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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY. DEC. 22, 1932. (&VLZ?tt? ultmrs THE HEPPNER GAZETTE, Established March 30. 18S3; THE HEPPNER TIMES Established November IS, 1897; CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912. Published every Thursday morning by VAWTEB and 6FENCEB CUWTOBO and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second-class matter. ADVEBTISINO KATES GIVES ON APPLICATION. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Tear Six Months Three Months Single Copies , $2.00 1.00 .75 .06 Official Paper for Morrow County. WEALTH EVERYWHERE BUT NO MONEY. IN a world full of wealth we have no money. That, it seems to us sums up the present economic sit uation of the United States and of most of the rest of the nations, so far as we know anything about them. It doesn't take much actual mon ey to transact the world's business when people are more anxious to buy than they are to sell. Money moves faster and so does work un der those conditions. A dollar that changes hands ten times a year is as useful as ten dollars that only changes hands once a year. We didn't need so much money when everybody had confidence in the banks. Checks did the work of currency. In these times, with money moving slowly, with more sellers than there are buyers, with thousands of banks closed and pub lic confidence in all banks still se verely shaken, we find ourselves without enough currency to do bus iness. The natural result is that our basic money, gold, has gone up so high in price that most people have difficulty in converting their labor and commodities into gold. Gold is the basis of our money and that of the other principal nations. And it is increasingly clear that there is not enough gold in the world to meet the world's need of money. Many able economists and states men say that a large part of this money trouble is due to the fact that silver has been almost abolish ed as money since the war. They say that if the monetary position of silver, which is the money basis for more than half of the world's population, could be restored to what it was in 1914, there would be plenty of good money available for all the world's needs. Few want to revive the old scheme of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at any fixed ratio to gold, but we see no reason why silver should not be used again as freely as it was in the years before the war, by all the na tions of the world for money. We think the world economic confer ence, which is going to meet and discuss this subject, has been too long delayed, and we hope that, when it is held, the American dele gates will insist upon the rehabili tation of silver. President Hoover, in his latest message to congress, seems to give encouragement to the silver advo cates, and they fully expect to have Sunday School Lesson a By Rev. Charles E. Dona, D. S. God's Gift to Man. Lesson, for December 25th. Luke 2:8-20. Golden Text: John 3:16. How human is the Christmas drama! Bethlehem, with its stout farmers, its petty governors, its brutal soldiers, its priests, its idlers, preoccupation and all forgetful of Joseph and Mary, is human in its selfishness. The rugged shepherds, simple men of the open air close to the soil, are human, too. The Magi also, on their camels, one a scholar, one a soldier, the third a merchant, impress us as true rep resentatives of humanity. But that which appeals to us as most hu man and lovable is the holy Child and its sweet mother! The celebration of Christmas is also profoundly human. It is a day of the home, of gift-giving, of fun and Jollity, of friendship. Peculiar ly dear is it to children, the most human of all God s gifts. But rich as is Christmas in hu man attributes, it is grander than humanity. It expresses a mightier love, a more majestic music than flesh can reveal. The shepherds heard an angel song that rang out of heaven. The Wise Men saw a star that never Bet. And Mary brought into the world a new Life! To interpret all this aright we must pass from the human to the divine. We must realize that God came into human life with the advent of Jesus. Thus the entire course of history was completely changed. His birth year is the year One, the central point of time. This divine note, moreover, runs through our celebration of Christ mas, The home, whir h Christmas glorifies, is a divine Institution. The child is a gift from above. Every mother Is a partner with God in His creative activity. Our Christ mas decorations are heavenly and reflect a God of Love. So Christmas Day is both human and divine, a union of man with God, earth with heaven. This un ity makes it the best day of the year. We shall then be responsive to the needs of our fellows. But we shall look up, hearing again the angels, viewing once more the star. 1 10 Pr 3tj?Lfl.ow as one of the members of the del egation to the coming economic conference, a man who will repre sent the interests ol the white