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fHE GAZETTR-TIMES, HEPPNEH. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917.
EDITORIAL SECTION
The Gazette-Times
The Heppner Gazette, Established March, 30, 1SS3.
The Heppner Times, Established November 18, 1S97.
Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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OFFICIAL PAPER FOR MORROW COUNTY.
Thursday, November 29, 1917.
THANKSGIVING.
Today our people are observing the great American feast
day. This is Thanksgiving day, but what does the average
American think of it! To him it is mainly a day for feasting
and a time to make merry. He gives no thought to the great
underlying principles that brought about the institution of the
day and forgets entirely that it has a deep significance. We
are a nation that boasts of its Christian civilizzation. "We are
supposed to recognize the fact that a great Supreme Being
rules over us all, and that through His providence we enjoy the
fat of the land. We have become so puffed up in our own
strength, as it were, that we take unto ourselves all the glory
and reap our harvests and enjoy our feasts and never concern
ourselves with the thought that there is a power reigning over
us to which we should be truly thankful for our temporal bless
ings. This, we say, is the apparent attitude of the greater num
ber of our citizenship.
At the time of the landing of the Pilgrim fathers on the
rocky New England shores, this was an unexplored country.
They had reached here amid the severest hardships and after
spending their first harvest season in the new land, these peo
ple were so thankful that they called for a day of general
thanksgiving. This was observed, as history tells us, in a very
reverent and religious manner, and to God they gave their sin
cere thanks for the harvest. This gave our people the idea of
mii annual observance of the day, strictly along religious lines
and it became finally one of our National holidays. Every child
in school is familiar with the history of Thanksgiving. Rightly
observed, it is our greatest holiday.
In this present year our nation is engaged in war, the most
terrible the world has ever witnessed. It may be that many
have thought it inappropriate to observe Thanksgiving. On the
other hand, there is no better time than now to enter into the
true Thanksgiving spirit.
As a country we have so far been blessed by not having to
get right into the battle line. This day is upon us, however, and
now our boys at the front are beginning to fall. They have gone
forward to do battle for the liberty of the world and America
has become not only the store house of the allied nations,- but
their chief support at the battle front. We should be thankful
that we are able to go into this fight for liberty and democracy
so well equipped; that our crops have been abundant and that
we as yet are suffering no lack of the necessities of life.
We believe that God is on our side; let us bow before him in
humble thankfulness for the great blessings we enjoy, asking
his guidance and protection of our rulers and people in their
time of peril, and not forgetting in our feasting and revelry that
.we-are facing a great crisis as a nation of Deonle and tlint. ihora
i is uo nana except lus that can guide us aright. .
V A ROUSING SCHOOL MEETING!
Somebody -said there was a "rousing" school meeting in
Heppner on Friday last, the time announced and published for
the special meeting to adopt the budget. This must have been
so, for there were just three persons present. The meetim? was
organized and Chairman Bisbee of the school board presided.
The budget was gone over, item by item as advertised, and upon
motion the same was adopted. This budiret calls for the rnisinr
by special tax on the property of the district the coming year of
nearly vym. Ihe matter of voting a little tax upon the dis
trict of this amount evidently was of no concern to tho hi-nv.
ers, for had it been there would undoubtedly li
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turn out. The budget would have been adopted, perhaps, just
tne same, but really there should be a better interest manifested
in school affairs in this district. .
We hear a great deal of boasting at times about Ilennner's
fine school facilities: we are all proud of what the district. 1ms
to otter, but did it ever occur to the average citizen of this com
munity that it is possible to get much more for our money than
we are now getting. In other words, would it not be bettor if
more cooperation was shown m the school work. These meet
ings should be attended and matters of interest looking to the
improvement ot tlie school should be taken up and discussed
There should not be such implicit faith placed in the good iudg
ment of the school board and the faculty. These people no
doubt are doing their best. Of this we are fully convinced, but
mere should at least be the encouragement of both school board
and faculty by a lively interest of the patrons and public in
general in our schools.
, We believe a good thing for this community would be a
Parent-Teachers Association. This organization would keep
up a lively interest in school affairs and lead to many improve
ments. vny can't we have itT
SAVE THE SUGAR.
Because of the world shortage of sugar and the urgent need
ot conserving the present supply in the United States, so that
we may respond in a measure at least, to the anneals of nnr
Allies for additional sugar, the United States Food Administra
tion uas restricted the use ot this commodity for the manufac
ture of candies to 50 of the amount normally used. This re
striction is being drastically enforced through Government, su
pervision of wholesalers and their inventoried supplies. With
the holiday season approaching, the confectioners of the United
states are lacing tne problem ot meeting the largest demand of
the year with 507c of their most essential ingredient curtailed.
While confectioners everywhere are exercising their in
genuity in the manufacture of appetizing candies made 1
of figs, dates and nuts mixed with honey, molasses or other
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s nips, lneyuaDiy tne candy manutacturers must suffer a ser
: financial loss through this necessary erovernment nntinn
They are accepting this loss with cheerfulness and in a splendid
spirit of patriotism, feeling that it is a necessary sacrifice.
Herbert Hoover, the nation's conservation chief, makes an
appeal to the public to assist the confectioners, the first branch
of trade to suffer direct curtailment of its business by curbing
its own appetite for sweets.
"The candy manufacturers have had their, sugar supply
cut down one-half," says Mr. Hoover, " and it is up to their pa
trons to make a voluntary individual cut of 50 in their candy
consumption. Also to eat candies made of fruits, nuts and
syrups, rather than demanding the fancier sweets high in per
centage of sugar. This rule should also be observed in the
home manufacture of candies."
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Red Cross Donation
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SATURDAY, DEC. 8th
Bring in your donations
of produce, cooked food,
cider, jellies, canned
goods, fancy works and
towels, etc.
There will be amuse
ments and a jitney
dance.
All Come
J. B. Sparks returned from a busi
ness trip to Portland today. While
below he booked a number of special
features for his Theatre. He "also
secured a trap drummer, and this ad
dition will be made to the orchestra
for furnishing music at the show and
for the Saturday and holiday dances
to be featured by the Theater.
Mrs. J. T. Rue of . Monument Is
rapidly recovering from an 'operation
for appendicitis which she underwent
on Saturday last at Heppner Sani
torium. Dr. McMurdo also operated
on Bob Owen on Friday for the same
ailment and reports him doing well.
FORD FOR SALE This office of
ferB for sale a 1916 Ford runabout.
The machine has Just recently been
overhauled and put In good condition
by a first class mechanic; has run
less than 8000 miles and was bought
new In August, 1916. Price, $325.
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