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Volume 51, Number 48. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1935. Subscription $2.00 a Year GAY M. ANDERSON RESIGNS AS CLERK Court to Appoint Succes sor Saturday; Change to be Made 16th. MANY SEEK OFFICE Three Applications in, Four Others Expected; Vacancy Follows Cancellation of Bond. The county court Monday receiv ed the written resignation of Gay M. Anderson, county clerk, effective February 16. Members of the court last night announced that a suc cessor would be appointed Satur day. The clerk's resignation followed trial on a charge of larceny of pub lic monies of which he was acquit ted, returning of $3802.42 to the county shown to foe short by audit or wells & DeLapp of which $1702. 42 was recovered from National Surety corporation, the clerk's sure ties, and cancellation of the .clerk' bond by his sureties which became effective last Monday. Anderson's resignation was ac cepted as of the 16th to permit aud it of the office and naming and qual Ideation of his sucessor. Wells & DeLapp were retained to bring the audit up to date. Official application for the office had been made yesterday by Char les Barlow, Dean T. Goodman and Harvey Miller, while Mrs. Vivian Kane, deputy clerk, Harry Dinees, Paul M. Gemmell and Homer Hayes were all said to be receptive can didates for the post. Appointment by the court to fill the vacancy can be made only until the next general election in November, 1936. GLENN BRYANT DIES IN EAST. Glenn Bryant, 46, father of Earl and Howard Bryant and brother of Mrs. Alex Green, all of this city, died at the home of his father, J. O. Bryant, at Independence, Vir ginia, according to telegraphic re port received by the relatives here. Funeral services and burial were at Independence, boyhood home of the deceased. Mr. Bryant lived in Morrow county for seventeen or eighteen years, being well known at Heppner and Lexington. Partic ulars of his passing had not been received, though it is known he had been a sufferer from stomach trou ble for the last 18 years. He last left Heppner on November 11, 1932, and had been at Independence since. Besides the relatives here he 19 sur vived by his father, a brother, Scott, of Independence, and a sister, Mrs. Earl Knepper of Lemmon, South Dakota, He was a member of the Neighbors of Woodcraft of this city. 4TH GRADE ENTERTAINED. Mrs. J. G. Cowins entertained the fourth grade of the local school at her home Friday evening with a birthday party in honor of her daughter RJae's tenth birthday. An hour was spent in playing outdoor games and then the guests were served with cake and salad, and la ter the birthday cake with ten yel low candles. All reported a very en joyable time and Rae received many nice gifts. Those present be sides the hostess were Robert Ball, Wade Bothwell, Wiletta Paddock, Philip Cohn, Laverne Brookhouser, Helen Knowles, Eunice Osmin, Al berta Adkins, Kingsley Chapin, Earl Bailey, Wllma Beymer, Doro tha Wilson, James Barratt, Claud Drake, Herbert Schunk, Patrick Kubat, Blllie Bucknum, Eugene Massey, Eunice Hlatt, Robert Tay lor, Glenn Fell, Jean Gemmell, James Kenny, Rae Cowins, Ruth Cowins, Mrs. George Allyn. ROAD PETITIONS PRESENTED. Petitions bearing 359 names for Improvement of the Rhea creek market road were presented the county court yesterday by Bert Ma son, lone merchant. Mr. Mason said the petitions evidenced the unanimous demand of the people all the way from the mountains' to the Columbia river for improve ment of this road, which provides the shortest route to the mountains for people of the lower country and Is Important as a route for hauling wood and posts besides serving as an outlet for large volumes of wheat and livestock. RECEPTION TENDERED. Mrs. Frank S. Parker was hos tess at her home on Wednesday, January 30, for a pleasing reception honoring her daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. Vawter Parker. Pouring were Mrs. John J. Wightman, Mrs. Eph Eskelson, Mrs. Daisy Shively and Mrs. E. R. Huston. Miss Anna Wightman, Mrs. R. B. Ferguson and Mrs. Spencer Crawford assist ed about the rooms. Fifty ladies extended their felicitations to Mrs. Parker the younger, formerly Miss Alberta Barry of Eustis, Florida. ASK ROAD REPAIR, A large delegation, of Boardman residents Interviewed the county court yesterday asking for repair of the Boardman-Ione road on the lower end. The road has reached a sad state of disrepair, according to reports. Among the Boardman folks were G. C. Blayden, Rev. H. B, Thomas, Joe Simonds, Jack Gor ham, Mike Cassldy, Jim Howell, Harry Jaynes and Frank Davis. IONE Br MARGARET BLAKE Clarence McMurray of Mullen, Idaho, who has been visting with his mother, Mrs. Emily McMurray, at her home in this city, departed for his home Sunday