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VOLUME IX
1IK1TNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1922
NUMBER 31
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RESIGNATION' TO TAKE EFFECT
JANUARY 1.
Only Regret Lies in the Fact That He
is Losing Association With
His Colleagues
W. B. Barratt, eastern. Oregon
member of the state highway com
mission, has tendered his' resignation
to Governor Olcott, the same to take
ffect January 1, 1923.
Mr. Barretts' action was not unex
pected for the reason that when he
accepted the appointment from Gov
ernor Olcott a year ago he stipulated
that he desired to serve on the body
only until the plans then mapped oui
for the present year had been car
ried out. He was first appointed to
serve out the unexpired term caused
by the death of EX. E. Kiddle and
at the end of that term was re-appointed.
In his letter to the governor M
Barrett says that his only regret in
leaving the commission is the loss of
association with his colleagues, "a
few men, who in this day and age,
"when suspicion and slander is rife,
can stand up before the world im
hued with the supreme satisfaction
that they have given the best that
they have given the best that is in
them unselfishly."
Mr. Barratt's letter to Governor
Olcott follows:
Honorable Ben W. Olcott,' Gov
ernor of the State of Oregon.
Dear Sir: I hereby tender my res
ignation as highway commissioner of
the state of Oregon, to take effect
December 3:. 122"
In tendering this resignation I re
spectfully submit the following rea
sons, to-wit: Permit me to call your
attention to my agreement on my re
appointment to this office at the ex
piration of "Mr. Kiddle's term, where
in I expressly stated that for per
sonal reasons I would not consent to
fill out the entire term of three
years, but that I would agree to serve
temporarily or until the 1922 road
programme projected by the commis
sion was consummated. That time
has now arrived, or nearly so, and in
order to give Governor-elect Pierce
due time to consider the appointment
of my successor to fill this important
position, I deem it to be but fair to
him to submit my resignation to you
at this lime, to take effect as stated
above.
I am surrendering my commission
"with the positive knowledge that the
power vested in the highway commis
sion by you and the members of the
legislature during my incumbency
has never been abused and my only
regret in severing my connection
with the department is that in doing
so I shall be deprived of the associa
tions of a few men, yourself includ
ed, who in this day and age, when
suspicion and slander are rife, can
stand up before the world imbued
with the supreme satisfaction that
they have given the best that was in
them, unselfishly, for the upbuilding
of the state of. Oregon and the ad
vancement of the interests of the cit
izens within its boundaries.
Thanking you most heartily for
the honor conferred by this appoint
ment and for confidence reposed in
me, I am, sir, yours respectfully,
W. B. BARRATT.
FEDERATED CHI !'.( II
,T. P. L. Hash ni, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. n..
Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m.
Our Sunday School made another
big gain last Sunday and our hearts
were made glad in seeing so many
men present in the men's class. The
large audience present at the morn
ing service is most encouraging to
the pastor, and he wishes they would
come back for the evening service
End your Thanksgiving day by at
tending prayer meeting, thanlfing
God for His blessings upon us.
Rev. Gillanders, pastor of the Con
gregational church of Lexington, will
fill the pulpit next Sunday evening.
There will be special music. Let us
have a large crowd out to welcome
also.
Thursday morning at 10:30 there
"will be a union service in this church.
Brother Livingstone, pastor of the
Christian church, will bring us a
good message and we ought to pack
the church to the doors. There will
be special music
SIUS. HENRY ULACKSIAN
I'ASSES AWAY AT '
SAN FRANCISCO
Word was received here Sunday
afternoon from San Francisco an
nouncng the death of Mrs. Henry
Biackman which occurred Sunday
morning in a hospital in that cty.
She had been in delicate health for
some time. She was 63 years old.
