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The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 8. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925. Subscrlpion $2.00 Per Year
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BYBIGWATEH SPOUT
Heavy Downpour in Black
Horse Breaks on Little
City Yesterday.
STORE STOCK RUINED
Barnetl'a (nd ReUl Lumber Yard Arc
Moat Damaged; Entire County
Given Thorough Wetting.
Lexington waa hit by waterapout
bout three o'clock yeaterday after
noon. The downpour waa on the hills
tributary to Blackhorae canyon, aid
when the flood watera reached the
town they were sufficient to cauae
much damage, and the net result waa
the wrecking of a building or two,
the flooding of businees housee and
retodencea and leaving deposita of
mud and debris that will take sev
eral days hard labor to remove. For
tunately there waa no loaa of life.
The waters broke over above the
Venturl Garage and rushed down the
street, thus dividing the force of
the flood that waa coming down the
canyon, otherwise there might have
been more areioua resulta. Aa it was,
practcially all the business houses
were flooded, basementa filled, and
water to the height of several feet
filled the main floors. The telephone
office was carried across the street
and lodged in front of the bank build
ing. This prevented the waters from
entering the bank to any considerable
extent, and the tipping of the side
walk in front of the bank also di
verged the water at that point. A
vacant building next to the telephone
office waa also washed Into the cen
ter of the street, while the Reid lum
ber yard and the filling atatlon next
to it were flooded, all the lumber be
ing carried out This wrecked the
buildnig on the corner next to the
Harnett store, also caved in a side of
the Harnett building and the result
to Barnett k Co. was very serious.
The loss in damage to their building
and stock will reach at leaat ten thou
sand dollars. They were the worst
hit of any of the business houses
along the street On that aide of
the street every business house was
flooded, and residencea further down
were filled, much damage being done
to floors, floor coverings and base
ments. The water was so high in the Black-
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STAR
FRIDAY
ENTIRE
THEATRE TURE' SH0W EACH NIGHT
S, Dixieland
tf m Minstrels
Xi ; : ; Helen Lewis
mWSfk Radio
Picture Program hjf C jj .
FRIDAY . if WVCC- -r)r
Comedy-Felix-News jj j - ,. K
"Galloping Hoofs" ttf VJV
SATURDAY W f fjPV
Bob Custer in I .ueyWf VIC ' t
"Trigger Fingers" U
Beulah Blackwell? e t4 J l V ;
She is back with her
- violin. Nuff Sed.
Come early for an
evening of
MUSIC
AND
FUN
PRICES 25c AND 50c
RIP nAWfF Saturday
FAIR PAVILION
MOTORIST SHOULD
WISE UP ON NEW
HEADLIGHT RULES
Law Goes Into Effect September
First; All Headlights Should be
Adjusted by That Time.
Cecil LieuaHen, state traffic officer,
was here this week and he took time
to call our attention to the provisions
of the headlight law for motor ve
hicle! which goes into effect on Sep
tember 1st Ai jt ii gome time be
fore thia law becomeg effective, own
ers of motor vehicles will have ample
opportunity to acquaint themselves
with ita provisions and comply with
the requirements. .
We give herewith an outline of the
provisions of the law as furnished us
by Mr. LieuaHen:
Penalty is provided for operating
a car without headlight being prop
erly adjusted; dealer is also penal
ized for selling new or second hand
cars without having lights adjusted
as prescribed in the law. Adjusting:
sUtions will he authorized in all
places having suitable equipment, and
licenses issued following examination
by traffic department. Information
concerning necessary equipment and
procedure for starting adjusting sta
tions may be secured from the secre
tary of state at Salem. A fee of 75
cents will, be charged for service; ex
tra work and parts required being
additional.
Mr. LieuaHen further states that
the requirements of the law will be
carried out strictly and promptly,
and any motorist operating a car on
the highways of Oregon after Sept.
1st. who has not with him a receipt
from an official adjuster showing that
his lighta have been properly adjust
ed, will be subject to arrest and fine.
