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Volume 54, Number 39
Sheepmen Resent
Restricted Quotas
For Forest Range
National Policy
Pinching Industry,
Growers Maintain
Resentment against national for
est administration policy increased
among Morrow county sheepmen
this week as a considerable number
received notice of restrictetd quotas
for sheep grazed on forest summer
range. Reductions for next year,
varying from 100 to 200 head per
allotment, will work much hard
ship, according to reports.
One grower, in - fact, declared
that the policy may make it entirely
impossible for him to operate and
practically wipe out a $30,000 capital
investment in plant and operating
equipment '
While reductions were considered
in line with a previously announced
10-year administrative policy which
anticipated a 30 per cent cut in
herds grazed in national forest areas,
they were received as a serious
blow.
Another large grower who had
voluntarily reduced his grazing
quota to bring his entire operations
into balance was treated the same
as others.
Growers here are looking forward
to the coming Oregon Wool Grow
ers association meeting at Pendle
ton, December 9-10, when they can
more vigorously protest what they
consider an altogether unreasonable
policy in the face of the facts.
It is declared that foundation for
the burdensome action lies in pro'
tests of hunters who have carried in
reports that sheep are trampling
grass into the ground and ruining
hunting areas. Game conservation,
these sheepmen maintain, is gaining
recognition altogether out of propor
tion to its importance. While sheep
men are required to do many things
in the interest of forest conservation,
hunters are placed under no such
restrictions. The state takes all game
license money and puts none of it
into forest upkeep. Game adminis
trators are interested only in creat
mg more resreves and increasing
game population. Still they rely up
on stockmen for winter feeding the
game.
The sheepmen point out that their
industry cannot exist without ade
quate summer range. They deny
that they are overgrazing, declare
that much of the poor range condi
tions in recent years has been due
more to weather conditions than to
any other cause. They say that in
festation with moles has caused
many forest meadows to give less
abundant grass where once they
yielded stands heavy enough to be
cut for hay, and that this has not
been given due consideration for
poorer forest range conditions.
So thoroughly did one grower be
lieve sheepmen are more vitally in
terested in forest protection than is
the national administration that he
advocated a policy be adopted to
leave the sheepmen entirely alone
for a period of five years, and at
the end of that time if it was con
sidered they were not handling the
forest area in the public interest,
that they be kicked out of the for
est altogether.
POSTPONE TEMPERANCE PLAY
The drama, "Death Takes the
Steering Wheel," which was to be
held tonight at the Church of
Christ will be indefinitely postpon
ed because of the inability of the
director, Hayward H. Johnson of
Portland, to be here. Mr. Johnson
telegraphed from Portland last night
that because of a death he could
not come today.
Women's Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist church will
meet in the basement of the church
at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon, Decem
ber 13.
Heppner,
Art Minor, Veteran
Sportsman, Gets All
Trophies of Hunt
Looking and assertedly feeling
better than for years, Art Minor,
Heppner pioneer, dropped into the
city Saturday with announcement
that he had bagged his buck deer,
bull elk and doe deer in current
seasons, the latter in the open
Murderer's creek reserve. These
feats he considered a crowning
glory to years spent in the open
and as a lover of sports since be
fore this county's Blue mountain
primitive area was first put under
sporting regulations.
With Mr. Minor were his grand
daughter, Louise Minor, and Clea
Green of Mt. Vernon.
The Minor pottery plant, of
which Mr. Minor's son Ellis is
foreman, was recently moved to
the edge of Portland from its for
mer location at Troutdale. Five
men are now employed. An order
was recently received for 2000
pieces of one design. Mr. Minor,
who has numberless business ven
tures credited to a long-active
career, including Morrow county's
number one livestock operator
for many years, is optimistic over
prospects of this latest venture.
Columbia C. E. Union
Ends Meeting Here
Columbia Christian Endeavor un
ion completed a successful three-day
conference here last Sunday with
sixty delegates present from Pen
dleton, Milton-Freewater, Hermis
ton, Lexington, lone, Hardman and
Heppner. Miss Juanita Crawford of
Adams was elected president for the
ensuing year; Harold Hill of HermiS'
ton, vice-president; Pauline Stoop
of Hermiston, treasurer. Kathryn
Parker and W. L. MCaleb, Jr., of
the local society, were named on
the executive committee.
Rev. R. Murray Jones, First Pres
byterian church of Pendleton, gave
a stirring address in sounding the
keynote, Friday. Rev. Walter L.
Myers, Eugene, assisted by bringing
outstanding messages Saturday
night, Sunday morning and after
noon, beventy-tive people were
seated at Saturday evening's ban
quet. That afternoon, Jimmie Cor-
neilson, from Pendleton Indian mis
sion, showed motion pictures of ear
ly mission work among the Indians,
Outside people staying over nights
were entertained in local homes.
