A Heppner Gci2ette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Morch 25, 1948
Rebekahsat lone
Change From PNG
To 3-Links Club
By Kelio Palmatoer
The regular mortinc of the Re-l-k;ih
liiflpc was hrld Thursday
i voninc March 18. It was decid
ed at the mpctine to chance the
name of the Past Noble Grand
club to the Three Links club,
thereby members of 1 he club
neivi not be post noble grands.
After the meeting a birthday lun
cheon was served in honor ofthe
birthdays of the following who
were present: Mrs. Lana Padberj:.
Mrs. Milton Morgan. Mrs. Etta
Bristow, Mrs. Hershall Townsend.
Mrs. Louis Ball, Mrs. Hell Rea.
Ernest Lundell. Fred. H. O. and
Ckorge Ely. Jello, angel food
cake and coffee were served
from a table decorated with
green candles and pink camel
lias. Gifts were given the hon
orees. Those on the committee
were Mrs. Ida Coleman. Mrs. Fred
Ely, Mrs. H. O. Ely. Mrs. Delia
Corson and Mrs. Ed Buschke.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
Wiles were held at the lone Co
operative church Thursday, Mar.
18 at 2 p.m. with Kev. Alfred
Shirley officiating. Mrs. Walter
Roberts and Mrs. Paul Pettyjohn,
accompanied by Mrs. Cleo Drake,
sang "In the Garden" and "No
Night There." The pallbearers
were Omar Rietmann, Fred Bu
chanan, Fred Nichoson, Bert Ma
son, John Bryson and Elmer
West. Mrs. Wiles, the daughter
fo David and Emily Head, was
born in Shelbyville, Tenn., Feb.
17, 1872, and died March 15 at
The Dalles. She was married to
James W. Wiles of Logan, Mo.,
Jan. 8. 1S90. Mr. Wiles died in
1919. She was a resident of Mor
row county for 42 years and is
survived by two sons. Stephen
L. and Floyd W. of lone, and
three daughters. Mrs. Dottie War
field of Pendleton; Mrs. Ned
(Jessie) Carr of The Dalles, and
Mrs. Lester (Vidat Britton of
Tygh Valley; also 5 grandchil
dren, one sister, Mrs. Julia M.
Jones of Crant, Mo., and one
niece here, Mrs. Dale Ray.
Willows grange held their reg
ular meeting Saturday evening.
March 20. Mrs. Bertha Severin
had charge of the following pro
gram: reading. Elise Bauern
feind; reading. Fern Jones; talk
on cooperatives by Jack Bailey;
Salary Loophole Is Threat To Tax
Equalization, Research Body Says
Finding a loophole in the lawl
as to school superintendent sal
ary fixing, eight county rural
school district boards, acting as
tax-levying bodies, have kicked
the shins of the legislature's au
thority to fix salaries of county
officers.
These eight rural school boards.
Curry, Gilliam. Grant, Jefferson.
Morrow, Sherman, Wallowa and
Wheeler counties, defiantly and
arbitrarily propose to levy a tax
for an increased salary in a man
ner that may antagonize the 1949
legislature to the point of at
tempting to repeal HB SO before
it gets a fair break before the
bar of taxpayer opinion.
Here is the story:
Thirty-one new rural school
boards in Oregon are now consol
idating, into one over all budget,
the separate budgets of all school
districts in their respective coun
ties. all budgets except those of
1st class tlarge city) districts.
This consolidated budget, when
approved, will determine the one
equalized levy on all property
within the county (outside 'city
districts) for rural school pur
poses. This new school tax levying
procedure is the result of the ped
pie's approval, 1946 general el
ection, of what was known as
House Bill SO of the 1945 legisla
ture. . Oregon Business and Tax Re
search Inc. supported HB SO be
cause it spread school costs even
ly over all property, leveled off
extremely high and low school
district millage rates, made all
property within a county (except
in city districts) pay something
towards rural schools.
In eight counties, listed above,
there are no 1st class school dis
thicts. In these eight counties,
under a 1947 law, the rural 5
member school board elects a ru
ral district superintendent. This
rural district superintendent re
places the present county school
superintendent.
The state legislature fixes the
salaries of county school super
intendents, salaries which ad
mittedly are far too low in many
counties. But Chapter 450, 1947
legislature, which provided that
rural school boards shall appoint j
the rural district's superintend
ent when the district embraces
the entire county, left the matter
of fixing the salary of that new
rural district school superinten
dent wide open to discretion of
the new 5-member rural district
board.
What have these rural district
boards done as to salary of the
school superintendent to be ap
pointed by that boad? In the
eight counties salaries have been
budgeted as follows:
Comparison School Supt.
Salaries
Present Salary
Salary Set by cc
County School Supt New Bd. Inc.