W. B. Barrett drove up from Port
land on Tuesday and is spending a
few days here. He is well pleased
over the way grain and range condi
tions are looking up here. When at
Heppner last, which waa several
weeks ago. things did not look good,
but the fine rains have changed all
thia and now we are facing one of
the beat crop and range conditions the
county has had in many years.
Commencing on Friday night the
Dixieland Minstrels will appear at
the Star theatre for an engagement of
two days. Fun. music and aong will
be the feature of each evening's per
formance. Each night there will be
a picture to preceed the show and
each evening there will be a change (
of program. If you want a good laugh .
don't miss this show. I
and SATURDAY
CHANGE OF PIC-
8-Piece ORCHESTRA
Auspices Heppner Lodge No. 358, R. P. O. Elks
FOR THE IY TEH
Court met in regular session at the
Court House in Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, on Wednesday, the
6th day of May, 1925, with all officers
present, when were had the follow
ing proceedings, to-wit:
The Court appointed W. M. Ayers
aa viewer and set May 11th as the
day for making survey in the matter
of the road vacation of B, B. Helms
and others.
The Court appointed A. J. Chaffee
as overseer of the county machinery
and equipment at the machinery sheds
at $75.00 per month in place of W. T.
Scott, resigned.
The Court allowed and ordered paid
the following claims:
C. B, Orai, Sealer 11.04
Gilliam & Bisbee, Court Hse. 30.55
W. T. Scott. Overseer 25.00
A. D. McMurdo, Physician 10.00
Lydia Ritchie, Wid. Pen 10.00
Rebecca Knight, Wid. Pen 82.60
Dorothy Patterson, Wid. Pen. 10.00
Millie Haney, Wid. Pen 10.00
M. E. Zochert, Wid. Pen 10.00
Mrs. N. S. Hall, Poor 10.00
Ida Fletcher, Poor 16.00
Jess Kirk, Poor . 30.00
Peoples Hdw. Co., Court Hse.. 1.80
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., Cur. Ex. 32.80
Burroughs Mach. Co., Cur. Er. 5.26
J. J. Wells, Assessor 300.00
H. M. Walker, Superintendent 82.70
Geo. McDuffee, Various 231.46
W. T. Campbell, Court House 67.00
J. O. Hager, Court House... 16.00
F. L. Harwood, Court House 8.00
W. P. Prophet, Court House .90
Humphreys Drug Co., Ct. Hse. 1.00
J. F. Gorham, Sheriff 21.16
Washington Cancer Institute
Poor 808.60
Andy Rood, Poor 8.00
Arthur Schaeffer, Cir. Court 13.50
A. L. Cornett, Justice Court 9.00
L. P. Davidson, County Court 33.60
G. A. Bleakman, County Ct 26.66
R. L. Benge, County Court 44.75
Light t Power Co., Ct. Hse. 66.00
Irwin-Hodson Co., Office .. 27.65
A. E. Perry, Watermaster .... 108.46
Roy Neill, Watermaster 20.00
A. Rood, Tax Refund 89.61
County Agent . 400.00
Glass & Prtidhomme, Survey
or 6.91
Kilham Sty. Co., Jus. Court 7.41
C. R. Walker, Health 8.60
A. H. Johnston, Health 6.25
Swender Blueprint Co., Cur.
Ex . 10.00
The Gaiette-Times, Office . 105.35
Ed. Copenhaver, No. 4 10.46
F. E. Parker, 16-19 65.44
C. H. Bartholomey, No. 6 8.97
O. E. Johnson, No. 20 165.75
Tum-A-I.um. Ronds 263.70
May 22-3
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After Show
Legion Auxiliary Has
Fine Meeting Monday
The meeting of the American Le
gion Auxiliary Monday night was
marked by a large attendance and
much business was transacted. Plant
were completed for entertaining the
Legion at a joint meeting to be held
in Bethel Chapel the evening of June
first. Legion wivea and Auxiliary
husbands are included in the invita
tion whether members of either or
ganisation or not.
Mrs. Arthur McAtee was elected as
delegate to the convention at Prine
ville, an alternate to be named later.
