Volume 50, Number 45.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 1934
Subscription $2.00 a Year
COUNTY BENEFITS
BY CWA PROJECTS
Road Work Leads in Im
provement to Date; All
Sections Helped.
FEB. 15 IS DEADLINE
New Alignment on Willow, Rhea
Creek Routes Used; School
.Projects to be Pushed.
That Morrow county is obtain
ing a large amount of improvement
of a permanent character through
the expenditure of CWA- locally
matched funds is evidenced on a
visit to the various projects now
under way or which have been com
pleted. All parts of the ocunty are
receiving the benefit of the work,
which largely to date has been in
the nature of road improvement.
Among the most noticeable im
provements is the result of the
project on the upper Willow creek
road, one of the first projects to be
started. The original project is now
nearing completion. It called for
widening and straightening of the
road where needed over a distance
of seven miles reaching down Wil
low creek from the old McCullough
sheep corrals a few miles above the
foika of the creek. Beginning at
the forks of the creek an entirely
new alignment was made up the
creek, putting the road down on
the creek bottom and eliminating
the long narrow grade formerly ex
isting on the road at this place. At
other points bad curves and nar
row spots have been eliminated and
widened and the grade bank built
up in a substantial and permanent
manner with hand work. This, as
well as other road projects of the
county, have been under the super
vision of H. A. Tamblyn, county en
gineer. The new construction on
the upper end has all been done to
date with county machinery.
Route Change Made.
On upper Rhea creek, beginning
at the bridge at the Groshens place,
another road project is under way,
with a crew engaged so far in clear
ing the right-of-way for a new
alignment which will put the road
entirely on the north side of the
creek up to the forks of the creek.
This change will eliminate many
curves and jogs in the road and
give a much straighter and evener
grade.
On lower Rhea creek the county
has been busy for some time ex
tending the surfacing on the for
mer grade of the Jordan market
road, ami in addition a CWA crew is
busy farther up, a short way south
of the Hoskins place, making im
provements of the grade.
At Lexington the project of im
proving the cemetery hill road is
nearing completion. The use of
county machinery in making the
grade was employed here with res
idents of the section contributing
the use of caterpillars to pull the
grader. A wider, more gradual
grade, with improved surface is the
result here, giving Lexington a good
all-year road to the top of the cem
etery hill.
Make Rock Fill.
The Johnson hill road, which res
idents say has not been touched for
fifty years, is the project being car
ried on at lone. Here elimination
of the former steep narrow road
going up the canyon just outof lone
is being acomplished by dropping
down more on the side of the hill,
cutting through a sector of solid
rock and throwing in a good sized
fill to make a wider, more gradual
grade with solid rock foundation.
A large tonnage of wheat comes
into lone over this road which will
be transported much easier anoth
er year.
On down at Boardman the CWA
crew has been busy cleaning up
the right-of-ways of several of the
Irrigation project roads. The im
provement here is very noticeable.
Before the crew started these right-of-ways
were a mass of new growth
trees on either side of the narrow
roadway, starting from the roots
of the large poplars along the fence
rows. The grubbing work neces
sary lended itself especially well to
the hand work required by the CWA
and good progress Is evidenced.
Through CWA funds Irrigon is
obtaining a good surfaced road to
the river and the ferry crossing to
Plymouth, Wash. Here wagons and
teams of farmers have been largely
used in transporting the gravel, and
with the headway already made It
was expected the work would be
completed this week.
City Hall Progresses.
In Heppner two major projects
have been under way for some
time. One, reroofing of the school
house, was completed the first of the
week, and the other, renovating of
the city hall, Is making good head
way. Both are permanent, needed
improvements of real value to the
city. Several other minor projects
have been completed or are under
way, and all of the projects now
going are expectetd to be finished
by February 15, the first dead line
set under the CWA setup.
How far the CWA work will be
extended depends upon action of
congress at the present session.
There is a large popular demand
for the government to carry on this
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'ROAD TO GLORY'
TO BENEFIT BAND
Date of Legion Auxiliary Home
Talent Play Changed to 22nd;
Seven Choruses Arranged.
"The Road to Glory," musical
comedy romance of Old Mexico,
sponsored by the American Legion
auxiliary, will benefit the Heppner
school band as all the proceeds
above expenses will be added to the
band's fund for the purchase of new
uniforms. The date of the produc
tion has been changed from Janu
ary 19 as announced last week, to
the 22nd, next Monday.
The comedy is one which has
received much favorable comment
throughout western states where It
has been presented in the last few
months, and the cast is all local.
