SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUTORl-
Volume 50, Number 12.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 31, 1934.
Subscription $200 a Year
FLOOD DAMA
1 HEAVY
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Large Body of Water
From Balm Creek
Inundates City.
RHEA CREEK SWEPT
Heppner People Cleared From
Path by Siren; Much Prop
erty Damage Reported.
Willow creek became a mad, rag
ing, muddy torrent through Hepp
ner at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, overflowing its banks and in
undating much of the city, as it
was fed from the run-off of a cloud
burst which hit several miles to the
southeast. The large flow of water
came down Balm creek into Willow.
Warned by a telephone message
from R. A. Thompson, Mayor An
derson caused the Are siren to be
sounded half an hour before the
water arrived, and all people were
cleared from the water's path. The
water, nevertheless, left a train of
devastation in its wake as it wreck
ed hay fields, washed away hay
stacks and animals, crushed light
structures in its path, swept into
other buildings, and over streets
and lawns, strewing its course with
silt and wreckage.
The flood water poured through
Morrow County Creamery com
pany's plant to a depth of three
feet, doing damage estimated at
$1000. Replacement of bridges and
other repair work will run into sev
eral thousand dollars more, while
it is Impossible to arrive at an es
timate of the loss of hay and dam
age to hay fields. Wightman Bros,
at Alfalfa Lawn Dairy lost half of
the best crop of hay they have had
in years, and their's was but one of
. the farms so hit.
An equal or even heavier flow of
water than that from Balm creek
swept down Rhea creek, and heavy
flows also ran down upper Willow
creek and Hinton creek.
On Rhea creek the approach to
the steel bridge at the Rugg place
was washed out, the grange hall
was swept from its foundation and
turned around, sheep sheds and a
small house or two were carried
away, and fields generally damaged.
Heppner residents were put on
restricted water rations immediate
ly as the supply from the well was
cut off by two washouts in the lead
main, one at the mouth of Balm
creek and the other at the Kelley
farm, leaving only the water in the
reservoir to serve the city. W. E.
Pruyn, watermaster, saved the res
ervoir water by closing a stop gate
above town, when he saw that the
lead main was threatened. Crews
were put to work early yesterday
morning to get the line repaired
as soon as possible. Until the line
is repaired, citizens have been asked
to use only as much water as is
necessary for domestic purposes.
If everyone is careful not to waste
any water, Mr. Pruyn believed the
supply would be adequate for 48
hours and it was hoped to have the
breaks repaired by then.
Probably the largest single loss
sustained in town is that of Tum-A-Lum
Lumber company, whose
yards are next to the creek on Bal
timore street. Their damage is es
timated at between $6000 and $7000.
A heavy flow of water was turned
through their yards and buildings
by drift wood packing In against
the foot bridge leading to the
schoohouse on Baltimore street.
This jam went out later, taking the
bridge with it, and it all packed in
against the concrete bridge at the
lower end of Main street, where the
largest drift was formed,
More than usual damage for such
an amount of water was caused by
its being backed up first at the
swimming tank in the south end of
town. Here the high board fence
and dressing rooms held It for a
time, and when they gave way the
water came with additional force
and swept out for some 25 yards
on either side of the oreek bank. A
small jam formed at the concrete
bridge on May street, forcing the
water a block and a half to the
west side of Main street. The jam
at the lower end of Main street di
verted the water for two blocks
back across Church street, and resi
dences from Church street north to
the creek were generally damaged,
though only a few outhouses and
fences were washed out. The force
of the water was sufficient to move
a 1000-pound safe at the creamery,
and to move the 60xl00-ft. dance
pavilion at the county grounds
about four feet north and wes"t off
its moorings.
A few light frame dwellings were
washed away, besides a number of
garages, chicken houses and other
outhouses In the water's path,
Basements and floors of some dwel
ings were flooded, leaving a mess
of mud on the floors, carpets and
furniture, as well as on streets,
walks, lawns and gardens.
Larger property losses were prob
CLOUDBURS
HITS
N SOUTHERN HI US
ably sustained on Rhea creek, where
the creek spread out from hill to
hill. Fred Hoskins lost 100 head of
purebred sheep, all of his hay crop,
dams and dykes, and other damage
estimated to total $2500. McNamer
and Thompson lost between 65 and
70 tons of hay, besides damage to
dams and dykes, and a considerable
number of turkeys. Similar losses
have been reported all the way
from the mouth of Road creek to
the mouth of Rhea creek at the
Laxton McMurray farm.
