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ll3T0RlCAL SOCIETY n R F-' . - o 1 v. U B L I C Q r. c p o k : t- ' Volume 50, Number 32. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 1933 Subscription $2.00 a Year JOLLY VOD-VIL SET T 15 Organizations, 3 Out side Communities Will Be in Big Program. GOOD TIME ASSURED Variety of Musical, Reading, Dra matic Skits Arranged; Bouquets , Suggested as Appreciation. An evening of jolly entertainment 1b in store for everyone who attends the annual library benefit vod-vil tomorrow evening at the gym-auditorium. The curtain will be drawn promptly at 8 o'clock. With no seats reserved, It will be necessary to be on hand early to get a choice of seating location. Originally conceived as a civic enterprise, this year the benefit has taken on county-wide proportions with lone, Lexington and Hardman Tepresented on the program in rec ognition of the growing service which the library has been able to extend. Library officials say there are now many calls for books from over the county, which are given the same attention as those made locally. Eighteen numbers, including a wide variety of reading, musical and dramatic skits reaching all the way from the sublime to the ridic ulous, will compose the program of entertainment, with as many or ganizations and communities spon soring the various numbers. The one "dress" rehearsal is being held this evening when the order of ap pearance will be determined. Many of the sponsors are keeping their offerings dark, so that the added thrill of revelation of the un expected awaits the audience to morrow evening. Announced fea tures include musical numbers by Kathryn 'Parker, Mary Moore, Miss Lorraine Pope and Laurel Beach. There will be a depiction of the "Shooting of Dan McGrew." A blackface quartet will dispense pop ular melodies. "Hunting Scene," "Camp Meeting," "The Story Hour," and "Cannibal Love Affair," are titles of several offerings, appeal ing to the Imagination, while Dean Goodman, Jr., will be heard in reci tation. Besides the communities men tioned, organizations of Heppner participating Include the Eastern Star, Rebekahs, Neighbors of Woodcraft, American Legion, Lions, Elks, Business and Professional Womans club, Legion Auxiliary, Methodist church, Christian church, Boy Scouts, Degree of Honor, De gree of Honor Juveniles, Book worms and the school. Arrangements have been made with the doorkeepers to receive all boquets and it is especially to be desired, the management says, that talents of the performers be rec ognized In this manner. Those who have planned to bring the left-over eggs from the setting nest, or who have laid aside an assortment of over-ripe tomatoes for the occasion, are discouraged against bringing them in deference to the school janitor. In all seriousness, however, the management is pleased with the fine response to their call for as sistance, and promise a fine enter tainment in return for the popular admission charges of 10 and 30 cents. The money goes for a worth while cause and one which must have assistance through such source as no tax is levied to take care of expenses other than a small sum for rent. O.S.C. Homecoming Set For October 27 and 28 Corvallls. Preparations are well along for the annual Homecoming celebration at Oregon State college. The event is earlier this year than usual, being scheduled October 27 and 28 to coincide with the W. S. C O. S. C. football game on Bell field. Forrest Lindsay, now in his third year as yell leader at the school, Is chairman of a large committee planning entertainment features for the many alumni and friends expected on the campus at that time. One of the chief alms of the committee is to impress on visitors the "new deal and new spirit" the students feel now that reorganiza tion is complete from curricula to football. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS. Heppner unit, American Legion auxiliary, met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Harry Tamblyn with Mrs. Faye Ferguson and Mrs. Tamblyn as hostesses. Regular bus iness was transacted, and a contest was announced In which the Her miston unit has challenged the Heppner unit with early completion of membership quotas as the goal. The losing unit will entertain the winning unit. It was alco announc ed that the Child Welfare sewing projoct would be started at the next meeting. E. R. Jackman, extension special ist from Oregon State college, was In the city a short time yesterday, going on to Arlington yesterday af ternoon for the conference of East ern Oregon Wheat league officials who laid plans for the staging of the annual convention, TOMORROW IONE By MARGARET BLAKE Examinations on the first six weeks' work were given last