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PAGE FOUR HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1933. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. An explanation of the condition of the Lexington high school will no doubt be of interest to the pa trons and taxpayers, and also to the non-high school board. Much has been said about Lex ington high school not being stan dard. Upon investigation we find the report from the state depart ment made by James Burgess, one of which was sent to the clerk and one to Supt Ingles. This report says, 'The school is pronounced standard as of April, 1933." No no tice was ever received from the state department that this school was not standard. However, some suggestions were made for more efficient instruction, one of these being additional equipment in the science department. This has been approved by the board of directors, also some other suggestions carried out. This action by the board of di rectors was reported to Mr. Bur gess, and his reply was received a few days ago by Miss Dona Bar- nett, district clerk, who says, "Mr. Burgess was pleased with our re port, assures us that everything is satisfactory, and the equipment can be added as soon as the new superintendent has time to check over. He further says that this can be done in a very short time prior to the opening of school." The matter of additional equipment or replacement is nothing new, as this must be done each year to keep the school in a standard condition. Lexington is very proud of the high school and of the record made during the past few years under the efficient management of Mr. Ingles and we are sorry that he is not returning. In the morning service Sunday at the Church of Christ Mr. Sias will speak on the proposed repeal 01 prohibition in our state and na tional constitutions. The hour is ten-fifty. Our state election July 21 is most important. We should study these issues with real con science. The same topics will be discussed at Pine City in the eve ning. At the meeting of Lexington grange Saturday evening the fol lowing resolution was adopted "Whereas, Federal R, F. C. funds are to be used in constructing five large bridges on the Oregon Coast Hightway, and whereas, the con struction of these bridges is advo cated at this time as a recovery measure to create business and em ployment, and whereas, a great saving in cost can be made by con structing these bridges of lumber, therefore, be it resolved by Lexing ton Grange No. 726 that we rec ommend to the Oregon State High way commission that the major part of such construction be made from Oregon lumber. E. Harvey Miller, Master." The annual grange field day was discussed and H V. Smouse, chair man of the agricultural committee, was asked to make the necessary arrangements. A very interesting report of the state grange meeting at Pendleton was given. Clara Nelson wa3 unanimously elected Flora to fill the place left vacant by the resignation of Edith Tuck er. Ruth Dinges was elected as the representative from Lexington grange to be a candidate for queen of the Heppner rodeo, winning in a close race over the other three nominees for the honor. The oth ers were Erma Lane, Ellen Nelson and Edith Tucker. Mrs. Frank Turner and Mrs. Lu cy Rodgers sang a beautiful duet during the lecture hour. Since nearly everyone will be busy with harvest next month it was decided to omit the August meeting. The next meeting will be on Saturday, Sept. 9. The majority of the farmers in this locality are busy with prepar ations for harvest Some are con templating beginning the latter part of this week but most of them will not start until next week. Most of the fields are expected to make a fair yield although there are some that were damaged worse by the heat than others and will not yield much. A. H. Nelson has one field which he thinks will make about twenty bushels per acre but this is an exceptionally good piece of wheat The average fields will probably make about ten or twelve bushels per acre. Miss Rose Thornburg spent the week end with the Misses Betty and Helen Doherty at their Black Horse home. Lee Reaney of Salem, Lawrence Reaney of Vancouver, Wn., Mrs. Hazel Budden of Boise, Idaho, Mrs. Mary Luntsford and Mrs. Delia Phelps of Kelso, Wn., were called to Lexington last week by the ser ious illness of their mother, Mrs. A. Reaney. Lawrence and Lee Reaney returned to their homes Tuesday. They were accompanied to Salem by Miss Iris Frederickson who has been visiting relatives here for the past several weeks. Lewis Rood of Hermiston is vis iting Roy Yardley. Miss Margaret Wickersham of Portland is the guest this week of Miss Erma Duvall at her home on Black Horse. The two young la dies left Tuesday for a few days outing at Bingham springs. Miss Helen Doherty of Black Horse has gone to the home of her sister, Mrs. Harvey Miller, to help with the cooking during harvest Guests of Mr. and Mra W. R. Munkers last week were Mr. and Mrs, Frank Gentry and Mr. and Mrs. Woods, all of Portland. Mrs, Woods and Mrs. Gentry are daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. Munkers. Miss Annabelle McCabe of lone spent Monday in Lexington, visits Ing with her sister, Miss Jessie Mc Cabe. Miss Erma Duvall entertained on Saturday afternoon with two ta bles of bridge, honoring her house euest. Miss Margaret Wickersham Besides the honoree and hOBtess, those present were the Misses Peg gy Warner, Ruth Dinges, Helen Valentine, Eula McMillan, Erma Lane and Gwen Evans. Hlgn score wn won by Miss Wickersham and consolation was received by Miss Evans. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of a very pleasant afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Tucker end Woodrow Tucker returned Sunday evening from Grandview, Wash., where they have been picking cher ries for the past three weeks. Mrs. Ralph McCormack has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McCormack at the Claude White ranch. Mrs. W. L Copenhaver spent a part of last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Swift, in Athena, Mr. Holman of Hood River was a business visitor in this city Mon day afternoon. J. H. Harbke of Portland was at tending to matters of business in Lexington the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beach, Laurel and Harold Beach, George Scott, and the Misses Erma Duvall, Eula McMillan, Margaret Wicker sham and Helen Valentine made up a party going to the Columbia river Sunday afternoon to swim. According to one member of the party the swimming wasn't so "hot" since it rained during the af ternoon. Paul Devine of Portland is visit ing at the home of his father, S. J. Devine. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gale came up from their home at Portland Sunday. Mr. Gale returned home Sunday evening but Mrs. Gale re mained for a visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Slyvannus Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hunt and fam ily, acompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt and family of Heppner, spent Sunday in the mountains. Percy Conner of Oregon City is visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Moyer. He will remain here until after the harvest season, Mrs. Trina Parker, Mrs. Minnie Leach, Mrs. James Leach and the Misses Dona Barnett, Opal and Wilma Leach motored to Pendle ton Tuesday. Orville Cutsforth made a business trip to Portland this week. On his return Thursday evening he was accompanied by his nephew, Fred Pointer, who will assist him with the harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jaskson are the proud parents of a nine-pound daughter, born at their home Tues day evening, July 11. The young lady has been named Mary Carol. NEW WHEAT PLAN TOLD TO FARMERS (Continued from First Page) again be knocking at the farmer's door. This, in spite of the exceed ingly short domestic crop this year which has caused a favorable price rise. Other factors were brought out, including the per capita re duction In consumption due to war-time diet and the increased use of substitutes, and high tariff barriers in foreign countries which brought about a reduction in the amount of U. S. wheat exported from more than 200,000,000 bushels to 40,000,000 bushels in two years. These are facts the wheat farmer must face, and situations which the new wheat production adjustment plan are expected to meet in ob taining a "parity" price for wheat, Mr. Maris said. Fits Into Economic Scheme. He also showed briefly how the wheat production adjustment plan fits into the new administration's scheme for economic adjustment of all agriculture and all industry on a nation-wide scale; how applica tion of fair-trade practices and minimum wage scales in other lines of industry would tend to up prices generally, and how some of the advantages recently gained by increased wheat prices would be lost unless these prices were forced to keep pace with prices generally. Professor Hyslop discussed the plan and its local application in more detail. The administration of the plan will be conservative, with the growers themselves having a large part Dr. Wilson was quoted as saying that only ten men would be used in the Washington, D. C, office and no exhorbitant salaries would be paid. Prof. Hyslop said he personally liked the plan be cause it offers compensation to the farmer who reduces his acreage. The exact amount per bushel to be paid on each farmer's allotment, or the exact percentage of acreage to be taken out of production, has not been set, awaiting results of the world economic conference, said Prof. Hyslop. Under the act, growers are asked to reduce acre age not more than 20 percent, If required. If the economic confer ence should agree to a 15 percent world-wide reduction, it is expected U. S. farmers would be asked to reduce acreage 15 percent Illustration Given In return for agreeing to reduce their acreage and compliance with their agreement, the farmers will be paid an amount to be set for each bushel of their allotment; the allotment to be each individual far mer's share of the total average county production for the last five years, based on his acreage in crop for the last three (or four) years, multiplied by the domestic con sumption quotient of five-eighths. (Mr. Hyslop said the college had requested that the individual farm er's acreage in crop be based on a four-year average instead of the three-year average already get, be cause of the variation caused by summer-fallowing practices,) To illustrate; A farmer operates 1000 acres, having 500 fallow and 500 in crop each year. His aver age acreage in crop is 500. The county five-year per acre yield is 15 bushels. His allotment is 500 times 15, or 7,500 bushels, times five-eighths, which is 4,687 bush els. If the percent of acreage re duction should be placed at 15, he would be permitted to sow 425 ucres. If the benefit fee to be paid should be 25 cents a bushel, he would receive on his allotment $1,. 