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Volume 52, Number 9.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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SCHOOL
CHILDREN
CELEBRATE
MAY
Lexington Spellers in
Front; Heppner Leads
in Field Events.
MUSIC FETE LARGE
Winding of Maypole, Free Lunch
eon Features; City Lively With
Jubilant Throng of Kiddles.
A perfect May day and jubilant,
exhuberant youth filled Heppner
with Joyous life Friday when moat
of the school children, teachers and
many parents assembled for the an
nual spelling contest, field day and
music festival. The program was
well arranged In advance, and all
events wnt off in good order.
A packed house greeted the must
cale in the gym-auditorium in the
evening, closing the day's events,
ana thrilled to the combined chor
uses, bands and special numbers
which denoted further advancement
of music appreciation in the county.
Laurel Beach, Lexington, directed
the choruses and Miss Juanita
Leathers was piano accompanist.
Directors Harold Buhman, Hepp
ner, and Stan Atkln, Irrlgon, each
directed selections by the Heppner
Irrigon combined bands, one of the
outstanding features.
Groups of choral numbers were
sung by lower grade, upper grade,
high school girls, high school boys,
and high school mixed choruses.
Special numbers Included folk
dances by Heppner fourth grade,
Boardman school orchestra, selec
tion, "The Highway," by Delsle
Bleakman of Hardman, and voice
selections by Eugene Normoyle of
lone. Combined festival chorus and
community singing served as a
grand finale.
Lexington took both trophies In
the morning spelling contests with
Joyce Biddle claiming the Lions tro
phy by placing first in the upper
division, and Lavelle Pieper claim
ing the Phelps trophy by taking first
in the lower division. Frances Mc
carty, Heppner, and Joan Wright,
Rhea creek, placed second and third
respectively in the upper division,
and Betty Lou Lindsay, lone, and
Lavelle Markham, Irrigon, second
and third respectively in the lower
division. ,
Heppner was first in the after
non track meet with 136 points;
Jone second, 65; Irrigon third, 62;
while Lexington registered 55, Pine
City 32, Boardman 31, and Rocky
Bluff 10. Athletes from nearly all
schools of the county participated,
while supervision was under the
"H" club of the local high school
and athletic instructors of the
county. Winners of the various
events who were awarded ribbons
were: (Letters In parenthesis de
note school.)
Boys 50 yd. dash : Division A
1 Irrigon, 2 Dilabough (B), 3 O'Don
nell (H). B: Price (B), Holton (I),
Everson (lone); C: Healy (PC),
O'Donnell (H), Shaw (L); D: Gen
try (L), Acock (I), Burchell (L).
Girls 50 yd. dash: Division A:
1 Gorger (lone), 2 Healy (PC), 3
Wilson (H); B: Vance (H), Ras
mussen H), McCarty (H); C: Both
well (H), Rauch (L), Prock (H);
D: Vaughn (H), Martin (H), Mil
ler (I).
Boys High Jump: Aiken (H),
Eubanks (lone), Sundsten (B); B:
Crawford (H), Price (B), Tyler (B);
C: Moore (PC), Jackson (H), Ad
klns (H); D: Heppner (forfeited),
Gentry (L), Irrigon.
Girls Baseball Throw: A: Far
rens (lone), Healy (PC), Hiatt (H);
B: McCarty (H), Blake (lone), Gor
ham (B); C: Rauch (L), Rauch
(PC), Jones (I); D: Cool (lone), Al
len (I), Martin (H).
Girls Sack Race: A: Miller (lone),
Beymer (H), Breshears (L); B: Mc
Carty (H), Scott (L), Johnson (H);
C: Rauch (L), Bothwell (H), Jones
(I); D: Martin (H), Allen (I), Wil
son (I).
Boys Sack Race: A: Doherty
(lone), Baldwin (lone), Bothwell
(H) ; B: Jackson (L), Baker (H),
Christenson (H); C: Bennett (H),
Merrill (H), Frederlckson (I); D:
Gentry (L), Heppner (forfeited),
Davidson (lone).
Boys Broad Jump: A: Markham
(I) , Markham (I), Eubanks )Ione);
B: Holton (I), Tyler (B), Crawford
(H); C: Morgan (H), O'Donnell
(H), Partlow (B); D: Heppner (for
feited), Acock (I), Davidson (lone).
