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Volume 52, Number 51
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 1936
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CITY PARK HELP
SOUGHT BY LIONS
Landscaping Asked by
SCS When Creek Chan
nel is Straightened.
POWER AID TALKED
Possibility of Outlet for Wheat
Crop Seen in Bonneville and
Grand Coulee Developments.
Preservation and extension of
Heppner'a city park project, start
ed several years ago jointly by the
American Legion and Lions club,
was sought in action by the Lions
club Monday. The club voted to
seek cooperation of the soil conser
vation service in filling in the old
creek channel and landscaping the
park when work of straightening
the channel of Willow creek at that
point is undertaken. C, J. D. Bau
man, Earl W. Gordon and Frank
W. Turner were appointed on a
committee to investigate the mat
ter. It was expected the channel
straightening work would be start
ed as soon as possible.
Most of the trees planted origin
ally at the park have made good
progress, It was reported, and with
the contemplated work a long step
toward realization of a city park
will have been taken.
What benefits Morrow county
may expect from the big power de
velopments at Bonneville and Grand
Coulee was the theme of a discus
sion program centered around an
article read by Mr. Gordon which
cited some prospective industrial
outlets for agricultural crops due
to these projects. Especially bene
ficial to this county, it was believed,
was the prospect of converting
grain into alcohol for use as a mo
tor fuel. Tests at Washington
State college were cited where al
cohol In considerable quantities had
been blended with gasoline to pro
duce a satisfactory motor fuel.
Should Industrial plants be estab
lished for thus converting grain into
alcohol, a new outlet for Morrow
county's wheat crop might be ob
tained, helping to eliminate the big
surplus cloud which now constant
ly hovers over the wheat market.
As a student of the situation, S.
E. Notson believed neither of the
big developments mentioned would
result in lower power rates In this
Immediate vicinity, since cost of
transmission is too great. He be
lieved that to be an argument for
pushing the Umatilla Rapids pro
ject, which, being right at our door
step, should help to make electrical
energy more accessible for use on
farms, as well as possibly stimu
lating industrial development closer
to home.
Mr. Notson commended the read
ing of "Washington's Farewell Ad
dress" by everyone, In paying trib
ute to the recent birthday of the
Country's Father. Based on Wash
ington's greatness for having
thrown a dollar across the Potomac
river, the speaker also paid tribute
to Walter Johnson, the -great base
ball pitcher and one-time manager
of the Washington Senators, who
recently duplicated the great gen
eral's feat and went him one better
by throwing two dollars across the
Potomac at the very point where
Washington is believed to have
stood.
Mr. Gordon, chairman of the
Lions cooperating committee, an
nounced plans well In hand for the
Joint dinner with Business and Pro
fessional Womens club on the eve
ning of March 16. An outside
speaker will be present and special
musical and other entertainment
numbers are scheduled.
Special Election Vote Is
Canvassed by Secretary
Tabulation of the votes cast at
the special election on January 31
reveals that 62.3 per cent of the
registered voters expressed their
opinions on the four measures in
cluded on the state-wide ballot.
Canvass of the tallies as reported
by the 36 county clerks has been
completed by Earl Snell, secretary
of Btate.
A total of 223,486 ballots was cast,
while registration lists at the time
of the election showed 427,480 per
sons entitled to voting privileges.
The abstract, aa officially com
pleted, gives the final count on the
four measures as follows:
Bill changing primary election,
yes 61,270, no, 155,922; amendment
providing for compensation of leg
islative members, yes 28,661, no,
184,332; sales tax bill, yes, 32,106, no,
187,319; bill authorizing student ac
tivity fees In state higher educa
tional Institutions, yes, 50,971, no,
163,191.
NEW UTILITIES OFFICE.
