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I 1 ...r.nu HISTORICAL SOC.eTY 0"- Volume 48, Number 6. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 23, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year NWMiwajiK unri Willi OBSERVE CHILD HEALTH DAY Parade, Track and Field Meet to Feature Pro gram at Heppner. MANY TO TAKE PART Morning Set for Examination Rural Children by Doctors, Dentists; Nurse Makes Statement N Saturday, May 2, will be observed as Child Health day in Heppner when several hundred school chil dren from all over the county will participate in events arranged for the day's observance. Nine schools have already signified their inten tion of entering the health parade, scheduled for 1 o'clock in the after noon, announces Edith M. Stallard, county nurse. At 1:30 will start the grade school boys' track and field meet at Rodeo field, with all grade school boys of the county eligible, and in which Heppner alone will have 97 entrants. The morning has been especially reserved for examination of rural school children by Heppner doctors and dentists. Free examination of all rural children applying at their offices will be made. Maypole Dance to be Given. The entry of Heppner school in the health parade will be a Maypole dance, being coached by Miss Juan ita Leathers. Girls included are Ethel Hughes, Lydia Ulrich, Edith Barlow, Ella Ohleschlager; Olivia Baldwin, Helen Cunningham, Mar garet Farley, Roseanna Farley, Na omi Furlong, Jesse French, Pauline Piercey, Francis Rugg, Katherine Healey, Ilene Kilkenny, and Mary Adklns. Different kinds of health work will be depicted by other schools, among whom are Golden West, Davis, Cecil, lone, Lexington, Eight Mile, Pleasant Point, Irrigon and Strawberry. It is expected that some schools not entering will place health displays In local store win dows. Neil Shulrman, athletic director of the Heppner schools, is director of the track and field meet which will be conducted on a point system with a loving cup award going to the school obtaining the most points in all events, pennants for winners in the weight events, and ribbons for winners in the track events. ' Earl Thomson will be head an nouncer, and officials named are D. T. Goodman, head clerk; W. R. Poulson, dashes; Paul Menegat, shot put; Hardid Buhman, high jump; G. E. Tucker, baseball throw; E. W. Ingalls, running broad Jump; Harry Tamblyn, standing broad jump. The small admission charge of 10 cents will be made to pay ex pense of awards. The health day Is being sponsored by the schools, the Morrow County Public Health association and Miss Stallard. The latter issued yester day the following statement con cerning the day and health work generally; ; Many Children Defective. "The White House conference on Child Welfare discovered there are in Oregon approximately 250,000 children reasonably normal; 46,000 Improperly nourished; 7,600 having defective speech; 7,800 having weak and damaged hearts; 5,000 present ing behaviour problems; 3,000 men tally retarded; 2,000 tubercular; 2, 000 having impaired hearing; 125 totally deaf; 300 partially blind; 100 wholly blind; 1500 delinquent, and 3000 dependent. The question to In terest us Is what part of these de fectives are Morrow county's. The county nurse Is cooperating with the doctors and dentists of this county in endeavoring to have ev ery child attending school and those to start to school next fall have a physical and dental examination by the first of May. This Is National Child Health day. On May second the doctors and dentists will exam Ing all rural children applying at their offices for such examinations. "The Morrow County Public Health association held a meeting the night of April 13. Sadie Orr Dunbar and Mrs. Stuart of Pendle ton were the speakers of the eve ning. There were representatives from Hardman, Lexington, Heppner and lone. Rev. W. W. Head of lone was elected to fill Mr. George Mc Duffee's unexpired term as presi dent. Also Mrs. Edwin Ingalls ac cepted the chairmanship. Furpose of Work Cited. "It was voted at the meeting to set the requirement for membership to be an Interest in promoting a public health program and dues of 25 cents per member. Anyone wish ing to join may Inform Mrs. Edwin Ingalls of Lexington. The mem bership will be appreciated. "This organization is created only to further a working Interest In our county In bringing about the full realization of President Hoover's statement to the White House con ference; 'The