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Volume 51, Number 50.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 1935.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
MORROW
UMATILLA
. 0.0. F. TO MEET
District Convention Set
for lone Saturday; Big
Turnout Expected.
DEGREE TEAMS VIE
Large Class in Waiting for Eve
ning Initiation ; Banquet
Set for 6 o'clock.
One of the largest events in local
Oddfellowship is expected to be the
Morrow-Umatilla county conven
tion to be staged at lone Saturday.
Arrangements are being made to
entertain all the lodges of the dis
trict, each of which is expected to
be represented by a large delega
tion.
The day's program begins at 1
o'clock in the afternoon, and in
cludes 6 o'clock banquet, entertain
ment program at 7:30 and exempli
fication of the initiatory degree be
ginning at 8:30. Hermiston and
Stanfleld degree teams will exem
plify the work in a contest, and a
large class is in waiting.
The afternoon program will in
clude opening, singing, introduc
tion of grand and past grand offi
cers, address of welcome by Lee
Howell, response by S. F. Bowman
of Eureka, roll call of officers, ap
pointment of committees, reports
of vice-presidents, general business,
reports of committees, selection of
meeting place for 1936, election oi
officers, good of the order and ad
dress by grand and past grand of
ficers and others.
Presiding officers will be George
Ely, president; Lee Howell, vice
president; D. W. Davis, secretary;
E. h. Pearson, treasurer; E. L. Ay
ers, warden; E. N. Panco, conduct
or; H. E. Cool, chaplain; G. W.
Wicklander, inner guard, and J. R.
Stuber, outer guard.
Members of the reception com
mittee are J. P. Louy, Edward Pow
ell, P. J. Linn, E. J. Bristow, Rood
Ekleberry, J. A. Troedson, W. G.
Roberts, Henry Clark and J. O.
Klncaid.
On the resolutions committee are
A. J. Chaffee, Will Reeves and O.
P. Steele.
A visiting delegation from lone
was present at the meeting of the
local lodge last evening, which was
reported to have been a lively and
interesting session with a good at
tendance. Superintendent Warns
Against School Agents
Edward P. Bloom, local school
superintendent, is endeavoring to
warn all parents and young people
recently out of school against cor
respondence school agents.
"Some of these agents represent
approved institutions, but many are
simply racketeers who induce stu
dents to make a down payment
toward some correspondence
course. Too late, the student dis
covers the course is largely worth
less and he forfeits the money de
posited," Mr. Bloom said.
"These agents frequently get stu
dents by falsely claiming endorse
ment of the local school adminis
tration, and also by rash promises
to secure civil service or commer
cial positions for those who sub
scribe. Citizens would aid In sup
pressing this racket by refusing to
give unknown agents information
about recent graduates."
RULING AFFECTS MORROW.
That HB 143, passed by house and
senate, which would place Morrow
county in the senatorial district
with Gilliam, Sherman and Wheel
er counties instead of with Uma
tilla and Union as it is at present,
may be unconstitutional Is the opin
ion of Attorney General Van Win
kle, as reported in the morning
press. A ruling on the bill was
asked for by Senator Pranciscovich
of Clatsop county.
HAVE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
A birthday party was held Sun
day at the F. D. Cox Hinton creek
home honoring Miss Frances Cox,
their granddaughter, and Mr. Bill
Mayes. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Cox,
those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Mayes, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ba
ling, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cox and
children, Nina, Frances and Stan
ley, and Mr. Reese Burkenblne. The
afternoon was spent in playing
cards.
R. E. Harbison, pioneer wheat
raiser and warehouseman of Mor
gan who now resides at Cottage
Grove, is visiting friends in the
county for a few days. He now
spends much of his time with a
daughter in Eugene, and on the
way up stopped for a visit with his
son at Hood River. He gives his
Eugene address as 1793 Hllyard St.
He was in Heppner this morning
and was looking forward to the dis
trict Odd Fellows convention at
lone Saturday night, looking for
ward to meeting many of his old-
time friends in the order. He re
ported the rainfall at Morgan yes
terday to have amounted to .21
Inch. This amount was mighty
welcome but more is needed. Mor
row county must grow crops before
it can prosper, he said.
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Paul G. Balsiger was called to
Troutdale and Portland last week
end by business connected with the
recent death of a distant relative,
Mr. Byzee. He was accompanied
from The Dalles on by his son, Al
fred Balsiger.
