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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1939)
Thursday, Jan. 19, 1939 County Health Work Gets Boost From Larger Seal Sale Christmas Tokens Bring 65 Pet. of $306.84 to County Morrow County Public Health as sociation, in charge of the recent Christmas seal sale, reports an in crease of one-third over collections last year, the total amount being $306.84. This sum equals an average sale of six to six and one-half seals per capita for the county, thus en abling this district to retain 65 per cent of the total collected. This year the plan of using sub chairmen in each community who sent out the seals, collected the monies and reported to Rose Leib brand, county seal sale chairman, worked out so satisfactorily that it is possible that this method of con ducting the sale will be used in the future. Sub-chairmen and the amounts they collected in their lo calities are as follows: Rose Leib brand, Heppner, $130.53; Mrs.. James Leach, Lexington, $29.40; Mrs. Omer Rietmann, lone, $48.10; Leonard Carlson, Eightmile, $27.26; Mrs. Ralph Jones, Irrigon, $15.45; Mrs. Pat Rob ison, Hardman, $12.52; George Cor' win, Boardman, $27.23; Mrs. Marion Finch, Lena and Pine City, $16.25. Every community in the county will directly benefit from the Christ' mas seal sale, for these funds are used to provide partial payment of a county nurse's salary for three months of the year; to provide ma terials used in pre -school and in fant clinics; in holding school clin ics in every school district; and in anti-tuberculosis and prevention of disease in Morrow county. The Morrow County Public Health association, Rev. R. C. Young, presi dent; J. O. Turner, treasurer; Mrs. Clara Beamere, secretary; and Rose Leibbrand, seal sale chairman, wish to take this opportunity of express ing their appreciation of the splen did efforts of the community sub chairmen and to all citizens of Mor row county, who by purchasing Christmas seals aided in the work of making this section of Oregon out standing in anti-tubercular and pre vention of disease work. The results of this year's seal sale thus assure the county receiving through clinics and school examinations an effi cient and effective public health program. Extension Promotions Announced by Ballard Several transfers and new ap pointments in county agricultural extension personnel have just been announced by F. L. Ballard, vice- director of extension. The changes were made necessary for the most part by promotions to fill vacancies. Cliff Conrad, county club agent of Jackson county, was appointed coun ty agent in Morrow county to sue ceed Joe Belanger, who has taken a position with the soil conservation service to carry on special research with trashy fallow methods. Conrad was reared in Union county before attending Oregon State college. L. E. Francis, assistant county agent of Washington cuonty, has been transferred to Jackson county to fill the position of county club ag ent vacated by Conrad. To replace Francis, Palmer Torvend, who has been serving as assistant secretary of the Yamhill county agricultural conservation association, has been appointed assistant county agent in Washington county. Howard G. Smith, for 3 years as sistant county agent of Union county. has been appointed county agent in Lincoln county to succeed M. J, Conklin, who has recently taken a position with the soil conservation service in Lake county. Harry J. En dicott who has been assistant secre tary of the agricultural conservation association in Malheur county, has been made assistant county agent there. Mrs. Earle Bryant and baby daughter Margaret bnaron, returned home Friday from the hospital at Pendleton. Heppner LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS By A. L. LINDBECK, State Capital News Bureau Instead of a surplus of some $88,- 000 in the approved budget as re ported by Governor Martin that doc ument is actually out of balance on the red side by more than $13,000 if the legislators should accept it "as is." Discrepancies in the budget un earthed by Representative C. C. Chapman account for the change in the financial picture. In other words the legislature must pare at least $13,000 from the figures recommend ed by the governor if the budget is to be balanced without making any allowance for non-budgeted items. No provision was made in the gov ernor's budget for financing the newly created Sanitary authority which will require an estimated $50, 000 which must be squeezed out of some other budgeted activity if this session is to avoid tapping any new source of revenue. Representative Giles French from the wide open spaces of Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler coun ties thinks it is about time for a new deal in the House. He has introduced a measure providing f.or a reappor tionment of the House membership under which each county would be allotted at least one Representative. This would account for 36 of the 60 members. The other 24 would be ap portioned out on a population basis. Senator Kenin of Multnomah county