SOCIETY
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Volume 50, Number 43.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1934.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CITY DADS RESPOND
FOR FLOOD RELIEF
Financial Status Better
at Close of Year, Re
port Shows.
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
May be in New Quarters Soon;
Street Work Looms; Liquor
Sale Offers Difficulty.
Mindful of the quick and gener
ous help given this city at the time
of its flood catastrophe, June 14,
1903, the city council Monday eve
ning voted $15 toward the local Red
Cross drive to aid Pacific northwest
flood sufferers. Mayor Anderson
proposed the matter to the council
and the members present supported
the proposal with quick action.
The end of the year meeting was
marked by a spirit of good feeling
on the part of the city dads who had
faced one of the most trying years
in the city's history. Mainly re
sponsible was the treasurer's an
nual report which showed the city
still to be operating on a cash basis,
with a $700 balance in the treasury
' after all bonds and interest for the
year had been paid as well as cur
rent operating expenses. It was an
altogether different picture from
that faced at the beginning of the
year when there was not enough
money on hand to meet the bond
paymentS then due, and chances of
getting the money seemed very
slim.
Bonds Defaulted First Time.
The bond payments were default
ed at that time, for the first time in
the city's history, but inside the
month the payments were made and
afer operating but a short time on
a warrant basis the city was again
square with the world.
Added cause for the wreathed
countenances was the prospect of
city administrative facilities soon
to be housed in the comfortably ren
ovated city hall quarters. The work
was reported to be progressing fa
vorably, and a few details of the
construction were discussed. Meet
ing for the evening in the library
room in the Humphreys building,
mayor and councilmen visioned the
day, they hoped at the end of the
month, when this civic function
would have its own attractive quar
ters in the city hall building, too.
Mayor Anderson reported the
prospect bright for general im
provement of city streets, as well as
some bridge repair, through coop
eration of the CWA, the contem
plated project, already okehed by
the council, calling for the expen
diture of $2400 and the employment
of 13 men for 60 days. It was
thought the project would probably
be started as soon as the lower
Rhea creek work is finished.
IVer Brings Revenue.
The present status of liquor sale
within the city was a puzzle to
councilmen and City Attorney Nys,
what with the Knox plan being
temporarily held up awaiting su
preme court decision as to consti
tutionality. On the belief that the
court's decision would be forthcom
ing in a short time, it was decided
to let the matter stand for the
present. Should the court uphold
the 1 aw, Attorney Nys said a new
ordinance would be required. Mean
time the beer license and tax or
dinance was shown to be operating
with a total of $36 collected through
the 5-cents-a-gallon tax last month,
the first month of its operation.
Salient features of the ordinance,
cited In answer to questions arising,
are: Beer may be dispensed only by
a business that has been established
for at least a year on the payment
of $1 per annum license and a tax
of -5 cents a gallon on each gallon
of beer dispensed, the tax on the
beer dispensed in any one month
being payable before the 10th of the
ensuing month. If the tax is not
paid on or before the 10th of the
ensuing month, the dealer Is liable
to a penalty of $2.50 for the first
day after the 10th, and $1 a day
for each day thereafter that the
tax remains unpaid. Licenses may
be revoked, not issued or reissued
for various reasons.
Councilmen present included Jeff
Jones, Dean T. Goodman, Dr. A. D.
McMurdo and W, C. . Cox. Also
present were E. R. Huston, record
er; W. O. Dix, treasurer; J. J. Nys,
city attorney; S. P. Devln and G.
A. Bleukman, marshals.
DIGGER LOCKS APPROVED.
The army engineers have conced
ed to the demand for larger locks
in connection with the construction
of the Bonneville dam, report in the
dally press yesterday said. While
the locks will not be as large as
was generally contended for by peo
ple east of the mountains, they will
be about twice the size of those or
iginally planned and will permit
large boats to navigate the Colum
bia as far as The Dalles, The con
cession on the part of the engineers
came as a pleasant surprise to east
ern Oregon people,
Mrs. Elsie M. Beach and son Law
lence of Lexington were transact
ing business In the city for a short
time yesterday afternoon.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Miller of lone, Tuesday evening,
January 2, a 6 Mi -pound girl.
