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The Forest Primeval
A MAGIC spell is woven by the
virgin forest. One need but
commune shortly with the muses of
old England to see the superstitions
of the race reflected in the witches,
gnomes and wood nymphs purely
imaginative fiction that the spell
has cast upon the destiny of man
kind. Such romanticism is rarely en
countered in other environment. The
fleeting shadow of a cloud may be a
wisp of steam from the witch's cald
ron, a snag of limb on some fallen
forest monarch the horn of a uni
corn, or a buzzing yellowjacket the
beautiful steed of a fairy queen.
But to see the stag deer in the
velvet, standing on green velvet
filled with varicolored gems, a can
opy of green needles draped over
his gracefully cocked head with blue
.shafts darting through the boughs
from the morning heavens ah!
there is adventure.
The forest primeval has not dis
appeared. Much of it still stands in
Morrow county, and those who
sought respite there over the Fourth
holiday were rewarded.
The forest this year is rarely beau
tiful as foliage is more abundant
than for several years. Sunday and
Monday it rained, heavily in places,
but only to further freshen the re
freshing forest.
There are many beautiful spots in
the local mountains to spend a holi
day, but those who so choose will
not go amiss in accepting the hospi
tality at W. H. French's Blue Moun
tain ranch. Here a campground is
provided at the timber's edge be
side a meadow, a dandy place for
games, and a gurgling ice cold spring
ice cold the hottest day of the year
is ready to quench thirsts of most
exacting taste. From here the fa
mous opal mines on Peter's butte
are easily reached but a few miles
distant. And hikes through the woods
may reveal the stag deer iri the vel
vet, or elk at most any turn, for
game is abundant.
The belt of ponderosa pine timber
crosses the French place, 19 million
feet of which Mr. French recently
sold to Kinzua Pine mills. These
beautiful trees cast their reddish
yellow light generously over the
landscape still liberally sprinkled
with late spring flowers.
Mr. French's home itself is a gem
hewn from the primitive forest. A
transplanted native honeysuckle has
climbed more than half way over
the high arch at the front gate, a
profusion of orange hued blossoms
weighting its body. A beautiful green
lawn, not irrigated for several weeks,
bordered by rose bushes and many
another plant, contrast the whiteness
of the quite large, rambling, typical
ranch, house. A sloping patch above
the house is making a wonderful
showing of garden truck, and an
other patch to the rear promises a
bumper yield of potatoes.
Mr. French said he had the biggest
prospect of turnips he ever saw last
year, but the deer came in and
cleaned up the tops. In spite of that,
the turnips produced heavily.
Rye hay is planted in the meadows
and gives promise of fair yield.
Lightness in spots was caused by the
late heavy frosts, Mr. French said.
It is beautiful there this time of
year. But Mr. French recalled win
ter before last when he was snow
bound there for six weeks. With
snow well above the horses' bellies,
it wasn't so beautiful, and there was
a lot of hard work taking care of all
the livestock alone, with turkeys,
geese and chickens in addition to the
cattle and hogs. He produced a pic
ture to show that he had not exag
gerated the depth of snow.
Mr. French homesteaded on the
slope of Peter's butte in 1903. Since
that time his holdings increased to
many times the size of his original
homestead.
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
NAVY BOYS VISIT; LOOK FORWARD TO
ATTENDING WORLD FAIRS NEXT YEAR
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LOOKING
FORWARD
By FRANKLYN WALTMAN,
Publicity Director, Republican
National Committee
Events of the last week have dem
onstrated beyond dispute that Pres
ident Roosevelt and his Administra
tion is determined to use the full
resources of the Federal Govern
ment to bring about the election this
year of Congressional candidates
willing to be "yes men'' to him. It is
now obvious the Roosevelt admin
istration, having lost the confidence
of the country, shamelessly proposes
to perpetuate itself in office by the
ruthless use of money and arbitrary
power.
First of these events was Mr.
Roosevelt's amazing "fireside chat"
in which he undertook to read out
of the Democratic party everyone
who does not see eye-to-eye with
him. He frankly expressed his dis
dain of those he termed "yes, but"
fellows. That speech set the course
for the Roosevelt Administration
this year.' Thus what subsequently
has happened might have been ex
pected, even though it has sent a
shock through the country.
Hardly had the echo of the Presi
dent's words died away than Fed
eral Relief Administrator Harry
Hopkins announced increases in W.
