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Volume 48, Number 52.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 10, 1932
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BEST HOOP TEAMS
TO VIE1 TITLE
Starting Gun to Fire at
10 o'CIock Here To
morrow Morning.
8 HI SCHOOLS MEET
McLaughlin, Helix Favored to Win;
Heppner Meets Adams; Lexing
ton Slated Against Helix.
What promises to be one of the
hardest-fought basketball tourna
ments In the annals of eastern Ore
gon high school athletics is sched
uled to start tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock In the Heppner gym-auditorium,
when eight teams will vie
for the championshp of the third
district. Several of the eight teams
are very evenly matched, having
won or lost from each other by one
point margins, and all are fast and
aggressive, though the teams from
the eastern part of the district are
conceded an edge over those from
the western division. The high
schools to be represented are Hepp
ner, Lexington, Arlington, Hermls
ton, Helix, Adams, Athena and Mac
Laughlin of Milton-Freewater.
In the first game tomorrow Mac
Laughlin will meet Hermiston. In
the next game, at 11 o'clock, Ar
lington will meet Athena. Lexing
ton will meet Helix In the next
scheduled game at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, and at 3 o'clock Hepp
ner will play Adams.
The losing teams in these games
will be eliminated and the winners
will play tomorrow evening, with
the winners of the morning games
playing at 8 o'clock, and the win
ners of the afternoon games play
ing at 9 o'clock, All these teams
will go into the final to be held
Saturday evening, with the losers
playing at 8 o'clock for the conso
laton championship, and the win
ners playing at 9 o'clock for the
championship and the right to rep
resent this district in the state
tournament to be held later in Sa
lem. Both Heppner and MacLaughlin
are entering the tournament thru
"byes" awarded them by the exe
cutive committee of the district,
while the other teams earned their
right to compete by placing in the
sub-district tournaments held last
week end at Umatilla and Helix.
Arlington won first place at Uma
tilla, Lexington second and Her
miston third, while Helix won first
place at their home tournament,
with Athena second and Adams
third. From showings made in the
sub-district tournament and pre
viously in the season either Helix
or MacLaughlin is favored to come
out on top, and unless the dope Is
upset the championship game Sat
urday will be between them.
What Heppner's chances will be
Is only a matter of conjecture.
Coach Shuirman has been working
the boys hard to get them In shape
since their last game with Lexing
ton in which they were badly de
feated, and with the advantage
they have of playing on their home
floor, they should give the Adams
boys a real battle. They will have
to get up and travel to win from
Adams who gave Helix and Athena
plenty to worry about in the sub-
district meet. And should they be
so fortunate they would next meet
either Helix or Lexington, either
offering formidable opposition.
Those who saw the games in the
sub-district tournaments say the
brand of basketball displayed would
do justice to college teams, giving
promise that the games here will
be such as to thrill anyone who
loves good clean athletics. Crox
dale of Walla Walla, one of the
outstanding referees of this sec
tion, will officiate at all the games.
GREEN-FRENCH.
Cornett Green and Miss Florenc
French sprang a surprise on their
many friends when they were quiet
ly married at Pendleton Saturday
evening, with Guy L. Drill, pastor
of the Christian church of that city,
performing the ceremony. The
wedding came as a climax to a
courtship of several months, and
brought a host of well wishes from
their friends, both being popular
young people of this city. Mr,
Green is the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Green, and Mrs. Green
Is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William French. The young
couple will make their home here,
COUSIN KILLED IN ACCIDENT.
Word was received the end of the
week by Mrs. S, E. Notson of this
city of the death of her cousin,
Bert Nelson, who was killed In an
automobile accident near Red Bluff
Calif. Details of the accident are
lacking, it being learned only that
Mr. Nelson was travelling alone in
his car, and was forced off the road
on a curve by another car driven
by two 15-year-old boys travelling
in the opposite direction. M,r. Nel
son visited the Notsons here at one
time several years ago,
Mrs. M. L. Case, Mrs. Harold
rn nnd Mrs. G. E. Jones will be
hostesses for the March meetlne of
the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church
next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Case home.
COUNTY ORATORS,
SPEAKERS, TO VIE
Dates of Sectional and Final Meets
Between Schools Set; Loving
Cups Again to be Given.
