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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1932. PAGE THREE FOUR-H CLUBBERS ROGRESS RAPIDLY Wanted: Teachers of Humor I once had some correspondence with the alumnae secretary of a woman's college, an estimable lady seeking to raise more money for her institution, which it well de serves. Our letters developed quite an in teresting exchange of ideas on edu cation, until I made the mistake of sending this comment: "I am a believer in women's col leges, and I think they receive much less than their rightful share of legacies and gifts. But 1 some times think they have pushed their scholastic standards too high, and are applying them too rigorously. Two of the most successful and at tractive middle aged women of my acquaintance are college graduates. They have been a source of pride and service to their alma mater. Yet, if the present standards had been in force in their day, and had been as arbitrarily applied, both of them would have been thrown out of college at the end of their first semester. They were poor students, but they are great women. I added rather facetiously: "After all, a majority of college girls are going to enter the profession of matrimony. My idea of a college program would be to teach them to look after their health, cultivate their sense of humor, and then add whatever amount of book learning they could absorb without spoiling their good looks." This stopped the correspondence. The lady regarded me as lacking in seriousness, and wrote to me no more. Yet I have the temerity to pub lish the comment, and to add this firm conviction: that the world does not need more knowledge as much as It needs more humor. Do you remember the famous session of the Cabinet at which Ab raham Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation? He preceded it by reading one of the humorous essays of Artemus Ward. He laughed until the tears came and then, looking around at his associates and finding them all sol emn, he exclaimed: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die; and you need this medicine as much as I." Do you recall the passage from Stevenson In which he points out that it is the little differences, not the big issues, on which marriages are wrecked? To look across the table and see a blank expression on your wife's face, when you are con vulsed with laughter that, he says, Is a test that few marriages can stand. I was in Mexico with Ambassador Morrow when Will Rogers arrived. I saw how wonderfully his humor disarmed the suspicions of the Mexican officials and opened the way for all the good work that the Ambassador did later. Having all this in mind, I offer two constructive suggestions: 1. That the President make the following appointments: Ambassa dor to England, Will Rogers; Am bassador to Germany, Bugs Baer; Ambassador to France, Irvln S. Cobb. 2. And that John D. Rockefeller or Edward Harkness establish and endow at each leading college a Professorship In Humor. Annual Report Shows More Mem bers, Clubs and Profit; Lane Has Highest Enrollment. Despite the difficulties adult far mers are experiencing in "making ends meet," some 19,119 4-H club members of Oregon during the past year carried on work with a gross value of S227.901.20, which, after deducting operating expenses, left them with a profit of $91,543.84, ac cording to the annual report Just filed by H. C. Seymour, state club leader. The club boys and girls of the state have evidently already ab sorbed a truth which many adults are just beginning to recognize that the only way to make money during low price periods is to lower production costs. While the gross value of the club work done last year was $11,393.85 less than the previous year, the net profit was increased $3,361.67. Club enrollment, too, picked up nearly 25 per cent last year, in creasing from 1711 clubs with 15, 355 members in 1930 to 2109 clubs including 19,119 members in 1931. Lane county again led the state in number of clubs organized, with a total of 276, followed by Marion with 182, Douglas with 176, and City of Portland with 174. Clacka mas, Washington and Multnomah were other high ranking counties, while Wheeler was the only county with no organized clubs. , Sewing clubs appeared to be the most popular of the 33 different kinds of projects carried, followed REFRESHMENT In my New England boyhood a sign frequently seen on country taverns was "Refreshment for Man and Beast" You could feed your horse and yourself at the same time. Horses have given place to the automobile and the filling sta tion takes the place of the wagon shed, while the food obtainable along the highway varies, as a rule, from bad to worse. Ask any motor tourist how many places he' found to eat where the food was really palatable. He'll re member them all; it Is no tax on the memory! With everything else becoming standardized, the movement to standardize food stations so that the motorist can be sure, before trying his luck, of what he is going to get, was bound to come. One of the big oil companies, operating its own gasoline filling stations, has made a deal with a large restaur ant organization which operates a chain of eating places in many parts of the country. Light lunches of good quality and real coffee are served at the filling stations. I can think of nothing better calcu latetd to encourage motor touring. AMERICA While the "Star-Spangled Ban ner" Is the official national anthem