Ninety local people take part in the
production, with seven choruses in
cluded besides those cast in the play
roles. The choruses are elaborately
costumed and present many clever
songs and dances.
The plot is centered around sev
eral young people from the United
States who have gone to Old Mex
ico for various reasons. There are
many comic situations. Cast In the
various roles are:
Bob Jackson, in search of a bit of
glory, Clarence Hayes; Joe Joyce,
Bob's best friend, Claude Peevy;
Margery Moore, Bob's fiance, Mrs.
Fern Turner; Virginia Vamuus, the
girl from Wyoming, Patricia Mona
han; Pedro, bell hop and general
nuisance, Francis Nickerson; Prof.
Buggsby, who pursues the Stuff
Stuff (when he has time), Crocket
Sprouls; Carita, the local enchant
ress, Josephine Mahoney; Simpson,
an American with racketeering
ideas, Paul Gemmell; Manuel, lead
er of the Indians, Phillip Foord;
Jones, Simpson's "yes" man, Hubert
Gaily.
The comedy is under the direc
tion of Verne B. Reed of the Rocky
Mountain Productions of Sheridan,
Wyoming.
Was Resident of Heppner
For More Than 50 Years
Nels Magnuson, a resident of this
community since 1882, was called by
death at Heppner hospital in this
city on Sunday afternoon, being
aged 90 years, 3 months and 7 days.
It was last October 7th that Mr.
Magnuson celebrated his 90th birth-1
day, and at this time he was con
fined at the hospital where he was
being cared for and treated for ser
ious internal ailments, and death
came to him as he slept peacefully.
Funeral services wsre held at Case
Memorial Mortuary on Tuesday af
ternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev.
Joseph Pope, pastor of the Metho
dist church, In charge, and inter
ment in the Morrow plot at Ma
sonic cemetery. Mr. Magnuson had
no relatives in this immediate vi
cinity, and It is not known whether
any of his people reside in America.
Nels Magnuson was a native of
Sweden and came to America when
a mere lad, residing for a number
of years in Illinois, then later in
Missouri, and coming to Heppner
In 1882 from the latter state. Dur
ing the greater portion of the time
since arriving here, he resided in
Heppner, working as a teamster
and in the livery barn of Nels and
James Jones. He also worked for
a number of years for the late Wil
liam Penland as camp tender. When
the Heppner Gazette was establish
ed, Nels brought in the plant from
Alkali (now Arlington) and he was
always proud of his part in getting
the paper started. During the time
J. W. Morrow was running the Pal
ace hotel In Heppner, Mr. Magnu
son worked for him, driving the
bus and doing such other work as
was required of him, and he con
tinued in the employ of Mr. Morrow
for many years, living in the Mor
row place here and looking after it
in the absence of the owner, even
tually making purchase of the resi
dence property in town and estab
lishing his home there.
Nels Magnuson was a mighty fine
old gentleman, and his long resi
dence in this community was re
warded by the great number of fast
friendships he made. His funeral
on Tuesday was largely attended,
and there were many expressions
of sorrow at his passing. He had
been a life-long member of the Lu
theran church, consistent in his
faith, and he passes to a well
earned reward.
AUXILIARY MEETS.
The local unit of the American
Legion auxiliary met Tuesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Victor
Peterson with Mrs. L, E. Dick as
associate hostess. Four new mem
bers were initiated. Plans for the
play, "The Road to Glory," to be
presented on the 22nd were dis
cussed and It was decided to give
the proceeds above expenses to the
school band to add to its uniform
fund. Also discussed were plans
for entertaining the Hermiston
unit, a duty devolved upon the local
unit through losing in a recent
membership contest between the
two units. More details of the lat
ter entertainment will appear later.
LEGION TO MEET.
A special meeting of Heppner
post No, 87, American Legion, has
been called by Commander Harry
Tamblyn, for this (Thursday) eve
ning, at the office of the county
Judge in the courthouse. Import
ant business makes the attendance
of all members Imperative, says
the post commander.
MORROW COUNTY PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY
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This is the advertising display
of Morrow county products pre
sented in the windows of the Pa
cific Power & Light company of
fice in Portland that has been
causing much favorable comment.
Many people not acquainted with
Morrow county are reported to be
COUNTY COMMITTEE NAMED.
