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Volume 48, Number 17. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 9, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year
I 1 :
LIB CAMPAIGN
IS LAUNCHED HERE
President National Wool
Growers Makes Appeal
For Cooperation.
ADVERTISING NEED
Erie Racey Explains Promotion
Plan That Would Give Better
Price While Lowering Cost
Frank Hagenbarth, president of
the National Wool Growers associ-
ation who for 17 years has given
"labor of love" in heading the fight
of the nation's woolgrowers whil
receiving not one cent of salary,
told woolmen assembled at the Elks
temple in Heppner Tuesday after
noon that, "without fear of success
ful contradiction, had it not been
for associated effort the wool in
dustry of the UnitedStates would
not be in existence today." Grown
white in the association's service
while also actively engaged in
sheep raising, his company having
run 130,000 head of sheep last year
at a loss on every head, Mr. Hagen
barm made a stirring appeal for
greater united effort than ever be
fore in putting across the national
association s five-year program to
stimulate lamb consumption.
Both Mr. Hagenbarth and Erie
Racey of Texas, also representing
the national association, brought
messages tnat held the small group
or listening growers taut with inter
est. The meeting was presided over
Dy car-net Barratt, chairman of the
Morrow County "Eat More Lamb
club, and Walter Holt, Umatilla
county agricultural agent and sec
retary of the Oregon Wool Growers
association, assisted in brineine in
formation on the national campaign
now Deing launched.
Plan Not New.
several years ago leaders of the
national association recognized that
the problem confronting the indus
try was not that of over-production
but under-consumption. With this
idea in mind the association raised
a small fund four years ago to in
vestigate the ills of the marketing
end of the industry, Mr. Hagen
barth said. From this Investigation
alarming facts were uncovered that
led to adoption of the program out
lined in detail at the Monday meet
ing by Mr. Racey.
The investigation revealed that 16
percent of the geographical terri
tory of the United States, compris
ing mainly the New England and
acmc Coast states, was consum
Ing 75 percent of the lamb being
marKetea. it was found that thru
either prejudice, indifference or ig
norance, lamb recognized as the
most readily digestible of meats
by its being prescribed for convel
escents in hospitals and for chil
dren comprised only 3.7 percent of
all meat consumed In the country,
while all fresh meats comprised less
than 10 percent of all the foodstuffs
consumed, showing that practically
a virgin market existed for the pro
motion of lamb.
With these facts in hand, the na
tional association, taking its cue
from the orange producers and oth
er industries which have displayed
phenomenal growth through the
use of advertising, outlined a cam
paign for lamb promotion. Already
tnrougn educating butchers in cut-ting-up
the lamb so as to make the
whole carcass edible, and the stag
ing oi uemonstrations Detore ser
vice clubs, home economic clubs
and other women's organizations,
remarkable results have been ob
tained. By three-day campaigns in
Duluth, Mich., and Springfield, 111.,
lamb consumption was increased
700 and 500 percent respectively in
these cities, with similar results in
many other places, it was said. It
is expected to carry the campaign
on through the newspapers, radio
and billboards, developing the mar
ket in a section of the country at
a time, in an intelligent manner as
funds are available.
Grower Support Need.
Mr. Hagenbarth, whose home Is
at Spencer, Idaho, is known to many
pioneers of this county, having vis
ited here In the '80's as a sheeD
LOG & LUMBER CO.
ERECTING SHEDS
buyer for the old Wood Livestock
company. "We have learned en
ough to know that with the sup
port of the growers we can Increase
consumer demand materially," he
said.
Going still further than Mr. Hag
enbarth, In his exposition empha
sized by the UEe of a chart showing
the economic logic of the plan, Mr.
Racey declared that when people
become educated to the use of lamb
the grower will got more money for
his lambs whllo the housewife will
buy lamb cheaper. This apparently
illogical assertion was explained by
the fact that In the past only the
leg and chops of the lamb were con
sidered edible, and hence one-fourth
of the carcass had to be sold for
enough to cover the cost of the
whole carcass plus the butcher's
profit; while through the education
al campaign people are being shown
that other parts of the carcass,
properly prepared, are just as ap
petizing as the leg and chops. When
all the carcass is used, each part
will share Its proportion of the cost,
hence levelling the cost and profit
over the entire carcass and lower-
Automotive Stacker Arrives; All
Sorting, Finishing for Mill to
Be Done In City.
