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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1932. PAGE FIVE t 1 ......... - r-. The Misses Leta and Evelyn Humphreys and Roland Humph' reys returned home Wednesday af ternoon from Hillaboro. Mr. Hum phreys departed Wednesday night for Arlington where he took the train for the east on his return to New York city where he is a stu dent at Columbia university. Miss Evelyn is not returning to school with her brother. Tom Craig was In from the ranch north of lone Saturday. It has been some time since he was able to get to Heppner owing to the wet roads, and the further fact that his car is out of commission. Lots of heavy wind out there during the past week, but the fine moisture content of the soil Is keeping the fields and hills looking green, and grain is prospering. Troy MicCraw, former Heppner boy and graduate of Heppner high school with the class of 1919, visit ed with friends In the city for a short time Saturday. Since his graduation from the University of Oregon, Mr. McCraw has been en gaged in educational work and for the last four years has been head of the schools at Parkdale near Hood River, where he is now lo cated. Leonard Carlson was a visitor in the city on Friday from his farm out Gooseberry way. While grain and grass are growing, Mr. Carlson expressed the wish that it might get a bit warmer, and a little less of the heavy wind from the north west that prevailed during the past week, will be appreciated. Riohard Peterson came over from Kimberly the first of the week, spending Monday In Hepp ner while attending to business. He reports lots of high water in the John Day river following the melt ing of snow in the mountains, but no serious damage was done to bridges and highways. Emil Johnson, sheepman of the lower Gooseberry section, was looking after business here Satur day. Grain is growing well and the range is good now, thanks to the splendid fall of moisture during the winter and spring months. Mr. and Mrs. I A. Shaver and daughter Virginia were guests Fri day and Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Poulson. Mrs. Shaver is a sister of Mr. Poulson. They returned on Sunday to their home at Mollala, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. George Schwartz came up from Portland Wednes day and will remain at Heppner for a time. Mrs. Schwartz was for merly Mrs. Ellen Buseick, and she has property interests in Heppner requiring attention. Wm. Beymer of Heppner was In town on business over the week end. Mr. Beymer reported that the highway between Kimberly and Condon had not been greatly af fected by the high water. John Day Ranger. Henry Rauoh and wife were vis itors here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Rauch have a goodly bunch of hens that are busy producing cheap egg3 these days. A supply of the "hen fruit was disposed of here. Mr. and Mra Stanley Reavis came over from their new home at Moro Saturday evening and visited until Sunday evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz. T. J. Humphreys, who has been confined to his home by illness the past two weeks, is still unable to be out, though his condition is re ported to be somewhat better. Joe Batty was down from his farm near Hardman Saturday and reports better weather conditions in the foothills, with grass and grain coming along well. Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Benton and son Richard motored to Hillsboro Monday, going on from there to Salem for a short visit. They are expected homa today. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Olden of Rhea creek were visitors in Hepp ner Tuesday, spending a few hours here while shopping. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Drake of lone at Heppner hospital Friday night, a 7 3-4-pound daughter. Frank Farnsworth, local distrib utor of city dailies, Is confined to a Heppner hospital by illness. Tllman Hogue was a Gooseberry farmer looking after business in this city Saturday. Anson, Ray and Walter Wright were McKinney creek stockmen in the city Saturday. J, C. Harding, Watklns dealer, will be back on the job in a few days. 3p Earl W. Gordon, druggist, is In Portland this week on business. Care of Seed Potatoes Insures Better Stands Low yields of potatoes are fre quently caused by poor stands, and these In turn are often the result of Improper handling of seed potatoes just before planting, according to specialists at Oregon State college. Most commercial potato growers know exactly