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OREGON HISTORICAL -SOCIETY PUBLIC AUDITOR l'J". PORTLAND. ORE- Volume 48, Number 33. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct 29, 1931 Subscription $2.00 a Year T Manager Ide Cites Work of State Commercial Body to Lions Club. COUNTY'S PART $200 Benefits Accruing to Entire State Reason for Taxpayer Aid; United Effort Needed. W. G. Ide, manager of the Ore gon State Chamber of Commerce, told of the aims and accomplish ments of that organization at the Lions club Monday luncheon. Hav ing heretofore stressed land settle ment work and having received large returns on every dollar ex pended, the state chamber this year under a new plan of organization has launched upon an enlarged pro gram of state development with the extension of Oregon markets and stimulation of the tourist crop as its main objectives. Mr. Ide was introduced by Al Rankin, Morrow county director of the state chamber. Morrow coun ty's allotment of the $50,000 budget to carry out the program this year has been set at $200. Realizing that Oregon at present has little advantage to offer the farm settler over his present situ ation elsewhere, Mr. Ide said the directors conceived the Idea of mar ket expansion and added tourist trade as the best means of improv ing the agricultural situation, and keeping faith with the many set tlers who have already been brought Into the state. Only by in creasing the value of that which we already have can the tax bur den of the state be effectively light ened, he said. He termed the tour ist crop Oregon's major crop, bring ing more money into the state than any single agricultural crop. Tourist Crop Profitable, Cultivating of the tourist crop is advantageous not only from the immediate revenue received, but also from the resulting investments made here by tourists who are sold on the state's possibilities after first-hand investigation. New tax able wealth is thereby created from which the entire state benefits. The market expansion program comprehends opening up new mar kets and the strengthening of pres ent markets for Oregon products. Mr. Ide told of interviewing one California concern which handles a large percentage of the butter sold in California. They were giving Idaho butter precedence over Ore gon butter and buying very little Oregon butter. Asked why they did not buy more Oregon butter, they said they would be glad to do so if they knew where they could get an adequate and constant sup ply of prime 92 score butter. It is by meeting such situations that the state chamber hopes to improve the market for Oregon products. For two years the state chamber has maintained an office at Los An geles, Calif., which in the past serv ed to direct settlers into the state. At present this office is bending its efforts toward direction of tourist travel Into Oregon. Last year 60 per cent of the out of state cars in Oregon came from California. The total number of California cars rep resented but 6 per cent of the total registered cars in California. The state chamber considers this still a virgin territory for missionary work and the best place to expend avail able funds as more can be accom plished for the money by concen trating efforts in one place. The Los Angeles office is strategically located as a very large percentage of eastern cars coming west head for California, due to that state's extensive advertising covering the past thirty or forty years, and a large part of the eastern cars In California pass through Los An geles. Many of these people are be ing directed into Oregon by the state chamber's office. Counties Asked to Help. To carry on this work, Mr. Ide believes all efforts should be cen tered under one head and that the state chamber Is the logical agency to use. Believing -that the work, which benefits all the taxpayers, should be partly supported by them, county courts are being asked to provide a sum In their budgets for the purpose. Mr. Ide was of the opinion that all money so contrib uted should go for advertising, and none of it to be used for overhead expense. W. T. Campbell, county judge, and George Peck, commissioner, were guests of the club to hear Mr. Ide's talk. Russell E. Pratt, secretary of the Heppner Rod and Gun club, an nounced the club's dinner to be held that evening, and M. L. Case, chairman of the central committee, Associated Charities, announced the meetingf that committee hold yesterday evening. Miss Juanita Leathers obliged with piano selections and was also accompanist for the club singing. Maurice E. Smead, former Heppner man and once secretary of the lo cal