OREGON HISTORICAL SOCTY
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Volume 48, Number 7.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY,
301931.
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FIELD MEET, PARADE
ID MARK HEALTH DAY
School Pupils From Over
County to Participate;
Many ExPected.
EXAMINATIONS SET
Doctors, Dentists to Cooperate In
Inspection of Rural Children;
Over 200 Buys to Compete.
More than 200 boys will partici
pate in the Morrow County Grade
School Boys' Athletic meet at Ro
deo field at 1:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, to be preceded by a
health parade at 10 o'clock in the
morning in which many schools of
the county will take part in celbera
tion of Child Health Day. The wind
up of the parade will be featured by
a Maypole dance given by girls of
the Heppner school under the direc
tion of Miss Juanita Leathers.
Beginning at 9 o'clock all rural
school children who apply at their
oflices will be given physical and
dental examinations by Heppner
doctors and dentists who are coop
erating in making the day success
ful in its purpose. All rural chil
dren who have not had examina
tions are urged by Miss Edith Stal
lard, county health nurse, to take
advantage of this opportunity.
High Aims Followed
The county schools and Morrow
County Public Health association
are cooperating with the county
health nurse in making this day a
banner occasion for better child
health in Morrow county. They are
attempting to carry out the man
dates of "The Children's Charter"
adopted by President Hoover's
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection, one of the
aims of which is, "For every child
protection from birth through ado
lescence including: periodical health
examinations and, where needed,
care of specialists and hospital
treatment; regular dental examina
tion and care of the teeth; protec
tive and preventive measures
against communicable diseases; the
insuring of pure food, pure milk
and pure water."
Boys who will participate in the
track and field meet in the after
noon, 97 of whom have been entered
from the Heppner school, have been
divided into Ave weight classes in
which they will compete. Events
include 50- and 100-yard dashes,
running and standing broad jumps,
running high jump, baseball throw
and 8-pound shotput Scoring will
be done on a point system, and rib
bons will be awarded individual
winners in each weight division for
first, second and third places, as
well as ribbons in each weight divis
ion for the school taking the most
events. A loving cup will be award
ed the school making the highest
score in the meet.
Work With Schools.
An admission price of 10 cents
will be charged those attending the
meet to cover costs,
The city is preparing to welcome
the large number of people expect
ed to come from all parts of the
county, and special eating accomo
dations are being arranged.
As a part of the health week pro
gram Miss Stallard, Chas. W. Smith,
bounty agent, and Miss Lucy Case,
nutrition specialist from Oregon
State college have been visiting the
schools in various parts of the coun
ty this week showing 4-H club and
health pictures and talking on var
ious phases of the work.
HEALTH MEETINGS HELD.
Miss Edith M. Stallard, county
nurse, C. W. Smith, county agent,
and Miss Lucy Case, nutrition spec
ialist of Oregon State college, are
visiting various places in the county
this week holding series of health
meetings. They were at Boardman
Wednesday afternoon, and at Irri
gon in the evening. Today a meet
ing is being held at lone in
the afternoon, and one at Hardman
in the evening. They will be in
Heppner tomorrow afternoon and
at Lexington In the evening. All
meetings are being held In the
schools.
Moving pictures of 4-H club and
health work are being shown, with
talks on various phases. The meet
ing In Heppner tomorrow afternoon
will begin at 3 o'clock and all par
ents are invited to attend.
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET.
The regular meeting of the Hepp
ner Business and Professional Wo
men's club was held at the home
of Mrs. W. R. Poulson on Monday
evening, with a goodly attendance
present. Two new members were
added to the roster, these being
Mrs. J. W. Montgomery and Mrs.
Gus Jones. The next meeting of
the club will be held Monday eve
ning, May 4, at Parish house, and
a dinner will be served at 6:30.
Phone Miss Allinger for reserva
tions. The regular meetings of the
club will be the first and third
Mondays of each month.
