TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
DAY, MARCH 23, 1923
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The telephone girl—how few of us
Published Every Friday By The
who use the phone many times per
Headlight Publishing Company. Inc., day realize that the owner of the
Tillamook, Oregon
gentle voice at “Central” may prove
An
Managing Editor herself a heroine any day. She is
there, meeting every call upon her
Telephones
and doing it without any bragging or
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bluster.
Mutual Telephone
The cases where a great disaster
has
brought out the true mettle of
Entered as second class mail
matter in the U.S. postoffice at the telephone girl are many, but
there are more cases where some real
Tilla mook, Oregon.
heroic act is "all in the day’s work.”
; SUBSCRIPTION RATES
The telephone girl is called upon for
One Year, By Mail .............. $2.00 many things and quick thought is
Six Months, By Mail ........... $1.00 needed every time.
$ .75
Take the case of the girl in Bryn
Three Months, By Mai)
Mawr, Pennsylvania. She saw a sig
Payable in advance
nal at her switchboard, plugged in
to
answer the call and heard moans
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♦ over the phone. She acted—a doctor
♦ OCR EDITORIAL POLICY ♦ was called sent to the place and prob
♦ ably saved the life of the woman who
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had fallen just as she started to
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sup-
advocate,
aid
1. To
♦ port any measures that will ♦ phone. Yet the young woman, her
♦ bring the most good to the ♦ self a bride of but two weeks, re
♦ garded it as part of her work. She
♦ most people.
♦ 2. To encourage industries ♦ was trained to think in emergency—
♦ to establish in Tillamook ♦ and was ready when the emergency
♦ came. It is this training that makes
county.
♦ 3. To urge the improvement ♦ heroines or heroes in everyday life.
Daily News.
♦ of a port for Tillamook City. ♦ —Waukegan (Ill.)
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♦ 4. To insist on an American ♦
Word
has
been
received
by Mr. and
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♦ (■¡standard of labor.
♦ 5. To be politically indepen * Mrs. W. T. House of the death of
♦ dent, but to support the can- ♦ their son in a logging accident at
♦ -di lates for public office who ♦ Tillamook. The funeral was held
♦ twill bring the most good to ♦ yesterday at Independence. Judge
♦ jthe people of Tillamook ♦ and Mrs. George W. Stapleton and
♦ Bounty and of the State of ♦ daughter Georgia went to the funer
♦ al.—Gresham Ooutlook.
♦ «Oregon.
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Company K, Oregon
National
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Guard, located in Independence for
several years until it was permitted
FRIDAY, MKRCH 23, 1923
to go to sleep, and transferred to
Tillamook last summer, is now lead
MIGHT BE WORTH TRYING
ing all other units in point of drill
A Coos Bay paper makes mention attendance. The National Guard«-
of th* fact that Coos county has in- man says: "The highest standing,
Btalle< a "bull pen” in which county since the present system of rating
prisoners are kept breaking rock for organizations on drill attendance
the county roads. The idea sounds went into effect, was attained in
feasible and might be worth trying January by the youngest infantry
unit, Company K,-162nd Infant.«}’,, at
in Till amook county. It seems waste
Tillamook, when that unit hung up
county
ful to have prisoners in the
jail, living in the unhealthful atmos a record of 97.9 percent. Keen riv
phere of indoors, and feeding them, alry for first place on the rating
without any recompense for the ex sheet has existed between Com
pense they are to the public. Our panies K and G, 162d Infantry, and
preaer *. plan is bad for the prisoner the 486th Company. C. A. C. Com
pany G, for many months past, has
and for the county.
consistently have large turnouts for
drill, but the spectacular achievement
of Company K caused a flurry in
LIVING LONG
Captain
National Guard circles.
Shearer, the cammanding officer, is
Half of us live to be 60, and nearly
as to how
* fourth of us reach 75. This cheer being besieged with quiries
the miracle has been accomplished.—
ful state of affairs is announced by
Dr. Louis I. Dublin, chief statistician Independence Enterprise.
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of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
The basketball tournament for Till
Company.
