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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct 27, 1932.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
11 MORATORIUM
DECLARED TODAY
First National Closes in
Good Condition; Fa
mers Bank Open.
ATTITUDE HELPFUL
Stringent Situation Over Eastern
Oregon Said Cause; People Hold
Key to Local Stability.
As set forth In the proclamation
of Mayor McCarty, published today, I
a moratorium has been declared for
a period of 30 days, from October
27 to November 26, inclusive. In
this proclamation the mayor sets
forth fully the reasons for such ac
tion, and is falling in line with a
number of other cities in the in
terior territory that are now facing
serious financial difficulties.
Up to date the banking situation
at Heppner has been such that
business has gone along normally,
the reduction In total business and
resources shown as statements wer
published being only in keeping
with the general depressed condi
tion and slump brought about by
lack of marketing of the products
of the territory which the banks
serve.
Just recently banks at Pendleton,
La Grande, The Dalles, Arlington
and other points In eastern Oregon
have taken advantage of holiday
proclamations, and this has no
doubt been the cause of apprehen
sion on the part of the people hav
ing money on deposit with the lo
cal banks as to their security; it
has also caused many stories and
rumors which have been to the
detriment of the financial institu
tions, and whether true or not were
working an extreme hardship at a
time when the officials and direc
torates of these banks were doing
all in their power to meet the de
mands of an extreme situation.
The First National bank of Hepp
ner was forced as a precautionary
measure to take advantage of the
moratorium, and did not open for
business today. We are informed
by the officers of the bank that at
the close of business last night the
reserves were all up to the legal
requirements and the bank is in a
liquid condition and fully able to
carry on the ordinary and normal
business of the territory it repre
sents. There are pending a num
ber of very important loans that
only await the completion of the
necessary details and the funds
will be available, and this in suf
ficient volume to greatly relieve the
stress. The bank will remain open
for those who wish access to their
safety deposit boxes, but there will
be no receiving of deposits or cash
ing of checks and drafts. It Is
fully expected that at the close of
the holiday, or possibly before,
business will be going forward as
usual in the oldest financial Insti
tution of the county. In the mean
time, the splendid cooperation of
the bank's clientele is appreciated,
and its management knows that
with the continuation of this all
difficulties will be overcome.
This paper, speaking from the
standpoint of the best interests of
the entire community, will say that
there is nothing to be gained by
creating distrust of the financial
Institutions of our little city. Here
tofore they have passed through
very trying times of stress and
panic, to some of which the pre
sent Is perhaps comparable, but no
worse, and they will come through
again. So why not be sold on our
community and Its resources, fin
ancial and otherwise, and face the
music like the loyal people we are,
paying no attention to those few
who can always see nothing but the
dark Bide of every cloud that arises.
The Farmers & Stockgrowers Na
tional bank Is proceeding as usual,
and Its officials announce that for
the present at least there will be
no advantage taken of the mora
torium. There Is no disposition on
the part of their depositors to get
nervous, and should this condition
continue the city will be served
with banking facilities.
PURCHASE FINE BULL.
The fine stock of Alfalfa Lawn
dairy, the main source of Heppner's
milk supply, was added to this week
by the purchase of Troutmere Al
ferd, registered Guernsey bull, from
the Troutmere farms, Palo Alto,
Cal. The animal was purchased by
Wlghtman Bros., Alfalfa Lawn
dairy proprietors, at the Pacific In
ternational Livestock exposition in
Portland this week. Troutmere Al
ferd's regisrtored Guernsey dam
was a high producing animal with
a production record of 647 pounds
of butterfat In 305 days under of
ficial test as a three-year-old. She
Is a granddaughter of Lover Bold,
famous Guernsey sire. Wlghtmans
also purchased a registered Hamp
shire gelt at the exposition from
the farms of J. M, Frultts of Cam
bridge, Idaho, Papers on these ani
mals have not yet been received.
