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Volume 58, Number 35
400 Dine At Annual
Pioneers' Reunion
At Neighbor Town
Sarah Booher, Orig
inator, Kept Away
By Serious Illness
By MARGARET SCOTT
The annual Pioneers' Reunion was ;
held in Lexington, Saturday, Octo
ber 25 at the Leach Memorial hall.
About 400 persons enjoyed the bas
ket dinner at noon at which the
Rebekah ladies waited on the tables.
In the forenoon a football game
between Wasco and Lexington was
played with Wasco victorious. 25-0.
After dinner an impromptu pro
gram was presented with George
Peck acting as master of ceremonies.
"America" was sung by the audi
ence and Mrs. Whitmere McDonald
sang "Carry Me Back to Old Vir
ginny," Bert Mason presented "The
Rhea Crick Parade," the fourth
grade girls danced the Highland
Fling, and Mr. Jesse Turner of
Heppner paid a tribute to the pio
neers, and the program was then
closed with a community sing.
There was old-time and modern
dancing in the evening.
Sarah Booher, who organized the
first reunion 15 years ago was too
ill to attend. She has just passed
her 95th birthday at the Tom Bey
mer home in Heppner. Her condi
tion is reported as critical.
. Many out-of-town people were
present and an enjoyable day was
spent visiting with friends and
neighbors.
(Additional Lexington news on
page 3.)
Four Selectees Called;
Other Men Enlist
Four selectees from Morrow coun
ty will report at Heppner on Nov
ember 4, and leave that evening for
Portland for induction into the army.
They are John Edward Hays, Ernest
Marvin Allen, Vernon Cecil North
ness, James Edward Trueblood.
Vernon Cecil Northness was se
lected to fill the place of James
Haskell Peck who enlisted in the
regular army, and James Edward
Trueblood takes the place of Joel
Clark Engelman who enlisted in the
U. S. naval reserve.
Other recent enlistments of reg
istrants of the local board include
Bert Mason, Jr., lone; Leonard Wil
liam Robertson, Boardman, and
Theodore Edward Reed, Hardman,
all of whom enlisted in the navy,
and Leo Glen Haddox, who enlisted
in the army.
Morrow county local board ob
served its first full year of service
on October 17th, with a total of 22
men inducted into service.
Soldier Boys on Leave
Face Car Theft Charge
When Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman
picked up William Foster and Ed
ward Link, apprehended at Malad
Citv. Idaho, last week for theft of
the Alden Blankenship car, they ad
mitted to being on leave from Fort
Lewis, Wash., and "were just out to
have a good time. Extradition pa
rjers were executed the end of the
week and Sheriff Bauman brought
the soldier boys here Saturday. They
were on a seven -day furlough,
In a preliminary hearing the first
tUr. no.lr iha Knvt: waived inves-
tigation by grand jury and signified
willingness to enter direct plea on
information by the district attorney.
P. W. Mahoney, the district attor
ney, is in Pendleton today and ex
pected to contact Judge C. L. Sweek
to ascertain the time for appearance
in court.
Lucille Barlow, daughter of Clerk
C. W. and Mrs. Barlow, broke her
left wrist Tuesday when she tripped
and fell on the concrete steps at
the school. A physician set the in
jured member.
Navy Club to Help
Inform Young Men
Heppner has joined the nation in
answering Navy Secretary Knox's'
call for redoubled enlistments to j
man Uncle Sam's fast-growing two
ocean navy. Organization began!
immediately with inauguration of ;
the nationwide campaign on Navy
day, Monday, of a navy club which
will assist in every way possible in
disseminating information for the
benefit of young men interested in
this branch of the service.
The editor of this newspaper re-
ceived appointment from the navy I
department as navy editor to answer
inquiries at this office, and named j
to head the navy club is F. F. Weh-
meyer, himself a former navy man
whose interest in Uncle Sam's first
line of defense is based on three sons
who have been enlisted in the navy
for some time. Named on the navy
club roster are Mayor J. O. Turner,
B. C. Pinckney, J. G. Barratt, C. J.
D. Bauman, Loyal R. Parker, F. B.
Nickerson, Rose Leibbrand, Harold
Cohn and Glen Jones. All ex-navy
men in the county are invited to
join.
Morrow county has come to the
front recently with three new en
listments for the navy,, and Theodore
Reed of Hardman, one of the three,
was accepted in Portland on Navy
day and is now in San Diego at the
training station.
Opportunity is being given at this
time for selectees to enlist in the
naval reserves if they so desire. In
formation on this opportunity may
be had at the selective service office
or the Gazette Times office.
Lions Sponsor New
Safety Campaign
Every school pupil in Morrow
county will be made aware of the
primary rules of traffic safety thru
a campaign instituted by the Lions
at their Monday luncheon. The
campaign calls for placing a special
cover on one book in the hands of
each pupil, upon which is printed
traffic safety rules.
Alden H. Blankenship, school su
perintendent, reported a meeting of
the state association of high school
supeiintendents and principals that
he attended in Salem last week end.