Formal action was taken in request
ing that certain hours during the
week be designated for women only
at the swimming pool. A resolution
was passed offering the Legion the
aid of the Auxiliary in any possible
way during the Endowment Fund and
hospital drive. A motion was made
and carried that business meetings of
the Auxiliary be suspended after
June first until September, but that
a social meeting be held each month
at which tray cloths for Honpital No.
77 will be made.
Memorial poppies made by the boyj
in Hospital No. 77 will be sold in a
booth before and after Memorial ser
vices in the Elks hall Memorial Day.
The boys in Hospital 77 have made
30,000 poppies. It is only the men
receiving no compensation pay from
the government who profit by the
sales. Many of them are very anxious
to make more than they are able and
have to be curbed by the committee.
They make a few at a time, then have
to rest. In buying the poppies you
will be giving direct help to these
disabled soldiers who are paid a small
sum for making them. The profits of
the sales are used only for hospital
and child welfalre work. Do not Bave
your poppies fm year to year and
wear them again and again. This
does not help the ex-Bervice men and
the little children, tho it may show
you remember the day and the sac- j
rihee made. It is for the ones still
paying the price that we make and
sell the poppies. Poppies made by
these ex-service men all bear the of
ficial Legion and Auxiliary label. In
buying them you will know you are
giving direct help where it is needed..
Oregon Students Win !
Advertising Honor
Recognition for work done in the
field of advertising has been awarded
to four University of Oregon stu
dents by election to Alpha Delta Sig
ma, national honorary advertising
fraternity. Those elected are Milton
George, Eugene; Jasper Crawford,
Heppner; Calvin Horn, Falls City;
and Earl W. Slocum, Portland.
Election to Alpha Delta Sigma is
regarded as the highest honor that is
given to students in advertising. The
W. F. G. Thacher chapter was grant
ed to Oregon a year ago. University
of Washington and Stanford Univer
sity are other coast universities hav
ing chapters.
G. I. Burnside, No. 20 3.00
Martin Ried, Gen. Road 9.70
Peoples Had. Co., Gen. Road 8.38
Shelley Garage, Gen. Road 1.65
W. L. McCaleb, Gen. Road 6.85
Feenaughty Mach. Co., No. 5 3.26
E. J. Keller, No. 8 4.00
J. W. Kirschner, Roads 55.00
W. O. Bayless, Roads 18.20
H. G. Hayes, No. 15 10.46
Mrs. W. H. Instone, No. 17 48.90
Union Oil Co., General 39.57
Howard Cooper Cor., Roads 145.07
C. V. Hopper, Roads 16.11
H. L. Rasmussen, No. 18 128.56
Accident Commission, Roads 33.22
First National Bank, Roads 1,588.12
Bank of lone, Roads 82.94
Arlington Bank, Roads ..... 68.64
F. & S. Rank, Roads 6293
AMERICAN LEGION ENDOWMENT FUND
firnrlautattmt
lHEREAS. The President
J dorsed the efforts of
homes and education
children of war veterans, the care and protection of wives and
widows now dependent upon charity and the care of incompet
ent and disabled veterans of the World War, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Oregon, recogniz
ing this great service to humanity, has called upon every edu
cational, civic and religious agency of this commonwealth to
aid The American Legion in this work of brothtrly love and
good citiznship and has set aside the week of May 24th to May
30th to be devoted to the raising of funds for this program.
THEREFORE, I, E. G. Noble, Mayor of the City of Hepp
ner, State of Oregon, hereby proclaim the week of May 24th
to May 30th
AMERICAN LEGION ENDOWMENT WEEK
And urgently recommend that all citizens and organizations
of this city put forth every effort in attaining this city's quota of
the $5,000,000 needed to carry on successfully The American
Legion's national child welfare and rehabilitation endeavors.
Given this 19th day of May in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, under my hand and
seal of the city of Heppner, State of Oregon.
(seal) Signed: E. G. NOBLE.
WE HAVE FEED
Oata J 1.1.00, Rolled llarlry J"0 per ton. Alao Mill Fwd and
Poultry Sunplira at prlrra you cannot heat.
THY (H it FLOl'K. It la making friends for us.
Brown Warehouse Co.
WE DK1.IVKH WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
This Week
By Arthur Brisbaa
Okeechobee and Catfish.
Where Conners Gets Rich.
False Economy.
Lucky Japanese Baby.
OKEECHOBEE CITY is the new
est Florida city. Two years ago men
were there catching a few catfish.
Now it is a boom town, thanks to S.
Davies Warfield, president of the
Seabord Air Line, who ran his new
straiht-as-an -arrow railroad across
Florida to Palm Beach with a station
at this point.
Now Lake Okeechobee yields one
million dollars worth of catfish a
year, most of it shipped to Kansas
City and St, Louis, where catfish are
appreciated as they should be. Tour
ists come honking by the thousands
and W. J. Conners, who owns the
Buffalo Courier and most of the land
around here, is getting richer than
ever.
You will be interested in this latest
boom land even out of season. Also
in the poor young Seminole Indian
wife buried beside the railroad track
and in O. P. Lamerson, the ferryman,
leaving Florida with his two sons for
Columbia, South America, because
land here is too dear. 1
When you come to Florida take the
Seaboard Air Line, save time and see
the western part of Florida as well
as the north and south and the east
coast. Travel over the high backbone
of the peninsula, which travelers us
ually miss, with its wonderful Jake
region. Also you save many miles by
the airline road and help to justify
the optimistic courage of Mr. War
field, who has rendered the greatest
possible service to this state.
Merchants and tohers complain that
Mr. Coolidge's preaching and prac
ticing economy have hurt business.
They say, "If President Coolidge
says he is having his straw bat of
1922 pressed once more, instead of
buying a new one, nobody else will
buy a new one."
Everybody knows that prosperity
for all classes depends on CIRCULA
TION of money. If nature decided to
save up water and keep it all in the
ocean, instead of scatetring it around
in rain, crops wouldn't be good. Mon
ey spent is to business what rain is
to crops.
One angry merchant suggests: "To
set an example in economy the best
plan is not to have an old straw hat
reblocked and advertise that. It
would be better to lay up the May
flower, the expensive pleasure boat
such as neither Washington nor Lin
coln had, and save enough on coal to
buy 100,000 new straw hats."
President Coolidge does not rec
ommend foolish economy, but wise
economy. As for the Mayflower, the
country is rich enough to let the
President enjoy the fresh air, and is
glad to give him whatever he can
wisely use
As regards spending, the wise man's
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of the United States has en-
the American Legion to provide
for the thousands of dependent
Heppner Circle Entertains
Convention for Dist.
No. Ten.
100 DELEGATES HERE
Two-Days Program Cloeed With Ban
qnet and Entertainment on
Saturday Evening.
Delegates to the number .of about
100 gathered at Heppner for the con
vention of the 10th district of the
Neighbors of Woodcraft on Friday
and Saturday. The sessions of the
convention were held at I. O. O. F.
hall and concluded at a late hour on
Saturday evening. Maple Circle of
Heppner was host to the convention
and the entire delegation were loud
in their praise of the treatment re
ceived, and the generous hospitality
that was theirs to enjoy, both at the
hands of the local membership and of
the community. Heppner found a
warm place in the hearts of all of
the delegates present. In fine, it
can be said that this was one of the;
best conventions the 10th district
has yet held, and much of the success
of the meeting is due to the manner
in which the membership of Maple
Cilcle responded to their obligations
as entertainers.
The opening of the sessions oc
curred at 10 o'clock Friday morning,
at which time C. L. Sweek, member of j
the city council, on behalf of the city, i
del;?ered an appropriate address of
welcome. It was a fine speech and
made all the visitors feel that they
were right at home in the city, and
that there waa nothing so good but
would be extended them for the ask
ing. The only grand officer present was
Mrs. Anna S. Mardall, grand manager.
