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Volume 50, Number 15
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 21, 1934
Subscription $200 a Year
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HEPPK
SIR
SITU AT! OrJ
Kiddies Who Clean Swim
ming Tank May Not Get
Promised Swims.
WATER IS PROBLEM
Supply May be Augmented from
Creek; Other Obstacles Reveal
ed at Councl Hearing.
While Portland is attempting to
straighten out Its strike, Heppner
has a situation of similar Implica
tions though somewhat less in mag
nitude, the solution .of which has
not yet been reached. Elbert Cox,
vice-commander of the American
Legion, gave the city council an In
sight Into it when committees from
the Legion and Lions club were
given a hearing before the city
dads last night to present the mat
ter of the city taking ownership to
the swimming pool, put out of com
mission by the recent flood.
The bunch of youngsters who
had worked like Trojans Monday
and Tuesday to clear the flood res
idue from the bottom of the tank
were hardly less formidable In ap
pearance than so many strikers
when they faced Cox and C. J. D.
Bauman after finishing their work
Cox and Bauman had told the
young workers that they would be
rewarded in swims for their work,
or if the tank were not opened,
they would be given all the ice
cream they could eat. After the
matter was wrangled around with
the council, it appeared that the
youngsters would have to swim in
Ice cream rather than In the swim
ming tank.
Mayor Anderson and the council
men present expressed sympathy
with the youngsters, but some ser
ious obstacles to getting the tank
open presented themselves. Of
prime importance was a water
shortage reported by W. E. Pruyn,
watermaster, which caused him
last night to ask permission of the
council to turn water from the
creek into the city mains. The wa
ter was reported to be dropping in
the artesian wells, and the water
in the big reservoir had dropped
" two' inches the previous night, the
watermaster reported. -The coun
cil left it to Mr. Pruyn's Judgment
to turn the creek water in when he
found it necessary.
Another obstacle, hardly less for
midable to getting the tank fixed
up, was cited by J. J, Nys, city at-!
torney. An ordinance is necessary
for the city to take ownership to
the swimming tank property. To
pass such an ordinance in one
meeting, a full attendance of the
council and a unanimous vote would
be required; otherwise three read
ings of the ordinance and a ma
jority vote would be the only course
left. With Councilmen A. D. Mc
Murdo and Jeff Jones out of town,
the former in Virginia and the lat
ter in California, the one-meeting
plan was out of the question, and
at least a month's time would be
required to pass the ordinance in
the only remaining course.
The American Legion offered to
deed the swimming tank to the
city as the only way out if the tank
were to be rehabilitated, as it was
without funds to do the work. The
city has no money for the purpose
either, it was pointed out. But a
plan had been worked out to meet
this obstacle.
It was proposed to take the mon
ey from the funds in the hands of
the Sheepskin scrip trustees, and
to have the loan underwritten by
responsible citizens of the com
munity. The scrip profits, should
any accrue, were pledged to be
spent for community ' betterment,
and while trustees had sanctioned
use of the money for the swimming
tank they may not spend any of
the money until time for redemp
tion of the scrip is past, or until
after December 31 of this year.
Therefore, use of the fund3 now
could only be made as a loan with
the understanding that the money
would be donated after the" time of
redemption should such an amount
accrue as profit, otherwise the un
derwriters would dig up.
Some members of the council
hesitated to sanction rehabilitation
of the tank until after a proposed
survey of the creek for future flood
control purposes has been made.
It is probable that the Legion
will make a more definite proposal
as asked for by Mayor Anderson,
to be presented before the next
meeting of the council, so that Mr.
Nys can draw up the necessary
ordinance for presentation at that
time. In the meantime, the organ
izations Interested expect to con
tinue their work to hurry the tank's
rehabilitation as fast as posslble
and to give the kiddles their prom
ised swims this summer, if possi
ble. FOOD SALE SATURDAY.
The ladles of the Rhea Creek II.
E. C. will give a food sale at the
office of Chas. Smith, county agent,
on Saturday, June 24th.
Kate J. Young lodge, Degree of
Honor Protective association meets
Tuesday, June 26, in I. O. O, F.
hall. Initiation flnd refreshments.
