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Volume 52, Number 44.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN 9, 1936
Subscription $2.00 a Year
193B PROPERTYTAX
BELOW LAST YEAR S
$39,434 Saving Shown in
New Levy by Assess
or's Statement.
CITY RELIEF LARGE
Taxpayers Here to Fay 9.7 Mills
Less Than in 1935; State and
County Levy Largest.
A reduction of $39,434.10 in the
total amount of taxes to be collect
ed in Morrow county for 1936 from
that levied in 1935 ia shown by the
statement of taxes for the year just
released from the office of J. J.
Wells, assessor. A total of $290,
541.10 has been levied against prop
erty this year as compared with
$329,926 for 1935.
A slight decrease in total county
valuation is shown from $11,341,933
for 1935 to $11,173,197 for this year.
Decrease of one-half mill is shown
in the levy against all property in
the county. State, county and gen
eral school levy is 8 mills, roada and
bridges 2.4 mills, market road .8
mill, bond sinking fund and Interest
4 mills, a total of 15.2 mills as
against 15.7 mills for 1935.
City of Heppner taxpayers will
be largely relieved through reduc
tion in the current city levy 8.8
mills. The current levy is 3.1 mills
as compared with 11.9 for 1935.
Though School District No. 1 levy
was increased .1 mill from 20.9 to
21 mills, total taxes to be paid by
city residents will be 9.7 mills less
this year. All taxes levied against
property in the city for 1935 total
39.3 mills as against 49 mills last
year.
Lexington and lone also show
reductions this year. Lexington's
levy is 17.9 mills as against 22.5 for
1935, and Ione's is 15.5 as compared
with 29.5 last year. Boardman is
increased from 28.9 to 33.6. Valua
tions of the towns are shown as,
Heppner $811,681, Lexington $89,835,
lone $154,034, Boardman $28,304.
State, county and general school
lead in amount of levies, the total
being $89,385.54, with levies for
special school purposes second at
$64,274.37. Bond sinking fund and
Interest takes $44,693, general roads
$26,688.66, market roads $8,938.59,
towns $7,642.73, union high bonds
and Interest $3,207.14, irrigation $4,
579.84, forest flre patrol $1,723.73,
union high school $191.18, making
the total cost of government as
sessed against property $290,541.90.
ISSUES NEAT CALENDAR.
C. A. Minor, pioneer of this coun
ty, now a member of the firm of
Minor & Norton of Mt. Vernon, has
presented friends here with an at
tractive calendar on which is a
photograph of the John Day town
and an original verse by Mr. Minor.
It recalls a calendar which Mr. Mi
nor issued ten years ago while re
siding here, being of similar nature.
Always a booster, the sentiment of
Mr. Minor's verse is typical of that
familiar to his friends. Here it is'
If you ever plan on an outing, or to
view foreign lands, far away,
First head your old boat for Mt. Ver
non, Mt. Vernon on the John Bay;
'TIs there, you will find in a setting,
all things at your command,
Unexcelled for grandeur, beauty, even
by the Alps of Switzerland.
Where the hills rise in majestic beauty,
to where, oft' covered with snow,
The clouds get lost in confusion, as if
they know not where to go;
Where the birds of the forest do gath
er, the wild grouse rears her young.
If you ever stop off at Mt. Vernon,
you'll always be glad that you've
come.
Where the foothills join the meadow,
with their border-pleated edge.
Where the wild rose grows in profusion,
more like unto the cities' hedge;
Where the streams are garnered, to
quench the thirst of streams be
low Thoser valleys, wide river valleys,
greener than the green house docs
grow.
Where the deer gather In numbers, the
trout play around In the streams.
Come make your home In Mt. Vernon,
It'll be like fulfilling your dreams.
'TIs here the hunters assemble, from
far and near to join In the chase;
And once they set foot in Mt. Vernon,
they seem to take root to the place.
This now Is the land of the hunter, af
ter they come to try their luck,
They hire a guide, who shoots by their
side. guess(?) who killed the buck;
They all go home contented, and with
some neighbor, the meat do share,
And, Oh (?) the stories that are told,
how Betty and I killed the bear.
