OREGON
PUBLIC
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
A V D I T 0 R I U V
PORTLAND,
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Volume 52, Number 46.
All City Officers
Retained; Council
Fully Organized
Channel Improve
ment in Spring;
Street Work Coming.
All city offciers were present at
the council meeting Monday evening
to receive Mayor Jeff Jones' ap
pointments, which resulted in no
changes in personnel of appointive
officers. Appointments, all ratified
by the council, were: J. O. Rasmus,
water superintendent; Vivian Kane,
bookkeeper; J. J. Nys, attorney; Ho
mer Hayes, chief of police; Mark
Merrill, fire chief.
Standing council committees were
named by Mayor Jones as follows:
Ways and meanss E. L. Morton, D.
A. Wilson, P. W. Mahoney.
Health and police: L. D. Tibbies,
D. A. Wilson, E. L. Morton.
Election: R. B. Ferguson, Tibbies,
R. C. Phelps.
Licenses: Phelps, Tibbies, Maho
ney. Fire and water: Ferguson, Phelps,
Morton.
Streets and public property: Ma
honey, Wilson, Ferguson.
Ordinances: Mahoney, Ferguson,
Tibbies.
Finance: Wilson, Morton, Phelps.
E. R. Huston and W. O. Dix who
were elected to the offices of record
er and treasurer, respectively, com
plete the roster of officers for the
biennium.
Mayor Jones reported on proposed
improvements of Willow creek chan
nel through Heppner which has been
hanging fire for a year, saying the
work will be proceded with aided by
the local CCC soil conservation ser
vice when the service starts on the
Frank Monahan project just above
town in the spring. The work will
consist of straightening the chan
nel, clearing out brush, sloping banks
and planting them to grass, rip-rapping
and such other work as is need
ed. The mayor's report was based
on a conversation with Millard Rod
man, conservation service superin
tendent, Monday afternoon.
Diverting some of the gasoline tax
money for use on city streets, as pro
posed in a resolution presented by
League of Oregon Cities, did not
meet with favor of the council. The
resolution was voted down on the
belief that such a step would jeop
ardize the state highway program to
which all the gas tax money is now
applied. Another league resolution
asking that part of the liquor tax
Continued on Page Five
BPW Club Members
Enjoy Mock Court
Miss Rose Leibbrand, with WPA
writer's guild in Morrow county,
wrote an original mock trial skit
for Business and Professional Wom
ens club, which the members por
trayed at their meeting at the Hum
phreys home Monday evening. Four
teen members enjoyed the hospital
ity of Miss Leta Humphreys and par
took of a covered dish dinner.
Hilarious throughout, the skit en
titled "Trial of an Operating Beauty,"
was used in initiatory ceremonies.
Cast in the roles were Miss Hum
phreys as judge, clad in black cap
and gown; Miss Leibbrand, prose
cuting attorney who had bought off
all the witnesses; Elizabeth Blank
enship, sheriff; Josephine Mahoney,
defense attorney; Vivian Goad, pris
oner; Mary White as Sally Mason,
one of the witnesses; Mae Doherty as
Flossie Rippee, the other witness.
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, president
Oregon State Teachers association,
discussed the association's legislative
program including a measure to pro
vide retirement fund for superan
nuated teachers, and Lorraine Both
well gave a paper on "How a Bill
Becomes a Law."
HEPPNER,
PIONEER MOTHER
BURIED BYCHAPTER
Nancy Jane Her, Relative of Mc
Kinley, Long Resident,
Was Married 61 Years.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon from Masonic hall
under auspices of Ruth chapter 32,
O. E. S., for Nancy Jane Her, wife
of the late John Her, who died about
7 o'clock Sunday night at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Le
Trace, following a prolonged illness
complicated by infirmities of old
age. Rev. R. C. Young officiated,
and the services were largely at
tended by relatives and friends. In
terment was in Masonic cemetery
beside the grave of her husband who
died in the fall.
Nancy Jane Her was born in Lodi,
Wisconsin, Feb. 13, 1856, and passed
away Sunday evening, Jan. 17, 1937,
at the age of 80 years, 11 months and
4 days. When she was a little child
her parents moved to Kansas where
they lived six years. At the age of
17, Nancy with her parents moved
to Oregon, thus becoming one of the
real Oregon pioneers. Her memory
of these early days remained vivid
and she often told visitors many in
teresting stories of pioneer life.
On Sept. 27, 1875, she married John
Her on Gales creek, near Forest
Grove, and to this union six children
were born, four of whom preceded
her in death. Two daughters, Mrs.
Neva LeTrace and Mrs. Emma Evans,
both of Heppner, remain to mourn
her loss. It was to their loving care
that her last days were entrusted.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr.
