HISTORICAL
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Volume 54, Number 42
Wheat Men Unite
In Presenting
Wishes to Congress
North Pacific Named
Representative;
Ask Processing Tax
A united front will be presented
by northwest wheat growers in ask
ing the approaching congress to
maintain the 1938 Agricultural Ad
justment act in principle but modi
fied to better serve the needs of
the growers of this district. This word
is given by George N. Peck who, as
delegate from' the Eastern Oregon
Wheat league, attended a meeting
of representative farm organzationss
at Walla Walla on December 10.
The meeting was set by A. R.
Shumway, president of North Pa
cific Grain Growers, prior to the
recent wheat league meeting at The
Dalles when an invitation was ex
tended to all recognized farm organ
izations of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho to send wheat-growing repre
sentatives. In response sixty dele
gates attended, representing state
granges of the three states, Farmers
Union of Washington and Idaho,
Farm Bureaus of Oregon and Wash
ington, Eastern Oregon Wheat league
and directors of North Pacific.
Four resolutions were passed by
the group expressing their desires in
regard to legislation affecting wheat
growing.
1. They resolved in favor of nam
ing North Pacific Grain Growers as
the recognized agency to represent
grain growers of the Pacific north
west (with advisory committee from
each of farm groups).
2. They requested that federal ad
ministrative officials of the farm act
work fora setup whereby grain
under Commodity Credit corporation
loans could be consigned by grow
ers, thereby expediting normal
movement of wheat from Pacific
northwest.
3. They requested the North Pa
cific Grain Growers be designated
as the regional cooperative in the
northwest in marketing of govern
mental or loan wheat which Com
modity Credit corporation may take
over, and that a compensatory
amount be returned to local coop
eratives in lieu of the usual buyers'
commission,
4. They endorsed the Agricultural
Adjustment act of 1938 as funda
mentally sound, accepting the reso
lution of the Federal Farm Programs
committee of the Eastern Oregon
Wheat league wherein parity of price
and of income to wheat farmers are
set up as a goal to be attained. The
resolution also set out the fact that
lack of any means of obtaining par
ity price other than by direct ap
propriation by congress was a def
inite weakness in the present law,
and endorsed a processing tax to be
levied upon milled products to over
come this weakness.
Mrs. William Greener
Injured in Accident
Mrs. William Greener reecived
painful injuries Saturday when the
car in which she was riding with
Mr. Greener and son and Honore
Wallert went over the grade near
the Jarmon place on Butter creek.
It was Mr. Wallert's car, and all
were on their way to La Grande.
They returned to Heppner and
Mrs. Greener received teatment at
a local physician's office. Severe
cuts about the knees were sustained
by the injured woman. She went to
the Albert Schunk home for care.
LEX DANCE 31ST
An old-time. dance to be held at
Lexington grange hall next Satur
day night, Dec. 31, was mistakenly
announced in these columns . last
week for the 24th. The Davidson
boys have been retained to furnish
the music and 50c per couple will
be charged.
Heppner,
Three Autos Robbed
Christmas Eve
Theft of articles fiom three auto
mobiles Christmas eve has been re
ported to the sheriff e office, and so
far no clue has been uncovered as
to the culprits' identity.
A kit of tools valued at $35 was
stolen from the Oscar Rippee car as
it was parked in front of the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gaily. The
John Hiatt car, parked at the same
place, was entered and two robes
and a flashlight were taken. Lt. Han
ford reported that a gear shift knob
was removed from his car, parked
in front of the Bonnie Cochran resi
dence. All thefts were reported to
have taken place between 8 and 9
o'clock Saturday evening.
Mr. Rippee, who has a highway
job at Pilot Rock, was hard hit by
the loss of the tools. The kit was
complete after several years effort
except for a set of socket wrenches.
These wrenches were supplied by
members of the family as a Christ
mas present and were still in the
house when the theft took place. It
happened just in time to prevent
realization of his desire of several
years.