how to handle seed stock to get best stands, but it Is believed that hundreds of smaller growers could profitably follow a few simple precautions In this re spect Planting potatoes Immediately after the pieces have been cut is one frequent cause of poor stands or weak hills because rotting may easily start on seed pieces put In the ground before the cut surfaces have a chance to heal. Blaster or sulfur is anmptimpa rpn ommended to guard against this trouble, and it has proved effective in many Instances. It is not neces sary, however, according to experi ment station nlant nntholniata sa a more simple method will give equauy gooa a not better results. This method is merely to make sure that cut seed in kent fairlv moist and in a dark place where tne temperature is not lower than 55 decrees, for a counle of dnv ho. fore planting. Cut potatoes under sucn conditions will go through a process known as suberization by which a corkv laver is fnmni inot beneath the cut surface which pro tects the potato piece almost as well as the original Bkin. One might think that drying off me cut surfaces quickly would be the best wav to Drotect thpm tmm rotting, but Just the opposite is true, as arying cracks the surface, allowing the rot organisms to get to the interior. Ordinarilv thp nat ural moisture is enough for the neanng process if the cut potatoes are protected from sun or wlnrt but sometimes it may be necessary h aaa enougn water to make sure they stay damp. Other precautions in cutting po tatoes are to make the cuts square ly across rather than slanting, so as to have a minimum of cut sur face, and to discard any tubers that show signs of disease or discolora tion when cut Careful growers use two knives, keeping one in a bucket of formaldehyde solution at all times, and then changing knives whenever a discolored notato la rut Into. ALPINE MARGARET HOWARD. Arden Minch of Portland visited at the home of George Conrad on Saturday. Mr. Minch is an old friend who was a neighbor of Mr. Conrad in Wallowa county. The spelling entrants, Bruce Sen ter and Bruce Lindsay, from the lower grades, and Rhuey Ann Sen ter and Reitha Howard, from the upper grades, all made a fairly good showing at the spelling con test Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bowker mo tored to Heppner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilkenny, Jr., and Peggy Kilkenny visited at the B. P. Doherty home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay mo tored to Pendleton on business Fri day. Mrs. Margaret Peddicord, Mrs. Bert Senter and Mrs. Bert Michel were shopping in Hermiston Thurs day. Saturday evening, April 2, will be the next Farm Bureau meeting at Alpine. A good program is said to be under way. It.will be sponsored by the Heppner Lions club. There is also to be a candy sale. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch and family spent Sunday at the Ru dolph Klinger home. A number of Alpine people, friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill of Butter creek, Gertrude Tichen- or, Margaret Shearer, Mrs. Mel ville, Mrs. Marie Clary and chil dren, Dale Bundy, E. H. Ebsen and Mrs. Moore, Audrey, Naomi and Johnnie Moore, all motored to Pine City Wednesday evening to visit with them. A great many useful and lovely gifts were brought to help the Neils in refurnishing their home. The ladies of Alpine are making a book of their favorite recipes to give to Mrs. Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Klinger and Doris were shopping in Pen dleton Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Morehead and family visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Friday. John Kilkenny spent last week at the Kilkenny ranch on Hinton creek. Mr. and Mrs. Irl Clary and chil dren drove to Heppner Saturday. Mrs. Rose Sanbourne of Butter creek was visiting Saturday with Mrs. Frank Kilkenny. A surprise Easter egg hunt was given by Miss Rosella Doherty who prepared a quantity of painted Easter eggs Monday. All tne pu pils took part In the egg hunt. After the contest on Saturday night a number of the young peo ple attended the dance at Khea creek and Lexington. Joe Kilkenny has been steadily improving and is to return to his home some time this week. Bill Doherty who spent last week at Pendleton and North Powder re turned Sunday. B. P. Doherty who has been In Pendleton some time, returned with Bill. Oregon Farmers Planning More Corn, Turks in 1932 Oregon State College, Corvallis, March 30. Another moderate in crease in the