Misses Eva Swanson and Harriet
Heliker entertained about thirty
young people with a party at the
social room of the Legion hall. The
evening was spent playing games
and dancing. Refreshments were
served at a late hour.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Atherton and
son of Gibbon are spending some
time at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Bergevin. Mrs. Atherton is
a sister , of Mrs. Bergevin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin drove
to Thornton, Wash., for a short
visit with Mrs. Mankin's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misner.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin have
received word that their son, Den
ward, a student at Gonzaga univer
sity, at Spokane, has been elected
to serve his class as president for
the remainder of the school year.
Mrs. Emily McMurray celebrated
her eighty-fourth birthday at her
home on Monday. Due to her re
cent illness no special plans were
carried out but a number of her
friends and relatives dropped in
during the afternoon to call on her
and help her eat the lovely birthday
cake baked for her by her daugh
ter, Mrs. Loren Hale.
Mrs. Laxton McMurray under
went a major operation at the Hood
River hospital Monday morning.
Mr. McMurray who went to Hood
River to be with her wrote to his
sister, Mrs. Ralph Harris,, of the
operation before Mrs. McMurray
came out from the anesthetic say
ing that the operation was very
serious but that her physician, Dr.
John Balsiger, was sure she would
recover from it nicely.
Mrs. Louis Bergevin returned
home Saturday from spending a
week at Pendleton.
The program to be given at as
sembly in the school gym on Friday
will- be appropriate to the day,
Washington's birthday. The pa
trons of the school are invited to
attend it
The benefit card party given last
Thursday evening by the senior
class In the Auxiliary room over
the Independent garage was well
attended. Prizes at the pinochle
tables were won by Mrs. Roy
Brown and Donald Heliker. At
bride high scores were won by
Miss Katheryn Feldman and Har
lan McCurdy, Jr., and low scores
by Miss Mildred Lundell and Emil
Swanson. Cake and coffee were
served.
Mrs. Elmer Griffith was pleasant
ly surprised last Tuesday evening
fen a few of her neighbors dropped
in to wish her many happy returns
of her birthday. Pinochle was
played. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Howk, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Parker and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Omar Rietmann and sons, Wm.
Parker, Mrs. Geo. Krebs and Miss
Kathryn Feldman.
Mary Lou Haguewood who has
been quite ill from whooping cough
and complications following it is
reported to be improving nicely.
Mrs. Victor Rietmann entertained
with four tables of bridge at her
home last Wednesday afternoon.
High score was won by Mrs. Cleo
Drake, second high by Mrs. Dorr
Mason and low by Mrs. E. R. Lun
dell. Delicious refreshments were
served.
Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mrs. Frank
Lundell and Mrs. Clell Rea were
luncheon hostesses at the home of
Mrs. Rea last Thursday. Bridge
followed with eight tables at play.
Mrs. Dorr Mason win high score,
Mrs: Paul O'Meara, secopd high,
and Mrs. Lana Padberg, low.
Mrs. Johnny Turner, Mrs. Ed
Dick and Mrs. Harold Buhman
were visitors in town from Hepp
ner last Thursday.
A number of friends and relatives
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
K. K. Blake last Friday evening in
honor of the birthday of Mrs. W. J.
Blake. Pinochle was played with
high score being won by Mrs. Roy
Brown and second high by J. H.
Blake. Cake, fruit jello and coffee
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blake and
granddaughter, Betty Belle, of Kin
zua spent the week end visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swanson
drove to Seattle last Saturday.
They will spend a short time visit
ing relatives near there.
The benefit card party and dance
given at the I. O. O. F. hall at Mor
gan last Saturday night was the
second of a series of parties ar
ranged to secure funds for the pur
chase of a piano for their hall. The
piano has been bought and another
party will be given In the near fu
ture when It Is hoped that enough
money will be raised to complete
the payment on it. The past two
parties have been well attended
and greatly enjoyed.
The Past Noble Grand club met
at the home of Mrs. J. W. Howk
Tuesday afternoon. The meeting
was held on that day Instead of
their regular meeting day which
would fall on Washington's birth
day. Plans were made for the ban
quet, etc., with which the Rebekahs
are to assist during the I. O. O. F.
convention to be held here next
Saturday.
