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OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLIC AUDITOR!" PORTIA :: T-. O mtte minim mmmwc. d Volume 58, Number 18 'Hot Wheat' Not Big Problem Here Chamber Told Cummings Speaks; Rodeo, Lena Mail Route Get Action With less than a half dozen wheat farms in Morrow county not in com pliance with the AAA program, the "hot" wheat penalty under the new marketing quota will not be a mat ter of great concern here, said Merle Cumimings, secretary of the county ACA corrmittee before the Tuesday evening of the chamber of com merce. Cummings defined: hot wheat and cited the ways in which the penalty on it could be met. All complying farmers whose compliance with the 1941 AAA regulations has been proved will receive their white clearance cards without trouble, the secretary said. "Hot" wheat was defined as being the average normal yield on acres that would have been required to be taken out of production had the producing farm been in compliance with the AAA program. The mar keting quotas became necessary to protect the federal wheat lending program when the visible supply exceeded the amount estimated as the national "ever-normal granary" figure, Cummings said. Due to the extra heavy crop this year, farmers who did not comply with the AAA program will be able to pay the penalty on their excess wheat and still benefit by the mar keting program, he believed. With Rodeo President Lee Beck ner and Directors H. D. McCurdy and Jim Kistner in attendance, the chamber and Rodeo association got down-to brass tacks on final organi zation for the show, slated August 15-16-17. and it was agreed to fol low the same cooperative, plan that was put into effect last year. Details were left in the hands of the cham ber's Rodeo committee, headed by J. Logie Richardson, and were tak en care of at a meeting of' this com mittee with the Rodeo directors fol lowing the chamber meeting. Renewed effort to obtain a mail route to Lena was cited by Frank W. Turner, who explained a map of the proposed route and said that petitions would be circulated im mediately. The chamber's action is the result of a long-standing de mand for such a route out of Hepp ner, he said. C. D. Conrad, chairman of a com mittee preparing a chamber mem bership sign reported materials rea dy, and he was authorized to have the sign, painted and location select ed for its placement. Conrad also made a comprehensive report of the recent 4-H club summer school at Corvallis, "the largest school of its kind ever held in the United States," and declared that organizations sponsoring scholarships could feel that their contributions directed for this purpose are doing more for 4-H club work in the county than in any manner the same amounts could be spent APPRECIATION I wish to thank each and everyone of the many neighbors and friend? for turning out with such speed ard good will when they thought my wheat was on fire Sunday night even members of Heppner's effi cient fire department were present. It was only a grass fire on the hill which loomed up big after darkness, and no harm was done as all the wheat around was green, but if it had been wheat the great army of fire fighters were ready and on th spot. If that is not efficiency and genuine American spirit, stongly seasoned with American democracy, then what would you call it? Thanks again, good neighbors. Archie D. McMurdo. Heppner, Enjoyable Pomona . Meet Held, Boardman Morrow County Pomona grange met in Boardmati last Saturday in an all day session, with Greenfield grange as hosts. Although the crowd was not as large as usual, owing, to the busy season, an interesting business ses sion and program were had. A contest sponsored by the counts organi2ation for subordinate grange will be drafted during the quarter to be presented for consideration at the October meeting. Each grange L? represented with one member nn the committee as follows: Rhea Creek, Clifford Conrad; Lexington. Grace Turner; Lena, Pauline Hugh es: Irrigon, Marguerite Houghton; Greenfield Anna Skoubb; Willows, Mary Lundell. Plans for the