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Volume 45, Number 45
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 1929.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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Farmers Addressed Sat
day Show Good Interest
in E. 0. League.
Sixty-five leading farmers of Mor
row county, representing every dis
trict where wheat Is grown, met at
the court house In Heppner Satur
day afternoon for discussion of the
Eastern Oregon Wheatgrowers' lea
gue and problems confronting It.
Many of these voiced their Intention
of attending the conference at Ar
lington February 11-12-13.
W. W. Harrah, of Pendleton, was
the featured Bpeaker with a dis
course on "Getting our wheat to the
terminals." Mr. Harrah led the
group who presented the farmers'
side at the recent rate hearing In
Portland at which It was attempted
to fix a Just basis for railroad rates
on wheat from Eastern Oregon, and
is probably more familiar with the
problem than any farmer in the dis
trict He declared that open river trans
portation was not only now a possi
bility but almoBt a certainty pro
vided the farmers wanted it A 20
per cent saving in transportation
charges could be effected with com
bined truck hauling and river boats,
he declared, the only expense to
farmers for Its Installation being
the erection of docks for loading
the boats at convenient points.
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce and like organizations at The
Dalles, Yakima and Lewiston, are
ready to get behind the move when
ever the farmers say the word, he
asserted. The present national ad
ministration has also declared In
favor of open river transportation.
Mr. Harrah recited the history
of the building of the Celilo canal
which has never been put to mater
ial use, but which makes it possi
ble for boats to traverse the entire
distance between Portland and
Eastern Oregon points. This con
struction which represents the ex
penditure of a large sum of the peo
ple's money should afford them
some return on their investment, he
believes.
This matter will be taken up in
detail at the Arlington conference.
Oeorge Mitchell, Moro, and R. A.
Thompson and Frank Turner, of
this city, were prevented from at
tending Saturday's meeting, thus
altering the program. Chas. W.
Smith, who spoke on "What the
Eastern Oregon Wheat Conference
at Arlington, Feb. 11-12-13, hopes to
accomplish," also discussed the in
termediate credit bank, the topic
allotted Mr. Thompson. Chas. B.
Cox, president of the league, gave
a very comprehensive and detailed
discussion of the organization of
the league.
Mr. Cox's discussion covered the
by-laws of the league as reprinted
herewith, which set out the pur
poses of the organization. He made
it plain that only through coopera
tion could the league hope to get
results. It is Its Intent to be to the
wheatgrowers Just what the Oregon
Wool Growers association is to the
woolmen, an organization for the
united correction of individual ills,
to promote the industry by and
large. In Its membership are In
cluded only those actively engaged
in the growing of wheat in the dis
trict. Mr. Smith, in discussing the in
termediate credit bunk, made It
plain that these are of little help to
the small operator at the present
time. The glowing offer of a low
Interest rate is offset once and for
all by the large amount of gilt edge
security that must be posted to se
cure It
Attendance at the Arlington con
ference was especially urged by Mr.
Smith, with the promise that Infor
mation gained there will be worth
many times the expense of attend
ing. RELIEF CORPS ELECTS.
Rawlins Relief Corps No. 23 met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. W.
W. Smead. An Interesting business
session was held, 'during which the
new officers were Installed, Mrs.
Smead acting as installing officer.
Those Installed were: President
Bertha Gilman, Senior Vice-Presi
dent, Harriet Mahoney; Junior Vice
President, Sara McNamer; Secre
tary, Bessie Campbell; Treasurer,
Neva LeTraco; Chaplain, Jennie
Her; Conductor, Lucy Butler;
Guard, Maggie Hunt; Patriotic In
structor, Harriet Mahoney; Press
Correspondent, Harriet Gemmell
Musician, Georgia Moore; 1st Color
Bearer, Harriet Gemmell; 2nd Col
or Bearer, Rosa Phelps.
After the business Besslon re
freshments were served by Sara
McNamer and Lucy Butler, and a
social hour was enjoyed.
The next meeting will be held at
Legion hall on the second Wednes
day afternoon in February, at which
there will be initiation. Press Cor
respondent.
RABBIT DRIVE AT ALPINE.
There will be a big rabbit drive
on Sunday at the Kilkenny ranch
in Lower Sand Hollow. This drive
is conducted by the Farm Bureau
of Alpine, and County Agent Smith.
Lunch will be served. In this drive
no guns will be allowed, Just bring
your clubs,
Greta Garbo in THE MYSTER
IOUS WOMAN, Star Theater, Sun
day and Monday.
