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Volume 52, Number 15.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jun. 20, 1935
Subscription $2.00 a Year
FAMOUS BREEDER OF
FI HORSES DIES
B. F, Swaggart Developed
Creamolines, Gave
World Palomina.
CAME HERE IN 1883
Native Oregonian Born Lane Coun
ty, 1864; Developed Race
and Circus Horses.
B. P. Swaggart, 81, raiser of the
famous Creamoline horses and res
ident of Morrow county since 1883,
died at Morrow General hospital
Monday following a lingering ill
ness. Few horses' gained greater
fame than Palomina, Hoot Gibson's
mount in many cinema features,
one of Mr. Swaggart's fine horses.
Last rites were held at the Laur
ence Case Memorial chapel Tues
day afternoon with the First
Church of Christ Scientist of Pen
dleton officiating, Dean Tatom
reader. The funeral bier was bank
ed with beautiful flowers, the trlb
ute of the large concourse of friends
and relatives who attended. Hon
orary pallbearers were David Hynd,
William Hynd, Bob Beard, W. W.
Smead, E. G. Noble and Frank
Roberts, long time friends of the
deceased. Active pallbearers were
Earl Eskelson, Ralph Jackson, W.
E. Francis, Harvey Miller, Ed Mil
ler and William Tucker. Inter
ment was in the family plot at Ma
sonic cemetery.
Benjamin F. Swaggart, fourth in
a family of 14 children, was born
at Creswell, Lane county, Oregon,
March 4, 1854, to Nelson and Ade
line Swaggart who were among the
earliest settlers of the section, hav
ing come to Oregon by ox team
from Illinois. He first came to east
ern Oregon in 1871, bringing a band
of sheep to the Athena section. Most
of the sheep were lost in the hard
winter of that year. The family
moved to Athena in 1872.
He married Olive E. Bush at Pen
dleton, September 12, 1877. Mrs.
Swaggart was the daughter of pio
neers, William and Elizabeth Bush,
being born In southern Oregon in
1859. He was the father of six chil
dren, three of whom died In Infan
cy. Of the remaining children,
Mrs. Gordon Menzies of Walla Wal
la died several years ago. The sur
viving children are Mrs. C. S.
Wheeler, Pendleton, and Grover B.
Swaggart, Hood River.
Mr. Swaggart took up a home
stead north of Lexington in what
later became known as the Swag
gart buttes, being named for him,
in 1883. Here he battled the forces
of nature through lean years when
others about him gave up, to ac
quire holdings of 3000 acres of land
and one of the best stock and grain
ranches In the county. The great
out-doors was his religion, and he
loved fine stock. His famous
Creamolines were built up through
40 years of breeding. He raised
fine stock out of love for the ani
mals more than from thought of
financial profit, many times turn
ing down handsome offers. He call
ed his place the Eastern Oregon
Jack farm, as It was one of the
largest breeders of mules In the
state. His race horses were run on
tracks all the way from Canada to
Mexico, one of the most famous
being Little Dick. At one time
Hoot Gibson ran a string of Swag
gart relay horses on the entire Pa
cific coast circuit. A few years ago
four of his fine horses were train
ed by a circus trainer and taken on
the big tent circuit of one of the
larger circuses.
Besides the widow and children
Mr. Swaggart Is survived by two
brothers, A. L. Swaggart of Port
land, end J. M. Swaggart of Athe
na. Of the deceased brothers and
sisters, several were known here,
including George Swaggart, an
early settler at Heppner; Mrs. Alice
Keith of Santa Cruz, Cal.; Mrs.
Anne Matlock of Pendleton; Mrs.
Anna Keeney of Heppner; Mrs. Et
ta Wheeler of Pendleton, and Les
ter Swaggart of Pendleton. He Is
survived by three grandchildren,
Gloria Menzies Sharkey of Pen
dleton; Ellsworth Swaggart of
Richland, and Donald Swaggart of
Weston, and one great grandchild,
Ellsworth, Jr.
Mr. Swaggart was a charter
member of the Woodmen of the
World at Heppner, his only frater
nal affiliation.