Good progress is being made In
conducting the annual Morrow
County Declamatory and Spelling
contests with preliminary tryouts
having been practically completed
in all the schools of the county, an
nounces Lucy E. Rodgers, county
school superintendent Next in or
der is the staging of the sectional
elimination contests, to be held as
follows:
Grade contests at lone and Pine
City, March 18.
High School contests at Lexing
ton and Irrigon, March 19.
Schools nearest the point where
the competition is to be held will
go there to compete.
Finals of both the declamatory
and spelling contests will be held In
Heppner on Saturday, March 26.
A general admission price of 15
cents will be charged at each of
the preliminary contests, and for
admission to the finals charges of
15 and 25 cents will be made.
The procedure of conducting the
finals at Heppner will be the same
as that followed in previous years.
The spelling contest will be held in
the forenoon, the grade division
contest in the afternoon and the
high school contest in the evening.
Spellers will compete for the
Heppner Lions club loving cup
which has been in possesion of the
Strawberry school since it was of
fered two years ago. Should Straw
berry be victorious again this year
they will obtain permanent posses
sion,
Another cup, that given by the
I. O. O. F. of lone, will again be
awarded in the lower grade divis
ion of the declamatory contest It
was won last year by Heppner.
Other trophies to be given are pen
nants and gold and silver pins.
W.W.Smead Came in 1888
Thumb-nail Sketch Given
The Journal, Portland.
Wallace W. Smead has been post
master of Heppner for the past 19
years.
"I crossed the plains with an ox
team In 1864 to Virginia City,
Mont.," said Mr. Smead. "I was
born at Cole Camp, Mo., November
12, 1857. We moved from Virginia
City, Mont, to Eola, Or., just across
the Willamette river from Salem,
in 1866. I attended Brush college
n Polk county, moving to Alsea
valley In 1870. In 1876 I went to
Nevada and worked in a quartz
mill and during the next four years
prospected, mined and worked in
mills. In the fall of 1880 I came
back to Oregon and took up land
In what is now Morrow county but
which was then Umatilla county.
I lived on my ranch til 1890, when
I moved to Heppner and for the
past 41 years I have lived here In
Heppner. For several years I was
chairman of the Morrow county
Republican committee and for 12
years I served as secretary of the
Morrow county fair. I also served
three years as mayor of Heppner.
belong to the Episcopal church
and also to the Woodmen of the
World, the Knights of Pythias and
the Lions club.
I was married here In Morrow
county In 1888 to Mattie Thornton.
We have one son."
Heppner-Pilot Rock Off
To Bad Start in Shoot
In the initial round of the sev
enth annual Oregonian state tele
graphic trapshooting tournament
Sunday the Heppner-Pilot Rock
team was defeated in all four of
their matches. A 73 was turned In
by the team composed of Newton
Roher, 25, Chas. Latourell and Ad
am Knoblock, 24 each. Opposing
teams and their scores were Med-
ford 74, Ashland 75, Coos County
75 and Bend 75.
Nine men turned out at the local
traps last Sunday and shooting
conditions were fair. It Is expect
ed local nimrods will visit the Pilot
Rock traps next Sunday.
WOMEN'S CLUB TO MEET.
"George Washington" will be the
topic for discussion at the regular
meeting of the Women's Study club
on Monday evening at 7:45, Inter
esting and Instructive talks will be
given by Phyllis Jane Pollock, June
Anderson and Claude Hill. It is
hoped that those present will also
add interesting sidelights on the
life of Washington, The meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Frank Turner and Is open to all la
dies of the town.
AUXILIARY TO MEET.
Heppner unit American Legion
auxiliary, will meet next Tuesday
evening, March 15, at Hotel Hepp,
ner. Mrs. Harry Tamblyn will read
a paper on "Disarmament" and dls
cussion will be had of the Easter
Monday ball. Mrs, Lera Crawford
and Mrs. Helen Chrlstenson will be
hostesses. All members are urged
by the secretary to be present
NEW STANDARD MANAGER.
Jack Stewart, manager of the lo
cal Standard Oil company plant for
the last year, left today for Yaki
ma, Wash., where he was trans
ferred by the company. Mr, and
Mrs. Ripley have arrived from Ar
lington, and Mr. Ripley has taken
the position occupied-here by Mr.
