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Volume 50, Number 26.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 1933.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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Twelfth Rodeo
Opens Tomorrow
Week's Season Sees Development of All Details;
More Stock and Performers Than Ever on
Hand; Parade Saturday Promising.
The 12th annual Heppner Rodeo opens tomorrow,
bringing once again a replica of the sports of the Old
West, to be staged this year in a more promising fash
ion than ever, belive Rodeo officials.
The election of Queen Dorothy and naming of her
attendants; the arrival of stock and performers; the
holding of thrilling tryouts; the erection of rides for
the kiddies and numerous concessions; the appear
ance of the town and citizens all bedecked in gala hol
iday attire; in fact, the final development of all details
of the big cowboy festival since the opening of Rodeo
season Saturday, indicate
of evidence to substantiate
The show itself, to be staged to
morrow and Saturday afternoons,
will begin at 1:30 each day. Entries
for tomorrow's events will be open
at 6 o'clock this evening at head
quarters in Hotel Heppner.
Next to the Bhow Itself to claim
the attention of the Rodeo throng
will be the big parade to be staged
at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning.
The committee in charge has re
quested that there be no cars park
ed on Main street after 10 o'clock
until after the parade Is over.
There Is promise of the largest
number of entries ever to partici
pate In this feature, Including many
brightly decorated floats and auto
mobiles, besides a display of Ro
deo stock and performers, and
many special entries.
The Heppner school band will be
on hand each day, playing at the
grounds and participating In the
parade, and each evening dancing
at the big pavilion to the music of
Bud's Jazz band will add to the en
joyment of the occasion. Between
times there will be the merry-go-round,
ferris wheel and tllt-a-whlrl
of the Bernard! Exposition shows,
and the home-operated carnival
concessions and athletio show all
conveniently located near the cen
ter of Main street to keep the
crowd amused.
"Never in the history of the show
has there been more horses and
performers on hand so early before
the show as are here now to enter
the lists," eald D. A. Wl.son, Ro
deo vice president, this morning.
At least five entries are assured
in the two-year-old race tomorrow.
On hand with race horses are Gilli
land and Depew from Ukiah, Phil
brick from Fossil, R. L. Baze from
Washington, Swaggarts of Heppner
and a string of Indian ponies that
came in yeBterday from Idaho.
From the way they have per
formed in the tryouts, the 16 wild
mustangs to be used in the buck
ing contest will give the many top
hands plenty to worry about, and
he who tops the lists will be a
champion, Indeed.
Judges of the arena events will
be Dean Dudley of Athena, Stubby
Johnson of the John Day river dis
trict and John Porter of Long
Creek. Ernest Hellker of lone will
start the races, for which compe
tent judges have also been secured.
Everything is set In grand fash
Ion. "She's Wild! Let's Go!"
Camp Boys Given Chance
For Extra Enlistment
Appropoa the talk of reenllst
ment, writes the Gazette Times Bull
Prairie correspondent, is a tele
gram that Captain Parker received
from Captain Potter, Baker. It in
forms all C. C. C. enrollers that
they will have the privilege of en
rolling for a second period of six
months, terminating March 30 to
April 15, 1934.
All those who do not desire to
reenlist will be transported In
groups to the reconditioning camp
in the corps area from which they
came for final discharge. They
will not have the privilege of inv
mediate reenlistment
On the other hand all C. C. C. en
rollers will be discharged during
the period of Sept. 30 to Oct 15.
Only those who have declared their
intention of reenlisting will Ibe en
rolled for the second six months
period.
All C. C, C. enrollers were faced
with these alternatives last week.
After Captain Parker had explained
the above contests to everyone,
they were asked to answer yes or
no to the question, "Will you re
enlist?" "You bet," said most of
the local boys.
The Heppner Women's Study
club will hold an informal business
and social meeting next Monday
evening, Sept 11, at the home of
Mrs. Frank Turner. Piano and
policies for the year's work will be
discussed. The meeting will open
at 7:45. All former members and
any women Interested are urged to
attend.
