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fleppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Mar. 7, 1940
LIONS HEAR PLAN
FOR REDISTRICTING
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers Discusses
Phases of Reorganization
Affecting Several School Districts
School reorganization was the
principal topic for discussion before
the Monday luncheon of the Lions
club at Hotel Heppner. Mrs. Lucy
E. Rodgers, county superintendent
of schools, presented an outline of
work already accomplished by the
reorganization board in a talk which
brought out several important fea
tures of the movement.
Mrs. Rodgers used two colored
maps to illustrate the manner in
which the districts are working now
and how they will work under the
new set-up. Strange enough, there
is little difference in the two maps.
The first one shows how rural school
children are being transported to
the 'town schools and when the
blocking out of those districts was
completed it was found that was a
fair basis for preparing the reor
ganization map.
Rural school districts, depleted in
many instances to the point where
it is not practical to hold school,
have sought the facilities of the town
schools. Buses are operated from
rural districts into lone, Lexington
and Heppner and this service is
augmented by numerous private
cars from districts not reached by
the buses. The reorganization board
is attempting to equalize this trans
portation cost with school operation
expense in an effort to justify con
solidation of the several smaller
districts into several larger dis
tricts. It is also contended that the
better facilities offered in town
should justify any raise in tax rate
in the rural districts due to con
solidation. There will be no indebt
edness for the outlying districts to
assume and neither will it be nec
essary to construct additional facil
ities in either of the central schools.
Alden Blankenship, superintend
ent of Heppner schools, submitted
estimated figures on the budget of
operation under the new plan. The
budget was based on the number of
children who will attend school next
year, not including those under
school age who may be listed in
the census. It was pointed out that
overhead in operation of the schools
under the consolidation will not be
raised to a noticeable degree, and
that the pupil cost in transportation
will not exceed the cost of run
ning the average small country
school. In fact, the plan should tend
to decrease total operating costs of
schools of the counties through econ
omies which consolidation would
make possible, while tending to
lower the average special school tax
now paid in all districts through in
clusion of much land that now lies
entirely outside of any organized
district.
State superintendent Putnam is
urging reorganization in the sev
eral counties, saying that his office
will do nothing toward securing
state aid for schools until the coun
ties are orgaruVed in a more suitable
manner, Mrs. Rodgers said.
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At Heppner
CHURCHES
CHURCH OF CHRIST
9:45 Bible School.
11:00 Communion and preaching.
6:30 Christian Endeavor.
7:30 Evening Church services.
7:30 P. M., Wednesday, Choir
Practice.
7:30 P. M., Thursday, Prayer
Meeting.
Our Christian Endeavor society
will be host to the Columbia Union
in a rally in the church basement
Friday evening, March 8.
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. R. C. YOUNG, Minister
9:45 Bible School
11:00 Worship Service
6:30 Epworth League
7:30 Evening Worship
9 to 11 Monday School
7:00 P. M., Wednesday,
Practice. '
7:00 P.
Meeting.
Choir
M., Thursday Prayer
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
CLIFFORD W. NOBLE. Pastor
Sunday services:
School, 9:45 a. m.
Worship service, 11:00 a. m.
Evangelistic service, 7:30 p. m.
Widweek services:
Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
Everybody welcome.
Beard Originated
State Band Contest
MEASLES EPIDEMIC ABROAD
Numerous cases of measles have
appeared in Heppner and vicinity
in the last week, according to Dr.
A. D. McMurdo. The epidemic is
apparently spreading through the
schools, he states, and is due to a
misunderstanding about the conta
gious period of the disease. If chil
dren show a temperature and have
a cough it should not be treated
lightly or dismissed as a cold symp
tom, the doctor warns. More than
likely the symptom is the forerun
ner of measles and the child should
be kept at home pending develop
ments. The "taking" period is the
time the contagion is spread, Dr.
McMurdo states, refuting the age
old theory that scaling is the time
to avoid measle patients.
Captain Harry L, Beard, better
known as "Cap," is the well-known
director of the Oregon State college
band which will appear at the high
school 1 gym-auditorium, Monday,
March 18. Captain Beard has led
the band for 35 years.