«The average person at 50,” says amook, Washington and Yamhill
Dr. Dublin, “may now hope to live counties opened here Friday night at
to the age of 71—or, as we put it, the college gymnasium. The tourna
th« average length of life remaining ment was staged under the auspices
to each one of the s urvivors at age of the Cardinal “L” club of the col
60 is 21 more years. Even at 70 lege. The Forest Grove high school
there is more than nine years of ex teams refused to play and so the
pectation and so on in a diminishing Cloverdale team was substituted.
The first game was between Clo
degrv- to the end.”
The average baby born in America verdale and Tillamook. The first
in 1901 could be expected to live 49 half was slow and neither team seem
ed to be able to connect with the bas
years 3 months.
The average baby born in 1923 kets, for many shots were attempted
shouli. reach 65, thanks to great The half ended with the score 11 to
stride by medicinal science, espec ‘ 8 in favor of Tillamook. During the
ially in saving the lives of children second half Cloverdale got twice as
during babyhood and early childhood. many shots. However, they failed to
As a matter of fact, children born connect, Tillamook easily won the
in 1»23 may, for all we know, live to game by a score of 22 to 13.
In the main game of the evening
an average of 100, 150, or more.
Starting discoveries, in the way of Newberg high school lost to Tilla-
prolonging human life, may be made mook high school 19 to 17. This was
before more years, by the use of ra the final game in the district tourna
dium or artificially stimulating the ment to decide which team would
endoc: ne glands of the body—thy- represent Washington, Yamhill and
Tillamook counties in the state tour
roid, adrenals, etc.
Th< great strides that have been nament in Salem this week. Tilla
made n the last 20 years, in prolong mook in the first half outplayed the
ing the average duration of human Newberg boys in every department,
life, have been mostly by reducing the half ended with the score 14 to
Manti - death rate. Science is turn- 3 in favor of Tillamook. In the sec
ing its attention to similar service ond half Newberg staged a rally.
for mature people. Much is possible. With three minutes to play they tied
I the score. It was necessary to play
And considerable is probable.
Rome time when you have an idle two extra periods of five minutes
hour, get out the family Bible or each. With two minutes to play ir:
whatever you keep the records in, the last period Tone of Tillamook
and figure up the average age at shot a basket from near the center of
whteh people in your family die. It the floor and won for Tillamook. I*.
will teach you what years are apt to Babcock for Newberg converted five
ho Most critical in your life the *■1« out of IS attempts, while for
ttaM when health must be safeguard- Tillamook Mathews converted one
out of six attempt«, C. Johnson three
ad Meet.
oat of seven attempts and L. John
son one out of two attempts. New
Cmvslhs—Drainape of about four berg made six field goals and Tilla-
kpafeed acres of land in the vicinity mook seven.—McMinnville Telephone
tlbcoln school started.
Register.
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tWinaw— Sawmill with 20,000 feet
That outside capital is seriously
«■pfiitty to be established here.
■Mg* to cost 1200,000 to be built considering the establishment of a
•crMB Willamette river at Harria- creamery and cheese factory in Dal
las was the information given out
Wednesday to Floyd Senter, secre
tary of the Commercial club, by P
B. Sibley who represents a cbeese
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factory and creamery house in Pert building completed and ready foi bus
land. An investigation by the capi iness by that date.— Bay Ci‘y Exam-
tal to be represented is now being iner.
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made by those interested.
The establishment of a cheese fac
Alvin A Robb, who is employed
tory in this city is also being foster by A. M. Matlock, formerly cf this
ed by the Dallas Commercial club, city, who is erecting a sawmill near
which has appointed a committee of Hemlock, Tillamook county, spent
a number of representative dairy Sunday at his home here.—Polk •’ "in
men of the county to see who would ty Itemizer.
pledge the product of their cows for
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its successful operation. This com
The coming of the more beautiful
mittee of dairymen is working in days will mean that one will circu
conjunction with the manufacturing late more and do less hibernating.
committee of the club. A report is This will increase one’s vitality and
expected to be submitted in the nea- ward off disease.—McMinnville News
future when, no doubt, some definite Reporter.
