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Volume 49, Number 37.
HEPPNER, OREGON, T HURSDAY, Nov. 24, 1932
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FARMERS TO MEET
"ARMY" FASHION
Determination to Fight
Displayed in Plans
of Wheatmen.
PROGRAM IS READY
Problems of Lifting Burden From
Afflicted Industry Reflected In
Line-Up of E. O. League.
Condon will be the focal point of
many Oregon Interests on Decem
ber 2-3, as farmers from eastern
Oregon, arriving In trucks and au
tomobiles will live "army fashion"
for two days while contributing
their bit toward the solution of the
state's problems In attempting to
lift the load from an over-burdened
industry. The occasion is the annual
meeting of the Eastern Oregon
Wheat league.
Farmers from Sherman county
plan to travel to Condon by truck,
and to "bach" in quarters known
as Hotel de Sherman. Bedrolls
brought with them, will be spread
on army cota as a means of lower
ing living costs. Just how far this
mode of living will be carried out
has not been definitely determined,
says Chas. W. Smith of Heppner,
league secretary, but it is expected
it will be quite general, evidencing
the determination farmers of this
section are displaying in a fight to
hold their farms.
State Men to Speak.
With the burden of property
taxes bearing heavily on the load
that is breaking the farmers' backs,
prime interest will focus on the
messages of Leslie M. Scott, state
highway commission chairman;
Charles V. Galloway, state tax com
missioner, and C. A, Howard, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, who will tell of measures for
relief from property taxes, and
other methods of financing state
government
Four major committees have been
at work for several months assem
bling Information which will go
through the conference mill and
come out as grist in the form of
recommendations from the farmers.
The limelight committee, that on
taxation and legislation, will hold
Its final meeting of preparation at
Hotel Condon the night of Decem
ber 1, with Galloway and Howard
present.
Oregon faces the necessity of re
turning to a state levy on real
property in addition to county and
local levies unless some relief is
secured through other sources of
taxation, comes word from the tax
ation committee. Sales taxes,
spreading of income tax and an in
creased tax on gasoline have been
proposed as means of averting such
a recurrence.
Legislation Snell'g Theme,
George Gaunt, mayor of Condon,
will welcome the wheatmen at the
opening of the conference at 9:30
o'clock Friday morning, with re
sponse by James K. Hill of Pendle
ton, league president. Review of
the work of the league by C. W.
Smith, secretary, announcements
and appointments of special com
mlttees will carry the work to 10
o'clock. Addresses by Mark Weath
erford, Hon. E W. Snell and Chas,
V. Galloway will round out the
morning program. Weatherford
will tell of possibilities of the deisel
engine In reducing production costs
Proposed legislation for the coming
legislative session will be Snell's
theme, and Galloway will review
methods of lifting the tax burden
from real estate.
"Co-operative Purchasing of Gas
and OH" by Homer D. Young, rep
resentative of a Kansas City coop
eratlve, will open the Friday after
noon session at 1 o'clock, followed
until 3:35 by addresses of C. A.
Howard, Leslie M. Scott, D. E.
Stephens and G. R. Hyslop, the lat
ter two speakers being state col
lege men. Howard will talk on pro
posals for reduction In elementary
and high school costs by the "Coun
ty Unit System." Scott will tell of
the policy of the state highway
commission in present emergency.
"Promising Wheats Proved In East
ern Oregon Experiments" will be
Stephens' theme, and Hyslop will
tell of proposals under considera
tion In connection with new wheat
grades, Inspection methods and
warehousing. Committees will meet
at 4 p. m.
Pierce Banquet Speaker,
The annual banquet will be held
at 7 o'clock Friday evening with A.
B. Robertson toaatmaster, and
Hon. Walter M. Pierce of La
Grande, special speaker. W. A.
Schoenfeld, dean and director Or
egon State college and experiment
stations, will speak at 8:30 on "Re
search Work In the Solution of Ag
ricultural Problems."