morning. Mrs. McMurray who has been quite ill for the past month is much Im proved. A six pound son was horn to Mr and Mrs. Edmund Bristow of Nam- pa, Idaho last Friday. Mrs. E. J. Bristow departed on Friday for a visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed mund Bristow, at Nampa, Idaho. Twenty-one members and four visitors enjoyed the program of the Women's Topic club which met at the home of Mrs. Roy Feeley last Saturday afternoon. The subject for the meeting was the book, "Or egon Geology," by Dr. Condon. It was reviewed in a most Interesting way by Mrs. Bert Mason, Mrs. Inez Freeland and Mrs. Walter Corley. At the close of the meeting refresh ments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Freeland, Mrs. Corley and Mr. Feeley. The Feb ruary social meeting of the club will foe held at Masonic hall on the evening of the 6th. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann were hosts at a party at their home Saturday evening. Court Whist' was played at four tables. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blake won high score. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. David Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McuCrdy, Mr.- and Mrs. Kenneth Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Riet mann, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake, Mrs. Geo. E. Tucker, Miss Lucy spittle and Ture Peterson. Mrs. Geo. E. Tucker of Echo spent the week end visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morgan and family have moved to one of the Weatherford ranches on Rock creek near Rock Creek station. Their son Lloyd will remain here until the end of school year to finish his work in the local high school. W. P. Fuller Special Offer 4-ft. step ladder, reg. seller $1.50, and can of Wall Paper Cleanser or bot tle of Furniture Polish, reg price 45c ea., all for $1.35. Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., Heppner. Both the Bret and second basket ball strings of the high school played at Boardman last Saturday night The first string was defeat ed by a score of 24 to 12 and the second string was defeated by a score of 22 to 5. At a meeting of the O. E. S. So cial club held at the home of Mrs. Bert Mason on Tuesday afternoon it was decided to have a benefit card party at the Masonic hall on Friday night, February 8. Both pinochle and bridge tables will be arranged. At the close of the party the winning numbers on the quilt made by the club will be drawn. About sixty friends gathered at the Cecil grange hall last Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of Miss Hattie Van Schoiack. Danc ing and games were enjoyed and refreshments were served at a late hour. Miss Van Schoiack received many lovely birthday gifts. Nichoh Thompsen and family have been enjoying a visit from a brother of Mr. Thompsen, Rev. Thompsen, who is a Congregational minister who has held pastorates in the middle west for many years. During the past six months or more he has been travelling in both Eu rope and the United States, visiting the members of his family. Rev. Thompsen spoke at the Congrega tional church last Sunday morning and evening and will again fill the pulpit at that church both morning and evening next Sunday, Feb. 10. A large crowd attended the plav. "The Little Clodhopper," given by (Continued on Page Four) Heppner, an A Land of By P. F. WEHMEYER, Local Forest Supervisor. When a person steps into a new community and comes Into contact with the same old and extremely numerous mud springs, bald mountains and willow creeks, met In every locality of the country, he has to wonder at the lack of fore sight In our pioneers In giving names of such endless repetition, and in some cases of outright ugli ness. It would have seemed possi ble that a few among the thousand might have had Imagination en ough to soar above such common nomenclature. However, here we are, on one of the numerous willow creeks and Willow Creek It will remain to the end of time. That sounds like a long way ahead, and brings musings on what the future may hold. We know it will be progress or retrogression as that seems to be the fate of every individual, farm, community or na tion In the past The progressive possibilities of our little valley, which Is the heart of the county, might be summed up in various projects, but probably the main one will be irrigation. Wil low Creek and its tributaries may well have 50,000 acres of land that could be under canal or ditch If sufficient water could be impound ed to properly water this amount of land. Fifty thousand acres farm ed as it is done In some densely populated sections of the world will support at least two people to the acre on the farm and an almost equal number in towns and cities In trade and manufacturing. This is too high for