passion of the Amerl can fathers and mothers Is to lift children to higher opportunities than they themselves enjoyed. It burns like a name in us as a people. Indeed, human progress marches only when children excell their par ents" Edna Ferber's CIMARRON, Star Theater, Sunduy and Monday. Gooseberry Spring Named Before Mr. Esteb Came Mel Humphreys, who was in the city for a short time on Monday while looking after business Inter ests, is quite sure that the naming of the Gooseberry spring on what is now known as the Jake Young place, occurred many years prior to the coming of I. R. Esteb to Mor row county, though it may be true as Mr. Notson stated in last issue of the Gazette Times, that Mr. Es teb was responsible for the name being applied to the postofflce at the time it was established, and when he was commissioned its first postmaster. Mr. Humphreys came to this county in the early part of 1872, and has been a resident here since. He drove cattle here and a camp was made at this spring, known then as "Gooseberry," and it has always borne that name, derived, Mr. Hum phreys says, from a thriving goose berry bush growing just above the spring. This bush was there when he made his first camp and so re mained for a great many years thereafter. This spring undoubted ly gave the name to the community, according to his way of reasoning. Mr. Humphreys also states that he helped with the building of the store of Spencer brothers at the mouth of McKinney creek, assisted them in opening up the first ship ment of goods and was a clerk in the store for some six months. At this time there were very few set tlers on Rhea creek and no fences in the country; bunchgrass was lux uriant and livestock thrived tre mendously. Mr. Humphreys later located on the place where he lives and engaged in stockraising and farming. The store of Spencer bro thers afterwards was moved to Heppner and stood on the corner where the First National bank is now located, for a great many years. Maybe someone else can throw light on this question, which bids fair to become relatively important with the famous Blue Bucket mine, concerning which much has been written, but the location of which still remains a mystery. Heppner Party Braves Central Oregon Gale Dust, so thick at intervals it turned day into night, carried by a hard eastern wind, gave a party of Heppner people an unusual exper ience while returning from Bend yesterday. Included in the party who had been to Bend to attend a convocation of Episcopal churches on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, were Rev. and Mrs. B. Stanley Moore, Mr. Moore's mother, W. O. Dlx, Mrs. Olive Frye and Mrs. Gay M. Anderson. The sand storm, reported by trav eling men to have been one of the worst in years, was so bad that it obscured the road from view en tirely at times, Mr. Moore said this morning, and it made progress ex tremely difficult. Two motorists who became stalled were assisted by the Moore car, one being towed for a couple of miles and the other for seven miles. At Shaniko where the home folks were greeted by Earl Hallock, formerly of Heppner, the wind had lifted part of the roof from the warehouse. At Culver it was reported that half of a store building had been blown away in a nearby town and one terson in jured. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Phelps, Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Phelps, and the O. M. Whittingtons, former Heppner folk, were visited at Bend, and they saw Ray Rogers, native Heppner boy, at Redmond. Wienie Roast and Dance Scheduled for May 2nd As a park and playground benefit a big wienie roast and dance will be sponsored by Heppner Post No. 87, American Legion, at the Fair pa vilion on Saturday, May 2nd. The wienie roast will be held outside the pavilion, commencing probably at 6:30, and all of the materials neces sary to make a good wienie feed will be given out for the price of 25 cents, each person being expected to roast his own wienies over the fires which will be provided. Fol lowing the "catments the dance will commence in the pavilion, and for this part of the evening's en tertainment many special features are being prepared. The charge for the dance will be 60 cents per cou ple and 10c for extra ladies and spectators. Preliminary plans for the devel opment of the park and playground were discussed at Monday evening's meeting of the post, and It Is ex pected that trees will soon be set out and the work started. NEW BARBER