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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1923.
News of the fc,t7
Newapaper Aeeortatioa WfWr
No. 117.
Why Should France
Excel U. S. in Roads?
Frne hmn 24,000 mi Irs of national j
MpriWftft, 1RO,000 of departmental and
intercommunicating hiphwaj-s, and
Jhf.,000 mi lei of nariph or vicinal j
road a. The national hipnwaya ap-1
proximate fix and on-balf per cent
of France'a highway lyftera.
Thar arc running on the roads of
Frtmce 900,000 motor cars, leas than
one ;per mile of road.
The United States has 2,SS2,19S
mile of road, of which a tiny small
fraction of one per cent might be
denominated national highways by a
atretrh of the imagination, which
would include roads in national
parks and on such reservations as the
Canal Zone and the District of Col
ombia under the term "national high
ways."
The United States has 13,000.000
motor rars running upon its high
ways, or more than four per mile of
road.
la there any really good reason why
the United States should do less in
transportation for its people than
France? The pared highways of
France saved the nation when nothing
cite could save her! Only the fact
that she could transport her armies,
her ammunition, her supplies with
rapidity and dispatch allowed her to
atem the German attack. Had she
had such roads as we have, she would
be to-day beneath the heel of the con
queror. It is no argument to say we do not
need national highways, because we
are not neighbors to countries which
might attack us. France did not build
and doea not maintain her national
highways merely for strategic reas
on. She builds and maintains them
for economic reasons. If thrifty
France can find economy in the na
tional highway idea, why can not the
United States find the same benefit in
the same idea?
Asphalt Pavement Is
Better Every Year
Asphalt is the oldest water-proof
adhesive known to man. Ita use dates
back beyond the mists which shroud
prehistoric days. Unlike many basic
materials, science and invention have
not discovered any substitute for it,
and no synthetic asphalt is produc
able commercially which compares
either in price or in utility with the
natural product.
Asphalt is used in roads In many
ways, but there are four broad divis
ions generally recognised by road en
gineers. The four have been de
veloped, and year by year, as further
experiment and experience become
available, the types are improved un
til now it is generally conceded that
for its purposes, and when properly
laid, asphalt has no superiors as s
road material.
The four generally recognixed types
are, (1) asphalt macadam, in which
broken stone has melted asphalt ap
plied to it to penetrate the entire
course, with stone chips to cover the
surfaee spaces, and a seal-coat of hot
asphalt and stone chips; (2) asphaltic
concrete, made of an intimate mix
ture of asphalt and broken stone or
gravel sand, laid and compacted while
hot into a single course, sometimes
finished with a seal coat; (8) sheet
asphalt, constructed in two courses.
the lower of asphaltic concrete, the
top course of a mixture of asphalt and
carefully graded mineral filler; (4)
asphalt blocks, made of asphaltic con
crete moulded under heavy pressure,
and laid on a sand or mortar cushion,
like brick.
Asphalt is also used as a filler for
brick pavements, mixed with sand to
form a grout for stone block pave
ments, and to fill the expansion joins
m monolithic pavements of cement.
Uniform Traffic Laws
on National Highways
Traffic laws which differ in differ
ent states and different towns in the
same state, are a cause of confusion,
accident, loss of property, and loss of
life. Uniform traffic laws, the same
the country over, wilt promote safety.
The objection urged against uni
form traffic laws that traffic condi
tions are different in different local
ities, does not hold in the face of the
obvious power of the locality to mod
ify or add to the uniform law for
special conditions. There are many
observances which, made uniform,
would make for safety, such as the
system of signaling for a stop, slow
up and turn, a uniform rule as to
right of way at crossings, safety pro
cedure at grade crossings, a heavy
penalty for such dangerous practices
as passing another car when coming
.to a curve or top of a hill, etc.
With forty-eight states and thou
sands of municipalities all making
tneir own tramc rules, the motorist is
more or less at sea as to what he can
and can not, should and should not do.
But when the National Government
builds roads for the Nation, a national
traffic law will be inevitable as a na
tional police force for the national
highways.