A Farm Debt Adjustment com
mtitee for Morrow county has been
named by Governor Meier In ac
cordance with a request by the gov
ernor of the Farm Credit Adminis
tration. The duties of the com
mittee will Include arbitration of
debt disputes and otherwise look
ing after the interests of farm debt
ors to avert unnecessary mortgage
foreclosures, and so far as possible,
THE BUILDING AND
OF HEPPNER'S
Former home of First National Bank of Heppner now occupied by the
local branch of the First National Bank of Portland
ImJi .' 1 '..kith
E. L. MORTON, Manager
Hiram Tash Passes at
Home In Walla Walla
According to word received here,
Hiram Tash died at his home In
Walla Walla on Tuesday, aged 90
years. He was living with his
daughter, Mrs. Omar Stanton, and
had made that city his home since
1919, going there from Heppner.
Mr. Tash was a native of Indiana,
and was an early settler In this
county, having located on a farm
near Hardman, where he resided
for many years before retiring and
removing to Heppner. He came
west to California In 1859, the next
year coming to Walla Walla. As a
young man he followed mining for
some years, and it was while pros
pecting in the eastern Oregon coun
try that he became Interested in
this locality. He Is survived by
two sons, John and Fred Tash, and
the one daughter, Mrs. Stanton,
with whom he made his home In
his declining years.
Isn't it better to have photographs
taken than to wish you had? We
have prices to suit all pocketbooka.
The DeBunce Studio, Heppner, Ore.
amazed at the variety and wealth
of products the county produces.
Material for the display was
taken to Portland by Chas. W.
Smith, county agent, the first of
the month. It is one of a series of
similar window displays shown
for two-week intervals to publi- 1
to see that applications of farmers
for loans from government credit
associations obtain just considera
tion. O. M. Plummer of Portland
is state manager of the new setup.
Appointed on the local board are
John J. Wightman, Bert Johnson,
Henry Smouse, Joe Devine and
George Peck. It is expected a dis
trict meeting will be held shortly
for dissemination of more detailed
information on the functioning of
the new setup.
PERSONNEL
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cize products of the territory
served by the Pacific Power and
Light Co. The Morrow coun
ty display was sponsored jointly
by the power company and the
Heppner Commercial club. The
attractiveness speaks for itself in
the picture.
BIRTHDAY DANCE
SLATED FOR 30TH
Elks Sponsor Warm Springs Bene
fit Event in Honor of Presi
dent's 52nd Anniversary.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
announces a public dance to be held
at its hall the evening of Tuesday,
January 30, in honor of the 52nd
birthday anniversary of President
Roosevelt, the proceeds above ex
penses of which will go to the
Warm Springs Foundation for the
aid of infantile paralysis sufferers.
The dance is given in accordance
with the desire of the grand exalt
ed ruler, Walter F. Meier. Tickets
will be 50 cents.
The foundation sponsored by
President Roosevet is situated at
Warm Springs, Ga., where the pres
ident has his summer home, and
where he received much benefit for
the affliction which he hopes to
help sufferers generally to combat
The movement to endow the me
morial through dances to be given
on the president's birth anniversary
is nation-wide in scope and is not
cofined to the sponsorship of any
particular fraternal organization,
though it is receiving the coopera
tion of many and different lodges
and other organizations, while in
places the dances are being staged
as commuity enterprises under the
sponsorship of the chambers of
commerce or other civic organiza
tions.
Because of the humanitarian na
ture of the undertaking, as well as
the opportunity it affords to honor
the nation's president, J. O. Tur
ner, exalted ruler, believes the local
public will welcome the opportunity
afforded by the local lodge to join
in the festivities of the day.
ENJOYS STEELHEAD FISHING.
Chas. H. Latourell, Heppner trap
artist and all-round sportsman, re
turned the end of the week from
the vicinity of Tillamook where he
spent the week with friends and en
joyed the sport of catching steel
heads, termed among others .by
Rudyard Kipling to be the king of
all fishing sports. The steelheads
were running but for some unknown
reason were not taking the bait
readily, Charlie said. However, he
landed six of the beauties and there
was thrill aplenty in the doing.
"When a steelhead hits the hook
he takes off," Charlie depicted, "and
eight pounds of dynamite such as
is tied up in the shimmering bodies
of the average of the catch, takes
some expert manuevering to quiet
and haul in without snapping the
30-pound tackle." The beauties He
around in the deep, more quiet wa
ter, and generally in their dash
when hooked they can be turned to
come in the direction of the angler,
and so back and forth until the
fish's strength is exhausted. But
occasionally one takes off on a bee-
line down stream and refuses to
turn, and after all the line has been
given out the battle becomes com
plicated. One instance of this was
cited by Charlie. One of his friends
hooked such a fish, and was forced
to take in after him on a dead run,
He was permitted free going over a
sandy beach for some fifty yards,
when a jut in the river bank con
fronted him. Charlie thought his
friend would be forced to give up
here. But his friend never hesitat
ed. Out he went into the river, and
was in the water waist deep when
he disappeared around the point.