171.75, to repay him for not sowing 75 acres. The farmer will be entitled to the market price on all wheat grown on his acreage quota, plus the ben efit fee on his allotment, Prof. Hys lop said. To come under the bene fits, he will be required to sign a contract covering a three-year per iod, including the crop years 1933, 1934 and 1935. Those signing con tracts will receive two-thirds of their compensation this fall, and the other third in the spring after assurance has been given that their agreements have been complied with. Deadline to be Set No definite time for signing con tracts has yet been set, though it is expected to begin about Septem ber 15, and Dr. Wilson has advised that a deadline will be set after which contracts may not be signed,' Farmers will not be able to hold off, expecting to get in later, it was said. Dr. Wilson also advised that he anticipated there would be no more crop loans made by the gov ernment after the new plan start ed to operate. In signing the contracts to be offered, the farmer agrees to re duce his acreage for 1934 and 1935 not more than 20 percent, if re quired, and to farm the acreage in production in a workmanlike man ner. Morrow county will be entitled to its full share based on the total U. S. production and consumption, and after the county allotment is announced, the county or individ uals may not ask for Increased al lotments. County wheat control associations will fix individual al lotments in their respective coun ties and these will be printed in local papers so that everyone may know what everyone's allotment is. It was brought out in the discus sion that individual allotments will go with the land and not with the individual. In the case of cash renters, the renter alone may sign up, but in the case of share rent ers both lessor and lessee must sign contracts. The benefits will be distributed without regard to class or grade of wheat Under the plan the farmer will be paid for his wheat in two amounts: the prevailing market price, and the compensating bene fit. However, he is not assured a "parity" price on production in ex cess of his allotment. Farmers to Administer. Expenses for administration of the act will not exceed two cents a bushel. If two cents a bushel be taken for administration, 28 cents of the processing tax would be left to return to farmers; but all this amount might not be returned, de pending on the market condition and the amount which might be required to give the farmer a par ity" price. It is expected the pro cessing tax will be raised or low ered to compensate for market fluctuations due to uncontrollable factors. The administration feature of the act was explained by Mr. Mar is. Heading the set-up is the sec retary of agriculture and the wheat administration officials at Washington. Under them are four regional directors, the one for this region being located at Spokane. Next under the regional director comes the county president and board of directors, elected by mem bers of the county production con trol association. Membership in the association is acquired by sign ing a contract under the plan. The county is districted, with each dis trict legally defined as to metes and bounds so that each farmer may be definitely located as to dis trict, and the members from each district elect a director. These di rectors compose the county com mittee who have the power to fix allotments, and to appoint district committees who look after detail work. The county agent is exec utive secretary, keeping all records in his office, and for the full work ing of the plan it is necessary to have a check on all farms of the county, those of. non-members as well as members. Compensation of local commit teemen is in the hands of members of the county association. Being a strictly business venture, it was advised by Mr. Maris that just compensation should be expected. probably on a mileage and per diem basis. GRIST (Continued from First Page) buckle or go via Willow and Ditch creeks, if you wish then fol low the center of the sheep drive down the ridge directly south, you will come out on Thompson flats The western edge of the flats break off Into the Potamus. Gaining a vantage point, you will see one of the most pictur esque gorges well, probably in the world. Blue In depth, precipitous ly walled by a succession of rim- rocks and fringed with evergreen, It is everchanging in the shadows Rims become phantom ships in shadows of clouds. Follow on down the flats and you will come upon the breaks of the North Fork of the John Day, into which the Potamus