SOC I ETY
Volume 53, Number 34
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 1937
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D. M. Ward Buys
Hotel Heppner From
The Dalles Company
Leading Hostelry
Sells for $20,000;
Tenneys to Leave
Heppner hotel changed hands this
week in a $20,000 deal in which D.
M. Ward purchased the interests of
The Dalles Hotel company. He as
sumed management Monday. The
deal was consummated through
Duvall & Eubanks, local realtors.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Tenney who
have been managing the hotel for
The Dalles company, retain their
interest in the dining room and will
continue to operate it until after the
first of the month. With the new
management comes a switch in ten
ancy as Eubanks and Duvall take
office space in the quarters occu
pied by the Morrow county relief
office, and that office being moved
into the space next to the office of
J. O. Turner, attorney, in the same
building.
Mr. Ward enters the local hotel
business with a background of for
mer business experience here, hav
ing clerked in local stores at the
turn of the century, and for many
years has followed wheat farming,
more recently in the lone section.
In his venture into the hotel busi
ness at this time, he expresses con
fidence in the business future of
Heppner and announces that it will
be his endeavor to conduct the hos
telry on a high standard.
The Dalles Hotel company suc
ceeded the late Pat Foley to owner
ship of Heppner hotel. Foley took it
over from the Heppner Hotel asso
ciation, composed of public spirited
citizens who constructed the build
ing by popular subscription in 1920
for $65,000.
In the three years the Tenneys
have been in charge they have made
improvements generally throughout
the plant which have added to its
attractiveness and general useful
ness. Renovating throughout in
eluded provision for additional of
fice and business spaces for which
there has been a steady demand. An
attractive dining room was opened,
the lobby brightened up, rooms gen
erally improved, gaining the hostel
ry a good reputation among local
people and travelling men. A fea
ture at all times under the manage
ment of the Tenneys has been the
liberal showing of flowers, many of
which were grown by Mrs. Tenney,
one of the city's leading flower fan
ciers during the time the Tenneys
have been located here.
In the change in management the
community bids godspeed to Mr. and
Mrs. Tenney, and extends welcome
and best wishes to Mr. Ward.
Organizing Adult
Home Ec Classes
, Women of Heppner community
have the privilege of a series of
weekly home economics classes un
der the direction of Miss Bertha
Kolhagen of the state board of vo
cational education. The prganization
meeting of the class will be held
Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, at 2:30
in the high school home economics
room.
Only expenses of the course will
be the cost of materials used by each
member. All women are eligible and
invited to take part. Classes will be
held here by Mrs. Chasv Simpson
of Pilot Rock, an accredited teacher
of home economics.
CORRECTION
W. Claude Cox was named to serve
on the city's budget committee,
which meets next Monday evening,
instead of M. D. Clark as reported
last week. Mr. Clark was contacted
but declined to serve, feeling that
his health had not recovered suf
ficiently from his recent illness to
permit his serving.
SENIOR PLAY
COMES TOMORROW
"The White Phantom," Mystery
Comedy, to Show at Auditorium
at 8:00; Chorus to Appear
i
The senior class of Heppner high
school will present "The White
Phantom," Friday, Oct. 29, at 8:00
p. m. in the gym-auditorium. Pre
ceding the play, a short musical pro
gram will be given by the boys'
chorus.
Mrs. Drexel Blake, who has social
ambitions, is played by Maxine Mc
Curdy. She rents the old-fashioned
residence belonging to the Kingsley
estate, and while preparing to move
in the next day is waiting for Eleven
Moore, her colored maid, played by
Arlene Morton, who is coming to
help her with the cleaning. Eleven
is late, and while Mrs. Blake is wait
ing for her to put in her appearance,
the lights go out, pistol shots are
heard, and all sorts of weird hap
penings occur. Attracted by the un
usual noises, Officer Jerry Nolan,
acted by La Verne Van Marter, ar
rives and takes charge. He attributes
the strange occurrences to "The
White Phantom," a notorious crim
inal who is terrorizing the neighbor
hood.. Eleven finally arrives and is
left in the living room to put it in
order, when suddenly she is con
fronted by the ghostly figure of
"The White Phantom" himself. When
she is able to relate what has hap
pened to Officer Nolan, Eleven puts
the latter on the track of the phan
tom. All clues lead to Curt Frazier,
played by Scott McMurdo, who is in
love with Mrs. Blake's charming
daughter, Marion, played by Harriet
Hager. Mrs. Frazier, played by Eve
lyn Kirk, is an affected matron and
a social climber, the sort of woman
who never has a natural moment.
Ethan Sharp, acted by Clayton
Wright, is a real estate man.
The suspense is tense and gripping
and there are many thrills in this
mystery comedy.
Admission is 35c for adults, 25c
for high school students and 15c for
grade school students.
MUSTANGS MEET
HONKERS FRIDAY
Traditional Gridiron Enemies
Mix at Rodeo Grounds at 3:00;
Different Coaching Displayed
Fresh from their victory over
Touchet, Heppner will enter the
coming fray on even terms with the
small but mighty aggregation from
Arlington.
