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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN, 20, 1927. PAGE FIVE OREGON BANKERS, Y.M.C.A. SPONSORING THRIFT WEEK National Thrift week, which hai grown to be one of the outstanding events of the year throughout the United States, is being sponsored again in this state by the Oregon Bankers' association, the Y. M. C. A. and other organizations. Practi cally every city and town In Ore gon will observe it. The whole movement Is designed to Improve the living conditions In every com munity and to inspire individuals and groups toward more careful methods of conduct, to the end that a happier and more prosperous America may result. The week al ways opens January 17, the birth day of Banjamln Franklin, the great thrift example of our times. The 1927 dally schedule follows: Mondny, January 17, National Thrift clay; Tuesday, National Budget or Home Economy day; Wednesday, Na tional Life Insurance day; Thursday, National Own Your Home day; Friday, National Safe Investment day; Satur day, National Pay Kills Promptly Hay; Sunday, National Share With Others day. Ten rules for a successful and happy life are proposed by the thrift com mittee; 1. Work and earn: 2. Make a bud Bet: 8. Hecord expend lures: 4. Have a bank account: 5. Carry life insur ance: 6. Own your home: 7. Make a will: 8. Invest In safe securities: . Pay bills promptly: 10. Share with others. THRIFT WAS THE DIFFERENCE fixed scale By BEN Hurt LAMPMAN Editorial writer Morning Oregonlan, and author of "How Could 1 Be Forgetting?" I once knew a man, employed by a pubic service corporation, at a wages shared by thousands of oth en performing the same work, whose family was destitute. When a son died suddenly it was necessary for the corpora tion to advance funds for burial, i This man, though Ate r-ft.ia n many respects ielJii'd an excellent fel- Ben Hur Uampmanlow, fostered a be lief that he was much misused and had never had a fair chance. 1 knew another man, engaged at the same employment, from which he derived not a penny more or less, whose family was in most comfortable circumstances. He and his wife have no apprehensions concerning the advancing years. They are not afraid of growing old. Thrift did It. of THRIFT WEEK SPLENDID IDEA Bv ROBERT Tt'CKEn .Tndire of the Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon Whoever conceived "Thrift week" gave the world a splendid idea. It combines the practical and ideal and should have the earnest atten tion and full co- ! operation of every I thinking person. Sharing with I others, one of the cardinal princi ples or thrift as programmed by the Y. M. C. A., the Oregon Bank or a' association Robert Tucker ana me oi ner line oganizatlons affiliated with the movement, features the thought that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Then there are other phases worthy of adoption, such as careful saving of funds; maintain ing a home budget, making house keeping more businesslike; prompt payment of bills; keeping In force life insurance; owning a home and making safe and conservative Investments. THRIFT--THE SUCCESSFUL LIFE By C. C. COLT Vice-President, First National Bank of Portland Not parsimony, but conscientious and continuous effort toward the conservation of all that goes to make life happier s ana orignier ana to advance the in i terests o f all. Such Is the real meaning of thrift, It seems to me. If thrift meant to hoard, or if it i mpnnt nnlv tn pave money u j j vouia te or nine : a ft .., vaiua. ii menus C. C. Colt that when you consider It carefully. Thrift really means a blending Into the life of the Individual or group of the essential features which make a well rounded, suc cessful life. L f M H if I L I -I - - II BOARDMAN THRIFT BASIS OF PROSPERITY By RAYMOND B. WILCOX President Portland Chamber of Commerce As personal thrift is of course the basis of individual prosperity, so also the thrift that embraces the I conservation o 1 our natural re- I sources and leads to a spirit of co i onerntlon of all forces In the sav ing of time, as well as money, Is the basis of com- I munlty prosperity. ( Thrift on a large j scale, on the ba 'i sis of community m needs, and Raymond Wilcox movement having for its object the education of the ontlre community In the meaning of co-operative thrift, Js deserving of the support of all. There is a need for a thorough going, painstaking effort along these llneB in order to coordinate all the forces of a .community for the ad vancement of the large Interests of all so that there may he plenty for all who so plan their life course as to be worthy of the rewards. Thrift thus conducted has potential possfc bilitios without limit. . ,T i V I SSi;?:. 