Thursday, January 20,
PINE CITY NEWS
Pine City Folks
In Week's Activities
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
A card party was enjoyed at the
Marion Finch home Friday evening.
Lady's high went to Mrs. Clayton
Ayres, low to Mrs. John Moore, and
men's high to Burl Wattenburger
and low to Bert Barnes.
Miss Dora E. Moore spent Sun
day at the C. H. Bartholomew home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger
and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenbur
ger and family spent Sunday in Pas
co visiting Mr and Mrs. Earl Wat
tenburger. Mr. and Mrs. John Healy were in
Heppner Monday.
Jack Hickson and Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Hickson of Pleasant Valley
spent a few days visiting the H. E.
Young home.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Clark spent
Friday evening in Heppner.
Mrs. Lucy O'Brien and daughter
Isabella spent Friday in Pendleton.
Commissioner Roy Neill spent
Saturday in Heppner on business.
Mr. and Mrs. James Daly and Mr.
and Mrs. John Healy were Pendle
ton visitors Saturday.
Fred Rauch and daughters, Lilly,
Mabel and Elsie, visited at the Henry
Rauch home near Lexington Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Slevin of Board
man visited at the John Healy home
Sunday.
IRRIGON NEWS
Walter Connell
Dies From Typhoid
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Walter Connell, 23, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Connell, passed away at
the Pendleton hospital Thursday,
Jan. 13, after several weeks illness
with typhoid fever. Funeral services
were held at the Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Houghton and
Mrs. Stella Poulson were business
visitors in Heppner last Wednesday.
Mrs. Bessie Strader returned home
from Portland the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Isom were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wrex
Moses Sunday.
Mr. Chambers is employed by Mrs.
James Warner leveling the lots
around the postoffice. Mrs. Warner
expects to have fruit and shade trees
set and a new lawn planted in the
near future.
Rev. and Mrs. Alcorn motored to
Toledo, Wash., last Monday to see
an uncle of Mrs. Alcorn's who is ser
iously ill. Miss Neva Blair is filling
the public while they are gone
Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand visited
the W. C. Isom family Thursday
evening.
The Echo physician was at the Ir
rigon school Monday and Tuesday,
giving inoculations for the preven
tion of typhoid fever.
Marshal Markham from Portland
spent the week end with his family.
Mrs. Stevens was the honor guest
at a shower at the home of Mrs.
Brandon last Friday afternoon and
received many lovely presents from
friends who attended.
Mrs. Tom Caldwell is having some
improvements made on her lawn and
a new fence placed along the front.
The Irrigon boys' basketball team
played Heppner boys Saturday night,
losing the game by one point.
Oregon law requires motorists to
report all automobile accidents re
suiting in property damage or in
death or injury to any person, and
Secretary of State Earl Snell urges
persons making reports to fill in all
the information requested on the
blanks. Only thus, he says, can the
reports serve their greatest useful
ness in pointing the way to accident
prevention.
County Sheriff's Semi-Annual Report, July 1,
1937, to January 1, 1938.
Collections
1937
1936 and Prior
$101,175.14
AUTO STICKERS
PolWtinns .$ 49.00
CIVIL MILEAGE AND FEES
Collections $ 137.05 $ 137.05
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
By ELBERT L. COX, Deputy.
1938
Heppner
luuiuusia in ivjuuiugaii are given
no sympathy because they are ig
norant of the motor vehicle law, Sec
retary of State Earl Snell has learn
ed. The Wolverine State has just
issued two million copies of a book
let, "What Every Driver MUST
Know," and reading of the booklet
is compulsory upon all drivers.
