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Volume 50, Number 22.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 9, 1934.
Subscription $200 a Year
COUNCIL
REJECTS
PLUNGE
Remonstrance by Citizens
Influences Action ; New
School Bridge Up.
S. CRAWFORD NAMED
Election of Smith's Successor Fol
lows Resignation; SERA Funds
to be Used on Creek Work.
An ordinance authorizing the city
to accept the American Legion
swimming tank was voted down on
third reading Monday evening at
the regular monthly meeting of the
city council. The vote was unani
mous, as councilmen present con
sidered a remonstrance signed by a
large number of citizens of the city
as evidence of a majority sentiment
against the city taking over the
tank .property and reconstructing
it for use.
The remonstrance stated primar
ily the objection of a large group of
citizens to having any buildings re
placed at the swimming tank be
cause of the menace they presented
in case of repetition of such a flood
as occurred on May 29.
Resignation of C. W. Smith, coun
cilman and former Morrow county
agent who has removed to Corval
lis, was read and accepted by the
council, who proceeded to name
Spencer Crawford as Mr. Smith's
successor. Mr. Smith's term ex
pires in 1935.
The necessity of replacing the
bridge on Baltimore street leading
to the schoolhouse led the council
to instruct the streets and public
property committee to draw up
plans for such a bridge immediately
so that the project may be properly
advertised and completed before
the opening of school. Jeff Jones,
the committee chairman, reported
estimated costs on concrete con
struction, which was considered as
excessive for funds available at this
time, and wood construction was au
thorized. The matter of Investigating the
proposed, change in the channel of
Willow creek near the swimming
pool was also left in the hands of
the streets and public property
committee. Changing of the chan
nel where it winds at this point, so
as to straighten it, is believed to be
a good flood prevention measure.
The streets and public property
committee was further instructed
to investigate the necessity for
street lights, one on upper Gale
street on the cemetery hill and the
other at the lower end of Main
street near the Hinton creek bridge,
asked for by residents of these sec
tions; also to look Into the request
of R. W. Turner to use some city
street property for planting pota
toes along his property at the lower
end of Main street.
Announcement was made of the
granting of some $280 SERA money
for improvement of the creek chan
nel through Heppner for the month
of August.
Other business consisted of pay
ment of current expense bills, and
reading and filing of the watermas
ter's report for July. Present were
Mayor Anderson, Councilmen Jones,
Cox, McMurdo and Goodman, Re
corder Huston and Treasurer Dix.
State Oiling Crew at
Work Up Hinton Creek
Resurfacing with oiled macadam
of the six mile stretch from Hepp
ned to the John Hanna place on
Hinton creek, on the Oregon-Washington
highway, was started Mon
day by a state oiling crew. Ordin
arily a stretch of this size would
be covered in a day and a half with
the large crew and equipment now
on the job, but delay caused by hav
ing to haul the gravel a long dis
tance will keep the crew on the Job
here until Friday.
While this stretch of road has
been oiled before. It is not up to
specifications which require an ad
ditional layer of oiled macadam.
When completed this piece of road
will be second to none In the state.
1'OMONA COUNCIL TO MEET.
The Morrow county grange coun
cil will meet at Boardman Satur
day, August 18. Peter Zimmerman
will address the group In the after
noon and a large crowd is expect
ed. A pot-luck dinner will be served
at noon. Mrs. McFarland, presi
dent of the council, has arranged
the following program: 10 a. m.,
song; 10:15, master's report; 10:45,
talk, resolutions for grange discus
sion; 11, group conference of offi
cers, committees; 12, pot-luck din
ner; 1:30, song; 1:35, reports of
chairmen; 2, question box on state
bank, conducted by Peter Zimmer
man; 3, fun and recreation; 3:15,
talk, business of the grange, Roy
Fenny.
225 TONS LAMBS SOLD.
Safeway stores sold 225 tons of
lamb during their recent lamb sale
drive, a weok's campaign, accord
ing to announcement by John An
glin, manager of the local store.
"This surely goes to show what
combined effort and salesmanship
can do when rightly applied," Mr.
Anglin said.
Two rooms with bath, completely
furnished. Inquire this office. 23
HUNT SCHEDULE
FOR COUNTY GIVEN
Game Commission Release Shows
Open Season for Deer, Silver
Squirrels, and Birds.
