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Volume 5.6, Number 5
"Purple Towers"
Given to Benefit
Band, Is Success
Players Make Own
Fun, Helping Please
Large Audience
In case everyone didn't under
stand the antics of Dr. R. C. Law
rence when he ate lunch in "Pur
ple Towers" at the gym-auditorium
Saturday night, they may be ad-
t
vised that some of his play-mates
doctored everything with quinine.
This little episode occurred be
cause some of the cast members
thought Dr. Lawrence was respon
sible for some unmentionables be
ing placed in a suitcase the contents
of which Clarence Bauman had to
show the audience. All of which goes
to show the spirit of fun with which
cast members entered into the pro
duction which gave a big night's en
tertainment to a large audience,
while raising a nice sum to help the
school band on its trip to La Grande
and the Eastern Oregon contest to
morrow. Gene Normoyle, one of the leads,
had his love-making style handi
capped because of a broken toe, the
result of dropping a radio battery
on it recently, but he carried the
part through nicely along with his
opposite, Miss Rachel Forsythe.
V. R. "Bob" Runnion came thru
with the comedy climax of the eve
ning entirely suited to his part of
Snowball, Bradley's (Normoyle)
valet. His attire was perfect. Trous
ers were turned up and fastened with
safetv pins at the bottom and extra
spacious at the middle, topped by
bright red shirt, and were held up
with snappy suspenders. Hands in
pockets, Bob would pull pants low
down to be snapped back by sus
penders, each time hoisting his shirt
front. At the end of the act, it be
came necessary to partly remove the
trousers to reveal bright red flannel
underwear.
All of which was by-play to the
good comedy element of an operetta
filled with catchy tunes and dances,
well delivered by the performers.
Cast of characters included Hank
Huckleberry, Frank Alfred; Mike
Murphy, Clarence Bauman; Earl
Parker, Hubert Gaily; Red Nichols,
R. C. Lawrence; Tillie, Mary White;
Urseba Applegate, Virginia Dix;
Helen Trumbull, Betty Lawrence;
Mary Marble, Rachel Forsythe;
Phil Bradley, Gene Normoyle;
Snowball, Bob Runnion.
Chorus included Jeanette Blakely,
Carolyn Vaughn, Shirley Wilson,
Dorothy Howell, Norma Prock, Har
rv O'Donnell. Norval Osborne, Don
ald Bennett, Buddy Blakely, Jack
Merrill, F. W. Turner, J. O. Turner,
Mrs. R. B. Ferguson. Mrs. Alden
Blankenship, Mrs. Philip Mahoney
and Mrs. Clarence Carmichael. JNor
bert Peavy and Miss Forsythe di
rected the music. Miss Marjorie Par
ker was accompanist, Mrs. Hubert
Gaily and Mrs. Wm. Bennett, were
tromrters. Mrs. Harold Conn di
rected the dances, Earle Bryant and
Thomas J. Wells took care of stage
and properties and Loyal R. Parker
was business manager.
Between the acts Yvonne Bleak
man and Teddy Ferguson presented
a soft shoe tap dance duet that was
well received.
Dancing at the Elks hall after the
show augmented the band benefit
proceeds which netted $168 for the
evening. Heppner lodge 358, B. V. U.
Elks sponsored the event.
TAKE TENNIS MATCHES
Inclement weather yesterday af
ternoon prevented playing a full se
ries of tennis matches between
Heppner and Pilot Rock high
schools. Hugh Crawford, for the
local boys, and Frances McCarty, for
the local girls, each won their singles
matches from visiting competitors.
Heppner,
CAMP OPEN HOUSE
COMING SUNDAY
CCC Officers Extend Invitation
to See Buildings and Accom
plishments on Work Projects
On Sunday, April 16, there will
be an open house celebrating the
sixth anniversary of the Civilian
Conservation corps, held at Camp
Heppner. Lieut. Marius P. Hanford,
commanding officer; his staff, and
James E. Kistner, camp superin
tendent, and his staff, extend a cor
dial invitation to the public to at
tend. The camp will be open for inspec
tion from 12 noon to 3 p. m., with
a free lunch served at 2 p. m. The
inspection will consist of tours of
the barracks, recreational building,
infirmary, laundry, kitchen and the
educational building, with stress on
the eduational program, vocational
and avocational.