Among relatives attending the
funeral services were Mrs. Swag
gart, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Wheeler,
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Swaggart, A.
L. Swaggart, and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Swaggart, Lena.
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY.
Four new books of wide popular
demand were placed on the library
shelves this week, announces Mrs.
Harold Case, librarian. Two Ore
gon history books were purchased
by the American Legion auxiliary
for their shelf, "A General History
of Oregon" by Charles H. Carey,
and "White Headed Eagle," story
of John McLaughlin. The other
two are consumer's research books
for the rental shelf. They are "How
to Spend Money," everybody's prac
tical guide to buying, by Ruth
Brlndze, and "Counterfeit," not
your money but what It buys, by
one of the authors of "100,000,000
Guinea: Pigs."
Budget Adopted, Officers
Named at School Meeting
The budget for the ensuing year
was unanimously adopted, Spencer
Crawford was elected director for
three years and Mrs. Harriet Gem
mell was named clerk for one year
at the annual meeting of School
District No. 1 held at the council
chambers Monday afternoon. Mr.
Crawford will succeed J. G. Bar-
ratt, who declined further service
after serving on the board for four
years. Attendance was light.
The clerk's annual report showed
a marked Improvement in the finan
cial status of the district, especial
ly in the warrant indebtedness
which was reduced by some $13,000
during the year. The new budget
calls for a slight increase in the
amount to be raised by special tax
due largely to enforced upkeep of
the school plant
Dr. A. D. McMurdo will serve as
chairman the coming year, being
the oldest member from date of
election, with J. J. Wightman the
third member of the board.
BRIDE-ELECT GIVEN SHOWER
Mrs. Ralph Benge and Mrs. Jar-
vis Chaffee entertained at the Chaf
fee home Thursday evening with a
shower for Miss Doris Cox, bride
elect of Homer Hayes. Miss Cox
received her gifts on a table under
an arch of pink and white stream
ers. The home was artistically dec
orated with roses and peonies, pink
and white being the color scheme
used throughout. Miss Cox was
assisted by Mrs. Orve Rasmus and
Mrs. W. O. Bayless In unwrapping
the gifts. Assisting about the
rooms were Misses Nancy Jane Cox,
Edna Jones, Marjorie Parker and
Katherine Healy. Others present
were Mesdames F. E. Parker, Will
Ball, Glenn Hayes, Mack Smith, Al
Macomber, Harry O'Donnell, Frank
S. Parker, C. W. McNamer, J. A.
Patterson, Earl Gilliam, Lester
Doolittle, E. R. Huston, Claude
Graham, Jim Furlong, Lucy E.
Kodgers, Rose Eskelson, Tom Bey-
mer, Olive Frye, L. E. Bisbee, Han
son Hughes, Royal Phelps, A. E.
Burkenbine, Sadie Sigsbee, and
Misses Jeanie Huston, Beulah Es
kelson, Leta Humphreys and June
Anderson. Those sending gifts but
unable to attend were Medames M.
D. Clark, Gordon Ridings. Frank
Shively, Paul Jones, John Wight-
man, Charles Jones, and Miss Ireta
Taylor. Miss Cox received many
lovely gifts. Refreshments of pine
apple sherbet and angel food cake
were served.
Police Chief Takes Bride
At Quiet Home Wedding
Homer Hayes, chief of police.
and Miss Doris Cox were united in
marriage at 6 o'clock Sunday eve
ning, at the home of the bride's
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y.
Ball, with Alvin Kleinfeldt, Chris
tian minister, officiating. Attend
ing were relatives and Immediate
friends. Miss Kathryn Healy was
bridesmaid, and Clarence Hayes,
brother of the bridegroom, was best
man. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt Cox and
family of Oregon City were out of
town guests.
Immediately following the cere
mony the young couple left for
Willamette valley and coast points,
going first to Albany where they
expected to take In commencement
exercises of Albany college. They
will return to make their home
here the first of July. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes are graduates of
Heppner high school, and a host of
friends wish them continued hap
piness. Mrs. Hayes la a daughter
of Harold Cox and Mr. Hayes is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hayes.
MOORE-BRODERSON.
