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OREGON HISTORICAL PUBLIC AUDITORIUM PORTLAND. ORE. SOCIETY Volume 48, Number 27. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept 17, 1931 Subscription $2.00 a Year atte MORROW I PICKS fHWINK High Qaulity Noted in All Exhibits; Local People Judges. TO SHOW HERE NEXT October 10 Date for Club Exhibits at Heppner; Demonstrations Feature at Board man. The North Morrow County fair was held on the Boardman school grounds and in the gymnasium Fri day and Saturday. Although the farm crops, vegetables, fruit, melon and canned fruit exhibits were not as large as in former years, the quality was exceptionally good, said C. W. Smith, county agent Rib bons on first and second choices made by the judges were pinned on the winning exhibits both days. Mrs. E. R. Huston of Heppner judg ed the fancy work and flowers; Miss Jessie Palmiter, home econ omics teacher of the Heppner school, Judged the pastry, canning and sewing exhibits of the 4-H club. O. I. Poulson, assistant supervisor of agriculture of the Union Pacific railroad. Judged the farm crops and the poultry, while Garnfctt Best, as sistant county agent of Umatilla county, Judged the livestock classes. An outstanding feature of the fair was the 4-H club department The work in the 4-H club is report ed to be the best it has been during the past several years by Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school superinten dent, and C. W. Smith, county ag ent who had charge of the boys' and girls' agricultural clubs. To Pick County Champs. There will be a 4-H club fair in Heppner on October 10 at which time the county champions in 4-H club work will be selected. This is a new feature in club work due to the fact that a large percentage of the club workers this year are in the south end of the county. Win ners of the various classes in club work at the Boardman show will compete in Heppner at the 4-H club show. Winners at the Boardman show were: Junior Jersey , Calf club, 1st Jack Richardson, 2nd, George Graves, 3rd, George Wick lander, 4th, John McEntire, 5th, Norval Shannon; Junior Holstein Calf club, 1st Delbert Mackan, 2nd, LaVerne Baker; Senior Jersey Calf club, 1st Fred Slang'er, 2nd, Ruth Lelcht, Irrigon; Junior Holstein Calf club classes, 1st, Chas. Smith. Others winners were: Sewing III: 1st, Lois Messenger, 2nd, Helen Mead, 3rd, Margaret Smith. Cook ery III: 1st, Belle Fredrickson, 2nd, Rose Corey; Camp Cookery: Wayne Dugan, 1st, Lawrence Smith, 2nd; Sewing II: 1st, Helen Russell, 2nd, Elizabeth Slanger; Homemaking: 1st, Florine Brace, 2nd, Belle Fred rickson; Room Improvement: 1st Helen Russell, 2nd, Francine King; Handiwork: 1st Ruth King, 2nd, Echo Coats. The Irrigon school band furnish ed lots of excellent music for the crowd through the morning on the grounds and gave a concert in the high school auditorium beginning at 1 o'clock and played between the 4-H club demonstrations. Health Club Active. An outstanding feature of the day's program was the 4-H club demonstrations. The demonstra tions were for practice purposes and were witnessed by more than two hundred parents of club mem bers and their friends. Miss Jessie Palmiter criticised each of the dem onstrations In order that the mem bers might improve their work be fore they enter competition in the Heppner club show. Each club was asked to give some kind of demon stration and excellent subjects were selected by the club members and their leaders and the presentations and object lessons were excellent according to Miss Palmiter. An out standing demonstration was given by Margaret McDaid and Doris Kllnger of the Strawberry club. For the first time 4-H club health work has been carried on In the county. Kenneth Kllnger of Lex ington was judged the most perfect member from a physical standpoint, entered in health club work in the county and May Rouch of Lexing ton made the most gain, according to the examining physician, from March 7, 1931, when she was first scored, until September 10 when the second scoring was made. PREPARING FOR BUSINESS. E. G. Noble, pioneer saddle mak er, who was burned out in the fire of last week, has taken temporary quarters in the building formerly occupied by- Morrow County Cream ery Co., where he and Joe Snyder, shoe repair man, are busy rehabili tating their machinery, salvaged from the ruins of the fire. They hope to have the business moving again, and Mr, Noble desires to state that he is grateful to all friends and former patrons for bus iness enjoyed in the past, and hopes that he and Mr. Snyder will still be favored with whatever work the people of the community