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SOC I ETY tttU0 Volume 53, Number 32 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1937 Subscription $2.00 a Year OREGON' HISTORICAL P V E L I C AUDITOR I U i: P 0 3 T L A ' 0 . ORE. New CCC Company From New York Mans Local Camp Co. 21 33, Command er Return to Camp Devers, Mass. Camp Heppner was manned by an entire new company 'of CCC's yesterday when Co. 297 arrived from the 2nd corps area to replace Co. 2113, the last 72 members of which left Tuesday on their reutrn to Camp Devers, Mass. The new company was transferred here from Camp SCS-3, located at Kanona, New York. All the mem bers hail from New York and New Jersey with the exception of one who comes from Mississippi. Capt. G. R. Kent, Sig.-Res., who has been with the company before coming west, is in command, assisted by Lt. J. G. Katen. second in command- There are 160 members in the new company. Lt. Joseph Donnelly, in command of Co. 2113, accompanied his com pany east. No change is being made in the soil conservation service per sonnel, working in conjunction with the camp, and Marvin Dixon re mains as educational adviser to the . new arrivals. Co. 297 is an old company which has been organized for some time and contains a generally good lot of boys. Captain Kent has expressed the willingness of the new company to cooperate with the community in establishing the most amicable re lations between town and camp, and asks the best consideration of the "community toward the newcomers. The new company arrived at Heppner Junction by special train and was brought on to Heppner in soil conservation service trucks. Co. 2113 leaves Heppner with the general good will of the community, with appreciation expressed by both community and the soil conservation men under whom they worked for the high type of service given. Sev eral members of the old company liked the west so much that they found private employment to escape returning east. Tuberculosis Tests Given 566 in County Reading of the tuberculin tests given recently by Dr. James Odell of the Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis hospital has been completed. The test was taken bv 566 persons of whom 511 were school children, 17 were preschool children and 38 were adults.. Of this number about 50 rpacted nositivelv to the test. Plans are under way to take these to the hospital at The Dalles for further ex amination to determine the present status of the infection. A positive reaction only shows that at some time the tuberculosis germ has entered the body and may or may not be active. Each person has within his own body small de fenders which are aroused by the invasion of germs. In this infection as in any other the invaders are of ten overcome and a complete heal ing takes place, leaving the defend ers alert to repeal any new invasion. In case the healing is not complete examination at hand in the hospital will show how much and what kind of care is needed to prevent one from developing the disease of tu berculosis. Examinations are free excepting x-ray plates. These if necessary to be made will be paid for out of the fund raised by the small fee charged for taking the test. Max Buschke and Dick Steers are burning troughs for Frank Wilkin son in the process of three or tour new water developments. For Sale Large circulator heater, will burn coal or wood, good condi tion, cheap for cash. Ray Kinne. Bill Ball Gets Buck,, But Knocked Out On Return Home W. Y. "Bill" Ball is among the lucky hunters so far as getting his game is concerned, but not so for tunate when he returned home the first of the week. Coming in from the hunt with a nice buck late Tuesday night, he started into the house at the back door. Tripping, he fell into the door glass and cut a bad gash across his nose just below the eyes, making a wound that re quired several stitches to close and which prevented his being on the job at the M. D. Clark store yesterday. DOWN CONDON; TOUCHET FRIDAY Locals Come Back in Second Half to Overcome Lead and Win 19-6; Hard Game Tomorrow Last Friday at Condon a much more powerful Heppner team met a fighting, revenge-seeking Condon team. Blocking and tackling had improved a great deal on each team, but Heppner's endurance surpassed Condon's, and the game ended 19-6 in Heppner's favor. The ball see-sawed back and forth the first half until a few minutes before the end of the half when Con don scored on a blocked kick. Dur ing the first half Condon was super ior in yardage gained and in first downs. The last half was a different story. with Heppner getting the breaks. Van Marter tore the Condon line to shreds on offense, while Condon had difficulty in breaking through the Heppner line. Hepner's first touch down came at the beginning of the third quarter on a pass from Coxen to Van Marter. In the same quarter another touchdown was scored on an off -tackle plunge by Gilman. Gil- man converted on a line smash. The final touchdown was made in the fourth quarter on another pass from Coxen to Van Marter. This Friday at 3:00 Heppner meets a powerful Touchet team on the home field. Touchet has a good sized team averaging a little better than 160 pounds. Due to inexperienced men, only five lettermen having re turned this year, they have dropped two games to large schools this sea son by close