P'JLla. ORE-
alette
Volume 50, Number 13.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 7, 1934.
Subscription $200 a Year
CROSS
COMES
TO AID OF NEEDY
Permanent Disaster Set
Up Ready; Mrs. Sex
smith in Charge.
$250 TO BE RAISED
Additional Help Promised by Re
gional Headquarters; Rehabili
tation Program Undertaken.
The champion of suffering hu
manity everywhere, the American
Red Cross has swung into action In
Morrow county to give succor to the
needs of those who sustained losses
in the flood of last week. The Red
Cross advance on the local front
was started with the arrival of R.
E. Carlson, regional worker, last
week end, who assisted in organiz
ing a permanent disaster relief com
mittee for the local chapter Sunday
afternoon. Joel R. Benton was
named chairman of the committee
and Chas. W. Barlow, vice-chairman.
Immediately plans were laid for
launching a campaign to raise $250
in the county to assist with the
work. M. L. Case was named to
head the campaign.
A rehabilitation committee was
named composed of Mr. Case, J. O.
Turner, C. W. Barlow, Chas. Thom
son, Lucy Rodgers, Mrs. Elsie M.
Beach and Mrs. Ed Dick. Mrs.
Dick was also given charge of trans
portation. Mr. Case was given
charge of the food division, Mrs.
Clara Beamer placed in charge of
clothing, Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers
given charge of shelter, and Dr. A.
D. McMurdo was made medical aid
officer. Miss Evelyn Humphreys
was named assistant treasurer.
Red Cross headquarters have
been established at the council
chambers with Mrs. Kathryn Sex
smith, regional worker who ar
rived Monday evening, in charge.
Mrs. Sexsmith has announced the
time for registration of relief cases
from 2 to 5 o'clock each afternoon
until June 12.
It shall be the purpose of the Red
Cross to thoroughly investigate all
cases registered and every case will
be disposed of before the Red Cross
closes shop, Mrs. Sexsmith said. She
will write out a full report on each
cae Investigated. Each report will
be presented before a local advis
ory board by number (names be
ing deleted), and the local advisory
board will determine the amount
of assistance to be given from the
need shown. The $250 asked from
Morrow county people is not ex
pected to care for the entire situa
tion, as additional funds have been
promised by the regional head
quarters. Every cent contributed
locally will go for relief and none
for administrative costs, Mrs. Sex
smith emphasized.
While little complete destitution
resulted from the flood passing
down Willow and Rhea creeks a
week ago Tuesday, much damage to
homes and farms has been revealed,
and it is believed that the help of
the Red Cross will alleviate real
hardships In many places. In sev
eral Instances houses were wreck
ed by being moved from their foun
dations and the structures wrench
ed as they were Jammed against
some obstruction. Flood waters en
tered some houses, badly damaging
furnishings. In some instances
chickens, cows and other livestock,
almost the sole support of families,
were lost. The Red Cross work will
be to assist in rehabilitating such
cases.
GO TO STATE SHOOT.
Chas. H. Latourell, Adam Knob
lock and Glen Hayes left for Port
land today to represent the Hepp-
ner Gun club at the state shoot
starting there Friday, On Sunday
a five-man team picked from these
three and Marlon Hansel, Vic
Bracher and Royer of Pilot Rock,
will enter the shoot-off match of
the Oregonian telegraphic trap
shooting tournament to represent
the Heppner-Pilot Rock clubs
which participated jointly In the
telegraphic matches. Competition
in the shoot-off will be for the Ore
gonlan's big loving cup which Hepp
ner won the year the tournament
was instituted.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS.
Members of the Women's Mis
sionary society of the Church of
Christ met at the home Mrs. Tacy
Parker on Heppncr flat Tuesday
afternoon. The meeting was pre
ceded by a pot-luck dinner which
was greatly enjoyed. The follow
ing officers were elected for the en
suing, year: President, Mrs. Marvel
Jones; vice-president, Mrs. Millie
Doollttle; secretary, Mrs. Lera
Crawford; treasurer, Mrs. Emma
Jones. Plans for a silver tea to be
given in the parlors of the church
Thursday, June 14, were discussed.
The program topic was "Church on
the American Frontier," with Mrs.
Blanche Barlow as leader.