can turn their way. The present location Is temporary only, and a little later Mr. Noble expects to be located In permanent quarters, nearer the business center of town, announce ment of which will appear In due season. Notson Named Director; State Chamber Asks $200 S. E. Notson of Heppner was named one of five directors at large for the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce, the appointment being announced at a meeting of the or ganization held in Portland Mon day. Al Rankin, director for Mor row county, attended the meeting. Morrow county's quota was set at $200, in, an attempt to raise $50,000 in the state to carry on the work of the commercial body this year, Mr. Rankin reported. Multnomah county has agreed to contribute $25,000 of the amount in order to shift the burden of state activities heretofore carried by the Portland Chamber of Commerce to the state chamber where they rightfully be long. Mr. Rankin was enthusiastic over the program outlined, and hoped that this county could do its part "The state chamber has already brought many hundreds of people and millions of dollars in invest ments to the state through its land settlement work, from which the entire state has benefitted. All new taxable wealth put on the rolls helps to relieve the tax burden car ried by the people already here," he said. Council Not Convened To Discuss Bridge Plans A special council meeting called Monday evening for the purpose of discussing plans and estimates for rebuilding the bridge across Willow creek on Cross street near the swimming tank, was not called to order because of the absence of in formation expected to be had at the time. An Informal discussion by Mayor McCarty and councilmen present gave the sense of the council that steps should be taken for the or ganization of an adequate flreflght lng force for the city, but no defin ite plan was evolved. The mayor expressed the opinion that he would like to have a good represen tation of interested business men and the younger men who would be willing to belong to the organi zation meet with the council and arrive at a definite method of pro cedure. The next regular council meeting will be the first Monday in October. 4-H Leaders Meeting To be Held Saturday A meeting of 4-H club leaders of the county has been announced by C. W. Smith, county agent, to be held at the school house in Heppner beginning at 2 o'clock Saturday af ternoon. Instruction in organizing demonstration material and in training demonstration teams will be given for the benefit of Inexper ienced leaders. Anyone Interested in these subjects is invited. Miss Margaret McDaid and Miss Doris Klinger of the Strawberry Alpine Sewing II club will put on a demonstration that will be given for all Morrow county at the state fair. FIRE ORIGIN QUESTIONED. The origin of the fire which vis ited the business section of Hepp ner last Thursday morning, report ed In these columns last week as emanating from the bakery cook stove, was questioned in a later in terview with H. A. Schultz, bakery proprietor. Mr. Schultz at first thought the fire did start there as his first warning of it was given by smoke coming from under the cook stove. He immediately threw sev eral buckets of water there which had no effect on the amount of smoke, coming out At no time, he said, did he see any flames there, and investigation after the fire re vealed that the floor had not been burned. Mr. Sohulte thought it probable that the fire started from some cause in the wall of the har ness shop next door and the smoke was forced through into the bakery. Mr. Noble, harness shop proprietor, knew of nothing in his place that could have started the fire, though defective wiring has been given by some as a possible cause. VISITS OLD HOME TOWN. Wright County (Mo.) Republican. Sam Hughes of Heppner, Oregon, made the Republican office a very pleasant call Monday. Mr. Hughes is visiting in the Roblnett neigh borhood. He has been in the gen eral merchandise business in Hepp ner for the last 30 years, and left here in 1884, but has been back many times on visits. He will also visit friends and relatives in Nor wood, Fordland, Rpgersville, Kan sas City and Springfield before re turning home. Mr. Hughes Is a na tive, of Wright county, and a rela tive of the Roblnett family, his motner having been a Roblnett. He was born and reared near the Rob, inett school house but went west when a young man and like so many other Mlssourians has con tributed his share to the progress oi a great western state. NOTICE. Beglning Oct. 1st, water bills are due and payable by the 10th of each month, ana l have