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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, January 6, 1938
STATE PARTICIPATION IN RED CROSS
HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN PROBABLE
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Heppner
Gazette Times
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THE HEPPNER TIMES,
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Official Paper for Morrow County
A Big Order
NO ONE who heard President
Roosevelt's message to the new
congress as it convened Monday
could find fault in any particular
with the high ideals of the admin
instration program it set forth. Cer
tainly no one may question the de
sirability of maintaining peace as a
nation, at the same time preserving
the nation's honor and integrity that
it may continue as the leading pro
ponent of peace among nations of the
world; and there are few who will
take exception to the statement that
democratic government is the best
form of government by which to at
tain that high purpose.
Again no person with least hint of
humanitarianism in his make-up
will question the desirability of at
taining a permanently prosperous
agriculture, or of lightening the bur
den of overworked laborers while
permitting them to earn a comfort
able livelihood covering more than
the mere necessities of life.
These are high socialistic ideals of
the first water which permit no
questioning. That they were deliv
ered in the president's usual golden
voice and convincing manner is a
tribute to the worthiness of the man
In the White House.
But what any citizen may reason
ably question is the means employed
toward attaining the pictured goal.
Every thinking person, and that
should be every John Citizen in the
United States, has a right to ask
whether the measures applied will
truly bring about the desired end.
The statements uttered by Presi
dent Roosevelt Monday varied wide
ly from those made by Candidate
Roosevelt back in the campaign of
1932. When running for office Mr.
Roosevelt pledged economy in gov
ernment, a balanced budget. Now
President Roosevelt says, in effect,
we must accommodate the future
to present budgetary standards mak
ing it the interest of government to
increase the national income to the
point where usual tax measures will
return enough revenue to balance
the budget and eventually to pay
off the present indebtedness.
That in effect is the keynote of
the instruction of the chief executive
to the congress. It is no less Utopian
than the Townsend plan. What it
fails to take into consideration are
the facts of life as they exist. It
sounds much like the head of a bus
iness enterprise telling his staff of
salesmen at a house party: "Well,
boys, we're going to continue right
on with this good time, and all you
have to do is bring in enough busi
ness to pay the bill while we're do
ing it."
State Waging War
Against Syphilis
(Oregon State Board of Health)
The State of Oregon is committed
to a campaign of education against
syphilis and an efficient scheme of
treatment. These two measures are
only a beginning and will not suf
fice in eradicating this truly pre
ventable disease. The arguments
against the reporting do not out
weigh the gravity of the situation.
Private consideration must give way
in the interests of disease preven
tion. Persons having syphilis must
be under the supervision of a com
petent physician until cured. Com
pulsory treatment is absolutely es
sential to complete control of this
social disease. The state is now in
tervening since there is a popular
demand that venereal diseases be
placed under control. Once the pub
lic realizes the real danger of the
venereal disease, every effort will
be made to meet the situation. With
the combined efforts of physicians,
public health officials, educators,
and the public, syphilis can be con
quered next. Public health officials
and the medical profession have the
same objective in controlling the
venereal diseases. It is not to make
industry more efficient although we
hope we shall. It is not to secure
more money, though success will
save us very much. It is hot to make
us any more comfortable and con
tented though syphilis causes much
discomfort and discontent. It is to
make the lives of the citizens of this
state more healthful and more se
cure. No one plan for the control of sy
philis is applicable. Each city and
county in this state needs to be stud
ied and a plan of action developed
to meet particular needs. Certain
basic principles, however, have gen
eral application. These principles
may be summarized briefly as fol
lows: 1. There should be a trained pub
lie health staff to supervise treatr
ment, follow up delinquents and to'
find sources of infection and con
tacts in each city and county in this
state.
2. The state laws requiring report
ing of cases, delinquencies, sources
of infection and contacts should be
rigidly enforced.
3. Premarital medicaj examina
tions including sero-diagnostic tests
should be made a legal requirement
at the next election.
4. Diagnostic services should be
made freely available to every phy
sician. 5. Treatment facilities should be of
good quality with convenient hours
and location.
6. Antisyphilitic drugs should be
made available to physicians for
treating cases who are unable to pay
the established fees.
7. Routine serodiagnostic tests
need to be used more widely.
8. Courses for physicians in mod
ern diagnosis, treatment and con
trol should be made available to
every medical group in the state.
9. The public educational program
must be persistent, intensive, and
aimed at those individuals in the
age group in which syphilis is most
frequently acquired.
Commission to Hear
Angling Objections
The Oregon State Game commis
sion will hold its annual hearing re
garding regulations on Friday, Feb
ruary 11, 1138, in its offices in 616
Oregon building, Portland, at 10 o'
clock, a. m., announces F. B.' Wire,
supervisor.
At this time the 1938 angling sea
sons and bag limits will be deter
mined, and sportsmen and others
interested are requested to submit
their recommendations in regard to
the following: ?
1. Is present trout season satis
factory? 2. Is present trout bag limit satis
factory? 3. Is the closing of any waters
recommended?
4. Is the opening of any waters
now closed recommended?
Recommendations in writing
should be forwarded to the office of
the game commission not later than
Saturday, February 5, in order that
they can be compiled and submitted
in adance to the commission for con
sideration. It is assumed that any
organization not furnishing any rec
ommendations will be satisfied with
such regulations as are now made
by the commission.
