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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 1934
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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Trustees Announce Plan
to Take Issue Out of
Circulation.
VENTURE A SUCCESS
Early Redemption Seen as Indica
tion of Improved BiiHinesg Tone;
Was to Hun Until Dec. 31.
Heppner's Sheepskin scrip is soon
to be relegated to the limbo of the
past, at least so far as a circulat
ing medium of exchange is con
cerned, according to announcement
made this week by Dean T. Good
man, president of the scrip trustees.
The announcement was made fol
lowing the decision of the trustees
to sell warrants held by them in
sufficient amount to retire imme
diately all the scrip offered for re
demption. Those holding scrip
which they wish redeemed are ask
ed to present it at the office of Len
L. Gilliam, secretary, where it will
be redeemed at its face value in U.
S. coin.
As the scrip is printed "Redeem
able on or before Dec. 31, 1934," the
trustees will hold the books open
until the end of the year, so no one
need fear that he will not have suf
ficient time to dispose of any scrip
he may hold. Coincident with the
announcement, the trustees have
asked local stores to continue to
accept scrip as a convenience to the
public. This may be done safely,
Mr. Goodman points out, even tho
it is necessary to give cash for
change as the scrip may be taken
immediately to Mr. Gilliam for re
demption. , Considerable satisfaction was evi
denced by Mr. Goodman on behalf
of himself and the other trustees
in being able to announce full re
tirement of the scrip at so early a
date. Issued Just short of a year
ago in response to a demand creat
ed mainly through lack of an out
let for school district warrants, it
seemed probable at that time that
the scrip would need to be In cir
culation at least to the end of 1934,
and the redemption ten months
earlier not only entirely Justifies
the scrip venture but indicates as
well a greatly alleviated exchange
situation. While all the warrants
held by the scrip committee have
not been called, they are in demand
by Investors, showing an improved
tone in local business conditions.
Up to the time of the latest ac
tion by the trustees, a considerable
number of Its warrants had been
called by the various issuing dis
tricts, which enabled them pre
viously to redeem some $1300 of
the Bcrip issued. The scrip so re
deemed was taken up at points of
congestion to keep It from work
ing a hardship on any single busi
ness. The success of this method
is attested by the fact that through
out the period of circulation busi
nesses of Heppner generally ac
cepted the scrip at all times, and
the benefits derived from the com
paratively slight inflation of the
local currency in this manner were
widespread.
Not to be overlooked in the suc
cess of the venture, those connect
ed with it believe, is the publicity
given Heppner and the sheep in
dustry of the county nationally,
and one might say internationally,
as calls for it came from all over
the United States and a few for
eign countries. Copies of it will
remain on display in leading mu
seums of the country for years to
come.
The scrip trustees, who have
served throughout the period of
circulation, are Dean T. Goodman,
president; Len L. Gilliam, secre
tary; Chas. Thomson, L. E. Bisbee,
David A. Wilson, Spencer Craw
ford, and Jos. J. Nys, legal advisor.
BENEFITS NET $83.30.
The benefit dance sponsored by
the Elks and the benefit carnival
sponsored by the American Legion
last Saturday night at the Elks hall
netted the Heppner school band a
total of $83.30. The money will go
into the band's fund for the pur
chase of new uniforms. Of the
amount raised the dance netted
$01.50 and the carnival $21.80. With
contributions already made by the
I. O. O. F. orders, the American
Legion auxiliary and the Heppner
fire boys, the fund now amounts to
$175. The proposed uniforms,
which Harold Buhman, director,
expects to have in time for the
spring concert late In April, will
cost between $250 and $300.
OPENING DISPLAY ROOM.
For the purpose of displaying lo
cally their line of refrigerators,
stoves, and other, household util
ities, Montgomery Ward & Co. of
Portland have taken the room in
Hotel Heppner formerly occupied
by Farmers & Stockgrowers bank.
The place is being made ready for
them and the display of goods is
expected to be opened this week.
WILL ASSIST WOOLMEN.