met al. NO TIME TO STOP HELPING. A CCORBING to Newton D. Bek- er, there are at least 25,000 families in America and more than 200,000 individual young boys and young men who have become prac tically tramps as a result of the economic depression. Without any means of support, unable to find work, and with no fixed homes, they are wandering about the coun try living on the charity of strang ers, often in shacks and hobo camps, under the most appalling conditions of destitution, hunger ana exposure to the elements. It is only a step from this hobo life to a life of crime. And it is extremely difficult to reclaim boys and men who have become accus tomed to a life of irresponsible idle ness, back into the ranks of self- supporting workers. On the whole, the morale of the people of the United States thru out the depression has been magnl ficent We have heard very little of any desperate mobs or revolu tionary uprisings such as have oc curred in some other countries. One reason for this is that every body who could possibly spare mon ey or food or shelter has contribut ed to help the less fortunate tide over the crisis. This winter may prove to be a more serious strain upon the charitable resources of our people than any in the past, but this is not the time to stop helping, Locally, we can express pride in the manner in which the relief committee has been doing its work Heppner has never intentionally al lowed any within her borders to suffer for the necessities of life, and will not do so this winter. Var ious organizations of the commun ity are uniting to make this Christ mas season one in which the needy will receive substantial aid, instead of spending funds for treats as heretofore. Shoes, stockings, and such like gifts will be handed out to those who are in need of them and there will also be substantial gifts in food and fuel. These hard times will pass in fact they are passing, and another season should bring them to an end. We think our people will be able to look back with some mea sure of pride on the manner in which the depression has been met. This wjjl be a pardonable feeling lor the nation at large, as well as for the folks in the local commun ities, DAIRY COSTS LOSE RACE WITH PRICES Third Year of Survey Compleltod Showing Wide Range Exists In Production Figures. Much as the cost of producing dairy products on Oregon farms has been reduced, it has not kept pace with the nosedive made by the selling prices of these products. The extent of this spread is accu rately shown in the report of the third progress report of the three year study of the cost of produc ing dairy products in Oregon just completed by the dairy and farm management departments at the Oregon experiment station. This latest report is for the year ending April 1, 1932, and includes compiled data gathered from 464 farms having 8224 cows producing about 2 1-2 million pounds of but terfat in the year. This report shows that the cost of production has been progressive ly reduced from 50 cent3 a pound of butterfat to 40 cents and then to 36 cents for the three years studied. Meanwhile the average selling price for the same three years dropped from 51 cents, to 41 cents and then to 30 cents. Thus for this third year the average selling price, re duced to a butterfat basis regard less of how the milk was market ed, was six cents below the average cost of production, while for the other two years a slight margin of profit was shown. Cost of production as expressed here includes, of course, wages at prevailing figures for the dairyman and his family and 5 per cent in terest on capital investment. The cash cost, which will be shown in a later complete report, is consid erably below the 36-cent figure. Once again the survey, obtained through actual records kept on each farm, reveals that central Or egon "irrigation dairymen" are producing butterfat at the lowest cost in the state, the figures show ing 33 cents for the irrigated reg ions, 35 cents for the coast sections and 39 cents for the Willamette valley. A wide range in individual farm costs is shown in the figures for the Willamette valley where the 25 low cost farms produced at an average figure of 24 cents while the 35 high- cost farms showed a 60-cent aver age. Factors contributing to this great spread will be shown in the final detailed printed bulletin be ing prepared for publication be tween now and July 1. Sheep Losses Stopped Belevue Prompt action by Wil liam Pauison, local farmer, assisted by the Yamhill cou..ty agent and a federal veterinary specialist from Corvallls, has resulted In checking severe sheep and goat losses and furnishing future protection on Paulson's place. Some sheep and goats were found badly infested with liver flukes and similar para sites resulting from pasturing marshy land where the alternate snail host of the flukes abound. Both sheep and the pasture were treated, the latter with powdered blue vitrol which destroys the snails and eliminates further dan