Herbert H. Hauser, chief of field
supervision and enforcement for
motor vehicle department of Pub
lic Utilities commission, announces
establishment of an eastern Ore
gon headquarters at Pendleton for
the convenience of truck and bus
operators. Alvin Miller has been
placed in charge. Mr. Miller will
be very glad to meet and cooperate
with all operators, and will give
them every assistance in adjusting
any matters which are now difficult
of understanding, Mr. Hauser says.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
While sleigh riding Monday morn
ing Byron, 5-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Schriever, ran into
a barbed wire fence and cut him
self badly about the face. Although
one cut went through the lid of the
right eye, the eyesight was not
damaged. He was taken to Hepp
ner to a physician who took thirty
stitches to close the wounds.
Though the snow has not been
vanishing as rapidly as a majority
of the population might wish, it
has been taking advantage of the
delay to sink into the ground grad
ually, thus benefitting crops to the
fullest extent and building up a
moisture supply that may come in
handy later in the year.
The attendance has been good a'.
the revival meetings which are be
ing held at the Christian church
this week. Rev. James Pointer
brings an interesting message each
evening at 7:30. He is assisted by
Mrs. Pointer. The meetings will
continue until Friday. The basket
dinner which was held in the
church dining room following the
services last Sunday was well at
tended. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. McMillan who
have been spending the winter in
Portland, have returned to their
home here.
The Lexington high school bas
ketball team was unfortunate in
losing three games during the past
week. Friday evening they were
defeated by Umatilla and they went
to Irrigon Saturday night and met
defeat again, the score being 27-26.
They lost to Heppner Tuesday eve
ning with a score of 22-16.
George Peck acompanled Judge
Wm. T. Campbell to Pendleton on
Tuesday,
Dwight Misner of Thornton, Wn.,
was a busines visitor in this city
Tuesday.
Alvin L. Kleinfeldt, pastor of the
Christian church at Heppner, was
a visitor in this city Monday.
Mrs. Carl Whillock and daughter
of Heppner spent Friday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bresh
ears. This writer has been requested
to state that the item appearing in
this column on February 13, con
cerning the birth of a son to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Burchell of Cor
vallis, was erroneous.
Mrs. James Cowins of Heppner
was a visitor at the George Allyn
home one day last week.
The regular monthly meeting of
the P. T. A. was held in the high
school auditorium Wednesday af
ternoon with a good attendance.
Preceding the business meeting a
really good piogram was presented
by the grade school students. Re
freshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
March 21st has been set as the
date for the carnival. The proceeds
will be used to defray the expenses
of the hot lunches at the school.
Elmer Hunt has been ill with
tonsilitis.
Vernon Scott has returned from
a business trip to Portland.
Four Candidates File
For County Offices
Interest in local politics gained
new impetus this week when four
candidates officially filed at the
clerk's office.
Chas. W. Barlow, clerk, started
the official procedure to have his
name placed on the ballot to suc
ceed himself, and Paul M. Gemmell
also declared for the clerkship,
both in the republican ranks.
C. J. D. Bauman, incumbent, de
clared his candidacy for sheriff
before the republican primaries,
and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers filed her
declaration as a candidate to suc
ceed herself as county school su
perintendent. The superintendency
Is a non-partisan office, and Mrs.
Rodgers' name will appear on both
the republican and democratic bal
lots. Clerk Barlow is serving notice
this week that registration books
for the May 15 primaries will close
April 15. The last day on which
candidates may file to get their
names on the ballot is March 30.
SCS DECENTRALIZES.
Hoppner's Soil Conservation ser
vice project has been placed under
a newly established district office,
with temporary headquarters at
Athena, in a plan of decentraliza
tion for control of the work to bring
management closer to the scene of
action, according to announcement
from the Athena office. C. E. Hill,
formerly project manager of the
Wildhorse Creek demonstration
project, is in charge of the new
district, which includes also the
Wildhorse Creek project, Athena;
Squaw Creek project, Gibbon; Rock
Creek project, Condon; Grass Val
ley project, Moro, and the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation pro
ject, Slmnasho.
LEO VOUNO INITIATED.
