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HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 1935.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Volume 51, Number 47.
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alette
NEW SCHOOL LAW
TALKEDTQ LIONS
Mrs. Rodgers Explains
Act Which Governor
Wants Applied.
BLOOM FAVORS LAW
Present System Natural Develop
ment Said Antiquated; Club
Cooperates In City Plan.
Whya and wherefores of the so
called county unit law which, un
der HB 4 would be enforcedly ef
fective in all counties of the state
unless rejected before April 1 next,
were explained by Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers, county school superinten
dent before the Lions Monday noon
luncheon. House bill 4, one of the
governor's bills, brings this law in
to the spotlight as one of major in
terest as it would effect drastic
changes in school administration
in all but four counties of the state.
Klamath, Hood River, Crook and
Lincoln counties are now operating
under the county school law, often
mistermed the county unit law, Mrs.
Rodgers said.
Under the law as it now stands,
counties may come under its pro
visions at any time by a majority
vote. But under HB 4 any county
which does not vote to reject it be
fore April 1 of next year will auto
matically come under its provisions.
The law makes a single school
district of each county, setting up
zones within the county from
which directors are named to have
supervision of all schools of the
county. The law makes the coun
ty school superintendent an execu
tive officer of the board, with duties
similar to those performed at pres
ent, and conferring upon that officer
the power of official representation
of the state department of educa
tion with authority of legal advisor
and counsellor.
The county school board, while
having considerable power of ad
ministration, must see that schools
are provided wherever needed with
adequate buildings, facilities and in
struction force. It has the power
to employ teachers, levy taxes, and
to perform the other duties now in
cumbent upon the district boards;
except that each school shall have
an advisory committee through
whom objections to teachers or
other matters may be presented.
Mrs. Rodgers "spiked" a current
objection to the law, in explaining
that present indebtedness of any
district could not be shifted to any
one outside the district under the
county school law. The bonded and
warrant indebtedness of any dis
trict at the time the law goes Into
effect will remain an obligation of
the people of that district alone.
Adoption of the law, however,
would cause a levelling of the tax
burden for school purposes though
out the county. The levy made by
the county board would be applied
equally to all property in the coun
ty, causing the levies of districts
with extra high millage rates at
present to be lowered, while rais
ing the rate in districts which now
have extremely low levies. Based
on the experience of counties where
the law is now operating, however,
the economies effected would con
siderably lessen the total amount
required for school purposes, Mrs.
Rodgers said.
Edward F. Bloom, city school su
perintendent, spoke briefly in be
half of the county school law. He
depicted the present local district
system as a natural outgrowth of
the development of the country
which has now become antiquated.
Local districts were the natural or
der, he said, as the country was de
veloped In widely scattered settle
ments with few common interests.
Thorough settlement of the coun
try, with good roads and fast com
munication facilities have complete
ly changed the picture and brought
about a new era calling for more ef
ficient methods, such as the county
school law contemplates. Though
It Is a tendency toward unification
and centralization, it removes little
If any of the privileges of the local
community in dictating the policies
of its schools.
Unanimous endorsement of the
club was given to the proposal of
cooperation with the city adminis
tration in obtaining federal aid for
a program of planned city improve
ment as outlined by Mayor Smead.
The mayor told of questionnaires
received from C. C. Hockley, state
FWA administrator, through which
It was hoped might be provided the
foundation for receiving federal as
sistance for such projects as may
prove feasible. He asked sugges
tions from the club and from the
community generally for projects
of any kind looking to Improvement
of the city.
As an example of what is already
being contemplated, he cited per
manent street improvement and re
placement of the wooden pipe In
the city water line with iron pipe.
Definite Information Is yet lacking
as to the exact nature of the new
federal set-up for which the Infor
mation Is being gathered, though
it Is known that an enlarged pro
gram of public works is Included in
the administration proposals now
before congress.
Ray P. Klnne, second vice-president,
presided In the absence of C.
J. D. Bauman, president. A piano
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Everyone is looking forward to
the play, "The Little Clodhopper,"
to be given at the school gym Fri
day evening, Feb. 1, by the school
faculty. Proceeds will go to the
high school student body and to the
school hot lunch fund. Proceeds
from a dance at Legion hall after
the play will be used in the same
way.
Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mrs.
Omar Rietmann entertained the
ladies of the American Legion Aux
iliary with a social afternoon last
Wednesday. Court whist was play
ed, high score being won by Mrs.
