OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND, OH .
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Volume 50, Number 4.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Apr. 13, 1932
Subscription $2.00 a Year
F
Contributions to Make Up
$40 Quota Asked; Lions
Give Cooperation.
BOOSTS RAPIDS DAM
Notson Tells of Proposals to Secure
Belief Funds; Objects of Lion
Ism Theme of Program.
Morrow county's part In provid
ing relief in the Lot Angeles earth
quake stricken district was put on
a different basis by S. E. Notson,
president of local Red Cross chap
ter, before the Lions club Monday,
This county was asked to give $40,
not to the Red Cross, but for the
purpose of rehabilitating one fam
ily still remaining in the open.
which amount would repair their
home so as to make it livable. That
did Notson emphasize the fast that
all the money contributed will go
directly for relief. Only half of
the estimated requirement of $500,
000 needed for the rehabilitation
work haa so far been received by
Red Cross headquarters, who urge
that the campaign be continued, .he
said.
Locally the campaign has been
placed on a voluntary contribution
basis, with Chas. Thomson, John
Hiatt Earl Gordon and Chas. W.
Smith named to receive contribu
tions at Heppner; Miss Dona Bar
nett at Lexington, and Bert Mason
at lone. Members of the Lions club
started the fund off with individual
contributions. Notson urged the
. giving of 25 cents or more, it requir
ing 160 contributions at the mini
mum amount to make up the coun
ty quota.
Reports Road Meeting.
In another capacity, that of new-
ly-eleoted vice president of the
Umatilla Rapids association, Not
son told of a meeting of the asso
ciation at Pendleton last week for
the purpose of pushing construc
tion of the big upper river dam
. project as a self-liquidating relief
measure. Resolutions were sent
Oregon congressmen asking sup
port, or sucn action.
Notson also reported another
meeting, that of the Morrow and
Wheeler county courts at Spray
Saturday, held for the purpose of
determining the stand the two
counties should take In obtaining
completion or their mutually-de
sired Heppner-Spray road. This
meeting adopted and transmitted
to congressmen, resolutions point
ing out the necessity of the road In
properly protecting the govern
ment's large forest holdings and
asking that W. be given considera
tion when funds are distributed to
carry out the president's reforesta
tlon program.
Ladies' Night 24th
The club voted to hold its annual
ladies' night the evening of 'April
24. Frank Turner was appointed
as a member of the committee on
arrangements, and C. W. Smith, P.
W. Mahoney and Gay M. Anderson
were put In charge of the entertain
ment features.
A special feature of the meeting
was the appearance of the club's
quartet, F. W. Turner, Ellis Thom
son, Ray Kinne and John Anglin,
accompanied at the piano by Mm.
J. O. Turner. They were well re
ceived. A Lions' educational program In
charge of C. W. Smith and J. O.
Turner, Lions education commit
tee, was the principal feature. A
concise statement of the objects of
Lions clubs was typed and placed
at the plate of each member, and
extracts from "The Lion," organi
zation magazine, were read by M.
L. Case, E. W, Gordon and Al Ran
kin, showing the application of
these. Short, appropriate talks
were also made by Smith and Tur
ner. Objects of the club were giv
en as follows:
Objective!, Told.
"To create and foster a spirit of
'generous consideration' among the
peoples of the world through a
study of the problems of interna
tional relationships from the stand
point of business and professional
ethics.
"To promote the theory and prac
tice of the principles of good gov
ernment and good citizenship.
"To take an active interest In the
civic, commercial, social and moral
welfare of the community,
"To unite the members la the
bonds of friendship, good fellow
ship and mutual understanding.
"To provide a forum for the full
and free discussion of all matters
of public interest, partisan politics
and sectarian religion alone ex
cepted, "To encourage efficiency and pro
mote high ethical standards in
business and profesisons; provided
that no club shall hold out as one
of its objects financial benefits to
its members."
RECITAL GIVEN.
The piano pupils of Mrs. J. O.
Turner were heard in recital at
the Turner home on Saturday eve
ning. Those taking part did well
and are showing progress, as well
as exhibiting talent Parents and
friends of the performers were
present, and following the program
refreshments of punch and waferq
were served.
RED CROSS RELIE
MADE
1
Council Passes Beer Bill,
Sale Sans License Allowed
The sale of 3.2 beer in Heppner
was legalized by action of the city
council in adjourned meeting last
Thursday evening, when it passed
the amended "bone dry" ordinance
to permit any business regularly es
tablished for more than a year to
sell or dispense the new beverage
without license. All members of
the council were present and voted
for the ordinance.
