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
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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
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