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r V. I 5 T 0 H 1 C A - SOCIETY Jleppeir Volume 49, Number 52. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 9, 1933. Subscription $2.00 a Year LI EGISLATURE PASSES SALES TAME Special Election in July May be Called for Public Expression. END NOW IN SIGHT Lawmakers Expected to Finish by Last of Week; Record Set for Length of State Session. By JAP CRAWFORD Salem, March 6. Having run 16 days overtime to set a new record for the length of any single session, the 37th legislative assembly now expects to finish Its labors some time before the end of the week, and then to adjourn sine die. Talk of adjournment has been rife for more than a week, as weary solons, working without pay, have let their desires get the better of their judg ment But even the more pessimis tic now admit that the assembly should be able to adjourn either Thursday or Friday. Most of the major bills dealing with the outstanding problems of unemployment, readjustment of credits, curtailing expenditures and providing revenues for the opera tion of the state, have now either been passed or are In the process of being acted upon. When one of the most critical slt- uations of the week, the governor's bank moratorium, arose, the legis lature responded to the emergency and came to the governor s assist ance by the passage in record time of a bill which permits the state banking department to suspend the operation of any bank whenever its judgment sees the need of such ac tion. This bill, introduced Friday morning, was rushed through to third reading in the house, made a special order of business for 1:30 and was in shape for the signature of the governor Saturday. . Opposition that developed In both house and senate on the grounds that debtor relief should be grant ed along with relief to banks, was shortly overcome in the house and was sidetracked in the senate on the promise of sponsors of the bill to support any other reasonable bill proposed for this purpose. Such a bill, under the authorship of Sena tors Brown, Dickson and Zimmer man, came to the desks of the members of both houses in printed form today. It Is a mortgage mor atorium measure similar to others that so far have been unsuccessful of passage, but it may be that ob jections appearing to the other measures will be overcome by pro visions In the new bill. Interest in the new sales tax that had before held the center of the stage waB momentarily diverted by the banking emergency measure. The sales tax bill passed the house by a comfortable majority and to day is reposing in the senate taxa tion and revenues committee, where rumor has it, It Is undergoing a hot seige with the possibility that It may come out with a majority report recommending that It do not pass and a minority report favor ing its passage. Deemed by Its sponsors as the most Important bill of all to the welfare of the state, Representative Lonergan rose to the heights of his oratorical career when he took the floor in Its behalf In the house, and convincingly stated his arguments that the bill was needed, that It would work, and that it was found ed on the right principle of taxa - tlon. Opponents fought the bill on principle, and some who agreed that they believe the principle wrong, voted for the bill with the belief that It would raiBe revenue which the state sadly needs and which It is plain to be seen cannot be raised by the property tax method. In the face of the proposed threat to Invoke the referendum if the bill passes the senate also, its sponsors have another bill ready on the house table which calls for the holding of a special election next July 14 for the purpose of letting the peo ple express themselves. Most of the ways and means bills have got to the house and many have passed both the house and sen ate with very little amendment and no rejection of any part of the pro posed program. Outstanding points In the program are a salary reduc tion scale of from 6 to 30 per cent and tithing of various self-sustaining departments to the general fund. More opposition has devel oped to the latter than to any oth er part of the program, but indica tions are that this part of the pro gram will also succeed. Another part of the program has been the ' intention of knocking out the plan of continuing appropriations gen erally, but not with the idea of ser iously handicapping the function ing of any agency thus supported, providing Instead that the neces sary expenses be dispersed by the government department under whose supervision they come. This was the case In the Instance or the agricultural experiment stations Whose continuing appropriations were greatly curtailed, but with the full knowledge and, largely, consent of those directly affected, members of the committee asserted. The ap propriation to match federal funds for the