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Volume 51, Number 1.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 15, 1934
Subscription $2.00 a Year
E. 0. WHEAT LEAGUE
ASKS REBATE OF TAX
'rocessing Levy on Grain
Bags
?s Held Discrimina
tory, Say Growers.
MEET AT ARLINGTON
Northwest Big User of Jute Bags;
Is Outstanding In Cooperation
With AAA; Brief Presented.
The executive committee of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league,
meeting at Arlington Sunday, en
tered formal protest against the
$ .029145 per pound tax on jute bags
being assessed on bags used for
grain, describing the tax on grain
bags as unjust and discriminatory.
A brief of the association's conten
tions was drawn up and sent to the
federal administration at Washing
ton, D. C. The brief follows:
Situation
As a compensating tax for the tax
on cotton there has been imposed a
tax of $ .29145 per pound on jute on
the assumption that the primary
tax on cotton might otherwise lead
people to substitute jute. Wool bags
are exempted from the tax as it is
manifestly impossible to use cotton
for wool bags. It is equally as im
possible to substitute cotton for
grain bags.
This tax Imposes an additional
burden upon Pacific Northwest
wheat growers because in this ter
ritory over 60 of the wheat moves
to tidewater points in burlap bags.
This is contrary to the custom in
other wheat growing areas of the
United States and is brought about
because of the lack of farm storage,
the 100 use of combines and the
necessity for moving all of the
wheat in one direction to the Pa
cific Coast
The Northwest is Cooperating
This area (Washington, Idaho,
and Oregon) is cooperating with
the A. A. A. organization to a great
er extent than most wheat growing
sections. This Is evidenced by:
1. An average sign-up of about
83 of the entire wheat growers as
compared fith Michigan 34, Ohio
35, Iowa 39, Indiana 45, Illin
ois 51 and Pennsylvania 9.
2. Stricter regulations governing
the use of contract acres and closer
adherence to the purpose of the A.
A. A. than is found in most areas.
Tax on Grain Bags Unjust
The Pacific Northwest people are
already paying the tax on cotton,
the proceeds of which are used for
financing the cotton reduction pro
gram. We are glad to pay that tax
as we realize that people in the cot
ton producing states are paying a
tax on flour which is used to finance
wheat reduction which is expected
to benefit us. This is a fifty-fifty
cooperation on the part of both
sections and is eminently fair.
We believe however, that the tax
on grain bags is unfair because:
1. It throws a larger burden upon
us than is borne by wheat growers
elsewhere. The processing tax is
thirty cents per bushel. We are
paid for 54 of our average annual
production. From this two cents is
deducted to finance exporting, an
average of one cent is deducted for
expenses of the local wheat produc
tion control association and the
burlap tax amounts to approximate
ly one and one-half cents. There
fore out of the thirty cents process
ing tax we actually will get twenty
five and one-half cents. In other
words, approximately 15 of the
processing tax goes for other things
so far as we are concerned, of which
over one-third is for a fund for cot
ton growers.
2. The tax falls unequally upon
different growers. The man so
situated that he can bulk his grain
escapes it altogether. The young
farmer or the one on a rented farm
who cannot afford bulk equipment,
or the man so far from market or
on such rough land that bulking is
impossible, must put his grain in
sacks. These people are therefore
forced to support the cotton pro
gram to a greater extent than their
more fortunate competitors. There
is no justice whatever in this sit
uation. 3. Many of our farmers grow oats
and barley. These two crops alone
require over 10,000,000 bags yearly,
These crops are not benefitted at
all by the A. A. A. Program. In
fact, they will be very severely han
dicapped by the reduction program
of hogs now under way and the pro
posed program for dairy cows and
beef cattle. Why should our far
mers pay out $277,000.00 annually
for the privilege of sacking their
oats and barley when they have no
connection whatever with any of
this program except to be hurt by
it?
Relation of Export Corporation
' The suggestion has come to us
from Congressional correspondence
that A.A.A. officials believe the bur
lap tax justified as it applies to the
Pacific Northwest because this sec
tion Is favored by the diversion of
two cents of the thirty cents flour
tax Into an export fund principally
used here in the Northwest.
We do not believe these things
have any logical connection at all.
If the emergency export of wheat
is right and Just, why impose a tax
on burlap? Why not one on candy,
shoes or some other unrelated item?
