HISTORICAL
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Volume 47, Number 24.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 1930
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RODEO APPROACH
ENLIVENS CITY
Blue Jeans Style; Realm
Ordered to Welcome
Queen Arleta.
JUDGES ANNOUNCED
First Tryouts Sunday; Lions Will
Appear In Parade; Stores Close
For Afternoon Programs.
You cannot help but sense the
spirit it's in the air now, with all
Heppner getting rapidly into the
narness to give visitors a real taste
of the Old West. Cions have taken
the lead in naming blue Jeans the
outstanding vogue in wearing ap
parel, and with the masculine por
tion of the citizenry not to men
tion many of the fairer sex topped
out in five- to ten-gallon headdress,
pre-Rodeo days are heralding a big
climax to be staged next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday when the imi
tation cowpunchers will take a back
seat to watch those of the true ilk
"do their stuff."
What thrills will be in store for
spectators is a matter of conjecture
now, but those who are in doubt
about the capability of the wild
mustangs which will greet would-be
Rodeo Champions, may satisfy
themselves Sunday when the first
tryouts will be staged. C. W. Mc-
Namer, president, is confident this
will be a good show in Itself, and
worth the 25-cent price of admis
sion. Needless to say, the bucking
animals at Heppner have gained the
respect of leading buckaroos in
years past, and such names-as Blue
bird, Black Diamond, Bobby Burns,
Teapot Dome, Black Bottom, Rim
rock, and many others will live long
in their memories. It is expected
the contingent of bronco-busters
will be here Sunday as usual fol
lowing the Pendleton Round-Up.
Queen Arleta Coming
More color will be added to the
city the first of the week when the
street decorators will be on the job.
And by opening day the realm of
Rodeodom will be well organized
throughout In readiness for its
queen, -Arleta the first, at other
times known as Miss Arleta Far
rens, attractive and popular daugh
ter of Mrs. Helen Farrens of lone. A
slender brunette, Queen Arleta is
pretty as a picture on her mount,
and no stranger to the ways of the
equestrienne, having been reared
on a Morrow county ranch where
throwing on a saddle Is as common
as cranking the "Henry" for a trip
to town.
Queen Arleta and her cortege of
comely attendants will be seen at
the head of the parades Friday and
Saturday, to start at 10:30 a. m.
Lions have interested themselves in
giving this part of the entertain
ment some brand new attractions,
augmenting the usual procession of
Rodeo performers and stock com
mon In years past ,
Snappy Show Certain
Experienced wranglers, snubbers,
saddlers, pick-up men and all other
hands will assure the programs,
starting at 1:30 and lasting at least
two hours, being carried out with
snap and ginger. Then but a glance
at the list of judges gives assurance
of a square deal based on qualified
judgment. Sterling Fryear, who
has served competently as a judge
in past years, is one selected. Then
there will be Lloyd Parman of Con
don, widely known for his exper
ience and qualifications in helping
stage shows elsewhere, and Bill
Switzler of Plymouth, Wash., of
whom it Is sufficient to say that he
Is acting in like capacity at the
Pendleton Round-Up.
"Aimee" Bergevln, who will be
remembered as having done some
acting for a movie concern In con
nection with the Rodeo two years
ago, with his brother Louis of lone,
have some beautiful horses and
equipment they are going to show,
but all they are going to do has not
yet been revealed. They'll have
something worth while, that's sure.
$1500 Offered in Prizes
A wide range of races, featuring
the relay, pony express and the Mor
row County derby, will give oppor
tunity for horses of all kinds and
classes to compete, and the good
prize money will be hotly vied for.
The bucking contest and roping will
give cowboys plenty of opportunity
to compete for other good prizes,
prize money in all amounting to
$1500.
Additional entertainment will in
clude Hlldebrand's United shows
with rides for the kiddles, dancing
at the open air pavilion each eve
ning and music by the Irrlgon
school band, besides an exception
ally good program at the Star thea
ter with a change of show each eve
ning. Housing and eating accommoda
tions are being arranged for a large
crowd. Business houses of the city
will close from 1:30 to 5 o'clock
each afternoon, people are remind
ed that they may arrange to do
their trading accordingly, .
For Sale Viking cream separa
tor. Only used six months. For 2
to 5 cows. Price $35. 1 Mrs. Lester
Hunt, city. 24-5p.
See Star Theater ad for Rodeo
Programs. They're fine.
