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Volume 48, Number 46.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 1932
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RELIEF EXPECTED
P. W. Mahoney Outlines
Working of Government
Banks to Lions Club.
STATE MEET CITED
S. E. Notson Tells of District At
torney's Convention; Club to be
Guests of Women's Group.
S. E. Notson, retiring president
of the Oregon: District Attorneys
association, gave an interesting re
port of the association's convention
in Portland last week to the Lions
club Monday. And another talk of
interest was that of P. W. Mahon
ey, local manager of the newly or
ganized Morrow County Farm
Loan association, who explained
how government-controlled banks
function.
W. R. Poulson, chairman of the
play committee, told of the success
of "Corporal Eagen," thanking all
who assisted the Lions club with
the presentation. The financial re
port given by Gay M. Anderson
showed net proceeds to the club of
$112.96.
An invitation was extended the
club by Mrs. W.R. Poulson, presi
dent, to be guests of the Business
and Professional Womens club at a
return dinner at I. O. O. F. hall
next Monday noon. The Lions en
tertained the sister service organ
ization recently.
Chas. W. Smith, county agent and
club president, told of an interest
ing address on taxation given by
Mac Hoke of Umatilla county be
fore the woolgrowers convention
at Pendleton last week. Arrange
ments are under way to have Mr.
Hoke give the address in Heppner,
Mr. Smith said.
( Live Interest Taken.
Mr. Notson expressed pleasure
with the keen interest shown in
the program by district attorneys
at their convention. All subjects
discussed were red hot, and not en
ough time was had for any one.
Subjects discussed Included the
parole system, habitual criminal
act, the third degree and different
trial procedures.
"Since the Wlckersham report,
evils of the third degree have been
much rehearsed, and this was one
of the hottest subjects up for dis
cussion," Mr. Notson said. Discus
sion of the subject was under way
when time came for the annual
banquet, and he believed most of
the prosecutors would have missed
the affair had not an officer been
sent to arrest them. They were
all put in jail where the banquet
was held in conjunction with the
association of sheriffs whose meet
ings were held concurrently. C. J.
D. Bauman, Morrow county sheriff,
attended the sessions of this con
vention. "People who expect the $200,000,
000 farm credit relief measure re
cently passed by congress to act in
the nature of a moratorium will be
disappointed," Mr. Mahoney told
the Lions. He read a circular re
cently received from the Federal
Land bank of Spokane that said
there would be no change in the
bank's collection policy. The mon
ey will be used, Mr. Mahoney said,
to buy the federal bank debentures,
and will assist only In that it will
tend to lower interest rates on
these debentures.
Three Banks Cited.
Mr. Mahoney gave a technical
discussion of the three bank let
ups of the national government:
the federal reserve bank, the fed
eral land bank and the federal in
termediate credit bank. Each was
established for a different purpose,
and each functions differently. Why
no governmental relief may be ex
pected through them was shown by
the nature of their organizations.
The federal reserve bank, with a
head bank In each of the 12 dis
tricts of the country, was estab
lished mainly to assist in the dis
tribution of money. All of its stock
is subscribed by member banks
all the national banks of the coun
try, which are forced to keep a cer
tain proportion of their capital and
surplus on reserve with the federal
bank in the form of government
bonds. The federal reserve bank
Issues currency on these bonds. It
rediscounts only short-term secur
ities of the highset type with mem
ber banks.
The federal land bank, also in
twelve districts, was originally cap
italized by the federal government
Since then all the stock has been
resubscribed by borrowers. This
bank, established for the purpose of
making capital loans on farm land,
does not loan directly to borrowers,
but through local loan associations,
such as the Hardman Farm Loan
association In this county. How
ever, the borrower Is directly re
sponsible to the federal land bank
whose policies ar dictated by a
board of directors at Washington,
D. C, and who know little of local
conditions In outlying communities.
The stock of the federal land bank
pays no dividends and has no mar
ket value, being valuable only to
the borrower when, In the settle
ment of his loan, he receives credit
for the face value of his stock. Op
erating capital of the federal land
(Continued on Pag Blx.)
QUICK
first hat is Cast
IN PRIMARY RING
3. O. Turner Announce for State
Representative; National, State,
District, County Jobs Up.
