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wxnt& Volume 50, Number 32 HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Oct. 18, 1934 Subscription $2.00 a Year PIONEER'S Hi EVENT OF SATURDAY Full Day Program Slated for Annual Celebration at Lexington. FOOTBALL GAME SET Heppner-Lex High Schools to Vlej Big Dinner at Noon and Pro gram in Afternoon. By BEULAH NICHOLS A large attendance Is expected at the annual pioneers' reunion to be held here Saturday. There is to be a football game in the forenoon on the local field between the Heppner and Lexington high school teams. The game will begin at ten o'clock. Then there will be the big basket dinner at noon and supper in the evening. Coffee will be furnished by the reunion association. An excellent program is slated for two o'clock in the afternoon. This is under the direction of Laur el Beach, Opal Leach and Eula Mc Millan, all three of whom have spent much time and effort to make this a worth while entertainment. It is to be a varied program and the climax for the old timers will be the "Parade of the Gay Nineties." Afer supper old time dancing will be enjoyed until ten o'clock, after which there will be a modern dance sponsored by the Rebekah lodge of this city. Lexington bids you all come and enjoy the festivities and greet once again your old friends and neigh bors whom you've not seen since last year's reunion. At the meeting of the Lexington grange Saturday evening Congress man Walter M. Pierce gave a very interesting talk on the unfair dis tribution of wealth in the United States. Roy Penney of Hermiston also gav a short talk. During the business meeting six members were initiated into the first and second degrees by the degree team of which Clarence Bauman is captain. The Lexington Home Economics club met on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. B. Rice with sixteen members and four visitors present The club voted to hold two meetings in November, the first at the home of Mrs. L. A. Palmer on November 8th and the second at the home of Mrs. George White on November 22nd. Those present were Mrs. Rice, Pearl Gentry, Nan cy McWaters, Emma White, Gene va Palmer, Jessie McCabe, Laura Scott, Lorena Miller, Bertha Dinges, Mary Smith, Emma Peck, Myrtle Schricver, Edith Miller, Margaret Miller, Trina Parker, Mary Rice, Bernice Bauman, Mrs. E. C. Miller, Alta Cutsforth and Beulah Nichols. The Ladies Aid of the Congrega tional church met at the home of Mrs. Nettie Davis last Wednesday afternoon, the meeting being in the nature of a surprise party for Mrs. Davis. Those present were Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Sadie Lewis, Mrs. Flor ence Beach, Mrs. Kathryn Slocum, Mrs. Cora Allyn, Mrs. Edna Mun kers, Mrs. Mabel Gray, Mrs. Faye Ruhl, Mrs. Elva Ruhl, Mrs. Caro lyn Kuns, Mrs. Estelle Inderbltzen, Mrs. Getta Cox, Mrs. Ethel Wilcox, Mrs. Cleo Van Winkle, Mrs. Laura Scott, Mrs. Tempa Johnson and Miss Florence Gray. Mrs. Estelle Indcrbitzen of Board man was the guest of Mrs. J. G. Johnson Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Lawrence and Harold Beach left for Chicago the last of the week. Lawrence expects to be gone about three weeks and Harold will remain there to resume his studies. A surprise birthday party was given Sunday evening for Paul Nichols at the Burchell ranch. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. James Leach, Mr. and Mrs. J. ,G. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted McMillan and daughters and Mrs. Mae Burchell and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson and Mrs. Alta Cutsforth motored to Portland and Salem for the week end. They were accompanied by Miss Ruth Dunford who has been a guest at the Nelson home for sev eral weeks. On their return they brought back Dorothy and Faye Cutsforth who for the past two months have been visiting with their aunt, Mrs. Maude Pointer, at her home in Salem. Laurel Beach, -with a party of Heppner people, motored to Pen dleton Thursday evening to attend the University of Oregon Founders Day banquet. Danny Dinges spent the week end with relatives in Portland. On Sat urday he attended the livestock ex position. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw and sons were business visitors in Hermis ton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan who have been visiting relatives here, have returned to their home at Cherryville. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Helms and family of Hermiston are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Helms. Ed Clark of Heppner was a bus iness visitor in this city Tuesday. The wheat fields In this vicinity are beginning to look quite green since the recent snow and rain and (Contnued on Part Four) GROWERS' BRIEF ISSUED, RATE CASE Railroads Turn to Congress; "Long and Short Haul" Clause Said Violated. Spokane, October 16. Unsuccess ful before the interstate commerce commission in applications to vio late the long and short haul law westen transcontinental railroads "have turned to congress for mod ification," the Interstate Rate asso ciation states in a brief sent this week to every United States senator and representative. "Forty seven years ago congress told railroads they should not charge more to haul freight a short distance than they charge to haul the same freight a longer distance," It Is stated in the brief. "But the railroads made no pretense of re specting the spirit of the law.'v An amendment in 1910 transfer red to the interstate commerce commission the authority to allow violations in "special cases," accord ing to the brief. "The 'special cases' became gen eral," the brief continues. "The will of congress was forgotten. Ships sailing in the Panama canal were 'special cases.' Western rail roads continued to make very low rates from the Atlantic seaboard and Chicago to the Pacific coast because there were boats in the canal, but charged high rates when the same goods from the same places were unloaded at an inter ior city 200, 300, 500, 800 and 1000 miles closer to the place where the freight was loaded." During the World war, the Pan ama canal ships moved into the At lantic service and the commerce commission ordered western rail roads to adhere strictly to the long and short haul law, the brief states. In 1918, for the first time, the rail roads reaching the Pacific coast were compelled to obey the law congress enacted in 1887. In 1920, congress again amended the law, saying any rates made in violation of it must be "reasonably conmpensatory." Under this re quirement, the commerce commis sion in 1922 and 1926 refused appli cations of the western railroads to reestablish discriminatory rates, ac cording to the brief. At the last session of congress, western railroads asked congress either to repeal the long and short haul law or make it inoperative, the brief states. They have announced their intention of introducing sim ilar bills when congress convenes in January. 'The campaign to nullify the fourth section is a carefully studied effort of the railroads to throttle boat competition," the brief con tinues. "Fourth section nullification will not increase railroad traffic and will not add to the number of rail way workers employed. On the contrary, It will merely create a rate war between the railroads and the boat lines. Eventually it will mean that railroads will haul com modities to the Pacific coast ter minals without profit The em ployees will suffer whenever a prof it or some net earnings are not forthcoming." Rural Teachers Group Slate Program Oct. 20 The Morrow Countv Rural Tearh- ers club has scheduled its next pro gram to be held at Golden West scnooi on Saturday, October 20, beginning at 10 a. m. nnnnnnooo Miss Kathryn G. Feldman, pro gram chairman. A potluck lunch eon win De enjoyed at noon. The program will include the fol lowing numbers: "How can I ar range a period of music in my crowded daily schedule?" by Nor ma Gibbons; "How can I teach mu sio even though I, myself, am not able to sing?" by Velma Huston; "How can I correlate mnaip with my other subjects?" by Minnie Nor- moyie. , Columbia Union C. E. To Meet Here Nov. 2-4 Young people from over Morrow and Umatilla counties will meet in Heppner November 2-3-4 fnr the Columbia Union Christian Endeav or convention. The meetings will be held in the Christian church State officers and leaders from the Grande Ronde Union will assist in the program. The messages will be Inspiring the conferences stimu latingand the fellowshiD thrilllmr The registration fee of 25c entitles tnose from- outside the Harvard plan of entertainment. All young people are invited to attend. DEGREE OF HONOR NOTICE. Kate J. Youne lode-a No. 29. will meet Oct. 23. All memhpra nm-ori to be present. Hallowe'en party ana reiresnments. Clara Beamer, secretary. MEETING AT IONE. Fellowship meeting at Pentecos tal church. lone, on Mnnrlnv th 22nd. There will be three services, morning at 10:30, afternoon at 2:30 and evening at 7:30. All are invited. For Sale Two hundred eighty acre alfalfa and wheat ranch, lo cated on Willow creek, two miles north of Lexington, Communicate with John J. Evans, Box 823, Walla Walla, Washington. 