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THE G AZETTE-TDtES, HEPPVER, OREGON, THCRBDAY, MARCH 20, 1919. PAGE FOfR THE GAZET 1 E-IIMES The Heppner Gaxette, Established March 30. 1SS3 The I!eipner Times, Established November IS. 1S97. Consolidated February 15. 191!. Published every Thursday morning by Vawter Craword and Spencer Crawford and entered at the Postofflce at Hepp ner. Oregon, as second-class matter. ADVEHTISIMi RATKS G I V K Bf ON APPLICATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year IS.00 Plx Months 1.00 Three Months .TS Single Copies .06 MOKKOW COI NTY OFFICIAL PAPER MORROW COVXTVS ROAD PRO GRAM. County Judge Cump'oell has for a time past been is some doubt as to just what was the ii.jper procedure in getting the county started off tn its road program. The former court had put $19,000 of money into the paving of the ro:(l between Heppner and Lexington and it was expected that this would be returned in cash, and that work down the line uiiglu thus be continued and more grading done this Spring. The Judge had worried oyer this item a lot, and finally he concluded the best thing to do, after having written the com mission and getting no satisfaction, was to go to Pendleton and take the matter up with Hon. W. L. Thomp son, acting chairman of the commis sion, and thresh it out. With this end in view, he invited Messrs. C. E. Woodson, W. 0. Mnor, Vawter Craw ford, F. R. Brown aud Commissioner p. A. Bleakman to accompany him to Pendleton cn Saturday and assist in putting the claim of Morrow county before the commissioner. This was done, and our delegation learned a number of things to the benefit of themselves and the county at large. We had been informed on many points in regard to highway work by Jas. F. Stewart in the meeting last week, and were prepared to get down to business in the short time allotted by Mr. Thompson, and it is only nec essary to state at this time that if Judge Campbell had any doubts as to the proper attitude to be assumed by the County Court in reference to bonding the county for road funds, these doubts have been everlastingly removed and he uow sees his way, clear. This paper is fully convinced from what we have learned during the past two weeks that but one thing can be done by our people in this road mat ter: bond the county and get just as large a sum of money as this proceed ing will permit. There is no use to go up to the State Highway Commis sion with empty hands; we will get nothing and will thus be shut out from participating in the splendid road program that is being prepared. It will be our purpose to keep our readers informed the very best we can in regard to the progress of the bonding measure in this county. At this time there is a splendid senti ment in favor of going the limit. Ws have a fine example in the election recently held by our sister couuiy, Umatilla, whose people have gone in for bonds by a vote of 9 to 1, ami they are now getting lined out for their share of the state funds, though not a single bond has yet been dis posed of. There can be no doubt ' about what Morrow county will do, and the preparing, of petitions and the calling of a special election should progress just as rapidly as possible. No argument is required to convince the people that they need good roads. It should require but little argument to convince them that the way to get what we want is to go after it and put up the money. The state is going to do its full share THE STATE CHAMHKR OF COM MERCE, The drive for Morrow County's quota of memberships in the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce is on this week ond should be closed up in proper time. As was stated last week Mr. Scott of Lexington took over Lex ington's quota and guaranteed it, while 27 business men of Heppner stood for the portion to be raised hero. There should and will be no question of reaching our entire quota. Alter reviewing the plans and pur poses of this organization, Mr. Sidney B. Vincent, writing in the Oregon Re tailers Journal of February, 1919, makes this statement: "The State Chamber of Commerce functions very much as any city com mercial organization, except that the scope of its activities are so much ereater. and in many respects per bans even more important than city commercial associations. The Oregon State Chamber of Commerce was brought into life for one prime ob- ifict the creation of a unity or sen timent for all tilings beneficial to the Stale of Oregon. That is the whole strii-v in a few words. "The State Chamber can demand and obtain cooperation in all matters nf wide interest: it can secure proper lesrinlation upon matters pertaining to state development; it can secure the further extension of our goou roads system; it can take up irriga tion matters and cooperate with the Irrigation Congress; it can assist In the development of Oregon's logged off and bun ed-over lands; it can in fluence railway extensions and assist in the solution of land settlement