HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, rlp,1QQ1
PAGE THREE
TAKE TIME TO THINK
IT OVER.
There is a man, now old in years
but still very vigorous, who built up
the largest company of its kind in
this country. One of his younger
associates was recently giving me
some sidelights on his character
and methods.
"Whenever we had some especial
ly big problem on hand the same
thing invariably happened," he said.
"It might be a building program
involving the investment of millions,
or the launching of a new product,
or a plan for extending our opera
tions into a foreign country.
"Always, in the midst of our dis
cussions, the Old Man would bring
his fist down on the desk with a
bang.
" 'We will stop right here,' he
would say. 'We will not decide a
single thing. I am going away to
the country for two weeks to rest
and fish. When I come back I will
tell you how to run this company'."
My informant said that the Old
Man invariably returned with a bet
ter perspective, clearer vision and
fresh courage.
Years ago I read a biography of
Benjamin Disraeli who began life,
as you will recall, as a writer with
publishing ambitions. He conceived
the idea of a magazine, and was
bold enough to hope that he might
persuade Sir Walter Scott to be its
editor.
He took the train to the city
where Scott lived and arrived late
in the afternoon. Instead of making
his call at once, he registered at the
hotel, ordered a comfortable room,
and went to bed.
In recording the experience, he
said that he had made up his mind
even in those early days, never to
attempt a difficult interview when
he was tired.
Two men of my acquaintance
were thrown out of employment by
a merger. They were men of ability
for whom opportunities were sure
to open sooner or later.
The first man proceeded to worry
himself into a state of nervous in
efilciency. He hurried around
among his friends; he let fear show
in his eyes and face.
The other man went away. When
I met him last he was sun-browned
and rested; he had purchased some
new clothes, and was starting out
serenely to conquer the world.
Most of us have to take our vaca
tions at stated intervals, which are
fixed by the routine of business
rather than by our personal desires.
But it is possible for even the hum
blest of us to avoid the mistake of
making important decisions when
our minds are weary or worried.
Lots of times the best thing we
can do is to say; "I shall now turn
my back on this desk and leave the
office, and I will not think about
this thing again tonight.
"Tomorrow will be a new day and,
if I am rested, a day full of much
more courage and wisdom. So my
decision will be sounder and braver
than it can possibly be today."
LONGWORTII
A great gentleman whom I am
proud to have known as a friend
passed when Nicholas Longworth
died. Politically we often disagreed.
Personally Nick Longworth had the
happy facility of making and keep
ing friends, regardless of their polit
ical or other beliefs. Born to the
purple, he was never a snob.
At his home, "Rockwood," the
stately mansion built by his grand
father on the banks of the Ohio
river near Cincinnati, he had one of
the largest collections of letters and
documents relating to the early his
tory and settlement of the North
west Territory. The first Nicholas
Longworth had the idea of estab
lishing great vlnyards along the
Ohio, which reminded him of the
Rhine. He brought German grape
culturlsts and wine-makers from
the Rhenish Palatinate, and so es
tablished the first German colony in
what was then the West. He pro
duced a wine from scuppernong
grapes which was the subject of one
of Longfellow's best poems. The
poet often visited him. Once, Nick
told me, his grandfather comment
ed on the similarity of the names
"Longworth" and "Longfellow," to
which the poet replied with a line
from one of Pope's poems: "Worth
makes the man, the want of it the
fellow."
RUSSIA
Nobody but a Russian can under
stand the Russians. Hence, nobody
in this countiy really understands
what the Soviet government is try
ing to do and how it hopes to ac
complish it. William C. White,
who learned Russian and lived four
years among the Russian people in
cities and villages, comes nearest
to it in his book, "These Russians."
Two or three things seem clear
after reading this book. One is that
the Russian people, much more
akin to the Chinese than to any
Europeans, place a trifling value on
human life. Another is that the
rulers who are promoting the "Five-Year-Plan"
are trying to make Rus
sia as much like the United States
as they can, so far as material
progress goes. And another unes
capable conclusion is that, unless
something happens, all of the peo
ple of Russia will become slaves un
der military discipline.
Well, Army life isn't so bad for
the officers.
EMPLOYMENT
Edward A. Fllene, famous Boston
merchant who has long been active
in mnnv nrncrams of social welfare,
says that the problem of unemploy
ment, because or seasonal or gener
al huslness denresslons. can be solv-
ed by State legislation, requiring all
industries to set aside a given per
centage of their payrolls for a fund
to carry their employees over in
dull times.
The state would not go into the
Job Insurance business under Mr.
Fllene's plan, but doubtless insur
ance companies would, and every
employer of labor would have to
carry It. One result, its author
thinks, would be no more business
depressions, because the buying
power of the mass would never be
diminished by reason of unemploy
ment MAYORS
Anton Joseph' Ccrmak, the new
Mayor of Chicago, was elected not
because he is a Democrat but be
cause the people of Chicago were
disgusted with the rule of the politi
cal gang which calls itself Repub
lican, and its Mayor, the blatant
William Hale Thompson.
