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Jleppttet teette Volume 48, Number 24. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 27, 1931 Subscription $2.00 a Year WILD WEST REGIME TO START City and People Take on Holiday Garb for Rodeo Starting Thursday. PLANS WELL LAID Queen Margaret to Return After Taking In Round-Up; Invita tion Sent Queen Betty. "Never before in its history have plans for staging Heppner's Rodeo progressed more smoothly, nor giv en greater promise of a successful show than this year," declared C. W. McNamer, president, who re ported that track and arena at the big natural amphi-theater would be in tip-top shape, and all stock and paraphernalia already rounded up and In good condition for the open ing gun next Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. "Business men of the city have charge of details aside from the show itself, and all reports indicate that they have ev erything well in hand." An invitation haa been issued to Queen Betty and attendants of the Pendleton Round-Up to occupy a seat of honor at the wind-up of the show on Saturday, and it is quite probable they will accept, the pres ident said, while declaring that the Rodeo could not show too much ap preciation of the fine treatment which the Round-Up has accorded Queen Margaret and her attend ants who are being shown like courtesy at the world-famous exhi bition in Pendleton this week end. All Ready for Queen. Everything indicates that the realm of Rodeodom will be in ship shape to welcome Queen Margaret and attendants when they return from the Round-Up, and Heppner will really begin to relive the days of the good old West when old Sol's kindly beam breaks over the east ern horizon bright and early Mon day morning. For then all decora tions will be in place, and the citi zens will have donned the carnival regalia. As the lists for the show Itself are thrown open to all comers, names of participants will not be known until after the registration books, In charge of Leonard Gil liam, secretary, are opened next Wednesday noon. Many lists of events have already been called for, however, and with the fast-growing popularity of the Rodeo In cowboy circles, it is certain many familiar faces will be seen among the top hands. As for the buckers, assurance only need be given that Bluebird, Teapot Dome, Black Bottom, Roan Gurdane and numerous other wild outlaws of past years will be on deck, rarin' to go, assisted by some of the best from the Round-Up string. Parade to Feature. One parade only will be staged this year, with every effort bent to the end that It may be by far the largest and most colorful affair of the kind ever witnessed In Hepp ner. It will be staged Saturday morning at o'clock, and the num ber of entries already announced gives assurance that the hopes of the committee will be largely real ized. Six organizations so far have stated their intention of entering floats, namely, American Legion, Lions club, Neighbors of Woodcraft, B. P. O. Elks, Degree of Honor and I. O. O. P., all of Heppner. From business concerns, promise of en tries have so far been had from Wilson's and Alfalfa Lawn Dairy. Numerous prizes are offered for va rious entries, a list of which will be found in another column, and the committee urges everyone having a horse to ride in the parade wheth er they expect to compete for a prize or not Other entertainment provided for, Including Scott's Greater shows with rides for the kiddies, Fletch er's Round-Up orchestra for danc ing each evening, the Heppner school band, and a change of show each day at the Star theater start ing early and running late, give promise of few dull moments thru out the three days. MARY J. STANTON DIES. A news dispatch in the morning papers from Walla Walla under date of yesterday announced the death of Mrs. Mary J. Stanton, 83, of that city and a former resident of Morrow county. She was a na tive of Tennessee, and In 1869 mar ried E. B. Stanton, a member of company K, 13th regiment of Iowa volunteers who died in 1914. The Stanton's moved from Iowa to.Mor row county in 1883, and to Walla Walla In 1B02. A daughter, Cora M. Ashbaugh, lost her life in the Hepp ner flood In 1903. Mrs. Stanton leaves six sons. MENEGATS ARRIVE. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Menegat (nee Alice Montgomery) who were mar ried recently In Portland arrived In the city yesterday In readiness for the opening of school Monday, and are domiciled In apartments at the Mrs. George Thomson residence. Mr. Menegat will again be high school principal. Mrs. J. O. Turner is now receiv ing a limited number of piano pu pils. Phone 803, city. MANY MEN ASSIST IN STAGING RODEO Final Plans Laid at Meeting Last Night; Full Roster of 1931 Committees Given. Reports of progress and laying of last minute plans for the Heppner Rodeo next week end, were made at an enthusiastic pep meeting of all the committees at the council chambers last night. There's hard ly a man connected with the busi ness life of the city who does not have some part in helping take care of the details for this year's Rodeo, and every one is entering Into the spirit of the occasion with a vim the like of which never has been seen before. The majority of the fellows were present last night to receive Instruction from the gen eral committee and to assist in lay ing more plans for the successful 3taging of the show. Ail decorations shall be in place bright and early next Monday morning, the fellows decided, and general dress-up by the citizenry was urged by that time also. Indi vidual business houses are, to do their own decorating, while the decorating committee will decorate Main street and the dance pavilion. The finance committee, headed by Al Rankin, reported good success in soliciting business houses, tho the work had not been finished and the entire committee expected to be on the job today to wind up its work. Advertising work had been pro gressing well, the committee re ported and in addition to the ad vertising already in place it was decided to distribute dodgers among the contestants at the Pen dleton Round-Up calling their at tention to the Rodeo. In order to facilitate housing of visitors the housing committee ask ed that everyone having available rooms list them immediately at Ho tel Heppner, housing headquarters. Special stress has been laid on the big Saturday parade and the parade committee announced that their work was meeting with great success. Prize money had been raised from the city and profession al men, besides many merchandise prizes from business firms, a list of which is given in another place in this issue of the Gazette Times. It was especially urged that all or ganizations entering floats make it known to the parade committee in order to assist them in laying out the line of parade. Other committees having charge of preliminary work, reported the work well in hand. The full list of committees was read as follows: General Rodeo Committee: C. W. MNamer, president. J. J. Nya, treas urer. L. L. Gilliam, secretary; W. P. Kilkenny. Charles Latourell. John French. Sub-committee: Finance committee: Al Rankin. chairman; Chas. Thomson, Earl Gor don. J. D. Cash. Gav M. Anderson. E. G. Noble. Advertising committee: Jasper Craw ford, chairman; Mark Merrill, W. L. Blakely. Pirl Howell. Committee on decorations: John Hi- att, chairman; H. A. Duncan, A. A. McAtee, Frank Connor, Paul Marble. Leonard Schwarz. Parade committee: C. W. Smith. chairman ; P. A. Mollahan. John Ang- un. ierc i.ane. vtnion rioweii, u. r. Goodman, R. B. Ferguson. Committee on Concessions and Car nival: W. W. Smead, chairman, Chas. Latourell, W. R. Poulson. First Aid committee: R. C. Phelps, chairman, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Dr. A. B. Gray. Committee on Parking Cars: S. P. Devin, chairman; P. A, Mollahan. A. R. Reid, Bert Kane, Vinton Howell, Har old Becket, Glen Hayes. Committee in Charge of Dances and Tickets: L. E. Bisbee, chairman; W. E. Moore, P. W. Mahoney. Housing committee: Al Rankin, chairman; Frank Turner, L. L. Mat lock. Rodeo Grounds Committees: First day: Ticket seller In charge: J. J. Nys; Ticket Colectors: Gene Fer guson, chairman; E. A. Bennett, Rus sell Pratt, Earl Gordon, Earl Eskelson, J. O. Peterson, John Lawther. Second day: Ticket seller in charge: Stanley Reavis; ticket collectors, Paul Marble, chairman; Charles Swindle;. James Cash, Art Bibby, J. O. Turner, W. Y. Ball. Orin Bisbee. Third day: Ticket seller in charge: Spencer Crawford; Ticket collectors: David Wilson, chairman, Jasper Craw ford, H. A. Duncan. J. B. Snyder, Chas. Vaughn, John Hlatt, Andrew Baldwin, Leonar d Schwarz, W. L. Blakely, R. B. Ferguson. Dances : First night: Ticket seller. L. E. Bis bee; Ticket collectors. Chas. W. Smith, chairman; Frank Turner. Jack Stew art. Merle Becket, F. B. Nickerson, Crockett Sprouls. Second night: Ticket Seller, P. W. Mahoney; Ticket collectors, Dean T. Goodman, chairman : Alva Jones. R. T 1 nompson, w. 11. Cleveland, Dr. J. H. Mccrady. Merle Venaule, Clarence Hayes. Paul Menegat. Harold Buhman. Third night: Ticket seller, W. E. Moore. Ticket collectors, Gay M. An derson, chairman, E. E. Gilliam. Glenn Jones, Francis Doherty, Garnet Bar ratt, C. B. Cox, John Turner, James Thomson. Jr.. Neil Shuirman. H. A Colin. GRANGE TO riCNIC. The Lexington Grange is spon soring a picnic next Sunday, Aug ust 30, at the Slocum mill site on Willow creek. All Grangers and their families are invited to come and bring their lunches. Plates and cups will be provided by the Grange but each one will