U. of 0. Asks $30,000
To Carry on Research
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Jan. 22. With the objective of car
rying out a research program of vi
tal importance to the commercial
and Industrial development of Ore
gon, the University of Oregon is
asking of the legislature at the pres
ent session a continuing appropria
tion totaling $30,000, to be divided
into five funds for separate research
projects.
The request Is regarded as an ex
tremely modest one, In view of the
anticipated benefits from the pro
posed program, and the large sums
of money which are expended In
Oregon for reseach and field work
In agriculture ' and in other states
by the universities and colleges.
Projects which this appropriation
would aid are specific ones, which
seem to require immediate atten
tion, and give promise of offering
large dividends. These projects will
ultimately fit into the larger re
search program, that which povldes
for a comprehensive survey of the
entire state, which the university
is proposing and for which help
seems assured from out-of-state
agencies.
Already functioning, but handi
capped by insufficient funds, the
Bureau of Business research of the
school of business administration is
asking for a continuing appropria
tion of $7500, its share of the $30,
000 asked. There is a large field
in which this bureau may function,
and one of its most important goals
is the determination on a practical
basis of just what industries could
operate in Oregon under favorable
cost conditions.
The school of business adminis
tration is also asking for $5000 to
be used in foreign trade research
for the study of factors hindering
the development of trans-shipment
trade through Oregon ports.
A continuing appropriation of $7,
500 for five years, together with
sums of money and assistance se
cured from outside the state would
enable the university to make a
study of the laws, courts, the jury,
the police, correctional Institutions,
and the social and physical causes
of crime which should enable the
state to simplify and improve Its
methods of dealing with criminals,
greatly reduce the annual cost of
crime and ' eventually reduce the
amount of crime by resort to con
structive and preventative methods
of treating youthful defenders now
called pre-dellnquents.
Another important project, for
which $5000 is asked, is the study of
possibilities of reorganization of
school facilities so that a better
quality of school opportunity will
be offered and if possible at the
same or a reduced cost. Determin
ation of a satisfactory minimum
program of education which the
state should require, of the extent
to which schools of Oregon can be
consolidated before transportation
costs exceed the savings of consol
idations; of the effect of a dual sys
tem, such as the union high school
system; of the extent to which the
state should control education, and
other problems, if taken up, it is
believed, would give facts upon
which a sound educational policy
may be based.
The final $5000 of the requested
$30,000 Is needed for the numerous
small research projects.
Declaring that the value of spend
ing large sums for agricultural re
search and field work is undoubted,
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president
of the university, points out that
one may well pause to question
whether a state that can afford to
invest so much in its agricultural
interests, the wisdom of which is
not questioned, is not unwise in not
devoting some funds and some at
tention to the Industrial and com
mercial exploitation of the com
monwealth. The development of
Oregon's wealth will be a boon to
the farmer In giving him a larger
market for his products, and a boon
to the taxpayer in making it possi
ble for him to spread the burden of
state government over a great total
of wealth."
REVIVAL DRAWS TO CLOSE.
Though handicapped by inclement
weather the interest in the mes
sages brought by Bro. Drill has
continued to be fine. He announces
the following subjects In drawing
the meeting to a close:
Thursday: "Will We Know Each
Other in Heaven?" Friday: "Bind
ing a Strong Man." Sunday night:
"Son Remember."
On Friday evening young folks
are asked to come to the church at
5:30 for supper and a social time,
Then the evening service will be
called young people's night and the
program will be a young folks' pro
gram.
Sunday services at the usual hour,
Union workers will be present at
the C. E. on Sunday evening and all
are urged to be present.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister
HEPPNER DEFEATS LEX.
Heppner town team added anoth
er scalp to Its growing list of vic
tories last evening when they de-
defeated Lexington on the letter's
floor, 25-20. "Mitch" Thorn again
led the scoring, and added 16 more
points to his high Individual scor
ing record so far this season. Play
ing tor Heppner w.ere Hisler, Rea-
vis and Thorn, forwards; Beighle
center; Poulson and Ferguson
guards. For Lexington, Carmlchael
and Gentry, forwards; Nifchols, cen
ter; Wright and Palmer, guards. A
return game will be played on the
local floor next Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Her Is confined to her
home In the north part of the city,
suffering irom influenza.
Constitution and By-Laws
East. Ore. Wheat League
Article I. Name. The name of
this organization shall be the East
ern Oregon Wheat League.