Joel R. Benton, manager of the
local relief committee, announces
that he has calls from a number
of men seeking employment with
sheep, and that sheepmen needing
such help may get In touch with
the men through his office.
SHEEPSKIN
OW REDEEMABLE
Banking Quarters Will
Be Made More Modern
Extensive remodeling, which will
include an almost entire overhaul
of the interior of the banking rooms
of the Heppner branch of the First
National Bank of Portland, is now
I under way, under direction of Guy
m. ttlCKOK, assistant, vice pieaiueui.
of the parent institution. Tha
work contemplated will take about
a month to complete, and E. L.
Morton, manager of the branch,
informs this paper that all work
will be let to local people. Two ar
chitects were here from Portland
the first of the week and are pre
paring plans for the alterations, ex
pecting to return to Heppner next
week with the specifications and to
superintend the work. It is ex
pected that the alterations will give
the banking room an entirely new
physical appearance. Outside wood
work will be painted; the door on
the south side of the office will be
removed and the opening closed;
the interior re-decorated and kal-
somined and new lineoleum will be
laid in the officers' quarters.
An important change being made
this week and now about complet
ed la the Installation of new safe
deposit boxes. There are 400 of
these boxes, which are of latest de
sign, strongly constructed of man
ganese steel and of double-locking
type, with the customer carrying
one key and the bank holding the
other, neither being able to open
the box without the other. The to
tal weight of the boxes which ar
rived from Portland Wednesday, is
over 11,000 pounds. A new time
locking door weighing 3 tons has
been installed leading to the safety
deposit vault, thus adding more se
curity to the valuables of the cus
tomers. A beautiful new sign across
the front of the bank building is
now up, and directs the public to
the quarters of the Heppner branch
of the oldest national bank in the
Pacific northwest.
Lumber Mill Going In
On Harry French Place
While In town this week, Harry
French informed this paper that
there is now no question but that a
mill will be erected on his place this
season to care for the ripening yel
low pine in that vicinity. Leases
for a large tract of land are being
completed, and the people interest
ed are visiting the timber tract this
week, Mr. French states.
Portland capital is being invested
in this venture and the people mean
business. While it had been hoped
that the Rock creek gap on Hepp-ncr-Spray
road would all be graded
before this enterprise started, Mr.
French states that these people will
go ahead right now as they feel this
road matter will soon be satisfac
torily settled.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
At the meeting of Lexington
grange Saturday evening J. O. Tur
ner, state representative from this
district, gave an interesting talk on
legislation, explaining In detail the
procedure of introducing a bill In
the House and in the Senate. He
also told of some of the tactics
used by lobbyists. Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Troedson and Miss Frances
Troedson received the third and
fourth degrees. , After the business
meeting a social hour was enjoyed
under the direction of the lecturer,
Laura Rice.
While climbing over a barbed
wire fence at his father's ranch Fri
day evening, Woodrow Tucker re
ceived some bad cuts on his hands
when the wire, which he was hold
ing while stepping over the fence,
broke. He was taken to Heppner
to a physician who found it neces
sary to take several stitches to close
the cuts.
Henderson brothers have recent
ly installed in their garage a new
Kwik Way machine for reborlng.
This Is the latest and best machine
of Its kind and is the first one to be
Installed In this community.
T. L. Barnett, mayor of Lexing
ton, and Harry Turner went on a
pleasure jaunt through the Eight
Mile country Sunday and report
having seen some very fine looking
wheat out In that section.
Mrs. LaVelle White, first and sec
ond grade teacher, is confined to
her home with measles. Mrs. Mar
garet Williams Is teaching in that
room during her absence.
The Lexington Home Economics
club had an enjoyable meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Aita Cutsforth. Twelve mem
bers and three visitors were pres
ent. After a short business meet
ing an Interesting program, featur
ing noted people who were born in
February, was presented under the
direction of Mrs. Margaret Wil
liams and Mrs. Myrtle Schrlever.