ELKS INSTALLATION SET.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
will hold installation ceremonies at
the regular lodge meeting next
Thursday evening. A special pro
gram of entertainment Is being ar
ranged and a good time is In store
for all members who attend, an
nounces J. O. Turner, exalted ruler.
Mayor of Morrow Town
Is Lexigton Honoree
Lexington, Ore., June 4. Mayor
Thomas L. Barnett, with mayors
and executive heads of twenty-four
towns and cities in the United
States named "Lexington," has
signed a scroll to be presented to
Captain C. A. Blakely of the air
plane carrier, U. S. S. Lexington at
a reception to be held Tuesday,
June 5, in the Hotel Lexington, New
York City.
Frederick H. Cone, president of
New York Chapter Empire State
Society of the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution, has arranged the
presentation of the scroll to the
commander of the U. S. S. Lexing
ton as a gesture to keep alive the
glory of the name "Lexington" and
its distinguished place in American
history.
The reception at the Hotel Lex
ington to Captain Blakely and his
officers will be one of the outstand
ing eventa on New York City's of
ficial program of entertainment for
the United States fleet of 95 vessels
which sailed up the picturesque
Hudson river last week for a re
view by President Roosevelt and
other notables.
In a letter to Mr. Cone, chairman
of the committee, Mayor Barnett
extended his compliments to the
committee, writing, "I have just re
ceived your telegram and am glad
to comply with your request that
of signing my name. And to know
that you will include my name and
our Town on the scroll along with
the other twenty-four towns and
cities named Lexington. I congrat
ulate you on this, and thank you
to favor us with this request I am
unable to be with you but am proud
of this airplane carrier which car
ries the name of Lexington."
Mayor Barnett further wrote, "I
shall call the attention of our peo
ple to the date of the reception,
Tuesday, June 5, in the Hotel Lex
ington at five o'clock. Again thank
ing you for this privilege of bring
ing more glory to the historic name
Lexington."
Certification Rules for
Seed Growers Ready
New certification rules and appli
cation blanks for growers of certi
fied alfalfa and ladino clover seed
and seed potatoes have just been
issued by E. R. Jackman, extension
agronomist at Oregon State college,
and may be obtained from any
county agent.
No changes in the potato certifi
cation rules have been made and
only minor additions to the others.
Hereafter the presence of any dod
der in a field of alfalfa grown for
seed will automatically put the seed
into the yellow tag class. Hereto
fore the old rule allowed two
patches before the seed was put in
to the yellow tag class.
The chief change in the ladino
certification rules has to do with
establishment of tolerance for buck-
horn. The market for ladino clover
is expanding so that it is being sold
in some states where growers ob
ject seriously to large amounts of
buckhorn.
AUXILIARY BIDS FAREWELL.
A farewell party to Mrs. W. E.
Moore was given by the American
Legion Auxiliary Tuesday evening
in connection with its regular meet
ing. Mrs. Moore and children will
go to Pendleton shortly to join Mr.
Moore, manager of the Pendleton
Production Credit association,
where the family home will be made
In the future. Mrs. Lucille McAtee
presented Mrs. Moore with an elec
tric clock in behalf of the auxiliary
and expressed the unit's apprecia
tion of the wonderful service she
had given to the unit and to the
community. Seventeen members of
the unit were present, and "Michi
gan" and refreshments were en
joyed at the party hour. Mrs. Lera
Crawford, poppy sale chairman,
reported proceeds of $56.50 from
the recent poppy sale, and she and
Mrs. Helen Cash, unit president, ex
pressed appreciation to those who
helped with the sale. Florence
Hughes won the crocheted bed
spread made by Mrs. Georgette
Morgan who turned $8.50 to the
unit's treasury and expressed her
appreciation of the cooperation re
ceived. Mrs. Mae Gilliam was re
ported ill, though improving. Mrs.
Lulu McCarty was assisted by other
unit members as hostess for the
evening.
DISTRICT TUITION LOWERED.
The Non-High School District
board of Morrow county meeting
at the court house Monday lowered
the tuition rate to $110 from that of
last year of $135 per pupil, while
raising the transportation rate from
1 cent to ISi cent per mile. All
claims for tuition and transporta
tion from last year were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn. Com
posing the board are Mrs. Elmer
Griffith, Morgan, chairman; Cleve
Van Scholack, Heppner; R. B.
