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Southbound Geese
Herald Coming
Hunting Season
Deer Quest Starts
20th; Elk May be
Had Nov. 1 to 16th
Honking of geese as they wing
their way through Oregon, marking
the beginning of the southern mi
gration of these birds, has served to
bring sportsmen to the realization
that the annual hunting season is
near at hand.
In just about a week, September
20, the deer season opens. Shortly
thereafter, on September 29, the an
telope season is on and on Novem
ber 1, the elk season, both for bull
and cow elk, will be officially open.
A new regulation is in effect on
blacktail deer reduction in the bag
limit to one deer. There will be no
doq, season this year and the bag
limit on mule deer continues at one
deer. The season extends from Sep
k tember 20 to October 29, both dates
inclusive.
Open territory for antelope in
cludes parts of Lake, Malheur and
Harney counties. The season for
these fleet-footed animals extends
from September 29 to October 6,
both dates inclusive. Special tags
have been authorized by the game
commission and a limited supply is
still available. Any sportsman wish
ing to go antelope hunting should
obtain his tag by communicating
with the Portland office of the com
mission at once.
Elk season opens November 1 and
extends to the 16th, both dates in
clusive. Bull elk with horns may
be shot in Union, Umatilla, Grant,
Morrow, Baker and that part of
Wallowa county north of baseline
and west of the Imnaha river. The
cow elk territory lies within the
bull elk territory but does not em-
. brace the entire territory. Hunters
should refer to the official hunting
synopsis for the exact boundaries.
. Decision of the game commission
to throw open a number of game
reserves for deer hunting has made
new deer hunting grounds that will
accommodate many sportsmen. Last
year the commission opened Ochoco,
Myrtle Park and Canyon Creek in
Grant county and these three re
serves will again be open this year.
In addition, the following game ref
uges are also open to deer hunting:
Mule deer, in southern Klamath and
Lake counties; Steen mountain, in
southeast Harney county; Mt. Emily,
on boundary of Umatilla and Union
counties and that part of the War
ner game refuge lying outside of the
Heart Mountain Antelope reserve in
southeast Lake counties.
In Canyon Creek refuge, only bow
and arrow hunting will be permit
ted from the opening of the deer
season until October 3.
Willow Road Work
Backed by Lions
Heppner Lions joined the cham
ber of commerce in seeking im
provement of - the upper Willow
creek road at their meeting at Camp
Heppner Monday, expecting to assist
in contacting the county court to
recommend that funds be included
in next year's budget for such pur
pose. TKey also joined in extending
an invitation to the state highway
commisson to visit Heppner when
they come to eastern Oregon in Oc
tober, Discussion of road matters also
brought to light again importance of
obtaining a year-round road to Mon
ument whose people are interested
in coming to Heppner to do business
it was said.
John Zornes was in the city Friday
from logging operations on Johnson
creek, reporting that a two -day
. shut-down was necessitated by the
heavy rain of last week.
Heppner,
FOOTBALL SEASON
OPENS IN WEEK
Fossil to be First Opponent of
Coach Knot's Proteges; Loss of
Regulars Hurts Season's Chances
A squad of 25 boys is working out
nightly at Rodeo field in preparation
for the football season. With the
opening game with Fossil only a
week away, hard work on funda
mentals and conditioning drills is
the order every afternoon.
Prospects for the season are an
unknown quantity with Hugh Craw
ford the lone returning first string
er. The new eligibility ruling that
sets the age limit at 19 years took
four boys from the first squad. Sev
eral experienced men return for
back field duty from last year's re
serves, but the line will be com
posed almost entirely of new men.
What the squad lacks in exper
ience it is making up in enthusiasm
and not for years has a Heppner
squad shown so much pep as is now
being shown at practice. The sea
son's schedule follows:
Sept. 20, Fossil at Fossil; Sept. 27,
Arlington at Arlington; Oct. 4, Con
don at Heppner; Oct. 11, open; Oct.
18, Hermiston at Heppner; Oct. 25,
Condon at Condon; Nov. 1, Arling
ton at Heppner; Nov. 11, Hermiston
at Hermiston. Negotiations are be
ing carried on with Klickitat, Wash.,
to fill the open date October 11.
Squad members: Bob Swick, Joe
Farley, Paddy Blake, Phil Cohn, Don
Wehmeyer, Buckley Hoselton, Jack
Fitzpatrick, Pat O'Brien, John Lane,
Howard Gilliam, Kay Ferguson, Don
Evans, Dubby Aiken, Hugh Craw
ford, Claude Snow, Roy Pettyjohn,
James Barratt, Bill Scrivner, Ray
Parrish, Bill Padberg, Don Bennett,
Irl Clary, Dee Jones, Hugh Mc
Laughlin, Albert Schunk, Bill Snow.
