OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
Volume 50, Number 5.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, April 12, 1934
Subscription $2.00 a Year
NEW BUTTER CODE
EFFECT VE MONDAY
Housewives Protected by
State Grading Insignia,
Gehlar Points Out.
DAIRYMEN BENEFIT
Price and Quality Protection, Ex
pansion of Market Features; Sta
bilized Market Over State Cited.
Beginning next Monday, and
thereafter, butter will not be butter
in Oregon unleaa it is plainly mark
ed "A," "B" or "C" grades, with the
authorized insignia of the state de
partment of agriculture, announces
Max Gehlar, director. Gehlar is
promulgator of the new butter code,
effective April 15, which carries the
grading provisions as well as a
schedule of minimum prices which
may be paid to farmers for their
cream.
"Butter, plainly marked A, B, or
C grade, packaged under the super
vision of butter graders licensed by
the state department of agriculture,
and at fair prices fixed by open free
competition is the housewives' share
in the new butter code," Gehlar an
nounced. "In return, with Oregon the only
state in the Union where butter is
thus plainly marked in terms un
derstandable to the housewife, she
is expected to help lift butter con
sumption from the average of 18
pounds per person up toward 30
pounds per person, as in Canada.
, If she supports our dairy industry
as Canadian housewives support
theirs, in the purchase of house
hold fats, she will do more to lift
agriculture out of the doldrums than
a ship-load of brain-trusties. Both
A and B grades are good table but
ter, and the difference in price be
tween the two grades should not
exceed a cent a pound. C grade is
more suitable for baking and cook
ing than for table use.
"The creameries' share in the
code is a stabilized market, both for
the sale of butter and the purchase
of cream. While prices of both are
fixed by free open competition, cer
tain bedrock minimums are estab
lished. The elimination of unfair
trade practices, and truthful brand
ing will help them to realize full
value out of high grade butter on
which they will not have to com
pete as to price with lower grades.
"Oregon dairymen and house
wives should know that Oregon
creamerymen are operating under
a code spread of 3c less than cream
eries in Washington, and can only
make a go of it if high grade cream
is delivered so that high grade but
ter may be manufactured, and if
housewives support the program."
Gehlar points out that the dairy
men gets more out of the code than
all the other groups combined his
Just desserts as proprietor of the
dairy industry. Besides protection
of the prices he receives for his
cream, the dairyman will further
benefit through expansion of his
market, Gehlhar said. This expan
sion is expected to be accomplished
through reliable quality, under
standable branding of that quality,
and an educational program of sales
promotion. The educational pro
gram is to be carried on from a
fund created through the payment
of creameries of 2c a hundred
pounds for all butter manufactured
into a butter consumption educa
tional fund.
"The price of an old-fashioned
postage stamp per hundred pounds
of butter will do more to reduce the
surplus than the 2 or $5 per hun
dred pounds processing tax propos
ed by the Brain Trust to pay for
slaughtered dairy cows. Dairy
cows hung up in a meat market are
not going to pay the farmers' taxes
in 1935 and 1936," Ghelhar declared
'In some parts of the state top
quality cream is mixed with lower
quality cream, producing a lower
grade butter. The farmer produc
Ing high quality cream should not
be thus penalized. The code re
quires A grade price for A grade
cream, regardless of the kind of
butter the creamery manufactures
therefrom, and if a lower grade of
butter is manufactured, then tlie
loss la the creamery's loss.
"Free open competition between
creamerey operators will fix the
price of butterfat to farmeri all
over the state. The minimum price
of butter to retailers all over the
state will be the same, and where
butter Is consumed locally, farm
ers will not be paid less for cream
just because they live in southern
or eastern Oregon. The price zon
ing system has been abolished,"
Gehlhar concluded.
WRIGIIT-FARRENS.
Uniting two families whose mem
bers have been friends since the
days of early Oregon, was the mar
riage of Walter Wright and Miss
Mildred Farrens, which occurred
In Chehalls, Wash., on April 7. Dr.
Carl Johnson read the Impressive
ceremony at the home of the bride's
aunt, Mrs. Charles Ward. Mr.
Wright is the son of Anson Wright,
pioneer stockman or Morrow coun
ty. Mrs. Wright Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Farrens1 of
Hardman, and the granddaughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. F. M.
Farrens and Mr, and Mrs. J. Ball,
who were among Morrow county's
first settlers. Contributed.
