PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, ORE.
Volume 48, Number 10.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 21, 1931
Subscription $2.00 a Year
COOK PLAN HEARD
AT FARMER MEET
Growers Show Interest by
Presence; Farm Board
Action Cited.
ASKS COOPERATION
Hill Says Lower Handling Costs
Probable; Good Record is Made
By Local Marketing Units.
Seventy Morrow county farmers
gathered in the I. O. O. F. hall at
Lexington Tuesday afternoon to
hear Charles Cook of Pendleton ex
plain the plan, bearing his name,
of marketing the United States ex
portable wheat surplus. The large
attendance itself and the manner
in which his message was receievd
marked an Intense interest among
the audience. Mr. Cook, manager
of the Pendleton Wheat Marketing
corporation, was accompanied by
James Hill, president of the corpor
ation and vice-president of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league, who
also gave a message of interest.
Other speakers were C. W. Smith,
county agent, who acted as chair
man of the meeting, and Henry
Smouse, president of the Morrow
County Grain growers.
Mr. Cook told pertinent facts con
cerning the history of his plan to
date, stated and answered the more
plausible objections which have so
far been offered, and explained the
plan itself, after which he satisfac
torily answered all questions from
the audience. At least, his quizzers
asked no further questions or made
unfavorable comment after his an
swers had been given. It appeared
he had "sold" his plan.
Flan Declared Simple.
"There is nothing complicated
nor hard to understand about the
plan," Mr. Cook said. "It would in
no way interfere with the general
wheat marketing machinery as it
now operates." It calls simply for
a 90 per cent signup of the wheat
farmers of the United States, (Mr.
Cook is certain that it will work
with 90 percent, and probably with
a lesser signup), who will agree to
accept two receipts for their wheat
crop when delivered. One receipt
would be for three-fourths of the
total delivery, and the other for
one-fourth. The three-fourths re
ceipt the farmer would retain and
the wheat represented by it would
be sold at his pleasure to whoever
offered him the best price. The one
fourth (one fourth of the total
wheat production of the country
representing the exportable sur
plus) would be' sent to the National
Grain Stabilization corporation, and
for it he would be issued script for
which he would receive the world
wheat price when this portion of
his grain was sold.
It was thought by Mr. Cook that
the Farm board would accept the
plan and pass it back to the farm
ers for the 90 percent signup to
make it operative, thereby leaving
onus for failure of the plan on the
farmers. The Farm board rejected
it, however, and so far as Mr. Cook
and the adherents of his plan are
concerned, themselves received the
onus.
Answer's Board's Action.
Mr. Cook himself received no rea
son from the board for their action,
but through the press the only ex
cuse he could find was that it would
invoke retaliatory measures in for
eign markets. This he answered by
asking how foregln markets, al
ready closed to United States wheat
by high import duties, could retal
iate further than they have already.
By taking the exportable surplus
out of the domestic market, the
amount for home consumption
would at least claim the benefit of
the tariff all that the Farm board
could promise the farmer through
its plan of 20 percent reduction of
acreage; a plan impossible of oper
ation. Because of its simplicity, little
expense would be Incurred in put
ting the Cook plan Into operation
with all the necessary machinery
already had in the farmers national
cooperative hook-up, Mr. Cook said.
He could offer little hope of its be
ing put into effect for the 1931 crop,
especially without the support of
the Farm board. However, he said
endorsement of the Farm board
was not essential in putting the
plan Into effect, as the Farm board
has no connection with the Farm
ers National Wheat Marketing or
ganization except in an advisory ca
pacity. The plan could be made op
erative by the regional cooperative
associations taking it up, he said.
Passionate Plea Made.
In finishing his talk, Mr. Cook
made a strong plea for cooperation.
