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R L I C A 'J Tj I T n v i 1 1
PORTLAND, ORE.
Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 15, 1948
Volume 65, Number 4
Peace Officers Of
Mid-Coumbia To
Convene Tuesday
The Mid-Columbia Peace Offi
cers association will meet In
Heppner Tuesday evening, April
20, according to announcement
from Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman who
will act as host to the group. Ar
rangements have been made for
a social hour at the Elks club
early in the evening, followed by
a banquet at the Elkhorn restau
rant at 7 o'clock, at which time
the doors will be closed to the
public.
Harold Sexton, sheriff of Was
co county and president of the
asscoiation, will preside.
The Mid-Columbia district In
cludes Skamania, Klickitat and
Benton counties in Washington
and Hood River, Wasco, Sherman,
Cilliam and Morrow counties in
Oregon. Peace officers from
neighboring counties are not ex
cluded, and Sheriff Bauman has
invited Sheriff Goad and District
Attorney C'y Proebstel of Umatil
la county and Sheriff Hazeltine
of Grant county as special guests.
Howard Bobbitt of Portland,
agent in charge of the KBI for the
district, will be the guest speaker.-
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May Day Fete At
Hi School Stirs Up
Torrid Interest
May Day observance will be
colorfully emphasized this year
at Heppner high school, If a cam
paign opening early this week
has any bearing on the eventual
program. The contest for queen
started off with a rally Monday
evening and from now until the
election there will be feverish ac
tivity. Jars have been distributed to
business houses where supporters
of the several candidates may
contribute a penny per vote to
help out their favorite. Candi
dates are Clara Sue Ledbetter.
senior; Beverly Eberhardt, Jun
ior; Marlene DuBois, sophomore,
and Patty Ilealy, freshman.
Beginning at 3 p.m., Saturday,
May Day, the school band will
offer a 40-mlnute concert of cur
rently popular tunes, a local ver
sion of "Your Hit Parade." Music
will be furnished by the grade
and high school vocal groups,
and dances by grade boys. Tra
ditionally, the May pole will be
wound by the small fry. An all
school dance, attendance limited
to school people and their par
ents, will be held at a place to
be announced later.
Akers In Hospital
Following Wreck
Kenneth Akers of lone was tak
en to a hospital In The Dalles
Saturday night following an ac
cident on the highway Just be
low Lexington when his car was
wrecked. With Akers in the car
were Gene Grabill and Bill Dris
coll. Akers was hurt internally as
well as receiving cuts on his face
and one hand. Grabill suffered
two broken ribs and Driscoll a
cut hand.
Ed Buschke brought the trio to
Heppner to a physician and when
the extent of Akers' injuries was
learned an ambulance was call
ed to take him to The Dalles.
Latest report from the hospital
was to the effect that he is get
ting along all right.
4-H Club News . . .
Judging of milking Shorthorns
and Rambouillet ram classes,
showmanship of sheep and beef
were the main projects at a 4-H
club meeting held Sunday, April
11, at the Jerry Brosnan farm on
Butter creek. Twenty-one club
members were present as well as
local loaders, Markham Baker,
Elmer Palmer, and John Graves.
Ronald Baker, Peggy Wight
man, and Ronald Curran demon
strated proper showmanship of
sheep and discussed grooming
the sheep for show. Louis Carl
son and Johnnie Brosnan gave a
demonstration on proper show
mnnshlp of beef animals.
During the business meeting
plans for attending Eastern Ore
gon Wheat League show and sale
was discussed, ,as well as plans
for setting up a 4-H Mutual Aid
organization for protection of 4-H
club members from death losses
of animals.
Rieta Graves gave a demon
stration on the proper display of
the American flag.
At the close of the meeting a
delicious lunch was served by
the Brosnans.
The Triangle Milling company
of Portland has announced that
they are making the services of
H. C. Seymour available for 4-H
club affairs in Washington and
Oregon. Mr. Seymour retired last
June 30 at Oregon State 4-11 lead
er after holding that title for 31
12 years.
In his new connection with the
milling company, Seymour says
lie will be available for whatever
service he can perform for 4-H
club work in the two slates.
Wlllard Slratton and Gene Wil
liams of Hcrmlston were business
visitors In Heppner Wednesday.
