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Volume 46, Number 52
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 13, 1930.
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Farm Board Market Plan
To be Explained to
County Groups.
NO CONFLICT SOUGHT
Federal Farm Board Favors Use of
Existing Wool Cooperatives
Over New Mart Groups.
To explain the Federal Farm
board's methods in the cooperative
marketing of wool under the agri
cultural marketing act and the op
eration of the National Wool Mar
keting corporation and the affilia
tion of local cooperatives with the
national corporation, meetings will
be held in Boardman at Root hall,
Tuesday afternoon, March 25, at 2
o'clock, and in Heppner, Wednesday
afternoon, March 26, at 2:30 o'clock,
according to B. F. Johnson, repre
sentative of the Pacific Cooperative
Wool growers, who was in Heppner
Monday evening arranging for the
local meetings. These two meetings
are part of a, series of 18 meetings
being held in many parts of Oregon.
Mr. Johnson states that it is not
the intention of the Pacific cooper
ative to interfere in any way with
locals being formed at present but
to acquaint wool growers with the
facts pertaining to wool marketing
as outlined by the Federal Farm
board.
Kxisting Co-ops Favored.
In keeping with the expressed
recommendations by the Federal
Farm board and the National Wool
Marketing corporation that wool
growers should build up and sup
port existing cooperatives, the larg
est existing wool cooperatives in the
west are experiencing substantial
growth under the new national wool
marketing plan.
The Montana Wool Cooperative
association is expecting to handle
half of the wool of the state of Mon
tana. It is understood that between
five and six million pounds of wool
are now signed up. The Utah Wool
Marketing corporation has signed
550.000 fleeces In Utah, including
half of the Jericho accumulation.
In Texas and New Mexico coopera
tives have signed about two million
pounds of wool up to March 1.
Much Wool Signed.
In the Northwest the Pacific Co
operative Wool growers have over
seven million pounds of wool signed
at the present time. This organiza
tion, whose headquarters are at
Portland, operates over five states,
has been in existence nearly ten
years, and was one of the few reg
ional associations ready to qualify
as a unit of the National Wool Mar
keting corporation.
The farm board and the National
Wool Marketing corporation have
repeatedly urged growers to join
existing cooperatives if they are to
receive full benefits of the Agricul
tural Marketing act. A recent re
lease from the headquarters of the
National Wool Marketing corpora
tion, says:
"The National Wool Marketing
corporation would rather see exist
ing wool cooperatives strengthened
with greater membership than to
have any new ones formed."
This is in line with a recent state
ment to the press, made by Chair
man Lcgge of the Federal Farm
board, when he said:
"Too many scattered cooperatives
make for hard handling and disor
ganization. We want fewer and
more conservative cooperatives."
"It la only good, sound business
that existing cooperatives should be
used rather than that new, inexper
ienced ones should be organized In
a territory adequately served by
experienced, regional wool coopera
tives such as the Pacific Coopera
tive Wool growers In the north
west." says R. A. Ward, executive
director of the National Wool Mar
keting corporation and secretary of
the Wool Advisory committee. "Set
ting up new, untried local coopera
tives results In a duplication of ma
chinery, duplication of effort, dupli
cation of expense and the creation
of harmful competition between
growers' groups in their efforts to
obtain wool, the expense and ill
effects of which are all borne by the
wool grower. Any new cooperative
will have to learn by experience
what the older cooperatives have
learned In the same school. Strong,
regional cooperatives will give the
wool growers a majority of control
In their marketing operation which
will not be the case with a large
number of small, weak units even
though united In a single sales
agency."
FIRE SCHOOL ATTENDED.
S. P. Pevln, city fire chief, return
ed to Heppner Tuesday after attend
ing a fire school sponsored by the
Portland fire department, under the
direction of S. . Dodd, chief of the
Los Angeles, Calif., fire department.
Nearly 30 phases of fire fighting
were explained by lectures, moving
pictures, and lantern slides. The
school was In session from Satur
day to Monday inclusive, Sunday be
ing devoted to drilling with the
Portland department's apparatus.
Many fire chiefs were in attendance,
coming from widely scattered parts
of the state.
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GROCERY STORE
ROBBED OF $305
Thief Takes Only Cash in Theft
At Heppner MacMarr Store,
Leaving Checks Behind.