Open season for hunting various
game in Morrow county is an
nounced in a synopsis recently re
leased by the state game commis
sion. Delay in distribution of the
official printed 1934 hunting synop
sis is occasioned by lack of know
lege as to final and definite federal
regulations concerning migratory
waterfowl, the release stated.
All opening and closing orders
have been determined on the basis
of providing each county with the
greatest variety of hunting consist
ent with conservation of game to
the ultimate benefit of the state at
large, It is said. The various game
seasons and bag limits for this
county are given as follows:
Buck deer with forked horns:
Open season September 2"0 to Oc
tober 25, both dates inclusive. Bag
limit, 2 Columbian blacktail deer or
one mule deer, with the requirement
that both deer tags must be affixed
to the mule deer.
Silver gray squirrels: Open sea
son September 15 to October 20. Bag
limit o such squirrels in any 7 con
secutive days.
Chinese pheasants: Open sea
son October 15 to October 31, both
dates Inclusive. Bag limit, 4 in any
one day or 8 in any 7 consecutive
days, provided that it is unlawful to
take more than 1 female Chinese
pheasant in any 7 consecutive days.
Hungarian partridges: Open sea
son October 15 to October 31, both
dates inclusive. Bag, limit, 4 such
birds in any one day and not to ex
ceed 8 in any 7 consecutive days.
yuan: Open season October 15 to
October 31, both dates inclusive.
Bag limit, 10 such birds in any 7
consecutive days.
Grouse and native pheasants:
Open season September 20 to Oc
tober 25, both dates Inclusive. Bag
limit, 4 such birds in any one day,
or 8 in any 7 consecutive days.
Ihere is no open season for the
hunting of bull elk in Morrow coun
ty. Information on elk hunting con
tained In the release is as follows:
Bull elk with horns Open season
November 5 to November 11, both
dates inclusive. Open territory, all
of Baker county except that portion
lying southwest of the John Day
nignway; wauowa county north of
the base line and west of.Imnaha
river; all of Union and Umatilla
counties except approximately 20.-
400 acres in the Conklin Springs
area and known as the Mt. Emily
game refuge; that portion of Grant
county lying north of the Middle
Fork of the John Day river and
east of the Pendleton-John Day
highway. Bag limit, one bull elk
with horns. (Foregoing regulations
on open season for elk were deter
mined as the results of surveys and
recommendations of the United
States Forest service and are for
the purpose of reducing the herds
in the areas declared open to hunt
ing 10 percent of the estimated elk
population to prevent continued ov
ergrazing on concentrated areas.)
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Noble return
ed home Sunday from a stay of two
weeks at Blue Mountain springs,
where Mr. Noble went to take a rest
and see if he could not be rid of his
attack of arthritis affecting his
ngnt wrist. He says the visit at
the springs was greatly enjoyed
and he put on some flesh, but his
affliction remains, and time only
will work a cure.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. McCroskv of
Portland were guests from Monday
til Wednesday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Jones in this city.
Mrs. Mcurosky is a cousin of Mrs.
Jones. Mr. McCrosky is a motion
picture machine operator and works
for a number of theatres in Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnston of
Estacada were in Heppner Satur
day evening while in the county
visiting friends. They were for
merly located at Lexington where
Mr. Johnston was principal of the
schools. He has a similar position
at Estacada for the coming year.
Commissioners Parker and Peck
and District Attorney Notson vis
ited Pineville Wednesday to look
Intq some oflicial matters. Mrs.
Parker accompanied her husband
and they enjoyed a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Schwarz.
V. O. Steenrod of the First Na
tional Bank of Portland, visited the
local branch Tuesday. He is in the
credit department of the Portland
institution.
ATTENTION!!
Everyone is planning to attend
the big play at the high school audi
torium Saturday, August 11 at 2:30
p. m. Judge Summers and Mr.
Hall, nationally known dramatic
personages, are giving a rousing
play, "The Aftermath." No admis
sion will be charged, but a free will
offering will be taken. Come and
bring along the boys and girls;
they'll enjoy It.
FOOD SALE.
At the Green's feed store the Id
les of the Methodist church will
have a Rodeo Cooked Food Sale
lasting two days, August 31st and
Septembor 1st. The food on dis
play will be suitable for quick, tas
ty lunches. Proceeds from the sale
will help toward the repairing of
the church which was damaged In
the flood.
E
VEWTS TO
BE BROADCAST
Standard Oil Public Ad
dress System Assured;
Contact Hoot Gibson.
