teette
Volume 51, Number 49.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 1935.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
PEVEV TELLS LIS
OF SCOUT ACTIVITIES
National Cost Small Com
pare! to Crime Toll
it Helps Prevent.
WORK IN 25TH YEAR
Six and Half Million Boys Enrolled
Since 1911; Linooln Stories
Told by Club Members.
"The per capita cost of crime in
the United States is $9.10, while the
per capita cost of Boy Scout work,
one of the prime crime prevention
movements, is 5 cents," Claude Pe
vey, local assistant scoutmaster,
told the Monday Lions meeting in
summarizing some of the highlights
of scouting in observance of Boy
Scout week which began last Fri
day. Observance of the week locally Is
featured by exhibits of scout work
In store windows, court of honor
held Monday evening, and a hike to
Scout Island on Tuesday evening,
Mr. Pevey said. "Scout Island, not
quite an island, but a neck of land
which may become an island in the
course of a few more floods, is lo
cated on the Wightman brothers
farm below town. Its situation is
such as to make cultivation of the
ground impractical, and Mr. Wlht
man has kindly given its use to the
scouts for picnics," he explained.
He quoted from information sup
plied by Robert C. Hayes, executive
of Blue Mountain council, in giving
the cost of crime and other statis
tics. The annual cost of crime in
the United States he gave at more
than a billion dollars, while the to
tal expenditure for Boy Scout work,
administration and all, is six mil
lion. Six and a half million boys have
been enrolled in the Boy Scouts
since 1911. The movement, on the
present basis, was started In 1910,
and the then president of the United
States, William Howard Taft, was
the first honorary president, while
ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
was first honorary vice-president.
As indicative of the type of men
who have been enrolled in scout
ranks, it was stated that eight of
the eleven men chosen on last year's
all-American football squad are for
mer Scouts. In one New York uni
versity ninety percent of the men
students are former Scouts, and a
high percentage of men students
In other universities are also for
mer Scouts, it wag Bald.
The present celebration of Boy
Scout week observes the 25th anni
versary of the organization.
Boy Scout activity puts a pre
mium on high moral standards, en
courages useful service to the com
munity and acquiring by boys en
rolled of special training in the
various fields of human endeavor.
In the 'latter regard, Mr. Pevey
pointed out that men of the com
munity can give valuable service
to the boys in teaching them the
fundamentals of their trades and
professions. Dr. McMurdo Is now
acting as health and first aid ad
visor, he cited as an example of this
type of service.
Following Mr. Pevey's talk, J. D.
Cash, chairman of the local scout
executive committee, gave the need
for a summer camp ground for the
local troop and welcomed any in
formation which might aid in its
establishment.
The club observed Lincoln's birth
day by each member relating some
story connected with Lincoln's life,
or in lieu thereof paying 10 cents
to the talltwister. Many interest
ing stories were told. Rev. Ralph
V. Hinkle of Pendleton was a guest.
Large Group Attends
Epworth League Meet
Fifteen representatives of the Ep
worth league of the Methodist Epis
copal church attended the district
mid-winter institute at Arlington
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
They were Lucille and Miriam Moy
er, Ruth Green, Doris Burchell,
Dora Bailey, Rachel Anglln, Linda
Becket, Billy Cochell, Norton King,
Stephen Wehmeyer, Marion Oviatt,
Betty Happold, Betty Robinson,
Joan Pope and Rev. Joseph Pope.
An outstanding event of the in
stitute was the address of Miss Sy
bil Tucker, educational director for
the Portland district, who spoke on
"Pageantry." Her message resulted
in the picturing of two parables by
the local young folks at the Sunday
evening services here, depicting
"The Good Samaritan" and "The
Lost Son." Other leaders at the In
stltute were Rev. O. R. Vincent,
Hood River; Rev. Ormal Trick, Fos.
all; Rev. W. A. Brlggs, Hermlston,
and Rev. Thomas Temple, The
Dalles. Rev. Mr. Temple gave the
morning sermon Sunday at the
close of the convention, using as
his theme, "Unconscious Splendor,"
and taking as his text, "Moses came
down from the mountain unaware
that his face shown not."
NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS.
Notice Is hereby given that all
dogs over the age of nine months
must be licensed. The fee is $1.00
for males and $2.00 for females. If
not paid before March 1st the fee
is doubled. Failure to get a license
is punishable by a fine of $10.00
48-60 C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bryson at
tended a birthday dinner last Sun
day, Feb. 10, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Pruter at Boardman.