The guests were Geneva Palmer,
Lulu White, Pearl Devine, Laura
Rice, Bertha Nelson, Margaret Mil
ler, Anna Smouse, Emma hWite,
Anne Miller, Myrtle Schrlever.
Vashti Saling, Margaret Williams,
Pearl Gentry and Beulah Nichols.
Miss Eva Wilcox has returned
home after spending several weeks
in Portland.
Mrs. A. H. Nelson Is confined to
her home by Illness.
Guests at the home of Mrs. Casha
Shaw during the week were Mrs.
J. L. Gray and Mrs. Eva A. Rohrer
of Yakima and Eugene Basey of
Wapato, Wash. Mr. Basey Is an
old time friend of the Shaws, hav
ing resided in the Clark's canyon
district many years ago on the
ranch known as the Basey place.
Mr. Basey plans to remain In the
(Continued on Fi Four)
LIONS HEAR TALK
ON MONEY POLICY
Lexington School Principal Tells of
Aims and Effecte of Inflation;
Spray Road Gap Dtacussed.
Jas. H. Williams principal of the
Lexington schools, explained the
aims and accomplishments of the
president's monetary policy to the
members of the Lions club assem
bled for luncheon Monday. Other
matters discussed were the uncom
pleted gap in the Hepnper-Spray
road, the Columbia river develop
ment meeting to be held at Walla
Walla next Saturday, and the in
vitation from the Business and
Professional Womens club to Join
them in 'a meeting in March. En
tertainment features were two pi
ano duets by Mrs. Jas. H. Williams
and Mrs. George Gillis.
In a brief, interesting and inform
ative talk, Mr. Williams told of
developments to date of the mone
tary policy now being followed by
the national administration, point
ing out the desirable features of
inflation of currency and large re
serve of monetary gold, and ex
plained his own idea of the ends
expected to be gained by the presi
dent. Latest developments on the pro
posal to secure completion of the
2-mile gap in the Heppner-Spray
road were discussed by members of
the club, and It was stated that fa
vorable action by the highway com
mission in its meeting today is ex
pected. Report of a trip made over
the road recently by J. L. Gault and
E. L. Morton was given, both gen
tlemen believing that had members
of the commission been with them
there would be no question of the
road's completion at an early date.
S. E. Notson explained the im
portance of the river development
meeting at Walla Walla at which
it is hoped to coordinate the ac
tivities of the various associations
working for development of the Co
lumbia river, and urged the attend
ance of a large delegation from
this section.
In honor of the day, it being the
birthday anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln, J. O. Turner read the des
cription of the Great Emancipa
tor written by his one-time law
partner, Herndon. Guests present
were C. B. Cox, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers
and E. L. Morton. Ralph Jackson,
manager of Jackson's warehouse,
was introduced as a new member
of the club.
In response to an invitation from
the- Heppner Business and Profes
sional Women's club, presented by
Mrs. J. O. Turner, Lions' accompan
ist, to Join in a meeting during the
fore part of March, A. D. McMur
do appointed the following com
mittee to work with a similar com
mittee from the ladies' organiza
tion: Spencer Crawford. John Tur
ner and E. F. Bloom.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing F. A. McMahon took a flash
light picture of the group, the pic
ture taken two weeks ago having
turned out badly due to double ex
posure. Delegation Appears
Before Road Body
W. T. Campbell, county Judge,
George Peck and Frank S. Parker,
commissioners, went to ' Portland
Tuesday, and S. E. Notson and J.
L. Gault went down yesterday, to
meet with the state highway com
mission at its meeting today to
make a plea for closing of the last
small gap in the Heppner-Spray
road. Estimates for grading the
2.4-mile stretch have been various
ly placed from $10,000 to $15,000.
The local men believe chances
for getting aotion today are good
in view of the fact that a consider
able amount of money may be
saved by letting the contract before
the contractors now at work on an
adjacent sector leave. The Hard-man-Rock
creek sector rlow under
construction is expected to be fin
ished by the first of March.
