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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 30, 1932
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FOR NEWCITY WELL
Strausser & Co. Success
ful Bidder; Work to
Start at Once.
FIVE BIDS RECEIVED
Durand, Edwards, Scott, Jantzen
Also Make Offers; No Guarantee
Of Striking Artesian Flow.
R. J. Strausser & Co, of Portland
was the low bidder at the council
meeting Friday, held for the pur
pose of opening bids for drilling a
second well for the city at the forks
of Willow creek, and was awarded
the contract The drilling outfit
was brought through the city Mon
day with the expectation of start
ing operations immediately.
In connection with letting the
contract the council passed a res
olution in which it was set out that
the present supply of water provid
ed by the existing artesian well is
insufficient to meet the needs of the
city, making it necessary to drill
a second well, and stating that the
bid of Strausser & Co., being satis
factory the contract be awarded
them.
First 250 Feet, $5.75.
Strauser & Co.'s bid provided for
drilling 250 feet at a cost of $5.75 a
foot, the next 250 feet at $6.25 a
foot, and the next 100 feet at $6.75
a foot. The contract calls for fur
nishing of bond to the extent of the
cost of the well to a depth of 600
feet.
Other bidders were A. A. Durand
of Walla Walla, driller of the pres
ent artesian well; A. M. Edwards,
Lexington; Jantzen Drilling Co.,
Portland, and Scott Co., Portland.
Durand's bid was the same as that
submitted for drilling the first well,
or $10 a foot for the first 300 feet
and $1 a foot additional each hun
dred feet thereafter. The present
well was drilled to a depth of 210
feet, costing the city $2100.
Mr. Struasser, who presented the
company's bid in person, was inter
viewed by the cbuncil on his drill
ing experience, revealed to have
covered a period of at least 18 years
with the majority of his operation
having been in the Willamette val
ley and along the coast. He could
see no very good reason why they
should not expect to strike water
at about the same depth as in the
first hole, saying that it has been
his experience that the flow is gen
erally increased if the hole is put
deeper after striking the first flow.
Should the city wish to go deeper
in the present hole after water is
secured in the second well, he of
fered to do the work at the flat
rate of $2 an hour.
Site Not Decided.
Other drillers who presented bids
in person were Mr. Durand, Mr.
Scott and Mr. Edwards, each of
whom was given an opportunity to
explain his bid to the council.
The council had not decided at
the time of the meeting just where
they would have the well drilled,
but in talking the matter over with
Mr. Strausser, they were given the
driller's opinion that he did not be
lieve the site made very much dif
frence except that the matter of
convenience be taken into consid
eration. It appeared probable that
the council might choose to drill on
the land now held by the city, be
low the present artesian well. While
hope is held of obtaining another
flowing well, thus eliminating the
necessity of pumping, there is no
guarantee that such will be the
case.
Mr. Strausser estimated that the
new hole would be put down at the
rate of from 5 to 7 feet a day, leav
ing little probability that water will
be secured from this source before
the end of the present dry season.
To meet an emergency, however,
the city has put its chlorination
plant in shape so that water may
be taken from the creek at the old
nitake on short notice.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker
and Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford
were over-Sunday visitors at Waits
burg, Wash., the former home of
Mrs. Parker and Mr. Crawford. The
occasion of the visit was the cele
bration of the 65th anniversary of
the organization of the, Christian
church In that community and the
opportunity offered of meeting with
many friends of the long ago. But
one living charter member of the
church now remains, Mrs. T. J. Hol
lowell, a pioneer resident of the
Walla Walla valley, 97 years of age,
who was especially honored on this
occasion. The program presented
a feast of good things spiritually
and a grand picnic dinner was serv
ed In the city park at midday, the
afternoon being given over to re
cital of early history pertaining to
the church and In reminiscences by
visitors and older members present.
Accompanying the above party
as far as Walla Walla was Miss
Gladys Benge, who enjoyed a visit
-at the home of Mrs. Ella Webb in
that city and with the family of
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hughes at Urn
apine. Come! See! Wonder! Back of
the scenes with an air show In the
milking -THE LOST SQUADRON
with Richard Dix, Star Theater
Sunday and Monday,
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LOCALS IN CELLAR
AS SEASON ENDS
Sunday's Game Lost to R.-B., 11-4;
Arlington Has Pennant; Har
old Gentry Injured.