"If the farmers of the United States
do not cooperate they will have
corporate farming," he passionately
declared. Russia Is a classic exam
ple of the failure of this type of
farming. The backbone of Ameri
ca is the Individual. Individual In
itiative Is not sacrificed in combin
ing forces to secure a market for
farm products. It is but following
the example of other Industry, to
enable the farmer to have a say as
to the price ho shall receive. With
the stabilization corporation stop
ping Its operations June first, and
the world markets in a critical con-
continued on Page Six.)
Two Trainloads of Sheep
Leave for Montana Range
Two special trains carried sheep
off the Heppner branch line Mon
day, bound for summer range at
Browning, Mont Shipping from
Heppner were W. B. Barratt &
Son, T. J. O'Brien and Tom Bey
mer; from Cecil, W. B. Barratt &
Son and Krebs Bros. On Saturday
Harold Cohn and Chas. Bartholo
mew will ship to the same destina
tion, and more will go later.
The sheep are billed to Chicago
for grazing in transit at Browning
where they will go on summer
range on an Indian reservation held
under lease by parties who supply
camp wagons and take care of all
camp tending requirements. The
range is Baid to be in exceptionally
good condition, and there are prac
tically no losses from predatory ani
mals or lost sheep, while but one
man to the band is all that is re
quired. The arrangement is said
to be economical and ideal for sheep
going to the Chicago or Omaha
markets In the fall.
DEATH COMES TO
KARL L. BEACH
Prominent Lexington Citizen Was
III Only Short Time; Funeral
Rites to be Held Sunday.
The large circle of friends, both
at Lexington and Heppner, were
shocked to learn of the sudden pass
ing Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Lexington, of Karl L. Beach, long
a prominent citizen of the-commun-
ity. Mr. Beach was reported ill last
week, but outside of his immediate
relatives, it was not known that his
condition was so serious that death
might come at any moment He
had been ill and confined to his
home for a week and a half, suffer
ing an acute heart affliction. This
trouble first appeared about three
months ago when Mr. Beach ran to
a fire on the hill at the opposite
end of town from his store, drag
ging the hose cart much of the
way to the scene of the fire unas
sisted, it is reported, from which
effort he suffered a collapse, and
he had been taking treatment for
the aflliction since.
Funeral services will be held at
the home in Lexington Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30, with burial follow
ing in Lexington cemetery. Rev.
W. W. Head, pastor of the Congre
gational churches of lone and Lex
ington, will officiate and arrange
ments are in charge of Case Mor
tuary of this city.
Karl Langford Beach was born
in Boulder, Colorado, July 4, 1876,
and died at his home in Lexington,
Oregon, May 20, 1931, aged 54 years,
9 months and 15 days. He was
married to Miss Elsie Palmer Janu
ary 29, 1905, and to this union three
sons were born, all being residents
of Lexington. These are Lawrence,
at present working in Walla Walla;
Laurel, engaged in the study of mu
sic at Los Angeles, and Harold, at
tending school at Lafayette, Indi
ana. The absent ones were imme
diately notified of their father's
death and will be present at the fu
neral, Lawrence, being near, had
been notified in time to be present
a short time before his father was
called. The widow is the other sur
viving member of the family.
Mr. Beach whose life from boy
hood had been lived In Lexington,
had long been prominent in the
business, civic and religious activ
ities of the community. For a great
many years he engaged in the hard
ware and Implement business and
had built for himself an enviable
reputation for Integrity and fair
dealing. The affairs of the home
town and county had always claim
ed a large share of his time; he was
especially interested in the educa
tional activities of the district and
had served numerous terms on the
board of directors. In religious af
fairs he was a pillar of strength and
the Congregational church and Sun
day school relied upon his leader
ship from the time of his young
manhood. From all these activities
he will now be greatly missed in the
little home town, and the express
ions of regret at his passing are
unanimous. Mr. Beach was in every
way a substantial, reliable man, a
generous and considerate friend
and neighbor, whose life in the
community had made an impression
that will last throughout many
years to come.