First rumblings of the coming
May primaries, when nominations
will be made for national, state,
district, county and local offices for
the fall election, were heard this
week when J. O. Turner, local at
torney, announced he would be a
candidate for representative in the
state legislature. This is the first
definite announcement of candi
dacy for any of the several offices
to be filled. However, it is defl
nitetly understood that the names
of Herbert Hoover, republican, and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, democrat,
will appear after the names of can
didates for the presidential elector
al college.
County offices up for election this
year are clerk, sheriff, school su
perintendent, district attorney, and
one commissioner. G. A. Bleakman
is the retiring commissioner.
Mr. Turner seeks the' republican
nomination for one of the two state
representative berths in the new
district created by the last legisla
ture including Morrow, Gilliam,
Wheeler and Sherman counties.
Declaring that if elected he would
do his utmost to assist in enacting
legislation beneficial to the four
counties, Mr. Turner has no glow
ing promises to offer. He would
do his best to ascertain the needs
of his constituents, and with an ac
quaintanceship of legislative pro
cedure backed by a law education
and a life on the farm, still owning
a Morrow county wheat ranch, he
believes himself qualified to repre
sent his district
It Is understood that Earl Snell
of Arlington will be a candidate to
succeed himself for the other rep
resentative position.
Mrs. Opal Robinson Dies
Following Severe Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Opal
Robinson, 30, were held from Case
Mortuary chapel Tuesday after
noon at 2 o clock, followed by in
terment in Heppner cemetery. Rev.
Glen P. White delivered the funer
al sermon before a group of rela
tives and friends. Mrs. Robinson,
wife of Wayne E. Robinson, died
Saturday morning, following a se
vere illness. Pneumonia was given
as the cause of death, though Mrs.
Robinson had suffered for several
years from an organic trouble.
Corene Opal Shannon was born
near Lucerne, Putnam county, Mis
souri, September 6, 1901, and de
parted this life January 23, 1932,
aged 30 years, 4 months and 17
days. She grew to womanhood in
Mercer county, Msisouri, and re
ceived her education in Ravanna
public schools and Missouri Wes-
leyan college.
She was united in marriage to
Wayne E. Robinson, and two chil
dren were given to bless this union,
Betty Jean, age 10, and Elwood
Lee, six. They resided in Missouri
until June, 1928, when they came
to Heppner where they have since
made their home.
Mrs. Robinson was converted at
the age of 11 and united with Ra
vanna Methodist church where she
held her membership until about
a year ago when she united with'
the Heppner Methodist church. She
delighted to work In the church and
she expressed a beautiful faith in
the love of the Saviour and Lfie
Everlasting.
She is survived by her husband
and two children, her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Shannon; two sis
ters, Mrs. Neva Cochell and Mrs.
Darl Hudson; one niece and three
nephews, all of Heppner, besides
other relatives and friends.
HEPPNER BEATS GUARDS.
Heppner town team trounced the
186th Infantry, Oregon National
Guard; basketball team In the local
gym last evening, 31-23. The locals
started off to a good lead, but nice
team work and beautiful bagging
of the casaba by the vistlors left
the score tied at mid-game, 16-16.
The accurate eyes of Nell Shulr
man and Hank Robertson, for
wards, soon gave the locals the edge
again and they led throughout the
last half. Three successive baskets
by Vinton Howell, center, just be
fore the final, whistle clinched the
local lead. Shulrman was high point
man of the game. Playing for the
locals was Shurlman, Robertson,
Green, Stewart, Gentry, Crawford,
Ferguson and Howell. A return
game has been scheduled between
the teams at Pendleton next Thurs
day. Harold Buhman was referee.
ELKS TO DANCE.
Elks and their ladies will dance
at their hall Saturday evening to
the music supplied through a radio
by electrical transcription using a
direct pnonograph hook-up. The
first dance using the new equipment
was held last Saturday night and
was reported a success.
Hard Times Dance, Lexington,
Saturday, January 30. Admission,
men 50c, ladles 25c. A prize will
be given to the one wearing the
most appropriate costume. Anyone
who comes dressed up will be fined
10c.
