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HEPPNER, OREGON, TSDAY, JAN. 14, 1932.
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Check on Shipment From
lone Made; Flock on
Rankin Farm Large.
GOOD RETURNS HAD
Wind Sturm Lifts Roof Off Gym,
Halts School; Correspondent
Tells Events of Fast Week.
JENNIE a McMURRAT.
Turkey shipments from this dis
trict have been about completed.
Many tons of poultry have been
shipped out since the Thanksgiving
market opened. Walter Roberts,
buyer for Swift & Co., reports that
sales of turkeys to his company
alone amounted to about six tons.
From Walter Eubanks, represent
ative of Clark Produce Co., we get
the following facts: Thanksgiving
shipment, turkeys, 11120 pounds;
geese, 691 pounds; chickens, 1710
pounds; ducks, 300 pounds. Ship
ment from Thanksgiving time to
date: turkeys, 15,749 pounds; geese,
681 pounds; chickens, 1127 pounds;
ducks, 400 pounds. Total turkeys,
26,869 pounds; geese, 1372, chickens
2837, and ducks 700 pounds. Aside
from these sales many growers
shipped direct to buyers elsewhere.
We are told that Harold Rankin
of Rhea creek raised the largest
flock of turkeys In the county this
year, his flock numbering 1100
birds. Bob Alstott of upper Rhea
creek made a big sale, bringing in
2481 pounds, and all of these tur
keys, except 196 pounds, were num
ber one birds. Mr. Allstott Is keep
ing 45 hens for breeding purposes
for next year. Mr. Eubanks has
visited every turkey flock in the
district and in his opinion the best
all-round flock is that owned by
Charles Klinger, living 12 miles
north of Lexington. Mr. Klinger
raised 508 turkeys from 15 hens.
The toms which have been sold so
far from this flock weighed 23
pounds or over. The birds were
uniform in size and clear of all
disease. Mr Klinger claims he is
going to try to raise a few birds
next year He is keeping 150 hens
for breeding purposes
The quality of turkeys all
through the territory this year was
much better than last year and too
much emphasis cannot be placed
on the fact that it pays to improve
the flock
The gale which hit this part of
the country early Monday morning
tore the roof off the gymnasium
and damaged the roof on the main
part of Ione's school building. One
of the large windows was also brok
en by the force of the wind. Rain
followed shortly and the interior of
the building was damaged some
what. The cost of repairs will be
between $200 and $300. The work
of repairing the building started
Tuesday morning. Several men are
employed with Larry Londergan
in charge of the work.
Limbs were torn from trees and
a few trees were uprooted here in
town, and from the country comes
reports of small buildings being
overturned by the wind. Several
electric light poles were blown
down near here, and there was no
electric service for the greater part
of the day. There was no school
Monday, but Tuesday morning
work was underway as usual.
Mrs. John Louy, president, pre
sided over the Congregational mis
sionary meeting Thursday after
noon, and conducted the devotional
services. During the business ses
sion a report of the past year's
work was read, and election of offi
cers for the year 1932 was held.
The olilcers elected were Mrs. Ed
ward Keller, president; Mrs. John
Louy, vice president; Mrs. Victor
Peterson, secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Edward Keller, who had
charge of the study hour, stressed
two phases of the missionary work
in China, education and agriculture.
From a talk by Mrs. Kate W. Jame
Bon, dean of women at Oregon
State college, she gleaned the fol
lowing facts That Chinese girls are
so eager for an education that they
deeply resent the shortening of any
class period, if only for ten min
utes; that China Is the only coun
try In the world with na aristoc
racy of education; It Is education
In the classics which the Chinese
want; girls are becoming so well
educated that they are securing po
sitions for which only men have
been eligible. For her lesson of
agricultural mission work she used
the story of Jim Hunter, member
of the American board, stationed at
Tunghslen, North China. Two thou
sand years ago the disciples of Je
sus heard His words: "Give ye them
to cat," and Christian responslbll
lty for feeding the hungry has been
recognized as a part of Christ's
"work ever since. Mr. Hunter is
demonstrating the fact that mis
sionary work and agricultural work
In China link up together splen
didly. In closing the program a letter
from Miss Minnie Tontz of Mount
Silinda, S. Rhodesia, S. Africa, was
read. Miss Lontz's letters are al
ways greatly enjoyed. She has
many personal friends In lone.