Stewart
Heppner Entrants Named
For Declamatory Contest
Trvnuta were held in the Hem-
ner schools this week for the selec
tion of entrants for the sectional
county declamatory contests, and
all entrants have been selected with
the exception of the nigh scnooi
rirnmntin entrant The trvout for
this plac was not completed be-H
cause or tne illness or one oi me
tontnnta It was exoected the
tryout would be completed today
with fnyllis rouocK ana oeuiau
TalraUnn rimnetinfir. The other
contestants have been named as
follows:
Tiwor crrfide division: non-hu-
morous, Katherine Nys; humorous,
Katherine Thompson, witn uoin
Jones alternate. Upper grade di
vision: non-humorous, Katherine
Parker, with Don Turner alternate;
hiimnrmia Dean Goodman, with
Ruby Ferrell alternate. High school
division: humorous, Francis nugg
with Ruth Turner alternate; ora
torical, Francis Nickerson with
Eddie Kenny alternate.
Judges were Paul Menegat, Har
nlH Rnhmnn Reth Bleakman. Dor
othy Straughan and Blanche Han
sen, all members of the school fac
ulty. Tryouts for the county-wide spell
ing contest are expected to start
Monday.
IONE.
JENNIE E. McMTJRRAT.
Wendell T. Balsiger and Miss
Muriel Powell were married Satur
day evening at 8 o'clock at the
beautiful country home of the
bride's parents near Moro, Rev. R.
A. Hutchinson, pastor of the Con
gregational church at The Dalles,
officiating.
The bridal party stood in front
of the fire place banked high with
flowers. The bride was given in
marriage by her father. She wore
white satin and lace, her veil being
held by orange blossoms. She car
ried pink rapture rose buds and
white freesias. Her attendant was
her sister, Miss Althea Powell, who
wore a gown of pale green lace and
carried sweet peas. The groom's
man was V. Edwin Johnson of Eu
gene, an Intimate friend of the
bridegroom. The wedding march
was played by Mrs. Roy Kunsman,
aunt of the bride, and two solos,
At Dawning" and "Because," were
sung by Miss Velma Powell, cousin
of the bride.
Mrs. Balsiger is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Powell, promin
ent people of the Moro district She
is a graduate of the Moro schools
and is a business school graduate.
At present she is bookkeeper for
the Facile Coast division of the
Farmers National Warehouse cor
poration at Portland. Mr. Balsiger
s an lone boy, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Balsiger. He graduated
from the high school here in the
class of 1922, and is also a graduate
of the University of Oregon. He
is now manager of the Moro Grain
Growers, association of Moro and
part time employee of the Farmers
National Warehouse corporation.
Immediately following the wed
ding ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Bal
siger departed on a short motor
trip into the state of Washington,
coming to lone the first of the
week where they visited briefly at
the home of Mr. Balsiger s parents.
Fifty guests were present at the
Powell home Saturday evening to
witness the exchange of the mar
riage vows. Among those In at
tendance were Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Balsiger and Alfred Balsiger from
lone, Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Kathan
of Coquille, brother-in-law and sis
ter of the groom, and many of the
Balsiger relatives from Newberg.
Carl W. Troedson has rented the
M. R. Morgan ranch which has
been farmed for some time by Roy
Lieuallen. As soon as the soil is
in proper condition Mr. Troedson
will begin his plowing but the
Lieuallen family will remain on the
farm until September.
Alfred H. Nelson made a business
trip to Pendleton Thursday of last
week. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Clara, and Miss Minnie
Normoyle.
Bunchgrass Rebekah lodge Init
iated two candidates at their regu
lar meeting last week. Following
the initiation dancing was enjoyed
and at a late hour refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger and
son Alfred spent a short time Satr
urday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
John Wilt and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Blake In Grass Valley and visited
briefly with Pat O'Meara, Imple
ment dealer, of Wasco.
The 4-H sewing club, division 2,
held a meeting Monday for the pur
pose of organizing. The leader is
Miss Helen Smouse. Officers elect
ed were Maxine McCurdy, presi
dent; Margaret Llndeken, vice-
president; Mildred Lundell, secre
tary; Charlotte McCabe, news re
porter. Their colors are gold and
purple; their flower, carnation. The
meetings will be held Wednesdays.
A jolly crowd gathered at the
McCabe ranch home Friday night
to charivari Mr. and Mrs. James
McCabe (nee Jennie Patterson)
who were married February 29.