30lf. Henry F. Blahm is down from his home at Walla Walla looking after some business matters here. District Alumni, U. of 0., Organized at Pendleton Seventy-seven alumni of the Unt versity of Oregon, Including eight from Morrow county, met at a ban quet at Pendleton last Thursday evening and perfected a district at umni association. Judge Bert Richards, oldest alumnus present. was elected president Mrs. James S. Johns, Pendleton, was elected vice-president and Bert Gerard, Pendleton, was elected secretary. James Raley presided as temporary chairman. Present from Morrow county were Miss Patricia Mahoney, Miss Evelyn Humphreys, Ellis Thomson, Allan Bean, J. Logie Richardson and Jasper Crawford, Heppner, and Laurel Beach, Lexington. Following the banquet at Hotel Pendleton after dinner speeches were made by Mark Temple and J. A. (Coach) Murray, and some movies of university football scenes taken by James Raley were shown. Bert Gerard led the group in sing ing university songs. The group organized at Pendleton Is affiliated with the Eastern Oregon U. of O. Alumni association, other units of which were organized at other places the same evening. IONE Ty MARGARET BLAKE Miss Winona Ritchie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ritchie, and Clifford McCabe, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McCabe, were married at Vancouver, Wn, last week. The young couple have moved Into the house next to the Congregational parsonage. On Tuesday afternoon the former schoolmates of Mrs. Mc Cabe gave a shower in her honor at the home of her mother, Mrs. Fred Ritchie. About fifty girls from high school and the seventh and eighth grades attended and Mrs. McCabe received many beautiful and useful gifts. Cake, pie and coffee were served. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mathews have returned from Selah, Wash., where they have been employed in the apple harvest for several weeks. The Women's Auxiliary of lone post of the American Legion held their regular meeting at the new home above the Independent Ga rage last Saturday afternoon. In stallation of officers was the main business of the meeting. The fol lowing were installed: Mrs. Vera Rietmann, president; Mrs. Maude Farrris, first vice-presient; Mrs. Mable Cotter, second vice-president; Mrs- Vivian Haguewood, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Snoda Blake, chaplain. Mrs. Harriet Brown and Mrs. Beulah Mankin acted as hostesses and served ap ple pie, cheese and coffee at the close of the meeting. It was an nounced during the afternoon that plans had been completed to serve a plate supper at the Auxiliary room above the Independent Garage on the evening of Oct. 27. This sup per will be served for thirty-five cents a plate and will be a benefit for the Auxiliary. Serving will be gin at six-thirty and continue as long as anyone wishes to be served before the dance which is being given by the Legion on the same evening. The carnival, baazar and dance given at the Legion hall last Satur day night was well attended. The H. E. committee which sponsored the affair deserves much credit for a very nice evening's entertain ment. A great deal of interest cen tered around the fortune teller's booth during the evening and the other carnival booths came in for their share of attention, too. Wal ter Pierce who is quite well known to audiences in this part of the country, was well received by the crowd which had assembled for the program. Following his speech the grange presented a program of In strumental solos, vocal solos, read ings, musical readings, skits, a pantomime, "Pokey Hontus," and an amateur boxing match. A dance rounded out the evening's fun. At a meeting at the school house last Saturday afternoon the budget for the coming year was voted on and passed. A very small crowd was in attendance, this to our mind being a hopeful sign that the "de pression" if not past is on the wane. Robert Cummins of Portland, the son of H. M. Cummins, former cashier of the Bank of lone when there was such an institution, ar rived in lone on Sunday with his employer who is the head of an In surance agency In Portland. The gentlemen were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swanson and left Mon day morning for the camp of Mr. and Mrs. Clell Rea In the mountains where they hoped to get in some good hunting. Hot lunches have been started at school again this year. They are being prepared by Mrs. Kenneth Blake. The grade school faculty members are preparing a pageant of the west which is to be present ed on Nov, 2, in the school auditor ium as a benefit for the hot lunch fund. A carnival will be held In connection with the event. Last year hot lunches were served to all the school who remained in the building during the noon hour and the results were so beneficial that It is hoped the same support