Historical Society, 0rCtficTudUorium The Gazette-Times PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 39, Number 46. ' HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAR. 1, 1923. Subscription $2.00 Per Year II Production Schedule fur 1923 Set At 6,000 Completed Cars and Trucks a Day. $15,000,000 Haa Been Spent to Increase Hint Facilities. When the Ford Motor Company net s production estimate of 100,000 cari a month for 1922, the automobile world looked on the statement with a certain smiling reservation and waited. Then the production went to better than 1,268,000 cars fn place of the contemplated 1,240,000 and every one of these cars built during; 1922 was delivered to an owner before the year had ended. And this year the production figures have jumped 50 per cent over the one set for last year and Fords will be turned out from the factory at the rate of 6,000 cars a day. This means that every 14 seconds of a working- day of 24 hours there will be a new Ford car ready to run. To meet the requirements of this enormous production schedule $15, 000,000 has just been spent in equip ment to add to the huge plants of Detroit and the large assembly plants scattered throughout the country. Already plans have been made and work started to enlarge the facilities of all the major assembly plants, and branches which have hitherto acted only as distributing organisations have been put on a manufacturing basis. Dealer organisations throughout the country are sending in estimated re quirements for more than 150,000 cars a month, and the factory has sounded a warning, even in the face of the huge increase in production, that a shortage in Ford cars is im minent before the first few months of the year have roiled by. In the manufacture of this huge volume of cars including the tires and other equipment necessary that is made by outside concerns, and In the distributing of the product, more than 800,000 men will be employed. On the average American family ba bis of 4.6 people to the family, it means that 3,600,000 people will de rive their income during the next 12 months from the activities of the Ford motor Company, and this does not take into consideration the fam ilies supported by the production and distribution of Lincoln motor 'cars, for the Lincoln Motor Company is now a part of the Ford Motor Com pany. The total estimated valule of new cars, replacement parts and service work for the Ford Motor Company and Its dealers during 1923 has been et at near $1,600,000,000, a truly co lon I hivmnt in the history of manufacturing and selling. With approximately 5,000,000 Ford cars running now, and with alt indi cations pointing to their continued use through the year, there will be close to 7,000,000 Ford cars in ser vice at the end of the present year or one Ford car to every three fam ilies throughout the counrty. A statistical shark has figured that these cars will pile up a yearly total mileage of at least 42,000,000,000 miles, equivalent to 233 round trips to the sun. In doing this they will use in the vicinity of 1,700,000,000 gallons of gasoline weighing over 13, 600,000,000 pounds and costing at 20c a gallon, $.'(40,000,000. Johnny Kenny, who was in the city on Friday, reports that the backbone of winter out his WRy appears to be broken, and the most of the snow has disappeared into the ground. Condi tions for crops seem good in his com munity. Womens Relief Corps Gives Patriotic Program Following the regular meeting of Rawlins Tost No. 23. W. R. C. of Heppner on Wednesday afternoon, a fine program was rendered, celebrat ing the anniversary of the birth of McKinley, Lincoln and Washington. These great characters in American history were presented before the meeting In an able manner by dif ferent members of the corps, and this was followed by a social hour and de licious refreshments. During this hour the corps decided on and planned a novel entertainment to be given at the home of Mrs, W. P. Mahoney on the evening of March 17, to which the public is invited. Those interested and curious to know about this should be sure to watch the windows for some hints as to what is coming,. ROAD CENSUS OF OREGON TAKEN Oregon now has 2B.008 miles of improved roads not including that added during last season, according to the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture, which has made a complete census of the state. The improved road mile age at the beginning of 1922 was as follows: Graded and drained, 16,559; Gravel, chert and shale, 6,230; Water-bound macadam, 840; Bituminous macadam, 35; Bituminous concrete, 746; Cement concreto, 139; Miscellaneous, 60. The total road mileage of the state is 45,475 miles, as compared with 36, 819 miles in 1914, and during the seven-year period from 1914 the graded and drained