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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Dec: 6, 1934.
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DECLINE OF RACE
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Socratic League Discus
sion by Lions Reveals
Birth Rate Drop.
AID FARMERS' FIGHT
Club Opposes Proposed Increase
in Freight Rates; To Sponsor
Luncheon for Woolmen.
Present statistical trends show'
ing proportion of births to deaths
indicate that by 1956 deaths will
exceed births in the United States,
according to the Socratic league
program discussion led before the
Lions Monday noon luncheon by
Edward F. Bloom, superintendent
of city schools. The discussion was
preluded by a statement of facta, in
which was Included a plea from
Robert S. Beddow, ex-president of
Lions International, for serious con
sideration of the problem by the
people.
The statistics quoted, tending to
verify the discussion topic of "Race
Suicide," showed a gradual gain of
deaths on births in the country
over the last several decades.
"Where families of ten and elev
en children were quite common,
now families of five or six children
are considered large," it was stated.
"It is also evident that large fam
ilies are not found among those
people more able to afford them.
A continuance of the present trend
can only mean the eventual suicide
of the race. As one of the tenets of
Lionism is 'Our Nation's Safety,'
Lions cannot ignore this problem,
according to the declaration of
Robert S. Beddow, then-president,
at the last International conven
tion." Various responses were made to
a number of questions on the sub
ject, showing what local Lions be
lieve to be contributing factors to
the statistical trends. The tendency
toward more centralized population
and congested quarters has dis
couraged the rearing of families,
it was believed. Times of depres
sion were also said to discourage
parents from bringing children into
a world which at the time seems to
afford Blight chance for them.
While the birth rate has been
decreasing, at the same time the
Infant mortality rate has been cut,
it was pointed out. The latter was
accredited to great strides by the
medical profession in saving chil
dren at birth.
Not sufficient time was had to
discuss the topic deeply. One Lion,
however, quoted a recent statement
of an official In Seattle as giving
food for thought. This official in
addressing a meeting said, "Gen
tlemen, there were eleven children
born yesterday. Ten of them were
Japanese." Time was not afforded
to answer the question, "Are men
or women, either more than the
other, responsible for the decline
in births?" A bachelor tax was
cited as one measure taken in It
aly to effect more births.
Lions endorsed the movement of
the Eastern Oregon Wheat league
and Northwest Farm Rate coun
cil In their fight to head off the
railroads in the latter's demands for
.higher freight rates. S. E. Notson,
who presented the matter, linked
in the work of the Inland Water
ways association as a worthwhile
movement in bringing about lower
transportation costs for commod
ities raised In the county. But the
river improvement though essen
tial, is still in the future, whilei
the other matter is immediate in
nature and demands quick action,
he said. Arthur M. Geary, Port
land attorney, is now drawing up
the farmers' brief, and an addi
tional hearing on the matter is
expected shortly.
Morrow county has been asked
for $400 to help with this fight,
which If won will give ten-fold
returns. Of this amount some
thing over $100 has already been
sent in, reported Chas. B. Cox,
chairman of the local committee
for the wheat league.
Lions voted to sponsor a lunch
eon for visiting woolmen on Mon
day, January 13, the opening day
of the Oregon State Woolgrowers
convention here. The committee
on arrangements Included Joe Bel
anger, J. O. Turner, Dr. R. C. Law
rence, J. D. Cash and Jasper Craw
ford. Mrs. Crocket Sprouls and Mrs.
Hubert Gaily sang two duct num
bers, accompanied by Mrs, J. O.
Turner, which were well received.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Pope an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Lorraine, to Mr.
Carl Anton Llndstrom. The mar
riage will be solemnized at a public
wedding on the evening of Decem
ber 23rd at 8 o'clock at the Meth
odist Episcopal church in this city,
and all friends of the family are
invited.
WITH PORTLAND SYMPHONY.
Laurel Beach of Lexington was
recently chosen a member of the
Portland symphony orchestra un
der von Hoogstraten. He has the
special tenor solo work for the
concert to be given January 7. He
expects to spend the holiday season
In the city in preparation of the
work.
Farm Bureau Program
Aids Christmas Cheer
"A bigger and better Christmas
tree," Alpine Farm Bureau's slogan
when it sponsored its annual pie
social for Christmas funds, will In
deed be fulfilled. But how could
it be otherwise when an enthusias
tic and cooperative group filled the
Alpine schoolhouse to capacity last
Saturday night. Sections far and
near were represented, including
Butter creek, Lena, Lexington, lone.
