OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, ORE.
alette
Volume 48, Number 32.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct; 22, 1931.
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TURKEY GROWING
in COITION
Success o f Cooperative
Told Lions by Doug
las County Man.
COACH CITES TEAM
Football Boys Shaping; Up Well for
Pendleton Game; State Chamber
Secretary Coming Monday. .
' Success attained by the North
west Turkeygrowers Cooperative
'Marketing association is indicative
of what might be accomplished In
the marketing of other farm pro
duce, most notably lambs, McKln
ley Huntington, Douglas county
turkey grower and officer of the as
sociation, told Heppner Lions at
their Monday luncheon. The asso
ciation's success was attributed to
the coordination of N cooperative
agencies through the Federal Farm
Board set-up, systematic market
reports by means of which unneces
sary expense of distribution was
eliminated, and standardizing the
manner of marketing the birds so
as to get them to the consumer in
the best possible condition.
Mr. Huntington said a like meth
of of killing and dressing lambs be
fore putting them on the market
might well be considered by sheep
men. Turkeys are one of very few
farm commodities that are paying
a fair return on investment this
year, he said. And the nice part of
it is they bring cash return on de
livery. Mr. Huntington does not fear an
overproduction of turkeys this year.
While production in Oregon has in
creased 15 per cent this year; Tex
as; which produces more turkeys
than all other states combined, has
declined 10 per cent, and the en
tire Oregon production will not
equal the shortage of the Texas
crop.
The turkey specialist, who has
been retained by the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture extension serv
ice, spoke to the Lions following a
field demonstration at the Harold
Rankin farm on Rhea creek in the
morning. He was accompanied by
Garnet Best, assistant county agent
of Umatilla county, and together
they went to Boardman for another
field demonstration that afternoon.
To let the county court know
how it felt on the matter, the club
went on record favoring the court
using money from the county emer
gency fund for the purpose of pay
ing labor for cutting wood and dig
ging potatoes which may be needed
to meet the unemployment situa
tion In the county this winter.
Neil Shuirman, high school ath
letic coach, appeared before the
club, citing the good record made
by the H. H. S. football team so far
this season, and stressing the Im
portance of the game with Pendle
ton high's first team here a week
from the coming Saturday. He al
so urged attendance at the game
with Arlington here today.
In the first game Heppner lost
to' Hermlston, but has since won
from Lexington, Pilot Rock and
Athena. The latetr game, played
Saturday, ended in a 20-0 score.
Pendleton beat Athena 23-6. Ac
cording to dope, therefore, the local
lads should have a good chance of
downing the heavy lads from the
Umatilla county seat At least they
are working hard to this end, said
the coach. The last game of the
season will be played here against
Hermiston on Armistice Day, and
the coach expects his lads will re
taliate their former defeat
Announcement was made of the
dinner being given Monday by the
Heppner Rod and Gun club, at
whloh H. L. Kelly, state game su
pervisor, will speak on the "Ten
Year Plan of game conservation In
Oregon. A large majority of Lions
present signified their Intention of
attending. An open invitation to
attend was extended to anyone In
terested.
Acceptance of an invitation by W.
G. Ide, secretary of the state cham
ber of commerce, to attend the
meeting of the club next Monday,
was read by Al Rankin, Morrow
county director of the state cham
ber.
One minute of silence was ob
served in honor of Thomas A. Edl
son, news of whose death was re
celved In the papers that morning.
WELL KNOWN HERE.
Spud Helms, state policeman who
' was shot at La Grande Sunday
while attempting to capture two
highwaymen wanted at Idaho Falls,
Idaho, is well known in Heppner,
He was shortstop for several sea
sons with the Arlington baseball
team, being with that aggregation
last season, and part of one season
played with the Heppner team. He
was considered one of th best short'
stops in the "bushes." Always a
clean sportsman, news of his mis
fortune was received with much
regret here.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many
friends for their kind expressions
of sympathy and beautiful floral of
ferlngs at the time of our bereave
ment.
Mrs. Blanche Patterson
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hager
and family.
Athena Taken by Locals;
Battle Arlington Today
Heppner high school, football
team defeated Athena 20-0 in a
game played on the Athena field
Friday - afternoon. After going
through a scoreless first half the
local boys opened up an attack of
spanner and lateral pass plays that
was responsible for the three touch
downs and two conversions.
