HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1932.
PAGE THREE
Fairies . . origin of belief
When the Romans Invaded Brit
ain they found In the northern part
of that country a race of diminu
tive people called the Plcts, who
lived in caves. That was nearly two
thousand years ago, and there are
no traces left of these little people,
a race which, probably, also lived
in underground dwellings all over
Northern Europe.
A British scientist who has been
studying the subject says that the
widespread belief in a race of fair
ies, harmless little folk who live in
the wUds, undoubtedly has come
down through generations of tradi
tion about this extinct tribe of earth
dwellers.
There is a great deal of evidence
suggesting that the present races of
humanity are merely the survivors
of perhaps hundreds of different
human types which have totally
vanished because they were less
fitted than we survivors to adapt
themselves to the battle with na
ture. Robins . . a la American
An English writer sneeringly re
marked in print not long ago that
our American robin was not only
quite a different bird from the Eng
lish robin redbreast, but had no
right to be called a robin at all, as
is was merely a variety of thrush.
He added, for good measure, that
the American grey squirrel wasn't
a squirrel at all but just a species
of rat
American naturalists have rushed
to the defense of these distinctively
American creatures. Our robin is,
they admit, a variety of thrush but
so Is the English robin! As for the
grey squirrel, it is of exactly the
same family as the English red
squirrel.
Incidentally, I was puzzled when
one of my country neighbors, not
long over from Germany, complain
ed that the robins were eating his
corn. It took some questioning be
fore I discovered that he was com
plaining of the crows. He did not
know the English name for them
and he called them by their Ger
man name "raben which is pro
nounced Just like robin but which
in English Is translated into raven.
Gypsies . . now motorized
That curious race of wandering
people whom we call Gypsies have
been famous for centuries as horse
traders. It seemed odd to me,
therefore, when I offered an old
automobile for sale recently, to find
that the country garage man with
whom I was dickering had sold sev
eral cars within a few weeks to
Gypsies. He told me that the Gyp
sy tribes of the northeastern United
States have become just as shrewd
and expert traders in second-hand,
high-grade automobiles as they ever
were in horses. They travel by mo
tor nowadays, and what their ex
perts can do to an old car to make
it look like new and act like new,
at least until the buyer had paid for
it and driven It away, is amazing.
Nobody knows much about the
origin of these strange people. The
name "Gypsy" is derived from their
supposed origin in Egypt, but there
is ground for belief that they are
of the same stock as the Hindoos
of India, with a plentiful admixture
of the blood streams of many East
ern European races.
Religion . newer concept
Professor Robert Millikan, world
famous scientist, makes the sur
prising statement that among sci
entific workers religious faith is
more manifest among the younger
men than among the older.
Dr. Millikan argues from this that
the wave of doubt which swept over
the religious world, when modern
science began to discover unques
tionable facts which were not in
harmony with some religious dog
mas, has about spent itself. There
has been, he admits, a decided
change In the concept of God, but
he maintains that there is no dimi
nution, but rather an appreciation
In the acceptance of belief In a Su
preme Intelligence behind all phy
sical phenomena.
The God of the scientist, Dr. Mil
likan says, rules the universe by
set. definite laws. Tne only reug
lous Idea that has been discouraged
by science is that of a God of
Whims and caprice, to De appeasea
or propitiated.
I have long believed, with Dr,
Mllllkcn, that we humans are not
the playthings of a blind fate, but
that we can master and control
our own lives by learning the laws
of God, and bringing ourselves into
harmony with them.
Diamonds . on a comeback
People are taking money out of
their safe deposit vaults and are
buying dlaimonds again, the New
York dealers In precious stones re
port. During the past summer the
price of diamonds reached the low
est point since the war, as might
be expected In a period of world
wide depression.
In the long run, there are few
better Investments than diamonds.
Thpv don't earn any Interest on the
Investment until they are sold, but
hore never has been a time when a
person owning a good diamond
rniild not raise cash upon It on al
most a minute's notice, More
wealth can be concentrated In a
small space in the form of diamonds
than In anv other commodity, and
the tendency, for a long period of
years, has always been towaru in-
Indoor Rodeo Feature of Exposition
"Midnight", world-famous "bucker" who hat never been ridden unlest
much-disputed ride of Frank Studnlck, Oregon cowboy, Pendleton, 1931,
It conceded with rest of McCarty-Elllott outfit will furnish Indoor
rodeo thrills at Paclfio International, Portland,' October 15-22.
