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Newspaper Page Text(I s 0 c 1 F- " Y alette tmesi -r ' ft ' , Volume 48, Number 5. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 16, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year COUNTY'S FORESTS WORTH $50,000,000 Ranger Tells of Inroads On Virgin Wealth of United States. TREES SET AT WELL C. W. Smith Cites Work; Predatory Bird Campaign Progresses; Old Time Fiddlers May Vie. Morrow county's $50,000,000 forest . Is one of its largest assets and its protection calls for a lot of work on the part of the officials adminis tering it, F. F. Wehmeyer, district ranger, told Heppner Lions at their Monday noon luncheon, in setting out facts and figures concerning the forests and their relationship to the country generally and especially as affecting agriculture. Mr. Wehmey er introduced a plan of establishing a town fire-fighting force of ten men who could be called in an emer gency. To assist in carrying out the plan, C. W. Smith, vice-president in the chair, appointed a committee to work with Mr. Wehmeyer, namely J. W. Hiatt, Paul Marble and G. A. Bleakman. W. C. Cox and J. O. Peterson, the special program committee for the day, presented Miss Francis Rugg, a winner in the county declamatory contest Saturday evening, with her selection, "Somebody's Cat," and Miss Virginia Dix, Whitman col lege student, in piano solo. Miss Dix also played accompaniment for the group singing. Mr. Cox told of attending a but termakers' meeting In Salem re cently where the new butter grad ing law was explained. When the new law goes into effect at mid year butter will be sold in three grades, extras, standards and thirds. A resolution was adopted at the Sa lem meeting to the effect that the grade of each roll shall be printed on both wrapper and carton. 150 Trees Planted. Mr. Smith reported for the Wash ington bicentennial tree-planting committee, the planting Friday of 150 Chinese elm, western yellow pine and Scotch pine trees at the city's artesian well site. He said that some townswomen had signi fied their Intention of building an open fireplace there in the near fu ture, and it is hoped to make an attractive picnic ground. B. R. Patterson reported for the crow-magpie committee that more of the bird heads had been brought in so far this year than had been brought in up to the same date last year. He said many boys were col lecting the bounty money of 10 cents a head on the old birds, and a suc cessful campaign is in sight. More founds are needed, however, and the committee proposed the matter of staging an old-time dance for the purpose of raising funds. In connection with the dance it was proposed to have a "fiddler's" con test to determine the most popular vender of old-time music in the county. P. W. Mahoney, new Heppner at torney, was a guest and expressed pleasure at being permanently lo cated In his home-town. Mr. Mahon ey recently arrived in the city from Seattle where he was located for a time with the trust department of the University bank. Wealth Cut in Half. In his paper on United States for ests, Mr. Wehmeyer told of the tre mendous inroads that have been made on the virgin 822 million acres that existed when the Pilgrim fore fathers landed at Plymouth, until today there remain but 400 million acres of forest land, 200 million acres of which Is classed as "cut over" area, and only 150 million acres as "merchantable timber." The United States is using 26 bil lion cubic feet of wood products each year, Insects destroying an other billion cubic feet. To replace this amount only six billion cubic feet a year is being reforested. A program must immediately be adop ted to fully replace what is taken away if the country's forest wealth is to be perpetuated, he said. Oregon, having more than one fourth of the national timber, has not so far felt the effect of forest destruction as have other states where constructive reforestation work has been given more consid eration. Sweden was cited as one country where complete reforesta tion Is being carried on. The value of forest products was given as one of the large items of agricultural production. But agri culture generally Is damaged by slaying the forests and cultivation of the virgin lands, in that each year some two million acres of produc tive soil is destroyed, which takes several million years to replace a layer one Inch deep. The government has undertaken policies looking to conservation of the the 156 million acres of forest now In its possession, and with re cent regulation empowering it to purchase additional acreage, Mr. Wehmeyer looks for a much bright er future for this great national re source, He extended an invitation to Lions one or all to accompany him at a