These charivari parties seem to be
a weekly occurrance at the McCabe
home as the crowd gathered there
last week to serenade Mr. and Mrs,
Lonnle McCabe who were married
February 22. The evening was a
happy one, the time being spent In
dancing to music furnished by the
Botts brothers. James and Lonnle
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CITY HALL MOVE
BARRIER
Indebtedness Limitation
Cited as Obstacle by
Attorney Nys.
HOPE NOT GIVEN UP
Mayor Names Committee to Study
Project Thoroughly; Bridge and
Street Work Get Attention.
The proposal for a new city hall
in Heppner, In behalf of which
Dean T. Goodman, councilman, has
taken the initiative and the Lions
club took favorable action, struck
a snag at the regular council meet
ng Monday evening. The snag was
the statement of J. J. Nys, city at
torney, that the city had reached
its limit of indebtedness of $15,000
provided for in the charter. How
ever, hope of obtaining the new
structure was not abandoned as
Mayor McCarty appointed a com
mittee to go into the financial end
of the matter as well as to consider
plans which have been proposed.
The mayor, councilmen and oth
ers present viewed longingly two
architects' crayon sketches of the
proposed structure. One a mission
style, cement and stucco edifice and
the other a colonial style building
of tile and brick were each attrac
tively presented in neat colored
drawings. Each provided for hous
ing the same space, with rooms 'or
the library, water office and com
modious quarters for the council
chambers, as well as a stall for the
fire truck and a tower for drying
the fire hose. Cost estimates on
each were presented.
The building committee appoint
ed by the mayor Includes Council
men Goodman, Cox and Jones.
The matter of repairing the
bridge across Willow creek leading
to the Cowins Ice works was left
in the hands of the street commit
tee, composed of Councilmen Bis
bee, Jones and Cox.
On petition of property holders
on Baltimore street the mayor and
councilmen agreed to view the
Street to ascertain what may be
done to control flood waters coming
off the hill in order to avert future
damage to street and f.operty such
as occurred recently.
The fire chief's report showed two
alarms answered In the month of
February. ,
The watermaster's report was ac
cepted and placed on file, and cur
rent expense bils for the month
were audited and allowed. Allowed
also were bills for recent grading
of streets.
Local Man Announces
For Democratic Delegate
Hanson Hughes of this city, state
democratic committeeman for ten
years, made public announcement
this morning of his condidacy for
the office of delegate to the demo
cratic national convantion. The slo
gan to appear on the ballot after
his name is, "For Roosevelt"
Mr. Hughes said that he had re
ceived letters from 15 of the 18
counties in the second congression
al district, which he would repre
sent urging him to become a can
didate. These 15 do not include
Morrow county where Mr. Hughes'
previous activity has given him
high standing in the ranks of his
party.
WEE SIX CLUB MEETS.
A cooking club at Alpine has
been organized with six members,
calling themselves the "Wee Six
Cooks." At the first meeting offi
cers were named as follows: pres
ident, Doris Klinger; vice president
Dorothy Doherty; secretary, Gene
Senter; entertainment chairman,
Peggy Kilkenny; song and yell
leader, Rhuey Senter; club leader,
Miss Rosella Doherty; news report
er, Reitha Howard. One of the
smaller rooms In the school build
ing has been transformed Into a
cooking room. It is neat and cozy.
Colors of green and gold were se
lected and these have been attrac
tively used. The curtains are green
and white, the lunch cloths for the
breakfast and working tables are
yellow and white and the stove has
been painted green and black. The
members have put In a home-made
settee which they have covered
with an Indian robe and sofa pil
lows which blend in with the color
scheme. There are cupboards and
various other things that harmon
ize in the room. Among them is a
little flower box In which has been
planted geraniums, Wandering Jew
and a climbing vine. It Bits in
front of a window.
IN RACE FOR COMMISSIONER.
Creed Owen of this city makes
announcement this week for the
office of county commissioner, and
will ask support of the republican
voters at the May primaries. This
now brings the aspirants for this
place up to three, the others being
G. A. Bleakman of Heppner and
Arnold Pleper of Lexington,
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrcll
In MERELY MARY ANN, at Star
Theater, Sunday and Monday.
Don't fail to see "Merely Mary
Ann" at the Star Theater next Sun
day and Monday.
Funeral of Mrs. L.D.Neill
Held at Echo Monday
A large concourse of friends an I
neighbors gathered with the rela
tives at the Methodist church in
Echo on Monday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock to pay their last respects to
Mrs. L. D. Neill, who passed away
at 5 a. m. on Saturday morning,
following a stroke of paralysis
early the previous morning while
Mrs. Neill was busy about the work
at the home on Butter creek, near
Pine City.