commercial club, was also a guest of the club, making a short talk In which he commended the efforts of the Lions lr) their work of a commercial nature. MARKE TOURIST TRADE WHEATMEN EXPECT GOOD CONFERENCE Tentative Program Lists Subjects To be Covered by Leading Men At The Dalies, Nov. 13-14. Two full days, . crammed with meaty information, await those who attend the Eastern Oregon Wheat league conference at The Dalles, November 13-14, says C. W. Smith, secretary, who has just received the tentative program from E. R. Jack man, Oregon State college exten sion specialist, in charge of organ izing the conference. "It will hurry us to get all of the subjects into the two days, and it will be necessary for everyone to be on hand early the morning of the 13th," Jackman wrote Headline addresses include "Farm Taxes in Oregon With Particular Reference to Columbia Bason," by Professor Dreesen of the state col lege; "Taxation Problems," by mem bers of the state tax commission, Mr. Galloway and Mr. Carkin; "Grain Handling in Europe," by B. W. Whitlock; "National . Taxation and . Farm Finlances," Senator Frederick W. Steiwer; "Wheat Sta tistics and How They Are Gath ered," by Paul C. Newman, federal statistician; "The Wheat Situation," by J. W. Davis, with the Food Re search Institute, Stanford univer sity; "Cooperative Gasoline Pur chases," a discussion led by Walter Holt; "Feeding Wheat to Hogs and Sheep," by Harry Lindgren; "Re search Results to Date," by D. E. Stephens; "The Smut Situation," by E. R. Jackman; "The Possibil ities of Barley as . a Substitute Crop," by D. D. Hill; "Surplus Wheat Disposal Plans," by E. B. Aldrich, editor Pendleton East Or egonian, and "Disposing of Present Surplus of Wheat," by E. J. Bell, division, of copoerative marketing of wheat with the Federal Farm Board. The conference will be called to order by Harry Pinkerton of Moro, president, Friday morning, the 13th. Official welcome will be given the conference to The Dalles, with re sponse by the president, who will also review the activities of the league. Mr. Smith believes the program will be of great interest and urges all wheatgrowers who possibly can to attend. Deer Season Closes With Last Minute Stampede "Heppner was nearly devoid of male population Sunday when men of the city took advantage of the last opportunity to hunt before the close of the deer hunting season that evening. The day was cold and blustery, with considerable snow falling in the timber, making hunt ing difficult, and few kills were re ported for the day. The last few days of the season, however, it la reported the bucks had started to run, and over the week end more deer were brought to the city than at any other time during the season. Among fortun ate hunters reported this week were J. O. Turner, Paul Marble, Leslie Rasmussen, Jim Cowins, Mark Merrill party, Chas. Vaughn, Leonard Gilliam, Chas. Cox, Earl Gilliam and Billy Cox. The largest buck .of the season weighed in at the Peoples Hard ware company, In its big buck con test, was the 250-pouhder killed by Monroe Turner and which was giv en to the Elks for their dinner last Thursday evening. Mr. Turner re ceives the $50 gun given as the prize. PAYS LAST HALF TAXES. . C. D. Ashbaugh of The Dalles, manager, in this district for the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph com pany, was in Heppner today and paid the last half of the 1930 taxes of the utility in Morrow county. This payment amounted to $2,269.43 on the personal and real property of the company in this county. Mr. Ashbaugh states that the total am ount of taxes paid by the telephone company In the state of Oregon for 1930 is $987,832.83, of which approx imately $820,000 was for real prop erty taxes, or In excess of 10 per cent of the gross revenue; between 10 and 11 cents of each dollar re ceived going for taxes. BOOKWORMS ENTERTAIN. The Bookworms, local reading club, entertained Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Russel Pratt In honor of Mrs. Jas. M. Burgess, for mer member of the club now resid ing in Salem. Following a 6:30 din ner, the regular meeting of the club was held. Dan Stalter, president of Heppner Mining company, returned this week from the mines of the com pany in the Greenhorn mountains. Work progressed fairly well there this season and Mr. Stalter is still uncovering and opening up some rich ore. personally, Mr. Stalter has not been able to do his usual summer's work, owing to rheuma tism from which he has suffered all season. He will be at Heppner for the winter. S. E. Notson, district attorney, re turned this morning from a visit to Portland and Salem, where