Adrian Engleman, lone wheat
raiser, transacted business In the
city for a short time Monday.
J. E. Gentry of Lexington was
in me cuy Tuesday afternoon on
business.
151! LOCAL PEOPLE
EAT LAMB DINNER
Second Annual Event to
Advertise Products is
Given by Auxiliary.
HONORS BIRTHDAY
Good Time Get-Together Held on
Anniversary of Mrs. Mahoney;
Program, Dancing Enjoyed.
The second annual "Eat More
Lamb Wear More Wool" dinner of
Heppner unit number one, Oregon
Wool Growers auxiliary, attracted
more than 150 local people to the
Episcopal parish house Tuesday
evening, where they enjoyed a fam
ily style dinner featuring lamb pre
pared in various ways, and a pro
gram of songs and speeches. Im
mediately following the program
adjournment was made to the Elks
temple where a large crowd enjoy
ed dancing featured by old-fashioned
circle dances and quadrilles.
Conceived for the purpose of
stimulating local interest in the
consumption of products of the"
sheep industry, one of the county's
leading industries, the annual din
ner staged by the woolgrowers aux
iliary has grown in popularity, as
evidenced by the increased attend
ance of 50 more people this year
than were present at the first an
nual dinner last year. The eve
ning's entertainment was in the na
ture of a general get-together good
time, with lamb and wool provid
ing the motif. It served this year
also as a birthday party for Mrs.
W. P. Mahoney, first past president
of the state woolgrowers auxiliary
who has done much of the pioneer
ing of concerted lamb and wool ad
vertising in the state. Through
Mrs. E. E. Clark, president of the
local unit and little Miss Kathryn
Thompson, Mrs. Mahoney was pre
sented a beautiful hand-made wool
en pillow in honor of her anniver
sary. Levity marked the speeches un
der the direction of Charles W.
Smith, toastmaster, who opened the
entertainment session with com
munity singing of special lamb and
state songs, popular in woolgrowers
circles, followde by the reading in
burlesque form of the minutes of
the last meeting of the auxiliary
by Ralph I. Thompson. Credit for
doing more to stimulate the con
sumption of lamb in the last year
than the- men had done in the last
35 years was given the women by
Robert A. Thompson. Mac Hoke,
Umatilla county sheepman, enter
tained with a number of timely
jokes, interspersed with serious
thoughts concerning the import
ance of Increased lamb consump
tion. Walter Holt, Umatilla county
agent and secretary of the Oregon
Woolgrowers association, urged ev
eryone to be more mindful of the
importance of talklng-up Oregon's
$50,000,000 sheep industry. Mrs. Ma
honey rehearsed shortly some of
the accomplishments made so far
in promoting the sale of lamb. Gar
net Barratt, a vice-president of the
state woolgrowers association, com
plimented the women highly and
advanced the idea of depressed
business men wearing red-flannel
underwear and sleeping between
wooln comforters. The tickling
sensation would at least relieve the
depressed appearance of their
countenances, he believed.
Mrs. Folsom of Pilot Rock was
anounced as the winner of the af
ghan in the recent sale conducted
by ladies of the local auxiliary.
Visitors Introduced included Mrs.
George W. Rugg, president of Ore
gon Wool Growers auxiliary; Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Rugg, Mrs. Hutch
ins and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Currin,
all of Pilot Rock; and Mr. and Mrs.
Mac Hoke and Mr.-and Mrs. Walter
Holt of Pendleton.
On leaving for the Elks temple
W. P. Mahoney, Harry Duncan, Bill
Pedro and David Hynd were equip
ped with bells to act .as bell sheep
to lead the crowd.
Chicken Thief Carries Off
Jack Hynd's Purebreds
Considerable chagrin ' was evi
denced by Jack Hynd of Butterby
Flats ranch, Cecil, when he report
ed to local officers the theft at his
place last Saturday night of 40 of
his thoroughbred Rhode Island Red
chickens. Apparently the thief or
thieves drove a truck to his place
and loaded In the chickens, taking
only the best, and leaving only the
grade stock of poultry which Mr.
Hynd raised.
No evidence of the thieves had
been uncovered this morning. When
Mr, Hynd made the report he was
not certain whether any of his
lambs, a band of which was close
at hand, were missing or not.
