HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1930.
PAGE THREE
VICTORY
Three interesting and very differ
ent experiences occurred one Sun
day last fall.
In the morning we sat in the
chapel of an historic academy In
New England and, while the prea
cher prayed, we peeked a little. Our
eyes wandered over the bowed
heads of the boys; our imaginations
were busy with thoughts of what
might be in store for them.
Riding back to New York on the
train we read an impressive speech
by the President of the United
States.
When the train stopped at Hart
ford we looked out of the window
to see a crowd filling the air with
rice and confetti, and presently an
embarrassed but happy young cou
ple hurried through the car and In
to a drawing room.
Of these events the prayer in the
academy chapel, the Bpeech of Mr.
Hoover, the marriage of an un
known and apparently common
Place young couple which was the
most important? Which will leave
the most lasting impression on his
tory? No one can possibly tell.
If every child and every happen
ing were labelled "This is import
ant" or "This is unimportant" the
business of living would soon lose
its zest. The eternal uncertainty
of it keeps It exciting.
For example, a King of England,
coming down from Scotland, stop
ped for refreshment at a little town
called Scrooby. The young man
who waited on the table was so ob
scure that the king probably 'never
noticed him. But who is more im
portant in the light of history, the
weak king James I of England or
the strong young man William
Brewster who sailed on the May
flower and became the first gover
nor of Massachusetts?
In 1704 occurred the Battle of
Blenheim. Most of us remember
nothing about it except the last
lines of Robert Southey's poem:
"And what was the use of it all?"
asked little Tweedledee.
"I don't know," the man said,
"but 'twas a famous victory."
Just one year before, not far from
the battle-field, was born a red fac
ed baby. His name was John Wes
ley. Battles, kingdoms, fortunes they
are all part of the great human
drama. But the thrill lies in the
fact that a word dropped into the
fertile mind of a boy, or a young
couple starting a new home or a
helpless infant uttering its first cry
these also may have underlying
significance.
And any one of us, quite unwit
tingly, may be a part of a famous
victory.
things which high school students
should be taught is how to select
their future husbands and wives,
and how to judge the characters
of men and women.
That is extremely practical ad
vice. The problem of mating wisely
is the most difficult one which the
young man or young woman faces,
and the one in which he or she
usually has had less help from par
ents than in any 6ther of the prob
lems of real life.
Three-quarters, at least, of all the
marital difficulties which have
brought the divorce rate up so high
in this country, arise from the fact
that young folks have had no In
struction at all as to the qualities
in the other sex which make for
married happiness. In a completely
civilized Btate, the proper mating of
young human beings will be regard
ed as of equal importance with the
proper mating of livestock.
CASH
Within the next three weeks the
largest amount of cash newly put
into circulation at one time will
BILLBOARDS
The war against defacing the
scenery and endangering the lives
of highway travelers by advertising
billboards is gaining new recruits
daily. The latest is the Fox Film
Company, which has announced its
abandonment of billboard advertis
ing in favor of newspapers. News
papers are better advertising media,
the Fox people say, and of that
there is 'no possible question. If
there were no other argument
against billboards, that should be
enough.
Safety on the highways depends
upon every driver keeping his eye
on the road. There should be no
signboards by the roadside, except
those which call attention to the
wares of the roadside retailer on the
spot, direction markers and signs
established by the highway author
ities to indicate the condition of the
road ahead.
"SPORT"
Two-thirds of what passes for
"sport" in the United States is pure
commercialism. Some of the Inside
of the "boxing game" was revealed
the other day when a fight promot
er sued Gene Tunney for half a
million dollars, cliamed as commis
sion for arranging championship
bouts. The court decided against
the claim, but in the course of the
testimony the whole business of
prize-fight promotion was exposed
as the money-making scheme which
it is.
There isn't any reason why peo
ple who like boxing and wrestling
matches, professional baseball or
college football or any of the other
so-caled "sports" which are promot
ed for the bgi gate-money, should
not go to see them. It is a degra
dation of the word "sport", how
ever, to call such things sporting
events. They are in the same class
of entertainments as the circus and
the movies.
