OREGON HISTORICAL PUBLIC A U 0 I T 0 R I 'J !.! PORTLAND, ORE. SOCIETY Volume 52, Number 28. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 1935 Subscription $2.00 a Year mmtttt E Opening of Deer Season Sunday Favored by Light Showers. OUTSIDERS TO COME Famous Haunts of Mule Tails to be Invaded by Many; License De mand Good Near Zero Hour. Light showers and Increased hu midity followed by cooler weather this week erased lines of anxiety from countenances of local hunt ers, and In place came smiles of expectancy, for doubt had been re moved that there would be any hitch in the opening of the deer season next Sunday . Saturday and Sunday will see a general exodus of the male and mayhap much of the female population to gain a vantage point in the timbered Blue mountain hinterland as the sun peeps over the horizon into the do main of the famous mule tails on opening morning. General reports from the domain Indicate that the pride of the Blues fared well through the winter, their number increased over previous years, and though in no less elusive mood will provide opportunity for many fine bags. The last several days has seen large demand for licenses at the clerk's office. Already red hats are being taken from last winter's moth balls, hunting cars are being tuned up, rifles sighted, and camp equip ment augmented and put in repair. Such are preparations of local nlmrods, who will by no means have the Heppner territory to them selves. Already there is promise of the caravan of red-shirted and red-hatted visitors from outside ex ceeding the large and ever increas ing numbers of previous years, for the local hunting grounds are am ong the most popular in the state and each year their popularity be comes more widespread as hunters from afar return home to tell their friends of their good fortune, or of the big fellow that just got away. Little change appears in he hunt ing regulations this year. Each hunter is permitted to kill one mule tail deer with horns. Hunting is permitted only between sun-up and sun-down. Sub-machine guns and cannon are barred. Fire permits are necessary for building camp fires anywhere in the forest, which may be obtained from any forest officer. And every car going Into the forest is required to carry an axe,, shovel and bucket, and to strictly observe all forest fire reg ulations. TELLS OF WILD HORSE. Charlie Wilcox came in from El lis ranger station Tuesday to get his hunting license preparatory to the opening of the deer season. He Is forest guard at the Ellis station, and in making the rounds this sum mer he several times came across a wild horse. The animal is as wild as any deer, Charlie said. He is a large cream colored horse, weigh ing around 1600 or 1700 pounds, and so far as Charlie could determine bore no marks or brands. Charlie came across the wild mustang one day when he was riding along horseback, and the animal tore along the mountain above him, stopping once to snort vehemence at molestation of the preserves. MRS. UROSNAN ENJOYS TRIP. Mrs. John Brosnan returned home last week after a months' vacation In California and Arizona. In Aug ust Mrs. Brosnan joined Mr. and Mrs. Paul Correll and family of Tucson in San Francisco. From there the party Btarted on an ex tended tour of the two states. Mrs. Brosnan was especially pleased with the trip, having had the opportunity of a visit with her sister, Mrs, Cor rell, whom she had not seen for fourteen years. Get Quick Action RECENTLY a person dropped Into the Ga zette Times office, desir ing to purchase a used washing machine. A Want Ad was Inserted. In the mall the next morning af ter the paper was Issued that person received two letters offering to satisfy his wants. Before noon he hud closed a deal. The cost of his little ad was 80 cents. Another person adver tised recently for the pur chase of city residence property. Inside of two days eight answers had been received. And still another person advertised some rams for sale. They were taken In side a few days and the Want Ad ordered discon tinued after the first In sertion. If you have a want, you, too, will find a little Want Ad a worthy messenger. The cost Is trivial com pared with the results. PREPARATIONS MM HUNTERS New Rex Wheat Showing Great Yields on Farms Outstanding success of the new Rex wheat bred at the Sherman county experiment station at Moro has been reported from every sec tion of eastern Oregon and Wash ington where plot and field trials have been made this year, reports D. E. Stephens, superintendent of the station. In this the first year when exten sive field plantings have been pos sible, yields of 58, 61 and even 70 bushels to the acre have been re ported by farmers, while in plot trials at both the Pendleton and Moro stations Rex out-yielded every other variety this season. So striking has the new wheat proved to be under widely varying conditions that all available seed has been bought up already for sow ing this fall, including 3000 bushels from Union county alone. J. A. Gaskill of Imbler harvested the largest acreage this year, his field averaging 58 bushels to the acre of fine 62-pound wheat. Rex Roulet of the same county reported an av erage of 61 tmshels on about 24 acres. From