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Volume 50, Number 19.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 19, 1934
Subscription $200 a Year
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Local People Sponsor
Purse for Event at Race
Meet ; Banquet Set.
RODEO HEAD SPEAKS
Henry Aiken Tells Lions of Prog
ress of Plans; Parade Float
Voted; Eastern Trip Told.
One day of the three-day race
meet at John Day next month will
be known as Heppner Derby day,
with merchants and others of Hepp
ner putting up a $100 purse for the
main race of the day, according to
plans announced before the Lions
club Monday luncheon. C. J. D.
Bauman, president, presented the
matter which received the club's
hearty endorsement, and the club
offered its hearty cooperation to the
Heppner Rodeo association in
staging a big pop-off banquet at
which the money will be turned
over to a delegation from the Grant
county city. The date and further
details of the banquet will be an
nounced later.
A similar invitation to that re
ceived by Heppner was also extend
ed to the Pendleton and Baker com
munities, with the other two days to
be known as Pendleton and Baker
days.
The Lions club gave further sup
port to the Rodeo association by
voting to sponsor a float in the pa
rade, with Dr. R. C. Lawrence, P.
W. Mahoney and W. W. Smead
named on the float committee.
Henry Aiken, Rodeo president,
addressed the club on the plans and
accomplishments to date of the as
sociation in the staging of a bigger
and better show August 30-31-Sept
1. Cited were two added events on
the program, bareback bucking con
test and amateur calf roping con
test, larger purses in some events
with all entrance money to be add
ed to purses. He reported the suc
cessful send-off of the queen's con
test, offers of cooperation from the
Pendleton Round-Up association,
and much interest being evidenced
in the big Saturday parade, with
many organizations already having
signified their intention of entering
floats.
A more detailed report than that
given the week before of their trip
east, on which the doctor attend
ed a class reunion at the University
of Virginia, was given by Dr. A. D.
McMurdo and son Scott. One of
the highlights of the trip return
ing was a two-day visit to the
world's fair at Chicago. The doctor
gave a detailed description of the
planetarium, which he considered
one of the outstanding attractions
of the fair and one of the marvels
of all time, with a miniature repro
duction of the heavens showing the
positions of all the main stellar
bodies in which they will appear for
the next several years to come.
Land Bank Credit Not
Increasing Farm Debt
An additional $1,450,000 was paid
out by the E'ederal Land bank of
Spokane during the seven days end
ed Wednesday, July 11, in loans to
farmers of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana.
Disbursed in bonds of the Federal
Farm Mortgage corporation, which
are readily saleable at par or bet
ter, these loan funds will bring new
opportunity to 564 farmers.
But other hundreds, really thou
sands, will benefit, it was pointed
out by E. M. Ehrhardt, president of
the bank, for statistical records
show that an average of 90 cents
out of every dollar loaned by the
12 land banks of the nation goes
to pay off creditors.
"The farm debt of the four north
west states really is not being In
creased by these loans, as this re
view of the use of the loan funds
by the farmers clearly reveals," said
Mr. Ehrhardt. "As a matter of
fact, many farmers' creditors are
canceling a part of their accounts
in return for the immediate settle
ments made possible by the bank's
loans, and In a desire to do their
part to help put agriculture of the
district back on Its feet."
The bank makes two types of
loans: one, a first mortgage loan
made for the account of the bank,
and two, a Land Bank Commission
er's loan, in the making of which
the bank acts solely as agent for the
commissioner. This latter type of
loan, made on first and-or second
mortgage security, was authorized
by congress to help the farmer re
finance his debts through the cur
rent economic emergency.
During the week ended Wednes
day, the bank made 158 loans total
ing $523,600 for Its own account.
As agent for the Land Bank Com
missioner, the bank closed 406 loans
aggregating $933,800,
WINS MAGAZINE PRIZE.
Robert Baker this week received
notification that he had won first
prize in a national subscription con
test sponsored by Curtis Publishing
company, for which he will receive
a brand new bicycle and a special
skate award. Second prze went to
Oklahoma and third to Minnesota.
Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dean T. Goodman,
HEPPNER DAY TO
STAGED AT JOHN DAY
LEXINGTON MAN
DIES IN PORTLAND
Thomas McDandel Was Native of
Missouri; Grange to Enter
Float in Rodeo Parade.
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church in Heppner at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon for T. E.