'Twas here your fathers first settled,
Indians then were holding sway,
And where they had their wagons,
stands the Minor and Norton store
today;
Standing there unmolested, no more
savage cry at approach of day,
And we of the valley wish you welcome,
come make it your home, and stay.
MOISTURE IN MOUNTAINS.
Harry French, In town this week
from his Blue Mountain farm south
of Hardman, reported the Bcason
there the wettest in his many years
of residence there, though the mois
ture has come mostly in the form
of rain. Report was current in the
city yesterday that snow had reach
ed a depth of three feet at Ditch
creek.
STALLED IN SNOW.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Turner
made a trip to the mountains the
first of the week to enjoy some
skiing. They were caught In a
snowstorm and their car stalled,
making it necessary for them to
walk out. In spite of the hard luck
they had a good time.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH B. NICHOLS.
Holly Rebekah lodge No. 139 of
this city held their regular meet
ing Tuesday evening, After the
short business ssesion was closed,
joint installation of the Rebekah
and I. O. O. F. lodges was held
with twenty-flve members present.
Lou Broadley, district deputy presi
dent of the Rebekah lodge, and Eva
Lane, deputy marshal, installed the
following officers: N. G., Margaret
Leach; V. G., Norma Marquardt;
secretary, Emma Peck; treasurer,
Bertha Dinges. The Noble Grand
appointed her officers who are: R.
S. N. G., Trina Parker; L. S. N. G.(
Cora Warner; chaplain, Lou Broad
ley; musician, Dona Barnett; war
den, Eva Lane; conductor, Mary
McMurtry; outside guardian, Merle
Carmichael; inside guardian, Ola
Ward. Officers appointed by the
vice grand are: R. S. V. G., Anna
Keene; L. S. V. G., Laura Scott.
Edith Miller is past noble grand.
I. O. O. F. officers installed by
George Peck, district deputy presi
dent, and John Clark, deputy mar
shall, were: N. G, James Leach;
V. G, Charles Marquardt; secre
tary, George Peck; treasurer, W. F.
Barnett. Officers appointed by the
noble grand were: R. S. N. G.,
John Clark; L. S. N. G., Clarke
Davis; chaplain, W. F. Barnett;
warden, Ralph Benge; inside guar
dian, Ralph Leach. The vice grand
appointed the following officers:
R. S. V. G., Dan Way; L. S. V. G.,
Arthur Gemmell. Ray McAlister is
past noble grand.
After Installation a lunch of
sandwiches, pickles, cake and cof
fee was served.
Lexington grange will meet at
the hall Saturday evening and it is
expected that there will be a good
attendance. The Lexington juven
ile grange will meet at the same
time in the basement of the hall.
The abundant rainfall of the past
few days was certainly welcomed by
the farmers of this community who
feel that still more moisture is
needed to insure a good wheat crop.
A no-host party was held at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Bauman on
New Year's eve. Four tables of
Ave hundred were in play with high
prizes going to Frank Edmondson
and Mrs. Roy Johnson. Refresh
ments were served at a late hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Orris Padberg en
tertained with a delightful party
at ther home Saturday evening. A
large number of friends were pres
ent and spent the evening dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sparks are
the parents of a daughter, Doro
thy Anne, born Christmas eve.
A meeting of the P. T. A. execu
tive committee was held at the
school house Tuesday evening with
most of the members present
On Saturday evening, January
18, a speaker will be at the Lex
ington grange hall and will explain
the measures to be voted on at the
special election January 31. This
will be followed by a dance with
Branstetter's band furnishing the
music.
Lexington was victorious in two
basketball games played with the
Heppner teams on the local floor
Tuesday evening. Lexington's first
string won from Heppner's first
string by a score of 20-16. In the
game between the two second
teams the score was 17-14 in Lex
ington's favor.
Mrs. Ralph Wickersham and
daughter of Portland have been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Duvall.
Mrs. Cora Van Winkle of Ar
lington spent the week at the home
of Mrs. Wm. Van Winkle.