Boys Baseball .Throw: A: Mark
ham (I), Doherty (lone), Pettyjohn
(lone); B: Price (B), Younger (B),
Fagerstrom (I); C: Healy (PC),
Giman (H), Morgan (H); D: Camp
bell (L), Heppner (forfeited), Hayes
(H).
Girls 75-yd, Dash: A: Gorger
(lone), Ledbetter (lone), Beymer
(H); B: Rasmussen (H), McCarty
(H), Vance (H); C: Bothwell (H),
Rauch (L), Prock (H)j D: Vaughn
(H) , Martin (H), Miller (I).
Shot Put: A: F. Markham (I),
C. Marquardt (L), C. Markham
(I) ; B: Baker (RB), Everson
(lone), Holton (I); C: Peterson
(RB), Healy (PC), Shaw (L); D:
Drake (H), Acock (I), Gentry (L).
Boys 75-Yd. Dash: A: Pettyjohn
(lone), Davidson (lone), Bothwell
(H); B: Tyler (B), Ritchie (lone),
Vaughn (H); C: Healy (PC), Mor
gan (H), O'Donnell (H); D: Hepp
ner (forfeited), Campbell (L), A
cock (I).
One of the enjoyable and color
ful features of the day was the
NEW GRANGE HALL
RISING; PLAN TOLD
Commencement I6th; Shaw Home
Burns In Clarks Canyon; Sur
prise Party Tendered.
By BEULAB NICHOLS
Lexington grange No. 726 believes
that no grange can reach Its highest
development and usefulness unless
it owns its hall, thus creating the
feeling of ownership and stability
which makes possible the attain
ment of the best grange ideas and
practices. The advantages of build
ing a grange home are many. The
grange takes on new life and its
standing is improved in the com
munity; and above all, the member
ship has something for which to
work.
To this end the members of Lex
ington grange have been striving
diligently and earnestly and at last
their hopes are about to be realized.
Their new hall la rapidly nearing
completion and when finished will
be comfortable, convenient and at
tractive; suited to the needs of the
immediate present, and capable of
development, in taking care of the
needs of the future.
The financing of the building has
been taken care of largely through
donations and contributions of the
members of the grange, and the
Home Economics club has been do
ing its bit by giving dances, ete.
to help raise funds. All grange
members have given freely in ac
cordance with their means, in en
thusiasm, in money and in time.
There has been no charge for ex
cavation, hauling and labor with
the exception of N. D. Bailey, the
carpenter, who has charge of con
struction. This has reduced the ex
penses greatly.
Work was started on April 17 and
the excavation was nearly complet
ed the first day by the crew of six
teen men who were on the job. Af
ter the forms were in the men mixed
and poured the concrete for the
walls of the basement In six hours.
The main hall is to be 34 x 50 feet
with full basement There is to be
an addition on the rear of the main
hall for dressing rooms and a stage.
The ceiling is to be of truss and ex
posed timber construction. The side
walls will be finished with the pop
ular Klnzua ponderosa pine ceiling
which is noted for its beauty and
the fine finish which it takes. The
kitchen and dining room will be lo
cated in the basement of the build
ing.
The building committee is com
posed of H. V. Smouse, A. H. Nel
son, A. E. Kelly and C. J. D. Bau
man. O. W. Cutsforth is master of
the grange.
Commencement exercises for the
class of '35, Lexington high school,
will be held on Thursday evening,
May sixteenth, at eight o'clock In
the high school auditorium. A
class of ten will be graduated at
this time. They are Alfred Van
Winkle, Lester Cox, Vivian White,
Delpha Merritt, Rose Thornburg,
Doris Klinger, Fern Luttrell, Helen
Breshears, .Edward Hunt and Jack
McMillan.
The residence of Mrs. Casha Shaw
In Clark's canyon was completely
destroyed by Are about three o'
clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Shaw was at home at the time and
was warned of the Are by her dog
who kept barkng repeatedly. Upon
going outside to see what was trou
bling the dog she discovered the
house In flames. Practically all of
the contents of the house were des
troyed also.
