0--.--T- H' Society, Public AaJiM'iwjn E GAZETTB-TIME PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 39, Number 31. IIEPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1921. Subscription $2.00 Per Year Tf FIRST COMMUNITY SERVICE ARTICLE By DAVID WAKK GRIFFITH KdMor Note David Wark Grl tilth HtutuU no UIkU ubova all other motlon pltture producers that he may be said to bo hi a class by himself. His grasp of picture making is only equalled by his Kiaap of the cinema's future, the needs and wants of the public, and the motion picture is a pari of every man's life. In introducing motion pictures as America's fourth or fifth largest Indus try, one might also Identify them as America's largest and most popular target for criticism. Where lives a person who hasn't said: "The movies are awful"; or said something to that effect. That is as It should be. It proves motion pictures are Important and proV Kiesslng. You hear no such criticism from all sides for our American music, painting, writing or stage. That Is be cause the public does not expect any great Improvement In these arts, but doen expect It In motion pictures. A savage and ruthless denunciation of motion pictures by one of the most prominent dramatic critics In this country, first awakened me to the fact that motion pictures were to become the dornlnent educational and enter tainment force In the world. I was too busy at the time to give much thought to the futtre. But I realized that this shrewd gentleman saw In them some thing more powerful than his beloved stage or he could not have spurred his thoughts to such a high tide of fierce protest We do not spend much time criticis ing something unimportant or dying. If the public ever stops complaining about Its motion pictures, we shall become alai med. 1 I : iitrr Prohibition. Criticism has Its fads and fancies a? much as anything else. At present It is popular to criticise the motion pic tures handily. In a way I feel that prohibition has had something to do with this public Irritability regarding pictures, Teople substituted the mo tion picture shows for the customary drinking diversion. And quarrelled with the films because they didn't get the same effect. There need be no alarm nbout motion pit titles it h long as the makers strive to Interpret life as naturally as they can. Superficial critics shout with out raiced despair about something In a motion picture not being realistic. KeallHtn Isn't the importnnt thing. Nat uralism is. Courtroom scenes, I believe, are crit icised more generally than any others In motion pictures. That Is because Mr. and Mrs. Audience went to court In a condition of h.Kh Interest, when eith er they or someone close to them was Involved In the action, and whatever occurred affected them vividly. They remember how Impressed they were with everything occurring. When they aie not so impressed by a court room scene In a picture, they Imme diately think It Is badly done. If any of the details are not exactly as they remember, they think that is the rea son. These few demand detailed real ism that would be boring beyond tol erance to the other millions. The critics should pay more attention to naturalism and less to realism. They keep running nfter rabbits instead of following the fox. No Art Interest. It will be several decades yet before producers can make motion pictures that do not also classify as entertain ment for every grade of intelligence. America has no sincere or even con scious interest in art. It Is first and almost completely interested In indus try. One can prove It by a thousand means. For instance. Your hero Is yourself Then the national hero becomes the one who expresses In the highest degree- the achievement the people of the nation would like to achieve Individ ually. Vnlll recently we were all a fighting peopte, and our heroes were Ashlers. But now we have tin soldier for a na lioiint hero, even though the greatest it's toasted, of course. To seal in the flavor of our wars has Just ended. I should say that the popular hero of America today Is Henry Ford. When he makes some changes in his plant and pays his debts, the public is so interested that the metropolitan newspapers print three and four col umns on their front pages about It, and continue to comment for days. Now we will make a comparison. If a person were to show a motion picture ten times better than any yet made; and he were to show this with music better than any ever composed In America; and If he were to give away as a souvenir a volume of poetry far better than any yet written In America; and he were to have painted on each of these volumes a miniature better than anything yet by an Amer ican artiBt do you suppose If this were done, the newspapers of this country would give It three column: on the front page? Te Awaken America. Indeed not, and the editors would be silly to give