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--1 HISTORICAL 'c UDlTORl ;-,T:1o. ore. eppner $3.00 Per Year; Single Copies 10c Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 8, 1949 Volume 66, Number 38 Wheatmen Choose Henry Baker as League President; Accept Dalles Bid Numerous Subjects Covered in Three Day Session Here (Reports on Wheat League convention prepared by R. G. Fowler, Jr., OSC Extension Service Information special ist.) The Dalles will be host city for the 1950 annual meeting of the Oregon Wheat Growers League and incoming president is Henry Baker, lone, It was decided here Saturday as the league's first an. nual meeting came to a close. Baker succeeds Paulen Kase berg, Wasco, as president. Incom ing vice-president is Donald Mc- Kinnis, imbier, who served as chairman of the league's produc tion and transportation commit tee during the past year. Before adjournment, the league went on record favoring adoption of the "certificate plan" and will formulate an aggressive program in an attempt to push it through congress. "There's lots of selling to be done," said R. B. Taylor, Adams, chairman of the federal agricul tural programs and land use com mittee, who detailed the plan to league members in attendance at the meeting. The league plans to enlist aid of other farm organi zations as well as labor in hopes of getting the plan adopted as national wheat legislation. If adopted, the certificate plan would eliminate the tax support ed loan program now In force, and would take wheat off the government farm price subsidy list, those In favor of the plan point out. That portion of the na tional wheat crop used for human consumption would continue at a pegged or parity price, but mill ers and other processors would bear the brunt of the financial responsibility. Feed wheat, that portion of the crop sent Into ever- seas export channels, and wheat used for Industrial use would sell at a price based solely on supply and demand. LeRoy C. Wright, league secre tary and Baker county extension agent, was re elected secretary treasurer, as was Roscoe Roberts, The Dalles, who serves as assist ant secretary. Incoming president Baker was unable to be present to take of fice in person. He is a member of a federal Jury, it was announced, that is concerned with condemna. tion proceedings at the McNary dam site. An added office of second vice president was proposed and adop ted by the league. Floyd Root, Wasco, was elected to the post. John Locke, Seattle, president of the Millers National Federa tion, said In discussing the certi ficate plan, "It Is one program which we are happy to support. Both millers and producers will be able to live with It," he pre dicted. Speaking of foreign markets, Locke stated that Canadian wheat is underselling U. S. wheat In the Philippine Islands. Since January 1 this year, he continued, when this country enjoyed 87 percent of the market, the share of the market now held by the U. S. has been reduced to 52 percent. He stated emphatically that re cent percentage freight rate in creases have lost domestic mar kets in the cast for Pacific north, west producers. Market for 8 to 10 million bush els of wheat per year from Ore gon and Washington which would normally move into California has been lost due to a CCC differ, ential which favors southern Ida ho and Utah producers, Locke staled. ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORTS Reporting on work of the Ore gon Advisory Research Council, Marion Weatherford, Arlington, pointed out that the state legis lature earmarked 51.400,000 for research work to be carried out through the stale college this le gislative blennlum. "For every dollar spent in the past," Weath erford said, "$50 is returned an nually." Basis for a sound national farm program in the opinion of Lowell Steen, Salem, president of the Or egon Farm Bureau Federation, Is simply a means for preventing financial disaster. "I question whether the government should ever guarantee a profit to any man," he said. He pointed out that the pro posed Brannan plan did. In stat ing that he was not In favor of the plan, Steen said: "We will pay with freedoms we have en Joyed as farmers if we go along with it." The league membership passed a resolution presented by the youth activities committee head ed by Virgil Larson, Mlkkalo, which called for an enlarged 1950 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SAY SOROPT1MISTS At first the women of the So roptlmist Club of Heppner thought we would write a noie of thanks in appreciation to all who in any way helped to make ' our banquet for the Wheat Lea gue a success. Then we began our list and it grew and grew. So we decided to express our gratitude through the columns of the Gazette Times. It was a tremendous project and It proved to be a financial success as a culinary pleasure. With so many people, grown up and not, generously donat ing time and effort it became a civic enterprise. We are deeply thankful. Soroptimist Club of Heppner. Dog Poisoner On Loose in Heppner Puddles, female Shepherd dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Van Marter, died Friday morning