MAY DAY FESTIVAL
FOR SCHOOLS PLAN
Spelling, Typing, Athletic Contests,
Music Fete to be Held in Hepp
ner for AU Morrow County.
May Day, Tuesday, May 1, will
be a big day for the schools of the
county, when the annual spelling
contest and athletic meet will be
staged in Heppner, according to an
nouncement by Mrs. Lucy E. Rod-
gers, superintendent. This year two
added, attractions will lend much
color and interest to the occasion,
a big music festival to be held in
and a typing contest.
The music festival to be held in
celebration of National Music week
will be participated in by all the
schools of the county. Though the
national week, which has grown in
popularity each year, is scheduled
for May 6-13, it was deemed appro
priate for the schools to celebrate
it in connection with the May Day
festivities.
Featured will be ensemble sing
ing by groups composed of the four
lower and four upper grades of the
grammar schools, trios for high
school boys' and high school girls'
voices, choruses for mixed voices
of high school girls and boys, and
appearance of the Irrigon and
Heppner school bands in ensemble.
Harold, Buhman, Heppner band di
rector, will direct two band num
bers and Stan Atkin, Irrigon band
director, will direct two. Laurel
Beach of Lexington will direct the
singing. Teachers of the various
schools are now teaching the songs
to be used In the group singing.
The music festival will not be held
in the nature of a contest. There
will be no prizes and no admission
will be charged.
The spelling contest will come
first in the day's activities. It will
be conducted in the same manner
as in former years, being divided
into two divisions with grades 3, 4
and 5 comprising the lower, and
grades 6, 7 and 8 the upper division.
It will be written, with contestants
of the lower division spelling 200
words, and those of the upper di
vision spelling 400 words. Papers
will be collected after each 50 words
in the lower division, and after each
100 words in the upper division.
Judges, have not yet been announc
ed. The Lions loving cup award,
won last year by Heppner, will be
the first place award In the upper
division, and a loving cup sponsored
by Mr. and Mr3. R. C. Phelps of
Heppner will be first place award
In the lower division. The Phelps
cup is being given for the first time
this year, the lone I. O. O. F. cup
having been won permanently by
Heppner last year. Each cup has
to be won three times in succession
for permanent possession. Pen
nants will be awarded the schools
of second and third place winners.
The typing contest will be held
In the morning also. Besides the
high schools of Morrow county, Fos
sil, Condon, Arlington and Pilot
Rock high schools have been invit
ed to participate. Awards for first
and second prize winners in both
first and second year typing will be
given. Judging will be based on
both speed and accuracy. Mrs.
Madge Thomson, local instructor,
is sponsoring the contest
The athletic meet in the after
noon will be similar to that of years
past, but this year Instead of hav
ing the contestants compete indi
vidually, the races and other events
will be run in groups, making them
more interesting to the spectators.
There will "be five divisions of boys,
and three divisions of girls, each of
which will participate in five ath
letic events. Ribbons will be award
ed first, second and third place
winners in each event for each
class. "H" club boys will officiate.
Following the field meet a. play
ball game between Heppner and
Lexington grade schools has been
tentatively arranged.
Former lone Resident
Dies at Portland Home
Edward E. Miller, for a great
many years a resident of Morrow
county, making his home at lone,
died at his home in Portland April
2, 1934. Mr. Miller was born Feb
ruary 21, 1868, at Amity, Oregon,
and was aged 66 years, 1 month and
11 days at the time of death. He
was an Oregon pioneer, spending
the most of his life In Morrow coun
ty, and though he left this commu
nity some 13 years ago, he always
referred to lone as his home. He
had continued to live in Portland
since leaving here. Mr. Miller is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa
Miller, and two daughters, Mrs. Al
bert Hennlg and. Mrs. Jack Picton
of Portland, also three grandchild
ren and a host of friends through
out the state. His funeral was held
April 4, and burial was In Rose City
cemetery,
FINISH SPRAY KOAD WORK.
Trucks arrived in Heppner this
morning to move out the road ma
chinery of the Saxton-Looney com
pany which has been at work on
the Hardman-Rock creek sector of
the Heppner-Spray road, Mr. Den
nis, foreman, in the city last night,
just 50 feet more to go and the
grading job would be finished.
START KOAD JOB.
