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J HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1931. PAGE THREE DIFFICULTIES My little tailor came to the office to measure me for a new suit of clothes. He looked tired. It had not been such a good winter. The American people are either away up or away down in their thinking and their spending. While the stock market was boiling they bought lots of clo thes. But they stopped very sudden ly, so the little tailor said. I wondered what a tailor thinks about. It must be monotonous life, going around and measuring men, sewing up suits and trying them on, and fixing them over, and listening to a good deal of grumbling. "Do you find life worth living?" I asked him. His face brightened. "It keeps me interested." "But what are your pleasures?" I persisted. "What gives you a thrill?" "Well, for one thing I get quite a lot of excitement in overcoming dif ficulties." He went on to tell me about his dilliculties, and as he talked I felt a reverence for that little tailor and a certain amount of shame for myself. How much less he has than I have. But no complaining, no self- pity, no temptation to surrender. He is playing a game in which dif ficulties are his opponents, and every day, in his modest fashion, he wins some victory. When I was in Chicago a couple of years ago they told me about the late T. F. Merseles who left the presidency of Montgomery Ward and Company to become the presi dent of Johns Manville. Why did he do it? He had all the money he could possibly use. Why should a man of sixty give up something which was going smoothly to tackle a new situation. "Money had nothing to do with it," one of his former associates told me. "He called us in one day and said: 'Boys, I think I have this job licked. So I'll Just say good-bye. I'm going where there are some problems'." Many a man makes himself un happy, I think, because he regards his difficulties as some special af fliction for which Fate has singled him out. Difficulties are as much a part of the program of life as the plea sures. You're certain to have them. The only question is, how will you regard them? As afflictions? Or as a part of the game like Merseles and the little tailor? CHESTERTON Gilbert K. Chesterton, the bril liant English essayist now visiting America, confesses that he has been surprised to discover that the Amer ican people are quite different and much more likeable than he had expected to find them. There is nothing the matter with the Amer ican people, he conceded, but our ideals are all wrong. Mr. Chesterton suffers from the false impression which most Euro peans get from reading and hearing about things American which make no real impression upon our lives. Because we build skyscrapers 80 stories high, for economic reasons, he thinks that every American wants to work and live in a sky scraper, whereas most of us prefer to work and live anywhere else. The average height of buildings in New York City, including the skyscrap ers, is only five stories, but Europe thinks of us as devoted to the sky scraper ideal, not alone in buildings but in everything else. As a matter of fact, the American ideal standard of life seems to me to be something which Mr. Ches terton has entirely overlooked. If he had said that we, as a people, are striving toward an ideal social order in which everybody shall be independent economically and so cially and all get the most possible enjoyment out of life, each in his own way, he would have come near er the mark. But that Is not the ideal we advertise. SOCIALISM Timorous critics of social pro gress view every extension of gov ernmental authority over property's rights and privileges as a step to ward Socialism. In a sense they are right. Of the three forms of government, first defined by Aris totle, the ancient Greek philosoph er, the first, monarchy, or govern ment by one man, exists today only theoretically in a few countries, in practice only in Italy among the larger nations. Aristotle's second form, aristocracy, or government by a selected few, is still, in effect, the government of most of the world's peoples. In every part of the world, how ever, the movement toward Aris totle's ideal third form, the Com monwealth (of which he regarded Democracy as a degraded form) is going on with more or less rapid ity. The British government today is franklv Socialistic: ro is that of Germany. In America we reject the name but accept the substance more and more liberally every year. The greatest danger in Socialism lies in having it imposed upon or achieved by a people before they are ready for it Its successful op eration presupposes qualities In hu man nature which the great major ity still do not possess. If every body were intelligent, industrious and inherently just in all his rela tions with others no government at all would be