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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1932. PAGE FIVE E. L. Meyers and R. M. Town send, representing the state and national republican central com mittees, were calling in Heppner Wednesday, feeling out the polit ical situation in regard to the com ing general election. On their way over the state they find the business trend generally improved over a year ago and people generally opti mistic. That bruin still roams the Blues is asserted by two men who came In from the mountains this week. W. E. Mikesell saw a bear while cutting wood out in the vicinity of Ditch creek, and Claude Graham, out with Terrel Benge, also saw one on the Arbuckle road between Kel ley prairie and the top of the mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Sprouls left the first of the week for Spo kane where Mr. Sprouls expected to attend a school held for Stand ard Oil company employees. On his return Mr. Sprouls will be con nected with the local Standara ser vice station. Mrs. Sadie Lewis of Lexington made a business visit to the city Tuesday. Soon to be 76 years young, Mrs. Lewis enjoys good health. She is the erandmother of Marion f al men whose marriage to Miss Gene va Pettvlohn was an event of the week. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Ripley depart ed this week for a two weeks' va cation trip which will take them southward to San Francisco and other California points. Mr. Rip ley is local agent of the Standard Oil company. Clarence Bauman, John Wight- man and Lawrence Beach made up a hunting party that headed for the timber Tuesday in quest of deer, ex pecting to be out til the end or the week. held after school throughout the week, and one general rehearsal is held each week on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Latourell came in from a hunt this week, Mrs. Latourell being the good marksman accounting for a 220 pound buck they had in tow. . Louis Padberg of Wells Springs was seen in the city Tuesday. No new developments have been re ported from the Wells springs gas diggings recently. Frank Fraters of Eight Mile was here Saturday. He is getting ready to put in the forr grain and would greatly appreciate a big, soaking rain right now. Dr. A. D. McMurdo, son Ted, and Earl Hunt returned from a hunt this week. Earl was the only suc cessful hunter in the party, landing a 220 pounder. Johan Troedson and son Vernor from the Ella district were in town Tuesday, Mr. Troedson Sr. consult ing a physician about an injured hand. Bob Benton, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton, came up from Portland the end of the week and enjoyed a hunting trip this week Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burnside at the Maggie Hunt home in this city last Sunday, an S pound son. Monte Bundy of the South Springs district north of Lexington, was doing business in the city on Tuesday. Frank Robinson, pioneer lone at torney, reported everything well with the Egg city when in town Tuesday. Lost -One black gelt, with bob bed tail, from home on Rhea creek. Verl Farrens. 29-30. Lost Two keys in leather case Reward. Leave at McAtee & Aik ens. 29p Junior Band Is Offered. A junior band is being organized by the band director, Mr. Buhman, and is made up of those who wish to start in the band. They will be advanced to the school barid as soon as they are capable. Those already enrolled in the Ju nior band are Hugh Crawford, Don ald Bennett, Harry Tamblyn, Em ery Coxen, Hubert Hudson, Betty Robinson, Alan UibD, Margaret Doolittle and Jack Merrill. There is still an opportunity for those who wish to start in the band work now. Anyone who is inter ested should see Director Buhman as soon as possible as there may not be another opportunity to enter for one or two years. The HEHISCH Edited by the Journalism Class of Heppner High School STAFF Editor Armin Wlhlon Assistant Miriam Moyer Reporters: William Thomson, Roy Gentry, Rachel Anglin, Alice Bleakman, Frank Anderson, An abel Turner, Edmond Gonty, Kathleen Cunningham. Editorial It is hoped that the parents and the public will do all in their power to help that very worthwhile organ ization, the school band. Let's ev eryone boost our band. The speech given by Mr. Barratt last Monday brings to mind the sig nificance of the Norton Winnard Cup. This cup was given to the hleh school by the class of 1918 who did this in memory of the sterling qualities of their classmate, Norton Winnard. Until two years ago, this cup had been given to the best all around Junior; but in the last few years the best senior has had his name engraved upon the cup. The qualifications for this cup are: good grades, good personality, narticiDation in some sport, al- thoueht this isn't necessary, and a good social standing among class mates. A natural scnoiar win nave no better chance for this honor