(Continued on Pag Six.)
in
lS SENT
BY nil GROWERS
WOOL GROWERS TO
HOLD BIG CONFAB
Session at Fendleton Jan. 18-19
Deals with Lamb Markets
and Other Problems.
With Western Oregon sheep
growers joined with sheep men
east of the mountains In large num
bers for the first time, the annual
meeting of the Oregon Wool Grow
ers association at Pendleton Janu
ary 18 and 19 is expected to be the
largest attended of any in many
years. Delegations from Douglas
county and other points west of the
mountains have sent word that they
are coming, says Walter Holt, sec
retary, who is arranging the pro
gram. How concentrated advertising
i served to boost lamb consumption
more than 60 per cent In Omaha
this past season will be told as part
of the report to be made by Earl
Racey, "the man from Texas," who
has been in charge of the national
advertising campaign In which Or
egon producers have joined. His
report and other important mat
ters connected with promotion of
lamb marketing and consumption
are scheduled for Monday when it
is hoped the largest attendance
may be had.
F. J. Hagenbarth, president of
the National Wool Growers asso
ciation, recognized as the best in
formed man on wool tariffs and
similar matters, is one of a group
of men of national prominence be
ing brought to Pendleton for the
state meeting. Another is F. M.
Simpson of Chicago, head of re
search work for Swift and com
pany Three members of the Oregon
State college staff are on the pro
gram, Miss Claribel Nye, head of
home economics extension, and
Harry Llndgren, livestock fleldman,
being scheduled on the main theme
of raising the lamb consumption,
while O. M. Nelson, acting head of
the animal husbandry department,
will discuss cost of production of
lambs.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
association, headed by Mrs. W. P.
Mahoney of Heppner, is planning
a full program of business and en
tertainment, starting with a ses
sion Monday forenoon. The Mon
day night session of the regular
convention will be limited, as usual
to a more or less confidential round
table discussion among sheepmen
themselves on wages, shearing cost,
taxation, grazing problems and sim
ilar matters. .
FARMER MEETINGS
SET FOR JAN. 22-23
Smut, Feeding Problems, Wheat
Vaiities and Trials, Rodent
Control to be Discussed.
Two meetings of Morrow county
farmers that offer much of interest
are announced by Chas. W. Smith,
county agent, one to be held at the
Elks club in Heppner next Thurs
day, and the other at Legion hall,
lone, on Friday, both to start at
2:30 In the afternoon. Mr. Smith
urges all farmers who possibly can
to attend one of the meetings.
E. R. Jackman, extension agron
omist of Oregon State college, will
discuss smut problems, bringing
much late information on the sub
ject. H. A. Lindgren, extension live
stock specialist from the college,
will discuss feeding wheat to live
stock with special reference to
sheep and pigs.
D. E. Stephens, superintendent of
the Moro experiment station, will
discuss findings at the station as
to cultural and varietal trials of
wheat.
Mr. Smith will discuss rodent
control with special emphasis on
the formation of squirrel control
districts. All subjects are of time
ly interest, and well worth the at
tention of every wheat farmer In
the county, Mr. Smith believes.
HISTORIC PAPER FOUND.