from what appeared to be strychnine poisoning. A piece of meat upon which she had been gnawing was sent to Portland for examination but no report has been received from that source to indicate that she got it from that source or had picked It up else where. A valuable hunting dog be longing to A. R. Shamblin died re. cently from the same cause and It begins to look like someone is conducting a diabolical campaign to reduce the canine population of the community. fat stock show and sale at The Dalles. Next year, both 4-H and FFA exhibitors will compete. C U aiii A n taa nrAincarl n ra Ti ma 6, and 7. I The show Dudget lor me imdi show was also raised to $2,000. Henceforth, the show will be, family, two others who are em known as the Oregon Wheat j ployed on his ranch on a year Growers League 4-H and FFA Fat Stock Show and Sale. The production and transpor tation committee presented a re solution which was passed re commending that diverted land under the wheat acreage produc tion program be planted to grass rather than to barley as has been done on many farms this year. The league commended the state highway department for embarking on a campaign of weed eradication along state highway rightaways. Where rightaways have been seeded to grass, it was pointed out that not only has appearance been im proved but it also reduced the fire hazard in the wheat areas. F. P. Aughney, Portland, Mgr. Grain & Grain Products associa tion, discussed problems of freight rates and their effect on wheat. Other final day speakers included State Representative Giles French, Moro, who discussed his plan for reapportionment of the state leg islature. "Re-apportionment is the most Important thing about which you j will have to vote in 1950," Giles said. The league endorsed his plan, which would give each of Ore gon's 36 counties a senatorial re. presentative in the state govern ment. Members of the house of representatives would be elected based on population. He scorned the proposal outlined and backed by the Oregon American Federa tion of Labor which would redis trict the state by strict apportion ment by population. COMMISSION COMMENDED Work carried out thus far by the Oregon Wheat commission was commended in a resolution presented by the wheat disposal and market development com mittee headed by Robert Wood, Weston. It was also suggested that Information about the certi flcate plan be forwarded to the International Longshoremans' and Warehouseman's Union in hopes of securing assistance for Its adoption. The certificate plan, the league spokesmen pointed out, is designed to foster more export business since it would of fer wheat at a price which would compete with other grains. In reviewing information gath ered on his trip throug the east, Baum stated that at present there are no exclusive industrial uses for wheat In large volume. "Corn, tapioca, potatoes, and sugar beets are satisfactory sources of raw material and offer severe compe tition to wheat,' 'he said. Among resolutions passed was a hearty endorsement of the fun. damental Federal Crop Insurance corporation principles. Plan for a national wheat growers organi zation was also proposed by the federal agricultural programs and land use committee, and It was adopted. Ell Whitney patented the cot ton gin before he was thirty. For 1950 Conservation Man Of Year Awarded To Condon Rancher 37-year-old Gilliam county wheat farmer to whom soil con servation is almost a religion, Virgil Larson, Mikkalo, was nam ed "Conservation Man of the Year" Saturday morning during the first annual meeting of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. From Joe Belanger, Milton, chairman of the 14-man selection committee, Larson received a wrist watch and custody until the league's next annual meeting of a wall plague signifying the honor. On hand to witness pre sentation was Arthur Jaeger, Con don farmer, who was declared the leagues' first "Conservation Man of the Year" at the meeting held last year in Condon. County conservation winners, each of whom received a silver belt buckle, were: Umatilla, J. H. Rea and Son, Milton; Union, Ed McCanse, North Powder; Morrow, Frank Anderson, Heppner; Was co, Bob De Priest, Durur; sner- man, W. E. Bruckert, Klondike; Wallowa, Cliford Kuhn, Enter prise, and Jefferson, Morrow Bros., Madras. Larson, who lives in an area which receives 9 to 12 inches of annual rainfall, owns a 4407 acre ranch which includes 3354 acres of cropland. The ranch lies In an area subject to wind and water erosion, and when Larson bought the place five years ago, it was run-down and badly eroded, the judges reported. A weekly occurrence on the Larson ranch is the showing of soil conservation films in his basement projection room. His around basis, as well as the neighbors, view the films. "We have as many as 30 to 35 folks to see some of the pictures," Larson stated. The fact that Larson Is actively engaged in spreading the "con servation" gospel had much to do with the judges' decision to award him the trophy, Belanger said. Larson's soil conservation pro gram Included a switch-over from the old summer fallow system to stubble