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Volume 49, Number 23
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 1932
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Miss Gentry, Popular Lex
ington Girl is Choice
Of Committee.
TO FEATURE PARADE
Many Specials Planned and List of
Prizes Announced; Citizens Give
Financial Backing.
Misa Mae Gentry, popular Lex
ington lassie, is the selection of for
mer Rodeo queens to rule over the
eleventh annual showing of Hepp-
ner's typical wild west event to be
staged September 2 and 3, C. W.
McNamer, Rodeo prexy, announced
at a general committee meeting
held at the Elks hall last Thursday
evening. Many final details of stag
ing the show were discussed at the
meeting, and significant of the spir
it with which local citizens are go
ing after the Job was the pledging
on the Bpot of a neat sum to start
the show. This was augmented ma
terially when the financial commit
tee visited business houses of the
city the following day.
There'll be no grafting at this
year's Rodeo, it was decided in dis
cussing plans for providing rides
for the kiddies and a number of
amusement stands, proceeds from
which will go into the general Ro
deo pot. Plans were also set for
staging a smoker but, best of all,
it was decided to stress the parade
feature more than ever.
All who attended last year's show
can not help but have pleasant
memories of the Saturday parade
which surpassed any parade of for
mer years. Charlie Smith is again
head of the parade committee
which has its plans all laid for the
event, to start promptly at 10:30
o'clock Saturday morning, the 3rd.
The parade premium list includes
prizes of $15, $10 and $5 for the
three best organization floats. Com
petition was keen last year between
the Degree of Honor and Neighbors
of Woodcraft lodges of Heppner
and it is expected some beautiful
floats will be entered again this
year, with other organizations
which did not place last year mak
ing a bid for top honors. For the
best decorated auto a prize of $5 is
offered; for best clown, $2; best
comic stunt (two or more individ
uals), $3; best decorated pet, $2
and $1; best decorated four-horse
team, $5; pair of twins looking most
alike, riding in parade (transpor
tation furnished by committee), $2.
These prizes are all offered by the
parade committee. In addition sev
eral business houses have signified
their desire to give prizes for par
ade features, and the committee
has announced that all busness
houses wishing to sponsor some spe
cial event in the parade should get
in touch with them immediately.
The committee especially urges all
business houses to enter something
in the parade, either of an advertis
ing nature or otherwise.
To facilitate handling the various
features of the parade each mem
ber of the committee has been put
in charge of one or more features.
Anyone wishing information con
cerning a special feature should get
in touch with one of the men In
charge of that feature. Those In
charge of the various features are:
Organization floats, C. W. Smith;
clown and comics, John Anglin;
best decorated auto, Dean T. Good
man, Pat Mollahan, Bert Kane, R.
B. Ferguson; pets, Dean T. Good
man; four-horse teams, Vinton
Howell; twins, Earl Eskelson.
President McNamer is now busy
rounding up the Rodeo stock, which
is said to be in fine fettle. The lists
of events are now in the hands of
the secretary, Leonard Gilliam, and
may be obtained from him. Every
thing is rounding up for a big show
lots of entertainment at less cost
and remember, "She's Wild."
MISS BECKETT IN WRECK.
Miss Margaret Beckett, last year's
rodeo queen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Beckett of Eight Mile,
received minor Injuries when the
John Bergstrom coupe which she
was driving went over a rock bluff
in Jackrabbit canyon late Saturday
night. The car was bedly wrecked.
Miss Beckett had borrowed the car
near the end of the dance at the
Rhea Creek grange hall to go to
her home in Eight Mile for a pair
of shoes, a heel having come off
the pair she was wearing. It was
while returning to the hall that the
accident happened. She was pick
ed up walking from the wreck, by
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston who car
ried her back to the hall In their
car.
IS GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER.
This paper Inadvertently misstat
ed facts concerning the arrival of
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
McCabe, Jr., last week, for which it
offers due apology. Not the grand
daughter of Judge and Mrs. W. T.