Under the amended ordinance
any business that has not been es
tablished for a year or more may
not sell any beverage of more than
2 per cent alcoholic content
The ordinance was so passed as a
temporary measure to determine
what effect the beer may have on
the behavior of people of the com
munity. If the effect appears to be
bad, a regulating license measure
will be necessary, councilmen be
lieved. Otherwise they expect to
tax the sale very lightly.
Also passed was an ordinance,
taken up for third reading, permit
ting minors of 18 years or older to
play pool and billiards in pastimes.
Ferguson Motor Company
Leases Shell Oil Plant
Ferguson Motor company this
week took over the whoesale distri
bution of Shell Motor products in
Heppner, having recently consum
mateda deal for the lease of the
Shell plant in this city. The whole
sale business will be handled en
tirely separate from their retail
service station and garage busi
ness, it is announced. Gene Fer
guson, firm member, returned from
Portland the first of the week with
a new tank truck to be used for
wholesale distribution.
Due to the new deal. Russell E.
Pratt, Shell manager here for sev
eral years, will be transferred, ex
pecting to be located at Arlington
and Condon for a short time on re
lief duty; but has not been notified
or his location thereafter. Mr. and
Mrs. Pratt have made many friends
during their stay here whose well
wishes go with them to their new
Balds of endeavor.
Garden Supplies Living
Including Meat and Milk
Practically a complete year's fo-.4
supply rram a home -garden plot,
even to milk and meat as "by-pro-
uuets, is me recora made bv a
Josephine county, family that took
part In a year-round garden project
sponsored there last year by the
uregon state College Extension ser
vice. So pleasant and profitable
was the experience of that family
that a 'bigger and better" garden
is started this year.
Beginning real early with hardy
vegetables started outdoors and
less hardy ones in flats kept in
doors, this family set out a sizeable
patch of asparagus and rhubarb.
Here is the remainder of the story
in the words of the homemaker of
the family:
Our first vegetables were ready
early in April, and in May I began
canning spinach. As soon as one
crop was taken out another was
planted in its place. Following
some early crops we planted half
sugar beets for winter stock feed
'In a tenth-acre plot we planted
strlngless beans which yielded 520
pounds and proved to be our most
profitable crop of the season. Af
ter cleaning up the bean vines, wc
planted turnips, and a seeding of
turnips also followed the late on
ions. All the ground In a nlot 90 x
225 feet had two crops and part of
it a intra, late kale.
"In a small pressure cooker I
canned 24 quarts of spinach. 94
quarts of beans, 8 of squash, 66 of
tomatoes put up at the community
cannery and sold 10 of these and
traded 50 for canned salmon.
Our winter supply of food then
consisted of 194 quarts, 88 pints and
306 cans of vegetables, 20 pounds of
navy beans, 300 pounds of sauash.
200 of onions, 20 of garlic, 30 of pop
corn ana ou oi peas. Growing In
the garden throughout the" winter
were carrots, New Zealand spinach,
cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cab
bage, salsify, parsnips, celery, let
tuce an broccoli.
"We sold $90 worth of vegetables
and fed the garden waste to two
milk goats and three kids, the
goats supplying all milk needed by
a family of four.- The skim milk
supplied us with meat in the form
of veal and pork raised from it, so
I had 100 pounds of meat to add to
the menus. Our garden kept us in
dependent last year and we expect
to live chiefly out of it this season."
ELKS TO INSTALL TONITE.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
will install officers for the new
lodge year tonight. Elective offi
cers to be installed are J. O. Tur
ner, exalted ruler; J. G. Thomson,
Jr., esteemed leading knight; R.
B. Ferguson, esteemed loyal knight;
Jasper V. Crawford, esteemed lec
turing knight; Philip Mahoney, .
ler; Dean T, Goodman, secretary;
Walter Moore, treasurer; Chas. B.
Oox, trustee. Some boxing bouts
and a Dutch lunch will add to the
evening's entertainment, announces
David A. Wilson, exalted ruler,
TO OUR FRIENDS AND
CUSTOMERS:
Due to the difficulties encoun
tered In settling a partnership es
tate, we are compelled to continue
business on a strictly cash basis.
To compensate our patrons for
this we shall hereafter offer a 10
discount off our regular prices on
all our merchandise,
GILLIAM & BISBEE,
HISTORIC LETTER
SENT BY FRIEND.