Mf.rtw;r.t ; Tff:u: :
More than half of Oregon's 3032
automobile accidents in January,
1937, occurred on snowy or icy pave
ments, and more than one third of
the accidents involved skidding, Sec
retary of State Earl Snell said re
cently. Potted plants at all times, phone
1332; will deliver. 15tf
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Administratrix of the
estate of Uzz French, deceased, has
filed with the County Court of the
State of Oregon for Morrow County,
her final account of her administra
tion of said estate, and that said court
has set Monday, the 21st day of Feb
ruary, 1938, at the hour of 10 o'clock
A. M. in the forenoon of said day at
the County Court room at the Court
House at Heppner, Oregon, as the
time and place for hearing objec
tions to said final account and the
settlement of said estate, and all
persons having objections to said
final account or the settlement of
said estate are hereby required to
file the same with said court on or
before the time set for said hearing.
Dated and first publish'ed this
20th day of January, 1938.
LULU FRENCH,
Administratrix.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the Court Court of the State of Ore
gon for Morrow County, adminis
trator of the estate of Lizzie I. Cox,
deceased, and all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased are hereby required to pre
sent the same to the undersigned
administrator with proper vouchers
at the law office of Jos. J. Nys, at"
Heppner, Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published at
Heppner, Oregon, this 13th day of
January, 1938.
F. D. COX, Administrator.
Want Ads
Rebecca Penland Baldwin home
in Heppner for sale, 9 rooms and
bath. Lot approximately 75 by 150;
furnished or unfurnished. For par
ticulars write Mrs. Stella Eberhardt,
R. 1, Box 404, Tigard, Ore. 46-47
Anyone having rotary rod weeder
for sale notify this office.
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to
call on farmers in Morrow County.
No experience or capital required.
Steady work. Make up to $12 a day.
Write MR. OVERLAND, 4613 S. Jay
Street, Tacoma, Wash.
Lost New tire chain between my
place and town. Guy Huston.
Hay for sale, 75 tons 1st & 2nd
crop alfalfa. Emma Holub, lone.
44-46p.
Will care for children afternoon
or evening, reasonable. Bonnie
Cochran.
Why not buy an income with a
home, furnished or not? Reasonable,
easy terms. Bonnie Cochran, city.
Chas. Smith residence for sale.
Duvall & Eubanks, Hotel Heppner
Bldg.
Rhea creek ranch for sale or trade.
Gerald Slocum, city. 34tf
Notson residence for sale. Inquire
at residence. 30tf
TAX COLLECTIONS
Disbursements to Treasurer
..$ 56,462.99 $ 56,462.99
.. 44,712.15 44,712.15
$101,175.14
49.00
Gazette Times, Heppner,
County Clerk's Semi-Annual Report, July 1,
1937, to January 1, 1938.
GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT
Warrants outstanding $ 119.45
Total of 330 claims allowed by County Court
Warrants issued for above claims 22,275.92
July 1
Total warrants paid by Treasurer
Jan. 1 General Fund Warrants outstanding $ 1,516.04
GENERAL ROAD FUND ACCOUNT
July 1 Warrants outstanding $ 168.79
Total of 420 claims allowed by County Court
Warrants issued for above claims 24,392.85
$24,561.64
Total warrants paid by Treasurer 24,321.75
Jan. 1 General Road Warrants outstanding $ 239.89
MARKET ROAD FUND ACCOUNT
July 1 Warrants outstanding $ 00.00
Total of 44 claims allowed by County Court
Warrants issued for above claims 1,697.92
Total warrants paid by Treasurer 1,697.92
Jan. 1 Market Road Warrants outstanding t. $
SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT FUNDS
July 1 Warrants outstanding $
Total of 8 claims allowed by
Warrants issued for above
$ 128.66
Total warrants paid by Treasurer 126.83
Jan. 1 Special Road Warrants outstanding $
DOG FUND ACCOUNT
July 1 Warrants outstanding $
Total of 2 claims allowed by County Court
Warrants issued for above claims
Total warrants paid by Treasurer
Jan. 1 Dog Fund Warrants outstanding $ 45.00
RODENT FUND ACCOUNT
July 1 Warrants outstanding
One claim allowed by County Court
Warrant issued for above claim 27.95
Total warrants paid by Treasurer
Jan. 1 Rodent Fund Warrants outstanding $
FAIR FUND ACCOUNT
July 1 Two claims allowed by County Court $ 1,000.00
Warrants paid by Treasurer 1,000.00
Jan. 1 Fair Fund Warrants outstanding $
Financial Statement of Morrow County, Ore
gon, January 1, 1938,
Less County-Owned Properties
ASSETS
Cash in hands of Treasur
er $139,692.53
Taxes Receivable (Delin
quent) 342,285.88
$481,978.41 1
Outstanding Road
County Treasurer's Semi-Annual Report, July
1, 1937, to January 1, 1938.