HOME ECONOMICS
MEET SET AT CECIL
O. S. C. Specialists and Exhibits to
Assist in School; All Women
of County Invited.
A county homemakers conference
open without charge to all women
of Morrow county, is to be held in
Cecil grange hall at Cecil on Fri
day, March 23rd, announces County
Agent C. W. Smith. Three mem
bers of the Oregon State College ex
tension staff in home economics are
to give lectures and demonstrations,
while various exhibits, some of
which were shown recently at the
state home interests conference at
Corvallis, will be set up. The pro
gram begins promptly at 10:00 o'
clock and will continue until 4:00
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Dillabough, chairman
of the county home economics com
mittee of the grange, will preside at
the morning session and Mrs. Hila
Timms will be in charge of regis
tration. Mrs. Harriet Deos is chairman
of the committee for the noon meal.
Miss Lucy A. Case, state nutrition
specialist, will demonstrate one dish
showing the preparation of vegeta
bles and this will be served at noon,
in addition to the meal planned and
arranged for by Mrs. Deos.
The program of the day includes
an address by Miss Claribel Nye,
State Leader of Home Economics
Extension, and a lecture by Miss
Lucy A. Case on "Can food change
a person and his personality." Mrs.
Azalea Sager, state clothing spec
ialist, will discuss "Recognizing
quality in materials" and will dem
onstrate the tests for materials.
There will be community singing
and games and the service avail
able to homemakers of the state
through the home economics divis
ion of the extension service will be
explained. Exhibits of self-help
clothing for pre-school children and
methods of removing common
stains on various materials will be
included. The exhibit will also in
clude material that is available for
distribution in the state for home
makers. This is one of the series of 15
county wide conferences being held
throughout the state where no home
demonstration agents are main
tained. The day's program follows:
Staff Claribel Nye, State Lead
er of Home Economics Extension;
Lucy A. Case, Extension Specialist
In Foods and Nutrition; Azalea Sa
ger, Extension Specialist in Cloth
ing and Textiles.
10- 11 a. m. Registration.
Introduction by County Agent.
Group singing and recreation.
Today's homemaker goes to
school, Miss Nye.
11- 12 Can food change a person
and his personality? Miss Case.
12- 1:30 Lunch prepared by local
organization.
One dish showing preparation of
vegetables will be demonstra
ted by Miss Case.
The homemakers' contribution to
the success of the new federal
agricultural program, County
Agent C. W. Smith.
1:301:45 Group singing.
1:45-2:45 Recognizing quality in
materials, Mrs. Sager.
2:45-3:30 Other services in home
economics, Miss Nye.
(1) Schools for parents (2) Rec
reation schools (3) Radio clubs
(4) Bulletins (5) Information
service (6) Grange and P. T. A.
programs (7) Home Interests
Conference (8) State projects
(9) Home Extension Units
(10) County committees.
Exhibits Growth and health pho
tographs of children and animals;
photographs illustrating projects in
home economics; self-help clothes
for pre-school children; stain re
moval; bulletins and other mater
ial helpful to homemakers.
April 3 Set as Deadline
For Corn-Hog Sign-up
The final date for signup under
the AAA corn-hog plan has been
set for April 3, announces Chas. W.
Smith, county agent. Farmers who
wish to come under the plan must
have their applications in the hands
of the community committee by
that data.
J. Ruzek, district administrator
of the plan Is in Heppner today,
meeting with members of the com
munity committees.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Notice Is hereby given that the
first-quarter payment time for taxes
has been extended to April 15, 1934.
Rebate privileges for the period will
be allowed to the extended date.
This action was made necessary by
complications In bringing up the
rolls and making out receipts due
to the new tax law.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Tax Collector.
The Pacific Northwest surplus Is
only part of the wheat surplus. It
oannot be segregated as a special
thing. If not exported it would go
to the Atlantic Coast, Southern
states and Middlcwest as It has in
the past and act to depress prices
of all wheat in the United States.
Conclusion
We, therefore, submit that a tax
on grain bags is discriminatory and
unjust We believe that the amount
collected for this purpose should be
rebated to the original purchaser
upon sufficient proof that the bags
are to be used for grain. Wheat
reduction control associations could
easily provide machinery for such
rebates with very little expense.
OREGON BEAUTIES INSPIRE
SKETCHES BY
The recent trip over the state as
a member of the forest service
"Showboat' by F. F. Wehmeyer,
ranger in charge of the Heppner
district of the Umatilla' national
forest, was Mr. Wehmeyer's inspir
ation for a number of geographical
sketches which the Gazette Times
is pleased to present to Its readers.