BEND MAN HERE.
Mark Woodruff or Bend was a
visitor in Heppner Friday. He
was interviewing some of the re
publicans of this vicinity on behalf
of the candidacy of Jay Upton, who
is understood to be .seeking the
place of congressman from the sec
ond Oregon district, and will short
ly file for this office. There seems
to be no other active candidate in
the field right now among the re
publicans and Mr. Upton may have
no fight to make in the primaries.
He would be opposed in the fall by
the present incumbent, Walter M.
Pierce, as It looks now, though
there are signs that our congress
man may have to fight it out with
other members of his party before
the May primaries.
Leo Gorger reports a lot of weeds
In the grain out his way, and at
present the Gorger brothers are
busy reseeding some 400 acres of
Federation wheat. Conditions for
winter work have been ideal and
much plowing is completed. He
is of the opinion that good crops,
regardless of the weeds, will be har
vested, and that there will not be
a great deal of reseeding. Mr. Gor
ger was looking after some business
affairs here on Tuesday.
David Hynd was in town Tues
day from the Rose Lawn ranch of
Hynd Bros. In Sand Hollow. Range
conditions on the hills are just
about right, and it will not be long
before the lambing season Is on at
the Hynd ranches.
National Scout Week
Court of Honor Held
Winding up observance of Na
tional Boy Scout week, which this
year celebrated the 25th anniver
sary of scouting in America, a court
of honor was held at the court
house last evening for the Heppner
troop. Features of the event were
the presentation of the president's
five-year award to the local troop
by Chas. W. Smith, chairman of the
executive committee, and present
ation of scout diaries to each mem
ber of the Flying Eagle patrol, La
Verne Van Marter, leader, as first
place award in the window-decorating
contest Their display was in
the Humphrey Drug company win
dow. The program for the evening in
cluded bugle assembly, "To the Col
ors," with all standing as scouts
marched in by patrols following the
flag and guard, with LaVerne Van
Marter, John Crawford and Larry
Moore forming the guard; flag sal
ute and scout oath, led by Gerald
Cason, senior patrol leader; roll call
by John Crawford, scribe, and ten
derfoot investiture by Clinton Roh
rer and scouts. Advancements were
made as follows: Second class, Wil
liam McCaleb and Omer McCaleb;
first class, Billy Barratt, Emery
Coxen and Daniel Chinn; star
scout, John Crawford. Merit badges
were awarded to Larry Moore, first
aid .to animals; Jackson Gilliam,
civics and animal husbandry; Fran
cis Nickerson, bird study; John
Crawford, animal husbandry; Wil
liam McCaleb, music, poultry keep
ing, bugling; Joe Aiken, first aid to
animals; Scott McMurdo, scholar
ship; Bert Mason, lone, civics, ag
riculture, swimming, leathercraft,
first aid. The executive committee,
C. W. Smith, E. F. Bloom, A. D.
McMurdo, C. J. D. Bauman and
Spencer Crawford, and scout mas
ter, Phillip Foord, presided at the
court of honor.
C. E. Union Groups
Meet at Church Here
Beginning with a box social held
at the Christian church here on
Saturday evening, members of the
Columbia union of Christian En
deavor met in a conference which
lasted over Sunday. Groups were
present from Umatilla and Morrow
counties and the program Saturday
evening included a quartet by mem
bers of the Heppner group, and a
reading by Harold Peavy of Helix.
The program was under the direc
tion of Doris Lieuallen of Adams,
social superintendent of the Colum
bia union. The Endeavor room at
the church was decorated in the
Valentine motif.
On Sunday an executive meeting
of the Union was held, and in the
evening a group of officers of the
organization drove to Hardman for
a conference with the C. E. leader
there.