QUEEN RACE LIVELY
Miss Dimple Crubtree Retains Lead ;
Three Dunces Remain; Lower
Admission Prices Set.
It's just three weeks now until
the opening gun of the thirteenth
annual Heppner Rodeo, Aug. 30-31-Sept.
1, and soon it will be but a
matter of days.
The warm-up season is warming
up more and more as the zero hour
nears. Holding special interest is
the lively good-will contest for
queen, in which Miss Dimple Crab
tree of Willows grange maintained
her lead, held from the start, in the
voting at the dance at Heppner
Saturday evening. Voting at three
more dances remains before the
race will be decided, one at Heppner
next Saturday night, sponsored by
Lena grange, another with place
not yet announced, the following
Saturday by Rhea creek grange, and
the final dance at Heppner on the
25th, sponsored by the Rodeo asso
ciation. The candidate with the most votes
after the final count is made will
reign over rodeodom, the others to
be her attendants for the three-day
show. The vote stands to date, Mi3s
Crabtree 17,000, Miss Irma Lane,
Lexington, 12,800; Miss Beth Wright
Rhea Creek, 8,500; Miss Mary Cun
ha, Lena, 6,700. Votes cast here
last Saturday were as follows: Miss
Crabtree, 6000; Miss Lane, 3400;
Miss Wright, 4600, Miss Cunha,
4000.
Plans for the show itself have
been progressing apace, with nu
merous inquiries coming to the of
fice of L. L. Gillam, secretary, for
lists of events and other informa
ton. In response to an offer of Hoot
Gibson, noted movie star, the sec
retary wired Gibson's manager in
New York for rates, and if suitable
arrangements can be made he will
be one of the participants at this
year's show.
Delia Shriver who won last year's
derby and otherwise made herself
a conspicuous and popular perform
er has also signified intention of
participating this year. Her home
is at Renton, Wash.
Not only is the array of talent
and stock becoming more and more
impressive, but the enjoyment of
the crowd is certain to be enhanced
by the presence of the Standard Oil
public announcing system, definite
promise of which was received this
week. The services of this broad
casting system will be given free
by the Standard Oil company, and
may be used in any way desired. It
la probable that arrangements will
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MANY PRIZES OFFERED
RODEO PARADE VI ERS
Containing more than $200 in
cash prizes besides many merchan
dise prizes, ttie incomplete premium
list for the big Parade of the Old
West on Saturday, the last day of
the Rodeo, was prepared for publi
cation by the parade committee last
night. The cities of Lexington and
lone, besides many merchants of
those places, have joined with
Heppner in contributing money and
merchandise to make the most at
tractive prize list ever offered for
parade entries in Morrow county.
The spirit with which Lexington
and lone entered into support of
the Rodeo this year, is indicative of
the spirit of the people of the coun
ty generally that the Rodeo is
Morrow county's show.
In presenting the incomplete pre
mium list, R. B. Ferguson, commit
tee chairman, announces that It has
been impossible to contact all the
people who may wish to sponsor
parade entries, and that it is not
(.he committees intention to slight
anyone.
The list already includes attract
ive prizes for many classes of en
tries, and to top it all off there is a
grand sweepstakes prize of $25 of
fered for the best individual entry,
no matter in what class it may be
entered. Taking the sweepstakes
prize means that the entry will also
win first prize In its class, making
a real worthwhile purse for all to
strive. Already announced are the
priiius of $30, $25 and $15 for the
first best three organization floats.
The other premiums announced by
the committee last night follow:
Bost four horse team (will be con
sidered whether entered alone or in
connection with float or other en
try) -1st, $15; 2nd, $10 by city of
lone; 3rd, $7.50 by Ray Kinne and
Pat Mollahan.
Best costumed lady riding side
saddle 1st, HO by city of Lexing
ton; 2nd, $5 by M. D. Clark; 3rd,
.ou merchandise by Central Mar
ket. Oldest Morrow county pioneer.
man, riding in parade $5 by First
iMationai Bank of Portland, Hepp
ner branch.
Oldest pioneer lady riding In pa
rade $5 by Phelps Funeral Home.
Best costumed cowboy 1st, $5
War on Hawks Declared
After "Chink" Experience
A blood-curdling experience last
week related by Charlie Latourell
president of Heppner Rod and Gun
club, has aroused local sportsmen
to the point of declaring war on all
hawks.