The dinner was given in honor of
the seventieth anniversary of the
birth of Mr. Pruter. Other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Blayden of
Boardman, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
Beverllne, Violet, Helen and Emo
gene Beverline of Condon.
Charles Allinger of Milwaukie is
spending a few days here.
A very small crowd turned out to
see the play "The Little Clodhop
per" which the local teachers pre
sented at Echo last Saturday eve
ning. Only expenses were realized.
Mrs. H. E. Cool was called to Ba
ker last Wednesday by the illness
of her mother. She returned home
on Sunday morning's train.
Harold Brinkman had the mis
fortune to break his arm Monday.
The accident was caused by a fall
from a tree.
The 4-H Sheep and Calf clubs met
at the H. E.. Cool farm last Wed
nesday evening. The meeting was
called to order by the president and
then talks on the care of sheep and
lambs were given by the three Krebs
brothers. After the meeting the
remainder of the evening was spent
In dancing. Each member of the
club had asked a guest and forty
six persons enjoyed the meeting.
Cake and jello were served for re
freshments. The next meeting will be held at
the George Krebs home at Cecil on
March 6. The topic for the meet
ing will be diseases of sheep and
cattle.
The benefit card party given by
the O. E. S. Social club at the Ma
sonic hall last Friday evening was
well attended. Both bridge and
pinochle were played. High scores
in bridge were won by Mrs. Dorr
Mason and Roy Feeley, low scores
by E. R. Lundell and Mrs. J. E.
Swanson. At pinochle Mrs. Roy
Brown and George Parker won high
scores and Mrs. W. J. Blake and
Clyde Denny low scores. Cake and
coffee were served. The winning
number on the quilt made by the
club was drawn and the quilt went
to Alex Huber.
Mrs. E. R. Lundell gave a sur
prise party for Mr. Lundell last
Wednesday in honor of his birth
day. Seven tables of bridge were
at play. High scores were won by
Mrs. Clell Rea and Louis Bergevin
and low scores by Mrs. A. W. Lun
dell and Carlton Swanson. Delic
ious refreshments were served at
the close of the evening. Guests
were Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lundell,
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mr.
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Former Resident Wants
Starter for Moon Vine
Mrs. Walter C. Sheck, who lived
in Heppner in the early 1900's, has
written the local commercial club
requesting roots from Moon vine
which she desires to plant Anyone
who can supply these should notify
Dean T. Goodman, club secretary.
Mrs. Sheck gives her address as
Nevada City, Cal., c-o Alleghany
Stages. Her letter follows:
"I am sending you quite a pecu
liar request. Quite a few years ago
I lived in Heppner and I remember
some of the old houses were cov
ered with a species of Moon vine
and it is my desire to secure some
of these roots. Can you give me
the name of anyone who may have
this vine in their yard?
'Also what newspapers are print
ed there now? I have recolleptions
of the Heppner Times then edited
by E. M. Shutt who was sheriff of
Morrow county, also the Heppner
Gazette published by Fred War-
nock. I lived there at the time of
the disaster of June 14, 1903, and
was personally acquainted with
most of those who were lost that
day. I believe that Frank Gilliam
was mayor at that time. I also re
call L. W. Brlggs, Geo. Conser of
the First National bank, Phil Met
schan of the Palace hotel, Oscar
Minor, stockman, as well as his
brothers and sisters. I attended
public school away up on top of the
hill until 1907.
"Please pardon ramblings as I
often think of old times."
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
, Ross Adkins, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Adkins, was tendered a party
on his birthday, Feb. 12, in honor
of the sixth anniversary of that
event. Ross is a Lincoln birthday
baby, and those present to help him
enjoy the occasion were Glen Cox
en, Bobby Drake, Frankle V. Gen
try, Tommy Hughes, Boyd De
Bunce and Jimmie Adkins. The af
ternoon was spent in playing games
and having a good time. The dec
orations were of valentine motif,
and refreshments, which included
the birthday cake, were served.
NICKERSON TO SPEAK.
F. B. Nlckerson, president Mor
row County Abstract and Title
company, is slated for an address
before Willow Creek grange at Ce
cil next Saturday night. He will
speak on new laws affecting real
estate titles and abstracts, at the
lecturer's hour. The program to
which the public is invited starts
at 7:30. Washington and Lincoln
numbers are scheduled.
