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Volume 52, Number 20.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 25, 1935
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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WALLACE EMS
HOPE, EXPORT PLAN
Secretary of Agriculture
Upholds AAA in Speech
at Walla Walla.
TARIFF IS RAPPED
Equality of Governmental Privil
ege for Agriculture Seen as
Major Issue of Day.
"Should conditions exist this fall
similar to those which existed in
1933 when the Pacific Northwest
Wheat Export corporation func
tioned, it is wholly probable that
similar steps for removal of sur
plus will be undertaken." That was
the message of Henry A. Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, which
greeted ears of the throng of lis
tening farmers at Pioneer park in
Walla Walla Monday afternoon, In
answer to the question uppermost
in the minds of all.
The secretary expressed himself
as strictly opposed to any "dump
ing" policy, and did not wish to be
understood as advocating such a
policy In his stand on the wheat ex
port corporation. Marketing under
the 1933 wheat export corporation
was carried on in an orderly fash
ion, and at no time did its activities
affect the world wheat market. Re
establishment of the export cor
poration will depend largely upon
the outcome of the spring wheat
crop, he believed.
The secretary had no promise for
the continuation of AAA. He would
not predict what action the su
preme court would take in the mat
ter of processing taxes already
ruled Illegal in lower courts. He
termed the processing taxes econ
omically unsound Just as tariffs are
economicaly unsound, and de
clared that elimination of process
ing taxes while the present high
tariffs are retained means certain
return of 20-cent wheat
He called attention to the fact
hat recommended amendments to
the AAA are now before congress
lor action. The success of the
amendments and of the future of
agricultural control lies with .the
people. .--
"It is not for the executive de
partment to dictate the course of
legislation," he declared. "The ex
ecutive department may recom
mend, but it is for you farmers,
who are just as much a part of the
government, to tell your represen
atives in congress what you want"
The main Issue of government
today Is whether agriculture shall
have an equal voice In Its determin
ation, Secretary Wallace asserted.
Declaring the farmers' enemies to
have held the upper hand, he could
see no more reason for permitting
establishment of large business cor
porations than for allowing farm
ers similar privileges.'
Some progress in this direction
has recently been made, he assert
ed, and what -the future may hold
depends upon what the people do
about It The secretary did not
condemn the large business corpor
ations, but believed If such vehicles
applied to business are of benefit to
soclety,it Is logical that they may
be applied to agriculture with
profit.
Whether or not It Is right to do
these things Is a matter for the
people to decide. The people are
supposed to be self-governing, and
to be able to determine the course
they wish to take.
"In determining the course for
the future, consideration must be
taken of the fact that we are not
now facing, nor will we ever again
face conditions as they were pre
vious to the World war," the sec
retary asserted. "Before the war,
we were a debtor nation. Since the
war we have been a creditor na
tion, and the principles which ap
plied when we were a debtor na
tion no longer apply."
As a debtor nation, the secretary
explained, our producs found ready
access in markets of the creditor
nations. The creditor nation wished
us well In order to obtain payment
of loans.
Since we became a creditor na
tion, he said, we followed the pol
icy for a time of loaning money to
the debtor nations so they might
buy our products. Repudiation of
debts has caused this policy to be
unsound and as a consequence our
foreign markets have faded away.
Increased production In the In
terim of fading foreign markets,
and disappearance of western fron
tiers to which the people turned In
like emergencies In the past, are
other factors mentioned. In the
face of these conditions little
statesmanship has been shown
since the World war, he added.
The secretary lambasted the
"sacred" Smoot-Hawley tariff act
as an enemy of the farmer. It ap
pears to be sacred because It was
conceived under a republican re
gime and a democratic congress has
done nothing about it, except pos
sibly to raise the tribute in some
instances. The tariff, like process
ing taxes, raises cost to the con
sumer, he said.
The only difference between the
tariff and processing taxes is that
the latter are limited while the for
mer is not. When the price of any
commodity plus the processing tax
raises the cost to the consumer
above the "parity" basis (the av-
George W. Kirk Passes ;
Long Hardman Resident
Funeral1 services for George Wil
liam Kirk, 65, who died at a local
hospital Monday, were held at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon from
the- Christian church, with Joel R.
Benton officiating, and arrange
ments in charge of Phelps Funeral
home. A large number of friends
and relatives paid tribute to the
deceased who had been a resident
of the Hardman community for
thirty years. Interment was in Ma
sonic cemetery In this city. Mr.
Kirk had been in failing health for
two years.
