G , ,,,CM SOCIETY g A t- J ' , ,, . r, I 'j V F- r o p. ' A Volume 49, Number 47. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 1933. Subscription $2.00 a Year tamer alette I HALFWAYPOINTWITH L More Than 400 Measures So Far Given Law Makers for Action. RELIEF BILL PENDS Governor's Influence Expected to Be Strongly Feltln Final Ac tion on Important Matters. - By JAP CRAWFORD Salem, Jan. 30. With the time for free introduction of bills by house members slated to end at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the 37th legislative assembly has set tled down to the task of disposing of the more than 400 bills already presented. The half way point of the stated session has just been passed, and it is expected that many bills will come, as the senate has no cloture rule, and bills from house committees and those mem ber bills okehed by the house rules and legislation committee may still be given consideration. - Kouse members also have recourse to a two-thirds vote of the house In gaining consideration for their bills. Out of the vast panorama of hu man endeavors affected by the many bills presented, those outstanding problems indicated as a crying need by the voice of the people are now Indicated to be receiving the con siderate attention of the state leg islative and administrative depart' ments, with the governor taking the lead in dictating the remedies to be applied. In his several messages, the latest of which was received by th- house today, touching on mortgage relief, Governor Meier has attempted to point the way out of the state's difficulties. Since the opening of the regular session none of these major recommendations has come to a test to determine how far the legislative bodies will adhere to his leadership. But with a lack of any definite counter pro grams of wide acceptance, it may be expected that the governor's in fluence will be most largely felt in determining the policies to be fol lowed. Due to arrive back in the house most any time now is Senator Lee's bill to put Into effect the governor's recommendations on unemployment reller. After having been once re ferred to the joint unemployment relief committee, the bill passed the committee Friday afternoon with amendments said to make it ac ceptable. The bill calls for the es tablishment of state unemployment commission headed by the govern or, and subcommittees of seven In tne counties with the governor holding the balance of appointive power, and with the setup empow ered to borrow up to the extent of its credit from the Reconstruction Finance corporation to administer relief as needed in close coordina tion with established agencies. The governor was given the balance of power by sponsors of the bill, be cause It Is only In his name and under his responsibility that mon ey can be borrowed from the fed eral agency. The bill met some opposition In public hearings on the ground that It purveyed the wrong principle of relief. Some called it a dole, and opponents mostly were advocates of different forms of rehabilitation programs. Some members of the joint committee expressed them selves that they were sympathetic with a workable plan of rehabilita tion, but supported the present measure because it affords the quick relief asserted to be now needed. They said adoption of this bill would not hinder the adoption of a rehabilitation program later If a feasible program could be found. In his message today the govern or advocated a form of moratorium on mortgage foreclosures, but did not favor an unqualified morator ium. It was his stated belief that in many Instances, even today, foreclosure is Justified In many In stances by mortgagors quitting their farms or because of refusal to pay by some who are able to meet their payments. As a means of determining who la entitled to this form of relief and who la not, the governor advocated setting up a court to examine the evidence of fered In Justification for the relief. It was his belief that relief should be given only to those who were doing their best to make the farm or business pay and were unable to meet their mortgage obligations be cause of extenuating circumstances. A special mortgage relief committee has been appointed In the house, from which Is expected a measure carrying the governor's plan for this form of relief. Cutting governmental costs still maintains a place of first Import, ance, but all recommendations and bills of this nature are still going to the Joint ways and means com mittee, and all matters pertaining to state finances are expected to be in continued abeyance so far as ac tion on the floor of the house or Benate Is concerned until after the committee's report is received. Individual