will be given the project this year as was last. The grade school presented the program at last Friday's assembly In the school gymnasium. A very Interesting program was given. The seventh and eighth grades gave a toast to the high school. Miss Spit tle gave some high lights of her trip to England and France last (Continued on Page Four) DEVELOPMENT SLOW IN GRAIN LOSS CASE Farmers Mark Time Since Monday in Suit Against Elevator Company. TALK SETTLEMENT Rumor Says Case May be Settled Out of Court; Many Outside Attorneys Here. An element of suspense has hung over numerous farmers of the vi cinity who have been about town since Monday twiddling thumbs while awaiting developments in their case against Heppner Far mers Elevator company, trustees of the receivership, and grain com panies alleged to have received their grain in an Improper manner. The case, arising from losses al legedly sustained when the elevator company went into the hands of a receiver three years ago, was dock eted to go to trial Monday before Judge Fred W. Wilson of The Dal les. But with the judge, numerous attorneys pro and con, and many witnesses all milling about the court house since time scheduled for the opening, the case remained uncalled at noon today. Rumor was current among inter ested farmers yesterday that at tempts were being made to settle out of court, and that the case might not be heard. The case is a suit in equity in which Chris P. Brown, et al, plain tiffs, vs. Heppner Farmers Eleva tor Co., defendant. Watts & Prest bye, attorneys of Athena, are rep resenting the plaintiffs. Attorneys representing the grain companies are as follows: Veazie, Veazie & Corbett, Portland, for Balfour, Guthrie Co.; Raley, Raley & Kil kenny, Pendleton, for Edward L. Eyre Co.; A. S. Cooley, Portland, for J. J. Chisholm; Angell, Fisher & Sabin, Portland, for Kerr, Gif ford & Co. Sid Robinson of Portland, auditor for the grain companies, who spent several months in Heppner audit ing the account, of the elevator company following its closing, is among outside men here for the trial. COUNTRY'S BANKS RECOVER RAPIDLY By J. F. T. O'CONNOR, . Comptroller of the Currency At the close of the Banking Hol iday there were 1417 national banks, including state banks in the Dis trict of Columbia under the juris diction of the Comptroller of the Currency, with deposits of $1,971,- 960,000, which did not reopen. This was the most serious problem con fronting the Comptroller's office. The question is properly asked, what has happened? There have been reorganized 1051 banks with deposits aggregating $1,758,184,000, and 28 national banks paid their depositors in full the sum of $11,051,000 and went out of business. There were placed in re ceivership 302 banks with deposits of $158,417,000, but plans have been arranged for 18 of these receiver ship banks to reopen, which will re lease an additional $10,132,000. This leaves 36 banks in conservatorship, and of these, 30 banks with deposits of $41,664,000, have plans approved for reorganization, and 6 banks with deposits of $3,183,000 have disap prove plans. These banks may sub mit approved plans. Depositors have received since March 16, 1933, $542,811,998 in divi dends. Slightly in excess of 50 per cent has been paid to depositors in receivership banks. Since the establishment of the Bureau of the Comptroller of the Currency, a period of about 70 years depositors have received ninety four cents out of every dollar col lected, which Is a remarkable rec ord. In other words, salaries of re ceivers, attorney's fees, and all ov erhead have been paid at a total cost of 6 cents out of every dollar collected. The Comptrollers office has had another Important task since the Banking Holiday in connection with the issuing of preferred stock by national banks. The object of issu ing preferred stock by the banks Is to permit them to hold certain slow assets without forcing collection, as well as to enable them to extend more liberal credit. 