300 Attend Ford Show;
Attendants Win Prizes
Three hundred neonle nttenHed
showings of the talking moving
pictures, a Trip 10 tne bora Plant"
and "Hidden Oualitv." shown at tho
garage of the Latourell Auto com
pany yesternay aiternoon and eve
ning. The pictures showed in de
tail all departments of the famous
Ford factories and were In charge
of F. J. Brennan and R. R. Wells
of the Portland office.
No admission charge was made.
Door prizes were awarded as fol
lows: Mvrtle M Mnhrt. 3.9H nrot
on a new car; Richard Hayes, a
bottle or car polish; A. W, Gemmcll,
can or lubricant; Clarence A. Rust,
can of Standard Oil grease; Russell
Wright, free grease job; Pauline
Ulrich, free grease Job; Mrs. O. E.
Llnrintrnm. Mnro-nn Shnll hmmA.
hold kit; Mrs. W. C. Cox, Ford ra
diator ornament. Shell and Stand
ard Oil products were donated hv
local offices of the companies.
Local ads In the Gazette Tlmea
bring results.
LIS AND LEGION
TO SPONSOR PARK
Separate Organization to
Administer Project; $75
Voted at Meeting.
PLAT ALREADY MADE
Organizations and Individuals to
Have Part In Following System
atized Plan for Enterprise.
Joint sponsorship of a city park
with Heppner Post, American Le
gion, was undertaken Monday by
the Lions club when it voted to
match the $75 contributed by the
Legion for the purchase of the land,
and to elect a committee of three to
act with a similar committee from
the Legion to form a central park
organization. This central organi
zation will be incorporated as a
holding company, will be given title
to the land, and will have complete
charge of the park administration
A plat of the proposed park has
been tentatively prepared by Paul
Marble and Earl Gordon, chairman
of the Lions club park committee,
according to which plan it is expect
ed the land, lying adjacent to the
Legion swimming pool, will be de
veloped. The $75 contributed by the
Lions club will be used for basic im
provement of the ground, it was
brought out in the discussion be
fore the club. It was not expected
that the park In its completed form
would become a reality for several
years.
Cooperation Is Given.
The plat, as tentatively prepared,
comprehends the building of play
ground apparatus, a wading pool,
rustic bridge, benches, stone fire
places, and other features that
would make the park attractive for
picnic and playground purposes. In
bringing the park project to a head,
other organiztaions of the city have
been contacted, some of which have
signified eagerness to cooperate in
the enterprise. Any individual or
organization, it was said, will be
given an opportunity to supply one
or more of the park adjuncts as in
dividual enterprises, with place
ment of a suitable marker to give
proper credit
The discussion brought out that
it was not intended that the park
should be a financial burden to any
one. However, as the land has been
provided, and the opportunity laid
open to get the project in shape for
development the Lions club took
action which was considered prop
er in order to get it to functioning.
When the committees from the Le
gion and Lions perfect the central
organization it will be known as a
park commission and both organi
zations will have severed direct con
nection with the park except for the
privilege of renaming members of
the commission as the terms of of
fice of present commissioners ex
pire. Naming of the Lions commit
tee was left as a special order of
business for the next meeting of the
club.
General rian Cited.
With the administering body and
plan of development provided for,
the ground work is laid for the real
ization orne time in the future of a
beautiful city park. The $75 from
the Lions club will be used to pre
pare the ground so far as the money
goes, and it is expected that a large
amount will not be required for the
purpose, as the plan comprehends
retaining the natural contour of
the land. After this is done anyone
interested in helping the park may
go to the commission and get per
mission to plant flowers, trees or
shrubs, or to build some play appar
atus or other park equipment that
fits in with the general plan. It Is
planned to plant grass, shrubbery,
and trees that do not require con
stant attention, making the park
more natural In appearance, and
eliminating the necessity of having
a caretaker. Each bit of the park
will be added at the convenience
and Interest of Individuals and or
ganizations, largely through do
nated labor. It is thought that as
the project progresses it will be
come a matter of public pride and
that much pleasure will be realized
in contributing toward Its full com
pletion. HOG MEETING AT LEX.
