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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, May 20, 19 19
THE HEPPNER HERALD
S. A. PATTISON, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
An Independent Newspaper
HKI.P THK SAI.VATIOX AKMY
Entered at the Hcppner, Oreeon, Postol fire as peronrt-f lass Mutter
One Year ..$2.00 Six Months .. .. .. '
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GOOD ROADS FOR MORROW COUNTY
Till regular road levy in Morrow county for 1919
was 2 3-10 mills of the assessed valuation of the taxa
ble property of the county, yielding a total revenue for
road purposes of $33,540.00. Out of this sum of money
present roads must he repaired, bridges built, new roads
. opened, road machinery purchased and all necessary ma
terial and, supplies for road purposes must be furnished.
There are said to he nearly 1000 miles of county rcTads
within the limits of the county, all of which the county
court is expected to keep in good condition with the means
at hand.
It is not to be wondered at, with these figures in mine;
that the people in every section of the county are dissatis
fied with the general condition of the roads in their dis
trict. People in the south end of the county, where the
mud gets deep "in winter and mountain torrents wash the
bridges away in the spring, have pretty good cause for
believing that their roads are sadly neglected while good
money is being wasted in the sandy country in the north
end where clay mud and gumbo are unknown and the peo
' pie at the north end have, perhaps, an equally just cause
for complaint when, in the dry summer season, their roads
become unfathomable seas of sand in which any vehicle
from a wheelbarrow to a motor car will mire hopelessly.
They no doubt think that their roads are neglected and
that much money is wasted in the mountain districts
where the roads are generally solid, if not good, in the
huckleberry and camping season which is about the
only time most of us lower country dwellers have occasion
to travel them. Again it is generally conceded in all coun
ties that both ends and the edges'always have a just cause
lor complaint against that part of he county immediately
surrounding the county seat on the road question for coun
tv seals have alwavs had the remit at ion of pelli'mr in the
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road trough with both feet.
As a matter of fact the real trouble is that there is
never enough money in the road fund to go hall way
around. Try as they may 'to meet the road needs of the
various communities, even iif a makeshift way, the mem
bers of the county board are always up against the prob
teiii of finance and are obliged to economize on ecry hand.
I'.veiy citizen may have a theory'that the road-in front of
his premises needs improvement more than any other
piece of road in the county but the county court is eternal
ly confronted with the cold, hard fact that they have not
.he money with which to meet the demands or even the
actual needs of the several districts. The fault is not with
the county court. They are doing the very best they can
with the means at hand. The trouble is with the system
winch is old, obsolete and proven by many years of hitter
experience to insure to the tax-payers only two thinirs,
iz:, heavy road expenditures each year and mighty poor
loads. '1 o insure good roads in Morrow county or any
other county the system must be changed as is proposed
111 the pending road bond measures to be voted'on at the
'oiiung June election. If this measure carries the county
c tri win have a lund t i.-.i.'ooo wit1, which to co-oper
ate v ith I he str 7 i budding a yn m 01 really good roads
in the county. I'v such co-operation the county will receive
.111 equal aniouiu from I lie stale road fund as that put up
by the count v on designated state roads within the countv
i.nd in addition to tin-, the county will receive from the
l-cdcr.d government on all post or lot est roads to he im
proved an amount equal to that put up by both county and
Mate on I hat particular nad. In other words the county
will get two dollars worth of good roads for every dollar
put up ly Hie county 011 ;ll designated state roads ant
mice dollars lor one 011 all post or lorest roads improve.:
w l inn the county.
Allot lur measure to be voted 011 at the June election
"i i;i'e; t importance to ihe county and particularly to those
iiiMiuiN leiuoie 11 0111 1 ik main mgnwuvs, is me .vi.ukei
Ko.id tne iMi. e. 1 his ineasiiie propose to ae.s a specia
01 one null 011 all o ihe property in the state to be usee
o'i the so called market roads or roads running from the
'.mm highway hack inloii the tanning district.
1.1 . 1 ' .
11 1111 measure carries the count v will receive some
:' .-"-' '"i t'11' hi.uUi t road and 111 audiiioti to iliat will
; i o iccme some imvhhi ;i her ..hare of the market road
-tie mill tax lew collected in the cilv ol" Portland. I Ins
n 'il give the countv court .1 road fund net v car ol S;i, I j
' 'i the iinpi ov enieiil of the in.uket ro.id ol the Count) as
.;.iihv .S33.510 available this war. In addition to thi.
;.ud a a matter ol gnat iinpoi i.im e to the roads in the
...Hiving diMiicts which have been b.uliv neglected in the
I'.iM becaue oi lack of lund-.. i the tact that it the bond
imic carries and a soon as ihv ( (i egoii- asliingtoii
inglnvav and the lleppuer I l.u diii.iu Parker Mill pol
;o,id can be permanent l improved, pel hap next year, the
count v com t will he ichcved of the expensive annual up
I -cp of these road leav ing piacticallv all ol the ;4,ikx) to
bo used in the uccc.ir upkeep and permanent improve5
ineht ot the other toad 111 the count), in other word. in
Mead id' having only S33.no to spread out over all of the
omit) road the county eouit will hav e ,ixx to expend
ii 1 the loads not vet permanently improved
The load on which state and government money
v.iil he available alter the bond isue came arc: I he Wit
low creek toad tioin the tiilham county line to lleppncr;
.he llintoii cieek toad horn lleppncr to Lena; ami the
I U ppnci ll.ndtii.in mad These having alwavs been the
must traveled loads in the muntv then upkeep has icquir
t l heaw expenditure and whui the countv court is once
n heved of the hidden ot kcspuig tlK ht p.ahle dating the
w inter month it vv ' be in a much In Iter puiit..ii mum 1.1!