Article IL Purposes. The pur
poses of this orgnaization shall be:
1. To- promote the Interests of
wheat growers.
2. To provide a means for united
action.
3. To deal with emergencies aris
ing from time to time such as the
disposition of the Northwest sur
plus, seed loans, grain grading prob
lems, farm wage scales, discounts,
credits, freight rates, and general
legislative matters of interest to
wheat growers.
4. To cooperate with the Oregon
Agricultural College and county
agents of the Extension Service in
adapting and applying the "Inten
tion to plant" and "agricultural out
look" reports of the United States
Department of Agriculture to the
State of Oregon.
Article III. - Membership. All
wheat growers In the following
Eastern Oregon counties shall be
eligible for membership: Jefferson,
Wasco, Sherman, Wheeler, Gilliam,
Morrow, Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker,
Union and Malheur.
Article IV. Officers. The officers
of this organization shall be; a pres
ident, vice - president, secretary
treasurer, and an executive commit
tee consisting of the above officers
and one member from each of the
eleven counties above named.
Article V. Dues. The member
ship dues in this organization shall
be one dollar ($1.00) per year.
Article VI. Meetings. The East
ern Oregon Wheat League shall
hold an annual meeting at the time
and place to be designated by the
executive committee and may hold
special meetings at the call of the
president, or upon the request of
five members of the executive com
mittee. BY-LAWS.
Article I. Duties of Officers. The
duties of officers shall be those us
ually appertaining to the offices
held.
Article II. Duties of the Execu
tive Committee. It shall be the duty
of the executive committee to take
such action as may be required to
further the purposes and objectives
of the organization.
Article III. Meetings of Execu
tive Committee. The executive com
mittee shall meet at the call of the
president at times and places desig
nated by him and they shall be re
imbursed for the actual and neces
sary expenses Incurred in attend
ing such meetings.
Article IV. Election of Officers.
The officers shall be elected at each
annual meeting and shall hold of
fice until their successors are duly
elected. Each executive committee
member shall report the name of
the person placed in nomination at
the county meeting for the office of
executive committee member for
the ensuing year.
Article V. County Meetings. The
executive committee member in
each county shall call and preside
over a meeting of the members of
the Eastern Oregon Wheat League
n that county some time prior to
the date fixed for the annual meet-
rig for the purpose of considering
questions to be brought before the
annual meeting and for the purpose
of nominating a representative to
serve on the executive committee
from that county for the ensuing
year. Other county meetings may
be held at the call of the executive
committee member.
Sam Grathwell Tells of
Conditions in China
A remarkable lecture summariz
ing Chinese conditions, entitled,
'China a Vision or a Nightmare,"
was that given by Sam Grathwell
at the school auditorium Monday
evening.
Mr. Grathwell, an honor graduate
of Stanford university and winner
of several state and inter-state ora
torical contests while a student at
Pacific university in Oregon, is a
first hand student of Chinese and
Oriental conditions In general, hav
ing been in China during the re
cent revolution. "China is 400 years
behind the west in 'Its civilization,"
he declared, giving the reason for
his a lack of public splritedness and
national-mlndedness. His descrip
tions of Chinese family life, busi
ness life and life in general, were
vivid and impressive to the extreme,
and his spicy lecture, interspersed
with humor made lasting friends
for him among his audience.
The next number of the Heppner
Community course will come some
time lnte In February, the date hav
ing not yet been announced.
BOY SCOUTS CLEAN WALKS.
Heppner troop Boy Scouts had
their regular meeting on Tuesday,
and after a Bhort session, all trailed
behind the car of Scoutmaster
Moore to the various churches, and
cleaned the steps and sidewalks ad
jacent, where It was necessary.
Then they all had a great time to
bogganing off the golf links hill, la
ter trailing In behind the car. We
have been expecting another visit
from Scout Executive Douglas Haw-
ley, but so far have neither seen
hlin nor had any word from him.
Perhaps he Is having his spell of
the flu.
B. STANLEY MOORE,
Scoutmaster.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m.,
Sunday school at 9:45, morning
prayer and sermon at 11:00 o'clock.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a
brawler; and whosoever erreth
thereby is foolish. Prov. 20:1.
REV. STANLEY MOORE,
Mlsslonary-ln-Charge.
