HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930.
PAGE THREE
"If a Man Die, Shall He
Live Again ."
It ia the age-old question, asked at
the side of every bier.
And what can one say in answer
to it?
Every one of us is taught in chifd
hood to believe in God and an after
life.
"The world just happened," say
some men. "It created itself through
the operation of natural laws."
But who or what established the
natural laws and set them to oper
ating? When you can dump a load of
bricks on a corner lot, and let me
watch them arrange themselves in
to a house when you can empty a
handful of springs and wheels and
screws on my desk, and let me seo
them gather themselves together
into a watch it will be easier for
me to believe that all these thou
sands of worlds could have been
created, balanced, and set to mov
ing in their separate orbits, all
without directing intelligence at all.
Moreover, if there is no' intelli
gence in the universe, then the uni
verse has created something greater
than itself for it has created you
and me.
Is it easy to believe .that a uni
verse without personality could
have created us who have person
ality? Isn't it easier to believe that our
personality is a little part of the
great pervading Personality that
has created and now permeates the
universe?
And if there be a Personality in
the universe a God what kind of
God is He?
He must be at least as good as
you or I. He could not have made
us better than Himself. The worse
can not create the better.
And if He is a good God, is it
reasonable to suppose that He
would have planted in human
hearts this unquenchable yearning
for Jmmortality, and left that yearn
ing unsatisfied?
You and I would not have done
so.
Go where you will, from the most
savage race to the most cultured,
you will And that same instinctive
assurance that death is not the end.
Would a good God plant that assur
ance in his creatures merely to
mock them?
Without immortality the world is
an answerless riddle. We are born;
we struggle up through slow years
of development; and just as we have
reached our highest point or use
fulness we are cut off.
It is hard for me to believe in a
universe that made itself, and that
ruthlessly casts away its most pre
cious possession human personal
ity. It is easier to believe that behind
the universe is a guiding Intelli
gence, of whose personality my own
is a tiny spark that shall not go out
while He lives.
If I cannot prove that this is so,
neither can any one prove to me
that it is not so.
And, until some one can disprove
it, I find it easier, more helpful,
more efficient, to believe.
FRANK PARKER 1
STOCKBRIPd 1
MERGERS
Consolidation of several small en
terprises to make a single large one
is not confined to manufacturing
industries. Senator Arthur Capper,
of Kansas, who knows what he is
talking about most of the time, says
that more than a million acres of
Kansas farm lands are now owned
by corporations, and that recently
one corporation bought thirty farms
in the winter wheat region and
merged them.
Corporate farming is more of a
business enterprise and less of a
mode of living than farming by an
individual is. According to Senator
Capper, these farm corporations
hire men who leave their families
behind, to go out in the Fall and put
in the crop. In Summer they hire
other men to come in and harvest
the crop. The rest of the year no
body lives on the big farms.
That seems menacing to the Sen
ator from Kansas. He thinks it will
result In depletion of the soil,
through lack of crop rotation, main
tenance of fertility and diversifica
tion. It is hard to believe that any
group of capital engaging in busi
ness on a large scale would be so
short-sighted as not to take those
things Into consideration and apply
the most modern principles of ag
riculture to their enterprise.
TRADEMARKS
It would be interesting to make
a list of words which were Invented
to serve as trademarks for a par
ticular product, but which have
come into general use to describe
anything resembling the original ar-
ticle. "Celluloid" is one of those
words; it strictly means only the
product of the Celluloid company.
"Kodak" is another; the same be
longs to George Eastman's cameras
but we use it to mean any small
camera. When you say "Colt" ev
erybody familiar with firearms
knows you mean a large caliber pis
tol. Probably nine men out of ten
in the region where "five gallon"
hats are worn refer to their head
gear as "Stetsons." "Winchester" is
almost a synonym for "rifle." And
everybody refers to the abbreviated
masculine underwear which is now
in such general use by the trade
mark of the first of its kind, "B. V.
D.'s."
The adoption of such words in
general usage is one of the ways in
which language grows. A hundred
years from now probably, nobody
will say "dirigible" but everybody
will know what you mean by a
"zep."
LONGEVITY
Human life is not getting any
longer, according to the men who
make a business of studying vital
statistics. The average life is long
er because a larger proportion of
babies live to grow up. Fewer peo
ple die in childhood and early life
than formerly, but the man who
reaches fifty-four, which is the av
erage expectation of life of every
new-born baby in America, has no
better chance of living to seventy
than his grandfather did; not so.
good, according to some.
Certainly the average life of a
President of the United States is
shorter than it used to be. Col.