Hcppner, Hermiston and Pendle
ton. The big surprise came when W. J.
Doherty, president, announced the
program would be presented In the
nature of a radio broadcast. Grad
ually the voices of a quartet singing
the final strains of "Strawberry
Roan" were heard. As the curtains
were drawn, a broadcasting station
came into view with the master of
ceremonies advertising "Slap Bang"
mouse traps, and speaking into an
"honest-to-goodness m i k e." Two
hours of entertainment and fun
followed as station AFBS present
ed such nationally famous perform
ers as Bing Crosby, Harry Lauder,
Jackie Cooper, Shirley Temple and
others. Also included were tap-
dancing, highland fling, recitations,
musical readings, short plays and
skits, singing, music and a beauty
discussion by Madame Sylvia. Pine
City and Strawberry contributed
successful numbers. Announcers
Alex Lindsay and Lawrence Doh
erty interrupted at intervals long
enough to give several humorous
"sales talks," at one time giving a
fine example of static which caused
much uproar.
Following the broadcast, as the
pies were brought in, G. L. Bennett,
well known local auctioneer, found
willing buyers and the bidding was
brisk and spirited. Thus, another
annual pie social opens the festive
Reason at Alpine and surrounding
communities, with thoughts of
Christmas sweets. Contributed.
Elks' Departed Brothers
Honored at Sorrow Lodge
James Hart, Charles Thomson
and Arthur A. McAtee, departed
brothers of the last year, were paid
solmen tribute by Heppner lodge
358, B. P. O. Elk3, in appropriate
public ceremonies at the lodge hall
Sunday afternoon. A fitting ad
dress, based upon the teachings of
the order, was well delivered by C.
J. D. Bauman, past exalted ruler,
in which he named each of the de
parted as one who loved Heppner
and who contributed much to the
community in charity, justice bro
therly love and fidelity.
Invocation and benediction were
pronounced by Joel R. Benton,
Christian minister. Mrs. J. O. Tur
ner played the entering march and
accompanied the quartet, F. W.
Turner, J. O. Turner, Dean T.
Goodman and John Anglin, who
sang "The Wondrous Cross." Bert
Evans, high school English instruc
tor, recited Thanatopsis. The
lodge and audience sang "Auld
Lang Syne," which with the lodge
ceremonies, presided over by Jas.
G. Thomson, Jr., exalted ruler, com
pleted the program.
LEXINGTON TRIMS LOCALS.
Lexington high school and town
teams were victorious in both gam
es of a double header played in the
local gym Tuesday evening. The
town team game, nip and tuck
throughout, ended 26-25, after a last
minute rally by the locals featured
by several long scoring shots by
Al Massey failed to overcome the
visitor's lead. Joe Green led the
scoring for the local high school to
get their part of the 19-12 score.
The outcome of this game was in
doubt until late in the final period
when Lexington opened up a series
of flashy scoring plays. Harold
Buhman refereed both games, and
a good sized crowd attended. The
next high schoom game is slated
for Saturday night at lone, and the
local town team hopes for a double
header for the evening.
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.
At a regular communication of
Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A.
M., Saturday evening, the annual
election of officers was held. Mar
vin R. Wlghtman was chosen Wor
shipful Master; Lawrence Beach,
Senior Warden; J. O. Turner, Ju
nior Warden; Frank S. Parker,
treasurer, and Spencer Crawford,
secretary. Installation of the elect
ed and appointive officers will be
held later in the month and will be
a joint affair with the other Ma
sonic bodies of the city. Clams
were served following the lodge
session.
ON ANNUAL STAFF.
Frances Nickerson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Nickerson and a
freshman at Oregon State college,
has been appointed to a position on
the Beaver, college yearbook, staff.
Other activities of young Nickerson
include secretaryship of the fresh
man class treasury and a place on
the class debate team.
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Outstanding warrants of School
Dlst. No. 12, Lexington, Oregon, up
to and Including warrant No. 501,
will be paid on presentation to the
district clerk. Interest ceases with
this notice.
DONA E. BARNETT,
Clerk, Dlst. No. 12.
CLAM FEED SET.
Rhea Creek grange is sponsoring
a clam feed for Saturday evening at
their hall, with all grangers Invited,
according to announcement by Mr.
and Mrs. O. C. Stephens, in the
city Tuesday.