Not only are the articles interest
ing from their content of geograph
ical information, but spiced with
cryptic comment they are entertain
ing as well. Those readers who
have visited the scenes mentioned,
too, will recall whimsical fancies,
dreams, or opinions inspired by Or
egon's natural beauties and devel
opment. All the readers may not
agree with Mr. Wehmeyer's opin
ions, but they will appreciate them,
and the more so when it is under
stood that the writer has a back
ground of travel experience includ
ing a "stretch" in Uncle Sam's navy.
There is another motive for de
voting a goodly amount of space to
the articles at this time. It is to
help engender a fulller appreciation
of the great state of Oregon in cel
ebration of this year of the diamond
jubilee anniversary of the state's
birth. And so, with no attempt to
alter the author's style of presen
tation of train of thought, the Ga
zette Times passes the sketches
along as received:
Showboat
Eight years ago the state board
of forestry and the forest service
Regulations for Planting
Contracted Land Adopted
Full regulations governing the
seeding of crops on contracted acre
age under the AAA wheat produc
tion control program have been pre
pared by the Morrow County Allot
ment committee, and copies will be
mailed to all cooperatives soon.
These regulations were compiled
from suggestions made by the Ag
ricultural Adjustment administra
tion, and cover all details regard
ing the planting of wheat and other
crops on contracted land. They
cite how hay grown on the con
tracted land must be handled, and
how all other crops taken off this
land must be utilized.
It is essential that all cooperators
acquaint themselves with the full
details and govern themselves ac
cordingly as full responsibility for
compliance is placed upon the in
dividual operator.
Everey farm covered by a con
tract will be inspected before har
vest and the inspection report must
be approved by the wheat section
of the AAA before the grower can
receive his 1934 payment If grow
ers are not sure of proper compli
ance they should get in touch with
their allotment committee at once.
Responsibility rests with the grow
er, and any irregularity may re
sult in forfeiture of all payments.
High School "H" Club
Plans Smoker for 17th
Nine hair-raising bouts with Matt
Kenny vs. Virgil Smith, Morrow
county champion from Lexington,
in the main event, is the program
scheduled for the St. Patrick's Day
smoker arranged by the high school
lettermen's club at the gymnasium
Saturday night The fighters in all
of these bouts are well matched
and will provide an hour and a half
of thrilling entertainment. The
proceeds of the smoker will be used
to purchase sweaters and letters for
the graduating members of the "H"
club.
The curtain raiser will start at
8:15. Coach Mabee will referee
The bouts arranged are as fol
lows:
J. Barratt vs. D. Ferguson (box) ;
Pettyjohn vs. Pettyjohn (box); Don
Turner vs. Richard Hayes (box) ;
Ray Pettyjohn vs. S. Wehmeyer
(mixed); Billy Cochell vs. J. Green
(box); Butch McMurdo vs. Wild
cat Shoun (box); J. Hanny vs. O.
Bleakman (wrestle); M. Kenny vs.
V. Smith (box).
WATERWAYS DRIVE SET.
The Inland Waterways associa
tion organized for the purpose of
developing the Columbia river for
transportation has launched a mem
bership drive througout the Inland
Empire. Memberships at the rate
of $1 for individuals, $5 for firms
and $10 for corporations are being
solicited. Lawrence Beach of Lex
ington was named chairman of the
campaign for Morrow county. C.
L. Sweek of Pendleton is president
of the association. Mr. Sweek was
In Heppner Saturday. He reported
that at a recent meeting at The
Dalles plans were laid for prepara
tion of an extensive brief, and be
lieved that the case of obtaining
sealocks at Bonneville is not yet
lost. The sealocks are one of the
objectives of the association's sev
en-point program through which it
is nopea to bring lower freight rates
for the Inland Empire.
FI R8T CANDIDATE FILES.
Leon W. Brlggs, county treasurer,
who this week filed his nominating
petition at the office of the county
clerk to succeed himself in his pres
ent position, Is the first candidate
to appear for any of the local of
fices to be filled in this year's elec
tions. Mr. Brlggs has served the
county faithfully as treasurer for
several terms. His name will ap
pear on the republican primary bal
lot, May 18.