Misses Grace and Doris Burchell
entertained on Tuesday afternoon
with a surprise birthday party for
their mother, Mrs. Mae Burchell, at
their home in Heppner. After a
pleasant afternoon of games and
visiting, delicious refreshments were
served. Those present from Lex
ngton were Mrs. J. G. Johnson, Mrs.
Harry Duvall, Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mrs.
Ernest Smith, Mrs. Merle Miller,
Mrs. Karl Miller, Mrs. Harry Din
ges, Mrs. Henry Rauch, Mrs. M. L.
Haley, Mrs. Ted McMillan, Mrs. W.
D. Campbell and Rose Thornburg.
Heppner guests were Mrs. Vernon
Munkers, Mrs.'Kate Swendlg, Mrs.
Earl Eskelson, Mrs. C. H. Latourell,
Beulah Eskelson and Katheryn
Healy.
A meeting of farmers of the Lex
ington and North Heppner allot
ment districts was held at Leach
hall on Wednesday afternoon for
the purpose of explaining the new
program of wheat control and to
take a vote to determine if the
wheat producers are in favor of
continuing a wheat production ad
justment program to follow the
present one which expires with the
1935 crop year. The farmers of
'Continued on Page Four
winding of the Maypole shortly af
ter noon on Main street to music
by the Heppner band. Miss Juanita
Leathers directed this event.
In the evening, LlonB, American
Legion and Business and Profess
ional Womens club served free
luncheon to more than 450 visiting
pupils, parents and teachers at the
Church of Christ basement. Serv
ing on committees for this affair
were Elbert L, Cox, commander,
Paul Gemmell and Loyal Parker,
Legion; Henry Aiken, F. B. Nick
eraon and Earl Eskelson, Lions,
and Evelyn Humphreys and Mrs.
Lucy E. Rodgers, B. P. W. Mr.
Cox contributed two sheep for the
"feed," business houses contributed
both food and cash, while each of
the sponsoring organizations gave
$5 In cash besides their work. Ap
preciation was well shown by the
shining faces of the guests, as well
as by many kind words,
Rapids Project Strikes
Snag; People Should Act
Rejection of plans for a high dam
at Umatilla Rapids by the army
board of engineers was announced
this week, and Senator Steiwer im
mediately asked for a rehearing by
the board so arguments may be
presented for construction of a low
dam. Hearings on proposed chan
nelization of Snake and Columbia
rivers will be held at Lewiston on
May 15.
S. E. Notson, local director of
Inland Empire Waterways asso
ciation, foresees in the situation el
ements that bode ill for the Uma-
tills Rapids project, and declares
that people of this section must act
quickly to forestall slighting of the
important project. Everyone can
help right now by paying his dollar
membership in the waterways asso
ciation, the only organization exist
ing to present a united front of the
people affected. Lawrence Beach
at Lexington, C. J. D. Bauman and
Mr. Notson at Heppner will receipt
ior memoersnips.
Lions Discuss Luncheon
Plans, Nominate Officers
Discussion of plana for staging
the model luncheon at The Dalles
state convention, June 2, and nom
ination of officers consumed the
time of the Lions at their Monday
luncneon. Next weeks luncheon
was postponed till Tuesday evening
;n order to greet Ted Gillenwaters,
district governor, and Father Tim
othy Watson, deputy district gov
ernor, who will be In Heppner that
evening on an airplane tour of the
district
The club greeted a large number
or visitors who Included Carl Ca.-
son, Pendleton; Leslie J. Duncan.
Spokane; Tony Vey, Echo; William
Tibbies of Montana; Mr. Leberger
ana jr. a. McMahon of Arlington,
Alternate delegates to The Dalles
convention are J. D. Cash, Dr. L. D.
Tibbies and Estes Morton. C. J. D.
Bauman, S. E. Notson and Joe Bel
anger were elected delegates at the
previous meeting.
FACTS CONSIDERED
IN WHEAT MEETING
Supply and Price Factors Given
For Consideration of Continu
ing Adjustment Program.
In passing upon the advisability
of continuing the wheat adjustment
program, farmers of Morrow coun
ty are considering six important
facts in the series of community
meetings under way in this county.
