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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1917)
THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1917. Tage Seven Hard ware Is all the name implies and nothing more. Some hardware is better than other. That depends. We carry complete lines of Hard ware in the best known and more widely advertised lines. Vaughn & Sons Hardware Dealers ARE WE DOING OUR DUTY? FELLS Pendleton Cleaning Works GEO. D. FELL. Prop. Cleaning Pressing Repairing Men's Suits, Ladies' Dresses, Fancy Gowns," Plush Coats, Velvet Suits, Furs, Gloves, Waists, Etc. The Only Thoroughly Equip ped Plant in Pendleton WE DO IT BETTER 206 1-2 East Alta Street, Phone 169 PENDLETON, OREGON Andrew Stewart of the E. G. Noble age of gasoline In that city and It was shop and Creston Maddock of the with difficulty that they found Biif Palace hotel, made a trip to Pendle- flcient juice to make the return trip, ton the first of the week In Mr. It seems to be a hard proposition to Stewart's car. They report a short- get gas shipped out of Portland. FARM MENTS OLIVER AND JOHN DEERE PLOWS HARROWS, DISCS, WEEDERS, Etc. VAN BRUNT AND THOMAS DRILLS BAIN AND WEBER WAGONS FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. GAS ENGINES In fact, most everything in the im plement line. GILLIAM & BISBEE Will Supply You "We Have It. Will Get It, Or It Is Not Made" 0 (By Francis A. McMenaniln.) When a person travels from the peaceful and pleasant surroundings of Heppner and Interviews people who arc not so fortunate as to live i our comuuity, he is impressed with the great effort that is being exerted by pccplo In all lines of industry in order to aid our Country in this great hour of national peril. After r.dmiring the many great saccrifices that you see persons in all walks of life making, the unpleasant truth that comes to your mind Is, "Are we people doing all that we should to aid our Country, and especially so, when the benefits that we are re ceiving from the high prices caused by the war, are making many people in our vicinity rich, while In the cities there are thousands who are making a daily fight for the necessi ties of life?" The writer was reared on the farm and he is certain that there Is no more patriotic people as n class in the world than the farmers. There. Is this difficulty, however, that must be overcome. We lack cooperation, which Is one of the greatest factors in the business life of the present ' day. . The united effort of many may ! easily accomplish that which the in dividual cannot do. In a few weeks i it will be time for the sowing ot the ; fall grain, and what effort has been ! made In Morrow county to utilize every acre of ground that will pro duce a crop? When we read our dally paper our attention Is directed to certain organizations called "Four Minute Men" that are being formed in the cities throughout the country in order to solict the aid of our peo ple in patriotic undertakings, and ; especially in food conservation. I This Is a noble work and one that should receive the support of every loyal citizen. If it Is important that the people in the cities should be edu cated to meatless days and to con serve all the food that it is possible for them to do, how much more im portant is the work that Is the duty of the farmers to perform in this campaign? If a person in the city can aid his country by saving a small amount in his daily living, what a ' grand patriotic duty the farmer can perform who will raise more grain, or other produce. j Today we have the annual Mor ' row County Fair. Why not select a committee of our many progressive I farmers and let us have a get-togeth-j er meeting in order to tal over the 1 situation. The capable speakers 1 who have been engaged by your Fair ! committee, will, no doubt, make ' plain to us all the seriousness of the world situation at present, so let us not be content to merely listen to their words of counsel and admoni tion, but let us profit thereby. It is easy for us to pass resolutions and to talk of what should be done but the time is past for that, and what is needed now is intelligent, construct ive and carefully planned action. Why not take an inventory of all the land in Morrow County that is tillable? If a man has too much land to work in that way we can re fer some person to him who is look ing for an opportunity to start farm ing, or to some one who wants to farm more land. If some of our land is owned by people who are merely I holding it for speculation, let those I facts be known, so that the land may be put to work. A few days ago the writer was talking to a young man who, after several years of hard work, had got a good start on a homestead, where, on account of the present high prices for grain, he would soon receive a reward for his years of work. The young man was called under the draft. He made no complaint about going to serve his country, but felt very keenly the loss that he felt he must suffer by having to sacrifice his horses and farming equipment at a price that he knew to be far less than their actual valua tion. It is safe to say that if there were more organized effort among the citizens of our community situa tions such as the foregoing could easily be taken care of, and when the man in question returned from serv ing his country he would not need to start all over again. Another question that presents it self is the request for more men to till the land. Many men are work ing today in the harvest fields for practically the same wages that were paid several years ago, when a man could buy his working clothes and shoes for 50 of what he has to pay today. No ambitious, intelligent man will work for wages on the farm any longer today than necessity com pels him to, because he knows that it will take him many years of thrifty saving in order to have enough to protect him in his old age. Should we not encourage good