Leonard P. Ayres of Cleveland, one
of the world's famous statisticians,
points out that Mr. Taft lived long
er to 72 than any other President
since Millard Fillmore, who dictl 56
years ago. Out of the first eight
Presidents Washington, who died at
67, had the shortest life; John Ad
ams, living to 90, the longest; the
others were 85, 83, 80, 78, 73, and 68
at their respective deaths. The av
erage life of the eight was 80 years
and a half. The four latest presi
dents who died averaged only 66 3-4
years of life each; McKinley and
Harding died at 58, Roosevelt at 61,
Harrison and Wilson each at 67,
Tliere are times
when aTelephone
is worth its weight
ui ijuta
And at all times it Is
a precious saver of
steps; saver of time,
conserver of friend-,
ships. It costs but a
few cents a day. May
we install your telephone?
VICTOR ARTISTS ARE CHAUTAUQUA FEATURE
Loveless Quartette Combine Novelty and Ability.
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You'll be sure you're seeing
double when you first see the
Loveless Quartette. But don't Bee
your doctor or oculist, until you've
heard the whole story.
Chautauqua Is headlining with a
quartette which Is not only seldom
equalled for noyelty and talent, but
have made a name for themselves
as Victor Recording artists.
The Loveless Quartette personnel
Includes H. M. and H. S. Loveless,
twin brothers, with their wives,
Lela and Lola Loveless, twin sis
ters. They are as much alike as
it is possible for two people to be
in looks, actions and dress.
While in Camden, New Jersey,
this year, the main office of the
Victor Talking Machine Company,
they made two Victor records which
were released in March. The rec
ords were sacred numbers and were
unusual in that the quartette sang
for them unaccompanied by any in
strument. The Loveless Quartette's program
Includes many novel and unusual
numbers. It Is filled with gay good
humor and fun from start to finish.
Solos, instrumental numbers, close
harmony quartette numbers, spright
ly jazz, old familiar hymns and
songs ot bygone days as well as
Hawaiian costume numbers follow
in rapid succession.
The Loveless Quartette are out
to entertain and they put their pro
gram over In a manner which leaves
no doubt about their doing it. They
are brimful of fun and infectious
good humor and seem to enjoy their
program as much as the audience.
You'll laugh with them, at them
and be strong for them after the
first Introduction.
Hayes at 70, Cleveland at 71 and
Taft at 72.
The job of President of the United
States is getting harder,, for one
thing. For another, nearly all men
work more intensively and wear out
their hearts and nervous systems
earlier than men did a hundred
years ago.
GASOLINE
The average motorist uses 571 gal
lons of gasoline a year. Every state
now imposes a sale tax on gasoline,
ranging from two to six cents a gal
lon. The highest rates are in Flor
ida, Georgia, South Carolina and
New Mexico. That is natural, since
those states have the largest high
way systems in proportion to popu
lation and taxable property values.
In Massachusetts, where the tax is
only 2 cents and distances are short
er, the average motorist uses only
400 gallons a year and pays $8 to
ward highway maintenance and im
provement. Last year the total gas
oline taxcollected in this country
was $449,731,000.
The gasoline tax is one Vax at
which few persons grumble serious
ly. It is a tax the benefits of which
are directly enjoyed by those who
pay it .
RANGES ABOVE AVERAGE.
The condition of Oregon ranges
for May is above the average of the
past five years April rains helped
moisture conditions materially.
Prospects for summer range are
only fair, however, as central Ore
gon needs more moisture to insure
grass for the summer. ?SnowfaIl
in the mountains was generally
short and below average moisture
content except in Wallowa moun
tains and Crater lake region where
snow is plentiful. Washington ran
ges need more moisture to make
summer and fall feed. Idaho ranges
are in good condition and there is
a big carry-over of hay.
Reliable party to care for chil
dren afternoons and evenings.
Phone 13-F-34. 10-llp.
The Pacific Telephone And Telegraph Company
Chewing Gum and
The Family Linen
An electric washing machine will do the
weekly washing with such surprisingly little
effort.
The weekly cost for current is less than the
price of a package of chewing gum!
By no other means than the use of electri
city can you obtain so much help at such low
cost.
Every year this company is spending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to make this ser
vice more efficient and to broaden its field of
usefulness.
Kilowatt-hours will save you many valu
able hours in the performance of innumerable
tasks.
Pacific Power and
Light Company
"Always at your Service"
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CROQUETTES
Croquettes may often be used for
utilizing left-overs. Moreover, they
add an interesting and unusual note
to a meal, and are particularly ap
petizing to many persons. In sum
mer, especially, they are a light and
attractive dish.