K to meet the m . d ot other et t u.n the 1 t. wt v .
From every side is heard the
praise accorded to the Salvation
Army for its services in the front
line trenches of France. The peo
ple of the state of Oregon are ready
to respond to the call for $250,000
to be used by this organization in
its work in this state. Tiie money
will be raised under the organization
of the Oregon State Elks Association
during eight days beginning June 22.
In connection with the work of the
Salvation Army in France a cable
gram received from President Wil
son at the eastern headquarters of
the organization is interesting at
this time.
The cablegram reads as follows:
"I am very much interested to
know that the Salvation Army is
about to enter into a campaign for
a sustaining fund. I feel that the
Salvation Army needs no commenda
tion from me. The love and grati
tude it has elicited from the troops
is a sufficient evidence of the work
it has done, and I feel that I should
not so much commend it as congrat
ulate It."
Cordially and sincerely yours;
WOODROW WILSON."
A WORTHY PROJECT
Every citizen of Oregon is about
to be offered an opportunity to con
tribute to the health, happiness and
general welfare of its hundreds of
young girls who annually go f rom its
smaller towns and country homes of
One state to Portland. It is conserv
atively estimated that there are in
Porltand 5.000 girls and young wo
men without 'homes and home influ
ences, of these hundreds come from
every section of the state seeking
training or employment. Most of
them come with limited funds and
with little knowledge of the ways of
the city. It is to meet the need of
giving these young girls the happy,
wholesome living conditions with
proper safeguards that they should
have that a committee of prominent
citizens of Portland have recently
purchased the Virginia Hill hotel in
city with a view to converting it in
to a residence hall for employed girls
to be known as the Jeanne d' Arc, In
memory of. the French heroine and
patriot. The new 'hall will be con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy.
A $100,000 drive is about to be
launched to finance this new project
and as the girl from the smaller
town and the country home Is to be
benefitted more than any other by
this new project, the drive is to be
made Btatewlde in scope.
The beautiful new building six
Btoriea in height, is located in a good
residence district, and Is In perfect
condition requiring no alterations.
It Is thiroughly n.'i'ltrn In ever
sense, witm hardwood floors, eleva
tor and a fine heating and lighting
system. There are more than 30
private baths and every room is an
outside room. Girls will have the
privilege of doing their own laundry
work and their own sewing. It in
within easy walking distance of (he
business center and within one bloek
from two rati ines.
Girls are admitted regardlesn of
religious affiliation or belief. As
sistance Is given girls to secure em
ployment and in rase of Illness, loaa
of position or other misfortune pro
vision will be made without personal
piubarassment. The charge made at
V ie new residence will be remarkably
small. The sisters give their ser
vices entirely without recompense
ii n. I the rhnn;o mmle will be wholly
based upon the cost ot food, fuel,
light, water, etc. Thus a girl may
enjoy the happy surroundings that
under oilier rlreuinatanre would be
far beyond her means, meanwhile be
ing uxureil of the protection offered
by kii.'i mi institution.
For Ihe thousand" of employed
girls and young women in I'ortlnnrl
there are iieromimuliiilona fur a few
more than tint. One Institution
wliUii aecommodute Jrt girls, has
Ihe astonishing numbrr of l.lo ,n In
waiting llt. Pnea not that answer
Ihe question? I there a ne'd for
mieli a residence hall for giilx?
I IM OIA mil ItOOSl W IT IIH.M.
NF.VVToltT. Ore. M.i 1 9 ( Spe
cial ) Lincoln eotinty U waking up
lo the advantages of the proposed
Roosevelt Highway along the Pacif
ic roant. 11. V. Jones a.l.lirm.'d a
pi in I meeting of Newport eitliena
recently on the auhjerl at a meeting
presided over by Carl tavl In which
he not only explained the highway,
but alo the Irrigation project a in
eastern Oregon A irtrow vote was
taken afterward and rvetvbody vot
ed v-ea" for the adoption of both
nirantttca Oregonlan.
Mi viv titt: witHt'H ru;
otne l luirby glvm lh.it all
rotinty rfrrni t'-eiu-rl up lo and
tm-ltid:ng A put 3". ttV all! t.' paid
in Uv J.r 'ill, ( pi,., til. I .it u.v
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Price $1620 at Heppner
Now in Stock for Immediate Delivery
After careful consideration and observation of the service and economy furnish
ed by the various cars used in this vicinity we have taken over the Reo Line of
pleasure cars and trucks.
Look into the several repair shops here and elsewhere the advertised lists of
second hand cars, or into the junk heap now rapidly growing from the many
new experimental cars and by its absence the Reo proves conclusively that as
y.;t not one of the many so called im- )rovt d cars have as yet equalled the car
produced in the Reo factory nine years ago.
ASK ANY REO OWNER OR COME TO US FOR DEMONSTRATION
Cohn
IcKoberts-
Auto Company
SENIOR PLAY
Class of 1919, Heppner High School
Presents a Two Act Comedy
LIVELY
A whole evening of fun and laughter;
Step Lively will be everything
the name implies
High School Auditorium,
Wednesday MAY 21
Curtain at 8 P. M. Adults 50c. Children under 12, 25c
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