McNamers, Stanley
Minor Win Prizes
The lighted pictorial display of
the Three Wise Men on their way to
the manger, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. McNamer was awarded
first prize in Pacific Power & Light
company's exterior Christmas light
ing contest. Second prize went to
Stanley Minor, whose group of sil
houettes showing candle against rose
background, city of Bethlehem with
star above, and the Three Wise Men
are very attractive. Third place was
awarded the M. D. Clark home with
its group of beautifully lighted trees.
The W. Y. Ball, E. E. Gilliam and
Dr. L. D. Tibbies homes received
honorable mention.
The displays will be kept in place
until January 1 and the cash prizes
of $10 and $5 for first and second
place winners will be paid imme
diately after the close of the con
test, announces Rav P. Kinne. local
P. P. & L. manager. Miss Rose Leib
brand, Harlan McCurdy and Spencer
Crawford acted as judges.
ON HONOR ROLL
Eastern Oregon' Normal School,
La Grande (Special) The honor roll
of the Eastern Oregon Normal school
for the fall term, just released in
cludes the name of one student from
Morrow county, Roland Farrens of
Hardman. The honor roll includes
the names of all students making a
grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Oregon, Thursday, December 29, 1938
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Circus Trainer
Takes Ten More
Swaggart Horses
Ten years ago, J. M. Christian
son, veteran circus horse trainer,
spent several . weeks at the B. F.
Swaggart ranch north of Lexing
ton training ten of the Swaggart
creamoline horses which he later
showed in the east.
So well did Mr. Christiansen
like the horses that he has re
turned . to the county, and this
week purchased .10 additional an
imals of the same strain from Mrs.
Swaggart. Those picked this time
are matched clay-colored ani
mals for which" Mr. Christianson
holds high hopes.
Mr. Christianson's fancy for the
Swaggart creamolines is but one
of many mediums that have taken
their fame afar. Hoot Gibson's
Palomina, famous movie horse,
was from the same strain, and
Swaggart horses in former years
have been known on race tracks
all the way from Canada to Mex
ico. College All-Stars
Win Game from lone
A squad of former Morrow county
high school basketball tossers, most
of whom are home for the holidays
on Christmas vacation, won from
Fred Hoskins' lone townies on the
lone floor Friday evening, 45-39.
Two lone men, Grunquist and Wil
liams, who led the lone scoring
against Lexington the week before
were out of the game. It proved to
be a pretty rough affair, with plenty
of thrills for the spectators.
Included in the all-star team were
L. Van Marter, Len Gilman, Harlan
McCurdy, Joe Green, Don Turner,
Charles Cox and Howard Furlong.
ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Members of the courthouse force
staged their annual Christmas party
with exchange of gifts and treat at
the courthouse Friday afternoon.
Names for gifts were drawn by lot
with no gift to exceed fifty cents in
price.
COURT WINDS UP YEAR
The county court has been in ses
sion the last two days winding up
the year's business bor the county,
with Judge Bert Johnson, Commis
sioners L. D. Neill and George Peck
and Clerk C. W. Barlow in attend
ance. PAST MATRONS MEET
Past Matrons club of Ruth Chap
ter 32, O. E. S., enjoyed a holiday
party Tuesday with luncheon at Ho
tel Heppner followed by playing of
bridge and monopoly at the home
of Mrs. Charles Vaughn.
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Mrs. Kummerland
Was 50-Year Resident
Mrs. William Kummerland, 70, a
resident of Morrow ounty for fifty
years, died at the farm home on
Heppner flat Tuesday, following a
short illness. Funeral services will
be held from Phelps Funeral home
at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon with
Rev. R C. Young officiating and in
terment will follow in Masonic cem
etery. Mary Hattie Leffler was born Oc
tober 1, 1868, at Hamburg, Iowa, to
Samuel and Janney . (Brown) .Leff
ler, and came with her parents to
Morrow county as a young woman.
She was married to William Kum
merland at Heppner on February
22, 1888, and the family home has
since been made on the farm on
Heppner flat Besides the husband
she is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Nora Perlberg, and son Leonard,
both of this city; sister, Mrs. Frank
Ginger, and brother, Sherman Leff
ler, both of Mosier.