needed. As we are con stituted, we seem to be working out an aristo-democracy in America which comes closer to our national concepts and needs than any form of government yefl devised any where else. COMMUNISM Few persons today realize that the first form of government adopt ed by the Pilgrim Fathers in Ply mouth Colony was precisely what today we call Communism. Every thing was held in common, land, houses, food, property of all kinds. But even under the most primitive conditions, the experiment did not work, though it was tried for sev eral years. "This communitie," writes Wil liam Bradford, the first governor of Plymouth, "was found to breed much confusion and discontent The young men that were most able and fitte for labour did repine that they should spend their time & streingth to worke for other mens wives . . . this was thought injus tice . . . And for mens wives to be commanded to do servise for other men, as dressing their meate, wash ing their cloaths, &c, they deemd it a kind of slaverie. . . . Let none objecte this is mens corruption I answer, seeing all men have this corruption in them, God in his wis dom saw another course flter for them." The spelling is Governor Brad ford's; the philosophy is ingrained in the American tradition. Until Communism was abandoned the Plymouth Colony languished; as soon as each man began to enjoy all the benefits of his own labor the foundation was laid for the Ameri can ideal which found expression 150 years later in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitu tion. DO-X By completing without mishap the first two legs of its flight from Ger many to America the largest air plane yet built, the DO-X, has re vived interest in the competition be tween planes and dirigibles. The DO-X has reached the Canary Is lands, in the Atlantic Ocean, as I write. By the time this is printed it may have reached America, the arst airplane to transport a "pay load" across the ocean. Builders of dirigibles are confi dent that they will establish regular freight and passenger routes be tween the continents in the course of a year or two. So are the build ers of airplanes. Perhaps both will succeed, but it seems more likely that the transatlantic flights of fifty years from now, when nobody will go by boat except those who are compelled to travel cheaply, will be made by aircraft which will com bine the safety of the dirigible with the speed of the airplane. IRRIGON The 4H club work Is now well or ganized for this year. The local leaders are Mrs. O. Coryell, inter ior decorating; Mrs. Fred Markham, cooking, div. II and in, and Mrs. W. C. Isom, handiwork, with two individual projects In sewing, div. II and III. These clubs are com prised of eighteen girls between the ages of 10 and 18, who are taking a very active interest in the club work. George Bleakman and W. L. Mc Caleb of Heppner were in this vicin ity Tuesday looking over the roads. The regular meetings that have been carried on at the community church the past week with a large attendance every night, culminated in the baptism of several converts in the Columbia river Sunday after noon. Both the morning and after noon services were attended by large crowds, many coming from Stanfleld, Umatilla and Boardman. The services closed Sunday night, the evangelists going from here to Umatilla. Mac McCoy and Ira Grabiel vis ited relatives at Imbler Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Markham were Sunday visitors at the Emmett McCoy home. Mrs. Hallet of Goldendale, Wash., visited her daughter, Mrs. Jess Oli ver, several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jones enter tained at four tables of five hun dred Saturday night The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dexter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jene Dexter and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank X X X v X X V X X X X V X V X v X X v v X V X V X X I X X X v X v X V x : X v I X JLV X X X V X X X XV I X X V I X X x ; I X X I X X v X X I X X Meet the D- Speaks with author- Ka Dernhard Jty aggressive and forceful without being offensive a very useful fellow to have around for your heavy work 4- d Family The Type Face of Distinction Ma Bernhi I A true helpmeet ready, ia Demnaru willino and able to back Pa up in anything he starts has enough form and and weight to start and finish a job by herself THE KIDSStill small and a little light in weight, but able to give that touch of delicacy and refinement every well regulated family needs THIS family has come to take up permanent residence in our shop where the members may be employed on printing to help make your business more prosperous Cll QQJ and let us give you a personal all OOZ introduction to this family I I Adjudgad Oregon's Belt . P Q Q Dfl 6 r WklyM.w,pap.r,l93l Gazette Times There are Savings to be gained by trading at our up-to-the-minute food stores. Why not "pay" them to yourself? If yours is the re sponsibility of buying foods for the family, choose this modern method of food buying. Remember, the SAVINGS belong to you! Saturday & Monday Specials COFFEE Mac Marr, has' won its favor thru its flavor. 