George William Kirk was born
near Junction City, Oregon, July 7,
1870, being aged 65 .years and 15
days at death. He was the Bon of
Charles and Caroline (Withrow)
Kirk, the former a native of Kirks
ville, Mo., and the latter born at
sea on the steamer Carlonine. Mr.
Kirk married Carrie Matteson on
December 20, 1894. He lived at
Hardman for 30 years, following
blacksmithing much of the time.
He came from Junction City when
eight years old to the Kirk ranch
on Rhea creek, attending school In
Arlington during the winters and
spending summers on the ranch.
He had thirteen brothers and sis
ters. Surviving are the widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Jas. Hams, Hard
man, Mrs. Clair Ashbaugh, Hepp
ner; six grandchildren, Derold, Ves
ter and Lavern Hams, and Lois,
Lowell and Garnet Ashbaugh; one
brother, John Kirk of Vernonia;
two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Howard of
Junction City, and Mrs. Letta Hen
dricks who resides In Idaho, and
other relatives.
Miss Ilene Kenny Retains
Lead in Race for Queen
Miss Ilene Kenny, Lexington, 13,
800. Miss Maxine McCurdy, Rhea
Creek, 6,700.
Miss Aileen Farley, Willows, 6,-
400.
Miss Cam! lie Stanley, Lena, 3,400.
That's the way the voting stood
at the end of the second Rodeo
Queen's dance held at lone last
Saturday night, showing Miss Ilene
Kenny, the Lexington grange can
didate, retaining a strong lead.
Miss Kenny polled the highest vote
at lone, 4500, and the others re
ceived, in order, Miss Farley 3700,
Miss McCurdy 3400, and Miss Stan
ley 1100.
Third of the Bix dances at which
voting will take place will be held
at Rhea Creek next Saturday
night, with Kanouse's orchestra of
Condon playing. The remaining
dances will be held as follows: Lena
at Heppner, August 3; Lexington,
August 10, and the grand finale at
Heppner, August 17.
DIGS GOLD IN ALASKA.
Edward F. Bloom, city school su
perintendent, last week received an
interesting letter from his brother,
William H. Bloom, superintendent
of Nome, Alaska, schools who is
gold mining on the beach near
Nome during summer vacation.
Part of the letter follows: "My
gold mining operations are in full
swing now. The first day I worked
hard for nine hours and made thir
ty cents. The second day I made
six dollars, and then I made two
and three dollars a day for about a
week. The other day I had busi
ness in town and took the day off.
About 11 o'clock that night we dis
covered that the surf was rolling
unusually high and were afraid that
it might wash my outfit away, so
we decided to take lunch and go out
on bicycles (3 miles). When we got
out there we found the outfit was
OK, and it was such a fine night
that we decided to set up and go to
work. We came home with $30
worth of gold. Today I made about
$18 in & hours."
ON PICNIC COMMITTEE.
Hanson Hughes has received an
nouncement of his appointment as
attendance committee chairman
from Morrow county for the state
democratic picnic to be held at
Blue Lake park, Portland, August
11. Dr. W. A. Harround, general
chairman of the picnic committee,
made the appointment. The at
tendance goal is set at 15,000, and
as many as can do so are desired to
attend from this county.
erage cost for the pre-war period,
1909-1914) then the processing tax
automatically ceases. The secre
tary asked how many high tariff
advocates would consent to the
same limitation on tariffs.
Soil conservation work was points
ed to as one part of the agricul
tural control program from which
much is expected. This program Is
designed to conserve the produc
tivity of the soil, and maintain the
productive capacity of the land in
the future. The department has no
sympathy with the hog-type of pro
ducer who wants to get all he can
and leave nothing for the future.
Planning several years in the future
Is encouraged, and the ideal type
of farmer was considered to be the
one who farms for his children.
Greeting of the secretary was
deemed of suttlclen moment to
cause holidays to be declared at
lone and Lexington Monday. In
terest In the meeting was aroused
by Bert Johnson, lone; C. B. Cox,
Heppner, and Harvey Miller, Lex
ington, the local committee, and
probably no less than a hundred
Morrow county folks were present.
J. G. Barratt, as president of Ore
gon Woolgroweis association, was
one of the large assemblage given
a place of honor on the speaker's
platform.
I0NE
By MRS. MARGARET BLAKE
About one hundred people from
here went over to Walla Walla on
Monday to hear the address of Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace. All
business houses were closed so that
all who wished might attend the
meeting.