Mrs. Eldon Gentry and daughter
of Heppner were guests of Mrs.
Orville Cutsforth last week.
Lewellyn Evans has returned to
Eugene after spending the Christ
mas holidays with his father, E. J.
Evans.
Irma Scott, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Scott, was ill last week
but is able to be back in school
this week.
Miss Clara Nelson, who spent the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Nelson, has returned to
Corvallis where she is a junior in
Home Economics at Oregon State.
Miss Edith Tucker has gone to
La Grande where she will attend
Eastern Oregon Normal school.
Mr. and Mrs. Oral Scott have re
turned from a visit with relatives
in Portland.
Miss Helen Valentine, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Valentine, has returned
to Rufus where she Is a teacher in
the school.
Miss Peggy Warner returned to
Corvallis last week after spending
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Warner.
Orville Cutsforth is a business
visitor in Salem this week. He
was accompanied by his niece, Miss
Harriet Pointer, who spent last
week with friends and relatives in
this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Way motored
to Salem Sunday to take their
daughter, June, who attends school
there.
W. J. Farrlngton and H. Boyd of
The Dalles were business visitors
at the local telephone office Tues
day. Irene and Elsie Tucker have re
turned to Nyssa and North Powder
respectively to resume their teach
ing duties after spending the holi
days with their parents. They were
taken as far as La Grande by their
father, W. B. Tucker, who returned
home Sunday evening.
Merle Miller Is reported to be
quite 111 at Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
and daughters, Helen and Bunny,
went to The Dalles Monday to at
tend the Catholic school of instruc-
Kilkenny - Monahan
Nuptials Solemnized
A wedding of interest to their
many friends was that of Miss Ca
milla Kilkenny, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Kilkenny, to Mr. James
Monahan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Monahan, both young folks
of this city, at Lady of the Angels
church in Hermiston last Saturday
morning. Rev. Father Vincent
Derwick read the beautiful church
service in the presence of members
of the immediate families and a few
close friends. Mrs. Richard C.
Lawrence played the wedding
march, and Mrs. Paul Hisler, and
Misses Mary and Patricia Mona
han, sisters of the bridegroom, sang.
Miss Clara Cunha, a close friend,
also sang.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother John, and her sister
Peggy was bridesmaid. William P.
Kilkenny, cousin of the bride, was
best man.
Mrs. Monahan is a daughter of
the late Frank and Mrs. Kilkenny,
having come here a few years ago
from New York City, and graduat
ed from the Alpine school. Mr.
Monahan is associated with his fa
ther in the sheep business, having
been graduated from Heppner high
school where he was especially
prominent in athletics.
Following a wedding trip to Port
land and Seattle, the young couple
will return here to make their home.
A pleasant wedding breakfast at
the Hermiston hotel followed the
ceremony, those attending being
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan, Mrs.
Margaret Kilkenny, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kilkenny, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hisler, Johnnie and Joe Kilkenny,
Miss Peggy Kilkenny, W. P. Kil
kenny, Misses Mary and Patricia
Monahan, Mrs. Margaret Farley,
Misses Frances and Aileen Farley,
Barney Devlin, Mrs. Barney Doher
ty, Bernard Doherty, Rev. Father
Vincent Derwick, Rev. Father Fe
lician Carroll, James O'Rourke,
James Joseph Farley, James Hig-
gins, Mrs. Richard C. Lawrence,
also Mrs. Frank Kilkenny of New
York, Harold Perkins of Walla
Walla, and Miss Clara Cunha of
Echo.
Patrick Murtha Rites
Are Held at Condon
Patrick Murtha, resident of Con
don and Heppner vicinities since
1902, died in The Dalles Monday
evening. Funeral services were
held at St. John's church in Condon
Thursday forenoon with Interment
in the Condon cemetery.
Mr. Murtha was born in County
Longford, Ireland, 54 yeas ago. He
married Elizabeth Kenny in Los
Angeles, January 10, 1916, and was
In the sheep business until a few
years ago.