Ladles of the Christian church
will serve meals Friday and Sat
urday In the building next door to
the County Agent's office. They
will appreciate your patronage.
that the officials have plenty
their conviction.
KIDDIES' CARNIVAL
SLATED TOMORROW
Kiddies, the carnival manage
ment has arranged a treat for
you tomorrow afternoon. All
afternoon rides on the merry-go-round,
ferris wheel and tilt-a-whlrl
will be five cents. The
usual charge is 10 cents. They
want all the kiddies to come
and take advantage of the bar
gain rate, to be in effect all to
morrow afternoon.
BIG ENROLLMENT
HAD IN SCHOOLS
High School Draws 104, Grades 226
First Day; All Activities
Getting Into Swing.
With an enrollment of 104 in high
school and 226 in the grades, the
Heppner schools got off to a good
start Monday, reports E. F. Bloom,
superintendent The full teaching
staff was on hand, and the work of
organization ran smoothly, with
the new teachers fitting into the or
ganization admirably.
The enrollment by grades was:
first and second 30, second and
third 35, fourth 26, fifth 32, sixth
40, seventh 34 and eighth 29.
Many high school pupils, espec
ially boys, are still working and will
not enter school until after the
Rodeo, Mr. Bloom said, in estimat
ing that the enrollment will be
slightly larger than last year. Ap
proximately one-third of the high
school students and a goodly pro
portion of grade pupils are from
rural districts.
Every effort is being made to pro
vide students with second-hand
books at reasonable, prices. The3e
are being handled through the
school book exchange conducted by
Miss Ruth Furlong.
George Mabee, the athletic di
rector, is filling the capacity of high
school principal. Public speaking
is again included in the curriculum
with Phillip Foord, who has had
considerable college training and
experience in that line, in charge.
All of last year's extra-curricular
activities will be resumed, with de
bate added in charge of Mr. Foord
as coach.
Miss Juanita Leathers is busy
organizing music for the upper
grades and high school, with Mr.
Foord relieving her in the seventh
grade while she Is engaged with
high school music.
Coach Mabee has already called
the football squad into action and
reports prospects very promising.
Rapids Project Fight
Still On, Lions Told
That the Tri-State Development
league has not given up its fight
for recognition of the Umatilla
Rapids project in development of
the Columbia river for navigation,
was the assertion of S. E. Notson,
league vice president before the
Lions club Tuesday. Mr. Notson
gave a report of the Wallula cut-off
celebration Monday at which time
it was expected to hold another di
rectors' meeting of the league, but
was not held because of lack of a
quorum.
IWhlle it appears that it will not
be possible for Representative Wal
ter M, Pierce to make the trip to
Washington to present the league's
case, the fight is still being carried
on and it is the hope that Senator
Dill and other representatives of
the region who will be in Wash
ington, will present material fur
nished 'by the league, to the Presi
dent
The Lions were pleased with
music provided by the Misses Ruth
and Margaret Misslldine, cello and
violin, and Miss Jeanette Turner,
piano,
Mr, and Mrs. Gene Penland vis
ited the end of the week with Hepp
ner relatives and friends, coming
up irom tneir nomo at Portland.
Place your order for your favor
lte pie with Mrs, George Moore. 28,
LLOYD MATTESON
SHOT FOUR TIMES
William Penland Held for Gun
Play, Awaiting Outcome of
Victim's Condition.
Lloyd Matteson is in a critical
condition in a hospital and William
Penland is confined to the county
bastile at Heppner as the result of
a shooting here shortly before mid
night Tuesday.
Matteson was sitting in a card
game at the O'Donnell pastime
when Penland walked In, watched
the game for a few minutes, and
after an exchange of a few words,
opened fire on Matteson from a po
sition directly opposite him across
the table. Matteson was hit by four
shots from the small .25 calibre
automatic pistol, taken from Pen
land a few minutes later by Harry
O'Donnell, proprietor, as Penland
was stopped at the door by George
Bleakman, night watchman, and
placed under arrest.