CHANNEL WORK
ON RIVER SET
$400,000 for Next Year to Make
Columbia Navigable by Barges
as Far East as Umatilla.
Walla Walla. Annou n c e m e n t
has been made from the United
States district engineer's office in
Portland that the $400,000 PWA ap
propriation for the channel im
provement program on the Colum
bia river between Celilo and Wal
lula will be available next year.
Completion of the open river work
will permit barge operation where
today only river steamers are ply
ing. This provides an improved
Columbia river as far east as Uma
tilla to date.
The brief asking the $400,000 ap
propriation was filed August 22 and
this announcement was made No
vember 26. That the appropriation
has been granted is evidence that
repeated urgings from granges and
chambers of commerce of the three
Pacific northwest states are being
heeded.
An outstanding development from
the standpoint of the Inland Em
pire Waterways association, which
filed the brief asking the appropri
ation and which directed the bar
rage of letters and telegrams on
the PWA from the northwest, is
the perfecting of regional commit
tees in several districts of Wash
ington and Oregon to handle Its
membership activities. This plan
was first put into operation in
Whitman county, Wash., where O.
E. Barbee, Pomona grange master,
called a meeting of key men from
subordinate granges. The regional
group plan developed.
Since then it has been extended
to The Dalles where a similar com
mittee was formed. Others are be
ing organized in various other dis
tricts, especially at Arlington and
in Yakima county, Wash.
Mrs. W. W. Smead, 88,
Celebrates Natal Day
Thanksgiving dinner was cele
brated on Friday at the home of W.
W. Smead, Heppner's mayor-elect,
the day's postponement being oc
casioned in order to celebrate joint
ly the 88th birthday of Mrs. Smead.
The dinner was tendered by her
daughter, Mrs. Lena White, and
guests for the occasion included
Mrs. Jennie Elder, Mrs. Anna Q.
Thomson, Miss Anne McNamee, Mr.
and Mrs. F. W. Turner, Mr. Smead,
Miss Mary White, Mrs. Lida Met-
calf. Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo
called later and spent the after
noon. Mrs. Smead was the recip
ient of several gifts and many
words of cheer.
Mrs. Mattie Thornton Smead was
88 on Friday, November 30. Though
practically bedfast for many months
due to infirmities of age, she has
maintained a bright mind, taking
much interest in life. Friday's
party was especially enjoyable to
her.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
Funeral services were held at the
Congregational church at two o'
clock on Friday afternoon for the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Giover
Peck who died Tuesday evening
following a short illness. James
Robert Peck was born on Dec. 24,
1933, and passed away on Novem
ber 27, 1934 at the age of 11 months
and 3 days. Besides his parents he
is survived by one sister, Dorothy
Irene, and two brothers, Ronald
and Lyle.
In the basketball game at Hepp
ner Tuesday evening the Lexington
high school team defeated the
Heppner high quintet, the final
score being 19 to 12. The Lexing
ton town team was also victorious
pver the Heppner town team with
a score of 25 to 20.
Teddy Leavitt, who is holding a
revival meeting at the Christian
church in Heppner, will preach at
the Christian church here on Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock.
A pot luck supper was served at
the Christian church Wednesday
evening.
Miss Gertrude Skow, home dem
onstration agent from Oregon State
college, conducted a course of in
struction In recreational leadership
In Lexington on Monday and Tues
day. The course consisted of in
struction in leading group singing,
quiet games, noisy games, grand
marches, etc. The various organ
izations of the county were repre
sented at these meetings.
Installation of officers will take
place at the meeting of Lexington
grange Saturday evening. A pot
luck supper will be served after the
meeting.
The following item is from the
Colome Times, printed at Colome,
South Dakota, Nov. 22, 1934. The
Mr. Gentry referred to Is Buster
Gentry, graduate of Lexington high
school and son of J. E. Gentry. "The
football game between Winner and
Colome on the local field, Tuesday,
developed Into a real battle and was
conceded by everyone to be the best
game of the season on a Rosebud
gridiron. ... A few weeks ago
Gregory nosed out Colome in a hard
fought game 9 to 6. A week or ten
days ago Winner defeated Gregory
56 to 0. Tuesday Colome held Win
ner, undisputed Rosebud cham
pions, to a 7 to 7 tie. Figure It out
for yourself. Colome's team Is com
posed mainly of Inexperienced men,
many of them first year men. Un
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Illness of Cast Member
Delays Junior Class Play
Presentation of the junior class
play, "The Patsy," scheduled for
presentation at the gym-auditorium
tomorrow evening, was en
forcedly postponed because How
ard Bryant, one of the actors, has
the chickenpox, according to an
nouncement from the high school
this morning. The new date for
presentation is next Tuesday evening.