Surviving are the widow; four
sons, John, James, Jerry, Joe; three
brothers, James of Condon, John of
Ireland, and Rev. M. Murtha of
Sedrowooley, Wash.; and two sis
ters, Sister Michael of Norwich,
England, and Mrs. B. Rehill of
Ireland.
NIGHT SCHOOL CALL.
All Interested in the night school
courses being offered in connection
with the adult education program
of WPA are asked to meet at 7:30
tomorrow (Friday) evening at the
school. Classes under considera
tion at present include astronomy,
gymnasium, psychology, English,
geography, sociology, public speak
ing. At this meeting a schedule of
classes for the coming term will be
announced. All who intend to en
roll for the course must be present
tomorrow evening.
WPA ENGINEERS HERE.
J. Shirley, district engineer, and
F. B. Hayes, project engineer, with
WPA, were in town last Saturday
looking over the various projects
and handing checks to the work
ers. This was Mr. Shirley's first
visit to the projects and he was
much pleased with the progress of
the work and with the cooperation
WPA has received from sponsors
in this district.
APPOINTEES NAMED.
Dr. R. M. Rice was reappointed
county physician, M. L. Case was
named county undertaker and
Heppner Gazette Times made coun
ty official paper at the initial meet
ing of the county court for the year
last Thursday. Boards and clerks
for the special election January 1
were also named, and the jury
panel for the year was drawn.
O. E. S. MEETS TOMORROW.
Regular meeting of Ruth chap
ter, O. E. S will be held at Mason
lc hall tomorrow evening. All
members are urged to attend.
Mrs. Sam McCullough received
word last week that her niece, May
Barnes, was sufficiently recovered
from injuries received In a recent
highway accident to leave the hos
pital at Tucson, Ariz., and is now at
the home of her sister in Elmart,
Cal. Miss Barnes was injured, and
her mother was killed, when the
light truck in which they were
traveling with Mr. Barnes, over
turned on the highway near Tuc
son. Captain and Mrs. William R. Rey
nolds returned Saturday from San
ta Monica, Calif., where they spent
the holidays as guests of Captain
Reynolds' mother, Mrs. Carrie Rey
nolds. They also visited other rel
atives and friends in southern Cal
ifornia. tion. Mrs. Breshears was the of
ficial delegate from the St. Pat
rick's church At HArmnpr
Mrs. Bonnie Cochran of Heppner
was a guest or Mrs. Louis Mar
quardt last week.
TOMPKINS ARGUES
E
State Overseer Speaks
at Pomona Grange Ses
sion at Rhea Creek.
INSTALL OFFICERS
160 Attend Program; Wheeler
Gilliam Degree Team Confers
Fifth Degree on Eight
A full program headlined by in
stallation of officers, address on soil
erosion by S. R. McDole of Pull
man, Wash., and explanation of
measures to appear on the January
31 special election ballot by Morton
Tompkins, state grange overseer,
drew a large attendance at Morrow
County Pomona grange meeting at
Rhea creek Saturday.
Chas. Wicklander, state deputy,
installed officers at the morning
session, assisted by Mrs. Claude
Hanscom of Cold Springs, Umatilla
county, emblem bearer; Mrs. Miles
Martin of Lexington, regalia bear
er, and Harry Cool of Willows,
marshal. Following installation re
ports were given by subordinate
granges including a report of the
Lexington juvenile grange by the
matron, Alta Cutsforth. Clark
Stevens, chairman Rhea Creek 4-H
club, and Mrs. Bertha Cool, chair
man Willows 4-H club, made good
reports. ;
Announcement was made of the
county grange council meeting at
Rhea Creek, Feb. 9 at 10 a. m., and
of the next Pomona meeting at Ir
rigon, Saturday, April 4. Ladies
of the Rhea Creek home economics
club called all to the dining room
for a bounteous feast at noon.
One hundred sixty persons had
assembled by 2 o'clock for the lec
turers program, started with audi
ence singing "Smile, Smile, Smile,"
with Marjorie Parker at the piano.