Reports of witnesses are that
there was apparently no indication
of ill-feeling between Penland and
Matteson in the short conversation
preceding the shooting, and it hap
pened so suddenly that some of the
men in the room thought some
prankster had fired a bunch of fire
crackers. Imimediately on realiza
tion of what was taking place,
there was said to be a wild scram
ble to get under cover.
Both Penland and Matteson have
been in and around Heppner for
years, and while many opinions
expressed as to what may have
caused the shooting, there has been
no definite statement made by eith
er of the men.
Immediately after the shooting.
it appeared that Matteson had been
done for. But Dr. McMurdo, who
took charge of the injured man,
found he was still alive and rushed
him to the office for emergency
treatment. X-ray pictures were
taken showing the location of the
bullets, which had apparently been
deflected, and so far as is known
no vital organs were struck.
Matteson was resting easy this
morning, and though it is yet too
early for definite prognosis, the
doctor believes, that, barring com
plications, he has a chance for re
covery.
No charge has yet been placed
against Penland, pending the out
come of the effect of the shooting
on Matteson.
Martin Kiernan, Accident
Victim, Laid to Rest Here
A large number of relatives and
friends gathered at St Patrick's
Catholic church here yesterday
morning for high mass and final
rites for Martin Kiernan, popular
young sheepraiser who was killed
Sunday when his car plunged over
the steep Minam hill grade on the
Old Oregon Trail between Elgin
and Enterprise.
The young man was in the car
alone and his skull was fractured
when he was thrown clear of the
car as it pitched down the 200-foot
incline, resulting in instant death.
There were no witnesses to the ac
cident. It happened near the view
point overlooking the Minam can
yon, where a hole in the guard
fence is thought possibly to have
been mistaken for the road. Cor
oner George Walker of La Grande,
who investigated, thought he may
nave dozed at the wheel.
Kiernan was a partner In the
sheep business with John Lennon,
with their winter headquarters near
Echo. He was in the Wallowa
country looking after their sheep
on summer range when the acci
dent happened.
Martin Kiernan was born in
County Lietrim, Ireland, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Kiernan, July 2, 1900, be
ing aged 66 years, 2 months and 1
day at the time of his death. He
came to America and Morrow coun
ty in 1921 and most of the time
since had been engaged with sheep
in this vicinity, making a wide cir
cle of friends here. He is survived
by his mother, three brothers, Pat,
Francis and John James, and three
sisters, Bridget, Margaret and
Mary Ann, all in Ireland, and one
sister, Rosie, who resides in New
York. All of his near relatives in
this vicinity were present at the
funeral. They are John McCarty,
Echo; Frank Lennon, Lexington;
John Lennon, Echo; Pat Connell,
Heppner, and Willie Doherty, Lex
ington, all cousins. Ho was a mem
ber of the Knights of Columbus
fraternity.
Father P. J. Stack said high mass
and presided over the funeral and
burial rites. Interment was In
Heppner cemetery. Pallbearers, all
close friends of the deceased, were
John Kelly, Henry Aiken, Pete Kil
kenny, Allan Thompson, Barney
Doherty and W. H. Chaimpneys.
Carnival Ground, Library
Get Attention of Council
Closing of Willow street between
Main and Chase streets for carni
val grounds for the Rodeo, and dis
cussion of plans for renovating
the city council chambers for use
of the library were the principal
matters of business coming before
the city council at its regular meet
ing last Monday evening.
It was expected to proceed with
work Immediately looking to hous
ing the library in the city building.
Earl Eskelson and Earl Gordon ap
peared before the council as repre
sentatives of the Rodeo carnival
committee asking for the use of
the portion of Willow street for
the carnival,
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Forsees Great Industrial
Empire in Development
of Columbia River.
CELEBRATE CUT-OFF
Wallula-Umatilla Route Shortens
Distance; Rapids Project Cited
as Essential Link.