Roy Brown and low by Mrs. E. G.
Sperry. Delicious refreshments
were served at the end of the play.
Mrs. Clell Rea entertained a
group of friends at her home last
Wednesday night in honor of her
husband's birthday. Three tables
of bridge were at play. High score
was won by Mrs. Frank Lundell
and low by Mrs. Garland Swanson.
Delicious refreshments were served
at a late hour. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lundell, Mr. and Mrs.
Garland Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Mason,
Richard Lundell and Carlton Swan
son. Mrs. Louis Bergevin, Mrs. Bert
Mason, Mrs. D. M. Ward and Miss
Emmer Maynard were dinner
guests of Mrs. C. F. Feldman on
Wednesday. The afternoon was
spent in quilting.
The Women's Topic , club had
their January party at tne Masonic
hall last Friday night with Mrs.
Clyde Denny, Mrs. C. F. Feldman,
Mrs. Roy Lieuallen and Miss Kath
ryn Feldman as hostesses. Seven
tables of bridge were at play. High
scores ' were won by Mrs. Werner
Rietmann and D. M. Ward and low
scores by Mrs. David Rietmann and
Werner Rietmann. Delicious re
freshments were served. Guests
other than Topic club members
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dick, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. McNamer, Mr. and Mrs.
David Rietmann, Mrs. Roy Brown,
Miss Lucy Spittle and Ture Peter
son. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward enter
tained a group of friends with a
turkey dinner last Sunday. After
dinner bridge was played. High
scores were won by Miss Kathryn
Feldman and Roy Lieuallen and
low scores by C. F. Feldman and
Mrs. Agnes Wilcox. Guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Rietmann,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason, Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Feldman, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Riet
mann, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cor
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dick, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Lieuallen, Mrs. Agnes
Wilcox, Miss Kathryn Feldman and
Elwayne Lieuallen.
Ted Blake and Robert Rietmann
attended the school of instruction
for census takers held in the county
agent's office at Heppner last Sat
urday afternoon. Mr. Blake is en
umerator for the Boardman and
Cecil precincts and Mr. Rietmann
for the lone precinct.
Mrs. H. E. Yarnell has returned
from Portland where she has been
receiving medical attention the past
month.
The Past Noble Grand club met
with Mrs. Lee Howell last Friday
afternoon. The regular business of
the club was attended to, then an
nual election of officers was held.
Mrs. Cleo Drake was elected presi
dent, Mrs. Ida Fletcher vice-president
and Mrs. Frank Lundell secretary-treasurer.
The hostess serv
ed refreshments at the close of the
meeting.
Willard Miller and Keithley Blake
of Kinzua were week-end visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Blake.
Mrs. John Louy was stricken
with a stroke of paralysis at her
home last Friday night. At present
she is reported to show a slight im
provement. Edward, Victor and David Riet
mann were Pendleton visitors on
Tuesday.
Word has been received in lone
of the death of Frank Wilson at
the home of his daughter near
Huntington Beach, Calif. Mr. Wil
son farmed near here for many
years. He was seventy-eight years
old at the time of his death. The
exact cause of his death was not
learned but it was stated that he
was bedfast just a week before he
passed away on January 12.
The high school basketball squads
played the Arlington teams at Ar
lington last Friday night. At the
end of the first half of the boys'
game the score was 8 to 8 but from
then the Arlington team took the
lead, the final score being 34 to 8 In
their favor. The lone girls defeat
ed their opponents by a score of
18 to 10.
The following students made the
honor roll in high school for the
past six weeks; Seniors, Harriet
Heliker; juniors, Elaine Nelson,
Virginia Griffith, Irene Zinter and
Francis Troedson; sophomores,
Wallace Lundell, Junior Mason and
Nola Keithley; freshmen, Bertha
Akers, Jane Huston, Ruth Craw
ford and Maxine McCurdy. In the
third and fourth grades Iris King,
Allen Howk, Marianne Corley and
Mable Davidson made the honor
roll.
' Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mrs. Victor
Rietmann and Mrs. Louis Bergevin
spent Tuesday with Mrs. G. E.
Tucker at her home In Echo.
Mrs. Irvin Padberg of Lexington
was an lone visitor Wednesday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
McDonald of Hardman, January 29,
at the home of Mrs. Corda Sallng
In this city, a 9-pound boy.
solo by Miss Marjorie Parker was
well received.