All members are urged to be pre
sent. Clara Beamer, Sec,
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
Harvest is now under way in this
community, with a few farmers
harvesting and more preparing to
begin sometime during the week. S.
G. McMillan and J. F. McMillan
have started harvest, as has Mrs.
Sarah White. Orville Cutsforth
started harvesting Monday and Ce
cil Sargent has started cutting R.
B. Wilcox'a wheat. The yield 13
expected to be rather light In most
fields this year.
Mrs. George Peck entertained the
Home Economics club at her home
Thursday afternoon with 19 mem
bers and 18 visitors present. After
the business meeting an interesting
"Travel" program was enjoyed.
Mrs. J. E. Gentry described the
Lurey caves in Virginia and Mrs.
F. W. Turner told some very in
eresting things about the old Span
ish mission in Santa Barbara, Cal.
Mrs. E. H. Miller told of her trip
to the Beaucharte Gardens in Vic
toria, B. C, and Mrs. Nancy Mc
Waters gave an interesting descrip
tion of the flaming geiser near Se
attle. Mrs. J. J. Miller described
the peculiar natural formations on
the hillsides near Boulder, Col. At
the close of a pleasant afternoon
refreshments of raspberry short
cake and iced tea were served on
the lawn.
School election was held Monday
afternoon with L. A. Palmer re
elected as director and Miss Dona
Barnett as clerk.
T. W. Cutsforth left last week
for Canada where he will spend the
summer with his brother. On his re
tilrn he plans to come by Chicago
and take in the world's fair, and on
by way of Wisconsin where he
will visit with another brother.
The H. E. C. and grange picnic
held at the John Miller ranch Sun
day was quite well attended and
everyone reported a most enjoyable
time.
J. F. McMillan found two black
widow spiders at hs ranch Friday.
He killed one and the other he
brought to town and It is now on
exhibition at Lane's pastime.
The Rebekah lodge held their
regular meeting at their hall Tues
day evening.
Fred Pointer came up from his
home at Salem Sunday and will
work for his uncle, Orville Cuts
forth, during harvest. He was ac
companied by his sister Harriett
who will visit with friends and rel
atives for a short time before re
turning home.
Mrs. Hilding Bengston of Med-
ford la visitng with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Benge, at their
home-near here.'""' --
Miss Eula McMillan and Miss
Peggy Warner motored to Portland
last week where Miss McMillan will
attend school during the summer.
Miss Gwen Evans left last week
for Spokane where she will spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs. I
Emma Evans. She was accompan
ied as far as Dayton by Miss Naomi
McMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker and
baby daughter of Oregon City are
spending their vacation with Mr. i
Tucker's sister, Mrs. Arthur Hunt.
Miss Helen Valentine returned to
her home here Sunday from Red
mond where she has been visiting
friends since she finished her work !
at the University of Oregon. She
was accompanied by Miss Ruth Ir-
vin of Redmond, a sorority sister,
who Is her house guest.
Miss Delpha Merritt departed the
first of the week for Portland where
she will spend the summer with
relatives.
Mrs. Raymond Jeub and son of
Coquille are guests this week of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gentry. Mrs.
Jeub will be remembered as Miss
Maxine Gentry.
Miss Irene Tucker arrived home
Tuesday afternoon from Bonita
where she has been teaching during
the last school year. She will teach
at Bridgeport next year.
Gerald and Zola Conner of Ore
gon City are spending the week
with their aunt, Mrs. Arthur Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McNeil of
Portland were week-end guests at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Schriever. They were accompanied
by Bobbie Clark who has visited
at the Schriever home several times
before.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copenhaver
went to Athena Monday to visit
with thei daughter, Mrs. Dick
Swift, and their son, Boyd Copen
haver. Eva Wilcox, who Is spending the
summer at Ellis ranger station, is
visiting her mother this week.
Miss Elsie Tucker went to La
Grande Saturday where she will at
tend the summer session of the
Eastern Oregon Normal school.
League All-Star Team
to Meet House of David
The House of David, world's
champion traveling baseball team,
will play a picked team from the
Wheatland league on the Condon
diamond, Friday, July 6. Arrange
ments for the game were recently
made by the Condon ball club and
It Is expected that at least one
member from each of the Wheat
land clubs will be on the all-star
team.