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IN WINTER'S GRIP
Spasmodic Snowfall Sin'ce
Friday Totals, Foot;
8 Below Reached.
With a total snowfall at Heppner
of more than 12 Inches, and Increas
ingly larger amounts in the higher
portions of the county, Morrow
county has Just received Its heav
iest snow in eight years. The ther
mometer took a decided drop Fri
day night last, going to four degrees
below zero at Heppner. Saturday
night waB still colder when a mean
of eight below was reached. Simul
taneous with the drop In tempera
ture the snow started, continuing
steadily Friday night with an inter
mittent fall since. Gray skies and
flurries today forbode that the end
is not yet.
Aside from tying up traffic very
consdierably, and freezing up many
water pipes, little damage has so
far resulted, but the wintry spell
has put broad smiles on the faces
of everyone. Farmers report that
the snow was badly needed for the
moisture it will deposit and the pro
tection it affords against freezing
of the crops.
Youngsters have been hilarious at
the opportunity to put to use the
sleds received for Christmas, and
the city streets in the evening have
been put to use by parties pulling
sleighs 'ehind their automobiles.
Morrow heights has been the most
popular sleighing and tobagganing
ground with a great number of
Heppner's younger set enjoying the
sport Many have been outfitting
themselves with skiis, as well, and
find the snow Ideal for their pur
pose. All the main highways leading in
to Heppner are being kept clear by
snow plows, so that little difflulty
is encountered in getting over the
O.-W. highway, or the Rhea creek
market road. Several cars found
difficulty getting through Monday
and Tuesday, however, before the
plows had a chance to clear the
way. Several minor car accidents
were also reported due to the "slick
macadam.
Influenza In Oregon.
(State Board of -HUb)
The Influenza situation in Oregon
was the most important item in the
health record of the closing months
of 1928. This epidemic was nation
wide and it is reported that there
were over a million cases in the
whole country. There were un
doubtedly more cases than reported,
since Ohio alone estimated that at
least 10 per cent of its population
had influenza.
The above facts show that there
is a wide and increasing prevalence
of influenza. The epidemic was first
discovered late in October In Cali
fornia and during November and
December the disease spread to oth
er sections of the country.
The present outbreak shows very
clearly that a general prevalence of
even a relatively mild type of this
disease is a serious matter in its
effect on the death rate. The pres
ent outbreak and former ones have
shown conclusively that even a rel
atively mild type of influenza has
tens the deaths of thousands of per
sons who suffer from chronic dis
eases. Physicians are very remiss in re
porting cases. They have various
excuses for their failure to comply
with the law concerning reporting
of cases or suspected cases. The
reports, however, although incom
plete, show the course of the epi
demic in this state.
Nov. 17 56 Cases
Nov. 24. 260 Cases
Dec. 1 418 Cases
Dec. 8 1344 Cases
Dec. 15 1851 Cases
Dec. 22 2118 Cases
Dec. 29 2!13 Cases
Jan. 5 1374 Cases
Jan. 12 "41 Cases
This tabulation shows the weeks
of Dec. 22 and 29 were the highest
of the epidemic. At the present
time the epidemic is gradually di
minishing and the indications are it
will soon be a thing of the past An
epidemic of influenza calls for cau
tion and care on the part of the in
dividual. Unfortunately It is not the
sort of thing that lends itself to
mass control.
Some have tried to capitalize the
situation by offering to the public
variously alleged high-priced and
highly advertised preventatives.
Expensive articles flashily brought
to the attention of the public by the
way of the newspapers and radios
usually have as their main object
the extraction of money from our
pocketbooks rather than rendering
any definite service.
Use ordinary care and protection;
stay away from those having com
municable diseases; live according
to the best basic living laws which
involve cxtreise in fresh air, plenty
of sleep each night, reasonable con
sumption of wholesome food and
the elimination of personal concern.
TO ATTEND WOOL MEETING.
W, P. Mahoney, newly elected
head of the Oregon Wool Growers'
association, will attend the conven
tion of the National Wool Growers'
association at Phoenix, Arizona,
next month, Walter Holt, secretary
of the Oregon association, announc
ed today. Mrs. Mahoney will ac
company her husband to the con
vention. E. O.
Pendleton High Wins
51-16 From Local High
Suffering from the absence of two
regulars, Heppner high school
bravely struggled to hold the heavy
and fast Pendleton high school team
on the local gym floor Saturday
night, but succumbed to the on
slaught with the count 51-16. Pen
dleton took the lead early and the
only question in the minds of the
spectators was how many points
they could pile up in the 32 minutes
of play.
