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LEXINGTON NEWS
Grain Fires Start
In Lexington Section
By MARGARET SCOTT
Mrs. Tempa Johnson returned
home Tuesday from Astoria where
she was called by the death of her
sister-in-law, Irene Hendricks, wife
of M. A. Hendricks.
E. H. Tucker of Spokane was a
business visitor here Monday.
Mrs. Jay Griffith and children of
Spray spent Tuesday here.
Tuesday evening there were sev
eral wheat fires started by lightning.
Volunteer firemen hurried to the
. scene and the heavy rain in that
district helped to quench the flames.
Those reported as losing wheat were
Archie Nichols, Harry Duvall, Oral
Scott and Ray Drake.
Wendell Fulgham of Grandview,
Wash., is working at the O. W. Cuts
forth ranch.
' Patty O'Hara left Wednesday for
Weston to visit relatives.
A wheat fire was reported at the
Martin ranch Monday.
Marlene Miller is visiting rela
tives in Umatilla.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allyn spent
Sunday in Ukiah.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Edwards were
business visitors in Portland Satur
day. Among Sunday mountain goers
were the Carl Whillock family, the
Vernon Scott family, Helen Bre
shears and Everett Crump.
The local postoffiee is gettiny a
new coat of kalsomine.
IONE NEWS
Rietmann Car Rolls
Over Bluff, Wrecks
By MRS. EL.MER GRIFFITH
While Mr. and 'Mrs. Omar Riet
mann and family were visiting Mary
Hill castle on Sunday they had the
misfortune of their car being wreck
ed completely. They had driven
down to meet Mrs. Rietmann's mo
ther, Mrs. Inez Freeland, who was
coming up from Portland with
friends and on to lone for a visit.
The car was left unoccupied on the
edge of the highway and in some
manner, unknown to the Rietmann's,
got released and started to roll. It
rolled for several feet, then left the
highway and rolled end. over end
down a steep bluff toward the river.
. The family were taken to Arlington
by friends, where they got a car to
take them on home.
The Women's Topic club met at
the home of Mrs. J. E. Swanson on
Friday afternoon. A very interest
ing program was presented with
patriotic songs and readings. Other
hostesses were Mrs. Garland Swan
son, Mrs. Cleo Drake, and Mrs. Al
gott Lundell.
Martin Love returned to lone on
Sunday evening after spending the
last few weeks in La Grande as re
lief dispatcher. He will now be the
permanent station agent in lone. D.
E. Tannehill, who has been relief
agent, went to Leington to do relief
work there.'
Mary and Joe Barnett left on
Wednesday for Portland, where they
will visit their aunt and grandmo
ther, Mrs. Charles Nord.
Irvin Ritchie arrived in lone on
Monday evening from Los Angeles,
where he has been working in a
pottery factory for some time. He
is now employed at the McNibb
warehouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Everson of
Hood River were guests at the home
of Mrs. Bessie Everson this week
end.
Edward Drake of Sacramento vis
ited this week at the home of his
brother, Cleo Drake, and family.
Clarence Linn left for Vernonia
on Saturday where he will be em
ployed in the mill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Feldman had
as their guests Thursday night, Mr.
and Mrs. Art Ham and Robert and
Betty of Las Vegas. Mr. Ham is a
nephew of Mr. Feldman's. On Fri-
day morning they left for British
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCabe left
for their home in Forest Grove on
Friday after a visit here with Mr.
McCabe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. McCabe, and other relatives and
friends.
Miss Mabel Cotter of Austin,
Minn., is visiting her brother and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter
who met her in Arlington.
Mrs. J. E. Swanson is visiting her
Heppner
daughters, Mrs. Elmo McMillan and
Miss Evan Swanson, in Salem th s
week. Mr. Swanson drove her to
Arlington Sunday where she took
the train.
Lowell Clark, who has been work
ing in Los Angeles this year, arriv
ed in lone on Wednesday to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clark, and work in harvest.
Maxine Ely of Boardman is visit
ing at the home of her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely at Morgan.