action will be taken. It is planned
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at present to make the contemplated
Justice as we administer it has
cheese factory a co-operative con some strange results. Husted Walters
cern and the farmers will be given last week justly paid the penalty for
an opportunity to purchase stock at his crime on the gallows, but how
the rate of $10 per share.—Polk about the “trunk murderer” who was
County Observer.
released and the “gas pipe” murder
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er who leaves prison walls behind
If the one greatest law of personal him this month, and the swarm of
and social conduct were fully and others convicted of taking human life
sincerely adopted and practiced by whom the newspapers tell us are en
the people of this or any other nation joying life at public expense as
there would be little need for the “trusties” without the prison walls?
thousands of volumes of statutes, It appears to be a hit and miss bus
state and national, that now weigh iness all the way through, and the fel
down the shelves of our law libra low who first depicted justice as a
ries. There would be little need for blind goddess knew what he was
our courts, civil and criminal, and about.—Hillsboro Independent
small use for our jails and other cor
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rectional and penal institutions. The
The cost of all forms ot govern
age long differences between capital ment in this country, including fed
and labor would fade away, along eral, state and munici
expense,
with destructive religious controver may bo as much as !
f >r e-i h
sies, and all jealousies, quarrels, un family of four persons,
this sum
fairness and oppression.
would probably include
cost of
T’- e Gol-ien Rule consistently and putli. schools, fire and
onscientiuasly applied would be a tection, etc., as well as the expens<
gicat leveler and harmonize* for the ■of military protection and the w.-r
buyer and seller, the employer a1:, debt, the country cels great. 1 ni’ t
employe, ruler and subject, husband for its money. H >w»v>->. if this vas
and wife, rich and poor, learned and sum of money were spent with the
ignorant.
same efficiency that is echieved by
Can anyone think of a situation or business corporations, better results
condition where it would not a, ply could be had for less mon» y. Ever}
and if applied lead to immerse im citizen should think of himself as 3
provement in understanding, cooper stockholder in a great buxines« c'T
ation and consummation ?
eern . which serves him and his. fam
Then why don’t we for the sake of ily. He can not expect satisfactory
humanity and our own good adopt dividends in the shape of good gov
and live it?—Gresham Outlook
ernment, unless he devotes effort and
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thought to his duties as a citizen.
Corporations and the state mov- Every time he v< ces for a poorly qua!
slowly on any project. The Brig! ified man for public office, he takes
ton-Monhattan road is now waiting money out of his own pocket. • Ros,
nn a decision of the S. P. regarding bUrg Newr Review
right of way. Last reports are to
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the effect that negotiations have
The Riverside Rooms, owned by J.
reached the stage where an early L. Ketch, this week were sold by him
agreement can be reached by those to E. A. Worthington of Tilla.nook
eoncerned. The necessary money has he announced Tuesday afternoon. In
been set aside, but it is hoped that the deal Mr. Ketch acquired posses
work will start on the job soon as sion of a 40-acre dairy ranch thre'
time is flying and summer will soon miles from Tillamook.
be here.—Wheeler Reporter.
Mr. Worthington is said to be s
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man of business experience and in
Within the next week or ten days addition to managing the rooming
Al Repass, of the contracting firm of house intends to put on a truck line
Repass Bros., of Garibaldi, will com to the coast. He is a family man,
mence construction work on a two- having five children. He expects to
story building on his property on the take possession here the first of April
highway from which he recently bud and will move the family here to re
side at that time.
his residence house removed.
Mr. Ketch says he does not intend
The structure is to be 30x70 feet
in dimensions, the lower floor of to devote much time to dairying bu*
which, according to Mr. Repass, will will push his insurance business in
be fitted up for a movie theatre to which he is more interested. Mr.
suit an already available show man, Kc-tch has been an active member of
and the upper story will be parti the Booster club and otherwise has
tioned off into sleeping rooms, with taken a prominent interest in devel-
exception of a three room apartment j opment of projects here and his ab-
reserved for living quarters by Mr. sence will be missed.—Sheridan Sur.
and Mrs. Repass.