McDandel of this city who passed
away at Portland Thursday eve
ning. He was apparently feeling
well and was downtown, standing
on Morrison bridge talking to a
friend when he dropped over dead.
Thomas E. McDandel was born
in Kirksville, Missouri, on January
30, 1875, and died at Portland, Ore
gon, on July 12, 1934, at the age of
59 years, 5 months and 12 days. He
came to Oregon forty-three years
ago and settled at Lexington where
he was engaged in farming for
many years, but he retired from this
occupation several years ago.
He was a member of the I. O. O.
F. lodge for twenty-six years and
the Lexington lodge conducted the
beautiful services of the order at the
cemetery. The services at the church
were in charge of Joel R. Benton,
pastor. Two young ladies of the
church sang "Rock of Ages" and
"Nearer My God to Thee." Burial
was made in the Masonic cemetery
at Heppner.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Cora Robinson of Oklahoma, three
brothers in Missouri, three nieces
and one nephew. Although he was
born in the east he always called
himself a westerner. He was a
kindly friend and neighbor and
leaves a host of friends in this
community who regret his passing.
Mrs. Wm. McRoberts of this city
is a niece and Mr. McDandel al
ways made his home with her when
in Heppner.
At the meeting Saturday evening
Lexington grange decided to enter
a float in the parade at the Hepp
ner Rodeo. Orville Cutsforth, Oral
Scott and Sylvannus Wright .were
appointed as a committee to work
in conjunction with the committee
from the H. E. C, Bertha Dinges,
Lorraine Beach and Edith Miller.
Preceding the business meeting an
interesting program was given un
der the direction of Miss Francis
Troedson. Mrs. Trina Parker and
Mrs. Harry Schriever sung a duet
and two tap dances were given by
Mona Lear of Kinzua. Francis
Troedson and Maxlne Devine each
played a piano solo. A dialogue,
"The Opera," was enjoyed by every
one. The lecturer announced that
the men of 'the grange will put on
the program in August.
The Lexington Home Economics
club was entertained Thursday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank
Saling with Mrs. Saling and Mrs.
Merle Miller as hostesses. Mrs. Al
da Troedson gave an interesting
talk on her-trip to Washington, D.
C. The ladies worked on articles
for the bazaar during the afternoon.
The guests included Laura Rice,
Myrtle Schriever, Bertha Dinges,
Lorena Miller, Trina Parker, Gen
eva Palmer, Nora Turner, -Gladys
Conner, Tempa Johnson, ' Lucille
Massey, Jessie McCabe, Beulah Pet
tyjohn, Bertha Nelson, Alda Troed
son, Mae Burchell, Ellen Nelson,
Francis Troedson, Grace Burchell,
Anne Miller, Doris Burchell, Alta
Cutsforth and Beulah Nichols.
A large number of people from
this community attended the picnic
at the H. E. Cool ranch Sunday. All
report a most enjoyable time.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Allen and
Mrs. Genevieve Faulkerson and son
of Maupin were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Shaw last week. Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Shaw are sisters.
On Sunday the Shaws and their
guests drove down to the river
where they spent the day picnick
ing. In the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Faulkerson and son
returned to their homes at Maupin.
R. B. Wilcox has gone to Ritter
hot springs.
Fred and Harriet Pointer, Jack
McMillan and Randal Martin mo
tored to Moro Sunday.
Miss Wilma Leach returned home
from Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday.
She came by way of Oakland, Calif.,
to see her sister, Mrs. Ray White.
From Oakland she was accompan
ied by her mother, Mrs. Minnie
Leach, and her sister, Miss Opal
Leach, who have been visiting the
Whites for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Davis and
Francis Davis of Bend are visiting
Lexington relatives this week.
Ruth Cowins of Heppner visited
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Allyn last week.
Misses Helen and Esther Fred
erlckson, Laura Wallace and Lenna
Wald from Stanflcld were dinner
guests at the Duvall home Satur
day. Harriet Pointer spent last week
with Clara Nelson.
T. M. Scott came In on the train
Sunday morning from his home at
Salem and Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Golda Leathers and Mrs.
Lester White returned the last of
the week from Portland where they
have been for several weeks.
Erma Duvall and Helen Valentine
are spending a few days In Port
land shopping.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Smethurst this week are Mr. Smeth
urst's sister, Mrs. Alice Anthony,
and son and Randall Crawford of
Portland.
