Thursday, Feb. 1, 1940 Hcppncr Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE, Established March 30, 1883: THE HEPPNER TIMES, Established November 18, 1897; CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published every Thursday morning by CBAWFOBS PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second-class matter. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 Three Years 5.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months .75 Single Copies .05 Official Paper for Morrow Connty Death and Taxes rEATH and taxes, we have always been led to believe, are inevit able. There is an element of truth about this statement that has always been accepted, with certainly about death and with some reservations about taxes. The old adage has sometimes been cited with the ob servation that we cannot check death, but we can reduce taxes. In recent years there has been a reversal of form, and figures seem to prove that the opposite is hap pening. In 1900 our national ratio- the-ratio of taxes to national income was eight per cent. Now it is more than 23 per cent. Meanwhile, , our death rate has gone down from 17.6 persons per 1,000 population in 1900 to 11.2 persons today. The burden of taxation is nearly three times as .high as it was a gen eration ago. The death rate is one third less. In other words, we have accomplished the impossible while failing to do the possible. Hcppncr Students Active at Pacific Heppner students enrolled at Pa cific university, Forest Grove, are listed among the activity leaders in the school, according to Edwin Ingles, director of admissions. In gles, himself a former teacher in Morrow county, has written the Ga zette Times about these students and their activities. Elwayne Lieuallen is enrolled as a senior. He is majoring in physical education and plans to teach and coach in some Oregon high school next year. As a member of the var sity football team two years, pres ident of his fraternity last year, stu dent manager in his sophomore year, he has won the respect and admiration of his fellow students. Leonard Gilman, junior, is well known throughout the state for his football ability. He was injured the latter part of the season this year but was not eliminated from mem bership on the Northwest confer ence team. He has won his third consecutive letter in football. JVIaxine McCurdy, sophomore, Tates well as a student and carries several student activities. Robert Campbell, Lexington, is .enrolled as a freshman, as is Wil liam Irwin of Ukiah, who formerly Jive at Heppner. Bank Offers Patrons New Type of Service Money orders are now available at the Heppner Branch of The First National Bank of Portland, accord ing to B. C. Pinckney, manager. "This is a new bank service," Mr. Pinckney said. "It has been intro duced for convenience of persons who wish to mail money, pay bills and make instalment or mail order navments at a nominal cost. This new service, offered by all of our branches over the state, is open to all persons whether or not they use any other service of the bank." EXAMINATIONS SLATED Butter makers and cheese makers' examinations, required by law, will be given by the state department of agriculture March 11 at the Oregon State college campus dairy building in Corvallis, announces A. W. Metz per. chief of the dairy division. En rollment may be made any time with the state department of agriculture in Salem. Chemical Mixture Kills Weeds and Adds Fertilizer What appears to be a practical large-scale method of eradicating annual weeds from fall-sown grain and grass seed crops, as well as for eliminating weeds from lawns, is being developed at the Oregon ex periment station through research carried on by L. E. Harris, assistant agronomist. Successful results have been obtained on limited areas and will be tried out on a larger scale this season, says Harris. Tests made here two years ago revealed that a commercial chemi cal called sinox was effective in er adicating annual weeds, including volunteer vetch or peas, from grain crops. Last year investigators got even better results by combining a smaller amount of sinox with the common nitrogen fertilizer, amon ium sulphate. The material is ap plied as a water solution contain ing V2 of 1 per cent of sinox, and 20 per cent amonium sulphate. Although this costs about $3.75 per acre to apply, increases in yields of ryegrass seed last season averag ed $20 per acre, and in some cases as high as $28, from such applica tions. Increases come both from killing the weeds and from the fer tilizer value of amonium sulphate. The material may be applied with any power spray outfit with a "boom" attachment to spray the li quid from several nozzles in front or to the side of the vehicle. Success ful applications have been made from February 21 to as late as April 10, depending on the stage of growth. The younger the weeds the easier they are killed. The same materials, but applied stronger, make the best lawn weed eradicator yet found by the col lege. About 1-3 pound of sinox paste and one pound of amonium sulphate, each dissolved separately in about IVz gallons of water, before sinox is added to the latter, will cov er 250 square feet of lawn. Grass will turn brown but will quickly recover. Distribution of sinox in Oregon is expected to be arranged this season, says Harris. Western States Top Foreign Car List Sixty-five percent of the tourists visiting Oregon during the year 1939 came from Washington and Califor nia, figures compiled by Earl Snell, secretary of state, revealed today. Of the total of 149,502 visiting cars registered in the state during the year 69,958 were from California and 28,430 were from Washington. Non-resident registration for the year, topped that of 1938 by 10,529 cars, or an increase of 7.58 percent, Snell's figures showed. The year's total was the highest for any year except 1937 when heavy migrations from the mid-west dust bowl swell ed Oregon's tourist figures to 155, 161 visiting cars. Next to the two neighboring states on the Pacific coast, the north cen tral states sent the most cars to Or egon, accounting