maintenance of the county agricultural agents underwent a (Continued on Pag Four) I0NE JENTIE E. MCMURRAY. Mrs. Gertrude Landwehr, who died last month at St Joseph home, fit Cloud Minnesota, at the ae-ft of 104 years, was one of the most col- onui pioneers or central Minneso ta. She was born in Germany on a farm where her family lived for 200 years, and which Is still in their possession. She came to America when she was 22 years of age and her family settled in Illinois, and there she married Henry Landwehr. One year after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Landwehr moved to Min nesota and settled on a farm in St Augusta, which is still In posses sion of the family. That was in 1857. Mr. Landwehr died in 1882, and for fifteen years following his death, Mrs. Landwehr lived with a son, Henry, at Portland, Ore., later returning to the old home in Minne sota. A short, time before her death the pioneer mother was very 111 and at this time expressed a wish to live until she was 104 years old. Her wish was granted. Her birth day anniversary was February 2. She was the mother of seven chil dren, one of them being Mrs. Wil liam Gorger who died March 1st, 1916. -The survivlne ffrandr.hiliiren number 38, the great grandchildren 127, and the great great grand children 3. Her CfTMlldpjhilriren wlm are known here are Henrv Gore-er Minnie Ramsey, Leo and Joe Gorger of lone, Gertrude Cooney of Board man, George Gorger of Pendleton and Genevieve Eisenprice of Aber deen, Wash. The members of the Girls league were entertained Wednesday after noon, March 1st, from 2:00 to 3:30 by the Women's Topic club, at the pleasant home of Mrs. M. E. Cotter. The study hour was devoted to a discussion of China and Japan, the countries now being studied by the club. Alt its close daintv refresh ments were served by Mrs. Cotter. ixuests present were Miss Marguer ite Mauzey, Dot and Dimple Crab tree. Eva Swanson. Elaine Ne.lsnn Virginia Griffith, Harriet Heliker, raargaret juiy, jane Collins, Hattie Van Schoaick, Frances Troedson, Josephine Buschke, Mildred Lun dell, Lucy Montgomery and Helen Grabill. The members of the Topic club who were in attendance at the meeting were Mrs. Louis Ber gevin, Mrs. D. M. Ward, Mrs. Lana Padberg, Mrs. Carl Feldman, Mrs. Earl Blake, Mrs. Sam Hatch, Mrs Roy Lieuallen, Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. Ernest Lund ell and Mrs. El-n-.er Griffith. The high Wind of last week com pletely wrecked the windmill on the M. E. Cotter ranch, which Is being farmed by Clarence Warren. Reta King, third grade pupil In our school, made the honor roll in the last six weeks examination. Her name was omitted from the list published last week. From one of our good Masonic brothers here we learn that Seldom Swift noted checker player, passed uirougn town recently en route to Heppner where he went to in struct Sheriff C. J. r. Rm John Wightman In the high points oi me game, so they will be better fitted to comoete with the Tnn. checker players In the coming maion. f or more detailed Informa tion about Mr. Swift's Visit nnnmiH Bauman and Wightman. Locust Chapter No. 119, O. E. S. met in regular session February 28 with a large number In attendance. Following the routine of work a turkey dinner was served in the dining room In honor of the past matrons and past patrons of the order. Many of the past officers were present and gave short talks. Those who were not able to be pres ent, sent interesting. newv lotte which were read. Miss Norma Swanson nnH no land Swanson returned homo v, first of the week after spending ten unys very pleasantly with relatives aim inenaa in sajem. On Wednesday of last weeir tu- ladies of $he Congregational church in jexmgiun neia an an day meet ing compllmentine their nro.nt Mrs. George Allyn. Several guests were present from Heppner and those in attendance from lone were Mrs. Louis Balsleer. Mrs. Paul ri siger, Mrs. Emll Swanson, Mrs. Hal u. ciy, jars, udward Keller and Mrs. Laxton McMurray. A moat delicious dinner was served at the noon hour. The ladles spent the time quilting on a aullt for Mr. ai iyn, Mayor John Lonv went c-i land Saturday, returning Sunday. ... i. iwuraun was transacting business in Pendleton -Monday. M,r. and Mrs. Harold Gullland are the parents of a son, born on Wednesday, March 1st, In a Pen delton hospital. The babv h h.n given the name of Harold R. Jr. Mrs. Gullland and baby plan on re turning to cnear home in lone next Saturday. The dance given at Legion hall Saturday night was well attended and would have been an onWnKi. affair had it not been for the brawis wnicn took place both in the hall and outside. In the future an ef fort will be made to maintain t, ter order. The music was by the nowiy iM-gamzeu orchestra, known as "Bud's .Tbm Oh uaviiig Llie following personnel: Veda Eubanks, jimo; nanes L,undell, saxophone' Harry