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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, April 19, 1934
Subscription $200 a Year
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Superintendent Passes up
Better Offer on Insist
ence of Local Folks.
FERA MONEY GIVEN
Cuming of Federal Money and Bet
ter Tax Collection Aid; Three
New Teachers Elected.
Edward F. Bloom will head the
Heppner schools again next year,
it was announced at a special meet
ing of the school board Monday
evening. Selection of the complete
teaching staff was made at the
meeting, attended by W. C. Cox,
chairman, J. G. Barratt and Chas.
Thomson, board members, and C.
W. Barlow, clerk. More good news
was broke by the board when it
announced the Heppner schools had
been allotted sufficient funds by
the Federal Emergency Reemploy
ment administration to pay teach
ers' salaries for the last two months
of the school year.
Mr. Bloom's decision to stay here
another year brought smiles to the
faces of the board members who
had worked hard to keep him, and
their pleasure was reflected by peo
ple of the community generally who
had expressed a strong desire for
him to remain. In accepting the
place here again, Mr. Bloom passed
up an offer from a school in Utah
which came In the nature of an ad
vancement. (
With Mr. Bloom's acceptance of
the proposal that he remain, and
with the financial relief in sight
along with the capable teaching
staff elected, the board is looking
forward to a highly successful year
next year. Mr. Bloom has been at
the head of the schools for the last
two years. He has the system run
ning smoothly on a highly econ
omical basis.
The last two years have been
trying, with the warrant Indebted
ness of the district ever mounting.
But now with the FERA funds and
some 20,000 of district tax money
already collected to be turned over
as soon as the necessary work is
completed in the sheriff's and coun
ty treasurer's otlices, the outlook
financially is much more favorable.
It was necessary for the board to
select only three new teachers to
fill vacancies which will occur in
this year's staff. Miss Shirlie Brown
son of Hermiston was elected to
teach music and commerce, due to
the resignation of Mrs. Madge
Thomson as commercial teacher in
fhe high school, and a shift in the
work which will relieve Miss Juan
ita Leathers, seventh grade teacher,
of the music work which she has
handled capably the past year. Miss
Brownson is a graduate honor stu
dent in commerce of Oregon State
college, and has had much work in
music, She comes highly recom
mended. Miss Mae Doherty of Heppner
was elected to succeed Mrs. Adelyn
O'Shea as fourth grade' teacher,
Mrs. O'Shea having resigned with
the expectation of accepting a po
sition In Washington. Mrs. O'Shea
has been with the local schools for
several years and has handled her
work capably. 'Miss Doherty is a
graduate of Heppner high school
and of Eastern Oregon Normal
school. She has had five years'
successful teaching experience in
Morrow county schools.
Miss Elta Dale of Helix will suc
ceed Miss Juanita Crawford as fifth
grade teacher, Miss Crawford hav
ing asked for a year's leave of ab
sence to rest. Miss Dale is a gradr
.uate of Eastern Oregon Normal
school with one year's work at
Whitman college. She taught two
years in Umatilla county and is
highly recommended.
C. E. CONVENTION SLATED.
Oregon Christian Endeavor is cel
ebrating its 50th anniversary with
a Golden Jubilee convention to be
held in Salem, April 19-22. Dr.
Daniel A, Poling, president of the
International Society of C. E. and
an International social and relig
ious figure, is to fly by private plane
from New York to be the principal
speaker of the convention. "John
of Oregon" is a popular book writ
ten by this man in homage to his
native state. The delegates will be
shown thru the capitol buildings
and will take tours of great scenic
interest The convention session
will be held in Willamette univer
sity buildings. Those going from
Heppner are Alice Latourell, Irene
Beamer, Ethel Hughes, Marshall
Fell, Marie Barlow, Vallls Jones,
Kathryn Parker, Kathryn Kelly,
Richard Benton, Howard Bryant,
Gerald Cason, Mr. and Mrs, Joel
R. Benton, Charles Barlow, Mrs.
Chas. Latourell, Ellis Thomson and
Claude Pevey.
