Tuesday, January 15, 1924
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Page Five
HARD MAN MAX WRITES
OP HEPPNER-SPRAY ROAD
Hardman,' Oregon, Jan. 8. I am
glad to learn that there Is going to
be something done in the matter of
completing thp Oregon-Washington
highway, but let us not lose sight of
the fact that we are still after the
Heppner-Spray cut-off. Now, then,
if we are going to wait for the com
pletion of the Oregon-Washington it
will be tjeveral years before we can
even get the Heppner-Spray road on
the map. I would like to suggest that
a meeting of all interested be called
at an early dat,e at which a commit
tee could be appointed to confer
with the state highway commission,
giving that body the facts and fig
ures in the matter and showing them
why this important road should be
built.
From whatv I can learn the fed
eral post and for(est road people are
willing to give this road considera
tion If we can once get it on the
state highway system road map and
those of us who are interested have
got to go before1 the commission and
show thjem the merits of the pro
posed rad before we can expect fa
vorable action at theirs hands.
The state of Oregon will get about
$2,000,000 dollars of federal money
for road work this year and as Mor
row county haa never received a
cent of federal road money I think
w should wake up and mate 'an
earnest, concerted effort to get a
portion of this money this year to
apply on the Heppner-Spray cutoff.
This rnad is a Dost and forest
road and is entitled to government
aid and when we remember that
Morrow county and the city of Hepp
ner have already put about $125,000
In this road I think the state peo
ple will be perfectly willing to help
if we point out to them the facts in
the case and the great need for this
proposed road. Now then, I hope we
will all get busy and get things go
ing as soon as possible.
GEORGE BLEAKMAN.
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HARDMAN !
a $a f at a Jft f
''Bashful Mr. Bobbs," a farce com
edy In three acts, will be presented
here Friday evening, Jan. 18, 1924,
by th,e high school.
The Bynopsis of the play is:
Jean Graham is engaged to Mar-
ston Bobbs. She, with her sister and
brother-in-law, have come to meet
him at the tavern in Splinterville.
Marston sends his cousin, Bashful
Mr. Bobbs, to explain that he could
not come because he had sciatica.'
The real reason he could not come
was that he wanted to bid farewell
to Celesta Vanderpool, another girl
to whom he is engaged. Marston
writes a letter to both Jean and Ce
lesta. The letters become mixed and
they get the wrong ones. Bashful
Mr. Bobbs makes things worse by
being mistaken for a burglar.
Cast of Characters
Katherine Henderson
Ethel McDonald
Frederick Henderson..Neal Knighten
Mrs. Wiggins Alice Kelthlej
Obadiah Stump Teddy Burnsld.
Frances Whittaker..Hazel McDonah
Rosalie Otis Lucy William:
Mr. Robert V. Bobbs..Harlan Adams
lean Graham Hazel Hayi
Marston Bobbs Hubert McDonal
Celesta Vanderpool Lee Merrill
Julie ....Laura Williams
There will be a dance after the
play. Good music will be furnished.
Supper will be served at the hotel.
Come all and bring your friends.
You can't afford to miss sucn an
evening of amusement.
Saturday night, Jan. 19, Hardman
basketball t,eam will play Lexington
team on the latter's floor, ine re
turn game will be played at Hard-
maii, Feb. 5.
GILLIAM WHEAT GROWERS
(Continued from page one)
WHO WILL GIVE AN ACRE
FOR CHILD'S FARM HOME?
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The call through the papers for
cows for the children's Farm Home
had such a generous response that
that need has been supplied for the
present with cows promised, and the
"kiddies"! willi soon have all the good
rich milk that they can consume. In
cidentally it would warm the hearts
of the givers to see the pale faces
take on color and the sad eyes be
come bright through the use of this
child's food."
We can fully understand that this
appeal for milk touches the hearts
of child lovers because it so directly
touches the child. But before cows
can give milk they, too, must have
rich food and before that can be
raised we must have good, fertile
land to grow it. Of the farm of 240
acres, 108 aci'C3 have been paid foi
and twenty-five more pledged by t'ue
Baptist church of the state, in addi
tion to the cottage which they are
raising money to erect. This leaves
the purchase of 112 acres to pro
vide for. It is desirable that this
payment be made vpy soon, both to
cut out the burden of interest and
to "clear the decks" for further
building.
If anyone has thought of the pay
ing for land as a thing apart from
the little children that are being
housed and cared for at the Home,
we would ask them 6to consider a
beautiful field just across from the
building plot which is now growing
green with feed for the "bossies'
that kindly people have given us
We would ask them to try to imag
ine the pretty lake of five acres
where both boys and girls take their
much loved sport of swimming, boat
ing and wading. Then there is the
nicnic ground which overlooks this
lake containing about two acres
where good boys and girls may dis
Dort and visitors may view their
sport in the water.
There are garden spots for the
children where they will learn to
take part with God in malting things
grow and the other acres where the
pigs, chickens, goats, calves and oth
er animals may be cared for and
housed by the clubs that the "club
man" from the O.A.C. will be or
ganizing very soon. Then there is
the strawberry patch and the or
chard in which they will be taught
to work, and with skill, by the O
A.C. men who are co-operating with
us In this "Real Home on a Real
Farm" where homeless, unloved
children will be prepared for useful
and happy citizenship.
When one takp this view every
acres touches vitally the child and
every one becomes as Important as
milk in their education and care.
