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Volume 52, Number 11
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, May 23, 1935
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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.
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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.