'YELLOW SHADOW
COMES JANUARY 12
Comedy-Mystery Play Finally Set
by Juniors After Postpone
ment; Offers Thrills.
Today tickets go on sale for "The
Yellow Shadow," the Heppner high
school play presented by the junior
class. The date of the performance
has been definitely set for January
12 after postponement because of
illness of members of the cast. The
production is being directed by
Phillip Foord of the high school fac
ulty.
The drama is one of the best of
its type. The author, Clarke Wil
lard, is well known in the field of
the mystery-comedy, and has creat
ed excellent plays of the type. "The
Yellow Shadow" has been perform
ed with great success in many Ore
gon towns during the last year.
Perhaps one of the reasons for
the favorable reception of the play
is that the setting is in the north
westa hunting lodge on Puget
bound is the scene of action. It is,
however, a most peculiar dwelling.
From the time Mildred Marvin
(Ilene Kilkenny, her attorney, Gil
bert Wright (Edwin Dick), and her
cousin, Hazel Wayne (Jennie Swen
dig and her friend, Alice Perkins
(Jessie French) enter, strange and
weird things happen. No one seems
to know why, although all try to
find out. Shots are heard in the
dark a man is murdered. Who is
the victim? Who is the murderer?
An atmosphere of terror and
mystery always apears at queer
times in the person of the house
keeper, Mrs. Travis (Lorena Wil
son). Her words seem to be om
inous with meaning. Her husband
Jed (Howard Furlong) is even more
alarming. His wild words are ter
rifying. What does he know about
the mystery? What has he had to
do with it all?
The ne'er-do-well brother of Miss
Marvin, Herbert (Joe Green) ap
pears on the scene. His past has
been marked by difficulties. Is he
jealous because his sister inherited
all their wealthy uncle's property,
including Vlewcrest lodge. He
seems to know something about the
murdered man. Is he guilty? Her
bert catches sight of a Chinaman,
Wong Song (Billy Schwarz) whom
nobody semes to have noticed. "The
Chink" slips in and out evading all.
He seems to know much, although
he says, "I no savvy Melican talk."
When Attorney Wright calls in
the law to solve the case, Sheriff
Macklin (Clifford Yarnell) and Cor
oner Still (Frances Rugg) appear.
Though this is their "first murder"
they are determined to solve it. The
sheriff is a real detective, having
taken a correspondence course in
"dcteckative work."
The sale of tickets is in charge
of Frances Rugg, business mana
ger, Chester Christenson, stage
manager, assisted by Ray Reid and
Stephen Wehmeyer, are working
out the 'setting and effects. The
audience on Friday evening, Jan
uary 12, will see the solution of the
mystery, will learn who killed the
man and his motive for the crime,
will discover what the "Yellow
Shadow" is and will find out the
reason for the terror, the screams
and the desertion of Vlewcrest
lodge.
Rachel McDowell Missiidine.
Rachel Heleor McDowell was
born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1854,
and died in Seattle, Jan. 2, 1934,
aged 79 years, 10 months and 7 days.
While still young she moved with
her parents to Iowa where she was
married to Amos Missiidine, April
16, 1878. She came with her fam
ily to Oregon in 1887 and settled in
Morrow county, first living on But
ter creek, and later on a farm In
the Blackhorse section. She lived
the last eight years of her life at
Kent, Wash. She is survived by her
husband, Amos Missiidine, the sons,
W. L. and Roy Missiidine of Hepp
ner, and McDowell Missiidine of
Pilot Rock, and three grandchil
dren. CONGRESS IN SESSION.
