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n0, HISTORICAL SOCIETY HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 1932. Subscription $2.00 a Year Volume 49, Number 30. winn cTDiTiiM win iimiiu unmium MLI IN N E WJITY WELL Flow of 175 Gallons a Minute Unchanged as Drill Goes Deeper. MRS. PETER FARLEY DIES AT PENDLETON NAME BUDGET BODY Elm Beetle Control, Horn for Band And Housing for Fire Truck Have Council's Attention. At a depth of 235 feet the drill had sunk through the hard rock formation into softer rock with an increased How to more than 200 gallons a minute, and the flow Increasing as drilling continued, Driller Whitney for R. J. Strass er & Co., contractors, reported while in the city yesterday. He expected thut another strong vein might he encountered any time. Services for Board man Resident, Well Known Here, Held at Local Catholic Church Tuesday. Heppner's new artesian well con tinued to flow at the rate of 175 gallons a minute, with no increase as the drill continued to hammer slowly through a hard formation for the last week and a half after the heavy flow was struck, accord ing to the report of W. E. Pruyn, watermaster, to the city council Monday evening. It is not known what the thickness is of the hard formation now being entered, prog ress through which is being made at the rate of less than two feet a day. A ten-inch hole is still being maintained. Councilmen were hopeful that another vein of water would be struck under the hard formation, basing their hope on reports from artesian wells at Baker, La Grande and other eastern Oregon points where the flow was greatly increas ed after entering a similar forma tion at a similar depth. A full council and all city officers were present at the meeting to hear quarterly reports and to partici pate in the discusr' ns. Appointed by M yor McCarty as a budget committ to. sit with the city council some ' this month to prepare the budget fo 1933 were W. E. Moore, Earl W. G rdon and Charles W. Smith. The tt ne of the meening was not announced. Calls for Funds Made. Two calls for the expenditure of city funds were deferred to the bud get meeting after favorable discus sion, because funds were not avail able to meet them at present. Elm beetle control and furnishing school band with a sousaphone were the matters proposed, both by Council man Goodman, whose petition as a candidate for mayor at the coming election in November was filed this week. Elm beetle infestation was re ported to have reached a serious point in the city, with control meas ures by individual citizens so far proving incapable of coping with the situation. There are some 500 elm trees in the city, adding much to its cheerfulness and beauty. While it was debated to what extent the city was justified In going to protect the trees, it was the unanimous opinion of all councilmen and mayor that the trees should be sprayed. The cost of spraying all elm trees with in the city it was estimated would not exceed $100, and some of the councilmen expressed the belief that the city could do the spraying at less cost than would be required if an attempt were made to seek repayment from property holders. Duo to funds not being available, however, and also the fact that spraying is recommended to be done In the spring for best results, the matter was deferred to the bud get committee meeting. Bund Invited to l'luy. The matter of buying a sousa phone for the school band was pre sented before the council because such a horn Is much needed by the band and because the cost of such a horn was considered too great to be borne by an Individual member of the band. The smaller instru ments are purchased by the par ents of band members, said Harold Buhman, bandmaster, who was present. At present the band has but one bass hortr, a b-tlat tuba which belongs to the city. With 30 pieces in the band the one bass horn is Insuillclent to give proper balance. It is expected, with 15 be ginners this year, that the band will bo Increased to 45 pieces, making the necessity for a heavier bass sec tion much greater. Because of the band's contribution! to community life, it was felt that the city was justified In providing the needed horn, but lack of funds caused the matter to be deferred to the bud got meeting. Mayor McCarty extended the city's invitation to Mr, Buhman for the band to play In public as often as possible. Mr. Buhman said an entertainment by the band was contemplated for the purpose of as sisting in raising funds to buy uni forms. Another matter presented by Councilman Goodman was that of providing proper housing for the city fire truck before winter again sots In, and on motion the fire com mittee, composed of Councilmen Shlvely, Blsbee and Cox, was in structed to Investigate quarters In the former Ford garage building, owned by Mr. Shlvely. Funeral services for Mrs. Peter Farley of Boardman were held