One link in the chain of develop
ment that will eventually "harness
the great white horses of the Co
lumbia, and make the passageway
of the ' West's greatest river the
main thoroughfare of commerce to
the shores of the Pacific," was fii
tingly eulogized by Marshall N.
Dana of Oregon at the celebration
of the completion of the Wallula
cut-off at Thrasher's grove, near
the state line, Saturday afternoon.
Dana foresaw the next great de
velopment as the construction of
the Umatilla Rapids dam, and oth
er projects proposed to make the
river navigable and to turn its lat
ent powers into useful electrical
energy that will be used in huge
metallurgical smelters and in turn
ing the wheels of industry that are
destined to make the Pacific North
west the site of a great commercial
empire. ,.
Oregon's newspaperman and re
gional director of the President's
great public works program paid
high honors to those pioneer mem
bers of the Wallula Cut-off associa
tion whose vision and tireless ef
forts resulted in the construction of
the fast, wide highway that has
shortened the distance between
Walla Walla and Portland by 30
miles.
"This shortening of distances fos
ters a spirit of neighborliness, and
I hope that as Portland is drawn
closer to the rest of the northwest
that it will be more sympathetic
with the interests of her neigh
bors," declared the speaker. While
introduced as "Marshall N. Dana of
Oregon," he declared! that hence
forth he would like" to be known
as "Marshall N. Dana of the Pa
cific Northwest."
Thus did the speaker emphasize
the need for unity of action in
bringing about the justifiable de
velopment of the region.
"It is appropriate," he said, "that
this celebration be held upon the
banks of the mighty river, under
the shadow of the storied Twin
Rocks, within sight of the spot
where Lewis and Clark first blazed
the trail down the river." He
touched briefly on the rich histor
ical lore of the Wallula gap, where
the banks of the river were tra
versed first by Indian trails; then
came the white man's road, an old
road used for many years, but lit
tle better than a trail; and now the
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OfRodeo,Round- Up
Coronation of Queen Dorothy, Welcoming of
Queen Jean Mark Attractive Season Opening.
QUEEN DOROTHY
Hail! Queen Dorothy I.
Culminating a red - letter day
in Rodeo history, in which Queen
Jean of the Pendleton "Round-Up
was officially welcomed as an honor
guest for the opening of Heppner's
Rodeo season, Miss Dorothy Doher
ty of Alpine was accorded the gold
en crown in appropriate coronation
ceremonies at the close of the vot
ing Saturday evening.
Queen Dorothy, 17-year-old col
leen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.
P. Doherty of lower Sand Hollow,
whose life on the ranch has famil
iarized her well with the ways of
cows and cowboys and all that goes
to make up the Great West Queen
Dorothy it is who will rule over
Rodeodom tomorrow and Saturday.
Ably attended she will be, with a
right comely court of attractive
lassies, her opponents In the recent
friendly battle, all well equipped
with the charm and riding ability
to assure that the gala season of
Rodeo will be attractively helmed.
Her attendants are Miss Mae
Doherty of Rhea Creek, Miss Mar
garet Brosnan of Lena, Miss Edna
Lindstrom of lone and Miss Ruth
Dinges of Lexington.
BUCKAROOS COME FAR.
Nick Melinchuck, Ted Fisher and
Roily Hayes arrived in Heppner
this morning all the way from
Vernon, B. C, to enter the buck
ing lists. From Seattle came Doc
Watson, another buckaroo, all with
good records among tophands, and
asserting that they will give a good
account of themselves at Rodeo.
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The day that saw Queen Dorothy
lifted to the throne was hardly less
celebrated than a day of Rodeo It
self. Morning saw the banners stream
ing in the streets, and the appear
ance of Rodeo regalia. Shortly af
ter noon the school band gave a
concert on Main street And as -the
zero hour of Queen Jean's arrival
neared, the throng thickened,
stirred by an air of expectancy.