Painting the front of the city hall
was completed this week, and the
building was neatly signed. The
number Is 13 West Willow St
LOCAL MAN
started an educational campaign to
acquaint the citizens of Oregon and
especially the future citizens as rep
resented in our public grammar
and high schools, as to just why
the forest organizations were try
ing to protect the forests.
Oregon lays claim to one fifth of
the remaining timber within the
United States and the sale of for
est products more than equals the
combined sales of wool, wheat and
fisheries, in fact it is 65 of our
normal industrial payroll. In 1929,
the peak year of the lumber indus
try in Oregon, over 90 million dol
lars were paid out as wages to the
workers of our state.
During the past eight years there
has hardly been a school in the
state that has not been visited by a
member of the federal or state for
estry organizations with the show
boat. The showboat consists of a light
truck, fitted with a light plant and
equipped with two projectors and
a belopticon. They carry eight or
ten reels for the showing of silent
motion pictures and also several
sets of colored lantern slides.
Since the start of the C. C. C. pro
gram the work has been confined to
their camps, however, during April
and May the boat will be on a cruise
among eastern Oregon schools and
is scheduled to visit Heppner some
time during April.
(Continued Next Week)
Local Nimrods Score 74;
Latourell Wins Prizes
Three Heppner men, Glen Hayes,
Adam Knoblock and Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo, composed the three-man
team for Heppner-Pilot Rock gun
clubs in the second round of the
Oregonian telegraphic trapshoot
ing tournament Sunday. Local
nimrods shot over the home traps
with fine weather prevailing. Hayes
and Knoblock shot perfect strings
of 25, while McMurdo dropped one
bird for a 24, making a team score
of 74.
Bend with a perfect 75 topped
the locals, while Salem was tied
and Bob Miller's team was defeat
ed in the day's matches, said Chas.
H. Latourell, president of the local
club. Mr. Latourell was in Port
land for the Hy Evering Birthday
shoot Sunday, and while he fell
down to a 23 on the first string
counted in the Oregonian shoot, he
had the honor ot 'winning more
prizes than any other contestant in
the birthday event, bringing home
a case and a half of shotgun shells
and a pair of love birds. He placed
third in the handicap performance,
and won first place in the class B
skeet shoot with a 21.
The Heppner-Pilot Rock oppon
ents next Sunday will be Pullman,
Eugene and Klamath.
I0NE
Ey MARGARET BLAKE
The personal appearance of "The
Arizona Wranglers" at Hermiston
last Sunday caused more or less of
an exodus from town that day.
Among lone folks who enjoyed the
privilege of seeing as well as hear
ing the Wranglers were Mr. and
Mrs. Edison Morgan, T. E. Grabill,
Mr. and Mrs. John Troedson. Carl
W. Troedson, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Timm, Mr. and Mrs. Vernice Craw
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker,
Ralph and Walter Gibson, Rich
ard Lundell, Harvey Smith, Hazel
Ledbetter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Christopherson, Mrs. Elmer Ball
Mr. and rMs. George Snyder, Mrs.
Hithel Feller and Jack Farris.
The regular business meeting of
Willows grange at their hall in
! Cecil on the evening of March 24
promises to be an Interesting one,
Members of the grange who are
teachers are preparing the pro
gram for the evening. The H. E
club chairman requests that ladies
bring pie for lunch
Mrs. Perry Bartlemay and chil
dren have been visiting at the home
of Mrs. Bartlemay's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Morgan, for several
days.
Clarence Cruse of Portland ac
companied by Miss Pearl Padberg,
Mrs. Wrex Hickok and Miss Emer
ald Padberg, drove up from that
city on Friday. Miss Emerald Pad
berg returns home from a visit of
several weeks in Portland with I
friends and relatives. Miss Pearl
Padberg who has been employed in
Portland for some time will remain
here with her mother, Mrs. Lana
Padberg, who has been in poor
health for the past month or more.
Mrs. Hickok returned to Portland
with Mr. Cruse after a short visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
E. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Hara of
Kinzua spent the week end at the
home of Mrs. O'Hnra's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Smith.
