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tf. THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1921. v v 1 41' , uJle GDutarin Ar0ttfl County Official Paper An Independent Newspaper Published Thursdays at Ontario, Orogon, and onterod at tho Ontario post offlco tor distribution as 2nd class tnattor. O. K. Alkon, Managing Editor BUBBCMI'TION Ono Yoar, $2.00 I0 WIJ WANT 9100,000? Do tho pcoplo of Malheur County want tho additional $100,000 which tho Highway Commission litis offer ed thorn to ba spent on tho hlghwuys of tho county west from Cairo? If wo do not want this monoy, It Is certain that thoro aro other counties that do, and tho offer will not bo permitted to stand for nil Indoflnlto time. I Furthormoro Blnco this monoy comos from tho funds secured by bond sales of tho state, which aro financed by tho auto llconscs tho ncceptanco of tho offer means that Just that much moro of tho auto Mronees paid by tho pcoplo of tho county will bo roturncd to this sec tlon. It Is cortaln something must bo dono about tho road from Cairo to uuiiim-. aivon another winter such as tho ono Just past and all that region will bo practically Isolated. All tho monoy hlthorto Bpcnt on the roads In that region will huvo boon thrown away, tho grado will bo gono, as has tho surfaco already and somo day tho county will havo to start all over to robulld the high way; whllo If tho commission's of fer Is accepted It Is probablo that tho ontlro road can bo built on n pormauent basis. Tho manner In which prices aro docllnlng Justifies this bollof. The' pcoplo throo years ago voted bonds for tho road from Vale west. Flvo years ago thoy votod a direct tax of $10,000 from Vale west so that thoro Is nvallablo $40,000 now to match tho state's offor. All that Is needed Is to secure tho other $00,000. Whoro enn this money bo socur od T Is It worth $3,000 por year In Intorcst to securo this highway right through the center of tho county? And when tho road Is built ono hnlf of tho malntonanco wilt bo paid from stato funds. Is this worth tho prlco? Wo bollovo It Is, but It Is up to tho pcoplo to decide. Something must bo dono, Somo doflnlto ac tion muBt bo takon. Wo ennnot sit ldlo and let tho offer languish. Wo must act, but how? Thnt Is tho question. To got tho matter botoro tho pco plo Tho Argus would llko to glvo publicity to opinions of lntorcsted men, taxpayers, In tho cities and towns, Interested ranchers along tho road who will bo carved, and any othors. It tho highway commission would ontortaln a plnn of doforod puy- monts, say $40,000 this yoar and $16,000 for four years, from tho road funds which nro lovlod any way: perhaps that would bo the- best plan. If not tho only other nl tomatlvo which suggests iteolf Is n bond Issuo. Which plan do you favor? On tho front pago of this issuo la a coupon upon which theso proposi tions nro sot forth. Wo would llko to got an Idea of tho sentiment of our roadors on this Important pro position, and would approclato n ganornl expression from oreryono. Just mark tho ball' -'"' ' all It to Tho Argus. ANNOUNCEMENT DOCTOR J. C. WOODWAItD, O O U L I S T, WOODWAUD BUILDING, PAYETTE, IDAHO desires to announco that ho 'will bo at his offlco ovary at tornoon for tho purpoao ot FIT TING OLASSES. Arrangomonts may bo roado for ovonlng ap pointments. Eyos will bo ox ntnlned FREE OF CIIAItaE. Offlco onulpmont Includes ovary madorn Instrument. FIT and SATISFACTION guaran-tood. Till! EFFECT OF INVIHONMENT In Portland rosoa grow every where not' only In tho' parka and upon tho lawns about tho homes, but also along tho parkways ot many of tho streets. Hoses aro common In Portland, so common that ovcryono mny havo thorn, and apparently ovoryono loves them. As tho result of this gonornl dlfuslou ot rosoa no ono thinks of "stealing flowers' In' Portland. Flowers nro so common and tho lovo of them has boon so gonorous ly Instilled by tholr prosonco ovory whoro that tho pcoplo may plant thorn out on tho parking strips and know that thoy will not bo mo lostod. Contrast this plcturo with that which obtains In Ontnrlo. Hero thoro aro few homos about which flowors aro cultivated. In fact tho homo thus blessed is tho oxcoptlon rather than tho rulo; and thosu who do thus Improve tholr homes cannot fool sato In their possession. Night aftor night ot lato somo ot tho prottlost flower beds of tho city havo been raided by andal hands. Whllo this Indlcutos a lovo of tho boautttul It Indicates no respect for tho rights of othors. Mrs. II. U Scott loft Tuosday for Ilaulah whoro her husband preced ed her to begin work on tholr ranch. It. W. Athertou purchased a homo from his father, Chas. Athorton, consisting ot n house and flvo lota four blocks wost of tho west sldo school, Mrs. A. S. Ilrown has as a guost this weok her mother Mrs. Mary C. Arnold of Ilolso. THE OPEN lOHUM This column Is opon to the peopto of Malheur County for an expression of tholr opinions upon mnttora of Intorcst. Tho Argus assures no responsibility for tho expressions heroin con- tallied, nor docs tho appearance ot any statements hero mean that It reflects In any dogroo (ho sentiments ot tho publisher. All porsonnl abuso, or libelous mnttor will not bo printed; and whllo correspondonco of cltl- zona will bo wolcomo corro- 8pondcnt8 nro urged to limit communications to not moro than 400 words. Tho Editor. 