President Roosevelt's message on
the state of the union was delivered
to congress yesterday as it con
vened for the first regular session
since Mr. Roosevelt took office. The
first big task expected to be under
taken, according to reports, is the
making of liquor revenue legisla
tion. The president was quoted as
saying he hoped congress would fin
ish the session by the last of March
or early in April.
SEAL SALE $38.6!) HERE.
The sale or Chrstmas seals in the
Heppner district for the state and
national tuberculosis associations
totaled $38.69, according to the re
port of Josephine Mahoney, local
chairman. The sale was handled
through the Business and Profes
sional Womens club with the Lions
club assisting in the solicitation.
Edwin Ingles of Boardman was
county chairman for the sale.
N EW MANAGER ELECTED.
Spokane, Wash. Chas. M. Cook,
manager of the Pendleton Grain
Growers, Inc., was elected manager
of the North Paclflo Grain Grow
ers, Inc., regional cooperative, at
a meeting of the organization In
Spokane last week. Mr. Cook sue
ceeds A. C. Adams, who has been
appointed general agent of the farm
credit administration for the four
Pacific northwest states.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE.
All Winter Hats, Coats and Dress
es greatly reduced for this January
Clearance., Curran Hat Shoppo.
Beamer Family Stricken
By Sudden Death of Son
The auditorium of the Church of
Christ in this city was filled to over
flowing on Wednesday afternoon,
when the community turned out to
pay its respects to James J. Eea
mer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Beamer of this city. School was
dismissed for the afternoon, and the
students from both the high school
and the grades attended. Besides
these, nearly every family in the
community was represented, com
ing to share their sympathy with
the family in this hour of extreme
sorrow. Many beautiful floral pieces
were banked about the casket, and
the singing of favorite songs of the
deceased by a quartette composed
of Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, Mrs. Hu
bert Galley, Mrs. Crocket Sprouls
and Mrs. Barbara England, togeth
er with the touching personal and
scriptural tribute offered by Pastor
Joel R. Benton, made the entire
service very impressive. Mrs. J. O.
Turner was at the piano and the
offertory was a beautiful funeral
dirge. Pall bearers were Claude
Graham, Marvin Wightman, Rich
ard Benton, Cleo Hlatt, Billy Coch
ell and Everett Crump. Messrs.
Graham and Wightman were pals
of James by reason of their asso
ciation during the past three or
four years at Alfalfa Lawn Dairy,
and the others were schoolmates.
Commitment services were at the
grave In Masonic cemetery, and all
arrangements were handled by Case
Memorial mortuary.
James Jefferson Beamer, only son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beamer, was
born in Heppner on October 1, 1917,
and all his life had been spent in
the community. He died on Janu
ary 1st, 1934, at the age of 16 years
and 3 months. He is survived by his
father and mother and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Goheen of Portland and
Irene Beamer of Heppner. Besides
these he leaves an aged grandmoth
er, Mrs. Mary Reid of Heppner, a
number of relatives and a host of
friends. He had been a member of
the Christian church since a small
lad, and was a faithful attendant
at both the church and Sunday
school services.
The passing of James was sudden
and the community was shocked
when it learned that death had
claimed him at about 11 o'clock
Monday forenoon. The lad was
taken ill on Friday afternoon and
complained of being sick for the
first time. Having always been
hale and hearty, his parents were
not unduly alarmed. Calling in a
doctor on Saturday, when his con
dition did not improve, it was dis
covered that he was suffering an at
tack of acute apepndicitis. He was
removed to the hospital on Sunday
evening and an operation was per
formed. This revealed a chronic
condition of the appendix, which
had become ruptured and periton
itis had set in to such an extent that
there was no hope, and the sum
mons came Monday forenoon.
James was a likeable boy ,and
was always coming up with a smile,
no matter what happened. He had
made many friends with both old
and young and he will be missed by
all of us. We join with the rest of
the community in extending heart
felt sympathy to the sorrowing
family.