3 LBS. $1.00 CHEESE Full cream, buy it by the loaf. 5-LB. LOAF $1.19 COFFEE Economy, the best cheap coffee today. 3 LBS. 69c c ALMONDS Soft shell; noteOQ the price. 2 lbs. OU SYRUP Stone's genuine Cane and Ma ple. It's just delicious! Quarts 45c Gallons $1.45 PANCAKE FLOUR MacMarr quality is getting bet ter every day. 2'2-lb. Package 19c No. 10 Sack 59c CANNED GOODS SALE Mr. Sheepman: Buy your supplies here. Our quality is good and prices right. CORN - PUMPKIN TOMATOES NO. 2 TINS 6 Tins 72c; Case $2.83 STRING BEANS PEAS NO. 2 TINS 6 Tins 79c; Case $2.98 MINCEMEAT fti.:. 29c Onion Sets Plant now and have early on ions. 3 LBS. U9cJ-L49cJl PEARS Llbby's extra fan cy Bartlett pears. Large 2 '4 size tins 1 TINS SOAP Sea Foum powd. largest pkg, for your innney to day. 2 PKCIS. 45c Cg f in MacMarr, the real quality $M .89 ILVrUlY flour- gack $123; Barrel PHONE 1082 ALL ORDERS OF $3.00 OR OVER DELIVERED FREE. Heppner Hotel Bldg. Tuna Fish Flakes Delicious, and note the prico 2 Large 25c Tins 29c Leicht and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom. The hostess served a delirious lunch late in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kendler visit ed relatives at Umatilla Saturday night The Irrigon and Alpine road meet ing held at the Alpine schoolhouse Monday night was attended by quite a large delegation from here. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jones, Mr. and Mrs. F. Leicht, Hugh Grim, Geo. Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom. Several prom inent speakers were present from Portland and Pendleton and a social hour Was spent at the close of the meeting. FOR SALE Purebred Plymouth Rock and R. I. Red hatching eggs, 50c per setting; also female canary birds $1 each. Mrs. Eph Eskelson, Heppner. 47-4 BEANS SMALL WHITES, 10 lbs. 74c LIMAS, 10 lbs $1.05 MEX. REDS, 10 lbs C8c I CASHIER TO STITJY SECTION. University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. 17. Stamping him as one of the foremost authorities in the field of geology on the Pacific coast, Dr. Edwin T. Dodge, professor of geol ogy at the University of Oregon, has been granted a commission by the American Association for the Advancement of Science by which he will be able to complete the geo logical studies of eastern Oregon and Washington, according to an announcement made here by Dr. E. L. Packard, chairman of the re seach council of the university. For Rent 420 acres summer gra ing land. South Jones Prairie. Mrs. Henry Jones, 399 E. 16th St N., Portland, Ore. 47tf. FOR SALE 10 cords creek wood, 16-inch. Inquire Ferguson Motor Co or Johc Henderson, city. 46-8 For Sale Two big horses, $80. 5 young ewes that will lamb, $25. Werner Rietmann. lone. 47-8 Foreign Exchange u mm t FOR the benefit of those who desire to send money to foreign countries we offer the services of our FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT We are fully prepared to han dle this kind of business for you our staff is familiar with its details. Farmers and Stockgrowers National Bank There is No Substitute for Safety WHAT'S A 2 WATT o YOU know that a 60-watt lamp gives more light than a 15-watt one. Haven't you won dered how this term "Watt" is arrived at? It is nothing more or less than the measure ment of electrical accomplishment by multi plying volts and amperes. We will classify these terms by this analogy: There's the famliar water system in your home, tank, pipes and faucets. We will assume the tank to be the power station, with water serving as elecricity. The AMOUNT of water flowing through the pipes, regulated by the size, would be electrically measued in amperes ; the pressure with which it flows is knowTi elec trically as the voltage, measured in volts ; the result you achieve at the faucet in the water you use represents the number of watts you use when you snap the switch electrically. The KILOWATT HOUR is 1,000 watts used for one hour the least expensive of your daily necessities. "EAT MORE LAMB, USE MORE WOOL" Pacific Power k Light Company "Always at Your Service" MARVELOUSLY CONVENIENT The Built-in Electric Water Dfleater on th e new m0 uper Washer own Cleaner, snowier clothes is the achievement of this great new Thor improvement. For the built-in heater keeps your water hot and steamy so that it may carry the soap to the very fibers of your clothes. There are so many new advantages to the new Super Thor the larger tub for quicker washing, the new agitator that prevents tan gling, the rubber 'Cushioned motor for quietness. 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