problems; it can build up markets; It can assist the dairyman, the farm- " uv.d the hor'.i.'u'.iui'ist ; it can assist in the solution of development prob .enis uvuiiar to particular seciinus f the state as well as those affecting the state generally. It can work for all the state all the time, and perform these functions for all Oregon, just as any live Chamber of Commerce works for its home city. It can unite the Interests of Eastern Oregon, Western Oregon, Southern Oregon, and Central Oregon, and, in so doing, will produce results which will jus tify its name. And I firmly beliove It will do these things, and more. There are no limits to the beneficial results which may be obtained." tt AX EXAMPLE OF CO-OPERATIOX. As an object lesson Is co-operatiou on the part of the State Highway Commission in road building we call attention to the work now under way across the north end of the county on the Columbia Highway. Morrow county put in $19,000 for hardsurfacing last year, and then our Court also turned over what funds Districts 1 and 2, of the north end, had, amounting to $22,000, making a total cf $41,000. To complete the Highway through the north end of the county will require the possible expenditure on the part of the State Highway Commission of about $150, 000 more. This is the way the Com mission is co-operafing and shows what can be expected for other work in the county when we have worked out our program and are ready to co-operate further with them. tt . St. Patrick's Muile Enjoyable Season In Heppner, The annual celebration of St. Patrick's season was made an en joyable occasion in Heppner, and many were the citizens of Celtic ex traction gathered in Heppner on Sat urday, Sunday and Monday to en gage in the various exercises. The program had in the main been ar ranged under the auspices of the Hibernians and a special program was given on Saturday evening at the High School Auditorium, the main feature of which was an able address by Thos. Mannix, of Portland. Mr. Geo. C. Hennesy, also of Portland was present. This premier entertain er remained over until the close of the festivities on Monday evening and Injected fun and merriment into all the various meetings. Local talent assisted, also on the program Satur day evening. Special services for the Hibernians were held at the Catholic church Sunday and Monday forenoon. Monday afternoon was given over to the field sports at the Monahan farm. Rugby football was played and there was footracing and a general good time, all of the festivities closing with a big banquet, prepared and served by Mrs. Mike Curran at the banquet room in I. O. O. F. hall, thus fittingly closing a season of real pleasure and profit, in which the traditions of Ireland were fully sustained. a platform cf boards on the weeuVr and he considered it perfectly saf for the children to be riding on, ano consequently was nrrt apprehensive that an accident might happen 't; one of the little tots. The first tha: he knew that anything was wroiu was the apparent chocking of the weeder, and stopping to examine found that the child was missing In some unaccountable manner slit had been drawn under the machine and her neck broken. There were no other marks or scratches on the body except a slight abrasion on one leg, which might indicate that the little one had been letting her feet drag on the ground and was In this manner pulled under the weeder. Mr. and Mrs. Gammell were pros trated with grief over the sad ac cident and It comes to them as a very great shock, indeed. The little girl was buried at Lexington on Friday, W. C. Worstell, pastor of the Chris tian church, officiating. Morrow County to Rond. Vawter Crawford, publisher of the Gazette-Times at Heppner, who Is here today with a delegation from Morrow county says that a special election will be held soon for the purpose of voting bonds for good roads in Morrow county. It is pro posed to bond the county to the limit, $300,000. Good roads enthusiasts in Morrow county are much encouraged over the road bonds vote in Umatilla county. Saturday's E. O. GOING DRY!! George Marlatt and wife, of Jefferson, Oregon, accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. Eva Dumas, arrived at Heppner on Sunday to be present at the funeral of the late J. W. Marlatt. Child Accidentally Killed. A very sad accident occurred at the farm of Arthur Gammell near Lexington on last Thursday after noon, wren the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gammell met her death. Little Willa May, aged 3 years, 10 months and 10 days, was riding, with another little sister along with Mr. Gammell on a Walla Walla weeder while he was at work in the field. Mr. Gammell had made ''JDicvmvndiand Before you buy another pair of shoes, call and see our Military Heel In gray, brown and black kid Also in stock with Louis heel. $6.50 $7.00 $9.50 E. N. GONTY Shoe Store 20 Years to Pay FOR CAM IAN PACIFIC Lands for all. 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