OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIy
PUBLIC AUDITOR I U .!
PORTLAND. ORE.
Volume 53, Number 19
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937
Subscription $2.00 a Year
National Wool
Secretary Tells
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" Poor Lamb Market
Cited as Source
of Loss to Growers
"There is something wrong with
the lamb market." That is the asser
tion made by F. R. Marshall, secre
tary of the National Woolgrowers as
sociation, before a joint dinner meet
ing of Morrow County Lamb and
Wool association , and the county
Farm Bureau- chapter at Heppner
hotel Tuesday evening.
General farm price indeces indi
cate that lamb prices have not kept
pace with increases in other com
modities. Eight cents for lamb is way
out of line, all factors considered, the
national secretary believed. Twelve
cents would be more like it, and he
thought that incrased buying power
should give a return to the producer
of lamb of 14 or 15 cents at the pres
ent time.
It doesn't take a crystal gazer to
tell what the trouble is, Marshall
indicated, when it is considered that
four large packing concerns buy 85
percent of the lamb production. They
are forcing the producer to take what
they wish to give him.
Marshall said he knew some things
, to ao aoout it, dui was noi yei reaay
to say what they were. The case was
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cited to show one of many things
needed to be done which may only
' be accomplished on a unified front
of organized producers. .
The cffrftorv TirmiPrit lata news
from Washington in which was cited
that the long-fought-for "Truth in
Fabric" bill appears to have the best
chance of passing at present that it
ever has had, as a result of the long
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growers with assistance of other or
ganizations, more particularly by the
Farm Bureau whose secretary at
Washington Marshall credited with
being extremely helpful. The . im
portance of the measure is made
'much more extreme by the intro
duction this year of new suiting fab
rics having a high content of rayon,
he said.
He believed the national wool as
sociation had taken the brunt of at
tack in gaining and maintaining the
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serted is responsible for growers re
ceiving a price ten cents higher than
it would otherwise be. He also stress
ed the value of work accomplished
to keep down imports from countries
where foot and mouth disease is
prevalent, and in protecting wool
men's interests under recent recip
rocal trade agreement pacts.
Mr. Marshall spoke here in the
last of a series of meetings held in
various sheep, raising sections of the
state, having left the press of duties
at Washington to bring a first-hand
appeal to growers.
Walter Holt, secretary Oregon
Woolgrowers association, emphasized
the need for greater assistance from
the growers, saying that Oregon's
fifty million dollar sheep industry
expends ,less than the average small
town school district for protection
and promotion of its interests. The
national association office is ham
strung by a shortage of funds. Money
is available only to maintain a sec
retary at inadequate salary where
thre is need for a staff of assistants
to give adequate attention to the
work already under way and to at
tack numerous other problems now
left unattended.
. J. G. Barrett, president of the
state association, who has appeared
on programs elsewhere, was prevent
ed by illness from attending the lo
cal meeting.
Dr. J. N. Shaw, veterinarian from
Oregon State college, opened the
speaking program, telling how it is
intended to spend the $15,000 ap
propriated by the last legislature for
battling livestock disease problems.
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DR. McCRADY
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Local Dentist Recovering in Pen
dleton from Injuries Received
in Auto Mishap Last Thursday
Dr. J. H. McCrady is in St. An-
thony's hospital at Pendleton recov
ering from serious injuries received
in a car accident early Thursday
morning last week. The accident was
reported to have ocucrred shortly
after 1:30 o'clock, when Dr. Mc-
Crady's coupe, in which he was rid
ing alone, went through the guard
rail on a curve a short distance be
low the turn-off to the Pendleton
airport on the Oregon Trail high
way and turned over twice., He was
picked up unconscious and taken to
the hospital shortly afterward. In
juries included a simple fracture of
the left leg, chip off the left shoulder
bone, several broken ribs and inter
nal injuries. .
