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Volume 58, Number 4
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 27, 1941
Subscription $2.00 a Year
The Dalles, Athena
Lions Visit; McNeill
Informs With Talk
District Governor
Visits; The Dalles
Takes Home Trophy
Twentv-two Lions from The Dal
les and 14 from Athena invaded the
den of the local club Monday eve
ning, and The Dalles men took home
with them the handsome bronze cow
bov travelling trophy started by the
Pendleton club two years ago, that
Heppner took from Athena recently.
The dinner meeting was held in the
basement of the Methodist church,
with ladies of the church serving a
sumptuous repast.
District Governor for 36-0, Ore
gon, Norval Martin, headed The
Dalles delegation, and made good
report of the progress being made
by clubs generally over the state.
He also emphasized the good pro
gram being arranged for the district
convention to be held in Baker in
July.
Clifford Conrad, president of the
local club was master of ceremonies,
and he first introduced B. B. Rich
ards Athena club president, and Bob
Brown, acting president of The Dal
les group,' each of whom made ap
nmnriato resoonse. Tailtwisters Bee-
lor of Athena and Van Dusen of The
Dalles assisted throughout the eve
nincf in keening all Lions in order.
Russell McNeill obliged with two
vocal solos, accompanied by Miss
MnrinriA Parker, and a trio from
Afhona also sane, while Mr. McNeill
gave the principal address of the
evening.
TWionding to introductions were
Paul Menegat, former local teather
now of The Dalles; Joe D. Thoma
son, editor of The Dalles Optimist,
and Jas. M. Burgess, superintendent
of Mac Hi, high school of Milton-
Free water.
Mr. McNeill described graphical
1v ard hicidlv how the economics of
war are at work in the United States.
Commercial banks now hold 51 per
cent of the bonds that have been
k;ued by the United States, he said.
For several years the government
has been spending more than it has
been taking in, making necessary
the large borrowing program that
has been carried on, and which will
be emphasized more with additional
large appropriations under the na
tional defense program.
The government has but three
wavs of financing its activities, Mr.
McNeill declared: Taxation, borrow
ing and inflation.
Trio taxation and borrowing meth
ods, he averred, are well known to
all, and more taxes and more bonds,
the evidence of borrowing, may be
momentarily expected. . Failure of
these sources to provide all neces
sary funds will eventually lead to
inflation, the process of printing
money identical to that in circula
tion in more or less large amounts
to increase the currency supply and
trin s increase prices.
The speaker pointed out the evils
of inflation which government ex
rwrt! are now attempting to avoid.
He emphasized the necessity of stop
ping the wanton waste ot me ana
, property now in process through
the war in Europe which has help
ed to cause the increased govern
ment spending in America. And he
offered the challenge to Lions Inter
national to lead the way in seeking
a solution for the war problem and
to assist in reestablishing a world
in which all peoples may live to
gether in peace and prosper.
IS 97TH BIRTHDAY
Mr. Sarah Parker, mother of F
S. Parker, is celerating her 97th
birthday at the home of her son
just below town today. Though suf
fering some from infirmities of age,
Mrs. Parker still takes a keen inter
est in things about her, and hopes
to live to be a hundred.
Chamber Committees
Named for Year
Committees for the new chamber
of commerce year were released this
morning by B. C. Pinckney, presi
dent. Those named to carry on the
various chamber activities, with the I
chairman of each committee named
first are:
Trade relations: L. E. Bisbee, Han
son Hughes, Henry Aiken, J. J.
Wightman.
Publicity: J. V. Crawford, Leta
Humphreys, W. C. Rosewall, Vera
Happold.
Agriculture: Chas. B. Cox, C. D.
Conrad, W. V. Parker, Cornett
Green, John Anglin.
Civic Improvement: D. A. Wilson,
Ralph Beamer, Howard Bryant, Rev.
Francis McCormick, Lucy Kodgers,
Effie Andrews.
Roads and Highways: P. W. Ma
honey, H. D. McCurdy, E. O. Fer
guson, Ralph Jackson, Orvule bmith.