Alfred Nelson, who farms north
or Lexington, was looking after
business here today. He reports
OUitt a heavv wlnri atnrm nvoi hto
part of the county last night hav
ing tne ertect to drying up the sur
face of the ground.
Joe Devlne and wife were In town
today for a short time from their
farm north of Lexington.
William E. Hiatt Was v
Morow County Pioneer
William E. Hiatt, 74, pioneer
Morrow county resident, died at
1:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at Heppner hospital following a lin
gering illnes from heart trouble.
Funeral services have been an
nounced for 2 o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon from Case Mortuary chap
el, Joel R. Benton officiating. In
terment will be in the family plot
in Masonic cemetrey.
Mr. Hiatt had been spending the
winter with children here from his
home at Vancouver, Wash., for the
benefit of his health. He had been
bedfast but a short time when the
end came, having been up and
about and quite active, greeting his
friends on the street in his usual
happy manner but a few days be
fore. William E. Hiat was born March
5, 1857, in Henry county, Indiana,
and passed away In Heppner, Ore
gon, January 27, 1932, aged 74
years, 10 months and 22 days. He
moved to Iowa as a child where he
grew to manhood and was married
at Ames, in that state, December
24, 1878, taking in wedlock Pris
cilla Starley. With his family he
came to Oregon in 1882, landing at
Umatilla on November 12 of that
year. . He shortly took up a home
stead on Butter creek where the
family lived until 33 years ago
when they removed to Clarks can
yon and Mr. Hiatt engaged in stock
raising for a number of years. He
left there 15 years ago, and had
lived most of the time since in
Washington. Priscilla Starley Hi
att preceded him in death in 1913.
In 1916 he married Sophia Lepley,
who survives. Her home is in Port
land. Surviving children, all born to
the first union, are Ellis Hiatt
Mary French, John W. Hiatt, Dil
pha Her, all of Heppner; Emery
Hiatt, San Francisco; F. Jay Hiatt,
Heppner; Priscilla L. Hiatt of
Washington, and Delbert R. Hiatt
of Heppner. Zilpha M. and Celia
M. Hiatt died in infancy.
Mr. Hiatt was long a member of
the Methodist church. He was typ
ical of the sturdy pioneers who
helped build the west, building a
hardy physique in the rigorous life
of the out-of-doors. He was a loy
al husband and father, a good citi
zen, respected and liked by all who
knew him, leaving many fast
friendships of long standing.
Certificate of Merit Given
Gazette Times at Eugene
On relinquishment of the silver
loving cup held by the Heppner
Gazette Times for having been ad
judged the best weekly newsppaer
m the 1931 Sigma Delta Chi con
test, this newspaper received
through Vawter Crawford, editor, a
certificate of merit at the annual
state press conference held in Eu
gene last week end. Mr. Crawford
personally received the award from
Ralph David, president of Oregon
chapter Sigma Delta Chi, profes
sional journalism fraternity, and
it is now on display at the Gazette
Times office.
The Gazette Times was not eligi
ble to enter the contest this year,
but may compete again next year.
The McMinnville Telephone-Register
was adjudged best this year,
with honorable mention being re
ceived by Hood River News, Hills
boro Argus, a former winner, and
Seaside Signal. Mr. and Mrs. Vaw
ter Crawford returned Sunday eve
ning from Eugene.
High School Wins, Loses;
Pendleton Here Saturday
Heppner high school hoopsters
registered their first victory of the
season last Friday evening in the
local gym when they defeated Lex
ington high, 16-11. Journeying to
Umatilla the next evening they took
one on the chin from the Umatilla
lads, 21-24. Ralph Forgey, center,
and Roy Gentry, forward, were
high point men for the locals in
both games.
Saturday evening the local gym
will be invaded by the Pendleton
high school team which defeated
the locals there two weeks ago. The
home boys have shown consider
able improvement since the first
game and Coach Shulrman expects
tney will give a better account of
themselves.
WOMEN RESUME GYM CLASS.
The - Business and Professional
Womens club announces resump
tion or the women s gym class,
which was disbanded for some
time, next Wednesday evening at
the school gym, to be held weekly
until the close of school. This ac
tion was taken at a special meeting
of the club at the home of Mrs. W.
