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Volume 56, Number 6 War on Predators Declared; Hunters Anglers Set Contest Cash and Prizes Of fered Kiddies; Old sters Work'for Meal Annual war on crows, magpies and hawks will start immediately in Morrow county under sponsor ship of Morrow County Hunters and Anglers club, with youngsters rewarded in cash and three gun prizes for legs and eggs, and with oldsters competing in a contest. The club committee released de tails of the campaign following a meeting last night through George Howard, secretary. Boys and girls 16 years of age or under are eligible to enter the ju venile contest. They will receive one cent in cash for each pair of bird legs, each egg or young bird. Trophies may be left at Bert Kanes garage in Heppner, Rugg Service station on Rhea creek, or Bert Ma son's store in lone. In' addition to the cash the youngsters turning in the largest number of trophies at each place will receive a .22 rifle. The senior contest will be led by two captains who will choose sides by drawing names of members. Ban quet will be held at close of con test at which losers will serve and wash dishes. Special penalty is placed upon captain of losing team who will eat one whole tough crow as part of the evening's entertain ment. Wild life pictures and other special entertainment are planned, Cost of dinner will not exceed 50c a plate and each attendant will pay for his own dinner. Any member signing up a new member will add the new member to his team, and will be credited with one point. Any member not turning in at least one point will be fined 25 cents. Scoring for adults will be 10 points for each pair of predator legs, and one point for each egg. It was also decided last night to hold a club meeting at the I. O. O, F. hall in lone on Wednesday eve ning, April 26. Wild life pictures and other entertainment will be presented after the meeting, and sandwiches and coffee will be served, All Heppner members are urged to attend and those planning to do so should leave names with either Lo gic Richardson, Ralph Beamer or George Howard. At the club meeting last Friday Ed Parker, assistant forest ranger, showed some exceptionally fine col ored pictures of natural scenes in Oregon. FFA Going to State Meet; Smoker Set The five winning demonstrations staged by FFA boys at open house at the school tomorrow will be tak en to the state convention in Cor vallis, April 26, announces William S. Bennett, instructor. A wide va riety of demonstrations will be giv en with emphasis on general shop work and poultry. A hog calling contest will also be part of the pro ceedings. The local chapter has slated a smoker against Arlington chapter at the city garage ring Saturday night, some of the proceeds of which will be used toward defraying expenses of the state trip. Some good fights are promised with Dean Gilman meeting LaMance in the main event, and Floyd Williams matching gloves with Tommy Kurtz in the semi-final. Five other bouts will complete the card. RODEO AT VEY RANCH Tony Vey, past officer and per former at Heppner's Rodeo, has an nounced his annual spring rodeo to be held at the farm on Butter creek next Sunday. Heppner, ACT TO SEND BAND TO REGIONAL MEET Lions Sponsor Coordinating Committee on Hearing Reports From District Festival Report of the school band's suc cess at La Grande last week end led the Lions club to appoint a co ordinating committee at its Mon day meeting to raise funds to send the band to the regional meet at Portland in May. Named on the com mittee were Alden Blankenship, Logie Richardson and Lee Howell. Harold Buhman, band director, was feted by the club, and responded with an explanation of the organi zation set-up under which the dis trict, regional and national "festi vals" are conducted. Mr. Buhman emphasized that those in charge of the organization have attempted to get away from the idea of contests, hence the meets are termed festivals. Bands entered are not judged against each other, but each is rated accord ing to the standards for its class; hence a number of bands in the same class may have the same rat ing. Under the set-up, Mr. Buhman said, all bands rated "superior" at district festivals' are privileged to attend the regional . meets, from which all superior bands are again entitled to go to the national festival. Spencer Crawford expressed re gret that more bands were not en tered in the La Grande meet, in bringing report as one in attend ance. He complimented the citizens of Hepnper for their fine attend ance, and expressed as his belief that the Heppner band was equal to and band appearing, except possibly for not having as complete instru mentation as one or two of the larger bands. That the Heppner band was the only band that 'marched to their places when going on the stage, and hence gained a more favorable first impression was the assertion of Lee Howell, who reported this feature as one large item in Heppner's favor and a compliment to the director and bandsters. Mr. Stidham, director of the Board of Church Extension, Christiari church, of Indianapolis, and Barton M. Clark, new minister of the Church of Christ here, were introduced as guests. Committee Reports Band Trip Plans A. H. Blankenship, chairman of Lions coordinating committee for the proposed school band trip to Portland, reports an estimated total expense