members of both houses are withholding action In cutting salaries of officers of the counties they represent, until af ter the fate of a bill being prepared by the counties and cities commit- EGISLATURE PASSED I0NE JENf'IK K. MCMURRAT. Mrs. Hal O. Ely entertained at a quilting party on Thursday after noon of last week. The following ladies were present to help with the quilting, to enjoy the social time and to do full justice to the de licious refreshments served by the hostess: Mrs. Louis Balsiger, Mrs. Paul Balsiger, Mrs. . Lee Howell, Mrs. Emil Swanson, Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mrs. John Bryson, Miss Lucile Bristow, Mrs. Ed Bristow, Mrs. Blaine Blackwell, Mrs. Ida Fletch er, Mrs. Ida Peterson, Mrs. Walter Dobyns, Mrs. Carl Allyn, Mrs. Charley Christopherson, Mrs. John Louy and Mrs. Wallace Matthews. Master Richard Christopherson celebrated his seventh birthday an niversary January 29 and in honor of the occasion his mother, Mrs. Charley Christopherson, gave a children's party at her home on Second street. Present, besides the honoree, were Alan Howk, Bobby Everson, Billy Blake, Alvin and Vernon Christopherson, Phillip Guiland, Ernest McCabe and Wayne Christopherson. Refreshments of fruit salad and cake were served. When George Ely returned home Tuesday evening after attending the regular meeting of the Eastern Star he found his home occupied by fifty friends who did not mean to let him forget that he was an other year farther along on the journey of life. : The self invited guests were already enjoying danc ing when Mr. Ely arrived and con tinued to dance until midnight when refreshments were served. A birthday dinner was served at the Elmer Baldwin home Sunday complimenting Miss Gladys Reaney of Heppner. Other guests present were Miss Olivia Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Art Parker, Shelly Baldwin and Andrew Baldwin, all of Hepp ner. James Botts and family motored over from Yakima Sunday to spend a few days with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Botts. Mr. Botts, Sr., has been very ill Tor several weeks, but is now slowly Improving. Our basketball teams motored to Irrigon Friday night for a double header game. The boys lost to the Irrigon team, while the girls won. All meetings of the Union Sun day school will be held in the Christian church during the month of February. You are invited to be present Louis Bergevln, Antone Holub and Frank Holub were among those from here who attended the Cat erpillar" school conducted by the Braden-Bell Tractor and Equip ment company at Pendleton Janu ary 26. Frank Holub recently pur chased a "30 Cat" which he will use on his wheat ranch, Mr. Bergevln took In the school while enroute to Thorn Hollow from which point he is hauling wheat for reseeding. Mrs. Ida Petersn is seriously ill at her home on Second street. She is being cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Walter Dobyna Wilma, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dobyns, is also ill. Two are ill at the Ray Turner home, Mr. Turner and the young daughter. Some wheat threshing is being done this week on the Laxton Mc Mur'ray creek ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ball and daughters have returned to their home at Forest Grove after spend ing several years farming in Mor row county. Mr. Ball will resume his work as planer In a lumber mill, a position he held In former years. Wate Crawford received severe Injuries Sunday while working at a pump Jack. The glove which he wore was caught in such a way as to draw his hand into the machine. The first finger on his left hand had to be amputated and the sec ond finger Is badly cut and bruised. The "House of David," the Victor Rietmann home north of town, was (Continupdon Tnte Four) tee of the house is determined. The committee is attempting In this bill to make a general readjustment of salaries of county officers on the basis of population, area and valua tion of each county after the sys tem now In effect In the state of Washington. It Is said the readjust ment will be in line, so far as prac ticable, with the general sentiment for reduction, and It is being at tempted to set them in accordance with prevailing economic condi tions. However, under the plan, re duction In some counties must nec essarily be greater than in others because their charts show that ex isting salaries In various counties which are equal as to base vary In some Instances as much as two to one. Should this bill fall, It Is expect ed a great flock of Individual salary-reduction bills will pour Into the hopper." Hot among the lobbyists are those Interested In fisheries and fishing. A bill of which Represen tative