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......it Society. Oregon.'V;': ,,ilofittjn public Gazette rrrw PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 38, Number 44. IIKITXEK, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBUKARY 9, 1922. Subscription $2.00 Per Year The MES FARMERS WTAU gilA OPENED HERE Agricultural Program Put on By Agent Calkins Begins In This City on Monday. Con tinued at Different Points. The sessions of the Farmers Chau tauqua were begun at Heppner on Monday and have been continued at different points throughout the coun tyt during the week with a number of good speakers appearing on the pro gram. This agricultural program was arranged by County Agent Calkins and it has been carried out practic ally according to schedule. The first session Monday was held in the Star theater and was address ed by C. S. Brewster, who discussed feeding,housing and culling of farm poultry flocks to double egg produc tion. Being formerly associated with the Oregon Agricultural college, Mr. Brewster is well posted in this industrty and his address was full of instruction. A large number of lad ies were present, and they were greatly interested in the discussion of the chicken question. In fact, we understand that in all the places where Mr. Brewster appeared, his subject aroused much enthusiasm and intense interest. At the Monday meeting an address was also given by Edgar L. Ludwick, assistant secretary-treasurer of the Oregon Cooperative Grain Growers association, he taking the place of A. H. Lea, manager of the associa tion, whose name appeared on the program. Mr. Ludwick set forth the objects and purposes of the associa tion and told what had so far been accomplished. The principal of nor mal marketing had been adhered to and the general average price of wheat had been raised to the mem bers. According to him the average price received for all wheat sold up to December was $1.15. After de ducting freight and other expenses, this should leave the framer a net of around 90 cents. Mr. Ludwick further stated that the work of finan cing the association had been one of the things they were most proud of. The loans have been so far re paid that he is now able to state that anothcradvance will be made to the Morrow growers in March. This will come before taxes are due and will be of help. He expects that the final settlement will be about June, or just around the time when it will be need ec by the farmers for their harvest expenses. This report fom Mr. Lud wick was well received by all who heard him. Tuesday's addresses were bl J. C. Kuhns, supervisor of the Umatilla National forest, who discussed range management, and H. A. Lindgren, of the 0. A. C, who enlightened his hearers on the question of proper feeding of livestock. He especially stressed the use of ensilage and gave "canned feed" a proper boost show ing how valuable sunflower silage is, 1200 pounds of which is equal to a ton of hay. D. E. Stephens, superintendent of the Moro experiment station, was ' just full to overflowing with good advice to the fanners concerning the varieties of grain that should be sown in this county to produce best re turns, and he also gave forth a lot ofgood instruction regarding pro per methods of soil preparation, stat ing that the experiments at the sta tic n and in Sherman couny had prov en that deep plowing was not most profitable. Seeding should be done between September 15 and October 15 to get the best results, and one bushel ofwheat sown to the acre. He was the leading speaker Wednesday. Another speaker Wednesday was H. V. Gunn, of Corvallis, and he handled the question of bookkeeping for the fanners and the cost of wheat pioduction. For the past year 40 farmers in Sherman county kept books which showed that the actual cost of producing a bushel of wheat was $1.65; 22 showed a cost of $1.55 per bushel, while 18 had an over head production cost that exceeded $1.65. His remedy for this condi tion is bcter farming methods and less weeds. These meetings were not so well attended in Heppner as they should have been, yet a large number of farmers, together with their wives were able to be present, and the good seed sown will bring forht an abun dant harvest. Fred Ashbaugh and son, Leonard, were down from the Hardman coun try on Saturday, looking after mat ters of business in this city. Jasper Crawford returned home fron O. A. C. on Friday He is re covering from a spe'.l of sickness that laid him up for a tune. The week of February 8 to 15 is Anniversary Week for the. Boy Scouts. It is unique in as much as it is the Twelfth Anniversary, and twelve is the minimum age for Scout membership. We want your boy in this organization. How would you like him to subscribe to the follow ing: THE SCOUT OATH Oa mj koaor I will mj bct 1. T 4a mj 4mtr to God aad my eoaatrr, aaa to abey 4a 0rout Law. a. To arlp ataer aeopl at all tlaua. 3 Ta kra mjmrlt aajatoally atroac mratallr awake, aaa morally straight. TUB DCOIIT LAW 1. A aroat ta trustworthy. A scout's honor la to be trusted. If he were to violate hit honor by telling; a lie, or by cheating-, or not doing- exactly a Klven task, when truatcd on hla hon or, he may be directed to hand over hia acout badge. 3. A acout la loyaL He la loyal to all to whom loyalty ia due: hla scout leader, hla home, and parents and country. 3. A afoot la helpful. He must be prepared at any time to nave life, help Injured persona, and share the home dutlea. He must do at least our good tura to somebody every day. 4. A srout Is frlradly. He Is a frlrnd and a brother to every other scout. 5. A scout ts courteous. He Is polite to all, especially to wo rn tn, children, old people, and the weak and helpless. He must aot take pay for bring helpful or courteous. S. A scout Is klad. He Is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor hurt any living- creature needlessly, but will strive to save and protect all harmless life. 7. A scout Is obedient. He obeys hla parents, acoutmaster, patrol leader, and all other duly consti tuted authorities K. A scout ts cheerful. Ho smiles whenever he can. Hla obe dience to orders ts prompt and cheery. He mver shirks nor grumbles at hard ships. . A scout Is thrifty. He does not wantonly destroy prop erty. He works faithfully, wastes no thing, and makes the best use of his niTortunlties. He laves his money ao Unit he may pay his o.vn way, be gen erous to those In need, and helpful to worthy objects. He may work for pay. but must aot receive tips for courtesies or good turns. u. A scout ts brave. le has the courage to face danger in spite of fear, and to aland up for the right against the coaxings of friends or the jeers or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down him. 11. A scout Is clcna. He keeps clean In body and thought, stands for clean speech, clean sport. clean habits, and travels with a clean crowd. 13. A scout Is revcreat He is reverent toward Qod. He is fultuful In his religious duties, and re spects the convictions of others in mat ters of custom and religion. TIMKI.Y SLOGANS Do a Good Turn dally. He prepared. A scout's honor Is to be trusted. Floys will be boys the kind of boya men let them bo or help them to be which shall It be so far aa you are concerned? Or aren't you concerned? Olve a thought to boyhood but do not atop with thought. Say it In service. lienor boys, a better city. Better cities, a better nation. Livingstone, Scoutmaster. Regular Meeting ofP.T. A. On Next Tuesday Evening The regular meeting of the P. T. A. will be held in the high school auditorium on Tuesday evening, Feb. 14th, at 8 p.m. An excellent program consisting of a playlet and drill by Miss Ques- inberry s room, a talk by Mr. Calkins, dramatization of the making of the flag by Mrs. Dix's room and a talk "The Aim of Education," by Mr. Heard, will be given and refresh- ments served afterwards, aii mem bers are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Lloyd Hutchinson, Sec. A True Dream. Twenty-five hundred years ago, a king had a dream part of which has come true in past and present governments, but a part is yet to be fulfilled in the "ten kingdom power," the tribulation period and the mil- lcnium. In Mrs. Thomson s class of the Federated Sunday school, the dream will be reviewed Sunday Young people and young married people, be on hand. Wheat Ranch Bargain. If you can raise $7,500 cash as first payment I can let you have one third crop payments a 1040-acre pure wheat ranch, near in, only 10 acres waste land, good improvements and well watered, for $27.50 per acre, including 530 acres seeded. Like finding it. See me at once. E, M. Shutt. J. B. Coxen and family will leave this week for Boise, Idaho, where they may decide to locate, Mr. Cox en,who is a barber by trade, has in view the purchasing of a- shop and going into business there, J. B. Huddleston, Lone Rock 'sheepman, is in the city today.' Lexington Parent-Teachers Assn. Will Have Meeting The Parent-Teachers association of Lexington will present another educational film for the school pa trons of this community Monday eve ning, February 13 at the movie hall. This time we have secured the five reel film "The Mill on the Floss," from the famous novel by George Eliot. It is considered one of the greatest novels in the English lang uage. The negative of this picture is now owned by the universities of the United States and is made avail able to our community through the University of Oregon. This picture was filmed at an original cost of $30,000. A two-reel industrial film will also be shown. This program is abso lutely free, so bring your children and enjoy an evening of perfectly clean entertainment. The regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held Tuesday evening, February 14. The subject at this meeting will be "Child Leg islation. The following laws will be discussed: . Truancy law by O. J. Cox, direc tor. Compulsory education by Mr. Walker. Cigarette law by W. O. Hill, may or. Health laws by Mrs. Brown. Mother's aid law by Mrs. Pointer. Crippled childrens law. Arthur Gatnmell will present the subject of changing the boundary line of the school district. The grade pupils will furnish seven numbers. Refreshments will be served. Each lady is kindly asked to bring a dozen sandwiches. Mrs. F. R. Bennett, Pres. First Christian Church. Lord's Day, February 12. The meeting is over, and it was a splendid success. It is ours now to conserve the results of that effort, and this is the irger ta;k. We must ily to its accomplishment. Our ob ligations and responsibilities are in creased by repson of this revival, whether we are Christians cr not Let us play the man, nn as never before and swing things for Jesus Christ. Special message at 11 o' clock for the new members, every one of them should be present, it is important. Let us have the biggest Bible school yet at ten o'clock; and remember that great Christian En deavor at 6:30, and the fine new In termediate Endeavor at 3 o'clock. Then there is the evening service at 7:30 of song and sermon. "Come and go with us and we will do thee good." Livingstone, Minister. Revival Meetings Close. The revival at the Christian church that has been going on for several weeks under the leadership of Evan gelists Harman and Gates, came to a close on Tuesday evening. The church received into membership some 60 people as' a result of the meeting. The evangelists are a strong team and very earnest work ers, and their coming to Heppner at this time has not only been of bene fit to the church, but it has strength ened the religious sentiment of the entire community. The evangelists left on Wednesday morning for Col ville, Wash., where they will begin a series of meetings on Sunday. At the close of the meeting on Tuesday evening a resolution was passed ex presssing the appreciation of the church for the good work done, and highly recommending Evangelists Harman and Gates to any church de siring to call them for revival work. LOWER AWAY! '21 Shep grazing on the Umatilla Na tional Forest during the past calen dar year were 146,000, cattle were 19,000 and horses numbered 1,000, according to the report made by the local office of the forest. Losses for the year show that 1, 200 sheep died after eating poison ous plants, 3000 were destroyed by predatory animals while 900 died from natural causes. Of the cattle 195 were lost, about 30 dying after eating poisonous larkspur, 15 falling over cliffs and the remainder stray ing away. A few were killed by hunt ers. The loss from poisonous plants, says the report, is smaller than usual this year, because forage was so good that animals rejected the dead ly growths. The various cattle and horse rais ers' associations have during the year constructed 39 miles of drift fence, developed 10 watering places and constructed 23 salt logs. East Oregonian. The Federated Sunday School. You will enjoy the two special at tractions Sunday if you are fortun ate enough to attend at 9:45. Are you building your "character house" upon a rock, or upon the sand? "Search the scriptures, for in them yt think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." Born At the maternity hospital of Mrs. G. C. Aiken in this city, Feb 7, 1922, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beck et of Eight Mile, an 8-lb. daughter, Dr. C. C. Chick attending. HEPPNER HI LIFE Edited By JUNIOR ENGLISH CLASS Heppner Takes Game from Con don Final Score is 34 to 21 On February 4th the Condon quin tet played the Heppner quintet at Heppner. It was a good fast game and the victory was still in doubt at the end of the first half, although Heppner was in (lie lead. In the second half the Heppner boys jump ed 'nto the lead where they stayed. At one time Condon tossed in three field goals straight, but Heppner biaced up and quickly forged out of danger. The final score war. 34 to 21. The game was well played al though both passing and shooting were ragged at times on bolh teams. , Heppner played the five-man de fense and as a res'ilt most of Con- ; dor's baskets were running shots 'several feet for the basket. Most of Heppner's baskets were of the un-ider-the-basket or close-in variety i although Witcraft put in three sensa tional baskets from quite a way hack. J. Hardie, Condon's center was their star player and high-point man. Mc Duffec, forward, was the star and high-point man for Heppner, al though the entire team showed the best of team work. Irwin at guard played steadily and consistently throughout and broke up most of the plays that came to his end of the floor before the five-man defense was formed. The line-up was: Condon Heppner Crawford F McDuffee Pcnish F Doherty J. Hardie C Clabaugh MacDorty G Wircraft Hardie G Irwin Johnson S Referee: Van Marter. Beautiful Home Near Hard man Scene of Merrymaking To the number of 65 the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Redsaul gathered at their home on Saturday evening for a season of merrymaking. There was music and dancing and old time plays, also speaking by some of the high school boys and teachers as well as some of the farmers. The guests brought along with them many good things to eat and at the proper time the feast was spread. Mis. Bedsaul fur nished hot coffee with an abundance of gniij. rich cieam. The party was a decided success smi. the evening very pleasantly spent, the hosts ex-t- n led to ea.h ami all a ccidial in vitation to come again. Brotherhood Meeting Monday. The next meeting of the Brother hood, to be held on Monday evening, promises to be one of unusual in terest. The subject for discussion will be "Washington and Lincoln," and the principal speakers are How ard M. James and C. E. Woodson. These men are both good, and they will no doubt give us the best there is in them on this occasion. The worthy secretary is anxious that there be a full attendance on the part of the membership, and it is up to the committtee on arangements to see that this fact is accomplished, and that the meeting is made a success. Let all members remember the date, Mondav evening, February 13th, 6:45, Patrick hotel. W. 0. Hill, cashier of Lexington State Bank, was doing business here en Saturday afternoon. He was ac companied by his son, Herman. "On the Sly" In Sewing I Class. "Doggone it, I just know I must 'a swallowed my bobbin." "Hey, Lizzie, you've got my scis sors, I just know you have hand 'em over!" "Now, Miss Norris, really I don't think 1 ought to rip ;hL out again!" "Now, I got to mash madly down town this evening to pursue some braid and buttoni for my middy!" "Who'd think it? I've got this whole thing cn wrong side out!" "I just know I'll have to rip this out I can feel it in my bones " Calendar February 11 Double-header bas ketball game. Heppner vs. Lexing ton. February 14 P. T. A. meeting. February 18 Basketball game, Pilot Rock vs. Heppner. February 24 Double header bas ketball game, Heppner vs. lone at lone. March 4 Basketball game, Hepp ner vs. Lexington at Lexington. March 11 Basketball, Heppner vs. Pilot Rock. Why aren't the peope of Hepp ner interested in Heppner High school activities? This is a question i'ia' remains un answered in the minds of the stu dents. So far this year the cider folks jhave not attended the games in wnien our teams nave fatten part. Saturday night the championship of Morrow county will be determin ed bv the results of the game with (Continued on Page Six) "The fool hath said in his heart, "There is no God.' They are cor rupt, they have done abominable works." Psalms 14:1. Suggest ed by Livingstone. PIANO TUITION-Exnerienced. capable tuition by Mrs. Bessie Bruce Gibb, at the Wattenburger house, tf. 0. C. Wageman, young farmer of the Blackhorse section, is auite ill at his home, suffering an attack of influenza. Silas Wright is very sick at his home in this city, suffering from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Wright has been a sufferer from bronchitis for many years, and being in a weak physical condition as a result, grave fears are entertained for his recov ery at this time. Owing to sickness of some of those to take part in the musical dramatic program at the schoolhouse on last evening, the entertainment had to be postponed until some fu ture date. Miss Norma Frederick was one of the leading characters in the farce, "The Burglar" and was taken ill yesterday and was unable to be at her post at the telephone office. We understand that others having a part in this entertainment were also indisposed and suffering from the prevailing epidemic of colds and grippe. Because of some wrong informa tion handed out to this paper, we stated last week that Mrs. Gorman, who recently returned from the East, was going to take over again her place, the George Perry ranch on Rock creek. In fact Mrs. Gorman is going to live with her son Law rence on his place near Lone Rock, and our informant did not have the matter straight at all. In putting the item forth as we did, we did an injustice to John Kelly, who owns the Rock creek place, and are glad to make this correction. ' Spring Wages $40. The farm bureau executive com mittee met in session with the county labor committee and passed upon the spring wage scale at the regular ex ecutive session which was held on February 4th. Before taking action in quiry was made from the other wheat growing counties and the wages was also discussed with the different employment offices and the labor committeemen discussed wages with the farmers in their community, and the wage scale established is one that seems to suit conditions in Eastern Oregon for the coming sea son. General farm hands will receive $40 a month and board. Tractor men will receive $60 to $80, depending upon the size of trac tor and experience of the man. Cook, from $25 to $35. Wool Prices Were Low In This County 20 Years Ago Back in July, 1901,there was a number of clips of wool sold in Heppner at private sale. A record of these sales was given in the Gaz ette, date of July 18, 1901, and we note a few of them as follows: B. P. Doherty, 90,000 pounds at S cents per pound. Emmet Cochran, 36,000 pounds at 10 1-2 cents per pound. Beck Bros., 60.000 pounds at 10 1-4 cents per pound. W. B. Finley, 47,000 pounds at 7 cents per pound. John Carty, 20.000 pounds at 6 7-8 cents per pound. Henry F. Blahm, 15,000 pounds at 9 3-8 cents per pound. John Kilkenny, 42,000 pounds at 7 cents per pound. The bulk of the wool sold that season was under the sealed bid plan, and prices ranged along from 10 cents to 1 1 3-8 cents per pound, and the plan was pronounced to be very satisfactory. Will Discuss Route Changes. John Brosnan, of Lena who was here recently striving to have the route of the proposed new road be tween Vinson and Heppner changed, has written to Judge I. M. Schannep that-members of the Morrow county court and also Mr. Barratt of the stnte highway commission will be here February 10 to meet with the Umatilla county court. At that time the matter of asking for a new sur vey will be discussed and steps taken looking to such a survey by the state commission. It is contended bv Mr. Brosnan and others that the change j would be generally beneficial. East uregoman. FOR SALE Thor electric vacu um sweeper. Inquire at this office. 2t. li THE PQUL TRY PAY THEIR WAY C. S. Brewster, Poultry Ex pert of Portland, Give3 Good Pointers on Care and Feeding of Poultry. By C. S. Bretster. It appears that most of the farm ers of this section have had difficulty this winter in making their chickens lay, and they wonder why this should be so. From what I have been able to learn regarding this situation here I am led to believe that in most cases the hens do not lay because they haven't been given a chance that the owners rather than the hens are to blame. The essential requirements for the production of eggs, particularly fall and winter eggs are as follows: 1. Good stock which has been bred for high production. 2. Comfortable housing (not nec essarily expensive.) 3. Early hatching. 4. Use of pullets for winter eggs. 5. Proper feeding. 6. Cleanliness freedom from mites and lice. The breeding is more important than the breed. White Leghorns, Barred or White Plymouth Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds are the most popular and therefore it is easier to obtain good stock. The house should be 18 to 20 feet deep and should provide a dry floor, free from drafts where the birds can work in comfort. A board or concrete floor is better than a dirt floor. Plenty of sunlight and ventila tion are important. Hens will not lay much in mid-winter as they go through a molt at that time. The pullets will not lay unless they have been hatched early en ough so that they will be mature in September or October. Plymouth Rocks or Rhode Island Reds should be hatched between Februray 15th and April 1st, Leghorns should be hatched not later than May 15th, pre ferably in April. In best results the flock should contain at least 60 per cent pullets. A good system of feeding is as fol lows : Scratch feed made up of equal parts cracked corn and wheat fed in a straw litter at the rate of about 3 pounds per 100 hens in the morn ing and 8 pounds at night. Keep a dry mash before them in hoppers at all times also grit, oyster shell, and charcoal. Supply plenty of clean water to drink and milk if possible. Give green feed regularly, all they will eat. Mangels, carrots, rutabag as, or cabbage are very good. If these are not available use alfalfa meal soaked in hot water or beet pulp. For the dry mash the following mixture will give good results: 100 pounds bran or mill run. 100 pounds middlings. 100 pounds corn meal. 100 pounds ground oats or barley. 100 pounds meat meal or fish meal. In most cases a good prepared egg mash will be found the best and most economical. The hens should eat as much mash as they do grain. If they don't, cut down on the morning grain feed. Remember that it is the mash feed that makes eggs, not the grain. Mash feed is also very important in feed ing young chicks. A hen that is out on the cold, wet ground or in a cold, drafty house all day will use most of her feed in keeping warm. She cant lay well as a result. The County Farm Bureau, through the county agent, Mr. C. C. Calkins, will be glad to secure the college or government bulletins for anvone who may wish further information. Pro fessor Brewster will also be glad to furnish free his bulletins on culling, feeding chicks, or poultry house plans or will be glad to answer questions regarding poultry problems if you will write to him in care of Kerr, Gifford and company. Portland, Ore gon. The K. of P. Anniversary. The 58th anniversary of Pythian ism, February 19, falls on Sunday this year, and the occasion will tH appropriately celebrated in this city by Doric Lodge No. 20. Coming, as it does, on Sunday, the lodge has ar ranged the services to be held at the Federated church. On that day, at 1 1 :00 a. m., the lodge will gather at the church where they will be ad dressed by the pastor, Rev. E. L. Moore, who is an active member of the order, and the program will be one suitable to the occasion. All members of the order are expected to attend these services.