Waitsburg in Wash ington came reports of a phenom enal yield of 70 bushels to the acre, Rex wheat is the result of a cross between White Odessa and Hard Federation wheats made at the Moro station about 1921. It takes at least seven years after a cross Is made to get a new hybrid in pure form. Since then the cross has been tested out first in row and then in plot trials along with hun dreds of other crosses constantly being made. When Rex appeared to have un usual merit it was distributed to county agents for further testing under varying conditions in all Co lumbia basin counties, and finally was released to growers for field trials. Rex appears to answer the de mand for an early maturing winter hardy wheat of the yield and other qualities of Federation which is a spring wheat even though frequent ly sowed in the fall on the chance of its escaping a heavy freeze. In addition it is unusually smut resist ant, ranking about with Albit in this respect. It has short stiff straw and is non-shattering in character. If it continues as well as Is now indicated Rex may become, as its name indicates, the "king" of soft white wheats. Charles Notson Reports Red Army Threat, China Writing from Titao, Kansu prov ince, in Indo-China, where he and Mrs. Notson were attending a mis sionary conference, under date of August 27, Charles Notson reported that a Red army invasion in the southern part of the province had caused missionaries to leave Min chow and Lanchow in that vicinity, and that he and Mrs. Notson might receive orders to leave at a: y time. In the letter received by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson, this week Charles stated he ex pected to go back to Hochow, about 50 miles from Titao, where he has been located for the last several months. The Red army presents a real threat, he said, though reports had been received that a nationalist ar my was being sent into the section and other reports were current that the Moslems were drilling to the north. The Moslems are enemies of the Reds and good fighters, not easly aroused, but determined once they get started. Charles wrote that he had met some of the Mos lems who are large in stature, many six feet and a half tall. They wear long robes and flowing beards, giv ing them the appearance of pa triarchs right out of the old testa ment. It is among these people that some of the missionary work is being carried on. Big Story Breaks With Large Smell, Prineville (Central Oregonian, Prineville) A couple of weeks ago a local attorney called your correspondent to one side. There's a story about to break around here, he chuckled, and when It breaks it's going to be good. It seems he had sighted a civet cat peering out of a basement window of the Cornett building, late one evening. Monday morning the story broke in a big way In the vicinity of the Prineville Cash market. Leonard Schwarz, manager of the market, noticed something had been prowl ing in the butcher shop. Little dreaming of the consequence, he set a trap for the prowler. Mon day morning he got results. YOUNG LEGISLATOR HERE. Millard D. Rodman, representa tive from Crook and Jefferson coun ties, had the distinction of being the youngest legislator at Salem during the last legislative session. He is now In Heppner with the Soil Con servation service, though he has a wheat ranch of his own in Jeffer son county. He and Senator J. G. Barratt, appointed to fill the unex pired term of Senator Jack Allen and who will be among the young est members of the upper house when the special session meets shortly to consider building the new capitol, met In the postofiice lobby the other morning and ex changed notes on the situation. Rodman's legislative status is not affected by his present government position as he is working under a scholarship. He was noncommittal on the matter of selection of a speaker for the coming session. IONE By MRS. MARGARET BLAKE Mrs. James Ledbetter of North Carolina is visiting her sons, Bur geon, Hazel and Ralph. Coming wes with her were her son Mack and a nephew, Eugene Haynes. Mrs. Ledbetter attended the Round-Up one day and was very pleased with It The Rocky Bluff school opened last Wednesday with Miss Zelda Irene Wolfe as teacher. Seven children are enrolled. The school children from the Fairview school district attend this school again this year. Sherm and Minor Blackwell of Monument were visitors at the home of their sister, Mrs. Dan Long, last week. Carl Troedson departed for his home at King City, Cal., last week after a short visit with friends and relatives here. Charles Carlson went to White Salmon, Wash., the first of last week to work in the pear harvest. Norton Lundell and Carlton Swanson are picking hops near Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Martin and son Leroy of Moro visited relatives here last week. On their return home they were accompanied by Miss Margaret Crawford who will visit at their home for some time. H. O. and J. O. Kincaid were bus iness visitors in ine vmies lasv Thursday. Donald Heliker accom panied them, expecting to remain for the fruit harvest. Mrs. Millie Newton of South Bend, Wash., arrived last Thursday for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Harbke