Heppner secured uncontested po
sition on the dank cellar floor of
the Wheatland league In the final
round of games Sunday, when they
lost 11-4 to the Rufus-Blalock gang
at Arlington, while Arlington walk
ed triumphantly away with the
pennant when they defeated lone
24-15 on the Egg City ball lot.
Sunday's games were entered in
to in a spirit of levity as indicated
by the scores, as the outcome of the
series had been previously decided.
Glen Hayes, who had last appear
ed officially as a pitcher some fif
teen years ago, held down the
mound for Heppner for the first
six innings, and was not batted
hard at any time. He turned the
job over to Manager McCrady in
the seventh with Blalock in the
lead 6-3. Four hits and two walks
off McCrady in the seventh netted
the R.-B. gang their extra five
scores.
Heppner scored their first run the
first time up when Roy Gentry,
singled, stole second and made
home on his brother Harold's sin
gle. After going scoreless in the
second and third, the boys came
across for two more in the fourth
when Rohrer hit, Homer Hayes
fanned, Crawford walked and both
runners advanced on Glen Hayes'
pop fly and scored on Ferguson's
hit. The last score came in the
eighth, when, with one away Roh
rer walked, advanced on Homer
Hayes' hit and scored on Craw
ford's hit.
Harold Gentry was forced from
the game in the third inning with a
bad eye occasioned by a play at
third in which he attempted to take
a hot peg from Turner at first in
a try for a Blalock runner. The
runner dodged the ball which
caught Gentry with full force
squarely in the eye, badly injuring
the member.
The R.-B. scores came one in the
first, one in the second, two in the
third, one in the fifth, one in the
sixth and five in the seventh.
Heppner's batting record for the
game follows:
AB R H
Roy Gentry, c 5 11
Harold Gentry, s 2 0 1
G. Rohrer, 3 3 2 2
H. Hayes, r 4 0 1
J. Crawford, 1 .. 3 11
G. Hayes, p 4 0 0
R. Ferguson, 2 4 0 1
L. Turner, 1 4 0 1
R. Thomson, m-2 4 0 1
M. Cummings, m 3 0 0
Totals 36 4 9
System for Irrigating
Developed at City Park
All the trees and plants at the
city park have so far been kept
alive and growing largely through
the industry of Paul Marble, direc
tor of the park holding company,
who for a considerable time carried
water to them daily. Carrying wa
ter from the creek proved quite a
chore, and Mr. Marble thought to
lighten the burden by an improvis
ed irrigating system, extension of
ditches for which was assisted in
by members of tho Lions club and
residents of the vicinity who gath
ered there Monday evening to burn
off the dry grass as a protection to
the trees.
Mr. Marble received sanction
from the Pacific Power and Light
company of which he Is local man
ager, to use their water rights in
a canal and pipe line which carries
water from the creek at the Cowins
place along the front of the park,
and made a hole in the pipe at the
highest point from which water is
taken through ditches to all the
plants and shrubs, and all the trees
but two, to which it is still neces
sary to carry water.
TAKING P. G. WORK.
Miss Dorothy Herren, who com
pleted her course as a nurse and
graduated in May from the Gen
eral hospital In Los Angeles, is now
taking post graduate work in that
Institution, where she expects to be
for the remainder of the summer.
Miss Herren is expected to return
home the latter part of September
and on October 1st will assume
charge of the General hospital in
this city, now operated- by her
mother, Mrs. L. G. Herren.
CALL FOR BIDS.
The Clerk of District No. 9 calls
for bids for transportation of school
children from said District to lone.
Bus to take the children from the
W. T. Doherty, Wells Springs, Nell
Doherty and Edward Rletmann
ranches.
Kindly specify vehicle to be
used. All bids must be In by July
15 1932
' LEO GORGER, Clerk,
16-17 Lexington, Ore.
Happy Hearts Meet
The Happy Hearts 4-H club met
June 29 at the home of Florence
Green. Those present were Betty
Snider, Patsy Smith, Margaret Doo
Ilttle, Frances Egan, Mary Emma
Curran and Betty Adklns. Betty
Happold was a visitor. Some are
finishing their club work. The next
meeting will be July 6.
Betty Adkins, reporter.
Sam McDanlel was in town from
his ranch south of Hardman on Sat
urday and reports plenty of sum
mer up that way.
