ill OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC AUDITORIUM PORTLAND, ORE. . Volume 46, Number 43 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 1930. Subscription $2.00 a Year teed mmt& COUNCIL ACCEPTS ' FIMCIAL REPORT Telephone Company Asks For Franchise After Loss of Original. LAW REPEAL SOUGHT Council Gains Ownership of Flumes Carrying Surplus Waters of Willow Creek In City. The report of W. O. Dlx, city trea surer, for the year 1929, was acceptr ed by the Heppner city council at its meeting Monday evening. The meeting was marked by the attend ance of the mayor and all council men. A petition from officers of the Blackhorse and Sand Hollow Tele phone company asking that they be granted a franchise to run a tele phone line through the city of Heppner was read. The franchise asked for is to replace one, record of which was lost In a fire that de stroyed the council chambers sever al years ago. An ordinance in com pliance with this request was drawn up and put through the second reading. An ordinance, to repeal an ordin ance providing for the licensing of photograph studios and photograph ers doing business in Heppner, was put through the sceond reading. The repeal was sponsored by B. Q. Sigsbee. A flume, owned by the Heppner Farmers Elevator company and us ed to carry off surplus waters from Willow creek was purchased by the city. Dr. A. D. McMurdo was ap pointed city health officer. The city treasurer's report is as follows: Annuiil report of the City Treasurer of the City of Heppner for the year ending Dec. 31, 1929: Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1929 General Fund . $4. 440.10 Water Fund 8.955.20 Total both funds $13,395.30 Received from Water master J14.424.53 Sinking fund (First Nafl Bank) 7,000.00 Taxes 11,726.62 Fines 522.00 Dog tax 194.00 Licenses 27030 Broken glass 8.45 Sale of old bridge timbers 2.00 Sinking fund (F & S Bank) 1,000.00 Total amount received $35,142.90 Grand Total $48,538.20 Disbursement! General fund warrants paid ....$12,613 53 Water fund warrants paid 18.325.69 Water bonds Nos. 16 to 20 in clusive, paid 6,000.00 Interest on water bonds to Nov. 1, 1929 - 4,675.00 Interest on funding bonds to 1, 1929 900.00 Exchange on drafts 6.05 Total Disbursements $41,520.17 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1930 ....$7,018.03 Total sinking fund Jan. 1, 1929 $22,796.39 Drawn during year 8,000.00 Balance $14,796.39 Interest to Dec. 1, 1929 793.72 Total Sinking Fund $16,590.11 Respectfully submitted this first day of January, 1930. W. O. DIX. City Treasurer. P. T. A. Meets Tuesday In School Auditorium The Parent Teachers association will meet in the high school audi torium at 3 o'clock in the afternoon next Tuesday. The association will donate Ave dollars for the purchase of library books to the room having the most parents in attendance. The following program has been arranged: Piano solo, Mary Beam er; "Mental Hygiene," a talk by Dr. A. B. Gray; numbers by the high school glee club; "Thrift," a talk by Mr. T. J. Mahoney, and a folk dance by the primary pupils under the in struction of Mrs. O'Shea. J. E. Gentry of Lexington made a hurried trip to Hot Lake on Satur day, taking Miss Vail, one of the teachers in the Lexington school, to the sanitarium for medical treat ment. Miss Vail was quite serious ly afflicted with an attack of rheu matism. Harry Wells and Lowell Casteel received numerous bruises and cuts when the car in which they were riding left the road Sunday this side of Lexington. Considerale damage resulted to the car, VALENTINE TEA PLANNED. The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a benefit tea for the pub lic on Valentine's day, February 14, at the home of Mrs. Harry Tam blyn. Attention Elks! You are urged to attend the regu lar mooting of Heppner lodge, No. 358 It. F, O. Elks tonight (Thursday, Jan. 9). Candidates will be Initia ted and refreshments served after the meeting. A large attendance Is requested at the meeting of January 23, when Frank Lonergan, district deputy grand exalted ruler, will make his ofllciul visit Candldatm will be In itiated and refreshments served. DEAN T. GOODMAN, See Yuletide Mail Swells Income of Local Office The total Income of the Heppner post office for 1929 was $8738.39 as compared to $8643.98 for the year 1928. The increase appears to have been brought about by the heavy Christmas mails this year. During December of 1929 the office made an income of $1130.21, while the year previous the income for the same month was only $939.88. The volume of Christmas mail, both outgoing and incoming, prin cipally