Mrs. Nicoli Thompsen and two
sons, Norris and Jimmy, visited at
the home of her son, Erling Thomp
sen and family on Sunday. She
left Sunday night for her home in
McMinnville.
PINE CITY NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and
family were dinner guests at the E.
B. Wattenburger home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and
family, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Watten
burger and family were callers at
the Marion Finch home Sunday.
Marion Finch and daughters
Frances and Patty and Mr. Finch's
father from Seattle motored to Her- j
miston Wednesday.
Miss Kathleen Daly is staying
with her sister, Mrs. Bill Doherty
of Alpine.
Miss Betty Finch spent Sunday
with her parents. Betty, is working
at the Russell Moore ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore mo
tored to Irrigon Sunday where they
spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Smith.
Bill Finch from Stanfield was a
caller at the Marion Finch home
Saturday.
Earl Wattenburger of Pasco spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Wattenburger and Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger.
DEAN STRAINS TESTED
Seven strains of blue lake beans
are being tested on the O. S. C.
experiment station grounds this sea
son in an attempt to determine the
best strains of these popular beans
to use under varying conditions. The
strains differ in character, yield and
adaptation. The blue lake beans are
the ones generally grown in Oregon
for canning purposes.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Trees DO Talk!
HARDMAN NEWS
John Howell Rites
Held at Hardman
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
Funeral services were held Mon
day at the church for John Howell,
a pioneer resident, who passed away
in Heppner, July 11, aged 71 years,
1 month and 11 days. Services were
held from I. O. O. F. hall with Mrs.
Olive Young of Heppner officiating
and interment was in Hardman I. O.
O. F. cemetery.
Mrs. Charley Roach and children
and Jack Leathers from Monument
spent Sunday at the Carl Leathers
home. Mrs. Dilly Leathers and Mar
ion returned home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark from
Portland were visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. Floyd Adams and family.
They left Monday for Portland.
Rho Bleakman visited Ella Bleak
man Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Heseltine and
Mrs. Omar Smith from Port Gam
ble are visiting at the Sabdn Hast
ings home.
Mrs. Harlan Adams and son Nor
vin were shopping in Heppner Fri
day. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings and
daughter -returned home from Mon
tana Sunday where they had been
shearing sheep for the past month.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Billings from
Arlington spent the week end with
Mrs. , Charley McDaniel. Their
daughter, Marline, returned home
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burnside and
family from Hermiston spent Mon
day at the J. B. Adams home.
Mar j one Thomas from Portland
and Dallas Craber of Rhea creek were
united in marriage Sunday after
noon, the 13th, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Batty in Eight Mile.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burnside motor
ed to John Day Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton (Jnck)
Isom of Portland and Mrs. Sarah
Isom of Brownsville, visited from
Sunday until yesterday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine E. Isom. They
left yesterday morning for Yakima.
Jack is a brother and Mrs. Sarah Is
om the mother of Blaine,
Oregon
Ralph Lee In The Oregonian
IRRIGON NEWS
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
The members of the Ladies Aid
met at the home of Mrs. Ida Slaugh
ter last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Denny from Idaho
are visiting their son, Glen Denny,
and family.
Rev. and Mrs. Davis from Con
crete, Wash., will be her Sunday
to take charge of the services at the
Pentecostal church, until the ar
rival of the new pastor.
Mrs. Vessler and 'son, Mrs. Harris
and Mrs. Milo Henkley and daugh
ter Constance left for Portland on
Monday.
Roy Minnick is building an addi
tion to his residence in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcle are the new
residents in the Nora Wilson house.
Mrs. Hoaglan, who has been vis
iting her daughter in Stanfield re
turned home the last of the week.
Lish Harper of Pisgah, Iowa, and
Mrs. Nettie Flower were united in
marriage at the home of W. C. Isom,
Sunday, July 13. Mr. Harper is a
brother-in-law of Mr. Isom, and
Mrs. Flower is his cousin.
Mrs. Iris Fish a daughter of Mrs.