CORN-HOG DEAL
STARTS FEB. 8TH
Meeting In Heppner Next Week for
Explanation; Work Simpli
fied; Benefits Given.
The new 1935 corn-hog program
will get under way in Morrow coun
ty on Friday, February 8. Harry
Lindgren, livestock extension spec
ialist at Corvallis, will be here to in
struct community committeemen in
the details of the new set-up and to
explain the plan to all contract
signers in Heppner and lone dis
tricts. All contract signers in these
two districts are urged to attend
the meeting which will be held in
Heppner at 1:30 p. m.
This year the work connected
with signing the contracts will be
very much simplified for all those
men having had contracts in 1934.
In all such cases the 1934 base will
be used as a basis for the new con
tract and it will therefore not be
necessary as it was last year to get
evidence for the sale of hogs. Ben
efit payments under the 1935 plan
will be $15.00 per head on ten per
cent of the average number of hogs
raised for market during 1932 and
1933. This will result in a reduc
tion of the benefit payment to hog
growers, but on the other hand will
permit them to grow 15 percent
more hogs for market than their
last year's contract allowed.
Payments on corn contracts will
be greater than last year, being 35c
a bushel on the estimated yield of
that percentage of the average corn
acreage which is kept out of corn
for 1935. The acreage of corn which
must be left out of corn production
for 1935 must be not less than 10
percent nor more than 30 percent
of the average corn acreage for
1932 and 1933. Another variation of
the 1935 program as compared to
the one last year is that the grower
must have raised at least 25 per
cent of his permitted production
last year in order to use the same
base figures. This rule, however, is
subject to certain exceptions at the
discretion of the allotment com
mittee. The whole program this year
promises to work out much more
smoothly and much more quickly
than was the case in 1934. Both the
county allotment committees and
the state control board are given
far more authority than they had
last year.
No closing date for signing appli
cations and contracts has been set
The probability is, however, that
this date will be about March 1st
Ralph Jackson Awarded
International Agency
Ralph Jackson of Lexington this
week announces the establishment
of Jackson Implement company,
recently named distributors of In
ternational Harvester products for
Morrow, Gilliam and Grant coun
ties. The local company is spon
soring a diesel tractor school at the
Nordyke garage in Lexington this
Saturday.
L. Van Marter of Heppner has
been named sales representative of
the company, and arrangements
have been made with Gilliam &
Bisbee of this city to handle parts
for local trade. Mr. Jackson was in
Heppner yesterday.
Spray Road Work Starts
After Enforced Lay-Off
Construction work on the Hepp-ner-Spray
road with Fischer Bros,
of Oregon City in charge was start
ed full blast again yesterday after
an enforced lay-off of more than a
week due to the cold weather.
W. H. French of Blue Mountain
farm who came over the road Tues
day to transact business in town,
reports that fine progress has been
made with the work to date.
HAS INTERESTING LETTERS.
L. Van Marter who recently at
tended the funeral of his father, the
late Rev. Charles M. Van Marter,
at Portland, brought home with him
a couple of heirlooms from the be
longings of his father. They are
two well preserved letters, one writ
ten in 1852 and the other in 1853
which journeyed from California
to Minnesota via pony express. Pri
vate in nature, the letters reveal
some of the tribulations experienc
ed in winning the west. Mr. Van
Marter reported another letter in
his father's collection dated in the
1830's which was 30 days In transit
from a point on the Hudson river to
New York.
151 BUY CAR DAMAGED.
In passing a hay wagon near
Monument last week, the car of
Luke Bibby was forced to the edge
of the icy road. Slipping off It
struck a fill and upset on its top
with considerable damage to the
car. Mr. Bibby escaped Injury and
caught a ride into John Day where
he spent the night. The car was
towed back to Heppner for repairs
which were checked over by an in
surance adjuster Monday.
"Every member bring a member"
is the slogan for the next meeting
of the American Legion Auxiliary
to be held Tuesday evening, Feb.
5, at 8 o'clock. The discussion of
the legislative program which was
announced for January 15, will be
presented at this time by the legis
lative chairman, Mrs. Estes Morton.
A large attendance is desired to
hear the presentation of these im
portant questions. Mrs. Luclle Mc
Alee and Mrs. Walter MoGhee will
be the hostesses for the evening.
