La Grande evening observer., January 19, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 6

Thrift" Is Corner-Stone
To Success and Happiness
. (By ANDREW MIM.KH)
Oregon National Thrift Committee
The wek, Junuary 17 to Janu
, firy 24, Is Htt apart in Amorlca
. for obat-rvanre as National Thrift
Wt'k. Inirlng this period we are
OKked to Klvo special conHldorutlon
. to thrift what it is and how wo
' ran apply it i" our own lives, not
Only for thlH particular week, hut
an it rular habit which may be
come a part of our churactcr.
: January 171 h i the annlvernary
of UMiJumin Kranklln's blrlhday.
' Tho cclebnillon of Thrift Wnek la
an honor wo pay nnuuully to the
memory of this great American.
The worda that Mr. Franklin wrote
through the medium of Poor
Itlrnnrd's Almanac, have become
hy-worrifl In nearly every language
Hint is Bpoken. Ho had that rare
tah'iit of coining ralch-phrancK
which nro full ot mcunhig ami
iuv a value for each one of uh.
Today I lm philosophy or Krnnklln
1h jimt as I rue, Jut uh pracJIcal
ami JiiHt (ih wotlhy or adoption by
each or im uh It w:ih when he
formulatei; It. Can we pOHhllily
have a finer memorial to thin
great American, one of the inont
Iileliirewiue, Interesting and Hllinlt
latlng flgtirf-H In our nationul I.Ih
tury, than Thrift Week, which M
devoted to the' consideration of
thowft practical, lioiuely vlrhn-K
which he advocated and which he
exemplified In his own life?
"Wrtstn Not, Want Not.' I
' We all know the myings: "Wnale
not. want not." and "Mllgenee Ih
the Mother of flood T-nck." Frank
Hn'a wrldngM teem with wueh terse
and prnctlcnl expressloiiH, many ftf
which would make good iiioiiocn'
Tot us to ndopt as renolullonn for
the year.
What, is Thrift? To many the
' word Implh'H miserliness hclhg
niggardly with one'n ii(oiiey rind
material posHewilonH. W 'liHlef de-
" flneft thrift nn "care a:id prudence
In the management of one's re
sources.' Those who regard thrift merely
as beln,' stingy anil piling up all
the money they can,- are deluding
themselves as to the real mean 'fig!
t)f the term, ror Thrift Jios n fur i
. liroader application than that. :
Money should not he r-girdel as j
more than a part of one's resourcon!
although admittedly a very ciweh
tlal and Important part. It s)
nhlefly Iti the use of money. In the
wise expenditure or It. 'that thrift,
may be practiced.
1 1 t our resources, primarily, are
threefold. Klrst and most Im
portant, is our physical well-being.
the resDurcn of our energy, our
vitality. Without heaith and vigor
wo arii but fractions or what we
could become and ave seriously
Handicapped in the. exercise or
those other powers of Intellect and
'Spirit resident wlthlu us.
Our time very properly may be
held next In the order of Import
ance, Of this factor or our re
sources Franklin say: "If tlma hu
of all things the most prwlous,
.wasting time must ho th greurent
prodigality." "Wo cannot aceumu.
late time; Its passing Is as swift as
Jlght. The. only way wo can savo
.time is by using It.
Of our material resources, the
money wo accumulate and the
property We acquire, these Indeed
have come to ho held by mnhy as
the criterion of .success In life. To
n degrca one's wealth Is Indeed tin
index as to the care and prudence
manifested In the conduct of af
fairs. No matter how much wealth
has hpen passed on by Inheritance
or acquired by 'unusual success in
business, without good judgmont
in the handling of this -wealth- It
would soon take wings. The say
ings! "A fool and, his money are
noon purled,' and "11 Is but a
feneration from overalls to over
alls," have, unfortunately, so many
jiving examples that we need hard
ly n question iher truth.
Thrift iH'flncif.