Rice, Lexington; Oscar Peterson
and Chas. McEUigott, lone.
WOOLGROWERS PICNIC SET.
The Umatilla Wool Growers Aux
iliary will hold a picnic at Battle
Mountain park on Sunday, June 10.
Competitive games will be enjoyed
and a prize will be offered for tho
best lamb dish served at the picnic
of $2.00 for first, $1.00 for second
and 75c for third. All wool grow
ers and their wives and families of
Morrow and adjoining counties are
cordially Invited to come and bring
their lunch basket filled with food.
Adrain Engelman, lone wheat-
grower, was doing business in this
city today.
L
TO START MONDAY
Two-Day Course at Hepp
ner Hotel Open to All
Housewives.
BAKING DAY START
Mrs. Audrey Herington, Noted
Home Economist, to Con
duct All Sessions.
"We are going to open our school
with a good old-fashioned baking
day. By 'old-fashioned' I mean we
will bake lots of cakes and cookies,
but as for recipes and methods,
they will be as modern as tomor
row." This is Mrs. Audrey Herington's
promise for the first session of the
two-day Heppner Cooperative Cook
ing school to be held here next Mon
day and Tuesday, June 11 and 12,
at the Heppner Hotel.
"No, I can't give all the secrets
away before the school opens,
laughed Mrs. Herington when ques
tioned further about Baking Day,
"but I can say we have same dandy
new ideas. For instance there is
that nine-minute chocolate cake. I
suspect that there isn't a family
here who hasn't a special fondness
for chocolate cake. Well, I'll wager
that when the cake-bakers of this
community see and taste my nine
minute cake, they'll never bother
getting out their old chocolate cake
recipes anymore."
Besides a score of new baking
recipes, the program for the open
ing day contains menus and recipes
for jiffy meals, party triumphs, and
some clever ideas for the arranging
and serving of food.
The program for the second day
of the school will be especially in
teresting at this time of the year,
according to Mrs. Herington, as the
greater portion of it is devoted to
the new and modern art of refrig
eration cookery. "The old ice box
was just a place to keep the meat
and the milk and cream," explains
Mrs. Herington, "but the modern
electric refrigerator makes it easy
to serve tempting and delicious
meals in the hottest weather."
"I think there is no doubt but
that this cooking school will be one
of the most interesting and most
complete ever presented here," the
noted home economist continued.
"The electrical dealers of this com
munity are to be complimented up
on the thorough manner in which
they have supervised and arranged
every detail of the affair. I expect
the big auditorium will be filled to
capacity on each of the two days of
our school."
At times, the cooking demonstra
tion will seem to enter the realm of
magic. For instance, Mrs. Hering
ton will cook an entire dinner in
one pot the meat and potatoes,
vegetables, and even the pudding.
When you see how tempting and
delicious the entire meal looks.
you'll agree with Mrs. Herington
that you couldn t .have prepared a
better feast though you had had
the entire stove covered with pots
and kettles.
"Putting the oven to work" is al
most a motto with Mrs. Herington.
In the twinkling of an eye, it will
seem to you, she will prepare a
roast, get some vegetables ready,
concoct a delicious dessert, pop ev
erything into the oven, and an hour
or so later, take everything out,
cooked to a turn, piping hot, and
ready to put on the table.
There are dozens of surprises in
store for local homemakers, and it
is hoped that as many as possible
will attend the school on each of
the two days. Months of research
and effort have been devoted to the
preparation of the two-day course.
The electrical dealers of your com
munity are confident it will make
homemaking more pleasant and in
teresting. Those attending are
cautioned to bring a pencil and pa
per to jot down the scores of inter
esting hints and suggestions that
will be given each day.
Each session is scheduled to be
gin promptly at 2:00 o'clock and the
doors will open at 1:00 o'clock.
RHEA CREEK GRANGE.
In spite of the fact that the hall
was turned around and twisted out
of shape by the flood waters, we
held our meeting and decided to go
to work at once to move and re
pair the building. The kitchen was
moved back and over about one
foot so needs new underpinning.
Mr. Addis of the East Oregonian
gave a very interesting talk.
Several of our grange . members
lost very heavily in the flood,
among the heaviest losers being
Wright Brothers who lost all hogs
and chickens, farm machinery, hay
and numerous other things.
Don't forget you sales slips.
EARL THOMSON IS MARKSMAN.