Campbell of this city, but great
granddaughter is the young Miss
McCabe. She is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keene of
lone, also Mr. and, Mrs. A. A. Mc
Cabe, Sr., of the same place.
To Rent or Lease Good sheep
and stock ranch, 4000 A,, also 200
tons alfalfa and grain hay for sale
on ranch. Address Owner, Box 563,
Heppnor, Ore. 23p,
Mrs. Thressa Cochran
Rites Set for Tomorrow
After suffering for many months,
death came to the relief of Mrs.
Thressa Cochran at the General
hospital In Heppner at 8:45 o'clock
last evening. After being cared for
at the home of her son, J. L. Coch
ran at Cecil for a long while, Mrs.
Cochran was brought to the hospit
al here two weeks ago, and every
thing that human hands could do
to relieve her condition seemed of
no avail and the end came peace
fully to Mrs. Cochran last evening,
surrounded by the members of her
family who reside here.
Her funeral will be at Monument
on Friday, August 19, with Rev.
Cookson, pastor of the Monument
church, officiating. In charge, of
Case Mortuary the remains will be
taken to Monument this afternoon,
escorted by the relatives.
Thressa Georgetta Couch was
born in Memphis, Scotland county,
i Missouri, on the 21st day of Febru
ary, 1856, the daughter of P. H. and
Ann Couch, being of Scotch-Irish
descent. She departed this life on
August 17, 1932, at the age of 75
years, 5 months and 25 days. Her
mother's people were heavy slave
holders at the time of the rebellion
while her father was an officer in
the Noi'thern army.
After the Civil war Mr. Couch
crossed the plains by ox team to the
Willamette valley, when Thressa
was eight years of age. She receiv
ed her education in the public
school at Harrisburg, and at the
age of sixteen was united in mar
riage to Samuel V. Coohran, they
making their home at Harrisburg
during the early part of their mar
ried life. In 1878 they moved to
Heppner for one year thence to Gil
liam county where they remained
for 12 years and engaged in farm
ing, going then to Fox valley in
Grant county to remain for three
years, when they removed to the
Fern creek home at Top, now own
ed by Roy Scott,
Mrs. Cochran was the mother of
ten children, six of whom, as well
as Mr. Cochran, having preceded
her to the Great Beyond. The chil
dren remaining are a son, J. L.
Cochran of Cecil, three daughters,
Mrs. W. O. Bayless and Mrs. F. W.
Turner of Heppner and Mrs. Louis
Morris of John Day, besides one
sister, Mrs. E. K. Cochran of Port
land. Mrs. Cochran led a very active
life and until the past year had
been in good health. Since the death
of Mr. Cochran she maintained her
home in Monument, but spent much
time at the home of her son in Ce
cil. Her health failed during the
last six months and on May 24 she
was taken to her bed where she
had remained until the tame of her
death, and during all this time she
was tenderly cared for by her chil
dren, and by the attendants at the
hospital of Mrs. Herrcn where she
was removed two weeks ago.
Aunt T, as Mrs. Cochran was
commonly known, was a mother to
every young person she knew, a
faithful friend and loyal neighbor.
She was a faithful member for long
years of the Baptist church and ac
tive in church work in Monument.
and also a member of Neighbors
of Woodcraft She leaves a host of
friends to mourn her loss.
Young Democrats May
Start Club in County
Declaring the "Young Democrats
of Oregon" to be one of the out
standing good-citizenship leagues
of the country, Wm. P. Gosslln of
Portland, president of the organi
zation, made a bid for membership
to any and all youths whether
members of the democratic party
or not, when In Heppner Saturday
While here he laid plans for or
ganizng a county unit of the state
organization, which, in turn is part
of a nation-wide movement. Details
of the local organization will be an
nounced later through Hanson
Hughes and Charles B. Cox, local
sponsors.
Gosslln stopped in Heppner while
on a 2300-mile trip over the state,
visiting democratic leaders and
young people in 22 counties. The
league is sponsoring a victory ban
quet at the Multnomah hotel In
Portland, Saturday, Sept. 17, with
Will Rogers as speaker. The pro
gram will be broadcast over KXL.
