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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 8, 1947
Volume 64, Number 7
Jaycees to Enter
Float at Milton
Freewafer Festival
High School Elects
Queen and Court
For Special Event
Pine trees will form the mo
tif of a float being prepared by
the Heppner junior chamber of
commerce for entry in the par
ade at the annual pea festival in
Millon-Freewater Saturday. The
Jaycees are going to the lestival
prepared to show the people as
sembled there that Heppner Is
on the map and has a definite
object in being alive.
The high school student body
entered Into the Javree phns
Tuesday when a spirited elec
tion was held to select a queen
and attendants to ride on the
float. Result of the election wis
to choose Joan Hisler for queen,
and Lorene Van Winkle, Jieiiy
Keeton, Francine Hisler and Col
leen Connor as attendants.
Coming at the right time to
make the float feasible is a new
trailer recently purchased bv the
county and which the court has
generously offered to lon.i n l ie
Jaycees. The trailer is of suffi
cient size to accommodate quite
an elaborate imitation forest and
a miniature sawmill. The bevy
of high school beauties will add
distinctive color to the float de
signed to display one out the
county's rich resources.
Those in charge of the float
will leave at 5 a.m. Saturday in
order to be on time for the par
ade. The parade chairman at
Milton has asked that all floats
be parked In an areaway oppo
site the McLaughlin high school
following the parade so the vis
itors may have a look at them
if they wish.
MRS. TURNER PRESENTS
PIANO PUPILS IN RECITAL
Mrs. J. 0. Turner presented her
class of 25 piano pupils in recital
at her home Saturday evening at
which time parents and friends
of the class were present to note
the progress made during the
year.
Guest artist on the program
was Mrs. Willard Warren, so
prano, who used as her numbers,
Heyman's"Blue Bird of Happi
ness" and Malotte's "My Friend."
Included in the class are Nan
cy Adams, Kay Valentine, Mere
dith Thomson, Joanne Jewett,
Judy Thomson, Sandra Lanham,
Jimmy Smith, Margaret Wight
man, Kenneth Turner, Patsy Al
bert, Terry Thompson, Eileen
Ball, Yvonne Dougherty, Patty
Healy, Carol Miller, Nancy Fer
guson, Sally C'ohn, Donna Cole,
Marlene Dubois, Harriet Ball, El
eanor Rice, Gaylc Albert, Shirley
Wilkinson, JuJean Dix Joan Cor
win. Mr. and Mrs. Al Bergstrom and
Mrs. Bcrgstrom's mother, Mrs.
Nelson, and Mrs. Hen Anderson
motored to Portland Monday for
a few days' visit
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruhl and
Mr. and Mrs. Art Hunt spent the
week end in La Grande. Mrs.
Kuril's mother, Mrs. Etta Hunt
of Portland, has arrived In Hepp
ner for a visit at the Ruhl ho.ne.
Mrs. Mary Edwards of Hills
boro is spending a few days in
Heppner visiting friends.
Some Folks Take Exception
To Sportsmens' Plan to War
On Crow and Magpie Flocks
Announcement by the Morrow
County Sportsmens association
that plans to be laid for the
annual crow and magpie contest
brought response from one Mor
row county farmer who says It
is a mistake to wage war on
these so-called scavenger birds.
Arnold Pleper, Lexington
whealraiser, says the crows arc
valuable to the wheat man be
cause they rieslroy field mice or
kangaroo rats. Ho cited an ar
ticle contributed to the East Ore
gonlan by Judge Jess Allen of
Grant county in which it is
pointed out that magpies arc
the friend of man inasmuch as
they destroy the Rocky Mountain
spotted lick. Says Judge Allen:
"In one end of our valley, the
magpie Is catching the Rocky
Mountain spoiled tick. The tick
has claimed the lives of a great
many citizens. The magpie is
branded as an outlaw, a traitor,
a menace to mankind, yet he
is working every minute of the
day trying to save the lives of
the ones who hate and despise
him. Ills numbers have Increas
ed In the past few years, and
whereas the hills are literally
alive with sage ticks, now the
tick Is almost extinct, all be
cause the magpie stripped the
enlire hills. The writer has
checked with several persons,
who claim there are only a very,
very few ticks.
