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Volume 53, Number 22
Agriculture Held
Outstanding Hope
In State's Growth
Beck Cites Way to
Increased Income in
Address to Lions
That the greatest hope for future
development in Oregon lies with ag
riculture, and some of the steps to
bring about that development were
indicated bv J. R. Beck, rural ser
vice representative with the U. S.
D. A. extension service, before the
Monday noon Lions luncheon.
Basis for the assertion that agri
culture contains the greatest hope
for future development lies in the
fact that 75 percent of the basic
wealth of the state is in agriculture,
with timber second in importance,
according to Beck's figures.
However, the proportion does not
hold in cash income of the state last
year. Of the $600,000,000 income only
26.9 percent was received by agri
culture. Mining and fishing took .8
percent, timber 22.3. while the re
mainder was received by the class
known to economists as service in
dustries
The proportion of the consumer's
dollar received by the producer has
constantly decreased, indicated by
figures quoted for 1923 and 1935. In
1923 the producer received on the
average of 52 percent of the consum
er's dollar spent for finished products
over the retail counter. In 1935 he
received an average of only 43 per
cent. This, Betk said, is accounted
for partly by the consumer demand
to have things "wrapped in cello
phane." The proportion varies with
different commodities from as high
as 66 percent for eggs to 9 percent
for soda crackers.
In this connection, agriculture has
a vital interest in the labor situa
tion, as the hour wage rate accounts
for a large part of the spread be
tween what the producer receives
and the consumer spends.
Beck said he was a little tired of
hearing how far Washington and
California are ahead of Oregon. In
agricultural development they are
not ahead of Oregon at all. They
were favored by a head start on Or
egon from the standpoint of ponula
tion because both experienced gold
rushes of major importance while
Oregon had none. Statistics during
the recent depression showed Cali
fornia second among states sending
farm settlers into Oregon.
Oregon's agricultural products
must of necessity be mainly export
ed, and because of this fact the hope
for better returns in the future lies
in lower transportation costs and in
bettering quality. In a few instances,
as in the case of filberts, hairy vethc
seed and crested wheat grass seed,
Oregon has had little outside comne-
tition, and there is some chance of
expansion in other lines outside of
competition.
One of the largest factors in bet
tering Oregon's situation as an ex
porting state has been the adoption
of grading standards. Oregon's but
ter grade improved the export stand
ard two points and resulted in an in
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Grain Certification
Inspection Made
Thomas Caldwell, from Oregon
State college, made an inspection of
wheat fields for seed certification in
company with Joe Belanger, Tues
day. A hundred acre field of fortyfold
and federation cross was certified
on the Newt O'Hara farm, and 840
acres of Oro passed inspection on
the Oscar Peterson and Chas. Mc
Elligott farms. Oro is an exceptional
ly hardy Turkey strain, strongly
smut resistant, developed by D. E.
Stephens at the Moro experiment
station, and is in considerable de
mand in Columbia basin counties. I
HEPPNER,
MISS KILKENNY
KEEPS QUEEN LEAD
Lena Candidate Tops Field Again
for Rodeo Ruler; Willows
Grange to be Hosts Next
For the third consecutive dance
in the series for selection of queen
of Rodeo, Miss Peggy Kilkenny,
Lena grange candidate, proved the
favorite. At Rhea Creek grange hall
Saturday night she polled 7700 votes
to bring her total up to 16,500, with
Miss Betty Bergevin, Willows can
didate, in second place with 10,200.
Miss Marjorie Parker, the Rhea
Creek candidate, came in second last
Saturday night with 4900. The stand
ings now are:
Peggy Kilkenny, Lena, 16,500
Betty Bregevin, Willows, 10,200
Marjorie Parker, Rhea Creek, 8000
Bernice Martin, Lexington, 6200
(These are corrected totals, as to
tals given last week were in error
by the total vote being taken as
the evening vote at Lexington and
added to previous totals.)
Willows grange will be host next
Saturday night, and the following
week the finale with naming of the
queen will be staged in Heppner. El
mer Steele and His Swing band of
Pendleton were retained this week
to play for the final dance as well as
to play for the Rodeo dances.
An exceptionally large crowd at
tended the Rhea Creek dance.
GILMAN ALLOWS
HONKERS 3 HITS
Heppner's Hustling Youngsters
Beat Arlington, 9-4, to Retain
Unbeaten Record for Year
Heppner s hustling youngsters.
aided and abetted by the three-hit
pitching of Len Gilman and home
run by first-sacker Dean, took the
Arlington Honkers into camp on the
latter s ball grounds Sunday after.
noon, 9-4. Thus was added one more
victory to their unbroken season's
record as a preliminary for the clash
with the Kinzua Loggers here the
last day of Rodeo.
A shortage of material caused
Manager Fred Hoskins to get into
the harness and give the youngsters
a hand. Fred knocked a home run
himself but was forced to stop on
third base when he ran out of wind.
He also parked himself under a sky
scraper in left field and prevented
what might have been a home run
for the opponents
Gilman was invincible, though he
eased up a few innings to give the
intieid a workout. On which oeca
sion Riley Munkers at short turned
in some sparkling plays
The Honkers had manv fnrmer
Wheatland league champs in their
line-up. Stevenson started the
chucking, but retired after the Hill
billies had glommed six runs. West,
who relieved him, allowed three
more.
In the local line-up were Banister.
catcher; Gilman, pitcher; Dean, first
base; Harlan McCurdv. Jr.. secnnA
base; Riley Munkers, short; Bill
Mctfoberts, third base; Hoskins, left
Held; Crowley, center field; Wil
liams, right field.
DELIVERS FIRST WHEAT
B. O. Anderson delivered the first
wheat of the new crop at Heppner
yesterday to the Interior Warehouse
company, reports Cornett Green,
manager. Harvest has been under
way at the Anderson farm for sev
eral days. Norton King is driving
the truck delivering the wheat.
FORMER RESIDENTS VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Matlock, old-
time residents who left Heppner
about thirty years ago, were visiting
relatives and friends in the city yes
terday from their home at Salmon.
Idaho.
Wilbur Tucker received a painful
injury this morning while sewing
sacks when he ran a hook point
deep into his hand between the
thumb and first finger. He receiv
ed treatment at a local doctor's
office. '
OREGON, THURSDAY,
City Dads Start
Survey of Menaces
Inside Fire Zone
Bids Asked for Re
pairing Reservoir;
Parking Plan Out
Increased effort toward eliminat
ing fire hazards within the city was
sponsored by the council Monday
evening when a committee was in
structed to make a careful survey
of old buildings which provide men
aces within the fire zone and to re
port back with rpmrnmnnrlatinnc fnr
eliminating the hazards.
Serving as a reminder for the ac
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tion was the start of a fire in the row
of wooden sheds beside the postoffice
which caused an alarm to be turned
in a little earlier that evening. The
fire, believed to have been caused by
children playing with matches, was
doused before the fire truck arrived
on the scene, but the council was
reminded again of a hazardous sit
uation.
The fire and water situation brot
forth action also in the form of au
thorizing advertisement for bids for
repairing the old reservoir which it
is expected to put in shape for use
if satisfactory bids can be obtained.
Two bids are being called for, one
for the repair and the other for pipe.
This reservoir has not been used
since completion of the newest, 300,-000-gal,
capacity reservoir several
years ago, but its repair will pro
vide an additional 100,000-gal. stor
age capacity.
Frank Hayes, Pendleton engineer,
was represented by his son in pre
senting plans and specifications on
the reservoir job. ; . ., ; -
""The"council voted to give the use
of the city lot next to the Standard
Oil service station for the Rodeo
carnival mid-way.
The matter of renting space in the
rear of the city building for use of
the Smith-Hughes students in shoD
work until a shop can be constructed
on the school grounds was left in
the hands of a committee.
Conversion of the vacant lot be
tween Thomson Bros, and the Ma
sonic building into a parking lot was
reported adversely by the com
mittee, due to expense of workine
over curbing and the increased haz
ard to pedestrians which would re
suit.
Lions Stage Show
Tomorrow for Plunge
"The Broadcaster." stage show at
traction, and five big-time vaude.
ville acts are slated for presentation
at the school auditorium tomorrow
evening by the Donella Dramatic
company of Portland, sponsored bv
the Lions club as a swimming pool
benerit. Admission prices are 40
cents for adults and 15 cents for
children.
This show has proved popular with
eastern Oregon audiences in a sev
eral weeks' tour, and the comnanv
plans a regular itinerary to bring
Heppner audiences and others of
eastern Oregon the best in legiti
mate stage and vaudeville attrac
tions. Two hours of clean, enjoy
able entertainment is promised all
who attend tomorrow evening's tier-
formance.
33 Carloads Sheep
Shipped East Today
Lyman Miller. Tom Bovlen. Culn
and Son, and Clark were buyers
shipping 33 carloads of market sheep
from the local yards this morning
destined for Denver and Chicago.
R. A. Thompson and Frank Wil
kinson were among local growers
making deliveries.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Green of Eight Mile at the home of
Mrs. Corda Saling in this city last
evening, a 9-pound son.
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AUG. 5, 1937
VACANCIES FILLED
IN TEACHING STAFF
Shirlee Smith, Lorena Wilson
Elected; Buhman Starts Band
Practice for Rodeo
The roster of teachers for the com
ing school year was completed again
this week when two positions left
vacant by recent resignations were
filled
Miss Shirlee Smith of Hillsboro,
who taught two years ago at Lex
ington, was elected to the position of
commercial instructor in the high
school to succeed Miss Katherine
Mitchell, and Miss Lorena Wilson
of this city, recently graduated from
Eastern Oregon Normal school at
La Grande, was elected to succeed
Miss Mae Doherty as fourth grade
teacher.
The elections were made at the
end of the week while Alden Blank
enship, superintendent, was in the
city from Seattle where he has been
attending summer school.