The first big fact is that the for
mer large export market for Amer
ican wheat is almost non-existant
Every effort is being made to in
crease the export markets, but this
is a slow process in view of the
large low-priced competing supplies
and the trade restrictions that have
been raised between countries sines
the high point of our world ship
ments. Despite the unusually low crops
of the last two years the northwest
area is still on an export basis with
burdensome surpluses that are caus
ing a wide disparity in price be
tween Portland and Chicago. It Is
pointed out that the relief afforded
the Pacific northwest last year In
this respect was an application of
the wheat program under the agri
cultural act, and that If the pro
gram is allowed to expire with the
end of the present contracts, there
will be no means available for fi
nancing the continued subsidized
exports of wheat which are being
sought by grain producers and deal
ers in this territory.
The second fact is that world
prices are not materially higher
than they were before America's
two short crops which have put this
country on almost a domestic price
basis.
Third, there is still enough wheat
land available to produce bumper
crops and surpluses. Drouth, while
solving some of the immediate sur
plus problems, has not changed the
fundamental acreage except to a
relatively minor degree.
Fourth, domestic consumption of
wheat remains relatively constant
year after year. Use of wheat for
livestock feed is ordinarily increas
ed only when wheat is cheap in re
lation to other crops.
Fifth, Wheat growers are pro
tected to a certain extent through
the adjustment payments on their
domestic allotments against low
world export prices. In the past
year this has had an estimated ef
fect of 30 to 35 cents a bushel on the
average price In this country.
Sixth, It is estimated that the Uni
ted States on July 1 will carry over
about 150 million bushels as com
pared with 393 million bushels in
1933. Although world stocks are
down about 300 million bushels,
they are still above average, which
indicates no early return of world
prices to what American farmers
consider a fair level.
Governor Martin has no patience
with appointees who are content to
sit on the band wagon and ride
while the other board or committee
members do the work. In removing
Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce this
week from the board of higher ed
ucalon for non-attendance at board
meetings he announced that he
stoood ready to take similar action
with other appointees who were not
working at the Job.
It is going to coat more than $46,
000 to wreck the capltol walls and
cart the debris away,
FOSSIL HOLDS TOP
AS LOCALS DOWNED
Bad Second Inning Takes
Heart From Robertson,
Heartens Visitors.
PROPHECIES HOMER
Ray Massey Bobs Kelaay of Shut
Out In Ninth; Flsk Also
Hits Home Bun.
TEAM STANDINGS
Won Loat
Pet.
1.000
.760
.760
.260
.260
.000
Fossil 4 0
Arlington 8 1
Condon 8 l
Heppner 1 8
Blaloek 1 8
lone 0 4
Last Sunday's results : Fossil 12 at Hepp-
ner 1, lone 7 at Arlington 8, Blaloek 0 at
Condon 20.
Where the teams play next Sunday:
Heppner at Blaloek, lone at Fossil, Condon
at Arlington.
Heppner touched Iron Man Kel
say for only four hits while that
worthy whiffed 12 of the batsmen
to face him, which was a large fac
tor In the league-leading Fossllites
tipping over the locals here Sunday,
12-1. It was Ray Massey who rob
bed Kelsay of a nicely-pitched shut
out Before stepping to bat as first up
In the ninth, the indomitable Ray
announced his feat, addressing his
teammate, Ray Ferguson, thusly:
"Say, Fergie, if I knock a home run
this time will you give me five
bucks?" "Yeah!" "And I'll add an
other buck," piped in John Anglin.
"Well, ifs a cinch," was the cocky
rejoiner. Whereupon Mr. Massey's
son Ray stepped to the platter and
took hold of Kelsay's first delivery
for a hot line drive clear over the
right field fence, made the circuit,
and collected six bucks.
Kelsay was about as downhearted
aa Johnny wtih a new pair of roller
skates over the feat as he fanned
the next two batsmen and the third
went out on a high fly into center
field.
Massey's was the second homer of
the game. Just a moment before
Pete Fisk lifted one high and far
over the center-field fence for his
sole hit of the day, driving in
George ahead of him. It so hap
pened that was the only hit made
off Lowell Turner who took over the
chucking in the sixth inning from
Ray Massey who had relieved Hank
Robertson in the fourth.
