O.tEGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
PORTLA-JO.- ORE
Volume 54, Number 32
Pierce to Address
Annual Pioneers'
Meeting at Lex
Former Residents
Expected for Big
Event Saturday
Lexington's 11th annual pioneers
reunion will be the headline attrac
tion in Morrow county Saturday,
when it is expected many former
residents will make the trek back to
the county to renew old-time friend
ships as is the annual custom. All are
invited to come with well-filled bas
kets and participate in the good fel
lowship at noon time, announce the
committee in charge.
The afternoon program, starting
at 2 o'clock, is being arranged by
Mrs. Trina Parker and Mrs. Mar
garet Leach, who announce Con
gressman Walter M. Pierce will be
the principal speaker, and that his
secretary, Bill Ashby, will give hu
morous readings. Other good num
bers have also been arranged.
Instead of the usual free meal in
the evening, hamburgers, dough
nuts and coffee will be made avail
able by the Oddfellows at reason
able prices. The Three Links club
will have handmade articles for sale
during the day.
An old-time dance is slated from
8 to 9 p. m. with modern dancing
following.
Locals Take Condon
In Saturday's Game
With the stinging memory of a
6 to 0 defeat by Arlington, the
Heppner Mustang eleven sought
and achieved partial - revenge by
defeating the Condon Blue Devils
25 to 0 on the local field last Sat
urday. The first quarter was marked
by little, both teams showing an ex
cellent defense. During the second
quarter, a short pass to Merrill over
the goal line resulted in the first
touchdown for Heppnr. The kick
for conversion was a failure by a
scant few inches. Merrill again
scored on an end run. Morgan ran
the conversion to make the halftime
score 13 to 0 for Heppner.
A series of first downs resulted in
Aiken running the third touchdown
for Heppner by means of an off
tackle smash in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter another off-
tackle smash by Aiken brought the
score to 25 to 0. Conversions for
both touchdowns failed.
The Heppner team for the re
mainder of the game, consisting
largely of reserves, pounded con
tinuously at the enemy's goal line.
Condon failed at any time to threat
en, never advancing the ball be
yond the mid-field stripe.
Mustang-Touchet Mix
Slated for Tomorrow
This coming Friday at three o'clock
the Heppner high school Mustangs
will meet their first out-of-state
opponent of the current season at
the local Rodeo field.
The Touchet, Wash., team has a
fast, shifty, smooth backfield and a
heavy, hard hitting line. Against this
the Mustangs will have to offer a
much improved pass defense, more
reserve power, and a smooth run
ning attack, with enough passes and
trick plays to keep the opponents'
defense well spread.
This game will give the Mustangs
a chance to prove that their come
back victory against Condon last
week was the result of improvement
and not an accident.
Last year Heppner defeated Tou
chet 25 to 6, only after the visitors
threatened the Heppner goal line
time and again with their brilliant
passing attack.
John Foon, assistant at the Elk
horn restaurant, was among success
ful deer hunters this week, bagging
a 64-pound two point buck.
Heppner,
Sprague, Holman
Give Addresses Here
No Rubber Stamp
Says Senate Speaker
Declaring it impossible for one
man to have all the answers for the
many intricate problems confront
ing the nation, Rufus C. Holman,
candidate for United States senator,
told the large crowd attending the
republican rally in the Elks hall
here last night that it would be
his policy to follow the dictates of
the people as expressed through
their various organizations and lead
ers. Mr. Holman appeared jointly
with Charles A. Sprague, candidate
for governor, whose address fol
lowed. He avowed that he would not be
a "rubber stamp." Neither would he
take the stand of opposing the ad
minisUation on everything that
might come up. Wise legislation, he
declared, can only be attained after
full debate on the floors of congress.
Mr. Holman was introduced by
George N. Peck, county commission
er, who paid tribute to the speaker's
long and successful service in Ore
gon, both as business man and pub
lic servant.
The man whose family crossed the
plains by ox team in '52 and who as
chairman of the board of Multno
mah county commissioners for ten
years directed the building of the
inter-state bridge without cost to
the taxpayer; who, as chairman of
the Columbia River highway board,
directed the building of that road
as the first road in the state built on
modern engineering principles, and
who as state treasurer since 1933
has effected policies that are sav
ing the state $1,500,000 in yearly
interest charges, said that the Uni
ted States has come a long way un
der the Constitution, and that there
is no need now to change the prhv
ciples of government under which
this nation has become the greatest
nation on earth.
Mr. Holman said it is the policy
of his campaign to learn as much as
possible from the people to equip
him to best serve their interests,
rather than to tell them what they
need, and in connection with his ad
dress he released a statement of
what he conceives the situation of
the eastern Oregon farm to be, a
digest of which statement will be
given next week.
The speaker said he had learned
from long familiarity with govern
mental affairs that government must
deal with everything from taking
care of the blind to erecting large
buildings, and that it must be the
aim of a successful executive to take
the most workable ideas and build
up an effective organization for their
practical application.