A well preserved copy of the
Morning Oregonian of June 16,
1903, the front page of which was
devoted entirely to news concern
ing the Heppner flood disaster of
June 14 of that year, was brought
to the Gazette Times office the end
of the week by Will Morgan and
Harold Cohn. Five copies folded
inside of each other were found
beneath the floor of the McMurdo
building which Mr. Morgan assist
ed in razing following the recent
Are that gutted the structure. All
but one were badly mutilated. Pic
tures taken in Heppner before the
flood by Arthur Clarke, now a Port
land optician, and T. J. Humphreys,
Heppner druggist, besides much
historical and geographical infor
mation concerning Heppner are
contained In the paper. It may be
seen at this office by anyone In
terested, RANKS MAKE NO CHANGE.
No change In the officers of eith
er of the Heppner banks was made
at the annual meetings held Tues
day. Frank Gilliam was re-elected
president of the First National and
J. W. Beymer, president of Farm
ers & Stockgrowers. Other First
National oftlcers are W. P. Maho
ney, vice-president; W. E. Moore,
cashier. Farmers & Stockgrowers
renamed J. D. French, vice-president,
and Miss Lillian Allinger,
cashier.
HOME OF FIRE CH EF
BAKERY HIT BY FIRE
Night Blaze Strikes Gil
man Building; Smoke
Fills Apartments.
RESPONSE IS LIVELY
Fighters Keep Flames Confined;
Mrs. Wise Faints in Rescue At
tempt; Merrills Suffer Loss.
The home of Mark Merrill, Hepp
ner fire chief, in the two-story Gil
man building on east Willow street
was the seat of a conflagration at
11:30 o'clock Saturday night, which
added to the rising toll of fire losses
in the city in the last several
months. The fire from the Merrill
apartment ate Its way Into the
Heppner Bakery directly under
neath, doing considerable damage,
and adjoining apartments occupied
by the Ray Ovlatt family, the
Glenn Bryant family and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Wise, were blackened by
the smoke. Slight damage from
smoke and water also resulted to
the Heppner market adjoining the
bakery, while the office and living
quarters of Dr. C. W. Barr, dentist,
on the other side of the market,
were undamaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill and son
Jack were on their way to visit
friends In the country when the Are
was discovered, and had not been
in their apartment for several
hours. Together with Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Wise they had eaten dinner
there at midafternoon.- Evidence
-after the fire led to the belief that
a live coal had fallen from the cook
stove and had eaten its way into
the floor. The flames were first
sen in the middle of the bakery
beneath when the bakery's stock
of bread wrappers became ignited.
The bread wrappers, of which a
new stock had just been received,
were stacked on shelves and reach
ed nearly to the ceiling immediate
ly under the Merrill cook stove.
Bakery Kept Open.
Lively action by the fire depart
ment kept the flames confined to
the Merrill apartment and the
wrapping section of the bakery. The
contents or the Merrill apartment,
including their furniture and cloth
ing, were a complete loss. Mrs.
Merrill, who had washed .the pre
vious day, had much of the family
laundry on the kitchen table pre
paratory to ironing with the elec
tric mangle which was also ruined
by the Are. Stocks of baked goods
in the bakery were well cleaned up
by the day's trade, and only 75
loaves of bread were on hand, part
of which were in show cases and
unhurt, though the remainder, on
the rack in the wrapping depart
ment, were water soaked. Wise
brothers, bakery proprietors,
cleaned out the baking department
Sunday morning and baked a new"
batch of bread that evening, con
tinuing business In spite of the
damage.
First concern of those arriving
upon the scene was to see that ev
eryone was out of the building. A
report that Jack Merrill was in the
apartment caused considerable ex
citement for a time, and Mrs. Ray
Wise fainted In an attempt to get
through the smoke to the apart
ment. After recovery at Dr. Gray's
office she suffered for a time from
the nervous strain, Mrs. Bryant
and son Howard escaped down the
back steps. The Oviatts were not
at home at the time, returning the
next morning.
Fast Drive Made.
The Merrills had just reached the
top of Heppne hill In their car
when they heard the Are siren, and
rushed back to town to And their
own home In flames. Mr. Merrill
later said he probably wouldn't
have roached town had he known
it was his place. He said he drove
as fast as the road would stand as
it was, and had he known where
the Are was he probably would
have attempted to drive faster.