Building of sheds to cover the
plant and lumber of the Heppner
Log and Lumber company is pro
gressing on the company's property
near the O.-W. R. & N. depot in
Heppner, and it is expected to have
the planer in operation within 10
days, announces R. F. Barker, in
charge of operations. An automo
tive stacker was brought to the city
tne end of the week and will be
used by the company in moving and
stacKlng tne lumber.
The lumber is being brought to
the city from the company's mill on
Caplinger creek just as it comes
from the mill, and all sorting will
be done in the local yards. Already
a large quantity of the new lumber
is stacked on the grounds.
The end of the week one truck
load measuring 8000 feet was un
loaded, this being one of the largest
loads so far. Such loads are made
possible through the use of the
large dry kiln erected at the mill,
Mr. Barker said. Lumber in the
wet state weighs about 10 pounds
per cubic foot, but after going
through the kiln it weighs only 2
pounds. If it were not for the kiln
only about one-third the amount
of liunber could be hauled at a time.
Mr. Barker made a trip to Port
land Monday and returned with a
truck load of boiler flume for the
new plant.
now
T BEAUTIES
AT HEIGH
Huckleberry Prospect is
Bright; Many Flowers
In Full Bloom.
EVERYONE INVITED
No Need to Go to Alps for Vacation,
But Care With Fire and San
itation Are Asked.
Water Rates Not Set;
Library Gets $125
Water meter rates for Heppner
were still undecided when the
council met last Monday evening,
rains during June making an ab
normal condition and the council
did not feel justified in setting rates
on the findings so far had. The
average reading for each meter
since the meters were installed was
reported to have been made, by the
committee having the rate matter
in charge, but no further announce
ment was made as to when tho
rates might be expected.
The council voted to turn $125
over to tne Heppner Public Library
association, tax collections so far
being insufficient to allot the full
UZ5 provided for in the huHo-et
Other business included the navine
oi current expense bills, and read
ing of the treasurer's quarterly and
semi-annual reports. Present were
Mayor McCarty, Councilmen An
derson, Cox and Jones, Recorder
Huston and Treasurer Dix.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hoskins and
daughter, and an aunt of Mrs. Hos
kins, Mrs. Smith of Wisconsin, pass
ed tnrougn Heppner this morning
on meir way to the Hoskins home
at Exeter, Calfi. Mr. and Mrs. Hos
kins and daughter have been on an
extensive motor trip which took
them over the southern route to
Florida, thence north to Wisconsin
and back to the coast, visiting Yel
lowstone .National park and numer
ous other points of interest both
going and coming. They were hur
rying on home, expecting to return
to Heppner later to take in the
Round-Up and Rodeo and have a
visit with many old-time friends
here.
Old time friends of the bride and
groom, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. (Jake)
Wells, gathered at the Willow
reek home of the newlv weds on
Wednesday night and treated the
honeymooners to an old fashioned
charivari. The burlesaue serenade
was participated in by about fifteen
or twenty men and women. The
ceremonoies were opened with fir
ing of fire crackers and a disDlav
of fireworks to be followed with a
serenade of cow bells, tin cans, tubs
and other and varlus noise making
instruments. Dick Wells, brother
of the groom, acted as master of
ceremonies.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Luper depart
ed this morning for Ontario after
visiting at the home of Emil Gro
shens, brother of Mrs. Luner. on
Rhea creek. With Mr. Groshens
and party they enjoyed the Fourth
at Desolation lake.
Miss Helen Falconer, after spend
ing a few days In Heppner upon
her return from Calfiornia, depart
ed by stage for her home at Imna-
a, Oregon.
ing the price on the formerly pre
ferred cuts.
Wool Market Favorable.
The lamb division of the sheen
Industry, representing fiftv percent
r its product, affords the growers'
biggest problem at the present
time," Mr. Haeenbarth said. He
sserted that the wool division is
ow taking care of itself, with the
rice on the upgrade as mills In the
east, many running 24 hours, are
getting under full steam and an
active retail market evident with
woolens holding a prominent place
in the fashions for women's wear
ables in New York city.
The meeting in Hcnnner was one
of a series being held over the state
in an attempt to interest the wool
growers In aiding the campaign to
noip themselves. Mr. Hagunbarth
was hopeful, through results ob
tained at meetings so far, that Ore
gon would have at least a 75 per
cent signup of growers to actively
sponsor the campaign.