FIELD MAN DIES.
Mrs. Maggie Hunt received word
yesterday of the death of Floyd
Cook, field representative of the
Oregon Farmer, who died at Mid
vale, Idaho, April 12. Mr. Cook
stayed at the Hunt home when in
Heppner last winter, and was well
known throughout the county, hav-
' ing visited most of the farms In
connection with his work.
Gold fish and aquariums for sale
at Gordon's.
Funeral Rites Held for
Mrs. Donavan Browning
Funeral services for Mrs. Dona
van Browning, 23, former Heppner
girl who died at Pasco, Wash., on
Saturday, were held at the Chris
tian church here at 2:30 Monday
afternoon, with interment in the
local cemetery. Joel R. Benton,
Christian minister, officiated. Mrs.
Donavan was the daughter of Vir
gil Cowdry of this city. The ser
vices were largely attended by
friends and relatves.
Thelma Maxine Cowdry was born
December 24, 1910, at Hardman,
and died at Pasco, Wash., April 14,
1934, aged 23 years, 3 months and
10 days. On June 7, 1932, she was
united in marriage with Donavan
Browning at Pasco where the fam
ily home has since been maintained.
To this happy union a little daugh
ter, Barbara Pauline, has been born.
Surviving the untimely passing of
the young wife and mother are the
husband, Donavan Browning, and
daughter, Barbara Pauline, of Pas
co; the mother, Mrs. M. Harrington
of Glenada, Ore.; the father, Virgil
Cowdry, two brothers, Llye and
Donald Cowdry, and grandfather,
Creed Owen, all of Heppner, other
relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Browning spent her school
days in Heppner. Although a young
woman, she was essentially a home
body, giving herself without stint
or measure to the fine achievement
of making and keeping the home; to
the duties of wifehood and mother
hood, and to being a loyal, gener
ous and helpful neighbor.
Luther Ashinhust Rites
Conducted at Lexington
Lexington Correspondence
Funeral services were held at
the Christian church here at two
o'clock on Saturday afternoon for
Luther Ashinhust who passed away
early Thursday morning following
a hemorrhage of the lungs. Rev.
Alfred R. Womaek, pastor of the
Pentecostal church at Heppner, of
ficiated. A ladies quartet sang two beau
tiful numbers, "Nearer My God to
Thee" and "Rock of Ages," and
Miss Winifred Case and Mrs. Ray
Taylor sang "Thy Will be Done"
and "Sometime We Will Under
stand." The Jioral tributes were
many and especially lovely. A large
cortege of friends followed the body
to its last resting place in the Lex
ington cemetery.
Luther Ashinhust, son of Russell
and Emma Ashinhust, was born at
Warsaw, Missouri, on September
20, 1897, and died at Lexington,
Oregon, on April 12, 1934, at the
age of 37 years, 6 months and 22
days. When he was six years of
age he came with his parents to
Oregon and they settled on the
ranch in Sand Hollow where he
spent the remainder of his life.
Besides a host of friends he leaves
the following relatives to mourn his
untimely passing: his mother, Mrs.
Emma Ashinhust; two sisters, Mrs.
Ada Hunt of Heppner and Mrs. Ad
die Hams of Portland; and one
brother, Arthur Ashinhust of Cecil.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity is extended to the bereft
family.
Sales Tax, May Day Fete
Supported by Teachers
Resolutions passed by the teach
ers of Morrow county at their re
cent institute at Hardman express
sanction of the sales tax measure
to be voted on May 18, extend sup
port for the May Day fete in Hepp
ner, endorse a uniform opening date
for schools next year, and touch
other matters of Interest to the
schools. The resolutions follow:
"Whereas, the teachers of Mor
row county have met in an annual
institute for the advancement of
their profession and have found
certain questions pertinent to the
profession to be of such interest as
to behoove us to express our opin
ions on them: Therefore, be it re
solved that the following sentiments
constitute the resolutions of the
teaching body of Morrow county:
"1. We wish to extend our appre
ciation to Mrs. Rodgers and to the
officers of the Morrow County
Teachers association, also to the
people of Hardman community who
made it possible for the institute to
be a success. We especially wish
to thank Mr. Buhman and the
Heppner band for their part of the
program.
