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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, May 29, 1941
Oregon Officials
Urge Approval Of
AAA Wheat Quotas
Sprague, Hoke, Gill
Among Endorsers
of Marketing Plan
Leaders of Oregon's farm organi
zations and state officials, including
Governor Charles A. Sprague, have
endorsed wheat marketing quotas
and asked that they be approved by
Oregon's wheat growers at the ref
erendum this Saturday, May 31.
"There is no question but that
Oregon will be much better off if
the quota is approved," Governor
Sprague told the state AAA com
mittee, at the same time announcing
that he had voted for the quotas.
The governor cast an absentee bal
lot as a wheat grower in Adams
county, Washington. Pointing out
that quotas must be adopted if wheat
prices are to be supported by feder
al loans, the governor predicted that
prices will drop to "very low lev
els" unless this aid is given.
'Presidents of the state's farm or
ganizations endorsed the quotas in
the following statements, released
by the state AAA office:
Mac Hoke, president Oregon Farm
Bureau "Failure to approve mar
keting quotas under the law means
no wheat loans, and no wheat loans
at a time when there is no export
outlet and our available supply al
most twice our annual domestic re
quirements means 25 to 30 cents a
bushel for wheat. Neither the far
mer, nor the business man depend
ent on him can afford to risk any
such calamity."
Ray W. Gill, president Oregon
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national decisions affecting their everyday lives. Although many other
parts of the world are under the heel of dictatorship, here in America
farmers are strengthening democracy by putting it into practice in their
AAA marketing quota referendums. The Secretary of Agriculture has
proclaimed a wheat marketing quota for 1941, subject to approval by
farmers in a national referendum nn Mav 31 Whin fgmara in tho
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referendum on that date, they will be exercising a fundamental privilege
wheat growers, to whom wheat is
not a main crop objective . . . should
take into account the important ef
fects of this vote upon the fanners
of eastern Oregon and other sections
whose main livelihood comes from
wheat production."
Harley Libby, president Oregon
Farmers' Union "It is not to be
viewed as a cure-all, and there are
just criticisms, but until we have
a better plan, ready and effective,
it would be a grave matter to dis
card the loan and quota basis."
Predicting a strong affirmative
vote, Secretary of State Earl Snell
said "Regardless of whether the es
tablishment of planned control was
originally advisable, present uncer
tainties and the known existence of
enormous surpluses leave little
question as to the desirability of
voting for such a plan.
J. D. Mickle. state director of ag
riculture, says the quota plan rep
resents cooperative action which is
the only possible way to handle the
present surplus situation. W. L.
Teutsch, assistant director of ex
tension at O. S. C, sees in the quota
plan another way of accomplishing
production in accordance with ef
fective market demand, which has
long been the policy advocated by
the college. Results of the election
will indicate the attitude of farmers
concerning this principle, he says.
LEXINGTON NEWS
Seven Seniors Given
Diplomas at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
Commencement services for the
seven seniors were held Wednesday
evening, May 21, in the high school
auditorium with Dean J. R. Jewell
delivering the address. The proces
sional and recessional were played
by Juanita Carmichael with invo
cation by Martin Clark. Doris Scott
was salutatorian and Jerrine Ed
wards was valedictorian. The high
school glee club sang "Dear Land of
Home," and the commencement
song. Gene Majeske presented the
class gift of two electric clocks for
various school rooms. Ivan Amend
presented the scholastic honor aw
ard to Jerrine Edwards for having
the highest average grade of the
seniois. Doris Scott was given the
Beach citizenship cup for the sec
ond year. This is the first time it
was ever received by the same per
son twice. Donald Campbell receiv
ed the scholarship to Pacific uni
versity and Joe Way was awarded
the Scout cup. Diplomas were given
by Ralph Jackson to Ida May Rauch,
Elden Elmer Padberg, Jerrine Dora
Edwards, Donald Ivan Campbell,
Doris Allena Scott, Eugene Frank
Majeske and Raymond Howard Tur
ner. Class picnics were held Thursday
with the high school motoring to
Hidaway springs, the seventh ' and
eighth grades to Maryhill castle, the
fifth and sixth grades to the moun
tains, the first, second, third and
fourth grades picnicking in the us
ual place by the creek.
Rae Cowins has gone to Heppner
for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Phillips and
daughter of Kinzua spent Sunday
here.
Ralph Jackson motored to The
Dalles to get Jay Griffith Satur
day. The William Van Winkle and
Laurel Ruhl families are spending
several days in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams and,
daughter moved from the Phillip's
house to the Ola Ward house Tues
day. Eula Barnhouse, daughter Jean,
Fannie McMillan, and Lou Broad
ley visited at the Cy Slocum home
on Rhea creek Sunday.
Word received here told of the
birth of a son, born May 24, to Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne (Pete) McMillan
of Carlton. The baby weighed 7
pounds, 4 ounces, and was named
Donald Lester. He is the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. McMillan of
this city.
Mrs. Roy Johnson and Duane left
Tuesday for Burns to spend the
summer with Mr. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whillock and
Sandy, Helen Breshears and Ever
ett Crump spent Sunday at Umatila
and Pendleton.
Esther Thompson' is staying at the
Nettie Davis home.
Melba Burnside is visiting her
grandparents at Hermiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt, Mrs.
Sarah White, Mrs. Trina Parker and
Miss Dona Bamett are among local
people attending the funeral of 3.
W. Waid in Stanfield Sunday.
The Archie Padberg family and
the Robert Burnside family spent
Sunday in Hermiston at the Robert
Allstott home.
Ed Grant, George and Willie Stea
gall spent Sunday in Waitsburg,
Wash.
The Christian Endeavor society
attended a party in Heppner Tues
day evening as guests of the Hepp
ner society.
Mrs. Allyn entertained her Sun
day school class at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carmichael
motored to Deep River, Wash., tak
ing Mrs. Belle Leathers and Mrs.
Joy Tower to their homes. Carmi
chael'a returned home Sunday.
Sunday guests at the Eslie Walk
er home were Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mar
quardt, Kappy Rix and friends.
Mrs. Alex Hunt, chairman of so
cial entertainment for the joint
meeting with Rhea Creek grange,
announces that the meeting has bee .
postponed from the coming Satur
day night, May 31, the date origin
ally set. The new date had not beer
set.
IRRIGON NEWS
R. L. Jones' Family
New Irrigon Residents
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones from
Idaho have rented the Coryell res
idence and moved in last week.
Esther and Beth Warner visited
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alva Warner at Hermiston, from
Tuesday until Saturday.
Rev. Haller from Dufur occupied
the pulpit at the Pentecostal mis
sion Friday evening.
Mrs. Jack Browning and daughter
Dolores are visiting Mrs. Browning's
mother at Pe Ell, Wash.
Mrs. Goodbroad and son Peter
spent from Friday until Sunday at I
La Grande, returning with Mr.
Goodbroad who motored to La
Grande Sunday.
Mrs. O'Brien visited her son Glenn
and family several days last week,
Mr. and Mrs. James Arnberg mo
tored to La Grande Sunday.'
Mr. and Mrs. E. Tilden and ne
phew, Lyle Tilden, Jr, visited Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Isom Sunday.
Rev. Harness, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Steward attended a bible conference
at Walla Walla, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hendrix from
Dufur visited Mr. and! Mrs. Batie
Rand Sunday. They were en route
to Pendleton to visit relatives.
Mrs. James Warner visited her
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Rand and
family, Sunday.
Dance at Lexington grange hall,
Saturday, May 31. Music by Bud's
orchestra. Supper served in basement.
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