con test will be drafted soon. Authorized by the delegate bodv at the recent fire insurance con ference at state grange, Minnie Mc Farland, master of Morrow County Pomona., asked all subordinate granges to submit to Secretary Mary Lundell, members holding insuranc policies in the grange mutual. Also, all policy holders are urged to at tend the next Pomona meeting, to be held at Rhea Creek in October. The program presented by th lecturer, Vida Heliker, was as fol lows: Theme, Our Flag; song, Old Glory; talk, The American Fs, Judge Johnson; song, Play Mates, Audrey Wilson, Gene Allen; skit, Highway Safety, Mary Lindsay, Marjory Gordon, Stella OMeara; agricultural talk, Food for Defense, County Agent Conrad; vocal duct, Mesdames Parker and Beach, Lex ington; reading, The Promise of the Stars, Mary Lundell; talk, Cooper ation, the Need of the Hour, Bon Gerkin, Hermiston; song, God Bless America. P. P. & L. Protects Against Interruptions With Pacific Power & Light com pany's new automatic service restor er now in operation at lone and re closing switch equipment installed at Olex Junction, users of electricity in the Heppner district have been provided additional service contin uity facilities. With the new safety devices controllng power lines here, only serious damage to the com pany's system can cause an inter ruption, according to K. A. House, local manager for the Pacific com pany. The new equipment at Olex Junc tion and lone will act as a safety valve for power transmission and distribution lines. Trouble from el ectric wires swinging together mo mentarily, a common cause of brief service outages where power lines are exposed to high winds, will be automatically remedied. The reclos ing fuses and automatic service re storer will minimize interruptions caused by improper use of power on customers' premises. The new equipment, which will '"store service three success: vr times wtihout attention from lin men. will be inspected and adji'ted regularly as company maintenan'v crews make their constant patrols .1 power lines here. ; Hayes Family to Hold Yearly Reunion 4th Members of the Hayes clan are assembling for their annual reunio.i tomorrow at the farm home of Mrs. Nancy Hayes on Rhea creek. In the van of the homecoming were Andy Hayes of Spokane and Mr. and Mrs. Elra Hayes and three children of San Bernardino, CaL and expected were Mr. and Mrs. Darrel McHargue (Neva Hayes) and son of Spokane. The Hayes family 4th of July reunion has been an anmul event for many years, attracting members of the family from a dis tance. Jos. M. Hayes of Lone Rock ar rived in the city yesterday to visit with friends and to be on hand fc the picnic tomorrow. Oregon, Thursday, July 3, Unanimous Vote Cast To Dissolve John Day District Final Rites for Paper Irrigation Project By Court Decree The 22-year John Day Irrigation district headache was cured Mondiy so far as taxpayers in the -district were concerned when they voted unanimously for the district's disso lution. The vote was 30 to 0. It now remains for a court order to put into effect the provisions jf the petition asking for dissolution, says J. J. Nys, attorney. The voting took place in three precincts, at the Neil Doherty home in the sands, at the Roy E. Hurst hall at Cecil, and at the Smyth Shuttler sheep camp in the west end of the district. The petition and election call for dissolution of the John Day Irriga tion district, liquidation of its in debtedness, and distribution of 'ts assets with sufficient funds to re main in the hands of the coun'y treasurer to redeem and pay all out standing warrants together with ac crued interest. In the years after the John Day Irrigation district was first formed in 1918, it remained a "paper" or ganization. The survey only w?5 made. It was proposed to take w. ter from the John Day river and by tunnel and ditch place it upon hun dreds of thousand acres of low sand country in the north ends of Gilliam and Morrow counties. Riding Club Start Expected Tuesday " A riding club for Morrow county fashioned after the Mustangers of Pendleton is the objective of an or ganization meeting called for the Elks club at 8 o'clock next Tuesday evening, according to announcement by Jim Kistner who has been inves tigating such possibility. The meeting is, open to' anyone in terested and all such persons are urged to attend. By-laws and other organization proceedings have been received from the Pendleton organ ization as a basis for organization, and Kistner says that Frank Tous Icy of Athena, horse trainer and member of the Turtles, professional rodeo organization, has signified hte willingness to accept the position s I caretaker of horses and grounds. Use of the Rodeo grounds has been ex tended by the city of Heppner. It is expected the new organization w:1'. fit into the local civilian defense program as well as provide a med ium for an enjoyable sport, Kistner said. Heppner Main Street Gets New Surface . Heppner's main thoroughfare re ceived a face-lifting the first of the week when the state highway odlir crew put a new coating of top dress ing on it. Most of the work was done in a few hours Monday mon ing as the laje force and equip ment rushed it through. One layer of old and larger size rock was top ped with another layer of oil and finer rock for dressing. The top rock is coarser than that before used, to provide more of a no;. skid surface. , The oiling was done from curb to j curb under arrangement of the ci:y dads with the state highway depart ment, the city standing the cost of the work along the sides of the state highway which runs through the middle of the street. REPORTS WATERSPOUT A heavy rain in the mountains and a waterspout in Porcupine can yon yesterday were reported ths morning by W. H. French, in the city from his Blue Mountain farm. 1941 50 More Selectees Being Classified Order number, name and address for 50 more men receiving question naires from the Morrow County Se lective Service board were released this week, as follows: 393 Wesley LeRoy McLowth, Boardman; 394 Eldon Deloss Shan non, State Highway Dept., La Grande; 395 Arnold Ellsworth John son, Cecil; 396 George, W. Lalumon dier, Boardman; 397 George Forbes Currin, Echo; 398 Gerald Coleman Rood, lone; 399 Amanuel Carltcn Swanson. lone; 400 James Reid Val entine, Heppner; 401 Everett Lau rence Crump, Heppner; 402 Harvey Smith, lone; 403 Hershal Luvern Townsend, Hilgard; 404 Arthur Lee Hughes, Lena; 405 Max, Henry Schulz, Heppner; 406 Donald Elmer Woelfer, Hepp ner; 407 James Arvin Brown, Board man; 408 Eugene Upton Normoyle. lone; 409 Raymond Thomas Michen er, Heppner; 410 Patrick Lennon. c-o John Kenny, Heppner; 411 Wil liam Archie Munkers, Lexingtor.; 412 Lester Uthe, Boardman; 413 Frank William Bowers, Heppner; 414 Harlie William Grey, Route 5, Box 246 A, Mt. Airy, N. Carolina; 415 John Harold Fuiten, Heppner; 416 Almon Lewis Geiss, Wallowa; 417 George Parsons Caskey, Weston; 418 Roy Oliver Cobb, c-o L. H. Cobb, Beaverton; 419 Farris Hughan Prock, Heppner; 420 Ervin Rubin Perlberg, Hepp ner; 421 Steve William Hotlkamp, Jr.. Pilot Grove, Iowa; 422 Geoffrey O'Connell, Heppner; 423 Rhea Nor ton King, Heppner; 424 Robert Ir ven Bumside, Lexington; 425 Roy William Lindstrom, lone; 426 Ray mond Cecil Gardner, Heppner; 427 John Edward Eubanks, lone; 4"S Henry Porter Graham, c-o Lemms Logging Co., Yamsey; 429 Russell McCoy, Irrigon; 430 Raymond Cyrl Coulter, Irrigon; 431 Harold Albert Wright, Heppner; 432 Robert Daw son Knox, 1392 Beech St., Eugene; 433 James Lincoln Tabbutt, CCC, Heppner; 434 William Glenn Har mon, Heppner; 435 Everett Oliver Harshman, Heppner; 436 George Al mcrion Freeborn, Heppner; 437 Har old Homer Hill, Ilcppncr; 438 Don aid Robert Pointer, Lexington; 431 Everett B. Shaner, Box 96, Pendle ton; 441 Ervin Everett Allen, Hepp ner; 442 Harold Lee Becket, Hepp ner; 443 Louis Ronald Foos, Route 12, Box 939, Milwaukee; 444 Victor Arthur Lovgren, Eightmile; 445 Rod erick Swift Thomson, Heppner; 446 William Peter Kilkenny, Star Route, Echo; 447 Charles Marcel Jones, R. t F. D., Heppner; 448 Carl Otto Bau man, Cecil; 449 Thomas Clifton Neri chick, Heppner; 450 Leonard Walter Gilman, Chula Vista, c-o Border Patrol Hdqts. Grange-Church Picnic Set at French's 4th Rhea Creek grange and Valby Lu theran church of Gooseberry are sponsoring a picnic on July 4 at the W. H. French ranch in the moun tains. All members of the organiza tions and friends are invited to par ticipate. Plenty of ice cream and softbJl will add to enjoyment of the day's lestivities. 