IS PWA COUNSEL.
Dean T. Goodman this week re
ceived notice of appointment as lo
cal representative of public works
committee of the state planning
commission. Notification of ap
pointment was received from V. B.
Stanberry, committee consultant.
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Legislative Program Has
Tough Sledding; House
Is Sympathetic.
SCHOOL BILL HELD
Senate Committee Unfavorable;
Fund Dumping Also Opposed;
Fatland Helps Speed Bills.
By A. L. LINDBECK
(State Capital News Bureau)
SALEM. Present indications are
that Governor Martin will do well
to register a 50 percent batting av
erage on his legislative program.
1 The House, dominated by the
Democrats and more anxious to do
the governor's bidding, has placed
its official "okeh" on all four of the
original administration bills. True
the planning commission bill was
considerably worked over and most
of its teeth extracted first but it
really gave the governor all that he
wanted even after it was so amend
ed. Slight alterations were also ad
ministered to the other three meas
ures but not so much as to alter
their appearance and they can all
still be easily recognized as the gov
ernor's children.
The Senate, however, is Inclined
to be much more critical in its an
alysis of the measures and serious
doubts are expressed as to the ulti
mate survival of two of the four
bills the county unit school bill
and the bill requiring self-supporting
boards and commissions to
dump their revenues into the gen
eral fund. There are several rea
sons for the senate's critical atti
tude. For one thing the bills all or
iginated in the House and those
members who might not have been
any too enthusiastic over their pro
visions but who were not violently
opposed to the measures could well
pass the buck to the senate by vot
ing for the bills in the hope that the
upper house would never let them
get through. For another thing the
senators are more experienced in;
the business of law making and are,
therefore, more inclined to vote
their own convictions and less in
clined to follow the lead of the ad
ministration when that lead is con
trary to their personal Ideas.
The county unit school bill which
passed the House two weeks ago
with but very little opposition is
still knocking around in the senate
committee on education where its
friends are trying to save it from
an untimely end through indefinite
postponement Fact is that only
two of the seven committee mem
bers are at all friendly to the bill.
They are Senators Hazlett and Lee
and the latter is only luke-warm
in her support. The other five mem
bers are opposed to the bill which
would refer to the voters In each
county the county unit issue. The
committee has been ready to report
the bill out for several days but
has withheld action in deference to
the wishes of the friends of the bill
who have been seeking franctically
ror some way to save it.
The "fee" bill House Bill one-
passed the house on the same day
as the school bill and has been held
in the senate committee on county
and state officers for the past two
weeks. At another hearing Monday
night representtives of numerous
self-supporting boards and com
missions presented their reasons
why their revenues should not be
used for general state purposes.
Members of the committee who have
expressed their views on the bill
are inclined to sympathize with the
boards and commissions. That is
they feel that revenues collected by
these agencies should be used for
the purposes for which they are col
lected and no other. If the bill
should pass at all, which is ques
tionable, It will probably provide
that these special funds be proper
ly earmarked so that none of them
will ever become available for gen
eral state purposes, thus defeating
the spirit, at least, of the governor's
original measure.
Little opposition has been evi
denced to the governor's budgetary
control bill which passed the House
Monday with only three dissenting
votes and which will probably be
given senate approval In due time.
Speaker Cooter's committee on
expediency headed by Representa
tive Fatland of Gilliam county has
been turning on the heat on the
committees of the House this week
In an effort to bring out bills which
have been clogging progress of the
session.
Representative Fatland as chair
man of the new committee has been
endeavoring to concentrate all bills
dealing with kindred subjects in
one committee so that Intelligent
action could be had without dan
ger of working to cross purposes.
For Instance, Fatland points out,
bills dealing with almost Identical
sections of the statutes have been
scattered about In the committees
agriculture, revision of laws. Judl
clary and other committees, each
working Independently of the other.
Fatland has prepared a digest of
au bills now in House committees
has had them card indexed as to
subject matter and has then eroun
ed the various bills dealing with
similar or Identical problems and
has asked the cooperation of the
Speaker and of the several commit
Era
3 NEW 4-H CLUBS
AT RHEA CREEK
Sheep, Cattle and Poultry Clubs Off
to Good Start; Impetus Given
Prospects for County Fair.