4..).4.4. 4' 4 Downoy, Ida. April 18, 1921. Editor of ArgUB! Tho ownors ot land holding wntor rights controlled by tho Power Co. may seem apathetic, but It Is tho apathy ot despair. It seems to be tho Intention of tho Power Co. to gain possession of alt tho land do pondont upon thorn. Tho utllltlos commission uttorly Ignore tho needs of tho farmors. Thoy must know thoy cannot support bucIi oxpenso If thoy know anything concerning ex isting conditions. Senator Uornh stated In a speech In Congress that Power chnrges on tho Amorlcnn sldo of Niagara Falls wero almost double thoso ot tho Canadian sldo. Is It any wonder our farmers aro leav ing an Intorcst-rlddon country for ono whoro laws nro onforcod with Justice? Tho Editor of tho Argua spoakos of n "fair and Impartial valuation" na a mcana of loworlng tnxos. How may that bo obtalnod? Tho writer owns a dry homostond which wlH, not produco onougn to reoti a uozon lions, yet tho assessor doubled tho assessment InBt yoar notwithstand ing protest. Ho had novor socn tho placo nor asked for any Information. If ho had ho gavo It no considera tion. It must bo tho object of tho tax officials to drlvo Bottlers from Malheur Co., and thoy nro making a success of it. Is Ontario keeping paco with Idaho towns In growth and building? Blx porcont taxes aro not an actlvo Inducomont to proporty ownors. A powor Victim. hays Aeiucuimmi: INADEQUATELY TAUUI1T Tho following Horn which appear ed In a Portland paper wns sont Into Tho Argua with a roquost that It bo printed: Solom, Or., April 21 J. A Chur chill, suporlntondont of public In struction, Is Bonding out a letter to county superintendents notifying thorn that ln tho May and. Juno nlEhth crndo examinations no ex amination will bo given to pupils In tho su bloct nf agriculture churcnm said that ho Is vory Intoroatod In tho nubjoct of ngrlculturo, nut mat little Is accomplished as It Is now taught, slnco tho majority of toach ora touching tho subject havo had no preparation to toach It. i -j Strain wmmmamamtmawum www' MMAMMA ALEXANDERS ONTARIO and VALE IMWWW0MMM GRADUATION CLOTHES FOR THE ' YOUNG MEN ' ' HE finest all wool serge,- single or double breasted, hand tailored and satin piped seams PENCII - STRIPE SUITS continue to be the most popular for the real classy dresser, and are very moderately priced at 275D $3000 $3250 T nflSMQ A Stunner in STETSON HATS the hat with a reputation $6 10 Tax Paid ALEXANDER ONE PRICE CLOTHIER ONTARIO and VALE, OREGON Purity Baker j Try Our Coffee Cake, Fresh Cookit'S Raisin Bread, Cup Cakes Maple Roll, Doughnuts. Always a fresh supply of ANGEL FOOD DEVIL FOOD and WHITE LAYER cakes. Emiiest BarcuSj Prop. Phono 7 SCHOOLS FULFILLING PURPOSE IN TRAINING STUDENTS FOR LIFE WORK Vocational Training Courses Popular With Pupils, Few of Whom Have Opportunity of Attending Col leges of Higher Education. HATS REDUCED UbBS This sale includes all our Spring and Summer Mil linery. All strictly this year's colors and styles. No old stock to select from. Hats worth from $6.50 to $22,50 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY $4 to $12.50 Morris Millinery & Novelty Shop Uy J. M, McDonald, Supt. ot Schools Tho public schools ot this country, along with so many other funda mental Institutions, nro undergoing a process ot chango and adjustment. Thoro Is a tooling abroad In tho Innd that our public schools must ho moro rosponslvo to tho chang ing domands that aro bolng made ot tho boys and girls who complete tho course loading to graduation. Moro and moro, tho business world Is domandlng that high school graduates bo prepared to do some thing In particular whon they fin ish tholr school work, Wo aro be ginning to Insist that schools glvo young people practical as woll as cultural training. It Is argued that since over 90 porcont of our high school graduatos novor finish a col logo or University course tho high scliooU ot this country should pay loss attention to preparing young peoplo for college