"A paved United States in our day"
is not only devoutly to be wished for,
because of the material benefits it
will bring, but because of the safety
the uniformity of traffic rules will
provide, when the Congress author
ises a system of national highways
which will serve all the states as a
good state highway system now serves
all the counties in that state.
Veterans Urged to
Report Disabilities
Five Year limit for Many Expires
Shortly After Nov. tl; Also Urg
ed to Reinstate Insurance.
With the fifth anniversary of the
World War ending at hand, hundreds
of war veterans of this district, dis
charged shortly after the armistice
was signed, have but a few days more
to file compensation claims with the
United States Veterans' Bureau for
disabilities due to war service. !. C.
Jsseph, northwest manager of the
bureau, urged that every ex-service
man who may be entitled to govern
ment benefits make official applica
tion for same immediately as the ne-
year period allowed by the federal
law for making compensation re
quests expires in many instances
shortly after November 11 of this
year.
The director of the bureau may
extend the application period one year
if good cause is shown why the vet
eran failed to make the request for
compensation during the time allotted.
The Veterans' Bureau is anxious
that every ex-service man and woman
know the law in this respect in order
that no war veteran with even the
slightest service disability will fail
to make proper application for gov
ernment compensation wthin the time
limit,' said Mr. Jesseph. "Filing of
claim protects the veteran in ease
the war injury or disability, now
slight and non-compensable, becomes
aggravated at a later date. The claim
will be on record and the case may be
reopened at any time. The import
ant thing is to file the claim within
the allotted time and then make
every effort to piove service comec-
tiun of the disabilities alleged. '
Mr. Jesseph also urged that all e-
srt-ice men who have not reinstate J
their war risk insurance do so at the
earliest possible date. The procedure
is simple and delay means increased
premium rates as shown by the age
table, he stated. Compensation claims
may be filed or government insurance
reinstated either by letter or personal
visit to the Veterans' Bureau office at
Seattle, Portland, Spokarte or Boise.
I.
AUTO C.OF9 OVER GRADE.
While on the way out home from
Lexington on Saturday evening Char
ley Burchell had the misfortune to
run his car off the grade just a short
ways from town on the market road.
He was going along at a moderate
rate when the lights went out, and in
attempting a slight adjustment the
car left the grade and turned over
completely once and a half, wrecking
a wheel. In the car with Mr. Burchell
mere hia wife and children and all
escaped serious injury except one
little girl who received a bad scalp
wound, necessitating several stitches
to draw the parts together. For a
time it was thought the little girl was
very seriously hurt, but she is now
getting along all right Mr. Burchell
also received bad bruises to his
shoulder, the other members of the
family being only slightly hurt tho
well shaken up.
Monday may not be the best day
of the week on which to do the fam
ily washing. Tuesday is much more
acceptable. It leaves Monday for
planning the week's work.
- Cooking fruit butter in a kettle in
the oven saves standing and stirring.
Butter so cooked does not stick.
To know
how good a cigarette
really can be made
you must try
EDITORIAL.
In 1838, Henry Coleman, Commis
sioner of Agriculture in the Common
wealth of Massachusetts, wrote:
"The rewards of agicultural labor
in Massachusetts are ample, in th
an industrious man may obtain by
skillful and active agriculture not
only a comfortable subsistence, but
his gains will prove so much more
than his real and reasonable wants.
that in ordinary circumstances he
may early enjoy the satisfactions of a
domestic connection, have the means
of healthful and innocent luxury,
raise and well educate a numerous
family, exercise a generous hospital
ity, and lay up a competent provision
against the casualties of human af
fairs and the decline of life. All this
may be done in the exercise of a good
conscience with a single pair of
hands; and with no other than the
joint aid of a loving and growing
household; and in such cases the ever
sure blessing of a kind Providence.
It is on this account, then, that ag
riculture deserves every encourage
ment that the Sstate may give. It has
likewise an intimate connection with
good morals, and the support and
purity of our republican institutions."
Today Massachusetts has one of the
best of state highway systems.
Though perhaps less devoted to agri
culture now than then, because of the
great factories which have come to
her, Massachusetts has never wavered
from Coleman's idea that agriculture
deserves every encouragement the
state can give. And there is no great
er encouragement than the provision
of good roads everywhere.