Her came to Morrow county and took
up a homestead a few miles from
Heppner. With the exception of
three years spent at Cloverdale, Ore.,
Mr. and Mrs. Her lived all of their
married life on their homestead or
in Heppner.
Mrs. Her was the daughter of Les
ter and Sarah Elizabeth (Hopkins)
Ray. Besides the members of her
own family she is survived by a
brother, Robert R. Ray of Vancou
ver, Wash.
Tribute was paid this pioneer cou
ple in the funeral oration, when Rev.
Young said, "When two people have
lived together for 61 years the bonds
that bind them seem stronger than
life or death and it is a rather beau
tiful thought to think of their re
union on the other side.
','Like Mr. Her, Mrs. Her too came
from the finest American ancestry.
She was a niece of General Barthol
omew of Civil war fame and a grand
niece of William McKinley, one of
our martyred presidents.
"Mrs. Her was a member of the
Episcopal church. She loved her
church and all churches. Even
though her hearing was very poor
she said it was a blessing just to sit
in a church service, to partake of
holy communion and have fellow
ship with Christ's people.
"She had been a member of the
Eastern Star for 31 years and her
chapter members have charge of her
final rites. She was a loving mother,
a devoted wife, a good neighbor and
a true friend. She leaves to mourn
her loss her two daughters, nine
grandchildren, nine great grand
children, and a host of friends.
'The Lord has given, the Lord has
taken away. Blessed be the name of
the Lord."
LEAVING FOR BURNS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas are leav
ing Saturday for Burns to take
charge of the dining room of the
Welcome hotel. For the past several
years they have operated the Lucas
Place, residence hotel, here. Re
grets of their many friends are ex
pressed at their leaving, and best
wishes for success in the new field
are extended. Mrs. Earle Bryant will
continue the residence hotel formerly
run by the Lucases.
Adolph Majeske was transacting
business in the city this morning
from the farm north of Lexington.
Earle Bryant is able to be about
again following his recent operation.
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OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1937.
Elks Lodge Plans
Observance for
40th Anniversary
Program to Honor
Pioneer Members;
Charter Roll Given.
Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks,
is planning to celebrate its 40th an
niversary next Thursday evening,
the day after it becomes 4 years of
ase.
A special program will honor pio-1
neer members of the order, includ
ing L. L. Matlock and Frank Rob
erts, the two charter members re
maining on the lodge rolls. A smok
er and supper are other events
planned for the evening.
C. J. D. Bauman, L. E. Bisbee and
Chas. B. Cox, the committee on ar
rangements, extend a special invi
tation to all pioneer members of the
lodge. J. O. Turner will recite high
lights in the lodge history, and the
occasion is expected to be one of
the shining events on the lodge cal
endar for the year.
Heppner lodge was instituted Jan
uary 27, 1897, by Baker lodge. There
were 29 charter members, and A. W.
Patterson was the first exalted ruler.
Those whose names appear as char
ter members on the lodge records
are A. W. Patterson) J. W. Morrow,
Phill Cohn, Geo. W. Conser, J. A.
Patterson, T. R. Lyons, J. C. Bor
chers, J. W. Horner, Les Matlock,
R. C. Wills, P. O. Borg, E. W. Rhea,
Wm. Dunn, Frank Gilliam, E. J. Slo
cum, H. Dunn, J. J. Harris, Frank
W. Roberts, W. E. Brock, W. R. Ir
win, E. H. Slocum, Joseph Muelkr,
E. R. Swinburne, Abe I. Jones, E. L.
Matlock, S. W. Spencer. E. L. Free
land, S. P. Garrigues.
In its 40 years the lodge has in
itiated 999 members.
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT.
Mrs. J. G. Barratt received word
this morning of her appointment as
delegate from state wool growers
auxiliary to national convention of
the organization to be held at Albu
querque, N. Mex., in connection with
the National Wool Growers associa
tion convention, next week. Mr.
Barratt, president Oregon Wool
Growers association, will represent
his organization at the national con
vention. Mr. and Mrs. Barratt ex
pect to leave tomorrow afternoon
for Albuquerque, catching the Port
land Rose at Pendleton tomorrow
night.
Officers of Wool Association
Courtesy Portland Oregonian.
J. G. Barratt of this city, left, and Walter Holt of Pendleton, right,
re-elected president and secretary, respectively, of Oregon Woolgrow
association in closing sessions of tre convention at Ontario last week.
Barratt is serving his third term as president, and Holt continuing his
job of many years. A numbsr of local people attended the convention
and assisted with discussion of the many problems vital to the wool in
dustry on which action was taken.
COLD COMES AGAIN
BRINGING ILLNESS
Mercury Hits 10 Befow, and
County Road Crews Kept Busy
By Drifting New Snow.