Oregon corn acreage, more turkeys, but no increase in acreage of late potatoes or num ber of pullets to be raised, are in prospect this year, according to a report just released by the college extension service. These trends were indicated by intentions-to-pro-duce surveys made by the U. S. de partment of agriculture, with sup plemental information garnered by the extension service. The corn outlook Is relatively fa vorable, according to the report which says "the demand for corn in Oregon during the 1932-33 mar keting season, as usual, may be ex pected to exceed the supply of home-grown corn." The surveys Indicated that growers Intend to increase the acreage about 15 per cent, with somewhat greater in creases indicated in the central Willamette valley and In Malheur county. Prices for corn in Oregon are adjusted largely by the cost of shipping corn in from other states, thus the farm price ranges well above the average of the whole country. With respect to the late potato outlook the report points out that acreage in the whole country and possibly some decrease in the Pa cific northwest, but the supply might be somewhat larger because the average yield of potatoes has been low for three years, because of the drouth. A survey by the college extension service indicates that about the same number of pullets will be rais ed on Oregon farms this year, but 20 per cent more turkeys. A government survey of growers' intentions to plant spring wheat in dicates that the acreage will be about the same as planted in 1931, but around 50 per cent more than was harvested last year when drouth caused heavy abandonment of spring wheat acreage. WASHINGTON'S; BALANCE OF CHARACTER (Editor's Note This essay won second place in the county division of the state Washington Bicenten nial Essay contest. By FRANCIS B. NICKERSON, Heppner. Anniversaries such as the occa sion of this bl-centennial of the birthday of George Washington, the first and greatest of the Presidents of our beloved Country, lead us happily along the channels of new thrills of biographical pursuit. Our interest in the moving events and history possible, leads us back to the origin of our national birth. The patriot, the leader of our struggle with the oppressive hand beyond the seas, the Virginian gen tleman and agriculturist, the states man, the commander-in-chief of a depleted and inadequate but final ly victorious army; the victor of war turned into the man of peace and leadership is George Washing ton. The very mention of this great leader and American sends a thrill of the deepest admiration and pride into our hearts and souls; and when viewed through the calm penetrat ing light of time, this great man's life is truly astonishing for the long list of victories and achievements accorded it. It has been said that when Wash ington's earthly days were ended his glory and influence were In their infancy. That influence has grown until at the present time it has spread nation wide and is a liv ing, vital and potent power in the nation he helped to create. There are few books indeed on patriotism, history or biography, which do not record George Wash ington as a model whose example we should endeavor to emulate. No schoolroom is complete without at least one portrait, bust or other me morial of Washington. He Is em blematic of our ideals, the inspira tion of the nation's youth and manhood. We observe many anniversaries, but to us this anniversary of the birth of Washington is the most precious to the American people, for it brings to mind the advent of the foremost man in our history. That Washington s character was distinctive from other men is a mat ter of recorded fact. He rose su perior to them all; he looked down upon thm from this elevated emin ence in compassion, understanding, tolerance and solemn dignity. He was from early youth subjected to the severest tests: his trials at an early age is pushing westward the line of civilization with rod and compass; the early campaigns of the vast unexplored wilderness; his trials and privations and those of his suffering men who comprised his distressed army; the picture of Washington kneeling in humble supplication and prayer on the snow covered ground in frigid tempera ture at Valley Forge seeking divine deliverance for his scantily clad and famished army brings to mind a true conception of Washington, the man. His leadership in the successful accomplishment of his country's in dependence; his purity of purpose in all things connected with the na tion's well