The flood waters from Willow
and Rhea creeks reached this spot
just four minutes apart at an early
hour yesterday morning, spreading
out wide over the valley and mak
ing a sight to behold, onlookers
say. But when the water got to
lone It did not overflow the dykes
along the creek. Lexington was
flooded up as far as the Howard
Lane store, the water filling some
basements, but the damage was re
ported as slight there.
From lone toward the river, the
water was confined well within the
creek, and lower creek ranchers
were preparing to welcome the op
portunity to give thirsty fields a
drink. The flood waters had just
reached the county line as the train
passed that point coming up the
branch yesterday morning.
Ross Langdon who came from
the Bliss Hottman mill yesterday
morning, reported that the heaviest
fall of water probably took place
on the divide between Little Balm
creek and Rhea creek where the
mill is located. He said it rained
so hard there for a time that it al
most suffocated one to stick his
head out the door. Coming down
Road canyon, the road was badly
washed. He had learned from
someone on the way that some 40
or 50 head of Frank Wilkinson's
sheep that were being trailed up
Rhea creek had been lost Much
of the ' new grade on the Rhea
creek road was also wrecked, he
said.
A large amount of water came
down Skinner creek into Willow
creek, also, reported Adam Blahm,
in town yesterday from out that
way. He lost some hay and had
some damage to fields, but was not
badly damaged. Much rock had
been washed into the Willow creek
road, he said, and therewas evi
dence of considerable damage to
the Bruce Kelley farm by rocks be
ing washed in on it. Frank Wil
kinson and W. H. Cleveland, other
upper Willow creek farmers sus
tained some damage, though they
considered it would not be large.
Several automobiles and a truck
were caught in the path of the
flood and carried quite a distance
before becoming lodged. One old
car was picked up in front of the
Russell Wright garage, turned
around slowly and precisely as if it
had a driver, and moved about two
blocks to be parked neatly beside
the Henry Cohn residence at the
lower end of Main street. Another
queer incident similar in nature
occurred on Rhea creek when the
water picked up a haystack be
longing to Ed Rugg and moved it
intact across the highway and set
it down neatly in the field of his
neighbor, Clyde Wright. Mr.
Wright's sheepshed crumpled up
and fell Into the water as if it were
made of matches.
Only a moderately heavy rain
occurred at Heppner at the time
of the cloudburst, and there was
little to indicate that such a volume
of water wa3 on its way, except
that some people were suspicious
of the large, dark, yellowish-cast
cloud off to the southeast. S. E
Notson reported watching the cloud
and having remarked that it seem
ed to indicate a large hall storm,
Such proved to be the case, as re
ports from the mountains said there
was as much as five inches of hail
fall In some sections.
There was much damage to roads
and telephone lines generally in the
section covered by the cloudburst.
The railroad and highways out of
Heppner were not affected, how
ever, and the local branch train
made its usual run last night and
this morning.
Several crews were put to work
In town this morning clearing up
the wreckage, with several weeks
work In prospect before the town
will present anything like a normal
appearance. First concern of city
dads who had a special meeting
Tuesday night was to clear out
dead livestock from the debris and
get them buried. Several hogs,
sheep, chickens and other livestock
were found in the wreckage in
town.
MAKES ARCHERY RECORD
Miss Nancy Jane Cox, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox, a stu
dent at Oregon State college, Is a
member of the women's archery
team which placed fourth In a na
tlonal contest recently. The team
of which Miss Cox is a member won
the state archery contest for col
lege women. Though she has prac
ticed archery for only one term,
Miss Cox rates second only to
girl who has had four years of ar
chery.
S. E. Notson and Lawrence Beach
went to The Dalles today to attend
the meeting called for discussion of
sea locks for the Bonneville dam,
They will represent the Morrow
county section of Columbia river
development
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
OF 25 IS GRADUATED
Judge Sweek Gives Ad
dress at Colorful Com
mencement. WIHLON CUP WINNER
Norton Winnard Memorial Award
Made by Class of '18. Boys Out
number Girl Graduates.
Heppner high school graduated
ne of its largest classes at the
commencement exercises held at
the gym-auditorium last Thursday
evening, an occasion appropriately
recognized with a colorful display
of seasonal flowers, with an ln-
piring address by Judge Calvin L.