MANY GRADUATES
GO ON TO SCHOOL
Various Lines of Activity Selected
By H. II. S. Alumni of 1930;
Nurse Training Popular.
Many last year graduates of
Heppner high school will add to
their stores of .knowledge at insti
tutions of higher learning with the
opening of the school year. Of
those accounted for by W. R. Poul
son, superintendent, activities of the
graduates the coming year have
been determined as follows:
The University of Oregon has
claimed two of the number, Kath
erlne Bisbee who will major in
physical education, and John Par
ker, business administration. Flet
cher Walker and Rodney Thomson
will attend Oregon State college,
both majoring in commerce.
Dexter Business college of Port
land has claimed the largest num
ber, including Cornett Green, Nolan
Turner, Mary Beamer and Howard
Evans. Henry Robertson will at
tend Whitman college, Walla Walla,
Five girls will take up nurses
training. Marie Kirk and Daisy Al
bee will go to Los Angeles for this
purpose, Martha Driscoll to Pendle
ton, and Harriet Morgan and Edith
Wehmeyer to Pacific Christian hos
pital, Eugene. Homer Hayes goes
to Albany college, Albany.
Evelyn Swindig will keep her po
sition with the Farmers and Stock-
growers National bank here, and
Louise Langdon will remain with
the Morrow County Abstract com
pany. Duane Brown is engaged in
the garage business with his father
at Albany.
Midget Golf Course
will De upen ooon
Finishing touches are being put
on the miniature golf course at the
corner of May and Chase streets,
and B. G. Sigsbee owner, announces
that the opening will be held soon.
He hopes to have the course ready
for use by Saturday of this week,
but is not ready at this time to
definitely announce the opening for
that date. The name for the course
has not yet been selected.
The work has been in charge of
Louis Pinson of Pendleton, who has
had extensive experience in laying
out this form of amusement park,
and it is said by those who have
examined such courses elsewhere
that the local layout will rank with
the best
TYPING AWARDS GIVEN.
Typing pins awarded by the L. C.
Smith company and won by stu
dents of Heppner high school last
year have just been received and
are being distributed this week by
W. R. Poulson, superintendent
Bronze medals go to Teresa Breslin
and Jeanette Turner, first year pu
pils, who made speeds of 43 and 46
words a minute respectively. Duane
Brown, 51 words, is the recipient
of a silver medal while Mary Bea
mer, 60, and Katherine Bisbee, 66,
receive gold medals. Some of the
pupils have already received awards
from other typewriter companies.
BUSINESS ENLARGED.
E. G. Noble announces that he
has purchased the shoe repair ma
chinery of the L. McMurray shop in
lone, and will have the same in
stalled and ready for business next
Saturday in his harness shop. Jos.
B. Snyder, for many years a resident
of Heppner but more recently lo
cated at Grangeville, Idaho, will be
In charge of the shoe repair end of
the business. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder
arrived in Heppner the end of the
week, after spending several months
with Mr. Snyder s sister at Seaside.
ALIENATION SUIT FILED.
A suit was filed in circuit court
here on Wednesday, wherein Glen
Bryant is plaintiff and B. B. Kclley
is made defendant. Bryant is
clamiing damages against Kelley in
the Bum of $25,000 for alienation of
his wife's affections. The plaintiff
is represented by Peterson & Lewis,
attorneys of Pendleton.
METHODIST CHURCH.
9:45 a. m., Sunday School. 11 a. m.,
preaching hou, message for Labor
Day, "The Christian and His Ser
vice. 7 p. m., Epworth League. 8 p.
m., gospel message, "Whole Heart
edness." "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord, and not unto men;
knowing that of the Lord ye shall
receive the reward of the inherit
ance: for ye serve the Lord Christ"
- -Colossians 3:23, 24.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Pratt this week are
Mrs. Pratt's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Roth, her brother, Edward
Roth and Miss Ellen Shemenway,
all of Salem.
Mrs. Bert Kane, Mrs. Henry Hap
pold and daughter and Mrs. Henry
Kane departed the last of the week
for Seaside, Ore., where they will
spend a couple of weeks at the sea
shore.
Will Dutton spent a day or so at
Heppner the first of the week from
his home in Portland.
See Star Theater ad for Rodeo
Programs. They're fine.
Pigs $5 each. Fred Casteel, city.
Alonzo Wright and family who
have been on a visit of three weeks
with relatives here departed this
morning by auto for tholr home at
Los Angeles.
