Page Four Heppner 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 CBAWPOBD FTTBLISHUJQ COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second-class matter. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year J2.00 Three Years 6.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months . .75 Single Copies 05 Official Paper for Morrow County The Awkward Bear OAS Hitler made the fatal error of his military career in declaring war on Russia? That is a question that has aroused more diversity of opinion in the last week among in formed commentators than any question that has arisen since the beginning of the present war in Eu rope. As has been pointed out by press and radio, there is really nothing in this turn of events to evoke sur prise. The former alliance of Hitler and Stalin was generally known to be a thAefs pact which could not last. And it was written in Mein Kampf of the future Germany which would include the Russian Ukraine. The part that has commentators guessing is the timing of the break. Hitler's strategy before has been uncanny in its accuracy, and speed and timing have been its basic fac tors. Hitler himself predicts that the Russian campaign will be short lived, and some commentators think his opion justified by circumstances. If it be true, the position of America will be jeopardized more than ever before, for development of events leave room for little doubt that Hit ler truly has plans of world con quest, and annexing of Russia would place his forces and those of his ally, Japan, in strategic position to combine in a war in the Pacific. Hitler knows Russia as a big awk ward bear. This bear was so back ward in its knowledge of modern warfare that it let its present ene my supply generals to teach its sol diers for the last several years. This fact alone places Hitler in a favor able position to know the metal of the opponent's fighting machine. But like a big awkward bear who may be easily spotted and whose meth ods of attack may be crude, Russia in its very size and potential strength offers more formidable op position than may be seen at first glance. A fierce native temperament has been reflected in the history of Rus sia, as well as in its art and its mu sic. It has shown a reckless aban don for life. Its reactions have al most always been .unpredictable. No matter how well Hitler's strate gy is planned at this time, he will find so many unpredictable elements in the big awkward bear that his best calculated plans are likely to go awry. This may be wishful thinking. But it relieves us to know that the mighty Hitler military machine has been turned toward the bear, which natural history relates has survived longer than any of the animals. It may be, like the big brown bear of Alaska, Russia will survive to pre sent a threat to mankind in future, but to be harmless, withal when man keeps out of his road. Noted Artists Slated For OSC Concert Series Oregon State College Four num bers have already been arranged for the 1941-42 concert series here, an nounces Percy Locey, director of educational activities. The serL-s will open October 8, with a quartet from the Metropolitan Opera com pany, which incluudes Rose Bamp ton, leading soprano, K. Meisle, Hullman and Weeds. Zino Francescatti. hailed as a sen sational new French violin star, will appear on January 29. Helen Jep son, leading prima donna of the Metropolitan, is scheduled for Feb ruary 25, while John Charles Their - as, noted radio, and opera singei.. will be heard April 29. Heppner O SOS! Your Guess Again edi tor is in trouble! Rush to his aid, bright readers. Simply indi cate your answers in spaces pro vided, check your answers for rating you may save our life (or is it lives?). , (1) Somebody called me an abo rigine (a) because I was bald; (b) because I was a native of Africa; (c) because I couldn't read or write; (d) because I was an I I American Indian. Gosh! ( (2) I got in trouble with a bunch of epicures because (a) they over charged me in the barber shop; (b) they were too fussy about what they ate; (c) they wore their shoes in bed; (d) they told lies I I about me. Golly! I I (3) They showed me this picture of a navy speedboat and wanted to know if those tubular jiggers on U:e side at the rear were (a) life rafts; (b) gas tanks; (c) torpedo tubes; (d) anti-aircraft I I guns. Was I stuck! (4) There was a lien on my house and I had to (a) get the roof fixed; (b) have the porch braced; (c) pay the interest; (d) move out before the house fell down. I I Was I scared ! (5) I fell out of a tree and smashed my clavicle and the doctor set my (a) elbow; (b) collarbone; (c) wrist; (d) fourth r I rib. Gee! I (6) (Today's toughie); I was go ing through the Panama canal and somebody asked me if the boat was traveling (a) north-south, or (b) east-west. Was J"-1 I puzzled! I I (7) Finally I got into, bed and bumped my head against the tester. Did I hit the (a) headboard; (b) the night-table; (c) the four-poster top; (d) the reading lamp. G'night "GUESS AGAIN" w ANSWERS Her" 1. (d) for 15 pts (Goodyl) 2. (b) for the same. (Thanks!) 3. (c) for only 10. (Easy?) 4. (c) for 15 more. (Get it?) 5. (b) for 10 (they break first).... 6. (b) for 20. (Get fooled?) 