mileage has in creased from 4,719 to 15,559 and the surfaced and paved roads from 4,726 to K.050 miles. The total revenue in 1921 amount ed to $28,532,824, or $298 for each square mile of area, $627 for each mile of road, or $36.42 per capita. Pete Prophet has been laid up at home for the past week or ho, suffer ing from a bad cut on his arm, re reived by slipping into a skylight at his store. Ho has not been able to do much In a business way as a con sequonce, and during his Indlnponl tion he has been helped out at the store by A, J. Cqtmee and Ed Bennett, Mrs. Jason Blddle, who has been quite seriously III at her home In this city for the past two weeks, la now convalescing, Pre-Convention C E. Rally at lone Success The pre-convention rally of the Willow Branch Christian Endeavor Union, composed of societies of lone, Lexington and Heppner, was held on Tuesday evening of this week at the Christian church at lone, and was attended by goodly numbers of En deavor? rs from each point, some 350 being present. "It was a grand success," states W. O. Livingstone, who was among those going down from Heppner. Ban quet tables were spread in the base ment of the church, and at 6:30 the large company was seated and all had a good fill up of those eats so much to be enjoyed on such occas ions, and there was an abundance and to spare. The banquet was pre pared and taken along by the delega tions and there was no lack. Each society represented at the rally came prepared to present a fea ture on the program and following this there was a splendid address, de livered by a state C. E. worker from Portland. As a result of the rally much interest was stirred up in be half of the coming state convention to be held in April at The Dalies. Comment of the Press THANKS TO 81NNNOT. Pendleton Tribune. It is no more than fair to point out the man to whom Pendleton and Uma tilla county and, in fact, the entire Inland Empire, is indebted for the successful piloting through congresB of steps to gain the $50,000 appropria tion for a survey of the Umatilla Rapids project. That man is Con gressman N. J. Sinnott. Some of the most ardent propon ents of the project seem loathe to place credit where credit belongs, probably from precedent long since established. At any rate this section of the country should be more than grateful to Mr. Sinnott. In face of opposition from active workers in Washington for the Columbia Basin project, and a general desire for lim iting appropriations, our Congress man saw the one big chance to cash in on the emergency appropriation bill, and he stuck by his guns until he not only secured inclusion of the $50,000 for Umatilla Rapids Jut like- wine was Instrumental In securing the appropriation for the Columbia Ba sin project. At first, Mr. Sinnott Incurred the displeasure of Spokane people because of his efforts in behalf of Umatilla Rapids, but now they realist it was his commanding position in public lands committee and with the recla mation department that enabled their approprailion to go through and the Chamber of Commerce of Spokane has admitted, this fact in a telegram admitted this fact in a telegram people of the Columbia Basin coun try: Mr. Sinnott has always gone to the bat fur Pendleton and Umatilla coun ty and he is a man of such power and influence in Washington that he has usual'v been successful. It is to be hoped that his efforts will not be so easily forgotten in the momentary heat of some transcendental passion in the future as they have been in the recent past OUR GREATEST DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITY. I and If ton Emnt Orcironisti. When the carupaign in behalf of the Umatilla rapids project was un dertaken here two years ago there was much thought given to the ques tion of securing a federal survey. At tention was first given to the federal power commission which is author ized to make such investigations. However, it was discovered that the federal power commission haa no funds with which to carry on such work. Therefore it was necessary to work through another channel and this has been done with full success. In fact the progress made is much greater than was anticipated a few months ago. The survey is ordered and $50,000 has actually been appro priated by the house of representa tives at Washington. Only senate approval of the deficiency appropria tion amendment is now needed and is it said this will be forthcoming before adjournment on March 4. There will then be funds available at once for a thorough survey of the project by the interior department. The next step will be to await the official survey of the project. Mean while we know that the Columbia has great hydro electric energy that' is unharnessed, we know that vast tracts of land on both sides of the river re quire