SHOP OPENS. Ambrose Chapln, recently of Co. qullle, Oregon, is opening up a bar ber shop in the Arthur Smith build ing on Main street, and expects to be ready for business the first of the coming week. He will have as sociated with him Marie Williams of Portland, licensed beauty expert, and all work coming under this head will be handled In the shop Mr. Chapln was for a time employ ed In the shop of E. E. Clark In this city, having been a resident here some two years ago. Mr. Chapln and family will reside near the school house. STAR TO INITIATE. Ruth Chapter O. E. S., will put on degree work at Its regular meeting tomorrow evening. There will be a social hour, and Vivian Ball, secre tary, urges a large attendance of members. PILOT ROCK WINS ON LOCAL LINKS Heppner Loses First Tournament Medal Play, 1182-1266, In 15 Man Combat; Stanton Low. Members of the Heppner Golf club took part in their first tourna ment Sunday, when 15 of them en gaged 15 golfers from the Pilot Rock club on the local links. In eighteen holes of medal play the vistors downed the local boys 84 strokes, with Tom Stanton, who plays Sunday at Pendleton for the Umatilla county cup, hanging up the low tournament score of 77. The tournament drew more than usual attention of the town to the course, and numerous spectators formed galleries about the greens to watch the heat of battle. Total score for Pilot Rock was 1182; for Heppner, 1266. Stanton made the initial round of the nine holes ni 42 strokes, and apparently having solved its pecu liarities came back in the second round to set a new course record of 35. While par for the course, figured according to distance of holes, is 31 the rough terrain of the fairways and uncertain texture of the sand greens makes par shooting extreme ly difficult. Gay M. Anderson led the scoring for the locals with 84, with Roy Ohleschlager, club president, trail ing second wtih 89. Anderson and Ohleschlager, who played in the same foursome, were the only team to outpoint their opponents. Other local men participating were D. A. Wilson, C. L. Sweek, Earl Gilliam, Leonard Gilliam, W. G. McCarty, Ed Piercey, Mark Merrill, L. Van Marter, Ed Bennett, Frances Doher- ty, C. G. Norris, W. R. Poulson and Alva Jones. The visitors were entertained at luncheon by the local club follow ing the tournament, and highly complimented the treatment re ceived. It is expected a return match will be arranged to be played on the Pilot Rock course in the near fu ture. President Ohleschlager has also started negotiations with the Arlington club for a tournament Professional, Business Women Form New Club A new women's organization, hav ing for its purpose the promotion of civic projects and especial wel fare of the business and profession al women, is the Heppner Business and Professional Woman's club, or ganized last Sunday afternoon at American Legion hall. The new club is a branch of a national or ganization, widely recognized. To assist in the organization, Miss Gish, state president of Portland, and 12 members of the Pendleton club and 3 from The Dalles were present. Officers elected were Mrs. W. R. Poulson, president; Mrs. Earl W. Gordon, vice president; Ruth Fur long, recording secretary; Helen Curran, corresponding secretary; Lillie Alllnger, treasurer; Beth Bleakman, publicity; Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, chairman of the educa tional committee; Edith J. Stallard, membership and emblem; Juanita Leathers, program. U. P. to Pay $45,828.55, Half Tax; on May 5th Promptly on May 5 Morrow coun ty will receive a $45,828.55 tax pay ment from the Union Pacific sys tem, which represents the first half of the Union Pacific's 1930 tax, pay ments of which will be due on that date. "Payment of the last half will fall due on November 5. According to L. W. Hobbs, tax agent of the railroad, the Union Pacific's total tax in Oregon for 1930 amounts to $1,295,868.22 which places the road among the heaviest taxpayers in the state. The sum of almost one and one-third million dollars is allocated as follows: ed ucation, 51.04 pet.; roads 20.896 pet.; cities, 12.15 pet.; county general, 10.409 pet.; state general, 2.649 pet; World War veterans, 1.469 pet.