7. (c) for 15. (You got one, too?).. HERE'S YOUR RAT- ING: 90-100, super-ex- TOTAL tra-life-saver; 80-90, su per life-saver; 70-80, life-saver; 60-70, saver, try again. All State Responds To Forest Week Portland, June 26. Enthusiastic response from every part of the state is meeting efofrts to organize Ore gon for Governor Sprague's "Keep Oregon Green Week," June 30 to July 6. This is the report of Edmund Hayes, chairman of the executive committee of the Keep Oregon Gre.a association. John B. Woods, executive secre tary of the association, is directing a staff of forestry college students in covering the state in the inter ests of the special week. Purpose -f the field work is to perfect an or ganization for enrolling members. "Hearty encouragement is being extended to our workers every where," said Mr. Woods. "Oregonians generally express the belief that forest fire prevention is even more important than ever this year, since forest defense is a vital part of national defense." PEDAL CLEARANCE When the clutch pedal has little or no clearance above the floor board, making it difficult to engage the gears, have the condition cor rected at once,' advises the emer gency road service of the Oregon State Motor association. If neglect ed, this fault will cause excessive clutch wear and eventual slipping. Gazette Times, Heppner, Wheat Land No.w Culled Same as Livestock Herds The practice of culling wheat land in eastern Oregon and returning some to grass and other uses has reached large proportions in the last few years under the necessity of reducing wheat acreage. This pro cess may result in an improvement in operating economy on some farms, reports H. L. Thomas, research ec onomist with the Soil Conservation service, who is cooperating with the Oregon experiment station and the USDA in studies on this subject. Thomas' findings to date have just been published as station circular of information No. 247, by the ex periment station. Figures gathered by him show that between 1934 and 1940 approximately 180,000 acres have been retired from wheat in Oregon and seeded to crested wheat grass. Growers who have been en gaged in this process have reported, by means of a questionnaire, that this culling process has removed from cultivation shallow, low-yielding, and steep, erosive land for the most part. The financial result of the change from all wheat and fallow to wheat, grass and fallow is analyzed in the circular by citing a typical farm of atyoroximatelv 2600 acres on which 384 acres have been' diverted to crested wheat grass. The study re veals that, at present prices and on the basis of using the crested wheat grass for grazing rather than seed, the net return from the farm under the two programs is less by only $101 under the grass program than straight wheat "The question of which land and how much to take out of wheat production must be decided on the basis of individual needs and cir cumstances on each farm," says Thomas. "The urgency of soil con servation on the one hand, and farm income on the other must be considered for each individual field and parcel of land. Some farmers would regard the possible sacrifice of $101 per year as a low rate of insurance against further damage from soil erosion, or a nominal price to pay for many intangible benefits which accrue through the years rrom soil conservation. Caution at Curb Urg ed as Traffic Aid With approximately 40 percent of Oregon's pedestrian accidents in volving unsafe walking practices on the part of the person on foot, Earl Snell, secretary of state, today urg ed pedestrians to observe greater caution at the curb before starting across a busy street "Forty -five percent of the pedes trians struck at intersections are hit before they get more than four or five steps from the curb," Snell de clared. "This points to the import ance of looking first to the left, then to the right and then back to the left before stepping off the curb." Snell called attention to the new pedestrtian law, effective since June 14th, requiring motorists to give the riefht-of-wav to pedestrians cross ing on crosswalks when the person on foot enters or is about to enter the motorist's half of the street. Prior to this law. the motorist was re quired to sop and give he pedes- rian the right-of-way the instant the. walker left the curb. Careful observance of the pedestrian's rights on the part of motorists and observ of safe walking practices on the part of the pedestrian will reduce accidents of this type materially Snell said. SUMMER CONFERENCES ON Oregon State College With the of summer school here June 23, the campus staff not only resum ed instructional work but prepared for a series of summer educational conferences. First on the campus are groups of housemothers and other leaders of living groups from many states here for the second an nual three-week course in that field. On July 7 the annual conference of Smith-Hughes teachers of agricul ture will convene for three weeks, while on July 9 and 10 will be held the sixth annual conference on gui dance and adult education. Apology is only egotism wrong side out Oregon I Joe Carson, Jr., to I Speak at Walla Walla Walla Walla, June 26.