CLEARANCE SALE All spring
and summer merchandise greatly
reduced. CURRAN READY TO
WEAR and MILLINERY.
Quartet of Young Ladies
Start Rodeo Queen Race
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MISS MARY CUNHA
Lena Grange
MISS DIMPLE CRABTREE
Willows Grange
One of this quartet of charming
young ladies will be queen of the
Heppner Rodeo, Aug. 30-31-Sept. 1,
and the others her attendants, as
the result of nominations announc
ed at the dance at the local pavil
ion last Saturday evening. A large,
happy throng was on hand to re
ceive announcement of the candi
dates, named by various granges,
and to christen the fine new dance
floor in the pavilion. Chief White's
dance band of Lewiston, Idaho, an
all - Indian organization, pleased
with their music.
Which of the young ladies will
hold the sceptre will be determined
by the popular voting at a series of
Saturday night dances, the grand
finale of which with announcement
of results will be held in Heppner
the evening of August 25. The vot
ing will start next Saturday night
at lone at the dance sponsored by
Willows grange. The complete
schedule follows:
lone, July 21, sponsored by Wil
lows grange.
Lexington, July 28, sponsored by
Local Dairies Given Okeh
For State Milk Licenses
Alfalfa Lawn and J. O. Hager
dairies were inspected yesterday by
C. W. Daley of Pendleton, regional
inspector of raw milk supply for
the state milk code, and were given
endoresment for issuance of li
cense. Mr. Daley reported both to
be complying with the rules govern
ing conduct of dairies.
Mr. Daley was accompanied from
Pendleton by Oral Henriksen, for
mer Morrow county resident of the
Cecil community who Is now oper
ating a large modern dairy near
Pendleton. While here they called
at the plant of Morrow County
Creamery company, and Mr. Daley
complimented the plant highly on
Its fine equipment and high quality
of products.
LEAVES FOR CORVALLIS.
Chas. W. Smith, county agent for
the hist seven years, departed for
Corvallis Monday night to assume
his new duties In helping with ad
ministration of Argicultural Ad
justment act work in Oregon. Mrs
Smith and the children, will not
move to Corvallis until next month.
Joe Bclangcr, Mr. Smith's successor
here, Is expected to arrive within
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Notson are
headed westward on their way to
the Methodist mission field on the
border of China and Tibbet, ac
cording to word received by Mr,
Notson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S,
E. Notson. Mr. and Mrs. Notson
the younger have been doing pas
torate work in the east for several
years since finishing school In Ken
tucky, They will make a short
visit at Heppner before sailing for
the orient, but the exact time of
their arrival here has not been determined.
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MISS BETH WRIGHT
Rhea Creek Grange
MISS IRMA LANE
Lexington Grange
Lexington grange.
Heppner, August 4, sponsored by
Rodeo association.
Rhea Creek, August 11, sponsored
by Rhea Creek grange.
Heppner, August 18, sponsored by
Lena grange.
Heppner, August 25, grand finale
sponsored by Rodeo association.
The best available music will play
for all dances, with the admission
charge for each 75 cents. Each ad
mission ticket will entitle the hold
er to cast 100 votes for his favorite
queen candidate. Results of the
voting will be announced at each
dance.
The schedule and details of the
dances were completed at a meet
ing in the Elks hall here Saturday
evening with representatives of the
various granges in attendance. It
was the spirit of the meeting that
the voting be kept on a popularity
basis so far as possible, as the race
is intended to be one of. good will
throughout with a happy royal cor
tege resulting no matter who the
more favored candidate may be.
MANY MOVES MADE.
That Heppner has been on the
move, literally, is evidenced by the
number of residence changes re
cently. Among those reported are
the J. O. Peterson family to the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs. George
Schwarz, who have removed to
Portland, corner of Willow and
Gale; the Boyd DeBunce family to
the J. L. Yeager house, corner of
Main and Center streets; the Ray
P. Kinne family to the Frank Tur
ner house, corner of Main and
Church streets formerly occupied by
DeBunces; the Walter McGhee fam
ily into the Johnson house on south
Court street vacated by the Peter
sons; the Fred Wehmeyer family to
the Bertha D. uilman house on
south Chase street. Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Chaffee are expected to move
into the house vacated by Weh
meyers near the schoolhouse.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.