been Instructed by the City Council that all bills must be paid by the 15th of the month or service will be discontln ued. W. E. PRUYN, Water Supt Fannie Hurst's novel. FIVE AND TEN, on the screen at the Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. Two furnished rooms with steam heat, for rent Mrs. M. L. Curran VICTIMS OF FIRE TO START AGAIN Work Started on Luper Building; Temporary Quarter Taken by "Milliner, Saddler, Baker. Fire victims whose businesses were upset in Heppner last week are all preparing to resume busi ness as soon as possible. Insurance adjustments were made this week, reported in all instances to have been quite satisfactory. James F. Luper started two men to work this morning overhauling the Luper estate building which Housed the Curran ready-to-wear establishment and the Clark barber shop, both of which businesses will be reestablished in their former lo cations as soon as the building is put in shape. Plans cnotemplate that the building will be in readi ness in 22 days. Mrs. Curran has removed her fire damaged stock to the Rood estate building used as Rodeo headquar ters where she is disposing of it E. G. Noble has rented the for mer creamery building on" lower Main street where he and Joe Sny der .are busy at present overhaul ing the fire damaged machinery. They expect to reopen the harness shop and shoe repair business at an early date. The barber chairs from the Clark shop have been set up in the rear of the McAtee and Aiken pastime where the boys are continuing to do business until their old quarters are ready to receive them. No announcement has been made as to building plans on the Heppner Bakery and Noble properties. H. A. Schultz, bakery proprietor, is contemplating arrangements to re build. Firmer Tone in Wheat On Portland Exchange May wheat on the Portland Grain exchange made a net gain of one cent for the week September 7-12, with the exchange reporting, "a very apparent optimistic tone was noticeable within the grain trade during the past week." September (old) made a net gain of 1 3-4c, Sep tember (new) was up 1 l-4c, and December was up 1 l-2c. Portland, Astoria and Longview visible sup ply was 8,218,214 bushels, with Port land car receipts for the week to talling 540. The report continues: While the Farm Board sale to China eliminates another market for the present there . is a feeling that the general cleaning up of burdensome accumulations of wheat, will prove a constructive step in more quickly restoring the markets of wheat to a normal, ef ficient basis, free from the experi ments of politicians parading as the farmers' friend. The private trade sold about 10, 000 tons of wheat to California this week and there were a few small parcels sold to move to the United Kingdom as well as a small busi ness with Japan and North China, but there was very little In the general situation to encourage ex porters. Wheat prices acted extremely well in the face of the weakness shown by stocks. There are con structive factors shown by crop re ports and world conditions, that may react very favorably on pre sent values within a short time. SOCIAL EVENING SET. Rhea Creek Grange's social eve ning will be Saturday, Sept 19. Home made candy will be served and the lucky number on the but terfly quilt will be announced. Mrs. W. Becket N. O. W. INITIATE. Neighbors of Woodcraft nittlnted ten new members at their remilnr meeting Monday evening, following which an enjoyable social hour was held. IONE JENNIE B. McMDHRAT. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. David son of Los Angeles are the parents of a daughter born Wednesday, September 9, at a Heppner hospital. The little lady weighed seven and one-half pounds, and has been giv en the name of Treva Jean. Mrs. Davidson has been spending the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morgan of Cecil. A lit tle later Mr. Davdison plans on coming to Oregon and will take his family home with him when he re turns to California. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankln spent a few days last week In Portland, at the home of Mrs. Mankln's sis ter, Mrs. Holmes Gabbert The Masonic lodge and Eastern Star chapter have resumed meet ings following the summer vaca tion, The attendance was not very good at the first Masonic meeting, but a goodly number attended the Eastern Star, September 8, and both orders began laying plans for their winter's work. The next Star meeting, September 22, is social night All members are urged to bo present As four joy riders from Cecil were driving to lone Tuesday eve ning of last week part of the party to attend Eastern Star, they had the misfortune of their car catch ing fire. Of course' the damage to the car was tragedy, but the way those joy riders scratched gravel was comedy. Jack Farrls has moved his barber shop, and Mrs. Farrls her beauty (Continued on Pag Six.) Coyote Hides Not Tanned, Says Adam; He Killed Em Early Morning of Parade "O Gee, Gosh! If you'd had to ride behind 'em, you'd known bet ter! . "The entrails were drawn In con sideration of the sensitivities of the people, otherwise it's doubtful if anyone had been there to see the parade. "Yes, sirree, I killed those coyotes that very morning, Just a ways above Jerry Kllcup's. Jerry had reported a killer around his place, and he went with me. When I heard of 'em, I thought of the idea of showing 'em in the parade, so we went out and got 'em that morning." That's what Adam Knoblock, lo cal government trapper, thought of the veracity of the Gazette Times reporter who said his car was dec orated with tanned coyote hides for the Rodeo parade, and for which he received the prize of a year's subscription to this family journal. All of which goes . to show that when Adam needs a coyote, he goes out and gets him. Except in this case, when he got six. Cions Club Commended On Record of Service In a letter Just received from Melvln Jones, founder and secretary-general of Lions International, the local Lions club was commend ed on the work which they accom plished during the past year. Mr. Jones states that, in his annual re port to the international conven tion of Lions clubs, which was held in Toronto, Canada, last month, he was happy to be .able to include and give recognition to the part the local Lions club played in the asso ciation's program of service. The record of their service, as taken directly from Mr. Jones' re port to the convention, is as fol lows: Heppner Joined with American Legion in sponsoring community Fourth of July celebration. Num bered all houses in city and placed name plates on all streets. Staged a beauty contest Entered float in rodeo parade. Formed a gym class for business men. Netted $200 from community play. Cooperated with United Charities in relief to the needy. Assisted Eastern Oregon Wheat league meeting. Joined in community Christmas tree celebra tion. Contributed 75 to Red Cross drouth relief fund. Entertained and presented pins and certificates to outstanding members of 4-H clubs. Cooperated in several cam paigns to relieve unemployment sit uation. Worked for early comple tion of Heppner-Spray road. An accurate record of activities is maintained at International headquarters which shows that during the past year, 16,625 activ ities have been reported by the 2,500 clubs in the association. These ac tivities have for the most part fall en under the following general classifications: Blind work, boys' work, child welfare, citizenship, civ ic improvement, cooperation with other agencies, education, farm work, public welfare, and safety. Presumably because of the in creasing need for service work to day, 1,308 more activities were re ported for the past year than have ever been reported before. Heppner District Is Open To Hunters in Deer Quest With opening of the deer hunting season next Sunday, the entire Heppner district of the Umatilla national forest will be open to hunt ers, F. F. Wehmeyer, district rang er, announced this week. Mr. Weh meyer was pleased to be able to make the announcement, which was qualified only by the statement that the forest officials were expect ing wholehearted cooperation from hunters in eliminating all possible fire hazards. It will be necessary for all entering the forest to have fire permits If they expect to build campflres. Mr. Wehmeyer said that the Heppner district has toad an excel lent fire record so far this season, and that he would be disappointed If the hunting season resulted In marring this record. PUBLIC RECEPTION SET. A public reception for. Rev. B. Stanley Moore and Mrs. Moore, who will leave Heppner shortly to take up work in their new field at On tarlo, is announced for next Wed nesday evening at the Episcopal parish house. The public is cordial ly Invited. DEGREE OF HONOR NOTICE. Kate J. Young lodge No. 29, De gree of -Honor Port Assn., meets Tuesday. Sept. 22nd, at 8 o'clock In Odd Fellows hall. Every member is urged to be present. Initiation and refreshments, Clara Beymer, Sec. R. A. M. MEKTS TONIGHT. ' Heppner Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Masons, will hold regular con vocation tonight at 8 o clock. All members are urged to be present Spencer Crawford, H. P. NOTICE. Episcopal members will please bring their United Thank offering Sunday morning at 11 o'clock ser vice. Mrs. Blsbee, custodian. BIG FIRE SALE of Women's ready-to-wear and millinery, con tinues at the Gurdane building. Goods are moving fast at bargain prices. Curran Hat Shop. REBEKAHS MEET AT LEX SATURDAY District Convention Set; Football Team Started; OU Company Meets; Other News. By ERMA DUVALL Mr. and Mrs. Gerald White from Hermiston were spending a week of their vacation with Mr. White's mother, Mrs. Sarah White. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nichols made a business trip to Portland the last of the week. Those from Lexington attending the Morrow county fair in Board man last Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan and daughters, Colleen and Lavonne, also Mr. and Mrs. John Graves and daughter, Joe Anne. Elmer Palmer, Vernon and Ar chie Munkers returned home Thurs- ay from a twelve-day vacation to Salem, the ocean and other points. Johnnie Miller left Monday for Hubbard where he is to visit his parents. Among those shopping In Pendle ton Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Palmer, Gus McMillan and daughter Eula and son Pete. Week-end guests at the Charles Valentine home were Lloyd Miller, Mr. Valentines grandson, and a friend, Frank McKinney. Both of the young men are from Walla Wal la. A nine-pound baby girl, Georgia Anna, arrived Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mc Millan. The district convention of the Holly Rebekah lodge will be held here Saturday, Sept 19, with chap ter number 139 acting as hostess. There will be an afternoon and evening session with supper at 6. A charge of 50 cents per plate will be made. The state president, .Mrs. Ethel Meldrum, will be present Mr. and Mrs. Mose Duran moved their household goods to Junction City where they will reside. They have been farming Ed Duran's ranch on Black Horse for the past year. Alva Leach and daughter Veva were guests over night Saturday at the home of W. F. Barnett They drove up from Portland en routs to their cottage at Camp Sherman on the Metolius river, near Suttle lake. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas are moving into the Leach residence. Archie Nchols has rented the ranch Mr. Lucas is leaving. Mrs. Harry Dinges and daughter Ruth left Wednesday night for Portland to visit friends and rel atives until Sunday. At that time Ruth is going to Corvallis where she will enter Oregon State col lege as a freshman, majoring in commerce. Mrs. Dinges will re turn home Sunday. Pard and Bill Barnhouse also Mr. Ferguson from Antone were at the Gus McMillan home Saturday morning. From there Eula McMil lan accompanied them to Yakima. They returned Sunday. The high school football team has organized and are hard at prac tice. They have their first game Friday at Pilot Rock. Professor Ingles is their coach. Mrs. Goldle Leathers, Howard Lane and son Vester returned Fri day from a ten-day vacation dur ing which they visited Mrs. Leath ers' son Peck in Idaho Falls, Ida,, Yellowstone National park and many other interesting places in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slocum and baby daughter Barbara have moved from town to the Gus Mc Millan ranch. Mrs. Eva Lane has been Confined to her home for the past few days by illness. Miss Helen Wells has gone to Portland for a few days. She Is expected to return to Lexington the latter part of the week and attend the Rebekah convention be fore returning to her home in Heppner. The Morrow County Oil Co., Inc., held a meeting Tuesday night at the Leach hall and delivered the certificates of stock to it's share holders. The dividends were left in the corporation for accumulation to buy equipment for the company. Grandma McMillan is ill at her home, suffering from neuritis in her head. Lon Edwards has returned home from Meacham, having Just com pleted a well there. He is prepar ing to move his drill up near Spo kane where he has a contract drill ing for the railroad company. Bill Pedro left Wednesday for an extended hunting trip in the moun tains. Tony Vey from Pendleton flew over and took Mr. Pedro In his airplane. Jimmy Valentine is looking after his ranch while he is away. Emergency Employment Registration Places Set The Morrow county emergency employment board appointed by Governor Meier, with Judge W. T. Campbell, chairman, W. P. Maho ney and C. W. Smith, members, has arranged for registration of people under the state plan in this county, Following are the registration places which hive, been supplied with blanks: Heppner, county judge's office. Irrigon, Roscoe Williams store. lone, Ed Brlstow store. Boardman, Jack Gorham