I0NE
. A great many of the wheat farm
ers in this locality have already
finished harvest and, with a few ex
ceptions, the rest will have complet
ed the work by the end of this week.
The warehouses at Jordan, lone,
McNabb Siding and Morgan are
blocked. We understand there is
still a little available space at Cecil.
Wheat is being piled out of doors.
Some wheat is being shipped out
but the room made by the ship
ments is quickly filled. A consider
able amount of wheat was sold Sat
urday, the price being a little better
than 71 cents a bushel. We believe
to Gorger brothers goes the distinc
tion of harvesting a greater number
of bushels than any other farmer
in this district.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rowell of
Boardman were Saturday visitors
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Harrv Riner. When thev returned
to their home they were accompan
ied by Mrs. Sam Ledbetter who had
been visiting for about a week with
her sister. Mrs. Rine-. Mr. snd
Mrs. Ledbetter now make their
home at Hood River.
The monthly meeting of the Past
Grand club was held at the Blain
Blackwell home with the following
ladies in attendance: Mrs. J. W.
Howk, Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mrs.
E. J. Bristow, Mrs. J. E. Swanson,
Mrs. Alice McNabb, Mrs. P. J. Louy
and Mrs. Ernest Heliker.
In correspondence with friends,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bullard state
they find Gold Beach a most de
lightful place in which to live, and
that from a financial standpoint
they are well pleased with their
new location.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cochran of
Arlington were Sunday guests in
lone. They drove up to get their
two small sons, Delbert and Jimmy,
who have been spending a couple
of weeks with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cochran Mm
Walter Cochran will teach third and
fourth grades in the Arlington
school again this year, this being
her second year in that position.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson de
parted by auto Sunday for Port
land. They are off on their summer
vacation.
Mrs. I. R. Robison is away for a
few weeks visltine at Portland and
Longview, Wash. While she is
away, her home work is being look
ed after by Miss Beulah Pettyjohn
of Morgan.
Walter Dobyns returned Sunday
from a trip to Portland, where he
went for examination in the veter
an's hospital;
Mrs. Allen' Case snH dmicrhtor
Josephine of Portland are guests in
the home of Mrs. Case's mother,
Mrs. J. E. Grimes.
Harrv Rine and Dorothv Hnwell
narrowly escaped serious injury
Saturday. The two children were
riding on a bicycle and In making
a turn on Second street minded
with a truck driven by Ernest
Christopherson. Harrv received
only very slight bruises, but Dor-
otny was quite painfully bruised.
Mrs. James Mooney has been en
tertaining her sister. Miss Helen
Izert of Portland.
The Barlow clan snent Rundav nt
the river near Hermiston. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. T.eo
Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bar
low from lone, Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Olden from Rhea creek, Mr. and
Mrs. Flovd Barlow from Pnrtlnnd
and Mr. and Mrs. Ora Barlow from
Pendleton.
Kenneth Blake Vina p-nne to
Grants Pass to join his wife who
has been in southern Oregon for
some time.
A. G. Freiwald of Pnrtlnnd was a
business visitor in lone over the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Rrnse Fnrd nf Pen.
dleton were over Siindnv visitors
with relatives In lone.
Miss Rosa Fletcher is in lone for
a visit with home folks.
Services were held in the Chris
tian church Sunday afternoon un-
aer tne leadership of H. O. Sabin of
Redmond, who was pastor of the
church here six years ago. !
Mr. and Mrs. Ede-nr Shnw nf Ar.
thur, Ontario, Canada, are guests
in the home nf Mrs Rhnor'a sister
Mrs. Jack Hynd of Cecil. Mr. Shaw
owns land in Canada which Is near
that owned by E. J. Brlstow's fa
ther, hence the Brlstows hnve en
joyed meeting and chatting with
Mr. ana Mrs. snaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mnnkln Mr
and Mrs. Edwin Rprcrstrnm and
Doris Jackson motored to Pendle
ton and Walla Walla Saturday, re
turning Sunday.
A Dartv of Cecil snnrtsmen recent
ly made a trip into the mountains.
iney report seeing many deer.
Hunters take notice.
Mr. and Mrs. F W Rrnwn nnd
daughter, Mary Ellen, of Twin
aus, laano, are being entertained
in tne nome or Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Brown on First street Mr ond
Mrs. F. W. are the parents of Carl
of our city.