Flower, spent Sunday at the Isom
home, from Pendleton.
Sheep Like Brome,
Spurn Reed Canary
Smooth brome grass hay proved
the most palatable to sheep and
Reed canary grass the least palat
able among 19 different kinds of
grass and grain hays fed at the East
ern Oregon Experiment station, re
ports D. E. Richards, superintend
ent. The test was made by giving
five different kinds of hay to sheep
each day and then keeping a close
check on the amount of each kind
consumed. This was the second tri
al of its kind made at the station
and results obtained were similar to
those of a year ago.
Smooth brome grass proved to be
almost as palatable as allalfa hay.
Other high ranking roughages were
timothy, beardless wheat, big blue
grass, Asiatic sanfein and Fairway
strain of crested wheat grass. At the
bottom of the list were so-called
Michel's grass and Reed canary
grass.
Thursday, July 17, 1941
U. S. D. A. Defense
Boards Created
In State, County
With national defense as the first
order of business in the U. S. at pre
sent, Oregon has just set up a U. S.
D. A. defense board designed to mar
shal all of the resources of the var
ious agricultural agencies under a
unified effort to contribute most in
the national emergency. Each state
has a similar board.
The Oregon board is headed by
Robert Taylor of Adams in Uma
tilla county, who is chairman of the
state AAA committee. On the state
committee will also be the director
of the O. S. C. extension service,
Dean William A. Schoenfeld, and
designated representatives of the
various agencies of the department
of agricultural functioning in the
state. These agencies include the
AAA, the bureau of agricultural ec
onomics, farm security administra
tion, soil conservation service, farm ,
credit administration, surplus mar
keting administraton, agricultural
marketing service, forest service and
the rural electrification administra
tion. Similar defense boards have
also been created in each county to
be headed by the county AAA chair
man. The Morrow county chairman is
Henry Baker of lone.
Dean Schoenfeld has asked the
county agent in each , county to
serve as extension representative
and the federal agencies will desig
nate representatives to serve on
j each county board. Specific func
tions will be assigned to the boards
from time to time by the secretary.
The order specifically stated that
nothing in the new arrangement al
ters the cooperative relations of the
department of agriculture with the
state extension service, or the re
sponsibilities of the state extension
service in education and land use
planning. The normal functioning
of the federal agencies concerned
is also to be continued by all agen
cies and employees are asked to
take on the additional emergency
responsibilities of defense.
"We all realize that the serious
ness of the defense effort grows
from hour to hour," said M. L. Wil
son, national director of extension,
in transmitting the order to the
state services. "There must be ad-r
ministrative machinery, directly re
sponsible to the secretary, which
can act quickly and which is or
ganized in a manner consistent with
the defense activities of other
branches of the government."
Prospective Freshmen
File OSC Applications
Oregon State College With the
main summer session only half over
and the second one scheduled to
start August 1, the college is already
receiving applications from fresh
men planning to enter college this
fafl.
It is still too early to judge the
trend in probable enrollment, ac
cording to E. B. Lemon, registrar,
except that there appears to be a
continuation in the heavy enroll
ment of women and an early in
crease of transfers from other high
er educational institutions. So far,
the advance enrollment of men is
a little bit under that of last year
as is usually the case when em
ployment is abundant in the sum
mer. Registration for the main six
weeks summer session this year was
approximately 850 at the end of the
third week, about 50 below that of
last year. The second annual con
ference of housemothers and other
personnel workers attracted 57 wo
men from many parts of the United
States.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Linda Taylor underwent an oper
ation in Portland last week end for
a broken and dislocated hiD receiv
ed in a recent automobile accident.
Her mother, who returned from the
city Sunday, reported Miss Taylor
to be recovering satisfactorily from
cuts and bruises received in the ac
cident, but it will be sometime be
fore the outcome of the operation is f
learned. On first taking Miss Taylor
to the hospital in Pendleton, they
were advise that the fracture was
very serious and that it would be
best to take the woman to a bone
specialist in Portland, which was
immediately done.