With the close of the deer hunt
ing season Tuesday Heppner saw a
final Influx of successful nlmrods
returning from their hunt the first
of the week. Among local sports
men getting their buck were Har
old Case, Claude Cox, Billy Cox,
Earl and Len Gilliam,
IONE
JENNIE E. MCMURRAT.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowell and
two children of Kennewick, Wash.,
have arrived In lone to spend the
winter with Mrs. Rowell's father,
George Frank.
Mrs. Wallace Matthews, guardian
of the Camp Fire Girls, was hostess
at a waffle party last Thursday eve
ning at her home on Third street.
Camp Fire Girls present were An
nabelle and Charlotte McCabe,
Vivian and Genevieve Ball, Betty
Bergevin, Maxine McCurdy, Valjean
Clark, Mildred Lundell, Bethel
Blake, Sybil Howell, Virginia and
Katherine Griffith, Miriam Hale
and Bertha Akers. Special guests
were Helen Lundell, Dorothy How
ell and Margaret Ely. The next
meeting of the camp will be Satur
day at Mrs. Matthews' home. Mrs.
Bert Mason, assistant guardian,
will be present and the girls will
begin work on their head bands.
Following the regular lodge ses
sion Thursday evening the Rebek
ahs held a jolly Hallowe'en party.
The lodge room was appropriately
decorated and Hallowe'en games
were played until refreshments
were served; after that dancing
was enjoyed.
Mrs. Roy Brown, her daughter,
Mrs. Harold Guilland, and grand
son, Phillip, spent the week end
with Mr. Brown on the ranch near
Stanfleld.
Guests at the Louis Bergevin
home Saturday and Sunday were
Mrs. Anna Wright, Roberta Wright,
Adria Brinton, Byron Brinton and
William Duncan, all of Baker.
When they returned to their home
they were accompanied by Mrs.
Bergevin who will spend a week
with her mother, Mrs. J. C. King.
Little interest was taken in the
special school election held Satur
day at the school house for the
purpose of voting on the budget as
prepared by the board. Twelve per
sons were present and eleven votes
east, ten yes and one no. The esti
mated cost of running the school
for 1932-33 is $19,311.23. The per
capita cost for educating children
in the lone grade school last year
was $59.80 and for high school pu
pils $199.25.
Mrs. Tom Grabill is suffering
with a badly sprained ankle, the
result of a fall she received while
engaged in her home work.
Mrs. Sam Hatch was hostess at
a delightful luncheon Saturday af
ternoon honoring Mrs. Walter M.
Pierce of La Grande. At this time
the members of the Women's Topic
club had the pleasure of listening
to an interesting talk by Mrs.
Pierce. During the afternoon Mrs.
Pierce spoke at a public meeting
In Masonic hall. Her talk was
based on the proposed constitution
al amendments and measures to be
submitted to the voters of Oregon
Tuesday, November 8. Again in
the evening Mrs. Pierce spoke at a
public meeting in Legion hall. Her
talk of the evening was preceded
by an address by ex-Governor
Pierce.
Many of our people attended the
pioneers' reunion at Lexington Sat
urday and report a large crowd
and fine entertainment.
The football banquet given Sat
urday evening by the Girls' league
was indeed a happy affair. The
Congregational church dining room
was beautifully decorated in the
high school colors. The center piece
for each table was a realistic foot
ball field peopled by husky foot
ball players made of jelly beans
and toothpicks. - The menu was
chicken, dressing, gravy, potatoes,
corn, salad, pickles, jelly, pumpkin
pie and coffee. The program con
sisted of Victory song, words of
welcome by Margaret Ely, response
by Joel Engelman, and Nuts to
Crack. Guests were Coach Tucker
and the squad: Earl Pettyjohn, Leo
Lleuallen, Joel Engelman, Berl Ak
ers, Lloyd Morgan, Howard Eu
banks, Donald Hollker, Robert
Botts, Walter Bristow, Charles
Carlson, Clifford McCabe, Donald
McElligott, Arthur Bergstrom,
Charles O'Conner, Ellis Pettyjohn,
Paul Pettyjohn, Lee Pettyjohn,
Harlan McCurdy, Lewis Beezeley
and Henry Buschke.