of $420 for the trip, includ ing transportation $140, meals $137.50, registration $32.50, housing $110. To be transported are 55 band mem bers, instruments, director and chap- erones. Against this amount $75 is in hand as residue from the La Grande trip, the city has given $25, and assistance is expected from the smoker and dance Saturday night, April 29. Con siderable of the transportation cost may be taken up through volunteer use of private automobiles. "The job of putting across the fi nancing is no little one, and wide spread cooperation is required if it is to be put across," said Mr. Blank enship. The Lions committee is con tacting other organizations who may wish to cooperate in joint sponsor ship of the trip. TREATED FOR INFECTION Lester Gemmell was taken to Port land Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt and returned with them Tu esday after receiving specialized treatment for an infection in the neck from which he has suffered for some time. The trouble was pro nounced not dangerous but may be slow in clearing up. Harry Nelson, former clerk at the local bank, was a visitor this week from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he is employed as bookkeeper with the First National bank of that city. Oregon, Thursday, April City Makes Gifts To School Band And Irrigationists Help Appearance at Regional Meet; Better Lawns Aim Monday evening's council meet ing found city dads in a generous mood. They gave $25 toward the school band's trip to the regional meet at Portland, and made residen tial water users a nice contribution of free water for irrigation purposes. Action on the band trip was tak en on presentation of the matter by Logie Richardson, member of Lions cooperating committee, who an nounced that transportation in pri vate cars had been obtained for 71 passengers. Total expense of trip was placed at $300. Additional funds were expected from the firemen's smoker on the 29th and dance fol lowing at the county pailion which the county court had given for the evening rent-free. The amended rates on water for irrigation were contained in a reso lution passed at the meeting. In tended to stimulate the use of wa ter in promoting lawns and gardens, the resolution provides that from May 1 to October 1, residential ir rigators may have all water between 13,000 and 50,000 gallons without charge. Regular rates prevail on amount used up to 13,000 gallons, the total charge for which is $4. Over 50,000 gallons a charge of 10 cents a thousand or fraction of a thousand gallons will be made. i It was voted to give FFA boys use of the city garage ring for a smoker the coming Saturday for charge of $5 Announcement was made that the concrete base was in place at the wells rind that a representative of the pump company would be here the next day to start installation of pump. Plans Shaping for Finishing Swim Tank Final plans for finishing the city swimming tank that it may be op ened by arrival of summer are fast taking shape, announces Dr. L. D. Tibbies, chairman of the council committee. Application for approval of a 300-gallon septic tank in connection with the swimming tank met with disapproval of the state board of health, according to word received by Dr. Tibbies Tuesday morning, and this part of the plans was amended to include a 600-gallon tank. If approval had been obtained of the 300-gallon tank, Dr. Tibbies said a steel tank could have been used and the cost reduced about half. LEX ELKS ENTERTAIN Lexington Elks headed by E. Har vey Miller, exalted ruler, were hosts at ladies' night at the local lodge meeting last Thursday evening. Cards for the ladies was the order while lodge was in session, follow ing which dancing was enjoyed. A clam feed, folk dances led by Mrs. R. C. Knox, and songs by Gene Nor moyle were features of the evening. Large attendance and a good time are reported. NEW PASTOR ARRIVES Martin B. Clark arrived the end of the week with Mrs. Clark from their former home at Oakland, Ore., and Sunday Mr. Clark filled the pul pit at the Church of Christ begin ning his regular pastorate here. They have taken residence in the church parsonage. BAND TO PLAY SATURDAY The school band will appear on the streets Satruday evening fol lowing the Heppner-Arlington high shool baseball game, announces Har old Buhman, director. The time will be about 5 o'clock, he believed. 20, 1939 SCHOOL HOST TO PUBLIC TOMORROW Open House to Show Year's Accomplishments; Program in Auditorium Begins 8:15 City schools will play host to pa trons and friends tomorrow evening when displays of year's work in the various rooms and the entire school plant will be open for public in spection at annual open house, an nounces Alden Blankenship, super intendent. Doors of the main building will be opened at 7 o'clock and will re main upen until 8:15 when a pro gram will be presented by grade and high school pupils in the gym-auditorium. Immediately following the program, the main building will be opened again to accommodate those who may not be able to inspect this part of the plant before the program. All divisions of the school have been working hard to prepare for this occasion, and Mr. Bdankenship says the public should find the visit tomorrow interestng as well as en lightening and entertaining. Atten tion is specially called to the new Smith-Hughes building, new lunch room and