Peterson, banjo and violin- Rjnlnh nicm. lAK.i -. . . . ' u.uduu, iiisiuuuue ana VlOlin- Donald Hellkee, drums. The young HiJ were complimented on their music Saturday night. The orches tra Is available for all dance dates A young man by the name of John Bell became quarrelsome in the dance hal Saturday night and was placed In the olty jail by Mar- o-kii mn. wnortiv afterwnrH It (Continued on Pag Four) CONCERT LISTED BY SCHOOL BAND 30-Piece Musical Organization Will Be Heard March 81, Under Dl ruction of Harold Buhman. The thirty-piece Heppner school band, under the direction of Har old W. Buhman, will be heard In concert for the first time in the school gym on March 31, at 8:00 p. m. The band has now been organized for slightly over two years and al though it has appeared in public on several occasions it has not as yet been heard in concert and this will be a new experience for the members as well as a new enter tainment for the community. Since its organization the band has doubled Its original member ship and although it is one of our school's activities, no school time Is taken for instruction or rehearsal, which is all done after school hours and evenings. The members of the band are working hard on each number to be presented and are determined to do their best to give a varied and Interesting program to show the community they are worthy of sup port in this activity. An added attraction of the pro gram is to be two numbers by the girls' quartet under the direction of Charlotte Woods. Another fea ture will be the introduction of the junior band which has been work ing hard for this oportunity to show what they can do. This group Is composed almost entirely of grade school students who began their band work only last November. Tickets for the concert will be sold in the near future for a nom inal sum of 25c. The proceeds are to be used in paying bills and pur chasing imusic. The balance will be put aside to start a fund for uni forms which Is a chief objective of the band for the coming year. Receivers' Office Will Be At First National Bank In the interests of economy, J, L. Gault, receiver of the two Heppner banks, announces that after the first of April the office at the Far mers & Stockgrowers National bank will be closed, and all the business of the two trusts will be carried on at the offices of the First National. In the meantime, Mr. Gault will be found the major part of the time at the First National offices. BAIRD HOME ENTERED. During his absence at church on Sunday evening the home of Wm. Baird in the Albina district was entered. The discovery was made by Mr. Baird when he arrived at his residence, and upon investigat ing it was found that money to the amount of some $8 was missing, and no amount of searching on his part revealed the whereabouts of the coin. The pilfering would seem to have been the work of some party or parties familiar with the prem Legislative Proposals Entitled to Full Consideration of the Public By JAP By the time this reaches the read ers of the home-town newspaper It appears the 37th legislative assem bly will have finished its labors of the present session, and It will be left for the people finally to decide the wisdom of the many meaures wiich It will have produced; for ul timately public opinion and accept ance determines the degree of suc cess to be attained by any law. In the face of one of the greatest crises In the state's history, this legislative session has labored hard and long, in fact longer than any previous assembly In the legisla ture's history, and to meet each of the outstanding problems confront ing It there has been offered a def inite program of solution. These programs should be given a fair trial. It Is not enough alone for the ninety members of the legislative assembly to give sixty days of con centrated thought to the solution of the problems confronting the state. The same Intensity of application' of the minds of all the people for a much longer time is needed to effect a betterment of conditions that now exist. If this be given, there is sure to be found much of wisdom and merit In the programs proposes, and In spite of some In justices and Inequalities which might be exposed, or at least pre sumed, they should be found work able generally, be given public en dorsement and cooperation, and thus hasten better times for all. It can be said without fear of successful contradiction that this legislative assembly has been sin cere and honest in Its endeavors to produce good legislation. Without holding a brief for the administra tive department, or for the various leaders in the respective branches of the legislative department, your humble correspondent believes the lie is given to the oft-repeated state ment that this assembly has been without competent leadership, by the very fact that a comprehensive