He was on his way to Heppner af
ter attending the air circus in Pen
dleton Wednesday.
No word of the accident reached
Heppner friends until Friday eve
ning. J. Logie Richardson, whose
Heppner Abstract company office is
just across the street from Dr. Mc
Crady's dental office, and who had
been informed by McCrady that he
intended to return home Wednes
day night, became suspicious that
something was wrong when the den
tist failed to show up all day Thurs
day. He was in Pendleton Friday,
and thought to, inquire if a car of
the description of McCrady's had
been brought to the garage handling
the make, in a wrecked condition.
A man who overheard the remark
informed him that such a car had
been brought into a garage next door
the day before. Richardson imme
diately inspected it and ascertaining
it . to belong to the Heppner man
next called at the hospital where he
found the, injured man. Richardson
then" immediately informed. John
Hanna, Dr. McCrady's uncle on Hin
ton creek, and local friends.
Saturday evening, Dr. McCrady
was visited again by Richardson in
company with Dr. A. D. McMurdo,
and though the injured man's con
dition was ascertained as being ser
ious, it was believed that his chances
were good with rest. He had suf
fered greatly from ' pain and had
slept but little. He was given med
icine to help him sleep that night and
he put in a good night Sunday, itt
was learned by phone Monday morn
ing. . . ,
Dr. H. C. Soderman of Portland
arrived in Heppner Monday to take
care of Dr. McCrady's practice un
til the latter is able to be on the job
again.
A telephone report received by
Richardson from Mr. McCrady's
mother this morning gave his con
dition as improving.
Arlington Taken
In Hot 4-3 Clash
Heppner's ball tossers took a hot
ly contested clash from Arlington
on Rodeo field Sunday afternoon,
4-3. It was a nip-and-tuck game
from start to finish, with Len Gil
man's usual good chucking contrib
uting to the edge taken by Fred
Hoskins' boys. Bus Solvester led
the invaders. Ray Banister, who re
lieved as catcher in the late innings,
singled to drive in the winning score.
Playing for the locals were Earl
Pettyjohn, Ray Banister, catchers;
Gilman, pitcher; Dean, first base;
McCurdy, second base; Jimmy Far
ley, third base; Riley Munkers, short
stop; Bill McRoberts and Howard
Bryant, left field; Crawley, center
field; Van Marter and Joe Aiken,
right field.
MILL MEN IN TOWN
Walter Blackburn, Bliss Hottman
and Ross Langdon were in the city
Tuesday from the Blackburn mill on
Rhea creek, taking a lay-off en
forced by a broken pulley for which
they had to get repairs. The mill was
going full steam before the break
down, and they expected to have it
under way again immediately.
Voters Approve
$7000 Bond Issue
For Street Surfacing
Tally is 1 13 for to 15
Against; Bids to be
Asked Immediately
The proposition to amend the city
charter to permit issuance of $7000
in bonds to assist in completing the
street surfacing project this year was
passed by the legal voters yesterday.
The vote was 113 for, 15 against and
one blank for a total of 129 ballots
cast.
Mayor Jeff Jones this morning ex
pressed appreciation of himself and
council for the good response by the
voters. The proposition had been
presented with their recommenda
tion for approval on the belief that
it was economy to issue the bonds
and complete the project this year,
rather than doing part of the work
this year with funds already avail
able and having to do the remainder
later by letting a separate contract.
It was expected that advertising
for bids would be started imme
diately. Opening bids may be done
after ten days advertisement, and if
a satisfactory bid is received the
work may be started immediately
thereafter. Issuance of bonds will be
deferred until after bids are opened,
Mayor Jones believed.
The work should be completed
within a few weeks' time after con
stiuction begins, the mayor believed.
. Yesterday's election was held at
the council chambers with W. O.
Bayless, chairman of the election
board, Alva W. Jones and J. L.
Yeager, judges, and Reta Oviatt and
Muriel .Vaughn, clerks., - - ' ; .