John Farley, regular forward, was
prevented from playing by an at
tack of influenza that has kept him
confined to his home for the last
week, and James Monahan, guard
was also unable to play. Taking
the brunt of the attack 'were Rob
ertson, forward, Thomson, center,
and Gentry, guard, while Gordon
Bucknum, reserve forward, played
the entire game and was Instrumen
tal on many occasions In breaking
up opponent attacks. Nolan Tur
ner, Fletcher Walker and John Par
ker were also used by Coach Poul
son. Robertson, forward, was forced
out of the game in the last period
with a sprained ankle which may
keep him off the squad for the re
mainder of the season, thus leav
ing Heppner slim hope of picking
any basketball laurels this season.
Girls Win, Boys Lose
In lone Double-Header
Opening the Upper-Columbia bas
ketball league season with a double-
header at lone Friday night the
Heppner high school boys lost to
their opponents by the close score
of 24-22, while the local girls came
away victorious, 19-15. Both games
were close throughout and it was
but a guess who would come out
on top.
Playing for the boys were: Hepp
ner, Robertson and Bucknum, for
wards; Thomson, center; Gentry
and Monahan, guards. lone, Ely
and N. Swanson, forwards; G.
Swanson, center; E. McCabe and R.
McCabe, guards.
The girls line-up: Heppner, Jane
Allstott, Kathryn Bisbee, forwards;
Erma Schultz, Lucile Hall, guards;
Harriet Morgan, Mary Beamer, cen
ters, lone, Rose Fletcher, Gladys
Breshears, forwards; Leona Ritch
ie, guards; Thelma Morgan, Helen
Smouse, centers.
Condon Defeated 39 to 37
In Fast Town Team Game
"Mitch" Thorn proved to be the
thorn in Condon's side when he
piled up 23 of Heppner's 39 points
in a nip-and-tuck game on the local
floor Thursday evening, and just
edged out the opponents by two
points. Heppner had what seemed
to be a secure lead at midhalf with
Condon trailing 12 markers behind.
The visitors evened the score in the
third period, however, and the out
come was not decided until the final
whistle. Smith and Willimott vis
iting forwards, were responsible for
many of their team's points.
Playing for the locals were Thorn,
Hisler, Reavis, forwards; Beighle,
center; Poulson and Ferguson,
guards.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTS.
Sunday, January 13, at the close
of school, the Episcopal Sunday
school had its annual election, of
officers, resulting in the following
being chosen: Junior department
superintendent Philip von Lubken;
Mrs. George Thomson, assistant su
perintendent; W. O. Dix, chorister,
and Elbert Cox, secretary-treasurer
for the entire school; Virginia Dix,
organist
Primary department: Mrs. Elbert
Cox, superintendent Mrs. Olive
Frye, assitant superintendent; Mrs.
Alva Jones and Mrs. Frank Ander
son, joint secretaries; Mis. A. D.
McMurdo, pianist We are In hopes
of having a bigger and better and
more efficient Sunday school than
ever before.
REV. B. STANLEY MOORE.
GET 8TII GRADE DIPLOMAS.
County school superintendent
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, reports the
six pupils passing the recent state
examinations for eighth grade pro
motions. The examinations were
held on the 17th and 18th of this
month, and a less number than us
ual wrote papers. Dist No. 1, of
Heppner, had three pupils to re
ceive their diplomas promoting
them to high school, these being
Jimmie Furlong, Phyllis Jane Jones
and Nancy Jane Cox; district 17,
Blackhorsc, Lyle Cowdrey; district
2, Lena, Margaret Brosnan; district
40, Hardman, Truman Cannon.
PENDLETON PASTOR SPEAKS.
The Rev. M. T. Wire of Pendleton
will occupy the pulpit in the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning,
January 27. He will have a subject
of special interest
F. R. SPAULDING, Pastor.
The work of remodeling the cor
ner room in the Case building on
lower Main street is about complet
ed, and Phelps Grocery company ex
pect to get their stock moved to that
room during the coming week. Mr.
Phelps will have a very neat place
In which to do business.
NOTICE Dr. Tyler, eyesight
specialist of Bend, will be at Peter
son's store, Heppner, Monday, Tues
day, Jan. 28-29. Eyes examined,
glasses fitted. All work guaranteed.
Mrs. Sarah Brown Is ill at her
home In this city, suffering an at
tack of influenza.
