PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1931 Managua in Ruins After Earthquake Widespread ruin and destitution followed the recent earthquake at the capital of Nicaragua in which (000 person lost their Uvea and many thousands were rendered homeless. IONE. A Ruthless Photo JENNIE E. McMURRAY. Commencement time is drawing near and this year will see the larg est class of graduates in the history of the school. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. W. W. Head, pastor of the Congrega tional church. The service will be in the Chrsitian church, May 7. The Junior-Senior banquet will be May 20. and commencement exercises May 21. Mr. James T. Matthews of Willamette university has been chosen to deliver the commence ment oration. Following is the high school base ball schedule: April 24, Condon at lone; May 1, lone at Arlington; May 8, lone at Condon; May 14, Arlington at lone. The Cecil Sunday school and 4-H calf club held a picnic at the Cecil schoolhouse Sunday. The club held a meeting in the forenoon, dinner was served at noon and this was fol lowed by Sunday school. All pre sent enjoyed a very happy day: Mrs. H. E. Cool is the efficient leader of the 4-H calf club. Mabel Cool is president, Dot Crabtree is vice president, and Leo Crabtree, secre tary. The other members of the club are Dimple Crabtree, Opal and Maud Cool, Ellis and Lee Pettyjohn, Stanley Sherrard, Roland Rubeck, Dale Lundell, Howard Crowell and Jay Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shipley have moved into the Mrs. Robert Bal comb house on Second street The Shipleys formerly occupied the Kel ler house on Main street Drilling operations of the Wells Spring Gas and Oil company at his toric old Wells springs continues to attract the usual Sunday crowds. Last Sunday several people met there for a picnic dinner. The jov ial hosts were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bal siger, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger, W. W. Head, Miss Marguerite Troge, Mrs. Delia Corson. Miss Flor ence Shippey and Mrs. John Louy. Guests from Portland were John Harbke, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bate man, Mrs. Chas. Loeding and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Estes. Mr. " and Mrs. M. R. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buschke and others were guests from this district who also enjoyed the dinner and the delicious coffee made over the burning gas coming from the well in ever increasing quantities. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson were hosts to the Topic club Satur day evening at their home in the Harris apartments. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorger, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Feldman, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ma son, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin, Mrs. Inez Freeland, lira. Earl Blake, Mrs. George Tuck er and Mrs. Elmer Griffith. High awards were made to Mrs. Tucker and Mr. Feldman. Low scores were made by Mrs. Denny and Omar Rietmann. Delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Clifford Christopherson who has been ill for some time with Bright's disease was taken last Fri day to the Walla Walla hospital for treatment Mrs. Katie Petteys is still critic ally 111 at her home on Willow creek. Mrs. Fred Nichoson who has been very ill with erysipelas is reported to be Improving. Mrs. Bert Mason joined a party of Heppner friends last Thursday and all motored to Walla Walla to be present when the worthy grand matron of the state of Washington paid her official visit to the Walla Walla chapter O. E. S. The party returned home Friday. Mrs. S. E. Hatch was the dinner guest of friends in Arlington last Friday. She attended the regular meeting of Jasmine chapter, O. E. S., In the evening and on the return trip was accompanied by her brother-in-law, L. B. Hatch, who spent the week end in lone. Harriet Heliker was taken to The Dalles hospital Wednesday, April 15, and on Thursday underwent an operation for appendicitis. She Is making a satisfactory recovery. Her mother, Mrs. Ernest Heliker, remained with her for several days. Some improvements are being made on Legion hall which was recently purchased by lone post, American Legion. When complet ed, aside from the large dance hall, there will be lodge rooms for both the auxiliary and legion, a kitchen, and two rest rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell and children were Sunday guests at the Carl Barlow home. Mr. and Mrs, Barlow- are at present employed on the Scott Brown place on Rhea creek. Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs motored rTt y-r.' rat Ik iff- Babe Ruth recently played on a team against, the House of David, whose members all wear whiskers. Babe's disguise failed to fool even the umpire. to The Dalles Saturday. On the re turn trip they stopped at Wasco where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Funk. In the baseball game Sunday at Heppner, lone won over the neigh boring team, the final score being 13-14. Next Sunday lone will play Fossil on the local field. Mrs. George Frank and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowell and children re cently motored to Hermiston where they were joined by Miss Hazel Frank and all drove to Stanfield where they spent a pleasant day with Mr. Rowell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell. Dr. A. B. Gray and Miss Edith Stallard conducted health examin ations at the lone school on Thurs day of last week. L. H. McMahon, traffic officer; G. A. Bleakman, commissioner, and Lucy E. Rodgers, school superin tendent, visited the school here April 15. Mr. McMahon spoke to the high school students on traffic regulations while Mr. Bleakman's talk was on forest conservation. The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a food and fancy work sale on Saturday, May 2. ; There will be preaching services in the Christian church Sunday, April 26, at 3 o'clock In the after noon. All are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck of Her miston visited briefly at the Harvey Ring home Monday. From here they went to the home of Mr. Peck's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Peck of Lexington where Mrs. Peck Jr. will remain for a few week's visit. The O. E. S. Social club met at Masonic hall Friday afternoon. De licious refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Willard Blake. Present were Mrs. Carl Feldman, Miss Katheryn Feldman, Mrs. Peter Timm, Miss Opal Finn, Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Mrs. R. E. Harbsion, Mrs. Fred Mankin and Mrs. Ella David son. Mrs. R. E. Harbison will be hostess at the next meeting to be held May 15. Henry Dennis of Springfield Is transacting business and calling on old friends here this week. Mr. Dennis is a former resident of the lone district. Hazel Ledbetter motored to Hood River Saturday, returning Sunday. He was a guest at the home of his brother, Sam Ledbetter, and in com pany with his brother and several other sportsmen, went on a fishing trip up the Deschutes river. He re potts a good time and fair luck at fishing. German Police doge Pups for sale, $25 each. See E. E. Adkins, city. 4tf. Good 3-bottom, 16-ln. John Deere plow for sale hardened shears. Frank Shively, Heppner, 52tf. ALPINE. MARGARET McDAID. A large crowd of Alpine people motored to Arlington last Saturday to hear the inter-county declama tory contest. Sixteen grade school contestants and seven high school contestants from four counties, Un ion, Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam, took part. Morrow county won three of the gold medals and Uma tilla four. Peggy Kilkenny and Alex Lindsay of Alpine each won a first place. Julian Rauch and children, Irvin and Juan, motored to Echo Sunday where they spent the day visiting. Mrs. Chas. Schmidt and son Al fred spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch and family were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Ma jeske of Lexington. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school superintendent; L. H. Mc Mahon, state traffic officer, and G A. Bleakman, county commission er, visited at Alpine schoolhouse Tuesday where Mr. McMahon talk ed to the students on traffic rules and Mr. Bleakman on forest preser vation. Willard Hawley, Mrs. Bert Michel and Miss Margaret Howard motor ed to Heppner Thursday where they attended to business. Mrs. G. L. Bennett motored to Hermiston and Echo on business Monday morning. Grover Sibley, now employed as a barber in Pendleton, spent Sun day visiting friends in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Klinger and children, Doris and Kenneth, visited in Echo Sunday from Straw berry. Miss Mae Kilkenny of Hinton creek spent Sunday visiting at the home of her uncle, Frank Kilkenny of Sand Hollow. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McDaid, Catherine and Nora McDaid drove to Hermiston Sunday afternoon. A number of Alpine people visit ed at the gas well at Wells springs Sunday, where they were served coffee made on the gas from the well. Mrs. B. P. Doherty and Mrs. P, J. Curran called on Mrs. John Calla han of Juniper on Sunday. John Curran of Lexington moved his sheep down to the Kilkenny ranch last week where he will have them sheared. Mrs. G. L. Bennett made a short visit at the Alpine school Monday morning. Mrs. Breshears and daughters, Bessie and Ruth, Miss Gertrude Tichenor and Miss Bernice Heft motored down from La Grande to Arlington Saturday to attend the inter-county contest held there be tween Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam and Union counties. Callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irl Clary Sunday were Mrs. Chas.. Schmidt, Art and Alfred Schmidt, Farrell and Ed Houn- schell, Joe Kilkenny, Ruth Bennett, Camilla and Peggy Kilkenny. While there ' they enjoyed several games of croquet. Dan Doherty motored to Pendle ton Wednesday, returnnig home the same day. The shearers expect to begin work on Mr. Doherty's sheep soon. Alpine pejle who attended the contest at Arlington Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Irl Clary and chil dren, Mrs. Frank Kilkenny, Mrs. P. J. Curran, Mildred, Margaret and Reitha Howard, Mrs. Julian Rauch and daughter Jean, Catherne, Nora and