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Volume 52, Number 6.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Ape. 16, 1936
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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Pioneer Merchant, 81 Has
Heart Attack; Many
Attend Rites.
CAME HERE IN 1906
Native of Missouri Located in Spray
Country in 1884; Followed
Stock Raising.
Sam Hughes, pioneer merchant,
dropped dead in the rear of the
Hughes and Hughes store Satur
day afternoon from heart failure.
Apparently in good health and spir
its when he came to work . that
morning, Mr. Hughes had gone to
the rear of the store after some
thing. His son Hanson, partner in
the business, heard a thud and
sensing that something was wrong,
went to investigate. Finding his
father prone, he called a physician
Immediately, but Mr. Hughes had
already passed on. '
Tribute was paid the deceased
Tuesday when business houses of
the city closed from 2 to 3 o'clock,
and a large concourse of friends
and business associates attended
the funeral services held from the
Methodist church. Rev. Joseph
Pope conducted the services, with
preperations in charge of Phelps
Funeral home. The floral tribute
was profuse.
Pallbearers, all old-time friends
and business associates, were S. E.
Notson, J. O. Rasmus, L. E. Bis
bee, L. W. Briggs, J. G. Thomson
and Chas. B. Cox. Music, with fa
vorite hymn3 of the deceased, was
sung by members of the church
choir. Mr. Hughes' Sunday school
class of boys attended in a body
and were seated on the front pew.
Interment was in Masonic ceme
tery. Mr. Hughe3 was born in Houston,
Texas county, Missouri, January
30, 1855, being aged 81 years, 2
months and 12 days. He married
Mary Walker, February 9, 1882, at
Hartville, Missouri, and the young
couple came west in 1884, settling
on the John Day river near where
the town of Spray now stands. He
engaged in farming and stockrais
ing until .1905 when the- family
home was moved to Heppner and
Mr. Hughes first engaged In the
retail mercantile business here. In
April, that year, he opened a store
at the corner of Main and Center
streets, where the Green hardware
store is now located. He later
bought the old Rhea & Welch store
in the old First National bank
building where the business was
conducted until the building was
razed to make room for the new
structure. The store was then
moved into the Masonic building,
and later into the present location
In the Odd Fellows building.
Mr. Hughes is survived by the
widow, two sons, Hanson Hughes
and Frank Hughes of Heppner,
and two daughters, Mrs. Florence
Paul of Heppner, and Mrs. R. J.
(Mildred) Juday of Portland; also
a brother, I. N. Hughes of Belling
ham, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. George
French of Riverton, Wyo., and sev
eral nephews and nieces. One niece,
Mrs. Laura Drlskell, lives in Eight
Mile. Mrs. Willa Carsner of Spray,
a cousin, resides with the family.
Mr. Hughes was a life long mem
ber of the Methodist church. He
was ever interested in the welfar i
of the community and held the
love and respect of everyone.
Among out-of-town relatives and
friends here for the funeral were
Argus Hughes, nephew, of Benton
City, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Hughes (nephew), of Oregon City,
Mrs. John Hughes, sister-in-law,
of The Dalles; Mrs. Ada Templeton
and James Carsner of Spray; Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Juday of Portland.
Mrs. Carsner accompanied Mr. Ju
day to Portland after the funeral,
and others from the outside re
turned home the same day, with
the exception of Mrs. Juday who re
mained for a visit with members of
the family here.
Snow Leaves Mountains;
Water Users Instructed
Melted snow water from the
mountains is now swelling the
streams in the lower country.
Though the run-off Is heavier than
for several years, It is stll short of
requirements to cover all water
rights, announces Harry Tamblyn,
watermiaster. If each user will limit
himself to his allotment, all will be
served, Tamblyn says.
Water in the creeks Is now suf
ficient to reach ranchers on lower
Willow creek, If upper creek ranch
ers will cooperate. Allotments
stipulated are those set out In the
decree of 1910.
CAMP HUE GIRLS MEET.
Nakomls Camp Fire Girls met
Tuesday evening In Miss Dale's
room at the school with Shirley
Wilson, president, presiding. It
was decided to hold a nature hike
Saturday, with the members meet
ing at the courthouse at 10 o'clock,
and bringing their own lunches.
Margaret Doollttle, Scribe.