R. Poulson, president, Monday eve
ning. Other matters discussed In
cluded entertainment of the Lions
next Monday and the club's part
In the Washington Bicentennial
program.
THE LIST GROWS.
Leota June Carr, born to Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Carr at lone,
September 6, 1931, brings the Ga
zette Times total report of 1931 lo
cal babies to 57.
TO PLAY BOARDMAN.
Heppner town basketeers will
Journey to Boardnian tomorrow
evening to engage the champion
north-end team of that place.
MAKES RECORD SALE.
Mrs. Earl W. Gordon made the
record ticket sale for the wool
growers auxiliary lamb dinner on
Tuesday evening, selling 41 tickets
PARK AT WELL SITE
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Washington Bicentennial
Group Orders Marker,
Lays Plans.
RITES SET ON JULY 4
Transplanting of Large Trees to be
Undertaken; Help of City, Boys
And Girls Sought
Procedure with the tree planting
project and development of a park
on the city property adjacent to
the artesian well at the forks of
Willow creek, 12 miles south of
Heppner, was voted as the major
project of the local Washington Bi
centennial association at a meeting
in the library Friday evening. Mrs.
Arthur McAtee, reelected presi
dent, outlined a proposed program
for local observance of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of George
Washington in line with recom
mendations of the National Wash
ington Bicentennial commission
operating under authorization of
congress.
In line with one recommendation
of Mrs. McAtee and the recommen
dation of Mrs. J. D. Cash and Mrs.
Earl W. Gordon, committee on
marker, it was voted to obtain a
brass marker with raised lettering,
6 inches by 6 inches in size, to
mark the memorial tree project. It
is planned to place the marker in
a large granite rock. J. J. Wight
man was appointed by Mrs. McAtee
to assist the marker committee in
putting the marker in place. Next
Fourth of July was set as the ten
tative time for dedicating the pro
ject and unveiling the marker. The
association favored staging a cel
ebration at the site in connection
with the dedication ceremonies.
Another recommendation of Mrs.
McAtee was the presentation of a
resolution to the city council for
its adoption, resolving that body as
being in favor of providing drink
ing water at the site, and such oth
er conveniences as it may deem ad
visable, together with adoption of
the name, George Washington
park. Jasper Crawford and W. C.
Cox were named on a committee
to prepare the resolution and pre
sent it to the council.
The program also includes fur
ther tree planting at the well with
the transplanting of several large
native trees, the work to be done
by volunteer service on a day to be
designated for the purpose some
time in the near future; and seek
ing the cooperation of boys and
girls organizations to have them
undertake as part of their work the
building of rustic bridges, benches
or such other project at the park.
Mrs. Spencer Crawford was asked
to contact the boys and girls or
ganizations for this purpose.
The bicentennial association is
made up of representatives from
twelve different fraternal and so
cial organizations of the city. For
the purpose of defraying the cost
of the marker and putting it in
place it was voted to have each
representative ask his organization
for a contribution of $2.50. It was
also the sense of the meeting that
each organization, through its rep
resentative, should be asked to
stage a special entertainment of
some nature inside the year, com
memorating the life of the nation's
first president. Memorial tree
planting by everyone was urged, in
dividuals being asked to plant trees
where needed on their premises.
This may be done at low cost by
planting trees that are available
from the state college. The county
agent is always ready to cooperate
by furnishing information and
helping in the selection of suitable
trees.
The Heppner Parent Teachers
association is planning a big Wash
ington's birthday program in the
local schools on February 22, which
was given hearty sanction by the
association.
22 Lamb Carcasses Sold
In Heppner Saturday
Splendid cooperation by MacMarr
stores and the meat markets of
Heppner is being accorded the re
cently Inaugurated campaign to eat
more lamb, announced W. P. Ma
honey, chairman of the state com
mittee responsible for getting the
campaign organized. Last Saturday
these stores were responsible for
disposing of 22 lamb carcasses.
Mr. Mahoney said similar good
reports are being received from
outside points, farther stimulus
has been given the campaign
through its approval by the Wash
ington Wool Growers association,
he said.
PAST MATRONS ELECT.