Turner of Morrow county Is one of the Introducers, has for Its purpose permitting commercial fish ing on the upper Columbia river once more. This Is an age-old con troversy that has been up and down the legislative and election lanes In years past. What Its chances now are Is a good guess for any one to make. It Is now believed that the legis lative assembly will do Its utmost to wind up Its work in the 40 days for which the members receive pay. In that event the latter days prom ise to be loaded with work on tax and revenue measures, and quick disposition will have to be made of the hundred-and-one of more or less minor Importance, Why Silas Isn't Getting Home HEPPNER BANKS WILL LIQUIDATE First National and Farmers . Stockgrowers Banks Taken In Charge by Comptroller. After taking advantage of a hol iday since the 27th of last October, the First National Bank of Hepp ner was taken in charge by nation al bank authorities; the Farmers & Stockgrowers National, whose Holiday covered a little shorter per. Iod, has also come under the same control, and Monday morning each Institution was posted as follows: "This bank, under direction of the Comptroller of the Currency, is in charge of R. E. A. Palmer, Nation al bank examiner. Jan. 28, 1933." It is understood that both banks will be in charge of a receiver to be appointed from Washington, and that he is expected to be on hand and take up the work of liquida tion In about two weeks. The community had hoped the two Institutions would get together vti a basis that would insure Hepp ner one strong bank, but they fail ed In this regardles of the earnest efforts put forth to bring it about Heppner has enjoyed good banking facilities for a period of half a cen tury, and It comes hard to be de prived of the convenience of a mon ey house, to say nothing of the tie up of the finances of the county which are so much needed now in the carrying on of business. Just how the funds held In the banks belonging to Morrow coun ty can be released, Is not right now apparent. Treasurer Brlggs holds securities that seem to be ample to cover his balances, but he seems to be handicapped In their disposal right now. When the receiver takes charge this problem may be worked out. Union Missionary Elects Officers for Coming Year Members of the committee rep resenting the Methodist, Episcopal and Christian churches of the city met at the home of Mrs. Chas. Bar low Tuesday afternoon to choose officers and committees for the Un ion Missionary society for the com ing year. Officers elected were Mrs. E. R. Huston, president; Mrs. P. M. Gemmell, vice-president; Mrs. Harold Case, secretary-treasurer. The program committee for the year will be Mrs. Frank E. Parker, chairman, Mr3. Gay M. Anderson and Mrs. Jas. D. Cash; refresh ments, Mrs. Gus Nlckander, Mrs. Jeff Jones and Mrs. Frank Shlvely. The next meeting of the society will be held on the 3rd of March at the Episcopal church. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE. Coach George Mabee of Heppner high school announces the follow ing schedule which has been ar ranged for the Intra-clty teams for this evening, Thursday, February 2, and Thursday evening, Feb. 7, on tha gymnasium floor: Thursday Beavers vs. Trojans, 7:00 and 7:30; Yanks vs. Gordon's, 7:15 and 7:45; Gazette Times vs. Wilson's, 8:00 and 8:30. Tuesday Wilson's vs. Tro jans, 7:00 and 7:30; Beavers vs. Yanks, 7:15 and 7:45; Gazette Times vs. Gordon's, 8:00 and 8:30. Start now to play to be SAFE AT SIXTY. See Anna Thomson for New York Life's Depression Policy; also for those popular life insurance rates. SEEK TO AUGMENT VOLUME OF MOrJEY Issuance of Scrip Suggest ed to Help Holders of Local Warrants. PLANS BEING MADE Enthusiastic Meeting of Business Men Tuesday Evening Talk Over Proposition. At the Monday luncheon of the Heppner Lions club this week, Dean T. Goodman presented for the con sideration of those business men present the tentative plan for issu ing scrip to aid in carrying on local retail business. Mr. Goodman had been looking Into the matter and was presenting it to the club as a means of getting the subject before the business men of Heppner and to have some suggestions as to the manner of procedure. He stated that the community was facing a serious question In the handling of warrants of both the city and school districts. Teachers, particularly, were not able to get cash on their warrants and this was working a hardship on them and making it impossible to find the money to meet their actual and pressing needs; this in turn, is forcing them to go elsewhere and put up their warrants In exchange "for the mer chandise they are compelled to have. It has, as a matter of fact, become Impossible