By F. F. WEHMEYER,
District Ranger.
The mountains were never more
beautiful than now. Everything
green, and numerous flowers
bloom. The road system within the
Heppner district was never in bet
ter condtiion for travel.
A fine place to take an outing for
the week end or even an extended
vacation. Cool nights at mile high
elevations. Cold, clear, clean moun
tain water. Many widely advertis
ed recreational centers have little
more to offer, except perhaps, high
priced hotel accommodations, than
we have here in our own back yard
ana within two hours drive.
On the west end of the district,
there is one of the finest stands of
Western Yellow pine in eastern Or
egon. Rugged scenery, unsurpass
ed by but few sections of the West,
and if some sections of the West
had the breaks of the John Day,
especially along Potamus or Wall
creeks, within their borders, there
would be magnificent hotels at stra
tegic points where one could pro
cure a room overlooking the won
derful view for $10 per day and up
mostly up. This part of the coun
try overlies fossil beds, containing
the remains of animals extinct for
hundreds of thousands of years.
Here and there is an outcrop of pet-
rined wood that indicates this coun
try was once included in the sequoia
or rea wood belt. Old opal mines,
tne mysterious Pat Shea shaft,
neppner-spray highway and var
ious other worthwhile things to see,
Trees, Wild Life Plentiful
On the east end of the district
we have a mixed stand of forest,
ioage poie, larcn, white fir. Doug
las fir and various other species of
timDer including the mountain ma
hogany, now cursed as a nuisance
Dut wnich has promise of being
worui a iortune some dav for ven-
eer. Large areas of huckleberries
along the north slopes of Madismn
Texas butte, Copple butte, Arbuckle
mountain, and Blaok mountain. The
huckleberry crop appears to be very
promising mis year and no where
is there produced berries of such
navor as in the Blue mountain!.
This end of the disrtict teems with
game. Deer may be seen nearlv
any morning or evening as they
iccu uui. onto tne nign mountain
meadows.
The central part of the dlsfricf
overlies a vast deposit of low grade
coal. Time and proper economic
conditions will make this of value
some day. Similar deposits in Eu
rope are now being utilized to ven
erate power for manufacturing pur
poses. Special processes of pulver
ization and special hi
fumes are caught and converted
into a thousand commercial arti
cles such as dye and medicine. In
this section of the countrv. the Wrt.
ly elk has established his domain
and under protection is increasing
mightily.
People travel half raound the
world and spend a small fortune to
see some Swiss goat-herd in knee
breeches and hear him yodel. Here
on.e can see a sheep herder any day.
They wear full length trousers and
yodel mightily at their dogs and
herds, and all this can be seen and
heard at no cost.
Some Flowers Poisonous.
Flowers? In season, not even the
famed fields of Alpine Switzerland
or the glacial morains of Mt Rai
nier offer a greater variety or have
flowers of more delicate perfume or
beauty than we have right here,
where the Hudsonian and temner-
ate zones overlap. That rich spicy
odor comes from those yellow parsley-like
plants and the roots are
dug by our Indian brothers for the
winter menu. They are kause. That
rich garlic-like fragrance comes
from the millions of wild onions,
which have both white and pink
blossoms. Those delicate blue fra
gile llllies are camas, of the edible
variety. Those with yellow blos
soms, slightly different, are known i
as death camas and are all their
name implies. Lay off! Many a
brave has undoubtedly gone to the
Happy Hunting Ground after din
ing on a mess of the bulbs from the
yellow camas, prepared by his
klutch after some domestic difficul
ty, while she was the chief waller
if not mourner at the subsequent
burial ceremonies. Wild licorice
abounds along wet or damp can
yons but should not be confused
with the deadly cicute, for which
poison there la no known antidote.
This is known by various terms
such as wild parsnip and water
hemlock. It's bad medicine and
you folks familiar with your an
cient history know that hemlock
brew was quite a favorite beverage
In ancient times for one's enemy.
Yes, we have flowers, thousands of
varieties and dozens of colors.
Come out and get acquainted with
your forest Why not a golf course
at soma high mountain meadow?
ASSOCIATION HEAD
ADDRESSESLIONS
Wool Industry Said Most Perman
ent; Large Income Derived;
Cal Sweek Honored.
