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Volume 52, Number 19.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 16, 1936.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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District Engineer Seeks
Information Regarding
Local Flood Situation.
MEETING SCHEDULED
Citizens Urged to Provide Data
at Hearing at Court House
Next Thursday.
Possibility of flood control work
on Willow creek and its tributaries
was seen in a communication from
C. F. Williams, Lieut. Colonel, Corps
of Engineers, in charge of the dis
trict office in Portland.
This is the first Intimation of in
terest on the part of the govern
ment since application was made
following the flood in 1934.
Need for flood control work was
first made apparent after the dis
astrous flood of 1903. At that time
a considerable sum of money was
sent in here for the relief of flood
victims and the suggestion was
made that the balance of the fund,
which amounted to a good many
thousands of dolars, be used to
start the work of straightening the
channel of Willow creek through
Heppner. Shortly after the Hepp
ner flood, the town of Mitchell was
visited by a cloudburst and flood of
major proportions and Heppner,
feeling grateful for the assistance
given here, magnanimously ten
dered the fund to Mitchell. Since
that time little effort has been made
to secure a measure of protection
against a repetition of the "great
flood." Proposals for dams to
check flood waters have occasionally
been made and the most recent one,
two years ago, was frowned upon
by the government engineers.
Now comes notice from the dis
trict engineer that he will hold a
hearing in Heppner next Thursday
for the purpose of securing data to
determine the feasibility of flood
control work here. The notice is
self-explanatory and follows:
"The War Department having
under consideration a preliminary
examination of Willow Creek and
its Tributaries with a view toward
control of its floods, as directed by
the act approved June 13, 1934,
(Public No. 339, 73rd Congress, H
R. 9433), a public hearing will be
held by the undersigned at the Mor
row County Court House, Heppner,
Oregon, at 2:00 p. m., July 23, 1936.
All interested parties are invited
to be present or to be represented
at the above time and place, par
ticularly the officials of any state,
county, flood control district, city,
town, local association, industry or
railroad whose interests may be af
fected by floods or by adoption of
a plan for control of floods of Wil
low Creek and its tributaries. They
will be given an opportunity to ex
press their views upon the subject
under consideration.
Oral statements will be heard,
but for accuracy of record all im
portant facts and arguments should
be submitted in writing, as the rec
ords of the hearing will be for
warded for consideration by the
War Department Written state
ments may be handed to the un
dersigned at the hearing, or mailed
to him beforehand.
Information is desired that will
aid in the determination of (a) the
necessity or desirability of adopt
ing a plan or plans of improvement
for flood protection; (b) the type
and extent of such improvements
and their effect on development of
power and Irrigation on the stream
and its tributaries (c) the ratio of
costs to benefits; and (d) the will
ingness and legal ability of local
interests to provide lands, ease
ments, and rights of way and to as
sume responsibility for mainten
ance after construction.
C. F. WILLIAMS,
Lieut. Colonel, Corps of En
gineers, District Engineer.
Wanted Cooking during harvest.
Mrs. W. A. Morgan and daughter.
COM
Judge and Mrs. Campbell Pass
50th Milestone of Wedded Life
Fifty years ago last Monday, July
13, 1886, to be exact, Elizabeth
Young arrived in Walla Walla, Wn.,
and a few hours later became the
bride of William T. Campbell. She
was accompanied by a sister from
their home in Ontario, Canada,
from whence Mr. Campbell had
come a few months earlier to find
labor and a home for his prospect
ive bride.
This new union spent part of the
first year working on the Hudson
Bay ranch .of George N. Young,
completing the year in the harvest
fields of the foothills region south
east of Walla Walla.
Coming to Morrow county in the
fall of 1886, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell
Bottled on a land claim on Social
Ridge and there built up a highly
producing farm and a comfortable
home. The original 160-acre claim
grew to a substantial 800-acre wheat
ranch which is today farmed by
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell made their
home on the farm until 1917, when
they decided to retire from active
farming and enjoy the fruits of
lone to Be Scene of Next
Rodeo Queen Dance
lone will be the scene of the next
Queen's dance, one of a series being
given in the interest of election of
a queen for the 1936 Rodeo. This
will be the Willows grange dance
and a large crowd is expected as
the Willows candidate, Miss Harriet
Heliker, is In the cellar position and
her friends are anxious to put her
up in the lead. '
The Lena dance, held In Heppner
last Saturday evening, was a huge
success and resulted in boosting the
Lena candidate, Miss ' Genevieve
Hanna, back into first place. Miss
Hanna had been in the lead prior
to the Rhea Creek dance, when Miss
Frances Rugg stepped up on the
top round. The interest in the
queen contest is growing daily and
the Rodeo authorities are looking
forward to a lively contest before
the final vote is taken.