Charlie accompanied two men
from the Pendleton game farm with
MS baby Chinese pheasants out to
Rhea creek for unloading last Fri
day. The birds were released at
three points along the creek, at the
Jim Hayes place, at the Fred Hos
kins place and at the Grant Olden
place.
As the birds were unloaded the
men attempted to drive them Into
cover of the brush. One of the
little "Chinks," however, proved
stubborn and flew up the hillside
into the grass. As. they were at
tempting to round it up, a hawk
soared down out of no place and
grabbed it from under their noses.
The hawk screamed with glee as
it made away with its prey, grasped
in the talons of both its feet, the
little bird squawking its agony. And
in less than no time numerous other
hawks were soaring in the heavens
above. One of them dove at the
first hawk and grabbed hold of the
distressed "Chink," making its ten
der little body the medium of a
gruesome tug-of-war.
Charlie, sensing the fate await
ing the other little birds in the
brush, went to the truck after his
.22, the only gun at hand. The bul
lets in the magazine were all the
ammunition . available, but with
them he kept the hawks at bay for
a time. He returned to town for
his scatter gun, and got back to the
scene as soon as possible. The
hawks were still at work and be
fore his ammunition was spent, he
had killed 17 of them.
He brought these to town with
him and that evening displayed
them to Dr. A. D. McMurdo, his
partner in many sporting events.
The doctor was immediately arous
ed, and he and Charlie decided to
go out the next morning in quest
of more hawks. They did so, and
bagged 12 more, making a total of
29 hawks that will bother the little
Chinks no more. All of the hawks
bore evidence of having made at
tacks on the pheasants. Most of
them had blood and feathers on
their talons and some had entrails
of the little birds in their mouths,
which had been disgorged on being
shot or which had not yet been
swallowed. Most of the slayers
were Cooper hawks, though there
were two "Chicken" or red-tails and
one prairie falcon. Charlie believes
all the hawks are enemies of the I
little pheasant, ana that all should
be dispatched.
The sport of shooting the hawks
was said to be quite thrilling. In
stead of soaring away when the
shooting began, the hawks showed
fight. They would come zooming
at the men like a rifle bullet with
wings close to body. It was here
that the trap-shooting practice of
Charlie and the doctor came in han
dy, as the birds offered admirable
targets. For a time the hawks were
so thick in the air above them that
several were brought down with one
shot
A peculiar thing was that Satur
day morning no hawks were In evi-
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merchandise by Wilsons and $2.50
cash by Howard Lane; 2nd, $2.00 by
Merrill's Lunch.
Best costumed cowgirl $5 mer
chandise by J. C. Penney Co. and
$2.50 cash by Howard Lane; 2nd,
$2.00 by Huston's Grocery.
Best performing cow pony $5
merchandise by Patterson & Son.
Best clown with animal and
equipment 1st, $5 by Thomson
Bros.; 2nd, $2.50 by Frank Shively.
Best buggy driving team with
buggy 1st, $5 by McAtee & Aiken;
2nd, $2.50 by Beach Hardware Co.,
Lexington.
Best looking horse $5 by Frank
W. Turner.
Best pet entry 1st, $5 by Bresh
ears Variety Store, Garland Swan
son, Ralph Jackson, Harry Dinges,
lone Cash Market; 2nd, kodak and
roll of films by Gordon's Pharmacy.
Best old-fashioned lady on horse
$2.50 by Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Best boy or girl cowboy 1st, $5
by Ralph Jackson; 2nd, $2.50 by Dr.
A. D. McMurdo.
Best cowboy Hand stamped belt
by E. G. Noble.
Best decorated automobile 1st,
$10 by Ferguson Motor Co. and
Safeway Stores; 2nd, $5 by Kane's
Garage and Elkhorn Restaurant;
3rd, 3-year subscription to Heppner
Gazette Times. Also to each car
placing will go 5 gallons of gas each
contributed by Henderson Bros.,
Lexington Service Station and In
dependent Garage, all of Lexington.1
Best equipped horse $3 in mer
chandise by Montgomery Ward &
Co., Pendleton.
Longest beard in parade Haircut
and shave by Roy Yardley, Lexing
ton. Baldest cowboy in parade Bottle
of hair tonic by Coxen & Chapln.
' Hungriest looking cowboy in pa
rade One day's feed at Hotel
Heppner.