Greta Garbo in THE MYSTER
IOUS WOMAN, Star Theater, Sun
day and Monday.
MISS HUSTON MARRIED.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston ar
rived home Monday night from
Portland, where they had been dur
ing the past week. They announce
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Huston, to Mr. Mark Mit
chell Taylor, on Saturday evening,
January 19th, 1929, at the St Clair
apartments In Portland, where Miss
Elizabeth had been making her
home for the past several months.
The ceremony was performed by
Dr. E. F. Leake, pastor of the First
Christian church of Portland, in
the presence of immediate relatives
of the bride and groorn, and a few
of their intimate sorority and fra
ternity friends of University of Or
egon. Mrs. Taylor was a student
for several years at the university,
following her graduation from
Heppner high school, but owing to
ill health, was not able to complete
her course. Mr. Taylor is a gradu
ate of last June at the university,
and is engaged in business in Port
land, where the young people will
continue to make their home.
Luncheon Club Invites
Umatilla Tournament
The Heppner Business Men's Lun
cheon club at its Monday meeting
extended an invitation to the direc
tors of the Umatilla Basketball con
ference to hold the play-off tourna
ment in Heppner at the close of the
season. The dates tentatively given
are February 21-22-23, though the
board of directors, of which Jas.
M. Burgess, of this city, is president
have yet to decide just how, when
and where the tournament will be
run off. A precedent set in past
years is to hold the play-off games
in the city in which the president
of the conference resides.
The impending threat before the
present legislative session to knock
out the two-mill state elementary
school tax, also came up for dis
cussion before the business men,
resulting in a resolution to uphold
the law as it now stands. S. E.
Notson, for years superintendent of
Morrow county schools, led the dis
cussion and recited many instances
in past years where this tax was
the sole support of some country
districts. It was pointed out that
knocking out this tax would neces
sarily result In increasing the local
tax levy in many districts in order
to provide as much money as is
now required to run them.
MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL
Elmer Hake, who was injured in
an auto accident recently, under
went a major operation Thursday
for osteo-myaletis of the skull, as
a result of injury to the bones of
the Bkull in the accident Several
pieces of bone were removed at the
operation. He is getting along nice
ly so far but will be laid up for
some time.
Mrs. J. Bennett has returned to
her home very much improved af
ter her recent illness.
Mrs. Ralph Scott is under medic
al treatment at the hospital for a
few days.
Mrs. W. Sexton of lone fell re
cently and fractured two ribs over
the heart While the Injury was
painful it was not serious as the
heart and lungs escaped injury.
Mrs. Sexton will be out again in
three weeks.
George Frank, city marshal of
lone, and Mrs. W. H. Helms of lone
are ill with influenza but will be out
in a few days.
Erma Lovgren, who recently un
derwent a mastoid operation, has
returned to her home.
Eldon Arbogast of Hardman un
derwent a minor operation for blood
poisoning in his hand as a result
uf an injury received while cutting
wood in the mountains and a sliver
entered his hand.
Paul Gemmell is confined to his
home with a severe sacro-illiac
sprain of his back.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.
Rev. Thomas J. Brady, Pastor.
Next Sunday, January 27th, will
be Septuaginta Sunday, that is,
seventy days before Easter. It Is
also known as the third Sunday af
ter Epiphany. Services on that day
will consist of mass in Heppner at
8:30, followed by Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament The pastor will
preach upon the Sanctity of Human
Life. This first mass in Heppner
will be followed by a second in lone
at the home of Mr. P. J. O'Meara,
which will be celebrated at 10:30
o'clock. The pastor will preach up
on the same topic as for Heppner.
The pastor does not know how long
this arrangement for mass will con
tinue, as the matter in the Sands
country is being studied out Until
announcement of something differ
ent the mass usually said In the
Sands on the fourth Sunday of each
month will be said in lone or ac
cording to announcement previous
ly made.
The pastor returned from Board
man last Sunday in time for the 11
o'clock mass in Heppner; the roads
were in good condition, though slip
pery and skiddy. A good congrega
tion in spite of the very cold weath
er attended the mass at 7:45. The
intensity of the cold was greater in
Boardman than in Heppner. The
snow was considerably less there
than in Heppner, yet the thermom
eter registered 8 degrees below ze
ro in Boardman last Sunday morn
ing. This snow storm Is pretty hard
on new-born lambs. A number of
sheepmen are in the midst of lamb
ing, and the storm has occasioned
a lot of extra work. Flockniasters
these days are prepared for Just
such emergencies, however, and no
particular loss is suffered.