such space for If they did the public would be largely bored. For people don't care to be artists and are n't particularly Interested In what ar tists achieve. But the hero has been changed from the soldier to the industrial leader; and I think in fifty years, or perhaps a hun dred, America will awaken to an ap preciation of art. When it does, I think the golden era of art will come again for whatever Interests us as a people, that we can do better than anyone else. Perhaps motion pictures will do more to stimulate this artistic Interest than any other force. One must remember that our children today, ten, twelve, fourteen years old, have had more dramatic experience than all their an cestors combined. Take your own family. How many plays each year did your father see. and his father? Three or four, or less. And as we go back, the less plays they saw until In the time of the masques only one In many yearB if ever. So we havo a peculiar condition In our audiences a dramatically mature audience of youths; and a dramatically youthful audience In our adults. With no Intent to strain for a poradoxtcal quip, It Is a truth that the older a mo tion picture audience Is, the younger It Ik; and again, the younger It Is, the older It Is. Thry Auk Censor. These mature persons know nothing of the history of the stage, Its conven tions, customs, privileges, liberties or experiences. They see nothing in mo tion pictures that has been common to the stage for a hundred years, yet, be cause they are superlatively Ignorant of stage drnmn, they are horrified at something that is Absolutely common place to the piny-goer. With a confidence that only such prospering ignorance can bring, these persons are determined that the public shall not see these things which they think shouldn't be seen. This is the type that demands the censor. So the censor now will have to play with pfctur.es for a few years until they get tyrannical nnd are cast out, or become merely clerical and unimport ant. Censorship Is an Ideal, and when you try to localize nn Ideal In three per sons who need their small salaries and play politics to get them. It Isn't diffi cult to believe that the Ideal may get Jostled. The type of mind that demands censorship has advanced the argument that we censor meats and therefore should censor pictures, and I presume they would feel qute satisfied to have tho same person decide the fitness of a pig's carcass and a film. FIRST CHHISTIAN III llf'H. Lord'a Day, Nov. , How are you spiritually? Healthy, robust, strong, or weak, delicate and sickly? Tour spiritual health Is of more Importance than your physical. If we wish to show ourselves like men, be strong:, we must observe the rules of spiritual health. Meet with the Great Physician at Christian Church next Lord's Day. with others of similar needs. Bible School, 10. Communion and Treadling at 11. Christian En deavor at 6:30 and Song Sorvlre and Preaching at 7:30. Well, come out, we'll he glad to see you. LIVINORTONW. TUP. KKKI-.ltATKII III 1M II. Mot. 11. 1021. Preaching at 11 A. M., also at 7:30 1. M. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7 30. Young Peoples' So ciety at 6:30 p. M. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. We give you a hearty Invitation to attend any or all of our services. E. L. MOORE. ilng Home. "Loans amounting to $65,000,000 were nllowed the Condon National Farm Loan Association by the Foderal Land Rank of Spokane this week," states the last Issue of the Condon Olobe-Tlmes. We say this Is going some, and when that money Is tuned loose In Gilliam county the stringency should be some what relieved. STHAY AMMAU There came to my place In Sand Hol low on or about August 24, 1921, one bay yearling gelding, blase face, right hind foot white, no brands. The owner may have this animal upon payment of pasture hill and costs of this advertise ment. C. P. HEMRTCII, Hoppner, Ore. Phone 28F21. 3t027 In another column Is tho advertise ment of .1. A. Aushnrn of Lexington who will sell at publlo auction to tho highest bidder, at his place 7V4 miles north of Lexington on Saturday after noon next, a miscellaneous lot of ar ticles. To the list should be ajlded an extension dining table, some canned fruit, enrpet sweeper, fruit Jars, boy's wagon, lamps and lnnterns, and numer ous other nrtlelos. Remember the date and place and drlvo out; there may be ft number of things offered thnt you are looking rnr. Advertisement. Lexington Parent-Teachers. The regular monthly meeting of the Lexington Parent-Teachers Association will bo hold Tuesday evening, Nov. S at 8 o'clock at the high school auditorium. Hon. S. B. Notson of Heppnor will speak upon a subject of Interest to both the teachers and parents, A short program will he given and light refreshment served. A good attendance Is urged. M US. P. R. BENNETT, President. sjlI J f WLL YOU ) 4 " SW' ' i ' fJK GOME TO MY S W a HEPPNER HI LIFE Edited By JUNIOR ENGLISH CLASS HELP YOUR SCHOOL ! ART EXHIBIT COMING An Art Exhibit will be held at the' school building on the afternoon of November ), 10 and 11, under the su-! pervision of the Patron-Teachers' Asso ciation. The exhibit Is furnished by the Elson Art Company of Boston, and consists of copies of masterpieces both in colors and sepia. First and .second prizes of pictures will be given to the grades selling the most tickets. Each person who comes to the exhibit will be requested to vote on the picture he likes best. Those bought for the school will be chosen from the pictures receiving the highest number of votes. A program will be given on Thursday evening, November 10, by the P.-T. A. nnd the school. Admlsslan to the pro gram or to the exhibit at any time will be 15 and 25 cents, the poceeds of which will go towards buying picture for the school. What the Boys Loat. Last week Pendleton High called up Coach Heard and wanted to schedule a gam for the week-end. The Palles high school having refused to play them after scheduling the gam with them. Coach Heard was forced to re fuse them because some of our team were down In their grades. Later in the week Ooldendale called up and wanted a game, also, but the coach was forced to decline for the same reason. (iame Scheduled With Coadon. However, by the week-end all of the team are eligible and so we are playing a game with Condon at Heppner on Saturday, the fifth of November. A grade school football team has been organised with Ellis Irwin acting as coach. He will be assisted by Keith Logan who will take over the work of line coach. Very good progress la re ported and they are hoping to have a came scheduled with Lexington In the near future. A football team In the FreBhman class Is also being organised under the supervision of Paul McDuffee who will he assisted by Alvln Boyd In the cach ing. Uemlce Stgsbee, our Junior secretary-treasurer, has discontinued her school work for the present time on ac count of Illness. "The Juniors aren't the only ones who can debate," exclaimed a "Preahy." Fo the second-hour Freshman English clnss, thinking that a change In work would be nice, suggested a debate. Miss Pnlniateer agreed with them, and It was decided that the second-hour class should challenge the third-hour class. The question was, "Resolved that every student In high school should be com pelled to participate In athletics." Those on the affirmative were Doris Logan, Ellenor Peck and Luola Benge. Those taking the negative were Harold Case, Dorothy Hill and Russell Wrlgu.. Many new students were worried last week to hear th continued use of "darn," but they found that the flrst year sewing class had Just been darn ing stockings! Another smile disappeared from tho assembly last week when Iris Wlnnard left for Hood River to attend high school. She waa a prominent member of the 1922 graduating olats. A forty-five minute class In gym has been organised for th girls. Th girls are numbered and those who are even number prnctlre on Monday and Wed nesday and the odd numbers Tuesday and Thursday. They will have sitting up exercises, folk dances, military drill, trnpese work, hikes and rythmic work. Later basketball will be added to these. Miss Moore has charge of this work. The high school chorus will furnish the music for the program to b given one evening during the art exhibit These statistic show the Increase In the enrollment the past few year: Tear Total Enrollment. 1918 327 1919 Sl 1920 139 1921 I7 The attendance for the past six weeks has been very good, the per cent being 97.S. Two of the grades, the fifth and sixth, had no tardy marks. We were very orry to read an ac count of the death of our former prin OH DEATH, WHERE IS THY cipal. Prof. Burllngame, who was killed In an autmoblle accident last week. His car was struck by a train going at a very high speed, knocking the car quite a distance, and killing he and both of his companion. When Mr. Bur llngame taught her ha waa greatly liked by all who knew him and hi sudden death is regretted by his many friends. The Civics class had very Interest ing debate on Monday morning. The question was: Resolved that political parties should be abolished. The nega tive won the debate. The science classes receive slides each week from O. A. C. which are shown and explained to them. Many new and interesting fact are learned in this way. WASTED Oae Daasca Mirrors! Some of the girl almost is their claaasa because of the crowded condition about the lonely mirror in th halL A BOT. From all appearances, another stud ent, Allen Case, has joined "Ye Ancient Order of Ya Black Eye." What will happen Armistice Day? Another high school football gams. This game will be between Heppner and Lexington. Last Saturday the Lex ington team met the Hermiston team, on the Hermiston field. The score