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Volume 54, Number 38
County School
Boards Start New
Organization
Committee Studies
Plans for District
Reorganization
, A new county school board or
ganization was started here yester
day afternoon when 75 representa
tives of all communities excepting
Boardman and Irrigon met at the
courthouse to discuss problems and
hear D. A. Emerson, assistant state
superintendent of schools.
E. E. Rugg was elected chairman;
R. B. Rice, vice-chairman, and Os
car Peterson, secretary-treasurer of
the new organization.
A committee of seven to study
plans for district reorganization was
named. Representing various com
munities, each committeeman was
to contact people in his own com
munity, and the committee was ex
pected to meet at the end of two
weeks to decide upon a plan that
appears generally acceptable. A ba
sis for action was given in Mr. Em
erson's address, which explained
two feasible plans, one the county
unit system of organization, and the
other a program of consolidating all
present districts into six or seven
larger districts.
Named on the committee were 0.
W. Cutsforth, J. O. Kincaid, Merle
Swaggart, Floyd Adams, R. B. Rice,
C. E. Carlson and Alden Blanken
ship. Mra Lucy E. Rodgers, county
school superintendent, presented
facts and figures on the local situa
tion showing need for district or
ganization, preluding Mr. Emerson's
.address. .
The state official, who also vis
ited high schools of the county to
rate them for standardization, said
Oregon had passed the horse and
buggy days when the present plan
of districting was originally set up.
Except in those sections where rec
lamation is a factor, we know what
our population trends are, and it is
time for some planning and read
justment. When the state was originally set
tled, school districts were formed
so as to provide schools within a few
miles of every family. This gave the
state in 1917, 2,556 districts. In the
last 20 years more than 500 of these
districts have been discontinued and
many more have suspended opera
tion of a school.
Greatest reduction has come in
the operation of one-room schools.
In 1917 there were 1950 one-room
schools. In 1936-37, ten years later,
there were only 1073 or approxi
mately 900 less. One-room schools
have been completely eliminated in
two counties. Approximately 200
districts in the sttae retain their
district organization but do not
maintain a school. Morrow county
has 24 such districts, the speaker
said.
On visiting the local school yes'
terday, Mr. Emerson complimented
it highly on the many improvements
evidenced since his last visit here
four years ago.
Heppner Machine
Shop Has Change
L. H. Harlow, expert certified
welder, recently of California, took
over the management of Heppner
Blacksmith and Machine shop this
week, succeeding John F. Vaughn.
Mr. Harlow says it will be the pol
icy of the shop to guarantee all work
at right prices.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow have taken
up residence in the Case apart
ments.
BAZAAR AND TEA
The Episcopal ladies will hold
their annual bazaar, Saturday af
ternoon. December 3rd, at 2 p. m,
at the Parish House. Tea will be
served from 3 to 5:30.
Heppner,
Local Girl Long
Flew Course of
Lost Air Liner
Had not Dorothy Herren, native
Heppner girl, quit air stewarding
late in October to become Mrs.
Edmund Schroeder, she might
have been aboard the ill-fated air
liner from which five persons, in
cluding the stewardess, were lost
on the California coast Tuesday.
Mrs. Schroeder, who herself flew
from Oakland to Pendleton Tues
day and arrived here that night
to visit her mother, Mrs. Frank
Rumble, for many months had held
the same , Seattle-San Francsico
run which the ill-fated ship was
making. Mrs. Schroeder was well
acquainted with Frona Clay, for
merly of The Dalles, the- lost
stewardess.
Before leaving air'-stewarding
for matrimony, Mrs. Schroeder
had flown 730,000 miles without
serious mishap. She experienced
a few forced landings and consid
erable bad weather flying but was
never in a wrecked ship.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bennett
drove to Pendleton with Mrs.
Rumble to meet Mrs. Schroeder.