ger. D. A. Wilson had to remain home from the store for a few days this week owing to illness. The Great Trade-In Navies ... . and ships I crossed the Atlantic with Ad miral Alberto Alessio of the Ital ian Navy, whose duty was to report on the usefulness of the biggest of all Italian merchant vessels for na val purposes in case of war. "All of the world's shipbuilding is" under the control of men whose chief preoccupation is war," said one expert. "No important ship can be built anywhere today with out government subsidy, and the subsidy is to enable the navy to control the design and construction of the ship, so it can take it over for fighting purposes if necessary," "Yes; and the United States is the most rigid in its requirements," said another, an American. "Our admrials sit in Washington and try to make every commercial vessel built in America into a warship One result is that we have trouble competing, in cargo carrying and passenger traffic, with ships of oth er nations. Perhaps the world will sometime get out from under the fear of war, but not if men whose livelihood is earned by preparing for war have their way. Wireless . . in thirty years Thirty years ago I stood with Marconi on Table Head, Cape Bre ton Island, and listened to him pre dicting what his wireless tele graphy would some day do. It had n't done anything up to then. , "Every, ship on the ocean will have it," he said. "Passengers will get the news of the whole world every day." It sounded incredible then. It is still a marvel, for his boast came true. I am writing this in mid- ocean on the Rex. A few minutes ago I read the complete report of the day's price fluctuations on the world's principal stock exchanges, received by wireless and posted on the ship's bulletin board. Just now a boy brought to my cabin a daily newspaper, printed on the ship and containing the most important news of the day from America and Eu rope. If I wanted to I could go up to the Marconi room and telephone to my folks back in America, Marconi didn't dream that particular devel opment of wireless; the radio tel ephone is due to Lee de Forest, an American who set out to improve on Marconi's work. Some time next year or later, perhaps It will be possible for travellers at sea or elsewhere not merely to talk with folk at a dis tance but to see them. Television is "just around the corner." Courage, demand of sea It Is impossible to cross the At lantic, if one is of thoughtful tem perament, without marvelling at the courage of those who first sail ed across it. Columbus's largest ship, the Santa Maria, was less than 100 feet long; five hundred Santa Marias would not take up any more' room than the single great ship on which I am writing this. It took him more than two months to make the voyage we are completing In six days; two months of uncertainty and utter loneliness. For nothing can be lonelier than the open sea. For three thousand miles, we on the Rex saw no sign of life outside of our Bhlp; we sight ed no other ship, saw not a single gull or other bird, not even a whale. Police Commissioner Mulrooney Season of New York and I stood at the rail, looking out over the empty ocean, and debated whether Columbus or Lindbergh showed the most cour age. We agreed that Lindy took the greater chance, but that Colum bus took the greater responsibility. We left it that they were both brave men. Tunney a model Crossing the Atlantic one of my fellow-passengers was a Yale pro fessor, who told me that almost the entire faculty of that university felt the greatest admiration for "Gene" Tunney, retired heavy weight boxing champion. Gene took some special courses at Yale, and has lectured to student classes on Shakespeare, "What we admire about Gene is his character and his intelligence in developing his native ability," said my ship-board acquaintance. "If he had never been a professional pug ilist he would have risen to the top in some other line. He set out to make himself independent while still young, and devoted all of his physical powers to that end. Then he had sense enough to quit the ring and devote himself to the de velopment of his great mental pow ers. He made a place for himself among people of culture and refine ment "That is a far rarer achievement and more difficult than becoming a world's champion in sports." And that is something few young men can understand. Youth seldom realizes that after the physical powers have waned life holds little happiness for the man who has not ultivated his mental garden, while for those who have taken that pre caution for the future, the later years bring more precious and sat isfying fruits than youth ever dreams of. 11 FAMD0.Y JOHN JOStPH 6AINESM.D REFLECTIONS The end of the year is to me a time for sober thought naturally of me and mine . . . and, that in- ciuaes you, dear reader, for you are in a sense mine, every time you read one of these little feature ar ticles. For the time we are of one family, whether we agree on every thing, or