Mr. and Mrs. Wise had their third
experience with Are Inside of a
month. Their former home, far
ther west on Willow street, was
burned a few weeks ago. They
moved Into the Case apartments
just a few days before Are broke
loose there In an apartment near
by which caused them to- move to
the Gilman building.
Most of the loss was covered by
insurance.
PARTY AT SWAGGARTS.
A surprise party was given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Swaggart on Butter creek last Sun
day evening honoring their son
Merle, who was visiting from his
home at Long Creek. Games and
a taffy pull wore enjoyed by the
following: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Swaggart, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. James Daly
and family, Miss Theresa Quigley,
Miss Margaret Brosnan, Miss Elsie
Tucker, Joe Brosnan, Charlie Hirl,
Lee Vinson, Ben Vinson, Merle
Swaggart, L. D. Vinson, Darrel and
Delbert Vinson, Raymond Clark,
Gerald Swaggart and Mickey Daly.
ELKS MEET TONIGHT.
Heppner lodge No. 358, B. P. O.
Elks, will meet In regular session
tonight at their hall. Large at
tendance desired. Dean T. Good
man, secretary.
Local Oil Company
Saves Stockholders
Cash on Gas and Oil
The Morrow Oil company was
organized less than a year ago and
early in the spring of 1931 estab
lished its station at Lexington,
where it has operated since. The
stockholders of the company are
principally farmers of the county
who, following a meeting held in
Heppner last February to protest
the prices being charged by the va
rious oil companies, and their
methods of doing business, decided
to form an organization of their
own. Sufficient stock was sub
scribed to get the home-owned
company under way, tanks were
purchased and installed at Lex
ington, and a sufficient stock of
gasoline, oil and grease was laid
in. At this station all stockholders
of the company are privileged to
purchase, for cash, gas, oils and
grease on the basis of wholesale
prices, and a system of cash re
bates established. This paper is
informed that the business of the
year has been very gratifying, and
the stock of the company has earn
ed a substantial dividend which
will be distributed shortly.
The company affairs ate conduct
ed strictly on a non-profit basis; its
officers serving without pay and the
only expense of operation is a small
percentage on sales that goes to
the parties serving the patrons at
the station.
The officers would be pleased to
have all stockholders take advan
tage of the privilege granted them
by virtue of their membership, and
hope that the coming season will
find every one of them coming to
the station at Lexington for their
gas, oil and grease needs, thus sav
ing themselves money.
Roof Fired From Flue
At W. W. Smead Home
Fire which broke out on the roof
of the W. W. Smead home about 9
o'clock Monday morning, supposed
ly caused by a flue burning out was
extinguished with small damage
resulting. First report given was
that the Are was at the Sweek resi
dence, to which place the fire
truck went, and the hose was let
out and water turned on before the
mistake was learned. In the mean
time, neighbors played a stream of
water from a garden hose on the
fire and extinguished it.
Mr. Smead, postmaster, who had
been ill for some time and yet not
fully recovered, had just arrived at
the postofflce when h learned of
the fire at his home, and in the
haste and excitement suffered an
attack with his heart, from which
he recovered after a quiet rest. Mrs.
Smead, bedfast at home, was re
moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Aiken without ill effects.
Work of repairing the roof was
started Immediately.
Local Woman Furnishes
Lamb Dish for Campaign
A new lamb recipe utilizing
shoulder cuts that was developed
by the ladies of the Washington
and Oregon Woolgrowers' auxiliary
will be distributed extensively in
the new campaign launched by the
Oregon Woolgrowers' association
and Safeway Stores. The recipe
was furnished by Mrs. W. P. Ma
honey of this city, who demonstrat
ed the "lamb-burger" at the recent
Pacific International exposition in
Portland. The recipe follows:
1 lb. ground neck or shoulder of
lamb, 1-2. onion, 5 crackers or fine
bread crumbs, 1 egg, 1 cup milk,
salt and pepper to taste, dash of
nutmeg. Mix egg and milk; add
half mixture to meat and cracker
crumbs and seasonings. Make in
to flat patties, dip in egg-milk mix
ture, then in more cracker crumbs,
and fry until done. The patties
may be smothered in onions if de
sired. MRS. MILLIE COCHRAN.
