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
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$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
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