Dr. Tyler of Bend will be at Pe
terson's store, Heppner, Jan. 28-29.
Comfortable glasses guaranteed.
SAFE IISIENT
OlMDSAINI
Irrigation Bond Interest
and Other Matters Get
Legislative Action.
(Oregon Voter New Service)
Salem, January 24. A bill pro
viding for the safe Investment of
surplus county funds is being draft
ed by the Jackson county delega
tion, and will be Introduced soon.
This bill Is intended, in a measure
as a substitute for a bill, passed at
at the last session and vetoed by the
Governor. The veto was sustained
when the" bill was returned to the
House of Representatives. The ve
toed bill broadened the scope of in
vestment of the county road bond
redemption funds.
In a speech before the House,
when the vetoed bill was under dis
cussion Representative Hazlett of
Hood River pointed out the neces
sity of providing safe and adequate
investment of county funds. Un
der the present law the counties are
receiving insufficient returns on
their investments, Representative
Hazlett stated The discussion in
the House also disclosed that many
counties are being forced to evade
the present law in order to secure
adequate interest on their funds.
The Jackson county delegation are
planning the proposed bill as a rem
edy for this condition.
BOND INTEREST AFFECTED
Following up his resolution of
1927 regarding the guarantee of in
terest on irrigation and drainage
bonds, Representative James H.
Hazlett of Hood River county, has
introduced a similar resolution la
the present session of the legisla
ture now convening in Salem. The
new resolution asks for the repeal
of an amendment passed in 1919,
authorizing the payment by the
state of irrigation and drainage dis
trict bond interest for any period
not to exceed five years.
In a number of cases interest was
guaranteed in districts which have
not since been able to meet their
obligations. This was partly due
to the fact that these districts were
not at the time settled, and the
number of settlers has not increas
ed as expected. This interest In
the opinion of Representative Haz
lett has resulted in several in
stances in the development of dis
tricts so situated that the cost per .
acre was unjustified. They could
not do otherwise than default he
believes.
Twelve of the 14 districts on
which interest was guaranteed for
varying lengths of time have de
faulted in payment of interest Only
two have been able to meet its pay
ment of interest on the bond issues.
So far as the state's payment of
guaranteed Interest is concerned,
the question is practically a thing
of the past for the final payment
will be made on July 1, 1929, accord
ing to the office of the State En
gineer.
While the last interest guarantee
has almost run out Representative
Hazlett believes that the danger of
some future commission making
guarantees should be removed. It
was with this in view that he intro
duced his resolution, repealing ar
ticle Xl-b of the state constitution. ,
CROP LIENS CHANGED
Two bills relative to Hens upon
crops were introduced Into the
House of Representatives during
the first week of the current session
by Representative Hazlett of Hood
River.
One bill has to do with a lien for
labor, the other for water furnished
for irrigation purposes. ' The pres
ent law regarding liens for labor
provides that a lien may be filed
within thirty days, but makes no
provision to protect the lienor if
the crop has been sold or contract
ed before the lien is filed. Repre
sentative Hazlett's bill provides that
the lien be extended to the moneys
received from the crops, providing
proper notice of the lien is furnish
ed the purchaser.
The bill relative to lien for water
furnished, provides that a lien may
be made on the proceeds of the
crop after it's identity is lost by be
ing mingled with other crops., prop
er notice having been given the pur
chaser. NEW RULING FOR COUNTIES
A bill introduced in the House of
Representatives which will empow
er the county courts to rearrange
the voting precincts during the Jan
uary term instead of in July, Is
sponsored by Edwin O. Potter, vet
eran Lane county legislator.
LARGER WIDOW ALLOWANCE
A bill permitting juvenile and
county courts to increase allowances
to dependent mothers, was intro
duced into the House of Represen
tatives January 16, by Wilbur Hen
derson of Portland.
The increase is optional and not
mandatory. Mothers whose hus
bands are dead or Inmates of some
Oregon state or county Institution,
and do not have property of a val
ue disproportionate to the actual
needs of the family, are eligible for
the allowance.
The bill proposes to increase the
allowance for one child from $15.00
to $20.00 a month, and for each ad
ditional child from $10.00 to $16.00
a month. Tho total amount is dis
cretionary with the court, but In no
case shall exceed $75.00 a month
(ContiniMd oq Pas gU)