Mrs Millie Cochran, wife of J.
L. Cochran, passed away at the
family home at Cecil, January 2,
1932, being at the time of her death
62 years of age. For a number of
years Mrs. Cochran had been an
invalid, having suffered a paralytic
stroke early in her married life.
At times she was hrlpless but al
ways cheerful and hopeful until a
few days previous to her death
when she was again stricken and
never rallied. Funeral services
were held at the home at Cecil on
Monday, January 4, at 2 o'clock p.
m., Joel R. Benton, pastor of the
Heppner Church of Christ, preach
ing tire sermon and Willows grange
In charge of the services. For a
number of years Mr. and Mrs.
Cochran had been members of this
organization. High tribute was
paid Mrs. Cochran by the grange.
She was a patient sufferer, never
complaining about anything. Bur
ial took place in Masonic cemetery
In Heppner. Besides her husband,
J. L. Cochran, Mrs. Cochran leaves
one sister, Mrs. E. F. Howard of
Berkeley, California.
ANOTHER l!)8t BABY,
Another 1931 baby, not Included
in the list published in the Gazette
Times two weeks ago, which brings
the total to 53. is Loren Edward
Pieper, born to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Plcper on December 13. If there
are others may we know of them.
Don't miss seeing Seth Parker In
WAY BACK HOME at the Star
theater Sunday-Monday.
Emll Johnson, Hardman garage
man, was in town today, looking
after affairs of business.
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
TO HELP SHEEPMEN
Oregon Woolgrowers and
Safeway Stores Unite
in New Campaign.
NO COST TO GROWERS
W. P. Mahoney, Chairman, Makes
Announcement; Mrs. Mahoney
to Talk Over Radio Friday.
A new campaign to stimulate the
consumption of lamb and mutton
that is expected to go a long way
toward relieving the distress of the
sheep industry in Oregon has been
launched by the Oregon Woolgrow
ers' association with the coopera
tion of Skaggs Safeway stores, an
nounces W. P. Mahoney, chairman
of the woolgrowers' committee, who
was personally largely responsible
for getting the campaign In motion.
By arrangement with the Safeway
stores an intensified advertising
campaign will be inaugurated to
morrow using5 radio and newspa
pers as media during which time
the 1024 markets of the large re
tail organization will feature lamb
and mutton.
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, president
of Oregon Woolgrowers' auxiliary,
will start the campaign off in Port
land tomorrow by a radio address
from KGW between 11:45 and 12.
Mrs. Mahoney was expected to ar
rive in Portland this afternoon
from Salt Lake City where she has
been In attendance at the National
Woolgrowers' association conven
tion. Tomorrow also the president
of the California Woolgrowers' as
sociation will speak over a coast
wide hook-up from San Francisco
in behalf of the campaign-
Wholesalers Cooperate.
During the campaign the Safe
way stores will distribute 50,000
lamb recipe .menu pamphlets fur
nished by the woolgrowers through
the courtesy of Swift & Co. "A big
feature of the campaign," said Mr.
Mahoney, "is the fact that It is be
ing carried out without cost to the
growers." All the advertising is
Being contributed by marketing or
ganizations.
Something of the magnitude of
the campaign is evidenced in a let
ter received by Mr. Mahoney from
W. P. Wing, secretary of the Cali
fornia Woolgrowers' association,
who writes:
'This is to report to you progress
to date: Have been over to see Mr.
