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Volume 50, Number 8.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 3, 1934.
Subscription $200 a Year
FETE
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Capacity House Greets
Music Festival; All
Events Successful.
BANDS APPEALING
Sunshine Dispels Clouds for Ath
letic Meet; Spelling, Typing
Contests Conducted.
"Danny, they wound the Maypole
yesterday!" a child's piping voice
was heard to ecstatically proclaim
early Wednesday morning.
"I know. But I didn't get to see
it," Danny replied, a bit ruefully.
"Neither did I," said the piping
voice with a note of sympathy.
Just what kept Danny and his
friend from seeing the Maypole
dance was not learned. But one
might surmise after seeing the
packed intersection at Main and
Willow streets when the winding
was in progress, with necks craned
from second story windows, from
the tops of parked automobiles, and
from other available points of van
tage, that Danny and his friend may
have been among the many forced
to the rear of the opaque wall of
humans which shut off the lovely
scene from their view.
Those so unfortunately situated
may have had fleeting glimpses of
the dancing feet of the girls, or of
the varicolored ribbons as they in
tertwined at the top of the pole
which projected well above the
heads of the street throng. At least
they could hear the music of the
Heppner school band to which the
brightly-clad girls danced.
Events Largely Attended.
Early in the morning folks from
over the county began to arrive for
the annual all-school May event,
which included spelling and typing
contests and music rehearsals in
the morning, the band concert and
winding of the Maypole at 1 o'clock,
followed by the athletic field meet,
and the music festival In the eve
ning. By time for the Maypole
event the crowd on Main street
had become quite congested. "It
looks like a regular Rodeo crowd,"
was the way one fellow put it when
all were assembled for the athletic
events at Rodeo field, and for the
music festival the gym-auditorium
was made to overflow.
Rain clouds which in the morn
ing threatened a repetition of Mon
day's heavy showers were dispelled
throughout the afternoon by Sol's
beaming countenance, making the
weather Ideal. Though a heavy
downpour occurred just after dark,
there was nothing to dampen the
spirit of the crowd nor the prog
ress of events, and the day was re
corded as one of the brightest spots
in the school year.
E. F. Bloom, Heppner super
intendent, in presenting the spell
ing and typing awards in the eve
ning, aptly said: "This has been the
most successful May day celebra
tion ever staged in Morrow county.
It was made possible as such only
through the whole-hearted cooper
ation of the children, parents and
teachers. To attempt to give credit
to those who played important parts
in its presentation would be dim
cult, because the names of some
persons equally worthy would sure
ly be slighted. But it is fitting to
mention the name of Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers, the commander-in-chief,
who has worked very hard in its be
half. We can look forward to a
larger and better celebration next
year."
Movements Are National.
Educationally, the activities of
the day fitted Into two national
movements, one the fostering of
child health, the other promotion
of music appreclaton. The athletic
contests fittingly exemplified the
spirit of good health, with healthy,
exuberant youth from grade schools
all over the county competing In
sprints, high and broad Jumping,
shot putting and ball throwing.
George W. Mabee, Heppner athletic
supervisor, was general superinten
dent of the event, being assisted by
Instructors and lettermcn from the
high schools as officials. Five classes
of girls competed In running, broad
jumping and ball throwing, while
Ave classes of hoys competed in an
five events. Ribbon awards were
given by Mr. Mabee in the evening
to the first, second and third place
winners in each event for each
class, names of the winners being
given in another column, as are also
the names of tne typing ana speii
lnjr contest Winners.
The music festival of the evening,
an Innovation this year, held In eel
ebration of National Music Week,
May 6-12, was the largest event of
its kind ever attemptea in Morrow
county. That It stirred the music
consciousness of the county's peo
ple was indicated by the large at
tendance and the enthusiasm dis
played in its reception.