at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning from St Patrick's) Catholic church in this city, attended by a large concourse of friends. Rev. Patrick J. Stack, pastor of the church, officiated.. In terment was made in Heppner cem etery. Mrs. Farley died at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton late Saturday evening, following a lingering ill ness from heart trouble and high blood pressure. Nellie Kelehar was born in Long ford county, Ireland, 43 years ago. Coming to the United States in 1915 she was married to Peter Farley of Heppner shortly after her arrival in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Farley returned immediately to this coun ty where the family hame was made since. The first twelve years of their married life was spent In the vicinity of Heppner, and the family then removed to Boardman, taking up their residence on a farm on the west end project Three sons,. William, James Joseph and Peter, Jr., were born to Mr. and Mrs. Farley, the eldest son, William, preceding his mother in death in 1929. Both Mrs. Farley's parents are dead. Besides the husband and sons, James Joseph, 14, and Peter, Jr., 12, she is survived by two sis ters and one brother residing in New York, Mrs. Martin Davis, Mrs. Robert Spencer and Thomas Kele har; and two brothers in Ireland, Phil and Patrick Kelehar. A lov ing wife and a true friend, Mrs. Farley had a wide circle of friends, who join in extending their sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. IONE Legion and Auxiliary Install New Officers Heppner posts American Legion and auxiliary jointly installed offi cers at a large social evening in the meeting room at Hotel Heppner Monday evening. J. E. Hallyburton of Hermiston, district commander of the legion, was a guest of honor and installing officer for the legion naires. A 6:30 pot-luck supper, en tertainment program, installation and dance featured the evening, with other guests present from Mil- ton-Freewater and Arlington. New legion officers are Loyal Par ker, commander; Harry Tamblyn, vice-commander; Elbert Cox, adjutant-finance officer, and Hugh Snyder, sergeant-at-arms. Helen Cohn, outgoing president, installed the auxiliary officers, who are Lera Crawford, president; Hel en Cash, vice-president; Cyrene Barratt, secretary, and Anna Bay less, chaplain, and Ruth Tambyln, sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Cohn was presented a past president's pin, with Harriet Gem mell making the presentation. A vocal solo by Ben Chrisman, tap dance by Dora Bailey, and a "Twa-Twa Mellerdrammer" were program features. Cast for the lat ter Included Lera Crawford, May Gilliam, Lucy Rodgers, Adelyn O'- Shca and Cyrene Barratt. Dancing was enjoyed at the Elks hall at the close of the evening with music fur nished by Georgia Moore, Juanita Leathers and Harold Becket. ELKS SPECIAL MEETING. Heppner lodge 358, B. P. O. Elks, will meet in special session next Monday evening Instead of Thurs day evening, the regular meeting date, because of the northwest con ference of Elks lodges to be l)eld at Longview, Wash., on Thursday. D. A. Wilson, exalted ruler, and Dean T. Goodman, secretary, plan to at tend the Longview mooting, accom panied by their wives. Local mem bers are urged to keep the special meeting in -mind and to attend if possible. STUBY CLUB TO MEET. The Woman's Study club will meet at 7:45 o'clock Monday eve ning, October 10, at the W. O. Dix home on Baltimore street. Hawaii will be the topic for discussion with "What I know about the coun tries of the Pacific" the topic for the roll call. Miss Jessie Palmiter is program chairman for this meet ing, with Mrs: E. R. Huston of Heppner and Mrs. Gene Gentry of Lexington assisting her. GENTRY-LANGDON. A quiet wedding that came ai surprise to their many friends was that of Harold Gentry and Miss Louise Langdon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Langdon, last Saturday evening Joel R. Benton, minister of the Church of Christ, performed th ceremony. PLAY ATHENA TOMORROW The Heppner high school football team will play their third game of the Beason at Rodeo field tomorrow afternoon at 2:45 when they meet Athena high. The game is expect ed to be a thriller and all towns people are urged to attend. Admls slon Is 25 cents. Remember the time Is 2:45. BIG BUCK NOW 238 TOUNDS. To top any bucks so far weighed in at the Peoples Hardware com pany In their big buck contest, Fern Hlnton this week brought In a 223 pounder. For Rent Two furnished rooms. steam heat, Mrs. M, L, Curran, 2t JENNIE E. MCMURRAT. Raymond H. Turner of lone has been awarded the Order of the Pur ple Heart for Military Merit. He was a corporal in Company G., 361st infantry, 91st division, and was wounded in action on the 29th of September, 1918. The two follow ing years he spent in various army hospitals recovering from his wound, receiving an