Past Worthy Martons club, Or
der of Eastern Star, elected officers
at the home of Mrs. E. E. Gilliam
Monday evening. May Gilliam was
named president; Jessie Pruyn,
vice-president, and Ruth Tamblyn,
secretary-treasurer. The evening's
entertainment was In the form of a
reception to the new worthy ma
tron, Florence Hughes. Bridge was
the diversion of the evening with
high honors going to Mrs. W. O
Dlx.
IS MAJOR PROJEC
POISON SQUIRRELS
NOW, SAYS AGENT
Bait Available at Cost; Delay Ex
pensive; Interest Taken in
Rodent Control District
Now is the time to poison squir
rels for the best results, says coun
ty agent C. W. Smith. Last year
$30,000,000 worth of agricultural
crops were destroyed by these ro
dents. During the past two years
the squirrel population has been in
creasing quite rapidly and unless
an organized campaign is carried
out to poison the squirrels in Mor
row county a large loss will be suf
fered. The granges throughout the
county, the Farm Bureau and oth
er farmer organizations have ap
pointed rodent control committees
and are declaring squirrel poison
ing weeks and are asking all of
their members to put out poison.
Three and one-half tons of squir
rel poison has been prepared by
the county agent and is ready for
distribution. For the convenience
of those people in the outlying ter
ritory poison has been left at the
Beach store, Lexington; Bert Ma
son, lone; Morgan store and Cecil
store.
Thirty cents worth of poison
properly distributed in the run
ways of the squirrels at this time
will get more results than two or
three dollars worth of poison put
out in big bunches near the holes
or down the holes after the squir
rels have been allowed to repro
duce and destroy a lot of crops,
Mr. Smith says.
Many inquiries have come to the
county agent's office regarding ro
dent control districts and some
communities are contemplating
rormmg such districts. It is the
hope of those responsible that ev
eryone will cooperate by poisoning
the squirrels on their farms and
that it will not be necessary for
any group of farmers in Morrow
county to circulate petitions and
demand that rodent control dis
tricts be formed as provided for in
the general laws of Oregon, as fol
lows:
Section 2. Whenever Interested
parties shall present to the county
court of the county in which the
control district is proposed to be
located a petition for a special con
trol district for the purpose of ex
terminating and eradicating ground
squirrels and other noxious rodents
and predatory animals describing
me area to ce included, naming the
noxious rodents and predatory an
imals to be destroyed, bearing the
signatures of not less than 60 per
cent of the farm owners in said
described area, the county court or
board of county commissioners In
any county of this state must de
clare such area a special rodent and
predatory animal district and such
rodents and predatory animals nox
ious within said district, and must
provide a sinking fund and ap
point a rodent inspector for such
district
S. E. Notson Addresses
Arlington Lions Club
The Arlington Lions club at its
weekly meeting at the Vendome
hotel, Wednesday, listened to a talk
by Samuel E. Notson of Heppner,
district attorney of Morrow coun
ty and president of the State Dis
trict Attorney's association, said
the Arlington Bulletin last week.
Mr. Notson was on his way to Port
land to preside over the sessions of
the state organization.
He told of the history of the
Lions club at Heppner and stressed
the Importance of some such or
ganization in a community for the
purpose of caring for varoius com
munity problems arising from time
to time. He stated that without
some such organization many
things come up in the community
interest which go by the boards in
the absence of such an organiza
tion. JEFF NEAL DIES.
Jeff Neal, who has been at the
Multnomah home in Portland, died
there Monday night (Jan. 18), ac
cording to word received here Tues
day. He waa a former Gilliam
county resident and resided at
Lonerock and vicinity for most of
his life. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Perry
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes of
Lonerock went to Portland Wed
nesday night to attend the funeral
Thursday. Condon Globe Times.
Word of Mr. Neal's death will be
of interest to a large number of
Morrow county friends. For sev
eral years he made his home in
Heppner during which time he was
employed as warehouseman. He
had been In failing health for sev
eral years.
CONDON TO ORGANIZE.