was 48-13 In favor of Hermiston. This may seem as though our team will have a "walk away," but our boys are looking forward to a close game, as the Her miston field Is sandy and was a draw back to the Lexington boys. Th road to Lexington at this time is in good shape and we expect and hope to see most of Heppner there, to hel our boys make a score. It looked as though all the witches , and ghosts In Morrow county had vlslt I ed Heppner High on last Monday night, as Tuesday morning wa spent in pick ing up books and paper all over the upstairs. We wonder If this was the punishment for not holding Hollowe'en parties In their honor. On Tuesday afternoon the Junior class elected Reliance Moore reporter for the "Hehlsch" and Thelma Miller secretary-treasurer, to take Bernlce Slgsbee's place, who has left school. The week of November 6-12 Is being nationally observed as "Better Speech" week. Heppner High School will ob serve the week, especially the English classes. Your speech Is your trade-mark. Are you proud of your trade-mark? Speak good English and your English will speak for you. Invest In good English. It pays dally dividends. Better Speech, Better Jobs. With sighs of relief the Civics and American History classes aettlted down In a room of their own last Monday morning. Of course, It la only their own In the sense that Mr. James holds classes in It, but then it I much better than the science recitation room or the conservatory, both of which were given a fair trial by the Civic class, espec ially. We are all very grateful to Mr. Drlscoll for cleaning the store room, thus making another classroom avail able, and we feel sure that th pupils will strive for better lesson in such an attractive recitation room. At the Freshman class meeting on Friday, October 28, sixteen Prosh or dered rooters caps, which will be made by the Sophomore class. The caps will cost about seventy-five cents apiece and will be made of purple and gold felt We are glad to learn that the stud ents are so prompt In ordering the caps this year, because last year so few were ordered that the Sophomores were deprived of the privilege of making them. "The Independent," a weekly period ical, Is being used by members of the ancient and medieval and modern his tory clnsscs. Jason Blddle was In town for a short time on Monday. Hs had just returned from a short visit that he and Mrs. Blddle mad In th Willamette Valley, and we Judge It did not take long for them to get all they wanted of the rain and mud, Judging from hi remarks. J STING? High School Will Give Pie Social. The high school students are prepar ing to give a pie social on Saturday evening. They promise a fine time and are expecting a large attendance. Look for handbills announcing place and giv ing further details. Advertisement All Prthlan Slaters Attentloa. It Is very Important that all members of Dorian Temple be present at the meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 10, at 8 o'clock. Let each one remember this is my lodge as well as the other fellow's, and a good time Ib assured. PEARL TASH, M. of R. and C. Services at Episcopal Church. On Sunday. Nov. 6, there will be the usual school fo instruction at the Epis usual school of instruction at the Epis followed by services and sermon. At 7:30 p. m. there will be the evening ser vices and sermon. These services to be conducted by Rev. C. W. PuBois, Gen eral Missionary for Eastern Oregon. Wool Growers Will Meet Nov. 1. A meeting of the Morrow county wool growers Is being arranged for Satur day, Nov. 19th, to take place In Hepp ner. It I expected that R. A. Ward, manager of the Oregon Cooperative Wool and Mohair Growers association will be present as well as other men prominent In the Industry of the state. A luncheon will be served at Hotel Pat rick at noon, the sessions to occupy the entire day. P.-T. A. Showing Picture. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week the Patron-Teachers As sociation will have on display at the high school building, 200 art master pieces. This display is given for the oeneflt of the school picture fund and it should draw large crowds. The nom inal sum of 25 cents Is charged for the three days and this will allow you to attend just as often as you wish and the proceeds will go toward purchasing pictures for the school rooms to make them more atrtactlve for the children Marshal Devln Saya Take Warning. We are requested by Marshal Devln to call the attention of all those who drive cars to the notices posted fernlnst the fire hydrants on Main street It Is strictly against the law to park cars in front of or within 25 feet of these hy drants. The marshal has marked off thte walks, the notices are placed In plain view, and there is no excuse for anyone not being able to keep at a proper distance. The first offense will serve as a warning and the marshal will serve notice to