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Volume 49, Number 5.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 14, 1932
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CLEAHI-UP DAYTO SEE
PARK WORK STARTED
Lions to Take Half Holi
day to Plant Trees,
Repair Fence.
GORDON CITES PLAN
Holding Company to Direct Devel
opment Now Being Incorporat
ed; Organizations to Help.
The city park plan that has laid
dormant since last fall when a
holding company was formed to
take charge of its administration,
gained an added stage of develop
ment Monday when the Lions club
voted to undertake as projects the
planting of trees and repairing of
rcnce. A general work day was
declared for next Monday after
noon, the city's Clean-Up Day,
when It is expected all members of
the club will be on the Job in work
clothes to assist in starting the
work on the ground of the holding
company adjacent to the American
Legion plunge.
Explanation of the plan, discus
sion of which took most of the
meeting time, was made by Earl
Gordon, a member of the board of
directors of the holding company.
The other members of the board as
announced are C. J. D. Bauman,
W. E. Moore, Jos. J. Nys, John Hi
att and Chas. W. Smith.
A charming program feature was
the presentation of Miss Kather
ine Thompson with her prize-winning
declamation in the recent
county declamatory contest, enti
tled "I Wish I Was a Boy,"
To give an understanding of the
park plan, Mr. Gdrdon said the
plot of ground adjoining the Le
gion plunge was acquired by the
Legion and Lions club for the pur
pose of making a public park and
playground, and was turned over
to a holding company, incorpora
tion papers for which are now be
ing completed, whose directors
were named by the two sponsoring
organizations. At a meeting last
fall the directors adopted a land
scaping plat for development of
the ground with the intention that
the improvements laid out would
be undertaken as separate projects
by the various organizations of the
city, all of which to be according
to the landscaping plan.
Many organizations of the city
have signified their willingness to
assist In the park development, Mr.
Gordon said. While it is not feasi
ble to undertake projects requir
ing any considerable outlay of mon
ey, he pointed out that there are
many things which may be done
and that some would have to be
done immediately if they are to be
done this year.
The best season for planting
trees Is becoming short, he said, in
recommending that this part of the
work should come first as the trees
could be growing as other projects
were carried out The directors
did not have In mind that the park
as platted would become a reality
in one year, or two years, but that
it could be developed as opportun
ity afforded until eventually Hepp
ner woud have a very attractive
park and a suitable playground for
the children.
Mr. Gordon held up the plat be
fore the Lions and pointed out
some of the things provided for,
any one of which might be under
taken by organizations wishing to
assist in the park development. In
cluded, besides the planting of trees
and shrubbery, were tables, chairs,
a stone fireplace, rock fountain,
rustic bridge, cinder paths, wading
pool, tennis court, and flower gar
den. A row of trees would line the
west side of the property, and a
hedge would completely surround
it.
W, W. Smead and Geo. Bleakman
were selected as the program com
mittee for the meeting next Mon
day. They announce the appear
ance of the Heppner Mandolin club
and Miss Katherine Nys as special
entertainment features, and gen
eral discussion by the club on the
subjects of development of local
market gardening and grading of
local produce, getting people to
locate1 In Morrow county, and ad
vertising Morrow county.
MEETING POSTPONED. ,
The all-day mlsionary meeting,
arranged to be held at the Chris
tian church In this city today, to
be participated in by officers of the
Womcns Christian Missionary or
ganization of the state, has been
postponed and will be an event of
Tuesday, April 19. Visitors of note
to be present and participate in
the meeting will be Miss Hattle
Mitchell from the African Congo
missions, who is a Living Link of
the First Christian church of Sa
lem; Mrs. M. S. Rice of Milton, dis
trict secretary; Mrs. Thomas Bail
ey of Eugene, state president; Mrs.
B. F. Shoemaker of Salem, state
general secretary; Mrs. L. H. Fish
burn of Portland, recording secre
tary; Mrs. R. M. Day of Eugene,
superintendent of young people's
work, and Mrs. Clyde Simpson of
Hood River, in charge of Junior
work, For the noon hour a pot
luck dinner Is planned, and the
principal feature of the afternoon
will be the address delivered by
Miss Mitchell.