That the sheep-raising Industry
is the most permanent of any of
the basic industries, and that it is
the only industry providing the
three main requisites of man food,
shelter and clothing Is the asser
tion of Frank Hagenbarth, presi
dent of the National Wool Growers
association, speaking before the
Heppner Lions club Monday noon.
It is the most permanent of the in
dustries because it robs none of the
natural resources, he said.
One cannot raise wheat indefin
itely on the same piece of land with
out sooner or later having to add
artificial fertilizer to keep the soil
productive. Summerfallowing de
lays the day, but it is inevitable
that the productivity of the soil will
give out," President Hagenbarth de
clared. "When coal, oil or metals are
taken from the ground, they are
gone forever."
But history has shown, he said.
that sheep have been raised in the
same section for more than a thou
sand years without diminishing
any natural resource. Nomads,
thousands of years ago, made tents
of the tanned hides, used wool for
clothing and ate the meat
It s permanency, and the fact that
the sheep industry in a normal year
Dnngs an annual cash income into
the state of Oregon of from $20.
uuu.uuu to zo,uuu,uuu, were reasons
Mr. Hagenbarth proposed why ev
eryone in tne state, whether direct
ly interested in the industry or not.
should be interested in its success
ful operation. That the industry has
not prospered the last two years
under prevailing low prices is only
too wen Known.
Erie Racey who accompanied Mr
Hagenbarth to the city to aid in the
meeting in behalf of the "Eat More
Lamb" campaign Monday aft..-
noon, also spoke shortly before the
Lions telling something of the ad
vertising plan proposed to help
maKe Detter times lor the sheen in
dustry.
C. L. Sweek, circuit judge for the
sixth Oregon district and past pres
ident or tne club, was present and
was honored by the presentation of
a past president's pin. Both Chas.
W. Smith, president, and S. E, Not-
son wno presented the Din. rvairt
nign trioute to tne leadership
Mr. isweek under whom the club
made much progress. Appropriate
response was made by Mr. Sweek
wno continues his membership with
the Heppner club though the family
resiuence nas Deen removed to Pen
dleton.
Other guests present included
Walter Holt, Umatilla county agri
cultural agent; Mr. McKenzie of
Condon, Sid Seale of Arlington and
rcaipn i. Tnompson of this city, all
of whom were in the city for the
woolmen's meeting, and Dr. Marscer
who is taking care of the practice
of Dr. McMurdo while the latter is
on his vacation.
MORROW MS
PLAY FOB DISTRICT
Umatilla County Team
Fails to Certify Its
Players in Time.
NEIGHBORS BEATEN
Home Boys Take Game at Pendle
ton 13-9; To Play Seventh Dis
trict Winners Next
HAY DESTROYED.
A stack of more than ten tons of
wheat hay belonging to Fred Cas-
teel on the Jake Wells place lust
out of town, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday afternoon. The fire appar
ently was started from a live cigar
ette that had been thrown into the
dry grass at the edge of the high
way by a passing motorist, and it
soon spread to the stack on the hill
side. The loss is felt keenly by Mr.
Casteel who states that the hay
crop was rather short this Season.
DR. CLARKE, Eye Specialist In
Heppner, Sunday, July 12th, at Ho
tel neppner. it
Children's play ground, etc.? When
you come bring an axe and a shov-
You will be surprised at the nu
merous uses one can have for a
shovel, to assure that the camp-fire
maoe in a safe place, that It is
completely extinguished; it's a won
erful implement for use in burvine
uiu cans, melon rinds, paper plates,
Doay waste, etc., that is the natural
accumulation at every camp site un
less properly taken care of. An axe
needed for gathering fire wood
for remember, the evenings are chil-
and then you will surely want to
take back a couple of armfuls of
rich pitchy wood for future klnd-
ng needs at home. No excuse for
lend wife not getting up and buil-
ng the morning fire if a fellow
has some real pitch to start it with.
FJre Permits Essential.
Be sure to get a camp fire permit.
This is state law and includes any
torest area or area which could en-
anger a forest, outside of an in
corporated city. These permits cost
nothing and may be had at any
ranger station or at designated
places in the town nearest the for
ests. On various occasions I have
known where a man has been trac
ed by his camp fire permit and ren
dered valuable service in sickness
or other urgent business.
