OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Volume 54, Number 27
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 15, 1938
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Final Dividend of
10.35 Pet. Slated
For First National
Timber Lands Dispo
sition Made; Depos
itors Get 85.35 Pet.
Settlement by the federal govern
ment for the timber lands at the
headwaters of Willow creek owned
by the First National Bank of Hepp
ner completes the liquidation of
that institution and the receiver, J.
L. Gault, announces the fifth and
final dividend as having been" fixed
by the comptroller of the currency
at 10.35 per cent. Checks covering
such dividend have been prepared
and mailed to the comptroller for
audit and it is expected that same
will be returned and ready for dis
tribution to depositors about Sep
tember 25.
The dividend of 10.35 per cent
brings total dividends of that bank
up to 85.35 per cent. At the begin
ning of the receivership in 1933 Mr,
Gault estimated the probable re
covery at 40 per cent. Mr. Gault's
other trust, the Farmers & Stock
growers National bank, has paid
107.59 per cent, so that his two
trusts will return 192.94 per cent in
dividends. In addition stockholders
of the Farmers & Stockgrowers
bank will be returned all stock as
sessments paid.
Decision by the federal court upon
the question of allowing interest to
shareholders of the Farmers o
Stockgrowers bank upon stock as
sessments paid is expected very soon
whereupon disbursement will be
made and the trust closed. Mr. Gault
recently received a letter from the
comptroller advising that an amend
ment to the banking laws has been
prepared for approval by congress
which provides for the payment of
interest to shareholders upon as
sessments paid in the event the re
ceiver has sufficient funds to do so,
The point raised through Receiver
Gault's recommendation for the
payment of such interest will appar
ently be definitely settled by stat
ute, although in the case instituted
by the shareholders of the Farmers
& Stockgrowrs bank, the decision
of the court will control.
Mr. Gault desires that the depos
itors of the First National bank be
prepared to call promptly for their
checks when notice is given the press
of their return from Washington as
the comptroller will allow three
weeks for their distribution.
Rodeo Preserved
In Pictures by
"Minicam" Fans
A fine job of preserving the 1938
Rodeo in pictures was accom
plished by Earl W. Gordon, local
druggist and "minicam" fan, who
obtained several reels of 8 mm.
movie shots of events at the arena,
parade, carnival and sidelights.
An unusual break came Gor
don's way when a horse fell in one
of the races at the point on the
track where Gordan had stationed
himself, and he obtained a close-
up of the accident from start to
finish.
Gordon expects to cut the film
and connect it in logical order
with subtitles and show it for the
entertainment of friends. Included
are a number of shots of Queen
Maxine and attendants taken by
Mrs. Gordon.
Since taking up miniature movies
as a hobby some months ago, the
Gordons have obtained an ex
cellent library of pictures of local
people and events that will gain
in historical value as the years
pass. Another good coverage of an
event was accomplished recently
in shooting the laundry fire.
Rodeo Directors
Named; No Sunday
Show Next Year
Treasurer's Report
Shows Even Break
onThis Year's Event
Football Prospects
Unusually Bright
From Hehisch
This year Coach Knox has at his
disposal some of the best material
District Officers
Attend Lions Meet
Clyde Marsh, district governor
for Oregon, and O. F. Tate, district
secretary, both of Portland, repre
sented Lions International at the
local club meeting at Hotel Hepp
ner Monday noon. Both brought
messages of progress in the largest
service club organization in the Uni
ted States, and Mr. Marsh reported
organization of eight new clubs in
Oregon since he took office m July,
The district governor stressed the
ever present need for citizenship
based on the Lions motto of Liber'
ty, Intelligence, Our Nation's Safe,
tv." and for business conducted up
on the fundamental principle of
Lionism, the golden rule.
SCHICK TESTS SLATED
Schick tests will be held at various
Doints in the county next week, with
schedule announced by Miss Althea
Stoneman, county health nurse, as
follows: Sept. 21, Hardman in fore
noon, Heppner in afternoon; Sept
22. Boardman and Irngon in fore.
noon, Pine City in afternoon; Sept.
23, lone and Lexington in forenoon
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas of
Rnise. Idaho, are visiting at the
home of Mr. Thomas' sister, Mrs,
Harry Tamblyn. Mr. Thomas is in
the cafe business at the Idaho cap
ital.
that has honored this school for
some time this material being in
the form of twenty-five fighting
boys from whom a team averaging
160 pounds can be formed.
Among this turnout are mne re
turning lettermen and at least three
transfers who have proved them- j
selves in athletics at their respect
ive schools. These transfers include
Bob Applegate, 180-pound lineman
from Baker; Lee Pettyjohn, hard
hitting back from lone, and Dick
Bogoger, shifty quarterback from
Grant high school, Portland.
The picking of a probable eleven
from this group leaves fourteen
boys with the ability to hold their
own with any team. The first team is
not only subject to replacement by
this "B" squad, but also gets valu
able practice from the opposition
supplied by it. The progress of the
two teams up to this time is such
that a practice game will be run off
the latter part of this week before
the regular game with Fossil here,
Friday, Sept. 23.