"Yes, man is working hard to
destroy himself. He'll catch and
kill the magpie while the mag
pie strives to save lives. lie has
Veteran Groups to
Present Program
On Decoration Day
Veteran groups including the
American Legion, American Le
gion auxiliary and the Veterans
of foreign wars are preparing a
program to be presented the
morning of May 30, probably in
the Star theater. Music numbers
have been arranged for, includ
ing the Heppner Womens cho
rus and Mrs. C. C. Dunham, solo
ist. The committee is looking
for a speaker and will use local
talent if available.
It is hoped by announcing
plans at an early date that more
people will attend the service.
Last year, the first service fol
lowing the war, only a handful
of people turned out due to the
fact that advance notice of the
program was lacking. There was
a good program but too few peo
ple to enjoy it.
The junior chamber of com
merce bouquet of roses for the
month of May goes this week
lo Charles D. Hodge and the
members of the library board.
As chairman of the Jaycee lib
rary committee Hodge appeared
before the city council Monday
evening, backed by members of
the library board including Mrs.
Harold Becket, Mrs. Stephen
Thompson, Mrs. Harold Cohn
and Mrs. J. G. Thomson Jr., and
pesented the plight of the city
library. The council, as a result
of this visitation, agreed to pay
for the services of a librarian
until July 1 and to recommend
to the budget committee inclu
sion of a fund for librarian sal
ary the ensuing fiscal year.
GENE EMPEY ELECTED
MEMORIAL UNION PREXY
Gene Empey of Heppner won
the election for Memorial Union
president in the biggest student
body vote in Oregon State his
tory. The Free Staler party swept
every student body office as 3500
students tuned out to cast their
ballots.
In high school Empey was
president of his student body
and valedictorian of the gradu
ating class. As Memorial Union
president, Empey will act as
chairman of the board of direc
tors of the Memorial Union and
organize the student activities
taking place in the building.
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Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ball are
spending a few days in Portland
looking after business matters.
Mrs. Jeff French and Mrs. Mose
Wright are patients at the home
of Mrs. Walter Rood, having
been moved there recently.
Mr. and Mrs." Fred Ball of Fos
sil were over-Sunday guests at
the home of his son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wilkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnell
Sr. and son Russell returned
Sunday from afortnight's visit
to various points in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dennis and
daughter Sally Jane of Portland
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Colin. They were
enroute home from Walla Walla
and stopped over for a brief visit
n Heppner.
Mrs. Bessie Herrington and
Mrs. Conser Adkins of Potland
are here visiting at the home
if their sister, Mrs. Scott Fur
long. to eat and the tick is one of his
choice feasts. A few years back
llic stockmen had to catch and
pick the ticks. from the ears of
many head of their cattle. Mag
pies were not so numerous then,
but the magpie was caught pick
ing ticks from the ears of a sick
cow. Of course, he has a few
bad habits. Man, too, has bad
habits. Did you ever hear a mag
pie talk? Well, he can when he
is trained, and he doesn't have
to be handed the English lang
uage, either....
"If there are wise men and ex
perts who wish lo deny the fact
that magpie and other birds are
beneficial, we'll challenge them.
But during the meantime, let
us stop killing. Dividends have
already been derived in the er
adication of the poisonous tick
(Rocky Mountain spotted fever
tick) which seven doctors gave
iheir lives In the cause of re
search in the Bitter Root valley
Thousands of private citizens
have followed.
"Then it's either Rocky Moun
lain spoiled fever or magpie?"
Pleper says there are crows
that follow him about the field
aa ho is plowing and they fre
quently swoop clown and pick
off a field mouse (a real enemy
of the wheatralser). Ho consid
era these birds his friends and
benefactors and he most certain
ly would not appreciate finding
someone trying to destroy them.
Then It's either field mice or
crows?