GRANGE MEETS SUNDAY.
E. W. Snell of Arlington will be
the principal speaker at the Rhea
Creek grange meeting Sunday, af
ternoon at 2:30, talking on the 1931
legislature. Other features are be
ing arranged and the public Is Invited.
SOME WOOL SOLD
HERE THIS WEEK
There is some activity in the wool
market at Heppner and several
clips have been disposed of this
week. J. P. Clancey has taken over
the clips of Kiernan & Lennon at
15c; F. S. Parker at 14c; Krebs
Bros, at 15c; Willie Doherty, 14V4c.
E. J. Burke purchased the sand
wool of Bernard and Willie Doherty
at 14c, and it is expected that buy
ing will be quite general from now
on as shearing is getting under
way.
Last season's top price for Hepp
ner wools was 20 cents, several of
the growers in the foothill section
getting this price. The wools sold
so far come principally from the
sand country, and indications are
that the average price on the Hepp
ner market will not be much under
last year's prices.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. French Burroughs
Jordan Siding residents, were vis
itors here Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Burroughs reports his wheat
coming along fine, but In the last
week the tar weeds have been show
ing up and to look at some of the
fields right how one would think
the wheat had disappeared, as the
weeds are in full blossom. There
are few fields the pounty over not
afflicted with the pest to a greater
or less degree this season.
Harvev Miller was in fmm hi
ranch at SwAccart hnttps tnHnv
He thinks the rnlH winH nf loaf
wek took more moisture out of the
fields than would have resulted
from several weeks of bright sun
shine. The heavy blow left a pall
over the county for several days,
but no serious damage resulted.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell were
visitors at the Ralph Jones place on
Butter creek Sunday. While there
Henry tried his luck with line and
hook and landed a fine catch of
trout.
Leo Gorger, who with his broth
ers, farms extensively in the north
lone section, was doing business in-
the city on Tuesday.
Roy Neill was a Pine City ranch
man attending to matters of busi
ness ni this city Tuesday.
Tuesday visitors in the citv from
the lone section were Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Mankin.
75 weaner Dies for sale. tS each
Frank Swaggart, Lena. 7-10
Route For Health Day
Parade Is Announced
Miss Edith Stallard, public health
nurse, announces that the parade
for Health Day, which will be made
up of the children from the rural
schools of the county, will form at
12:30, near the power house, and
is scheduled to start promptly at
1 o'clock. The line of march will
be down Main street to the corner
where the Mollahan service station
stands, then west to Gale street and
south on Gale street two blocks to
Willow, thence back to Main street.
At the Intersection of Main and
Willow streets the Maypole dance
will be held. The athletic contest
at Rodeo field follows immediately
after the Maypole dance.
Miss Stallard states further that
she is greatly pleased with the co
operation of Heppner business men,
who have unanimously consented to
decorate places of business In con
nection with Health Day. In this
regard Mis Stallard also wishes. to
announce that all children now in
the rural schools and all those who
will be enrolled this coming fall,
both in rural and city schools, may
go to any physician in Heppner dur
ing the forenoon on Saturday, May
2nd, for physical examination.
ENTERTAIN PAST MATRONS.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
McAtee was the scene of a very
pleasant gathering Monday evening
when they entertained In honor of
the Past Matrons' club. Several
tables of bridge were In play and
high scores were made by Mrs. D.
M. Ward and Harry Tamblyn, and
following the play refreshments of
strawberry shortcake and coffee
were served. Guests present were
Mesdames Earl W. Gordon, W. E.
Pruyn, Blanche Patterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Del Ward, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mc-
Namer, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Craw
ford, Mr. and Mrs. John Wlghtman,
Mr. and Mrs. Gay M. Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Gilliam, Mr. and
Mrs. D. T. Goodman, Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Dlx, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Tamblyn and the host and hostess.
BOB TURNER FITCIIING.