Hank started the game and was
sailing along nicely with no hits
and no runs and two laid away in
the second inning. Then Winter
mussed up a grounder at second,
Thomson dropped a pop fly in short,
Hayes let one slip out of his mit in
centerfleld, what with a couple of
hits let in three tallies before Fos
sil was finally retired. It was
enough to take the heart out of any
pitcher, which appeared to be the
case with Hank as the Fossil boys
landed on him for four hits, a walk
and four tallies the next time up.
Then In the fourth he was found
for two successive bingles before
turning the mound over to Massey.
Massey held the invaders down, but
not until the two runners had
scored on errors. In the fifth a hit
batsman, a fielder's choice and a
two-bagger accounted for two more
tallies, which with the two on Fisk's
homer in the ninth completed the
scoring.
Heppner Journeys to Blaloek next
Sunday and returns in two weeks
play Arlington.
BOX SCORE AND SUMMARY
HEPPNER AB R H O A E
Evans, 1 4
R. Massey, r-p-1 - 4
A. Massey, c-m .. 4
Thomson, s 4
Turner, 1-p .. 4
Winter, 2 8
Hayes, m 2
Cummings - - 1
Robertson, p-r-c - S
Ferguson, 8 2
McRobcrts. 8 - 1
TOTALS 82
Ratted for Hayes in 8th.
FOSSIL
J. Van Horn, 8-s 6
H. Van Horn, 2 4
Hoyles, 1-8 4
George, a - 4
Hoover, 1 2
4 27 11
Fink, c 4 1 1 18
Schomp, 1-1 6 1 1
Miller, m 4 2 1
X. Misener, m 10 0
Dutton, r - 4 2 2
Z. Misener, r 10 0
Kelsay, p .. 4 0 0
TOTALS 44 12 11 27 18
Earned runs, Heppner 1. Fossil 4; hit by
pitched ball. Kelsay by Massey ; bases on
balls, off Robertson 1, off Massey 1, off
Turner 2 ; struck out by Robertson 8, by
Massey 1, by Turner 8, by Kelsay 12 ; home
runs, Fisk, R. Massey ; three base hit,
Royles; two base hit, George. Heppner
umpire, oJhn Miller; scorer, Wm. McRob
erts, Jr.
Visitors to Salem the next few
weeks are not to be denied a close
up view of the capltol ruins. When
residents of Salem protested against
the erection of an eight-foot board
fence around the capltol as an un
sightly eye-sore the board of con
trol compromised on a four-foot
fence. Guards will remain on duty
day and night to keep the public
out of the danger zone while the
work of razing the building is In
progress.
If Portland does not want the
battleship Oregon Astoria does ac
cording to Dr. L. W. Hyde of that
city who has written Governor Mar
tin to the effect that the city and
port officials are ready to take ade
quate care of the historic old fight
ing dog of the navy.
Coach Winter Accepts
Vancouver, Wash., Job
Laurence E. Winter, athletic su
pervisor and coach for the local
schools, this week resigned the
place for next year to accept the
position of head coach at Vancou
ver, Wash., Shumway Junior high
school. So far no election has been
made to fill the vacancy here though
the board has several applications
under consideration.
Winter, graduate of University
of Oregon, where he won letters In
football In 1931 and 1932, came here
last fall from Redmond where he
had a fine record. His record here
has been highly satisfactory to the
board and to the community gener
ally. The local school is just com
pleting one of its most successful
years in all lines of athletics under
Winter's tutelage. His acceptance
of the Vancouver position was in
fluenced by an attractive salary in
crease as well as the opportunity
to work in a larger system. In their
year here Mr. and Mrs. Winter have
made many friends in the commu
nity who will wish them eodsDeed
while expressing regret at their
leaving.
George Fell, Early Settler
Here, Passes in Pendleton
George D. Fell, who settled In
Heppner with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fell, in 1882, and long
prominent as a Pendleton business
man, died at his home in that city
Sunday from a heart ailment Fu
neral services were held Monday
afternoon with interment at Pen
dleton. He is survived by two bro
thers, Dr. J. Harley Fell of Canyon
City, and Walter Fell of Eugene.