4VILLOWS GRANGE NEWS Willows grange will meet in an dll-day session on Sunday, July 6th., with a pot-luck dinner. This meet ing will take the place of the regu lar meeting held usually on the first Saturday night. Members and grange visitors are invited. Miss Patricia Emert has been se lected to represent Willows grange as their princess at the Rodeo. McMURDO BOYS SEE ALASKA Scott McMurdo recently joined his brother Ted in Alaska, and with an other young man, John Nielson, th two are enjoying a trip down the Tanana and Yukon rivers in a 22 foot boat, according to a card re ceived by the boys' parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo. Their boat is fully equipped with hunting and fishing paraphernalia. Subscription $2.00 a Year Lexington Queen Dance 12th Kicks Off Rodeo Season Attendants Named; Cowboy Breakfast, Parade Features Miss Frances Wilkinson of Hepp ner, Lexington grange's selection for attendant to the queen of Hepp ner Rodeo, August 15-16-17, will be the first honored member of the roy al court when the Rodeo season will be officially kicked off with first of a series of dances at the Lexington hall Saturday evening, July 12. Introduction of the queen will also be made at the Lexington dance. Other members of the royal court announced this week are Miss Pat ricia Emert, lone, Willows grange; Miss Rita Robinson, Hardman, Rhea Creek grange, and Miss. Colleen Kil kenny, Heppner, Lena grange, Dances for other attendants and the wind-up queen's dance at Hepp ner will be held on consecutive Sat urday evenings, at lone, July 19; Rhea creek, July 26; Lena, August 2, and Heppner, August 9. Ralph Jackson, June Smith and Cyiene Barratt were named as the queen's committee, to arrange se lection, outfitting and sponsorship of public appearances. Final organization steps prepara tory to staging this year's show were taken at a meeting of the chamber of commerce Rodeo committee and Rodeo directors, Tuesday evening. Following the plan of last year, the chamber committee is handling all extraneous details, leaving the Rodeo directors free to attend to the show itself. Committees were named for underwriting, ticket selling, naming Ihe queen, parade and carnival. The same committee which func tioned so well last year was put in charge, of underwriting, namely F. W. Turner, George Howard and E. O. Ferguson. Handling ' the parade solicitation and other details of this feature will be Chas. B. Cox, B. C, Pinckney, R. B. Ferguson. Other committees are named as follows: Ticket sales: Russell McNeill, Wn.. Isom, Thelma Pinckney, Coramae Ferguson. Advertising: Jap Crawford, Jose phine Mahoney, Rose Leibbrand. Housing: May Gilliam, Mrs. W. f1. Rosewall, Eppa Ward. Concessions: Warren Blakely. Coordination: W. C. Rosewall, O. Turner. Both the chamber representatives', with J. Logie Richardson as chair man, and the Rodeo officials declar ed that the cowboy breakfast start ed last year would again be a first day feature, and the Rodeo direc-1 tors themselves are handling the de tails. Jim Kistner reported work of pre paring the grounds going along well and better facilities will be had than ever before. President Beckner announced that 'he local show would be open to all comers with judges selected by the local association, and said that lists of events may be had by writing to Len L. Gilliam, secretary. NO. 1 SELECTEE HOME Gene Doherty, Morrow county's first selective service man to be sent for a year's armv training ia home on furlough from Camp Can- oy, wasn., with rating of private first class. Doherty was a volunteer for service. MOTIIR DIES IN VIRGINIA Dr. A. D. McMurdo received tele graphic news Tuesdav morning nf the death of his mother, Mary Kath leen McMurdo. in Virginia at. the a on of 92 years. She was stricken by pneumonia.