Pomona Grange Meets
At Lexington Saturday
Lexington grange will be host
for the meeting of Morrow County
Pomona on Saturday. The meeting
begins at 10:00 o'clock in the fore
noon, with business sessions hold
ing from 10 to 12, The lecturer's
hour begins at 1:30, and this is open
to the public, who are invited to be
present to hear the program as fol
lows: Song by Grange.
Banjo solo, Ed Miller, Lexington.
Address by J. D. Mickle, State
Dairy and Food Commissioner,
on "The Dairy Industry In Ore
gon, Both Present and Future."
Group of songs, Mrs. Williams of
Lexington.
Skit, "Sign on the Dotted Line,"
Beth Wright and Anson Rugg
of Rhea Creek grange.
Vocal solo by Flossie Coats of
Boardman grange.
Song, trio, Mrs. Peter Timm,
Mrs. Connie Crawford and Mrs.
D. Engelman.
The meeting of Pomona gange
Saturday is very important, be
cause of matters that are to come
up, and all grange members are
urgently requested to attend.
FORMER TEACHER WRITES.
Mrs. Frank W. Turner is In re
ceipt of a letter from Mrs. Emery
Talley (nee Lorena Palmateer), a
teacher In the local high school for
several years, who was forced to
retire from teaching shortly after
leaving here because of ill health,
and who has since resided In New
Mexico. Mrs. Talley married after
going to New Mexico. In remem
bering her many Heppner friends,
she said she knew of no trip In the
United States she would like to
take more than the one back here,
though any trip was out of the
question at present. Mrs. Talley
wrote that she was enjoying good
health and serving as tutor, finding
it necessary to brush up a bit on
modern teaching methods but en
joying the work withal.
FIRST ARRIVAL IN 1934.
An 8Mi-pound son, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Taylor of Heppner
early the morning of January 2, is
the first new-born baby reported in
Morrow county for the year 1931.
Mother and baby were reported to
be doing well.
VITAL STATISTICS
II 1 1933
Clerk Issues 19 Licenses
to Wed ; Only 4 Divorces
Granted in Period.
53 BABIES ARRIVE
Death Calls 37, Records for Year
Show, With Last Quarter From
lone District Unreported.
The marriage license business
was off a bit in Motrrow county for
the year 1933, with only 19 licenses
issued at the office of Gay M. An
derson, county clerk. While these
do not include all of Dan Cupid's
victims for the year, some couples
having obtained licenses elsewhere,
still the matches on record locally
far exceed the number of divorces
which totaled but four.
The birth and death record, com
plete with the exception of the last
quarter report from the lone reg
ister's office, shows a total of 53
births as against 37 deaths. Two
register offices for vital statistics
are maintained in the county, one
at Heppner in charge of Dr. A. B.
Gray and one at lone in charge of
Ralph Harris, each o.Tice having the
duty of registering all births and
deaths in its district It is hoped to
have the last quarter registrations
from the lone district for next
week's issue when the totals will
be revised.
Marriages Total 19.
June, touted as the most popular
month for marriages, was forced
to share the honor with November
in Morrow county for the year, with
four matches each. May, October
and December shared second place
honors with two each. January
and September are barren on the
records. Licenses, with names of
the contracting parties and dates,
were issued as follows:
Ruby Padberg and Harold Kin-
caid, Feb. 20.
Opal Pettyjohn and Harold Town-
send, Mar. 29.
Reta Elna McRoberts and Buril
Joseph Corbin, April 3.
Rachel I. Johnson end A. R. Bar
low, May 8.
Elma McDaniel and Everett O.
Harshman, May 27.
Elvira Jenkins and Robert Ver
non Harwood, June 8.
Helen Smouse and Orlow L. Mar
tin, June 8.
LaVerne White and Alonzo Hen
derson, June 10.
Doris L. Hiatt and Hubert R.
Gaily, June 26.
Lulu Gibson Herren and Frank
Rumble, July 5.
Mary McDuffee and Harold W.i
Buhman, Aug. 12.
Virginia Dix and Frank Amorelli,
Oct. 9.