Rock Hunters Enjoy
Mountain. Area, - -
French Hospitality
Telling its own. story, this letter
came to the editor's desk this week:
"Last week end it was the priv
ilege of a party of twelve to visit
your lovely country. We are all
'rock hunters,' and had a grand
time wandering over the moun
tains, etc.
"We made our headquarters at
the 'Blue Mountain Ranch,' or
Harry French ranch. We were all
given such a royal welcome, good
beds, wonderful eats and treated
so splendidly that we are looking
forward to the time when we can
make a return trip.
"We stopped at Heppner Mon
day but found your office closed,
but after such a wonderful hol
iday we would like to express
again our thanks and appreciation
to Harry French, 'one mighty fine
fellow.' He has one fault that I
wish someone would correct, and
that is someone should teach him
to play Pinochle.
"Those in the party were Dr.
Houseman, Dr. Neata Houseman,
Mr. and Mrs.' Harry Rockwell, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Bones and son, all
of Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. William
DuRose and daughter Billie lone,
all of Vancouver, Wash."
Sheriff Goes South
on Extradition Case
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman left Tu
esday evening for San Francisco to
pick up one Chas. Younger, Jr.,
wanted here on a forgery charge,
who had been apprehended by offi
cers at that place. Younger had
joined the army, it was said, and
waived extradition. '
Bauman went first to Salem to
fix up necessary papers.
DEER IN FOOTHILS
Dee Cox, in the city Monday from
the Hinton creek farm, reported see
ing two doe deer below the house at
his place the evening before, a con
siderable distance below the timber
line.
Oregon, Thursday, September 12, 1940
HEE HAW! IT'S IN THE DIRT THEY GO
AS BARTLETT'S DONKS STAGE RODEO
This is just one of the many sights
that will be seen at the Rodeo
grounds tomorrow (Friday) evening.
It's Jack Bartlett's trained donkeys
returning to present a long-eared
high-kicking, balky and otherwise
hilarious rodeo. Everyone who saw
them here three years ago will not
miss this opportunity for another
big evening of fun.
The show will start promptly at 8
o'clock under the huge floodlights
carried by the Bartlett show.
Main attraction of the evening, of
course, will be the ball game. Teams
will be chosen from among the best
donkey-riding 'ball players here
abouts. Marius P. Hanford, presi
dent of the Lions, sponsors, will
personally captain one team, and
such, old-time ball , players as Bob
Runnion, Ray Ferguson, Rod Thom
son, Kenny Akers, Mark Merrill,
etc., etc., will be in the lists.
But no matter how good the ball
players, the thing to watch is the
Stolen Prock Car
Picked up. at Prosser
An automobile belonging to the
Prock boys of this city which disap
peared at 8 o'clock Sunday evening
was found turned over in a ditch
near Prosser, Wash., and deserted. It
was returned here yesterday by
Earle Bryant, deputy sheriff.
Opher Baker, arrested at Prosser
for holding up a Condon service sta
tion Saturday night, about 1 a. m.,
believed to' have been one of the
thieves of the Prock car, was first
turned over to the sheriff at Moro
then released to th state police and
is being held at Arlington.
He and 'a man by the name of
Kneeler are reported to have stop
ped at the Condon service station
and asked to' have their water pump
checked. While the attendant was
complying they struck him with a
wrench, laying him out momentar
ily. They then asked for all the
cash in the station, and finally left
with two dollars after the attendant
had profered that amount, request
ing that the attendant say nothing
about the incident.
Officers here received word that
the men were headed this way and
on checking up found the Prock
car missing, and a car believed to
have been driven here by the want
ed men to have been deserted at the
spot with a flat tire.
The car deserted here bore license
issued to a man in Klamath Falls
who had not been located to ascer
tain if it had been stolen.
EXAMS SET
Examination of applicants for
football referee to officiate at high
school games the doming season is
announced for Saturday morning at
10 o'clock at the high school by
Alden H. Blankenship, district com
mitteeman. Anyone wishing to qual
ify should take the examination at
this time.
donks. To carry batsmen out around
the bases will be Jack Benny, Jack
Dempsey, Madam Queen, Bambino,
and Wrong-Way Corrigan, provid
ing' the batsmen stick on or the
donks don't take a notion to go the
other way, or no way at all. Mounts
in the field will be Gracie Allen,
first base; Dizzy Dean, second; Pep
per Martin, third; Eddie Cantor,
shortstop; Freddie Allen, left field;
Shirley Temple, center; Jimmy Fox,
right. Only the pitchers and catch
ers will be afoot (all the time) and
three baby donks will assist the
umpires.