Christmas Seal Sale
Launched in County
The 32nd annual Christmas Seal
sale to fight tuberculosis opened
Monday of this week with the Mor
row County Health association set
ting a minimum quota of 5 seals per
capita in this county. Rev. R. C.
Young is president of the Christmas
Seal sale committee, Rose Leibbrand,
county chairman, J. O. Turner, treas
urer, and Mrs. Clara Beamer, sec
retary.
This year the Christmas Seal sale
will be conducted along different
lines than that of former years, the
county being divided into seven dis
tricts with local chairmen in charge
of seal sales and collections in each
community. Mrs. Lucy E. JEtodgers
is Heppner district chairman; Mrs,
James Leach, Lexington; Mrs. Omar
Rietmann, lone; Wm. Corwin, Board
man; Mrs. Ralph Jones, Irrigon; Mrs.
Richard Robison, Hardman; Mrs,
Marion Finch, Pine City and Lena;
Leonard Carlson, Eight Mile and
Gooseberry.
A quota of five seals sold per cap
ita in Morrow county will enable
this county to retain fifty percent of
the sale monies, and a quota of eight
seals sold per capita will retain 75
per cent of the sale proceeds for
local welfare.
Out of 478 tuberculosis tests taken
throughout the Morrow . county
schools with the aid of Miss Althea
Stoneman, part-time county nurse,
and local physicians 18 cases were
reported with positive reactions.
Thirty-five persons showing active
reactions were taken to The Dalles
for fluoroscope tests.
Firemen's Fund Aim
Of Dance Dec. 10 .
Heppner's volunteer fire. depart
ment is presenting its annual ball
at the Elks hall Saturday night, Dec.
10, with a cordial invitation for ev
eryone to attend. The best in dance
tunes- and floor entertainment is
guaranteed by Bill Isom, manager of
the affair. -
Funds from the ball go into the
firemen's own exchequer to help
make firefighting more attractive
and to help build up the morale of
the volunteers, says Albert Schunk,
chief. What stipend the boys receive
from the city for their services is
hardly compensatory for wear and
tear on clothing. Then, gas masks,
helmets and cloaks are needed. Pur
chase of tickets to the ball will be
just like buying added fire insur
ance, he said, besides getting a lot
of entertainment for the money.
SHEEP FROM MONTANA
Garnet Barratt received the last
of his sheep from the summer range
in Montana by special train Mon
day afternoon. Sheep of Krebs Bros,
of Cecil came by the same train.
Oregon, Thursday, December 1, 1938
Veterans' Views on
Important Problems
Aired tomorrow
Public Mass Meeting
Set for District
Legion Conference
A public mass meeting at the Elks
hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
will be one of the highlights of the
district American Legion conference,
one of a series being held thruout
the state, at which state and district
officers of the legion and auxiliary
will appear. To be discussed will be
the leading service organizations'
stands on important problems of
the day.
Scheduled to - appear are John
Beckwith, state commander, a prom
inent Portland attorney, and Carl R.
Moser, veteran state adjutant, of the
Legion; Mrs. Blanche Jones of As
toria, ' department president, and
Mrs. May Whitcomb of Portland,
department secretary, of the auxil
iary. Afternoon conference will be fol
lowed by 6:30 o'clock dinner at Ho
tel Heppner. The afternoon legion
session, beginning at 2:30, will be
held at Elks hall presided over by
Marion Coyner of Pendleton, 6th
district commander. Mrs. Marie Todd
of Hermiston, district president, will
preside over the auxiliary meeting
at the same time at the home of
Mrs. Spencer Crawford.
Word has been received from most
of the posts and units of the dis
trict that they will have represent
atives present.
$6000 From AAA
First In Area i
Compliance checks in the amount
of $6000 were being distributed this
week to county cooperators under
the 1938 AAA program, the first to
be received by any county in the
Columbia basin wheat area, an
nounces E. H. Miller, chairman of
the Morrow county compliance board.
The checks received here are evi
dence of the speedy and efficient
manner in which the local committee
got in the necessary reports.
While the amount received is only
a fraction of the total expected, other
checks will be coming along shortly
as the work of proving compliance
has all been sent through for final
checking. Those for whom checks
are received are being notified as
quickly as the checks arrive, and
Mr. Miller says it would facilitate
work in the office if those expecting
checks would wait until notice is
received before calling.
No True Bills, One
Not True Bill Given
The December circuit court term
grand jury, after convening for two
days, reported no true bills and one
not true bill to Judge C. L. Sweek
yesterday afternoon. New roofing
for county poor houses and installa
tion of light at jail entrance were
recommended.
Serving on the jury were Jack
Hynd, foreman; Carl Bergstrom, L.
H. Frederickson, H. M. Miller, A.
V. Wright, E. C. Heliker and F. P.
Leicht.
To Repair Old Toys
For Yuletide Cheer
Heppner Boy Scouts will repair
old toys to add to cheer at the near
ing Christmas season.
Toys may be left at the office of
Mrs. Clara Beamer in the hotel
building, or a phone call to Tom
Wells or Alvin Kleinfeldt will bring
boys to collect them.
Mr. and Mrs. Olds of Grass Valley
arrived in the city this week and are
assisting Mrs. Olds' brother-in-law,
J. A. Sharp, at Heppner bakery.
CURRENT TAX ROLL
68 COLLECTED
Payments on Delinquencies
Equal 18; Balance Still
Slightly on Red Side of Ledger
Current taxes in Morrow county
were 68 per cent collected as of
December 1, according to the state
ment issued from the office of Chas.
W. Barlow, county clerk. Collections
on delinquent taxes up to that date
showed right at 18 per cent of the
total.
The amount collected on current
taxes was $186,338.03, leaving $85,
207.95 uncollected of the total rolls
for the year, $271,545.98. Discount
for prepayment of year's tax in full
amounted to $4,198.18, while interest
for late payment was collected to the
amount of $362.37.
Total delinquent taxes outstanding
as of January 1, 1938, were 342,285.
88, of which $60,531.21 had been col
lected as of December 1, leaving a
balance of $281,754.67. Interest col
lected on delinquent taxes amounted
to $4,670.76.
Another turn-over from the sher
iff's office is not expected until after
January 1, but additional collection
of $25,000 needs to be made for the
year to keep the county from sliding
a little more into the red side of the
tax ledger.
Community Meetings
Set in AAA Program
All community meetings for elec
tion of community committeemen
and delegates to the county conven
tion have been set for Wednesday,
December 7, in organizing the AAA
compliance program for the coming
year, announces E. H. Miller, presl
dent.
Places and hours of meetings fol
low Alpine, 2 o'clock at Lexington;
Eight Mile, 1:30 at Rhea Creek
grange hall; S. Heppner-Hardman,
1:30 a Rhea Creek grange hall;
Lexington, 2 at Lexington; N. Hepp
ner, 2 at court house; lone, 2 at lone
Legion hall; Morgan, 2 at lone Le
gion hall; Boardman, 2 at grange
hall; Irrigon, 7 at school house.
The county convention to be held
later will elect county officers for
the new year.
First Casaba Tilt
Comes Next Monday
Basketball season officially starts
next Monday evening, at 7:30, when
the Heppner Mustangs meet the
lone quintet on the local floor.
There has been a record turnout
at Heppner this season, with about
thirty boys fighting for places on
the squads. The "A" and "B" squads
are practicing separately now. The
"A" squad is composed mainly of
juniors and seniors and about four
sophomores, while the "B" team is
made up entirely of freshmen and
sophomores.
lone will have a veteran team
this year, and with their fighting
spirit, should give Heppner a tough
game. '
SMITH CAR HITS ICE
Chas. W. Smith, assistant state
county agent leader, sustained con
siderable damage to his car Tues
day morning a short ways from The
Dalles while on his way here. He
swerved the car to miss a boulder
in the road and as he did so the car
skidded on slick pavement, hitting
the bank and an overhanging rock
that dented the rear top of the car
and broke three window glasses.
