HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931.
PAGE THREE
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Too Much Bellyaching
I shall be criticized for the title
of this editorial, but It is a good
old Elizabethan phrase and there
is no other which expresses so for
cibly the thing I have In mind.
Let me illustrate with a story.
I stood in line one night at the
ticket window in Providence wait
ing to take up the lower berth
which I had reserved to New York.
In front of me was a man who had
come up from Chatham on Cape
Cod, having telegraphed for a re
servation from there. Through a
mistake on the part of the Chatham
operator the telegram had gone to
Boston Instead of to Providence. If
the man waited for the train to
come through from Boston he
would not get to bed until about
two o'clock in the morning. If he
got on a Providence car he would
have to sleep in an upper berth
because all the lowers were sold.
He bought an upper, but not
without a great deal of grumbling.
"This is atrocious," he exclaimed.
"Give me a telegraph blank. I am
going to wire that operator in Chat
ham and tell him what I think of
him."
To which the station agent ans
wered very sanely: "What good will
that do? You're mad already.
What's the use of getting two men
mad?"
Every hour of every day a cer
tain number of things happen which
just should not happen, but do. To
err is human.
When I became a magazine editor
yars ago a.very wise editor said to
me: "You are about to make a sad
discovery. You are about to learn
that there are no efficient people in
the world."
He went on to prophesy that writ
ers would consistently misinterpret
my instructions about articles and
that artists would Insist on draw
ing their pictures all wrong.
To a certain extent the prophecy
was fulfilled; but, having been
warned in advance, I managed to
get along without losing my tem
per often or Increasing my blood
pressure much.
If you expect perfection from
people your whole life is a series
of disappointments, grumbling and
complaints. If, on the contrary,
you pitch your expectations low,
taking folks as the inefficient crea
tures which they' are, you are fre
quently surprised by having them
perform better than you had hoped.
Too many of us are like that man
in Providence, who probably "belly
ached" to everybody he met the
next day, saying that he was tired
because a fool operator in Chatham
had caused him to sleep in an up
per berth. Doubtless he went home
and "bellyached" to his wife; and
he may still be telling the sad story
for all I know.
What's the use of it all?
ELECTRICITY
The late Charles P. Steinmetz, the
most original thinker in the field of
applied science that we have ever
had in America, once said that the
time would come when electric cur
rent would be so cheap that It would
not pay to read meters. A flat rate
of a trifle per month, the way water
is paid for now, will be all that dom
estic current will cost, beyond
doubt, some day.
The latest Invention for reducing
the cost of generating electricity is
the mercury boiler. The liquid met
al, mercury, is used instead of wa
ter to drive the first of a series of
turbines; the rest of the series are
driven by steam generated by the
cooling of the mercury. W. L. R.
Emmett, a General Electric com
pany engineer, has been working
away at the mercury boiler for
twenty years In his Hartford lab
oratory. Already he has proved that
it can be operated for a small frac
tion of the cost of steam.
That is only one of the many
economies which will eventually
make electric current literally as
cheap as water.
VITAMINS
Nobody knows yet precisely what
vitamins are, but new facts about
where they come from and what
they do are being discovered al
most every day. The latest discov
ery is that common colds are more
likely to attack persons who do not
get enough of Vitamin A In their
diet. This is the vitamin which is
found in whole milk, certain fruits
and in the green vegetables. It, in
turn, is directly traceable to the ef
fects of sunlight on growing things.
Vitamin D, another of the essen
tials for a balanced diet, and with
out which perfect health is not at
tained, is the subject of a business
deal involving a million dollars.
Scientists at the University of Tor
onto discovered a way of irradiat
ing wheat flour so that ordinary
bread made from it would contain
more of this vitamin. A bakery con
cern in the United States has offer
ed a million dollars for the right to
use this process In making bread
commercially.
The knowledge even of the exist
ence of vitamins is only ten years
old. Much Is yet to be learned about
them, but what has been learned
go far points to a revolution in our
eating habits In the course of an
other generation or two, and to the
control of diseases which still baf
fle the doctors.
MANGANESE
The most curious discovery which
modern medical research has made
is that unless a mother's food con
tains a trifling percentage of the
metal manganese she has no Inter
est In her babies.
Fortunately there Is manganese
In Infinitesimal amounts in almost
every item of dally food, but in the
rare instances where maternal af
fection is absent doctors now know
what to do for It; they simply can
make sure that the mother is get
ting a proper ration of manganese
and assimilating It.