be ex pected to bring his own fork and spoon. The next meeting of Lexington Grange will be September 2, the first Wednesday. All members are urged to attend. CASON CAR BURNS. The Chevrolet coupe belonging to Carl Cason caught Are Sunday evening near the Joe Rector farm up Hinton creek while Mr, Cason was driving toward Heppner. All the machine from the dash board back was a complete loss, though the fire did not get under the hood, it Is reported. Some insurance was carried. S Blue Mountain Home is Scene of Merriment; 100 Take Part. MANY EVENTS HELD Pie-Eating Contests, Races, Bal loon Blowing Try Abilities; Golf Course Enjoyed. The Blue Mountain home of W. H. French provided the jungle Into which Heppner Lions, lionesses, li onettes and cubs retired Sunday in a romp and frolic that carried them back to their native haunts and of fered an avenue of escape for many of their more natural tendencies. The picnic was held in lieu of the regular Monday meeting, and was attended by more than 100 folks. Many are the tales, either gay or woeful, told of devoured chickens, entire pies consumed in a manner that would make the African rela tives green with envy, feats of phy sical endurance some gruelling to the extreme heretofore undream ed, and some displays of skill which may never be emulated. No less sensational than the gas tronomical achievements of their elders was the ability of some of the cubs to make pie disappear in an amazing and gluttonous man ner. Among the youthful male progeny Robert Cash stood without an equal, though given a hot battle by Larry Moore, who placed sec ond, and Calvin Crawford, third. Others there were who started the contest bravely, but underdevelop ment of the incisors left them out of the picture when they reached the bottom crust which stuck to the pan. Supreme among the young lionesses in the rapidity with which they made pie disappear were June Anderson in the high school division and Mary Moore in the grade school class. Wind Capacity Tried. Probably the windiness of Lions Is not so well known, but a test that uncovered some enlightening Infor mation on the subject, was one of the highlights of the day. He that first inflated a balloon to the burst ing point was rated the windiest, and this honor went to John Wight man. Whether it was John's long training as milkman, or some spec ial physical trait that won him fame, was not ascertained; how ever, it Is rumored that it was a pin in the hands of his daughter. The windiness of lions as a whole was recognized by presentation to each of a small package of a well known household remedy. Fleet-footed lionesses were the envy of many of the stronger sex, when they clipped off yardage in record time. Mrs. P. W. Mahoney placed first with Mrs. Helen Chris- tenson, second. Of a more docile nature was the clothes pin contest in which many of the lionesses exhibited one of the accomplishments of domestication. Included In those adjudged most adept were Mrs. W. R. Poulson, Mrs. Harvey Bauman, Mrs. Harold Case, Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs. J. D. Cash, for the married women, and the Misses Isabel Dutton, Frances Bassett and Elizabeth Harrington for the unmarried women. Business firms contributed prizes for all events, all worth-while mer chandise that was highly appre ciated by the recipients. Contrib utors included Thomson Bros., Hl att & DIx, Gordon's, Pacific Pow er & Light Co., J. C. Penney Co., Patterson & Son and Peterson s. "Believe It or Not" The jungle golf course of C. J. Norris, government engineer on the Heppner-Spray road, was the romp ing ground of a group of Lions in company with Mr. Norris, who, while showing the visitors the way around also treated them to a neat trimming. The course lended itself to much pleasurable enjoyment by the party, and the many hazards were difficult to surmount. Jim Cash pulled a Ripley shot when he hit a ball with two clubs In one shot. The ball was hit against a rock some distance away, rebound ed directly against a second club reclining in his golf bag. Mr. French proved himself to be a most gracious host, going to ex treme trouble In according the vis itors all the privileges of his place and voluntarily cleaning up the aftermath. He was given a rous ing vote of thanks for his kind hos pitality. The picnic grounds at the French place are clean, green and well wooded, providing an abundance of shade and a wonderfully cold and pure water supply is available from the big spring. Reported as the most woeful event of the day was the Ignomin ious defeat at horseshoes of Presi dent Charlie Smith, who had made many brags of his pitching ability. Walter Moore and Phil Mahoney are credited with perpetrating the onslaught which laid low the avowed champion and his partner, There are