Picture Of School
In 1905 Arouses
Unusual Interest
Residents of the community
who attended school in Heppner
during the early part of the cen
tury are finding considerable en
joyment in scanning a picture of
the local school taken in 1905.
The picture was sent to the Gaz
ette Times the first of the week
by Ressle G. Dykslra, member of
the high school graduating class
of 1905 and now residing in Cot
tage Grove. He didn't say so, but
he must have seen a copy of the
G-T's 65th anniversary issue be
cause he chided the editor upon
his resemblance to Methuselah
while he, Dykstra, is still a
youngish man.
The picture will' be on exhibl
lion a few days longer and those
wishing to see what they looked
like in the "good old days" should
not put off coming in.
D. V. S. Reid was the school
principal at that time but other
teachers have escaped the mem
ory of the writer.
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Sanitation Topic
Of Health Group
Speaker Monday
Sanitation is the topic selected
by Kenneth Spies, representative
of the Oregon state board of
health, for discussion Monday
evening at the Lexington grange
hall on the occasion of the annu
al meeting and dinner of the
Morrow County Public Health as
sociation. Dinner will be served by the
women of the grange at 6:30 p.
m. This will be followed by a
program including Mr. Spies and
a report on the Pioneer Memorial
hospital to date by Judge Bert
Johnson, and vocal numbers by
the Heppner Women's Chorus and
Mrs. C. C. Dunham.
Election of officers for the en
suing year, as well as reports by
the present officers will round
out the program.
Demonstration Of
Field Equipment
Set For Saturday
County Agent N. C. Anderson
has arranged a field equipment
demonstration for Saturday. Ap
ril 17, at the W. W. Weatherford
ranch, 2 12 miles west of the
old Eightmile postoffice on the
Heppner-Condon highway. The
demonstration will start at 1:30
p.m.
Implements used for stubble
and mulch type farming will be
demnostrated. Major machine
companies manufacturing this
type of machinery will be on
hand to operate their equipment.
News About Town . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Becket
motored to Pendleton Tuesday to
visit her sister, Ester Bergstrom,
who is a patient in St. Anthony's
hospital.
Mr. iind Mrs. Glen Hayes de
parted Sunday for The Dalles
where they will make their home
in the future. Mr. Hayes who has
been in The Dalles for the past
several weeks motored up Satur
day after Mrs. Hayes and their
household effects. Mrs. Lena Gen
try will act as chief operator in
the local telephone exchange re
placing Mrs. Hayes. After May
1 a permanent manager is ex
pected to arrive from Bend.
Ralph Potter and Orva Dyer,
Condon farmers, were business
visitors in Heppner Tuesday.
Tom Black, Bonneville Power
administration represen t a t i v e
from Walla Walla, was a busi
ness visitor in Heppner Tuesday.
Mr. Black was accompanied by
Dwight E. Werlz of Ohio who vis
ited friends here during the day.
Mr. Wertz visited in Heppner last
spring.
Mrs. R. B. Rice motored to Spo
kane Thursday lo spend the
week end with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Ayers is spending
a few days vacation from her
work as cook in the O'Donnell
cafe. Claud Knowles of Umatilla
Is relief cook during Mrs. Ayers'
absence.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bucknum
made a business trip to The Dal
les Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Grimes returned Tu
esday evening from Portland
where she visited her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Leathers. She was ac
companied to Heppner by Mis.
Dale Grimes and Mrs. Bemice
Blackwcll who remained over
night and returned to their homo
In Salem Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnell
made a business trip to Pendle
ton Monday.
Mrs. Jack Ilalseth returned
Sunday from Spokane where she
spent the past several weeks fol
lowing a major operation at the
Deaconess hospital In that city.
Fred Hosklns was transacting
business In Heppner from the
farm home on lihea creek.
Several carloads of sheep ar
rived from California Tuesday
evening for summer grazing in
the mountains south of Hardman.
