1
OREGON ! I 5TOR 1 C A
fJBLIC. A Vj I TOP I : V
pdetl a :; . ore .
5 c r J v
Volume 52, Number 43.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1936.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
a?ette
F. & S. Depositors
Will Receive
Checks Saturday
Distribution Set for
7.59 Percent Extra
Interest Dividend.
A little late for Christmas, but
mighty welcome just the same, are
the dividend checks to be distribut
ed beginning Saturday morning
from the office of J. L. Gault, re
ceiver, covering 7.59 percent interest
to depositors on money they had tied
up in Farmers & Stockgrowers Na
tional bank, when it went into re
ceivership. The checks arrived back from
Washington this week, and Miss
Mary Patterson, Mr. Gault's secre
tary, has been busy writing out the
receipts to be signed when the
checks are delivered. She urges de
positors who have money coming to
get them at their earliest conve
nience. This extra dividend, declared about
a month ago, marks an unusually
successful liquidation of the Farmers
& Stockgrowers bank. Already de
positors have been paid back in full
the amount of deposits, the extra
coming as interest for the time the
money was tied up, or a total in all
of 107.59 percent which the bank's
depositors have received.
It appears now probable that the
trust for this bank will be closed in
the near future. Having satisfied
the bank's depositors, the trust still
has assets to turn over to stockhold
ers which will relieve them of at
least part of their double liability.
Mr. Gault has also reported good
progress in the work of liquidating
the First National bank of Heppner,
which he has handled in connection
with the Farmers bank trust. This
institution has so far paid depositors
55 percent of the amount on deposit
when the bank closed.
Swaggart Horses
Slated for Pictures
Dr. R. C. Adams, secretary to Hoot
Gibson, and Mrs. Adams were vis
itors last week at the farm of Mrs.
Ben Swaggart northeast of town.
Dr. Adams came up from Hollywood
to get two of the horses the screen
star bought from Mrs. Swaggart
some time ago. The horses will be
high-schooled and used in his new
productions.
Both horses are of the noted
creamoline stock developed by the
late B. F. Swaggart, of which strain
came Palomina, Hoot's famous pic
ture steed of former years, rated as
one of the most valuable horses in
the movies at the time of his death
One of the stallions will take the
lead role and the other is expected
to double for him in hazardous parts,
Hoot is reported to have started
production on a series of eight west
erns taken from B. M. Bower stor
ies. The first, "Chip of the Flying
U," has been started and the eighth
must be completed by Dec. 31, 1937.
FIRE ALARM ANSWERED.
The fire truck responded to the
siren shortly after noon Monday to
find a small blaze around the chim
ney at the Homer Tucker home al
ready under control, with but slight
damage resulting. Children of Mr.
and Mrs. Tucker playing upstairs
discovered the flames at the start
and showed promptness of mind by
summoning Mr. Tucker immediately.
Among local teachers spending the
holidays out of town are Miss Mary
White, at Weiser, Idaho, with her
mother and sister; Miss Dorothy Pe
terson, at Los Angeles; Miss Kath
ryn Mitchell, at Nyssa; Miss Elta
Dale, at Helix; A. H. Blankenship
and family, at Seattle and Portland;
and Henry Tetz and family, at Moro
and Portland.
FORGERS TO PEN
WEEK AFTER CRIME
Armstrong, Alias Martin, and
Lee Plead Guilty and Are
Sentenced Two Years Each.
The wheels of justice ground rap
idly to send Richard Lee and Will
iam E. Armstrong on their way to
the state penitentiary at Salem last
night, just a week after they cashed
forged checks at local stores.
It was on this offense that they
waived grand jury hearing and en
tered pleas of guilty on district at
torney's informations and were sen
tenced to two years each in the pen
itentiary by Judge C. L. Sweek yes
terday. Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman
left for Salem with them a few
hours later.
Armstrong, who first gave his
name as Koy Martin, admitted to
authorities that he was going under
a nom de plume. Lee was said to
be facing a warrant of arrest on a
similar charge in Grant county.
The .men passed checks which
they admitted were forgeries for $42,
$50, and $42.60 at O'Donnell's pas
time and the J. C. Penney store on
Wednesday of last week. They were
picked up later that night by offi
cers and placed in the county bas-
tile.
Mart King in Ninth
Year With Paramount
With Hollywood facing one of the
greatest production years in its his
tory, and already up to its ears in
providing the world with the lion's
share of entertainment, it failed to
get very much excited over the pros
pect of Edward, the late king- of
England, and Mrs. Wallis Simpson
joining the movie colony. That is
one impression of Martin V. King
former Heppner boy who is spending
the holidays here with his family
and friends, and who just before
coming north, signed a contract for
his ninth year as trombonist with
the Paramount studio orchestra.
"Mart," as he is known to his
friends, just finishing assisting with
the scoring of Cecil B. DeMille's lat
est picture. "The Plainsman," and
is now working on a picture featur
ing Martha Ray, the "lady Joe E.