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney of this city,
executive adviser, and Mrs. George
W. Rugg of Pilot Rock, president
or Oregon Woolgrowers auxiliary,
will go to Condon February 2 to
organize a local unit of the organi
zation. STOCK SHIPMENTS MADE,
Glenn Jones shipped a deck of
nogs to Portland this week which
netted 5 cents a pound. A deck of
sheep accompanying the hogs sold
for $3.50.
WOOL ADVANCE LOWERED,
Buyers this season are offering
80 cents a fleece advance on wool.
Advance payment the first of last
season of $1 was later lowered to
75 cents.
WOOL GROWERS ACT
1 PROBLEMS
Resolutions Passed at
Pendleton Touch Vital
Chords of Industry.
TARIFF IS UPHELD
Public Domain Policy Expressed;
Finance, Grazing, Marketing,
Taxation Opinions Given.
Twenty-three resolutions arising
from the various problems facing
their industry, and covering a wide
range of subjects from maintain
ing the present tariff on wool to re
membering their departed brothers
of the past year, were passed by
members of the Oregon Woolgrow
ers' association at their convention
in Pendleton last week. Full text
of the resolutions, just released,
tells the action of the growers.
A sympathetic interest was ex
pressed in national agricultural re
lief measures, and the secretary of
agriculture asked specifically to
suspend and distribute over a more
favorable financial period to the
livestock industry the grazing fees
in the national forests during this
year.
The help of the forest service in
obtaining driveways was recog
nized, and full cooperation extend
ed to help solve any of the forest
problems that may present them
selves in the future wherein the
growers may be of service.
Continuation of the policy of the
forest service to consider all forest
rights as being attached to the
realty owned by the permittee was
urged, and the practice of banks to
have such rights considered as be
longing to and going with the live
stock, discouraged.
The convention favored selling
of a specified isolated tract of land
which was ordered withdrawn from
entry or sale, as the property Is de
sired by the man who owns land
surrounding it and the basis for
withdrawal was said to be non-existent
Would Give State the Say.
In consideration of the matter
of future disposition of the unap
propriated, unreserved public do
main, it was resolved that present
lack of control over these lands is
wasteful and destructive of graz
ing resources, and congress was
urged to take immediate action to
the end that some form of control
be exercised over them. Three
means of control were recognized,
private control by lease or pur
chase, public control by federal
agencies, and voluntary combina
tions of both under the supervision
of some federal department The
first was said best attained by state
ownership in trust for public pur
poses and lease or sale to private
citizens by the state with the res
ervation of all sub-surface re
sources. The second is demonstrat
ed by administration of the nation
al forests by the Forest Service,
with the third in an experimental
state in two instances under the
supervision of the Department of
Interior. In the latter case super
vision should remain with the De
partment of Interior. It was rec
ommended that each state should
have the right to elect the method
used within its borders. Unalter
able opposition was expressed to
rurther reservations or withdraw
als of public domain except for
grazing purposes, pending deter
mination of the final disposition of
these lands.
In view of decreasing grazing ca
pacity, drought conditions, present
full occupancy, and insufficient pro
visions for present bonafide users,
the association recommended ac
cepting no new permittees except
by relinquishment
Approval was given the ten-year
predatory animal control program
of the department of agriculture,
with instructions to representatives
and senators to support such legis
lation necessary to carry it into
effect immediately.
"Consent Decree' Topic.
The attorney general was urged
to modify the packers' "consent de
cree" so that meat packers affect
ed by it may use their facilities for
the preparation, distribution and
selling of all food products In ad
dition to meats, and that said pack
ers be also allowed the same free
dom as their competitors to engage
in retailing. The attorney general
was also urged to withdraw his op
position to the decision of Justice
Bailey handed down early in 1930
to the end that the appeal to the
supreme court of the United States
be withdrawn.
The association urged the rail
roads serving this territory to keep
in effect the lowest possible feeder
rates upon sheep between country
points of the Mountain Pacific- ter
ritory. Recommendation to railroads
was also made to have water facil
itles with hose connections and
hose at loading corrals to overcome
dust conditions now existing.
Endorsement was given the an
nual ram sale at Pendleton ,and the
generous support of growers urged.
Thanks were extended retail mar
kets and stores, both chain and in
dependent, bankers, commission
men, packing houses and the col-
(Contlnued on Fag Six.)