more tales of disap pearing ice cream, three gallons of which was last seen In the posses. slon of Clarence Bauman, and oth er happenings of more or less mo ment, all of which could not be gleaned by your reporter. II Dill TO JUNGLE FOR DAY Work on Heppner-Spray Road Progresses Rapidly Judge W. T. Campbell, District Attorney S. E. Notson, Frank Gil liam and John Her composed a par ty going to Grant county Tuesday. Messrs. Campbell, Notson and Gil liam were called to Top to appraise the property of Roy Scott for the state bonus loan commission. Af ter doing this work the party mo tored on to Monument, thence down the river to Kimberley and on to the Heppner - Spray road, where they visited the work being done on the Wheeler county extension. Mr. Notson reports that the present contract will be finished this fall so far 'as grading is concerned, and then it will be allowed to lay over the winter and settle before the surface goes on, thus insuring a good foundation for the finishing coat of crushed rock. This portion of the Heppner Spray road has been heavy con struction, Mr. Notson states, there being a number of long cuts and deep fills, but the work progresses well and is being substantially done. When completed it will add another link in the chain connect ing Heppner up with the John Day highway and the north and south road extending from the Canadian border to the California line. 60 Tons Hay on Thompson Farm Burns in Night Fire Spontaneous combustion is given as the cause for the burning of 60 tons of alfalfa hay on the R. A. Thompson Rhea creek farm last Friday night, the second such fire occurring in this vicinity this sea son. The first consumed 80 tons of hay on the R. I. Thompson farm up Willow creek two weeks ago. An alarm was turned In at Hepp ner about 1 o'clock and several car loads of fighters responded but were of no assistance as the fire was out of control when they ar rived. Men already on the scene had prevented the fire from spread ing to the grass and' sage brush on the hill nearby. Mr. Thompson s loss was partially covered by insur ance. Witnesses of the start of both fires say they started almost iden tically the same, with flames first shooting out of the tops of the stacks. In both instances the hay was put up while wet, having been rained on shortly after being cut, and this is believed to be the rea son for it heating to such an extent as to catch fire. LIKES NEWS Or "VICTORY. Probably there was no individ ual in the U. S. A. more elated over the recent victory of the United States chess team in the interna tional play at Prague, Czecho-Slo-vakia, than Dr. A. B. Gray of this city, an ardent chess fan and per sonal friend of Arthur Dake, Port land, a member of the winning team. Percentages of the individ ual team members as given by Dr. Gray are Horowitz .714, Kashdam 705, Steiner .681, Marshall .625, and Dake .607. The showing of Dake, 21 years old and by far the young est member of the team, is most unusual, Dr. Gray says, and assures him recognition in the higher cir cles of chess. Dr. Gray has before prophesied that young Dake is a coming world's champion and the showing made at Prague has not detracted from his conviction. He is looking forward to a promised visit from the reknowned chess man on his return to the United States. MILDRED GREEN MARRIED. Coming as a surprise to her Heppner friends was the announce ment this week of the marriage of Miss Mildred Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Green of this city, to Wallace Green of Portland, at Seattle on June 30. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Green arrived on a sur prise visit to Mrs. Green's parents this week, following which the an nouncement was made. Mrs. Green, a graduate of Heppner high school and Oregon State Normal school at Monmouth, taught last year at Monitor. She will teach at Moni tor again this year and will loin her husband In the spring in the south, where he goes immediately as salesman for the National Gas company of Grand Rapids, Mich. NEW MAN AG F,R HERE. C. D. Ashbauch. who will suooeoH D. J. Butcher as district manager for Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company at The Dalles beginning neptemoer nrst, was m Heppner Tuesday In comnnnv with Mr "Rut. cher while on a tour of the district Mr. Butcher who has served many years as manager tor this district and who has made many warm friends here, will retire from active service. He nas no definite an nouncement nf nlnns for tho fntiiro though saying he was not at all curiam ne wouia leave xne Dalles. VAN MARTER CAR WRECKED. A collision between the Butck coach belonging to L. Van Marter and the Ford truck belonging to Ray Beezeley occurred on the Heppner hill road about a mile south of Heppner Monday night, resulting In extensive damage to the Van Marter car. Van was driv ing toward town and Beezeley was driving out from town when the machines met nearly head on. No serious personal injury to either driver resulted. SIGN UP ROOMS AT HOTEL. All people of the city having rnnmo in font rlm-lnt?" tho 13nlan ana asked to list them at Hotel Hepp ner, housing headquarters. New Day Bed for Bale cheap. Mrs. Geo. Thomson. 