Thrift, an I sen It Is a growth
toward life; it Is the best .means
of' thrlvjng;,. U Is Jh cultivation
tot ffr.Hfa, Ttmk.fi 1
j Swine, by buying at
J ths .inn of th Authoring
; . DiltrJbutor ' vh. Ih. ml 1
I- I tr cop of Ui. Timk.ii Rcr.
: Vlt. Cl.lof i .r.il.bl.i
. hr. .rnttm. TimKn Bfr.
i In., v. .old In th. or.
n and Wk Timk.n
carton !.'
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Leichton's Welding &
Machine Works
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and reservation of thorn elements
of character, physical energies
and material resources that enable
us to live more completely. And
hero I think wo will find the key
note of nil this emphasis on thrift.
It Is that we may live mmtt com
pletely. A little thinking along this
line will show the need for a
wider perspective of those fuctora
that constitute life; what life can
mean for us If we live more fully,
more abundantly, more nearly to
the potentialities resident in each
of us. And as we quietly think
over (he mailer 1 think most of
my readers will agree that In the
majority of cases tiff bus become
too much of a hurried routine and
that we are losing much of the
fullness, the fine flavor of true
living that it Is possible to develop.
If we accept the Interpretation
of MtYift as being a growth toward
life, we !hould find be prudent in
the development, the us' and the
maintenance of our health. How
largely happiness Is deendeat
upon good health! When in good
hea 1 1 h we n re norma I ly in good
humor and readily respond to the
appeal or the rlner things or lire,,
We handle our work wllhoul ef
port ; we go home to our fn Millies
at night with a amlle and n cheery
word, and the home circle Is mode
happier thereby. We are a nation I
of prodigals when U comea to the
matter of our physical resources.
We eat too much anil too fast; we j
try to do t hlngs too much In a
hurry, and consequently much of
mil work nhows the earmarks or
Indifference and mediocrity. We
tan our vitality beyond endurance
and then whimper when we have
to pay the penalty. Himplo cut.
Ihg, sufficient restful ale.-p, plenty
or fresh air nnd i-hourI. recreai lon
al exercise to keep hh ri! ; hi a
program that will make us ull bel
ter equipped, for the enjoyment of
a fuller life, a sensible balance
between work and recreation, self
drink call for I be exertion of will
power. The human body Ih n
hlffh-poWered machine, but It Is
exceedingly delicate In Its mechan
ism and adjustment. It Is cap
able of trenienduous accomplish
ment, hut It Ik our task to keep
tills machine In . perfect working
condition. How seldom do we
meet with an example of vigorous
health continued to, old age? And
yet hourly we meet specimens of
physical disability, out of running
order long before their time.
The second conslderat ton of
thrift is that of the wise use or
our time. The person who tries" to
'kill time Is a criminal, and he al
ways pays the penalty. Many peo
ple live as If time were of tho least
significance. It is Idled away here
mm wasted there, when wo en
counter a person who Is Industrious
and thrifty with his time, we can
bo fairly sure that he is an Indi
vidual who Is determined to make
ti success or his lire. The noted
Kugllsh novelist has given uh a
hook, entitled. "How to I.lvo on
rwetify-J.'our Hours n Hay," .Lean.
recuurmend this book as wurlh a
careful reudtng. Wo have but
twenty-four hours a day out of
which to build our lives, What
Hennet trloH to do Is to suggest an
orRanlxed expenditure of the day
no that real living may be accom
plished, Tho saving of time, In
that every minute la put to somo
good use. Is one of the best en
deavors that can be attempted by
anyone. lr. Kdward if. tlrlggs, a
well-known educational lecturer,
has said that If the tlmo lost In
wulltng for trains and In riding
on trains could ho turned to study
the educational value would he
equivalent to a dojien universities
comparable with Yale.
Iet us consider thrift of ma
terial resources and more particu
larly of money. Most of ns know
money values and wo can readily
understand lis language. We give
precedence to money In our lives
been use we believe In lis power.
