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Volume 53, Number 32
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1937
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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.