store, Lexington, W. F. Barnett store. Hardman, Em 11 Johnson garage. Two furnished rooms with steam heat, for rent Mrs. M. L. Curran, James R. Cypert, Pioneer Of 1884, Dies at Tacoma James R. Cypert passed away at his home In Tacoma, Washington, Sunday afternoon, August 30, at 5:20 o'clock, and was burled beside his daughter, Mrs. Ella Hardy, at Walla, Washington, Wednesday af ternoon, September 2nd. Having been in good health, Mr. Cypert did not realize his condi tion until two weeks before his death, when he over exerted from work which brought on a heart at tack from which he did not recover. He was born in Arkansas in 1854, being 76 years and 4 months of age at the time of death. He was mar ried to Julia Barnett to 1883, com ing west the same year. Mr. and Mrs. Cypert settled for a year at Milton, Oregon, coming to Morrow county in 1881 They made their home here where a family of five daughters was reared, all of whom were with him except Mrs. Hardy, who passed away in 1919. He leaves his wife, who was his close compan ion, and four daughters: Mrs. Ta cie Parker of Heppner, Inez Loney of Walla Walla, Grace Mitchell of Tacoma, and Mary Hall of Everett Washington; also 12 grandchildren, to mourn his absence. H. H. S. Plays Hermiston Pigskin Opener Tomorrow Heppner high school football war riors who have been hard at work for the last two weeks under Coach Shuirman will Journey to Hermis ton tomorrow to engage the high school eleven of that city In the first game of the season. The an nual classic between these veteran rivals will again be played In Hepp ner on Armistice Day, November 1L Heppner"s complete playing sched ule as now arranged follows: Heppner at Hermiston, Sept 18. Pilot Rock at Heppner, Oct 9. Arlington at Heppner, Oct 23. Pendleton at Heppner, Oct 3L Heppner at Pilot Rock, Nov. 6. Hermiston at Heppner, Nov. 11. Heppner has no games this sea son with either Lexington or lone, as Lexington will not have a team due to shortage of material, and a non-conflicting date agreeable to both teams could not be found for a game with lone, W. R. Poulson, lo cal superintendent announced. New System Adopted For Girls' Athletics There will be no Inter-school com petitive athletics for girls of the Heppner schools this year, and In stead a point system for interclass competitive sports has been insti tuted, W. R. Poulson, superinten dent, announced this week. Under the new system it is con templated that all girls physically able will participate in the sports, to include field hockey, volley ball, basketball and playground ball. Points will be awarded contestants on a set basis or grading, and after a girl has accumulated the required number of points she will be issued a letter. The points are cumulative, carrying over from one year to the next This system Is being generally adopted by standard high schools, said Mr. Poulson, and has proved more satisfactory than the former system of awarding letters for inter-school competition. Auxiliary Launches Membership Contest The American Legion Auxiliary has launched a membership drive, with the entire present membership divided into two sides, with Mrs. Garnet Barratt and Mrs. Harry Tamblyn as captains. Losers will entertain the winners at a banquet the date of which will be announced later. Chosen on the teams were: Mrs. Barratt's: Helen Christen- sen, Georgia Moore, Lucile Wilson, Ethel Adams, Millie Evans, Lola Bennett, Coramae Ferguson, Mae Gilliam, Lucille McAtee, Clara Cox, Ethel Smith, Hazel Vaughn, Ona Gilliam, Effle Gilliam, Florence Jones, Vivian Kane, Annie Krebs, Etta Parker, Mrs. Buschke, Lizzie Cox, Nora Turner, Leona Instone, Rosa Phelps, Elinor Cohn, Alice Peterson, Laura Adams, Franols Dobyns. Mrs. Tamblyn's: Bernice Bau- man, Anna Bayless, Helen Cohn, Lena Cox, Helen Cash, Lera Craw ford, Cora Crawford, Harriet Gera- mell, Eva Marble, Lcnore Poulson, Lucy Rodgers, Slyva Wells, Vir ginia Turner, Mary Hunt Hanna Jones, Florence Spurlock, Mrs, John Lawther, Emma Gemmell, Mrs. Chris Brown, Mrs. Roy John son, Ethel Clark, Lavilla Howell, Lydia Jackson, Mrs. Craig, Caro line Johnston, Hazel Swick. VAUDEVILLE FRI.-SAT. Van Cleve's Universal shows will play at the Star theater tomorrow and Saturday, bringing two plays, "The Western Spy," a western Cow boy Toby drama, and "Peck's Bad Boy," speaking for himself, on Fri day and Saturday respectively. There will be an entire change of program each night including five acts of vaudeville, and no pictures, announces B. G. Sigsbee, manager of the Star. JOINT INSTALLATION SLATED. The American Legion and Aux iliary will hold a joint installation ef officers ou October 6 at Legion hall. The meeting will begin at 8:30 with a pot-luck slipper served by the Auxiliary. All members are urged to be present, announces the Auxiliary secretary. 