convenient time on an Inspec tion tour of the government service being applied In Morrow county, as well as anyone else interested. LIONS' CUP GOES TO STRAWBERRY Trophy Won Second Time; Hepp ner GcUi First in Second Divis ion, Winning I. O. O. F. Cup. The finals in both the Morrow County Declamatory and Spelling contests were held at Heppner Sat urday. Beginning promptly at 9 o'clock in the morning the spellers were given their tests in two divis ions. The lower division was com posed of students from the third, fourth and fifth grades, while the upper division were from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Judges for the spelling contest were Mrs. C. W. McNamer, Heppner; Mrs. Bert Mason and Mrs. Werner Riet mann, lone; Mrs. Lester White and Mrs. John Miller, Lexington; Mrs. W. O. King, Boardman; Mrs. James Lumley and Mrs. Ernest Clark, Heppner, and Mrs. Floyd Adams, Hardman. Mrs. McNamer pro nounced for the lower division and Mrs. Mason for the upper. The spelling contest Is sponsored each year by the county unit of the Oregon State Teachers association, whose committee this year was composed of Mrs. Harriet Brown, lone, as chairman, Mrs. F. W. Tur ner, Orla L. Brown, Miss Audrey tseymer, Harold W. Buhman and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers. The winners announced were: lower division: James Mitchell. Heppner, 1st; Charlotte Helms, Pine City, 2nd; Jay Biddle, lower Rhea creek, 3rd. Upper division: Doris Klinger, Strawberry, 1st; Miriam Hale, lone, 2nd; William Mitchell, Heppner, 3rd. The Lions club cup, won last year by Strawberry when Doris Klinger won first place, is retained by her this year, and should that school win the coming year, the trophy will remain with them permanently. In the lower division, the I. O. O. F. cup given by lone lodge, comes to Heppner. Pennants were awarded to schools winning 2nd and 3rd places. Perhaps greater interest centered about the finals in the declamatory contest, as the competition among the various schools of the county participating had been pretty keen. This began at 2:30 in the afternoon, and was the means of bringing many people to the city to hear their favorites. Judges for the con test were Alfred Lomax of the Uni versity of Oregon and the Misses Lois Fuller and Mary B. Hale of Baker high school faculty. As a di version on the afternoon program, Miss Charlotte Woods of the music department of Heppner high school, presented a number by the girls' chorus. In the evening Dan Lind say of Alpine song two selections, and Eddie Kenny from the cast of the operetta, "The Wishing Well," sang the theme song. Winners in the different divisions were as fol lows: Division 1 Oratorical: 1st, "The Eleventh Commandment," by Don ald Heliker, lone; 2nd, "War and Public Opinion," Maurice Reaney, Lexington. Dramatic: 1st, "Laddie," Margaret Howard, Alpine; 2nd, The Soul of a Violin," Earl Thom son, Heppner. Humorous: 1st, "Pigs Is Pigs," Alex Lindsay, Alpine; 2nd, 'Some Corn and Potatoes," Ralph Currln, Heppner. Division 2 Non-humorous: 1st, "His Flag," Peggy Kilkenny, Alpine; 2nd, "One Niche the Highest," La Verne Baker, Boardman. Humor ous: "Sockery's Cat," Francis Rugg, Heppner; 2nd, "Sockery," Reitha Howard, Alpine. Division 3 Non-humorous: 1st, "Poor Little Jone," Ruth Bowman; Pine City; 2nd, "Rags," Irl Clary, Alpine. Humorous: 1st, "Chip Off the Old Block," Bruce Lindsay, Al pine; 2nd, "Sportive Spying Bar bara," Catherine Mead, Boardman. All first place winners will go to Arlington Saturday to compete in the inter-county contest. Four coun ties will be represented there, Gil liam, Umatilla, Union and Morrow. The high school building will be used for the contest which will be gin promptly at 7:00 p. m., with 24 pupils taking part. Earl Thomson Wins First In Contest at Pendleton Earl Thomson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thomson and Heppner high school representative, won first place In the eastern Oregon division of the Oregonlan state oratorical contest last Friday evening, and will appear in the state con test at Portland as representative of the district. In addition to his or iginal essay on the United States constitution, young Thomson was asked to give a three-minute ex temporaneous talk on Theodore Roosevelt. The state contest is held for the purpose of selecting a representa tive In the Pacific coast division of the national oratorical contest, and should young Thomson win at Port land he will be entitled to a trip to Los Angeles with all expenses paid. Should he win at Los Angeles he would have a chance for national honors. FRATERS-BURNSIDE. Miss Cella Frnters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fraters of Eight Mile, and Kenneth