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Volume 52, Number 49.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 1936
Subscription $2.00 a Year
COMMUNITY FETES
GOLDEN NUPTALS
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs
Pass 50th Wedded Year;
Receive at Home.
BANQUET ENJOYED
Many Surround Festive Board at
Methodist Church; Program and
Glfte Featnre Evening.
The fiftieth anniversary of wed
ded life of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Briggs commenced Feb. 10, 1886,
when they were married near this
city, and featured by continuous
residence In this vicinity was ap
propriately celebrated Monday.
Many friends accepted the invita
tion issued in the Gazette Times
and joined In honoring the esteem
ed couple whose married history
is Interlocked with emanation of
Heppner from a frontier town into
the modern, progressive city of to
day. Morrow county's treasurer and
his bride of fifty years ago, young
in spirit if not in years of married
life, greeted friends at their home
in the afternoon. Many callers
gave felicitations. Mrs. S. E. Not
son and Mrs. M. L. Case poured tea,
and Mrs. Jennie McCarter and Mrs.H
Alice Adkins were assistant hos
tesses. At 6:30 in the evening a large
assemblage was seated at the ban
quet table in the basement of the
Methodist church, an occasion
equally commemorative of the long
and active service of Mr. and Mrs.
Briggs lnthe church. Three tables
were arranged, one for the Briggs
family, one for those over seventy
years of age, and one for the evan
gelists, Mrs. Helen Duff Baugh and
Miss Naomi Van Cleave, and for
the ministers and wives, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Kleinfeldt, Rev. and
Mrs. Joseph Pope, Rev. T. D.
Crabb, and Mrs. James Pointer
from Oakland, Cal.
After the banquet an appropriate
program was given In the main
auditorium. Mrs. Bloom led in
singing "All the Way My Saviour
Leads Me" and "Abide With Me."
Violin solos were played by Miss
Joan Pope and Judge William T.
Campbell. Mrs. Delia M. Corson
. and Miss Van Cleave recited, and
Mrs. Ray M. Taylor sang.
On behalf of the church asd
friends, Rev. Mr. Pope presented
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs with a beau
tiful electric floor lamp of golden
bronze. Other gifts were received
from relatives and friends. Re
sponse was made by the honorees
with thanks and reminiscences of
the past
A beautiful and impressive ser
monette by Mrs. Baugh on the re
ward of being a Christian and its
influence on home life concluded
the program.
All present and many others
wish Mr. and Mrs. Briggs many
more joyful anniversaries.
Sharing joy of the occasion with
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were their
daughters, Miss Opal Briggs, local
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Co. manager, and Mrs. Ray M.
Taylor and family.
Initiation, Annual Ball
Planned by Elks, 22nd
Featured by Initiation of a class
of 25 candidates in the afternoon,
and the annual Washington's birth
day ball In the evening, Heppner
lodge 358 B. P. O. Elks Is planning
one of the outstanding events in its
annals February 22. Large dele
gations, Including many of the
candidates, are expected from Ar
lington, Condon, Fossil and Kin
zua, announces Harry Tamblyn, ex
alted ruler.
Festivities of the day include a
public parade and band concert at
1:30, followed by Initiatory services
at the lodge hall. Special enter
tainment will be provided for the
ladles while the men are occupied
at the hall. Lunch goods will be on
tap In the kitchen, from noon until
8 o'clock, and ladies will Join men
In a get-together party after the
lodge ceremonies. Later the an
nual ball will be staged, with spec
ial features, and music by Kauf
man's orchestra of Pendleton.
All Elks In the domain of Hepp
ner lodge are urgently Invited. R.
C. Phelps, chairman, of the pro
gram and stunts committee, prom
ises plenty of fun for everyone.
MILD THAW TODAY.
A smiling sun and a mild thaw
are softening as eight-Inch blanket
of snow at Heppner today. Falling
weather has prevailed all week,
with temperature low of three de
grees below zero. Snow has visited
the county generally, and wheat
fields are now protected after hav
ing been swept by wind in sections
last week. Drifts have closed some
country roads, and the Oregon
Washington highway to Pendleton
has not been used for several days.
A new fall of several inches last
night complicated transportation.
B.P.W. DANCE SATURDAY.
The annual St. Valentines' ball
of Business and Professional Wo
mens club will be held at the Elks
templo Saturday night. MuhIc will
be played by The Dalles Rythm
Kings, and special features have
been arranged.