The long-haired players travel
on an average of 20,000 miles by
auto each year and have won more
than 100 games each year for the
last six years. Their pepper game
is also said to be worth the admls-i
slon price alone, which will be 50
cents at Condon.
Mrs. R. B, Ferguson Is confined
to her bed at home, suffering an at
tack of Influenza,
LOWLY CELL11S
DRUB CHAMPIONS
Free-Hitting, Fast-Fielding
Tilt Taken by Home
Team by 12-7 Score.
GET THREE-BAGGERS
Turner and Hayes Hit Long Ones;
Both Teams Click; Arlington
Wins Pennant Anyway.
There's an old, old rule, long pre
valent in many baseball leagues
that a team which has the pennant
cinched, should they meet the cellar
incumbents, shall bow to the lowly
gang. Maybe it's a rule, or maybe
its just the working out of a prob
lem in psychology anyway Arling
ton, the Wheatland league pennant
holders, made such a bow to Hepp
ner in the final round of the league
series on the local field Sunday.-.It
was the worst drubbing Arlington
received all season and they're pro
bably still wondering how it all
happened.
lone edged out in second place
when they took Umatilla on the
latter's grounds last Sunday, 9-4.
Getting back to the Arlington
game. When all the dust had set
tled and the scorebook was closed,
the tallv recorded was 12-7 Tt waa
one of those free-hitting, fast-field
ing affairs, with both teams click
ing, but Arlington hitting into the
fielders' hands and Heppner hitting
where the fielders couldn't reach
them. Stevenson and Ray Massey,
who did the chucking, were each
relieved for an inning to get their
breath, then went back to finish up.
McKinney and Beckles relieved
them.
Heppner led off the scoring and
was never passed. In the first in
ning the Massev brothers Ran n,1
Al, singled and scored on Turner's
tnree Dagger. Arlington immedi
ately tied it up in the second, Sail )
ing and Taylor hitting safely to be
brought in on Wheelhouse's hit.
Then Heppner came back in the
second with three more markers.
bteve heaved a wild one to hit
Crawford, Hayes singled, Beckles
walked and Rod Thomson's two
bagger cleared the bae-a for the
markers. That was all the scoring
untu tne nun when the locals an
nexed four more tallies in a hitting
spree in which Turner Tiill Masses
Crawford, Hayes, Ray Massey and
rsecKies an connected safely. Then
just for good measure the home
boys put across three more in the
sixth when Homer Hayes tripled
with Al Massey, Turner and Buck-
num populating the bags.
Arlington rallied in the seventh
when Bud Fisk. Whnplhnnoo
Ogilvy singled, Stevenson was safe
on one of the few fiplrlino- prrnro
of the day, and the bags were clear-
ea Dy wetnereil's double sacker.
Stevenson added the visitor's finni
tally in the ninth when he took ad
vantage or an argument with the
umpire to steal home.
Lowell Turner on first huso fnr
Heppner made the record for put
outs, 16 without an error including
some Deautnui stops. Rod Thom
son at short made the rprnrrl fnr
fielding assists, 6 without an error,
wnue isucKnum at third kept him
close comnanv with his fnur Non
ces all handled nicely. It was an
especially Dig day for Homer Hayes
who caught four fly balls In cen
terfleld. some of them hnrH Minn-
ces, besides hitting safely in three
of his four trips. Ray and Al Mas
sey eacn nit safely three out of
five trips.
The box score and summary;
HKPPNER in K u n a i.
i. immsey, p-z
Heekles. 2-n
..u .... u n ei
Ihomson, b ..
A. Massev, c
Turnei, 1
H. JVlupHpv, r
Kucknu. 3 -
Crawford, 1
Hayew, m
Totals
ARLINGTON
Stevenson, n-1
Oirilvy, b
Wilson, 3
Welherell, c
McKinnev. r-n
S.'illiriK, m
Taylor, 1
Fink, 2
Whoelhouse, r ..
Totals
AI Massey technically
ran into batted ball.
harned runs, Heppner 8, ArlinEton 4 ;
three base hits, Turner. Hayes; two base
hits, Wheelhouse, Welherell, Thomson;
bates on balls, off Massey 1, off Stewnnoni
2, off McKinney 1; hit by pitched ball,
Crawford by Stevenson ; struck out by
Mnssey 4. by Stevenson 8, by McKinney 2
Umpires, J. Miller and liosquet. Scorer.