Jail Faces Careless .
Wheat Haulers, Says
Judge Bert Johnson
Truckers of wheat, forget that
extra trip!
That's the admonition of Judge
Bert Johnson, who calls attention
to the added destruction of high
ways and endangering lives of
others on the road by truck driv
ers who have a tendency to "step
on the gas" ,in order to make an
extra haul a day.
He reminds truckers of the max
imum speed law for trucks and
other regulations in the state law,
defiance of which subjects offend
ers to fine, imprisonment and
possible revocation of driver's li
cense. It might be better to think it
over now, and maybe forget about
working in the extra trip, than to
use the enforced leisure moments
of confinement in jail for regret
ting it.
Let's remember to play safe this
wheat hauling season, remarks the
judge.
LUCASES TO RITTER
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas left yes
terday for Ritter where they will
manage the Ritter hotel and resort
for Mrs. Mary Davis until August
23. During their absence the dining
room at the Lucas Place will be
closed and Mrs. D. M. Ward will take
care of the rooms. The dining room
of the local residence hotel will be
reopened August .23.
SCRITSMIER MILL GOING
H. F. Scritsmier, who with his
brother L. A. Scritsmier, is operat
ing the sawmill on the old Hamilton
ranch, was a visitor in the city Tues
day, reporting operations under full
steam though still running short of
its daily 30,000-ft. daily capacity.
TO MEDICAL CONCLAVE
Dr. A. D. McMurdo left Tuesday
evening by train for Great Falls,
Mont., to attend the annual summer
convention of the Northwest Medical
association.
FIRST QUEEN DANCE
COMING SATURDAY
Peggy Kilkenny, Marjorie Par
ker, Betty Bergevin, Bernice
Martin in Race for Sceptre
All set for the kick-off of the Ro
deo Queen dances at Lena Saturday
night are candidates of the various
granges as follows:
Marjorie Parker, Rhea Creek.
Peggy Kilkenny, Lena.
Betty Bergevin, Willows. '
, Bernice Martin, Lexington.
This bevy of popular young ladies
will receive votes at each of five
dances, the first at Lena Saturday.
Dances will follow each Saturday
night with the wind-up and naming
of the queen at Heppner, August 14.
The candidate receiving the highest
number of votes in all will be queen
and the others her attendants at the
Rodeo, August 26-27-28.
Lena has put the floor of its new
grange hall in first class shape for
the opening, and plenty of parking
space has been leveled off for all
cars, announced Mr. and Mrs. Dil
lard French, in the city yesterday to
make final arrangements.
The . candidates are all comely
young ladies, trained in horsewo-
manship, any one of whom would be
an attactive ruler for rodeodom.
Miss Martin is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Myles Martin of Lexington,
Miss Bergevin the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Bergevin of lone.
Miss Kilkenny the daughter of Frank
Kilkenny of the Lena section, and
Miss Parker the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank E. Parker of Heppner
flat.
Cuts for reproducing pictures of
the candidates, ordered out of Port
land Monday, failed to arrive in time
for publication this week, but will
be placed before Gazette Times
readers next week. ,
RETURN FROM VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Happold re
turned yesterday evening from a
vacation mootr trip which took them
through the Canadian Rockies on a
visit to Lake Louise, Waterman
lakes, and the Calgary Stampede.
The trip was reported as most en
joyable throughout with the famous
spots visited coming up to all ex
pectations. Mr. Happold, who joined
the party at Browning, Mont., fol
lowing the close of the shearing sea
son, reported a poor season due to
much rain.
NOTSON DOING WELL
Word received by Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Briggs from Mrs. S. E. Notson
this week conveyed the good news
that Mr. Notson is progressing well
in his convalescence at the home of
his son in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. V. M. Sackett, in Salem. It
was expected that he would be able
to return home in two weeks. Mr.
Notson recently underwent a major
operation at a Portland hospital.