It has long been known that ev
PT'V element In Nature Is present In
h nnrmnl human bodv. Since the
human body Is the product of Its
environment, It is natural 10 sup
pose that It must partake In some
Hnirroe of evervthlne else on earth.
The oxygen In the air Is not put
there because humans neea 11 10
breathe, as the old philosophers
tnncrht hut our bodies are organiz
ed to breathe oxygen because that
Is the active element of the air In
which we have developed. And we
are finding out that a large propor
tion of human ills are due to some
bodily defect which prevents the
full utilization of the elements
which are taken into the body, or
t othe absence of some essential
elements in the usual diet.
EXPLORERS
In the heart of the South Amer
ican jungle rises Mount Roraima, in
Venezuela. The high plateau from
which this mountain springs has
never been visited by white men.
Three great scientific institutions,
the American Museum of Natural
History, the American Geographical
Society and the New York Botanic
al Gardens are sending a joint ex
pedition into this region next Sum
mer to find what?
Gold, which was the object of the
early Spanish explorers of South
America? Oil? Rubber? Dia
monds? Not any of those is the
purpose of this quest. Merely
knowledge. Scientists are con
cerned only with discovering facts.
It Is up to engineers and business
men to make use of the facts
after they have been found.
It is hardly likely that these ex
plorers will find in this region,
popularly known as the "Lost
World," any living examples of
prehistoric monsters, such as the
late Conan Doyle imagined might
still survive in the South American
fastnesses. But they may And the
true answers to many questions
affecting the everyday life of ev
erybody. It is even possible they
will find a territory in which great
numbers of civilized people could
subsist with less effort than most
of us have to put forth, once it
were made accessible. Nobody
knows.
LEARNING
Rabbi Naftali Fried, a Bohem
ian Jew, has been appointed li
brarian of the Pope's Hebrew li
brary in the Vatican. He will live
in the papal palace, but under the
strictest rules of the orthodox Jew
ish religion; he will not work on
Saturdays, his food will be prepar
ed according to the Mosaic law,
and he will have special religious
services for a small Jewish congre
gation in a synagogue set up In
the headquarters of the Roman
Catholic church.
Learning knows no religious or
racial distinctions. Truth is truth,
In whatever tongue It speaks. Men
of real learning have no prejudices
against any other man of learning
merely because he speaks a differ
ent language, dresses differently
or worships his God by a different
ritual. When Dr. Einstein, one of
the world's most learned men, vis
ited America, how many people
thought of him as a Jew? All uni
ted to welcome and honor him be
cause of his learning; his religion
and race did not matter.
INVESTIGATION STARTED.
Salem, Ore. (Special) Investi
gation of the rates and practices of
the Pacific Power and Light com
pany which operates in Morrow,
Gilliam, Umatilla, Wasco and other
eastern Oregon counties, has been
ordered by Chas. M. Thomas, public
utilities commissioner. This is one
of several Investgiations into util
ity rates which have been instituted
by the new commissioner in the
past two weeks, Including the
Mountain States Power company,
California-Oregon Power company
and the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company.
IN TUB DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE DIS
TRICT OF OREGON.
In the mutter of E. H. Turner, Bank
rupt. IN BANKRUPTCY No. B-15954.
To the creditors of E. It. Turner of
lone, Morrow County, Oregon, bank
rupt. Notice Is hereby given that on the 6th
rtny of April. HIM. the siikl E. H. Tur
ner whs duly adjudicated a bankrupt
and till the llrst meeting of his credi
tors will be held in Hie ntttce of Ihe
referee In bankruptcy of tills court in
Pendleton, Oregon, at one o'clock in
the afternoon of the 2:2nd day of April,
HIM, ut which time and place the mild
creditors may land the paid bankrupt
MUST) attend, prove their claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as
may properly bo brought before snld
meeting.
Done and dated at Pendleton, Oregon,
the 8th day of April, 19H1.
C. K. CRANSTON.
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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Beginning FRIDAY, APRIL 17; lasting for six days Including
THCRSDAY, APRIL 23; MacMarr is featuring a. Nation Wide
Canned Food Sale. This gigantic sale is backed with thousands
' and thousands of dollars in new, fresh merchandise. Car load after
car load has been shipped direct from the manufacturer to our own warehouses and stores, which
of course cuts down the cost of distribution and brings MacMarr foods to you at these UNHEARD
OF LOW PRICES.
LOWEST PRICES IN 15 YEARS
A careful comparison of today's prices with any prices we can
And during the pant fifteen yours of food merchandising proves
without a doubt that foods are cheaper today than they have been
in fifteen years. So we say BUY NOW SAVE WHILE YOU CAN.