honorable dis charge from the service November 22, 1920. Mrs. Harriet Brown enjoyed an over Sunday visit with her sister, Mrs. Kilcup of Butter creek. Mrs. Sam Pomerantz of Portland arrived on Wednesday of last week for a few days' visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark. Mrs. Pomerantz accompanied her husband this far as he was making a business trip to Walla Walla. Mrs. George Allyn of Lexington is spending this week with Mrs. El mer Baldwin. Saturday evening, and the Mor gan car rolled to a stop at the home just below lone. The party of four, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Morgan, Milton, Jr., and Norton Lundell, a little travel worn and tanned perhaps, alighted, stretched tired limbs, and a happy vacation trip which had taken them into sixteen states-and old Mexico, had come to an end. A glance at the speedometer show ed that they had traveled 7360 miles. They had been away from home thirty-four days, days crowded full of travel and sight seeing. Glad to be home? Of course! Who isn't glad to return to Old Oregon? On all the trip they found good roads and pleasant camp grounds. Every where they received courteous treats ment and made many pleasing acquaintances. From a letter written by Lundell we have already published the in teresting events of the trip as far as Dodge City, Kan. From there their way led to Coffeyville, Kan sas, the home of Mr. Morgan's 92-year-old brother. The visit was a surprise to the elder Morgan, and the reunion after a separation of fifty-two years was indeed a happy one. When M. R. Morgan left Mis souri he was a young man of twenty-two years. The brother, W. H. Morgan, with a little assistance, is able to look after his small store and business affairs. His eyesight, however, is failing. After a visit with his brother and other relatives our party went to Mr. Morgan's old home at King's Point, Missouri. While there had been many changes, he readily lo cated the old home. Then their road led them to Springfield, the beautiful Ozark mountains, Crystal Cave and thence to St. Louis, Mo., where the chief place of interest to them was the city park. They crossed the states of Illin- is and Indiana, states of beautiful homes and large cities. Mrs. Mor gan thought, until she noticed the lightning rods, that this would be most delightful place for one to make a home. Crossing the Ohio iver, they entered Louisville, Ken tucky. Here they had their first sight of growing tobacco. The trip through Mammouth caves was greatly enjoyed as was the visit to Hodgenville, Lincoln's birthplace, where they saw the old log cabin nd the spring. Tennessee was in teresting as the land of cotton. A visit was paid to the state capita! buildings at Little Rock, Arkansas Here the buildings are of marble quarried within the state. From Arkansas their car rolled merrily into the Lone Star state which to ur party seemed the land of sweet potatoes and rice. In a town in New Mexico they witnessed on Sept. 16, a celebration by Mexican people. This was an annual affair and was to commemorate an event of the war between the nations. Driving on through mountains and deserts, they came to Arizona, where the rock formations in the mountains were very beautiful and where the road sides were lined with cacti. Mrs. Morgan counted five or six species of the plant and felt that Arizona had rightly chos en the Sahuro cactus as her state flower. In this state they also took the opportunity to visit Coolldge dam. Then into California, to San Diego, their road led, and of course they could not pass up the chance to visit Tia Juana, so to that Old Mexico city they went. One in the party stated that the place remind ed them of nothing else so much as a huge street carnival. Then back into the Golden state, our happy slght-seers visited Mrs. C, T. Walk er and Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Waters at Long Beach, went to the oil fields where the derricks remind one of a great forests, visited the library, Christian church and the city hall, and went to the beach, the "Pike," and heard the municipal band of 37 pieces which we stay-at-homes of ten hear over the radio. The two young men in the party took a trip to Catallna Island. They viewed tho beauties of the deep from the glass boat and saw many interest ing sights. Traveling on towards the north the Morgans visited at Los Angeles and Hollywood. At King City they had a pleasant visit at the homo of A, Nelson who is a half brother of Mrs. Henry Smouse of lone and who for nine years made his home In Morrow county. In San Francisco the zoo, Golden Gate park, Cliff House and the seals on the rocks were of Interest. Cross ing the bay on the ferry they ar rived In Sausalito and from there drove to Sebastopol where for two days all enjoyed a rest at the home of Mrs, Albert Mayhorn who Is Mrs. Morgan's sister-in-law. They came on over the