of Portland were in town last Friday. Mr. Harbke is not entirely recov ered from his recent illness. Mrs. M. Jordan who has been quite seriously ill recently is re ported to be much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichoson and daughter Alice, Mrs. Millie New ton, Bert Johnson and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy and fam ily, Misses Dorothy Arant, Anita Baumgardner, Lorraine Reed and Helen Ralph and Mrs. Harriet Brown were among those who at tended the Round-Up. The Highway crew who spent a week here while painting the yellow guide stripe on the highway fin ished their work and departed for Arlington Sunday. Charles M. Cook, manager of the North Pacific Grain Growers of Spokane, spent several hours here last Friday at the office of the Mor row County Grain Growers, Inc., which is part of his organization. Mr. Cook has been visiting the lo cals in Gilliam, Sherman and Was co counties as here. Miss Eva Swanson departed last Thursday for Salem where she will register for attendance at Willam ette university. She was accom panied by her mother and Miss Clara Miller who was returning to her home in Salem after a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Garland Swanson. Claire Young has returned to Corvallis where he is employed dur ing sessions of O. S. C. E. J. Keller and Otto Rietmann drove to Condon last Saturday where Mr. Keller was auctioneer for a sale of farm machinery and horses. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crabtree are preparing to move to Salem. They are having a sale to dispose of their farm equipment and household goods next Saturday. Louis Bergevin is driving a new car. Miss Lola Cannon of Hardman Is attending high school here. She is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray. Dorr Mason spent the week end here from Kinzua. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swanson went to Salem Saturday, returning Monday accompanied by Mrs. J. E. Swanson. Clifford Yarnell departed Tues day for Corvallis where he will en ter the school of pharmacy at'O. S. C. as a freshman. Fred Buchanan has rented his creek farm to Lee Sparks. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks have taken possession and Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan and family have moved to town where they are domiciled in the house formerly occupied by Lloyd King. H. D. McCurdy was a business visitor In Boardman Saturday. Leo Young left for Corvallis on Tuesday to enter O. S. C. school of commerce. Ture Peterson returned last Thursday from a .trip to Portland. The lone Women's Missionary society had Its September meeting in the parlors of the Congregational church last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jennie McMurray and Mrs. Ina Hale had charge of the pro gram. Articles of general Interest on missionary work were read. Mrs. McMurray gave a brief out line of current religious and mis sionary news of the world. Re freshments were served at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. Clel Rea, Mrs. C. W. Swan son and Mrs. Frank Lundell were Pendleton visitors Tuesday WPA PROJECT ALLOTTED. School district No. 1 has been al lotted a project under the Works Progress administration to Include building of fence and hand digging of well, it was announced this week from the district office at Pendle ton. The fence Is for protection of the lawn planted In front of the school this summer and the well Is to provide water for Irrigation. The lawn has made fine progress and adds much to the attractiveness of the school plant, Struve-Isom' Nuptials Solemnized at Pendleton Mr. Blaine E. Isom of this city took Miss Evelyn LaVelle Struve, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Struve of Pendleton, as his bride in a beautiful wedding ceremony at the First Methodist church In Pendleton at 3 o'clock Sunday af ternoon, Rev. W. S. Gleisef, pastor, performing the double ring cere mony in the presence of a large number of Invited guests. The bride, given away by her father, was attractively gowned In white velvet bridal dress with small train, reflecting the monastic in fluence and featuring the blouse back, bishop sleeves, and a second long train of peacock type. She carried a bouquet of white roses and white sweet peas with spray, white ribbon and streamers, and wore a headdress of wax orange blossoms. Miss Lois Oliver of Pendleton, maid of honor, wore pink blistered crepe dress with slight train and poke-bonnet type pink hat, and carried lavendar asters. Marcile and Marilyn Struve, twin cousins of the bride, were charming as the flower girls. - They wore long white organdie dresses with laven dar velvet sashes and lavendar hair bows, and carried old fashioned nosegays, roses and pink lavendar sweet peas. The attendants, Miss Kathryn Furnish and Mrs. Charles Simpson of Pilot Rock wore green crepe, full-skirted dresses with green poke-bonnet hats and carried pink aster bouquets. Harold Evans of this city was best man and Myron Ramey and Charles Simpson of Pilot Rock were ushers. Miss Jeanne Struve and Miss Jean Howland passed the wedding cake, and Miss June Han scomb of Dayton, Wash., lighted the candles at the altar. The church was decorated with a profusion of fall flowers. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Ben Guderian, organist; and Mrs. Linn Gawith, violinist, played "Lieberstraum" by Liszt as a solo. The young couple will make their home here following a short wed ding trip. Mr. Isom is employed by the Standard OH company here. Mr 3. Isom comes from a prominent Umatilla county family. She is a graduate of the University of Ore gon and a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Many Folk Make Gifts at Showers for Parkers lost their farm home by fire recent ly, have reported the following donors who so generously bestowed them with gifts at showers held at Lexington and Heppner last week. Lexington: Edna Munkers, Mrs. Van Winkle, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. John McMillan, Anna Miller, Mrs. John Piper, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pieper, Mrs. Sarah Broadley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leach, Trannie Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin, Emma Peck, Mrs. Leach and family, Anne B. Johnson, Eva Lane, Mary Hunt, Mrs. Kathryn Slocum, Merle Car- michael, Mrs. Thornburg, Mrs. Mc Waters, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Mae Bur chell and Jimmie and Marlene, Ce- cile Jackson, Mrs. S. Wright, Mrs. S. G. McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warner, LaVerne Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pieper, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Nellie and Muriel Palmer, Bertha Dinges, Mrs. Geo. White, Mrs. Rufus Pieper, Mrs. Bauman, Marion and Irene Padberg, Mrs. Ernest Smith, Jessie Henderson, Ola Ward, Mrs. Archie Padberg, Emma Breshears. Mr. and Mrs. Galey Johnson, Gene Gray and family. Heppner: Mr. and Mrs. Royal Phelps, Mrs. John Wightman, Mrs. J. W. Beymer, Sadie Sigsbee, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gibb, Mrs. Frank Gilliam, Mrs. Alice Adkins, Mrs. Ruth Stevens, Moyer girls, Mrs. Rose Howell, Tacy and Marjorie Parker, Sarah Parker, Mrs. E. R. Prock, Mrs. J. O. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Anderson, Mrs. Claude Graham, Mrs. John Padberg, Mrs. Lee Sprinkel, Emma Evans, Lulu Hager, Mrs. Olive Frye, Mrs. Frank Shively, Mrs. Albee and Mary, Mrs. M. L. Case, Bernlce Bauman, Mr, and Mrs. Earl Evans, Mrs. W. P. Dutton, Past Noble Grand club. May Turner, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Bisbee, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buschke, Lulu McCarty, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turner, Mrs. Dimmlck and Josie Jones, Mrs. Elma Hiatt, Mrs, Hubert Gaily, Mrs. J. A. Patterson, Mrs. H. S. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs Hanson Hughes, Bessie Campbell, Altha Kirk, Mrs. Eph Eskelson. Man Who Shot Arlington Woman Was Known Here Joseph Hehn, carpenter who yes terday morning shot to death Miss Mabel Wickland, Arlington tele phone operator, then turned the gun on himself and committed su icide, was known here, having been employed In constructing the CCC camp recently. Hehn's act Is said to have been committed In a fit of jealous rage because of unrequited love. According to reports in the dally press Hehn joined Miss Wickland as she was leaving work in the morning, she having been on the night telephone shift. He drew the gun on her just, after they had reached her home at about 7 o' clock, the act being committed In the presence of the girl's mother. E. L. Morton, manager of the local branch First National Bank of Portland, was called to Portland Monday by the death of a sister. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. Lexington grange met Saturday night and although the attendance wasn't large an interesting meeting was held. Bert Johnson spoke on the Bonneville project. S. J. De vine, master of the Morrow County Pomona grange, announced that the next Pomona meeting will be Saturday, October 5, at Boardman and that Representative Walter M. Pierce will be present and will talk on the Townsend old age pension plan. At the next regular meeting of Lexington grange on October 12 a mock trial will be held. We are told that Harvey Miller is the de fendant in the case but we have not been advised just what charges are being preferred against him. More information concerning this will be given later. The Lexington juvenile grange met Saturday night also and held a very interesting meeting. The ju venile grange, for children between 5 and 14, with its wholesome stand ards and high moral ideals, starts youth on the right trail. All the way through the ceremonials of grange rituals there is a continu ous development of the mental and moral life. The fundamentals of good citizenship, love for country and flag, respect for law, reverence for sacred things, loyalty to home and home community and respect for the rights of others, are funda mentals in the code of the organi sation. The grange has been of incal culable value to the children of America. Here boys and girls have taken part in programs and in meetings with their parents, and have learned to do by doing. The benefits which the children receive from the juvenile grange are many, but among the most important is training in leadership. By con ducting their meetings in a busi nesslike and parliamentary way, and by early taking part in the dis cussions, the children are being well trained for careers of usefulness later. The youngsters in the granges are taking hold of the work in won derful fashion and if their elders don't watch out, the boys and girls will show them how granges should really be conducted. About twenty members were pres ent at the meeting of the Lexington Home Economics club Thursday af ternoon. After the business meet ing each one told of her summer vacation, some of which were very interesting. Refreshments of ice cream and cookies were served by the hostesses, Mrs. R. B. Rice and Mrs. Orville Cusforth. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Laura Scott with Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Nancy McWaters as host esses. Among Lexington people who at tended the Pendleton Round-Up were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges and son Danny, Miss Shirlee Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Campbell, Willard Newton and Ralph Jack son. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan came up from their home at Cher ryville the last of the week to at tend the funeral of Mr. McMillan's brother-in-law, George Broadley. Fred Pointer of Salem spent the week end with relatives in this community. T. W. Cutsforth is visiting at the home of his son, Orville. Miss Edith Tucker spent the week end in Portland. W. E. Broadley of San Fernando, Cal., was here Saturday for the fu neral of his brother, George Broad ley. Enda Rauch returned from Salem Friday. She is confined to her home with mumps this week. Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Martin and son have returned to their home at Moro after visiting relatives here last week. Miss Alma Van Winkle has re turned from Salem where she spent several weeks with relatives. Orville Cutsforth was a business visitor in Baker Wednesday. He was accompanied by Sam McMillan. WASHINGTON . . It is an ac cepted fact that the new Social Se curity Board will be the center of great activity as elderly citizens of the U. S. ask for information con cerning old age pensions and unem ployment, insurance Above, left, is J'gh'n 0. Winant, former Republiiian Governor of N. H., chairman of the Board. RigM, 'top) Vincent M. Miles, Littlo Kork, Ark., attorney, and bottom. Arthur J. Altmcyer of Wisconsin, tl.o other members of the Board named by President EooscvclU Social Security- Pensions and Insurance) Isaac Ennes Who Installed City Water System, Visits Back in Heppner this week for the first time since leaving here in 1900, Isaac Ennes, engineer in charge of construction of Heppner's original water system, saw few fa miliar landmarks of the old town and missed many of the old time leading citizens with whom he had been well acquainted. Mr. Ennes now resides with Mrs. Ennes on a small farm a few miles from Hoquiam, Wash. Two daughters, one married, reside in Seattle and two sons live in Hoquiam. Mr. Ennes first came to Heppner in 1892, having previously helped construct the water plant at Hills boro in company with W. E. Pruyn who came to Heppner a short time before. He recalled that a man by the name of Kleckner drilled the first well for the city, which he helped work over for the old Hepp ner Power and Light company. On leaving Heppner, Mr. Ennes was associated with Frank Gilliam, Heppner pioneer, in constructing a telephone line into Burns, having charge of the work as engineer both between Canyon City and Burns and between Baker and Burns. On the present trip, Mr. Ennes is travelling alone. His purpose is to look up old-time friends and visit some of the haunts of earlier days. Before returning home he expected to go on to John Day, probably taking in part of the fair this week end, then on through Canyon City to Burns over the route of the old telephone line. He had not heard of the passing of Frank Gilliam, whom ho had hoped to see, nor of H. V. Gates, president of the old Heppner Pow er and Light company, for whom he used to work. Many Plan to Attend Grant County Fair "Are you going to John Day?" Next to discussion of plans for the annual deer hunt, that is the topic most current in Heppner, and in most instances the question brings the response, "I am." If present prospects materialize there will be a large representation of Heppner people at John Day this week end for the Grant County fair. Transportation of the band is responsible for many making the trip, as it has been retained to play on Friday and Saturday, and pre sent plans call for taking the mem bers over in private automobiles. Harold Buhman, director, announ ced yesterday that only one more car was needed to accomplish this. Local people are grateful for the $100 purse contributed by John Day business men for running of the Grant County derby at the Ro deo; but that is not the only rea son for attending. Grant county always has a mighty good show, and announcements this year say it will be better than ever. ATTEND WEDDING. Among Morrow county folks at tending the Struve-Isom nuptials at Pendleton Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bean, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jones