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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1931. PAGE THREE vBRUCrrBA1 "THAT'S MY FATHER" . A young professional man took me to a country town to call on his parents. The old couple have raised eight children, of whom six are liv ing and doing well. The Father runs a small store. "I wanted you to meet my people," my friend said later. "They are poor, but I'm very proud of them. When any one talks pessimistically about marriage or human life in general, I like to remember the rec ord of those two old folks." On my way from a summer hotel to a near-by golf course I picked up a caddy, a bright-eyed youngster of thirteen. "Are you staying at the Inn?" he asked. I nodded. "Have you met the Bight engin eer?" I said that unfortunately my con tacts had been entirely with the day staff. "You should meet him," the youngster said proudly. "That's my father." It is assumed by those who view the social structure with disfavor that men work from only two mo tivesmoney or reputation. I venture to say that after one has laid by a few extra dollars and has seen his name in print a dozen times these two motives very rap idly lose their power. Far stronger and more enduring motives, I take it, are the calm ap praising eyes of one's children. They are our judges; their opinion counts more than that of all the rest of the world. Samuel Butler thought it was a great mistake that the generations over-lap. He pointed with approval to the example of the moths and beetles which spin their cocoons, surround the new life with enough food to start it successfully in the world, and then quietly die and get out of the way. It would be much better, he said, if each one of us could come into the world wrapped in twenty thous and dollars, which would see us through to maturity, unencumbered by any acquaintanceship with par ents or relations. Such a world would make just about as much progress as the bee tles have made in the past ten thou sand years. We keep going, not so much for money or fame, but in the hope that our kids can say with pride, "That's my father." STOckBrafoB 1 CHOCOLATE Perhaps America's most widely distributed food product is choco late. It was unknown to the civil ized world until the Spanish con quistadores found the Mexicans drinking a decoction made from the cacao bean. The explorers took the bean and the drink back to Europe with them. We use about 150,000,000 pounds of chocolate a year, in the form of candy, and as a drink, which we call cocoa, although the original Mexican word was cacao. The rest of the world uses about as much as we do. The food value of chocolate is high; it is a concentrated energy producer. The forms in which it is generally sold, highly sweetened, makes it less digestible for persons who cannot take care of sweets eas ily. But for anybody engaged in active physical work there is no bet ter stimulant combined with nour ishment than sweetened chocolate. UNEMPLOYMENT While the rest of the country is recovering its normal tone quite noticeably, New York City is get ting very sorry for itself over the business depression and unemploy ment. Business isn't any worse in New York than it is anywhere else, and there are no more unemployed, proportionately, than in any other town. But the city newspapers and the public have just got around to taking serious notice of the unem ployed. It has become the fashion able thing for the smart set to at tend football games for charity, join unemployment committees and get their names and pictures in the pa per. Several million dollars has been raised, with the result that every tramp and drifter in the country is heading for New York as fast as he can go, to get some of the easy money that Is being hand ed out to anybody who can pull a poor face. Not that there isn't unemploy ment and suffering, too, in New York. It is mostly in cases where Illness, old age or sheer incompe tence Is to blame. I know of many cases where people looking for com petent help have been unable to And any really useful persons who didn't have a job. HOGS There is something In the idea of feeding wheat Instead or corn to livestock, according to an account Issued by the Federal Farm Board of the experiences of many farmer who hiive tried It. Frank Kvjina of Oklahoma fed 311 hogs on wheat, and found that 400 pounds of wheat made 100 pounds of pork. He figured up what he got for his wheat thus converted Into pork, and says it brought him $1.67 n hnahnl Other farmers who have trim! thn inme thine renort that wheat has brought them from $1 to $1.50 a bushel by the same process. ITlvorv Innovation nf this sort is a step toward the ultimate solution of the farm problem. DOLLARS To most of us a dollar Is just a rin ar. To financial experts, a aoi lar Is merely a gauge whereby com mnriltlrs are measured. But flnan clcrs often Bpcak of the dollar as if It were variable, while commodities nro otntlnnntv. Instead of saying, for example, that wheat Is cheaper, they will say that the wheat dollar Is hluher. rif Anilrnw A. Rook, famous sta- tUHrlnn. Suva that the "wholesale dollar" has increased about 7 per cent and the "cost-of-living dollar" about 6 Mi per cent since tne Dcgin 1(130. That Is merelv anoth er way of saying that wholesale mires nrn down below last year's level and that retail prices for the necessities of life are down almost as much. The Interesting point he makes is that while the "wages dol lar" has also increased, another way of saying that wages on the average are lower the shrinkage there is only 3 percent so that there is really a larger margin above living costs, for the man who has a job, than there was a year ago for the man on the same wages. BARTON The Rev. William E. Barton, who died the other day, will be remem bered a hundred years from now not because he was a great preach er, which he was, but because he did more than any other person to dig out all of the facts about the life and ancestry of Abraham Lincoln. Until Dr. Barton began his re search, many of the popular beliefs about Lincoln were pure myths. His friends had written accounts of his life which were as false In many When Minutes Mean Dollars I-OU are out on the road your oil gauge shows low your hear a slight tap In the motor just a few miles, it becomes perceptibly louder dark, clank, knock heads of perspiration rise as you realize it is 50 miles to the next service station. Just a little forethought forestalls an overhaul. GEMMELL'S Service Station P. M. GEMMEIX, Prop. "Our Service Will Please You; Your Patroniige Will Plenoe Us" 4 cy t- WE VJISHYOU A HAPPY HEW Happy New Year! -L HIS Is the day of resolu tions; a Happy Day Indeed for most of us. The old world never looked brighter, nor was It ever so packed full of opportunity. Let us resolve to enter upon a new yeur of determination, co-oprrullon and savings Inflation. particulars as those written by ene mies. Dr. Barton's several books revealed Lincoln as he really was, and settled forever the question of his ancestry and paternity. While engaged in this work, Dr. Barton was at the same time pastor of one of the most famous churches in the country, the Oak Park Con- gregatinal, which he built up into a model for all "institutional" church es. He was a great and good man and the father of a son, Bruce Bar ton, who is as famous in his line as the minister was. Broiled KUh The fish should be split so that ) the backbone will iie Hat The in side of the fish should be placed over the fire first, and it should be turned frequently. If you have no reversable broiler, use a pair of sugar tongs for lifting the fish. For broiling, a clear, steady fire is re quired. Should there be any flame deaden it with salt thrown upon the fire. Local ads In the Gazette Times bring results. JJwisit a Walter off Micy It's just a matter of policy with us to carry a stock of automotive parts and ac cessories large enough to meet the most common de mands. And we give you quick Service on uncom mon ones, too. Another matter of policy is quality for the price. TRY AND "STUMP" US FERGUSON MOTOR CO. There Is No Substitute for Safety Resolved Tk.' v- Acnnn mi munv rtnutnniArft nnrl fripnds. we rtS ;l HV Itni iiHT.-fcc vj " ' " ' . it .-.v-w;.t nH hannlttAna In ihn rimlntr VPfll. YVfl WISH lllt'III ffiy unit-n,j ouu " - iii.. m j.1 t- nnnn-A Hurlncr 1QQA tinri also tnaiiK tnem most nraruiy iur wieir juuiiBo . . i XI M 1 luKinrr fha firmly resolve io Klve ien an eveu iuicr iuuu in6 year 1931. Saturday & Monday Specials OATS Sperry's full cream. NO. 10 SACK 49c COFFEE Mac Marr Spec ial Blend. 8 LBS. $1.00 1 HAMS Sugar Cured. LB. 29c FLOUR MacMarr Patent hard wheat, same quality note the price. 49&S1.29 Shortening Sweet and fluffy note the price. 4 lbs 49c fiutZl For salad and all cook- $ f .19 SdlCill vll ino- nurnoses. Per Gal.. J. o x i PANCAKE FLOUR MacMarr Quality. Per 2 -lb. Pkg 19c Per No. 10 Sack .... 59c Macaroni Just arrived, fresh shipment. Note the price. 6 lbs 39c rucrcc'.Full cream loaf. Note $-1 .19 tllLLSL thfl nvice. 5-LB. LOAF A Tomatoes No. 2i. tins, with Qlg nuree. 6 TINS O4! CORN Country Klst, a rich yellow corn. 6 TINS 74c P. N. Butter A delicious spread for that slice of bread. 2 LBS. 35c RICE Blue Rose head rice, note the price. 10 LBS. 69c Oranges Juicy and sweet. Q Med. Size. 2 DOZ. lOls Bananas S,ious T&25c NUCOA This is genuine Nucoa, the perfect oleo spread. 2 LHS 39c Beans MEXICAN RED We ask you to compare the prices in this ad with those a year ago and especially on these delicious Mexican ueds. 10 LHS. 54C : f V t t ? Y Y t ? Y t ? t r T t t ? T !! Y t Y II T Y t T f II t ? ? II T f 1931 .Here -AND AS THE PAGES OF ITS HISTORY ARE UNFOLDED, AGAIN THE Heppner Gazette Times WILL BE MORROW COUNTY'S LEADING AND MOST COMPLETE HISTORIAN. Turning through its pages each week you will not only find those little meaty items of local and per sonal happenings, but news of especial local econ omic importance, keeping you informed of the trend of the times. Assisting the local staff in this regard are some of the nation's foremost editor ial writersFrank Parker Stockbridge and Bruce Barton. What you will learn from Dr. Gaines' in "The Family Doctor" may alone save the price of many years' subscription. Then in the advertising columns constantly ap pear bargain opportunities right here at home where you can readily take advantage of them. The savings often made, or commodity turn-over made possible by a "want ad" costing a few cents, frequently surpasses the cost of a year's subscrip tion. In addition, as the county official paper, local governmental matters, taxation trends, liti gation notices are brought to you as you cannot get them in any other publication. Where, may we ask, can $2.00 be invested more wisely or $5 to bring Morrow County's Own Newspaper to your home each week for 3 years? t ? i : T Y I X Y ?! i X X Y ? Y T Y ? X :Y