A thrilling indoor rodeo will be
the feature of this year's Pacific
International Livestock Exposition
to be held in Portland, Oregon.
October 15-22 inclusive the McCarty-Elllott
outfit with its full
string of famous bucking horses
and twenty-five leading buckaroos
and women riders of the country, of
world championship variety. The
rodeo features will be open to the
world with approximately $10,000
in prize money.
This Is the same rodeo with the
famous "Midnight" that doubled the
receipts this year at the Denver
Western Stock Show and the Fort
Worth Stock Show, and held the
spotlight at the Omaha Aksarben,
the Cheyenne Frontier Days, and at
Deadwood, South Dakota. It will be
featured at eight matinee and seven
evening performances, giving close
up thrills that will pack the re
lerved seats.
In addition to the rodeo the arena
vents will Include the slx-in-hand
heavy draft teams, local riding
creasing values.
Buying diamonds is certainly bet
ter than hoarding cash in safe de
posit, because the money invested
in diamonds does not go out of cir
culation, but continues to pass from
hand to hand.
New Tomato Tricks
Given for Housewife
During these early fall days the
question of how to serve tomatoes
is a pressing one to all housewives,
not only to those having access to
homegrown ones but to those tempt
ed with the quantities now appear
ing in the markets. The tomato,
popular long before its great nut
ritive value was realized, is now
considered one of the most valu
able foods In the American diet.
The food value of the tomato is
much the same as that of the or
ange, grapefruit and lemon, being
rich in vitamins A, B and C. Be
cause of its richness in the vitamins
and of the fact that, its content of
vitamin C is not reduced much, if
any, by canning, it has been widely
used in recent years. They are ex
cellent for adding flavor to the more
bland foods like rice, macaroni, etc.
Tomatoes can be used in many
different Ways raw, cooked or
canned they can be served at any
meal or in any part of a meal.
Cream of tomato soup Is always a
favorite and makes a good main
lunch dish for the school child's
lunch. A delicious luncheon salad
is made by stuffing tomato cups
with cottage cheese and adding a
small amount of green pepper or
onion for seasoning and serving on
crisp lettuce. A tomato cream sauce
to serve with meat loaf, with steak,
macaroni or rice, is made as fol
lows:
2 cups tomatoes,
1-4 bay leaf,
1 sprig thyme,
1 slice onion,
1-8 tspn soda,
1-2 tspn salt, 1
1-2 tspn paprika,
1 cup medium white sauce.
Add the seasonings to the toma
toes and simmer 15 minutes. Rub
through a sieve, add soda and pour
slowly Into the white sauce.
There are literally scores of ways
to use tomatoes because they com
bine well with so many foods. Here
are some new tricks with tomatoes
which are sure to please:
Bilked Eggs In Tomato Cups.
Scoop out the center of large,
firm, ripe tomatoes. Sprinkle the
tomato cups lightly on the inside
with salt and dot with butter. Break
an egg Into each tomato. Sprinkle
with salt, pepper, fine dry bread
crumbs and dot generously with
butter. Bake In a moderate oven
(350 F) until the tomato skins are
slightly wrinkled.
Tomatnra, Choose and Corn on
Toast
3 tbspn flour,
4 tbspn melted butter,
2 tspn salt,
1 onion, sliced,
2 cups tomatoes, fresh cooked,
2 cups corn, fresh cooked,
1-4 lb. sharp cheese, shaved thin.
Brown the flour in a frying pan,
remove from the frying pan and
blend with 2 tbspn butter. Brown
the onion In the remaining butter,
add other Ingredients except cheese
and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in
the cheese and when melted serve
on thin crisp toast.
Pure Seed Supply Started.
Heppnor Lawrence Redding of
Eight Mile has recently obtained
supply of pure Fortyroid wheat
seed from the ' Eastern Oregon
branch experiment station which he
Intends to use In establishing a lo
cal seed supply. Fortyfold is used
here principally for hay purposes,
academy exhibitions and the daily
parade of winning animal exhibits.
According to the president, T. B.
Wilcox, Jr., the exposition as a
whole will be more complete this
year than In the past. Housed un
der one Immense roof eleven acres
in extent will be the usual attrac
tive Industrial Exhibits, Dairy and
Land Products Show, Beef and
Dairy Cattle Show, Sheep Show;
shows of bogs, goats, poultry, rab
bits and dogs; and exhibits of wild
life, fish and game. In many of
these divisions interesting new
breeds and types will be exhibited.