our standards of living, but it Is a possibility, never COUNTY SHEEPMEN DISCUSS PROBLEMS Diseases, Feed Crops, Predatory Animals, Shearing Wages Up; Officers Picked; Interest Good. The 1935 meeting of the Morrow County Lamb and Wool Growers as sociation was held at the Elks tem ple on January 31, with the follow ing men being elected as officers for the ensuing year: R. I. Thompson, president; H. A. Cohn, vice-president; Joseph Belanger, secretary, and Frank Wilkinson, William Hynd and Bill Kilkenny, directors. Dr. J. N. Shaw, veterinary at Cor vallis, talked on the subject of sheep diseases. Dr. Shaw went in to some detail on the common dis eases of sheep, emphasizing that more is known about our common sheep diseases than is ordinarily supposed but that a great deal more Is still to be learned. Stiffness of lambs which many sneepmen consider is a particular disease can be split up into five dis tlnct divisions according to the causative agent, Dr. Shaw said, i,amD aisentery which in some areas causes very great damage in eastern Oregon is a disease about which we still need considerable information. This disease has been worked on in Montana and other states and has received some at tention in Oregon. Following Dr. Shaw's talk there was considerable discussion of the disease question and the need was expressed for more experimental work on sheep disease In eastern Oregon. E. R. Jackman, extension spec ialist in crops, gave a lantern slide talk on forage plants and their adaptation to range conditions in this section. Crested wheat grass, Mr. Jackman said, has proved it self time and again to foe thorough ly adapted to our range conditions. Mr. Jackman had several lantern slides which showed clearly what crested wheat grass has done in grass nurseries. The greatest need now, he emphasized, is to establish crested wheat grass seeding on our range lands. Several sheepmen in the county this coming year in co operation with the county agent's office will sow crested wheat grass trials which will aim to show the most feasible method for establish ing this grass on land that is too steep or rough to be cultivated. In recommending crested wheat grass as a forage plant which should receive most consideration for re- seedlng range lands, Mr. Jackman went into some detail as to the rooting habits of our common range grasses. Our native bunch grass stores a large quantity of plant food in the roots. In the spring this plant food becomes available for re-growth. Not until the new growth obtains the height of six inches, says Mr. Jackman, does the plant begin to manufacture food to eplenish this store in the roots. The practical application of this situation is that in case native bunch grass is consistently grazed iiT before this height of six inches is obtained, the store of food in the roots will become exhausted and the plant will die of what amounts to starvation. Allowing this grass to seed as often as once In three years will allow it to maintain itself. Concerning alfalfa, Mr. Jackman encouraged the increase of Ladak alfalfa to replace some of our fields which have been In common or grimm. Ladak alfalfa is par ticularly adaptable to fields where early spring irrigation Is all the ar tificial water which is available. Ladak yields a very heavy first crop no a lair second crop, Mr. Jack- (Continued on Pas Poor) Oasis in Sand Dunes theless. We read where statisti cians point to the fact that the population of the country is almost stationary and will probably al ways maintain Itself at approxim ately a hundred and fifty million. In other words that America has reached that stage of mental, mor al and physical decay that has brought a standstill to our devel opment. Not many years back we had statisticians, orators, prophets and others that pointed to the fact that the land west of the Mississip pi was a stinking desert and more apt to be a handicap to the new nation than an asset In Its develop ment and future. But we are talk ing about Willow Creek and wheth er fifty thousand acres could be ir rigated. That is a problem that engineers will sometime settle. We have approximately 25,000 acres of forested land tributary to Its head and at elevations that Insure al most double the precipitation of the lowlands now being cultivated. A goodly part of this water runs to waste at times when it does no one any good. If we could have the bottoms in gardens, orchards and vineyards; the leveler uplands In grain; the waste land and foot hills in herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, the future could be ex tremely prosperous and well as sured Then we can visualize the possi bilities of still another future as we look around and see1 our wheat land on Its way to the Columbia, our grass land trampled out by over grazing and there