Bill Murphy of Echo was In the
city this morning attending the fu
neral of his late brother-in-law,
Thomas Haflett.
SAM HUGHES DIE
WORKING AT STOR
OLAF BERGSTROM
50-YEAR RESIDENT
Rites Held for Native of Sweden.
Esteemed Citizen and Farmer
of Eight Mile District
Funeral services were held in the
Christian Church in this city Satur
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for Olaf
Bergstrom, who passed away at the
farm home in Eight Mile last
Thursday morning. Rev. Mr. Ren
hard of Colton, Wash., officiated,
with arrangements in charge of
Phelps Funeral home. Interment
was in the local Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Bergstrom was born in Varm
land, Grasmark, Sweden, June 9,
1853. Upon coming to the United
States he settled first in Kansas,
later coming to Oregon. He first
worked In Morrow county for O. E.
Farnaworth for several years. On
June 23, 1888, he married Caroline
Olson. He was a resident of Eight
Mile for 50 years, being a success
ful wheat farmer and an esteemed
citizen.
He joined the Lutheran church
when 14 years of age, and became a
charter member of the Valley Luth
eran church in 1886.
He is survived by the widow and
10 children, Hilma Anderson of
Heppner, John Bergstrom of Eight
Mile, Emma Huley of Portland,
Hannah Anderson of Eight Mile,
Ellen Allyn of lone; Carl Berg
strom, Alfred Bergstrom, Edwin
Bergstrom, Esther Bergstrom, Flor
ence Bergstrom, all of Eight Mile,
also nine grandchildren, one broth
er and one sister in Sweden, and
one bother, Eric Bergstrom, of lone.
Morrow County Exceeds
Quota for Flood Relief
A total of $171.18 was raised in
Morrow county in the recent Red
Cross drive for eastern and middH
western flood relief, reports Jose
phine Mahoney, county chapter
chairman. The county's quota was
$150. The amount does not include
$25.39 raised by the local CCC camp
and sent to the Boston chapter for
expenditure in that immediate vi
cinity. Amounts reported by Mrs. Ma
honey are Heppner, $143.28; Rhea
Creek, $1.50; Boardman, $12.40;
Lexington, $11; Al Troedson, Mor
gan, $1; Effie Stevens, Hardman,
$1; Tom Caldwell, Irrigon, $1.
All the boys in the CCC camp
are from Boston or vicinity, and
homes of many of them were in
the path of the flood in that sec
tion. At their request, Captain W.
R, Reynolds, commandant, lacking
the address of the Boston chapter,
sent the money to the Boston Post.
That paper made recognition of the
gift and turned the money over to
the Hub city Red Cross, with in
structions as requested that it be
used in giving local relief.
Mrs. Mahoney sincerely thanks
all those who assisted in raising the
local quota.
High School Carnival
Promises Fun for All
"Fun for all and all for fun" is
the slogan of the Heppner high
school carnival to be given Satur
day night at seven o'clock. Among
the attractions of the evening are
various booths, "The Faculty Grave
yard," -"Monkey Cage," "Museum
Exhibit," "Wheel of Chance," and
the "Fortune-Tellers Booth." The
high school pep band will play at
intervals during the evening. A
quilt top, whioh was made by the
high school girl3, will be disposed
of. Other prizes, donated by the
local merchants, will be given away
during the evening.
The program, which will be given
later in the evening, will consist of
musical numbers by members of
the "H" club and the Girls League,
and selections by the school band.
A number of skits given by the
students are also important fea
tures of the program.
The last Important event of the
evening will be the drawing of the
door prize at ten o'clock.
Balloons and confetti will add to
the merriment of the evening. With
all of these attractions you will be
sure to have a good time.
ELKS OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Officers of Heppner lodge 358, B.
P. O. Elks were installed at the reg
ular lodge session last Thursday
evening. J. G. Barratt, acting grand
exalted ruler, installed as follows:
Jasper V. Crawford, exalted ruler;
Bert Mason, esteemed leading
knight; Merle Becket, esteemed
loyal knight; Harold Gentry, es
teemed lecturing knight; Loyal Par
ker, secretary; R, Allan Bean, treas
urer; Robert V. Jones, Tyler; Chas.
B. Cox, trustee Kenneth Oviatt,
esquire; James Farley, inner guard;
Harold Duncan, chaplain; Harold
Buhman musician.
CHRISTENSON-BROWN.
Mrs. Helen Chrlstenson and Mr.
Chester Brown were married quiet
ly at the Methodist church parson
age in this city at 9:30 o'clock last
Saturday morning, Rev. Joseph
Pope performing the ceremony.
Accompanying them were Mrs.
Izora Vance and Mr. Clarence Bau
man, brother of the bride. The
newly-weds left immediately on a
wedding trip to the coast.
GRANT COUPLE MARRIED.
Miss Vena Helzer and George
Legler, both of Hamilton, Grant
county, were united In marriage at
the courthouse Saturday, Judge W.
T. Campbell performing the cere
mony. They were accompanied by
Cliff and E. J. Merrill.
CITY FETES B
AT BANQUET T0HITE
State Class D Champion
ship Taken by Hepp
ner at Corvallis.
MAYOR TAKES LEAD
Citizen's Committee Appointed to
Tender Reception; Radio Broad
cast, Entertainment Given.
Citizens of Heppner who shared
the joy of the school band on its
winning the class D division at the
state band contest at Corvallis Sat
urday, tonight are tendering a ban
quet and reception to the band and
director at the Church of Christ
basement. Arrangements were made
by Mayor Jones' committee an
nounced at the Lions meeting Mon
day, namely' E. L. Morton, R. C.
Phelps, D. A. Wilson, Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers and Mrs. Earl W. Gordon.
Ladies of the church will serve the
dinner, and plates will be set for
200. Tickets were placed on sale
yesterday at 65 cents each.
Heppners' band received the una
nimous choice of the judges for first
place in a field of nine bands. They
appeared in the contest at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning, and in recogni
tion of their winning the contest
were put on the air over KOAC,
college broadcasting station, at 2:45
in the afternoon.
A $25 check was presented the
bandsters on theri return from Cor
vallis by the city as further appre
ciation of their efforts.
Band members were housed and
fed at dormitories and other cam
pus organizations, enjoying the run
of the campus and special enter
tainment provided for their benefit.
Especially enjoyed was the large
swimming pool in the men's gym
nasium. Outstanding of the enter
tainment features was the banquet
given all band members in the me
morial union building at noon Sat
urday, at which a thousand people
were seated. The large college band
played several numbers for the oc
casion. Thirty-one bands participated in
the various divisons of the contest,
and 42 Heppner folks, including
band members and those who ac
companied them, were in attend
ance. Sweepstakes in the A divis
ion went to Jefferson high school
of Portland. Winners in the other
divisions were West Linn, class B,
University high of Eugene, class
C. Three prominent band men
from out of state were judges. Sec
ond and third places in class D
were taken by Santa Clara and
Burns, respectively. First place
cup, donated by De Neffe clothing
store of Corvallis, was brought
home and is on display at Wilson's.
Band personnel for the contest
was Harold W. Buhman, director;
clarinets, Ray Coblantz Harriet
Hager, Richard Hayes, Omer Mc
Caleb, Donald Jones, Carolyn
Vaughn; cornets and trumpets,
Irene Beamere, Charles Cox, Gerald
Cason, Jack Merrill, Harry Tam
blyn, Jr.; altos, Emery Coxen, Don
ald Bennett, Jack Vaughn; saxo
phones, Boyd Redding, Betty Hap
pold; trombones, Norton King,
Jackson Gilliam, John Crawford,
Joe Aiken; baritone, Hugh Craw
ford; bass, Jimmy Driscoll, William
Lee McCaleb, Jr.; drums, Ethyl
Hughes, Warren Blakely, Jr.
Others attending and assisting
with the transportation were Mrs.
Harold W. Buhman, Warren Blake
ly and Jeanette, Mrs. Mark Merrill,
Mrs. Henry Aiken, Mrs. Bert Kane,
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Crawford and
Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Jones
and Shirley Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Tamblyn and Margaret, and
Frank W. Turner.
Open
House at School
Set for Friday, 24th
A general invitation to patrons
and friends to attend open house at
the school Friday evening, the 24th,
Is issued by Edward F. Bloom, su
perintendent. The evenings en
tertainment will include a short
program, exhibits and classroom in
spection, beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
The affair this year will be slm
liar to that held last year when
many enjoyed the privilege of view-
ing accomplishments of the school
for the year. Many very fine ex
hibits have been prepared for
showing this year, and Mr. Bloom
believes patrons will be pleasantly
surprised at the showing.
