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Volume 52, Number 42.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 1935
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HERE AT CHRISTMAS
Silver Thaw Causes In
juries to Two Women
Because of Falls.
HAZARD TO TRAVEL
Christmas Tinge Given to Nature,
and Folk Enjoy Entertainment.
In Spite of Drawback.
Heppner enjoyed a silver Christ
mas, as did all of Morrow county,
and the countryside is still covered
with Ice today. The silver thaw
came on Christmas eve, making
motivation hazardous la any man
ner and taking a toll in accidents
while lending a Christmas tinge to
nature.
Painful personal injuries were
received in falls by Mrs. Pat Mol
lahan and Mrs. Edward Chinn.
Mrs. Mollahan received a fractured
arm, and Mrs. Chinn hurt her head.
The latter fell on her back and
head when coming out of the Elk
horn restaurant, owned by her
husband, Tuesday evening. The
Injury caused her to remain in
bed yesterday, and It was first
feared she had received a fractured
skull. Later examination by a phy
sician showed this not to be the
case, however, and her condition
is reported Improving.
Motorists were slowed down to a
crawl, and several were landed in
the ditch, though no bad accidents
had been reported this morning.
Some folk who had intended leav
ing town Tuesday, remained at
home rather than attempt to drive
on the ice. Among these were Sen
ator J. G. Barratt and family. They
had planned to go to Pendleton to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Bar
ratt's relatives, but returned after
going but a short distance.
Outside telephone service was in
terrupted Monday by heavy freez
ing fog which preceded the silver
thaw.
In spite of the ice, good turnouts
were present at the Star theater's
morning and afternoon matinees,
and the Christmas ball at the Elks
club In the evening, the main en
tertainment features of tha day in
Heppner. CCC boys were enter
taind free in the morning, and
kiddies of the community in the
afternoon. In addition to the show,
kiddies received a bag of candy
and nuts as a treat from the Elks.
Many college students home for
the holidays are lending cheer to
the season.
Long Experiment Shows
Loss From Bad Cropping
The extent to which continuous
cropping of soil, without rotation
and without the addition of fertil
izer is unprofitable In Oregon Is
shown In the summary of results of
an unusual 21-year experimental
study conducted at the Oregon Ex
periment station by Dr. W. L. Pow
ers, chief of the soils department.
The greatest profit was shown to
come from rotated crops under ir
rigation, with the addition of barn
yard manure. This method not
only greatly Increased the crop
yield, but the water requirement of
the soil was almost 50 per cent less
than where continuous cropping
without Irrigation was practical.
Use of Irrigation on land cropped
continuously without rotation was
found to be but little more profit
able than continuous cropping with
out supplemental water.
The experiment shows that it Is
far more practical to follow prac
tices that keep the soil productive
than to attempt to restore lost fer
tility, as rebuilding exhausted land
is a long-time and costly practice,
Dr. Powers says. The detailed re
sults of the study are compiled and
discussed In Station Circular 113,
"Soil Fertility In Relation to Pro
ductive land," by Dr. Powers. It
is available to Oregon farmers up
on request.
INJURED IN FALL.
F. W. Turner sustained a painful
Injury to his back Saturday after
noon when he slipped from a board
and fell on a piece of pipe while
cossing the creek near the J. J.
Nys home. The fall knocked the
wind out of him and he remained
lying In a helpless condition for
some fifteen minutes before Rod
Thomson, who works at the Union
Oil plant near by, came along and
discovered him and helped him out
of the predicament. A fractured
rib was disclosed on examination,
and Mr. Turner entered the hos
pital Tuesday evening for treat
ment, after attempting to "tough
It out" for a couple of days.
Gladys Benge Conder, who teach
es In the junior high school at
Medford, has arrived for the holi
days at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Eph Eskelson. E. H.
. Hedrick, former school superin
tendent here, is In charge of the
Medford system, and Mrs. Conder
reports the Hedrieks and other ex
Hcppnerltes at Medford doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton and
son Dick arrived Monday evening
from Fort Benton, Mont., to spend
Christmas at the home of their son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Jones.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church in this city at 2:30
Saturday afternoon for W. R. Mun
kers who passed away Wednesday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
F. H. Gentry, in Portland. Alvin
Kleinfeldt, pastor of the Christian
church at Heppner, officiated and
interment was made in the Lexing
ton cemetery. Arrangements were
in charge of Phelps Funeral home
of Heppner. Six of Mr. Munkera'
grandsons acted as pallbearers.