Mrs. Helen Farrenn returned Tu
esday to her home after several
weeks spent In Portland and other
vaucy points. She was accompan
ied by her sister. Mrs. Elbert Col-
vln. '
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olden am
vacationing at Hidaway springs.
Mr. and Mrs. AJfred Troedson
who recently returned from a
pleasant year with Mrs. Troedson's
people at Guys Mills, Pa., have
gone to Moro for a short visit with
friends, expecting to return by the
last of this week. While they are
waiting to take over their ranch
which was farmed during their ab
sence by George Kltchlng, they are
making headquarters with Mr. and
(Contlnutd on Pag Six)
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Swimming Awards Given
27 Students, 17 Are
Beginners.
4000 ARE ADMITTED
Tank Improvements Slated; Red
Cross and Legion Cooperate
In Giving Instruction.
The last opportunity this year to
swim in the American Legion
plunge at Heppner will be accorded
the public Sunday, when the tank
will be finally drained for the sea
son. The closing will mark the end
of the most successful season the
plunge has experienced, Legion boys
in charge say.
That many people have availed
themselves of the opportunity to
swim is evidenced by the total paid
admissions of 3943, calculated yes
terday by Paul Lafferty, Red Cross
swimming instructor in charge.
Much use of the tank was made by
visitors to the city, Mr. Lafferty
said, while predominant patronage
was received fom the children. '
Many Receive Awards
Mr. Lafferty awarded 17 begin
ners' pins, eight swimmers' pins,
one junior and one senior life sav
ing certificate. Mrs. Helen Cohn
passed the senior life saving tests
successful, while Miss Adele Nick-
erson qualified for the junior award.
Those receiving swimmers' pins are
Hubert Albee, Norton King, La
Verne Van Marter, Loius Jewell,
John Crawford, Emery Coxen, Mil
dred Lundell and James Beamer.
Beginners awarded pins are Hugh
Crawford, Kay Parker, Dean Good
man, Olivia Baldwin, Donald Jones,
Elsie Crump, Jessie Kinsley, Dor
othy Brookhouser, Richard Hayes,
Joe Aiken, Ray Young, James Gem
mell, Dean Sprinkle, Patty Cason,
Donald Bennett Harry Tamblyn
and Virginia Piercey.
Attendance was increased this
year by lighting the tank, which
made night swimming possible for
the first time. The tank was also
favored by good swimming weather
throughout the seaso-CM the avail-,
ability of water. Residents of the
city cooperated by withholding wa
ter from irrigation when needed,
and only once when, this was not
asked was the supply insufficient
and the tank withdrawn from use
for a few days because of not being
filled.
Woodwork to be Painted
With the closing of the season the
Legion boys are preparing to paint
tne bath houses, fence and other
woodwork about the tank, to protect
them from the elements. This work
will also add to the attractiveness.
It is expected before opening next
year, some major improvements
will need to be done to the tank It
self, as concrete work is showing
signs of giving away in places.
The American Legion and local
chapter of American Red Cross
have cooperated in obtaining the
services of a qualified swimming in
structor to take charge of the tank,
and it is through cooperation of the
Red Cross that swimming instruc
tion is made possible. Officials of
both organizations have expressed
themselves as being well pleased
with the showing made this year
by Mr. Lafferty, who will return
shortly to Eugene to take up his
studies as a junior at the Univer
sity of Oregon,
Stores to Close Labor Day
Business houses of Heppner
will be closed all day Monday
in honor of Labor Day. This
announcement was made yes
terday by' J. O. Peterson, chair
man of the Lions club public re
lations committee, after con
tacting all merchants In regard
to the matter.
RAISES FINE POTATOES.
Oscar Kelthley brought four pota
toes into the Gazette Times office
Monday. They weighed Just four
pounds. He displayed them as a
sample of what he is raising on his
place in Eight Mile this year. They
are Netted Gems, unirrigated, and
hoed but once. Mr. Kelthley has a
three-quarter-acre patch and his
son Claude, a patch of like size.
They haven't started digging all of
them yet, but from those dug so far
they say the yield will be good.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, Mlssion-ary-in-Charge.
Holy Communion at 8:00.
Morning Prayer and sermon at
11:00.
Church School at 9:45.
Young Peoples Fellowship at the
Rectory at 6:00.
"Repent ye, for the Kingdom of
Heaven Is at hand." 3:2.