Born in the heart of the Willam
ette valley, "Cap" attended Oregon
State college, graduating in 1899. In
his second year of college he be
came student director of the band,
a position he held for three years.
There was no regular director as
he was in full charge. After grad
uation "Cap" joined the army and
played in the 35th infantry band,
serving three years in the Philip
pines, where he earned the rank of
captain.
"Cap" came back to O. S. C. in
1905 to start the development of the
band he now has. He started with
a 24-piece band from which, with
its successors, some outstanding mu
sicians and directors have devel
oped. Captain Beard is the originator of
the state high school band contests
formerly held at Oregon State. Be
ginning in 1923, the contests grew
until as many as thirty bands and
more than one thousand musicians
came to the campus each year for
the contests. He also initiated Kap
pa Kappa Psi, national honor so
ciety for bandsmen, to the campus,
With "Cap" as advisor it has be
come one of the most active honor
organizations at the college. Due to
his efforts at the national conven
tion last summer, Kappa Kappa Psi
will hold its next convention on the
Oregon State campus in 1941.
In addition to directing the band,
Captain Beard is an assistant pro
fessor in mathematics.
NEW BRAND INSPECTOR
Director J. D. Mickle of the state
department of agriculture this week
announced appointment of several
additional deputy county brand in
spectors, which list included the
name of Harry Dinges of Lexington.
For Sale Fresh and near-fresh
milk cows. Also registered O. I. C.
hogs at Morgan, Ore. Fred J. Ely.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Alfred
spent the week end with relatives
and friends at Silverton. They re
turned home Monday after spending
several hours in Portland on business.
CELEBRATES FIFTH BIRTHDAY
Miss Evelyn Bartholomew cele
brated her fifth birthday Thursday,
Feb. 29, at the home of Miss Ida
McAtee. Two cakes adorned the
table, one with five candles, rep
esenting the number of birthdays
and one with 20 candles denoting
Evelyn's actual age. Evelyn left the
last of the week to join her father,
Nelson Bartholomew, in Pendleton.
EXAMINER COMING
A traveling examiner of operators
and chauffeurs is scheduled to ar
rive in Heppner Thursday, March
14, and will be on duty at the city
hall between the hours of 11 a. m.
and 5 p. m., according to announce
ment from the office of Earl Snell,
secretary of state. All those wish
ing permits or licenes to drive cars
are asked to get in touch with the
examiner during these hours.
Lamb, Mutton Use
Auxiliary Project
Pomotion of greater use of lamb
and mutton is the definite objective
of Morrow County Wool Growers
auxiliary. This step was decided
at a luncheon at the Lucas Place
last Friday. Mrs. P. W. Mahoney
presided over the meeting held fol
lowing the luncheon at which plans
for the campaign were discussed.
The auxiliary decided to promote
widespread' interest in lamb and
mutton through a campaign of ed
ucation in the local press. Recipes
of different cuts and their prepara
tion will be published in the Gazette
Times twice a month. Mrs. Harold
Cohn and Mrs. Fred Lucas will have
charge of this feature during the
month of March.
An effort will be made to get
Governor Charles A. Sprague to
set aside one week to be known
as State Lamb and Wool week as a
stimulus to Oregon's lamb market.
It was also suggested by Mrs. R
I. Thompson, state auxiliary presi
dent, that sticker seals be used on
letters sent out from here.
Among other business transacted
at the meeting were the appoint
ment of a history committee to
gather and combine material of im
portance to the auxiliary, Mrs. R.
A. Thompson and Mrs. William
Bennett being assigned the task;
gave $2 to Finnish relief fund and
decided upon a food sale to be held
in the window of the Pacific Power
and Light company March 23. This
will be an all-day sale starting at
10:30 o'clock. Proceeds from the
sale will be used for 4-H club
work.
OBSERVES 84TH BIRTHDAY
Saturday, March 2, was F. D.
Cox's 84th birthday and on Sunday
his daughter, Mrs. Gussie Mays,
honored him with a dinner partv at
his home on upper Hinton creek.
