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Volume 52, Number 46.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 1935
Subscription $2.00 a Year
I ACT
IT
Crime and Sabotage by
Organized Labor Not
Warranted, Said.
OPPOSES REPEAL
District Attorney Discusses Cur
rent Topic Before Lions; Tur
ner Asks Project Listing;.
Describing Oregon's criminal syn
dicalism and sabotage law as an
act to thwart crime and unlawful
ness, S. E. Notson, district attor
ney upheld the principle of the law
as Inherently right in addressing
the Lions Monday noon luncheon.
Attempt is being made before the
present legislature is repeal the act
as being opposed to the right of
free assemblage and free speech.
Notson held no quarrel with the
right of labor to bargain collective
ly, but that right should not Include
the right to jeopardize life and
property. The criminal syndicalism
and sabotage law makes it a felony
for any individual Or group of indi
viduals to organize for the express
purpose of committing crime or
sabotage, or to plot or plan crime or
sabotage; making any party of such
organization, plot or plan, subject
to the penalties of the act.
Held by opponents to be a club
over organized labor, the act mere
ly strikes at crime and sabotage at
its inception. Labor has no right
to do bodily Injury or property
damage in bargaining with employ
ers, Notson contended. And es
pecially has it no right to harm in
nocent persons or property as was
done in some instances in the recent
longshoremen's strike at Portland.
Neither has organized labor the
right to dictate to the individual la
borer whether he shall belong to a
union, and especially is it wrong to
effect affiliation with the unions by
force or coercion. Strikes and pick
eting may be lawful tools of organ
ized labor, but these can be done
without resort to crime and sabot
age. The district attorney stood
stauuchly against repeal of the
present Oregon law. While there
may be unscrupulous employers
"who do not give labor a fair deal,
it is evident from recent develop
ments that there are also unscrupu
lous leaders of organized labor who
would go to as great or greater ex
tremes the other way. The law is
necessary to check activities of such
leaders, he believed.
J. O. Turner, county chairman of
unemployment relief, spoke briefly
to the club urging consideration of
such public works projects as may
be needed in the county, In con
formity with a request from state
headquarters. In considering such
projects, data should be obtained on
the total cost, the probable number
of man-hours involved, and the
amount of local financial assistance
which might be expected. It is nec
essary for local governmental units
to stand 70 per cent of the cost of
a public works project
Turner also briefly discussed
some legislative proposals aimed to
put Governor Martin's program into
effect, including establishment of a
state planning commission, abolish
ing the state board of control, and
placing budgetary powers in the
governor's hands. Bills intended to
effect these things have so far had
stormy sailing, he said, being re
referred to committees for amend
ment. Further discussion of legislative
matters was scheduled for next
Monday's meeting.
CORRECTION.
Mrs. J. J. Wlghtman, president
Morrow county chapter Oregon
Woolgrowers auxiliary, reports an
error in listing prizes in the chap
ter exhibits at the state convention
here last week. The winners in or
der were Umatilla first, Grant sec
ond and Morrow third. Last week's
report gave Morrow county first
place. Mrs. Wlghtman also ex
pressed her deep regrets for the in
ability of Mrs. Herman Oliver, state
president, being unable to attend
the convention. She was highly
pleased with the fine cooperation re
ceived from everyone In Heppner
in making the convention a success.
ARLINGTON HIGH BEATEN.
Coach Winter's high school pro
teges added to an impressive string
of victories at the local gym last
evening when they won a close
contest from Arlington, 17-16. Ar
lington's second team won from
Heppner's second team in the pre
liminary game. Following the high
school games, Lexington town team
decisively defeated Heppner. 30-7.
SHOOT SLATED SUNDAY.
Mark Merrill and Glen Hayes are
sponsors of a combination rifle and
trap shoot to ibe staged at Heppner
Rod & Gun club grounds next Sun
day. Beef, pork and merchandise
prizes will be given, and everyone
is Invited.
ELKS INITIATE TONIGHT.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks
has slated initiation ceremonies for
a large class at their hall tonight
Full attendance of membership is
requested by Jas. G. Thomson, Jr.,
exalted ruler.