program has been adopted In each Instance to meet the respective ma jor problems confronting the state. The governor has been ready In every Instance with a statement of I. O. 0. F. Gathering Has Large Attendance Willow Lodge No. 68, 1 O. O. F., was host to a large gathering of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at their hall in this city last evening, the occasion calling the membership of the various lodges of the county to gether that they might receive an official visit from the Grand Master, R. H. Jonas of Prineville. At this time also the proposition of consol idation of some of the lodges with the Heppner lodge was presented, and this will be further considered by the individual lodges at a fu ture time. Hardman, Morgan, lone and Lexington lodges had delega tions present and numbers on the program were presented by repre sentatives of both the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges, Heppner Re bekahs giving the greater number, while lone and Lexington each had prominent numbers. The ceremonies began with the banquet at 6:30, and this revealed many visitors from outside the county, coming from Pendleton. Grand Master Jonas delivered the main address of the evening, being followed by S. F. Bowman, past grand master, D. H. Nelson, grand warden, and O. F. Steele, past grand warden. Mrs. Frank Whet stone, past president of the Rebekah assembly, spoke in behalf of the Rebekahs and Mr. Whetstone pre sented the claims of the Purple Circle for consideration. Many of the numbers on the program were mirth provoking,; and the musical and literary items were artistically presented and greatly appreciated. Local M. D. High Up In Chess Tournament Dr. A. B. Gray of this city, who meets all comers locally in chess, and who, when so disposed, gives none of them a "look in" at the win nings, has added to his laurels abroad. He fs a member of the Correspondence Chess league, and has to wrestle with men of nation al repute in the game. Dr. Gray has just recently finish ed taking part in a tournament sponsored by the league, and out of the 20 games played he was winner in 17, lost two and drew two, and he is rightfully proud of the record made. A drawn game counts as half a game for each player. GRAND OFFICER COMING. Inez A. Glaisyer of Coquille, asso ciate grand conductress, Order of Eastern Star of Oregon, will make an official visit to Ruth Chapter No. 32 of Heppner tomorrow, Friday, afternoon and evening. There will be a school of Instruction for offi cers at 2:00 o'clock p. m., and the regular meeting of the chapter in the evening, and all members are urgently requested to be present ELKS ELECT TONIGHT. The regular meeting of Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. E., will be at their temple tonight with the main item of business the electing of officers for the coming year, nom inations for Which were made at the last meeting. Members are urged to be present CAWFORD state policy to guide the course of needed legislation. His many mes sages would make a good-sized book, if bound together, and an an alysis of the legislature's work will reveal that legislation was enacted in line with most of his proposals. The speaker of the house and the senate president, both of whom represent Morrow county, showed wisdom In cooperating closely with the administrative departments, and both showed themselves highly competent In the manner In which they dispatched the routine duties of their offices. And, again, the lay members of the house and senate who worked out the programs In committee and who battled for them as they were put through final pas sage, surely showed themselves In telligent and capable. Breaking forty new members to the harness in the house, and a somewhat smaller proportion of 'he members in the senate, had a ten dency to slow up business In the beginning days of the session, but the places of prominence gained by many of these as the session pro gressed, showed many of them to be apt pupils who are now seasoned' workhorses. The test of public opinion and acceptance of the bet ter judgment of the majority of these lawmakers, It may be repeat ed; will determine the depth of the niche that will appear In the hall of fame for the body as a whole. It Is true that nn analysis of the many measures coming before the legislature for action reveals a pre ponderance of "special Interest" proposals, and the number of "flesh and blood" bills as one represen tative put It small in proportion. But every special Interest affects many people, and there are those Interested pro and con who exert their forces for and against and these forces In most Instances near Ing somewhat of a balance It has been shown to be difficult for any single Interest or class to gain an undue advantage, and In the pas sage of such bills it should gener ally be found