Gives Thrill of Pride,
The pulse of pride beat especial
ly strong at the showing of the Irrl
gon and Heppner school bands In
ensemble playing of such appealing
and difficult numbers as Sousa's
"Washington Post March" and
"Stars and Stripes Forever," De
Lameter's "Grandiose," and "De-
term lnation." overture, two of
which were directed by Harold Buh
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BIG THRONG
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Spelling, Typing, Athletic
May Day Winners Named
Ruth Crawford won the Lions
loving cup for the lone school by
placing first In the upper division,
and Lorraine Bothwell took the
Phelps cup for Heppner by win
ning first place in the lower divis
ion of the spelling contest in the
May Day activities. Second and
third place winners In the upper
divison were Wayne Fagerstrom,
Irrigon, and Edna Stephens, Hard
man, respectively. Mable Rauch,
Pine City, placed second, and Jer
rine Edwards, Lexington, third in
the lower division.
Typing contest wnners were: Ad
vanced typing, first Virginia Lam
oreaux, Irrigon; second Nellie
Leicht, Irrigon; third Claire Phelan,
Heppner. Beginning typing, first
Leo Young, lone; second Lucille
Potter, Condon; third Theodore
Thompsen, lone.
Winners in the athletic events
are announced as follows: (First,
second and third place winners in
order given.)
Hgh Jump Boys
Class I: Henry Aiken, Heppner;
Clyde Pettyjohn, George Davidson,
lone.
Class II: Jack Vaughn, Heppner;
Harold Tyler, Boardman; Guy
Moore, Pine City.
Class IV: Harold Buchanan, lone;
Earl Crismon, Carl Hiatt, Heppner.
Class V: Alton Pettyjohn, Hu
bert Albee, Heppner; Stanley Part
low, Boardman.
Ball Throw Boys
Class I: Billy Bucknum, Lavern
Brookhouser, Glenn Fell, Heppner.
Class II: Fred Ritchie, Billy Eu
banks, lone; Jackson Cantwell,
Heppner.
Class III: Jack Vaughn, Harry
O'Donnell, Heppner; Claude Snow,
Rhea Creek.
Class IV: Teddy Wilson, Jack
Healy, Boardman; Charles Fuller,
Heppner.
Class V: Herbert Davidson, lone;
Alvin Pettyjohn, Hubert Albee,
Heppner.
Running Boys
Class I: Wade Bothwell, Hepp
ner; Carl Marquardt, Lester Wil
cox, Lexington.
Class U: Freddie Ritche, Clyde
Pettyjohn, lone; Alton Christenson,
Heppner.
Class III: Elmer Blahm, Harry
O'Donnell, Donald Baker, Heppner.
Class IV: Teddy Wilson, Board
man; Lester Taylor, Milton Mor
gan, Heppner.
Class V: Don Allstott, Rhea
Creek; Stanley Partlow, Boardman;
Asa Shaw, Lexington.
Broad Jump Boys
Class II: Fred Ritchie, Billy Eu
banks, lone; Ernest Tyler, Board
man. Class III: Hugh Crawford, Hepp
ner; Guy Moore, Pine City; Tommy
Everson, lone.
Class IV: Jack Healy, Boardman;
Paul McCarty, Heppner; Harold
Neill, Pine City.
Class V: Hubert Albee, Heppner;
Lee Shaw, Lexington; Alton Petty
john, Heppner.
Shot Put Boys
Class V: Don Allstott, Rhea
Creek; Stanley Partlow, Boardman.
Baseball Throw Girls
Class I: Alta Gertes, Helen
Healy, Boardman.
Clas3 II: Francis McRoberts,
Maude Bailey, Heppner.
Class IH: Arlene Morton, Virgin
la Swendig, Heppner.
Class IV: Carolyn Vaughn, Hepp
ner; Laurene Fulgham, Lexington.
Class V: Lucille Tyler, Board
man; Opal Cool, lone.
Jumping Girls
Class I: Wilma Robbins, lone;
Erma Scott, Mary Jane Gibbs, Lex
ington. Class II: Frances McRoberts,
Heppner; Rose Gorger, Betty Wih
lin, Pine City.