-Toseph K. Carson, Jr., former mayor of Port land and just recently named west coast director of civilian defense, has accepted an invitation to deliv er the patriotic address in Walla Walla the afternoon of July 4 at a farmers' picnic in Pioneer park. Crson will crown the Fourth of July celebration queen the evening of July 3, preceding the initial per formance of a pageant, "America on Parade," in which 600 persons will take part. Carson recently was nam ed to the civilian defense post by Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia of Nevv York CM, national director. The Washington state penitentiary band of 60 pieces will participate in the Fourth of July parade, whijh will be held at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. Entries in this event will close early next week, total prize money depending somewhat upon final entries. Winners in each sec tion will receive $15.00, with the sweepstakes winner receiving $35. These division are planned: Grange, Farm Bureau and 4-H clubs, civic clubs, fraternal organizations, mil itary and service bodies and com mercial. The Fourth of July events will be the first this group has been per mitted to take part in an out-of-the-walls event of this nature. It will al ternate at Pioneer park during the aftemoon's farmers' picnic in play ing with the V. F. W. junior band of Walla Walla. Final rehearsals are being held this week for the pageant, "America on Parade," which will be present, ed nightly July 3 to 5 inclusive at the fairgrounds. A square dance contest between representatives of the grange and farm bureau will be held Fri '.ay night, July 4, following the pageant with $20 at stake. A queen's ball has been arranged for Saturday night, July 5, as the concluding e ' ent of the celebration. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT In memory of Brother William T. Reynolds, who died June 17, 1941. Once again death hath summoned a Brother Odd Fellow, and the gold en gateway to the Eternal City has opened to welcome him to his home. He has completed his work in the ministering to the wants of the af flicted, in shedding light into dark ened Souls and in bringing joy into the places of misery, and as his re ward has received the plaudit "well done" from the Supreme Master. And whereas, the all-wise and merciful Master of the Universe his called our beloved Brother horr.i, and he having been a true and faith ful member of our beloved Order, therefore be it Resolved, that Lone Balm Lodge, No. 82, I. O. O. F. of Hardman, Ore gon, in testimony of her loss, drape its Charter in mourning for thirty days and that we tender to the family of our deceased brother our sincere condolence in their deep affliction and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family. Nelson Knighten, Glenn Far- ' iens, Sabin Hastings, Committee. ANNOUNCEMENT t . t 4 $ $ $ $ $ 5 l $ J 4 $ J t $ At the request of the Treasury De partment we announce a new feature of interest and service to many readers who are buying or will buy Defense Sav ings Bonds and Stamps. This will be called the Defense Bond Quis, and will start in next week's issue. The questions will be chosen from among those asked by most Bond and Stamp buyers. The answers will tell what the new Defense Savings Pro gram means to the individual and to the Nation. A i. A A it it i. A A A A A A A A A A A it. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A -- -- - - Thursday, June 26, 1941 Morning Glory Kill Shows Good Results Killing morning glories while at the same time increasing the crop yield from an abandonlment figure to one as good or even better than those adjoining farms not infested) with weeds is the result being ob tained on the morning glory control tory Stories," Richardson (juvenile). Umatilla county, according to C. D. Conrad, local county agent Of greatest interest to farmers from the Columbia river basin coun ties who visited the station during the recent toxfr, states Conrad, is th fact that the regular summerfal-low-wheat system of farming can be followed and at the same time er adicate the morning glories. The eradication is being accom plished by following a continuous cultivation progrma during the sum mer fallow year and after the crop is removed during the crop year. Complete eradication has not been obtained in the short period of time that the experiment has run but to show the results that have been obtained, the particular field where the experiments are being conducted had been abandoned for the ten yea period prior to the establishment of the trials because of the heavy morning glory infestation. After year of summerfallow during which the continuous cultivation plan was followed the grain crops are now equal to those on adjoining farms where there are no weeds, accord ing to Conrad. . experiment station near Cayuse in ducted on Indian agency land with, the Oregon State college, the exten sion service, and Umatilla county cooperating. A summary of practices to be fol lowed for the control of morning glory by cultivation and cropping will be given in next week's Gazette Times. NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY The American Legion auxiliary has bought three more new books for their shelf in the library. Each year the auxiliary gives $5.00 worth of books. The three new books are "They Came to the River," McKay; "Oregon, End of the Trail," Ameri can Guide Series, and "Oregon His tory Storie," Richardson (juvenile). RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT Whereas it has pleased our Heav enly Father to summon to her Eter nal home our beloved sister Lena B. Cox, who was a faithful member for many years and Past Matron of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star; Be it resolved that we bow in humble submission to the will of the Omnipotent, and extend to the be reaved family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy. That we drape our Charter in mourning in memory of our departed sister; that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the, Chapter, a copy sent to the family, and one to the press for publication. Sara McNamer, Ella Benge, Arch Ball, Committee. WANTED Reliable girl or wo man to care for two children and housework. GT 102. 17-18p. $ $ J $ J $ J $ $ $ $ $ JH$Mf