The farm stretches out into a great
beautiful book in which th,ese child
ren will learn their most important
lessons and it is directly feeding
them to supply the dollars to pay for
the acres.
Customer, in restaurant "How's
the chicken today?"
Waitress "Fine. How's your
self?" Exchange.
Patrick, lately over, was working
in the yards of a railroad. One day
he happened to be in the yard offic
when the force was out. The tele
phone rang vigorously several times
and he at last decided it ought to be
answered. He walked over to the
instrument, took down the receiver,
and put his mouth to the transmit
ter, lust as he had seen others do.
"Hillo!" he called.
"Hello!" answered the voice at
the other end of the line. "Is this
eight-six-one-five-nine?"
"Aw, g'wan! Phawt d' ye tinR
Oi am? A box car?"
Every , individual, community or
organization that supplie sthe pur
chase price for one or more acres
will have this gift perpetuated in a
name on a bronze plate which will
be placed in the Administration
building, which it is hoped may be.
built some time in the lifxt year. At
any rate the names are being care
fully listed to be placed there when
built. So who will be the first to
send in (either thei entire amount or
a portion, with pledge for comple
tion of payment of $200 each for one
or more acres. Send to Farm Home
Office, 615 Stock Exchange Bldg.,
Portland, making checks to Child
ren's Farm Home.
the "hands of the association; He
said he could have sold to far bet
ter advanta outside the associa
tion. W. J. Edwards, one of the direc
tors of the association, declared he
believed the association had "made
good," even under the exceptionally
difficult conditions that have pre
vailed. He recalled how it had been
organized, without capital, with no
standing in the business world, with
almost no credit; how difficult it had
been at first to finance the business
of the association; how progress had
been made until these financial dif
ficulties are now things of the past.
Today there is no difficulty what
ever, as to finances. The only trou
ble now, said Mr. Edwards, is that
the association has not enough mem
bers, does not control enough wheat.
He pointed out that coast wheat
prices are 7 to 10 cents a bushel
above what they would be without
unv association. He also said the
exporters on this coast are making
little or no profit this yexr on ac
count of having been forced to oper
ate on a small margin of profit. He
believed the present organization
could take care of twice as much
wheat with little or no increase in
overhead expenses.
Mr. Edwards said that outsiders
get no more for their wneai inw
members of the association. He
spoke of the American Wheat Grow
ers association's plan, which he ra
vors, and said disposing of the an
nual surplus under the plan would
enable the wheat growers to get
good price for the wheat sold in the
domestic market.
Mr. Maley declared at this point
that administration expenses omoun
to 3 "A cents ?. bushel, or $320,000
which statemenl v.-ac denied by Ed
gar L. Ludwick, assistant secretary
'.icasurer of the rgon Grain Grow
en' association, "rtio was present
!,c said the amcui.1 for Oregon was
rbout $88,000 fc-r th 1921 pool. Th
atual office cry uses amounted
0 of a cent i bu-1 el. He said th
bushelage in th 1921 pool was about
S,V50,000. He also declared the
grain trade fi&aud on 5 cents a
t-vshel as tluir ovihead.
A, R, Shumway, president of the
association, spoke to growers prereu'
briefly, urging them not to circulate
their referendum petition ;t this
time, but to wait two lurte
months, until It is seen what con
gross will with Iho American
Wheat Growers' plan which he out
lined. He said A. H. Lea, general
manager of the Oregon association,
is now in Washington to lobby on
the American Growers' plan and that
nothing should be done to weaken
his support. The association shouid
back the American plan, without any
division in its ranks.
He said he believed the bill em
bodying the American Growers' plan,
Just introduced by Senator McNary,
will raise the price of wheat auto
matically to $1.45 a bushel If the
bill becomes a law.
Speaking of ciaries Mr. Slium
ay said sala.ies paid the Oregon
Tvpat assoe'iVnu officers a lowtr
than in any a. her business jf equal
importance. Geeial Manager Lea
GILLIAM & BISBEE'S
COLUMN
is raid $5,000, while Robert Paul of
the Oregon Fruit Growers' Co-operative
association gets $7,500, and ex
ecutive officers in private corpora
tions doing a like amount of busi
ness ijeceive from $10,000 upward.
Mr. Shumway said that the Low
den committee "are ready to enter the
state next Bpring to sign up 50 per
cent or more of the bushelage if the
committee is successful In organizing
the important wheat belt states. For
this reason he also urged a suspen
sion of the disbanding movement.
H. L. Johnson at this point asked
what percentage of Oregon wheat is
being handled by the association. Mr.
Shumway answered: "About 17 per
cent."
Saying that no association means
chaos, Mr. Shumway made a final
appeal to hold up the circulation of
the petition which had already been
signed by a numb(er of growers.
A car of poultry supplies just ar
rived. Anything and everything for
the Hen.
Lots of Mill Feed and Dr. Hesse's
Stock Tonic for your Live Stock.
Sheep Dip and Lice Exterminators
and other Remedies for Live Stock
and Poultry.
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Peck "On the day on which my
wedding occurred "
Heck (interrupting) "You will
pardon my correction, but it is only
calamities which 'occur.' Affairs
such aB marriages, receptions, din
ners and things of that sort 'take
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Peck "Yes, I see. As I was say
ing, the day on which my wedding
occurred " Exchange.
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