Burnslde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Burnside of Hardman, were married at the Episcopal rectory in this city last Thursday, Rev. B. Stanley Moore ofllciutlng. Witnesses were Mrs. Dean and Tom Fraters, brother of the bride. Arbor Day Observed By Planting at Well The city property at the forks of Willow creek whereon is located the artesian well, was the scene of ac tivity Friday afternoon on the part of various committees of civic and fraternal societies, who gathered to plant trees, thus celebrating Arbor day in a profitable manner. A row of Siberian elms, said to be a very fast growing tree, was planted on the Bouth and west sides of the tract, and other plantings were of yellow pine, ash and mul berry, the latter to furnish food for the birds, so one of the ladies re marked. Some 150 trees were placed, and should they all live and pros per, the grounds surrounding the well will be greatly beautified. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Gay M. Anderson, Mrs. Arthur Mc Atee, Mrs. L. E. Bisbee, Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, Mayor W. G. McCarty, Walter E. Moore, Vawter Crawford, Paul Marble, Earl Gordon, Claude Cox and D. E. Hudson. Hugh Alger Connor Funeral Rites Held By RUTH DINGBS. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Heppner Sat urday afternoon, April 11, for Hugh Alger Connor. Joel R. Benton, pas tor, preached the funeral sermon, and a quartet sang "Rock of Ages," "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and "Have Thine Own Way, Lord." Bur ial services were conducted by the Lexington Grange, of which Mr. Connor was a member, Interment being in I. O. O. F. cemetery. Hugh Alger Connor was born in Streator, Illinois, in 1856, and pass ed away at his home in Heppner, Wednesday, April 8, at the age of seventy-four years, ten months and four days. He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Frank Moyer of Heppner; Mrs. Nora Clarke and Mrs. Erne Tucker, Grandview, Wn., and one son, Percy Connor of Ore gon City; and 11 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Mr. Connor came to Morrow county from Missouri about 35 years ago, locating at Lexington, where he followed farming in the Blackhorse section for many years. He had resided in and about Hepp ner for the past several years. CANBY MASONS VISIT. Ten members of Champoeg lodge No. 27, A. F. & A. M. of Canby, were visitors in this city over Sat urday night They came to confer the Master Mason degree on Harold Buhman, and were guests of Hepp ner lodge No. 69. Mr. Buhman, na tive son of Canby, had taken the first degree in his home lodge, and by request of Champoeg lodge was given his second degree in Heppner lodge. Those who made the jour ney to Heppner were H. E. Belton, master of Champoeg lodge; George Cattley, Harry Porter, Ralph Zim merman, Adam Knight, John Eid, C. L. Strong, George Bates, Ray mond Weygant and C. N. Wait. Fol lowing the lodge ceremonies, a lun cheon prepared and served by the ladies of Ruth chapter No. 32, O. E. S., was enjoyed. Earl Gordon, mas ter of Heppner lodge, acted as toast- master and a number of visitors re sponded in a pleasing manner, all expressing their pleasure in being able to visit Heppner and frater nizing with the local members of the order. Child Falls In Ditch at Boardman, Drowns Boardman, Ore., Apr. 15 Special) Anna Margaret, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Donahue met death In a tragic manner Tuesday morning when the little one fell In the spillway and was drowned. The little' body was found near the Carpenter place. The Donahues have been here help ing Johnny McNamee during lamb ing. Mrs. Donahue is a sister of Mrs. McNamee. There are two smaller children left. The body was taken to Pendleton. Wasco Pioneers Meet At The Dalles May 7 The Wasco County Pioneer asso ciation will hold its 10th annual re union in the Civic auditorium at The Dalles on Thursday, May 7, 1931, Is the word furnished this pa per by R. E. Williams, secretary. Doors will open at 10 o'clock a. m., and the first order of the day will be the registration of pioneers, to be followed by a banquet at noon and a business session and program Immediately after the banquet. The pioneers will again assemble at 7 p. m. and be entertained by a good program, and at 9 p. m. will be ye old fashioned dance. Interest in these gatherings grows from year to year and the coming meeting of Old Wasco County Pio neers Is expected to surpass that of any former occasion. LOCAL ATTORNEYS HONORED. At the meeting of the Sixth Dis trict Bar association In Pendleton Wednesday, District Attorney S. E. Notson was chosen to be president for the coming year and J. J, Nys was given a place on the executive committee. These gentlemen and