THOMAS HAFLETT PASSES.
Thomas Haflett, 69, native of Ill
inois and for 30 years a resident of
the sand country in the north end
of Morrow county, died Tuesday
night at Morrow General hospital.
Funeral services were held at 10
o'clock this morning from the Laur
ence Case Memorial chapel, Case
mortuary In charge. He leaves a
half-brother, William Murphy, with
whom he resided on the north-end
farm.
FISHERMEN GET READY.
Demand for fishing licenses Is in
creasing at the clerk's office as bet
ter prospects appear for hooking
the Annies. Though the season of
ficially opened April 5, Mother Na
ture has held up the sport by keep
ing local streams too muddy to
angle In,
GETTING
i i
View of shifting dirt on the
Bert Johnson farm north of
lone, taken last Thursday by
Joseph Belanger, county agent.
It shows combine harvester just
about covered up.
WEST I0NE SECTION
TO BATTLE BLOWS
New Erosion Control Group Or
ganized at lone Saturday;
Hill Tells Practices.
The West lone Erosion Control
district was formed at lone Satur
day at a meeting of farmers of
Morrow and Gilliam counties. The
district includes the land in town
ships 1 north and 1 south between
the state highway leading through
lone and Eightmile canyon. The
following men signed as members
of the association: J. B. Morrison,
Alfred Odom, Leon Logan, James
Lindsay, N. E. Pettyjohn, Cecil
Thome, A. E. Stefani, R. Ekleberry,
E. C. Heliker, J. O. Kincaid and
Peter Timm.
C. E. Hill, with the Soil Conser
vation service at Pullman, discussed
cultivation methods used in other
blow sections which have been suc
cessful in holding the soil. The
main point in controlling blows, Mr.
Hill said, was to maintain trash and
litter on the surface of the ground
and not to turn it under. Any
method which will accomplish this
aim will be of great value in hold
ing the land. One difficulty our
farmers in the past have had in
maintaining trash on the surface
has been the difficulty of keeping
down weeds in the summer fallow.
Until the introduction of the ro
tary rod weeder, rp.flh on the sur
face was a serious handicap in
weeding. With the rotary rods,
however, it is possible to do a good
job when the summer fallow is in a
very trashy condition. Until the
accumulation of this trash gets too
heavy hoe drills will probably be
adequate. However, in Mr. Hill's
opinion, it will probably be neces
sary for some farmers to change to
the double disc drill with either
seven or eight inch spacing. Mr.
Hill emphasized that the present
problem in the blow area is of an
emergency nature and any means
of roughing the soil sufficiently to
prevent soil shifting is effective.
However, when we do get stubble,
he said, we should see to it that any
cultural methods we use should
leave this stubble on top.
R. B. Rice, Lexington, discussed
the trip taken to Douglas county,
Washington, last spring by mem
bers of the directing committee of
the North Lexington Erosion Con
trol district and explained the farm
ing methods used in that area for
holding blows.
Alfred Nelson, Lexington, des
cribed the work which is being dono
in his section of an emergency na
ture for holding land. Mr. Neson
emphasized the necessity for coop
eration on the part of all the farm
ers if really effective blow control
is to be realized.
Henry V. Smouse, lone, chairman
of the district committee of the
North Lexnigton Ersion Control
district, explained some of the work
which his district has done this yeai
and the results which have been ac
complished.
Livestock Associations
To Get Under Way Soon
Meetings of local stock associa
tions to prepare for the coming
grazing season are announced by IT.
F. Wehmeyer, local forest ranger,
as follows:
Five Mile Cattle and Horse Rais
ers association, today at the Edwin
Hughes place, Lena; Hardman as
sociation, tomorrow at Heppner,
and Tamarack-Monument associa
tion, Saturday at Spray.
ATTEND MASONIC MEETING.
Fifteen members of Heppner
lodge No. 59, A. F. & A. M., were
present last night at a meeting of
lone Lodge No. 120, when the lone
lodge received the travelling trowel
from Stanfield Lodge No. 173. Cer
emonies of presentation were Im
pressive, the script used having
been prepared by Frank Sloan of
Stanfield, district deputy grand
master for the Ibth district, Fol
lowing the meeting the lone mem
bers served bounteous refreshments.
Present from Heppner were W. O
Dix, John Her, S. P. Devin, R. C
Wightman, J. J. Wightman, C. J.
D. Bauman, P. M. Gemmell, Fred
Lucas, L. L. Gilliam, E. E. Gilliam,
Frank S. Parker, Harold Buhman,
J. O. Turner, W. E. Pruyn and
Spencer Crawford. Lexington mem
bers of Heppner lodge also attend
ing were Lawrence L. Beach, Geo,
N. Peck, R. B. Rice, Karl G. Mil
ler and C. R. McAlister.
IN DEEP
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Cooperation of Owners
Asked by City in Pre
paring for Sprayer.
Death to elm tree beetles, and
preservation of Heppner's shade
trees vital to comfort of her citi
zens in the summertime is the aim
of a widespread spraying campaign
to be pushed immediately by the
city, announces Mayor Jeff Jones.
Money for the beetle eradication
was provided in the city budget for
the year. But cooperation of citi
zens is asked, in topping out their
trees to a height not to exceed 25
feet.
The beetles are a real menace to
the city'3 shade trees, and they
must be controlled if the trees are
to be preserved, says Mayor Jones.
Attempts at control in past years
have been made through voluntary
cooperation of individual tree own
ers. But failure of individuals here
and there to cooperate nullified the
efforts and expenditure of money
of those who sprayed their own
trees.
On infected elm tree, left un-
sprayed, is sufficient to soon con
taminate the trees which have
been sprayed, and because of this
fact the efforts of those who have
tried to kill off the pests were al
most hopeless.
. The booster tank on the city fire
truck will be rigged up as a sprayer
for the campaign, and it is the in
tention to spray thoroughly every
elm tree in the city.
The best time for snravin is said
to be at the time the trees first be
gin to leaf out Thorough spray
ing at this time will kill most of
the pests, and if this spraying is
followed up by a second spraying as
soon as the leaves are all out, 100
percent eradication may be expect
ed. If elm tree owners will cooper
ate to the extent of topping out
their trees to the required height,
the work will be greatly facilitated,
the mayor says.
A few years ago the town of Lex
ington staged a concerted spray
ing campaign against the elm bee
tles, which had gained strong hold
of the trees there, and since the
campaign the town has been free
of the pest, it has been reported.
Annual Music Festival
Slated for May Day Fete
Headlining attractions for the an
nual all-county school May Day fete
again this year will be the music
festival to be presented in the eve
ning, announces Miss Mae Doherty,
publicity chairman for the event.
Special stress is being given the
event, with all schools preparing to
participate. One of the largest
combined choruses ever to be heard
in the county will be assembled.
Band, orchestra and vocal music of
all kinds, featuring the best music
talent of the schools, will provide
what is hoped to be the outstand
ing musical event of the season.
More detailed information on the
May Day event will be given next
week.
Town Team to Push
Season Ticket Sale
Support of the local ball club
through purchase of season tick
ets to be offered for sale by club
members this week will be greatly
appreciated, announces Gordon
Bucknum, business manager.
Bucknum says a wealth of ma
terial is turning out regularly for
practice with promise of the strong
est club in years. Announcement of
the line-up will be made next week
for the opening league game with
lone here the 26th.
NOTICE TO WATER USERS,
As the spring run-off is on it is
necessary for each user to limit
himself to the amount of water
allotted to him by the decree of
1910. It is necessary to do this to
allow each user to have his proper
allowance. Your cooperation In this
matter is requested.
H. TAMBLYN,
Waterniaster.
EXAMINER HERE SATURDAY.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs, will be in
Heppner Saturday between the
hours of 9 and 4, at the courthouse.
All those wishing licenses or per
mits to drive cars are asked to get
In touch with Mr. Bentley at that
time.
