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Volume 53, Number 28
Rodeo Officers
Named for Ensuing
Year; Aiken Head
Financial Success'
This Year Shown in
Secretary's Report
With good reports from Heppner's
recent Rodeo serving as incentive
for continuance of the show, the an
nual organization meeting at the
Elks club Tuesday evening elected
officers to serve for the ensuing
year.
Named were Henry Aiken, presi
dent; Len L. Gilliam, secretary
treasurer; Dr. R. C. Lawrence, E. R.
Schaffer, L. E Bisbee, Tony Vey, Lee
Beckner, directors.
The secretary's report showed re
ceipts this year of $4411.42, against
which disbursements already made
totalled $4352-37. A small balance was
shown still to be collected, and some
items had yet to be paid which it
was expected would just about even
accounts. Receipts and expenses
both considerably exceeded those of
last year, but the showing was such
as to encourage those present to be
lieve that a bright future is in store
for the coming year.
Some new experiments were tried
this year, it was brought out in the
discussions, which met with greater
or lesser success, and again the les
sons of the past were expected to
add to the betterment of the show
another year.
In their reports, officers expressed
their pleasure over the wholeheart
ed cooperation on every hand
in staging the show this year. They
commended the workers who toiled
without pay or recognition, and
whose efforts contributed so much
to the show's success.
Again it was stressed that the Ro
deo belongs to all of Morrow county
and in the ultimate it is largely what
the people make it. More interest
and enthusiasm by the public gener
ally will help the show another year,
and everyone was asked to get into
the harness a little stronger than
ever before in making the 1938 Ro
deo still bigger and better.
Rock Crushing on
for Street Paying
Babler Bros-, Portland contractors,
started crushing rock at their quarry
near the Monahan ranch south of
Heppner, on Tuesday, while the
county grader operated by Levi
Morgan has been busy for a week
grading streets in preparation for
the surfacing program expected to
be completed by October first
Blasting of the rock bluff on K
street was done Monday, and that
thoroughfare has been nicely widen
ed and graded.
Realty Company Sells
Kincaid lone Lands
Morrow County Realty company
today anounced the sale of two
tracts of farming land south of lone
to J. O. Kincaid of that place at a
total consideration of $18,800.
Included were 160 acres belong
ing to the Fannie O. Rood estate
at $800, and 1440 acres formerly
known as the J. A. Williams ranch
belonging to J. J. Lorenz of Spo
kane, at $18,000. The latter land is
located 12 miles south of lone-
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. King were in
the city Tuesday from Walla Walla.
Mr. King, Walla Walla attorney, re
ceived order for publication of final
notice in the estate of Nat H. Webb,
deceased.
Food sale by ladies of Christian
church at Humphreys Drug Co.
store Saturday, beginning at 10:30
a. m.
Driving to Corvallis Sunday. Want
one passenger to share expenses.
Phone 1392.
HEPPNER,
MRS. ROGERS AIDS
LIBRARY SURVEY
Planning Board Project Aimed
to Form Basis for Improvement
in Book Distribution in State
Public libraries and library service
in' every section of Oregon will be
thoroughly surveyed as a project of
the Oregon state planning board, in
cooperation with the Oregon state
library, it is announced by Ormond
R. Bean, chairman of the planning
board. The survey, which will get
under way at once, was requested
by Miss Harriet Long, state librarian.
A special advisory committee of
20 Oregon citizens, from every sec
tion of the state, will serve on the
project. This group will assist in
gathering data in their localities, and
will make suggestions for carrying
on and using the survey.
The survey will be undertaken as
a WPA project, under the direction
of Morris Isseks, formerly technician
with the League of Oregon Cities,
as research supervisor. It is planned
to have a report ready January 1.
The survey will be compiled un
der seven heads: background of Or
egon libraries, general facilities for
service, quality of book collections,
use made of public library facilities,
financing, school library service, and
summary and recommendations.
The feport is expected to serve as
the basis for improving library ser
vice in the state, especially in areas
not now adequately served. A third
of Oregon's population, chiefly in
rural districts, is without adequate
public library service, it is pointed
out.
Members of the advisory commit
tee include: Miss Nell Unger, Mrs.
C. W. Wells, Ray Gill, William
Brewster, Miss Ann Mulheron, Port
land; Alton F. Baker, Dr. F. M.
Hunter, J. E. Turnbull, Eugene; Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers, Heppner; Judge F.
L. Phipps, The Dalles; V. E. Kuhn,
Salem; Miss Lucy Lewis, F. L. Bal
lard, Corvallis; Miss J. Elizabeth Ol
sen, Mrs. A. C. Mclntyre, Pendleton;
Leonard Carpenter, Medford; Mrs.
Merideth Bailey, Sisters; Mrs. G.
V. Wimberley, Roseburg; Mrs. Geor
gia Smith, Hillsboro, and Mrs. Wal
lace R. Telford, Boring.