HERBERT FRENCH
DIES, PENDLETON
Rodeo Vice-President, Life-Time
Resident This District, Suc
cumbs to Lingering Illness.
Funeral services were held at 9
o'clock yesterday morning from the
Oatholic church in Pendleton for
Herbert French, 36, vice-president
of Heppner Rodeo association and
popular young cattleman of the
Lena district who died at St. An
thony's hospital, Pendleton, Satur
day night. Mr. French suffered a
lingering illness for the last two
years. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. French, pioneer Butter
creek residents, who survive, be
sides his wife Rose, three children,
Raymond, Joe and Dorothy; broth
er John of Long Creek, and Bister,
Mrs. Cleve Walton of Ritter.
Many friends of the family from
this district attended the funeral
rites, with interment in the Vinson
cemetery. Pallbearers were John
Brosnan, Joe Brosnan, Joseph Do
herty, Charles McDevitt, Tony Vey
and Barney Doherty. Folsom's
chapel was in charge of the ar
rangements. Mr. French had spent his entire
life in this district, growing into
the cattle busines with his father,
and later becoming a successful
operator by himself. He loved
range life, and his interest in the
sports of cowboys was reflected in
his interest in the local Rodeo, of
which he wa3 arena director two
years ago, following several years
as performer and judge. His good
record was such as to cause hia
election to vice-presidency of the
association last year.
He bore his long suffering brave
ly, and was cheerful at all times.
When his ailment became such that
he could not actively supervise
running of the ranch from the sad
dle, he kept a keen interest in all
that was going on, and his counsel
and advice were at all times reflect
ed in managment of the ranch.
High tribute is paid his sterling
character by his friends and co
workers of the Rodeo who feel
deply the loss sustained by the
family and community in Mr.
French's passing. Henry Aiken,
Rodeo president, and Mrs. Aiken
were among those attending the last
rites from here.
CCC CAMPS TO VIE
FOR HOOP HONORS
Five Teams to Participate Here
Tomorrow, Saturday; Hi School
Will Play Boardman.
Heppner and the Civilian Con
servation corps camp here will be
hosts this week end to the basket
ball squads of four companies in
northeastern Oregon, when they
meet for the Blue Mountain zone
tournament, league F.
The schedule will open with two
games at 10 a. m., Friday and will
continue through Saturday, with
two games at 7:30 that evening.
Also at this time Heppner high
school will play Boardman high
school. All games will be played
at the school gymnasium.
Camp Baker, company 980, is
being coached by Educational Ad
viser Henderson, and Loris C. Og
lesby, educational adviser at Camp
Hilgard, company 963, is in charge
of the eight-man squad from there.
Camp Stanfleld team, company 569,
is coached by Lieutenant Cook,
while Maurice Shepard, education
al adviser at Camp Squaw Creek,
company 2112, Is coaching the men
from that camp.
The local camp's eight-man squad
Includes Team Captain Roberts,
Crowley and Dean, forwards; Far
rell, Swedas, centers; and McCar
thy, Sultan and Michaud, guards.
Lieut. Grant H. Ed,wards Is coach,
assisted by Millard Rodman, pro
ject manager. Marvin E. Dixon,
Camp Heppner educational edvlser,
is trainer.
Capt William R. Reynolds,
commander of the camp here, said
that townspeople are invited to at
tend these games, which will be
free of charge.
Officials will be A." H. Blanken
shlp, local high school coach, and
H. W. Buhman, grade school prin
cipal. IMPROVE RECREATION HALL.
Members of the Heppner CCC
camp are enjoying their recreation
hall more these days, with the ad
dition of some comfortable furni
ture. Some easy chairs and a dav
enport were recently moved Into
the building where the young men
spend much of their leisure time.
The officers' quarters have also
had some improvements the last
week, with davenport, more chairs
and a rug being placed In the
room. The ply-wood walls are be
ing scorched as a finish, which
brings out the grain more dis
tinctly. CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the sympathy and as
sistance given us during our recent
bereavement In the death of Theo
dore Anderson, and for the many
beautiful flowers.
The Family.
CARD OF THANKS.
Your kind expression of sympa
thy is gratefully acknowledged and
deeply appreciated In the bereave
ment of our baby son.
Mr, and Mrs. Aley Peck.