Miss Myrtle Craddick, former
Heppner girl, is secretary of the
Portland Young Democrats.
Robert Turner Helps Sell
Morrow County Butter
Robert V. Turner, former Hepp
ner boy and graduate of Univer
sity of Oregon, was Instrumental
in inaugurating the first shipment
of Oregon dairy products direct
from Portland to oriental points.
Mr, Turner spent several weeks in
securing the cooperation of Oregon
dairy products firms and contacted
tho State Steamship company In
getting them interested In making
this trial shipment.
Although offered a trip with the
Maunawlll to Japan and China Mr.
Turner decided against making the
trip at this time but hopes to ac
company a later shipment. A small
consignment of Morrow County
Creamery butter was Included In
the sample shipment to each of the
ports. Local dairymen will follow
this experiment with considerable
Interest.
Chas. B. Frazler, representative
of Equitable Savings & Loan asso
claton of Portlnnd, was a caller In
Hoppner on Wednesday while on
his way to La Grande and other
eastern Oregon points. He reports
general business condtlons as pick
ing up,
LEXINGTON
MRS. HARRY DUVALL.
Mr. Bias in the Church of Christ
Sunday morning will give another
expository sermon from the Sermon
on the Mount, Matthew, 5th chap
ter, "The Relation of Christ's New
Teaching to the Old Hebrew Law."
An increased attendance was noted
last , Sunday in both Bible school
and church services.
Mr. and Mrs. Sias were dinner
guests in the Geije Gentry home
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Barnett,
daughters Dona and Mrs. Trannie
Parker, were calling on Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Benton at Heppner Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Stockard
came over from their home at Her
miston and spent the week end here
visiting relatives and friends. They
were calling on Mr. and Mrs. Galey
Johnson Sunday afternoon.
Thieves visited the threshing ma
chine of W. B. Tucker on Monday
night and took a large number of
tools, some gas and seven gallons
of oil.
Laura Agnes Eskelson of Seattle
arrived last week for a visit with
relatives. Before coming here she
spent several days in Salem with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Eskelson.
Saturday evening relatives and
friends gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Galey Johnson to make
ice cream and spend a social eve
ning. Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Miller, Mrs. Maggie Reaney,
Olivia Baldwin, Paul Nichols, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Dinges and Danny,
Mrs. Ed Burchell, Edward, Grace,
Doris and Billy.
Mrs. Myles Mulligan Is spending
a few days this week in the moun
tains at the ranger station with
her husband.
Doris Burchell has been suffering
with infection in her hand this
week as the result of a cut receiv
ed some weeks ago from broken
glass. She has had to make several
trips to Heppner to have her hand
cared for.
After a two weeks visit here with
her parents, Veda Bundy has re
turned to her duties as stenograph
er in Portland.
There will be a meting of the
grange here Saturday night, Sept.
10, beginning at 7:30. This will be
the first meeting since vacation
during the summer months and it
is planned to make it a home com
ing meeting. A very interesting
program will be given.
A picnic was held Sunday after
noon at the Leach ranch north of
town. Present were Mrs. E. S. Wil
kinson, Hollywood, Cal., Mrs. Jes
sie West, Woodlawn, Calif., Ray
McFarline, Chester, Calif., all house
guests of the Leaches. Others pre
sent were Mr. and Mrs. Lester
White, Vel Ward, Dallas Ward,
Buster Gentry, Mr. and Mrs. George
White, Mrs. Minnie McMillan,
James, Opal and Wilma Leach.
Orville Johnson became sudden
ly ill Saturday afternoon at the
Devine ranch where he was work
ing. He was taken to Heppner and
found to be suffering from acute
appendicitis. His brother and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson and son
Kaye Don, drove up from Portland
and took him back with them Sun
day. They were accompanied by
Mrs. E. S. Wilkinson, sister of Mr.
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sigsbee and
baby of Portland spent Monday
night visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Burchell. Mrs. Sigs
bee is a cousin of Mr. Burchell.