and son, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas, Mrs. C. C. Patter son, Miss Mary Patterson, Harold Evans, Jasper Crawford, of Hepp ner, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gorger of lone. Miss Delpha Merritt returned last week from a visit with Miss Mary Cunha at Lena. Mrs. Adolph Majeske and daugh ter returned home Saturday from Warsaw, Wisconsin, where they spent three weeks visiting rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McMillan came up from their home at Cor vallis to attend the funeral of Geo. Broadley Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Leonhard of Odessa, Wash., was also here for the funeral. The Lexington grange is giving a dance at the hall Saturday night. Supper will be served by the Home Economics club. L BLQQIV! COMMENDS PLAN Uniform Tax and Better Administration Seen as Virtues PROBLEM IS STUDIED Superintendent Gives Views Before Lions Based on Master's Thesis; Entertainment Enjoyed. Edward F. Bloom, city school su perintendent, urged adoption of the county unit system for Morrow county schools in a discourse before the Lions Monday luncheon, citing equalization of the tax load and more efficient and economical ad ministration as the two accomplish ments to be hoped for in such ad option. His talk was based on an exhaustive study of the subject made this summer and incorpor ated in the thesis for his master's degree received from University of Washington. Mr. Bloom said the present dis trict system of school operation is a relic of "horse and buggy days." Conceived first in early colonial days in Massachusetts, it served admirably when communities were isolated wth much unsettled coun try in between, but now since all the country has been settled and practically all of it included in school districts laid out without particular thought of the service to be rendered, the overlapping of purposes and duplication of facil ities calls for a redisricting on a more businesslike basis. The county unit law provides that an entire county be incorpor ated in a single school district, with a single board administering the school business of the entire coun ty. A uniform tax for operation would be levied over the entire county, though all existing indebt edness at the tme the law becomes operative would be paid only by the people of the districts In which the indebtedness . was incurred, such indebtedness to be paid off in IS years time. It was shown how at present in Oregon nearly the entire cost of school operation Is borne by the local school district, a small am ount only being received from the state irreducible school fund and from the two mill elementary school tax levied uniformly over the coun ty; and the wide discrepancy In the amount of special school tax among the various districts of the county was pointed out. He set out a type case for the county which might be followed under the unit system establishing an estimated uniform tax of 8 Mi mills for operation of all the schools. Some of the savings cited were salaries now paid clerks of the various district boards; reduction in the number of teachers; consoli dation of faclities, and elimination of much duplicated expense (fuel, supplies, etc.), as well as lower prices which may be obtained thru quantity buying. Mr. Bloom said that 100 petition ers could have the matter of ad option or rejection of the county unit plan placed on the ballot, or that It could be placed on the bal lot by order of the county court Alden Blankenship, physical ed ucation director of the schools, was introduced as a club guest and ex pressed the hope of producing a good football team, work on which has already started. Nick Leathers, Hardman pioneer, was well receiv ed in two vocal numbers, and Miss Jennie Swendig pleased with two cornet solos accompanied by Mrs. J. O. Turner, club accompanist MARRIED IN VANCOUVER. The marriage of Miss Ruth Tur ner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Turner of this city to Mr. James Valentine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Valentine, was an event of Sept 10, at Vancouver, Wash., according to announcement re ceived by friends and relatives. Both are popular Morrow county young folks who have the well wishes of a host of friends. FREE KNITTING SCHOOL. Morrow County Woolgrowers auxiliary is continuing the free knitting school, held Monday after noons from 2 to 5 at the library, and anyone interested Is invited to attend. Beginners should bring needles. The only qualification is that knitted articles be made of wool. O. M. WHITTINGTON WEDS. Announcement received by Hepp ner friends this week brought news of the marriage of Oscar M. Whlt tington, former Morrow county resident, and Marie Shamhart at Klamath Falls on Thursday, Sept 12. They will be at home at Bend after October 1. HAD PROMINENT PLACE. Miss Colleen Kilkenny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kilkenny, was among feted personages at the Round-Up last week end, serving as one of the attendants to the junior queen. Mr. and Mrs. Algott Lundell were In the city yesterday from the Gooseberry district, reporting the wheat seeding in full sway in that vicinity.