-; ports, 1.069 pet; water districts, 133 pet; soldiers relief .099 pet; na tional guard, .073 pet. Earl Thomson Speaks In Portland Tomorrow Delivering his original oration on the constitution of the United States, Earl Thomson, Heppner high school student, will be one of eight contestants appearing In the state oratorical contest at Portland tomorrow. Thomson won the right to represent his district, comprising territory from The Dalles to La Grande, when he placed first In the contest at Pendleton two weeks ago. The contest Is sponsored jointly by the University of Oregon, Oregon State Bar association and the Port land Oregonian. Should Thomson win at Portland he would be entitled to represent the state In the Pacific coast divis ion of the national oratorical con test, to be held at Los Angeles. ATTEND DECLAMATORY MEET A number from Hcpnper attend ed the declamation finals at Arling ton on Saturday evening, among them being Lucy E. Rodgers, coun ty school superintendent, Edith J. Stallard, county nurse, W, R. Poul son, superintendent Heppner school and Mrs. Poulson, Mrs. E. E. Rugg of Rhea creek, Mrs. Earl Gordon and Harold W. Buhman, grade prin cipal of Heppner school. BALL SEASON OPENS WITH HOT BATTLE Locals Defeated 13-14 by lone After Leading 8-2 At Mid-Game. GOOD PLAYING SEEN Nice Stops, Catches, Throws and Many Hits Thrill Fans; Wilcox Works Good on Mound. Where Teams Flay Next I Heppner at Rufus; Arlington at Con don; Fossil at lone. lone won the opening game of the Wheatland league series here Sun day afternoon 14-13, but not until after local fans had experienced all the thrills of victory. Heppner ap parently had the game sewed up S-2 when the fateful sixth inning rolled around. Then it was that the pitch ing arm of Ralph Wilcox, who had been having little trouble with the visiting batsmen, gave out a crack on the elbow by a pitched ball while at bat was largely responsible and the lone rally started. Hank Rob ertson, out of condition because of insufficient work-out, succeeded and was replaced by Lowell Turner in the seventh with the score 9-8 for lone. Turner was unable to stop the onslaught and was relieved by Roy Gentry in the eighth, after lone had run the score up to 14. Gentry proved the proper medicine, holding the opponents scoreless. The locals, who scored in every inning but one, continued to land on Larry Ritchie's deliveries and with the score at the final figure in the ninth, there still remained hope of victory with men on first and third, but Ritchie proved master of the situation when he whiffed the batsman for the third out. Gentry Goes at Short. There was some loose playing in spots as indicated by the seven er rors for lone and five for Heppner, but at no time was there a general blow-up on either side, ana the edge was taken off the raggedness by much nice fielding and hitting on both sides. Harold Gentry, local shortstop, gave fans their mons worth by beautiful fielding of his position and some spectacular "pegs" along with clouting three clean hits. The work of Bob Correll behind the bat showed that Heppner need have no worries about this position. Bus Gentry, playing without previous work-out, looked like a veteran on first base and made a couple of smoky ground balls look like cream puffs. Neil Shulrman had some hard luck at the keystone sack, but played some real baseball. Carl Ca son was up to his old tricks at rac ing up against the grandstand to snag fly balls off third base. Low ell Turner in midfield made the fielding record of the day, with six pretty catches. Jap Crawford and Doc Shearer in left and right pas tures each got a chance on which they produced. There were 17 home boys out in uniform all told, all of whom couldn't get a chance Sun day, and some of the fellows who didn't get in give promise of mak ing good. Lundell Hits Triple, Akers, lone catcher, led in hitting for his team with three safe blows, while Frank Lundell got the longest clout of the day, a three-bagger. Next Sunday the Heppner aggre gation goes to Rufus to play the Rufus-Blalock team. Morrow coun ty fans may see lone and Fossil In action at lone. Friday evening a benefit dance for the Heppner team is being staged at the fair pavilion. Box score and summary: lone, 14 Ali R H PO A E N. Swanson, 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 Turker, m 6 2 1 3 0 0 R. Lundell, s 6 1 2 2 3 4 Rietman. 3 6 12 14 1 Ritchie, p 6 110 11 O. SwanHon. 1 5 2 1 9 0 1 Akers. c 4 3 2 11 1 0 F. Lundell, r 5 2 2 0 0 0 Mason, 2 4 1112 0 45 14 14 27 11 7 Heppner, 13 H. Gentry, 9 6 1 3 S 2 0 Canon, 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 Correll, c 4 2 15 11 Turner, m 5 1 8 6 0 0 B. Gentry, 1 5 0 0 5 0 1 Robertson, r 4 1 1 1 0 0 Shulrman, 2 5 2 1 3 2 2 Wilcox, p 12 1110 Crawford, 1 4 2 110 0 Shearer, r 11110 0 R. Gentry, p 0 1 0 0 2 1 Hayes, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 13 11 27 8 5 Struck out by Ritchie 9. by Wilcox 1, by Robertson 2. hv Gentr y 2. First base on balls off Ritchie 1. off Wilcox 2, off Turner 2; Hit by pitcher. Ritchie 2. Robertson 3. 