County 4-H Club Winners
For Past Year Named
The winners of scholarships to
the 4-H club summer school at
Corvallis have Just been announced
by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county
school superintendent and Josepn
Belanger, county agent
Edna Stephens, Rhea creek, who
has had five years of club work,
won first in canning. Irene Bea
mer, Heppner, who has had four
years club work, won first in cloth
in at this same fair. Clara Mae
Dillon of Boardman, who has com
pleted her third year club work,
won first in cookery.
In the livestock and crops clubs,
Joe Stephens of Rhea creek won
first in poultry and first in garden.
Maude Cool of lone won first with
her yearling heifer and second with
her ewe lamb. Alvln Cool of lone
won first with his ewe lamb and
first with his senior calf.
The two weeks summer school
which is held in Corvallis each
year In June after school is out is
one of the high lights of the 4-K
club year. Any 4-H club member
can attend by paying the nominal
fee of $12.00 which covers both
room and tuition for the full two
weeks. The scholarships which
these 6 4-H club members for Mor
row county have just been awarded
take care of this expense.
The two weeks' program at sum
mer school is a full one. Club mem
bers are routed out of bed at 6.30
for setting-up exercises. Breakfast
is at 7:15 and by 8:00 everyone an
swers the roll call for class work.
Every 4-H club member attending
this summer school is In some class
or other during the entire morn
ing. Following the noon hour there
is a general assembly. Programs
at these assemblies are broadcast
over KOAC every day. In the af
ternoon from about 2:30 on all the
4-H club members participate in
supervised recreation. In the eve
ning everyone assembles again for
some sort of a program. Details of
the program for the 1935 summer
school will be announced later.
Sheep Club Started on
Upper Willow Creek
The Willow Creek Sheep club
was organized last Friday night
with R. I. Thompson and Frank
Wilkinson as joint 4-H club leaders.
Officers of the club are: Dick Wil
kinson, president; Mary Eleanor
Florence, vice-president; Rufus
Hill, secretary; Alex Thompson,
treasurer; and Frances Wilkinson,
reporter. The club decided to meet
the last Friday in each month.
At the next meeting Alex Thomp
son will give a report on Breeds of
Sheep, explaining the special pur
poses for which each of the com
mon breeds is best fitted. Dick
Wilkinson will give a report on
lambing, explaining how the ewes
are handled at lambing time, with
a special reference to shed lambing.
Mary Eleanor Florence will discuss
the raising of a bummer lamb.
The members of the Willow Creek
sheep club are already looking for
ward to offering some real competi
tion to the other 4-H sheep clubs in
the county for the honor of being
the first to win the silver loving cup
offered by the Lions club of Hepp
ner to the 4-H sheep club making
the best showing at the county fair.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE.
Rev. Joseph Pope was in The
Dalles Monday to attend a confer
ence of Methodist churches of the
Oregon district from Hood River
east. He accompanied Rev, Gleiser
of Pendleton, Rev. Briggs of Her
miston and Rev. Weaver of Arling
ton. Bishop Titus Lowe addressed
the convention on "Christian Testi
mony," citing a swinging back to
the old belief of the church and a
passing of modernism. Edward
Laird Mills, associate editor Chris
tian Advocate, spoke on the his
tory of the church, and Dr. Bruce
Baxter, president of Willamette un
iversity, gave a discourse on the
responsibility of the church to
youth. The conference drew a large
attendance and proved highly sue
cessful, Mr. Pope said.
BETTER BALANCE URGED,
Corvallis. Orders to the Oregon
State college faculty to arrange the
technical curricula so that more so
cial science courses are made avail
able to students in these profession
al schools have been issued by Pres
ident George W. Peavy. President
Peavy told his staff that there has
been too little coordination in the
past between "the scientist, the
technologist and the power engin
eer," on the one hand and the social
scientist on the other, and that it
behooves the modern educational
institution to help correct the situa
tion. More complete understanding
between those who plan for human
relationships and those who create
for human needs will aid in correct
ing the present condition of unsat
isfied wants in the midst of abund
ance, he believes.
ARE YOU A FORMER
TEACHER?
All people who taught school in
this county 25 years or more ago
are asked to convey the Informa
tion to Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, coun
ty school superintendent. She
would like the women teachers to
send word when they taught, in
what district, and give the name
under which they taught. Prompt
response with this Information will
be much appreciated, Mrs. Rodgers
said. '
ATTENDS NATIONAL MEETING.