All regulations made at this meet
ing will be embodied in the 1936
angling synopsis and changes there
after will not be considered by the
commission except in case o emer
gency. NEW AIR PROGRAM
A new "all Oregon" evening farm
hour program from KOAC, state col
lege radio station at Corvallis, had
its first broadcast Saturday, Janu
ary 1, and will appear at regular in
tervals, announces Burton Hutton,
director of KOAC agricultural pro
grams. In instituting this new fea
ture, Hutton solicited the coopera
tion of newspapers from all parts of
the state which will assist in bring
ing news and opinions of interest.
Salem At conferences with A. L.
Schafer, Red Cross managed in the
Pacific area, held here recently,
Governor Charles H. Martin, Secre
tary of State Earl Snell, and other
state officials, enthusiastically en
dorsed the Red Cross Highway Safe
ty campaign.
Plans were discussed to increase
the number of fixed stations and to
have the highway patrol cars and
the road maintenance trucks and
crews serve as Red Cross First Aid
mobile units.
The conferences also discussed
plans to have all school bus drivers
take the Red Cross instruction in
First Aid methods. Consideration
also is being given to a proposal that
Oregon designate on its state road
maps the location of all Red Cross
First Aid stations. This plan now
is in effect in a number of western!
states; In a statement to the. public
Governor Martin said:
"As Governor of Oregon, I can
say that this state is backing the
American Red Cross one hundred
percent in its nationwide crusade to
save lives by reducing the number
of accidents on our public highways.
"Statistics show that 110,000 per
sons hae been killed in highway
accidents throughout the United
States in the last three years. The
figure is staggering. Greater effort
must be puf forth by everyone to cut
this terrific loss of life.
"This is the month of the most ac
cidents. It not only behooves every
person to exercise the greatest care
on the highways, but to lend every
assistance possible to those who may
be injured.
"Our citizens, always quick to aid
persons in distress, have promptly
responded to the Red Cross call to
become trained in first aid methods.
They are now serving as volunteers
in manning 65 emergency highway
first aid stations. This is a good
start, but the number should be
doubled by local communities to
give adequate protection. For the
most part those emergency stations
are situated in isolated spots or at
particularly hazardous stretches of
roadway.
"Red Cross First Aid certificates
are held by the members of the
Oregon highway patrol, and they
have used their first aid knowledge
to an excellent advantage on num
erous occasions and are credited
with the saving of a number of lives.
Our highway department has coop
erated and will continue to cooper
ate with the local Red Cross chapter
in making traffic surveys to deter
mine dangerous areas and in plac
gency first aid stations.
"This campaign for humanity is
deserving of continued support and
I earnestly urge every citizen of this
way safety."
While motor travel in this country
approximately tripled between 1922
and 1935, the automobile death rate
among children 5 to 14 years old de
creased 14 per cent, according to
Alvan D. Battey of the National
Safety council. The rate rose nine
per cent last year but is on the de
cline again this year, despite greatly
increased travel. Battey credits or
ganized work in safety education,
begun in 1922, with this showing.
November was the fourth consec
utive month in which injuries from
Oregon automobile accidents were
fewer than during the same month
in 1936, according to Secretary of
State Earl Snell.
Peter Can ay an Rites
Conducted at Condon
Funeral rites were held from St.
John's Catholic church In Condon,
Tuesday, Dec. 28, for Peter Canavan,
brother of Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre
of Hardman, who died at the Vet
erans hospital in Walla Walla the
Thursday previous. A large con
course of relatives and friends paid
their last respects. Rev. Father
Wand of Condon assisted by Rev.
Father Healy of Heppner conducted
the services. The American Legion
post of Condon of wheih Mr. Cana
van was a member, provided pall
bearers and firing squad which par
ticipated in services at the grave.
Peter Canavan was born in Coun
ty Longford, Ireland, and was aged
about 41 years at time of death. He
came to Oregon March 4, 1917, and
enlisted in the World war July 22,
1918. In service overseas he was
private first class in Co. A, 8th In
fantry. He received honorable dis
charge July 4, 1919. Returning to
Oregon after discharge from the ar
my he was located in and about
Condon most of the time, working
with sheep, and made many friends
there and in Morrow county.
Surviving besides the sister at
Hardman are sisters, Mrs. Matt Rey
nolds and Mrs. Patrick McQuaid of
Ireland, and Mrs. Margaret Flana
gan of Chicago. Mrs. Mclntyre and
Mrs. Flanagan were present at the
funeral services.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I will be a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for County
Commissioner in the coming Pri
mary Election, and if nominated and
elected my former experience in the
office will enable me to give you the
very best of service. I will appreciate
your support. Respectfully,
G. A. BLEAKMAN,
(Paid Adv.) Heppner, Ore.
"first National Bank West of the Rockies"
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF PORTLAND OREGON
Condensed Statement of Head Office and 42 Branches
as of December 31,1937
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand and Due
from Banks $27,401,031.27
United States Bonds.. 29,302,209.28 $56,703,240.55
Municipal Bonds and Warrants 6,619,892.46
Other Bonds 6,508,303.67
Loans and Discounts 35,405,701.09
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 150,000.00
Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures. . . . 2,609,804.38
Other Real Estate 65,527.74
Real Estate Sold under Contract 99,106.95
Customers' Liability Acceptances 12,801.80
Interest Earned 427,002.88
Other Resources 59,580.15
TOTAL $108,660,961.67
LIABILITIES
Capital $2,500,000.00
Surplus 2,600,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,327,642.70 $ 6,427,642.70
Reserves 1,287,397.03
Acceptances 12,801.80
Interest Collected in Advance j 215,012.58
Other Liabilities ' 88,529.04
Deposits 100,629,578.52
TOTAL . '. $108,660,961.67
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