OREGON HISTORICAL
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLAND. ORE.
SOCI ETY
Volume 54, Number 17
Council Acts on
Ground Clearing
For Swmming Pool
Only Firemen May
Take Truck Out; To
Check Drunks Closer
In selling the old pump, pump
casing and rods at the old power
house to A. A. Edwards of Lexing
ton for $150 with instructions that
they be moved from the ground by
Saturday evening, and in giving W.
L. MaCaleb permission to move the
old pump house to his residence to
use as a machinery shed, the city
dads Monday evening were looking
to early clearing of the old power
house site that excavation for the
swimming tank might proceed apace.
A snag in the ground-clearing
procedure was reported by J. 0.
Rasmus, watermaster, who said a
network of pipes had been uncov
ered adjacent to the old pump house,
many of them "live" and all un
charted, that offered a rather for
midable problem. He Received au
thorization from the council to pro
ceed with getting them untangled
and out of the way as rapidly as
possible.
Councilman Tibbies, head of the
swimming pool committee, reported
that he expected 150 CCC's to be on
the job Saturday morning to com
plete the cleaning up work and to
get actual construction under way.
Recent painting of all fire plugs a
bright red has been of much assist
ance to firemen in locating the plugs
besides adding much to the appear
ance of the city streets, it was re
ported by the committee on fire and
water.
Because of a misunderstanding at
a recent fire when some boys not
connected with the fire department
drove out the fire truck, the commit
tee gave public notice that only reg'
ularly constituted members of the
city fire department may drive the
truck out when the fire alarm is
sounded.
Report of recent offensive acts by
drunks led to discussion of ways of
abating the nuisance, and the police
and public health committee auth
orized closer surveillance of the sit
uation by the police officers.
Mayor Jeff Jones, whose recent
illness has prevented regular attend
ance presided at Tuesday evening's
meeting and all members of the
council were present except P. W,
Mahoney who had left for Atlantic
City to attend the national Elks con
vention. W. O. Dix was acting re
corder in the absence of E. R. Hus
ton.
Fire Permits Required;
Availability Told
All persons camping on National
forests or adjacent protective 'area
are required to obtain camp fire
permits and carry a shovel, axe, and
water container in their car. For
est visitors are cautioned to observe
the "No Smoking While Traveling"
restriction, says Carl Ewing, Uma
tilla National forest supervisor.
, The above regulations are in ef
feet on and after July 1.
Camp fire permits may be ob
tained from any forest officer or
from any of the following:
Bernard Bleakman, postmaster,
Hardman.
J. D. Boyer, Monument.
Bert Howard, postmaster, Kim-
berly.
Ellis Morse, postmaster, Spray.
Myrtle Huddleston, Lonerock.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mrs. Milton Spurlock underwent
an operation at St. Anthony's hos
pital in Pendleton last week in treat
ment for an illness which has kept
her bedfast for more than a year.
Her condition is reported quite crit
ical Her mother, Mrs. Ada Cason,
is with her, and her sister, Mrs. Paul
Aiken, went to see her last week end.
Heppner,
Matilda Pearson, 74,
Early Lena Resident
Funeral services were held from
Phelps Funeral Home at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Matilda
Eveline Pearson, 74, early resident
of the Lena district who died Sun
day at the home of her brother, Levi
Hiatt, in this city. Mrs. Pearson had
been sightless and an invalid for
many , years. Rev. R. C. Young of
ficiated at the services and inter
ment was in Masonic cemetery.
Among relatives here for the funeral
were her son, Verne Pearson of
Prineville, and son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craig of
Spokane.
Matilda Eveline Hiatt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hiatt, was
born December 26, 1863, in Story
county, Iowa. She was married to
Wm. H. Pearson on September 11,
1884. They were among early set
tlers of the Lena district where the
family was reared. Besides the son
and daughter here for the funeral,
Mrs. Pearson is survived by another
son, James, address unknown, and
a sister residing at Hermiston.
Echo Wins League
At Celebration Event
What is reported in Pendleton E.
O. as the wind-up game of the Blue
Mountain league was played be
tween Mission Indians and Echo at
Echo on the Fourth, with Echo
emerging league champions by vir
tue of an 8-0 shut-out. Those con
nected with Heppner's Blue Moun
tain league team were not aware
that this was to be the deciding
game, having the idea that a play
off series to decide the championship
was to have been played between
the four high teams.
Several Heppner ballplayers, in-
eluding Ray and Al Massey and Tom
Hottman went to Echo Sunday to
play with an all-Morrow county
team which they were told was
slated to play Echo that day in con
nection with the celebration. They
report that when the team got there
Echo refused to play. A large num
ber of Morrow county people swell
ed the celebration crowd at Echo.
On the Fourth, foot races in the
morning, ball game in the afternoon,
fireworks, wrestling match and danc
ing in the evening were the main
program features. Among those
from Heppner attending were Shel-
lor and Ferris ProCk and party, D.
Wrex Langdon, Gordon and Edmund
Bucknum, Ben Chrismas, Jack Stil
well, Dorothy Michael, Lester Tay'
lor, Sam Johnson, Jim Farley, Joe
Kenny, Pat Brennan, Arthur Gem-
mell family. j
BACK AS GAME OFFCER
W. E. Francis, who enjoyed a six
months leave of absence from the
po'sition of state policeman in charge
of local game enforcement, resumed
his duties the first of the month. He
was relieved by Herbert Sauter who
left last week for Burns to accept a
position with the state grazing dis
trict. During his leave of absence,
Mr. Francis assisted Mrs. Francis
with work on the farm in the Little
Butter creek district.
CLAY CLARK ILL
Clay Clark, for several years clerk
at the local depot and son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. James Farley of this
city, has been quite ill at the hos
pital in Hood River for two weeks
suffering from pneumonia following
an attack of flu. Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Kane called at the hospital the first
of the week and found Mr. Clark's
condition improved, though he was
unable to see visitors.
SON DIES IN EAST
Billy. 10-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Pixley, died Monday of
last week at Pittsburgh, Pa., accord'
ing to word received by Mrs. Rich
ard Wells, aunt of Mrs. Pixley, for
merly Miss Georgia Shipley. Death
followed a mastoid operation. Mr.
and Mrs. Pixley expected to leave
Wednesday by plane for San Fran
cisco, the word stated.
Dempsey Boyer was a visitor in
the city Saturday from his home at
Monument.
Oregon, Thursday, July
John Day Gold
Plays Role in River
Fete Saturday
The DallesWelcomes
All as Ocean Craft
Passes Bonneville
The S. S. Charles L. Wheeler, Jr.,.
when she sets world and national
marine navigation precedents on an
inland ship channel by docking at
The Dalles, July 9, as the highlight
event of ceremonies in dedication
of the Mid Columbia -Bonneville
ship channel, will have her holds
filled with 1500 tons of varied car
go. Charles L. Nellor, manager of the
Port of The Dalles, says that this
allocated amount could have been
far greater, had the limit not pre
vented.
The cargo, which includes 2Vz tons
of salad oil, ranges from sugar to
cement, and it will be distributed
from Hood River to Spokane. It is
valued at more than $150,000. Mr.
Nellor, who cites that life is just be
ginning for America's youngest sea
port, initiated revivifying influences
of lessened transportation costs for
all the Inland Empire, pays high
tribute to H. E. Lounsbury, general
freight agent of the Union Pacific
System, and K. C. Conyers, district
manager of the McCormick Steam
ship company, for securing special
permission from the Interstate Com
merce .commission for applying, on
the interchange at The Dalles same
water-rail rates as published Port'
land interchange water-rail rates.
The westbound cargo, symbolic of
the past as well as prophetic of the
future, will embellish the celebration
ceremonies at The Dalles with what
will perhaps be its most picturesque
incident. Delivery of cargo will in
terweave historic romantic history
and feminine pulchritude.
Clint Haight, colorful editor of the
Blue Mountain Eagle of Canyon City,
and Charlie Brown, picturesque old
timer of the John Day valley, will
deliver to Captain Peter Lund, mas
ter of the Wheeler, a pouch of bona
fide Grant county gold dust, and a
leather saddlebag, the kind used by
pony express riders, filled with let
ters frm Inland Empire municipal
officials. These will be carried by
Captain Lund to San Francsico for
delivery to the Commission of the
Golden Gate International Exposi
tion.
Miss Barbara Johnson, beautiful
"Miss Oregon," and this state's of
ficial representative to the great fair
next year, will go pioneer for the
celebration. She will be on the box
with the driver of one of the old,
original The Dalles-Canyon City
stage coaches, and will make person'
al delivery of the gold dust and of
ficial greetings when the old equip'
age, with its last relay of four
horses, is drawn at a gallop down
The Dalles' main street and turns
to the waterfront to contact Captain
Lund at the gang plank of the
Wheeler.
Captain Riggs, who will pilot the
Wheeler, says he will be expecting
to see all of you, July 9.
Wild Life Dance
Slated Saturday
Morrow County Hunters and An
glers club are sponsors of a "Wild
Life" dance to be held at the coun
ty pavilion Saturday evening. J. Lo
gie Richardson, president, promises
good music and a good time for all
who attend.
Those holding membership cards
will pay 25 cents admission for the
dance and others will be charged 75
cents and will be issued a club
membership card for the year in ad
dition to the dance admission.
UNION SOCIETY TO MEET
The Union Missionary society will
meet tomorrow (Friday) afternoon
at the Methodist church, beginning
at 2 o'clock.
7, 1938
Mrs. Beamer Attends
Social Work Meet
Mrs. Clara Beamer, county relief
manager, was one of 3200 registered
attendants from all over the nation
at the 65th annual meeting, National
Conference of Social Work, held at
Seattle from June 26 to July 2. She
was accompanied on the trip by her
daughter, Miss Irene Beamer, and
together they motored to Grand
Coulee and Spokane before arriving
home Monday on their return.
Headed by 500 speakers, discuss
ants, discussion leaders and presid
ing ofifcers, the conference included
three general sessions at the civic
auditorium, besides daily group
meetings covering all phases of so
cial work. It was impossible for one
person to take in all parts of the
conference, and Mrs. Beamer had to
choose those sections of outstanding
interest to her. Most of the state and
county officers from Oregon were
in attendance as the national con
ference supplanted the regular Ore
gon state conference.
Outstanding speakers included
Miss Margaret Bondfield of London,
England, former Minister of Labor
of Great Britain and former presi
dent, British Trade Union confer
ence; R. G. Leland, M. D., director
bureau of medical economics, Amer
ican Medical Assn., Chicago;' E. B.
Swope, warden McNeil Island, U. S.
penitentiary, all of whose messages
Mrs. Beamer praised highly.
While in Seattle Mrs. Beamer and
Irene visited the U. S. greyhound
West Virginia, one of a number of
battleships in the harbor.
Hayes Family Enjoys
Reunion at Farm
Relatives and friends enjoyed a
reunion at the home of Mrs. Nancy
B. Hayes on Rhea creek last Sunday.
Games, music and a big dinner add
ed to the enjoyment of the day.
Guests included-Mrs. Hayes' sis
ter, Mrs. Sally Running, Mr. and
Mrs. I. E. Moore and children, Jim-
mie, Mary, Larrie and Bud Bray, all
of Eugene; Andy Hayes, Mr. and
Mrs. Darrel McHargue and son, Dar
rel, Jr., of Spokane, Wash. (Mrs.
McHargue will be remembered as
Miss Neva Hayes, formerly of this
city); Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hayes of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Ira McCon-
kie and daughter, Mary Kirk, of
Eight Mile; Joe Hayes of Lone Rock,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hayes and son
Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hayes
and son Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Will Ball
of Heppner; Mr. and Mrs. James
Hayes and son Jimmie, Mr. and Mrs.
V. F. Gentry of Rhea creek, and
Warner Medlock of Kalama, Wash.
ON TRIP TO CANADA
Miss Leta Humphreys, Miss Rose
Liebbrand, Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers
and Mrs. Agnes Wilcox departed
Sunday morning on a motor trip
into Canada, expecting to be gone
three weeks. Entering Canada by
way of Spokane, they expected to
visit Banff and Lake Louise and go
as far north as the highway is com
pleted, some 800 miles north of Van
couver. They expected to return by
way of Victoria, B. C, skirt the
Olympic peninsula, coming home by
way of Hoquiam and Portland.
MORE CATTLE SHIPPED
Six carloads of cattle from the
Monument district were driven to
Heppner last week by Mr. and Mrs.
Chance Wilson, Dean Enright and
Johnny Cox, and were shipped from
the local yards Saturday night for
the Portland market. Others ship
ping at the same time were John
French of Long Creek, three cars;
H. M. Hansen, Z. C. Harrison, Durst
Brothers, Fred Legler, one car each,
FIRE CAUSES ALARM
A grass fire on the McMurdo farm
on Rhea creek Tuesday afternoon
which threatened a wheat field be'
longing to Harley Anderson caused
an alarm to be turned in at Hepp.
ner. Several cars loaded with fight'
ers hurried to the Anderson farm
to find Ho fire in evidence, and Mr,
Anderson who was in town a few
hours later reported the fire did not
reach his field.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Enlarged Program
Of Work on Condon
Road Predicted
Aldrich Sees $25,000
More on Heppner
End, Also Grade
Possibility of a considerably en
larged construction program on the
Heppner-Condon road is seen by E.
B. Aldrich, eastern Oregon highway
commisisoner, in an editorial pub
lished in the Pendleton East Ore
gonian this week. Mr. Aldrich is
editor of the Pendleton paper in ad
dition to his position on the state
highway body.
Though official action had not
been taken by the commission, Mr.
Aldrich believed that full construc
tion of the grade on Rock creek,
known locally as the Burton Wilson
grade, and expenditure of an addi
tional $25,000 between Heppner and
Rhea creek may be provided for in
the commisison's program for the
coming year.
Likelihood that PWA money will
be available to carry out the Rock
creek grade construction is basis for
the belief. A $65,000 project fo this
work was approved two years ago,
but federal funds were not then
available. The application was re
newed under the new public works
program, and indications are that the
money will now be available, Mr.
Aldricn believes.
Not knowing that PWA money
would be available this year, the
commission had previously allotted
$25,000 of state money to apply on
the Rock creek grade and another
$25,000 for work between Heppner
and Rock creek. Now if the PWA
money is forthcoming to do the work
on Rock creek, Mr. Aldrich expects
the state money allotted will be di
verted to the Heppner-Rhea creek
sector, making $50,000 available for
surfacing work on this stretch.
As quoted by Mr. Aldrich, Com
missioner George Peck of this coun
ty expressed pleasure at the pros
pect of the additional work being
done on the Heppner end of the
road next year, saying that Gilliam
cunty should offer no objection in
view of getting the Rock creek grade
work entirely completed.
The Morrow county court has
concentrated its efforts toward state
assistance on the Heppner-Rhea
creek road as the most important
road in the county for attention at
this time.
Writing History
Of Morrow Schools
William D. Campbell, principal of
the Lexington schools who is at
tending summer school at Univer
sity of Oregon, is writing a history
of Morrow county schools as a the
sis in work for his master's degree.
Mr. Campbell came up from Eu
gene last week end to pursue re
search work in preparation of ma
terial. He reported finding the work
extremely interesting but difficulty
in obtaining data was being en
countered as records covering some
of the early history had been poorly
kept. In the course of the research
he called on Jay Shipley, early day
county superintendent of schools, at
his home in Underwood, Wash., and
received considerable help from
him.
GARAGE BEING PAINTED
Latourell Auto company, occu
pants of the Dick garage building
constructed last year on the old
Palace hotel lot, corner of May and
Main streets, are having the ex-,
terior of their home brightened. A
coating of gleaming white paint is
transforming the gray of the stucco
walls, adding much to the build
ing's attractiveness.
Mid Summer Sale Coats, Suits
and Hats, -price. Special rack of
dresses sold regularly to $8.95 priced
$1.95, $2.95, $3.95. 17-20