They were taken by truck to
range near Condon Wednesday
Charter Party
Starts Heppner
Legion hall was the setting Sat
urday evening for an event of
unusual importance to Heppner
and vicinity when members ot
the Baker club, sponsoring unit,
and a representative from the
Lakeview club, officially launch
ed the Heppner Soroptimist club
in fitting charter night ceremon
ies. Ten members of the Baker
club, including Mrs. Etta Farr
Cunning, Mrs. Frances Oliver,
Mrs. William Ellis, Miss Loy Wis
dom, Mrs. S. W. Brown, Doris Le
onnig, Jane Alfrey, Thelma Hend
man, Martha Schroeder and
Christine Dickerson; from Lake
view, Mrs. Margaret Rugg parti
cipated in the dinner and pro
gram. Places were set for more than
50 diners who enjoyed an excel
lent meal prepared by Mrs. Clive
Huston and Mrs. Grace Hughes.
Tables were decorated in Sorop
timist colors and each guest was
presented with a corsage or a
boutenniere, courtesy of the
Heppner club.
Mrs. Etta Cunning, past presi
dent of the Baker club and junior
past regional director, presided.
In a brief talk, "Mrs. Cunning wel
comed the new club and the vis
itors. Mayor Conley Lanham ex
tended greetings in behalf of the
city, stating that in his opinion
forming of a Soroptimist club was j
the biggest thing that had hap
pened in Heppner since he had
known the town. He urged the
club to get behind the city's pro
gram of improvement and in
turn pledged full cooperation of
the city government in any ac
tivity the new club may engage
in, which he said he knew would
be worthwhile. Response to the
mayor's .greetings was given in
a fitting manner by Mrs. William
Ellis.
Degree of Honor Participates in State Meet
By Ruth Payne
Several members of the Hepp- j
ner Degree of Honor lodge mo
tored to Portland Thursday to at
tend a two-day state convention
of that organization. The con
vention opened with a banquet
on Thursday evening followed by
a model lodge meeting and con
tinued through Friday with busi
ness sessions and entertainment
features. For its portion of the
program, the Heppner delegation
presented the tableau, "America
Best of All," in which flags of
the United Nations and Liberty
were used effectively. Mrs. Clara
B. Gertson was lecturer for this
tableau.
Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel, president
of the Heppner lodge, gave a re
port of the local order's progress
since the last state convention
and Mrs. Gertson who represent
ed the state of Oregon at the last
national convention in 1945 in St.
Paul, Minn., gave a report of that
meeting. Among lodge notables
attending the Portland sessions
was Mrs. Frances B. Olson of St.
Paul, national president of the
Degree of Honor. Those from
Heppner making the trip were
Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel, president;
Mrs. Irene Nolan, vice-president;
Mrs. Clara B. Gertson, financial
secretary; Mrs. Julia Hill, Mrs.
Maude Hughes, Mrs. Mildred O'
Connor, Mrs. Fa ye Munkers, Mrs.
Beulah Barkla, Mrs. Edna Coxen
and Mrs. Ruth Bergstrom.
Jos. J. Nys motored to Portland
the end of the week to spend a
few days on business and plea
sure. Mrs. Nys, who has been in
the city for the past week and
was a guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Ward .returned home with him.
Mrs., J. A. Woodhall and Mrs.
Martha Shannon entertained with
a children's party Friday after
noon at the Woodhall home for
Mary Shannon on her fourth
birthday Present were Lynn and
Nancy Wright, Judy, Vicki and
Patty Barger, Nancy Lyons, Rog
ena Prock, Carolyn Smith, Sandra
Jones, Janet Washburn, Jimmy
Farra, Bobby Huffman, J. S. Mc
Murtry, Jaiyce, John Mark and
Dickie Woodhall. Refreshments of
birthday cake and ice cream were
served.
Mrs. Ralph Thompson enter
tained with a bridge luncheon at
the Lucas Place Thursday after
noon complimenting Mrs. Walter
Moore nad Mrs. C. L. Sweek of
Pendleton. High score at bridge
was received by Mrs. H. A. Cohn
and second by Mrs. A. D. MeMur
do. Among out-of-town relatives
here Thursday for the funeral
services of the late Mrs. Mary
Munkers were Mr. and Mrs. Syl
vnnus Wright and Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Wright of The Dalles.
Mrs. Louise Ritchie of The Dal
les is spending several days in
Heppner looking after business
matters. While here she is the
house guest of Mrs. Ora Wyland.
