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. - - r- w 1 C A - & . 77. fcette . . r- n 0 J' .-,170 Volume 52, Number 11 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 23, 1935 Subscription $2.00 a Year pepper E L Fisk's Homer in Third Helps Visitors Win; Locals Belt Steve. MASTERS IS MASTER Pendleton Southpaw Thrills Fans in Belief Bole; Thomson Has Bad Time at Start TEAM STANDINGS Won Lost Pet. Fossil 6 0 1.000 Arlington - 6 1 .838 Condon 8 8 .600 Heppner 2 4 .883 lone 1 6 .167 Ulalock 1 6 .167 Last Sunday's Results: Arlington 10 at Heppner 7 ; Condon 7 at lone U ; Blalock 2 at Fossil 22. Where the Teams Play Next Sunday: Heppner at Condon, Fossil at lone, Bla lock at Arlington. Arlington landed on Rod Thom son's offerings for five hits and eight runs in the first two and two thirds Innings of the sixth Wheat land league game at Rodeo field, Sunday, to put the game on Ice, but their slugfest was terminated and the fans were given a treat there after as Bob Masters proceeded to handcuff them with his slow, south paw hooks. Masters, an unknown quantity, blew into the ball lot just before the game.' He had been sitting on the bench for the Pendleton Buck aroos and wanted a little chance to work out. It was a violation of Wheatland league law to play him, but with the locals out of league running and the game apparently thrown away, he was given an op portunity out of consideration for the fans. And did they like it? As it turned out the game came nearly being salvaged with Mr. Mas ers' help. Arlington touched him up for only four scattered hits, and worked in two more runs, both un earned. Arlington started scoring the first time up. Sanders, leadoff man, singled, took second on a passed ball and scored on Fisk's long fly to cenlerfield after Stevenson had walked and Wilson was safe on a fielder's choice. "Steve" in turn scored on a wild pitch. The bases were loaded as Thomson hit Hos tetler, fanned Wetherell and walk ed Sailing, but Thomson got out of the hole by himself picking up McKinney's grounder and tossing him out at first. Heppner came back in their half of the first to swipe the lead with three runs on Turner's single, two baggers by R. Massey and McRob ertB and A. Massey's walk, as Ev ans, Hayes and Gilman all went out via the strike-out route. The lead was short lived, however, as the next time up Arlington glommed three more markers on Bud Fisk's long home-run drive through the left field fence which scored Sanders and Stevenson ahead of him. Then In the third Sailings' single, McKinney's walk and San ders' three-bagger followed by Al Massey's failure to stop the throw in accounted for three more. Heppner worked in another marker in the third as A. Massey was safe on second baseman's er ror, stole second and scored on Mc Roberts" single. Then in the third consecutive singles by Ferguson, Thomson, Evans and Turner brot in three more tallies and caused Stevenson's retirement in favor of Parmature in the 4th. That was all the Heppner scoring though they threatened in each inning thereaf ter. Parmature, in his turn, allowed but four scattered hits, one McRob erts' second two-bagger of the game. Next Sunday the locals will tangle In their first game with Condon, while the league-leading Fossil boys will play at lone. lone got out of its losing slump last Sunday by tipping Condon over, 9-7. Fossil has always had difficulty with them and home fans who journey to lone should see a good game. HEPPNER AD R H O A E Evans, 1 4 1 2 2 0 1 Turner, 1 4 18 7 10 R. MasBey, m - 5 118 0 1 A. Massey, c 4 2 0 11 2 4 Hayes, r 1 0 0 0 0 0 Masters, p 4 0 1 0 8 1 McKoberts, s 4 0 8 1 0 0 Oilman, 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 Ferguson, 8 8 112 0 0 Winter 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thomson, p-r 5 12 18 4 TOTALS 40 7 18 27 16 11 Matted for Ferguson in 9th. ARLINGTON Sanders, I 5 8 8 0 '0 0 Stevenson, p-s 8 2 0 4 5 0 Wilson, s-2 6 0 0 2 1 0 Flsk, m 5 2 2 1 0 0 Hostetlcr, 8 4 0 0 0 8 0 Wetherell, c 6 0 10 10 Sailing, 1-1 4 116 0 0 McKlnney, r 2 1 0 2 0 0 Apperson, 1 .. 