P. W. Mahoney represented the Heppner bar at the meeting. Clerk Anderson accompanied them to Pendleton. Wheeler and Woolsey In HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE, Star Theater, Sunduy and Monday, GAS DOUBLES AT WELLS SPRINGS Many Visit Site; Oklahoma Man Says Indications Favorable; Portland Men Hopeful. At 320 feet the drill in the Wells Springs hole this week brought forth double the amount of gas bub bles that before filled the artesian water flow, giving officers of the Wells Springs Oil and Gas company added hope for their project, and increasing public interest Sunday saw the largest number of visitors at the test hole, being drilled into historic Wells Springs, that had vis ited the scene on any one day, and Mrs. Louis Padberg was busy most all day long keeping coffee percolat ing over the flame at the gas jet to serve spectators. Those present were not all Morrow county people. Portland and Pendleton folk were included in the migrants, evidenc ing a far-reaching interest in the project. Lloyd Estes and J. L. Richardson of Portland, company stockholders, were through Heppner Monday af ter visiting the well, and wore broad smiles of pleasure. Their confidence in the project had been greatly strengthened by the increased gas flow, htey said, and high hopes were held for striking gas in commercial quantities. They told of the visit on Sunday of a veteran oil and gas man from Oklahoma who was credited with saying that the Wells Springs coun try had the appearance of being a natural gas upheaval. He said the test hole was favorably situated to strike the gas, if it were there, though advised going up on the hill with future diggings; So far the only drilling operations have been in the one hole, but com pany officials already had in mind moving to higher ground if and when the test hole showed likely possibilities. Another drill may be started in a short time, the Portland men said. The test hole has been sunk without expenditure of com pany funds and present arrange ments guarantee that it will be put down 2000 feet, If necessary. Capitalized at $100,000, the com pany has 30,000 acres of land under lease in the vicinity, and recently obtained the privilege of selling 25, 000 shares of stock at $10 a share. HISTORIC IM0IAN MEET ATTENDED Many Tribes Gather to Celebrate Changing of Seasons on Rock Creek Near Roosevelt Portraying the passing of winter and the arrival of springtime with all the out-door glorification which the season signifies, Indians from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tana and even as far distant as British Columbia gathered in their annual ceremonial on Rock creek some 12 miles west of Roosevelt in Washington last Sunday. The cere monial, lasting three days, was at tended Monday evening by Earl W. Gordon, Al Rankin, Garnet Barratt, David Wilson and W. R. Poulson of Heppner, who report the event one of historical moment. Between three and four hundred redskins were present, in the deep, rocky ravine, gathered in a long narrow tent Clad in their native costumes they danced to the songs of the deer, of the birds, of the trees, of the hunt, and all things dear to the Indian heart, around their campflre. Braves in warpaint and feathers, sons of chiefs in buck skin, and squaws in robes of elks' teeth were there, picturesque, a page from the chapter of former days, while from overhead rever berated the noise of a multi-motored mail plane, contrasting the mod ern age. Each year Indians from far and near gather at this place on the Sunday following Easter Sunday. The occasion is significant to them in much the same way that Easter is significant to their white broth ers. They call their dances songs, and eaoh song is expressed by a typical body movement. Braves stand on the sidelines and cheer, re sembling rooters at a football game, urging the dancers to further effort, and perspiration runs in streams as heads and arms take up the rythm of legs and body. Squaws encircle the dancers and keep time slowly with their feet the the music of the torn torn. White visitors are permitted to visit the ceremonial, and occasion ally, if one be fortunate, some less stoic brave may be found who will give some light on the meaning of the ceremony in progress. All the whites are required to squat, Indian-fashion, in a group by them selves on the sidelines. But the Heppner boys report It is a wonderful show, if legs and back do cramp, and believe the oc casion worth the attention of those who may care to go another year. J. G. Barratt, Al Rankin, W. R. Poulson, Earl Gordon and David Wilson were visitors in Arlington Monday evening. The occasion of the visit was to arrange for the an nual pilgrimage of the Elks. Fol lowing this business, the