UPHELD BY Nf
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LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
The chief topic of conversation
these days seems to be whether or
not the wheat has been damaged
by the recent cold weather. The
general opinion is that some of the
less hardy varieties have been dam
aged considerably while other more
hardy varieties such as Turkey Red
seem to have withstood the freez
ing weather very well. However,
the extent of reseeding that will
have to be done has not been de
Subjects to be discussed at the
adult classes next week are: Mon
day, January 28, 7:30 p. m., "Crime
its cause and remedies;" spelling
review; Thursday, January 31, 7:30
p. m., "Modern economic systems
Fascism, Communism, Capitalsm,
Socialism;" arithmetic review; Fri
day, February 1, 2 p. m., "What do
our children think of us?" and in
struction in fitting collars. For the
sewing classes on Friday afternoons
those attending may bring any
thing they choose to work on and
join in the discussion of the subject
being studied.
The carnival and dance which
was to have 6cen held Saturday
night has been postponed until Sat
urday, February 2.
Mr. Farrington, the new district
manager of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company of The Dalles
was attending to business affairs
in Lexington Friday. He was ac
companied by C. D. Ashbaugh, the
retiring manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall are
the parents of an 8-pound son,
Robert David, born on Friday, Jan
uary 18, at the home of Mrs. Maggie
Hunt in Heppner.
Mrs. J. E. Gentry is confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. R. B. Rice returned last
week from Kansas City, Missouri,
where she was called about a month
ago by the death of her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bittner and
family have moved from town to
the Maruqardt ranch.
Alma Van Winkle and Delpha
Merritt spent Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Elmer Palmer.
The next P. T. A. meeting will
be held in the high school auditor
ium on Wednesday evening, Janu
ary 30.
In the basketball game Wednes
day evening the town team was
victorious over the lone town team,
the score being 35-15.
Mrs. Blanche Jones of Portland
is visiting at the home of her broth
er, Harry Dinges.
Mrs. Charles Breshears was in
Heppner Monday to see her new
grandson, Robert David Steagall.
School Notes
High school students who were
on the honor roll the past six weeks
were Doris Klinger, Anna Doherty,
Alma Van Winkle, Kenneth Peck
and Edith Edwards.
The basketball game that was to
have been played with Boardman
last Friday, was postponed because
of the cold weather.
The classes are all enjoying a
new seating arrangement for the
second semester.
A basketball game was played
on the local floor Wednesday night
between lone and Lexington, lone
winning 14-12.
Don't forget the carnival and
dance to be held February 2 in the
Lexington gymnasium. Stunts!
Dancing! Eats! Come anad bring
your friends.
Doris Burchell, who attends
school at Heppner, was in Lexing
ton Wednesday evening for the ball
game between Lexington and lone.
A senior class meeting was held
Friday afternoon for the purpose
of selecting a play to be given some
time In the near future. The play,
"Hobgoblin House," was the one
chosen. The members of the play
cast were named; because there
were not enough seniors to make
the total number for the play, Al
ma Van Winkle and LaVern Wright
were invited to take part.
Vivian White spent Wednesday
evening at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. Sarah White.
County Men Pleased With
Showing of Association
A large group of Morrow county
men attended the annual meeting of
Pendleton Production Credit asso
ciation at Pendleton Tuesday. They
report pleasure with the fine show
ing made in the first year's opera
tion under the management of W.
E. Moore, former cashier of First
National bank of Heppner.
R. A. Thompson was reelected on
the board of direcors which was cut
from seven to five members. Among
fhose attending were Mr. Thomp
son, Joseph Belanger, Chas. B. Cox,
Glenn Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. I,
Thompson, Mr. and , Mrs. W. H.
Cleveland and F. S. Parker, Hepp
ner; H. D. McCurdy, Henry Smouse
and Fred Mankln, lone; R. B. Rice,
Geo. N. Peck, E. H. Miller and Or
val Cutsforth, Lexington.
CARD PARTY ENJOYED.
Forty Rebekahs and Invited
guests gathered at I. O. O. F. hall
last evening following the regular
meeting of Oddfellows and enjoy
ed playing "500" until 11 o'clock
when lunch was seved. Mrs. Katie
Swendlg received high prize and
Claude Graham, consolation. A
good time was reported. Ladles
of the Past Noble Grand club en
joyed an all-day quilting party at
the Swendlg home yesterday.