Episcopal Church to Serve Meals
at Rodeo.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will serve noon and evening
meals in the Parish House, at the
corner of Church and Gale streets,
all three days of Rodeo, They have
a reputation for good eats.
Coming to Heppner Sept. 6th. See
the window at Pucific Power &
Light Company.
PLUNGE TO C105
SEASON
Sunday
LOCAL ITEMS
Quite a number of Heppner folk
spent Sunday at Hidaway where
they found the swimming pool a
great attraction. Among the num
ber were Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner
and son Don, Mrs. R. W. Turner,
Harry Turner and family, Sam J,
Turner and family, Frank Turner
and daughter Anabel, Ray Drake
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R.
Poulson, Mrs. Earl Gordon, Mrs.
Mark Merrill and Mrs. Walter La
Dusire wrto had been spending the
week there, Roy Johnson and fam
ily, Sterling Fryrear and family,
Earl Hallock, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Baldwin and Miss Olivia Baldwin,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin, W.
L. LaDusire and Jeanette Turner. A
number of others may have been
there, whose names we failed to
get and all report having a jolly
good time, and many returned with
good coats of tan.
Judge R. L. Benge departed for
Portland Tuesday evening and will
remain over today in order to at
tend the August meeting of the
state highway commission. S. E.
Notson, who was called to the city
on business and went down Mon
day afternoon, will also take in the
commission meeting, and our two
county officials will present some
business before that body pertain
ing to the Heppner-Spray road,
When he returns home the end of
the week, Judge Benge will be ac
companied by Mrs. Benge and their
son Terrel who went to the city the
past week with Miss Luola Benge,
on her way to Medford to resume
her duties as a teacher in the jun
ior high school of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swindig spent
the week end at Mt Adams where
they gathered in a goodly supply of
huckleberries. Mr. and Mrs. E. Al
bee were also over that way and
brought home a nice supply of the
fruit, disposing of it to Heppner
folks. The berries are of very ex
cellent quality this year and there
is an abundance of them on the big
mountain.
J. A. Williams, pioneer wheat
raiser of lone, was looking after
business here on Wednesday. He
has finished his harvest but as yet
the grain has not been gathered up
in the field. Mr. Williams states
that it might as well lay there as
on the ground in lone, where the
warehouses are now run over and
piling is being done outside.
The Misses Gladys and Alice Ca
son, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John
Cason, returned the first of the
week from a visit of several weeks
at Bellingham, Wash,, the home .of
Wm. Kirk and family. While away
the young ladies were given the op
portunity of seeing most of western
Washington, as well as part of Brit
ish Columbia.
Glen Y. Wells, Portland attorney,
was a visitor here on Wednesday
with his brothers J. J. and Richard.
He arrived on Tuesday evening and
was accompanied by his niece, Miss
Myra Wells, who will visit until the
end of the week with her father,
Assessor J. J. Wells. Glen went on
to Pendleton today to take in the
Round-Up.
The Auxiliary of Heppner post,
American Legion, will hold their
regular meeting on Tuesday eve
ning, Sept. 2, at 8 o'clock at Legion
hall. With this meeting the fall
work of the Auxiliary will begin
and a goodly attendance is desired.
BARNSTORMING HISTORY REVIEWED
AS ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC CHANGES
"Air-mindedness." That is the
condition the aviation world is
striving to bring about in the Uni
ted States. It is necessary, tycoons
of the industry say, to make the
United States the leader it should
be in this as in other things. To
become air-minded, people must
fly, they say.
This being the case, much of the
battle should be over so far as
Heppner is concerned; for, since the
visit of three "barnstorming" planes
here last week-end, few residents
of this vicinity remain who have
not been 111 the air.
At Intervals, ever since aviation
was in its infancy, barnstorming
planes have "made" Heppner. Few,
if any of these, but what have
found business good. Some may
say it's because the "suckers" are
thicker in the "sticks." But, how
ever that may be, the He is given
to the Statement heard several
years ago from one boy who fol
lowed the "game" that barnstorm
ing days were on the wane because
people were getting "too wise."
More people were carried Into the
air here last week end than in any
time of equal duration ever before.
People are getting wise; but not
only in the way the young aviator
Inferred. Wisdom regarding the
fact that it is unsafe to go up in
planes discarded by the government
and picked up at a bargain by
young chaps with get-rich-quick
Ideas has done away with barnr
storming practices of the old days.