"2. That we favor the May Day
program to include the spelling con.
test, track meet and music festival.
'3. That we favor Sept. 3 as the
date for opening school throughout
the county and recommend a nine-
months term for the school year
with uniform vacation periods in
all schools. The committee suggests
Christmas vacation to begin Dec. 23
and end Jan. 1.
"4. That we go on record as being
strongly in favor of the Sales Tax
since it is the most feasible plan
for keeping public schools open.
"5. That we pledge our support
to the local, state and national as
sociations in securing such legisla
tion as will further the educational
interests of the county, state and
nation."
BENEFIT CARD PARTY SET.
The Degree of Honor is sponsor
ing a card party for the benefit of
the school band at the I. O. O. F
hall next Tuesday evening, the 24th,
beginning at 8 o'clock. Both bridge
and 600 will be played. The charge
will be 25 cents, including lunch.
Born In Portland, April 19, 1934
to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Green
son'. Mrs. Green was formerly Miss
Mildred Green of this city, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Green.
CHORUSES PRESENT
III OPERETTA
'Miss Cherryblossom"
Charmingly Portrayed
by Hi School Pupils.
ROLES WELL TAKEN
Jessie French, Matt Kenny Seen In
Leads; Large Supporting Chor
uses Have Part Last Night
The combined glee clubs of the
high school presented for the an
nual operetta last evening a Jap
anese musical comedy entitled "Miss
Cherryblossom." As an American
girl reared by a Japanese innkeep
er, Jessie French created most
charmingly the title role in the pro
duction. Matt Kenny in the sup
porting lead acted the part of John
Henry Smith, the young New York
capitalist who, on a visit to Tokyo,
fell in love with Miss Cherryblos
som. Miss French was most out
standing, showing a lovely person
ality in her acting and singing beau
tifully in her several solos, duets
and in the chorus numbers. The
audience especially appreciated her
opening number, "I Am a Geisha
Girl." Matt Kenny won the ap
plause of the large audience with
his solos, "The Queen of My Heart"
and "Mis3 Cherryblossom."
Francis Nickerson in the part of
Kokemo, Miss Cherryblossom's fos
ter father, acted well the difficult
comedy of a Japanese innkeeper's
part
William Cochell, as Togo, the Jap
anese politician, member of the no
bility and rival suitor for Miss
Cherryblossom, excelled in a part
calling for versatility in voice and
action.
In the secondary leads, William
Schwarz' was Henry Foster Jones,
the friend of John Henry Smith and
in love with Jessica Vanderpool,
played by Anabel Turner. Together
they sang two pleasing duets and
furnished much witty dialogue.
Richard Benton, as Horace
Worthington, John Henry Smith's
older friend and advisor and really
Miss Cherryblossom's guardian,
furnished, with James Young, his
secretary, acted by Marshall Fell,
an explanation of Cherry's real
identity as an American heiress.
The musical numbers by the chor
us adequately supported the well
chosen cast. Particularly attractive
was the goup of Geisha girls who
sang supporting choruses for Miss
Cherryblossom and gave three fea
ture dances. The girls in this chor
us were Norma Beckett, Betty Hill,
Mae Edmondson, Louise Anderson,
Necha Coblantz, Erma Van Scho
alck, Marie Barlow, Kathryn Kelly,
Dora Bailey and Elsie Crump.