Fanny Heppner Biackman was a sis
ter of Henry Biackman, one of the
founders of Heppner. She came to
Heppner from San Francisco in 1880
and for more than 20 years was a
resident of the town, where she en
joyed a wide acquaintance aid was
highly respected. Since removing to
San Francisco Mrs. Biackman was a
frequent visitor here wth her rela
tves, Mr. and Mrs. Phill Cohn. She
is survived by her husband, Henry
Biackman and three sons: Heppner
Biackman, of New York City; Leo
Biackman, of Valpairaso, Chile; and
Abe Biackman, of San Francisco.
The funeral is being held today in
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Matlock drove
up from their ranch near Alderdal,
Washington, Saturday. They said the
weather was fine along the river but
fog increased in density as they came
south.
A privata car bearing several offi
cials of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. came
into Heppner Thursday evening and
went Out Friday morning. Their mis
sion was not made known to local
people so far as is known, but it is
rumored the proposed change in mail
service has some connection with the
visit.
ADVERTISE FARM PRO
DUCTS SHE AS AUIOS
Washington, Nov. 25. The day
when American farm products will be
as extensively advertised throughout
the country as the automobile and
other manufactured articles will soon
arrive, Dr. W. M. Jardine, presdent of
the Kansas State Agrcultural college,
declared today before the Washing
ton Ad club.
"The American farmer has been
acquainted with only one side of tin
advertising business." he said. "In
the main, he thinks of advertising as
a more or less tricky device employ
ed by middlemen to separate him
from his money. He probably has
somewhat the same opinion of au
vertising as a rifle has of target
practice.
"The signs of the times, however,
jive ponting in another direction.
Bankers and members of chambers of
commerce have begun to take the
farmer in as a business partner. They
are seeing that they must help him
earn more money, and they are begin
ning to see that he needs help prin
cipally with his marketing and selling
problems.
"The selling end of the farmer's
business has been badly and most
unfortunately neglected. Circum
stances are to blame in part, he is to
blame in part and business men are
to blame in part. In a certain sense,
advertising men are much to blame.
Problems in marketing, advertising
and selling that nee.J -olution mjch
more than many v.'iich h.-ve been
sol'td, have been ne;'ec.ed
'Agrierltural mCM . r America hav
begun to concern themselves with the
I selling end of their business. They
! have begun lo learn to sell co-opera-
lively, i-j organize and to n sped
their organization. The next gemr:.
j tion . I farmers is going to grow u
: already .-old' to the idea of organi
; zatio.'i.''
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Matlock were in
from their Hinton ramm Saturday.
Mr. Matlock shipped a car of beef and
pork to the Portland Market Sunday.
Jared (Speck) Aiken, who has
been time-keeper on a construction
Job on the Shaniko branch, returned
to Heppner Friday evening, the work
there having been discontinued un
til after- the first of, the year.
A fine daughter was born to Mi
and Mrs. W. F. Matlock last Friday
night weighing 11 1-2 pounds. W. I
was doing considerable strutting
around Saturday morning and looking
almost as big as he felt. Mother
and child are reported doing nicely
and W. F. will probably quiet dowi
In a day or two so he will not need
his friends to set up with him nights.
AS CULINARY EXPERTS
The ladies of the Federated church
may have been a bit jealous when
they finished the banquet served by
the male members last Friday eve
ning, but they were not hungry. It
may not be the easiest thing in the
world for a woman, to admit that any
mere man can excel or even equal her
In demonstrating the culinary art but
that was what they were up against
on the occasion above referred to.
The men served such a stunning re
past that the ladies were obliged to
recognize their theoretical lords and
masters as their culinary peers. At
least that is the way Chief Cook
Yeager and Master Baker Smead ex
plained the matter to a Herald re
porter Monday morning.