Rhea Creek community got its
4-H clubs under way with a rush
last Friday evening. One 4-H sheep
club, a cattle club and a poultry
club were organized at the Rhea
Creek grange hall.
Orrln Wright is leading the sheep
club. Members of this club are:
Bob Ball, R. D. Allstott, Lura Ste
phens, Joe Stephens, Edna Steph
ens and Bob Wright. Officers elect
ed were: Lura Stephens, president;
Bob Wright vice-president; Bob
Ball, secretary; Joe Stephens, re
porter. At the next meeting of the
club Bob Ball will talk to the club
on breeds of sheep. Bob Wright
will be prepared to discuss shed
lambing. Lura Stephens is prepar
ing a talk on the raising of bum
mer lambs. Some of the sheep club
members already have their sheep
for the coming year and others are
planning to start in with one or
more bummer lambs. All are plan
ning to exhibit at the Morrow Coun
ty fair to be held at Heppner on
August 22, 23 and 24 in conjunction
with the Rodeo.
If one can judge from the enthu
siastic way in which prominent
sheepmen in the county are assist
ing in the organizing and cooperat
ing in leading 4-H sheep clubs, the
Morrow County fair should bring
out the finest 4-H sheep show in
Oregon next year.
The cattle club, with O. C. Ste
phens as leader, was organized with
the following membership: Clay
ton Wright, Wilbur Worden, Lura
Stephens, Edna Stephens and Joe
Stephens. Officers elected were:
Clayton Wright, president; Wilbur
Worden, vice-president; Edna Ste
phens, secretary. At the next meet
ing Edna Stephens will discuss
breeds of cattle, emphasizing the
place of different breeds on dif
ferent farm set-ups.
The poultry club, with Mrs. Orrin
Wright leader, was organized with
the following membership: Joan
Wright, Lura Stephens, Edna Ste
phens, Wilbur Worden and Cecil
Van Schoiack. Officers elected
were Cecil Van Schoiack, president;
Joan Wright, vice-president, and
Wilbur Worden, secretary. At the
next meeting of the club Cecil Van
Schoiack will talk on chick brood
ing and Joan Wright on feeding for
egg production. 1
IN CAR ACCIDENT.
A group of young folks returning
from dances on Rhea creek Satur
day night encountered misfortune
in Basey canyon, when the steering
gear of the car driven by Wrex
Langdon broke and caused to car
to go into the ditch. Langdon re
ceived a cut lip and injury to his
teeth, Ralph Moore was cut in the
forehead, Ralph Marlatt received
a number of cuts on one hand, and
Lora Gilman received a cut and
bruised hand. Mary Driscoll and
Shellar Prock, the other occupants,
escaped Injury. They were strand
ed for some time before Louis Ca
son came along and brought them
into town, and suffered consider
ably from the cold.
CORRECTION.
W. E. Pruyn, watermaster, calls
attention of the Gazette Times to
a misstatement of a change in the
water rates as reported in the coun
cil story of last week. The rates,
effective as of February 1st, are:
Residential First 1000 gallons or
minimum, $1.50; next 2000 gallons,
per 100 gallons or fraction thereof,
5c; next 10,000 gallons, per thousand
gallons, 15c; all over 13,000 gallons,
per thousand gallons, 10c. Com
mercial rate First 1000 gallons or
minimum, $2.00; balance same as
residential rate.
GILLIAM COUPLE MARRIED.
Miss Fiona Edna Alford of May
ville became the bride of Fred Earl
May, Condon, in a wedding service
here Sunday afternoon at the Meth
odist Episcopal church parsonage,
performed by Rev. Joseph Pope. At-
tending the services were Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Parker, Fossil; Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Engelman, Mr. and Mrs.
V. N. Crawford and Mr. and Mrs.
C. Anton Lindstrom, lone; Frank
Kurth, Hardman, and Leo Alford,
Mayvllle.
A "COMFORTER" PARTY.
Every member of the American
Legon Auxiliary is urged to be pres
ent at the regular meeting, Tues
day evening, February 19, at 8:00
o'clock. Bring thimble and scissors
and be prepared to help tie the
comforter which will be sent to the
Portland hospital.
The annual Washington's birth
day pie sale will be held Saturday,
February 23, at Dix's grocery. All
members will be solicited by the
committee within the next few
days.
PORTLAND SYMPHONY SET.