Premiums totaling $75,000, fur
nished by state, county and breed
ers' associations, will go to this
year's winners.
Members of the Boys' and Girls-4-H
and Smith-Hughes Vocational
Education Clubs are preparing for
unusually fine exhibits.
Reduced fares to Portland for the
Exposition, October 15-22, have
been announced by all railroads.
Bruce Barton
writes of
"The Master Executive"
Supplying- a week-to-week Inspiration
for the heavy-burdened who will find
every human trial paralleled In the ex
perience of "The Han Nobody Knows"
Third Secret of Success.
Having gathered together his or
ganization, there remained for Je
sus the tremendous task of train
ing it. And herein lay the third
great element in his success his
vast unending patience. The
Church has attached to each of the
disciples the title of Saint and
thereby done most to destroy the
conviction of their reality. They
were very far from sainthood when
he picked them up. For three years
he had them with him day and
night, his whole energy and re
sources poured out in an effort to
create an understanding in them.
Yet through it all they never fully
understood.
In spite of all hj; could do or say,
they were persuaded that he plan
ned to overthrow the Roman power
and set himself up as ruler in Jeru
salem. Hence they never tired of
wrangling as to how the offices
should be divided. But Jesus never
lost his patience. He believed that
the way to get faith out of men is
to show that you have faith in
them; and from that great princi
ple of executive management he
never wavered.
Of all the disciples Simon was
most noisy and aggressive. It was
he who was always volunteering
advice, forever proclaiming the
staunchness of his own courage and
faith. One day Jesus said to him,
"Before the cock crows tomorrow
you will deny me thrice." Simon
was indignant. Though they killed
him, he cried, he would never de
ny! Jesus merely smiled and that
night it happened. ... A lesser
leader would have dropped Simon
"You have had your chance," he
would have said, "I am sorry but I
must have men around me on whom
I can depend." Jesus had the rare
understanding that the same man
will usually not make the same
mistake twice. From that time on
there was no faltering In Peter.
The Bible presents an interest
ing collection of contrasts in this
matter of executive ability. Sam
son had almost all the attributes of
leadership. He was physically pow
erful and handsome; he had the
great courage to which men always
respond. Yet Samson failed mis
erably. Moses started out under the same
handicap. He tried to be everything
and do everything; and was almost
on the verge of failure. Then Mo
ses took the advice of his father-in-law
and associated with himself
a partner, Aaron, who was strong
where he was weak. Together they
achieved what neither could do
alone.
John, the Baptist, had the same
lack. He could denounce, but he
could not construct. He drew
crowds Who were willing to repent
at his command, but he had no pro
gram for them after their repent
ance. The Bame thing might have
happened to the work of Jesus,
Yet because of the fire of his per
sonal conviction, because of his
marvelous Instinct for discovering
their latent powers, and because of
his unwavering faith and patience,
he molded them into an organiza
tion which carried on victoriously.
A few decades later the proud Em
porer bowed his head to the teach
ings of this Nazareth carpenter,
transmitted through common men.
DR. MEAD FAVORS
IRRIGATION HELP
Federal Commissioner Explain
Need of Aid In Saving
Present Projects.
A formal statement In favor of
federal assistance in rehabilitating
existing reclamation projects has
been received from Dr. Ellwood
Mead, commissioner of reclamation
in the department of the interior,
by Dr. W. L. Powers, secretary of
the Oregon Reclamation congress
and chief in soils at Oregon State
college.
Dr". Mead is soon to come west to
address the annual meeting of the
Oregon Reclamation congress Oc
tober 6 and 7, probably in Bend. His
statement is sent in advance of his
appearance and indicates the posi
tion he is likely to elaborate on in
greater detail in his address to the
congress.
This principle has been backed by
the Oregon Reclamation congress
for years, says Dr. Powers, which
has advocated a three-fold program
of physical rehabilitation in refi
nancing on a basis of productive
value of a long period at moder
ate Interest rates.
Dr. Mead points out that farm
ers are at present unable to raise
money themselves to replace worn
out structures on existing practical
projects. The income to the fed
eal reclamation fund is greatly re
duced at present and is inadequate
to carry out the necessary repairs
or improvements to these projects.
What is needed, he says, is to have
the income of the reclamation serv
ice increased from the present three
million to around 10 million a year
so that these projects may be saved.
Such a plan, he points out, does
not involve adding new land to the
cultivated area, but it would pre
serve farms already established.
Unless something is done, he says,
thousands of farms improved and
cultivated for years will again be
come part of the desert and the
men who made homes there turned
adrift.