They were Vernon and Archie Mun
kers, Lee and Virgil Gentry, Russell
and Laverne Wright.
William Riley Munkers, second
son of B. F. and Marsilla Hester
Munkers, was born December 3,
1856, in Linn county, Oregon, ten
miles from Albany and died at
Portland December 18, 1935, at the
age of 79 years and 15 days. His
mother passed away when he was
but six years of age, and he spent
his boyhood days with his uncle,
Preston Munkers, at Scio, Oregon.
He was married December 10. 1876,
to Miss Anna Marie Montgomery,
and to them eight children were
born. They lived in Linn coun
ty until October 10, 1883, spent that
winter in western Oregon and on
March 24, 1884, came to Morrow !
county and settled in the Eight
Mile country where Mr. Munkers
engaged in farming for fourteen
years. On October 10, 1898, they
moved to Lexington where they
have since resided, with the excep
tion of two years spent In Port
land. Mr. Munkers was the last
survivor of his father's family.
Besides his widow, Mr. Munkers
is survived by five daughters, Mrs.
Lulu Wright of Lexington, Mrs.
Mabel Ward of Walnut Creek,
Calif., Mrs. Myrtle Gentry of Port
land, Mrs. Minnie Wood of Wilark,
Oregon, Mrs. Sadie Worden of Cas
cade Locks; three sons, Frank
Munkers of Lexington, Roy Mun
kers of Monument, Harry Munkers
of Heppner; twenty grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
He was a member of the Chris
tian church for forty years. While
a resident of Lexington Mr. Mun
kers served several years as mayor
of the city. He was a kindly
neighbor, always willing to lend as
sistance where needed.
In a sealed note which he left
for his family to read after he had
passed to the Great Beyond, he
said: "Whoever talks at my fu
neral, if he knows of any good I
have done, let him give me credit
and point out my faults as a warn
ing to the young pople." -
A Christmas program and party
was held at the grange hall Mon
day evening. The Christmas tree
and treats of candy ind nuts were
enjoyed by the kiddic3, as well as
by some of the older people.
Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck are
the proud parents of a son, Rich
ard Glover, born Friday morning
at the home of Mrs. George Allyn.
The grade school students pre
sented a Christmas program and
operetta in the high school audi
torium Thursday evening. School
closed on Friday for the Christmas
vacation and will reopen Monday,
December 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller enter
tained with a delightful party at
their home last Monday evening.
Eight tables of 500 were in play
with high ' scores going to Mrs. L.
A. Palmer and W. D. Campbell.
The Christmas idea was carried out
in the decorations and favors.
A Christmas program was pre
sented at the Christian church on
Sunday morning following the Bible
school hour.
Rev. Joel R. Benton will be In
Lexington Sunday and will conduct
services at the Christian church
at 11 a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson and
family left the last of the week for
Portland to spend the holidays.
Miss Shirlee Smith is spending
the Christmas vacation at her home
in Hillsboro.
Among Lexington visitors in
Pendleton last week were Mr. and
Mis. Shelby Graves, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Slocum, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle
Cutsforth and Beulah Nichols,
Mrs, Elmer Hunt and children
have gone to San Francisco to
spend the Christmas vacation.
Miss Betty Skyles is spending the
holiday season at her home in Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Swift have
returned from a month's visit with
relatives at San Mateo, Calif.
'Wayne McMillan, who has been
working at Carlton, is here for the
holidays.
Miss Helen Valentine, who
teaches at Rufus, Is spending the
Christmas vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Valentine.
Lexington Rebekah lodge No. 139
held Its regular meeting Tuesday
evening with 15 members present.
Before the lodge meeting several
of the members decorated the
Christmas tree, underneath which
were numerous attractively wrap
ped packages which had been brot
by the members to be exchanged
later. Edith Miller, the Noble
Grand, added another touch of
Christmas spirit by bringing two
baskets of holly which were taste
fully arranged.