Members of Mr. Cox's family and a
few friends enjoyed the dinner and
a pleasant day of visiting. The
dinner list included Mrs. Amy Cov
er of Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Cox and family, Mr. and .Mrs. Dee
Cox and son Lester of Lexington,
Percy Cox and son Stanley, Mrs.
Jessie Cox, Mrs. Dick Borman and
baby,1 Mrs. Gussie Mays and Reese
Burkenbine.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS WEEK
This is Camp Fire Girls week and
the girls of the local troop are
observing the occasion along with
camps all over the nation. Saturday
there will be a candy sale . on the
streets. At their last meeting the
girls elected Jean Turner, president;
Patricia Kenny, vice president; Lo
ma Jones, secretary; Louise Green,
treasurer, and Marylou Ferguson,
scribe. Other members are Laurel
Ball, Merlyn Kirk, Florence Bey
mer, Helen Blake, Doris Schaffer,,
Betty Jane Adams, Veda Gammell,
and Betty Marie Coxen. Miss For
sythe is guardian and Mrs. Carl
Young, assistant guardian.
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PICNICS
Prices m our big 8-page handbill are effective
until Thursay evening, March 14. Be sure to
shop your neighborhood Safeway Store for the
biggest Grocery Sale in history. Eight full pages
ot Bargains and exceptional values on nationally
advertised brands. If you have failed to receive
a copy of this big handbill ... be sure to call on
your local Safeway store for it carries many
items for thrifty shoppers.
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FACIAL SOAP 6 BARS 2dC
Plus lc for the Fourth Bar Deal, 4 BARS 24c
PEAS, Trellis brand 303 tins 3 for 25c
HOT SAUCE Our Choice 8 oz. tins 3 for 10c
TOMATOES, Highway 2y2 tins.... each 10c
SALMON, Brook Dale tall tins 2 for 27c
SPAM, Hormel's 12 oz. tin each 25c
STRING BEANS, Festival 3 No. 2 tins 25c
SYRUP Hollovv, GALLON... $1.15
PEPPER, Schilling's 2 oz. tin.... 5c
CRISCO 6 lb. tin 99c; 3 lb. tin 50c
GRAPEFR'T JUICE, Texene 46 oz. tin 15c
PRUNES, Oregon med. 25 lb. box.... 98c
PANCAKE FLOUR, Maximum lg. pkg."'l5c
SPINACH, Emerald Bay 2i tin . 10c
SOAP We' 10 & 37C
SHRIMP, Blue Plate 5 oz. tins 2 for 25c
SARDINES, large oval tins each 9c
OYSTERS, Blue Plate 5 oz. tins 2 for 23c
Sauerkraut, Del Monte fancy 2y2s each 12c
Spaghetti or Mac, Frano-Am. tall tins 3-25c
MILK, Carnation or Federal tall tins tin 7c
KAPO SYRUP' Hht fio
IxAKU or dark, GALLON OSJC
RAISINS, seedless 4 lb. package... 19c
MACARONI or Spaghetti 10 lbs. 49c
9 ROLLED OATS, au'k or r9.fr. 9 Ih hao-
7 1 c5 v - w uuv
O SALTED PEANUTS 2 lbs. 25c
FRI.-SAT. only
Carrots 5c
Large bunch
Radishes
2 Bu. 9c
New Reds
Rutabeqas ..10 lbs. 19c
Grapefruit Doz. 39c
Texas pinks Ige. 6-35c
Green Onions 3 Bu. 10c
Oranges 2 Dox. 35c
Rhubarb 2 Lbs. 15c
Onions 10 lb. mesh 17c
Lemons Sunkist dz. 25c
ARMOUR'S
6 to 8 lb. average
Per
Lb.
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LARD
ARMOUR STAR
4 pkg. 30C
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COFFEE
Money Can Buy No Better Coffee
AIRWAY 3LBS. 35
NOB HILL 2 LBS. 35c
EDWARDS 2 lbs. 41c: 4 lbs. 79c