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Volume 47, Number 44.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 1931.
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EW STATE REGIME
GETS INTO UN
Julius Meier Steps Into
Executive Chair, Makes
Recommendations
LEADERS ARE NAMED
Marks Heads Senate, Lonergan
Speaker; Governor's Address
Touches Platform Flanks.
Julius L. Meier was inducted as
Oregon's twentieth governor at the
state capitol Monday, with L. H. Mc
Mahan, circuit court judge of Mar
ion county administering the oath
of office in the immediate presence
of retiring governor A. W. Norblad,
members of the state supreme court
and other state officials. The main
departure from the customary in
augural ceremonies noted by the
metropolitan press was the substi
tution of McMahan, friend and po
litical supporter of the governor
elect, for the chief justice of the su
preme court, usual administering
officer.
Coincident with inauguration of
the new governor was the convening
of Oregon's 36th legislative assem
bly and swearing-in of newly elect
ed legislators, marked by the elec
tion of Willard Marks of Albany as
president of the senate and Frank
J. Lonergan of Portland as speaker
of the house.
Discord Not Shown
A unique situation exists in the
state government organization that
draws the attention of the public
more generally toward Salem this
year as the cogs start meshing. Gov
ernor Meier is the first independent
to be elected state executive. He
was elected along with legislators,
few of whom were committed to
support his program.
The governor's inaugural address
was given an attentive hearing,
however, and from press reports
there has so far developed no ten
dency on the part of either the ex
ecutive or legislative departments
to block the work of the other. In
accord with the platform on which
he was elected, Mr. Meier recom
mended safeguards for freedom of
speech and abolition of the public
service commission, in lieu thereof
asking the substitution of a single
commissioner appointive by the
governor and home rule by munici
palities; and pled the cause of state
development of its water power re
sources, stressing the importance of
the Umatilla Rapids project and
asking the legislature to memorial
ize congress in its behalf. The sec
tion of his speech dealing with the
power subject was quite lengthy,
with outstanding recommendation
in regard thereto being the estab
lishment of a state hydro-electric
commission of which the state en
gineer would be the head.
Kconomy Need Shown
Mr. Meier reminded legislators
that all departments of government
are committed to a program of
economy, and said that during his
term it would be his purpose to
thoroughly investigate all govern
ment agencies to reveal sources of
unnecessary waste. He dwelt some
what on the obligation of the legis
lature to provide means of paying
off state obligations, including a
current deficit of several years
standing. He also called attention
to the state's large bonded indebt
edness, the second largest per capita
indebtedness of any state in the un
ion. This, he said, should be re
duced as rapidly as possible. While
calling attention to the large part
of the cost of government borne by
real property, Mr. Meier made no
practical recommendations for re
lief other than to say that it is es
sential that agriculture and lumber
ing be brought back to normalcy.
The new governor touched other
phases of state government without
revealing any radical changes of
policy from that followed by the
preceding administration. In con
cluding his address he paid tribute
to his friend George W. Joseph, who
, died shortly following nomination
to the office of governor and whom
Mr. Meier succeeded as a candidate
for the office. Declaring the Joseph
disbarment by the supreme court
to have been a stain on the good
name of Oregon, the governor en
tered a strong plea for a non-parti
san1 judiciary.
Full Report to bo Given
The address of A. W. Norblad, re
tiring governor, preceded that of
Mr. Meier. Mr. Norblad had served
little more than a year as state ex
ecutive, succeeding the late Isaac L.
Patterson, being president of the
senate at the time of the succession.
Mr. Norblad touched various
phases of state government and
made recommendations deemed to
be of benefit.
As the 36th legislative session pro
gresses readers of the Gazette
Times will find a resume of its en
tire proceedings In these columns
each week through special arrange
ments with a reporting agency cov
ering Its work.
There will be work at the regular
meeting of Heppner Lodge No. 69,
A. F. & A., M. on Saturday evening.
A goodly attendance of the member
ship Is desired.