J. G. Barratt, president Oregon
Wool Growers association, depart
ed Saturday for Phoenix, Ariz., to
attend the convention of National
Wool Growers association.
BIG PARTY HONORS
PRESIDENTIAL DAY
Dancing and Cake Auction Enjoy
ed; Felicitations Sent; Goodly
Sum for Health Netted.
Morrow county folks celebrated
President Roosevelt's 53rd birthday
at the Elks hall here last evening,
contributing generously to funds
to combat infantile paralysis, in
the second annual nation-wide fes
tivity of its kind. Dr. A. D. Mc
Murdo, general chairman of the
event, announces that total receipts
will exceed $150, with contributions
still coming in from folks who were
unable to attend the party.
Of the net receipts 70 per cent
will make up a fund to combat in
fantile paralysis in this district,
and 30 per cent will go into a na
tional fund of similar nature.
Dancing to music by Becket's
orchesfra, auctioning of cakes, re
ception of the special radio broad
cast, and sending of felicitations to
the president featured the local
party. Cakes contributed by the
ladies brought good prices under
the hammer of Elbert Cox, auc
tioneer. Eleven cakes were placed
on the block, and many more would
have been available had notice been
given in time, Dr. McMurdo said.
To the ladies making cakes, Dr.
McMurdo extends his warm thanks.
He extends appreciation also to
those who served on the committee,
J. O. Turner, R. C. Phelps, Dr. R.
C. Lawrence, C. J. D. Bauman, R.
B. Ferguson and Jap Crawford.
Apology Is made to Mr. Campbell
of the Lexington school for the
inadvertant oversight of a promis
ed announcement of the carnival
and dance to be given tomorrow
evening, which was overlooked un
der the pressure of various work
of the evening. Thanks are also
extended to the public generally for
their fine support
Support Syndicalism Act;
Lodge Inducts Big Class
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
meeting last Thursday, subscribed
to a resolution sent out by the Cor
vallis lodge asking retention of the
present state criminal syndicalism
act. Petitions from the grand lodge
.opposing communism and other
anti-government "isms" were also
signed, in line with one of the ma
jor activities, support of American
government.
Eight candidates were inducted
into the lodge in the initiation cere
monies presided over by Jas. G.
Thomson, Jr., exalted ruler. The
largest attendance of the season
participated in the evening's activ
ities. Annual past exalted rulers' night
was announced for the next meet'
ing, February 14, when all officers'
positions will be filled by past ex
alted rulers. The gang of past head.
men promise an exciting time for
all who attend. Th(e entertainment
committee announces extensive
plans for the lodge's large social
event of the year, the annual Wash
ington's birthday ball to be held the
evening of February 22. ,
Beach Equipment Co.
Takes Allis-Chalmers
Beach Equipment company of
Lexington, formerly known as
Beach Hardware company, this
week announces annexation of Al
lis-Chalmers farm power equip
ment to their lines of farm machin
ery. One of the tractor models is
now on display in their showrooms
and they expect others to arrive
soon.
Lawrence Beach, sales agent for
the company, was in Heppner this
morning on business in connection
with announcement of the new line.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Officers and committees for 1935
of the local Union Missionary so
ciety were named at an executive
committee meeting at the home of
Mrs. L. E. Bisbee last Friday. Mrs.
Bonnie Pope was elected president,
Mrs. Emma Jones, vice-president,
and Mrs. Ruth McMurdo, secretary
treasurer. Named on the refresh
ment committee were Mrs. Jessie
Pruyn, Mrs. Chris Brown and Mrs.
Blanche Barlow. Miss Lucile Moy
er, Mrs. Kleinfeldt and Mrs. Ethel
Clark cinstitute the program com
mittee. The first meeting of the
year will be at the Episcopal church
March 8, the World Day of Prayer.
The program provided for that day
will be used.
GIRLS ENJOY HIKE.
The Nakomis Camp Fire troop
met last evening and planned a
program for the rest of the school
year. They hiked up Willow creek
Saturday morning. Cocoa was made
over an open fire and cinders were
enjoyed by all. Cowboy and Indian
were played with much enjoyment.
Shirley Wilson broke the early
swimming record by taking a
plunge in the creek.
RODEO DATES SET.