boys ac companied others from Arlington across the Columbia and attended an Indian pow wow and the cere monies proved very interesting. Traffic Officer, County Commissioner Lecture Furthering the campaign of edu cation being sponsored by the state motor department, Traffic. Officer L. H. McMahon, in company with Commissioner George Bleakman, is making visits this week to various schools In the county. Mr. McMa hon talks to the pupils on traffic regulations and dispenses much de tailed information that no doubt will lead to more careful obedience to the rules and regulations cover ing this important subject and should be the means of lessening traffic accidents and reducing the total casualties of the road very materially as time goes on. Mr. Bleakman talks on forest conserva tion, as well as adding his endorse ment to what Mr. McMahon has to say. Schools visited Tuesday were Al pine, Pine City and Pleasant Point. Today Morgan, lone and Lexington are being called on and Boardman and Irrigon will be visited Friday. Anniversary of N. of W. Held Monday Evening Charter night for Maple Circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Monday evening was made the occasion for a very pleasant gathering. Being regular meeting night the business session was held, during which sev eral new members were initiated, and a number of applications were voted on. For the occasion the ta bles in the dining room were appro priately decorated in the lodge col ors, and the banquet, which was served at 6:30, was spread under the direction of Mesdames Kate Swin dig, Alice Rasmus, Cora Crawford and Rose Howell, hostesses for the evening. Both Condon and Arlington cir cles were represented by delega tions and there were a number of other outside visitors present. Fol lowing dinner 'there was a short program consisting of piano solo by Miss Virginia Dix, vocal duet by Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and Miss Dor is Hiatt, Miss Dix at the piano, and a farce, "Please Pass the Cream," by Claude Hill and Miss Velton Owen. Maple Circle was organized in 1900 and now has living the follow ing who were charter members: Mrs. Olive Campbell, Mrs. Effie Gil liam, Mrs. Rose Howell, Mrs. Kate Slocum, Mrs. Margaret Justus, Mrs. Iva Hard, Mrs. Jennie Matlock, Mrs. Edna Slocum, Mrs. Kate Marden, and of this number Mrs. Howell was the only one able to be present at this meeting. Visitors were O. L. Warner, Isa- belle Warner, Carrie W. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McDonald, Florence Posten, Lela Beeks, Grace Harford, Hattie Kinsley, Bessie Gray, Jean Van Winkle, Ruby With- erell, Lockey Fisk, Zoe Fisk, Ormal Fisk of Locust Circle No. 872 of Ar lington; Mrs. D. S. Rice, Mrs. Rex Mosier, Mrs. R. M. Kackley, Beulah Branett, Cora Jackson, Florence Clarke, Mae Spraker, Maude Mitch ell, Mary Baker, Bertha Hess, of Condon Circle; Anna Stiempke, Portland; Inez Freeland, White Sal mon, Wash., Mt. Adams Circle No. 697. MRS. DUNBAR ENTERTAINED. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive secretary of the Oregon Tuberculo- s association, was entertained at a luncheon on Monday afternoon at the Episcopal parish house by the Woman s Study club of Heppner. Mrs. , Dunbar was the principal speaker of the afternoon, and musi cal numbers were presented by Mrs. W. R. Poulson and Miss Jeanette Turner, piano duet; Miss Virginia Dix, piano solo; Miss Lola Hiatt, vocal solo. Miss Turner also pre sented a reading. .There were vis itors present from Pendelton and lone, the former city being repre sented by Mrs. J. P. Stewart, presi dent of the Umatilla County Health association, and Mrs. Will Hughes. The lone Study club was represent ed by Mrs. Edward Rietmann, Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mrs. Omar Riet mann, Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs. Inez Freeland and Mrs. Fred Man kin. POSTER WINNERS NAMED. There has been a lively Interest In the poppy poster contest spon sored by the American Legion Aux iliary, and the pupils of Heppner schools, both grades and high school, submitted many drawings to the committee. Out of those en tering, the posters of Alice Cason, high school; Lydia Ulrich, eighth grade, and Ella Ohlegschlager, fifth grade, were awarded first place, and these were this week forwarded to the headquarters of the state de partment of the auxiliary to be en tered in competition with the local winners from other schools of the state. All other posters submitted to the local committee will be on display at the business houses of Heppner, and these will call atten tion to the annual poppy sale of the disabled World war veterans. CHARLES II. CURTIS PASSES. Word receied by W. W. Smead this forenoon announced tho death of Charles