LOCAL NEWS
C. G. Blayden, Rev. H. B. Thom
as and E. W. Peck were Boardman
residents here yesterday to meet
with the Morrow county relief com
mittee in the consideration of re
lief work for the north end project.
Other men from there were George
Wicklander and T. E. Hendrix and
all of the gentlemen appeared be
fore the county court on matters
pertaining to roads and other im
provements In their community.
Hugh Currln of Pilot Rock and
his sister, Mrs. Agnes Wilcox of
lone, were with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. J. Currin at Gresh
am for Thanksgiving when all the
family were gathered together for
a reunion and a grand good time.
After spending a few days visiting
with relatives and friends in the
Clackamas country, Mr. Currin and
Mrs. Wilcox returned home Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Burkenbine
and two younger children returned
home last night from a trip to Dor
is, Cal., where they visited for sev
eral days with Dr. and Mrs. A. B.
Gray, former friends here. They
report the Grays nicely settled at
Doris, where they moved recently,
and enjoying life in their new lo
cation. Miss Juanita Crawford of Adams,
Miss Lois Hewitt of Milton and
Mrs. Ritchie of Freewater were of
ficers of the Columbia C. E. Union
in Heppner over Sunday. They
went to Hardman Sunday afternoon
and assisted in organizing a C. E.
there. They had been in Gilliam
county on a similar mission.
C. Gertrude French, M. D., of
The Dalles was in the city on Sun
day to attend the funeral of the late
Mrs. Bertha D. Gilman. Mrs. Gil
man had been making her home
with Mrs. French for some time
prior to her death.
Clark Stephens and wife were in
Heppner on Tuesday from the
ranch on upper McKinney creek.
Moisture and mild weather have
combined to prodift an abundance
of good fall range on the hills in
that vicinity.
Harlan Devin, manager of Safe
way stores at Condon, was here
over Saturday night and part of
Sunday. He came for his wife and
son who had been enjoying a visit
of several days with relatives in
this city.
The Willing Workers of the
Christian church will hold their an
nual bazaar and cooked food sale
at the church parlors on Saturday
afternoon. They will welcome and
appreciate your patronage.
Mrs. J. F. Daniels of Weston and
and her friend, Miss Kathryn Nor
een of Pendleton, were Thanksgiv
ing visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Gentry, parents of Mrs.
Daniels.
Mra Carrie Vaughn returned
home on Sunday from a visit of
several weeks with her sister and
family at Sunnyside, Wash. Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Vaughn drove over
for her.
Rev. Ralph V. Hinkle of Pendle
ton will be in Heppner on Sunday
evening and will hold services in
the Episcopal church at 7:30. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ingles were
In the city Tuesday evening from
Boardman, taking in the basketball
games. Mr. Ingles coaches the
Boardman high team.
C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff, depart
ed for Portland Wednesday where
he is attending the convention of
Oregon sheriffs being held in the
city this week end.
Miss Margaret Woodson, attor
ney, was here overvthe week end
from her home at Los Angeles. She
was looking after her property in
terests in this city.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS ORGANIZE.
Nakomis Camp of Campfire Girls
was organized Monday night with
Miss Dale as their guardian and
Miss Peregrin as assistant guar
dian. The new camp has 16 char
ter members. These are Kathryn
Nys, Margaret Tamblyn, Frances
Egan, Kathryn Thompson, Clara
Belle Adams, Margaret Doollttle,
Lois Jones, Shirley Wilson, Jean
ette Blakely, Helen Egan, Norma
Christenson, Virginia Swendig, Car
olyn Vaughn, Zelma Eskelson,
Frances McCarty and Bettie Ma
rie Adkins. The officers of the new
camp are Frances McCarty, presi
dent; Carolyn Vaughn, vice presi
dent; Helen Egan, secretary-treasurer;
Shirley Wilson, scribe. The
camp members hald a candy sale at
the basketball game Tuesday eve
ning. AUXILIARY MEETING.
The American Legion Auxiliary
held their regular meeting In their
hall on Tuesday evening. Follow
ing the regular business, plans were
made for the Christmas party which
will be held in the Auxiliary hall,
Tuesday evening, December 18.