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The moving picture man desire«
In the year 1922 the Linn county
that his part of the building be ready farm bureau fostered a county-wid'
for occupancy by May 1, but M-. Re. tuberculosis eradication campaign
pass says that he will have the whole that resulted in the testing of 3458
FEATURES
head of cattle in 519 dairy herds. The
Gearhart—New hotel to be built.
general favor with which this w-'k
was received resulted in the introduc
Astoria to have central heating
tion of a bill into the legislature pro plant.
viding that the testing of dairy cat
Science with the aid of the air-
tle for tuberculosis shall be compul
sory in Linn county. This bill, which
was drawn by County Agent A. C
Heyman, has been enacted into a law
and is effective July 1, 1923.—Oregon
Farmer.
plane, has accomplished the feat of
"making it rain.” What we want
mure is some one to discover a way
to make it stop raining.—Vernonia
Eagle.
AUCTION SALE
Random Thoughts
Some men are good at salesman
ship. but they couldn’t collect even
their own thoughts.
MONDAY, MARCH 26,1 P. M
Some women are so badly out of
condition that when they powder,
they “puff.”
1-2 mile north of city at Clark Hadley’s barn
Note that a dancer six feet, eight
inches tall was arrested. He probab
ly danced too long.
19 Head grade cattle
1 Pure Bred Jersey
The difference between garb and
garbage is merely a matter of time
Heaven help the town whose citi
zens are self-satisfied.
THESE COWS ARE NOW FRESH OR WILL
BE FRESH SOON
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who used to wear those
detachable cuffs?
Job was a patient man—but
never had his wife use his razor for
a can opener.
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The man who is “stuck on himself'
usually finds that no one else is.
The man who says that he’d rather
bt i ight than to be President, will I
probably never be either.
L. G. ARTS and M. TURNER
COL. HUGHES, Auctioneer
TERMS: months on approved paper.
W. J. RIECHERS, Cashier
A skyscraper may not be full of
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romance, but there are many stories
about it.
The man who thinks he is always
eight often gits left.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
When friendship develops into mat
nage the butcher, the baker, and th<-
grocerymao laugh.
There is only one place in Tillamook where you
can get them
When the king reigns lie careful
how you hale.
The butcher may not. strike you as
overly jolly, but you'll have to admit
that he does quite a bit of cutting up.
Sperry’s Drifted Snow Flour and Powdered
Sugar that won’t lump. That’s at
An optimist, my son, is a fellow
who will bet on the weather or a
horse race.
CONOVER & CONOVER
Since th« abolishment of the 19th
hole the golf players are used to
water hazards.
You may lead a boy to school,
you cannot make him think.
The navy is making old salts
of fresh kids.
Favorite fiction: “Son, this is
ing to hurt me worse than it
you.”
Why is it that when a fat m^n m
trying to reduce all his friends in-
vite him to dinner parties?
Even a horse that is not balky
seems to be there with the "neigh.”
A man may be on the level and still
have his ups and downs.
when You Travel
No matter when you go
South or East, you’ll find
four high-class “Shasta
Route trains at your service
daily.
Convenient schedules, com
fortable equipment and the
assurance of safety, adds
much to the enjoyment of
your journey.
Low round trip tickets to
San Francisco, Santa Bar
bara, Los Angeles, and San
Diego, on sale daily limited
June 30th.
CALL FOR GENERAL FUND
WARRANTS
All outstanding county genera!
fund warrants endorsed prior to and
including W.ie 30th day of Septem
ber, 1922, will be paid upon presenta
tion. Interest ceases this 21st day
of March, 1923.
KATHLEEN MILLS, County Treas
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Inquire of local ticket agent for de
tailed information and descriptive
folders or write.
JOHN M. SCOTT,
General Passenger Agent
Portland,Ore gon
A PUBLIC
DEMONSTRATION
OF OUR NEW
Burglar Alarm Sy st’m
Will be given all day Monday, March 26th. The Public is invited to call and
inspect this system which we have installed in our vaults ind 1 •’
g room.
FIRST NATI0NA1
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NOTICE
DAIRYMEN
If you anticipate buying anything
Jia lins
cutting mi-
ehinery, or farm hnplements of any kind, tt will pay you to
In vast urate our prices
We can save you money. We handle
the famous Molln« Line.
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