Other contributors whose contri
butions will bo used in various
ways are Interior Warehouse Co.,
O'Donncll pastime, Dr. R. C. Law
rence, Owl garage, Bert Mason, F.
H. Robinson, Brlstow & Johnson,
George Cochran, Paul Balsiger,
Ralph Harris and J. E. Swanson,
ajl but the first three being from
lone.
PINCH FOR ILLS
OF COUNTRY CITED
Plan of Old Age Revolv
ing Pensions Discussed
at Lions Meeting.
MC MURDO HONORED
Doctor Recognized as Outstanding
Member for Service, as Presi
dent During Successful Year.
A plan for national recovery and
aid for the aged which has caused
much comment in many sections
was brought before thfe Lions club
for discussion Monday by J. O.
Turner, program chairman. It is
known as the Townsend plan for
old age revolving pensions.
Local organizations for sponsor
ing the plan have been formed in
different places, with Hood River
taking the lead in Oregon where a
large mass meeting voted unani
mously for the plan. The creation
of such interest in other places led
Mr. Turner to investigate the plan
and to present it to the Lions club
without recommendations.
The plan, conceived by Dr. F. E.
Townsend of Long Beach, Cal., a
physician with the city health de
partment for the past two years in
charge of the indigent sick, is brief
ly stated as follows:
"Have the national government
enact legislation to the effect that
all citizens of the United States
man or woman over the age of 60
years may retire on a pension of
$200 a month on the following con
ditions: "1. That they engage in no fur
ther labor, business or profession
for gain.
"2. That their past life is free
from habitual criminality.
"3. That they take oath to, and
actually do spend, within the con
fines of the United States, the en
tire amount of their pension within
thirty days after receiving same.
"Have the national government
create the revolving fund by levy
ing a general sales tax; have the
rate just high enough to produce
the amount necessary to keep the
Old Age Revolving Pensions fund
adequate to pay the monthly pen
sions. "Have the act so drawn that such
sales tax can only be used for the
Old Age Revolving Pensions fund."
It is estimated there are 10,000,000
people in the United States over the
age of 60, some 8,000,000 of whom
would be eligible for the pension,
Mr. Turner brought out. To put
the plan into effect a general fed
eral sales tax of 10 percent was es
timated to be required. Advocates
of the plan claim the general im
petus which would be given busi
ness as a result of the pensions
would spell a new era of perpetual
prosperity for the United States,
and turn what has been the bleak
winter of life for the aged into a
golden autumn.
Increasing by two billion dollars
per month the amount of money in
circulation and making important
buying centers of poor communities
that never had buying power, thus
insuring brisk trade in every sec
tion of the country, are claims made
for the plan.
Mr. Turner said the plan has the
appearance of attempting to lift
the country by its boot straps, a
patent Impossibility. While sympa
thizing with the intent of the plan,
he believed a 10 percent sales tax
would have a poor chance of get
ting past the people in the face of
the fate of the 1V4 percent sales tax
recently defeated by the people of
Oregon.
While no vote was taken on the
matter by the club, and several
members deemed the plan unwork
able as far as they understood it,
there wa3 an expression of senti
ment favoring a system of federal
old age pensions. One speaker
called attention to the growth of
Interest in the subject the country
over and the probability that legis
lation bringing it about will be
passed in the next of the succeed
ing session of congress.
Presentation of a past president's
emblem was made to Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo by Spencer Crawford in rec
ognition of the doctor's valuable
services as president during the
past year, a year in which the club
made wonderful progress financial
ly while-engaging in a year of ac
tive service. The gift was given
Dr. McMurdo as the club's most
outstanding member for the year,
purchased from a special fund to
which members contribute then
pennies each week.
In responding, Dr. McMurdo gave
much credit for the successful year
to the fine cooperation received
from all members of the club, and
especially to John Anglin, secre
tary, whom the doctor gave most
of the credit for the good financial
showing.
Joe Belanger, the new county
agent, was a guest at the luncheon.
Earl W. Gordon reported briefly
his experience of seeing President
Roosevelt at Portland and hearing
him speak at Bonneville last week
end. He and Frank W. Turner
I were privileged to be on the Burn-
suie Ditdge as me cruiser nousion
carrying Mr. Roosevelt into Port
land passed under it. From that
vantage point they had quite a good
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BIG F U N EVENING
SLATED BY GRANGE
Dwlght Misner, Manager, Says
Folks Coming All the Way from
Los Angeles for Lex Event.