Those of you who smoke must re
frain while traveling. This means
by foot, car or horse. If It is neces
sary to take solace from your
worldly worries In a little nicotine,
stop smoke put out the remains
of all fire then proceed. This or
der has been widely advertised, so
don't sympathize with yourself If
you are arrested for violating the
law.
Come often, but be careful with
your fires and smokes. Leave a
clean camp. Don't let the family
puss exhibit all the knowledge of
proper sanitation.
The Morrow county junior base
ball team will represent the sixth
Oregon district in the elimination
series being staged by the American
Legion to determine the champion-
snip of the United States. This an
nouncement came from state head
quarters shortly after the qualify
ing date, as the Morrow county
team was the only team in the dis
trict to properly certify its players.
A Umatilla county team had been
organized and Morrow county's
youngsters aeteated them in a game
at Pendleton last Thursday, 13-9
Another game was scheduled the
end of the week to have been play
ed here Tuesday, but members of
the Umatilla team lost interest on
learning that their certification had
not reached state headquarters in
uuie auu uiey couia not be pre
vailed upon to come here with their
chance of participating further in
the series lost
Play Pick-Up Team.
In lieu of the game with the Uma
tilla juniors Tuesday, Rod Thom
son picked up a team of the older
fellows and gave the Morrow jun
iors a nine-inning work-out. While
the older boys had the best of the
argument, the juniors made a good
showing, though Coach Shuirman
did considerable experimenting by
shifting of players. Rov Gentrv
pitching, and Burl Akers, catching,
worked as a relief battery for Fran
cis iMy in the box and Roy Gentry
behind the bat and showed that the
pitching department of the squad is
wen unven care Or,
-tne Morrow county team will
next play the winning team of the
seventh district, comprising Baker,
La Grande and other towns of the
far eastern section of the state. No
announcement has been received as
to wnat team will represent the on-
posing district though the district
winners are to be decided by next
oimuay. inter-aistrict games must
be finished by July 19, and it will
then be known whether the Morrow
county boys are to participate in
uie series ior the eastern Orernn
i:immpionsnip. Eastern and west
ern state champions will play at
Corvallis, August 6-7-8, during the
uite Ajnerican region convention.
ror tne state championship.
Good Showing Made.
in tne game at Pendleton last
inursday the Morrow county boys
umue a gooo snowing both in the
field and at bat though they did
throw the ball awav nn nemsrinn
The Umatilla lads soon learned to
respect Catcher Gentry's peg to the
oases, and Koy's work behind the
oat was no small factor In defeat.
ing them. Coach Shuirman had his
Doys playing percentaee ball. hunt.
ing each time a man made first, and
wonted in several runs by this method.
The line-up for the Umatilla em.n.
ty game was Gentry, catcher; Fly
pitcher; Curtis Thomson, first; Joel
cngeiman, second; Lieuallen, third
Dun Alters, snort; 12. Lundell, left
field; Dale Lane middle field; Rex
j-angoon, rignt Held.
5.2 MILES SPRAY
ROAD COMPLETED
Cost $63,981; 4.44 Miles Under Con
struction to be Completed In
Fall, Costing $134,000.
I0NE
JENNIE E. McMURRAY.
July Fourth was a quiet dav in
lone. There were several pleasant
ramiiy gatherings in our village and
many picnics at places both near
and far. The Taylor Players put
uu a snow at JLegion nail July 3-4-5,
which was enjoyed each evening by
a goou-sizea crowd.
About a hundred people attended
the picnic Saturday at the H. E.
Cool ranch below town. All those
wno were present report a very
pieasant time with an abundance
or good things to eat.
Mrs. Ella Davidson and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Beezley and two sons
spent the Fourth at the Davidson
ranch home near Parker's mill.
The Bryson family and the Bat
tersby family celebrated in the
mountains Saturday.
On the Bert Mason lawn July 4,
a jolly crowd enjoyed a picnic din
ner. Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Mason and Junior, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. McNamer, Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers, Mrs. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Feklman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lieuallen and Elwayne and Leo,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dell Ward. Guests
present from Portland were Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Knanoenberir. Miss
Helen Johnson and Miss Katherlne
Farnsworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Morgan and
daughter, Mrs. T. E. Grablll and
Gene , Grablll spent Independence
Day at Baker, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Wright and Mr. and Mrs.