24 COW IS General County Opening Set September 7th; Supplies Ready. FIGURES ARE GIVEN County School Superintendent Cites Requirements; Tells Costs of Operating Last Year. While some of the schools of the county, including Heppner, will open August 31, the general opening date Is September 7, says Lucy E. Rodgers, county school superinten dent. Everything is in fair readi ness for the opening though several districts still have details to take care of before they will be ready to start Among requirements that must be looked after is the filing of the district clerk's bond and the teach er's contract and qualifications with the superintendent before the school can start. Teachers desir ing information concerning their credentials should get in touch with Mrs. Rodgers. Laws Distributed. Copies of the school laws only, two of which are allowed each dis trict, are being sent out this week with instructions that they be taken care of and turned over to the new clerks in case changes are made, as no additional copies are available. Only enough were printed to allow two to a district as part of the state's economy program, A few will remain on file at the superin tendent's office which may be bor rowed in case of necessity. This year the clerk's supplies are not being mailed but must be called for at the superintendent's office because of the extra amount of postage that would be required. school library books, and man uals and samples of work books for the teachers have arrived and are now available at the superinten dent's office. All districts are being urged to run their schools as economically as possible this year, Mrs. Rodgers said, and no supplies are being or dered by her office that are not ab solutely essential. She hoped that cooperation of the teachers thru- out the county could be secured to the end that part of the eighth grade examinations might be elim inated. Tardiness Rate High. It cost $271,092.57 to run the coun ty schools last year, with a total enrollment of 1172, according to figures given by the superinden- dent The average daily attend ance was 1020.8. Tardiness was too high, Mrs. Rodgers believed, with a total times tardy of 1316, or an average of more than one tardiness per pupil for the year. There were 142 pupils who were neither absent nor tardy. A study of the per capita cost of educating students in the various high schools of the county last year shows a wide variation, and offers a problem for the people to work on, Mrs. Rodgers said. She believed that it would be better economy to cut costs through enlarging educa tional units, than by cutting salar ies of present teachers. There is danger of impairing the schools' efficiency through the latter course she said. The following is a list of the high schools In the county, giving the total attendance, average dally at tendance and the cost of education per pupil In each: Dist. Total Av. Per Pupil No. At. At. Cost 1 Heppner .... 126 101.1 180.39 111 Irngon 26 18 191.37 12 Lexington .. 4S 39.7 197.48 25 Boardman. 29 26.9 .48.92 26 Pine City .. 15 13.5 360.39 27 Alpine 11 5.9 410.00 35 lone 52 47 l7fion Union Hardman 7 6.9 536.26 IS 50-YEAR PIONEER. Luther Hamilton was able to be down town the first of the week af ter being confined at home last week by illness. Mr. Hamilton is a real Morrow county pioneer, hav ing come here In 1879, on March 20, to be exact. He has seen the coun try develop from the good old bunch grass days when there was n't any wheat, while himself farm ing and operating a sawmill for fifty years. Such familiar names as the Hamilton mill and the Ham ilton ranch had their source from the operations of Mr. Hamilton and his brother, Dave. Luther was born In Santa Clara county, California, where he grew to manhood, and then chose Morrow county as his home. SFERRY CAR IN DITCH. A De Soto coupe driven by Geo. Sperry overturned in the ditch near the Jim Morgan farm up Hinton creek Sunday night, temporarily putting the car outf running con dition and resulting in considerable damage to fenders, radiator and lights. Mr. Sperry was riding alone and wns on his way to Pendleton when the accident happened. The car was towed to La Grande Tues day evening for repairs. ASKED TO DISPLAY FLAGS. All business houses and others In the city having American flags are asked by the decorating committee, J. W. Hlatt, chairman, to