That even burglars recognize the
value of advertising, is indicated by
the robbery of the Heppner Mac
Marr store cash grocery, Monday
night, when $305 in silver and cur
rency was stolen from the safe and
cash register. The MacMarr stores
are consistent advertisers, and the
money stolen included receipts from
the Saturday sale advertised in last
week's issue of the Gazette Times.
The safe was locked, and access
was gained to it by working of the
combination, by a thief who evident
ly was competent in manipulation
of safe combinations. Checks, which
constituted a large part of week
end sales were left scattered on the
floor. Part of the cash taken was
from the unlocked cash register. Of
the cash taken, none was smaller
than half dollars.
Discovery of the theft was made
by Fred Painter, local manager,
when he entered the store at about
7 o'clock Tuesday morning. Entry
to the store was gained by "jimmy
ing" a door leading from the men's
lavatory in hte Heppner hotel to
the back part of the store. County
and city officers are working on the
case, which is the third burglary
attempt in Heppner in a period of
less than 10 days. The Latourell
Auto company and the Peterson
Jewelry .store are the business hous
es entered previously.
J. J. Dawson of Walla Walla, Wn
distrcit manager of the MacMarr
stores, here after the robbery, stat
ed that the loss was not covered by
insurance. The organization has its
stores insured against loss where its
safes are blown open, but it does
not apply where the safe is entered
by working the combination.
Two Men Charged With
Liquor Law Violation
Elmer and Harley Matteson were
arrested on the highway near the
forks of Willow creek late Saturday
afternoon on a charge of possession
of intoxicating liquor, by C. J. D.
Bauman, sheriff, and Elbert Cox,
deputy.
The Mattesons were driving along
the highway in a car owned by
Dillard French, at the time of the
arrest. Mr. French declared that
he had no knowledge that the car
was to be used for transportation
of liquor. Two one gallon jugs of
moonshine liquor were taken as evi
dence. Had the arrests been made
on a charge of transportation, the
car would have been confiscated.
The defendants were lodged in the
county bastile until bonds of $1000
each were posted Saturday night.
Trial befre the justice court is set
for Thursday, March 20.
Church Gives Dinner
To Honor Evangelist
More than 60 persons attended the
farewell dinner given in honor of
Rev. Fred Canaday, evangelist, at
the Methodist church Monday eve
ning. Rev. Canaday had conducted
daily services at the church for the
past three weeks and from here
goes to the Centenary Wilbur
church in Portland. The dinner
was served by the women of the
church.
After the meal had been served,
the gathering sang a number of
songs assisted by Rev. Canaday. S.
E. Notson gave a talk welcoming
the newer members to take part in
the activities of the church. Rev.
Canaday gave a brief farewell talk.
FEW DEFECTS FOUND.
Fewer physical defects were
found in the pupils of the Willow
cree school than any school visited
in the county, reported Miss Edith
Stallard. who made an inspection
there Wednesday morning. The
children there are showing interest
in having perfect teeth. A dental
button will be presented to all pu
pils, who according to dental auth
ority, have their teeth in perfect
condition.
CONTEST TO CLOSE.
The essay contest using butter
and dairy products as a subject
which Is being conducted in the
schools of the county will come to
a close Saturday. The essays are
being received by Mrs. Lucy Rod
gers, county school superintendent.
TESTS GIVEN PUPILS.
Stanford achievement tests were
given pupils of the Willow creek
school, taught by Mrs. Zoe Flsk, by
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school
superintendent, on her visit there
Wednesday morning. She found
the school doing good work.
KNIGHTS MEET TUESDAY.
Doric lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias wiill meet at 8,o'clock next
Tuesday evening In I. O. O. F. hall.
Initiation Is announced by the chan
cellor commander, R. C. Wightman,
who urges a large turnout of mem
bers. AUXILIARY TO MEET.
Heppner unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary will hold its regu
lar meeting at the Legion hall at
8 o'clock Tuesday night, with Mrs.
Arthur McAtee and Mrs. F.d Ben
nett acting as hostesses.
LEGION MEETS MONDAY.
American Legion, Heppner post
No. 87, will convene In regular ses
sion at 8 o'clock Monday evening In
the Legion hall.