5. ..fr i iso;;: MRS. A. T. HBBEIM. Correspondent. There isn't a great amount of news torn this vicinity this week as there are so many persons ill with the flu which seems to be so prevalent every where. We were unable to get the names of all, but some who have been having a siege have had an interest ing time of it indeed. The Ayres fam ily were all ill at the same time and all but the head of the house were in bed at once at the Wicklanders, and nearly all of the Robt. Wilson family have been ill at the same time. The Ray Brown family also were all ill simultaneously. Mr. Messenger and Lois, Mrs. Rands, Agees, Jack Gor ham and Janet, Mrs. Ballenger are some of the victims. School was al most demoralized with so many pupils absent. Fortunately this doesn't seem to be as severe as the Spanish influ enza epidemic which swept the coun try during war times and resulted in so many deaths. Deibert Johnson left Saturday for a visit in Portland. He will spend several days there. J. N. Cornwell and wife of Albany came last week and Mr. Cornwell has taken up his work here as manual training and science teacher in place of Clark M. Jantzen who resigned re cently. Mr. Cornwell has been taking some post graduate work at Albany college. He has rented the little house of Fortiers'. Mr. Cornwell is the son of missionary parents and he was born in China. He speaks both the Chinese and French languages. An error was made in stating the date of the coming of Dr. Maude Al len, who will be here on Saturday, the 22nd instead of Friday the 21st. (For tunately this wasn't art error 'n the part of the reporter.) It is rogretted that this misake was made. There was a good attendance at P. T. A. on Tuesday of last week. Fred W. Parks spoke on Americanization in a very interesting manner. There is a large field for Americanization in this particular community since there are many foreigners employed here on the sections. An opportunity will be given at night school for those who are interested to take up the work so that naturalization papers may eventually be taken out. Mr. Boardman and Sunt, Kelly spoke about beautification of the school grounds. Mrs. Feess played two se lections. Lee Mead, the new presi dent, presided at the meting. The next meeting will be the first Tuesday in February. Remember the date. The grange did not meet Saturday night because of so much sickness in the community. Harvey Lee son iB here with a bridge gang who are constructing a new coal dock at Messner. Lee Root went to Pendleton Satur day night to see his son Richard who was not so well. He has been up there fro sox weeks having had a ser ious appendicitis operation. Com plications have developed which nec essitated his remaining at the hos pital this long time. Mr. Root will remain there until Richard is better. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Imus of Everett, Wash., were here last week visiting at the Imus and Gross homes. They were here on their honeymoon and thoroughly enjoyed the snowstorm which came during their stay. An important meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 29, for the members of the commercial club. Keep the date in mind. Boardmanites need ap pointment books to keep the various important meetings in mind. On Friday, Jan. 21 (the day the pa per comes here) a meeting will be held at the school house concerning the .growing and marketing of aspar agus with Mr. Lee Lampson, manager of the Three Rivers association, as speaker. County Agent Morse will speak on the possibilities of a Grimm alfalfa seed pool and also securing! seed potatoes. No church or Sunday school serv ices were held Sunday because of flu but unless further notice is given they will be resumed next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Potter have re turned from a visit of several weeks in Portland. Glen Hadley motored to Heppner Saturday on business. P. J. Hcrlsey of Donald, Wash., was a guest at the Lee Mead home for a r,hort time last week. He is an uncle of Mrs. Mead. Announcements were received some time ago of the marriage of Uran Henry Messenger to Frances Grubb of Turlock, Calif., on Jan. 1st. They will make their home in Portland. Uran is a graduate of the Boardman High school and went through 0. A. C. without outside financial help. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mes senger and has many friends here who are interested to hear of his marriage. His wife is not known here, but she was also an 0. A. C. student and is a charming gril. It has been decided to hold the election for road supervisor on Jan. 29. Mrs. Lee Mead came home Thurs day from Corvallis where she attend ed tlie 3-day session of the grange FOR A QUICK LUNCH Have pure, rich whole milk. Fresh Every Day: Alfalfa Lawn Dairy WIGHTMAN BROS., Prop. Phone S0F8 lecturers' school held under the di rection of the Oregon State Grange and extension service at 0. A. C. Many interesting lectures were given and much work was explained that could be applied in the local granges, which, of course, was the purpose of the school. Prof. C. J. Kurd, Mrs. Bond, state lecturer, Mr. Palmiter, state master, all had important places on the program. There were 91 en rolled in the school which is a splen did showing since this is a new ven ture and the first school of its kind held in the state. Mrs. Fryrear of the Rhea creek grange was the only oth er person from this section. Boardman has again been in the throes of a row over the position of road superintendent and finally the officials at Heppner, apparently in despair, decided to let the people here elect their own supervisor, so a spec ial election will be held probably on Saturday, the 22nd. Clarence Berger is the present overseer, appointed to take the place of John Jenkins, and he has filled the position in a satis factory manner to a great many, but there are always a certain few who find fault and desire a change, Ralph Humphrey has been mentioned as the proper person to fill this position. Ralph is a fine chap and has many friends here but without doubt in a few months criticism of his work would be rampant as has been the case with all who have held the posi tion. It is too much like the position of school director, except that it does carry a stipend with it which acts as a balm to the weary spirit beaten by harsh objuration and carking crit icisms. Newly installed officers of Green field Grange are, Master, Chas. Wick- lander; Overseer, Paul M. Smith; Lec turer, Mrs. Lee Mead; Steward, R. Wasmer; -assistant Steward, Lee Mead; Chaplain, Mrs. Lily Nizer: Treasurer, L. V. Root; Secretary, C. H. Diilabough; Gate Keeper, Ray Brown; Pomona, Mrs. Chaffee; Ceres, Mrs. I. Skoubo; Flora. Mrs. P. Smith: Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Brice Diilabough. Notice is hereby given that ar rangements will be made for the elec tion of three directors for the North Morrow County Fair at the same time that ballots are cast for road over seer. Signed, Mrs. Wicklander, Pres. and C. H. Diilabough, Sec, old board. Keep this in mind and don't forget to vote. It was planned to open niirht school this week, but because of so much sickness it was postponed. Much in terest is being shown in this and many are plannir.g to attend. RURAL SANITATION From State Board of Health. The fact that over 80 per cent of the rural population of the state of Oregon is without adequate health service is a serious matter. It means that the wealth and lives of many of our citizens are being sacrificed be cause efficient health service is not available. The county Is the weakest link in the sanitary chain. This is largely due to economic reasons, with the added handicaps of inadequate organ ization and great distances. From the standpoint of communicable diseases our cities are now safer places to live than in the country districts. Before the days of modern sanitation cities had double the death rate of the country. Infection is transmitted from the country to the city in the water, milk and food supplies. It is carried back and forth in the persons of cases and carriers. Opportunities for contact infection are much more frequent among the rural population than is ordinarily conceived. Diseases trans mitted by contact infection often spread through a sparsely settled country district like wildfire. Rural buildings are often crowded, dark and unsanitary. Sewage dis posal is apt to be primitive. Water supply from shallow wells is an add ed danger. It is a difficult matter to maintain the grounds surrounding the farm houses free from the accumula tion of Tefuse matter. Rural sanitation is expensive, but costs less than sickness. There should be a full-time health officer in every county with one or two nurses to carry on the needed work. Without moral support and finan cial assistance from the state, coun ties are not disposed to support a full-time health unit. A health con dition in one county materially in fluences that in other counties, and it is natural that county officials should think that the state should varticipate in the maintenance of an efficient health service. It is of the highest importance that the state should direct and supervise disease control throughout the state. When the state subsidizes county units the necessity of cooperation with state agencies is practically mandatory. A definite method of pro cedure also insures efficient work throughout the state. The results of full-time county work have been highly satisfactory, and have contributed to the prosper ity of the state where a majority of the counties have adopted this mod ern health service. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE. Whereas, it has pleased our Heav enly Father to summon to her Eternal Rest our beloved sister, Margaret Boice Crx, who was a faithful mem ber of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star, for many years; Be it resolved, that we bow in hum ble submission to the will of the Omnipotent, and that we extend to the bereaved family our deepest sym pathy; that we drape our charter in mourning in memory of our depart ed sister; that a copw of these reso lutions be spread on the minutes of the Chapter, and a copy be sent to the family and one to the press. There is no death- The stars go down To rise upon some fareir shore; And bright in Heaven's jewelled crown They shine forevermore. There is no death I The leaves may fall, $ WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE 1 To accommodate our customers we will deliver to all parts of the city, all goods bought from us. Phone or ders will receive our careful attention. I HUMPHREYS DRUG CO. f CERTIFIED We have some very fine Recleaned Seed Rye certified to be Spring Rye You can buy Princess Flour from us. It is the flour that "makes friends easily." Corn Rolled Barley Poultry Supplies Brown Warehouse Co. Phones: "Warehouse 643, Residence 644 And flowers may fade and pais away. They only wait, through wintry hours The coming of the May. And ever near us, though unseen, The dear immortal spirits tread; For all the boundless univrese Is life there are no dead. HATTIE WIGHTMAN, HARRIET GEMMELL, JOHN ILER, Committee. EVERYBODY'S 1 GOINGI ""VALTFORNIA bids you w turn back the calendar to summer and come play in the warm sunshine. A an added Inducement the Union Pacific now offers special low round trip fares and assures you a marvelous journey on tha finest of fast trains. Connections via Portland or Salt take City MAK1 TOtm USnVATtONS NOW CHESTER DARBEE, Agent Heppner, Ore. Brought from far off lands, right to your table with all their sun-ripened, nature flavored goodness. You can depend upon our canned fruits, veg etables and delcacies to be the very best. We recommend them! Or der some today. Prices reasonable. Phelps Grocery Company PHONE 53 Comiini NEXT WEEK A WESTERN THRILLER OF ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE Gay Chimney Trail By EDWIN LEGRANDE SABIN . To be completed in Twelve Instalments ( 1 2 weks) in Heppner Gazette Times 11 ''"""IllllllllinilllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIMIM lit llll III THE WRITER AND HIS STORY "Clay Chimney Trail" a story from the West, by Edwin Legrand Sabin, moving fast in plot and ac tion, will be a feature of Heppner Gazette Times for the next twelve weeks. The Western yarns of Edwin L. Sabin are known to readers throughout the land because he lived his West as a youth and since 1900 has been contributing fiction which has made Amerca's West known in all parts of the world. It was Mr. Sabin who won his laurels with such stories as "Bar B," "Circle K," "The City of the Sun" and his last great hit, "White In dian." In "Clay Chimney Trail," this new Autocaster serial, first instalment of which will be published next week the action starts in one of those rail ghost camps of 1885 which sprung up overnight to live a hectic six months before the railroad builders pushed tendrils of steel on to the west and with them went the men and women leaving in the wake only black, stark, crumbling chimneys of clay. A pilgrim rides west to these scenes advised by the family doctor to find a clime high and dry. Be fore his train reaches the Wyoming state line ac tion starts for him and his state of health is soon for gotten in the whirl of adventure both dramatic and romantic during the twenty wakeful hours of the vivid daily life in Benton, Wyoming. Yes there are wagon trains ; gambling flim flam of The Big Tent ; two-gun westerners ; whiskey-drinking bad men; love interest; a battle to the death ; Indians and then facing East the Pil grim is not alone, because blue-eyes go with him and is happy. START IT NEXT WEEK! Run a G.-T. Wnt Ad.