Ernest and Frank Lundell drove
to Wasco on business last Wednes
day. Word has been received that Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Hatch have been
transferred from Condon to Walla
Walla recently. Mr. Hatch had
charge of the Standard Oil plant
here a year or so ago and was sent
from here to Condon. However,
since going to Condon Mr. Hatch
has had trouble with his back that
made the delivery work too hard
for him and he has been transferred
to a point where he can have office
work entirely.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankln were
(Conttnuxl on P Four)
OL' MAN RIVER,
HE JUST ROLLS
AND ROLLS ALONG
S. E. Notson recalls that yester
day was the anniversary of his first
interest in navigation on the Co
lumbia river. It was on March 14,
1886, that he first saw the Colum
bia. He was on his first trip to
Oregon in company with his father,
journeying from the family home
in Iowa.
His father had for some time been
interested in navigation on the Mis
souri river, and the then 19-year-old
Samuel had already become some
what river-minded through the in
terests of his father.
The initial view of the river came
at Umatilla, where it was neces
sary to change cars. The stop was
made at night, and as the moon
shown brightly upon the river, it
was an impressive sight. Mr. Not
son recalls saying to his father ati
the time that the Columbia ap-1
peared to be almost as large as the j
Missouri ana snoula be a good
stream tor navigation.
The navigation feature of the riv
er was still further impressed up
on his mind as they reached Cas
cade Locks where the locks were
then in course of construction. Nav
igation of the Columbia was then
uppermost in minds of the people
of Oregon and high hopes were be
ing held for its development
bince that time, Mr. Notson has
held the navigation feature to be
the most important feature in de
velopment of the Columbia. He
contended for it when the Umatilla
Rapids association was organized.
But the association proceeded on
the theory of the major importance
of reclamation in working for the
construction of a large dam at Um
atilla.
There was a twinkle of satisfac
tion in his eye as he related thej
present trend of events which is
bringing the navigation angle of
river development once more to the
forewith the Inland Waterways
association leading the movement.
Recognition of the fact that lower
frieght rates and freer accessibility
of world markets must be had if
the Inland Empire is to hold its
own, and to progress, is now be
coming widespread, he believed.
Francis Wade, assistant district
attorney for Oregon, and a native
of Sherman county, had a part In
the conversation in Mr. Notson's
office at the court house. He had
just recalled the circumstance of his
first interest in shipping on the Co
lumbia. As a young lad it was his duty at
One time to 'drive a cow from Wasco
to Rufus, a distance of ten miles,
and put her aboard a river boat for
shipment to Portland. He recalled
how mighty convenient it was to
have a boat at Rufus to pick up
the cow, rather than have to drive
her all the way to Portland.
He also recalled attending the
celebration held at the completion
of the Celilo canal. While few
boats have passed through the locks
in the years since, they have been
more than paid for through the sav
ings effected from resultant lower
railroad freight rates, was Mr.
Wade's opinion. Mr. Notson heart
ily concurred, saying that Roy Rit
ner of Pendleton has the figures to
show where the savings have paid
for the canal several times over.
Gets 100 Lambs a Day;
Noted Writers to Visit
Lambing operations are now well
under way at the J. G. Barratt
farm just east of town with the
wooly babes arriving at the rate of
100 a day, says Mr. Barratt. Crews
are kept busy day and night, with
ideal conditions prevailing.
Mr. Barratt expects to be honored
in two weeks with a visit from E. P.
Hoyt, managing editor of the Port
land Oregonian, and Ernest Hay
cox, noted writer of western stories,
who will obtain a little local color
on the sheep industry. Mrs. Hoyt,
nee Cecile DeVore, a former Hepp
ner girl, and Mrs. Haycox will ac
company their husbands.
FISHING SEASON OPENS 10TH.
Some local fishermen are finding
a little consolation in announcement
of the state game commission that
opening of the fishing season has
been set ahead ten days to April
10. The consolation is slight, how
ever, as they eye the perfect fish
ing weather now prevailing and
nervously repair and replenish their
tackle kits. "Sure's a lot of good
fishing weather going to waste," Is
the opinion of more than one fol
lower of Izaak Walton.
WM. MORRIS PASSES.
Mr. Morris, husband of Mrs. Hel
ene (Groshens McCullough) Morris,
formerely of this city, and a long
time personal friend of George
Schwarz of this city, died last Fri
day in Portland. Funeral rites were
held In the city on Saturday with
interment in Rose City cemetery.
Mr, Morris had been run over by a
car about two months ago, sustain
ing injuries which hastened his
death. News of his friend's passing
came as a shock to Mr. Schwarz.
RECORD BOOKS RECEIVED.
A limited supply of record books
for members of the Morrow County
Wheat Production Control associa
tion have been received by Chas. W.