Mr. Fell was born in Blooming
ton, 111., December 3, 1870. He mar
ried Miss Ida Avers in Wpnnnur In
1891. They moved to Pendleton In
1895. Mr. Fell is credited with be
ing the first to reach Heppner with
supplies following the flood disaster
here in 1903.
Mothers and Daughters
Dinner Set by B. P. W.
Business and Professional Wom
ens club are sponsoring a mothers
and daughters dinner at Hotel
Heppner next Monday evening, be
ginning at 6:45 o'clock. There will
be an interesting program of solo
and chorus numbers, a tribute to
mothers, clever speeches by moth
ers and daughters and group sing
ing. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers will be
toastmistress, Miss Juanita Leath
ers, song leader, and Miss Eula Mc
Millan, piano accompanist
This annual affair has been very
popular in past years. Tickets may
be obtained from B. P. W. members.
Gwendolyn Wool Sale
Brings High of 162c
The high price for the season was
recorded in the wool market in this
district Saturday when Brady and
Hartin of Gwendolyn sold to Pen
dleton Woolen Mills for 16 cents.
The sale was reported through the
local branch First National Bank
of Portland.
GARAGE CHANGE MADE.
Three new families come to Hepp
ner in the change of ownership of
Latourell Auto company which was
completed yesterday. They are the
Walter Blackburn, R. E. Jones and
Fred Parrish families, all of Ukiah.
The Blackburn family has taken
up residence in the Latourell house,
the Parrish family in the Len Gil
liam house on Church street, and
the Jones family, who will arrive
tomorrow, will live In the Jeff Jones
apartments Blackburn and Jones
are the new proprietors while Par
rish is mechanic. Mrs. Parrish, for
merly Miss Sadie Huddleston, re
sided in Heppner for . a time while
attending high school and will be
welcomed by many old-time friends.
Blackburn formerly ran a service
station at Ukiah, and Jones is prin
cipal of the Ukiah school. Both
Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Jones
have been teaching In the school
there.
TAKES OVER UKIAH SHOW.
Mrs. Ruth Peterson, formerly
Miss Ruth Huddleston who attend
ed high school in Heppner, has
bought out the cowboy convention
show staged annually on the fourth
of July at Ukiah and will conduct
the destinies of the show in the fu
ture. She is well known through
out local Rodeo and Pendleton
Round-Up circles and has been giv
en promise of support by both
neighbor organizations. The show
will be managed in addition to the
large home ranch of Mrs. Peterson
at Ukiah. Henry Aiken, Rodeo
president, has assured her cooper
ation of the local show, and Mrs.
Peterson's many Heppner friends
will wish her success. She is not
a stranger to the round-up "game,"
having assisted in staging the Ukiah
show for many years.
VOTED FOR LINCOLN.
H. V. Gates, president of the old
Heppner Light and Water company,
and son, O. B. Gates, were in the
city Monday morning from Hills
boro, and enjoyed greeting old-time
friends here. Mr. Gates senior, now
88 years old, is one of the fast-diminishing
rank of Civil war veter
ans, and one of very few people now
living who voted for Lincoln for
president. It was his privilege to
vote for Lincoln when 18 years of
age, being at that time a soldier In
the Union army with the right of
suffrage. Hale and hearty for his
years, Mr. Gates actively attends
to business, and takes much interest
in veterans' affairs.
FORMER I0NE MAN
DIES AT GAVIN, WN.
Louis Balsiger Paralysis Victim;
Bites Held at Newberg; Topic
Club Studies Poems.
By MARGARET BLAKE
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Balsiger
were called to Galvin, aWsh., Fri
day by the death of Louis Balsiger,
Mr. Balsiger's brother, who left lone
about a year ago to make his home
in the Washington town. Mr. Bal
siger who was 56 years old was a
victim of a form of paralysis which
has been rapidly growing worse the
past few weeks. It is understood
that interment was to be made at
Newberg on Wednesday, May 8. He
leaves his widow, Mrs. Lillian Me
Nay Balsiger, a daughter, Mrs. Mel-
vin Kathan of Ophir, Oregon, and
a son Wendel Balsiger of Moro,
three brothers, Dr. John and Fred
Balsiger, both of White Salmon,
Wash., and Paul Balsiger of lone.