Christmas packages and cards, was the heaviest during the seasn just past that the office has ever seen, according to W. W. Smead, postmaster, who believes that this heavy Christmas mail is a good Indication of the prosperity of this section. The post office force wishes to thank all its patrons for their consideration shown by doing their Christmas mailing early. Vice Commander Named By Local Legion Post Alva Jones was elected vice com mander of Heppner post No. 87 to succeed J. M. Burgess, at the regu lar meeting of the post held Monday evening at Legion hall. Walter Moore reported that in cooperation with the Heppner Elks lodge five needy families had been remember ed with Christmas food baskets. Paul Gemmell reported that Mar lin Gramse had undergone an oper ation In the Veterans hospital in Portland, and that he was high in his praise of the service and treat ment given there. A letter from R. J. Craber, who is also receiving treatment there was read. C. J. D. Bauman was winner of the attend ance prize. "THE MILLENIUM." The subject above is one often discussed by faddists and theorists but one which seldom invades a con servative pulpit Both of these facts stand as reasons for discussing it at this time. Certain things con cerning the Millenium are true without controversy. Some other things are purely speculative. A Christian should have some definite knowledge on the subject and hence it will be discussed at the Church of Christ on Sunday evening. The hour is 7:30. Our morning service begins at 10:50 and the worship hour is cen tered about the Lord's table. He has an appointment with you there. The morning sermon will be, ''A Good Man's Hell." Bible School at 9:45. Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Every service is a public service and we invite and welcome all. MILTON W. BOWER, Minister. ALPINE Miss Celatha Lambirth has re turned home after spending a week visiting friends in Pendleton. Miss Gertrude Tichenor, a stu dent at the La Grande normal, has been visiting relatives, the Melville families, and also friends in the Al pine district She returned to La Grande New Years day. G. L. Bennett and John Williams were business visitors in Pendle ton last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Finley were in Pendleton Friday. Johnny Doherty, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Doherty, went back to school Sunday. He Is a student of the University of Oregon at Eugene. Bill McDaid is helping to build a pipe line for Mr. Doherty. Miss Lambirth entertained at a card party Saturday evening. A good time was reported. Mrs. Anna Schmidt, daughter Mil dred and son Alfred were guests at the Bennett home Sunday. Af ter dinner the Bennetts and Schmidts went to Pendleton and saw the show "Rio Rita." Mr. Bennett has recently piped water to the barn and also behind the barn, making the work handier. There will be a Farm Bureau meeting February 1st at the Alpine school house. A program will be furnished and we would like every one to come. Sloan Thompson and family vis ited friends up by Pendleton Sun day. Mrs. Dan Lindsay and children visited Mrs. C. F. Morehead of But ter creek Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay were Pen dleton visitors Friday. Mrs. G. L. Bennett was a Heppner visitor Tuesday. More Winter Wheat Planted This Season The area sown to winter wheat this fall for the 1930 crop was an nounced by the U. S. department of agriculture as 43,690,000 acres. The condition of the crop December 1 was 86 per cent of normal. The area sown a year ago was 42,820,000 acres and the condition of the crop on December 1 of 1928 was 84.4 per cent of normal. The area of winter wheat and the condition of the crop In the north west states is as follows: Oregon. 896,000 acres, 54 per cent (since the government estimate was made the generous rains have made big In provement In the condition of Or egon winter wheat); Idaho, 477,000 acres, 77 per cent; Washington, 1,. 