Operetta Set for
Friday, Dec. 16
"Ask the Professor," high school
operetta will be presented in the
auditorium, Friday, Dec. 16. The
story is based around a May day fes
tival and commencement exercises
on the campus of a girls' school, and
involves many humorous situations
common to college life.
Cast in various roles are Frances
Wilkinson, Helen Lundell, Omer
McCaleb, Jack Merrill, Pat Dooley,
Juanita Phelps, Dick Bogoger, Don
ald Bennett, Bethal Blake, Lucille
Barlow, Laura Warfield and Mary
Curran.
In addition to the cast will be the
boys' and girls' choruses and several
dancing ensembles that should add
interest to the main plot. Of spe
cial note is the fact that 45 students
are taking part in this year's pro
duction. Prices are 35 cents for adults, 25
cents for students and 15 cents for
children
SIX GET THEIR DOE
Ray and Geo Drake, Lee Scriv
ner, Louis Gilliam, Ed Breslin and
John Hughes composed a party of
six hunters who returned home yes
terday from a hunt in the Murder
ers ' creek district, each having
bagged his doe.
CHRISTMAS PARTY SET
Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges of
Heppner will have a Christmas party
Wednesday night, December 14, at
8 o'clock. All members and families
are urged to be present.
Oregon, Thursday, December 8, 1938
City Places Big
Tree as Hub for
Holiday Spirit
Tall, Trim Fir is
Colorfully Lighted;
League Meet Eyed
Heppner's Christmas tree is tak
ing its place on the Main thorough
fare today, the nucleus of the fast
spreading gladsome atmosphere of
the season.
City dads authorized the tree's
placement at the regular meeting
Monday evening, and firemen, po
lice and watermaster with assistance
of P. P. & L., brought in the tree
and put it in place yesterday. Today
it is being attractively lighted.
The tree, a tall white fir of trim
proportions, is placed at the inter
section of Main and Willow streets.
With this contribution of the city
government, other Christmas decor
ations along the street are fast ap
pearing, which, with bright new
merchandise in the shops, reflects a
seemly cheer.
Discussion of doing their bit for
Christmas consumed most of the
business of the dads, Monday. Con
cern was evidenced in the meeting
of League of Oregon Cities at Pen
dleton today, however, and it was
planned to have a delegation in at
tendance with special invitation giv
en Mayor-elect G. A. Bleakman.
The league meeting was expected
to help emphasize the demand for
a larger share of state highway rev
enues to be expended upon city
streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Furlong
Take Condon Theater
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Furlong this
week announced the purchase of the
Liberty theater of Condon and de
parted for that place Tuesday to
make their home. Mrs. Furlong, who
has assisted her mother, Mrs. Sadie
Sigsbee, in the management of the
Star theater here for several years,
expects to continue assisting here
and will be in the city for a day or
two each week.
Mr. Furlong, who has done the
operating here for some time, is be
ing succeeded by Herman Green,
and Miss Betty Happold is taking
over the position of ticket seller.
As business manager of the local
theater for the last several years,
Mrs. Furlong has brought about
many improvements to give Hepp
ner one of the most modern and
attractive movie houses to be found
in any city of its size. While the
Condon theater has also been con
sidered among the leading theaters
of eastern Oregon, it will continue
in well trained hands under Mr. and
Mrs. Furlong's management.
Firemen's Hop is
Saturday Attraction
Lively pre-saleof tickets presag
ed a large turn-out for the fire
men's ball at the Elks hall next Sat
urday night, a check-up meeting of
the fire boys Monday evening re
vealed. They promise good music
and a good time for all who attend.
Many business houses and others
who do not dance have welcomely
received the sale of tickets and con'
tributed their dollars, knowing that
the fund resulting will be a big aid
to firemen in their organization and
thus add to the efficiency of the
force in case of fire.
NOTICE
I am no' longer connected with the
Heppner Blacksmith and Mchy. Co.
and am not responsible for any bills
contracted by them. I am collecting
all outstanding accounts contracted
up to Nov. 21, 1938, and will appre
ciate prompt settlement of same,
and feel very grateful to all my
friends for the business and favors
extended me for the past two and
a half years. JOHN VAUGHN.
SLATED SPEAKER
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E. R. Fatland of Condon, state
representative from this district
this week was conceded to have
the house speakership in his poc
ket. Fatland is the second man to
bring the honor to this district in
three sessions. Session before last
Earl Snell, now secretary of state,
did likewise.
BAND AND CHOIRS
TO GIVE PROGRAM
Christmas Featured in School
Offering Wednesday Before;
Students Making Own Robes
Three choirs and the band are
busily practicing Christmas carols
for the joint school concert to be
given in the auditorium the Wed
nesday evening before Christmas.
Two upper grade choirs formed by
unpicked voices of thirty students
each will supply a boys and girls
choir. The third choir, from the pri
mary grades, will be composed of 20
picked voices. The upper grade
choirs are directed by Miss For
sythe, the lower by Miss White.