Legion Auxiliary
Installs New Officers
Mrs. James Todd of Hermiston,
district president of the sixth dis
trict of the American Legion auxil
iary, visited Heppner unit Monday
evening and installed the new unit
officers. She was accompanied from
Hermiston by Mrs. O. K. Mudge,
Mrs. Walter Hamm and Mrs. Belle
Shesely. The following unit of
ficers were installed:
President, Mrs. Floyd Adams; 1st
vice president, Mrs. Victor Peter
son; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Spen
cer Crawford; historian, Mrs. Harry
Tamblyn; chaplain, Mrs. Ed Dick;
sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Gene Fergu
son. Mrs. Adams appointed commit
tee chairmen for the year and asked
that membership dues be paid as
promptly as possible to Mrs. Harold
Cohn, membership chariman.
Mrs. Todd gave a very interesting
talk on the work and purpose of the
organization.
The meeting was held in the home
of Mrs. Gene Ferguson and the host
ess was assisted by Mrs. Alva Jones,
retiring unit president. Delicious re
freshments were served.
ENJOYS VISITS
Envoy Lillian Gray McCormick,
representing the Salvation Army for
Oregon-South Idaho division, was
in Heppner yesterday on her second
tour of the state for the season. On
this trip she attended the Lakeview
Round-Up and the Owyhee Stam
pede. She reports good response on
every hand.
INJURED IN FALL
While tearing down a barn Sun
day on property purchased this
week, George Burroughs, local car
penter, fell from the hayloft and
broke two ribs, for which he receiv
ed treatment at a local doctor's office.
OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937
Lt. Jos. B. Donnelly
Takes Lions Thru
Aviation School
Club Eats Prize
Watermelon, Sup
ports Mail Petition
Lieut. Joseph B. Donnelly, com
mandant of Camp Heppner, CCC,
took members of the Lions club
through aviation school Monday
noon in a talk spiced with inter
esting anecdotes from his experience
in winning his "wings" with Uncle
Sam's army.
As a beginning "dodo" so called
from the famous extinct bird at
Mitchell field, and on to Kelly field,
"dodo's heaven" because it is Un
cle Sam's one finishing school for
army aces he took the Lions. Equi
valent to two years college educa
tion and a normal physique he gave
as the only entrance requirements
for this branch of the service. All the
work at Mitchell was "ground work."
It wasn't until he reached Kelly that
he got into the air on his own.
Discipline and democracy were
the outstanding features of the train
ing at Kelly. Privileges were scarce,
and for the first six weeks, he didn't
even get to go to town. An example
of the democratic spirit was cited
in the story of the rich young south
ern dodo who arrived at the field in
a big limousine with colored chauf
feur. When the chauffeur started to
carry in the young man's expensive
luggage, he was immediately dis
missed by some old-timers at hand
and the young man was requested
to carry in the luggage himself.
Work at Kelly is specialized and
it is here that students begin to re
ceive different types of training for
one of the four divisions of flying
scouting, pursuit, attack or bomb
Continued on Page Eight
Seeks Cooperation
Of Hunters in
Maintaining Record
By F. F. Wehmeyer
With the beginning of the com
ing week, hunting season is sched
uled to open, for a five-week per
iod. Present indications are for a
continued falling humidity, fall
winds, and debris and grass to be
very, very dry. The past few sea
sons we have had every reason to
be grateful for the cooperation of
all local sportsmen in their care
with fire. On the Heppner district
we have had 61 fires to date, only
a few man caused, and are de
pending strongly on the hunters
to keep our present record un
manned. We are protecting a lot of po
tential wealth in the timber lands
of this country. As stumpage it
will probably gross ten or more
millions of dollars, as labor prob
ably ten times that figure and as
lumber and potential homes the
figure would be so astounding as
to appear unbelievable. Fire will
have to be kept out if a harvest
of this crop is to be realized, and
the harvest is almost with us. Kin
zua is steadily pushing their log
ging operations east and Mt. Em
ily of La Grande are coming west,
with little, but this timbered area
between.
Sportsmen are requested to
abide by three rules: first, to pro
cure a camp fire permit; second,
to have an axe, water bucket and
shovel with them in motor car or
camp, and third, to refrain from
smoking while traveling. These
forest areas are the last remain
ing heritage of what was once a
free America. Only the most nec
essary restrictions are placed on
these areas and folks are free to
come and go, when and where
they please. To maintain this free
dom it is necessary for everyone
to cooperate. Leave a clean camp
and a dead fire.
FARM SECURITY
TAKES OVER RA
New Agency to Administer
Rural Rehabilitation Program
and Tenant Bill Announced
Creation of the farm security ad
ministration by order of the secre
tary of agriculture, for the purpose
of taking over the major activities of
the resettlement administration and
administering the Bankhead-Jones
Farm Tenancy bill in Oregon, Idaho
and Washington, is announced by
Walter A. Duffy, regional director.
"All phases of the rural rehabili
tation program including farm debt
adjustment, community and cooper
ative services and rural resettle
ment, as well as present regional
and field personnel will be taken
over by the. new administration,"
Duffy said. "There will be no change
in present rehabilitation procedures
or policies in the region, according
to current instructions and all offices
will function as heretofore except
under the new name."
As only $10,000,000 was appropriat
ed for the first year's administration
of the section of the tenancy bill
providing for loans enabling tenant
farmers to become owners and as
tenancy is most prevalent in south
ern states, indicated allotments for
the present fiscal year in Oregon,
Idaho and Washington are expected
to provide for a very limited number
of tenants this year, Duffy explains.
This will call for county committees
in only a few selected counties of
each state.
Another section of the tenant bill
provides for transfer and ctfntinua
ation of the entire rehabilitation
program, substantially as adminis
tered before except under the farm
security administration. Present ru
ral resettlement projects already
under way are slated for comple
tion with funds available from the
past allocations.
"The only major change included
in the program formerly adminis
tered by RA is the transfer of cer
tain phases of present land utiliza
tion activities and land utilization
sections of the tenant bill to the bu
reau of agricultural economics," said
Duffy.
Recreation Classes
For Women Slated
Recreation classes for adult wo
men of Heppner and surrounding
communities will begin October 4th
and will continue thereafter, meet
ing every Monday and Wednesday
evening from 8 until 9 o'clock. Per
sons interested may enroll for one
or both nights. The work will con
sist of rhythmic body conditioning
exercises and active games or tap
dancing, according to the wishes of
the group.
Mrs. Robert D. Knox, wife of the
high school principal, and for two
years instructor of physical educa
tion at the University of Oregon, is
organizing and teaching the classes.
Those wishing to enroll for this
course may do so by signing up for
a place in the class at Mrs. Knox's
apartment, Gilman building, No. 1,
any afternoon before October 4th.
Some may enroll (if the classes are
not filled) the evening of October
4th between 7:30 and 8 o'clock.
TRUCK OPERATOR FINED
Arrested Saturday by Patrolman
Francis for hauling without license,
Jerry Kilcup entered plea of guilty
in justice court Monday and was
fined $27.50. Mr. Kilcup was haul
ing a load of sand for Percy Hughes,
neighbor, as a favor, the sand being
used in connection with construc
tion of a residence at the Hughes
farm.
M. D. CLARK HOME
M. D. Clark returned home the end
of the week from Portland where he
spent more than a month undergoing
surgical treatment. He is convalesc
ing rapidly at home, and gets down
town occasionally thouch not vpt
able to be back on the job at the
store. Mrs. Clark accompanied him
home.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Railway Company
Asked to Speed
Local Mail Service
Remonstrance Gets
Quick Action from
Portland Office
"Good morning. Isn't it nice to
have your mail on time?"
That should be the current com
ment at the postoffice, as sought by
petition of local business interests
to G. A. Olsson, chief clerk, railway
mail service, at Portland. The pe
tition, signed almost 100 percent by
persons contacted the first of the
week, read: ' ": . .
"We, the undersigned business and
professional people and citizens of
Heppner, Oregon, hereby remon
strate the consistently late mail ser
vice in our city due to the consist
ently late arrival of the branch train;
and hereby petition your office to
take such steps as may be necess
sary to bring about the arrival of our
mail on schedule."
Almost before the ink of local sig
natories was dry, Chas. B. Cox, post
master, received a copy of a letter
addressed by Mr. Olsson to Mr. H.
A. Connett, superintendent Union
Pacific Railway company at Port
land, as follows:
"We have severe complaint from
the businessmen of Heppner, Ore
gon, because of the excessive delay
in receipt of mail, due to the ir
regular operation of Willows &
Heppner Tr. 330.
"The postmaster at Heppner has
sent us tabulation showing arrival
of Tr. 330 at that station during the
period August 24 to Sept. 7. Arrival
of this train at Heppner is sched
uled at 6:30 a. m., but on no day
during the period was there on
time arrival, and delays ranged from
a low of 1 hour and 45 minutes to a
high of 4 hours and 15 minutes, the
average daily delay being 2 hours
and 58 minutes.
"It is further noted than on two
Mondays during the period, when
the truck was operated, it arrived
on time or ahead of time.
"We cannot justify the present ir
regular and unsatisfactory service
furnished by Tr. 330 and either a
reasonably stable and satisfactory
schedule of this train should be fur
nished or the truck operation in
creased to daily.
"Please let ua have reply at your
earliest convenience as to what will
be done to correct the situation."
Million in Deposits
N eared, Local Branch
With deposits verging on the mil
lion dollar mark, Heppner branch,
First National Bank of Portland, ia
experiencing the briskest business
since its opening, announces E. L.
Morton, manager.
The bank has had a steady and
consistent growth since its opening
in January, 1934, and business the
last few weeks so far swamped the
force that additional help had to be
lebtanied.
Just now, Charles Coffin, Jr., of
Portland is assisting until the 15th
when a new man will be on the job
regularly, making six persons regu
larly employed in the local branch,
Mr. Morton announces.
DR. McCRADY BACK
Dr. J. H. McCrady arrived Mon
day from Cle Elum, Wash., where he
has been for several weeks conva
lescing from injuries received in a
recent automobile accident He was
accompanied by his mother and Miss
Murphy of Cle Elum. He expected
to spend a week at this time, look
ing after business interests, still not
being able to start work again, tho
rapidly improving in health.
Mr. and Mrs. Georee Schwartz
came up from Portland the end of
the week, visiting friends and trans
acting business.