Helix Red Devils Meet
Lexington February 21
What promises to be the best bas
ketball game of the season is sched
uled for next Wednesday evening,
Feb. 21. when the Lexington Inde
pendents will meet the Helix Red
Devils on the Lexington floor. The
Helix quintet Is said to be one of
the best teams in eastern Oregon
and the Lexington boys have won
most of the games they have played
this season. Lexington basketball
fans are eagerly looking forward to
this game as it is sure to be one of
the most interesting played here for
some time. As a preliminary to
this game the Lexington town girls'
team will play the Pendleton town
girls' team. Laurel Beach is coach
ing both the girls' and boys' teams.
Lambing Season Starts;
Good Reports Received
Lambing in different sections of
the county. is getting well under
way, according to reports reaching
the Uazette Times. Krebs broth
ers at Cecil are reported to be the
farthest along, with more than 400
lambs already received, with the
average production well over 100
percent.
Smythe brothers report 1000. new
lambs already near Arlington, with
a production of 110 to 112 percent
Charles Bartholomew and Tom
Beymer are other flockmasters now
In the midst of lambing. J. G. Bar
ratt and Hynd brothers do not ex
pect to get well under way until the
first of March, while others will
begin about February 15.
NEEDED REPAIRS AT CHURCH
Some much needed repairs have
been progressing at the Christian
church the past few weeks. New
plaster has been placed where
needed on both outside and inside,
the auditorium and adjacent rooms
treated to new coats of kalsomine,
and the effect of this is quite pleas
ing. Frank Roberts has been doing
the inside decorating and will be
finished with the work this week,
providing it is decided to give one
or two additional rooms attention
Charley Latourell and Adam
Knoblock of this city were high
guns in the skeet shoot at Pendle
ton Sunday, the former scoring 21
hits out of a possible 25, while the
latter knocked down 19 of the
"crazy" clay pigeons. Gunners from
La Grande and other towns par
ticipated. J. G. Barratt and William Hynd
are leaving for Portland this eve
ning to be in attendance at the
state-wide mooting of woolgrow
ers there tomorrow.
SCHOOL BOARDS
TO MEET MONDAY
Superintendent Calls Session for
Heppner; Jas. M. Burgess
Coming from Salem.
Lucy M. Rodgers,, county school
superintendent, has called a meet
ing of school boards to be held at
the circuit court room in Heppner
on next Monday, February 19th, be
ginning promptly at 10:00 o'clock
in the forenoon. It Is expected that
all board members and clerks will
be in attendance, but Mrs. Rodgers
states that patrons of the schools
will also be welcomed, and it is
hoped that many will attend.
The first part of the program, be
ginning at 10:00 o'clock, is a school
for district clerks, and all clerks
should be present and on time. They
are asked to bring their record
books and have their problems
cleared up in order that no trouble
may be encountered when the time
comes for balancing their books
and making up the annual reports.
Following at 11:00 o'clock, instruc
tion will be given both clerks and
board members on budget making,
and this will be given by James M.
Burgess of the State Department of
Education, who will likewise be in
charge of the school for clerks.
We are giving the program in
full, and from this it will be noted
that an interesting time is in store
for all who attend:
10:00-11:00. Keeping School Rec
ords. Jas. M. Burgess.
11:00-12:00. Budget Making. Mr.
Burgess.
1:00-1:20. The School Warrant
Situation. Mr. Burgess.
1:20-1:30 The School District and
the Bank, E. L. Morton, man
ager Heppner Branch Bank.
1:40-2:20 Choosing the Teacher.
E. F. Bloom, Supt Heppner
Schools.
2:00-2:20 The New County School
Law. O. E. Peterson, Dist. 37.
2:20-2:40 Advantages of a Cen
tral Committee for Purchasing
School Supplies. Edwin Ingles,
Principal Boardman School.
2:40-3:00 School Housekeeping.
Mr. Burgess.
3:00-3:15 Duties of the Non-high
School Board. Mrs. Elmer
Griffith, chairman Morrow Co.
Non-high School Board.
3:15- The Sales Tax. J. O. Tur
ner, Representative, State Leg
islature. There will be time given to open
discussion of the above topics.