Smith, who announces that as soon
as enough of the books are on hand
they will be sent out to all farm
operators who have signed for
them. Application forms for plant
ing anything on contracted acres
are being prepared this week and
will bo placed in the hands of all
I cooperators next week.
LIVESTOCK ASSN.
WILL OPEN SOON
Set-Up to Serve Northwest to SWt
At Portland; W. E. Williams
Named Manager.
The Northwest Livestock Poduc
tion Credit association, recently or
ganized at Portland, will be open
within a few days and will serve
the states of Oregon, Washington,
and Idaho north of the Salmon riv
er, for livestock loans only over
$7500. Headquarters will be In the
Pacific building and it is expected
loans will be made almost Imme
diately following application.
W. E. Wiliams, vice-president of
the Production Credit corporation
of Spokane, is secretary-treasurer
and manager. J. K. Fox, chief ex
aminer of the Regional Agricultural
Credit corporation in Portland, will
be Mr. Wiliams' assistant
The president of the association
is Mae Hoke. Tom Drumheller and
C. E. Drelle are vice-presidents.
Williams and Fox will be the active
officers in charge of making loans
and carrying on the business of the
association.
The diversified nature of much of
the territory covered by this asso
ciation lessens the need for purely
range livestock loans of over $7500
and justifies the large area covered.
The many production credit as
sociations established throughout
this same area will take care of the
smaller type of loans for general
agricultural purposes, including the
production and harvesting of crops,
the breeding, raising, and fatten
ing of livestock, and the production
of livestock and poultry products.
Buzzing Baseball Bugs
Make Merrill Manager
Spring's early advent has start
ed the baseball bugs to buzzing. A
swarm of them gatered at the Elks
club last evening and decided it was
time to do something about all the
nice weather that has been going
to waste. The main concern was
getting an aggregation launched to
represent Heppner in the Wheat
land league series this season. Mark
Merrill was named playing mana
ger and Raymond Ferguson, busi
ness manager, and affiliation with
the Wheatland league, if any, was
sanctioned.
So far nothing has been heard
from Frank Hollen of Condon,
league president, but he is expected
to be bitten by the bug soon. Ar
lington has become aroused with
the fever, but whether it has taken
hold of lone, Fossil, Condon and
Blalock, the other teams holding
league franchises, has not yet been
heard.
Manager Merrill has asked for a
turnout of all team aspirants and
other bugs at the Rodeo field at S
o'clock this evening, when the
warming up process will start.
Some home practice games are an
ticipated in which it is expected to
give everyone an opportunity to
play. A benefit dance is contem
plated shortly.
$8,921 More in Allotment
Checks Being Distributed
Forty-one additional checks total
ing $8,921 were received this week
by the Morrow County Wheat Pro
duction Control association for dis
tribution to as many members to
cover their share of the first benefit
payment under the AAA wheat con
trol plan. The checks are now be
ing distributed. There are still 21
more checks to come, when all of
the first benefit payment due this
county will be completed, an
nounced Chas. W. Smith, county
agent
With the $163,899 received Feb
ruary first the latest payment
brings the total received by Mor
row county up to $172,820.
FORMER RESIDENT VISITS.
Grove M. Smith, formerely a res
ident of Heppner and graduate of
the local high school when Prof.
Wier was superintendent was re
newing old friendships In this city
over the week end. Mr. Smith is
district manager for the states of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho for
Factory - to - You - Service and his
home is in Hoquiam, Wash. As a
small boy he came to Heppner In
1888 and lived here until 1898, and
this was his second visit to the old
home town in 36 years. He was here
five years ago and in that time he
notes many changes in the appear
ance of the little city. Mr. Smith
at one time conducted a small bus
iness here, having his shop on May
street which thoroughfare was then
lined with business houses on both
sides.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Frank Fraters of Eight Mile was
bound over to the grand jury the
first of the week charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon. The
charge arose as the result of an
altercation between Fraters and his
son-in-law, Kenneth Burnside, at
a dance at Rhea creek Saturday
night Fraters is said to have stab
bed Burnside several times with a
pocket knife. Family difficulties
was given as the cause of trouble.