R. W. Doe, vice-president. Have
told him we will get speaker for
January 15. We will give every
cooperation possible and have al
ready turned over all lamb menu
books, lamb recipe books, lamb
streamers, lamb charts, and consid
erabl other information about
lamb to the Skaggs, Piggly-Wiggly,
Safeway "and Pay N'Takit stores.
"We think a whole lot of folks
fail to realize that Safeway stores
in the 10 western states use over
500,000 'lambs a year as much as
all the lambs which are shipped out
of California each year to-the east
ern markets.
Reach Many People.
"Safeway Stores are spending a
lot of money on this lamb adver
tising campaign radio reaching
8,000,000 people advertisements for
one month in 250 different newspa
pers, personal letters four times
from president and vice-president
of Safeway stores to 3000 storekeep
ers pepping them up and getting
tnem on the job ready to push
lamb. This work Is all free of
charge to the lamb raisers. You
have started a wonderful piece of
work, Mr. Mahoney. Congratula
tions." The campaign was conceived by
Mr. Mahoney and a small group of
growers who, realizing that the
only way to obtain better times for
the distressed sheep Industry was
to create an enlarged market for
its products, grasped the idea that
such an organization as the Safe
way stores might be willing to co
operate in stimulating the sale of
lamb and mutton. When it was
explained to the head of the Safe
way stores, it was received whole
heartedly and the campaign put In
motion much sooner than the
growers dared hope.
Another activity that has been
craried on by the woolgrowers has
been the tanning of pelts and dis
posing of them through the va
rious local units. Two shipments
of these pelts have already been
disposed of at Heppner, and an
other shipment was received the
first of the week. Those interested
in securing them may see them at
the First National bank.
ACTION COMMENDED.
Paul Marble, manager of Pacific
Power and Light company, com
mends the action of Faye Gray,
whose school bus became entangled
In fallen electric light wires while
on the way to Lexington Monday
morning. Miss Gray did not at
tempt to disturb the wires, but left
the car with the children and walk
ed on to school. Mr. Marble warns
the public not to pick up fallen
wires. They may be loaded. They
are very dangerous. It Is wise to
notify the company as Miss Gray
did, and leave the wires alone.
Local ads Id the Gazette Times
bring results.
LIBRARY OFFICERS
CHOSEN FOR YEAR
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers Continues as
President; Committees Named;
Report Shows Large Use.
The Heppner Public library faces
a new year of activity with a full
roster of officers and committees
named at the annual meeting of the
association last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers was reelects
ed president by a unanimous vote
of confidence of the members pres
ent In recognition of her signal ser
vice the last two years. Mrs. Frank
Turner was renamed vice-president,
and Mrs. Chas. Swindig will
continue as secretary - treasurer.
Trustees named were S. E. Notson,
W. E. Moore and Mrs. H. C. Case.
Mrs. Philip Mahoney was chosen
as librarian with Mrs. Russel E.
Pratt, assistant Committees in
clude: - maintenance, Mrs. Philip
Mahoney, Mrs. W. E. Moore and
Jasper Crawford; finance, Mrs.
Earl Gordon, Paul Marble and Mrs.
Chas. Swindig; book selection, Mrs.
H. C. Case, Dr. C. W. Barr, Miss
Lulu Hager, Mrs. C. W. McNamer,
B G. Sigsbee, Miss Dorothy Strau
ghan and Mrs. Arthur McAtee,
with the president and vice presi
dent as members ex-officio.
RepTrt for last year showed 993
books available from the library
besides two traveling libraries of
50 books each from the state li
brary. There were 428 borrowers
during the year with an average
circulation of 35 books per library
day.
The library hours will continue to
be from 3 to 5 p. m. on Tuesdays
and Saturdays, and from 7 to 9 p.
m. on Thursdays.
LOW EBB REACHED
IN WHEAT STORES
Collins of Farmers National Says
Northwest Surplus Will be
Cut Below Normal.