Two forest road crews started
work this week on the Shaw can
yon road which will connect the
upper Willow creek and Arbucklc
roads, providing a cut-off route ex
pected to be of much benefit to for
est users,
High School Operetta
Slated for Wednesday
Jessie French as Miss Cherry
blossom and Matt Kenny as John
Henry Smith will have the leads in
the operetta, "Miss Cherryblossom,"
a musical comedy in three acts, to
be presented by the Heppner high
school chorus classes in the audi
torium - gymnasium next Wednes
day night.
The scene of the play is in a
beautiful tea garden in Tokyo, Jap
an. Francis Nickerson, as the pro
prietor of the tea garden, plays a
very comical part in the person of
Kokemo, foster father of Miss
Cherryblossom.
Miss Cherryblossom, an Ameri
can girl, was born in Japan. Her
parents died of fever while she was
a child and Kokemo has reared her
as a Japanese maiden.
John Henry Smith is an Ameri
can boy from New York who is
visiting Japan as a guest of Mr.
Worthington.
John's pal, Henry Foster Jones,
who is in love with Jessica Vander
pool, niece of Mr. Worthington, is
played by Bill Schwarz.
Horace Worthington, played by
Dick Benton, is a New York stock
broker who is entertaining a party
of friends with a trip to Japan on
hla private yacht.
Worthington's private secretary,
James Young, is played by Marshall
Fell.
Jessica Vanderpool, Worthing
ton's niece, played by Anabel Tur
ner, is associated in an interesting
plot with Henry Foster Jones.
Togo, played by Billy Cochell, is
a Japanese politician of high rank
who schemes with Kokemo to make
Miss Cherryblossom his wife.
John Smith falls in love with
Miss Cherryblossom and the action
of the play is centered around his
efforts .to outwit Togo and Kokemo.
Eventually Jack wins out. Miss
Cherryblossora's real identity as
Evelyn Barnes of New York is re
vealed. She gets her rightful prop
erty, marries Jack, and all ends
happily.
The visitors and guests of Mr.
Worthington are entertained by
many singers and dancers of re
known. The Geisha Girls, Japan
ese singers and dancers, led by
Miss Cherryblossom, are Betty Hill,
Louise Anderson, Beth Vance, Elsie
Crump, Marie Barlow, Necha Cob
lantz, Kathryn Kelly, Erma Van
Schoiack, Norma Becket, Mae Ed
mondson, and Dora Bailey.
A chorus of American boys and
girls are guests of Mr. Worthing
ton on his yacht They include:
Girls: Katherine Healy, Margaret
Farley, Rosanna Farley, Juanita
Morgan, Ethyl Hughes, Rachel An
glin, Irene Beamer, Margaret Sprin
kel, Louise McFerrin, Kathryn Par
ker Nonnie McLoughlin, Helen Van
Schoiack, Olivia Baldwin.
Boys: Donald Drake, Raymond
Drake, Dean Goodman, William
McCaleb, Ernest Clark, Armin Wih-
lon, Lamoyne Cox, Ray Reid, Reese
Burkenbine, Joe Green.
Adams, Gill Debate Tax
Before Pomona Meeting
A discussion of the proposed sales
tax for the benefit of the schools
featured the Morrow County Po
mona grange meeting at Cecil Sat
urday. J. B. Adams, Moro, presi
dent of the Eastern Oregon Wheat
league, stressed the need of the
sales tax in upholding the affiirma-
tive, and Ray Gill of Portland,
state grange master, held the tax
unfair and discriminatory In taking
the negative side of the argument
Gill also declared the state grange
executive committee and the state
labor organizations had proposed
other forms of taxation, which, If
adopted, would make the sales tax
unnecessary. The discussion was
reported as interesting and Inform
ative. Other program features included
community singing led by Mrs. Roy
al Rands, Boardman; reading by
Clay Woods, Irrigon; reading, Mae
Doherty, Rhea Creek; vocal duet
by Mrs. Harry Schriever, Lexington,
and Mrs. Royal Rands, Boardman;
one-act play, Willows.
Considerable time was given to
the discussion of a livestock ship
ping association for the county.
Each subordinate grange will elect
a member of the board of directors
and the directors will complete the
organization. All livestock shippers
In the county will be solicited for
cooperation with the assoclaton.
Many Oddfellows Gather
For Grand Master's Call
About 100 visiting Oddfellows
from neighboring lodges joined with
Willow lodge 66 of Heppner last
night in welcoming the official visit
of George P. Wlnslow, grand mas
ter. Mr. Wlnslow was accompan
ied by Past Grand Masters Alexan
der and Bowman, Special District
Deputy Grand Master Nelson and
25 other Oddfellows from Pendle
ton. An excellent address was de
livered by the grand master, re
viewing the progress of the order In
Oregon the last year and empha
sizing the principles of the order.
The degree team of Eureka lodge
of Pendleton conferred the third
degree upon Walter Roberts for
lone lodge. Supper was served at
1 11 o'clock. Lodges represented by
visitors included Pendleton. Lex-
Ington, lone, Morgan, Hardman and
Boardman.
For Sale Netted Gem seed and
cooking potatoes. Cleve Van Scho
iack, Heppner.
The Gazette Time' Printing Ser
vice ,li complete. Try It
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Commission Chairman Re
plies to Bank Presi
dent's Letter.
LIONS TAKE ACTION
Further Move to be Made for Fin
ishing Last 2.5-Mile Gap; Club,'
Guests of Hotel, Hear Play.
That E. B. MacNaughton, presi
dent of the First National Bank of
Portland, realizes the importance of
the Heppner-Spray road,' and the
advisability of its completion at an
early date was evidenced In a letter
read at the Monday noon luncheon
of the Lions club by E. L. Morton,
manager of the Heppner branch of
the Portland bank. The letter was
a copy of a communication ad
dressed to Leslie M. Scott, chairman
of the state highway commission, In
which Mr. MacNaughton called Mr.
Scott's attention to the large amount
of money already expended on the
road, the roads economic import
ance, and the comparatively small
sum needed to complete the re
maining gap or 2.5 miles, in urg
ing the road's early completion.
Mr. Scott's reply to Mr. Mac-
Naughton's letter was also read by
Mr. Morton. In It no exception was
taken to the facts stated by Mr.
MacNaughton, but Mr. Scott gave
the information that it was impossi
ble to do anything more with the
Heppner-Spray road until addi
tional federal money is forthcoming
Mr. Scott said the road is not eligi
ble to state highway funds for con
struction, being a secondary high
way. He also doubted the feasibil
ity of the road due to the many oth
er routes connecting up the John
Day valley with the outside world,
and contended that the greater need
of the section at present is a short
cut route to Portland.
In the light of Mr. Scott's stand,
the Lions voted to have their road
committee prepare a more complete
statement of facts concerning the
route and place It in the hands of
Mr. Morton to be referred to Mr.
MacNaughton for additional con
tact with Mr. Scott Discussion re
vealed considerable exception to
Mr. Scott's stand, though the dis
cussion was limited due to another
program feature, the presentation
of a one-act play by members of
the high school public speaking
class.
The presentation, "Bills," was por
trayed by Matt Kenny and Mar
garet Sprinkel as young husband
and wife, and Claire Phelan as an
attorney with considerable impedi
ment or speech. Phillip Foord, in
structor, introduced the characters.
The success of the play was attest
ed by the hearty laughs and ap
plause evoked from the audience.
Lions were guests for the day of
Mrs. H. O. Tenney's Hotel Heppner
dining room, the luncheon being
served complimentary by the man
agement who received appreciation
from the club in warm words of
approval from Dr. A. D. McMurdo,
president
A short prelude to a discussion
of the sales tax to be had at the
next meeting was given by J. O.
Turner who will lead the discussion.
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Gaiet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
OLD PUT CAME BACK.
The Matteson Brothers were pros
perous people when they had Rhea
Creek ranches, hnrses, cattle and
sheep in big bands. But they had
every reason to think that there
was a big deposit of commercial
coal under Matteson Mountain, for
they found coal stringers in sev
eral spots. They worked like bea
vers trying to develop a coal mine,
and followed those stringers in all
directions, but never came to a de
posit big enough to be worth while.
They hauled some of their coal
down to Heppner, and it tested well.
They sank shafts, and ran one big
tunnpl 1900 fppf in nnHoi- tho mmm.
I tain, making it eight feet high and
wide. Their work was tremendous,
and they used up all their resources
In unsuccessful development. Pretty
near the last thing they had to sell
was Old Put, Edgar Matteson's
race horse, who, Edgar said, never
lost but one race, and that was
when he was doped by some rival
jockey. I gave Edgar $75 for Put,
and gave him an easy time, as my
cayuse Baldy could run rings
around him. When I rode him up
to Cabin Canyon hunting grouse, I
staked him and scouted around
afoot On coming back, I found
that Put had tangled himself up In
the lariat, and badly burned his
heels. Returning to town I put him
In the livery stable, and as his heels
grew worse and proud flesh set In,
he stayed stalled for a month, and
his curing up cost me $25.