Sweek of Pendleton, and with beau
tiful music. A striking feature was
the predominance of young men in
the class, with 17 young men among
the total of 25 graduates reversing
the ratio of boys to girls general
in past years.
The graduates are Frank Ander
son, Rachel Anglin, Harold R. Ay
ers, Owen N. Bleakman, Reese
Burkenbine, Kathleen Cunningham,
Ralph Currin, Mary Driscoll, Le
Roy Gentry, Marvin M. Morgan,
Miriam Moyer, Florence Moyer,
Gustaf E. Nikander, Francis Byron
Nickerson, Marion Oviatt, Alice
Bleakman Peterson, Claire Phelan,
Anson E. Rugg, George W. Starr,
George Wm. Thomson, Curtis
Thomson, Anabel M. Turner, Armin
Chester Wihlon, Beth Is a belle
Wright, Harold A. Wright The
class motto is "Sail On," its colors,
orange and silver, and its flower,
red rosebuds.
Judge Sweek was introduced by
Edward F. Bloom, superintendent,
who took time to say that there
was no malice of forethought in the
arrangement of the program which
revealed Thanks Be to God as the
song number immediately follow
ing the address of the judge. In
his address, Judge Sweek developed
his theme, leading the class out
from their commencement as one
who undertakes a long and import
ant journey, and encouraged the
young people to continue on In the
pursuit of those lines of endeavor
best suited to each and that would
produce for them the greater de
gree of success and happiness in
life. The address was well pointed,
instructive and entertaining.
Another prominent feature was
the announcement of the winner of
the Norton Winnard memorial cup
award for the year to Armin Ches
ter Wihlon. Earl W. Gordon, a
member of the class of '18, spon
sors of the cup, made the present
ation. The honor of winning the
cup, signifying outstanding traits
of leadership and personality, is
a prize to be highly esteemed. Mr.
Wihlon received the hearty con
gratulations of his classmates, the
faculty and patrons of the school.
The program opened with invo
cation by Joel R Benton who also
said benediction. "The Builder,'
Cadman, sung by Anabel M. Tur
ner; "Thanks Be to God," Dickson,
sung by the high school glee clubs
were the musical numbers. Mr.
Bloom presented the class, and W.
C. Cox, chairman of the board of
directors, presented the diplomas.
Memorial Services Off
As City Starts Cleanup
Memorial services planned to be
held here yesterday by the Amer
lean Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary were called off as the
flood of Tuesday and its eventual
ities took precedence over all other
events. Remembrance of war dead
with decoration of graves was not
neglected, however, and many folks
from far and near visited the ceme
tery. During the day many folks from
over the county found time to come
to town to inspect the flood damage
and a true neighborly spirit was
shown in the proffer of services to
help clear away the debris.
HEPPNER LOSES AGAIN.
Heppner's Wheatland league
team took it on the chin again In
last Sunday's game on the local
field, when Condon came out on top
of the 12-11 score. The home boys
go to Condon next Sunday for a
return game. Following are the
team standings with two of last
Sunday's games unreported;
Won Lost Pet.
Ariinitton S 1 .833
lone 4 2 .667
Fossil 8 8 .600
Umatilla 8 8 .600
Condon 8 4 .428
Heppner 1 8 .148
Last Sunday's game unreported.
Alva Jones, accompanied by his
son Donald and Miss Rena Wilson
motored to Portland where he has
spent several days. Miss Wilson
was to meet her aunt, Mrs. Jimmie
Wilson, at Portland and acocmpan
led her on to San Francisco to
spend the summer months.
VISITORS SPEAK
AT LIONS CLUB
Allotment Inspection Explained at
Meeting Held at Hotel Hepp
ner Monday Noon.
Prof. Gilmore of the engineering
department at Oregon State college
explained the purpose and proced
ure of the allotment inspection soon
to be made in Morrow county, at
the Monday noon luncheon of the
Lions club held at Hotel Heppner.
Professor Gilmore emphasized the
importance of the inspection work
and stated that a check-up on allot
ment acreage measurements was a
part of the program being under
taken. This work involves no little
time and labor and the speaker told
of a method of land measurement
in which airplanes and cameras are
used, which he said was much more
efficient than any other method yet
devised. Prof. Gilmore, with E. R.