B. P. W. BALL ENJOYED.
A large crowd enjoyed the St.
Valentine's ball staged by Business
and Professional Womens club at
the Elks hall Saturday evening.
Decorations were In the valentine
motif, and music was played by
Becket's orchestra. Net proceeds
amounted to $50 the ladies report.
FATLAND EXPLAINS
T
Files Showing Support of
Constituency Said to
Have Been Lost.
PASS ONE MEASURE
Grange Leaders Claim Producers
Not Authors, and Legislation
Against Their Interests.
Representative Fatland was not
misled in his support of "anti-labor"
bills defeated in the House Tuesday,
according to a communication re
ceived by the Gazette Times this
morning. But on searching his
files for the preponderance of com
munications favoring the bills which
had been received from his constit
uency, he found the flies to be miss,
ing. In regard to these bills, Fat.
land writes:
'HBs 225 and 272 were defeated
in the house yesterday (Tuesday)
HB 242 carried by a small major
ity. There was a very bitter fight
on these bills. Morton Tompkins
and Ray Gill as spokesmen for the
Grange joined with organized labor,
along with Homer Angell, Clint
Haight and Wm. Dickson.
The spokesmen for the Grange
claimed they represented the farm
ers and that these measures were
instigated at the request of capital
and the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, and that the real dirt farm
ers were being misled or were ac
tually opposed to their passage.
"Since these bills were intro
duced I have received letters and
resolutions from practically every
co-operative grain growers organ
ization and commercial club, ship
pers and farmers, in my district,
urging that I support them,
"When debate on the floor began
I searched my letter file and found
that the entire file on these bills
had disappeared. Mr. Lynch's file
had also been removed. I did my
very best to carry out the wishes
of the people of my district, but
through united efforts of members
who are afraid of organized labor,
those of us who have the interests
of the farmers at heart were de
feated in our efforts.
"Since my correspondence on
these bills has disappeared and I
cannot answer the letters I had in
my file, I am appealing to you to
get this story over to the interested
people in my district."
A. L. Lindbeck, our Salem cor
respondent, in his late news dis
patches received this morning,
touches on the fate of these bills.
His news follows:
Only one of the four anti-labor
bills sponsored by producer organi
zations of central and eastern Ore
gon succeeded in running the
gauntlet of the House when the
measures came in on a divided re
port from the committee on labor
and industries Friday. This one
authorizes members of the state po
lice to intervene in labor disputes!.
The other three went down to over
whelming defeat with Representa
tive Fatland voting for the bills
and Representative Lynch aligned
with the majority of the House
members in opposition.
One of the deciding factors in the
defeat of the measures was the ar
gument by labor leaders In the
House that the State Grange was
opposed to the bills. This too, in
spite of the fact that the bills were
said to have come to Salem with the
blessing of the wool growers, wheat
growers, apple growers and other
producer organizations. Statements
were made on the floor by Repre
sentatives Bull and Angell who led
the fight against the measures, that
the Grange wanted the bills killed
and that the claims that the meas
ures were of producer sponsorship
were merely a smoke screen to hide
their real origin.
The Fatland bill which would
have vested in the county courts
the authority to fix salaries of
county officials was consigned to
the legislative graveyard Wednes
day when the measure was indefi
nitely postponed on recommenda
tion of the committee on county
and state officers.
The bill by Senators Best and Al
len providing for the creation of
junior high school districts failed
of passage Wednesday by only one
vote. Fifteen senators supported
the bill, one short of the required
constitutional majority. The meas
ure was vigorously opposed by sen
ators from counties in which nor
may schools and other institutions
of higher learning are located. Sev
eral senators said that they would
support the measure If its provis
ions could be confined to Umatilla
county but objected to opening the
way for the establishment of a
state-wide systetm of junior col
leges. Two bills by Senator Stelwer pro
viding for free ferries across the
Columbia river at Biggs and Ar
lington were killed this week thru
Indefinite postponement The bills
came back from the committee on
county and state highways on a
divided report, a majority of the
committee favoring a substitute
bill which would have left the es
tablishment of ferries up to the
highway commission without at
tempting to dictate to the commis
LABOR B LIS S
General Rain Brightens
Crop Outlook in County
The first precipitation of moisture
to visit Morrow county in several
weeks arrived yesterday in the
form of a warm rain. The amount
of fall here la reported by Len L.