3-base hit, F. Lundell. HUNTERS ATTENTION. All who wish to participate In the Lions club Crow-Magpie contest are requested to sign up immediately at Patterson & Son drug store. The contest is not limited to members of the Lions club. Those signing up will be divided equally into two teams, and the losing side (the side bringing In the fewer birds' heads and eggs) will entertain the win ning side at a banquet at the close of the contest. Costs nothing to en ter, and there's lots of fun for ev eryone, says B. R. Patterson, drive manager. Clnudo White and his mother, Mrs. Sara White of Lexington, were visitors here for a short time Monday. COUNTY STUDENTS WIN AT ARLINGTON Heppner, Alpine and lone Pupils Take Places In Inter-County Declamatory Contest Three first places and two second places were won by Morrow county representatives in the inter-county declamatory contest held at Arling ton Saturday evening. Of the coun ty schools represented Alpine re ceived the most recognition with Peggy Kilkenny and AJex Lindsay winning firsts, and Margaret How ard a second. Francis Rugg of Heppner placed first In her division, and Donald Heliker of lone made a second place. Marian Johnson of Pendleton, who won first place in the high school dramatic division, will repre sent the district at the state orator ical contest this week end at Ore gon State college. The results follow: Lower Division, Non-humorous Eldon DeSpain, Pendleton, first; Anna Mary Burns, Condon, second. Lower Division, Humorous Jan ice Matott, Hermiston, first; Cora Ellen Fletcher, Arlington, second. Upper Division, Non-humorous Peggy Kilkenny, Alpine, first; Gladys Dilley, Pendleton, second. Upper Division, H u m o r o u s Francis Rugg, Heppner, first; Wayne Leybecker, Pendleton, sec ond. High School: Oratorical Herman Hall, Pendleton, first; Donald Heli ker, lone, second. High School: Dramatic Marian Johnson, Pendelton, first; Margaret Howard, Alpine, second. High School: Humorous Alex Lindsay, Alpine, first; Roy May berry, Pendleton second. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. E. Shiffner of Walla Walla has been a visitor in this city for several days, a guest at the home of Mrs. Minnie Gaunt Mrs. Shiff ner was formerly Mrs. Frederick of Heppner and still has property In terests here. An action for divorce was filed this week in the Circuit court of Morrow county wherein Jessie M. Cox is plaintiff vs. Percy O. Cox. Plaintiff asks for the custody of three minor children and $35 per month for their support Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lleuallen were visitors here Friday night from their home at Pendleton, coming over for the old time dance put on by Hynd brothers and Miss Annie Hynd at Elks etmple. Mr. Lieuallen was In town again the first of the week to get his sister, Miss Vivian, who has gone to Walla Walla where she has secured work. Mr. and Mrs. George Krebs were Cecil people in the city on Satur day, remaining for a fpw hours while shopping and looking after business matters. W. F. Barnett and daughter, Miss Dona Barnett, are visitors in this city today from their home in Lex ington. The high winds of Tuesday and Wednesday must have been the cause of moving a lot of real estate in this county, Judging from the pall of dust that hung over this city. The storm was a bad one and re sulted in some interruption of elec tric light and telephone service. Clarence McKitrick, who works for Herbert Hynd at Cecil, was brought to town the first of the week to consult a physician, having received a badly wrenched wrist when cranking up a Ford on Sun day. An x-ray examination reveal ed no bones broken. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Darland and young son, Jack, arrived from Cup rum, Idaho, Saturday for a visit with relatives here. Mr. Darland returned home Wednesday, but Mrs. Darland and son will remain for some time, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jones. Mrs. J. D. Cash has as her guest this week her sister, Mrs. Geo. H. Bailey of Junction City, Oregon. Mrs. Henry Vance of Portland was a visitor here over Sunday, coming up to attend the funeral of the late Charles Curtis. John Cason reports that his bro ther, Chas. Cason of Lone Rock, has been critically ill in the hospital at The Dalles. He will be returned to his home by relatives. Mr. Cason hus numerous friends In this com munity who will be sorry to hear of his alllictlon. Roy Glasscock, son of Mrs. W. W. Smead, came over from his home at Mt Vernon Saturday, to be here for the funeral of his brother-in-law, the late Chas. H. Cur tis. He returned home Tuesday. 