C. W. Smith, countv
nounces a meeting for nil fnrme
Interested in hog production at Lex
ington, Leach hall, next Monday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Dr. Hender
son, veterinarian with th TT s n
A., will give information concern
ing tne recent epidemic causing
heavv Die and hoc ln.qqpa In ti
county. It was expected that Dr.
Henderson would be able to spend
two days In the field previous to the
meeting to conduct a more thor
ough investigation. Mr. Smith as
sures all hog raisers that the meet
ing will hold much of interest for
them.
F. E. Lundstrom, branch mana
ger of the Ford Motor company at
Portland, was a visitor in Heppner
today.
Anyone wanting flowers for Me
morial day, see Mrs. Huston at
Cottage Inn, city. 7-10p
For Sale or Kent Residence on
Main street. See Harry Johnson.
Heppner Teachers Leave
For Summer Vacations
With closing of the school year,
teachers on the faculty have start
ed their summer vacations. Super
intendent and Mrs. W. R. Poulson
departed Tuesday for Eugene where
they will be located for the summer
and where Mr. Poulson will take
advanced work at the University
of Oregon. Paul Menegat, princi
pal, expected to have a fishing
jaunt on Winchester bay at tne
mouth of the Umpqua and go on
to Berkeley, Cal., in time to take
up summer school work.
Neil Shuirman and Harold Buh-
man left for Portland and Canby,
the latter place Mr. Buhman's
home. They will return to Heppner
by June 1st, Mr. Buhnian to do
special band work and take charge
of the American Legion swimming
pool, and Mr. Shuirman to work on
the Heppner-Spray road.
Miss Bernita Lamson's engage
ment to Donald Fraser of Yakima
has been announced, with the mar
riage to be an event of June. They
will make their home in Yakima.
Miss Jessie Palmiter expected to
visit in Portland for a time and to
take a trip to Boston before her
vacation ends.
Miss Charlotte Woods went to her
home in McMinnville, expecting to
take special work in music at Port
land before returning in the fall.
Ted Lumiey will have employment
at Rainier National park where he
went with Mrs. Lumiey. Miss Grace
Nixon departed for her home at
Clarkston, Wash.
Miss Juanita Leathers went to
her home at Vancouver, Wash., ac
companied by Miss Beth Bleakman.
These ladies are contemplating a
trip to Alaska for their vacation.
Miss Helen Olsen went to her home
at North Powder, Mies Blanche
Hansen to her home at Wallow
and Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea to her
home st Ellensburg, Wash.
Business Womens' Club
To be Initiated at Salem
The Heppner Business and Pro
fessional Women's club will be rep
resented at the annual convention
of the Oregon Federation of Busi
ness and Professional Women's
clubs to be held in Salem, May 22,
23 and 24, by the following mem
bers: Mrs. W. R. Poulson, president;
Mrs. E. W. Gordon, Miss Juanita
Leathers and Miss Beth Bleakman.
An interesting three-day program,
combining business sessions with
entertainment and recretional fea
tures, has been worked out by Miss
Martha Gascn, state president, and
the Salem club, which is presided
over by Mrs. Mona R. Yoder. More
than 300 club members from all
parts of the state will be in Salem
for the week end, the highlight of
which will be the 10th anniversary
banquet on Saturday night at which
Mrs Jane Ogle of New York, field
secretary of the Natioanl Federa
tion of Business and Profesisonal
Women's clubs, will be the speaker.
Flashlight Talks" by all club pres
idents will be another banquet fea
ture, with each president presenting
briefly the accomplishments of her
club during the year.
The federation is marking its
tenth year and its growth to a mem
bership of 22 clubs. Two new
groups, at Hood River and Hepp
ner, will be initiated at the emblem
breakfast to be held in Hazel Green
park Sunday.