The Odd Fellows held a special
meeting the same night and were
Invited to join the Rebekahs for
the Christmas program. After the
meetings were closed the packages
were distributed and opened. Re
freshments of salad, sandwiches,
coffee and candy were served late
In the evening. Margaret Leach is
the reporter for the Rebkah lodge.
Miss Peggy Warner, a student at
Oregon State, is spending the holl-
PROSECUTOR CITES
TRENDS OF JUSTICE
Notson Reports Matters
Before State Conclave
At Lions Meeting.
VIEWS NOT UPHELD
Holds Conservative Course on Pro
cedure; Good 4-H Club Work .
Cited by Bellinger.
Admitting conservatism as dean
of Oregon district attorneys, S. E.
Notson reported to the Lions Mon
day that he was not in thorough
agreement with all resolutions
passed at the state district attor
neys' convention which he attend
ed in Portland last week end. The
resolutions, however, expressed the
desires of the majority of the 26
district attorneys present and he
expected they would be brought to
the attention of the legislature by
the association's legislative com
mittee. Mr. Notson did not concur with
the resolution asking for admission
of pictures or other evidence of a
gruesome nature in trial of crim
inal cases. Such evidence tends to
inflame the minds of jurors and
hinders rather than aids the course
of justice, he believed. He decried
the tendency of younger prosecu
tors to throw lessons of past ex
perience too readily into the dis
card, saying with one circuit judge
who adressed the convention, that
perfection in administering justice
can only be approximated at best
and radical departure from tried
courses should be avoided.
Morrow county's district attorney
held with another convention
speaker that it is just as much the
duty of a prosecutor under his oath
to see that a defendant is given a
just trial as it is to seek convic
tions. He condemned any prosecu
tor who wittingly fails to produce
evidence which might work to the
defendant's advantage. The state's
attorney is bound by oath to try all
cases fairly, he said.
He sympathized with the tend
ency toward educating jurors in
weighing evidence, saying that
much miscarriage of justice is at
tributable to the ignorance or in
ability of jurors to properly con
sider the evidence as presented.
Like one judge who addressed the
convention, he decried the brow
beating of witnesses by either
prosecution or defense, as well as
trial of lawyers by each other.
Recognition of Morrow county
through the achievement of Mar
garet (Smith) Thorpe of Board
man, was reported by Joseph Bel
anger, county agent, who inter
viewed Mra Thorpe in the national
farm and home hour over radio sta
tion KEX, Portland, last Friday
at 11:15. Mrs. Thorpe won first
place in International Harvester
company's 4-H club farm business
record contest for the district cov
ering 11 western states, also plac
ing first in county and state. She
received $500 in value for her work,
besides bringing recognition to the
county.
A special entertainment feature
was the appearance of Mrs. John
Turner, Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and
Mrs. Hubert Gaily singing in trio,
accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Virginia Amorelli. Recognition of
the Christmas season was given by
the club singing "Silent Nght."
Many College Students
Arrive for the Holidays
Most of Morrow countys' con
tingent of students at institutions
of higher education are home for
the holidays, bringing happiness
to the respective homes and lend
ing cheer to holiday festivities.
Among those from this vicinity
are Ted Thomson, Joe Green, John
Parker, Ilene Kilkenny from Uni
versity of Oregon; Chester Chris
tenson, Ted McMurdo, Raymond
and Donald Drake from O. S. C;
Billy Cochell, Billy Schwarz, Jen
nie Swendig, Louise Moyer, Wini
fred Case, Marcel Jones, Lorena
Wilson from Eastern Oregon Nor
mal, La Grande; Roy Gentry, Jim
my Furlong from Mt. Angel col
lege; Hone Kenny from hospital
training in Pendleton; Teresa Bres
lin, Claire Phelan, Anson Rugg
from schools in Portland; Ed Dick,
Frances Rugg from Pacific univer
sity, Forest Grove, and George
Starr from Oregon Normal at Mon
mouth. POMONA GRANGE TO MEET.