flows. Here you may look far down upon the beautiful river. These are gems of nature that the building of forest trails have made accessible to motorists; are easily reached at the present sea son. The Blues were never more beau tiful than now, with prairies a mass of flowers timothy blooms, larkspur and hundreds of others; the high flats were recently a mass of sunflowers, but these are now largely gone. Plenty of water and feed for sheep and cattle on summer range have lightened the hearts of stock men. Lost Davenport pad and box be tween Matlock place and Heppner on Hinton creek last week end. Notify Henry Clark, lone. Thu Gazette Times' Printing Ser vice is complete. Try it iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiiiinii At Heppner CHURCHES CHURCH OF CHRIST. JOEL R. BENTON, Minister. Bible School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11 o'clock Senior and Junior C. E. .. 7:00 P M. Evening Worship 8:00 o'clorK Church Night Thursday at 8:00 P. M. If you have not a Church home, we invite you to come and worship with us. For the coming Lord's day the sermon topics will be: For the morning service, "The Leop ard's Spots," and for the evening service, "Seeking First Things." Heppner Community M. E. Church JOSEPH POPE, Pastor Morning services: Sunday School meets at 9:45 with classes for all ages. Public worship 11:00. Anthem, 'Send Out Thy Light." Sermon, "Leaving Self at Home." Evening hours: Epworth League 7:00. Evangelistic service 8:00. Violin Solo, "Angel's Serenade," Ambrosio, Joan Pope. Sermon, "A Study in Life's Prof its and Losses." The orchestra played in the Sun day School last Sunday to the de light of all present Come hear them next Sunday. Choir practice Wednesday eve ning 8:00. Prayer meeting Thursday eve ning 8:00. We extend to you a hearty wel come to attend all the services of our church. IONE (Continued from First Page) gathers the most for his box. The meeting was closed with a song. The next meeting will be held the second Sunday in September at which time It is hoped all mem bers will be able to be present. Miss Lillie Allinger departed for Portland during the week. She went to the city with other officers of the Farmers & Stockgrowers bank who hope to make arrange ments for establishing a bank in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grabill are driving a new Plymouth coupe. A number of lone folks motored to the mountains for the day last Sunday. Among those going up were Mr. and Mrs. Hal Ely, George Ely, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilcox. During the day they inspected the C. C. C. camp at Bull prairie. Mrs. Stanley Seeley was brought home Monday night from the Heppner hospital where she had spent several days undergoing treatment for one of her fingers, The trouble started some time ago with a felon and It was thought for a few days that she might have to lose at least a part of the finger but the doctor was able to operate in a way that brought about results that made amputation unneces sary. Mrs. Etta Shippey, who has made her home in Portland the past year, returned to the home of her sister, Mrs. Delia Corson, Monday. Trade and Employment v EXCHANGE (Printed without charge. Dis continued on notice.) Will trade cows for riding culti vator. G. F. Hartford, Boardman To trade A 22-inch Case thresh er with blower; a Fordson tractor; everything complete for what have you. C. W. Valentine, Lex ington, Ore. To trade Holt 16-ft. hillside combine; has only cut 500 acres for cows or horses. G. F. Hartford, Boardman. For trade, yearling Jersey bull, for what have you. Ralph Butler, Willows, Oregon. For Trade Full blood white belt ed male hog; will trade for male pig of same breed at weaning time Harry French, Hardman. Ore. Weanling pigs for trade. James Higgins, Lena, Ore. To Trade Hotpoint electric range, slightly used, for what have you. Mrs. Eph Eskelson, city. 2-man Deering combine with mo tor to trade for cattle, sheep or hogs. Troy Bogard, Heppner. To trade Electric range, nearly new, for what have you. O. T. Fer guson, Heppner. To trade Gasoline engine and water pump, also .32 Remington automatic rifle. Max Schultz, Heppner, Ore. To trade Cream separator and automobiles for sheep. O. T. Fer guson, Heppner. To trade Wagon for wood. Wr ner Rietmann, lone, Will trade fresh Holstein cow for grain drill, Nick Faler, Boardman, Ore. To trade Jersey bull for anothc Jersey bull. Must be from high pro ducing stock. G. E. Aldrlch, Irri gon, Ore. Will trade gasoline washing ma- cnine motor for a portame type writer. Also will trade thorough bred Jersey cow for anything I can use. Beulah B. Nichols, Lexington. To trade Jacks for mules; take and pay In mules when raised; or any other stock I can use. B. F, Swaggart, Lexington. To Trade Purebred Jersey helf er, fresh. Ray Beezeley, lone. To Trade Bearded barley for cows. Frank Munkers, Lexington, TrflrlfV-Pnt-nKar1 oo-Arl -Tarnev hull for young Jersey bull. E. T. Mes senger, Boardman, Ore. Hay chopper to trade for wheat, D. A. Wilson, city. Majestic range to trade for what have you. See D, E. Gllman, city. She is much improved in health. With her was her niece, Mrs. Oral Dobyns of Portland, who will spend a few weeks in lone. Dave and Will Hynd of Sand Hollow were visiting with E. J. Bristow for a short time last week. There will be a traveling stage show at the American Legion hall on Saturday evening, July 15. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Burg of Seat tle, Wash., were visitors at the heme of Mr. Burg's aunt, Mrs. Ida Peterson, last week. The lone school board has hired Miss Lorraine Pope of Talent, Or egon, to teach the first and second grades, which position was left va cunt by the resignation of Mrs. Oren Grabill. Miss Pope Is a daugh ter of the new Methodist minister at Heppner. She is a graduate of O. N. S. and this will be her first ytar of teaching. Ralph Akers went to The Dalles on a short business trip on Sunday. Accompanying him were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Christopherson. Mr. Christopherson, who has been ill for several weeks, following the extraction of an ulcerated tooth, went down to consult a physician. Mr. and Mrs. Leander Pavid and son of Sacramento, Calif., are vis iting at the homes- of Mr. Pavid's aunt and cousin, Mrs. Inez Free land and Mrs. Omar Rietmann. Mr and Mrs. Pavid are teachers in Sacramento Junior college. Harry Stone and Wlllard Miller of Philomath were overnight guests at the Earl Blake home last Thurs day. They were on their way to the John Day where they will try their luck at mining the next few weeks. Mrs. Pete Prophet has been ser iously ill at her home the past few days with neuralgia of the heart. She is enough improved to be able to go to the ranch to recuperate from her illness. John Harbke was a visitor in Get an early start for a guaranteed lifo income (with cash refund, of course) MRS. ANNA Q. THOMSON Insurance Counselor NEW YORK LIFE Office 1 block south of court house 3 Seasons Why You Should Bay W ATKINS' PBODUCTS It is a home owned business. Merchandise of finest quality. Most reasonable prices on account of fewer middlemen: manufactur er to dealer to consumer. J. C. HARDING, Watkins Dealer tt t i tta txt t xtttt t i stisj IONE CASH MARKET Fresh and Cured MEATS Butterfat, Turkeys, Chickens bought for SWIFT & CO. Phone us for market prices at all times. Phone 32 IONE, ORE. I HIS Dachshund's. Pedigree Extends From tip of nose To tail. The same is true Of every Shoe In every Florslieim Sale. MOST STYLES WILSON'S THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE T town Tuesday. On his return to his home in Portland he was ac companied by Mrs. E. G. Sperry and daughters, Eileen and Char lotte who will spend several weeks in Portland at the home of Mrs Sperry's aunt Miss Agnes Niblen. Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs and Mrs. Roy Hurst of Cecil drove to Portland last Slunday to get a load of berries. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Petteys ac companied by their son and daugh ter and a friend, Miss Wynn, were visiting at the Frank Engleman home last Friday. Mr. Petteys is a cousin of Mrs. Engleman and is principal of the Peninsula school in Portland. Kenneth Kistler accompanied by his son Billy and his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Johns of Wapato, Wn., arrived at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. W. P. Prophet, for a short visit on Tues day. The O. E. S. social club met at the home of Mrs. George Krebs at Cecil Tuesday afternoon. The af ternoon was spent sewing and vis Announcement INTERIOR Warehouse Company Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Ltd., Managers Announce the opening of the plant formerly known as the Brown Warehouse Company. WALTER L. McGHEE, Manager. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED Bonded, Licensed Warehouse SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR HARVEST NEEDS NOW Your Dollar Buys More Now that it will Later Nearly every article in our stock has been purchased at the lowest prices replacement costs are higher. Purchases made now are sure to mean savings. Special Prices for Saturday and Monday CAMAY SOAP, 3 for 17c CRISCO Free Spatula 60c RED & WHITE COFFEE 29c 60c BANQUET BLACK TEA 45c OUR BIG BARGAIN COFFEE 22c Bar-None Soap Powder glass free .... 25c W O. Dix Grocery "Quality Always Higher Than Price" W. 0. DIX, Proprietor 1 fclBfc MUli.l -llll Ill ll.l IIMM llnimKi MMCIMaJ Headquarters for MONARCH Canned Foods HUSTON'S GROCERY S5T i iting. Refreshments of fruit salad, swiss bread and cold drinks were served. Ladies who enjoyed Mrs. Krebs' hospitality were Mrs. Alice McNabb, Mrs. Ella Davidson, Mrs. Thomas Davidson, Mrs. H. D. Mc Curdy, Mrs. A. A. McCabe, Mrs. El mer Griffith, Mrs. Peter Tlmm, Mrs. Frank Finn, Mrs. Dwight Misner, Mrs. C. F. Feldman and Miss Kathryn Feldman. Mr. and Mrs. Victor tuetmann were dinner hosts to a group of friends on Saturday evening. Af ter dinner the guests played a few progressions of bridge and danced. High score for bridge was won by Clyde Denny and low score by Mrs. Earl Blake. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny, Miss Lucille Bristow and Ture Peterson. FOR SALE Late type Monarch wood-coal range. Like new and priced about half the prsent figure. Inquire Gazette Times office. N i