OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
? R L I C AUDITOR! J V.
Volume 54, Number 41
AAA Organization
Set in County
For New Year
Miller Retained as
Chairman; $410,000
in Loans Completed
The county convention to perfect
organization of the county compli
ance committee under the AAA was
held here yesterday, with delegates
present from each of the nine dis
tricts. E. Harvey Miller was unan
imously re-elected chairman, and
other members named were R. B.
Rice, vice chairman, Sam J. Turner,
member, and Henry Baker, alter
nate member.
Delegates in attendance were R.
B. Rice, Alpine; F. E. Parker, South
Heppner-Hardman; Sam J. Turner,
North Heppner; C, E. Carlson, Eight
Mile; Louis C. Bergevin, lone; L. A.
Palmer, Lexington; Henry B. Gor
ger, Morgan; Paul Smith, Board
man, and Frank Frederickson, Ir
rigon. At the convention it was an
nounced that work of checking com
pliance for 1938 and fall seeding for
the 1939 crop had been completed,
and that $19,000 had so far been
distributed in allotments for 1938
compliance.
Under the loan feature of the
AAA, it was anounced that 247 loans
had been completed in the county
on 730,000 bushels of wheat for ap'
proximately $410,000. Nine of the
loans were on farm storage wheat
and the remainder on wheat stored
in warehouses.
were said to have been received for
crop insurance policies covering
some 10,000 acres.
The county convention met in the
newly renovated quarters in the
Odd Fellows building, work of which
was completed this week. The new
ly painted walls, linoleum-topped
chromium-trimmed desks, and other
improvements have made the office
appear considerably more pleasing
than it was before.
Names of the community commit
teemen, elected at recent elections,
were released as follows:
Alpine: R. B. Rice, delegate;
Frank Saling, alternate delegate;
Frank Saling, chairman; A. C. Lind
sey, vice-chairman; Miles E. Martin,
regular member; Leo Gorger, first
alternate; W. J. Doherty, second al
ternate. Irrigon: J. S. White, delegate; F,
Frederickson, alternate delegate; J.
S. White, chairman; C. Grimm, vice
chairman; F. Frederickson, regular
member; Carl Knighten, first alter
nate; John Voile, second alternate,
lone: L. Bergevin, delegate; J. O.
Kincaid, alternate delegate; Chas.
McElligott, chairman; Louis Bergev
in, vice chairman; Oscar E. Peter
son, regular member; Fred Mankin,
first alternate; E. J. Blake, second
alternate.
South Heppner-Hardman: F. E.
Parker, delegate; Glenn Jones, al
ternate delegate; F. E. Parker, chair
man; C. N. Jones, vice chairman;
Glenn Jones, regular member; Alva
Jones, first alternate; Ray Wright,
second alternate.
Boardman: Paul Smith, delegate;
Almon Geiss, alternate delegate; Paul
Smith, chairman; Almon Geiss, vice
chairman; Albert Baker, regular
member; Harry Ford, first alternate;
N. Kristensen, second alternate.
Lexington: L. A. Palmer, delegate;
Clyde Denny, alternate delegate; L.
A. Palmer, chairman; O. W. Cuts
forth, vice chairman; Clyde Denny,
regular member; Terrel Benge, first
alternate; B. H. Peck, second alter
nate. lone: Henry B. Gorger, delegate;
Henry V. Smouse, alternate dele
gate; Henry B. Gorger, chairman;
Henry B. Gorger, vice chairman;
Victor Rietmann, regular member;
Franklin D. Ely, first alternate; Geo.
E. Miller, second alternate.
Eight Mile: C. E. Carlson, dele-
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Heppner,
Schools Committee
Proposes Amendments
A resolution was adopted by the
county school committee meeting at
the county superintendent's office
here yesterday, asking for two am
endments to the county school law
which Orville Cutsforth, chairman,
believes will help meet some objec
tions being offered. The resolution
will be sent to legislators from this
district for action at the coming leg
islative session.
One amendment seeks to have
four of the five county board mem
bers vote favorably before any
schools can be consolidated. The
second amendment would place a
limit of $3500 upon the amount
which the board may expend on new
construction in any one year. Any
construction costing more than that
amount would require a special vote
of the people.
lone Defeats Lex
In Town Hoop Tilt
Fred Hoskin's lone town basket-
eers started a promising season
when they defeated Lexington on
the home floor Tuesday night, 49-29.
Grunquist, lone guard, took scoring
honors with 17 points, baing closely
pushed by Williams, co-center, with
16, and Rice Thornburg, Lex center,
who also rung up 16 markers. Com
pleting the lone squad with scores
were Frad Hoskins, Jr., guard 10,
E. Pettyjohn, f. 4, Dorr Mason f. 2,
Riley Munkers and Walter Bnstow.
For Lexington, other squad mem
bers with scores were, guards, A.
Bolsworth 10, Palmer 2; forwards,
Dale Lane and Wright 1.
lone will play a college all-star
team made up of boys home for
vacation on their floor Fiday night.
A second team will play Heppner
CCC's the same evening. The all
stars will include Leonard Gilman,
La Verne Van Marter, Charles Cox,
Jackson Gilliam and Harlan Me
Curdy.
Creamery Pickup
Skids Off Highway
The Morrow County Creamery
company delivery car, driven by W.
C. Cox, manager, skidded off the
Columbia highway on a slippery
curve a short distance east of Ar
lington Tuesday afternoon. Going
over a considerable bank it struck
among some large boulders which
wrecked radiator and running gear
and did total damage estimated at
$250. The car did not turn over,
and Mr. Cox escaped with a severe
jolting.
The local P. P. & L. service car,
folowin a short distance behind,
came to the rescue and helped move
Mr. Cdx's load into Arlington. Ray
Kinne and E. E. Ham rick were in
the power company car.
Caution Urged
In Holiday Driving
Death must not repeat its harvest
of 11 lives on Oregon's highways
during the Christmas holiday this
year.
The Yuletide week end last year
was this state's worst holiday per
iod in three years from the stand
point of traffic fatalities, Secretary
of State Earl Snell said recently.
"Winter throws a host of pitfalls
in the path of the motorist, but
safe, sensible automobile operation
can overcome them, he declared.
"One must drive slowly in fog, in
rain or upon icy pavement; one must
obey the rules of the road unfail
ingly; one must keep his automobile
in good condition; one must not drive
when he is fatigued or otherwise un
fit to take the wheel."
No Christmas can be happy when
death or injury, strikes!
gate; Fred Akers, alternate dele
gate; C. E. Carlson, chairman; Floyd
Worden, vice chairman; Henry Bok-
er, regular member; L. Carlson, first
alternate; John Bergstrom, second
alternate.
Oregon, Thursday, December
Stockholders Get
Pay in Last Chapter
Of Bank Closing
Receiver Gault
Tells Work of
Record Liquidation
Disbursement of interest to stock
holders for money which they paid
on assessments and a small return
on the original stock, this week
wrote finis to liquidation of Farm
ers & Stockgrowers National bank
of Heppner which went into the
hands of the receiver in 1934. Pre
viously the bank had paid deposit
ors in full plus interest at 6 per cent
for the time the money was tied up
in liquidation.
J. L. Gault, receiver, came in the
role of Santa Claus from his home
at Corvallis to wind up this last item
of business. He acted in the role of
trustee for the shareholders, having
completed his work for the comp
troller's office at the time deposit-
ors
interests were satisfied.
Mr. Gault also handled liquidation
of First National bank of Heppner,
closed at the same time the Farm
ers bank was closed, and total liqui
dation of deposits for the two banks
amounted to about 97 per cent. The
Farmers' bank paid 107 per cent to
depositors and the First National
86 per cent.
