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OREGON HISTORICAL PUBLIC AUDITORIUM PORTLAND,' ORE. SOC I ETY e Volume 46, Number 42. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 1930. Subscription $2.00 a Year ette iter WOOLMEW PREPARF FOR All MEET Noted Speakers Obtained To Address Conclave At The Dalles. MARKET DATA HERE Persons Interested in Learning of Market Corporation Can See President Mahoney. For the state convention of the Oregon Wool Growers association to be held at The Dalles on January 16 and 17, the program has been just about completed and will be ready for publication in next week's issue of this paper. President Ma honey was in Pendleton on Friday and met with Secretary Holt and several members of the executive committee and the most of the de tails of the coming meet of flock masters were worked out At this time we are privileged to mention a few of the prominent speakers to appear on the pVogram, among them being J. B. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the National Wool Marketing corporation who will be present and address the con vention, telling of the plans and ex plaining the manner of organization of local growers in order that they may come under the supervision of the agricultural marketing act. The discussion on this subject will be led by Jay H. Dobbin of Enter prise. H. E. Lounsbury Of the O. W. R. & N. company will present the subject of "Railroads and the Livestock Industry,' 'and E. N. Kav anagh of the forestry department will give a survey of the National Forest range conditions as they per tain to Oregon, his address to also Include the subject of 'The Wilder ness Area in the National Forests." President Mahoney also states that there will be many other men attending the convention of nation al repute in the wool industry, and he is anticipating a very proftable meeting. Mr. Mahoney is in receipt of cop ies of the artciles of incorproation, by-laws and membership agreement of the recently formed National Wool Marketing corporation. This body has been incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware, and for the present, at least, Its principal oflice will be in the city of Wilmington, at No. 7 West 10th street. Its capital stock Is $1,000, 000, divided into 10,000 shares of the par value of $100 each. We are sure that the local wool growers will be Interested in looking into the merits of this marketing organization, and they should call at the First Nation al bank and look over these papers, thereby getting first hand informa tion concerning the modus operan di. Because of lack of space at this time we are unable to give the de tails. This one copy of these pa pers is all that is available at Hepp ner at the present time. Elks Enjoy Program At Regular Meeting During an Intermission and fol lowing the regular session of the Heppner Elks Thursday evening, they were entertained with music, boxing and refreshments. Ellis Thomson sang, accompanied by Jon Condcr. Conder also sang, playing his own accompaniment, and fur ther entertained with piano solos. After the closing of the lodge Gor don Bucknum and JamcB Farley battled to a three-round draw in a hotly fought contest. An ample supply of cider and doughnuts, serv ed by the entertainment committee, brought to a close the evening's festivities. SISTER BURIED AT PRESCOTT. Mrs. Martha J. Havlland, sister of Mrs. J. B. Carmichael and Mrs. E. S. Duran of Lexington, passed away at Tacoma, Wash., on Tues day, December 17. She was aged 77 years, 7 months and 7 days, hav ing been born May 10, 1862, at Port Huron, Mich. She was the widow of the late James Havlland, formerly sheriff of Walla Walla county, and for many years made her home at Pres cott, Wash., whore the family re sided. Mrs. Havlland Is survived by two sons, Floyd Haviland of Prescott, and Fred Haviland of Pes hastin, Wash., and one daughter, Ethel Williams of Tacoma; a bro ther, Charles Sweetser of Prescott, and two sisters, Mrs. Carmichael and Mrs. Duran of Lexington. Her funeral was held in the Christian church at Prescott on Friday, Dec. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Duran attended, but owing to Illness Mrs. Carmichael was unable to make the Journey. WHEAT LAND LEASED. Edward Llndeken has leased 2800 acres of Markham's wheat land, lo cated near the head of Clark's can yon and on Heppner flat. He plans to farm It with tractors, expecting to have 1600 acres of it In condi tion for seeding next fall. AUXILIARY TO CONVENE. Hpepner Unit, American Legion Auxiliary, will meet at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening at Legion hall. Lunch Room Damaged By New Year Blaze Damage to an extent of $50 result ed when the tent and framework housing the restaurant known as "Margie's Eat Shop" and owned by Miss Marjorle Bailey, caught Are from a gasoline cooking stove at 11:25 New Year's morning. The blaze was put under control with an extinguisher, rushed from the Latourell garage, and water provided by the efforts of a few vol unteer workers, before the arrival of the Heppner Fire department, which helped in finishing the work of extinguishing the conflagration. A valve controlling the gasoline flow had been left on by mistake the night before, allowing the gasoline to overflow