Money Is not the greatest thing In
the w"rtd; It Is merely, one essen
tially important thing; ii"V hhoul
Us Importance everyone should in
form himself. - 1
Thrirt. Aids Independence,
We seek to acquire money first
because of the necessities and com
forts of lire we may thereby ob
tain for ourselves and for our fam
ilies. We wish to become hide,
pendent, economically independent
And this In a form of independence
X Wish every one of my readers
would Immediately resolve to
achieve. It must he done for enrh
Individual by himself as a question
of personal choice and determine
tlon. As n nation we fought for
our national political ludepend-
Jence, hut ns n nation we cannot
flRht for Individual economic In-
(dependence. It will demand cour-
nge and sacrifice, the giving up of
many little personal Indulgences,
for the Insuring nf future good. "If
Youth knew what Age would crave.
Youih would then both get and
save."
We work for money. That is.
we give the best of our services
nnd our time In exchange for
money. What we actually do Is to
convert the best part of ourselves
Into money. Into something that
we can use to tho best advantage
or to squander foolishly U we
chooso. The sad part or the whole
mnlter Is that few realljte the Im
portance of saving monev enrlv in
life, no that In later years they
may be free from the surrerluR
nnd (he humiliation consequent up.
on being unuble to provide for
themselves. Approximately one
man In o hundred arrives at the
age of sixty wllh sufficient means
to be culled Independent. The
trouble Is that we want the ne of
our money now and the comfort of
it In thr future. It 1m constant
stniRRlc for the mot. hftw'-m the
witt-fiirilon nf pre-nt wants at the
cost of future good. It is the are.
lew I should worry" attitude t
opposed to the avKteiuattc, senshlt
handling of one's affairs.
The Kolt for each one nf m
shnnM be to live within his in
come, regnhtrlv to s-t aside a iin
nf money, be it f-ver so mall, to.
wan! the fund that will some d;iy
maktt J.iin iiid ptuJciii, instead o
THE
living to a good age and then find
the bltlhg edge of hard time, pen
ury and distress laying In wait for
. him. In saving mohey regularly a
tman Is building Into his character
' one of the most valuable habits,
and at the same time Is acquiring
a competence that will make fu
ture happiness and success possi
ble. Ten cents a day saved and In
vested at six per cent will amount
to more than $9000 In sixty years.
Klve dollars a month put Into the
savings bank at compound interest
will amount to $335 In five years;
to $"43 In teil years; to $1241.S
In fifteen years; and to $1848.30
In twenty years. It Is amazing how
fust 111 tie Items will count up when
carefully and systematically put
away for future use.
Savo Small Hum.
We look enviously at the man
who has an incomo and jet It Is
so readily possible for most or us
to have the same advantages if
we will follotf a plan of suvlng
these small sums. A fortune of
$10,000 Invested in Liberty bonds
will yield about $400 a year. We
can, most of us, savo that $4 on
by good management and economy
here and there. . Have you thought
when carelessly spending a nickel
for chewing gum. that five cents
is all that a dollar will earn In
one year? That In purchasing the
gum you have used up the energy
for a whole year of one of the "Iron
Men" you have nt work for yon?
And I hi American' public spends
over flflv million dollars a year for
its chewing gum! That represent)!
one billion packages ef gum. The
aggregate amount of our apparent
ly trivial expenditures for non-essentials
runs Into hundreds or
millions or dollfini each year.
Small sums rhould be put Into
the savings bank regularly. When
a ffilr tnnount haa been arcmnii
lolod. ask your banker's advice
about an Invest ment that will M
absolutely secure and return to
von a. fair dividend, night hero Ih
where en re mufd he exercised In
Hie selection of Investments to
avoid Hie so.cnlled seen rlt ten or
'nvest nients that are the eurfm of
iho financial world today. Al
though no definite figures are
available. It Is certain that each
vein several hundred million dol
lars ore hnnded over by the Amer
ican public to the crooks that deal
In bunco stocks. This is done right
and left In every part or tho coun
try. It is a crying shame that peo
ple who have saved tidy sums und
have no knowledge or Investments
should he so foolish ns to make soT
failed Infest ments In this or that
highly speculative scheme which
promises them n high rate of in
terest and n quick return on their
money, llefore you Invest, investi
gate, Iff a safe rule to follow. Go
to your banker ot to some other
reliable bunlness man and get ad
vice as to Investing your savings.