Wm. McRobcits, Jr.
Zimmerman to Address
County Grange Meet
Morrow County Pomona grange
Is planning a meeting to be held atl
Boardman on Saturday, July 7. The
meeting had originally been arrang
ed to gather at Rhea Creek grange
hall but this change to Boardman
was made necessarv hv thp wr.ii.
Ing of the hall by the recent flood..;
One feature of the meeting at
Boardman which can be announced
at this time, will be an address byl
Peter Zimmerman of McMinnvllle,
who, It Is understood will enter the
race for governor of Oregon as an
independent candidate. The com
plete program will appear shortly
In these columns.
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Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Guet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
FICTIONAL FORECASTS.
Along about 1875, Calvin B. Mc
Donald was editor of the Salem,
Oregon, Statesman, and was quite
a brilliant writer. Like almost all
other Oregon editors he worked to
get the state settled up and vacantV
lands turned into taxable, produc
tive property. At that time almost
all of the vast stretches of Eastern
Oregon were wild game preserves
and pony pastures for Indians' cal
ico cayuses.
McDonald made a tour of Eastern
Oregon, Idaho and Eastern Wash
ington, and printed colorful col
umns about their rich resources
and agricultural and stock-raising
possibilities, and assuring them that
the dangers from raids of hostile
Indians were things of the past
that the Indians would never again
dare to go on the warpath, because
the government maintained strong
forces of cavalry at Fort Walla
Walla, Fort Boise, Fort Lapwai and
Fort Colville, with strong reserves
at Fort Vancouver.
It all read very reasonable, and
consequently many settlers went
east of the Cascade Mountains and
settled on vacant lands. The woods
were full of vacant lands. The new
settlers worked hard, built pioneer
houses, and set plows to work where
plows had never worked before.
The forecast of no more Indian
wars seemed to be verified, when all
of a sudden, in June of 1877, the
Nez Perce hostiles broke out, mur
dered settlers all along Salmon Riv
er and on Camas Prairie, and killed
33 soldiers one morning before,
breakfast. That war lasted all
summer, and the next year Buffalo
Horn's Bannacks raided ranches
and made war all over Eastern
Oregon, Idaho, and part of the
Walla Walla country. Many sol
diers and settlers were killed, ranch
houses burned, and pioneer prop
erty destroyed.
The McDonald forecast was the
bunk, but after the soldiers had
subdued the hostiles, the settlers
took a new grip on the land, went
ahead and improved their home
places, and fortunately have waited
in vain for other outbreaks, none of
which have come. The last hostili
ties in the Pacific Northwest were
in Idaho, in 1879-80, when the hos
tile Sheepeater Indians used to raid
down from their lofty stronghold
in the rough Sainton River Moun
tains, and kill settlers and steal
their horses along the Boise, Pay
ette and Weiser Rivers. They were
murderous marauders, and among
tneir victims were Jim Raines and
Jackass Johnson, and Munday,
Groseclose, Brown and three others
that they ambushed and killed at
Payette Falls. The sole survivor
there was Three-Fingered Smith,
(Continued on Page Four)
Lions Favor City Taking
Deed to Swimming Tank
Stressing the importance nf nar-
ents taking a greater interest in
the work of their children at school
as presented in a Socratic League
program led by J. O. Turner, the
discussion before the Lions club at
its Monday luncheon evolved into
a discussion of rehnhilitatlno- tho
flood-stricken swimming tank as
one or tne outstanding services
which could be eiven to thB
of Heppner. Several speakers em-
pnasized the fact that youth whose
time and talents are properly di
rected afford little work for iuven-
ile courts.
The club voted in favor of the
city accepting ownership to the
swimming tank as a means of ac
complishing the tank's rehabilita
tion, and Jasper Crawford, Frank
Turner and George Bleak man wprp
appointed on a committee to work
witn otner committees of the com
munity in evolving a plan for such
rehabilitation.
