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PORTLAND. ORE.
Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 23, 1947
Volume 63, Number 44
French
Reviews
The
Legislature
By GILES FRENCH
Rep. 22nd Dstrict
The first few weeks of any
legislative session is the time
when the proposals are made.
Everyone is full of pep and
Ideas. The ideas are talked
privately, then publicly, then
written into bills.
There is never enough bill
writers early in the session and
the men sent over from the at
torney general's office work day
and night to put into proper
form the ideas of legislators. Bill
writing is a specialized Job that
is used but a few weeks each
biennium and therefore has but
few followers.
Most of the legislators also
make a play for the publicity
by hurrying the hardworking
newspaper men, who, after a
short time as legislative report
ers are able to detect the differ
ence between a bonaflde idea
that might emerge as a law from
one cooked up in some hot brain
for publicity purposes only.
There is much written early In
the sessions, because the public
is interested in a fresh subject.
Newspapers are full of legisla
tive problems whereas in the
session when the actual work Is
done there is less said about it.
It is nobody's fault; the people
are just tired of it all and the
editors give them what they
want and delete what they don't
want.
The two subjects that were
hailed as the big problems of
the session are already in. They
are the bills for distributing the
new school money and the tax
study committee's bills to
change the state's tax system in
some respects.
The so-called "official" school
bill was first. It is a complicat
ed thing, that divides the $15,
000,000 up in small pieces by
formulas that have so far
stumped all legislators intent on
finding out how their own dis
tricts would fare if the bill was
passed. One must have the aud
it of each district to compute its
returns. Certainly this will not
be done very soon.
A similar proposal Is being
written, one that will attempt
to divide the fund on a basis of
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IRRIGON NEWS . . .
Mrs. Chester Miller got 500
baby chicks Thursday, the first
chicks of the season for Irrigon.
Delos Knightcn left Thursday
to rejoin the merchant marine.
He spent 1 12 years with the
merchant marines, getting home
in June. He has been employed
at Ordnance.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Waters
have gone to Los Angeles to
spend some time in a warmer
climate.
Ray Cosner returned home
from Portland Saturday.
William Gollyhorn is able to
be up after several weeks in bed,
part of it in the Pendleton hos
pital. Carl Thompson Is also out af
ter a siege of pneumonia.
The Wallace Trio, consisting
of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and Lo-
ra Hamilton, with instruments
besides the piano, finished up
the week Sunday night to a full
house including Rev. Stevens
and his congregation of lone.
They are moving to Yakima from
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leach arc
the parents of a daughter, Bar
bara Ann, born at the Pendleton
hospital Tuesday night They
have a son Tommy six years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFall also
have a baby daughter born In
Spokane, now three weeks old,
and making the first visit with
its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McFall. They also have
a son Charles, 1 12 year old,
The Assembly of God church
had a fellowship meeting with
Rev. Swort Fleming and Kelly
as talkers. Mrs. Otto Myers was
speaker for the young people.
The Irrigon ladles furnished free
lunch at noon and In the eve
ning.
The Loyal Ladles league met
In the church basement and
worked on a quilt.
Mrs. Roy Mathena spent
Thursday and Friday in Pen
(Melon.
T r II. II. Whipples have word
Ilia; :' olr son Erwin had his
garage and repair shop destroy
cd by the explosion of a can of
paint at Enterprise.
liev. A. B. Turner and Rev,
Hlsh nf Pendleton went to Sa
lem Monday to an Oregon conn
ell of churches to last all week,
Mrs. Flora Aldrlch arrived
from Stockton, Cal., and Is stay
lug with her (laughter, Mrs. Les
ter Scltes.
The Irrigon basketball team
won over the Hcrmiston B team
Tuesday at Hcrmiston, 2312.
The Hcrmiston grade school won
over the Irrigon team.
The high school students went
to Hcrmiston to see the donkey
basketball game Wednesday
nlghl.
