Historical Society,
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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
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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.