Receives Severe Burns
From Flaming Parafine
Mrs. Spencer Crawford was se
verely burned at her home in south
Heppner Friday afteroon when she
carried a stew-kettle of blazing
parafine from the house. After re
ceiving treatment at Morrow Gen
eral hospital she returned home
yesterday, having made rapid re
covery, though it is still necessary
to keep some of the burned area In
bandages.
Mrs. Crawford had set the kettle
of parafine on the electric plate to
melt for sealing some jam, leaving
it for a minute to attend to other
housework. She returned shortly
to find the parafine afire. Her first
thought being to keep the house
from catching on Are, she picked
up the kettle of blazing wax and
rushed outside. The flames burned
her face, hands and neck and some
of the blazing parane spilled out
onto the floor, burning her about
the legs. Neighbors assisted her
in summoning a physician and in
dressing the burns, as she was
alone at the time, and she was re
moved to the hospital.
For a time Mrs. Crawford believ
ed she was burning up as some of
the flaming parafine caught on her
dress and it appeared to be on Are.
The parafine burned off, however,
without catching the garment
When she discovered that she was
still able to wiggle, and was not
burned to a char, she was pleased,
and her fine spirit was helpful in
treating the injury, her physician
said.
Heppner Forest District
Offers Tourist Attractions
By F. F. WEHMEYER, Ranger.
Just north of Turner mountain
and south of China Gap is an area
called Hell Hole, so named by pio
neers as there was a vent there
that emitted steam. Steam no
longer issues from this place but
subterranean heat keeps the area
sufficiently warm than no snow
ever lies there. It would seem that
this particular area is not far from
hell. Centuries ago the Wall creek
area was the scene of violent vol
canic action. The great flows ar
still visible as they terrace up and
up with what was evidently suc
cessive flows of lava. The breaks
as they are called are giant balis-
trades of black basaltic rock stand
ing In perpendicular formation and
the stratas must be highly iron
ized for the black has been turn
ed to a white glaze on many of
the edges where the lightning has
hit throughout countless years.
These natural lightning rods are
crystallized in many placed, leaving
streaks of pure glass running down
the sharp edges of the cliffs. These
catch the sun rays and reflect with
all the beauty of rhinestones.
On Camas prairie, large hunks
of pumice have been noted, some as
large as a half water-bucket. This
would indicate that the crater was
not far distant, though time and
erosion have completely concealed
its whereabouts.
In the Henry creek area there is
much petrified wood, probably se
quoia or redwood, but interesting
for its great age and the fact that
we were one time in the redwood
belt.
In the Spray and Fossil country
one can mine bones from most any
cliff where they were probably bur
led a million years ago by volcanic
ash. Nearly every prehistoric mon
ster has left a record of Its species
in fossilized bones in this part of
the country.
Over around Arbuckle there are
the old coal fields and the evidence
of palm trees, ferns and other trop
ical veegtation imprinted In the
rocks. One can visualize the time
the old earth's crust first became
firm enough to support a vast veg
etable growth under tropical skies.
On Opal peak there are the old
opal mines, where men dug the
semi-precious stones from the
mountain top. Close by is the old
Pat Shea mine to intrigue one's cu
riosity. From Madison butte one may see
the greater part of eastern Oregon;
can look down upon the lights of
Condon, Heppner, Hardman and
Long Creek at night. From here
one views the great rugged peaks
of the Cascade range. Hood, St
Helens, Adams, Jefferson, the Sis
ters, etc. Some days Hood and Ad
ams afTpear to be almost within
reaching distance.
While this country is interesting
geologically it also has many other
attractions. Due to its location
where the Hudsonian and temper
ate zones overlap, it has probably
the greatest variety of vegetation in
temperate America.
Deer, bear, elk, cougar, wildcats,
coyotes and numerous other spe
cies of wild life are much in evi
dence and may be seen on occasion.
The Heppner district Is traversed
by approximately 300 miles of road
and an additional two hundred
miles of trail, allowing of free and
easy access to enjoy Its beauties
and recreational possibilities. A
hundred and seventy miles of tele
phone add much to the peace of
mind of camper and tourist as there
is always an Instrument or ranger
station within easy access or at a
rcsonable distance In case of sick
ness, accident or distress.