Leo Young of lone, Oregon State
college student, was one of three
candidates who received ceremonies
of Initiation at the annual Delta
Tau Delta alumni association ban
quet held in Purtland at the Ma
sonic temple February 15. Clyde
Angerman, U. of O., and John
Bradshaw, U. of W., were the other
candidates. Officers of the alumunl
took charge and were assisted by
Bill Robertson, president of Ore
gon State chapter, and other offi
cers of the group, says O. S. C. Ba
rometer of Feb. 18.
The regular meeting of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary will be held
Tuesday evening, March 3, at the
home of Mrs. Estes Morton. A large
attendance of members Is desired.
Pass 50th
tilt filllHKifWiill
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs of Heppner, another 50-year couple, who
reached their anniversary February 10.
Courtesy Portland Oregonian.
Thomas Mclntyre Rites
Here Largely Attended
Funeral services were held from
St. Patrick's church Monday for
Thomas Mclntyre of Hardman who
died at The Dalles hospital Friday
following a prolonged illness. Fath
er Vincent Derwick of Hermiston
officiated, and the services were
largely attended by friends and rel
atives who gave a beautiful floral
tribute. Interment was In Mason
ic cemetery.
Thomas Mclntyre was bom at
Corriga, County Leitrim, Ireland,
January 11, 1887. He was aged 49
years, one month and 10 days. He
came to Oregon in 1908, working
with sheep in Gilliam county where
later, in 1916, he became engaged
in the business on his own account.
In 1920 he married Katharine Can
avan on January 11, in New York
City. With his family he came to
Morrow county in 1928, purchasing
the O. E. Johnson ranch near Hard
man and continued in the sheep
business. He is survived by the
widow and three children, Mary C,
Anna E., and Marguerite R.; two
brothers, Pat and Myles of Con
don, and one sister, Mrs. Jack Mc
Manua of Ireland.
All relatives in this vicinity were
present for the funeral, besides
many friends from Condon, Includ
ing Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, John O'
Rourke, Pete Canavan, Pat Corri
gan, Mr. and Mrs. John Griner,
John Monahan, Pete Monahan and
Mr. Morton.
Elks Have Housewarmng
With Initiation and Ball
Twenty-one new members were
inducted into Heppner lodge 358,
Saturday afternoon, as part of the
annual celebration of Washington's
birthday. Part of the class came
from Condon, Kinzua and Fossil,
accompanied by lodge members and
friends from those places. During
initiatory services ladies were en
tertained at Masonic hall with Mrs.
Harry Tamblyn, Mrs. R. B. Fergu
son, Mrs. John Turner, Mrs. Merle
Becket and Mrs. Kenneth Oviatt as
hostesses.
Lunch goods were served in the
kitchen from noon until 8 o'clock
in the evening. The day conclud
ed with the annual ball, when a
hundred Elks and their ladies
danced to the music of Kaufman's
orchestra. The hall was gaily dec
orated, featuring lodge symbols. A
special feature was the "Eleven
o'clock Hour" observed when names
of departed brothers were read
from the memorial plaque and
Harold Cohn delivered the "Eleven
o'clock" toast.
NEW ATTORNEY ARRIVES.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C Alfred ar
rived Saturday from Silverton, and
Mr. Alfred is arranging to open a
law office upstairs in the Humph
leys building. They are domiciled
temporarily in the Ferguson cabins
until they locate a residence.
OREGON MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITY CHART
BY COUNTIES 1934 -'35
WMPIltPBY EARL SNElt,
SALEn
WM INCREASE 1935
i mrcRrnsF 1935
Morrow was one of two counties
of tho state showing no motor ve
hicle fatalities in the last two years.
Crook county was the other, ac
cording to Earl W. Snell,- secretary
of state. Sherman, Harney and
Anniversary
Mrs. Walter Crosby Dies
Following Long Illness
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Walter Crosby Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Chris
tian church, with Alvin Kleinfeldt,
pastor, officiating. Mrs. Crosby died
Saturday at her home on Willow
creek following a prolonged illness.