A donkey race on Main street at
5:30 will herald the show at the
grounds, and preceding the ball
game will be the Grand Entry Race,
Beer Barrel Polka, Donkey Polo
Game and Donkey Milking Contest.
At intervals Jack Benny, clown don
key, will present laughable tricks.
The grand finale will be a bucking
donkey exhibition.
District Attorney
Summoned to Service
District Attorney Frank C. Alfred
has been called to service in the na
tional guards, having received no
tice last Saturday to report to Co.
1, 162nd infantry, at Bend next Mon
day for physical examination. If he
is mustered through the -examination,
Mr. Alfred will serve a year
with the outfit to which he is re
porting. On receiving notice, the distrct
attorney went to Salem and obtain
ed permission from Governor Spra
gue for a year's leave of absence
from the office here, and in case he
is taken for the year's service, the
governor will appoint an interim
successor to the office.
Mr. Alfred served with the nation
al guard at Silverton before coming
to Heppner and has since held the
rank of lieutenant with the inactive
guards, which position made him
eligible to call under the recent
guard mobilization order. He had
received no previous information
that the call was imminent, but held
himself ready to report when he
first learned of the mobilization or
der. He received assurance from the
attoney general while in Salem that
entering the service would in no way
affect his candidacy at the coming
November election to succeed him
self in the office of district attorney.
ENLISTED IN RESERVES
Arthur Wendell Bergstrom of lone
is reported in a list of 25 Oregon
naval reserve enlistees scheduled to
leave New York October 28th on
cruise number four, according to re
port of the U, S. Navy Recruiting
station at Portland. Also in the list
are Douglas King Parker and Edgar
Wilson Smith of Condon. Frances
Nickerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
B. Nickerson of Heppner, is now on
cruise out of New York in the same
department of the service.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Morrow Youths
Make Good Score
At State Fair
First Places Taken
in Demonstrations,
Sheep; Enjoy Trip
The Morrow county state fair del
egation of 4-H club members arriv
ed home Monday bringing with
them several awards and honors.
The livestock judging team, Bud
dy Peck, Bernard Doherty and Jack
Edmondson, placed ninth in com
petition -with 25 teams.
Irl and Mildred Clary of Hard
man, won first place honors in the
miscellaneous demonstration con
tests, which included demonstrations
in health, camp cookery, woodwork
ing, forestry and home beautifica
tion. A Rambouillet ewe lamb, award
ed each year by Mac Hoke of Pen
dleton to the highest scoring club
member in the Rambouillet division
was won this year by Leland Ed
mondson. Leland also won first in
the fine wool yearling ewe class and
in the fine wool fat lamb class. Jack
Edmondson won second in both of
these classes. Don Peck of Lexing
ton won third in the medium wool
fat lamb class, while Buddy Peck
won fifth in the Hampshire fat lamb
class. Don Peck and Leland Ed
mondson rated third in the livestock
demonstration contest with their
sheep fitting demonstration.
All fat stock exhibited at the fair
was sold at auction Friday and fav
orable prices were received for all
of the Morrow county stock sold.
The first prize fine wool fat lamb
sold by, Leland Edmondson brought
22V2 cents per pound; " while the
second place fine wool fat lamb sold
by Jack Edmondson brought 17 Vz
cents. Don Peck sold his third place
medium wool fat lamb for 25 cents.
Phil Metschan, manager of the Im
perial hotel, bought all three Mor
row county lambs. Mr. Metschan
previously operated the Palace hotel
in Heppner and took quite an inter
est in the Morrow county exhibits.
The D. E. Nebergall Packing Co. of
Albany bought the fifth, place
Hampshire fat lamb sold by Buddy
Peck for 9 cents per pound.
While in Salem the club members
from Moitow county were given an
opportunity of visiting the state
penitentiary and the state capitol.
They were given special permission
to see the new gas chamber now in
use at the penitentiary and some of
the boys even took the opportunity
to sit in the chair in the chamber
but stated that it was the last time
they wished to sit there. While at
the penitentiary they were informed
that every county in the state was
represented at that time excepting
Morrow county and it had not been
represented for the last seven mon
ths. REA Talk Slated at
Lexington Grange
Explanation of the REA set-up
will be made by L. R. Rambo, pro
ject manager, at the first fall meet
ing of Lexington grange Saturday
evening. The talk will be given at
the lecturer's hour preceding the
business meeting. Mr. Rambo will
attempt to answer all questions and
an open invitation to the public is
extended.
Satisfactory progress is reported
in signing up prospective. REA users
in Morrow and Gilliam counties,
Mr. Rambo reports. J. J. Nys was
this week named project attorney
and application for incorporation
was forwarded to Salem the first
of the week.
Application for enlistment in the .
marine corps is reported to have .
been made last week end by Riley
Munkers of Heppner and Gene Nor--moyle
of lone.