Mr. Kistner, camp superintendent,
plans on conducting tours of the
work projects in and around the
community of Heppner. These tours
are to show, to the best advantage,
the work accomplished by the Soil
Conservation service. The new for
estry buildings and warehouses,
built under the supervision of Fred
Wehmeyer, forest ranger for Mor
row county, will be open for inspec
tion, and will be included in the itin
erary. Prock Truck in
Wreck, Mitchell Point
The E. R. Prock truck, going into
Portland Sunday morning with a
load of guano from here, failed to
make a curve at Mitchell Point ser
vice station, and was completely
wrecked. John McRoberts, with Mr.
Prock, was driving. Both escaped
injury. As the truck failed to
straighten out on the second part of
an "S" curve, it hit a telephone pole.
The pole was broken in two and
the upper part came down on the
fender of a passing automobile, stall
ing it. Impact with the post failed
to stop the truck and it continued
some ninety feet into the service
station where it stopped when a
concrete abutment broke the fifth
wheel. The service station was va
cated. Nine tons of fertilizer pushed
the rear of the cab within a foot of
the dashboard with the impact, leav
ing the occupants in close quarters.
Soft Ball Slated in
Week; Entries Open
Forty-two of the town's men and
boys have signed the roster for soft
ball from which four teams will be
made up to enter tournament play
slated to start week after next. Two
CCC teams will make six teams in
all that will participate.
Each player signing up, with eith
er Mark Merrill or Clarence Bau
man, will contribute 25 cents to
ward the purchase of equipment
the only cost except for wear and
tear on clothing and doctor bills
which each player must stand him
self. The coming week, captains for
the teams will be named, the line
ups drawn and schedule arranged
while participants are warming up
stiff legs and "soup bones." Entries
are still open, and plenty of fun is
assured all who turn out.
Precipitation Ends
Several Weeks Drouth
Occasional showers yesterday and
today, interspersed with sleet, hail
and snow, broke a several weeks
drouth at Heppner. Showers visited
various sections of the county, but
were not general. Snow which melt
ed soon was the order in the moun
tains and higher foothills.
Crops generally over the county
are in position to welcome moisture,
reports say.
CONDON DEFEATED
Heppner high school Mustangs
won their opening baseball game of
the season from Condon high here
Friday, 11-5.
Oregon, Thursday, April
Final Date Set
For Spring Wheat
Insurance Payments
' 18,000 Acres Insured
In County; '39 AAA
Work Progressing
Final date for acceptance of crop
insurance premiums for spring
wheat applications has been set by
the Federal Crop Insurance corpor
ation as April 29, announces Clifford
Conrad, county agent.
To date applications for crop in
surance in this county total ap
proximately 18,000 acres. One of the
largest policies in the state has been
issued to Rietmann brothers of lone.
Some $10,000 n cash has been paid
in premiums.
Work of the local compliance
committee in comparing applications
for compliance under the 1939 AAA
program is now progressing and the
applications are expected to be for
warded shortly to the Portland of
fice for approval. Morrow county
was first among counties in the state
to complete the work last year and
is ahead of other counties in re
ceiving payments, all but about $10,
000 of the 1938 payments having now
been received.
First parity payments in this coun
ty, due in May and June, are ex
pected to total $125,000.
The county office also announces
that applications for range man
agement compliance payments are
also nearly completed.