. Camp fire permits may be had at
any ranger or guard station. Both
hardware stores here in town car
ry the blanks and are authorized to
issue permits on request.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES.
Rev. S. W. Creasey will hold holy
communion at All Saints Episcopal
church next Sunday at 11 o'clock,
and at Hardman at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
RAILROADS OFFER
COMPROMISE RATE
Would Establish One Ba
sis for Wheat Into
Portland.
SHIPPERS REJECT
Arlington Conference Brings Reply
To Demands of Growers Who
Are Not Yet Satisfied.
A compromise rate, amounting to
19 cents a hundred pounds on
wheat from Heppner, Lexington
and lone to Portland, to replace
both the intrastate and interstate
rates now in effect, was offered the
growers at Arlington yesterday by
officials representing the railroads.
While the growers, representing
all the principal wheatraising coun
ties of eastern Oregon, considered
that the compromise rate would
give them a large saving if put into
effect this year, estimated at, $25,
000 for Morrow county, they reject
ed the rate because they did not
want to injure their case before
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion which is to be heard at Seattle
soon.
The compromise rate offered the
growers at Arlington yesterday was
the response of the railroads to the
recent demand of eastern Oregon
wheatgrowers that all their wheat
shipped to Portland be carried at
the intrastate rate, which now
amounts to 15 cents from here. The
majority of wheat from here is now
charged at the interstate rate of
22 H cents.
In their resolution rejecting the
compromise rate offer, the commit
tee of growers viewed with appro
val the attempt of the railroads to
give the growers fair and equitable
rates. They rejected the offer, how
ever, as not meeting with the full
ideas of the shippers, and because
they did not wish to put themselves
on record as favoring such compro
mise as being final and acceptable.
The resolutions committee consist
ed of James B. Adams, Bert John
son, A. B. Robertson and Chas. F.
Story. J. W. Shepherd was chair
man of the meeting.
These men expressed the feeling
that the proposed compromise
rates, if put into effect, would work
a substantial saving to the ship
pers; would be greatly appreciated
by them for the movement of this
crop, and would have a tendency to
check the rapidly growing losses
of traffic by carriers to truck trans
portation.
Lafferty Teaches Life
Saving at Vancouver
Camp Hurlburt Wash., June 29.
Boys attending the 1932 Citizen's
Military Training camp here who
will go home at the close of camp
as members of the American Red
Cross lifesaving service, providing
they pass the test .include Charles
McMurdo of Heppner. Junior and
senior courses are being taught
daily at big Cabell memorial pool
here by Lieutenant Paul R. Laffer
ty, who was detailed to this job by
Brigadier General Paul A. Wolf,
camp commander, because he is an
examiner in the lifesaving service
as well as a University of Oregon
swimming star and Olympic games
contender. The boys are learning
how to approach and rescue drown
ing persons, how to escape when
clutched by the victims, how to per
form artificial respiration, and oth
er phases of water first aid work.
Lafferty was in charge of the
Heppner swimming tank year be
fore last.
POMONA PROGRAM REVISED.
A revision of the Pomona grange
program to be presented at the
meeting in Irrigon next Saturady
has been made as follows: music,
trrigon band; reading, "Old Flag,
Respect to Flag," Mrs. Carrie Beck
ett, Rhea Creek; piano solo, Jean
ette Turner; reading, Margaret
Smith; song, mixed quartet; talk,
Bert Johnson; music, Irrigon band;
talk, Ray Gill, master Oregon State
Grange; address. Judge Calvin. L.
Sweek; vocal duet, Mrs. Trannie
Parker, Mrs. R. B. Rice; music, Ir
rigon band. The program, starting
at 1:30 In the afternoon, is open to
the public.
GO TO RENO.
Chas. H. Latoureil and Dr. A. D.
McMurdo left by car this morning
for Reno, Nevada, where they ex
pected to participate In the big In
ternational trapshooting tourna
ment to be held Saturday and Sun
day. Both men have won many
laurels for the local rod and gun
club and hope to place Heppner's
banner In the winning list in this
outstanding sporting event. Dr.
McMurdo returned this morning
from the Northwest Medical asso
ciation convention at Spokane. Dr.
R. M. Rice of Portland is caring
for Dr. McMurdo's practice during
his absence.
SETTING IT CRUSHER.