"Bob" Turner, son nf Mr anrl
Mrs. F. W. Turner and senior at
Whitman college, Walla Walla, has
been taking his turn on the mound
for the college baseball team as one
of the "first string" pitchers. Tur
ner has been making a good show
ing, according to reports. In a
double-header engagement recently,
in wnicn turner worked, Whitman
took an even break with Washing
ton State college, winning the first
game 8-2 while losing the second
15-1.
DR. l'OMNG SPEAKS.
Dr. D. V. Pollnir. well known ertn.
cator from Oregon State college
and last year's commencement
speaker at the high school, address
ed the Heppner high school student
Dociy yesterday afternoon on the
theme of higher education.
TOWN ORGANIZES
FOR FIRE FIGHTING
Business Finns Cooperate With
Forest Service; 3. W. Hiatt to
Lead; Purpose Told.
Cooperation of Heppner business
houses brought to a successful cul
mination the organization nf nn
emergency forest fire-fighting force
ai me omce or b wehmeyer, dis
trict ranger, Saturday afternoon. J.
G. Clouston. from the TI S Trnroat
office at Pendleton, was present to
assist in tne organization.
J. W. Hiatt was chosen as leader
for. the 15-man force which will
hold itself in readiness to answer
an emergency call within half an
hour's time. L. L. Gilliam was
named cook and Francis Dnhertv
timekeeper. All necessary equip
ment asiae irom clothing and bed
ding will be supplied bv the forest
service.
Firms which have so far coopet
ated with the organization by pro
viding a man from their regular
force to act with the
crew include Ferguson Motor Co.,
Hiatt & Dix, Gilliam & Bisbee, Peo
ples Hardware Co., Heppner Farm
ers Elevator Co., Thomson Bros.,
M. D. Clark. Pacific Power J.ioht
Co., First National bank, Heppner
ijrazette Times, Latourell Auto Co.,
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., Case Fur
niture Co., Humphreys Drug Co.
Mr. Wehmeyer has directed a let
ter of appreciation to each cooper
ating firm in which he sets out
something of the purpose of the or
ganization. In it he says:
"On government and private hold
ings, within a fifty mile radius to
our south, we have several billion
feet of merchantable timber. The
values should increase with the
passing of years and its protection
should be of real interest to all of
us, if for no other than mercenary
reasons. In addition we have a nat
ural recreational play ground at
mile high elevations, where camp
ing, hunting, summer homes, will
prove to be a comfort and delight
to this and many succeeding gener
ations. "Next to farming and water pow
er, forestry is Oregon's greatest fu
ture. If we can keep those portions
of our land, not suitable for other
purposes, in growing timber, the
forests will continue to pay a fifth
or more of our payrolls in countless
future years.
"May I suggest that you stress
the matter of preparedness with the
man you have selected, that there
may be no delay in the promptness
with which this organization may
be called into the field, should the
need or emergency arise.
"Each man should have a pair of
well broken heavy shoqs, a pair of
medium or heavy weight wool
socks, a wool shirt, an overcoat or
jacket and two blankets rolled up
in a piece of canvas and kept some
where handy. Ninety per cent of the
success of our work will hinge on
quick action. All fires are small at
their inception and increase in
growth at an alarming ratio with
each hour's delay, according to
weather and atmospheric condi
tions". EVENING SCHOOL
TO DRAW PUBLIC
Local Educational Plant to be in
Full Swing Night of May 8 for
View of AU Interested.
How are the young people who at
tend the Heppner schools educated?
Many people who have not had an
opportunity ot visit the schools in
the daytime are no doubt Interest
ed in this question. Parents espec
ially should be interested, believes
W. R. Poulson, superintendent, who
has announced that Friday evening,
May 8, school will be conducted in
every detail just as it is regularly in
thi daytime. At this time the pub
lic is especially invited to visit the
schools and see the educational
plant In progress.