than has the person who must study at home because we all admire most a person who gets high grades be cause he works for them. The prestige of being a student whose name is engraved upon the cup is worth striving for; and not only is the name of this cup known in Heppner but In the whole state of Oregon. Therefore, a Norton wmnara Cup student has a better chance In after life because he is marked for his high merits; and this is another thing for which every student should strive. penings of Mr. Winnard's college days. All that had been true of him in HeDDner high school was true in his higher education days He never sought glory and some times even dodged it. When he graduated from Harvard he was recommended for a position wnn one of the largest hospitals in the United States in New York, and he had just entered upon what gave promise of being a great career when it was cut short by his un timely passing. In his talk Mr. Barratt said ne honed all the students would re member this cup and work for it throughout their high school course so that there would be a real con test as to the one who would receive it in his senior year. The candi date selected must possess the qua! ities of leadership, scholarship, and personality as exemplified by the person whom the cup commemor ates. Pep is Shown. A pep meeting and rally were held last Thursday by the student body for the purpose of arousing school spirit for the Heppner-Condon foot ball game held Friday At tne pep assembly. Mr. Mabee, school coach introduced the players, and then the yell leaders led the student body in a few peppy yells. The rally was held at 7:30 starting at the post of fice and yelling and serpentining up and down Main street. Gym Flans Made for Year. Gvm is being started vigorously this year with the spirited organi zation of clubs. These clubs: the Red Devils led by Margaret Nel- , the Wildcats led by Anabel Turner, the Shooting stars led by Delia Ulrich, and the Shamrocks led by Hazel Beymer, are to com pete against each other for a ban ner to be given to the all star team at the end of the year. From these teams four managers have been selected from whom a supervising manager will be chosen to help with the schedules and post ing of games. Coach Mabee and the four leaders have drawn up a constitution of rules which states that there will be three classes of sports this year. First, the major group consisting of soccer, basketball, speedball, and indoor baseball. Fifteen points will be awarded each team that wins one of these games and five points for entrance. Second, are the minor sports such as tennis, horse shoes, dodge ball, and Sigma Delta Psi, with ten points for winning and three points for entrance. Third, there are the all school sports con sisting of track and such meets with five point3 for the winning team. Later in the winter it will be impossible to run off two games a day during the thirty minutes of gym provided, so it has been decid ed to schedule and play these games in the gym of evening3. Gym is proving to be very bene ficial as well as enjoyable under the excellent training Mr. Mabee Is pro viding. Grade News. Pupils of the first grade are working on an Indian project and a sand bed. In the second grade room some sixth grade boys were found play ing with cars in the sand" bed. The teacher said they enjoyed it as much as her pupils. The pupils of the seventh grade are working on a very Interesting play project for the near future. New students enrolled In tne eighth grade are Josephine Moyer from Lexington, Donald Belling- brock from Cottonwood, Juanita Kirk from Montana and Minan Timmins from Denver. The eighth grade civics class is very fortunate in this being an elec tion year so that they may study the organization and workings of political parties and elections from observation. Later they will hold an election of their own on sample ballots to determine their choice for president. The class expresses itself thus: "It is the privilege of every good citizen to vote; therefore we are all going to see that our parents are registered and that they do their part and vote next November." A rythm band composed of all grades played yesterday at the school. The second grade rythm band played a special number and the fifth and sixth grades sang a negro spiritual, "Hear Dem Bells." Dick Benton. This committee com bined tickets and the student body tax in the hope of a better attend ance at the football games and to insure the prompt payment of the student body tax. General News. Because of the arrival of new i aprons for laboratory purposes, the chemistry students are now hoping for a fire drill so they can show j them off. Fifty-nine library books have ar-1 rived that were ordered for the j high and grade school from this district's portion of the county li brary fund. Girls of the domestic science class are now taking