Mt Vernon Resident Recalls Work
Of the Late Frank Gilliam
As Relief Director.
A historic letter, written by the
late Frank Gilliam when mayor of
Heppner shortly after the flood dis
aster of June 14, 1903, was sent to
the Gazette Times this week, ac
companied by the following note
from Mt. Vernon, Grant county,
signed "R. G."
"To the Editor:
"I am sorry to hear of the death
of Frank Gilliam. I am sending
you a clipping taken almost 30
years ago from one of the Heppner
papers. It think it would be very
fitting for it to be republished at
this time as it reveals the heart of
the man who so long bore his part
in the development of Heppner and
the tributary country. Added to
my sense of personal loss is my
sympathetic sorrow for the bereav
ed family. R. G."
Three Colfax, Wash., girls wrote
the letter which invoked memor
able response from Heppners then
mayor and flood relief director.
Dated at Colfax, June 25, 1903, and
addressed to Hon. . Frank Gilliam,
Mayor of Heppner, Ore,, this letter,
signed by Grace Stafford, age 11
years; Jennie Miller, age 8 years,
and Agnes Gillespie, age 10 years,
follows:
"We are some little girls who
wanted to do something for the
poor people of your city who lost
so much, so we started a little can
dy stand and sold home-made can
dy, lemonade, gum, etc., for two
days and have made eleven dollars
which we send to give to some poor
person. One of our playmates lost
her Grandpa Mr. Jas. Matlock in
the flood and we all feci so sorrv
Hoping this little sum will do some
body some good we are. . . ."
Mayor Gilliam's reply was dated
June 29, 1903, and read as follows:
"To Grace Stafford, Jennie Miller
and Agnes Gillespie, Colfax, Wash,
My dear little girls: I am just In
receipt of your kind letter of June
25th, with money order for $11.00
enclosed.
"Your letter, dear children, above
an those received by myself and
the relief committee in charge of
moneys subscribed by the generous
and kind hearted people throughout
this great country, has touched my
neart, m the fullness of which,
say to you in reply: God bless
you. May our Heavenly Father,
whose love for the little ones shall
never be questioned, visit your
names on this earth with happiness
and that in the world to come, with
eiernai joy ana peace. Jesus, our
Saviour said, 'Suffer little children
to come unto me.'
"The amount of money earned or
you ana contributed to aid our suf
fering people, will be used, I assure
you, to the very best advantage
possible, so far as my ability and
judgment and that of the relief
committee in charge of this work
is concerned. Every penny which
is received by us will be used for
the benefit of the needy ones, who
ever they may be.
Two weeks ago yesterdav (Sun
day) morning, Heppner was a hap
py little town. Our church bells
rang and our little ones sane sones
of praise and worshipped by their
mothers' sides. Evening came, and
with it the storm, and many of our
precious little children were car
ried away to worship at the throne
of God. Those who have gone be
fore, are happy now, while those of
us who remain, are sad. Sad . be
cause of the little ones who are no
more who cannot be with us to
cheer us on our weary way.
"I might say, while writing you,
that many good people all over this
land, both rich and poor, contrib
uted most liberally toward the relief
of our suffering ones. They have
sent us money and supplies of all
kinds and also sent hs their strong
men to aid us and to give kind
words of good cheer and heart-felt
sympathy, but all that we have re
ceived, the gem which has been
contributed by the three little girls
in Colfax will hold the hearts and
love of our men and women as only
the sentiments of a little child can
do.
" They are the Idols of hearts and
households,
They are the angels of God In
disguise,
His sunlight still shines oA their
tresses,
His glory still gleams In their
eyes.
They are truants from home and
from heaven,
They have made me more manly
and mild,
And I know now how Jesus could
liken
The Kingdom of God to a child'.'
"Very lovingly yours,
"FRANK GILLIAM, Mayor."
Heppner-Spray Work
To be Resumed Soon
While in Fossil Saturday, mem
bers of the county court were in
formed by Carl Nyberg, the con
tractor, that work would shortly be
resumed on the Heppner-Spray
road and the sector for which he
has the contract will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible.
There is still considerable snow
at the road camp, and Mr. Nyberg
was of the opinion that it might be
two weeks or more before work
could proceed, Emergency labor
is to be used as far as possible, in
accordance with the terms of the
contract, Mr, Nyberg stated.