Rapid strides in the advancement
of educational methods have been
made since the days of the little
red schoolhouse in which grand
mothers and granddads of the com
munity received their common
school education. And young moth
ers and dads may also be surprised
to see the changes that have taken
place since their school days. Both
the local ?rnrie anH hicrh aptinnig
have kept pace with educational ad
vancement tne country over, being
highly accredited. The high school
Is counted among the better high
schools of the state In having been
admitted to the Northwest Associa
tion of Accredited High Schools,
graduates of which are admitted1 to
colleges and universities any place
in the northwest, and other leading
institutions of higher education in
other parts of the United States,
with full freshman standing with
out being required to take entrance
examinations.
With education in the state claim
ing a very large portion of the tax
dollar, taxpayers should be espec
ially Interested at this time In see
ing whether full value is being re
ceived. Mr. Poulson believes a large
number of people will be interested
In taking advantage of this oppor
tunity to see the school plant at
work. He not only invites but urges
everyone to do so.
The "Sunny Side Up" crew here
again in JUST IMAGINE, Star the
ater, Sunday-Monday.
u
OWE
RIVER
DROPPED 22 10 12
Rufus Field is Scene of
One-Sided Fray; Many
Errors Made.
16 LOCALS IN GAME
Correll Bags Five' Safe Bingles;
' Ladies to be Guests of Ball Club
To See Condon Play.
TEAM STANDINGS.
Won Lost
lone
Condon
Heppner ,
Arlington .
f ossil .
Rufus-Blalock
Liut Sunday's Results :
Heppner 22 at Rufus-Blalock 12. Fos
sil 4 at lone 5, Arlingon 12 at Condon
13.
Where Teams Flay Next!
Condon at Heppner, lone at Arling
ton. Rufus-Blalock at Fossil.
Sixteen members of Heppner's
baseball squad saw action in the
game at Rufus Sunday, in which
Rufus-Blalock was taken into camp
22-12. The game was played beside
the Columbia River highway on a
topsy-turvy ball diamond which
made fielding uncertain, and drew
among other interested spectators
a stage load of people who were
entertained for about ten minutes.
At this time Heppner had just
loaded the basse in the sixth inning
and Cason's bunt, the first of the
game, unloaded them when the sur
prised Columbia river boys threw
the ball away in the attempt to
head off runners.
R-B Fitcher Removed.
Heppner took a four-run lead in
the first inning when they knocked
McKays off the mound, and lanky
Mr. Chase was introduced before
any outs could be secured. Chase
whiffed three batsmen in succession
to stop this rally, but was himself
treated to a volley of 15 hits before
the game was over. Even at that
the Heppner boys might have been
held down considerably had it not
been for some 15 errors his team
mates piled up behind him.
The home boys gave better sup
port to Wilcox and Robertson, the
two pitchers for the day. Only four
errors were counted against them.
Ground balls were the order and
Shuirman at second base took the
fielding record with five assists.
Harold Gentry, shortstop, made
three. Bob Correll, catcher, took
hitting honors with five clean blows
out of six times at bat. He also was
high scorer with six runs, being
walked once to first
Ladies' Day Sunday.
Next Sunday will be ladies' day
at Rodeo field when Condon comes
here to play, all ladies to be admit
ted free. The usual charge of 50
cents for men and 25 cents for boys
will be made. The clash Sunday is
expected to be a hot one with Con
don striving hard to retain her
place at the top of the percentage
column and the Heppner boys fight
ing just as hard to bring her down
to their level.