improvements in the home economics department which Mr. Blankenship says all patrons should be interested in seeing. VFW Initiate in Open at Beckner Farm Sixty Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary members were guests last Sunday at the Lee Beckner farm south of lone on excursion from Pendleton. Pendleton post degree team exemplified initiatory work in the open air and all attending paid homage to the culinary art of Mrs. Beckner. Cafeteria ; dinner served . indoors and out, was featured by grain fed turkey (four birds being sup plied by Mr. Beckner for the oc casion). Home-grown produce pre pared by Mrs. Beckner, augmented a menu topped off by salad, cake and ice cream brought by the vis itors. A program preceding dinner fea tured singing by Arthur Motanic, full-blooded Umatilla Indian, and Eugene Normoyle, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Beckner. Group singing was also enjoyed. Mrs. Earl Blake of Heppner was piano acocmpanist. Captain Chester Yates led the de gree team and Joe Hart, full-blooded Nez Perce Indian, participated as commander. George Voight, native-born German, was chaplain. Harvey Bauman of Lexington was among new members inducted Partlow, Groth Meet Tough Fighters Soon Local fight fans are slated for an exceptional treat at the next fire men's smoker, Saturday, April 29. when both Dean Groth and Stanley Partlow, main eventers on the last card, will be matched in a double main event, says Dick Sperry, matchmaker. Groth is slated to meet Kid Thornley of Portland, a . coming young fighter and mam eventer throughout the Willamette vallev. Thornley is just Groth's weight and carries plenty of wallop as well as science, Sperry says. Partlow will exchange punches with Torpedo Cavalli of Walla Walla, another tough boy who fights Partlow stvle and weighs in at the same figure. Four preliminary bouts will be made up from local CCC boys, with Lieutenant Hanford. commandant. making the proposal in order to bring the higher paid fighters from outside. Half the net proceeds of this event will be turned to the school band to benefit their trip to the regional contest at Portland. The card is set for 8:30 sharp at city garage ring. Born, to Mr. and John Hanna, Jr., of Eight Mile, at the home of Mrs. Ada Cason in this city Monday, a 7 pound girl. Subscription $2.00 a Year Band Rated Tops At La Grande; May Enter Regional Six High School Musical Groups at District Festival Winning highest rating for the fourth consecutive appearance in state or district meets, Heppner's school band emerged from the East ern Oregon High School Band fes tival at La Grande last Friday with superior rating. The local band, un der Harold Buhman, director since the band's organization, was the only band rated superior out of six bands judged, and is the only band en tered at La Grande to win the right to appear in the regional contest at Portland, May 12-13, when super ior bands from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will be judged. Nearly a hundred band members and townspeople attended the fes tival from here. Entered in class "C" at La Grande besides Heppner were Halfway and Union high schools, the latter re ceiving No. 2 rating and the former rating No. 3. The other three bands were in class "B," of which Baker and McLoughlin high of Milton Freewater were rated No. 2, and The Dalles which rated No. 3. The La Grande band, which was given first division rating at last year's na tional contest, appeared in concert under Director Andrew Loney, Jr. It gains automatic right to appear in the regional meet, being the only class "A" band present. Massed bands-played two numbers, "High Tower," march by Harold Bennett, and "El Capitan," march by Sousa, under direction of John Stehn, Uni ersity of Oregon band director who was guest conductor. Mr. Stehn, Delbert Moore, con ductor of orchestras, Oregon State college, and Carl Claus, professor of music, University of Idaho, were judges. The required number of all class "C" bands was "Lustspiel," over ture by Keler Bela, and Heppner played as selected number, "Over ture Militaire," Joseph Skornica, using Sousa's "U. S. Field Artillery March" as a warm-up number. Instrumentation of the Heppner band was as follows: Director and assistant Harold Wr Buhman, Jeanette Blakely (drum majorette). Clarinets Omer McCaleb, Richard Hayes, Donald Jones, Carolyn Vaughn, Kathryn Thompson, Paul Doolittle, Clifford Fave. Laura War- field, Elizabeth Healy, Dorothea Wilson, Kmgsley Chapin. Jack O' Hara, Betty Cunningham. James Barratt, Bill Bucknum, Dick Ed mondson. Trombones Joe Aiken, John Crawford, Bill Barratt. Dnn V.vna Henry Aiken, Bob Pinckney, Guy Moore. Bass Horns Don Bennett, Jack Vaughn. . . Percussion Milton Morgan, War ren Blakely, Shirley Wilson. Trumpets Jack Merrill, Harry Tamblyn, Don Frederickson, Thomas Gonty, Dorothy Howell, Kemp Dick, Austin McAtee, Kay Ferguson, Nel ma Hanlon, Dick Ferguson, Howard Gilliam, Merle Burkenbine. Oboe Margaret Tamblyn. Baritone Hugh Crawford, Calvin Crawford. Alto Horns Jackson Cantwell, Lowell Ashbaugh, Don Wehmeyer, Walter Skuzeski. Saxophones, Eb Betty Happold, Emery Coxen, Sibyl Howell, Philip Cohn, Harold Armstrong, Wilbur Worden. Flute John Skuzeski. Sewing meeting of American Le gion auxiliary unit, Tuesday after noon, April 25, at 2 o'clock, at home of Mrs. Spencer Crawford.