A fine paper by Minnie McFarland,
Pomona master, on "Road Beauti
fication" followed. Mr. McDole, soil
expert from Washington State col
lege, next gave an interesting and
informative talk on soil erosion,
being introduced by Joseph Belan
ger, county agent. He was fol
lowed by Millard Rodman, soil con
servation project miiitagcr for Mor
row county, who told something of
the work being done by the Hepp
ner CCC camp. Rhea Creek grange
dramatic club presented "The Long
Horn," a thirty minute play, which
was greatly enjoyed.
Mr. Tompkins declared that the
schools have no better friend than
the grange, but considered now a
poor time to pass a compulsory fee
bill, saying it would increase educa
tional costs while forcing social
frills on blind students" who cannot
see games for which they pay, and
on crippled students for rallies and
sports in which they cannot par
ticipate, and further, if, as has been
stated, the students themselves
want the bill, why make it com
pulsory? Let those who can afford
the extra curricular events, stated
in the bill as recreational and cul
tural, be the ones to support it by
contribution to such a fund.
He said he felt the people of Ore
gon would take care of the sales
tax on January 31 as well as they
did twice in the past when the same
bill in different forms was sub
mitted to them the first time to
save the state from going bank
rupt from delinquent taxes. At that
time the bill was defeated nearly
four to one and yet the state did
not go bankrupt The second time
the bill was brought forth to save
the schools. Although the bill was
defeated nearly two and a half to
one the schools did not close. So
now "Big Business" is back with
the same bill for the third time. To
pass the sales tax would be putting
an extra burden on the working
people who form the great consum
ing public, and this would of course
react on the farmers who are al
ready overburdened, Mr. Tompkins
said.
As to the bill changing primary
elections from May to September,
it plainly is an attempt to take
away rights at the ballot box, he
said. It takes away the right to
vote for national committeemen for
Oregon; also takes away the right
to vote tor nominations for presi
dent and yice-president of the U. S.
If this bill passed the election would
be held In the farmer's harvest eta-
son, and at a time when 75,000
workers were away from their
homes laboring in the hop yards,
berry fields and orchards, and thus
they would be disfranchised. There
are many reasons why the bill
should be killed and Mr. Tomp
kins urged everyone to read and
study the arguments on it in the
voter's pamphlet.
On the subject of compensation
of members of the legislature con
stitutional amendment, Mr. Tomp
kins said that "the laborer Is wor
thy of his hire." We cannot ex
pect the best services to the state
from legislators who are asked to
neglect their business without fair
compensation, and under the pres
ent system It has been necessary
at times for our legislators to pay
out in actual expenses double what
they receive. The law was favored
as a way to materially improve the
general average of the quality of
work done in the legislature.
The program was concluded by
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BALLOT M
ORES
Wool Growers Discuss
Problems at Meeting
The Morrow County Wool and
Lamb club held their annual meet
ing at the Elks club last Friday.
C. R. McDole and W. T. White,
both members of the central staff
of the Soil Conservation service at
Pullman, explained the soil conser
vation set-up to the growers. Mil
lard Rodman, in charge of the lo
cal soil conservation unit, explain
ed the work which is being done in
this county.
Growers discussed subjects com
ing up for consideration at the Ba
ker meeting of Oregon Wool Grow
ers association tomorrow and Sat
urday. Roy Fugate, district agent in
charge of the U. S. Biological sur
vey work in Oregon, was present
and told of the new WPA project
through which it is hoped that
eight additional hunters may be
started here in Morrow county.
In a discussion of shearing wages
the sheepmen reached the conclu
sion that such wages should be set
by private tieaty with shearers and
therefore took no group action in
the matter of price setting.
A 4-H club scholarship to the
summer school at Corvallis for
1936 was voted to be awarded to
a club member taking sheep club
work. The subjects of legislation.
grazing, finance, wild life conserva
tion came in for lively discussion.
Resolutions bearing on these sub
jects to express the sentiment of
Morrow county woolgrowers at the
state convention at Baker were
made and approved.