Pioneer of Walla Walla
Valley Passes Sunday
Frank H. Benge, a pioneer resi
dent of the Walla Walla valley
and well known to many residents
of this section, passed away Sun
day, February 11, at 12 o'clock at
St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton, after a lingering illness. He
was born in Iowa in 1861 and came
west with his parents in that year,
crossing the plains by ox team,
settling with his parents in Walla
Walla, Wash. His father, Dr. Wil
liam Terrel Benge, died in 1872,
and several years later his mother
and family came to Morrow coun
ty, she and her two oldest sons tak
ing up homesteads near Lexington
in the Social Ridge community. Mr.
Benge later located at Spokane.
Wash., where he engaged in farming-He
is survived by his wife, two
daughters and one son, Mrs. Sadie
Babcock of San Francisco, Calif.,
Mrs. Verne Butler of Dayton, Wn.,
and Fred Benge of Spokane; a
brother, R. L. Benge of Heppner,
three sisters, Mrs. G. M. Hender
son of Lewiston, Idaho; Mrs. Ruth
Barnett of Pendleton, and Mrs. Eph
Eskelson of Heppner. Being a well
known resident of the Inland Em
pire. Mr. Benge is mourned by a
host of friends.
Funeral services were held at
Walla Walla on Wednesday after
noon, with interment beside other
relatives buried in the cemetery
there. Services were in charge of
the I. O. O. F. order of which he
had long been a member.
Pendleton Hoopsters to
Play Here Saturday
Heppner high's basketball squad
will meet Pendleton high at the
local gymnasium Saturday night
at 7:30. Heppner s team played
two close games last week end with
Adams ftnd Mac-Hi; both of these
teams have held Pendleton to close
scores.
Though several of the Buckaroo's
star players will not make the trip,
the game is expected to be a thrill
er. The fans think that Heppner
has a 50-50 chance to win because
of the very noticeable improvement
since the last Pendleton-Heppner
game. The preliminary will begin
at 7:00. Admission will be 10 and
20 cents.
WAR VETERAN PASSES.
Word received today announced
the death this morning at Walla
Walla of Alfred Medlock, world
war veteran who has been confined
in the government hospital in that
city for two years. Definite ar
rangements for funeral services
have not yet ben made, pending the
arrival of Mrs. Medlock from Wal
la Walla this evening. ' It is ex
pected, however, the funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock under the auspices of Hepp
ner Post No. 87, American Legion,
of which organization Mr. Medlock
was a member,
Legion Auxiliary Ladies
. Entertain at Luncheon
The quarters of the local unit,
American Legion Auxiliary was the
scene of a very pleasant party on
Saturday afternoon, when visitors
from Hermiston and Pendleton
were entertained at a bridge lunch
eon. The Hermiston ladies present
were Mrs. V. M. Christopherson,
president of District No. 6, Mrs.
McPherson, Mrs. Waterman. Mrs.
Kelley, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Garnet
Best, Mrs. Storey, Mrs. Walter
Hamm, Mrs. Chas. Norton, Mrs. O.
K. Mudge, Mrs. Jas. Todd, Mrs.
Tilden, Mrs. Castric; from Pen
dleton, Mrs. Cecil Lieuallen and
Mrs. Oral Henrikson. The local
unit was represented by Mrs. Paul
Gemmell, Mrs. Harry Tamblyn.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, Mrs. A. A. Mc
Atee, Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs. Ray
mond Ferguson, Mrs. David Wil
son, Mrs. Gene Ferguson, Mrs. Gar
net Barratt, Mrs. J. D. Cash, Mrs.
H. A. Cohn, Mrs. W. O. Bayless,
Mrs. Spencer Crawford, Mrs. Wal
ter. Moore. Mrs. Alva Jones, Mrs.
Elbert Cox, Mrs. E. L. Morton, Mrs.
L. E. Dick, Mrs. J. O. Turner, Mrs.
Victor Peterson, Mrs. Adeline Bus
chke, Mrs. Walter McGhee, Mrs.