Edmond Brlstow.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell and two
daughters, and Betty Jean Mankln
motored to Portland last Thursday,
returning Sunday. They were ac-
(Continued on Pago Six.)
Completion of the grading of 5.2
miles, the "mountain section," of
the Heppner-Spray road by contrac
tors tnodes and Dillard was an
nounced by C. G. Norris. govern
ment engineer, in the city Tuesday.
All the new grade is not open to
travel, nowever, Norris said, but
can be traversed at present onlv to
where the old Spray road takes off.
ine remaining 4.44 miles to connect
the new grade with the macadam
stretch on the Spray end is now
under construction by the Cochran
Construction company, who. Nnrr(
said, are working two large steam
shovels double-shift and hope to fln-
ihii meir contract this fall.
Rhodes and Dillard have remov
ed their crew and equipment from
the job.
The cost of the 5.2-mile stretoh
was $63,981, Norris said, while the
approximate cost of grading the
4.44 miles will be $134,000. The part
now under construction by the J
Cochran firm includes some of Hip
heaviest work encountered on the
route, accounting for the much
larger cost, said the engineer.
The road is well signed so that
those now traveling the route have
little difficulty in getting through.
Junior Baseball Finals
Will be. at Corvallis
Corvallis, Ore., July 8. State fin
als of the American Leeion lunior
basebal league sectional champion-
snips win De held on the Oregon
state college diamond Auenst 6. 7
and 8, at 2:30 in connection with
the state American Legion convention.
A three game series sponsored bv
state legion posts under the direc
tion of Roy S. Keene. director nf
athletics at Willamette university.
and state director of junior base-
Dan ior tne American Legion will
be played on Thursday, Friday and
also Saturday if necessary to play
off a tie. All other events nf tha
afternoon will be dropped in favor
oi tne games.
l he state is divided into eight dis
tricts wnicn are subdivided into
eastern and western sections com,
posed of four districts each. Winner
or the inter-districts games will
compete in the semi-finals for the
sectional championship. Eastern
and western state champs will then
decide the state championship. The
winner of this series will represent
Oregon at Butte. National cham
pionship honors will be decided at
Houston, Texas. Considerable in
terest has been displayed by both
legion and non-legion men through
out the state in the coming series.
Ralph O. Coleman, varsity base
ball coach and head of the depart
ment of intra-mural athletics at
Oregon State college, who has
charge of field activities, will be
umpire in the state finals. Coleman
reports the diamond to be In per
fect shape for the event
UENl
T
TAKESBOYS LIFE
Harley Newport, 8, Dies
Result of Tragedy on
Caplinger Creek.
GETS GUN FOR HAWK
MISS BENGE "SHOWERED."
Miss Luola Benge, prospective
Dride, was very pleasantly surprised
on inursday afternoon last at the
country home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wightman, when tendered a linen
shower given in her honor by Mrs.
i,eonara Schwarz and the Misses
Anna Wightman and Mary Patter
son. Being invited to the Wight-
man home, Miss Benge conceived
the idea that the gathering was in
honor of Mrs. Ida Dutton, who was
guest in the home and did not
recognize that she was to be the
honored guest until Kay Fereuaon
and his little sister, Marylou, came
marching in to the strains of the
wedding march played by Mrs. J.
u. turner, and pushing the tea ta
ble on which were the gifts of the
guests present and made their
courtesies before Miss Benge. The
guests worked tea towels during the
afternoon, and refreshments were
served. Those present were Mes-
dames Glenn Hayes, A. J. Chaffee.
Stanley Reavis, Garnet Barratt,
Earl W. Gordon, Hansen Huehes.
R. B. Ferguson, Eph Eskelson. J.
u. mrner, t s. Parker. R. L.
Benge, F. E. Parker, John J. Wight-
man, vawter Crawford, Alex Gibb
K. G. Warner, Miss Vivian Warner
Mrs. Ida Dutton, Mrs. Blanche Pat
terson, Miss Gladys Benee and the
hostesses, Mrs. Schwarz and the
Misses Anna Wightman and Mary
r-atterson.
Soaring Chicken Thief Causes Un
cle to Rush for Loaded Shotgun
Just Alter Noon Time Meal.
An accidental gun shot took the
life of Harley Newport, aged 8
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Newport at the mill of Heppner
Log and Lumber company on Cap-
linger creek, Tuesday afternoon.