Voters lo Express Will
on Bond
The polls will be open next Sat
urday for voters of the city to de
cide whether $7000 in bonds shall be
issued for Improvement of the wa
ter system. The voters should ex
press their will. Ballots may be
cast from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. at the
council chambers.
Mayor T. J. D. Jones and mem
bers of the council have referred
the matter to the people believing
the opportunity to be good for ob
taining needed improvement at a
saving to the city. If the bonds
are voted, PWA has agreed to give
an additional $5,727, and the total
of $12,727 will be used mainly to re
lay one and three-quarters mile of
old wooden pipe in the lead main
with new steel pipe. The contract
for this work, depending upon suc-
GOPHER BATTLE
WAGED WIDELY
Creek Farmers Cooperate 100 Per
Cent With Conservation Ser
" vice in Eradicating Pests.
By JOSEPH BELANGER,
County Agent
The most extensive gopher pois
oning campaign ever put on in this
county has just been completed
through the cooperation with the
Soil Conservation service and the
U. S. D. A. Extension service. Prob
ably no county in Oregon has come
so close to poisoning 100 per cent of
its creek bottom land, and certainly
no county has ever done so much
poisoning at a lower cost. V. F.
Larse, with the Soil Conservation
service here at Heppner, has been
in charge of a crew of CCC men
which has done an excellent job on
the lands which they have covered.
No job of poisoning can be expect
ed to kill all of the gophers. The
effectiveness of the work already
done would be increased if the far
mer whose land was already pois
oned would go over his acreage
again as soon as the ground thaws
enough to permit it.
Carrots cut in pieces about two
inches long and one-half Inch
square, dusted with alkaloid stry
chnine, make an excellent bait A
very little practice will make it
easy to hit the main runway with
a probe. One piece of bait is then
dropped into the main runway and
the hole covered up. Bait should
not be dropped into the surface
holes made by the gophers.
The following is a list of men on
whose farms gopher poisoning was
done with the amount of acreage
poisoned on each man's place:
D. O. Justus 60, F. D. Cox 70, John
Hanna 100, Lottie Kilkenny 80, J. T.
Morgan 30, Charles Monagle 40, H.
A. Cohn 50, J. Beymer 100, G. Bar
ratt 60, McNamer & Co. 40, Chas.
Kirk 20, Ralph I, Thompson 20,
William Crosby 20, L. A. Florence
10, B. B. Kelley 53, W. H. Cleve
land 80, Frank Wilkinson 180, Frank
Monahan 100, Frank S. Parker 40,
Richard Wells 8, E. W. Moyer 10,
E. E. Clark 20, J. J. Wells 15, Ed
ward Clark 12, L. A. Palmer 50, H.
O. Bauman 40, John Clark 60, Ev
ans Bros. 70, R. C. Wightman 80,
J. J. Hughes 50, C. M. Biddle 50, M.
E. Gentry 50, E. D. McMillan 50, Til
man Hogue 30, Laxton McMurray
150, D. F. Ledbetter 35, Lee C.
Sparks 73, A. Holub 50, G. A. Pet
tey 90, John Piper 20, W. R. Akers
80, Matt Halvorsen 60, W. Windsor
10, O. Keithley 80, Fred Pettyjohn
75, H. E. Cool 77, Hynd Bros. 250,
Krebs Bros. 350, Elmer R, Peter
son 25, R. L. Padberg 71, R. A.
Thompson 250, Arthur Keene 35, A.
D. McMurdo 90, Grant Olden 50, H.
B. Smith 95, Fred Hoskins 65, Lo
tus Robison 50, Earl McKenney 30,
Evans Bros. 20, Harold Wright 35,
O. E. Wright 75, O. C. Stephens 30,
Raymond Wright 30, Joe Holboke
20, E. E. Rugg, 80, Dillard French
180, Z. Brosnan 100, Edwin Hughes
100, George Currin 114. Total: 69
farms, 4673 acres.
CENSUS SUPERVISOR HERE.
A. R, McCall, Elgin, district di
rector of the federal business cen
sus and publisher of the Elgin Re
corder, was in the city yesterday
Interviewing W. L. Blakely, local
census taker. Mr. McCall reported
good progress over his district In
taking the census, with Morrow
county lagging. He cited this work
as one of the oldest In the census
department, and urged cooperation
of business men in getting their
blanks filled out All Information
is strictly confidential, not to be re
vealed by the census-taker or the
government. It Is used purely for
statistical purposes, but has an Im
portant bearing on the work of the
department of commerce.