Doubtless Coleman hoped for, in
1838, what we hope for now, "a paved
United States in our day. His hope
was doomed to disappointment. But
this is 1923, not 1838. The United
States has the money, the people, the
votes, the engineers, the roads to im
prove. All that stands between u
and that paved United States, which
will indeed give to agriculture ever
encouragement the country can give,
is the inertia of the old idea, and the
completion of the education of us all
that what we want, need, must have
is national highways and good roads
everywhere.
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FLAVOR LASTS
Butter Creek Valley News
tdiud by Pine Co, High School
of rabbit pelts. They will examine
these pelta and if satisfactory to suit
their purpose, will set a price on rab
bit pelts.
SCHOOL NEWS,
A very interesting program was
given at Alpine school house, Satur
day, November 8. The Pine City high
achoo! was well represented. The re
ceipts for sale of baskets, which were
aold by the shadow method, amounted
to about S1(KI.
Miss Flossie Mathews from Dayton,
Wash., visiu-d Pine City high school
Monday morning. Flossie is a former
student of our school. She attended
normal at Bellingham last summer.
The I'ine City school will give a
program on Thanksgiving. Th, pro
gram will be announced next week.
School was closed November 6. Pre
cinct election was held in the school
building.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Otis McCsrty and son Robert
returned home. They visited her par
ents at Dallas, Oregon.
C. E. Ayres had the misfortune of
being kicked by a horse, several
weeks ago. He is able to get about
without much difficulty, but still us
es his crutches.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson visited with
Mr. and Mrs. I'ersholl during their
stay in the Butter creek vicinity. Mr.
I)ickerson was the principal speaker
at the church services at Pine City,
and Sand Hollow Sunday.
Ghosts were about the community
Hallowe'en night, no one Whs disturb
ed but many material things were
mysteriously displaced.
The Pleasant Point school postpon
ed their Hullowe'en program. This
was done because of the sudden oc
curunce of the death of Dave Pres
ley, who Is ons of the old residents of
Lena.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boylan, Jr., at
tended the University of Oregon and
Washington Slate College football
game at 1'ullnmn, November S.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee were dinnr-r
guests at the home of Roy Smith
Sunday.
Mrs. Juha I'ersholl left for Walla
Walla where she visited with parents
aud friends.
Mr. Morse, county agricultural ag
ent reports that a New York Arm is
interested in securing a few samples
Ford Company Now
Manufacturing Wire
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 6. Because
outside manufacturers failed to meet
specifications for wire used In wind
ing armatures of starter generators
used on Ford cars, the Ford Motor
company has Itself gone into the wire
manufacturing business. This new in
dustry at the Highland Park plant,
though not yet in full production, is
at present turning out every day
some 70 miles of fine insulated cop
per wire.
The making of 6,500 generator units
daily calls for the absolute standard
ization of parts, particularly wire
size. If the wire winding on the
armatures is slightly off size, or if
the insulating cover is a bit thick or
I irregular, either the winding will not
fit the armature segments or lower
generator efficiency will result.
So, with outside wire not giving
full satisfaction, the company deter
mined to make its own improvements
and simplification of standard wire
making machinery have placed this
plant ahead of almost any others in
quality and economy.
One interesting drawing operation
is where the wire passes through
eight diamonds each reducing the size
a few thousandths of an inch. The
cost of each diamond may run as
high as J300 and it takes several days
of continuous drilling with diamond
dust in order to pierce one. They can
be used about six months without
appreciable wear.
Cotton, used for the wire covering,
is also made by the company and Is
spun from fine cotton Imported from
England.
The new wire, which in every way
meets the high standards- of Ford
manufacture, has brought a general
improvement in the production of
starter generators.
A shelf placed on top of the base
board in the clothes closet furnishes
an excellent place for shoea, Thii
shoe board not only makes it possible
to take better care of th shoes but
makes cleaning of the closet much
easier.