Local ads In
bring results.
the Gazette Times
Locals Lose Two Games ;
Arlington Here Tonight
Heppner's town hoopsters came
out on the short end of the scores
in two games played this week.
Thursday night the Lexington hus
kies made a visitation to the local
gym when the eagle eye of Burchell,
center, was a big factor in letting
the home boys down, 27-14. Satur
day night they journeyed to Pen
dleton and were again overcome,
21-15, by the kiwanis team of the
Blue Mountain league. Both games
were hotly contested, however, with
spurts of brilliance displayed by the
Heppner lads. Shuirman's addition
to the lineup in the Pendleton
game strengthened the local attack,
and he was outstanding point
snatcher. However, the inability
of Neel and Corral, usually reliable
scoremakers, to connect with the
basket deterred their offensive.
The boys have another engage
ment this evening when the fast
Arlington squad comes to the local
floor.
The Heppner squad for the two
games included Robertson, Corral,
Neel, Ferguson, Aiken, Shuirman,
Howell, Bucknum, Crawford, Poul
son. THOMSON CAR WRECKED.
While returning from the ball
game at Arlington on Friday night,
the touring car of Chas. Thomson
mixed it with a horse on the high
way and was turned over, the ma
chine being considerably damaged
as to fenders, top, windshield, etc.
Earl Thomson was driving and
there were five other boys in the
machine, all escaping injury ex
cept slight scratches received by
Theodore Thomson. The accident
occurred some six or seven miles
this side of Heppner junction while
rounding a curve in the highway.
The horse was apparently asleep in
the middle of the road and jumped
up just as the car was on him. The
collision with the animal was dis
astrous to him, as he was killed al
most instantly. The car did not
leave the highway, but the impact
was sufficient to cause it to turn
over slowly. The boys succeeded in
putting it on "all fours" and drove
on home, glad the results were no
more serious.
WORK BEGUN ON BLUFF.
The work of cutting back the
rock bluff on the highway rounding
the turn at the schoolhouse was be
gun this week under the auspices of
the state, county and city. Geo.
Hayden has charge of the blasting,
and it is the intention to cut away
at least ten feet of this hillside that
has been a hindrance to clear vision
on this important turn in the road.
The work is being done as part of
the emergency program of the state
highway department; the state is
furnishing the labor, the city the
powder and the county the air com
pressor. Whether the road just be
yond will be widened by taking out
more of the bluff near the rodeo
grounds, has not yet been decided.
However, the highway department
and the county court have been co
operating In making improvements
of this nature at different points
along the line. In this work prefer
ence is given to neads ot famines,
Dale Bleakman Passes
Test for Civil Sevice
During the month of August Dale
Bleakman of this city was in Port
land where he took the government
examination in civil engineering un
der the civil service rules. On Sun
day Mr. Bleakman received word of
the result of this examination be
ing notified that he had passed with
honor, being fourth from the top of
those who took the examination in
his class.
The territory covered in this dis
trict includes the states of Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon, and
the territory of Alaska. Mr. Bleak
man naturally feels quite proud of
his achievement, and will now be
subject to go to any point in this
district to which he may be called
by the government. At present he
is assigned to work on the Heppner
Spray road under the supervision of
the forest service and bureau of
public roads.
CASON-HRUMHACH.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
ton Spurlock In this city on Sunday,
January 11, 1931, occurred the mar
riage of J. Carl Cason of this city
and Miss Ivoline Brumbach, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Brum
bach of The Dalles, E. R. Huston,
justice of the peace, officiating. Fol
lowing the ceremony the newlyweds
repaired to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Cason, parents of the
bridegroom, where an elaborate
wedding breakfast was enjoyed
with their company of relatives.
Mr. Cason Is local manager for the
Union Oil company, and the young
people will make their home in this
city.
PHOTOGRAPHERS DEPART.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Hanlon, photo
graphers, who have been located in
Heppner for the past three months,
during which time they enjoyed a
fine business, departed on Monday
for Tenino, Wash., where they have
a daughter residing. After a short
visit there, Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon will
go south and spend the balance of
the winter at Los Angeles. Mr.