irrigation, we presume from the data at hand that conditions are favorable for the construction of a dam at Umatilla rapids. It seems safe to anticipate a favorable report though details of the same may show tho project to be less worthy than we have supposed or on the other hand its possibilities may be much greater than we realize. We want definite Information about the project and this should bo forth coming during the immediate future after the survey is made. We will then know how to proceed in the fu ture and if the project is approved steps can be taken towards securing its construction. We have won out in the first stages of the battle and energetic united work will bring about construction provided unfor scen difficulties do not nrise. From now on the possibility that a total of 500,000 horse power may be developed at Umatilla rapids Is going to be ono of the big things in connection with the progress of this section. Keep your eye on the Umatilla rap ids project. Mr. and Mrs. Hank Howell departed for Portland Wednesday, the trip being taken on account of Mrs. How ell's health, and it is expected that she may have to undergo a serious surgical operation. Mrs, Howell has been sick for some time. Miss May French, who has been n deputy in the office of Assessor Wells for several years, has resigned her position and expects shortly to go to Spokune, whore she will have work. Who will get the clock in Ilarwood's window? CARTOQNETTES l SETTLM6 Lr 5 The Lexington-IIeppner basketball game played here last Friday was one of the most exciting of the year. It 1 was attended by an almost unparal leled crowd who were full of pep and back of their teams to the utmost. Lexington began scoring on Hepp ner and had made several baskets before Heppner was able to score on them. After Heppner first scored the points of the two teams grew apace; no sooner would one team begin to gain than the other one would also and thus the suspense was kept up throughout the game. Some very hard fighting was done in the last few minutes of the game and Heppner made several baskets. Just as Hepp ner was gaining, time was called and ; the game ended with a score of 23-21 : bi Lexington's favor. Paul Aik jJlnyed a Try good gime for the home team. This game ended the regular basketball season. After the game the high school gave a reception for all the Lexing ton people. Many games were played and refreshments were served. The Junior stunts to be put on at the theater on Tuesday, March 6, will make you forget all your troubles. Don't fail to see the Virginia reel or hear the music and recitations. Did you ever hear "My Little Blue-Hair ed Boy"? If you haven't, this is your chance. Last Thursday, by way of celebrat ing Washington's birthday, a debate on the question "Resolved that Wash- ngton was a greater man than Lin coln" was given before the assembly, the debaters being members of the fifth and sixth grades. The affirma tive was upheld by the sixth grade team, consisting of Bobby Turner, Elizabeth Elder, Velton Owen and Patricia Mahoney. The fifth grade team maintained the negative, their team being Harry WelU, Buster Swaggart, George Stout and John Parker. The negative team was vic torious by a 2-1 vote of the judges. The debate was remarkably good con sidering the short time the teams had in which to prepare, and some real ability along the line of debate was shown. Night practice has begun on the student body play "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy." This play promises to be one of the best ever put on by the high school and if you miss it, "all-of-a-sudden" you'll wish you hadn't. All of the classes have been having snap days while the weather is nice. A group vocabulary test has been worked out by Mrs. Cason, sixth grade teacher, and Mr. Hedrick. The test is an adaptation of the Binet Simon word list and is an experiment, the original test being oral and this one being written and given in a differ ent form. This test has been tried on the high school and several of the grades; as yet the results are not all available. In the high school Bernice Woodson and Ray McDuffce headed the list by giving evidence that they knew 16,700 of the 600,000 in Web ster. Harold Beckct was third with 10,000 words and Gene Pyle and Charles Notson led the freshmen with M.900 and 13,700 words respectively. These scores are regarded as quite high for high Bchool students; ac cording to the best authorities, the average vocabulary of superior adults is around 13,500. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Lord's Pay, March 4th. The high cost of living is not to be compared with the high cost of sin ning; no man neither rich nor poor con by any means afford it. "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God Is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Sunday is missionary day; the do votion and heroism of the missionary is not surpassed by any. You are in vited to be with us. Bible School 10 o'clock, Communion ond preaching at 11, Junior Christian Endeavor at 3 p. in., Senior Endeavor at 6:30, and song service and an address by a Near East repi'cmcntatlvo at 7:30. Come and hear the interesting story of the woes and heroisms of the people of the Ncor East. LIVINGSTONE, Minister. Man and wife want work on sheep ranch. Inquire Room 1, Case hotel, Heppner, Miss Smith Sells Varie ty Store to M. L Case The Cash Variety Store has changed hands this week, Miss Helen V. Smith, the proprietor, having disposed of the entire stock and good will of the business to Case Furniture Co. The invoice is being taken today and aB soon as this is completed the transfer will be made and the stock moved into the Case building, to be handled along with the other lines carried by Case Furniture Co. Miss Smith states that the sale was consummated on rather short order, she having made no proposals to close out her business here, which she has enjoyed and built up to nice propor tions during the past two years, but she states that the price offered was so attractive she decided to let the holiness go. As to ber future plans, miss Mirnn is not now decided. kt she will find something to do. LEXINGTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Subject: What the Bible Teaches About the Holy Spirit Junior C. E. 5:30 p. m. Senior C. E. 6:30 p. m. Preaching 7 :30 p. m. Subject: What the Bible Teaches About the Holy Spirit, (continued). Bible study, Wednesday, 7:00 p. m. Ladies Aid, Wednesday, 2:00 p. m. We lead, others follow. Come and enjoy the above services. We grant you the right to think for yourself. God gave you the right of personal choice; we do not propose to rob you of it. We believe men can be saved only through the finished work of Christ. Works can not save you. Read Eph. 2:8-9. D. J. GILLANDERS, Pastor. Hard to Find Successor to Commissioner Barratt Governor Pierce is beginning to find that it is not an easy matter to get a successor to Mr. Barratt on the State Highway commission. He has tendered the job to William Poliman, of Baker, but according to a dispatch to the Oregonian from Salem, under date of Feb. 28, Mr. Poliman informs Mr. Pierce that he cannot accept the office. A rumor was current in Sa lem that the place would be offered by the governor to Bruce Dennis, of LaGrande, editor of the Observer of that city, who may be induced to take the place as the successor of Mr. Barratt. Give Pastor a Surprise. Some thirty-five young people went to the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. L. Haslam on Saturday evening and gave them a delightful surprise. A very enjoyable evening was spent in ploying games, the chief of which was a "talking game." The women are us ually expected to excel in this game, but tn this occasion Brick Hall, who is so modest, carried off all the hon ors. A luncheon prepared by the young ladies was sreved, after which the young people retired to their homes, having enjoyed a very pleas ant evening. Mrs. E. J. McAIister of Lexington is quite sick at the homo of Mrs. W. E, Straight in this city, where she was brought that she might receive closer medical attention. Her life seems to be hanging by a slender thread, and the members of her fam ily have been constantly ot her bed Bide. Mrs. McAIister, who is quite aged, Is a pioneer resident of the Lexington section, and mother of Harvey and Roy McAIister of that place. Tilman Hogue, of Gooseberry, was in the city on Saturdoy, finishing up some matters concerning the Inking over of his ranch, which was bought in at sheriff's sale. This is the prop erty that Mr. Hogue disposed of about three years ago to Dr. R. J, Vaughan, who at that time thought ho would branch out into the wheat growing gome. E. A. Anderson, brother of the An derson boys of this county and a res ident of Enterprise, Wallowa county, was here during the past week on visit to relatives, Once an epidemic of contagious dis ease becomes wide-spread, it is an extremely difficult and expensive task to curb it before the epidemic has ex hausted all available material, states Dr. Frederick D. Strieker of the Ore gon State Board of Health. However, an epidemic can be prevented with comparative ease provided the pub lic and the physician and the health officers respond to their respective duties. In preventing the spread of disease, the first responsibility rests uponf the public as individuals, and upon, the practitioners of the healing art. This initial responsibility is the early and accurate reporting of all case of reportable diseases to the local health officer. The responsibil ity then shifts to