Loyal Parker and Mrs. Helen Chris
tenson. Auction bridge was played,
Mrs. Storey receiving high honors
for the Hermiston visitors, and Mrs.
Wilson for Heppner.
Heppner Elks Announce
Big Day February 22nd
Washington's birthday, the 22nd,
usually recognized by Heppner
lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks, with its
annual ball, will be an extra big day
for the lodge this year. In addition
to the annual ball in the evening of
the 22nd, the lodge has slated init
iation to be held in the afternoon,
and a banquet in the evening at
the I. O. O. F. hall. Arrangements
have been made with the Rebekahs
to serve the banquet.
A class of 21 candidates is an
nounced to be in readiness for the
initiatory work, to begin at 2:30 in
the afternoon. The banquet will
be held at 6:30, and the annual ball
at 9:30. The celebration Is slated
in the nature of a homecoming, an
nounces J. O. Turner, exalted ruler,
and many out-of-town members of
the lodge are expected for the oc
casion. I0NE
Ty MARGARET BLAKE
The O. E. S. Social club held its
annual election of officers at the
Masonic hall on last Tuesday. The
following were elected: Mrs. Ruth
Mason, president; Mrs. Lola Mc-
Cabe, vice-president, and Mrs. Or
ral Feldman, sec-treas.
Last Thursday evening quite a
number of members of the local
I. O. O. F. lodge visited the I. O.
O. F. lodge at Morgan and partook
of the chicken potpie supper to
which that lodge was treated by
Bert Palmateer.
Miss June Allstott of Heppner has
been spending the past two weeks
with her sister, Miss Doris Allstott
Mrs. Robert Allstott, Jr. and son
Bobby returned Saturday from the
Willamette valley where they have
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Allstott's sisters, Mrs. Paul Lovell
of Estacada and Mrs. Ted Troge
of Clackamas.
Catherine Crosby of Pasco, Wn..
has been visiting at the home of
her uncle, Earl Morgan.
Miss June and Miss Doris Allstott
went to The Dalles Sunday to see
their brother Don who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
The Dalles hospital last week.
The second of the roller skate
basketball games was played last
Wednesday evening with the single
men victors by a score of 14 to 4.
The game was a fast one and since
each team has won a game the tie
will be played off on Wednesday
of this week.
Mrs. Fred Painter and daughter
Mary visited with relatives in lone
over the week end. Mrs. Painter
will be remembered as Betty All
stott, at one time employed in the
drug store here.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann
were business visitors In Pendleton
last Thursday.
Last Wednesday about twenty
Masons from Heppner visited the
lone lodge. After the regular meet
ing was adjourned those present en-
Joyed a session of chess, checkers
and cards, followed by refresh
ments.
Mrs. Lena Lundell was hostess
last Friday afternoon to the Past
Noble Grand club. During the af
ternoon the annual election of of
ficers was held. The following will
hold office during the coming year:
Mary Swanson, president Gladys
Drake, vice-president, and Ruth
Lundell, sec-treas. Two new mem
bers were Initiated at the meeting.
Seventeen ladies were present. At
the close of the afternoon the host
ess served a lovely lunch of vegeta
ble salad, wafers, cake and coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. C, F. Feldman were
business visitors In Pendleton Wed
nesday. About fifty people enjoyed the
hospitality of the Womens Auxil
iary of the lone American Legion
post at a party in the Legion hall
Tuesday evening. Skating was en
Joyed by those who wished to skate
and five card tables in the Auxil
iary room were busy all evening
with various card games for those
who did not care to skate. Baked
and chill beans, sandwiches and
coffee were served at a late hour.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Genevieve
Farrens. daughter of Mrs. Helen
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STATE ASSOCfATIQN
BY GROWERS
100 Pet. Demand Shown
at Local Meeting; Pe
tition to Portland.
SHEARING COST SET
U'z Cents Decided Upon to Put
Wool to Sack; Ask State Con
vention Here Next.