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APRIL 17th UNTIL APRIL 23rd INCLUSIVE
SALMON
Tall Cans Alaskan Pink
35c
65c
3 Cans
6 Cans
SWAGS
Pure C and H Cane
Sugar Priced Low
Tuna Flakes
Mission Brand
Quality Tuna No. Vi Cans
3 Cans 39C
6 Cans 75 C
OYSTERS
5 oz. Can
Fancy Covo Oysters
3 Cans 35 C
6 Cans 65C
SHRIMP
5 oz. Cans
Fancy Dry Pa'k
3 Cans 45C
6 Cans 85 C
T
CRAB
Best Quality
Japan Crab
3 Cans ....
81.00
F
Sardines
Mustard or Tomato Flavor
Oval Tins
3 Cans 35C
6 Cans :65C
.77- ZZ3
Canned Fruits
Never before in the history of our March
andising have we seen fruits at these low
prices, which only means that fruit is now
one of your best food values eat more
fruit.
Peaches -3 Cans -59c
No, 2io cans Rosedale Brand
Apricots -3 Cans . 59c
No. 2y2 cans Our Brand
Pears 3 Cans . . 69c
No, 21. cans Rosedale Brand
Pineapple 2 Cans 43c
No. 1x- cans Libby's fancy sliced
IPnneappDe
No. 2y2 cans Libbys pack, broken sli
ces. Have you ever seen pineapple at
this low price. Buy a Supply!
Cans 39C CANS Sl.10
Blackberries ?0t 69c
Gallon cans solid pack berries
Loganberries ?0an" 73c
Gallon cans solid pack berries
Catsup --Gallon--59c
Utah catsup, pure tomato, gallon cans
Tomatoes Gallon 43c
Puree tomatoes in gallon cans
PEAS
No. 2 Cans tender Peas
from Utah. Standard.
3 cans 35c
6 CANS 69c
$135
12
CANS
CORN
No. 2 Cans Minnesota yel
low standard corn.
O CANS 35c
6 CANS 69c
CANS S. 135
BEANS
No. 2. Cans cut Utah
stringless.
O CANS 35c
6 CANS 69c
CANS S.135
' 1 'i " 'i
TTT? A O No. 2 Cans fancy small tender peas. f Q
Jrilr0 2 CANS 35c 6 CANS VOC
T) A IVTC 2 cans ancy stringless Utah v Q
DjtlrjLl v3 Beans. 2 Cans. 35c 6 CANS iOC
i mm i i
MacMarr CORN
No. 2 cans fancy Mac
Marr Golden Del Maiz.
3 cans 45c
6 CANS 85c
Cans 81.65
SAUER
KRAUT No. 2V6 cans fanry
solid pack.
OCANS 39c
6 cans 75c
TOMATOES
No. 2H cans Utah Toma
toes with puree
UCANS 37c
6 cans 73c
Cans S1.39
Phonel082L,H HEPPNER Bldq.
Sack $S 11 2)
MacMarr all Blended Hard Wheat
Flour 49ib. sk. $1.10
4 SACKS $4.29
Darigold Large 16-oz. Cans
Milk - 3 cans - 23c
CASE $3.49
I. & G. Large White Laundry Bar
Soap - 10 Bars - 33c
Large Boxes Buffalo Brand
Matches 2 ctns. 29c
Mild Cured Fancy Breakfast Bacon, Armour Brand
BaCOIl -Per Lb. -262C
Medium Size Best Cured Hams, Armour's Star Brand
Hams - Per. Lb. - 261c
Snow WThite Open Kettle Rendered Lard
Lard 8-ib.Paiis $1.19
Del Monte pure tomato catsup, large bottles
Catsup - - 2 for - - 43c
Kerr's Assorted Berry and Fruit Flavors
Jam - 3-ib. Jars - 59c
MacMARR COFFEE
Save 15 on MAC MARK COFFEE For One Week
We are offering this unusually low price on MacMarr Coffee for one
week let us encourage youto take advantage of this offer. MacMarr Cof
fee, of course, is of equal quality to any canned coffee: it is ground
fresh for every order.
IT SAVES YOU THE PRICE OF THE CAN YOU
CANNOT DRINK.
Lb. 29c; 3 lbs.
ECONOMY BLEND
Economy Coffee has proven a very satisfactory blend for the large
family it serves you with economy in price it provides you with a fresh
ness and quality that can not be duplicated at this price.
Do Not Hesitate to Buy Economy Coffee.
Lb. 19
3 lbs. 55c