Later on I paid $27 to ship him
over to the Puget Sound country
and make a buggy horse of him.
Winter's wet season was coming on
then, when roads would mire a sad-
dle blanket, so I put Put out to pas-
MAC HAUOHTON A
SHUT
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Wheat Signup Ends 15th;
Corn-Hog Men Get Ruling
The last chance for wheat grow
ers to obtain contracts under the
reopening of the allotment benefit
plan is April 15, the date set na
tionally by the wheat section of
the AAA. No formal campaign for
additional signers has been con
ducted but the offer has been open
now for more than a month for
those who failed to come in under
the plan during the first campaign.
Oregon extension service officials
have recently been notified from
Washington that wheat contract
holders will be able to speed up
their second payment by having
available all information needed in
filling out "proof of compliance"
blanks soon to be required by the
wheat section.
Ten specific facts to be required
include a record of 1933 wheat seed
ed and wheat harvested, 1934 acres
seeded and acres abandoned,
destroyed to comply with contract,!11" and, def ee of comPliance with
if any; reason, if necessary, for
seeding less than 54 per cent of base
acreage; serial numbers of other
contracts if farm was entered as
joint compliance, acres of wheat on
other land not under contract, ser
ial numbers of other forms under
wheat contract, use of contracted
acres, use of commercial fertilizer,
and amount of wheat processed for
home use.
An important ruling as to crop
ping privileges under the corn-hog
contracts was received by the state
college extension service just one
day after the close of the sign-up
campaign in this state. This ruling
permits contract signers to plant
oats for green feed or hay without
its being counted in as feed grains,
as was required under the first rul
ing. Such oats must be cut well in
advance of ripening and will be
counted .in as total crop acreage,
the ruling stated.
Cattle, barley, rye and flax are
Oregon crops added to the basic
commodity list in the farm act and
hence come under the restriction
against increase of acreage or basic
commodities or numbers of basic
livestock by corn-hog contract sign
ers. Any increase made before the
date these were added is exempted.
The corn-hog state board of re
view for Oregon is now organized
and has started considering the con
tracts submitted by the various
counties.
Protection for Consumer j
Included in Dairying Plan
That consumers of milk in Ore
gon cities or elsewhere need have
no fear that the proposed dairy ad
justment program will cause any
thing approaching a milk "famine"
or even any shortage was empha
sized at the regional conference for
the Pacific northwest held in Port
land April 9 and 10, according to
representatives of Oregon State col
lege who attended the meeting.
In the first place the plan is made
so flexible that any prospective
shortage brought on by the expect
ed increase in consumer demand
can be met by releasing more pro
duction among contract signers.
More important, it was brought out,
is the fact that none of the planned
reduction is to be in the present
market milk supply but rather in
the surplus that averages from 10
to 40 per cent in every major milk
shed. As a matter of fact, AAA officials
say the consumption of fluid milk
In cities is expected to be actually
increased somewhat by the work
ing out of the plan, as five million
dollars will be expended outright
to provide milk for underfed chil
dren. The proposed reduction from the
1932-33 sales quotas would come
primarily out of the surplus milk
supplies and would not exhaust
that surplus, the specialists stated.
Statistics compiled by the AAA
show that farmers producing milk
for nearly all the larger cities are
now forced to market from 10 to 40
per cent of their output as surplus
for manufacture into butter, cheese,
evaporated milk and other products.
This brings them much lower prices
than they get for first class market
milk.
The plan proposed would aim at
holding gross sales of dairy pro
ducts at about where they have
been in the late winter and early
spring of this year, which is mater
ially below the high average of
1932-33 even though the total cow
population is much greater. It is
the threat of the great possible
increase that is sought to be avoid
ed by the control plan. The flood
of milk now possible from the cows
on farms would undermine dairy
prices, drive herd owners out of
business and leave consumers fac
ing a real worry as to milk sup
plies and prices, the national lead
ers believe.
O. S. C. TO ANALYZE BUTTER.
In line with the long-time pro
gram of steadily Increasing the
quality of dairy products, a national
movement is now underway to elim
inate all extraneous matter In but-
f",
in before or during the nianufaC'
turln'g process. The Oregon Dairy
Products Improvement association
has made arrangements with the
dairy department of Oregon State
college to make analyses for de
tecting any such material for Ore
gon creameries at slight cost per
sample.