1931 -Wheatland p i At At At At-BUTUS- At At ivtdu condon rossni Arlington blalock heppneb ione conbon Results APrU 19 Mas M Msy 31 My 3 Jnn u FOSSIL June 14 Each Jun 7 MW 10 M7 84 APrU M ARLINGTON April 28 May 31 Week in ,un U Jan 14 M' 10 RUFUS BLALOCK Ma17 May 3 April 19 Heppner Juns May M HEPPNEB May 10 Jnna 11 May 17 AprU 98 GaZCttC May 31 . IONE Jan 7 May 17 May 3 Juna 14 April 19 TiftlCS McKelvie Tells Wheat Outlook We deem the following letter, ad dressed to the editor of the East Oregonian at Pendleton, written by Sam R. McKelvie, member of the Federal Farm board, of consider able interest to this section of the wheat-growing country, and are pre senting it for the information of our readers: Within the last thirty days you published an editorial entitled "Give Us Fair Play" in which you dis cussed at length the plight of wheat growers in your region and meth ods of relief. I had intended writ ing you at that time since personal reference was made to former Chairman Legge and myself, but in the pressure of work I did not find time to do so. I am quite sure that it is your intention to be fair and helpful in discussing this highly Im portant subject and I, therefore, feel privileged to give you some in formation that I am quite sure you did not have when you wrote the editorial in question. In the past twenty years our wheat . production has increased fully in proportion to our popula tion, but since our per capita con sumption for food has declined, our domestic requirements have not kept pace with production, and our per capita surplus for export has increased. A comparison of the increase of our population between 1910 and 1930, a twenty-year interval, with the increase in wheat production between 1909-18 and 1919-28, a ten year interval, is unfair. Taking three year averages of wheat pro duction available for consumption in the three years In which the census dates approximately center, we have 660 million bushels in 1908 10 as compared -with 858 million bushels in 1928-30, or an increase of about 30 per cent. Moreover, our per capital consumption of wheat for food declined by about .8 of a bushel during this twenty year in terval. Except when, as this year, feed use of wheat is enormously large, our total domestic require ments of wheat are lower per capi ta than they were twenty years ago. Our annual surplus ordinarily available for export is larger than before the war, even on a per cap ita basis. During the last few years however, our production has shown no material upward trend, and pop ulation is gaining on production. If we are simply to "grow up" to a domestic basis on wheat without curtailing or expanding our produc tion, It will probably take at least twenty-five years, and probably thirty years. With an annual crop averaging some 850-860 million bushels, our present average export surplus is over 200 million bushels. If our per capita consumption for food should remain around 4.2 bushels, where It has been fairly constant in the last few years, and if we as sume that feed and waste will aver age around .6 of a bushel per cap ita, as it probably has in the past ten years including 1923-24 and 1930-31 (years of heavy feed use) our present export surplus would provide for more than 40 million people in addition to our present population. Our rate of population increase is declining, and it may be expected that it will take more than two decades to increase our present population by 40 million. It might seem that if the popula tion of the Pacific Coast should con tinue to expand much more rapidly than the country's population as a whole, the Pacific Northwest might not have to wait so long before get ting on a domestic basis. On the other hand, the export surplus In that territory is much farther above domestic requirements In that ter ritory than is true of the rest of the country. It is true that a rapid reduction of wheat production by as much as 25 percent is a large order, and that there Is danger that diversion to other crops of large areas now In wheat would tend to result