O. E. S. MEETS TOMORROW.
Heppner chapter 32, Order of the
Eastern Star, will meet at Masonic
hall tomorrow evening. Initiation
and refreshments are on the pro
gram and Mrs. Ealor Huston, wor
thy matron, asks for a large turn
out of members.
NOTICE to
TAXPAYERS
All 1930 and prior years' Taxes
must be paid according to New
Tax Law, Chapter 462, Oregon
Laws of 1933. One-tenth must be
paid by July 1, 1931.
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff
IQNE INVITES ALL
TO CELEBRATION
Neighbors to Stage Only
Fourth of July Observ
ance in County.
LOW COST FEATURED
Patriotic Program, Races, Baseball
Game, Basket Dinner, Dance
Are Scheduled Events.
A good old-fashioned picnic cele
bration has been announced for
lone on the Fourth of July, the
only celebration slated to be held
in Morrow county. Sponsored by
the Morrow County Grain Growers,
Willows grange and the lone base
ball club, the celebration should
make a strong bid for the attend
ance of many people from over the
county. The one-day celebration
is especially fitting this year with
the Fourth coming on a Wednes
day. Scheduled for the entertainment
of county folks at lone is a patriot
ic program beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning; a basket dinner at
noon with free coffee, sugar and
cream; a program of races for cash
prizes at 1:30, followed by a base
ball game between the lone and
Arlington teams, and dancing in
the evening to music by the Night
Owls.
The entire lone community is
cooperating to make this a real
good old-fashioned get-together pic
nic celebration, announcing that it
will be easy on the pocketbooks of
those who attend. Only two charge
events, the baseball game and the
dance, are slated, the admissions
to which will total 85 cents for the
individual.
lone urges everyone to throw
their family lunch into a basket
and to plan to spend the day there,
promising an enjoyable occasion
for all who attend.
A few folks may prefer to attend
one of the celebrations in neighbor
ing counties, among which are the
annual Cowboy Convention at Uk
iah, and celebrations at Condon,
John Day and Echo.
Zy MARGARET BLAKE
The commercial truck drivers of
lone met in the office of F. H. Rob
inson on Tuesday evening and
formed an organization. A tariff
for wheat hauling was taken under
considration and the following rat
es were dec! led upon and will be
filed with the public service com
mission: 73 cents per ton per mile
plus a oO cent per ton loading
charge with an additiontl charge
of 35 cents per ton if the wheat is
loaded direct on a car instead of
being unloaded in a warehouse.
The annual school meeting held
at the schoolhouse Monday was de
void of any particular excitement.
Due to the removal of Louis Bal-i
siger from the district and the res
ignation of Lee Beckner it was
necessary to elect an entire new
board of directors. No member of
the board being present, Mrs. Earl
Blake was chosen to act as chair
man of the meeting. Mr. Harris
read the annual report of the clerk
which showed the district to be in
better financial shape than for
some time past. A letter from A.
E. Johnson, last year's board chair
man who was unable to attend the
meeting, was read. In it Mr. John
son reviewed the work done in the
last year and made recommenda
tions regarding future conduct of
school affairs based on his' exper
ience as a member of the board.
Following nominatons the follow
ing board was elected. Mrs. Ruth
Mason, one year term; Earl Blake,
two year term; H. D. McCurdy,
three year term, and Ralph Harris,
clerk. After the reading of the
minutes of the meeting, adjourn
ment was made.
Ted Blake and Dorr Mason re
turned from Portland with Elbe
Akers last Thursday.
Miss Norma Swanson and Mr.
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LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. Anna Thomson and son
Theodore motored to Portland on
Thursday last and took in one day
of the Rose show. There they met
Miss Beatrice and returned home
on Frday afternoon. The first of
last week, Mrs. Thomson, accom
panied by her son Billy drove to
lA. Grande to attend Theodore's
commencement at Eastern Oregon
Normal school.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anglin, daugh
ter Rachel and Mrs. DeBunce and
children returned home on Friday
evening from a trip to Seattle, As
toria and Portland. At the latter
city they enjoyed a few days of the
Rose show, and John states he had
the pleasure of visiting the old
home where he was born. The trip
was made in the Anglin car.