Gilliam, government weather re
corder, to have been .29 inch. From
Morgan comes the report of .21
inch there.
General reports indicate grow
ing crops were sadly in need of the
moisture, and yesterday's rain is
expected to be of much benefit
Overcast skies prevailing today
threaten more rain, which would
be gladly accepted.
Tales of Old Times
BT J. W. REDINGTON
pioneer editor of the "Gaiet" writing
from National Military Home,
California.
Hound Dogs, Goats and
Coyotes.
Almost all almanacs tell us in
their vital statistics stuff that the
human race has been trying for a
million years to kill off the coyote
race, but still the latter refuses to
be exterminated. Every lady coy
ote obeys what she has read in the
scriptural injunction to increase
and multiply, takes it literally, and
sheds a washtub of offsprings every
dry moon, and raises them in the
good growing weather of a follow
up wet moon.
In the pioneer days when sheep
raising was an infant industry in
Morrow County, there were so many
sheep that never lived to tell the
tale about being murdered by coy
otes, that the county commission
ers paid a bounty of $2.50 for all
their scalp3 taken Inside the county
between certain dates. The coy
otes had to be sent to the happy)
hunting grounds between those
dates, the scalps brought in, an af
fidavit made, and the county clerk
paid the bounty. After it became
evident that such rewards were go
ing to empty the treasury the law
was repealed, canceled, and laid
over under the table.
When Attorney Allen found liti
gation low, .he hiked out on the
range, made camp, and stuck up a
small stockade that would hold pup
py coyotes. By lashing a couple of
beer bottles (empty, of course), to
gether with barbed wire, he made a
pair of powerful field glasses to
scan the landscape and see mother
coyotes , returning iio , their dens
from foraging f oraya He hiked
over there and dug out armfulls of
pups, taking them to his stockade,
which was low enough so that the
mothers could jump over in the
night and nurse their young. When
the right date rolled around, At
torney Allen practiced painless den
tistry on his captives, and took the
scalps in for bounty.
Acting as road agent securing
subscribers for the Gazet, Capt. H.
B. LeFever struck the Allen camp,
and swapped a year's subscription
for a live coyote pup, gave him a
comfortable bed in a ventilated
gunnysack, tied him on behind his
saddle, and brought him in for a
printshop pet. I can still hear his
nightly serenades.
Many of Lum Rhea's sheep in the
mountains were being grabbed off
by the coyotes, so he bought five
big billy goats and had them turned
loose with the sheep. When the
camp tender came in he reported
that when the coyotes attacked the
sheep, the big goats, instead of pro
tecting the band by butting hell out
of the coyotes, milled right into the
middle of the band, behind breast
works of sheep, and proved posi
tively useless.
Lum was a good loser, would try
anything once, and as usual smiled
away his losing loss.
Then Jim Sperry sent away to
some kennels and bought a bunch
of the swiftest greyhounds on earth
and turned them over to his herd
ers, who soon reported that the
hounds could outrun the coyotes,
but when the latter turned on them
the hqund3 proved pacificists, kept
at a safe distance, were too proud
to fight and failed to reduce the
coyote population.
Elks Annual Ball to
be Staged Tomorrow
The annual Washington' hlrth-
day ball of Heppner lodee 358. B. P.
O. Elks, is on the calendar for to
morrow evenlne at the hall, with'
plans announced by the entertain
ment committee lor the outstand
ing lodge social event of the year.
Kaufman's orchestra of Pendle
ton has been retained to play music
ior tne occasion, and a number of
special features are arranged. The
ball is slated as a program event
for Elks and their ladies.
TED McMURDO'S HOUSE WLVS.
Ted McMurdo helped his frater
nity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, win a dual
swimming meet on the Oregon
State college campus recently bv
placing first in the 100-foot breast
stroke event. Ted's house was also
highest among fraternities in grade
averages for the last term with a
1.91 average. The SPE's were out
distanced In grades only by two
sororities, Kappa Delta with 1.97
and Delta Zeta with 1.92. Ted is
the son of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo of this city.
slon as to where or when the fer
ries should be established. A mi
nority of thfi rommlttoA nnniunH
the ferry proposition under any
I this report and killed the bills.
conuuion ana me senntA Hiinnnrtw
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OF BLOOM ADDRESS
Human Traits of Great
American Cited Be
fore Lions.