The Women's Topic club met at
the home of Mrs. George Tucker
Saturday afternoon for the July
social meeting. Bridge was played,
prizes going to Mrs. Bert Mason,
Mrs. Carl Allyn and Mrs. M. E.
Cotter. Others present were Mrs.
Elmer Griffith, Mrs C. W. Swan
son, Mrs. Walter Corley, Mrs. Jas.
Cossman, Mrs. Clyde Denny, Mrs.
Omar Rietmann, Mrs. Agnes Wil
cox and Mrs. Ted Smith. Water
melon was served for refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blake and Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Gulick who are vis
iting them from Grants Pass drove
over to Kinzua on Sunday to spend
the day with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole E. Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Tucker
and daughter spent Sunday at the
Corley wood camp in the moun
tains. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake of Kin
zua spent Thursday night and Fri
day here.
About fifty people spent Sunday
at Boulder picnicking and swim
ming. Miss Grace Duncan of Oregon
City has been elected to teach in
the Morgan school during the com
ing year.
Mrs. Nora Holland who has spent
the past three months here assist
ing In the care of her sister, Mrs.
John Louy has returned to her
home a Auburn, Wash.
Mrs. Mary Waddle of Pendleton
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Eubanks and other relatives.
Miss Bonnie Ruth Thompson of
Echo was elected to teach the fifth
and sixth grades in the local school.
Mrs. J. H. Blake of Kinzua is vis
iting here.
Louis Marquardt of Lexington,
J. N. Batty of Eight Mile and oJhn
and Carl Bergstrom ot Eight Mile
were business visitors here during
the week.
Harvest operations are well under
way around lone. Some fields on
the north side were left standing
after a few preliminary rounds to
determine the yield. Others will
be able to get seed and possibly a
little more Reports from the
south side indicate a yield of from
six to sixteen bushels.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsiger, ac
companied by Mrs. P. C. Koerhing
and children and Mrs. Els'.e Combe,
spent the week end at White Sal
mon, Wash. All of the party re
turned home except Mrs. Combe
who went oh to Ellensburg, Wash.,
to visit a brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann,
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mr.
and Mrs. Werner Rietmann, Otto
Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Troedson and Mr. and Mrs. John
Troedson attended funeral services
held for Mrs. E. H. Turner at
Boardman Monday. Mrs. Turner,
a former resident on the north side,
had been in poor health for several
years and passed away at her home
in Boardman Friday night
Paul Dickey returned from a
church conference near Portland
Saturday.
Sherm Wilcox who used to farm
here a number of years ago was In
town on Tuesday.
Miss Roberta Wright of Haines,
who has been visiting at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Louis Bergevin,
departed for her home Monday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs1. Cornett
Greeti at the home of Mrs. Pat Mol
lahan in this city this morning,
a 9 pound son.
WlffW TIDE:
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NEWS REEL - - Aquatic Number by A. B. CL.?in
phenomenon which occared On -rre
AtUnic seaboard recenTtvjwainrcalfy,
rJ2I the hidhpsf ft'de ever recorded .
"Tta iantic inland, sweep o waW
was caused, by Hie bxpjesr Crowd in
years atorc "JJevtfn Mil Beach"
fatir, a dip 'irv Old Brivj -
DELUGE
SAFFORD.ARIl.-. Mrs. 6n JOHNSOn
was nearly eli-wmpd tVio oHPr dy
in a nt unexpected place ad m
ft very unexpected, inanrei-.
COUNTY INSTALLS
ACCOUNTING BOOKS
Officers Devise System at
Small Cost to Keep
Adequate Records.
ERRORS MINIMIZED
Double Entry of All Items Reveals
Mistakes; Exact Status of Any
Account Quickly Shown.
Morrow county is stepping out In
front among counties of the state
in the installation of a double-entry
accounting system which contem
plates a detailed check on all items
of county business. Charles Bar
low, clerk, is now busy bringing the
system up to date from the first of
the year, and when the accounts
are complete, the exact status of
all accounts will be shown at a
glance.
The system Includes a cash book,
journal, general and subsidiary led
gers, all on a double entry basis.
The double entry system minimizes
the chance for error, for when any
item Is credited or debited in one
place it must be debited or credited
in another place, so that on balanc
ing the books any mistake in entry
cannot fail to be revealed.
Mr. Barlow, Mrs. Neva Cochell,
deputy sheriff, and L. W. Briggs,
treasurer, were detailed by the
county court to devise the system.
Their plans were submitted to the
secretary of state's office, and were
given that office's unqualified en
dorsement. The forms and binders
were then ordered, and the system
has been in course of installation
for the last week.