being; his patriotic de votion under all conditions amid the trials and disappointments of strife, of the triumph of victory, add to the halo of Washington, which is a halo of ideals that should well be emulated in the Courts, pro fessions, commercial and Industrial activities of this great land and of which it can be truthfully said, Is Washington's heritage to his peo ple. His sense of sacrificial and pa triotic duty to his Country and its people impelled him to again take up the yoke entailing the cares and responsibilities of govrnment after having brought to fruition his plans for the American people, turning chaos Into order, embodying new untried principles of government on a firm foundation, emphasizing his great personality and Ideals in the sacred documents which are the institutions of that government, and gently but firmly bringing to actual pulsing life a new national unity and being which established the principle and illustrated the prac tice of a true Federal form of gov ernment. As Americans we glow with pride and reverence at the mere mention of the name of Wash lngton and resolve solemnly within ourselves, with determined resolu tion to keep alive the Ideals and principles which are Washington's great gift to us. Corvallis The high producing dairy herd of the state for the past month was owned by G. H. Fullen wider of the Yamhill-Washington dairy herd improvement associa tion, according to the official record just compiled by R. W. Morse, ex- tension specialist In dairying. A purebred Jersey owned by Allen flipper of the same association was the high producing cow, with 1872 pounds of milk containing 97.3 pounds of fat, while Leonard Lewis of the Klamath association owned the second place cow, a Holsteln producing 2039 pounds of milk and 79.5 pounds of fat. Trill tJB'fl Hardman Clubs Active. The Hardman Foresters have postponed their tree pianting until April 8, Arbor day. They will de liver the dedication the same day. There will be a pot luck dinner at noon and a program in the after noon. The Come Into the Kitchen club met at Mrs. Knighten's on Wednes day. Charlotte Adams and Lois Ashbaugh demonstrated how to make muffins. Arleta Ashbaugh and Delsie Bleakman demonstrated how to make pop-overs. They de cided to give a demonstration Apr. 8. They are "Setting a breakfast table," Neva Bleakman; "Setting a dinner table," Dolly Farrens; "Serving a meal," Love Johnson; "Making French toast," Lois Ad ams and Annie Johnson; "Making cocoa, Lily Johnson and Charlotte Adams; "Making custard," Lois Ashbaugh and Nellie Bleakman; "Slicing bread," Lois Stevens and Murl Farrens; "Making popovers," Arleta Ashbaugh and Delsie Bleak man. A rabbit club has been organized with Neal Knighten as leader. They plan to meet every Thursday at Mr. Knighten's. Officers were elected as follows: Claude Hastings, president; Roland Farrens, vice president; Lowell Ashbaugh, secre tary. Club Reporter. Jolly Six and Handy Seven Clubs Meet On March 22 the Jolly Six and Handi Seven clubs met at the Hail Ridge schoolhouse. Two of the members were absent The weath er was bad so we were unable to have the club meeting March 18, as planned. The meeting was opened with yells led by Buel Harshman, yell leader of Handi Seven club. After the business meeting the clubs went to their own divisions where discussions followed, per taining to the work. The meeting closed by singing the song "The More We Get Together." Games Don't overlook GILLIAM & BISBEE for your needs in gar den seeds, grass and flower seeds. Plow Repairs, etc. Sherwin Williams' sheep marking paint. Lamy Black and Oil. Everything for "Clean Up Week' in Paints, Varinshes, etc. Don't forget that prices have declined. GILLIAM & BISBEE We have it, will get it or it is not made. mum 10 Advanced Refrigeration th the growing public recognition of the superior qualities of Frigidaire, its dependability its greater freez ing capacity its economy of operation ... And considering the econ omies in manufacturing costs that result from increased de mand and large volume . . . We have announced new prices the lowest in Frigidaire you can buy a genuine Frigidaire with all it offers in greater refrigeration service the 4 cubic foot Moraine Model for as little as $130 f.o.bs Dayton, Ohio. FRIGIDAIRE The General Motors Value in the Refrigeration Industry Peoples were played. The next meeting will be held April 1 at the Eight Mile schoolhouse. The Eight Mile school journeyed to Hail Ridge for the club meeting behind a team of