U. OF 0. TO HONOR
PIONEER MOTHERS
Proctor Statue, Gift of Burt Brown
Barker, to be Unveiled at Cere
monies, May 6, 7, and 8.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
April id. fioneers of Oregon,
mothers of students and all stud
ents themselves will unite on the
campus of the University of Ore
gon May 6, 7 and 8 for the most
extensive and impressive event
staged here in recent years, accord
ing to plans made known today by
tne committee in charge.
Pioneers will gather here as hon
or guests at the official unveiling of
tne statue "The Pioneer Mother,
the gift of Burt Brown Barker, vice
president of the University. Not
only will they be especially honor-
ed Saturday afternoon at the cere
mony, but during the week-end the
fraternities, sororities and dormi
tories on the campus will be thrown
open to them and the whole cam
pus will unite in showing them hos
pitality and homage. The statue, a
masterpiece by the noted sculptor,
A. Phimister Proctor, will have a
place of honor near Gerlinger Hall,
The occasion is also deemed as
an especially fitting time to honor
mothers of the students, since the
statue is that of an Oregon pioneer
mother. Special events are being
planned for the mothers, and they
will have places of honor at all ju
nior week-end events, as well as at
the unveiling ceremony.
The student committee, which la
already at work arranging all de
tails, is headed by Marian Chap
man, Eugene. She will have a3 as
sistants Orville Bailey, Eugene;
Betty Ann Macduff, Eugene; Mar-
jorie Swafford, Oregon City; Es
ther Hayden, Toledo; Sam Roten
berg, Portland; Helen Raitenen,
Astoria; and Aimee S ten, St. Hel
ens. Earl M. Pallett, executive sec
retary end registrar, heads the fac
ulty committee.
Mr. Pallett will be assisted by
Leonard Hagstrom, university ed
itor; Virgil D. Earl, dean of men;
Eric W. Allen, dean of the school
of journalism; George H. Godfrey,
news director; John Maxwell Ad
ams, university pastor; Mrs. Paul
W. Ager, executive secretary of the
Oregon Mothers; Mrs. Genevieve
Turnipseed, director of dormitor
ies; and Paul Washke, professor of
physical education.
New Ford V-8 Car On
Display Here Today
Advertised as one of the most
outstanding revolutions in motor
car history, the new Ford V-eight
automobile is being viewed for the
first time in Heppner today at the
showroom of the Latourell Auto
company. The car being shown
here is a sport model two-door se
dan. The car was brought to Heppner
yesterday evening by automobile
convoy and will be on display to
day only, as it is being carried over
the country for display purposes
only. Mr. Latourell announces,
however, that he will have a stock
of the new cars soon.
Local Shooters Lose Two
Matches in Final Meet
In the final round of the Oregon-
ian state telegraphic trapshooting
tournament Sunday, Heppner-Pllot
Rock with a 74 fared badly, losing
to The Dalles and Cowlitz County
with perfect 75s, tying with Amity
and winning only from Burns
which turned in a 73. Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo and Chas. H. Latourell with
25 each and C. G. Bracher of Pilot
Rock with a 24 composed the local
team.
Heppner-Pllot Rock was In fifth
place in the tournament standings
last week, and In all probability will
be entitled to enter the state shoot
off to be held over the new traps in
Corvallis, May 20, 21 and 22. Eleven
clubs registered perfect scores In
the final lap of the tournament.
MAKES SCHOLASTIC RECORD.
Mrs. Robert Turner, daughter-in-
law of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Tur
ner of this city, who is finishing
her fourth year of college work at
the University of Oregon, has made
the enviable record of receiving no
grade below A in her four years'
work in French, her major subject.
She was recently initiated into Pi
Delta Phi, national honorary
French society. Mrs. Turner took
her first three years of college work
at Whitman college.