Spring fashions will be displayed
at a tea given Friday, April 13, at
the M. L. Case residence by the la
dies of the M. E. Aid Society, from
3 to 9 p. m. Tea and cake 15o or
for supper sandwiches, salad, cake
and coffee or tea 25c.
INSPECTION NEXT
IN WHEAT SET-UP
Certificates of Performance to be
Completed Before Second
Payment About July L
With the second benefit payment
due about July 1, the next step la
the wheat production control pro
gram will be the first inspection of
farms "for certification as to per
formance," announce directors of
the Morrow County Wheat Produc
tion Control association. The sec
ond and final adjustment payments
to be made on account of the 1933
crop is expected to be made about
July 1, but checks for this payment
will not go out from Washington
until the farms under contract have
been inspected to ascertain the man-
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The inspection work will begin
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that is, sufficiently grown for it to
be distinguished standing alone or
in a mixture with other grain, for
example, barley, according to in
structions received from the wheat
section at Washington.
The local association has already
recommended to the wheat section
the names of qualified men to serve
as local farmer-inspectors on the
basis of one name for each 50 farms
under wheat adjustment contracts
within its jurisdiction. From this
list the wheat section will pick men
to whom training will be given in
inspection work. The training, on
the basis of one man for each 75
farms, will be given at a training
school to be conducted at Heppner
under joint supervision of the wheat
section and the federal-state coop
erative extension service. After the
schools have been held the wheat
section will then appoint the in
spectors on the basis of one Inspec
tor to each 100 farms. The men
who are trained in the schools but
are not appointed as inspectors at
first, will be held in reserve for
emergency service. These Inspect
ors will not work in their own home
neighborhoods but will be assigned
to other areas. There will be no
requirement that township commit
teemen shall be selected as inspect
ors. The inspector will visit every farm
assigned to him. He will fill out
while on the farm, a report of his
inspection of that farm. This re
port will be called the "Certificate
of Performance." It will be signed
by both the contracting producer
and the Inspector. The certificates
of performance will be collected by
the secretary of the local associa
tion. They will be completed and
put on file as early in the year as
possible.
The local farm inspectors will be
paid at a rate per farm to be fixed
by the association in cooperation
with the wheat section, and their
pay and expenses will be charged
against the budget of the associa
tion. After the first inspection has been
made there will be-a second inspec
tion. The second inspection will be
of the nature of a sampling or
check-up inspection. It will be made
by a special force of inspectors, ap
pointed and paid by the wheat sec
tion. Heppner-Pilot Rock Place
For Tourney Shoot -Off
Turning in a perfect score of 75
Sunday in the last round of the pre
liminaries in the Oregonian tele
graphic trapshooting tournament,
Heppner-Pilot Rock placed among
the first 12 teams to participate in
the shoot-off match. This match
will be held In Portland, June 8, 9
and 10. The winner will receive
possession for a year of the big
silver loving cup, won the first year
of the shoot by Heppner.
Chas. H. Latourell, Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo and Glen Hayes each scored
a straight 25 for Sunday's team
score. Not content with shooting
25 straight, Hayes went through 50
birds without a miss. Several local
nimrods visited the Pilot Rock
traps for the day and participated
in some Skeet shooting.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
Mrs. Tacie Parker and Mrs. Kate
Swendig were elected delegates
from San Souci lodge to the state
Rebekah convention, to be held this
year at Tillamook, at the lodge
meeting Friday evening. Mrs. Mar
garet Phelps and Mrs. Bernice Bau-
man were named alternate dele
gates. A feature of the meeting
was the presentation of a 25-year
membership jewel to Mrs. Mae Gil
liam. TWO MEN COMMITTED.
James Beavert, Irrigon, for some
time a charge of the county, and
Wm. Bird, Heppner, were both com
mitted to the Eastern Oregon hos
pital at Pendleton by the county
court Monday. Bird's sanity was
suspicioned when he started a fire
in the middle of his bedroom at the
Morrow General hospital Sunday
night.
STRAIN TALK POSTPONED.
C. P. Strain was scheduled to talk
on the sales tax here Saturday eve
ning, according to word received
last night, but later word stated
that he was headed for Baker and
would not be able to appear at
Heppner until later. Strain, former
assessor of Umatilla county, is cred
ited with being the originator of
the sales tax plan.
