HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1931.
PAGE THREE
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"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."
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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"
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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
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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
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-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?
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