LM TREES
HOME ECONOMISTS
HOLD MEET AT IONE
O. S. C. Specialists on Food Prepar
ation and Home Making Draw
Large Attendance,
By MARGARET BLAKE
An all-day meeting, sponsored by
the Home Economics club of Wil
lows grange for women interested
in homemaking, was held here on
Wednesday. Mrs. Vida Heliker,
counly Home Economics chairman
for the grange, presided over the
meeting. During the morning ses
sion Miss Lucy Case, nutrition spec
ialist of the O. S. C. extension ser
vice, spoke on the topic "Newer
Knowledge of Home Food Preser
tion." The frozen pack method of
preserving berries and other fruits
in cold storage lockers was explain
ed. It was also learned that corn,
peas, string beans and spinach
could be preserved in these lockers
by placing them in a 2 percent salt
solution in containers allowing for
adequate head space at the top for
expansion. The temperature to in
sure success should range from 5
below to 5 above zero. In prepar
ing meats proper care, I. e. ripen
ing in cooler, cutting in suitable
pieces, wrapping, labeling, etc., was
described.
Miss Case places special emphasis
on proper precaution against bot
ulinus poisoning, consisting of boil
ing all non-acid vegetables, meats
and fish for twenty minutes after
opening the jar, the contents of
which should never be tasted until
this is done. A demonstration was
given of canning in tin cans. Miss
Case also had on display many han
dy kitchen gadgets and explained
their uses and gave additional in
formation on all the newer methods
in each type of canning.
At noon tables were spread for a
pot luck dinner, always a major
item on the programs of such gath
erings. After lunch a recreation
hour was enjoyed. Songs were
sung with Mrs. Harry Schriever
as leader and Miss Dona Barnett
at the piano. A skit was present
ed by Miss Dorothy Brady and Miss
Opal Cool for Willows grange.
The Home in Which We Live
was the topic chosen by Miss Joan
Patterson, home furnishings spec
ialist of O. S. C. extension service.
Suggestions were given for color
combinations in curtains, draperies,
floor coverings, walls and wood
work to give a warm or a cool im
pression wherever needed. Here
warmness or coolness In color, in
the general background tone run
ning through all furnishings was
emphasized. A working example
of these principles was given in a
suggested color scheme for three
rooms, living, dining room and kit
chen opening off each other. Miss
Patterson followed this with a dis
cussion of color schemes for the
homemaker derived from a stand
ard color wheel. A great deal of
demonstration material was used
during the talk. This included a
model window and curtains and
draperies. Additional curtain ma
terials, draperies, rugs, woodwork
and wallpapers in good materials
but moderately priced were shown.
Questions were answered at both
sessions. Ladies irom Kigntmne,
Rhea Creek, Boardman, Morgan,
Cecil, Heppner, Lexington, Willows
and lone were present, a total of
110 being registered. The speakers
were pleased with the reception of
their work, stating that they had
the largest crowd here that they
had had so far on this trip.
Mrs. Lawrence Harman and chil
dren were guests at the home of
Mrs. Harman's mother, Mrs. George
Krebs, at Cecil last week end. On
Sunday Mr. Harman came for them
bringing with him Mr. and Mrs.
Weston and son. The party re
turned to their home at Walla Wal
la that evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Balsiger
spent Easter Sunday at the home
of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Learned, at
Wapato, Wash.
Mrs. H. O. Ely has returned from
the Heppner hospital where she has
been receiving medical treatment.
Miss Linea Troedson has returned
to Portland after spending her
spring vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Troedson.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Carter of
Spray were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Harris on Sunday.
H. O. Dennis, a former resident
now of Eugene, was a business vis
itor here on Thursday and Friday.
H. S. Murray of Milton-Freewater
was here Monday to attend to the
control of the blow on his farm.
Mrs. E. Atherton and son of Gib
bon were guests at the L. C. Ber
gevin ranch last week.
Mrs. Dan O'Hara and Miss Bonnie
Smith went to The Dalles Monday
to visit Mr. O'Hara who is con
fined in a hospital there with pneu
monia.
Mrs. Roy Brown spent the week
end at her home in Heremiston.
Last Wednesday night members
of the lone and Morgan I. O. O. F,
lodges went to Boardman where
they assisted with Initiation work
for the Boardman lodge. E. R.
Lundell, Norton Lundell, Lee How
ell and Walter Bristow of lone
lodge, and H. O. Ely, George Ely
Fred Ely, H. E. Cool, John Miller
and Ed Powell of Morgan lodge at
tended. A Girl Scout troop has been or
ganized with Miss Emerald Pad
berg as leader. Girls who have
joined to date are Earline Farrls,
Dorothy Howell, Nelda Feely, Ei
leen Sperry, Mary K. Blake, Marl-
(Continued on Pge Four)
MEETINGS SET ON
WHEAT
PLAN
Organization to be Per
fected for Inaugur
ating Control.