Orccon Cltv Rock Creek com.
munity women reported definite
accomplishments at the conclusion
of the weight control project con
ducted by the home economics ex
tension service under tne super
vision of Thelma Oavlorr! hnm
demonstration agent. Three Over-
weignt individuals lost from 8 to
21 pounds and five underweights
gained from 2 to 7 Mi pounds as a
result of following recommended
food practices.
Paint We are craduallv pvnlvlna
into diet faddists. Selection of our
presidents proves that.
Brush What do you mean?
Paint Well, first we hud f!nln
Coolldge and now we have Herb
Hoover,
"So you wont to the hospital for
an operation. What did the doctor
get out of you?"
"A new auto."
Death' Comes Suddenly
To Sylvester W. Floreon
One by one the familiar faces
of pioneer residents of this com
munity are passing from view. The
call came suddenly at the break
fast hour on Monday to Sylvester
W. Floreon, a resident of Heppner
and vicinity for the past 45 years,
and long known to the people here
as "Butcher Bill," a sobriquet giv
en Mr. Floreon because of his ear
ly connection with a meat market
in Heppner. While seated at the
table, eating the morning meal, Mr,
Floreon was suddenly stricken by a
cerebral hemorrhage and his pass
ing was Instantaneous as he top
pled from his chair to the floor.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday forenoon from St. Patrick's
Catholic church, and the services
were largely attended by friends
and neighbors. Interment was in
the Heppner cemetery where other
members of the family that had
preceded him lie buried. Arrange
ments were in charge of Case Mor
tuary.
Sylvester W. Floreon was born In
Belmont, France, in 1850, and at
the time of his death he was aged
81 years and 5 months. He came
to America when 22 years of age.
On July 10, 1877, at Cincinnati, O.,
he was united in marriage to Mary
Martin. To this union 8 children
were born, three boys and five
girls. Three of these died In in
fancy while the family lived in
Kansas. Mr. Floreon came west to
Heppner in the spring of 1886 and
his family followed him here in
July of the same year. He worked
for William and Louis McAtee, who
were engaged in the butcher busi
ness here for a year or so and la
ter took up a pre-emption claim
near the Dan Stalter place up Balm
Fork. Later he filed a homestead
on the edge of Penland prairie in
the mountains, where the family
resided for many years before mov
ing down to what is now known as
the Floreon place just below the
forks of Willow creek. Retiring
from ranching some 14 years ago.
Mr. Floreon and his wife moved in
to Heppner, and the home has been
here since. He was a real pioneer
in this section, and a good citizen.
He had been in failing health for
the past two years or more, and
during this time Mr. Floreon was
not able to be down town, but pre
vious to this he had taken a keen
interest In affairs.
He is survived by his widow and
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Kirk of
this city, and four grand daughters,
two grandsons and two great
granddaughters. District Attorney Gives
Qualifications of Voters'
With the approach of the pri
mary election, the district attorney
is asked many questions in regard
to the qualifications of voters and
other matters pertaining to the
election. District Attorney Notson
states that in order to vote under
the present law a voter must be
registered. The registration books
close thirty days before the pri
mary election. If a voter has
changed his precinct, he should no
tify the county clerk. If a voter
has changed her name by mar
riage, she should reregister so there
may be no question. If a voter has
not voted within the past two years,
he should ascertain whether his
card has been removed from the
registration file. While indepen
dents, progressives, and members of
other parties which do not qualify
for the primary election cannot
take part in the democratic and
republican primaries, they may
vote for the candidates for the ju
dicial positions.
Every citizen of the United States
of the age of 21 years and upwards
whb shall have resided in the state
during the six months immediately
preceding such election and who
shall be duly registered prior to
such election shall be entitled to
vote, provided such citizen is able
to read and write the English lan
guage.
Be sure to see that you are regis
tered and be sure to vote.
Rhea Creek Grange.
By MARGARET BECKETT.
The Grange social evening will
be held Saturday, April 16. A card
party will be the entertainment of
the evening, with Mrs. Floyd Wor
den, chairman of the committee.
All Grangers are Invited to attend
the party.
A party for the young people of
this community was held at the R.