he was called on business. While In Portland he took in the dinner for governors who were there to attend the Pacific International Livestock exposition. Joan Crawford in THIS MOD ERN AGE, Star Theater, Sunday and Monday. PEHETON PLAYS HEPPNER SATURDAY High School Clash Draws Focus of Interest; Lo cals in Good Shape. STORES WILL CLOSE Students Will Show Spirit In Pep Rally Tomorrow; Loss of Fur long, Fullback, Keenly Felt Local football Interest is. being centered on the game between Heppner and , Pendleton high schools at Rodeo field, 1:30, Satur day afternoon. Pendleton's first team plays Heppner for the first time since back in 1912 when they dumped Heppner 49-0. There are those who remember this defeat, and are hoping for a retaliation Saturday. To stimulate attendance at the game Heppner stores will be closed during the game. "This action on the part of the business houses is much appreciated by the school," said W. R. Poulson, superintendent "We urge, however, that all stores signing to close will remain closed as agreed, in fairness to those in a similar line of business who will be closed. It is expected slight hard ship will result on anyone, as the game will last hardly more than an hour." After drubbing Arlington 39-0 on the local field last Thursday after noon, the Heppner high football squad might be expected to face the game with the heavy Pendleton high team with an air of overcon fldence. Such is not the case, how ever, declares Neil Shuirman, coach. The Arlington game was not won without a heavy cost to the team. Orrin Furlong, fullback, pulled a muscle in the first quarter of the game and his loss to the team will be keenly felt Saturday. The boys also know that they played a rag ged game of football against Arling ton and have been working hard to overcome their faults, realizing that it will be necessary for them to give everything they have if they , are to make an impressive showing against the Pendletonians. Shuirman expects the team will be in good shape when the open ing whistle blows at 1:30. All the men with the exception of Furlong, will be in their places, and unless something unforseen happens, all should be in the best of condition. They are going out there to fight and fight hard, to win if possible. The spirit of the school will be behind the boys, to be evidenced by a big pep rally Friday night The game Is expected to draw the larg est crowd of townspeople present at any game this season. Pendleton has a heavy team, av eraging much heavier per man than the locals. The only basis for com parison of the teams at present are the games played by each with Athena, Pendleton beat Athena 23-6, and Heppner won from Athena 20-0. This would indicate nearly even strength, though it is impossi ble to "dope" a game on compara tive scores alone. Shuirman gives his tentative starting lineup for Saturday as fol lows: Jlmmie Furlong, center; Ted McMurdo and Harold Ayers, guards; Ralph Benton and Llye Cowdry, tackles; Ralph Forgey and Wrex Langdon, ends; Roy Gentry, quarter; Curtis Thomson and Floyd Jones, halves, and Marcel Jones, fullback. Hallowe'en Miscreants Not to be Tolerated Saturday is Hallowe'en. The time of jack o' lanterns, ticktacks and roving ghosts Is one of the most pleasant occasions of the year when properly observed, believes W. G. McCarty, mayor, but one which may be regretted if Innocent fun is allowed to be carried to the point of endangering life or disturbing property. In his annual Hallowe'en procla mation, Mayor McCarty says: "While It Is fitting that Hallow e'en be observed according to the high Ideals of the day, there has grown to be a common practice among indiscriminate youth to sicze upon the occasion, as a time for perpetrating depradations which are a menace to the public peace and safety. It is to be lamented that such is the case. And to dis courage this practice to the great est possible extent on Hallowe'en, I hereby Invest every property hold er of the city with the power of po lice, and urge that this power be used to make arrest of any Indi vidual or individuals found In the act of disturbing property, or do ing anything that would endanger life or property. May I again call attention to the fact that it Is ex tremely dangerous in this day of the automobile to place obstructions of any kind in the streets. To do so may result In taking of human life. No sane, thinking Individual would countenance the perpetra tion of such an act" AU1LIARY TO MK.F.T Tho American Legion Auxiliary win nave initiation of new mem. bers at Its meetlne. TnpnHnv mm ning, Nov. 3. An entertainment ana rerreshmonts will