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Volume 54, Number 23
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 18, 1938
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City Police to
Have Uniforms;
Hayes Reappointed
Former Chief to be
Night Man; Cement
Pouring on at Tank
In the near future city police will
not only be clothed with authority
of the law but also with uniforms to
signify such authority. City dads
made this decision at the mid-month
meeting Monday evening shortly
after Mayor Jones' reappointment of
Homer Hayes to the police force was
ratified by the council.
Proper uniforms will not only add
to the self-respect of the local arm
of the law, but will also aid in gain
ing the respect of those with whom
the arm comes into contact was the
belief held by the dads. Believing
the salaries of the officers too low
to expect them to purchase the uni
forms, it was voted unanimously
that the equipment be supplied by
the city. The type of uniform was to
be left in the hands of the police
committee.
Hayes was renamed to the police
force to fill the vacancy left by the
recent resignation of Fred Parrish.
Following Parrish's resignation, Al
bert Schunk was raised to the posi
tion of chief and has been retained
in that capacity, with Hayes named
to the night position. Hayes served
as police and fire chief for a year
preceding his resignation at mid
year. His reappointment was unani
mously endorsed by the council, all
members of which were present.
City dads again voted cooperation
with the annual Rodeo by voting
the contribution of $25 to be added
to the parade prizes.
A communication was read from
the Durand Well Drilling company
of Walla Walla, drillers of the pres
ent wells at the forks of Willow
creek, making a bid for drilling any
new well that might be contemplated
in connection with the PWA water
improvement project. In lieu of fed
eral financing, however, they of
f ered to take pay from regular water
receipts on a percentage basis after
the regular, necessary running ex
penses had been allowed for.
Councilman Tibbies, in charge of
swimming tank construction, an
nounced that pouring concrete for
footings was started that afternoon
and good progress was being made.
Ram Sale Tomorrow
Set at Pendleton
Oregon Wool Growers will stage
their annual ram sale at Pendleton
tomorrow, with Col. W. H. Thomp
son, noted auctioneer of Lincoln,
Nebr., slated to cry the 600 animals
to be placed on the block.
In connection with the sale, Mrs.
Ralph I. Thompson, president of
Oregon Wool Growers auxiliary,
announces that the Umatilla county
unit will sponsor a luncheon at the
Temple hotel at 2:30, to which all
visiting ladies are invited.
INSTALL DRAINAGE BASIN
Harry Archer this week complet
ed installation of a six foot square
brick and cement drainage basin
at the rear of the Masonic building,
installed by the Masonic Building
association to handle run-off water
from the roof. A beautiful work of
masonry, with walls seven inches
thick, enclosed with cement except
for that portion of open brick work
where the water is expected to seep
into surrounding gravel, it was
guaranteed by Archer upon com
pletion "to withstand being run over
by a locomotive." Ray McAlister,
caretaker of the building, assisted
Archer with the work, which also
included changing the roof drains
from the outside to the inside of the
building to overcome freezing in
the winter.
Young, gentle saddle horse for
sale. A. W. Gemmell, city. 22 23p
o NEWSY
o NEWS
o VIEWS
(As gleaned by Paul McCarty
at the Heppner Hotel desk)
Correction . . . A. H. Blankenship
and Robert Knox are not the only
members of the Heppner high school
faculty possessing master's degrees.
Norbert Peavy, English and music
instructor, also has the same degree.
Peavy, who obtained his high educa
tional rating in 1933, wrote his thesis
on "Factors Associated with Cheat
ing in College" and the experiences
in connection with his work proved
educating as well as startling.
How many airplanes flew- over
Heppner last Monday? Figures rang
ing from seven to fifteen have been
voiced. The top figure is closer to
the correct number of planes, but
the squadron that flew over Hepp
ner was only a few among the sev
eral traveling in this sector . . .
there were three groups of bombers
altogether . . . one squadron was
seen north of here and the other in
the south. The exact number? Your
guess is as good as mine.
