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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1917)
TIIE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917. Ta?e Six f NorthBeacliS ffi The REAL REST RESORT k fcfj$ Of- of the North Pacific Coast ts mm jTk 13 gl rtached by Rail or Steamer T.- ;y P LOW ROUNDTRIP FARES tf) Wjj I uino;i pacific system 3 ss nso-H,...Tiv.iw4 vviirA W pjE BUTGKS LEAD For This There Is A Reason See These Cars Five Passenger, six cylinder 45 horsepower - - - $1220.00 Five passenger, four cylinder, 35 horsepower - - $795.00 These prices are F. O. B. Heppner ALBERT BOWKER, Local Agent All Buicks have the Delco lighting and starting system. , There is none better. THE Farmers & Stockgrowers Natoinal Bank of Heppner Do a General Banking Business Foreign Exchange bought and sold Letters of Credit and Travelers Checks sold 4 per cent, paid on time and I savings accounts BUICK DESIGN BUICK VALVE-IN-HEAD POWER The lightness of the Buick Valve-in-Head motor and not the enthusiasm of its salesmen has made the Buick conspicuous for leadership. , This new four has a Buick Valve-in Head motor (with electric starter) which develops thirty-five horse power on brake test and is so reliable for rugged service that no eulogy is necessary among "men who know Buick." Its lines are beautiful. Finish and color are exception al. Deep, tufted black genuine leather upholstery. Cov ered floor and running board, with aluminum bindings, give a trimness of appearance that is peculiarly Buick. Body, hood, fenders and running gear are painted a glossy, long-wearing black; wheels are black with white stripes. Times 31x4 inches. SEE THE BABY BUICK AT THE HEPPNER GARAGE J FOOD CONSERVATION AND FIRE WASTE What The Preservation of Food Supplies Means to TheJJ. S. Anyono witfc average powers of ob servation who travels at the present time over any portion of the Pacific Coast, will note young men clad in the now familiar khaki uniform, with rifles over their shoulders, watching the approaches to every bridge and tuane of any importance or strategical value. These troops are on duty day and night for the purpose of safeguarding the Nation's railway communications, so important in the present crisis. The same precaution will also be seen at all prominent shipbnilding and manu facturing plants which are working in the interest of the United States. All of these steps are taken to prevent any interruption in the . campaign of preparedness in which the country is engaged in the meeting the stern issues of the war. The guarding of these various pram ises has been brought about through the National Board of Defense, which has also under consideration the thor ough extension of this system of pro tection to all warehouses and other depots where the food supplies of the country are kept in storage. Many of these warehouses, however, particu larly in the States of Washington, Ore gon and Idaho, are situated at isolated points, and as the National Board and various State Councils of Defense can not perfect plans for the guarding of these premises, it becomes the patriotic duty,of every American citizen to lend his aid and to "do his bit" towards rendering the food supplies in his neighborhood Immune from danger. Fire Waste and Foci Supplies. One of the great problems presented to the Board of National Defense in the care and preservation of the food supplies of the United States is the fact that the fire waste of this country is so greatly in excess of that of any other nation. Statistics covering a 20 year period conclusively show that the per capita fire cost in the United States is over seven times that of the nation with which we are at present engaged in war, and that to every man woman and child in this country there is a tax of $2.51 each year as compared with a per capita cost of only 35 cents in Germany. The statement has been made, and it remains incapable of suc cessful contradiction, that if the same wastage by fire existed in Germany as in this country,' the consequent loss and destruction of food supplies would have been so great that Germany long sinct would have been compelled to sue foi peace. With this fact before ns, it is easy to realize that unless we change oui methods and overcome our habits ot carelessness this great Nation faces the Berious danger of defeat through a fault which common sense and caution on the part of each individual citizen could easily prevent. Pacific Coast Especially Favored. Nature has been peculiarly kind tf those who reside on this Coast. W have few adverse weather conditions to contend with, and all out people live under such comparatively easy and fa vorable surroundings as to beget habits of carelessness and indifference toward) the ordinary hazards of fire. Undei normal conditions these habits might be fraught with a danger easily ignored and with few results of vital signifi cance, but in the present crisis and need for the preservation of all food supplies, these same habits of careless ness and indifference can quickly as sume the importance of a National catastrophe. That Federal and State officials are beginning to realize the magnitude ot this danger is evidenced by the fact that in many of the States a special course of education is Ving given tt the school children by fire prevention experts, who point out the dangers re suiting from the careless handling ot matches, the accumulation of litter and rubbish in basements, woodhouses, at tics and storerooms, lack of care in tin use of coal oil and gasoline, the hang ing of electric cords over nails, and the numerous other habits of careless ness that almost universally prevail in every household. Kven one of tht school superintendents had the need ot cleanliness forcibly brought to his at tention by his young daughters whe had listened to a lecture on fire pre vention at the afternoon session of tht school and who took him down iuto their basement and stood watch ovei him while he cleaned up the rubbish which he had carelcBsly allowed to ac cumulate, while a perfect wave ol chimney cleaning swept over one of tht cities of the State caused by a state tnent to the school children that theii "houses were in danger of catching fire if the chimneys had not been cleaned within a year." The Farmer's Responsibility. Above practically all other occupa tions, the eyes of the Nation turn to wards the farmer, the great prodncci of food supplies, and to the farmer and fruit grower the necessity is urgent of using every means to protect and preserve their products. Tt is a seriom misfortune, from the personal point ol view, to see the fruits of years ot labor swept away by fire, but when to this is coupled