Mrs. J. E. Swanson returned
home Sunday after spending sev
eral weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Elmo McMillan, at Salem. Mrs.
Swanson was accompanied by a
friend, Miss Irene Miller, who will
be her house guest for a while.
Tebe Wiles has returned from
Hood River where he had employ
ment during the apple harvest.
Miss Ruby Padberg returned
home Friday after a pleasant week
In Condon with Mrs. James Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Peterson were
In an auto accident Wednesday of
last week when Mrs. Peterson who
was driving, received a severe chest
Injury and a cut on the arm from
broken glass and Mr. Peterson re
ceived bruises and cuts. Mrs. Pe
terson lost control of the car when
on the highway near home and the
car overturned with disastrous re
sults to the occupants.
The Eoy Scouts had their first
meeting Tuesday following the
summer vacation. Alfred Balslger
resumed his work as scoutmaster,
with Lake Beckner as assistant.
Fred Mankin had been acting scout
master during the summer when
Balslger was employed In Moro.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barlow are
spending a few clays at the home
of Mrs. Barlow's slater, Mrs, Lee
Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Barlow have
been employed on the Grant Olden
ranch since the harvest rush was
over at Jordan elevator.
Charles Sorbor, ono time leading
carpenter of lone, was greeting old
friends in town ono day last week.
(Continued on Page Six)
Hugh Brady, Independent,
Gives Stand for Congress
Hugh Brady of La Grande told
the Heppner Lions club at its Mon
day noon luncheon the highlights
of his platform as an independent
candidate for congress from the
second Oregon district. He de
clared that Butler, republican nom
inee, could only point to the ad
ministration as his record of
achievement while filling the of
fice, and that Pierce, democrat,
promised to employ his wife as
secretary at a salary of $500 a year
in addition to his own salary of $10,-
000, should he be elected. Pierce's
promise was given as an example
of the salary graft which Brady
condemned and at which he aims in
a platform plank endorsing a hori
zontal cut of fifty per cent in all
government salaries of $10,000 or
over.
Brady's platform endorses repeal
of eighteenth amendment; imme
diate cash payment of soldiers' bo
nus; making enlarged banking in
stitutions of U. S. postal savings
bank; developing of Columbia riv
er; legislation for rehabilitation of
agriculture, livestock and lumber
industries; moratorium on grazing
fees; inspection and labelling of
American manufactured woolens
showing content of virgin Ameri
can wool; old age pension and un
employment insurance, and federal
regulation of bus lines.
Earl W. Gordon, play committee
chairman, announced working com
mittees to help in staging "Safety
First," Lions play to be given No
vember 4 and 5, as follows, proper
ties, M. L. Case, Earl Eskelson,
Frank Turner, Spencer Crawford;
country store, C. W. Smith; tick
ets, Gay M. Anderson, Dr. A. D.
McMurdo, Edward F. Bloom, P. W.
Mahoney; back stage, Al Rankin,
C. R. Ripley, Earl Eskelson.
Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and Miss
Doris Hiatt favored with two pleas
ing vocal duets accompanied by
Mrs. C. R. Ripley at the piano.
ELMER MUSGRAVE
KILLS BIG B U C K
Leads for Hardware Company
Prize; Good Season Reported
With Last Minute Influx.
Elmer Musgrave of Hardman will
win the fine rifle offered by the
Peoples Hardware company for
the heaviest horned deer weighed
in over their scales and may make
strong bid for the $50 cash prize
offered by the Peters Arms com
pany for the heaviest such deer
killed in the state of Oregon, unless
a buck weighing more than 244
pounds shows up. That is the
weight of Musgrave's buck, so far
the heaviest entered in the local
contest.
All told 17 bucks were weighed
in over the local hardware com
pany scales, the largest number
since the Inception of the contest
several years ago. This represents
but a small proportion of the total
number brought into Heppner as
only those who believed their deer
had a chance to win the prizes went
to the trouble of weighing them in
the contest.
E A. Bennett of the hardware
company believes the past season
has been a very successful one, with
easily as many deer killed as in
past years. Hunting conditions
were poor early in the season be
cause of the extremely dry condi
tion of the forest. But good rains
later assisted the hunters with an
Increased proportion of successful
nlmrods as the season closed.