Mrs. Gerald Acklen and chil
dren are here from Grants Pass
to spend some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges.
Mr. Acklen is in the Good Samar
itan hospital at Portland and the
family will remain here during
the time he is hospitalized.
Mrs. Ray Dofven was shopping
in Heppner Monday from the
farm in the Blackhorse district.
Mrs. Claud Huston returned
Sunday from Portland where she
has been convalescing at the
home of her brother, Dr. Ben Phil-
Officially
Soroptimists
Mrs. Cunning called on Mrs.
Lucy Rodgers to introduce the
men and Mrs. Fay Bucknum in
troduced the charter members.
The Heppner Women's Chorus
being in waiting was announced
and sang three numbers, "Calm
As the Night," "The Weavers,"
and "Prelude."
Then followed installation of
the following officers: President,
Mrs. O. G. Crawford; vice presi
dent, Mrs. Fay Bucknum; treas
urer, Mrs. Frances Mitchell; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Jesse
Payne; recording secretary, Mrs.
Edmond Gonty; executive board,
Miss Leta Humphreys, Mrs. Joe
Hughes and Mrs. Grace Nicker
son. Mrs. Rugg presented the char
ter to Mrs. Crawford.
Mrs. C. C. Dunham delighted
the assemblage with her singing
of "Life," Curran and "Sylvia,"
Speaks. ,
Highlight of the program was
the address by Lois Beil Sandall,
past presidept of the American
Federation of Soroptimist clubs.
Mrs. Sandall, whose home is in
Seattle where she conducts a dra
matic school, has been a Sowp
tmiist' for 23 years and her en
thusiasm for the organization is
infectious. Attendant at two ses
sions of the United Nations coun
cil, she is thoroughly informed
on world affairs and believes wo
men have a definite place in the
theater of world politics. Her ad
dress was an inspiration to the
new club and a delight to all
who heard her. ,
Visiting Soroptimists and t'f
two Soroptimisters, Bill Ellis and
S. W. Brown of Baker, were
breakfast guests at the O. G.
Crawford home Sunday morning
before taking thpir departure for
home.
lips, following her recent serious
illness in Corvallis. Mrs. Huston
is much improved at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Howell
Frank and Clifford Howell were
over from Top Saturday attend
ing to busness matters in Hepp
ner. A birthday party was given for
Miss Marguerite Glavey Friday
afternoon by the fifth grade. Mrs.
James Valentine and Mrs. Elmer
Palmer, room sponsors, supplied!
the refreshments of birthday car.e
and ice cream. A corsage of pink
rosebuds was presented to Miss
Glavey from the class.
Francis Nickerson has received
his orders to report in Portland
this week for his return to the
army. For the time being Mrs.
Nickerson will remain in Hepp
ner. Mr. Nickerson has been as
sociated with his mother, Mrs.
Grace Nickerson. in the Morrow
County Abstract company since
his release from army life at the
end of the war and has been quite
active in the civic affairs of the
community, being a member of
the city council, the junior cham
ber of commerce and other or
ganizatons. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDaniel
of Stanfield were trading in
Heppner the end of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett and
baby visited briefly in Heppner
Thursday with Mrs. Bennett s mo
ther, Mrs. Anna Q. Thomson. The
Bennetts were en route to Port
land from Pullman. Wn.. where
Mr. Bennett is a student at Wash
ington State college.
Steward Cole returned the end
of the week from a winter sojourn
in Los Angeles and other points
in Southern California. Mr. Cole
has several sisters with whom he
visited during the winter.
Earl Blake is convalescing at
the Good Samaritan hospital in
Portland following a major op
eration there the end of the week.
Miss Esther Bergstrom under
went a major operation at St
Anthony's hospital Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Blame Isom were
over from their farm near Pen
dleton Saturday visiting friends
and transacting business in
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers of
Kinzua spent Saturday in Hepp
ner looking after business mat
ters. Mrs. Leslie Robison of Hard
man was shopping in Heppner
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Taul Jones are the
parents of a son burn Friday,
April 9, at the Cordia Saling
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel
who operate a farm in the Rood
canyon section were chopping in
Heppner Monday.