TELLS ANECDOTES
Bravery, Strategy, Sympathy and
Humility, Said Tttributes; Glee
Club, Piano Solos, Features.
"The Human Side of Washing
ton" was interestingly discussed by
Edward F. Bloom, superintendent
of schools, before the Monday Lions
luncheon at Hotel Heppner, honor
ing the first president's birthday
anniversary tomorrow. A special
feature of the meeting was the ap
pearance of the high school boys
glee club who sang "On the Road to
Mandalay," accompanied by Mr.
Bloom and directed by Miss Shirlee
Brownson. Two piano numbers
by Jimmie Williams of Condon were
well received. Mr. Williams has
been in the county for some time
as accompanist for Laurel Beach,
Lexington, who is preparing to ap
pear in tryouts at Portland soon for
a national audition. H. M. Burchell,
Sheridan, F. A. McMahon, state
policeman, and Alvin Kleinfeldt lo
cal Christian minister, were guests.
C. J. D. Bauman, president, urged
members to be thinking of the mod
el luncheon which the club i3 to
stage at the state convention at The
Dalles early in June, and Spencer
Crawford reminded the members
of the joint luncheon with the
Business and Professional Womens
club, March 18.
In his address on Washington,
Mr. Bloom reminded his listeners
of outstanding characteristics of
the first American, citing historical
ancedotes in illustration of each.
Washington is probably better
known for his bravery, the speak
er said. Incidents revealing this
trait not only show him to have
been brave, but also lead one to be
lieve that he may have been pro
tected by a divine providence. For
instance, shortly after he had suc
ceeded General Braddock, he led
hia troops In battle and his cloth
ing was pierced four times by bul
lets without so much as scratching
him.
Many times did Washington show
himself adept at strategy, that qual
ification which made it possible for
the much inferior revolutionary ar
my to defeat the well trainedred
eoats. One of the greatest exam
ples was his reply to France follow
ing the close of the war, when that
nation asked for assistance in car
rying on its war with Britain. In
saying that the account of the col
onies with Britain had been settled,
the general made possible the birth
of the independent union, to which
further conflict must surely have
proved disastrous.
One of the greatest traits of
Washington, however, was his deep
human understanding and sympa
thy exemplified by an account of
the winter at Valley Forge. Wash
ington, overcome by the sight of
one of his men whose shoes were
worn through so that blood was
seen In the tracks on the snow left
by his raw feet, broke down and
cried. He felt responsible for the
agony endured by his men, and it
was almost more than he could
bear.
At Valley Forge also was shown
his humility. Though in position to
have commanded extra comforts
for himself and Mrs. Washington,
they shared the same rations as
the men and lived in quarters little,
if any, better than the rest The
conditions were described in a letter
from Mrs. Washington to a friend,
from which Mr. Bloom quoted.
Water Shortage Faces
Willow Creek Farmers
Requesting farmers of upper
Willow and Rhea creeks to discon
tinue irrigation until the allotted
time of March 1 under their water
rights, the Morrow county court
announces that shortage of water
is causing much inconvenience and
expense to lower Willow creek far
mers. Some lower creek farmers are be
ing compelled to haul hay several
miles in order to keep their stock
near water, while others are com
pelled to haul water. Reports In
dicate a prevailing shortage of wa
ter in all the creeks for this season.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS.
The American Legion and Auxil
iary will have part in the patriotic
program to be given by the grade
school Friday afternoon at 2:30 at
the school. Spencer Crawford will
make the address and a trio com
posed of Mrs. Estes Morton, Mrs.
Ray Ferguson and Miss Juanita
Leathers will sing.
At the meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary held Tuesday eve
ning, the members tied a' comforter
which will be sent to the Welfare
Center In Portland. Hostesses for
the evening were Mrs. Loyal Par-
Kor ana Mrs. Ida Macomber.
While In Portland Sunday, Dr. A.
D. McMurdo took in an Invitation
trapshoot at the Portland Gun club,
and turned In a score of 94 out of
a hundred birds.
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LEXINGTON
Br BEULAH NICHOLS
The SERA project for the local
school has been approved and the
work will be started Friday. The
work' will consist of kalsomining
and painting the interior of the
school and some plumbing improve
ments. Harry Schnever, chairman
of the board of directors, left for
fortland Monday to see about pur
chasing the materials required for
tne work.