Saturday morning, Dec, 3, session
will open at 8:30 with committee
meetings. A. R. Shumway, presi
dent North Pacific Grain Growers,
will speak at 10 on "Cooperative
Marketing of Wheat in the North
west." At 10:40 A. B. Robertson,
secretary-treasurer of the Portland
branch, will tell of crop production
loans under the Regional Agricul
tural Credit corporation. "Progress
In Columbia River Transportation"
will be the theme of John Wtthy
combe, past league president, at 11,
Final committee meetings will be
I0NE
JEWIE K. MCMURRAT.
Mrs May M. Williams, wife of
Rev. George E. Wiliams, pastor of
the Community church at Condon,
died Sunday, November 13, at Port
land, and funeral services were held
at the Christian church in St Johns
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Wil
liams had been in failing health for
some time, recently undergoing an
operation for the removal of can
cer. At fair time In Condon she re
ceived a bad fall which resulted In
a broken arm. Since that time she
has been under a physician's care
in the city. Rev. Williams, for
some time past has been conduct
ing services twice each month in
the Congregational church at this
place, and has many friends here
who sympathize with him In his
bereavement He has notified the
congregation here that he is giving
up his pastorate in Condon, hence
will also give up his work in lone.
Dr. C. H. Harrison, superinten
dent of Congregational churches in
this district, conducted religious
services at the Congregational
church Sunday evening. He hopes
soon to make arrangements so that
the church at lone may again have
preaching services.
A coming event of Interest to the
community is the high school play,
"Where's Grandma, a' three-act
comedy, which will be given at the
school auditorium December 22.
The cast of characters follows:
Grandma, an old lady, who first of
all wants to be young; and second
of all, is quite content to "be her
age," Jane Collins; Gretohen Blake,
a young wife, Harriet Heliker;
Bob Blake, her brand new husband,
Elwayne Lieuallen; Jack Worley,
Gretchen's brother, Robert Mont
gomery; Lucy King, Jack's sweet
heart, Margaret Ely; Arline Trues-
dale, the girl Gretehen wants her
brother to marry; Mabel Cool; Car
ol Worley, Gretchen's Bister who
has a mind and opinion of her own,
Dimple Crabtree; Midnight, a "cho
colate brown" houseman who en
joys his uniform very greatly; Clif
ford Yarnell; Dahlia, wife of Mid
night, "high yaller," and a deter
mined female, Dot Crabtree. The
producing staff is Berl Akers, Leo
Lieuallen and Ellen Nelson.
.Mrs. Earl Blake and Mrs. Hugh
Smith were joint hostesses at a
Topic dub bridge party Saturday
night at the Earl Blake home In
lone. Nine tables were at play.
High scores were made by Mrs. D.
M. Ward and C. W. Swanson, low
by Mrs. C. W. Swanson and Fred
Mankin.
A no-hostess dinner was served at
the Kenneth Blake home Saturday
followed by an evening of bridge.
Those present were Miss Norma
Swanson, Clell Rae, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lundell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Allyn, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Chris
topherson, Mr. and Mrs, William
Whltson, Ted Blake, Mr. and Mrs.
Blaine Blackwell and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Blake.
Ioneites who motored to Pendle
ton last Wednesday to greet the
Arizona Wranglers were Mr. and
Mrs. Edison Morgan, Miss Norma
Swanson, Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nichoson and Alice,
Mrs. Frank Lundell and Billy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howk were
passengers to Portland Saturday.
Mr. Howk returned Monday morn
ing but Mrs. Howk remained in the
city where she will spend a few
weeks, the guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gri filth.
Mrs, M. R. Morgan is seriously ill
at her home just below town. Her
sister, Mrs. Ernest Lundell, and her
step daughter, Mrs. Alfred Nelson,
are at the home assisting In her
care, as is also her daughter, Mrs,
Perry Bartlemay of Quinton.
While at play on the school
ground Friday Harry Ring, twelve
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Ring, received a badly broken
leg. The boy was taken at once to
the Heppner hospital where he will
have to remain for at least three
weeks. The lad is quite ill from
nervousness and shock and his par
ents are spending a part of each
day with him.