Class III: Norma Prock, Hepp
ner; Helen Doherty, Barbara Wag
ner, lone.
Class rV: Carolyn Vaughn, Hepp
ner; Ruth Crawford, lone; Juanita
Odom, Morgan.
Class V: Lucille Tyler, Board-
man; Georgia Morton, Heppner;
Joan Wright, Rhea Creek.
Running Girls
Class I: Alta Gertes, Boardman;
Elsie Rauch, Pine City; Wilma
Robbins," lone.
Class II: Betty Wihlin, Pine City;
Frances McRoberts, Birdine Vance,
Heppner.
Class III: Frances McCarty, Hepp
ma Prock, Lorraine Bothwell, Hepp
ner. Class IV: Carolyn Vaughn, Hepp
ner; Helen Lundell, lone; Erma
Scott, Lexington.
Class V: Lucille Tyler, Board
man; Georgia Morton, Heppner;
Maxine McCurdy, lone.
Emergency Crop Loan
Date Extended to May 15
Spokane, Wash. The closing date
for the acceptance of applications
for loans by the Emergency Crop
Section of the Farm Credit admin
istration has been extended to May
15 from April 30, it was announced
from Spokane headquarters.
It is estimated that the amount of
seed loans this year will be less than
half the number made last year
when 7000 loans, totaling approxi
mately $1,000,000 went out to grow
ers of Oregon, Washington and
northern Idaho. Wheat loans will
form a small part of this season's
activities of the loan section, the
loans now chiefly being to fruit and
garden truck growers.
More than 25,000,000 bushels of
Inland Empire wheat for export haB
been purchased by the North Pa
cific Export association of Portland.
Of this 19,000,000 bushels have al
ready been exported, with the 6,
000,000 bushels remaining already
contracted for shipment
SCHOOL HMD GAINS
HEARTS OF PATRONS
Successful Work Shown in
Annual Concert; Pay
for Uniforms.
PLAYING VERSATILE
Good Balance and Harmony Dis
played In Difficult Selections;
Junior Band Appears.
Heppner came to full realization
of the fact that it has a real band
when the 34-piece school organiza
tion under the direction of Harold
W. Buhman presented its annual
concert at the gym-auditorium last
Friday evening. Starting from
scratch just two years before, the
band blossomed forth in new uni
forms on this occasion and played
Itself deeply into the hearts of a
large and appreciative audience.
Success crowned the efforts of
director and members not only in
the large degree of improvement
shown in the playing, but in winning
the battle of more than a year to
obtain and pay for the new blue
and gold capes and caps which add
ed so much to their appearance. Re
ceipts from the concert were suffi
cient to finish paying for the uni
forms, toward the purchase of
which organizations and individuals
of the city contributed generously
in past months.
First evidence of strides of im
provement was the band's repertoire
reflected in its program of selec
tions more dfficult than those at
tempted in the concert a year ago.
Such numbers as Sousa's "Stars
and Stripes Forever" and Huff's
"Dynamic" overture were played
with the difficult instrumentations
brought out clearly In good har
mony and balance, the different sec
tions respondng to the director's
baton in a manner reflecting the
months of hard work put in by all.
Solo and duet numbers by band
members and two numbers by the
junior band interspersed the group
presentations, rounding out a full
two hours of musical entertain
ment. The program opened with
the band playing "Washington Post
March" by Sousa, and "National
Parks," a novelette by Parks. A
sousaphone solo by Marvin Morgan,
"When the Bell In the Lighthouse
Rng9 Ding Dong," Lamb, and a
trumpet duet by Jennie Swendig
and Irene Beamer, "Friends," by
Smith, followed.
The band then played "Cotton
Top Rag," Huff and "Neapolitan
Nights," serenade by Zamecnik, fol
lowed by "Miami Moon," De Beuris,
a clarinet solo by Harriet Hager,
and "Songs My Mother Taught Me,"
Dvorak, trombone duet by William
Cochell and Lowell Winters. "Stars
and Stripes Forever" by the band
then preceded two numbers by the
junior band, "Chevelier," march,
and "Jasmine," waltz, both by
Holmes.