this official who is changed with the responsibility of Kftferutfrdlng the health, of his com munity. A concealed case of measles might be the source of an epidemic of city or country wide proportions, resulting in much unnecessary sick ness, enormous expense, suffering on the part of innocent individuals, mis ery and death. Those individuals who wilfully conceal cases of con tagious illness are guilty of a crime against society that should carry a penalty of capital punishment. The practitioner who tells the family that a case of scarlet fever is nothing but a slight tonsilitis is dodging his sol emn obligation to society in an effort to please one family. He should have his license revoked and his business closed so that he may seek a job in a slaughter house where he belongs. The physician who helps the family commit a crime is neither a friend of the family nor of the community and both he and the family should be de ported. We recall an instance where a three year old child became ill. The doctor was promptly called; he examined the patient and diagnosed vthe case as MEASLES. A sigh of relief imme diately went around the family group, "Oh, it's nothing but meales," and then they with the good (?) doctor laughed at the joke. No report was made of the case, no quarantine was instituted and no precautions taken to safe-guard the community. Neigh bors' children were not even warned to remain away from the house. In a few days a child across the street developed the measles, in a few days another, and then another and an other and so the epidemic went thru out the town. In that one block where the orinigal case developed and the joke of it was laughed at, three fu nerals were conducted for three little children, all three of whom died from the measles contracted from the first case that was such a joke. This is just one instance of many that might be sighted to illustrate the results of criminal carelessness on the part of hishonest and irre sponsible practitioners and their al lies. Human life is the cheapest asset in the eyes of the public. Is it not a foct that an epidemic of hog cholera would not be tolerated in any civilized coun try? Hogs cost money and they must be protected. But childrenl Any poor devil can have children. And why should the community become alarmed if we waste a few of them? Hugh Berry and Frank Licuallen made a swap of ranches this week. Mr. Lieuollen tokes what is known as the Hughes ranch over from Mr. Ber ry, and on the deal Mr. Berry tokos the Lieuallen ranch on Rhea creek. Mr. Lieuallen is moving his family onto the newly acquired farm from the Walter Rood place, where they have been located during the winter, and which place he had leased. This lease has been transferred to a Mr. Fiyrear of lone, who expects to take charge immediately. John Wiidenan, who has been sick and under doctors' care at a hospital in The Dolles for the past several months, has so far recovered as to be able to visit his Eight Mile ranch this week. He came up on Saturday and went, out to the farm for a day or so. Mr. Wiidenap seems to be rap idly improving now in health ond hopes to be entirely well before long. Adam Knohlock states that most of the snow has disappeared out his way, and before many more days tho farmers along Rhea creek will be get ting busy with spring work. He was in Heppner Wednesday. MesBrs. Frank and Jess Turner re turned on Tuesday evening from a trip into the Washington country, where they spent the past week. They were at Odessa, Connell and Ritz ville, where they interested the far mers in the Calkins smut treating machine. They found the farmers there much interested in the machine for the dry treatment of grain with copper carbonate, and this treatment is used quite largely by them, but on the other hand they also found that the farmers were very hard up for cafih, in fact there seems to be no money in that country at all, and by comparison, Morow county is well situated. Short crops for several yearB has made it hard for the farm ers of that portion of Washington, and besides they have had to take the slump that has hit the industry the country over, Dan Barlow was in town yesterday and states that the snow is slowly disappearing in the Rhea creek sec tion, the greater portion of the mois ture going into the ground. It will be necessary for some considerable ' road work to be done out his way this spring, as many of the roads leading to the main traveled highway are in bad shape and almost impassa ble in many places. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Luttrel! of Grass Valley, and Mrs. Gladys Fish er, daughter of Mrs. Luttrell, of Ta coma, have been guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark in this city for several days, driving over from Grass Valley on Saturday. They departed for home Wednesday. Mr. Luttrell is engaged in busniess at Grass Valley. George Peck, who farms quite ex tensively in the Lexington section, was in town a short time on Satur-1 day. He is contemplating taking up the writing of life .insurance for a few months, as representative in this territory for the Western Union Life. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clark of this city on Monday, Feb. 26. At the time of the birth Mrs. Clark was very sick with pneumonia and the baby died very shortly after birth. She is reported to be some what better now, but yet very ill. Claire Hopper, of the Heppner Bat tery & Tire Service Co., this week re ceived the largest single shipment of automobile tires ever brought to Heppner. He will have the agency here for the Mason line of tires and is installing a complete stock. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden of Rhea creek, were in the city yesterday. They expect to enjoy some real music at their home now, having taken out a new Brunswick phonograph and a supply of records from the Harwood music store. fncotne tax matters have been up permost in the minds of many of the farmers this week, and numbers of them have been in town finishing up their reports. We understand very few of them, however, call for remit tances. Jeff Beymer, of the delivery service, has been confined to his home for the past week, suffering an attack of the grippe. Billy Kirk has been looking after hia job for him in the mean time. There will be a meeting of Hepp ner Post No. 87, American Legion, on next Tuesday evening. Business of importance is coming up and a full attendance of members is requested. FOR SALE Thoroughbred White Leghorn hatching eggs, from fine lay ing strain. 75 cents per setting and $4 per hundred. MRS. CLAUDE WHITE, Lexington, Oregon. Mrs. Dee Cox underwent an opera tion on Friday last at Heppner Sur gical hospital for appendicitis. At this time she is reported to be get ting along well. Willis Ward, Blackhorse wheat raiser, was in Heppner yesterday. He expects farmers in his community will be getting at their plowing with in a short time. Mrs, Melissa Clark returned from Portland on Tuesday. She has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Levi Morgan, in the metropolis for the past several weeks. J. R. L. Haslam, pastor of the Fed erated church, departed for Portland on Monday to attend a ministerial convention in session in that city this weeK. W. O. Hill, cashier of Lexington State Bank, came up on the stage yes terday and spent a few hours in the city attending to matters of business. L. E. Bisbee and wife and Mrs. O. E. Farnsworth returned on Friday from a visit to Portland, where thev have been spending a couple of weeks. Miss Neva Hayes came over from Pendleton Saturday and spent Sunday visiting with Jriends in this city. She returned home on Monday's stage. Art Gammell, Harvey and Ray Mc AIister were Lexington residents in Heppner yesterday, business affairs colling them to the city. Percy Jarmon, leading alfalfa rais er of Butter creek, was doing busi ness in this city Tuesday and Wed nesday of this week. A'bert Wilkinson, who has been suf fering an attack of pneumonia for the past week or so, is now on the road to recovery. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Kenny is reported to be quite ill vith pneumonia at the Kenny I arm home. t Billy Tucker, Blackhorse whent raiscr and resident of Lexington, was doing business in this burg yester day. Edward Rietmonn, extensive wheat rather of the lone section, was doing business in this city on Tuesday, Born In this city, February 18, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rhea of Rhea creek, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lieuallen of Heppner Flat were visitors in the city yesterday. W. G. Scott and Earl Warner, of Lexington, were visitors In this city Wedncsdoy. Who will get the clock in Ilarwood's window? Doric Lodge, K. of P. Has Social Evening Doric Lodge No. 20, K. of P., and their ladies held their monthly social meeting at Catle Hall on Tuesday evening, a goodly number being pres ent to enjoy the program, which was well rendered. Good eats were spread after the program, and of this part of the eve ning's entertainment full justice was done by all present. This Is one of the features that can always be look ed forward to in these monthly meet ings, and besides the social features which are adding much to the bene fits derived by the lodge members attending. These events of Doric Lodge are becoming more and more popular and are creating a growing interest in the order. FARM BLACKSMITH SHOP OF MUCH PRACTICAL USE Any farmer with a blacksmith shop can make many of the smaller tools he needs in repairing farm imple ments, thinks