week In the grade and high school. Achievement tests were also given in the grades. Report cards were out the first of the week. In the grades the following pupils made the honor roll: First, Richard Christopherson, Maxine Allen, Al ton Yarnell and Zelma Biddle; sec ond, Alice Nichoson and Melbalene Crawford; third, Iris King, Mari anne Corley, Alan Howk; fourth, Van Rietmann and Betty Lindsay; seventh, Joan Sipes; eighth, Ruth Crawford, Maxine McCurdy, Ber tha Akers, Betty Bergevin and An na Doherty. The grades are planning on a carnival and minstrel later on to be given for the purpose of raising funds to be used In the serving of hot lunches during the cold weath er. Further announcement will be made later regarding plans and date. The carnival and dance given by the high school at the Legion hall last Friday evening was well at tended. The program of skits, mu sical numbers, etc., was well re ceived and much enjoyed. It was followed by a dance and the open ing of all Concessions. The receipts for the evening were $99.67. After the expenses totaling $67.12 were paid there was a balance of $32.55. The money will be used by the student body to meet its various expenses. Before the carnival a poster con test was held in the high school for well designed and attractive posters to be used in advertising the carnival. First prize was award ed Phil Emert; second to Miriam Hale, and third to Hattie Van Scho lack. Pupils in high school who made honor rolls are: Seniors, first honor roll, Leo Young; second honor roll, Theodore Thompson, Alfred Nelson and Jane Collins; juniors, first hon or roll, none; 2nd honor roll, Har riet Heliker; sophomore, first hon or roll, none; second honor roll, Miriam Hale, Eugene Normoyle, Virginia Griffith, Ross Belle Perry, Harlan McCurdy, Irene Zinter and Blaine Nelson; freshmen, first hon or roll, Bert Mason, Jr., 2nd hon or roll, Wallace Lundell, Nola Kei thley, Denward Bergevin and Char lotte McCabe. Music text books have been or dered for the grades and as soon as they arrive regular instruction in music under the supervision of Miss Spittle will be given. The first four grades will be joined into one group and the upper four Into another. Miss Spittle also has charge of all work in music being undertaken in the high school. George Tucker, superintendent of the school had his watch stolen from his clothing in the basement of the school house a short time ago. The watch was found in the possession of F. M. Watkins of Ir rigon who had been selling grapes in lone on the day the watch dis appeared, Mr. Watkins claimed to have found the watch on the school grounds, but following the testi mony of witnesses at a trial held at Heppner last Friday, he was found guilty of larceny and fined, and the watch was returned to Mr. Tucker. Cleo and Ed Drake and Ernest Lundell drove up to the mountains on Sunday morning shot a couple of deer they had apparently spot ted up there on a previous hunt and were back In lone In the af ternoon. Ed and Walter Bristow, Frank Robinson and Harry Yarnell made up another party of hunters who brought back two deer on Saturday. Mrs. Mary Sowers who has been visiting friends and relatives here for the past week or two departed on Monday for Portland where she will spend a week at the home of her son, Floyd Barlow, before re turning to her home in Missouri. She was accompanied to Portland by her daughter, Mrs. Grant Olden. Sterling Fryrear was arraigned before Judge Robinson, local jus tice of the peace, last Saturday, on a charge of polluting a stream of water. He was found guilty of throwing refuse from a slaughter house into Rhea creek and fined $25 and costs. Mr. and Mrs. Vernlce Crawford have moved Into the house on Sec ond street owned by Elmer Grif fith. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bryson re turned on Sunday evening from Carkston, Wash., where they had been called by the serious illness of J. H Bryson, Sr., who Is making his home there this winter with a son, Bert Bryson. Oren Grabill and Edgar Ball both former residents of lone who now make their homes in Forest Grove were in town over the wek end. Mr. Grabill came up to get a load of household goods. Mrs. John Osteen and small son arrived In lone last Friday to spend a few weeks visiting Mrs. Osteen's mother, Mrs. Minnie Forbes. Roy Brown of Hermiston spent the week end In our city. Mrs. Helen Farrens is in town following the finishing of harvest on the McElligott ranch where she had been employed. She will be housekeeper for Ralph Alters' fam iy during the winter. Ten townswomen met at the high school gym on Monday evening to organize a volley ball team. They will meet regularly and ask every one who Is interested to come and take part