Former President Greets
Lions; Merrill is Guest
Chas. W. Smith, former county
agent here and now assistant coun
ty agent leader for Oregon, brought
a message of good will to old club-
mates at Monday's Lions luncheon.
He was the club's third president.
He declared it is always a joy to
get back to the land of sagebrush,
jackrabbits and the wide open
spaces which produces men and
women of vision. Tribute was paid
the county for its enviable record
of having so many leaders of state
and section organizations, includ
ing presidents of Oregon Wool-
growers association, Eastern Ore
gon Wheat league, Oregon State
High School Athletic association,
and vice-president of Oregon State
Teachers association.
E. Jay Merrill, pioneer resident
of the Hardman community, also
greeted the club as a guest, saying
it has been his endeavor in more
than fifty years of residence to add
his bit to the county's advance
ment. He came here before the
county was organized and has re
sided here continuously since. Hu
morously, he asserted he would
have been able to accomplish a
great deal more if he hadn't been
handicapped by his Heppner
friends. Rev. Ralph Hinkle, Epis
copal archdeacon from Pendleton,
added to the entertainment with an
after dinner story. Boyd Redding
played two accordion numbers
which were well received.
LIBRARY MEET CALLED.
The annual meeting of Heppner
Public Library association has been
called by Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers,
president, to be held at the library
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Rodgers calls attention to the
fact that the library is maintained
fpr and by the citizens of the com
munity and everybody is considered
a member. She requests that a
goodly number be present. Busi
ness will include election of officers
and appointment of committees for
the year.
EIGHT NEW TRAPPERS.
Eight additional trappers will be
placed in Morrow county within the
next few weeks under a joint WPA
biological survey project calling
for expenditure of $800, it was an
nounced this week. The local pro
ject is part of a state-wide project
calling for an additional 120 men
in the state with a total appropria
tion of $25,348. This county was in
second place with Harney in
amount of appropriation.
BOCKS LEAVING.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bock are pre
paring to leave Heppner, and ex
pect to make their home at Salem.
Mr. Bock was in charge of the Cen
tral Market for a year. The Bocks
resided in Heppner in the early
1900's and in their last residence
here have enjoyed renewing old
friendships while making many new
ones.
LEAVES FOR CHICAGO.
Edward F. Bloom left Tuesday
evening for Chicago to attend the
national convention of heads of
state high school athletic associa
tions in his capacity as president
of the Oregon association. He ex
pected to return home the middle
of next week.
IMPROVING JUNIPER ROAD.
Louis Marquardt has been busy
for several days grading the road
between his place and the James
Carty place in Juniper canyon.
While slippery the first of the week
the road is expected to be in good
condition as soon as it dries out.
OLD-TIM K DANCE SLATED.
An old-time dance is announced
to be held at Cecil hall Saturday
evening, with a general public in
vitation. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs and
Miss Opal Briggs left today for
Portland where Mr. Briggs will at
tend sessions of the state conven
tion of county treasurers this week
end.
I0NE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Through the efforts of the Wo
men's Topic club and Mrs. Lucy
Rodgers, county school superin.
tendent, a traveling library of three
hundred and sixty volumes has been
secured for the use of lone and the
surrounding community. Miss J.
Elizabeth Olson of Hermiston was
here on last Saturday to check it
in. It is housed in the McMurray
building on Main street and will be
in charge of the Topic club who
will have librarians there on Tues
day and Saturday afternoons from
two until five to serve the borrow
ers. Anyone who wishes to use the
books may borrow them for two
weeks with the privilege of one two
week renewal at the end of that
time. Boys and girls under sixteen
years must have their library cards
signed by a parent or guardian. It
is hoped that the public will take
full advantage of the library during
the six months it will be here.
On next Saturday afternoon, Jan.
11, the Womens' Topic club will
give a silver tea at the library
which everyone is invited to attend.
Proceeds will be used to help cover
Incidental expense in connection
with the library. Those who can
are asked to bring used books for
use with the library.
The rainfall report of the Goose
berry U. S. rain gauge in charge of
V. L. Carlson shows the following:
Sept. 30-100 in., Oct 89-100 in., Nov.