Miss Naomi Moore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Moore of Pine
City, became the bride of Chris
Broderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Christian Broderson of Seattle, at
the Christian church In Heppner,
June 20 at 11:45 o'clock. Alvin
Kleinfeldt, pastor, performed the
ceremony.
The bride was charming In a
white silk frock with matching ac
cessories. Attendants of the bride
and bridegroom were Audrey and
Russell Moore.
After the wedding ceremony a
reception was held at the bride's
home, for relatives and a few close
friends.
For travel the bride wore a hand
knit dress of flame. After a short
wedding trip the couple will make
their home In Seattle where Mr.
Broderson Is employed at the Pa
cific Coast Stamp works.
BRIDE-ELECT GIVEN SHOWER
Friends of Miss June Allstott,
bride-elect, gave her a delightful
miscellaneous shower In the par
lors of the Christian church Tues
day afternoon. The rooms were
attractively decorated with sum
mer flowers. After Miss Allstott
had received and opened her many
gifts, a great deal of hilarity re
sulted from the presentation of a
mock wedding ceremony. Those
taking part In this stunt were Mrs.
Carrie Vaughn, Mrs. Frank S. Par
ker, Mrs. Spencer Crawford, Miss
Vallis Jones, Mrs. Chas, Jones, Mrs.
Alvin Kleinfeldt, Mrs. Chas. Bar
low, Mrs. E. R. Huston, Mrs. Jeff
Jones and Mrs. Lester Doolittle.
About forty women were present.
Refreshments of punch and cookies
were served.
INVITE MORROW UNIT.
Umatilla county unit Oregon
Woolgrowers auxiliary has extended
a warm Invitation to members of
the Morrow county unit to join in
their annual picnic at Battle Moun
tain park next Sunday, announces
Mrs. Glenn Jones.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
Miss Fern Luttrell, youngest
daughtetr of O. C. Luttrell, and
Moses E. Duran, youngest son of
Mrs. Adella Duran, were married at
9 o'clock Sunday morning at the
home of the bride's sister, Mrs,
Vernon Munkers, in Heppner. Rev,
Alvin L. Kleinfeldt, pastor of the
Christian church in Heppner, of
ficiated. Miss Rose Thornburg and
Bus Swift of this city were their
attendants. The bride wore a suit
of blue silk crepe with white ac
cessories. Immediately following
the ceremony they left for Walla
Walla and on their return will live
on the ranch on Black Horse.
Those present at the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mun
kers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMur-
try and son Glenn, Miss Rose
Thornburg and Bus Swift
The annual election of School
District No. 12 was held at the
school house Monday afternoon,
beginning at 2 o'clock. Harry
Schriever, chairman of the board
of directors, presided. A. G. Pieper
was elected director for a term of
three years to succeed Mr. Schrie
ver. Harvey Bauman was elected
director for a term of two years to
nil tne vacancy caused by the res
ignation of L. A. Palmer. Beulah
Nichols was elected clerk to serve
one year to succeed Miss Dona E,
Barnett who has filled that position
very successfully for several years.
ine Lexington Home Economics
club met Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Miller. The
club decided to serve fruit salad
and cake at the special grange
meeting on June 29. All members
attending the grange meeting ire
asicea to bring either a cake or
fruit salad. Those present were
Mesdames Harry Schriever, George
Peck, Ernest Smith, John Miller,
bj. Gentry, Merle Miller, Frank
baling, R. B. Rice, Harvey Miller,
S. J. Devine, George White, Trina
Parker, Nancy McWaters, Beulah
Nichols and the Misses Jessie Mc
Cabe and Katherine McLaughlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
and family, Miss Gladys Graves
and T. W. Cutsforth left Monday
morning tor a weeks outing at
Lehman springs;
Mr., and Mrs H. L. Duvall re
turned Saturday afternoon from a
week's visit with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Wickersham, in Portland.
The opening dance at the new
grange hall Saturday night was
well attended.
Mrs. Lawrence Beach left last
week to attend the summer session
of the University of Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smethurst.