The men were hosts, cooks, wait
ers and entertainers Friday evening
and the ladies, God bless 'em, for
once in their lives had nothing to do
but take life easy and enjoy them
selves. An excellent program was given In
the auditorium, consisting of solos,
quartettes, pantomines, sleight of
hand and speeches, every number be
ing thoroughly enjoyed by the lady
guests. Then followed the banquet,
every detail of which was a result of
the combined science, art and genius
of the men folks. How the menu was
so efficiently prepared and so fault
lessly served no woman knows. Those
biscuits, that salad and the creamed
chipped beef a la Yeager -Oh, boy!
At Ilia close of the dinner Mrs. C.
E. Woodson in a few well chosen
words, thanked the men for the splen
did entertainment, her remarks being
followed by this original song by the
ladies:
Thank you, thank you, ye men now,
Ye workers short and tall.
We thank you for the, banquet,
And for the program all.
Our words will not convey quite
The joy our hearts do feel;
Our empty plates reveal it,
Our voices fairly squeal.
Oue Heppner man who was not
able lo be present but whose wife
. there, was awakened in the wee
sina' hours Saturday morning by his
wife repeating, in her sleep, the fol
lowing lines from Meridelh:
We may live without poetry, music
and art,
We may live without conscience,
we may live without heart,
We may live without love, we may
live without books
But the civilized woman cannot
live without cooks.
Since then this man has been
practicing cooking breakfast and try
ing to make himself believe that lie
li'kes it.
Mrs. Ida Kestner, grand worthy
matron of the Order Eastern Star,
will be in Heppner Friday evening,
December 8th, on an official visit to
the local chapter of that order. Mrs.
Kestner is now in the east where she
went some time ago to attend the
national convention of the Star at
Washington, D. C.
NOTICE TO
CUSTOMERS
Notice is hereby given lo our customers arid
the public generally that on and after
December 1, 1922
, our business will be conducted on a
Strictly Cash Basis
We wish to thank our customers for their
past liberal patronage and solicit a contin
uance of the same under the new system,
which we believe will pr'ove of mutual benefit
Yours for a better business system,
Peoples Hardware Co.
Heppner, Oregon
AT I0NE LAST SATURDAY
lone, Nov. 2 5. The Odd Fellows
Lodge of lone entertained visiting
brothers from Morgan, Lexington
and Heppner on Saturday night of
lust week.
The Legion bojte have spent sev
eral nights this week papering the
walls of the Legion hall with build
ing paper to make it more comfarta
ble 'during the cold weather.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Misncr re
turned the first of the week from
Montana where they have been on a
hunting trip. Mr. Misner reports
the capture of one bear.
Ted Blake is spending the winter
In Bend.
The student body of the High
school has been selling chances this
week on a turkey donated to them
by Chas. Devins. It was raffled off
at the picture show on Saturday
night and was won by Wesley Mc
Nabb. The student body realized
about $25.00 on the raffle.
A good roads meeting was held on
Saturday at Mason's hall, which was
well attended by farmers from Goose
berry and the surrounding territory.
Considerable work was donated by
the farmers along the route and it
was also decided to press the claim
for market road money with the
county court.
A few hunters from here have
been to Arlington goose hunting, but
all have returned empty haunded.
Louis Ball, who was so severely in
jured by a mule kick about a month
ago, went to Portland on Friday for
further treatment. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Ball and Archie.
Rev. J. C. Hall of the Congrega
tlonalchurch, has resigned his posi
tion with the church here.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Saling came
. n'from Hardnian Saturday to spend
the week end.
Judge Campbell, Commissioner
Davidson, Commissioner-elect Bcngc
and District. Attorney Notson were in
Portland last week wrestling with the
highway commission for some ma
cadam on the Jones hill seel Ion of
the Oregon-Washington highway.
W. H. Ayers, merchant of Hard
man, was in from that town yester
day and reports everything line out
his way. The sun was shining when
he left Hardnian but before reaching
Heppner ue encountered the fog. Mr.
Ayers is giving a big dance at Hard
man December 1 to which a general
invitation is extended.