The standings of the contestants
since the Lena dance are as fol
lows: Genevieve Hanna 16,900;
Frances Rugg, 14,000; Betty Do-
herty, 11,200, and Harriet Heliker,
5,300.
Drouth Strikes Hard at
Mid-West Stock Herds
While drouth conditions in the
middle west affect all forms of life,
the greatest toll is taken in the
livestock herds, in the opinion of
Dr. M. O. Fuerst of Sergius, South
Dakota, who is a guest of Dr. L.
D. Tibbies.
Addressing the Lions club Tues
day Dr. Fuerst stated that the
drouth is causing serious losses to
farmers and stockmen of his re
gion. Lack of moisture has cost
the affected area the wheat crop
and unless rain comes soon the corn
will suffer the .name fnte Rrmnligi
dried up and with a shortage of
oiner ieeas, stockmen have been
forced to sacrifice their herds en
tirely or reduce them to a point
where they can be taken care of.
This has resulted in heavy losses to
the wind blown districts and even
with federal aid not more than a
small part of the loss can be made
up. A good many farmers have
moved to Other rilRtrintft and anmp
of them are filtering into Oregon
ana wasnington where they are
finding living conditions more en
joyable. County Agents Hold
Conference on Rules
County agents of Gilliam, Sher
man, Wheeler and Morrow counties
met in conference at Arlington on
Tuesday. The group was called to
gether to study new rulings affect
ing the agricultural conservation
program and the agricultural list
ing sheets coming under that pro
gram. Making out forms for the
1935 compliance under the AAA
also occupied the attention of the
group.
Agents attending the conference,
which was under the direction of
N. C. Donaldson, state compliance
supervisor, and Lawrence Jenkins,
were , Russell McKennon, Giliam
county; Perry N. Johnston, Sher
man county, and Merle Stein,
Wheeler county. In the absence of
County Agent Joe Blanger, Mrs.
Vawter Parker represented the
Morrow county office.
Jones Files Damage
Suit Against Railroad
As a result of injuries sustained
in an accident last summer, Glenn
C. Jones of Heppner has filed a suit
for $2500 general damages, $215
special damages and the plaintiff's
costs and disbursements, against
Northern Pacific railroad. The ac
tion was taken in Umatilla county.
In hi3 complaint, Jones alleges
that he was forced to ride atop a
boxcar and that he fell from the
top of the car and was injured.
The accident happened when he was
enroute to Browning, Montana,
with a trainload of sheep sent from
Heppner to summer range.
KING'S LIFE THREATENED
A radio report this morning was
to the effect that an attempt was
made on the life of King Edward
of Great Britain. Persons stand
ing near the would-be assassin
sensed what he was attempting to
do and seized the gun in time to
prevent the murder.
their labors In a comfortable home
In Heppner.
In commemoration of this 60
years of happy wedded life, a gold
en anniversary was celebrated at
the spacious Campbell home on
Court street Sunday, July 12. More
than 50 guests were assembled at
two tables where the decorations
carried out the spirit of the occa
sion. On one table' was a huge
wedding cake, the handiwork of
Mrs. Arthur Keene. Table decora
tions were under the supervision
of Mrs. Arthur Campbell, who as
sisted in giving the cake the right
touch and who arranged the second
table, with a rose centerpiece topped
with a large wedding ring tied with
tulle and lillies of the valley. Gold
tapers were used on each table and
the favors were carried out In the
same motif. E. L. Berry, a friend
of the Campbell family of many
years standing, acted as toastmas
ter, and after delivering a toast to
the honored guests, called upon Ar
thur Campbell, M. L. Case, S. E.
Notaon and Mrs. Lucy Rodgers,
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NO PAYMENT FOR
STRAW SPREADING
Trashy Summerf allow Benefit De
pends on Leaving Straw on
Ground, However.