Portland, Jan. 13. Predicting
the Pacific Northwest wheat sur
plus at the end of the present crop
year will be the smallest in history
of the area, Henry W. Collins, vice
president in charge of the Pacific
Coast division of Farmers National
Grain corporation, today made pub
lic a tabulation of wheat stocks in
the three northwest states which
set the surplus on January 1 at 10,
754,121 bushels.
The carryover on July 1, 1931,
the beginning of the crop year, was
20,000,000 bushels, Mr. Collins re
vealed, indicating a wiping out of
nearly one half of the surplus to
date.
"The report shows but 10,754,121
bushels to work on during the next
seven months for export and for all
rail shipments east," said Mr. Col
lins. This year's supply, including
crop and carryover at the begin
ning of the season, totaled 83,150,
000 bushels, the report reveals.
"In normal years, the carryover
at the end of the season in this
area is about 10,000,000 bushels,"
continued Mr. Collins. "Therefore,
we feel that by the time the next
crop is available for movement, our
surplus will be the smallest ever
known on the Pacific Coast"
The tabulation gives production
figures for Oregon, Washington and
Northern Idaho, setting this year's
crop at 60,700,000 bushels. The nor
mal crop for this territory runs
around 80,000,000 bushels.
The Washington 1931 crop was
40,500,000 bushels. The Northern
Idaho crop was 8,200,000 bushels,
and the Oregon crop 12,000,000
bushels.
"The figures on Washington and
Northern Idaho compare very
closely with the government fig
ures," said Mr. Collins. "The pro
duction for Oregon, as shown by
us, is considerably under the gov
ernment estimate. However, we
have made a careful check of all
the counties In Oregon and fully
believe that our figures are cor
rect" The report sets total wheat and
flour shipments to date this sea
son at 36,036,413 bushels, including
8,063,031 bushels shipped on the 15,
000,000 bushel salo to the Chinese
government for flood relief pur
poses. Listing the balance to be ship
ped on the Chinese at 6,813.966
bushels; wheat sold but not ship
ped to California by Farmers Na
tional Grain corporation at 645,000
bushels, and by others at 400,000
bushels, and estimating California
requirements for the balance of the
season at 3,500,0)0 bushels and
home and feed and seed require
ments at 25,000,000 bushels, the ta
ble Indicates a definite consump
tion of 72,395,879 bushels out of the
83,150,000 bushel supply for the
year.
Of the total shipments already
made on the Chinese sale, 4,864,962
bushels have been shipped as wheat
and 3,198,069 bushels as flour.
ExporU to California this season,
where a short crop increased the
demand for Pacific northwest
wheat, already have totaled 8,376,
253 bushels, of which 5,783,319 bu
shels have been shipped as wheat
and 2,592,934 as flour.
Wheat shipments to Europe and
the Orient to date are set at 11,
668,795 bushels, while flour ship
ments to all foreign countries and
to Hawaii and Alaska are set at
(Continued on Fags Six.)
1!
Great War Comedy to be
Staged by Lions With
Community Help.
150 FOLKS IN ROLES
Children's Pageant, Business Men
in Awkward Squad, Choruses,
Dancers, Minstrels Included.
The sensational comedy-drama
of the American rookie, "Corporal
Eagen," featuring 150 local people,
will be presented by the Lions club
on Wednesday and Thursday nights
of next week at the Heppner school
gym-auditorium, with the curtain
rising at 8 o'clock each evening.
A rollicking comedy of rookie army
life, and a scream from start to fin
ish, "Corporal Eagen" is replete
with patriotism. One of the great
est shows for amateur production,
it is presented In a very spectacu
lar manner as arranged and direct
ed by the Universal Producing
company, which has shipped spec
ial scenery and costumes here for
the production.
Besides the main cast containing
18 people, the production includes
an awkward squad and sailors'
chorus composed of leading bust
ness and professional men of the
county, girls' chorus and dancers,
a children's pageant and a minstrel,
all Ailed by home talent
The scene of the play is laid at
Camp Shove Off, with an army
barracks as background.