Hostesses for the meeting last
Tuesday were Mrs. Ada Eskelson
and Mrs. Helen Christenson.
TWO TRUE BILLS
UP TO COURT
Grand Jury Clears Criminal Dock
et for December Term, Mon
day; Demands Publication.
Two true bills and three not true
bills were reported Monday by the
grand jury as it cleared the crim
inal docket in readiness for the
opening of the December term of
court next Monday. The indict
ments were not made known.
The grand jury, named at the
June term of court, was A. A. Mc
Cabe, foreman, W. Y. Ball, W. C,
Cox, A. E. Wright, O. E. Wright,
Frank Howell and W. L. Blakely.
They were not dismissed by Judge
C. L. Sweek on reporting. The
jury reported as follows:
"We have been in session four
days since our former report. We
have returned two true bills and
three not true bills.
"We have examined the county
house and find it in fair condition.
We recommend that Mr. Rule be
provided with a better bed.
"We have examined the county
jail and find it well kept and In
good condition.
"We have examined the offices
of the sheriff and county clerk and
find them in good condition and the
records protected from fire.
"We have examined the publica
tion of the proceedings of the
county court and demand that the
proceedings be published promptly
each month as contemplated by
law."
Adams to Tell How
Credit Agencies Serve
A. C. Adams, general agent of the
Farm Credit administration for the
Pacific northwest district, who will
address the annual meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league at
Arlington, Saturday, is no stranger
at the league's meetings. For sev
eral years he has been taking a
prominent part in the annual pro
ceedings as manager of the largest
wheat cooperative marketing asso
ciation in the country the North
Pacific Grain Growers' Inc., of
Spokane.
This year he comes to the con
vention in a new capacity as coor
dinating officer of the Farm Credit
Administration's lending agencies
for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. But even though his
"title" has expanded, his same for
mer interest prevails in the wheat
industry of eastern Oregon. In
fact, units of the FCA have had
an important part in supplying the
credit which produced this year's
wheat crop, either by individual
advances direct to growers for pro
duction purposes through the Pen
dleton and Mid-Columbia Produc
ton Credit associations, or by ef
fective merchandising advances to
North Pacific and its local units
through the regional Bank for Co
operatives and the Federal Inter
mediate Credit bank. Many grow
ers also have obtained mortgage
refinancing loans through the Fed
eral Land bank.
So General Agent Adams once
again will be "right at home" at
the Arlington convention and will
have a message of genuini interest
to the wheat growers who attend,
telling them how these credit agen
cies serve.
I0NE
-y MARGARET BLAKE
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Griffith and
children of Spray were visiting
friends and relatives in town on
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith return
ed on Friday from The Dalles
where they spent Thanksgiving
for a time with his sisters, Mrs.
with their daughter, Miss Mildred
Smith at the home of Mrs. Smith's
sister, Mrs. Hoeck. They were ac
companied back by Arthur Reed of
The Dalles who will visit for a
time with his sisters, Mrs. Etta
Shippey and Mrs. Delia Corson.
Misses Eileen and Charlotte Spar
ry entertained their young friends
with a party last Friday evening.
Games were played for a time then
refreshments served after which the
guests were taken to the Legion
hall where they enjoyed roller
skating for the remainder of the
evening. Those present were Dor
othy Howell, Earline Farris, Mary
K. and Helen Blake, James Du
bendorf, Billy Blake and Allen
Howk.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bacon of
San Francisco were guests for a
few days at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Lindsay. Mr. Bacon,
the brother of Mrs. Lindsay, is em
ployed in the work of diving in the
bay region and while here was re
called to his work, cutting short
his visit. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ak
ers of Portland accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Bacon here and returned
with them as far as Portland on
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Akers is
the mother of Mrs. Lindsay and
Mr. Bacon.
The old time dance given by
Willows grange on Thanksgiving
night was well attended and a sub
stantial sum of money was raised
to help pay for the new seat recent
ly purchased for the hall.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter de
parted last Tuesday morning for
Austin, Minn., where they expect
ed to spend the winter with Mr.
Cotter's mother who has been an
Invalid for several years. On Wed
nesday morning word was received
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Mrs. Bertha D. Gilman,
Pioneer Resident, Dies
Private funeral services were
held at the chapel of Phelps Funer
al home Sunday afternoon for Mrs.