W. H. Horning, instruc tor in forging at Oregon Agricultural College. "Punches, cold chisels, screw driv ers, wrecking bars, and other small tools can be made in the farm shop," says M r. Horning. "Use crucible steel, known as ordinary tool steel. Care is needed not to get alloy steels intended for some other purpose. "Ure blacksmith coal, keeping a clean, deep fire. The oxygen must be all burned out of the hot gasses to keep from burning it. Adding Insult to Injury. Mr. and Mrs. Jones quarreled. In desperation Jones consulted his spir itual adviser. The gentleman of the church considered the situation care fully and then asked: "How long since you have taken her a box of flowers?" "Quite a while; ten years, maybe. "Well, that's the answer. When you go home tonight, take a dozen roses with you. Surprise h'ar." At six-thirty that evening Jones proudly laid the roses on the table in front of Mrs. Jones and waited to fold her in his arms. Instead she burst out crying. There," she Bald. "I just knew something else would happen. Johnny foil off a ladder and broke his arm, and Janet got sent home from school with the mumps, and, as if that wasn't enough, here you come home drunk!" New Warehouse at Heppner. F. R. -Brown is authority for the statement that there is to be another warehouse constructed at the depot grounds in Heppner. He has secured an extended lease from J. O. Hager of a frict of land 8ux250 feet near the depot, and states that construc tion work will ba started just as soon as the weather permits. The parties interested in this deal are not resi dents of Heppner. Alas, No Morel A girl, a great lover of nature, went to the seashore for a holiday and approaching a typical fisherman, said : "Ah, sir, how well you must know the face of nature, and know it in all it's moods! Have you ever seen the sun sinking in such a glare of glory that it swallows up the horizon with fire? Have you not Been the mist glidding down the hilltop like a spec tre? Have you never," she went on impassionately, "seen the moon strug gling to shake off the grip of the ragged, rugged storm clouds?" "No, miss," responded the fisher man. "I used to see them things, but not since prohibition." LEXINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST. The revival will close next Sundav with an all-day meeting. This has been trulv ft ft-flt mpotincr TVie rnm- munity has been greatly stirred. 11 nave been baptized, and a number of others have made a definite decision for Christ: mnro urn Hiinlcino- car. iously of doing so soon. All who can attend will find a welcome at these services. E. A. PALMER, Minister. last evening from Clagstone. Idaho, ana departed this morning for their former home at Hardman, where they will Vtcit frr cnnnln nf nntti. Uf and Mrs. Hastings went to Idaho last lau, and he has been working there during the winter in the logging the ground since last December, reacning a depth of about six feet in the tmiber where Mr. Hastings was at v,ork. He expetcs to be here dur ing the shearing season. Geotge R. White was in the city a short time on Saturday, finding it not nn easy task to get to town for a part of the way, owing to soft roads. How ever, the snow was going off gradual ly, and he expected that by the end of the week travel out his way would be better. The moisture from the snow seems to be going into the ground and the growing crops will be greatly benefitted in the Lexington section, according to Mr. White. Christ Sautter, produce dealer of Freewater, got in last evening with a truck load of apples, finding it a pretty hard trip over the road up Sand Hollow. He states that the ap ples at Milton and Freewater are practically all gone, the stocks in the va?iuus storage plants being deplet ed. That section gives promise of a tremendous crop of fruit the coming season. Tho first d:iy of spring has arrived, but the quality of weather we are to get seems just a little problematical. t.orly in the morning it looked I'ke March was coming in like a lamb, but later the clouds cover the sky and the wind howls, and we may have to re mark that she came in as a lion, John Kilkenny, Hinton creek sheep man. wm in Hcnunpr vnntirlv mil staturi Dint thi wmthfr mn it irivincr us just the right brand of weather at present. Justness ot lambing will be on in great shape at the Kilkenny ranches before long and John expects a heavy increase in his nocks. LEGIOfl CffifflCE HELD THIS M0H1I District Meetings At The Dull en. La Grande, Eugene and Mrdford Will Be Attended By Officers of Every Post In the State. According to an announcement by Harry N. Nelson, State Adjutant of the American Legion of Oregon, final plans have been laid for four district conferences of posts in Oregon dur ing the month of March. Confer ences will be held in The