This afternoon Heppner and Ar
lington are playing on the local
field. Coach Shuirman considers
this game important because of the
fact that lone is not on the Hepp
ner schedule this season and Ar
lington won one game and lost one
game with them; the outcome of
the game this afternoon giving
some idea of the comparative
strength of the Heppner and lone
teams. The next game on the sched
ule is slated to be played here a
week from Saturday against Pen
dleton high's first team.
Woolgrowers Auxiliary
Sponsors Essay Contest
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Oregon Woolgrowers association is
sponsoring an essay contest for sev
enth and eighth grade and high
school pupils, announces Mrs. W. P.
Mahoney, president The title of
the seventh and eighth grade essay
is to be, "The Raising and Market
ing of Lamb." The prizes for this
contest are, first $25; second, third,
fourth and fifth, a woolen blanket
or other wool product The title of
the high school essay is to be, "Why
We Should Eat More Lamb and
Use More Wool." The prizes for
this contest will be the same.
The auxiliary is sponsoring a
Lamburger" sandwich booth at the
Pacific International Livestock ex
position, in charge of Henry Thiele,
noted caterer.
Town Grid Boys in Action
At The Dalles; Lose 12-6
Ten Heppner town football boys
and four from Lexington made up
the Lexington all-star aggregation
which journeyed to The Dalles Sun
day, and was defeated 12-6 by the
American Legion team of that city.
The lone touchdown for the Mor
row county boys was made by Bob
Correll on an intercepted pass and
a 96-yard run.
Included in the squad were Max
Muller, Russel Wright, Judge Car
michael and Palmer of Lexington,
and Francis Doherty, Ralph Moore,
Bob Correll, Paul Jones, Clarence
Hayes, Hank . Robertson, Harold
Gentry, Crockett Sprouls, Gay An
derson and Harold Evans of Hepp
ner. The boys expect to get a re
turn game with The Dalles here a
week from next Saturday.
Organization Delegates ..
To Meet With Committee
The central committee of the As
sociated Charities will meet Wed
nesday evening, October 28, at 7:30,
at the Elks building. It is request
ed tnat every organization oi tne
town appoint a representative to
meet with the committee at this
time.
Also everyone having articles of
clothing will leave them at Patter
son & Son drug store. Donators of
food, please notify some member of
the committee. Central committee
members are Mrs. Jeff Beamer,
Mrs. Ed Bucknum, M. L. Case, J.
G. Barratt and Mrs. Olive Frye.
AUXILIARY MEETS.
The American Legion auxiliary
held its regular meeting Tuesday
evening. Twenty members were
present. The president urged all
who have children's clothing not in
use in their own families, to send
It in, or to notify the secretary,
phone 1382, and it will be called for.
After the business meeting mem
bers gathered about the piano and
sang several old-time war songs.
The table was decorated in the Hal
lowe'en motif with use of mari
golds. Refreshments- of pumpkin
pie with whipped cream and coffee
were served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Walter Moore and Mrs. James
Cash. Report was made by the
membership chairman, showing 24
paid-up members. It was found that
Mrs. Tamblyn's sdie was ahead in
the contest. Mrs. Moore won the
"kitty." At the November meeting
there will be Initiation of new mem
bers. WINS DEALER AWARD.
Word has been received by Hepp
ner garage, Goodyear dealers, of
the award of a beautiful art photo
graph of the U. S. S. Akron, world's
largest airship, framed in duralum
in, the material used in the frame
work structure of this leviathan of
the air. Heppner garage wins the
picture, which is to be displayed in
Its service station window as soon
as it is received, for making its
sales quota in the July-August sales
contest for Goodyear dealers,
known as the Dealers Annual Zcp-
elin sales race.
DEGREE OF HONOR NOTICE.
Kate J. Young lodge, Degree of
Honor, will meet Tuesday, October
27, at 7:30 o'clock sharp, in I. O. O
F. hall. This will be a business
meeting followed by a Hajlowe'en
pariy.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight spe
cialist of Pendleton, will be at the
Heppner Hotel next Tuesday, Oct.
27. Hours 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Consult
him about your eyes.
Carnival and 25-cent dance, Rhea
Creek Grange hall, Oct 81. 82-33
P0ULS0N TO LEAD
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
Men's Organizations Expected to
Sponsor Troops In Competitive
rrogram Ending With Dinner.
Steps to organize Boy Scouts of
the city for the year were taken at
the home of W. R. Poulson, school
superintendent Tuesday evening.