The first passenger-carrying plane
coming to Heppner charged $15 a
ride; those here last week end gave
nearly as long a ride for a dollar.
This is one of the big reasons for
more people flying, as could easily
be ascertained from current com
ment Saturday and Sundayand Is
an indication of the trend of busi
ness methods in barnstorming tow
ard more of the "quantity produc
tion" lden.
Barnstormers of the old days
"blew" into town unheralded, and
announced they would tuke up pas
sengers at so much per, If there
was someone about town with a
PLANT READY;
TEACHERS COME
improvement at Gym-Auditorium
Finished. ..All Set for School
Opening Tuesday.
With Improvements completed on
tne gymnasium -auditorium this
week, final work of putting the
school plant in shape for the open
ing Tuesday has been finished, and
arrival of teachers this week as
sures a smooth start of the school
year, reports W. R. Poulson, super
intendent, who has been busily en
gaged for the last two weeks ar
ranging details.
Word from all teachers has been
received assuring their being here,
with the exception of Miss Helen
Olsen, third grade instructor, who
wired yesterday from North Pow
der that she may be delayed due
to tne serious illness of her father.
Those who had arrived by yester
day evening are Neil Shuirman.
physical education; Harold Buh
man, eighth grade; James T. Lum-
ley, mathematics and science, ac
companied by Mrs. Lumley; Miss
Beth Bleakman, first grade, and
Miss Juanita Leathers, fifth grade.
improvements at the gymnasium
include the construction of a room
40 x 60 feet in the basement to pro
vide shower bath and locker space,
and waxing of the auditorium and
gymnasium floors. Wm. Driscoll,
janitor, and son Clarence have been
busy most of the summer excavat
ing and doing other work at the
buildings, and Harry Johnson and
Henry Crump did the carpenter and
concrete work. Windows and addi
tional entrances have been made
in the new space, which is the
same type of permanent construc
tion employed in the rest of the
building.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson
and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz
motored to Wallowa lake on Satur
day, spending a couple of days at
that popular resort The boys had
some fishing in several of the high
mountain lakes while on the trip.
Mrs. Josephine Mahoney, local
correspondent for the Pendleton E.
O. departed for Portland on Sun
day, to spend several days in the
city. During her absence, Orrin
Bisbee is gathering up the daily
grist for the Pendleton paper.
J. W. Beymer has returned from
his trip .to the east where he went
with a shipment of sheep. He was
accompanied on the return trip by
Harlan McCurdy of lone who had
also taken sheep to the eastern
market
Stock shipments going to Port
land from the local yards on Satur
day night consisted of 25 cars of
cattle. C. W. McNamer of Hepp
ner and Porter Bros, and Roscoe
Shaw of Long Creek were the ship
pers. "
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lumley
arrived on Wednesday from Olym-
pla, Wash. Mr. Lumley is part of
the high school faculty, and he and
Mrs. Lumley will have rooms in
the Case apartments.
The Women's Missionary society
of the Church of Christ will meet
Tuesday, September 2, at 2:30, at
the home of Mrs. E. R. Huston.
little extra reputation for reckless
ness he would be "worked on" for a
leader. On seeing one acquaintance
get back to earth unharmed, others
would screw up courage to give it
a try, and so the early barnstorm
ers left town with pockets well
lined.
. That isn't done now. Barnstorm
ing has become regulated, system
atized and incorporated. Air-worthy
ships are compulsory. The
three ships here last were attract
ively painted; they flew under a
firm name organization was ap
parent Their coming was adver
tised. Folks had but to see the fine
ships, the ease with which they
were handled in the landing and
taking-off, the bargain rate, and
they flew. Probably there were
those who went up not less than a
dozen times.
One who had seen Christopherson,
early-day martyr of airdom and
famed among other things for his
take-off from the roof of a Portland
hotel, when he piloted one of the
first airships to soar over Heppner,
could not help but note the differ
ence in public attitude at the land
ing field then. When his plane was
grounded, space for quite a distance
all around it was roped off. If an
Inquisitive youth let his curiosity
get away with him so far as to at
tempt to touch one of the strands
of the much-wired contraption
which resembled a spider-web with
some paper caught in it, he was
quickly reprimanded.