Services were in charge of Guy
L. Drill, pastor of the Christian
church at Pendleton, who was as
sisted by Wallace Jones of Hermis
ton. A mixed quartette sang fa
vorite songs of the departed, and
Mr. Drill delivered an appropriate
eulogy, extolling the life of one
whom he had known for many
years as a fine Christian character,
a devoted wife and mother and a
greatly esteemed citizen and neigh
bor in the community. There were
many beautiful floral offerings, lov
ing expressions from friends and
neighbors.
Norma Victoria Morehead was
born July 2, 1875, at Milan, Missou
ri, and died at her home on Butter
creek Saturday morning, March 5,
1932, aged 56 years, 8 months and 3
days. On March 6, 1912 she was
united in marriage to Roy D. Neill
at Heppner, going immediately to
the ranch on Butter creek where
she resided until the time of her
death. To this union was born one
child, Alma Lucille, who, with the
husband and father survive. Oth
er relatives of the deceased are one
sister and one brother, Nora Wat
tenburger of Pine City, and Sam
uel Moorehead of Hazel ton, Kansas;
also one half brother, Charles
Moorehead of Butter creek, and
two half sisters, Mabel Barratt of
Baltimore, Maryland, and Beulah
Swank of Harvlville, Missouri.
Mrs. Neill was a member of the
Christian church since childhood
and was active in the work. She
had resided in Heppner for a num
ber of years prior to her marriage,
and had many warm friends in this
community who deeply sympathize
with the husband and daughter and
other relatives In their hour of sorrow.
LOCAL NEWS
Friends at Heppner have been in
formed of the death, recently, of
Will Rhea, at his home In Montana.
Mr. Rhea was born and raised in
Morrow county and left here for
Montana in his early manhood, go
ing into the stock business and be
coming a successful citizen of his
adopted state. He had been pres
ident of the bank at Bainsville,
Mont, where he lived. He was a
son of T. A. Rhea, former resident
here.
A feature of the church night
meeting of the Christian people
this evening will be a pancake sup
per, sponsored by the ladies of the
missionary society. Friends of the
church are Invited to be present at
J6:30. All will be well served at the
nominal charge of 15 cents.
L. D. Neill of Pine City is a visit
or in the county seat today.
Billy McRoberts, rural stage
driver, has experienced much dif
ficulty of late in getting over his
routes. Drifted snow and soft
roads have made it tough getting
about, so he reports.
A number of members of Hepp
ner Chapter jno. z, noyai Arcn
Masons, expect to drive over to
Pendleton tomorrow evening where
they will be entertained by the
Pendleton chapter with a 6:30 din
ner and degree work following.
W. F. Mahrt, electrician, has
moved his stock of goods from the
Slocum building on Main street to
the front room In the City Garage
building on Willow street The fam
ily is now domiciled in the Gilman
apartments.
It will squeeze tears from your
eyes, mop away your cares, dust off
your funny bone MERELY MARY
ANN, Star Theater, Sunday-Mon
day.
Ralph Akers. lone merchant, was
a visitor In this city Tuesday after
noon. He has been suffering with
a crippled back for some time and
was here taking treatment for the
affliction.
Dr. F. E. Farrlor and wife and
Miss Lois Oliver of Pendleton were
Monday evening visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wight
man at Alfalfa Lawn Dairy.
Mrs. George E. Stephens of Ar
lington ond small son are visiting
today at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Earl W. Gordon.
Dan Rice is reported to be quite
ill at his home In this city. Mrs.
Rice is also slowly recovering from
her recent illness.
Harold Case motored to Portland
Tuesday to look after matters of
business. He was accompanied by
John Franzen.
Earl W. Gordon, local business
man, was a visitor in Arlington oa
Monday.
TAX LEAGUE TO MEET.
There will be a meeting of the
Morrow County Tax Conservation
and Equalization League at court
house in Heppner on Saturday,
March 12, at 2:00 p. m. Speakers
to appear on this occasion are Les
lie M. Scott of Portland and Mack
Hoke of Pendleton. All taxpayers
and everyone interested In tax
problems please come.
