June 12-13-14. Composing the team with perfect 25 s were Earl Warner, Ad am Knoblock and I. A. Clark, all of Heppner. Opposing teams were all defeated Sunday with the exception of Coos County, who also scored 75. No re port was given from Medford. The teams defeated were Klamath 74, Portland 74, Sulem 74, and Bend 73. NEW JVDGE TAKES OATH. C. L. Sweek assumed his diiHen circuit judge for Morrow and Uma tilla counties Saturday evening, the oath being administered by S. E. Notson, notary public, district at torney, and long-time friend of Mr. Sweek. J. Alger Fee, whom Mr. Sweek succeeded, was sworn into his federal judgeship at Portland Monday. Mr. Sweek was In Pendle ton Tuesday on business connected with his new ofllce, and yesterday he handled his first criminal case in this county when he sentenced two men chanced with Inrronv n 90 days in tho county Jail.