In the fun and exercise Mrs. Laxton McMurray returned on Tuesday from an extended vaca tlon trip during which she visited friends and relatives In Idaho, Col orado, Iowa and California and also (Continued on Pag Fonr) CROP SEEDING TO BE FiraiNHY Regional Credit Offices to Help With Planting Up to 85 Percent. LAST 4 YEARS BASE Farmer to Compute His Annual Acreage as Basis; Control Contract Not Necessary. Regional agricultural credit cor porations and the seed and crop production loan offices will finance the seeding of not to exceed 85 per cent of a borrower's average annual acreage of winter wheat for a base period of the last four years, it was announced recently by Governor Henry Morgenthau, Jr., of the Farm Credit administration. The financing is limited to the 85 per cent of the average annual acreage regardless of whether or not the borrowing farmer has sign ed a wheat acreage control contract with the Secretary of Agriculture. The effect of these instructions is to place the loaning policy of the Farm Credit administration entire ly in accord with the wheat acreage control program of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. Morgenthau ex plained. This limitation of financing to 85 per cent applies if the average an nual acreage was in excess of 95 acres. If the average annual acre age was less than 95 acres but more than 80 acres, no loan will be made to finance the planting of more than 80 acres. No reduction will be required if the average acreage was 80 acres or less. Governor Morgenthau also point ed out that in cases where winter wheat Is- considered necessary for forage for the livestock of the ap plicant for a loan from a regional agricultural credit corporation, plantings up to 80 acres may be made regardless of the history of the land. The seed and crop pro duction loan offices are making no loans for planting forage qpops. In computing the average annual acreage planted to winter wheat, the spring wheat acreage may be used for the crop year or years in which no winter wheat was plant ed. However, if both spring and winter wheat were planted in the same crop year, only winter wheat acreage will be used. If the land to be farmed was planted to winter wheat for the crop years 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933, then the base period shall be that four-year period. If the land was planted to winter wheat for only three of these years, then the av erage of these three may be used to determine what may be planted. Likewise, if it was planted for only two or only one of these years, then the two years or the one year, as the case may be, may be used to determine the allowed acreage. In determining the average acre age to be planted by an applicant, the record of the land is to be used, whether or not the applicant farm ed this particular land. Business Houses to Close For Arlington-Irish Game Busines houses of Heppner will close tomorrow afternoon at 2 o' clock for the Heppner-Arlington nigh school footbal game, and will remain closed until after the game. When the scrappy Arlington squad meets Heppner's "Fighting Irish" tomorrow at Rodeo field, the title for the untied and undefeated team of eastern Oregon will be at stake. Each being untied and .undefeated, and the only teams In the section with this record for the season, the game means much to both teams and a red-hot battle is expected. Meppner's probable starting line up will be: ends, Drake and Mor gan; tackles, Reid and Dick; guards, Bryant and Furlong; half backs, Thomson and Gilliam; quar ter, Hiatt; fullback, Hanna. RURAL TEACHERS ELECT. The Rural Teachers cluh of Mor row county met at Hardman Sat- uraay afternoon and elected officers for the new year. Miss Mae Doh erty. Golden West school, wan pilo ted president and Mrs. Anna Heiny, jviatteson school, was named secre tary. A general discussion was had of the new manual for rural w.hnnis published and distributed by the state department of education. Mrs. Ill Clary, Hardman, led a discus sion of "School Housekeeping," and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county su perintendent, led a discussion of "Self Improvement for Tench pra " The attendance and Interest were good. The next meeting rf th nlnh will be held at Eight Mile Center scnooinouse, December 9, CHARLES CLARK PASSES. Charles Clark, local on rnpntut died on the wav to HeDnner from the Deulin farm on Heppner flat Tuesday morning. He had been employed at the Deulin farm for some time, and had complained of being 111 for several days though his condition was not considered serious. He was taken suddenly worse Tuesday morning but died before medical assistance was reached. Phelps Funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Musicale