Mr. and Mrs R. E. Harbison, for.
mer residents of Morgan, now mak
ing their home at Orenco, motored
to lone Friday, returning homo
Sunday. While here they were
guests at the Hal O. Ely home.
Mrs. Edmond Bristow and two
children of Baker arrived Saturday
lor a two weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grablll,
and other relatives. They made the
trip over in company with Mrs,
Harold Wright, Miss Thelma Whit
acker and Mrs. Frietag, also of Ba
ker. The three ladies were on their
way to visit relatives in Portland
and after spending Saturday night
here, continued their journey,
Lester Baker of Walla Walla was
called to lone Saturday by the ser
ious Illness of his sistor, Mrs. M, R,
Morgan. He was accompanied by
Mrs. .tsaKer
Many of our town's people made
merry with the high school students
at the Carnival Friday night. Those
Who were present have words of
praise for the program which was
given, the carnival stunts and the
dancing were enjoyed and a goodly
sutm added to the treasury of the
school.
Some alterations are being made
in the Paul O'Meara building on
Main street, and next week an au
tomoblle repair shop will be ready
ror business therein with Bob Gra-
bill as obliging proprietor. Mr. O
(Continued on Par Four)
held at 11:25. Election of officers
at 1:15 Saturday afternoon and pre
sentation of committee reports with
discussion beginning at 1:45 will
conclude the conference work,
SEAL IE HELPS
HI
Ingles Starts Campaign
In County Through
Local Schools.
HOME WORK AIDED
Morrow County rublic Health As
sociation Gets Part of Funds;
War Waged on Tuberculosis.
Further strides toward wiping
out the dreaded "white plague," tu
berculosis, are expected next year
as a result of the Christmas Seal
sale of the National Tuberculosis
association which begins today,
Thanksgiving, and continues until
Christmas.
Each year the money obtained
from the little double-barred good
health harbingers sustains the work
of the national association and its
subsidiaries which include the Or
egon Tuberculosis association and
the Morrow County Public Health
association. The money thus re
ceived is the sole means of support
of these humanitarian agencies,
largely through whose efforts the
death rate from tuberculosis was
reduced from 210 persons per 100,
000 of population in 1904, to 76 per
100,000 in 1929.
People Urged to Buy.-
The sale in Morrow county will
.again be conducted this year thru
the schools under tne cnairmansmp
of Edwin Ingles of Lexington who
has already received and distribut
ed the county's quota. "Keep in
mind the great work which the
seals signify when called upon to
purchase them," Mr. Ingles said,
"and do your bit."
"The seals serve a double pur
pose, and for this reason give full
value in the purchase transaction.
In buying them the purchaser has
the satisfaction of knowing that
he is contributing toward the erad
ication of the world's once most-
dreaded of all diseases. And in plac
ing them on packages and letters
at the Christmas season, the pur
chaser again has the satisfaction of
knowing that he is sending a mes
sage of good cheer not surpassed
by the contents of the letter or
package itself though the latter
may have cost many times more,"
Mr. Ingles added. The seals sell
for one cent each. It is proper to
put them on any mail or gift during
the Christmas season, though they
should be placed on the unaddress
ed side of cards, letters or pack
ages. 'The person who uses the double-
barred seal of the National Tuber
culosis association identifies him
self with the legion of men, women
and children who contribute tow
ard driving tuberculosis from the
land. Such identification places
him among the higher strata of
thinking mankind whose efforts
foster the progress of humanity,'
the seal chairman concludes.
Good Work Done.
The Morrow County Public
Health association whose activities
are sustained by a portion of the
revenue from the seal sale is head
ed by L. E. Marschat of Boardman.
It3 campaign of health for the com
ing year, partially discussed at a
meeting at the otlice of Mrs. Lucy
E. Rodgers, county school superin
tendent, last Saturday evening, will
be fully outlined as soon as the sale
Is completed and the funds avail
able are ascertained. Its revenues
In the past have been sufficient only
to conduct a campaign of an advis
ory nature, but nevertheless has re
sulted In the staging of public
health programs and in dissemin
ating health information that Is
believed to have been greatly bene
ficial to the various communities of
the county.