Interment was in Masonic ceme
tery. Many neighbors and friends
attended the final rites.
Eliza Garner was born in Harts
ville, Mo., October 25, 1859, being
aged 76 years, 3 months and 28 day3
at death. Her father was a Union
soldier in the Civil war. She was
married to Thomas Pettyjohn in
1874. They came to Morrow county
in 1897. They worked much of the
time for Arthur Minor. Mr. Petty
john died In 1919. A son, James
Pettyjohn, was pastor of the Green
Valley Missionary church in Wright
county, Mo., when he was called
from this world. A daughter, Mm.
Minnie Barnes, was killed in an
automobile accident last December
She married Walter Crosby in 1923.
A good mother, faithful wife and
helpful neighbor, Mrs. Crosby will
by missed by those who survive,
who are the husband, a daughter,
Mrs. Mary D. McCullough of Hepp
ner; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Robin
ett, Boise, Ida., and Mrs. Rebecca
Murray, Mountain Grove, Mo., and
two brothers, George Garner,
Hartsville, Mo., and Thomas Gar
ner, Detroit, Mich.; also seven
grandchildren and five great grand
children. WPA Turns Down Local
Tennis Courts Project
WPA assistance will not be avail
able in constructing the tennis
courts at the school, according to
word received yesterday by Dr. A.
D. McMurdo, chairman of the school
board. The application contained
too much allowance for labor, the
letter stated.
Action on the matter was de
layed for several weeks when the
application became pigeon-holed in
the Pendleton office, and it was
finally obtained when a committee
from the Lions club called at the
office personally.
SISTER DIES IN WASHINGTON.
News of the death of Mrs. Millie
(Petteys) Newton at South Bend,
Wash., was received yesterday by
relatives at lone. Mrs. Newton
died suddenly following an opera
tion. Relatives from this county
were making the trip to South
Bend today to attend the funeral
services. Mrs. Newton was a sis
ter of Mrs. Ollie Engelman, Mrs.
Arvilla Swanson, Mrs. Edith Nich
oson and G. A. Petteys of lone.
Another sister, Mrs. Ruth Cossman,
resides in California. Mr. and Mrs.
John Turner of this city took mem
bers of the Engelman family over
in their car.
HEMSTITCHING -Shop.
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SECRETARY Of STflTt
NO CHANGE 34-'35
FTOlffil NO FATALITIES "34 -'SS
Curry had no fatalities in 1935, as
shown on the accompanying chart
for the year. Total fatalities for
the year in Oregon was 259, a de
crease of 64 from 1934's total of
313.
In Texas Say "Hews-ton"
Crawford Writes Friends
A general invitatton to old-time
Morrow county friends to attend
the Texas Centennial exposition is
extended by Garfield Crawford, now
doing publicity work at Dallas for
the event. This particular branch
of the Crawford family knows his
Texas, having joined the staff of
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as
a cub reporter when a cub in years,
later turning publisher on his own
hook and during the famous oil
boom editing one of toe leading
oil dailies of the southland. He has
done most everything in Texas
journalism from investigating the
whys and wherefores of hog chol
era to delving into pork-barrel pol
itics. Now he finds the enchanting
story of Texas, with its colorful
Sam Houston, an illimitable source
of romantic background on which
to impose his writing talent Just
so his friends will make no mistake
in pronunciation when they visit
the centennial, he has sent the fol
lowing special release to the Ga
zette Times:
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 27. It is
"Hews-toh" in Texas, not "House
ton" nor "Hoos-ton." This is the
warning to out-of-staters by Tex
ans who are preparing to entertain
millions of visitors to the Texas
Centennial exposition opening in
Dallas June 6. Paste these lines In
your hat when leaving home if you
want Texans to know what you
mean when you say "House-ton"
or "Hoos-ton:"
It's House-ton in Georgia, New
York or Maine.