of the United States, many more people can sing "America," the fa miliar song beginning 'IMy country 'tis of thee." That was written just 100 years ago, in 1832, by the Rev, Samuel Fancls Smith, who was then a theological student. He discov. ered an old German tune in a col lection of hymns, and In half an hour had written the words which are still sung, to fit the tune. It was not until some time afterwards that the same tune was adoped in England for the national anthem, "God Save the King." GOLD With their money depreciated and their nation off the gold stnad urd. the oeoole of England are showing their patriotism by turn lne in their gold jewelry and orna ments to be melted up for money. One noble duke gave up his coron et, worth $50,000 in coin but many times that In sentimental associa tion. Of course, the people who are do ing this get the bullion value of their gold in the form of bank notes, but it strengthens their na tion's financial position because it puts the gold where it can be weglhed and counted as a basis for currency, which Is impossible when it Is In Drlvate hands. Gold is useless except as a basis of monev. The debate on the Glass Steigall bill, Just enacted, disclosed the fact that only a part oi Ameri' ca's gold reserve, the largest In the world, was available for monetary purposes, owing to a defect In the original Federal Reserve law. The new law remedies that defect, and we won't have to give up our cor onets, vet awhile, to keep our cur rency issues up In sufllcelnt volume for business neeas. SILVER Somers of Brooklyn of a resolution for an International conference on silver. I am not sure that I agree with my friend Rene Leon, regarded as the foremost authority on silver, that the demonetization of silver by the British government In India in 1926 is at thebottom of all of the world's present economic trouble, but I do believe that the legaliza tion of silver, up to a reasonable percentage of gold, as a basis for currency, would help to stabilize finance and business. At any rate, as I have often said before in this column, sliver is something Interesting to watch. DUCKS It looks as If the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States would be one which would change the date of Presidential Inaugurations and eliminate "lame ducks" from Con gress. As things are now, we elect a new President and Congress in November, but their term of office does not begin until March 4 the next year. In the meantime, the old Congress holds a session in which defeatetd members, known as "lame ducks," still sit This is a hangover from the old tage-coach, horseback days of slow travel. It used to take three or four months to get to Washington. Both houses of Congress have agreed to submit a Constitutional amendment making January 3 the date for Congress to meet with only the newly-elected members sitting, and the new President to take of fice on January 20 instead of on March 4. This probably cannot become ef fective before 1936, as it is not like ly enough states will ratify it to put it into force for 1932. Early Chick Hatchings Greater Than Last Year Oregon State College, Corvallls, March 9. Significant happenings in the past week's farm market news listed by the Oregon State college extension service were the reported Increase In baby chick production, the arrival of a cargo of Swedish butter at San Francisco and the opening of the new lamb market with a California shipment Although government reports in dicate that more chicks were hatched in January by commercial hatcheries this year than In Janu ary 1931, the Information Is not particularly important i with re spect to pullet production, says the report just issued by the college. The - total number of chicks hatched In January is relatively small compared to later months and are used to a considerable ex tent for broiler production. Fewer chicks were hatched in western states in January this year than a year ago. Bookings of chicks in the entire United States for dellverey by large commercial hatcheries during Feb ruary and later was reported slight ly blow the bookings of a year pre vious. Pacific coast egg production, al though showing a normal seasonal Increase, is still about 25 per cent below a year ago. Lambs at Portland, during the closing days of February, hit the $5.50 mark for the first time since December 1. Some new crop lambs from southern California reached San Francisco and sold at $8 per hundred weight For the first time this season for eign butter entered Pacific coast markets last week. Twelve thous and pounds of Swedish butter sold at San Francisco at 23 toe, despite a 14 cent tariff and 2V4 cent freight rate. Dallas The advisability of elim inating all low producing cows from all herds so as to hold down Toil, ohniit restnrinsr silver to Its the total volume of milk produc- nlace as a basis of money Is being Hon was emphasized by County Ag- h.i .vorvwhere. The latest move ent J. R. Beck, speaking before In this direction is the Introduction I recent meeting of farmers In the In Congress by Representative Elklns community. by cookery, health growth, and dairy calf clubs. Other projects carried, include swine, sheep, beef calf, dairy record, goat poultry, corn, potatoes, garden, wheat, can ning, homemaking, room improve ment home beautilieation, rabbit bee, farm accounting, farm me chanics, rose and flower, forage, marketing, pigeon, colt, art, nur sery, handicraft, cucumber, orchard care, and the newly standardized forestry project The greatest total value above cost was realized by the dairy calf clubs, followed by cookery and poultry clubs. Livestock Research Work Centered at Two Points Livestock experimental work in Oregon will hereafter be concen trated at two stations the Eastern Oregon branch station at Union and the central station at Oregon State college, it was announced following the arrival of Dale E. Richards, new superintendent of the Union station. Richards suc ceeds the late Robert Withycombe. Under the coordinated plan the Union branch station will be devot ed largely to study of problems of the owners of range cattle and sheep, the type of industry that predominates through the Blue mountain " region and along the eastern slope of the Cascades. At Corvallis will be concentrated prac tically all work with farm flocks of sheep, goats and hogs. Officials believe this will meet the needs of the entire state at reduced cost. GOOD PAY STEADY WORK. Several choice openings in cities and towns for ambitious men and women. Experience unnecessary. We finance you if required. Write today. Mr. Thomas, Superinten dent, 426 Third St., Oakland, Calif. EARLY SPUDS LOOK BETTER THIS YEAR Little Promise Seen in Late Crop Opportunity In Grass Seed, Clover, Corn, Flax. It used to be said that the way to grow high priced potatoes was to plant cheap ones as most far mers do just the opposite but such doesn't appear to be the case this year, warns E. R.-Jackman, crops specialist at O. S. C, in re viewing this season's farm crops outlook. Every indication points to poor prices on late potatoes again next year, he says, provided normal crops are produced. "Farmers who normally grow a certain acreage year after year LJ06 6ISH tQJ$ 1? JWj JM WAY t SAVE OM GOVERNMENT EXPENSES WOULD BE To PAY CONGRESSMEN OULY WHAT 1HEY ;oULD EARM OH A REAL, JOB . may well continue to do so," says Jackman. "But this is a poor time for a new man to Jump into the business. . "On the other hand, there appear to be much better prospects for fair prices for early potatoes," Jackman believes. "The early crop In Cali fornia promises to be greatly re duced so that it would appear to be a good bet for the potato grower to devote more of his acreage than usual to varieties to be dug as early in the summer as possible." Jackman does not stop with tell ing what not to plant, but also lists a number of seed crops that give good promise, particularly in west ern Oregon. Red and alsike clover are the "backbone" of the seed In dustry, and despite present low prices, Jackman believes condi tions are right for an upturn in this business. "The market still looks good for Austrian winter peas," Jackman continued. "Drouth in the south had as much to do with poor de mand last fall as the poor farm prices. The acreage for next year is way below requirements. "Forget about the common Ital ian rye grass, as there is too much of it for present conditions, but we could grow some English rye grass. English rye grass, orchard grass, tall oat grass, chewing fescue and meadow fescue all offer good re turns and are cheap crops to grow. There is no reason why Oregon couldn't be producing these crops at the rate of some $300,000 a year." Corn and seed flax also provide possibilities of profitable expansion in many sections. Corn could re place potatoes or spring grain on thousands of acres without danger of oversupplying the local north western market Seed flax has an assured market in Portland and will do well when properly cared for on much western Oregon land. IRRIGON MRS. W. C. ISOM. A surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ora beil Saturday night honoring Mm. Grabeil, it being her 73rd birth day. Besides home relatives and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Chap man, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Grabeil, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. J. Berry, all of Uma tilla, were present Mrs. Grabeil was the recipient of many lovely presents. A delicious luncheon was served. The guests departed at an early hour after best wishes were expressed for many happy returns of the day. Roscoe Williams has taken charge of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company's office at Umatilla for an Indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Horner and daughtetr, Mrs. Horn, from Enter prise, arrived here Friday and have taken possession of the Glenn Woods place. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Horner moved onto the Jack White place Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Browning left for Vancouver, Wash., where they will make their future home. Jess Oliver and Fred Markham are shearing sheep in the Echo vi cinity. Mrs. Gerald Land, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wilson for several weeks re turned to her home in, Portland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ash of Umatilla were in town a short time Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Chapman of Umatilla were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stevers. Mr. and Mrs. E. Stegmiller of Walla Walla were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Williams. Mrs. Clara Smith and Mrs. Frank Fredreckson were calling on Mrs. W. C. Isom Saturday. MacMarr's Annual Spring Canned Food Sale IS HERE Four days of values you'll never forget. 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