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t-1-21 Morrow Counn
VOLUME VIII
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 192 1
NUMBER 34
R.W.T
BUREAU GOING HEM
ANNUAL MFET1NG HELD
LAST SATURDAY
HERE
rinns Laid For Coining Year,
bership Campaign To
Start Sotva
Mein-
(By C. C. Calkins.)
The Annual meeting of the Mor
row County Farm Bureau proved to
be a very interesting one. The meet
ing was called to order by President
Keitthley at 10:45 and there was some
thing doing every minute untiil the
meeting was dismissed at 4:15 p. m.
The constitution and by-laws which
have been worked out by a committee
appointed by the president, reported
at the opening of the session. The
reading, discussing and adoption of
the constitution and by-laws occupied
the tlotal forenoon.
Tho afternoon session opened by
the whole delegation joining together
in singing a farm bureau song. This
song was rather unique, made up for
the particular occasion and the farm
ers present certainly made it) ring.
Inasmuch as the foundation of all
Farm Bureau work is based upon, the
community progam, sometime was
given to the discussion of the pro
gram as worked out by the different)
communities. Very detinue pans
have been laid out for speclsc worjc
among which might be mentioned
the following: Twenty-eight men
located in the different! wheat grow
ing sections are trying out the differ
ent varieties of wheat side by side
and it) is expected that in the next two
or three years we will know within
a bushel what can be expected from
the. different varieties in the differ
ent sections.
In treating for smut much damage
is none to the seed wheat. The dif- i
l'erenl. methods of seed treatment'
will be tried side by side on as many
different farms and on land located
next to the road. These plats will be
labled and fanners in the county will
have an opportunity to observe those
demonstrations during the next two
or three years.
Seed wheat certification work is al
so going to be followed up.
A definite poultry program involv
ing the bringing In of hatching c
and day old hcicks from stock of hich
egg production, culling of the flocks
ad the feeding for egg production
to be particularly stlressed in a num
ber of the communities of the county.
Tho Labor Committbe will also func
tion, setting tJhe wage scale forspring
and fall work.
Five different extension schools
will be held in the county dur:
about the second wee'k in February.
The communities troubled with rab
bits are perfecting plans for a rab
bit extermination campaign, beside
miscellaneous plans for other work
in tlhe county. The future of the
roads of Morrow county will de
pend largely uion tho cooperation
obtained from farmers together on a
good road dragging i.rogram than
through tlhe organized Farm burea':.
Mr. Schulmerick, president of the
Washington farm bureau,
explained
the Moline Plow company's contract
through which tihe farr.-ers will be
atle to save 17 1-2 percent on all
machinery purchases. He also ex
plained tlhe Kelly-Springfield Tire com
pany's proposition through which
the Farm Bureau members will bek
able t osave about 20 per cent on all
tires purchased. Mr. Schulmerick al
so delivered a very stterllng address
showing the need of organization and
closed by indicating that he was go
ing to be able to spend a week in
the county working with the organi
zation committees and toli the peo
ple that every farmer In Morrow
county must be seen and lined up in
the farm bureau.
The nominating committee of
which Dwlght Misner of lone was
chairman, presented the names of R.
W. Turner, j. O. Kincald, for presi-
dent); Ed Rugg and Ray Wright for
vice-president; E. M. Hulden for sec -
retary-treasurer. Mr. Turner was
elected as president; Ed Rugg as
vice-president; E. M. Hulden, secretary-treasurer.
The nominating com
mittee also nominated Ray Wright J.
O. Kincaid, Jack Hynd, Ed Neill, Os
car Keithley, C. E. Glasgow and Ed
Reiuman as Executive Committeemen
Recomendations of the committee
were adopted as read.
Everyone present was much inter
ested in putting across an effective
membership campaign, getting a hun
dred per cent of tihe Morrow county
CANTATA TO BE GIVEN AT FED
ERATED CHURCH
Members of the Sunday school of
the Federated church will give the
popular cantata, "Herod's Vision,"
Friday evening December SOtSu
Mrs. Bernice Dafoe Hopper, assis
ted by Mrs. V. P. Mahoney, is train
ing the singers and the affair prom
ises to be a rare treat to lovers of
things musical.