Heppner Continues
Nosedive Towards
W-T League Cellar
Fossil Takes Long
End of 9-6 Score
In Sunday's Game
Heppner continued Its nose
dive towards the cellar in the
Wheat-Timber league when Fos
sil came over and took the long
end of a 9-6 score Sunday after
noon. It was not that Fossil was
exactly hot, but the fact that
Heppner was cold. Fossil was
warm enough to keep ahead all
the way and that lead was chal
lenged only once, in the seventh
inning, when Heppner thawed
out for a few minutes and look
ed like a ball team.
Pitching honors were about
even between Broadfoot for
Heppner and Prindle for Fossil.
The difference was in the field
ing of the two teams. No mat
ter where the Heppner batters
batted their flies a Fossil out
fielder got under it. Only one
got away and that was when
the other Prindle dropped it in
right field. Broadfoot, a slugger
of big league proportions, was
still suffering from the effects
of a sprained ankle and did not
swing on 'em with his usual
power.
Harry Van Horn, Heppner sec
ond baseman, was retired in the
sixth inning when shortstop Mc
Curdy spiked his foot when both
were chasing a hit ball. Hoyt
was shifted to second and Don
Grady took the catcher's mitt
the rest of the way.
Heppner goes to Wasco this
week to try to redeem its posi
tion in the league.
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Legion Auxiliary
Elects For Year
Election of officers was the
order of business Tuesday eve
ning when the American Legion
auxiliary met at the home of
Mrs. Otto Steinke, with Mrs.
Charles Hasvold as assistant
hostess.
Mrs. Willard Blake was named
president to lead the auxiliary
the coming year and will be as
sisted by the following officers:
Mrs. Charles D. Hodge, first vice
president; Mrs. James J. Farley,
second vice president; Mrs. Har
ry O'Donnell Jr., secretary -treasurer;
Mrs. Kenneth Hoyt, chap
lain; Mrs. Otto Steinke, ser-geant-at-arms;
Mrs. Venice Stil
es, historian; Mrs. Harry Tarn
blyn, Mrs. Richard Wells and
Mrs. C. P. Brown, executive com
mittee. Americanism essays are being
judged and awards will be pre
sented winners at the gradua
tion exercises of the eighth
grade, May 21.
Committees were named and
arrangements made for sale of
memorial poppies on May 23
and 24, and a representative of
the auxiliary to act on the com
mittee for preparing the Mem
orial day program, May 30.
BOARDMAN . . .
Mrs. Ethel Nethercott of Jack
son, Wyo., who has been visit
ing in the west, stopped for a
few days last week with her
brother, Charles Nickerson, on
her way home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Robertson
motorefl to Pendleton May 1st
to attend the wedding of Robert
son's brother Lyle to Miss Echo
Alrirlch of Irrigon.
The Morrow county home ex-
ension yearly planning meeting
was held in Boardmnn May 6th
under leadership of Miss Kath-
rine Monahan, county demon
stration agent, and Mrs. Mabel
Mack from the state department
it Corvallis. All eight units in
the county wore represented by
the officers or an alternate. Rep
resented were Hardman, Hepp
ner, Lena, Lexington, lone, Irri
gon, Rhea Creek and Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels
relumed from Portland Sunday
where they had attended an
Oregon Ayreshlre club on Satur
day.
M. and Mrs. Lee Pearson and
laughter motored to Pendleton
Tuesday.
Mrs. Olive Atteherry and Mrs.
Ed Souders were dinner guests
it the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Criggs Tuesday.
Visiting at the home of Mrs.
Eva Warner is her daughter,
Mrs. Violet Follette of Fairmont,
Minn., whom she had not seen
or 13 vears. and another daueh-
Iter, Mrs. ( has. Goodwin of Port
land. Mrs. Warner is having a
happy reunion with Mrs. Fol
lette. From here she will go to
Seattle to visit her daughter and
another sister.
John Voile, local sheepman
who has been running his sheep
on the desert range near Board-
man, shipped six car loads to
Wallowa Tuesday for summer
range.