All the way from Los Angeles and
Portland people are coming to Lex
ington next Saturday evening for
the biggest show ever staged west
oi me rtocky mountains, announces
Dwight W. Misner. cenpml man.
ager. One of the biggest things
aDouc me snow is that it will be
free, says Dwight, who is managing
the show for Lexington grange.
The cast includes the five White
Brothers minstrel troune. Prof
Doodlesnife. the hvnnntlnt. a nnteH
yodeler from Alpine, Switzerland,
toe dancers from Portland, and
plenty of local talent Prizes will
be given for the ugliest mug shown
on the stage, also for the one who
can imitate the most animals and
birds.
Plans are beiner made in mala
this one of the biggest evenings of
fun ever staeed in Morrow
and the public is invited, free.
Two Oregon Ram Sales to
Be Sponsored This Year
Two Oregon ram sales instead of
one are to be sponsored this year by
the Oregon Wool Growers associa
tions, announces W. A. Holt, county
agent of Umatilla county and sec
retary of the body. The annual
Pendleton sale will be held this year
August 26 and 27. It will be fol
lowed by another and similar sale
at Klamath Falls September 17 and
18.
Leading breeders from all parts
of the state consign rams to these
sales where buyers from some sec
tions of California and Washington
as well as Oregon go to make their
annual purchases. Colonel Thomp
son of Lincoln, Nebraska, one of
the most famous livestock auction
eers in the country, will do the
selling this year. These ram sales
are an important factor in improv
ing the sheep industry of the north
west, say livestock specialists of the
state college extension service.
DUVALL-WICKERSHAM.
Erma Duvall, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall of Lex
ington, and Ralph Wickersham, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wickersham
of 5335 S. E. Washington street,
Portland, were married on. Sunday,
August 5, at 2:30 In the afternoon
at the Congregational church in
Lexington. Rev. Joseph Pope, pas
tor of the Methodist church in
Heppner, performed the ceremony
before a large audience of relatives
and friends. The church was taste
fully decorated with summer flow
ers. Helen Valentine was maid of
honor and the bridesmaids were
Eula McMillan and Eleanor Wick
ersham, sister of the bridegroom.
Kutn JJinges sang "Because" and "I
Love You Truly," accompanied bv
Margaret Wickersham, also a sister
of the bridegroom. The bride was
lovely in a dress of white silk flat
crepe made on long slender lines.
Her veil of silk tulle was caught
with orange blossoms and her bou
quet was roses and lillies of the
valley. The maid of honor wore
pale blue silk crepe with white tur
ban and veil and the bridesmaids
wore pale pink silk net and white
turbans with veils; all carried bou
quets of roses and sweet peas. Earl
Wodtli of Portland was best man
and the ushers were Harold Beach
and Edward Burchell. The bride
was given away by her father.
Following the ceremony a lawn
reception was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt. At the
table were Mrs. Elmer Hunt and
Miss Lenna Waid of Stanfleld. Lex
ington girls serving were Peggy
Warner, Gwen Evans, Grace Bur
chell and Erma Lane.
The bride's going away dress was
an apricot color silk crepe suit
with white hat and accessories. The
young couple left amid a shower of
rice for a short wedding trip and on
their return they will make their
home in Portland. Mrs. Wicker
sham is a graduate of Lexington
high school, class of '29, and attend
ed the University of Oregon where
she was a member of Alpha Delta
Pi. She is also a graduate of Ore
gon Normal school. Mr. Wicker
sham is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon where he held an
assistantship in psychology.
August 5th was chosen for the
date of the wedding because it was
the fifty-eighth wedding anniver
sary of the bride's grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Waid of Stan
field. ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE.
Mr. Claude Peevey, member of
the Heppner high school faculty,
will marry Miss Ruth Simons of
Montesano, Wash., at the latter's
home August 12, according to an
nouncement made by the young
couple when they passed through
Heppner Saturday on their way to
Montesano. Mr. Peevey's home is
at Helix, and Miss Simons has been
engaged in 4-H club work for Whit
man county, Washington, for some
time. They expect to make a wed
ding trip to Crater lake, Oregon
caves, the coast and other points
of interest before returning to
Heppner for the opening of school
in the fall.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends who assisted us In put
ting out our recent fire.
The O. Bergstrom Family,
CHARLES
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SRICEN
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Prominent Merchant and
Civic Leader Mourned
by Community.