1720 national banks have issued preferred stock In the amount of $460,342,800. The Reconstruction Finance corporation has purchased $392,265,654, while local interests throughout the Uni ter States have purchased $68,077, 146. There are at the present time 5478 active national banks in the United States with deposits of $20,055,724, 000. The deposits in national banks on June 30, 1933, were $16,865,233, 000. This, in very brief form, Is a summary of the activities of the of fice of the Comptroller of the Cur rency with reference to the reor ganization of banks, the strength ening of capital structure and pay ments of dividends. Aged Aunt Visits at The It. L. Benge Home Mrs. G. D. Driskell of Oklahoma city an aged aunt of Mrs. R. L. Benge, has been a guest at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Benge since Sunday. Mrs. Driskell, who is past 80 years of age, is making her first visit to the Pacific north west, coming from Oakland, Calif., where she has been spending some time with other relatives. On the way north she visited with nieces at Dayton and in Portland, and she was accompanied to Heppner by Mrs. Nellie Willis of Portland, sis ter of Mrs. Benge, and Chester and Lyle Stevens of Dayton, nephews of Mrs. Benge. The young men have been in the mountains deer hunting during the week and the visitors expect to return to their homes the coming Sunday. E. B. Driskell of Spokane, a brother of Mrs. Benge, is also here, coming with the party from Portland, where he had been enjoying a visit with the aged aunt Mr. Driskell resided here for many years and has been renewing old acquain tances. LOCAL NEWS Hugh W. Gimm, pioneer resident of the Irrigon project, was here on Wednesday, accompanied by W. T. iLggleston of Pasco who is also owner of an irrigated tract at Irri gon and was making his application for a loan through the office of P. W. Mahoney, local representative of a federal loaning set-up. Mr. Grimm thinks conditions were somewhat better this seaeson for the farmers of the north end pro ject, and their hay crop is far ahead of what it was last season, with good prices being offered. Assessor Jesse J. Wells is con fined in St. Vincent's hospital in Portland, where he underwent a major operation the past week end for the removal of an abdominal obstruction of long standing. He is reported to be getting along well. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Briggs and Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Pope and daughter departed for Portland on Monday, spending several days in the city on business. They returned Wednesday. Lee Scrivner, west side farmer, was in town Wednesday. He states that the grain is coming along very fine since the recent snow storm and the work of fall seeding is far advanced. Mr. and Mrs. Elza Vinson were Butter creek folks in the city on Wednesday. -t Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCarty and children motored to Portland over the week end, visiting relatives and friends, and taking in the Oregon Washington football game. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers who moved to this city recently from Lexington, are domiciled in the Bonnie Cochran house. For Sale 25 tons of alfalfa hay. R. B. Wilcox, Lexington. 32tf Jesse J. Wells, county assessor, is confined at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland undergoing medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs- Joe Devine of Lex ington were visitors in the city on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. John Bergstrom and children were Eight Mile folks in the city for a short tme Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jones visited Pendleton Tuesday where Mr. Jones was looking after some business matters. STUDENTS ON HONOR ROLL. Students on the honor roll in Heppner high school for the first term are announced as follows: Four Is, Ruth Green; three l's, Dora Bailey, Irene Beamer, Har riet Hager, Katheririe Parker, Er vin Perlberg, LaVerne Van Marter; two l's, Dean Goodman, Evelyn Kirk; one 1, Norma Becket, Neva Bleakman, Chester Christenson, Er nest Clark, Howard Cleveland,, James Driscoll, Louis Gilliam, Joe Green, Frances Rugg, Joseph Stephens, Jennie Swendig, Lorena Wilson, Velva Bundy, Wm. McRob erts, Helen Van Schoiack. TO DISTRICT MEET. Mrs. Clara Beamer, state presi dent, and a group of other mem bers of the local chapter, Degree of Honor Protective association, at tended a district convention of the association in Pendleton yesterday. Accompanying Mrs. Beamer were Mr. and Mrs. Burl Coxen, Mrs. Margaret Sherer, Mrs. Ruth Roh rer, Mrs. Izora Vance, Miss Mary Driscoll and Mrs. Nora Neill. YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO MEET The Young Democrats of Hepp ner and community are called to meet on Tuesday evening, Oct 23, at the council chambers in this city. The object of the meeting is the or ganization of a Young Democrat club and the meeting is called for 8:00 o'clock; be there promptly if you can, but come. GRAND OFFICER COMING. R. H. Windishar, McMinnville, district deputy grand exalted ruler, B. P. O. Elks, will make his offi cial visitation to Heppner lodge 358 next Thursday evening, announces J. G. Thomson, Jr., exalted ruler. All members are urged to be pre sent. Initiation will be held. CANDIDATE TO SPEAK. Horace Walter, democratic nom inee for secretary of