Hanlon was suffering from asthma
while here, and on this account they
were compelled to leave sooner than
they had planned on coming to
Heppner.
January Clearance Sale Winter
coats and dresses greatly reduced
hats one-half price; also one lot at
$1.00 while they last. CURRAN
READY TO WEAR AND MILLIN
ERY. a42-46
ROOD BEQUEST
BRINGS 63 BOOKS
Heppner Public Library Increased
By Many Volumes, All Okehed
By State Study Course.
Sixty-three new books, made pos
sible by the bequest of the late
Fannie O. Rood, were placed on the
shelves of the Heppner Public li
brary this week. The books includ
ed are all recommended by the state
course of study for upper grade
and high school reading, and many
are of general appeal as they con
tain some of the world's best Ac
tion, biograpy and travel tales. The
list, given out by Mrs. C. W. Mc
Namer, chairman of the book com
mittee, follows:
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles" Hardy,
"Richard Feverel" Meredith, "Anna
Karinira" Tolstoy, "Mary Carey"
Basher, "The Moonstone" Colins,
"Three Men in a Boat" Collins, "The
Portage" Lincoln, "Red Rock"
Page, "The Sea Hawk" Sabatini,
"Marjorie Daw and Other Short
Stories" Aldrich, "Man from Glen
garry" Conner, "King Solomon's
Mines" Haggard, "The Varmint" j
Johnson, "Tennessee Shad" John
son, "Otto of the Silver Hand" Pyle,
"Jack Ballsiter's Fortune" Pyle,
"Emmy Lou" Martin, "Ungava Bob"
Wallace, "The Virginian" Wister,
"Elizabeth and Her German Gar
den" Arnin, "Wisdom of Father
Brown" Chesterton, "Green Man
sions" Hudson, "The Beloved Vaga
bond" Locke, "The Haunted Book
shop" Morley, "The Octopus" Nor
ris, "Amateur Gentleman" Farnol,
"With Lawrence in Arabia" Thom
as, "Java Head" Hergesheimer, "Sir
Gilbert" MacDonald, "The New
combs" Thackery, "Farmer John"
Walpole, "Nancy Stair" Lane, "Bar
chester Towers" Trollope, "Eti
quette" Post, "Byrd's Little Amer
ica," "Boots and Saddle" Custer, "A
Tenderfoot with Peary" Borup,
"Twenty Years at Hul House" Ad
ams, "Lee the American" Bradford,
"Second Twenty Years at Hull
House" Adams, "My Boyhood and
Youth" Muir, "Four Months Afoot
in Spain" Franck, "Where Rolls the
Oregon" Sharp, "Shakespeare the
Boy" Rolfe, "The Friendly Arctic"
Stefansson, "Far Away and Long
Ago" Hudson, "When Knights were
Bold" Tappan, "Lure of the Labra
dor Wild" Wallace, "Life of Steven
son" Overton, "From Alien to Citi
zen" Steiner, "Six Years in the Ma
lay Jungle" Wells, "Jungle Days"
Beebe, "The Map That is Half Un
rolled' Powell, "The Sea and the
Jungle" Tomlinson, "How to Live
on 24 Hours a Day" Bennett, "Alice
Freeman Palmer" Palmer, "How
Music Grew" Bauer & Peyser,
"Drums" Boyd, "Camera Trails in
Africa" Johnson, "Americanization
of E. Bok" Bok, "Abe Lincoln
Grows Up" Sandburg, "Joseph
Vance" De Morgan, "Alice for
Short" De Morgan.
LOCAL ITEMS
While waiting for the school bus
at the John Hanna home Monday,
Nina, 11-year-old daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Percy Cox of Hinton creek,
inadvertantly ran Into Mrs. Hanna
who was carrying a vessel of scald
ing water. The girl received bad
burns on arms and breast and was
taken to Heppner hospital where the
injuries received proper medical at
tention.
