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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1932. BOARDMAN RACHEL JOHNSON The Home Economics club met last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Claud Coats. Twenty-five ladies were present The next meeting will be held at the W arner home with Mrs. O. H. War ner and Mrs. Charles Goodwin as hostesses. George Chandler of Cecil was a guest during the week end at the Wilbanks home. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rands enter. tained a number of their friends at a card party in their home Sat urday evening. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Marsehat, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gorham. Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Dilla bough, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Channlng, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Faler, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macomber, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier and Mr. and Mrs. I. Skou bo. High honors were won by Mr. and Sirs. Ransier, and low by Mr. and Mrs. Channing. Lovely lunch was served late in the evening. Ray Barlow of Hermiston work ed in the Boardman Red & White store Friday during Mr. Ford's ab sence. A daughter, Rosella Leona, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Mef- ford at Corvallis Tuesday. Mr. Mefford went to Corvallis last week where they will make their home this winter. Mr. and Mrs. Buskirk and daugh ter who have been living at Castle Rock, have moved to Pendleton. Mr. Buskirk has been working on the section at Castle Rock. Mrs. Anna Slanger returned Sun day from La Grande where she has been since she had a serious operation last summer. Her aunt, Mrs. Anderson, accompanied her home. An 8 1-2-lb. daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Surface Sunday in Portland. Sealed bids on materials, labor. or both, for bracing the school gymnasium will be received on or before Nov. 5, by the board of di rectors of school district No. 25, Plans and specifications may be obtained from Harry Murchie, Boardman. Prize money for the North Mor row County fair may be obtained by the prize winners from Mrs, Claud Coats. The prizes are being paid in cash this year. Mrs. George Spring and Mr. Sans bury returned to Portland Friday after spending the week in Board- man. A. Anderson of the Columbia creamery of Portland was visit ing on the project last week. The Skoubo threshing machine and crew was at the W. A. Price farm last wetk where they were threshing alfaifa seed. Mr. and Mrs. McFarren and fam ily have moved into the old F, L. Brown house. They had been liv ing on the Erwin ranch. Mrs. H. E. Waite left last week for a visit in California with her son and other relatives. A number of the Boardman young folks attended the dance in Echo Saturday evening. Lloyd Malloy of Biggs spent the week end in Boardman. Miss Green of Kennewick, Miss Gambridge of Freewater and Andy Andregg were guests this week at the Faler home. On Monday eve ning Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Skoubo gave a party for them at their home. Guests were Miss Green, Miss Cambridge, A. Andregg, R. Wasmer, Mr. and Mrs. Faler and Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo. The eve ning was spent in playing 500. An enjoyable time was nad Dy all who attended the dance given Saturday evening in the Harper home on the Bell ranch. Refresh ments of cake and coffee were served. Lovely head lettuce grown on the Al Bolsted ranch is selling at the local stores this week. Mr. Bolsted expects to send out some by truck this week and possibly next week there will be enough to start ship ping by railroad. Be sure to attend the Grange meeting Saturday evening, Nov. 19 and see and hear the play "The Marriage Shoppe." Fun for all. Mrs. Claud Myers returned home last Monday from Portland where she has been taking medical treat ments. Mrs. M. L. Morgan has been tak ing the school census this week. iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii At Heppner CHURCHES CHICH OF CHRIST. JOEL R. BENTON, Minister. Mrs. J. O. Turner, Director of Music Bible School 9:45 A. M Morning Worship 11 o'clock Senior and Junior C. E 6:30 o'clock Evening Worship 7:30 o'clock Choir ehearsal, Wed. at 7:30 P. M. Church Night Thurs. at 7:30 P. M. Behind the Shut Door. "Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray." Matt 6-6. If we would keep our faith clear and strong, in such days as these; and in the days also of more than plenty; THEN WE MUST PRAY! Prayer gives tone and balance to our minds; to our inner being; and enables us rightly to discern spir itual truths; thus providing a sure anchorage for our faith. These days in which we now are have often been spoken of as an "age of doubt" and unquestionably it is just that Today men are whispering many doubtful things in our ears. But there is one place where the whispers of doubt be come inaudible, and THAT IS IN THE PLACE OF PRAYER! There Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilliland of Hermiston were visitors during the week end at the Aaron Agee home. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hubbel are the parents of a daughter, Wanda Bee, born Thursday at Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Skoubo and son spent Thursday in Hermiston where they attended the silver wedding aniversaiy of Mrs. Skou bo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fur rer. Mr. and Mrs. George Blayden spent the week end in Kennewick with their son Lauren Blayden. Ten tables of 500 were in play at the Grange card party given at the Bates home Tuesday evening. Honors were accorded Mrs. Dilla bough and R. Wasmer. Mr. and Mrs. A. Dober of Port land were guests Wednesday at the Alfred Skoubo home. QUEEN CONTEST STARTED. First votes were cast last Satur day night in the queen contest at Lexington being sponsored by F. E. Barker, dance manager at Leach hall, who announces a "Peanut Wonder" dance at the hall next Saturday night and a continuation of the voting. Barker has also scheduled a big dance there on Thanksgiving night, the 24th, with many special features. Results of voting in the queen contest last Saturday showed: Hazel Beymer 850, Eula McMillan 550, Erma Lane 350, Delia Ulrich 100, Anne McNa mee 100, Lydia Ulrich 100. Viola Brown, 50, Jessie Palmiter 50. Bil ly Becket and Mary Patterson won the balloon marathon, a special feature that was the source of much merriment. the soul is illuminated by the pure, white light that streams from the Shekinah glory of the secret pres ence of God. It is there we gain that spiritual perception and cloud less vision that enable us to look beyond the fogs of earth into the realm of eternal realities. Not only Is this an age of doubt; it is also an age of materialism, and breathes a miasma that la a for midable foe to a vital faith in spir itual things. Faith In the unseen and purely spiritual cannot live and grow in the midst of a materialized civilization WITHOUT CONTIN UAL PRAYER COMMUNION WITH HIM WHO IS THE INVIS IBLE SPIRIT! So, for clear vis ion and sure understanding, faith needs the closet with the "shut door." Therein Is the value of the "closet of PRAYER." It enables us to get the glare of the street out of our eyes, and the din of the noises of earth out of our ears; so that we can recognize and know the fine realities of the spiritual and hear HIM who waits to speak to us in the still, small voice. So, "Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, PRAY, For the coming Lord's Day the sermon subjects are: For the morn ing service, "Bricks Without Straw." For the evening service, "How God Perfects Life." Judge Schannep "By their deeds, Ye shall know them," fittingly applies to I. M. Schannep, at this time candidate for circuit judge of the Sixth Ju dicial district His record of achievement in the administration of the affairs of Umatilla county during the past twelve years is an enviable one. How the quotation at the beginning of this article is applied to the subject we will at tempt to enumerate. When Judge Schannep assumed office as County Judge in January, 1921, Umatilla County had a bonded indebtedness of $1,050,000.00 for the building of roads, also, outstanding and unpaid warrants upon the gen eral fund and road and bridge fund of $95,707.43. All of this isdebted ness has been paid and at the pres ent time, the county is entirely free from debt, and despite the depress ed condition of the country, is still paying cash for its obligations, and will continue to do so during the remainder of his term. In 1920, the millage rate of levy for state and county purposes was 15.5 mills. The valuation aggregat ed $58,006,629.39. Last year the val uation, due to the condition of the I. M. SCHANNEP Present County Judge of Umatilla County CANDIDATE FOE CIRCUIT JUDGE oT the 6th Judicial District Asks your support on NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY BALLOT 30 years a Lawyer Judge for 12 years "Impartial Justice" Electiim Nov. 8, MARK 15 X Paid Adv. Produce Market At Mrs. Mary Bartholomew's place. Winter pota toes and apples, cooking squash, sweet cider, fall turnips. Reduced prices. Will trade for wheat 33tf. To trade, weanling pigs. James Higgins, Lena. 33-34p Try a Gazette Times Want Ad. D 15 Js-a ma M M 4! m PI II mm AG a mm Private Truck Owners! The Freight Truck and Bus Bill DOES NOT INCREASE BY ONE CENT the license fees of 20,000 farmer-owned and other privately-owned trucks. It DOES NOT restrict or interfere with the operation of such trucks. It will eliminate the big trailer, cut load weights to 17 tons, lengths to 40 feet. It affects the operation of for hire trucks which are conducting business for profit on the highways and which use and damage our highways without adequate payment and with little regard for the safety of the traveling public or the working hours and conditions of labor of truck drivers. LOWER License Fees i.. This BUI Favors Farmer v The Farm Truck Owners Association of Marion County believes that license fees on Farm Trucks and Private Trucks should be reduced and can be reduced by this Bill without danger to