Club to Cooperate
In Peddler Control
Heppner Lions voted at their
Monday noon luncheon to erect a
sign at entrances to the city noti
fying peddlers that the "Green
River" ordinance is in effect here.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies, councilman, ex
plained the ordinance as making re
tail peddlers subject to prosecution
for trespassing on complaint of res
idents. Sponsorship of a boy at the Amer
ican Legion's Beaver Boy state again
this year was also voted. A. H. Blan
kenship gave a report of the Inland
Empire Teachers association meet
ing which he attended at Spokane
last week end. Miss Rose Leibbrand
played a violin solo, accompanied
by Miss Leta Humphreys.
E. H. Miller Installed
Elks Exalted Ruler
E. Harvey Miller succeeded P. W.
Mahoney to the office of exalted
ruler at installatiqn ceremonies of
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
last Thursday evening. Earl E. Gil
liam presided in the office of grand
exalted ruler as installing officer
and David A. Wilson was grand es
quire. Officers installed included:
Hubert Gaily, esteemed leading
knight; Kenneth Akers, esteemed
loyal knight; V. R. Runnion, es
teemed lecturing knight; Loyal R,
Parker, secretary; J. O. Turner,
treasurer; Thomas J. Wells, tyler;
Chas. B. Cox and J. G. Barratt, trus
tees; D. A. Wilson, alternate dele
gate to grand lodge; P. W. Mahoney,
esquire; John R. Lasich, Jr., inner
guard; John J. Wightman, chaplain;
Earl J. Blake, organist; J. J. Nys,
presiding justice of subordinate for
um. MOTHER PASSES
Mrs. Lena Boesel, mother of Mrs.
F. F, Wehmeyer of this city, passed
away at Wenatchee, Wash., last Fri
day and funeral services were held
at Winthrop, Wash., Sunday. Mr,
and Mrs. Wehmeyer left last Thurs
day in answer to summons to her
bedside and arrived a few hours be
fore her death, though Mrs. Boesel
had lost consciousness. Mr. and Mrs.
Wehmeyer arrived back home Mon
day night.
13, 1939
SCHOOL MUSIC FETE
SET FOR APRIL 28
Annual County School Events
Being Prepared; Community
Picnic Plan for Day
Welcoming the May with music
and athletic events, Morrow county
schools will make Heppner their
mecca, Friday, April 28, announces
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, superinten
dent In the morning that day grade
school girls and boys will vie in a
track meet at the Rodeo grounds,
and in the afternoon on the school
lawn, weather permitting, will be
staged the music festival when all
school children of the county will
be assembled in choruses.
Planned as one of the big features
of the day is a community picnic
lunch at noon at the county grounds,
to which everyone is invited to
bring lunches and participate in the
good fellowship.
Leonard Davis of Boardman is
chairman of this year's athletic
events, and Harold Buhman of
Heppner is chairman of the music
committee. The Heppner school band
will participate, but the Irrigon band,
which has appeared in past years,
will not be present, said Mrs. Rod
gers. Direction of group singing will
be in the hands of Miss Scharf, lone,
primary; Mrs. Kobow, Boardman,
secondary; Miss Forsythe, Heppner,
upper grades; Mr. Peavy, Heppner,
high school. Mrs. ' Carmichael of
Lexington will be accompanist. The
directors visited schools at Board
man and Irrigon, Tuesday, and are
visiting the lone, Lexington, Hepp
ner and Hardman schools today,
acquainting pupils and teachers with
the songs.
C h a r m i n g Ca n ta ta .. ,
Given by Churches
Easter Sunday was featured in
Heppner by singing of "The Resur
rection Story," Carrie B. Adams, by
combined choirs of Methodist, Chris
tian and Episcopal churches under
direction of Russell McNeill. The
Methodist church auditorium, was
packed to capacity Sunday evening
for the event.
Solos were sung by Kathryn Par
ker, Lucille Barlow and Mrs. Mc
Neill, with incidental solo parts by
Mrs. Neva Cochell, Mrs. F. W. Tur
ner, Marie Barlow, Charles Barlow,
Lawrence Lehman and J. O. Turner.
Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, Virginia Dix
and Frank Alfred sang in trio. Oth
ers partcipating in various group
parts were Rachel Forsythe, Mar
garet Browning, Mrs. John Hiatt,
Mrs. E. R. Huston, Frank Turner
and Glen Tonnesson.
Hunters-Anglers to
Discuss Hunt Contest
An important meeting of Morrow
County Hunters and Anglers club
is announced by George Howard,
secretary, for Friday, April 14, at
8 p. m. at the Elks club. Principal
order of business will be discussion
of the annual crow and magpie hunt,
and all sportsmen are urged to at
tend. J. Logie Richardson, president,
announces the arrival the last of
last week and first of this week of
three shipments of trout from the
state game commission which were
planted in local streams, and the first
of the week a shipment of salt was
received to place in the deer haunts.
FACTORY OFFICIAL VISITS
Leonard Kraft, representative of
Bridal Veil Lumber & Box com
pany, was in Heppner Friday eve
ning and Saturday conferring with
J. Logie Richardson, local agent,
on business of the company in this
county. No statement was released
in regard to the proposed box fac
tory here except that plans are pro
gressing. C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner, was a visitor in the city Tues
day on official business.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
$58,801 Contract Let
For Construction
Rhea Creek Road
Saxton, Looney and
Risley Low Bidders;
Work to Start Soon
Contract for grading, surfacing
and oiling 5.8 miles of the Heppner
Rhea creek road was awarded at
the state highway commission meet
ing in Portland Thursday, Saxton,
Looney and Risley of Oak Grove
were successful bidders with the bid
of $58,801.
The contracting firm held a for
mer contract in this county on the
Heppner-Hardman road.
A state engineering crew arrived
in the city last week end to prepare
the way for the contractors who are
expected to get under way imme
diately.
Awarding of this contract brines
partial realization of the hopes of
the county court who have been be
fore the commission several years
urging oil surfacing to Rhea creek.
The stretch of road has been de
termined to carry the heaviest traf-
fio of any road in the county with
exception of the Oregon-Washing
ton highway.
The Heppner-Rhea creek road is
a sector of the Heppner-Wasco
highway which is on the state high
way map as a secondary highway,
and the improvement is being made
with state and federal cooperative
funds.
The 5.8 miles designated extends
from Heppner to the culvert just
beyond the house on the Frank E.
Parker farm. , v ,
Recent acquisition of right-of-ways
has been made to permit re
alignment in places where the pres
ent road does not permit bringing
up to Bureau of Public Roads stand
ards. Specifications dall for 20
foot road width over the entire 5.8
miles, witlj deeper and heavier base
than now exists, elimination of sev
eral sharp curves and general type
of construction equal to that being
put into the heavier traffic roads in
other parts of the state.
While not as much distance is be
ing covered this year as was hoped
for, Judge Bert Johnson has ex
pressed the belief that the county
will be compensated by the fine
type of work being done, and that
it can afford to wait a little longer
for improvement of the rest of the
road.
Heppner Band One
Of 15; Judges Named
Eastern Oregon Normal, La
Grande, April 10 Heppner high
school is to be represented by its
band at the Eastern Oregon BancK
and Orchestra contest to be staged
this year at EON in La Grande on
April 14 and 15. Musical groups re
ceiving a ranking of superior in this
meet will be eligible to participate
in the national regional contest to be
held in Portland on May 12 and 13.
Critics and judges for the event
will be John H. Stehn, director of
band at the University of Oregon;
Carl Claus, professor of music at
the University of Idaho, and Del
bert Moore, director of orchestras
at Oregon State college.
The contest will be staged in con
junction with the annual music fes
tival which is a traditional event at
EON.
There will be seventeen high
school bands of eastern Oregon rep
resented at the musical event, and it
is estimated that some 800 high
school pupils will be on hand to par
ticipate in the programs that run
through Friday and Saturday.
The college is staging a special
dance for high school pupils on Fri
day night, April 14.
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