Returning lettermen are Emery
Coxen, John Crawford, Dean Gil
man, Douglas Drake, Arthur Vance,
Harold Armstrong, Milton Morgan,
and Richard Hayes.
Model Kitchen
Coming Tuesday
A modern kitchen, at moderate
cost, designed to meet the needs of
an Oregon farm family will be ex
hibited at Heppner on Tuesday, Sep
tember 20, from 10 a. m. to early in
the evening. Local arrangements are
in charge of Joseph Belanger, coun
ty agent. Mrs. Virginia Schneider
will have charge of the kitchen dem
onstration and will explain the va
rious arrangements possible for dif
ferent size kitchens.
According to Mr. Belanger, the
traveling kitchen is making a circuit
of Oregon and will be on display
in Morrow county only at this time.
The kitchen will be of great help to
families who are planning to re
model or build. It will be also of
great benefit to the homemaker who
is planning neither to remodel or
build by giving her suggestions for
time and step saving arrangement,
Mr. Belanger says the kitchen will
be of special interest to men as well
as women.
During the summer of 1937 the
traveling kitchen demonstration was
exhibited in twelve counties with
19,244 men and women attending the
demonstration.
The annual Rodeo organization
meeting which named directors for
next year's show, voted against
staging the show on Sunday next
year by a vote of 19 to 6. Twenty
five men were present at the meet
ing Friday evening at the Elks hall.
Directors are Henry Aiken, L. L.
Gilliam, R. C. Lawrence, L. E. Bis
bee, E. R. Schafer, Harlan McCur
dy and Lee Beckner. The directors
reelected Henry Aiken president and
L. L. Gilliam secretary-treasurer at
a meeting following.
Financial report of this year's
show, read by L. L. Gilliam, secre
tary, indicated almost an even break,
with possibility of a few dollars'
profit or a few dollars loss as all
monies expected had not been re
ceived, and all bills had not been
paid. Construction of the new band
stand at Rodeo grounds, costing
$305.00 represents some profit to the
association as it is a capital expendi
ture and not chargeable entirely
against this year's operations.
Discussion as to probability of
meeting reverses another year, led
the assembled group to vote in fa
vor of having the president appoint
a committee to arrange for under
writing. Named on the committee
were Frank Alfred, George Howard,
D. M. Ward and George Peck.
The treasurer's report follows:
RECEIPTS
Dividend from bank $ 17.08
Kick-off Dance . 61.30
Queen's Dance 171.45
Reserved Seat Sales ..$672.00
First Day Gate 171.35
Second Day Gate 612.90
Third Day Gate 647.75 2,104.00
First Night Dance ....$117.00
Second Night Dance .. 113.75
Third Night Dance .... 335.45
Second Night Dance
Gate : 79.40
Third Night Dance
Gate 220.45
Carnival 316.92
Concessions 228.00
Entrance Fees 461.00
Bond Issues
Up to Voters
Voters of Heppner and Lexington
will each attend special elections on
Tuesday, Sept. 27, to vote on issu
ance of bonds for improvement of
respective water systems. Resolu
tions calling for the elections were
passed by the respective councils
last night.
The bond issues being offered are
for cooperation with PWA in ob
taining federal aid, and word from
the PWA directors says that the is
suance must be approved before final
approval of projects can be obtained.
The Heppner issue will be for $16,
500, and the Lexington issue $17,875,
representing 55 per cent of total cost
of project in each case. PWA will
stand 45 per cent of the cost if the
projects are approved.
The issue at Lexington includes
purchase of the present privately
owned system as well as improvements.
Mrs. Ada Cannon was a business
visitor here Tuesday from Hardman,
566.20
299.85
Total $4225.80
DISBURSEMENTS ,
Prizes $1844.30
Grounds 283.55
Arena Stock 500.00
Feed and Rent of Barns 233.50
Dance Expense 386.93
Carnival Expense 44.35
Parade Expense 25.10
Band Stand 305.00
Merchandise 15.54
Queens' Dress Outfits 123.04
Announcer 45.00
Loud Speaker 80.00
Hotel Rooms 67.00
Gas and Oil 11.47
Printing 64.15
Miscellaneous 25.20
4-H Boys Do Well
At State Fair
Running close to one hundred dol
lars in premiums, the Morrow coun
ty 4 H club delegation returned tri
umphantly from the state fair last
Monday. In the fine wool classes
Morrow county dominated the show,
Well over half of the sheep taken to
Salem won premiums and of the
two calves, Bernard Doherty won
third with his Guernsey heifer in a
class of over eighteen entries.
The Morrow county delegation
made the trip in a truck driven by
Joe Belanger, county agent, in which
the boys and baggage were double.
decked over the sheep and cattle
tied in behind. The 4-H club mem
bers making the trip were Ellwynne
Peck, Kenneth Palmer, Tad Miller,
Donald Peck, Bernard Doherty,
James Kenny, Guy Moore, Harold
Neill, Malcolm O'Brien and Gordon
O'Brien.