MONAHAN CAR WRECKS
John Monahan from Condon
wrecked his car Monday evening
when he hit a slick place on a curve
about a mile below lone. Hp and
two other occupants of the car es
caped iniurv. but the car was con
siderably damaged. Mr. Monahan was
returning to his home after visiting
in Heppner. Rain had fallen and
frozen on the highway at the spot
ot the accident.
For Sale '29 Dodge truck, '29 Ford
sedan, lot of chickens, $1 ea. A. Stef
am, lone, Ore. 38-39
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Fine Entertainment
Slated for Wheat
League Conclave
The Dalles Hailed as
Perfect Host Tomor
row and Saturday
The most elaborate program of
entertainment ever staged for the
annual Eastern Oregon Wheat lea
gue conference is set at The Dalles
tomorrow and Saturday, when 1500
to 1600 visitors are exDected for this
year's meeting at the Wasco county
seat, said Charles W. Smith, league
lecretary, when in the city Tuesday.
Conference sessions opened todav
with general committee meetings
to digest reports from the various
counties. All county committees had
held their meetings with record at
tendance in all counties, Smith said.
Wasco county farmers, chamber of
commerce and Port of The Dalles
have all cooperated in formulating
the entertainment program. A barge
and a river boat will be on hand for
free boat trips. Dances will be held
i)nday and Saturday nights. The
Dalles drum corps, German band,
Legionettes and high schol musical
organizations will be on hand, all in
addition to the big annual banquet
followed by the "extravaganza," a
most hilarious feature, said Smith
who had witnessed rehearsals.
All conference sessions and banauet
will be held in the chamber of com
merce building. Banquet tickets will
admit to the extravaganza and ad
dress of Governor-elect Charles A.
Sprague, slated in the main audi
torium immediately after the ban
quet. Reservations for banquet tick
ets have been so lively that a dead
line for sale has been set at 2:3d .
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.
Furthering the hospitality theme,
business houses of The Dalles are
presenting window displays depict
ing many phases of the wheat motif.
All registrants will be given the
privilege of voting for the window
they consider most attractive, and
league president, George N. Peck,
will present a plaque to the winning
firm at tht Friday evening banquet
lomorrow morning Mayor H. E.
Willerton of The Dalles will df1i vcr
the address of welcome shortly af
ter convening at 9:30. Response to
welcome will be followed by Presi
dent Pecks annual address, finan
cial report of the secretary, and
address by J. H. Christ, acting re
gional conservator of soil conserva
tion service, from Spokane, Wash.
Tomorrow afternoon addresses are
slated by C. I. Seelv. noxious wpA
investigation agent, University of Ida
ho, "Wild Morning Glory Control in
the Dry Land Districts of the Paci
fic Northwest"; F. L. Ballard, vice
director of extension, O. S. C, "Land
Use Problems in Mid-Columbia Ter
ritory," and Dr. M. K. Bennett, ec
onomist food research institute,
Stanford university. "PrsAnt WnrU
Wheat Situation."
Harry Brown, assistant
of agriculture, will tell nf "TMi,
west Wheat Problems in Relation to
rational i arm Program" at Satur
day morning's session. Other speak
ers at uus time will be Herbert G.
West, executive secretary Inland
Waterways association, "Present and
Future Development nf ri,uj
River," and Dr. D. D. Hill, associate
agronomist, O. S. C, "Production of
Brewing Varieties of Barley."
United States Senator-eletc Rufus
C. Holman will speak at the Satur
day aiternoon Session. Committee
reports are interRnoroo i x
the program, and the convention will
iu oaturoay afternoon with elec
tion of officers and selection of host
city for 1939.
DUCK SEASON ENDS
Local sportsmen found duck shoot
ing fairly good during the season
which ended Monday. Favorite
shooting grounds were in the north
end of Morrow and west end of
Umatilla county.