be, enjoyed. All new members are especially urged to bo present. LEXINGTON HOST TO 5TH REUNION Pioneers Honored by Dinner and Program With 450 Attending; Other News of Week. By MRS. HARRY DUVALL. Saturday, Oct. 24, marked the passing of the fifth annual pioneer reunion. The weather was lovely and a very good crowd was In at tendance. It was estimated about 450 were present at the noon meal. There were 48 seated at the pio neer table. After dinner a short program was given, with Laurel Beach as master of ceremonies. The program was as follows: Skit from Schubert's "Blossom Time," Charlotte Woods, Anabel Turner, Jessie French, Winifred Case, Hazel Beymer, Nancy Cox, Phyllis Pollock, Laurel Beach; skit from "At the Stroke of Twelve," lone high school; community sing ing; plate lunch served at 6 o'clock, with program following in evening: piano duet, Miss Clara Holey, Mrs. J. O. Turner; tap dance, Peggy Warnef, Gwendolyn Evans, Erma Lane and Mae Gentry; vocal solo, Harvey Miller; mandolin trio, J. O. Turner, Frank Turner, Ted Lum ley; reading, Mrs. Paul Menegat; vocal solo, Laurel Beach; tap dance, Betty Trevitt; male quartet, J. O. Turner, Lyle tiggs, Ted Lumley, Laurel Beach. Since the last reunion several of the pioneers had passed on and a moment of silence- was observed in their memory. Lexington wishes to thank those who took part in the program and those who so kind ly contributed for the food. We ap preciate your coming and hope to see you all again next year. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkers have gone to Portland to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Gentry. Mrs. Gentry and her sister, Mrs. Minnie Woods, motored up last week after them. E. C. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beardsley were up from Sa lem visiting with Mr. Miller's sons, John, Merle and Harvey. They re turned home Tuesday. Miles Martin enjoyed a visit over Sunday from his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. C Clelland of Moro, also his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Martin of The Dalles. F. A. McMahon, state traffic of- (Continued on Page Six) ROLL CALL EVENT STAGED BY ELKS Venison Dinner, Program," Cards Provide Entertainment for Guests; 180 Attend. Members of Heppner lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elks, entertained their wives, lady friends, members of the Heppner school faculty and other specially invited guests with a ven ison dinner and program in their hall Thursday evening, following which the wives of lodge officers were hostesses at bridge and "500" while the lodge convened for its annual roll call session. One hun dred and eighty persons were in attendance. J. G. Barratt, exalted ruler, was toastmaster at the dinner and an nounced the program. Included were readings by Mrs. Paul Mene gat and Mrs. Paul Gemmell, num bers by men's quartet, J. O. Tur ner, Laurel Beach, Lyle Riggs and J. T. Lumley; piano jazz by Miss Juanita Leathers; mandolin trio numbers "by J. O. Turner, Frank Turner and J. T. Lumley, and skit In costume from Schubert by Laur el Beach and Miss Charlotte Woods, soloists, and the high school girls sextet, Anabel Turner, Nancy Cox, Hazel Beymer, Annabel Case, Jes sie French and Phyllis Pollock. Honors at bridge Were won by Mrs. F. B. Nickerson, high, and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, low; at "500", Mrs. Ralph Jackson, high, and Mrs. Sterling Fryrear, low. Honored guests of the evening were three charter members of the lodge, Frank Gilliam, Leslie Mat lock and Frank Roberts, and Calvin L. Sweek, circuit judge from Pen dleton, a past exalted ruler. Locals Defeat Athena; Play Arlington Sunday The first home appearance of the Heppner-Lexington town football team which was defeated at The Dalles two weeks ago 12-0, and which defeated Athena last Sun day 6-0, is slated for Rodeo field next Sunday afternoon with Arling ton. The local aggregation has been coming to the front strong, and is expecting to give Arlington a hard tussle. The game at Athena was featured by the hard tackling of Bob Cor- rell, local fullback, reports say, whose defensive work did much to stem the Athena scoring tide. The lone touchdown came in the early part of the game, via line bucks, after the locals bad been denied a touchdown on a free ball after the kick-off. In the lineup were Russell Wright, Max Mullor, Harold Gen try, Crocket Sprouts and Bob Cor- rell in the backfleld; Francis Doher ty, Onez Parker, Ralph Moore and Clarence Hayes, ends; Hank Rob ertson and E. Palmer, tackles; Paul Jones and Gay Anderson, guards, and M. Palmer, center, CHARITY DRIVE SET F