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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935
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CAPITAL nCW J
New Road Builder.
Gehlhar Retires.
Appointments.
By A. L. LDTOBECK
Henry F. Cabell, new member
of the state highway commission.
Is the youngest man ever to be hon
ored by appointment to that com
mission. He will not be 40 until
next November. He is a native of
Oregon, the grandson of Henry
Failing, prominent Oregon pioneer,
and Is said to be the richest man in
the state. Although a Republican,
he was an active supporter of Gov
ernor Martin in. the recent cam
paign. Cabell saw service in the
World war and during the latter
part of the conflict was an aide-de
camp to Major General Martin.
The county court of Lane county
although all Democrats selected a
Republican to succeed Howard S.
Merriam, a republican, as state rep
resentative from that district It
will be interesting to note whether
or not this precedent is followed by
other county courts in filling legiS'
lative vacancies.
Max Gehlhar, director of the state
department of agriculture since its
creation in 1931, has retired to pri
vate life and will devote his entire
time to his farm and cannery both
located in Polk county. In turning
his department over to the new dl
rector, Solon T. White of McMinn
ville, Gehlhar also left a record for
economy and efficiency which is go
ing to be hard to equal let alone
excell. The secret of Gehlhar1.
success ia to be found largely in his
capacity for work. As head of the
department of agriculture he also
filled three subordinate positions in
the department resulting in savings
in salaries aggregating more than
36,000 in the four year period.
Engineers of the public utilities
department estimate that the state
can save $9,762 a year on its tele
phone bill by installing a semi-mechanical
private branch exchange
of its own at a cost of $21,000. Pres
ent telephone service of state de
partments housed in the capitol
group of buildings costs $12,564 a
year. The engineers figure that
this could be handled at a total cost
of $6,366 a year including deprecia
tion and interest on the state's in
vestment in its own equipment The
balance of the estimated saving
would come through commissions
on toll business originating through
the state-owned switchboard. The
survey of the telephone situation
was made at the instigation of State
Treasurer Holman who has been
agitating for a centralized installa
tion ever since he has been in office.
Refinancing of the Medford, Hood
River and Ochoco irrigation dis
tricts was completed this week
when State Treasurer Holman re
ceived $557,101.52 from the Recon
struction Finance corporation with
which to take up the old bonds. The
indebtedness of the Medford district
is being refinanced on the basis of
40 cents on the dollar, the Hood)
River district on the basis of 63.616
cents on the dollar and the Ochoco
district on the basis of 20.26 cents
on the dollar. The refinancing ne
gotiations were carried out through
the State Reclamation commission
of which State Engineer Stricklin
is secretary. It is expected that re
financing of several other districts
will be made possible in the near
future.
Reorganization of the Milk Con
trol Board is anticipated as move
of the near future. Dairy interests
are understood to be very much
dissatisfied with the present board.
Should there be a special session
of the legislature, as many still in
sist there will be, a number of new
faces will be found in both House
and Senate as a result of recalls,
resignations, etc. Lane county will
have a new member in the House as
a result of the recall of Represen
tative Howard S. Merriam and there
will also be a new face in the Mult
nomah county delegation as a result
of the' resignation of William John
son, Jr., who has accepted a job in
one of the state liquor stores. Res
ignation of Jack Allen of Pendleton
from the state senate to become
liquor administrator leaves a va
cancy in the 19th district composed
of Morrow, Union and Umatilla
counties. Johnson and Allen were
among the new Democratic mem
bers of the last session. Merriam
was a republican.
State Senator Ashby Dickson is
not going to be in any hurry about
handing in his resignation until he
makes up his mind that he likes his
new job as attorney for the NRA
enough to stay with it Dickson
stopped over in Salem on his way
to San Francisco to look the situa
tion over but expects to be back in
Portland In a month or so to estab
lish his permanent headquarters.
Dickson says that he likes Oregon
too well to leave the state for anyj
federal job.
