0 7, Z G 0 U V. I 3 T 0 R ! C A 1 SOCIETY P'P, LIC A'JDITO?. I'J-: n no (!', r c, - Volume 54, Number 9 Swimming Tank Needed by City, Judge Tells Lions Johnson Suggests How Club Can Better Aid; Mi Hers Feted How the Lions club can better serve was the message bought to the service organization's Monday luncheon by Judge Bert Johnson, who spoke on invitation of the pro gram committee, Joseph Belanger and B. C. Pinckney. Stressing a swimming tank and playground as a civic need, Judge Johnson encouraged the club to work for their early acquisition. These facilities would lessen juven ile delinquency, he declared. He be lieved the club not to be as inclusive in its membership as it should be and thought it might well work for formation of a larger commercial organization. He suggested inviting membership of more people from outlying districts to broaden the scope of service work. The judge said he believed in keeping as much money home as possible for everything, and criticiz ed the Lions organization slightly for sending what he believed to be too large a percentage of the dues to the outside. Commending Mr. Belanger, coun ty agent, as being one of the best county agents Morrow county has ever had, he urged the service club's support of a project suggested to him that morning by Mr. Belanger the planting of bulbous blue grass along the county road rights of way. It was indicated that assistance could be received from the soil con servation service and possibly other governmental agencies in carrying out the project. While Judge Johnson spoke in plain language and indicated that everything he had to say might not be too pleasantly received, he was enthusiastically received withal. By way of elaborating on the theme of cultivating friendly rela tions with outlying points in the county, he suggested that a general countywide invitation to attend the first day of Rodeo free of charge might have a good effect. He also suggested that additional car parking space and a public drinking foun tain would not be amiss in the city. He thanked the Lions for cooper ation the court has received from them in the past and hoped for equally pleasant relationships in the future. Lions President L. D. Tibbies re minded the judge that the service club has worked for acquisition of a swimming tank for the last three years, and had not yet given up hope. Through special invitation Mrs. Dwight Miller accompanied Mr. Miller to the luncheon, and the newlyweds were accorded a shower to assist them on their way to a long and happy married life together. Hawley J. Bean Calls on Voters Hawley J. Bean of Echo, republi can candidate for joint senator, MoT' row, Umatilla and Union counties, and son of Oregons supreme court court chief justice, H. J. Bean, was in the city Saturday in the interests of his candidacy. Mr. Bean said he had been urged into the senatorial race by friends and from contacts so far made be lieved bis chances for election to be quite good. A dirt farmer in the Echo section, Mr. Bean is serving as chairman of the board of directors for the Umatilla Electric Coopera tive association. He reported good progress with this project which is receiving REA assistance. DIVORCE DECREES ISSUED Default and decree of divorce was granted Beulah Bell against Mitchell Bell in circuit court here Monday. Heppner, GRADE SCHOOL TO GRADUATE 21 J. G. Barratt to Address Class at Commencement Exercises Set for Next Wednesday Climaxing the grade school year will be issuance of diplomas to the 21 eighth grade graduates at the gym-auditorium .next Wednesday evening, beginning at 8 o'lcock. J. G. Barratt, former state senator, will give the address, Alvin Kleinfeldt the invocation and benediction, and presentation of awards will complete the exercises. Harold W. Buhman is the class instructor. The graduates are Lucille Barlow, Elizabeth Healy, Ellen Hughes, Con stance Instone, Margaret Tamblyn, Kathryn Nys, Birdine Vance, Merle Burkenbine, Jackson Cantwell, Cal vin Crawford, Richard Ferguson, Kay Ferguson, Everett Greeley, Ray mond Johnson, Billy Padberg, Billy Scrivner, John Skuzeski, Claud Snow, Ralph Taylor, Donald Weh meyer, Robert Pinckney. Mrs. Emma Ranck Succumbs to Stroke Mrs. Emma Ranck, 72, long-time resident of this city, died at 4 o'clock this morning at her home on North Chase street from a severe paralytic stroke with which she was taken seriously ill yesterday. Case mortu ary is in charge of funeral arrange ments, not yet announced. Her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Malehorn of Portland arrived this morning in response to word of her critical con dition. Mrs. Ranck was the daughter of Henry and Clara A. Mikesell, early day residents. Among suviving rel atives are a brother, W. E. Mikesell of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Clara E. Cline of Beaumont, Texas, and Mrs. S. A. Malehorn (nee Dolly Gosney) of Portland, and a son, William Gosney, at present confined at the veterans hospital in Walla Walla. Patricia Cason, Harry Nelson Wed Miss Patricia Cason, daughter of Mrs. Ada Cason, and Mr. Harry Nelson were quietly married Satur day evening at Kelso, Wash. Fol lowing the ceremony they called at the home of Mr. Nelson's parents in Portland and visited Seaside before returning to Heppner Monday morning. Mr. Nelson is bookkeeper at Heppner branch, First National Bank of Portland, having come here from Portland several months ago. Mrs. Nelson is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Cason and is a student in Hepp ner high school. Rex Ellis Says He Stands on Record Rex Ellis' of Pendleton, present joint senator from Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties, and republican candidate for reelection, was con tacting friends in this city last Fri day. Asserting that everything Morrow county asked from the last legisla ture was received, Mr. Ellis said he would stand on his record in the race for reelection. INJURED IN CRUSHER Vic Eads, former resident of Mon ument and Heppner and erstwhile fight promoter who moved to The Dalles several years ago, is reported to have sustained the loss of both legs as the result of falling into a rock crusher at The Dalles Monday. One leg was severed by the crush er and the other so badly mangled that it had to be removed. 