Students Write Songs
For National Contest
Four Heppner high school stu
dents have submitted the words for
songs in a national song-writing
contest sponsored by Wick's School-
Music bureau of Minneapolis, Minn
music publishers. The songs sub'
mitted are "Dear Old Heppner
High," by Billy Cox, "Heppnerian's
Creed by Fletcher Walker, "A
Jump at Conclusions" by John
Franzen, and "Gratitude" by Gerald
Swaggart.
Those entering songs are all stu
dents of Miss Kate Francis Ede,
music director of the Heppner
schools. Later the students will
write the music for the songs sub
mitted, but this is no part of the
contest.
Fifteen of the best songs will be
set to music by the publisher and
the best three are to receive cash
prizes. The purpose of the contest
is to stimulate and encourage the
art of song and poetry In public
schools. The contest is said to be
the first one of its kind in America.
Judges for the contest are Dr. L.
W. Payne, University of Texas;
Prof. D. N. Lehmer, University of
California, and Prof. R. A. Jelliffe,
Oberlin college.
STORE IMPROVED
BY REMODELING
Cabinets, Platforms and Shelves
Make for Betterment In Display
At Peoples Hardware Co.
Workmen have completed remod
eling operations in the store of the
Peoples Hardware company, mak
ing many changes which make for
a more attractive and convenient
display of the store stock. Shelves
and cabinets have been built along
the south wall of the store, these
being painted in a gray, green and
black color motif. Tools and small
hardware are displayed on the doors
of the cabinets, a supply of each of
the articles being kept in the cab
inet. Metal nail bins beneath one
of the counters on the south side
provide for convenience in filling
customers' orders.
Kitchen utensils, hardware for
use about the home, china and ta
ble glassware and sporting goods
are displayed on new and varnished
tables, which have space for stor
age underneath.
Low platforms built lengthwise
through the middle of the store pro
vide for the exhibit of mechanical
refrigerators, electric washing ma
chines and stoves. Space on the
north side of the building provides
for the display of farm implements.
Filling thi3 space at the present
time are a tractor, 3-bottom tractor
plow, disc drill, mower and binder.
Radio sets, gasoline engines, cream
separators and plumbing fixtures
are shown on a platform along the
north wall.
Liquor Suspects Freed
By Officers of County
Ray Peters and Jesse Enyert who
had been residing with their fam
ilies in a rented house near Irrigon
for about two weeks, were taken
into custody Tuesday mroning by
Morrow county deputy sheriffs
George McDuffee of Heppner and
Hugh Grim of Irrigon when that
house was destroyed by fire. The
blaze was belived to have been
caused by the explosion of a still,
parts of which were found after
the conflagration.
The two families were brought
to Heppner and were released when
hte evidence was found insufficient
to prosecute a case of illegal liquor
i .anufacture. The families, accord
ing to the officers, were almost pen
niless nad lost all their clothes ex
cept those they were wearing. Af
ter their release they are reported
to have left this part of the state.
Book Worms Hear Novel
Reviewed at Gathering
"Pure Gold," a novel of the soil,
and a study of the Norwegian peo
ple bv Rolvaae. author of "Giants
of the Earth," was reviewed by Miss
Kate Francis Ede who later led the
discussion on the book at the regu
lar meeting of the Book Worms,
held Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Charles W. Smith, who was
hostess for the occasion.
Other guests at the meeting were
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, Mrs. Arthur
McAtee, Mrs. Spencer Crawford,
Mrs. William Poulson and Mrs. Ger
ald Brunson. The hostess served
refreshmtnts of salad, nuts, wafers
and coffee.
Reld Buseick, wife and daughter
arrived from John Pay Wednesday
evening, spending the night at the
home of Mrs. Ellen Busclck. While
Mr. Buseick is spending a few days
in Portland on business, his wife
and daughter will visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Wattenbcrger on Butter creek.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bechdolt
were In Heppner for a short while
on Wednesday from their home be
yond Hardman, visitors at the home
of Mrs. N. S. Whetstone, mother of
Mrs. Bechdolt.
Guy L. Barlow of Boardman, Mor
row county deputy sheriff, was a
visitor in Heiitmer Saturdav. look
ing after matters of official business.
