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Volume 52, Number 30.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 1935.
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NEWS
By A. L. LINDBECK
3 Land Board Farms
Capitol P.W.A. Loan
School Fund Shrinks
Salem. The state land board
owns only three farms in Morrow
county. The present-day value of
these farms as filed by its apprais
ers is $12,239 or $739 more than the
state's equity in these properties
as represented by loans from the
irreducible school fund.
Word from Washington has it
that PWA has turned down Ore
gon's application for a federal
grant toward - the purchase of a
new capitol site. Governor Mar
tin and Senator McNary, however,
refuse to accept this decision as
final inasmuch as PWA officials
had encouraged the application and
McNary had been assured of its
approval before leaving Washing
ton. Governor Martin has announced
that he will issue the call for a
special session as soon as this phase
of the capitol financing problem is
settled, giving the lawmakers ten
days to two weeks notice before
their presence in Salem is required.
Attorney members of the legisla
ture are urging that the session be
convened as soon as possible since
the present uncertainty is inter
fering with their legal business.
August was the biggest month in
the experience of the state liquor
control commission. Liquor sales
for the month totalled $508,571.45
with profits from all sources report
ed as $157,804.82.
Another sign of returning pros
perity is to be found in the increase
in gasoline sales. During the eight
months of the current year to Aug
ust 31 gasoline sales in Oregon ex
ceeded those for the same period in
1934 by more than 8,000,000 gallons.
Earl Hill, Lane county legislator,
is not a candidate for the speaker
ship. He said as much in Salem
this week. However, Hill did not
say that he would not accept the
honor if it should be thrust upon
him. Many members of the House
see a prospect of a deadlock in the
speakership fight which might maks
it necessary to turn to 'some com
promise candidate in which event
HU1 would appear to occupy a most
strategic position as the leader of
the republican minority and a mem
ber who is popular with the demo
cratic members as well as with
those of his own party.
Oregon is paying approximately
$5500 a month for the use of pri
vately owned automobiles on pub
lic business, according to a survey
just made by Dan Fry, secretary to
the board of control.
The State Grange and Federation
of Labor are taking their fight for a
state bank and a state power com
mission to the people. Preliminary
petitions covering both subjects
were filed with the state depart
ment here this week. As soon as
ballot titles have been prepared by
the attorney general the petitions
will be placed in circulation for sig
natures to place the initiative
measures on the ballot at the gen
eral election In November, 1936.
The state bank bill is identical
with the measure Introduced into
the last legislative session by Sen
ator Zimmerman of Yamhill coun
ty. It provides for an agency to
handle all public funds under the
direction of a board of directors
consisting of the governor, state
treasurer, secretary of state, attor
ney general and commissioner of
labor. The senate bill died a-born-Ing,
being killed through Indefinite
postponement with only Zimmer
man and Senator Carney of Clack
nmas county voting for It.
The power commission measure
fared much better at the hands of
the lawmakers, but in the form in
which it finally passed it was en
tirely unsatisfactory to both labor
and the grange. The revamped
measure passed the senate by a vote
of 25 to five and the House by a
vote of 43 to 14. It was vetoed by
Governor Martin after the session
adjourned on the ground that it
would put the state to a needless
expense in the constuction of pow
er transmission lines which he de
clared to be a function of the fed
eral government in the territory to
be served by the Bonneville devel
opment.
The state board of control has
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AUXILIARY INSTALLS.
The American Legion Auxiliary
met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Victor Peterson with Mrs.
Ed Dick assisting the hostess. Fol
lowing the business meeting Mrs.
Paul Gemmell installed the follow
ing officers: Mrs. Harry Tamblyn,
president; Mrs. Alva Jones, 2nd vice
president; Mrs. Spencer Crawford,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Ed Dick,
chaplain. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses.
UNDERGOES OPERATION.