PERSONAL THANKS
Wo take this means of ex
pressing our deep appreciation
lo Mr. and Mrs. Luke Bihby who
were the first to arrive at our
homo and who looked after the
safely of Mrs. Ball and little
Archie at the time of the flro.
A. C. Ball and daughters.
Court Will Seek Extra
Levy to Meet Heavier
Operating Expenses
When the 1947-1948 fiscal bud
get is made up for the county It
will include an approximate sev
en mill increase which the coun
ty court feels obliged to Include
if certain obligations and opera
tions are to be carried on. Chief
among the items figuring In the
increase are the road fund, cler
ical hire and the county hospital.
The first two items are self-explanatory
road maintenance,
labor, equipment, all higher as
well as clerical hire and it Is
with the hospital situation we
are mostly concerned at this
writing.
As explained last week, possi
bility of obtaining a federal
grant short of a year is remote
and if time were not a factor
the possibility of obtaining the
grant lacks definite assurance,
which leaves the court and the
hospital committee out on a
limb, as it were. To meet the
need for a hospital, and it might
better be said the demand for it,
the court is taking a short cut
by- including in the budget a
millage levy to provide the $80,
000 estimated as needed over
and above the original sum
raised in 1945 and 1946.
The .county court wants it
known that that body is not
trying to delay construction of
the hospital. They also want it
to be known that everything
within reason is being done to
get the building program under
way but that one hurdle after
another has had to be cleared
and the course is not yet run.
Ample financing must be in
hand before contracts can be
HAKES SURPRISE VISIT
Raymond Parrish gave his
family a surprise Wednesday
when he arrived home unexpect
edly from Valdez, Alaska. He
and a friend, Earl Smith of Val
dez, accompanied a third party
in a truck from Valdez over the
Alcan highway to Spokane where
they arrived Sunday. It is a
little early for travel over the
Alcan but the snow is about
gone and no difficulties were ex
perienced. The truck came for
machinery and other supplies.
Raymond will Have about a week
at home before the truck re
turns to Valdez.
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HANNANMcALUSTEH
The marriage of Adele Hannan
and Dick McAllister was sol
emnized at 4 o'clock p.m. Wed
nesday, May 7, at the residence
of Joe Jewett, pastor of the
Church of Christ, who performed
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Barger, who stood up with
the cowple, were- the only wit
nesses. The newlyweds left im
mediately for The Dalles where
News. Briefs
By Ruth Payne
Honoring Mrs. Charles Hodge
Sr. and Lowell Rippee on the oc
casion of their birthdays. Mr.
and Mrs. John Hiatt and Charles
Hodge Sr. entertained with a
picnic supper at the Hodge cabin
on Willow creek on the evening
if May 1. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Rippee, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Lindner, Miss Bev
erly Maness and Don Rippee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Chapin
of Portland were week - end
guests of their son-in-law and
laughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hodge Jr. They were accompan
ied to Heppner by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Gilliam who returned
from Syracuse, N. Y., where
iheir marriage was an event of
April 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Orve Rasmus
have retuned from a business
trip to Portland.
Mrs. Gordon Cole is here from
Portland to" visit relatives. Dur
ing her stay she Is the guest of
Mrs. Roy Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Huitt motor
ed to Drummond, Idaho, Satur
day after their household effects.
Mr. Huitt will be employed at
the Western Auto store.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miles
left Sunday to visit their former
home in Kansas. In Baker they
were joined by two brothers ami
a sister of Mr. Miles who will
accompany them to Kansas.
They expect to return to Hepp
ner in about three weeks.
Mrs. E. E. Gilliam, Mrs. A. D.
