HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1931.
PAGE THREE
WINDOW DRESSING
DUMMIES
On my first business job it was
necessary for me to call one day at
the office of a bankrupt company
which had gold in small units all
over the country.
Its literature had followed the fa
miliar pattern, pointing out how
much you would be worth if you In
vested one dollar in telephone stock
in 1895, or if Ford had asked you to
lend him a nickel in 1900.
Perhaps the officers were irre
sponsible rather than, deliberately
crooked. They were sure that their
enterprise was destined to make
fortunes for every one associated
with it, and they backed their judg
ment with their own money. But
that did not mitigate the suffer
ings of the people who crowded the
office on the day of my call.
A station agent and his faded lit
tle wife from a country town in
Pennsylvania. They had invested
$15,000, their savings of a lifetime.
A poor preacher from South Car
olina. The $6,000 which he had
saved by incredible economies had
been his only bulwark against the
poorhouse.
A school teacher; a dentist; many
men whose gnarled hands and bent
backs were eloquent of heavy bur
dens. They wept; they cursed;
they threatened, but it did no good.
No one of them ever recovered a
cent
Walking away from all that trag
edy, I resolved never to be associat
ed with any company which financ
ed itself by selling stocks to the
public, not even if George Baker
were the president and J.. P. Mor
gan the Bales manager.
Everybody whose name gets ad
vertised a little is invited to go on
boards of directors. It has happened
even to me. I have a nice form
letter that says "no."
To be on the board of a business
with which you are not Intimately
connected means that you attend a
meeting once a month, vote on a
lot of things that you know nothing
about, receive $10 or $20, and go
away. The public, reading your
name, believes that you are direct
ing. Actually you are not
In England most boards are
made up of the men actually con
ducting the business. Once a year
the chairman has to stand up be
fore the stockholders and answer
questions about every detail of the
operations.
In this country the habit of be
ing a director is a piece of business
vanity. A man with a lot of di
rectorships after his name thinks
of himself as a "big shot"
Many of these famous dummies
have lost money and sleep during
this depression. It will be interest
ing to see whether the return of
good times will not bring many
resignations.
Directors should direct. Window
dressing dummies should go out
HISTORY
"Does democracy lead to Commu
nism?" was the subject of a college
debate. The students decided in the
negative. Another night they de
bated the question: "Do morals tend
to decline as civilization advances?"
and they decided that in the affirm
ative. What interested me was to dis
cover the reports of these debates
in the old folio minute-book of the
Jefferson Society at the University
of Virginia, in the handwriting of
Wood row Wilson when he was a
student there in 1879! The very
same questions that are held as im
portant today were important fifty
two years ago. The decline of mor
als with the progress of civilization,
, has been a live topic since the days
of King Solomon, and every gener
ation has decided that its own mor
als are worse than those of its an
cestors. Of course, that isn't true. The
"good old times" were pretty bad
old times if one takes the pains to
dig up the evidence. Most young
people, however, don't know any
thing about the morals of their an
cestors, and are keenly aware that
they themselves are not always
models of propriety, so they con
clude that the world is steadily be
coming more immoral,
LIGHT
Perhaps the most marvelous
achievement of applied science is
the discovery of a method of taking
photographs in the dark.
When all visible light has been
shut off It is still possible for Infra
red rays to be present, though the
eye cannot detect them. But a pho
tographic plate which Is sensitive
to infra red rays has been produc
ed and by its aid perfect portraits
have been made of people who seem
to be in absolute darkness.
This suggests many things. It
has long been suspected that the
eyes of night birds and animals
were sensitive to the infra red
rays, enabling them to Bee in what
appears to human beings to be to-
The.
With all its pleasures and
sorrows, the race Is run. To
the living remains the task of
fitting observance. Expert
assistance Is needed. Not only
a faithful adherence to the
best practices but a sympa
thetic consideration for one's
feeling should follow. May
peace attend,
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tal darkness. And the possibilities
of getting photographs of people
who believe themselves to be en
tirely concealed by the darkness
are interesting. One of the first
practical applications of this dis
covery that has been proposed is
an automatic burglar trap which
will photograph anybody prowling
in the dark where he ought not to
be.