Memorial Day Plans Set;
Talk Junior Ball Team
C. C. Proebstel, dsitiict attorney
of Umatilla county, has been en
gaged as the Memorial day speaker
in Heppner, it was announced at
the regular meeting of Heppner
post, American Legion, Monday
evening. The American Legion
Auxiliary will have charge of the
music. Commander Cash called for
a work detail for the annual polic
ing of the cemetery for Friday (to
morrow) evening. The post's city
park committee was named as fol
lows: C. W. Smith, Walter Moore
and C. J. D. Bauman.
Considerable discussion was giv
en to the matter of organizing a
junior baseball team to compete in
the national tournament staged an
nually by the Legion, and the post
will contact boys at Heppner, Lex
ington and lone with a view to mak
ing a county-wide foam. It is
thought by so doing a team could
be organized which would stand a
good chance in the competition.
Boys who have not reached their
18th birthday by June 1st would be
eligible to play.
CLUB PICNIC SLATED.
Leaders, members and parents of
4-H clubs of southern Morrow coun
ty will Join in a picnic at the artes
ian well at the forks of Willow
creek next Thursday, May 28. Each
club will participate in the program
with a demonstration, stunt or play
let. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county
school superintendent, will be in
charge of the program, and Miss
Edith Stallard, county nurse, will
supervise the games. All will pro
vide their own lunch and no general
spread will be made. C. W, Smith,
county agent, who has arranged the
picnic, plnns that it will be a prof
itable as well as pleasurable day
for all who attend.
ATTENTION LEGIONNAIRES.
Members of Heppner post No. 87
will attend the annual Memorial
Sunday exercises at the Episcopal
church next Sunday morning in a
body. All members are requested
to meet at Legion hall at 10:45.
J. D. CASH, Commander.
GAME III SANDSTORM
TO
Locals Defeated 17-7, But
Give Stiff Battle; Roy
Gentry Works Good.
HOMERS ARE BATTED
Clow and Parrish Wield Heavy
Clubs; Heppner Hitting Spree
Nets 6 Runs in Sixth.
TEAM STANDINGS.
ARLINGTON
Won Lost
Condon 4 1
Arlington 4 1
lone 2 3
Fossil .. 3 2
Heppner .. 1 4
Rufus-Blalock . 1 4
Last Sunday's Results:
Heppner 7 at Arlington 17, lone 0 at
Fossil 8. Rufus-Blalock 15 at Condon 14.
Where Teamg Flay Next:
Fossil at Heppner, Condon at Arling
ton, Rufus-Blalock at lone.
Though Heppner took another
punch on the nose 17-7 in a rain of
sand boosted by a 50-mile gale at
Arlington Sunday afternoon, It may
safely be said that they treated the
river boys to "a ball game and gave
the spectators their money's worth.
No censure is due Roy Gentry, 16-year-old
lad who held down the
mound for Heppner, who after al
lowing seven walks in the first and
third innings each of the gratis
baserunners scoring to add to the
14 runs gathered by Arlington in
these innings, 8 in the first one and
6 In the third came back and
pitched like a veteran to hold his
opponents scoreless in the second,
fourth, fifth and sixth, Arlington
scoring once in the seventh and
twice in the eighth innings. Roy
was helped out of the hole in the
first Inning by Robertson but faced
the music throughout the rest of
the game. 9ix strikeouts testify to
the respect given his curve ball,
which, once he got it to behaving,
had the Arlington boys plenty wor
ried. True the Arlington boys got some
hits off Roy, 17 to be exact but so
did the Heppner boys clout "Kew
pie" Clow, veteran heaver on the
mound for Arlington, for 17 safe
bingles, and "Kewpie" struck out
but nine batsmen. Clow himself
is responsible for the statement that
young Gentry will have them all
eating out of his hand when he gets
a few more whiskers.