Heppner friends have received
word from Mrs. Anna Kelthley of
Pendleton and formerly of this city
that she had undergone an opera
tion for goiter at the St. Vincent's
hospital In Portland on Monday and
that she was doing as well as could
be expected. Miss Harriet Morgan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Mor
gan of this city, was nurse In at
tendance to Mrs. Kelthley.
STATE
CAPITAL
Harlin Jones, Boardman,
Is Typhoid Fever Victim
Harlin Jones, 40, a resident of the
Boardman community for several
years, died from typhoid fever at
Morrow General hospital in this
city Saturday. He was brought to
the hospital in critical condition
the Tuesday previous by the Phelps
ambulance. Funeral services were
conducted Monday afternoon at
1:30 from the Boardman commu
nity church, Rev. H. B. Thomas of
ficiating, and Interment was in the
Boardman cemetery.
Harlin Franklin Jones was born
at Carrol, Virginia, May 2, 1895, the
son of Dempsey and Sarah (Lyons)
Jones, both natives of that state.
He came to Morrow county as a
young man, working as a farm
hand, and in 1916 was married In
Heppner. He had resided at Board
man for the last three years where
he followed farming. Besides the
widow, Blanche Jones, he is sur
vived by six children, Phillip, Es
ther, Essie, Andrew, Etta and Ar
chie, and a half-brother, Phil Jones,
also of Boardman.
Pomona Grange Meets
at Boardman Saturday
Morrow County Pomona grange
will meet in the grange hall at
Boardman, Saturday, Oct. 5, with
Greenfield grange as hosts.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Walter M.
Pierce will be speakers on the af
ternoon program to which the pub
lic is invited. We believe all will
enjoy the program as both Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce are fluent speakers
and bring a message of special
value at this time.
Business of the day will include
election of officers for two years.
All fourth degree and Pomona
members are urged to attend the
meeting at Boardman.
The morning session will be call
ed about 10 a. m., and after the
noon hour a program open to the
public will be given. An evening
meeting will also be held with the
3oardman degree team conferring
the fifth degree. Contributed.
CONGRESSMAN COMING.
Congressman Walter M. Pierce
will be in Heppner tomorrow after
noon from 3 to 6 o'clock to meet any
and all folk on public business.
While here he will Investigate first
hand the proposal to have a large
portion of the Willow creek water
shed turned into the national for
est reserve, a measure sought by
the city council and other interest
ed persons and bodies to prevent a
large portion of the watershed now
counted among the assets of the
liquidating First National Bank of
Heppner from being thrown into
hands which might dissipate it. Mr.
Pierce wrote that he believes it the
duty of every congressman to make
himself available to his constitu
ency. He will go from here to
Boardman to attend Morrow coun
ty Pomona grange meeting to be
held there Saturday evening.
BULLDOGS DEER
Benny Robertson is among the
fortunate hunters checking into
town so far this season, but thanks
his lucky stars at that, for had it
not been for the valor of another
his buck might have got away.
Benny shot a nice little buck,
knocking him over, only to see him
arise again and take off down the
mountainside. Below were Max
Schultz and a hunting companion.
The deer came upon them, and Max
grabbed it3 horns in bulldogger
fashion, throwing it over, and pro
ceeded to slit its throat. But the
deer did not yet give up its ghost.
It again arose and tore away
through a camp, scaring some wo
men therein, before its life ebbed
away and Benny was able to claim
it.
GETS HIS WITH SHOTGUN.
After a fellow has hunted the
elusive deer for many years and
never had so much as a shot at one,
pr as Ben Patterson put it, had
never so much as seen one, there's a
lot of kick in bagging .me. Add te
that the feat of shooting the deer
with a shotgun, and you can imag
ine the elation of Ben who had just
that experience. Ben and Logie
Richardson were out in quest of
grouse (not deer) last week-end
when Ben came upon a little two
point buck. He shot the little fellow
with the shotgun, the only shooting
iron at hand, and he doesn't care
who knows it's the first buck he's
ever killed In many years of hunt
ing. 7 HUNTERS 7 BUCKS.