Pomona Grange Passes
Spray Road Resolutions
The following resolution was
passed by Morrow county Pomona
Grange at Rhea creek, Saturday,
April 1:
Whereas, the Heppner - Spray
Highway, extending from its junc
tion with the Oregon-Washington
Highway at Heppner, Oregon, to
its junotion with the John Day
.Highway near Spray, Oregon, is an
important Unit in the highway sys
tem of the State of Oregon though
not designated as a State highway
and
Whereas, Morrow County has ex
pended the sum of $280,800.48 in
the construction' of the Heppner-
(spray Highway, $75,000 M of which
was paid to the Bureau of Public
Roads and by it expended in the
construction of the road from the
mouth of Chapin creek south to
the county line between Morrow
and Wheeler Counties; and
wnereas, morow uounty is un
able to expend any more money in
tne construction of said Heppner
Spray Highway; fund
Whereas, there remains a sector
of 5.5 miles of said hlehwav be
tween Hardman and the mouth of
Chapin Creek, which is only partial
ly constructed; and
Whereas, said Heppner-Spray
Hlgnway passes through the Uma
tilla National Forest and affords
an outlet to a large section of for
est, it being estimated that the for
est lands adjacent to said highway
contain 1,000,000,000 feet of stand
ing timber which- is now ripe and
should be cut within the next ten
or twelve years; and
Whereas, the so-called White
Pine beetle is now active in this
section of the forest, making it ad
visable that the ripe timber be cut
before it is destroyed by the beetle;
and
(Continued on Page Four)
Launching of "Akron"
Recalled by Art Campbell
The recent disaster to the USS
Akron has a bit of local interest,
not that any of the victims were
from this section of the county, but
because one of our boys, Arthur
Campbell, son of Judge and Mrs.
W. T. Campbell, lives at Akron,
Ohio, where he occupies an import
ant place with the Goodrich Tire
& Rubber Co., and at the time the
Akron was launched, witnessed that
important event Not lone aft-r.
he wrote his parents here, giving
an account or the launching, and
because of the c grmeral interest
aroused by the recent calamity com
ing to tne dirigible, we trint thd
ionowing trom his letter:
'Soon after out return home the
USS Akron was christened. Wr
were invited to spend the afternoon
at a friend's place just across the
street from the Akron air port. Wc
had the pleasure of seeing Mrs.
Hoover and her party drive into the
port While the ceremonies were
going on we were entertained by
radio, but after the ceremonies we
saw formation flying by the mem
bers of the army, navy and marin
corps groups that were present. It
was wonderful. They nlaved fol
low the leader; diving from two or
three thousand feet rieht at
levelling off thirtv feet nvar r
head, travelling at nearly three him-
area miles an hour. Km tv,
planes did rocket through th iv
and what a cataclysm of noise
they produced1 I came awav from
that event quite dizzv with
hibition.
"It wasn't lone after that that
USS Akron was launched. That
gave me the biggest thrill that I
ever naa. we were told at Good
rich that the whistle imu
about half an hour before the ship
was to go up. Well, the signal
sounded and we took tn th
After standing there gazing hope
fully at a skyline of housetops for
about twenty minutes, someone
gasped, 'There she "comes' anrt
there she did come. All tw ..,,,
visible above the horizon at first
was a thin line of silver which grew
V 111 1 nought it would
fill the whole skyline, finally taper
ing off and slowly the whole of
that magnificent ship rose above
mere earth and rode e-winni i
her element What a sieht. wh.t
thrill! We were inihi..-.
Soon the eight 550 HP motors were
started at idling speed and she
moved majestically along. The
ship then cruised around the town
a time or two, then started for
Cleveland. You have all seen
tures of the shin but I u,.,
figures and pictures cannot convey
to you the actual hugeness of the
ship It - is three of Heppner's
blocks long and between three and
four times as high as the court
house. It Is higher than a twelve
story apartment house. If taken
without ballast and with only
enough gasoline for a short trip
the ship could take off and fly and
land with 800 people. With but a
few people and full comnlonpnt
supplies It can fly from Wash.
Ington to Toklo without stopplr,--for
any purpose whatever."
xet the great shlD ennM nt
stand against the elements of na
ture, and she went down at sea
with a loss of 73 of her crew.
GETS JOB TRANSFER.
