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Volume 57, Number 45
Chicago Colored
Teams Slated on
Casaba Bill of Fare
Hoskins Schedules
Fast Competition !
for County All Stars
Fred Hoskins" fast casaba tossing
boys, the Morrow County All Stars,
will get into fast company when
they face two Chicago colored teams
that Manager Hoskins has dished
out for them on a bill of fare that
already has put the boys in fine
fettle.
The Chicago Hottentots, colored
AAU champs, will give the all stars
their first taste of dark meat at lone
next Wednesday evening, the 15th.
And on Saturday, February 8, they
will have their second such tasty
morsel in Heppner, with the Chicago
Chocolate Co-Eds, colored girls bas
ketball team providing the opposi
tion. Appearing at lone Wednesday will
be St. Clair, All American guard.
The "Hots" will appear in native
dress the first half of the game, fea
turing Zulu basketball magic, with
King Goo Ga Ga and Rajah Boogie
Boo in stellar roles.
Tonight the stars will play at Lex
ington with the Pendleton First Na
tional Bank team as opponents in
the game postponed from the holi
days due to illness. Heppner CCC's
will play the second team in a pre
liminary. Manager Hoskins urges everyone
to save the February 8 date, by all
means. With the colored girls team
will be Miss Tyde Pickett, member
of the U. S. Olympic team who is
an outstanding track star as well as
basketball player, and Miss Marie
Browne, world's champion roller
skater, both of whom will give ex
hibitions. Kate Bard, All American
forward, and Streamline Smith, tall
est girl in basketball world, approx
imately 7 feet tall, will also be seen.
Forty per cent of the proceeds,
the home split, will be given to
some worthy community enterprise
from the girls' game, Hoskins said.
The All Stars played at Condon
Monday evening and lost by the
close score of 43-41. They played
three games at vacation time against
a team composed mainly of college
boys home for the holidays, includ
ing Len Gilman, Don Turner, Spud
Furlong, Bob Knox and Harlan Mc
Curdy, and won all three.
The second team won at Condon
Monday, 38-9, for a clear record of
wins for the season to date.
Deschutes Meet
Starts State Series
Redmond. Committees named at
the recent county farm outlook
meeting are now at work preparing
tentative reports to be submitted to
another county-wide meeting Janu
ary 22, according to E. H. Young of
Redmond, chairman of the meeting.
The Deschutes county meeting held
in December served as a trial gath
ering for a series of 36 meetings
sponsored by the extension service
at Oregon State college on the gen
eral theme of "The Agricultural Out
look and Its Relationship to National
Preparedness."
Extension officials were highly
pleased at the interest shown in this
first meeting here, and at the en
thusiasm of the local farm and home
leaders in taking up the committee
work. Those heading the various
committees are: land use, E. M.
Wright of Bend; farm home and
rural life, Mrs. H. Scroggin, Bend;
farm crops, Carl H. Baker, Redmond;
and livestock, Priday Holmes, Red
mond. Similar meetings have been ar
ranged for the next two months
in all other counties nf the state,
according to extension officials.'
Heppner,
Hermiston Defeat
First in Six Years
A determined Mustang squad put
an end to the long string of losses
which they have suffered at the
hands of Hermiston. After six lean
years the boys nosed out the Bull
dogs Saturday night in the local
gym by a score of 33-31. The game
waa as close as the score indicates.
Johnny Skuzeski dropped in the
winning basket with less than two
minutes to play, after the Bulldogs
had come from behind to tie the
score at 31-all. The Mustangs had
done a good job of coming from
behind themselves, after trailing 5-9
at the end of the first period.
They began to hit the basket in
the second quarter and pulled out
in front 17-14 at half time. At the
three quarter mark the home boys
stil clung to a two point lead of 29
27. Each team scored two baskets
in the last quarter, Heppner getting
the first and the last while Hermis
ton was scoring two in between.
Evans of Heppner was high scorer
with 1Q points while Wilcox of Her
miston led his team with 9.
The second team game was also
tied late in the last quarter but this
time the Hermiston team came out
ahead by scoring two quick field
goals to win 24-18.
Line-up and score:
Hermiston 31 Heppner 33
Smith 6 rf Blakely 4
Holloman 4 If Skuzeski 7
Hamm 8 c Snow 8
Tiller 4 rg Crawford 0
Wilcox 9 lg Pinckney 4
Evans 10. Scrivner. Aiken and
Barratt for Heppner; Miller
Dawson for Hermiston.
and
Youth Problem
Presented to Lions
A good many young men in Hepp
ner; are ambitious to join some com
munity organization and do their
part toward making the city pro
gress, but they are looking for guid
ance in the best way to move. That
is what Francis Nickerson told the
Lions at their Monday luncheon. In
response to young Nickerson's query
as to what the Lions might have to
offer these young men, the club vot
ed to stage an evening meeting at
Lucas Place next Monday, when a
srjecial speaker will present the aims
and objects of Lionism to a Special
ly .. . . .
ly invited group ol young men.