Membership: F. W. Turner, L. E.
Dick, Eddie Kenny.
Mercants' Co-Ordination: George
Howard, J. O. Peterson, Sadie Sigs
bee, Conley Lanham.
National Defense: C. J. D. Bau-
man, J. B. Coxen, A. D. McMurdo,
Don Jones. C. W. Barlow.
Saturdav Matinee: W. C. Kose-
wall, Frank Bowers, L. L. Matlock,
E. R. Huston.
Rodeo Planning: J. Logie Richard
son. H. T. CDonnell. J. A. Sharp,
D. M. Ward, W. J. Bucknum, Boyd
Redding. L. L. Gilliam.-
Convention: E. H. Miller, George
Peck, M. D. Clark, Edward 'Chinn,
B. C. Pinckney, D. M. Ward, Mor
row Co. Grain Growers, H. Green,
Clyde Bellows, also all members of
agriculture committee.
P. P. & L. Man Attends
Chemurgic Council
Seeking new uses for wheat and
straw, H. W. Deny, manager of
Pacific Power & Light company's
new industries department, this
week is attending the seventh an
nual conference of the National
Farm Chemurgic Council in Chi
cago, according to R. P. Kinne, local
affent for the company.
The farm chemurgy movement is
devoted to disposal of surplus agri
cultural products by increasing their
iisp in industry through applied sci
ence and by finding profitable new
crops to replace present surplus
types.
. Derry is particularly interested in
developments which have been made
in industrial uses for wheat, includ
ing production of various alcohols
and other industrial materials, and
in cellulose and straw board pro
duction from present waste straw.
Among possible new crops for
the Pacific Northwest which the
new industries seeker is investigat
ing to balance production of present
surplus items are those which pro
duce essential oils, drying oils, aro-
matics, drugs and plastics.
At the conclusion of the chem
urgic conference, Derry will go to
Washington, D. C, and New York
in connection with the Pacific com
pany's new industries program.
9 Towns To Compete
In Sectional FFA
Meet Here Mar. 28
Speech Eliminations
Lead to State Con
test Participation
Representatives from nine FFA
chapters in the Upper Columbia ba
sin will meet at Heppner Friday,
March 28, to compete in shop, speech
and parliamentary procedure con
tests, announces William S. Bennett,
local chapter adviser.
Shop contests will start at 9 o
clock in the morning and will in
clude demonstrations in soldering,
forging, electricity, rope,' leather
splicing, iudging potatoes, wheat and
poultry. This session will be over at
12:05.
The parliamentary procedure con
test among all schools will start at
1:30 in the afternoon and will last
about three hours. The winner will
go to Corvallis in April to compete
for the state title.
At 7:30 in the evening at the gym
auditorium the public speaking con
test will be held. Five speeches have
so far been received. Winner of this
event will go to Portland in about
two weeks to compete for the state
title.
James Kennv has been selected
as the local speech representative,
speaking on Problems in Farm 1 en
ure in the U. S."
At the evening session also prize
ribbons will be awarded to winners
of contests held earlier in the day.
Schools sending representatives
are Redmond, Dufur, The Dalles,
Condon, Arlington, Boardman, Pen
dleton, Helix and Heppner.
All sessions will be free to the
public and everyone is invited to
attend any or all of them. Mr. Ben
nett especially urges a large turn
out of people for the evening speak
in:? contest, which will assist the
boys in doing their best work. Too,
said Mr. Bennett, all attending are
assured of some mighty fine speech
es as competition has been keen for
the speech championship each pre
vious year of the contest
Amateur Hour Signing
Date Finale April 2
Registrations for the amateur hour
contest set for Friday, April 14, at
the gym-auditorium, will be accept
ed until April 2. Anyone who wish
es mav participate in one of the four
divisions in which first and second
cash prizes are being offered. The
four divisions include vocal, instru
mental, dancing and variety num
bers. An additional award will be made
to the number receiving the largest
number of votes.
Winners will be determined by
an audience ballot Purchase of a
ticket to the contest entitles the
purchaser to a ballot.