2 0 0 2 0 0 Wolpern, 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 Parmature, p 2 110 6 1 TOTALS 89 10 8 27 16 2 Earned runs, Heppner 5, Arlington 8 : first base on balls, off Thomson 8 ; off Ste venson 1, of? Parmature 8; hit by pitched Dan, atevenson and Hostetler by Thom son: struck out by Thomson 1. by Masters 8, by Stevenson 6, by Parmature 4 ; wild pitches, Thomson 2 ; passed ball, Massey ; two base hits, R. Massey, McRoberts 2 ; tnree Dane nit, wanders ; home run, Flsk ; left on bases. Hcmmer 11. Arlington 8: sacrifice hits, Ferguson, Sailing; stolen bases, Sailing, A. Massey 2. Heppner um pire, John Miller; scorer, Jap Crawford. Bernle Gaunt is now out of the hospital and recuperating from his recent severe Illness. Though he was severely ill In Montana before coming back to Heppner last fall, the report of his death at that time was "greatly exaggerated." FREE HITTING GAM GOES TO AR IONE Last Thursday evening Bunch grass Rebekah lodge conferred de grees on candidates in the presence of a large attendance of members and visitors. The meeting was held in the Masonic hall. Following the meeting a social hour was enjoyed and refreshments served. Mem bers of Heppner and Morgan lodges were present Mrs. D. M. Ward, Mrs. Bert Ma son, Mrs. Dorr Mason and Mrs. Roy Lieuallen were hostesses at a bridge party given at the Masonic hall last Saturday afternoon. Both contract and auction were at play. High scores were won by Mrs. E. L. Mor ton and Mrs. Frank Lundell and second high by Mrs. Glenn Jones and Miss Katheryn Feldman. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served at the close of play. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Smith and children and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith drove to Yakima, Wn, last Sunday morning where they at tended the Frontier Days celebra tion. After witnessing the elabor ate parade and seeing other things or interest during the day they re turned home in the evening. The lone baseball team was vic torious over the visiting Condon team here last Sunday. The final score was seven to ten. Fossil will play here next Sunday when the boys hope to repeat their perform ance. Miss Lucy Spittle was honor guest at a no-host supper party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. -Blake on last Friday evening. After the supper which consisted largely of unlabeled cans of fruit brought by my, squaw hearts, etc., were played, my, suawq hearts, etc., were played, then Miss Spittle was surprised with a shower of kitchen ware. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ma son, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Blake, Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Miss Lucy Spittle and Ture Peterson. A. E. Johnson, E. C. Heliker, R. B. Rice and Harvey Miller attended a meeting of grain growers at Wal la Walla Monday. Mrs. M. Jordan has returned to her home after a visit of several months In California and Willam ette valley points. On next Monday and Tuesday, May 27 and 28, the Lutheran church in Gooseberry will be visited by sev eral ministers of that denomination. Services will be held on Monday evening at eight o'clock. On Tues day morning at ten-thirty another service will be held. There will be a dinner at noon followed by an other meeting at one-thirty in the afternoon. Rev. Odell of Portland, Rev. Martin of Astoria, Rev. Ander son of Gresham and Rev. Sakrison of Colton will all be present and take part in the gatherings. The public is cordially invited to attend and hear their messages. Martin Kable of Medford is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carlson on his way home from attending the Chicago Luth eran Theological seminary. Mr. Martin conducted services at the Gooseberry church during the past week and also preached at the Con gregational church here last Wed nesday evening. Mr. Kable is a friend of Miss Brewald who has been the teacher of the Rocky Bluff school during the past year. Miss Brewald's home is in Medford also and they will depart for that city at the close of her school May 24. Rev. W. W. Head, formerly pastor of the Congregational church here and now of Condon, preached the Baccalaureate sermon to the grad uating class of lone high school at the Christian church last Sunday morning. The subject of his dis course was "Where Do We Go From Here?" Mrs. Walter Roberts saner a vocal solo just before the sermon. The church was decorated with many lovely flowers. The Women's Auxiliary of lone post, American Legion, will give an appropriate program on Memorial Day. It will be In the Legion hall at two-thirty p. m. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Warrens were motored to Pendleton Monday bv Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Warren. They tok the train there for Mis souri where they were called by the serious illness of Mr. Warren's mother. While east they expect to make a visit in Iowa. Members of the junior class en tertained the senior class, the high school faculty and other guests with a banquet In the dining room of the Congregational church last Friday evening. The room and banquet ta ble were beautifully decorated with spring flowers and crepe paper fes toons of rose and green, the colors of the senior class. Sophomore girls served the delicious three-course banquet. A short address of wel come was given by Fred Hoskins, president of the Junior class. Paul Pettyjohn, president of the senior class, gave