The Irrigon basketball teams
lost to Bonrdman on the Board
man floor Friday,
Rodeo Association
Elects Directors,
Plans 1947 Show
Beckner President,
Ferguson, Loyd
Board Members
A representative gathering of
businessmen and ranchers met
at the Heppner city hall Satur
day evening and laid plans for
the 1947 Heppner Rodeo.
First order of business was
election of directors and this re
board being retained. Eb Hugh
suited in all but two of the old
es, who has been arena direc
one of the sparkplugs of the
tor for a number of years and
rodeo, asked to be relieved of
further duty on the board and
R. B. Ferguson was elected to
take his place.
Harry Dinges felt that he
could not give the office of se
cretary the attention It needed
and this post was awarded to
Jack Loyd. As the board now
stands it is Lee Beckner, lone,
president; Jim Valentine, Hepp
ner, arena .director; Claude Bus
chke, dance director; Harlan
McCurdy Sr., Heppner, parade
director; E. C. Daugherty, Hep
pner, grounds director; R. B.
Ferguson, stock director, and
Jack Loyd, secretary
Some discussion arose regard
ing holding the show on Sun
day. M. L. Case and C. N. Jones,
representing the churches spoke
against the Sunday exhibition,
while some of the directors ex
pressed the belief that unless
a Sunday show is held many
people will be unable to attend.
No vote was taken and the di
rectors will decide this issue
and select the date at the next
meeting, Feb. 15.
Martin Clark to
Enter Japanese
Missionary Field
Martin B. Clark, former pas
tor of the Heppner Church of
Christ, and Mrs. Clark have an
nounced their association with
the Osaka (Japan) Christian
Missions. The Clarks are at pre
sent ministers of the Church of
Christ at Klrklin, Ind.
A graduate of Northwest
Christian college at Eugene,
Mr. Clark will have completed
work toward two additional de
grees (M. A., B. D.) at Butler
College of Religion, Indianapo
lis, Ind., by next summer. Mrs.
Clark has had two years of
study at Northwest Christian
college.
With their children, Paul,
Pauline and Karlyn, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark plan to go to Japan
Just as soon as feasible after
he finishes his studies at But-
er.
The Heppner Church of Christ
recently voted a sustaining
membership of $1200 a year in
the Osaka Christian Mission.
Another church of this district
has agreed to provide the other
$1200, the $2100 to go to the
support of the Clarks in their
missionary work.
DENTIST'S OFFICE DAMAGED
BY FIRE AT PENDLETON
Explosion of an acetylene
tank In the office of Dr. M. A.
Leach In the U. S. National bank
building in Pendleton Wednes
day morning set a fire which
completely destroyed the office
and dental equipment, caused
heavy smoke damage to seven
other offices and serious water
damage to the bank quarters on
the first floor, says the East Or
egonian.
Dr. Leach and a patient at
tempted to extinguish the blaze
and the doctor received burns
on the right hand and on the
face before making his escape
from the building by a fire de
pardment ladder.
Formerly a resident of Hepp
ner, Dr. Leach is a brother-in-
law of J. O. Hager and Mrs. A,
D. McMurdo.
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ATTEND FUNERAL I
Funeral services for Mrs. Am-1
anda Garner, 89, were held at 10
a.m. Tuesday at the Folsom mor
tuary in Pendleton. Burial was
made In the Echo cemetery. Mrs.
Garner was the mother of E. R.
Prock of Heppner. Attending
from Heppner were Mr. and Mrs,
E. R. Prock, Mr. and Mrs. Far
rls Frock, Mr. and Mrs. Faye
Prock, Vernon Prock and chil
dren Colleen, Jlmmic and Jan-
is. Four brothers and a sister
of Mr. Prock's were present be
sides a number of grandchild
ren, nieces and nephews.
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DO YOU WANT A
CALENDAR OF EVENTS?
This paragraph is directed to
the social, civic and fraternal
groups of the county. Do you
want the Gazette Times to car
ry a calendar of events to hap
pen within the following week?