SCHnOT. IIOART1 M F.P.TS
The non - high school district
board for the county is slated to
meet this afternoon at the office of
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county
school superintendent, to pass on
warrants for transportation and
other matters of business.
Enumerators Will Meet
Here for Instructions
The enumerators who have been
appointed to take the census of ag
riculture in this district, beginning
January 2, 1935, for the calendar
year 1934, have been asked to as
semble at the county agent's office
in Heppner Saturday, January 26,
for a course of Instruction as to
their duties, according to an an
nouncement today by District Su
pervisor Ellis H. Edgington.
In the meantime every effort is
being made to comply with the re
quest of William L. Austin, direct
or, bureau of the census, to place a
sample copy of the 1935 schedule in
the hands of every farmer so that
he will be able to give study to the
questions he will be called upon to
answer. Sample schedules can be
procured by writing to your district
supervisor.
Sometime during January an enu
merator will call at every farm for
a report
' The definition of a farm for cen
sus purposes is all the land which
is directly farmed by one person,
either by his own labor alone or
with the assistance of members of
his household, or hired employees.
The land operated by a partnership
is likewise considered a farm. A
farm may consist of a single tract
of land, or of a number of separate
tracts, and these several tracts may
be held under different tenures, as
when one tract Is owned by the far
mer and another tract is rented by
him. When a landowner has one or
more tenants, renters, croppers, or
managers, the land operated by
each is considered a farm. Thus
on a plantation the land operated
by each cropper is reportable as a
separate farm, and the land oper
ated by the owner or manager by
means of wage hands is likewise
reported as a separate farm. No
report is required of a farm of less
than 3 acres, unless its products in
1934 were valued at $250 or more.
Director Austin wishes to em
phasize the fact that every super
visor and enumerator, as well as
all census employees, are sworn to
secrecy regarding the reports. The
law provides that the individual
return made by each farmer is ab
solutely a confidential government
report. All employees are required
to read the law and penalties im
posed for disclosure of information.
The director desires particularly to
impress every farmer with the fact
that his report will not be used as
a basis for taxation nor communi
cated an any tax official.
County Sheepmen to !
Meet Here Thursday
Morrow county sheepmen will
meet on Thursday, January 31, in
the Elks hall at Heppner for a full
day's program beginning at 10:00
a. m. The program will deal with
local problems of immediate inter
est to all sheepmen.
J. F. Erwin, forest supervisor for
the Umatilla National forest, will
be present to iron out all questions
relating to next summer's allot
ments on the national forest. Op
portunity will be given each per
mittee to confer with Supervisor
Erwin as to any Individual ques
tions. E. R. Jackman, extension spec
ialist in crops at Oregon State
college, will discuss the forage sit
uation. This will Include methods
of reseeding home ranges, grasses
adapted to our conditions and range
management to increase carrying
capacity.
Dr. J. N. Shaw, veterinarian at
O. S. C, will discuss sheep diseases,
lamb scours, stiff lambs, lunger
disease. These and many other dis
eases have been causing thousands
of dollars loss to Morrow county
sheepmen. What is being done to
remedy the situation and what
could we do if we would?
Stanley Jewett, leader of the
predatory animal control work in
Oregon, will be here to talk on go
pher, squirrel, rabbit and coyote
control. This will be an excellent
time to bring up any suggestions
which any of the sheepmen may
have.
R. I. Thompson, president of the
Morrow County Lamb and Wool
Growers association, is planning to
suggest a reorganization of the
county association. The time is
right for a strong local organiza
tion to do much to further the in
terests of all sheepmen in the coun
ty, according to J. G. Barratt,
president of the Oregon Woolgrow
ers association.
Robert Burns Program
Slated by Willows Grange
Willows grange will present a
program on Jan. 26 commemorating
the birth of Robert Burns 176 years
ago on Jan. 25. The program fol
lows: Singing Scotch songs, "Comin'
Thro' the Rye," "Flow Gently,
Sweet Afton," all; Introduction, lec
turer; Discovery of coal gas light
ing, P. C. Peterson; Story of Annie
Laurie, Roxy Krebs; Solo, "Annie
Laurie," Viola Engelman; High
land Fling, Mrs. Crabtree, Mrs,
Lindsay; Scotland's Burning
(round), by all; Serial story, Vlda
Heliker, reader; "Comin' Thro' the
Rye" (dance), by all; How Scotland
Chose Her National Emblem, Mat
tie Morgan; Solo, "Loch Lamond,'
O. B. Spaulding; Reading, "An Eve
nlng Hymn," Etta Bristow; Song,
"Auld Lang Syne," all; Lunch, cof
fee and doughnuts.