In Minnesota folks say "Hoos
ton" quite plain.
It's funny the twist that's given
the name
Sam Houston called "Hews-ton."
All spell it the same.
In Texas,-Houston the city, and
Houston county are "Hews-ton,"
and so are the descendants of the
famous "Liberator," warrior and
statesman. But Houston, Houston
county, Minnesota, is "Hoos-ton"
to the Minnesota Houstonites.
Over in the deep south, Georgia
and Alabama, like New York, and
most points north, Houston is
"House-ton." Just why, Texans
can't figure out And, away out in
Morrow county, Oregon, the Hus
tons call themselves "Hews-tons."
But, remember, when in Texas, say
"Hews-ton" no matter how you
spell it, if talking to a Texan.
Grain Hay or Chaff Make
Poor Roughage for Lambs
Union Grain hay and wheat
chaff proved to be unsatisfactory
feeds for fattening lambs even
when supplemented with grain, In
feeding trials conducted last fall at
the livestock branch experiment
station here. The same tests that
showed that wheat is as good or
better than barley as grain, revealed
that gram hay or wheat chaff with
molasses will in no wise take the
place of alfalfa hay as roughage,
says D. E. Richards, superinten
dent
One lot of lambs fed bright,
beardless barley hay as roughage
with same grain ration given those
on alfalfa hay, gained only 13.1
pounds per head in the 88-day feed
ing period compared with a gain of
25.2 pounds per head by those on
grain and chopped alfalfa. This
put the feed cost high and yet the
lambs graded medium and sold for
less money.
At the end of the first 30-day
period, the lambs In the grain hay
lot were making such poor prog
ress that it was apparent that
something else was needed. The
lot was divided and half were fed
stock carrots in addition to the
grain hny and barley. This brought
an immediate improvement so that
the extra gains made by the lambs
in that part of the lot, if credited
to carrots, would give them a feed
ing value of $12.40 a ton.
Wheat chaff has long been consid
ered a valuable feed for some pur
poses, but little information as to
its value for lambs has been record
ed in the past. One lot of lambs in
the feed trials was fed all the wheat
chaff they would eat, with stock mo
lasses at the rate of one-half pound
per day per head.
The chaff and molasses were rel
ished by the lambs. They also re
ceived grain ration of whole wheat
Nevertheless the lambs in this lot
made very unsatisfactory gains
from the start. At the end of the
first month the average gain was
7.4 pounds compared with 12.9
pounds for the lambs on alfalfa hay
with the same grain ration. At the
end of the second month, with even
smaller gains shown, one pound of
chopped alfalfa hay per head was
added to the ration each day, after
which excellent gains were shown.
O. E. S. TO MEET,
Ruth Chapter 32, O. E. S., will
meet in regular session at Masonic
hall tomorrow evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Laxton McMurray
were In the city this morning from
their home at lone. They reported
no especial damage, though con
siderable inconvenience from the
high water. Much of the water
this morning was coming down
Rietmann canyon. It had crossed
the railroad tracks at their Jordan
Siding farm.
C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff, and W.
E. Francis, state policeman, went
to Baker today to attend funeral
services for Capt. Henry Noe, head
of state police for eastern Oregon
who died at Baker Sunday follow
ing a several months' illness.
For Sale--5 turkey hens, 3 miles
down creek from Rugg's. J. A.
Wetzel, Heppner, 51-52p
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
The change to warmer weather,
though very welcome to everyone
with perhaps the exception of ski
ing and coasting enthusiasts, brot
with it its quota of grief. On Sun
day the streets were small rivers
and many had to be out with shov
els, boards, etc., to erect miniature
dams to turn the flow out of base
ments and places of business in the
lower part of town. No damage
was reported.
Roland Wade of Walla Walla Is
visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. E. J. Bristow.
George Peck of Lexington was a
business visitor here on Monday.
Mrs. Fred Ritchie has returned to
town from the Olaf Bergstrom
ranch where she has been assisting
with the care of Mr. Bergstrom.
