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IF YOU WANT ALL THE NEWS OF MORROW COUNTY WHILE IT IS NEWS, READ THE HEPPNER HERALD. WE PRINT IT FIRST
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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL i, 1924
NUMBER 49
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OREGON 10 FIGHT FOOT
ANO MOUTH DISEASE
NEW RESTRICTION PLACED
ON LIVESTOCK IMPORTATION
Precaution Is Extended Even to the
Clothing and Blankets of
Sheep Shearers .
Salem, Ore., March 29. Because
of reports received, here that the) foot
and mouth disease again has infected
a number of districts in California,
the state livestock sanitary board to
day caused Governor Pierce to issue
x a proclamation placing additional le
striction3 on the shipment of live
stock and other commodities into
Oregon, and providing for the disin
fection of sheep shearers and other
persons who, because of the charac
ter of their employment, might be
carriers of the disease.
In addition to drastic restrictions
plac,ed on the shipment of livestock
into Oregon, covered by a previous
proclamation, the new order prohib
its the importation into Oregon, from
the infected districts of California of
any vegetables until they have l.etn
properly certified by inspectors now
stationed in the southern state.
Provision also has been made
whereby steamships and other craft
entering Oregon ports and all din
ing cars operated by the railroads in
this scate are prohibited from dis
charging any garbage or refuge,
straw or other packing materials, in
any manner which will permit them
to be eaten or come in contact with
any animal susceptible to foot and
mouth disease. The proclamation re
quires that this garbage and waste
shall be burned or placed in metal
lic cans and consigned to a public
incinerator or discharged at sea.
Disinfection Is Provided
Further provision is made that all
stock or other cars, automobile trail
ers, trucks and the like, used to haul
animals 'moving into Oregon from
California, shall be cleaned and dis
infected under supervision of a state
or assistant slat,e veterinarian or the
United States bureau of animal iu
jiustry officials.
It also is required that all sheep
shearers, farm laborers, dairy labor
and farm help coming into Oregon
from California, unless able to fur
nish affidavit evidence that they
have not. been in the-infected dis
tricts, shall either discard, wash in
boiling water or subject their cloth
ing to fumigation. AH blankets, car
ried by such persons also must bt
subjected to similar treatment.
The proclamation also prohibits
the importation into Oregon from
California of green vegetables or
fresh garden materials originating in
the infected districts. Such mater
ials shall be admitted into this state
from California only upon the prop
er certification by veterinarian." in
the employ of the state or govern
ment. Certificates Are Required
Certificates covering these com
modities must show that they were
produced in a country free from' Hie
foot and mouth disease and handled
In such a. manner as not to be con
taminated. Circus or theatrical stock, Includ
ing cloven-hoofed or ruminant ani
mals, are prohibited from entrance
into Oregon from California, if with
in 90 day3 such animals have been
within th,e foot and mou.h disease
infected zone. A similar ruling ap
plied to the importation of doga, pet
stock, cats, fowls or birds, v.hlch
have been within the infected dis
tricts 60 days prior to the oat they
are offered for shipment. Exception
U made of these animals and birds,
however, if it is shown that they
have heen dipped in a preparation
specified by government, regulations.
The proclamation further provides
for the sterilization of milk and
cream containers, and for the disin
fection of all cars which huve b".er
used since January 1, 192 4, for the
transportation or handling of live
stock. .'
ANNOUNCEMENT I
HAVE CONSUMATED A DEAL FOR THE PURCHASE
OF MERCHANDISE AND BUSINESS OFMINOR & CO., INC.,
AND BEING SOLE OWNER THE BUSINESS WILL, IN FU
TURE, BEt CONDUCTED IN MY NAME AT THE OLD
STAND IN THE BLACKMAN BUILDING.
MAY I HOPE TO MERIT A CONTINUANCE OF YOUR
PATRONAGE? 'it.it
MALCOLM D. CLARK :
POPULATION INCREASES
Dr. McMurdo, one of the foremost
immigration agents in the county,
reports the following increase in pop
ulation during the past week:
Friday, March 28, to Mr. and Mrs.
Tom O'Brien, of Butter creek, a 10
pound son.
Monday, March 31st, to Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Vance, of Heppner, a 9
pound daughter.
Monday, March 31, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Smith, of Monument, a
9-pound daughter. .
Doc reports all getting along fine
and piedict3 that the popidat'on
will become still more congested dur
ing the present month.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL
LAW HELD INVALID
In thp federal court at Portland
yesterday, by the unanimous decision
of Federal Judge3 Gilbert, Wolverton
and Bean, the so-called compulsory
school law adopted by the people at
olhe general election in 19 22, was
declared invalid and a temporary in
junction against its enforcement was
Issued.