Mr. and Mis. Boyd Redding of
Los Angeles spent the week end
In Heppner with his sister, Mrs.
Alena Anderson ami daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Redding departed
Monday for Portland where they
will spend a week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Ash
baugh. En route to the city they
visited with his father who re
sides on the north bank of the
Columbia river near White Sal
mon, Wash.
Mrs. Earle Gilliam, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Anderson and Mrs.
Clive Huston motored to Pendle
ton Monday to spend the day
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud White were
shopping in Heppner Monday.
Robert Welty of The Dalles was
tarnsactlng business in Heppner
the first of the week.
Youthful Farmers
Attend State FFA
Meet At K. Falls
The Heppner FFA was repre
sented at the 20th annual state
FFA convention at Klamath
Falls. The local boys that at
tended the convention were Bus
ter Padberg, Bob Bergstrom, Ken
neth Green, Orville Cutsforth, and
Cecil Rill, accompanied by their
advisor, Francis Cook. The group
went down on April 7. and re
turned April 11. Buster Padberg
and Bob Bergstrom were the del
egates. The convention was held at the
Oregon vocational school, and
the campus was busier than us
ual with 809 FFA boys and in
stuctors present. The purpose of
the convention was to settle mat
ters that had come up during the
year, to elect state officers for the
coming year, and to change
rules.
Among the many activities
during the convention were con
tests in parliamentary procedure,
livestock judging, agricultural
spelling, and others. The Heppner
boys entered in three contests:
crop seed identification, tool
identification, and dairy cow
judging. Cecil Rill won a silver
certificate in the tool identifica
tion contest.
Music Festival At
Walla Walla To
Hear Local Band
The Heppner school band will
participate in the Southeastern
Washington Music Competition
festival, Walla Walla, April 24.
It will be the second contest for
the majority of the band, altho
12 of the youthful musicians will
perform in competition for the
first time.
The warm-up march will be
King Cotton, Sousa; an overture
The Oracle, Taylor; the over
ture, Nobility, by O'Neill. These
selections are among the works
given strenuous consideration the
past two months by the band.
This festival is sponsored un
der the rules and regulations set
down by the National School
Band association and its prime
objective is the promotion of ac
tive interest and participation in
better music for all schools. Band
judges are Daryl Gibson, Uni
versity of Montana; Carl Diet
trich, Jefferson high school, Port
land; Donald McCaw, supervisor
of music. Aberdeen, Wash.; Justin
Gray, University of Montana.
Post 61 00, V.F.W.
Installs Officers
Post No. 6100, Veterans of For
eign Wars, installed officers for
the ensuing year at the regular
meeting Monday evening at the
Civic center. Irvin Rauch, com
mander; James Driscoll, senior
vice commander; Archie Struth
ers. junior vice commander; W.
E. MeCalob, quartermaster and
adjutant; Dr. C. C. Dunham, post
surgeon; Joe Aiken, trustee 3
years; James Stotts, trustee 2
years, and C. C. Carmichael, hold
over trustee, constitute the new
board of officers installed by Har
lan McCurdy Jr., installing offi
cer.
Commander Rauch has nemed
the following appointive officers:
Legislative, Henry Peterson; Har
lan McCurdy, chaplain; Dr. Dun
ham, service officer; Forest
Thornburg, patriotic officer; Earl
Hogue, advocate, and Edwin
Dick, publicity.
Dr. Dunham is the retiring
commander.
County Agent News . .
E. R. Jackman and Rex War
ren, extension specialists in farm
crops, Oregon State college, spent
last Friday in Morrow county
and accompanied the county ag
ent on a tour of fields treated
with 2.4-D. Several fields were
visited in all sections of the
county. The main interest of this
inspection tour was to compare
early sprayed and dusted fields
with later applications, as well
as effects of rain and snow im
mediately after application of
2.4-D. Rates of application, both
water and 2.4-D, per acre were
also checked.
Results of weed control rated
from good to fair. Applications
of at least one pine of 2.4-D In
8 or 10 gallons of water appeared
to be giving better results than
where lower applications of wa
ter and less than 1 pint of 2.4-D
was used. Some damage to wheat
was found where highly concen
trated 2,4-D sprays were used.