00 m HOME TOLD Work to Obtain Firefight ing Company Still Under Way. WOULD FINISH ROAD Delegation Invited to Return to Portland Today to Ask Help On Heppner-Spray Route, After taking a recess on Labor Day the week previous, Heppner Lions returned to their den Mon day for a live, peppy meeting. Mat ters discussed included organization of a fire department report of Ro deo finances, and the possibility of getting more federal aid on the Heppner-Spray road. Visitors present included Cecil ("Buck") Lieuallen and L. H. Mc Mahon, state policemen, and W. G. MacDonald, all of Arlington. Earl W. Gordon entertained for five min utes with his "Question Box," ans wering a number of questions of an unusual nature, which were lis tened to with interest M. L. Case, chairman of the Lions committee appointed several weeks ago to investigate the possibility of resurrecting the city flrefighting department reported attending the city council meeting of last week and discussing the matter with the council. Favorable consideration was given by the council, he said, though no definite action was tak en. He asked that more of the business men attend the mid-month meeting, held Tuesday, to take up the matter. , Ordinance Obsolete. Such, action was also urged by P. W. Mahoney, committeeman who assisted in drawing up the resolu tion for the club and who presented it to the council n June. Mr. Ma honey quoted the resolution as ask ing for the organization of a 12 man company who would elect their own chief, and each of whom would be allotted a part of the equipment to keep in shape, and would be trained in the flrefighting duties. Payment for services when responding to a call was asked for. The council took no action on the resolution, he said, though the or dinance passed about 1890 was read to see what might be done under it Mr. Mahoney called the ordin ance obsolete and ineffective as it provides for a flrefighting organiza tion of several companies and com prehends the use of many more men than is necessary. Leonard Gilliam, Rodeo secretary, reported indications were that the Rodeo had paid its way completely this year, though he thought proba bly all bills had not yet been pre sented. Both he and Walter Moore, member of the general Rodeo com mittee, urged that people having bills against the Rodeo present them immediately.. k' Band Appreciated. The club voted an appreciation to Harold Buhman, band instructor, for the fine showing made by the Heppner school band. Apprecia tion was also voted Ellis Thomson for making the painted lion used in the club's float Charles W. Smith, club president and head of the Rodeo parade committee, ex tended thanks to everyone taking part in the parade, and who thus helped put the parade across in a manner exceeding the committee's fondest expectations. He said it was expected that the balance of the prize money not so far award ed would be given to the organiza tions entering floats, thus compen sating them to a degree for the amounts they expended in order to make such a fine showing. G. A. Bieakman reported meet ing officials in charge of forest roads, at Portland on Wednesday evening of last week, in behalf of securing more funds for the Heppner-Spray road to finish the Rock creek section. The delegation, in cluding also George Peck, commis sioner, W. L. McCaleb, roadmaster, and Harry Tamblyn, engineer, was asked to return to Portland today and lay their claims before a Joint meeting of forest officials and the state highway commission. Mr. Bieakman termed prospects favor able. REJECTS WALLA WALLA PLAN. The Walla Walla plan of dispos ing of the wheat surplus held by the Grain Stabilization corporation was rejected by the Federal Farm board, according to a Washington news dispatch in this morning's Oregonian. The plan contemplat. ea selling tne wheat back to the farmers in lieu of planting a new crop, the acreage to be reduced ac cording to the amount of wheat purchased, and the farm board to make loans for the purchase. REPAIRING SIDEWALK. The city of Heppner Is having the concrete sidewalk repaired in front of its Dronertv nl tha mrn.r of Willow and Gale streets, along wuiow street. The surTace of the walk was damaged In the fire of May, 1918. Harry Archer is doing the work. INSTITUTE OCT. 8-9. Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, county school superintendent has announc. ed the dates for the annual teach ers' institute, October 8-9. The pro. gram will be announced next week.