Gene Gray of Lexington was in
Heppner Wednesday looking after
tax matters at the county sheriff's
office.
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Chamber of Commerce to
Send Poster Stamps
To Heppner Soon.
CLUB TO CELEBRATE
James M. Burgess, First President
Of Club, Regrets Inability
To Attend Program.
The Lions club at its luncheon
Monday noon, joined with the Hepp
ner Rod and Gun club in asking the
state game commission for Morrow
county's quota of game birds and
fish. The county was promised 1000
birds and 200,000 fish last year. To
date no birds have been received
and the amount of fish has been
only 50,000. D. A. Wilson, Jasper
Crawford and Ben R. Patterson
were named on a committee to work
in cooperation with the rod and gun
club in drawing up resolutions to
be presented to the state game com
mission. S. E. Notson reported that poster
stamps advertising Oregon are ex
pected to arrive soon from the state
chamber of commerce, and that in
dividuals purchasing $10 or more
worth of the stamps will receive a
membership in the state chamber.
Business houses buying $25 or more
worth will be entitled to firm mem
berships. Lions Coming on Visit
O. B. Spaulding, visiting from the
Arlington Lions club, reported that
at least 15 couples from Arlington
would attend the Heppner charter
night festivities next Saturday. Dr.
J. P. Stewart of Pendleton said that
a delegation from that city was
making arrangements to come, and
extended an invitation to Heppner
Lions to attend Pendleton's charter
night March 17. E. R. Pyle of Ar
lington, state traffic officer, was also
a visitor at the meeting.
Russell Pratt, charter night chair
man, reported plans for the event
progressing, with indications point
ing towards a big time for all those
attending.
Former Head Sends Word.
Paul M. Gemmell S?.)s president,
presiding in the absence of C. L.
Sweek, president, read a communi
cation from James M. Burgess, the
club's first president, which express
ed Mr. Burgess' regret that he
would be unable to attend the char
ter night festivities because of the
recent arrival of an infant daugh
ter at the Burgess home. Mr. Bur
gess said he hoped to be in Morrow
county later, however, and would
make it a point to greet as many of
his old friends as time permits.
Helix Wrests Victory
From Heppner Quintet
Playing a torrid game, the Hepp
ner high school hoopmen, threaten
ed to wrest a victory from Helix
high school until the last few min
utes of play in a game played in
the district tournament in Pendle
ton Friday night, which ended with
Helix on the long end of a 38-28
score.
The locals played a bang-up game
the first quarter, leading their op
ponents by two points at the end
of the first quarter. At half time
the Helix hoopsters had forged to
the front with the count 21-18.
Heppner connected on some long
shots, but Helix sped up during the
final half to put the game on ice.
Rod Thomson, who connected
with the basket for 18 points was
high man for Heppner. Karstens
took high point honors for the Helix
quintet. The lineups:
Heppner (28) : R. Thomson and
Green, forwards; Evans, center;
Gentry and Furlong, guards; C.
Thomson, substitute.
Helix (38): Coe and Karstens, for
wards; Kupers, center; Davidson
and demons, guards; Wagner, sub
stitute. CONDER AWARDED SWEATER.
Claude Conder, son of Dr. J. P.
Conder, who is a member of the
University of Oregon rifle team of
10 men, will receive a sweater from
the university for his activity dur
ing the 32 matches fired this season.
The university team finished fourth
in the ninth corps area, making It
eligible to compete in the national
intercollegiate match sponsored by
the board of promotion of rifle prac-
tuce at Washington, D. C April 7
to 17.
PLAY ANNOUNCED.
"Apple Blossom Time," a throe
act comedy, will be presented by
members of the Christian Endeav
or society of the Christian church,
Wednesday night, April 2, at the
Heppner school auditorium. The
play cast of 12 characters is having
rehearsals every night under the
direction of Miss Irene Riechel. Pro
ceeds from the production will be
used to support activities of the
society.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burgess
are the parents of a daughter, Doris
Elaine, 7'.i pounds, born in Salem
March 5, according to word receiv
ed by friends in Heppner. Mother
and daughter are reported to be
doing nicely.