state, Is slated to speak at the Elks hall, Friday evening at 8 o'clock, according to announcement from local demo cratic headquarters. GRANGE TO HAVE DISTRICT MEETING State Officers Scheduled to Appear on Program Which Will be Held In Lexington, 25th. In line with district conferences being held by state grange officials in every county of the state, a dis trict conference will be held in the grange hall at Lexington Thursday morning, October 25. "Those who have been grangers and attended the meetings with the desire of self and community improvement can not help but be attracted more strongly to the grange by the well balanced program and broad plat form of the grange,", says Mrs. E. C Heliker, Morrow County Pomo na lecturer, in announcing the lo cal conference. The program at Lexington will follow the general outline of pro grams being held throughout the state, as follows: 10:45 a. m. to noon, separate erouD meetings of masters, lecturers, secretaries and standing committees, such as agri culture. H. E. C. and letriRlative- 1:40 p. m., group singing; 2 p. m., rtay w. urn, "The Grange in Legis lation"; 2:20, Mrs. Alice Goff, "Bal anced Lecturer's ProeTm": 2-4n Bertha J. Beck, "Why Granges Go uormant"; 3:00, George A. Palmi ter, "Grange Cooperative Efforts"; 3:20. Albert Slamrhtpr "flrano-a . o - Procedure and Parliamentary us age; a:4u, -women's Work, in the Grange"; 4:00, recreation or sing ing led by Miss Gertrude Skow: 4:10, by the deputy of the district "Keeping Up Grange Interest"; 4:30, cooperation Between Granges and Countv Asrents." hv agent; 4:50, "Grange Fire Insur ance," oy omcer from the associa tion; 5:05, reports on granges by county deputies: 5:25. "Granhe Bul letin," by George Corson; 5:35, "Re ports or condition of Grange Work," by Pomona master; 7:30, ail participate in organized recreation suited for grange use, Miss Skow of O. S. C; 8:35, officers' seating arm contest by subordinate grange officers, nrizes to he wnrriH. m-an adjournment as near as possible to tnis time. All masters, lecturers and secrA- taries should register bv 2 n m. for the registration prize. Others may register during the day or by 7:30 p. m. All fire insurance agents and members of agricultural, legis lative and cooperative committees should make a special effort to at tend the entire meeting. A special nrize is driven tn mrh grange reEristerins- all remiinr of ficers during the conference day as outlined. executive committees are counted as regular officers in registering to win. Thix meeting la not called for officers alone, any ana all fourth degree members are not only welcome to the full con ference, but are urged to attend. Union Missionary Society To Give Notsons Farewell The HeDnner Union Missions rv society will be host for a farewell recention to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Notson in the parlors of the Chris tian church tomorrow evening. A silver offering will be taken to as sist Mr. and Mrs. Notson in their new field of work. Mr. and Mrs. Notson leave Satur day for Portland, where they will purchase some supplies, and after filling several speaking dates in the vicinity of Seattle will leave from that port on November 17 for the mission field In China near the hnr. der of Tibet. They are slated for a stay or tour years there. Lions to Move to Hotel; Special Numbers Please The Lions club will change its meetine Dlace from the 1. r O. F hall to Hotel Heppner beginning iNovemoer i, according to action of the members at the club's Monday noon luncheon. Discussion of bus iness affairs took up much of the luncheon time. A song written by Mrs. Raymond H. Turner of lone especially for the club, and set to music by a promin ent Portland composer, was sung. Very well received was a reading by Bert Evans, public speaking in structor in the high school, who showed himself to have exceptional talent as an Interpretative speaker. PLAN BUSY YEAR, Heppner unit, American Legion Auxiliary, met at Legion hall Tues day evening with Mrs. Etta Parker, president, presiding. Mrs. Lucille McAtee was elected historian, and Mrs. Alice Peterson, Mrs. Faye Fer guson and Mrs. Lera Crawford were elected members of the executive committee for the coming year. Plans for the year were discussed showing prospects for a busy and successful year. Mrs. Biester, na tional president, will broadcast Oc 22 at 12 noon, Pacific time, from Coral Gables, Florida. Members are urged to listen in. OUTSIDE HUNTERS COME. Many outside cars bearing hunt ers to Morrow County's far-famed bird hunting grounds have arrived beginning Monday, opening day of the season, and bags have been re ported as generally good. An ex ceptionally