Thrift Summed rp
The ready sale of so many blue-
sky stocks Is undoubtedly .due to
the cupidity of people wanting to
get a high rate of dividends and
all that sort of uneconomic non
sense, The sooner that we, as a
people, come to the realization of
the need for complete Investigation
Into the actual worth of securities
before they are bOktight, the le(
ten.lt. .will be tor our country as d
wholo. Good, legitimate Industries
are being mnd to suffer orten
t lines because of the bad reputation
given to stocks and bonds general
ly because of these notorious stock
selling schemes.
'hrlft may be summed up aa the
economy of Time, Knergy and Ma
terial Kesourccs.
Thrift In building up and using
energy will lead to good health
find good health nt sixty-five la a
goal worth reaching.
Thrift of time leads to respect
able accomplishment. What does
a man llvo for and what has he
contributed to the good of tho
community by reuson of his liv
ing? f.et us awake to the value
PID TOF know
THAT Wn had applefl
FOIt SAf.n at prices
, TO SUIT anyone'
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A FINK grade of
ItOMI S nnd Jonathans
FOIl ON'IiY A0 per box
F YOll fuf-nlsh
THIS not or mrk.
AliKO SOMI) baklnff
8li:s wrapped In pape
AMI PA( Kl l in sl7.es
AT $l.r.O per box.
La Grande
Warehouse &
Storage Co.
Joffciwn and llenihxk Kts.
I'liono klnlu 7a
F.RH'KSON DtniLAXD .
HARNESS
Repairing nnd Oiling.
Now is the time to bring
in your harness nnd
have., it., repaired- and
oiled. ,
Wo use Neatsfoot O'l.
Skala Hdw.
Company
rnoB Mala 83
Koesch Uldg.
FA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Chooses Her
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Mle Hlilikuii. 27. Jiwt lowl m pl:iy tiimm mlii Josi-pli UIpih oTVwvo.
land. And to keep u "love act" miliiy she niurilfd him without dlvoreMB
her flrsl hunlmml. August i'.uliknii. al.-o of Ckvulajid. Klels caused her
aiTesi on a rhni'ite or hii'ainy. A l"-iroll jikIkv, v. here Hie complaint wo.
tiled, lulaUI?l lu pich one of hiT two Wshorvls and Uipuit in Qi.u'e. Sh
' ' . tht.de t3iil;ltan( her Hint loe.
Of time while we pilll liuye a
chance to make uso or II.
Thrift In material resources
Ihls assuren us leisure -foiv the en
joyment of life, for the. ooinl'oris
we all desire, nnd for the well
iK'Ing of on i families. We want to
see America a nation built . of In
duslrlous, prosperous nnd content
ed families, and if- It In this. Us
greatness will be perpetuated.
Ilnwnil to Furnish sports
For American I'dtiejackcts
irnNoi.ru; (apj. ah sport'
facilities of the territory, base
ball diamonds, footbutl und bas
ketball fields, track and field
grounds and harbor ctew-iaee
courses, will be at the dlspos-il
of the men nnd officers of the
I'tllted Htates fleet during Its vis
It and maneuvers .in Hawaiian
waters next spring.
The sports sub-eommltteo oftlm
territorial fleet committee Is pre
paring a map of all athletic, fields
and facilities on the Islands; Cop
ies will bo forwarded to the fleet
He vera I months before Its Hrrlwl.
It Is hoped that the fleet base
ball championship may be 'decided
here. Several track meets nr.; be
ing scheduled 1 for tho fair
grounds. Hoxlug and 'wrestling
also tiro on the program,
The rowing course in Honolulu
harbor, v.here the ancient kinus
of Hawaii held their r:ces, will
he thrown open to the fntt crew.