The county has had a crew of
men busy the last week setting up
the rock crusher on McKinney
creek preparatory to starting sur
facing of the Heppner-Spray road
between Rhoa creek and Hardman.
It Is expected surfacing operations
will be under way within a few
days,
Veterans' Term Insurance
Renewed Without Exam
Confirmation of recent newspa
per reports announcing the privil
ege of war veterans of renewing
their five-year term government in
surance policies for 'another five
year period without having to un
dergo a physical examination was
received by W. E. Moore, service
officer of the local American Le
gion post this week. ' The confirm
ation follows:
"Section 301 of the World War
Veterans act as amended June 24,
1932, provides for the renewal of a
five year level premium term gov
ernment insurance policy at the ex
piration of the five year period for
a second five year period at the pre
mium rate for the attained age
without a medical examination.
"The insured should execute page
one of form 739 (application for
government life insurance) endors
ing under line covering question 15,
the following question, "Are you
now totally and permanently dis
abled. (Answer "yes" or "no").
"The completed application
should be returned to the bureau
together with the expiring policy
and the first premium payment at
the insured's attained age."
Mr. Moore believed it important
that veterans who hold term insur
ance policies take notice of this ac
tion, which may keep them from
dropping their policies.
LOCAL NEWS
Miss Catherine Peterson, director
of young people's work of the local
Episcopal church, with her com
pany of young people returned from
attending the sessions of - summer
school of the church held at Cove
during the past two weeks. Miss
Peterson reports a very successful
session of the school with an en
rollment of 120, the largest in its
history. Members of the Young
Peoples Fellowship attending from
Heppner were the Misses Alva Mc-
Duffee, Beatrice Thomson, Annie
Crump and Adele Nickerson, and
Billy Thomson and Bernard Mc
Murdo.
J. A. Laher is expected to leave
the Heppner hospital by ambulance
this evening for his home at Walla
Walla, having recovered sufficiently
from the serious injuries sustained
in an automobile accident recently
to be able to make the trip. During
his confinement at the hospital here
Mr. Laher had the company of Mrs.
Laher and their son, and received
many visits by relatives and friends
from Walla Walla, as well as many
friends here whom he had made in
connection with his business as a
wool buyer.
THE LOST SQUADRON, with
Richard Dix and a fine cast, Star
Theatetr Sunday and Monday, July
3 and 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson and
children returned the end of the
week from a two weeks' visit with
Mr. Ferguson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. T. Ferguson, at Gold Beach.
Mr. Ferguson reports lively activ
ity at the little coast city following
completion of the mile and a half
highway bridge across the mouth
of the Rogue river between Gold
Beach and Wedderburn.
J. B. Hudleston and sister, Miss
Bess Hudleston, visited over the
week-end at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Wightman, coming over
from their Lone Rock home, and
enjoyed greeting old-time friends
here whom they had not seen since
last fall on their last trip over. Mr.
Huddleston said he would shortly
be moving his sheep to the moun
tains for summer range.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyd arrived
in the city the end of the week and
visited at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Miller Huston, until yes
terday. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd now
run a grocery store at Beaverton.
Mr. Boyd was employed as engine
watchman at the local O.-W. R. &
N. station for many years, during
which time he made many friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Sackett and
Miss Margaret Notson left for Sa
lem Monday morning after visiting
for a week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. E. Notson, parents of Mrs.
Sackett and Miss Notson. Miss Not
son will attend summer school at
Willamette university.
Frances, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson of
'Willow creek underwent an opera
tion at the hands of a local physi
cian Friday for the removal of ton
sils and adenoids. She soon rallied
from the ordeal and was taken
home by her parents.
Mrs. Fay Umphres, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murray of lone
took the stage at Heppner this
morning on her way home to Wal
la Walla, after visiting at lone for
some time. She was brought to this
city by Bert Johnson who transact
ed business in the city.
Geo. J. Currin visited in Heppner
Friday while on his way to visit his
son, Hugh Currin, and family at
Pilot Rock. Mr. Currin for many
years engaged in farming and stock
raising In this county and now
makes his home at Gresham.
Albert Shunk sustained a frac
ture of the skull Saturday when he
fell head-first off a hoystack at the
R, A. Thompson farm, where he
was working. He was brought to
Heppner hospital for treatment.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Cleve Adkins of
Emmett, Idaho, were visitors in the
city for a couple of days the past
week, guests at the home of Mr
Adkins' mother, Mrs. Mattie Ad
kins.
