CI THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2A, 1924. PAGE THREE FARMERS ID TO Fight Referendum Says Spence; Other Market Agent Notes. By 0. E. gPENCE, 8UU Market Agent. Tha farmers of Oregon, and es pecially thoie Interested In dairying, should take an active part in a gen era Imovement to get the full vote cast against the referendum on the oleo law. Two and a half million pounds of Oregon butter had to find an outside market last year a sur plus over local demand. Two and a half million pounds of counterfeit butter was sold in Oregon last year, mostly ahipped in from other states. Dairying is one of the few lines of farming that there Is any profit In. The more oleo shut out, the more demand for real butter. If the far mers will all vote, the referendum will be killed and the law made effec tive. The matter is of utmost Im portance. , It has been printed snd shown that stoves manufactured In this country have been shipped to Germany, bought there by Americans, brought back to this country, the freight and expenses of both ocean trips jiaid here, and the cost was then less than the selling price by the msnufactur ers In the city where msde, Syracuse, N. Y. The steel trust ships millions of tons of its products sbrosd where they are sold at low prices, yet the high price prevails in this country. But when the fsrmers sell one fourth of their whest crop, the sur plus, abroad at low prices, these prices make the market for the 800, 000,000 bushels that are sold and con sumed at home. The reason why sgrieulture has to stand for this disadvantage is be cause agriculture is not organised. while the manufacturers are tightly i combined. If the wheat farmers of the nation were as solidly organized as the manufacturers, and the bulk of the wheat was hsndled in one great marketing association, they could sell their surplus cheaply abroad yet get profit prices on the home market. It la often pointed out that shoes are on the free list, yet regardless of protection the prices remain high In this country. But it is NOT point ed out that the manufacturers own the machines very largely in the for eign countries, also msny of the for eign factories, and that in reality they benefit by msking the shoes cheaper abroad than here snd there is no tariff obstruction sgsinst bring ing them in. In its agricultural outlook for this yesr the Department of Agriculture states that from reports from every agricultural county in the country, It finds that there will be a normal pro duction in general, but that high wngea, high machinery costs and dif ficult credits will not permit expan sion. Spring wheat will be reduced about 14 per cent; corn production will be increased, but on account of the ser ious condition of the cattle and hog industries there is not demand for the increase; the awine industry is most discouraging, drastic reductions in breeding has resulted which may later result in a shortage; the dairy industry has expanded to where milk production slightly exceeds the do mestic demand, foreign surplus pro duction is also increasing, and the department suggests thst further ex pansion is not warranted. It points out that 18.000,000 pounds of butter and 64,000,000 pounds of cheese were imported last year. The wool industry is reported as distinctly favorable and an advance in production is warranted. Of pota toes the department says these states will not increase their acreage; New Jersey, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mnnesota, The Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana, Colorado, New Mexco, Utah, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. All other states will increase their acreage. WHAT IS PROPER PASTEURIZATION from Stats Board of Health. A raw beef steak and a bottle of raw milk are two of the finest food substances but It is not safe to con sume either of them in that condition. We all understand that raw beef stesk should be made safe by cook ing but we have not all come to real ize that precisely the same sanitary reasons which deter us from serving raw beef steak to our children should prevent us from giving them raw milk. Raw milk should be msde safe by the application of heat. Fortunately we like the flavor of cooked meat but unfortunately we do not like the flavor of boiled milk. Therefore the home treatment of raw milk so as to make it safe and at the same time preserve its delightful flav or is a difficult undertaking. Close observation has shown thst the cooked taste begins to appear when milk is held for some time at or above 145 degrees F. Accordingly the problem of preparing a safe and palatable milk is one of the determin ing the proper exposure at or below 146 degrees F. required to make milk entirely safe. The studies of Doctor Theobald Smith of the Harvard Medical School, of Professors Russell and Hastings of the University of Wisconsin, and of Doctor M. J. Rosenau of the U. S. Public Health Service have all agreed that milk is made safe by holding it st 140 degrees F. for fifteen minutes. Because in the heat treatment of milk we are safeguarding human life, it is customary and desirable to heat milk to at least 142 degrees F. for st least thirty minutes thus giving a margin of safety of 160 per cent Such heat treatment will unquestionably destroy sny disease germs which may have found their way into it and will render the mlik safe. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Bedsaul were in the city from their home near Hard man on Saturday. S Passenger Sedan Wow $1695 f.o.b.Toledo Now you can afford to make that dream a reality ! To own and drive this luxurious sedan, powered by the same type of engine used 'a Europe's finest cars. Silendy glid Ine sleeve valves instead of ham mering cams and clicking poppet valves. An engine that Improves with use I An all-season car you'll want to drive season after season. For no Willys-Knight engine has ever been known to Wear out f WILLYS -KNIGHT C0HN AUTO CO. Heppncr, Oregon Paint-Up Time IIAVEYOUR PAINTING, PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING DONE BY AN EXPERT WORKMAN I guarantee all my work and my prices are reasonable, either by the day, hour or job. LET ME FIGURE ON YOUR WORK A. E. HUFF Leave orders at Peoples Hardware Co. CECIL n ITEMS The weather during the week since Tuesday, April 15, baa been anything but a treat, nothing but wind and sand blowing in all directions. April 18 Cecil was visited by one of the worst wind and sand storms known. Had "Mac," our weather man, not crawled into a badger hole he would never have lived to tell another fish story. Saturday, April 19, a calm after the storm. Lovely warm day Snnday; sun shining and "Mae" craw ling back to life once more. Congratulations are extended to Mra. Hazel Logan of Four Mite and Hermann Havercost of The Willows who were married on April 16 at Condon. Their numerous friends are ready to welcome them home at the Huff ranch near The Willows. Dick Logan, son of Leon Logan of Four Mile, bad his nose broken by one of his horses while at work on Tues day. Dick was taken to lone where Dr. Walker attended to hia injuries snd we are glad to say Dick is pro gressing fine. Shearing is going ahead at Erebs Bros, ranch. The Last Camp, in spite of the cold, windy weather of the last few days. Jack Hynd expects to be gin shearing at Butterby Flats about Monday. Mrs. Ed Cline, Mrs. H. J. Streeter and son Noel were calling on friends at Morgan during the week, and also hearing the radio which bas been installed in the Morgan store. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Farley and chil dren of Heppner made a short stay in Cecil on Sunday before leaving for The Willows to prepare for shear ing. C. W. Erickson of Grass Valley and Miss Dorothy Anderuon of Eight Mile were the guests of Miss Annie Hynd at Butterby Flats on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson of Heppner, also Lon Merrill, made a farewell visit for the season to The Shepherd's Rest on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cline, accompanied by Mrs. H. 1. Streeter and children were calling on friends in Boardman on Tuesday. Clyde E. Franklin who has been working during the lambing season at Butterby Flats left for Lexington on Sunday. Miss Ettie Logan of Portland arriv ed at Four Mile on Tuesday and will visit her brother, Leon, for some time. Bob Montague and George Shane ef Arlington were in Cecil vicinity on Wednesday trying to buy horses. Geo. W. Wilson returned to Cecil on Sunday from Heppner where he had been visiting for some time. C. D. Sennett of The Willows left during the week for his annua! trip to his gold mines in Montana. Mrs. H. J. Streeter and children of Cecil visited with Mrs. Weltha Corn best at Fairview on Sunday. Mrs. Esta Bauernfiend and son Mar tin of Morgan were callers in Cecil on Monday. E. Baldwin and son of Lexington were doing business in Cecil on Wednesday. Mrs. Karl Farnaworth of Rhea Sid ing was visiting friends in lone on Friday. E. Weatherford from Shuttler Flats wss doing business in Cecil on Sat urday. Does Not Favor the County Unit System Irrigon, Ore., April 22, 1924. Editor The Gazette-Times, The County Unit School Law passed by the Legislature in 1921 was ap parently designed to increase taxes and take the control of local schools out of the hands of those most in terested. It will probably be gener ally conceded that the administration of local schools comes nearer to the family relation than any