"It is a situation which primar
ily concerns the west, and which
can be improved only by the active
influence of an informed and arous
ed public opinion," Dr. Mead con
cludes. Man Mysteriously Killed,
Dies With His Boots On
(Oregon Journal)
Staggering into a sheepherder's
camp, Bernard Sarrett, a long-time
hunter in the mighty Wallowa
mountains, died without being able
to tell his story. The secret of how
he received his wounds passed with
him and Will remain one of the un
solved mysteries of the deep moun
tains. The story is brought to the pub
lic by Stanley Jewett, who directs
in this district the federal govern
ment's drive against the wild ani
mals that kill.
The hunter who found death more
than a mile high near Steamboat
Lake had often been warned by his
wife In the sunny valley below that
he must take care or he would nev
er return from the crags.
"But," said this hunter, "I would
rather die with my boots on." So
he went his way. Here he set a
bear trap, and there traps for
mountain lions and coyotes. He
climbed, as daily routine, over sum
mits that others only see and mar
vel about when they reach the top
of Pete's Point or Eagle Cap. He
placed his trap line In canyons and
gorges and high in tiny valleys
where the mountain sheep and the
deer still love to graze and may do
so safely if- their killers are de-
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stroyed.
No one knows how he received
the wound. Only two deep scratches
appeared to those who found him.
But, struggling on the trailless way
out and feeling the bitter pangs
grow more intense, the hunter must
have realized hat the end was near.
He wrote upon a scrap of paper a
last message. He closed it, "Be
good." His last steps took him into
a sheepherder's camp, and there he
died while his would-be rescuers
were building a rough stretcher to
carry him to medical aid.
This man had for more than 30
years made himself a terror of pre
datory beasts. The strength of the
mountains is such that, though past
60, he climbed with the power of
youh until the last moment He
left record of the placing of his
many traps so that Stanley Jewett
was able in a 10-days' search to find
them all but one, and some with
bears and coyotes in them.
So Bernard Sarrett, of the high
Wallowas, won his wish to die with
his boots on, and his last word to
the heedless world below was "Be
good."
WESTLAND IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors of the Westland
Irrigation District, acting as a
board of Equalization, will meet at
the office of the district in Hermis
ton, Oregon, on the first Tuesday
in October, 1932, at 8 o'clock P. M.,
for the purpose of reviewing and
correcting the assessment and ap
portionment of taxes for the year
1932
J. W. MESSNER, Secretary.
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SOAP
Large bars fine laundry
soap.
10 i 25c
FLOUIR
VEGETABLE SPECIALS
Every vegetable teited, Is strictly fresh end the beet quality money can buy
BUNCH CARROTS, BEETS, ONIONS, RADISHES; 2c Bunch
CAULIFLOWER . 10c head
GREEN BEANS .... 5c Lb.
CELERY . . IOC Large Bunch
Crackers
SnowBiikes in 2-lb. cartons,
fresh supply.
M CTN... 21c
Extra Special Values, Prices Effective Fri.
Fertilizers Increase Hay Yield.
Independence Heavy increases
in alfalfa yields were obtained here
this year by Tom Paine through the
use of land plaster and super-phosphate
on different tracts. Land
plaster at the rate of 200 pounds per
acre gave a yield of almost 6 tons of
hay without irrigation. Applied at
the rate of 100 pounds the land
plaster did not show so well. Super-phosphate
did even better In
Mr. Paine's opinion and he plans to
use more of it at 250 pounds per
acre. The trials were arranged In
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to individuals and concerns to
enable them to keep pace with
present commercial develop
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HEPPNER, OREGON
COFFEE
Mac Marr, no finer blend of coffee
at any price.
89c
LBS.
MacMarr, finest hard
wheat flour. Also
PRIMROSE 85c
49-lb. Sack
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you need.
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cooperation with the county agent
St Helens "Canning clinics
have been held recently throughout
Columbia county, according to Mrs.
Sara V. Case, home demonstration
agent Canned products were ex
hibited and canning methods and
problems discussed. Two types of
homemade evaporators were shown
together with an exhibit of dried
fruits. To date 1250 bulletins on
homemade evaporators have been
distributed in the county.
LARD
Fresh stock pure hog
lard.
S" 79c
95 c
GREEN PEPPERS . . 5c Lb.
CABBAGE 2c Lb.
SWEET SPUDS . 6 Lbs. 25c
c
RICE
Blue Rone head
rice.
10 49c
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