"Dynamic," Huff's overture, and
"Glow Worm," an idyll by Lincke,
by the band were followed with a
trombone solo by Marion Oviatt,
Victor H e r b e r t's "Gypsy Love
Song" and a saxophone duet, "Shep
herd's Dream," Taylor, by Boyd
Redding and William Schwarz. In
conclusion the band played a group
of three numbers, "Premium," a
march and "Poet's Dream," seren
ade, both by Huff, and "Sldln' Ea-
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Wheat Men to Save Much
By Unchanged Smut Rule
Oregon wheat producers Btand to
save or perhaps avoid losing from
$60,000 to $100,000 annually through
the rescinding by the secretary of
agriculture of a former ruling low
ering the tolerance on smut in
wheat, estimates George R. Hyslop
head of the farm crops department
at Oregon State college.
A new rule had been put into ef
fect which would have started smut
dockage at 10 smut balls in 250
grams instead of 14 as at present.
When word first reached the north
west concerning the action, the
Eastorn Oregon Wheat league, the
college experiment station, the state
department of agriculture and sev
eral private concerns joined In a
vigorous protest over the action.
Congressman Pierce, after enlist
ing the aid of other northwest con
gressmen in the fight, was informed
by Secretary Wallace the last week
In April that the latter had can
celled the order, thereby returning
the regulation to its former status.
ANNUAL MEETING SET.
The first anual meeting of the In
land Waterways association will be
held at Walla Walla on Saturday,
May 12, at the chamber of com
merce rooms beginning at 10 a. m.
An invitation has been extended by
H. G. West, executive secretary, for
all interested Morrow county people
to attend. The association is work
ing on a seven-point program for
development of the Columbia river
including the building of sealocks
at Bonneville. Governors of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, mayors
of Portland, Lewlston and Spokane,
Major C. F. Williams, district en
gineer of Portland, and Colonel T.
M. Robbins, division engineer of
San Francisco, have been Invited to
address the meeting.
Death Calls Another
Pioneer of Heppner
The sudden passing on Sunday
morning of Mrs. Mary J. Sperry at
her residence in Heppner, 'removes
from the community another of its
early pioneers and a highly respect
ed citizen. Mrs. Sperry had not
been in good health for some time,
but was feeling about as usual on
Saturday evening when friends and
relatives who had been calling on
her took their departure. On Sun
day morning, Mrs. Sperry had ap
parently slept rather late, and upon
arising she had proceeded to the
kitchen to start the fire in the
range but before doing this had be
gun the cleaning out of the stove,
when, apparently feeling a fainting
spell coming on, she moved toward
the door leading into the sitting
room and fell in the doorway, death
coming immediately from a heart
attack. It was sometime after noon
when her body was discovered in
this position by Mi s. Andrew Bald
win, who had called to see how Mrs.
Sperry was feeling. She had ap
parently been dead for three or four
hours.
The funeral arrangements were
in charge of Case Mortuary, and
services were held at the Mthodist
church on Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.,
Rev. Joseph Pope, pastor, officiat
ing, burial following in Masonic
cemetery. San Souci Rebekah
lodge, of which Mrs. Sperry had
long been a member, attended in a
body and assisted in the burial ser
vices. Mary Jane Penland was a native
of Oregon, born near Philomath on
November 26, 1854, the daughter of
James Levi and Clarinda Penland.
Her parents were early pioneer set
tlers in the Willamette valley. She
was marrid to George W. Sperry
December 23, 1873, and with her
husband came to this county in 1881,
living at Lexington first and then
at Heppner, where her home has
been since 1897. Her entire life has
been spent in Oregon.
Mrs. Sperry is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Lulu Rea of Hepp
ner, and three grandchildren, Geo.
E. Sperry of Heppner, Clell Rea of
Portland and Mrs. May Woods of
Eugene; also three great grandchil
dren, Louis Sperry, Valdes and
Billy Woods, and one brother, James
Penland of Seaside.
