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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
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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
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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.