also has a plan for reapportionment but he wants it done on a strictly population basis under which his county would gain about nine seats in the House and one or two in the senate at the expense, of course, of the sparsely settled counties of cen tral and eastern Oregon. If and when E. B. Aldrich, Pendle ton newspaperman, retires from the state highway commission Herman Oliver of John Day will be offered the post, it has been announced by Governor Sprague. Aldrich whose term does not expire until March 31, 1940, has been asked by the gov ernor to remain on the commission for the time being. It is expected that F. L. TouVelle of Jacksonville will retire from the commission up on the expiration of his term on March 31, next In spite of Governor Surague's ad monition against the imposition of any new taxes it is expected that the report of the interim commission on state and local revenues will con tain several recommendations in eluding a gross income tax to yield an estimated $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 and a personal property tax on au tomobiles to yield an estimated $1,- 500,000 a year to be apportioned among the counties and cities for use on roads. Senator Lew Wallace of MultnO' mah county is the most prolific in troducer of bills in the session so far. Of 40 bills finding their way in to the senate hopper during the first week 25 were sponsored by Wallace. All 26 involved fish and game legis lation, Wallace being a former mem ber of the state game commission. Senator Duncan, president of the senate, has predicted that fewer bills will be introduced during this ses sion but that there will be just as many important measures clamoring for attention as usual. Lobbyists and job hunters alike have found considerable difficulty in contacting legislators under the new set-up. The senators and represent atives slip in and out of the capitol through their private entrances and are seldom seen in the capitol cor ridors. A new ruling which bars the public from the legislative halls has also increased the handicap exper ienced by those desiring to contact the lawmakers. Governor Sprague's proposal to di vert the state's "take" from pari mutuel wagering into the general fund and to dole out support to the numerous fairs through legislative appropriation has already encoun tered vigorous opposition from the managers of the fairs which share in the distribution of this fund. They want the legislature to keep hands off their "gravy boat" and any at tempt to upset it promises to be the signal for a free-for-all fight. W. J. Doherty of Alpine was in the city yesterday on business. He announced that a good rain hit his section Tuesday night, which was most welcome. Gazette Times, Heppner, Schools Committee Seeks Legislative Help in Fixing Law Ask Two Changes in Unit Statute to Meet Objections Two proposed changes in the county school law, expected to over come objections to adoption of the law in Morrow county, were given official sanction of the county school board organization committee meet ing at the courthouse here last Fri day afternoon. Eight members of the committe were in attendance. The proposed changes, previously recommended by O. W. Cutsforth, call for unanimous vote of the board in order to place any school with more than 15 school census popula tion into a consolidated school, and limits the amount a county school board may expend on new school- houses in any one year to $5000, without special vote of the district. The amount on new school construc tion was raised in the committee's recommendation from $3500 as pro posed by Mr. Cutsforth. These recommendations, with ex planation, were authorized to be sent to Representative E. R. Fatland and Senator Rex Ellis for legislative ac tion. After considerable discussion the balance of committee sentiment appeared to favor adoption of the county school law as the best pro' cedure for making needed improve' ments in the county school set-up. LEXINGTON NEWS Lex Grange Adopts Power Resolution By MARGARET SCOTT Lexington grange convened Sat urday evening with about 75 pres ent. The lecturer's program consisted of songs, a vocal trio, violin solo, readings and a discussion of the pending county problem for main taining schools. It was stated there was a plan pending by which it was suggested county lines be disregarded and dis' tricts be set up with regard to ter ritorial divisions, thus facilitating transportation. No plan was adopted Mrs. Ruth Lear was elected to membership. A resolution was adopt ed urging this legislature to enact a revenue certificate law, permitting funds which are not a lien against real property and which are an ob ligation only against the revenue of the power system, to be made avail able to finance power districts. The grange obligated itself to im mediately proceed with plans to complete the hall building. B. H. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. James Leach enter tained a number of friends with a waffle feed Saturday evening. Va rious games were played and the Leach's moving pictures were shown. Those present besides the host and hostess were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dueltgen and son. A. M. Edwards and daughter Edith were business visitors in Lind, Wn., Monday. The previous week end Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were visitors in Clarkston, Wn., and Lewiston, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ryan and chil dren spent last week end in Baker visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Oral Scott and Mrs. Merle Miller were Portland visitors last week. Mrs. George Allyn kept the Miller children while their mother was away. Ralph and Mary Andrews of Heppner have come to stay indefin itely at the George Allyn home. , Aileen and Billy Scott entertained a group of friends with a social hour at their home Saturday evening. Games were played and refresh ments served. Guests were Louise Hunt, Colleen McMillan, Billie Nich ols, Archie Padberg, Jr., and Dean Hunt. Mrs. Adolph Majeske was hostess for a party Saturday afternoon hon oring her daughter Patty's fifth birthday. Games were played and Oregon refreshments were served. Those present besides the hostess and hon- oree were Jean Rauch, Audrey Ma jeske, Billy, Marjorie, Gene and Carol Miller, Jo McMillan, Johnny Edwards, Bobby Dueltgen, Yvonne Daugherty, Denny and Colleen Mc Millan, June and Laurene Van Win kle, Caroline, Marjorie and Jimmy Bauman, Delight Biddle, Bobby Gray, Loren and Melvin Pieper, Carol Jackson, Clare Hunt and Shir ley Hunt, and Patsy Campbell. Lavonne and Colleen McMillan were guests at the home of Marjorie and Caroline Bauman last Thursday and Friday. Word was received Sunday that Howard Lane had passed away at Portland early that morning follow ing a long illness. A. A. Durand and son of Walla Walla were business visitors in town last Friday inspecting the PWA well drilling project of which Mr. Durand is contractor. Also observing the work last week was B. M. Little who is the PWA engineer. Lavonne McMillan was honored with a birthday party, celebrating her ninth birthday, at her home last Tuesday afternoon. Guests were Car oline Bauman, Patricia Ryan, Dor othy Peck, Beth Edwards, Betty Smethurst, Dean Hunt, Westley Fleenor, Norman Ruhl, Louise Hunt, Jerry Scott, Claire Hunt, Denny and Colleen McMillan. Games were play ed and refreshments of cake and ice cream were served. Union Sunday school is at ten a. m. Sunday, with C. E. at 6:30 p. m. and church services at 7:30 p. m., at the Congregational church. Mr. Kleinfeldt of Heppner will conduct the evening services. Guests at dinner at the home of Maude Pointer and family Satur day evening were Patricia Jewell, Laura Scott, Nonie McLaughlin, Norman and Fred Nelson. School News By Jerrine Edwards The Lexington grade school team was defeated by the lone grade school team at lone last Friday night by a score of 15-12. This game was played prior to a game between the DBBffoirB yninx Itonny sx 1936 ng3 MODEL amntononaDDDnllcB let us explain the First National Cash Buyer Plan! LOWEST FINANCING COSTS YOU MAKE A CASH DEAL ESTABLISH BANK CREDIT PLACE INSURANCE WHERE YOU WISH Under this plan you supply one-third the price in trade-in or cash; we lend you the balance to pay for both car and insurance. You need not be a depositor to finance through this bank. flkxiy Off Page Three lone and Boardman high school bas ketball teams, which was won by Boardman, 25-23. The Lexington high school bas ketball team will play Boardman on the home floor Friday night. Semester tests were given Thurs day and Friday of last week. PINE CITY NEWS Pink Eye Plague Hits Pine City By B EUNICE WATTENBtfRGER A number of children at Pine City are having a siege of pink-eye. Those on the sick list are Mrs. Lila Meyers, Marion Finch, Frances Finch. Lowell Young and Emery Cox spent Saturday morning visiting with Herman Young at St. Anthony's hospital at Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger are spending the week end in Long Creek with their daughter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Buseick. Bob McGreer and Tom Boylen made a business trip to Yakima last Friday. Frank Carlson returned to the Boylen ranch with his brother Hen ry, who is working on some new sheep sheds. A charivari was given for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore Friday evening. A large crowd attended and the evening was spent in dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDade of Her miston have moved onto the Barney Doherty ranch, formerly occupied by the Dee Neills. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch at tended grange at Lena Friday eve ning. I Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and family spent Sunday at the Emery Cox home in Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGreer and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison spent Monday evening at the E. B. Wat tenburger home. J. W. King of Walla Walla is as sisting at the Safeway store, reliev ing Jolin Anglin, manager, who has been confined at home by illness for the last week. Branch PORXflJUVD