the response to it. Rev. W. W. Head and Anton Lindstrom gave short talks. Between courses musical numbers were given by Miss Lucy Spittle, Miss Minnie Nor moyle, Miss Elaine Nelson, Miss Frances Troedson, Mrs. Lindstrom and Mr. Christianson and Mr. Lind strom. Miss Katheryn Feldman enter tained a group of young people irom lone and Heppner with a bar beque at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Feldman, last Saturday night. Class Day exercises were held at the high school gym on Tuesday evening. The program consisted of the class history, prophecy and will, and musical numbers by mem bers of the class and of the faculty, At the close of the program Mrs. (Continued on Page Four) MORTUARY MOVES TO NEW LOCATION Phelps Funeral Home Provide Up-to-Date Quarters In Former Barratt Residence. Phelps Funeral home this week moved into new quarters in the former W. B. Barratt residence at the corner of Green and West Cen ter streets which has been remod eled to provide complete mortuary facilities. The main Boor of the building is used entirely for mortuary purposes and is so arranged with reception room, chapel, family room, display room, preparation room and slum ber room as to provide the most modern facilities for funeral service. This floor has been extended to in clude a double garage in the rear, made readily accessible to the work rooms by a wide door. The chapel and family room are adjacent, being so arranged as to conveniently accommodate family funerals. The chapel is entered on the left from the front hallway while the reception room entrance is immediately across the hallway I to the right The living apartments of the Phelps family, also modern- ly arranged, are on the second floor. The building is heated with a hot water plant the boiler of which is in the basement Rclandscaping of grounds, and other exterior improvement are also being done, adding much to the ap pearance of the premises. The work of remodeling and renovating has now proceeded to the point where it is ready for the painters, and Mr. Phelps hopes to have this part of the work finished in the near fu ture. A large part of the grounds will be planted to gladiolas. AAA Wool License to be Considered at Portland Portland will be the scene of a hearing July 15 and 16 on a pro posed license for dealers in wool and mohair, according to word re ceived by the Oregon State college extension service from the Agricul tural Adjustment administration. Other sessions of the same hearing are scheduled for Denver, Billings, Mont.; San Francisco and Salt Lake City. The proposed license is designed solely to regulate trade practices and selling charges rather than as a means of affecting market sup plies or price levels. The proposal calls for an advisory committee con sisting of five growers and four dealers. The license plan would be administered by an official appoint ed by the secretary of agriculture. Estimates are than 12 to 15 of the wool dealers in the country handle 85 per cent of the business, AAA officials announce. Twelve trade practices are listed in the proposed license as unfair. Two of these are particularly important to grow ers, the announcement states. One provision would prevent deal ers from selling for growers on com mission when they also deal in wool on their own account A second would ban the practice of deduct ing an arbitrary flat discount for "tags" or other off-sort wool or mohair without reference to the actual condition of the lot being sold. The license would relate only to transactions on or after January 1, 1936, having no effect on con tracts or commitments made be fore that time. Results of the national wheat control referendum which closes May 25 will not be known until about the last day in May, accord ing to the schedule for counting and reporting ballots. County commit tees will meet Monday, May 27, to count the votes and will report to tals to the state extension directors by noon Tuesday. State directors are to report to Washington not later than May 29, giving state to tals. Announcement of national results will be made at Washington. High School Officers Named for Next Year Election of student bodv and Ha- hlsch committee officers for next year was held in the high school yesterday. Those named to the various posts follow: Student body president, Howard Cleveland; vice president, Boyd Redding; secretary. Betty Dohertv: treasurer, Don Turner; sergeant at arms, Buddy Batty; yell duke, Paul McCarty; Hehisch committee, sen iors, Ernest Clark and Doris AU Stott; Juniors. LaVerne Vnn Mnr- ter and Louise Anderson; sopho mores, Jimmy Healy and Harriet Hager. Memorial Rites Thursday To be Held at Cemetery Heppner post American Legion will do honor to departed war vet erans at 10 o'clock next Thursday morning, Memorial day, with firing of. salute followed by decoration of graves at the cemetery. This Is the only public observance sched uled for the day. Members of the post will meet Monday evening at the cemetery to clean up the graves of all veterans who have passed beyond. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartholo mew were In the city yesterday from Butter creek. Forest Roads Open; Cougar on Increase By F. F. WEHMEYER. The main roads are now open thru the Heppner district Two small road crews are now at work on maintenance, one working out from Ellis ranger station and the other out from Tupper guard sta tion. Deer and elk came through the winter in good condition and ap pear to be plentiful. A cougar vis ited Opal ranger station last week coming up to the front yard but as no one was at home he went on and was probably the one seen at the Sperry homestead by Sam Me Daniel. Cougar or their tracks have been seen at nercly every part of the district the ast year, which would lead to the belief that there are now several in the mountains. As a cougar seldom makes more than one meal from a kill, each cougar probably kills close to 100 deer a year. A few cougar take a greater toll of game than all the le galized hunting we have. Water conditions in the mountains are still at a lower ebb than last year. The water table at Opal ranger station was as least 18 in. below last year ftnd streams like Skookum and Alder creeks are as low as they were a month later In 1934. ; The first Are of the season was on Potato hill and burned over 5 acres. Was undoubtedly set by some one hunting stray horses. This little blaze crowned out most of the reproduction, which shows that the humidity is low for this time of the year, even in the moun tains. Fire school is now on at Tupper guard station. The supervisor and his staff from Pendleton, as well as the entire force from the Ukiah and Heppner districts, are in attend ance. The CCC camp scheduled for Tup per has been cancelled. Report on River Meet Made to Lions Club Additional data showing the large tonnage adjacent to the Snake river which makes transprotation devel opment of that river advisable in connection with improvement of the Columbia river was presented at a hearing before the army board of engineers at Lewiston last week, reported S. E. Notson at the Lions Monday luncheon. Mr. Notson at tended the meeting in company with C. J. D. Bauman and Law rence Beach from this county. In taking the additional testimony, it was said there was no thought of throwing out information gathered at former hearings. The club bade godspeed to J. D. Cash, a faithful member who at tended his last meeting before go ing to La Grande as assistant man ager of the J. C. Penney store. Further details of staging the model luncheon at the state convention at The Dalles, June 2, were dis cussed. ORGANIZE KITCHEN CLUB. The third meeting of the Hepp ner 4-H Kitchen club will be held next Saturday at the county pavil ion. This club was organized at the school on April 24, with Mrs. M. R. Wightman, leader, and the follow ing officers: Carolyn Vaughn, pres ident; Lorraine Bothwell, vice pres ident; Kathryn Thompson, secre tary, and Frances McRoberts, news reporter. At the second meeting, May 11, Clara Bell Adams was elec ted news reporter to take the place of Frances McRoberts. The Flamo company is installing equipment for the cookery club and the county court is providing space in the county pavilion for a work room. Club dues were set at 10 cents for each meeting with a fine of a cent a minute for tardiness unless an excuse is brought. Cookery books were received. Oregon to Produce Tons Of Crested Wheat Seed Eastern Oregon will produce about 40,000 pounds of crested wheat grass seed this year given favorable conditions from now on, says E. R. Jackman, extension agronomist at Oregon State college. A recent inspection of eastern Ore gon plantings shows the prospective crop divided among the counties about as follows: Baker 7000 pounds; Deschutes, 2000; Gilliam, 2,000; Grant, 6,000; Lake, 1000; Malheur, 2000; Sherman, 500; Uma tilla, 8000; Union, 10,000; and Wal lowa, 1500. Crested wheat grass is coming in to great demand through the na tional movements to check soil ero sion and to seed grass on land no longer productive for grain farm ing. In nearly all the areas west of the Mississippi river and north of Kansas, crested wheat grass Is about the only dry land grass worth considering for pasture purposes, Jackman reports. This will be the first year that Oregon has produced this seed in commercial quantities. A start Is thus made to swell Oregon's seed Industry which already amounts to about two million dollars per year, says Jackman. NEW PRESIDENT NAMED. Miss Mae Doherty