Jackman, farm crops specialist at
the college, was in the city the first
of the week for the purpose of hold
ing a training school for the wheat
allotment inspectors. Mr. Jackman
entertained the club with a story.
J. Logie Richardson of the Hepp
ner Abstract company, another vis
itor, told a story and expressed ap
preciation for the hospitality of the
club. "
Deputy District Governor Martin
of The Dalles made an official visit
to the club and urged attendance
at the state convention to be held
in Eugene June 3, 4 and 5. Since
there are but two clubs in this dis
trict, at The Dalles and Heppner,
and since the district deputy gov
ernor has been from the club at The
Dalles for the past two years, Mr.
Martin suggested that a member
of the Heppner club be put In the
position for the coming year. He
stated that The Dalles had strong
hopes of landing the state conven
tion for 1935, and asked the cooper
ation of the local club in its efforts
to secure the meeting.
S. E. Notson called attention to
the Bonneville sealocka meeting
being held at The Dalles today and
urged attendance o?a good repre
sentation from Heppner. Chas.
Thomson and Jap Crawford were
elected as alternate delegates to
the state convention. .
President A. D. McMurdo was
presented with a uniquely framed
picture as a memento of his year's
leadership of the club.
Club Leader Defends
Women in Business
Discrimination against women in
business because of their sex or
against married women because of
their marriage is the result of "half-
baked" thinking and is "unsound
and un-American."
That, at least, is what Mrs. Geline
MacDonald Bowman of Richmond,
Va., thinks about it, and Mrs. Bow
man as president of the National
Federation of Business and Profes
sional Women, one of the world's
largest organizations of women in
business fields, ought to know.
The national president was in
Portland last week to attend the
annual convention of the Oregon
federation, which closed its meet
ing Saturday.
"Efficiency and aptitude, not one's
marital state, should be the rod by
which an individual is measured,"
Mrs. Bowman insists. "We have no
more right to tell the married wo
man that she shall not work than to
tell the wealthy man to withdraw
his sons from a highly competitive
business world because they do not
need the money.'
The general public, she believes,
is much more intelligent now in its
attitude toward women in business,
particularly married women, than it
was even as recently as three years
ago.
"When you find persons nowa
days who stick to this age-old atti
tude of discrimination against wo
men working," she asserted, "it is
largely a matter of ignorance based
on shallow thinking and not on any
scientific method of approach. Such
discrimination on the basis of sex
definitely penalizes one class of per
sons, mitigates against marriage,
picks out one group from the whole
social order on which to focus an
unreasonable attitude."
Whether or not a mother should
work is largely a matetr of personal
determination, Mrs. Bowman, who is
herself the mother of twin children,
believes. "If by working a woman
can give her children greater oppor
tunities for education and a com
fortable living that would not be
possible otherwise, then it is un
qualifiedly her duty to do so," she
thinks. "If, on the other hand, she
is motivated by selfish desires for a
career and is willing to neglect her
children to. attain it, then she Is a
social menace."
Miss Beulah Eskelson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eskelson, re
ceived serious injury to her right
hand Monday morning by getting
the member Into the wringer while
helping with the family washing,
The injuries wore promptly attend,
ed to by a physician and Miss Es
kelson Is making progress toward
recovery.
SEEING THE ROCKIES AS
SHEEP GO TO MONTANA
By JAP CRAWFORD. j
Seeing the Rockies from the top
of a boxcar is fun, and has its com
pensating features even though one
is unlucky enough not to dodge one
of those chains which dangle from
a water or sand tower spout. In
event the chain cracks you on the
cranium it is you for it, for rail
road regulations strictly restrict
the boxcar mode of sightseeing.
That fact is emphatically impressed
by a railroad which otherwise is
full of kindness and consideration
for a cracked-cranium victim.
Of course, there is no denying
that railroads must be a little kind
and considerate, even to one who is
cracked enough to break the climbing-on-top
regulation. For there
is no denying a lot of folks look
upon railroads as sort of a public
grab bag, and it Is probably less ex
pensive for them to be a little con
siderate than it is to defend damage
suits even though they retain high
powered attorneys at large salaries
for that purpose.