Seven was the lucky number for
one party of Heppner hunters who
returned . home Saturday with a
buck apiece. The party, seven in
number, had gone over around In
dian Rock in the Desolation coun
try previous to the opening of the
season to be ready at the crack of
dawn opening day. In the party
were D. A. Wilson, Gene Ferguson,
Ed Bennett, Lou Bisbee, Luke Bib
by, Glen Hayes and Larrence Mat
tesoh. ATTEND BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Mrs. F. D. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Mays, Mrs. Esther Clark of Boise,
Idaho, and Miss Frances Cox at
tended a party at Independence
Sunday honoring the 90th birthday
anniversary of Sol Cox, only broth
er of F. D. Cox. At his advanced
age Mr. Cox's health Is good. There
were fifty relatives present.
AUXILIARY TO MEET.
Morrow Count Woolgrowers'
auxiliary will meet tomorrow (Frl
day) afternoon at 2 p. m. at the
Lucas Place . There will be no
luncheon.
I0NE
By MRS. MARGARET BLAKE
Dr. C. C. Chick of Hood River ac
companied by Miss Blanche Bristow
spent a few hours here Saturday.
Dr. Chick came up to attend Mrs. M.
Jordan who is quite ill. Miss Bris
tow visited with her brother, E. J.
Bristow and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger spent
the week end at the home of Mr.
Balsiger's brother, Fred, at White
Salmon, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Esper Hansen of
Portland arrived on Friday for a
short visit with Mrs. Hansen's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engel
man. They returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Victor Rietmann -was host
ess at a bridge luncheon at her
home last Thursday. Guests were
Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. George
Tucker, Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mrs.
Earl Blake, Mrs. Edward Rietmann,
Mrs. David Rietmann and Mrs.
Werner Rietmann. Prizes went to
Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Mason.
Lee Beckner is in a hospital at
The Dalles being treated for ma
laria fever. While in Panama dur
ing his service in the navy in the
World War Mr. Beckner had an at
tack of the disease and was strick
en about two weeks ago with a re
currence of the fever. He is re
ported to be showing satisfactory
progress toward recovery.
Misses Mary and Veatrice Mason
returned to their home in The
Dalles Monday after spending sev
eral weeks with relatives here.
Martin Behm of Pendleton, a for
mer resident, was in town Monday.
Mrs. Walter Roberts was guest of
honor at the September meeting of
the Past Noble Grand club at the
home of Mrs. Clel Rea last Friday
afternoon. At the close of the reg
ular meeting Mrs. Roberts was
pleasantly surprised on being pre
sented with a huge birthday cake
and a shower of handkerchiefs.
About thirty ladies were present.
Earl Blake spent Sunday here
with his family. He is employed
at Kinzua.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misner of
Thornton, Wash., were visitors at
the Mankin ranch the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoskins and
sons, Harlan McCurdy, Jr., George
Tucker, Chas. Christianson, Junior
Mason and Francis Bryson attend
ed the fair and football game at
Hermiston last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Goodall of
Chicago accompanied by Donald
Goodall of Eugene arrived at the
Elmer Griffith home in Morgan on
Tuesday for a short visit. Bryon
Goodall is a brother of Mrs. Griffith
and is enjoying a vacation from
his work with the U. S. Immigration
service. He and Mrs. Goodall will
continue on to their home accom
panied by their nephew, Donald,
who will attend art school in Chi
cago during the coming year.
Mrs. A. F. Palmateer entertained
at her home last Saturday after
noon in honor of her daughter Doris
whose tenth birthday anniversary
fell on that date. Games were play
ed and at the prettily decorated
table when refreshments were
served the young guests were given
caps to wear and other favors. Dor
is received many lovely gifts. Guests
were Mrs. H. O. Ely and daughter
Margaret, Mrs. Franklin Ely and
children Franeine and Fayne, Mrs.
Elvin Ely and children, Maxine, Ora
and Allen, Mrs. Fred Ely, Mrs. Mar
tin Bauernfeind and children Gene
and Elise, Mrs. Elmer Griffith and
children, Katherine, George and
June, Mrs. C. L. Parker and child
ren, Lee Roy and Barbara, Mrs.