There was only one young man
noted who really craved to ride
with Christopherson, and he made
a nuisance of himself with his many
questions. He is now a licensed
pilot
Now- dozens of youths about
Heppner sincerely wont to fly ships
themselves. Each new barnstorm
ing trip reveals prospective aviation
students. A few more barnstorm
ing trips, a little more Improvement
In the service, and even the follow
who was heard to say he would fly
as long as he could keep one foot
on the ground will have been con
verted to the ranks of the air-minded.
T
Distinctive Garb Talked
For Rodeo; Straw Ifat
Held Appropriate.
MORE FUNDS IN VIEW
Heppner-Spray Road to be Pushed;
Safety Measure, Tank Condition
and Lions' Play Discussed.
Lions will open the Rodeo season
in Heppner next Monday when all
will appear at the weekly luncheon
adorned in appropriatet and distinc
tive garb. This was decided at Mon
day's luncheon. Their desire is to
lend all possible momentum to the
annual dress-up custom, that the
city may. Indeed, present true west
ern atmosphere for the presentation
of the customs and sports peculiar
to range life, more prominent in
by-gone days but which, in true
form, are still to be found in the
environs of Morrow county.
Lions would like to see some dis
tinctive article of dress adopted by
citizens of Heppner to advertise the
Rodeo something different than
has been adopted elsewhere; some
thing that all may wear, and
through its general adoption become
particularly identified with the city's
own show. To this end a commit
tee was appointed to act on sug
gestions offered at the luncheon to
pick such an article of apparel. If
they can be secured in time, a spec
ial design of straw hat will be chos
en or maybe it will be overalls, but
whatever it is, David Wilson, J. D.
Cash and Chas. Thomson will let
the Lions know next Monday, if not
sooner, and a supply will be on hand
at local stores for purchase by any
one. Whatever the special article
may be, it is probable that it will
be quite inexpensive.
Should Open Bids Soon
The Heppner-Spray road again
claimed a prominent place in the
discussions with the announcement
by George Bleakman that $2,000,000
of federal aid road money would
be available for use September first
of which Oregon will get its share.
That the IncftI rnnd mnv nnt he nver-
I looked the club voted to work In
conjunction with the county court
to have a representation in Port
land at the state highway commis
sion meeting today. Mr. Bleakman
pointed out that there is opportun
ity for quite a saving to be made by
opening up bids for further con
struction on the road while the
present construction crew is on the
ground, as much construction can
be done for the money required to
move equipment onto the ground
and otherwise prepare for the work,
expense which has already been in
curred by the contractors on the
present work. R. L. Benge, county
judge, is in Portland for the meet
ing of the commissioners, and the
club authorized S. E. Notson and
Al Rankin to represent it
Appointment of a committee was
authorized by the club to investi
gate the matter of Lions sponsor
ing a play sometime in the fall or
winter.
W. R. Poulson, school superinten
dent, told of the traffic signs on
Main street at the Baltimore inter
section, which will be employed to
warn motorists at intervals when
pupils are going to or from school.
The portable signals will be put into
use immediately on the opening of
school, to appear for half an hour
mornings and evenings and during
the noon hour, requiring motorists
to come to a complete stop. Cooper
ation of Lions was asked to make
this safety measure as effective as
possible.
Tank Held Safe
Spencer Crawford, chairman of
the American Legion swimming
pool committee, informed Lions
that a report from the state board
of health on the condition of the
water, based on a test of a sample
taken after the water had been in
the tank six days, was that it was
in "A" condition, or fit for drinking
purposes. This, Mr. Crawford stat
ed, seemed to be evidence that ru
mors of epidemics of illness being
started at the tank, are unfounded.
He reported the present season the
most successful one yet experienced
by the Legion plunge. Attention
was also called to honors recently
conferred upon C. W. Smith, Lions
first vice-president then in the chair,
by the state Legion assembly. Mr.
Smith was elected commander of
the sixth American Legion district
of Oregon.
SHEEPMEN TO MEET.
County Agent Smith announces
that there will be a meeting of
sheepmen of the county and sur
rounding territory on Thursday
evening, Sept. 4, at 8 o'clock at
American Legion hall. Harry Llnd
gren, specialist from O. S. C., will
discuss feeding problems with a
view to promoting home grown
feed. Biological survey men have
been Invited to be present also, to
discuss plans for poisoning coyotes
to be undertaken as soon as sheep
arrive home from the mountains.
Sheepmen will beasked to furnish
horses to be used as bait
Limited number of piano pupils,
beginning Sept 1. Mrs. Virginia
Turner, city. 23-4.
LIS WILL STAR
SEASON