It was about 20 minutes before he
returned, bearing a beautiful fish
and a broad smile. "That's one of
the things that make steelhead fish
ing worth going a few hundred
miles for," Charlie averred.
Bert Bleakman had to see the
doctor Tuesday evening. He got a
briar scratch in the left eye from
working In the brush along Willow
creek road with the CWA crew.
Whilo the Injury was not serious,
it was painful.
NEW FARM CREDIT
SET-UP IS SLATED
Organization Meeting Called for
Pendleton on Feb. 24 to Start
Local Association.
Steps toward organizing an ag
ricultural production credit asso
ciation for Morrow, Umatilla, Wal
lowa and the section of Union coun
ty north of La Grande will be taken
at a meeting in Pendleton on Feb
ruary 24. called by Irvie Williams,
president of the Production Credit
corporation, according to announce
ment by Chas. W. Smith, county
agent. The hope is expressed that
all interested farmers of this coun
ty will attend the meeting, as 30
incorporators will be chosen from
among those present, and from the
30 a board of directors will be
named.
The matter of location of the va
rious local production credit asso
ciations has been gone into thor
oughly in the last few months be
cause of protests made against the
designation of some already es
tablished, and there will be no
changes from the designations as
announced, it was said.
The production credit associations
are set up for the purpose of mak
ing loans for general agricultural
purposes including the producing
and harvesting of crops; breeding,
raising, and fattening of livestock;
production of poultry and livestock
products.
To obtain loans borrowers offer
aceptable security to, buy voting
stock in, and become members of,
a local production credit associa
tion. Each borrower must own
stock In the association of a value
equal to about 5 percent of the
money borrowed. The association
is chartered under the Farm Cred
it Act of 1933 by the Governor of
the Farm Credit Administration.
The association is supervised and
regulated by the production credit
corporation of the district
A loan to any tme farmer may not
exceed 20 percent of the combined
capital and guaranty fund of the
association unless the collateral Is
approved by the production credit
corporation. With such approval
of the collateral, a loan may be
made in an amount not exceeding
50 percent of the combined capital
and guaranty fund of the associa
tion. No loans for less than $50
can be made.
Almost all loans are made with
maturities not exceeding one year.
The maturity of a loan will approx
imate the marketing period of the
crop or livestock financed by the
loan.
Primary security must be a first
mortgage lien on personal proper
ty, such as livestock, implements
and crops. Real estate liens are ac
ceptable only as secondary secur
ity. Interest rates on loans cannot ex
ceed by more than 3 percent the
discount rate of the federal inter
mediate credit bank of the district.
At the present time the discount
rate varies from 3 to 3 percent,
making the interest charged the
farmer vary from 6 to 6 percent
Borrower pays reasonable inspec
tion charge and all fees for title
search and recording.
LIBRARY PREPARES
FOR NEW LOCATION
Meeting Announced; Book Mending
Progresses; Rented Tomes May
Returned Free of Fines.
The annual meeting of the Hepp
ner Library association will be held
Saturday, January 20, at 3 o'clock
in the office of the president, Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers, at the court house.
All members of the library board,
its committtees and the library
staff are expected to be present.
Any persons interested in the li
brary are also urged to attend,
whether or not they are connected
with it In an official capacity.
The work of mending and check
ing the library's books is going for
ward under CWA auspices, but due
to the nature of the work the staff
finds it impossible to keep the li
brary open for circulation during
the repairing work. Since the li
brary will be moved to its new
quarters in the city hall as soon as
they are ready, circulation will not
begin again until the move has
been made.
In an effort to round up all Its
books, a few of which are still out,
the library board will accept any
library book, no matter how long
past due, without charging fines.
This offer will be good only until
the library is reopened. Books may
be left at the library or the CWA
office near by.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS.
Ed Shea, governor of Lions In
ternational for the Oregon district,
was a Heppner visitor Monday. He
was pleased to note the progressive
and optimistic spirit displayed here
in the celebration of the bank open
ing, and commended the spirit
warmly. Mr. Shea was in the city
in the morning, leaving for Pendle
ton shortly after noon, and he ex
pressed regret at not being able to
meet with the local club, though he
conferred with President McMurdo
and other officers and commended
the club on its good progress. Con
ditions generally over his district
are on the upgrade as reflected in
the work of the service organiza
tion, Mr. Shea said.