' A Chistmas tree is being prepared
also for the children of the Sunday
school tlo be given the same evening.
Mrs. C. E. Woodson, superintendent
of the Sunday school extends a cord
ial invitation to everybody to attend.
HOLIDAY FIRE HAZARD
Regrettable isn't it that our two
most important holidays should men
ace life and invite destruction of our
created wealth?
July Fourth, the country's nathl
day, with its fire works and fire
crackers, the use of which are still al
lowed in too many communities.
Christmas with it's trees decoratled
with cotton snow and other highly in
flammable trimmings illuminated
with candles. Keep the fire demon
away from your Christmas tree. Use
only electlric lights and non-inflammable
decorations. Keep matches
away. Remove the tree immediately
after the holidays.
The red monster is now destroy
ing in the neighborhood of five hun
dred million, dollars worth of prop,
erty each year in the United Sliates.
Don't let him dissipate your savings
whether they be invested in buildings
merchandise or other property.
Give both house and store a good
looking over and see that no hazards
exist. Convert your neighbor to the
gospel cf fire prevention.
Make every day fire prevention day
also accident prevention day. Noth
ing helps more than carefulness.
IRR1GON
Messrs. S. H. Slocum, Searl Brown
ell and Christenson of Portland, mot
ored to Irrigon with Don C. Brownell
of Umatilla, Friday in interests of
the new bank for Umatilla. They
called upon some of the business men
and farmers and solicited our aid and
business. It is expected several ac
counts from Irrigon will be opened
with the new bank when ready for
business and the people, generally
speaking, favor the idea from the
standpoint of convenience to us.
Messrs. Wilson and Mulkey, of
Boardman with R. G. Slocum, fed
eral farm loan appraiser, covered the
district Friday and appralsjed a num
ber of ttracts of land in connection
with applications for farm loans. It
is hoped loans will be made in the
spring.
D. E. Lofgren of Portland came up
Friday morning and returned Satur
day. He says they have eve thing
ready to ship up the larger pumping
rland and expect to have it working
in time to Irrigate all the land they
can get under cultivation by that
time.
W. H. Pierce has been very sick
jdj'ing the pas week but Is improv-
i ;ng at this writing. Hs sickness has
rather upset his plans for early open-
! ing of the service station.
Mrs. N. Seaman and daughetr, Fre
ddia, arrived on No. 1 Sunday from
Cheboygan, Michigan, where she was
called on account of the death of
her stepmother recently
The play entitled "Hans VonSmash
was given by the high school students
Tuesday evening togetfher with a short
mixed program consisting of singing,
and speaking. The program was a
complete success financially for the
high school and each played their
parts well. The caste of characters
Included Lyle D. Seaman, Harve War
ner, Walter Warner, Delbert Knight,
Margaret Seaman, Oulda Hendricks,
Clara Moore.
The play was given In the high
school auditorium and basked ball
j pame played between the hgh school
j DOy9 and others known as the tewn
j i)OJ.8- in the old school recently
! fixed up for these occasions. The
score was 6 to 4 in favor of the town
boys.
farmers In the farm bureau.
The moving picture was then giv
en entitled "Spring Valley" which
showed the effectual transformation
brought In one agricultural commu
nity by the workings of tflie farm
bureau. The meeting adjourned tc
meet next year at the time set by
the Executive com mine.
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HARDMAN
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Community singing was directed
by Miss Zara Snell Sunday evening,
owing to the absence from Hardman,
of the director Miss Virginia Fitfeher
bert. The Hardman high basketball team
deafeated Monument Hi to the score
of 23 to 19 at Monument on Friday.