Chicken Croquettes
Mix a cup and a half of chopped
left-over chicken with a half cup of
white sauce made from four table
spoons of butter, one-half cup of
flour, one cup of milk seasoned
with salt and pepper. Add the yolk
of one egg, a little celery salt and a
half teaspoon of lemon juice. Chill
and then form into fiat croquettes.
Roll in egg white and fine crumbs
and fry in deep fat.
Salmon Croquettes
Pick over contents of can of sal
mon until you have two cups of
flaked meat. Add one-half cup of
thick white sauce, one-half cup of
flour and one cup of milk. Add one
teaspoon of lemon juice with salt
and pepper to taste. Cool and
shape, then egg and crumb and fry.
Potato Croquettes
Mix two cups of mashed potatoes
with two tablespoons of butter, one
teaspoon of salt and a little pepper,
celery salt, a few drops of onion
juice and chopped parsley if con
venient Beat well and add two egg
yolks. Form into croquettes, dip
In flour, egg white and crumbs and
fry in deep hot fat
Bread Croquettes
Pour a cup of scalded milk over
eight or nine slices of stale bread,
add two tablespoons sugar, a pinch
of salt. Let stand till bread has
taken up milk. Mix and press out
excess milk. Form into balls, roll
in slightly beaten egg white and
fine crumbs and fry in deep fat
Egg Croquettes
This calls for six hard boiled eggs.
They should be cooled and chopped.
Now cook two tablespoons of butter
and one tablespoon of minced onion
in a frying pan until slightly brown
ed. Then add six level tablespoons
of flour and about three-quarters of
a cup of stock. Let this boil and
then add a tablespoon of pounded
sardines and the eggs. Cool and
shape like eggs. Egg and crumb
and fry in deep fat
For Sale Combination Majestic
range and household goods. F. B.
Nickerson, Heppner. lOtf.
HUMORETTES
Business man: Do you think you
know enough to be useful in this
office?
Boy: Know enough? Why, I left
my last place because the boss said
I knew too much.
Judge: The two men were fighting
with chairs. Ddin't you try to es
tablish peace?
Witness: No, there was not a
third chair.
"What heavy, unwieldy things the
old-fashioned wedding rings were,"
said the young girl catching sight of
her grandmother's ring.
"Yes dear," was the reply. "In my
day they were made to last a lifetime."
O. S. C. Commencment
Scheduled for June 2
Commencement day at Oregon
State college this year will be June
2 when the sixty-first class will be
graduated. This will be the twenty
third commencement over which
President W. J. Kerr has presided
here in person.
Edward C. Elliott, president of
Purdue university fo Indiana has
been obtained as the commence
ment speaker. In addition to the
graduating class, guests of honor
will be members of the silver jubilee
class of 1905 which will be holding
its twenty-fifth reunion here.
Whether it is fruits and vegetables still sparkling with the dew of orchard
and garden or those hundreds of other fine quality foods that stock our
shelves, freshness is an important part of every item we offer you. A cease
less procession of trucks, trains and ships bring these foods to you daily in
which true appetizing flavor is found because they are FRESH!
SATURDAY & MONDAY SPECIALS
Coffee
MAC MARR
SPECIAL
BLEND
3 $-1
lbs. 1
.10
ECONOMY
BLEND
ib3, 90c
LARD
An Armour's Pro
duct, Fresh Stock
NO. 10 PAIL
$1.33
BEANS IT 10 79c Macaroni EFra 45c
SALMON SOAP I CESE I COCOA CI HAL
Fancy Pink P. & G. Armour's Hershey's a sperry
for that sal- Naptha Med. Cure breakfast product
monloaf. Laundry Loaf Cheese Sf"' w or white
3 Tall Tins 10 BARS PER LB. PER LB. 9-LB. BAG
55c 39c 1 33c 27c 39c
floura
f Mac Marr Hard 1
I Wheat. ASper- I
1 ry Product. I
V 49-lb$- A
Bag- l.VU J
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SWEET, TEN
DER JUNE
6 CANS
83c
$2. 95 Case
c
GOLDEN YEL
low Tender
6 CANS
83c
$2.95 Case
TOMATO
'5
STANDARD with
Pure
6 CANS
85c
$3.09 Case
f . . LARGE jOP- I P 11 MED- SIZE H II
Lettuce sss. 6 HeaJsZ5c Cabbage ss. 7c Lb
1ALT
American Brand
2 &rsg!.89c
Puritan Brand
Large
Tin
57c
ST.
ON
Standard Fancy
Cut Strlngless
6 CANS
85c
$3.09 Case
y
A VAN CAMP
PRODUCT
6 CANS
85c
$2.98 Case
Fruits Blackberries, Apricots PerGal. (B3C
Phone 1082
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