John Turner, who has been with
the Union Oil company distribut
ing station at Heppner for the post
o oral years, nas Deen transferred
to Pendleton, and he and Mrs. Tur
ner departed for that city Sunday
in order that Mr. Turner might da
gin work Monday. Hugh Snider,
manager of the local station, will
conduct the business until such
time as the Increase In volume will
Justify an assistant
STATE LIBRARIAN
TELLS OF SERVICE
Reading Courses Prove Popular;
Local Progress Commended;
District Meeting Held.
A big aid to voluntary education
is being given by the Oregon State
library in the form of "prescrip
tions" or reading courses, Miss Har
riet Long, state librarian, brought
out in a talk before members of the
Heppner Publio Library associa
tion who met at the library yester
day afternoon. Miss Long was in
the city for a short time on her
way to Arlington where a district
library conference is being held to
day of representatives from Hepp-
ner, Condon, Fossil, Arlington
Moro and . Grass Vallev. Anions
those attending from here are Mrs
L,uncy E. Rodgers, Mrs. Elaine
Furlong, Mrs. Francis Case and
Miss Ruth Furlong.
Information on the reading
courses was given by Miss Long in
discussing the state library service,
demands on which she declared to
have been greatly increased under
the stressed economic conditions.
She complimented the local llbrarv
on the signs of progress evident
since her visit two years aeo. es
pecially commenting on the high
Huaiuy or oooks shown to be read.
ine conditions of unemploy
ment which have curtailed the
spending power of individuals has
resulted in increased voluntary no
e . , i
jiuranes ior recraat nnnl
poses,' said Miss Lone, "as flvl.
denced by the increased demand for
oooks and by the larger number of
people,, especially men, to be seen
aDout library reading tables."
This increased interest in volun
tary education has led to the organ
ization of groups, such as the Emer.
gency college at Hood River which
offered three university extension
courses, largely to young people of
college age who were unable to at
tend college because of restricted
finances. Another such movement
in t-ortiand sponsored by a worn
ans organization resulted in over
flowing classes.
10 supplement this work the
auue library, with the cooperation
of religious and other educational
groups, is putting out reading
" piannea to suit individual
needs. In answer to an aDnlicatinn
forms for which mav be obtained ut
the local library, they make out a
list or several books to fit the in
dividual need on any subject de
sired, tne only cost of the service
being the postage required to trans
port the books. The books are sent
out one each month until the course
is completed.
.The plan has been highly recom
mended by leading educators, Miss
Long said, and that it has proved
popular is shown by the 300 "pre
scriptions" that have been filled in
the short time the plan has been in
effect
Libraries, because of the short
age of funds, have been forced to
show great ingenuity to meet de
mands, and this ingenuity has been
evidenced In several ways, Miss
Long brought out. In some In
stances to meet the demands for
new books librarians have asked
for contributions of magazines al
ready read by families, to obtain
therefrom complete installments of
serial stones. These are taken from
the magazines and bound. Many li
braries, like the Heppner library,
carry on entirely through donated
librarian service.
She especially stressed the Im
portance of book borrowers getting
tneir books back on time. Libraries
do not care nearly so much for the
monies collected from fines as they
do to have the books on hand when
people call for them; and keening
the books overtime means denying
others the privileee of readine-
mem,
The librarian urged the use of
the state library facilities by anv-
one desiring information or books
for recreational reading, and ex
tended a general invitation for any
Morrow county folks to call on her
whenever they are In Salem.
She was entertained at luncheon
yesterday noon at the home of Mrs.
Rodgers, with members of the local
library staff as guests.
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Rodgers, president, expressed ap
preciation of the services of Mrs.
Russell E. Pratt who has been ac
tive in local library work, and stat
ed the regrets of the library that
Mrs. Pratt was to leave Heppner.
Oil Claimed Struck at
Clarno Basin Well
(Fossil Journal)
The head driller at the Clarno oil
well stated to visitors last Saturday
that he now had a 300-barrel wall
at the present depth of about 2900
feet More conservative estimates
place the probable production of
the well at 100 barrels a day.
The driller said there was now a
subterranean pressure of 1700
pounds to the square inch and that
the drill had passed through oil
sands 10 feet thick. By going deep,
er, probably to 3000 feet he hoped
to encounter thicker sands and
more production.
CROP LOANS RECEIVED.
A total of $6890 has been received
in Morrow county to date from the
Agricultural Credit corporation to
finance crop production, reports C.
W. Smith,, county agent. Amounts
received by. towns follows: Board
man $2470, Irrlgon $820, Heppner
$1290, lone $675, Lexington $1365.