Morrow county Pomona grange
will meet at Rhea creek Saturday,
January 4. New officers will be in
stalled immediately after the open
ing of the morning session. A pro
gram will be given In the afternoon
and as usual will be open to the
public. Degree work will be exem-
plifled In the evening by the Gil
liam- wneeier team.
A. M. Zink of Portland is spend
ing the holidays at the home of his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Hellker in the lone sec
tion. days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Warner.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Tucker and
family of Grandview, Wash., are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. N. Moyer.
SSffAL NEWS
Changes Slated.
Oregon Favored.
State Fair Fee Raised.
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. Last week this writer
intimated based upon state house
rumor that Otto Hartwlg might
not be reappointed to the industrial
accident commission. Also, that
Jack Allen who relinquished his
seat in the state senate some six or
eight months ago to become state
liquor administrator, might retire
from public life along about the
first of the new year to devote his
time again to his private interests
at Pendleton. '
This week's budget of whisper
ings from old Dame Rumor has it
that if and when Hartwig is re
placed it will be by one J. C. Joy,
Portland democrat, and that Otto
Runte, now chief Inspector for the
state liquor administration, is
slated to succeed Allen as adminis
trator If and when he steps out of
the picture.
Opposition to Hartwig, a highly
popular and competent member of
the accident commission, is under
stood to be entirely partisan. Dem
ocratic partisans are known to have
ben clamoring for some time for a
second member on the commission
which is now dominantly republi
can and Hartwig just happens to
be the member whose term is expir
ing at this time rather than T. Mor
ris Dunne, the other republican
member whose term continues until
January 2, 1937, unless he should
be removed for cause. Hartwig is
said to be entirely satisfactory to
both employers and employees,
many of whom . are known to be
urging the governor to reappoint
him. He was formerly an influen
tial labor leader in the state and is
labor's representative on the board.
Speculation as to his possible re
tirement is based largely upon the
fact that the governor has not yet
announced his re - appointment,
which, in the ordinary course should
have been anounced along about
the first of the present month.
If Allen retires as liquor admin
istrator, as he probablywill, it will
be entirely of his own accord and
In the interest of harmony within
the organization. Allen is known
to have clashed repeatedly with
members of the liquor commission
who have persisted in making his
position uncomfortable by stripping
him of various duties from time to
time and conferring them upos
Runte and Eugene Kelty who is
said to be the liquor administrator
in fact although Allen bears the
title. Allen was in Salem during
the early days of the recent special
legislative session and is under
stood at that time to have offered
to resign but agreed to remain at
the insistence of the Governor.
Since that time, however, W. L.
Gosslin, the governor's secretary,
is said to have paid Allen a "pure
ly social call" during which he sug
gested the advisability of the ad
ministrator's retirement. Friends
of Allen among Democratic leaders
In the state by that time, however,
had rallied to his support and in
sisted upon his sticking by his guns
which he has done so far long
enough to convince the public at
least that he can stay indefinitely
If he wants to.
Should Runte's promotion to the
liquor administratorship material
ize it will be over the strenuous
protests of many influential Demo
crats with whom the chief investi
gator is not at all popular and the
situation thus created would hold
ample promise of future disturb
ances in liquor control circles.
Work on the new dormitory at
the state school for blind was got
ten under way this week. This an
nouncement marks the culmination
of a long fight on the part of the
friends of blind wards of the state
who have for years been housed in
the frame administration building,
long regarded as a serious fire haz
ard. The new building will be of
brick construction, strictly fireproof
throughout, 47 by 160 feet, one story
with full basement Completely
furnished It will cost approximately
$81,950 with the federal govern
ment supplying $31,950 through a
PWA grant and the state putting
up $50,000 through an appropriation
by the 1935 regular session. The
building is to be completed within
six months.
Oregon architeots and Oregon
materials for the new Oregon Cap
itol is the challenge which Govern
or Martin has thrown Into the face
of the capitol reconstruction com
mission.
The governor's comment to Salem
newspapermen was prompted by re
ports that out-of-state architects
would be asked to compete for the
honor of designing the new state
house.
"There are plenty of brains right
here In Oregon to design and su
pervise the new capitol without go
ing to some other state to find an
architect," the governor declared.