Mrs. George McDuffee is ill at her
home in north Heppner, a victim of
the mumps. Mrs. Chas. Swindig is
also confined to her home, suffering
from the same ailment, and it is re
ported that there are a number
more of the older folks of the com
munity likewise afflicted, but among
the children the epidemic has about
run its course.
J. W. Becket came up from his
Portland home Wednesday, spend
ing a day in Heppner looking after
business affairs. Weather condi
tions were still pretty good up the
Columbia river, but Mr. Becket
would not tarry long, fearing that
a sudden change was due at any
time at this season of the year.
The American Legion auxiliary
will meet the evening of January
20. Mrs. Harriet Gemmell and Mrs.
Eva Marble will be hostesses.
There will be regular meeting of
Heppner Chapter No. 26 R. A. M., at
Masonic hall tonight, and all com
panions are urged to be present.
R. E. Harbison, warehouseman of
Morgan, was attending to business
here Tuesday.
DIRECTORS NAMED.
I. Sknubo and Paul Smith were
elected directors from Boardman of
the Irrlgon Produce Cooperative as
sociation. F. C. Frederickson, Robt
Smith and Frank Brace are the Ir
rlgon directors. An effort is to be
made to put in early potatoes, and
anyone Interested is asked to get in
touch with Mr. Skoubo or Mr,
Smith on the Boardman project
Raising and marketing of carrots,
peas and beans was discussed at the
meeting but no action taken. Irri
gon growers plan to raise approxl
mately the same acreage of melons
this season as formerly, the meet
ing was Informed, and the use of
commercial fertilizer was discussed
Boardman Correspondent.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Glenn P. White, Pastor.
Sunday, Jan. 189:45 a. m., Sun
day school; 11:00, morning worship
hour, message, "The Shears of De
lilah;" 6:30 p. m Epworth League;
7:30, Gospel message and song serv
ice; message, Discovering God."
"Whosoever ilndeth me, flndeth
life." Ps. 8:35.
E FOR SIT
HEM 11 CROP
More Than Half of Wheat
Received in County
Is Affected
PROBLEM DISCUSSED
Dr. Bressman'g Treatise Reveals
New Developments In Field; Most
Virulent Form Found Here.
Seriousness of the cost of smut
dockage to wheat farmers of Mor
row county as brought out in the
address of Dr. E. N. Bressman be
fore the recent Eastern Oregon
Wheat league conference in Hepp
ner, is again called to the attention
of growrs by the compilation of
smut dockage figures on wheat
warehoused in Morrow county for
the year 1930. The compilation,
made by C. W. Smith, county agent,
shows that of the total of 1,327,514
bushels warehoused, 754,993 bushels
were docked for smut, or 56.87 per
cent.
Of the 754,993 bushels docked,
457,514 bushels, or 60.59 per cent,
were docked "W; 125,119 bushels, or
16.57 per cent, were docked "1", and
172,360 bushels, or 22.83 per cent,
were docked more than "1." Ten va
rieties were listed in the compila
tion, showing Soft Federation to
have been docked the heaviest, with
only 14.5 per cent being free from
smut. Ridit, of which 4,204 bushels
were received, was the only variety
entirely free from smut.
Table Shows Affectation
Following is the list of varieties,
and smut dockage record of each
for the year:
1930, No. Busheli Warehoused
TURKEY:
No smut dockage - 176,714
smut dockage - 165.419
1 smut dockage 42,126
Dockage over 1 .. ... 84,674
FORTYFOLD
No smut dockage 85,121
Vt smut dockage 99.961
1 smut dockage 48,778
Dockage over 1 .. 30,547
HYBRID 128
No smut dockage 281,565
smut dockage 137.469
1 smut dockage 30,414
Dockage over 1 23,616
SOFT FEDERATION
No smut dockage 10.550
smut dockage - 32.160
1 smut dockage '.. 3.801
Dockage over 1 . 25,811
FEDERATION
No smut dockage 6.300
A smut dockage 14.591
Dockage over 1 6,053
CLUB
Dockage over 1 1,659
BLUESTEM
No smut dockage 3.830
lh smut dockage 2,314
ARCO
No smut dockage 3,544
' smut dockage 300
TRIPLET
No smut dockage 2.693
'2 smut dockage - 3.300
RIDIT
No smut dockage 4.204
Dr. Bressman's smut treatise de
livered at the conference, has just
been made available in full text to
the Gazette Times. Due to its per
tinence, and its containing of much
new information on smut, it is print
ed herewith. Dr. Bressman is asso
ciate professor of farm crops at
Oregon State Agricultural college.