whether we snarl and pout over some disputed point un der discussion. . . . We are more than friends we are brothers and sisters; we cannot get away from the fact. . . . Time to settle bills at the years' end. How much more do you owe to your family doctor? How much for his "days of danger, nights of waking," that you might be more comfortable and more fit for the stern trials of your own life? There are thousands today, who do not have the cash to meet the well-thumbed page in the doctor's ledger. But, don't you owe him more than that? Haven't you time to sit down and think how good he has been in your hours of trial and and couldn't you Just kneel down tonight at your bedside and ask God to bless him? It would mean so much for htm I know. There is not enough sordid gold in the world to buy the answer to Just one little prayer. Did you ever look at It that way? The family doctor may be liken ed to a shepherd who gives his life "for the sheep." I have seen this faithful servant of man, tenderly caring for the lambs as if they were his very own. I can. think of no type of service more consecrated more self-sacrificing. Naturally I cannot imagine a service more deserving of reward. That's why I nave been a "family doctor' Fred Akers was a visitor here yesterday from his - ranch near Gooseberry, -By Albert T. Reid I D J.1K.E To TRADE. THAT fOK AH Y THING -JUST ANY' THING. ' IMAGINE IT- foK a Present . 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 periences of "The Man Nobody Knows" To be Cheerful and Happy Jesus was the center and soul of a glorious existence; a pringer of news so wonderful that those who received it should be marked by their radiance as by a badge. Of course he disregarded the narrow code of the Pharisees. "You shall walk only so far on the Sabbath,' said the Code. He walked as far as he liked. "These things you may eat and these you shall not," said the Code. "You're not defiled by what goes into ,your mouth, he answered but by what comes out." "All prayers must be submitted according to the forms provided. said the Code. "None others are acceptable." It was blasphemy to him. His God was no Bureau, no Rule Mak er, no Accountant "God is a spir it,' 'he cried. "Between the great spirit and the spirits of men which are a tiny part of His no one has the right to intervene with formulae and rules." He told a story which must have outraged the self-righteous mem bers of his audience. He said that a certain man had two sons. The elder, a perfectly proper and per fectly uninteresting young man, worked hard, saved his money, and conducted himself generally as a respectable member of society. The younger son was a reckless ne er-do-well, who took his portion of the estate and went into a far I country where he led a wild life aiiu yi-eaenuy was penniless ana re pentant. In that mood he proceeded to work his way back to his fath er's house. The father saw the boy coming a long way down the road, ran to him, threw his arms around his dusty shoulders, kissed his fore head. "Bring a fatted calf," he cried. "Make a feast; call the neighbors to celebrate. For this my son which was gone has come back." There were high doings in that house that day, and every one en joyed them except the older son. He was sullen and self-pitying. "Here I work and save and have never had a good time. When he comes home, they give him a party. It's wrong." The father . did not defend the younger son, but he rebuked the elder. That was what hurt the smugly complacent members of the audience to whom Jesus told the story. The Implication was too plain. "There are two ways in which a man may waste his life," the story said In effect "One is to run away from your responsibili ties, causing sorrow to your par ents and hurt to your associates, killing your finer nature. That Is wrong and a man must repent. "But the other thing is equally wrong. They who neither laugh or sing are out of tune with the In finite. Those who find no pleasure and give none offer Him a con stant affront. . . Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees. You are painfully careful to give exactly one-tenth of your incomes to the Temple, but you neglect to leave the world a little more cheerful." This was his message a happy God, wanting Hla sons and daugh ters to be happy. Next Week i A Man, Sure of Him self. NOTICE OF BALE OF ANIMALS. Notice Is herebv elven that bv virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon, I have taken up and hold at my place, In Blaekhorse, nix miles north of Hepp ner, Oregon, the following described animals, and that I will on Saturday, the Slut day of December, 1982, at the hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon of said day, at my said premises, offer for sale and sell the said animals to the highest and best bidder for cash in hand, unless the same shall have been redeemed Djr tne owiw y -thereof. Said animals are described as fOne"bay horse, about 18 or 20 years old, weight about 1100 and branded BB on rigni sune. ... ... fw Kama aknill K VMID MA. lIIB uru.li """" - - 7 t: weighing 1,000; blotch brand on left shoulder, wire cut on iruiu iwi, in forehead. . arm Lexington, Oregon. NOTICE OF SALE OF ANIMALS. Notice is hereby given by virtue of the laws of the state of Oregon that I have taken up and now hold at the Isabel Corrlgall ranch In Morrow County, Oregon, 23 miles from Echo, Oregon, on Little But ter creek, the following described animals, and that I will on (Satur day, December 24, 1932, at 10:30 o' clock, a. m., sell said animals to the highest bidder for cash in hand; subject to the right of redemption of the owner or owners thereof. Said animals are described as fol lows: 1 brown mare, branded EN on left stifle. 