Balance on hand July 1, 1937 $165,248.20
RECEIPTS:
Taxes from Sheriff's office $101,175.14
Taxes from Assessor's office 56.76
Taxes from Umatilla County 92.28
Realty Leases 274.15
Clerk's Office Fees , 1,527.25
Bank interest on time deposits 203.45
From Sheriff for Auto Permits 49.00
From Sheriff for mileage and fees 137.05
Sales and Rentals, Road Department 826.76
State refund on motor fuel 622.40
Miscellaneous refunds 199.00
Miscellaneous fines 482.75
From Secretary of State for County Fairs 737.25
From Secretary of State for Liquor Profits 267.84
Irreducible School Fund Interest 1,595.88
From School Fund Loan Interest 187.94
Cannery Contract 60.00
From Secretary of State for Motor License 9,224.56
Dog Licenses 4.00
Campground Inspections 22.50
Estray Stock Sale 10.50
Sodium Chlorate sold
Adjustment on adding machine
GRAND TOTAL
DISBURSEMENTS:
General County Expense $ 20,879.33
Second Half State Tax 4,243.88
City Specials 1,969.71
School District Specials 11,979.16
Elementary Schools 7,340.66
General Schools 18,340.03
Non-High School Districts 11,120.80
Union High School 489.21
School District Bond and Interest 5,482.13
General County Roads 24,321.75
Market Roads 1,697.92
Road District Specials 126.83
Irrigation Districts ' 4,847.30
Rodent Control 27.95
Dog Fund Claims 25.00
Game Law Fines to Game Commission 37.50
County Road Bonds redeemed 19,000.00
Interest on County Road Bonds 10,418.65
County Fairs 1,000.00
BALANCE ON HAND
Oregon
$22,395.37
. 20,879.33
00.00
1.83
126.83
County Court
claims
1.83
00.00
70.00
25.00
. $ .75
$
28.70
27.95
.75
00.00
LIABILITIES
Warrants outstanding $ 1,803.51
Taxes Collected (1938) 56.76
Estimated Revenues
(Taxes) 342,229.12
Current Surplus 137,889.02
$481,978.41
Bonds, $415,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. BARLOW, County Clerk.
25.b8
v- 10.00
$117,792.14
$283,040.34
$143,347.81
$139,692.53
LEON W. BRIGGS, Treasurer of Morrow County.
Page Seven
Three thousand dollars was the net
income from a "Traffic Safety Re
view" recently staged by the Dallas,
Texas, Traffic Safety commission.
The United States Navy band was a
big feature of the review. The com
mission will use the proceeds to fi
nance its campaign of safety educa
tion in the city.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OP OREGON FOR THB
COUNTY OF MORROW, PROBATE
DEPARTMENT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Lillian
M. Baker, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as administrator C. T. A. of
the estate of Lillian M. Baker, deceased,
has filed his final account in the County
Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, and that Monday, the 7th day
of February, 1937, at the hour of 9:30
o'clock in the forenoon of said day and
the court room of said court has been
appointed by said court as the time and
place for the hearing of objections
thereto and the settlement thereof.
Dated and first published Dec. 16,
1937.
Date of last publication, Jan. 13, 1938.
STANLEY W. BAKER,
Adminsitrator with the will annexed.