Jr., and daughter Betty Ann mo
tored to Arlington one day last
week and visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens. They
were accompanied home by Guy
Hall and Miss Lucille Hall. On
Tuesday Guy and Lucille left for
Rollins, Wyoming, to be gone about
three months.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lasich. Jr,
left for Portland Thursday evening
after spending two weeks here with
Mrs. Lasich's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dinges.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson and
Mrs. Alta Cutsforth returned Sat
urday afternoon from McMlnnville
where they went to attend the an
nual meeting of the Oregon State
grange.
Laurel Beach has returned from
Portland where he recently under
went an operation at one of the
Portland hospitals.
The annual grange picnic Is to be
held Sunday at Brown's prairie, the
place where It was held last year.
Miss Opal Leach has gone to Los
Angeles where she expects to visit
friends and relatives for about six
weeks.
Miss Harriet Pointer of Salem
spent last week at the home of her
uncle, Orville Cutsforth.
Kenneth and Marcella Jackson
and Bunny Breshears are attending
(Continued on Pace Four)
BENJAMIN F. DE V0RE, COUNTY'S LAST
'WEARER OF BLUE' TELLS LIFE STORY
Editor's Note the ranks of
the boys who wore the Blue and
the Gray are fast thinning. Mor
row county has but one surviv
or. He is Benjamin F. DeVore
of Hardman. The Gazette Times
deems it an honbr and a privil
ege to present herewith Mr. De
Vore's life story as told to Miss
Lucille Farrens, our Hardman
correspondent.
I, Benjamin F. DeVore, was born
in Bartholomew county, Indiana,
January 3, 1847, the son of Eliza J.
and Martha DeVore. I had three
sisters and eight brothers. When I
was five years old I moved with my
parents to a farm in Iowa. My
early childhood was spent like that
of other youngsters "chasing but
terflies" and the ager, a common
disease caused by the climatic con
ditions there, as I was too young for
anything else.
As a boy I was small of stature.
This may be hard to believe as I
am now six feet tall and weigh
around 180 pounds. When I was
twelve years old I had the pneu
monia fever. When I recovered
from that I started to grow and de
veloped Into a large young man.
Twenty years ago I weighed 245
pounds.
When I was fourteen years old I
ran away from home. I was like
the boy who said, "My father took
the ranch and I took the road." I
never lived at home after that I
was among the first volunteers when
the Civil war broke out. When I
DIZZY THOMSON
O'S RIVER RATS
17 Arlington Batsmen Whiff Breeze
As Knot Tied for League
Second Place.
TEAM STANDINGS
Won Last Pet
Fossil 10 0 1.000
Condon 6 4 .600
Arlington 6 4 .600
Heppner 4 .400
lone . g 7 .800
Blaiock 1 9 .100
Last Sunday's Results; Hennnm 8
Arlington 0, Blaiock 0 at lone 1, Fossil 10
at London z.
ine wneauand league season
ended Sunday with Fossil remain
ing undefeated in first place, with
Arlington and Condon all knotted
up in second place, and with Hepp
ner turning a big surprise to tie the
knot The surprise? Not only de
feat but a shut-out of Arlington.
last year's champs, to the tune of
3-0.
It had been a long time since
Heppner knocked the Arlington
lads over on their own grounds, and
prospects were not too bright for
doing it Sunday with only nine men
available and that with the impress
ing oi jonn Miner, umpire, Into
uniiorm.
But the gloomy prospects did not
daunt Rod Thomson who out-diz
zied Dizzy Dean In letting the River
Kats down via 17 strikeouts and
four scattered hits. An upriver
nreeze made Rod s hookball work
to perfection while serving as an
unretarding medium for big bats
of the Rats. Rod was so hot that
the ball burned a hole in Catcher
Bill Massey's glove which permitted
four whiffed batsmen to make
safeties. It was said, too, that three
of the hits could have been fielded,
which would have cut the number
of safe blows to one.
In turn "Steve" Stevenson him
self did a nice job of chucking for
tne Kats, striking out 15 Heppner
batsmen, though giving out 11 hits.
Fielding was good on both sides,
with only two errors chalked up
against the locals.