The chorus of American girls and
boys furnished background and at
mosphere as well as several chorus
numbers in the various acts. The
members of this group were Ray
mond Drake, Donald Drake, Ray
mond Reid, Armin Wihlon, Dean
Goodman, Lamoyne Cox, Charles
Cox, Joe Green, Reese Burkenbine,
Gerald Cason, Ernest Clark, Wil
liam McCaleb, Margaret Farley,
Rosanna Farley, Katherine Healy,
Juanita Morgan, Kathryn Parker,
Ethyl Hughes, Rachel Anglin, Non
nie McLughlin, Margaret Sprinkel,
Helen Van Schoaick, Irene Beamer,
Louise McFerrin and Olivia Bald
win. The production staff consisted of
Miss Juanita Leathers, who direct
ed the production in general and
worked out the musical and dance
numbers, Philip Foord, who assist
ed with the dramatics, Claude Pe
vey, who managed the stage and
lighting effects, and Mrs. James
Thomson, Jr., who had charge of
the advertising. Students who as
sisted in these activities were Mar
jorie Parker, as accompanist, who
ably supported the director in prac
tices and furnished splendid accom
paniment for the production; Owen
Bleakman and Harold Ayers, who
built the stage settings; and Clif
ford Yarnell, Earl Bundy and Willis
Adkins, who assisted with the ad
vertising.
BEN COLVIN PASSES.
Ben Colvin, long a resident of the
John Day country and well known
in Heppner, father of Bud Colvin,
a Heppner Rodeo bucking cham
plon, died recently at his home at
Rltter, according to a dispatch in
this morning's Oregonian. A para
lytic stroke preceded his passing.
He was born near Tenino, Wash
in 1869. When quite young he went
to the Cimmaron country, riding
for the 101 ranch outfit, later re
turning to Tenino. He went to
Grant county In 1904, engaging in
cattle raising. He afterward went
to the Miles City district, where he
also raised cattle, but soon return
ed to Grant, where he lived until
his death. Besides his widow, Mrs.
Idellla Colvin, he leaves seven
children Mrs. John Porter, Long
Creek; Mrs. J. J. Haggerty, San
Francisco; Tom and Bud Colvin,
Rltter; Alton Colvin, Centralia,
Wash.; Vern Colvin, Long Creek,
and Nital Colvin, Tenino, Wash'.
DEAN BOVARD HERE.
John F. Bovard, dean of the de
partments of physical education at
Oregon State college and University
of Oregon, was in Heppner yester
day afternoon, making an address
at the school on higher education
I in Oregon.
BAND WILL APPEAR
IN NEW UNIFORMS
Capes and Caps to Regale School
Musicians In Second Annual
Concert, April 27.
The Heppner school band will
present its second annual concert
in the school gym-auditorium on
Friday, April 27, at 8 p. m. The 34
members will make their first ap
pearance at this time clad in their
bright new uniforms of purple and
gold capes and caps, toward the
purchase of which many organiza
tions of the city have contributed.
The band has made remarkable
advancement since last year's con
cert, and will offer a more varied
program including several well
known and favorite band selections,
announces the director, Harold W.
Buhman. Two march numbers by
the reknowned composer and direct
or, John Philip Sousa, are included.
They are "Washington Post March"
and "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Other well known compositions to
be played are "Neopolitan Nights,"
"Serenade" by Zamecnik, and "Glow
Worm," "Idyl" by Lincke. Besides
these there will be several other de
lightful and pleasing numbers.
Another feature of the program
will be the appearance of several
members of the band in solo and
duet numbers, and the appearance
of the 20-piece junior band consist
ing of those who started band work
this year.
It was hoped the band would be
able to give a free concert this year,
said Mr. Buhman, but since the band
is entirely self-supporting, receiv
ing funds only from donations and
engagements, and since there Is a
considerable amount necessary for
the purchase of music and other
equipment, it will be necessary for
charge admission. The prices will
be 35 cents for adults and 10 cents
for children. Adult tickets will be
on sale by band members next
week.
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Gaxet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
WATER-WITCHING.