Mr. Bennett, himself among those
making their bag, said he was
alarmed befoVe the season opened
by reports of many deer having
been winter-killed. His fears of
the game being decreased faded,
however, on finding more sign of
bucks and easily as many doe with
fawn on his trip to his accustomed
hunting grounds. His report Is
largely substantiated by other vet
eran hunters.
All those who weighed In bucks
at the hardware company during
the season with the weight of their
bag, hog-dressed, are: W. O. Bay
less 198, Milton Spurlock 216, James
Monahan 189, Max Buschke 220,
Mrs. Chas. Latourell 220, Pete Mc
Millan 217, Fern Hlnton 223, Sam
Gross 223, Merle Cummlngs 216,
Win, Greener 222 1-2, Wayne Nell
230, Bill Buschke 221, Fay Petty
john 221, Fred Mankin 187 1-2, Ollie
Baling 185, Elmer Musgrave 244
Harold Case 216.
Morrow Oil Company
To Hear Co-op Plan
Homer Young, representative of
the Union Oil Co. Cooperative of
North Kansas City, will tell of his
company s plan of supplying gas
oline and oil needs of farmers at a
meeting of members of the Morrow
Oil company and other pB'Sons In
torested in purchasing gasoline
and oil, In Lexington at 2 o'clock
next Wednesday afternoon, accord
ing to an announcement of officers
of the local company.
The company represented by Mr.
Young is said to be now supplying
more than a 1000 consumer com
panies through their cooperative
plan, The Umatilla Oil company,
an organization similar to the lo
cal coj.ipany, is being supplied by
them.
Mr. Iramonger of Fossil and par.
ty passed through Heppner yester
day morning with a pair of per
fectly matched bucks tied to their
car,
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the present prices
of wheat and all other farm com
modities In the vicinity of the City
of Heppner are generally lower than
the cost of production, and
WHEREAS, the present depres
sion has caused the withdrawal of
money from financial institutions
to such an extent that loans from
such Institutions are limited, and
individuals are hoarding their sav
ings to the extent that money is
practically withdrawn from circu
lation, and
WHEREAS, It has become prac
tically impossible for the individ
uals and other Institutions to meet
their maturing obligations without
forcing on the market an Immense
amount of grain and other com
modities at the ruinous prices and
the resulting financial disaster to
the citizens of Heppner and of the
surrounding community generally,
and if withdrawals and other ac
tivities can be suspended for a short
period, and the citizens generally
can be permitted to market their
products in an orderly manner and
without forced sale and sacrifice to
meet their obligations, the stability
of the comunity can be assured,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, W. G.
McCarty, as Mayor of the City, of
Heppner, by virtue of the author
ity In me vested to act for the com
mon good, peace and happiness and
financial welfare of our citizens, do
hereby declare and appoint
Thursday, the 27th day of Octo
ber, 1932,
Friday, the 28th day of October,
1932,
Saturday, the 29th day of Octo
ber, 1932,
Monday, the 31st day of October,
1932,
Tuesday, the 1st day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Wednesday, the 2nd day of No
vember, 1932,
Thursday, the 3rd day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Friday, the 4th day of November,
1932,
Saturday, the 5th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Monday, the 7th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Wednesday, the 9th day of No
vember, 1932,
Thursday, the 10th day of No
vember, 1932,
Saturday, the 12th day of No
vember, 1932,
Monday, the 14th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Tuesday, the 15th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Wednesday, the 16th viiy of No
vember, 1932,
Thursday, the 17th day of No
vember, 1932.
Friday, the 18th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Saturday, the 19th day of No
vember, 1932,
Monday, the 21st day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Tuesday, the 22nd day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Wednesday, the 23rd day of No
vember, 1932,
Friday, the 25th day of Novem
ber, 1932,
Saturday, the 26th day of No
vember, 1932,
as legal holidays within the City of
Heppner, Oregon, and during the
period of such holidays to earnest
ly urge that every citizen of the
City of Heppner and community at
large to join in a sincere and de
termined undertaking to preserve
the credit and standing of our citi
zens and institutions, and urge
that all banks within the City of
Heppner having control of grain
and other commodities refrain from
forcing the same or urging the sale
thereof at the present low prices or
enforcing the collection of obliga
tions secured by such commodities.