Last Sunday's box score and sum
mary:
Hennner 22 AB R H O A E
Sherer, s 1 110 2-
H. Gentry, s 6 6 3 1 3 0
Correll. c 6 6 5 4 2 1
Ciimmings. m 1 0 0 10 0
Turner, m 5 4 10 11
Anderson, r 2 2 1 0 0 0
Bleakman. r 2 2 10 10
R. Gently. 3 1 0 0 10 0
Cason. 3 5 0 3 1 0 0
B. Gentry 1 5 0 2 8 1 1
Thomson. 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
Shuirman 2 . 5 114 5 1
Hayes, 1 3 110 0 0
Crawford. 1 i 0 0 0 0 0
Robertson, p 2 0 0 1 1 0
Wilcox, p 3 0 0 3 4 0
ai a is zy zu 4
Rufus-Blalock 12
Cyrus. 2 4 2 0 3 3 3
Rurtlemay. 1 3 10 10 2
tilidie, s 6 5 3 14 2
Kirov, 1 5 1 2 12 1 1
Leach, c 5 12 8 11
McNays, p 5 110 0 1
Vertrees. 3 6 0 112 2
Chase, rp 4111 13 0
J. Bartlemay. r 1 0 0 0 3 2
R. Bartlemay, m 5 0 2 0 1 1
43 U 12 27 25 15
Umpires, Simmons ami Allstott: scor
er. F. Doherty : three base hits, Correll,
Shuirman, Bleakman; Hist base on balls
Oil Wilcox 4, off Robertson2, oft Chase
4; first base on errors. Heppner 6. R-B
2; two base hits Glidle, Leach; struck
out by Wilcox 4. by Chase 8; hit by pit
cher, B. Gentry, L. Bartlemay.
FLANE CRACKS IN LANDING.
A small Waco airplane piloted by
Red Reese of Pendleton cracked up
In landing on the golf course east
of town Sunday morning. The plane
was side-slipping to the ground
when, for some reason, it was
thrown over on the wings on one
side and there were badly damaged.
There was no personal injury. The
plane has been out of commission
since.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY SET.
There will be an Achievement day
program of the cooking clubs of the
Idea and Hale Ridge schools at the
Hale Ridge schoolhouse on May 10,
with a program In the morning and
basket dinner at noon. The after
noon will be given over to sports.
Friends are asked to bring their
baskets and participate in the good
time.
v For Sale Five acres land at Ir
rlgon, Ore. For particulars write
to Mrs. David A. Broughel, 220 New
ell St., Walla Walla, Wash., It
H00SG0W THEME
USED BY JUNIORS
Annual Banquet for Senior Class
Staged In Prison Surroundings,
Rock Pile and Everything.
Seniors, juniors and faculty mem
bers of Heppner High school were
in the hoosgow for a couple of
hours Saturday evening. Not a real
jail, to be sure; but a cleverly work-
ed-out prison motif was used by the
juniors in the annual farewell ban
quet to the departing seniors in the
basement of the Christian church.
Plans of the affair were kept sec
ret to the very last minute and
great was the surprise of the guests
when the outer doors were thrown
open and they found themselves
staring at the gates of a cold, gray
prison with several inmates behind
the bars. The convicts or wait
resses, as they turned out to be
slowly opened the gate and the
guests passed into a large prison
room. The walls were hung with
gray building paper on which were
painted rocks of all descriptions.
There were also many evidences
left on the walls of past inmates.
In the center of the room was a
huge rock pile and its accompany
ing mauls and hammers.
The table decorations carried out
the blue and gold colors of the se
niors and also the green and white
of the juniors. Small pennants with
the class numerals were in front of
each place and larger ones appeared
in the flower baskets.
The menus were worked out on
the scheme of a conviction record,
each bearing a picture of the con
vict, his cell number, description
and prison record. The program
was printed on several keys fas
tened on a ring. John Franzen,
president of the junior class, was
a very excellent toastmaster. Miss
Grace Nixon, the senior warden,
presented their conviction record
which was very cleverly done. The
funniest thing on the program was
the stunt put on by the sophomore
girls, dressed in prison garb, who
served the banquet. These were
Nancy Jane Cox, June Anderson,
Phyllis Pollock, Viola Brown, Hazel
Beymer and Margaret Brosnan who
was a very efficient head waitress.