Top Position in Shoot
Held by Local Nimrods
Heppner-Pilot Rock trapshooters
wound up the eighth annual Ore
gonian trapshooting tournament
Sunday at the head of the percent
age column by recording a perfect
75 and defeating their three oppon
ents for the day, Portland, Eugene
and Washington county. Their rec
ord for the shoot was 20 wins and
2 defeats. Marion Han sell and W.
N. Roper of Pilot Rock and Charles
H. Latourell of Heppner composed
the team squad Sunday, each with
a 25.
Their position among the top ten
cuius entitles Hepnper-Pilot Rock
to participate In the shoot-off
match, to the winner of which goes
the Oregonian silver loving cup
won by Heppner the first year of
the shoot. Local nimrods shot over
me "J0t k traps Sunday. Those
Participating were Charles Latou
j re"' A- D' McMurdo, Adam Knob-
rell, A,
lock, Glen Hayes, Ambrose Chapin
ana jap urawford,
Worn ans Study Club
Has Chinese Program
About thirty members of the Wo
mans Study club and their guests
enjoyed a Chinese atmosphere, Chi
nese sweets and a program of study
of Modern China, Monday evening
at the A. D. McMurdo home. The
fragrance of Chinese incense greet
ed the guests as they entered the
home, and a Chinese game provid
ed relaxation during the program
intermission. Candied ginger, wa
termelon, cocoanut, wild oranges
and lichee nuts were passed at the
conclusion of the meeting by the
nosiesses, Miss Leta Humphreys,
Mrs. McMurdo and Mrs. J. T. Lum
ley. The program was: roll call, Chi
nese quotations: map study, Mrs.
Case; Lotus Land, Virginia Dix;
Hong-Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Pe
king, prepared by Mrs. Cash; Chi
nese arts, Mrs. J. O. Turner; Amer
ica or China, Mrs. McAtee; Man
churia, Mrs. Glen Jones; Jehol and
Men of Manchurfa, Mrs. Lucas;
The World's Danger Zone, Mrs.
Frank Turner. "
Boardman Young Couple
To Marry 20th of May
Knowledge of the approachine
wedding of Miss Rachel Johnson
and Mr. Ray Barlow served as a
motive for an announcement break
fast Sunday morning, April 9, giv
en at tne home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
O. King who were joint hosts wi.i
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cramer and Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Marschat.
May 20th was the date named for
the wedding of the young couDle
wnose parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R,
Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Barlow are residents of Boardman
and well known in the surrounding
communities.
JNews of the betrothal and the
date of the wedding was revealed
wnen individual jig-saw puzzles
were pieced together and a minia
ture Red & White store took shaDe.
Mr. Barlow manages the new Red
& White store in Boardman. The
tables were made beautiful with
giant daffodils and narcissi and in
dividual Easter baskets served as
iavors.
Close friends of the prospective
bride and groom and of the hosts
who were present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barlow, Mr.
and Mrs. Truman Messenger, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Surface. Mr. and
Mrs. Art Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce
Dilabough, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gor
ham, the Misses Katherine Brown,
Gladys Wilson, P.hoda Shellenber
ger, Mabel Brown, Mildred Allen,
Bethmyrl Miller and Miriam Camp
bell; and the Messrs. Deibert John,
son, Eldon Wilson, Elmer Harnden,
and Robert pecker.
Contributed.
LEADER IN LEAGUE.
Myrtle Cradick, our genial state
secretary, is an excellent example
of what a loyal Democrat should
be. She has been connected with
the Young Democratic movement
from the start, having served as
both state and county secretary.
She has given unstintingly of her
time to the upbuilding of the or
ganization and we are hoping to
nave her back in our midst again
before many days pass.
Myrtle is at present serving as
secretary to Representative John J.
Beckman at Salem, where she has
been official greeter for all Young
Democrats visiting the legislature.
She Is one of Heppner. Oregon's fa
vorite daughters, and in the ofllce of
John Ji Beckman and Barnett Gold
stein, where she is employed, they
say she knows more law than many
a lawyer. "The Oregon Democrat,"
March 7, 1933.
MASONS TO GO TO BAKER.
Members of Heppner lodge No.
69, A. F. & A. M. are planning to
attend the big eastern Oregon get
together meeting of Masonic lodges
which will be held at Baker a week
from next Saturday, April 22nd. All
membeis of the local lodge who
wish to attend are ssked to notify
L. L. Gilliam or Spencer Crawford,
so that arrangements for transpor
tation may be made. It is planned
to go to Baker Saturday, returning
Sunday.