Kathleen Furlong, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Furlong, under
went an operation for appendicitis
at Heppner hospital Tuesday,
MRS. PIERCE TELLS
OF HUSBAND'S WORK
Busy Secretary Starts
News Service Giving
Close-Up Views.
INTERESTS VARIED
Ex-State Librarian Reflects Depth
of Understanding of Problems
Confronting Congressman.
Cornelia Marvin Pierce, secretary
to her husband, Congressman Wal
ter M. Pierce, is an industrious wo
man. In addition to her secretar
ial duties and the chores which nat
urally fall to the lot of a congress
man's wife, Mrs. Pierce this week
dispatched a voluminous batch of
"notes" to newspapers, granges and
individuals of the district, with the
notation:
"As secretary to the Congressman
from the second district I note each
day many things which, it seems to
me, might Interest the people of our
district, so I have decided to send
some informal notes, from time to
time to the newspapers which
serve the district. There will be no
attempt to discuss the great politi
cal events or trends of political
opinion, nor to deal with the sub
jects which are of interest to but
one section of the district. These
notes are sent for the purpose of
sharing with the people of Eastern
Oregon some of the information
which comes to the office about
matters of Interest generally to the
people of that section. If the pa
pers publish any or all of these
notes you will have first-hand In
formation on some of the questions
which have come before your con
gressman. This first installment is
too long, but editors know how to
select and blue pencil."
Mrs. Pierce was Oregon's state
librarian for many years before
marriage to Mr. Pierce shortly af
ter his retirement as governor of
the state. She also served on the
state's board of higher education.
Her sustained interest in the first
large public service is expressed in
one of her notes:
'The Congressional Record is be
ing sent to public libraries through
out the district It is worth watch
ing just now for speeches on the
Gold Clause and World Court If
your librarian hasn't ordered it,
she can get it from a representative
or senator."
Ordinarily one would assume that
a news service from the office of a
congressman were sent out purely
to strengthen political fences. A
deeper feeling pervades Mrs.
Pierce's notes, reflected in the depth
of understanding given the various
subjects treated. For instance:
'Home loans received first atten
tion. Mr. Pierce went to the head
office to urge that an exception be
made for Oregon to the rule that all
applications in the closing depart
ment should be suspended for the
time being. He thought the situa
tion in Oregon had been so extra
ordinarily unfortunate and the neg
ligence and delay so great that the
Corporation would see the justice
of acting on applications which had
been pending for a year or more.
No progress was made, and it was
apparent as soon as Congress con-
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Barry-Parker Nuptials
Solemnized in Portland
The marriage of Miss Alberta K.
C. Barry, daughter of Mrs. Julia
Barry of Eustis, Florida, to Mr. W.
Vawter Parker of this city, was
solemnized in Portland at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, according to
announcement by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank S. Parker, parents of the
bridegroom. The young couple were
expected home today.
Mrs. Parker is a niece of Mrs.
Garfield Crawford, and the romance
culminating in this happy manner
was begun last summer when both
of the young folks were guests at
the Crawford home In Hollywood.
Cal., near where Mr. Parker was
stationed for several months as
lieutenant with Uncle Sam's army
in charge of CCC work. Mr. and
Mrs. Crawford are uncle and aunt
of the bridegroom.
Mr. Parker was admitted to tha
Oregon state bar two years ago,
following graduation from the Uni
versity of Oregon, and has estab
lished a practice here where ths i
young couple will make their home.
. .
City Warms Up After
Snap; 5 Below Coldest
Heppner is getting back to nor
mal after the siege of frozen pipes
and many other inconveniences ac
companying the cold snap of last
week which carried the mercury
to a maximum low of 5 degrees be
low zero last Saturday night.