The county court gained the co
operation of other county officers
in obtaining the system after they
had received an offer from a Port
land firm of auditors to install such
a system for $1000, exclusive of cost
of printing. The officers volun
teered to do the work at no extra
pay, and the cost of installation to
the county aside from the printing
amounted only to paying the ex
penses of the officers for one trip to
Salem.
The system .Includes controlling
accounts for all 'budget items, for
current and delinquent taxes, for all
fees, or other monies handled no
matter what the purpose, Entries
are made daily of all items, and in
a minute's time the exact status of
any account may be determined
when the Information is desired.
ANNUAL PICNIC SET.
The Oddfellows annual anniver
sary picnic at the D. O. Justus
country home will be held next
Sunday. All Rebekahs, Oddfellows
and friends of the Justus family
are invited. An all-day affair is
planned, with basket dinner at
noon, and program and stunts in
the afternoon.
HALL DEDICATION SET.
Lexington grange has announced
August 10 as the date for public
dedication of their new hall, and
plans are being laid for a large
time on the occasion.
Mrs. Sarah Parker and Miss
Kathryn Parker returned home
yesterday from a visit of several
weeks in Union and Wallowa
counties.
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LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
Farmers In this community are
rushing through with their harvest
as fast as possible because the mice
are cutting down and destroying
the wheat rapidly. It is estimated
that they are destroying about
three bushels per acre each week.
Orville Cutsforth put out poisoned
grain in about a thousand acres of
his wheat last week, hoping in this
way to do away with some of the
rodents.
Tad Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Miller, sustained some pain
ful injuries Saturday evening when
he was struck in the face by a wa
gon jack. He was out with the
men who were greasing the wagons
when one wagon slipped off the
jack, causing it to fly up and strike
the boy in the face. Besides hav
ing one tooth broken off, he was
cut about the face. He was taken
to Heppner to a doctor for treat
ment. Several Laxington people went to
Walla Walla Monday to hear Hen
ry A. Wallace, secretary of agri
culture, whose speech dealt partic
ularly with the wheat situation and
with a discussion of the AAA set
up and other features of the New
Deal farm arrangement. About
10,000 people attended. Among
those from this community were
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mr. and Mrs.
R, L. Benge, S. G. McMillan, Harry
Schrlever, Ray McAlister, Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Devine, A. H. Nelson,
Myles Martin, Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
O'Meara, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Man
kin, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Smouse,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cutsforth
and Mrs. Medcap of Wisconsin who
spent part of the week at the Or
ville Cutsforth ranch, left Thurs
day morning for Salem. From
there they expect to go to the coast
and then on to California before re
turning to their homes. From here
they were accompanied by Mr.
Cutsforth's brother, T. W. Cuts
forth.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock are
the parents of an 8-pound daugh
ter, Carla Lee, born Friday, July
19, at the home of Mrs. Corda Sal
ing in Heppner.
Mrs. Elmer Hunt entertained with
a birthday party Tuesday after
noon, honoring her daughter Lou
ise who was 9 years old, and also
Glen McMurtry who was 10 years
old on that day. Games were play
ed and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Hunt was assisted by Mrs.
Ralph Jackson. Those present were
Ray and Carl Shaw, Dean Hunt,
Clyde, Albert and Jerine Edwards,
Jean Schriever, Marcella, Kenneth
and Carol Jackson, Bobby, Jack
and Marjorie Miller, Bunny Bresh
ears, Elwood Hunt, Lula and Juan
ita Matlock, Colleen and Lavonne
McMillan, Fay and May Rauch,
Glen McMurtry and Louise and
Claire Hunt.
Services were held at the Chris
tian church Sunday morning by
Joel R. Benton of Fort Benton,
Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hill of Hepp
ner visited relatives in Lexington"
Thursday.
Mrs. Jay Yardley and children
have returned from a three weeks'
visit with relatives in Lewiston,
Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. W. Van
Schoiack arrived in Lexingon the
last of the week and will remain
here while Mr. Van Schoiack has
charge of some road work.
Miss Ellen Nelson is confined to
her home with mumps.
Laurel Beach is attending sum
mer school at the University of Or-
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accompanied the n utr.erou.s sior;i$
hereabouts during the recent" torrid'
Spell and quite a number of persons
hase tx?on struck by lifhtn'mcj
Late reports state that nor.p r.an?
been -fata-llv iniured, and most will
.