A renewal of the cold siege came
this week when the mercury drop
ped to a low of 10 degrees below zero
Tuesday night. Last week end's
thaw was frozen up, and new snow
starting Saturday evening and con
tinuing at intervals through Sunday
and Monday added some two inches
of the beautiful, light in consistency.
The snow was accompanied by
wind which again drifted heavily
on roads and slowed up traffic.
County and state road crews got on
the job immediately and opened
roads as fast as possbile. First con
cern of the county was to again open
bus and mail routes. The situation
was such that the court had to ig
nore the many calls of individuals to
open roads into farms off the main
county roads, announced Judge Bert
Johnson.
The new cold snap was accompan
ied by a wave of sickness which
at one time in the week accounted
for 81 absences from school. While
most of the illness was caused by
bad colds, a number of cases of in
fluenza have been reported, and gen
eral concern is felt lest the epidemic
of flu over the state sweep the city.
The freeze-up was also accompanied
by another siege of frozen water
pipes to inconvenience many people.
President's Ball
Plans Progressing
The stage is being well set for the
biggest celebration yet staged in
Morrow county in honor of Presi
dent Roosevelt's birthday when all
the county will join in a ball at-the
Elks hall in Heppner Saturday eve
ning, January 30, announces Dr. A.
D. McMurdo, general chairman of
the event. Tickets are now being
placed on sale in all towns of the
county. Net proceeds will benefit
infantile paralysis sufferers, with 70
percent staying in a local fund.
A feature of the evening will be a
cake sale for which all ladies of the
community are invited to contribute
of their culinary art. In reporting
names of the general committee last
week, this paper inadvertantly omit
ted the name of Josephine Mahoney,
a busy worker for the affair.
AUXILIARY SETS MEETING.
The American Legion auxiliary
will hold a sewing and social meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Anna Bay
less. Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 26, at
2 o'clock.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Important Farm
Meeting Set 29th
At Lexington
Soil Erosion, New
Methods in Colum
bia Basin Slated.
By Joseph Belanger, County Agent.
Wheat farmers from Columbia
basin counties in Oregon and Wash
ington will meet on January 29 at
Lexington grange hall for an all-day
discussion of soil erosion. Attend
ance at this meeting has been assur
ed from Wasco, Jefferson, Sherman,
Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla
counties in Oregon, as well as from
Douglas county, Washington.
The loss of soil from farm lands
has attracted more and more at
tention during the past few years
until it has now assumed the pro
portions of a major problem. Both
wind and water annually take a toll
amounting to thousands of dollars
from the farms in the Columbia bas
in. Wheat men now realize that
these soil losses can not go on un
checked without throwing vast areas
of land permanently out of produc
tion. The meeting on the 29th will
be one at which farmers will discuss
their own individual problems with
the idea that by having a frank and
open discussion of the situation as it
is, individuals may profit by the
experience of other men under sim
ilar conditions, and may avoid costly
mistakes.
A representative of the Produc
tion Credit association will discuss
the relationship between erosion
control and farm credit. An intimate
relationship exists between farm
credit and soil erosion as every far
mer well knows whose farm lies
within an area where wind erosion
has reached serious proportions.
P. M. Brandt, head of the bureau
of animal industries at Oregon State
college, and a member of the Ore
gon State Land Planning board, has
been invited to discuss the long-time
outlook for land subject to continu
ous erosion. The planning board has
done considerable investigational
work in areas where wind blows
have caused a great deal of land
abandonment.
For the most part, however, the
meeting will not be a succession of
speeches but one of farmer discus
sion. Is the moldboard plow a thing
of the past? Has the spiked-tooth
harrow survived its usefulness?
What is the place for the chisel?
These and many other questions
have been answered by individual
farmers in every conceivable way.
New farming implements are being
advocated by machinery companies.
Do these tools have a place in our
farming program, and if so, under
what conditions? In the very na
ture of things all of the land in the
Columbia basin must become the
experiment station to which we must
go for reliable information concern
ing soil conservation methods, and
each farmer becomes a co-director
of that experiment station.
The lcfdies of Lexington grange
have arranged to serve luncheon at
noon.
BACKED FOR HIGH HONOR.
Mrs. Harriet Mahoney of this city
was endorsed by the Oregon Wool
Growers auxiliary in convention at
Ontario last week for national presi
dent of the organization. Mrs. Ma
honey's candidacy was submitted by
the Morrow county unit. She was
the first president of the state as
sociation. LIBRARY MEETING SET.
The annual meeting of Heppner
Public Library association will be
held next Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the library, announces
Mrs. Merle Becket, librarian. Elec
tion of officers is slated, and any
one who wishes is invited to attend.