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Gazet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
BLACKHORSE BROWN.
The Blackhorse district, north
east of Heppner, must have had
very good soil, for Farmer Brown
brought in from his home place
there many a wagonload of fine veg
etables. When he told me that he
had acres of young roosters fit to
fry or fricasee, I ordered a dozen.
A few days later on he came to the
Gazet shop and told me that he had
started with the roosters all right,
but that down by the Jim Fergu
son ranch one of the slats had jolt
ed loose from his coop, and every
rooster had escaped to the brush,
that it was all his fault, and that
there would be no charge. That
evening at twilight I rode Baldy
down the creek, and there was ev
ry one of those roosters roosting In
the willows. They had too much
sense to stay down in the lower
brush and get gobbled up by bull
frogs during the night
They roosted with outstretched
necks, and made perfect sitting
shots. I sat on Baldy and picked
off every one of them, taking their
heads off clean. Two of them who
had their heads together in con
ference, I potted with one shot
None of them batted an eye while
the shooting was going: on. They
fell In the thick brush, but my good
dog Dash retrieved every one of
them, and brouhgt them to me so
that I could reach down and tie
them onto the saddle.
Blackhorse Brown was very much
pleased when he came In on his next
trip and I paid him for the roosters,
but he insisted that I deduct the
cost of the shotgun shells that I
had used. Brown was a square,
honest man, and everybody spoke
well of the vegetables he furnished,
When I asked him how his district
came to be named Blackhorse, he
was puzzled, and said that he had
never seen a black horse anywhere
around there. vf
Portland Woman Will be
Guest Speaker at Dinner
Mae Ross Walker of Portland,
state chairman in music and art,
Business and Professional Worn
ens club, wdll be present at the
Mothers and Daughters banquet to
be given Monday evening at the
Parish house at 6:30 o'clock, direct
ing group singing and will also
speak to those present.
Miss Walker teaches voice In
Portland, being one of the outstand
ing directors In the state, and is af
filiated with the Womens Repub
lican club.
Besides the banquet there will be
a special program, directed by Miss
Juanita Leathers, also table favors.
CALL FOR SITBRINTENDENT'S
ORDERS.
All Superintendent's Orders on
Non-High School District Funds
registered January 20th, 1934, will
be paid on presentation at this of
fice on or after May 10th, 1934, at
which date interest on said orders
will cease.
LEON W. BRIGGS,
8-9 County Treasurer,
BALLOT MEASURES
TALKED BT
. E. Notson Helped Pro
mote Idea of Non-Unanimous
Verdict.
OPPOSITION SLIGHT
Service Club Members Object Only
to Building of Tuberculosis Hos
pital in Multnomah County.
Consideration of measures other
than the sales tax, before discussed
by the club, which will appear on
the May 18 special ballot .was had
by the Heppner Lions at ther Mon
day noon luncheon. S. E. Notson
told of the purposes of the meas
ures, presenting each in a favor
able light
Mr. Notson himself had an active
part in bringing one of the meas
ures, "Criminal Trial Without Jury
and Non-Unanimous Verdict"
amendment, to the attenton of the
public. He served on a commttee
of three at the convention of the
Northwest Association of Sheriffs
and Police at Vancouver, B. C,
several years ago, and brought in a
minority report in favor of such an
amendment which was adopted by
that convention. The matter has
already been voted upon by the
state of Washington, he said, and
it has been endorsed by the state
association of district attorneys.
Mr. Notson dwelt mainly with the
non-unanimous verdict provision of
the measure, stressing the fact that
under the existing law where a
unanimous verdict must be given in
all criminal cases, many times one
or two jurors prevent the giving of
a verdict, necessitating a retrial at
much cost to the state. In very few
cases of such a retrial has it ever
been possible to obtain a conviction.
Mr. Notson pointed out He said
that the adoption of the non-unani
mous verdict would not work to
the advantage of the state in ob
taining convictions any more than
it would work to the advantage of
tne defense in obtaining acquittals,
No exception was taken to Mr. Not-
son's presentation of the measure.