BANK'S OPEIC
feted ey corny
$76,000 in Deposits Re
ceived First Day; En
tertainment Given.
BANQUET DRAWS 200
Band Concert, Matinee, Dance At
tract, While Many Shop; Good
Will, Optimism Expressed.
Morrow county welcomed the 17th
office of the First National Bank of
Portland with open arms when it
opened its doors for business here
Monday. Not alone with flowers
and banquet did her people show
appreciation, but with deposits to
taling $76,000 at the close of the
day's business the bank was In fact
accorded a royal welcome.
E. L. Morton, manager, Merle
Becket, assistant manager, and
Miss Reita Neel, bookkeeper of the
local bank were assisted in trans
acting the opening day's business
by outside members of the bank's
firm including Dave Bauman, as
sistant auditor, Guy N. Hickok and
Grant Hemphill of the new busi
ness department, all of Portland.
Mr. Hickok and Mr. Hemphill re
mained over for a few days to help
in setting up the new business.
E. B. MacNaughton, president,
and J. H. Mackie, vice-president of
the mother bank, arrived for the
banquet in the evening, and C. C.
Colt, vice-president arrived earlier
in the day, greeting some of the
bank's patrons during the day and
was present also for the banquet In
the evening. Members of the staff
of the Pendleton and The Dalles
branches were also present for the
opening and attended the banquet
Included were C. C. Clarkson, man
ager; Will F. Glass and H. L. Clat
tebos, assistant managers, and R.
F. Mollner, Ray Hester, Joe Light
Oscar Schultz, Floyd Wilshire and
Gerald Wade, all of Pendleton; and
Eugene Courtney, manager, and
Mrs. Courtney, of The Dalles.
Flowers Profuse.
The day was marked throughout
by the more than usual trading ac
tivity stimulated by special, offer
ings of local stores in honor of the
occasion. A profusion of beautiful
flowers, token of good wishes from
business interests of the county,
adorned the bank lobby and gave
charm to the banquet tables when
the outstanding event of the day,
presided over by Judge C. L. Sweek
as toastmaster, engendered more
good feeling among the 200 folks
seated at the tables in the base
ment of the Christian church.
A much appreciated feature of
the day was the concert given in
front of the bank at 1:30 by the
Heppner school band under the di
rection of Harold Buhman. The
band gave an enjoyable half-hour
concert in spite of the chilly atmos
phere and attracted a large crowd.
Their participation brought words
of pride and commendation on ev
ery hand. At 3 o'clock many folks
took advantage of the matinee
showing of Mauice Chevalier in
"The Way to Love," at the Star
theater, and a public dance at the
Elks hall, which attracted a capac
ity crowd, wound up the day's ac
tivities. Confidence Expressed.
In addressing the folks at the
banquet, President MacNaughton
expressed appreciation of the good
reception given the local branch
and reiterated comments made on
announcing the proposed opening,
at which time he said, "The First
National Bank of Portland has long
wished to make its services state
wide. The branch banking legisla
tion of last spring made it possible
for us to extend our banking facil
ities into communities over the state
where the services of this institu
tion are most needed. We are par
ticularly glad to add our ninth out-of-town
branch in a district where
a convenient bank has been so
much needed. Establishment of
this branch demonstrates our con
fidence in the future of the wheat,
cattle and sheep industries on which
Heppner depends and our belief in
returning prosperity for farmers
and ranchers of eastern Oregon."
Mr. MacNaughton's talk was giv
en in response to the address of
welcome by Gay M. Anderson, may
or of Heppner, in which Mr. Ander
son expressed appreciation of the
bank's coming and what it signifies
toward better times for the com
munity, bespeaking also success for
the new bank. The program opened
with invocation and closed with
benediction by Joel R. Benton, min
ister of the Church of Christ Oth
er speakers included Mr. Colt and
Mr. Morton on behalf of the bank,
and S. E. Notson t'i J. G. Barratt,
Heppner; H. E. Peterson, Eight
Mile; Miss Dona Barnett, Lexing
ton; Mrs. Bert Mason and A. E.
Johnson, lone, and R. A. Thompson,
Heppner, all of whom expressed ap
preciation of their respective com
munities on having banking facil
ities again conveniently located
within the county. Other visiting
bankers were introduced by the
toastmaster. Miss Lucy Spittle,
lone, and Laurel Beach, Lexington,
were well received In vocal solos
which added much pleasure to tho
entertainment Miss Eula McMll
lan was accompanist. The ladles of
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