The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, August 15, 1918, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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THE GAZETTE-TIMES
The Heppnr Haxette. Established
Muivh 30, ls3
The Hepinr Times. K.tablishd
Xowmltr Ik.
Consollilated February 15.
lublihe(i every Thursday morning by
Vawter Craword and Spencer Crawford
anil entered at the rototfl.-e at Hepp
nr. Oregon, as second-clasa matter.
AIKHTl$IMi HATKS KIVBS OS
ATIM. RATION
Sl'IiSi'KUTION KATKS:
One Tear. -
Six Months
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Single Copies
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.75
.01
MOHHOW COINTY OFFICIAL PAMCB
SCIENTIFIC SAVING
One Jay last winter an aequaiu
. tance confessed that though he was
doing a lot of saving he did not seem
at the end of the month to have any
more money than before. We have
since discovered a good many people
in the same dilemma.
You cut out meat except two meals
a week. You forgot early new pota
toes when good old potatoes can be
had for a quarter the price. You eat
canned peas until the product of
near-by gardens becomes plentiful.
Your wife evolves a summer ward
robe for half what she spent last
year. You get a virtuous impression
of economizing at a great rate. But
when you balance the books the net
result is disappointing.
That, we know from personal ob
servation, is a tolerably common
experience.
You must save scientifically, which
means with exact knowledge of what
you are doing. A good way to ac
complish that is to convert every
theoretical saving immediately and
on the spot into government thrift
stamp or war-saving stamp.
A mere general impression that
you are economizing is apt to be a
snare and delusion, because it give3
you an easy conscience when you let
a Uttle here and there; and it
-Soes hot take many lettings-go to
douse the halo of the meatless days.
Those million American boys in
France would infinitely better have
stayed at home than to have gone
over there with a mere general im
pression that they were going to lick
the Kaiser. Every motion they
make is carefully thought out and in
rigorous subordination to a scientific
plan. They had to be drilled for
months so that their general inten
tions would serve a scientific plan.
You are not supporting them ade
quately if you are going on mere
good intentions and general impres
sions. Do it on a thought-out plan, with
definite knowledge of what you are
about. Cinch the saving right at
the moment by buying a thrill
stamp. Set aside a definite part of
your income for stamps and. Liberty
Bonds. The war requires that yo.
too, meet it scientifically. SatmrUaj
Evening Post.
SALVAGE.
The important part played In the
war by technically educated men is
nowhere better illustrated than in
the reports now being complied of
the success of salvage engineers in
recovering vessels which have been
sunk by German submarines. For
oceanographic reasons, they have
been most successful near the coast
of Groat Britain and along the shore
of France. There in many places
the waters are comparatively shal
low. The deep waters of tbe Med
iterranean, unfortunately, have kept
their secrets. i
But success of the British Ad
miralty, with the assistance of
American experts, has neverheless
been surprising. Vice-Adniiral Sims,
U. S. N., repored last Decemher that
the British had reclaimed more than
200 ships, of a total tonnage of more
than a million. The rapid progress
made in this science is shown better
in later reports, which indicate that
between January, 1915, and May,
1918, 407 vessels had been re
covered, 147 of them In the first
five months of the present year. This
is the equivalent of a ship a day, and
it has been estimated that the time
required to build the same vessels
under ideal working conditions
would have been 588 months.
If it be accepted as approximately
accurate that the toll of the sub
marine between the declaration of
war and May 31 last was a little
more than thirteen and a half million
tons, it will be seen that marine
salvors have restored more than 11
per cent of the loss. But the figures
do not do justice to the effort of
these engineers, since salvage has
been organized on an effective basis
only about half of that time, and is
only now beginning to get its stride.
Comparison of ships recovered with
the time it would take to build an
equivalent in new tonnage also fails
to tell the entire story because in
many Instances cargoes as well as
slAps have been restored. Raw ma
terials of the metal industry and
many other products not seriously
affected by their sojourn on the
ocean bottom have added Immensely
to the account of the marine salvors.
The methods employed have been
technical, and have reflected much
credit upon the highly educated en
gineers who developed them. Un
skilled labor has played a relatively
insignificant role in accomplishing
the result. But for the inventative
genius and the skill displayed, these
ships would still be resting on the
bottom of the sea. And the world is
atiO calliifc aaora and more insist
ently, for trained men. Oregonian.