Twenty boys were present and an
enthusiastic start was made, Mr.
Poulson reported. -
Mr.. Poulson will be the scout
leader, to be assisted by Theodore
Thomson.
At least two, and probably three,
troops will be organized this year,
with the expectation that each
troop will be sponsored by some
men's organization of the city. A
program of competition between
the troops will be worked out to
culminate in an evening dinner
sometime this winter, said Mr.
Poulson.
It is expected by this means to
make an enviable record of accom
plishment in scout work lcoally.
Many boys have already reached
the second degree scout rank, and
there are a few first class scouts
around whom the organization will
be -built Any boy who has attain
ed the age of 12 years is eligible for
the tenderfoot class.
The local organization is under
the supervision of the Blue Moun
tain council, with headquarters at
Walla Walla. While no sustaining
membership is held in the council
by the local organization, it may
have the benefit of counsel and in
spection from the council by paying
expenses of the scout chief for vis
itations here.
LOCAL NEWS
Harry Dinges, manager of Lex
ington Farmers Warehouse Co.-,
was attending to business affairs
here this morning. People in his
section are feeling quite a bit bet
ter as the price of wheat advances
and they are now hoping there has
been a turn in affairs that will
shortly eliminate the depression.
"Chic" Sale in STAR WITNESS,
Star theater, Sunday-Monday.
W. W. Smead and Dr. A. D. Mc-
Murdo returned home Tuesday eve
ning from a hunt of several days
in the timber near Mt. Vernon in
Grant county. C. J. D. Bauman
and John Wightman, who accom
panied Mr. Smead and Dr. McMur-
do returned home Saturday evening.
Frank Ward, formerly a resident
of this county, who has been spend
ing the past month at Hardman,
visiting with his sister, Mrs. John
Adams and family and other rela
tives, departed on Saturday for his
home near Eugene. .
Carnival and 25-cent dance, Rhea
Creek Grange hall, Oct 31. 32-33
Sam McDaniel was down from
his home near Hardman on Satur
day and reports a good rain out
that way on Friday night
Merle Becket, Bernie Gaunt and
Slim Robertson composed a hunt
ing party that landed a buck each
the first of the week.
Family Puts Up 1100 Jars
Fruits, Vegetables, Meats
Eleven hundred jars of home
canned foods in the cellar store
closet for a cash investment of $25
is the achievement of Mrs. J. B.
Ohler and her daughter, Mrs. H.
M. Egcn of Kist Some of these
1100 containers are pint jars, oth
ers are quart sizes and still others
half gallon ones. The large quan
tities, Mrs. Ohler, explains, are for
the company dinners of 15 to 25
persons she serves frequently thru
out the year.
The canned foods Include many
vegetables such as peas, beans, veg
etable stew, tomatoes, baby carrots,
baby beets, greens; small fruits In
cluding berries, cherries, apricots,
peaches and apple sauce; and such
meats as beef, veal and chicken.
Apple juice for apple jelly making
was put up in sterilized bottles of
various shapes.
In the Ohler-Egen root cellar are
stored quantities of squash, pota
toes, turnips, carrots, parsnips and
cabbage. This food preservation
interest grew out of the year round
garden project undertaken by a
number of Columbia county women
and carried on under the direction
of Mrs. Sarah Case, home demon
stration agent. The $25 outlay for
the 1100 cans of food covered all
cost3 except those for labor and
fuel.
MAKE ARMISTICE PLANS.
Plans for the celebration of Ar
mistice day Were made by the Am
erican Legion post at its meeting
Monday evening. One of the fea
tures of the day will be the annual
football clash between Heppner
and Hermiston high schools. Char
les Smith was named representa
tive from the post on the Associated
Charities council.
WILL GIVE SUPPER.
The ladles of the Methodist
church, will serve a "conundrum"
supper at the M. L. Case resldonce
on Gale street, Friday evening, Oc
tober 30th, from 5:00 to 9:00. Pro
ceeds for benefit of the church.
For Sale 2-yr-old Lincoln bucks,
at Rhea creek ranch. O'Connor
Bros., Heppner. 30tf.
IONE
JENNIE E. McMURRAY.
Rev. W. P. Napier of Portland
preached both morning and eve
ning at the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev. Napier will be here
for a month, dividing his time
equally between lone and Lexing
ton. Next Sunday morning he will
speak in the Lexington Congrega
tional church and in the evening
will hold services in the lone
church. On the following Sunday
the morning service will be in lone
and the evening service in Lexing
ton, and so on throughout the
month. Everyone is invited to
come out and hear .him.