WANT ROAD OPENED.
"Our people are asking for open
ing of the Hcppner-Spray road,"
writes D, E. Baxter, secretary Spray
Chamber of Commerce. "If Hepp
ner will make request, we will get
the snow removed when they think
the storms are over." Heppner
Lions club, through H. O. Tenney,
road committee chairman, has been
pushing this matter through E. B.
Aid rich, eastern Oregon's highway
commissioner, who referred the
matter to District Enirlneer Wll.
Hams. No later word has been re
ceived here.
CHAPTER TO MEET.
Ruth chapter, O. E. S. will hold
its regular meeting at Masonic hall
tomorrow evening,
Issue, Saturday
cess of the bond issue, has been
tentatively let for $10,712. It is ex.
pected the balance of the grant
will be used for augmenting the wa
ter supply.
Mayor and council say that the
improvement work must be done.
and that the voters have the say
as to whether government help will
be accepted or whether the city
must stand the entire cost itself.
No increase in millage tax is ex
pected to result from floating the
bonds, except as much as will be
required to pay interest, as the
bonds will be issued to become due
after present bonded indebtedness
has been retired.:
PWA has approved the project,
and the city fathers expect con
struction to get under way imme
diately the bonds are authorized.
BARRATT ENJOYED
AIR TRIP TO EAST
Local Man Escaped Difficulty,
Though Train Taken Part Way
Wild Life Congress Attended.
It gave one'a sort of feeling of
superiority to (gaze down upon
snowbound trains in the Middle
West while soaring comfortably
and speedily along in an airplane,
said J. G. Barratt, president Ore
gon Wool Growers association, who
returned home Monday from a
"flying trip" to Washington, D. C,
to attend the wild life conservation
congress. He saw four of six
trains reported as snowbound in
Iowa. Rotary plows were churn
ing heavily in an attempt to extri
cate them.
Fourteen degrees below zero and
a tail wind acompanied the depar
ture of Mr. Barratt's plane from
Chicago. That was the coldest ex
erience of the trip. He escaped
difficulty, though part of the trip
was made by train. Going, he flew
from Pendleton to Salt Lake where
the passengers were put aboard
train and taken to Chicago. From
Chicago he flew on to Washington.
Returning, a train was taken as
far as Chicago, from where he flew
back to Pendleton. Just a week
was consumed by the entire trip.
Good visibility was had while in
the air, and the Mid-West was seen
entirely blanketed with snow.
Around Chicago, the snow was
more black that white, being cov
ered with soot Pittsburgh was
crossed at night, and the lights of
the city presented a beautiful view.
Especially impressive was the sight
of the Rockies from the air. They
were crossed on the Green River
route.
Mr. Barratt reported no sensa
tion of airsickness, and returned
rates in the east, he said, are low
rates is the east, he said, are low
er than first class train fare3.
While the conservation congress
dealt mainly with use of forests
for wild game, he said that recog
nition of the stockmen's interests
was obtained.
I0NE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Ronald John, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swanson,
passed away at Heppner on Friday,
Februarp 7. The baby was strick
en with an intestinal trouble and
was ill only about twenty-four
hours. He was born at Salem on
January 5. Funeral services were
held on Monday afternoon at the
Christian church, Rev. Joseph Pope
of Heppner in charge. Special mu
sic was sung by Mrs. Walter Rob
erts accompanied by Mrs. Earl
Blake. Arthur Stefani, Jr., Bobby
Everson and Wayne and Richard
Christopherson acted as pallbear
ers. Interment was made In the
I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Mrs. Nettle Lundy who has been
visiting friends and relatives here
returned to her home in Portland
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Martin and
sons arrived on last Thursday from
their home at Moro for a visit at
the home of Mrs. Martin's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smouse.
The senior class has called off the
dance which they had announced
for Feb. 15 at the Dry Fork hall.
Continued cold weather made the
move advisable.
Mrs. Delia Corson went to Hepp
ner Monday evening to be pres
ent at the golden wedding anniver
sary celebration of Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Briggs. She took part In the
program given, giving readings ap
propriate to the occasion.
Mrs. Inez Freeland departed last
Thursday for Redmond to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Elise Merrltt and
family.
Earl Blake has returned from
Kinzua where he has been working
for several months.
Mrs. Roy Lleuallen has been vis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Mason.