Organizations Meet With Central Body Com mittee ; Lay Plans. CITY IS DISTRICTED Twelve Divisions Made for Purpose of Gathering Money, Food and Clothing for Winter Need. A thorough canvas of the city will be made next Thursday by the As sociated Charities to obtain money, food and clothing with which to meet the emergency situation which may exist in the city this winter, it was decided at a meeting of the central committee and representa tives of the various organizations at the Elks hall last evening. Either a stipulated amount or a monthly donation of money will be asked from individuals, it was said. Any usable clothing will be accept able, and any food products. For the purpose of solicitation the city has been divided into 12 districts, each district being iri charge of one of the 12 organiza tions represented in the association, Organiztaions with representatives includes I. O. O. F., A. J. Chaffee; Rebekahs, Mrs. B. G. Sigsbee; Methodist church, Mrs. Mattie Ad- kins; Episcopal church, W. O. Dix; Elks, J. O. Turner; American Le gion, C. W. Smith; Lions, Chas. Thomson; Christian church, F. S. Parker; Eastern Star, F. S. Par ker; Catholic church, Mrs. E. L. Bucknum; Knights of Pythias, Dr. C. W. Barr, and Masons, whose representative has not yet been ap pointed. "The heartiest cooperation on the part of everyone is desired by the central committee to the end that the drive may be put across in the one day," said Mrs. Clara Beamer, of the central committee. Mrs. Beamer also asked that in dividuals wishing to do charity work, get in touch with the central committee, to eliminate duplication of efforts. In some cases already reported, it was found by the com mittee on investigation that indi viduals had already taken care of the need, and the committee was caused much additional work that would have been needless had they been notified by the individuals who gave assistance. The central com mute is composed of Mrs. Clara Beamer, M. L. Case, Mrs. E. L. Bucknum, Mrs. Olive Frye and Garnet Barratt, anyone of whom can be notified in cases of distress, or In cases where assistance has been given. Degree of Honor Cites Member, State Secretary The regular meeting of the De gree of Honor was held in the par lors of the Christian church Tues day, October 27, followed by a re ception honoring Mrs. Clara Bea mer, Oregon's newly elected state secretary of the Degree of Honor. Mrs. Beamer was surprised with a lovely basket of lavendar and yellow chrysanthemums presented by Mrs. Mattie Smead, the oldest living member of the Degree of Honor in Oregon. Mrs. Smead gave a beautiful and touching speech, complimenting Mrs. Bea mer upon her election to this im portant office in the grand lodge and thanking her for her untiring efforts and achievements in the home lodge. Another surprise was when Mrs. Mattie Smead, Mrs. 'Alice Adkins, Mrs. Sylvia Devin and Mrs. Lillie Aiken were presented with 25-year membership pins by Secretary Clara Beamer who spoke a few words of appreciation for their long years of service in the lodge. Other entertainment for the eve ning included six juvenile girls singing Santa Lucia, accompanied at the piano by Miss Leathers, two vocal solos by Miss Lola Hiatt, ac companied by Mrs. Eva Baldwin, and two beautiful piano solos by Miss Juanita Leathers, followed by Hallowe'en games and refresh ments of cider and doughnuts. Duck Season Open From November 16 to Dec. 16 Considerable discussion as to the time for shooting ducks has been reported to the Gazette Times, many people seeming to have failed to learn of the restricted season this year brought about by presi dential proclamation. More than a month ago President Hoover pro claimed a 30-day season on ducks throughout the United States be cause of a reported shortage In the number of birds. The Oregon sea son was set from November 16 to December 16. It opens at noon on November 16 and closes at sundown on December 16. One of the factors causing the misunderstanding concerning the hunting for migratory birds is the fact that these birds are protected by International treaties. The bag limit is the same as last year, which is 15 ducks and four geese a day, with a maximum pos session of 30 ducks and eight geese. Take advantage of Hot Oil and Finger Wave or Marcel special. Chapin's Beauty Shop, phone 1112. OR NEXT THURSDAY GROUP MARKETING SHUMWAY'S TOPIC All Angles to be Viewed by North Pacific President In Heppner Visit November 12. Spokane, Wash., Oct 28. Coop erative marketing and its benefits to the farmer will be discussed from every angle by A. R. Shumway, president of North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc., in