Jefferson 2.-k 6.000 150
Curry Si ISO $2 SoO 30
Grant 2.700 4.200 6fi
Gilliam 2.000 2.400 20
Morrow 2.40 5(0 luS
Sherman 2.4i) 3.SH11 62.5
Wallowa 2.1nl 2,400 14.2
Wheeler 1.200 3.2"0 166
We repeat, as we once testified
before a committee of the legis
lature, that some of these salar
ies are ridiculously inadequate.
But we submit that some of the
above budgeted increases may
discredit the purpose behind HB
SO. namely, to provide some cen
tralized control over expenditures
of many small school districts,
to cahieve benefits usually de
rived from consolidated budget
ing and supervision, to equalize
the school tax burden over all
property.
If taxpayer opinion in the
above eight counties supports
such increases, well and good.
But what about the position of
county school superintendents in
the remaining 23 Oregon coun
ties, superintendents who must
be eelcted by the voters, whose
salaries are fixed by slow-mov
ing legislative action? What
about the Umatilla county super
intendent for example, and his
$3,000 salary and the 108 per cent
increase of his neighbor superin
tendent in Morrow county?
Give HB SO a fair break. If it
fails to improve the rural school
tax situation it will be repealed
in due time. But if there is merit
in the rural district tax-equalization
idea, let's give that merit
an opportunity to demonstrate
itself, without cumbering the
new tax-levying device by tak
ing advantage of a loophole in
the law with respect to fixing
salaries by a local board rather
than by legislative action. "Your
Taxes."
songs, "When Irish Eyes Are
Smiling" and "River Shannon"
by Eugene Normoyle, accompan
ied by Mrs. Normoyle. Luncheon
was served by Mrs. Ernest Heli
ker and Mrs. Wate Crawford. The
tables were decorated with a fat
wooden pig as centerpiece and
white candles in green shamrock
holders, and daffodils. Games
were played during the lunch
hour. The grange decided to buy
two dozen chairs. The 1st and
2nd degrees will be put on April
10.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cool of
Chelan, Wash., were visitors here
last week. They are former res
idents of this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lieuallen
have purchased the Herbert Ek-
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Strom house and Ekstroms pur
chased the Oscar Peterson place
below town.
Out-of-town relatives attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. Alice
Wiles were Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Britton and son of Tygh Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Goodrich of Husum, Wn, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Brashers and baby.
Claude Brashers of Lyle, Wn.,
Glenn Warfield of Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Skuzeski of
Corvallis visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Peterson, over
the week end.
The social meeting of the Topic
club met at the Masonic hall on
Saturday afternoon. Bridge was
played and those receiving prizes
were. high. Mrs. Bertha Severin
and Mrs. Omar Rietmann; low,
Mrs. Wallace Matthews and Mrs.
Echo Palmateer. Ice cream, cook
ies and coffee were served by the
committee, Mrs. Noel Dobyns,
Mrs. Vi m. Seehafer and Mrs. M.
E. Cotter.
The HEC of Willows grange
met at the home of Mrs. Oscar
Lundell Friday afternoon. Plans
were made for the dinner to be
served at the grange hall on Eas
ter Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Mrs.
Louis Ball had charge of the so
cial part of the meeting. Straw
berry short cake-and coffee were
served by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl McCabe en
tertained at a tinner at their
home Tuesday evening. March 16
in honor of the birthdays of Mrs.
James Lindsay, Mrs. Hershall
Townsend and Mrs. Harvecy
Smith. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. James Lindsay, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Carlson, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
John Ransier, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Thome, Mr. and Mrs. Hershall
Townsend, George Elder, Bill Mc
Elwaine and James McCabe.
BOARDMAN . . . .
By Flossie Coats
(Too late for last week)
Al Mav of Portland was a Run.
day guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. (.nas. Anderegg. Mr. May
is a former resident of Boardman
and owned the farm now owned
by the Andereggs.
County Agent Anderson of
Heppner was on the Drotect nn
Thursday, bringing bummer
lambs for 4-H club bovs and
girls.
Marlene Fisk went to Arlinptnn
Friday afternoon to visit her ta
mer ana grandmother Fisk over
the week end.
Countv School Slinprintpnrinnt
Lucy Rodgers visited the school
rnaay.
W. H. Macomber of Grandview,
Wash., father of N. A. Macom
ber, passed away Friday, March
12, after suffering some time
from a heart ailment. Mr. Ma
comber would have been 80 years
old March 15. He leaves three
son, Nathaniel of Boardman, Al
of Spray, and Eldon of Grand
view, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank
Darrah of Los Angeles, Cal. Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Macomber left
Saturday morning for Grand
view. Mrs. Al Macomber and
sno Dale arrived Friday, staying
overnight with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Root, and driving on to Grand
view Saturday morning. Dale re
mained with the Roots.