"This closes the concluding chap
ter of this bank," said Mr. Gault in
speaking of the Farmers bank liqui
dation, "and constitutes probably the
most outstanding liquidation of any
closed national bank in the United
States. After securing clearance of
all liability for income tax during
the receivership period it was rec
ommended to the comptroller of the
currency that all stockholders who
had paid their assessments in whole
or in part be reimbursed in full with
interest at 6, the legal rate of Ore
gon, he believing that as the depos
itors had been reimbursed with div
idends totalling 107.59, the contrib
uting stockholders should be treat
ed in the same manner. The comp
troller agreed with the receiver's
reasoning but advised the national
banking laws did not provide for
such a contingency and that there
was no court decision to use as a
precedent. The comptroller further
directed the receiver to advise such
contributing stockholders that if
they desired to receive such inter'
est they must immediately institute
suit in the United States District
court to enforce payment. P. W. Ma-
honey was selected as attorney for
the stockholders, pleadings being
submitted to the court last July. A
clear cut decision was recently ren
dered whereby Mr. Mahoney gained
every point contended for, thus vin
dicating the viewpoint reached by
the receiver."
New Stage Service
Slated for Branch
Beginning today, Gray Rock Lines
Heppner stage is making a round
trip between Heppner and Fossil
each day, announces John Hiatt,
franchise owner. The run to Pendle
ton has been temporarily discon
tinued. Under the new service, the stage
will make connections with all
stages at Arlington and daily service
to Pendleton is aforded through this
connection, going and return each
day, and the schedule will give
those wishing to transact business
in Pendleton an additional half hour
there over the old schedule, said
Mr. Hiatt.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark are ex
pecting their son-in-law, daughter
and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Riggs and Clark, from Cottage Grove
to spend Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.
Riggs recently moved their home
from Eugene to Cottage Grove.
An old-time dance is set for Lex
ington grange hall Saturday night
22, 1938
Christmas Story
In Lights Told
From Garage Window
A Christmas story in lights is
the result of the genius of R. G.
McMurtry, mechanic at Heppner
garage.
The story is depicted from the
garage window and all who have
not read it there should do so.
In boxed enclosure there lies,
a village, with a number of white
houses. Behind the houses is a
hill, and located on the hill is a
church. First, lights appear in
the houses; and shortly, a light
shows in the church, the lights in
the houses then disappearing.
Next, the moon omes up, and
shortly the light in the church dis
appears, and lights reappear in the
houses. Then lights go out in the
houses, one by one.
McMurtry engineered the scene's
construction. He first got an urge
to do such things when he attend
ed the San Francisco world's fair
with his father in 1915. He has
had a strong yen for that kind of
thing ever since.
Heppner Wins, Loses
Over Week End
The local basketball team jour
neyed to Hermiston last Saturday
evening to meet their first defeat of
the season, 22-16, on the Bulldogs'
home court. Heppner started with a
bang when Coxen made the first
score of the game in the first min
ute of play, and the Mustangs had a
6-2 lead at the end of the first quar
tere and a 9-6 half-time lead. Her
miston came out at the start of the
last half with a fighting spirit and
desire to win that could not be de
nied. In the third quarter the Bull
dogs shot out in front with a lead
that could not be overcome, and the
Heppner team was trailing by six
points when the final whistle blew.
Corpe of Hermiston was high point
man with 8 points.
Lineup:
Heppner 16 Hermiston !22
Crawford (2) .... f (3) Marble
O'Donnell (4) .... f (8) Corpe
Drake (4) c (2) Gettman
Coxen (2) g Rankin
Barratt (2) g (1) Pankow
Subs.: Heppner Morgan (2), Ap
plegate, Wray, Bogoger, Pettyjohn,
Aiken. Hermiston Crampton (4),
Tiller (4), Shipp, Pankow.
Personal fouls: Heppner 18, Her
miston 9.
The following Monday evening
after the Hermiston game, the Hepp
ner Mustangs started a come-back
by defeating the Pendleton B team
to the tune of 34 to 22. Heppner
shot up an early 10-2 lead and held
a lead throughout the game.' The
Mustangs played a much improved
offense and close-checking defense
against the fast, sharp-shooting Pen
dleton outfit.
Bowman of Pendleton took high
point honors with ten points. Hepp
ner was on the long end of a 20-8
half-time socre.
Lineup: ,
Heppner 34 Pendleton 22
Crawford (5) f (4) Beck
Morgan (6) f (2) Porter
Drake (9) c (2) Schmidt
Coxen (2) g .... (10) Bowman
Barratt (4) g Snyder
Subs.: Heppner O'Donnell (2),
Aiken, Applegate, Pettyjohn (4), Bo
goger (2), Wray. Pendleton Kelly,
Porter, Holt (3).
Personal fouls: Heppner 6; Pen
dleton, 11
ATTEND DISTRICT MEET
All members of the local branch
bank force attended a district dinner
and dance for First National Bank
of Portland employees inclding those
at The Dalles, Condon, Fossil and
Moro, last week end. Attending
from here were Mr. and Mrs. B. C
Pinckney, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mc
Neill, Carl Felker, Howard Bryant,
Boyd Redding, Misses Marjorie
Parker, Lois Ashbaugh, Beth Vance,
and Robert Weir.
C. E. Carlson was a business vis
itor in town Monday from the Goose'
berry farm.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
County to Enjoy
White Christmas
As Snow Arrives
Spirit of Season Re
flected Everywhere;
Churches Lead
A white Christmas is assured, and
the most welcome Christmas present
Morrow county could ask for has
been received, in snow which blan
keted the entire county yesterday
morning and continued falling yes
terday and today to a depth of some
four inches. Moderate temperatures
have accompanied the snow with
the mercury hovering near the
freezing point all last night
Dry cold with considerable fog
preceded the snow's advent and far
mers were fearing for welfare of
the new wheat crop as the ground
was dried out and frozen to a depth
of several inches. The snow is heavy
in moisture content and will thaw
out the ground while supplying
needed moisture at the same time,
according to general reports.
Though driving has been made
more treacherous, nignway crews
went to work immediately with
snow plows on the main highways
and have been keeping them clear
so far as possible.
Leafless trees about Heppner have
been painted a beautiful white along
with the general landscape to lend
a cheerful Christmas background for
the holiday decorations on every
hand. Hardly a home in the city but
has some illuminated reminder of
the season appearing in windows or
displayed in the yards. Many homes
are displaying vari-colored lighted
trees, doorways, , and pictorial dis
plays on the exterior, giving in
centive for everyone to visit the
residential districts. .
Main street is especially colorful
with the city's large tree gaily
lighted and strings of lights going
to each of the four corners of the
intersection of Willow where it is
located. Fir trees line the curbs on
either side, placed in flagpole stands,
and from every shop window is dis
played lighted trees and other re
minders of the season.
Churches have taken the lead in
fostering the Christmas spirit with
special programs and treats last
Sunday, and all will celebrate
Christ's natal day next Sunday.
The school, too, has impressed
the occasion with special decorations
and programs in all rooms, and the
highlight event, playing of Christ
mas music by the band and singing
of carols by grade school choirs at
the auditorium last night.
Saturday afternoon, kiddies of the
county will be treated with a free
show tendered them by Star theater
and the Elyks lodge.
Contract Awarded
For Lex Water Works
Jacobson and Jenson, Portland
contractors were this week awarded,
the contract for construction of the
Lexington water works. The con
tract price was $18,650. Construc
tion is expected to get under way
before January 1.
Mayor Tom Barnett made the an
nouncement when in the city yes
terday. The project is being put
through with PW assistance.
HOLD XMAS PARTY
Past Noble Grand club held its
Christmas party at the home of Mrs.
Lester Doolittle yesterday afternoon
with Mrs. Glenn Hayes as assistant
hostess. Donations of fruits and
Christmas baskets for shut-in mem
bers were given by those in attend
ance. Mrs. Hayes, retiring president,
will be suceeded by Mrs. Letha
Smith. Those present were Mrs.
William Campbell, Mrs. Jarvis Chaf
fee, Mrs. Al Macomber, Mrs. Loyal
Parker, Mrs. Lee Howell, Mrs. Sadie
Sigsbee, Mrs. Bertha Johnson, Mrs.
Sylvia Devin, Mrs. Jeff Jones.