DUPONT
Although related to one of the
richest families in the world, T.
Coleman Du Pont started in life
with nothing but his bare hands
and a keen mind. He worked as
a coal miner, with pick and shovel,
in a coal mine which he later own
ed. He loved to build, but cared
little for the thing he had built
after It was done. When the Du
Pont powder industry was dying of
dry rot and his cousins, who owned
it, wanted to sell out, Coleman Du
Pont offered to take hold and see
what he could do. He built the bus
iness up into one of the most im
portant industrial corporations in
the world, and then retired to do
something else.
A great American passed away
when Coleman Du Pont died at the
age of 66.
MATING
The head of the Westfield, N. J.,
schools, told a convention of school
nurses the other day that one of the
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Better and Better
Hardly a half-century ago Electric Service
was almost unknown. Today it is universally
the most used and useful of utilities. No ele
ment known has rendered such service to so
many pople. There is not a room in the mod
ern home that is not made more livable, com
fortable and convenient through Electric light
and all-doing appliances. Each of them is as
economical in operation as it is convenience
bringing. Your home should be as modern and up-to-the-minute
as the electric service supplied to it so
economically and dependably by
Pacific Power and
Light Company
"Always at your Service"
TASTY,
FRESH
Shell
FISH
Eat them here now. Pre
pared to your order.
FOB A
GOOD MEAL
ANY TIME
or just
A LIGHT LUNCH OR
FOUNTAIN
REFRESHMENTS
ELKHORN
RESTAURANT
ED CHINN, Prop.
find its way into the tills of mer
chants all over the country. That
is the annual distribution of the
Christmas Clubs, maintained by
8,000 banks. Eleven million per
sons have been depositing small am
ounts every week since the first of
the year, in order to accumulate a
fund for Christmas buying. The
average in these Christmas ac
counts Is $56.40 this year, but the
grand total runs to six hundred and
twelve million dollars.
Not all of the money will be spent
for Christmas presents. Some will
go into permanent savings and in
vestments, some to pay off debts
incurred during the year, some for
other purposes. About a third will
be spent for gifts; but all of the
six hundred million will change
hands, and it is money changing
hands that makes business good.
The faster it changes hands, the
better business is.
The stimulus of this immense sum
starting to circulate again should
go a long way toward restoring
prosperity.
Try a G. . Want Ad.
Sweets Don't Rot Teeth;
Idea Changed, Says OSC
For many years candy and other
sweets have been portioned out
sparingly to the children of careful
parents on the grounds that too
much of it would "rot the teeth."
Today this indictment against too
much sweets has been changed, says
Miss Mabel A. Wood, assistant pro
fessor of foods and nutrition at
Oregon State college. They are still
considered bad for the child's teeth,
not because of any tendency to rot
them, but for the same reason that
they are bad for the rest of the
body simply that they dull the
child's appetite for foods contain
ing vitamins, minerals and other
substances necessary for health.
"Candy and similar sweets pro-
SPEND
THE
11 DU DAYS
m
LOW ROUND
TRIP FARES
DAILY
California invites
you to playland
where winter is
summer. Fast
trains to take you
there in eomforU
CIRCLE TRIP
One way via Salt
Lake City ; the other
ia Portland, San
Francisco and Coast
Resorts. Stopovers
going and returning.
GORDON
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Chester Sarbfes, Agent,
Heppner, Oregon
SAVINGS
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QTRONG in resources, con
servative In management,
progressive In Its policy with
ample capital, modern equip
ment and splendid organiza
tion; officers of experience
and a strong directorate.
Our customers have found our
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and do not hesitate to recom
mend us to their friends.
Your patronage is solicited.
There is No Substitute for
Safety
vide heat or energy that can be
used to good advantage if taken in
the right amount and at the right
time," explained Miss Wood. "But
if candy is eaten before a meal It
not only irritates the lining of the
stomach, but spoils the appetite for
mild foods such as milk and vegetables.