ontranco, and pay moro attention to fitting them to earn a living when their school work at homo Is finished. The Ontario schools havo boon at tempting, within tho limits ot the means at tholr disposal, to follow this goneral policy In so far as thoy can. Wo havo not lost sight of the fact that cultural education Is nec essary. We requlro every studont who graduatos from our school to study English and Composition all four years of tho course We re quire that two years work ln mathematics be completed; ono year In American History and Civics; one year ln Sclonco. Other subjects, chiefly cultural In character aro strongly recomraendod to our stu dents. In addition, to courses of this type, however, wo aro offering courses which aro very practical and vocational In charactor. When wo romembor that our high school Is located at the oztrome eastorn edgo ot tho stato, In the largst community of any size In qulto a largo territory, wo understand what an unusual responsibility Is ours. Thero Is no college or University lo cated near onougn to our commun ity that many of our boys and girls may readily attend Conse quently tho largo majority of them must got all (he schooling that they will over receive, right ln our local schools. For this reason wo should all bo doubly anxious to make our local schools as strong as wo can afford. 'Thoro aro sevoral dopartmonts In our high school which are meet ing ln part, tho demand for prac tical instruction. This year we will turn out a class ot seven young woman who havo comploted tho course In Teacher Training They will recetvo certificates to teach in any grade school lu tho state. Thoy havo boon specifically proparod for a spoclflc position. Our Commercial department has over 30 studonts who aro taking coursos in either typewriting, book koeplng, shorthand, commercial law and etc, Whon tho socond years work has been dono by theso pcoplo thoy will bo prepared for ordlnaiy offlco positions as clorks and sten ographers. Our class of 18 young men who aro studying Vocational Agricul ture both ln our class rooms and on tho farms and ranches surround ing Ontario, will, by the tlino they havo completed tho four yoar course undoubtedly bo bettor farmors and ranchors than thoy would othorwlso havo boon. Over 40 young womon aro taking coursos in domestic science nnd art As soon ns this department can bo reorganized undor the Smith-Hughes Vocational act, many othor house hold topics, besldo sewing and cooking will be added, Tho young womon who comploto tho course will bo much better prepared for tho vocation ot homo making than thoso who cannot rocelvo this training. Tho boys who take our course In Manual training gain a knowledge of tools and mechanical ability that will stand them In good stead whothor thoy ever bocome carpen ters or not. Thoso flvo special features are mentlonod to show that tho Ontario Board of Education la alive to the demand being made that school work be practical and vocational, as well as ucademlc and cultural. It Is true that many Improve ments could be mado in the work we aro doing It the funds were available. Higher priced and more oxport teachora can be secured to toach Commercial coursos, Agricul ture and Teacher Training etc. Moro expensive equipment can be bought which would add much to the courses taught. It Is tho policy ot the Board at tho present time to make no further Increase In" the cost ot operating our schools, even tno additional funds could bo spent very advantageously, Thoy expect to economize at every point where economy Is possible. They realize, being taxpayers themsolves, that most taxpayers wish every possible economy mado. They are serving the public Interest to tho best ot tholr ability or elso thoy would not glvo their time and effort, without any pay whatever, for this purpose. Thoy aro hoping to keep our schools at least up to their present stan dard during tho year to come, hop ing that before long wo may further establish Ontario's position as the educational center ot south-ostern Oregon, TWENTY YEAHH AGO Nobody swattod tho fly? Cream was flvo conts a pint. Cantoloupos woro Muskmolons, You novor hoard ot a "tin llzzlo." Farmors enmo to town for tholr mall. Nobody cared for the prlco of gas oline The hutchor "throw In" a chunk of llvor. Thou farming was a livelihood, now it's a business, Thon every farmor was for htm solf nnd somo ono olso got his pro fit; now wo havo tho Farm Bureau. Benton Co. F. B. Now. Mr. nnd Mrs. Omar Klum woro Wolsar vUltors, Sunday, Mr. Klum going on to Huntington whoro he uinplrod tho Wolier- Huntington basoball game that day. 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