P.A. wages in 13 Democratic South
ern states, with the largest boosts in
pay going to relief workers in Ken
tucky and Oklahoma. Why Kentucky
and Oklahoma? Well, perhaps it is
only a coincidence that in both these
states the New Deal is engaged in
desperate struggles to renominate
two of its chief followers.
Kentucky and Oklahoma Fights
In Kentucky, Governor "Happy''
Chandler is seeking to unseat "Dear
Alben" Barkley, the Senate Dem
ocratic leader, while in Oklahoma,
Senator Earl Thomas, leader of the
New Deal inflation bloc, is beset by
two opponents for the Democratic
nomination. And, also, in Oklahoma,
William H. Murray, a severe critic
of Mr. Roosevelt, is seeking the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion. Most people, however, will think
it is more than a coincidence that
on the eve of these campaigns some
relief workers in these two states
should have their wages increased
by more than 50 per cent and others
by 33 per cent For instance, the
wages of unskilled workers in Ken
tucky and Oklahoma were increased
between $9 and $11 a month, but the
increases were only $4 to $6 a month
in the other Southern states.
One Washington correspondent,
curious about the reason for such dis
crimination, consulted the W. P. A.
He reported to his newspaper that
"a W.P.A. press representative said
he knew of no explanation for the
favorable differential to Oklahoma
and Kentucky except that 'the Pres
ident and Mr. Hopkins wanted it that
way"."
Just Another Coincidence
Most significant, however, was that
24 hours before Hopkins revealed his
action in Washington the Kentucky
pay increases were announced in
Louisville by the State Administra
tor, an appointee of Senator Bark
ley. Perhaps it was a coincidence
that on that day Governor Chandler
formally launched his campaign for
the Senatorial nomination. And Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Hopkins deny
they are playing politics with relief
funds
Then came the frank, if not also
brash, speech of Deputy Adminis
trator of Federal Relief, Aubrey Wil
liams. Addressing a meeting called
by the Workers Alliance of America,
a radical organization of relief work
ers, Mr. Williams openly urged those
on the Federal relief rolls to vote to
preserve the New Deal. He made no
bones whatever about his desire to
"We're headed for the east coast
next year, and will take in the world
fairs at both New York and San
Francisco. That'll make up for all
Uncle Sam ever did to me.''
It was Billy Cochell speaking.
Billy and an orchestra mate off the
Saratoga, Clark Dunnington, ar
rived last week end for a visit at the
home of Billy's mother, Mrs. Neva
Cochell, on furlough from Uncle
Sam's largest airplane carrier where
both boys make their bacon and
beans by tooting in the ship orches
tra. The Saratoga and Lexington are
twin ships, but all Saratoga hands
are quite proud of the fact that the
Saratoga is about a foot longer.
Billy acknowledged a note of fa
tality in remarking on Uncle Sam's
treatment of him. He first had an
aversion to service life, but on con
cluding the attitude was mostly
mental, made up his mind to like it.
Now he's perfectly satisfied. Thinks
the navy life is great. And if bacon
and beans is the chief navy diet, as
legend has it, the appearance of
Billy and his mate is a good recom
mendation for the way Uncle Sam
dishes them up.
For several months the Saratoga
has "rendezvoused" that's Billy's
language at Bremerton. Twice in
the last three years, however, Billy
visited the Hawaiian islands.
have relief workers vote for New
Deal candidates. .
Although Mr. Williams subse
quently denied he made a political
speech, a transcript of his talk was
made public by the Workers Alli
ance which was in accord with the
reports of the newspapermen pres
ent. "We've got to stick together," Mr.
Williams was quoted as telling the
relief workers. "We've got to keep
our friends in power. I thought that
speech Friday night (the President's
chat) was wonderful. I don't need
to tell you. You know your friends
very well. Just judge the folks who
come and ask your support by the
crowd they run with."
"Symphonies, Painting and Writing"
Mr. Williams also was quoted as
saying that "I have the feeling that
as long as you and I live, the Gov
ernment is going to support sym
phonies." "And the same thing goes for
painting and writing,'' he continued.
"There may be lapses. But I have
got a conviction that the American
people have tasted blood here. The
men who stand for these sort of
things are the men you are going to
send to the elections."
The Deputy Relief Administrator's
theme was that W.P.A. should pay
relief workers the same wages pre
vailing in private industry. He urged
his audience to keep on fighting for
W.P.A. wages and he made it clear
that such fighting should take place
at the polls this year. He asked his
audience to keep in mind that "a
government can get no further than
it can get support for" which is a
pregnant thought, even though it is
not grammatical.
