The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-29

CCpI WHICH ClUScu III fOTllduu TIC
week before the recent road bond
election, which carried by a big majority,
were sorry for only one circumstance
that they had not a thousand prizes to
give.
So many boys and girls responded to
the invitation of S. Benson, the veteran
road enthusiast, to submit their argu-
ments for the proposed road improve
ment bonds that the judges had a hard
time, in deed, to pick the winners.
After much careful study first prize
was awarded to Charles Berst, a 14-year-
old boy, a member of the 9-B class Of the
Ladd School. His argument was based
was "Efficiency-First, Last and at All
Times" He complied with all the other
rules of the contest and presented a lot
of original points. The lad is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Berst, of 20S Sixteenth
street, Portland.
By a strange coincidence the second
prize of $25 was awarded to a girl who
is a member of the same class in the
prize. Her name is Amy Turner. She
is only 10 years old and is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Turner, of 22S
Tenth street. Her father is a machinist.
This little girl was born in Springfield,
Ohio, September /. 1901, and moved to
Portland with her parents in 1910. The
subject of her essay was What Oregon
Needs"
A Vote for Prosperity.
The third prize of $40 went to Mar
garet Scott, IA years old, a pupil at Fern
wood School. Her theme was "The Value
of ~Hard-Surfaced Roads"
The first prize essay, by Charles Berst,
on Efficiency, First, Last and at All
Times follows:
"A vote for the road bonds is a vote
for prosperity. Why? Because efficient
equipment is the secret of prosperity; and
hard-surfaced roads in this climate are
the only efficient ones for modern trans
portation.
dirt roads are useless seven or eight
months in the year and macadam Is not
practical. lie requires an expensive foun-
dation and will not stand the wear.
Might as we'll build an expensive hous
and cover 1t with a matched roof.
THE bond issue will benefit labor be-
cause the greater part of the cost will be
paid to labor.
ut will benefit the farmer by giving
him easy and quick access to the mar
kets, by increasing the value of his farm,
by giving his children a better chance for
education and making them contented
with farm life.
1T will benefit everyone in the city
because an improved surrounding country
is necessary for the development OF any
city.
Tourist Gold" Wanted.
1T will give all a chance at tourist
gold. at a cost of good eats, good Bull
Run water, a fine climate and the only
thing we now lack, the good roads to
the finest natural scenery in the world"
what Oregon Needs" is the subject
of Amy Turner's essay, which follows:
How much will good roads mean to
Oregon? They will benefit the rich and
the poor alike the merchant, the farmer
and the laborer.
"The farmer will be able to market
his produce much quicker, he will be
able to haul heavier loads, and his land
will become more valuable. People will
pass by his place the year around when
good roads are established. If we do
not have them, they will content them
selves riding around over our beautiful
streets. City people will become better
acquainted with the country, and there
will be a larger demand for land.
almost 100000 will be spent for
labor, which will certainly be a blessing
to the men who are out of employment.
The money they earn will create a great
err demand for the necessaries OF life,
therefore benefiting the merchant and the
farmer.
Another thing to be considered is the
character of the men who are promoting
good roads. They are men who have
made a success in life, from a business
standpoint. They pay large taxes and
are willing to assume the burden OF
taxes. that we, the coming generation
NAV profit by their good Judgment to-
wards progress and prosperity"
The third prize essay by Margaret Scott
on Value of Hard-Surfaced Roads, fol-
lows:
ITO many people roads mean merely
public highways, while really they are
the arteries through which the blood OF
nations flows.
uDnodz n - noad chiefly for commerce.