WITNESS my hand this 26th day
October, 1932.
W. G. McCARTY, Mayor.
TO IMPROVE HERDS.
Going to Portland Tuesday, Jay
Hiatt will pick up a truckload of
young bulls, purchased at the close
of the International Livestock ex
position last week. Of this number
Mr. Hiatt is getting six head of reg
istered Holsteins, and R. A. Thomp
son three head of registered Short
horns. The Holsteins are from the
farm of Wm. P. Emery of McCleay,
Oregon, and Mr. Hiatt figures on
disposing of the animals to various
cattlemen for use on the cattle re
serve. Mr. Thompson will place his
stock with his cattle on the San
ford canyon ranch.
RASCAL PLACES SECOND.
Al Rankin's Rascal, otherwise
known as Rankin's Sonny Boy,
prominent local English bull pup
owned by the proprietor of Hotel
Heppner, placed second in hla class
at the kennel show held in con
nection with the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock cxposilion at Port
land last week. Mr. Rankin was
well pleased with the honor con
sidering that Rascal was the young
est of the many dogs entered In his
class. "It was hardly In the cards
for him to place first," Al said.
TO HONOR ANNIVERSARIES.
Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of
Eastern Star Is holding a pot-luck
dinner at Masonic hall Friday (to
morrow) evening, in honor of the
50th wedding anniversaries of Mr.
and Mrs. D. O. Justus and Mr, and
Mrs. Frank Gilliam. Members of
the order are urged to be present,
is the word given out by Mrs. Flor.
ence Hughes, worthy matron.
Produce Market At Mrs. Mary
Bartholomew's place. Wintor pota
toes and apples, cooking squash,
sweet cider, fall turnips. Reduced
prices. Will trade for wheat, 33tf.
Firms Respond 100 Pet.
In Behalf Country Store
More than $100 worth of mer
chandise will be given away In seat
prizes the two nights of "Safety
First," Lions club production, on
the nights of Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 4-5, as the result of a 100
percent response of all business
firms contacted to support the
"Country Store," one of the fea
tures of the evening. C. W. Smith,
in charge of the feature, says other
contributors are welcome, announ
cing those signed up as follows:
Gazette Times, Gordon's, Hus
ton's Grocery, Peterson's Jewelry,
Case Furniture Co., Elkhorn Res
taurant, Hiatt & Dix, Wilson's, Mrs.
M. L. Curran, Pacific Power &
Light Co., Patterson & Son, J. C.
Penney Co., Thomson Bros., Fer
guson Motor Co., Gilliam & Bisbee,
E. N. Gonty, M. D. Clark, Peoples
Hardware Co., MacMarr's, Vaughn
& Goodman, Humphreys Drug Co.,
Sanitary Bakery, Burkenbine's
Market, Central Market, Morrow
County Creamery Co., Mcatee & Ai
ken, O'Donnell's Pastime, Stand
ard Stations Inc., C. W. Barlow,
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., P. A.
Mollahan, Bert Kane, Hughes &
Hughes, Shelly Baldwin.
Plans for the presentation are
progressing apace, promising a big
entertainment each evening, Fri
day and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.
LAY MEETING PLANS.
C. W. Smith, secretary of East
era Oregon Wheat league, and
members of the Condon Commer
cial club met at Hotel Condon Tu
esday evening to lay plans for stag
ing the annual meeting of the lea
gue in the Gilliam county city on
December 2-3. Mr. Smith told the
club members what facilities would
be required for staging the meet
ing, and the members in turn prom
ised enthusiastic cooperation In
providing everything asked. Mr.
Smith' was accompanied by Jasper
Crawford of the Gazette Times.
ELKS WILL HOLD
ELECTION PARTY
Local Lodge Arranges to Heap Re
turns, With Social Program and
Message from Grand Ruler.