Miss Betty Kenny, Mrs. C. E.
Danielson and daughter Delma Mil
ler returned to their home in El
lensburg Tuesday. They had been
here for several weeks visiting rel
atives and friends.
J. F. McMillan and family return
ed home Sunday from their vaca
tion in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell McMillan
visited here last week with Mr. Mc
Millan's grandmother and other rel
atives. They were en route to Mil
ton to visit Mrs. McMillan's folks
before returning to California
where Mr. McMillan teaches in the
high school at Chico.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas had as
their guests Sunday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Mason and Mr. and
Mrs. Del Ward of lone, and Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Jones of Heppner. The
evening was spent playing contract
bridge.
Sunday, Aug. 21, the Lexington
grange will hold a picnic in the
mountains at the old Slocum mill
site, up Willow creek. You are In
vited to come and bring your din
ner, also your own plate, cup and
spoon.
Mrs. Harry Schriever, appointed
by Governor Meier as chairman for
the relief council of this county,
organized a unit in Lexington last
Wednesday afternoon. Those rep
resenting the different organiza
tions were: Rebekahs, Mrs. Ola
Ward and Mrs. Elmar Hunt; Chris
tian church, Mrs. Sias and Mrs.
Harry Dinges; grange, Mrs. Alfred
Nelson, Mrs. Henry Smouse and
Mrs. Joe Devine; P. T. A., Mrs.
John Miller and Mrs. R. B. Wilcox;
Congregational church, Mrs. Flor
ence Beach and Mrs. Sadie Lewis.
Mrs. Alfred Nelson was appointed
chairman of tho unit. This relief
council was Inaugurated by Gover
nor Meier for the relief of the un
employed. Mrs. Caroline Kuns and daughter
Iva returned home Saturday. She
had been away several days visiting
relatives at La Grande, Athena and
Pendleton.
Our Now Pine Oil Permanent
Wave for only $5.50. Coxen & Cha-
pin, phone 1112 for appointment.
Lost Red crepe dress belt. Find
er please leave at this office.
IVE TOW GRAIN
FDR S1 ISPROMOTED
Creditors Asked to Take
Wheat at 70 Cents in
Payment of Bills.
MEET AT PENDLETON
Relief Measures Talked by Farm
Leaders and Others; County
Well Represented.
How many people will take wheat
at 70 cents a bushel in settlement of
indebtedness owing them by wheat
men in order to encourage the
grower to hold his wheat for a bet
ter price? That is the question be
ing asked over the entire nation by
a movement known as the "Dollar
Wheat" organization, and which
was brought to Heppner"s doorstep
by a meeting of the Umatilla coun
ty unit at Pendleton Saturday eve
ning.
The meeting was attended by a
large group of Morrow county far
mers and business men, many of
whom believe the movement will
prove of benefit to the wheat grow
ing industry.
The dollar wheat movement which
started in the north middlewest,
took as its base the price to which
it was hoped to bring hard red
spring wheat at St Paul. Some agi
tators for the plan have quoted the
70-cent rate as being the compara
tive price for wheat at Pendleton,
while others have taken it to mean
the comparative price at Portland.
In the latter case a 12 1-2-cent rate
differential for freight would be
subtracted to arrive at the Heppner
price, which would figure 57 1-2
cents.
The movement is singular among
moves aimed to benefit the farmer,
so far proposed, in that it calls for
no sign-up on the part of anyone,
but merely disseminates propagan
da with which it hopes the public
generally wid fall in line. Through
keeping their wheat off the market
it is believed the farmers can do
more themselves toward encourag
ing the price of wheat than by any
other means. But In order for the
farmer to hold his wheat for a bet
ter price, it is essential he have the
cooperation of his creditors that he
be not forced to sell.
David H. Nelson, president of the
Umatilla group, explained the plan
at the Pendleton meeting. Other
speakers were Fred Schmidt Dr. I.
U. Temple and R. R. Butler, Oregon
congressman.