Guests at the Harvey Ring home
Sunday were Walter Rowell and
Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck of Stan
field and D. A. Crowell of Heppner.
Mr. Rowell and Mr. Peck returned
the same day to their homes at
Stanfield, but Mrs. Peck accompan
ied Mr. Crowell to Hood River
where she will visit her sister, Mrs,
Sam Ledbetter.
Mrs. Millie Newton of South
Bend, Wn., arrived in lone October
14, and will visit with relatives here
until after the annual Pioneer's
reunion in Lexington. October 24.
A family dinner was served at the
C. W. Swanson home Sunday hon
oring Mrs. Newton. Present, be
sides the honoree. were Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Norma and
Carlton Swanson, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lundell and children, Mrs..
Victor Rietmann and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Engelman and Joel,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nichoson and daugh
ter, G. A. Petteys, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Turner of Heppner. ' "
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Funk and
daughter Geraldine of Wasco were
recent visitors in the Morgan dis
trict The Ed Buschke combine was
completely destroyed by fire some
time Saturday night The smould
ering embers were found by the
family when they arose early Sun
day morning.
Lloyd Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Morgan, was injured Sat
urday night when he was thrown
onto the highway from an over
turning car. Other passengers in
the car were Claud Brashers and
Berl Akers. Young Brashers re
ceived some bad cuts on his arm;
Akers escaped unhurt Lloyd was
taken to the Heppner hospital for
examination and treatment where
he remained until Sunday after
noon when he was removed to the
home of his aunt Mrs. Hal O. Ely,
in lone. Because of too much
speed the car in which the boys
were riding left the M"hway and
overturned in the ditch. It was
badly wrecked. The young men,
all high school students, were re
turning home following the grange
dance at Lexington.
Following the regular Odd Fel
lows meeting at Morgan last Thurs
day evening Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Harbison were given a happy sur
prise. A sumptuous banquet was
served in their honor, about seventy-five
friends and neighbors be
ing present
Mr. and Mrs. Harbison were also
honor guests at a six o'clock din
ner served at the Congregational
church Monday evening. Gifts
were presented Mr. and Mrs. Harbi
son who are leaving soon to make
their home at Cottage Grove.
Louis Bergevin and Carlton
Swanson were business visitors in
Pendleton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson and
Mrs. Lana Padberg motored to Ar
lington Sunday for a visit at the
home of Mrs. Padberg's daughter,
Mrs. Guy Cason.
A large delegation of Heppner
Odd Fellows met with the lone
lodge members Saturday night to
further discuss the plans, for the
county get-together meeting.
Recent guests in the A. E. Stef
an! home were Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Maple and daughter Marjorie, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bertolucci and
daughters Gloria and Dolores, all
of Portland. Mrs. Maple and Mrs.
Bertolucci are sisters of Mr. Stef
an!. Henry Clark is enjoying a visit
with his cousin, George Moore, of
Vancouver. Mr. Moore was a for
mer resident in this section, having
come here from the east with his
cousins, the Clark brothers.
Brother Snodderly of Heppner is
holding religious services each Sun
day morning at eleven o'clock in
Pentecostal mission on Main street
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffith and
R. E. Harbison mnde a business
trip to Portland last Friday, re
turning Saturday.
Mrs Ernest Shipley returned
home after a pleasant visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Allen at Lostine.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blake of
Klamath Falls who nre visiting rel
atives here, motored to Seneca last
week to visit their son, Roy Blake.
They were accompli 11 led on the trip
by another son, Earl Blake, and by
Mrs. Blake's brother, Willard Mil
ler. Mr. Blake, Sr., who some time
ago was seriously Injured in an
auto accident, Is now able to get.
around on crutches.
The school nuditorium was the
scene of a jolly party Saturday
night when the freshman class en
tertained the three upper classes
and the school fncullyi- Games and
dancing were enjoyed and refresh
ments served. The music was fur
nished by tho high school orchestra.
David F. Head nnd Miss Eunice
Thompson of Skamokawa, Wash
ington, were married in Kelso Sat
urday, October 17, by Rev. L. C.
Hicks of the Kelso Methodist
church. Mr. Head and his bride
left Immediately following the cer-
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RITES HELD FOR
TH0S. A. DRISKELL
Former Resident, Father of Mrs.