304,000, 40 per cent; California, 790, 000 acres, 71 per cent, and Montana, 768,000 acres, 81 per cent. The stock market gambler and the girl who marries an aviator are alike; They both take a flyer. LOCI NEWS ITEMS A large class of candidates will be initiated at the regular meeting of Heppner lodge No. 358 B. P. O. Elks at the Elks temple according to Earl Gordon, exalted ruler. He urges all that can do so to attend. Hot refreshments will be served to those in attendance at the close of the meeting. ' Jasper Crawford returned to Heppner Wednesday night from San Francisco where he went with his brother, William, who is now engaged In the Insurance business there. Jasper spent about a week in the Bay district visiting relatives and seeing the sights. Mrs. C. W. Valentine was a pleas ant caller at this office on Saturday afternoon, while in the city for a short time, shoping. It was very unpleasant for some hours Saturday forenoon at th Valentine farm be cause of the high wind, Mrs. Ralph Scott, who recently underwent an appendicitis opera tion at a hospital in The Dalles, is improving and will soon return home, according to Ralph who has just returned from a visit with her. Miss Aagodt Frigaard, who re turned Sunday from Colton whree she spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, was an attendant at the wedding ceremony of one of her friends during the vacation. Charles A. Marquardt, who is far ming about four miles from Lex ington, reports that his 1200 acres of winter wheat is growing fine. Mr. Marquardt was in Heppner on business Monday. Roland, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Humphreys, left Friday night for Eugene, planning to visit his sisters, Leta and Evelyn, before continuing to Medford, where he is teaching In the high school. Frank Young, who farms on Eight Mile near lone, accompanied by his son, Walter, was in Heppner on business Friday. His crop looks well, and he believes reseeding will be unnecessary. For Sale 40 head work horses; harness fo 30 head; 3 3-bottom plows; doubletrees and 3 12-horse hitches. Four miles north of Lex ington. Chas. A. Marquardt. 42tf. Mrs. Robert Green, sister of Miss Doris Flynn, is teaching in Walla Walla, Wash., while her husband is attending Whitman college. William LeTrace went to The Dalles Friday to be present when Mrs. LeTrace underwent an opera tion the following morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Krebs and Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs of Cecil were in Heppner Friday attending to business and shopping. Miss Betty Roemer and Lorena Isom motored to Portland Friday and returned Sunday to Heppner after a visit with friends. W. P. Mahoney and C. L. Sweek went to Portland Saturday to attend the funeral rites conducted for the late Dr. Harold C. Bean. G. A. Howard, who has been con fined to his home because of stom ach trouble, Is showing gradual Im provement in condition. Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eyesight Spec ialist," successor to Dr. Samuel H. Tyler, will be at Hotel Heppner on Monday, January 13th. Miss Louise Thomson returned to Yakima, Wash., Friday after a hol iday visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Thomson. A balcony has been built in the Baldwin Furniture store to provide more display space on the main floor of the building. Kenneth Ackley returned to Heppner Sunday evening after spending the week end visiting his parents In Portland. Charles Bartholomew will be aid ed in the coming season's operations with a combine purchased from Frank Shively. Sherman Wilcox of Fossil was in Heppner Friday visiting with old friends and attending to business matters. Reuben Anderson and his sister. Agnes, of Gooseberry were in Het)D- ner Friday attending to shopping. See the Fox ''talkie" production 'Nix on Dames." with an all-star cast at the Star theater Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jenkins of Boardman were here Tuesday at tending to business matters. Del Allstott drove to Portland on Sunday wtlh a truck load of stock for the Portland market. Mr. and Mrs. Stanlev Reavis mo tored to Sunnyside, Wash., Saturday to visit wim tjielr folks. Mrs. L. Smith and famllv wnrn business visitors in the city from Aipine Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom of Morgan were here Saturday doing some snopping. Roy A. Campbell of Lexington was a business visitor in Heppner Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olden of Falrvlew were visitors in the city Friday. Mrs. Otto Ruhl was admitted to the Heppner hospital for treatment f rioay. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Cool of lone were In Heppner Saturday. Milt Spurlock is confined to his nome with a cold. HEALTH OFFICER APPOINTED. Dr. A. B. Grav was nnnnlntnri county health officer by the Morrow county court last Thursday. He was appointed ior one year to succeed i-T, a, u. McMurdo. WHEAT PRODUCERS E Growers Plan Attack on Various Problems at Pendleton Meeting. NOTED MEN TO TALK Invitation Extended All Farmers And Business Men Interested In Wheat to be Present That the Eastern Oregon Wheat league, an organization comprising the grain growers of the 11 wheat producing counties of eastern Ore gon, will hold its annual meeting in Pendleton, Jauary 13 to 15 inclusive, in the rooms of the Pendleton cham ber of commerce, Is the announce ment of Roy W. Rltner, president. All farmers and business men inter ested are extended an invitation to attend. The federal marketing act and the plan for the wheat growers co operative organizations will be dis cussed thoroughly. Matters of freight rates and river transporta tion will be taken up. A banquet to be held in the dining room of the Elks building has been arranged for Tuesday evening. Among those prominent in agri culture in the Pacific northwest, who will be on the program, are Dr. A. M. Schoenfeld, northwest repre sentative of the Federal Farm board; Geo. A. Gatlin, cooperative marketing specialist of the Oregon State college; B. W. Whitlock of the Federal Grain Grading bureau of the Department of Agriculture; Dr. Clark Black, president of the Columbia Valley association; Geo. C. Goldsworthy, secretary of the North Pacific Grain Growers. Be sides these several professors from the Oregon State college and D. E. Stephens, superintendent of the ex periment station at Moro, will be present. Grange Will Discuss Grain Marketing Plan The Federal Farm board's grain marketing plan will come up for discussion at the Pomona grange meeting at Lexington Saturday. Ar rangements will be made as soon as possible to have a specialist from Oregon State college to give the farmers of Morrow county full par ticulars about establishing a local of the grain marketing organiza tion. Because of the limited number of men informed on the plan, this sec tion like all others will have to wait its turn until a man is available to give the desired information, ac cording to Charles W. Smith, county agent Funeral for Mrs. Hyde Will Be Held in Elgin Mrs. Arthur S. Hyde, 47 years of age, died in Heppner Tuesday, from an attack of cerebral apoplexy. Be fore coming to Heppner two years ago she made her home in La Grande. The remains will be shipped to Elgin where funeral services will be conducted and interment made. Mrs. Hyde Is survived by her hus band and a number of sisters and brothers. She left no children. RHEA CREEK GRANGE NEWS. The Home Ecnomics club met at the home of Mrs. Bon Anderson in Eight Mile on Saturday, December 28. At noon a delicious dinner was served by the hostess. The after noon was spent in sewing quilt blocks for a friendship quilt that will be sold in the near future. Those present were Mesdames Noah Clark, Ed Rugg, Orin Wright, Fred Akers, Clark Stephens, Ray Wright, Sterling Fryrear, Herbert Olden, Chas. Becket, Theodore Anderson, Walter Becket, John Bergstrom, Ben Anderson, and the Misses Mar vel Akers, Nellie Wright, Margaret Becket and Dorothea Anderson. The Rhea Creek Grange met Sun day, January 5th, at their hall, there being a dinner at noon. Several can didates received the first and second degrees. LODGE INSTALLS OFFICERS. Officers were installed by the Wo man's Relief corps at its meeting In the Legion hall Wednesday. Hus bands of members were entertained with a dinner. An impromptu pro gram was staged followed by danc ing of old-time dances, with music by Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell. The Virginia reel was lead by Mrs. W. P. Mahoney and Mrs. C. W. Mc Namer. KAY HUNT DEAD. Ray Hunt, brother of Ed Hunt, died last night at Kelso, Wash., ac cording to a brief message received here today. FOK COUNTY JUDGE. To the Voters of Morrow County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate at the coming primaries for the office of County Judge of Morrow County on the Republican ticket. If nominated and elected, I pledge the same faithful and sincere service that has characterized my long term with the County Court as commissioner. G. A. BLEAKMAN. (Paid Ad.) 11 MEETING I0NE MRS. JENNIE E. McMTJRRAY, Correspondent lone lodge No. 135, I. O. O. F. and Bunchgrass Rebekah No. 91, held jonit installation at Odd Fellows hall Friday evening, Jan. 3 The following I. O. O. F. officers were installed: Frank Lundell, N. G.; Richard Lundell, V. G.; Lee Howell, Sec; E. J. Bristow, Treas.; Lowell Clark, Warden; Gerge Ritchie, Con ductor; W. W. Head, Chaplain; Ture Peterson, R. S. N. G.; George Ely, L. S. N. G.; T. c. Troge, I. G.; E. R. Lundell, O. G.; W. M Clark, R. S. S.; J. O. Kincaid, L. S. S.; Charley O' Conner, R. S. V. G.; John Clark, L. S. V. G.; Charley Shaver, Past N. G. The following Rebekah officers were installed: Mrs. Ruth Lundell, N. G.; Mrs. Amy Sperry, V. G.; Mrs. Lena Lundell, Sec; Mrs. Etta Bristow, Treas.; Mrs. Elvena Beezly, Warden; Miss Lucile