When Zeph. Davis was a pretty
good poker-player at Heppner, he
built a pretty good house on the
bench south of Natter's brewery,
but in some game v.toere he was out
of luck, Jim Jones and George
Bishop won the house and lot, and
I bought it from them for some
thing like $400. Then I bought the
two adjoining lots and barn from
Peter Borg, and Pete said that of
course I would want to have a well,
and he would show me just where
to dig for water. He took me to a
clump of sagebrush, showed me a
badger-hole under it, and said that
that was the place for a well that
a badger always went down to wa
ter.
All right, I hired Sam Creedon to
dig a well, and he and his assistant
buckled right into the work, mak
ing a hole four feet across. After
briskly shoveling and windlassing
out ten feet of dirt, they came to
bedrock, and I asked Sam where
was the badger. He said that no
badger would be fool enough to dig
down through bedrock, and that he
had probably gone over to the
creek bottom where shallow water
showed up. Then he wanted to
know what to do next, and I told
him to keep on going down, that
there must be water somewhere
down there. He said that he would
have to have steel drills and dyna
mite, and I told him to go down to
Bill Leezer's big hardware store
and get everything he needed. He
did. He would drill two holes, fill
them with dynamite, light the fuse,
and climb out. Those two men
worked hard, and kept up a con
stant cannonading.
And pretty soon a man came into
the Gazet shop and asked me if I
was the man getting that well work
done up on the bench. I was. He
told me that he was a water-witch,
and had tried his switch all along
that bench, and that there was not
a drop of water there. Said I was
wasting my money drilling where
there was no water. I told him that
there must be water somewhere
down there, and one good feature
was that the money being wasted
was all my own, and nobody else
was wasting a cent on it.
During the next few weeks three
other water-witches came in and
told me what a fool I was trying to
get water where their switches said
that there was none. But Sam kept
on drilling, and finally struck water
at 51 feet, which raised nine feet
in the well.
Well, I had a well, and when it
was capped and curbed well and
good, with a force pump on it, it
had cost me $325. And it was well
worth it. The water came out of a
fissure in the solid rock, with no
trace of alkali. It was hard iron
rock, and the drills had to be sharp
ened after every hole. Pap Simons
did the sharpening, and made a
good job of It, and the sharpening
bill was $37.50.
Forrester Fell set out trees all
over the place, and Theodore Parks
packed water to them from the
well, and made them flourish. But
after a few years the town had an
artesian well drilled at the mouth
of Donaldson Canyon, and although
it was down 2500 feet, it would not
flow. But the man from Hillsboro
who put In the town water plant
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SALES TAX BACKED
BY BLOOM
Lions Told Plan Would
Cut District Property
Tax Forty Percent.
RELIEF NEED CITED
Schools' Condition Held Critical;
Legislature's Action Upheld as
Only Way to Meet Situation.
That the sales tax to be voted on
at the primary election May 18, if
passed, would relieve property tax
payers of school district No. 1 to the
extent of $8,000, was the assertion
of E. F. Bloom, eity school superin
tendent, before the Lions club Mon
day luncheon. He estimated, from
the statistics compiled, that the
sales tax would lower the property
tax for school purposes in the dis
trict by 40 percent
"A sound basis for making the
calculation is provided by states
where such a tax is now in opera
tion," said Bloom. "And it is well
to bear in mind in considerating the
tax, that it is not a new experiment
in Oregon. The neighboring states
of Washington and California both
have a sales tax in operation, and
it 'is working successfully, as it is
also in many other states."
Both Bloom and J. O. Turner,
legislator, emphasized the need of
relief for the schools. Turner said
the federal government has recog
nized the need in providing FERA
money, enough of which has been
allotted the Heppner schools to pay
teachers' salaries for two months.
While not wishing to be under
stood as making a sympathetic ap
peal for the teachers, Bloom cited
that teachers have taken drastic
cuts in salaries on top of which
they have been forced to take
heavy discounts on their warrants,
cutting their income to a point
where their living expenses can
hardly be met. In the face of the
condition, he said he did not feel
justified in demanding that they
attend summer school.