Due to the grange play being giv
en on Thursday evening the sched
ule for the adult class has been
somewhat rearranged. Monday,
February 25, 7:30 p. m., "How
Would You Answer," and spelling;
Thursday, February 28, 7:30 p. m.,
"Can the United States Have Plen
ty Without Sharing It?" and arith
metic; Friday, March 1, 2 p. m.,
Dialogue, "Help Yourself to Hon
est Value;" discussion, "What
Should Children Learn from Play."
The sewing instruction will be on
adapting patterns.
The Lexington Home Economics
club met Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mra Marion Palmer
with twelve members and five vis
itors present After a short busi
ness meeting the afternoon was
spent in finishing the new grange
table cloths. The hostess served
delicious refreshments of fruit sal
ad, cake and coffee. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Merle Miller on March 14.
The Three Links club met at the
home of Mrs. Earl Warner on Tues
day evening. After a short busi
ness meeting the ladies spent the
remainder of the evening playing
"Bug." Those present were Mary
McMurtry, Eva Lane, Ola Ward,
Golda Leathers, Lou Broadley, Em
ma White, Merle Carmichael, Na
omi McMillan, Laura Scott, and
Mrs. Warner.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stockard and
daughter Alice of Hermiston spent
Sunday visiting with relatives in
this community.
Mrs. Eva Lane has returned to
her home here after spending sev
eral months in Portland.
Laurel Beach spent the week end
in Walla Walla, On Sunday eve
ning he was heard as tenor soloist
in the concert of the Portland Sym
phony orchestra.
Mrs. George Gillis spent the week
end in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Brown and
Mrs. Roy Johnson were business
visitors in Walla Walla Thursday.
Mrs. K. B. Wilcox of Hermiston
is spending a few days at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Majeskl
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted McMillan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Rauch were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Rauch Sunday.
The regular meetnig of Holly Re-
bekah lodge was held at the hall
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 19.
Mrs. George Peck's father, Mr.
Millett is very ill at the Peck home
in Clark's canyon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt of Hepp
ner were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Hunt on Sunday.
Joe Clark of Arlington was visit
ing at the home of hia daughter,
Mrs. Ted McMillan, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. ti. N. Burchell of
Sheridan are spending the week
with relatives here and at Heppner.
Miss Clara Rue of Boardman was
a week-end guest- of Miss Shirlee
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMillan,
Delpha Merritt Helen Breshears
and Bill, Alfred and Jack Van Win
kle attended the dance at the home
of Julian Rauch Saturday evening.
The party was in honor of Mrs. Ru
dolph Klinger, the occasion being
her birthday.
The Three Link club will give a
dance at the hall on Saturday night,
March 2. Music will be by Becket's
orchestra.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and
family and Kenneth and Marcella
Jackson were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mra Harry Duval Sunday.
Mr. and Mra J. G. Johnson en
tertained the following guests at
dinner Monday evening: Mr. and
Mrs. H N. Burchell of Sheridan
and Mrs. Mae Burchell and family
of Heppner.
School Notes
The members of the first and sec
ond grades, assisted by their teach
er entertained their mothers at a
Valentine party at the school house
Friday afternoon. The third and
fourth grades also had a party the
same afternoon.
A meeting of the student body
was held in the auditorium last
Thursday afternoon.
A new student, Ray Jack, has en
tered the sophomore class.
Edith Edwards was absent from
school one day last week.
The pennants have been cleaned
and placed in tube3 and are now in
the trophy case.
The basketball tournament will
be held in Arlington February 28
and March 1 and 2. The teams
competing are Lexington, Board
man, Condon, Irrigon, Fossil, Hepp
ner, lone and Arlington. The price
for a season ticket is $2.00 for
adults and $1.00 for students.
The Lexington basketball team
met defeat on the local floor Fri
day when they played Echo. Three
games were played with Echo
winning them all. The scrub team
played first with a score of 16-9,
then the first team with a score of
16-12. The town team also played.
Woodrow Tucker Is still absent
from school, having suffered a re
lapse of flu.
Rosa Thornburg spent Monday
evening in Heppner.
Delpha Merritt was a guest of
Edna Rauch one day last week.
US.