If you do, please Instruct your
secretaries or other authorized
persons to mail your notices
in by Wednesday noon. Items
arriving later than Wednesday
noon will not be included In the
calendar.
Lexington Fares
Well in Football
Great at College
It isn't often that one small
high school contributes more
than one celebrity to a certain
field of endeavor, but when it
comes to football Lexington high
school holds an outstanding rec
ord. This little school, with an
average of about 20 boys, has
two members on the Oregon
State college "all time" football
team.
First on the list is Harvey
Pap Hayseed" McAllister, who
might have become an all-Am-
erican center if the sports writ
ers around the turn of the cen
tury could have seen anything
west of the Ohio river. As it was,
"Pap" was known far and wide
among the followers of the game
and had toe situation well in
hand on the west coast
Second on the list, but no less
notable, is Dallas Ward, who
rated all-west coast end and was
accorded a spot on the all-American
second string. Ward is
now line coach at the Univer
sity of Minnesota.
Not a bad record for a little
school that seldom had enough
boys to make up a first team
and a scrub team, and which
today is playing six-man foot
ball. News From
C. A. Office
The army fire fighting equip
ment demonstration held at
Heppner on Tuesday, Jan. 21,
drew a large crowd of interest
ed farmers and businessmen.
This fire fighting equipment
appeared practical and it is
hoped that enough interest was
created so that we can have a
unit or" more for fires in Mor
row county.
Much interest is being shown
in Cattle Grub Control by Mor
row county livestock men. Ar
rangements have been made to
hold demonstrations on the
Steve Thompson, Fred Mankin,
Russell Moore, Harry Sherman
and A. G. Edmondson herds.
Arrangements are being made
with other stockmen having
cattle in these communities so
that a control area can be set
up. If you are interested in grub
control call at this office for
further particulars.
A meeting of all 4-H club
leaders of the county was held
at the county agent's office on
Saturday, Jan. 18. Leaders Mrs.
Jean Nelson, Lexington, Mrs.
Walter Wright, Heppner, Mrs.
LaVerne Henderson, Lexington,
Mrs. H. L. Becket, Heppner, John
Graves and Jo Anne Graves
Heppner attended. During the
meeting p,lans were made for
the 4-H club activities to be
carried on during 1947.
Leaders urged that arrange
ments for holding a county fair
this year. A committee of club
boosters and leaders, Mrs. Ruth
McCabe, Mrs. Jean Nelson, El
mer Palmer, Mrs. H. L. Becket
with John Graves as chairman
was selected to urge that a
county fair board be appointed
by the county court. This corn-
committee will be used in
making arrangements for the 4-
H club exhibits to be held in
conjunction with the fair.
Arrangements were made at
this meeting for an achieve
ment event that will be held
at Lexington grange hall Sat
urday evening, Feb. 1. At this
event all club members com
pleting last year's projects will
be awarded a club pin. Leaders
will also be recognized at this
time. All club members, their
parents, leaders and anyone in
terested are invited to attend
this achievement event.
Other events and activities
planned for the 4-H club year
were the Eastern Oregon Wheat
League sponsored show and
sale at The Dalles, May 27 and
28. all-county club picnic to be
held ui June and the local lead
ers conference -at Pendleton,
Feb. 13, 14 and 15.
"TIP THE FLOOR"
The new slant on pig growing
that takes advantage of the life
saving possibilities of a sloping
floor in the farrowing house is
attracting farmers because of
the very simplicity of the plan.
It is one of those, "now, why
didn't I think of that?" ideas.
says the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The nub of the Idea is that
a mother pig likes to lie down
with her back slightly up hill
and that In their first days the
little pigs are wobbly on their
underpinning, so that if they
are on a slightly sloped floor
they are more likely to wander
down than up. In Kentucky the
state Extension Service reports
that records on 385 litters show
that sloping floors reduced the
death rate by crushing from
one little pig in four to one pig
in thirty.