52 R. B. WILCOX, Secretary.
MERELY MARY ANN, with Ja
net Gaynor and Charles Farrell, at
the Star, Sunday and Monday,
HARD TIMES PARTY
BIG LEGION EVENT
Barratt Ranch Scene of Closing
Feature of Membership Con
tost; Dancing Enjoyed.
Celebrating the close of the mem
bership contest carried on the past
few months by Heppner Post No.
87, American Legion, and by Hepp
ner Unit Legion Auxiliary, a Dig
hard times barn dance was held
Monday evening at the Garnet Bar
ratt farm home just east of Hepp
ner. The losing teams, headed by
Elbert Cox and Mrs. Cyrene Bar
ratt had charge of the affair, and
many special features were pre
pared for the entertainment of the
guests.
Upon arriving each guest was
asked to step upon the scales and
while the weights were sometimes
surprisingly large, no hard feelings
were caused since curves are com
ing back Into favor. Another fea
ture was the side show for men
only. Music for the old time dance
was furnished by the Hayes Broth
ers orchestra, and all the popular
dances were enjoyed. The grand
march was headed by Mrs. Helen
Cohn, president of the Auxiliary.
Ladies choice and tag dances were
frequently employed. Other forms
of amusment were the relay race
and the men's clothing race, which
almost brought down the barn.
A bounteous lunch was served at
midnight
Fifty couples were in attendance,
and costumes very much in keep
ing with the times were worn.
4 Morrow County Boys
Apply for C.M.T.C. Camp
Vancouver Barracks, Washing
ton, March 8. What is expected to
be the largest enrollment in history
of the citizen's military training
camp at this post since Its incep
tion in 1926 by Brigadier General
Paul A. Wolf, is in process now.
Approximately 525 young men of
Oregon and southwestern Washing
ton have applied for the 1932 ses
sion at Camp Hurlburt, the 30-day
training period given annually
without cost by the government
Of this number four have applied
from Morrow county.
Only physically qualified young
sters of good repute In the com
munity in which they reside are eli
gible. Every means is taken to as
sure parents of their physical, mor
al and mental protection and de
velopment during this month. Two
chaplains of christian denomina
tion and a score of officers trained
in physical and mental education,
compose the staff of General Wolf,
It is announced at Post Headquar
ters.
Applications td date have been re
ceived here from the following
Morrow county youths:
Theodore E. Thomson, Heppner;
Earl W. Thomson, Heppner; Chas.
E. McMurdo, Heppner; Claud E.
Wilcox, Lexington.
Hardman Dramatic Club
Presents Play Saturday
"Let's Have Some Excitement" is
a three-act comedy play scheduled
for March 12th at the high school
auditorium at Hardman. There is
to be a free dance following the
play. Admission 25c.
The theme of the play centers
about a week's excitement at Beau
mont Manor, an exclusive and ex
pensive hotel situated in the heart
of the mountains; not too exclu
sively patronized in the month of
May, when it is suddenly invaded
by a group of sojourners from va
rious large cities, most of whom
desire to escape the noise and ex
citement of city life, namely:
A fleeing bride and a pursuing
groom, Wm. Johnson and Marjorie
Montgomery, respectively; Margot
who longs for thrills and romance,
portrayed by Arleta Ashbaugh;
Richard, her lover, who Is all too
slow, Nell Knighten; her aunt, Miss
Ames, Zetta Bleakman, whose role
it is to Interfere In the lives of
those who gather at the hotel; Mar
cella, who is playing a part in her
puritan garb and puritan role, Mil
dred Farrens; Christopher Starr, a
Broadway producer, Owen Bleak
man; Elinor, a dashing young act
ress, Elvira Bleakman; Angela, a
bridge fiend who makes herself a
nuisance, Lucile Farrens; the Earl
of Wrekford, Raymond McDonald;
his valet, Estin Stevens; Ross
Schuyler, a physician, Forrest Ad
ams; Mac, the bellboy, Lester Ash
baugh; Mariette, a maid, Murl Far
rens; Mickey, a would-be detective,
Richard Robison: Susan, Neva
Bleakman.
The kidnapping of Margot, the
confusion of the identities of the
Earl of Wrexford with that of an
escaped lunatic, gives rise to the
fact that Mickey, the would-be de
tective, falls heir to a false clue,
and Mac, the young wrestler, uses
his energy upon the unfortunate
Earl, and Susan, a campflre girl,
blossoms out into a young heroine.