Their stunt was a mock court in
which several members of the class
and faculty were summoned to
court and such charges as one-armed
driving, and no fishing license
were preferred.
Everyone went home glad to be
freed from the prison sentence but
not sorry they had been in jail for
a few hours.
Class and faculty members pres
ent included: seniors, Earl Thom
son, Francis White, Mary White,
Harold Gentry, Ella Fell, Alva Mc
Duffee, Alice Cason, LaVelle White,
Joe Swindig, Theresa Breslin, Wini
fred Thomson, Patricia Monahan,
Jeanette Turner, Vivian Lieuallen,
Gay Anderson, Anne McNamee; ju
niors, John Franzen, Billy Cox, Lu
cille Moyer, Louise Moyer, Gene
Mikesell, Ralph Benton, Mary
Thomson, Eddie Kenny, Virginia
Cleveland, Viola Ruby, Adele Nick
erson, Vallis Jones, Claude Hill, Lu
cille Beymer, Evelyn Schultz, Mary
McDuffee, Mary Gemmell, Theodore
Thomson, Florence French, Lucille
Hall, Ruth Turner, Ireta Taylor, Lo
la Hiatt; faculty, W. R. Poulson
and Mrs. Poulson, Paul Menegat,
Miss Charlotte Woods, Neil Shuir
man, Miss Bernita Fay Lamson, Ted
Lumley and Mrs. Lumley, Miss
Grace Nixon and Miss Jessie Pal
miter. Miss Palmiter, home economics
instructor, supervised plans for the
banquet Bruce Gibb, senior class
president, was unable to be present
due to illness.
Two Divorces Granted
In Short Court Session
A short session of circuit court
was held by Judge D. R. Parker
here Monday. Among cases dis
posed of were two divorce proceed
ings In which decrees were granted
plaintiffs in both instances on fail
ure of defendants to appear. Min
nie B. Furlong was granted divorce
from Chas. H. Furlong and award
ed the custody of their minor child,
Kathleen Furlong, defendant to pay
$50 a month for her care. Stacy
Roberts was granted divorce from
Leora K. Roberts.
Judgments were granted plaintiffs
in the cases of Federal Land Bank
vs. Jos. M. Hayes and O. T. Fergu
son vs. Ed Bnrgstrom and A. H.
Bergstrom. Plea for withdrawal
of demurrer was granted B. H. Peck
in the case of Clyde Fridley, admin
istrator, vs. E. Albee, et al. Order of
dismissal was made In case of Far
mers & Stockgrowers National bank
vs. M. L. Case on plaintiff's motion.
Orders of confirmation were enter
ed In cases of Farmers & Stock
growers National bank vs. J. H.
Hayes, ct al, and Chas. Allinger vs.
E. H. Turner.
CLOSING EXERCISES SLATED.
Heppner schools will close the
year's work Friday evening, May 15,
with commencement for the high
school graduating class in the eve
ning at the school auditorium. Dr.
Arnold Bennett Hall, president of
the University of Oregon, will bo
the commencement speaker. Bac
calaureate services will be held Sun
day evening, May 10, In the audi
torium, with Rev. Thomas D.
Yarnes of Salem addressing the
graduating class.
The "Sunny Side Up". crew here
again In JUST IMAGINE, Star the
ater, Sunday-Monday.
CHILD HEALTH DAY
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, the Congress by joint
resolution has authorized and re
quested the President of the Uni
ted States of America to proclaim
annually that May Day is Child
Health Day; and,
Whereas, the resposibility for
the well-being of .children is a
community responsibility as well
as an individual duty; now,
Therefore, I, Herbert Hoover,
President of the United States of
America, do call upon all Govern
ors of the States of the Union,
and all Governors of territories
and possessions of the United
States to declare to their people
that May Day should be used
wherever posible as Child Health
Day, for the consideration of all
public and private measures by
which the health of our children
may be conserved and advanced.