Cookingham and Hanley. Attorneys.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROP
ERTY BY EXECUTOR.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the authority in him vested by the
Will of Wm. Hendrix, deceased, and by
order of the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Morrow County duly
made and entered on the 13th day of
December, 1937, the undersigned as ex
ecutor of said Will of said deceased,
will on and after the 15th day of Jan
uary, 1938, sell at private sale for cash
or credit, or for cash and credit certain
real property of said estate known as
the Tash ranch, and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
The W of SE',4 and SWS of Sec
tion 29, EVi of SE14, NWVi of SE',4,
NWVi and W4 of NE!4 of Section
30, NE4 of NW14 and NW14 of
NE',4 of Section 32, all in Township
4 South, Range 25 E. W. M., except
ing therefrom the following tracts,
to-wlt :
Commencing at the Northwest
corner of the NE!4 of NE of Sec
tion 30 in Township 4 8. R. 25 E.
W. M.. running thence South 26
rods, thence East 24 rods, thence
North 25 rods, thence West 24 rods
to the place of beginning, contain
ing 3 3-4 acres;
ALSO, commencing at a point on
Section line, 6 chains East of the
Northwest corner of the northeast
quarter of said Section 30, thence
running East 25 1-3 rods, thence
South 25 1-3 rods, thence West 25
1-3 rods, thence North 25 1-3 rods
to the place of beginning, contain
ing 4 acres, more or less, all In Mor
row County, Oregon.
All persons desiring to submit bids
for the above described real property
may submit sucn Dlds in writing to the
undersigned at the law office of Jos. J.
Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, at any time
from and after the date of the first pub
lication of this notice and up to the
time that actual sale of said real prop
ety is made.
Dated and first published this 16th
day of December, 1937.
JOHN WIGHTMAN, Executor.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that J. O.
Turner, administrator of the estate of
Charles Rector, deceased, has filed his
final account of his administration of
the sajd estate with the clerk of the
County Court of the State of Oregon,
for Morrow County, and the said Court
has set as the time and place for hear
ing on and final settlement of said final
account, January 31, 1938, at the hour
of 10:00 in the forenoon of said day, in
the County Court room of the Court
House of Morrow County. State of Ore
gon. Anyone having objections to the
said final account must file same on or
before said date.
J. O. TURNER, Administrator.
Dated and first published Dec, 23,
1937.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that J. O.
Turner, administrator of the estate of
Myrtle Rector LaRoche, deceased, has
filed his final account of his adminis
tration of the said estate with the clerk
of the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for Morrow County, and the
said Court has set as the time and place
for hearing on and final settlement of
said final acceunt, January 31, 1938, at
the hour of 10:00 in the forenoon of said
day, in hte County Court room of the
Court House of Morrow County, State
of Oregon. Anyone having objections
to the said final account must file same
on or before said date.
J. O. TURNER, Administrator.
Dated and first published Dec, 23.
1937.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that J. O.
Turner, guardian of the estate of Mar
garet McKennon and Dallas McKennon,
minors, has filed his final account of
his administration of the said estate
with the clerk of the County Court of
the State of Oregon, for Morrow Coun-
ty, and the sai
Court has set us tha
time and
lace for hearing on and final
settlement of said final account. Janu-
ary 31, 1938, at the hour of 10:00 in the
forenoon or said day, in the County
Court room of the Court House of Mor
row County, State of Oregon. Anyone
having objections to the said final ac
count must file same on or before said
date.
J. O. TURNER, Guardian.
Dated and first published Dec, 23
19S7. '
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that J. O.
Turner, administrator of the estate of
Frank Rector, deceased, has filed his
final account of his administration of
the said estate with the clerk of the
County Court of the State of Oregon,
for Morrow County, and the said Court
has set as the time and place for hear
ing on and final settlement of said final
account, January 31, 1938, at the hour
of 10:00 in the forenoon of said day, in
the County Court room of the Court
House of Morrow County, State of Oregon-
Anyone having objections to the
said final account must file same on or
before said date.
J. O. TURNER, Administrator.
Dated and first published Dec, 28,