Not all the good state jobs are
going to "deserving Democrats" by
any means. Gene Kelty who has
been promoted to the position of
assistant liquor administrator is the
on of Paul Kelty, editor of the Ore
gonian, principal opponent of Gov
ernor Martin in the recent cam
paign. Kelty'a promotion was based
entirely upon merit and without po
litical consideration of any kind.
The deserving democrats have
been taken care of in the reorgan
ization of the motor transport divis
ion of the public utilities commis
sion. Edward A. Landls of Port
land succeeds Herbert Hauser as
superintendent of transportation
and Alvun Gurtz of Salem has been
named as special attorney for the
department in place of Arch Mac
Donald who resigned. Hauser has
been retained In the department In
charge of the newly created field
supervision and enforcement sec
tion. J. O. Russell of Eugene who
has been designated as chief en
gineer in the utilities department.
succeeding Claude Lester, is also a
Democrat
Members of the state highway de
partment particularly R. H. Bal
dock, highway engineer, and J. M.
Devers, attorney for the commis
sion find much of interest in a re
cent opinion of the Massachusetts
supreme court holding that bill
boards are subject to regulation,
even to the point of suppression, as
constituting an annoyance and a
menace to those who use the high
ways. Repeated efforts to secure
legislation in this state covering the
subject have been defeated and such
improvement in the sign board nui
sance as has been brought about in
Oregon has been through the vol
untary cooperation of the sign
companies.
Governor Martin's hard boiled at
titude toward pardons is not calcu
lated to increase his popularity wl'h
the "big house" at the end of State
street here in Salem. Three times
during the past week the governor
reiterated his determination to be
very sparing in his exercise of exec
utive clemency. Already this policy
is beginning to have its effect on the.
prison population which has grown
from a total of 807 early in Janu
ary to more than 830 at the present
time. The prison population reach
ed its all-time peak record in March,
1931, but Governor Meier's generous
use of the pardoning power helped
materially in reducing the number
to well below the 800 mark before
he left office.
At the meeting of Willow lodge
No. 66, I. O. 'O. F., last evening vis
itors were present from lone, Lex
ington, Boardman, Hermiston and
Hardman. The Hermiston degree
team put on the third degree. Fol
lowing the meeting the Heppner,
Lexington and lone ladies served a
pot-luck supper, about 100 being
seated at the tables.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Spencer
visited last evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Vawter Crawford;
coming over from their home near
Stanfleld. Mr. Spencer is a brother
of Mrs. Crawford.
MAN WANTED for Rawleigh
Route of 80 families. Write today,
Rawleigh Dept. ORD-84-SA, Oak
land, Calif. 4-7
Will trade for rotary rod horse
weeder. Cleve Van Schoiack, city.
For Sale Setting hens. Rufus
Pieper.
New low prices on Firestone tires.
Heppner Garage. 1-3
LEXINGTON
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week to join Mr. Van Schoiack who
has charge of the state highway
work in this district and who makes
his headquarters in Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Pettyjohn and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherer of Mor
gan were visitors in this city Tues
day. Ralph Jackson was a business
visitor in Arlington Wednesday.
Harold Mason has returned from
Portland where he spent several
weeks.
Miss Doris Thompson of Connell;
Wash., visited with friends in Lex
ington last week.
The Catholic ladies of this city
are planning to help the Heppner
ladies with a food sale to be held
in Heppner on Saturday, April 20.
Mr. Honeycutt who has been vis
iting with his daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Gerard, has returned to his home in
Nebraska.
Mrs. A. Q. Thomson, agent for
the New York Life Insurance com
pany, was a business visitor here
one afternoon this week.
School News
The senior play, "Hobgoblin
House," was given last Thursday
evening in the auditorium and was
a big success. The cast of charac
ters was as follows. Darius Krupp
the old caretaker of Hobgoblin
House, Vivian White; Priscilla Car
ter, the present owner, Fern Lut-
trell; Marian Carter, her niece, Hel
en Breshears; Jill Carter, Marion's
younger sister, Alma Van Winkle;
Frank Harlow, Marion s fiance, Al
fred Van Winkle; Jack Loring.