I especially commend for consid
eration on that day "The Chil
dren's Charter" as set forth by the
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection.
HERBERT HOOVER.
Governor Meier's Message
To the People of Oregon:
The annual, national wide observ
ance of May first as Child Health
Day and the week thereafter as
Child Health Week, shows a grow
ing appreciation of the importance
of sound physical endowment and
proper opportunities for nurture
and development
Good health is not merely a mat
ter of individual concern; it is a
matter'of public importance. It re
quires community of purpose and
united effort
This year the White House Con
ference on Child Health and Pro
tection has added an incentive and
a program for the conservation of
the nation's human resources by re
newing interest in childhood and
youth. It has brought up to a full
er realization of the fact that the
foundation for a better future gen
eration must be laid during the im
pressionable years of thildhood.
I hope that the people of Oregon
will cooperate in an observance of
Child Health Day and Child Health
Week which will bring the objec
tives of the White House Confer
ence into Oregon and that we may,
during this week, make an invest
ment of interest in child health
which will bring rich returns
throughout the year and for the
future.
JULIUS L. MEIER, Governor.
LEXINGTON NEWS
By RUTH DINGES.
Miss Erma Duvall returned Tues
day from Eugene where she has
been visiting friends.
Mrs. Sarah White and Miss Mae
Gentry spent the week end in John
Day where they visited friends.
Mrs. Rose Sanborn, who has for
the past year been making her
home with her brother, Johnnie
Curran, returned Sunday to Marble
head, Mass., where she will visit
friends and attend to business in
terests for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gherkin of Her
miston were in Heppner on Sunday.
When they returned home, they
took with them Mr. Gherkin's moth
er who has been visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. O. J. Cox of Lexing
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Gherkin spent
part of Sunday afternoon visiting
at the home of Mrs. A. Reaney.
Members of the senior class of
Lexington high school, accompan
ied by Miss Helen Falconer, class
sponsor, celebrated their annual
Flank Day last Friday by a trip to
La Grande.
Mrs. Copp and Mr. and Mrs. Biggs
of Arlington were calling on Mr.
and Mrs. Karl Miller Sunday after
noon. Practice has begun on two one
act plays to be given by the stu
dents of Lexington high school on
May 8.
Saturday afternoon the stockhold
ers of the Lexington Farmers Ware
house company met to elect a new
manager for the warehouse. Harry
Dinges was elected and will begin
work the first of June.
SMALL CAR SUMMERSAULTS.
While on his way up Willow creek
to the artesian well Monday fore
noon, W. E. Pruyn, city watermas-
ter, met with an exciting experience,
and marvels that he got out of It
with no bones broken and able to
tell how it all happened. Going
along at a moderate pace, Mr.
Pruyn noticed a piece of 2x4 lying
In the road which he thought to
pass over without striking, but in
stead hit It just right to upend it
and the result was the complete
turning over of the machine and
top side up again in the ditch. The
turning over process did not remove
Mr. Pruyn from the scat and steer
ing wheel, and he came right side
up with the truck, which received
some damage to the cab and a bro
ken windshield. After taking stock
Mr. Pruyn found ho was not seri
ously Injured, so he started the ma
chine and went on to his destina
tion, finishing the Job he had start
ed. A slight cut on the cheek un
der the left eye and a wrenched
right knee were the sum total of
Mr. Pruyn's injuries.
For Sale International late type
No. 8, 12-ft. combine, line condition,
$080 ; 7 Mi-ton 6-cyl, truck. O. W.
Cutsforth, Lexington. 6-7p.
WIP E Id
TO START SMI!
Lions and Others to Raid
Pests; Losers to Treat
Winners at Close.
ROAD WORK ASKED
Delegates In Portland Today to
Meet With State Commission;
Scoutmaster Named.
