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Volume 52, Number 41.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936.
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Clears A. C. Ball
In Damage Suit
Sentence Passed on
Brannon, Reid in
Circuit Court.
A. C. Ball was cleared of all lia
bility in a $28,000 damage suit on
directed verdict of Judge C. L.
Sweek in circuit court yesterday.
Ball was co-defendant with Clar
ence Brenner and Veda Brenner in
a suit wherein John Eubanks of
lone asked indemnity for injuries
received a few months ago when he
was run over by the Ball truck,
driven by Mrs. Brenner. Judge
Sweek directed the verdict clearing
Ball on failure of plaintiff to show
sufficient evidence of liability. P.
W. Mahoney and John Kilkenny
were counsel for defendant, and
Mark Weatherford of Albany rep
resented the plaintiff.
Returning its verdict in favor of
the defendants Clarence and Veda
Brenner at 9 o'clock last night, the
jury also cleared them of all liability
in connection with the Eubanks a&
cident.
Jury in the case of State of Ore
gon vs. Leslie Brannon on charge of
simple assault returned a verdict of
guilty Monday and Brannon was
sentenced to three months in the
county jail. Serving on the jury
were A. H. Nelson, foreman; Ralph
Beamer, Cleve Van Schoiack, F. G
Frederickson, Hanson Hughes, A,
P. Parker, Russell Moore, W. O,
Bayless, C. Melville, J. I. Hanna,
Jesse Warfield and George Evans.
Frank Reid, indicted May 31, 1935,
on charge of obtaining property un
der false pretenses, plead guilty on
arraignment Tuesday and was sen
tenced to one year in the state pen
itentiary.
The new grand jury was con
vened Tuesday by Judge Sweek,
and reported yesterday asking for
more time in which to consider mat
ters before them, without making
any recommendations. Empaneled
were J. I. Hanna, foreman, Russell
Moore, Geo. N. Ely, Robert Smith
H. Ei Clark, Hanson Hughes and W,
O. Bayless.
Decrees of divorce were granted
bv the court in the cases of Georgia
V. Langdon vs. Ross Langdon, and
Gladys Saling vs. Earl Saling.
Deputy Grand Office
Commends Elks Lodge
Oscar Effenberger of Tillamook,
district deputy grand exalted ruler,
Oregon north ,made his official visit
to Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks
Monday evening, and was greeted
by a large attendance of the mem
bership. He brought a personal
message from David A. Sholtz, grand
exalted ruler and governor of Flor
ida, emphasizing the important place
of Elkdom in society, and he con
gratulated Heppner lodge on the
sound basis its finances had been
placed in the last year, and on its
activities generally.
Featuring the entertainment pro
gram were three three -round box
ing bouts in which Alton "Pete"
Christenson and Jackie Cantwell
fought to a draw, and LaGear and
Chosey took decisions from Louis
Fry and Spencer Gordon, respect
ively. The last four boys are local
CCC's. The exhibition of Chosey
and Gordon was especially good, it
was reported.
TURKEY SHOOT SUNDAY.
Heppner Rod and Gun club has
slated another ' turkey shoot at its
grounds six miles below town on the
highway next Sunday. Both trap
and rifle shooting will be the order.
Vi Rae LaFore of Freewater and
Glenn Rust of Weston were mar.
ried in this city Tuesday by Judge
W. T. Campbell.
.IONS COOPERATE
N DECORATING
Citizens' Committee, Fire Boys
Reported Active; Judge Sweek
Cites Columbia River Work.
Wholehearted response from busi
ness men and city government was
reported at the Monday Lions lunch
eon to the movement to make the
city's main thoroughfare reflect the
spirit of Christmas. The meeting
slated by the club last Friday eve
ning in cooperation with other in
terested citizens brought forth a good
attendance, and resulted in the ap
pointment of a committee, headed
by J. Logie Richardson, to supervise
decorating operations, including the
stringing of wires laden with ever
green boughs on either side of the
street. Assisting on the committee
from the club were F. W. Turner and
Dr. L. D. Tibbies.
On behalf of the city government,
the fire boys volunteered to help
with the work. They had already
been responsible for placing two
large trees in Main street intersec
tions. Judge C. L. Sweek, recently re
tired president of Inland Empire
Waterways association as well as a
former president of the club, was a
guest and spoke briefly on the wa
terways program. It was his belief
that the association had not desert
ed the Umatilla Rapids project in
announcing at the recent Arlington
meeting that it would withhold en
dorsements of any special projects
until after the hearing on the pro
posed high dam at The Dalles, which
was held Tuesday. He believed the
association's object to be that of sup
porting the most logical and feasible
course of river development to the
end that advantages from its use for
transportation, power and irrigation
may be realized as rapidly as pos
sible.
Citizens Contribute
Work in Decorating
J. Logie Richardson, chairman of
the city Christmas decorating com
mittee, expresses pleasure with the
fine cooperation received on every
hand.
To the Boy Scouts goes credit for
helping get the trees and boughs, of
whom Donald Fell, Hubert Hudson,
Riley Munkers, Arthur Vance, Bill
Blake, Howard Bryant, Billie Mc
Caleb and Jack Merrill were active.
Mr. Richardson and F. W. Turner
used their cars, and were assisted
by Procks with their truck and
Ralph Barton in cutting and hauling
the greenery. They have asked and
received the help of business houses
in stringing boughs on wires in front
of each establishment.
The fire boys, headed by Chief
Mark Merrill, have been assisting
largely in the work. And special
mention also goes to Harold Becket
for making a large metal star for
one of the trees.
Ed Burchell Wins
Honorary Award
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Dec. 9. Ed Burchell of Lexington,
junior in education at Oregon State
college, was recently awarded the
Sigma Delta Chi cup, a trophy pre
sented to the student in beginning
journalism who shows himself to be
the most versatile reporter.
Burchell earned this award when
he took journalism spring term. He
had a total of 708 inches printed in
the Oregon State Barometer and
other publications.
Burchell was made night editor of
the Barometer during the fall term
and will continue this job next term.
CHRISTMAS DANCE SET.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
has scheduled a dance for Christ
mas evening at its hall, with music
by Kauffman's orchestra.
Harold and Ervin Anderson of
Gooseberry were calling here today.
Surfacing Project
Will Go to PWA
If Acceptable
TentativeAgreement
Made with Engineer;
City Plan Talked.
Plans of Heppner's street surfac
ing project progressed Monday eve
ning to the point where tentative
agreement was made with Frank
Hayes, engineer of Pendleton, to
make the necessary preliminary sur
vey and prepare a draft of the pro'
ject for application for PWA assist
ance.
Definite arrangements could not
be made with the engineer Monday
as legal action can be taken only at
a regular council meeting. It is ex
pected the action may be ratified
next Monday evening when the
council meets in regular session.
If the project can be placed under
PWA, the government would stand
45 percent of the cost. The city has
budgeted a sufficient amount to
stand the other 55 percent to cover
all the principal streets of the city,
said Mayor Jones. Should PWA help
not be available, the program would
have to be restricted this year to the
amount of work which the budgeted
funds would cover.
Weather Takes Hand
Supplies Some Joy
Also Bit of Grief
Light precipitation of rain, with
snow in the higher regions, this
week added its share of cheer to
the season as farmers and stock
men saw tarnishing neids ana
ranges lap up the badly needed
thirst-quencher. But the showers
were interspersed with high winds
that caused some grief, especially
to the decorating fire boys.
Twice the large tree they placed
at the intersection of Main and
May streets blew over. Though
anchored with large boulders, the
tree was unable to withstand Sat
urday night's heavy blow or last
night's gale.
All told the weather is unset
tied, and this leads many to hope
that Morrow county may yet have
a white Christmas.
Stores to be Open
Evenings, 23rd, 24th
For the convenience, of last min
ute shoppers, Heppner merchants
have announced they will keep stores
open Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings, the 23rd and 24th.
HAS MASTOID ATTACK.
Wright Saling was brought to the
city Tuesday by his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott,
in serious physical condition, suffer
ing what was feared to be an attack
of mastoid trouble. He had gone to
Dundee the week before to spend
the Christmas holidays with the
Scotts. When the trouble developed
he was brought back home for med
ical attention. Mr.' and Mrs. Scott
with their baby reside on a farm
near Dundee, and Mr. Scott report
ed that section to be getting a good
soaking after the longest dry spell
in forty yeas. They are former
residents of this county.
XMAS PARTY ENJOYED.
A large number of the Methodist
congregation enjoyed a Christmas
party at the church Monday eve
ning. The affair was featured by a
family style dinner.
Application for marriage license
was made at the clerk's office Tu
esday by Leon Totorica of this
city and Genevieve Morgan of New-berg.
OIL TO RHEA CREEK
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Commissioners Parker and Peck
in Portland Today to Meet State
Highway Commission.
Frank S. Parker and George N.
Peck, county commissioners, are in
Portland today to appear before the
state highway commission to ask aid
for Morrow county roads.
They expected to ask specifically
that the state regrade and oil the
Heppner-Hardman road as far as I
Rhea creek, straighten out some
curves and complete a fill on the
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Hardman hill, and assist in complet-
ing the Heppner-London road. All
this work is on state secondary high
ways and badly needed, the commis
sioners believe. They were in Pen
dleton Tuesday to confer with E. B.
Aldrich, eastern Oregon commission
member, on the matter. The court
has the word of the commission that
everything is set to start work of
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oiling the Lexington-Jarmon road in
the spring,
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also in The Dalles Saturday to attend
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a district meeting of the state asso
ciation of judges and commissioners
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which recommended appointment of
legislative interim committee to
study the tax situation with a view
to revising assessment and collec
tion procedure.
Masonic Orders Set
Joint Installation
Joint installation of officers and
annual turkey dinner for A. F. & A.
