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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES,? HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1928. PAGE THREE ALL FORESTS CLOSED E HIS COM Emergency Fire Situation Given as Reason for Closing Order. On acocunt of the emergency Are situation, all national forest lands In the state will be closed to public use and travel effective September 10, except for travel along regularly used roads and camping at pre pared, regularly established camp grounds along such roads, or travel to established resorts along such roads. In short, all travel over and camping along trail and away from roads is prohibited. Forest Are conditions In Oregon are critical throughout the state. The U. S. Weather Bureau can see no rain in prospect for next week. Some of the largest and most dis astrous forest fires In the North west have occurred during the month of September, notably the Coast fires in Oregon, and the Ya colt and Lewis River fires in 1902 in Washington. The heavy smoke pall hanging over much of the state makes it almost impossible for fire lookouts to detect fires until they have become large. This order does not interfere with actual settlers going to and from their homes, nor with permitted logging or other operations on the national forests. The closure will be lifted as soon as general rains occur. Any persons now camping within the areas to be closed will be re quested to come out to established camps along regularly traveled roads. No camp fire permits will be issued on any national forests in Oregon except for established camp grounds along roads and all camp fire permits now in force for other areas are hereby canceled. Fourteen national forests are in volved In this closing order, em bracing 13,216,000 acres (in Oregon) of government land. District Forester C. M. Granger in Issuing this closing order made it plain that this is the first time In the history of the national forests of Oregon that such a sweeping closure has been considered neces sary, but that the forest fire emer gency now existing requires unus ual action. This has also been rec ognized for the entire State by Gov ernor Patterson in his proclamation of September 6 deferring the open ing of the hunting season. Mr. Granger also made it clear that the Forest Service greatly re grets any Interference this may cause with the plans of those in tending to visit the forests, but that ths fire emergency now existing Is far too great to warrant the delay of any action which may prevent a forest catastrophe. Extra fire guards are being put on each Oregon national forest and closure signs will be posted at the earliest possible date at all en trances to the national forests. 'The active cooperation Is solicit ed of all sportsmen and all sports men's and outdoor organizations, as well as all business men and recrea tlonists," Mr. Granger said. "Ore- f-i Not a Pocket Flaskhf i nis is tn tamous "bottle tree oi uaeenslajid, Australia, which is visited by thousands of sightseer annually. mmmmf& Uym gon without its wonderful forests would offer no recreational oppor tunities whatever, and we believe that every citizen of the state will realize the very unusual conditions and actively help In this forest fire prevention effort." National forests Involved are: Mount Hood, Cascade, Santiam, Siuslaw, Umpqua, Crater, Siskiyou, Fremont, Malheur, Deschutes, Uma tilla, Ochoco, Whitman and Wal lowa In Oregon, and the Columbia Forest in Washington, as well as the Wenaha Division of the Uma tilla in southeast Washington. 0. S. C. Memorial Union Awaits Finishing Work , Oregon State Agricultural Col lege, Corvallls, Sept 12. Actual construction work is practically completed on the Oregon State Ag ricultural college Memorial Union building and contracts have been let for Interior furnishings and dec orations. At present the main con course, main lounge, men student lounge and women student lounge aru the only sections being furnish ed. Lorenzo Mansfield, well-known Interior decorator from Portland, has charge of the installation of the furnishings. The Edwards Furniture company of Portland won the contract for furniture on competitive bid basis and through this firm the majority of the furniture Is being obtained from the nationally recognized Klt tenger company of Buffalo, N. Y. The draperies are being specially made up by the Edwards firm In its own shop. Mohawk-Saxony rugs are being woven in the Mohawk mills in the east so will be delayed a bit after the other furnishings have arrived. Offices and concourse will be laid with Armstrong lino leum. Some of the lighting fixtures which are being furnished by the F. C. Baker company of Portland, recognized as outstanding designers in this part of the country, have ar rived. Much of the kitchen equip ment has been installed preparatory to feeding the 344 men who will be housed in the men dormitory. WHITE WHEAT MOVING EAST; BUTTER REACHES FIFTY CENTS; BETTER EXPORT DEMAND FOR FRUIT EXPECTED SOON Corvallls, Ore., Sept 10 Bread Grain. Country buyers took some white wheat at interior points for eastward shipment last week, pay ing premiums over the Portland ex port price. Pacific coast wheat mar kets were firmer with demand more active. Some business was done In red wheat with Europe and some white wheat went by water to At lantic ports and by rail to Minne apolis. No. 2 soft red winter was firm In St Louis at $1.46-$1.48 a bu shel. Some transactions In white wheat at country points In the Pa cific northwest were reported at $1.10-$1.205. Stocks of wheat In ex port countries on September 1 were about equal to last year at the same time, larger stocks In the northern hemisphere being about offset by smaller stocks In the southern hem isphere. The Canadian carry-over was less than 6,000,000 bushels over last year which gives small excuse for the bearish reports which have been broadcast about that situation. No official report Is yet available on the 1928 Canadian crop but there has been Some frost damage and crop news generally scarcely con firms the extremely bearish stories which have been circulated regard ing heavy increased production In that country as compared to last year. The world-wide wheat mar ket situation showed no particular trend last week. Prices of hard red winter remained low and export movement was sluggish, but pre miums for protein were advanced on mill demand. Exports for the season to date total only 16,000,000 bushels against 33,000,000 for the same period last year. The Russian crop will be about the same as last year according to a preliminary es timate, which may mean less wheat for export from that country be cause of Increasing domestic needs there. Feed, grains, hay, postures. The general tone of the cash feed grain markets was a little firmer, If any thing, last week. The general trend of hay markets was firmer. Alfal fa moved In the largest volume for the season, but demand