remains only the timber man to gut the heads of the streams of their forests, burn the (Contnued on Pag Fow) E Local Club Complimented by Ed Shea, Interna tional Director. TO JOIN B. P. W. CLUB Dinner With Ladies Set March 18; Two One-Act Plays and Min strel to bo Presented Soon. Signal recognition was given the Heppner Lions club Monday when it received an i invitation through Ed Shea, director of Lions Interna tional, to conduct a model luncheon at the state convention to be held at The Dalles early in June. Mr. Shea visited the local club while in the city on business, though he rep resented Ted Glllenwaters of Klam ath Falls, district governor, who so far has been unable to make an of ficial visit here. Mr. Shea, ex-district governor for Oregon, was named . one of the twelve directors of Lions Interna tional at the international conven tion last year, bringing this distinc tion to Oregon for the first time. In a spirited talk on Lionism, he out lined the steps necessary to be rais ed to president of the organization which is impossible to accomplish in less than ten years. He com mended the Heppner club for the showing it has made in the face of adverse conditions. Commenting on the good reports he had heard of the manner in which the city en tertained the resent Oregon Wool Growers convention, he said he be lieved Heppner capable of enter taining the state Lions convention and hoped it would make a bid for this meeting at some future time. The Lions club will join the Bus iness and Professional Womens club at an evening dinner on Mon day, March 18, through vote of ac ceptance of the invitation of Miss Evelyn Humphreys, B. P. W. presi dent, extended at the meeting. Earl Eskelson, Chas. B. Cox and Spen cer Crawford were named by C. J. D. Bauman, president as the coop erating committer. .flans were announced by Edward F. Bloom and Dr R. C. Lawrence, committee in chi.fge, for the stag ing of a Lions entertainment In the near future, to consist of two one- act plays and a minstrel. Work of lining up the personnel was already under way, they said, but the date of presentation will not be an nounced until later. Miss Jessie French pleased the group by singing two solos, accom panied by Miss Shirlee Brownson. high school music director. Court Makes Settlement On lone Bank Account Morrow county was recomnensed $5OQ0 for the $6849 loss sustained in the failure of the Bank of lone, when the county court Friday ac ceded to the proposed settlement of Metropolitan Casualty company, sureties of L. W. Briggs, county treasurer. Action to recover from the treasurer's bondsmen was in stituted on the presumption that the bonding company was liable for the treasurer's failure to have these funds properly protected. Members of the court accepted the bonding company's proposed settlement as quite fair in light of the showing, preferring the cash settlement to expensive court pro ceduce which might be required to recover the full amount The mat ter had hung fire since the bank closed eight years ago. GRANGE COUNCIL MEETS. Pomona grange council at Irir- gon last Saturday was called to or der at 1:30 p. m. by Mrs. Mary Lun dell, vice-chairman. Council offi cers for the year were named as follows: Don Rutledge, Irrigon, president; Laura Rice, Lexington, vice-president, and Mrs. A. C. Houghton, Irrigon, secretary. Jo seph Belanger, county agent, gave a splendid talk on various agricul- tuai subjects. Group discussions were held by officers of council and grange officers. A gasoline and oil co-op will be the main subject for discussion at Pomona eranee in Lexington, April 6. The different group chairmen gave reports of plans of projects for future work. Recreational games were indulged in by all before the closing of the meeting. JOHN E. JOHNSON PASSES. Report has been received in Heppner of the death of John E. Johnson, pioneer Morrow county carpenter and prospector, at Tulle Lake, Calif. Exact date of death was not given, but It was ten days ur two weeKs ago. Mr. Johnson is survived by four sons and four daughters who formerly lived in Heppner but all of whom now re side elsewhere. TO PLAY PENDLETON. Heppner high's "Fiehtlnor Irish" basketeers will be seen In action on the local court tomorrow eve ning against the strong Pendleton high school team. The Irish played Helix a hot 23-19 game last Satur day evening, and though coming out on the short end they displayed improvement and should give Pen dleton plenty of trouble. The team Is deserving of good support ASK LIS TO MODEL LUNCHEON COUNTY C0RN-H0G MEET TOMORROW Opportunity to Sign New Contracts to be Given; All Producers Eligible; Benefits Cited. The 1935 corn-hog adjustment program will be presented to com munity committeemen of Morrow county as well as the growers them selves in a combined