Earl Thomson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Thomson and a student
at University of Oregon, is a mem
bor of the university military divi
sion rifle team which recently plac
ed second among 197 teams in a na
tional rifle contest. The team was
given the W. R, Hearst trophy for
its work. Earl will attend the sum
mer military school at Camp Hurl
burt, Vancouver, Wash., as a re-
sei-ve officer.
COOKING
sen
V-
A new thirst quencher. Mrs.
Audrey Herington drops in a
sparkling cube of ice. This noted
Economist will devote consider
able time to the art of refriger
ation cookery when she conducts
her two-day school here June 11
and 12 at the Heppner hotel.
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioner editor of the "Gaaet" writing
front National Military Home,
California.
GRAND OLD PIONEERS
Men to be remembered are Jack
son L. Morrow and Henry Heppner,
Morrow County, in Eastern Oregon,
being named in honor of the for
mer, and its county seat, Heppner,
named after Henry Heppner. The
latter had been running his pack-
train over to the Idaho mines, and
stopping over at Uncle Jack Mor
row's store in La Gnande, told him
of a splendid opening for a general
merchandise store at the forks of
Willow Creek, then in Umatilla
County. Henry was tired of pack
ing, and wanted to settle down, so
he and Mr. Morrow formed a part
nership and put in a big stock of
,goods where the town of Heppner
sprang up around them, in 1873. It
was a wild region then, the only
settlers being George Stansbury,
Tom Quaid, George Ganger, John
Hinton, the Price brothers, Rhea
brothers and a few others.
But new people came in and set
tled up the bunchgrass lands, and
tributary trade came in for a hun
dred miles all around, and Morrow
& Heppner's big store furnished
them with all the goods they need
ed, and their credit was good for in
definite times, and the store used
to have accounts' outstanding for as
much as $60,000. Those merchant
princes wanted the country to settle
up, and did everything they could
to encourage the advancement of
civilization. Tom Ayers and Felix
Johnson brought in trade from But
ter Creek, and soon Wm. Wal
bridge, Ransom Hart, Charles Wal
lace and the Mallorys opened up
ranches on Balm Fork, and Nelse
and Jim Jones and Willard Herren
started stock ranches. Business
boomed. Phil Cohn and Henry
Blackman joined the merchants.
The latter was elected to the state
senate, and one of his sons, Hepp
ner, is now a talented cartoonist
and journalist on the staff of the
Los Angeles Examiner, taking his
first name from his uncle, Henry
Heppner. Those pioneers are now
pioneering in another world, but
the good work they did in Eastern
Oregon will long be remembered.
Cooperative Makes High
Record in Wool Markets
Growers of wool who ,have mar
keted their crop cooperatively thru
the Pacific Wool Growers associa
tion have averaged returns of 3 1-3
cents a pound above the average
shearing time prices paid non-members,
according to a report on the
13 years of operation of the asso
ciation received by George O. Gat-
lin, extension marketing economist
at Oregon State college.
The Pacific Wool Growers has
been under the same management
since its organization. It has pio
neered in the field of cooperative
wool marketing and was one of the
first such organizations to be ap
proved under the regulations of the
Farm Credit administration.
The Pacific now has member
growers in Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Nevada and California E,
A. McCornack, Eugene, is presi
dent; J. T. Alexander, Chehalis,
vice-president; C. E. Grelle, Port
land, secretary, and R. A. Ward,
Portland, managere.
Charley Wright, chief inspector
with the state grain inspection de
partment at Portland, and two as
sistants, were in Heppner last eve
ning on their way to a meeting of
grain men at Walla Walla, Mr.
Wright said thst grain grading has
become more complicated with re
cent federal regulations, and be
lieves there will be considerable
difficulty in getting a full under
standing across to farmers and
warehousemen.
A heavy rain all of last night and
much of today has been the portion
of moisture received by Morrow
county. Much hay is down and re
ceived a thorough wetting, but on
the whole much good will result.
Just such a rain as this some six
weeks ago would have Insured a
bumper crop for Morrow county.
Mrs. Ida Dutton of Portland was
a visitor for several days the past
week at the ranch home of J. J.
Wightman. Mrs. Dutton is now
visiting at the K. G. Warner home
at Pilot Rock. Miss Vivian War
ner came over for her Monday.
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FOR RED CROSS AID
Solicitors Named; R. E
Carlson Outlines Re
lief Program.
NEED BASIS OF HELP
Losses Not to be Reimbursed; Hol
iday Plan Not Supported;.
President Bids Adieu.
Heppner Lions voted Monday to
endorse the Red Cross drive to
raise $250 in Morrow county for the
relief of flood sufferers, after Ralph
E. Carlson, regional Red Cross
worker, and M. L. Case, local driv
chairman, had explained the nature
and purposes of the relief program
to be carried out by the Red Cross
under the direction of Mrs. Kath
ryn Sexsmith. The club took no
action on the holiday plan of re
lief offered for discussion by May
or Anderson, with a number of ob
jections being offered.
Named on a committee to assist
with the solicitation of Red Cross
funds locally were Jap Crawford,
Dr. Richard C. Lawrence and Geo.
Bleakman.
It was also expressed as the sense
of the club, following an exhaustive
discussion, that there is no duplica
tion or interference of the Red
Cross work with that of the city or
other relief agencies, and assistance
otherwise given should not be con
sidered in responding to the Red
Cross call.
Mr. Carlson emphasized the fact
that the Red Cross program is pure
ly one of rehabilitation to alleviate
the needs of families and individuals
affected by the flood. In no instance
will cash relief be given, or in no
case will there be any reimburse
ment of losses suffered. All assist
ance will be given strictly on the ba
sis of need, and the amount of as
sistance will depend upon the
amount of need not on the amount
of loss.
All Red Cross purchases will be
made through local stores, with
sufferers given requisitions on the
store or stores which they wish to
patronize. In this manner, the Red
Cross aims to rehabilitate business
in the district affected while re
habilitating the flood sufferers. The
Red Cross has no desire to bring a
large depot of supplies from out
side which might act as a depress
ant on local business, Mr. Carlson
said. He also emphasized that all
money subscribed locally would go
for relief and none of it toward ad
ministrative costs. He did not ex
pect that the sum asked for locally
would begin to meet the situation,
and said that additional funds
would be forthcoming from the
national Red Cross.
With installation of new officers
for the club slated for next Mon
day, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, retiring
president, announced that the club
would have to get along without
him for the next few weeks. He
announced his Intention to leave
the next day for Virginia to attend
a reunion of his old class at the
University of Virginia. S. E. Not
son reported briefly on the river
hearing at The Dalles on Satur
day, saying there was some hot
fireworks. Miss Mary Moore, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moore,
who expect to move the family
home to Pendleton ahortly, obliged
with a pleasing vocal solo.
NEW REGULATIONS
FOR CONTRACTED
ACRES GIVEN OUT
A new ruling which will affect a
large number of contract signers
in the wheat production control
program in Morrow county has just
been received at the office of Chas
W. Smith, county agent. The fol
lowing telegram was received from
George E. Farrell, chief of the
wheat section of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration in re
ply to an inquiry which was sent
him relative to growing crops on
the contracted acres in 1935:
"As to the growing of wheat as
an erosion-preventing crop or for
hay or pasture in 1935, it would
seem that such a privilege would
not need to bo granted. This was
one during 1934, as you know, due
to the fact that land had been sum
mer fallowed during 1933 and if
any crop had not been sown on that
land serious losses would have oc
curred. Since the growers are now
familiar with the fact that they
will have contracted acreage In 1935
there will be no excuse for them to
summer fallow such land and if
they leave it in the stubble it will
not be necessary to plant a crop on
this land in the fall of 1934."
Local officials have been trying
to figure whether or not this means
that the planting of any crops on
the contracted acres in 1935 will be
prohibited since the last sentence
In the wire states that if "they leave
It In stubble It will not be necessary
to plant a crop on this land in 1934."
The county allotment committee
has encouraged everyone to leave
their acreage to be designated as
contracted acres In 1935 unplowed
this season, however some have
plowed all of their land and prob
ably will be somewhat disappointed
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Billion and Quarter Loans
Made by FCA First Year
More than $1,250,000,000 was
loaned by the Farm Credit amin-
istration through all its agencies in
the first year of its existence, ac
cording to a report received today
from Washington, D. C, by A. C.
Adams, general agent at Spokane.
The first year of the administra
tion dates from May 27, 1933, when
the executive order of President
Roosevelt became effective, consoli
dating all federal farm credit agen
cies into one organization the
Farm Credit administration.
In the Spokane district serving
the states of Washington, Montana,
Oregon and Idaho, the administra
tion loaned approximately $95,400,-
D00 during the year through its
four units, the Federal Land bank,
Federal Intermediate Credit bank,
Production Credit corporation and
Bank for Cooperatives.
Of this amount, the Federal Land
bank of Spokane, making first mort
gage loans on its own account and
first or second mortgage loans on
behalf of the Land Bank Commis
sioner, has advanced $32,616,138 in
4,616 loan,
Production Credit associations
though only having been complete
ly organized in the 12th district one
sixth of the FCA year, loaned farmer-borrowers
$1,303,323, represent
ing 1386 loans. This figure repre
sents the sum actually advanced on
commitments, which totaled $5,665,
$00 on May 25. The money ad
vanced was provided by the Inter
mediate Credit bank of Spokane
which acts as a wholesaler of farm
credit, discounting farmers' notes.
The Intermediate Credit bank, in
cluding its discounts to the PCA's
loaned approximately $62,300,000.
The Spokane Bank for Coopera
tives advanced its first loan funds
on February 8. As of May 27, the
bank had distributed among coop
erative associations $458,816 to as
sist in effective merchandising of
agricultural commodities or in fi
nancing the cost of marketing fa
cilities for storage and processing
of commodities. Total commit
ments as of the date were in excess
of $1,500,000.
Growers Reject All Bids
As 250,000 Lbs. Wool Up
Woolgrowers proffering more
than 250,000 pounds of wool at a
sealed bid sale here Saturday, re
jected all bids which ranged from
17 to 19 cents. Representatives of
eight wool firms attended the sale.
Uncertainty in the wool market
due largely to pending tariff and
other legislation before congress
was said to make buyers hesitant
in placing bids and little competi
tion was evidenced. Buyers show
ed more willingness to accept wool
on consignment but woolmen pre
ferred to hold awaiting a more fa
vorable market
Among growers offering wools
were Mike Kenny, W. P. Kilkenny,
Lottie Kilkenny, W. H. Cleveland,
J. H. French, Zetta Brosnan, John
Darcy, Raymond Wright, Tom Mc
Intyre, Ada Cannon, W, T. Rey
nolds, Geo. Hayden, John Stevens,
F. S. Parker, Wm. Greener, Neil
Knighten, N. P. Doherty, Jr., Mc
Namer & Co.
LEAVES FOR VIRGINIA.
With 25 years elapsed since he
left the University of Virginia, di
ploma in hand, Dr. A. D. McMurdo
was all smiles as he left Heppner
Tuesday afternoon headed for
Charottesville, Va., and his first
reunion with his U. of V. classmates
of the class of 1909. The reunion
will be held from June 10 to 12 on
the university campus. Not only the
renewal of university friendships
but the visitation of scenes of boy
hood days about Charlottesville, of
fered Doctor McMurdo promise of
a pleasant visit, and to his son,
Scott, who accompanied him, an ex
citing time, indeed. The doctor
and son took the train from Pen
dleton where they caught the Port
land Rose east. Going by way of
Kansas City, they will return thru
Omaha, and the doctor expected to
take time out on the return for a
visit to the famous Mayo Brothers
clinic at Rochester, Minn. On the
list of members of his class expect
ed to attend the reunion, Dr. Mc
Murdo was farthest removed from
the alma mater, and his cross con
tlnent trip promised to be the long
est to be made by any member of
the class. The doctor's brother, Dr.
P. F. McMurdo of San Francisco,
who arrived here Tuesday morning,
made the trip east possible by tak
ing care of the doctor's practice
while he Is away.
TULLLOCK SHEEP SHIPPED.
Chas. Tullock shipped some 6000
head of ewes and lambs from the
local yards Monday night destined
for summer range in Montana. The
sheep were to unload at Blackfoot
Mrs. Ellis Irwin and Misses Betty
Irwin and Dorothea Anderson ar
rived here from Rockaway the first
of the week for a visit of a fort
night with relatives. Miss Irwin was
just a little tot when she departed
from Heppner with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Irwin, a dozen years
or more ago and this is the first
visit to the home town since. Mrs.