1 brown mare with sorrel colt, invisible brand on left stifle; broke to work. 1 sorrel filly, unbranded. WILBUR GOURLEY, 39-41. Echo, Oregon. NOTICE OF TEACHERS' EXAM INATIONS. Notice is hereby given that the County School Superintendent of Morrow County, Oregon, will hold the regular examination of appli cants for State teachers' certifi cates at her office as follows: Com mencing on Wednesday, December 21, 1932, at 9 o'clock A. M., and con tinuing until Friday, December 23, 1932, at 4 o'clock P. M.: Wednesday Forenoon U. S. His tory, Writing, Geometry, Botany. Wednesday Afternoon Physiol ogy, Reading, Composition, General History. Thursday Forenoon Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology. Thursday Afternoon Grammar, Geography, American Literature, Physics. Friday Forenoon Theory and NOW IN SEASON Oysters SHELL FISH Served Here Fresh Daily. If your appetite de m a n d s something different some thing tasty some thing healthful EAT SHELL FISH For a good meal any time go to ELKHORN RESTAURANT ED CHENN, Prop. For Women Traveling Alone THIS BANK ADVISES: American Express Travelers Cheques To insure her against the loss or theft of her travel funds. To provide her with a ready means of identification. To assure her the personal service of the American Express travel organiza tion which will care for her safety and comfort wherever she may travel. You can secure these Travelers Cheques at this ban before starting on a trip. They are issued in convenient denomin ations, and cost only 75c for each $100. Farmcn and Stockgrowers National Bank Practice, Spelling, Physical Geog raphy, uugiisn Literature. Friday Afternoon School Law Algebra, Civil ovemment, Book keeping, N. B. Examinations previously given on Saturday have been shift ed to an earlier day. LUCY E. RODGERS, Superintendent. NOTICB OP SHERIFF'S SALE ON EXECUTION. Notice is hereby (riven that under and by virtue of an execution In fore closure duly issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Mor row County on the 29th day of Novem ber, 1932. by the Clerk of said court pursuant to a Judgment and decree ren dered in said court on the 28th day of November, 1932, In favor of J. H. Frad, plaintiff and against Geo. R. W. Mead! and Elizabeth Mead, his wife, defend ants for the sum of S1600.00, with in terest thereon frem the 3rd day of r euruorjr, ivol, ai me rate oi eight per cent per annum, the sum of Sinn no attorney's fees, and the sum of $17.76, ino ciwi ana utsoursements, and di recting me to sell the following describ ed real property of the defendants, to wn : The SE of NE4, the NEW of SE'4. the Stt of SE4 and the SV4 of SW?4 of Section 31 in Township one (1) South of Range 26 East of Willamette Meridian, in Morrow County, Oregon. NOW, THEREFORE, in obedience to said execution. 1 will on Saturday the 31st day of December, 1932, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the front door of the Court House at Heppner, Oregon, sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash, the real property above described and agply the proceeds thereof to the payment of said Judgment and accru ing coat of sale. Dated this 1st day of December, 1932. C. J. D. BAUMAN Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon. Professional Cards tr-r-tr-f-twrnr-fr-r J. 0. TURNER Attorney at Law Phone 178 Humphreys Building HEPPNER, ORB. A. B. GRAY, M. D. PHYSICIAN SUBOBON Phone 33 Heppner Hotel Building Eyes Tested and Glasses Pitted. WM. BROOKHOUSER PAINTING FAFBBHANGINa UtTEBIOB DECOBATINQ Leave orders at Peoples Hardware Company DR. C. W. BARR DENTIST Telephone 101 Office In Gilman Building 11 W. Willow Street DR. J. H. McCRADY DENTIST X-Bay Diagnosis L 0. O. P. BUILD IN Q Heppner, Oregon Frank A. McMenamin LA WYES 906 Guardian Building Residence, GArfleld 1MB Business Phone Atwater 1348 PORTLAND, OREGON A. D. McMURDO, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUBOBON Trained Nam Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon P. W. MAHONEY ATTORNEY AT LAW First National Bank Building Happner, Oregon S. E. NOTSON ATTOBNET AT LAW Offlos in L O. O. P. Banding Htppnsi, Oregon AUCTIONEER Farm and Personal Uroperty Sales A Specialty. O. L. 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