McMurdo and Mrs. Floyd Adams
motored to Corvallis Thursday to
attend the special Mother's Day
festivities being held at Oregon
Stale college this week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Parker
and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Durham
of Pasco were week-end guesls
at the home of Mrs. Parker's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cllve Hus
ion. They returned home Mon
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown
were over from Monument to
snenH ihn u-ppk end with rein-
llivoa Mr Rpmi'n tc ultt-i flio Roll
Conservation service at Monu
ment, E. E. Adkins returned from
Condon Tuesday afternoon after
having spent a few days there
visiting with friends.
awarded. Step by step the com
mittee (which includes the mem
bers of the court) has followed
through, always with the thought
in mind to leave nothing un
done which would handicap or
embarrass at a later date. The
court answered the plea of many
citizens by asking taxpayer ap
proval of a two-mill levy to con
tinue long enough to raise $100,
000 for the construction of a
county hospital, or not to exceed
five successive years." The peo
ple responded by an overwhelm
ing majority. The first year's
levy was paid in and it was seen
that the people did not want to
wait for five years to get the
hospital under way and the
court called a special election
for approval of an eight-mill
levy to take up the balance of
the $100,000. That, too, received
strong endorsement. The commit
tee followed through with the se
lection of a site, finally settling
on a plot in the Barratt tract
on the hill east of Heppner 'r-.-.-tative
plans to fit the site were
adopted and the aicin.-f
structed to make them definite.
That, briefly, is the history of
the hospital project to date.
The committee feels that the
people want a county hospital.
After due deliberation, the mem
bers agreed it was Lest to go
directly to the people with the
proposal for an additional levy,
for while a federal grant woulc
be a nice lift in the beginning,
there will be a pay day in inc
future and by paying for the
hospital by direct taxation there
will be no strings attached.
they will remain about a week.
Returning to Heppner, Mr. McAll
ister will resume management of
the Standard station at Main
and Center.
LEASES HYND BUILDING
O. M. Yeager, local builder and
contractor, has leased the Hvnd
Bros, building north of the Case
building on Main street and will
convert it into a workshop and
display room for building acces
sories which he will carry. He
will put in a new front, re-roof
and generally overhaul the buil
ding, leaving a space in the renr
for the Hynd Bros, to keep their
car. While this is one of the
older buildings along the street,
it is in a favorable location for
Yeager's business.
CHORUS MEETING
Members of the Women's cho
rus are advised that rehearsal
will be called at 7:30 p.m. Mon
day. Any member unable to at
tend should phone that informa
tion to the director.
Around Town
Mr. and Mrs Willirm Furlong
pent Sunday in Condon at the
home of Mrs. Smith Chappell.
They also attended the roueo at
Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Maness mo
tored to La Grande Monday to
visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Turner and
Virginia Lor o iv-.i 0-p
vcek-end guests at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O
Turner.
Mrs. Jeanne Gaines motored
to Portland tlie last of the wceV
o spend a few days looking af
ter business matters. She return
ed from the cily Tuesday.
rars. urctrle uentrv is spend
ing this week in Ordnance at
the home of her son Vny :id
family. Mr. Gentry motored over
alter her Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bettv Lovrren who ic ot.
lending school at La Grande
spent tne week end in Hepnner
visiting relatives and friends.
Among those attending the
Arlington rodeo Sunday wen
Joe Farley, Mr. and Mrs." Harold
Erwin, Betty Lovgren, Yvonne
Hastings, Mrs. Effie Morgan,
Bob Gammell and Don Munkcrs.
Bob Unrein an Roger Connor
suffered bruises and facial lac
erations Saturday evening when
the car in which they were rid
ing struck loose gravel and left
the highway near the Bill Dob-
eriy rancn in Sand Hollow on
the Pendleton-Hcppner highway
They were enroute to Pendleton
wnon tne accident happened and
were returned to n.-n-
medical attention bv Elmer Pie.
per who happned to In- p-sum'c
y ai tne time, it was necessary
to take several stitches to close
the cut on Unreln's wo
occupant of the car, Eddie Gun
dcrson, escaped w'tWn
Mr. and Mrs. William Buck-
num motored to Pendleton Mon
day, taking E. L, Bucknum who
remained for a few days in St.
Mrs. Joe Hughes and son Tom
were Valley visitors last week.
Mrs. Hughes went to McMinn
ville to visit Mr. and Mrs Kltli
Marshall and children, Julia Lee
and Keith Jr., and Tom stopped
in Portland on business. Return
ing home Mrs. Huebes hroueht
Julia Lee for an Indefinite visit
Library Gets Aid
From City Council
Heppner's library will contin
ue to operate as usual at least
until July 1 of this year, follow
ing action Monday evening by
the city council after the lib
rary's pligljt had been explained
by Charles D. Hodge and mem
bers of the library board.