Recommendations as a result
of this trip are:
1. Present application rates of
15 to 20 pounds of 5'"r ester 2.4-D
dust is sufficient for good control
of annual weeds.
2. Due to lateness of season
and growth of weeds, one and
one-half pints of ester 2.4-D
should he applied to remaining
fields to be sprayed.
3. Ten gallons of water per
acre Is still being recommended.
4. Forty to sixty pounds pres
sure for application is proving
most successful for complete cov
erage without excessive drift.
Fund Drive On
Stopping No. 2
Merle Becket, county chairman,
announces completion of his or
ganization for the current fund
campaign in the war against the
No. 2 killer cancer. Local com
mittees have been named in the
several communities of the coun
ty and the members of these
groups will make personal con
tacts. Chairmen or directors of the
various committees include Na
than Thorpe, Boardman; Leonard
Carlson, Gooseberry; Mrs. Martin
Bauernfeind, Morgan; Mrs. Victor
Rietmann, lone; Mrs. H. C. Leslie,
Hardman; Mrs. Jerry Brosnan,
Lena; Mrs. Alton Osmin, Balm
Fork; Mrs. Elmer Palmer, Eight
mile; Mrs. Clarence Hayes, Lex
ington; E. E. Rugg, Rhea creek;
Mrs. Russell Moore, Pine City;
Mrs. Ralph I. Thompson, Willow
creek; Mrs. Bill Barratt, Hinton
creek; Mrs. Bernhard Doherty,
Blackhorse; Mrs. O. G. Hague
wood, Heppner Flat, and -Mrs.
Sam Turner, Sand Hollow.
Oregon's quota of the American
Cancer society's national cam
paign is $130,000. Of this amount I
no definite quota has been as- '
Registration To
Close on April 20
County Clerk C. W. Barlow
announces that his office will
remain open until 8 p.m., Tues
day, April 20 to accommodate
Jast minute registrants. That is
the day the registration books
close and those wishing to vote
at the May 21 primary election
are advised to appear at the
clerk's office before 8 o'clock.
A REPLY
In a recent Issue of our local
paper an article appeared head
ed: "Salary Loophole is Threat to
Tax Equalization, Research Body
Says." This item was an excerpt
from the pamphlet, "Your Taxes"
and referred to HB 80, or better
known as the Rural School Dis
trict Bill.
The text of the item was that
the rural school boards in some
of the eight counties of Oregon
vested by the state legislature
with the authority to choose a
district superintendent had "de
fiantly" and "arbitrarly" impos
ed upon the taxpayers of their
respective counties an injustifi
ably high tax burden in fixing
the salary of the district super
intendent. The Rural School Board of Mor
row ounty was far from being in
a "defiant" or "shin-kicking"
spirit when preparing the budget
for the board and in fixing the
salary of our district superinten
dent. Rather it was and is the
policy of the board to accept the
law in the spirit in which it was
proposed and voted by the peo
ple. In fact it agrees with "Your
Taxes" that, "the purpose behind
HB 80 is, namely, to provide some
centralized control over expendi
tures of many small school dis
tricts, to achieve benefits usually
derived from consolidated bud
geting and supervision, and to
equalize the school tax burden
over all property.
This responsibility in Morrow
county was delegated by the vo
ters of the rounty to a five mem
ber rural school district board.
To fulfill its responsibilities "to
ward consolidated budgeting and
supervision" the Rural School
District Board unanimously ag
reed that the office of the district
superintendent warranted the
employment of an educator
whose training and experience is
equal to or is better than, that re
quired of principals and super
intendents of the local schools of
Morrow county. Therefore, it
stands to reason that a salary
comparable to the salaries paid
to superintendents and principals
must be offered in order to at
tract educational leadership to
the Dosition.
The Rural Board has taken thi
position held by many parents,
that Morrow county, as other rur
al areas, is entitled to education
al personnel equivalent to that in
urban areas. That as a board,
they have been elected by the
people of the rural district, as the
boards in first class districts are
elected by the voters in those dis
tricts. Similarly they have like
powers in reference to the selec
tion of the superintendent.
It was not the intention of the
Board to be "defiant" or "arbi
trary" in drawing up its budget.