Margaret McDaid, Mr. and Mrs, Dan Lindsay, Bruce and Annie Ree Lindsay, Kathernie, Rosella, Dor othy Doherty, Bernard Doherty, W, J. Doherty, Alex Lindsay and Law rence Doherty. The next 4-H sewing club meet ing, which was to have been held at the home of Mrs. P. J. Curran, has been changed and will now be held Friday afternoon at the Straw berry school. This will be our last meeting. Mrs. Rose Sandburg of Lexington, sister of John Curran, is visiting at the home of Mrs. Frank Kilken ny of Alpine. Nora and Catherine McDaid vis ited with Mrs. W. T. Doherty and Mrs. P. J. Doherty of Juniper Fri day and Saturday of last week. Don't forget folks! The monthly Farm Bureau meeting will be held at Alpine on Saturday, May 2. A huge crowd is expected and a good program is being prepared by the Alpine high and grade schools and others. There will be only one other meeting after this one. Then they will cease until September. So come and be with us. Irl Clary Jr. and Mildred Clary visited at the home of Bernard Do herty Monday evening. - The Pearson shearing crew which has been shearing B. P. Doherty's sheep, finished their work there last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay and daughter Annie Ree motored to Pendleton Tuesday on business. John Curran and his sister, Mrs. Rose Sandburg, drove to Pendleton on business Monday and returned to Alpine Tuesday. Mrs. P. J. Curran spent Sunday visiting at the B. P. Doherty ranch in Sand Hollow. Lois Adams visited Mrs. Retta Knighten, Saturday Miss Cecil Stevens, teacher in The Dalles schools, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Stevens. There will be a community picnic the last Monday of school for the parents of school children. Mrs. Ada Cannon and children were callers In town Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Steers has been on the sick list this week. Victor Johnson was a visitor here Monday. Boy Hero Will Be Hoover's Guest HARDMAN. MRS. ELLA FARRENS. The beautiful spring weather we have had for the last week, has been much appreciated after the long period of rains. A number of people took advantage of the occa sion to plant their gardens. The croquet set recently purchas ed by townspeople has been very much in use during the past week and we are anxiously looking for ward to the institution of the ten nis and miniature golf sets. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mahrt and daughter Leah, former residents of this community, were visiting old time friends here Sunday. Francis Leathers motored to Kin- zua one day last week and visited at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. Rauch. She was accom panied by Micky Cox. Mrs. Henry Coats nad son Reeves were business visitors in Heppner Monday. Carey Hastings recently returned from California where he has been shearing for the past month. Buck Adams, Forrest and Char lotte Adams were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burnsdie Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lotus Robison were visiting friends and relatives here one day last week. Dan Potter was a visitor here Monday. Darrel Farrens visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Farrens, Sunday. Miss Zetta Bleakman and Mrs. Lee Bleakman were visiting rela tives here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burnside were callers in town Sunday. Mrs. La Veil Hams was attending to matters of .business here Tues day. Guy Hastings spent Sunday with his parents. The Misses Loye and Lily John son and Maurice McKitric attended the show in Heppner Saturday night The little son of Mr. and Mrs, Harlan Adams has been quite ill this week. He is now reported to be on the way to recovery. Garnet Ashbaugh, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Ashbaugh, has been quite ill for several days. He was taken to the doctor on Friday, Pearl Leathers, senior in the high school, was absent from school most of the week due to a serious case of rheumatism. Mrs. LaVilla Howell and daugh ter Norma Maxine visited at home of Mrs. Howell's father, Jasper Wal ker, Sunday. Miss Elvira Bleakman and Miss IRRIGON MRS. W. C. ISOM. Ralph Beneflel, who has been vis iting his father, Chas. Beneflel, for some time, returned to his work at Tillamook Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C Isom were calling on the Ed Beusels of Her miston Thursday. J. K. Gill of Portland Seed house was calling on friends in this vicin ity Wednesday. Traffic officers J. McMahon of Ar lington and George Bleakman of Heppner visited the school Thurs day, each giving a short but Inter esting talk to the students. Mrs. Joe Puckett and daughter Joyce, who spent the winter at Hen rietta, Okla., returned Thursday and Joyce is again enrolled in the grade school. R. V. Jones and wife were Her miston visitors Friday. F. Wisdom met with quite a ser ious accident Saturday when the horse he was driving became fright ened and ran away, overturning the buggy and throwing Mr. Wisdom to the pavement. Friends took him to his home and Dr. Christopherson was called at once. The strawberry crop In this vi cinity was Injured seriously by the severe frost Friday and Saturday nights. A meeting of those interested in the cooperative creamery movement was held Friday night and the ma jority signed up after listening to B. E. Sykes of Sandy, Ore., relate his experience with cooperative creameries. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers of Heppner was visiting the school Wednesday. The high school band members motored to La Grande early Sat urday morning to take part in the eastern Oregon band contest, but were very disappointed when no other bands were entered against them, as it had been reported that at least six bands would enter the contest. However, they had the pleasure of playing to a large and appreciative audience. Donald Isom, who entered the cornet solo contest carried off first prize. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leicht, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wier and Frank Brace attended the contest. Mr. and Mrs. F. Brace, Robert Walpole, Verdie Leach and Earl Isom were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom. The high school gym was occup ied by a large crowd of young folks and their parents Friday evening and a lovely time was spent in games and dancing after which a delicious lunch was served. raised seems assured. Market re ceipts of eggs at leading markets since April 1 have been lighter than at the same time last year and stor age holdings of both eggs and poul try are less than in 1930 at this date." Dairy production has held up well but storage holdings are not bur densome. This indicates that at current prices consumption has kept pace with the increase in pro duction. Pasture conditions are re ported good in Oregon and Wash ington, but very poor in California and below average over the country as a whole. A large surplus of farm labor is indicated which, the extension econ omists say, is a situation which does not prevail when business condi tions are normal. However, the re port finds that "business conditions are mending slowly but surely." One difficulty in the farm situa tion Indicated by the report is the weak export demand for farm pro ducts. Fresh apples and pears and dried prunes and apricots have been very light and the total of all com modities combined during recent months has been less than at any time in the past 15 years. Some encouragement is found in the fact that the general index of farm prices advanced one point from mid-February to mid-March, but the exchange value of farm pro ducts is still very unfavorable to producers. HOT LAKE SANATORIUM HOT LAKE, OREGON Will continue to operate as formerly. A fully equipped clinic to handle all medical and surgical cases. Laboratory, X-ray and radium equipment. Hot springs, a valuable adjunct in the treatment of all forms of Rheumatism. An Obstetrical Department has been added and obstetrical cases will be given the best of care both before and after delivery. Literature will be sent on request ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO DR. MARK T. PHY (Successor to Dr. W. T. 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TELEPHONE 1332 Phelps Funeral Home HEPPNER, OREGON Exclusive agents In Heppner for Peacock Floral Co. of The Dulles TUM-A-LUM TICKLER Published in the Interests of the people of Heppner and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO., Phone 912 Vol. 31 Heppner, Oregon, April S3, 1931. No. 15 Bryan Untiedt, 13-year-old hero of the bus disaster near Lamar, Colo m which six children lost their five'will be an orernight guest of the President. EDITORIAL We just had a wire from our New York correspondent report ing a most unusual ac cident. It seems that this prize - fighting giant, Primo Camera, was driving down Broadway and threw out his arm to signal a left turn and two Austins ran up his sleeve. As we go to press the Austins have not been located. ALBEBT ADXXVS, Sdltor. Screened porches are mighty nice for summer and add an other room to the home. Fashion Note. Style experts say that sleeveless, back less, and neckless dresses will make their appearance this summer. (Note: Mos quitoes are looking forward with pleasure to this prospective en largement of their summer playgrounds.) KEEP HIM OUT. There was a time when "Swat the fly" was a popular slogan. But that time has gone and now screens are extremely Import ant in the life of the home owner. Houses painted to stay painted. It is just as easy to get a good paint job as it is to get the other kind. as Upou wnMOR HOUSE PUKTI What's more, It will save you money in the end. Ask for an esti mate on your house. We will be glad to give you an estimate on the cost of screen ing your home. s A F E T Y & s E R V I c E Believe It, Or Not A New York banker has figured out that if six copper coins recently unearthed, bearing the date of 600 yars B C, had been placed at com pound interest since coined, the re turns would have been immense. How much? Well, it's past the power of comprehension. The Am erican value of these coins was only 6 cents, yet they would have earned at compound interest during the past 2,500 years a ball of gold 62 times as large as this earth, so the New Yoker says. Fir& National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON