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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 16, 1932
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HEAD TICKET AGAIN
Republicans Nominate at
Chicago Today; Presi
dent Accepts.
PLATFORM ADOPTED
Minority Report on Repeal Eight
eenth Amendment Defeated and
People to Decide is Plank.
Herbert Clark Hoover and Char
. les G. Curtis, nominees for presi
ident and vice president, will suc
ceed themselves In office If action
of the republican national conven
tion In Chicago today receives the
endorsement of the majority of the
electorate at the general election
In November. President Hoover
was notified of his renomination by
wire immediately after he was cho
sen on the first ballot, and a return
wire of acceptance was read. Cur
tis received the vice-presidential
nomination on the first ballot in the
face of a boom started for Han
ford McNider, former commander
of the American Legion, now U. S.
ambassador to Canada.
The convention took up the nom
ination of president and vice-president
today following completion of
endorsement of the platform planks,
featured by a hot debate between
the wet3 and drys over the plank
asking that vote on the 18th amend
ment be referred to the people In
constitutional conventions. The
wets, not satisfied with the plank,
were Instrumental in getting a mi
nority repoTt returned to the con
vention from the committee, which
laid the subject open for hot de
bate. The convention, however,
turned down the wets' proposal of
outright repeal of the amendment
which would leave the matter of
prohibition wholly up to the Indi
vidual states.
Other planks in the platform, in
cluding support for the present
farm marketing machinery, were
accepted as reported from the com
mittee. WILL ASK RE-ELECTION.
As the time draws near for the
annual school meeting, there has
been some interest manifested with
regard to those who may be seek
ing places on the school board. So
far this paper has not been author
ized to speak for any except Garnet
Barratt and Vawter Crawford, who
hold respectively the places of di
rector and clerk. Mr. Baratt was
elected to the short term last year,
serving out the unexpired term of
C. L. Sweek, resigned, and he has
been persuaded to make the race
again, this time for the three-year
term. Crawford is understood to
be running for re-election as clerk.
There appears on the surface
some keen interest in the affairs
of School District No. 1, and the
annual meeting on Monday should
be the time when the patrons and
taxpayers should get together, hear
the reports and discuss affairs per
taining to the welfare of the school.
This paper would have been glad
to mention any other prospective
candidates had we been "wised up,"
but not being so informed, cannot
say further. However, we surmise
that other names will be proposed
when that order of business is
reached at the annual meeting.
CAR WRECKS LIGHT POLE.
On hearing In justice court Mon
day, Orrin Furlong was arraigned
and found guilty of a charge of
reckless driving and wanton disre
gard of property, resulting In his
driver's license being revoked for
six months, a six months' jail sen
tence with parole, and assessment
of damages to the Pacic Power &
Light company. Furlong with two
companions was in a car that crash
ed into a light pole of the company
In front of the W. L. Blakely resi
dence In south Heppncr early Mon
day morning, breaking off the pole
and causing the power service to be
off for some time.
NATIONAL OFFICER VISITS.
Henry A. Hill, assistant secretary
of Lions International, and Mrs.
Hill were in Hcppner over Tuesday
night, Mr. Hill meeting that eve
nlng with the executive committee
of the local Lions club for the pur
pose of Investigating the club and
giving information on the many
ways in which the mother organi
zatlon is of assistance to the local
clubs. Mr. Hll's office Is In Chica
go. He and Mrs. Hill went on to
Condon yesterday.
TO SPEAK AT PICNIC.
Samuel E. Notson, district attor
ney, will go to Weston Friday
where he will be on the program
for an address befoe the pioneers
of Umatilla county, gathered for
two days of festivities. This is an
event that has taken place annually
at Weston for the past 40 years,
and this year several prominent
speakers will appear, among them
Walter M. Pierce of La Grande and
Milton A. Miller of Portland.
MATTESON-MULK EY.
Lyle Matteson of this city and
Neva Mulkey were married In this
city June 3, with W. T. Campbell,
county Judge, performing the ceremony,
R.-B. GANG TAKES
LOCALS TO CELLAR
Arlington Takes First Defeat In
Wheatland Series; lone Here
For Last Home Game.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Won Lost Pet.
Arlington 7 1 .875
Fossil 5 3 .625
lone 4 4 .500
Condon 4 4 .500
Heppner 2 6 .250
Rufus-Blalock .... 2 6 .250
Lat Sunday'! Remits:
Rufus-Blalock 7 at Heppner 3; Fos
sil 6 at Arlington 2, lone at Condon.
Where Teams Flay Next Sunday:
lone at Heppner, Rufus-Blalock at
Fossil, Condon at Arlington.
While Heppner was busy falling
into the cellar with Rufus-Blalock
Sunday, Fossil got hot and gave the
Arlington league-leaders their first
taste of defeat for the season, but
Arlington with seven wins and one
defeat has almost a cinch hold on
the pennant They have yet to
meet Condon and lone again, and
they could only drop their hold on
the pennant by losing both games
and one of the second teams win
ning its remaining games.
The last league game at home
will be played against lone next
Sunday. Heppner succeeded in
trouncing the boys from the neigh
boring town in the first game, but
the records of tho two teams since
gives indication that this should be
anybody's game. It is expected the
lone boys will be accompanied by a
strong bunch of supporters who will
be anxious for vindication.
The Heppner-Blalock fray Sun
day was not as one-sided as the
score would indicate, and on earned
runs Heppner had the game won
3-2. Woodward and Phifer about
evenly divided pitching honors, and
but for a few costly bobbles at crit
ical moments the tale would have
been different. Harold Gentry was
the hard-luck player of the bunch,
being heavily bombarded at short,
and having trouble with his throws,
which accounted for four Blalock
scores.
Roy Gentry started the Heppner
scoring as lead-off in the first inn
ing. He singled, advanced on Rob
ertson's hit following, and scored
on Woodward's hit after Harold
Gentry had struck ut. In the next
inning with one away, Crawford
made a safety at first on an infield
hit, stole second and third and
scored on a wild pitch. The last
score came in the fourth inning,
when with two away Hayes singled
and Roy Gentry, who took his po
sition on first base, stole second and
scored on Crawford's two-bagger.
After making three runs in the
second inning, Rufus-Blulack step
ped into the lead again with one
more in the fifth, and came through
for three more in the eighth, for
their total of seven.
The score:
HEPPNER AB R H O A E
R. Gentry, 2 5 12 15 0
Robertson, c 4 0 1 10" 3 0
H. Gentry, s 4 0 1 2 2 4
Woodward. D 4 0 1 1 11 0
Turner, m 4 0 0 0 0 0
Carmlchael, r 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cummings, r 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hayes, l 4 u l 10 u u
Crawford, 1 4 12 10 0
Ferguson, 3 4 0 0 2 2 0
37 3 6 27 23 4
RUFUS-BLALOCK
L. Bartlemay, c 5 1 2 10 1 2
McKenny. 2 - 5 1 2 2 2 1
Kerhy, m 6 10 110
V. West. 3 3 1 0 2 2 0
Sncve, s -. 4 12 110
Vertrees. 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
Cyrus, 1 4 1 2 6 0 2
m. west, r 3 u i i u u
Phifer, p , 3 0 0 3 10 0
36 7 9 27 17 5
Umpires, Merrill and Fouts; scorer
C. Hayes; -earned runs. Heppner 3. Rufus-Blalock
2; first base on balls off
Woodward 1; left on bases. Heppner 7,
Rufus-Blalock 5; wild pitches. Phifer
1, Woodward 1; first base on errors,
Heppner 4, Rufus-Blalock 3: two base
hits. Crawford. McKenny: struck out
by Woodward 10. by Ptiifer 8: hit by
pitcher, V. West and M. West by
Woodward.
VISITS OLD FRIEND.
E. E. Elliott, manager Northwest
Teachers agency of Portland and
old-time friend of W. P. Mahoney,
was In the city yesterday and took
time off from business for a chat
with his old friend. The friendship
of the two men was formed when
both were engaged in business in
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, from which
place Mr. Elliott was successively
elected representative and senator
In the state legislature. Both were
Instrumental in obtaining a divis
ion of the county In which Bonners
Ferry was formerly located and in
making Bonners Ferry the seat of
government for the new county.
Mr. Mahoney is vice president of
the First National bank here, hav
ing kept to the line he followed in
Bonners Ferry before coming to
Heppner, while Mr. Elliott has
made use of his experience gained
as a professor In the University of
Idaho before going to Bonners Fer
ry, to establish the agency he now
manages.
WOMANS CLUB ELECTS.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the last Womans club
meeting for the season, hojd Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Frank Turner, retiring president.
Mrs. Harold C. Case was elected
president, Mrs. W. O. Dlx, vice
president, and Mrs. Paul Marble,
secretary-treasurer. Miss Jeanette
Turner pleased the assemblage with
a piano solo preceding the election,
D. E. Gllman, who hns been con
fined to his home in this city for
the past two weeks by illness, is re
ported as slowly recovering but not
yet able to be about,
CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS
Herbert
The thirty-first President of the United States was born at West
Branch, Iowa, August 10, 1874, was reared in Oregon and graduat
ed from Stanford University, California, in 1895. As a mining en
gineer he worked In every part of the world for many years. He
organized the Belgian Relief during th war, was U. S. Food Admin
istrator, then Chairman of the Supreme Economic Council of the
Allied nations. He was appointed Secretary of Commerce by Presi
dent Harding in 1921, held that post through the Coolidge adminis
tration, and was elected President in 1928. He was nominated to
succeed himself as President by the Republican party at the con
vention in Chicago today. Charles G. Curtis, present Vice-President,
was nominated to be Mr. Hoover's running mate. .
Krebs Bros. Netted $4.85
On Lamb Shipment East
What is considered an exception
ally good lamb sale In the face of
general commodity trends was re
ported to have been made by Krebs
Bros, of Cecil on the St. Paul mar
ket June 7. Their sale netted them
$4.85 per head, It was reported.
A news bulletin of the commis
sion brokers contains the following
information corcerning the sale:
Krebs Bros, loaded five double deck
cars of lambs at Cecil on June 2,
the shipment arriving at So. St.
Paul June 6, and was sold the fol
lowing day, being the first western
lambs of the season. Of these 1166
head averaged 79 pounds and
brought $7 a hundred pounds, 100
head averaged 71 pounds and
brought $5.50. The lambs were
weighed at Cecil with a good fill
and showed a shrink of one pound
per head over the scales at St. Paul.
The Krebs lambs were rated as
extra choice.
GROW YOUR MEAT
BEING SUGGESTED
Winter Food Supply Easily Grown
From Cheap Feed and Stock
Says H. A. Lindgren.
While much has been said and
written about growing next winter's
food In this summer's gardens, an
equally attractive opportunity ex
ists this year for getting next win
ter's meat supply at the most reas
onable price in decades, says H. A.
Lindgren, livestock specialist of the
state college extension service.
"Hogs are cheap and so Is grain,"
says Lindgren, "A weaner pig fed
from now till fall on such feeds as
are available on the farm can be
made Into 125 to 150 pounds of
meat for next winter's use. It can
be cured as hams and bacon, made
Into sausage, dry salted, or canned.
"Pigs can be fattened on pasture
with a little grain. Table scraps
also make good hog feed. Under
conditions such as we are now ex
periencing one can even raise a hog
in a small pen, supplying it with
green grass, table scraps, and a few
pounds of grain daily.
"Grass is plentiful at this time.
Why not fatten a calf, cow, or steer
on grass and corn, and can the pro
duct for next winter's use? Beef
put up In that form is excellent and
will fit in well with the garden pro
ducts now being raised by many
tamllies In our state.
"Mutton and lamb can be cured
and smoked In much the same way
tnat we prepare hams and bacon
The product is delicious and will
add a variety which will be greatly
appreciated.
Federal bulletins on methods of
preparing these products are avall-
tble through the local county ag
ricultural agent's office without
cost. Where no agent is employed
one may write the animal husband
ry department of Oregon State col
lege, Corvallis, for the bulletins.
CASE CONTINUED.
On arraignment and plea of not
guilty, the case of State of Oregon
vs. Jack Harper and Jack LaLonde
for larceny of calves, was continued
until the December term of circuit
court on order of Judge Sweek
at the June term of court Monday.
The indictment in this case was
the only one returned by the grand
Jury for the June term.
Clark Hoover
Rules Governing Forest
Given for 1932 Season
F. F. Wehmeyer, District Ranger
on the Heppner district of the Uma
tilla Forest, desires it made known
that after July 1 certain restrictions
on the use of national forest lands
will be in effect These restrictions
are designed to prevent the occur
rence of forest fires due to careless
ness of Forest users arid have been
made necessary because of the in
crease In recent years in the num
ber of such fires. Mr. Wehmeyer
states that these regulations will
be enforced.
The text of the regulations fol
lows: Special Federal Laws Govern the
Tourist or Camper who enters the
National Forests in Oregon and
Washington. The following viola
tions are punishable by fine or im
prisonment, or both:
A. During the period from July
1 to September 30:
1. Failure to secure a camp
fire permit before building
any camp fire on any nation
al forest land (other than
the Siuslaw National For
est) except in safe stoves
or at those Forest camps
where no camp fire permits
are required, as shown by
posted notices.
2. Going or being upan any
national forest land, except
as designated and posted
Forest camps (and on the
Siuslaw National Forest),
with automobiles, other ve
hicles, or pack horses with
the intention of camping
thereon, without being equip
ped, for each vehicle or pack
train, with the following fire
fighting tools:
(a) One axe, with handle
not less than 26 inches- in
length and head weighing
two pounds or over.
(b) One shovel not less than
36 inches long, and blade not
less than 8 inches wide.
(c) One water container, ca
pacity one gallon or more.
3. Failure to stop when smok
ing while in timber, brush
or grass areas on national
forest land except on paved
or surfaced highways (and
on the Siuslaw National For
est.) B. Throughout the entire year:
4. Building a ramp fire in
grass, leaves, rotten wood,
or other dangerous places,
or In windy weather, with
out clearing around the fire
pit and confining the fire to
a hole,
5. Leaving any fire to burn un
attended or failing to totally
extinguish a lire before leav
ing it.
6. Throwing or placing lighted
cigarette, cigar, pipe heel,
match, firecracker or other
burning substances, or dis
charging fireworks, in any
place where they may start
a fire.
The above rules or general appli
cation are frequently supplement
ed by special restrictions necessary
for the protection ol certain small
areas of unusually high fire haz
ard. Special notices are always
posted at trail and road entrances
to areas where any additional pre
cautionary measures are effective
Such restrictions mny include clos
ures: (a) to all smoking; (b) to all
camping; (c) to all public use ex
cept by settlers within the area;
(d) to entry except after register
ing at designated places and se
curing authorized entry under cer
tain conditions.
'Spouts Here and There
Over County Monday
As a result of the heat wave of
Sunday and Monday a number of
waterspouts have been reported
from over the county. The one
causing the greatest damage, so
far as reported at Heppner struck
at the head of Sand Hollow Mon
day evening, the force of the down
pour striking over the ranches of
Ray Drake and Harry Turner.
Gullies and ditches were cut in the
fields and damage was extreme to
gardens and much grain. The dry
creek bed of Sand Hollow was sud
denly transformed Into a raging
torrent of muddy water, rocks and
gravel washed into the roads at
various places and the water
reached a depth of ten feet or more
down the gulch.
Good showers prevailed over the
county, the rain being especially
heavy at the head of Blackhorse,
which was swelled to large propor
tions by the time it reached Lex-
ngton, but no damage was suf
fered. Dry Fork and Democrat
gulch on the west side of the coun
ty were also well filled with water,
the storm coming in from that di
rection. A portion of Eight Mile
also had heavy rain, all to the ben
efit of the maturing crops. Weath
er conditions have been much cool
er since the storm of thunder and
rain.
PLANS PREPARED
FOR P0ULTRYMEN
Three New Bulletins Give Details
For Constructing Practical
Farm Structures.
Despite low egg prices, many Or
egon poultrymen are taking advan
tage of equally low lumber prices
to improve their poultry plants and
get them in shape for more efficient
production for the better times be
lieved to follow.
To meet the demand for approved
plans for poultry construction in
this state, the Oregon State college
extension service has just issued a
series of three bulletins prepared
by the poultry and agricultural en
gineering departments of the col
lege which contain descriptions,
bills of materials and detailed plans
for constructing range houses,
brooder houses and Insulated egg
rooms.
"Building Plans and Bill of Ma
terials for O.S.C. Portable Brooder
House" is the title of extension bul
letin No. 446 by A. G. Lunn, head
of the poultry department of the ex
periment station. The house des
cribed has been used successfully
on the college poultry farm. It is
built on runners so it may be moved
at least once for each lot of chicks
brooded.
'O.S.C. Range House" is the name
of the second of the series, exten
sion bulletin No. 442. This range
house has been in general use for
several years and has proved satis
factory as a means of rearing pul
lets to maturity under sanitary and
fresh-air conditions, says Profess
ors Lunn and W. J. Gilmore who
are the authors.
"How to Construct an Insulated
Storage Room" is the title of the
third bulletin, No. 445, by F. E.
Price and A. G. Lunn. Plans for
this type of building were developed
to meet the situation reportetd by
cooperative and private egg deal
ers to the effect that producers were
losing large sums every summer
from off -grade eggs because of im
proper farm storage after first
class eggs were produced by high
quality flocks. The plans given in
this bulletin will enable a farmer
to build a room that will Insure ex
cellent storage for his eggs at a
cost of materials of $15 to $40, de
pending on whether it is built as a
separate building or as a room in
an existing one.
These bulletins may be had free
from county agents or the college
direct.
GRAIN GROWERS ELECT.
Henry Smouse, retiring pesident
of Morrow County Grain growers,
in the city today, reported the elec
tion of Bert Johnson of lone as
president for the ensuing year, and
reelection of George Peck and N.
A. Clark as directors, at the annual
meeting held In Lexington Satur
day. J. E. Swanson will continue
as manager. A dividend was de
clared suillcient to take up the third
series of notes due this fall, he said.
A few new members were received.
UKIAH TO CELEBRATE.
The annual Ukiah-Camas Prairie
Cowboy Convention will be held at
Ukiah this year July 3 and 4. A
ball game is slated the morning of
the 3rd between Pendleton and Mis
sion Indians. Dances will begin
night of 2nd with music by Fletch
er s orchestra. A patriotic program
will be held the forenoon of the 4th
as usual, it is announced.
NEW POSTAL RATES.
New rates on postage slated to
take effect July 8, are announced
by W. W. Smead, postmaster, as
follows: All first class mail, 3c per
ounce; drop letters (no change) lc
per oz.; star and rural routes, 1st
class, 3c per oz; no change on post
cards; air mail, 8c first oz., 13c each
additional ounce.
INITIATED TAU DELTA DFXTA.
Shortly before the close of the
term at the University of Oregon,
Miss Jeanette Turner, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner of this
city and freshman music major,
was initiated into Tau Delta Delta,
national honorary music sorority,
CLUB MEMBERS
OFF TO SCHOOL
Many Scholarship Winners in the
County Go to Corvallis; Will
Broadcast on June 21st.
How to sew, can, cook, raise pigs,
poultry, gardens, sheep, calves, etc.,
by the latest improved methods
will be taught to more than 800
Oregon 4-H club members who are
attending the annual 4-H summer
school in Corvallis at the Oregon
State Agricultural college campus
this week and next.
The delegation from Morrow
county entrained at Boardman on
Sunday, June 12, and reached Cor
vallis the same day, so as to be on
hand in plenty of time for the open
ing ceremonies.
Those attending from this county
are Margaret McDaid, Lexington,
sewing club scholarship; Reitha
Howard, Alpine, news writing schol
arship; Belle Frederickson, Irrigon,
cooking club scholarship given by
Heppner Business and Professional
Womens club; Ethel Hughes, Hepp
ner, homemaking club scholarship
given by Heppner American Legion
auxiliary; Beth Wright, Hardman;
Alvin Cool, lone, sheep club schol
arship given by First National Bank
of Heppner; Fred Slanger, Board
man, calf club scholarship given by
Farmers and Stockgrowers Nation
al Bank of Heppner; Gordon Akers,
Eight Mile, poultry club scholar
ship. Miss Nora McDaid of Lexington,
a 4-H club leader, is chaperone of
the delegation. Mrs. Lucy E. Rod
gers, county school superintendent,
and C. W. Smith, county agent,
transported delegates from the
south end of the county to Board
man so that the journey could be
completed in one day.
The Morrow county group will
will broadcast over KOAC, college
radio station, on Tuesday evening,
June 21, at which time they will tell
of 4-H club work in Morrow county
and the outstanding events at sum
mer school.
I0NE
JENNIE E. MCMURRAY.
The Fred Pettyjohn home just be
low lone on Willow creek was the
scene of a pretty home wedding
Wednesday, June 8, when Miss Ha
zel Rieta Pettyjohn, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Pettyjohn, became
the bride of Jack Hynd, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd of Cecil.
The officiating clergyman was Joel
R. Benton of the Church of Christ,
Heppner.
Under the skilled hands of Mrs.
Grover Curtis of Arlington who had
full charge of the decorations, the
large, roomy porch which extends
around three sides of the Petty
john home, was converted into a
veritable bower of roses, and amid
the beautiful flowers and in the
presence of more than fifty guests
the marriage vows were given, the
Rev. Mr. Benton using the ring cer
emony. The bride wore a gown of
white crepe and carried a bouquet
of rose buds and sweet peas. The
bridal veil was held in place by a
head band of orange blossoms. Her
attendant was her cousin, Miss
Beulah Pettyjohn. She wore pink
crepe and carried white roses. The
groom's man was Mr. Hynd's cous
in, Mr. Ewing Hynd of Ukiah.
Mrs. Hynd is a charming young
lady. She graduated from the high
school at lone with the class of
1932. Mr. Hynd is a student of avia
tion, being a graduate of a Port
land school. Late In the afternoon
of their wedding day Mr. and Mrs.
Hynd departed on a two weeks'
honeymoon trip to Portland and
the coast. During the summer they
will make their home at Granite,
and Mr. Hynd will superintend the
several bands of sheep which Mr.
Hynd, Sr., will have on the moun
tain range. Later they will make
their home on one of the Hynd
ranches.
. Peter Timm and George Timm,
wheat farmers of this district, mo
tored to Pendleton Saturday, re
turning Sunday.
L. L. Funk, wife and daughter,
returned the first of the week to
their home at Wasco. Mr. Funk
had been here getting out car load
shipments of the dirt which is used
In road building. The Funks are
former residents of our city and
while at their camp below town
took time to call on old neighbors
and friends and enjoyed the straw
berry "feed" at Masonic hall Satur
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Yocom of
Wasco passed through town Satur
day enroute to Heppner to visit rel
atives. They visited briefly at the
Funk camp. Mr, Funk is a son of
Mrs. Yocom.
An all-day meeting of the Bap
tist Aid society will be held Thurs
day at the Peter Timm country
home.
Miss Lorraine Thompson of Col
lege Place, Washington, has been
hired as teacher In the Morgan
school for next year,
Guests at the George Krebs home
at Cecil Wednesday of last week
were Mrs. Krebs' son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
Harmon of Walla Walla, Mr. Har
mon's mother, Mrs. John Harmon,
and his sister, Miss Gladys. The
party Is on a motor trip to Cali
fornia. Sunday, June 7, the George Krebs
home was the scene of a happy
gathering when twenty-three rela
tives and friends gathered there for
a picnic dinner. Those from a
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NEW SPRAY ROUTE
10 BE OPEN S
Grading of Sector Nearly
Complete; Gravelling
Job Comes Next.
MEETINGS REPORTED
River Transportation and Resolu
tion to Railroads Moves for
Lower Rates; Visit Pendleton.
Appreciation by the U. S. bureau
of public roads of the cooperation
given by Morrow county in getting
its secondary money for the next
two years expended on the Hepp-ner-Spray
road was expressed to
the Heppner Lions club Monday by
C. G. Norris, resident engineer in
charge of the work of the bureau
on this road. Mr. Norris said work
of gravelling the new grade con
structed last year will probably
start about July 1, if appropria
tions are received as scheduled.
The estimate on grading calls for
the expenditure of $50,000.
The new grade which connects
the stretch of ,macadam up Chapin
creek with another stretch of ma
cadam up Haystack creek In
Wheeler county to the John Day
highway, 13 practically completed,
with work of completing the road
cushion now in process. Mr. Nor
ris estimated that the grade would
be open for travel in two weeks.
Visitors Present.
Mr. Norris contributed to the
club program as a guest Other
guests present who added spice to
the program were C. L. Sweek, cir
cuit judge and former president of
the Lions club; F. A. McMahon,
state policeman; M. V. Logan, sher
iff of Gilliam county, and F. A. Mc
Menamin, former Heppner attor
ney now practicing in Portland.
S. E. Notson reviewed the river
transportation meeting held last
week in The Dalles, expressing his
opinion that while nothing definite
came of the meeting, the matter
was one of importance to the gen
eral public and one on which the
people should keep informed. It is
inevitable that use of the Columbia
river for transportation purposes
will be made some day, he said.
In line with the discussion of riv
er transportation, which is being
advocated as a means of lowering
transportation rates on farm com
modities to tidewater, C. W. Smith,
county agent, told of the meeting
of eastern Oregon wheatgrowers in
Portland last week, from which a
resolution emanated asking the
railroads to make the intrastate
rate effective on all wheat ship
ments, whether designated for
home or foreign consumption. A
differential of several cents a hun
dred pounds exists between the In
terstate and intrastate rates on
wheat, for which there is no very
good excuse as the farmers view it,
and application of the intrastate
rate on all wheat shipments would
mean a saving of many thousands .
of dollars each year to eastern Ore
gon fanners, it was contended. Such
a saving would mean a great deal
to all residents of the section, and
Mr. Smith believed the subject one
worthy of consideration by every
body. Pendleton Trip Told.
Chairman Smith also reported the
visitation of local club members to
the Pendleton Lions club last
Thursday evening. Twelve mem
bers of the local club were present,
two with their wives, and all were
reported to have enjoyed the ex
cellent program and warm fellow
ship of the neighboring club. Those
attending from here were Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. C.
R. Ripley, Chas. W. Smith, Al Ran
kin, L. L. Gilliam, Gay M. Ander
son, C. J. D. Bauman, Spencer
Crawford, Jasper Crawford, W. W.
Smead, Paul Marble and Chas.
Thomson.
HOME FROM SCHOOL.
Among Heppner students who
have been away to institutions of
higher education the last year, the
following have returned home this
week following the close of school:
Roderick Thomson, Harry Wells
and Stephen Thompson from Ore
gon State college, Corvallis, and
Ellis and Earl Thomson, Vawter
Parker, Jeanette Turner, Teresa
Breslin from University of Oregon,
Eugene.
TO PLAY BALL AT UKIAH.
Heppner's Wheatland league ball
team has accepted an invitation to
meet Pendleton at Ukiah at 10:30
o'clock the morning of July 4 as a
part of the program of the two-day
cowboy convention and celebration
to be staged there. On the morn
ing of the third, the Mission In
dians and Pendleton will cross bats.
Word was received Wednesday
morning by Mrs. E. R. Huston, an
nouncing the death of F. E. Bloom
at his home In Albany on Tuesday
evening. Mr. Bloom had been ill
for many months, suffering with
concer. He is a brother-in-law of
Mrs. Huston and is survived by his
wife and two sons and one daugh
ter. Funeral services were held at
Albany today.
Judgo Robinson and Walt Eu
bnnks were lone residents In the
city for a short time today while at
tending to business matters,