By JOSEPH BELANGER.
County Agent.
A considerable amount of mis
understanding has arisen over what
a number of wheat operators are
calling "the payment for spreading
straw" under the new Agricultural
Conservation program.
There is no payment for spreading
straw. The 50c per acre payment
is for trashy summer fallow and
trashy summer fallow means that
all of the straw from the previous
crop was spread upon the ground.
To illustrate the situation by ex
ample, suppose you received a pay
ment for a three-legged stool. Let
one leg of this stool represent
spreading straw. In selling this
stool you would not get paid for
one leg of the stool but would re
ceive payment for the whole stool.
It is the same with trashy summer
fallow. No payment is made for
merely spreading straw, but unless
the straw is spread it would be im
possible to have trashy summer
fallow according to the definition of
this type of summer fallow as given
in the ruling permitting this pay
ment. The full wording of this rul
ing is as follows: "Straw spread
and neither pastured nor burned.
Disk type plow, chisel, rod weeder,
double disk drill or other such till
age Implements used in place of a
moldboard plow so as to leave the
dead stubble and plant growth dis
tributed on or near the surface to
check blowing."
It will be noted that the only form
of tillage prohibited is the use of
the moldboard plow. However, if
the moldboards are removed such
a plow could be used and would
probably be as excellent way of han
dling much of the land within the
blow area.
It will be noticed that the ruline
does not say that a straw spreader
Is absolutely necessary. The coun
ty committee has interpreted this
to mean that all straw and chaff
must be left on the ground. Wheth
er a man uses a straw spreader or
not is purely optional. If, in his
opinion, the straw is not so heavy
that leaving it in wind rows would
Interfere with next spring's plow
ing, it would not be necessary to
Use a spreader.
1936 Rodeo Advertising
Campaign Under Way
Placards announcing the 1936
Heppner Rodeo were delivered this
week to Henry Aiken, president of
the association, by the Gazette
Times printery. This is the first
official announcement of the big
show and will be followed by other
forms of advertising directing the
attention of arena sports lovers far
and wide to the Heppner classic,
scheduled this year for August 27,
28 and 29.
Officials and committees of the
Rodeo association are laying plans
to make the 1936 show three of the
most interesting days in the history
of this popular annual event. Some
of the best talent in both human
and animal performers will be on
hand to make the show the "wild
est of the wild." There will like
wise be no lack of lighter entertain
ment for the crowds in the evening.
In addition to the regular Rodeo
entertainment, the 4-H club fair
and the wool and grain show will
be featured. Both events are at
tracting more and more attention
and it is expected that some high
class animals will be exhibited in
connection with the fair this year.
Heart Attack Fatal to
4-Year-Old Morgan Girl
Funeral services wnn held at
2:00 p. m. Wednesday for Anna May
liKienerry, ctaugnter of Mr. and
Mrs. Rood Ekleherrv nf Dalian fr.
egon, whose death occurred on the
woiumma itiver nignway near
Crown Polst, Monday, July 13. Rev.
R. C. Young, pastor of the Hepp
ner Methodist church, officiated at
the service which was held at the
Roy L. Ekleberry home at Morgan.
Commitment was in the I. O. O.
F. cemetery at Morgan.
Anna Mav. who wns four vmpb
and nine months of age, had been
ill for many months. Her parents
were coming from their home at
uanas to the Koy Ekleberry home
at Morgan whan the final aiimmnn.
came. The body was brought to
tne i-neips funeral home in Hepp-
Roy Ritner Pays Short
Visit Here Saturday
Roy W. Ritner, republican nom
inee for coneress In the neonnd
Oregon district, was a visitor in
Heppner lor a short time Satur
day afternoon. Mr. Ritner was en
route to Fossil to attend a meetlno-
of republicans of Wheeler county
lor tne purpose of organizing a
club.
Although there is little interest
In politics at this time, Mr. Ritner
reeis mat nis strength is growing.
Active campaigning will get under
way in a few weeks, at which tlmo
ne expects to cover the entire dis
met.
P. M. Gemmell received word
Wednesday of his appointment as
representative of Kerr, Glfford &
Co., Inc. He will buv erain for the
concern in the Heppner-Lexington
territory.
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IMPETUS BY GUIB
Lions Take Steps to Move
Work Along With
More Alacrity.
FINANCES PLANNED
Special Committee Appointed to
Raise Fluids for Adequate
Swimming Facilities.
Heppner's proposed swimming
tank was given a boost at Tues
day's luncheon meeting of the
Heppner Lions club. Steps were
taken to raise funds to construct
the tank, atlhough final selection of
a site remains to be determined.
A report from- Joe Belanger of
the committee on site location was
read and following that general dis
cussion of sites and other factors
entering into the construction and
operation of the tank occupied the
time of the meeting.
In submitting his report, Belan
ger eliminated certain proposed sites
as being not feasible because of
heavy cost The cite near the pow
er house was not recommended be
cause of pumping expense, lack of
proper drainage and the fact that
the property is in private hands
and might necessitate payment for
the land. j
The site next to the creamery was
also found to have some drawbacks
which the committee felt eliminat
ed it as a final ch ice. The cost of
sinking a well and installing prop
er drainage form a considerable
item. Otherwise the site Is feasible.
Claude Cox, manager of the cream
ery, has offered to donate the over
flow from his well for the use of
the tank, but this looked to be a
doubtful supply. The city owns the
property and has indicated a will
ingness to donate it for the tank.
The lot back of the Ferguson
cabins and belonging to the coun
ty was also Investigated. The coun
ty is unable to donate this property
for a tank but could trade it for
the city property next to the cream
ery- Two sources of water supply
would be available there. One
would be a well su k on the prem
ises, putting the cost at about the
same figure as that of the cream
ery block site. The other source
would be from the county well back
of the court house. Drawing from
that source would necessitate the
laying of approximately 500 feet of
pipe. The cost of two-inch pine
suitable for this type of installa
tion is $11.50 per 100 feet Operat
ing the pump and depreciation on
same would entail a charge of
around $15 per month by the coun
ty. Cost of draining would be small
as the deep end of the tank would
doubtless be located next to the
creek.
The last site inspected and the
one drawing the most favorable
comment Tuesday was the park at
the rear of the court house. The
committee received favorable reac
tion from the county commission
ers, but Judge Campbell felt that
this land should be kept as a park
in memory of the pioneers and
should not be desecrated with a
swimming hole. He indicated,
however, that he did not wish to
stand in the way of civic improve
ment This site was recommended
by the committee as offering the
best possibilities.
Prior to the reading of the report,
Dr. A. D. McMurdo introduced his
son Scott as his guest stating that
bcott had an offer to make the
Lions in connection with the swim
ming pool. The youth told of the
interest the boys of his age and all
others had in the construction and
operation of a tank and stated that
between 20 and 25 boys of his age
were eager to do their share of the
work in whatever capacity it would
be needed. In closing he remarked
that enthusiasm for the tank al
ways ran high in the summer when
it is so greatly needed and died
down when the summer swimming
season was over. He expressed a
keen desire to see the work started
this summr so that the tank will be
available by next year.
A consensus of members present
was that a site to the rear of the
court house was preferable, the
majority favoring a lot above the
county property and drawing the
water supply from the county well.
While the location Is not settled,
it was felt something should be
done to keep this project "warm"
and Upon motion of Dick Lawrence
a committee of four including Law
ence, A. D. McMurdo, L. D. Tib
bies and John Wightman was ap
pointed by Chairman Anglln to de
vise a finance plan and put It Into
motion.
Visitors Introduced were Dr. M.
O. Fuerst of Sergius, S. D., guest
of Dr. Tibbies, and Scott McMurdo.
SPECIAL FILM COMING.
A special showing of the film,
"American Red Cross to the Res
cue," will be made at the Star
theater August 2 and 3. The pic
ture shows the American Red Cross
in action during the serious floods
in the eastern part of the country
last spring. The showing here is
made possible through courtesy of
the American Red Cross society
and involves no expense on the part
of the local chapter, according to
Josephine Mahoney, president of
the Morrow county chapter,
POMONA GRANGE
HAS GOOD MEET
Mrs. Alda Troedson Takes First,
Marion Finch Second in Rit
ualistic Contest in Morning.
By BEULAH NICHOLS
An interesting meeting of the
Morrow County Pomona grange
wag held at the Lexington grange
nail baturday. Mrs. Alda Troedson
of Lexington grange was awarded
first place in the ritualistic contest
which was held during the morn
ing session. Marion Finch of Lena
grange placed second. The re
mainder of the forenoon was UCken
up with the reports of subordinate
grange officers and with committee
reports.
In the afternoon a program which
began with group singing, was pre
sented by the lecturer, Vida Heli
ker. Edward Notson, superinten
dent of schools at Elmira, Wash..
told of the Grand Coulee dam its
construction and purposes. Mrs.
Irma Blackburn of Lexington
grange gave an amusing reading,
"A Leap Year Leap," and Kathleen
Hisler of Lena grange sang two
numbers. Willows grange present
ed the tableaux, "Old Glory," with
musical accompaniment Mr. Potts,
president of the Farmer's Union,
spoke, using for his subject "Co
operation." Miss Marjorie Parker
of Rhea Creek grange played a
piano solo and Mrs Minnie McFar-
land of Irrigon grange read an or
iginal article entitled, "Raising
Peas in Eastern Oregon." Ray W.
Gill, master of the Oregon State
grange, was the principal speaker
of the day. He discussed some of
the legislation in which the grange
is interested, stressing particularly
tne grange power bill and the state
banking bill. He said that the state
grange legislative committee is
now working on a bus and truck
bill and a bill favoring a one-house
legislature. The grange is inter
ested in the support of vocational
education and has been instrument
al in procuring appropriations for
the Smith-Hughes courses. The
grange has long battled to keep
freight rates down and to reduce
them. Mr. Gill believes that the
best way to lower freight rates is
through a federal barge system.
Mrs. Heliker read a letter from
Mrs. W. C. Barton of Fort Win
gate, N. M., concerning her and
Mr. Barton's government work
among the Indians in New Mexico.
This letter was made doubly inter
esting because of the fact that Mrs.
Barton (formerly Miss Nettie Da
vis) is a personal acquaintance of
many of those present, having spent
most of her life in Lexington up
until the time of her marriage. The
letter follows: "At the close of
the World war we read of a vacan
cy for boys' advisor at the Cush
man Indian Trade school at Taco
ma, Wash. Having known of the
government Indian schools through
his father's 2 years of service Mr.
Barton decided to take the work,
if available. The work was given
him and I was given the work as
matron in charge of 225 little boys.
To give a clearer understanding
of this work I'll describe the Indian
schools at that time. Most of the
schools throughout the U. S. were
boarding schools. The eight larg
est ones are: Chemawa at Salem,
Oregon; Riverside Indian school at
Riverside, Calif.; Proenix Boarding
school in Arizona; Burke Navajo
Vocational school at Fort Wingate,
N. M.; Chilacco Indian school in
Oklahoma, Flandreau Indian school
in Wisconsin, Haskell Institute at
Lawrence, Kansas; Carson Indian
school in Nevada, as well as many
smaller ones. The above mentioned
ones are for the larger boys and
girls.
At Tacoma the school took care
of the Puget Sound Indians and
the enrollment was largely of the
Puyallup Indians, but many Alas
kan Indians as well as Montana
Blackfeet, Flat Heads, Colville and
other Washington Indians were en
rolled. This school closed in 1920.
We were then sent to Haskell In
stitute, Lawrence, Kans. Here an
attempt was being made to give
white m's education to 1000 In
dian boys and girls, 62 different
tribes, from 26 different states. Such
a school was a mistake and the
present administration with Mr.
Collier at the head of Indian Af
fairs has tried to change its curri
culum to fit the needs of the boys
and girls so that they can live bet
ter with the environment that they
have. The greater part of the en
rollment there were the Oklahoma
Indians, Osages, Cherokees, etc. It
was foolishness to try to make a
set form of education fit the needs
of all these various tribes of Indians
under different environments.
While there Mr. Barton was se
nior instructor In shops and thru
out the week came in contact with
500 boys, and I, as girls' athletic in
structor, came in touch with 500
girls. Large dormitories house
these students and, like other ed
ucational institutions, many em
ployees provide all the necessary
teaching and caring for all the stu
dents. The average Indian school
is a little city in itself, having its
own power plant, water system,
church, library, stores, etc.