H. Curtis at Marshfleld. Mr. Curtis underwent an operation several days ago In the hospital there for stomach trouble, and death was the result. Funeral ser Ices will be held at Marshfleld Fri day aftrenoon, and the body will then be shipped to Heppner for in terment. Mr. Curtis was for many years a resident of Morrow county and was a son-in-law of Mrs. W. W. Smead, Houso for sale 12 Elder street. OPERETTA GIVEN LARGE HEARING Appealing Bits of Ireland Depicted In "Wishing Well," Presented by Music Claas, Grade Pupils. The beautiful rose garden of Falls Park Manor was transplanted from old Ireland to the Heppner school auditorium last evening and served as the setting for presentation of the charming operetta, "The Wish ing Well," by the high school music class under the direction of Miss Charlotte Woods, supervisor. Col orful old-fashioned Irish costumes, fairies dancing in subdued, tinted light, heart-appealing Irish love soners. all lended themaelvpft tn an evening of aesthetic appeal that capiurea me audience niling the auditorium. As the Curtain rnsp tho fnirtoe emerged from the well and danced in me menowea evening light, por traying the dream of Terence Fitz patrick O'Grady, incognito as Ter ence O'Moore, in vagabond attire asleep beside the well. Petite Miss Noreen. Irish colleen and nleve of Lady Mary Donnell, mistress of r ans -arK Manor, first greeted Ter ence and learned from him the story of "The Wishing Well " and had her faith in fairies renewed. Lady Mary extends Terence hospi tality; is called unon hv Snniro Matthew Baxby, designing neigh- our wno, Knowing ner financial dis tress, causes her unwittingly to sign a second morteaee on the mannr Terence wins Mary's heart, a wish their parents had when thn twn were children. Faith is shaken when McGibney reveals the true identity of Terence and claims his love; and hope is almost completely lost when Feliz Murohv. tie-ht-fisted mnnnv. lending lawyer from Dublin, comes io collect interest on tne mortgage. But Noreen petitions the fairies in the well, and awakes to find mnnev for the interest payment, and all enas nappny. Eddie Kennv as Terence and Tvw la Hiatt as Lady Mary carried the weignt oi uie lead in song, acquit ting themselves with credit Songs of Terence were "The Wishing Well," "Mary Macushla, My Irish veueen, -wny tne d airies Came to Ireland" and "The Leprechaun." Marv sane "Theres .Tnv in MV flnr. den," and "Love It a Painter." Mary ana Terence sang m duet "My Rose Scented Garden" and "You Alone. Asthore." An esDeciallv annealing rnrt voa that of Noreen, in which little Miss Virginia Piercey played a heavy part very successfully. Though small. Miss Piercev's vioce is strnnp- and her every word was heard dis tinctly. Gay Anderson Dortraved Knnlre Baxby, and Bruce Gibb took the Dart of Feliz Murnhv Hj.nl Rav. mer, the Dublin coquette, and Phyl lis t-oiiocK, Mony U Tool, her friend and accomplice. A bit of Irish humor was supplied by Earl Thomson as Darby Duffy, old servant at the manor. Nora, his wife, was Dlaved hv .Teanetfn Turner. Darby and Nora sang "Oh, r-ersuaain Are lour ways. A beautiful little love affair was supplied bv Nancv f!nx as KnthWn O'Meara and John Franzen as Dan Tyroon, maid and groom at the manor. Thev sans together "You've Kissed the Blarney Stone." rne cnorus sang "The Top O' the Mornin' to Ye" at the end of the first act and narticinated in the fin ales in the second and third acts. Appearing as neighbors, the mem bers were Delia Ulrich, Alva Mc Duffee, Anabel Turner, Phyllis Jones, Winifred Case, Iretta Tay lor, Liucuie Moyer, Hazel Beymer, Rachel Anelin. Kathrvn McTino-h. lin, Lucille Beymer, Matt Kenny, Anson Rugg, Bill Cox, Jack Slocum, Claud Hill and Marvin Morgan. Adele Nickerson appeared as queen of the fairies, whose dances were especially well received. Fair ies were Alice Latonrpll Psittv Co- son, Ella Ohleschlager, Louise An- aerson, .tsetty Ferguson, Harriet Hager, Betty Happold and Dora Bailev. all CraHft Krhnnl niinilq Tho dancers were coached by Mrs. Helen Conn and Mrs. Adelyn O' Shea. Miss Grace Nixon was ninnn an. companist, J. T. Lumley and Theo dore Thomson were stage mana gers. Miss Jessie Palmiter haH charge of costumes, and Miss Ber nita Lamson was publicity manager. State W. C. T. U. Head Speaks at Meeting Here Mrs. Ada Jolley, state president of the W. C. T. U was a visitor at Heppner Tuesday, and in the after noon conducted a "round table" at the Christian church, wherein dif ferent phases of the prohibition question were discussed. For her part of the afternoon program Mrs. Jolley reported on the recent na tional W. C. T. U. convention rath er than discussing the subject that had been announced. Joel R. Ben ton, Dr, J. P. Conder and District Attorney