Harold Buhman. who has been at
tending U. of O. summer school in
Portland, also arrived the end of the
week and yesterday started putting
the school band through their paces
in preparation for their Rodeo ap
pearance. "
Work of putting the school plant
in condition has been progressing
well. This week work of replacing
one flight of stairs in the main school
building was started by Truman
Babb. The old stairs were found to
be in a sad state of repair, and the
board ordered installation of con
crete steps to replace the wooden
ones.
Thornburg brothers of Lexington
have the work of repainting rooms
and halls well in hand, and Harold
Hill is finishing up wiring installa
tion which will result in consider
ably better lightin
EXPECTS APPROVAL
RE A PLANS TODAY
a
North End People Will Have
Cooperative Electricity by End
of Year Under Schedule
Progress in the Umatilla Electric
Cooperative association proiect of
Hermiston which will have lines in
the north end of Morrow county was
reported this week with appointment
of J. E. Saylor as superintendent
and expectation that plans and spec
ifications would be completed bv
August 5. Baar and Cunningham,
engineers, are preparing the plans
and specifications.
A REA field engineer was exDeet-
ed to be in the territory todav to
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done the project can be released for
bids.
Mortgage for the project, totalling
$129,000 and to include 120 miles of
line and 492 customers, has been re
corded locally by the sponsors and
regulatory approvals have been ob
tained from the various public bod
ies involved in the building of the
lines, such as state and county au
thorities. The work of obtaining
necessary easements on private
property should be completed in the
immediate future. This action clears
the way for the building of the lines
and will permit the contractor to be
gin work immediately upon his se
lection.
Adherence to the REA normal
progress schedule will enable these
Oregon farmers to begin using elec
tricity before the end of the vear.
states a REA bulletin released July
29th.
PURCHASES LAND
A. H. Nelson recently purchased
land adjoining his place from W. L.
Copenhaver. and his son Alfred, r
purchased 1000 acres of land from
Laxton McMurray in what was
known as the old Petteys place. In
announcing the purchases while in
the city Tuesday, Mr. Nelson said he
felt that Morrow county real estate
is a good investment at this time.
With his harvest well along, he es
timated his yield would probably
average between 12 and 15 bushels.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Youthful Workers
Take Hand Toward
Successful Rodeo
Start Band Practice;
Dance Music Set;
Premiums Coming
An injection of new blood into
the Rodeo was started at a meeting
of the executive committee last
night which is expected to give new
impetus to the coming show, Aug
ust 26-27-28. It was the preliminary
set-up for a juvenile organization
composed of older high school boys
who will assist in work at the
grounds, taking tickets and in other
ways. With uncovering of this will
ing group of workers, it is expected
relief will be given business men of
the town as well as result in more
efficiency in handling various odd
jobs which have added to the strain
on older men of the town at Rodeo
time.
This is but one more step in the
direction of adding snap and ginger
to Roedo, which in its sixteenth year
gives promise of a revitalization
which bids well toward satisfying
the popular entertainment demand.
Guarantee to lovers of good mu
sic was given by the committee this
week when Elmer Steele and His
Swing band of Pendleton were con
tracted to play for dancing each
evening of Rodeo as well as to pro
vide music for the final queen's
dance here the 14th.
Another popular Rodeo feature
was started into the polishing-off
stage yesterday when Harold Buh
man called the band youngsters to
gether for concerted practice to last
until, the opening day. The school
bandsters responded readily and
their part of the show will be well
in hand.
Mrs. Alta Brown started work this
week preparing for the picnic of
pioneers scheduled for the morning
of opening day, and an eniovable
program with facilities for a real
old-time reunion are assured for
the occasion. The word is for all
pioneers to plan to be on hand.
A hbral premium list, now in
course of preparation, will await
all participants in the grand parade
Saturday, with cash and merchan
dise prizes to cover every kind of
entry. This is the people's own
parade and its eniovabilitv will be
determined largely by the interest
manifested generally. That this in
terest is getting hot is indicated bv
news from organizations of plans
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In addition to the grand parade
this year, a daily parade will be
staged to the grounds each after
noon with Rodeo stock and per
formers participating.
Premium lists for the 4-H club
fair and wool and grain show are
also in preparation, and Joe Bel
anger, county agent, has plans for
these events well in hand. Greater
interest than ever is being evidenc
ed in the 4-H exhibits and demon
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Mark Merrill to Open
New Restaurant
Mark Merrill, who for several
years has operated the lunch coun
ter in the O'Donnell pastime, has
announced the lease of auarters in
the new Dick building where he ex
pects to have a modern and up-to-date
restaurant in operation by Ro
deo time.
He was in Portland this week or
dering refrigeration and other equip
ment which will put the new estab
lishment in position to serve the
public with the best in foods. The
quarters are in the north side of the
building immediately next door to
the old stand. Erection of the new
building has progressed to the stage
ot tacking the metal lath onto out
side walls and construction is ex
pected to be completed about the
20th of the month.