Where there is hilly land, the
extension service suggests the
possibility of sotting the farrow
ing house on a hillside to give
the right slope, about an inch
and a half to the foot. In far
rowing houses already built
the same effect may be obtain
ed by the use of false floors.
Mother of Polio Poster Girl
Appeals to All Mothers to
Aid in Dimes March Drive
An appeal to women in every
community for greater giving to
the March of Dimes was receiv
ed at campaign headquarters
here from Mrs. Frank Drury of
Louisville, Ky., mother of the 4-year-old
poster girl who symbol
izes the fight against infantile
paralysis.
In making the letter public,
Francis Nickerson, chairman of
the March of Dimes, said:
"All of us have a tremendous
stake in the fight against polio.
No child or adult will be safe
until the preventive for this hid
eous disease is discovered. Nan
cy's mother, Mrs. Drury, speaks
to us all and for us all. She asks
that we do our part, not only by
contributing ourselves, but by
telling everyone how her child,
like thousands of others, escap
ed crippling through the help
provided by the March of
Dimes." !
Nancy Drury was stricken
when the infantile paralysis ep
idemic swept through Kentucky
in 1944. She is a completely!
healthy and normal child today.
Only her immediate family can
still see traces of the disease
which attacked her viciously
then "as it attacked more than
25,000 Americans last summer
in the worst epidemic the nation'
has known for thirty years.
Little Nancy, like thousands
of other polio patients in the na
tion s hospitals today, received
expert attention and modern
treatment. The bills for doc
tors, nurses, physical therapists
and follow-up clinic treatments
at the general hospital In Louis
villewere paid in full by the
Kentucky chapter of the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile Par
alysis, with funds made avail-'
able through the March of
Dimes.
'Without that help, I do not
know how we would have man
aged," Mrs. Drury writes. "We
were so frightened. First there
was the terrible pain and the
fear of paralysis as Nancy's lit-
ATTENDING WOOL MEET
Representatives of the wool-
growing industry of Morrow!
county attending the state con-!
vention in tugene include Mr.
News Briefs
Elmer Sullivan, state director
of "On the Farm Veterans Train
ing," from the vocational branch
of the department of education,
Salem, was here the first of the
week accompanied by Kimble
Telefson of Pendleton, conferring
with Marvin Wightman and Bill
Barratt on a program for Mor
row and Gilliam counties.
Mrs. Blanche Brown returned
last week from California where
she spent several weeks visit
ing relatives and friends.
Philip Cohn spent the week
end here from Whitman college
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Cohn.
Mr. and Mrs. William Richards
of Baker spent the week end
at the home of Mrs. Richard's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Kenny.
Frank Turner is spending a
few days in Portland this week
on business.
Mrs. Frank Saling is on the
sick list this week. She is stay
ing at Hotel Heppner where she
is being cated for.
Mrs. Letha Archer Is absent
from her duties at the Variety
store due to illness.
James Kenny recently en
rolled at Oregon College of Ed
ucation at Monmouth.
Mrs. John Saager is expected
Lex Mayor Thinks Amateur
Map Drawing May Have
Won Air Board Sympathy
Mayor Alonzo Hen d er so n
thinks that what amounts to a
vulgar display of wealth some
times is a hindrance rather than
a help. On the other hand, he
believes a humble showing is
apt to prove more fruitful of re
sults In certain quarters.
Henderson, speaking before
the chamber of commerce lun
cheon group Monday noon, told
how he as representative of the
Lexington airport commission
went before the request boards
of the Civilian Aviation admin
istration to present the port's
application for federal assist
ance. He went first to a meet
ing at Eugene where he learned
some of the things that would
nave to ne none ana oy tne umei
a second meeting was called at
Baker he was prepared. One of
the things he learned at Eugene
was that a map of the airport
including surrounding lands ov
er a radius of three miles from
the airport center was one of
the requirements in making ap
plication for federal assistance.