.Safelt '"Swiftly (bmfaifablu
la giianik- josri'ir STAnr: mxe
llani & t'oldiron, 1i-iis.
Stages Leave La Grande for Joseph Daily
8:.'!0 12 :.!() 3:110
Arrive: 10:50
Heacock
Noihinjj but
Radios
I have now located my Ilndio Shop in La Crande
where I now make the Heacock Radio Phones.
I have a full line of Accessories, Tules and Batteries,
nnd can supply your Radio needs promptly.
Now in Stck
HEACOCK RADIO TIIONES .
ATWATER - KENT RADIO THONES
FA DA NEUTRODYNES "
CROSSLEY RADIO PHONES
' TUBES - BATTERIES
" HORN'S
All Mikes -
RECTIFIERS The ones that do not Interfere with your
neighbor's Radio.
Best Siiper-Ilvdrndynrs made to order.
Buy your Radio here We guarantee Remits.
No charge for installing prnpeily.
Heacock Radio Service
Depot St., First Door B;ick of Elks' Bltltr.
First Lrove
Hc
to U . a
In whaling days the harbor used
In ncrm.nnoilnte f.OO vessels.
A Glaut Anion;? Scrap Hooks.
TAfOMA, Wash. (AP) What
is believed to be the largest scrap
hook In the world Is kepi by W. H.
Martin of th!s city. The pages are
1 feet long and 30 inches wide.
The flfly-fourth page hus been
completed. Pictures and news Items
on all subjects are preserved.
Martin has worked on the hook
25 years and placed In It material
collected from the 'id states In
which he has lived.' The book I
classified Into sections devoted to
war. at hletics. politics, art, crime
and other subjects.
Wherever they sell good candy
EVERY BITES A DELIGHT
Camdidahlu
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RABBITS FEED
AT HAYSTACKS
MKHICAT. SPRINGS (Special).
The rabbits In this vicinity ai-p
becoming hungry dn account or
the deep snow and are comtn
to ihe hay slacks Ih large num
bers, llecause of the hay wasted
in this manner the farmers' are
poisoning them.
Arch Vanordcr was a guest of
J, I' Kennedy recently.
Mr. and Airs. L. S. Winth were
visitors at the Jlomer llarsin
hor-jo recently. j
Mr. und Mrs. Win Duncan were
visitors at the 'y Turner ranch
a few days ago.
,' iy T u ner was a business vi.i-
Itor to -l.'nlon recently. i
Mr. und .Mrs. George Johnson
were at . I'nlhn Tuesday to at
tend the funeral of their nephew,
Joint I othliiff.
J. K. Kennedy has been on the
sick liM with n bad cold.
(rnugff i Install.
Medical Springs Grange No. 4 'J 7
will hold a public 'Insinuation of
officers Saturday, January 17. Mr.
Niece of ,Norl h Powder, will act
as I nst ul ting officer ami the fol
lowing officers will be I nst a lb.
for Ihe coming year: -Master,
tieorge Poulb: lecturer,- y Tur
ner; overseer. Marvin lienn; Htcv
ai'd. Steward lolb-; -assislaiil
siewai'.d, Leonard V hit ten; chap
lain, I'Mith Dean; treasurer. Mult
Ueun; secretary, Kflie'. Wliliii:
gatekeeper, Fred inmcan; cecea,
Mrs.. . Julia tnincan; . pomonn,
l-;lith -Turner; flora, file. la Dean;
lady assistant, 'steward, Kdith
Turner. .
, -After the installation the re
mainder ot tho evening will be
In spite of Old King .Win
ter we are - selling lots of
building material. Bring in
your estimates and get our
prices. Building Paper, Roof
ing nnd other buildihg ma
terial at rock-bottom prices.
The
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
"The Poor ftian'a Friend"
Oppo. rounury. l'HONE 248 W.