E. Driscoll home on Friday, April
8th, with the Misses Ruth and Eva
Adklns as hostesses. Games and
dancing were enjoyed until the
early morning when delicious re
freshments of sandwiches, coffee,
Ice cream and cake, were served by
Mrs. Driscoll and Hazel Adklns.
Those present were Evangeline
Phillips, Fred Buschke, Beth
Wright), Barton Clirk, Margaret
Beckett, Claude Buschke, Alyce Ca
son, Billle Beckett, Marvel Akers,
Dale Akers, Erwin Anderson, Laur
ance Beckett, Harold Anderson,
Everett Keithley, Jean and Hazel
Adklns, Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll and
Ruth and Eva Adklns.
The dance held at the Grange
hall on April 9th was well attend
ed. Heppner, Eight Mile, Hardman
and Lexington were well represent
ed. There will be another dance at
the Rhea Creek Grange hall on
Saturday, April 23rd. Everyone Is
invited to come.
See Chas. Farrell and Marlon
Nixon in AFTER TOMORROW at
the Star Theater Sunday and Mon
HEPPNER TRIMS
LEXINGTON 9 -
Wheatland Leaguers to Play Uma
tilla Indians in Second Pre
season Game Sunday.
Local baseball fans got some ink
ling of the kind of crew Heppner
will enter in the Wheatland Base
ball league this year when the boys
took Lexington into camp, 9-6, on
the home field Sunday afternoon.
The second pre-season game be
fore the league open9 on the 24th
will be played at Rodeo field next
Sunday afternoon with the Uma
tilla Indians from Pendleton. This
promises to be another hot game,
as the Indians always put out a
good team and they like to play
baseball. Heppner will open the
league season at lone the following
Sunday.
Those who saw last Sunday's
game got to see two of the pitchers
work who will be on the mound for
the locals In the league play. Chas.
Wilcox who pitched for Lexington
and Roy Gentry, for the locals, will
both wear the Heppner uniform
throughout the season. It is ex
pected that both will see action
next Sunday also.
The Lexington boys let Heppner
know they had been in a ball game.
In spite of a quantity of errors,
there were sufficient good plays to
keep the fans interested. Turner
and Ferguson both turned neat
catches of fly balls Into double plays
with quick throws nabbing runners
returning to bases. Aiken clouted
a hard grounder that went through
tne right field fence for a home run,
and Gene Rohrer stuck out a long
drive for a triple, but was caught
when he attempted to stretch it
into a homer, Judge Carmichael
making a nice recovery and throw
to catch him. Hayes, Robertson
and Crawford each laced out two
baggers which netted four tallies
for Heppner.
Lane for Lexington took the bat
ting honors with three singles out
of four trips up.
Heppner's scores came three in
the second inning, two in the third,
two in the fourth, one In the sixth
and two in the seventh. Lexington
scored one in the first inning, three
in the third and two in the sixth.
The box score and summary:
HEPPNER ah s h pn i
H. Gentry, s 4 1110 5
R. Gentry, p .....5 0 0 1 10 0
Rohrer, 3 5 1 2 2 0 1
Amen, 2 x.a 2 0 2 0
rorgey u U O 0 0 0
Crawford, 1 4 2 110 1
Cummings, 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turner, m 4 11110
Hayes. 1 4 1 1 11 1 1
Robertson, c 4 0 1 8 3 1
Main, r 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ferguson, r-2 , 2 0 1 2 2 0
Totals 37 9 10 27 19 6
LEXINGTON
E. Palmer. 1 5 10 10 0
V. Munkers, m 4 2 2 3 0 1
Lane, 1 4 2 3 6 1 2
Carmichael, 3-c 4 116 10
Burchell. s 2 0 0 0 2 1
A. Munkers, r 4 0 1 0 0 1
Tracy, 2 . 4 0 0 0 1 1
Miller, c 1 0 0 7 1 1
Wright, 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Wilcox, p 4 0 0 1 11 1
Totals 34 6 7 24 17 9
Earned runs, Heppner 4, Lexington
1; three base hits, Rohrer; first base
on balls, off Gentry 2: left on bases,
Heppner 7. Lex 3; wild pitches, Gen
try 2; first base on errors, Heppner
5, . Lex 3 ; two base hits, Crawford,
Hayes, Robertson; home run, Aiken
struck out, by Gentry 9. by Wilcox 10
double plays, Ferguson to Hayes. Tur
ner to Ferguson; hit by pitcher. H.
