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THE ONTAEIO AEG OS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1922 I. if ' 1 I1 1 ' ti - l- ill i . i QJIfe (JDntarw ArguH County Official Paper An Independent Newspaper Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post office for distribution as 2nd class matter. O. K. Aiken, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION One Year, 2.00 THANKSGIVING Ingratitude, men generally agree, Is tho most disliked human weak ness. He who Is not gratoful la soldom tho recipient of personal fav ors a second time. Men and women do not go out of their way to aid or asBlst those who on previous occa lons havo shown no appreciation of past assistance Yot thoro aro many who some be Hovo ungratoful who In reality aro but thoughtless. They take too much for granted. Some do so from pure lack of thought of tho cost to othors; whllo sorao from too great solf esteem. They accept as their portion tho assistance of others with out ovor thinking of repayment In kind. Thoy aro the solf-contered, tho selfish. They aro unfortunatet In their character and aro more to bo pitied than censurod, perhaps. Ono of tho ways to avoid tho pit Into which such folks havo fallen Is to stop,, now and then to consider our own wollbelng and our own 'short comings; for wo all havo thorn, and to ask ourselves whotlior or not wo havo been as thoughtful of tho rights of othors as wo might havo boon; if wo have on all occa sions shown that spirit of appreci ation of the help and klndnoss of othors as we would llko to havo them shown to us. Suroly such n porlod of Introspection Is appropri ate nt tho Thanksgiving season. It has becomo a custom to think of Thanksgiving as a time in which wo mark our appreciation of tho blessings which wo us a nation on Joy; for peaco and prosperity; from tho absonco of fires and floods; for tho blosslngs of a bountiful harvest nnd other ovldonces of material well bolng. But It can and should havo a broador scopo and yot a narrower application. Wo should bo thank ful that out of tho chaos of tho world war and Its aftermath, order Is gradually bolng rostorod, and though thoro aro still dark clouds hovering on tho political horizon of tho world, calm judgmont and good sonso will ultimately provall In tho affairs of mon. Is tho narrowor Bonso wo may each bo thankful for tho blessings that aro moro intlmatoly ours; for health and strongth to, faco tho pressing probloms, for tho friend ships that surround us ovory day, for tho many holpful acts and words of kindness thnt come to us all thoso uftor all aro tho big things o( Hfo, and thoso wo havo as wo merit thorn. Evon though, in this section prosporlty lins not monsurod to us an overflowing portion, whon wo look about us wo aro so much more fortunato than many pooplo on this oarth of ours, and wo havo so much "to bo thankful for; It only tnkos a lit tle tlmb and thought to convince us that truly this may woll bo a season of real thanksgiving, Lot us make it so. Lot us not bo charged with ingratitude MARKETING LIVESTOCK It will not tako long, it tho pros- ucS 0 lfe.dMil! Ill ,n r. m iffl m n KsmkpEtt F1' ,i '.;-, ms&mm j&Z2. . ' -".'!' '1 IVII II IJM 1 111 111 I H I I fllMTiSU vST "2 fefflllll Byi In these days of high prices and advanced liv ing costs you havo a doublo incentivo to save. Tho savings bank account of today represents tho foundation of many a fortune of tomorrow. Building up a reserve is not difficult aftor you havo begun it, but tho important thing is the start. "Wo invite you to make that start with us. ent practice of stockmon In shipping practically all of their cattle to mar ket continues, before there will ' be a positive meat shortage in tho United States. It may not come next year, but the day of reckoning is bound to arrive sooner or later. When tho day comes It will be woll for tho stock men to be pre pared to rccelvo their share in the prosperity that will como. Of course only a relative few will enjoy that Increased earning power, for most of tho stockmen will have been forced out of business in the meantime. However, some might be saved if thoy havo tho financial standing to weather tho present adverse condi tions, In tho mcantlmq the opportunity is givon for trying to better the present marketing system so far as It affects tho small stock raisers. Without in the least blaming the big packers who aro doing what any set of men would do, it is apparent that there Is room for vast improv ment in tho present marketing sys tem, so far as tho growers are con- cornod. The market is too largely centralized. Most of the markets are too far from tho range and feed lots. The markots havo been lo cated with tho markot for the fin ished product as tho big consider ation; instead of being near tho source of supply thoy aro located at the place of demand. Prom tho viewpoint of the pack er this is the natural selection, but It Is not so from tho growers' view point for tho roason that he must surrender his control of his product when it roaches tho placo where the buyor is. Ho loses it becauso he has accopted the burden of driving the stock to the railroad and has paid tho big froight bill to get it to market hundreds of miles from his ranch. If tho price is not enough to pay the froight even he nas to tako it for ho cannot afford to ship It back. He Is at the mercy of tho buyor. It roqulres no degreo of brilliance to seo that that is not tho position in which tho grower ought to be