Light falls of snow with gradu
ally decreasing temperatures fol
lowed the onset of the wlntrish
.weather a week previous. But a
nam cninooK wind came out of the
south Sunday to break the back of
the spell. Temperatures were rais
ed Monday to a maximum of 54
and a minimum of 45 degrees, with
moderate weather nrnvallinir nlnon
Overcast skies drizzled warm rain
tor a time yesterday,
G rowers' Bodies Offer
New Truck Regulations
Joint recommendations of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league, Ore
gon Wool Growers association and
Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers
association emanated from a meet
ing here last week, affecting motor
transportation. Representatives of
the latter two associations met with
the executive committee of the
wheat league which met to organ
ize plans for carrying out resolu
tions passed at the recent confer
ence of the league in Arlington.
The league's transportation com
mittee is Bert Johnson, lone, chair
man; John Withycombe, Arling
ton; L. J. Kelly, The Dalles; J. B.
Adams, Moro, and E. H. Miller,
Lexington.
Resolutions adopted by the meet
ing asked repeal of the present
truck and bus law, and that a new
law be enacted putting administra
tion under the secretary of state's
office; eliminafing all regulatory
matter of the old law; setting a
graduated charge based on gross
revenue of all trucking operations
pro rated according to truck capa
city; providing that the secretary
of state supply all truck operators
necessary forms, require monthly
reports and collect all payments,
making all rules necessary for the
collection of same even to the aud
iting of any truck operator's ac
counts at any time that he may
think necessary; and providing that
truck operators and drivers be ca
pable and intelligent and of good
character and also requiring truck
operators to be bonded in sufficient
amount to cover cargoes, but that
there should be no provisions re
quiring truck operators to carry
bonds or insurance protecting the
general public to a greater degree
than is required of other motor
vehicle operators.
Arthur M. Geary, Portland, rate
attorney for the league was pre
sent and proposed an organization
among wheat farmers having as its
purpose agreement of its members
to ship a certain percentage of their
wheat by water. The purpose is to
give water transportation compan
ies a definite idea of the amount of
wheat tonnage which they might
be expected to handle. The matter
received some discussion but no
plans were laid.
Supt. Bloom Attends
State Athletic Meet
Plans for the state basketball
tournament to be held at Salem,
March 20-23, were laid at a meeting
of the board of control for Oregon
high school athletics at Portland
last week end, attended by Edward
F. Bloom, superintendent of the
local schools and a member of the
board. In the drawing of tourna
ment places by the Oregon Journal
sports editor the district including
Heppner was matched against win
ner of second place in the Portland
schools.
"Spec" Keene, Willamette univer
sity coach, and Mr. Sparks, direc
tor of athletics at Willamette were
present and helped make arrange
ments for the tournament. Officials
tentatively named include Eddie
Buck, basketball coach at Milton,
as one of four referees. This is the
first time an eastern Oregon team
has been given one of these berths.
The board also named a commit
tee to make a study of athletic pro
grams in other states in order to
make recommendations for reor
ganization of the Oregon athletic
program. James M. Burgess, ex
superintendent of the local schools
now of Milton-Freewater, is a mem
ber of this committee.
Oppose Federal Control
of River Transportation
The Eastern Oregon Wheat lea
gue is opposed to federal control of
transportation on the Columbia riv
er, says Bert Johnson, lone, head of
the 'league's transportation com
mittee. He sent the following tel
egram to Representative Pierce and
Senators Steiwer and McNary:
"Eastern Oregon Wheat league
opposed to regulation of transport
ation on our highways and Colum
bia river and its tributaries by any
national commission or bureau and
favors restriction of such regula
tion within a state to statewide
commissions and departments and
regionally to statewide commis
sions and departments acting co
operatively under federal charter
if necessary but with no appeal
provided to any national board or
bureau."
Pierce answered, "Opposed to na
tional highway control and further
centralization. Greetings to league."
Steiwer said, Regarding tele
gram, greatly appreciate being ad
vised your position regarding pro
posed regulation of transportation
by national board or bureau. Best
regards."
McNary's reply was, "Glad to
have views of Eastern Oregon
Wheat league in connection with
regulation of transportation. I shall
make use of your Information. Re
gards." CAMP FIRE GIRLS MEET.
The Nakomis Camp Fire Girls
troop met yesterday evening. A
hike was planned for Saturday,
January 26, 1935. The girls discuss
ed honors they are earning. Candy
was sold by the troop at the Hepp-ner-Echo
basketball game.