The Ladies Aitl and the Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
church will give an ice cream social,
also sandwiches, salad, tea and cof
fee will be served on the lawn' at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Briggs Friday afternoon and eve
ning from 3:00 to 9:00 o'clock. We
solicit your patronge. Proceeds
to be used in interest of the church.
Miss Katherine Bisbee, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee of this
city, is now located with a leading
hospital In Chicago, where she ex
pects to be for at least eight months
pursuing her course in nurse's
training. Miss Bisbee will then re
turn to Rochester, Minn., for com
pletion of her course and gradua
tion, and will be absent from home
for 18 months.
Wanted second-hand saddle. . If
you have a good second-hand sad
dle for sale, see E. G. Noble. tf.
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District Republicans
at
Pendleton Hear Party
Candidates.
VICTORY FORESEEN
Upton, Snell Speak; Congressional
Committee Organized; "Back
to Constitution" Keynote.
A revitalized Republican organi
zation for the second congressional
district and for the state as a whole
was evidenced at the district com
mittee organization meeting in Pen
dleton Monday afternoon, with
many points far and near represents
ed to hear talks by the party candi
dates, Jay H. Upton for congress,
Joe E. Dunne for governor and
Earl W. Snell for secretary of
state. Party leaders cited the oc
casion as the greatest republican
pep rally in years and predicted an
easy victory for the party ticket in
November.
Tom Elliott of Milton, former
chairman of the state central com- I
uuuee, o-o hcuiicu iu ucau LUC U1B'
trict organization, with George D.
Brodie, Dufur banker, as treasurer,
and Mark Woodruff of Bend, secre
tary. The meeting was especially
marked by a large number of new
faces from the younger element of
the party, denoting an infusion of
new blood in which the older lead
ers expressed hope and confidence.
Britt Nedry of Tigard, president of
Oregon Republican club, pledged
the support of his organization to
the party ticket in a stirring oration
depicting the republican campaign
as a "crusade" to carry the govern
ment back to the constitution and
to those principles of sound repub
licanism which have made the Uni
ted States great, and upon which
the country has always relied after
periods of experimentation.
The committee in charge was not
prepared for the large inflow of re
publicans of the district, and was
forced to move the evening banquet
from the Elks dining room to the
larger banquet room where all seats
were taken. J. Lowell Stockman,
chairman Umatilla county central
committee, was toastmaster.
Senator Dunne sounded the op
ening guns of the fall campaign.
Speaking with poise and confidence
in his typical rapid-fire manner, he
declared that he approached the job
of being governor, unafraid. He
asserted the American people are
not yet ready to discard the United
States constitution, "the greatest
piece of writing of all time, second
only to the Bible," which the dem
ocratic candidate had termed anti
quated. He reiterated his pledge
of the primary campaign that he
would abide by the people's decision
on the sales tax, enforcing the tax
as intended if passed, but vetoing
every attempt of the legislature to
pass such a tax if the people re
jected it. Since the people have re
jected the sales tax, no such tax
shall be levied by the legislature
except over his veto, the senator
declared. Father of the $5 auto li
cense fee, and close to the heart of
Oregon government through many
years as a leader in the state senate,
the virile senator pledged an active
regime with a governor always on
the job should he be elected.
Mr. Snell, speaker of the house
and the party's nominee for secre
tary of state, expressed deep appre
ciation for the vote of confidence
given him by his eastern Oregon
friends in the primary campaign,
and asked for united support of the
party ticket in November, pledging
his best efforts to the successful
conduct of the office to which he as
pires If the voters express the same
confidence in him this fall.
Senator Upton spoke in behalf of
his comrade candidates, citing their
records of successful and progress
ive accomplishments in the legisla
ture. He also drew from his own
record of 20 years in the state sen
ate in which he represented the
largest district in the state and was
only once opposed for election to the
office. He promised the same close
attention to the interests of his dis
trict in congress as he has given in
the state senate, believing that his
years of study of the problems of
the district particularly fit him to
do the job well. His one ambition,
he said, was to attempt to fill the
shoes of the greatest representative
in congress Oregon ever had, Nick
Sinnott.
Attending the rally from Morrow
county were S. E. Notson, chair
man county central committee. C.
J. D. Bauman, J. J. Wightman, Jap
Crawford, Heppner, and Lawrence
L. Beach, Lexington.
APPOINTED SECRETARY.