TWILIGHT PLAY OFF.
Twilight baseball games among
the Badgers, Magpies, Porcupines
and Crows was called off this week
because of cold weather Mark Mer
rill and Bob Benton were chuckers
for two teams that played a seven
inning game Sunday afternoon.
6RIST
From Happenings Here and Yon
Concerning
l Lambs on the Green
The Wheat Grows
I Shaw Shut Off
and other things of more or lets
1 moment as seen by
The G. T. REPORTER
Lambing, well over in the north
end of the county, will be under
way till the first of May to the
south. Good results have been re
ported so far in spite of ornery
weather, made ornerier by severe
snow squalls first of week. One
hundred percent reproduction of
breeding Socks is not unusual, with
shed protection given lambs in
more recent years. When open
range lambing prevailed in early
days, 50 percent was a good aver
age. Economically important to tho
region is the new lamb crop.
But steeled, indeed, is the heart not
moved with pleasure at the sight of
the little woolly creatures cavorting
on the green hillsides! another har
binger of Spring's effulgence.
Such signs are not to be denied.
in spite of setbacks experienced
through the equinoxial storms of
Saturday and Sunday which paint
ed southern hilltops a glistening
white for a time short in duration
as the white soon gave way to Old
Sol's beaming countenance, making
of it a dye to leave the landscape a
deeper green.
The warmer belt to the north. '
with lambing over, now turns Its
attention to taking off the new wool
crop. Shearing crews started mo
bilizing; outfitting this week.
And, anon, more sheenskin for
Dean Goodman and his eane to
make Into money, if needed. If
won't be if growers get a good price
ior meir iamD8 and wool.
"God and the elements beinir will
ing," is an oft-quoted adage with
reference to future developments.
Especially appropriate is the say
ing when one refers to the county's
chances for a wheat crop this year.
Reseeding of fields, frozen last
December, is just being completed.
Green spears of the new crop are
beginning to show in some fields,
and warmer weather should bring
the grain along. Known, howevsr,
is the fact that favorable growing
weather in May and rains in June
are required to bring a spring wheat
urop to maturity in this country.
It's fate now lies with God and the
elements.
Much of the hope of the county's
major wheat industry lies in the
chance for profitable prices. Quo
tations this week, highest in many
months, were encouraging. Should
there be a severe crop shortage,
higher prices will relieve constrict
ed credit; help in financing ope a
tlons. Land that is carmhle nt in
ducing a commodity for whlcn
there is a demand is worth some
thing. Thus worketh the law of wm.
pensation always.
And though he be Dald In Rh
skin, great will be the reward
thereof.
George Bernard Shaw is in Amer
ica, telling Americana ihnnt fhi
faults, occasionally admitting a vir
tue. More sarcastic than mmi.
Shaw keeps in the limAiio-ht Hth
his digs, displaying vanity more
vain than that of which he accuses
others as his white bearded chin
oobs unceasingly. He nut on a. mnA
show, acting as good a role as any
ever created by his fertile dramatic
mind, judging from his one and
only radio address on this visit
made Tuesday evenine. What
thought when he learned that his
vast radio audience was summarily
separated from him before he fin
ished his address, that they might
.., luneu upon in em some paid
for programs, one may only sur
mise. Whether or" not he appre
ciated the rude interruption, as onj
interested listener, we would have
thought more of the advertisers If
they had permitted us to hear him
to the end. At such times one
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APPEAL FROM LONG BEACH.
A small family, consisting of the
father and mother and three small
children, are living In the open be
cause they have not been able to re
store their home. The house was
thrown partially off Its foundation,
the chimney was badly cracked and
must be rebuilt, and the plumbing
wag badly damaged. It will require
about $40.00 to make the repairs tn
the family may again return home.
The father is absolutely without
means, having been out of employ
ment for several months. Morrow
county is asked by the Red Cross
to undertake to place this family
back in their home. Will you give
a dollar, or fifty cents, or twenty,
five cents toward this cause? If so,
hand the money to J. W. Hiatt
Chas. Thomson, Earl Gordon, or
Chas. W. Smith of Heppner, or Miss
Dona Barnett of Lexington, or Bert
Mason of lone. Scrip will be o
ceptod. Let us act quickly. The
need is urgent