Interpret Comedy Roles.
The story centers around Red
Eagen, an Irish doughboy, played
by Bill Poulson, and his screaming
ly funny Jewish buddy, Izzy Gold
stein, played by Earl -Gordon.
Eagen and Goldstetin have been in
the army only long enough to think
they know it all and know nothing.
Eagen is looking for a big promo
tion because he told his girl Sally
O'Neil, played by Marjorie Clark,
that he was going to be a captain.
Instead of getting a captain's berth
he gets in bad with the top ser
geant, played by Clarence Bauman,
and is put on K. P. duty, along with
his buddy Izzy.
The guard, very hard boiled, and
who turns out to be a spy when
accidentally killed by Eagen, re
sulting in Eagen's promotion to
corporal, is played by Paul Marble.
Two comely Red Cross nurses who
provide many comedy situations
are played by Mary Patterson and
Dorothy Straughan. Rice McHaley
and Al Rankin take the parts of
the elder Eagen and Goldstein,
fathers of Red and Izzy. The old
maid war worker tries to find a
husband and Anally nabs the Y. M.
C. A. worker, played by Juanita
Leathers and Jess Turner.
Many Children Take Part
The show opens with a patriotic
pageant that includes a large group
of children as well as the grown
people in the cast In the pageant
"My Dream of the Big Parade"
will be read by Joel R. Benton,
dressed in uniform. Children ap
pearing in the pageant are Ellen
Hughes, Jimmie Barratt, Howard
Gilliam, Eunice Osmin, Philip Cohn,
Billy Bucknum, Richard Ferguson,
Earl Bailey, Billy French, Dorotha
Wilson, Robert Ball, Dorothy Hiatt,
Rae Cowins, Helen Knowles, Klng
sley Chapin, Eugene Huston, Glenn
Fell, Alberta Adkins, Robert Smith,
John Skuzeskl, Lyle Cox, Ray
Wightman, Jean Gemmell, Eliza
beth Healey, Colleen Kilkenny,
Mary Moore, Katherine Nys, Alton
Christenson, Calvin Crawford, Kay
Ferguson, Wilma Beymer, Merle
Burkenbine, Freddie Ritchie, Wil
mo Hudson, Laverne Brookhouser,
James Kenny, Charles Huston, Mar
garet Tamblyn, Lucile Barlow, Bir
dine Vance, Donald Wehmeyer,
Hugh Crawford, Mary Eleanor
Florence, Frances McRoberts, Bev
erly LeTrace, Ola Hiatt Joe Far
ley, Francis Bailey, Warren Blake
ly, Jr., Kathryn Thompson, Henry
Aiken, Jr., Alex Thompson, Wini
fred Rasmussen, RicharO Cash and
Bonnie Bookman.
In Special Roles.
Special characters in the cast in
clude the captain, Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo; cook, E. R. Huston; Kfloo
zy, Gay M. Anderson; McGinnis, P.
W. Mahoney; corporal of the guard,
Russel Pratt; Rastus, Jasper Craw
ford, and newsboy, Robert Cash.
Chas. W. Smith will be the min
strel interlocutor, with Frank Tur
ner, Jess Turner, F. B. Nickerson
and Jasper Crawford as end men.
The big laugh feature of the show
is the awkward squad composed
of a number of business men play
ing the part of rookies. They rep
resent soldiers who have been in
the army only thirty days, and ev
eryone portrays a particular type
of character such as Private Ma
ma's Boy, Hungry Hank, Whlstlln'
Bill Spivis, etc.
Mrs. W. R. Poulson will be pian
ist All seats for the two nights will
be reserved, with reserved seats
on sale at Gordon's drug store at
9 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The great drama of American
family life, WAY BACK HOME, at,
the Star Theater, Sunday-Monday.
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CORPORAL EAGEN
COMES NEXT WEEK