large number of game birds, Including Chinese pheasants. Hungarian partridges and quail, is prevalent this season. Many local sportsmen have also been taking ativantnge ot tne snooting. COMMUNITY UNITES IN LIBRARY BENEFIT Large Audience Attends Stunt Nite Sponsored by Organizations. $120 FUND IS REAPED Program of Skits, Stunts, Music and Readings Snappy; Appre ciation of Talent Shown. A near capacity audience includ ing folks from all parts of Morrow county assembled at the school gym-auditorium last evening for the annual stunt nite to benefit the public library. The variety pro gram of skits, stunts, music and readings was carried out with snap under the direction of Mrs. P. M. Gemmell and Mrs. J. F. Vaughn, bringing hearty approval from the audience and producing $120 for the library. The brightly clad school band with capes of purple and gold, di rected by Harold W. Buhman, play ed while the audience assembled and again at the close of the pro gram, getting its share of applause. Heppner Rebekahs came first with their skit "Uncle Hiram's Cold," in which Mrs. Kate Swendig, Mrs. Lillian Turner, Mrs. Olive Frye, Mrs. Anna Brown, Miss Anna Wightman, Mrs. Mable Chaffee and Mrs. Opal Ayers portrayed comic roles that produced many laughs. Next was the Christian church quartet, John Anglin, Frank Tur ner, Chas. Barlow and Claude Pev ey, singing "Sweet Kentucky Babe," and encore, with Miss Marie Bar low accompanying. This was fol lowed by the Elks' short comedy skit "Railroad Gossip," with Harry Wells, Clinton Rohrer and Jap Crawford participating. A pleasing musical number for the Eastern Star was the piano du et next offered by Jeanette and Buddy Blakely who played "Ap proach of Spring" and "Dance Hu moresque." Just a bit of "Chicago" was the Degree of Honor offering in which Bernard McMurdo, How ard Bryant and Lemoyne Cox, af ter each introducing himself as be ing from the Windy City, drew pis tols and opened fire. lone school's offering, "Struttin' Jim," with Maxine McCurdy in the lead role, assisted by Charlotte Sperry, pickaninny, Bertha Akers and Mrs. Fern Turner, with Miss Lucy Spittle as accompanist was a blackface musical act which brot rounds of applause. The act was coached by Mrs. Harriet Brown. It was followed by two musical readings by Miss Lorraine Pope, accompanied by Mrs. J. O. Turner, for the Methodist church. 'Better City Campaign" of the Business and Professional Womens club, presented a group of mem bers in executive meeting, who pre sented quite ridiculous views on the subject of city betterment. Those participating were Miss Eu la McMillan, executive secretary, Josephine Mahoney, Miss Leta Humphreys, Mrs. Lillian Turner, Miss Mae Doherty, Mrs. Lucy E. Kodgers, Miss Mildred Peregrin. Miss Shirlee Brownson and Miss Evelyn Humphreys. Matt Kenny next sang "Sweetheart of My ureams, accompanied by Miss Marjorie Parker, for the Catholic church, receiving a large expres sion of appreciation. The charming "Glow Worm" dance, beautifully portrayed by Do ra Bailey to accompaniment of Mrs. J. O. Turner, was the offering of the Bookworms. Then back to the ridiculous came the Lions' in troduction of "Madam Ivanawful itchski," grand opera prima don na in the person of Frank Turner with Earl W. Gordon assisting In her disposal. Representing the neppner school faculty, Laurence Winter sang "Little Man," accom panied by Mrs. Winter, a pleasing number. Another dramatic skit of the hieh caliber for which productions of Mrs. Marie Clary are noted came from the Hardman school, entitled "Cornfed Babies." Depicting roles were Harvey DeMoss, husband; Miss Rutti Nylund, wife; Miss Del sie Bleakman, maid; Miss Dolly rarrens, motner, and Kills Thom son, boss. Concluding the program was the appearance of the Ameri can Legion and American Legion Auxiliary mixed double quartet singing favorite wartime songs. The personnel was Estes Morton, Paul Gemmell, E. F. Bloom, Harvey Mil ler, Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Bloom. Mrs. Coramae Ferguson and Mrs. Lucy a.. Kocigers. witn Miss Juanita Lea thers accompanist. A candy sale during the perform ance was sponsored by the ladies of the Episcopal church, with pro ceeds going to the benefit fund. Warm thanks and appreciation of the wholehearted cooperation re ceived to make the entertainment a success are expressed by Mrs. Rodgers, president of the library association. Others assisting with the performance were Mrs. Earl W. Gordon, tickets; Cluude Pevey and Clarence Hayes, properties; Josephine Mahoney and Jap Craw ford, publicity. license to wed was Issued last Thursday by Gay M. Anderson, county clerk, to Bculuh C. Emert and Ralph Matthews, both of Ions.