Glen Hayes, Succumbs at La
Grande Following Illness.
Funeral services for Thomas A.
Driskell, 75, former Morrow county
resident who died at La Grande,
Sunday, were held at the Methodist
church in this city Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Glen P. White officiat
ing. Interment wa3 in Masonic
cemetery beside his wife, Mary
Stone Driskell, who preceded him
in death. The funeral was largely
attended by relatives and friends,
and the floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
Mr. Driskell died at the home of
a son following a lingering illness,
with all the children present at the
bedside.
Thomas A. Driskell was born in
Iowa in 1856, and departed this life
at La Grande, Oregon, October 18,
1931, aged 75 years. He married
Mary E. Stone in 1879, and to this
union eight children were born, all
of whom survive but one who died
in infancy. The surviving children
are William M. and George F. of
La Grande; Elsie A. of The Dalles;
Thomas C, Hubert H. and Llllie
May of Portland, and Verna V. of
Heppner. His wife preceded him
in death nine years ago. In 1918 he
was again married, to Phoebe Har
lan of Weiser, Idaho. She survives
besides four stepchildren, 22 grand
children and one great grandchild.
With his family Mr. Drsikell
farmed for a number of years in
Clarks canyon in this county, and
later moved to Heppner, during his
residence here being occupied as
travelling meat vender. - He later
moved to La Grande where he had
resided for several years.
He was a Methodist nearly all his
life.
Children who were here to attend
the funeral included William M.
and George F. Driskell of La
Grande; Mrs. Elsie Stevenson
Smith of The Dalles; Thomas C. and
Hubert H. Driskell and Mrs. Lillian
Newton of Portland, and Mrs. Glen
Hayes of this city.
STAR WITNESS packs a punch
with pathos and humor, Star thea
ter, Sunday-Monday.
Money-Making
Demonstrated to
Don't market your turkeys until
they are ready," is the advice giv
en a group of turkey growers as
sembled at the Harold Rankin farm
on Rhea creek Monday morning, by
McKinley Huntington, veteran tur
key grower of Douglas county, in
the course of a demonstration show
ing the selection, sticking, and oth
er fine points of growing and pre
paring the birds for market He
said that he had learned through
years of experience that It does not
pay to watch market reports, as
the dealers always attempt to get
the birds into their hands early
for speculation. The real market
never develops until about three
days before the holiday. By paying
attention to the birds and getting
them on the market in prime con
dition, the premium received in
variably more than compensates
the grower no matter what the
market
There are many little points in
the preparation of turkeys for mar
ket which are easily overlooked,
but which should be given atten
tion if the birds are to claim a pre
mium price, said Mr. Huntington.
"Turkeys are susceptible to light
and if penned up in a lighted en
closure wil mill around and pile up,
causing injury to some of the birds.
But if the enclosure is darkened
they will remain quiet." He advised
covering the sides of the pens with
gunny sacks when the birds are to
be caught, allowing no light beams
Into the pen as even the light thru
a knot hole will district the birds.
The catching cage also should be
darkened.
He advised that a single section
of the catching cage should not be
more than six feet in length, with
the lid not more than four feet, so
that when one reaches in after a
bird he covers the hole completely
enough that there is little chance
for a bird to jump out beside him.
The bird, in being caught from the
cage should be grabbed by both
legs, as it will then offer little re
sistance, whereas if caught by only
one leg it will attempt to free itself
and possibly break a wing or oth
erwise Injure itself. Everything
possible should be done to keep
from unduly exciting the birds.
Birds which are not ready should
not be killed, he said. It is simple
to tell when they are ready. The
main points to be ascertained are
If the bird is properly meated and
if the feathers are developed as
they should be. The meat on the
breast is the best indication of the
first condition. With a little ex
perience one can tell Immediately
by running the open hand along the
breast whether tho meat is there.
Then an examination of the base
of the long feathers, and of the pin
feathers will tell whether the blood
is out of the feathers and whether
the pin feathers have grown out
sulllciently for picking. When the
base of the feathers is blue the
blood is still in them and they do
not pluck easily. Whe,n the birds
are right, tho bnso of the feathers
is white, and the skin is a creamy
white. The pin feathers should be
State Game Supervisor
To Speak Here Monday
"The Ten Year Plan" of game
conservation in Oregon, which, if
carried through to a successful
conclusion . will add $10,000,000 to
the annual revenue of the state, in
the opinion of its sponsor, ' H. L.