Bertha Drew Gilman, pioneer res
ident of this city who died at the
home of Dr. Gertrude French, The
Dalles, at 1:30 o'clock Friday after
noon. Rev. Joseph Pope, Methodist
minister, officiated at the services.
Interment was in Masonic cemetery
beside the grave of her husband, the
late David E. Gilman.
Bertha Drew was born August 24,
1862, at Sherbrooke, Canada, being
aged 72 years, 3 months and 13 days
at death. She was married to Mr.
Gilman January 1, 1890, at her
home in Canada, the young couple
coming from there to the ' Corncob'
ranch, near Spray. They resided
there for several years, and remov
ed for a year to Dallas, before conv
ing to Heppner where the family
riome was made until Mr. Gilman
died a year ago. Shortly after her
husbands death Mrs. Gilman ae
companied her friend, Dr. Gertrude
French, to the coast at Seaview,
Wash., and remained there until
October when she returned to The
Dalles.
Dr. French came to Heppner for
the last rites, as did Miss Lena Gil
man of Hamilton, a niece by mar
riage. The only surviving relatives
of Mrs. Gilman are some cousins In
the east Mrs. Grace Nettleton,
Portland, and Mead Gilman, Ham
ilton, are niece and nephew by
marriage.
Throughout her residence here
Mrs. Gilman had the respect and
esteem of all who knew her. She
was a loyal neighbor and friend,
ana evidenced an interest In the
community and nation through her
work in the Womans Relief corps,
or wnicn sne was once president,
and in the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, of which she was
one. She showed a high type of
patriotism, and was especially in
terested in the cultural development
of the country.
Mrs. Laura Scott Injured
In Lexington Car Mishap
The automobile of Gene Gentry
of Lexington went into the ditch
at a point on the fill in front of the
Dick Wightman place on Tuesday
evening, as Mr. and Mrs, Gentry,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Cox, Mrs. Laura Scott and Louise
Hunt were driving to Heppner to
attend church. Mr. Gentry reports
that he met another car at this
point and the lights blinded him so
that he did not realize he was
too near the edge of the road until
too late. The car went over on its
side, but was slightly damaged, as
Mr. Gentry was driving slowly at
the time.
Mrs. Scott received quite severe
injuries and was rushed to the
Heppner hospital where it was
found she had suffered a broken
collar bone and had a bad cut on
the head that required eight stitches
to close, but she seems to have
received no internal injuries. She
is reported to be resting easily at
this time. Mr. and Mrs. Cox were
shaken up and are somewhat sore
as a result of their experience, while
Miss Louise received quite a se
vere bump on the head. Mr. and
Mrs. Gentry escaped injury.
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES.
John Weatherford, 59, of Grass
Range, Idaho, died at St. Joseph's
hospital, Lewiston, on Saturday,
November 24, and funeral services
were held from Creel's chapel in
that city the following Tuesday, ac
cording to word received by friends
here. He had suffered over a long
period with asthma and heart trou
ble. Mr. Weatherford married Miss
Ivy Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Mitchell, old-time resi
dents of this county, at lone, May
30, 1900. They took up a homestead
on the Chippewa near Grass Range
in 1909 where the family home had
since been made. Their only son,
Harold, died in 1915. Mr. Weather
ford was born at Dayton, Wash.,
April 28, 1875. Of his passing the
Grass Range paper said, "John
Weatherford was a fine man, a
thrifty farmer and stalwart citizen
and this community mourns his
passing. Mrs. Weatherford will
make her home in the future with
the Mitchells." He is survived,
besides his widow, by two sisters,
Frances Barnett of Grangeville,
Idaho, and Alice Dehmer of Den
ver, Col., and two brothers, Alfred
of Klamath Falls, and Charles.
ELECT FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
Spokane, Wash. Directors of
thirty .Northwest Production Cred
it associations in Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho and Montana will this
week elect their representatives to
the farm credit council or govern
ing board which supervises all the
agencies in this district for the
Farm Credit administration.
Recently the production credit as
sociations made their nominations
of six and one of these is to be
elected for a three-year term to
take office January 1st These di
rectors cast one vote for each class
B. stockholding member in their
association. In a similar way the
cooperative associations borrowing
through the Bank for Cooperatives
will elect their representatives on
the council next year, and the fol
lowing year the Land Bank bor
rowers name theirs.
It is reported that in addition to
the nearly 23,000 land bank loans
loaned In the last 17 months, more
than 4000 applications approved by
the bank and amounting to $18,000,
000 are awaiting final action.