1-1
We are wondering If there has
keaa anything done toward the re
placing of the bridge on the way to
the school house, which was washed
omt several weeks ago. It will soon
be Urn far school to start, and a
bridge will be needed badly. And
why woald it not be a good scheme
to bafid a bridge which could not be
washed oat so easily. . A bridge
will be needed at that place as long
as we have a school, and it seems to
as ft would be economy to build one
that win withstand both the pressure
of water and the wear of time.
additiokal"logals
i that place. Mr. Bates has been
working In the shipyards and logging
camps and says he likes the work
very well. His two brothers and
mother are now all in Portland, the
brothers having positions in the J.
K. Gill book store.
Through no fault of our own, our
program for last Sunday did not
arrive. For the coming Sunday we
have booked "Mother O" Mine," a
high class Universal Special Attrac
tion, with Ruth Clifford and Rupert
Julian playing the principal roles.
We are assured that the pictures
will be shipped so as to arrive on
time, and can personally vouch for
the quality of the entertainment.
For the coming week's program see
our ad.
B. G. Sigsbee,
Manager Star Theater.
A. college education spells success
for your sob. Mt. Angel College,
St Benedict, Ore. Rev. A. M. Meier.
Louis Kath, who left Heponer
several weeks ago to join the Navy,
was forced to nndrego an operation
for hernia before being accepted,
and he was just taken in last Friday.
He is now stationed at the Bremer
ton training station. Mr. Kath
worked for Herman Neilson of Hard
man for several years.
Mrs. Vawter Crawford and daugh
ter Mary departed Monday morning
for Portland. At that place they
will be joined by Mr. Crawford, who
has been attending the State Edi
torial Association convention at
North Bend, and will go on to Mel
bourne, Wash., for a short visit with
Mrs. LeRoy Jones, their daughter.
Mrs. L. D. Swick and son Dewey,
of Monument, were in Heppner this
week. They left Wednesday morn
ing for Camp Lewis where they will
Tisnt for two weeks with another
son, Howard Swick, who is a soldier
in Uncle Sam's National Army.
They were accompanied by Master
Robert Turner, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Turner of this city.
CapL Geo. W. Stokes, deputy
state fire warden, came to Heppner
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
inspecting Heppner' new fire fight
ing equipment Mr. Stokes was very
well pleased with th performance
of the local department at the fire
Friday and assured us that a little
efficient organization will make it
possible to curb all fires before much
damage Is done.
A. E. Bates, who for the past
several months has been working in
and around Portland, came in on
Tuesday' train and will go on out
to Hardman today, where he will
make arrangements for either dis
posing of or running his flour mill at
SEE ME BEFORE SELLING
YOUR GRAIN
I am grain agent at Heppner for the Pacific
Grain Company, successors to M. H. Houser,
and am prepared to buy your grain outright or
on consignment, as you prefer. Can also furnish
grain bags at the lowest price.
ROY V. WHITEIS
We take pleasure in an
nouncing that we
have secured
The
Palmer Garment
C7"HERE have been times when
it seemed impossible to secure
merchandise, especially merchandise
of quality, good enough for our cus
tomers. But you will notice when
you see the new Palmer Garment
that we have made ample prepara
tions to supply you with coats in the
quality to which you are accustomed
at the lowest possible price.
wit)
Thomson Brothers
THE SIXTH ANNUAL
MORROW COUNTY FAIR
SEPTEMBER 17, 18 AND 19, 1918, AT HEPPNER, OREGON
Wol IBe DMereiiiit
THE FAIR this year will be a "war
fair," and those things tending to
assist in the winning of the war will
be featured more prominently than
heretofore.
Food Conservation Will Be The Keynote
The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture will
have an exhibit and will have repre
sentatives here to give instruction.
INDUSTRIAL Club exhibits will
be larger and better than ever and
canning contests will be held daily.
There will be lots of good, clean
amusement, and music will be fur
nished by a live-wire orchestra.
The Secretary of Agriculture has asked that
fairs which instruct and amuse be held this year,
believing them a strong "win-the-war" agency.
SO BEGIN NOW TO PLAN TO ATTEND
le Sixth Annual I.
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