James Joseph Walker, the suave
and personally popular Mayor of
New York, Is under fire because of
revelations of grave corruption in
the citys police department and
minor courts. Back of Walker is
a political gang which calls itself
Democratic. Mr. Walker has not
yet shown signs of renouncing Tam
many Hall and leading the move
ment to clean up the city.
Foolish partisans support incom
petent local officials because of the
party names attached to the polit
ical gangs which control them. Al
most the only cities in which there
is anything like honest and efficient
administration of the people's gov
ernment are those in which the ad
ministrative machinery has been
turned over to a non-partisan com
mission and a City Manager. New
York and Chicago will come to that
in time.
WAR
Twenty years ago presumably in
telligent Americans were assuring
each other than there would never
be another great war.
Intelligent Europeans never
shared American optimism about
war's impossibility. They smile at
the thought that the "last" war was
a "war to end war." They set up
the League of Nations, which will
act as a deterrent of war until some
powerful nation decides to ignore
it And they laugh in their sleeves
when everybody suggests that the
era of permanent peace has arrived.
France is critlcizea for maintain
ing an army twice as large as any
other in the world. France is build
ing a great wall of fortifications
along the German border. Why not?
French territory has been invaded
by enemies from the North many
times in 120 years. . If anything like
that had happened to us. we would
have a thousand forts and a million
soldiers along the Canadian border.
IRRIGON
MRS. W. C. ISOM.
Mrs. Frank Brace had another at
tack of flu and was taken to the
Hermiston hospital Tuesday. She
returned home Friday.
William Grabiel, Mrs. Doc McCoy
and Mrs. Chas. McFall, all of Im
bler, Ore., were visiting the John
Grabiel and Emmett McCoy fam
ilies this week.
A little son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Connell Monday. Moth
er and baby doing well.
Miss Edith Stallard, county health
nurse of Heppner, visited the school
Wednesday. An examination was
given of the eyes and ears of a num
ber of the grade and high school
students.
Mrs. A. C. Houghton and Mrs.
Roscoe Williams were Umatilla vis
itors Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Fredrickson, Mrs.
Sam Smith and Mrs. A. C. Hough
ton spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Roscoe Williams.
Mrs. Chas. Stewart gave a party
at her home for her Sunday school
class Saturday which was enjoyed
by all the little folks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom were
Umatilla visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Scarlet and family
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Leicht and family Sunday.
Earl Isom made a trip to Hermis
ton Wednesday and returned with
a used Ford coupe which he pur
chased there.
Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand are the
proud parents of a baby boy born
Monday, April 27. Mrs. Rand is in
the Pendleton hospital.
Wesley Chaney was in Hermiston
on business Monday.
Mrs. Jess Oliver and son Floyd
and Donald Isom attended the
dance at Echo Saturday night.
Fred Markham and Jess Oliver
left Friday for different points in
Oregon, Idaho and Montana where
they will shear sheep.
Harry Davis of The Dalels is vis
iting the Coryells.
The severe wind of last week did
a great deal of damage to outbuild
ings, gardens and fruit in this vicin
ity. A number of beds of new set
tings of strawberries were entirely
blown out.
Mrs. Harvey Warner entertained
a number of the girls of her Sunday
school class Sunday afternoon.
SPRAYING WEEDS
FOUND EFFECTIVE
Mrs. Newlywed We hadn't been
married a week when he hit me
with a piece of sponge cake.
Judge Disorderly Conduct Five
dollars and costs.
Mrs. Newlywed (sobbing) And
I'd made the cake with my own
hands.
Judge Assault with a deadly
weapon one year.
Tom: "I'd like to give my fiancee
a surprise for her anniversary present."
Jerry: "Why not tell her what
your income really is?"
Hutsinpiller But why did you
buy a dachshund for the children?
Haasenpfeffer So that they can
all pet him at once.
Mayme Luke declares he'll go
crazy if I don't marry him.
Lucy Ah! Then there's no hope
for him either way.
P
ure
CE
Made from Heppner's Artesian Water
Leaves no sediment when it melts.
DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN TOWN.
Regular Delivery.
Morrow County Creamery
Company
Phone 872
HOT LAKE
SANATORIUM
HOT LAKE, OREGON
Will continue to operate as formerly.
A fully equipped clinic to handle all medical and
surgical cases. Laboratory, X-ray and radium
equipment Hot springs, a valuable adjunct in the
treatment of all forms of Rheumatism.
An Obstetrical Department has been added and
obstetrical cases will be given the best of care both
before and after delivery.
Literature will be gent on roqucst.
ADDRKSS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO
DR. MARK T. PHY
(Successor to Dr. W. T. I'hy)
Chlorates Cued to Clean I'p Areas
Inaccessible to Cultivation.
With the effectiveness of chlorate
sprays and dusts -in controlling
weeds practically established, Ore
gon farmers are now in a position
to clean up fence rows and eradi
cate small patches of weeds that
formerly made field cultivation for
weed control a rather hopeless task,
says E. R. Jackman, farm crops
specialist of the Oregon State col
lege Extension Service.
