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Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
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The "Spring" Easy, but
What of "Summer"?
GENERAL GOEBBELS speaking.
Surreptitiously he referred to
the "spring" and "summer."
General Goebbels led the Ger
man military machine which accom
panied Herr Hitler's unimpeded ac
quisition of Austria this week. He
said, "The spring has been very
successful, we hope the summer will
be equally so," or words to that ef
fect. A commentator saw the spring
with reference to Austria, the sum
mer as the plan for extending the
German dictator's wing over Czecho
slovakia. Quickly, silently, aggressively, as
has been Hitlers' wont, the map of
the world was changed over night,
and so far as reports go, without the
firing of a gun. Nazi Chancellor
Herr" Schussnig of Austria appar
ently prepared the way well. It was
not Hitler's fault that no guns were
fired. He had plenty with him.
But what of the summer? ,
Czeschoslovakia has not been
Nazi-ized. The liberty loving people
of that country in recent months
have mobilized, started schooling
themselves in modern arts of war
fare.
France has broached a new pact
with the Czechs. Not only will the
descendants of Joan de Arc aid the
Czechs against active aggression, but
they will assist in opposing any
move of Naziism in the country
beyond the Blue Danube.
And England? Reports this week
say that Hitler's move into Austria
tolled the death knell to attempts
of Prime Minister Chamberlain to
"talk things over with Hitler." States
men are saying that Sir Anthony
Eden's stand against any compro
mise with dictators has been vindi
cated. The move has already started
to concentrate the Bulldog's war
resources. CONSCRIPTION is in the
air. For surface effect, of course, it
is said to be only for defense pur
poses. But at the same time John
Bull is joining hands with Mademoi
selle across the channel in stiffen
ing the spine of the Czechs.
European democracy vs. dictator'
ship?
Why did Mussolini stand by and
watch Der Fuerher take Austria?
And why were the German and
Italian warriors so friendly when
they met at the Austro-Italo bor
der? II Duce knew. Therefore, is
it not to be expected that he will
bite off another slice of desired ter
ritory? Say, possibly, Malta and Gi
braltar, with Germany standing by
at attention. What, then, of the
British empire?
Stalinland, where 18 traitors faced
a firing squad this week, is an un
certain quantity. But everyone
knows that twenty years teaching of
youth there has prepared them to
expect the world revolution.
Twenty years ago, America was
told there could never be another
World war. That war started when
little Belgium refused free entry to
German troops on their way to take
, over the iron and coal deposits of
Alsace-Lorraine which once before
had been German property. Now
another world war is momentarily
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imminent. As the stage is set, it re
mains only for Hitler to make a pass
at the Czechs. Apparently, no one
cares about his having Austria so
long as the Austrians themselves do
not object. Except, possibly the Jews
and others who have been forcibly
detained from leaving the conquered
territory. And they seem unable to
do anything about it.
What's behind all of Hitler's ag
gression, you ask. He speaks of "pro
tection of German minorities under
foreign governments," of a "four-
year plan to make Germany a self-
sustaining nation. Yes, he wants
the five million Germans in Aus
tria and the three million Germans
m uzescnosiovaKia saying flea
Hitler." And he wants the resources
of the German-occupied territory to
be at Hitler's command. That is part
of the "four-year plan." Further, he
wants Germany's island possessions,
taken from her at Versailles, re
turned to her. In fact, he has de
manded that Britain, lion's share
holder, return them.
Hitler has made no bones about
these things. But Hitler's going all
the way in emblazoning the swas
tika over Austria leaves no doubt
as to his full intentions. There truly
appears no compromise between dic
tators and democracy.
Good St. Patrick
THE story book tells us that good
St. Patrick caused the banish
ment of snakes and other vermin
from the Emerald Isle, and that as a
result was made Ireland's patron
saint.
Today is St. Patrick's day the
day set aside each year by the sons
and daughters of Old Erin to do
homage to her patron, and as one of
the most colorful occasions of the
year it is heralded not only by those
of the native sod but their many
friends in Morrow county as well.
There is naught but charm in the
lore of St. Patricks day. Love and
romance freshen anew to the ap
pearance of the shamrock and sing
ing of "Mother Machree," "When
Irish Eyes Are Smilin'," and those
many other songs which carry one
back to the greenest country on
earth for such 'tis truly said of
Erin.
But lest we be accused of blarney,
such as that of the good old kissin'
stone, let's say, Hail, Good St. Pat
rick, and may thy good works pro
ceed. Shall the Timber Fall?
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT this
week issued a message on tim
ber. He asked congress to appoint
an interim committee to study the
nation's timber cutting policy with
a view to developing control meas
ures that will prevent future slash
ing of immature trees, that will pre
serve watersheds, obviate the cre
ation of ghost lumbering towns,
and withal administer the nation's
forests for the greatest benefit of
the greatest number of people on a
long-time policy.
That message, coming almost as a
reverberation from a recent editor
ial in these columns in support of a
local lumbering industry1, should
meet with general acclaim. Oregon,
with nearly half of the standing
merchantable timber in the country
today, and Morrow county with an
imposing stand of ponderosa pine,
can well say amen.