GAME MM
BY CLUBS
Home Science Kitchen
At School Electrified
The work of wiring and installing
electric hot plates and a new range
in the domestic science kitchen at
the school building was completed
this week. P. P. & L. Co. had
charge of the work, and the wiring
was done by Mr. Gray. To make
the kitchen work handy, eight hot
plates were installed, besides the
regulation electric range.
It is only recently that a bad
fire was averted in this department
at the school building, caused by
the burning out of the stove pipe
leading from the old coal range and
through two partitions to reach the
flue in the engine room. When dis
covered the fire was making head
way but was checked by prompt
work. The school board figured that
as the old range had been doing
service for 12 years and was now
becoming a fire menace, it was time
to install more modern and safe
equipment. The entire change has
been made at a cost of $300 to the
district.
NURSE IN OFFICE
EACH SATURDAY
Health of Children in Schools
Being Inspected; Reports Sent
To Their Parents.
Miss Edith Stallard, county nurse,
will be in her office in the court
house each Saturday to meet par
ents, teachers and all others inter
ested in health questions. Her time
during the remainder of each week
will be devoted to visiting schools
and carrying out her work in dif
ferent parts of the county, except
for irregular times.
The health of the children in the
schools is being inspected. Where
abnormal conditions are noted in
any child, a report is left with the
teacher who in turn notifies the par
ents, so that a physician may be
called in for diagnosis of the par
ticular case. In this connection the
Hardman school was visited last
Friday.
Pamphlets dealing with numerous
health questions can be had by the
public free of charge by calling at
Miss Stallard's office. She also has
a large collection of health posters,
which she states will be of aid to
teachers in the country schools. The
teachers can get the ideas these
posters convey and carry them back
to their pupils, to be brought out in
the pupils' own posters, made in
connection with their art work. A
few of these posters are available
without charge to teachers. Others,
of which Miss Stallard has samples,
can be ordered at a small cost.
Shearers Fix Price at
Fifteen Cents, Board
At a meeting held at the Dorion
hotel, Pendleton, Monday evening,
March 18, the universal price of
fifteen cents and board for sheep
shearing was approved, both by
shearers and plant men, and shear
ers are cooperating in maintaining
the universal price of fifteen cents
and board. A similar meeting was
held in Yakima March 8, Boise Feb
ruary 10, in which the above price
was upheld.
President A. A. Evans of the
shearers union spoke at length and
informed the meeting that two hun
dred new members entered the un
ion in 1929. and already in 1930
there have been more than 100 new
members.
One of the main objects of these
meetings is to endeavor to find a
solution to closer cooperation be
tween shearers, plant men, and wool
growers.
W. C. T. U. TO MEET.
A recipe exchange will be con
ducted at the meeting of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance union,
Thursday afternoon, March 20, at
2:30 o'clock in the parlors of the
Christian church, according to Mrs.
Clara Beamer, secretary. Each
member is asked to bring her best
recipe for a non-alcoholic fruit
drink or fruit cocktail.
MAKING TRAFFIC SURVEY.
In the interests of a traffic survey
sponsored by the U. S. Bureau of
public roads and the state traffic
department, an officer was stopping
automobiles near lone yesterday.
The check has no connection with
law enforcement, but is being done
to give information as to the best
place to use road funds.
LENTEN SERVICES HELD.
Beginning with the coming Wed
nesday, 19th, a series of Lenten ser
vices will be held each Wednesday
at 8 o'clock until Easter time. The
general theme of the talks will deal
with "Uunderstanding of the Bible."
Everyone is welcome at these ser
vices, and you will enjoy them more
if you do not miss a lecture.
PENDLETON HOOPSTERS WIN.
Pendleton high school hoopmen
won the right to represent the local
district in the state basketball
.championships at Salem this week
end, by defeating McLaughlin high
school of Mllton-Frcewater, 22 to
18, in the final name of the district
tournament Saturday night.
SOCIETY TO MEET.
The Methodist Missionary society
will meet at the church Tuesday,
when Mrs. Alex Green will review
"The Untouched Areas of China."
Papers will also be read by Mrs.
Mary Jones, Mrs. S. E. Notson and
Mrs. Claude Cox.
HEALTH LECTURE
HEARD TUESDAY
Music and Speaking Have Place
On P T. A. Program Staged
By School Children.