August 22, 23 and 24 are the dates
for the Heppner Rodeo this year,
the dates having been set at a meet
ing of the board of directors this
week. Plans were discussed for im
provement of the grounds which it
Is hoped may be obtained as a pub
lic works project.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Con Mc
Laughlin, January 28, at the home
of Mrs. Jas. Doherty in Blackhorse,
an 8-pound boy. The new arrival
Is the eighth son and twelfth child
of Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
An interesting meeting of
the
Parent-Teachers association was
held at the schoolhouse Wednesday
afternoon. The Parent-Teachers
organization is non-partisan but
favors constructive legislation. In
accordance with the policies of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, the Oregon branch thru
its board of managers in regular
quarterly session at headquarters
in January, endorsed federal and
state measures which affect the in
terests of children. Among federal
measures endorsed were the federal
pure food and drug act, a measure
providing for the continuance of
maternity and infancy health ser
vice, a measure against blind and
block booking of films and for a
federal commission to supervise
subject and treatment in making,
and a measure providing for a fed
eral department of education, which
was also endorsed last year.
The announcement of plans for
the fifth annual Home Interests
conference at Oregon State college
is of outstanding interest to Par
ent-Teacher people as well as to
alert citizens all over Oregon. Miss
Alice Sowers, parent education
specialist, is to have a prominent
place on the program, which Is
good news to those who heard her
previously. Her visit is made pos
sible, by Founder's Day contribu
tions of last year and by the coop
eration of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers.
Jimmie Wiliams of Condon is in
this city where he will reman for
a few weeks while he is in training
as an accompanist to Laurel Beach,
preparatory for a contest which
will be entered by Mr. Beach, con
ducted by the Women's Federation
of Music clubs, February 23.
Arrangements for the carnival at
the gymnasium Saturday night are
practically completed and a suc
cessful evening is anticipated.
The Lexington Home Economics
club will meet on Thursday after
noon, February 7, at the home of
Mrs. Marion Palmer.
The program for next week for
the adult classes is as follows: Mon
day, February 4, 7:30 p. m,, "Dis
armament," and review in gram
mar; Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p. m.,
Insurance, and spelling review;
Friday, Feb. 8, 2 p. m., "What Can
Handcrafts Teach Children," and
instructions in making plackets and
bindings.
Among Lexington people who
spent Saturday in Pendleton were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marquardt
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Cutsforth, Beulah Nichols, S. G.
McMillan and George Gillis. The
men attended the Caterpillar diesel
tractor school which was held in the
Braden-Bell show rooms.
Miss Clara Ruff of Boardman
spent the week end with Miss Shir
lee Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch en
tertained with a pinochle party
Wednesday evening. Those pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Rauch and
family, Lloyd Fuller, Dale Bundy,
Julian Rauch and Delpha Merritt
While at play Friday evening lit
tle Marjorie Miller fell and cut her
head. Three stitches were required
to close the wound.
Mr. asd Mrs. JDlmer Hunt are
spending the week in Portland,
Miss Delpha Merritt entertained
with a noodle supper at her home
Friday evening. The guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch
and family and Gene Majeski
Mrs. Adella Duran and son Moses
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Turner at their home
in Sand Hollow.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson
motored to Pendleton Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McMillan and
daughters Delpha and Georgianna
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Warner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ingles of
Boardman were calling on Lexing
ton friends Thursday. Miss Grace
Burchell accompanied them home
for a visit
Laurel Beach spent the week end
in Walla Walla.
Paul St. Germaine of the Inter
national Harvester company, Port
land, was transacting business in
this city Thursday.
Eva Wilcox of Hermiston is vis
iting with Delpha Merritt
School Notes.
Reporters: Edith Edwards and
Delpha Merritt.
Alma Van Winkle, Helen Bresh
ears and Delpha Merritt were ab
sent from school Monday.
Woodrow Tucker has been absent
from school for the past week with
an attack of flu.
Don't forget the carnival and
dance Saturday night Music by
Becket's orchestra.
The senior class has begun prac
ticing for the play, "Hobgoblin
House." The play cast includes
Vivian White, Edward Hunt, Del
pha Merritt, Rose Thornburg, Fern
Luttrell, Lester Cox, Alma Van
Winkle, Alfred Van Winkle, Helen
Breshears, LaVern Wright, Jack
McMillan and Doris Klinger.