The first meaure presented was
the County Indebtedness and
Funding Bond Constitutional
Amendment." Mr. Notson believed
this amendment would be of bene
fit to the counties by obviating the
necessity of the whole state voting
to relieve a financial stringency in
one county, which has been the case
at times in the past. By requiring
a two-thirds vote in counties to
authorize the issuance of bonds for
the purpose of refunding warrant
indebtedness as of December 31,
1933, but not to exceed 2 percent
of the assessed valuation of all
property in the county, Mr. Notson
believed sufficient safeguards are
provided for the protection of the
people.
The other two, measures were
given as companionate measures,
providing for the construction in
Multnomah county of state hospi
tals for the tubercular and insane.
The present hospitals for these pur
poses are crowded, and the state
faces the necessity of building addi
tions to the present Institutions jjf
additional accommodations are not
otherwise provided. Because such
a large percentage of Inmates of
these institutions come from Mult
nomah county, and in view of the
fact that Multnomah county has of
fered to supply the necessary
grounds, Mr. Notson believed it fair
to authorize construction of the
hospitals there.
The only objection offered to any
of the measures was the doubt of
the wisdom of building a tuberculo
sis hospital in the wet climate of
the Willamette valley. It was said
that leading medical authorities
have declared that a dry climate is
best in the treatment of tubercu
losis. E. F. Bloom, school superinten
dent outlined the May Day activ
ities to the club, stressing their im
portance in the stimulation of child
health and music in the county. The
club was favored with two vocal
solos sung by Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. J. O.
Turner accompanying.
Sheep Shipments Signed
To Total 100 Carloads
One hundred carloads of sheep
from this district to be shipped to
Montana the latter part of May
were signed this week for shipment
via the S. P. & S. railroad, accord
ing to announcement made by local
shippers yesterday. G. C. Pender
gast, traveling freight and passen
ger agent from Bend, arranged for
the shipment.
A heavy saving in shipping costs
was said to have been obtained by
routing over the north bank road,
which will necessitate ferrying the
sheep across the Columbia. The
sheep will be ferried at Umatilla,
Boardman and Arlington, accord
ing to the report.
CALL FOB WARRANTS.
Warrants numbered 2181 to 2190
Inclusive of School Dist. No. 1, Mor
row County, Oregon, will be paid
on presentation to the district clerk.
Interest on said warrants ceases
with this notice, dated May 3, 1934.
C. W. BARLOW,
DlBtrlct Clerk.
AAA to Watch and Wait
Until Dairymen Agree
A more detailed statement set
ting forth the position of the agri
cultural adjustment administration
In abandoning, for the time being
at least, its dairy adjustment pro
gram has been received by the ex
tension service at Oregon State col
lege, indicating that the national
officials are determined on a policy
or watchful waiting until such time
as the dairy industry can get to
gether In support of a practical
program.
Before the AAA launched adjust
ment programs providing for bene
fit payments for the cotton, wheat,
tobacco, corn and hog producers,
leaders were largely united In giv
ing their support With the pro
posed dairy program, on the con
trary, opposition under centralized
leadership developed even in ad
vance of the regional meetings, the
official statement sets out
Reports of the 15 regional meet
ings showed that sentiment largely
unfavorable was expressed at Syr
acuse, Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Favorable reaction was had at In
dianapolis, Des Moines, Dallas, Den
ver and Portland. Mixed sentiment
was heard at Madison, St Paul,
Kansas City, Boston, Salt Lake and
Berkeley.
A number of local conferences
have been held by producers since
the regional meetings, the Wash
ington officials report, in which the
farmers' primary interest in fair
prices reflecting a balanced supply,
cor' asted with the handlers' pri
mary interest in volume has been
brought out
The AAA now defines its position
in four statements which in con
densed form are as follows:
1. The scope of immediate assist
ance Is limited to reduction of dis
eased cattle, and some relief pur
chases of dairy products. Disease
eradication is regarded by the ad
ministration as an important social
welfare and efficiency measure hav
ing only minor effectiveness in pro
duction control.