Although tlere was a tacit agree
ment between the opposing counsel'
thoat an immediate appeal won 1 1 be
filed by the side losing in tbs lower
court no such action ha'j yet been
Jtaken.
MEETING OF PATRON-
TEACHER ASSOCIATION
The regular meeting of the Patron-Teachers
associ ion will be held
April 8, at 3 o'clock, in the high
school auditorium. As it is Father
and Son week a program has been
planned for fathers and 3011s:
Health Alphabet. First Grade.
Song First Grade.
"What's Wrong With Dad" Carl
Cason.
Piano Solo Harold Beckett.
Duet Mrs. Gillilan and Leola Ben
nett. A large attendance is requested as
this is an important meeting.
MRS. BOYER, Pres.
IS LIBERAL
FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF
Rev. N. B. Parounagian, who spent
last week in Heppner in the interest
of the movement for the relief of
starving Armenians, left Saturday
morning for Lexington where he ad
dressed a union meeting Sunday
morning going to lone for a similar
service Sunday evening.
Before l,eaving Heppner Rev. Par
ounagian spoke highly of the splen
did spirit in which Heppner respond
ed to his appeals for aid for his suf
fering countrymen. More than $600
was subscribed during the week by
various churches, lodges, etc., which
he considered very liberal when local
financial conditions are considered.
Rev. Parounagian is a native of
Armenia but was educated in this
country and has been a minister of
the Methodist church for many
years. ' His sister and her family
were victims of Turkish atrocities
during the world war, as were many
other relatives and friends.
Before the war there were about
4.000,000 Armenians in that coun
try and today there are less than 2,
000,000 left. v. " . '
Lady Really,' Bir, your prices are
exorbitant.
Farmer Well, ma'am, when a fel
ler has to- know the botonical name
of what he grows, the zoological
name o' the hinsect wot eats it, 'n'
the chemical name o' wot kills the
hinsect, someone's got to pay for it.
Mugwump.
REAL BARGAINS Spring Tooth
Harrows, $10 per section less than
present cost. 3-bottom 16-inch gang
plows at $130.00 less than present
cost in Portland. Buy now. Save
money.
47-tf PEOPLES HARDWARE CO.
Can't Tell Martha From Clarice
m
Here are Martha and Clarice Sorgerlrel, nineteen-year-old twins, who are
employed in the freight office of the Hoi; Island railroad at Blue Island, 111'.
Clarke is a telephone operator and Marljia Is a timekeeper. There are about
afi people in the ollice where they huve Seen working for some years, yet not
one of them can tell which is which wlnpi away from their desks.
People of Echo Community
Are Opposed to County Unit
(Editor's note The Herald has
heretofore invited anyone opposed to
the county unit school plan to write
their views for this paper but no ar
ticles have been received. Purely
with the idea of giving both sides 6l
the question the following article 1b
re-produced from the Echo News:)
That the county unit school meas
ure is not acceptable to the voters of
this community was evident Tuesday
evening when, al't,er hearing an ex
planation of the measure given by B.
B. Richards, the taxpayers and cit
izens who attended, the mass meeting
voted unanimously to adopt resolu
tions setting forth their opposition
to the proposed plan. The city hall
was well filled with' citizens of Echo
and the adjoining districts, and a del
egation came from Hermiston to hear
the speaking.
B. B. Richards, of Athena, openiP
the meeting with an address explain
ing the features of the county unit
measure and how its application to
Umatilla county would affect the
schools and school patrons. He
stressed the point that the proposed
law would mean a gift to the county
at large of all school property, and
in addition to this it would mean a
grant of all authority and control of
theschool to one man. He demon
strated that the proposed board of
five,-directors could not possibly
function to supervise the schools of
this whole county, and the result
would be that the county superinten
dent would control the educational
system.
The claim made by Mr. Green that
he could conduct the school system
under the unit plan at a saving to
taxpayers was disputed by the speak
er, who showed conclusively that the
proposed plan would necessitate
greatly Increased expenditures. Mr.
Richards insisted that the county
unit plan i3 unfair and unAmerican
In that it makes It possible to take
from the people all th.elr school prop
erty and control of schools against
their wishes, and to place the educa
tional system under absolute control
of one man, from whose decisions,
no matter how arbitrary or unjust,
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MORGAN
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The Noah Pettyjohn and Hardesty
families called on the Henry Streeter
family at Cecil Sunday and the boys
roed on Noel's bicycle.
H. O. Ely and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Palmiateer made a trip to
Hermiston Sunday.
The Witzel chlldroen have recov
ered froml the measles and were out
at Sunday 3chool.
Fred Pettyjohn and family attend
ed evening church, service at lone.