The latter part of the program
will be devoted to band music un
der supervision of Mr. Buhman.
White choir robes for the 80 stu
dents who will sing are being made
in the school. Eighth grade girls are
cutting out the material and each
student is taking his own robe home
to be finished. The high school sew
ing classes are making black collars.
Complete, the robes and collars cost
15 cents, and after the concert they
will be donated to the school.
Heppner Downs lone;
Fossil Coming Friday
The Heppner Mustangs started
their basketball season with a bang
by defeating a sturdy lone squad,
48-20, MoYiday evening. Coxen of
Heppner was high point man with
12 and Ring of lone next highest
with 11.
Heppner made a good start, with
a 9-5 lead at the end of the first
period and increased this lead to
19-9 at half time, he score at the
end of the third quarter was 31-13,
and when the final whistle blew
was 48-20 in Heppner's favor.
As a preliminary game, the "B"
teams played, with Heppner coming
out on top with a 37-6 score. Snow
of Heppner led the scoring with 10
points, and his team mate, Osborne,
was second with 9 points. This Fri
day the locals wil play host to Fos
sil. First Team
Second Team
GILMAN-THOMSON
Miss Lora V. Gilman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilman, was
married to Roderick Thomson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, at
Walla Walla Monday afternoon. Both
young people are graduates of
Heppner high school, and Mr. Thom
son is local manager of Union,, Oil
company.
ELKS OFFICIAL COMING
Francis V. Galloway of The Dal
les, district deputy grand exalted
ruler, will make his official visit to
the local lodge next Thursday eve
ning, the 15th. Initiation and spe
cial entertainment are planned.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Program Backed
By 600 Who Attend
Wheat League Meet
Countians Lead at
Lively Dalles Ses
sions; Condon Next
More than 600 growers and others
interested in wheat production in
eastern Oregon took part in the an
nual conference of the Eastern Ore
gon Wheat league at The Dalles last
week end. Declaring themselves fa
vorable to the underlying principles
of the 1938 agricultural adjustment
act, they went on record as desiring
reinstatement of the processing tax
on milled wheat to pay for acreage
control, commended voluntary com
pliance and ever-normal granary
with assistance of crop insurance,
commodity loans and purchase of
surpluses by Commodity Credit cor
poration, as highlights of resolutions
covering all phases of their industry.
With George N. Peck, league pres
ident, presiding, Morrow county took
prominent part in the proceedings.
Elected to succeed Peck was Harry
Proudfoot of Moro, with Carol Bar
ker of Condon, vice-president. C. W.
Smith, veteran secretary, was re
elected. It was voted to hold next
year's conference at Condon. Oscar
Peterson of lone was named execu
tive committeeman from this county
and will serve with Sam Walker,
Wasco county; Millard Eakin, Sher
man; John Campbell, Jefferson;
John Wieman, Gilliam; Jens Ter
jeson, Umatilla, and Larkin Staggs,
Wallowa.
Among Morrow county people at
tending conference sessions were
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam J. Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred -Mankin,
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Hague
wood, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smethurst, Mr.
and Mrs. C. N. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Denny, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Heliker, Charles McElligott, C. E.
Carlson, Oscar Peterson, J. O. Kin
caid, Henry Smouse, Louis Bergevin,
Bert Johnson, R. B. Rice, Glenn
Jones, C. B. Cox, A. H. Nelson, Don
Pointer, Frank Saling, Henry Baker,
Oral Scott, G. J. Ryan, W. S. Ben
nett and J. V. Crawford.
Federal agricultural programs
were brought into headline promin
ence not only through the resolu
tions but also in the appearance of
Harry Brown, assistant secretary of
agriculture.
This Georgia gentleman, with pro
file resembling Irvin S. Cobb and a
speaking manner not unworthy of
the famed humorist, committed the
secretary's department to little in
the way of administrative policy but
in a general way explained needs of
the type of program being carried
out, emphasized the voluntary con
trol feature and the further need
for widespread cooperation to make
it effective. Though a cotton grow
er himself, he evidenced a broad
understanding of the wheat situa-
tion.
That burdensome wheat surpluses
may be expected for at least five
years more was told by Dr. M. K.
Bennett, economist from food re
search institute of Stanford univer
sity, speaking on the world wheat
situation. Dr. Bennett highly com
mended Secretary of State Hull's
efforts in tearing down high tariff
walls between nations as one of the
outstanding hopes today for more
equitably distributing the world's
wheat stores and helping to reduce
the extremely large world surplus.
He aroused some indignation among
his listeners when he said that gov
ernment crop control measures
would help but little and that nat
ural laws would have the largest
effect in determining the course of
the future.
Rufus C. Holman, U. S. senator
elect, received enthusiastic applause
when he told the wheatgrowers that
he would act free from any obliga
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