In spite of the cold weather a
fair crowd attended the colonial
masked ball given at the Legion
hall last Saturday night by the Aux
iliary of the American Legion,
Prizes for costumes were awarded
as follows: Most comical, Mrs. E.
C.'Heliker; best colonial costume,
Miss Earline Farris; outstanding
costume, Miss Nelda Feeley. Judges
wte Bert Johnson, J, Logle Rich
ardson and Louis Bergevln,
(Continued on Pag Four)
HIS GET Mill
ONTEISPROJECT
Committee Finds WPA
Application Pigeonholed
at Pendleton Office.
ACTION IS PROMISED
District Director to Speed Matter;
Club Expresses Interest in
Obtaining Swimming Pool.
Immediate action on the WPA
project for constructing tennis
courts at the school was obtained
as a result of action at the Lions
Monday luncheon. The club's co
operating committee, Dr. L. B. Tib
bies, C. J. D. Bauman and Joseph
Belanger decided to make a trip
to Pendleton Monday afternoon
and interview the district office
about the pending application, fol
lowing discussion of the subject
in which Edward F. Bloom, super
intendent, said that nothing had
been heard from it
The committee and Chas. B. Cox
on calling at the district office
found that the application had been
inadvertently pigeonholed, and re
ceived from District Supervisor
Thompson the promise that it
would be forwarded immediately
and that he would personally pre
sent the matter to the state office
in Portland, within a few days.
The committee with others in
terested, will work out an arrange
ment with the school board where
by people of the community may
have use of the courts in exchange
for such monetary assistance as
may be given. Lions and B. P. W.
have $100 between them that may
be turned to assist the project.
Further tennis court benefit enter
tainments will be held in abeyance
pending action on the WPA appli
cation, it was the Lions opinion
based on Mr. Bloom's statement
that the amount necessary could
not be determined until it is learn
ed whether WPA assistance will be
available. Hope was expressed
that the courts would be ready for
use early in the spring.
The duties of the tennis court
committee were enlarged to coop
erate in working for construction
of a swimming pool at as early a
date as possible.
S. E. Notson announced that he
and Mr. Cox are going to Walla
Walla Saturday to attend a meet
ing of Inland Empire Waterways
association and that it wag desired
to fill the car with a delegation.
The high school girls sextet, di
rected by Miss Juanita Leathers,
entertained with a song, and Betty
Marie Adkins delivered Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. Tables were
adorned with Valentine motif by
Mrs. H. O. Tenney, Heppner hotel
matron, who made a special ar
rangement of hearts at the place
of C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff, who
responded to the recognition by
treating with the cigars. Father-
son banquet tickets were liberally
purchased by club members.
LEXINGTON
By EDITH EDWARDS
The Lexington high school bas
ketball team met defeat in a game
with Heppner on the Heppner floor
last Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, by a
score of 29-22. This is their second
defeat of the season.
A P. T. A. executive board meet
ing was held lant Wednesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. George
Peck.
Miss Dclpha Mcrritt returned last
Tuesday from Portland, where she
has been visiting friends and rel
atives for several weeks.
Word has been received by friends
and rlatives here of the birth of a
son to Mr. and Mis. Edward Bur-
chell at their home In Corvallis.
There was no school last Friday
on account of the cold weather.
The carnival has been postponed
until a future date. It will prob
ably be held sometime in March.
The Lexington high school bas
ketball team defeated lone on the
lone floor last Friday evening by a
score of 35 to 18. They have now
won seven games out of nine.
Lyle Allyn has been 111 at his
home the past week with an attack
of the flu.
Among those absent from high
school this week were Juanita Da
vis, George Lamblrth, Lester Mc
Millan, Lavern Wright, Harding
Smith, Danny Dinges, Lyle Allyn
and Elwynne Peck.
Ralph Jackson is able to be up
and about following his recent Ill
ness. Helen Breshears has been 111 at
her home with the flu.
Among those attending the trac
tor school in Pendleton on Thurs
day were Harold Henderson, Mil
lard Nolan, Elmer Palmer, Alfred
and Norman Nelson.
Mrs, Lawrence Slocum and
daughter Barbara are visiting rel
atives and friends in Portland.
Mrs. Wilbur Stcagall and Infant
son returned to their home from
Heppner on Monday.
There will be a grange meeting at
the hall on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 15,
The H. E. club will have a meet
ing at the grange hull Thursday
afternoon, February 20.