Miss Edith Stallard, county
nurse, spoke before the Parent
Teachers association meeting In the
nign school assembly room Tues
day afternoon, explaining the var
ious phases of public health work,
and what her duties are as county
nurse. She said the benefits derived
from the work being handled by her
depend to a great extent on the
cooperation of parents of children
reported as having physical defects.
Miss Stallard urged the P. T. A. to
have a round-up of children this
summer who will enter school next
fall, so that their defects may be
determined with a view tn correct
ing them before starting school,
tnus enabling the child to do the
best school work from the start.
She also told of the svmntoms nf
measles and regulations covernintr
school attendance of pupils who had
been exposed to the disease.
the entertainme Droeram onened
with a musical reading by Miss Eve
lyn fawindig. accomDanied bv Miss
Mary Beamer at the Diano. "Rain
Drops" was played by James T.
i-.umley on the steel guitar. '
The sixth erade san "The T.nsa
of Richmond Hill." "The rnvalior"
and "The Sturdy Blacksmith," with
Miss Aagodt Frigaard at the piano.
The songs were directed by Miss
Kate Francis Ede. The grade also
staged a dramatized story, "The
Little Blue Flowers."
Miss Edith Barlow and Miss Irene
Beamer plaved a niano solo Will
iam McRoberts gave a reading, "Oh,
captain, My Captain." "Stealing a
Ride." a readine' in Scnndlnnvian
dialect, was given by Francis Nick
erson. The prize of $5 for the nurehase
of library books was awarded to
the sixth grade for having the lar
gest number of parents in attend
ance. The meeting was brought to
a close with a brief business ses
sion.
Heppner Trap Shooters
Victorious in 3 Events
Greater accuracy was shown bv
the Heppner Rod and Gun club
Sunday when the three-man team
made a score of 74 to win three out
of four events in the Oregonian tel
egraphic trapshoot Individual scor
es were C. H. Latourell 25, Dr. A. t.
McMurdo 25 and Charles Vaughn
24. Portland Gun club with a score
of 71, McMinnville Gun club with
71 and Baker Gun club with 69 went
down to defeat at the hands of the
local shots. Halsey succeeded in
winning from Heppner by shooting
a perfect string of 75. The local
shooters now have a percentage of
.500, having won four and lost four
events.
The shoot in Heppner was mark
ed by a large turnout of members
of the club and a number of begin
ners at the trapshooting art. Oppon
ents for next Sunday's shoot are
Toledo, Eugene, Klamath and Cot
tage Grove.
Prayer Day Observed
By Missionary Group
Members of the Union Missionary
society gathered at the Episcopal
church Friday afternoon and obser
ved the "World Day of Prayer," the
program being under the leadership
of Mrs. A. M. Phelps. A union choir
sang, accompanied by Mrs. C. L.
Sweek at the organ. World prayer
day is the first Friday in Lent and
is observed by all churches.
A social hour followed in the par
ish house, refreshments of chicken
patties, olives and coffee being serv
ed by Mrs. Jeff Jones, Mrs. Alex
Green and Mrs. F. B. Nickerson,
who formed the committee as rep
resentatives from each of the three
protestant churches.
PLAY' DATE MARCH 15.
The comedy, "The Mummy and
the Mumps," which will be present
ed by Alpine high school students,
assisted by residents of the com
munity will be held on Saturday
evening, March 15. It was inad
vertently stated in last week's issue
of the Gazette Times that the date
would be March 22.
LEAGUE PLANS TRIP.
Nearly 20 members of the Ep
worth league of the Methodist
church are planning to attend an
eastern Oregon district conference
in Pendleton, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday morning. An attendance
of 125 is expected at the meeting.
WANTED! WANTED:
Parents who do not say to their
children, "go to church or Sunday
school" but rather "come, let us go
to Sunday school and church."
SIREN TO SOUND.
The lire siren will be sounded
Saturday noon as a test. This prac
tice Is to be carried out the first and
fifteenth days of each month.
John Skuzeski drove back to
Heppner Wdenesday after a busi
ness visit in Portland. He was ac
companied by Alonzo Edmundson
who had been In the city receiving
medical attention. His condition Is
better now than any time since the
automobile accident last November.