A complete score sheet was not
available, but following is the hit
ting and scoring record:
HEPPNER
AB
6
6
6
- 4
- I
7.1T. 4
McRoberts.
R. Massey, 1
A. Massey, 2
R. Thomson, p ...
Turner, 1
C. Thomson, m ....
Massey, c
Miller, r
. 4
S
Ferguson, 8
Totals
ARLINGTON
...87 8 11
Stevenson, p .
Shelton, r
Sailing-, 1
Fisk, m
.... 4
... 4
... 8
... 8
4
.. 4
... 4
... 4
8
...88
McKinney, 2 .
Wetherell. c
Fite,
Apperson. 1
Wojpern, 8
Jotals . .
Elm Beetle Spraying
Should Be Done Now
Now is the time to take steps to
head off the elm leaf beetle, an
nounces Joe Belanger, county agent.
The only effective control Is an ar
senic spray. As a convenience to
those having elm trees and as an
economy measure arrangements
have been made to have this spray
ing done for all those who leave
their request at the county agent's
office. Spraying will be done at ac
tual cost and this will of course vary
somewhat according to the amount
of spraying to be done.
Both the beetle and the larvae
feed on the elm leaves. Ordinarily
two and sometimes three genera
tions occur during a season. It is
evident that if all the leaves are
eaten off three or even two times In
a season the strongest -tree will be
killed.
Those living outside of Heppner
will find it more economical to do
their own spraying.
was sixteen I joined the Sixth Iowa
Infantry, Company D, which was
the 15th Army corps. This was in
1861.
It was at Rizicu where I was In
troduced Into army life. I was put
out on the scrimmage line. I wit
nessed the falling of the railroad
bridge. We put up a good fight and
the South retreated. Sherman was
my general, as he was commander
of the army of Tennessee, as my
company was called and he was a
fine general, too.
We struck Johnson, commander
of the southern forces, at Dallas,
Georgia, June 1864, and believe me
we found him ready for a fight We
had a two-day battle here. Some
thing here which stands out in my
memory is the "Black Irishman."
No, he wasn't black; his name was.
Two guns were put out in front of
our ranks, no doubt to entice our
foes to attack us; and they didn't
disappoint us. They came again
and again after the guns, but they
couldn't get them away from us.
Black was one of our men who
guarded the guns. Afterwards he
was found dead with a dead rebel
beside the guns. It was while we
were here that Logan, a part breed
Indian commander, came to tell us
that the rebels were after us. Well
do I remember he came galloping
In on a horse, whooping and yelling,
"They're coming, coming! They
may run over you, but they can't
whip you!" Well, that ended our
(Continued on Pag Four)
I0NE
By MRS. MARGARET BLAKE
The Women's Topic club held its
June social meeting and annual
flection of officers at the home of
Mrs. C. W. Swanson last Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Walter Corley was
elected president, Mrs. Laxton Mc
Murray, vice-president and Mrs.
Ted Smith, secretary-treasurer. At
the end of the business session
bridge was played, prizes going to
Mrs. D. M. Ward, Mrs. Omar Riet
mann and Mrs. E. G. Sperry. Host
esses were Mrs. C. W. Swanson,
Mrs. Werner Rietmann, Mrs. M. E.
Cotter and Mrs. E. J. Blake. Fif
teen members and six guests were
present
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood and
son Billy of Eugene visited rela
tives here during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin were
Hermlston visitors Sunday.
Denward Bergevin and Eugene
Normoyle are working in the pea
harvest near Athena.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffith re
turned from Portland on Friday.
A gospel team of six men from
Bethany College, Lindsborg. Kan..
win give a program of musical
numbers and talks at the Lutheran
church In Gooseberry on Tuesday
evening, june a. These men are
sent out by the missionary society
oi ueuiany college and are tour
ing the west in the interests of the
gospel mission of the college. A
splendid program is promised and
tne public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Robert Smith. Miss Bonnie
Jsmitn and Miss Barbara Smith vis
ited at Kinzua the latter part of the
weeK.
J. E. Swanson and George Ely
were business visitors at Walla
Walla last Friday. On their way
home that evening thev stoDDed in
Pendleton to attend the wrestling
matcnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsieer and
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Keller visited at
Kennewlck, Wn., Sunday.