But it appeals a whit to the ego
to have a railroad carry you an ex
tra seven miles for nothing, to have
it wire ahead for its physician to
meet you at a station two miles
from town and to stitch up the
cracked cranium for nothing. It
appeals to the ego, yes, even though
the news has spread through the
town that "Doc" has gone out to the
station just to pick up another ho
bo with a cracked bean. And the
old vanity gets a feather tip on the
hoof-bottom when "Doc" remarks
to his kid that he, the victim, "has
guts alright" after he, the "doc," has
got through prodding around un
der the scalp with liquid fire and
jabbed a dull needle through the
hide thereabouts some four times I
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Gazet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
Seeing Strange Sights
The neighbors had not had any
fried grouse for a week. Beer and
bread they could get along without,
but fried grouse they must have.
Therefore, to fill a long-felt want
that bright, crisp Sunday morning
in the early fall, when the meadow
larx were still singing their heads
off, and the hawthorne leaves had
turned to crimson and gold, the tall
tamarax along the higher ridges
were taking on their autumn tints,
and the other good people of Hepp
ner town were thronging to Sunday
School, my cayuse Baldy, myself
and the Gazet dog Dash were jog
ging up Willow Creek, on our way
to the grouse orchards around Cab
in canyon in the beautiful Blue
Mountains.
Passing a stubble field, I noticed
that the same dead horse was lying
there, same as two weeks before.
But he was moving, or I thought he
was. I jerked the bits out of Bal
dy's teeth, and stopped short his
ten-mile-an-hour gait I looked
again, and that dead horse certain
ly moved, swelled up, expanded. I
rubbed the same eyes that used to
make me one of the best shots in
Farrow s Scouts when we were
campaigning against the hostile
Sheepeater Indians in Idaho, and
they again told me that that dead
horse was moving. Then I asked
Baldy if he was seeing the same
things that I was, and he gave a
snort that might have meant Yes,
or that he was mad at being halt
ed. Then I sent a charge of grouse
shot broadside into that dead horse
but he made no scream. I had seen
horses shot in battle, and they al
ways sent forth an almost-human
scream. And one of the awful
smells which I will always smell
was that of burning horse flesh on
the Big Hole battlefield in Mon
tana. Several of the Indian war
horses had been tied close to the
wickeups, had been shot during the
battle, had fallen into the campfires,
and their burning flesh was sending
out a never-to-be-forgotten odor.
Dash was a smart dog, and at my
request he had olimbed the fence in
about a minute, surrounded the
dead horse, and barked loud enough
at him to bring any dead horse back
to life. But instead of the horse
jumping to his feet, three half
grown pigs rushed out and with
heads In the air and the usual hog
squeals if surprise, wanted to know
what it was all about? They, had
tunneled into that dead horse as
he rapidly ripened, and had been
shaking dice Inside to see who
would win the wishbone, gilderflukc
or other choice parts of the horse's
Interior department, and their
wrestling around had caused the
dead horse to swell, expand and
vibrate.
Dash felt fooled, and Baldy was
glad to again take the bits in his
teeth and strike out for the moun
tains. Little Frances Cox, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cox, is recov
ering at Heppner hospital from an
appendicitis operation which she
underwent on Monday.
so dull that "Doc" is forced to re
mark about the toughness of the
hide, knowing his victim is gritting
his teeth too hard to say what he
thinks.
When you know "Doc" is an In
dian doctor in the reservation town
you are surprised that a display of
fortitude gives him a start, know
ing about the Indians' fame for
stoicism. But "Doc" says the In
dians are not stoical any more.
Whether its because civilization has
weakened them, or because they
had been to see him before, he did
n't say.
This attention, and that given
you if you've had such an exper
ience when you get back to the
division point, is flattering withal,
and compensating. You have no
idea that the railroad has interested
itself so much In your movement
when the trainmaster walks into
the train and grabs you by the hand
like a long-lost brother, inquires
about your health, and "won't you
please step over to the office for
a minute, we would like to have you
sign a statement." You are taken
pronto to the claim agent's office,
and you verify the statement, sign
ing away any right in the public
grab bag and then of course you
are just another hobo with a crack
ed bean.
That's just one of the experiences
one may have in seeing the Rockies
from on top, and the largest com
pensation for a cracked bean of
course comes from the wonderful
vistas unrolled on every "hand as
the train clicks along and as you
live in a world apart, with only the
music of the rails and new, beauti
ful and strange scenes to haunt
vour dreams scenes made more
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Polly V. Church Rites
Held Here on Tuesday
Funeral services were held in
Heppner Tuesday afternoon for
Polly V. Church, who for many
years was a resident of this com
munity, but who had resided in the
Hood River valley for the past few
years, bervices were conducted at
the Methodist church with Rev.