The grade school honor roll for
the first semester Is as follows: 1st
and 2nd grades, Gerry Cutler, Gene
Schriever, Dean Hunt, Roberta Mil
ler and Jack Miller; 3rd and 4th
grades, Marcella Jackson, Jean
Rauch, Colleen McMillan and Bun
ny Breshears; 5th and 6th grades,
Jerrine Edwards, Kenneth Jackson,
Duane Johnson and Junior Lane;
7th and 8th grades, Danny Dinges,
Robert Campbell, Wilma Tucker,
Joyce Biddle, Maxine Way and
Zelma Way.
The letter that was ordered for
Doris Burchell In appreciation for
her wonderful work during the last
year as yell leader has arrived. The
NEW COMMITTEE TO
STUDY Si EROSION
Fatland Named Head of
Legislative Body; Shift
in District Up.
MORROW AFFECTED
County Would be Linked With Gil
liam, Sherman, Wheeler for Sen
ate Post, Says Salem Report.
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. (Representative Fatland.
of Condon has been honored by se
lection as chairman of a new House
committee on soil erosion and flood
control. Other members of the
committee had not been determined
by Speaker Cooter but will be an
nounced before the end of the week.
This new . committee will have
charge of all bills dealing with soil
erosion and flood control, several
of which are already in with others
still in process of being drafted.
Senator Steiwer and Represent
atives Lynch and Fatland Introduc
ed two bills into the senate hopper
Tuesday designed to continue the
salaries paid to officials of Wheeler
and Sherman counties the past two
years in effect for another two
years. The new salary schedule
provides slight changes in a few
salaries but in the main is sub
stantially the same as that of the
past biennium, it was said. It is
not expected that any bills will be
introduced at this session affecting
salaries of Gilliam and Morrow
county officials.
Morrow county would become a
part of the eighteenth senatorial
district along with Gilliam, Sher
man and Wheeler, under the terms
of a bill introduced into the House
hopper this week by the delegation
from Klamath and Lake counties.
The measure is designed primar
ily to give Klamath and Lake coun
ties a senator of their own, these
two counties being divorced from
the present seventeenth district
comprising Crook, Deschutes and
Jefferson in addition, and created
into a new 19th district The pre
sent 19th district consisting of Un
ion, Umatilla and Morrow and rep
resented in the senate by Jack Al
len of Pendleton would be dissolved
entirely.
Sentiment among central Oregon
members of the legislature seems
to favor the proposal. Representa
tives Fatland and Lynch will prob
ably support the measure, pointing
out that the addition of Morrow
county to the 18th senatorial dis
trict would then make this district
conform exactly wtih the present
representative district.
Designed to simplify the descrip
tion of lands in the West Extension
Irrigation district in Morrow coun
ty a bill introduced in the House
this week by Representatives Fat
iland and Lynch and Senator Allen
would require that the plat of the
district be filed with the county
clerk so that lands is the district
may be described by lot and block.
At present lands in the district,
which is located near the town of
Boardman, must be described by
meets and bounds.
Harry Tamblyn, county engineer
of Morrow county, and J. O. Turner,
former representative from the
twenty-second district were visitors
at the capitol Monday, looking in
on the legislative session and con
ferring with the Morrow county
delegation.
TEAM HAS GOOD RECORD.
The Lexington town basketball
team has a record so far this season
of eight wins out of nine games
played. The only defeat was sus
tained at the hands of Condon,
which the Lex boys hope to retal
iate when they meet the Condon
gang for the second time in the
home gym tomorrow evening.
Among teams defeated are Hepp
ner, Boardman, Echo and two
teams from lone. Kenneth Warner,
center, has the season's high point
record. Also on the squad are Ver
non Warner, Dale Lane. Vester
Thornburg, Laurel Beach, Jack Mc
Millan, Emmet Kuns, Vernon Scott,
Archie Munkers and Edward Bur
chell. PREPARES FOR CONTEST.
Laurel Beach of Lexington who
recently participated in a presenta
tion of Portland Symphony orches
tra as guest tenor soloist, is prepar
ing to enter a nation-wide contest
sponsored by Federated Womans
clubs, Oregon try-outs for which
will be held in Portland on Febru
ary 23. Jimmie Williams of Condon,
has been practicing with Mr. Beach
as accompanist.
letter is orange and black with a
small megaphone on it. This la to
be presented to Doris sometime in
the near future by the president of
the student body, Alfred Van Win
kle. Big game! Condon vs. Lexing
ton! Friday evening. Double
header! Admission 10c and 25c.
Everybody out!
A pep rally was held in the audi
torium last Friday afternoon.
Delpha Merritt was a guest of
Edna Rauch one night last week.
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