His paper, entitled "The Nature of
Bunt of Wheat and Its Control," fol
lows:
Smut Affects Market
Bunt or stinking smut of wheat is
the most destructive disease of this
crop in the Northwest, and is caus-
(Continued on Page Three)
Selling Tendency Less
As Wheat Unchanged
Futures prices were unchanged;
the values set by the Stabilization
Corporation governing for the week,
says the report of the Portland
Grain exchange for the week end
ing January 10.
Deliveries on the exchange to fill
January contracts were steady, to
taling 167,000 bushels for the week,
with the open interest for January
delivery gradually Increasing and
the open interest for the May deliv
ery remaining about the same.
Country selling slackened, antici
pating a rise in values based on the
stronger markets the first of the
week. If there is a rise in price
it will be in the face of an increas
ing visible supply and the absence
of any hope of export business at
present levels.
The theory of placing this area on
a domestic basis has many prob
lems yet to surmount and a short
time in which to accomplish the ac
tual operation, if the growing crop
is to be efficiently marketed, Ihe
grain trade is marking time and
watcning aeveiopments; their ser
vice to producers having been dis
carded for the present under the
new marketing system.
The market closed Saturday with
January deliveries at 65 and May
at 68 cents with these prices holding
tnrougnout the week.
Total transactions for the week on
the exchange were 678,000 bushels.
CLOTH ESLINKS FILFERRED.
Mrs. John Cason and Mrs. Jess
Hall reported to police headquarters
Tuesday morning that their clothes
lines were pilfered on Monday night
and a considerable portion of the
Monday's wash was missing. Such
complaints arc not often mado in
Heppner, but evidently we have
among us those who would resor
to petty thievery.
FORMER I0NE GIRL
WEDS; WEEK BUSY
Church Elects; Party Held; Mrs.
Burroughs Gets Fine Tom; High
School Alumni Notes Given.
JENNIE E. McMURRAY,
Mrs. French Burroughs recently
shipped in a Mammoth Bronze tur
key torn from British Columbia,
Canada. The bird cost her $25 and
weighed 35 pounds. Mrs. Burroughs
has one of the best turkey flocks in
the country and this torn will head
her flock for the coming season.
Religious services were held in
Valby Lutheran church Sunday
morning and evening under the
leadership of Rev. Ernest Zakrison
of Colton. The annual business
meeting of the church was also held
at this time. Leonard Carlson met
Rev. Zakrison at Arlington Satur
day evening and the gentleman took
the train at lone Sunday night for
the return trip to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. French Burroughs
of Rhea creek took train at Arling
ton Wednesday with Portland as
their destination. They plan to
spend a week vacationing in the
city.
Mrs. Robert Zinter left Saturday
for Clarkston, Wash., where she
went to visit her sister and other
relatives.
Miss Edith Ely who teaches the
Rhea Creek school is now boarding
during the week with Mrs. Arthur
Keene. She spends each Saturday
and Sunday at her home in lone.
Formerly Miss Ely made the drive
each day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ray of Hood
River and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Col
vin of Portland were week-end vis
itors in lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann
entertained at bridge Saturday
night at their pleasant home north
of lone. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Har
lan McCurdy, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
McNamer, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Lieuallen. High hon
ors were won by Mrs. C. H. Brown
and Mr. C. W. McNamer. Consola
tion went to Mr. M. E. Cotter.