John Eubanks and son Donald, Mrs.
George Kitchlng and daughter, Lu
ella, Miss Freda Anderson and Miss
Grace Duncan.
Mrs. Roy Ekleberry has returned
from a visit at Salem.
Rood Ekleberry has rented a
small farm near Salem.
The student body officers of the
high school for this year are, presi
dent, Fred Hoskins, Jr.; vice pres
ident, Lee Pettyjohn; secretary-
treasurer, Mildred Lundell; athletic
manager, -Maurice Feeley; trans
portation manager, Harlan McCur
dy, Jr. Officers for all classes have
been chosen as follows: Seniors,
president, Elaine Nelson; vice pres
ident, Irene Zinter,' secretary, Ruth
Kitching; treasurer, Mildred Lun
dell; sergeant-at-arms, Ellis Petty
john. Mr. Tucker is class advisor.
Juniors: president, Denward Ber
gevln; vice president, Junior Ma
son; secretary, Charlotte McCabe;
treasurer Wallace Lundell; ser
geant-at-arms, Maurice Feeley; ad
visor, Mrs Sperry; sophomores:
president, Harry Normoyle; vice
president, Bertha Akers; secretary,
Betty Bergevin; treasurer, Barbara
Wagner; sergeant-at-arms, Annie
Doherty; class advisor, Mr. Chris
tianson; freshmen: president, Alton
Pettyjohn; vice president, Helen
Lindsay; secretary, Sibyl Howell;
treasurer, Juanita Odom; sergeant-at-arms,
Howard Crowell, class ad
visor, Miss Arant.
The senior class has selected a
play to be given some time in No
vember. lone lost to Heppner high In foot
ball on the Heppner field last Fri
day by a score of 7-0. The team
showed up well in the first game
even though the final score was
against them. Maurice Feeley suf
fered an injury to his arm during
tne game.
Mr. Christianson is getting the
school band reorganized. Practices
are held twice each week.
The grade school will have their
annual program and carnival for
the benefit of the hot lunch fund
on Nov. 1st. The entertainment
chosen for the program Is "Land
of Sometime."
After a week or more of following
initiation rules the freshmen were
60th ANNIVERSARY
OBSERVED BY ILERS
Long Marital Career of Pioneers
Observed by Eastern Star; Is
Also Mr. Iler's Birthday.
A decade ago the Gazette Times
had the pleasure of recording the
fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. John Her, pioneer Mor
row county settlers, and now that
pleasure is greatly enlarged through
the opportunity of recording the
passage of their sixtieth year of
uninterrupted marital bliss which
was appropriately observed Friday
evening by Ruth Chapter 32, Order
of Eastern Star, of which both Mr.
and Mrs. Her have long been mem
bers. Observed not only was the
60th wedding anniversary, but the
81st birthday anniversary of Mr.
Her as well.
John Her and Jennie Ray were
married at Gales Creek near Forest
Grove, Oregon, September 27, 1875.
They made their home In that vicin
ity for several years, and with their
family of three children came to
Morrow county 49 years ago, set
tling on the farm west of Heppner
beyond Clarks canyon. Some twen
ty years ago they retired from ac
tive life and have resided most of
the time since in this city. During
their residence here they have made
many lasting friendships, reflected
in the lodge observance Friday eve
ning, and presentation of a large
wedding cake.
Clouds Bring Hope of
Break in Long Dry Spell
A half dozen sprinkles of rain
this morning was the first relief
felt in Heppner from the longest
and hottest autumn dry spell in re
cent history, and overcast skies still
caused the populace to cast pray
erful eyes heavenward. With fall
seeding in the county well advanc
ed, and some grain reported already
sprouting, general soaking rains
are hoped for by farmers. Stock
men also are hoping for rains to
start the fall ranges which are the
dry est they have been in years.