Arlington has enough heavy ar
tillery to worry any pitcher. Home
runs by Clow and Parrish, two trip
les by Bud Fisk and one by Pete
Fisk, did not cause exceptional com
ment among the Arlington fans, for
these boys have the habit.
Roy started Heppner's scoring
in the second inning by lamming
out a long two-bagger on which
Earl Thomson made it home from
first which he had gained on a
clean single. The rest of the Hepp
ner scores came in the sixth when
hits by Ray Gentry, Sherer, Harold
Gentry, Turner, Correll, Mealman
and a ball which Thomson took In
the ribs accounted for six runs.
Harold Gentry took the fielding rec
ord with four assists, three of which
were hot grounders picked out of
the flying sand on which he made
clean plays. Mealman in right field
was with the team for the first
time, and showed himself to be a
ball player on two nice catches, and
one attempt in which he nearly
caught a long one by climbing a
sand bank, and would have had It
had not the sand given way under
him.
Next Sunday Heppner plays at
home again, engaging the Fossil
team for the first time this season.
Box score and summary:
Heppner 7 AB R H O A E
H. Gentry, s 5 13 14 1
Turner, m 5 110 0 0
Correll, c 4 13 8 10
Crawford, 1 5 0 2 0 1 0
Mealman. r 5 0 1 2 0 0
Robertson. 3-p 5 0 112 0
Thomson, 1 4 2 2 9 0 0
R. G Gentry, p-3 5 1 2 0 7 1
Anderson, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 7 17 23 15 2
Arlington 17
Stevenson, 1 5 2 2 11 0 1
Robinson, 3 4 10 2 10
Solvester, 8 4 2 4 1 2 1
Clow, p 6 3 3 1 11 0
Sailing. 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 0
B. Fisk. 2 5 2 4 2 2 2
P. Fisk, c 5 3 2 9 0 0
Pnr-lsh. m 6 2 3 0 1 1
McDonald, r 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ogilvy, r 3 0 0 1 0 0
44 17 19 27 17 5
Umpires. Walt Cochran, Gene Fergu
son: scorer. F. J. Dohertv. Earned
runs, Heppner 5. Arlington 6; three buse
nils, mm i-isk i, reie j-isk: nrst oase
on balls oft Gentry 7. off Clow 1; left
on bases, Heppner iO. Arlington 12;
two base hits, R. Gentry. Turner. Sher
er: home runs, Clow, Parrish: sturek
out by Clow 9. by Gentry 6. by Rob
ertson 1: double play. Clow to B. Fisk
to Stevenson: hit by pitcher. Thomson.
Technical uot. Arlington, when Robin
son failed to bat in order..
POTATO COMPETITION.
The tendency of the housewife to
buy potatoes in quantities less than
100 pounds is obvious. The pres
ence of 25- and 50-pound attracltve
ly branded sacks of potatoes from
outside states Is common In Orgeon
stores while the home market for
local ungraded stock is usually slug
gish and unsatisfactory.
Smaller sacks with grade and va
riety marked thereon means Im
proved markets for Oregon growers
and until local growers meet this
competition of proper grades,
branding and smaller sacks they
will hold the shorter end in the
strugglo of competition.
Members at Arlington
Host to Heppner Lodge
The annual spring pilgrimage of
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
was successfully staged at Arling
ton last Saturday afternoon with
the Arlington members of the lodge
as hosts to 150 lodge brothers and
visiting members of the order from
Pendleton, The Dalles and Walla
Walla. Ceremonies were featured
by initiatory work in the afternoon
with officers of Walla Walla lodge
in the chairs. Seven neophytes
were taken into the lodge.
Preceding the lodge session, held
in the school gymnasium, a clown
band with Raymond Crowder, edi
tor of the Arlington Bulletin, as
leader, entertained the crowd on
Main street and the neophytes were
publicly exhibited in masquerade.
In the evening dancing was the
main diversion with the Walla
Walle Elks orchestra playing. La
dies of Elks were entertained at
bridge and miniature golf during
the afternoon lodge session.