and run on the floor, and when Mis Bailey attempted to light the stove, the blaze spread to the floor and north wall, running up to the tent covering and burning that half on the roth side of the building. The fact that the wind was blow ing from the south, and that the tent was slightly damp, probably combined to prevent total destruc tion of the establishment. No in surance was carried. Miss Bailey expected to have repairs completed and be open for business Frdiay. To lessen danger from fire elctricity will be used for cooking purposes in the future. Poster Stamps Tell of Oregon's Resources Portland, Jan. 1. Morrow coun ty's quota In Oregon Postr Stamps totals 33,900 of the 6,750,000 the Ore gon State Chamber of Commerce plans to place in circulation during 1930 in Its "Build Oregon!" program, it was announced from headquart ers here today by W. G. Ide, man ager of the organization. Campaign plans for placing the stamps which tell facts and invite inquiries about the agricultural, scenic and indus trial resources of Oregon are now being perfected for the 36 counties and the 922 cities and towns in the state. Each county quota has been computed on the basis of "a stamp per business day per business man." "Oregon Poster Stamps," says Ide, ''are a vital and important part of the 'Build Oregon!' program for the coming year. They accomplish a distinct two-fold purpose of adver tising Oregon's resources and possi bilities In a most colorful and ef fective way and they create the state chamber's budget fund to car ry on its program of work." The stamps are printed in four colors, 30 different stamps to the page and are bound in various size books. They will be sold to business and professional men of the state to be attached to their outgoing mail at the rate of $1.00 per page. FAMILY HOLDS REUNION. A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pear son, near Lena, on Christmas day. Six sons and a daughter, with their families were numbered among the guests.- These were the George O. Pearson family of Lena, the W. L. Pearson family of Hermlston; the E. P. Pearson family of Echo, the Ed Canfield family of Lena, and Howard and Lester Pearson of Echo. Other guests were Ellis Hiatt of Echo and George and Lee Pearson of Echo. J. H. Pearson was confined to his bed with a cold on Christmas day, but hopes to be recovered by December 30 to cele brate his seventieth birthday. VIRGINIANS HONOR VETERAN. Named in honor of the late Ru fus E. Burroughs, who enlisted from Heppner to serve In the World war, the Eurroughs Memorial hall was recently dedicated at Galnx, Vir ginia, by the American Legion and the Galax Fire department, accord ing to a clipping from the Galax Post-Herald sent Mrs. Elbert Cox by Mrs. C. B. Cox, who attended the dedication ceremonies. Burroughs was a half-brother of both these Heppner women. Two young sons of the deceasd veteran took part in the dedication ceremonies. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. Stanley Moore, Missionary- in Charge. Holy Communion at 8:00 A. M. Church School at 9:45 o'clock, Celebration of the Lord's Supper and sermon at 11:00. Young Peoples' Fellowship at the Rectory at 6:00. "And he that sat upon the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new'." Rev. 21:5. Walter Luckman was In town to day from Lena, where the hills are now getting green following the re cent rains and snow. Mr. Luckman hops for a big fall of snow this month, believing that to be the best thing that could happen to both range and grain lands. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lawtfcer went to The Dalles Sunday and returned Monday after visiting with friends In that city. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marble drove to Yakima, Wash., Sunday to visit with relatives over the Christmas holidays. Rice McHaley returned on New Year's day from a visit with his family at Prairie City. No show at Star Theater next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. See ad. HEPPNER HAY LINK ACROSS U, S. Connecting of Highways Would Allow Use of National Money. COOPERATION ASKED Dave WUson Provides Turkey for Feeding of Assembled Lions At Luncheon Meeting. That the connection of the Hepp-ner-Spray highway with the Wallu la cut-off highway, and in turn the connection of the latter road to the Lewis and Clark trail, which ex tends through southeastern Wash ington, central Idaho and Montana, would provide the most direct route between the Pacific Northwest and the Atlantic seaboard, was pointed out by a visiting delegation of good roads enthusiasts from Umatilla county at the Monday luncheon of the Heppner Lions club. This connection would make the Heppner-Spray highway part of an interstate highway, thus making it eligible to the receipt of federal aid. The Lewis and Clark trail is desig nated as a primary road and has already received much federal aid in its building. May Form Road Group. Much discussion ensued alter the ! matter was presented. The matter was referred to the club's good roads committee of which P. M. Gemmell is chairman, which will consider it and make a report at the luncheon meeting next Monday. It is probable that organization of an association will be formed by progressive men in the cities along the