to a large ex tent for the local merchant to fi nance the situation, consequently some plan to relieve the situation seems necessary to be worked out. Hence the proposal to augment the local financial situation by the issu ance of "leather money," or some other token to be used as a medium of exchange among the business houses of the community and save this slipping business for the home merchant The Lions lent the move their en couragement and stood ready to join with the business men of Hepp ner in promoting whatever plan Is finally decided upon. Following the meeting at the ho tel Tuesday evening, called by the Lions to consider proposed laws affecting the school system of the state, to which reference is made In another column, Mr. Goodman was asked to take charge, atfa he again explained to some length suggested plans. There was a splen did representation of the business firms and others Interested in the proposals, and the question was given liberal and earnest discussion. No definite plan seemed to present itself, but growing out of the dis cussion and the suggestions offered a committee of seven was left to be appointed by Mayor Anderson, whose duty It will be to put the suggestions into a completed and definite shape, and another meet ing will be called as soon as they have formulated their report. No doubt the matter will then come up in such shape as to be workable, and the plan can oe adopted. According to the plan as proposed there would be an Issue of scrip to the amount of $10,000. The man ner of security and the date of re demption will no doubt be worked out by the committee. While there -By Albert T. Reid NEW FARM CROPS SHOWING PROMISE Growers Shower State College With Inquiries Regarding Present Prospects. What of the new crops, and what of possibilities for some little used older ones? That farmers are al ways keenly interested In these matters Is shown by the high pro portion of inquiries dealing with new varieties and species that find their way to the Oregon Experi ment station offices at Corvallis. In the farm crops field there are several of considerable interest this year. Some are not actually new but are crops not heretofore wide ly used. One such is the proso type of millet which affords another re seeding possibility, for western Or egon, says Harry Schoth, federal agronomist at O. S. C. Millet is a good feed for cattle and sheep and is especially good for summer sheep pasutre. It also makes excellent poultry feed. The proso millets are apparently more satisfactory than the fox-tail types because they produce more heavily for both forage and seed and ma ture earlier, says Schoth. Forage yields have averaged more than three tons to the acre in Oregon with seed yields from 25 to 30 bush els. Early Fortune, White French, Yellow Manitoba and Hegira are satisfactory varieties. WILLOWS GRANGE MEETS. Willows Grange met in business session at their hall In Cecil Satur day evening, with a fine attendance and three visitors from Lexington Grange. Willows has decided to hold a social meeting on the second Saturday night of each month, and they hope to help everyone attend ing on these ocasions by making them very enjoyable. On the fourth Saturday of each month the busi ness meetings will be held, with a social hour following for the mem bers and their families. The next social evening will be at the Cecil hall on Saturday evening, Feb. 11, and entertainment will be a dance. Reporter. O. E. S. ENTERTAINED. Following the regular meeting of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star, Friday evening, the members present were entertained by the past matrons and patrons of the organization. The entertain ment took the form of an old-style country school, in which about twenty took part, and was appar ently greatly enjoyed. It Is the plan of the present officers of the chapter to have similar entertain ments the last meeting of each month. seemed to be some opposition to this scrip issue on the part of a few, sentiment In favor of It was practically unanimous when the vote of the citizens present was called for. Mayor Anderson announces the committee as follows: D. T. Good man, chairman; Chas. Thomson, Earl Eskelson, Jos. J. Nys, Lucy E. Rodgers, Josephine Mahoney, and Spencer Crawford. This com mittee will hold its first meeting this evening at the council cham bers at 8 o'clock. The mayor also assured the meeting that the city would stand by such action as may be taken, and will aid In every way they can In promoting the circu lation of the scrip. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. Lexington P. T. A. met Wednes day evening with the president Lena Kelly, in charge. A number of songs were enjoyed by the as sembly. George Gillis gave a talk on the teachers' side of students' book reports. The essence of his talk can be summed up in these points: 1. Need of reading is now almost vital; 2, reading habits In choice of material and time of reading rietemninft one's eflRHpncv! 3, the span of the eye in picking many words at once to aid speed in reading; 4, on the average the fastest readeis have much better knowledge of what they read than the slow readers; 5, book reports have been made of special interest in Morrow county schools by coun ty school superintendent. Lntrv 15 Rodgers, by offering a prize of any aesireo dook tor every one nunared books read. The purpose of this ef fort is to promote habits of Intelli gent reading that will develop char acter in tnp. vnuntr npnnlfl r9iiaA them to think of the aim of what they rad, and the exchange of ideas and facts in building better imag inations and hpHer hfl.lraTVilinda Evelyn Kirk read a book report oi ner worn, xne words used, thoughts, and facts she had gath ered held the assembly In quiet in terest. Her work was heartily en couraged. Edith Fldwflrrla a froahman In high school, has read one hundred dooks ana wm receive tne dook of her choice from Mrs. Rodgers. Sunt. T.lirv PV Rid ppra travo nn Interesting discussion on 4-H club woik.. jyirs. noagers nopes ror tne cooperation of nnrenfj in thiR Mm. munity so that we may have more ana Detter ciuo worK. Her idea is that club work trains more for homemakine than school 'work does. At the conclusion of Mrs. Rodgers' talk the P. T. A. decided t send out questionnaires for the Duroose nf determlnim nnw manv of the parents are interested and wining to cooperate in the club work. Mr. Ingles was appointed to attend to this. Mrs. George Allyn gave the report of the hot lunch committee. The plan of furnishing free lunches to the school children has proved very successful and the parents have cooperated wonderfully well in furnishing the materials for the lunches. As a result of the efforts of the P. T. A. the children In the. flrnt nd second grades now have milk to arm fti ten o ciock eacn morning. This is Drovlner beneficial to th little ones as it keens them fmm getting hungry before noon. jwrs. Jrtoagers complimented the P. T. A. on the good work they are doine this vear. . Followine the lesson neriod In the .uurun ui unrist sunaay morning at ten-flftv. Mr. Sias will deliver a short sermon on the topic "Higher visions." xnere was an Increased attendanc in the unified service last Sundav. On Tuesday evening tVito week a party was given the Loyal worners class, wno were victors in the contest lust closed. The flnnl banquet for them is in prospect for an early date. R. H. Lane made a business trip to Portland the first part of the week. On Saturday, February 4, a free dance will be given by Lexington Grange at Leach hall. Supper will be srved at. midnight for which there will be a charge of fifteen cents per plate. Supper tickets will be sold at the door and all who have tickets will be allowed to dance free of charge. Good music will bo provided and everyone is assured a good time. Mrs. Charles Inderbitzen and Mrs. Ed Burchell went to Heppner Tuesday afternoon, taking with them Mrs. Burchell's daughter, Doris, who has been suffering with an infected finger. Her finger seemed to be getting better for a time but has become quite painful again and required the services of a physician. Some of the farmers of this vicin ity who have reseeded their fields fear that the wheat Is again frozen out by the cold weather of last week. Sometime; during Monday night some person or persons unknown entered the mill at the Farmers warehouse. Nothing was taken in sofar as has been determined, ac cording to report of Harry Dinges, manager. Entrance was gained through a door which was forced open by the Intruders. The people of Social Ridge and neighboring communities were en tertained by Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown at their Rhea creek home Saturday evening. Dancing was the diversion of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were capable hosts and their friends enjoyed being en tertained in their home. Miss Agnes Warner and Miss Ar leta Willoughby, telephone operat ors at Arlington, were visiting at the local telephone office Saturday afternoon. Oral Scott made a business trin to Portland this week. David Gordon Schrlever, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schrlev er, is said to be seriously 111 at a Portland hospital. He underwent an operation Saturday night and Is reported to be progressing very well. Miss Lucille Beymer entertained the Sun.qhlnA flllh Thtiriwlnv after. noon at the home of her grandmoth er, Mrs, Sarah Booher. The young ladies spent the afternoon sewing and the hostess served dainty re freshments. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mil ler Saturday evening were Mr, and (Continued on Faga Four) NEW SCHOOL BILLS ARE OPPOSED HERE Lowering Minimum Stan dard Held Backward Educational Step. RESOLUTIONS VOTED Mass Meeting Tuesday Hears Dls- cussion of Measures Pending In Oregon Legislature. In a communication to the Lions club Monday, Mrs. Lucy E. Rod gers called attention to the several bills now before the legislature at Salem, having for their purpose radical changes in the existing school laws. After setting out fully her objections to the DroDosed leg islation, Mrs. Rodgers asked the cooperation of the club In securing the sentiment of the community re garding these measures. Time did not permit a discussion of the bills before the club at their Monday luncheon, and It was arranged to call a meeting of the citizens for Tuesday evening at the club room. In response to this call, and the further fact that it was intended to discuss further the proposition of issuing scrip that had also been presented to the club for consider ation by D. T. Goodman, there was a large attendance of representa tive business men and citizens present As the Lions had sponsored the meeting especially for disni of the school bills, their president, Spencer Crawford, nreatded Hfr Rodgers being present, was called on to present the subject, and feel ing that S. E. Notson could handle the subject better, she called nn him to state the obiecta in h sought bv the so-called minimum salary bill. H. B. No. 42. and ito companion measure, known as the minimum term bilL Following the forceful statements of Mr. Notson, the sentiment of the meetlno- quickly given and is expressed In me resolution rollowing. Other measures were touched on by E. F. Bloom, city superintendent oi acnooia. These -were House Bills 78, 81 and 155. He especially opposed the bill that will do away with districts paying transportation of high school pupils, showing that this would hamper the students of the outlvine- districts In flniv,i high school. Economy measures that hit at the very heart of the primary educational system r.t state and that will doubtless cripple very seriously a structure that It has taken years to build up, is a backward steD. and it rwii sympathy whatever in Tuesdav night's meeting. We give herewith th resolution. unanimously adopted: Whereas, bills have been intro duced in the legislature to amend the school law so M tn yaA,nn , ivuuvb u,g minimum school term to six months and to reduce the minimum salary to oe paia to teachers to $60.00 per month; and, Whereas. It Is evident that .v. amendments would lower the effi ciency of all the schools which took advantage of such amendments, not only because the term would be shortened, but because It would inevitably result i of inferior teachers; and. Whereas, the future nf the .t. and nation depends upon an intelli gent citizenshin and the, nmii.v.i.... of the rising generation demands .ai tne youtn or our land be given as much tralnine- as win them to grapple with the difficult and complex problems which beset our civilization; and, Wfiereas. in our nninlnn at the expense of efficiency Is the iui&ti. extravagance; therefore, Be it Resolved by this mass meeting Of the citizens nf Wivrw. Oregon, that it is the sense of this meeting that these proposed amend ments should not be adopted; that they offer a false economy: and that while there must he p..,. in public expenditures, our public ocuuois snouia not be crippled by economy until economy in all other public enterprises has reached its extreme limit. The meeting also, on motion, went on record as being opposed to House Bills No. 78, No. 81 and No. 155. This motion was also adopted by unanimous vote, and Mr. Not son was instructed to prepare and forward copies to our representa tives In the legislature. HOME COMING MEETING. A big homecoming meeting ot Doric lodge No. 20, K. of P., will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, 1933, to which all who have ever been members of the order are cordially invited. Walter G. Gleason, grand ' K. of R. & s., will be there; come and give him a knightly greeting. This meeting is for men only, and there will be refreshments and a program. Members of Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., fraternized with lone Masonic lodge last evening, and enjoyed a good time following the regular communication. Re freshments were served. Heppner Masons visiting lone were Fred Lucas and Lawrence Beach of Lex ington, C. J. D. Rauman, Robert Wlghtraan, John Wlghtman and; Harry Tamblyn.