Kelly, state game supervisor, will
be explained at a dinner next Mon
day evening by Mr. Kelly. The
dinner, sponsored by Heppner Rod
and Gun club, will be held at 6:30
o'clock at the Episcopal parish
house. It is open to the public, and
all interested are urged to attend.
A charge of 50 cents a plate will be
made for the dinner.
Accompanying Mr. Kelly will be
Vic Bracher of Pilot Rock, who will
show moving pictures of game life.
These pictures are entirely differ
ent from those shown at the game
banquet two years ago, says Russel
E. Pratt, gun club secretary, in
charge of plans for the meeting.
O.S.C.-U. OF O. HOMECOMINGS
BOTH SET FOR NOV. 13-14
Oregon State college and Unlver
stiy of Oregon are trying a new
plan for holding their Homecom
ings this year, both schools using
the same dates, November 13 and
14. The big game between O. S. C.
and U. of O. is at Eugene this year,
and the Beaver alumni will go to
Corvallis Friday, November 13 and
attend the annual Rook-Frosh
game there that night under the
Bell Field lights.
Saturday special trains and cars
will take alumni and students over
to Eugene, while after the game the
Oregon Staters will return to Cor
vallis for the annual banquet and
ball in the Memorial Union build
ing. Next year it is planned to
carry out the same plan with the
big game at Corvallis.
GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY.
Henry Gorger was given a pleas
ant surprise Sunday evening at his
ranch home, the day being the an
niversary of his birth. Cards were
the diversion and later refresh
ments were served. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Johan Troedson,
Mr. nad Mrs. Otto Lindstrom, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Lindstrom, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Rietmann, Messrs.
Carl and Verner Troedson, Leo and
Joe Gorger, James Farley, Clyde
Lunny, Mrs. Willa Mina Ramsey,
Miss Linea Troedson of Echo, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gorger.
Turkey Pointers
Local Growers
blossomed, for the easiest way to
get the pin feathers out is to grow
them out, Mr. Huntington said.
In case the birds are not fatten
ing properly, though proper rations
are being given, it is well to exam
ine the scales on the legs for mites.
If mites are present in the flock
they will be found under the leg
scales, and if found, immediate
steps for eradication should be tak
en. Mites and lice on the birds
make them fret and keep them
from developing properly.
Mr. Huntington's method of han
dling the bird to be killed was to
tie a string around the leg3 at the
time of catching, leaving a short
loop in the end by which to hang
up the bird after it has been pluck
ed. He demonstrated a simple
stringing device of his own inven
tion. Taking an ordinary fire brick,
he fastened one end of a heavy,
stiff wire, about 2 feet in length,
around the middle, making a groove
around the brick for the wire to fit
into and fastening the wire quite
tight On the other end he made
a sharpened hook with the sharp
ened end projecting outward, and
bent over toward the brick, to hang
from the lower jaw of the bird af
ter it had been stuck. A few inches
below the- hook, he made a loop
in the wire to keep the hand from
sliding into the hook after the wire
had become slick from blood. A
fire brick is just the proper weight,
about 4 pounds, and the implement
devised is very handy for when not
in use it can be set down flat with
the wire sticking up in easy reach,
and to be easily found.
To hang the bird up for sticking,
Mr. Huntington used a light rope,
hung from a cross beam, with a
short, round stick in the end. This
stick was slipped under the cord
between the legs of the bird. Sim
ple and-inexpensive, these devices
were demonstrated to serve their
purpose well.
In sticking the bird, he used an
ordinary turkey-sticking knife, the
main requirements of which are a
slender, stiff, sharp blade, long
enough to reach well back into the
bird's throat. There are two jugu
lar veins in a turkey's throat one
on either side, which come togeth
er in a v-shaped rklge In the back
of the mouth, he explained. That
the bird may bleed properly it is
necessary to sever both of these
veins. Running the knife into the
bird's mouth at an angle across
the head, he severed each of the
veins separately. The increased
blood How indicates when tho sec
ond vein has been cut, and by cut
ting In this manner, one may be
sure that both veins have been sev
ered. To kill the bird, the knife
was then run into the forepart of
the brain, piercing the knife under
one eye diagonally across the head
to tho opposite ear. The turkey's
brain is small, and sets well back
in the head, he explained. The fore
part of the brain is pierced because
it results in slower death and long
er heart action which Is desired
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PIONEERS TO MEET
AT LEXSATURDAY
Dinner and Program Set
With Evening Dance;
Everyone Invited.