Bristow, Con-' ductor; Mrs. Ruby Roberts, Chap lain; Mrs. Gladys Drake, Musician; Mrs. Mary Swanson, R. S. N. G.; Mrs. Delia McCurdy, L. S. N. G.; Mrs. Louvlsa Louy, R. S. V. G.; Mrs. Etta Howell, L. S. V. G.; Mrs. Cora Burroughs, I. G.; Mrs Ada Brown, O. G.; Miss Norma Swanson, Past Noble Grand. Installing officers were Ture Peterson, Deputy Grand Master, and Delia McCurdy, Dis trict Deputy President. At the close of the evening's ceremonies refresh ments consisting of fresh clams, sal ads, sandwiches and coffee were served to seventy-five members and invited guests. The semi-annual Installation of officers of the Odd Fellows lodge at Mrgan toko place on the evening of January 2nd. The following mem bers were elected to fill the chairs for the term: Dean Eckleberry, N. G.; C. C. Hutchcroft, V. G.; Mar tin Bauernflend, Sec; N. E. Petty john, Treas.; H. E. Cool, Warden; George N. Ely, Cond.; Roy Eckle berry, I. G.; Gerge E. Miller, O. G.; Bert Palmateer, R. S. N. G.; Elvin Ely, L. S. N. G.; Rood Eckleberry, R. S. V. G.; Wid Palmateer, L. S. V. G.; R. E. Harbison, Chaplain. School opened Monday with all of the pupils and teachers back in their various departments. Coach C. M. Daniels spent his vacation at Portland and the home town of Elk- ton. Miss Lucile Rhoten was at her home in Salem. Miss Hildegaarde Williams and Miss Irene Anders visited at their respective homes in Seattle. Miss Maud Knight was at her home in Cottage Grove, and Mrs. Harriet Brown spent her vaca tion at her ranch home above Hepp ner and with her sister on Butter creek. Miss Frieda McMillan sur prised her friends by getting mar ried. While on a trip to the valley she became the bride of Lawrence Slocum whose home is in Lexing ton. Mrs. Slocum will continue her work at teacher in the lone grade school. The many friends here wish the young couple much happiness. William Stroble of Boardman has moved his baling outfit onto the Fred McMurray ranch on Willow creek and this week will begin the work of baling hay. Mrs. Bert Masn and son Junior and Mrs. Adelia Godfrey visited re cently in Walla Walla at the home of Mrs. Mason's sister, Mrs. Chas. Dezell. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Calandra of Hood River have been visiting Mrs. Calandra's mother, Mrs. Ida Flet cher, and other relatives in and near lone. Emil Swanson, wheat buyer for the Collins company, has contracted 5000 sacks of the Dwight Misner 1930 crop at $1.10 a bushel. Several of the residents in and near lone are suffering from flu. Lee Beckner is reported to be quite ill, as is also P. C. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Balsiger drove to Hood River Sunday. They were accmpanied by Ernst Montandon who goes to enter a hospital for a major operation at the hands of Dr. John Balsiger. Mr. Montandon's many friends here hope for his speedy recovery. Nicholi Thompsen left Friday for Portland. Mr. Thompsen, who is a carpenter by trade, has work in the city during the time that there Is not much work to be done on the ranch. The first two days of the month saw our college students returning to their various schools. Miss Hazel Feldman, who is a senior in phar macy at O. S. C, left January 1st Miss Elva Balsiger, who is a senior at U. of O. left on the same day. Miss Kathryn Feldman has also re turned to her work at U. of O., and Alfred Balsiger left January 2nd for the University of Washington. Mrs. Allan Learned of Seattle has returned to her home after a pleas ant visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger. The first of last week Mr. and Mrs. Ted Troge and daughter Mar guerite, motored to Estacada for a visit with Mrs. Troge's sister, Mrs. Paul Lovell and family. They re turned home January 3rd. The high school play, "Whose Little Bride Are You?" will be giv en in the school auditorium Janu ary 10th. On Saturday Dwight Misner stat ed that he had 200 acres of plowing done. We understand that Charles McElligott Is also well along with his plowing. However, the honors go to Frank Everson who has com pleted 320 acres of summer fallow. Our merchants were busy last week taking an Invoice of their stock. Miss Hazel Feldman assist ed with the work at hte Bullard Pharmacy during her holiday vaca tion. An enjoyable meeting was held in I. O. O. F. hall in Morgan on New Year's eve. About sixty were in at- Star Theater Announces Program for Four Days "Nix on Dames," a William Fox production with an all-star cast, in cluding Mae Clarke, Robert Ames, William Harrigan, Maude Fulton and George MacFarlane is the ''talkie" to be presented at the Star theater, Frdiay and