Gentry. Aiken, Burchell. Umpires
Glen Hayes and Mark Merrill; scorer
F. J, Doherty.
Jones Beats Golf Field;
Locals Go to Pilot Rock
Alva Jones (relation to Rohhv
Jones not determined) topped the
neia or 17 golfers who finished the
54-hole tournament Dlav nf the
Heppner Country club over the last
tnree csunaays, and won the new
driver given as a prize. His net
score with handicjin dednnfpH woa
173. Low score of 81 for last Sun
day's play was turned in by Mark
Merrill, club president.
Next Sunday a picked team from
the local club will journey to Pilot
Rock to play a tournament' with a
picked team from the club there.
Following is the final tabulation
for the local tournament which
ended Sunday:
Tn lha t a In, 1 t inn TC T
ous Score; LS.. Last Score; T., Total
TS. LS. T. H. Net
.186 91 277 31 184
.185 89 274 31 181
218 98 816 47 175
.182 93 275 29 188
.169 88 257 22 191
.190 95 285 33 186
.188 96 284 32 188
.171 103 274 24 202
.190 84 274 33 175
.195 91 286 35 181
197 92 289 36 181
.216 98 814 46 176
.174 81 255 25 180
.198 89 287 37 176
.2114 89 293 40 173
.212 .115 827 44 1S5
.184 93 277 30 187
Louis Gilliam
EXAMINER COMING. '
C. M. Bentl'ey, examiner of op
erators and chauffeurs, will be In
Heppner and lone on his regular
visit next Wednesdny. April 20. He
will be at the lone water ofnoe from
9 a. m., to 12 m., and at the court
house in Heppner from 1 to 8 p. m.
All those wishing permits or li
censes to drive cars are asked to
get In touch with Mr. Bentley dur
ing these hours, according to no
tice given by Hal E. Hoss, secretary
of State.
MASONS TO MEET,
Regular comunlcation of Hepp
ner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M.,
will be held next Saturday evening.
There will be work In the M. M. de
gree and it is the hope of the olll
crs that all members will attend.
IONE
JENNIE E. MCMURRAT.
Albert O. Petteys, respected citi
zen, died at one o'clock Saturday
rooming, April 9, at the old Pet
teys home on Willow creek. Fun
eral services were held in the Chris
tian church, lone, Sunday after
noon and interment was in the Pet
teys cemetery. Case Morturary
had charge of the funeral arrange
ments; the funeral sermon was by
Joel R. Benton, minister of the
Church of Christ, Heppner; the
singing was by Mrs. Frank Turner
and Mrs. E. R. Huston, with Mrs.
Jesse Turner at the piano, the three
ladies also being from Heppner. The
pall bearers were Ray Barnett,
Dale Ray, Blam Blackwell, George
Ely and Walter Eubanks.
Mr. Petteys came of pioneer
stock, being the son of the late
Emanuel and Katie Petteys. Death
came to him in the same room in
which he had been born 49 years,
11 months and 3 days before. He
had suffered for many months from
a cancerous growth on his neck
but the immediate cause of his
death was pneumonia which devel
oped following a severe attack of
influenza. For some time Mr. Pet
teys and his family had been living
on a ranch near Courtrock, but
few weeks ago he and his family
were moved to the old Petteys
place, now the home of his brother,
G. A. Petteys, and it was there that
death came to relieve him of his
suffering. He leaves to mourn his
passing his wife, Ruth, a small
daughter, Olive, three step children
and Gilbert Petteys, an eighteen-year-old
son by a former marriage.
Also surviving are one brother and
five sisters: G. A., Mrs. Frank En
gelman, Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mrs.
Fred Nichoson of lone, Mrs. E. P.