B. F. Morgan and son, Claude,
were lone visitors Saturday.
H. O. Ely. Elvln Ely, Mrs. Harbi
son and Duncan Holaday went to the
baseball game at. lone.
Mrs. Pat Medlock was in lone
Monday.
Irvan Medlock enjoys going with
his father on Saturdays to herd
3heep.
Miss Geraldlne Funk and parents
made a trip to Wasco recently.
Tho Morgan children are again in
school after their attack of measles.
Howard Hardesty came baclc again
on Monday.
Jim Ayers, of Butter creek, was a
business caller in town Thursday.
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tiierff i5f.fi o1 appeal.
,.; A fetyjremarks were made by J. T.
LituaUeh pn the methods used in
gHtihg statures to the petition for
putting th measures on the ballot. A
e yck of, -the, signers show.ed that a
wrjriL vi m:ui nay no laxea la me
county, and that more than half of
thq signers live in Milton, a city that
will not be aCfect,ed by the proposed
measure.
After the speaking a resolution
expressing opposition to the county
unit was presented and adopted, re
ceiving the vote of every one in the
hall. Following is the resolution:
Be It Resolved by the citizen3 and
taxpayers of School District No. 6, at
Echo, Umatilla County, Oregon, in
mass meeting assembled this 19th
day of March, 1924:
That we arei opposed to the county
unit plan of supervision and admin
istration of our school for the fol
lowing reasons:
That it takes the power to govern
our BChools out of the hands of the
people and places it in the hands of
one man who can not know the local
needs, and who may favor one dis
trict to the disadvantage ofi another.
That the judgement of three rep
resentative men of the community as
are now found on our school boards,
is better, even in educational mat
ters, than that of a 3tranger who is
not familiar with conditions: and
therefore the authority of the local
school boards should be maintained.
That it will increase taxes unless
wholesale consolidations are made,
and that such consolidations without
the consent of those concerned Is un
just. That when people have nothing to
say about how their tax money is
spent they lose interest in the thing3
for which it is spent, and that a lack
of co-operation between parent and
school will prevail.
And, most of all, 1 tis unfair, un
just and undemocratic, for districts
of the first clas3 to have to vote on
this measure, when they are not af
fected by the law that does affect all
second and third class districts.
Echd News.
t HARDMAN
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"The Little Clodhopper," a three- j
act comedy drama, was presented by
the Freshomen and Sophomores of
the high school Friday evening,
March 28. The play went off ex-
ceedlngly well considering the fact
that some of the characters had not
been in a play before.
Emmet Ayers has bought a garage
and a home at Olex. He is going to
move there and start a business soon.
The high school orchestra has or
ganized. The parts are as follows:
Piano Hazel Hays.
First violin Marvin Brannon.
Second Violin Hazel McDonald.
Saxaphones Bertha Hays and Dale
Bleakman.
Trombone Neal Knlghten.
Trap drums Percy Bleakman.
Mrs. Clara Larsson, of Troutdale.
spent last week here, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Latourell, Mr.
Latourell being her nephew. She
left for her home Friday morning.
Mrs. Larsson la mayoi of Troutdale
and has so acceptably filled that of
fice for several terms that her re
election Is regarded mostly as a mat
ter of form.
MEMORIAL BUILDING FOR O.A.C.
A memorial building i3 to be erect
ed on the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege campus, at a cost of four hund
red thousand dollars. The students
have already contributed some sixty
thousand dollars, and the alumni and
ex-students have now joined forces
with the students to raise the re
mainder of th,e required funds.
The building will be beautifully
located on the college campus and
will be the home of all students and
alumni activities. It will fill a long
felt want on the college campus. Col
lege funds have never been adequate
to meet the demands for buildings
for recitations and labratory work.
The students on the campus, feeling
the pressing need of such a building,
taxed themselves each year that fu
ture students might reap the bene
fit. The building will stand as a mem
orial to the brave sons' and daugh
ters of O. A. C. who gavel their lives
in the service of their country in the
Spanish-American and World wars.
Alumni, ex-3tudents and friends
are entitled to membership in the
Memorial Union, with the privileges
of the building when completed. Per
cy A. Cupper, of Salem, is in charge
of affairs for the alumni and wiil
gladly furnish information.
UEOROti MOORF, IMPROVING AM)
I l'LL RECOVERY EXPECTED
George Moore, construction fore
man in the county highway depart
ment, who underwent a very serious
stomach operation in Portland re
cently, is reported to be improving
audi his, ultimate recovery is fully ex
pected by the surgeon in charge.. Mr.
Moore was told h,e had but one
chance in about a million and with
his characteristic grit he told the
doctor to get busy, that he would
take that chance and get away with
it and he is making good.