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THE0. ANDERSON
DIES, PNEUMONIA
Native of Sweden Resided in Eight
Mile 45 Years; Funeral
Rites Held Here.
Theodore Anderson, a leading
citizen of the Eight Mile commu
nity for 45 years, died at Heppner
hospital Tuesday morning follow
ing an attack of pneumonia of a
weeks duration. Funeral services
were held from the Church of
Christ in this city yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock in charge of Case
Mortuary, with Alvin Kleinfeldt,
minister, officiating. Tribute was
paid by a large concourse of friends
and neighbors. All members of
the immediate family were pres
ent Burial followed in Masonic
cemetery under auspices of Hepp
ner lodge 69, A. F. & A. M., of
which the deceased was long a
member.
Mr. Anderson was a native of
Sweden, having been born at Oland,
November 9, 1867. He was aged 68
years, 3 months and 2 days. At 15
years of age he came to America
and first settled in Kansas on a
farm near his aunt, Mrs. A. P. Lov
gren. He came to Oregon about
1890 and took up a homestead on
Eight Mile, the original Anderson
home place. Adding to his land
holdings later, he acquired one of
the larger wheat farms of the sec
tion, comprising more than 2000
acres. He married a native daugh
ter, Norma Irene Becket, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Becket,
In 1897, and together they construct
ed one of the finest farm homes in
Morrow county while rearing four
children who received part of their
education in the Heppner schools.
Mr3. Anderson preceded him in
death on November 20, 1934.
Mr. Anderson was considered a
successful wheat farmer, though
reverses common to the industry
the last few years caused his hold
ings to decrease. But when re
verses came, he met them bravely
and continued his faith in the fu
ture. A leading citizen of his com
munity, he was highly respected by
all who knew him.
Surviving are the children. Har-
ley of Eight Mile; Mrs. Harold
Sauers (Kathryn) of Port Orford;
Mrs. Chas. Crites (Hazel) of New
berg, and Miss Dorothea, who
teaches at Estacada; also a brother.
Martin, of Cottage Grove; a sister,
Emlie Johnson of Kalmar, Sweden,
and five grand children.
CITY PREPARES
FOR HOOP MEET
North Powder Probable Opponent
of Locals When Teams from 13
Counties Come Here Mar. 6-7.
From the Hehisch.
Attention, please! To your city,
Heppnerites, falls the privilege of
entertaining the Eastern Oregon
District "B" Basketball tournament,
the winner of which will represent
the "B" school (those having less
than one hundred fifty pupils en
rolled) at the state meet to be held
in Salem on March 18, 19, 20, 21.
Never before have you had the
opportunity to see such a dazzling
display of talent as will grace the
local court when eight teams, rep
resenting the best of Eastern Ore
gon, meet in battle on Friday and
Saturday, March 6 and 7. Heppner,
by virtue of being the host city,
automatically places its team in the
tournament.
Thirteen counties of Eastern Ore
gon will be represented. Umatilla
county sends one team; Morrow,
Wheeler, Gilliam and part of Grant
counties send one team; Sherman,
Hood River and Wasco will be rep
resented by two teams; Harney and
parts of Grant and Wheeler coun
ties will have one representative;
Wallowa and Union counties will
send one team; Baker and Malheur
will be represented by one team.
Outstanding contenders for the
various sub-district championships
are Burns, Odell, Dufur, Athena,
Umapine, Wallowa, Arlington,
Boardman, Umatilla and North
Powder. It is likely that North
Powder will be Heppner's oppon
ent when the local team plays at
7:30 Friday, March 6.
Games will be played at 2, 3, 7:30
and 8:30 on Friday. On Saturday
morning the winners of Friday's
round will play. On Saturday night
the winners of the morning games
will play for the championship and
the losers for the consolation game.
Don't forget the dates Friday
and Saturday, March 6, 7.
CARD OF APPRECLVTION.
We wish to express our thanks
and appreciation for the able and
cheerful cooperation of those who
made our golden wedding anniver
sary such a happy event, as much
labor and sacrifice must have been
expended by those In charge and
assisting.
We also feel honored by the at
tendance of those friends who ac
cepted the Invitation.
Our hearts are greatly warmed
and cheered by the evidences of
friendship manifested In the vari
ous gifts which were entirely un
expected, and also by the hearty
congratulations extended, both per
sonally and through the mails.
These things will be pleasant
memories for the balance of our
lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Briggs.