Newton of South Bend, Washing
ton, and Mrs. J. K. Cossman of
Ventura, California.
The church was filled Sunday af
ternoon with the many friends who
had gathered to pay a last tribute
of respect to one they had known
and loved. The floral offerings
were many and very beautiful. The
bereaved wife and family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Relatives from away who were
here for the funeral services were
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ganger, Mr. and
Mrs. George Ganger and Mrs. Car
rie O'Neill, all from Pendleton.
Rev. Williams of the Community
church of Condon, conducted the
services In the Congregational
church Sunday evening.
Rev. Hoffman of Burnt Ridge.
Washington, preached at Pentecos
tal Mission Sunday morning. The
regular pastor, Albert Snodderly of
Heppner was also present at the
service.
Alfred Balsiger motored to White
Salmon Sunday, returning the same
day. Accompanying him was Mrs.
Charley Allinger of this city and
Miss Lillie Allinger of Heppner.
The following delegates have
been elected to represent Bunch
grass Rebekah lodge No. 91 at the
Rebekah Assembly in Eugene, May
24: Mrs. Minnie Forbes and Mrs.
Frank Lundell with Mrs. Ray Beez-
ley as alternate.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffith and
children were Sunday guests at the
John Krebs home at Cecil.
Lyle N. Riggs and Miss Florence
Emmons, members of the lone high
school faculty, spent the week end
in Portland at the home of Mr.
Riggs' parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cool have re
ceived announcement of the birth
of a daughter, April 7, to their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Bauman, of Heppner. The
baby weighed seven pounds. At
present Mrs. Cool in in Heppner
assisting in the care of the mother
and baby.
The entertainment and dance giv
en Saturday night at Cecil by Wil
lows Grange was a decided success.
The entertainment was a contest
between the men and women mem
bers of the order. The honor of put
ting on the best stunts went to the
men.
On Friday the senior class in
company with the English teacher,
Miss Marguerite Mausey, took the
day off and in three cars motored
to Pendleton. The party left lone
about 6:30 a. m. They spent some
time shopping, made a tour of the
Pendelton Woolen mills and the
State Hospital and attended a mat
inee. At the noon hour they mo
tored out Into the Umatilla Indian
reservation where they did full jus
tice to a delicious picnic dinner.
The weather was ideal and the day
was indeed a happy one. All mem
bers of the senior class, number
ing thirteen, made the trip. Their
names follow: Jeanne Huston,
Minnie Normoyle, Clara Nelson,
Opal Finn, Hazel Pettyjohn, Muriel
Patterson, Ralph Thompsen, Ralph
Gibson, Norton Lundell, Norman
Everson, Paul Smouse, Joel Engel
man'and Francis Ely. Monday in
English class interesting reports of
the trip were read, Paul Smouse
reporting on the trip as a whole,
Ralph Thompsen' on the Woolen
Mills and Opal Finn on the State
Hospital.
An Interesting meeting of the
Congregational Missionary society
was held last Thursday afternoon
at the church under the able lead
ership of the president, Mrs. Ed
ward Keller. Eleven were In at
tendance. The high school play, "Kid Col
by," will be given April 29. Follow
ing Is the cast of characters and
the production staff: August Ban
croft, Ralph Thompsen; Jerry, Nor
ton Lundell; Eileen McPherson,
Muriel Patterson; Billy, Leo
Young; Dr. Dalton, Leo Lieunlen;
The Messenger Boy, Bcrl Akers;
(Continued on Page Six)
STUDENTS TO GIVE
OPERETTA IN WEEK
'Rings In the Sawdust" la Play of
Small Town; Cast Named by
Miss Woods, Director.
"Rings in the Sawdust," a charm
ing operetta in two acta, will be
presented next Wednesday evening
at the gym-auditorium by the mu
sic pupils of Heppner high school
under the direction of Miss Char
lotte Woods, supervisor. The cast
is announced as follows:
Toby Dunn Ralph Forgey
Sally Squeezem Anabel Turner
Alonzo Squeezem John Franzen
Marybelle Jaybird Hazel Beymer
Eliza Slimmer Winifred Case
Willie Jaybird .. Francis Nickerson
Inky Snow Wrex Langdon
Dinky Moore Billy Cochell
The action of the play takes
place in a small town somewhere,
on circus day. The first act takes
place before the afternoon perform
ance and the last act before the
evening performance of the same
day.
Alonzo Squeezem, a wealthy
small town banker, holds a mort
gage on a circus which Toby Dunn,
the owner, is unable to pay because
of a disastrous season. Toby Dunn,
an estimable young man, has pre
viously become engaged to Sally
Squeezem, the banker's only child.
This so enrages the banker that he
threatens to foreclose the mort
gage unless Sally promises to give
up all thought of Toby Dunn. This
she refuses to do.
Marybelle Jaybird, a fascinating
widow, has set her cap for the
banker, much to her old maid sis
ter's (Eliza Slimmer) disgust. In
ky Snow (colored) and Dinky
Moore (Irish) helpers about the cir
cus, plan with Sally and Toby to
abduct the banker and send him to
the widow Jaybird's hduse before
he can foreclose the mortgage. The
widow is overjoyed at the prospect
of having tiie banker as a guest
and readily enters Into the plan. In
the dark a mistake is made and
Inky Snow is sent instead of the
banker.
When the banker goes to his
home for the mortgage he finds
that it has been stolen. He sus
pects Sally, but when the widow
suggests Inky Snow, he has Inky
arrested and sent to jail.
At this point the mortgage is dis
covered in Willie Jaybird's (Widow
Jaybirds spoiled son) pocket; and
through an unexpected turn of af
fairs, Sally and Toby are forgiven
by the banker, Inky- is freed from
jail, Widow Jaybird captures her
quarry and all ends happily.
Washington Program
Set For Friday, the 29th
The Washington Bicentennial
anniversary program being spon
sored by Heppner Lodge No. 69, A.
F. & A. M., will be held at the
school gym-auditorium Friday eve
ning, April 29th. Earl W. Gordon,
chairman of the committee in
charge, announces that the ar
rangements are progressing nicely.
While all program details are not
yet completed, it is known that
Judge Calvin L. Sweek will make
the address of the evening and that
the Hepnper school band will play.
The general public is invited to at
tend and it is hoped that the audi
torium will be filled.
Wasco Pioneer Reunion
To be Held on May 5th
The annual reunion of Wasco
county pioneers, one of the best
organized events of its kind held
In eastern Oregon, has been an
nounced for Thursday, May 5, to
be held In the civic auditorium at
The Dalles. Doors will open at 10
a. m and pioneers will register.
The program includes a banquet at
noon, followed by a business ses
sion and program; and another pro
gram at 7 in the evening, followed
at 8:30 by an old fashioned dance.
Anyone born in Wasco county or
who came to Wasco county in 1884
or prior to 1884 is eligible for mem
bership, according to announce
ment made by the secretary, R. E.
Williams. ,
ELKS INSTALL TONIGHT.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
will install officers for the new year
at the regular meeting tonight. A
boxing and wrestling card has been
arranged for special entertainment
with C. J. D. Bauman mixing It
with George Gillis of Lexington in
the main wrestling event A free
lunch will be served. A large turn
out of members has been asked for.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson
and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz motored
to Joseph Tuesday for a short visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ev
erett Hayes. They returned to
Heppner Wednesday afternoon, be
ing accompanied by Mrs. Hayes
and her two children who will make
a short visit at the home of Mrs.
Hayes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vaw
ter Crawford and with other rela
tives here.
Mrs. J. B. Cooley of Pendleton
was a guest on Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford,
coming over with friends. She was
takn home Sunday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford, who visited at
the Cooley home over Sunday.
John Curran and his sister are
visitors here today from their home
near Alpine.
HEALTH PAGEANT
Cil APRIL 30
Heppner Unit of County
Organization, P. T. A.
Join in Sponsorship.
PLAN FREE CLINIC
Pot-Luck Luncheon for Community
At Noon; School to Choose May
Queen and Provide Event.
Joint observance of National
Child Health Day will be held by
the Heppner unit of the Morrow
County Public Health association
and the Heppner Parent-Teachers
association on Saturday, April 30,
with a full day's program. Ar
rangements indicate this will be
one of the biggest events of its kind
in the several years of observance
of National Child Health day which
falls on May Day each year. The
observance is held on April 30 this
year, however, as May 1 falls on
Sunday.
Committees have been appointed
from members of the two sponsor
ing organizations, and announce
ment of the various events of the
day over which they have direction
has been made.
A free public health clinic for all
children of pre-school age has been
arranged, with Heppner physicians
cooperating. Parents having chil
dren of this age are urged to take
advantage of this opportunity to
have them examined without
charge, choosing the physician of
their preference. The clinic will be
open to all children residing In or
near Heppner. The committee in
charge of arrangements is Mrs. W.
P. Mahoney, chairman, Miss Cath
erine Peterson, Mrs. A. B. Gray,
Miss Ona Gilliam, Miss Helen Cur
ran and Mrs. Gene Ferguson.
A comunity pot-luck luncheon is
planned for the noon hour to be
held at the fair pavilion. The
luncheon committee is Mrs. J. R.
Benton, chairman, Mrs. Frank
Shively, Mrs. E. E. Clark and Mrs.
George McDuffee.
The child health pageant, "The
Magic Door," will follow the lunch
eon. Those in charge of this event
are Mrs. Harold Conn, chairman,
Mrs. C. R. Ripley, Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo, Juanita Leathers, Beth
Bleakman,' Mrs. Paul Menegat, Mrs.
Lester White, Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea.
The high school will choose the
May Queen from the senior class.
The physical education depart
ment of the school will have a game
or drill after the pageant
Harley Adkins Promoted
In O.-W. R. & N. Changes
Portland. April 12. Three Drum.
inent railroad traffic employes of
tne union facitlc in the Northwest
are involved in promotions effect
ive April 16 announced today by A.
S. Edmonds, assistant traffic man
ager for the company at Portland.
Promotions involve W. H. Olln,
assistant general freight and pas
senger agent at Seattle, who is pro
moted to the position of assistant
traffic manaeer at San Francis:
H. M. West district freight and
passenger agent at Yakima who
succeeds Mr. Olln at Seattle; and
H. M. Adkins, chief clerk in the of
fice of the assistant traffic mannpw
at Portland who succeeds Mr. West
at Yakima. Mr. Olin and Mr. West
both have occupied their present
positions since March 1. 1920. Mr.
Olin began his railroad career as a
clerk in the office of superintendent
on tne Wisconsin Central in 1894,
and Mr. West started as an office
boy in the traffic deDartment of th
Union Pacific in Portland in 1906.
Mr. Adkins entered railroad service
as clerk in the Heppner, Oregon,
station in iai(.
The promotions of Messrs Olln
West and Adkins follow the ap
pointment or A. V. Kipp, at pres
ent assitant traffic manager at Sun
Francisco, to the same post for- the
union Pacific at Los Angeles where
he succeeds the late R. B. Robert
son who died suddenly on Febru.
ary 27.
VENABLES GO TO CONDON.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Vennhla a-.
pect to leave Saturday for Condon
wnere tney will take up their res-
mence, rar. venable having been
transferred to that point in his
work with the John Day Valley
Freight Line. Mr. and Mrs. vn.
able have made their home in
Heonner for several vMra and
have been popular among the
young ioiks or the city. Both are
accomplished musicians nml hova
assisted in orchestral work in
which their presence will be ex
tremely missed.
FISHING SEASON OPENS.
If you wake ud tomorrow morn
ing to find the city as deserted as a
frog pond during a hall storm, you
needn't be unduly alarmed. For
tomorrow the fishing season opens.
anu it is expected a large propor
tion of the male population will be
hitting for the creeks, If the way
lenows nave Deen rigging up their
tackle can be taken as a criterion.
A benefit card party will be given
Saturday niirht bv the I
P. T. A., proceeds to go Into their
tree scnooi lunch fund.