Miss Margaret Notson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson, has
received appointment as secretary
to H. E. Inlow, president of East-
era Oregon Normal school at La
Grande, and will assume her new
duties In September. Miss Notson
has been located at Portland and
Salem since completing her course
at Willamette university this spring.
Miss Leta Humphreys returned
home on Monday from a vacation
of two months, most of which was
spent In southern California where
she enjoyed visiting with friends.
JOE DIM
SOUNDS
CAMPAIGN GUNS
Corn-Hog Program Waits
Action by U. S. Agencies
"The Oregon corn-hog adjustment
program has continued to mark
time because the official estimates
of hog production and marketings,
upon which the Government's quo
ta for Oregon is based, are much
below the sign-up figures and with
the facts as indicated by an inde
pendent survey made by our com
mittee," says H. A. Lindgren, Ore
gon State college extension animal
husbandman and chairman of the
Oregon corn-hog campaign com
mittee. "Until the true facts as to hog
production and marketings in this
state have been given fair consid
eration and a state quota fixed that
is in keeping with these facts, our
committee feels that the review
board will be powerless to fix coun
ty quotas and properly instruct the
county allotment committees as to
the amount each individual grow
er's contract must be scaled down,"
says Lindgren.
Among the most recent develop
ments in the corn-hog work is the
arrival of two representatives of
the Division of Crop and Livestock
Estimates, who will make an exam
ination of the growers' contracts.
"Our committee is very anxious to
complete the work," says Mr. Lind
gren, "and we hope that an agree
ment on the state quota may be
reached soon."
Grant County All-Stars
To Play Heppner Sunday
A special baseball attraction is
slated for Rodeo field next Sunday
afternoon when the Grant county
all-stars play the Heppner club.
The all-stars are composed of the
best players from the John Day and
Seneca baseball teams, both strong
aggregations who made good show
ings in their home league.
The Heppner team, idle since the
last game of the Wheatland league
season when the home boys dumped
the championship team from Ar
lington, will be augmented by sev
eral players from lone and Lexing
ton who have been extended an in
vitation to play. Larry Ritchie,
lone pitcher, has been invited to
assist with the chucking, and Joe
Engelman to cover the middle pas
ture in the outfield. Dallas Ward,
former star athlete at Oregon State
college, home at Lexington from
Minneapolis where he has made an
enviable record as high school
coach, has also been extended an in
vitation to play. The game will be
called at 1:30.
Compliance Check-Up
To be Finished Soon
With two surveying crews now in
the field finishing up their work in
the check-up of compliance of far
mers with their contracts under the
wheat allotment plan, R. B. Rice,
president Morrow County Wheat
Production Control association, an
nounces that the work will all be
completed within a week. It is
necessary to complete this work
before farmers can receive their
last benefit payments for the 1934
crop, which were originally sched
uled to be made this month.
Mr. Rice reports fine cooperation
from contracting farmers in get
ting their compliance papers signed
up, and the'work is being speeded
as fast as possible. It is hoped to
have all the papers in shape for
final passage by the allotment com
mittee early next week.
Mrs. Rodgers Named to
Head Superintendents
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, superin
tendent of schols for Morrow coun
ty, received signal recognition at
Salem last week end when she was
elected president of the state asso
ciation of county school superin
tendents at their meeting there. She
has been active in state organiza
tion work for several years, and
this recognition is evidence of her
high standing among school leaders
of the state.
Mrs. Rodgers expected to attend
another meeting of educators at
Portland this week before returning
home.
IS GOOD SURVEYOR.
Cutting 150 acres of tillable soil
out of a field all cut up by canyons
and otherwise uneven is no simple
matter as any one of the surveyors
with the Morrow County Wheat
Production Control association will
vouch. That he did the trick and
came within only one-tenth of an
acre of the official surveyors figures
made Walter Dobyns feel quite
proud. He was In town Tuesday
checking the figures at the office of
the county agent. With harvest
completed at his place Mr. Dobyns
reported an average yield of 11 bu
shels, quite a bit below normal but
above the average for the season.
BUYS ELECT KICAL SHOP.