The play is being prepared for
presentation under the able direc
tion of Mrs. Neil Knighten, a teach
er in the Hardman schools.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all our dear friends for
the sympathy and lovely floral of
ferings given during our recent be
reavement Mr. Roy Neill.
Alma Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Morehead.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wattenburger.
L
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Lawrence S. Case Plaque
Shown Lions in Tribute
To Boy Scouts.
BANQUET PLANNED
Propose Father and Son Event to
Further Work; Morse Talks on
Status of Dairy Industry.
Lions, assembled in their new
meeting quarters at Hotel Heppner
Monday noon, had the privilege of
viewing the Carnegie medal re
ceived that morning by Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Case, which was issued
in recognition of the heroism of
their son, Lawrence S. Case. Law
rence died in attempting to rescue
his sweetheart from the waters of
the Columbia river when she was
overcome by cramps. The inscrip
tion reads: "Greater Love Hath No
Man Than This, That He Lay Down
His Life for His Friends Awarded
to Lawrence S. Case who died at
tempting to save Willamina M. Bo
wen from drowning, Brewster,
Wash., June 30, 1929."
In presenting the medal for the
inspection of the service club mem
bers, Mr. Case paid high tribute to
Boy Scout work, then under dis
cussion. He believed that the train
ing Lawrence had received as a
member of the Boy Scouts was
largely responsible for his act of
self-sacrifice in the face of impend
ing disaster. Coming from a heart
burdened with the new load of
sorrow that welled from the wounds
opened afresh by thoughts of the
tragedy which reception of the
medal brought to mind, Mr. Case's
message was a most forceful ap
peal for furthering the work of the
Boy Scouts, and gave added signi
ficance, to the proposal which had
been made to hold a fathers' and
sons' banquet for the purpose of
stimulating greater personal inter
est in the work of the boys as well
as raising funds necessary to par
ticipate in the work of the Blue
Mountain council.
Banquet Flan Favored.
The proposal had been made by
Spencer Crawford on behalf of the
scout executive committee, and af
ter much favorable discussion It
received one hundred percent en
dorsement of the men present The
plan is to have every man in town
purchase two tickets for a banquet
to which he is expected to escort
a boy, taking a borrowed son if he
has none of his own. The tickets
would sell at $1 a pair. At the
banquet would be held demonstra
tions of Boy Scout work, the exe
cutive committee having the prom
ise of attendance of several Eagle
scouts.
Lions were pleased to learn that
member Al Rankin's 9-months old
English bulldog, Sonny Boy, had
won a blue ribbon at the kennel
show in Portland last week end.
They honored Mr. Rankin with the
presentation of a fountain pen desk
set In recognition of his faithful
services as head of the commissary.
S. E. Notson made the presentation
in a few well chosen words.
Much in the nature of a home
coming was the attendance of Rog
er W. Morse, extension dairy spe
ciaist of Oregon State college, who
addressed the Lions on the import
ance of the dairy industry to the
country, for Mr. Morse was county
agent of Morrow county for four
years and a member of the Hepp
ner Luncheon club which formed
the nucleus for the Lions club.
Dairying Makes Progress.
Larger than the wheat Industry
and the cotton industry combined,
the dairy industry has an import
ant place in the economic struc
ture of the country, Mr. Morse
said. He cited the rapid progress
of the Industry in Oregon, which
nearly doubled in size between the
years of 1919 and 1929, and he laud
ed the work of the herd Improve
ment associations that have been
largely responsible for bringing the
yearly per cow average production
up to around 270 pounds from 180
pounds of butterfat a few years
ago.
That the Interests of the dairy
Industry are closely correlated to
those of other Industries he made
plain in declaring that the added
cows It would have taken to pro
duce an amount of butterfat suf
cient to replace the oleomargarine
used In the state In 1929 would
have consumed the by-products of
10,000,000 bushels of wheat Increas
ed production in the west has given
western dairymen an export mar
ket price In place of a domestic
price, Mr. Morse gave as one rea
son for the low prices now prevail
ing. Future success in the Indus
try depends, as does future success
in other industres, upon increasing
the quality of products and obtain
ing more economical production.
This is the only way In which the
ever Increasingly keener competl
ton can be met, he said. He cited
some of the ways in which thene
things are being brought about in
the dairy Industry.
Guests at the meeting Included
Mr. Cox of Hermsiton, brother of
Chas. B. Cox of this city, and Mar
vin Wlghtman.
HONOR
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