to Present Talented Lex People "Musical Melange" will be the presentation of the Lexington high school glee club on the evening of Friday, October 27, featuring Mrs. James H. Williams, soprano; Miss Lucy Spittle, alto; Laurel Beach, tenor; Miss Esther Fredreckson, violinist, and Miss Eula McMillan pianist Mrs. Williams has appeared as a soloist in Reed college glee clubs. She directed the glee club at Los tine for three years which won the eastern Oregon glee club cup, and she has just completed several months' study at Berkeley. Miss Spittle is a graduate of the music school at the University of Oregon. She studied voice with Mr. Boardman, was soloist with the Polyphonic choir, and sang the alto role in "Elijah" at the University of Oregon last spring. Miss McMillan is a talented pian ist, having studied piano at Mon mouth and at the University of Oregon. Miss Fredreckson, a graduate of the McDonald school of music at Pendleton, plays the violin with poise and brilliancy, showing a thorough mastery of her instru ment and remarkable technique. She has given many recitals in Pen dleton and Wala Walla and has played over radio station KOIN in Portland. ' Mr. Beach is well known in music circles, having studied voice at Whitman college in Walla Walla, at Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as at the University of Oregon. He has appeared in radio programs a number of times. r This musical program will be presented in three acts. The first will be Spanish; the second a skit from "Blossom Time," built around Schubert's melodies, and the third act will consist of popular and classical numbers, including solos, duets, trios, etc., all having special appeal to music lovers. Appropri ate costuming will be used through out. Reserved seats will be on sale this week end and may be obtained from any of the glee club members. Price for reserved seats will be 35 cents, and for general admission, 25 cents, with children, 15 cents. The glee club is trying to make this the biggest and most enjoyable musical event that has ever been presented in the high school, and present it as a rare treat to music lovers of the community. Development League Will Continue' Umatilla "Effort A meeting of the Tri-State De velopment league was held at Pen dleton last Friday night After thoroughly discussing the situation, it was decided to make a vigorous effort to get an allotment of money from the public works fund to be gin work on the Umatilla Rapids and Snake river improvements. It will require some money to carry on the fight, states S. E. Notson, member of the board of directors of the league, but those best informed think that the prospects for ob taining the money for the improve ments are good, and that it will pay to raise the necessary funds to carry on. The chambers of com merce in the different towns have been asked to raise some funds. The granges and other farm organ izations are also asked to help out. It was shown that, if these river improvements can be made, the freight rates will come down four or five cents per bushel from points in the Inland Empire. Even a re duction of one cent a bushel in freigh rates would mean $10.00 on a thousand bushels of wheat. It has been suggested that the farm ers who are not In position to aid in money just now might give a sack or two of wheat toward the funds for carrying on the fleht. Green's feed store at Heppner will accept the wheat and turn over the price to the league, if that will be of any convenience to the farmers. Perhaps some arrangement can be made at Lexington and lone, also. Whatever is done must be done quickly, Mr. Notson says, for the time is short. Red Cross Roll Call To Begin November 11 The annual Red Cross roll call will start in Morrow county on Ar mistice Day, November 11, an nounces Joel R. Benton, chairman of the county chapter, who asks the folks to be prepared to answer the call. Never before in history have so many people been directly or Indirectly helped by this great humanitarian relief agency, said Mr, Benton. Folks are urged to be as liberal as possible, and attention is called to the fact that only 50 cents of each membership goes to the region al office with the remainder staying at home, no matter how lage the contribution. The annual member ship Is one dollar, but other mem berships are availuble at varying larger amounts, as touows: contrlb uting memlbership, $5; supporting membership, $10, and sustaining membership, $25, of which only GO cents 'goes to the regional office. Kate J. Young lodge, Degree of Honor Protective association, meets Oct. 24, at 8 olclock, In Odd Fel lows hall. The juveniles meet at 4 o'clock in afternoon. Clara Bea' mer, secctary No. 29. P. M. Gemmell has been