Tickets are now being sold by the
Camp Fire Girls, Nokomis group,
who are sponsoring the program for
the purpose of raising funds to fin
ance their summer camp.
Teams have been selected for the
quiz between the Boy Scouts and
the Camp Fire Girls. Ted Ferguson,
Raymond French, Darrell Glasgow
and Sam Sato will be asked to rep
resent the scouts in the competition
for the $4 prize to be given to the
winning team. Loma Mae Jones, j
Marylou Ferguson, Jean Turner and
Vada Gammell will be asked to par
ticipate on behalf of the challengers,
the Camp Fire Girls.
Questions on a variety of sub
jects are being preparel by the tea
chers. The prize will be awarded
on a point basis. The quiz will be
held while the ballots are being
counted for the amateur hour con
test. The girls again wish to stress the
fact that talent from out of town
ic invited to narticioate in the com
petition. Registration blanks may be
obtained from Humphreys Drug
store or Mrs. Edwin Dick, Jr., Camp
Fire guardian: enthants may also
leave registrations there.
Everyone is urged to attend the
program. The audience will get its
money's worth in entertainment of
a varied nature, will participate in
the contest by selecting the prize
winners, and will be contributing
to a worthy cause.
$93,000 In Contracts
Awarded Roads
In Morrow County
Wasco-Heppner,
O-W Highways Re
ceive State Grants
Two Enter Not Guilty
Pleas Before Judge
Ralph Joseph Brumfield and Ches
ter Hendrix both entered not guilty
please when given opportunity to
appear before Judge C. L. bweekj
in cidcuit court here yesterday. j
Brumfield had previously waived
grand jury investigation and per
mitted a direct information to be
filed by the district attorney, at
which time he accepted the two days
given in which to plea. He is charged
with larceny.
Hendrix was apprehended at
Roseburg last week end on a charge
of larceny entered here some time
ago, and was brought to Heppner
Monday night by Sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman.
Trial of the two men has been
placed on the docket for the first
day of the coming June session of
circuit court
4-II LEADERS CONFER
Four-H leader from Morrow
county were in LaGrande Friday
and Saturday to attend a two-day
conference as guests of Eastern Or
egon College of Education. C. D.
Conrad and Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers,
county supervisors of boys and girls
work, respectively, were in charge
of two cars. In the group of leaders
were Mrs. A. Majeske, Mrs. Leonard
Carlson, Jean Majeske, Don Peck,
Francis Skobo, Dagmar Skobo, Ella
VAee. Mrs. Maud Kobow. Miss Fran
ces Hanby and Roy Campbell. The
guests were housed at college dorm
itories, and training in demonstra
tion work was emphasized. Men's
classes were held at the Union ex
periment station where judging of
livestock was given.
MOTHER PASSES AT BAKER
Mrs. Mary (Perry) Robathal, mo
ther of Mrs. Earl E. Gilliam, died
at her home in Baker yesterday,
according to word received last eve
ning by Mrs. Gilliam. Mr. and Mrs.
Gilliam left immediately for Baker.
Mrs. Robathal, formerly Mrs. George
Perry, was a former Heppner resi
dent and a pioneer of the Lone
Rock section. Time of funeral ser
vice had not been announced.
CARS IN ACCIDENT
William Greener's pick-up and a
light touring car driven by La Verne
Hams were damaged Saturday eve
ning when the machines collided
on the Hardman road. There were
no injuries.
POPULAR BOOK HERE
The Heppner Public library has
the new "must read" book on Com
munism, "Out of the Night," by Jan
Valtin.
Home Ec Girls Make
Trfo to La Grande
On March 22 the home economics
Henrmer high school at
tVif district homemaking day
held at La Grande high school, lhe
theme of the day was, "What is Ex
pected of High school Girls Have
Studied Homemaking."