A good lively crowd of roters accm
panied tihe team to Monument and
woke up the town. The following
are among those who went with the
team: Mrs. Bert Bleakman, Mrs. Wal
' ter Furlong. Miss Virginia Fitzhcr-
bert Mjs Hazp, FUzherbert, Miss
Beulah Batty, Miss Juanita Leathers,
Miss Zo- Hadley, Miss Gladys Howell,
Miss Beth Bleakman, Miss Ethel Mc
Donald, Miss Helen Tack, Miss Delsie
Sperry, Mr. Walter Furlong, Verne
Leathers, Blaine Chapel, Tom Smith,
ilalph Aubrey and Lo-jis Kath.
The Leathers Orchestra played for
two dances at Monument, one on Fri
day and one on Saturday evening of
last week.
W. Thomas FilEherbert of Spokane
formerly of Newark, N J. is visiting
with his family In Hardman.
The Hardman hgh school bisket
ball team will play Lone Rorlr. in
Hardman on Friday, Dec. 23.
A dance was given at Aslibaugh's
hall Friday, December 16. The
Leathers orchestra furnished the mu
sic. Supper was served at midnight
in the Hardman hotel.
Representatives of the Oregon
Farm Bureau were In town Tuesday
and spoke before a fair sized crowd
at Ashbaugh's hall. After the speech
es the Ladies Aid held a Pie Social,
in order to raise money for pnrchas
ing present? for the children of
Hardman at Christmas time.
Owen Leathers has returned to
Hardman after an absence
months.
of four
County Agent Calkins of Heppncr
was in town Tuesday
The funeral of little Mary Adkins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Ad
kins, was held yestlerday at Hardman.
Internment was in the I. O. O. F. cem
etary. The child was not yet one
year of age and dud of bronchial
pneumonia at Forest Grove, Oregon.
Tha Red Cross public health nurse
Miss Emma Bunge, visited the
schools here la3t. week and examined
jthe children of tihe grammar school.
ON SALE HERE
Fashionable Peady-to-Wear
Women's Coats, Suits, Skirts, Dresses, Petticoats,
Furs and Waists.
The prices are extraordinarily low for such
quality merchandise. Make your selections early
while the choosing is the best. We suggest these
garments as the Ideal Chnstlmas gift.
New Goods arriving Dally, f ull anil
Christum Selection
Mrs. L.
Centers
STATE TEACHER'S ASOCIATIOX
Superintendent Mary L. Fulkerson,
president of the State Teacher's as
sociation, announces the annual con
vention of the Association to be held
In Portland on December 27, 28, 29
and 30. The first day will be taken
up with tlhe meetings of the standing
committees. The regular work of
the convention will begin at nine
o'clock Wednesday morning, Decem
ber 28. All day Wednesday will be
given up to the section of the Repre
sentative Council which transacts all
the business for tlhe association.
General assemblies and department
meetings will be held on Thursday
and Friday. The asosciation will
meet in the Lincolnhigh school. The
Potland hotel will be headquarters
for the association.
Tho two leading speakers of the
convention will be Dr. Charles II.
Jud.l, Director of (he School of Edu
cation of the University of Chicago,
a in,' D;. Marion Leroy Burton, Presi
dent of the University of Michigan.
I'ach appear twice on the program
of the general sessions and each
will speak in departments.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
LORD'S DAY DECEMBER 25
Stop!.. T,ok! Listen! Stop in
your quest for pelf, pleasure, know
ledge, power, wisdom and victory
and LOOK into the Infant Hope of
the ages, and our personal hope of
life eternal, Jesus the Babe of the
Bethlehem Manger. "In him Is
light and that lightl is th life of men."
LISTEN to the chanting of the celes
tial choir, as they sing, "Peace on
earth, good will to men," the dream
of these years. Togetlher let us as
semble in the Lord's house and rever
ently worship next Lord's Day, Chris
tmas Messages all day. Bible school
at 10:00 o'clock, Preaching and com
munion at 11:00 o'clock, Christian
Endeavor 6:30 and preaching again
at 7:30. We shall be glad to see
you. Come.
