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SOC l E T Y Volume 49, Number 7. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 28, 1932 Subscription $2.00 a Year OREGON HISTORICAL PUBLIC A'JDITORI'JV r o k t l a : i o . or-.?.. Wimzti HEALTH PROGRAM S Virginia Cleveland to be Crowned Queen at Af ternoon Exercises. LUNCHEON AT NOON Pre-School Children to Have Free Clinic In Morning; Pageant Featured by Dances. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOB CHILD HEALTH DAY. Free Clinic for Pre-School Chil dren, Heppner Hotel, 8 to 12 Community Pot-Luck Luncheon, Noon. Crowning of May Queen at School Play Ground, 1:15. Pageant, "Magic Door," 1:30. Playground Games, 2:00. The selection of Misa Virginia Cleveland as Queen of the May, and Mary Helen Thomson and Alma Hake as attendants was announced this week by the senior class of Heppner high school. Crowning of the May queen has been set for 1:18 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the school play ground as part of the Child Health Day exercises ar ranged by the Heppner unit of the Morrow County Public Health as sociation and the Heppner Parent Teachers association. Besides the queen and her at tendants a number of children will participate in the coronation cere monies. Events of the day will begin at 8 o'clock in the morning, when un til the noon hour will be held the free health clinic for children of pre-school age at Hotel Heppner in charge of local physicians assisted by Miss Gladys Badger, public health nurse of Portland. All parents of children of pre school age are urged to take ad vantage of this clinic, which is held primarily for the purpose of deter mining corrective physiological de fects. Because of the prevalence of whooping cough at the present time. Dr. McMurdo, county physi cian, has asked that no coughing children be brought to the clinic to eliminate danger of exposing those not afflicted. At noon is set the community pot-luck luncheon at the fair pa vilion. An urgent invitation is ex tended everyone in the community to participate in this affair which is not held primarily for out-of-town folks, though they are also ex tended a warm welcome, announces the committee in charge. The Lions club has voted to give its support to this event. Immediately following the lunch eon will come the coronation of the queen, which will be followed by the health pageant, "The Magic Door." A large group of children will take part in this colorful pres entation, featured by dances under the supervision of Mrs. Helen Cohn and Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea. The pageant will be followed by playground games under the super vision of the athletic department of the school. ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE. Willow Lodge No. 66 of Heppner was host on last evening to other lodges of the county, in honor of the anniversary of the order. Over 80 members of the order. Including Rebekahs of San Soucl lodge of Heppner, who sponsored the pro gram, were partakers In the good time and also enjoyed the pot luck supper spread in the dining room. The address of the evening was de livered by S. E. Notson, and this feature was especially enjoyed by thos present. The program fol lows: Invocation, Joel R. Benton; Hawaiian trio; song, Mrs. Frank Turner; stunts, Billy Sohwarz and Harold Aycrs; dialog, Sapphrie lodge of Morgan; piano duet, Rach el Anglln and Mrs. J. O. Turner; talk on Oddfelowship, S. E. Not son; song, Mrs. Nell Knlghten; reading, Betty Marie Adklna; man dolin quartette, J. 0 Turner, L. L. Gilliam, Frank Turner and Ted Lumley. WIGIITMAN SCOUTMASTER. Marvin Wlghtman was chosen scoutmaster to succeed W. R. Poul son at a meeting of the scout com mittee last night. Mr. Poulson is leaving for California at the end of the school year. The executive committee Is attempting to locate an assistant scoutmaster. Miss Mary Beamer visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beamer over Sunday. She was accompanied by Clair Goheen of Portland, and the young people returned to the city Sunday night. Miss Beamer is stenographer In the Pendergast law ofllce in Port land, A bentflt card party, funds from which will go to the city library, Is slated to bo held at the Episcopal parish house May 6 at 7:45 o'clock, Both "500" and bridge will be play ed, the charge being 25 cents. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Con ner at tholr home in Heppner this week, an 8-pound daughter. ET FOR SATURDAY SCHOOL WIND-UP COMES ON MAY 12 23 to Receive Diplomas; Bacca laureate, Banquet Picnic and Examinations Scheduled. Busy days are at hand for both students end teachers of the Hepp ner schools as they go into the final two weeks of the school year, the closing being set for May 12. On that evening 23 members of the senior class are slated to receive their diplomas at graduation exer cises for which Victor Morse of the University of Oregon faculty will deliver the address. The annual Junior-Senior ban quet is scheduled for Saturday eve ning at the basement of the Chris tian church. Extensive arrange ments have been made for this event, always one of the outstand ing features of the school year. The seniors will be delivered their baccalaureate address at 8 o'clock Sunday evening by Joel R. Benton, minister of the Christian church. The services will be held at the gym-auditorium. The annual high school picnic will be held on the 11th, serving as an avenue of escape for pent-up nervousness which always accom panies the final examinations. These will be held on the 9th and 10th. The graduating class roster in cludes Ralph Benton, Eddie Kenny, Billy Cox, Earle Bryant, John Franzen, Claude Hill, Virginia Cleveland, Louise Moyer, Lucille Moyer, Loretta Taylor, Rita French, Evelyn Schultz, Florence French Green, Mary McDuffee, Lola Hiatt, viola Ruby, Mary Gammell, Mary Thomson, Alma Hake, Phyllis Jane Pollock, Vallis Jones, Adele Nlck erson. In making announcement of the closing, W. R. Poulson, superin tendent, asked that ail grade school pupils leave their text books with the school at the end of the school year, as next year the district will provide textbooks and it will not be necessary for pupils to purchase them. Asks Coughing Children Not Be Brought to Clinic Due to the prevalence of whoop ing cough in and about Heppner, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, county health officer, asks that parents forego bringing any children who are coughing to the free clinic at Hepp ner next Saturday morning. It is not probable that all the children who may have coughs are afflicted with whooping cough, Dr. McMurdo says, but there should be no risks taken that would endanger expos ing well children to the disease. While this precautionary meas ure is deemed advisable, Dr. Mc Murdo welcomes the bringing of all children of preschool age who are known not to be afflicted with whooping cough or other commun icable disease. The clinic is held for the purpose of determining phy siological defects that may be cor rected and thus enhance the child's opportunity of doing better school work. Sheep Shearing Starts In Many Parts of County Five sheep shearing crews are reported to be busily engaged In Morrow county at the present time relieving the woolies of their win ter coats. The shearing Is taking place in spite of unattractive mar ket reports. Bid prices at a recent sale in Idaho were between 7 and 9 cents, It is reported. So far a great quantity of wool has not been sold here. The shearing crews now at work are the Bub Clark crew at W. P. Mahoney's, Henry Happold crew at Jim Cartys, Fuhrman crew at Tom O Brien s, Jim Furlong crew at Harold Cohn's. The Blackaby crew is expected to start operations at the John Kilkenny farm tomorrow. Degree of Honor Lodge Starts City Park Project The Degree of Honor juveniles have adopted as a project at the city park the supplying of flowers and shrubbery, Mothers of the children this week delivered a sup ply of rose and lilac bushes and other plants and shrubs at the park which were planted under the su pervision of Paul Marble, director in charge of landscaping. In addition to providing the plants, the Degree of Honor chil dren and mothers will keep them watered during the summer months to assure keeping the plants alive, MRS. rOULSON FETED. A luncheon of the Business and Professional Women's club was held at noon today at the parish house to honor their president, Mrs. W. R, Poulson, who is leaving the end of the week. Mrs. Poulson leaves Saturday for Portland where she will spend two days, going from there to Eugene and on the 9th she will leave for Los Angeles where she and Mr. Poulson will make their future home. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dariell McHargue (nee Neva Hayes, for merly of Heppner) at Spokane, Wasn., April 23, a baby boy. Re port received by Heppner friends and relatives stated that both mother and baby were doing nicely, MARKET HI FOUND PROFITABLE Trip to Boardman, Irri gon Projects Reported To Lions Club. CANNERY IS VISITED Problems to be Overcome In Es tablishing Industry Cited by Al Rankin; Mrs. Poulson Leaves. Jerusalem artichokes do make good hog feed in the opinion of many members of the Heppner Lions club who were served a mess of them at their Monday luncheon. But then, that's what they're grown for down on the Boardman project where tne serving was obtained Saturday by a Lions club junket, investigating the possibilities of market gardening in Morrow coun ty, report of which was made by Al Rankin. The artichokes were one of the successful crops found on the pro ject, it being revealed that seven tons were taken off a hog posture less than an acre in size on one of the project farms. And the hogs do like 'em. Mr. Rankin was a produce sales man for many years in addition to having been in a position to study market gardening at various points where it has been successfully un dertaken on a large scale. Although he had visited the North Morrow county fair two years ago and had seen displayed there 124 different products that had come from one farm, he said that the trip over the project Saturday came as a revela tion to him of the possibilities for gardening afforded there. Junket Makes Trip. The junket, including also Chas. W. Smith, county agent; Charles Thomson, groceryman; George Bleakman, county commissioner, and Jap Crawford, visited a num ber of project farms both at Board man and Irrigon where were found a number of garden crops already being grown on a profitable basis; and also called at the small cooper ative cannery at Hermiston which promises to be of -much assistance in marketing the produce. One of the farmers visited, a late settler on the project, was found to be a man well versed in market gardening, having had many years experience in the business both In the growing and marketing ends. Last year he netted $7000 from the growing of new potatoes and wa termelons. He named three crops which offer special promise on the project, namely: new potatoes, as paragus and strawberries. This man has acquired additional acre age this year and will expand his gardening operations. Two farms were visited that are now cutting and marketing aspara gus through the Three Rivers Co operative Marketing association. Proprietors of both these farms re ported that they have found aspar agus growing profitable. Last year a woman from one of the farms cut her asparagus one day, took it to the cannery and packed it the next day, put the cans in her car and marketed it on the third day. However, the overhead expense of marketing the aspara gus in this manner was found to eat up practically all the profits. How Club May Help. Here, Mr. Rankin said, is where the problem must be attacked in order to make a success of market gardening in this county, and it is where the Lions club may help. Successful market gardening re quires a quantity of tonnage, mean ing that a large acreage must be obtained. But before farmers can be urged to get Into the market gardening business, there must be facilities provided for handling the produce and a market secured for it The Lions club might use Its in fluence in Interesting persons to operate trucking and warehousing facilities, in securing and dissem inating information on growing and handling the crops, and in helping to obtain a market for the produce. As for supplying the local mar ket with all the produce it would consume, Mr. Rankin said one or two comparatively small gardens situated at the edge of town would supply all that would be required. The possibilities of getting people to operate such ventures was touched upon by him. At this juncture he called upon W. T. Campbell, county judge, who with Mrs. Campbell was present to entertain the Lions with old-time music from the violin and organ, which was highly appreciatetd by the Lions. Mr. Campbell, he said, had supplied the local market with all its parsnips for the last two years. Judge Gives Angle. Mr. Campbell said farmers were too prone to criticize the store keeper. He said he found the gro cerymen considerate and always ready to cooperate If the produce could be supplied In such quantities as the groceryman required and at such times as It was needed. The idea Is that the groceryman must have a supply he can depend upon, and at present this la only avail able from the outside. It is a pity, (Continued on Page Six) PILOT ROCK WILL PLAY GOLF HERE Return Tournament Arranged With Umatilla Town; Arlington Here Two Weeks from Sunday. A busy season for Heppner golf ers is anticipated by Mark Merrill, president of the country