WILD WAVES
CVNTH IAN A , kY. -Th, vicinVfy
was Submerged by wild waves of
talk lastweeW when Mi Goldie
Dare tried out her new ba(hiv su.it
in her back surd.
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Poor Heppner Fielding
Gives Rhea Creek Win
Rhea Ceek's ball tessera took ad
vantage of the loose fielding of
their Heppner visitors in last Sun
day's game on Ed Rugg"s blue grass
cow pasture, converting their 15
hits into 17 runs, while the Heppner
lads could only score 13 times on
their 16 hits. Elwayne Lieuallen
held the scoring record for the day,
making the round trip on each of
five times up, though he gained a
safety on hits but thre tmes.
Harlan McCurdy, Jr., for Rhea
Creek, and Wm. McRoberts for
Heppner, started chucking. Mc
Curdy gave over the berth to Dale
Brown when Heppner staged a scor
ing spree in the seventh, and Mc
Roberts released his job in the
sixth on a Rhea Creek ditto. The
lineups were, Heppner: B. Massey,
c; McRoberts, p-s; Homer Hayes,
lb; D. Turner, 2b; Jim Farley, 3b;
C. Rohrer, s-mf; J. Crawford, If;
Costello, mf-p; Clarence Hayes, rf.
Rhea Creek, Williams, c; McCurdy,
p-rf; Hoskins, lb; Jones, 2b; L.
Lieuallen, 3b; E. Lieuallen, s;
Marks, If; Batty, mf; Brown, rf-p.
Sunday's win gave Fred Hoskins"
boys from Rhea Creek their eighth
victory in 11 starts this season.
Improvements Started
On Heppner-Spray Road
Two trucks and seven men start
ed work yesterday on the Heppner
Spray road putting binder on the
section of loose gravel between the
head of" Haystack canyon and the
head of Chapin creek which has
been a bane to motorists since the
road's completion. C. G. Norris, B.
P. R. engineer in charge of the
work, says the binder will improve
this sector greatly.
The gravel was left without bind
er when the sector was completed
with a view to oiling in the future,
Mr. Norris said. If- the road had
been oiled the addition of binder
before oiling would have increased
the oiling cost. Since orders have
been received to place binder in the
road at this time, it appears oiling
is definitely out of the picture for
some time to come.
Camp to Close July 31 ;
CCC Recruits Lacking
Heppner's CCC camp is getting
finishing touches, and orders have
been received to close it down by
July 31. Though definite word to
the effect has not been given here.
reports indicate that lack of CCC
recruits to man all the new camps
is responsible for the action. There
is general belief that many of the
new camps, including the one here,
will be used for winter camps and
that crews from other camps may
be transferred about October first.
Agitation was started yesterday
to petition the government to keep
the local camp open, and to man it
as soon as possible.
LIKES NAVY LIFE.
Mrs. E. D. Piercy, her son Ken
neth, and daughters, Pauline and
Virginia, were week-end guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gil
liam, coming up from The Dalles.
Kenneth was home on ten-day fur
lough from Uncle Sam's navy. He
has an assistant fireman's rating,
assigned to the U. S. S. California,
having been aboard ship for three
months. Kenneth says navy life is
great stuff. In his short stretch he
has been to the Hawaiian islands
and north to Alaska, has participat
ed in sham battles and made most
of the ports on the Pacific coast.
He expected he might get a trip to
the east coast in the fall.
egon. He will teach in the high
school at Gresham next year, hav
ing charge of the history, math
ematics and music departments.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw attended
the meeting of the Neighbors of
Woodcraft lodge in Heppner Mon
day night. The boys went to the
show while Mr. and Mrs. Shaw
were at the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wightman
of Heppner visited at the home of
Mrs. Elsie Beach Monday evening.
Lee Beckner who farms in the
lone vicinity was a business visit
or in Lexington Tuesday.
W. J. Hoffer, Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company lineman, was
in this city Tuesday, doing some re
pair work on telephones about town.
Miss Clara Nelson Is in Athena
where she is working in the pea
cannery.
Mrs. Lorraine Beach has just
completed a six weeks' course in
summer school at Monmouth. She
will take an additional five weeks'
course to get her life certificate.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Allyn and
daughter Maxine of lone and Rae
Cowins of Heppner visited at the
George Allyn home Tuesday.
Harry Dinges was a business vis
itor in lone Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Helms of
Pendleton visited at the Adolph
Majeskl and Alex Hunt homes Sun
day. Dave Jackson of Hubbard is
spending the week at the home of
his brother. Ralph Jackson.
John Carroll, accompanied by L.