4-H CLUB MEETS A social meeting was held in the Home Economise department of the school building on May 4th. All members joined in a taffy pull. The laugh of the evening was when Mr. Bennett joined in the pull. Report er Alice McGrew. Oregon, Thursday, May Heppner Takes lone 7-3, Steps Up in League Standings Errors Largely Deter mine Margin of Win; Van Marter Triples A free pass on balls issued to Lee Pettyjohn followed with hits by Swanson and Ransier paved the way for three lone runs in the first inn ing to throw a scare into Heppner's ball tossers on the Egg City boys' lot Sunday. But that's all the lone runs there were in the game while Hepp ner worked in seven all told, fea tured by a three-base clout by La Verne Van Marter. With one defeat by Pendleton and awin over Mis sion Indians already recorded, the victory put Heppner at .750 in the league standings. McKenzie went the route on the mound for the locals, and though in trouble occasionally he escaped nice ly with the exception of the first inning. lone had the bases loaded in the ninth with none away when Mac proceeded to strike out two batsmen and then Rod Thomson made a stel lar play on a hard ground ball at short to nip the final batsman at first base. The ball, hard hit, boun ced over Thomson's glove, hitting him on the arm. He retrieved and his beautiful throw made the out where for the moment it seemed im possible. Dorr Mason held down the mound in the beginning innings for lone and but for loose support would have got by nicely. Larry Ritchie relieved him in the later innings. The score book showed the teams even up on hits with eight apiece, but lone erred eight times to Hepp ner's thrice. Hitting for Heppner were A. Mas sey, Rodman, R. Massey 2, R. Thom son, McKenzie, Knox 2, Van Mar ter. Ransier led his team mates with three hits. Other lone hitters were Engelman,- Swanson 2, Everson, Morgan, Bristow. Next Sunday Heppner journeys to Pendleton to meet Squaw Creek CCC. The boys wil play at home the following Sunday against Echo. Health Association Meeting Scheduled Reorganization of Morrow County Public Health association, and elec tion of officers will be effected at a meeting at the circuit court room in the courthouse next Tuesday eve ning at 8 o'clock, announces Dr. R. C. Lawrence, president. Dr. O. E. Bostrom, assistant state health officer, and Miss Elsie Wich en, acting executive secretary of Oregon Tuberculosis association, will both address the meeting. Attend ance of everyone interested in im provement of public health is urged. PAST GRANDS QUILT Past Noble Grand club met for all-day quilting at the I. O. O. F. hall yesterday afternoon, enjoying pot-luck lunch at noon. Sixteen la dies were present including Mrs. Mable Chaffee, Mrs. Arthur Keene, Mrs. Wm. Campbelll, Mrs. Al Ma comber, Mrs. Lee Howell, Mrs. Sa die Sigsbee, Mrs. Olive Frye, Mrs. Loyal Parker, Mrs. W. E. Straight, Mrs. Jeff Jones, Mrs. Bertha John son, Mrs. V. R. Runnion, Mrs. Lester Doolittle, Mrs. Flora Dimick, Mrs. Hanson Hughes, Mrs. Verna Hayes. COUNTY STUDENTS PROMOTED Oregon State College, Corvallis, May 10 Two Morrow county stu dents, Don Drake and Beulah Nich ols of Heppner, recently received promotions on the staff of the Ba rometer, OSC student daily publi cation. Drake, who has been active in journalistic work, has been named managing editor of the Ba rometer. Miss Nichols, who was ap pointed to the Barometer staff only a few weeks ago, has been promoted to assistant day editor. 12, 1938 MISSING CAR BACK; YOUTH IN JAIL CCC Enrollee Runs Barratt Automobile Into Phone Pole At 'tempting Escape on Apprehension Gordon Keith Underwood, 18, is a guest at the county bastile today. He was apprehended yesterday near Is land City, about a mile from La Grande, his home town, in posses sion of the J. G. Barratt automobile which disappeared from the place it was parked near the school Monday evening. Underwood was a CCC en rollee, and is said to have a previous criminal record. When apprehended by state police on notice from the local sheriff's of fice, Underwood had just had ten gallons of gas put in the car at a service station. On approach of the police, he attempted to make a run for it and rai the car into a tele phone pole, damaging it consider ably. Immediately upon receiving notice of the car's recovery and arrest of Underwood, Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman went to La Grande and returned with the prisoner. Mr. and Mrs. Barratt and F. W. Turner acompan- ied him, the Barratts driving their car back, and Turner appraising the damage to make adjustment on the insurance. Mary J. Reid, 81, Passes at Home Here Funeral services are being held from the Church of Christ at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon for Mary J. Reid, 81, a resident of Heppner since 1901. Case Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and Alvin Kleinfeldt, pastor, is officiating minister. Mrs. Reid has suffered from infirmities of age for some tme. She passed away yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara Beamer. Mary Jane Roberts was born Sept. 10, 1857, near Oxford, Wisconsin, to Alonzo and Electa Roberts. While her father was serving in the Civil war she stayed with her grand mother in New York. She was mar ried to James Reid at Jackson, Wis consin, May 23, 1874. Later they moved to Bradley, South Dakota. About the first of April, 1901, they moved to Heppner where her hus band operated his sowmill until 1909 when they moved into town. Her husband preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 1913. With the exception of her son, Robert Reid, who died on May 3, 1902, all of her children sur vive her. They are Arthur of Junc tion City, Martin of Lincoln Beach, Alonzo of Baker, Clarence of Court rock, and Mrs. Clara Beamer of Heppner. There are also eleven grandhcildren and one greatgrand child. She was a life-long member of the Christian church. Star Grand Officer Coming Tomorrow Hazel M. Ingram of The Dalles, worthy grand matron Order of East ern Star for Oregon, will make her official visitation to Ruth chapter of Heppner and Locust chapter of lone at the local Masonic hall tomorrow evening. lone joins with Heppner in a district meeting for the occasion. Mrs. Mary Guild, worthy matron of Ruth chapter, asks that the mem bership give Mrs. Ingram a large hearing. Refreshments will be a part of the evening's entertainment GRANTED CITIZENSHIP Thomas Watson Cutsforth was granted citizenship papers in the court of Judge C. L. Sweek here Monday, on hearing of petition. Born in the United States, Mr. Cutsforth relinquished his citizenshiD riehts at one time when he took up a homestead in Canada. . INJURED IN FALL Mrs. William Cowins broke her left wrist and sprained her right wrist in a fall down the back porch steps Tuesday. The injuries were quite painful and necessitated the attention of a physician. Subscription $2.00 a Year 27 H.H.S. Seniors Set to Graduate Evening of May 20 Baccalaureate Sun day; Banquet and PromCome Saturday Twenty-seven seniors are tenta tively scheduled for graduation from Heppner high school with com mencement exercises Friday ' eve ning, May 20, announces Alden H. Blankenship, superintendent. Prof. R. Franklin Thomson of Willamette university will deliver the com mencement address. The event will be staged at the gym-auditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock. The class baccalaureate will be held next Sunday evening at the gym-auditorium, with Archdeacon Ralph V. Hinkle delivering the ad dress. Beginning at 8 o'clock with the prelude, "Simple Aven," Fran cis Thome, and grand march (Aida), Verdi, numbers will include invo cation, Rev. R. C. Young; vocal solo, "Without a Song" by Vincent You mans, Jackson Gilliam; scripture reading, Alvin L. Kleinfeldt; quar tet, "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer, Jack Merrill, Donald Bennett, La Verne Van Marter, Jackson Gilliam; bene diction, Father Healy; recessional, senior class. Social activities of the school closing will be featured by the ju-nio-senior banquet and prom, Satur day evening. The banquet will be held at the parish house and the prom at the gym-auditorium. The list of graduates is tentatively anonunced as follows: Hazel Adkins, Bertha Akers, Florence Becket, Mar garet Browning, Bill Browning, Gladys Casebeer, Daniel Chinn, Rose Cunningham, Robert Davidson, Jackson Gilliam, Ruth Green, Har riet Hager, John Hays, Jack Healy, James Healy, Emmet Kenny, Eve lyn Kirk, Vernon Knowles, Paul McCarty, Maxine McCurdy, Irena McFerrin, Norma McFerrin, Scott McMurdo, Arlene Morton, La Verne Van Marter, Clayton Wright. M. S. Shrock Visits To Contact Voters M. S, Shrock of Milwaukie, re publican candidate for governor, was in the city yesterday for a short time contacting voters in the inter ests of his candidacy. Mr. Shrock is manager of a feed company at Mil waukie, being a pioneer in the Ore gon dairy industry. Married in 1897, he has four sons; was formerly connected with state dairy and feed commissioner's of fice for five years, and served one term as state legislator, in the 1925 session. He is making a bid for sup port on fhe pledge to work out la bor troubles amicably in the com mon interest. FISHERMENS LUCK A number of Heppner fishermen went hither and yon into the coun try roundabout last Sunday and good catches generally were report ed. Bill Isom and companion each got the limit on Skinner creek, Dr. L. D. Tibbies and Hugh Gaily got thirty finnies between them on Big Wall, and George Howard got the required number from Little Wall creek. Len and Earl Gilliam took their new home-made sheet iron boat one of the neatest watercraft ever seen in these parts over on McKay lake, and while the fisher men aforementioned were hooking the ordinary variety of mountain trout, these gentlemen made a nice catch of crappies and perch with a bass thrown in, to say nothing of a few suckers. All reported some good sport CONCERT SATURDAY The Heppner school band will ap pear on Main street beginning at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon for a public concert, weather permitting, announces Harold Buhman, director. t