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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Dec. 15, 1938
Walla Walla Man
Sounds Warning
W. O. Carter of Walla Walla was
in the city Tuesday looking for
feeder livestock, being interested
particularly in aged ewes. Mr. Car
ter whose home is on a small farm
at the state line between Milton and
Walla Walla, is actively engaged in
promoting the interests of the small
truck operators in Washington and
expected to go to Olympia this week
to attend a state meeting of Motor
Vehicle Transport association, of
which he is a director and eastern
Washington field man.
He said that this organization had
been responsible for writing the
present motor vehicle code in the
state of Washington and that it was
now concerned with keeping it from
being seriously modified by oppos
ing transportation interests. His as
sociation works primarily in the in
terests of producers and small truck
operators, he said. A similar organi
zation is being perfected in Oregon.
Public vigilance is required if plac
ing of trucks under Interstate Com
merce commission regulation is to be
averted, A series of meetings over
the nation is scheduled for next year,
one to be held in Portland late in
January, to promote this program,
he said.
GRAIN COMING OKEII
Leonard Carlson was in the city
Saturday from the Gooseberry farm
home, reporting that grain in his
section was apparently coming along
okeh. It got a good start and unless
hit by a severe freeze or other un
due weather, should make it through
well to spring. A good snow would
be beneficial, however. Mr. Carlson
handled the Christmas seal sale in
the Eight Mile -Gooseberry commu
nities and reported collection of $24.
11 up to Saturday. He took out a
new supply of seals as he had not
yet covered all his district.
AID GOVERNOR'S BALL
C. J. D. Bauman and Spencer
Crawford have been named com
mittee members from Morrow coun
ty for the inaugural ball honoring
Governor-elect and Mrs. Charles A.
Sprague to be held at the Salem
armory, January 9, 1939. Admission
cards ($2 per couple) will be fur
nished invited guests on notifica
tion of their acceptance of the invi
tation. Those in Morrow county in
tending to attend should get in touch
with one of the local committee
members immediately.
HAS STROKE IN CALIFORNIA
Oscar Keithly, in the city yester
day from lone, said his brother,
Emerson Keithly, recently had a
stroke in San Francisco and that the
doctor gave encouragement that he
would recover. Mr. Keithly himself
is still on crutches and in rather
poor health. He expected he might
go .to Rufus shortly to remain for
the winter, the lower altitude being
beneficial to his health.
SHOWER GIVEN MRS. THOMSON
' A group of friends tendered Mrs.
Rod Thomson a bridal shower yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Clarence
Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson mov
ed yesterday into the Jeff Jones
house on Gale street.
EDITORIAL
Need for Study
THE recent meeting of county
school boards in Heppner start
ed a good work in launching a study
of plans for reorganization of dis
tricts. Their object is to find wheth
er reorganization under the county
school law, thus making one district
of the entire county, or whether for
mation of several larger districts is
the more feasible.
Need for such a move arises main
ly from, the too rapid abandonment
of districts that is throwing an ever
increasing load of expense upon the
districts remaining. But there are
other features that make some type
of reorganization to be desired. .
As pointed out by the Crook coun
ty elementary schol superintendent
at Lexington Tuesday (report of
which is carried in these columns)
economies may be effected in several
ways through larger district organ
ization. First impulse, as it appeared at
the Lexington meeting, was to rush
to the county unit type of organiza
tion as being the most logical. Hepp
ner people, in many instances, how
ever, re reluctant to accept this
plan. They believe they have good
schools at present and fear that if
these are placed under a board the
majority of whose members come
from outside the city, the standards
may be lowered. A tendency has
existed in the past for paying low
salaries in country districts, too
low, these Heppner people believe,
to command the type of teaching tal
ent they prefer for their children,
As the people of Heppner think.
so think people of other larger com
munities in the county, who fear for
the welfare of their own schools. All
are reluctant to risk any plan that
might jeopardize their own schools,
Of course, these fears are based
upon the possibility of a board be
ing named that would not have the
best interests of all the schools at
heart.
These fears, combined with un
willingness of people in districts
having little or no special school tax
to vote added tax upon themselves,
makes prospects quie dim for re
organizing under the county school
law. It turns attention to possibility
of the larger district plan.
Under the present district consoli
dation law, each district must vote
for consolidation before it can be
effected, and all territory going into
a consolidated district must be con
tiguous. These provisions make large
obstacles m the path of consolida
tion, and informed persons believe
that better legislation is needed to
facilitate such movements. Whether
such legislation can be prepared in
time to present to the forthcoming
legislative session which convenes
in January is highly problematical.
The state school superintendent's of
fice is interested, however, and will
lend assistance.
By and large, it appears that ev
eryone is interested in cutting school
taxes and still maintaining high
standards. There are indications of
how this may be done. When a
proper course is determined, which
can only be done by thorough study,
then there will be little trouble get
ting support from the people, neces
sary to put it into effect
J. L. Cochran is at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Anna Bayless, con
valescing from serious injuries re
ceived in a recent automobile acci
dent. Mrs. Bayless and F. W. Tur
ner motored to Pendleton Sunday to
bring him from St. Anthony's hos
pital where he received treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee and
Mrs. F. S. Parker motored to Pasco
Sunday and visited for the day, the
Chaffees with Mrs. Chaffee's par
ents, and Mrs. Parker with her sis
ter, Mrs. Chas. Jones.
Millard D. Rodman, district soil
conservation service supervisor,
spent the week end here from the
office at Pendleton.
A son was born recently to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Burchell at their
home in Corvallis. Mrs. Burchell
was formerly Miss Kathryn Healy
of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brosnan are
parents of a new son born recently
at thier home in Portland, according
to word received by relatives here.
A
oderBoxes
3 SIZES TO SUIT EVERYBODY
NOW READY FOR USE
Locally Butchered Meats
FRESH and CURED
CENTRAL MARKET
TURE PETERSON, Mgr.
A BIT OLD-FASHIONED, PERHAPS
- To keep telling you of the
excellence of M U N S I N G
W E A R, but discriminating
ladies have been carrying
loads of it away from our store
for years. They know the lux
uriant feel of "Munsie" fine
lingerie. Again, we say, it
may be a bit old-fashioned
but so's Christmas.
OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT IS FILLED WITH GOODIES
M. D. CLARK
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Notice to Taxpayers
All taxpayers who have unpaid personal taxes for
1936, 1937 and 1938 are urged to call at the Sheriff's
office during the month of December and pay these
taxes.
By paying these taxes during December, a conve
nient payment plan can be arranged for any prior years.
Unpaid taxes for these years, after January 1, are
subject to foreclosure proceedings and additional ex
pense to the taxpayer.
All unpaid 1938 taxes become delinquent Decem
ber 16, 1938.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
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