Rev. XV. O. LIVINGSTONE.
Mr. Tobin of the firm of Tobln &
Pierce .bridge contractors, left for
Portland Monday morning to spend
the Christmas holidays. His partner
Mr. Pierce returned from Portland
Sunday evening where he attended
th highway commission meeting.
Miss Bunge made a short gut interes
ting talk before the hign school stu
dent body.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
make your
G. Herren
CHRISTMAS WEEK PROGRAM
The Christmas spirit) will not be
lacking in lleppner this year as will
be shown by the following events for
the week:
Thursday evening Episcopal S. S.
I Christmas tree.
Friday evening Cantata and tree
at Federated church.
Saturday evening Christmas tree
at Christian church.
Saturday evening Dance by Am
erican Legion at pavilion.
Sunday evening Community Chri
stmas tree by American Legion at
pavilion.
Monday evening Charity ball at
Elk's temple for members of Ameri
can Legion and order of Elks and
their ladies only.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
County Clerk Watlers has issued
the following marriage licenses dur
ing the week: Chas. B. Bowers, 46;
Maggie Calkins, 42, both of lone.
David C. Duvall, 29; Viola Schmidt
20 both of Lexington.
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SPrlAlf ROAD
COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKE MAT
TEH UP WITH FORESTRYMEN ..
Application Made for Federal Aid on
lleppnor-Hardinnm-Spi-ay
Thoroughfare
County Judge Campbell and Com
missioners Bleakman and Davidson
returned from Portland Sunday even
ing where they attended the annual
meeting of county judges and com-iniHKiini'i-n.
aliened the highway com
mission m celling and interviewed for
estry officials regarding the propos
ed lL-ppncr-llardman-Spray toad, si v
er.il miles of which runs inrougn in
forest reserve.
The gentlemen report having had
a very successful meeting of county
judges and coiiiinisioners, which was
well worth attending.
They took only a passive part) in
the highway commission meeting but
had a very satisfactory conference
with the officials at forestry head
quarters regarding the proposed orad
to Spray and made an application to
have that road placed on the federal
program of road building in. Oregon.
The Portland forestry people are de
cidedly favorable to the road, giving
the application their unqualified "n
dorsement. The application has been
forwarded th Washington for consid
eration by the proper officials there.
INSANITY, BLINDNESS, DEATH
LURKS IN "MOONSHINE"
Forest Supervisor Charles A. Beam
who haB been In Ogden and Salt Lake
during the past! week, was a guest of
the Klwanis club at dinner while In
the latter city, at which time he had
an opportunity to get an Illuminating
view of the moonshine situation in a
sster state, Montana.
Mr. Beam became acquainted at Mm
dinner with a member or the board
of dlrctors of the Stale Hospital foi
lhe insane In Montana. This gentle
man pleaded guilty to having been an
ardent prohibitionist, and to being
one still, In pinclple, but he admttled
grave doubts, which the presnt sit
uation Is bringing to light).
According to this authority there
have been admitted tb tho Montana
hosplal for the inhane, since the coun
try went dry, approximately 1000
eases of "moonshine Insanity," that!
is insane patients whose condition
was directly Uraceable to Indulgence
In the terrible concoction reffered to
Under the general head o moonshine
whiskey.
Out of this number 180, or nearly
20 per cent, have since become total
ly blind, and therefore permanent
public charges, and witli an affliction
which to many, is worse than death.
This blindness Inevitably follows re
gular or prolonged drinking of these
poison" kh compounds, which in a
majuily of asi-s contain wood aldio
hol. The public has been warned
times without number, but the
slaughter goM on, :-o Uiat with J'jhn
Barleycorn officially banished, th
mortality rate. Is kept up fully and
then some- by his successor "Moonshine."-
K miner (Wyo.) Republi
can. CALL 7X1 If you need any rolled
or chopped feed, gasoline, kerosene
or lubriating oils.