was elected president of Business and Profes sional Womens club at their meet ing Monday evening to fill the va cancy made by the resignation of Msls Shlrlle Brownson. Miss Brown son will teach at Pendleton next year. KNOLL ADDRESSES GRADUATES TODAY 23 High School Seniors to be Given Diplomas; Paul Gemmell Pre sents Norton Wlnnard Cup. Paul X. Knoll, professor of speech at Oregon State college will deliver .the commencement address to the 23 graduates of Heppner high school at the auditorium this evening. The exercises, beginning at 8 o'clock, will include processional, March by Gurlitt, Miss Marjorie Parktr; invo cation, Alvin Kleinfeldt; 'Thanks Be to God" by Stanley Dickson, girls' chorus; "An Ace in the Battles of Peace," Mr. Knoll; "Service" by Charles Wakefield Cadman, Jessie French; presentation of Norton Winnard Memorial cup, Paul Gem mell, class of '18; presentation of diplomas, Garnet Barratt, chair man board of education; benedic tion, Mr. Kleinfeldt Each year the cup bearing the name of . Norton Winnard, late member of the class of 1918 whose high standing with his classmates caused them to dedicate the cup in his memory, is given to a student whose qualities of leadership and high ideals mark him as outstand ing among his classmates. Selec tion of the person to receive this recognition is made by a committee in charge of the award and the name is not made known until the time of presentation. The trophy is perpetual with the name of the winner each year engraved upon it Members of the graduating class are Arleta Ruth Ashbaugh, Chester L. Christenson, William S. Cochell, Louis Edwin Dick, Raymond K. Drake, Jr., Donald Ellsworth Drake, Jessie Mabel French, Louis L. Gil liam, Joe Green, Darrell Harris, Floyd Raymond Jones, Matt Kenny, Mary Ilene Kenny, Ilene Kilkenny, Juanita Alice Morgan, Ervin Perl berg, Paul Phelan, Farris H. Prock, Frances Erma Rugg, William Hen ry Schwarz, Jennie Marie Swendig, Andy Van Schoiack and Lorena Is abel Wilson. 31 Grade Graduates Receive Diplomas Thirty-one eighth grade gradu ates received diplomas at exercises at the gym-auditorium last night. Alvin Kleinfeldt Christian minis ter, delivered an inspiring address. Invocation was said by Rev. Joseph Pope. Brahm's Cradle Song was sung by girls' trio, Mrs. Harriet Gemmell presented American Le gion Auxiliary awards to Frances McCarty, first and Elvina Case beer, second in essay contest, and John Crawford, first, and Billy Bar ratt, second in oratorical contest Mrs. Lucy E. Rodges presented the diplomas, members of the seventh and eighth grades sang "Now the Day is Over," and Rev. Mr. Pope gave the benediction. Those receiving diplomas were Billy Barratt, Irene Perlberg, Helen Egan, Helen Gammell, Georgia Martin, Frances Jane McCarty, Donald Allstott, Joe Aiken, Nalbro Bently Cox, Richard T. Wilkinson, Lola Bundy, Alvina Fae Casebeer, Thomas L. Gonty, Milton L. Mor gan, Betty Jean Robinson, Donald Fell, Carol Coblantz, Betty Marie Happold, Patricia Jeanne Cason, Omer K. McCaleb, John S. Craw ford, Jr., ufus E. Hill, None Faye Howell, Arthur McAtee, Juanita Frances Phelps, Viola Maude Bail ey, Donald I. Fredrickson, Norma Christenson, Hubert Albee, Zelma Ida Eskelson and Clarence Emery Coxen. Charles Notson on Way To Chinese Destination Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Ntoson re ceived word from their son, Charles Notson, this week that he and Mrs. Notson were on the last lap of their journey to their final destination, Hochow mission in Indo-China near the border of Tibet. Charles wrote from Cheng Chow, en route from Wuchang, where they had spent several weeks, to Sian by train. They expected to arrive at Sian, April 27, and to leave there about May 1 either by truck or plane for their final destination. The young Mr. and Mrs. Notson are assigned as missionaries to the Methodist mission at Hochow, hav ing left the states about the first of the year. On their train Journey they experienced one of the pecul iarities of Chinese railway service. Women and men are not allowed to stay in the same compartment at night, and they were separated at night, Mr. Notson to keep company with three rather large Chinese gentlemen in a four-bunk compart ment, while Mrs. Notson was sent to join a young Chinese woman who had been lately married. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to all the kind neighbors and friends for their help, sympa thy and beautiful floral tributes in the bereavement of our mother, Mary A. Bartholomew. We espe cially wish to thank Mr. Beach for his singing. The Children. GARAGE IMPROVED. Blackburn and Jones Motor com pany, successors to Latourell Auto company, this week finished paint ing of the Ford garage front, which Is done In gray trimmed in blue, adding much to the appearance of the building. Considerable work of renovating the Interior is also in progress. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. Lexington grange held their first meeting In the new hall Saturday evening. Miss Ilene Kenny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny of Hepp ner, was elected by this grange as their candidate for queen of the Heppner Rodeo. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankm, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward and Miss Shirlee Smith were elected to membership in the grange and thirteen names were proposed for membership. Mrs. A. H. Nelson was chosen as alternate delegate to State grange. The following resolution was read and adopted: Whereas, the basic conditions which made the first wheat produe tion control plan necessary still exist and maintain, and Whereas, the potential produe tion of wheat in the United States is still such as to create the danger or a Durdensome surplus, and Whereas, such burdensome sur plus does exist at this time in the Pacific Northwest, and Whereas, the parity price for wheat has not been reached in the Pacific Northwest in fact it is far below parity, and Whereas, the processing tax has not proved a material burden on the general public, and Whereas, the benefit or allotment payments have been of incalculable value to thousands of farmers, and that without such benefit payments it is certain that a large number of farmers would have been forced off their ranches, Now, therefore, we the members of the Lexington Grange of Morrow County, Oregon, do recommend and strongly urge the Congress of the United States to take such action as is recommended by the Wheat Section fora continuation of wheat production control program and a continuation of benefits thereun der, Further that copies of this reso lution be sent to the members of the Oregon delegation at Wash ington. A short program preceded the business meeting. Readings were given by Eileen Kelly, Shirley Smouse, Colleen Miller and Max ine Devine. S. E. Notson spoke on the Umatilla rapids project and other things of interest to the grange and Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school superintendent gave a short talk on laws pertaining to the schools. As this was the sixth anniversary of the organization of this grange, the occasion was celebrated In a fitting manner.. S. J. Devine, first master of the grange, briefly out lined the history of this grange and told of some of his experiences in grange work. J. O. Turner and E. H. Miller, also past masters of this grange, were called upon for short talks. This grange has a member ship of more than a hundred ; it has behind it six years of worthwhile accomplishment; it has before it an ' unlimited opportunity to serve ag riculture and rural life. It is in good financial condition, the mem bership is growing, and all mem bers take an enthusiastic interest in the work of the order. The work of the grange is generally well bal anced and interest is running high. A well conducted grange is one of the best social forces of a coun try community and Lexington grange is trying to uphold the stan dards of the order by encouraging every movement that is for the good of the community. This grange is at present sponsoring the Boy Scouts and 4-H clubs in this dis trict A silver loving cup has been offered by the grange to the Boy Scout who shows the greatest ac complishment In scout work during the year, and has offered a scholar ship to the 4-H summer school at Corvallis to the boy or girl doing the most outstanding 4-H club work during the year. Lexington grange is pushing for ward with renewed determination to accomplish the goal set forth in the Declaration of Purposes "To develop a better and higher man hood and womanhood among our selves," The commencement exercises of the Lexington high school were held in the high school auditorium on Thursday evening at which time a class of ten fine young people re ceived their diplomas and are now ready to pass on to the higher edu cational institutions. Those grad uating were Vivian White, Doris Klinger, Alfred Van Winkle, Rose Thornburg, Fern Luttrell, Jack Mc Millan, Delpha Merritt Helen Bre shears, Edward Hunt, Lester Cox. The address to the class was de livered by Mr. E. Bertrand Evans who impressed upon them that they should proceed with their education just now begun and enter some good college that they might be bet ter fitted for life's battles. Presentation of diplomas was made by Harry Schriever, chair man of the board of directors. Miss Fern Luttrell and Mr. L. Edwin Beach sang a duet and Miss Eula. McMillan played a piano solo, also the processional and recessional. Doris Klinger was the valedictorian and Vivian White gave the saluta