Y -JBLIC A 'w j i 1 i'Oktia:.:. c: fcette eppner Volume 47, Number 44. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 1931. Subscription $2.00 a Year 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 (Continued on Pave lix) 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.