80-100 in., Dec. 1.36 in., a total for
the quarter of 3.35 inches. A total
of .75 inch fell the first three days
in January.
Virgil Esteb, a teacher in the
Clatskanie high school visited with
relatives here during the holidays.
Arthur Ritchie and Elmer Grif
fith went to Portland Sunday, re
turning the following day. "
George Kreb3 of Cecil went to
Portland on Sunday. On his re
turn he reports that Mrs. Krebs
who has been ill in the city a short
time, is much Improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swanson
are the parents of a son. Ronald
John, born at Salem on Jan. 5.
The Women's Topic club held its
January study meeting at the home
of Mrs. M. E. Cotter last Saturday
afternoon. Eleven members were
present. A play, "The Wooden
Wife," from the book "High Coun
try" by Alice Henson ' Ernst, was
read by Mrs. Cotter and Mrs. Clyde
Denny. Plans for the administration
of the library were discussed. Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers and Miss Elizabeth
Olson were guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corley drove
to Portland on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stefani and
son who visited relatives in Port
land over the holidays returned
home Sunday evening.
A daughter, Loreta Carol, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Helms
on Dec. 31.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school
superintendent, visited the schools
at Morgan and Cecil last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundell were
Pendleton visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Engelman of
Portland were guests at the Frank
Engelman home Tuesday night.
Mr. Engelman who works for R.
K. O. has recently been promoted
to the position of salesman with
eastern Oregon as his territory.
A. M. Zink who spent the holidays
at the E. C. Heliker farm left on
Friday's stage for The Dalles where
he will visit at the home of his son
Everett before returning to his
home in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns and
daughter Wilma were Pendleton
visitors Wednesday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
McNabb were held at the Christian
church last Thursday afternoon.
Rev. Joel R. Benton spoke briefly
and special music was sung by Mr3.
John Turner, Mrs. Hubert Gaily
and Mrs. Crockett Sprouls, accom
panied by Mrs. Robert Jones. The
O. E. S. funeral service was given
by the officers and members of Lo
cust chapter of which the deceased
was a charter member. It was fol
lowed by a short service by mem
bers of Bunchgrass Rebekah lodge
Pall bearers were George Ely, H. V.
Smouse, W. J. Blake, H. O. Ely, Lee
Howell and E. R. Lundell. Inter
ment was made in I. O. O. F. cem
etery. Outof-town relatives who at
tended the services were Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Colvin of Jennings
Lodge, Mrs. Fred Ray of Hood Riv
er, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Fisk of Ken-
newick, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Cha3.
Jewell and Lois and Billy of Pasco,
Wash., Wesley McNabb of Sacra
mento, Calif., Mrs. Gus Read of
Waldport, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McNabb and Fay McNabb of Lyle,
Wash.
Mrs. E. J. Blake with her chil
dren, Joanne and Donald, returned
from Portland Sunday morning.
The social committee of Willows
grange is sponsoring an old time
dance In the grange hall at Cecil on
Saturday night, Jan. 11.
The Home Economics club of
Willows grange will meet at the
home of Mrs. James Lindsay on
Friday, Jan. 17.
E. J. Blake was home from Kin-
zua on Sunday. On his return that
evening he was accompanied by his
daughter Joanne and by his moth
er, Mrs. J. H. Blake, who has been
visiting here the past ten days.
Miss Eva Swanson has returned
to Willamette university at Salem
after spending the holidays with
her parents. Other students who
were home for the holidays and
have returned to their studies are
Kenneth Smouse, Clara Nelson,
Clifford Yarnell and Frances Troed
son to O. S. C, and Francis Ely to
Willamette.
Locust chapter 119, O. E. S., held
Its installation of officers at the
AAA RULn!6 ROUSES
E. 0. WHEAT LEAGUE
County Meeting Called at
Lexington for Next
Tuesday.
REGIONAL MEET 16TII
Delegates from All Counties to
Discuss Plans of Procedure;
Work Stopped Here.