The Portland Symphony orches
tra will appear in Pendleton the
evening of February 26th at the
high school auditorium. Reserved
tickets at $1 each may be had at
Pendleton Music House. Ad.
tees in having all of the bills In each
group centered in some one com
mittee. Already, under the urge of this
new committee, bills have been
pouring out onto the floor In a
steady stream this week, many of
them to die through indefinite post
ponement and others to find a place
on the calendar for final consideration.
ci biowhd
To Succeed Gay M. Ander
son, Resigned; Takes
Office Monday.
DEPUTYSHIP FILLED
Mary Chaffee, Boardman; Selected;
Appointee Graduated Here; Is
Recognized Accountant
Ohas. W. Barlow will fill the coun
ty clerk's office for the two-year
unexpired term of Gay M. Ander
son, resigned. Barlow's appoint
ment was announced last Saturday
evening following an examination
of the several receptive candidates
by the court. He will take over the
office next Monday morning, as An
derson's resignation was given to
be effective the 16th.
This morning the new clerk an
nounced the appointment of Miss
Mary Chaffee, Boardman, as his
'deputy.
The court made no statement as
to how it voted in making the ap
pointment, nor revealed any of the
evidence considered, being content
to let the appointment speak for
itself.
Mr. Barlow has resided in the
county since boyhood. He complet
ed a course in business administra
tion in the local high school and
was graduated with the class of
1917. With the exception of a year
or two spent in Portland when he
became proficient in the radio ser
vice trade, Mr. Barlow has resided
at Heppner, and for the past sev
eral years was connected with the
Latourell Auto company as book
keeper and salesman while conduct
ing his own radio sales and service
business. He has established a rep
utation as a competent accountant
Mr. Barlow has also served as
clerk of school district No. 1 for the
last year. Shortly after graduation
from high school he married Miss
Blanche Akers, and is the father of
two children, Marie and Lucille,
both students in the local schools.
Tales of Old Times
BY J. W. REDINGTON
ploner editor of the "Gaset" writing
from Natfonml Military Home,
California.
The Noble Red Man.
Columbus had no reliable road
maps when he named native North
Americans Indians. He thought in
typographical errors, and the forms
went to press without proof-reading.
He supposed that he was
scouting along the coast of the 26th
ward of India, and the misnamed
name still stix. Although I have
seen stax of Indians, I have never
seen a really red one, and when I
asked Umatilla Jim how come he
did not know, and mildly remarked
that he did not care a damn. Any
way, the word red requires less
breath than copper, so why not?
Yes, Why?
There has been heaps of histori
c.' l hijacking about the nobility of
the red man, and it may be said
without fear of unsuccessful con
tradiction that there are some spots
where the use of the word nobility
may be justified. But the pioneers
of the west can cite innumerable
cases of cruelty and brutality per
petrated by Indians where they
earned the titles of fiends of the
forest and pirates of the prairie.
Chief Joseph has been credited
with waging war along humane
lines, but the humane part fades
out when I remember the dozens of
white corpses I have looked upon,
all victims of his hostlles.
After murdering all they could of
the miners and settlers along Sal
mon River in Idaho the noble Nez
Perces moved on up White Bird
creek and shot Jack Manuel as he
was plowing In his field, then mur
dered Mrs. Manuel and burned her
house. An Indian held the little
Manuel 8-year-old girl between his
knees and started to cut out hr
tongue, but after he had cut the
end off, she squirmed backward and
ran for the brush, and was later
rescued by Pat Price and the sol
diers. She told all about it, and
said that one of the Indians stabbed
her mother in the breast. An ensu
ing cold night revived Manuel, and
he crawled toward the stockade at
Grangeville. As soon as he was able
he returned to his ruined ranch, In
tending to bury the bones of his
murdered wife. He searched the
ashes of his burned house, but
found no burned bones. He had
many Indians questioned but they
all said halo nonnich, which meant
"no see 'um." So it remained a
mystery as to whether the remains
of the murdered Mrs. Manuel were
hidden in some remote rox, or were
consumed in the flames.