2. Any adjustment program to be
undertaken by the administration
must be for the dairy industry as a
whole, must be voluntary, and must
not discriminate between groups of
producers.
3. Under the law processing taxes
cannot be levied until or unless i
decision is made to pay benefit pay
ments to individual farmers to com
pensate tnem tor cooperation in
production control.
4. Large scale stabiliaztion oper
ations are not included in adminis
tration plans since experience
shows that unless they are accom
panied by control of over production
they result in increased production
and a relapse in prices.
Grange Council Program
At Rhea Ceeek Sunday
The Morrow county grange coun
cil will meet at Rhea creek hall
next Sunday for an all day program,
announces Mrs. Minnie McFarland,
president The meeting is of ut
most importance because of special
reports to be given and each com
mittee will meet to outline the
year's work. The meeting is open
to all grange members and all are
urged to attend.
Beginning at 10 a. m. a business
session will be held. Reports of
masters will be had at 11, with
lunch at noon. In the afternoon
sessions will open at 1 o'clock with
singing. A talk, "Methods of In
creasing Membership," will be giv
en at 1:10, wth discussion' at 1:25.
At 1:40 there will be group discus
sions for making plans for year's
work. Reports from chairmen of all
groups will be given at 3. Fun and
recreation is slated for 3:30, with
resuming of reports at 3:45.
Purposes of the council are given
as follows: To assit in planning In
creased membership, to promote
special visits, to improve degree
work, to promote better publicity,
and to discuss local grange prob
lems. Early Morning Blaze
Razes Bachelor Abode
Fire of undetermined origin com
pletely gutted the two-room dwell
ing of Tom Johnson at the rear of
the Mahrt Electric shop on Main
street about 4 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Johnson and Barney Devlin
were asleep in the place when the
fire broke out, and were assisted in
their escape by Ed Breslin, living
next door. The furniture and oth
er personal belongings of Johnson,
who was keeping bachelor quarters
as well as Devlin's clothes, were a
total loss.
The fire siren failed to work when
the alarm was turned in, and some
delay was occasioned in getting the
fire truck on the job. Night watch
man G. A. Bleakman called out
Mark Merrill, fire chief, and a
phone call aroused R. B. Ferguson,
fire squad captain, who were first
on the scene with the truck. Other
members of the squad were on the
job shortly, and the fire put under
control without damaging adjacent
property. A shower of rain assist
ed the efforts of the firemen.
GILL SLATED TO TALK.
Ray Gill, Oregon slate grange
master, is slated to talk on the sales
tax at the court house next Mon
day evening. It is expected there
will also be a speaker to discuss the
affirmative side of the subject, Mr.
Gill being opposed to the tax.
Mrs. Sarah Nichols White, pioneer
resident of the Lexington commu
nity, was transacting business In
the city today.
FOSSIL DOWIVED
IN FIRSTVICTORI
Locals Show Improvement
in Evenly Played Game;
Pitching Duel Seen.
TIMELY HITS HELP
Three Markers in Seventh Give
Heppner Edge; lone Takes Lead
In Wheatland League Race.
TEAM STANDINGS
Won Lost Pet.
lone 8 0 1.000
Arlington 2 1 .666
Heppner 1 2 .883
Condon 1 2 .338
Fossil 1 2 .838
Umatilla 1 2 .338
Last Sunday's Result :
Fossil 4 at Heppner 6 ; lone 8 at Arling
ton 3 ; Umatilla 4 at Condon 7.
Where the Teams Play Next Sunday:
Heppner at Fossil ; Arlington at lone ;
Condon at Umatilla.
Heppner edged out on the long
end of a 5-4 score against Fossil on
the home field Sunday for its first
win in three games of the Wheat
land series. The home boys were
favored by breaks at times, but
timely hitting combined to give
them the upper hand in what other
wise was pretty much a duel of
pitchers.