for good al falfa was active from dairy districts In the north-central and south-central states and from alfalfa meal mills. Pastures continued generally fair In the east and dry In the west. Most feeds were weak because of fair pastures and prospective large supplies of feed grain. Seeds Clover seed continued firm and about steady with red quoted 30 cents plus and alslke 31 cents plus for prime seed October futures. Dairy products Butter advanced; 92 score brought 50 cents in San Francisco. Low storage stocks and only moderate production make the current butter situation very firm, especially in the west Importations to date have been lighter than us ual, but European markets have been sustained for some time by low production there and In the southern hemisphere because of un favorable climatic conditions. Should these conditions be reversed, importations may become heavier. New Zealand continued to offer but ter for October, November and De cember shipment at 36.6-37c c. 1. f. New York. Cheese stocks tend to accumulate and prices have not ad vanced as much as usual at this season of the year. Condensed and evaporated milk Is in firm position at this time and dry milk is fair. Livestock. The trend of prices was generally upward last week on all kinds of fat and feeder livestock, because of Bomewhat limited sup plies on the whole In relation to demand. Wool The general tone of the do mestic wool markets was a little better last week. An Increased de mand offset by larger supplies dur ing the next 12 months is Indicated by the mid-summer outlook report of the Bureau of Agricultural Econ omics. Increased business activity general growth of population, con tinuation of economic recovery In Europe and Increasing Industrial ization of the Orient are factors In creasing demand for wool. In creasing competition from other textiles, on the other hand, tends to offset these factors. There is re newed Interest In goat and mohair production In Oregon as evidenced by better demand for goats. Only about 561,000 goats are raised In the western United States out of the world supply of about 200,000,000. Fruit and vegetables Recent In formation indicates smaller crops of apples and pears in European countries than expected early In the season. Drought has also cut down prospecltve yield of prunes. The walnut crop Is also less prom ising. It is expected that the de mand for United States apples, pears and prunes will be good In Europe. Onion prices are quite firm In view of smaller domestic produc tion. The Spanish crop Is also not so good. FARM POINTERS. The practice of selling wheat on a dockage free basis Is gaining In favor in Oregon and other states as being the only fair system, say grain specialists of the experiment station. Under this system the far mer who produces clean wheat re ceives more for his grain than the one who takes less care In growing or threshing the crop. Some small mills and elevators are reported to be testing samples for grade before dockage is removed, which practice gives an incorrect test weight Powdery mildew of grapes causes a fine grayish coating over leaves and stems that may not be noticed easily but it can cause severe loss due to attack on the young grape clusters. Grape skins turn dark and corky, remain small and often split open. It is the chief fungus disease of grapes in Oregon. Experienced growers find little difficulty in handling the powdery mildew by lightly dusting the vines with dusting sulphur or flowers of sulphur every two weeks beginning when the shoots are starting from the buds and before they are even six inches long. Fruit setting is re ported to be improved if a sulphur ing Is given in the blooming period. Experiments conducted at the Or egon station indicate that better stands with less winter injury are obtained when seeding of vetch and oats are made with a drill rather than broadcasting and harrowing in. Experienced farmers differ as to the best amounts of seed to use, but if the hay is to be used for horses they recommend a light seeding of vetch and more oats. The opposite is recommended when the froage is for cattle or sheep. 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The John Day Valley Freight Line sincere ly hopes and will earnestly endeavor to make this freight line a creditable asset to your city and a benefit to all. Overnight service to and from Portland and The Dalles. Rates Reasonable. Prompt and Courteous Service. V. J. FITZPATRICK Local Agent What is due the public Thb Bell System recognizes the public requirement for a constantly extending and improving telephone service. Last year 4 million telephones were either put in or moved. The number of local calls not completed on the first at tempt was reduced by 5 per cent. The average time for handling toll and long distance calls was reduced from 1 minutes to iVi minutes. During the last five years the Bell System spent $1,800,000,000 on additions and improvements of its plant. There is equally a public requirement for safety of princi pal and earnings of the stock of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company the parent company of the Bell System. 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IMS4 ess m Idaho Stone's Cash Sta No. 58 California Oregon Washington -- Opens in Heppner About Sept. 22nd in Hotel Heppner Building You are already familiar with Stone's Pendleton Stores TT We cut prices on good foods. -Plan to visit us on our open ing day. We will save you money and will appreciate your business hj; - This Tag is Your Assurance of Honest Used Car Values If you are in the market for a used car come in and learn how completely we protect your pur chue when you buy a used car from usl Our used car department If operated under the famous Red O.K. Tag system developed by the Chevrolet Motor Company to protect the used car buyer. Under this plan, we attach to the radiator caps of all our re-con-ditioned cart the famous Chev rolet Red O.K. Tag showint exactly what vital units have been checked O.K. or reconditioned by our expert mechanics. We believe that no fairer system of used car merchandising has ever been worked out for it assures the customer honest value as well as a dependable, satis factory car. Come in today and inspect our stock of O.K.d used cars. You are sure to find the car you want, at a price that will please you and our terms are exceptionally easy. ldsm j I lmt 1 f-SrsL 1 I JFt?2 I Chevrolet Imperial Sedan, rr: I I 1927 model Reconditioned. I I "I WITH AN OK THAT COUNTS. A Few of our exceptional Used Car Values "with an OK that counts", Chevrolet Roadster, 1926 model with roustabout body. WILL STAND THE GAFF. 1926 Ford Roadster, IN GOOD CONDITION. 1926 Chevrolet Truck, Completely overhauled. WITH AN OK THAT COUNTS 1924 Ford Coach, FAIR CONDITION. 1926 Ford Touring, FAIR CONDITION. Ferguson Chevrolet Co. Heppner, Oregon E. R. Lundell, lone, Ore. Look for the Red Tag "with an OK that counts"