Mr. Redding's trusty mules, as they were considered safer than cars to get over the washed out roads and bog holes. Hail Ridge and Eight Mile Clubs Meet On March 4 the members of the Handi Seven and Jolly Six clubs held their meeting at the Eight Mile schoolhouse. Owing to wea ther conditions the Hail Ridge club members and leader had to come on horseback to the meeting. The meeting opened with yells led by Jean Adkins, yell leader of the Jol ly Six club. After the business meeting the members met with their respective leaders to receive project instruction petainlng to their next assignments. The sew ing club is working on the subject of becoming colors. The Handi Seven described articles they had made. The meeting closed singing "Style All the While." Games were played and a very pleasant after noon ended when refreshments were served by Mrs. Young, leader of the Jolly Six. The next meeting will be held at the Hail Ridge schoolhouse on March cm hrdlnnu schoolhouse on April 18. We hope to have better weather conditions by then. Sewing, Cooking Clubs Meet The Golden West Cookery club was called to order March 25 by Joan Wright, vice president Anice Lieuallen, Doris Allstott, Edna Ste phens and Joan Wright all brought cookies, which were judged by Mrs. Huston and the boys. All the cook ies proved to be very good. The club has $1.10 in the treasury. The amount charged for dues to five cents a month. The Busy Bee Sewing club was called to order by Edna Stephens, vice president All members except Ruth Wright were present. Don All- Life is a gamble but we all play our own cards. This bank is a Financial Service Station for you and all the people of this com munity. Our officers are eager to ad vise with you on money mat ters or business problems. If time is money many are rich and don't know It Don't put your problems off put 'em OVER. Farmers and Stockgrowers National Bank There Is No Substitute for Safety Hardware Co. NEW ACCOUNTS '"jj 1 ' ,., stott and Joe Stephens gave a dem onstration on the blackboard on how to darn stockings. Mrs. Ste phens gave a talk n sewing which all the children enjoyed very much. Handicraft Club Organized. In January a Handicraft club was organized at Davis school un der the leadership of Miss Audrey Beymer. The officers elected were Barbara Wagner, president; Ver non Christopherson, vice-president; Donald McElligott, secretary and news reporter. At our last meeting members re Lexington Farmers Warehouse Company Dealers in Flour, Poultry and Dairy Feeds OIL MASH and SCRATCH FEED For Tour Winter Layers. ALSO ALL STOCK FEEDS. General Warehouse Storage and Custom Grinding. LEXINGTON, OREGON Heppner Gazette Times LOW-COST TRANSPORTATION coupled with fast and efficient delivery service direct to your door at no addi tional cost should be considered in plac ing your freight oders. $10,000 Cargo Insurance for your protection. John Day Valley Freight Line (Incorporated) M. YEN ABLE, Manager. THEY MUST BE GOOD EE When you consider that 3 MONARCH CANNED FOODS H have been favorites of the American public E H for more than 60 years you can come to but j one conclusion-"THEY MUST BE GOOD" g QUALITY FOODS ALWAYS AT Hustons Grocery j Beginning April rX)ME along to this Gala Feast of Values! It climaxes thirty great years of value-giving. These Super-values are Penney's way of celebrat ing .. . Penney's way of thanking the thrifty shop pers of this community for their loyal patronage of the past ! They express our appreciation more eloquently, more sincerely than the most grace ful words we could utter. Come early, come often ... all through April! Every day you'll find new, spectacular "Anniver sary Specials" like these. Watch our windows! See the papers! Youll regret missing a single feature value. Shop now and save as you go! April's the time; Pcnneys the place ... for the greatest savings you've ever known! ported on the cotton gin and the history of pins. We learned to stencil designs on cloth with Cray ola. We stencilled our table covers and cupboard curtains. We sent In our first two club report cards. Surprise. A delightful surprise greeted the "Wee Six Cooks" club members Friday at their last meeting. Rhu ey Ann Senter made a cookie dem onstration and also served each one with a cup of rich cocoa. There were several visitors present who pronounced the demonstration a very successful one. Onlyt$2.00 Per Year Office 5 E. Hay St Phone 1363 Monday, 4th Duatlng the cut seed with land there may be no increase In the O. T. Want Ads Got Results.