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Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912
Published every Thursday morning by
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SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager
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The "Bacon" Again.
"TjOME with the bacon" for the
H second consecutive year, and
the third year in which they have
competed, the school band is again
proudly welcomed from the state
contest by an appreciative commu
nity. Expression of pride in their
achievement by anyone here must
be taken as pardonable as the band-
sters represent a cross section of the
community, touching in kinship or
close acquaintanceship the homes of
all.
We in Heppner felt the band was
good. We believed it was good
enough to win, which is indicated it
did by being placed alone in the su
perior rating of the class D division.
We do not feel that it was happen
stance. Again it was the result of
many hours of practice, patient lead
ership, and attainment of high mor
ale. The accomplishment again this
year reflects hours of self-denial on
the part of members, hours spent
blowing horns or beating drums
when it would have been more de
sirable to be at play. It reflected
ability of the leader to maintain dis
cipline while instilling in the boys
and girls a desire to achieve and a
love for the work in the doing.
It gives everyone in Heppner a
deep sense of satisfaction to know
that the band was good enough to
come out on top in its division at
the contest. But the sense of satis
faction goes deeper than that. It in
cludes the knowledge that a fine
group of boys and girls have evi
denced the attributes of a high type
of citizenship, attributes which be
speak progress in other things, at
tributes which, when applied to car
rying on the burdens of government
and society on the morrow, spell a
brighter future for the community
itself.
For adding to Heppner's good
name in far places, we say thank
you to band and leader, the while
knowing how empty such sayings
are, for in this, as in all things, "vir
tue is its own reward."
A Cloudburst Year?
MANY old-timers believe this has
the earmarks of being a cloud
burst year.
That may or may not be. Never
theless, when the heavens to the
southward turned to inky black Sat
urday evening, there was that which
gave one a feeling of uneasiness.
At the time of the Heppner flood,
high southwesterly winds banked up
the clouds which precipitated disas
ter for our city. Such were the
winds of Saturday evening, and un
doubtedly the resultant cloud bank
was similar in appearance to that
causing the big flood, though appar
ently not nearly so dense for no
cloudburst resulted.
Some credence in the theory of
this being a likely year for cloud
bursts is seen in the fact that the
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1937.
hinterland is wetter than it has been
for years. With warmer weather
rapid evaporation and condensation
are likely to result in heavier cloud
banks and heavy rains, quite prob
ably torrential in proportions.
This is not written with the idea
of attempting to scare anybody. It
is intended merely to point out the
possibility of recurrence of cloud
bursts, to serve as a warning, if you
will, and to point the need of flood
control measures.
Word is received from our sen
ators and representatives that they
are working for the appropriation for
a survey of the Willow creek basin
looking to control of its floods. That
is good news. We hope their efforts
will be successful. They are backed
by recommendation of the board of
army engineers, which should give
them a good chance.
With breathing spells between
showers just about long enough to
say "Jack Robinson," so far in April,
the prospect for May flowers is much
enhanced. Ironical, however, seems
the organization of a blow control
district or, mayhap, better said,
ironical seems Mother Nature's dis
position just now as such organiza
tion is taking place when water in
stead of dust appears as the big
bugaboo. Next season may be a
different story; so on with the blow
control organization.
A new wrinkle in Hollywood is
the drawing of crayon caricatures
on bare backs of dancing lady enter
tainers, each caricature giving differ
ent expressions with moving of the
wearer's shoulders. The genius who
conceived this idea of utilizing blank
space on milady must have attended
a formal ball some time .
So much rain seems to have put a
damper on baseball in Heppner. We
predict there will be a different story
to tell as soon as a few sunshiny
days show up.
Dusting One Method
Of Controlling Weevil
Seed selection, planting practice,
trap crops, dusting, seed treatment
and disposal of crop refuse are all
important iactors in the current
widespread effort to control pea
weevils in Oregon and elsewhere.
This is shown in a new circular of
information No. 171 issued by the
OSC experiment station, which con
tains a summary of control sug
gestions agreed to by the Pacific
Northwest Cooperative Pea Weevil
Control Project committee.
Practically every state in the Un
ion where peas are grown commer
cially is now confronted with the
weevil problem. Control is partic
ularly important in Oregon and
Washington, where vast acreages are
now devoted to growing peas for
seed or cannery use. Fortunately in
a few sections, notably in the coast
areas where peas are grown mostly
for the fresh trade, the weevil is not
a problem.
Until this year very little encour
agement was given home gardeners
or other growers in the use of dusts.
As a result of field work carried on
by the Oregon Experiment station
last season, however, it is believed
that considerable control may be
had through the use of rotenone
bearing dust applied during the ear
ly blossoming period. Dust with a
strength of .75 to 1.0 percent ro
tenone is recommended.
COMMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
John Webster Thomason, 29, was
committed to the Eastern Oregon
hospital at Pendleton at alienation
proceedings in the county court yes
terday morning. R. M. Rice was ex
amining physician. Thomason came
to the county about two months ago
from North Carolina. Sheriff Bau
man left yesterday at noon to take
the committed man to Pendleton.
TAKES WHEAT AGENCY.
W. M. Eubanks announces this
week that he has been appointed
representative for Kirr, Gifford &
Co., Inc.. for the Hepnper branch,
and expects to be kept busy from
now on buying his share of the
prospective large Morrow county
wheat crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brown were
business visitors in town a short
time yesterday.
SUPERINTENDENT CITES
POSSIBILITY OF
Earnest consideration by Morrow
county people is directed by Mrs.
Lucy E. Rodgers, county school su
perintendent and president of Ore
gon State Teachers asosciation, to
the Harrison-Black-Fletcher bill now
before congress, the purpose of
which is to promote the general wel
fare through appropriation of funds
to assist states and territories in pro
viding more effective programs of
public education.
With support of state and national
education associations, the bill was
opened to public hearings before the
education committee in the house of
representatives on March 30, and
may come to a vote any time, mak
ing necessary immediate action by
organizations and individuals in
contacting their legislative delega
tions if they wish to support it.
The bill calls for an initial ap
propriation of $100,000,000, to be in
creased by $50,000,000 each year un
til a total of $300,000,000 is reached,
to be apportioned among receptive
states for school use. The manner
in which each state uses the funds
is left wholly to individual state
Hopper-Eating Turks
Gain Notoriety
How the natural appetite of young
turkeys for grasshoppers has been
utilized to save many thousands of
dollars formerly expended in other
forms of grasshopper control in
Klamath county is described in the
March issue of the Extension Ser
vice Review, published by the Uni
ted States department of agriculture
at Washington, D. C.
In 1931 it cost more than $48,000
for a poisoning program to hold the
grasshoppers in check and prevent
widespread crop damage, according
to C. A. Henderson, Klamath county
agent and author of the magazine ar
ticle. Since that time the use of
turkeys in grasshopper control has
grown until about 45,000 were rang
ed on the hopper lands last year,
while only about $500 was used for
other forms of control by the county.
"The general procedure in using
turkeys for grasshopper control is to
haul them from the brooder to the
infested area at from 7 to 10 weeks
of age, ranging them in .bands of
approximately 2500 each," Hender
son said. "Temporary roosts are
built with a tent covering, as storms
frequently occur in the mountain
areas during that period. Two men
with good dogs are usually required
to herd each band during the sum
mer months.
"When one area is cleaned out, the
turkeys may be moved several miles
to another infested spot. The tur
keys are kept in the grasshopper
area until the hoppers start dying,
usually in September, and from
there they are moved into stubble
fields and fattening pens for the fin
ishing process.
"On several occasions turkeys
have been closely examined and ob
served as to the number of grass
hoppers that each will destroy daily.
During the early part of the season,
before grasshoppers have attained
their full size, we have found that
on the average a turkey will con
sume around 1000 grasshoppers per
day. Later in the fall when adult
hoppers are congregating on egg
laying grounds, the turkeys are
moved to these areas and catch a
tremendous number of the mature
hoppers, averaging 500 to 800 per
day."
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Outstanding warrants of School
District No. 12, Morrow County,
Oregon, up to and including Warrant
No. 256, will be paid upon presenta
tion to the district clerk. Interest
ceases April 16, 1937.
BEULAH B. NICHOLS,
Clerk, School Dist No. 12.
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Outstanding warrants of School
District No. 42, Morrow County,
Oregon, up to and including War
rant No. 349, will be paid on presen
tation to the district clerk. Interest
on said warrants not already called
ceases April 16, 1937.
MRS. SOPHRONA THOMPSON,
Clerk, Heppner, Oregon.
SCHOOL HELP
legislatures. Apportionment would
of number of persons
aged 5 to 20 years in each state, mak
ing available $2.54 per person tne
first year and increasing to $7.63 the
fifth year.
All control, administration, and
sunervision of schools and educa
tional Droerams are reserved strictly
to the states and forbidden to all fed
eral officers and agencies.
To qualify for the federal allot
ment each state and territory must
mintain a system of public schools
available throughout the state or
territory for at least 160 days each
year, and spend for schools from
state and local revenues or from
both combined as much per person
5 to 20 years old as was spent in 1936.
The bill is known in the senate as
S 419, and in the house as HR 2288.