A particularly interesting project
being carried on by the association
at this time is the investigation of
employers all over the state to as
certain what courses they believe
should be emphasized in the high
school curriculum.
Next Monday the Lions will give
a send-off for selectees and enlistees
who are to report for induction the
following day.
Night Classes Start;
Enrolment Urged
Organization of the adult night
school took place Monday evening,
with scheduling of the class in Am
erican Spanish on Monday and Wed
nesday evening, and current affairs
and South American geography on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Enlisting for the courses Monday
were Lt. and Mrs. Fields, Mrs. E. O.
Ferguson, Mrs. Harold Cohn, Miss
Rose Leibbrand, Mrs. Norbert Pea
vy, Agetha Butterfield, "Red" Os
lund, Duane Barnes, C. J. D. Bau
man, Irl Clary and Mrs. Marie Clary.
Mrs. Clary, the instructor, is be
ing assisted in the Spanish class by
Mrs. Fields, granddaughter of the
first president of Panama. The course
emphasizes, conversational, commer
cial and informal Spanish, and the
difference between Castilian and
American Spanish. It is important
J that anyone else interested make it
known soon, Mrs. Clary reports.
Ed Clark hunted the last days of
the season in the Ukiah district. He
got his buck, but says it was so old
and tough that it wasn't much ben
efit to the larder. Ed said the old
fellow was peaking around a tree,
and he could only see one side of the
antlers and one eye. He took a rest
and shot the eye out. Now he isn't
sure whether this venerable fellow
of the woods was hiding behind the
tree or leaning on it for support.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 30,
iCOMING MONDAY
Miss Edaline Stohr, member of
the cooking school staff of the Na
tional Live Stock and Meat board,
demonstrates the accuracy of mod
ern meat cooking methods at the
program she will give at the Hepp
ner high school gymnasium on Mon
day, November 3, at 1:30 p. m. in
cooperation with the Morrow coun
ty agricultural agent and the aux
iliary of the Morrow County Wool
Growers. A meat thermometer to
register the internal temperature of
a roast is the sure way of knowing
when it is done to the exact degree
preferred.
Advice on meat selection as well
as meat cookery has a place on this
interesting demonstration and lec
ture, which is entitled "Meat in the
Home Defense Program." Meat is
an important part of the well-balanced
diet, and every homemaker
will find Miss Stohr's program of
great value.
Beef, pork, lamb and veal will
be used by Miss Stohr in her dem
onstration and all housewives and
homemakers are invited to come and
see the methods used in making the
more economical meat cuts juicy
and flavorsome.
Goose, Befuddled or
Playful, Center of
Interest on Main St.
Just a goofy goose. That is the
conclusion of a number of people
on Heppner's main drag when they
witnesed a wild goose flying over
and under the light wires while
winging its way along the street
last evening.
No one could quite guess whe
ther the lonesome visitor was con
fused or just plain daffy, or whe
ther he was doing a "Lindbergh"
just for the sport of it. One might
imagine that he was on surveil
ance bent, planning a little retri
bution for those who intend to
waylay his fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake motored
to Walla Walla Saturday and saw
their son, Doug, in action with the
Pacific university football team in
the game against Whtman. Whtman
won 19-9, but the game Was plenty
exciting. Doug is playing right end
for Pacific, the same berth he nobly
filled for Heppner high in his school
career here.
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Mustangs Trounce
Baby Bucks, 26-13
Heppner's ' Mustangs hit their
stride Saturday and rolled up four
touchdowns to trounce the Baby
Bucks of Pendleton high, 26-13. Pen
dleton, planning to avenge an earlier
7-6 defeat, showed much improve
ment, but could not stop Heppner's
drive.
The first Heppner touchdown
came in the first quarter when Bill
Scrivner caught a pass which start
ed on the 50 yard line and finally
ended on the two yard line. Claud
Snow plunged over center for the
six points, and Barratt converted.
The Baby Bucks evened the score
in the second quarter when they
intercepted a Mustang pass, return
ing the ball to the Heppner five.
A line plunge was good for the
touchdown. The extra point was
made by a place kick, and the half
ended 7-7.
Playing stronger ball in the third
quarter, the Mustangs ran up two
touchdowns. The first came after an
80 yard sustained drive. Snow again
carried the ball over for the touch
down. Jimmy Barratt accounted for
the third Heppner touchdown on a
line plunge from the 10 yard line.
Pendleton put on a determined
march in the last quarter and on a
well executed pass play made a
touchdown. The try for point miss
ed, making the score 20-13. The
climax came in the closing minutes
when Barratt, crashing through cen
ter, ran 80 yards for the final touch
down. Outstanding players in the Mus
tang line were Jones and Scrivner. I
Jones at center played both good
defense and offense, and Scrivner
showed up well in pass catching
and going down under punts.
Don't forget the game with Con
don here tomorrow. It's the last
home game. v
'The Foxy Mrs. Foster'
Senior Class Offering
The senior class of Heppner high
school is presenting the three act
farce, "The Foxy Mrs. Foster," Fri
day evening, November 7, at 8 o'
clock in the Heppner gym-auditorium.