that the rights and privileges .of the average citizen are protected and that the majority of benefits will accrue to him, LOCAL TEACHERS GET BIG PAY CUT Payroll of District No. One Re duced 23 Per Cent Through Action of Board Tuesday. What amounts to practically 23 per cent reduction over the present schedule of pay for the teaching force of School District No, 1, to be effective next school year, was made by the board of directors at their monthly meeting Tuesday eve ning. This is a further cut from the budget as voted the last of No vember, and is made necessary if school is to be carried on the com ing year. The action was not tak en, however, without a lot of figur ing and serious consideration on the part of the board of education, who, in order to meet the exigencies of the times, have decided on a fur ther reduction in the monthtly pay roll by abandoning one high school and one grade teacher. It is thought this will put the district In position to carry on during the next school year for the full nine months' term. While the general tendency is re duction in salaries all down the line, no matter what the occupation, this move is made all the more neces sary in regard to the school because of the non-payment of taxes, re sulting in the piling up of warrant indebtedness. The board sees no other way out at the present time, than by the policy they have adopt ed. The new schedule of wages will be $100 per month for grade I'achers and $115 for high school instructors, with the exception of the grade principal and the physical education instructor, who are to re ceive $150 per month each. The board had up for consider ation on Tuesday evening the selec tion of superintendent, teachers and janitor for the coming year, and of the present teaching force the fol lowing were retained: Edward F. Bloom, superintendent salary $2025 for the year; Harold W. Buhman, grade principal and teacher of 8th grade, Beth Bleakman, 1st: Eliza beth Dix, 2nd; Juanita Leathers, Miriam McDonald, Juanita Craw ford and Adelyn O'Shea for the other grades. In the high school, Geo. W. Mabee, James T. Lumley, Madge Coppock and Jessie Palmi ter have each been elected to the positions they now hold. Wm. Dris coll was given the janitor's posi tion at a salary of $1500 for the year. It Is understood that the cut in salaries Is acceptable, and these teachers will return for another year, if not offered better wages elsewhere. Crop Production Body In Session Here Today A meeting of all the committee men of Morrow county was in ses sion for some hours today at the office of C. W. Smith, county agent, for the purpose of working out de tails regarding the filling out of applications and administering the crop production loans. We are in formed that details regarding the loans can be obtained from any lo cal committeeman or from the county agent's office. In this connection, ' attention Is called to Information received from the office of E. J. Davis, field in spector, located at Freewater, that all applicants for crop production loans should refuse to pay any fees for the preparation of applications; such fees are Illegal under the law and any one making such charges is subject to penalty of both fine and imprisonment. Notarial fees, however, are still necessary, as are fees charged by the county record ing officials for recording the lien given as security for the loan, and for searching the records for prior liens. STUDY CLUB MEETS MONDAY. The first of two meetings devoted to the study of China will be held by the Woman's Study club Mon day evening, March 13, at the W. O. Dix home. The place of meet ing has been changed from the ear lier announcement. Mrs. Dix, Mrs. Earl Gilliam and Mrs. Lucy Rod gers comprise the program commit tee in charge of the evening's study, and are planning a particularly In teresting evening, with Chinese art, poetry and music featuring. The meeting will open at 7:45. Roll call topic for March is "What I think about Philippine Independence." LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS. Mrs. Dick Wells and Mrs. Wilson Bayless were hostesses Tuesday eve ning for the American Legion Aux iliary. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Wells with twenty-one members present. Two new members were Initiated. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostesses. The next meeting of the unit will be at the home of Mrs. J. D. Cash. NOTICE OF DEPOSITORS' MEETING. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the depositors of the Farmers & Stockgrowers National Bank, at the Court House, at Heppner, Oregon, on Saturday, March 11, 1933, at the hour of 2:30 P. M., and all depositors are urged to be present Chas. Dillon, Leslie Packard, Dan Ransier of Boardman, and C. A. Houghton of Irrlgon were In the city today, having business In con nection with crop production loans, being members of the county com mittee from the north end. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. Free hot lunches were served to the school children In the Lexing ton school this year by the Parent Teacher association. In former years there has been a small charge made for the lunches, just enough to cover the cost of materials and to pay someone for cooking. At the beginning of this year It was rather doubtful If the hot lunches could be served at all because the children who moat needed them could not afford to pay and the few who could pay would not make it a self-supporting venture. However, the mothers who live ta the coun try signified their willingness to do nate the materials for the dishes if the mothers who lived In town would prepare them. After due consideration the hot lunch com mittee decided to try this scheme. Each mother was asked to send to the committee a list of materials she could furnish and when any of these were needed that one was asked to donate it Each week two of the women in town cooked the lunches. When it was necessary to purchase crackers or other Items from the stores, the country par ents sent In eggs, butter or other produce to the stores to pay for them. In this way no cash was needed for purchases. 1048 lunches were served during December, Jan uary and February, and the plan was very successful. The commit tee is well pleased with the coop eration which they received from the parents. In the case of parents who could not afford to contribute to the lunches, thedr children were given the lunches just the same as the more fortunate ones. The ladies of the IWllow Creek club gave a surprise party for Mrs. A. P. Parker at her home Thurs day. It was an all day affair with quilting during the day and a pot luck dinner at noon. The guests were Mrs. Earl Evans, Mrs. Har vey Bauman, Mrs. C. P. Brown. Mrs. Merle Kirk, Mrs. Roy John son and Mrs. Adam Blahm. The Bible study class met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvannus Wright Thursday evening. At the meeting of the Ladies Aid society at the Congregational church Wednesday a large cake was presented to Mrs. George Al lyn In appreciation of her faithful services as president of the society Mrs. Allyn has served In this ca pacity for the past ten years. Out or town visitors at the meeting were Mrs. W. L. Blakely, Mrs. Earl Eskelson, Mrs. W. T. Campbell, Mrs. u. w. McNamer and Mrs. Mag gie Hunt from Heppner and Mrs. E. Swanson, Mrs. Paul Balsiger, Mrs. Ed Keller, Mrs. L. Balsiger, Mrs. Hal Ely and Mrs. Laxton Mc Murray from lone. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Parker enter tained the following guests at din ner Thursday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ingles, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin, Miss Betsy Asher and George Gill is. Mrs. B. F. Swaggart, who has been receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Heppner, has re turned to her home. Her daughter, Mrs. Carl Wheeler of Pendelton, is with her. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gentry were hosts at a novel bridge party on Wednesday evening. The Revolu tionary Idea was carried out in the evening's entertainment The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ingles, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McNamer, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Nichols, Mrs. Sarah White, Mrs. Laura Scott Mrs. Les ter White, Miss Myra Wells, Tom Barnett and Tom Wells. Prizes were won by Myra and Tom Wells and consolation was received by Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan motored up from their home at Cherryville Sunday. They" were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert McMillan who came up for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Helms and two children, Billy and Hazel Mae, of Hermiston were visitors at the Alex Hunt home Sunday. About forty friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Parker gave them a sur prise party Saturday evening at their Willow creek home. Eight tables of five hundred were in play during the evening with high scores being won by Mrs. Karl Miller and Omar Luttrell. Mrs. Gerald Boo her and Earl Evans received con solation prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Par ker are leaving soon for their new home near Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Saling en tertained Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Galey Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. George Peck and Mr. Belts at a bountiful turkey dinner last Sunday. The Loyal Workers class of the Christian Bible school entertained the Loyal Bereans at a pleasing party at the church Friday evening. The young people had prepared a very interesting program for the oc casion and this was thoroughly en joyed