The supreme court's decision on
AAA has galvanized the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league into imme
diate action. County meetings of
wheat growers in all Columbia bas
in counties are being called for the
purpose of electing delegates to a
regional meeting at Arlington on
January 16. The Morrow county
meeting will be held in Lexington
at 1:30 p. m. on Tuesday, January
14. At this time a delegate will be
elected to the Arlington meeting.
Plans already proposed or which
may be suggested within the next
few days will be discussed at this
Lexington meeting, says E. Harvey
Miller, league president.
Announcements by members of
the congress and general public op
inion supports the belief that con
gress will appropriate necessary
funds to complete payments on all
existing contracts. This, of course,
is highly desirable, but most wheat
men feel that the greatest need is
for a program which will insure
agriculture against the ruinous sur
plusses which have occurred In the
past. A feasible plan which will
tend to maintain a balance between
production and demand will un
doubtedly have the earnest support
of the wheat growers. At the meet
ing in Lexington on January 14
plans already suggested aiming at
this end will be discussed.
Official notice was received yes
terday by Joseph Belanger, county
agent, that all local work under
AAA should cease until further ad
vice. The notice cancelled potato
control and corn-hog program
meetings already scheduled. No fur
ther expense is to be incurred in
connection with any triple-A work
until provision has been made by
congress for proceeding. Until that
time all books and records are in
charge of the county agent for safe
keeping.
A total of $120,000 is still due
Morrow county wheat growers for
compliance under 1935 contracts.
MARGARET NOTSON WED.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson have
received word of the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Margaret Not
son, to Mr. David E. Moser, former
ly of Tenino, Wash., in New York
City on New Year's day. The cer
emony was read by Dr. Eugene C.
Carter in the chapel of Riverside
church. Attending were Mrs. Mil
dred Marcy, Miss Marie Ledbetter
and Mr. Lowell G. Eddy, all former
college friends at Willamette uni
versity. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moser
are graduates of Willamette. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was enjoyed at the Led
better home in Bronxville. The
Ledbetters are former residents of
Alicel, Union county. Mrs. Moser
has been in New York for more
than a month, having a secretarial
position with Stone and Webster
Service Corp. She was secretary to
the president of Eastern Oregon
Normal school before going east.
Mr. Moser has employment in the
city while taking graduate work in
business administration at Colum
bia university.
ATTENDS CONVENTION.
Eddy Kenny returned home yes
terday from Pendleton where he at
tended a district convention of Or
egon Mutual Life Insurance Co.
agents. The convention opened
Sunday evening with dinner, and
closed Monday evening with a ban
quet at the Pendleton hotel. Mr.
Kenny, recently appointed local
agent, felt fortunate in qualifying
for attendance. Harry Schapel of
Portland, company vice-president,
was the principal speaker, and Ed
gar W. Smith, general manager for
the district comprising eastern Or
egon and eastern Washington, was
official host
1935 PRECIPITATION LOW.
Len L. Gilliam, government wea
ther observer, reports total pre
cipitation at Heppner for 1935 at
9.46 inches, the third lowest year
in the last 25. Precipitation for
January up to this morning had
been .9 inch.
Masonic hall Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Ruth Mason was Installing officer,
Mrs. Eppa Ward, marshall, Mrs.
Fannie Griffith, chaplain, and Mrs.
Margaret Blake organist. The fol
lowing officers were Installed for
the year 1936: Viola Lieuallen,
worthy matron; H. D. McCurdy,
worthy patron; Roxy Krebs, asso
ciate matron; George Krebs, asso
ciate patron; Mary Beckncr, con
ductress; Hila Timm, associate con
ductress; Ruby Roberts, treasurer;
Ella Davidson, chaplain; Anna
Blake, marshall; Lola McCabe,
Adah; Oral Feldman, Ruth; Delia
MeCurdy, Esther; Martha Dick,
Martha; Lena Lundell, Electa; Jes
sie McCabe, warder, and George
Ely, sentinel. Mrs. Lieuallen was
presented with flowers and a gift,
and the outgoing worthy matron,
Mrs. Ruby Roberts, was presented
with a past matron jewel.
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