It is no wonder that cries went up
from all sides for the immediate
dismissal of Mr. Williams. But from
the White House came nothing but
silence. Nothing else, however, could
be expected from an Administration
that opposed with all its resources
efforts in Congress to punish those
who play politics with human misery.
"Hands Off Ballot Box"
Add to these incidents the amaz
ing action of the National Labor Re
lations Board in citing the American
Rolling Mill Co. for violation of the
Labor Relations Act by taking part
through its officers in a municipal
election at Ashland, Ky., where the
company has a plant. m
This was too much for the New
Dealish but straight shooting Don
ald R. Richberg, who blocked the
action by denouncing it as "flagrant
ly unconstitutional" and as one sub
jecting business to "intimidation by
the threat of persecution.''
"The National Labor Relations
Board must keep its hands off the
ballot box," declared Mr. Richberg.
He might have added "the New Deal
must keep its hands off the ballot
box."
Read G. T. Want Ads. You way
find a bargain In something needed
"The islands are beautiful, but it
doesn't take long to get around. I
just escaped getting hung up there
for two years, and am glad I did.
They look good when you pull up
to them, but the mainland looks a
whole lot better.''
Last March Billy was in San Diego
and ran across Eddie Kenny, an
other Heppner boy, who is signed up
with the navy's hospital division
and is making a reputation in the
service with his singing. Eddie
seemed to be getting along fine,
Billy said,
Billy's comments on navy life were
made in the presence of Fred Nich
oson of lone in whom a responsive
chord was struck when Billy admit
ted susceptibility to seasickness, and
said he understood the Atlantic sea
board was rougher than the Pacific.
Fred confirmed the statement from
his experience of two years of navy
life on the Atlantic coast at war
time, a considerable part of which
time was spent on a mine layer in
New York harbor. He recalled wa
ter in Chesapeake bay so rough that
some seasoned seamen gave up eat
ing for a time.
The prospect of rough water on
the Atlantic didn't dampen Billy's
spirits, however, Seasickness lasts
but a couple of days, and a fellow
can stand that for what he gets to
see, is the way he put it.
WHERE IS SWIMMING SAFE?
From State Board of Health
About this time of year the State
Health department is deluged with
questions in regard to the safety of
bathing places. The only safe place
that the Board can recommend at
the present time is a swimming pool
licensed as Class A. Class B and C
pools are reasonably safe if they are
given proper daily care.
The State Board of Health has not
been authorized by law to license
WILD LIFE
Ban
ce
Auspices
MORROW COUNTY
HUNTERS AND ANGLERS
CLUB
County Pavilion
Heppner
SAT., JULY 9
GOOD MUSIC
Admission 25c with club mem
bership card, or 75c including
one year's membership in the
Morrow County Hunters and
Anglers Club.
Thursday, July 7, 1938
bathing beaches. The safety of these
beaches depends entirely on the
amount of pollution that takes place
in these streams as they drain the
valleys through which they flow.
In a closely populated district where
the cities are using the water car
riage method of sewage disposal,
the streams are contaminated and
are apt to be unfit for bathing pur
poses. Every intelligent person
should know by this time that the
Columbia and Willamette rivers be
low Portland are unfit places for
swimming.
Many of the larger streams of this
state are unsafe from a sanitary
standpoint for swimming purposes.
As long as cities are permitted to
dump raw sewage into these rivers
there is no possibility of rendering
them safe to bathers. A remarkable
improvement in sewage treatment in
the state could be obtained if it were
possible to secure legislation which
would require all cities to render
harmless all sewage before it is per
mitted to be dumped into the
streams. The first step in this di
rection has been taken by the Na
tional Government by the enactment
of a law whereby it is possible for
states to cooperate with each other
in a campaign to clean up the streams
of the entire country. A law which
would make it possible for the state
of Oregon to cooperate in this pro
gram has been prepared and it is
hoped that this movement can be
voted upon at the next general elec
tion. Theoretically, the only safe
place for bathing would be in water
which is fit for drinking purposes.
It has been found that the only way
to provide water for safe drinking
purposes at the present time is to use
some method of purification. The
smaller streams in the sparsely set
tled districts of this state are of
course much less dangerous than
those in the more populated dis
tricts. Many of our smaller streams
in the mountains are safe but there
is no way of absolutely safeguarding
them from human contamination.
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