E. S. Akorman, publisher of the
lone Independent, was a visitor in
Heppner yesterday and called at this
off'ce for a friendly visit. Mr. Ack
erman was not in his most amiable
mood, having just, come out u. a bard
fought engagement in Doc farrier's
di ntal office, in which the doctor
came off victorious. Mr. Ackerman
says lone is not as hard hit as most
eastern Oregon communities and that
the merchants and bur.;cs,! men are
'n btle:' than averag condition.
KM.'AGlvKXT ()V NORTON
Wl.NNAliD ANNOUNCED
SATURDAY AT EUGENE
From the Oregon Emerald, U. of O.
daily newspaper, we learn that the
engagement of Louise Davis and Nor
ton Winnard was announced last Sat
urday evening at a dinner party
given at Hendricks hall.
Miss Davis is a member of Theta
Sigma Phi, and an Oregon graduate
class of 1919.
Mr. (Winnard, a former Heppner
boy, son of Dr. and Mrs. N. E. Win
nard, is also a graduate of Oregon,
class of '22 He is at present attend
ing Harvard medical school and is a
member of Alpa Kappa Kappa
house at Harvard where the engage
ment was also announced Saturday
evening.
AUTOS COLLIDE OX HIGHWAY
A serious auto accident occurred
ranch last Saturday night when
on the highway near the Valentine
two cars, a Ford driven by Hugh
Berry, of near town, and a Maxwell,
driven by Fred Lyster, who is truck
ing rock on the highway, came to
gether in collision. The cars were
completely wrecked and Lyster re
ceived a number of bad cuts on the
face. Both men claim the other was
at fault. Lyster Rays he dimmed his
lights and threw his spot down but
that the other car held the middle
of the road and failed to dim. Lyle
Blayden, of Boardman, was in the
ear with Lyster but was not injured.
Too much speed, too little caution
cause most such mishaps.
Big Apron Sale December 15. Fed
erated Church parlors. 31-33
Following the meeting of last week
addressed by George A. Mansfield
president of the State Farm bureau,
and Wade Siler of the Producers Fi
nance Corporation which meeting
was attended by some one hundred
farmers and stockmen il was decided
that another meeting should be held
a week later which should 1m attend
ed by committeemen representing
various parts of Morrow county and
as many others as desired to b.i in at.
that meeting.
This meeting was held yesterday at.
the Opera House -it. which time Fred
Wilson, Portland banker mid bead of
the Producers Finance Corporation,
addressed those present. Most of Ou
tline was spent in answering quest
Ions and going into details of the or
ganization. The Producers Finance Corpora
tion will sell shares of slock al
$250.01) in order to get. capital upon
which to operate. The Association
will borrow Eastern capital at the
best rate available. Enough will bo
added to this1 to take care of the
expense of operating the association
and will allow ono-half per cent or
possibly one per cent to ibis which
will be used in paying Interest, on the
capital in which farmers and stock
men have invested. Loans will be
made on livestock, equipment and
growing crops.
One thing which impress-ed those
present particularly was Hint while
slock subscriptions lire being taken
no effort, will be miiile lo collect, any
money until at least 12 of the main
j stock shipping centers of I he norlh
! west, are mighty well represented. In
jollier words, Mr. Wilson slated thai
; he did not. want, to put this thing
over unless it was going lo go In n.
way il would accomplish all Ihat he
i hail outlined for ii e also staled
' that, close to $200,000 had been sub
j scriled by fanners and sockinen nl
j ready which would give I hem close
to $2,000,000 leaning capacity when
this Ib paid in.
He stated that they expected to
begin operation soon after the first
of the year but emphasized the fact
that the Producers Finance Corpora
tion on which so many are buldlng
considerable hope would not be grow
ing to full manhood over night but
that their policy would be to grow
slow, not make exceedingly large
promises and make every effort to
do more for ihe members than thy
had promised lo begin with.