A telegram from Max Gehlhar,
director of the Oregon department
of agriculture, encouraged an inves
tigation of dockage rates on smutty
and light weight wheat, which he
declared have not been lowered in
the time that wheat has dropped
from more than $2 to less than a
dollar a bushel. Warehousing
charges also have stayed up on the
high plane, he said.
Congressman Butler laid much
blame for the recent times of finan
cial stress on the lack of adequate
currency, and endorsed the idea of
the government issuing currency up
to the full amount of reserve stocks
of gold now held by the United
States. Enlarging the currency in
such a manner would help raise
commodity prices and thus assist
in speeding up business, Mr. Butler
believed.
Dobyns Transferred to
East Oregon Station
On the first of July Harold W.
Dobyns of the government biologic
al survey, predatory animal depart
ment, was transferred from the
Portland office to Pendleton, with
headquarters in the federal build
ing. Mr. Dobyns has been given
charge of the territory, as assistant,
of all the work in the counties of
Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow,
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Bak
er, and his duties enlarged to take
in the work of both predatory ani
mal and rodent control.
A new man will be on the work
in this county to assist Adam Knob
lock. T. W. King, who has been
working in Grant county with
headquarters at Hamilton, has been
transferred to this territory by Mr.
Dobyns and will have his head
quarters at Ellis ranger station.
Both Mr. Dobyns and Mr. King
were visitors in Heppner Wednes
day, and Mr. Dobyns stated to this
paper that his transfer to Pendle
ton is in the interests of economy
as well as convenience, placing him
nearer the center of his field of
labor.
SPECIAL GRANGE LECTURE.
Greenfield grange of Boardman
will be addressed on Saturday eve
ning, Aug, 20, at 8 o'clock, by Mrs.
Irene Douglass Waldo, president of
Rio-Chemistry Health club of Port
land. Tho lecture will be a charac
ter analysis of children and adults.
All are Invited to attend. Flossie
Coats, lecturer.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the friends and neighbors
In our hour of bereavement, for the
kindly aid and assistance during
the illness of our mother, Mrs.
Thressa Cochran; and for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
The Family.
I0NE
JENNIE E. MCMURRAY.
Your correspondent is in receipt
of the following letter written by
Linea Troedson and dated Honolu
lu, August 1:
"On June 27, Hildegarde Williams
and I left Portland for San Fran
cisco. After a two days' journey,
including a most enjoyable drive
over the Redwood highway, we ar
rived safely at our destination. On
July 1, at 12 noon, we sailed on the
S. S. Mariposa enroute to Honolulu
via Los Angeles. Our departing
from San Francisco is a memory
never to be forgotten. Before we
sailed we were furnished an abun
dant supply of serpentine to throw
to our friends on the dock who saw
us off. We fastened the ends of
serpentine to the railing of the ship.
The sight was bautiful colored
streamers forming a network be
tween the ship and the pier, with
the breeze gently lifting it to and
fro in the sun. We were ready to
depart, the band playing "Song of
the Island," "Bon Voyage" and "Al
oha Oe" as we drifted out in the
bay waving farewell to those left
behind. We remained on deck un
til we had gone through the Golden
Gate, out to sea and land was no
longer visible. We retired to our
stateroom, and then to our first
meal in our "palace on the high
seas." A most congenial crowd
was on board so we spent the first
afternoon making new acquaint
ances and visiting; before long we
were like one large family.
Upon awakening on July 2, we
found ourselves anchored in Wil
mington harbor the port of Los
Angeles. Not sailing until 10:30
that night we decided to see some
of the city. We went on a sightsee
ing tour past the famous Ambassa
dor hotel, through Hollywood, tra
versing the full length of the world
famous Hollywood boulevard, past
the Chinese theater, Warner Bros.'
studio, into Beverly hills, passing
the homes of countless movie stars.
