n0, HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 1932.
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Volume 49, Number 30.
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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.
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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.
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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.