THE high, thick,
sharp-edged
block of the Good
year All-Weather
Tread keep the max
imum traction and
safety under your
car every foot of the
way. They resist
sideslip and skid
ding, help make the
most of fuel, and
protect your motor
from the strain of
stalling or spinning
wheels.
At Goodyear Service Station
Dealer we tett end recom
mend the new Goodyear
Cordt with the heeeled All
Weeiher Tread end bach
them up with etandard
Goodyear Service
Heppner Garage
GOODtEAIt
Reduced Prices on
STANDARD
MAZDA LAMPS
at
Case Furniture
Company
Step
That's
"Red Crown"
these cold morniiigp
Perfectly balanced
for quick starting:
smooth accderatfon
and extra mileage.
Buy where
you see the
TUgd Crown Sign
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and depths. Write for contract and terms. Can furnish you
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Pianos -:- Phonographs
Sheet Music -:- Records
Odd Fellows Building
Main 1062
Heppner, Oregon
The Drastic Disposal
ALE
will be continued un
til half of the stock
is disposed of.
M BUS 1 ADDED DAILY
Prices cut deeper and deeper as stock
dwindles and sizes are broken.
MINOR & CO.
IT CAN BE DONE
Hams, 30c Breakfast Bacon 25c
Lard 75c and $ 1.50 for 5 & 10 lbs.
Prices on Fresh Meats in Proportion.
SMALL PROFITS AND LOST OF 'EM
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WHAT SHOULD A DAIRY COW PRODUCE?
ITATISTICS tell us that the average milk
production in the United States is 4021
pounds per cow per year. Yet, under bet
ter breeding and feeding many cows yield
10,000 pounds, some 20,000 pounds, and a few 30,000
pounds and more.
Then, if extra care in selection and breeding, and a
better knowledge of feeding can multiply production
twice, thrice and even six times, isn't the matter
worthy of the utmost attention?
We look on it that way here at the Farmers &
Sockgrowers bank, and are always glad and ready
to assist farmers in procuring or increasing or bet
tering their herds within practical and profitable
limits.
To anyone Interested In studying livestock breeding and production from
th standpoint of results, the Pacific International Livestock Exposition at
Portland, November t to 10, offers unparalleled opportunities. In the great
10-acre livestock amphitheatre more than SHOO head of purebred dairy and
beef breeds, sheep, hogs, horses, and goata; also 2900 chickens and rabbits,
will be gathered.1 This has become the largest and most varied livestock"
show In America. You will gain a liberal education in atockraislng and''
feeding by attending.
Farmers & Stockgrowers National Bank
Star Theater
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Bolleen Moore and Antonio Moreno in
"LOOKING YOUR BEST"
A rib-tickling comedy-drame by Rupert
Hughes, dealing with the problem of keep
ing thin, and the horror in which some folks
hold plain, good fat
Also "OUR GANG" Comedy
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Eva Novak and Cullen Landis in
"DOLLAR DEVILS"
A smoothly told story of small town folks,
the returned daughter of the banker, oil
stock crook and the hero. Very pleasing.
Also Ruth Roland in "HAUNTED VAL
LEY," 6th episode and Pathe News Weekly
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
STRONGHEART, THE DOG in
"BRAWN OF THE NORTH"
A North-laNnd story of mother love and
dog devotion. In Strongheart you will see
one of the most wonderful dog actors.
Also "THE CRYSTAL ASCENSION"
Mountain climbing among the snowcaps
of Oregon.
SUNDAY and MONDAY, NOV. 11 and 12
Rockcliffe Fellows and Fritzie Ridgeway in
, "TRIFLING WITH HONOR"
There comes a time in every man's life a
crucial, overwhelming moment when he
must dcide which path he shall travel, the
path of honor and uprightness, even if it
brings heartache and despair; or the path
of shadow friendless, lonely, shunned, con
stantly hounded by conscience. See "Trif
ling With Honor." Also Comedy.
TUES. and WED., NOVEMBER 13 and 14
Jane Novak and Roy Stewart in
"THE SNOW-SHOE TRAIL"
A story of the North, gold mines, rescue
from water falls and a fight with a bear.
Also 8th Round of "FIGHTING BLOOD"