route of the Lewis and Clark trail in order to cooperate for the securing of the completion of this transcontinental highway. Those in attendance at the meet ing were the guests of Dave Wilson, who provided a turkey dinner for their consumption. Jon Conder and Ellis Thomson, home from the Uni versity of Oregon on their Christ mas vacation, entertained with vo cal and instrumental numbers. Visitors at the meeting were Joe Cooney and George Mitchell of Echo, Frank Swayze and Carl Mc Naughht of Hermiston, D. C. Brow nell of Umatilla, Frank Sloan of Stanfleld, Robert Carsner of Spray and Robert Trompson of Heppner. CHURCH MEETING HELD. The anual meeting of the Church of Christ was held at the church parlors on Tuesday evening, begin ning with a pot luck supper served at 7:00 o'clock and continuing on with a varied program until the dawn of 1930. A delightful feature of the event was the large attend ance of the membership of the con gregation, both young and old. En tertainment features preceding and following the annual reports of the church and auxiliaries were present ed by Evelyn Swindlg in monologue numbers, accompanied at the piano by Jeanette Turner, and piano se lections by Mary Beamer, these oc curring during the dinner period. Piano selections by Jon Conder, a solo by himself with Mrs. Bower at the piano; vocal selections by Ellis Thompson and Miss Ethel Moore; instrumental numbers by Miss Gladys Benge, saxophone, Claude Conder, cornet and accompanied by Jon Conder were among the num erous musical numbers on the pro gram,, and Katherlne Parker gave an appropriate reading touching the New Year. Financial and statistical reports denoted a year of progress in all departments of the church work. SCHOOL BUDGET CARRIES. The special election for School District No. 1, was held at the coun cil chambers on Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with a small number in attendance in fact, but seven taxpayers of the district put in an appearance, and these voted unan imously to Increase the amount of the levy above six per cent of that of the previous year. The amount necessary to be raised by tax on the district this year as set out in the budget, is $25,436.76, and the bud get was unanimously adopted as published. STAGE OPERATION SCIIANGED Operation of stages over the route from Heppner to Arlington, former ly served by the Columbia Gorge system, has been undertaken by a Mr. Pepper, formerly of Arlington, he having begun operation on Wed nesday, January 1. For the pres ent, at least, the same schedule will be maintained, acoording to Earl Gordon, local ticket agent. AMERICAN LEGION TO MEET. Heppner Post No. 87, American Legion, will hold Its regular meeting at Legion hall at 8 o'clock Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Jones drove to Seattle Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. M. L. Case and William Mat son, the latter having been here vis iting the Jones family over Christ mas. N. Thompsen, who farms In the Gooseberry district, was a business visitor In Heppner today. CROWDS ASSEMBLE AT AUCTION SALE HELD BY SHERIFF "What am I offered for this pair of shoes, size 31? It took a cowhide, to make them," shouted Elbert Cox, deputy sheriff, as he exhibited a pair of high top shoes at the auction sale at the Fair store last Saturday. "One dollar and a half, who'll make it seventy-flve? Seventy five, once, twice. Are you all done? Sold to the young man in the corner," in this manner Cox shouted from 10 o'clock in the morning until 11 at night with short intermissions for meals. The store was packed as long as the auction continued. The crowd was in a jovial spirit Witty re marks of the bidder and auction eer causesd no end of merriment Morrow county's personal tax claim of $423.01 against M. H. Kopple was satisfied and in addi tion bidders obtained merchan dise at reasonable prices and the spectators received unlimited en tertainment without cost. I0NE MRS. JENNIE E. McMURRAY, Correspondent Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Yarnall were genial hosts to a number of relatives and friends on Christmas day at their home on Second street. A delicious turkey dinner was serv ed at 3 o'clock. The evening was passed in games and sociability after which a lunch was served. Those enjoying their hospitality were: Mr. Yarnall's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cri der and their daughter, Mary Beth, his father, F. H. Yarnall, all from Bickleton, F. H. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Edw. A. Lindeken and family of lone. At several of the homes in this vicinity were held jovial Christmas dinners. The houses were gay with yuletide decorations and the weath er was Ideal. At the Frank Engel man home the families of C. W. Swanson, Fred Nichoson, Victor Rietmann and Mrs. Petteys were entertained. Mrs. Ida Peterson served dinner to Ture Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Peterson and children, and Carl Peterson. The Lundell family ate their Christmas turkey at the home of Mr. snd Mrs". Ernest Lundell on First street Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore were hosts to a large gathering of relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason and sons, Harold Mason and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter motored to the Oliver Kincaid ranch home, where they spent a happy day. At Mrs. Lana Padberg's home on Rhea creek were gathered Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cason and two children, Pearl, Hazel, Darell and Arley Padberg. The Grant Olden home was the scene of a jolly gathering made up of Mr. and Mrs. George Snyder and" son, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barlow and son, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell and two daughters. A sumptuous Christ mas dinner was served at the Frank Young ranch home. Among other invited guests in attendance were Mrs. Helen Farrens and family of lone. At the J. W. Howk home on De cember 25 was held a family din ner where turkey reigned supreme. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charly O'Conner and son Charley, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Linn, Miss Al mira O'Conner, Mr. and Mrs. El mer Griffith and children and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Howk. Mrs. John Grimes had as her Christmas guests, her son Louis Pyle, and her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leathers of Monument Mr. and Mrs. John Grimes were Portland visitors the latter part of last week. School will open in lone on Jan uary 6. J. W. Howk has received an an nouncement of the marriage of J. B. Bowers and Miss Olive Wilton of Hamilton, Wash. The couple were married November 28 at Kelso, Wash., where they are making their home. Mr. Bowers is a former resi dent of lone, and has many friends here who wish him happiness. The turkey shoot at the Walter Eubanks ranch December 29 at tracted a good sized crowd of sports men. A delicious chicken dinner with all the flxln's was that at which Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann presided Sunday evening. Covers were laid for Mrs. Ruby Roberts, Fern, Gene and Joel Engelman, Carlton and Norma Swanson, Mis. Zelma Ken nedy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundell, Clcll Ray, Mabel Smith, Kenneth Ovlatt and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson. Miss Lillie Alllnger of Heppner spent Christmas day with her par of lone. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chns. Alllnger Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shipley and son Robert were Christmas guests at the home of Mrs. Shipley's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen at Lostine. The '01d Time Dance" given Sat urday night under the auspices of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary was well attended and all report an enjoyable time. The mu sic was furnished by the Lundell or chestra. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Shaver, ac companied Mrs. Shaver's niece, Mil dred Kclley, on her trip to Caldwell, Idaho, the party going by auto. (Continued on Put Sis) EMERGENCY PLAN! PUT IN CONDITION City's Eelectrical Need Shows Big Increase In Short Period. PRUYN SUPERVISOR Heppner to Have Electricity at Needed Times Within Three Hours After Breakdown. The steam plant that supplied Heppner with electrical energy be fore the Pacific Power & Light cmopany was given a franchise to operate in the city, was recondition ed by Elmer E. Berg of The Dalles, assistant superintendent of power of the company, with the assistance of W. E. Pruyn, last Friday to pro vide the city with electricity In time of emergency. Heppner's electrical requirement has grown to such an extent in the last few years that the auxiliary plant will now provide only a little more than a third of the city's peak load. If at any time the auxiliary plant is needed, it is urged that us ers of the electricity be as econom ical as possible and to refrain from the use of motors, ranges, heaters, washing machines, as much as pos sible, and other electrical appliances using much energy, in order that all users of electricity can have the use of lights. By this economy, some electricity would be available for every family, and the inconvenience that would result if patrons were not thrifty would be avoided, ac cording to Paul Marble, local man ager for the company. Will Steam Up Plant At times when the power goes off, the company will immediately begin to steam up the auxiliary plant to provide electricity, while it is un available from the regular source. This plant can be put in operation in less than three hours. W. E. Pruyn, because of his knowledge of the plant has been chosen to super intend its operations. The transmission line connecting Heppner with the power plants is now in the best condition it has ever been, for during the past sum mer many new poles were placed In the line where poles were a wide distance apart. Heavier wire has also been strung to avoid break down as much as possible. Every precaution is being taken to avoid breaks in the line, say of ficials of the company, but they point out that it is impossible to prevent all breaks due to violent weather conditions. Last winter frost and ice accumulations on the wires sometimes reached a diameter of 8 inches, causing breaks because of the added weight Oregon Man Chosen As Judge of Award Appointment of James T. Jar dine, director of the Oregon State college experiment station, on a na