A large attendance is expected at
the Elks club rooms Tuesday eve
ning, November 8th, at which time
an Election party will be held in
connection with a special social pro
gram featuring an address by the
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks,
Judge Floyd E. Thompson of Mo
line, Ilinois. A dance and dinner
will provide a diversity of enter
tainment. Judge Thompson's message es
tablishes a precedent as it will be
the first time that a Grand Exalted
Ruler of the order employs the
medium of an electrical phono
graph transcription to talk to all
of the 1,500 Elks clubs throughout
the United States at one time. The
address will be given precisely at
11 p. m., which is an hour of special
significance for the Elks.
In addition to a delightful pro
gram of social activities, the mem
bers and their friends, who are also
invited, will hear a minute-by-minute
broadcast of the latest election
returns and the fine spirit of fair
play to which the Order of Elks is
dedicated, being strictly non-political
and non-sectarian assures all
who attend a most enjoyable eve
ning. "No matter who wins," says
Exalter Ruler D. A. Wilson, "it is
going to be a fine party. The Or
der of Elks has no political prefer
ences but instead is pledged to a
100 percent Americanism which ac
cepts the choice of the people and
loyally supports that choice."
It is anticipated that Judge
Thompson's address will be both
interesting and informative as he
is considered to be one of the na
tion's outstanding speakers, a rec
ord which he earned in his tenure
of many important elective offices
of his state, the last of which was
chief justice of the supreme court
of Illinois.
The regular meeting of the lodge
will be held tonight.
Large Crop of Turkeys
To be Harvested Here
As the close of the season ar
rives, Chas. Klingor, perhaps the
largest producer of turkeys in the
county, will begin the task of get
ting his poultry on the market.
Mr. Klinger has raised a total of
1700 turkeys this year, and he will
soon start the kill of 1500 of these
for the Portland market In order
to get the advantage of the Thanks
giving season prices. To get the
birds ready will require the con
stant work of six men for a few
weeks, and Mr. Klinger, himself,
will look after transportation to
market
Last fall the Portland prices
were good, and Mr. Klinger expects
to find ready sale and a protflable
return from the early market this
season. Visiting Heppner Satur
day, Mr. Klinger reports a splen
did rain over the north Lexington
wheat belt Thursday night.
Mrs. John Wlghtman Is spending
the week end at the home of J. B,
Huddleston and Miss Bess Huddle-
ston at Lone Rock. She met them
at Condon Tuesday evening and at
tended the old time dance given
by the woolgrowers auxiliary of
that city.
For sale, weanling pigs. James
Hlgglns, Lena. 33-34p
B-P WOMEN PLAN
NATIONS BANQUET
Portland Personnel Director Will
Speak at Affair November 7;
Extensive Plans Announced.
In line with one of its objectives,
sponsoring of better understanding
between the nations, the local unit
Business and Professional Wom
ens club will stage an Internation
al Relations banquet at the Parish
House on November 7 at 7 p. m.
The main speaker will be Miss Avis
Lobdell, personnel director of wo
men employees of the Union Pa
cific system in Portland, who is
working in the Interests of better
international relations. Other
speakers will be Mrs. Florence Dre
her of Klamath Falls, membership
chairman, and Mrs. Loda Parker
of Klamath Falls, extension chair
man, of the state organization of
the club.
Mrs. May Ross Walker of Port
land, who will be in Heppner on
that date as an instructor at coun
ty institute, has been asked to lead
the community singing at the ban
quet. One minute speeches given
by local people, a highland fling and
the Missildine trio playing songs
of all the nations will round out the
program. Flags of all nations and
curios from different parts of the
world will furnish the internation
al motif in decorations.
Ladies of the Episcopal church
will prepare the banquet Tickets
at 50 cents a plate will be on sale
next Saturday at Humphreys Drug
store. Members of the local club
dressed in costume will act as
hostesses.
Committees on arrangements are
international relations, Mrs. W. O.