Mr. Balsiger was a member of the
Congregational church here for
many years and was active in re
ligious and community welfare.
The Women's Topic club held its
May study meeting at the home of
Mrs. Edward Rietmann last Satur
day afternoon. The subject of the
study hour was "Oregon Authors."
Mrs. Jennie McMurray read several
of the poems of Mrs. Grace M. Tur
ner, an Oregon poet whose home
Is in lone. Several selections from
"Sunset Trails," a book of poems by
Oregon poets, were also read by
Mrs. McMurray. Mrs. D. M. Ward
reviewed the life and works of Eva
Emery Dye. Mrs. Ted Smith gave
a short talk on Althea Hargreaves,
another Oregon author. Mrs. Ed
ward Retmann spoke of Ann Shan
non Monroe and other authors who
have made recent contributions to
Oregon's ever growing list of good
literary works. During the pro
gram Miss Lucy Spittle sang "A
Cozy Little Cottage Close Beside the
Western Sea," the words of which
were written by Grace M. Turner.
A short social time was enjoyed at
tne close of the meeting. Home
made ice cream, cake and coffee
were served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Ted Smith, Mrs. Jennie McMurrav.
Mrs. D. M. Ward and Mrs. Edward
Rietmann. Guests other than mem
bers were Mesdames Frank Lun
dell, Cleo Drake, E. R. Lundell, Clell
Rea, Carl Allyn, Dorr Mason and
Misses Emmer Maynard and Lucy
spittle.
Roy Brown of Hermiston spent
Saturday and Sunday here.
The union Sunday school will ob
serve Mother's Day next Sunday
with the presentation of a program
of appropriate numbers at the close
of the Sunday school hour. The
program is to be in charge of the
Young People's class. Sunday school
will meet at the Christian church
at 10 a. m. and a cordial invitation
to attend is extended to all by the
officers and members.
Mrs. Carol Baldwin, teacher of
the third and fourth grades, was
taken to Heppner Tuesday morning
for medical treatment for an attack
of appendicitis. Her work at school
is being cared for by Mrs. Dean
Engelman. According to later re
port, she underwent an operation
for the affliction and is making
good progress.
County tests were given in the
school on Monday.
Mrs. George Tucker and daughter
Maxine were Saturday visitors from
Echo.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Smith and
children spent Monday In Walla
Walla and Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundell and
Mrs. Cleo Drake and children went
to Walla Walla Tuesday for a short
visit with relatives.
Miss Eva Swanson drove to Sa
lem the latter part of last week
where she attended the May Day
exercises of Willamette university
as a guest of the Beta Chi sorority.
She was accompanied to Salem by
her mother, Mrs. J. E. Swanson,
who spent the week end with the
family of her daughter, Mrs. Elmo
McMillan.
A. MacLean, a brush salesman
from Willamette, Oregon, has been
a guest at the Park hotel for the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmot Botts have
gone to the mountains for the sum
mer where Mr. Botts will make
wood.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
lone post, American Legion, is plan
ning a program to be given at two
thirty the afternoon of Memorial
Day at Legion hall.
Omar Rietmann and Otto Riet
mann drove to Newberg on Tuesday
afternoon to be present there on
Wednesday at the funeral of their
cousin Louis Balsiger.
Iris King celebrated her tenth
birthday with a party at her home
on Tuesday afternoon. Games were
played for an hour after which
birthday cake and jello were served.
Guests were Marianne Corley, Char
lotte Sperry, Barbara Ledbetter,
Helen Blake, Wllma Dobyns, Alice
Nichoson, Amanda Brlnkman and
Patricia Emert
Mrs. Peter Timm and Miss Opal
Finn entertained the Baptist Ladies
Aid on Wednesday at the Timm
ranch. A lovely dinner was served
at noon and the afternoon spent
with needlework.
NO RIDING ON WALKS.
Notice is hereby given that rld
)ng bicycles on sidewalks or any
place after night without lights is
forbidden by city ordinance, and
violators will be prosecuted as
therein provided.