'Pushed aside by the child who
has too much candy, are a greater
part of the foods containing protein
necessary for growth, the calcium
for bones and teeth, iron for blood,
and other minerals and vitamins.
while the candy brings only calories
in return."
The loss to the child from such
eating habits would not be serious
in one day, of course, said Miss
Wood, but when it is repeated day
after day it cannot help but prove
disastrous to growth and general
development.
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. 35-3flp.
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SCDMdDdDrL
A SHORT course of
jLAA. profit-yielding in
struction on tractors
tractor uses power ma
chines work you can do
with such machines and
how to do it how to get
the most work from ma
chines and the longest life
and best results care
and operation correct
lubrication.
Told by experts from the
"Caterpillar" factory
shown by pictures, dia
grams andmotionpictures
both told and shown
by thousands of feet of
new TALKING MOVIES!
Dec. 15 and 16
A. E. Page Machinery Co., Inc.
Walla Walla, Wash.
free!
WIINO This school is not only
llv for the owners of power
equipment and the operators but also
for everyone who has an interest in
machinery and how to use it most effec
tively and profitably.
Wliy O This school is conducted
T rl f not to sell but to tell a
sincere effort to be of service to users, op
erators, and all others who are interested
in power equipment, in this community.
Wl ipPFO Right in your com
rluiVL I munity the "Cater
pillar" school is brought to you near at
hand and convenient.
WMFK1? See datel below The
Vv niLIN I school is a brief one,
but it's chuck-full of interest and value
from start to finish, you can't afford to
miss a minute of the sessions.
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MOW? Just cometne schl 19
llv W I free no tuition fees nor
any charges bring your friends. We'd
like to know how many to provide for
so write, 'phone, or drop in to tell us
you'll attend this school.
Your voice reaches
other cities with
speed and clarity
IT'S easy to place an inter-city call.
Just ask for the place and number you
want. If you don't know the number,
Information will help you. If you will
talk with anyone who answers, instead
of a particular person, the charge is
usually even lower.
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Does your family look
forward with pleasure
to meal time when
they are hiuifrry? You
MUNGRY?
may be sure they will
hurry home if you serve meals made more delicious by the variety
of good foods which we offer you. Freshness and quality are of
first importance in foods and we give you both at our up-to-the-minute
food stores.
WELCOME EAST OREGON WHEAT MEN
Saturday & Monday Specials
Soap
P. & G. White
Naphtha Soap.
For all laun
dry purposes.
12 Bars
45c
COFFEE
The Wonderful
MacMarr
3 LBS. $1.00
COFFEE
Economy Blend
fur the price it can
not be excelled
3 LBS. 79c
Flour
MacMarr Quality
pat. hard wheat.
The fact this
flour is so satis
fying proves its
quality.
Per Sack
1.37
1RM NIK
Monday is the last day to buy PANCAKE FLOUR of such high
quality at such a ridiculously low price. 139 sales of this pancake
flour were made the first day of the sale here and yum, yum, how
delicious they are.
No. 10
Sacks
2 Large 2'r
Lb. Pkgs. .
29c2
98c
ORANGES CELERY SWEET
Med. Small Navel. Large Jumbo, Well SPUDS
Real Juicy. Bleached. Smooth, even sizes.
2 Doz 43c 2 Bunches.. 23c 7 Lbs 35c
PEANUTS 2Rut29cCandy.Real329c
SYRUP MaZsTor Q" ...... 45c
those pancakes. Gallons .$1.4j
Shortening
Sold in Bulk.
Light and
Fluffv.
4 Lbs. 59c
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
THE QUALITY IS BEST AND THE PRICES ARE RIGHT
CORN
A Golden Sweet Yellow.
2 TINS 23c
PER CASE $2.75
Potatoes
Good grade, Govt lnsp.
50 LBS $1.00
100 LBS $1.79
Tomatoes
No. 2 Tins with Puree.
2 TINS 25c
PER CASE $2.75
Hams
Good Quality Sugar Cure
PER
LB.
29c
1 1
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Prunes
Good Grade, Med. Slzo.
10 LBS 89c
25 LBS $1.98
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