For Sale Netted Gem seed pota-
toes; lc per lb, W. H. Cleveland,
phone 8F11, city. 5-6p,
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TO uPBUEIGUE
Bobby Woodward, Larry
Ritchie Slated to do
Pitching Sunday.
LINEUP HELD GOOD
Manager Merrill Recites Prospects;
New Uniforms, Pep Band to En
liven Opening Performance.
Heppner will open the Wfleauana
league series at home next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Walt
Eubanks' proteges of lone putting
up the competition. Mark Merrill's
outfit will appear on the field In the
brand new merchant-provided uni
forms, as snappy a looking outfit.
he believes, as has donned Heppner
uniforms in many a day. And to
add extra color to the occasion the
high school pep band will be out to
play.
Merrill says he isn t prepared to
make definite announcement of the
starting line-up. There's some hot
competition for most all the posi
tions, and mighty few cinches on
any berths at present Of one thing
he's certain, tho, the stands are go
ing to see some red hot pitching.
Bobby Woodward, the lanky red
headed speedball chucker who held
down the mound some for the locals
two years ago, will pitch for Hepp
ner. In a practice game with Rhea
Creek last Sunday made Merrill hot
but one hit He looks better this
year than at any time before. His
sinker" ball is working to perfec
tion and he has better control of it
than ever.
Matched against Wodward in the
opener will be Larry Ritchie, lanky
lone youth who fans know has plen
ty on the ball. Larry was with lone
two years ago, but last year played
ball at Walla Walla. Reports have
it that Larry has plenty behind him,
too, with the lone lads working out
in a lively manner.
Merrill is quite certain that Al
Massey will hold up the other end
of the Heppner battery. Massey
worked nice in the Rhea Creek
game Sunday. He showed a little
weak on the peg to second, but has
been improving in practice this
week. Massey is young and strong,
with plenty of weight and action
and former catching experience
with Pilot Rock. He bats left hand
ed an takes a nice cut at the ball.
Woodward, by the way, also swings
from the port side and will hold up
his end of the hitting.
There's probably only one other
sure starter. Thats Roy Gentry
who has been hustling around the
short pasture like a veteran. A
likely looking teammate for Roy at
either third or second is Elwayne
Lieuallen, whose showing with Rhea
creek last Sunday made Merrill hot
scotch to get him on the Heppner
squad. Lieuallen has played 'ball at
lone and in the Portland city league.
He s a hustling youngster who looks
like a real comer.
Another newcomer to the squad
who is sure to be used somewhere
is Edward Burchell, who has the
form and build of a real ball player.
Burchell played center field at O.
S. C. last spring, and has played a
good bit of ball with teams of his
home town at Lexington. He's a
likely looking prospect for first
base, but will be found some place
in the lineup beyond doubt
Another good looking prospect
from Lexington, who with Burchell
has been practicing regularly with
the locals, is Laurel Beach. Beach
played ball with Whitman college
and pitched in the Walla Walla city
league. He looks like a good all
round utility player.
Lowell Turner may get the first
call at first base. Turner wound
up the season at first two years ago
and does a nice job covering the
sack, besides possessing a good
fielding eye and plenty of arm. And
it's likely that Paul Hisler will be
found somewhere in the infield.
Pauly hasn't played ball for several
years since playing third and short
with Heppner's fast team of several
years ago. He's been showing lots
of the old pep In practice. Then
there's Ray Massey and Rod Thom
son of last year's squad who may
be found somewhere in the infield.
Massey chucked last year and will
be on the squad as utility pitcher,
while Thomson has played first,
second and outfield In former years.
Homer Hayes, Merle Cu minings
and Jap Crawford of former Hepp
ner teams are making a bid for
outfield berths, but will be kept
hustling to beat out some of the
newcomers, who, If not used in the
infield, can find their way around In
the outer pasture quite nicely.
All told, Merrill believes the pros
pects are mighty encouraging, and
promises the fans will get their 39
cents worth at the league opener.
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED.
The Morrow County Corn-Hog
Control association met at the coun
ty agent's office Thursday and com
pleted organization. Glenn Jones
was named president and chairman
of the allotment committee; Leon
Cooney, vice president and alter
nate member of allotment commit
tee; C. W. Smith, secretary; John J.
Wlghtman, treasurer, and Don Rut
ledge, Irrigon, and Roy Feeley, lone,
members of the executive committee.
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