Bruce B. Kelley was down town
yesterday from the Willow creek
farm. He is now enjoying quite
good heulth, following a recent operation.
I0NE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Mrs. Walter Eubanks has return
ed home after spending several
days with her mother Mrs. Mary
Weddle of Pendleton who has been
quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cool and Joe
Kelsay departed last Thursday
morning for their home in Wash
ington. They were accompanied
by Alvin Cool who will remain there
for a visit of two months or mora)
They report a pleasant return trip.
Mrs. Clell Rea and Mrs. Frank
Lundell gave a surprise party for
their father, C. W. Swanson in
honor of his birthday last Monday
evening. A very enoyable time was
had with bridge as the diversion.
Besides the guest of honor the fol
lowing persons were present: Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Mason, Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Lundell, Mr. and Mrs. Lee How
ell, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson,
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Blake, Mr. and
Mrs. Clell Rea, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Swanson, Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Carl
ton Swanson. High scores were
made by Mrs. Lee Howell and Ken
neth Blake and low scores by Mrs.
J. E. Swanson and E. R. Lundell.
Ice cream and cake were served at
the close of play.
H. E. Cool has been ill with pneu
monia during the past week.
J. P. Louy who has been confined
to the house for several weeks is
able to be out once more.
The 4-H sheep and dairy clubs
will hold their monthly meeting at
the H. E. Cool farm on the evening
of January 30. Each member will
invite a friend and a social time
will be held after the meeting. The
dairy club has adopted the follow
ing motto, "To Make the Best Bet
ter." H. D. McCurdy was a business
visitor in Pendleton Tuesday.
A federal warehouse inspector
made the quarterly inspection of
the local warehouses last week.
Delbert Emert had a new diesel
tractor delivered Wednesday for
use on his ranch.
The Dorcas society of the Con
gregational church held its annual
election at a recent meeting. The
following officers will serve during
the coming year: Mrs. Laxton Mc-
Murray, president; Mrs. J. E. Swan
son, vice-president; Mrs. Paul G.
Balsiger, treasurer; Mrs. Harvey
Ring, secretary.
Last Friday night the boys and
girls high school basketball squads
journeyed to Stanfleld. The boys
were defeated but the girls won
their game. On Saturday night the
town and high school boys teams
of Boardman played the lone high
,and town teams in the high school
gym. Both of the local squads suf
fered defeat
State and county tests and six
weeks examinations were given in
the school last week.
Horace Addis, representative for
the East Oregonian who has been
working in and around lone for
the past week or so, departed for
Heppner on Monday.
Miss Mildred Smith had the mis
fortune to have her car slip off the
highway and tip over while on her
way from The Dalles last Sunday.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Eli
zabeth Paul and two children. None
of the party was hurt
The Womens Missionary society
of lone has elected the following
officers to serve during 1935: Mrs.
E. J. Keller, president; Mrs. Em
mer Maynard, vice-president, and
Mrs. J. E. Swanson, secretary and
treasurer.
Mrs. Dorr Mason returned Sun
day from Lexington where she has
been working for two weeks.
Mrs. Roy Brown spent the week
end at her home in Hermiston.
Mrs. K. K. Blake and Mrs. H. D.
McCurdy spent Tuesday visiting
Mrs. G. E. Tucker at Echo. They
report that the Echo school is
closed for a time as a result of a
case of infantile paralysis of which
a high school student was the vic
tim. It was hoped that by closing
the school an epidemic of the dis
ease could be averted.
T. E. Peterson was a Hermiston
visitor last Saturday.
A baby boy, Paul Victor, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett
at Longview, Wash., Monday Jan.
21st.
Grange Council Meets
At Irrigon on Feb. 2nd
A full day's program has been
prepared for the grange council
of Morrow county when it meets
at Irrigon on Saturday, Feb. 2. It
has been announced as follows:
10. Song; minutes; correspond
ence; electron of officers.,
10:20. Agricultural nrne-rnm fnr
I year, Mr. Belanger, county agent.
11. Group conferences.
Noon. Pot-luck dinner.
1:30. Reports from groups; dis
cussion. 2. Recreational stunts led by VI
da Heliker.
2:15. Factors to be considered in
putting over grange legislative pro
gram, Roy Penny, master Stanfleld
grange.
2:45. Play by Irrigon grange,
comedy.
