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.