Turner upheld the legislature'!
action in passing the sales tax at
the last special session. Legislators
acted conscientiously, he believed.
They realized that if the social or
der were to be preserved, the very
last function of government to be
abandoned must be the education
of youth, preparing them to take
over the reins of government as the
men and women of tomorrow. Tur
ner said every proposed revenue
measure was exhaustively studied
before the sales tax was finally de
cided upon as the only measure
proposed which would meet the sit
uation. Turner cited the excessive bur
den being thrust upon property,
and the breakdown in this form of
taxation through ever mounting
delinquency and the failure to pro
vide the necessary revenues. He
also cited the comparatively few
people who are carrying the burden
under the present taxing system,
whereas all the people enjoy the
protection and privileges of gov
ernment and everyone should pay
something for them.
There was not sufficient time for
a full discussion of the subject, and
only one objection to the sales tax
was voiced. Ear! W. Gordon be
lieved the tax would work to the
disadvantage of the small mer
chant. He pointed out that large,
cut-rate concerns who sell at re
tail for less than the small mer
chant can buy at wholesale, could
add the amount of the tax, stick on
a cent or two extra for profit and
still sell for less than the small mer
chant, who in many cases would
have difficulty in collecting the tax.
He said he would favor a sales tax
if the stamp method of collection
were used so that it would be plain
to the customer at all times just
how much tax he was paying.
State Highway Directors
Visit Heppner-Spray Road
Leslie M, Scott, chairman, and
E. B. Aldrich, commissioner, of the
state highway commission, togeth
er with members of the state en
gineering staff accompanied W. T.
Campbell, county judge, Frank S.
Parker, county commissioner, and
Harry Tamblyn, county engineer,
on a tour of inspection of the Heppner-Spray
road Sunday. Engineers
in the party were R. H. Baldock,
chief, W. C. Williams and Bishop.
The state highway party were
reported as being favorably Im
pressed by the road. The home
men accompanied them only as far
as the Harry French ranch. No
statement for publication was made
by the party, however, according
to report of lAr. Parker.
LEXINGTON FARM SOLD.
Orville Cutsforth last week add
ed to his extensive farming opera
tions in the Lexington section thru
the purchase of the 800-acre farm of
the Ed Burchell estate. The price
was not given. Mr. Cutsforth's
wheat operations now include 6000
acres.
SCHEDULED FOR ADDRESSES.
Joel R. Benton, minister of the
Heppner Church of Christ, has been
invited to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon at Lexington on the eve
ning of May 6, and at lone on the
evening of May 13.
Irrigon Man Killed in
Automobile Accident
Wesley Chaney, resident of Irri
gon for many years, came to an
untimely death on Sunday night
while returning from Hermiston to
his home in Irrigon. When just
over the line in Morrow county the
car Mr. Chaney was driving met
in head-on collision with a car driv
en by Peter McNabb of Umatilla,
who was returning to his home
after attending a ball game at
Arlington.
Mr. Chaney was driving a coupe
belonging to Robert West, and in
the front seat with him were Mrs.
Chaney and Belle Fredrickson. Mr.
West and Josephine Fredrickson
were riding in the rumble seat. A
young boy was riding in the car
with McNabb and neither occupant
of this car was hurt The West
car turned over in the ditch and
Mr. Chaney received a broken neck,
fractured skull and compound frac
ture of the left arm. He was not
killed instantly and was -rushed to
the hospital at Hermiston for first
aid. He lived but a short time. The
two Fredrickson girls received in
juries necessitating their being car
ed for at the hospital and Mrs.
Chaney and Mr. West escaped any
serious hurts.
Funeral services were held at Ir
rigon on Wednesday for Mr. Cha
ney. A coroner's inquest was also
held on the same day. Coroner Mc
Murdo, District Attorney Notson
and Sheriff Bauman going down to
Irrigon to conduct the inquest In
their verdict the jury placed the
blame for the accident on McNabb.