by everyone. Games were played and later refreshments were served. Miss Betsy Asher, Miss Eula Mc Millan, Mrs. Carol Ingles and Mrs. LaVelle White attended the meet ing of the Business and Profession al Womens,' club at Heppner Mon day evening. This meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Frank Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Van Winkle entertained with a delightful party at their Clark's canyon home Sat urday evening. A large number of friends and neighbors were present and everyone spent a very enjoy able evening. HIS OH IM ARE TOLD Speaker Urges Support of New Administration In Present Crisis. PROBLEM IS FOR ALL Joel K. Benton Addresses Club L S Monday; Day of Provincialism Past Speaker Asserts. Stating that the problems of the , United States are not local, but world wide, and pleading for the larger view of affairs, Joel R. Ben ton, pastor of the Christian church, gave Heppner Lions a very enter taining and inspiring address at their Monday luncheon. Mr. Ben ton was the featured speaker for the program. Little Miss Mary Moore sang two solos, with Miss Juanita Leathers accompanying her at the piano. Starting his address with the poem beginning: "If with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing; if you like him, or you love him, tell him now," Mr. Ben ton paid the Lions club high com pliment for the work they are do ing and for their Ideals and aspira tions. 'This hour world history Is In the making," he said. "I mean to say that today our problems are not merely local. Provincialism ha8 for the time at least been done away and the great spiritual truth that "no man liveth to himself Is in process of practical demonstration; for our problems are world prob lems and world problems are our problems. World history is In the. making. Cervantes said that his-' tory is "The depository of all great actions." Let us hope that what some future historian will have to chronicle of our action these days shall bring them within the confines of the meaning of Cervantes' state ment. "We are standing just now at the very door of a new political era for this nation. Already President Franklin D. Roosevelt has fired an aerial bomb Into the rarlfled atmos phere of high finance; just what win come to earth from this we do not yet know the near future alone can tell us. But permit me to as sure us of this one thing: "The bringing of order out of chaos, the unravelling of the tan gled threads of national and Inter national affairs in this nation is not a job for any one man, or any one party or group of people but It is the job of every last citizen of this nation! The last one of us must put our shoulders to the wheel and push with the last ounce in us. We must cast aside al pettiness and prejudice and go to work for the great common good of our nation. A great new community of interest must obtain among all the citizens of this nation; if we are to stand, and we shall stand! I have faith to believe that the spirit of Bunker Hill and Lexington, of the great battle spots of the Civil war, of the Argonne and of Bellieu Woods, still exists! That the spirit and bond of unity of all the dark days of this nation is yet ours to hold us as one great nation still! That we shall oe round not wanting as a nation in this time of great trial; that as a people we shall hold the hanrU of our new president as high as ie is aDie to reach; that our acts of these days shall be worthy the pen. of a great historian: that thev shall be truly great acta." SCRIP. By A, B. GRAY A little Baa Baa lost his pelt When change was getting low; Now Mary wears it In her belt To use as Heppner d-c-u-g-h! What Is Safer Than a Bank? A bank Is safe and may endure; A safe, when locked, may be se cure; Security is writ by pen. And pens, you know, are used by men, And men, of course, are made bv God. In spite of this, I lost my wad. LION PATROL NEWS. The Lion patrol hiked up Willow creek Saturday to finish prepara tion for an overnight hike to be held soon. The patrol has secured two more members, Edwin Dick and Billy CochelL. This raises the membership to seven. Next Satur day the patrol wUl gather at the home of the patrol leader to finish work on the patrol den. Four mem bers are planning to join the sea scouts as soon as It is organized. This patrol will be under the di rection of Clinton Rohrer and will study seamanship on land. BUYS SKINNER CREEK RANCH. A deal was closed Tuesday where by Adam Blahm became the pur chaser of the Skinner creek ranch of O'Connor Bros, from the owner, Mrs. Ellen SchwaTrz of this city. Mr. Blahm will take possession of the ranch Immediately. For many years he has been on the alfalfa and dairy ranch of Henry Blahm on Wllow creek a few miles below Heppner. He gave this up the past week and Henry Blahm of Walla Walla has taken title to the land again. J