tory address. Alfred Van Winkle, class president, presented the class gift to the school; this was a drink ing fountain. The class was present ed by Wm. D. Campbell, superin tendent of the school. Invocation was by Rev. Alvin Kleinfeldt. The citizens of the community, who are justly proud of their high school, turned out in large numbers and the auditorium was filled to ca pacity. The grade school students held (Gontnncd on Pin Foar) NEW CLIP WOOL Burke & Co. Buys 700,000 Pounds; Going Prices 17 and 17'2 Cents. GROSHENS GETS TOP High of 20 Cento Given by Draper & Co.; Shearing Season Favor able; Go to Summer Range. Dickerings of flockmasters and wool buyers around Heppner in the last two weeks have resulted in sales of the bulk of new and old clip wool. Top price was recorded this week with the sale of the Emil Gro- shens wool to J. J. Kelly for Draper & company at 20 cents. Prices have ranged from 14 cents for sand wool, with going prices of 17 and 17 cents. W. L. Blakely for Burke & Co. and John Clancy for Rosenthal Bros, have been active buyers in the local market, the former buy ing in the vicinity of 700,000 pounds. Selling has been especially active this season due to consignment re quirements having been removed on government financed operations. Favorable shearing weather has prevailed, and work of removing the new clip has progressed in good shape with the majority of flocks now having been shorn. Dry range conditions in the lower country have necessitated moving the sheep im mediately to summer ranges. New summer range territory '8 being invaded this year by Emil Groshens and Harold Cohn who are shipping their sheep to Clackamas county for summer grazing. They believe that country to have excel lent provisions for the purpose. Little activity on the larmb mar ket has been reported, at offers of 5 and 5 cents. Growers, not at tracted by the prices, have been slow in dealing. - William W. Shipley Long Resident Here William W. Shipley, 53, whose en tire life was spent in and around Heppner, died at Heppner hospital yesterday evening following a 15 day illness. Most of his life was spent on the farm, though for the last two years he had been a helper at the McAtee & Aiken pastime. Funeral services will be held Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Elks temple, Heppner lodge 358 of which Mr. Shipley had long been a member, officiating. Interment will be in Masonic cemetery. William W. Shipley was born at Junction City, this state, July 8, 1881, to George W. and Lydia J. (Swearingen) Shipley, natives of Kirksville, Mo. and Georgetown, Ind., respectively. Surviving rela tives include G. C. Macy, half bro ther, Heppner; Mrs. Wm. Cowins, Mrs. Richard Wells, Heppner; Mrs. A. F. Knotts, Pilot Rock, and Mrs. J. H. Ferguson, Los Angeles, sis ters; and the following nieces and nephew: Mrs. E. H. Pixley, Pitts burg, Pa; Mrs. Bruce Bothwell, James Cowins, Mrs. Lydia Martin, Heppner, and Miss Alfa Knotts, Pilot Rock. OLD KNAPSACK FOUND. Mrs. J. W. Keegan may be sur prised when she opens a letter this week. In the course of a fishing trip in the vicinity of Ellis and Deep creeks, Sunday, Dr. A. D. McMur do and F. B. Nickerson picked up an old canvas knapsack. In it were a pad of paper, an old check book cover, a few stamps and the stamp ed and addressed letter to Mrs. J. W. Keegan, Heppner. The pad of paper was so badly deteriorated that when touched it fell to pieces like flour. Just how long the knapsack had been lost was impossible to say, but Dr. McMurdo mailed the letter with the annotation, "Found in an old knapsack." The men found the fishing quite good on Deep creek, but experienced more than they bargained for when the car mired down on Kelley prairie, and the Jack broke in the process of raising the car. MASONS VISIT. Eleven Arlington Masons and seven lone Masons attended a meet ing of Heppner lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tuesday evening. Initiation and a "feed" were on the program ror the evening. The visitors in cluded Bert Johnson, H. V. Smouse, Roy Feeley, Geo. N. Ely, E. J. Blake, Alec Huber and W. J. Blake of lone, and Chas. Story, J. L. Gyllenburg, D. L. Lemon, R. A. Solvester, F. H. Ames, Claud Wrisler, L. L. Mon tague, W. F. Aldrich, Ben Bowman. Wm. Marshall and H. E. Waddell of Arlington. GRANGE COUNCIL TO MEET. Morrow county grange council will meet Saturday, May 25, In all day session at Cecil with Willows grange as host. Don Rutledge of Irrigon, president of the council, will preside. Grangers are welcome and invited to remain for evening session of Willows grange. BIBLE SCHOOL SET. Miss Catherine Peterson will ba In Heppner next Sunday at 10 a. m. She will conduct a vacation Bible school for two weeks at the parish house. All children are welcome.