Sheepmen of Morrow county are
unanimously in favor of immediate
ly setting up the state-wide live
stock production credit association,
charter for which has been issued
by the Agricultural Production
Credit corporation but which is be
ing held in abeyance, according to
the sentiment expressed at a meet
ing or the Morrow County Lamb
and Woolgrowers association at
the Elks club here yesterday after
noon. Resolutions passed by the
meeting asked that the charter be
given the asociation immediately
and that Portland be named as the
location for offices. A separate mo
tion asked that the loan minimum
be set low enough to include all
range livestock operators.
Twenty-five leading livestock op
erators were present at the meet
ing presided over by R. I. Thomp
son, president of the local growers'
association, representing nearly
100,000 head of sheep and 2000 head
of cattle. No opposition to the res
olution was expressed, and a peti
tion was signed expressing the de
sires of the resolution.
Further circulation of the peti
tion is being made today to give
growers who could not attend the
meeting a chance to sign. Similar
petitions were signed at meetings
held coincidentally over the state,
and all these will be assembled at
a Joint meeting to be held In Port
land tomorrow. J. G. Barratt, who
headed the local discussion, expect
ed to attend the Portland meeting,
and all others who could attend
were authorized to be official dele
gates of the local association.
Formation of the state-wide live
stock credit association was con
sidered vital by the stockmen, as
they felt that only through the
setup of such an asociation could
their needs be properly cared for.
In refutation to the statement of
J. A. Schoonover, regional director,
in transmitting news of the abey
ance, that ample accommodations
would be afforded through the reg
ularly established local agricultural
production credit associations, the
livestock men took several excep
tions. They held that livestock inter
ests do not have sufficient repre
sentation on the board of directors
of the local credit association to
guarantee full understanding of the
livestock men's needs, and that live
stock loans in the aggregate are in
so much larger amounts than other
types of agricultural loans that a
different loan policy is needed.
Strengthening their demand for
the charter, they cited the fact that
.state-wide organizations like that
desired in Oregon have already
been set up in Idaho, Montana, Cal
ifornia and Washington.
While Schoonover said it was
feared that if the state-wide asso
ciations were allowed to go ahead
there would not be sufficient busi
ness for the local associations, it
was said at the meeting that pres
sure was being brought to bear on
the Spokane office by interests who
were trying to knock out the state
association because a majority of
the directors were not in favor of
locating the head office at Baker,
the place tentatively agreed upon
at the first organization meeting in
Portland. While the meeting was
in progress word was received
from Umatilla and Malheur coun
ties of a strong sign-up of the pe
tition in those counties.
A discussion was also had of
shearing wages to be paid in the
county this season, and the associa
tion went on record for its mem
bers to pay 12 Mi cents per head and
board for all necessary operations
up to putting the wool in the bag.
Several local shearers participated
in the discussion.
The association voted to invite
the Oregon Woolgrowers associa
tion to hold its next annual meet
ing in Heppner, the meeting to be
held sometime next January. Lo
cation of the convention city was
said to be left to the executive com
mittee of the state association, and
would be decided at the ram sale
In Pendleton in August. As Hepp
ner has not entertained the con
vention since 1916, it was believed
chances are good of bringing It
here next.
Election of officers resulted in
reelection of the officers now serv
ing: R. I. Thompson, president; R.
A. Thompson, vice president, and
Chas. W. Smith, secretary-treasurer.
Stockmen present Included be
sides the officers, David, Jack and
William Hynd, Lotus Robiaon,
Chas. Bartholomew, John Healy,
John Brosnan, Georgo Krebs, Del
bert Wright, Clyde Wright, W. P.
Mahoney, T. J. O'Brien, Barney
Devlin, Wendell Cleveland, Win.
Kilkenny, Joe Kenny, Frank Wil
kinson, Bruce B. Kelly, J. G. Bar
ratt, Glenn Jonoa, D. O. Justus,
Emll Groshena, H. A. Cohn.