the car driver. The second offense will mean that the pen alty will be enforced. Keep your cars away from the hydrants and avoid trouble. Ted Thye la Thrown by Matson. In the wrestling match between Thye and Matson at the Fair building Sat urday evening, the former was thrown and the decision went to Matson after the first fall. Thye had a rib Injured In a match with Miller at Spokane a short time ago and should not have gone Into the bout with Matson. After 88 minutes, In which he was again hurt and the rib broken, he gave up the con test and forfeited the stake money of 11000. When he is fully recovered he expects to take Matson on again and hopes there will be a different story to tell. Henry Aiken promoted this match and he states that there will be others in the near future as he has good pros pects of bringing nbout n match here between-Jim Londos and Ad Santnll. This will be along nbout Christmas time. Eighty young people enjoyed a big Hallowe'en soeiol given by the En deavorera of the Christian church at the dining hall of I. O. O. F. building on Friday evening. The program was ap propriate to the occasion and there was a luncheon of doughnuts and cider. Mr. and MrB. Livingstone Joined In with the young people in making the affair a complete success. Mrs. Emma Doollttle, accompanied hy her son, Elmer, arrived from their home at Cottage Orove the last of the week and are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Poollttle In this city. Morrow county was the home of Mrs. Poollttle and her family some 25 years ago nnd she Is enjoying a very pleosant visit with her old-time friends. We announce thnt there has been a material reduction In the price of nil Ford pnrts. Because of this, there will also be a like reduction In all Ford re pair work, effective at once. LATOITR ELL AUTO CO. Advertisement. The Christian churcn Is planning to do some unusual publicity preparatory to their revival meeting that begins nere January isi umier wie leauersnip of Harmon and Gates. Dwight Misner, leading farmer of the lm,e section, was a visitor In this city yesterday. ; Juke Pearson, pioneer resident of the , Lena section, was a visitor In this city on Tuesday. W. II. Instone, prosperous stockman and rancher, of Lena, was doing busi ness In this city on Monday. Chas. Latourell returned on Monday from Portland where he spent several days the past week on business. I Mr. and Mrs. Koy talsiildlne, who have a farm at the head of Sourdough I canyon, were visitors In th city on ! Saturday. TO ARRIVE KOOX A carload of government Inspected Netted Oem pu : tatoes. 12.25 per cwt, cash, aboard car. Hook your orders now at Central Mar- I ket. j John L. Jenkins, resident of Board -: nun, was a visitor in th county seat on Tuesday. John has charge of the road building for the county out that way. Oscar Keithley, president of the Mor row County Farm Bureau, wa In Heppner on Saturday and attended a meeting of that organisation held at the office of the County Agriculturist. Miss Jean Black, who ha been house keeper for Chaa, Thomson for the past several years, departed for the horn of her brother In Saskatchewan, Canada, on Wednesday, expecting to make an extended visit there. Gene Penland is able to be driving his jitney about again and seems to be entirely recovered from hi Injuries ra ceived a while ago, when this machine got him In the ditch and held him there for about sixteen hours. HAY FOR SALE Between 116 and I2i tons of clean alfalfa hay, near mouth of Rhea creek, at lowest market price if taken at once. Secured note satisfactory. Pree feeding grounds. See me at once. E. M. SHUTT. Ad vertisement The public Is cordially Invited to at tend the opening of the new Heppner Surgical Hospital Sunday afternoon, November 6th, at my residence In south Heppner. The opening Is Informal and lipht refreshments will be served. MRS. JAMES GENTRY, Matron. Henry Swartz and family are moving back to Heppner from Grant county. For several years he has been running a ranch on Cottonwood about 18 miles above Monument. He recently disposed of te ranch and will locate at Hepp ner again, where he may decide to go into business. John H. Hayes Is visiting here this week from his hom at Portland. He came by way of Lone Rock, what he was called the past week on account of the very serious Illness of his Bis ter, Mrs. Andrew Neel, who suffered a stroke of paralysis. When he left the home of his sister, Mrs. Neel was some what Improved. This office acknowledges the receipt this week of a box of excellent cran berries from Cullaby Lake Cranberry Co., Warrenton, Or. Th cranberry la a very excellent fruit and these west ern berries are ahead of those produced In the eastern marshes, If we are any Judge of the excellence of such fruit and the Oregon Industry should be pat- j ronlzed by the Oregon folks that it may be built up. j Oscar Minor Intends to have an Irri-! gntlon system all his own and he has, been busy for the past two week put-' ting down a well on the bank of Wll- low creek, handy to hi garden spot ; and from this he will pump water in-' to a reservoir. When the season comes on In the summer time that the water runs low for irrigation purposes, he expects to fall back on his reserve and, keep his garden coming as It should, j O. C. Dunton returned the last of the j week from Sherwood, Oregon, where, lie had been to dispose of his property.' He had a chicken ranch at that place ; and this he has sold. He has also closed; up the business that he was running in' Heppner and expects to engage In some; other line of endeavor, but Just where, ' he has not yet fully decided. Mr. Dun-; ton was accompanied on the trip to the Valley by his sister, Mrs. Frank Win-! nard. pJlllllill!llllllllllltillllItlltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllll!llllllllllllllllllMi: RED CROSS ROLL CALL Nov. 11-22 Do you want to help Ex-Service Men and Their Families; Your Fellow Countrymen In Need Then Join the Red Cross All That Is Needed A Heart and A Dollar IIIUIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIMItUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIir: FARM BUREAU IS TO REACH ALL LOCALITIES Strong Organisation Jfeeeaaary for eeafal Proanma. The 1922 Farm Bureau organisation campaign as outlined by th Executive Committee will reach not only every community in the county but will reach every individual In each community. Occasionally yet you hear farmer saying, "what doe th County Agent do. anyhow, he ha never bean on my farm." If the County Agent ndevored to visit 850 farmers In a county with over 1200 miles of road he wouldn't have any time for the bigger projects which are the ones that tell. Th work must be done collectively. Th Farm Bureau provides a medium for this grouping of the individuals, determines the work which Is most pressing and seta definite committee woklng on definite projects, making it possible to speed up the program materially. County Agent C. C. Calkin and E. M. Hulden, secretary of the Morrow Coun ty Farm Bureau, are attending th an nual Farm Bureau meeting which la being held at Portland Friday and Sat urday of this week. Deftnit plan for the organization work will b given out on their return. State Farm Bureau President Goo. A. Mansfield, who is an able and well-Informed agricultural speaker will an dress the farmer In each of th com munities during th organization per iod. It might be stated that plan are already being perfected for the com munity meetings which will make them interstlng for every one In th com munity from th children to th hired man. Watch for the meeting schedules. John Day Caae Come t Monday. Judge Gilbert W. Phelps will ba in Heppner on Monday next for th pur pose of holding a special term of Cir cuit Court At this time the case against the director of the John Day Irrigation District Involving th legal ity of their action In assessing BO cent an acre on the lands within th boun daries of the district will ba heard be fore the Judge. Some decision touch ing this case have already been hand ed down, but these have been on points raised by demurer from both side of the controversy. Now th caae comes on to be heard upon its merits, and be cause of the large number of parties In terested, It will no doubt bring many people to Heppner. Contractor Are Here. Messrs Moore 3c Anderson, of T aco rn a. Wash., who have the contract for surfacing 13 J miles of the Oregon Washington Highway on the Lexing-ton-Heppner section, arrived In th city on Tuesday and are making arrange ments to begin their work at an early date. The contract calls for th cou, pletlon of this Job by th first of next May, and these gentlemen expect to meet the requirements. They have just finished a similar job over in the Yaki ma country and will move their ma chinery direct from there for th work here. Robert J. Hopkins Dies. This paper is In receipt of th sad In telligence this week of the death of Robert J. Hopkins at Wltchita, Kansas, on October 19th, resulting from a a op eration for appendicitis which be un derwent earlier in th month. For th past nine months Mr. Hopkins had been attending business college In Wichita and was about ready for the completion of his course when be was attacked by the malady which caused his death. Robert Hopkins was employed as a machinist In this office for nearly a year, just prior to his enlistment In the Navy at the outbreak of the war. He was a fine young fellow and had many friends here and at lone where he lived prior to coming to Heppner. He made his home In our family and we learned to love him as one of our own. and It Is with sadness of heart that we are call ed upon to chronicle his early demise. He was laid to rest at his old home at Peck, Kansas, on October 24th.