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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1930. V LLAGE BEAUT FY NG Many Communities Have Set Splendid Example for Others. By CALEB JOHNSON. A 36-square mile rural township should have within its borders 1,000 families if it is going to have the larger community life which rural conditions at their best provide. Common sense and a little fore sight applied to community plan ning in rural areas can make them many times as profitable and at tractive to live in as they are now. These are the twin gospels of so ciologists who have devoted years to a study of the circumstances of rural life. And they can cite you example after example of what community action can do when it is in earnest about making an attrac tive town. The merit of community better ment, however, is not the 36-mile square township of the average state. Rather, it is the village which can function effectively for social purposes. General propositions with regard to this work are easily stated. Vil lages ought to be easily reached and their approaches direct, durable and enjoyable. Housing conditions should be sanitary, convenient and economical. Public buildings should be built with a view to their rela tionships to each other and the needs of the community, both from a viewpoint of doing business and of attractiveness. Points of historic interest should be preserved and re stored. Dump heaps and congested places should give way to open spaces, and recreation spots in abundance should be easily accessi ble. Above all, a community plan should be adopted, a plan which the majority wants and will help to make effective, and one sufficiently flexible to allow for growth and change. One instance of community im provement is Wamego, Kans., a "farmers town" where big summer picnics and Chautauqua courses at tract hundreds of people from a large territory. Although Wamego has a splendid modern hospital fin anced by local contributors, its pride is the city park. Since 1901 this little city of 1,700 persons has spent $2,500 for a 4 acre lake, i feet deep; $225 for a children's wading pool; $1,900 for an electric fountain with three basins of stone gathered from nearby hills; $1,400 for a women's rest house and about the same for one for men; $950 for a circular band stand; $400 for playground equipment; $125 for three drinking fountains; $150 for three stone dining tables; $100 for two stone ranges; $125 for mount ing a granite glacial stone hauled in from nearby; and varying am ounts for a dancing platform, ath letic fields, camping grounds, bench es and walks. The average annual maintenance cost is only $1,500 a year. Over a period of 25 or 30 years such expenditures impose no great strain on such a community and in many indirect ways the resulting park returns direct financial bene fit which will perhaps equal the ex penditures. Even more striking in some ways is Fairy Dell Highway Park In Sauk county, Wis., where only $200 of actual money was spent in open ing the park and a negligible main tenance sum is contributed every year by the county. A persistent highway patrolman who organized working bees and aroused the inter est of the neighborhood resulted in creation of a beautiful natural park there. The work involved clearing or unaemrusn, construction or a dam, bridge pavilion, tepees, paths, and pipipg of a spring. It has drawn visitors from all over the United States and from foreign countries. The Armada, Mich., community fair furnishes another instance. The plant at Armada is valued at $16,000 and draws about 10,000 per sons when the fair is on, although Armada contains only 700 souls. The Armada Agricultural Society bought the grounds in 1878 and has conducted more than 50 annual fairs. Membership fees in the so ciety are but $1.50 a year. Few states have profited more by village planning as distinct from strictly county or rural planning, than Massachusetts. Among the Bay State towns which in recent years have rearranged civic centers, town halls, libraries, parks and oth er community adjuncts into new patterns are Weston, Hadley, Co hasset and Stockbridge. Stockbridge has probably had a greater influence for good on the beauty and cleanliness of other towns than any village In the coun try. This town of about 1,800 popula tion is approached through an at tractive stone railroad gateway, sta tion and park. The visitor finds a broad, leafy main avenue more tiian a mile long. A 13-acre fenced field contains baseball fields and tennis courts. A 10-acre wooded knoll near the center of the town has been converted into a park and