Ariey Fadberg accompanied H.
. wooa on a business trip to
Boardman and Prosser on Sunday.
ir. ana Mrs. J. W. Schlevoight
were in town Saturday and rerjort
ed three feet of water running in
Eightmile canyon past their farm
after the rain. Leonard Cnxlsnn
reports a fall of one and a half
Inches at his farm.
Mrs. Everett Keithlev was hon
ored with a bridal shower last Fri
day at the home of Mrs. H. O. Ely.
About forty guests were present
Mrs. Gladys Drake was eiven a
handkerchief shower on her birth
day anniversary last Friday after
noon.
Mrs. - Walter Corlev returned
home from Portland last Wed
nesday. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Jones of
Gladstone and Miss Gwendolen
Jones of Portland are visitine Mrs.
E. J. Blake.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward re
turned on Wednesday from a visit
at Monument
Horace Addis of Pendleton was
registered at the Park hotel Mon
day. Loren Hale and daughter. Mir
iam, returned from Portland on
Sunday. They were accompanied bv
air. Haie'g nephew, Richard Pur
vine of Portland, who will spend
the summer here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson drove
to Eugene last Saturday to be pres
ent at the commencement exer
cises of U. of O. on Monday when
iheir son, Norman, graduated. On
their return home they were ac
companied by their daughter Eva
who has been visiting in Salem and
by their granddaughter, Beverly
McMillan, who will visit here.
Miss Martha Frost who has been
the house guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Mason departed on Monday
lor her home in Simms, Mont., ex
pecting to stop in Spokane for a
visit with a sister.
Mrs. Ruby Heard of Haines is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mra
S. C. Salter.
At the annual schcol election on
Monday afternoon Mrs. Ruth Ma
son was re-elected as a member of
the board to serve for three years
and Ralph Harris was re-elected
as clerk. Less than a dozen people
were present.
Mrs. E. R. Lundell entertained
for her grandson, Bobby Drake, on
his seventh birthday last Friday.
CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAM.
Children's Day program will be
observed In the Methodist church
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. In
connection with this program will
be given a two-act play entitled
"Janey," by six young1 ladies. The
cast Is: Mrs. Hammond, deeply in
terested In the welfare of young
people, Lucille Moyer; Ethel, her
daughter, whose outlook on life is
much different than her mother's,
Miriam Moyer; Janey, Dora Bailey;
Mrs. Ravis, Janey's mother, Ruth
Green; Mrs. Denning, friend of Mrs.
Hammond, Harriet Hager; Rosa,
the maid, Gladys Reaney.
RESOLUTION PASSED.
A resolution enabling the mayor
and city attorney to draw up a
lease to permit use of the Rodeo
and adjacent grounds for the es
tablishment of a CCC camp was
passed at a special council meeting
last Friday evening. It is expect
ed buildings will be constructed on
the grounds now occupied by Hepp
ner Rod and Gun club, and that
the Rodeo grounds will be used for
recreation only.
Twenty members of the local Ep
worth league will attend a rally of
the organization at Echo this eve
ning including leagues of Heppner,
Pendleton, Hermlston and Echo. A
pot luck supper at 7 o'clock will be
followed by a recreational and ed
ucational program.
With the Shooters
at Medford
Heppner polled fourth place In
the Oregonian trapBhoot shoot-off
at Medford Sunday with a team
score of 456. Klamath Falls was
first with 463. Yet the locals had
the satisfaction of topping Port
land, corvallis and Coos county.
Shooting on the Heppner-iPilot
Kock squad were Chas. H. Latou
rell, president with 90; Adam
Knoblock, secretary, 94; Dr. A. D.
McMurdo, 89; Dr. J. H. McCrady,
93, and Marion Hansell, Pilot Rock,
90. Knoblock, who fell down in
Friday's shooting because of illness
and who laid out of the lists Sat
urday, led the team. McCrady, who
placed second, took up trapshooting
a year ago. Most was expected of
Latourell, McMurdo and Hansell,
each of whom averages 95 most any
year, wad they shot up to normal,
Heppner - Pilot Rock certainly
wouw nave bad the trophy.
