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Heppner
Gazette Times
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY. DEC. 16, 1937
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES.
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 16, 1912
Published every Thursday morning by
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and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager
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Official Paper for Morrow County
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DECEMBER
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Season's Good Cheer
WrITH announcement of the com
ing of a sawmill to Heppner this
week, and steps progressing in the
construction locally of an adminis
tration headquarters for the Hepp
ner district of the Umatilla National
forest, there is good cheer with
which to brighten the city's hopes
for the future. Another good econ
omic yardmarker is the setting of the
sale of remaining Farmers & Stock
growers National bank assets, ex
pected to repay stockholders' as
sessments in full plus the legal rate
of interest for the time the money
was used in process of liquidation.
More good cheer for the season
comes in the form of generous mois
ture which has led old-timers to re
mark the county looks the best, so
far as growing conditions are con
cerned, that it has at any time in the
last twenty years.
In all there is generous indication
that Morrow county is on the road
back from the deep throes of the
last depression, with reason to be
lieve that the next era of prosperity
will carry it to a higher peak of set
tlement and development than it has
ever before attained.
Such retarding factors as enter the
picture are not of local making. Just
at present depressed condition of
farm markets, the unsettled labor
situation, prospect of increased
freight rates, are factors of national
scope. Given an available market for
its products, settled working condi
tions under which to produce them
and reasonable transportation costs
to enable it to compete in markets
of the larger consuming centers
Morrow county will look to Wash
ington for no dole, will, in fact, pro
vide employment for many newcomers.
What is Best?
RAILROADS are a very vital fac
tor in the economic structure
of America, and their severe decline
in earnings may well be the concern
of everyone. Not alone do thousands
of railroad employees provide many
desirable consumers of farm prod
ucts, when they are well paid but
earnings upon capital stock which
affects many industries is the source
of expanded operations and the pro
vision of more jobs.
The railroads are entitled to a
sympathetic ear at this time if the
nation wishes to act in the course
of wisdom to better the common
weaL
But to our section it appears
doubtful if the railroad management
is following the proper course to
cure its own ills. It is asking a gen
eral increase in rates of 15 percent
to overcome losses in operation, and
to meet increased wage demands.
Such a rate increase here would
place an additional burden upon our
producers at a time when they are
already having difficulty selling their
products at a profit. The increase
here, it appears, would discourage
shipping on the rails to an amount
that would more than offset increase
in revenues expected to result from
higher rates.
There may have been a time when
railroads could increase income by
just adding to the freight cost. That
day is past, and the railroads have
suffered because they have for so
iong held to such an idea. Competi
tive carriers on the waterways and
highways have developed in the face
of such a situation to the point where
they have minimized the economic
value of rail transportation. And
even though railroad capital may
largely control other transportation
facilities than the rails, the contin
ued adherence to such a policy but
opens the way for development of
competition which may eventually
change the entire system of trans
portation control.
Railroad capital and railroad labor
have a common interest in seeing
that the first consideration is the
general economic benefit of their
operation. No uneconomic operation
can long endure in an enlightened
society.
Mustangs Upset
Lex Jackrabbits
The Jackrabbits issued advance
warning that they were going to
vanquish the Mustangs, but their ef
forts proved a fruitless venture as
Heppner defeated Lexington 24 to
17 Tuesday night on the latter's
home floor.
Playing an extremely rough game,
both teams were checking with and
folowing the ball as the opposing
squad brought it down the floor, and
many initiated trips to each other's
basket were interrupted by a wild
scramble for the ball in mid-court.
The game was one in which most
of the successfull attempts for field
goals were made from a point but
a short distance from the baske,t or
were converted from the foul line,
as Lexington made four free throws
the first half while sinking only one
basket.
Heppner took the lead on Van
Marter's lay-in shot, and Coxen soon
repeated with two point's after gain
ing the ball in a mix-up under the
basket. Davis, Lexington guard, de
creased Heppner's lead with a one
handed shot from the side, but Aiken
and Drake ke.pt the scoring machine
adding until Hepnper held a 9 to 6
advantage at half time.
Lexington came back in the sec
ond half with a successful free throw
by Peck and a basket by Jackson
that tied the score at 9 all. Morgan,
Heppner reserve, broke the tie on a
solo dash after breaking away with
the ball from mid-court. This seemed
to be the necessary incentive, as
Heppner made field goals quite fre
quntly thereafter to win by a 24 to
17 margin.