Dalles, March 3rd, La Grande, March 10th, Eugene, March 17th, and Medford, March 24th. Final plans have not been completed for the Northwest coast posts to be held in Portland. George R. Wilbur, Department Com mander and State Adjutant Nelson will handle the business program and the district committeemen will have charge of the conferences. Ac cording to the legion's state executive board, discussion of duties of post officers, building of community or legion homes, community work, lia ision with civic organizations and problems affecting the disabled, will be the chief topics under discussion, Representatives of the Veterans Bu reau from Seattle and a contact man from the sub-office Veterans Bureau in Portland will attend the confer ence to handle claims of hospitaliza tion, compensation, vocational train ing and government insurance. C. W. Woodruff, executive commit teeman from Prineville, will have charge of The Dalles meeting; Mair A. Dano of Marshfield, the Medford gathering; Tracey Savery of Dallas for the Eugene conference and Fred E. Kiddle of Island City, state legion vice commander, the La Grande con ference. It is predicted that these conferences will resemble state gath erings of the legion which are held annually. The entire 112 posts of the legion in the state will be represented at the district conferences. A $25,000 community home has been completed by the North Bend Ameri can Legion. The financing of the building was largely handled by mem bers of the post thru cash bonus re ceived from the state of Oregon. The building, one block from the main part of town, contains a large stage, dressing room, check rooms, club rooms, dance floor and is of re-in-forced concrete. Four times greater membership en rollment over last year, is what Del bert Reeves Post American Legion of Silverton has accomplished during January and February of this year. The post is making plans to build a ten thonsand dollar home for the community. Roseburg Legionnaires on a tour of the cities in Douglas county carry their own show with them. The show consists of an orchestra; musical se lections, instrumental solos, vocal solos, readings, a chorus of twenty and a vaudeville skit and two live wire speakers. The trips are taken in the interests of increasing mem bership in the legion in the county and acquaint the citizens with the aims and ideals of the organization and its Americanization program. Posts of the legion throughout Oregon are making preparations for proper observance of Memorial Day, the day consecrated to the memory of our war dead. Posts are making plans to decorate the graves of all of the communities, the holding of public services and proper respect for "Old Glory." On this, May 30th, the legion desires to call to the at tention of the public the significance and purpose of Memorial Day. County Institute of Teachers Abolished Salem, Ore., Feb. 27. County teach ers' institutes are a thing of the past in Uregon, due to the passage by the legislature and approval by the gov ernor of a bill introduced by Sentaor Strayer of Baker county. This was announced today by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of schools, af ter he had read the Strayer measure. The bill when originally introduced proposed to exempt teachers in dis tricts of the first class from attend ing institutes. Later the bill was amended so as to include teachers in second and third class districts and union high school districts. FARM FLOCK SHEEP OWNER MAY CULL WITH PROFIT Culling out of low producers and careful record keeping of individuals as practiced by poultry raisers and dairymen of western Oregon to in crease production can be applied by the farm flock sheep owner, says H. A. Lindgren, Oregon Agricultural col lege extension specialist. Experience has shown that the average fleece weight can be increased one and one half to four pounds in four years time by this method. Culiing for weight of fleece re quires keen judgment. The ability to raise a good lamb or otT year con ditions may justify the retention of some ewes with low weight fleeces. The individuals which shear a light fleece and yet possess no other good qualifications are the ones to cu'l out. Vernon Wude is home from his trip to Tia Juana, Mexico, in company with his brother-in-law, Neil White, the two having taken a string of rnco hursts belonging to B. F. Swaggart of Heppner. Vernon is not very en thosittstie about that country down there. The weather is tuo hot and h rains aru regular deluges. Stanfield Standard. Carl Peterson, of lone, was a visit or in this city on WednefluV-y. He U looking forward to fine crop condi tion in that part of Morrow county this season. lure and Victor Peterson, young furmcrs of Eight Mile, were trad acting business in this city on Wd-ncday.