IT
DEPOSITOR 111 FULL
R. F. C. Loan Obtained
by Receiver for Final
30 Pet. Dividend.
MARCH 2Q PAY DATE
J. L. Gault Believes Record Unique
for Northwest Banks; Urges
Presentation of Claims.
J. L. Gault, receiver of the Far
mers & Stockgrowers National bank
of Heppner, announces that his re
cent recommendation to the comp
troller of the currency that a loan
be secured from the Renconstruc
tion Finance corporation to aug
ment the funds now on hand so as
to permit of a dividend of 30 per
cent, or an amount sufficient to
fully liquidate that bank's deposits,
has been arranged through that of
ficial in Washington.
This dividend will -be available
probably about March 20th at which
time the depositors will surrender
their receiver's certificates and se
cure final settlement The receiver
states that the remaining uncollect
ed assets are now assigned to the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
as collateral to such loan and that
the collection- of all Indebtedness
due the bank will be continued
through hia office as heretofore.
In commenting upon the situation
Mr. Gault stated that a full 100 per
cent liquidation of a closed bank In
receivership is unusual, especially
in a two year period of the worst
depression In the history of the
country and that he believes it will
stand as a rather unique record as
he knows of no other bank In the
northwest that has equalled It
Mr. Gault further expressed his
appreciation of the fine cooperative
attitude of the comptroller and his
office in helping to bring about this
favorable result. The receiver also
desirea to call attention to those
depositors who have not filed their
claims that he would like to have
them do so promptly as It is the
comptroller's desire that all the
bank's creditors receive their .de
posits in fulL
Past Noble Grand Club
Guests of Wightmans
Past Noble Grand club of San
Souci Rebekah lodge were guests
at an enjoyable party yesterday at
the farm home of Mrs. J. J. Wight
man. Mrs. Wightman and daugh
ter, MiS3 Anna Wightman, were
hostesses. Mrs. Wightman was pre
sented with a beautiful birthday
cake at the noon pot-luck lunch
eon, in recognition of the anniver
sary next Saturday. Emma Brown,
retiring president, and Kate Swen
dig, retiring secretary-treasurer,
were presented with gifts.
Besides the hostesses those at
tending were Ella Benge, Tacey
Parker, Alice McDuffee, Mable
Chaffee, Etta Parker, Anna Brown,
Margaret Phelps, Mae Burchell,
Bernice Bauman, Helen Christen
son, Opal Ayers and Kate Swendig.
HONOR PAST RULERS.
Members of Hernner lodce 358
B. P. O. Elks, to a large number,
nonorea past exalted rulers at the
regular meeting last Thursday eve
ning. Past exalted rulers who nr.
sided at various stations were J. O.
Turner, exalted ruler; Clarence
Bauman, esteemed leading knight;
F. W. Turner, esteemed lnvni
knight; J. G. Barratt esteemed lec
turing Knignt; jj. a. Wilson, es
quire; Dean T. Goodman, secretary;
Gay M. Anderson, tyler; E. E. Gil
liam, inner guard. P. E. R.'a Chas.
B. Cox and L. E. Bisbee officiated
in their usual capacity as trustees
besides serving lunch following the
lodge session.
BOYS ENLIST IN MARINES.
Don Cowdrey, son of Virgil Cow
drey, and Gene Mikesell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Mikesell, departed
Sunday evening for Portland in re
sponse to acceptance of their ap
plication for enlistment in the U. S.
marine service. Both boys are
graduates of Heppner high school.
They expected to be sent to San,
Francisco or Los Angeles as soon
as the necessary red tape was gone
through with in Portland.
LOCAL CLUB IN SHOOT.
Heppner Rod and Gun club has
affliliated with Pilot Rock again
this year for participation in the
annual Oregonian telegraphic trap
shooting tournament, slated to be
gin Sunday, March 3. Entrance
into the competition was effected
the first of the week by Chas. H.
Latourell, president, and Adam
Knoblock, secretary of the local
club.
TO ELECT NEW CLERK.
Due to the appointment of Chas.
W. Barlow as county clerk, the of
fice of clerk of School District No.
1, formerly held by Mr. Barlow,
has become vacant, and official no
tice Is given this week of an elec
tion to be held at the council cham
bers on Monday, March 4, for the
election of a successor.
Chas. H. Latourell returned yes
terday evening from Seattle where
he went for a new Ford pick-up.
On Tuesday he attended a meeting
there of Ford dealers from Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
J