There will soon be a change in
the management of Ben Patterson's
Rexall drug store . . . R. C. Thomp
son, who came from the McKesson-
Robbins wholesale drug house in
Portland to operate Patterson's place
of business in the latter s current
illness, will turn the say-so over to
two outside men, one from Portland
and the other from Union.
Dealings are going on for the sale
of the Gosney property back of the
former People's Hardware site, with
Gus Williamson the probable buyer.
Lee Beckner, member of the Ro
deo association's board of control,
has been hospitalized because of an
appendicitis operation . . . yours for
a rapid recovery, Lee.
Here's something for the parents
to remind, their children . . . Every
child who has an entry in the Rodeo
parade will receive a prize.
Lee Beckner Has
Emergency Operation
Lee Beckner is making good prog
ress toward recovery from an emer
gency operation for bursted appendix
which he underwent at Heppner hos
pital Saturday. Mr. Beckner was
busy with wheat harvest on his large
operations west of lone when he be
came ill and his condition was crit
ical when he reached the local doc
tor's office.
Mrs. Beckner came immediately
from Athena to be with her husband.
Canning peaches, 2c lb., at W. T.
Bray ranch, Umatilla, Ore. 21-25p
Heppner, Lex File
PWA Applications
For Water Systems
Each Seek $30,000
Betterment; Sewer
Project Presented
Better water systems at Heppner
and Lexington are the aim of two
PWA applications, receipt of which
was announced this week by C. C.
Hockley, regional director at Port
land. A third application has been
made by Mayor Jones seeking a
sewerage disposal system for this
city.
The citv of Heppner is seeking a
loan of $18,426 and grant of $15,077
to construct a waterworks system,
estimated cost $33,505. The applica
tion was signed by Mayor Jeff Jones,
L. R. Stockman of Baker is engineer
for the project.
Mayor T. L. Barnett signed the
Lexington application for loan of
$17,875 and grant of $14,625 to pur
chase the existing privately operated
waterworks system, and to enlarge
and improve the system. Total cost
is estimated at $32,500, and Engineer
Stockman of Baker also prepared
plans and specifications.
The Heppner sewage disposal
plant and sewerage system calls for
PWA loan of $46,750 and grant of
$38,250. Total cost of cinstruction is
estimated at $85,000, and L. R. Stock
man is the engineer. ,
These applications will be sent to
Washington for approval, Hockley
said.
Major items of improvement in
cluded in the Heppner application
are the construction of a new large
capacity reservoir to be connected
with the one now in use, and the re
placement of old pipe in various
parts of the system. No provision was
made for drilling an additional well
as city dads were generally of the
belief, backed by the engineer's opin
ion, that sufficient water could be
provided by pumping from the pres
ent wells.
If and when the project is ap
proved by PWA, it is expected to call
a special election to let the voters
say whether the loan for the city's
share shall be permissable.
Lexington is again seeking PWA
assistance for entire financing of its
waterworks improvement after
former project approved under the
old PWA failed to be carried through
when no market was found for their
bonds.
Lena Attendant
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' Miss Celia Healy, Lena grange
attendant to Rodeo queen, whose
identity was revealed at the recent
dance in her honor.
LARGE LIVESTOCK
EXHIBIT COMING
4 -II Clubbers, Smith-Hughes
Students to Show Animals at
County Fair Next Week End
The largest livestock exhibit to
be held for years in Morrow county
will be shown at the Morrow County
Fair. August 26-27-28, when 4-H
club members and Smith-Hughes
students will combine to show more
than a hundred head of sheep, many
excellent dairy animals, purebred
hogs and beef cattle In the 4-H
club room in the county pavilion,
Morrow county 4-H club girls will
have a large display of hand made
garments, sewing exhibits, as well
as home cooking and canning. Roy
Robinson, Morrow county's breeder
of purebred Herefords, will enter
several animals in the show. Sheep
men will be very much interested in
the exhibit of fleeces, and again the
grain show will be a feature of the
fair.