Joseph Pope, pastor, officiating,
and Anderson Funeral Chapel of
Hood River in charge of arrange
ments. Services had been held in
Hood River also on Monday before
the remains were brought to this
city. Interment was in the family
lot at Masonic cemetery, and the
services were attended by a large
number of friends and former
neighbors of Mrs. Church.
Polly Viola (Shick) Church was
born on Butter creek in Umatilla
county, Oregon, on September 18,
1882, and died after an illness of a
little more than two weeks, at the
hospital in Hood River, on Satur
day, May 26, 1934, aged 51 years, 8
months and 8 days. She had been
in ill health for the past year or
more, but this illness did not take
a serious turn until some two weeks
ago when she was taken to the hos
pital for medical care.
On February 4, 1901, she was uni
ted in marriage to Malcolm Church
of Heppner, and to this union two
sons and a daughter were born. The
family resided here for several
years, then going to the upper
Hood River valley where they es
tablished a home. Mr. Church died
on June 22, 1924. Mrs. Church con
tinued her home there, but nearly
every season spent much time at
Heppner. She was a member of
the Methodist church and had lived
a consistent Christian life. She had
a large circle of friends In this
community. Besides her son
Charles and family of Graton, Cal
ifornia, she is survived by seven
sisters. Mrs. Maggie Hunt of Hepp
ner; Belle McCullough, Nina Brix,
Stella Conner, Minnie Brosche of
Seattle, Wash.; Ida Hanson of Hills
boro, Oregon, and Etta Goldsmith
of Wenatchee, Wash.
Mrs. Church was a member of
Maple Circle, Neighbors of Wood
craft of Heppner.
Rhea Creek Wins Game
From Condon Sunday
On the blue grass diamond at
the forks of Rhea creek Sunday af
ternoon, the Rhea creek ball toss
ers met the second team from Con
don, winning by a score of 18-8. It
is reported that the game was a
much better contest than the score
sheet reveals.
The Rhea creek team came to
Heppner last Thursday evening and
engaged the locals, putting up a
good exhibition. The score was 3
to 6 in favor of Heppner.
J. L. Gault, receiver of the Hepp
ner banks, motored to Portland on
Saturday, where he was called by
matters of business. Returning to
Heppner on Wednesday, he was ac
companied by Mrs. Gault who will
spend the summer months here.
Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Leach and
their daughter, Miss Jane, were
over from Pendleton for Memorial
day, being guests at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Archie D. McMurdo,
510 ASSURED CITY
FOR RELIEF
Preliminary Survey of
All Affected Areas
Completed.
WHEAT HAILED OUT
R. A. Thompson Reports Loss of
800 Acres; Damage by Dis
tricts, Names Given.
A relief program for flood suf
ferers made long strides yesterday
when a corps of workers under J.
O. Turner, county relief manager,
completed a preliminary survey of
all the stricken districts which
shows a total loss of $93,818. The
survey was made on request of the
state-federal relief headquarters at
Portland, who assured Turner of
at least $2500 for Heppner.
Just how much money will be
allotted the county, or how it will
be disbursed, has not yet been de
termined, but the completed pre
liminary report went to Portland
on last night's train.
Burton E. Palmer, first assistant
state administrator, and Victor D.
Carlson, field representative for
eastern Oregon of the state relief
set-up, will be in Heppner tonight
to look over the flood situation.
An offer of assistance was also
received yesterday from The Dalles
Red Cross chapter.
The preliminary survey, covering
the large territory affected, was
completed in just 10 hours time. In
the short time it was not possible
to figure everything exactly, and it
is also probable that all losses were
not included. In fact damage to
city of Heppner properties, which
included damage to streets, bridges
and water system, and to the Amer
ican Legion swimming pool proper
ty, had not been estimated and
were not included. When the final
count is made the total loss will, in
all probability, exceed J100.000.
The survey brought out some
losses not before reported, one of
the largest of which was that of R.
A. Thompson who lost 800 acres of -wheat
by the heavy hail which hit
the upper Balm Fork country.