"Oregon also has plenty of build
ing materials such as marble, build
ing stone, woods of all kinds the
finest the world affords. There is
no justification whatever for going
outside the state to buy anything
we can produce ourselves.
"It's high time we Oregonians
were waking up to the fact that we
live in a state rich In natural re
sources of all kinds and I feel that
now is the time to make a start
toward a program of education that
will not only sell Oregon to its own
(Continued on Pag Four)
BENEFT
IS WELL RECE
One-Act Plays by Class
and Faculty Net $54
for Student Aid
GOOD ACTING SEEN
Bert rand Evans Central Figure in
Dramatic Production, "The Fin
ger of God;" Comedy Given.
The school hot lunch fund was
benefitted $54.40 by three one-act
plays presented last Thursday eve
ning at the gym-auditorium by
the public speaking class and fac
ulty of the high school. Apprecia
tion of the generous public re
sponse is expressed by Edward F.
Bloom, superintendent.
Of exceptional quality was the
faculty presentation, "The Finger
of God," in which Bertrand Evans
Leone Rockhold and Claude Pevey
portrayed roles in a highly dramat
ic production. Mr. Evans portrayed
the central character, an embit
tered ex-convict who attains a posi
tion of high trust in an investment
concern, and on the eve of abscond
ing with all the company's funds
is persuaded to desist through ap
peal to his better nature by a com
pany secretary, taken by Miss
Rockhold, thus evading a trap set
for him by his detective-valet, play
ed by Mr. Pevey.
"A Christmas Awakening," first
of the speaking class productions,
depicted the Christmas spirit over
coming the selfishness of an Ameri
can household. Two members of
the family, Ethyl Hughes and Nor
ton King, return from college for
the holidays, to find the mother,
Jean Adkins, making out the gift
list in a socially-proper manner;
to find the father, Howard Cleve
land, stoically unperturbed about
the holiday's arrival, and to find
little daughter, Dora Bailey, and
grandfather, Joe Stephens, the only
ones imbued with the true Christ
mas spirit. The college daughter
forgets her unfinished party dress,
the college son loses his disappoint
ment on being denied use of the
family car, mother and father are
moved to deeper emotions and lit
tle daughter and grandfather be
come more enraptured by the
Christmas spirit as Uncle Henry,
William McCaleb, calls to express
sentiments of the day, and Christ
mas carols, sung by the chorus un
der direction of Miss Juanita Leath
ers, drift through the open window.
In lighter vein was "What's
Trumps," a skit depicting what
would happen at a men's poker par
ty if men played cards after the
fashion of women. William Mc
Caleb, Ernest Clark, Vernon Know
les and Marvin Casebeer portrayed
the roles.
Between acts, songs were sung
by the grade school chorus under
the direction of Miss Leathers. The
singing in harmony without accom
paniment revealed much work, and
it was well receive! by the audi
ence. Funds raised by the entertain
ment assure continuance of the
serving of a hot dish each school
day to students who must take
their lunches to school. More than
eighty such hot dishes are seived
each school day.
LaVerne Van Marter
Has Spinal Meningitis
LaVerne Van Marter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Van Marter, was re
ported today in a much improved
condition with full recovery likely
from an attack of spinal meningitis
with which he was stricken last
Thursday night. He was given a
fourth injection of anti-toxin se
rum Monday, and his physician re
ported no more injections would
probably be necessary.
La Verne, a mainstay In the high
school basketball team, was at
school Thursday. He was stricken
that night, and was unconscious
Friday morning. Serum was rush
ed from Portland by state police
and injections were started imme
diately. Precautions were taken
against spread of the infection,
and with incubation period past
no other cases have developed.
BROTHER TRANSFERRED.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo has received
word of the recent transfer of hia
brother, Lt. Col. Hew McMurdo,
frim Georgia to head the medical
staff at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana hospital. Colonel McMurdo
has been in the army medical corps
for a number of years, and his la
test recognition marks his high
standing In the service.
Miss Anubel Turner, student at
O. S. C, is expected home today,
having stopped over in Portland for
a minor operation on her nose.
Her sister, Miss Jeanette Turner,
who teaches at Boardman, joined
her in Portland and was expected
to come home with her.