GRAND OFFICER TO VISIT.-
S Frank Sloan of Stanfield, dis-
trlct deputy grand master of
A. F. & A. M. of Oregon, will make
an official visit to Heppner Lodge
No. 69, Saturday evening at Ma
sonic hall. A full turnout of mem
bers is requested by Earle E. Gil
liam, W. M,
HENCE TH
OF JOINT BANQUET
B. P. W. and Lions Clubs
Observe National Week
With Speeches, Music.
SOCIAL EVILS TOLD
Rev. A. G. Pearson of Pendleton
Gives Stirring Address on Pa
triotism; Home Support Need.
A scintillating address on pa
triotism by Rev. Arthur G. Pear
son of Pendelton featured a joint
banquet of the Business and Pro
fessional Woman's and Lions clubs
at the Episcopal parish house Mon
day evening. The banquet, held in
observance of National Business
and Professional Woman's Club
week, was largely attended by mem
bers of the two clubs and their es
corts. Guests of honor besides the
speaker included Francis Wade of
Salem, assistant attorney general
for Oregon, and N. H. Martin of
The Dalles, district deputy govern
or of Lions International for Ore
gon. Miss Evelyn Humphreys, presi
dent of the women's organization,
told briefly of observance of the
national week In which it was in
tended to impress "confidence," the
week's motto, upon the general pub
lic. Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Lions club
president, responded with an ap
preciation of the joint festivities.
Mr. Wade, a native of eastern Ore
gon, paid tribute to the land of
sagebrush and incomparable hospi
tality, and Mr. Martin offered feli
citations from the state Lions as
sociation and The Dalles Lions club,
also drumming up enthusiasm to
bring the state Lions convention to
his city in 1935. Vocal solos by Mrs.
James H. Williams and Laurel
Beach, accompanied by Miss Eula
McMillan, all of Lexington, and
group singing under the leadership
of Miss Juanita Leathers and Ray
P. Kinne, song leaders of the ser
vice organizations, rounded out a
program of enjoyable entertain
ment. Spencer Crawford presided
as toastmaster, and recognition was
made of the recent birthday of John
Anglin, Lions club secretary, who
contributed daffodils for the table
decorations. The dinner was pre
pared by Mrs. Ada Cason and was
served by girls of the high school.
Chas. W. Smith filled the office of
Lions tailtwister.
A native of Scotland who chose
to become a citizen of the United
States "because it is the best coun
try on earth," Mr. Pearson quickly
won his audience with humor spiced
with Scotch dialect Anecdotes from
a life packed with interesting ex
periences gained from travel over
a goodly portion of the world and
in personal contact with world fig
ures such as J. Pierpont Morgan
and William Jennings Bryan, made
the speaker's message especially
forceful and appealing.
As minister of the Presbyterian
faith Mr. Pearson has been in
charge of the church at Pendleton
for seven years and as a close
student of world history, the speak
er emphasized the importance of
American home life in developing
that brand of patriotism essential
in upholding American princples
of government and In fostering
confidence among the people of the
land. He lauded President Roose
velt for his honesty and sincerity In
attempting to put across a drastic
program to correct past mistakes
which were fast leading America
into a state of complete commu
nism. He was not a supporter of Mr.
Roosevelt in the campaign, "but I
pray for him daily," said Mr. Pear
son. "Our president is entitled to
our confidence and support, for had
not drastic steps been taken Amer
ica would today be overcome by
communism."
While himself a naturalized citi
zen, the speaker blamed laxity of
imigration laws for much of the
lawlessness existing in the United
States, citing this lawlessness as
one of the major social evils and
one of the greatest offenses against
true patriotism; for law abidance
is the first principle of patriotism.
"A majority of the lawlessness in
the country is among the gangster
element coming to this country from
tne ijaun-li,uropean countries," cit
ed the speaker. "I am proud to say
mat tne north European immi
grants on the whole are self-re
specting and law-abiding citizens."
He blamed a complex of lnstltu
tionalism for inroads upon the
home. Actually, with children
largely turned over to the publio
schools at six years of age, and the
demands upon the child's time by
the school and other institutions
from that time on, the home con
tacts are very slight in the child's
life. Strengthening of home ties Is
one of the best ways to instill pa
triotism, he said.
An indictment was registered of
the legal fraternity in pointing out
another major social evil of the land
that tends to undermine the spirit
of patriotism the defeat of justice.
"It is a lamentable condition which
existi where a lawyer may be found
who will attempt to defeat justice
so long as his client has a dime re
maining," the speaker asserted.
"Patriotism may be found in ev
ery country, but there is a vast dlf-
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