3. Cooperation as a future grange
activity, Chas. Wicklander, district
state deputy.
EXAMINER HERE 2BTII.
C. M. Bentloy, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs from the of
fice of Earl W. Snell, secretary of
state, will be in Heppner at the
courthouse next Saturday, Jan. 26,
between the hours of 10 a. m. and
5 p. m. All those wishing permits or
licenses to drive cars are asked to
get in touch with Mr. Bentley at
that time.
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AGAIPJST PROGRAM
People Want Snell on
Board of Control, Says
Representative.
ASKS MODIFICATION
Lynch Works on Slot Machines,
Narcotic Bill; Late Notes
From Capitol Given.
(By A. L. Lindbeck)
Salem. Any attempt to curb the
powers of the state board of con
trol by vesting greater authority in
the hands of the governor will be
strenuously opposed by Represen
tative Fatland.
"The people of Oregon did not
send Earl Snell to Salem to, be
merely a dignified clerk," Fatland
declared. "When Snell was elected
secretary of state it was with the
understanding that he was to be a
member of the board of control
and share equally with the governor
and the state treasurer in the re
sponsibilities of that board in di
recting affairs of the state.
"I am not opposed to any program
which the governor may propose
and which I conceive to be to the
best interest of the state but I feel
that he has been ill-advised in the
preparation of the measures which
were introduced into this session
last week.
"The planning commission meas
ure I feel was a particularly vicious
one in its original form but if It is
toned down to give the commission
merely advisory powers I shall
probably support it"
Representative Fatland wants to
go on record as one of the few
House members who opposed the
increase in pay of stenographers
and clerks from 4 to $5 a day.
"I voted against the resolution
because I felt that it was opposed
to economy and I was elected on an
economy program," he explained.
ReDresentative Lvnch haa Intro.
duced only one measure so far this
session and explains that he la not
out to set any records as a sponsor
of new legislation.
His lone measure seeks to curtail
the fraudulent operation of coin
machines, particularly pay tele
phones. Lynch points to the fact
that $5509 in tokens were taken
from the coin boxes of pay tele
phones in Portland in one month,
this loss being taken by the apart
ment house owners, druggists and
others in whose place of business
the telephones were located for the
convenience of the public.
.Lynch is now at work on the
draft of a measure Drovidinsr for a
uniform anti-narcotics law which
he expects to introduce late this
week or early next week.
Reminiscent of the hune-er march.
ers who stormed the state house In
1933 to demand relief at the hands
of the legislature advocates of the
Townsend Old Age Pension plan
packed the House chamber and ov
erflowed info the lnhhipa nf n h.oi.
ing on the Haight-Harrison me
morial Monday afternoon. The me
morial, now in the hands of the
House committee on unemployment,
calls on Congress to adopt the
Townsend plan. Attendance at the
hearing is estimated at between
1500 and 2000 persons, most of them
aged people who would be benefi
ciaries or the pension.
More than 300.000 Oretron citizens
have signed petitions to Congress
m benair of the Townsend plan, C.
E. Hansen of Portland, state man
ager of the Townsend nlan organi
zation, told the legislative commit
tee. Clubs have been organized In
every community in the state with
memberships raneins from 300 in
more than 1000 he said.
J. E. Bennett, former ntto non.
ator from Multnomah county, now
a Portland city commissioner, told
the committee that the plan would
solve the depression problem by
putting billions of dollars Into cir
culation and retiring millions of
old men from employment thus
making room for young men who
are out of jobs.
Sentiment among members of the
unemployment committees of the
House and Senate which are con
sidering the memorial is divided
and the probability is that It will
go back to the House on a divided
report.
With the appearance of Ben Os
borne of the state Federation of
Labor on Monday and Ray Gill,
master of the State Grange, on
Tuesday, all the veteran members
of the "third House" are now on
the job, their number being aug
mented by a lot of new comers who
are just cutting their eye teeth as
lobbyists.
House members did not take
kindly to the idea of paying the
telephone company a nickle every
time they wanted to call up a friend
so they resoluted in favor of free
phones which will be installed at
the expense of the state. It wasn't
the five cent nieces that wa warn.
ing the representatives, It was the
principle of the thing, as one of
their number expressed It.
Hopes of state olllclals and em-
(Contlnued on Pifi Pour)
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