county meet ing to be held Friday, February 8th, announces County Agent Joseph Belanger, who, with other members of the county committee recently attended a district conference on the new program. The meeting will start at 10:00 o'clock in the court house, with the forenoon program devoted to a conference of community commit teemen. Starting at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, all growers are in vited to be present hear changes in the new contracts explained, and sign, up their applications, if they care to join in the program again, and elect committeemen. As there were only 85 contracts in thi3 county last year, the single combination meeting for the entire county is being substituted for the j series of community meetings used in the larger hog producing coun ties. The 1935 contracts really repre sent a "controlled expansion" pro gram, says County Agent Belanger, as a 15 per cent higher production is allowed under the plan than was the case last year. The contracts have been considerably simplified and a number of the changes are expected to prove more popular with local growers than were last year's provisions. ' Practically all producers of corn hogs, whether or not they took part in the 1934 program are eligible to sign a 1935 adjustment contract. The new program, like the old, will be largey in the hands of local farm ers with the community committees and country control associations to be organized by the contract sign ers. All producers who sign appli cations Tor a contract are entitled to one vote each. There will be no "contracted acres" under the new plan for those who have heretofore grown corn as well as hogs. Instead, acreage left out of corn may be used for any other purpose the grower may see nt. Also, there is no limitation on the total area in the farm that may be devoted to cultivated crops or on the number or kind of livestock kept aside from hogs. Contract signers this year may purchase and grow out any number of feeder pigs as long as these are purchased from other contract signers. Benefit payments on hogs this year remain at the same rate if fig ured on the basis of the required adjustment. In other words, a grower will receive $15 per head on the 10 per cent that he is re quired to reduce below his base, rather than $5 per head on all he was allowed to raise last year. As explained before, however, he will be permitted to raise up to 90 per cent of his base, rather than only 75 per cent Benefit payments on corn have been raised from 30c to 35c a bush el, to be paid on the acreage left out, of corn, which must be not less than per cent or more than 30 per cent below the base acreage in corn. Those in charge of the campaign In Oregon expect the program this year to be carried out speedily and with little of the confusion attend ant on the first effort The 1934) contract signers who are on the same land will have little difficulty in renewing the contracts, and these will be expedited through the state board of review. Personnel of the review board this year is M. E. Dodd, Baker, chair man; C. J. Borum, new sate statis tician, Portland, and William L. Teutsch, Corvallis, representing the extension service. The reason the corn-hog program is being conducted despite the pres ent shortage of corn and the rising price of hogs Is that past experience has always shown that an undue expansion follows a severe drouth. It is estimated, for example, that 350 to 400 million bushels less corn will be required for feed in the next year than is normally the case in view of the smaller livestock popu lation. Unless expansion of corn acreage in the country as a whole Is controlled, disaster to the live stock market will later result, na tional officials believe. LADIES ADD MEETS. The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church met at the par sonage yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Briggs presiding. Nine new members were added. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Adkins served refresh ments. Attending were Mrs. Alex Green, Mr3. Henry Taylor, Mrs. Sam Shannon, Mrs. Izora Vance, Mrs. Mattie Adkins, Mrs. Arthur Parker, Mrs. Lillie Aiken, Mrs. Nel son Bailey, Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Wal ter McGhee, Mrs. Willis McCarty, Mrs. Chris Brown, Mrs. Albert Ad kins, Mrs. S. E. Notson, Mrs. Osmin Hager, Mrs. Joseph Pope, Mrs. James Cash, Mrs. Ruth Stevens, Mrs. Rebecca Patterson. BRIDAL SHOWER HELD. The community bridal shower given for Vera Lubbes at the home of Mrs. Mary Messenger at Board man is reported to have been well attended. There were fifty women and girls present. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received. The color scheme of light green and pink decorations was carried out In both the house and refreshments. Fruit salad, cake and coffee were served. LEXINGTON By BEULAH NICHOLS Lexington grange will meet at Leach hall on Saturday evening, February . A matter of import ance to all members will be dis cussed, so all who can are urged to be present The business meet ing will begin promptly at 7:30 and a short program will be given dur ing the lecture hour. The Jackson Implement company wnicn was recently named distrib utors of International Harvester products for Morrow, Grant and Gilliam counties, sponsored a diesel tractor school at the Nordyke gar age in this city Saturday. Lunch was served at noon to over two hundred farmers who attended from this and surrounding commu nities. On Monday Mr. Jackson went to Condon to participate In the same kind of an affair there, The Lexington Home Economics club will meet at the' home of Mrs. Marion Palmer on Thursday after noon, February 14, instead of on ebruary 7 as announced last week. The carnival and dance which was given in the high school gym nasium Saturday night by the P. T, A., student body, teachers and Bov scouts was a grand success. The proceeds are to be used to purchase equipment needed in the school. Those in charge are very grateful to ail wno assisted and thus helped to make the affair a success. Subjects to be discussed at the adult classes next week are as fol lows: Monday, February 11, 7:30 p. m., Insurance, and spelling; Thursday, February 14, 7:30 p. m., "Are Youth Movements a Menace?" and arithmetic. For Friday, Feb ruary 15, 2 p. m., the subject for discussion will be "Is My Child Re ligious?" and the work taken up will be box loom weaving. A dia logue, "The Ups and Downs of Food Prices" will also be presented. The grange play, "A Wood Vio let," will be presented in the high school auditorium on Thursday eve ning, February 21. The P. T. A executive committee held a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Campbell on Tues day evening. The program com mittee is planning an interesting program for the next P. T. A. meet ing which will be on Wednesday af ternoon, February 27. This Is to be In honor of Founders' Day. A pleasant surprise party was given at the Congregational church Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Archie Padberg. About fifty ladies were present Park Carmichael was thrown from a horse Friday morning and received a dislocated shoulder. .W D. Campbell, George Peck, T. u. jaarnett, Harry Schriever and L. A. Palmer were in Pendleton Wed nesday on business connected with the FERA. Mrs. Blanche Jones, who has been visiting at the home of her brother, narry jjinges, returned to her home in Portland Friday evening. She was accompanied by Mrs. Binges and son Danny. Danny returned to his home here Sunday but Mrs. Dinges remained In Portland. Judge and Mrs. W. T. Campbell of Heppner were visitors in this city Thursday afternoon. They were (Continued on Page Four) ARE YOU A FORMER TEACHER? All people, both men and women, who taught school in Morrow coun ty 25 years or more ago are asked to convey the information to Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school su perintendent, not later than March first. The information should in clude when they taught, in what district, and in the case of women the name by which they taught Response from all such former tea chers will foe appreciated, Mrs. Rodgers said. BASKETBALL MEET SET. The committee in charge of the sub-district basketball tournament for Gilliam and Morrow counties will meet at Arlington this evening, when final decision will be made of the places for staging the sub-district and district tournaments. Ed ward F. Bloom will represent Hepp ner at the meeting. FINANCES IMPROVE. Call for warrants of school dis trict No. 1, appearing in this Issue, brings the called . warrants up to and including warrant No. 3132, Is sued late in December, 1932, or within 13 months and 20 days of date, and cutting the warrant in debtedness to the lowest point since the peak. DINNER PARTY ENJOYED. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner were hosts at their home Tuesday eve ning to a dinner party honoring lo cal Masonic officers and their wives. lhe guests included Marvin R. Wightman, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beach, Mr. and Mrs. W. Vawter Parker and Mr. and Mrs. SDencer Crawford. CAMP FIRE GIRLS MEET. The Camp Fire girls met last evening in their new room at the school building. Plans for furnish ing the room were laid. They de cided old furniture could be used. and extended a welcome for such articles as anyone might wish to donate. Camp Fire songs were sung. NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS. .Notice is hereby given that all dogs over the age of nine months must be licensed. The fee ia S1.00 for males and $2.00 for females. If not paid before March 1st the fee Is doubled. Failure to get a license is punishable by a fine of $10.00 4S-0U C. J. D. BAUMAN. Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon. WATERSHED SAFETY T BY Memorialize Congress to Protect Source of Willow Creek. LAND UP FOR SALE Bank Holdings Include Two Town ships; Audit, Ordinance, Im provement Projects Up. Security for the watershed of Willow creek valley is the Intention of a memorial to congress passed by the city council Monday evening, in response to assertions of F. F. Wehmeyer, local forest supervisor. and J. L. Gault receiver for First National Bank of Heppner, that such security ia threatened by im pending sale of two townships of timberland lying in the heart of this watershed. The land, carried amoncr assets of the bank, must be sold in course of liquidation within the next year, Mr. Gault said. Both he and Mr. Wehmeyer believed that if the land were acquired by private timber interests there would be danger of ruthless ransacking of timber and molestation of soil which, would re sult in destruction of this valuable watershed. Maps were produced showing that nearly all the small tributaries com prising the source of Willow creek arise within the affected area which contributes largely not only to Heppner's water supply but to the supply of irrigation water for the entire Willow creek valley. City Purchase Proposed. Mr. Gault and Mr. Wehmever both proposed that steps be taken with representatives of the district in congress to acquire the area for the city of Heppner, or in lieu there of .to have it thrown in with the Umatilla National forest whose pol icies or management would Insure preservation of the watershed. It was believed sufficient merchantable timber could be disposed of to make the purchase a good investment for the city if it Is possible to buy it on a long-ume amortization plan. -air. viauit cited figures from a cruise made by the bank in 19U which showed the area to contain some 72,000,000 board feet of mer chantable timber, of which 24,000, 000 is pondosa pine for which there appears to be a good demand. The matter was briefly discussed with Congressman Pierce on his last visit here by Mr. Gault, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, councilman, and C B. Cox, postmaster, who reported that Mr. Pierce was favorably im pressed. The congressman was quoted as saying he believed no dif ficulty would be had in obtaining the support of Senator Steiwer. Mr. Wehmeyer cited the value of the area as a watershed, saying; that the ordinary forest retains two-thirds of the amount of precip itation falling upon it The council's memorial is ex pected to result in a plan whereby the area may be acquired by the city, or otherwise protected as a watershed as well as flood prevent ative. Amend Water Bate, An amendment to city water rates proposed by W. E. Pruyn, water master, was endorsed by the coun cil to eliminate an overcharge fea ture before existing. As the rates were before, a minimum of $1.50 Was charged covering the first 2000 gallons, and 50 cents for the next 1000 gallons or fraction thereof. In lieu of the 50-cent rate for the third 1000 gallons or fraction there of, the amendment calls for a charge of 5 cents a hundred gallons or fraction thereof up to the fourth 1000. In the past a person using 2100 gallons of water had to pay $2. Un der the new rate, use of the same amount calls for payment of $1.55. The rate of 15 cents a 1000 after the first 3000 gallons is still effective. Final passage was given the or dinance granting the county court a franchise for right of way across uumore street for the tiD line from the county well to reservoir on the hill. In return for such fran chise the court has agreed to sup ply me city with excess water from the well In case of emergency. On request of the water-master. council ordered audit of the books of the water department and in cluded also other books of the city, none of which have been audited in the last four years. Mr. Pruyn ex plained that he desired the audit for his own protection as well a to let the people know whether the books of his department were be ing properly handled. Talk Swimming Tank. Dean T. Goodman, chairman of Sheepskin Scrip trustees, appeared before the council to ascertain the attitude of that body in assuming management or a swimming tank, if and when such Is constructed. He explained that one of the nro. jects for civic Improvement coming up ior expenaiture or scrip funds is me construction of a swimming tank, and that such a project would not be feasible unless some respon sible organization took over th management after construction. The project before the trustees calls tor construction of a tank behind the courthouse to be supplied with S COUiL (OoaUaM ob ru Two)