Dix, Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea, Beth
Bleakman, Lucile McDuffee, Kath
erine Peterson, Mrs. E. F. Bloom,
Mrs. Edwin Ingles; program, Madge
Coppock, Mrs. Anne Merrill, Mrs.
Lucy E. Rodgers, Audrey Beymer,
Dorothy Straughan.
PROCLAMATION.
Another Hallowe'en is at hand
with its temptations to youth to
overstep the bounds of safety in the
engineering of pranks on this color
ful holiday, and it again becomes
my duty as Mayor of the City of
Heppner in the office of guardian
of the peace, health and safety of
the city to discourage such overt
acts.
Therefore, I, W. G. McCarty, Ma
yor of the City of Heppner, do
hereby encourage any proper ob
servance of Hallowe'en and wish
for the young people of the city a
happy time on that day; but the
molestation, destruction or dis
placement of property will not be
countenanced, and any offenders
will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law. Blockading of walks or
highways is a serious offense, being
an extreme menace to human life,
and especially discouraged. For
the full enforcement of this proc
lamation every freeholder of the
city Is hereby given police authority
with full power to arrest anyone
found In wilful violation of the city
statutes or whose actions are of a
suspicious nature on Hollowe'en.
Issued this 27th day of October,
1932.
W. G. McCARTY, Mayor.
Local Physician-Poet
Has Works Published
"Gray's Lines in Verse" by Dr.
Gray, a copyrighted edition pub
lished by the Metropolitan Press of
Portland, making its appearance in
Heppner this week is a book of
poems written by Dr. A. B. Gray,
local physician -chessman-poet. Ded
icated to the Honorable Franklin
D. Roosevelt, the book shows Dr.
Gray to be a devoted advocate of
the New York governor's cause. In
his preface Dr. Gray says:
"Inspiration expressed in writing
may show only another's thought
in just another form. . . . My efforts,
however, ranging from the emo
tional to the frivolous, have, at no
time, forced the writer to lessen
his faith in his fellow man, his
home, his government, nor his God.
. . . No man, creed nor man-made
organization is without fault. Some
one has explained: 'A chain is just
as strong as its weakest link.' In
my faith, therefore, I must link my
self as directly to that faith of man
symbolizing the wonderful teach
ings we daily observe of this wide
spread work about us called by
man Nature."
NOTICE.
The Board of Directors of the
Farmers & Stockgrowers National
Bank of Heppner, Oregon, have de
cided not to declare a moratorium
and will continue to operate and
ask the cooperation of the people
of the community of Heppner and
from the people of the towns and
country surrounding.
(Signed) Board fo Directors of
the Farmers & Stockgrowers Na
tional Bank, Heppner, Oregon.
DANCE SCHEDULED.
F. E. Barker, dance manager of
Lexington, announces a big Hallow
e'en dance to be held at Leach hall
In that city next Saturday night,
October 29. At this time he Is in
stituting a "Queen of the Dance"
contest, inviting all to come and
voto for their favorite "queen." Mr.
Barker announces there will be no
dance at Lexington on November
12, tho date being loft open for the
American Legion at Heppner.
Miss Lucille Hall Is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. E. W.
Gordon,
ROYAL RECEPII
E
Library Receives $93.60
Gross From Organiza
tions' Offering.
HUMOR MARKS SKITS
Local Folks Assume Wide Array of
Roles In Varied Entertainment;
Music and Dances Diversify.
The school gym-auditorium was
packed last evening to receive
"Stunt Nite," an entertainment pre
sented by various organizations in
benefit of the Heppner public li
brary. Gross proceeds to the li
brary amounted to $93.60, and the
audience netted two hours of
wholesome, lively entertainment
Scott McMurdo, selling 118 tick
ets, received the football from Gor
don's. Hard work of the commit
tee in charge was largely responsi
ble for making the entertainment
a success. It was J. T. Lumley,
Mrs. Charlotte Gordon, Mra Lucy
Rodgers and Clarence Hayes.