Mrs. Diadema Charnley, accom
panied by her nephew, Robert Hart
and Ioline Boyer, daughter of Glee
Boyer, arrived from Portland on
.Tuesday for a visit with the sisters
of Mrs. Charnley here, Mrs. George
Schwartz and Mrs. Melissa Marlatt
Robert Hart, a native Heppner boy,
is now taking the law course at
Willamette university.
Several cars of cattle went out
from the local stock yards on Sat
urday night for the Portland mar
ket. Among them was a fine bunch
from Ritter, brought -in from the
Reising ranch. Other shippers were
D. O. Justus, W. P. Kilkenny and
Edwin Hughes of Heppner.
Gua Hoskins and family made a
short visit here on Tuesday, calling
on some old-time friends. For
many years they have resided in
San Joaquin valley in California,
but return to Morrow county every
few years to keep in touch with the
old timers.
Mr. and Mrs, Jess Hall who are
on the Barratt & Son ranch in
Sand Hollow, were visitors in Hepp
ner on Monaay. They recently en
joyed a visit from their daughter,
Mrs. Wm. Goulder of Portland,
who was accompanied by her little
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bloom are
now located at Seattle, where Mr.
Bloom has begun his summer school
work In University of Washington.
He writes this paper that the long
grind has started and will last un
til August 30.
Mrs. Will Ball drove Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Rasmus to The Dalles on Tu
esday for the funeral of Mr. Zach
ary, an uncle of Mrs. Rasmus,
who passed away at the state hos
pital there on Sunday.
More trucks and autos arrived
this week for Latourell Auto Co.
The consignment came up from
Portland on the special truck of
the Ford Motor Co. and was de
livered here on Tuesday.
Fred McMurray was up from
Butter creek on Tuesday with a
truck load of new spuds which he
disposed of to Heppner merchants.
For Sale i head of work mares,
weighing around 1450 pounds each,
ages 4 to 10 years; 2 good milk
cows, fresh. Sterling Fryrear, Hepp
ner. 15tf.
To Trade, good dairy cows or
heifers for wheat, or Hanson strain
White Leghorn chekens. W. L.
Suddarth, Irrigon, Ore.
Mrs. D. C. Wells and son Wood
row of Pendleton were visiting at
the country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Parker on Wednesday.
Visitors in the city on Tuesday
from Eight Mile were Mr. and Mrs.
D. S. Barlow, who are getting ready
to begin their wheat harvest.
Lost Ford hunting coat; reward.
Finder please leave at this office.
Wheat Acreage Survey
Under Way in County
The wheat acreage survey for
Morrow county is now under way
to clear up the balance of the 1933.
and first of 1934 benefit payments,
under supervision of W. J. Gilmore,
federal check-up- man of the wheat
division, AAA. Field supervisor ap
pointments have been approved by
him and more than 125 farm sur
veys have been completed to date,
with the surveyed acreages approv
ed on its 115 farms by Mr. Gil
more. It is expected that the survey
work will be completed by July 7,
states Chas. W. Smith, county ag
ent. On farms where the surveys
have not been made up to the time
that the farmer starts harvesting,
surveys can be made just as well
after the fields have been combined.
R. B. Rice, allotment committee
member, is in the office of the wheat
production control association ev
ery Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday to take compliance
affidavits from the farmers and
reach agreements as to the number
of acres that may be planted to
wheat on their farms in 1935. Ev
ery cooperating farmer should
make it a point to visit the office of
the association within 10 days af
ter the supervisors have visited his
farm and confer with Mr. Rice and
sign their compliance certificates.
No compliance certificate can be
sent to Washington until at least
75 per cent of the contract holders
have signed, therefore the coopera
tion of everyone Interested Is so
licited. IS YOUNG M-VRKSMAN.
Richard Hayes is the proud pos
sessor of a new Winchester .22
rifle which he won by placing third
in a sqaud of juvenile trapshooters
participating in the state trapshoot
ing tournament at Portland two
weeks ago. Richard accompanied
his father, Glen Hayes, to the city
when the latter shot as a member
of the Heppner-Pilot Rock squad
in the shoot-off match of the Ore
gonian telegraphic tournament.
INTEREST KEEN
SCHOOL
ELECTION
Budget Carries by Five to
One Vote; McMurdo,
Barlow Chosen.