Mrs. Nettie Flower Lleuallen de
parted yesterday on her way to
Hollister, Calif., where she will
make her home in the future with
a daughter.
GOVERNOR MEIER
OPPOSES MERGER
Move to Consolidate Schools on
Single Campus Rapped; Would
Break Faith With Eugene.
In no uncertain terms, Governor
Julius L. Meier last week declared
himself strongly opposed to the pro
posed initiative measure that would
move the University of Oregon to
Corvallis, move the state's three
normal schools to Eugene, move the
law school to Salem, and establish
junior colleges at Ashland and La
Grande.
The governor'3 statement was
made in the form of a letter to
Henry Zorn, president of the Mar
ion County Tax League, backers of
the initiative measure.
"After a careful study of the mat
ter," Governor Meier stated, "I am
of the firm opinion that the pro
posed measure would not be con
duct e to saving to the taxpayers,
but on the contrary would result in
large economic losses, greatly in
creased taxes and decreased effi
ciency in the functions of the uni
versity, the college and the normal
schools."
The governor defended the uni
fied plan for the state schools as
outlined by the board of higher ed
ucation and to go into effect on
July 1. Under this plan, the insti
tutions will be operated as one uni
fied system under a single chan
cellor. "In my opinion," Meier said, "both
the taxpayers of the state and high
er education will be better served
by the merger of the management
of these higher institutions of
learning under a single chancellor,
as contemplated by the act creating
the state board of higher educa
tion." The board has effected a saving of
approximately $1,000,000 a year, and
under the new set-up further econ
omies will be possible. It has been
the experience of states operating
consolidated institutions that costs
are considerably higher than in
those states, like Oregon, which
maintain university and college
separate. The average cost per stu
dent in consolidated schools is $395
or $47 more per year. In Oregon
which is even below the average
for non-consolidated schools, the
cost per student is $91 less. These
figures were compiled by the U. S.
office of education prior to the re
cent operating cuts made by the
state board.
The governor also expressed the
opinion that to place the two
schools on one campus would mean
the loss of identity of Oregon State
college. He referred to the exper
ience of other states, where uni
versity functions almost compltely
submerge the functions of the col
lege division. He expressed fear
that the same situation would arise
in Oregon were the two schools
merged.
Aside from the more economical
aspect of the proposed merger,
Meier discussed the question of
whether the state has a right to
violate a faith placed with the peo
ple of Eugene at the time the uni
versity was established. He quoted
the bill passed in 1872 providing for
the establishment of the university,
which clearly states that if the peo
ple of Eugene would provide a site
and donate $50,000 for the Initial
building, then "such university is
hereby permanently located at the
town of Eugene City."
Meier also expressed regret that
an officer of the Marion County Tax
league had threatened to throw the
support of the group against the
worthy tax measures which he and
the Oregon Taxpayer s Equalization
and Conservation leagues were sup
porting unless a member of the
state league did not cease attacking
the school-moving bill.
Although we may have honest
differences of opinion, we should
not allow either passion or preju
dice to enter into our disagreements
and shuld consider all legislation on
its merits, the governor stated.
Farmers Picnic and Tour
Draw Many to Lexington
More than 200 people attended
the farmers' picnic at Lexington,
and 15 cars participated in the field
trip of inspection to fields and nur
series, reported C. W. Smith, coun
ty agent. The Karl Miller farm
proved ideal for the occasion with
spacious tables set in the cool
shade affording fine accommoda
tion for the large picnic lunch. A
program featured by the address of
G. R. Hyslop, extension farm crops
specialist from O. S. C, and games
was enjoyed by all.
While the tour was In progress,
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney and Mrs. Lu
cy Rodgers had charge of the af
ternoon entertainment for the ladies
and children.
BALL TEAM TO IKIAH.
Heppner's Wheatland league ball
team will journey to Ukiah to meet
the Pendleton team at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, the Fourth, as
a part of the annual cowboy con
vention and celebration. The same
Pendleton team will meet the Mis
sion Indians there Sunday morning,
July 3.
TO SCOIT C.Ml
Bernard and Scott McMurdo and
Dun Chlnn are Heppner Boy Scouts
In attendance at the Rotary sum
mer camp of the Blue Mountain
council near Milton, being escorted
over this week by Clarence Bau
man, member of the executive com
mittee, and Marvin Wightman,
scoutmaster of the local troop.