CHURCH THRONGED
All County Joins in Faying Last
Respects; Was Native of Can
ada; Here as Young Man.
Friends from all over Morrow
county packed the Christian church
this morning to pay tribute at last
rites for Charles Thomson, prom
inent merchant and civic leader of
Heppner, who lost his life in the
surf at Rockaway Monday morn
ing. With Mrs. Thomson and son Earl,
Mr. Thomson was enjoying a vaca
tion at the coast resort, having ar
rived there the evening previous af
ter a stay of several days in Port
land. He went into the surf about
10 o'clock in the morning, and was
overcome from undetermined cause.
Attempts at rescue by his son fail
ed as the straps of the bathing suit "
which his son grabbed, broke.
Though resuscitation was attempt
ed for more than an hour, all ef
forts to revive him failed.
News, which reached Heppner rel
atives and friends Monday after
noon, came like a bolt out of the
blue, stunning the entire commu
nity. C. F. Swander, Christian minister
of Portland, paid fitting tribute to
the high Christian ideals and sterl
ing character of the deceased, in a
well chosen sermon before the large
congregation this morning. He of
ficiated due to the enforced absence
of Joel R. Benton, pastor of the lo
cal Christian church of which Mr.
Thomson had long been a member
and a leader in the church's des
tinies. Mr. Benton was confined to
his bed by illness.
The casket and entire dias about
it were banked with beautiful flow
ers, token of the profuse outpour
ing of sympathy for the bereft fam
ily, and of the esteem in which Mr.
Thomson was held by the people
among whom he had labored so long
ana so well. .
Pallbearers, long-time friends and
close associates of Mr. Thomson
were J. O. Rasmus, Garnet Barratt,
Chas. B. Cox, David Hynd, Harry
Duncan and Wm. Hynd. Beautiful
and appropriate music was sung by
Mrs. Frank W. Turner, Mrs. Hubert
Galley, Mrs. John Turner, Mrs.
Crpcket Sprouls, Mrs. John Hiatt,
Mrs. J. C. Harding, Miss Barbara
Benton, F. W. Turner, Chas. Bar
low, M. D. Clark and John Anglin,
with Mrs. J. O. Turner accompanist
following services at the church
a large concourse of relatives and
friends accompanied the body to
Masonic cemetery, where it was laid
to rest Funeral services were in
charge of Phelps Funeral Home.
Charles Thomson was born in
Ontario province, Canada, October
10, 1874. He first came to the Uni
ted States and to Heppner as a
young man at the age of 17, accom
panying William Hynd to this coun
ty. His first years here were spent
as a farm hand, and in later years
Mr. Thomson enjoyed telling of his
initiation to the "Wild West" and
of his experiences under pioneer
conditions with stock on the trail,
and the many vicissitudes encoun
tered in the many other chores at
tendant upon farm life of the day.
Though gruelling for a time, his
experiences taught him many of
the hard lessons of life, and pre
pared him to fill the larger place In
the community which was soon to
be his lot.
It was in the early 1900's that Mr.
Thomson joined his brother, James
G. Thomson, in the mercantile bus
iness at Heppner, a partnership
which has existed continuously
since, and he became one of the
leaders in community affairs. He
was associated with nearly every
movement which looked to the
growth and progress of the com
munity, becoming prominently iden
tified with the Christian church, the
Knights of Pythias (from which or-
er he received his 25-year jewel sev
eral years ago), and the B. P. O.
Elks. He was a charter member of
the Lions club, and last year served
as its first vice-president He also
served on the city council for sev
eral terms, and was a member of
the board of school district No. 1 of
Heppner, after many years service,
when taken away.
The brothers, James and Charles
after forming their partnership In
tne mercantile business were later
joined by a younger brother, George
Thomson, who was asociated In the
business until the time of his death
five years ago.
Mr. Thomson was first married
in 1906 to Nancy Belle Colliver, and
to this union were born the sons,
Ellis and Earl, who survive their
father. His first wife passed away
several years later, and In 1921. Mr.
Thomson married Miss Mary Farns-
worth, who also survives. Besides
the widow and sons, Mr. Thomson
is survived by four brothers and
four sisters, who are William, Rob
ert and James Thomson, and Mrs.
W. E. Pruyn, of Heppner; Mrs. W.
E. C. Clark of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada; Mrs. Margaret Gingrich
of Chicago; Mrs. Isabella Mitchell
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