located at Moro the past week In his work as appraiser for the Federal Land bank of Spokane. He expected to be back home the end of the week. COMPLIANCE BOARD NAMED M NBA Enforcement President's Reemployment Agree ment Aim. WILL BE MEDIATOR Hearing of Complaints, Petitions Function of New Body; Is Sec ond Phase of Movement Heppner organized for the second important step in NRA yesterday and Tuesday evenings when the local compliance board was named in accordance with President Roos evelt's program to obtain 100 per cent compliance with reemployment agreements by all Blue Eagle em ployers. These boards are being created in every city and town in the country, according to Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator. Spencer Crawford was named chairman of the local board of sev en members. The other members are Glen Hayes, representing in dustrial employees; Earl Eskelson, representing industrial employers; Chas. Thomson, representing retail employers; Lucy E. Rodgers, rep resenting consumers, and J. O. Tur ner, attorney. It is the purpose of this new board to hear complaints of non compliance with the president's agreement; to hear petitions for ex emptions under paragraph 14 of the president's agreement that permits exceptions where strict compliance would create "great and unavoid able hardship"; and to hear peti tions for permission to operate on the longer hour schedule of exist ing union contracts, instead of the maximum hours of the president's agreement. Pending the issuance of more explicit instructions the new com pliance board will immediately un dertake the investigation of com plaints now before local commit tees. Employers will be informed of the complaints against them and will be given opportunity in a hear ing to answer the charges. If the complaint is found to be valid and the employer fails to comply vol untarily with his agreement, the board will report the case to the administration in Washington. The compliance board, it is point ed out in General Johnson's In structions, shall have no power of enforcement except on express di rection from Washington. It is pointed out by T. S. Ham mond, executive director of the Blue Eagle division of NRA that "The Blue Eagle is the property of the Federal Government and can only De taken away by that authority. "If, after a thorough investigation I of the facts by local authorities a clear-cut case of wilful violation of the President's agreement is re ported to Washington and no satis factory settlement may be obtained by further mediation, the Federal Government will act. "The ultimate objective of the National Recovery movement is the self-government of trade and in dustry by their own associations, under permanent codes approved by the president. The organization of trade associations for this pur pose is an integral part of our pres ent organization. "Pending such time as all indus try is under codes, it is the purpose of the president to effectuate the policies of the National Recovery act by securing 100 percent compli ance with the president's reemploy ment agreement." Father-Son Banquet On Oct. 27; Big Time Plan The annual father and son ban quet, sponsored by the Boy Scout executive committee, will be held at the Christian church basement Friday evening, Oct 27. Judge C. L. Sweek of Pendleton will be toast master and a program of music and speaking is being arranged. A large part of the male popula tion of the community gets togeth er each year for this enjoyable oc casion, looked forward to with spe cial expectancy by the sons. All the men are Invited, and those who have no son of their own are asked to bring someone else's son. The men pay for the tickets and take the boys as their guests. More de tailed plans for the event will be given next week. RHEA CREEK GRANGE NEWS. Rhea .Creek grange decided at their last meeting to change the time of meeting to the first Friday night in each month, Time of meet ing to be at 8 o'clock. There will be a pot-luck supper on Nov, 3 at 6:30, also a program. Congressman Walter Pierce and Mrs. Pierce have promised to be here at this time, so we can expect an interesting talk from both of these grangers, The public is cordially invited to this program. The next meeting of the H. E. C, club will be at Mrs. Sterl ing Fryrear's, to be held on Oct. 26. Benefit card party by O. E. S. So cial club, Wednesday evening, Oct. 25, at Masonic hall dining room, 8 o'clock, 15 cents. S. N. Slyter of Newberg passed through town Saturday evening, on his way to Uklah to hunt for deer. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. Services were held at the Church of Christ Tuesday evening, Rev. James Pointer of Oakland, Cal., delivering the sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Pointer left for Portland Wed nesday morning. They will visit relatives there for a few days be fore going on to Reno, Nev., where they will be with the Christian Mis sionary alliance. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schriever and family left Wednesday morn ing for a visit with relatives in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. James Leach, Mrs. Minnie Leach, Mrs. Trina Parker and Miss Opal Leach motored to Walla Walla Wednesday. Mr. Corbett, lassistant superin-t tendent of the O.-W. R. & N., and Mr. Hamlin, roadmaster, were in Lexineton Tuesday transactins- business connected with their of-j flees. The Pioneers Reunion which Is an annual event in Lexington will! be held on Saturday, October 28, announces the committee in charge. There will be a big basket dinner at noon and a lunch in the eve ning. Coffee will be furnished but those attending are asked to bring well filled baskets to provide for the two meals. For the afternoon's entertainment an interesting pro gram is being prepared under the direction of Laurel Beach. In the evening there will be an hour of old time dancing, free, for the old er people. This will be followed by a modern dance given by Lex ington grange. Tickets for this will be 40 cents. Supper will be served at midnight There will be other entertainment during the evening also. A two-act play, "Good Gra cious Grandma," and a one-act comedy skit, "Aunt Busby's Pink Tea," will be presented it the mo vie hall under the auspices of Lex ington grange. Several musical numbers will also be featured be tween acts. The admission charge will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Following Is the program for the day: Dinner, 12 noon. ' Program, 2:30 p. m. Supper, 5 to 6:30 p. m. Play, 7 p. m. Old-time dance, 8:30 to 9:30 p. m. Modern dance, 9:30 p. m. Welcome to Lexington. A Union Oil service station is being installed at the Henderson Brothers garage. O. Soderstrom and B. M. Davis of Portland are doing the work. Harvey Miller, George Peck and S. J. Devine' went to PenQleton Wednesday evening to attend the meeting at which the national grange master, L. J. Tabor, was the principal speaker. The next meeting of the P. T. A. will be next Wednesday, October 25, at 7:30 p. m. in the high school auditorium. At this meeting the Boy Scouts and 4-H club girls will entertain you. Everyone welcome. There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Lexington grange Saturday evening. Preced ing the business meeting the lec turer, Mrs. Bernice Bauman, pre sented the following Interesting program: Two songs, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "Old Black Joe," by the audience; piano solo, Mrs. J. O. Turner; "The Country and Its Schools," a paper by Mrs. Lucy E. Rodges, county school superintendent; vocal solo, Mrs. Trina Parker; a talk on "Alfalfa Diseases" by county agent, C. W. Smith; a report on National Grange Master Tabor's speech at Pendle ton, S. J. Devine and E. H. Miller. The first and second degrees were conferred upon Mr. and Mrs. James H. Williams. The names of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Cox were proposed for membership. J. O. Turner, chairman of the legislative committee, gave an In teresting talk on the codes of the N. R. A. Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle Cuts forth, Bernice Bauman and Beulah Nichols were appointed as a com mittee to make arrangements for the play to be given on Saturday evening, October 28. It was announced that the execu tive council for Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam and Wheeler counties will be held at Arlington on Saturday, Nov. 4. All fourth degree members are invited to attend. The fifth and sixth degrees will be given at this meeting. A number of Lexing ton grange members plan to attend. S. E. Notson, a member of the Rhea Creek grange, spoke quite interestingly on the Umatilla and Bonneville projects. As a result of his talk the secretary was instruct ed to write a letter to Secretary Ickes to the effect that Lexington grange favors the development of the Umatilla rapids and Snake riv er to provide a cheaper means of transportation for Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho. It Is believed that the development of these two rivers will cause an appreciable re duction in freight rates from the interior to Portland. Afteh the meeting a social hour was enjoyed with Mrs. F. W.Tur ner, Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, Miss Dona Barnett, Mrs. George White and Mrs. S. J. Devine as hostesses. The Lexington Home Economics club was entertained on Thurslay afternoon by Mrs. J. E. Gentry. Ten members and eleven visitors were present. The ladies served during the early part of the afternoon and later enjoyed a short Columbus day program. Marco Polo, Columbus, Queen Isabella, Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots were some of the interesting characters of Col umbus' time who were discussed. Mrs. Laura Scott told of the recent trip to Yellowstone National park (Continued on Pa Four) E. D. WHEAT LEAGUE TO MEETDEC. 