workmen to start up for themselves by making ar rangements whereby they can be given credit for seed until harvest time, and in that way we would give a great assistance in seeing that many of the large farms in our coun ty, that are now not farmed to their greatest capacity, on account of the farmers who are farming them trying to work too much land, will be brought to a higher average yield. No doulit there are many persons who would be willing to buy land for farming if they fully understood how it is possible for them at the present time to secure money under the Fed eral Farm Loan Act at 5 interest. We should ever keep in mind, that the most of the men that were called in the present draft, and also those who have previously enlisted, are young men and that they are giving the best years of their life to their country's service. It follows there fore that it is the obligation and the ilnti. . r . , . . --v i tvcij persuu wno is noi in me service of our Country at present to pxert every effort in his power in order to see that Famine and Starva tion will not assist the enemy in Democracy's last fight for world sup remacy, it should also be borne In mind that the protection of our farms, our homes, our industries and institutions, and all that is held dear by a free peaple is at stake in tne present war, and are being protected by the men under arms, so let us do our part at home as loyally as the will in the service of their country abroad. i: Lumber Moulding t Chas. Thomson Stops Runaway. Chas. Thomson put the thriller on a runaway Tuesday afternoon that would have been a delight for the movie realm. The buggy team be longing to Win." Pleiss took fright and dashed madly up Main street. A man on horseback was unable to overtake them and Chas. rushed out Into the street and grabbed one of the animals by the bridle: His first efforts met with but little success and he was dragged a considerable distance, but his weight finally had Its effect and the team came to a stop. A large crowd on the street witnessed his brave execution breathlessly and Screen Doors Shingles I ALL KINDS OF BUILD ING MATERIAL , GET MY FIGURES BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER ELSEWHERE H. C. GITHENS LUMBER YARD MAIN STREET, HEPPNER, OREGON Tim tm ' ' 1 mm 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii n , , , j it looked for a few minutes like Mr. Thomson would be lucky if he escap ed without injuries. His act un doubtedly saved Mr. Pleiss serious damages to the buggy. Joe Pickett, son of Mrs. Anna Pickett is here on a furlough from San Diego, where he Is a member of the United States Navy training camp. Joe says the navy life is fine and reports all Heppner boys there enjoying good health at this time. C. E. Woodson, Oscar Borg, H. H. Hoffman, Osmin Hager and Dr. A. u. McMurdo returned home Sunday from a trip into the heart of the Blue Mountains, spending most of their time In the Greenhorn section, where they found Dan Stalter busily at work in his mine. Dr. McMurdo says the Scenery in the Greenhorn region Is not to be excelled anywhere. Carl Yaunt, lone wheat buyer, was In Heppner Monday. Mr. Tount buys for the Pacific Grain Company, which was recently formed by M. H. Hous-er. 0 ? S3 a 4 ell allyotu Horses except those you need for WorkinyourField. Haul Cheaper -Faster with Smith Form-a-TrucK YOU are losing money losing time delaying farm work when you take your horses out of the field to do your hauling. ; Get a Smith Form-a-Truck let it carry the manure your hay i your fertilizer. Use it for hauling crops feedlumber coal and everything on the farm. If you are a dairy farmer, sell all your horses. Use Smith Form-a-Truck. Save two thirds your time. Treble your profit. Twice the Work of 4 Horses Amazing Economies Less than 8c per ton mile. 6,000 to 8,000 miles per set of tires 12 to 18 miles per gallon of gaso line 12 to 15 miles per hour under full load and repair expenses practically nothing. Smith Form-a-Truck shows record of 20,000 miles' service with average loads of 2,050 pounds at a total of $8 for repairs. Famous 8-in-l Convertible to K ?! 9 Hundreds of farmers are proving in actual daily performance that one Smith Form-a-Truck will do twice the work of two teams. And at half the cost. Yet Smith Form-a-Truck costs you no more than a good team and harness $350. Save 2$ the Time The best speed a team can make on the road under full load is three to four miles an hour. Smith Form-a-Truck can carry the same load at the amazing rate of 12 to 15 miles an hour one-third the time of slow, costly horses. Think What this tremendous saving means in drivers' wages! Goes Anywhere Use Smith Form-a-Truck any place on your farm over roughest roads through worst field through deepest sand through mud, and, snow. No hill is too steep for it. Costs Nothing While Idle Farm horses work only 1,000 hours a year 100 days of 10 hours each. Yet they eat get veteri nary services and extra care for 365 days. Think of the tremendous money you are losing. 265 days of idleness. Use your Smith Fovni-a-Truck as many hours a day as necessary for 365 days every year. When idle, it costs you not one penny. And when it works, it makes big profits for you. Farm Bodh Pull the lever! Instantly you get any one of eight combinations of farm bodies without a single tool stock rack body hay rack basket rack hog rack grain flat rack high flare board flat rack, scoop board down. Exclusive Smith Form-a-Truck feature. Now for 6 Cars Smith Form-a-Truck attachment combined with a Ford, Maxwell, Dodge Bros., Chevrolet, Buick or Overland chassis makes a fully guaran teed, powerful, strong one-ton truck. Double construction the strongest known to engineer ing. 90 of load carried on Smith Form a-Truck rear axle. Ford rear axle merely acts as a jack-shaft Come in NOW. Let us show you how Smith Form-a-Truck on your farm will save you big money. i8 ALBERT BOWKER, Agent