for 13.61 percent of the total. The mountain states accounted for 10.49 percent, 2.55 percent came from the north Atlan tic states, 2.53 percent from the south central states and 1.03 percent from the south Atlantic states. For eign cars and those registered from Alaska and the District ot Columbia, amounted to 3.98 percent. lone and Condon Townies to Meet A double-feature basketball event is scheduled to be played at lone Saturday evening with the lone and Condon Townie teams providing the competition. So far this season the lone squad has won six games and lost four. Condon has registered a perfect score up to date and lone is preparing to mar that record. lone boasts of several basketball celebrities in its line-up, including Gib Haller, three-year Pacific uni versity varsity; Ed Howell, ex-Pacific; Lt. Finley of the CCC who played two years with the Terrible Swedes, and Walter Bristow, Riley Munkers and Earl Pettyjohn, all good ex-high school talent. TEXAS CHILL STIRS OF DAYS OF LONG AGO IN HEPPNER News dispatches of the past two weeks have told of the cold snap which hit the south, severely dam aging the citrus crops and bringing no small amount of discomfort to the people. From Dallas comes di rect news of the "snap," but instead of complaining about the weather, the writer falls into a reminiscent mood about boyhood days in Hepp ner. The older generation will re call with the author, Garfield Craw ford, the instances mentioned and the later generation will get an in sight into Heppner life of that per iod. All people mentioned in the letter with two exceptions, are dead but their places in community his tory are fixed in the minds of a younger generation. The letter fol lows: "Coming into town on the bus a while ago and knowing that the thermometer was registering around 12 I recalled how, back in the good year of 1896, I used to have to dig out of bed at 6 a. m. and kick thru the snow to the old Gazette office and build fires so that when Otis Patterson would come breezing in he would have a comfortable edi torial den. Also, there was a big old box stove in the back office, carrying a drum, which ate wood like a saw mill. Then I would sweep out, possibly fire up the little old steam engine, and maybe wet the news print down in preparation for press day. In those days we printed twice a week. "I would look across Main street to see Frank Natter out with a wooden push shovel shoving the snow from the sidewalk up to the Brewery and making paths around through the Natter yard. Mike Rob erts would be heating up the old Minor store and George Aiken would be coming on shift at Swaggart & McAtee. I recall often looking down Main street toward the Willow creek crossing below the old Mc Farland home to see Jim McHaley coming up the street from his home on his dun colored saddler. Or. Pcsisicy's Big Dress Event! All Prices98c, 1.98, 2.98 Largest assortment of dresses we have ever had :WSfc '.JJ, .... k -7 V v rat fef L 'I h Av wh 1 fw f sties j o f, fit & n m UP MEMORIES perhaps Uncle "Lish" Sperry com ing up on his mule from the old Sperry home around the corner from Congressman Ellis' home. Jim Jones generally arrived around 7 o'clock from his home above town and business started in earnest at 7:30. Tim Bisbee was nearly always the first down to their store. I can see him yet with the sprinkling can on the sidewalk in front of the old store on summer mornings. Joe Williams was postmaster and Jake Wells his assistant, and China Jim, next to the old City hotel, had the most popular eating place in town for the run-of-the-mill folks. "The Palace hotel, that magnifi cent brick structure, filled up with travelling men nearly every night and poker games were as numerous as sheep on Dutton's hill. Heppner had a Salvation Army in those days and the women and girls were as smartly dressed as you would find in the largest cities. Dr. Swinburne and Dr. McSwords divided up the sick folks and George Conser was the most important financier in sev eral counties. Freight teams chok ed Main street and stage coaches bounced in and out of town almost hourly. This is what a breath of cold air will do for a fellow down here in Texas where we have had zero and around zero weather for ten days. Yes, it is unusual, last winter we had one slight skiff of snow. This winter we have had two snows and the fall of four inches has been on the ground for several days." CARLSON REPORTS WEATHER Precipitation in the Gooseberry Eight Mile section amounted to 2.18 inches for the month up to January 27, accoring to L. V. Carlson, offi cial observer for the district. In December the precipitation was 1.70 inches, making a total for the two months of 3.88 inches. In December the moisture came in rainfall, while in January it has been mostly from snow. The present precipitation is above the average, Carlson states. Mats 'juj b Stage All Set for Lexington Benefit For an enjoyable evening of dan cing Morrow county dance patrons are being urged to attend the ben efit dance at the Lexington grange hall Saturday evening sponsored by the Lexington high school Girls' League and the Lexington Oddfel lows. Proceeds of the dance are to go to help pay hospital expenses for Erma Scott, Lexington high school girl who has had to spend the past two months in The Dalles hospital as the result of an attack of pneu monia. Tickets are in the hands of the members of the Girls' League or may be procured at the stores in Lexington. Old-time and modern dance music will be furnished by Bert Mitchell and orchestra. NEW MONEY FOR YOUR OLD THINGS Your Discarded Furniture, Piano, Radio, Bicycle, Tods, Ice Box, can be sc!d with A WANT AD IN TI1JS NEWSPAPER IU Each May be obtained at any Branch of this Bank! Here is a new conven ient way to pay bills ... make installment or mail order payments or to send money any where in Oregon. First National Bank Money Orders may be obtained at any branch in amounts up to MOO ...at only 10 per order. You need not be a depositor to enoy this new service Qnij Utanclt FIRST NATIONA". BAN II OF PORTLAND HIMBEI FEOEIU DEfOtIT IIMUCl COBfORUIOI