CLASS OF 1931
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
W. G. Beatie Addresses Nineteen
Seniors and Large Audience at
Auditorium Friday Evening.
The class of 1931, composed of
nineteen members, of Heppner high
school were presented their diplo
mas on Friday evening at the com
mencement exercises held in the
auditorium. There was almost a ca
pacity house in attendance, and
parents and friends of the school
were confronted with one of the
most attractive classes in the his
tory of Heppner's educational insti
tution. The young women were in
the majority, there being 12 girls
as against 7 boys, but this ratio
seems to be somewhat traditional
with our school, and not many
classes have contained the larger
number of the sterner sex. The
stage setting for the class was tasty,
the class colors of blue and gold
predominating, with an abundant
display of cut flowers.
The address to the class was giv
en by W. G. Beattie of the Univer
sity of Oregon, who appeared on
the program in the place of Presi
dent Hall who was prevented from
being present by a meeting of the
board of higher education held in
Salem the end of the week. Mr.
Beattie delivered pertinent advice
to the graduates, and his address
contained much of interest to the
audience as well. Many of the
graduates are encouraged to seek
further learning in the higher in
stitutions of learning, and practic
ally all will enter upon such a quest
in the fall.
The presentation of the Norton
Winnard memorial cup was made
by Garnet Barratt of the class of
1918, and the honor this year goes
to Theodore Thomson, who made
his high school course in three
years.
Jennie Swendig received the
American Legion Auxiliary award
which was presented in a pleasing
manner by Mrs. P. M. Gemmell.
This award is made to the eighth
grade girl standing highest in the
points of leadership, scholarship
and general high character.
The class of 1931 are Gay Ander
son, Lucile Beymer, Alyce Cason,
Raymond Clark, Ella Fell, Harold
Gentry, Bruce Gibb, Marjorie Hap
pold, Patricia Monahan, Alva Mc
Duffee, Ann McNamee, Joe Swen
dig, Winifred Thomson, Earl
Thomson, Theodore Thomson, Jean
ette Turner, Frances White, Mary
White, LaVelle White.
The program in full was present
ed as follows:
Piano duet, "Polonaise," (Chopin),
Teresa Breslin and Jeanette Turner;
Invocation, Joel R. Benton; "Ride Out
on Wings of Song." (Berwald), grils'
glee club; address, W. G. Beattie: Am
erican Legion Auxiliary School Award.
Mrs. Paul M. Gemmell; "Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot." quartet. Earl Thomson,
Bruce Gibb. Gay Anderson, Joe Swen
dig; presentation of Norton Winnard
Memorial cup. Garnet Barratt. class of
1918: presentation of diplomas, Dr. A.
D. McMurdo, chairman board of direc
tors. Automatic Fuses at Olex
Improve Power Service
Completion of the installation of
automatic fuses on the high power
lines of the Pacific Power & Light
company at Olex Is announced by
Paul L. Marble, local manager. This
equipment B. very recent develop
ment of the Industry, will aid great
ly in preventing interruptions of
service such as were experienced
during the frost periods last winter,
Mr. Marble said.
The company spent $7000 for In
stallation of this equipment togeth
er with a line maintalner's resi
dence at Olex, in which during the
coming winter, a man will be sta
tioned at all times that quicker ser
vice in repairing break-downs may
be given. The company has under
taken an improvement program on
the high power lines In the Sher
man district totalling $65,000 for
the season, Mr. Marble said.
PASTOR GIVEN SURPRISE.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton cel
ebrated their 24th wedding anni
versary Tuesday, and in the eve
ning they were taken by surprise
when some twenty-five members of
the local Christian church came in
on them, supplied with abundant
refreshments. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in playing
games and social intercourse, and
the pastor and family were greatly
pleased over being thus remembered.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
NEW WATER RATES
Proposed Schedule Tabled
For Further Checking;
Ordinances Passed.