That a deeper-rooted and more
far-reaching program is needed was
brought out by Mrs. Rodgers who
had found, , on visiting a certain
school, that the sprayer the chil
dren had used in banishing Hies
from the school room had been
thrown on a rubbish heap behind
the building, undoubtedly one of
the chief breeding places.
The association can only function
Insofar as It is supported by the
people of the county and this sup
pdrt can best be given by purchas
ing the double-barred Christmas
seals.
DUCK HUNTING I'OrtXAIt.
Heppner nimroda have been en-
Joying duck hunting on the lakes
and rivers in tho north end of Mor
row and Umatilla counties. They
have killed some ducks, but judg
ing from the stories that has not
been the extent of the sport. Char
lie Latourell and Dr. McMurdo got
a ducking one day last week when
their boat filled with water while
out on tho Umatilla. Charlio got
the wettest as the doctor was pro
tected by his boots. The doctor's
boots, however, were lost. And
then there's another story that
Charlie Smith did a "September
Morn" on another occasion in or
der to save a' wounded duck he
had brought down. Tho good part
of this story was, we hear, tho duck
was one of tho decoys. D. A. Wil
son, E. A. Bennett and Gay M. An
derson were other members of the
party.
Heppner Library will not bo open
on Thursday evening of this week.
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Hoop League on Tuesday;
Three Town Teams Picked
With four teams from the high
school and three from the town the
Intracity basketball league will open
Its series of frames at the school
gym next Tuesday evening. Enough
town men reported at an organiza
tion meeting; last Tuesday to as
sure three squads which are being
sponsored by Wilson's, Gordon's
and the Gazette Times. The four
high school teams have taken the
names of Beavers, Yanks, Trojans
and Cougars. If enough more town
men wish to participate a fourth
town team w ill be organized, mak
ing eight teams in all participat
ing. As it is one team draws a bye
each night of play.
Games are scheduled for Tuesday
and Thursday evenings, with three
games to be played each evening.
Because of the limited time in
which to run off the games, it is
necessary for all men to be on hand
in uniform at the time they are
scheduled to play, announces Coach
Maboe, sponsor of the league. If
any team is not ready for the start
of the game at the specified time it
will forfeit that game. A percent
age system will be used in deter
mining the league winners. The
games will be played in 12-minute
halves. Under the proposed sys
tem of play, half of one game will
be played, then half of the next
game, then the finish of first game,
then finish of second game, with
third game played straight through.
The schedule for next Tuesday: 7
and 7:30, Bcsvers vs. Gazette; 7:15
and 7:45, Yanks vs. Wilson's; 8 and
8:30, Trojans vs. Gordon's; Cougars,
bye. i
The three town squads are:
Wilson's: Henry Robertson, cap
tain; Harold Gentry, Robert Ben
ton, Clinton Rohrer, Billy Cox,
Crocket Sprouls, Clarence Hayes.
Gordon's: Raymond Ferguson,
Cornet Green, Vinton Howell, Wal
lace Green, Lester Kirk, Onez Par
ker, John Turner.
Gazette Times: 'Roderick Thom
son, Hubert Galey, William Buck
num, Francis Dohcrty, Jasper
Crawford, Harold Hayes, Gerald
Booher.
Pupils of Mrs. J.O.Turner
Appear in Music Recital
Nine pupils of Mrs. J. O. Turner
were heard in piano recital at the
Turner home Tuesday evening in
the presence of parents and a num
ber of invited guests. The younger
children, as well as t"e. more ad
vanced '.nj-pils all Ud -!it to them
selves and their instructor as well
by the manner of their perform
ance; and it is quite evident that
much talent is possesed by the class.
Guest artists of the evening were
the Missildine trio, composed of
Margaret, violin, Ruth, cello, and
Mrs. Misildine, pianist. Their of-
feringa wore received with great
pleasure and highly complimented.