Mrs. Henry Clark has gone out to
take her place.
Miss Mary Billing of Fossil was
a week-end guest of Miss Lorraine
Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith went to
The Dalles last Thursday to visit
relatives. They returned Monday.
Bert Furlong of Hardman was
in town Monday.
Garland Swanson is confined to
his home with an attack of lum
bago. Louis Bergevin, Werner Riet
mann, Ture Peterson, Richard Lun
dell, Ernest Lundell, C. W. Swan
son, Garland Swanson, Bert Mason
and M. E. Cotter were among the
lone Elks who with their ladies at
tended the various entertainments
offered by the Elks lodge at Hepp
ner Saturday.
Mrs. Olaf Bergstrom of Eight
Mile was a visitor in town Sunday.
The Townsend club will have a
dance and card party at Legion
hall on Saturday, February 29. Both
old time and modern dances will be
enjoyed and tables for bridge and
pinochle will be arranged in the
Auxiliary rooms for those who pre
fer to play cards.
Six week examinations are In
progress through the school.
On Friday afternoon just after
school the grade school basketball
team from Heppner played the lone
grade schol boys in the gym. The
final score was 13-7 in favor of
Heppner,
Both boys' and girls' basketball
teams from Arlington high school
played here Friday night Iona
girls won by a score of 17-6 and
the boys were defeated 47-12. These
were the last basketball games the
high school will play here this year.
On Friday night the junior class
will give a benefit card party In the
Auxiliary rooms at the Legion hall.
Tables for both bridge and pinochle
will be arranged and lunch will be
served.
Mrs. Fred Mankin and son re
turned last Wednesday from a short
trip to Portland.
SSFal news
Barratt Through
o Traffic Laws
$2300 Deficiencies
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. There will be many new
faces in both the House and Sen
ate chambers when the state legis
lature meets in regular session
again in January.
Sixteen senators are to be elected
next November and a number of
veterans of former sessions will not
be candidates for re - election.
Among those who will be most ser
iously missed will be John D. Goss
of Marshfleld, a democrat and gen
erally rated as one of the most
brilliant members of the senate.
Goss was accidentally killed when
struck by an automobile on the
streets of Salem during the closing
days of the last special session.
Harry L. Corbett, twice honored by
election to the senate presidency,
has let It be known that he is
through with public life and will
not be a candidate. James T. Chin
nock of Grants Pass has also an
nounced that he will not try for a
comeback because of the press of
his private business interests.
James H. Hazlett, Hood River dem
ocrat, will forego his claims on the
Hood River-Wasco senatorshlp for
a try at the office of attorney gen
eral. Reports here have it that J. G.
Barratt, Heppner republican, had
enough of legislating during the
special session to satisfy his am
bition politically and does not care
to come back again. Barratt was
appointed by the county courts of
Morrow, Umatilla and Union coun
ties to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Jack E. Allen,
Pendleton democrat, to become
state liquor administrator. Allen
on a recent visit to Salem said that
he would probably seek another
term in the senate. Allan A. By
non of Multnomah county is under
stood to have other plans, not yet
ready to divulge, which will elim
inate him as a candidate for the
senatorshlp and Isaac E. Staples,
the oldest member of the senate, is
said to be anxious to retire in fa
vor of some younger man. A change
in the boundaries of the twenty
fourth district has eliminated Pe
ter Zimmerman of Yamhill county
from the forthcoming campaign,
at least so far as the senate Is con
cerned and the new member from
that district will come from either
Lincoln or Tillamook counties.
Jack Cautleld, Tillamook demo-
crat, one of the floor leaders In the
(Contnued on Pag Four)
SNOW LEAVES KILLS;
W0NI1ITB
Train Service Disrupted
by High Water; lone
Suffers Inundation.
WILLOW TO RIVER
Creek Reaches Columbia Earliest
in Years; Tamblyn, Parker Make
Ski Trip to Ditch Creek.