APPLES
Every autumn some part of the
world has a bumper crop of apples
and the other parts have none. This
year the New England crop has
been small, .but the other day in
the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
I found apple growers wondering
whether they were going to be able
to get the cost back out of the big
gest crop in history. Ex-Governor
Harry Byrd of Virginia Is reported
to have 200,000 barrels of apples in
his orchard, said to be the largest
in the world. In Germany this year
the apple crop has been so large
that signs along the roadside near
the orchards invite the people to
help themselves, taking care not to
orean uie irees.
The old fashioned dried annla haa
almost disappeared as an item of
commerce but modern canning
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crops and make substantially fresh
uppies avanaDie 10 everyDoay all
the year around.
INSURANCE
The most heavily insured man in
the world Is Pierre S. Dupont, of
Wilmington, Delaware, who carries
seven million dollars of life insur
ance. There are fifteen men in
America who carry more than five
million dollars. There are 391 who
have a million dollars or more of
insurance.
Life Insurance, on the whole, is
increasing steadily. There is no
other way in which the average
man can leave his family an in
come sufficient for their needs. And
In times of stress, a lfie Insurance
policy on which the premiums have
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"It takes a heap o'
pennies in the bank
to make it count."
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But while the kiddies are ac
cumulating all those coins
from various sources, they
are being trained In forming
a habit that is worth far more
to thorn than cash.
Rich or poor, as a parent you
should appreciate the Idea.
Get them a Home Bank and
GIVE THEM A FAIR
CHANCE.
Farmers
and Stockgrowers
National Bank
There Is No Substitute for
Safety
been paid to date is the best possi
ble basis for a loan. With all of the
business depression and the failure
of hundreds of banks, I have not
heard of a single life Insurance
company that has failed to meet its
obligations.
NEW RASPBERRIES
FOUND VALUABLE
MONROE
In Virginia the other day I saw
the homes of the third, fourth and
fifth Presidents of the United
States, Jefferson, ' Madison and
Monroe. Each stands on a moun
tain top looking out over broad,
beautiful valleys. Madison inherit
ed great wealth and built himself
a veritable palace. Jefferson was
an architect and his splendid man
sion, Monticello, is one of the most
beautiful buildings I have ever
seen. But a couple of miles from
Monticello is a modest little one
story cottage which cost Mr. Mon
roe just a thousand dollars to build.
Somehow this affected me more
than did the palaces of Jefferson
and Madison. It seemed to fit in
better with our scheme of democ
racy. Other presidents were born
and reared in even humbler cir
cumstances than Monroe, whose
father was a carpenter, and who
made with his own hands some of
the crude furniture that still re
mains in the Monroe cottage. But
even Lincoln had acquired a com
petence before he became prsident,
while Monroe Vas always a poor
man.
Theresa Do you intend to accept
Harry.
Matilda That all depends upon
circumstances.
Theresa What circumstances?
Matilda Why, his, of course!
DON'T
FORGET
We can give you a
real grease job or
fix that blowout in
a hurry.
Have You Tried the
New Standard Gas?
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O.S.C Specialist Recommends Two
Sorts, Lloyd George and
Chief as Comers.
Two new varieties of red rasp
berries, Lloyd George and Chief,
have just been recommended for
trial plantings on a commercial ba
sis throughout the northwest as a
result of three years of study of
them at the Oregon State college
experiment station. The Lloyd
George is considered as a possible
successor to Cuthbert as a major
commercial crop berry, while Chief
is believed to have a more limited
field.
Dr. George M. Darrow, senior
pomologist of the bureau of plant
industry, who is doing special co
operative research work at Cor
vallis, announces that the Lloyd
George variety ia hardier and more
productive than Cuthbert, that its
fruit ripens about 10 days ahead of
the Cuthbert and that, the plants
bear a fall crop amounting to as
much as a ton to the acre on the
tips of the new canes.
The berries of this new variety
are the largest of any commercial
variety yet tested, the largest being
We carry of full line
of
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and
POULTRY
FEEDS
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We have the right
feed for finishing tur
keys for the market
at low cost
Steam Rolled and
Dry Ground Bar
ley and Wheat
always on hand.
Special Rabbit Feed
now in stock.
Heppner
Trading Co.
Inc.
PHONE 1488 HEPPNER
HELP!
How often have we heard this cry in onr ears.
Someone in trouble, someone hnrt, someone
tick, someone dyinar. etc. and a train, someona
hungry. By making' your purchase here yon
can stretch von dollars and heln vonr fumilv
oevwr una uie coming; mourns.
"LET US HELP YOU HELP THE HELPLESS"
Saturday & Monday Savings
PINEAPPLE
Fancy broken slices. Buy
your supply now.
2 Lg. 2'2 Tins 29c
6 Lg. 22 Tins 85c
Oysters
Fancy pack Eastern, in B-oz.
tins.
2 Tins
23c
12 Tins
$1.35
CRANBERRIES
Fancy large, western
grown.
2 lbs. 29C
MARSHMALLOWS
Fresh supply in
sealed sanitary
boxes.
Lb. 20C
P. N. Butter
Fresh shipment, fancy quality.
Sold in bulk.
2 lbs 29c
CITRON
Fancy new crop, for that
fruit cake.
PER
POUND
29c
MILK fc39oo
Candy Bars
New shipment, assorted.
No limit.
O BARS 10c
COFFEE
MacMarr. Heppner most
popular Coffee.
LBS.
95c
CIGARETTES
iTSiS-SP" C,tn. 12 VUgS. $145
pkgs. to cm. 2 Packages 25c
PRUNE BUTTER
Packed In The
Dalles. It's delicious.
No. 10 Tin 85c
BEANS
MEXICAN REDS
10, 39c
t
BEANS
SMALL FANCY WHITES
10 Lbs 49c
Phone 1082 Motel Heppner Bldg. We Deliver
almost the size of the average lo
ganbrry. They are uniform in size,
hold the size well through the sea
son, and are mora Arm than the
Cuthbert. Its weaknesses are that
its flavor is hardly as appealing to
some as the Cuthbert, and it is not
quite as sweet. Its canes are some
what shorter, though more produc
tive per foot
This variety originated as a
chance seedling in England and
was introduced there in 1920, since
when it has become the leading
sort. It was later introduced into
New York where it has been rec
ommended by the state experiment
station. Eastern nurseries have cer
tified stock.
The Chief variety is recommend
ed because of its exceptional hardi
ness and productiveness, combin
ed with excellent flavor and earlier
ripening, exceeding the Cuthbert
by two weeks at Corvallia. The
berries are too small for general
commercial canning use and the
plants are subject to wilt For lo
cal market purposes its bright red
berries that do not turn dark, and
its good quality and productiveness
make it worth planting on a small
scale at least, says Dr. Darrow.
Oswego Recent organization of
a homemakers' radio club of 13
members in Oswego with Mrs. Ed
na Schiewe as chairman brings the
total number of clubs In Clackamas
county to nine, according to the re
port of Thelma Gaylord, county
home demonstration agent This is
the largest number of clubs to be
organized in any one county in the
state. Altogether there are 30 ra
dio clubs in Oregon and Washing
ton tuning in on the Tuesday after
noon family life discussions sent
out over station KOAC.
Grants Pass That the Josephine
county food conservation project
is effective Is evidenced by the fact
that at one field alone more than
50 families called for tomatoes and
took them away in 100 or 200 pound
lots. This exchange and distribu
tion or food among needy families
is carried on through the granges
of the county and is under the di
rect supervision of Sara Wertz,
home demonstration agent, and
Herbert Howell, agricultural agent
Oregon City Eighteen different
communities in Clackamas county
are actively participating in 33 dif
ferent home economics project
meetings this year according to the
program and calendar recently re
leased from the office of Thelma
Gaylord, home demonstration
agent This calendar was formulat
ed and approved by the county ex
tension committee which Is com
posed of seven women and headed
by Mrs. G. W. Thiessen of Milwau-kie.
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Your fire insurance dollar provides far more than you realize. Of
course it protects you from financial loss in case of fire. But it does so much
more that it ranks as one of the most effective dollars you spend.
Merely as indemnity, Stock Fire Insurance is one of the cheapest neces
sities. Its average rate has consistently declined for more than 20 years,
until in 1930 it reached the lowest figure in all American fire insurant
history.
STOCK FIRE INSURANCE
teaches better building practices furnishes a service for the suppression
of arson, another for the improvement of community fire defenses and
conducts many general fire prevention activities, all of which
have contributed to the reduction xf fire waste and the loss
of life by fire.
Stock Fire Insurance Companies are represented by Capable Agents in your community
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