Little daunted, the crowd re
mained, still eagerly expectant, as
five, ten, fifteen, twenty minutes
yes, almost an hour passed after
the announced time for the arrival
of Queen Jean.
Then the strains of the band were
heard in the distance and a buzz
started through the crowd. "She's
coming!"
The white-uniformed band swung
around the corner at May and Main
streets. In their wake, Mayor An
derson and Rodeo vice-presidents
Herb French, D. A. Wilson and
Henry Aiken formed a mounted es
cort to the brightly decorated open
automobile in which rode C. W.
McNamer, honorary president of
Rodeo, the queenly court of Rodeo
dom, and, seated high in a position
of prominence, Queen Jean herself.
Down the street and back they
came, to halt at the entrance of
Hotel Heppner, where genial Al
Rankin, the manager, waited with
a beautiful bouquet and the golden
key to the city. From the hands
of the mayor to the hands of the
queen of the Round-Up the em
blems were transmitted. The bonds
of hospitality and good fellowship
sealed, the crowd smiled, relaxed.
As guests of official Rodeo,
Queen Jean, the local court and
members of the band retired to the
Elks club to be feted at a buffet
luncheon.
Evening came and the crowd
surged to the pavilion for dancing
and the close of the contest that
saw the election and coronation of
Queen Dorothy, who received the
golden crown, while those of her
court received crowns of silver.
As Dorothy received the crown,
she not only became Queen of Ro
deo, but was accorded another sig
nal honor as well. For to her fell
the official invitation of Queen Jean
to be an attendant upon the court
of the Round-Up the three days
of the world-famous show, Septem
ber 21-22-23.
NORTH END FAIR
SAID BEST EVER
Large Array of Exhibits In All
Divisions; Judging Satisfactory
and Large Crowd Attends.
MRS. W. C. ISOM.
The North Morrow County fair
held here Friday and Saturday was
the most successful of any fairs
held here in the past six years. A
very much larger exhibit in every
division was on display, and witn
few exceptions everything of the
very best quality. Umatilla County
Agent Best of Hermiston, who with
Morrow County Agent Smith of
Heppner judged the farm crops and
livestock exhibits experienced dif
ficulty in placing the ribbons but
finally did the work very credit
ably and to the satisfaction of the
exhibitors. Mrs. Storey of Arling
ton judged the 4-H club work,
which was in charge of Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers of Heppner, county school
superintendent Mrs. Rodgers in
forms us that the exhibit was the
largest and best she has ever had
and was well pleased with Mrs.
Storey's judgment in placing rib
bons. Mrs. Storey also judged the
domestic art division and her good
judgment was evidenced in this di
vision. Mrs. Ed Beusil and Mrs.
Glervets of Hermiston were the
two judges for the domestic science
division, also assisting In the judg
ing or the four individual farm
booths. In every Instance the peo
ple were well pleased with their
placing of ribbons. The dining
room both days was well patron
ized and the Saturday evening
dance had the largest attendance in
history. The Irrlgon people have
every reason for being well pleased
with this our fair of 1933 in spite
of the socalled depression of the
past season.
Among those attending the fair
here Saturday from Heppner were
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs and family,
Gay Anderson, S. E. Notson and
Sheriff Bauman.
OFF FOR VISIT TO IRELAND.
Pat Mollahan took his departure
by train from Pendleton Monday
night for New York city, where, on
the 13th he sails for Ireland to have
a visit with his aged parents at the
old home. He expects to be gone
a month or six weeks. It has been
22 years since he left the homeland.
He was accompanied to Pendleton
by Mrs. Mollahan.
Wanted Gaited saddle horse,
Fred Mankin, lone, Ore. 25-26p
See Beatrice Thomson NOW for
health and accident Insurance.
FOR WHEAT CONTROL
Harvey Miller Named As
sociation President;
All Offices Filled.
MORE MEETINGS SET
Completion of Applications for Al
lotment Contracts Expected Next
Week; Instructions Are Given.
Final organization of the Morrow
County Wheat Production Control
association was affected at Hepp
ner Monday, and application of the
domestic allotment plan locally
stepped into the final stages. A
series of all-day meetings 1n each
of the seven districts is scheduled
for next week at which the making
out of applications for allotment
contracts is expected to be com
pleted, then will come the matter
of making adjustments and fixing
of individual allotment
Harvey Miller of Lexington was
named president of the county con
trol association, Omar Rietmann of
lone, vice president; C. E. Carlson
of lone, treasurer, and C. W. Smith,
secretary. The allotment commit
tee named is Mr. Miller, the presl
ent, R. B. Rice of Lexington and
Geo. N. Peck of Lexington. In
event any member of the allotment
committee is unable to serve, Mr.
Rietmann, the vice president, auto
matically serves in his place.
The all-day meetings, time and
place of each, at which all applica
tions are expected to be finally
completed, are announced aa fol
lows: Alpine, Monday, Sept 11, 8 a. m.,
Alpine school house.
Morgan, Monday, Sept 11, 8 a. m.,
Morgan I. O. O. F. hall.
North Heppner, Tuesday, Sept
12, 8 a. m Leach hall, Lexington.
lone, Wednesday, Sept 13, 8 a. m.,
lone Legion hall.
South Heppner-Hardman, Thurs
day, Sept. 14, 8 a. :m., Rhea Creek
Grange hall.
Lexington, Friday, Sept 15, 8 a.
m., Leach hall, Lexington.
Eight Mile, Saturday, Sept 16, 8
a. m., Eight Mile School house.
Perry Johnston of Condon will
assist Mr. Smith, county agent, in
holding these meetings by taking
charge of the Alpine meeting.
Besides electing officers and
adopting the articles of organiza
tion of the county control associa
tion, chairmen of the various com
munity committees, who compose
the control association executive
committee, also adopted the bud
get of proposed expenditures at
Monday's meeting. This budget
has been sent to the secretary of
agriculture for approval, and as
soon as it is approved the associa
tion's charter will be granted.
A meeting of all community com
mitteemen was held the same day
at which details of procedure were
worked out It was decided that
the quickest way to complete the
sign-up of cooperators was to hold
the all day meetings. Each farmer
is to bring his application filled out
as much as possible, including pro
duction figures for the years 1929
to 1932 inclusive, and map of his
farm showing waste land, perma
nent pastures and tillable areas.
At the meetings it is hoped that
all applications for wheat allotment
contracts will be completed so they
can be passed along to the com
munity committee chairmen, and
thence to the county allotment com
mittee.
Township plat books were given
to chairmen of the various commu
nity committees this week, and
farmers who do not know the des
cription of their land can get it
from their committee chairmen who
also have a supply of the necessary
blanks.
In the meantime if anyone wishes
to start seeding his oummerfallow
which he has already prepared, he
should seed up to 85 per cent of the
acreage, so long as the 15 per cent
which is not sown is average pro
ducing land, according to informa
tion received by the county agent's
office.
Information has also been re
ceived that the four-year produc
tion, used as a basis for figuring al
lotments In this county, is five per
cent under the five-year production
figures used for figuring the total
county allotment, and local officers
expect that individual allotments
may be scaled up five percent to
compensate for the difference.
A new pamphlet, "Answers to the
questions you are asking on the
wheat adjustment plan," was re
ceived at the county agent's office
this week for distribution. It com
pletely clarifies all the questions
asked about the plan to date, and
all farmers are asked to give the
pamphlet careful study,
RED CROSS TO MEET.
The annual meeting of the Mor
row County chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross will be held In the
Circuit Court room at the court
house in Heppner, Thursday, Sep
tember 14, at 3:30 In the afternoon.
Everyone Interested In the work of
the Red Cross should be present.
Officers for the ensuing year will
be elected. There will be urgent
need of the Red Cross during the
coming winter, hence we should
make preparation in time.
S. E. NOTSON, Chairman.