mulch soon after he mov ed onto the ranch. Today, he practices cross slope cultivation and uses deep furrow drills. He has four miles of diver sion terraces. "Points" and ridges have all been seeded down to grass in an effort to prevent soil loss due to wind and water ero sion. He is just getting well started with a management plan for the rangeland and expects to have more cattle in the future. Larson started "working out" as a farmhand at the age of 13 in Gilliam county and with the ex- ception of school periods has liv ed there since. He came up "thru the ranks" as a farmhand, farm manager, to farm owner. "The committee felt that Lar son's mental attitude towards conservation was an important factor in his selection,' 'Belanger stated. While working as a ranch man ager, Larson had his first contact with conservation farming inno vations.. '"My employer heard about the new method of stubble mulch cultivation and wanted to try it," Larson related. "It didn't take me long to find out that we didn't have the right tools to do the Job." Larson also had his interest In conservation whetted at early sessions of the Eastern Oregon Wheat League where erosion pro blems were discussed. From there Larson branched out on his own and soon was writing for information from Oregon State college, equipment manu facturers and other government agencies interested in soil con servation work. His interest In conservation moving pictures resulted. o School To Present Operetta Evening Of December 22 All Is hustle and bustle at the school these days in preparation for the annual Christmas pro gram, which will be presented Thursday evening, December 22 at the gym-auditorium. For this occasion, which has become one of the outstanding presentations of the school year, the operetta "Hansel and Gretel" will be offered by the grade school, with the band filling in to make a well rounded evening of entertainment. A large cast will take part In the operetta. Wheatmen, Stockmen, J 0 pM C W Louis Lyons had to go up high to get this view of the first Oregon Wheat Grower League banquet served by the Soroptimist Club of Heppner to ap-proximately 350 people at the school gymnasium Saturday evening. In the rear of the stage is Charlie Smith, one time Morrow county agricultural agent who was master of ceremonies. The photographer was able to capture about two-thirds of the group in this picture. Missing besides the diners were Robert Collins and his German band. Including "Gertrude Klotch," and the serving crew which was in front of the curtain. Random Thoughts... As usual the GT scribe is crowded for time and space. This makes it difficult to cover the news as well as giving some at tention to events that are wor thy of discussion. The principal thing of interest since the last issue of the paper was the wheat league convention and now that that important meeting is a mat ter of history it is time to give at tention to things of more local nature. Townspeople have an oppor tunity to display their civic pride by joining in the contest sonsor- ed by the Jay Cee-ettes (hope that is the proper spelling). It en tered into with the right spirit. Heppner may easily be placed in competition with other and larg er places as the best decorated town during the Christmas sea son. Visitors here last week were generous with their praise for the effort put forth by the busi ness interests and think what could be accomplished by a gen eral decorative scheme. Possibil ity of winning one of the prizes will tempt some to get in the competition but a far greater sat isfaction will be found in dis playing one's civic pride. Christmas mail in heavy vol ume is putting in its appearance at the local postoffice and the of fice force is properly seeking the cooeration of patrons during these pressure days. If you don't get your packages just when you think you should, take a look at the piles of mail and parcel post stacked up in the local office and multiply the volume by all the other postoffices in the country, and then be patient and forbear ing. You will live a longer and happier life. What we would like to know is, when all of us get on the govern ment payroll, who's going to sup. port the government? A four-year-old miss was look ing at a doll that was gowned in an elegant black formal and re marked, "I just don't care for black formals." Ah has fo' queens. Ah wins. Ah has three kings and a ra zor. Ah wins. Boy, yo' sho' do!. How come yo' so lucky? Lotus Robison and son Richard have returned from a two weeks trip which took them to Bend and California points. At Bend they visited Mr. Robisons' sister, Mrs. O. M. Whittington, and from there went on to Mt. Hebron, Cal. to visit his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. S. Tyndall Robison. They visited the Sacramento valley and returned to Oregon via the coast route. o P-TA TO SEE SOUND FILM NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING December meeting of the Parent Teacher association will be held at 8 p. m. Wednesday, December 14 at the auditorium. The topic for the evening covers "Founda tion for Better Family Relation ships." Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rug gles will show sound films and Christmas carols will be sung. A business meeting will pre cede the program. A large attend ance is urged. EASTERN STAR TO ELECT Election of officers will be the order of business at the regular meeting of Ruth chapter No. 32, O. E. S. Friday evening. In addi tion there will be draping of the altar and final drafting of plans for the annual joint installation and dinner on the evening of De cember 17. Businessmen Meet Around Festive Board . . . Briefs of Community . . Six tables of bridge and nine tables of pinochle were in play at the ladies 'night party at the B. P. O. Elks Thursday evening. High score in bridge was received by Mrs. Loyal Parker and second by Mrs. Harlan McCurdy of lone. Jin pinochle, Mrs. Ted Hart re ceived high and Mrs. C. C. Car- michael of Lexington received se. cond. Hosts and hostesses for the I affair were Mr. and Mrs. Orville ' Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. James Farley, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson and Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Palmer. Mrs. Archie Murchiscn received the door prize. Word has been received of the birth of a son on November 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle in Portland. He has been named Dennis Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle spent Thanksgiving in Portland and from there went on i to Medford to visit his sisters. They are now traveling to Cali fornia and on to Mesa, Ariz, where 'hey will spend the winter. About December 20, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas will leave for Mesa to join the Doolittles. Both parties will return to Heppner early in the spring. From Butte Falls comes news of the birth of a son, Joseph Ben jamin, on November 21, to Mr, and Mrs. John H. Fuiten. Mrs. Marvin Wightman and son Marvin motored to Portland Saturday to spend the week-end. Mrs. A. D. McMurdo and Mrs. Wendall Cleveland returned the first of the week from San Fran cisco where they have been visit ing for the past 10 days . Chas. McDevitt and Con Doher- ty of Pilot Rock were transacting business in Heppner Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas mo tored to Pendleton Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Wells returned home Sunday from Portland where she has been spending the past fortnight. Mr. Wells motored down after her. A. A. Scouten motored to Port land Monday to spend the week looking after business matters. Mrs. Ethel Zeimants left Friday for Seattle where she will spend a month with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bil lings. Mrs. Zeimants expected to spend several days in Portland before continuing on to Seattle. She was taken to Arlington by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson over the week end were her mother, Mrs. W. M. Fisher of Post Falls, Ida. and Mrs. Viola McGivney of Howell, Mich. Mrs. Lester Wyman is a patient at St. Anthony's hospital in Pen dleton, having undergone a ma jor operation there early in the week. Mrs. Sam Turner and Mrs. Ed na Turner spent Sunday in Pen dleton visiting Mrs. Ruth Valen tine who is convalescing at St. Anthony's hospital. The losing side in the JayCee ette membership drive entertain ed the winners and the Jaycees at a Christmas party Wednesday evening at the Civic Center. The JayCee-ettes, in order to stimu late membership, are divided into two teams and at the end of a certain period, the losers must entertain the winning team. Hos tesses for this party included Mesdames Kemp Dick, Richard Moador, Tom Wilson, Edmond Gonty, J. J. O'Connor, Al Huitt, William Barratt, John rfeiffor and Everett Keithley. Games were the diversion of the evening. Each couple brought one dollar in cash or the equivalent in groceries for the Christmas basket which Is to be provided by the group for a needy family, Mrs. Mary Stevens returned Tuesday evening from Portland where she spent the first of the week on a buying trip for her shops. William Bucknum and John Healy returned Tuesday from Los Angeles. Mrs. Healy and Mrs. Bucknum remained south for a longer stay. Mr .and Mrs. Al Bergstrom left Wednesday for Portland to attend funeral services for her mother, the late Mrs. Anna Nelson, who died Monday in the city. Frank Davidson made a busi ness trip to La Grande Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elwayne Hughes and Mrs. N. D. Bailey made a business trip to Pendleton Tues day. Again this year Christmas car ols chime forth from the small church erected above the door of the Hodge Chevrolet company. The church was put in place Tuesday and will remain through the holiday season. Mrs. Alice Hastings has return, ed to her position at the J. C. Penney store following an illness of some weeks. Jack O'Connor motored to Pen dleton Tuesday. Mrs. George Nichols and son Paul were over from Spray, Tues, day, looking after business mat ters in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Cason were over from their farm near Lone Rock, Tuesday. Nels Christensen of Boardman was a business visitor in Heppner Tuesday. Miss Jean Hanna