Governor Meier Asks
Product Days Observance
TO THE PEOPLE OF OREGON:
I commend to the attention of
the citizens of Oregon "All Oregon
Products Days" from April 20th to
April 28th, inclusive. We have all
heard many times the message that
by supporting the products of Ore
gon farms, forests and factories we
can do much to promote the prog
ress and prosperity of our state.
Increase in the use and distribu
tion of Oregon products means the
stimulation of industry and the ex
pansion of payrolls. Expanded pay
rolls mean better home markets for
our surplus products, and these,
too, mean increased prosperity for
our state and increased well-being
for our people.
"All Oregon Products Days" will
give merchants a chance to ac
quaint the public with the high
quality and favorable price of Ore
gon made and Oregon grown mer
chandise. The public, in turn, will
learn of the products that keep our
manufacturing plants in operation
and maintain our lumber, agricul
tural, fishing, and other industries
State-wide pride in Oregon pro
ducts and a state-wide determin
ation that, price and quality being
equal, we will use the output of our
own industries will do much to
speed the return to normal pros
perity. I earnestly urge that buyers and
sellers alike will enter into a whole
hearted observance of "All Oregon
Products Days and that the bene
ficial effects of this observance will
make themselves felt throughout
the year in better business for Ore
gon and more work for Oregonians.
J. L. MEIER, Governor,
0. E. S. Lodges Meet
With Arlington Chapter
Officers and members of Ruth
chapter 32, O. E. S., and members
and officers of Locust chapter of
lone met with the Arlington chap
ter on Wednesday evening, it being
the get-together of the district com
posed of these three chapters. The
objeot of the gathering was to meet
the grand worthy matron, Mrs.
Mona Hauser, who was paying an
official visit to the district at this
time.
The several chapters had their
part in the work of the order, which
was presented before the worthy
grand officer in an acceptable man
ner. Dinner was served the visit
ors at the Arlington hotel at 6 p.
m. by the host chapter, and the
visitors from Heppner report an
enjoyable evening.
Those going from here included
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston, the
worthy matron and worthy patron
of Ruth chapter; Mrs. W. O. Bay
less, Mrs. Chas. Vaughn, Mrs. Hen
ry Howell, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Tur
ner, Mrs. Chas. Smith, Mrs. C. W.
McNamer, Mrs. Hanson Hughes,
Mrs. Ed Dick, Frank S. Parker,
Mrs. John Wightman, Miss Anna
Wightman, Mrs. P. M. Gemmell,
Mrs. Chas. Cox, Mrs. Elbert Cox,
Mrs. Earl Gilliam and Mrs. Dean
T, Goodman.
EXAMINER COMING 21ST.
C. M. Bcntley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs from the of
fice of P. J. Stadelman, secretary
of state, will be in Heppner on Sat
urday, April 21, at the court house
between the hours of 9 a. m. and S
p. m. All those wishing licenses or
permits to drive cars are asked to
got in touch with Mr. Bentley at
this time.
DEGREE NOTICE.
Kate J. Young lodge Degree of
Honor Protective association meets
Tuesday, April 27, in I. O. O. F.
hall. All members are urged to be
present Clara Beamer, secretary.
Ted Thomson, son of Mrs. Anna
Q. Thomson of this city and a stu
dent of Eastern Oregon Normal
school, has just been appointed as
delegate to the Theta Delta Phi
convention to be held the 27th of
this month at Ashland.
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Home Runs by A. Massey
and Lieuallen Feature
Hitting of Locals.
ERRORS TELL STORY
Ten Bobbles Marked Against Home
Boys to Three for Visitors;
No Alibis, Says Merrill.
TEAM STANDINGS
Won Lost Pet.
lone 1 0 1.000
Arlington 1 0 1.000
FonsU 1 0 1.000
Heppner 0 1 .000
Condon 0 1 .000
Umatilla 0 1 .000
Last Sunday! Result
lone 20 at Heppner 6, Umatilla 2 at Ar
iinirton 22, Fossil 17 at Condon 6.