ANDREW BY KIM
GUTOFF CAUSES CLASH
AT HIGHWAY
ROADS NOW ON MAP MUST
FINISHED 1'IKST
r.i:
Commissioner llurnttt and H. 3. Ot
teulieiiner EnlivOn Session
With Verbal Tilt
(Portland Telegram)
An invisible highway, which does
not appear on any map, was tho
shadowless footba'l ad this morning's
session of the state highway commis
sion. A verbal drawn duel was fought be
tween Commissioner W. B. Barratt ot
the static board and H. J. Ottenhcim
er of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce. The first named declared
the road from Umatilla to the Wash
ington state lino near Wallula should
not be builti or considered at present.
"The road is coming, sir, whether
you will it or not," replied Otten
heimer. '
"Not until the other roads of this
stato are ail least graded,," said Bar-''
ratt.
"Do you mean every one of tho 4 2,- .
000 miles of highways in this state
shall be paved or graded or fixed uri '
before you .would touch this llttla
20 miles that would bring Hundreds
of thousands of tourists to our state
who would otherwise be led to Seat
tle and that! country up there?" ask
ed Ottenheimer. ,
"I mean every mile that is now on
our map," replied tho commissioner,
"unless we get a great deal more j'
money than we have now."
"Gentlemen, the road is coining m
whteher you will iti or not," declared '
the Portlander.
All the commissioners agreed with .
him, but when that's what the l.iat ;
was all about.
Ollieuhi'iiiier, who has directed the,
battle for the Wallula cut-off in or
der to bring a large prcecntuge of
.tourist, travel to th eColuinbla River
highway tthat is contemplated from
Pasco to Seattle, promised the com
mission that If tho now uncharted
road from Umatilla to the Washing
ton stuto lino along the river is de
signated as a primary state road, no
pressure will be brought to bear by
Portland to hurry the. work on It.
Washington has designated Mie In
land Empire highway running from
Walla Walla to Pasco and westward
as a primary road. This runs through
Wallulla, which Is only seven mill,
from the state line where the Uma
tilla cutoff reaches the Evcrgroe,a
commonwealtlh. Tho cutoff Is pro
posed to get an opportunity to have
the Yellowstone park trail travel lltiat
reach the Columbia River highway
reahc tho Columbia River highway
by a direct line.
"Where did ycu get the pressure to
have Improvements made on tho Wal
ula cutoff," asked Barratt.
"The Chamber of Commerce of
Portland, In faro all Multnomah coun
ty, Is In favor of all the state high
ways," replied Ottenheimer. "The
taxpayers of (ills county have contri
buted millions of dollars that) Imvn
been used to Improve the roads In the
state, not one cent of which was
spent In Miiltnomahcounly. We buiU
our own roads. We will gladly con
tinue to help In a major way to Im
prove the roads of eastern and cent
ral Oregon, so we cannot sen why a
community that we have no willingly
helped at all times should be opposed
to tho designating of a tiny twenty
mile strip of road that will bring a
greater tourist crop to Portlund than
we now enjoy."
"I do not believe he Chamber of
Commerce has any right to force a
new road on us when there urn al
ready two main truck roads In East
ern Oregon, one connecting with
Washington and one with Idaho," de
lared Barratl In words plainly heard
all over the ourthouse.
"The location of the Columbia Riv
er highway was a mistake In the f r it
place. II. should have follow) il up
the Dei-.chutleM and then gen.- IhrouUi
central Oiegon. Tho pcoplo who
come to this litato from tBio Fast
hoiild if.' be ta';i n down ,i car, 1 and
sagi-hr.isli rua'l instlead of throjgli
the i;r. at grain fi.-liln ()f Ci-t state."
Cfirruii'ssioners Hoi. in and V.nn
sgr-r-1 w:lh Mr. Barutl tr.af It'woul!
bo u.-.'IetiP to put the cutoff on Cn
cutoff on the road map until t'.ero Is
road map until there Issomo money in
sight with which to build It,
Key. W. O. Livingstone left
PoiUIand Monday morning.
for