Prices are 35, 25 and 15 cents.
In the cast are the following: Mrs.
Martha Foster, adoring mother who
loves to mix in, Peg Tamblyn; Lynn
Foster, decidedly opposed to mat
rimony, Wanda Howell; Mamie
Long, servant who longs for a hus
band, Lucille Barlow; Leon Foster,
long lost husband who arrives un
expectedly, Kay Ferguson; Dora
Hope, runs a matrimonial agency,
Mildred Clary; Nella Harmer, typ
ical business woman, Ellen Hughes;
Penelope Randall, a rose from the
South, Betty Rood; Jack Ladd, al
ways falling asleep, Tommy Star
key; Prof. Filbert Poor, collects bee
tles, Dick Ferguson; Joseph Com
fort, plain clothes man, Bob Pinck
ney; Mrs. Cecil Foster, causes con
siderable confusion, Doris Oscarson.
Briefly the plot of the play re
volves around the great love Mrs.
Leon Foster has for her only daugh
ter, Lynn; the love affair between
Lynn and Jack Ladd, who never
can stay awake any length of time;
the sudden return of Mrs. Foster's
husband, thought dead for a year;
the marital ambitions of Mamie, the
maid; the confusion brought about
by a matrimonial agency in at
tempting to provide husbands; and
many other perplexing and amusing
situations.
Start Fund to Send
Team to Big Game
Town backers of Heppner's flash
ing Mustangs have instigated a fund
raising campaign to send members
of the squad, manager and coach to
the Oregon-O. S. C. football game
in Eugene, November 29. Aside
from giving the boys a well-earned
treat, those sponsoring the drive be
lieve the benefit to be derived by
the boys who have not seen a big
game will be well worth the ex
pense, in giving them first hand view
of the way the big fellows do it.
Anyone wishing to contribute to
the cause may leave donations at
either Ferguson's garage or the Elks
club.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Elk Plentiful But
Scattered As Season
Opening At Hand
Chains Advised in
Commission Word;
Checking Set Here
November will bring down the
final curtain on 1941 big game hunt
ing, with the deer season all over
and start of the elk season Satur
day. The eastern Oregon elk season
opens November 1 and continues
through November 16, while bear
hunting will be in order during the
entire month of November. Trap
ping of bear is unlawful this year,
according to the Oregon State Game
commission.
Because of heavy rains in, the elk
area, chains will be ecessary on cars
in 50 percent or more of the area,
according to reports of field men
employed by the game commission.
Hunters should also be equipped
with shovels.
Elk are generally running in large
herds, according to reports and,
while very abundant in all areas,
are widely scattered. Elk are us
ing the most dense thickets they
can find, and because forage is
abundant, they are not forced out
into openings and meadows to feed.
One elk of either sex is the bag
limit this year. A special elk tag
for residents costs $5 and is re
quired in addition to the regular
hunting license. Out-of- state hunt
ers must pay $15 for a non-resident
hunting license and $25 for a non
resident elk tag.
All hunters must check in at sta
tions before entering the elk areas
and must also check out, regardless
of whether or not they have bagged
an elk. It is necessary to retain the
checkout slip as long as any part of
the elk carcass is in possession.
Gun regulations make it unlawful
to hunt elk with guns smaller than
30 calibre except, when using cart
ridges with bullets of not less than
1,400 foot pounds energy at 100
yards distance, or weighing not less
than 150 grains or with any other
than long bows and broadhead hunt
ing arrows.
Game department officials warn
hunters that elk carcasses must be
cared for properly. To do this, the
carcass should be bled and the en
trails removed immediately after the
elk has been killed, then should be
left hanging until thoroughly cool.
Under no circumstances should an
elk carcass be transported until the
cooling-out process has been com
pleted. Any part of the elk, such as the
head, hide, or pieces of meat that
does not have the elk tag attached,
must be tagged separately with a
metal tag which is obtainable at
checking stations for 5 cents each.
Checking stations will be main
tained from October 30 to November
18 at La Grande, Enterprise, Pen
dleton, Ukiah, Pilot Rock, Heppner,
Milton, Long Creek, Dale, North
Powder, Sumpter, Starkey, Seneca,
John Day, Baker, Blue Mountain,
Troy, Juntura, Drewsey, Brush,
Halfway, Ironsides, Elgin, Spray,
Fossil and Meacham. These stations
will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Part-time stations will be maintain
ed at Unity and Prairie City.
C. W. Smith, state county agent
leader and secretary of Eastern Ore
gon Wheat league was in the city
Saturday evening laying plans for
the coming wheat league conference
here, and on Sunday enjoyed bird
shooting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leash, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Niles and Lee McGee
returned to their homes in Portland
Sunday after a week's deer hunting
in the Tupper district. Mr. Leash
bagged a nice 4-point buck.
Henry Aiken returned to Portland
this week to undergo further treat
ment in a series of treatments he
has been taking for sinus trouble.