Where the Teams Play Next Bandar
Heppner at Umatilla, Condon at lone,
Arlington at Fossil.
Too much lone and not enough
Heppner resulted in a score of 20-6
for the visitors in the opening
Wheatland league game at Rodeo
field Sunday. It was a severe drub
bing for Manager Merrill's gang,
and one that gave Manager Eu
banks and his lone lads a heap of
pleasure for the neighboring team
had not forgotten two successive
defeats of last season.
The opening conflict drew a large
crowd in spite of the blustery,
Harbke-rainy day, and many of the
customers found enough of interest
to brave the sand pellets until the
last batsman had bit the dust
"Maybe it was the new uniforms,
but whatever it was there was plen
ty wrong. We've got no alibis. We
can take it But with some patch
ing that was shown to be needed,
we've still got a ball club, and we
haven't said die." That, or words
to the same effect, is Manager Mer
rill's reaction. The boys, too, are
determined to dig a little harder
from now on out
Heppner fans got a taste of vic
tory for a moment, at least, at the
wind-up of the first inning. lone
opened it with two runs, the result
of two walks and a hit off pitcher
Woodward.- In its half, Heppner
came back with three runs, when
Al Massey clouted a mighty home
run over the right field fence with
Crawford and Gentry populating
the bags.
Catcher Al was not satisfied with
one home run, so he repeated in the
fifth. Elwayne Lieuallen stuck out
another homer through the mid
pasture in the sixth and Heppners
final score came as a result of the
youthful third-Backer's second
double-base blow of the game, in
the eighth, when he chased home on
Hisler's sacrifice. Thus did at least
two of Heppner's ballplayers show
true mettle, and their work in the
field as well as at bat cinched them
berths.
Gar Swanson started on the
mound for lone, being relieved in
the fourth by Larry Ritchie. Four
hits was the score off each, and
neither was in much difficulty at
any time as their teammates gave
them good support Only three er
rors were chalked against the vis
itors. Bobby Woodward started for
Heppner, and was relieved In the
fifth by Ray Massey. Bobby got
into some trouble of his own mak
ing, allowing four walks and seven
clean bingles in the four innings
pitched. But the trouble which
gave lone 14 runs in the same time
was far from being all Bobby's, as
six lone batsmen reached first on
errors by his teammates. The dif
ference between 10 errors all told
for Heppner as against Ione's three
largely tells the story of the game.
Ray Massey went into the box
stone cold, and walked two of the
four lone runners who scored in
the .fifth. At that lone was finally
retired for the inning via three
strike-outs. Only three lone bats
men faced him in the sixth. A walk,
a sacrifice and two singles gave
lone two more runs in the seventh
to finish their scoring. Ray whiffed
three more batsmen in the eighth,
and the first indication of real
clicking in the infield in the ninth
kept him out of trouble in the final
inning. He also allowed seven hits
for Ione's total of 14.
Ray Woodward, brother of Bob
by, relieved Al Massey behind the
bat the last three innings and did
a nice job of receiving. It wasn't
that Al didn't do a good job. He
did. But Manager Merrill shifted
the boys around to give all of them
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Roy Lieuallen, in town Saturday
from the Eight Mile farm, said that
Mrs. Lieuallen, who is at the home
of her mother in Portland under
the care of a Portland physician,
is making some progress though re
covery is slow. Mrs. Lieuallen un
derwent an operation for appendi
citis while in the eajt last summer
from which her present trouble re
sulted. For Sale Netted Gem seed and
cooking potatoes. Cleve Van Scho
iack, Heppner.
For Sale Netted Gem seed pota
toes; lc per lb. W. H. Cleveland,
phone 8F11, city. 8-6p.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker of the
lone district were transacting busi
ness in the city today.
ONE TAKES OP
FROM HEPPNER 20