Van Marter and son of Heppner,
spent Sunday at Lehman springs
on a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
Edward Rice and Olney Sallng
left Sunday for Farrington, Wash.,
where they will work in harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
spent Sunday at Hynd brothers'
ranch in Sand Hollow.
A large amount of wheat Is now
being hauled Into the warehouse,
reports Harry Dinges, manager.
The Lexington grange candidate,
Ilene Kenny, Is still In the lead In
the queen race.
STATE FERA TO BUY
500101)1 WHEAT
New Ruling Follows Ac
tion E.O. Wheat League
Committee.
75 2c OFFERED PRICE
New or Old Crop, Basis No. 1 Sack
ed, to be Taken; State Outturn
Weights to Apply.
Adoption of rules under which it
might be possible for wheat grow
ers to sell to the FERA wheat
purchasing department in Oregon
was sought in a resolution adopted
by the executive committee of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league
meeting at Walla Walla following
the address of Secretary Wallace,
Monday. Rules governing the pur
chase in this state In the past
have made it practically impossible
for the farmer to sell to the relief
organization, it was declared. '
The league executive committee
desired that Oregon adopt rules in
accordance with those already In
force in the state of Washington
where much wheat has been pur
chased through the set-up. It ask
ed that FERA purchase all grades
of wheat while employing usual
market practices, posting quota
tions daily, and keeping bids open
until 6 a. m. of the following day.
The regulations before in force per
mitted the agency in this state to
purchase only No. 1 grade and bids
are closed at 5 o'clock in the eve
ning of the day they are made.
The resolution was placed in the
hands of Solon T. White, state di
rector of agriculture, for presenta
tion to Governor Martin who was
expected to make recommendations
for the changes to Elmer Goudy,
state relief director. The executive
committee also went on record as
favoring amendments to AAA now
before congress, and local allotment
committees and individual farmers
were requested to communicate
their desires to representatives and
senators at Washington.
The following copy of a letter to
Mac Hoke, league president, from
Solon T. White regarding the lea
gue's action, was received this!
morning. The anouncement ap
peared in the daily press yesterday.
"Following agreement reached,
this announcement will be made to
morrow, and thereafter only change
being price state relief committee
offers to purchase subject to con
firmation by telegraph, telephone
or messenger before 6 o'clock to
morrow morning, 600,000 bushels of
new or old crop wheat grown in
Oregon at price of 75 cents per
bushel, basis No. 1 sacked tract
tidewater terminal, less freight and
accrued charges. Delivery will be
taken on country warehouse or
country elevator receipts supported
by sate inspection certificates which
will be subject to adjustment on
outturn weights and federal grades,
feceipts to be delivered within at
least 15 days and at least 15 days
free time to be allotted to buyer
from date of delivery and receipts.
Portland Merchants exchange
schedule of differentials, discounts,
dockage and smutting charges to
apply. Minimum quantity in any
one warehouse to be not less than
80,000 to 100,000 pound carload lots
of uniform grade. Drafts or in
voices for ninety percent of value
of wheat with documents attached
may be drawn on State Relief Com
mittee of Oregon, Room 514, Spald
ing Building, telephone number At-
water 9221. Balance due will be
paid promptly upon determination
of final outturn grades and
weights."
Lions Join Movement
To Get Tennis Court
Continuing its discussion of the
Play" topic at Monday's luncheon.
the Lions club voted to join the
movement to obtain a tennis court
for the Heppner public. Business
and Professional Womens club took
lead in the agitation last spring.
The Lions hope to do their bit by
sponsoring some entertainment to
raise funds, and by contributing
work.
Action was also taken to contact
the state highway commission on
the matter of securing a standard
highway sign at the junction of the
Heppner-Spray road with the John
Day highway. S. E. Notson, third
vice-president, was in the presiding
seat for the day.
GOES INTO BUSINESS.
Paul Aiken writes his mother.
Mrs. Lillie Aiken, that he and his
wife have gone Into business In
Medford where they have been lo
cated for some time. They have a
lunch counter, the Peg and Paul .
Terminal" lunch, located Just across
the street from the stage terminal.
and invite their Heppner friends to
be sure and call on them when in
Medford.
RELIEF CHAIRMAN RESIGNS.
J. O, Turner, chairman of the
Morrow County Relief committee
since October, 1933, this week ten
dered his resignation as of August
1. So far no successor has been
named. Mr. Turner has served un
der appointment of Governor Meier
and has handled the large amount
of detail work connected with the
office without compensation.