play ground with a natural amphithea ter where festivals are held annual ly. There are triangular parks at street corners and intersections. All of these features and hun dreds of others are due to the Laur el Hill Association of the town, or ganized in 1853 and said to have been the first town improvement society in this country. Before this committee was organized, Stock- bridge was a commonplace, rather WE WANT YOUR PRODUCE Market prices paid for livestock, eggs poultry, cream. Phone for Prices lone Cash Market Dealers in Fresh and Cured Meats Phone 32 IONE, OREGON There is still money in TURKEYS even tho' prices are . not as favorable as a year ago. Good Turkeys good management good feeding will "still show a good margin of profit. PURINA CHOWS WILL DO THE JOB HEPPNER TRADING CO. INC. Phone 1482 Free Delivery in City Limit IT'S THE KICK you get out of Winter Red Crown that makes you like this gasoline. Or have you tried it) GEMMELL'S Service Station F. M. GEMMELL, Prop. "Our Service Will Please Ton; Yonr Patronage WU1 Please Us" dirty and unattractive small town. Its example can be followed by almost any rural community that wants the same things and sets out energetically to get them. HARDMAN. Hardman is experiencing some real winter. There is about four inches of snowfall. The storm was accompanied by a severe south wind which drifted the snow to the depth of three or four feet in places. There is no sign of a break-up to date. Chas. Hackman and Miss Golda Johnson departed for Portland Mon day. They will spend several weeks visiting relatives and friends there. Mr. and Mrs. Max Buschke have moved to town" for the winter. They have been employed for the last two years on the Wright brothers ranch on upper Rhea creek. Mrs. Carl Leathers was shopping in Heppner Monday. Claire Ashbaugh was in town Saturday from the ranch camp. He reports 14 inches of snow at the road camp which stopped work on the Hardman-Spray road for an in definite time. Mrs. Floyd Adams from Heppner spent the week end with home folks here. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Johnson and daughter Zetta were transacting business in Heppner Monday. John Allen is visiting relatives and friends here this week. Mr. Wehmeyer, Bert and Ken neth Bleakman returned Monday from the mountains where they have been employed on the forest reserve. They report 26 inches of snow at Rock Springs where they were camped, which made travel- GLASSES SPECTACLES Why patronize a traveling optician when you can be fitted by a local optician who is in Heppner 365 days of each year. ing very difficult They were two days coming from Rock Springs here, a distance of about 30 miles. EXPRESSES GRATITUDE. Editor Gazette Times: Please permit me through the columns of your paper to express my sincere thanks to the voters of Morrow county who voted for me in the recent election. I also desire to say that I bear the best of good will towards those who did not pre fer to vote for me. Believing in the American principle of rule by the majority, I cheerfully accept the verdict of the election. I expeet to continue to make my home in Mor row county, and I shall be ever ready to do anything I can for the advancement of the best interests of the county. Any assistance that I may be able to render to Judge Campbell in connection with the ! county business, I shall most cheer- j fully render. I am grateful to all who gave support and assistance to me in the conduct of the office of County Judge during my term. Respectfully, R. L. BENGE. Giant Bronze Turkeys for Sale May hatched toms; 17th of Oct weigh 21 lbs. Also young hens at reasonable prices if taken before Nov. 20. Cora Burroughs, lone ,Ore. 33-36. For Sale Auto knitting machine, completely equipped and in fine con dition; price reasonable. Phone 13F31, City. 28tf. For Sale 15 head of Jersey cows and heifers, some fresh now, all fresh by next spring. Will sell one or all. Daisy Butler, Willows, Ore., or phone Cecil. 