It has been reported favorably to the
senate by the senate committee on
education and labor. If it passes it
will greatly assist individual dis
tricts. District school boards, ser
vice clubs, granges and individuals
are urged to give it .their considera
tion and forward recommendations
to the delegation in congress.
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Mrs. Pauline Boyer is visiting rel
atives in Portland.
School was resumed Monday after
the short vacation which the pupils
enjoyed while the teachers attended
an educational meeting in Spokane
last week.
Mrs. W. J. Blake is at the home of
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Blake, in Hepp
ner. ,
Rev. Ralph Hinkle will preach at
the Congregational church next Sun
day morning after Sunday school.
i rank Engelman is ill at his home.
Lee Beckner visited at the home
of his brother, ' Fred, near Wash
tucna, Wash., last week.
Miss M. Sophia Robertson of Pen
dleton who is writing a historv of
Morrow county was registered at the
Park hotel last Friday.
W. F. and John Honey of Gresham
were business visitors here last Sat
urday. Ike Weatherford of Arlington was
here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Allen and
daughter of Redmond arrived Friday
for a week-end visit with Mrs. Ted
Smith.
George Peck of Lexington spent a
short time in town last Friday.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will have a public
wattle supper in their rooms in the
Legion hall Saturday evening, April
24th.
Fred Zielke is driving a new car.
Mrs. Robert Smith underwent an
operation in a Portland hospital on
Monday. All members of the fam
ily were with her. She is reported
to have withstood the operation bet
ter than was expected but is still
very ill.
Mrs. Bert Mason and Mrs. Dorr
Mason returned Friday night from
a visit in Spokane.
Miss Emerald Padbere denartwl
last Wednesday for Weiser. MaVin
where she will attend a girls' school
for three months.
Laxton McMurrav and Walter
Roberts departed Sunday for Soap
WE PAY SPOT CASH FOR
CREAM and EGGS
MORROW COUNTY CREAMERY CO.
GIVE YOUR POULTS A BREAK
Feed These Tested CROWN PRODUCTS :
K.K (compressed complete) Chick Starter .
Pullet Developer, Turkey Starter, Turkey
Grow, Turkey Finisher, Crown Scratch Feed
GREEN'S FEED STORE
Lake, Wash., where they will enjoy
the benefits of that health resort
The social meeting of the Women's
Topic club will be held at the home
of Mrs. Bert Mason Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs.
George Tucker were hostesses for
two parties at the home of the lat
ter last week. On Wednesday they
entertained with a bridge luncheon
the following guests, Mesdames Ed
Dick, H. D. McCurdy, Victor Peter
son, D. M. Ward, Cleo Drake, C. W.
Swanson, M. E. Cotter, Clel Rea,
Carl Allyn, Frank Lundell, Werner
Rietmann, C. F. Feldman, Louis Ber
gevin, Clyde Denny, Agnes Wilcox,
and Miss Mildred Lundell. Prizes
were won by Mrs. Ed Dick and Mrs.
Frank Lundell.
On Thursday they had as guests at
a dessert bridge Mesdames A. New
lin, P. J. O'Meara, Ella Davidson,
Clel Rea, Carl Allyn, E. J. Blake,
Cleo Drake, M. E. Cotter, T. E. Pe
terson, E. R. Lundell, Fred Mankin,
and J. E. Swanson. Prizes were
given Mrs. Clel Rea and Mrs. Ella
Davidson. . '
FINES ASSESSED.
Francis Conner was fined $25 and
costs in justice court yesterday on a
charge of driving a truck in excess
of 25 miles an hour, and W. H. Van
Orsdall was fined a like amount on
a charge of reckless driving. The
charge against Van Orsdall arose
out of a collision at Lexington. - The
complain alleged that it apperaed
Van Orsdall's truck had faulty
breaks, and that it appeared he was
driving more than 20 miles an hour
through a town.
FRIENDS GIVE SHOWER. .
Mrs. Grace Hughes and family re
ceived many lovely and useful pres
ents at a surprise shower at their
home in south Heppner Saturday
afternoon, tendered them by many
neighbors and friends as an expres
sion of sympathy for . the loss sus
tained when their farm home was
razed by fire last week. That eve
ning they were tendered a benefit
pie social at Rhea creek grange hall.
The GOLDEN YEABS PLAN.
James J. Hill said : "If you want to
know whether you are destined to be
a success or a failure in life, you can
easily find out. The test is simple
and it is infallible. Are you able to
save money?" If interested in Gold
en Year Plan see ALTA S. BROWN
Agent
Oregon Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Heppner, Oregon
CARNIVAL
Lex. High School
Sat., Apr. 24
Games - Booths
Dancing
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