After a drive through Santa Monica
and Ocean Park beaches, we re
turned via Culver City, passing the
M. G. M., Pathe and Roach studios.
On our first day out from Los
Angeles, the mighty Pacific was not
very calm so we spent the day in
our stateroom. But during the re
mainder of our trip we were always
on deck, either participating in the
various deck sports such as ping-
pong, deck quoits, ring tosse, shuf
fle board, swimming, or in the
lounge for a rubber of bridge. Ev
ery morning at 10 we were served
bouillon, in the afternon tea, and
at night the steward brought sand
wiches out on deck. Every evening
we were entertained with a movie
and dancing; also Hawaiian music
and hula dances.
On the morning of July 7 we
arose to see a beautiful sunrise and
the mossy green mountains of the
island of Oahu. .We could see Dia
mond Head and Aloha Tower in the
distance, also the Royal Hawaiian
hotel, a large pinkish structure on
the Beach of Waikiki. Throngs
of people were at the pier to meet
the S. S. Mariposa as it arrived in
Honolulu harbor. Our friends
greeted us in the old Hawaiian
fashion with loads of beautiful leis
(garlands of flowers) which are
worn around the neck.
We live in a cozy little cottage
only two blocks from the famous
beach of Waikiki. We spend our
time swimming, surf riding, sight
seeing, at tennis, dinners and danc
ing beneath the swaying palms by
the moonlit waters to the strains
of Hawaiian music
Some of the places of interest
which we have seen are Hawaiian
Pineapple cannery, sugar refineries,
Punch Bowl hill, Mormon temple,
David's Grass hut, First Chinese
Church of Christ in Hawaii, Scho
fleld Barracks, Pearl harbor the
largest naval harbor in the Pacific,
the banyon tree under which Rob
ert Louis Stevenson used to write,
and Queen Liliuakalani's summer
home. On our trips around the is
land we have seen sugar cane, pine
apples, rice and bananas growing.
One of the numerous interseting
experiences we've had was to at
tend an Hawaiian native feast call
ed a "luau" at which all the food
Is served in one course In cocoanut
shells on tea leaves, the tea leaves
taking the place of a table cloth.
No utensils such as knives or forks
were used so we had to eat every
thing with our fingers. I am en
closing the menu and a copy of the
Hawaiian entertainment.
We shall never forget the unsur
passed beauty and charm of the is
lands themselves. The hearty wel
come and sincere cordiality of the
people living on the islands make
the deepest Impression of all. Their
friendliness and sociability cause
one, almost Immediately upon ar
rival, to feel at home. The har
monious and happy intermingling
of the many diverse races here is
a rare privilege to behold.
During our short visit here we
have made many friends and we
regret that the time is drawing
near for us to leave beautiful "Isle
of our dreams" for we sail on Aug
ust 11, again on the S. S. Mariposa,
our home on the seas, back to San
Francisco,
The above letter was received
August 10, and on the same day
Ralph Harris, clerk of the lone
school board, received a cablegram
from Hildegarde Williams Benson,
cancelling her contract as third and
fourth grade teacher In our school,
and bringing the information that
she had been married while in Hon
olulu. Where Mr. and Mrs. Ben
son will make their home we were
unnblo to learn. Mrs. Benson has
been a teacher here for the past
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E. S. Durans Celebrate
Wedding Anniversary
The farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Duran in Blackhorse was the
scene of a very pleasant assemblage
on Sunday, the party being arrang
ed in commemoration of the 40th
wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. Duran. Friends and relatives
present were treated to a fine din
ner at the noon hour and then en
joyed the remainder of the day In
visiting and a good social time.
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Duran there
were present Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
McMurtry and son Glen; Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Carmchael, Miss Merle
Carmichael, Mrs. Vida Clark of
Walla Walla, P. G. Carmichael, J.
S. Baldwin and daughter Olivia,
Mrs. A. Reaney, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John Her, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Turner, Mrs. Ola
Ward, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Phelps
and daughter Juanita, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Long and daughter Grace of
Touchet, Wash., M. E. Duran and
Wm. Duran.