SAVING SOIL IS AIM
Ail Information Available to be
Disseminated; Old AAA Dis
tricts Basis for New Set-XJp.
The new soil conservation and
domestic allotment plan will be the
subject of a series of community
meetings to be held in Morrow
county next week. While there are
still many unanswered questions as
to permissable practices under the
new plan, and still some uncertain
ty as to the amount of payment per
acre on particular farms, it was
felt that these meetings should not
be postponed further.
The new soil conservation plan
is intended to be exactly what the
name implies. Payments for prac
tices adopted under this plan the
oretically represent the value to the
nation as a whole of soil building
or soil conservation practices put
into operation or particular farms.
Obviously, in a country as large as
the United States it is a tremendous
task to develop a complete set of
regulations covering all conditions
in the short time that has elapsed
since the passage of the act
All information available at the
present time will be given out at
the community meetings listed be
low. At these meetings, also, local
committees will be elected, the
chairman of which will be a direct
or of the county association. The
old AAA wheat districts will be
used as a basis for organization
under the new plan and in addi
tion Boardman and Irrigon will
form additional separate districts.
The following is a schedule of
meetings to be held. So far as prac
ticable each man should attend his
own district meeting. This is de
sirable for two reasons. First, for
the election of a' community com
mittee and second, to allow more
time for individual questions.
North Heppner District and Lex
ington District, Wednesday, April
22, 7:30 p. m., at Lexington grange
hall." ' ' -
lone District and Morgan District,
Thursday, April 23,. 7:30 p. m., at
lone.
South Heppner District, Friday,
April 24, 7:30 p. m., at Rhea Creek
grange hall.
Eightmile District, Monday, April
27, 7:30 p. m., Eightmile school
house.
Alpine District, Tuesday, April
28, 7:30 p. m., Alpine school house.
Boardman, Wednesday, April 29,
2:00 p. m., at the grange hall.
Irrigon, Wednesday, April 29, 7:30
p. m., at the high school.
Lions Welcome Buhman,
Laud Success of Band
With Harold W. Buhman, direct
or, as guest of honor. Lions helped
celebrate the victory of the school
band at the club luncheon Monday.
Congratulations of the club were
extended by Spencer Crawford, who
also gave a report of the trip to
Corvallis. Mayor Jones, also a
guest, added his congratulations
with the announcement of the com
mittee for the community-wide re
ception and banquet being staged
this evening. F. W. Turner, an
other contest attendant, also gave
highlights of the Corvallis trip.
E. F. Bloom, local superintendent.
reported on the trip last week end
of the local teachers to Spokane
where sessions of the Inland Em
pire Teachers' association meeting
were greatly enjoyed.
The club expressed its sympathy
in the passing of Sam Hughes, pio
neer merchant. J. O. Turner offi
ciated in the presentation of a past
president's pin to C. J. D. Bauman
in recognition of Mr. Bauman's ca
pable handling of the position last
year. Other guests included Mr.
Stevens, representative of Oregon
State Liquor Control commission
and past president of Young Demo
crats of Oregon, and F. A. McMa
hon, state policeman.
SHOOTERS IN TWO TIES.
Heppner's nimrods lost one match
and tied the other two with a score
of 73 in Sunday's round of the Ore
gonian telegraphic trapshooting
tournament. They were topped by
Tillamook with a 75, while the ties
were with Astoria and La Grande.
They now stand in seventh place.
Opponents next Sunday will be
Cowlitz, La Grande, Corvallis, As
toria and Baker. Individual scores
Sunday Included Dr. A. D. McMur
do 24, Phil Mahoney 24, Adam Klob
lock 24, Earl Warner 24, Dr. J. H.
McCrady 24, Judge Carmlchael 23,
John Lane 23, Ambrose Chapin 22,
Tom Clark 21, Luke Bibby 21.
LIBRARY MEETING SET.
There will be a meeting of the
book committee and otllceis of the
Heppner Library association at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon, April
18, at the library. Plans for the
district library meeting to be held
here April 29 will be discussed, an
nounces Harriet S. Gemmell, presi
dent. 2500 acres summer range, plenty
of water, to rent. F. W. Turner.