Jill's fiance, Lester Cox; Susan Par
kins, the "Henglish 'ousekeeper,"
Rose Thornburg; Delilah Worts,
the negro cook, Delpha Merritt;
Henry Goober, the negro gardener
Edward Hunt; Bluebeard Brown-
son, an escaped maniac, Jack Mc
Milian; Bill Wilkins, his keeper,
LaVern Wright; The Headless
Phantom, ???; Patricia Arnold, a
Chicago girl, Doris Klinger. The
cast wishes to thank those persons
contributing properties and time to
this play.
Delpha Merritt, Alma Van Win
kle, Doris Klinger, Fern Luttrell,
Rose Thornburg, Edward Hunt and
Alfred Van Winkle were absent
from school last week.
There was no school Friday as
all the teachers went to Boardman
to attend the institute.
A student body meeting was held
Thursday morning in the auditor
ium when the basketball awards
were made. Those receiving letters
were Edward Hunt Vivian White,
Lester Cox, Alfred Van Winkle, La
Vern Wright, Kenneth Palmer and
Lester McMillan. Mr. Beach also
presented three small basketballs
to the following: Edward Hunt, for
being the most valuable member to
the team; Kenneth Palmer, for
showing the most improvement
during the season; Lester Cox, for
sportsmanship and as a player who
had to combat many odds against
him and always came out on top.
The high Bchool girls have started
glee club again, preparatory for the
muBlc festival to be held in Hepp
ner In May.
AN APPRECIATION.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all those who assisted us
in the Variety Show, and to the
public for its generous sunport.
LIONS CLUB,
By F. W. Turner, Sec.
At Heppner
CHURCHES
CHCRCH OF CHRIST.
ALVIN KLEINFELDT. Pastor
Bible School 9:46 a. m.
Morning service 11 m.
C. E. Society 6 :S0 p. m.
Eveninir services 7 :8o n. m.
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday 7 :S0 p. m.
miaweea service, Thursday 7:80 p. m.
Morning sermon, "The Chris
tian's God."
Evening sermon, "Almost Chris
tians."
We wish to express publicly our
appreciation of the interest shown
by the splendid crowd at the play
last Sunday night, and hope that
many will return to our regular
services. The spirit of good fellow
ship shown by the Methodists in
dismissing their evening meeting
to attend is also commendable.
METHODIST CHURCH.
JOSEPH POPE, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a, m.
Public worship 11:00 a. m., Spec
ial music by the choir. Sermon,
Christian Philosophy.'"
Epworth League 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship 7:30. Sermon,
'If We Care for the Things of God
Will He Care for Us?"
Prayer meeting Thursday eve
ning 7:30.
The W. F. M. S. will meet Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 at the church.
You will get great and lasting bene
fit from cultivating the habit of at
tending church somewhere every
Sunday. "Get the go to church
habit." A hearty welcome awaits
you at all the services of our church.
PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE.
ALFRED R. WOMACK, Pastor.
Sunday:
Sunday School 30:00 A. M.
After Service 11:00 A. M.
Evening Service 7.30 P. M.
Tuesday night, prayer meeting
only, 7:30.
Thursday evangelistic service 7:30
"WE WELCOME ALL"
ANTI-CRIME WORK TOLD
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which social standing is not gauged
by wealth, he cited a case in which
he took a job washing dishes at a
sorority and was later entertained
there as a guest with no indication
of condescention because of his for
mer menial relationship.
"Maybe it's an outgrowth of the
depression," he said, "but certainly
it is highly democratic. I refer to
the now accepted custom of 'Dutch'
treating on dates. It is common
practice for a girl to pay her own
way on dates, thus relieving the
burden formerly shared entirely by
the boy."
Edward F. Bloom, school super
intendent, called club members' at
tention to the open house being held
at the school tomorrow, urging at
tendance. F. W. Turner reported
proceeds from the Lions-B. P. W.
variety show of $45 shared equally
by the two clubs for community
work. The club voted sincere thanks
to all non-club members who as
sisted in staging the show.