tional committee to select each year the man who has performed the most distinguished service to Amer ican agriculture was announced re cently. Selection of Jardine as one of the six men to make the award was rated as a distinct honor by col lege officials here because he was the only man west of Kansas chosen by Senator Arthur Capper of Kan sas, the originator of the award and the donor of the $5000 prize and gold medal. Serving on the committee with Jardine will be such men as Frank O. Lowden, ex-governor of Illinois; John H. Finley, editor of the New York Times; and F. D. Farrell, pres ident of Kansas Agricultural col lege. Director Jardine is now in Wash ington, D. C, assisting in compiling the results of a national survey of the land grant colleges. HUMORETTES Mother: I wonder who it was that never folded his clothes when he went to bed? Little Lawrence pulled the bed clothes over his head and answered, "Adam!" Wagg: Have any luck hunting lions in Africa? Tagg: Yes, I didn't meet one. Gentleman on boat: "I don't feel at all safe in this leaky old boat Boatman: Don't worry, sir. If anything happens I'll take the blame. Wife: A poor woman came today to ask for old clothes. Husband: What did you give her? Wife: That old suit you've had for ten years and the dress I bought last month. Impatient diner: I suppose, wait er, I can sit here until I starve? Waiter: I'm afraid not, sir. We close at ten. Oflice Boy: Sorry, but the editor won't even read your article. Embryo writer: But did you tell him that if ho read it he would sure ly accept it? Oflice Boy: Yes; that's why he won't read it Funeral Rites Held for Henry Cramer Sunday . Funeral services were conducted at Hardman Sunday for Henry Cra mer, 79, who died In Heppner Fri day following a long Illness. Com mittal services were conducted at the Hardman Odd Fellows' ceme tery by M. L. Case, where interment was made. Vocal numbers as part of the services were sung by Hard man residents. Cramer's death came from rheu matic complications. He had been blind in one eye for a long time and had been bedfast for months. He had been a resident in the Hardman district for many years, but moved to Boardman about 14 years ago. He is survived by a brother, a sis ter, and two daughters and their children. These survivors are Frank Cramer of Boardman, a brother; Mrs. Henry Glassford of Los An geles, Calif., a sister; Mrs. Hawley Leathers of Kimberley, a daughter, and a daughter residing in Port land. Government Schools Set Entrance Tests Competitive examinations for en trance to U. S. Military academy at West Point N. Y., and the U. S. Naval academy at Annapolis, Md., will be held for all qualified young men in the second Congressional district of Oregon on Saturday, Jan uary 11 at 9 o'clock in the morning in the post offices in Pendleton, The Dalles, La Grande, Baker, Bend and Klamath Falls by the U. S. Civil Service commission, according to announcement of Robert R. Butler, congressman. These examinations are to fill vacancies that will occur during 1930. The mental tests only will be given at the time mentioned. Candidates for designation to West Point will be examined in al gebra, plane geometry, English com position and literature, United States history, general history, and English grammar. They must be ac tual residents of the second Oregon Congressional district, not less than 5 feet 4 inches in height; they must have reached their 17th birthday, but must not have reached their 22nd birthday, on the date of en trance, which is approximately July 1, 1930. Congressman Butler will appoint the candidate receiving the highest rating in this test as deter mined by the Civil Service commis son, principal cadet, and the two ranking first and second alternate cadets. , Candidates for designation to An napolis will be examined in algebra, plane geometry, English composi tion and literature, United States history, ancient history and Physics. They must be citizens of the United States and bona fide residents of the second Congressional district of Oregon, and must have reached their 16th birthday on April 1, 1930, but must not have reached their 20th birthday on March 31,-1930. Congressman Butler will appoint the candidate receiving the highest rating in this test as determined by the Civil Service commission, princi pal midshipman and the three rank ing next first, second and third al ternates. Any qualified candidates may take both examinations if he desires. Those wishing to enter this compe tition should Immediately wire Con gressman Butler at Washington, D. C, so that they may be listed with the Civil Service commission to take the examination and a set of ques tion papers for each competitor sent to the local Civil Service board at the post office in the city where the examination will be held. Candi dates should inform the Congress man in which city they desire to take the examination. Those re questing it will be sent a circular of information regarding the scope of the examination in the different branches. POMONA GRANGE NEWS. Since Irrigon is under quarantine the executive committee found it necessary to make other arrange ments for a meeting place. Lexing ton grange extended an invitation to meet in their hall at Lexington, which was gladly