HISTORICAL AUDITOR I UM AND. ORE. SOC I ETY Volume 47, Number 24. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 1930 Subscription $2.00 a Year OREGON PUBLIC PORT! Ifeipet limes! 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) E 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