Following the program there was
a social session of those present dur
ing which punch and wafers were
served. The program follows:
Duet, "Caprice." Lysberg
Marjory Parker, Kathryn Parker
Waltz; Dixie Williams
Margaret Dw.httle
"Two Flowers" Koellingf
Frances Ruk
"Morning Prayer" .- Strealbog
"Garlands of Koses" Ketterer
Allierta Adkins
"Whittling Yankee" Rolph
"Keep in Step" Johnson
Buddy Elakel-y
"On Wings of the Wind." Hudson
"On the Meadow" ; Lichner
Ketty Marie Adkins
"Pride of tiie Regiment '' .. Crammond
John Crawf, -id
'I.iebestraume" Liszt
'Hungarian Danee N'o. ti" Brahms
Missildine Trio
'Prelude" Bach
'At Morn" Goddard
Irene 1'eauier
'Elves at Play" Mueller
'Minuet in G" Beethoven
Jeanetle Kiakeley
Spanish Dance" Moskowski
'lioinanee" liubinstein
Kathryn Parker
'Madrileno" Waehs
Hungary" Koelling
Marjory Parker
J.
L. Wilkins Sends
Long Distance Hello
J. I.,. iIkhis still lias a warm
place in his heart for Heppner. The
well known former proprietor of
Heppner's once famous Palace ho
tel, with Mrs. Wilkins was in Ar
lington Monday for a visit with
Mrs. K. C. Maddock, and took time
off to talk with some uf his friends
over "long distance," not having
the time to spare to make a per
sonal visit, llocoudn't call all his
friends, so left it to the editor to
give them all a 'hello,'' with the
admonition, "If anyone from Hepp
ner gets down around Samoa and
fails to look me up, tell them their
lives won't be worth anything the
first timo I get hold of them."
Tho Wilkins' now make their
home at Samoa, Cal., where Joe is
connected with lumber milling in
terests. They came north, to nttend
tho funeral of his mother held in
Portland last week. Ti 11 our friends
both Mrs. Wilkins and I are feeling
line, Joe said.
Joe left Heppner in 1918 when
the Palace hotel was burned over
his head in the lire of July 4 of that
year. Asking if the corner had
been rebuilt, he was informed that
It hadn't been, but that the debris
which constituted the remains of
the Palace had been removed or
covered over leaving but little trace
of the old hostelry.
It. L. Dcnge and family moved
to their Clarks canyon farm the
past week end. They have been
living on the farm in Six Dollar
canyon for the past year or more
and will continue to run this farm
In connection with the old homo
place they are now occupying.
Guidance, Information on
Federal Financing Is
Aim of New Body.
THREE MEN CHOSEN
Carl Engdald, Pendleton, J. W.
Hoech, E. C. Pease, The Dalles,
Named to Serve District.
Giving guidance to firms, corpor
ations and individuals eligible for
loans from the several federal
banks and financinfl agencies is the
purpose of a new sub-committee of
the Banking and Industrial commit
tee for the twelfth Federal Reserve
district, with jurisdiction over
Morrow county. Composing the
sub-committee are Carl Engdahl of
Pendleton and J. W. Hoech and E,
C. Pease of The Dalles. Similar
sub-committees have been appoint
ed throughout the district, com
prising the states of California, Or
egon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Ne
vada and Arizona. The prinpical
purpose of these sub-committees is
to aid agriculturists and persons
engaged in various livestock oper
ations by giving them information
and guidance as to the functions
and facilities of the various loaning
agencies.
There are several loaning agen
cies authorized by congress and it
is the belief of the Banking and In
dustrial committee that the func
tions of these agencies and the fa
cilities they offer are not well
known to many persons who are
eligible for loans. These agencies
include the Federal Preserve banks,
the Federal Land banks, the Fed
eral Intermediate Credit banks, the
Federal Home Loan banks, the Re
construction Finance corporations
and the Regional Agricultural Cred
it corporations,
First-Hand Help Given.