E
RK WAT
SECIEDJY CITY
Agreement With County
Last Official Act of
Retiring Council.
NEW BODY SITS JAN. 7
Mayor-Elect Smead and Members
of Old and New Councils At-,
tending Cities League Meet.
Providing of an emergency wa
ter supply for the city will proba
bly be the last act of the old coun
cil. Though the city charter pro
vides for two official meeting nights
each month of the city's governing
body, the mid-month meeting is
rarely held, being used mainly in
the case of emergency. Hence, It
seemed probable that Monday
night's meeting would be the last
before the new mayor and council
assume office the Monday following
the first Sunday in January, or Jan
uary 7, to be exact, and the mat
ter of an emergency water supply
was the last official business trans
acted at the Monday meeting.
The emergency water was se
cured by agreement with the coun
ty court the court to furnish water
from its new well to the city at cost,
,in case of emergency, in exchange
for a franchise permitting the
court to lay a pipe line across Gil
more street from the well on the
courthouse grounds to a proposed
new 100,000 gallon reservoir on the
hill above. Frank S. Parker and
George N. Peck, commissioners
present, explained to the council
kthat the county's new waterworks
are being Installed to give fire pro
tection to county records and to re-
,duce the annual Insurance premium
on the court house, not to deprive
the city of water revenue. The
county water will be used for irri
gating the court house grounds,
however, the commissioners said.
The only other matter disposed
of, aside from transacting the cur
rent business, was the council's en
dorsement of a new ruling of the
water superintendent, W. E. Pniyn.
This ruling provides that owners of
apartment houses will be held re
sponsible for all water used on their
premises. Under this ruling the
watermaster will collect the entire
bill from the apartment house own
er, and tenants will pay their water
bill to the owner as part of the
rent
Councilmen present whose terms
expire the first of the year were
Dean T. Goodman, W. C. Cox and
Spencer Crawford, who will retire
along with Gay M. Anderson, niay-
,or, the first of the year. Dr. A. D,
McMurdo and Jeff Jones, the first
a hold-over and the other reelect
ed, were also present. Besides Dr.
McMurdo and Mr. Jones, those
composing the new council will be
Frank Shively, hold-over; C. .W
McNamer, elected for the unexpired
term or c. w. Smith held until elec
tion by Spencer Crawford: P. W.
Mahoney and R. B. Ferguson. These
will serve with W. W. Smead, new
ly elected mayor, at the helm.
Today members of both the old
and new councils are in Pendleton
attending a district meeting of the
League of Oregon Cities, in which
Heppner holds membership. It was
hoped that some useful information
with which to attack the city's
knotty financial problem, as well as
to shed light on the city's rights
under the Knox liquor law. could
be secured.
Mayor-elect Smead has as vet
made no statement for publication
regarding his intended program,
though he says he expects to have
a definite program for the new
council to follow when it meets the
first of the year. He has been busy
down" on city affairs, and expects
down" on ctiy affairs, and expects
to can a meeting of both the old
and the new council to receive all
suggestions possible In formulating
me program.
HERE'S SOME FOR RIPLEY.
J. L. Yeairer came to the Ciar.uHo
Times office the other day with two
curios of more than iisnnl Internet
One was an oriental poppy which
naa just oiossomea forth all by its
lonesome in his garden. While all
the other blossoms of the species
bowed their heads in August, as Is
their USUal CUStnm in thin flima th.
one displayed had dared the crisp
December breezes in rearing its
comely head. ... Of no less interest
was .Mr. Yeager's exhibition of a
red June apple which first saw the
light of day fifty years ago. Wlzen-
ea ana ariea now, to be sure, the
red-cheeked fruit was given to Mr.
Yeager by Mrs. Yeager fifty years
ago. It was then punched full of
Cloves to lend frHcrnneo tn Vila
clothes closet. Today it is a dear
old keepsake. . . . Then there's a
freak carrot liisnlnvpil thli ..b of
Ferguson Motor garage. It made
us way in a local garden, growing
through the handle of a broken
teacut) which enB-lrdlurl Itn mMii.
not unlike some of Mae West's har
ness. . . . And, believe it if you will,
the Gazette Times lavs clnim
having the shortest toll telephone
line in tne world. A hole drilled
through the concrete wall separat
ing the local nhone exchamm n,i
the office of this newspaper, gives
access to tne wire which connects
the switchboard and iuuitn.r tel
ephone, only a few feet apart.