The continued dry spell this week
caused an extension of the forest
fire regulations, and those going
into the timber are exhorted by
forest officials to maintain great
precaution in smoking and in hand
ling camp fires.
AUXILIARY ENTERTAINS.
Morrow County - Woolgrowers
auxiliary was host Monday to a
group of visiting ladies from the
Pendleton and Echo units of the
Umatilla county auxiliary, the day
being featured by noon luncheon
at the Lucas Place and cards in the
afternoon.
formally made members of the high
school student body last Friday
night. Seventeen freshmen were
put through an initiation ritual of
a more serious order than usual.
Following this a program was pre
sented. Musical numbers were giv
en by Eugene Normoyle, Misses
Helen and Mildred Lundell and Mis3
Helen Ralph. A three-course ban
quet was served followed by talks
with Mr. Christianson acting as
toastmaster. Fred Hoskins, as
president of the student body, wel
comed the freshmen and Alton Pet
tyjohn gave a response. Short talks
were given by Elaine Nelson, Den
ward Bergevin, Mr. Tucker and
Mrs. Bert Mason.
A Boy Scout group Is being or
ganized by Mr. Christianson who is
an Eagle Scout himself.
Achievement tests were given In
the grade school last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Santerre of
Portland have been visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corley. Mrs.
Santerre is a niece of Mrs. Corley.
With the Corleys, Mr. and Mrs. San
terre, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter
and Lawrence Fayne enjoyed a
hunting trip to Groshens cabin last
week. The party bagged two nice
bucks.
Roy Lindstrom who has spent
several months at Brightwood on
the Mount Hood Loop returned
home Monday evening.
Mrs. James Lcdbetter of North
Carolina who has been visiting her
sons, Hazel, Burgeon and Ralph,
departed for her home Tuesday
night. She was accompanied by
her son Mack and her grandson
Eugene Haines who made the trip
west with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Feeley and
family have moved Into the Elmer
Griffith house on Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ledbetter and
family were visiting relatives here
Monday from their home in Hood
River.
Norton Lundell and Carlton
Swanson returned from the hop har
vest in the Wllamette valley last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Cole Smith returned Sunday
from a visit of a week in The
Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mathews
went to Selah, Wash., last week to
work in the apple orchards.
Laxton McMurray was a passen
ger to Portland on Monday's train.
Larry Ritchie, Lowell Clark, Ir
vin Ritchie and Carlton Swanson
went to Yakima Tuesday to work
in the apple harvest.
Willard Blake went to Kinzua
last Thursday to Join his son Ted
on a hunting trip near Spray.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny and
Mrs. Werner Rietmann departed
by car for Portland Tuesday.
George Cochran of Hermiston
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Cochran, over the week end.
Dorr Mason came over from Kin
zua to spend Sunday at home.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
A large number of grange mem
bers and friends attended the
Booster Night program at the Lex
ing grange hall Saturday night The
program was opened by singing of
"The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Oregon Suits Me" by the audience.
Bert Johnson was asked to pre
pare a paper on the subject, "What
Should Be the Program of the
Grange for the Betterement of Ru
ral America?" This was given by
Mr. Johnson and was very Inter
esting as It dealt with some of the
past accomplishments of the grange
and outlined a good program which
might well be followed by any
grange.
Norton King of Heppner favored
the audience with a trombone solo.
Orville Cutsforth, master of this
grange, delivered the address of
welcome from the national grange
master, Louis J. Tabor. Maxine
Devine played a piano solo. A mes
sage from Ray W. Gill, master of
the Oregon State grange, was read
by George Peck. George Lambirth
gave a reading and Jeanette and
Buddy Blakely of Heppner played
a piano duet. Frances Troedson
sang two beautiful numbers and
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers read a message
from Alice W. Goff, lecturer of the
Oregon State grange.
After the program the remainder
of the evening was spent with the
playing of various games and stunts
which were enjoyed by both old and
young. At the close of the evening
everyone retired to the dining room
where refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copenhaver,
Mrs. Lonnie Copenhaver and Mrs.