8, 9 Moro to Entertain What Is Expected to be Most Important Convention. PROGRESS RECITED Many Aims of League Being Ful filled; Finance, River Devel opment to be Stressed. Moro will be the scene of the an nual convention of thp TCAHtprn Oregon Wheat league to be held uecemDer a ana u, according to plans formulated at a conference of the executive committee in Ar lington yesterday afternoon, an nounces Chas. W. Smith, secretary. Tentative line-up for the program was made after a review of the progress of recommendations em anating from the Condon conven tion last year. "In summing of the situation," Mr. Smith said, "the executive com mittee was pleased to find many recommendations of last year's con vention already reaching fruition, and this served to convince the members that much can be accom plished through strong farmer or ganizations. "Of the several recommendations the domestic allotment plan is al ready being put into effect Much has been accomplished toward the standardization of the world mon etary basis, and much legislation nas Deen put into effect looking to lower interest rates on farm mort gages and in rpfinnnrino- farm mortgages. These accomplishments are encouraging and helpful in lin ing up mis years program which is expected to be more full of met than ever before." Mr. Smith said announcement of the various committees to have charge of the work would be an nounced at an early date. It is ex pected, ne said, to devote more of the convention's time to the work of the committees than ever before. due to the many important prob lems to oe discussed. It was decided to give over an en tire half day to the discussion of farm finance problems. Included In this part of the program will be discussions of the subjects, "Or ganization of Production Loan As sociations Under the New Federal Set-up," "Refinancing of Farm Mortgages," and "Columbia River Development, Present and Future." Leading men in each of the va rious fields are being invited to discuss the several topics. It is expected to have a man from Spo kane representing the Federal Land bank to present the government's finance program, and either Senator McNary or Representative Martin will be asked to give the picture of river development The wheat acreage adjustment control plan will hold an important place on the Droeram. and it U px. pected to have a man from Wash ington, u. u., to speak on this sub ject Work of perparing data for presentation will progress apace with announcement of the commit tees, and one of the best conven tions in the league's history is anti cipated. Deputy Exalted Ruler To Make Official Visit The highlight of the season In local elkdom will occur next Thurs day evening when Charles C. Brad ley or Portland, district deputy grano. exalted ruler, B. P. O. Elks, for Oregon will make hla nfflnial visit to Heppner lodge 358. J. O. Turner, exalted ruler, announces extensive plans for the reception of Mr. Bradley and urges all memhera of the order to attend. "Providing it is obtainable, elk meat will be the course de resis tance for the dinner" Mr Tumor said. There will be initiation and address by the deputy grand exalt ed ruler after the dinner. EDITOR'S PROGRESS GOOD. Vawter Crawford, Gazette Times editor, is making raDid Drogress to ward recovery after the major op eration which he underwent in Portland last week. Present indica tions are that the operation was en tirely successful, and barring un forseen complications, he will be able to return home after a short convalescent period. The ordeal was greatly lightened by the solici tude of his many friends, to whom the editor and family extend their heartfelt thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Klnne were hosts at a dinner party Monday evening held at the Lucas place, followed by contract at the Klnne home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Gay M. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones. High scores were won by Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Anderson, consolation by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Turner. T. T. Qulnn, assistant receiver for the local banks for several months, has finished his work and will re turn immediately to his home at Prineville. While In Heppner Mr. Qulnn made many friends whose warm well wishes accompany him.