Having had some experience
in engineering map work and
realizing that to prepare the
type of map expected would cost
an amount equal to the funds
being asked for, he decided
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MARCH OF DIMES
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tie body went stiff and helpless.
Then there was the worry how
could we possibly pay for the
hospital and the doctors and
nurses Nancy needed? To have
the money provided by the Ken
tucky chapter of the National
Foundation was like a miracle.
They paid for everything, saw
that our child had every chance
for recovery.
Sometimes you find friends
when you're in trouble. That's
what the March of Dimes was
to us a friend. As a mother, I
want to ask all mothers to help
the March of Dimes. You never
know, you cannot tell. We nev
er thought a child of ours would
have polio. It may be your child
next summer. As long as there
is a March of Dimes, you will
not have to worry about what
to do. Your local chapter will
tell you, as mine told me, where
to go and how to get the best
modern treatment for your child.
"We're proud that Nancy was
Chosen to be the poster girl for
the 1947 March of Dimes. She
wants to do her part to make
sure there will always be help
for other children who might
need it. It is our only way of
thanking you for the help you
gave us through the March of
Dimes,
and Mrs. R. I. Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Cohn, Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Barratt and Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Neill.
Around Town
home the last of the week from
Willamette valley points where
she has been visiting the past
ten days.
Stanley Minor returned last
week from southern California
where he spent several weeks
visiting relatives and friends.
A. A. Scouten and family are
spending the week in Portland
on business and pleasure. Scou
ten is local REA manager and
is interested in securing ma
terials for construction of the
new lines in Morrow and Gil
liam counties.
Mrs. Olin Applegate of Hood Ri
ver is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Farley.
G. A. Farrens underwent a
major surgical operation at St.
Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton Tuesday. His condition is
reported serious.
Roger Connor returned home
Wednesday evening from St.
Anthony's hospital in Pendleton
where he spent five days taking
treatments for a "strep" throat.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Troedson
spent a few days in Walla Wal
la, returning home Wednesday.
W. B. Tucker of Stanfield was
a guest a few days this week at
the home of his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Mildred Tucker.
draw his own map. He was baf
fled at first through inability to
get the right size and quality of
paper. But hanging on his shop
wall was a huge calendar, not
just what he wanted or needed
but large enough to take in the
required territory. Removing the
calendar pad he set about draft
ing the map which he finished
in time to take to Baker.
It was with some fear and
trembling that he presented his
map along with the request for
federal aid. On the table along
side his map was an elaborate
ly printed and engineered map
from one of the larger Idaho
towns, said to have cost $50,000
In preparation. Henderson's
i heart sank, for on that map was
everything the application board
could ask for
It was a different story when
the CAA spoke. The Lexington
port, with its rough sketch of a
map and a request for $7,000
gained recognition while the
$50,000 map and the request for
an equally huge allotment won
no favor from the board.
"I guessed when the board
looked at those two maps the
members figured that the air
port that couldn't afford an en
glnecr-drafled map needed the
to funds pretty bad," he concluded.
Mustangs Suffer
First Defeat of
Season at Condon
Determined Blue
Devil Quint Too
Hot for Patemen
By Bob Mollahan
Wheat League Standings
Won Lost Pet.
Heppner 2 0 1.000
Boardman 2
lone 1
Lexington 1
Irrigon 0
Umatilla 0
1.000
500
.500
.000
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The Heppner Mustangs regis
tered their eighth consecutive
victory of the season by defeat
ing the Lexington hoopers 38-19
and their first defeat of the sea
son by a close 24-23 score to
Condon, in last week end's hoop
evening, Coach Pate's
blue and gold clad cagers had
little trouble in racking ud their
second straight Wheat league
win by shellacking their hosts,
the powerless Lexington sauad
38-19. This victory gives a firm
hold on a first place rung in W.