148 BALLOTS CAST
Improved Financal Condition of
District No. One Shown, Tho
Warrant Debt Large.
More than usual interest was tak
en in the annual school election on.1
Monday, and a large attendance of
taxpayers and voters of District No.
1 were on hand to show their in
terest in the affairs of the school,
and to hear the reports. It was
noted that a real desire for the ad
vancement of the school was taken
as many present were ready to ask
for information on policies of busi
ness being pursued by the board of
education. The choosing of a di
rector for the three year term, as
well as election of clerk were mat
ters to be disposed of, and here the
interest was just as keen as that re
garding the adoption of the budget
The vote on the budget was restric
ted to taxpayers only, and because
of this was somewhat less than
that for director.
Passing on the budget at the an
nual school meeting is a new de
parture for District No. 1 and It
will doubtless- prove to be much
more satisfactory. Heretofore the
meeting has been called in the fall
and this has always resulted In the
district being about six months be
hind in its estimates. The new
deal puts the budget year and the
school year together as it should be.
Director Barratt, on behalf of the
board, went over the budget item
by item and gave a frank and clear
statement regarding the same, an
swering a number of questions rais
ed and showing the reasons for
the action that had been taken by
the budget committee. - While the
budget shows an increase over last
year in some brackets, there is but
a slight raise in the amount of
money to be raised by taxation
around $20 to be exact In two or
three instances the compensation
of teachers is raised, and a number
of new teachers coming In will off
set this, as explained by Mr. Bar
ratt. 'At any rate the vote on the
budget would indicate that the tax
payers of the district are in sym
pathy with what had been done.
The budget was adopted by a vote
of yes 66, no 12, or more than 5 to
1. A summary of the budget as
adopted is given herewith:
Under the heading of estimated
receipts, the budget shows: Balance
on hand, beginning of school year,
$5,694.14, from county school fund,
$1,426.75, from state school fund,
$436.48, from elementary school
fund, $2,681.85, from tuition for pu
pils below high school, $1,800.00,
from county high school tuition
fund, $4,725.00, making a total of
estimated receipts of $16,766.25.
Summary of estimated expendi
tures for the school year from June
30, 1934 to June 30, 1935; Personal
service, $16,840.00, supplies, $850.00,
maintenance and repairs, $1,200.00,
debt service, $18,000.00, miscellan
eous, $1,625.00, emergency $500.00,
making a total of $39,015.00, and
leaving the amount to be raised by
taxation at $22,248.75.
The bonded indebtedness of the
district now stands at $43,000.00;
warrant indebtedness, $49,628.07, a
total of $92,628.07.
In the race for director, two
nominations were made: Claude
Cox, retiring chairman, and Dr. A.
D. McMurdo. The ballot gave Mc
Murdo 88 and Cox 60. Mr. Cox has
served the district for the last
three years, he having defeated Dr.
McMurdo, who was up for reelec
tion in June, 1931.
For clerk there seemed to be no
opposition, and Chas. Barlow was
the only nominee. However the
vote revealed one other candidate,
as Barlow received 102 votes and
Mrs. Cochell 5.
The clerk's report shows that the
district still has a large amount
outstanding In warrant indebted
ness regardless of the extensive
payments made during the past
year. This condition will doubtless
be remedied just as fast as delin
quent taxes due the district are
paid in. There would appear to be
no very serious problem facing the
district in carrying on the work of
the school the coming year and It
is expected the enrollment In both
the grades and the high school will
be largely increased over what it
was last year.
HEPPNER PLACED FIFTH.
The Heppner-Pilot Rock shooters
placed fifth in the shoot-off match
of the Oregonian telegraphic trap
shooting tournament at Portland
two weks ago, but had they broken
four more birds they would have
placed first. There were only three
birds difference between Heppner
Pilot Rock with 469 and Salem, the
winners, with 471. Scores of Indiv
idual shooters composing the local
team were Vlo Bracher 97, Marion
Hansel 95, Adam Knoblock 96,
Chas. H. Latourell 92, Glen Hayes
89.
R. B. Rice, of Artesian Well farm
north of Lexington, was In town
for a short time this forenoon. He
Is getting busy with wheat harvest
ing operations.
J