has accepted a position as operator at the lo cal telephone office. Don Munkers and Jerry Waters who are w ith the U. S. Coast Gur.rd at Astoria, spent the week end In Heppner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Munkers. They re turned to Astoria Sunday and were taken as far as The Dalles by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gammell. Mesdames Ted Pierson, Ken neth Keeling and J. J. O'Connor (Continued on page 8) Postmaster Appeals For Cooperation in Christmas Period The following is released for the information of all postal pa trons: The rate for mailing of unseal ed Christmas cards when ad dressed for delivery outside of the city limits will be 2 cents per card. No writing whatsoever, ex cepting the name of the sender is permitted. Christmas cards addressed for delivery within the city limits re quire the rate of 1 cent each the regular drop letter rate and the envelope should be sealed. Remember, out of town unsealed, and in town seal them. Do not mail Christmas cards to persons whose address you are not sure of. Unsealed Christmas cards when undeliverable as ad dressed are discarded. Nearly all farms in the Hepp ner area are served by the Star route delivery, and mail intended for such patrons requires the "out of town" rate, which is 2 cents for unsealed cards, and 3 cents for letters. Patrons having lock boxes are requested to learn and use the combination, and refrain from sending children and others who do not know the combination to ask for the mail. The mails are Increasing in vol ume daily, and cooperation of all patrons will be deeply appreciat ed by the local postoffice staff, says James H. Driscoll, postmaster. 0. W. L Banquet Wins Praise From Visiting Officials Nothing but words of praise has been heard relative to me annual banquet which officially closed the Oregon Wheat League convention In Heppner Saturday evening. Upwards of 350 persons enjoyed the fine meal preparea and served by the Soroptimist Club of Heppner and the program arranged by Judge Garnet Bar ratt and his committee associates, Henry Tetz, C. J. D. Bauman and Harold and Merle Becket Utilizing the facilities of the school kitchen ,the Soroptimists, with the aid of some of the "Sor- optimisters," and Ernie Parrish, chef at Easter's grill, and a bevy of high school girls, assembled the food in the school build ing and transported it to the gym nasium floor where the dishing up was done. It was an herculean task but was accomplished in good time and without acicdent, and everybody was satisfied. Roast turkey Oregon wheat fed turkey ,at that was the piece de resistance, with accompani ment of tomato Juice cocktail, pineapple slaw, relishes, baked potatoes, whole kernel corn, cran. berry sauce, Parker House rolls, topped off with a dessert of fresh strawberry sundae and home made cake. While the food was being as sembled, the local hillbilly or chestra entertained the waiting throng, even inspiring some com munity singing. Shortly after the diners were seated, Don Heliker sang two songs, wheat grower style, play ing his own guitar accompani ment. Later on Robert Collins and his German band entertained for some time, featuring a clever im personation by Gene Orwick as the erstwhile "Gertrude Klotch", in 'The Man in the Little White Hat" Oliver Creswick, accompan ied by Mrs. J. O. Turner, favored with two solos, "Evening Star" and Malotte's "Lord's Prayer." Ervin Peterson, director of the state department of agriculture, capably substituted for Governor Douglas McKay who could not meet the engagement due to a meeting of governors in Chicago. Judge Barratt and Henry Tetz opened the emceeing and "inau gurated" Charles W. Smith who carried on throughout the rest of the program. o Swan son Home At lone To Be Open To Public Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swanson announced early this week that they will hold open house at their new home a short distance east of lone from 1 to 5 p. m. Sunday, December 11. They have extended an invitation to the public to come and have a look at their fine new residence one of the finer homes built in Morrow county in recent years. For the benefit of any who may not know the location of the Swanson home, it faces the Wil low creek highway on property Just west of the Emert place. Friends who have been fortu nate to visit the residence since the Swansons moved in proclaim it the equal of anything they have seen In either city or coun try. o Volleyball Tourney Won By Faculty Team First of a series of intramural contests came to a close the past week at the Heppner shcool when the faculty team was declared winner of the volleyball series. The games are played during the noon hour and provide opportun ity for the classes to enter teams. The faculty won four and lost none; the junior class won three and lost one, while the seniors, sophs and frosh each won two and lost two. A ping-pong tourney is now being run off and following that there will be basketball, and pro bably baseball when that season arrives. The high school basketball team participated ina round rob in at Condon Tuesday evening, in which Fossil, Condon