placed. He ought to be able to sell or not to sell without any more prossuro upon him than the buyor has. It requires no mystical powers to seo that under tho present condi tion tho buyer has all tho advantage of the system and that tho seller is at his mercy. It is expecting too much of human nature to expect tho buyer Tinder such conditions to glvo tho sollor what the stock is really worth. If there are any doubts thoy aro resolved in favor of tho buyor, naturally for ho does not havo to buy, but tho sollor must soil.. How can this bo changed? By so ordoring the prosont system that the buyor will como to tho soller and not tho sollor to tho buyer. Lot the stock stay near tho rango or feed lots. Lot tho buyor como and view tho cattle offered. If they are not markotablo ho does not havo to buy. If ho does not offer tho seller a reasonable price ho does not need to sell. Ho can hold them for a bettor markot and drive thom back j tn lilu rnnr.li nr fonrt Int. Many of tho big stockmon of this I section follow this practlco now William Jones of Ontario and Jonos- boro has long followed this prac tice. Not long ago his sons sent sovornl carloads of tlno cattlo to mnrkot whllo Mr. Jones kept his i siock on nis rnncn. iaior a ouyor coming through tho country paid ' Mr. Jones moro nt his Jonesboro I ranch for his cattle than his sons got in tho Portland market after they had paid the freight from Jonesboro to Portland. Of courso not every stockman can hold his stock like Mr. Jones can, but they can have something to say about tho price they will take if they do not rush their cattle to market. It would bo a simple mat ter to arrange for a series of mar kot days in tho stock country where men with less than a carload could bring their stuff in and the buyers could see thom. A series of such markots and regular days would soon becomo the custom of the coun try and result In hotter prices for tho grower. It has proven so in California whero such a practice is now woll established. If this plan is not followed then the Farm Bureau plan should be followed which provides for consoli dated shipments to co-operative commission men. This plan Is be ing successfully followed in ' the Middle West, particularly In Minne sota. But no matter which plan is followed, certainly thoro should be something done to so fundamentally revolutionize tho gamo that the soller will not lose control of his product at the crucial stage In the Journey from the range to tho con sumer. VALIEHIEW VALLEY VIEW TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL COMMUNITY DINNER School Yard llclng ..Fenced by Pa trons of School New Piano For School House Purchased New Clubs Organized Among Pupils A new piano has boen purchased for tho Valley View school. Tho Beslisle children havo been absent from school with a selge of tonsllitis. A community program and din ner is to bo held at the school house Thanksgiving day., A largo crowd is expected. Mr. Amldon returned from an ex tonded visit with relatives in Mich igan'. Tho patrons of the district are putting a fence around the school yard. Mr. Ross sold quite a number of I hogs to the market last week. Miss Edith Breckon visited school last Friday afternoon. Mr. Amidon has killed several beef for sale. Reckless driving was the cause of tho smasp-up in the boulevard a fow days ngo. A Ford Bug was torn to pieces as a result. George Ross Is loading a carload of alfalfa meal for shipment. County club leaders were at the school house last week and organ- ,zed the SowinB club amon the K """ l"0 """ tluu uiuuub wiu uoys- GOVERNMENT CONTINUES ITS WAR TIME LESSONS IN THRIFT Owners of War Stamps Urged to Transform Them Into Trcns- ' Certificates nnd Con tliuio to Savo "It is hopod that overy person who can do so will exchango War Sav ings Stamps, soon to fall duo, for Troasury Savings certificates," said Postmastor Gregg. "The largo amount of money Invested and tho great numbor of persons who pur chased war savings stamps showed i that tho peopliS of this country could savo money whon tho necessity nro30. Now, If thoy will tako the money thoy saved when thoy bought stamps to aid tho government In tho prosecution of tho war and buy Troasury savings certificates, thoy will demonstrate that the thrift les sons of tho war havo not been with out effect. Tho holders of war sav ings stamps nave scon investments of about $20,50 grow to $25 in flTO yoars,. and larger amounts in the same proportion. They can see tho same thing ropeatod if thoy re invest In Treasury savings cortlfl- catos. Intorost accumulates at the rate of 4 per cent each year, com pounded semi-annually. These sav ings certificates aro oxompt from tho normal Foderal Income tax, and from all State and local, taxation (except estate and Inheritance tax es), and may be held to tho amount of $G,000, maturity valuo, for each Issuo, by overy member of a family. They aro backod by tho credit of the United States Oovornment, and af ford an easy and sure method of saving." WRITER'S NAME WILL LIVE Superficial Critics Have Mlejudaed the Work Given to the World by Sir Walter Raleigh. It Is something of a paradox that the last work of Sir Walter Raleigh, "The War in tho Air," should have been the Jilstory of a great modem adventure, written upon a large scale. To thoso who knew Raleigh, whose death a vast number of friends and disciples arc deploring, only by his works, he may have seemed somewhat detached from the life about him, and Intent upon the niceties and