DE
IN SPITE OF SNOW
200 Convene for Annual
Scout Week Event; FSL
Motto of Occasion.
LINCOLN IS THEME
Barratt Tells of Visit to National
Shrine; Mason Cite Boyhood
Life; Mountain Camp Asked.
Snow waB no deterrent to the
annual Fathers-Sons banquet last
night. In spite of eight inches of
the beautiful which covered the
ground, and a continuing fall, near
ly 200 men folks, young and old.
surrounded the festive board at the
Church of Qhrist basement and
enjoyed the delicious dinner served
by ladies of the church. Motto of
the affair, given in three letters
after New Deal fashion, "FSL"
father) swvnitn T.innnln wna pa-
poused by J. O. Turner, toastmas-
ier, wno airectea tne program.
The hnnnilpf wna n fpntiirp fif
local observance of National Scout
week, further observed locally by
troop displays in store windows.
Eagle troop, led by John Crawford,
was awarded first prize by the
judges.
Boosted bv sneakers of the eve-
nine was establishment next Rum
mer of a scout camp in the moun
tains under the supervision of a
competent leader.
E. L. Morton, chnirmnn lfwn!
scout executive committee, intro
duced Mr. Turner who directed
the program with much well-pointed
humor.
Bert Mason. lone merrhnnt nnH
Boy Scout enthusiast, told "When
I Was a Boy," making apt compar
ison or pioneer conditions in Mor
row COUntV With those pviotincr tn
day. He attributed to the coming
of the machine age much leisure
time for modern boys which is bet
ter consumed by such activity as
scoutine. Thine-s wpre rfiflFrp.nf
when he was a boy, as boys at that
time started early to do their stint
on the ranch. That time he desig
nated as the stock age. He was
in the saddle after catrlp at in
years, and he recalled the double
winter of iiHia-90, when he and
two brothers had the chore of
looking after seveal hundred hp
of cattle.
J. G. Barratt desprihoH r.innin'
shrine in Washington, D. C, which
he recently visited in a triK,,t t
the Great Emancipator based on
me scout motto, "Be Prepared."
Picking out highlights in the life
of the man whose hirthrinv wna
being honored, he showed how Lin
coln in spite of political defeat and
adversities was ever preparing
uiuiseii ior me place he was des
tined to fill in the life of the nation,
A visit to Lincoln's shrine, he said,
renews one's faith in democracy
and In America, reflecting as it
does the great man's spirit as so
admirably grasped by the artist
Mr. Morton extended thanks of
the committee for the fine cooper
ation given in making the dinner
a success, especially thanking the
women who ever plav so lars-a a
part in the affairs of men. An
instrumental duet by Norton King
and Gerald Cason, with trombone
and trumpet. accomnanipH h mi
Marjorie Parker, was well received.
uiaude .fevey, scoutmaster, out
lined scout activities of the
year, interspersin his nurt
with humor, and introduced Scott
MCAiurao and Jackson Gilliam,
scouts, who gave a demonstration
in wig-wagging. Joe Aiken recited
the scout creed.
Introduced were Charles Chris
tenson, lone scoutmaster. nH a
group of his scouts. lone fathers
accompanying their boys Included
mr. Mason, Harlan McCurdy, P.
J. O'Meara, Walter Corley and
Raymond Turner.
Sweetheart Nite Feature
of M. E. Church Meetings
"Sweetheart Night" will be ob
served tomorrow evening at the
Methodist church by Helen Duff
Baugh, evangelist who will speak
on "Vanity Fair." The Irish speak
er who has so pleasingly entertain
ed her audience for the last week
will stage a real Irish night Sat
urday evening when she will sur
vey Irish life and character. After
the service Irish tea will be served.
The usual two great evangelistic
meetings are announced for Sun
day morning and evening, and
Monday evening the pageant "Rock
of Ages" will be presented. Both
the Christian and Pentecostal
churches have dismissed services
to unite in the revival meetings.
Children's meetings are scheduled
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
afternoons at 3:45. Services this
week have been attended by large
crowds.
APPLICATIONS MOUNT.
Bonus applications by Morrow
county veterans made through P.
M. Gemmell, adjutant of the local
Legion post, had mounted this
week to $20,320.50, representing ths
amount still due on adjusted service
certificates covered by the applica
tions. Face value of certificates
was $34,762, and average amount
on each certificate still due, $508.