M. D. Clark was able to be up
and about the house the first of the
week after being confined to his
home for two weeks by illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wise motored
to Toppenlsh, Wash., for Christ
mas with relatives, expecting to
return home tomorrow.
I0NE
By MRS. MARGARET BLAKE
The community Christmas pro
gram at the school gym Wednes
day evening was well attended in
spite of the bad weather. Several
persons who were to have had parts
in the program were unable to be
present but in spite of these things
a very nice Christmas exerecise was
presented. The numbers which
were announced by Miss Maxine
McCurdy, were as follows: Instru
mental trio by Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Howell and daughter Dorothy;
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,"
sung by members of the first and
second grades; a reading by Helen
Lundell; holly drill by some of the
third and fourth grade members;
Christmas pantomime by the high
school girls with songs sung by the
glee club; a pageant of the Christ
mas story by members of the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades,
with songs by the grade school
chorus; vocal solos by Miss Frances
Troedson, and a group of Christ
mas songs by the high school glee
club. While it was singing "Jingle
Bells" Santa Claus came in with
treats for everyone present.
School closed on Friday after
noon to reopen on December 30.
All of the grade rooms and high
school had Christmas trees and
parties and present in the after
noon. Most of the teachers left
the same evening for their various
homes to spend the holidays. Miss
Lorraine Reed went to Mitchell,
Miss Anita Baumgardner to Port
land, Miss Helen Ralph to Salem,
Mrs. Roy Brown to Hermiston and
Mr. Christiansen to Mill City. Miss
Dorothy Arrant remained until af
ter the Christmas program when
she went to Portland.
The Union Sunday school had a
short program following the Sun
day school hour at the Baptist
church last Sunday. The primary
classes sang "Away in a Manger,"
Maxine Ely spoke a piece and
Missos Frances Troedson and Mir
iam Hale played and sang "Silent
Night, Holy Night" as a duet. Or
anges for all and candy for the lit
tle folks were distributed.
Mr. and Mr3. Earle B. M. Wright
of Baker are at the home of Mrs.
Wright's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Grabil.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blake of Kin
zua spent Christmas at the E. J.
Blake home.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore depart
ed Sunday for Portland to spend
the holidays at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Wrex Hickok. They
were motored to Arlington by Walt
Eubank s.
Miss Clara Nelson, a student at
O. S.. C, arrived home Saturday
morning.
Mrs, Dan O'Hara of Kinzua has
been visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smith. ,
Frances Troedson, a student at
O. S. C, and Miss Linea Troedson,
a teacher in a Portland high school,
are at home for the holidays.
Buddy Warfield is visiting at the
home of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Cochran.
Miss Dot Crabtree of Salem is
visiting friends here.
Clifford Yarnell is home from O.
S. C. for the holidays.
Norman Swanson arrived from
Spokane on Tuesday afternoon to
spend Christmas with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson mo
tored to Arlington on Friday night
to meet their daughters, Miss Eva
Swanson and Mrs. Elmo McMillan
with her daughter Beverly, who will
spend the holidays here.
Francis Ely is home from Wil
lamette university.
Alfred Balsiger of The Dalles
spent Christmas day with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Balsiger.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pomeranz of
Los Angeles arrived on Wednesday
for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clark.
Mrs. Nora Rivers spent several
days last week as a guest at the H.
O. Ely home. She departed Sunday
for Spokane to spend Christmas at
the home of her son Alfred, one
time garage operator here. She
has spent the past few months in
Honolulu at the home of her daugh
ter, Ruth.
Frank Swaggart and party of
Lena spent the night here on ac
count of road conditions which
made it impossible to be sure of
reaching their home safely.
Dan O'Hara and E. J. Blake of
Kinzua came over from that place
Tuesday evening to spend Christ
mas with relatives here. Ten hours
were required for the trip on ac
count of the Icy roads. Though
they had no trouble themselves
they helped numerous motorists
back on to roads at various points
on the highway.
Mrs. Etta Shippey has gone to
Portland for a visit with her daugh
ter. Mrs. Florence Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kruse
(Pearl Padberg) of Oswego an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
December 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith spent
Christmas with relatives at The
Dalles.