Not only was the Rural Board not
cognizant of a "loophole" nor was
it remotely interested in taking
advantage of any such device.
Neither was it the purpose of the
board to "kick the shins'' of the
legislature's authority to fix sal
aries of county officers. In fact
the article stated: "This rural dis
trict superinteiuienf replaces the
present county school superin
tendent." Consequently the legis
lature's authority has been term
inated and has been placed In
the hands of the Rural Board
which is undoubtedly more in
terested in the educational future
of Morrow county than Oregon
Business and Tax Research, Inc..
an organization with an urban
background and outlook and pos
sibly more interested in lower
taxes than in pupil welfare.
Foremost In the thinking of the
Board has been the educational
To Aid In
Killer, Cancer
signed to Morrow county. How
ever, the importance of this pro
ject can not be overestimated and
Chairman Becket is urging every
one to make a contribution, large
or small, that the work of the so
ciety may go on unhampered. A
twofold purpose is involved,
first to educate the American
public on cancer and its control,
and second, to raise funds from
donations to continue necessary
research work.
Wherever possible, personal
contact hy the local committee
with the public will be made. In
localities where no organization
of workers exists, solicitation will
be made through the mails. It is
felt that solicitation in this wor
thy cause should not be neces
sary, but people are prone to for
get and ofttimes fail to respond
to requests by mail, and for this
reason personal calls may be
made.
Checks payable to the Cancer
Drive or to the American Cancer
Society may be mailed directly
to the First National Bank of
Portland, Heppner Branch, or de
livered to some representative of
the count ycommittee.
Cutsforth Auction
Of Hereford Cows
Set For April 26
Sale by auction of his entire
female herd of registered Here
fords is announced this week by
O. W. Cutsforth, Lexington wheat
rancher and stockman. Not in
cluded in the sale is the 1947 calf
crop.
The sale is scheduled to start
at 11 a. m., Monday, April 26, at
the ranch, "Cutsforth Corners."
located two miles north of Lex
ington on highway 207.
While the Cutsforth cattle have
not been widely advertised and
are not too well known, the herd
was started on a foundation of
well bred animals and Cutsforth
purchased only top bulls for use
in the herd. Sires of the 1948
crop of calves have both been
champions at the shows where
he purchased them. The Chand
ler bred Hartland Donald 23rd
was reserve champion at the
1945 Spokane sale and Geyer
Domino 75th was champion at
the 1946 Walla Walla Polled
show.
Among the pedigrees found in
the catalog are Chandler. Reese
Brown, WHR, Mountcrest and
Roy Robinson breeding. The
champion at the recent 1947 Wal
la Walla Polled sale came from
the Roy Robinson herd and top
ped the sale at S4.050. Most of
the Polled cows in the sale are
Roy Robinson breeding.
Practically every animal cat
alogued is expected to have a
calf at side by the day of the
sale. There are 75 cows and only
three of these are as much as
eight years old.
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NEW BRAND BOOKS HERE
The new Oregon State Live
stock Brand book is just off the
press. This brand book shows all
the brands and marks of cattle,
horses, sheep, goats, mules, poul
try, fox. and hogs recorded from
January 1, 1940 to September 30.
1946. These books are available
from the state department of ag
riculture, Salem, nd sell for
S5.00. Every stockman should
have one.
In looking through the brand
hook I find that there are many
Morrow county livestockmen who
have no brand recorded. Under
the brand law, brands used by
stockmen and not recorded can
be classed as a legal brand. If
vou have not recorded vour brand
it would be well to do so at once
Application forms are available
at this office.
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Mr. and Mrs. D, D. Grady are
the parents of a baby daughter
born April 12 at Woodburn. The
young lady has three brothers
to help with her bringing up.
obligation to the children of Mor
row county. It realizes the im
portance, the magnitude and the
significance of education in the
world today. The inculcation of
the American Way of Life is par
amount in a democracy such as
ours. It has been the desire of thr
hoard to give the youngsters ot
the county the best within the
ability of the county to support
such a program. The policy is to
raise the educational standard
of the county so that our younj
stcrs will be as well fitted as air,
in the state to face the problems
of the future.