It is believed that particularly in
the rural sections agriculturists and
stock raisers should have well-informed
business men close at hand
upon whom they can call for guid
ance. On that account there will
be sub-committeemen throughout
the farming and stock raising cen
ters. At a recent meeting of the cen
tral Banking and Industrial com
mittee in Chicago discussion devel
oped that if the various means pro
vided by congress were to be of aid
to home owners, farmers and cat
tlemen, somo means would have to
be established for getting closer to
individuals confronted with prob
lems concerning farm mortgages,
agricultural mortgages on crops,
home mortgages, live-stock mort
gages, etc. Reports showed that
there have been many cases where
money was required with perfectly
good collateral available, and the
borrower found himself unable to
obtain financing because of some
local banking condition or, in some
cases, because he did not know
where to go to get it. There have
also been cases of foreclosure pro
ceedings having been brought about
that might have been avoided. In
other cases, similar proceedings
have been brought because of the
desire of the lender to become more
liquid, notwithstanding the fact
that the borrower, although unable
to meet the full requirements of the
capital required, was a perfectly
good risk and able to pay taxes and
interest
Information Available.
The Banking and Industrial com
mittee considers that the loaning
institutions which have been set up
provide 'means for taking care of
worthy cases that cannot be taken
care of through normal channels.
It is also believed that the sub
committees provided with informa
tion as to functions and purposes
of these agencies will find many op
portunities to aid individuals.
The Banking and Industrial com,
mittee of the twelfth Federal Re
serve district has published In pam
phlet form a list of the loaning
agencies and a summary showing
for each agency the borrowers who
are eligible for loans, the character
of loans made by each agency, the
addresses of head oflices and
branches and the territory covered.
Morrow All -Stars End
Season, Losing to Athena
The Morrow County All-Stars
football aggregation wound up their
season at Athena Sunday afternoon,
taking the short end of a 9-6 score,
Tho Athena win marked an even
split between the two tenms as the
Sunday previous the locals beat
Athenn here, 6-0. A third game
was played two weeks ago at The
Dalles, with the American Legion
team of that city winning 20-0.
Clarence Hayes managed the lo
cals, and the boys report much en
joyment from the sport.
Included in tho squad that made
the Athena trip were Onez Parker.
E. Palmer, L. Sperry, L. Cowdrey,
Judge Carmichael, Paul Jones,
Francis Dohcrty, Clarence Hayes
Homer Hayes, Marcel Jones and
Henry Robertson. Other boys who
have played during the season nro
Crocket Sprouls, Ralph Moore, Hu
bert Galley, Gene Dohcrty, Harold
Evans.
LEXINGTON
By EEULAH B. NICHOLS.
In the Christian church next Sun
day morning Mr. C. F. Swander of
Portland will speak in Mr. Sias'
stead. Mr. Swander is a mission
ary secretary, and is making a visit
to Lexington and to Mr. Sias, they
being old friends and fellow alumni.
An afternoon conference will be
held for the benefit of the Sunday
School workers. All who are Inter
ested are invited to this conference.
This outside speaker is well known
and we bespeak for him a good
hearing.
A very interesting and diversified
program was presented at the P. T.
A. meeting Monday evening. The
patrons from each of the districts
transporting to Lexington partici
pated as well as the Lexington pa
trons and teachers. The audience
started the program off by singing
a Thanksgiving song. Clyde Ed
wards gave a recitation and four
of the second graders, Bunny Bre
shears, Leonard Munkers, Albert
Edwards and Juanita Matlock, gave
a reading. Kenneth Jackson fa
vored with a piano solo, and Elroy
Martin, representing district 51,
gave a reading. The Black Horse
district was represented by the
Missildine trio who played "Plan
tation Echoes." This was followed
by a reading, "Old Ironsides," by
Wilma Tucker, also of Black Horse
district. The Bunker Hill district
presented "Twa Ta Twa, a Meller
drammer in One Dram." This
number' was well received and those
taking part were Mrs. Charles Val
entine, Mrs. Harvey Bauman, Mrs.