"Darling, you get prettier every
day."
"Naughty boy, to exaggerate like
that!"
"Wll, every other day, then."
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SCENE
OF GROWERS' MEET
Co - Operative Marketing
Conclave Assembles
200 Wheat Men.
SHUMWAY AIRS PACT
Three Committees Appointed to
Seek Signatures of Growers
In Different Communities.
More than 200 Morrow county
farmers attended the local coopera
tive organization meeting at Lex
ington Saturday night, and wheat
raisers representing 250,000 bushels
of wheat either signed marketing
contracts or a subscription list to
the effect that they would join the
association as soon as enough bush
elage was assured. Appointed on
committees representing Heppner,
Lexington and lone were 10 men,
whose work it is to give more farm
ers an opportunity to sign. Serving
on the committees are: Heppner,
R. A. Thompson chairman, R. L.
Benge and C. B. Cox; Lexington,
Earl Warner chairman, Harry Du
vall and Karl Miller; lone, Bert
Johnson chairman, C. E. Carlson,
Henry Smouse and Louis Bergevin.
organization will be completed at a
meeting in lone, Tuesday, March 18.
Shumway is Speaker.
A. R. Shumway, director of the
North Pacific Grain growers, ex
plained the grower's contract in the
absence of F. J. Wilmer, president,
who was unable to attend because
of illness. Roy Ritner, another di
rector of the regional association,
explained fetaures of the marketing
agreement. John Withycombe, pres
ident of the Eastern Oregon Wheat
league, presided at the meeting.
In explaining the contract, Mr.
Shumway read it by sections, telling
the reason and purpose of each sec
tion as he proceeded. Close atten
tion at all times marked the intense
interest of his audience. After con
cluding his explanation of the con
tract, he welcomed questions that
might be asked and was greeted by
a barrage of queries, which he ans
wered to the extent of the Informa
tion he had acquired.
He made it quite plain that the
raisers' interests were well protect
ed on every hand. On being asked
if in the event of a heavy loss in its
transactions, would the association
come back on the farmers to make
good, Mr. Shumway declared he
could conceive of no such loss, but
should it occur, the promise of the
Federal Farm board has been given
that they, and not the growers, will
be responsible.
Board's Judgment Used.
Under the agricultural marketing
act, the Federal Farm board sets
the basis on which grain or other
farm products, is bought, and the ,
only chance for loss, lies in their
making an error in judgment
The stock of the association is
non-assessable, it was brought out,
and the grower is again protected
against being overcharged by the
fixing of a maximum of one cent a
bushel that may be charged by local
associations to cover operating ex
penses. If, after the first year of
operation, a grower is not satisfied
with the operations of the associa
tions, or any year thereafter, he has
the privilege of withdrawing by no
tifying the association in writing
at a time specified in the agree
ment Signing the agreement with the
association should make no differ
enc in the present means of financ
ing used by growers. If growers
mortgage their wheat to obtain
money at banks, the association
accepts and markets the wheat on
condition that mortgages will first
be paid from the proceeds and the
residue if any turned back to the
growers. Banks, generally, are fav
orable to the agreement, asserted
Mr. Shumway.
Same Handling Expected.
Little change in warehousing and
handling of grain from existing
methods is expected. To be approv
ed by the association to handle co
operative wheat, warehouses and
elevators having state or federal li
censes will be accepted. Few ware
houses and elevators now exist
which cannot qualify, said Mr.
Shumway. National and regional
officials are not encouraging farmer-owned
warehouses or elevators
where suitable facilities now exist,
for at least two years.
Under the agreement, the grower
has three marketing options. He can
put his grain in a pool to be sold
with other grain of like kind and
grade, return to be made pro rata
to growers as the pooled grain is
sold; or he can do as he now does,
deliver his grain to the warehouse
and sell on any day he desires for
that day's market price. Under the
third option, the grain is sold to
the local cooperative upon date of
delivery. Under tho first option,
Mr. Shumway pointed out, the In
dividual grower's grain loses its
identity while under the second op
tion it is distinguishable at all times
until it leaves the association's
hands.
Contracting May Bo Provided.
On being asked If the association
would contract wheat before har-
(Cuntlnued on Paga Eight)