wonderful Redwood highway and Into Oregon, coming SCOUTS ADVANCED AT HONOR COURT Francis Nickerson and Billy Thom son Make Star and Life Ranks; District Executive Present Two Heppner Boy Scouts were given the coveted honors of Star Scout and Life Rank at a joint court of honor for scouts of lone and Heppner at the Elks hall here last night They were Francis Nickerson and Billy Thomson, who qualified for the honors by having completed their first class scout scout work and having received five merit badges. Advancements were also made to the first and sec ond class ranks and the tenderfoot class. Chas. W. Smith and Clarence Bauman of the local executive com mittee, and Bert Mason of the lone executive committee presided. Rob ert H. Hayes, scout executive of the Blu Mountain council, Walla Walla, was present and helped in the ex amination as well as giving an in spiring talk. Scoutmasters Marvin Wightman of Heppner and Fred Mankin of lone were also present. This evening Mr. Hayes will meet with executive committee members and scout leaders of the Heppner, lone and Lexington troops at Lex ington. Howard Bryant and Gerald Ca son were advanced to the rank of first class. Bryant gave the funda mentals of second class first aid re quirements, and Cason told of mak ing biscuits in the open and also how to treat snake bite. Jackson Gilliam of Heppner and Junior Mason and Denward Ber- gevln of lone received their second class rank. Mason told of his mile hike, one of the requirements for eligibility to the rank, and all three boys gave demonstrations in wig wag signalling. Merit badges were awarded to Billy Thomson, Ted McMurdo, Frank Anderson, Dick Benton, Francis Nickerson and Stephen Wehmeyer, all of Heppner, and Dean Goodman was inducted as a tenderfoot into the Heppner Lions patrol with an impressive ceremony. LEXINGTON By BEULAH B. NICHOLS. The Lexington Pioneers Reun ion association met Tuesday eve ning to discuss plans for this years reunion and set October 23 at date for holding this popular event. Further details will be an nounced later. RELIEF DRIVE SET FOR OCTOBER 14 Donations of Clothing, Food, Cash Sought to Help Unemployed; Survey of Supplies Asked. Promise of Ease and Lager Beer Takes Chris Home After 30 Years Chris Weinschenc't left yesterday morning for his old'.-onie in Den mark. For 30 years Chris made his home at Heppner, working as a day laborer, and his many acquaint ances testify that Chris was a good workman, being exceptionally strong and steady. He was hardly ever out of employment. But employment was not so easy fo find of late. And Chris got to thinking of the easy life in the old country. He had the promise of an old-age pension after being back home five years, an income of $500 a year that would permit him to sit in an easy chair, drag on a big mer schaum and drink lager beer at his leisure. Though Chris got much enjoy ment out of his car, and found life pleasurable among friends here, the picture proved too enticing. As he boarded the east-bound stage Tuesday morning, he said, "I'll gain 50 pounds before I'm home a month." He landed first in Hood River when he came to this coun try 30 years ago. "I weighed 210 pounds then," Chris said. "Now I weigh 165." Asked if he still remembered the language, Chris said he had for gotten a whole lot but that he would soon pick it up again. home by the way of Portland The posters advertising the barn dance, October 8, which were made by the grade school children are at tracting a great deal of attention. The prizes were given by the Le gion Auxiliary and were won by Bernice Ring, first, and Joan Sipes second. John Louy, "Baldy" Hayes and Laxton McMuiniy motored to Boardman, Hermiston, Umatilla and Stanfield Sunday. The object of their trip was to view the sugar cane being grown in that section. At least two of these gentlemen are real down-southerners and feel quite at home in the cane patch, Rally Day was observed in the Union Sunday School by the giving of an interesting program in the Congregational church where all union services will be held during the month of October. The pro gram was given following the regu lar study hour. Ninety-six were In attendance, an increase of thirty- three over the Sunday before. Tho school Is striving for an attendance of one hundred or over. Next Sun day morning Rev. Williams of Con don will preach in the Congrega tional church. All are invited to bo present Guv N. Nicknll of Oakland, Cal., is this week conducting a series of religious services In Pentecostal Mission on Main street, to which you are invited. Mrs. John Kirk and son John Jr, left by auto Sunday for Portland, After a few days in the city, they plan on going to their home In Ver nonln. They have been visiting here at the home of Mrs. Kirks daugh ter, Mrs. Fred Uitchle. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd, Jr., have returned from Granite where they spent the summer while Mr. Hynd was looking after the Hynd Bros, flocks. They will be at home to their friends in the bungalow on Butterby Flats ranch near Cecil. iContlnued on Page Six) A large number of Grangers from all over the county attended the meeting of the Pomona Grange at Lexington Saturday. The morning session was devoted to business during which time the reports of the various standing committees were heard. At the noon hour the ladies of Lexington Grange served a bountiful chicken dinner. In the afternoon Mrs. Mary Lun dell, Pomona Lecturer, presented an excellent program which had been prepared for the occasion. Mrs. A. Lundell and her son Wallace of Willows Grange were heard in a piano duet and Mrs. Coats and Mrs. Rands of Boardman favored with a vocal duet "Mt Vernon Bells." Mrs. Rands played their accompan iment on her guitar. The Missil dine trio of Heppner played two numbers, "A Spanish Dance" and Where the River Shannon Flows." Bert Johnson, in a short talk, ex plained the plan of selling wheat to China and the finance reconstruc tion plan. The next number was a piano solo by Mrs. Jesse O. Turner of Lexington Grange. Captain Arthur A. Ward, man aging director of the Western In land Waterways corporation, with headquarters at Lewiston, Idaho, addressed the assembly on "Inland Waterway Development." Captain Ward asserts that large power dams on the Columbia river are far in the future and advocates that all chan nel improvements be confined to the section of the Columbia between Celiio and Wallula. Mrs. Frank Turner and Mrs. Lu cy Rodgers favored with a vocal duet and Rev. Peterson gave a short but very interesting talk. Following this was a piano duet by Velma Huston and Marjorie Par ker of Rhea Creek Grange. The concluding number on the program was a playlet, "George Washington Comes Back," by Willows Grange. Judge James W. Maloney of Pen dleton was to have been on the program but he was unable to be at the meeting on account of being called to Salem. After the pro gram another short business ses sion was held and the Pomona Grange adopted a resolution re garding the sale of wheat to China. At six o'olock the Grangers again enjoyed a sumptupus repast. In the evening the Pomona of ficers exemplified the degree of Po mona to a class of six, the tableaux being put on by the Lexington tab leaux staff. The Pomona Grange presented Oren Wright of Rhea Creek Grange with a past master's jewel in appreciation of his faith ful services while master of Mor row county Pomona. Jesse O. Tur ner, master of Lexington Grange, made the presentation. After the meeting some of the Grangers jour neyed to their homes but a large number of the younger people re mained and enioved the dance which was given in the hall imme diately following the meeting. At the Church of Christ last sun- day there was a record attendance at both the Bible school and church services. This was Rally Day at the church. The Bible school had been striving toward having an at tendance of seventy-five on this day and they more than succeeded as there were - eighty-eight at the school. Everyone enjoyed the bas ket dinner at the noon hoar and an excellent program was presented by the school. The program was as follows: recitation of welcome, Col leen McMillan; song, Young Peo ples Class; recitation, Louise Hunt; piano solo, Eula McMillan; recita tion, Marcella Jackson; a skit by Eula McMillan, Faye Luttrell and Mr. Sias. In the afternoon there was a business meeting of the Bible school officers and teachers. There were a number of people over from Pine City among whom were Roy and Alma Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Neill and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Moore and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jarmon and Mr. and Mrs. D. Neill and family. The P. T. A. held the first meet ing of the year Wednesday evening in the high school auditorium. A short program consisting chiefly of lesson demonstrations, preceded tne business meeting. The program be gan with the singing of "America" by the audience. The first grade was presented in a reading lesson under the direction of their teach er, Mrs. La Velle White. Miss Eula McMillan, with the assistance of some of her third and fourth grad era, gave a demonstration of how she teaches the youngsters to sing. Miss McMillan also favored the au dience with a piano solo, and Mrs. Frank Turner gave a paper on the "Purposes of the P. T. A." The contribution of the fifth, sixth seventh and eighth grades to the orocram was a reading demonstra tlon by Eileen Kelley. an original composition, "What I Want My City to Be," by Wilma Tucker and a poem by Danny Dinges. During the business meeting Mrs. Marry Dinges read "Notes of the P. T. A." and the advisability of having a question box was discussed. Sev eral committee reports were heard. The committees