The greatest honor Heppner re
ceived in the largest shoot ever held
west of the Rockies was brought
borne by Dr. McMurdo. At Satur
day evening's Danquet be was
named a director of the state trap
shooting association, and will have
a hand in organizing next year's
state shoot at La Grande.
P. W. Mahoney and Luke Bibby
cut their state-shoot eye teeth at
Medford, entering the lists each
day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In the galleries were Mrs. Latourell,
Miss Alice Latourell, Mrs. Adam
Knoblock, Mrs. Luke Bibby, and
your reporter, who accompanied
the shooters. Former Heppnerites
who joined in the rooting includ
ed Mrs. O. Hilding Bengston (nee
Luola Benge), Harvey Young, Har
old Cox, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Thompson, the latter recently lo
cated at Medford where Mr.
Thompson is engaged in federal
rural rehabilitation work.
Wind was the only weather han
dicap for the shooters. Clear skies
and a hot sun prevailed. Freshly
painted traphouse and accessories
vari-colored beach umbrellas, deck
chairs, trim green lawn and plen
ty of canvas awnings made folks
comfortable while reflecting Flor
ida resort atmosphere. Medford
was a good host
One of the beauty spots of the
entire coast is Lithia park in Ash
land. Designed by the man who de
signed Golden Gate park in San
Francisco, it cost $300,000 and would
do credit to a large metropolis. It
serves as a recreational center for
much of southern Oregon and
northern California. Ashland's pre
tentious wooden depot is an historic
building, relic of ralroading's hey
day. The city's people are expect
ing Ashland again to come into its
own as a traffic center if and when
they obtain the tunnel through the
Siskiyou's, a project applied for
under PWA.
Crater lake, its high rim fringed
in white, is now at its best Snow,
car high in spots near the summit
where rotary plows recently clear
ed the highway, cools the atmos
phere. The sport of snowball fight
ing may be indulged in. Heppner
folks are made to feel at home at
the cafeteria where Mrs. Gladys
Conder (nee Gladys Benge) is
cashier.
Miss Katherine Bisbee
Honored at Rochester
Selected as recipient of the John
W. Kahler memorial scholarship
from a class of 65, of which she
was president Miss Katherine Bis
bee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Bisbee of this city, was signally
honored at commencement exer
cises held recently for graduates of
the Kahler hospital, Rochester,
Minn. The scholarship, $500, is
awarded annually for proficiency in
study, excellence in nursing ser
vice, and promise of future success
and usefulness in the nursing pro
fession. Only students of especial
capabilities are admitted at the
Kahler hospital.
W. J. Mayo conferred diplomas.
and C. H. Mayo awarded the schol
arships at the exercises held May
28 at Rochester Methodist church.
They are the Mayo brothers, fa
mous surgeons. Miss Bisbee was
the only Pacific coast student in
the class.
GRADUATES FROM U. OF O.
Miss Jeanette Turner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Turner, Is
a member of the graduating class
of the University of Oregon for
which commencement exercises
were held at Eugene Monday. Mr.
turner motored to Eugene Sunday.
while Mrs. Turner had been there
for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Tur
ner returned home Tuesday. They
brought Miss Anabel, also a stu
dent at the university, as far as
Salem where she will be employed
for the summer in the office of sec
retary of state. Miss Jeanette re
mained In Eugene to take summer
school work. She expects to teach
in the fall.
CATCHES HAND IN WRINGER,
Mrs. Dennis McNamee suffered a
painful accident Monday when her
hand was caught In the wringer
while washing. Unable to shut off
the electricity or extricate her hand
she called for help. Neighbors
thought there was a fire and turned
in an alarm before responding,
some fifteen minutes later, to find
Mrs. McNamee in a state of col
lapse. Her Injury was dressed by
a physician who found the hand to
be badly mashed but no bones were
broken.
ENDORSED BYLIQIUS
Control Feasible, Says
Rhea Luper, Reclama
tion Engineer.