Masons and eastern otar wiu oe
held Monday evening, Dec. 21. The
dinner, for Masons and wives and
memDers oi eastern star ana weir
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escorcs wiu ue seiveu hi. u.ou. vsui-
cers to be installed later in tne eve-
ning are:
Eastern Star: Virginia Turner,
worthy matron; C. J. D. Bauman,
worthy patron; Mary Fatterson, as-
sociate matron; mroid ounman, as-
sociate patron; aye rerguson, ram-
ductress; Madge momson, associate
conductress; Munei vaugnn, secre-
tary; fcmma Jwans, treasurer; uer-
trude Parker, chaplain; Cama Camp-
bell, marshall; Etta Parker, Adah;
Lotta iibbles, Kuth; isancy uox,
Esther : uma uox, manna: raia
Benge, Electa; Anna Schafer, 'war
der Lymn Tibbies, sentinel; Cora-
mae Ferguson, organist.
A. F. & A. M.: J. O. Turner, wor-:
shipful master; W. Vawter Parker,
senior warden; J. O. Peterson, junior
warden; Frank .S Parker, treasurer;
Spencer Crawford, secretary; Archie
C. Ball, senior deacon; Harold Huh-
man, junior deacon; C. J. D. iJauman,
marshall, and W. V. Campbell, tyler.
Other appointive officers will be an
nounced later.
Wool Ladies Elect;
Vote Christmas Cheer
Mrs. Walter Becket of Eight MilerlK. 111 u e n T iw:
, . , i . main cast. Dancers under direction
County Wool Growers auxiliary!
when officers for the new year were
named at luncheon at the Lucas
Place, Friday. Other officers are
Mrs. Frank E. Parker, vice-presi
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tary, and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson,
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treasurer.
Mrs. Harriet K. Mahoney, first
president of the local unit, and for
mer president of the state orgaruza-
ICUl Ui. UiC old I.C Uiftaiuta-
tion, was endorsed for the national
presidency. To attend state conven
tion at Ontario in January as dele
gate will be either Mrs. W. O. Bay
less, Mrs. Glenn Jones, Mrs. J. G.
Barratt or Mrs. E. L. Morton. Assist
ance was voted the county Christ-
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Dr. J. A. Reuter of The Dalles
was in the citv as a witness in the
Eubanks damage suit in circuit ner; Benarulah, whose chief inter
court this week. est seems to be Nana, Ellis Williams.
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Stores and Churches,
Shoppers, Decora
tions Reflect Spirit.
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and brownies representative or joy
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ner streets and homes as the city
has adorned itself in holiday attire.
A fairyland wood of evergreen
trees, fringed with fir boughs and
scintillating, colorful lights, Main
street is resplendent. Charming dis
plays of seasonal merchandise in
store windows, all set off in the
lllluuaa ilium,
And gut &e resi
dential district, twinkling colored
lights on Christmas trees in yards
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and homes attest further the near
ness of Santa's arrival just eight
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aays away
The gay throng of shoppers ifl
daily becoming larger, with faces
from all over the county, all reflect
ing an added warmth of cheer, min
gled in their numbers. Storekeepers
have displayed much attractive gift
merchandise with which to serve the
public desires, and to add to the ser
vice announce they will keep shops
open evenings on the 23rd and 24th.
Churches have taken the lead in
dispensing widespread cheer, hav-
i . -ar,;j 0,,nchW division
to remember iess fortunate as
well ag slating usuai programs
d treats for their immediate con-
gregations.
ri;mavjnt, th ohuroh operation
w:ii u a Dr0Efram bv the combined
... church choirs at the
christian church Sunday evening,
beginning at 7:30. Young people of
thg severai congregations will meet
at the mme place at 5:30 to sing
caroiS- At 6:30 they will have a
union study hour A11 church ser-
vi. Snnflav wiii celebrate Christ's
ti it d other Droerams are
slated at various times, notice of
which is given in the chUrch notices.
'Jewels of the Desert'
Slated for Tomorrow
"Jewels of the Desert," desert ro-
mance-mystery told in musical story,
is the presentation of the combined
high school choruses to ge biven at
the gym-auditorium tomorrow eve-
ning beginning at 8 o clock.
An interesting musical cmoedy, the
operetta has its setting in Sheik Ab
dullah's oasis of date palms. Ro
mance evolves mystery as police of
two continents try to outwit a band
of desperadoes, the Touareg.
Both girls' and boys glee clubs
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is piano accompanist.
Illness has caused the cast to be
altered several times in the course
of preparation, and the lead roles
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are now slated to be taken as fol
lows: Abdullah, owner of many cara
vans, Andy Shoun; Professor Lythe,
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"Kurfe " MilUr Mnraloh' Nana Hanll-
tiful desert child, Dora Bailey; Cae
sar, colored "genman" from U. S. A.f
Gerald Cason; Miss Lythe, the pro
fessor's devoted sister, Maxine Mc-
Curdy; Betty, capricious daughter
" rieall, Nana's devoted nurse, Ruth
Cowins; Lieutenant Andrews, of the
English expeditionary forces, Nor-
ton King; Cheeks, the Lieutenant's
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Grady, just over trom London, is.atn-
erine Parker; first Arab, Don Tur-