No Sunday Buslnesa
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ARABS LOVE
BARGAINING
ELOQUENCE is the accomplishment on which Arabs most
pride themselves. They are continually hurling 'rhetoric,
proverbs, poetical quotations at each other. Of course,
there are many opportunities for spccchmaking.'lmt they enjoy
it most while engaged in buying and selling.
No matter how simple and staple the article may be, fifteen
minutes is the least that can be taken over a transaction. And '
then it has been greatly hurried!
Just imagine if we had to bargain for fifteen minutes over'
everything we bought. Yet not so very' long ago, every pur
chase was n matter of bargaining. It is thanks to advertising
that it is no longer so -today.
We sometimes forget how important advertising is. We do
not realize all it is doing for us. Yet, if it-had achieved nothing
more than to do away with bargaining, it would be a boon to
mankind. . But it does more. It puts purchasing, on a business
basis. It protects you against fraud and inferiority. You can
plan your shopping according to your pocketbook, and not
according to the pntience and bargaining ability of everyone
you will have to face; When you think it over you must real
Ire that it pays to read the advertisements.
THOSE WHO READ WISELY READ ADVERTISING.
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Monday,
spent plnying cards, and refresh
ments will be served.
Mrs. J. II. Wanker and -daughter.
Hazel, were passengers on the
stage recently. They are en
route to Portland, where they
will visit relatives for a week.
Mr. Wanker left several days ago
with a carload of the Woodson
beef cattle. He will join Mrs.
Wanker at Portland.
The snow is 4 Inches deep.
und It Is still ana-wing here. I-Yom
the amount of snow It looks like
there will be plenty or water this
year. -
Mr. and Mis. C. O. Hloom,
who have bten spending several ;
days at Taker have returned to j
their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ordelle Lay huva;
moved to. the Wanker ranch dur
Inij their absence.
On account of tho deep snow
most of the cars have been put
uway for the winter and sleds
are now in use.
L. S. Winth killed a beef re
cently. William Steward of Tinker was
a visitor at the Cottage recently.
Mrs. Lee Wilson Is reported on
the sick list.-
This community was shocked
to hear of the death of y.Jdhn
liobbins of I'nlon. He has rchi
fives, tind ninny friends here who
Stever
Grippe
Be Quick-Be Sure
CJ the right remedy the best men know.
So quick, so sure that millions now employ it.
The utmost in a Usative. UromiuVuiiulie
in ideal form. CoU .top in 14 hours. La
Orippe in 3 days. The system is cleaned and
toned. Nothing compares with illll'a.
CASCARAQUININE
CttRdBo fOlft' withponndt j
Servicing Batteries t
We Specialize in
Battery Recharging, Repalrlnl ana prolonging the erftot)
jtonr battery was Intended to giro rcgardlesa of the (tM or
make. Our price and aerrlee must satufT.
8-IIOUR KF.OHATir.B HKKTIOS EXTDE toUtrlbntnr
FRED T. BURGESS
MAIX 12 1S08 Jeffersoa Aye.
Have Ybt! Ever Made Your Toast With "
Golden Crust
If not, try it for breakfast in the morning.
Owi-Uanis Electric Bakery1
January 19, 1925.
exUnd.their sympathy to the f am- i
fly in their ad bereavement. M
P j powers Is o it Vlth a pe
tition "for the farmer" An W
vicinity to withdraw thefr name
from the Their Valley irrlgatlo.1
project. - ' s
' The chief Interest In lire vwMl
some people is the 8 per cent they
get on their money.
ELECTRIC;
Curling Irons..?2.0() up
Flat Irons $4.00 up
Percolators 7.00 up
Toasters $6.50 up
Waffle Iroris....$10.00 up
Grills 59-85 Up
Hot Tlates $4.65 up
Boudoir Lamps..$2.00 up
Flash Lights BOc'up
Electric Ranges..$10.00
Electric Engines ..$12.00
La Grande
Electric Co.
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