The annual Lions club crow-magpie
contest is slated to commence
Sunday with enlistment of the en
tire club membership and as many
others as have signified their inten
tion of participating, Chas. H. Lat
ourell. chairman of this year's cam
paign, told Lions Monday. That the
campaign may be even more suc
cessful in its purpose this year than
last, the various granges of the
county and the Alpine Farm Bu
reau are being asked to cooperate
in waging war on the predatory
bird pests. The contest will last for
four weeks, and at the close the
losing side will entertain the win
ning side. Mr. Latourell and Dr.
A. D. McMurdo are the team cap
tains. In connection with the crow-magpie
drive, B. R. Patterson chairman
of the club's committee, announced
that many birds' heads and eggs
are being brought in by farm boys,
who are being paid five cents apiece
for the heads and a cent each for
the eggs. Mr. Patterson was in
structed to go ahead with the old
time fiddlers' contest, which it is ex
pected will be staged In Heppner in
the near future.
Work on Rock Creek.
G. A. Bleakman, county commis
sioner, urged the club to send rep
resentatives to the state highway
commission meeting in Portland to
day, for the purpose of looking af
ter the interests of the Heppner
Spray road. Assistance on the Rock
creek portion of the road will be
asked by the delegation headed by
Al Rankin, good roads committee
chairman.
John Hiatt has accepted the
scoutmastership of the local Boy
Scouts, announced W. R. Poulson,
Lions committee chairman, who
urged that Mr. Hiatt be given every
possbile support by the Lions and
other organizations of the town. It
was expected that a meeting of the
Boy Scout executive council would
be held this week when details for
the thorough reorganization of the
scouts would be gone into. Some
financial assistance for the work
will probably be asked, Mr. Poulson
said, but it is not expected that a
great amount will be necessary this
year, as the local troop will not be
required to pay their allotment to
the Blue Mountain council, district
organization of scouts. Two pa
trols, each to be sponsored by a sep
arate organization, will be organ
ized to compete with each other in
the various phases of scout work if
one plan cited by Mr. Poulson is
put into effect
Former Residents Visit
Visitors at the meeting included
F. A. McMenamln and P. A. Ander
son, both of Portland and who for
merly engaged in business in this
city. Both men complimented the
Lions on their work. Mr. McMena
min, who still retains property in
terests In the county, being asso
ciated with W. E. Wigglesworth in
conducting a large farming opera
tion in the north end of the county,
made special mention of economic
problems in which the Lions might
interest themselves. Fred Lucas of
Lexington was also introduced as
a visitor.
Heppner Mothers Invited
To Attend U.-O. Meeting
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Apr. 28 (Special) Honoring moth
ers of students, the University of
Oregon will entertain May 8 and 9
with a special program. At this
time the junior class Is also holding
Its annual Junior Week-end festiv
ities, including the canoe fete and
the junior prom, two events looked
forward to the whole year. The
mothers have been issued a special
Invitation to attend all these events.
Among the mothers who have
been invited, a number from Hepp
ner are included. They are Mrs. L.
E. Bisbee, Mrs. Fred Casteel, Mrs.
M. D. Clark, Mrs. J. Perry Conder,
Mrs. Harriet K. Mahonev, Mrs. F.
S. Parker, Mrs. Frank Shively, and
Mrs. Charles Thomson.
A mass meeting of the mothers
will be held at 1:30 Saturday after
noon followed by a tea In Hendricks
hall. The annual Mothers' banquet,
the outstanding event of the week
end, will be held Saturday evening
In Gorlinger hall, at which 850 will
be seated. The number must be re
stricted to t.it, owing to the limit
ed space, so mothers planning to
attend should send in their reserva
tion soon, it is urged. On Sunday
there will be special services In the
Eugene churches, and in the after
noon a vesper service In the moth
ers' honor in the University muslo
auditorium.
Mrs. Walter M. Cook of Portland.
president of the state Mothers' or
ganization, will preside at the mass
meeting, and also at the executive
board meeting Saturday mornnlg.