35-38p. Hay for Sale 350 tons first crop, mixed barley and alfalfa.. Lambing sheds, corrals, water furnished with hay. LEE SAVELY, Echo, Ore. 36p. Reliable Man Wanted to run Mc Ness business. Wonderful opportun ity. Make $8 to $20 daily. No exper ience or capital needed. Write to day. Furst & Thomas, Dept. F, 426 Third St., Oakland, Cal. 36p. ROMANCE, Greta Garbo's great est talkie, Star Theater, Sunday-Monday Wanted Work as housekeeper, on ranch or In camp; will work by day. Mrs. E. Boule, city. 35-6p. TUM-A-LUM TICKLE It Published In the interests of the people of Heppner and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO., Phone 912 Volume 30 Heppner, Oregon November 20, 1930 No. 44 EDITORIAL Being broke isn't so bad. But worryfhg for fear somebody will discover that we are broke makes us very uncomfortable. ilbebt uzna, Manager, Editor, We will now have that popular ballad, "We wouldn't fuel you, Mister," rendered by the cheap coal sales man. The audience will be - composed of those that bought this coal in an effort to save money. TUM-A-LUMP coal is so full of B.T.U.'s, which means heat pro ducing power, that it would be foolish to use any other. Ask our users. Glenn Jones was in town Wednesday haul ing out coal for his winter needs. THL7Vi eur NASH Afptarancf and ttmfort art tttaUj advanctd Tnfermante is smoother, mat thrilling than t The Biht-90-Pfaett Motoring Money Can Buy $1565 Everywhere you go, you will hear glowing trib utes to the new Nash, Some refer to the car's smooth, flashing speed and delightful ease of control. Others 6tress its finer beauty and luxury. All marvel at the wholly unexampled value. Beyond these tributes, there is the unmistakable fact that every one who ride in or drives the new Nash desires to own it, A demonstration will make you, too, one of the new thousands now turning to the new Nash, Eight-8o Serin 8-Cyi., lti'.Wbedbtm $1245 to $1375 Eigh-oo Serie 8-CfL, 1x4' and 133 Whedbej $1565 to $2025 Sz-60 Series 6-CyL, iX'Wheelbue $795 to $845 Eight-70 Series 8-CyL, Il6' Wheelbae $945 to $995 I NEW DEAL FOR TODAY'S DOLLAR Bergstrom & Kane Use Tum-A-Lumber Wood in your fire place. Lots of heat and no smoke. Lady: My good man, you should not ask for money. Dusty Rhodes: But, lady, they gave me two years the last time I took it without ask ing. Keep the cold out of the house and the cricks out of your neck by installing insulation. It isn't very pleas ant to have the rain run down the walls, spoiling the wall paper and forming puddles on the floor. It may only take a bunch of shingles or a roll of roofing to stop the leak. Take advantage of this nice weather and fix those leaking roofs. Home is a place where people go to sleep. Burn TUM-A-LUMP and keep the house warm. Aunt Maggie's Advice to the Lovelorn "Listen, Big Boy, keep both hands on the steering wheel." Lester poolittle is doing some repairing at his home on Balti more street. When It's Cold You want the best of wram clothing. We have the best, reasonably priced. WOOL BLAZERS STAG SHIRTS $5, $7.50, $8.50, HO SHEEPSKIN COATS $10 and $13.50 LEATHER COATS $10.50 . $15.00 WOOL SHIRTS $2.95 1. $6.00 Large stocks of heavy underclothing, shoes, over shoes and socks in fact everything' to protect against the cold, at our store. The Store of Personal Service HUSTON'S iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii)itiiiHntiiiinitiiiiMiMiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMMiiiiiiiMiiiiiifmtniii GROCERY lllllinlllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllfllllllMMIIIMIIIIIMMIIIIMIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIDII E. R. HUSTON, PROPRIETOR iHliiiimitillMiiimHHni 11 1111111 mm. n. i 1 1 Thanksgiving Delicacies You'll find here a fresh, choice supply of all those good things that make a well rounded Thanksgiving dinner. ' MONARCH FOOD PRODUCTS Quality for 77 years, 1853-1930 ANOTHER VIRTUE of our dignified and modern mortuarial service Is the inclusion of a lady assistant. With a woman to aid at a time when even the smallest of details mean much, your wants and desires are tenderly cared for. Plielps Funeral Home Day and Night Phone 1332 Cut Flowers for All Occasions Heppner, Oregon Ejected from Your Own Home! ' You never know when Landlord Fire may put you out. It may be months before the house is again ready for use. In such an emergency, Rent Insurance provides mimediate funds for a temporary home. Ask us, without obligation, haw lit tle this adds to your fire insurance premium F. W. Turner & Co. Your Turkeys Get them to market quickly, economically. We pick them up anywhere along our line. $10,000 CARGO INSURANCE John Day Valley Freight Line (Incorporated) M. VENABLE, Manager. Office 5 E. May St Phone 1363 s A F E T Y & s E R V I C E Worth Thinking About There are many ways to be thrifty besides merely saving the pennies, al though we'll admit they are worth saving. Here are a few of them: Save the moments they are worth something to you if used prop- erly. Be careful of your health it may save you money for doctor's bills. Store wisdom away in your mind where it will be valuable to you. In fact, keep sound mentally and physically. We can safeguard your funds the rest is up to you. Fir& National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON