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Condon Cagers Win
Right to Compete
At Arlington
Umatilla Dropped
In Finals; Locals
Prove Runner-Up
By PAUL McCARTY
Although an upset opened tour-'
nament competition, and as a re
sult, advanced a surprise team to
the semi-finals, the final results
turned out as the dopesters had fig
ured, with Condon winning the
championship of sub-district 13-B
from Umatilla last Saturday by a
23 to 15 score and also the right of
representing this sector at the dis
trict tournament scheduled for next
week end at Arlington.
To T. L. Baird, chairman of the
sub-district committee and princi
pal at Condon high school, went the
honor of presenting to his team and
its coach, the beautiful trophy that
is awarded each year to the win
ning team. The presentation was
made to Max Willis, captain and
sub-district all-star. Following the
trophy award, Albert Lemcke,
coaching his first tournament team,
commented on the fine spirit and
general support given the squads
throughout the tournament.
Umatilla and Condon garnered
the majority of positions on the all
star teams chosen by Tuck Hodgen
and Jack Lloyd, game officials, and
coaches of the seven competing
teams. Two squads were chosen,
with Gene Hiatt, Umatilla; Max
Willis, Condon; Frank Young, Con
don; Stanley Partlow, Boardman,
and Leonard Montgomery, Uma
tilla, composing the first five. The
all-star second team placed Ted
Wilson, Boardman; Willard Jones,
Irrigon; Simmonds, Condon; Doug
Drake, Heppner, and Ellwynne Peck,
Lexington. Honorable mention went
to the 14-year-old twins from
lone, Claude and Clyde Pettyjohn.
In the championship game between
Condon and Umatilla, both teams
started out at a slow pace. The Vik
ings took an early lead on Brown's
field goal and . free throw, while
Young, deceptive Condon forward,
sank a gift toss. Jones tied the score
at 3-all with a wild shot from under
the basket, but Brown and Mont
gomery broke loose with two bas
kets and a free throw for Umatilla
that placed the under-dogs in the
lead, 7 to 3, at the end of the first
quarter.
Willis tied the score in the sec
ond quarter at 9-all on an out-of-bounds
play, but Umatilla managed
to hang onto a narrow leading mar
gin of 10 to 9 at half-time.
This game was decidedly closer
in scoring than the spectators had
counted on, and the enthusiasm
shown by the crowd at the opening
of the second half far exceeded that
of the first. Max Willis began using
his height to an advantage and pot
ted two baskets that sent the Condon
rooting section wild with cheering,
as it put their team in front for the
first time in the game. It was Con
don's ball game from that time on,
although two foul shots put Umatilla
within one point of Condon with
the score at 13-12. The boys from
Gilliam county were checking very
closely in the last quarter, holding
down the Viking's usually consistent
scorers, Hiatt and Brown.
As the final gun sounded, giving
Condon a 23 to 15 victory and the
championship, the glee of a winning
team and its followers pierced the
basketball atmosphere of the gym
for several minutes following the
end of the game.
Consolation honors and the title
sub-district's number three team
went to Boardman by its 33 to 19
shellacking of the Heppner quintet
in the game played before the titu
lar tilt.
This game did not put the crowd
on its feet as did the semi-final con
tests. To rank as the third and best
Continued on Page Eight
Teachers Offered
Contracts, Next Year
The entire teaching staff of the
Heppner schools this week were of
fered contracts for the coming school
year with the exception of Mrs.
Juanita Carmichael in the seventh
grade who had previously announc
ed her intention not to teach next
year. The board offered Alden
Blankenship, superintendent, a two
year contract. All salaries were
raised moderately.
No decision has yet been made on
the seventh grade position which
also carries the duties of directing
the grade school music. If contracts
proffered are accepted the personnel
will again be Miss Neva Neill, 1st
grade; Mrs. Elizabeth Dix, 2nd; Miss
Mary White, 3rd; Miss Lorena Wil
son, 4th; Miss Maude King, 5th;
Kenneth McKenzie, 6th and grade
school physical education; Harold
Buhman, 8th, grade school princi
pal and band director. In the high
school, Miss Cecelia Nordstrum,
home economics, U. S. history, girls
physical education; Miss Shirlee
Smith, commercial, junior and sen
ior girls physical education; Norbert
Peavy, English and public speaking;
Mrs. E. D. Clark, part time English
and mathematics; Robert Knox,
physical education and science.
George Peck Seeks
Continued Service
Any question as to the intentions
of George N. Peck being a candidate
to succeed himself as county com
missioner was put completely to rest
this week when Mr. Peck announced
himself definitely as such a candi
date. Up to this week, Mr. Peck had
made no statement whatever, saying
that sometime ago he had decided
to wait until after the March term
of court.
In handing his announcement to
this paper, Mr. Peck made no state
ment other than that contained
therein:
"I will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for the of
fice of county commissioner at the
primary nominating election May
20, 1938. My record is your guaran
tee, and my experience is your pro
tection." Ed Bennett Named
New Councilman
Ed Bennett was announced as the
new councilman to succeed E. L.
Morton, resigned, at the council
meeting Monday evening. Bennett
will assume office immediately and
will serve until a successor is elect
ed and qualifies. The next election
will be in November.
Council discussed the proposed
change in approach of the upper
Willow creek road but definite ac
tion to proceed was delayed pend
ing clearing up of right-of-way dif
ficulties. Discussion was also had of
further pursuit of the campaign to
rid the city of shacks that are fire
menaces.
Rodeo to be Held
August 26-27-28
Heppner's annual Rodeo will be
held this year August 26-27-28, ac
cording to announcement by Henry
Aiken, association president, follow
ing action by the board of directors.
Already Browning Amusement
company which assisted with the
show here the last two years has
been retained for the carnival fea
tures, and other plans are being
launched to make this year's show
especially attractive.
JUNIOR PLAY COMING SOON
One week from Friday, the junior
class of Heppner high school will
present the annual junior class play,
"Melodrama of Nankipoo," in the
local gymnasium. Keep March 18
free on your calendar for this event,
as it will be one of the highlights of
the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Blahm vis
ited in the city for several hours
today from Walla Walla.
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Spring Beats Gun
As Harbingers
Seen on Every Hand
Lambs do Wei I ; Face
Lifting at Court
House Leads Way
Monday, March 21, is officially
the first day of spring.
Actually spring made its appear
ance in Morrow county this week,
with 0d Sol beaming forth to give
the atmosphere just that degree of
balminess which activates man's
urge to spade the yard, to dispose
of the winter's accumulation of gar
bage and slyly to make a prelim
inary survey of the fishin' tackle lest
all not be in place at the season's ad
vent. The while, plans, if not actual
performance, are tempting the ma
tron of the household toward lead
ing recalcitrant members into that
illy boded annual spring house
cleaning campaign, and even at this
early date games of one ol' cat have
been spied on several vacant lots.
Spring's early advent has been
heralded welcomely by flockmasters
who are settling into the lambing
season in real earnest. Exceedingly
good increases with lambs and ewes
all doing very well, thank you, is
the general report. Krebs brothers at
Cecil, among the larger operators,
expect nearly twice the returns of
last year and their flocks have been
free from the scours that have
caused losses in recent years. Sim
ilar good reports are had from other
operators, what with strengthening
of the lamb market this week also,
puts an especially cheery aspect on
Old Sol's face.
At the courthouse the , county's
governmental ' leaders have set an
example that is expected to have
wide effect as the season progresses.
That is a renovating campaign. Of
fices, corridors and courtrooms have
been treated to a face lifting sorely
needed lo these many years, and
taxpayers who go to beat the first
quarter deadline are finding the or
deal a little less painful in the
brightened atmosphere.
Tax statements, like songbirds, are
harbingers of spring. Which reminds
that next Tuesday is the final date
for making the federal income tax
return. But state income tax returns
are not finally due until April 1.
Of course that has no connection
with All Fool's day, or spring.
Trap Tourney Start
Draws 19 Shooters
Nineteen shooters were present
at the Heppner Rod and Gun club
traps Sunday to start the club's par
ticipation in the annual Oregonian
telegraphic trapshooting tournament.
The three high men team score of
71 was topped by three of the day's
opponents, Toledo 73, Salem 75, and
Corvallis 74, while it tied the fourth,
La Grande with 71 also.
Phil Mahoney turned in the best
performance of local shooters when
he broke the first fifty birds straight.
With scores counted on the first
25 targets of individual shooters,
Mahoney made the team with 25.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo with 24 and H.
E. Warner with 22 were the other
team members. Individual scores for
the day, recorded by Mrs. Vivian
Kane, secretary, were:
100 targets: Ralph Jackson 75.
71 targets: P. W. Mahoney 71, John
Lane 66, O. E. Ferguson 61.
50 targets: H. E. Warner 46, A. D.
McMurdo 45, Chas Latourell 44,
Luke Bibby 43, Bob Cutler 41, Viv
ian Kane 36, Rod Thomson 31.
25 targets: A. W. Chapin 22, Milt
Spurlock 22, Chas. Vaughn 22, Mark
Merrill 17, Merle Cummings 15, C.
A. Kane 13, Ray Rice 11, Ed Kelly
10. .
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Wyland have
arrived from Grandview, Wash., and
will locate on the farm of Mrs. Wy
land's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Devin.
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One of the chorus girls told me,
and I know it for a fact. Dick Law
rence you know Dick made the
biggest hit of any of the end men
in the last Elks minstrel at Pendle
ton well, Dick has gathered up
seven other fellows to act with him
as end men in the Elks minstrel here
the evening of April 2. Of course,
you know it's to help send the school
band to the state contest. It's to be
held at the school gym-auditorium,
and there's going to be a dance at
the Elks hall afterward.
Well, Dick's a whole side show in
himself when he gets all blacked up,
you know. And I bet you can't guess
who the other end men are.
Oh, Frank Turner, Bill Isom and
Ray Kinne? You would! Sure, they
were so good in the last minstrel
that they couldn't be" left "but. But,
you won't be so smart on the others.
See, I told you. You can't guess.
Well, there's the cutest little black,
curly-haired CCC boy. His name's
Jimmy Estes and he sings tenor
and, boy! CAN he sing. I'll bet he
looks awfully cute all blacked up.
And Gerald Cason. Can you beat
it? You know Gerald used to sing a
lot in high school, and this chorus
girl you know there's to be a mixed
chorus of men and women well,
this chorus girl told me that Ger
ald's really good.
Now let's see. There's Dick and
Frank, Bill and Joe, and Jimmy and
Gerald oh, I almost forgot Ray
that makes seven. ,
And oh, golly, yes! Bob Runnion!
Can you imagine? Well, Bob's to
be one of the end men, too. You,
know how much fun he is just or
dinarily. And this chorus girl told
me that as an end man he is simply
a SCREAM.
Of course, practices have just got
well started, and are being held each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings, but I'm telling you you're
going to miss something really good
if you don't see these eight black
faced men.
And did you know? This chorus
girl told me that Helen Ralph from
lone is certainly making the chorus
sing with her leading.
Reports of Range
Survey Received Here
Copies of the report of the re
cently completed range survey of
Morrow county were received by the
local forest and county agent's of
fices this week. They are accessible
to anyone interested.
The survey in this county was one
of several made by federal govern
mental agencies in various areas, and
will be used as a basis for planning
future range management over a
wide section of eastern Oregon and
eastern Washington. Information is
given on the extent of different soil
types, vegetation, precipitation and
other information of value to range
operators.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones motored
to Portland Saturday, retnrning
home yesterday.
River's Victim
Identified as
Pasco Resident
Body Found at Cas
tle Rock Believed
Leo DeBeaumont
The lifeless body of Leo DeBeau
mont, 32, missing from Pasco, Wash.,
since last January 2, was washed
onto the shore of the Columbia river
at Castle Rock and there discov
ered by two boys last Sunday after
noon. Not immediately identified,
the body was brought to Heppner
that evening by officers and was
buried in the local cemetery Mon
day. It was not until Tuesday, in re
sponse to Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman's
broadcast of description, that the
missing man's brother R. H. De
Beaumont of The Dalles, almost
definitely established identity by
examination of clothes that had been
removed from the drowned man.
The brother, chief salesman for Pa
cific Power & Light company at
The Dalles, called the mother by
telephone and received verification
of clothes' description.
Not only did the purple roll-neck
sweater, good quality blue overcoat
and blue slacks check with the
clothes worn by the missing man at
the time he disappeared, but a
patched tear below the left trouser
knee was found just as the mother
said it should be.
That the man's death in the river
was probably accidental was be
lieved by the brother after hearing
from the officers that no marks of
violence were present to indicate
fouhplay.The brother said that Leo
had been a victim of infantile par
alysis, and while not left in a de
formed condition, his knees would
at times give way, causing him to
fall.
When Leo disappeared at Pasco
the day of January 2 he had depart
ed from home with word to his
mother that he was just going down
town to buy some cigarettes. After
sufficient time had elapsed to re
veal that he was not in Pasco a cir
cular was broadcast without re
sponse. The condition of the body
justified the belief that it could
have been in the water since the
day Leo disappeared, a period of
two months.
Accompanying the brother from
The Dalles yesterday was G. L. Cor
ey, division manager for P. P. & L.
Co.
Pacific Debate Team
Coming Next Monday
Morrow county people will have
a rare opportunity next Monday
evening to hear the Pacific univer
sity debate team debate a question
related to measures that should be
taken to solve labor difficulties. The
appearance will be made at the
Heppner gym-auditorium at 8 o'
clock Monday evening, and there
will be no admission charge.
Arrangements for the debaters'
appearance were completed through
the Lions club before whom they
are also slated to appear Monday
noon. The university debaters will
appear here on a tour which takes
them to many places in the north
west. Not only will they debate the
labor question, but will conduct an
open forum discussion on any cur
rent topic of general interest in
which the audience expresses an
interest.
Ted Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Ferguson, entertained the
club with a tap dance at Monday's
luncheon, acompanied at the piano
by his instructor, Mrs. Robert Knox.
TAKE WATER NOW
, Creek farmers of Morrow county
are advised by Harry Tamblyn, wa
termaster, to use all water possible
at this time as a heavy flow is going
into the Columbia.
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