Hodge, representing the- jun
ior chamber of commerce, re
ported the crisis in the library
situation and explained that a
competent librarian had been
obtained at a salary of $30 per
month and that the Jaycees and
the library board felt if the
council would authorize cav-
ment by the city of that amount
the library could carry on.
Mrs. Harold Becket explained
that conditions had changed and
that the library board is a name
only any more and that it ap
peared to be up to the city from
here on.
After some deliberation the
council agreed to accept respon
sibility lor the librarian s pay
until July 1 and would recom
mend an item of $600 per year
in the budget to meet that ex
pense the ensuing year.
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Lexington Parent.
Teacher Association
Installs Officers
Mrs. Clarence Hayes
At a special P-TA meeting
Monday evening the officers for
the coming year were installed.
Mrs. B. C. Forsythe of lone was
guest installing officer. Oscar
Breeding, Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mrs.
Ed McFadden and Mrs. Wilbur
Steagall are the new president,
vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, respectively.
There will be a Mother's Day
program during the regular Sun
day school period at 10 a.m. at
the Community church Sunday.
Miss Betty Smethurst, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smeth
urst of Lexington, was princess
attending Queen June Huntley
at the Arlington rodeo Saturday
and Sunday.
Machinist Mate 3c Bud Mar
shall of the U. S. navy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Marshall,
is home on furlough from duty
in San Diego. On his return to
duty he will go overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grant and
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munkers
drove to Pendleton Saturday.
Miss June Sfeagall was home
over the week end from her
school at St. Joseph academy in
Pendleton.
Baccalaureate services will be
held Sunday afternoon at the
Congregational church for the
graduating class of Lexington
high school. The services will
he preached by Rev. Phillip! of
Hermiston.
The commencement exercises
will be held Thursday evening
at 8 p.m. in the school auditor
ium with Henry Tetz of Pendle
ton giving the commencement
address.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Matthews of
Pendleton visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Erec .ling
i er the week end. They were
accompanied home by Mux
Breeding v-ho v ill spend the
ummer with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall
and family attended the rodeo
4 Lovvden. Wash., Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore of
San Diego, Cal., spent the first
part of the week here visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McFadden. Also
.isiling at the McFadden home
was Frni'.k Null of Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hicks of Pen
dleton were visiting here Friday.
They took their children. Par-el
md Raniona. who are staying
with Mrs. Allyn, to The Dalles
for physical check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Gr ille Cutsforth
drove to Tort land Friday and
back on SaUtrdav.
L. E. Johnson of Portland is
visiting his sister. Mrs. A. M.
Edwards, and her family in Lex
ington. The Lexington grange has
chisen Miss Shirley Wilkinson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wilkinson of Heppner. as its
princess for the Heppner Rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McFadden
md daughter were in Hermiston
Sunday attending a family re
union. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Famum and
family of Antelope. Wash., were
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Cutsforth Sunday and Monday.
The second grade has lost oiie
f its students. Donna Smith,
vvho has been slaying with Mrs.
Allyn. She has left to make her
home wiih her father in Rainier
Park, Wash. The first and sec
and grades gave her a farewell
party Friday after school.
Karl Lacey of Walla Walla
was a Tuesday night guest at
.lie Cecil Jones home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson
Irove to The Dalles Sunday.
Mrs. J. P. Cornier of Milton Is
spending a few days here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rosewall
sHnl the week end In Portland
attending a meeting of Firestone
dealers of the northwest region,
NEW JUDGE PAYS VISIT
IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY
Paying his first visit to the
Morrow county court house in
his official capacity, Judge Ho
mer I. Watis came from Pen
dleton this morning to hold cir
cuit court.