C. J. D. Bauman, club president,
sheriff and wrestler of reknown was
given the good will of fellow club
members for his bout with Cecil
"Buck" Lieuallen, former Heppner
ite, at Pendleton this evening. It
was announced that a block of re
served seat tickets had been ob
tained by Harry O'Donnell for
Heppner folks who wished to take
in the bout
REDINGTON RITES HELD
(Continued from First Page)
Col. Redington returned to Hepp
ner to once again acquire the Ga- i
zette. He later sold to Michel and
Warnock. He was connected with
the Portland Oregonian for a num
ber of years, with a Pasadena daily
in 1907 and with the Los Angeles
Times.
Two of Col. Redlngton's daugh
ters followed in his journalistic
footsteps, Miss Bernice Redington,
who is widely known throughout
the Northwest as Prudence Penny
of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
and Margaret Redington Reid, as
sociate editor of the Wasco (Calif.)
News and the Shatter (Calif.) Prog
ress. He was very proud of his
daughters who had taken up a jour
alistic career and often spoke to
Blackman and me of this upon our
little journeys to his bedside.
Col. Redington lived life with a
zest. If he was ever despondent no
one knew and though he had been
a constant sufferer for more than
two years, he never complained. He
joked with the nurses and attend
ants and always had a lively story
ready for friends. When he learned
that his second leg had become in
fected and an operation must fol
low he cracked many jokes. His
description of the operation which
severed the first leg a few months
before his death would throw his
listeners into a fit of laughter. A
few days before his passing when
informed that the doctors thought
his case serious and that he would
perhaps not survive long, his retort
was: "So the Doc says I'm about to
go out, eh? Well, it is pretty tough
to have to kick the bucket with a
sore toe."
The day before he was critically
stricken and at a time when he
realized the end was fast approach
ing he called an attendant to his
bed and said: "I wish you would
call Hep and Garfield, I want to see
the boys before I go." His message
reached us too late. When we ar
rived at the hospital he had fallen
into a coma. We recognized imme
diately that he was riding with
death. A few minutes after 1 o'
clock his spirit rode out to the great
open spaces of the Pacific North
westthe home of his heart for
more than 50 years.
the University of Oregon, spent the
week end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Swanson.
Mrs. Wallace Mathews has re
turned to her home after being em
ployed in Heppner for the past three
months.
The local school has been allotted
$628.50 from SERA funds with
which to make some needed changes
on tne schoolhouse. The gymnas
ium is to be ceiled overhead and
plastered underneath the balconv
so that it can be more easily heat
ed. The gymnasium roof will be
repaired and a typing room made
of the alcove over the stage on the
second floor. The SERA funds will
pay for labor and the school district
will furnish the materials for the
work. Work will not be started un
til the SERA work on the streets
is finished.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson of
Heppner were visiting relatives here
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith were
visitors at The' Dalles one day last
weeK.
Mrs. Elmo McMillan and daugh
ter Beverly of Salem came up from
that city with Fred Pointer last Sat
urday and are spending Easter va
cation with Mrs. McMillan's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mathews
have moved to the house on Sec
ond street formerly occupied by
Charles Allinger.
Mrs. Roy Brown spent the week
end at her home in Hermiston.
Mrs. Venice Ahalt has been visit
ing her father, Oscar Cochran, the
past week. She has been making
I0NE
By MARGARET BLAKE
The lone baseball club met Fri
day evening to elect officers for the
coming year. Walter Eubanks was
elected manager arid Paul O'Meara
secretary-treasurer. The club will
give a dance at the Legion hall on
Saturday, April 6.
Mrs. Marcella Van Horn of Fossil
was in lone the' first of the week
doing beauty work at Allyn's barber
shop.
Mrs. Wrex Hickok of Portland is
spending a week or so with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore.
Norman Swanson, a student at
-: Opening:
The Frances Shop
Hotel Heppner Building
Saturday, April 6
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to Telephone!"
How nice it is to know that those who like you
can get in touch with you
That good news about a position or a business
transaction can easily reach you
That you are a part of your world!
Nothing does bo much for 30 little as a telephone.
It simply doesn't pay to be without one.
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
eBusiness Office: 4 West Willow Street (Heppner, Oregon
Heppner Transfer Co.