A nicely planned program was
gryen. Some of the highlight were:
A girls' chorus from the high school
directed by Andrew Loney, a string
quartette playing 'chamber music,
discussion groups with a panel dis
cussion held afterwards in the as
amWv nnrl croun singing. Speak-
I ers included J. W. King, principal
of the high school; Dr. - Koben
Maaske, Eastern Oregon College of
Education; Miss Bertha Kohlhagen,
director of vocational home econo
mics, and Mrs. Palmer, a housewife
of La Grande.
While there the girls were ini
tiated into the National Horn Ec
onomics club by te La Grande chap
ter. The girls received flowers and
the club was given a lovely scrap
At lunch different schools "gave
toasts. Dorotha Wilson gave a toast
entitled "Eating Lunch" for the
Heppner school.
Those attending were Patty O'
Harra, Rita Robinson, Lucile Renoe,
Dorotha Wilson, Eunice Osmin, Eu
nice Hiatt Sue Davidson, Louise
l Green, Loma Jones,' Helen Fortner,
Helen Knowles, Connie Instone, Jo
sephine Smart, and adviser Jean
McElhinny.
Contracts totalling $92,542.50 were
awarded by the state highway com
mission in Salem yesterday for im
provement of two roads in Morrow
county.
M. L. O'Neil and Son, Stanfield
contractors, were successful bidders
for improvement of the Zinter ranch-
Gilliam county line . sector of the
Wasco-Heppner secondary, at $49,
869.50. This contract calls for grad
ing and topping a stretch of 6.92
miles and constructing two untreat
ed timber bridges.
The second contract, on the Jones
Hill-Lena sector of the Oregon
Washington highway went to R. O.
Dall and Warren Brothers of Port
land, at $42,673. This contract calls
for 16 miles of grading and 9.2 miles
surfacing and oiling.
Both these projects were set up
to be put through this year at a
meeting of the commission some time
ago, and it is expected that actual
work will start in the immediate fu
ture.
In addition to the contracts just
let, additional work has already been
set up on the Parker ranch-Eight
Mile sector of the Wasco-Heppner
secondary for construction this year
that will bring the total of state
moryes to be expended on these
roads in coming months to between
$175,00 and $200,000.
Babler Brothers, Oregon City con
tractors, hold the contract on the
latter 'sector which will complete
oiled surfacing of the same heavy
type that exists from Heppner to
the Parker ranch on to Ruggs at
Rhea creek and provide a dust coat
of oil on from that point to the end
of the present macadam beyond the
Eight Mile postoffice.
CLAUDE HASTINGS SELECTED
Claude Gilbert Hastings of Hard
man has been selected by the Mor
row County Selective Service board
to report for military service at the
local office at 4 p. m. on April 1,
whereupon he will be sent to an in
duction station of the United States
army at Portland.
National Week to
Sponsor Music Set
Rose Leibbrand has accepted the
chairmanship of National Music
week for Morrow county at the re
quest of Mrs. Walter Denton, state
president at Salem. The observance
will take place May 4-11, inclusive,
throughout the entire nation.
An important feature of this year's
activities is the emphasis placed on
inter-American music, including
Nort and South America and Can
ada. President Roosevelt has given
his hearty approval to the plans of
the National Music- week commit- -
tee to carry out the western hemis
phere music programs.
Your local chairman, Miss Leib
brand, would appreciate having pro
grams of musical events given dur
ing National Music week, sent to
her. Observance of the week in the
schools is under another committee
in the state.
But please send in programs giv
en by churches, choirs, music clubs,
P. T. A. groups, American Legion
or American Legion auxiliary, ser
vice clubs, or musical numbers ap-
pearing on other public entertain
ments. 59 Pet. Current Tax
Paid at Quarter's End
With closing of the first period
for collection of taxes, collections
had reached 59 1-3 percent of the
current roll, the sheriffs office re
ported Tuesday. Prepayment of the
year's tax in full to take advantage
of the 2 percent discount accounted
for the large percentage, it was said.
Largest single amount was $63,
974.48 paid by Union Pacific for the
full year's tax, and other utility
company payments, including $3,
977.69 by Pacific Power and Light
company played a large part in
swelling the parly collection figure.