Mrs. Guy Cason of Arlington with
her son Bobby and daughter Guyla
are guest3 of Mrs. Lana Padberg
for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bleakman
and small daughter spent Christ
mas at the home of Mr. Bleak
man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Bleakman. They are residing In
Washington where Mr. Bleakman
is working with the state highway
department
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snyder motored
to Portland for Christmas at the
home of a sister of Mr. Snyder.
1ST ill BANK
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Third Dividend of 25 Per
Cent Is Announced
by Receiver.
$60,380 NOW READY
Payment of Former Loan, and New
Loan From RFC Responsible;
Total Now 59 Percent
Depositors of First National
Bank of Heppner will declare there
is a Santa Claus, with announce
ment today of another 25 percent
dividend totalling $60,380.60, checks
for which have arrived from the
comptroller's office and are avail
able at the local office of J. L.
Gault, receiver.
This, the third dividend, brings
total liquidation of the First Na
tional bank to 59 percent. The first
dividend of 14 percent was paid in
1933, and the second, 20 percent,
was disbursed in 1934, resulting en
tirely from a loan made by the re
ceiver through the comptroller of
currency and the Renconstructlon
Finance corporation. The full liqui
dation of this loan permitted the
receiver to apply for and obtain a
second loan from RFC which large
ly supplied funds for the present
disbursement, Mr. Gault announced.
Those having claims against the
bank are advised by Mr. Gault that
they must present their receiver's
certificates to obtain their share of
the dividend.
Liquidation of local banks, closed
since October, 1932, so far has re
sulted in paying depositors of the
Farmers and Stockgrowers Nation
al bank a hundred cents on the
dollar, besides the 59 percent given
First National depositors. The
third dividend is' the largest de
clared by the First National to date,
and it marks favorable progress in
the process of liquidation. Coming
just at Christmas, it serves to lend
much cheer to depositors and to the
community generally.
Local Historical Data
Compiled Under WPA
Portland. (Special) Work - on
"The American Guide," writers' di
vision, professional and service
projects section of the Works Pro
gress administration, is under way
in Morrow county with Heppner
as headquarters, it was announced
today by Alfred Powers, dean of
the general extension division of
the Oregon state system of higher
education. Mr. Powers is state
director of the writers' division
with headquarters in Portland.
Mrs. Nellie Anderson has been
appointed field worker for gather
ing and compiling data for Mor
row county. Citizens possessing
Information of value to the Guide
are asked to get in touch with her.
Material pertaining to historical
cites, historical characters, living
or dead; historical relics, or scenic
spots of general or special interest,
is especially desirable. In the op
inion of Dean Powers, increased
tourist travel as a result of infor
mation found in this guide book
will more than repay a community
for any assistance.
"We have a staff of general field
workers on this project in Oregon,
but there is room for hundreds
of volunteers," says Dean Powers.
"It is an undertaking in which
every Oregon citizen may take jus
tifiable pride and manifest keen
interest, because he will share with
many others credit for a project
which will bring Oregon scenery
and resources to the attention of
world audience. Oregon will occu
py a pominent place in the five
volumes of 600 pages each which
have been dedicated to the purpose
of presenting to tourists an auth
entic guide book that will direct
them to places and memories of
lasting interest in the 48 states of
the Union.
"This state will appear in one
volume with Washington, Califor
nia, Utah and Nevada. It is but
natural that we should wish Ore
gon's showing to be second to
none. This Guide will introduce
Oregon to the rest of America
more extensively than has ever
before been done. Individuals and
organizations, as well as school
children, can be of much help in
the preparation of this work. In
such a widely cooperative effort
we shall welcome suggestions and
participation from every county
and every town in the state."
OPENS WELDING SHOP.
Harold Becket this week install
ed electric and acetylene welding
machinery in the McMurdo build
ing on May street where he is open
ing a new machine shop. He made
a business trip to Portland the end
of the week to purchase equipment.
Mr. Becket has been with the
Shively blacksmith shop for sev
eral years.
The E. F. Bloom family went
to Pendleton Tuesday evening to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Bloom's
folks. They expected to go to
Portland after Christmas to attend
tho state teachers' association con
vention. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorgor were
visitors In the city Saturduy from
the lone section.
A CLAUS