Four scattered hits were all Fos
sil could find off Bobbie Woodward
in the first seven and a fraction inn
ings. Ray Massey relieved Bobble
in the eighth after Bobbie had
walked Roland and allowed H. Van
Horn a hit, both runners later scor
ing, but good support helped Mas
sie set down the visitors with, one
hit Sargent, who pitched five and
a half innings, and Kelsay who fin
ished up for the visitors, both work
ed nice, Sargent allowing but two
hits in 'his time and Kelsay, four.
Schomp, Fossil first-sacker, got the
only extra ba3e hit of the game
a two-bagger.
Fossil opened the scoring with
one run in the first inning when
Roland walked, stole second, and
scored on J. Van Horn's hit There
was no more scoring until the
fourth, when Heppner evened the
count on Lieuallen's walk, a stolen
base and A. Massie's hit Fossil
took the lead again with another
marker m the sixth on J. Van
Horn's second hit of the game, a
stolen base and Bobbie Woodward's
and Roy Gentry's errors. Heppner
came back in its half of the inning
to tie it up at 2-all on hits by Beach
and Gentry, Lieuallen's walk, and
A. Massie's being hit by a pitched
ball to force in a counter. The lo
cals put the game on Ice with three
runs in the seventh via Bill Massie's
hit, B. Woodward's being hit by a
pitched ball, Beach's fielder's choice,
Gentry's hit, another walk by Lieu
alien and A. Massie's second hit
A belated effort by Fossil in the
eighth gave them two more mark
ers which were Insufficient to over
come Heppner's lead, and aa the
visitors were held in their part of
the ninth, the home boys did not
bat in their half of the final Inning.
Manager Merrill's working over
of the infield last week showed re
sults in Sunday's game. Roy Gen
try, back at his old berth on second
base, seemed to find himself again,
and Laurel Beach played errorless
ball in taking care of the first sack,
making some nice plays in the do
ing. Bill Massie and Elwayne Lieu
allen had not become entirely ori
ented at third and short but both
gave good accounts of themselves.
Though there were some errors,
most of them came without much
damage, and there were no blow
ups in the pinches. Many favorable
comments on the improved showing
were heard from the fans.
lone showed themselves to be real
pennant contenders in last Sunday's
game when they downed Arlington's
River Rats, last year's champions,
on the River Rats' lot 8-3. Arling
ton dropped into second place, and
the other four teams went into a
four-way tie as Condon beat Uma
tilla, 7-4. Heppner will have an
other round with Fossil next Sun
lay when the locals go to the Wheel
er county seat
Box score and summary:
HEPPNER AB R H
Crawford, 1 4 0 0
Gentry, 2 4 12
Lieuallen, s 110
A. Massie, e 8
R. Woodward, r 4
Thomson, m 4
2
0
0
1
1). Massie, 8 4
B. Woodward, p 2
Beach, 1 4
0 0 11
1 10 0
0 0 1
6 27 18
R. Massie.
P - I
Totals 31
FOSSIL
Jackson, 3 ..... 5
Rolanil, s 2
H. Van Horn, 2 ..- 4
J. Van Horn, e - 4
Tipley, I . 4
Misener, r 8
Schomp, 1 ...........-.. 4
Miller, m 8
Sargent, p 8
Fruiser, r - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kelsay, p 10 110 0
Totals 34 4 5 24 10 1
Earned runs, Heppner 2. Fossil 1 ; bases
on bails on Woodward 4, off Sargent 2, off
Kelsay 1 ; struck out by Woodward 8, by
Sargent 4, by Kelsay 2 ; hti by pitched bail,
A Massie by Sargent, B. Woodward by
Kelsay ; two base hit, Schomp ; left on
bases, Fossil 6, Heppner 6. Umpires A.
Kelly and Zachary. Scorer, Wm. McRob
erts, Jr.
MOTHER'S DAY SERVICE.
A special program has been ar
ranged at Church of Christ for
Sunday morning, May 13. There
will be a Cradle Roll program for
mothers and babies.