At a director's meeting Tuesday
evening, the Lions voted to extend
an invitation to Business and Pro
fessional Women's club to join with
them in an evening meeting, with
date set tentatively for St. Valen
tines day, Febrruary 14. Wives, hus
bands, sweethearts or escorts of
members of each group were to be
included in the attendance list, ac
cording to the Lions action.
PLOTS FACE BOMBING
Army pilots who practice on the
newly laid out bombing field in
northern Morrow county may have
some practice in seeing what they
can miss as well as what they can
hit. Several experimental grass plots
were established several years ago
through cooperation . of County
Agent C. D. Conrad and the Soil
Conservation service. After a con
ference with war department offici
als, those in charge have decided
to leave the plots be in the hope
that they may be missed by the
bombers. Valuable information from
these experiments may be expected
in the next few years, says Conrad.
The committe for the celebration
of the president's birthday has set
a nation-wide broadcast over the
Mutual network for January 15.
James H. Knox, radio director, says
it's going to be good and be sure to
tell your neighbors and friends. Dr.
A. D. McMurdo has been named
chairman of the Morrow county
committee for celebration of the
president's birthday as a benefit to
infantile paralysis sufferers, and ex
pects to announce the names of
other members of the committee
shortly.
Oregon, Thursday, January
Willows Grange
Wins Pomona
Competition
C. W. Smith Speaks
at lone Meeting;
Lex Host in April
Morrow County Pomona grange
met on Saturday, January 4, at lone
with Willows grange as hosts. All
officers were present except Ceres
and one member of the executive
committee.
Much illness is prevalent over the
county. Two members reported ser
iously ill were Clyde Wright of Rhea
Creek grange and C. C. W. Kruse
of Newberg, member of Greenfield
grange.
Chas. W. Smith of Corvallis, a
former county agent of Morrow
county and friend of all who knew
him, was a welcome guest; also Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Wicklander of La
Grande were welcome visitors.
During the afternoon the follow
ing program was presented;
Opening song, "Smile, Smile,
Smile"; reading, Sleeping at the
Foot of the Bed," Chas. Wicklander;
piano solo, Marjorie Baker; talk, Ag
ricultural Outlook, Clifford Conrad,
county agent; vocal solo, group
number, Donald Heliker; address,
Chas. W. Smith, O. S. C; accordian
solo, Walter, group number; song,
God Bless America. v
The officers of Lexington, Rhea
Creek and Willows granges were in
stalled following the program. The
efficient installation team was Chas.
Wicklander, installing officer; Vida
Heliker, emblem bearer; Juliet Cor
'.vini. regalia bearer; Hannah Ander
son, chaplain; Minnie McFarland,
master, and Genie Huston, pianist.
A chorus of voices assisted with
the music.
Donald Heliker, A. S., and Dot
Halvorsen, L. A. S., were also in
stalled as new Pomona officers.
At the evening session the fifth
degree was exemplified by Lexing
ton grange assisted by other Pomona
members.
With this meeting the contest,
continuing through the last 18
months, ended with Willows grange
having the highest number of points
followed closely by Lexington, Rhea
Creek and Greenfield. The $20 prize
is greatly appreciated by Willows
members, who challenge for another
contest.
An invitation, extended by Lex
ington grange for the April meeting,
was accepted. The degree work will
be exemplified by Willows grange.
'Uncl Tom' Barnett
Retires Mayoralty
After fourteen years of service as
mayor of Lexington and at the age
of 79 years, "Uncle Tom" Barnett
retires as mayor of Lexington and
was present to "swear in" the new
mayor, Alonzo Henderson.
During Mr. Barnett's term of ser
vice many changes have occurred
in Lexington, most beneficial of all
being the new water system ' which
was completed in 1940. This new
system besides furnishing the town
with an abundant pure water sup
ply, also gives the people a reduced
rate in their fire insurance. To the
retiring mayor, we say, "Hail and
farewell," and to the new mayor,
we extend our best wishes.
Besides a new mayor, the follow
ing councilmen were sworn in': John
Miller, Geo. Allyn, Judge Carmich
ael and Harry Dinges. Elmer Hunt
was elected treasurer and Edith Ed
wards, recorder. Lee Sparks was ap
pointed fire chief and Vernon Scott,
water rent collector.
Contributed.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
Coats, Suits, Hats, Dresses, Parka
Gowns, Pajamas and Robes. CUR
RANS READY-TO-WEAR.
9, 1941
Clyde Wright Was
Prominent Stockman
A large concourse of friends and
neighbors attended funeral rites here
yesterday afternoon for Clyde
Wright, 53, prominent stockman,
who died at his home on Rhea creek
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, fol
lowing a paralytic stroke on new
years day. Mr. Wright had been
convalescent for the last three years
as a result of a previous stroke and
had been unable to attend closely
to his business affairs.
Memorial services were held from
the Church of Christ here with Mar- .
tin Clark pastor, officiating, and in
terment followed in the cemetery at
Hardman.