Later we were sent to Tulalip,
vvn where we had smaller young
sters. This school cared for 225
boys and girls from 6 to 14 years
of age. Mr. Barton had shop work
and I had charge of 125 girls. I
had assistants and had charge of
oil the departments where girls
worked, such as kitchen, laundry,
sewing room, etc. In these schools
all boys and girls are detailed to
work in the upkeep of the school.
Ferguson Motor Co.
Buys Garage Building
Durin? thp nast wpplr a Hani was
made wherein the Ferguson Motor
company becomes the owner of the
building occupied by the Ford ga
rage. The deal was itirH. hv .T T.
Gault receiver for the Farmers &
iocKgrowers Bank, of which the
Dunaing was part of the assets.
The deal has been closed Innnfar
as Mr. Gault and Ferguson Motor
company are concerned and awaits
the approvad of the eomntrnller nf
the currency before it can become
nnai. Mr. Gault has sent the neces
sary papers to the comntroller with
nis approval attached and exnects
favorable action from that source.
A court order may be necessary to
complete the transaction, and in
that also he expects aDDroval.
The, building in question was
ereciea dv the late Fh 11 Onhn fnr
use of the Conn Auto company. It
later passed into the hand nf the
Farmers & Stockgrowers bank, and
is Deing disposed of in the liquida
tion of that institution.
It is understood that Fsmiann
Motor company contemplates no
cnange in the present set-up, hav
ing bought the building as an in
vestment.
Two Couples Treated
To Rousing Charivari
Those Hpnnner itizpna nrlin oa
accustomed to following ih nM
adage "early to bed and early to
rise naa a ruae awakening from
their peaceful sluinhers: Raf-nrdav
night. From out of the stillness
issuea a raucous medley of auto
mobile horns Shoutin? Vniepa and
other devices of sleep killing nature
designed not only to Interrupt sleep
but to prevent slumbering over a
considerable neriod nf the hiaeirpot
hours.
The objects of the charivari wpro
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Gonty and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Massey, two
young couples embarking upon the
sea of matrimony since the first of
ine montn.
Albert Massev and Genra-ia sia-
vin were married in Walla Walla
July 6, being accompanied to that
cny oy mr. ana Mrs. Harold Gen
try. The Gonty nuptials were re
ported In this paper in a recent
issue.
Burgess Car Wrecked
In Collision Near Bend
Mrs J. M. 'Riirc-psn. wife nf the
former superintendent of schools
in Heppner, was taken to a hospital
in Bend Thursday, following a col
lision of the Burgess car with an
other car near that city.
Mr. Burcesa was rlrivino- the oar
and their two small daughters were
wun tnem. The children escaped
injuries and Mr. Burtress suffered
only minor cuts and bruises. The
car is said to have been almost en
tirely demolished. Mrs. Burgess'
injuries were reported not serious.
The accident happened while the
Bureesses were on the nv tn umit
Lake, near Bend, where they have
a summer Home.
Woolgrower's Auxliary
Plan Picnic for Sunday
A picnic at the R. I. Thomnson
place on Camas Drairie is the hill
of fare offered bv the Morrow
County Woolgrower's Auxuliary for
ounaay, July la.
All auxiliary members and their
families, members of the Mnrrnw
County Woolgrowers' association,
ana any members of the state as
sociation and others interested In
the industry are cordially invited
io nu tneir mncn baskets and Join
the merry throng.
The auxiliary will provide sour
dough biscuits, ice cream and cof
fee and each familv is reauested to
take cups and silverware.
This school closed In 1932 and we
were sent to Burke Navajo Voca
tional school, Fort Wingate, N. M.,
where we now are. Mr. Barton
served as head of shops there for
two years, but at the present time
is teaching related subjects to
shops and manual training. At
this school the enrollment is 525,
mostly Navajos but a few Lagunas,
Zunis, Hopis and Apaches are reg
istered. The Navajos now number about
50,000. In 1868 there were 8000.
(Continued on Pnge Threei
Temblor Rocks Houses, Rattles
Chinaivare In Nocturnal Visit
Heppner folks have had no small
amount of experience with fire and
flood and now comes a new thriller
earthquake!
The common greeting on the
streets this morning was, "Did you
feel the quake last night?" In some
Instances the answer was "No," but
few there were who had not realized
that something out of the ordinary
had happened.