display them during the Rodeo. OIL PROPOSITION WINS APPROVAL Sam Foster Addresses Lexington Mass Meeting; Tells Plan for Lowering Gasoline BUI. A discussion of the oil situation in the United Statps and tha nrv- portunlty presented Morrow county peupiB to hook up direct witn a pro ducer in obtaining their gasoline was Presented hefore more than 100 people in a public mass meting at ,Lacn Mmorial Hall in Lexing ton lflSt. PririflV AVPnlniT hv Qam Foster, representing the Producers and Consumers Oil and Refining association, the proposed organiza tion through which the business would be handled. Foster told of the conditions ex isting in this country which, should thev endure. wnnM result in dvom - , - - -. j small independent producer "going to the wall" within three years. Curtailment of the amount of oil which the independent producer can sell combined with the lowest price received in history are fac tors in the situation. While crude oil has been selling at unheard of low prices, there has been no corresponding decrease in the price of gasoline to the consum er, Foster said. And from the course now being pursued by gov ernors of the oil producing states, a real shortage in the supply -of crude is likely to exist within a short time, in which event, a raise rather than a dron in the trasoline price can be expected. Governor Murray of Oklahoma has closed down production in that state until the crude price is raised to $1 a barrel. Governor Sterling of Texas threatened to close down produc tion in the" biff East Texas field un less conservation laws were com plied with, and at last reports the militia had not yet been withdrawn. Kansas and California arp. lsr fnl lowing suit, looking to a profitable return to the landowners or stop ping the wholesale dissipation of tne resources or their domains. In order to save themsplvps whflo at the same time affording cnosum ers an opportunity to save on their gasoline, a group of .producers throueh Foster offered a nrnil. , f.WU. tion whereby ensumers purchasing cupon books would be given a share in the production while at the same time receiving a discount of 50 per cent of the profits on nil tho o-a on line they purchase through the Pro ducers ana consumers Oil and Re fining association. This discount would be figured on the nrevalllnp- market price and would be return ed in the form of patronage divi dends. Foster went into detail ennootm- ing the nature of the oil lands, and a telegram, from the refinery at the field which has been handling the oil, was read showing the present amount or production and the qual ity oi tne on. The proposed or ganization would produce, refine distribute and consume its own prducts. Since the proposition was flnat offered locally several weeks ago uiucn investigation nas been made, and following the meeting Friday evening several men present signi fied their willingness to go into it roster named an amount that would be necessary to assure be fore the oreanizatinn nnnlH ho nm. ceeded with, declaring that all mon ies oi tne company would be han dled throuerh local hanka nnrl tholr expenditures would be supervised by a directorate of consumers hav ing equal power with the producers. California Oil Situation Hurts Long Beach Income That the oil conservation Tvrn- ETram in California and tho ntumn in the crude oil price has cut a big Slice out or tne income of the city of Loner Rearh. la tho atntomont f Loy M. Turner, engineer with the water department of that city, who is visiting at tne Dome or Bis par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner. wnen oil was selling at a good Price. Loner Roanh haH on lnrnma of from $90 000 tn 110(W1 n mnnlh from royalties. Since the shutting aown oi production and the drop in price at the same time, the Income has dwindled to about $15,000," he said. To alleviate tho linuninlnvmonl situation, the city of Long Beach has done away with much labor- saving macninery and In its place is pmolovlnp mnn Inhni wnrlflnn the men in two-day stretches at $5 a aay. inis nas been done in the water denartmont for tho loot eighteen months, Mr. Turner said. i ne men get tneir pay, a $10 check, at the end nf earn twn Aava tnotp work. So far as possible the city nas Deen giving men two-days-on and two-days-off under this plan. NEW GRANDSON ARRIVES. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson this week received announcement of the arrival of Bruce Edward at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Not son at Thorp, Wash., on Saturday, August 22. Their new grandson will soon move to Elmira, Wash., where Mr. Notson the younger will be principal of the school for the coming year. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. The children of the Episcopal Sundav School will hnvo a nlpnlf this Saturday, August 29th. The picnicKers will meet at 10:00 o'clock at the Parish House. Bring your basket lunch with you and enjoy the fun. Cars will be provided for all. Furnished apt for rent Mrs. Geo. Thomson. 24 CHER ILL E $35, 000 Loss Sustained by Heppner Log, Lumber Company, Report. TIMBERLAND BURNS 400 Acres of Brush and Forest In Conflagration; Rebuilding Planned at Heppner. The mill of the Heppner Log and Lumber company on Caplinger creek was completely destroyed in a fire which started from the boil er about noon Sunday, and spread Over 400 arrest nf timhorlnnH ho. fore it was put under control. The estimated loss to tne lumDer com pany is $3$,000, according to E. B. Barker, one of the owners. Plans for rphnilHIncr orn holnc considered, Mr. Barker said, and it is probable a new and lnre-pr mill will be constructed at Heppner. lhe burned over land was mostly brush land, and very little mer chantable timber was destroyed, re ports state. Mr. Barker has been firing tho boiler shortlv hefnra tha flro hrnlro out At the time it started he had lert it for anly a few moments, when the men. vihn woro nt thoit noon meal, saw the flames and snouted -nre," and Mr. Barker re turned to see the mill in flames. The boiler was being fired with saw dust, and some of the burning dust had evidently fallen into the saw dust pile close at hand and the breeze was Just right to spread the flames quickly. The men were helpless to control the fire when it was discovered. The building containing the saw mill, with all the contents, a large dry kiln, and several cabins con taining bedding and personal ef fects, besides a quantity of logs ready for sawing, and some lumber which had been cut were included in the loss. Insurance of $25,000 was carried. The Are spread quickly to the ad jacent timber and brush land and assumed alarming proportions. Campers nearby were impressed to help fight It and several truckJoads of fighters were sent out from Heppner. The Are was reported under control Monday night though close vigilance was being maintained to keep it from break ing out anew. Should the plans being consider ed materialize, Mr. Barker said, a much larger mill of the band saw type, electrlcallv operated uHll ho built in Heppner. Such a mill would not oniy nandie the company's own logs, but loe3 of individuals might be trucked into the city. ANGLINS ENJOY TRIP. Mr. and Mrs. John Anglin and daughter Rachel returned Satur day evening from a two weeks' va cation trip which took thorn oa far south as Sacramento, CaJ. Mr. Anglin reports the total miles cov ered as 2232. High points of in terest he says, were the childhood nome oi Mrs. Anglin on the outlet near Willets, Calif., the giant Red woods thev measured one RS foot around at the base the state hos pital for the insane at Salem with 2100 inmates, Crater lake and Ore gon caves. The caves could well be termed the ninth wonder of the world, says Mr. Anglin, though such magnificance could never be painted bv man. "Wo wltnoaooH seven car wrecks, one car on fire and one already burned up. Two victims of the wrecks were not ex pected to live and several others badly hurt We considered our selves very fortunate as we never even had to change a tire. One thing very noticeable was that all the Oregon cars touring in Call- iornia it seems could almost be counted on nne'a fine-era whllo in Oregon the highways were thick with California cars. This only goes to prove that Oregon is by tar tne oesi state in which to tour, at least we sure think an and wo were very delighted to get back to .neppner. jurs. Angun's mother accompanied thorn in Onlifnrnla remaining there to visit her chil dren, while Mr. Sowers, Mrs. Ang lin s ratner, accompanied them to Heppner for a visit VISIT FROM CALIFORNIA. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Githens of Berkeley, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jack of San Francisco ar rived in the city this morning on their way south from a motor and boat trip which took them as far north as Skagway, Alaska. They will visit until tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Githens' daughter, Mrs. Spencer Crawford. They report having enjoyed the trip immensely, encountering a glassy sea north from Seattle where they took the boat and very pleas ant weather throughout ROUND-UP LEGION STATION. Headquarters for vlaitlnir nnrt n- cal members of the American Le gion and Legion Auxiliary will be at the booth on the lawn of the L. A. McClintock home. R13 Wot Court street, Pendleton, during the inree uuys oi tne tiounct-Up. Mrs. Wayne Revllle, Mrs. Earl Esscl styn and Mrs. Clara Porter Smith will be among those In charge. Home cooked meals will be served at this booth by the members of tho Pendleton Auxiliary. DESTROY N F RE