Ellis Irwin is visiting at the home
of her father, I. A. Bennett, and
Miss Anderson, who is a teacher in
the school at Rockaway, is visiting
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Anderson, at Eight Mile
Degree of Honor Protective asso
ciation will hold its regular meeting
at 8:30 o'clock next Tuesday eve
ning in I. O. O. K. hall. Clara Bea-
mer, secretary.
DAMAGED DISTRICTS
F
Losses to Exceed $100,000
Indicated by Reports
This Week.
WATER SCARS GOING
State-Federal Relief Work Doub
led; Pavilion to be Restored;
Outside Offers Received.
Heppner and the other areas on
Willow, Balm and Rhea creeks
stricken by the heavy storm and
flood waters of May 29, are coming
heads up from the disaster. Though
time will be required to recuperate
from the more than $100,000 dam
age sustained, everyone la thankful
no lives were lost, and victims have
rogressed well toward digging
themselves out of the mud.
With the Red Cross ministering
to those in serious need; with as
sistance being given in the general
clean-up through expenditure of
federal-state relief funds, and with
the city busy getting the creek
channel cleared, and straightening
up streets and other public prop
erty, flood marks are being rapidly
erased.
Reports of additional damage
done by the storm have come in
this week, indicating that all told
considerably more than $100,000 In
damage was done. Besides the 800
acres of wheat reported to have
been hailed out on the R. A. Thomp
son farm, it is reported the fields
of Cleve Van Scholack and Archie
Ball in the same district were large
ly damaged by hail. No report
was had last week of one of the
largest volumes of water which
ran down Sanford canyon into
Rhea creek. Earl Hunt was re
ported as one of the large losers
in this district, losing some cows
and calves and sustaining consider
able damage to his farm property
generally. F. F. Wehmeyer, local
forest ranger, reported considerable
damage to ranges in the mountains
where the heavy hail struck. Snow
and rain have visited the mountain
district since, and some reports say
that the benefit of needed moisture
will more than offset the hail dam
age.
Dust from the dried flood mud
which filled the city atmosphere
for several days was allayed by a
heavy rain which started early yes
terday evening and continued thru
the night and this morning. This
rain was general over the county
and should prove of benefit to crops
not too far matured to be helped.
Rumor following the flood that
the local telephone exchange was
deserted on news of the high water
is unfounded. Miss Opal Briggs,
local manager, reports that the op
erators on duty at the time, held
to their posts and handled all calls
possible, while other operators with
the exchange called at the office
and voluntarily offered their ser
vices. It was on notification, by Mrs.
Osmin Hager when the high water
reached the Hager place at the
upper end of town that the opera
tors turned on the Are siren to warn
townspeople. The only regret ex
pressed by Miss Briggs was that
more time was not had in which
to notify everyone.
The city council at its regular
meeting Monday evening gave ts
time over largely to the discussion
of clean-up plans, and matters of
business connected therewith. The
clean-up organization was ' placed
under S. P. Devln, city marshal,
who was detailed to handle volun
teer labor to assist in cleaning up
private property as well as to di
rect the clean-up of city property.
The city was advised that work
hours under the state-federal relief
set-up had been doubled here to
meet the emergency, permitting sin
gle men to work 24 and married
men 48 hours out of the month, for
which they would be paid with re
quisitions on local stores at the rate
of 50 cents an hour from the relief
funds. All men before on the re
lief rolls and those requiring relief
because of the flood were eligible to
work under this set-up. For addi
tional hours worked the city voted
to pay at the rate of 30 cents an
hour in cash from city funds. Sev
eral crews have been busy this week
under this set-up. First consider
ation of the city was to get the
creek channel cleared.
Much of the large drift at the
bridge at the lower end of Main
street was cleared by men hired by
Tum-A-Lum Lumber company
which had an estimated 200,000 feet
of lumber lodged there.
The county court yesterday had
not reached a discussion of a pro
gram for repairing the large dam
age to county roads. It was waited
upon yesterday afternoon by a del
egation of local people Interested
in repair of the large dance pavil
ion and the court agreed to restore
the pavilion to a usable condition.
The court refused assistance from
the city in making the restoration,
preferring to keep the control cen
tralized and to set whatever charge
it decides upon as rental for use of
the hall.
So far no plan for restoring the
swimming pool has been worked
out.
Several proffers of sympathy and
assistance have been received from
the outside. Besides the communl-
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