elegancies of style. The most of his books deal with the past, in which the superficial critic might think Raleigh was finding an escape from reality. The super ficial critic of course would have been wrong. Like all good writers, Raleigh had an intense interest In nil that was about him. Whatever he rend he put always to the test of life, and thus found the best, the only commentary for the books which he loved full well. From "Musings Without Meth od" In Blackwood's Magazine. Northellffe as a Boy. When Northellffe, Alfred Harms worth by name, was a young boy the fnmlly lived at St. Johns Wood, next to a select seminary for girls of twelve to sixteen, and frequently the boys' ball would be knocked over the fence Into the seminary garden, with ensu ing remonstrance from the principal. Once when the ball came over the fence Into the garden, the story goes, a graceful, dark-eyed girl of thirteen took possession of It, nnd when Har old Harmsworth clambered after It she refused to give It up. Later Alfred literally dropped In and by a combina tion of tact nnd blarney not only got the ball but got the girl's confidence and promise to return the ball when ever it again came over Into the gar den. Tradition has it that six years later she became Mrs. Alfred Harms worth. Kansas City Star. Gold Found In Nova Scotia. Consul McCunn at Yarmouth, N. S., says It Is reported that rich gold-bearing quartz has been struck on property at Malega Barrens, Queens county, In the Yarmouth consular district The preliminary development was conclud ed recently, and quartz Is now being taken out and crushed. It is also re ported that a rich strike has been made in areas on the "South Rabbit" lead, Malega Barrens, and that there have been eleven men employed on the workings since early spring. On July 20 a shot fired opened up a five-foot lead of quartz showing rich gold speci mens. What Did He Get Then? Benny, small scion of a Montgomery county family, is at the age when In struction on etiquette seems neces sary. Sunday, the family was invited out for dinner. While at the tabje, the hostess served Benny with a sec ond piece of cake. On his noncom mittal acceptance of the favor, he was admonished by his mether: "Now, what do you say, Benny?" Hastily gulping down the last frag ment of the second slice, Benny re plied, with difficulty: "Got any more?" Indianapolis News. New Attraction. A man who had been engaged to write a circus poster suddenly found himself at a loss for a fresh adjective. "See here," he said to his employer. "I don't know what to say about this panther. Have you a thesaurus?" The manager of the circus looked at htm with suspicion. "No, sir, I have not," he said, "and I don't think I shall do anything about getting one this year. I never heard of a Circus having one, either, and I've known some good shows. Where are they raised, anyway, I'd like to know?" Pittsburg Dispatch. Directory of DR. J. A. MC FALL, Eyesight Specialist Bye Glasses and Spectacles ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK Tho Oldest Bank in Malheur County "Service that Serves" Capital and Surplus $100,000. HOTEL WILSON The "Homey" Hotel of Malheur County. Good Meals 40c TROXELL IMPLEMENT CO. Farm Operating Equipment McCoTalck, Deering and P. & O. THE INDEPENDENT MARKET Phones 6 and 135 It Its Oood To Eat We Have It It It's Farm Produce We Buy It Order of the Marshal. In Des Moines, Iown, they telljof an elderly Irishman, long desirous of of clal dignity, who was finally appointed marshal In n parade in that city. Vet erans, bandsmen and school children lined the streets of the town, patiently waiting the signal to start. Suddenly the marshal, on a prancing horse, dashed up the street. After In specting the procession, he gave his horse a touch with the whip, stood up In tils ntlrrnns. nnd sheuted: "Ready, now 1 Every wan of ye , kann sten wld the horse! March P Philadelphia Ledger. I 1 i - ' Cause j taste ferity and i Effect V l Ontario's Business Firms HOME MADE CANDIES PURE! AND DELICIOUS Take a box home for Sunday BON BON CANDY SHOP . . . . S. Xi. Tompkins, Prop. REIHSEN & RYAN The Home of Good Eats and Low Prices Phones 3 and 131 PURITY BAKERY Ernest Barcus, Prop. All Kinds of Breads, Cakes and' Pastry WELLS DAHir Phone 34 W2 Service day and night. Tuber cular tested cows. Clean and snl tar equipment. MORRLS MILLINERY & NOVELTY SHOP Palyxnre Waists Women's Dresses Buffaloes Multiply Fast. According to a recent census buffs,, loes at the Federal game park at Walnwriglit, Alberta, have Increased in such numbers thnt the government officials state that the vast tract it land set aside for their use Is Insuffi cient to accommodate them. An or der has gone forth that a number of the older nnlmnls nre to be slaugh tered and carensses to be sold to northern trading companies to be con verted Into pemmlcan, which Is con sidered a great delicacy In vthe vicin ity of the Arctic. The Dominion gor cnnaent will retain the hides. Lioobtt& Myers Tobacco Co RADER BROS. Dependable Merchandise "Not the Cheapest, But the Best" Signs BYRON TURNER BLACKABY JEWELRY 8TORB Home of "Gifts that Last" ONTARIO PHARMACY O. M. CasUeman, Prop. Prescription Specialist Victor Phonographs Rexall Remedies Eastman Kodaks H. R. UDICK Plumbing; and Heating Domestic Water Systems TAGGART HARDWARE CO. Malheur County's Largest Hardware Store J. C. McCIUaCJHT HARDWARE SatlsfacUon Guaranteed H Ana upon clothes sssssasMsissassssMsss i ,., 4 i Hte. aa-saarsaCTScrssrsc: