TIIE GAZKTTK-TIMES. IILPFNEK, OREGON, TIU'RsDAY, FEB. 10. 1922. PAGE FIVE occt FOR SALE A fine Shetland pony mare. C. C. Catkins. tf. Gene Gentry, leading farmer of Lexington was a visitor in this city on Saturday. A. M. Zink and wife were in Heppner on Monday from their farm home near lone. Guy Boyer, of this city, was at tending the annual gathering of wool men in Pendleton Saturday. FOR SALE A Shure Hatch incu bator, good as new; capacity 220 eggs; price $25. Phone 22F5, Hepp ner. 2tp W. P. Mahoney, of the First Na tional bank, spent Saturday in Pen dleton, attending the woolgrowers meeting. Chas. H. Latourell made a trip out to Boardman on Friday where he is interested in putting in a branch Ford service station. 11 IS HIRE HO ill Governor of Farthest North Paints Bright Picture When Resources Become Bet ter Known. the Arctic Circle. Throughout the proposition; by dismissing the fool- books. It is installed in the office 'territory flowers and berries grow in ish, demagogical fear that any so-'of the school building and Mrs. F. jprofusion. Long days and warn sun- called predatory inertest ever can orR. Bennett will have charge. Hours i shine give sturdy growth to plant ever will gobble up so huge a land for obtaining books are as follows: ! life. Fairbanks is a veritable floral as Alaska or a material section there-: Every school day from 8:30 to 9:40 'bower in June, July and August. The of; and finally, by tardily realizing; and from 11:30 to 1:00. Tuesdays midnight sun on the Yukon is worth that Alaska, unfettered ana given ani inursaays ana rnaays trom j:ju to fravelino fhnnsanrts nf miles tn vft honest chance Will CODUlate Itself esoeciallv when it illuminates Mt.land go ahead and wax opulent and iMcKinley, the towering peak of the! develop grandly and luxuriously, just Andrew Reaney was in the city from Lexington on Tuesday. He re ports Mrs. Reaney, who has been quite ill, as much improved. County Clerk Waters was absent from his office at the court house for a few days at the end of the week, going to Portland for a short visit with his family. J. B. Huddleston, Lone Rock sheep owner, passed through the city on Thursday last, enroute to Pendle ton to attend the convention of the Oregon Woolgrowers association. Phil Higgins of Lena and John J Kellv of Rock creek were two of our flockmasters in Pendleton Fri day and Saturday to attend the gath ering of wool men of the state. F. A. McMenamin, besides being one of our leading legal lights, is en gaged in the sheep business. He spent Saturday at Pendleton attend ing the convention of Oregon wool men. Wm. Beymer, president of the Far mers and Stockgrowers National bank of this city, and extensively in terested in the stock business, was in Pendleton on Friday and Saturday, attending the state woolgrowers con vention. John Kilkenny, president of the Morrow county woolgrowers associa tion, was in Pendleton over the week end, participating in the delibera tions of the Oregon Woolgrowers as sociation in session there on Friday and Saturday. County Agent Calkins went to Pendleton on Friday to attend the gathering of wool men from over the state. His verdict is tthat it was a mighty good meeting and Pendle ton gave all the visitors a royal re ception and good time. S. W. Spencer and wife and C. L. Sweek and wife made up a party go ing over to Pendleton on Friday, the gentlemen to take in the doings of the Oregon Woolgrowers association in convention there, and the ladies to visit with relatives and friends. Loren Gentry of Alberta and El mer Gentry of Colfax, Wash., sons of Mrs. Nancy Gentry of this city, and formerly residents of Morrow county, arrived here on Thursday last and are making a visit to their mo ther and brothers L. V., Jas. and Mack Gentry. It is now "Ruby M. Engleman, postmaster." Miss Ruby's commis sion came this week and she is now in charge of the office. Mrs. Blake will remain with her the balance of this manth to assist her in becoming familiar with the office work. lone Independent. Walt Cochran received the pleas ing news yesterday that Mrs, Coch ran had presented him with a son and heir, weight 9 1-2 pounds, at the home of her mother in Elgin, Ore. Walt has purchased a new hat, three sizes larger than what he formerly wore. lone Independent. Mrs. Mary E. Hale has been so ill for several days that her death was hourly expected, and all near rela tives were summoned and are now here with the exception of one son. This, Friday, morning however, she is reported to have rallied and to have taken some -nourishment. lone Independent. G. R. Gunzel, cashier of Bank of lone, was doing business in this city on Saturday afternoon last. He was accompanied by Mrs. Gunzel. The roads between lone and Heppner are in an almost impassable condition in many places, and Mr. Gunzel will be glad when the surfacing of the highway is completed. Judge Wm. T. Campbell perform ed the ceremony uniting in wedlock Mr. Adam Knoblock and Mrs. Em ma C. Fuller, at his office at the court house on Friday afternoon, Ftb. 10. The contracting parties are well known and old-time citizens of Morrow county, and we extend to them hearty congratulations. Says Present System of Gov ernment is Harming Pros pects and Holding Back. By Scott C. Bone, Governor of Alaska Editor's Note. Scott C. Bone, governor of Alaska, loves his north ern home with a great passion. He believes in it and, what is more to the point for the reader, he knows tf. In the following he tells of many things in connection with his home land that are unknown to the average man and also gives voice to hopes that may mean great things not only for Alaska but for the entire nation as well. rhone NT! ALEX GIBB, Plumber At Bturkey'i Electrical 8hop. I FIX ANY OMJ THING Auto Ra diator, Rungra, Hmtrn and Tin mm Itrpnlrrd. Dirty Chimney Owned, filming, Etc. Comparatively few people know Alaska. Fewer still comprehend it in al its greatness. Alaskans themselves, in major number, have seen little of Alaska. Eight out of ten of them have glimp sed only small sections of the terri tory. The average citizen of the popu lous communities along the coast thinks of Alaska in terms of Ketch kan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez and Seward. To him this average Alas ka citizen Alaska as a whole is al most as it is to the average citizen of the outside world. The tourist who visits these shores is overwhelmed with the scenic beau ties presented to the eye on every side, from Dixgn's Entrance through the panoramic Inside Passage of Skagway at the head of Lynn Canal and, perchance, on over the White Pass, in the Yukon territory, to Whitehorse. But, if his journey ends there, he does not know Alaska. He has seen only the beginning of Alas ka. Alaska lies beyond. Of Great Magnitude. The magnitude of Alaska 600, 000 square miles, or nearly one-fifth the dimensions of the American un ion precludes in the unopened stage of the territory the possibility of a general and intimate knowledge of Alaska. Illustrative of the prevailing mis information is the instance of the fine young soldier who, returning from overseas, visited a school friend in Boston and, at a social gathering, was pointed out as hailing from Alas ka. "Does he speak English?" ask ed Miss Hiehbrow. adjusting her glasses and inspecting him interest edly. Vilhdalmur Stefansson, college- bred, in an illuminating discussion of "The North that Never Was, gives approval to the idea of a Cambridge preacher that the country needs a National University of Polite un learning. Stefansson himself would fit into the Alaskan chair of the in stitution. Or equally so, Dr. Alfred Brooks, the eminent geologist, or Major J. C. Gotwals, practical road builder, who has mushed the terri tory and knows it from A to Z. So profound a statesman as Daniel Webster, who visioned America's fu ture greatness, could see nothing worthy of consideration west of the Rocky mountains. Therefore, we mav be patient with a Twentieth Century denseness that still ignor nntly visualizes Alaska as a country of ice and snow, its mountains and hills laden with precious metals and its glacial scenery unsurpassed, but really fitted for habitation only by polar bears. Those Misconceptions. Something more potential with the masses than a National University of Polite Unlearning is required to cor rect and dispel these ridiculous popu lar misconceptions about Alaska and force upon the public mind a fair and accurate knowledge of the great Northland. Alaska is not a monumental ice berg or glacier. It is not snowbound and in the grip of bitter, biting ele ments. It is not cut off from the world. Its ports, save those in the region of the Arctic Circle, are open the vear around. Its temperature in in the interior, in mid-winter, is no more severe than in the Northern and far Western states. Its climate on the coast is. generally mild and equable, with much rainfall, but com parable to the climate of Portland and Seattle. Blizzards such as rage in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon tana and the East, are sometimes ex perienced in the northernmost part of the territory but are uncommon, if not unknown, to coastal Aiasica ana Alaska as a whole. Millions of people live happily and thrive in Norway and Sweden and in sections of our own country under climatic conditions no more favor able, if not more severe, than the ceneral climatic conditions of Alaska Alaska's summers are ideally pleasant and delightful on the coast and gloriously bright and beautiful, and often hot, in the interior. Tem perature ranging from 80 to 90 de crees s frequently encounterea in American continent. Has Farming Lands. Alaska possesses 100,000 square miles of agricultural lands and today numbers hundreds of occupied home steads under successful cultivation. Farm products of the estimated value of $250,000 were grown and sold in the Tanama Valley alone the past season. Year after year there is in creasing cultivation. How are these and kindred truths about Alaska to be firmly planted in the popular mind and the untruths and the haif-truths forever eradica ted? How is the real Alaska to be re moved from the realm of fancy and established upon a fixed foundation of fact, By opening Alaska to settlement; by inviting capital and people to come in and making it easy for them to gain a foothold; by unlocking its resources and freeing the territory from red tape rule; by unreserving millions of acres of lands senselessly reserved; by silencing and shunting aside the visionaries and theorists who succeeded in bottling up Alaska and whose ideas have been expen sively tried and clearly found want ing; by proceeding with the develop as the Western domain of the Union, in spite of Daniel Webster's obscure vision and dark" foreboding, pro gressed and prospered and grew into states and added bright stars to Old Glory. Then, and not until then, will Alas ka become known to the world, and the truths about Alaska prevail un disputed and endure, for all time. As a first step toward all this Un cle Sam has just completed the con struction of a railroad from the coast line into the inerior, from Seward to Fairbanks, at a cost of fifty-odd mil lions, and he has been spending ad ditional millions in the building of roads and trails. This means the opening up of Alaska that it is no longer to be hermetically sealed. Moreover, Uncle Sam is proposing, through Congress, to substitute a workable system of administration in Alaska for the cumbersome, un workable, halting, inefficient, and ut terly impossible system of bureau cratic government. Library at Lexington. The P. T. A. of Lexington has re ceived its traveling library from the Oregon State library. This library for the use of anyone in the com- :30 p. m. MRS. F. R. BENNETT, Pres. FOR SALE 1 set demountable wheels, 2 extra rims suitable for; Ford, Maxwell or Chrevolet. Price! $18. Phone 824, or write Box 73,! Heppner. 4t. rilillilliiliiiliitiliiiiiitliHiiltiiUiiiiil - I 1 Central Market j I FRESH AND CURED MEATS I Fish In Season H Take home a bucket of our lard. It is a Heppner product and is as g good as the best. n ilillllllll!l!illll!lllll!itlll!!l!li!l!in Grocers Recommend Albers Quality Alberj Flapjacks the hotcakes of the West ment of Alaska as a big business munity who may care to use the; Big Bargain in Small Creek Ranch H 16 acres, all under ditch, partly in cultivation, alfalfa, EE strawberries, raspberries: good five room house, good E barn and out buildings; stock and machinery; good 5 spring and well. Price $2250.00 if taken at once. 7 E miles from town. ROY V. WHITEIS Real Estate and Insurance, Heppner. lllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllW "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of perserving peace. "Washington. The foregoing quotation is equally true in private life. To be prepared for the future is an effectual means of keeping home surroundings intact and the wolf from the door of your loved ones after you are gone. Why not make it a point today to prepare by naming us as guardians of your estate and allow us to handle any financial duties cannected with it. Likewise, start a Savings Account io which we will add 4 per cent inter est at regular intervals. It gives you and your family something to fall back on when in need. See us today. The First National Bank OF HEPPNER, OREGON S OUR PRICES RIGHT OUR PRINTING THE BEST-O.-T. Have that damaged tread fixed before it causes a lot of blow outs and punctures and costs you five or six times the price of having it repaired. V Bring It Here! We will vulcanize it making it as good as new. Have any tire trouble? Bring it here C. V. HOPPER TIRE SHOP Tri-State Terminal Building. !Mi.i;;!ii!iiiMMi,i;:i':1 !i:;iftiii-:!:.!ir;i:;ii'!i:;i!i!;i!-:irg Just Arrived ! From the Factory Carload of Oliver Chilled Plows All Kinds 25 Per Cent Reduction of former prices 1 Come in and see us in regard to your future needs. Peoples Hardware Go. We have just received a new shipment of Australian Jam Made in Hobart, Tasmania 13-oz. Net, Pure Fruit - - 25c $2.75 per dozen 27-oz. Net, Pure Fruit - - 45c $4.75 per dozen Many Flavors, Exceptional Quality, Attractive Prices. Carload of Olympic Flour just in. Phelps Grocery Company Phone 53