club, who announces two tournaments sched uled in the next two weeks. Next Sunday a team from Pilot Rock will play a return tournament here, and two weeks from Sunday Ar lington will provide competition for another meet to be played on the local links. Pilot Rock defeated Heppner in matched play two weeks ago at Pilot Rock, 23-18, and the local fol lowers of the cowpasture pastime have ' been working assiduously since in order to make a better showing Sunday. Arlington's golfers will accom pany their baseball team which also plays here two weeks from Sunday. In order to accommodate the boys who will play in both the golf match and the ball game, Mr. Merrill announces that the match will be started early and the ball players allowed to tee off, first. IONE JENNIE E. MCMURRAY. The outstanding social event of the past week was the Topic Club bridge party Saturday evening at the Roy Lleuallen home, Mr. and Mrs. Lieuallen and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin being joint hosts. High scores were made by Mrs. C. W. Swanson and C. W. McNamer; low by Mrs. George E. Tucker and Edward Rietmann. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Omar Riet mann, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Riet mann, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Riet mann, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Cotter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corley, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin, Mr. and Mrs Henry Smouse, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swan son, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McNamer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Knappenberg, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Feldman, Mrs. A. A. McAtee, Emil Swanson, Mrs. Elmo McMillan, H. S. Hatch, Mrs. Harlan McCurdy and Mrs. In ez Freeland. ' Victor Peterson who is in the em ploy of the Federal Land bank, spent Sunday with his family in lone. In the high school baseball game on the local field last Thursday be tween Arlington and lone the final score was 2-5 in favor of lone. The Sunday game between lone and Heppner resulted In a victory for the neighboring city, the score being 4-6. The Condon high school boys will cross bats with the lone boys on the lone field May 6. Hazel Ledbetter returned last week to lone after spending the winter with his parents near Ash ville, North Carolina. Wayland Ritchie has returned to lone after six months or more spent on the Appling dairy ranch near Walla Walla where he had employ ment. Mrs. F. H. Watts has joined her husband on their ranch just below town. Mr, Watts has been on the ranch for several months but Mrs. Watts had remained In The Dalles, which was their former home and where they have a son in school. Mrs. Arthur Rios of Toppenish, Washington, was here last week for a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ella Davidson, who has been very 111 for the past six weeks. Mrs. Omar Rietmann assisted Mrs. Jos. J. Nys of Heppner Friday afternoon of last week when the latter entertained twenty young folks in celebration of her daughter Katherine's eighth birthday. The day was also the eighth birthday of Paul, son of Mrs. Rietmann, so the party was a double affair with two honorees and two birthday cakes. Attending the party from lone were also Mrs. Inez Freeland, mother of Mrs. Rietmann, and Gene, her younger son. Mrs. Ruth B. Mason, Grand Ruth of the State of Oregon, and Mrs. Sara McNamer, past worthy ma tron of Ruth chapter, Heppner, motored to Pendelton Tuesday to be present at a meeting of Bushee chapter, O. E. S., held that eve ning. Mrs. Minnie White, Worthy Grand Matron, was also present. Elmer Griffith was painfully and seriously injured Tuesday while working with a wood saw at Mor gan. His left hand was cut open between the third and fourth fin gers. His brother. Clarence Linn, took him to Hepimcr for medical attention. Fifteen stitches were required to close the wound. Elmer Griffith, Joe Howk, Dwight Misncr, Wlllard Blake, George Krebs, John Krebs and George Ely were Masonic brothers who attend ed the Masonic meeting at Hepp ner Tuesday night. They report a most enjoyable time. The district meeting of the East ern Star will be held May 18 In Heppner. Officers from the chap ters of Arlington, lone and Hepp ner will exemplify the ritualistic work. Mrs. Minnie White, worthy grand matron, will be In attend ance. Mrs. Frank Lumlell was hostess to the Past Noble Grand club Fri day afternoon. After the routine (Continued on Page Six) FIRST LEAGUE GAME TAKEN BY HEPPKER lone Defeated 6-4 in Sun shine of Perfect Early Spring Afternoon. BATTLE NIP 'N TUCK Winning Tallies Come in Ninth With Score Tied from Fifth 4-4; Ritchie's Wildness Fatal. League Standings: Won Lost Pet. Heppner 1 0 1.000 Arlington 1 0 1.000 - Condon 1 0 1.000 lone 0 1 .000 Fossil 0 1 .000 Rufus-Blalock 0 1 ' jOOO Last Sunday'! Besults: Heppner 6 at lone ; Rufus-Blalock 2 at Arlington 13; Fossil 3 at Condon 4. Where the Teams Flay Next Sunday: Condon at Heppner, lone at Rufus Blalock, Arlington at Fossil. No better weather could have been ordered than that which pre vailed at lone Sunday afternoon for the opening of the Wheatland Baseball league season, which was observed by a 6-4 victory for Hepp ner. The threatening rain clouds which prevailed in the morning, scattered by game time and Old Sol's beaming rays served as a ton ic to ballplayers and spectators who enjoyed an- altogether hot contest. It was anybody s ball game up to the time the last out was made, with the score tied at 4-all from the fifth till the first of the ninth inning. It was Larry Ritchie who, after pitchng a winning game for lone, lost it by wildness, hitting in all four batters which resulted in two Heppner scores, and walking- five batsmen which helped to work in Heppner runs. Heppner Scores First. Larry was sent in to relieve his younger brother, Edris, after two Heppner scores had been tallied in the first inning with none out. E. Ritchie had promoted Harold Gentry to first by socking him in the ribs, and successive hits by Robertson and Rohrer, combined with a bad throw by Kennle Ak- ers in left field, let in the runs. Larry put the quietus on this rally by striking out Crawford and Hayes and letting Turner down on an infield grounder handled by Rietmann to Farley. The next inning, however, he hit Carmichael, Wilcox and H. Gentry in a row to fill the bases, and Car michael' scored on Robertson's sac rifice bunt Heppner's fourth score was made in the fifth inning by Rohrer who singled, advanced on Aiken's grounder which was taken by Farley from Ely to catch Aiken, and scored when Farley overthrew third In an attempt to catch him. Two Scores in Ninth. That's all there was till the ninth when Robertson made first on Rietmann's error, Rohrer singled, Aiken walked, Hayes took first on Ritchies bobble of his bunt, let ting in Robertson, and Roy Gen try walked, forcing in Rohrer. Strikeouts by Crawford, Turner and Wilcox in the Interim and at the end let out the side. Linn made the first lone score in the first inning on a scratch hit, stolen base, and hit by Lundell. Then in the fourth came three more on singles by Retmann and Farley, who scored on B. Akers triple blow, Akers in turn scoring on Ritchie's grounder on which Ritchie was put out at first. Akers was the only batsman to get an extra base hit. Wilcox held down the mound for Heppner throughout the game, and did a nice cool job of it, allowing but nine hits. Some nice fielding and throwing exhibitions by mem bers of both teams helped make the game interesting. HEPPNER AB H R O A E H. Gentry 3 0 114 1 Kouerison. c t i z r u z Rohrer. 3 6 3 2 0 1 1 Aiken. 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 Crawford. 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 Hayes. 1 4 0 0 14 0 0 Turner, m 5 10 10 0 Carmtchael, r 10 10 0 0 R. Gentry, r 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilcox, p 4 0 0 0 14 1 Totals 34 6 6 27 22 5 IONE Everson, o 5 0 0 14 1 2 Linn, r 4 110 0 0 Lundell, m 6 1 0 0 0 0 K. Akers, 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 Rietmann, s 3 2 1 0 3 1 Elv. 3 4 1 0 3 2 0 Farley, 1 4 119 0 1 B. Akers. 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 E. Ritchie, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Ritchie, p 4 1 0 1 18 2 Totals 37 9 4 27 24 7 Struck out by Wilcox 7, by L. Ritchie 14: walked by Wilcox 1, by L. Ritchie 5; hit by pitched ball. H. Gentry by K. Ritchie. Carmichuel 2, Wilcox by L. Ritchie: sacrifice bunt. Robertson; threo base hit. B. Akers. Umpires, Fred Hroklns and Glen Hayes; scorer, i'. uoneriy.. EXAMINER COMING. C. M.' Bentley, examiner of oper ators and chauffeurs, will be In lone next Wednesday at the water office from 9 a. nv. to 12 m., and at Heppner In the afternoon at the court house from 1 to 5, according to a recent announcement from the secretary of state's office. All those wishing permits or licenses to drive ears are asked to get in touch with Mr. Bentley. The Methodist ladles will give food salo Saturday, April 30, Case's store. HEPPNER HOST TO VISITING MASONS Seven Lodges Represented at Dis trict Meeting Held Here Monday Evening. A get-together meeting of Ma sons was an event of Monday eve ning, when Heppner Lodge No. 69 was host to delegations from Pen dleton, Echo, Stanfleld, Hermiston, Pilot Rock, Arlington and lone. Over 100 visitors were present and joined with the membership of the local lodge, first in a banquet at 6:30, prepared and served by the Officers club of Ruth Chapter, Or. der of Eastern Star, and then in witnessing an exemplification of the Master Mason's degree as pre sented by the degree team from Pendleton lodge. This team was accompanied by a large delegation from Pendleton, and made a total of 40 from that city. Other points were also well represented. The .adies served 150 at the banquet tables and during this hour a gen eral good time was had. The degree was conferred upon Terrell Benge who had received his other degrees at the hands of the members of the local lodge. Those composing the Pendelton team were Roy C. Cowperthwaite, C. T. Lar son, Harry Schrum, Sprague Car ter, L. Burl Stilwell, Charles Sny der, LaVernon S. Clark, C. D. Franz, Charles Daley, Wm. Till. Harry Forshaw, Robert Thomas, Carl Chambers, Rev. Ralph V. Hin kle and A. L. Koeppen. Mr. Koep pen is Deputy Grand Master for the 17th district, and the 16th dis trict was represented by Frank Sloan of Stanfleld. Following the conferring of the degree some short speeches were made by visitors and local Masons, and a social fraternal time was had, the general expression being that the get-together was a success from every angle, the visitors being especially gratified with the recep tion given them by Heppner lodge. Mrs. Poulson's Students Give Pleasing Recital Mrs. W. R. Poulson presented her pupils of piano in a pleasing re cital at the gym-auditorium last evening, assisted by the dancing pupils of Mrs. Helen Cohn. The en tertainment was reecived by a large audience. In appreciation of her services mothers of the pupils through Howard Cleveland pre sented Mrs. Poulson with a charm ing crystal necklace. The light going out shortly after 9 o'clock did not disconcert the re cital in the least. Miss Irene Bea mer, who was playing at the time, continued on through her piece without missing a note. Candles were soon secured and the program continued without a hitch. Piano pupils presented were Vir ginia and Howard Cleveland, Mary Moore, Katherine Nys, Ruth Green, Mary Driscoll, Roberta Thompson, Louise Anderson, Irene Beamer and Marjorie Parker. Dora Bailey and Harriet Hager were presented in dancing numbers. Lions Meet Next Tuesday ; Evening Meeting May 9th The regular Lions club meeting next Monday has been postponed till Tuesday noon by action of the executive committee, in order to accommodate the schedule for the visit of the district governor and district secretary, Fred Walker of Springfield and O. F. Tate of Port land, who will be here for the Tuesday meeting. On May 9, the week following, the executive committee voted to have an evening meeting to accom modate the visit of a group of Lions from Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter M. Pierce are expected to ad dress the meeting, Mr. Pierce be ing ex-governor of the state and Mrs. Pierce a member of the state board of higher education. County Pupils Place in Inter-County Contest Dean Goodman Jr. of Hennner Katherine and Helen Mead of Boardman, Bernard Doherty, Alex Lindsay and Gene Senter of Alpine and Rose Thornbure of Lexineton. the Morrow county entrants in the inter-county declamatory contest held at La Grande Saturday, all won DlacementB. Thev cnmnpteH with entrants from Union and Gil liam counties, with judges selected from the normal school faculty. Bernard Doherty, Dean Good man. Alex Lindsav nnd Gene Sen ter each won first place in his div ision, while third places were taken by Katherine and Helen Mead and nose inornburg. GAMMELL-I'IATT. Married at the Methodist Episco pal parsonage In Heppner by Rev. Glenn P. White, pastor, in the pre sence of the bride's parents and other members of the family, Sun day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Edna E. Gammell to Wilbur A. Piatt, both of this city. Mrs. Piatt is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Gammell. They expect to leave for the Sacramento valley In California shortly after the first of May. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rcavis were over-Sunday visitors at Heppner, guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz, Al JIT HEALTH MEETING Importance of Early Di agnosis of Tuberculo sis Emphasized. LOCAL PLANS TOLD County Public Health Association Has Program at Boardman; Details of Work Touched. Tuberculosis, once the most dreaded of all diseases, is not now so greatly feared, Dr. DeWalt Payne, resident physician of the Eastern Oregon tuberculosis hos pital at The Dalles, told the meet ing of the Morrow County Public Health association at Boardman Friday evening. Dr. Payne's ad dress was the highlight of the pro gram which included also a number of local speakers, a movie on tuber culosis, musical numbers and a health playlet by pupils of the Boardman schools. L. E. Marschat, president of the association, pre sided, and Miss Rachel Johnson, secretary, read the minutes of the previous meeting. Mrs. Harold Case, president of the Heppner unit, told of the prep arations that have been made for the observance of child health day in Heppner next Saturday, which will include a free health clinic for children of pre-school age, a com munity luncheon at noon, health pageant and exercises featured by crowning of the May queen in the afternoon. Disease Communicable. Tuberculosis is a communicable and not a hereditary disease as is commonly believed, Dr. Payne told the group. It is spread generally through intimate contact of one having the disease with immediate members of the ' family. Infection usually takes place in childhood, though the disease rarely develops until early manhood or womanhood at which time resistance within the individual is lessened. Dr. Payne cited as the two main stages of tuberculosis the infection, which in itself Is not dangerous. and the disease stage where the tubercule germs start consuming the body tissue. He showed several X-ray pictures taken of the. lungs of a girl victim of the disease to illustrate how these were used in diagnosing tu berculosis. , In the infection stage of the disease, the tubercule germs are held in a limestone formation in the lymph glands, and these for mations which reflect light rays show light upon the developed pho tograph plate. Explains Arrested Stage. It Is when the infection is pres ent in this latent state that the dis ease is said to be arrested, and it la this state which physicians seek to bring about through methods of treatment, there being no known way of entirely ridding an individ ual of the infection once it has tak en place. Importance of the early diagno sis campaign now being waged by the Oregbn Tuberculosis associa tion and public health bodies, was emphasized by Dr. Payne, because it is extremely important that cases of infection be located and proper precautionary measures tak en against development of the dis ease, for once the disease has tak en root a long and expensive treat ment is necessary to arrest it. Dr. Payne urged the importance of such organizations as the Mor row County Public Health associa tion, which play an important part in stimulating public consciousness to awareness of the dangers of dis ease and malsanitation. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school superintendent, told of the relationship of health work to the schools, which she said, are insep arable as sound bodies are essen tial to the development of sound minds. Health measures which Mrs. Rodgers believes to be espec ially important include the provis ion of one hot dish with the school lunch for every child, and the in stallation of warm water and soap with which to wash hands in every school room. J. O. Turner told of the aims and purposes of the public health work which he showed to be the building up of virile, healthy citizens through cooperation with rather than dictation to parents, dealing more with child health as it Is In the formative stage of the individ ual that the greatest good can be accomplished. Mrs. Earl Cramer, president of the Boardman unit of the county association, gave a brief outline of the things that have been accom plished toward fostering better health In that community. One of the main projects the last year was tho Instituting of a shower bath campaign, giving all the school children opportunity to take a shower bath regularly. The baby crop has been one of the best crops on the project, she said. Edwin Ingles of Lexington, chair man of last year's Christmas seal sale, reported the success of the sale which notted the association some $60. Ho complimented Board man as having made the largest per capita sale of any community In the county, with lone second.