Guests at the Elvin Ely home
Sunday were Mrs. Ely's brother,
Charles, and his daughters, Guy
la and Wanda and son Stanley,
and Miss Roberta Kenny, all of
Vale. Georgann Chandler, Shir
ley and Cora Ekleberry of Her
miston. Under direction of Rev. Eble
there will be a program of wor
ship hymns and communion at
the Communitv church Friday
evening, March 26. The public
Is invited.
Rev. Chas. Eble, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Root, Leo Potts, Mrs. Frank
Cole, Mrs. Claud Coats and Dale
Macomber motored to Stanfield
Sunday to attend a meeting at
the Hope Presbyterian cnurcn.
Jackie Mulligan who has been
ill in the St. Anthony's hospital
in Pendleton the past two weeks
MOVE TO STANFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDanicl
have moved from llardman to
Stanfield where they have pur
chased eight acres on the high
way. They expect to raise chick
ens principally, although Ihey
will also have garden and ber
ries. They think they will enjoy
living in a low altitude and will
be glad to escape so much snow.
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It's a pity that $2 bills are so
scarce these days when they
would be so convenient for buy
ing a dollar's worth of almost
anything after 15 years of New
Deal planned economy
with flu and pneumonia w s v.ol
'enough to return home Saturday.
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Saturday Evening
MARCH 27
Willows Grange
Hall
IONE
Music by
The Rim Rocks
Lunch at Midnight
Admission $1.00
(tax included)
The American Legion and its
auxiliary met at the Legion hall
Tuesday evening, March 16, and
had a potluck supper in honor of
the Legion s birthday.
A large crowd attended the an
nual spring dance at the Legion
hall Saturday. Jimmy Whet
mores orchestra of Portland fur
nished the music.
College students home for the
spring vacation are, University of
Oregon, Miss Shirlee Smouse,
Miss Barbara Smith and Reginald
Shirley; Oregon State, Miss June
Griffith, Tommy Doherty, Donald
Peterson, and Alfred Shirley Jr.;
Eastern Oregon college, John Do
herty; University of Washington,
Alton Yarnell and Matt Doherty;
Washington State college, Ralph
Smith.
Mrs. W. G. Bell of The Dalles
visited here last week.
Mrs. David North of Portland
and Mrs. W. O. Butler of Seattle
were visitors at the Ida Coleman
hme last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Holder
man of Corvallis visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Seehafer,
o.er the week end.
Dates to remember: March 26,
The Three Links club will meet
at the Rebekah hall in the af
ternoon. ... March 27, dance at
Willows grange hall Easter
Sunday, Sunrise services on hill
south of town and breakfast at
the E. M. Baker home. Program
at the Congregational church and
services at 10 and 11 a.m. Canta
ta at Cooperative church in the
evening. Dinner at the grange
hall from 1 to 3 p.m.
Good Friday will be a holiday
for the lone schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom
and Mrs. Fannie Griffith went to
The Dalles Saturday to meet Miss
June Griffith, student at O: S. C.
Mrs. Walter Roberts and Joel
Engelman took their sister, Mrs.
John Turner, of Baker as far as
Pendleton when she returned to
nor home Tuesday of last week.
Dick Hughes of Blackfoot, Ida.,
is visiting his brother, John
Hughes, also Louis Padberg.
Among those from The Dalles
who attended the dance Saturday
night were John Peterson, Don
Wilson and Dick Wilkins.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson, Mrs,
Lana Padberg and Lee Ann Pad
berg spent Sunday at the Harlan
Devin home in Condon.
The Umatilla Baptist men as
sociation will hold a meeting at
the Baptist church April 2. The
ladies will serve dinner at 6 p
m. at the Congregational church.
1 The fire siren was sounded Tu-
' esday of last week but it turned
: out to be a false alarm.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Crawford
Jr. of Portland visited her mo
; ther, Mrs. Ida Coleman, over the
, week end.
i Gerald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Os-
enr Peterson, Is home from the
Good Samaritan hospital in Port
land.
The high school girls attended
a volleyball tournament and
, play day at Heppner Saturday,
where eight schools took part.
lone playe dvolleyball with Spray
but lost. Fossil won the cham
pionship. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thorne were
dinner guests Sunday at the Vic
tor Rietmann home.
Mrs. Bert Mason and Mrs. Clara
Kincaid returned to lone Friday
from Portland and The Dalles.
Mrs. Kincaid is staying at the
Mason home.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Timm of
Pendleton were guests at the Er
nest Heliker home one day last
week.
Among those attending the
Valby Lutheran church at Goose
berry Sunday, with services by
Rev. Hokensen, were Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Lundell, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Dobyns, Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Voorhees
and daughter Peggy Lou of Port
land spent the week end with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wate
Crawford. Mrs. Voorhees return
ed to Portland Sunday but she
and the baby will visit for an
other week.
Mrs. Henry Clark is ill at her
home. Her son, Lowell, of Ord
nance came over to see her over
the week end.
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