A total of twnty-three fouls were
called by Referee Ransier of lone,
with Van Marter of Heppner being
ejected from the game for commit
ting the necessary number of personals.
Cooked food and fancy work sale
at Case's store, Saturday, Dec. 18,
beginning at 1:30.
HARDMAN NEWS
Baby Arrives on
Brother's Birthday
By OPAL HASTINGS
On December 6, Dona Darlene ar
rived to the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lovgren. She
came as a birthday present to her
brother Larry who was three on that
day.
On Saturday night at the regular
meeting of the Odd Fellows the fol
lowing were initiated: Elmer Steers,
Sabin Hastings, Elmer Palmer and
James Stevens. Kenneth Batty and
Alfred Bergstrom were unable to be
there, but they plan to be initiated
in two weeks.
The new current events contest in
the upper grade room is individual.
Each person has one day to get
news. The contest will last until
the end of February.
Alene Inskeep was ill Wednesday
but is back in school now.
"Let's Talk" is the new name for
our parliamentary club and we all
feel sure that with a clever name
like this the club will be a success.
Mrs. Ida Harlow of Monument
was visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Stevens Saturday.
There will be a dance at the I. O.
O. F. hall Saturday night Music will
be furnished by Scott Brown's or
chestra. Everybody come.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Musgrave
were visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Steers Sunday. Arl
ton Stevens returned home with
them from Fox where he has been
working.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ayers are living
at the Yager apartments in Heppner.
Mrs. Ayers was brought home from
the hospital recently. Mrs. Walter
Farrens and Miss Dolly Farrens are
living with them at present.
The ski makers were right about
some snow this winter. The snow
fell fast for a few minutes last
Thursday, covering the ground, but
was soon melted bjj, a warm wind.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinnard McDaniel
and family moved into the house
previously occupied by the Battys.
virgil Fisher, owner of the Spray
pastime, visited Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Leathers, Tuesday.
Mrs. Stanley Robison informed us
that her father, E.J. Merrill, who is
in Portland is getting better slowly.
Harold Craber visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craber, Sunday.
Believe it or not one can get lost
in Hardman! The fog' has been so
dense here the last week that one
can hardly find his way. Even Mr.
Kerrick, the state accident preven
tion officer, was totally bewildered
by the enveloping fog. He had to
inquire how to find the road to
Heppner. The frost is two inches
thick on the north and west sides
of fences, telephone wires, etc. It
was so heavy on the box elder tree
in front of the hotel that it broke
one of the large limbs off.
Mrs. Blaine Chapel who has been
teaching at Olex has had to resign
because of illness.
Sunday evening about 8 o'clock
the fog visited Hardman for a short
time and then retired for the eve
ning. Mrs. Lewis Knighten had a sudden
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
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heart attack Wednesday evening.
They had Dr. McMurdo out for her.
Mrs. Maude Robison is staying with
her.
At Christian Endeavor Sunday
evening the delegates that went to
Milton-Freewater gave reports. The
delegates were Mrs. Neil Knighten,
Mrs. Muriel McCutcheon, Miss Iris
Morton, "Nona Inskeep, Mildred
Clary and Albert Schunk. Everyone
enjoyed the reports very much. We
are looking forward to a big crowd
next meeting.
$Miss Frances Inskeep and Miss
Opal Hastings were hostesses at a
birthday party at the high school on
Friday. There were 38 present. The
girls served sandwiches, coffee, and
angel food cake and ice cream. They
received many attractive presents
and many smelly ones (perfume).
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDonald
and Buster Bleakman have gone to
work for Bill Greener. Mrs. Mc
Donald will cook for the loggers.
Raymond and Buster will help with
the logging.
The "Community Sings" was well
attended but minus its leader, Mrs.
Neal Knighten. Mrs. McCutcheon
led in her place. It was decided
to call off the pageant that had
been planned to be given at Christ
mas time.
An unexpected spectacle was wit
nessed by Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leath
ers last Thursday as they were go
ing to Mrs. Thoma Mclntyre's
ranch. Mrs. Leathers noticed some
theing in a shed that looked like a
plow and she asked why a plow
was so far trom tne nouse, wnen lo!
and to their surprise it turned out
to be a bull elk. The elk was so '
poor they could almost count its
ribs. He just walked off and loiter
ed along until he was out of sight.
Everyone had better look at their
plow handles to see if they have
three points.
One of the most steady down
pours of rain ever witnessed in
December came last Friday and Sat
urday here. The weather we have
now is just like that of the early
spring. '
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