He said that he considered interest
charges as a waste and declared that
no individual, city, county, state or
nation could forever keep going into
debt without eventually going bank
rupt. In the case of nations, history
has shown that in every instance
bankruptcy has meant a change in
the form of government. With this
country's national debt increased by
40 billion dollars in the last six
years, it cannot withstand another
six years at the same rate, he de
clared.
Mr. Holman arrived here yester
day afternoon from Pendleton, hav
ing delivered an address at La
Grande the evening before, and yes
terday morning spoke to an assem
bly of students at the Eastern Ore
gon Normal school. He was accom
panied on this trip by Mr. and Mrs,
Phil Metschan and Mrs. Otto Met
schan, former residents, who en
joyed greeting old-time friends.
A' dinner honoring the visiting
candidates was held at the Lucas
Place preceding the meeting, which
was attended by central committee
men and republican club directors
from over the county.
Woman wants work, town or
country; 5-yr.old boy. Phone 615.
Oregon, Thursday, October
Sprague Stresses
Economy, Efficiency
That the office of governor is of
such importance to the people of the
state as to demand the services of
a man of high caliber, and that the
record of Charles A. Sprague in
business and public life have proved
him to be such a man, was the as
sertion of Frank S. Parker, who inT
troduced the candidate for governor.
Mr. Sprague responded with a
forceful plea for economical, effi
cient and safe government. Some
where between the "jackals of fi
nance" and the "parlor pinks'' is a
ground upon which the interests of
all may be served, he declared.
The amount of tax taken for gov
ernmental purposes must of neces
sity be determined by the degree of
prosperity of its people. If the peo
ple are poor, the state can take lit
tle, if their level of prosperity is
higher the state can take more and
accomplish more toward meeting the
social problems that arise. We have
all been educated "to the need for
providing livable conditions for the
elderly people who are unable to
keep up with the faster pace of ma
chines, and the state must do its
best by them, he declared.
Paying Oregon tribute as a great
sovereign state, he said he believed
its people capable of selecting their
own governmental officials without
direction from the other side of the
nation.
To be efficient, state government
must serve the people promptly,
capably and courteously through the
several departments. People trained
in . this work are best qualified to
give such service, Mr. Sprague reas
oned in declaring that he would
make no changes in personnel ex
cept in cases of inefficiency or dis
honesty, if such appear, and that he
is making no campaign obligations
whatever.
The Salem newspaper editor, at
one time assistant superintendent of
public instruction in the state of
Washington, and who has wheat
farming interests himself, stressed
the need for orderly marketing of
products of farm, mill and mine. He
cited the new sugar refinery at Nys
sa, the first in the state, as the type
of development to be encouraged by
the state both to find new and prof
itable uses for the land and to stim
ulate additional payrolls. He asserted
that what people of Oregon want is a
job, not a relief check.
Mr. Sprague came here yesterday
evening from La Grande just in time
for an appearance at the dinner, and
left for the Willamette valley this
morning.
Brother of F. D. Cox
Dies at Independence
F. D. Cox and son Percy motored
to Independence the end of the
week where they attended funeral
services for Mr. Cox the elder's bro
ther, Solomon Cox, 93, who passed
away last Friday.
Solomon Cox, aged 93 years and
16 days, crossed the plains with his
parents by ox team in 1848, settling
at Independence in 1870, where he
made his home until death. He was
active until two years ago when he
became ill and had been bedfast
most of the time since.
He is survived by a widow, five
sons, two daughters, and a brother,
F. D. Cox of Heppner. The brother
here, at the age of 82, is the only
member left of a family of six.
LEX GRANGE TO VISIT
Lexington grangers will visit at
Willows grange hall at Cecil on
0t. 27 (Thursday night) and confer
the first and second degrees on all
candidates of Lexington and Willows
granges. Willows grange will pre
pare tableaux and serve refreshments."
20, 1938
District Attorney
Mistakes Elk for
Deer; Shot Fatal
When Frank C. Alfred, district
attorney, espied a light colored,
antlered animal at long range on
Ditch creek Monday last week, he
was so sure it was a nice buck
deer that he leveled on it and
knocked it down. It was a deep,
wooded canyon he shot across, the
animal being just below the rims
across from him. His pleasure im
mediately turned to chagrin when
he reached the fallen animal, as it
was discovered to be a bull elk,
the season on which was not yet
open.
His hunting partner, Tom Wells,
county assessor, was contacted
shortly and together they notified
the ranger on Ditch creek. The
meat was dressed out and brought
to town for charity on Tuesday,
and Mr. Alfred made a clean
breast of the affair in a letter to
the state game commission, plead
ing accidental slaying and putting
himself at the mercy of the com
mission for whatever measure of
culpability they might find him
responsible.
Mr. Alfred said the color of the
animal was especially mislead
ing, as he had believed that all elk
were a deeper red color. He has
since been advised that two species
of elk inhabit Morrow county's
wooded hinterland, one quite red
dish in color and the other of
lighter , hue similar to that of the
mule tail deer.
Lulu Agnes French
Long County Resident
Funeral services were held from
the Church of Christ Sunday after
noon for Mrs. Lulu Agnes French,
50, widow of the late Uzz French
and for many years a resident of
Morrow - county. Alvin Kleinfeldt,
minister, officiated, and tribute was
paid by friends and relatives. Inter
ment was in Masonic cemetery.