. Elvira Bleakman and Raymond
McDonald, Oct. 31.
Marie Akers and James Mount,
Nov. 2.
Shirley Adeline Wick and Louis
Franklin LeTrace, Nov. 8.
Margaret Becket and Claude W.
Buschke, Nov. 14.
Jessie McDaniel and Victor Lov-
gren, Nov. 15.
Madge B. Coppock and James G.
Thomson, Jr., Dec. 20.
Opal Aldrich and George Baird,
Dec. 27.
Divorce decrees were granted as
follows:
Minnie Leach McMillan from El
bert D. McMillan, June 3.
Madge Bryant from Glenn H.
Bryant, June 12.
Margaret Dennis from Henry
Dennis, June 12.
Lulu Bookman from Charles
Bookman, Nov. 17.
Birth Record Given.
The birth record, lone fourth
quarter not included, is as follows:
Biddle, girl, to Clarence Nelson
and Lela Viola, lone, Jan. 15.
Gerard, Clarence Delbert, to Ern
est L. and Wilma, lone, Jan. 16.
Ball, boy, to Roy Edwin and Lu
da May, Boardman, Jan. 17.
Reid, Lola Lois, to Clarence and
Viola Maud, Heppner, Jan. 17.
Green, Marion Cornett, to Alex
Cornett and Florence Charlotte,
Heppner, Jan. 31.
Wise, Janice Lea, to Raymond
Delbert and Velma Ethel, Hepp
ner, Feb. 3.
White, David Glonn, to Glenn P.
and Gladys O., Heppner, Feb. 9.
Matteson, Dona Juanita, to Lyle
L. and Neva Kay, Heppner, Feb.
9.
Tyler, Delbert Ray, to Harold V.
and Grace Alberta, Boardman,
Feb. 16.
Edwards, John Raymond, to Al
onzo Marion and Mary, Lex
ington, Feb. 19.
Rohrer, Richard Paul, to Clinton
Richard and Lulu Ruth, Hepp
ner, Mar. 8.
Devln, Ronald Boyd, to Harlan
Justus and Lorah Irene, Hepp
ner, Mar. 13.
Miller, James Bernard, to E.
Harvey and Anna, Heppner,
Mar. 25.
Shaw, Margaret Louise, to Clif
ford L. and Anna E., Heppner,
Mar. 21.
Healy, girl, to Patrick and Mar
garet Kathoilne, Heppner, Mar.
25.
Blackwell, Dona Joan, to James
Blaine and Cecil Bernice, lone,
Mar. 31.
(Continued on Tigo Four)
Returns for Federal Tax
Out; Collector Gives Word
The 1933 federal income tax re
turns were mailed on January 2nd,
and should reach taxpayers within
the week, according to announce
ment by J. W. Maloney, collector of
internal revenue. The requirements
for filing individual returns are the
same as for the year 1932: I.e., each
single person with a net income of
$1000 or over and each married per
son wtih a net income of $2500 or
over, or each person with a gross
income of $5000 or over must file an
income tax return.
If separate returns are filed by
husband and wife, the exemption
may be taken by either or divided
between them. In addition to the
personal exemption, a credit of $400
may be claimed for each person
(other than husband or wife) under
18 years of age, or incapable of self
support because mentally or physic
ally defective, who receives his or
her chief support from the taxpayer
during the taxable year.
Before preparing the return, the
taxpayer should assemble carefully
all information; he also should
make a study of the instruction on
the form. When the return has
been completed, all working papers
should be held by the taxpayer for
future reference.
The oath will be administered
without charge by the collector, any
deputy collector or internal revenue
agent.
Although taxpayers have until
March 15, 1934, in which to file re
turns, Collector Maloney wishes to
impress upon each one the desir
ability of compiling his information
and filing his return at an earlier
date in order to avoid last minute
rush. This early filing will permit
all taxpayers to receive the full,
courteous assistance Collector Ma
loney desires rendered by his corps
of deputies.