Brown" of the movies, who is scuv
tillating with Paramount since leav'
ing radio. He finds the moving pic
ture work interesting though none
too easy, as two or more hours prac
tice is required for every hour ac
tually on the job. '
Famous Hollywood boulevard was
in holiday garb before he left, pre
senting one of the most beautiful
spectacles imaginable. Holiday spir
its were running high, though the
movie metropolis was in the midst
of a drive on drunkenness.
. Mart gets to talking over Hepp
ner old times occasionally when he
gets together with some former
Heppnerites residing in and about
Los Angeles. Just before he left
"Jerry" Aiken told him of seeing
"Bub" Clark on the street in Los
Angeles. He also brought greetings
to her old-time friends from . Miss
Velma Case who now has a posi
tion in L. A., and whom he recently
saw at the Aiken home.
Mart came north by train, and
passed through a foot and a half of
snow across the mountains. He was
met at Arlington Sunday evening
by his mother, Mrs. Leta Babb, and
other members of the family. He
will leave tomorrow, expecting to
arrive back in Hollywood January
4, via Southern Pacific's "Cascade,
He has been pleasantly engaged
greeting his many friends, and to
those whom he failed to see, ex
tends a "Happy New Year."
SPECIAL SERVICE SET.
A special candlelight service con
ducted by the young people under
direction of Miss Catherine Peterson
is scheduled at the Episcopal church
at 7:30 Sunday evening. The service
is announced as especially attrac
tive and a general public invitation
is extended.
Winter Brings Snow
overing County;
rops Favored
.77 Inch Moisture
Received Here;
Highways Icy.
Precipitation of rain and snow this
week added .77 inch of moisture at
Heppner, according to report this
morning by Len L. Gilliam, govern
ment weather observer.
The amount includes the rain of
Christmas and Christmas eve, and
the snow which started falling the
day after Christmas and which has
continued lightly at intervals since,
Morrow county is now blanketed
with snow varying in depth from
one to five inches, according to re
ports coming frim different sections.
The heaviest fall seems to have pre
vailed to the north and in the moun
tains to the south, the north-lone
and north-Lexington sections being
particularly favored.
The Christmas rain helped start
the grain in places, reports say, and
farmers generally have been encour
aged by the advent of snow which
not only provides needed moisture
but gives protection against a severe
freeze as well.
To date moderate temperatures
have prevailed, and little inconven
ience has been experienced due to
winter's first real onset. Highways
have been covered with ice to make
motoring hazardous, however, and
extra caution is urged upon those
who venture forth in automobiles.
THEFT OF LIGHTS
SAID CHECKMATED
Sacking of Christmas Tree Told
Lions; Free Irrigation Proposal
For City Residents Made.
The culprit who stole a dozen col
ored bulbs from the large decorated
Christmas tree on Main street the
end of the week was at least partially
checkmated, President Ray P. Kinne
told the Monday Lions luncheon.
The day after the bulbs disappeared
the local P. P. & L. office, owner of
the bulbs and of which Mr. Kinne is
manager, received notice of a 5-cent
reduction in price on each bulb.
Lions, with light holiday attend
ance, voted to carry to the next
council meeting' the matter of free
irrigation during the present sea
son, while much water is to be had,
in order to build up a supply in
lawns and gardens against another
dry season, when the supply may
be very short. It was believed over
flow from the reservoir might thus
be used to very good advantage, it
being said that soaking the ground
now would obviate the necessity for
so much irrigatiin when the dry sea
son arrives.
Mr. Kinne, who with his family
spent Christmas at Yakima, report
ed that hustling Washington city to
have enjoyed a thriving holiday
trade with stores almost depleted of
merchandise the day before Christ
mas. It appeared several thousand
dollars had been expended for dec
orations alone, and streets were very
gay trimmed in festoons, trees and
colored lights.
Attendance at the annual Port of
The Dalles New Year's breakfast,
being held today on the new docks
at The Dalles, was discussed and
hopes were held for having at least
two carloads of local people in at
tendance. This event, sponsored
jointly by The Dalles service clubs
at the beginning of each year, re
views progress of the past year and
presents plans for the new year's
work.
Mrs. C. T. Walker, lone pioneer
residing at Long Beach, Cal., writes,
"We are having dandy rains now
and everything is looking prosper
ous.
MRS. RODGERS IS
TEACHERS' HEAD
County Superintendent Auto
matically Takes Helm of State
Association at Portland.
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, Morrow
county superintendent of schools,
became president of Oregon State
Teachers association at its conven
tion in Portland this week. She was
automatically raised from the posi
tion of first vice-president in which
she served last year.
Mrs. Rodgers was the only woman
in the group of association directors
whose picture appeared in the Ore
gonian Tuesday morning. The new
officers were named at the Monday
session.
The Morrow county woman has
been active in state educational cir
cles for several years, having pre
viously served as president of the
state association of county school
superintendents.
This high honor has been herald
ed by Mrs. Rodgers' wide circle of
friends here as a worthy tribute to
her ability and leadership.
Past Matrons Club
Enjoys Dinner
Past Worthy Matrons club of Ruth
chapter 32, Order of Eastern Star,
enjoyed their annual Christmas
luncheon at Hotel Heppner Monday,
after which they were entertained
with a party at the home" of Mrs.
Elizabeth Dix.
Those attending included Harriet
Mahoney, Florence Hughes, Ger
trude Parker, Rebecca Patterson,
Martha Dick, Rose Howell, Lena
Cox, Lucille McAtee, Sara McNamer,
Jessie Pruyn, Eppa Ward, Blanche
Patterson, Elizabeth Dix, Virginia
Turner, Viola Lieuallen, Ealor Hus
ton, Charlotte Gordon, Anna Bay
less, Delia McCurdy and Nora Sum
mers. Mrs. uix was hign at con
tract and Mrs. Howell high at mon
opoly.
L. L. MATLOCK IMPROVES.
Leslie L. , Matlock was reported
this morning as having a fighting
chance against the ravages of pneu
monia with which he has been bat
tling for three days at Heppner hos
pital. This pioneer, who gained
fame at the time of the Heppner
flood in 1903, when he and Bruce
B. Kelly made a breakneck horse
back ride from Heppner to Lexing
ton to warn residents there of the
impending danger, has had the en
tire community pulling for him in
this fight. A special oxygen tank
was installed yesterday to help in
the battle, and noticeable response
to the treatment was evidenced this
morning.
EVERETT EDWARD JONES.
Funeral rites are being held at 2
o'clock this afternoon from Case
Mortuary chapel for Everett Ed
ward Jones, 31, who died yesterday
at Morrow General hospital from an
attack of pneumonia. Rev. E. D.
Greeley is officiating minister and
interment is being made in Masonic
cemetery. He had been a resident
of this county for the last two or
three years, coming from Idaho, and
worked as a laborer. He leaves a
widow and several stepchildren.
HOLIDAY TRADE GOOD.
Mr. Downs, veteran drug sales
man from Portland, was working the
local trade Tuesday, accompanied
by Mrs. Downs, after an enforced
lay-off since August due to illness.
He reported the holiday trade gen
erally good in his territory, and con
siderably ahead of last year.
R. L. Benge and son Terrel were
in town yesterday morning from the
Social ridge farm. About twice as
much snow had fallen there as had
been received at Heppner, Mr.
Benge believed.
Miss Velma Huston, who teaches
at Elgin, spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston.
State Wool Growers
Meet at Ontario
January 11-13
President Barratt
Cites Program as
Outstanding.
Oregon wool growers and the city
of Ontario are looking forward to
the largest convention in the asso
ciation's history when the 40th an
nual meet of Oregon Wood Growers
association meets in the Malheur
city, January 11-13, announces J. G.
Barratt, president. , Barratt urges
all Morrow county woolmen who
possibly can to attend the conven
tion as many matters of vital im
portance to this district will be dis
cussed. Included is the Taylor Graz
ing act in which local stockmen are
especially interested.
Program details include very lat
est information on plans dealing
with grazing on the national forest,
and grazing problems generally. R.
C. Rich, president, and F. R. Mar
shall, secretary, of National Wool
Growers association, will be pres
ent to assist with discussions.
The 1937 range conservation pro
gram, administration of the wild life
program, and a wide range of pro
duction and marketing problems
will come in for their share of at
tention with qualified authorities
presenting latest available informa
tion. The plan of committee procedure
introduced last year which proved
so successful, will be employed
again this year with enlargements,
and is expected to facilitate grind
ing out worthwhile resolutions. Com
mittees are expected to report at the
Moore hotel in Ontario at 1:30 p. m.,
Monday, the 11th. All growers are
invited to present their problems
before the proper committees for
consideration.
Sessions of the state auxiliary con
vention will be held coincidentally
with those of the woolmen, and On
tario is preparing a stellar enter
tainment program to add to the en
joyment of the occasion.
Full Day's Program
Set for Pomona
A full day's program has been
lined up for Pomona grange meet
ing at Boardman Saturday. The
forenoon will be devoted to business
and the Pomona contest with the
"Ceres" charges being given in all
four degrees by contestants from
subordinate granges of the county.
A program to which the public
is invited is scheduled to start at
1:30 in the afternoon. It will in
clude songs, agricultural and coop
erative talks, plays, music by Irri
gon school band, and other numbers
by the granges. Dinner and supper
will be served, with visitors bring
ing food for dessert. Business will
be resumed again in the evening.
GETS INTERESTING PAPER.
S. E. Notson dropped in this week
with part of a copy of the Peiping
Chronicle, Chinese newspaper, con
tained in a Christmas package re
ceived from son Charles and family,
missionaries at Peiping. This paper
is interesting in that it is published
in English with only a few Chinese
characters. A generous advertising
patronage is shown both by English
and Chinese firms. The masthead
informs one that it is "published
daily except days following holi
days." If there are any government
regulations surrounding its publica
tion, nothing is said about it unless
some of the Chinese characters are
used for the purpise. World and
national news are mainly featured.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kleinfeldt are
parents of a six-pound son who was
born this morning.