Walla Walla Firm
Has Garage Contract
L. A. Tomlinson, .Walla Walla
contractor, is in charge of construc
tion on the new garage building at
the corner of May and Main streets
which will house the Milsom-Banis-ter
Motor company. Construction
was started the frist of last week
and today the concrete foundation
was in place ready for the super
structure. A crew of ten men is em
ployed. Ed Dick, who is erecting the build
ing, plans a one-story metal lath and
stuccoed wall structure of modern
design to accommodate both garage
and service station. An attractive
dome and modern circular display
windows are features expected to
give the building a pleasing appear
ance. Gasoline pumps are already
in place, and the Milsom-Banister
company, Ford dealers, have their
office in a small temporary struc
ture on the lot. Temporarily they
are dispensing parts and storing cars
at the Hayes service station, and do
ing repair work in the rear of the
city building.
John Day Robbers
Captured; Disable
State Police Car
Bandit Injured in
Car Accident Left
Dead in Hills
Two of the three bandits who
robbed the John Day bank Monday
night were captured about 11 o'clock
this morning near Yakima, Wash.,
after last night disabling the car of
State Policeman Willard Tubbs who
with Patrolman Coopman attempted
to stop them between Heppner
Junction and Boardman. The bandits s
returned the officers' fire when ac
costed. .
The police took chase when the
bandits were seen crossing the Co
lumbia in a boat, and Tubbs, Coop-
man and Corporal F. A. McMahon
assisted in the capture.
The third bandit, injured when the
car in which the bandits first at
tempted to escape was wrecked, was
said to have been left dead in the
hills.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman reported
the capture to the local office this
morning by phone, having gone to
the lower country last night to join
in the chase.
Conjecture has it that the robbers
may have been in one of two cars
which passed through Heppner, one
at 2 o'clock and one at 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning as revealed in a
check by the sheriff's office.
Tubbs is stationdd regularly in the
Heppner district and McMahon was
recently transferred to John Day
from this district. 1
Two traveling men in Heppner
yesterday had experiences connect
ed with the robbery. Brace, a cigar
salesman, is certain he passed the '
robbers' car near where they were
accosted shortly afterward by Tubbs.
He came up behind a car with the
dome light on, revealing three men
occupants, two in the back seat and
one in the front seat. As he sped up
to pass it the dome light was turned
off. The car answered the descrip
tion of the robbers' car, he said.
Smith, traveling for Fuller Paint
company, was in John Day when the
robbery occurred. He helped fight
the fire, believed to have been set by
the robbers as a blind, and was dep
utized by a state policeman and sent
to the scene of the car wrecked by
the robbers and helped pick up the
stolen money scattered on the road
when the car was wrecked. With an
other man he was sent out on the-
Canyon City road and assisted in the
arrest of a CCC boy who appeared
to answer the description of one of
the robbers.
Three men participated h the
hold-up. Believed to have set a fire
at the fair grounds as a blind, they
went to the home of Oscar Holver
son, assistant cashier, forcing him to
go to the bank at the point of a gun.
Holverson first forgot his keys and a
return to the house was necessary
before he could open the bank. After
delivering $3500 to the robbers from
the outer vault, he was badly beaten
because he could not comply with
the desperadoes' order to open the
inner vault, which was under time
lock. The robbers had stayed at the
Joaquin Miller resort for a week
previous to the hold-up and presum
ably had scouted out the situation
I thoroughly.
The robbers left in a late model
coupe, later ascertained to have been
stolen at Pendleton, which they
wrecked on a curve about two miles
out of town on the highway toward
Mt. Vernon. One of the men was in
jured and money scattered, all but
$421 of the stolen amount being later
recovered at the scene. Guns found
in the car were said to have an
swered description of those taken
from a hardware store at Pilot Rock
in a burglary Sunday night.
When E. Blaylock, living near by,
approached to give assistance, he was
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