Arthur Parker, Mrs. Chris Brown,
Mrs. Adam Blahm, Mrs. Earl Ev
ans, Mrs. Merle Kirk and Mrs. Wal
ter Evans. The Social Ridge dis
trict put on an original skit which
was very good, Ruth Dinges, Eva
Wilcox, Naomi McMillan, Ruth Lut
trell, Mrs. Sarah White, Mrs. El
mer Hunt, Mrs. Marion Palmer
and La Verne White represented
the Lexington district in a "Figure
it Out for Yourself" stunt. Mrs.
S. G. McMillan gave a reading,
"The Inventor's Wife." The con
cluding number was an amusing
skit by the faculty, featuring Miss
Betsy Asher, Mrs. La Velle White,
Edwin Ingles and George Gillis in
a debate between Miss Crystal I.
Zation and Miss Avy Ation.
Following the program a short
business session was held. R. B.
Wilcox Was appointed legislative
chairman and several committee
reports were heard. Mr. Ingles
made an announcement concerning
the hot lunches. The next meeting
is scheduled for "Monday evening,
December 19. After the meeting
the refeshment committee served
sandwiches and coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
and children left Wednesday morn
ing for Salem where they will spend
Thanksgiving with Orville's sister,
Mrs. Maude Pointer and family,
They were accompanied as far as
Portland by George Gillis who will
spend Thanksgiving vacation with
his patents.
Air. and Airs. Roy Johnson re
turned from Portland Friday.
On Friday evening the high
school auditorium was filled to ca
pacity by people who came to see
the play, "Dangerous Men," a mod
ern three-act farce comedy which
was presented by the students of
Lexington high school. The play
produced a riot of laughter from
beginning to end. Armanda Tilden,
played by Erma Lane, and her sis
ter Nettie (Rose Thornburg) are
two typical old maids who are man
haters. The only men who are al
lowed in their apartment are a min
ister, a janitor and a favorite
nephew and their efforts to keep
other men from their apartment
create some mirth-provoking scenes,
Tommy Ross (Vivian White) makes
a wager that he can enter the spin
sters' apartment and disguised as
an unfortunate country girl he
gains admittance, with the aid of
Myrtle Heartsease, (Faye Luttrell)
a newspaper woman, who is
friend of Armanda and Nettie. The
spinsters are horrified when they
learn that they have been harbor
ing a man but Tommy succeeds in
bringing about the reunion of Net
tie and her girlhood sweetheart,
who is Tommy's father, Jonathan
Ross (Garland Thompson). Arman
da falls In love with Brother Wheel
er, the minister (Dale Lane) who
turns out to be a crook and poor
old Armanda Is left without a man,
The female detective, Hattie Stor
ey (Edith Tucker) creates a lot of
disturbance when she accuses Ar
manda of murdering the unfortun
ate country girl. Other characters
In the play were Peggy Page, a
young bride, Alma Van Winkle;
Esmy, the maid, Grace Burchell;
Neddy Page, the favorite nephew,
Vester Thornburg; Tim O'Toole, a
police officer, Sam McMillan; Oscar,
the janitor, Edward Hunt. The
cast was well chosen and all played
their parts exceptionally well. Miss
Betsy Asher directed the play.
Much credit for the success of the
play is due the production staff
which was composed of the follow
ing high school students: prompter,
Doris Burchell; business managers,
Lester Cox and Bill Van Winkle;
stage managers, Ervin Perlbcrg
and Alfred Van Winkle; properties,
Tlllie Nelson, Belva Bundy, Win
ford Duvall and Willard Martin;
wardrobe, Betty Doherty, Gladys
Keaney and Woodrow Tucker;
make-up, Helen Breshears and Fern
Luttrell. Miss Eula McMillan play
ed a piano solo before the curtain
rose and one between the acts.
On Saturday the Boy Scouts and
their scoutmaster, George Gillis,
hiked to the George Peck ranch in
Clark's canyon where Mrs. Peck
had prepared dinner for them. Af
ter tho dinner, which was served
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SALES TAX CITEO
BEFORE LIOnS CLUB
Snell and Hyslop Believe
Measure Practical for
Emergency Use.