Corporations and partnerships
are required to file federal income
tax returns, regardless of the am
ount of net income.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
The engagement of Miss Erma
Duvall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Duvall of Lexington, to Mr.
Ralph Wickersham of Portland,
was announced to Miss Duvall's girl
friends at a luncheon last Thursday
at the Duvall home. A unique mo
tif was employed with the use of
Union Oil company advertisements
In the dining room decorations. On
the center of the table was a minia
ture sub-oil station. Small red oil
trucks placed by each plate deliver
ed the message of bethrothal. Miss
Duvall is a graduate of Oregon Nor
mal school and attended the Uni
versity of Oregon, being a member
of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Mr.
Wickersham is a graduate of the
University of Oregon and is now
employed with the Union Oil com
pany in Portland. The wedding is
planned for the coming summer.
LINDSTROM-KING.
A holiday wedding of much inter
est to Morrow .county folk took
place at Vancouver, Wash., on
Christmas day when Miss Edna
Lindstrom, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. O. E. Lndistrom of Morgan be
came the bride of Mervin King, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. King of
Cherryville, Ore. The ceremony
was performed in front of a lighted
Christmas tree at the home of Rev.
Paul A. Kunzman, English Luther
an minister who performed the
ceremony. Attendants were Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Goyt of Beaverton. The
bride wore a dress of burnt orange
crepe with a corsage of flowers. Mrs.
King is a popular Morrow county
girl, having been an attendant at
the court of the queen at the Hepp
ner Rodeo last fall. The young
couple have a host of well-wishers
in this county.
CLUB TO STUDY RUSSIA.
The Womans Study club will meet
next Monday evening at the home
of the Misses Leta and Evelyn
Humphreys with "Some Interesting
People of Old Russia" as the topic
for discussion. Mrs. James D. Cash
is the program leader. Numbers on
the program include "Romance of
an Empress, Catherine of Russia,"
by Waliszewski; "Catherine the
Great" by Anthony, "Peter the
Great, His Life and Influence on
Russian Development, " "Life of
Pavlova" and a current event.
HURT IN COLLISION.
Clarence Carmichael and Nellie
Burns received injuries Saturday
evening when the Carmichael coupe
in which they were riding was hit
by a car driven by J. H. Pepper, pa-
j per deliveryman, at the corner of
! Main and Baltimore streets. Mrs.
Burns was ojit about the face and
forehead by broken glass and Car
michael was cut on the left hand,
the injuries requiring the mention
of a physician. Both cars were
badly damaged.
DISLOCATES SHOULDER.
Creed Owens, pioneer resident
and operator of the Heppner-Hard-man
stage, sustained a painful In
jury Tuesday evening when he fell
while carrying a load, dislocating a
shoulder joint. The injury called
for the attention of a physician who
administered a light anaesthetic in
setting the dislocation.
CHARIVARI PARTY HELD.
An enjoyable charivari party was
staged at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Swaggait on Butter creek
last Thursday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. George Baird, newly
wed guests who were married at the
Swuggnrt homo the evening before.
Mr. and Mrs. Baird departed Friday
for their homo at Long Creek.
NEW DISASTERS
ADD TO DISTRESS
Red Cross Receives New Appeals
From Yakima and Ellensburg;
Many Cities Respond.
San Francisco, Jan. 2. Red Cross
chapters in the Pacific area are re
sponding quickly to the appeal for
$50,000 for the relief of flood disas
ter refugees in Washington and Ida
ho. A. L. Schafer, manager Pacific
area, says some of the smaller com
munities rushed their full quotas by
telegraph, others telephoned they
were air-mailing their contribu
tions, or sending the checks by reg
ular channels.
Appeals for assistance received
from Yakima and Ellensburg in
eastern Washington where 700 fam
ilies were reported in distress great
ly expanded the areas In need of
help. Red Cross surveys show that
ten Washington counties are affect
ed by the most serious flood condi
tions in 39 years. Damage to high
ways, roads, sewer-systems, bridges,
homes, farm stock, household goods
and farm equipment in Cowlitz
county alone Is estimated at three
million dollars.