COURT FAVORABLE
Figures Given on 1903 Disaster;
Mayor Smead Says Rodeo Site
Approved for CCC Camp.
Endorsement of a flood control
program for Morrow county was
made by the Lions club at its Mon
day luncheon following an exposi
tion of Rhea Luper, former state
engineer, of past flood experiences
and steps which may be taken to
avert future catastrophes.
Mr. Luper quoted government
statistics on the flood disaster of
June 14, 1903, which took a toll of
more than 200 lives and half a mil
lion dollars in property damage.
Approximately 11,000 acre feet of
water, flowing at the rate of 5 to
6 miles per. hour, passed through
Heppner that Sunday afternoon;
not an excessive amount of water
to be conserved by dams. Records
show that probably a greater vol
ume of water flowed down Hinton
creek in a previous flood in the late
80's, and considerable volumes at
other periods before and after the
1903 flood, the latest of record being
the May 29 flood of last year with
large volumes flowing down Rhea
and Willow creeks. Control of run
off from these cloudbursts which
occur at infrequent Intervals i3
quite possible, and cost should not
be excessive, Mr. Luper said. Such
control comes within the province
of the army engineers, who, he be
lieved could be induced to make a
survey for a control program with
out cost to the city. Application
should be made through the district
engineer at Portland, he said.
Mr. Luper, recently with the gov
ernment reclamation service, has
been In Heppner, his boyhood home,
for several weeks on a visit His
information was given at the re
quest of Judge W. T. Campbell, who
with other members of the county
court, is lending support to the
flood control movement
Mayor W. W. Smead told the
club that the soil conservation ser
vice CCC camp is expected to be in
operation here by July 15, accord
ing to word of the army captain in
the city Friday to inspect the site.
The rodeo grounds site was ap
proved, and it was expected work of
building the camp would be start
ed within two weeks. Mayor Smead
quoted the captain as saying that
it was not expected everything
would be given the camp, as pro
vision is made for paying a reas
onable rental, besides paying for
light water, telephone and other
services supplied the camp.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo made a short
report of the state trapshoot at
Medford last week end, attended
by a number of Heppner shooters.
Special musical numbers were giv
en by Mrs. Beatty of Oakland, Cal.,
sister of E. L. Morton, who sang
a group of numbers accompanied
by Mrs. J. O. Turner, and by Nor
ton King and Billy Cochell who
played a trombone duet, and sang
a vocal duet, accompanied by Miss
Rachel Anglin. Edward F. Bloom,
school superintendent reported the
schoolhouse lawn planted tfnd al
ready making good growth. It was
expected work would be completed
soon on a well to supply water for
Irrigation.
Rodeo Reports Expected
At Meeting Tomorrow
All those assigned work in con
nection with the coming Rodeo or
-H club fair are expected to re
port at a general meeting of all
committees called for the county
agent's office at 7:30 tomorrow eve
ning, announces Henry Aiken, Ro
deo president. The time has been
changed to Friday instead of Sat
urday, June 22, as announced last
week.
Use of city grounds adjacent to
the Rodeo grounds for the CCC
camp will in no way interfere with
staging the Rodeo, Mr. Aiken said,
and plans are shaping up nicely for
the presentation August 22-23-24.
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT.
Miss Vivien Warner of Pilot Rock
announced her engagement to Al
lan Bean of this city at a shower
tendered her by Miss Lois Oliver
of Pendleton and Mrs. Claude Gra
ham at the home of the latter be
low Heppner Sunday. Miss Janet
Sprouls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Crocket Sprouls, handed out cards
announcing the wedding for June
28. Mrs. K. G. Warner, Pilot Rock,
and Mrs. W. P. Dutton, Portland,
presided at the tea table. Guests
Included many Heppner and Pen
dleton friends.
WED TWELVE YEARS.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson cel
ebrated their twelfth wedding an
niversary with a dinner party at the
Lucas Place on Monday evening.
Guests Included Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Cohn, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Bar
ratt Mr. and Mrs. Warren Blakely,
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Ferguson, Mr. and
Mra. Spencer Crawford, Mrs. Paul
Gemmell and Mrs. David Wilson.