Dwight Misner returned by auto
from Flint, Mich. He left his sister
somewhat improved. Because of the
seriousness of her injuries, her re
covery will be very slow.
Friends here have received the
announcement of the marriage of
Miss Beryle Murry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Murry, and Mr. Le
Roy Niemeyer, son of Mrs. L. J.
Bliss of Cheyenne, Wyo., at 9 o'clock
Christmas morning at the First
Presbyterian church of Walla Wal
la, with Rev. George Hamilton
Schofield performing the ceremony
in the presence of a small group of
relatives and intimate friends. The
bride wore a wedding dres3 of
peach satin with a matching head
dress. Her bouquet was ophelia
;oses. Miss Faye Murry, as her sis
ter's only attendant, wore a green
taffeta frock with harmonizing slip
pers and carried a bouquet of pink
roses and violets. Ray Murry, the
bride's brother, acted as best man
for Mr. Niemeyer. An informal re-
eption was held at the bride's home
at Walla Walla after the ceremony.
Mrs. Niemeyer attended high
school here but completed her
course in the McLaughlin Union
high school. She also attended
Northwestern Business college in
Spokane. Mr. Niemeyer attended
preparatory school in Kansas City
and also took a business course.
They will make their home in Walla
Walla where Mr. Niemeyer is in
business.
John Hughes recently returned
from Prescott, Wash., where he en
joyed a visit with the Arthur Erwin
family who were formerly residents
of this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake and
daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mankin and Betty Jean were Pen
dleton visitors Saturday.
While
there they visited briefly with Mrs.
Blake's aunt, Mrs. Ed Keller. On
the return trip they were accom
panied by Mrs. Frank Engelman
who had been spending a few days
in the city.
Sunday morning, following ser
vices, the Congregational people had
their annual business meeting. Re
ports were read and accepted and
the following officers elected for the
ensuing year: church clerk, Lillian
Balsiger; church treasurer, Lydia
Balsiger; benevolence treasurer.
Jennie E. McMurray; Sunday school
superintendent, Paul Balsiger; dea
con, Louis Balsiger; trustee, Fred
Mankin; deaconess, Mrs. Lucy Har
bison, Mrs. Alfred Troedson and
Mrs. Luvlsa Louy; organist, Mar
garet Blake. Rev. W. W. Head was
called to the pastorate of the church
for another year.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood were
callers at the John Bryson home
Saturday. They were on their way
to their homo in Eugene after
spending several days in Heppner,
where they were called by the ill
ness of Mrs. Wood's grandmother,
Mrs. George Sperry. Mrs. Woods
recently underwent a major opera
tion from which she is not yet fully
recovered.
Thirtv-sevon members of the lone
Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges at
tended joint installation of Willow
lodge No. 66 and San Soucl lodge
No. 33 at Heppner on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 7. All those in at
tendance from here have words of
praise for the delightful way in
which they were entertained by the
neighboring lodges.
A delegation of eleven members
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Local Banks Hold Annual
Meetings of Stockholders
Stockholders of Heppner's nation
al banks held their annual meetings
on Tuesday, at which time directors
were elected, and officers chosen in
directors' meetings following. While
the past year has not been quite so
prosperous as the bankers would
have liked, yet earnigs have proven
quite satisfactory and both institu
tions here are in good condition.
There has been a general liquida
tion all down the line of notes and
discounts, and each bank is entering
the new year prepared to care for
the needs of the community from a
financial standpoint, and with their
patrons share the fruits of what
ever return of prosperity may be
coming to our section.
The First National bank chose Its
former board of directors and these
in turn1 elected the old corps of offi
cers. These are, Frank Gilliam, W.
P. Mahoney, Jack Hynd, John Kil
kenny and Walter Moore, directors;
Frank Gilliam, president; W. P.
Mahoney, vice-president and mana
ger; Walter Moore, cashier; Rubina
Corrigall, assistant cashier.