Mr. Wright was the son of Anson j
E. and Ida (Knighten) Wright, pio
neers of Morrow county, being born
September 28, 1887. His father came
to what is now JMorrow county m
1872. Mr. Wright married Mary Ca
pon in Heppner in 1912, and the
family home has since been made!
on Rhea creek where Mr. Wright
was interested in extensive land
holdings and livestock operations.
He is survived by the widow, one
son, Harold, brothers Raymond and
Walter, all of Rhea creek, and three
sisters, Maude Rugg of Rhea creek,
Myrtle Clubine of Portland and Nel
lie Kruger of t Sherwood.
Mr. Wright was known as a sub
stantial citizen of highest integrity
in his business dealings, and as an
efficient livestock operator . His un
timely demise is regretted by a wide
circle of friends who join in extend
ing condolence to the bereft family.
THE
Hehisch
Published by the Students of
Heppner High School
BAND OR CHORUS
In the past years, the band has
been allotted one period a day for
practice. This year, we have only
mass band twice a weak and pep
band 'on Friday. On the two days
that there is no band, there is cho
rus. It is the opinion of the writer
that if those two days were spent
in band practice instead of chorus,
it would be more beneficial.
Our chorus classes have not turn
ed out any fine chorus girls, but
our band has turned out some good
musicians. Very few of our band
members have good voices, but many
of them would be good musicians if
they had the practice. Let's have
band five times a week.
PAT DOOLEY TRANSFERS
Patricia Dooley, a pretty, viva
cious brunette, and one of the most
popular girls in high school, recent
ly transferred to Los Angeles where
she will live with her mother.
Pat left Canada to come to Hepp
ner for her eighth school year and
remained here with her -aunt, Mrs.
Glenn Jones, until December 30 of
last year.
Seventeen years old and gifted
with a very pretty voice, Pat sang
important roles in the operettas dur
ing her freshman, sophomore and
junior years.
Among her many activities were
those of a , pep club member and
that of serving two years on the
Hehisch committee. .
In speaking for fellow classmates,
the writer can say we are all sorry
to see her leave us, but we are glad
because of the added opportunities
she will receive in a larger school.
JUNIOR PLAY "CHOSEN
Monday, January 6, the junior
class chose "Welcome, Danger!" as
the junior play to be presented
either on March 14 or 21.
The play is centered around a
mountain lodge of a young million
aire, who believes his life to be in
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Mayor Turner Takes
Office; All City
Officers Retained
Cooperation Asked
in Protective Work;
Sign REA Contract
Mayor J. O. Turner was inducted
into office at the first council meet
ing for the new year, Monday eve
ning, along with re-elected council
men D. A. Wilson, L. E. Bisbee and
L. D. Tibbies. The new mayor made
no recommendations for change in
personnel of city officers, and all
were retained in their posts.
First official business of the year
was the sigrwng of a contract with
Upper Columbia Electric Co-op, an
REA project, to furnish electricity
to operate the city wells at the
forks of Willow creek.
Council committees were un
changed with exception of transfer
of E. A. Bennett to the licence com
mittee from the finance committee,
and P. W. Mahoney from license to ,
finance cwmitte'.
Following recommendations of the
council and city departments, Mayor
Turner released the following state
ment: "At the beginning of the new year,
it may be well to make a few sug
gestions as to the procedure to be
followed by the city dads in the fu
ture. We ask that the fine spirit of
cooperation between citizens and
city officials which has existed in
the past be continued, and we feel
certain that with everyone working
for the best interests of the town, a
measure of success is bound to be
assured. ,
"There has been 'little change in
the official set-up of the city this
year and only minor changes in pro
cedure is anticipated.
"A new ordinance was recently
passed, requiring a permit for the
keeping of livestock within the city
limits. These permits may be obtain
ed by making written application to
the council. If the application is
acted upon favorably, a permit will
be issued by the recorder, at a cost
of $1.00. This charge is made only
to cover cost of application and per
mit blanks.
"The city has recently purchased
and equipped a new fire truck, or
ganized two volunteer firemen's bri
gades, and in part specified their
duties as follows:
"When a fire is announced to the
telephone operator on duty, she is
asked to call three or four of the
firemen on the first brigade before
she sounds the fire alarm. At the
first call, the first squad is to report
at the fire truck immediately, but
the fire truck is not to be started or
moved until at least two of the en
listed firemen are present. If the fire
siren is sounded a second time, the
second brigade and the CCC boys
are called out. At the fire, all per
sons are asked to refrain from giv
ing assistance unless requested by
the fire chief, Ralph Beamer. This
will result in giving the firemen
freedom at their work with no un
cessery interference . Spectators are
urged not to park their cars within
200 feer of the fire and are absolute
ly prohibited from driving over fire
hose at any time.
"The volunteer fire department,
organized a few years ago, has had
the effect to reduce residential fire
j rates in Heppner 16 per cent, which
is an annual saving to homeowners
of about $1.00 per $1000 of insurance
annually. Let's give the boys an op
portunity to continue the good
work."
DRAFT QUOTA FILLED
Morrow county's draft quota for
January was quickly filled by vol
untary enlistment of Gene Doherty
and Harley Wright, with only two
called from here for the month. The
men will report January 20.
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