Chief items of business were
some divorce cases and birth
certificates. One divorce case
was settled this morning, that
of William A. vs. Dorris E. Gol
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District Chairmen
Named for Annual
Poppy Campaign
Appointment of district chair
men to direct the distribution
of memorial poppies to various
pans of the city has been an
nounced by Mrs. Fidelis Unrein,
poppy chairman of the Heppner
unit of the American Legion
auxiliary.
Each district chairman will be
aided by a large committee of
workers who will distribute pop
pies in the district throughout
the day. All will serve as un
paid volunteers, ail contributions
going entirely to the rehabilita
tion and welfare funds of the
legion and auxiliary.
Committees for the downtown
district and serving time will be
as follows:
Mrs. Frank Davidson and Mrs.
Chris Brown, 1 to 3 p.m., Friday;
Mrs. Venice Stiles and Mrs. Dick
Wells, 3 to 5 p.m., Friday; Mrs.
Charles Hodge Jr. and Mrs. Pal
mer Sorlein, 9 to 11 a.m., Satur
day; Mrs. Dick Wells and Mrs.
Fidelis Unrein, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Saturday; Mrs. D. E. Hudson and
Mrs. Alva Jones, 1 to 3 p.m., Sat
urday, and Mrs. Davidson and
Mrs. Stiies, 3 to 5 p.m., Satur
day.
Mrs. Julia Hasvolt is chairman
oi uie corsage committee vn:cn
includes Mrs. Loyal Parker, Mrs.
Willard Blake and Mrs. Otto
Steinke.
The Junior American Legion
auxiliary supervised by Mrs.
Harold cohn and Mrs. James Far
ley, and the Cub Scouts will
make the house to house can
vass. High School Teams
Play Here Friday
There,,hasn't been much bally
hoo about high school baseball
but teams of tnis area have been
playing the past three weeks
ana mere is a game scheduled
for the Roueo grounds here to
morrow (Friday; afternoon, ac
corumg to Leonard Pate, coach
ol the Heppner nine.
Playing at Arlington three
weeks ago, Heppner came oif
vnh a lu-10 tie and at Condon
two weeKs ago hepnper won a
nigh scoring contest, 21-19.
Tomorrow s game will be with
1 ossil and If the young fellers
are buseuail nunueu n..e tueii
eiders over that way they will
..e out to scalp Heppner.
John Warren of Walla Waiia
m visiting this week at the home
of his Eis;er, Mrs. Corda Saling.
rues.!;:y. Mrs. S.iling celebrated
her revem'.eth l':nh..ay.
L. Van Manor Sr. of Portland
was a business visitor in Hepp
ner the first of the week.
Government Trapper Hangs
Up Record With Bag of 146
Coyotes in Month of April
Ey Joe Gjerison.
Assistant Ranger
One hundred forty-six coyotes
constitutes a might;, pack of cut
throats in any man's language.
To "Carl the Coyote Killer." this
represents ; month's work, Ap
ril, to re exact, l ilts quiet, un
assuming Ileppnerite establish
ed an all time record when he
reported his April kill to Harold
Dobyns. junior district agent of
eastern Oregon. His lepons ao
reiiit him with 350 known coy
otes since January 1, l;'i,.
All westerners arc familiar
with Canis Latrans, the crafty
brush wolf or coyote. He is
known to ht. a clean killer of
sheep, often .devouring the liver
only before singling out another
luckless victim. Pups only five
months out will haul down
ajr
lamb and mutilate it to death,
not a pretty sight as Carl has
witnessed.
Stock raising represents the
backbone industry of the West.
With the ingress of sheep ami
cattle, predators increased pro
portionately to a point where un
attended stock were in constant
danger. Uncle Sam shouldered
the new responsibility and ap
pointed picked men to fiht litis
increasing menace. Carl McDan
iel is one of these selections,
and a good one. These men re
ceive little publicity, sometimes
are wrongful ly accused. Their
work is destroying predators such
'as coyote, wolf, cougar, bobcat,
or marauding bear, is not always
of pulp-magazine caliber. Hi
Improvement Bond
Issue Carries By
Vote of 118 to 10
Council to Seek
Bids on Reservoir
And Line at Once
Heppner voters to the number
of 128 turned out Tuesday to
j register their sentiment relative
to have or not to have more wa
ter. Of this number, 118 express
ed a preference for more water
and JO were against the resolu
tion. An estimated 300 persons
were entitled to vote and a lit
tle over one-third turned out.