Ten homes at Castle Rock, on the
banks of the Cowlitz river, were
swept away by the flood torrent
which eroded 500 feet of land for
a distance of a quarter mile. Two
to ten feet of water remains in 250
homes in North and South Kelso.
Fully a thousand homes are affect
ed by the flood in Western Wash
ington. Woodland, which is a dairy farm
ing area, presents a desolate picture
say Red Cross relief workers. The
overflow from the Lewis river dam
deposited tons of mud, sand and
debris on farms and in homes as
well as destroying twenty homes.
Stock feed also was destroyed. Two
thousand cows were moved to high
er ground where milking was con
tinued through cooperative farmer
effort
Mr. Schafer announces receipt of
a report from the Benewah County.
Idaho, chapter which says many of
tne refugees in that section lost
everything. A great many cattle,
chickens, and pigs were drowned.
The river rose so rapidly it was im
possible to save all trje livestock.
Many of the refugees also lost all
their winter supply of food. They
are now being sheltered in homes
of the townspeople who are sharing
with the unfortunates until they
can be moved to other quarters.
Food, clothing and bedding havej
been supplied from emergency
stocks of nearby chapters to both
Benewah and Shoshone county
chapters for relief in Idaho. Other
clothing supplies were sent into
Cowlitz county, Washington.
Chairman Benton
Urges Relief Need
J. R. Benton, chairman of Mor
row County Chapter, Red Cross,
urges all citizens of our county to
contribute quickly to the relief of
hundreds of families driven from
their homes by floods in the Pacific
northwest
A. L. Schafer, Red Cross mana
ger in the Pacific area, advises the
local chapter that there is great
desolation and distress in western
and central Washington and north
ern Idaho. D. H. Moore, heading
the disaster relief units in western
Washington, says assistance is need
ed for approximately one thousand
families in North and South Kel
so, Woodland and Castle Rock, all
in Cowlitz county. Temporary shel
ter was provided at the Kelso high
school, at hotels and in homes of
friends. A number of refugees from
Woodland are still quartered at
Vancouver, in Clark county.
In Grays Harbor county, Ho-
quiam, Aberdeen and Montesano
families are seriously affected. Ho-
quiam and Aberdeen population is
largely industrial. Distress in Mon
tesano Is among the farmers, whose
losses are heavy including feed and
crops.
Central Washington needs help
for 600 families at Toppenish and
other communities in jurisdiction
of the Yakima Valley chapter. Kit
tias county chapter at Ellensburg
has 100 flood refugee families in
distress who require assistance.
Red Cross disaster relief units in
northern Idaho report 200 families
affected at Wallace and 85 at St.
Maries. Farmers in the latter dis
trict suffered exceptionally heavy
losses of stock and food supplies.
They are being housed In homes of
the townspeople at St. Maries. Tha
upper floor of the courthouse, abo,
has been turned into a dormitory
for refugees.
Manager Schafer also informed
Chairman Benton that the Junior
Red Cross through the National
Childrens" fund, is planning a pro
ject to assist the children of flood
victims while Red Cross chapters
devote their attention to the reha
bilitation of the distressed families.
Contributions to the Pacific
Northwest Flood disaster relief fund
may be made to Chas. Barlow, Red
Cross Roll Call chairman for Mor
row county.
AUXILIARY MEETS TUESDAY,
The American Legion Auxiliary
met on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. James Cash, with
Mrs. Cash and Mrs. Will Morgan as
hostesses. Following the regular
order of business, refreshments
were served. The next meeting
will be at the home of Mis. Victor
Peterson on tho evening of Jan. 16.
At this time there will be initiation.
LIS PLAN DI1ER
TO WELCOME BANK
Opening Date Hinges on
Word from Washing
ton; Tells Progress.