The editor acknowledges with
thanks the fine treat of cake sent
us and extends congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Duran with the wish
that he may be able to chronicle the
celebration of their golden wedding
anniversary.
ENJOYS CHICAGO TRIP.
Garnet Barratt returned Satur
day from Chicago where he enjoy
ed a pleasant visit, marred only by
hitting a "glutted" market with
the sheep which he accompanied to
the city. The shipment included 10
cars of lambs, with H. A. Cohn,
Krebs Bros., Henry Lowe and Bar
ratt and Son numbered among the
shippers. All the way through
North Dakota clear to Chicago, Mr.
Barratt reported the farm land to
present a beautiful picture, with
good grass covering the "bad lands."
"Chicago was really much different
than I had it pictured," said Mr.
Barratt "Only a small part of the
city is infested with gangsters and
thugs, and one doesn't need to visit
that part." Except that its news
papers apparently do not know the
Pacific coast exists, he termed Chi
cago a typical western city with
many very beautiful park3, and
many grand buildings. Excellent
regulation permits the large volume
of traffic to move freely, and one
encounters little difficulty driving
about in a car, Mr. Barratt said.
WHO IS AT FAULT?
To the Editor:
Some thirtv-four vears asm Tnf
Halvorsen purchased a tract of land
irom coward uiun and a portion ol
same was duly platted as Halvorsen
Addition to the town nf Tone nnH
all lots sold to different parties the
same year. Numerous transfers
have since been made In every case,
and present owners have abstracts
showing clear titles, and, also, have
been assessed regularly and hold
tax receipts of very recent dates.
Now comes an advertisement in
Gazette Times calling for sale of
entire tract, including streets, for
recent delinauent taxes. Is it fair
to taxpayers to have their homes
advertised for sale bv our conntv
officials and added costs to abstracts
through someone's errors?
INTERESTED TAXPAYER.
Marbles Leave Heppner
In P. P. & L. Change
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marble and
children left Heppner Sunday for
their new home at Sunnyside, Wn
to which point Mr. Marble was
transferred by the Pacific Power
and Light company by whom he is
employed. The management of the
local office has been taken over by
Ray Kinne, who with Mrs. Klnne
arrived Saturday from their former
home at Yakima, Wash., and have
taken up their residence in the
Sweek house on Court street. Mr.
Marble came back to Heppner Mon
day to remain for a few days while
closing business Interests here.
During their three-year residence
in this city Mr. and Mrs. Marble
were prominently identified with
community activities, Mr. Marble
now being commander of the local
American Legion post It was large
ly through his efforts that an im
posing start was made to provide
the city with a public park and
playground, and in other ways both
he and Mrs. Marble endeared them
selves to the heart of the commun
ity which bids them god-speed in
their new field of endeavor.
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE.
Mail orders now are being accep
ted for combination tickets for the
four feature events of the National
Amercan Legion convention to be
staged in Portland's huge Multno
mah Civic stadium, according to
word received by Paul Marble,
commander of the local American
Legion post, from the Portland con
vention commission headquarters.
The combination tickets are $2, and
are good for reserved seats for the
big parade Tuesday, September 13,
and reserved sections for the 40 &
8 night parade Monday, Sept. 12;
the drum corps preliminaries all
day Wednesday, Sept 14. and the
drum corps finals that Wednesday
night. Mail orders with remittances
should be sent to Multnomah Civic
Stadium, Portland.
EXAMINER COMING.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs, will be In
Heppner next Wednesday, at the
courthouse, between the hours of
1 and 5 p. m. on his regulur visit
He will be in lone the same day
fromn 9 a. m. til 12 noon.
Try one of our Wonderful Per
manent Waves. Coxen & Chapin
Beauty Shop, phono 1112.
S VOTE HELP
TO RODEOFEATURE
Float Placed in Hands of
Committee; Plans for
Play Announced.
YOUTH TELLS TRIP
Ted McMurdo Relates Journey of
Family to Sunny South; Ed and
Bob Notson Greet Friends.