Dick Swift of Bryn Mawr, Wash.,
spent the week end with relatives
in Lexington. They were on their
way to California to spend the win
ter. The first meeting of the Parent-
Teacher association was held Wed
nesday evening in the high school
auditorium. After a short business
meeting, Mrs. Wm. D. Campbell
gave a report on the radio broad
cast of the National Congress Of
Parents and Teachers. The nation
al P. T. A. president, Mrs. B. F.
Langworthy, was heard on this
broadcast. She explained some of
the duties of the P. T. A. and stated
that the three most important qual
ifications of a school board, member
are education, experience and in-.
terest in the educational system.
Following Mrs. Campbell's talk, an
interesting program was presented
by the grade and high school stu
dents. A representative of the United
States Army Recruiting Service
was in Lexington Saturday after
noon, interviewing prospective re
cruits.
Danny Dinges spent the week end
in Portland with his sister, Mrs.
John R. Lasich, Jr.
Woodrow Tucker spent Sunday
hunting in the mountains and re
turned with a three-point buck.
Mr. and Mrs, Claude Hill were
guests of Mrs. Hill's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. McMillan, over the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn of
Morgan visited Mr. and Mrs. Shel
by Graves Friday.
Lavonne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. McMillan, underwent an
operation for removal of tonsils and
adenoids Wednesday.
Mrs. George Allyn spent last week
in lone at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Corley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson made
a business trip to Walla Walla on
Tuesday.
Miss Elsie Tucker who is teach
ing at North Powder spent the week
end with relatives in Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wickersham
of Portland are visiting Mrs. Wick-
ersham's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Duvall.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cox of Med
ford spent last week with Mr. Cox's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cox.
From here they went to Longview
to visit Mr. Cox's brother, Darrell.
Mrs. Casha Shaw left for Port
land and Seattle Thursday. From
Seattle she expects to go on to Van
couver, B. C, to visit a sister whom
she has not seen for more than
twenty-five years.
Holly Rebekah lodge of this city
held their regular meeting at their
hall Tuesday evening.
A. H. Nelson, Norman Nelson,
Orville Cutsforth and T. W. Cuts
forth were business visitors in Pros-
ser, Wash., Tuesday.
Harold Henderson, who has been
operating a garage here in part
nership .with his brother Lonnie for
several years, has moved to a ranch
near Pendleton.
School News
The student body election was
held Thursday morning and the
following officers were chosen
President, Kenneth Peck; vice pres
ident, Jack Van Winkle; secretary,
Edna Rauch; treasurer, Alma Van
Winkle; yell leader, Lee Shaw.
The freshman initiation was held
Friday evening in the gymnasium
After the upperclassmen played the
usual "pranks" on the freshles, re
freshments were served and the re
mainder of the evening was spent
In dancing. Everyone present re
ports an enjoyable time.
The magazine subscription con
test ended Friday at noon with the
"Greens" in the lead by one sub
scription. Edna Rauch was cap
tain of the "Greens" and Kenneth
Peck captain of the "Golds."
The seventh and eighth grades
have elected their officers for the
year as iollows: President, Ken
neth Jackson; vice president, Don
ald Campbell; secretary, Doris
Scott; treasurer, May Rauch; sergeant-at-arms,
Irvin Rauch.
Fire Season Extended;
Few Hunters Miscreants
By F. F. WEHMEYER
Owing to the hazardous condition
of the forests, the fire season has
been extended until further notice,
therefore the three requirements of
all forest users and visitors, which
usually terminate on Sept. 30th, will
continue until further notice.
Be sure you have a camp fire per
mit and that you are equipped with
an axe, water bucket and shovel If
you intend to camp, also refrain
from smoking while traveling.
To the credit of the hundreds of
hunters who have been on the for
est within the Heppner district, we
have had but two fires to date. This
in spite of having the most critical
fire weather in many years, during
hunting season. One of these fires
is known to have been started by
an outsider and I am reluctant to
believe that the other was started
by any local person.