and Arl ington were the other competing teams. The four teams just about broke even in the play, accord-1 ing to Supt. Leonard Pate, and the prospects for some red-hot high school basketball in this district are most favorable, he de. clares. EDUCATORS ATTEND MEET ON REED COLLEGE CAMPUS Mrs. Marie Clary, high school teacher from Heppner, was the official delegate of the Morrow county teachers to the Represent ative (.ouncil of the Oregon Tea chers association in Portland De. cember 2 and 3. The representa tive council is the delegate as sembly of the teachers associa tion and determines policies and practices for the organization. The council met at Reed college. Henry E. Tetz, rural school sup erintendent, was reelected mem ber of the board of trustees from District No. 7. Mr. Tetz attended the council as a member of the board of trustees. The first sailing club was es tabllshed In 1720 in Ireland. Councilmen Voice Grievances During Monday Meeting Accusations And Denials Feature Spirited Session Some atmosphere clearing was accomplished at Monday even ing's session of the city council when members of the group un burdened their chests relative to the way they think the city's af fairs are being run and how they think said affairs should be run. The burden of their remarks was leveled at Mayor Conley Lanham, but the mayor replied that there is a Job to do and that he is mere ly doing his best to do a good Job. The mayor denied that he was assuming unwarranted authority or even having any desire or in tention of trying to run the city's affairs beyond the authority vested in the office. He said it was plainly a case of being "dam ned if you do,, and damned if you don't" and the mayor or any other person had to act according to his own best judgment P. W. Mahoney was present and read a section from the city char ter under which methods of pro cedure in street improvements and other matters is set up. It was agreed tnat tne cnarter should be followed more closely in the future. The usual grist of bill3 was ordered paid, and aside from that and the time spent in airing grie vances, nothing of note was ac complished. lone Members Host Shrine Club Party The annual Christmas party of the Morrow county Shrine club and auxiliary was held Friday evening at lone with 56 members present Gifts were brought by each guest and these were col lected for crippled children at the Shrine hospital in Portland. Three large boxes were filled with the gifts and these were taken ,. Portland Sunday by Mr. and Mi Harry Duvall. Hosts and hostess es for the affair were Mr. aU. Mrs. W. C. Seehafer, Mr. and Mrs Noel Dobyns, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wentworth, Mr and Mrs. Sam Mc- Mil lan and Mr. and Mrs. William Smethurst. Newly elected officers for the coming year include George Close of Kinzua, president; J. O. Turner, Heppner, vice president, and Sam McMillan of Lexington, secretary treasurer. For the auxiliary, Mrs. Margaret Dukek of Fossil, presi dent; Mrs. J. O. Turner of Hepp ner, vice president, and Mrs. Mar. garet Blake of Heppner, secretary-treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rosewall are the retiring pres idents. o Time To Enter Christmas Home Decorating Contest To encourage residential yule- tide decoration to keep apace with the business section's out standing holiday appearance, the Jay Cee-ettes are sponsoring a contest for the most attractively decorated homes within the city limits of Heppner. Entrance blanks for the com petition may be obtained at Ly ons' Photography Studio, which will also receive the entries. Clos ing date for listing ones' resi dence will be Wednesday, Decem ber 21. A board of three judges will tour the city between 7 and 9 p. m. on Christmas eve to determine who will win the three prizes of $10, $5, and $2.50. TO HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY Willows lodge No. 66, I.O.O.F. and Sans Souei Rebekah lodge No. 33 are planning a Christmas party and pie social for the eve ning of December 14 at 8 p. m. in the local hall. Instead of the us ual exchange of gifts each mem ber will bring a gift suitable for an individual residing in the Odd Fellows home in Portland. These will then be sent to Portland in time for distribution at Christ mas. The ladies are expected to bring pies for participation in the social following the gift exchange. The committee in charge of ar rangements includes Mrs. Cornett Green. Mrs. Scott Furlong and Mrs. Ted Pierson. o , MISSIONARY VISITS SCHOOL During his stay in Heppner last week, Rev. Ira Gillett, missionary to Portugese Africa, visited the high school and talked to the young folk on theeconomie and social life of that distant land. He carried quite a supply of beans native to that country and each girl student was presented with one. The native girls con sider them special agents of Vn Cupid possession of one being about all that is necessary to win a husband. It is said that Mr. Gil lett was all but besieged by the feminine members of the high school in their eagerness to pos sess one of the coveted charms, o A good shearer can shear from 100 to 200 sheep a day.