After the hostiles had killed 33
troopers of the 1st Cavalry under
Col. ferry at an ambuscade in White
Bird Canyon, they killed Harry Ma
son and others, and murdered Joe
Day, Norton and Chamberlin, who
were escaping in the night from
Cottonwood to the Grangeville
stockade, the men mounted, and
their families In wagons. The no'
ble red men outraged the women
and left them for dead on Camas
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LEXINGTON
Br BEULAH NICHOLS
The play, "The Wood Violet," will
be presented in the high school au
ditorium on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 21. Admission will be 35c for
adults and 15c for grade school chil
dren. The following are Included In
the cast:
Violet Hawkins, the wood violet,
Muriel Palmer; Axel Wllkins, tired
of being a "He Old Maid," Joe
Thornburg; Laura Hawkins, who
has been saying "No" for nigh un
to forty years, Edith Miller; Jim
Martin, the villain, Clarence Bau
man; Jesse Snyder, a country lad,
Elmer Palmer; Melissa Logan, his
fiancee, Beulah Nichols; Mrs. Adele
Swathmore, from the city, Trina
Parker; Jean Swathmore, her
daughter, La Verne Henderson;
Hilton Ramsdale, young man from
the city, Edward Burchell; Pansy
Penner, a mountain girl, ? ? ? ?;
Clem Woodis, he s-s-s-stutters,
Emmett Kuns; Parson Ainsworth,
a country minister, J. O. Turner;
Jed Stone, an officer of the law,
Harvey Bauman; Tom Logan, Me
lissa's paw, Karl Miller; Tillle Lo
gan, his wife, Bertha Dinges.
The entire action of the play takes
place in the "settin'-room" of the
Hawkins home in a rural district
in Maryland at the foot of the Blue
Ridge mountains. The play is full
of action and fun throughout and
it will be well worth your while
to attend.
At the meeting of the Lexington
grange Saturday evening a com
mittee was appointed and author
ized to draw up and send to the
-state legislature a resolution favor
ing House Bill No. 246 which is a
bill for an act to appropriate money
to establish a revolving fund to be
used in making loans to teachers
and other employees of financially
distressed school districts; relating
to making such loans; and declar
ing an emergency. The primary
purpose of this act is to provide for
temporary loans to teachers and
other employees of such districts,
designed to aid such employees to
continue their service in the schools
of such districts for a normal length
of school term during the fiscal
school years 1934-35, 1935-36 and
1936-37, the loans to be secured by
school warrants of districts in which
such persons are employed.
The grange decided to make a
drive to reinstate former members
and the following committee was
appointed to take charge of this
work: Oral Scott, Harvey Miller
and Laura Rice. R. B. Rice, Ed
Kelly and Lillian Turner were ap
pointed as a 4-H club committee to
cooperate with the county agent in
promoting 4-H club work In this
community.
Preceding the business meeting
the lecturer presented an interest
ing program consisting of musical
numbers, readings and a dialogue.
Bert Johnson spoke on House Bill
No. 246 and other legislation of in
terest to people of this community.
Laurel Beach expects to spend
the week end in Walla Walla where
he will appear as soloist with the
Portland Symphony orchestra in
their concert which will be given in
that city Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrington of The
Dalles were busines visitors in this
city Tuesday afternoon.
Subjects for study by the adult
classes next week will be as fol
lows: Monday, February 18, 7:30
p. m., "Taxation," and grammar;
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Lawn for School Grounds
Aim of S E R A Project
Removal of gravel from the
school playgrounds and replacing
it with dirt for the planting of a
lawn was approved this week as an
SERA project, and Mrs. Clara Bea
mer, local SERA manager, hoped
work on the project could be under
way this week end. This project
was applied for by the local school
board who believe it will not only
add to the attractiveness of the
school plant, but will greatly re
lieve the shoe bill paid by parents
of school children.
Mrs. Beamer said that eleven
SERA projects are under way in
the county at present, and it is the
hope to have projects under way in
every town of the county within a
short time. It was expected to have
a project going at both Irrigon and
Boardman by the end of the week.
CHICKEN DINNER.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve a chick
en dinner at the church Wednesday,
Feb. 20th. Proceeds to be used to
redecorate our basement Hours
for serving from 5:00 to 8:00 p. m.
IONE DEFEATED 21-19.
Heppner high's "Fighting Irish"
barely edged out Ione's basketeers
In a fast game at the local gym
Tuesday evening. The final score
was 21-19.
Bert McDonald, of McDonald
School of Music, and Robert Beck,
organist, were in town today from
Pendleton on business connected
with the appearance of the Port
land Symphony orchestra in their
city.