W. L. McCaleb has purchased the
Mnhrt electrical shop In Heppner
and Is prepared to carry on the bus
iness. Being a licensed electrician,
Mr. McCaleb is well qualified to at
tend to all work in this line and
hopes to merit the patronage of tho
community. He was for a number
of years prior to coming to eastern
Oregon, joint owner and operator
of the electrical lighting plant at
Turner, and later had charge of the
plant In Arlington before coming
to Heppner. Mr. McCaleb feels
that whatever work In this line Is
entrusted to him will be performed
In a satisfactory manner.
Come in and drive the new Ply
mouth. Heppner Garage.
EFFECTS OF STRIKE
SLIGHTJWGQUNTY
Gasoline Supplies Dwindle
But Shortage Not Ser
ious ; Tanker Comes.
REDS" ARE ROUTED
Relief Seen in General Strike Sit
uation; Portland Business Al
most at Standstill.
Morrow county has not yet felt
many ill effects from the maritime
strike at Portland, though gasoline
supplies have been dwindling. Hepp
ner fortunately had good stores of
gasoline on hand, and it has not
been necessary here to restrict pur
chases. Local dealers have been
called upon to help supply the de
mand at Lexington and lone, how
ever', and at Lexington farmers
buying through Morrow Oil com
pany were limited to 100 gallons
each the first of the week. A tank
car of gasoline arrived at one of the
local plants this morning, and with
the report of gasoline beginning to
trickle into Portland it appears this
county may get through without
a serious shortage, especially as the
wheat harvest is more than half
through.
News dispatches in the morning
press indicate considerable allevia
tion of the general strike situation
at San Francisco with food supplies
being put through the barricade,
and many restaurants and grocery
stores being reopened. The arrival
at Portland of U. S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner of New York to assist
in steps of arbitration gives hope
of averting the general strike
threatened there, and has relieved
much of the tenseness of the situa
tion. Routing of communists, both
at San Francisco and Portland,
holds the spotlight in the coast
situation and is expected to hurry
peaceful settlement Communistic
agitators, reports say, are responsi
ble for the delay in arbitrating the
differences between labor and em
ployers. Aside from the gasoline situation,
local merchants have experienced
some delay in getting certain other
types of commodities that usually
pass through the Portland water
front, and the movement of wheat
to the docks has been impeded.
Checking of the wheat movement
has been held responsible for slow
ing down the marketing of the crop
as buyers have not been anxious to
purchase in view of the uncertainty
of delivery.
That the strike has had a telling
effect on general business conditions
of the area, however, is shown by
the following business index report
from Portland:
Business in the Portland area has
become practically paralyzed as a
result of the maritime strike now
going into its third month, accord
ing to the July issue of Business
Survey, issued this week by Com
monwealth, Inc., of Portland. The
Commonwealth index of Portland
business fell to 49.38 percent of a
computed normal during June as
against 60.26 percent for May and
65.52 percent for June, 1934.
First affected were tidewater lum
ber mills most of which are virtu
ally closed due to inability to ship.
Production in the Portland area
dropped 46 percent last month while
mill stocks increased to about 27
percent above last June. Furniture
factories were forced to close or
operated at greatly reduced sched
ules. Flour mills produced at about
42 percent of capacity and produc
tion in woolen textile mills was re
duced by 25 percent from the May
vel.
Considerable reduction in employ
ment and buying power is a natural
consequence, says Business Survey,
and retail trade is suffering as a
result.
Most serious aspect of the strike,
according to David Eccles, editor
of Business Survey, is the fact that
an acute shortage of gasoline may
make wheat harvest extremely dif
ficult. This fact combined with In
ability to move crop3 can possibly
offset the excellent condition of
crops in this territory.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our appre
ciation for the kindly expression of
sympathy and offers of assistance
made by the people of Lexington
and Heppner at the time of our
bereavement In the loss of our dear
uncle, T. E. McDandel.
Mrs. Stella McRoberts,
Wm. McRoberts and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Georee Snhwin do.
parted Sunday for Portland where
they will make their home In the
future. Their household goods wer
tauen to me city that morning by
truck.
W. F. Mahrt and family left for
Pendleton on Tuesday, their house
hold and other effects going over by
truck.
Adele's Beauty Shoppe specials
Friday and Saturday. Hours 8 to
6. later by appointment. Phonn
1202.
CLEARANCE SALE All spring
and summer merchandise greatly
reduced. CURRAN READY TO
WEAR and MILLINERY.
Still fireworks loft. Harry Wells.