The convention was called to order
by District Gurdian Neighbor Ida Ol
son of Pendleton, who presided in an
efficient manner over the proceedings
of the two days. Much business was
attended to and on Saturday after
noon the election of officers for 1927
and the choosing of place of meeting
resulted as follows:
P. G. N., N. Pieper of Baker; G. N.,
Clara Orte nof La Grande; Adviser,
Rose Mansfield of Athena; Clerk, El
eanor Van Vleet of Bend; Banker,
Mary Kinsley of Condon; Magician,
Rose Richardson of Heppner; At
tendant, Neighbor Hall of Pendleton;
I. S., Selma Brown of Canyon City;
O. S., Neighbor Yeske of La Grande;
C. of G., Neighbor Ash of Bend; Man
agers, Neighbors Thomas of Pendle
ton, LieuaHen of Weston and Taylor
of Baker; grand representatives for
Dist. 10, Neighbors Ida Olson of Pen
dleton, Kate Swindig of heupner and
Hollie King of Baker. Bend as cho
sen as the meeting place for the con
vention of 1927.
The drill team of tho Pendleton
circle put on the floor work nnd also
assisted with the initiation of a nerv
member into Maple circle. There was
no contest between drill teana.
On Saturday evening at there
was a magnificent banquet served to
the members of the convention and
Maple circle and following this was
a short entertainment of music, reci
tations and readings, and then the
closing session of the convention.
Many of the delegates departed by
stage Saturday night that they might
be able to catch the night train out
of Arlington, but others did not leave
until Sunday.
On behalf of the Heppner people
we can say that they were delighted
to entertain this fine body of women,
and hope that it may not be many
years hence till the district conven
tion of the Neighbors of Woodcraft
will come this way again.
It may be stated in passing that
Heppner carried off the banner for
.the largest increase made in member
ship in the intensive drive just clos
ed, and Maple circle is fast coming
to the front as one of the leaders in
thia district
The new tenis court is now com
pleted and quite a number-have joined
the culb and paid in their dues. More
are desired, however, and we are in
formed by Frank Harwood that the
membership roll is at his place of
business, where all interested may
call and join by paying their dues.
There is promise of 'considerable in
terest in thia popular recreation this
season.
Mrs. Anna Spencer was here over
last evening, driving up from Arling
ton. She was on the way to Prairie
City, Ore., where she expects to re
side for the summer at least, as
housekeeper in the home of Dr. Fell.
She has been visiting in The Dalles
and Portland for the last three weeks.
George McDuffee and S. P. Devin,
delegates from Willow Lodge No. 66.
I. O. O. F., and Mrs. John Wightman
and Mrs. Olive Frye, delegates from
Snnsouci Rebekah lodge to the grand
lodges in session at Ashland this
week, departed on Sunday to drive
through in the McDuffee car.
A license to wed was issued at the
office of Clerk Anderson on Saturday
to Miss Susan May Allstott and Mr.
John Archie Padberg, young people
of this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Barratt are
the proud parents of a 10-pound boy,
born to them on May 18th. Mother
and child are reported to be doing
fine.
Mrs. Elica Fields, Mrs. Reta Creset
of Baker, Mrs. Chas. Brown and Mrs.
Ruth Solinger of Canyon City, who
were delegates attending the Wood
craft convention in Heppner, were
honor guests at a dinner party ten
dered them on Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Lillian Cochran.
Mrs. Edna Slocum of Portland has
been spending the week at Heppner,
looking after her property interests
here and enjoying a visit with many
old-time friends.
PETITIONS FOR
ROAD ELECTION
READY SOON
Important Issue to Come Up For
Action; Tentative Plan for
Use of Funds Given.
The matter of preparing the papers
in the coming road bond issue, was
referred to in last week's paper, in
which it was noted that the technical
part of the program had been placed
in the hands of representatives of a
leading bond house of Portland, and
that Messrs. Woodson A Sweek would
look after the legal end of the mat
ter for the county court here. We
are informed by Mr. Woodson that the
petitions calling for the election are
being prepared and should soon b? in
the hands of circulators. In this
connection the County Court would
appreciate getting just as heavy a per
cent age of the voters' names on the
lists as possible; Judge Benge hopes
that it may be 25 per cent or more of
the registered voting strength of the
county.
While there has been no permanent
fixing of the plan of distribution of
the fundB in case the election is fa
vorable, the county court have been
at work on the matter, and have pre
pared the following tentative arrange
ment with a view to getting the mon
ey placed where it will do the great
est good to the entire county. This
plan calls for the use of the greater
part of the funds in promoting the
market road program of the county,
and careful study of the following
will shew that this is the intention.