The disturbance occurred shortly
after 11 o'clock, according to peo
ple who chanced to be awake at
the time of the shock. Charles
Barlow says there were two shocks,
the second occurring about 30 min
utes after the first. Others were
cognizant of but one shock and that
was very distinct.
Radio reports this morning stat
ed that Spokane was quite badly
shaken, although little or no dam
age was inflicted. Walla Walla,
Lewlston and Pendleton likewise
reported a lively shaking, while
numerous other smaller communi
ties felt the shock. Word came
from Arlington and Umatilla that
U.S.F.S.
PI
E
Willow and Rhea Creeks
Watershed May be En
larged After Survey.
MEETING HELD HERE
Associate Forester Explains Object
of Movement to Representa
tive Group of County.
Plans of the United States For
est service to extend protection to
the water sheds of the various
streams coming under its Jurisdic
tion were revealed to a group of
representative Morrow county citi
zens in a meeting at the Heppner
city hall Tuesday evening.
C Otto Lindh, associate forester
connected with the regional office
at Portland, and James Her of the
Umatilla National forest office,
were present and explained the
plans to a group consisting of Syl-
vanus Wright, Lexington; Bert
Johnson, Bert Mason, Ralph Akers
and John Louy, lone, and J. I
Gault S. E. Notson, W. O. Bayless,
Hanson Hughes, F. F. Wehmeyer,
Frank S. Parker, Geo. N. Peck and
E. L. Morton of Heppner.
Preliminary work is being done
by Mr. Lindh this week in check
ing over properties in the area to
determine how much of the land
will be removed from the tax rolls
of the county and to form an ap
proximate estimate of the amount
of acreage the government will be
obliged to purchase in order to ex
tend its program. Much of the land
in the water shed is in the reserve
but there are parcels owned pri
vately that may have to be includ
ed in the reserve which will involve
purchase by the government
Mr. Lindh explained that the work
outlined in this section Is a part of
the general program of sustained
timber yield and land management
which has long been the policy of
the forest service and has in re
cent years attained the prominence
of a first rank project. The move
Is designed to place watersheds
more under supervision of the for
est service and thus prevent pri
vate timber operators from denud
ing forests in those areas. Uncon
trolled cutting of timber not alone
affects the stand of timber but de
creases the efficiency of the water
sheds which is reflected in loss of
supply to users below those sheds.
That is why the forest service is
seeking to coordinate the several
functions of land management tim
ber yield, etc. It is felt that the
department can perform a service
through a planned and well direct
ed policy that will result in actual
savings to federal, state and coun
ty governments.
. Touching that point Mr. Lindh
recited an instance in Oregon to
sustain the department's conten
tion. In one of the coast counties
two homesteaders filed on small
tracts that were heavily timbered
and had clearings of a few acres,
sufficient for the homesteaders to
make a living. They built homes
and in due time demanded a road
to the outside world, and this de
mand was closely followed by an
other for a school. The county sub
mitted to the demands, building a
road which cost $20,000, and estab
lishing a school. From a financial
standpoint the county would have
been better off by taking those fam
ilies on relief. It is to prevent mis
managed affairs of this nature that
the forest service is working tow
ard land management
The forest service is preparing
to cruise the timber in the Willow
creek-Rhea creek water shed with
in a few weeks in order to deter
mine how much the shed should be
extended to meet future needs of
this district
GOING TO CONVENTION.
Lawrence Beach, secretary of the
republican county central commit
tee and state committeeman from
this county, will leave Sunday for
Portland to attend the republican
state committee meeting to be held
in that city Monday.
the temblor was quite apparent
along the river, while Lexington
reported shaking of houses and
rattling of dishes in the same man
ner reported in Heppner.
Upstairs sleepers perhaps got
more "kick" out of the quake than
those occupying downstairs berths,
although many people living in one
story houses declare there was
plenty of shaking.
It is a queer sensation, not to
say disturbing, to wake up and find
your bed rocking, the house squeak
ing and groaning, and the shingles
rattling with a sound akin to a
whole flock of birds settling on the
roof. The suddenness with which
the shock came and the funny ant
ics of the house while the quake
lasted, and then the sudden reces
sion served to make most folks sit
up and wonder what it was all
about
So far as could be learned there
was no damage Inflicted in this
section other than to the nervous
systems of those who had not ex
perienced anything of that nature
before.
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