Interest in the use of these chem
icals has increased rapidly through
out the state recently as a result of
a campaign carried on during the
past three years by county agents.
More than 300,000 pounds of chemi
cals approximately one-third of
which was sodium chlorate and the
rest calcium chlorate were used in
Oregon last year, Jackman reports.
Observations made to date show so
dium chlorate to be more effective
than calcium chlorate, he says.
These chemicals are too expen
sive for use on a large scale, Jack
man says, and the chief value of
their discovery lies in the fact that
farmers are now able to clean up
small patches of weeds such as
quack grass, Canada thistle, morn
ing glory and others in their fields
and along fence rows and roadsides,
thus making it possible to clean
cultivated fields without having
them immediately reinfested from
adjacent areas where cultivation is
impossible.
Fall or late summer has been
found the best time for application,
and weeds seem to be killed more
easily on land unplowed for several
years. Much of the killing of the
roots apparently does not take
place until the spring following ap
plication. Spraying has been found
more effective than dusting for
summer use.
Hints on Camping Food
And Equipment Offered
Another Oregon spring has sent
out its "call to the wild" and people
everywhere are responding to the
urge to get out and "rough it" for
awhile.
For some this means merely an
occasional afternoon picnic in the
woods, while others prefer a more
extended camping trip. The for
mer can take as much equipment
as they can pack in the car and still
have room for the children, but the
latter group will do well to keep in
in mind the slogan of the true
woodsmen, "Travel light but travel
right."
A few suggestions as to how this
maxim can be followed in the mat
ter of food and cooking equipment
are offered by Miss Willetta Moore,
who has taught classes in camp
cookery for men at Oregon State
college for a number of years. It is
best, she says, to select foods that
are high in nutritional value, small
in bulk and light in weight. Ener
gy foods are essential because of
the great amount of energy expend
ed on such trips. For that reason,
sugar is better than saccharine as
a sweetening agent in spite of its
greater bulk because of its high en
ergy value.
It is well to avoid canned foods
as much as possible, with the ex
ception of tomatoes, which have a
place in the camp supplies because
of their vitamin and mineral con
tent. Dehydrated vegetables offer
variety as well as food value.
Cloth bags are much better than
cans or boxes for packing groceries,
Miss Moore says. They are less
bulky on the return trip, and if
dipped in paraffin, will keep sand
wiches and other foods fresh. A
very thin coating of paraffin is ap
plied so that it will not crack. These
bags can be rolled up and used
again.
As personal equipment, each per-
LIVESTOCK
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Full leather construction
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These are the famous
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have heard so much. Our
prices on them are the low
est at which good shoes can
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Come in today and let us
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Gonty's Shoe Store
SHOES REBUILT
son needs a canteen, a water proof
match box, a compass, a first aid
kit and a combination mess kit,
says Miss Moore. It is always a
good idea to make a list of all sup
plies and equipment needed and
check off the items as they are
packed.
First Shark: "What's that funny
looking two-legged thing that just
fell into the water?"
Second Shark: "Dunno, but I'll
bite."
The teacher was putting ques
tions to the class.
"What do we call a man," he
asked, "who keeps on talking and
talking when people are no longer
interested?"
"Please, sir," replied a boy, "a
teacher."
Irate Golfer You must be the
worst caddies in the world.
Caddie Hardly. That would be
too much of a coincidence.
German Police doge Pups for
sale, $25 each. See E. E. Adkins,
city. v 4tf.
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how much more so, if your message comes
by voice!
Modern inter-city telephoning is fast, clear,
dependable. It's easy to talk with your friends
in other cities.
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lect the best always. Choose from these nationally famous brands
which have been made popular by the "test of time." You will find
them all ut our stores, reasonably priced and attractively displayed
for your selection.
Saturday & Monday Specials
CORN
Mac Marr Del
Maiz golden
sweet corn
3 LABGE TINS
49c
CRISCO
The perfect
shortening
6-LB. TVX
$1.44
S3t
OATS
Mother's quick
or regular,
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FEB FXQ.
37c
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COFFEE
845 pounds of oar balk Coffee were sold hen
in Reppner last week, averaging almost a
ponnd for every person in Heppner.
MAC MARR
Coffee, 3 LBS..
95c
ECONOMY
Coffee, 3 LBS..
59c
FRUITS
Gal. Loganberries, Fears. ppr
Gal.
Peaches. Apricots, and
Blackberries.
63c
FLOUR
MacMarr Many flours are Inferior
but none are better
SACK . ...Ol.ll
SUGAR
PURE CANE
100
LBS.
$5.29
CRACKERS T,uBIU' tu1?i-39c
pJ Without question the best washing
powder on the market and fast be
coming the most popular.
SPECIAL Per Large Package
39c
BAKING POWDER
12-oz. tin .. 45c
Supreme. 14-0Z. tin $1.33
Vegetables
ALL KINDS OF FRESH VEG
ETABLES AND FRUIT AWAIT
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Orders of 13.00 of over
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