W. W. SMEAD, Mayor.
IRRIGATION HALT
CALLED BY MIR
Extreme Water Shortage
Faced With Reservoir
at Half Way Mark.
COUNTY WELL HELPS
Flow from Court House Turned In
This Morning; Council to Act .
Tomorrow Evening.
Discontinuance of all irrigation
in the city until further notice was
ordered this morning by Mayor W.
W. Smead- to forestall a major con
tingency in the city water supply
situation. Water this morning was
reported to be at the half way mark
in the large reservoir, it having been
impossible to get the reservoir full
for several days, a situation which
has not before existed since bring
ing in of the artesian wells.
Water from the county wen was
turned into the mains this morning,
but it will be impossible to tell un
til tomorrow whether the amount
will be sufficient to fill the reservoir.
The amount is estimated at 70,000
gallons a day.
Mayor Smead has called a meet
ing of the council for tomorrow eve
ning to take immediate steps for
obtaining more water. The strin
gency is" depicted as the worst the
city has faced in years.
At tomorrow's council meeting
plans will be presented for opening
up the first artesian well In an at
tempt to bring back the flow. May
or Smead has the word of a com
petent driller that possibility of ac
complishing this is good.
Use of the county water can be
made for a limited time only, or
until the reservoir is completed on
the hill above the court house, work
on which is being pushed rapidly.
Beall Tank and Pipe company of
Portland were the successful bid
ders for supplying a mile and a
quarter of new steel pipe to be used
in replacing present pipe In the wa
ter line down Willow creek, bids
for which were opened Monday eve
ning. Their bid waa $76.50 a hun
dred feet The order calls for a
cash outlay of $5000. It Is expected
work of relaying the pipe will be
started in the near future.
RHEA CREEK GRANGE NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buhman
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Wright as also were
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wright
Miss Joan Wright of Rhea Creek
won third in the county spelling
contest.
The Harley Matteson shearing
crew are shearing at the O. C. Ste
vens farm.
The Porter crew will start Mon
day at Clyde Wright's shearing his
sheep, Ray Wright's and Wright
Bros.' sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. Harding of Hepp
ner were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Clive Huston Sunday.. The
Hardings are leaving soon.
Mrs. Annie Heiny has been chos
en by Rhea Creek grange to rep
resent them at the state conven
tion in June.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wright made
a business trip to Canyon City Mon
day. Mrs. Wright visited over night
with her mother and sister who live
at Monument
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kruger have
named ther newly arrived daugh
ter, Jill. Mrs. Kruger expects to
bring her daughter home Sunday.
There will be a dance at the hall
May 11. Kanouse's orchestra from
Condon will play. Lunch will be
served.
The H. E. club of the grange met
with Genie Huston the last of April.
There were sixteen ladies present.
Mrs. Huston served a bounteous
chicken dinner at noon. The ladies
set their fan quilt together. The
door prize, a lovely casserole, was
won by Mrs. Clyde Wright They
will meet May 23 at Mrs. Clyde
Wright's.
Mrs. Vivian McElligott teacher
of Golden West school, will spend
Mother's day with her mother who
lives at Sunnyside, Wash.
WILLOWS GRANGE
The J. U. G. 4-H sewing club met
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. M. W. Sharrard with Miss
Blanche as hostess. At roll call
two members were found absent.
The next meeting will be May 26th
at the home of Mrs. Roxy Krebs at
Cecil with the Misses Hattie and
Mary Van Scholack as hostesses.
Next Saturday evening, May 11,
is a social evening at Cecil hall, with
cards and . dancing as amusement.
Grangers and their friends will be
welcome.
On Friday, May 17th, Sisters Hat
tie Crabtree and Mildred Lindsay
will be hostesses to the Home Econ
omics club. Especially those having
parts In the plays are requested to
be present. All grange sisters are
eligible to membership and wel
come. ATTEND CONFERENCE.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kleinfeldt,
Mrs. C. W. Barlow. Mrs Carrie
Vaughn and Mrs. Cora Crawford
motored to Elgin Tuesday afternoon
to attend a conference of Christian
churches for eastern Oregon. They
expected to return home this eve
ning. H. O. Wilson, pastor of the
First Christian church of Portland,
was scheduled as the principal
speaker.