This plan is suggestive, only, and be
fore final action is taken may be al
tered in some instances:
Keck Canyon, market road $10,000
Fuller Canyon, market road 12,000
Stingle Canyon, market rd. 10,000
Jordan-Rhea Creek, mar
ket road 30,000
McNabb, west, market rd. 18,000
Willow Creek, market road 20,000
Ione-Boardman, market rd. 66,000
Lexington, south, market
road 24,000
Morgan, east and west,
market road 30,000
lone-Gooseberry, market
road . 40,000
Upper Eight Mile, from
Rhea Creek to County
line, market road 40,000
Butter Creek, Lena to Bar
tholomew's market road 15,000
Heppner-Spray market rd. 75,000
Jones Hill-Vinson, O.-W. -
Highway 77,000
Lexington-Jarmon Market
' Road 75,000
Upper Rhea Creek, from
the Crocket Kirk place
up T 18,000
Graduates Listen to
Baccalaureate Sermon
A large congregation of the people
of the city gathered at the Christian
church on Sunday evening to listen
to the baccalaureate sermon delivered
by Rev. W. O. Livingstone of Hood
River. Mr. Livingstone was at his
best and gave the graduates and the
entire audience a discourse that they
greatly appreciated. The church was
nicely decorated with cut flowers and
the program was carried out as fol
lows :
Processional DeKoven
High School Chorus
Invocation Rev. E. C. Alford
The Circuit Rider Cecil Teague
High School Chorus
Hark, Hark, My Soul Shelley
Marjorie Clark, Edna Vaughn
Sermon Rev. W. O. Livingstone
Hymn, Portuguese Congregation
Benediction Rev. E. C. Alford
The Judge's Testimony.
Oregon Journal. "
Judge Jacob Kanzler presdies over
the juvenile court in Portland. He
says that 95 of every 100 children
brought before him for misdemean
ors and crimes wholly lack religious
training.
Seventy-five of every 100 ore the
children of divorced parents.
He says that when children accused
of delinquency are brought before
him he finds uniformly that the par
ents are the real delinquents.
The routine questions put to boy
or girl include this one: "Do you go
to church or Sunday School?" The
answer nearly always it, "No."
Pressed for details, the child some
times answers, "I used to go, but I
quit two or three years ago." When
the history sheet on file in the court
is consulted it is almost invariably
shown that as the youngster stopped
going to Sunday school he began do
ing the things that brought him to
the attention of the juvenile court.
From these experiences Judge Kanz
ler concludes:
"When the training of a child in
the right direction stops he goes the
wrong way.
"The child not controlled by hame
or religious influence is nearly al
ways controlled by harmful outside
influence.
"When parents and children say
goodbye to the church we meet in
court. (
"So often nri the Da re tits of de
linquent children divorced that the
rerord card of the iuvenilo court has
one space for the address of the moth
er, another for the address ot the
father. The noor Rule delinouent
kiddies are just the waste by-product
of the divorce mill.
"Vacant pew, empty Sunday school,
broken home, full court."
If you want to know why the age
of crime has dropped from 28 to 18
years, why three-fourths of Ameri
ca's crime is committed by youths
less than 21, look to the judge's tes
timony that U5 out of every 100 chil
dren before him have no religious
training, and that 75 of every W
are the children of divorced parents.
Look further to the testimony of
the International Sunday School
Council of Religious Education, that
seven of every 10 American children
IT
E EXT WEEK
Solicitation Will End Me
morial Day ; C. L Sweek
at Head of Campaign.
HEPPNER QUOTA $300
Opportunity Will Be Given People to
Subscribe Before Drive Starts;
More Endorsed by Citizens.
With a quota set at $300. the local
drive for the American Legion En
dowment Fund and the Doernbecker
Memorial hospital maintenance fund
is under way and will end Memorial
Day. C. L. Sweek has acepted the
chairmanship of the Heppner organ
ization, and under his direction it
is expected that the quota will be
reached in a short time. He will be
assisted by other prominent citizens
of the city, a great many of whom
have heartily endorsed the move.