Farmers & Stockgrowers Nation
al bank re-elected its board of di
rectors and the personnel is J. W.
Beymer, J. D. French, R. L. Benge,
W. G. McCarty and H. E. Warner.
Officers are J. W. Beymer, presi
dent; J. D. French, vice president,
and Lillian A. Allinger, cashier.
PARTIES AT EIGHT MILE.
Two pleasant parties were re
ported at Eight Mile farm homes
this week. On Friday, Jan. 9, a
very enjoyable "500" party was held
at the home of Mrs. Minnie Fur
long. High honors were received by
Mrs. Chas. Becket and Dale Brown.
A delicious lunch was served. Pre
sent were Mr. and Mrs. B. O. An
derson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Becket,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Worden, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Akers, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Lieuallen, Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Robison,
Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston, Mrs.
Furlong and Miss Ethel Cradick.
Miss Margaret Becket was hos
tess at an informal dancing and
card party at her home Friday eve
ning, Jan. 9. High honors at cards
were received by Alice Keithley and
Dale Akers. Consolation awards
were made to Margaret Smith and
Elvin Anderson. Fred Buschke won
sweepstakes with his spectacular
exhibition of the rye waltz. Delight
ful refreshments were served. About
twenty-five of Eight Mile's younger
set were present, including Misses
Alice Keithley, Beth Wright, Velma
Huston, Evangeline Phillips, Jeanne
Huston, Margaret Smith and Mar
garet Becket, Messrs. Harold and
Elvin Anderson, Fred Buschke,
Dale Akers, Lawrence Becket, Har
ley Anderson, Everett Keithley, Al-
vin Barlow and Arlye Peck, Mr. and
Mrs. Eerett Barlow, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Ludkins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Becket
LOCAL GIRL ON HONOR ROLL.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Jan. 12. Katherine Bisbee of Hepp
ner, a freshman studying physical
education, was named on the honor
roll at the University of Oregon at
the end of fall term. The honor
roll is made up of students receiv
ing no grade less than II, and in
cluded 128 last term.
Christian Church Will
Install New Minister
Joel R. Benton arrived on Tues
day afternoon from Salem, accom
panied by his family. Mr. Benton
has been chosen pastor of the Chris
tian church and will be installed in
that place the coming Sunday, when
he preaches his initial sermons here.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton have long
been engaged in religious work and
come to Heppner highly recom
mended, and full of enthusiasm for
the new work they are undertaking,
Their two sons will also become pu
pils of our school, the eldest in the
high school and the youngest in the
grammar department. The church
here has been without a castor since
I last June' and will no doubt glad
ly welcome a new man in the pulpit
and we bespeak for the pastor and
his family a pleasant association
with the people of this community.
The family is domiciled in the C. L.
Sweek residence on Court street
GIRLS WIN GAME.
The Heppner town girls basket
ball tossers came out ahead in their
game with the Lexington town girls
here Thursday evening played as a
preliminary to the boys' game. The
score was 10-9. Janie Allstott and
Hazel McDald, forwards, featured
In the local scoring. Other mem
bers of the local squad were Kelly
Gentry, Reta Neel, Erma Schultz,
Helen Bennett, Ellen Morgan and
H. Wright. Playing for Lexington
were G. Evans, Mae Gentry, A. Pal
mer, H. Dinges, E. Wilcox and B.
Nichols.
LIBRA Y MEETING CALLED.
The annual meeting of the Hepp
ner Public Library association has
been called for Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the library, accord
ing to word issued by Mrs. Arthur
McAtee, secretary. Order of busi
ness will be featured by election of
officers. The secretary urges all
members of the association to make
it a point to attend.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Joel R. Benton, Minister.
Sunday, Jan. 18: Bible school at
9:45 a. m and all members are urg
ed to be on time. Lord's supper and
morning worship at 11, the topic be
ing "Christ Only." Evening, 7:30,
song service and sermon on the sub
ject, "Not Ashamed of the Gospel."
All will be made welcome to these
services.