a two weeks' speaking tour of the Pacific north west, beginning November 2. Mr. Shumway will be accompanied on the tour by Orris Dorman, director of membership relations of the re gional cooperative, and A. C. Ad ams, treasurer and general mana ger, both of whom also will speak. They are slated to appear in Heppner November 12. Henry W. Collins, western vice president of Farmers National Grain corporation, will attend a number of the meetings. Execu tives of the national cooperative sales agency will be in attendance at all meetings. Sale of the Pacic northwest sur plus wheat to China and the result ant higher wheat prices In the ter ritory will be discussed and ex plained, as well as a comprehensive program for increasing the grower membership in the local coopera tives throughout the territory. Fourteen district meetings are planned to cover the major portion of the North Pacific territory. The first meeting will be held at 2 p. m., Monday at Craigmont Idaho, for members of the Grangeville, Cot--tonwood'and NezPerce local co-ops. The final meeting will be Novem ber 18 at Waterville. This will be an open meeting for all member arid non-member farmers. "We are anxious that members of co-operatives throughout the ter ritory make every effort to attend one of these meetings," said Mr. Dorman. "Every member attend ing will be given the opportunity to ask and receive an answer to any question he may have in mind. We intend to have as frank a discus sion as possible of all of our prob lems, aims and accomplishments." Meeting place3 at each date will be arranged by the manager of the local cooperative at that point, and will be announced by (him. All meetings will begin at 2 p. m. The tour has. been arranged to just precede the two-weeks' speak ing tour of the territory by Charjes S. (Farmer) Brown, representative of the federal farm board. . Farmer Brown will make his first appear ance in the Pacific northwest No vember 20 at the Washington State Farm Bureau federation convention at Ellensburg. His tour itinerary will be announced later. Women In Nightdress Chase Bear up Mountain Love for the hunt exists not alone in the breast of man. There are some ladies in Morrow county who, whether or not directly descended from the Amazons, would do credit to the name. At least some Ama- zonic traits must be possessed by women who, in nightdress and stockingfooted, would chase a bear up a steep mountainside before breakfast. Authenticity for a story leading to such deductions is laid at the door of Bert Mason, leading lone merchant, who in company with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corley, also of lone, hunted in the vicinity of the old Groshen cabin last week. Mr. Mason's story runs something like this: Early one morning, after the men had left camp and the ladie3 had remained in bed, Mrs. Corley arose, and jokingly shouted at Mrs. Cot ter, "There's a bear in camp." Whereupon Mrs. Cotter lifted the flap of the tent and did spy a bear beside a log nearby, nosing about some gopher holes. Imagine Mrs. Corley's consternation when Mrs. Cotter told her to get the gun quick, "There is a bear in camp." By the time both ladies had made up their minds to the fact that there was a bear in camp and emerged with the firearm, the bear was shagging off up the mountain side. Apparently, forgetting the na ture of their raiment, and bent up on killing the bear, the ladles fol lowed In pursuit clear to the moun tain top,. clad in nightdress and stockingfooted, only to have the bear escape them. ON WILLAMETTE SQUAD. Willamette University, Oct 28. Norman Swanson of lone has had his first real thrill as a squad mem ber of a winning university football team. Friday night Willamette university played its first confer ence game with the College of Ida ho and sent the visitors home de feated to the tune of 20 to 0. Nor man registered .at Willamette last September as a freshman and Is making a fine showing on the foot ball squad. He is in "fast" com pany as evidenced by past scores. Two years ago Willamette went through the entire conference sea son without a defeat and last year lost only one conference game. This week end Norman, travels with the team to Tacoma to meet the College of Puget Sound. I. O. O. F. DANCE. The dance given by Willow lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F., Friday evening, October 23, in their hall, was a very pleasant affair and was enjoyed by a large crowd Lunch was served at midnight The lodge will hold another dance November 13, and everyone is invited to attend. OUTDOOR LIFE CITED ASASSETJ STATE State