Saturday, Jan uary 10 and 11, according to an nouncement of B. G. Sigsbee, who is now in Portland booking pictures for showing here. The story tells how Cupid knocks out a couple of women haters. It is an entertaining, human story of stage people at home of their likes and loves and songs of a Damon and Pythias friendship that with stood war and women alike, until a girl came along who was "different." A story that sparkles, that's natural, that's appealing. The program in cludes a two-reel talking comedy, "The Bath Between." Prices 25c and 50c. Scheduled for Sunday and Mon day, January 12 and 13 is the Fox production, "The Girl from Hav ana," with an all-star cast This is an absorbing drama of tropical love and tropical thrills. A band of ultra-sophisticated so ciety crooks, suspected of a jewelry theft are pursued and finally cap tured in Havana after a 5000-mile chase by a lady detective who finds Cuba a port of romance. Also two reel talking comedy, "Happy Birth day." MOISTURE GREATER EN 1929. Total precipitation in Heppner for the month of December was 3.03 inches, according to Frank Gilliam, cooperative observor. Total mois ture from September 1 to December 31, in 1929 was 4.09 inches as com pared to 3.74 inches for the same period in 1928. tendance. Refreshments were serv ed between eleven and twelve o' clock. No one who was present started the new year hungry. Mr. and Mrs. Earle A. Brown and son, Winnie, returned Saturday from a pleasant vacation spent at Grants Pass. E. J. Bristow was a business vis itor in Walla Walla last week. Mr. Bristow has made many trips to Walla Walla on business connected with the settling up of the Oliver Wade estate. On his recent trip he was accompanied by Mrs. Bristow, Walter and Lucile. Miss Hazel Frank who Is a stu dent at the Adventist school at Her miston, spent her holiday vacation with her parents here. Fred Buchanan went to The Dalles on business Friday, return ing Saturday. P. G. O'Meara, who is an imple ment dealer at Wasco, visited Fri day and Saturday with his brother, J. P. O'Meara of this place. We notice that Grant Olden is driving a new Dodge coach. Mrs. Ernest Helliker has returned to Portland for medical treatment Glen Smith, accompanied by Or die Farrens, Arleta Farrens and Mrs. Harold Rankin, motored to Portland Sunday. Ordie Farrens, who is a student in Washington high school, was returning to his school work. Mrs. Earl Wright and two sons returned to her home in Baken on Monday after a pleasant visit with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bristow have received word that their little granddaghter, Mary Jean Bristow of Baker, was quite badly burned last week. The little girl was in her high chair and in some way fell over onto a hot stove. The burns are on the lower arms. Many of our people are suffering from bad colds, and we have been having several cases of mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake and chil dren of Eight Mile were Sunday guests in the Cleo Drake home on Third street The many friends here will be in terested to know that Mr. and Mrs. Roy Skeen are the parents of a ba by girl. The child is now about a month old, and has been named Joan Frances. The mother and ba by are still in Salem but will return to their home at Umatilla shortly. Mr. Skeen was formerly principal of the lone school, going from here to Umatilla. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell of Heppner called at the Lee Howell home In lone Sunday. The county get-together meeting of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be held in lone Saturday eve ning, January 11. Plans are under way to make this a very interesting meeting. All members of the order please remember the date. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger de parted Friday on an extended trip through the middle west They will visit Mrs. Balsiger's sister in Iowa, with another sister in Chicago and with her mother, Mrs. Mange, at Greenville, Illinois. Their last stop will be with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koeh rlng who reside in Indianapolis. In diana. They plan on being gone a month or more. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Montague of Toppenlsh, Wash., are receiving the congratulations of their friends on the arrival of an eight-pound baby git-; at their home. The little lady has been named Hannah Florence. Mrs. Montague is a daughter of W. E. Ahalt Mrs. Kenneth Blake was taken suddenly 111 Saturday. She is much improved at this time, but her phy sician orders a complete rest Fred Ritchie has resigned his po sition as driver of the Willow creek school bus and I. R. Roblson is transporting the pupils to the lone school. LETTER PROTESTS BUILDING HIGHWA HTTP Medford - Crescent City Construction Would Take $1,000,000. OBJECTIONS STATED S. E. Notson Tells of Achievements of State Chamber of Commerce in Land Settlement Work. A letter, protesting the building of a proposed road between Medford and Crescent City, Calif., directed to the Morrow county court by the Jo sephine county court, was read at the meeting of the Lion's club Mon day noon, and referred to the good roads committee, which will report back on the matter at the next meeting. The letter is as follows: "We are writing you to inform you of a pro ject in southern Oregon, which If successfully put over will cost the road fund approximately one mil lion dollars, or more. If it goes through it will retard development of many roads that have been on the state program for a number of years, including roads In your coun ty, therefore, we are asking you to carefully consider the following: "We enclose you herewith a state ment of a few of the facts in regard to the road (most of the new con struction will be in this county), which we hope you will consider carefully. This matter is to come up before the Highway commission. Bureau of Public Roads, Forest Ser vice on January 16th, and we hope that you or some of your Board of Supervisors will be present at that time, and protest aganist this road being put on the program ahead of your project or any other project that is now on the State Highway commission program, and I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you in Portland at that time. "Promoters of this road are mak ing claims that it will shorten the distance to Crescent City between 20 and 40 miles, but as a matter of fact does not shorten it any, if any thing adds one half mile to the dis tance, and in order to make this road they have to climb a spur up Grayback mountain, making a raise of more than 2000 feet over the pres ent grade. "As a freight road it would be Im practical, on account of alignment long grades and curves. ''We will be at the Imperial hotel from 10th to 16th of January, and hope to meet you then, and talk the matter over. "P. S. This proposed road prac tically parellels the present Pacific and Redwood finished highways. "Josephine County Court, By Judge E. G. Gillette. J. L. Stanbrough, Commis sioner. L. R. Conklin, Commissioner. S. E. Notson, Morrow county coun selor of the Oregon State chamber of commerce, told of the achieve ment of the chamber In land settle ment during the past year. A total of 781 families have arrived in the state in the last year and settled, purchasing 51,972 acres of land at an investment of $2,905,644.75. , This result was obtained at an ex pense of about $37,500, a large part of which went for the maintenance of an office in Los Angeles. The In come to the state by assessment of the property these families bought, if assesed at half the valuation, would bring in about $75,000. The residents of the state are also en riched by the amounts that they spend for their living. Notson also told of the advertlsnig work that the chamber would do during the coming year and told of the sale of poster stamps, which are being sold to advertise the state. A represen tative will be in Heppner soon to make them available to local busi ness men. The club completed the adoption of its constitution and by-laws. Rev. Stanley Moore asked the coopera tion of the Lions in the Boy Scout work. Al Rankin provided by do nation reindeer roast as the central portion of the meal that was served at the meeting. NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS. All dog owners within the city limits of the City of Heppner are hereby notified that the provisions of Ordinance No. 95 provide for the payment of licenses during the month of January each year. Sec tion 8 of this ordinance provides further: ''Any person owning, keep ing, or harboring any dog In the City of Heppner, in violation of any of the provisions of this or dinance, shall, upon convict' 3n thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun ished by a fine of not more than Fifty Dollars, or by imprison ment not exceeding twenty-five days In the City Jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment." Licenses may be paid to the City Recorder or the Chief of Police, who will receipt for same and furnish tag. E. R. HUSTON, 43 City Recorder. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nlchoson of lone and daughter Alice Katherine were here on business matters on Tuesday.