We feVl our policy is fair and
just. Certainly we have meant to
be sincere. We have attempted
in a small way to do what J. Ed
gar Hoover recently requested: "I
hope that in 19 IS every adult will
pledge himself to aid youth serv
ing organizations, build up
public school systems, provide
more and better playgrounds, and
actively support worthwhile pro
grams for occupying youth's lei
sure time."
Morrow County Rural School
Board,
By Jos. J. Nys, Chairman
Rural School Board,
Lucy E. Rodgers, Secretary.
lection Monday
To Be First Under
New School Setup
Approval Sought
For Addition To
Regular Base Lev"
Qualified, legal votes of Mor
row county are reminded of th
fact that there is a school meet
ing scheduled for Monday, April
19. This school meeting is called
by the Rural School District board
for the purpose of voting upon the
tax levy. The proposed tax is an
equalized levy on all of the tax
able property of the county. The
revenue raised by the levy Is to
be used for the operation of all
of the schools of the county.
Each school district prepared
and presented its budget to the
Rural School District board. These
budget were consolidated into
one levy which will be appor
tioned out to the districts upon
the basis of the amounts asked
for in their, budgets.
It is necessary at this time to
call an electon to vote upon the
tax levy because the total am
ount asked for by the budgets ex
ceeds the total of the levying bas
es of all the school districts. As
shown on the notices posted in
each school district, the combin
ed levying bases for all districts
is $100,643.41. The required tax
levy for all school districts of the
county amounts to $270,635.46.
The difference between the base
levy and the required levy is
$169,992.05. In order to make this
levy, the Rural School District
board must be authorized to do
so by a vote of the people.
None of the school budgets are
excessively high. The amounts
asked for are slightly more than
the budget called for a year ago.
The increase is due to the higher
operating costs in maintaining
the schools.
The election will be held at the
usual voting places in each
school district at 2:30 o'clock in
the aftenoon on Monday, April
19, 1948.
Tax Problem Big
Headache, French
Tells Local Group
Taxes are about the biggest
problem confronting the people
these days and for that reason
the people should learn all they
can relative to the taxes them
selves and the people responsible
for making the tax laws, Rep.
Giles French told the luncheon
group of the Heppner chamber of
commerce Monday noon. Here to
do a little political fence build
ing, the Sherman county news
paperman and legislator discuss
ed briefly some of the tax prob
lems facing the state due to the
complicated system under which
we operate. He said the $30,000,-
000 surplus should be put to
some use.
It was legislature day at the
luncheon for Rep. Henry Peterson
also was present, but he deferred
the speechmaking to French.
Check Writer Has
Field Day Here
Authorities are trying to locate
Vern Ricketts who paid Heppner
a visit last week and left to:
parts unknown after cashing a
series of checks which the hank
found it could not honor. Rick
etts is reported to have been more
or less generous in buying cloth
ing and other articles, issuing
ehecksjn excess of the purchases.
By the time .the checks "bounced"
the issuer had made a complete
secret of his whereabouts.
A $20 check issued by Jackie
LaVeta Papineau in Heppner also
was of the "rubber" variety but
the young woman was released
from custody when she paid an
assessmen tof S 19.50 which set
tled for a S30 fine and $4.."u costs
in Justice J .O. Hager's court and
included the repayment of the
j $20. Saager's Pharmacy was the
pkuntut.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE FORMED
Representatives of the Elks,
American Legion, Rosewall Motor
company and Hodge Chevrolet
Co. met Tuesday night and or
ganized a Softball league for
spring and summer play. It is
planned to open the season the
first o( May.
FINE CHOP PROSPECT
Frank I.indsry was n lown
Wednesday Irum Morgan ami re
ported fall main ill his field av
erage between 11 and Hi Inches
in height. He proclaims piesent
prosecls the In -si he has c.er
known.
JAYC'ETTES TO MEET
Mrs. Jar.ies Ilealy. Mrs. Wil
liam Collins and Mrs. Edwin Dick
mil be the hostesses f , r I Ik- reg
ular meeting of the J.iC'etti-H
Wednesday evening. April '! at
the i iwc building.
John C. Mitchell ami c. I' Sally
of Portland spent Monday In
Heppner attending 'o business
matters.