The Heppner team met the river
boys last year in battle for the first
time in many seasons, two games
being played. The Honkers emerged
victorious in the first game played
at Rodeo stadium by a margin of two
touchdowns, the score being 12-0.
In the return game the Mustangs
gained revenge by way of a 14-0
trouncing.
The mentors of the contesting
teams differ entirely in their sys
tem of coaching. The Arlington team
employs a more wide open style of
play with aerial tactics and sweep
ing end runs. This type of play is
very interesting from the spectators'
standpoint. On the other hand Hepp
ner uses a power-house type of at
tack, mainly because of the great
weight and strength of the forward
wall. So far this season, the largest
percentage of the team's yardage has
been gained on off-tackle smashes.
Because Arlington has played
three more games than the locals,
they will have the decided edge in
sofar as this year's experience is con
cerned. Neither team has played an
opponent of the other team; there
fore no rating can be given them on
a comparative scoring basis.
Included on Arlingon's victory list
are Fossil, Maupin, and The Dalles
Papooses. Heppner has two wins
over the Condon outfit and one over
Touchet, a Washington team.
The game is scheduled to get un
der way promptly at 3:00 p. m. For
the convenience of the crowd, a
play-by-play sportcast will be given
over' the new public-address system.
Johnson Gives
Joint Lions Meet
Unifying Theme
River Transportation
Plead Before Affair
at Arlington Monday
Averring that those who "play
with power" are apt to "get a jolt,"
Judge Bert Johnson, newly elected
director of Inland Empire Water
ways association, plead for develop
ment of the Columbia river for
transportation before a joint meeting
of Lions clubs at Arlington Monday
evening.
Judge Johnson, guest of the local
club, responded briefly to his intro
duction with what proved to be the
keynote speech by affording one
ground for unification of action by
assembled representatives of Lions
clubs of The Dalles, Goldendale and
Heppner and representative busi
ness men of Arlington, though the
meeting was specifically held for the
purpose of instilling new life into
Arlington Lions who had become
inactive. Past International Director
Ed Shea of Portland and Oregon's
district governor, Ira Snyder of En
terprise, contributed inspiring ad
dresses. Lions attending from Heppner in
cluded Ray P. Kinne, C. J. D. Bau
man, F. W. Turner, H. O. Tenney,
Millard Rodman, Spencer Crawford,
Joseph Belanger, Alden Blanken
ship and Jap Crawford.
In his plea for river development,
Judge Johnson asked support for the
waterways association program which
seeks a contiuing appropriation for
development of the river according
to recommendations which may be
made by the army engineers. Wheth
er the next dam should be construct
ed at Umatilla rapids, at The Dalles,
or whatever point the army engin
eers deem advisable, the program
should have the support of every
one, the judge declared.
"Warehouses at The Dalles can
only be filled if the bulk of the ton
nage arising above Umatilla rapids
is made available to them, and low
cost water transportation on the up
per river is the surest means of fill
ing them," he asserted.
"While low cost electricity on Mor
row county farms is desirable," the
judge said, "the 'juice' is no good if
farmers do not have the money to
pay for it. And the main hope for
increased farm returns lies in lower
transportation costs."
The joint Lions dinner was held
at the Arlington hotel, and the more
than fifty men present enthusiatsic
ally received Judge Johnson's river
message.
Charles Norsons
May be Crossing China
(By Rev. R. C. Young)
In an airmail letter Charles Not
son wrote recently that they were
not sure they would have to evacu
ate. On the other hand they might
have to leave China or go farther
inland. The Alliance Weekly just
received says, "Though we had re
ceived a cable stating that our Kan
su, Tibet and Border missionaries
were not evacuating, a recent ra
diogram from a Dollar Line steam
er informs us that they were 're
moved en route.' This would indi
cate that something had induced
them to change their decision, and
that they are crossing China with
Hong Kong, via Hankow, as their
objective.
"Again we request earnest prayer
for them that they may be protect
ed and upheld, and reach their des
tination in safety. Last of all do not
fail to pray for 'emergency evacu
ation funds'." The trip out may be
very dangerous.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huston and
family of Eight Mile were making
preparations to leave yesterday on
a motor trip to Mexico City.
LOCAL MEETINGS
SET IN AAA WORK
1938 Program Being Released at
Arlington Meeting; More Con
trol Given Farmers, Said
By Joseph Belanger
County committees of the Agri
cultural Conservation associations
and county agents of the Columbia
basin counties are meeting at Ar
lington yesterday and today to get
the details of the 1938 agricultural
conservation program.
An outstanding feature of the 1938
program is the larger degree of con
trol left in the hands of the County
committees. Since the old wheat
program was put in effect in 1933,
there has been a demand on the
part of farmers and an attempt on
the part of the administration to
place more and more responsibility
for the program in the hands of the
farmers themselves. The 1938 pro
gram gives farmers this control in a
measure greater than ever before.
In many ways, the new program is
simpler than any that has gone be
fore and differs more in details than
in principle from the 1937 plan. The
program is essentially a soil conser
vation program; although diversion
of land from soil depleting crops will
be an absolute necessity for parti
cipation on most of our wheat lands.
A series of community meetings
has been scheduled at which time
details of the program will be ex
plained. The schedule of meetings
is as follows:
Monday, Nov. 15, 2 p. m., South
Heppner and Eightmile communi
ties. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2 p. m., lone and
Morgan communities.
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2 p. m., Lex
ington, Alpine and North Heppner
communities.
. Friday, Noy. 19, 2 p. m., Boardman
community.
Friday, Nov. 19, 8 p. m., Irrigon
community. ,
At these meetings there will also
be an election of community com
mitteemen for the coming year.
HOKE TO SPEAK
ON AG PROGRAMS
State Farm Bureau Head
Slated for Local Meeting
at Hotel Tomorrow
A discussion of farm programs to
be considered by the special session
of congress set to convene next
month, and a short explanation of
the 1938 Agriculutral Conservation
program are highlights of a meeting
of the Morrow County Farm Bureau
federation set for Hotel Heppner at
7 o'clock tomorrow evening.
Mac Hoke, state Farm Bureau
president, will discuss the farm pro
grams, bringing a message of facts
on which individual farmers may
base their decisions as to the future
course of action to which they may
care to lend their support. Ralph E.
Reynolds, state secretary, will also
be present.
The meeting tomorrow evening
will include dinner at the hotel and
all men attending are invited to
bring their wives.
MRS. W. R. ELLIS PASSES
Word was received here of the
death in Portland yesterday of Mrs.
W. R. Ellis, widow of the late con
gressman from this district and a
resident of Heppner a good many
years ago. W. R. Ellis first' taught
school on coming to Heppner in its
early days, later practicing law and
being elected to the circuit judge
ship, following which he was elected
representative in congress. He was
a half-brother of Frank Roberts of
this city.
SLATE DEMONSTRATION
A White King soap demonstration
is being sponsored at Pacific Power
& Light company next Tuesday af
ternoon at 2:30 by Morrow County
Wool Growers auxiliary. Admissions
of 25 cents all go to the auxiliary,
and each lady atending will receive
a package of soap equal in value to
her 25 cents.
Pioneers Reunite
On 89th Birthday
Of Mrs. Booher
Six Hundred Break
Bread Together at
Lexington Event
Lexington honored county pion
eers at its annual party last Satur
day when between 500 and 600 per
sons partook of the bounteous noon
luncheon and dinner in the evening.
A joyful day of concentrated visit
ing was the order as many old-time
acquaintances were renewed be
tween various set entertainment
features.
Following the noon luncheon a
program was given. Six-man foot
ball between Lexington and Uma
tilla high schools was played at 10:30
in the morning with Umatilla victor
19-14. In the evening dinner was
served and the day's events were
concluded with old-time and mod
ern dancing.
The program was opened with
community singing and invocation
by Rev. R. C. Young. C. A. Minor
read an original poem, "Pioneer
Reminiscences," bringing back early
days in the county and his impres
sions of the era of first generation
settlers in which he himself played
a prominent part P. M. Parrish of
Spokane, executive secretary of the
Tri-State Transportation council, as
the principal speaker brought a mes
sage relative to the aims of his or-
ganization, mainly that of obtaining
reduced transportation costs on
products of the northwest as the
main hope of these products in
competing successfully in the world
markets and of fostering future de
velopment of this as well as other
agricultural counties of the north
west. Other program numbers included
piano solo by Mary Lou Ferguson
of Heppner, vocal solo by Helen
Lundell of lone, tap dance by Jerry
Cutler of Lexington, piano duet by
Jeanette Turner and Virginia Am
orelli of Heppner, vocal solo by Lois
Jones of Heppner, and recitation by
Miss Nichoson of lone.
Those who stood as school attend
ants of 1886 in the old armory build
ing, located on the present sites of
Leach Memorial hall, were Mrs. Al
bert Rea, J. H. Padberg, J. O. Kin
caid and C. R. McAlister. Flowers
in honor of the pioneers were sent
by Laurel Beach.
The event was held on the 89th
birthday of Grandma Sarah Booher,
county pioneer residing at Lexing
ton, the celebration of which like
event a few years ago was the in
spiration for the annual pioneers re
union in the neighboring city.
Heppner' and lone were represent
ed by a Jarge number of attendants
while a number of former residents
of the county came from the out
side. STORES WILL CLOSE
FOR BALL GAME
Closing of Heppner business
houses from 3 to 5 tomorrow after
noon is scheduled to give everyone
opportunity to attend the Heppner
Arlington high school football game
at Rodeo grounds. All attending will
again have the privilege of hearing
a play-by-play report of the game
given by the loud speaker system
used so effectively in the Heppner
Touchet game two weeks ago.
TAKES SERVICE STATION
Norton Lundell of lone has an
nounced that he is taking over the
management of the General service
station which has been operated by
Glen Hayes. Final signing of papers
to complete the deal was expected
to take place, today. Norton is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundell,
and has assisted in his father's ga
rage at lone for several years.