Mr. Wilson explained how the Pro
ducers Finance Corporation expected
to work In with the Oregon Cooper
atiev Grain Growers supplementing
(CiMittuuMi ob I'm rim
I
ALL STRIFE OLCOTT
(oerviior's Thanksgiving Proclama
tion Urges Day He One of Twice,
Forgiveness and Harmony
Governor Olcott this week Issued
the following proclamation , setting
aside, Thursday, November 30, as
Thanksgiving Day:
"In accordance with annual cus
tom and following the suggestion of
the president of the United StateR
Oregon will again lay aside her busy
cares for a day to render thanks for
the munificent blessings bestowed
by an omniscient creator.
"For all those blessings, for our
prosperity, for our resources, for our
rugged and our bewitching scenery,
for brave and1 true hearts in men and
women, freely may we pour our full
meto of thanks, as God has been
bountiful, indeed.
"But may we also ask that this be
a day of peace and forgiveness. That
it may be a day on which the people
set aside forever any ill-timed ran
cor, if any such exist. That the
people of the state may remember
above all that all are brothers and
sisters, fellow Americans. That they
may remember the true spirit of Am
erica gushes from a spring deeper
than the superficial flow of faction
alism or shallow feud.
"May II. be a day of thanksgiving
on which we all raise our voices in
unison, remembering (he Mine-hon
ored injunction that we read the
same Bible and worship the same
God.
"Hours of tribulation and trial aro
sure to fall upon a people lorn asun
der by strife and dissention. Our
democracy was cradled in the belief
and nurtured in tho thought that all
mensare created equal and given the
Inalienable right to worship God as
their own conscience might dictate.
Kyery naiitn that hai strayed from
Ihat, docnoo has be-h split on tho
rock of destruction or hap toiled its
wemy wry through centuries of
li.'oed, ti'iiMiP and tears
"We are at. the cross-roads. To
(he right stands an America, im
Ihe right stands an America, im
perishable upon Hie rock of eternal
I ru Hi. To the left lies an America
bleeding, torn by strife and dissen
sion. May the God of our fathers
preserve us from pursuing the left
hand turning.
"Finn In the belief that our peo
ple may throw aside the cause for
strife and stand firm, united in 'com
mon patriotism, and that this will be
a Thanksgiving day when a common
voice raises itself to reach the ears
of our common creator, 1, lien W.
Olcott, by virtue of the authority In
mo vested as governor of the state
of Oregon, hereby do proclaim and
declare Thursday, November 30, A.
D., 1922, aB Thanksgiving day with
in the slate of Oregon.
"And may it bring years of con
tentment, happiness and harmony."
Those who outlive their ignorance
succeed; those who don't, don't.
lie an Individual there is so Ut
ile competition.
When there is god reason for do
ing a thing, why bother about pre
cedent? S. JO. Nelson, Judge Campbell and
Commissioners Davidson and Iien;;o
returned from Portland Thursday
where they conferred with Ihe slate
highway commission in the inter si
of Hie Jones' hill wade but received
very 111 tlii encouragement Ihat then:
would he more work done in Dial hcc
lion in Hie mar inline owing to the
lack of finds.
Hon. Ilruee Dennis, stale senator
from I.'nion county mid well known
newspaper man of I.a Grande, will
make the address- at F.Iks" memorial
service In Heppner next Sunday. Sen
ator Dennis Is an able speaker with
a message to deliver and Heppner
folk are fortunate to have this op
portunity to hear him.
Ira William Sperry, a brothor of
George W. Sperry of this city, died
at his home in Ashlund, Oregon, Nov
ember 13, ftged 65 years. Ho Is sur
vived by his widow and one daughter,
Miss I.eona Sperry; four sisters, Mrs.
J. H. Wood, of Portland," Mrs. W. W.
Weaherford, of Olex; Mrs. Mary E.
Hale, of lone; Mrs. William Cochran,
or Walla Walla; and one brother,
George Sperry, of Heppner.