. The first prize in any 4-H club
event at the state fair wins a schol
arship to the annual summer school.
In cases where a first prize winner
has already been awarded a schol
arship or for any reason would be
unable to use one, this special
award passes on down to the sec
ond, third or fourth prize winner.
It requires several days before rec
ords are complete on scholarship
awards. A full ist of premiums and
scholarships won by Morrow coun
ty club members will be published
in next week's issue.
Total $4,054.13
Balance on Hand .'. $171.67
Due from Granges $156.04
Not Paid:
Federal Tax $215.81
Insurance 20.25
County for Rent, and Band
TRANSFER TO UTAH
The Lawrence Beach family left
this week for Logan, Utah, to which
place Mr. Beach has been trans
ferred in his work with Allis-Chal-mers
Machinery Co. The Beaches
moved to The Dalles from Lexing
ton about a year ago. Mr. Beach's
new territory will cover a wide dis
trict in Utah and southern Idaho,
and marks an advancement for this
son of a pioneer Morrow county
family.
At bargain 2 cook stoves, Char
ter Oak and King; one heater; good
condition; trade or sell. Alex Wil
son, city. ltp.
Deer Hunting Season
To Open Tuesday
Open season on the famous mule
tail deer which frequent Morrow
county's timbered hinterland will
start next Tuesday and continue to
and including October 25. One an
tlered deer of this variety will be
allowed on each hunting license.
A prolonged dry spell has preced
ed the opening to date, making close
compliance with all forest fire reg
ulations necessary. The forest is
quite dry and not only forest offi
cials but hunters as well are looking
askance to the heavens if they may
not provide a shower. Rain would
not only lessen the fire hazard but
aid hunters in their quest as well.
With the opening it is expected
the annual invasion of outside hunt
ers will augment the large number
of county people who will visit this
section of the woods.
Stimulating local interest are the
staging of two big buck contests by
Gilliam & Bisbee and Green's, local
hardware dealers.
This year for the first time all of
Morrow county will be included in
the open territory for elk hunting,
the season being from November 8
to November 20, inclusive. The Chi
nese pheasant season will be Oct. 1
to 16, inclusive.
Lost Spare tire and rim off Ford
truck; $2 reward; leave at this of
fice. H. V. Smouse, lone. 27-28p,
Final Survey Being
Made for Flood
Control Project
Dams on Willow and
Rhea Creeks Come
Nearer Realization
Final survey for flood control ,
dams on Willow and Rhea creeks is
under way by a crew of army en
gineers who arrived in the city last
week end. Assistant District En
gineer Hostetter for the second Ore
gon district is in charge of the work.
The engineers have a $6000 ap
propriation at their disposal for com
pletion of the work which is esti
mated will cover two months tune.
At this time all data necessary for
actual construction of the dams will
be gathered including soundings of
bedrock, exact size of storage ba
sins, storage capacity needed, and
such other engineering data as may
be required.
Arrival of the engineers came un
heralded and no indication that the
work was to be done at this tune
had been given. The last word on
this project was that the appropria
tion had been included in an omni
bus bill passed by the last con
gress and signed by the president
The early action has led our people
to believe that it is considered by
the engineers to be among the need
ful and feasible projects.
When the project was being for
mulated for presentation to congress
facts and figures on past flood dam
age, including that of the historic
flood of June 14, 1903, which result
ed in the loss of 221 lives, were in
cluded in the application. The pre
liminary survey by the district en
gineer's office also took into con
sideration the possibility of storing
water for irrigation on the lower
creek lands, and the secretary of
war's report in transmitting the
project to the speaker of the house
of representatives included recom
mendation that the dams could be
closed until the middle of May each
year to retain water for irrigation.
It is understood that after the final
survey is completed another appro
priation from congress for actual
construction will be necessary, and
before that time arrives it will be
necessary to organize a flood control
district which must provide sites
and guarantee maintenance. The
statute under which the project is
being carried out provides that the
government may stand the cost of
actual construction. .
Pre-School Health
Clinics Draw Many
The two recent pre-school child
health clinics conducted at Heppner
and Boardman by Miss Althea
Stoneman, county health nurse, as
sisted by local doctors drew a total
of 100 children for examinations.
Miss Stoneman expressed apprecia
tion to the fine local committees
who also assisted. Four of the chil
dren examined will be taken to
Pendleton on the 27th for the crip
pled children's clinic. Examina
tions of school children are being
made this week.
At the Heppner clinic, Sept. 2, held
at the Christian church basement,
six babies under a year old were
examined, 13 were entering school
this year, four were already of school
age and the remainder of the 67 to
tal were between one ana six years.
Hardman, Lexington, lone and Mor
gan children were included with
those from Heppner.
At the Boardman clinic on the 9th,
held at the school, Irrigon, Willows
and Cecil children were included
with those from Boardman. Of the
33 total, four we're under one year,
five were entering school this year,
and the remainder were between
the ages of one and six. Twenty
three vaccinations for smallpox and
22 immunizations for typhoid were
given at the Boardman clinic.
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