Appraisers for the survey were
C. B. Cox and Harlan McCurdy,
Willow creek above Heppner; P.
M. Gemmell, Heppner north of
Church street; John F. Vaughn,
Church street south to May street;
W. Vawter Parker, Balm fork; E.
E. Rugg, upper Rhea creek; J. J.
Wells, Willow creek below Hepp
ner; C. W. McNamer, lower Rhea
creek; George McDuffee, Heppner
south of May street. Their apprais
als were sent to Portland under
the following heading: "The fol
lowing is a preliminary survey of
the property damage which result
ed from a cloudburst In Morrow
county on the 29th day of May,
1934, The survey was made on the
30th day of May by representative
citizens of the county and is be
lieved to be fairly accurate and
trustworthy." . Losses by districts
were given as follows:
Upper Willow creek, 11,260, including
Norman Florence, B. B. Kelley, W. H.
Cleveland, Frank Wilkinson, Walter Croa
by. Frank Monahan. -
North Heppner, $8,210, including Frank
Turner, L. Van Marter, Henry P. Cohn,
M. E. Church. M. E. Ohurch parsonage,
W. G. McCarty, Isabelle Crawford, Alex
Wilson. W. M. Furlong, Vera Happold.
Vivian Kane, Episcopal Church parsonage,
R. B. Ferguson, Frank Shively, Art Reid,
J. J. Nys. Rebecca Baldwin, J. L. Yeager,
Joe Westhotf laundry, W. E. Straight.
Mrs. Herren Rumble, John Her, Mack
Smith, Union Oil plant. Interior Ware
house Co.. Jackson Warehouse Co., Mrs.
Jelt French. W. L. McCaleb, O.-W. R.
N. Co., Wm. LeTrace.
Central Heppner, $8,277, Including E. O.
and R. B. Ferguson cabins, Russell Wright
garage, J. C. Owens, Jennie Booner, Em
ma Ranck, Chas. Vaughn warehouse,
Georgia Langdon, Mack Gentry, W, T.
Nichols, Arthur Ritchie, George Burke,
Morrow County Creamery. J. L. Yeager,
Tum-A-Lum, Morrow County sheds, A. J.
Chalfee, Dolph Fell, Silas A. Harris, Mat
tie Adkins, Mrs. W. O. Minor, W. T.
Cumpbell, L. Van Marter (Case combine.)
Balm Fork, $13,691, including Jennie
Sprouls estate, W. H. Cleveland (Quaid
ranch), Al Osmin, Robert A. Thompson,
Fred Casteel, Carl Deitlaf.
Upper Rhea creek, $14,140. including
Alva Jones, C. G. Wright, Avi McKoberts,
Maude Ruff, Tom Harris, James O'Connor,
Wright Bros., Mrs. Jerome O'Connor,
Henry Scheriinger.
Lower Willow creek, $10,000, includ
ing Wm. LeTrace, Frank S. Parker, J. J.
Wells, Richard Wells, E. E. Clark. Wight
man Bros., Monte Bundy, John Pieper, J.
L. Hauman, J. V. ctwift, Clark Bros.,
Lawrence Palmer, A. D. McMillan, R. B.
Wilcox, G. A. Pettys, Lax McMurray, A.
Holub. Fred Buchanan.
Lower Rhea creek, $9,985, including P.
C. Peterson, Roy Feeley, French Burroughs,
Mrs. Lee Padberg, Frank Mason, McNa
mer & Co., Robert Allstott, R. A. Thomp
son, H. R. Carr, Ernest Barlow, Art
heene, Walter Jepson, Grant Olden, Fred
Hoskins, C. Dohertv, Gus Wilcox.
South Heppner, $1,665, including Hard
ing A Isom, J. G. Cowins, J. O. Hager,
Jess Hull, E. O. Ferguson, G. W. Thomp
son, Wm. Cowins, Bertha Gilman, D. Mc
Namee, E. Campbell, Kmma Gemmell,
Blanche Patterson, Mrs. Lucy kodgera,
Mrs. Geo. Thomson, Jim Fit, Harry O'
Donnell. St, Patrick's rectory, W. L. Mc
Caleb, Mrs. Artie Conder.
Morrow county for roads, bridgea and
warehouses, $26,500,
For Sale Ice Refrigerators: 1
top icer, 1 front icer; cheap. Pa
cific Power & Light Co.