At Rodeo the last three years 4-H
clubs and Morrow county have
maintained the hamburger and hot
dog stand outside the dance pavilion
for the purpose of financing the trip
to the state fair for club members
and their livestock. The success of
this booth has been due to the whole
hearted cooperation of a number of
livestock men, wheat operators and
other business men who have been
right in there enthusiastically ped
dling hot dogs and slinging coffee
as well as to the realization of the
public that this concession was for
meeting the expense of sending the
county boys and girls to the state
fair.
These Ladies to be Rodeo Attraction
Rodeo Days Start
Saturday; Queen
Coronation Climax
Stage Coach Brings
Color of Olden Days;
500 Seats Reserved
Rodeo days in Heppner will blos
som in full luster Saturday. Street
decorations will be in place, the cit
izenry will don Rodeo regalia, the
old Heppner-Pendleton stage coach
will carry passengers on Main street,
the school band will play, and at the
climactic hour of midnight upon the
scene will be introduced at the ball
in her honor, the queen whose do
main will include all the land and
all the people wishing to be sub
jected to her will.
No one yet knows who the queen
will be, nor will she be named until
the entire realm has already been
quite prepared to receive her. For,
the Rodeo directors will make de
cision tomorrow night. Then her
identity will be jealously guarded
until time of the official introduction.
At midnight Saturday the doors
of the dancing pavilion will open
wide. The stage coach will enter.
Inside the queen will ride, heavily
veiled that none may identify her.
She will be escorted to the' platform,
and there with fitting coronation
ceremony introduced to the throng
waiting to do her homage. The royal
attendants in full 1938 Rodeo court .
regalia will be in waiting to receive
her.
And so till the curtain drops on
the last vestige of this year's por
trayal of sports of the Old West m
Heppner, Queen T?rwffl Tule-"""
Honoring of queen's attendants
completed the round Saturday night
when Miss Joyce Carlson was her
alded as Willows grange attendant
by a large crowd. Those before giv
en public reception are Miss kvelyn
Kirk, Lexington; Miss Florence
Becket, Rhea Creek, and Miss Celia
Healy, Lena.
Last minute preparations were
made for the show proper by Rodeo
directors at a meeting last evening
when Sammy Kiernans, John Day;
Buzz Fisk, Athena, and Eb Hughes,
Lena, were named judges; John Car
ter, Long Creek, timer, and Tom
Williams, Long Creek, race starter.
All of these men are well known
in round-up circles and the latter
two have become fixtures in their
positions with the local show.
Decision was also made last night
to place 500 seats on reserve for
Saturday and Sunday to meet the
demand for reservations already
coming in from points outside the
county. General admission for ad
ults each of the three days will be
$1.00 plus 10 cents tax; children will
be admitted free the first day, and
the last two days will pay 50 cents
plus 5 cents tax; reserved seats Sat-
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Vivian Lewis and her all-lady dance band of Portland will offer novelty music, singing and stunts for danc
big on the evenings of Thursday, Fnday and Saturday next week as one of Rodeos headline attractions.
Wool Ladies to Have
Float; Give Tank $25
Naming Mrs. W. H. Cleveland as
chairman of the float committee,
Morrow County Woolgrowers aux
iliary at a recent meeting prepared
to again make a bid for honors in
the Rodeo parade, Saturday, the 27th.
The auxiliary has been among prize
winners in many past parades and
their offering this year will be looked
to with interest. Additional evidence
of civic interest was shown in the
contribution of $25 to the swimming
tank fund.
Mrs. E. R. Schafer was named as
chairman of the annual blanket sale,
and Mrs. Chas. B. Cox was placed in
charge of preparation of an exhibit
of woolen articles to be sent to the
state fair. Mrs. J. V. Crawford and
Miss Leta Humphreys were intro
duced as new members, and guests
included Mrs. Cecil L. Lieuallen of
Pendleton and Mrs. Jas. Kistner.