Oregon highway construction. The association has no interest in the railroads it holds no brief for the BIG PORTLAND TRUCKING OUTFITS that use the highways perhaps more than all the farm trucks and private trucks in the sta'te put together. Motor transportation matters in Oregon are in a mess. The association stands for a scientific investigation of all truck fees and pleads for sound regulation in the in terest of the state and its people. The Freight Truck and Bus Bill provides for an investi gation by the State Highway Commission which should result in legislation that will help the farmer and the private track owner. The Farm Truck Owners Association of Marion County therefore RECOMMENDS that every farmer and every private truck owner ore 314 X YES FREIGHT TRUCK AND BUS BILL FARM TRUCK OWNERS ASSOCIAT'N OF MARION COUNTY 210 Matonlc Building, Salem, Oregon FRANK E.NEEDHAM GEORGE E. SCHUETT L. R. CHAMBERS (Executive Committee) (Paid AdvJ , times, had slumped to $53,179,689.16 and the millage levy was but 7 mills, a reduction in the valuation for tax levying purposes of $4,826, 940.23, and in the millage rate un der that of 1920 of 8.5 mills. This millage rate, according to informa tion from the state treasurer, Is the lowest in Oregon, with the excep tion of probably two of the very small counties of the state. The reduction in taxes made last year shows about one-third under that of 1932. Umatilla county is conceded to have the most comprehensive road system in the Northwest, according to a statement made recently by R. H. Baldock, Oregon state highway engineer. This road system has practically all been constructed during Judge Schannep's adminis tration. During his tenure of office there has been constructed 250 miles of hard surfaced roads, serving every city and village in the county; also which the county co-operated. There has also been constructed in numerable bridges, many of them of concrete and steel, among these being Stanfleld, Echo, Nolin, Thorn Hollow, Demaris bridge on the Wal la Walla river, as well as bridges on state highways in which the county co-operated, namely Mc Kay creek. Pilot Rock bridge across Birch creek, Butter creek bridge on the Heppner highway and two large steel and concrete bridges on thte Pendleton-John Day highway across Oamas creek and the North Fork of the John Day river, besides hundreds of other smaller bridges serving every section of the coun ty. During the past two years dis astrous floods have devastated roads and bridges, which have been reconstructed at large ex pense, and all of which were paid from the regular budget. As County Judge, he has had the administration of all matters of probate as well as all juvenile of about 250 miles of state highways in fenders to deal with, and in this respect he has proved himself an honest and efficient judge. Dealing leniently with the erring boy or girl, rendering sound and whole some advice to the 260 juveniles brought before him, always remem- . bering, as a father of six children himself, the tendency of the youth to wander from the ways of right; giving first offenders good counsel and the benefits of the parole law, which has resulted, in many cases, In their becoming useful and re spected citizens. He has heard more than 1,000 civil and probate cases, 260 juven ile cases, 50 criminal cases, as well as supervised the care of the poor, and as chairman of Governor Mei er's unemployment relief commit tee of Umatilla county, during these years has had no small ad ministrative and judicial job. He has had 30 years experience as a lawyer, practiced in the courts of Missouri, California and for the past 17 years in Oregon. That he will make good in the office he is seeking there is no doubt, if the foregoing enviable rec ord means anything. Those who know Judge Schan nep, fully realize that he is well qualified, by mature years and ex perience, to fill the office he now seeks. His record of achievement in his present capacity Is a guarantee of economical administration, rigid law enforcement, with fair and im partial justice to every citizen of the Sixth Judicial District. A separate Judicial ballot will be furnished each voter at the election November 8; vote 15 (X) thereon. (Paid Advertisement) - o lia UM 2 rnMP-mmteetoim i VOTE ON REFERENDUM MEASURE S7 FOR the third time the Oregon Legislature has attempted to hinder the manufacture and sale of that vital food product, oleomargarine. Twice it has been voted down by the people. This third attempt is most vicious of all. Over ten thousand families in Oregon are receiving public relief. There are more than seventy-five thousand unemployed in the state. Remember these people and vote against the Oleomargarine Tax. Kill it now before it can reach its greedy fingers into your home; into every home in Oregon. Kill it, or there will be other food gouges inflicted upon you. Go to the polls next Tuesday, November 8. Vote 307 X NO. Sponsored by Oregon Anti-Food Tax League Mrs. Alexander Thompson, President, 318 Security Building, Portland, Oregon KILL THE VICIOUS OLEOMARGARINE FOOD TAX VOTE 307 m NO 7