scores. Last year they defeated Hermiston, 13-7. With a heavy line and a triple threat man in the form of Bud Long, Coach Leendertsen's team may well hope to start their season's winning streak with the scalp of the unde feated Heppner team. This game marks Hepner's first inter-state con test in several years. Grand Master Greeted by Large Crowd Here Howard K. Zimmerman of Astoria, grand master I. O. O. F. for Oregon, was greeted by a large assemblage of county members of the order at a meeting in the local hall last eve ning. Tonight a second county meet ing is being held at lone, which he will address. The grand mster, who is circuit judge for Clatsop county, brought a message of intense interest, mem bers report. Representatives from all lodges of the county joined with the local lodge in greeting him here A zestful meeting with lunch follow ing is reported. Heppner Branch Bank Bids in City Bonds Heppner Branch, First National Bank of Portland, was successful bidder on both issues of city bonds at the bid opening last Saturday eve ning, with their offer of 3J2 percent interest. Other bids of 3 3-4 and 4 percent were received. Included in the offerings were $7000 issued for the recent street improvement, and $5000 refunding water bonds. Pierce Relates Anecdotes Before 'omona Meeting County Grange Names Officers at Lena Meeting Congressman Walter M- Pierce touched the Bonneville power distri bution question, now rampant in Democratic circles, but lightly in an address before Morrow County Po mona grange at Lena hall Saturday afternoon. Talking more as a friend among friends, he related anecdotes of recent experiences in Washing ton, and his brief discourse brought those of his constituency in attend ance a little closer to the inside workings of the national govern ment' at Washington. Election of officers held important place on the program, with leaders for 1938 named as follows: Minnie McFarland, Irrigon, master; S. J Devine, Lexington, overseer; Vida Heliker, Willows, lecturer; Frank Parker, Rhea Creek, steward; Ben Anderson, Rhea Creek, assistant steward; Hanna Anderson, Rhea Creek, chaplain; Anna Skoubo, Boardman, treasurer; Mary Lundell, Willows, secretary; Marion Finch, Lena, gatekepeer; Faye Finch, Lena Ceres; Pearl Devine, Lexington, Po mona; Alice Kirk, Irrigon, Flora; Mary Lindsay, Willows, lady assist ant steward; executive committee, Oscar Lundell, Willows, Oscar Peter son, Rhea Creek and Mr- Tannehill Boardman. Community singing, a talk by Mary Lundell, grange deputy, and vocal solos and other musical num bers by members of Lena grange completed the afternoon's program. Rhea Creek grange conferred the degrees in the evening on six can didates and tableaux were furnished by Willows grange. "Lena grange is to be congratu lated on its fine new hall and the grangers certainly appreciated the royal treatment received there," writes the grange correspondent. Charge on Game Birds Starts Tomorrow The boom of scatterguns will split the fall breezes with sun-up tomor row morning as the annual assault on the game bird population gets under way, to continue up to and including the 31st Bag limit on Chinese pheasants has been reduced this year to four male birds in arty one day or eight such birds in any seven consecutive days. Six Hungarian partridges may be taken in one dby and not more than 12 in any seven consecutive days, while ten quail are allowed in any seven consecutive days. A more general posting of creek bottom lands against hunting pre vails this year. Hunting on private property without permission is pro hibited by statute, also, making it not only a matter of expediency but the better part of wisdom for hunt ers to secure permission before en tering upon any one's property. Sentiment on Nurse Sought by Court What Morrow county people de sire in county health nurse service should be expressed before the an nual budget meeting of the county next Monday, word of the court is conveyed through Mrs. Clara Bea mer. Mrs. Beamer believes that the re cent work of the county nurse has been of much benefit, and that there is justification for budgeting th coming year for at least part-time if not full-time nurse service. All Heppner businesses houses have agreed to close for the Tou-chet-Heppner football game. Pioneer Gets 21 1- Pound Buck on Run For 50c, Two Shells Few men nearing the octogen arian stage of life hie themselves into the woods in quest of deer, and of those who do fewer still are able to knock their quarry over on the run. William McFerrin, pioneer, is an exception. He came in from the hunt this week, exhibitinb a 211 pounder which he had shot thru both shoulders as it ran. Mr. McFerrin felt especially good as the total cost had been 50 cents, the price of his deer tag with a pioneer's hunting license, and two cartridges. W. B. BAR R ATT DIES AT PORTLAND Pioneer County Sheep Operator, Former Highway Commissioner Was Native of England W. B. Barratt, pioneer Morrow county sheepman, former state high way commissioner and one-time president of Oregon Wool Growers association, died in Portland yester day. Funeral services have been set for 2:30 tomorrow afternoon from Finley chapel in the city with Rev. Oswald Taylor officiating. Mr. Barratt, a native of England came to the United States 57 years ago, coming to Oregon after three yeras spent in New York following his crossing on the White Star liner Celtic, where he engaged in hotel and club room work. He was born in Shropshire county, England, February 28, 1862, the son of John and Elizabeth Barratt Mr. Barratt first launched into the sheep business in Morrow coun ty in 1890 when he and Robert F. riynd bought low head or ewes from Ed Day. That venture was extended into one of the larger sheep operations in the county which Mr. Barratt conducted sue cessfully for many years, and for the last several years in partnership with his son, J. G. Barratt, who has majiaged the business since his fa ther's retirement to the city seven years ago, and who is the present president of Oregon Wool Growers association. Mr. Barratt visited his old home in England in 1897, and while there met Miss Eliza A. Hynd, a native of Arbroath, Scotland, whom he married at Heppner, June 22, 1891. Mrs. Barratt, his constant compan ion and helpmate, with four chil dren, survice. They are James Gar net of this city, Mrs. Helen Reiman of Corvallis, Mrs- Willetta Hodeck er of Camas, Wash., and Mrs. Mar garet Heltser of Salem. A brother in England and a sister in Minne sota also survive. Mr. Barratt served as state high way commissioner under Governor Olcott and was president of Oregon Wool Growers association from 1916 to 1919. He was a member of the Heppner Masonic lodge and Knights of Pythias, of Al Kader Shrine temple in Portland, and also held membership in the church of Eng land New I. O. O. F. Floor to be Dedicated Local Rebekahs will be hostess tomorrow evening to brother Odd fellows for a dinner in dedication of the new hardwood floor in the lodge dining riom. General renovation of the dining hall in the last several months has made the hall one of the most at tractive in the city. Charles Wilcox has left his work with the forest service and has moved with his family to Hermiston where he is engaged in radio work. House to rent. 50 Elder. Inquire S. N. Griffith, city. 32-33p. Rosa Eskelson home for sale, reas onable, easy terms. 32-33p Colorful History Of North Range Country Related Wild Horses, Rabbits Help Devastate Land, Says Pioneer When DeSoto and his Spanish co horts introduced horses into Amer ica, they little dreamed they were paving the way for organization of the North Morrow Grazing district Laying the blame at the door of the early Spaniards may be a little far fetched, but Charles Bartholomew, president of the grazing district as sociation, told the assemblage at the Monday Lions luncheon that in two years, a good many years ago, 14,000 wild horses were taken from the region and shipped to slaughter houses. These wild horses, driven into the sand country from surrounding re gions, and intensive grazing by sheep and cattle, took off the virgin stand of bunchgrass and left land once purchaseable for 25 cents an acre not worth a fraction of that amount. Sheep and cattle in the early days were turned loose to winter in the lower country. Water was available in the sand lakes, and the livestock made it through without "feeding," taking in the whole country, if nec essary, Mr. Bartholomew said. This practice, year after year, helped to deplete the range feed- And, at least one winter it proved very expensive to the operators, too. It was the dou ble winter of 1889-90, as Mr. Bar tholomew recalled, that one band of 4000 cattle belonging to Price Flor ence was reduced in number to 30 when spring came, the balance suc cumbing to the rigors of the season. Mr. Bartholomew helped wrangle this herd. In the spring he got a job skinning sheep, 2000 of which in one band had been killed by the cold' snap and were piled up like cord wood- As they thawed out they were skinned, skinners receiving 4 cents a head. This is part of the history behind organization of the grazing associa tion, aimed to put 300,000 acres of the lower country under management hoped eventually to bring the north country back once again to a paying basis. The county generally is in terested, as pointed out by Joseph Belanger, county agent, because re habilitation of the district should mean bringing back onto the tax rolls some 57,000 acres which the county now holds under tax title. Another factor in tearing down the lower country has been the jack- rabbits. Mr. Bartholomew recalled some history from his 54 years' ex perience in connection with attempts to battle this range enemy. As near as he could recall it was in 1905 that the first rabbit drive was staged in the section. Special trains were run from The Dalles and La Grande and a large crowd Continued on Page Eight Pie Social Will Aid Trip to FFA Conclave A pie social will be given by the FFA at the fair pavilion to assist in raising funds to send Marvin Case beer to Kansas City for the tenth anniversary meeting of Future Far mers of America. Marvin will leave Friday, Oct. 15, and will be gone about ten days. The social will be held the evening he leaves. Wm. S. Bennett, FFA leader, saw Cass Nichols while at the Pacific International about some purebred Poland China sows. He arranged to have a sow sold to any FFA boy wanting one. Seven hogs were bought. Marvin Casebeer and Ver non Knowles bought three in part nership, and Douglas Drake, Clay ton Wright and Bob Davidson bought one each. The six boys went together and bought themselves a purebred sire.