accepted by the committee. The date was changed to January the 11th. A business session will be held in the morning to which all fourth degree members will be welcome. Keep in mind that all must reg ister at the secretary's desk before two o'clock to be in the count for the banner which Greenfield grange now holds. In the afternoon the following program will be given: Opening Song Grange Reading Mr. Oliver Reading G. Wicklander Piano Selection Mrs. Miller Reading Mrs. Gillespie Song Quartet Talk, ''My Trip to Seattle as a Grange Delegate" Mr. Devine Solo Ruth Dinges Address, "Alice In Wonderland, or Getting the Worth of Your Money" Mr. Feese Readnig, "Sis Hopkins and Her Beau Billlous" Geneva Pettyjohn Closing Song Grange Rev. Feese is a Granger and a very fluent speaker. Ilia address, "Alice in Wonderland, or Getting the Worth of Your Money" is on economics and should prove of much value to his hearers. The program will be at 2 o'clock. The public is Invited. No show at Star Theater next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. See ad. DRILLING STARTING ON HEPPNER WELL Contractor Durand Has High Recommendation From Other Jobs. SEEK BETTER WATER Site Selected for Well Located On Property Situated Near tho Willow Creek Forks. Within a few days drilling opera tions will start on a well at the forks of Willow creek, 12 miles from Heppner, to provide this city with a better and more ample supply of water. A crew of drillers is on the ground with equipment and will be gin drilling as soon as they have prepared their cabin for occupancy. Contract for driving the well was awarded A. A. Durand of Walla Walla, Wash., in November by the Heppner city council. Dutand's work as a driller was highly recom mended by people residing In a number of eastern Oregon and Washington cities where the con tractor has drilled wells. His con tract calls for a price of $10 per foot for the first 3000 feet with an increase of $1 per foot for each hundred feet thereafter. The cost between the 300- and 400-foot level would be $11 per foot, between the 4O0-and 500-foot level, $12 per foot, and so on to the required depth. Site Believed Best The well is to be drilled on land obtained from, Frank Wilkinson, just at the forks of Willow creek. This site had been picked by Du rand and other drillers as the best for the proposed well before any contract was let Water of good quality is expected to be found, and it is hoped by the council that a good volume is ob tained without deep drilling. The well is being driven more to obtain better quality of water than to in crease the supply as In the past times of water shortage have been very few. During the time the snow is melting in the mountains the city water supply has been roily and i filled with much sediment Receipts From Sale of Licenses Published Receipts from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses by Gay M. An derson, Morrow county clerk, dur ing the year 1929 nearly equalled the sale of the 1928 season. Total re ceipts this year were $1699.50 and last year were $1770.75. State hunting licenses were sold to 258, county hunting licenses to 13 and non-resident state hunting licenses to 2. State angling licen ses were sold numering 127, county angling licenses totaling 16. Com bination state hunting and fishing licenses issued were 94. Four cer tificates of lost licenses were also issued. R. W. BEARDEN PASSES. The announcement of the death at Lebanon, Oregon, of Rufus Wing Bearden on Tuesday, December 24, 1929, at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 5 days, marks the pass ing of another of the early settlers of the Morrow county country. Mr. Bearden died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. DePew in Lebanon and his funeral was held at the Low Chapel in that city on Thurs day last at 2:00 o'clock. He had been making his home with the De Pews for the past three months, Mrs. DePew being his niece. For some two years previous to his go ing to Lebanon, Mr. Bearden was in failing health and unable to do any manual labor, but able to care for himself most of the time. Upon coming to Morrow county some 40 years ago, Mr. Bearden settled In the north end of the county near Ella, but in later years he made his home in this city. POMONA GRANGE TO MEET. The Morrow County Pomona Grange will hold Its regular quar terly meeting all day Saturday, Jan uary 11, at Lexington, where the lo cal grange will be host The meet ing was tirsst scheduled for Irrigon. Program of the day's activities will be published in next week's Issue of the Gazette Times. LEGION COLORS ON DISPLAY. A large silk United States flag and silk post colors have been received by Heppner Post. No. 87, American Legion, and placed on display in the lobby of the First National bank Tuesday. The flag and colors will be used in the ceremonials of the post. LARGER WHEAT AREA SOWN. The crop reporting board of the U. S. department of agriculture has announced the area sown to wheat this fall in the United States as 42, S20.000 acres, or about 2 per cent more than the estimated acres sown in the fall of 1928. MOTOR TRUCK RECEIVED. A one-half ton G. M. C. truck was received by the Pacific Power St Light company Monday. The truck will be used for both service and lino work.