up a canning pro ject. They have canned eighteen quarts of pears, prunes, and have made conserve for people who have furnished all material. By this method the girls can get experience in canning at very little cost to the school. The World History class is start ing work on the contract basis plan. Each student contracts to do a certain amount of work to receive any grade he wishes to have. Fire Drill is Practiced. Fire drill was held in Heppner school at 9:30 Friday morning. The building was emptied of pupils in about one minute. Some high school students got a thrill out of coming down the "fire chute." Mr. Bloom was met with much applause as he emerged from the chute as one of the first teachers to go down for a couple of years. Paid Tax Means Free Ticket. The student body council states that if you pay your student body tax in Heppner high this year you also receive a season ticket to all the high school football games. There have been seventy-nine stu dents who have paid their student body tax. The student council which is com posed of student body officers, namely, June Anderson, president; Herman Green, vice-president; Be atrice Thomson, secretary; Jimmy Furlong, treasurer; and the class presidents who are, seniors, Bill Beckett; juniors, Matt Kenny; sophomores, Floyd Jones: freshmen, Frosh Take Oath. The freshman initiation, a school tradition, given by the sophomores, was held last Friday night at 7:30 in the auditorium. It lasted about an hour during which the frosh were made to do several clever stunts. June Ander son, student body president, read the oath which all frosh took and were formally admitted as members of good old Heppner high school. After the Initiation a few games were played followed by refresh ments given by the senior class. The Juniors had to clean up after it was all over, Board Member Speaks. To tell the purpose of the Nor ton Winnard cup which is present ed to a senior each year, and some thing of the life of Norton Win nard. a student assembly was held Monday noon. Superintendent Bloom Introduced the speaker, Gar net Barratt, a classmate of Norton Winnard and a member of the pres ent school board, Mr. Barratt told of the cup's be ing given to the school In memory of the fe and BPlcndld acnieve- ments of Norton Winnard. Six high school students have had their names eneraved upon It. The following are some of the things Mr. Barratt mentioned about Mr, Winnard. He studied hard to load his class. He was respected by everyone and was a clean sport. He treated everyone alike. Always he was thouehtful of his parents. He attended church regularly even when he was away from home. He entered athletic sports In his Junior year of high school and made good there, too. A letter from a close classmate of Norton Winnard's In the University of Orciron and Harvard Medical school was read by Mr. Barratt. This related many Interesting hap Heppner Wins First Game. A green but hard-fighting Hepp ner high football team defeated the Condon gridsters Friday afternoon on Rodeo field 13-6. Heppner passed, skirted the ends, and bucked the line for two count ers the first half. In the third per iod the Condon line stiffened and though the ball was constantly in Condon territory the Heppner boy3 didn't have the punch necessary to score. Condon's touchdown came after their backfleld men had marched through the center of Heppner's line for 50 yards. It was a good first game and though both teams looked ragged at times, Heppner being particu larly careless about off-side, they showed promise of very good mid season ball. The lineup for Heppner was as follows: : L. G., Ted McMurdo; C Lyle Cowdrey; R. G., Reese Burk enbine; R. T., Don Cowdrey; R. E., Marvin Morgan; F., Jimmy Fur- long; L. H Roy Gentry; R. H., Cur tis Thomson; CJ., Bill senwarz. Substitutions were John Hanna, Q. and Raymond Reld, R, G. llchlsch Committee Functions. The Hehlsch committee, composed of the student body president, June Anderson; two seniors, Beatrice Thomson and Ralph Forgey; two lunlnrs. Delia Ulrich and Armin Wihlon: two sophomores, Lydla Ul rich and Chester Christenson; and two frosh, who haven't been chosen, are to enforce all traditions and functions of Heppner high school. Thev have acted officially up to date at class rush day, junior louu sox day, the frosh Initiation, the rally Thursdny night and the game on Friday, School Band Organize. The Honnnor school band expects in nrrnmnllsh much this year. It hns recently reorganized and in stalled student officers whose duties are to assist the director and pro mote the band. The officers elect ed are as follows: student leader, Billy Schwarz; secretary, James Driscoll; treasurer, Juanita Mor gan; librarian, Billy Cochell; ser-geant-nt-arms, Marvin Morgan; as sistant sergeants - at - arms, Joe Green and Larry Moore. 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