Game Supervisor Asks Cooperation in Fostering Resource. SHOWS MOVIE REELS Vie Bracher, Pilot Bock, Gives Variety Show Featuring Nat ural Attractions. Picutring Oregon's wild life as one of its greatest assets, H. L. Kelly, Oregon, state game supervis or, addressed a dinner meeting staged by Heppner Rod and Gun club at the Episcopal parish house Monday evening. Mr. Kelly's talk was followed by motion pictures of outdoor life, shown by Vic Bracher of Pilot Rock. The dinner was pre pared and served by ladles of the church. Mr. Kelly, a native Oregonlan who has made a special study of fish and . game propagation work, was recalled from the Hawaiian Is lands by the present state adminis tration to take the position he now holds. He is considered among the foremost authorities in his field. It is impossible to place a mone tary value on all the benefits receiv ed by the state from Its outdoor re sources, Mr. Kelly said. Aside from the money received for licenses, and the money spent by sportsmen for hunting equipment and accessories, there is the value of the meat itself, which, rated at 50 cents a pound, would surely amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then the recreational value to those who participate in the hunting and fish ing is a big asset ' Plans to Build Resources. These returns benefit the state as a whole, and everyone is either di rectly or indirectly interested, and should cooperate in protecting this great resource. Mr. Kelly did not go into the "Ten Tear Plan" of the present state game and fish commission, alluding to it only by asserting that It is the purpose of the plan to build up the wild life in all parts of the state on the most equitable basis possible. The commission welcomes construc tive criticism and wants to know the needs of the different sections of the state, he said. The supervisor regretted the ap parent resentment on the part of many people of the active work of the game wardens. He believed that if everyone understood the game situation and the part played by the wardens, there would be no such resentment He pictured ev ery license-holder as a shareholder of the fish and game of the state, entitled to a certain proportion un der the rules of the state. The role of warden is similar to that of um pire in a baseball game, or referee in a football game, to see that ev eryone gets a fair deal under the rules. It should be to the Interest of every license holder to cooperate with the wardens, to assure that he himself gets an even break, Mr. Kelly said. The pictures shown by Mr. Brach er added force to Mr. Kelly's mes sage. Three reels, distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture, showed how the for ests act as a watershed, and how this watershed and also refuge for wild life, is destroyed by flre. For est fires, 90 per cent of which are man-caused, are the greatest enemy of the fish and game, it was said. Deer Hunt Pictured. The pleasures of the hunt were depicted in a reel of pictures taken by Mr. Bracher, himself a member of the league of amateur movie photographers. In it is shown his father in the act of killing a buck, deer, the dressing of the deer, prep arations for the hunt and telling of the feat before the log fireplace afterward. Other pictures showed views of the Wallowa mountains, the elk herd at the head of Wallowa lake, Indians salmon-fishing at Ce lilo, and other interesting views of Oregon outdoor life taken by Mr. Bracher. A very unusual picture, borrowed from a featured movie, showed a mongoose stalk and kill a big cob ra, dreaded snake of India. The mongoose, slightly larger than a big gray squirrel and resembling It in appearance, was said to be the quickest animal on earth. It kills the giant cobra for pleasure, was Mr. Brachcr's comment A reel of technicolor film taken by Mr. Bracher in the Hawaiian is lands depicted the variety and pro fusion of deeply colored flowers found there, various other types of vegetation and physical phenomena for which the islands are noted, as well as veiws of Walklki beach, the Royal Hawaiian hotel, government buildings, game propagation work, not to mention the hula dancers. Douglas Fairbanks, Mary and Jack Plckford were visiting at the is lands at the time, and Mr. Bracher caught them in some of the pic tures. Ho was In the islands in company with Mr. Kelly, who was also shown In some shots. WIN AT INTERNATIONAL. W. B. Barratt & Son of this city received fourth place award in the three-eights blood class, commer cial wool show, in the judging at Pacllio International Livestock ex position this week. The Judging was by grades of wool only.