Practically all hunters try to live
up to the code of being a good
sportsman and all that the name
implies, however we have with us
an occasional miscreant who takes
delight in dealing misery, as witness
the fawn with its lower jaw shot
off, near Tamarack mountain and
let run to perish miserably. Then
the case of two horses shot down
in one of the "principal camps of
Two Springs sheep allotment The
case of the old doe with one front
leg and one hind leg shot off and
let lay to die slowly and horribly.
This type of varmint also destroys
small camp Improvements, fouls
water supplies and leaves filthy
camps. Thanks to an all wise pro
vider this type of misfit Is exceed
ingly small in number as well as
small in mental capacity.
FACE DANGER IN CHINA.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Notson, mis
sionaries assigned to Hochow mis
sion in China near the border of
Tibet, are among those ordered to
leave in a general evacuation of
that district because of a threaten
ed Red invasion, according to a let
ter received this morning by Mr.
Notson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
E. Notson. The order was received
while the Notsons were attending
a conference at Titao, some dstance
to the north, and prospects were
that they would not be able to re
turn to Hochow for their personal
belongings. They were ordered to
Lanchow and from there exepected
to be sent to Peiping, necessitating
a two-week's barge trip down the
Hoangho (Yellow) river. The trip
of some 200 miles from Titao to
Lanchow and from there expected
carts. Charles did not express spe
cial alarm over the situation, stat
ing that nationalist airplanes were
landing in the' vicinity and it ap
peared that the Chinese govern
ment might be preparing to repulse
the invasion.
BUB CLARK LEADS CONTEST.
E. E. "Bub" Clark, who yearly
haunts the domain of the big bucks
over in the Desolation country and
has a habit of making his bag,
came to town the first of the week
with the largest buck recorded so
far in the Green Hardware com
pany eontest for a nice new $50
rifle. Bub's buck weighed in at 255
pounds, hog dressed, and according
to past records should be a strong
contender for the prize. In past
years there have been bucks brot
in weighing more than 260, but the
big old bucks are stealthy critters,
difficult to stalk, and those weigh
ing more than Bub's are none too
plentiful at that
B. P. W. INDUCTS MEMBERS.
Thirteen new members were In
ducted by Business and Profession
al Womens club at its meeting
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. W. O. Dix. The new members
are Neva Cochell, Josephine Jones,
Florence Dimick, Viola Brown,
Mary Chaffee, Ruby Case, Betty
Skyles, Mary White, Frances Blake
ly, Phyllis Pollock, LaVelle White,
Anna Heiny and Ealor Huston.
AUCTION SALES SLATED.
Two farm auction sales are
scheduled this week. The first will
be held at the Reaney farm, one
mile north of Lexington, on Sat
urday, and the second will be held
at the Roy Feeley farm on Rhea
creek a mile south of Jordan on
Monday. The Reaney sale will be
gin at 1 o'clock, and the Feeley
sale at 10 o'clock with free lunch
at noon.
CAMP FIRE NEWS.
The Nakomis Camp Fire group
met yesterday evening after school
in Miss Dale's room. Officers for
the coming year were elected. They
are Shirley Wilson, president; Betty
Marie Adkins, vice president; Lois
Jones, secretary-treasurer; Margar
et Doolittle, scribe. A carnival was
planned for Wednesday, Oct 9, at
7 p. m.
BUYS CREEK FARM.
J. E. Craber was in the city the
first of the week from the Hardman
vicinity completing a deal for the
purchase of the W. H. French farm
on Rock creek. Mr. Craber, long a
resident of the Hardman district,
has confidence In the future of Mor
row county agriculture. It has risen
from times of depression many
times in the past, and Mr. Craber
is confident it will again.
JUDGE GETS BUCK.
Judge C. L. Sweek is among the
successful deer hunters. He went
out with a party of Pendleton
friends the first day of the season
and bagged a little two-pointer. The
judge was in the city Monday ac
companied by J. S. Beckwlth, court
reporter, to conduct a short session
of circuit court.