VEHICLES TO STOP
Sign Enforcement, Air Rifle Ban
on; Vacating Streets for Park
Goes to Third Beading.
Discussion of proposed water
rates to be charged on the basis of
meter readings beginning June 1,
held the major attention of the city
council at a mid-month meeting
Monday evening. The meeting was
called especially for the purpose of
hearing a petition for vacating por
tions of Balm and Gilmore streets,
presented by Heppner post Ameri
can Legion, Dr. A. D. McMurdo and
C. J. D. Bauman, owners of adja
cent property. A resolution provid
ing for the vacation passed first and
second readings, and will be taken
up for final action at the regular
June meeting.
If the street vacation is granted,
the portions which adjoin the
American Legion land will be In
cluded in the city park project
Penalties Provided.
Two ordinances passed third read
ing and were signed by Mayor Mc
Carty. One provides for enforce
ment of stop signs within the city,
and the other makes it unlawful
within the city to shoot air rifles,
air pistols, or other guns that Jeop
ardize public safety.
The stop sign ordinance provides
that a motor vehicle on approach
ing any stop sign within the city
must stop within 25 feet of said
sign the distance being defined to
mean any place within 25 feet from
intersecting line of said sign with
the zone indicated as not to be en
tered before the car has come to a
complete stop. The penalty for vio
lation of the ordinance is a fine of
not more than $50, or imprisonment
for not more than 25 days.
The penalty for violation of the
air rifle ordinance is a fine of not
more than $10 or imprisonment for
not more than five days.
A proposed schedule of water
rates was presented for discussion
but was not adopted, it being de
sired to check the rates against me
ter readings for the month of May
to determine the amount of revenue
they might be expected to raise, be
fore they are adopted or revised.
The problem of the committee has
been to determine as near as possi
ble what the rates should be in or
der to raise approximately the same
amount of revenue as has been ob
tained from the water In the past
Gay M. Anderson, D. T. Goodman
and L. E. Bisbee, as members of the
rate committee, proposed the dis
cussed rates as being equitable and
fair and capable of nearly accom
plishing the desired results. How
ever, it has been impossible to de
termine exactly what amount they
might raise, due to the fluctuation
of meter readings caused largely
by leaks.
Rates Given as Fair.
A general campaign for elimina
tion of leaks has been under way
for the last two weeks, and it i3 es
timated that a large conservation of
the water supply will result when
these are stopped.
While it is desired by the mayor
and councilmen to keep the water
revenue up to a point where it will
Insure proper maintenance of the
system, they are also desirous of
keeping them low enough that peo
ple win ieei iree to use all the wa
ter necessary for domestic and irri
gation purposes. At the same time
they feel that the rates should not
be so low as to encourage wasting
tne water, a sufficient supply of
which may not always be assured.
trom checks so far made. Mr.
Goodman, author of the rates pro
posed Monday evening, believes that
if these rates are adopted all water
users may feel free to use the wa
ter just as they have been using it
without fear of any large Increases
in their water bills.
Final action on the rates is ex
pected to be taken in time to bill
for the water used in June on the
meter readings.
Oregon State College to
Graduate 511 Students
The sixtv-second annual mm.
mencement dav at Oreeon. Statn
college, June 1, will mark the close
of college days for some 511 mem
bers of the class of 1931, and will
also be reunion day for a number
of classes of earlier days.
President W. J. Kerr, who will
present the diplomas, will be presid
ing at his twenty-fourth commence
ment at the Corvallla Institution
His first commencement there was
in when only 83 degrees were
conferred.
Dr. W. O. ThomDaon. nreial,1ant
emeritus of the Ohio State univer
sity, will be the commencement day
speaker, and Dr. Herbert S. John
son of Boston Is to give the Bacca
laureate address Sunday morning.
Saturday, May 31, has been desig
nated Alumni dav. when 10
will hold reunions. Appropriate
Memorial day ceremonies will be
held just before noon In connection
witn me college r. o. T. C.