SET-IP
FARMS CITED
That Agriculture Getting
More Than its Share
Is Disputed.
HYSLOP GIVES TALK
Work of Moro Station Praised Be
fore Lions; Road Committee
Named; Park Gets Work.
"Agricultural Research" was the
topic discussed by Prof. R. G. Hys
lop, Oregon State college farm
crops specialist, before the Lions
club Monday, in the course of whlcn
discussion he asserted that much
of the propaganda emanating from
the East aimed to cripple the work
of the United States department of
agriculture is ill-founded.
"Only a small part of the depart
ment of agriculture's appropriation
is spent in a manner to be of sole
benefit to agriculture, with a large
proportion of its money going into
work of general public benefit" Mr. -Hyslop
said, "giving little basis for
the argument that agriculture is re
ceiving too much benefit from the
federal government." Among work
carried on by the department not
purely agricultual in nature, Mr.
Hyslop mentioned the forest service
and road work which takes a big
cut out pf the appropriations. Af
ter deductions for such work of
general public benefit are made,
there remains some $30,000,000 out
of a total appropriation of $350,000,-
000, which is spent on work of a
purely agricultural nature includ
ing agricultural research of which
the department is the head, the
object of which is to give the farm
er a greater return for his labor
through lowering operating costs,
improving varieties of products, in
creasing yields and controlling dis
eases. Experiment Stations Assist.
The department is assisted in this
work by state appropriations, and
by a central experiment station in
each state as well as branch experi
ment stations where problems of
the different sections are taken up.
The central experiment station '
in Oregon is located at Corvallis.
Branch stations with the special
problems studied by each were giv
en as follows: Talent, fruit; Astoria,
dairy and forage; Hood River,
fruit; Hermiston, light land irriga
tion; Union, livestock, Burns, for-'
age and cereals; Pendleton, cereals,
especially from standpoint of ro
tation; Moro, cereals.
The work of the Moro station has
been of especial benefit to Morrow
county and eastern Oregon gener
ally, Mr. Hyslop said, by establish
ing the practice of early plowing
which has resulted in increasing
the per acre yield of wheat on an
average of six bushels; by bringing
about a standardization on a few
good wheat varieties which have
proved superior to the many vari
eties formerly grown, and other
wise assisting in establishing prof
itable farming practices. He cited
the work of D. E. Stephens, super
intendent of the Moro station, as
being outstanding throughout the
world in furthering the study of
wheat varieties.
Disease Work Told.
Work in the development of disease-resistant
plants was touched
upon, as well as disjeasejcontrol
work. It is hoped to develop a
smut-resistant wheat that will mean
to the wheatgrower what the intro
duction of Ladak has meant to the
alfalfa grower. Ladak alfalfa, in
troduced from Cashmere, appar
ently is not attacked by alfalfa wilt,
a disease that shortens the life of
the plant from 10 to 3 years, thus
saving alfalfa growers many thous
ands of dollars annually.
G. A. Bleakman reported visiting
the new construction work on the
Heppner-Spray road Sunday when
C. L. Andrews, division engineer
for the bureau of public roads,
made an inspection of the work.
Mr. Bleakman reported that there
still remained 300 yards of cushion
ing to be done on the road and that
the grade between Chapin creek
and Haystack canyon would not be
open to travel before the middle of
this week. If the emergency meas
ure for forest roads is passed by
congress it is expected surfacing
will start almost immediately, and
this part of the road will again be
closed to travel. A committee was
appointed to keep in touch with
the road progress, as follows: Al
Rankin, Earl Eskelson, S. E. Not
son, Earl Gordon and G. A. Bleak
man. It was decided that a group of
the members wotild burn off the
dry grass from the city park to pro
tect the trees planted by the club
there this spring, which was done
Monday evening.
RIHL-GRAY.
Laurel Elivler Ruhl, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Ruhl, and Miss Viola
Fay Gray, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Gray, all residents of the
Lexington vicinity, were married
at the home of Joel R. Benton,
Christian minister, in this city yes
terday, Mr. Benton performing the
ceremony. Both the bride and
bridegroom are prominent young
people of Lexington, Mr. Ruhl hav
ing been graduated from Lexington
high school in the spring.