"Every shoulder to the wheel to
put across the Rodeo, Heppner's
annual fall community entertain
ment event" the spirit now pervad
ing Heppner, was caught up by the
Lions club Monday in voting unan
imously to again sponsor a float as
a part of the organization's parti
cipation in the event The feature
will be handled by P. W. Mahoney,
Earl Eskelson, John Hiatt, George
Bleakman and Clarence Bauman.
Plans were also announced by
Earl W. Gordon, chairman of the
play committee, for staging the
Lion's annual play sometime in Oc
tober, this year as an all-home
event. A unanimous vote of con
fidence was given the committee's
plans.
His impressions of a recent mo
tor trip as far south as Los An
geles, were given the Lions by Ted
McMurdo, eldest son of Dr. and
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo, who made
the trip in company with his par
ents and brothers, Bernard and
Scott Ted, who was at the citi
zens' military training camp at
Vancouver, Wash., when the family
left home, joined them at Ashland
after they had spent a week sight
seeing and fishing in central Ore
gon. Returning north to Grants Pass
where they took the Redwood route
south, they dropped In on Profes
sor and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick at Med
ford to complete a visit of two days
which the other members of the
family had enjoyed with the for
mer Heppner city school superin
tendent and his wife. Mr. Hedrick
is now city school superintendent
in the Jackson county metropolis.
Some thirty miles south of Cres
cent City they went off the road a
ways to see the world's largest tree,
a giant sequoia. They came upon
San Francisco shrouded in fog as
they took the ferry across from
Sausalito; then on to San Jose and
a visit with a brother of Dr. Mc
Murdo's, and Salinas, then decor
ated for its coming rodeo, where
they took the road to Del Monte.
While Dr. McMurdo participated
for a week in a trapshooting tour
nament at Del Monte, other mem
bers of the family enjoyed ' surf
bathing and sightseeing at Monte
rey and Carmel by the Sea.
The journey southward was tak
en up over the coast route to Los
Angeles, Ted describing the scenery
as very beautiful with the ocean on
one side and picturesque hills with
moss covered rocks on the other.
At Los Angeles the family visited
at the home of a sister of Mrs. Mc
Murdo's at Monterey park, enjoyed
many sights of the city including
the large Olympic stadium, and
practice of Olympic boatsmen at
Long Beach where Dr. McMurdo al
so participated in a shoot
bn the way home the $5,000,000
Fox theater at San Francisco was
visited, and the memorial chapel of
Stanford university at Palo Alto,
a picture of which Ted showed the
Lions, was inspected. The trip up
through the Sacramento valley was
made at night to escape the heat of
the day. Fishing was enjoyed at
Crater lake, which Ted described
as more beautiful than any picture
of it he had ever seen.
Guests of the club were Edward
and Robert Notson, vistlng at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Notson, from their respective
homes at Elmlra, Wash., and Port
land, Edward being principal of the
Elmlra schools and Robert a special
writer with the Portland Oregon
ian. Each made a short talk in
which he expressed pleasure at be
ing able to again greet friends of
the old home town, and Bob gave
a glowing comparison of country
and city life, citing from personal
experience the fuller existence to
be gained through contact with the
soil. George Peck, county commis
sioner, also expressed pleasure at
being able to meet with the club.
Mrs. C. R. Ripley, club accom
panist obliged with a pleasing pi
ano solo as a special entertainment
feature.
S. E. Notson, program chairman,
announced a debate between U. of
O. and O. S. C. students on the sub
ject of consolidation as a feature of
next Monday's meeting.
Mrs. Barbara England, who has
been visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joel R. Benton, In this
city for the past six weeks, depart
ed for her home at Cottage Grove
on Monday. She was taken as far
as Albany by Robert Jones who is
visiting with relatives In that city
this week. Ralph Benton accom
panied them as far as Portland and
will return home with Mr. Jones.
Garnet Barratt who retiimnl h
first of the week from Chicago to
wheh point ho took a shipment of
sheep, was joined on the return
journey by Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cohn
at Missoula, Mont, who accompan
ied him home.
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