The Heppner school band under
the direction of Harold Buhman
started off the show, receiving a
big hand. Band members are
Juanita Morgan, Jenny Swindlg,
Edna Crump, Charles Cox, Ronald
Coblantz, Irene Beamed Wiliam
McCaleb, Ray Coblantz, Harriet
Hager, Bernard McMurdo, Virginia
Swindig, Omar McCaleb, Leah
Mahrt, Richard Hayes, James
Driscoll, Donald Jones, Larry
Moore, Nancy Cox, Billy Schwarz,
Joe Green, Marie Scrivner, William
Cochell, Marian Oviatt, Lowell
Winters, Floyd Jones, Marvin Mor
gan, Howard Cleveland and Ernest
Clark.
Next came the Boy Scouts with.
'The Fatal Quest," a short comedy
drama skit in three acts, coached
by Orrin Bisbee. Participating
were Dick Benton, Chester Chris
tenson, Jackson Gilliam, Howard
Bryant, William Thomson and Bis
bee's dog. It got a big hand.
Mrs. E. F. Bloom and Mrs. R. B.
Ferguson in vocal duet, accompan
ied by Mrs. J. O. Turner, represent
ed the Eastern Star, and were well
received.
The Bookworms brought anoth
er comedy skit in dialogue with
setting In a restaurant: ladies at
table, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers and Mrs.
C. W. Smith; eccentric couple, Mrs.
Harold Case as gentleman and Mrs.
Philip Mahoney as flirtatious young
feminine companion; Mrs. Spencer
Crawford, waitress; title, "While
You Wait." It got a big hand.
Dean T. Goodman Jr. in ghost
attire represented "The Discont
ented Ghost," bringing the low.
down on some of his young friends
on behalf of the Degree of Honor
juveniles and making a big hit
The Lions offering came next
with Ray Ferguson and Jap Craw
ford staging a "Death Defying Ap
ache Dance" accompanied by E. F.
Bloom at piano.
Katherine Thompson's "Girls
Have a Hard Time" was a clever
little comedy skit for the Rebek
ahs, completely winning the aud
ience. "Big Business" came from the
Episcopal Auxiliary, with Virginia
Dix, Adele Nickerson, Nancy Cox
and Delia Ulrich portraying the
roles. It gave everyone a hearty
laugh.
The Christian church presented
Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and Doris
Hiatt in a pleasing vocal duet with
Mrs. J. O. Turner accompanying.
"Cinderella Up to Date" was a
reading with action in pantomime
offered by Degree of Honor. Mrs.
Andrew Baldwin was reader and
portraying action of the poem were
Mrs. Paul Aiken, Mrs. Ozora Vance,
Harold Ayers, Mrs. Glen Sherer,
Audrey Beymer, Mrs. C. R. Ripley,
Berdlne Vance, Ruth Furlong,
Mary Driscoll and Laura Gilman.
Impersonation of local people, the
highlight of the comedy, brought
down the house.
The Ingenuity of the Women's
Study club pantomime, "The Kit
chen Symphony," marked It as one
of the outstanding attractions of
the evening, and the applause re
ceived would place it first In pop
ularity with the audience. In rid
iculous costume members of the
club depicted a symphny orchestra
with each member playing a mus
ical Instrument concocted from kit
chen implements. Leta Humphreys
wielded a rolling pin as leader. Or
chestra members were the Mes
dames Floyd Adams, Earl Gilliam,
C. W. McNamer, W. O. Dix, E. F.
Bloom, E. R. Huston, Charles Cox,
J. O. Turner, Geo. Mabee, Lucy
Rodgers, Jeff Beamer, Glen Jones,
Harold Case, J. D. Cash, Ted Lum
ley, A. A. McAtee, F. W. Turner.
Jennie Swindlg and Marian Oviatt
furnished musical accompaniment
from back of curtain.
An acrobatic balancing perform
ance by the Baiunan brothers,
Clarence and Harvey, was the of
fering of the Legion, getting a big
hand. Clarence did daredevil head
standing stunts, while Harvey ex
hibited combined strength and bal
ancing feats, among which was the
balalclng of his young nephew seat
ed on the end of a pole on his chin.
A clever stunt by the high school
boys' quartet, and a song by the
octette was the high school offer-
GIVEN I
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