the greater and mor dominant loss to the country in tin destruction of food supplies, the re sponsibility of taking every precaution against fire becomes doubly imperative In the great grain growing section! of the Pacific States the menace cf Art taring the summer time always exists nd this menace is intensified in the majority of rural districts by the ab sence of regular fire departments and ether fire fighting oganizations. The farmer, therefore, is necessarily thrown upon his own resources for the means of preservation, and upon him rests the double responsibility of first eliminat ing all possible fire hazards and also of having fire extinguishing apparatus ready for immediate use should a fire occur. Precautions Against Fire, Dry grass along the roadsides and In the pasture fields is a serious menace to a ripe crop of grain. A spark from a match or passing train or emitted from the exhaust of an automobile en gine, or a lighted cigarette or eigar stub thrown carelessly aside, can easily start a fire which, with surroundings favoring its spreading, will result in incalculable loss and destroy a quan tity of grain sufficient to furnish an entire community with food. Where conditions permit, furrows should be plowed between the grass and the grain. If this is not possible, the grass should be mowed close enough to afford check to the spreading of fire. A New Hazard. A comparatively new danger to grain (elds is white-hot carbon discharged from the exhausts of tractors when pulling up hill or through a heavy part of the crop. Every exhaust should be protected by a fine wire screen, which should be renewed at least once a month, as the heut becomes so intense as to quickly destroy its effectiveness. When the grain has been threshed and piled in the field, it should be pro tected by a sufficient number of fur rows to prevent its destruction from the burning of stubble. Danger From Threshers. The time of one of the great dangers to grain and grain fields in ,the North west is during the threshing season and is caused by careless methods in threshing and piling the threshed grain too near to the straw stacks. Every threshing machine hy the very reason of its operations collects a certain amount of smut or -dust, which is high ly inflammable and subject to explo sion, and the farmer should insist that before a threshing machine commences operations on his settings the machine be thoroughly cleaned out, flues exam ined and water tanks kept full. If possible, the straw stacks should be re moved every night, but where this is not possible then under no circum stances should the threshed grain be piled so close to the thresher or the straw stacks that the burning of either would endanger the grain. Every threshing machine owner or operator should be required to have a good sized chemical tank with its equipment to immediately extinguish small (ires. , If not sufficiently cured, and whether baled or loose, hay will tfencnite gases which are susceptible of spontaneous combustion unless the barn is suffi ciently ventilated to carry off these gases. Every particule of dry grass and all litter and rubbish should bo removed from barnyards and from all buildings on the farm. Under no cir cumstances should smoking or the use of matches be permitted around barn buildings, while candles or any othei open flame should be strictly prohib itcd and only closed lanterns or elec trie pocket flaFiilights allowed in 01 around barns carrying any quantity ol hay. Fighting Fles. The great difference between tht trained fire department and the volun teer organization is the fact that an experienced fireman knows exactly what to do in answering an alarm of fire and has his apparatus and equip ment in such condition as to give the best service in the shortest possible time. Even a volunteer organization, however, is better than none at all, and the farmers in every community should immediately organize and secure fire fighting apparatus for the purpose of fire protection and to extinguish any fire that may happen in their section, Every such community should select the necessary number of men to act as chiefs and to take charge of the forces fighting a fire. These chiefs could ar range for certain signals and alarms to be given to denote fire in any locality, and also where shovels, wet sacks, chem ical- extinguishers and other apparatus and utensils are to be 6btriined at the shortest notice. Water in many cases is not available, but a chemical fire extinguisher, with which each farmer should be provided, will accomplish more in putting out a fire which has not assumed large pro portions, than any other means. Where the district will permit, an automobile w motor truck can b equipped with chemical tanks, and these will proe more effective than river water improperly or nnskillfully ap plied. In several sections of the State this has lready been done, and th;se machines, so equipped, have demon strated great efficiency. The Vital Hour. This is the hour of patriotism, In which the entire strength of the Na tion is needed to ward off the danger which threatens our home and country. Never in history has the grave question of the waste and loss arising from preventable fires assumed such serious importance as at the present ' time Every pound of fruit, and every ounce of foodstuffs saved from the ravages of fire becomes an added sourco of strength and supportMor those who are 10 gallantly fighting to restore the pea?o of the world. It is, therefore, the urgent and imperative duty of ev ory citizen to consecrate his utmost effort, both in his individual and com munal capacity, towards the elimina tion of the fire hazard and conserva tion of the Nation's food supplies. Hats For SUMMER WEAR Will be found in our classy line of Hardeman Hats ? $3.50 the World Over All the latest styles in every size Here are Hats for Sum mer Comfort We carry a complete line of wearing ap parel for men and boys " J .. t n :',.-. 1 1 3 Sam Hughes Co "House of Reliable Merchandise" ttllilA Jiltnir' A AAA -- -SL J. 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The Standard Oil for Motor Cars ' Endorsed by Leading Car Distributors because the records of their service de- fiartments show that Zerolene, correct y refined from California asphalt-base crude, gives perfect lubrication leas wear, more power, least carbon deposit. Dealen everywhere and at ouriervke nation, STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) For traSon, Zerolent liravy-Dntj it especially recommended. John W.Johnson GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER Call on me or phone Main 553 For estimates on your Cement Sidewalks and Cement Septic Tanks