Bids for construction of the
reservoir, estimated to cost in the
neighborhood of $54,000, and
laying of pipe lines to absorb the
balance of the S73.00O bond issue
authorized by the election, will
be accepted as of May 15.
lone Junior. Senior
Banqutt-Prom Held
The junior-senior banquet and
prom were held at the school
pvm Tuesdsy evening, May 6.
The gym was attractively dec
orated to represent a night club
with the eins colors, green and
yellow crepe paper streamers,
cards, dice and balloons. The ta
bles were decorated wi:h yellow
f!r,wcrs prd canrlies. The lone
P-TA furnished the banquet. The
following program was given:
Tnastr-.astsr, Hoss Doreny; wel
come. Louis Car'son; seniors,
Francine Fly; future, Betty Eall;
senior response, Bob Drake, pro-
nhesv. T.aim.l P,n!ins'ppr- will
I Rose Mary Doherty; history, Bar-
bara Smith. The "Solid Seven"
o;ches:ra from Echo furnished
music for tf prom. During in
termission jara Jackson gave
a tap d " number and open
freed f- dwiches and punch
were served by the juniors.
The lone P-TA will have the
regular meeting Wednesday eve
ning, May 14 and will install the
officers for the coming year.
ATTENTION, EASTERN STAR I
P.eg'-l-ir meeting Friday eve
ning, May 9. Shower for Brother
aim. Sister A. C. Ball. Program
for Mother's Day.
MANY DELEGATES HERE
FOR CHURCH CONVENTION
Registration for the annual
convention of the eastern Oregon
''"'riot of the Church of Christ
held in Heppner Tuesday and
v. L-ur.esday was 100 delegates,
according to Joe Jewett, pastor
of the host church.
Among visitors were Rev. and
Mrs. Milton Bower of Burns,
residents here a mirier of ver.rs
ago when Mr. Bower was pastor
of the church.
TO CONDUCT HORSE SALE
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erwin.
E ii Hi'nnion and Harry Dinges
will spend Saturday in John Day
conducting a harse sale. The
s !e is being sponsored by the
"V.tquertw." John Day riding
club, snd it is suated many fine
!v rscs wi:! be auctioned. The
Vrqueros hired the Heppner
Sales Yard force to ut on the
sale.
n'o.irs long hours of hunting or
trac!;'i'g t nisru every Kino of
v. eat her, pushing a w eary saddle
horse tHo i.;li another mile, of
mud, following the hounds, or
h. l ir.g et: iiuios of mush ter
rain with heavy pack. To suc
ceed in th:s work the man must
bo at hi-inc on range l.mi or In
toe hi.;.-. -. t !,;::. individualist
a ;ih a fiar eye and steady
hoini. cap ii. e ul suo.-av.mg on
a -lonely diet. Put ali is not
i. t k!.;, ry with these men. Carl
has h ..! i:v ti...:u- so ; i.slactiun
of killing !7 C'T.recu'.i'.i'' coyotes
:h that many shots. His abil
ity v::h the rifle on running
i 'ts is cloe to uncanny. "All
.veil h.! e to do is lead 'cm like
i duel;," lie says. Maybe he's
rijjit but many old yodlers still
im the hills after coming in
corn. ict with the average nitn
rod. After about 15 years of con
scientious work, the gifted trap
per becomes wise to the count
less tricks and problems of his
work. The ahilily lo re o sign
is not a sole gift of the Indian.
An accomplished trapper can
tell whether the sign Is that of
a yearling, a male or femulo
adult, and whether It Im a den
or bunting sign. A don sign it
always favored because It will
lead to the capture of a pup lit
ter. Although the reiurd cuteh
fur April Included 131 pup, we
must remeinher th il ,i five
month old coyote becomes a kill
er. Dogs are soinel lines used to
Contuiuf"! un Mia