1RYI, BUTTER
DISCMBYuLUB
Production Cost Said Low
In County; Lions Told
Economic Status.
VARIED FACTS GIVEN
Cox, Notson, Smith Relate Market
ing, Historic, Operation Data;
North End Outstanding.
Dairying and butter consumption
had their inning before the Hepp
ner Lions club Monday, coming as
part of a series of agricultural dis
cussions intended to inform mem
bers of the status quo of the coun
ty's basic industries. W. C. Cox,
manager of Morrow County Cream
ery company, brought out facts
concerning butter consumption, S.
E. Notson related something of the
history of cooperative creamery
movements in the county, and C. W.
Smith cited pertinent facts on
dairying.
After-dinner smokes were enjoyed
in the form of wedding perfectos
supplied by Carl Cason, newly mar
ried member. Spencer Crawford
and Jos. J. Nys were in charge of
the special program.
More Use Hoped For.
"In 1926, we paid out $36,000 In
cream checks. Last year the am
ount was $60,000," Mr. Cox conclud
ed his short discourse, also quoting
figures for intervening years which
showed a constant increase of the
local creamery's business over this
period. He read an article from a
national trade publication which
gave statistical information show
ing the per capita butter consump
tion in the United States to be far
out of line with other countries
quoted, but that In the face of keen
competition from butter substitutes
the U. S. per capita consumption in
creased last year and indications
are favorable for a further increase
this year. The hope for this accom
plishment lies, it was said, in In
creased use of butter in the homes
as an indispensable companion for
the "staff of life."
Appearing as a pioneer advocate
of the possibilities of the dairy cow "
augmenting the farmer pay check
in Morrow county, S. E. Notson told
of trials and tribulations of the Lex
ington creamery, first cooperative
of the kind in the county, which
succumbed after a hectic but useful
existence. The eyes of bankers and
others were opened at that time to
the fact that cream checks provided
a sizeable flow of cash money at
seasons when little was coming in
from other sources, Mr. Notson said.
Local creameries have done much
to increase the cow population of
the county, he also believed.
Cows Show Profit
Mr. Smith, Morrow county agri
cultural agent, reported a rapid in
crease in the number of dairy cows
in the irrigated sections of northern
Morrow and Umatilla counties the
last few years, with findings of spe
cialists that this was the most prof
itable method of marketing forage
crops of the district Figures of
the Umatilla Cow Testing associa
tion, having members from Board
man and Irrigon, showed the aver
age association cow in 1928 and
1929 to have netted a profit of $75,
he said. At the present time at
Boardman, Irrigon and adjacent
territroy in northern Umatilla coun
ty there are 678 cows in herds of
eight or more, with one herd of
more than 60.
A large factor in the growth of
dairying in this, the country's out
standing dairying section, has been
the reclamation of washed out land
by application of barnyard manure,
by means of which hay production
has been increased as much as 60
percent. One acre of sweet clover
in the district will furnish feed for
five cows during the feeding season,
Mr. Smith said. Low land prices
combined with cheap production
costs have been responsible for at
least six dairymen who formerly
operated on the coast, coming to
this section, it having been found
that butterfat can be produced on
the local irrigation project as much
as six and seven cents a pound
cheaper than in leading dairy dis
tricts on the coast, he added.
Granges Will Hold
Joint Installation
Lexington, Rhea Creek and Wil
lows granges will hold joint installa
tion of officers Saturday evening,
Jan. 17. They will gather at Lex
ington and the services will be held
In Leach Memorial hall, with Chas.
Wicklander of Boardman as install
ing officer, and a cordial Invitation
is extended to the public to attend.
A social hour will follow the instal
lation ceremonies.
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, misslon-ary-ln-charge.
Holy communion at 8:00; Church
school at 9:45; morning prayer and
sermon at 11:00 o'clock; subject,
"Gleaners." Young People's Fel
lowship at 6:00.
"Let your light so shine before
men, that they may see your good
works and glorify your Father
which la In heaven." Matt. 5:18.