other public institution. Frequently, if a new school house is needed, the parents of the children in the vicinity of the needed school get together and pro vide a school house, even when local school authorities hesitate to spend public money for the erection of such a building. When any furniture or convenience is needed it is not in frequent for the local community to hold a public entertainment of some sort or character, and provide the necessary funds without calling upon local school authorities for assist- Paint Service for you When you want paint or varnish, usually you want it quickl That's where the Fuller deal ers come inl They will furnish any kind of paint or varnish you need. If temporarily out of stock it will be obtain ed for you frm a nearby Fuller Branch within twenty-four hours. there's t Fuller Wholesale Branch close to every Fuller dealer. There's no delay and the stock is fresh. That's Fuller Service. Consult Fuller Dealer about your painting problem. He will be glad to serve you. Send for our free book "Home Painting." FOR ANY FITLLER PRODUCT CONSULT THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER : Peoples Hardware Co. W. P. FULLER & CO. 101 UiwioB Street, San Francisco 11 Braachoa In Pacific CoaM Citiea Fuller PAINTS jp VARNISHES flONllR. WHITf lAD Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted The most modern and scien tific instruments used in the diagnosis of eye trouble. Office Phone Main 1164 Residence East 8206 Evenings and Sunday by Appointment Dr. Arthur J. King OPTICAL SPECIALIST 327 Morgan Bid. (Broadway and Washington) Portland, Oregon M. When the teacher in a local school becomes nnsatisfactory, the parent of ths pupils attending the hool are the nrat to learn of this condition. When a problem involv ing the transportation of children to hool is presented, the people living; in the immediate vicinity are the ones first to recognize ths need and to arrange for solving the problem. Not one of these things could ever bo accomplished after the County Unit School System is adopted in Morrow county. The law provides for the election of five directors who serve without compensation, but whose expenses are paid. Many local school dutnets must of necessity, therefore, be with out representation on the board, and problems and troubles must be car ried to the board snd long distances traveled in order that thia may be accomplished. The directors will not know what is going on in the various i districts except as it is communicated to them by the various methods of communication. In all controversies arising in these local districts, eaeh ! side will have its own partisans and information, sometimes false, and sometimes true must be relied upon by the directors in making their de cisions. The board will be authorized to hire teachers for the entire coun ty, and while it is true that the law provides that a local sub-committee may reject a teacher if notice of re jection is given thirty days before the beginning of the school term, yet it appears that only one rejection can be made and that no objection can be made after that time. -The law abolishes the office of County Super intendent and provides for a mongrel office which is neither County Super intendent nor any other public officer as at present provided for, and it goes further and permits the board of di rectors to pay to some person em ployed to take the place of County Superintendent such salary as they may see fit. All property of each local school is turned over to the school board to do with as they see fit. Xf on local school district is well sup plied, there Is nothing to binder the board taking a part or all such sup plies and distributing them elsewhere in ths county. It appears to be be yond successful contradiction that if the county school unit is adopted by the people of Morrow county, a blow will bo struck at the public schools which will damage that institution to an extent that it will not recover for many years. This is a freak law which never could have been passed had not the larger cities and counties been exempted from its operation. It is a plain attempt to take away from local people the traditions and rights which they have cherished for generations. H. W. GRIMM. WLEYS After Every Meal It's the longest-lasting confection you can bay -and It's a help to di gestion and a cleanser lor the mouth and teeth. Wrigley's means benefit as well as pleasure. i. W. Osborn was a Cecil resident in Hepner on Monday, lookinf after business affaire. Mr. Osborn reports some very heavy windi during the past week in hia aeetion and there wae roach movement of the lands and light aoila of that part of the conn try. 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