IS FIFTH REUNION
Parent-Teachers to Meet; School
Grade Elects; Other News of
Week by Correspondent.
Fifth Annual Pioneer Reunion,
Saturday, October 24. The commit
tee wishes to announce a basket
dinner at noon with community
singing in the afternoon. They ex
pect to serve a light lunch at 6
o'clock with a program following.
There will be an old-time dance af
ter the program. Everybody invited
to come and spend the day visiting
old friends.
W. E. Severance has returned to
his home in Banks after spending
two weeks with his daughter, Mrs.
Roy Campbell. Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell took him as far as The
Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peck enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice at
dinner Sunday.
A. C. Haag of Salem, president of
A. C. Haag & Co., Inc., spent the
week end here, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Warner. Mr. Haag
and Mr. Warner went to the moun
tains deer hunting. Although they
did not bring home any deer, they
had the pleasure of seeing a herd
of more than twenty does. Mr.
Haag states that this alone made
the trip worth while.
Louis Tucker and family of
Grandview, Wash., arrived last
Wednesday for a visit with rela
tives and friends.
Edwin Ingles spent Friday and
Saturday in Salem, attending a
convention of principals and super
intendents. Mrs. Ingles, Mrs. Chas.
Inderbitzen, Miss Clara Holey and
George Gillis drove down to Port
land Friday. Mr. Ingles met them
there and they all returned home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkers are
enjoying a visit from their niece,
Miss Zelma Montgomery, of Tho
Dalles.
Mrs. O. J. Cox left for Medford
Tuesday morning to visit her son.
Harold, and her daughters, Mrs.
Ray Young and Mrs. Harvie Young.
She went down with her son, Jay
Cox of Boardman.
Max Muller returned to Lexing
ton after spending several weeks at
Tangent with hi3 folks.
Percy Conner and son Gerald of
Oregon City were visiting at the
nome ot Mr. and Mrs. Art Hunt
the past week. Mr. Conner is a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas made a
business trip to . Boardman last
Saturday. They returned by way
or nermiston.
Mrs. Lillian Turner's room has
organized with the following offi
cers: Alma Van Winkle, president;
tiernice .Martin, vice-president; Bet
ty Doherty, sceretary and treasur
er. They have started a savings
bank account for the room with
Iris Omohundro as banker. They
meet on Friday afternoons and ap
point a new committee each week
to look after the activities. They
are planning to have a Hallowe'en
party next week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of
St. Paul are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Jackson. Mr. Smith
and Mr. Jackson enjoyed a hunt in
the mountains.
Laurel Beach sang at the Wom
an's club in Heppner Monday eve
ning. Miss Clara Holey was bis
accompanist
The Parent Teachers association
will meet at the high school audi
torium Wednesday evening, Oct 28.
A health program will be given by
the primary grades and Mrs. Ingles
will present her gymnasium class.
After a short business meeting, a
Hallowe'en party will be held in the
gymnasium for patrons and teach
ers. Evreyone is urged to attend.
Lexington football boys journeyed
to The Dalles last Sunday for a
gome. The Dalles team defeated
them with a score of 12-6.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul De F. Mortl
more are the parents of a baby
girl, Eloise Esther, born October 16.
Mrs. Mortimore was formerly Hul
da Tucker of Blackhorse and a
graduate of Lexington high school.
They are now living at La Grande
where Rev. Mortimore has charge
of a church.
Mrs. Lavilla Howell, Norma How
ell and Mrs. Lorena Isom spent
Sunday above Heppner visiting
with Mrs. Howell's brother, Eslie
Walker andf wife.
Grandma McMillan has been sick
again and is improving slowly.
Miss Irene Harshman of Heppner
was a week-end guest at the R. H.
Lane residence.
A masquerade party was given
for the high school girls by Erma
Lane at her home last Friday night
Those present were Ruth, Fern and
Fay Luttrell, Tlllie Nelson, Lena
Blahm, Grace and Doris Burchell,
Peggy Warner, Naomi McMillan,
Helen Doherty, Edith Tucker, Flor
ence Moyor, Dclpha Merrltt Rose
Thornb'urg and LaVerne White.
Those assisting with the lunch were
Mrs. Ola Ward, Mrs. Bernlce Bau
man, Merle Carmichael and Mrs.
Eva Lane. The evening was spent
In playing games and all report a
tine time.