FLOOD STORY GIVEN
John Anglin Sees Disaster In Yak
ima Valley; Pioneer Picture
Given by G. A. Bleakman.
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land will open its branch in Hepp
ner just as soon as arrangements
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granted and the lease agreement
for local quarters is sanctioned.
The Portland bank had desired to
be able to announce the local branch
opening for January 6, but the nec
essary approval from the comptrol
ler of currency's office had not been
received Tuesday, according to tel
egraphic communication received
by J. L. Gault, receiver for the local
banks with whom negotiations had
been tentatively completed for the
former First National bank quar
ters. Mr. Gault gave this informa
tion to the Lions club at its meeting
Tuesday noon. He attributed the
delay to congestion in the comp
troller's office resulting from the
new deposit guarantee law.
Continuing its interest in obtain
ing a bank here at the earliest pos
sible date, and to show a real spirit
of welcome, the Lions club voted to
sponsor a banquet on the opening
day. The bank officials and mem
bers of the local contact committee
will be guests of the club for the
occasion and tickets will be sold to
all others wishing to attend. Plans
for the occasion were left in the
hands of the club's banking and
program committees.
Committee Invites.
C. W. Smith, chairman of the
contact committee of 20 appointed
at the mass, meeting here two weeks
ago which was attended by E. B.
MacNaughton, president and J. H.
Mackie, vice president of the First
National of Portland, said the com
mittee is desirous of making the day
of the opening a real gala event to
show appreciation for the bank's
interest in the community. It Is not
probable that the exact date of the
opening will be learned until a few
days beforehand, so that it will not
be possible to give extensive notice
of the exact date, Mr. Smith said,
in extending a fervent invitation to
folks far and near to attend the cel
ebration. The club gave its formerly prof
fered assistance to the county Red
Cross chapter in the raising of
Washington-Idaho flood relief funds
with the appointment of S. E. Not
son, W. W. Smead and Earl Eskel
son as a committee for local solici
tation. As soon as the committee
was appointed, individual members
gave the local drive impetus with
liberal contributions.
Bringing home with vivid reality
the terrible ravage of flood waters
in neighboring sections, John Ang
lin gave the luncheon attendants
an eye-witness account of condi
tions existing in the Yakima valley
where he and family visited last
week end. Flood waters had taken
out dams, bridges and power
ditches, putting much of the city
of Yakima under several feet of
water besides doing untold damage
to orchards and homes throughout
the valley. Such a heavy flow of
water was encountered on one of
the principal streets of the city that
crossing was extremely hazardous.
Most of the male population of the
city had been put to work combat
ting the flood waters. Mr. Anglin
told of one section of the city where
children were Isolated in homes by
the surrounding water and difficulty
was being encountered in removing
them. Water and debris on every
hand was heartsickening to see, he
said.
Highways Blocked.
Yakima was the former home of
the Anglins, and Mr. Anglin said he
couldn't believe it when he read
that the lobby of the Commercial
hotel on Fourth street was under
two feet of water, but was forced
to believe it when he saw it. Flood
water had resulted n blocking the
highway in several places where
detours had to be made, and these
with difiiculty.
George Bleakman, whose birth
day was recognized by the club last
week, gave a short birthday talk on
the insistence of President Mc
Murdo in which he recited some of
tho changes taking place In the
county since he arrived here 62
years ago. lone and Lexington were
not yet on the map then, Hardman
was a small settlement, and as he
remembered there were two stores
in Heppner. The only cultivation at
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MASONS WILL MEET.
Regular communication of
Heppner lodge No. 89, A. F.
& A. M., will be held at Masonlo
temple Saturday evening, January
6. Work in MM degree. All mem
bers urged to attend. Members of
lone lodge will be guests. Eurle
Gilliam, W. M.
DEGREE OF HONOR NOTICE.
Kate J. Young lodge, Degree of
Honor, meets Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 8
o'clock in Odd Fellows' hall,- Clara
Beamer, Sec. ,