J. A. Troedson was in the city
Tuesday from the Morgan district
He would like to see a lot more
moisture to help the growing wheat
crop.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spec
ialist of Pendleton, will be at HO
TEL HEPPNER, WEDNESDAY,
r iUxJ. 20.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Huff
at the home of Mrs. Corda Sallng
In this city, Tuesday, a 9-pound son.
13-COUniTY CASABA
MEET C0RI!lIG HERE
8 Class B High Schools
of District to Clash
March 8 and 9.
SUB-FRAY ON FIRST
Heppner Meets Fossil In Elimina
tion Play at Arlington, Feb.
28, in Trl-County Contest
Final decision to hold the 13-
county district Class B high school
basketball tournament at Heppner
on March 8-9 was made at a meet
ing of officials in Arlington last
Thursday night while Arlington
was made host city for the sub-dis
trict tournament comprising Mor
row and Gilliam counties and Fossil
from Wheeler county. The sub
district tournament is slated for
Feb. 28-March 1-2.
Under the redisricting made by
the state high school athletic board
this year, the local district was
much enlarged, and the tournament
here will be the most comprehen
sive yet staged in this part of the
state. It will include all class B
teams, or teams from schools of
150 or less enrollment, who emerge
winners from the various sub-dis
tricts. Eight teams will participate
in the single elimination schedule,
allotted as follows: One team from '
Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler coun
ties; two teams from Umatilla
county; two teams from Union,
Wallowa and Baker counties; one
team from Grant, Harney and Mal
heur counties, and two teams from
Sherman, Wasco and Hood River
counties. Nate Lakeflsh of Port
land has been named official ref
eree.
At an average of eight players to
the squad, 64 boys with coaches and
a large following of admirers can
be expected to swell the populace of
the city for the two days, and afford
an opportunity for folks of this sec
tion to see all the better teams of
the district in action.
In being selectd as host for the
larger tournament Heppner was
signally honored, believes Edward
F. Bloom, local superintendent and
member of the State High School
Athletic association, whose invita
tion brought the selection. While
there is yet possibility of the tour
nament being transferred elsewhere
in event Heppner is not represent
ed among the teams participating,
he believes local people will appre
ciate having the tournament to the
extent of rallying to its support
The tournament is brought here
without financial guarantee, but it
is expected the returns will be suf
ficient to cover actual expenses of
the visiting teams. Should the gate
receipts fall short of this amount
Heppner's chances for entertaining'"
future tournaments might be Im
paired. The sub-district tournament at
Arlington will be a double-elimination
event, making it necessary for
each team to play at least two
games. In the first elimination
series, Heppner drew Fossil, con
sidered one of the best teams par
ticipating. The first elimination
games will be played Thursday, Feb.
28, with the remainder of the games
on Friday and Saturday, the follow
ing two days. The first day's sched
ule follows: 2:30, Lexington vs. Ir
rigon; 3:30 Heppner vs. Fossil; 7:30,
Condon vs. Boardman; 8:30, Arling
ton vs. lone.
City Buys Power Grader;
Streets to be Improved
The city council has authorized
the purchase of a power grader
which can be operated by one man
to be used in keeping the streets in
shape. The machine was purchased
from Deschutes county, and though
used, will serve the city adequately
for several years, believes Mayor
Smead, who with Councilmen Jeff
Jones and R. B. Ferguson visited
Bend Sunday to Inspect It
Purchase of the machine was en
dorsed by the council with the be
lief that more adequate mainten
once can be done with it at less cost
than with the horse-drawn equip
ment formerly used. By having the
machine available at all times, it
can be put on the streets quickly
when they are in the best condition
for working, making it possible to
keep them in good condition all the
time, the mayor believes.
The machine is a combined scari
fier and grader of the type widely
used by the state and counties in
road work.
SHOOT ENJOYED.
A large number of nlmrods par
ticipated in a rifle and shotgun
shoot at Heppner Rod & Gun club
grounds Sunday, sponsored by Glen
Hayes. Jimmy Hayes and Bill
Buschke provided pork and beef for
the event The best rifle score for
the season was hung up by Mr.
Hayes who turned in a half-Inch
string for five shots at a distance
of 60 yards. Merchandise was also
given as prizes. Local nlmrods are
again looking forward to the Ore
gonlan telegraphic trapshootlng
tournament, slated to start in the
near future.
Mrs. Ernest Heliker and daugh
ter, Miss Harriet, were business vis
itors in the city this morning from
the lone district.