Lulu Agnes Barclay was born at
Boliver, Mo., November 30, 1887, to
Jesse and Maggie (Napier) Barclay,
natives of Fairfield, Mo., and Spring'
field, 111., respectively. She passed
away at the farm home on Hinton
creek, October 15, 1938, aged 50
years, 10 months and 15 days, fol
lowing an illness sine July. She was
maried to Uzz French at Heppner,
December 6, 1905, and had lived on
the farm on Hinton creek for the
last 11 years. Surviving are a daugh
ter, Mrs. Rupert Stout; son, Roder
ick French; mother, Mrs. Jeff
French; brother, Lewis Barclay, and
four half sisters, Mrs. Ray Davidson
of Portland, Mrs. George Goss of
Portland, Mrs. Glenn Howell of Sa
lem, and Mrs. Orel McPherrin of
Athena. A kindly neighbor, loving
wife and mother, Mrs. French was
respected by all who knew her.
F. F. Klitz Passes
At Boardman Home
Funeral services were held from
the , Boardman community church
Tuesday afternoon for Frank F.
Klitz, 71, 22-year resident of Board
man, who died two days previously,
His passing came suddenly as , he
died while sitting in a chair at a
Boardman store, carrying on a con
versation. Rev. H. B. Thomas of
Boardman officiated at the final
rites, and interment was in the old
Petteys cemetery near lone. ;
Frank F. Klitz was born at Mar
ion, Wis., December 25, 1866, being
the son of Godferd Klitz, native of
Germany. He married Margaret M,
Wheeler at Heppner, November 26,
1900. He followed wheat raising in
the lone section for a time, and for
the last 22 years the family home
was at Boardman where Mr. Klitz
was. prominently identified with
many community activities. He was
an Oddfellow and Lutheran. Sur
viving are the widow and two sons,
Alton Edward of New York, and
Noel Franklin of La Grande.
Billy O'Rourke of Pendleton was
a visitor in the city this morning.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
AAA Places Loan
Value on Mixed
Wheat, Announced
3 to 1 1-cent Dis
count Set on Var
ious Grade Mixtures
Commodity Credit corporation
loans are now available on mixed
wheat, acording to word received
at the county agent's office this
morning.
Word to this effect from N. C.
Donaldson, state executive officer,
says:
"Commodity Credit corporation
will also make loans on the class
'mixed wheat,' consisting only of
mixtures of those eligible grades of
wheat on which loan values are es
tablished, provided such mixtures of
wheat are the natural product of the
field.
"Wheat of the class mixed wheat
will be eligible for loan at a dis
count of three cents (3c) per bushel
below the established loan rate for
the comparable numerical grade of
that class of wheat contained in the
mixture which would take the low
est loan rate applicable to any sub
class thereof if it were not mixed.'
Since the loan rate in Oregon is
the same for Soft White, White Club,
Wesern Winter, Hard Winter or
Western Red, the loan rate for mix
tures of any of these wheats would
be as follows:
No. 1 mixed, 3c below base for No.
1 at station; No. 2, 5c below; No. 3,
8c below, and No. 4 11c below base
for No. 1 at station.
No premium is available on mixed
wheat unless the entire content is a
mixture of any of., the following"
three classifications: Hard Feder
ation, grading Hard White; Dark
Hard Winter; Dark Northern Spring.
Procedure on mixed wheat loans
is exactly the same as on regular
grades. Warehouse receipts must be
accompanied by a grade certificate
and warehouseman's affidavit.
Degree of Honor Has
District Meet Here
Attended by four past state res
idents, the state president and one
national officer, a district meeting
of Degree of Honor was held at the
I. O. O. F. hall here last Friday.
Luncheon was served in the hall at
noon for delegates from The Dalles,
John Day, Baker and Pendleton, and
a banquet was held in the basement
of the Christian church in the eve
ning. The Dalles drill team in beau
tiful gold net over satin dresses
performed, and John Day presented
the pageant. "Columbia Best of All."
Ethel Lindholm, state president, from
Portland was lecturer. There was a
class of initiation and inspection of
the local lodge.
Lois A. Geiser. national officer
from Battle Ground, Wash., and the
four past state presidents, Emma
Lrum, The Dalles; Mvrtle Farlev.
Pendleton; Clara Beamer, Heppner,
and Minnie Card, organizere, were
among the distinguished guests. Mrs.
Card was here for more than a week
doing work of organization.
TO RECEIVE APPLICANTS
Alex Manning, manager of the re
employment office at Pendleton, will
be in Heppner, Wednesday, Nov. 9,
between the hours of 10 and 12 at
the county relief office to receive
applications for PWA work at Lex
ington, announces Mayor Tom Bar
nett of that place. Mayor Bamett
advises that applications for the
work must be made to Mr. Man
ning and not to Mrs. Beamer, relief
manager.
ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Forty-eight members of Morrow
County Wool Growers auxiliary and
visitors from the Echo-Hermiston
unit assembled for luncheon at the
Lucas Place Tuesday afternoon, the
local unit being host to the visitors.