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her home at Waitsburg, Wash., with
her brother, George Cochran. He
has recently disposed of his busi
ness there and is looking for a new
location.
Mrs. Harriet Brown, Mrs. Carol
Baldwin, Mrs. Amy Sperry and
Charles Christianson have signed
contracts to teach in their present
positions in the school next year.
Mrs. Henry Peterson and infant
have returned to their home from
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kruse
(Pearl Padberg) arrived on Satur
day morning for a short stay at the
home of Mrs. Kruse's mother, Mrs.
Lana Padberg. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Wrex Hickok of
Portland and by Mrs. Guy Cason
and daughter Guyla and son Bobby
of Arlington. Mrs. Cason and chil
dren returned to their home Sunday.
Mrs, Clarence Kruse was honor
guest at a bridal shower given for
her by friends at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Lana Padberg last
Saturday. She was the recipient of
many lovely gifts. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Kruse will make
her home at Oswego, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Smith drove
to The Dalles Tuesday to see Mr.
Smith's sister, Mrs. Dan O'Hara,
who recently underwent a major
operation in The Dalles hospital.
Mrs. O'Hara is reported to be re
covering satisfactorily.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevln
spent the week end at Gibbon and
Pendleton.
A case of mumps is reported. The
victim is David, the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Come to my place at the mouth
of Wall creek near Monument, Or
egon, one 2-year-old roan steer
branded rounded Y on left hip;
crop off left ear, under slope and
crop on right ear. Owner can have
the same by paying all expenses in
curred by me on this animal from
the first of January, -935. OSCAR
SHAFER, Monument, Ore.. P. O.
Box 42. 2-4
ANNOUNCING
Sperry Feeds
MOLASSES FEEDS A SPECIALTY
FLOUR, ROLLED WHEAT and SALT
Highest Cash Prices Paid for Hides and Pelts
MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS
Formerly known as Heppner Farmers Elevator
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The First National Bank
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Condensed Statement of Head Office and 18 Branches
As of March 4, 1935
TOTAL DEPOSITS
$53,239,414.86
RESOURCES
Cash" on Hand and Due from Banks $11,963,869.31
United States Bonds - - - - - 23,772,770.88 $35,736,640.19
Bonds of Federal Agencies ........ 228,465.94
Municipal and Other Bonds - - - '- - - 8,339,267.91
Loans and Discounts - - - 13,769.081.13
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 135,000.00
Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures .... 1,783,578.01
Other Real Estate - - -, 127,735.53
Customers' Liability Acceptances - . . . , 46,278.51
Due from U. S. Treasury (Redemptiorf Fund) - - 125,000.00
Interest Earned 410.123.96
Subscription to F.D.I.C. 76,904.15
Other Resources - - - - - 43,050.47'
TOTAL $60,821,125.80
LIABILITIES
Capital $2,500,000.00
Surplus 2,000,000.00
Undivided Profits 285,282.11 $ 4,785,282.11
Reserve for Contingencies, Interest, Expenses, etc. 251,512.83
Circulation . . '. 2,476,450.00
Acceptances ' 46,278.51
Other Liabilities - 22,187.49
Deposits- . 53,239,414.86
TOTAL - - $60,821,125.80
MAIN BRANCH . .
UPTOWN BRANCH .
FIFTH, SIXTH AND STARK
. SIXTH AND MORRISON
Other Portland Branches
ROSE CITY BRANCH N.E. 42nd Ave. & Sandy Blvd.
UNION AND RUSSELL BRANCH N.E. Union Ave. & Russell St.
EAST PORTLAND BRANCH S.E. Grand Ave. & Morrison St.
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND BRANCH S.E. 82nd Ave. & Foster Rd.
MONTAVILLA BRANCH S.E. 80th Ave. & Stark St.
LIVESTOCK KENTON BRANCH Denver Ave. & Kilpatrick St,
Branches Outside of Portland
ALBANY GRESHAM PENDLETON WOODBURN
ASTORIA HEPPNER SALEM CONDON
HILLSBORO THE DALLES
DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK AND ALL OF ITS BRANCHES ARE INSURED
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE PLAN