CITY'S BID FOR PWA
MONEY DEJECTED
Aid for Street Paving and
Improving Water Sys
tem Not Available.
RANGE HELP ASKED
Lions Resolve In Favor of Govern
ment Furnishing Seed, Fence;
State Bar Meet Reported.
Rejection of Heppner's two ap
plications for PWA funds, one for
street paving and the other for im
provement of the water system,
was received from C. C. Hockley,
acting state administrator, by W.
W. Smead this week. No definite
reason for the rejection was given.
It was said, however, that Oregon's
apportionment of PWA money had
all been allocated, and that there
was yet possibility of consideration
being given one or both of the pro
jects in event some of the money
is not used where it has been allo
cated.
Announcement of the rejection
was made by Mayor Smead before
the Monday Lions luncheon.
Sensing that rapid deterioration
of range land in the county is
threatening the county's economic
life, and believing that measures
should be taken to rebuild the
ranges, the Lions passed a resolu
tion asking for help from the Soil
Conservation service in providing
seed and fencing for the establish
ment of reforaging test plots on
privately owned range land. Gov
ernment help in establishment of
such test plots was considered nec
essary because the present income
from the land is hardly enough to
pay taxes and owners are not in a
position to stand the expense. That
the production of the ranges must
be increased to prevent reversion
of the land to the county for non
payment of taxes was averred, and
it was held that the government is
justified in helping the owners re
establish their ranges in order to
keep the land on the tax rolls. J. O.
Turner, C. B. Cox and Dr. A. D.
McMurdo were named on the reso
lution committee.
The test plot project calls for
planting four acre reseeding tracts
on some 25 different farms, and
fencing them for protection against
livestock to show what may be ac
complished by this practice. Crest
ed wheat grass would be used. Jo
seph Belanger, county agent and
members of the local Soil Conser
tion service crew are working out
the details of the project.
J. O. Turner, who last week end
attended the state bar association
convention at Salem, reported some
of the program features, stressing
the new incorporated bar set-up
under which all attorneys of the
state are automatically members of
the bar association and subject to
its supervision. Mr. Turner cited
how the new set-up is expected to
raise ethics of the profession in the
state. All practicing attorneys will
be under surveillance of association
vigilance committees, and "shyster"
practices will not be tolerated.
Though no resolution to the ef
fect was adopted, Mr. Turner said
that the lawyers generally frowned
upon Governor Martin's proposal to
have the attorney general appoint
ive rather than elective as in the
past. Commenting upon the mat
ter, S. E. Notson, district attorney,
said that while the attorney gen
eral is legal advisor to the governor
he is also legal advisor to all other
state officers and that there ap
peared to be no good reason for
the governor to have the whole say
in filling the office.
The trend of government central
ization through appointment rather
than by election is further reflected
in discussion before the American
bar association recently of whether
all judges should not be appoint
ive, Mr. Notson said. So far the
legal profession generally has
frowned upon this trend toward
centralization of government
Lions were accorded the pleasure
of a vocal solo by Vernor M. Sack-
ett of Salem, a guest for the day.
Guests also were Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Lofgren of Portland, Mr. Lofgren
being an attorney in the city.
SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS.
Waiving grand jury Investigation
and entering plea of guilty to dis
trict attorney's information in the
court of Judge C. L. Sweek here
Monday, Roy Yardley was sen
tenced to six years in the state pen
itentiary on a charge of sodomy.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman left for
Salem Monday evening with Yard-
ley.
SOME BUCK MEAT.
Three thousand pounds of meat is
no little amount of meat in any
body's pantry, and when it Is choice
buck meat it might well be the envy
of anybody's larder. It really wasn't
in the pantry, but at the Burken
bine market last week end that that
amount of buck moat was hanging
Just nineteen bucks In number.
Harry Quackenbush who has
been critically 111 with Intestinal
flu at home In town this week, was
reported as Improved this morning.
For a time it was feared he was
suffering an attack of typhoid
fever.