While Morrow county Is thawing
out from the mountain foothills
north to end one of the severest
cold snaps in years, snow is holding
well in the timbered region to the
south. That is the report brought
in by Harry Tamblyn, watermaster.
and F. S. Parker, commissioner,
who made a trip to Ditch creek
Tuesday.
Four feet of good solid snow was
given as a conservative estimate of
the stand there. The men made
the trip by car to the Gibbs place,
taking skiis from there on to the
prairie. No water was running in
Ditch creek or the head of Willow
creek, though the snow was soften
ing as they came out Tuesday eve
ning, making skiing difficult
lone was reported as inundated
to a considerable depth yesterday
as the warmer temperature brought
water pouring off the steep hillsides
and down the canyons. The high
way was completely covered with
water in many places, and was re
ported as giving way in spots.
The railroad tracks were covered
also, and uncertainty of their con
dition kept the branch train from
leaving Heppner last night. The
Robert Jones truck took the mail
out last night, and returned with
the Incoming mail this morning.
Heppner hills are almost barren
of snow today on the south slopes,
and dark, overcast skies indicate
continued moderation.
Willow creek is pouring its wa
ters into the Columbia the earliest
of any time in several years as a
result of the melted snow. Flows
from Rhea, Hinton and Balm
creeks have swelled the waters in
the lower creek.
The thaw, starting in the hills
to the south a couple of days before,
arrived in Heppner about 11 o'
clock Friday night, accompanied by
a warm rain. Residents were made
aware of its arrival by crackling,
dripping sounds, which told of tha
earth's awakening from its cold
slumber.
With the mercury hovering
slightly above the freezing point
Saturday and Sunday, the melting
continued gradually. Sunday night
was colder and the thaw was stayed
for a time, but gradually warmer
temperatures reached the point
yesterday where more rapid run
off took place, and the black earth
came more gradually to view from
its snowy blanket
Though the thaw has been grad
ual, the ground was not in condi
tion to receive the moisture as far
mers would have liked. Wheat
fields were frozen to a depth of a
foot or more, and doubt is held if
they had thawed very deeply as the
snow disappeared.
BROTHER DIES AT SPR.
F. M. Templeton, brother of Mrs:
Ada Cason of this city, died at his
home at Spray, February 12, and
was buried the next day in the Hay
stack cemetery following funeral
services at the family home con
ducted by Rev. Cookson of Monu
ment. Mr. Templeton was born
March 3, 1860, at Mountain Grove,
Tenn., and came to Oregon in 1886.
He married Mary A. Ritzert in
1909, who with three children sur
vive. The children are Marion N.
and Robert Templeton and Mrs. An
na Davenport. Three brothers,
Aaron, Wiliam and Edward, all of
Spray, also survive, besides the sis
ter here.
TYPEWRITER SOPS.
The Gazette Times renorter's
typewriter slipped last week in an
nouncing on the front page that
George Bleakman, first openly an
nounced candidate in local politics,
is out for the office of commission
er. Bleakman ha3 his hat in the
ring for county judge. The same
typewriter slipped again in includ
ing the office of county treasurer
as among offices to be filled locally
in elections this vear. The office la
not open for two years.
STRICKEN AT FUNERAL.
Father P. J. Stack wnu Btrlnlron
with a heart attack as h
attendants at funeral services for
the late Thomas Mclntvrn nt
Patrick's church Monday morning,
and was unable to cnnHnrt tha oar-
vice. Father Vincent Derwick was
called from Hermiston and pro
ceeded with the service at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon. Father StacU'
condition has since been reported
as improved.
EXPRESS APPRECIATION.
Mrs. Helen Duff Baugh and Miss
Naomi Van Cleave, evangelists, do
parted Monday after concluding a
very successful three weeks' series
of revival meetings at the Metho
dist church. They expressed appre
ciation of the fine reception thoy
received while In the city, and were
especially grateful for the many
personal courtesies accorded them.
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