in bur densome production of other crops. Some diversion to other crops, and some abandonment of less produc tive wheat land, will presumably be forced by low prices of wheat if the adjustment is not made in advance of economic compulsion. The Pacific Northwest territory Is placed in a specially difficult po sition by low world wheat prices. (Continued on Page Four) TO THE Fl'BLIC. Due to high winds at this time of year, wires of the power system may be blown down and it is Im perative when this happens that the wires be not handled by anyone not In the employ of the company. We request that in the event anyone finds a wire down that they notify the Company office at once. PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO. Baseball League P Proposition to Go 50-50 With Legion Made; To Act Next Week. MOCK TRIAL AMUSES Club Thanked for Part Taken In Behalf Wallula Cut-Off; Press Field Manager Visits. The part Lions may have In the development of the city park and playground, land for which was re cently purchased by Heppner post, Amercian Legion, was presented to the club Monday by Earl W. Godon, who, in company with J. J. Nys, presented the special program for the day. A special entertainment feature was presented In the form of a mock trial. Mr. Gordon presented for the in spection of Lions, a plat of the pro ject depicting the placement of trees, wading pool, benches, arch bridge, playground and other fea tures, any one of which he said might be undertaken as the project of any organization wishing to sup port the park plan. The proposi tion was left open to the Lions to join equally with the American Le gion in fathering the project or In aiding the development by provid ing one or more of the features planned. It is expected the Lions will decide at their next meeting the part the club may take in the park development Lionlsm Violated. J. O. Peterson, charged with vio lating Lionlsm by defrauding a wo man when he allegedly replaced a diamond ring setting with glass, ap peared as defendant in the mock trial, presided over by Judge Nys. Earl Gordon read the lengthy com plaint setting out the offense. Paul Marble appeared as counsel for the defense and Russell Pratt as prose cutor. Witnesses called included Dr. J. H. McCrady, D. A. Wilson, W. R. Poulson and Chas.. Smith. The defense entered a plea of insanity, and the prosecution demanded hanging. After deciding that the counsel for the defense and not the defendant was the one to whom the plea applied, the judge found the defendant guilty, assessed a 50-cent fine, which was suspended on the promise of defense counsel to ap pear in court at 10 o'clock the next morning. The defense counsel re ceived the worst of the battle on being twice fined 10 cents for con tempt of court Chas: W. Smith, presiding vice president, read a communication from the Umatilla-Wallula Cut-off association thanking the club for the active part it took In helping put across the Wallula cut-off. The communication, signed by Berl Gur dane, secretary, said that comple tion of the cut-off had been assured much sooner than had been hoped for, and the Lions club was given part credit for bringing this about Golf Meet Reported. Gay M. Anderson reported the re sults of the first tournament en gaged in by the Heppner Golf club, staged Sunday with Pilot Rock on the local links. The tournament was considered a success though the locals were outpointed 83 points in the medal play. Fifteen men from each place participated. Arne G. Rae, field manager of the Oregon State Editorial association, and Mrs. Rae, were guests at the luncheon and Mr. Rae made a short talk in which he complimented the Heppner Gazette Times for having been adjudged the best all-round weekly newspaper In Oregon In a recent contest, and told something of the judging, declaring the honor one to be highly prized. J. H. McCrady, co-manager of the baseball club, urged support for the home boys who are working hard to make a team. J. M. Stewart, local Standard Oil mnaager. was Intro duced as a new member of the club. Plans for the crow-magpie benefit dance will be discussed at length at the next meeting, Chairman Smith announced. Jl'DGE PARKER TO BE HERE. Because of a number of matters coming up before the circuit court in which Judge Sweek was Interest-' ed aa an attorney, Judge Parker of Condon will occupy the bench here on Monday next, April 27. Sev eral cases on the docket are expect ed to be disposed of at this time. Schedule-1931