S. E. Notson were other speakers for the aftenoon meeting. Another meeting was held in the evening which was addressed by Mrs. Jolley, and among others ap pearing on the program was Earl Thomson, who delivered his oration on the national constitution. Sev eral musical numbers were also pre sented. Laugh and forget your troubles. See HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE at the Star Theater Sunday and Mon day, and you will feel better for a month. LEAGUE SEASON TO OPEHSUHDAY lone and Heppner Cross Bats at Rodeo Field; Hot Game Set. SIX TEAMS SIGN UP Rufus-Blalock Take Place of Was co, Last Year Winner; Many Out for Local Team Places. Heppner and lone baseball clubs open the Wheatland league season in Heppner when they meet at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The full playing schedule for the season has not been received here, but the league officers have given out word that six teams will participate with Rufus-Blalock supplying the sixth team in place of Wasco, former contestant and twice winner of the league pennant All games of the hyphenated ' aggregation will be played at Rufus, and Heppner is slated to play there a week from Sunday. So far the strength of Heppner's club has not been tested, having met no outside competition. It is known that lone will come here heavily loaded, though playing all home boys, as they defeated the vet eran Cayuse Indians last Sunday, 10-O. Managers Ferguson and McCrady are hopeful of giving the Egg City lads a real battle, however, with some likely material showing up in the workouts of the last three weeks. Who will start on the mound is not certain, but there are four probable aspirants. Henry Robert son, last year's heaver, will be on hand, and Harold Gentry, who pitched for the high school last year. Another likely possibility is Ralph Wilcox of Lexington who made the boys sit up and take no tice in practice last Sunday. Then there is Lowell Turner, centerflelder for the past several seasons, who has been working out his arm and is developing some elusive deliver ies. Manager McCrady can also take the mound if necessity re quires. Bob Corrall and Clarence Moore have been working out behind the bat, and one or the other will start. Dale Bleakman and Earl Thomson are both being considered for the first sack, with filling of the other positions yet uncertain. Among as pirants are Neil Shuirman, Carl Ca son, "Doc" Shearer, Ray and Gene Ferguson, Clarence and Homer Hayes, Jap Crawford, Merle Cum mings, Roy Gentry and Gay Ander son, Jr. NOTSON EXPLAINS ORIGIN OF NAMES USED IN COUNTY Considerable space ha3 been de voted on the editorial page of the Morning Oregonian as to how Gooseberry in this county received its name. In Sunday's Oregonlan a letter from Mrs. Ruth Adkins, now of Coquille, was quoted to some length, in which she set out averred facts concerning the name. S. E. Notson, Morrow county's district attorney and former superintendent of schools, takes exception to Mrs. Adkins' giving credit for the name to J. S. Young. He tells a story something like this: When residents of the vicinity made application for a postofflce, and it was accepted, an inspector called at the home of I. R. Esteb for final signing of the necessary papers. After the proper legal pro cedure had been fulfilled, the inspec tor said to Mr. Esteb: "Now every thing is in order with the exception of a name. Shall we call the new postofflce Esteb?" Mr. Esteb said he felt that would be conferring too great an honor upon himself, and preferred that another name be chosen. On looking around he es pied some gooseberry bushes he had recently planted, one of which show ed signs of making progress. "Why not call it Gooseberry?" he asked. And the inspector said Gooseberry It should be. Mr. Notson said Mr. Esteb once told him this story. As for the des ignation of the northern part of the county as the "Banana Belt" for which Mrs. Adkins gives him credit, Mr. Notson said that the name was once applied In a report he made as school superintendent, with no very good reason. It so happened that in Wyoming where he resided before coming to Oregon, a news paper editor there called part of the region the "Banana Belt" because of its productiveness, and Mr. Not son thought application of the name to the Morrow county region some what of a joke. But the name stuck. Mrs. John J. Wlghtman returned home Tuesday afternoon from Port land where she spent the past month visiting at the home of W. H. Dutton and Mrs. Ida M. Dutton. Coroner Case was called to Board man and Pendleton Wednesday on account of the death by drawing of a little child at Boardman Tuesday. He returned homo today. Robert Young, formerly of this city, was in Heppner Tuesday on business.