"Seen any mysterious strangers
around here lately?" casually in
quired the detective from the city.
"Waal," answered Uncle Eben,
"there was a Ifeller over to town
with the circus last week what took
a pairo' rabbits out o' my whis
kers." IS
AI WHEAT NURSERIES
Planting of spring varieties of
grains at the two experiment nurser
ies in Morrow bounty has been fin
ished, according to announcement
made by County Agent R. W. Morse
last Saturday. One of the experi
ment plots is located on the Law
rence Redding farm in the Eightmile
district and the other on tile Troy
Bogard farm near lone.
The two plots contain 1,100 rod
length rotfs of different varieties of
grains that are being tested regard
ing their adaptability to this section
of Oregon. The work is In charge
of the Moro Experiment station in
Sherman county and Assistant Su
perintendent Mitchell of that station
has been here working with Mr.
Morse in laying out and planting the
plots. Seed for the experiments is
furnished by tlip station and the dif
ferent samples will be carefully head
ed next harvest, placed in sacks,
marked and sent to the station,
where they will be threshed, inspect
ed, tested and classified.
At the two Morrow county plots
there are now growing 3 5 varieties
of winter wheat, 8 of winter barley,
26 of spring wheat, 5 of spring oats,
6 of spring barley, 5 of flax and 5
of field peas. Seven different treat
ments for smut are also being tested
and 6 varieties of smut-resisting
wheat are also growing.
The work is carried on for the pur
pose of bringing the work of the
Moro station closer to the farmers of
Morrow county and also to try to de
termine the best varieties of grain
for our Roll and climate.
Condon vs Heppner
Sunday, April 6 j
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ROAD TO BE COMPLETED
JUDGE CAMPBELL ARRANGES
WITH STATE FOR FINANCES
Road to Be Completed to Rhea Creek
In Time to Handle Coming
Crop Delivery
Mighty good news to the farmers
of Rhea creek, Eightmile and Hard
man Is the announcement that ar
rangements nave JU3t been completed
by County Judge Campbell with the
state highway commission by which
the money for completing the mar
ket road to Rhea creek in time for
handling the coming wheat crop is
available
Three miles of the road is yet to
be surveyed, graded and paved and
in order to finish it in time for de
livering the coming crop no time
could be wasted. No money was
available, however, and the work was
being held up until Judge Campbell
had an inspiration which he acted
upon at once an dwith good results.
He went to Portland last week and
put his problem before the state high
way commission and asked them for
relief in the form of .in extension
of time on tli,e payment of $10,000
due the state from Morrow county
for money advanced on the Hinlou
creek highway. Knowing the judge
rs they do, and his persistency in
asking for what he wants and with
the realization l hat the province of
the highway department Is to help
give the people good roads when and
where needed so far as possible, the.
request was granted without much
argument.
It is understood that tho county
court nt its meeting tomorrow will
order the work started at onco.
McNARV-IIUGEN M NASI It H
TARGET IN COMMITTEE
The Oregonian News Bureau.
Washington, D. C, Mnrch 29. A
move to have the McNary-Haugcn
export corporation bill referred to
the house ways and means committee
because of Its tariff provisions was
blocked in committee today by Rep
resentative Hawley of Oregon. Mr.
Hawley did not deny that the com
mittee might b,ii justified in claiming
'jurisdiction oecuuse of the tariff pro
posals in the measure, but he said
the committee had stepped on its
rights. To ask a reference of the
measure at this time, he said, meant
great delay and possibly the death
of tha measure.
The committe,e decided to leave
the hilol in the hands of the commit
tee on agriculture. When that com
mittee meets Monday Representative
Kubey of Missouri will move (o elim
inate the scrip provision. He is op
posed to the scrip plan and has at
tacked its constitutionality on the
ground that It interferes with the
right of contract.
To bear the expense of adminis
tration and marketing of the surplus
of various commodities. Instead of
the scrop he would provide, that a
fixed amount possibly 15 cents a
bushel on wheat and 1 cent a pound
on pork be deducted by the pur
chaser from the ratio price and re
mitted to the treasury.
Opponents of the bill who have
canvassed the situation declare It
cannot pass the house.
Former Heppner Educator Dies
Dlckerson V. S. Reld, former prin
cipal of the Heppner schools for a
number of years and later county
surveyor of Morrow county, died at
his home 'in Portland Sunday, March
30, aged 76 years. He Is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mary Reld, and
two daughters, Miss Ethel Reld and
Mrs. Lenna Brock. The funeral Is
being held 1hls afternoon at Portland
Interment, being in Rose City ceme
tery. Mr. Reld was a member of
sevi'rnl Masonic fraternities.
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