Jackson Gilliam
At National Meet
Jackson Gilliam took the train
from Pendleton Saturday night for
Naperville, El., near Chicago, to at
tend a national, youth conference.
Sessions are being held December
27-31 at North Central college at'
that place.
Gilliam is one of ten representa
tives connected with young peoples
Episcopal work in the United States
expected to attend. He is president
of the regional Young Peoples Fel
lowship organization which in
cludes eight states, Alaska and Ha
waiian islands, and is representing
the Pacific coast.
WHITE CHRISTMAS OUT
The white Christmas predicted bv
this paper last week failed to ma
terialize. The three or four inches
of snow that covered the ground
last Thursday morning when the
prediction was . made, quickly dis
appeared with a chnjook Friday and
since that time the landscape has
assumed the brownish tones of open
winter, with a fair sprinkling of
green to indicate the starting of ver
dure by the moisture. Springlike
weather has prevailed for the last
few days.
COLLEGE HEAD VISITS
President George W.
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Oregon State college was a Christ
mas guest at the
Norbert Peavy, here, accompanied
Dy nis Drotner, Bradley Peavy.
MOTHER DIES IN VIRGINIA
Ralph Beamer received word last
week end of the death of his mother
in Virginia. He was unable to go
east to attend funeral services.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
New County Agent
To Report Here
Within the Week
Clifford Conrad of
Jackson County Se
lected for Ag Post
Clifford Conrad will be the new
agricultural agent for Morrow coun
ty. Selection of Conrad, now 4-H
club leader in Jackson county, was
announced by the county court yes
terday. He was chosen from a dozen
applicants as his qualifications ap
peared to the court to be best suit
ed to handle the position.
Originally of Union county and a
graduate of Oregon State college
Conrad knows both irrigated and
dry land farming and is acquainted
with both wheat and livestock, the
court announced.
In making the announcement,
Judge Bert Johnson said on behalf
of the court that Morrow county had
been fortunate in having two out
standing county agents just ahead
of the new man in Charles W. Smith
and Joseph Belanger, and that they
realized any new man would have
difficulty filling their boots imme
diately. The court, however, inves
tigated all applicants thoroughly to
obtain a person whom they believed
could fill the bill.
Because of the varied nature of
agriculture in the county it was dif
ficult to get a man with thorough
experience in all lines. Two appli
cants whom the court looked upon
with favor later withdrew from con
sideration due to advancement in
the fields where they are at present
employed.
It was the consideration being
given all applicants that caused the
delay of several weeks in making
a selection. If the man chosen does
not come up to expectations after a
fair trial the court will take steps to
replace him, said the judge.
The court is especially desirous
of giving the north end of the coun
ty the attention to which that sec
tion is entitled.
Conrad, who is married and has a
baby child, is expected to report for
duty within the week. It was ex
pected it would take a few days for
him to arrange his present work be
fore leaving it.
Lorena Wilson and
Floyd Jones Wed
Wedding vows were exchanged at
Pendleton Saturday by Miss Lorena
Wilson, daughter of Alex Wilson and
teacher in the local schools, and Mr.
Floyd R. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lhas. N. Jones and Standard Sta
tions employee. Rev. A. F. Van
Slyke, pastor of the Pendleton Chris
tian church, read the ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Jones will be at home at
the Reid apartments.
The marriage comes in the course
of a romance which started when
both young people attended Hepp
ner high school. Both are graduates
of the high school and Mrs. Jones
completed her teaching Qualifications
at Eastern Oregon Normal school
which Mr. Jones also attended.
Mrs. Jones was recipient of the
Norton Winnard memorial cup in
her junior high school year in rec
ognition of high scholastic and gen
eral character attainments. Mr. Jones
was outstanding in high school
football.
P. O. BUSINESS GOOD
Charles B. Cox. postmaster, re
ports 1938 business at the postoffice'
to be almost equal to that of 1937,
and expects that a very few dollars
either wav will be shown when the
books are closed Dec. 31. The holi
day business was especially brisk.
NEW HOUSE STARTED
T. Babb. contractor, started break
ing ground this week for the foun
dation of the A. E. Burkenbine res
idence being erected on the corner
of South Center and Church streets.