The family had just finished eat
ing and Harley remained sitting at
the table with hands crossed over
his abdomen, when his uncle, Jim
Newport spied a hawk and
iu3hed for the shotgun standing at
the head of the bed. As the man
turned with the gun It was acci
dentally discharged, the full charge
going into the abdomen of the boy
not ten feet away, and badly muti
lating one of his hands.
On hearing the shot eight or nine
men close at hand rushed into the
cabin, and immediately compre
hending the tragedy, one of the men
named Ward brought the boy to
Heppner where he was given sur
gical attention at Heppner hospital,
while his father anxiously looked
During their visit to southern Cal-
fornia, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner
had the pleasure of a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waters who
were busy at the public market In
Los Angeles where they are selling
quantities of cut flowers three fore
noons of each week. Mr. and Mrs.
Waters have two acres in choice
flowers. They were very anxious
hear about Morrow countv
friends, and Joe wants everyone to
know that while he may be thin and
grey he feels just as young as he
did before ha got that way, and
they would not think of leaving
California,
Robert Turner Jr. spent the week
end in Portland visiting friends. He
was accompanied home by a freind,
Larry Myers, who went on to Wal
la Walla today.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL Saturday
afternoon from 2 to 9. Case Arf
Bldg., by Epworth League. Public
Invited. I
The boy was white from the loss
of blood, though still conscious
when brought to the hospital, and
the attending physician had hopes
that the boy's life might be saved
as he withstood the operation neces
sary to treat the abdominal wound.
He died just as the doctor started
to dress the injured hand.
Witnesses of the traeedv declared
it was purely accidental The load
ed shotgun was kept handy for the
purpose of dealing with hawks that
had been preying on the chickens
which mill workers are attempting
to keep. After the accident the
boy, still conscious, said, "Uncle is
not to blame."
Funeral services are belnz held at
the grave in Masonic cemetery in
this city at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, missionary-in-charge
of All Saints Enlseonal
church, officiating.
me boy's father and uncle are
employed by the lumber mill as loe-
gers, the men having followed this
vocation for several years. The
Newport family came to Hennner
some ten months ago. and the men
have worked in this vicinity since,
obtaining employment with the
Heppner Log and Lumber company
wueu it started operations recently.
Harley Raymond Newport
born at Falls City, Oregon, Septem
ber 3, 1922, and died at Heppner
Tuesday, July 7. 1931. He la sun.
vived by his parents, one brother,
Elliott Jackson, and one sister,
Theresa May; his grandparents
and several uncles and aunts.
A DAY
ON MAIN
There was no Newt Whetstone
nor Tom Brennan to fire anvil sa
lute at day break of the 4th no
fireman's tournament and racing
hose carts no broncho busting
down Main nothing but young
sters popping fire crackers and un
suspecting adults involuntarily lean
ing into the air . . . Wonder just how
fast Bill Ball could run now If he
were to don trunks and harness
faster than many of us who used to
trial him. . . . There's Mayor Mc
Carty giving Main the. once over
after a holiday vacation with Mrs.
McCarty in the mountains, where
he takes delight in chopping wood
to Keep tne nome flres burning
thru the winter. . . . Joe Hayes,
the sheep raiser, wonderine what
he would do with all his money if
sheep were to go back to $15 per
head. . . . Scoop Hater
the street with a heavy laden tnmW
and Mrs. Rose Howell heads for
the Odd Fellows hall with an arm
load of Woodcraft books. . . There
goes Mrs. Ida Dutton with a sedan
load of young matrons and Mrs.
Henrietta Cohn comes to town tn
visit with sons and grandchildren.
John Wightman takes up a stand
on the corner to tell friends that his
cream has not been vlscoltzed, but
uib pure stun irom raw milk, tin-
aired and unwatered. . . . Carloads
of folks coming back from their 4th
vacation men unshaven, kids and
women looking tired, but all hmnir
There geos Ben Patterson, the drug-
6" a arug store and not
a sandwich shop, all toirired onf in
strawberry red knickers maybe to
shoot a golf or take an auto trip.
It does make an old timer feel good
u i.-j a urug store remain a drug
store. ... A flock of young lads
troop by with bathing suits dang
ling from shoulders, headed for the
Legion tank. ... We used to go to
Looney's hole and attired In sawed
off overalls Guess It Is time for
me to get Into the shade.