TALKS UNIT SYSTEM
College Man Gives Statistics
Education Plan, Showing Sav
ing; Joint Dinner Soon.
Discussion of the proposed sales
tax as a means of balancing the
state budget and relieving the tax
burden on property, and citing of
the county unit educational system
as a means of lowering government
costs without jeopardizing efficien
cy was given before an over-flow
meeting of the Heppner Lions club
Monday by Earl W. Snell of Arling
ton, outstanding candidate for
speaker of the house at the coming
legislative session, and G. R. Hys
lop, professor of farm crops at Or
egon State college. Two solo num
bers were sung by Misa Charlotte
Woods, music supervisor In the lo
cal schools, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. C. R. Ripley.
Having just returned from the
recent conference . of leading men
in political and business circles
called at Portland by Governor
Meier, Mr. Snell brought first-hand
information on the nature of the
proposed sales tax. It is probable
it will assume the nature of a gen
eral retail sales tax or consumer's
tax, he said, distinguishing it from
the so-called general and selective
sales taxes.
The general sales tax is a tax col
lected from the manufacturer at
the source of the article, Mr. Snell
explained, and since a compara
tively small proportion of the ar
ticles sold in Oregon are manufac
tured within the state, it is plain to
be seen this form wouldn't work.
The selective sales tax picks out
certain articles to be taxed while
letting others off, thereby being
discriminatory and undesirable.
The retail sales tax apparently is
the most widely accepted plan be
cause of Its more uniform applica
tion of the tax burden.
Passage Foreseen.
The sales tax is being talked as
the best way to get the state out of
the "red," only as an emergency
measure, said Mr. Snell, and be
cause of this fact it is believed it
may be passed without going very
deeply into the merits of the par
ticular form of taxation. Mr. Snell
had not received notification of his
invitation to address the meeting
in time to prepare a comprehensive
discussion of the subject, treating
It entirely extemporaneously.
Professor Hyslop told of the pur
pose of the visit of the gentlemen to
Heppner, to outline the taxation
committee program of the Eastern
Oregon Wheat league as it will be
presented at the league conference
in Condon, Dec. 2-3. The commit
tee is one of four major committees
that will handle the work of the
conference, he said, and whose find
ings are expected to prove of in
terest The subject of warehousing
and more adequate laws to protect
the farmers grain in storage is an
other matter that is expected to be
of outstanding importance to the
wheat-raising communities of east
ern Oreeon.
Declaring it evident from condi
tions as he found them in his trips
over the state that the property tax
burden is breaking the backs of
many counties, Prof. Hyslop de
voted a good part of his talk to a
discussion of the county unit plan
in education as a means of lower
ing government costs without In
juring the efficiency of the schools,
while also stating reasons why the
sales tax might well be adopted as
an emergency measure to help re
lieve the burden on property.
Klamath County Example.
Several counties in Oregon now
employ the unit system, and it is
In force throughout the state of
Utah whose cost of education per
pupil Is the lowest of any state on
the Pacific slope. He cited the
working of the unit system In
Klamath county as an example of
what it may be expected to accom
plish. Without sacrificing educa
tional standards In the least, Klam
ath county under the unit system
has at no time levied a school tax
of more than 4.2 mills with the
millage now in effect 3.4, he said.
Chas. W, Smith, county agent,
Introduced the visiting speakers
and also put in a word about the
coming wheat meeting. He de
clared that it will be of sufficient
importance to command the attend
ance of every person in eastern
Oregon interested in wheat. Army
cots have been obtained and quar
ters provided so that those who
wish may "roll their own," and
many other arrangements have
been made by the people of Condon
to cut living costs to the very bone,
he said. Some thirty-odd farmer
of Sherman county expect to arrive
by truck to lower transportation
costs, and such arrangements may
be made here If enough demand Is
evidenced.
Spencer Crawford, president, an
nounced that a joint meeting of
Lions and ladles and Business and
Professional women and escorts
Is being arranged for the near future.
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