for this year are: Child Welfare, Mrs. Gene Gentry, Mrs. Charles Marquardt and Mrs. Elmer Hunt; Finance, Mrs. Harry Schriever, Gene Gentry and Mrs. Frank Turner; Program, Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. Lester White and Miss Eula McMillan; Hospitality, Ralph Jackson, Mrs. Myles Martin and El- TELLS V TAL FACTOR ini DEMPSEY BATTLE The Heppner civic relief commit tee at a meeting held in the Legion room last night decided upon Fri day, October 14, as the date of the annual drive for clothing, food sup plies or cash donations to carry on the committee's relief activities this winter. Housewives are asked to make a survey of their families' cast-off or outgrown garments during the next few days and to set aside for the relief work those which have possi bilities of use or making over. Woolen of denim garments which are too far gone for utility can be cut up for quilt tops by volunteer workers. The committee hopes that all clothing or bedding donated will be clean, but mending or altera tions can be taken care of by the sewing committee. Contributions of canned fruit will be especially appreciated by the relief workers, as this is a necessi ty during the winter, particularly in families where there are small chil dren. The committee hopes that since most housewives have on hand an unusually large supply of canned goods this year they will feel willing to share a few jars with less for tunate families. The jars can be labeled and returned after use if that is especially desired. A canvassing committee consist ing of one or two members from each of the town's civic or philan thropic organizations will call at each house next Friday, Oct. 14, to solicit whatever each family feels it can give. Coach Uses Illustration In Urging; Attendance At School Games. TAX BILL DISCUSSED mer Hunt; publicity, Beulah Nich ols; Hot Lunch, Mrs. George Alyyn, Mrs. Ralph Jackson and Mrs. S. G. McMillan; Membership, Mra R. B. Wilcox, Harry Dinges and Mrs. Ar nold Pieper; Refreshment, Mrs. Edwin Ingles. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth, accompanied by James Leach, made a business trip to Pendleton Wednesday. Fred Pointer who has been work ing on the ranch of his uncle, Or ville Cutsforth during the summer left last week for his home in Sa lem. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Palmer have returned from their honey moon trip to Portland and Salem, Miss Tina Doherty, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Doherty, and other relatives, left by stage Friday for Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson, who have been farming the Ralph Benge ranch in the Social Ridge district are moving into the Strodtman house this week. Lexington H. E. club will meet Thursday afternoon, Oct 13, at the home of Mrs. Orville Cutsforth This is to be a joint meeting of the H. E. clubs of all the Granges in the county. Norman, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruhl, fell into a water ing trough while at play one day last week. His mother, who was near by, heard him cry out and up on investigating found in the trough a very vfet and frightened young ster. He was otherwise unharmed The next meeting of Lexington Grange will be Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. Master J. O. Turner requests that each member be pre pared to discuss each of the pro posed constitutional amendments and measures if he should be called upon to do so. Get out your voters' pamphlet which was mailed you some time ago and look these meas ures over as you may be called up on to discuss one of them. Hendersons have moved into the Harry Duvall house in order to be nearer their garage. They rormer ly occupied the W. B. Tucker house. Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kitcnie or sa- lem and Sherman Shaw of Port land were visiting relatives In and near Lexington last week. Mrs. Ritchie, who was formerly Miss Nora Shaw of this city, is a tele phone operator in the Salem ex change. They returned to their homes Sunday. S. G. McMillan ac companied them as far as Portland on their return trip. He returned to Lexington Tuesday. The Sunshine club met Thursday afternoon at the home of La Verne White. Those present were Mrs. Favc Ruhl and the Misses Naomi McMillan, Ruth Luttrell and La Verne White. Refreshments of sal ad, sandwiches and punch were served by the hostess. Lloyd Miller of Umatilla was a guest at the S. G. McMillan home Thursday night. Mrs. Harry Schriever is quite 111 at her home north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Helms of Echo spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hunt. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Hunt and family visited at the Jas. Helms ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch and family have moved Into town for the winter. They are In the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blukely and family. Fred Matlock returned Sunday evening from Trout Lake, Wash., where he has been picking huckle berries the past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McCormlck hav moved with their family from the Breshears house In town to the Claudo White ranch. They will send their little daughter to school on the bus which Is driven by Boyd Copenhaver. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Ruhl, Miss Danger of Driving Out Capital Seen In Excessive Rates; Clarence Bauman First Key Member. What effect spectators may have on an athletic contest was effect ively illustrated by George Mabee, high school physical education in structor, at the Lions Monday noon luncheon. Mabee took a page out of his experience in professional pu gilism to strengthen the invitation of Supt Edward F. Bloom for all townspeople who could to attend the high schol games. In the football game against Pilot Rock last Friday, the Heppner high school boys took the ball the full length of the field seven times but did not succeed in scoring. Strong support from the sidelines might have helped them to score, Mabee said. Sharkey Makes Brag. Mabee fought in one of the pre liminaries to the last Dempsey Sharkey world heavyweight cham pionship contest, and he illustrated his point by relating what ne De lieved to have been the deciding factor in thatattle. He was assigned to Sharkey's dressing room to prepare for his own battle. Almost sick from ner vous strain himself, he was impress ed with the apparent coolness and lack of concern of Sharkey, who kidded almost constantly about his coming clash with Dempsey, whom Mabee then considered the greatest of all fighters. When Dempsey's seconds came around to inspect the wrapping of Sharkey's hands, the ex-marine reached down into his bag and grabbed a bit of gauze. Giving it a couple or quicK wraps around his right flst, he held It up and said, "That's all I need to fight that bum. Go back and tell him I'm going to knock his brains out the first round." Dempsey Comes Back. "And Sharkey came near making his brag good, too," Mabee said. "It was in the first round that he land ed a solid right slam into Demp sey's chin, knocking the champion back against the ropes. I was sit ting there beside Jack Kearns and Mickey Walker. That was just af ter Kearns and Dempsey had split relations, and they bore much ill feeling toward each other. As Dempsey lay across the ropes ex actly over us, his eyes met Kearns', and Kearns said, 'that's good enough for you, you so and so.' From that time until he had laid Sharkey cold in the sixth round, Dempsey never took a backward step." A feature of the meeting was the awarding of a "key-member" pin to Clarence Bauman, with Charles W. Smith making the presentation. Bauman is the first member of the local club to receive the "key," giv en by Lions International to any member securing two or more new members for his club. The main topic for discussion was the new state income tax measure to appear on the November ballot, with Al Rankin opening the discus sion. Purpose of Bill Given. Rankin gave the purpose of the bill as stated in the ballot title: "Personal Income Tax Law Amend ment Bill Purpose: To further re duce property taxes by advancing the tax rates on net personal In comes in excess of $5,000 from 5 to a maximum of 8 per cent; substl stuting an exemption from the to tal tax of $10 for a single person, $20 for a married person, head of family, or husband and wife, and $4 for each dependent, instead of the present income exemptions of $1500, $2500 and $400, respectively; and amending the provisions of the law so as to apply to the entire Income of residents from personal service." Proposed as an attempt at tax re duction and equalization, the main objection to the measure expressed in the discussion was that there is danger of getting rates on larger incomes up so high that it would tend to drive capital more Into tax free securities. It was said there is now too much of a tendency for men with money to put their money into low-intorest-bearing, tax-free securities, rather than to risk con fiscatory tax measures. George Bleakman, county com missioner, told of the plan of hand ling the unemployment relief road work, under which it is necessary for all applicants to be registered with the county court Those most in need of the relief will be given preference, Mr. Bleakman suld. Earl W. Gordon, play committee chairman, announced that prepar ation of the play was progressing nicely. Ben Chrisman obliged with two vocal solos, accompanied at tha piano by Miss Juanita Leathers. (Continued on Page Six) BAIKO-JOIINSO.V. A wedding of Interest was that on Sunday afternoon at 2;30 when Ml. is Goldie Johnson became the bride of Wayne Baird, both of Hardman, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton, Mr. Benton performing the ceremony.