While the time set for the drive
is the week of May 25-30, local peo
ple will be given the opportunity to
make their subscriptions before that
time. Arrangements have been made
to place subscription cards at the
following places: Gilliam k Bisbee,
First National Bank, McAtee A Aiken.
The Gazette-Timea, Cohn Auto Co.,
and Dr. F. E. Farrior. It is urged
that local people make their subscrip
tions at one of these places before
the 25th, those handling the drive de
siring if possible to have the entire
amount subscribed in this manner,
making an intensive solicitation cam
paign unnecessary.
The proposition is indeed a worthy
one, and one in which every thinking
person will desire to have a part. Al
though years have passed since the
signing of the armistice and the ces
sation of hostilities, yet for thousands
of the men who took part in the
gigantic struggle the war is not yet
ended, and because of the few months
they spent in France they have had
six years in hell. To these men the
nation owes a debt that can never
be paid, and if by contributing a few
dollars, even though the contribution
would mean a temporary sacrifice,
their condition can be improved it
would seem that the people of the na
tion would willingly respond. The
disabled veterans present a problem
which can be solved by the provision
of the proper medical and hospital
care. But the orphans of deceased
veterans, and the children of those
veterans who through disabilities are
unable to provide a home for their
families, a more complex problem is
presented. These need not only tem
porary care; they need homes. And
to the working out of this the Amer
ican Legion is bending every effort.
It was for this purpose that the En
dowment Fund was inaugurated, and
the plans adopted will give homes
and home influence to every orphan
needing them. There are many thous
ands of such orphans in the country
new and their number is :ncr3Mng
rapidly The proper care and atttn-
tion now will make good, useful, pro
ductive citizens of those who without
aid might well become expensive
charges upon the people years hence.
In Oregon the Endowment Fund
drive is linked with the drive to raise
the first year's maintenance fund for
the Doernbecker hospital, the raising
of which was guaranteed by the Le
gion of the state. This found will
amount to $60,000. The Doernbecker
hospital will treat all children need
ing hospital care whether or not the
child's parents are able to pay for
such treatment. It will be an institu
tion of great usefulness and is much
needed now. Thus, half of the quota
raised here will be kept in the state
to be used in helping our own people.
The drive is being backed by the
leading citizens of the town, the state
and the nation, and there is no ques
tion but that Heppner will respond
quickly and generously.
Heppner Post No. 87 has guaranteed
the raising of Heppner's quota, and
are backing the move as a unit and
individually. They are asking noth
ing for themselves nor for the Amer
ican Legion; but are putting before
the people of the country the case of
all disabled veterans and all orphans
of deceased veterans whether they
have Legion connections or not.
BERRIES FOR SALE.
Gooseberries now ready, $1.35;
Clark strawberries, $2.5; logans,
$1.50; dewberries, $2.00 per crate. If
by mail add 35c postage, or can send
C. O. D. W. R. WOODWORTH,
Heights Berry Farm, Estacada, Ore,
While negotiating a fence at his
home on Sunday, Bruce Gibb took a
I. the result of which was the
breaking of a bone in his left fore
arm. Bruce is a gritty young man
and would not allow his injuries to
keep him away from school and the
promotion exams.
A telegram reached thU sanctum
on Monday announcing the arrival of
a nine-pound son on Sunday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mr. Arthur
Crawford at Berkeley, Calif., and the
editor of this paper is therefore grand
daddy some more.
Jasper Walker of IlHrdman whs
recently operuted on for appendicitis.
Dr. A. 11. Johnston having charge of
the ease. Mr. Walker, who is a par-
lytic, is now well over tho effects of
the operation.
LOST-Pair dark rim child's Klfl-
es, Friday evening. Reward. Fmdr
leave at G.-T. office. Mrs, Dennis Mc-
N'amee.
receive no religious training whit
ever. Then couple all this with the
fact that crime in Amnrira cot $10,-
0iX),it(HU)(O a y-ar, $J,5')0,0U),iMO of
which is direct property lota and V .
5iH),i00,000 i.i to be chared to tha
pens of the police, court, pr""
and axylurns.
If you want to know whut's wmhk
in America and how to right it, Un't
it all written here?