L. standings.
Boardman defeated the lowlv
Irrigon Comets by a decisive 46
16 decision to gain the other
first place berth. lone won their
first league game by walloping
tne aeiending league champs,
Umatilla, 58-30, to tie with Lex
ington for second place. Friday,
January 24, Umatilla plays here
in a deciding league contest.
Trailing throughout the first
quarter, the scrappy Condon
Blue Devils came from behind
to eke out a 24-23 victory over
the Heppner quintet in a non-
conference con'est Saturday at
Condon.
In a first canto scoring surge,
sparked by Parrish and Green
up the Mustangs gained 11 to 6
points for the Blue Devils. In
the second stanza Heppner's at
tack bogged down completely.
To state it more clearly they
didn't make a point. While the
boys of ye olde H.H.S. were hunt
ing for the basket, the Condon
lads took over and dominated
the contest with surprising ease
to enjoy a 13-11 halftime lead,
Condon outscored the Mus
tangs 8-5 in the third quarter,
but as the home stretch came in
view Heppner battled to even
the score. Condon had too much
on the ball, however, and were
far from ready to throw in the
towel even if they were held to
3 points in the finale while
Heppner made 7.
The score:
Heppner (23) Condon (24)
Mollahan f 2 Meyer
Greenup 5 f 8 Pattee
Parrish 12 c 4 Didier
Corwin 2 g 6 Wilkins
D. Rippee g 3 Butler
Substitutes .for Heppner: L
Rippee 4; Condon, Chambers 1.
Echo Cougars Fall
Before Mustang Play
The Echo Cougars, Umatilla
county league's highly touted
cagers, fell before the onslaught
of Heppner high school's invad
ing hoop shock troops Wednes
day by a lopsided 36-26 score
in a non-conference contest.
Coach Pate's dazzling gold
jerseyed gang flashed a com
plete reversal of form in com
parison with their showing when
Condon defeated them 24-23 last
Saturday. Greater height and
more aggressive play on the
part of the Heppner lads spelled
the difference. This Mustang
win was their ninth victory in
10 starts.
Skyscrapers Parrish and Mol
lahan pumped shots through the
hoop to pace the Mustangs to
a 13-9 first period advantage
w'aile in the following stanza
both squads sank 6 points
apiece. Heppner enjoyed a 19
15 lead at the haltfime inter
mission. Heppner held hcho to one
lone gift throw in the third can
to while the Mustangs paced by
Greenup, collected 7 tallies. In
the final heat Echo, with Jor
dan's long looping shots, staged
a 10-point rally but the victor
ious Mustangs matched basket
for basket to dampen the Cou
gars' only hope.
The score:
Heppner (36)
(26) Echo
Mollahan G ... f.
4 Rhode
12 Jordan
Greenup 8 . f
Parrish 11 c
D. Rippee 2 . g ...
Corwin 2 g
Snow
6 Wilkerson
4 Cotton
Substitutes for Heppner: Pad-
berg 4, L. Rippee 3, Bonnet
Hughes, Sumner; Echo: Daly
McAtee.
TOWNIES BOW TO UMATILLA
Umatilla took a game from
the Heppner Townics at Umatil
la Monday evening, tying the
standings of the two clubs In
inter-town play. The score was
41 -2S, which La Verne Van
Marter, Townle manager, feels
was a 'good showing inasmuch
as four of his fastest men were
out of the game, lloskins. Bar,
ratt, Evans and Ulrlch could not
make the trip and this reduce
the scoring strength of the Tow
nles.
Those playing the game were
Fleck, Davis. Drake, Edmondson,
Sumner, Driscoll and Nickerson
Court House Lawn
Winter ''Pasture"
For Robin Flock
Could it be that spring Is near
at hand? Or could it be that
some of the harbingers of spring
have gone far wrong on their
calculations? Whatever It could
be, the fact is that a flock of
some 50 robins was seen "worm
ing" the court house lawn In
Heppner Tuesday. Yesslr! They
were yanking worms right out
of the gound and strutting
around and chirping as merrily
as if it were May or June.
The skeptical may say that
the birds were merely picking
up food particles in the grass.
Maybe so but members of the
courthouse family and others
saw big fat robins cock their
ears toward the ground and
make a lightning-like lunge
with their bills. If connection
was made with a sizeable worm,
they would take a firm grip,
back up and yank out the earth
denizens, which from a distance
appeared to be the garden var
iety angle worm.
Let the weather man do his
durndest from here out! We've
seen the robins feeding on angle
worms in the middle of January.
Tetz Speaker at
Dad-Son Banquet
Henry Tetz, former principal
of Heppner high school and now
principal of Pendleton high
school, was the principal speak
er at the father and son ban
quet sponsored by the Morrow
County Shrine club at the Hepp
ner Church of Christ Monday
evening.
Plates were served to 78 Shrln-
ers, DeMolay boys and their fa
thers by the women s auxiliary
to the Shrine club. Bountiful
servings of fried chicken and
the accompaniments greeted the
diners who declare the Shrine
women tops in the culinary art.
J. G. Barratt served as toast
master, introducing program
members and DeMolay members
who made short talks. Billy Co
chell introduced his girls sextet
from the high school who gave
several numbers.
This was the first banquet of
thia nature sponsored by the
Shriners and they plan to make
it an annual affair.
CANES FOR PORTLAND
VETERANS HOSPITAL
The Veterans Hospital in
Portland is in need of ordinary
crook handle walking canes
These canes are difficult to buy
ana tne American Legion aux
iliary will send any canes you
may have to the hospital.
Call Mrs. Richard Wells, tele
phone 1132, or leave the canes
at the Heppner Hardware & El
ectric store.
BOARDMAN . . .
By Mrs. Claud Coats
Dale Macomber, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Al Macomber of Spray
new over to Boardman Thurs
day and visited a short time
with his grandmother, Mrs. 01-
le Mefford who is leaving soon
for Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy (Buddy)
Ball Jr. came down from Pen
dleton Friday and will spend a
few days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Ball. Mrs. Ball
was Gloria O'Day.
Ernabelle and Shirley Peck
came from Pendleton for the
week-end with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Peck.
Friday night the Yellow Jack
ets met the Irrigon Rockets on
the local floor and won the hon
ors by a score of 4616. The B
Learn Won the preliminary
game with a score of 32-20. Af
ter the game there was a high
school farewell party in honor
ot Ld McClellan who is leaving
to finish his schooling in Port
land. His father came for him
tnday. Ed has been with his
grandparents the past three
years while his father was In
the navy.
Friday afternoon our grade
basketball team motored to
Echo to meet the Irrigon team
in the district tournament. The
Boardman boys won the game
:-J. Saturday they played Pi
lot Rock on the Echo floor and
lost 23-15. The boys playing
were Donald Gillespie. K. Tan-
nehill, V. White, T. Robinson
M. Cassidy. Subs were P. Cas-
sidy and Allen Ely.
Crystal Barlow and daughter
Chloe and Albert Ball motored
to the county seat Saturday
miss trances Foster and Miss
Koonst, home missionaries are
holding meetings every night in
tne Community church at 7:30 d
m. Each night there is a talk
for both children and adults.
The public is invited to attend
these meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Matross
have sold their farm and have
moved to Baker. Mr. and Mrs
Hugh Brown have taken posses
sum ol the place.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root mot
ored to Prosser Sunday taking
Mrs. uuve Motion! over where
she took the train for Seattle
and will spend some time there
with her son Alvle and family,
Mie win also visit her son in
law and daughter Mr. and Mrs,
t.d Barlow and family at Ren
ton, wasn.
Mrs. Velva Bechdolt Is absent
from school this week due to
Illness and Mrs. Edith Partlow
Is substituting for her. She is
third and fourth grade teacher
Leland Scritsmier
Succumbs After
Three-Day Illness
Lumber Operator
Had Been Resident
Here for 10 Years
Leland (Lee) A. Scritsmier,
sawmill operator and popular
young man of the community,
passed away Tuesday morning
at the Hotel Heppner following
a three-day illness with quin
sy. His condition was not con
sidered serious until Monday
night when his physician called
to see how he was getting along
and decided to remain with him
until there was a turn for the
better. It was about 3 a.m. when
the patient relaxed and fell
asleep. The physician went
home to get some rest and had
not been there long when a call
came that Mr. Scritsmier was
having difficulty to breathe and
when the doctor reached his
bedside he had breathed his
last
The body was prepared for
shipment to Portland where ser
vices and interment will be
made.
Leland Andew Scritsmier was
born Oct. 3, 1907, at Bloomer,
Wis. Coming to Oregon in his
youth he attended high school
in Portland and later Oregon
State college where he affili
ated with the Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity. He came to Heppner
10 years ago where he has been
associated with his brother Ha
rold in operation of the Scrits
mier sawmill on upper Rhea
creek. Living a rugged outdoor
life, he always looked the pic
ture of health and family and
friends were greatly shocked
by his sudden demise.
Surviving are the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Scritsmier of
Portland, the brother, Harold
Scritsmier of Heppner, and a
nephew, Johnny Scritsmier of
Heppner.
Deceased was a member of
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P.
O. E.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
CHOOSES OFFICERS
The executive committee of
the Union Missionary society
met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of the president Mrs. Anna
Q. Thomson, at which time of
ficers for the ensuing -year were
chosen as follows:
President, Mrs. J. Palmer Sor-
lein; vice president, Mrs. E. R,
Huston, and secretary-treasur
er, Mrs. R. B. Rice.
Program committee: Mrs- Dou
glas Drake, chairman; Mrs. Ed
gar Albert, and Mrs. Merl Mill
er. Hostess committee: Mrs.
Charles Vaughn, chairman; Mrs.
Jarvis Chaffee, and Mrs. Frank
Wilkinson.
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TOWNIES TOSS LEXINGTON
FOR LOSSES LAST NIGHT
Heppner Townies got tired of
taking it on the chin away from
home and made up for it last
night by taking two games from
Lexington. Following the high
school policy, the town teams
are making up two squads,
and B, to give all the men a
chance to play.
The Heppner Bees had little
trouble in putting down the Lex
ington Bee attack, winding up
with a 46-2S score. Sumner was
high point man for the locals,
running up 13 points. Bill BlaKe
made a surprising showing in
his first game, rolling In s or 'J
points for the Bees.
Heppner A took the game from
Lex A by a 10-point margin, 40-
30. The regulars were on the
job, which added material
strength in all departments.
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SENDS GREETINGS
E. J. Currin of Gresham sends
greetings to all her friends in
Morrow county in a letter re
ceived from her this morning.
She said all her family is well.
That section has enjejel a mild
winter, with tho temperature
dropping to 20 above one night
and I three-inch snowfail dur
ing the brief cold snap.
WINTER WEATHER HERE
MORE LIKE CALIFORNIA
THAN CALIFORNIA WEATHER
Aside from a little dip In tem
perature earlier in the month,
winter weather condi'ions here
are more California!! than the
California weather. That is, It
radio reports from the southern
part of the Bear state are lo be
used for comparison.
Listening to the weather re
port for the benefit of the fruit
districts in the neighborhood
of Los Angeles it was learned
that temperatures there varied
from 27 degrees above to 32
above. That was app'oxlmately
what they were here with the
exception that I hey remained
most of the time at 31 and 32
above.
Coldest time of the year here
so far was Tuesday, Jan. 11,
when the thcnnoinefr register
ed two above zero. The (lay be
fore tilts' the mercury dropped
to three above With the coming
of the thaw the meritiry crept
upward and at 4 10 p. m. yes
terday, the temperature was an
even 50 above.