The president's message might
well have been spoken by the United
States Forest service for, in effect,
it has spoken what the forest ser
vice had hoped to accomplish but
that which it has been powerless to
do.
Taking the broad view which the
president has shown, and eliminat
ing favoritism or patronage for one
milToperator as opposed to another,
there should be no objection to such
a policy from any source. Of course,
should an interim committee find
that public necessity requires Uncle
Sam to enforce cutting practice con
trol over privately- as well as pub
licly - owned timberlands, there
should be reasonable provision made
against unduly injuring the private
owner. It may be expected such
reasonable provision will be made.
Let Uncle Sam say what timber
shall be cut and how it shall be cut,
but let the market be kept open for
the trees which may be taken. Let
competitive enterprise determine
Gazette Times, Heppner,
MR. ADDIS REMINDS
OF OPPORTUNITY FROM LILACS
Editor Gazette Times: ,
May I quote the following para
graph, from the Reader's Digest, and
make a few remarks?
"Since 1892 Rochester, N. Y., has
developed through purchase and ex
change the largest collection of lilacs
in the world over 1000 shrubs rep
resenting 384 species. At the height
of their beauty every year, a week
is set apart by the city to celebrate
the Lilac Festival, a fete which
draws nearly 100,000 visitors from
all over the country."
No doubt you remember that I
happened to be in Heppner when li
lacs were at their best, last year, and
that I told the Lions club, I believe
it was, that Heppner ought to get
some advertising from the fact that
it grew such splendid specimens of
the beautiful flower.
I know committees were appoint
ed, but I have not heard that any
thing came of it. You can see, how
ever, that Rochester, N. Y., "cashes
in" on the proposition of a festival
with a hundred thousand visitors
and that interest in the shrub has
grown until 384 varieties are now
grown.
Greenfield Hill, Conn., a little
town well off the main road, has
thousands of visitors, just to see its
Dogwood blooms, and the civic club
the place and manner of cutting and
marketing under the general rules
so that the price the public has to
pay for the finished product will be
determined on a competitive basis.
Then the only advantage to be held
by any operator will be his own
ability to operate on a sound, econ
omic basis.
Such a policy might automatically
operate to the disadvantage of the
small operator, but the probability
is that the market price would be
stiffened generally to a point where
he would have an even break. At
least that is to be hoped.
In any event, there is a sufficient
stand of ripe timber adjacent to
Heppner to keep a small mill, such
as that now being installed, going
on a profitable basis for several
years. We in Morrow county are in
terested in knowing that this opera
tion will be given a fair break in an
open, competitive market. We have
no desire to see the. timber slashed
needlessly, to have our watershed
seriously impaired, or in any man
ner to encourage wanton waste of
resources.
Let the rule book be written so
that it can apply equally to all the
players and we will be only too glad
to support it, Mr.- President.
IRRIGON NEWS
Irrigon Ladies
Start Aid Society
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church met at the church Saturday
afternoon and organized a ladies aid.
Meetings will be held the second
Thursday afternoon of each month.
The April meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. W. C. Isom. Everyone
interested is cordially invited to at
tend. Lola and Barbara Berry of Port
land visited their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett McCoy, over the
week end. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy left
Monday for Jefferson, North Caro
lina, for a two-months visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Fred Reiks was taken to Pen
dleton Saturday for medical treat
ment. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon are quite
ill with flu.
George Hux of Monument was a
business visitor in this vicinity last
week.
Mr. Sparks enjoyed a visit from
his son from Albany Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wilson and
daughter motored to Freewater on
Sunday.
Chase McCoy of Imbler visited
relatives here over the week end.
Donna Joan, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom, is quite ill.
Batie Rand is getting around on
crutches due to an injury to his leg
received when in Portland last week,
Mrs. Raymond Hoaglan was taken
to Hermiston for medical treatment
Saturday.
Oregon
AGAIN
has planted several hundred.
A tulip festival in May is an an
nual event in Hilland, Mich. Four
million brilliant tulips greet the pub
lic during the annual festival of nine
days. And it started from the sug
gestion of a school teacher, that the
tulip be adopted as the town flower.
Nashville, Term., is known as the
"Iris City," because the Iris has
been adopted as its flower. That city
has an annual Iris festival, and
thousands of visitors come to see
the great display of iris.
The Digest tells of London having
converted hundreds of vacant lots
into beauty spots by planting flow
ers and shrubs; of a dilapidated old
trolley bridge at Shelbourne Falls,
Mass., being converted into a thing
of beauty by the women's club of
the city, who made it a "bridge of
flowers." It tells of San Jose, Calif.,
having transformed an abandoned
11-acre orchard into a unique rose
garden, in a little over five years.
Nothing of this kind is needed in
Heppner, for the lilacs are already
there and all Heppner has to do to
get free advertising is to hold a lilac
festival. It is worth more than any
thing else to the town, not only in
the advertising it will bring, but in
the civic pride it will engender and
the manner in which it will beautiff
the little city.
PINE CITY NEWS
Visitations Feature
Week at Pine City
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Orr visited
the Jim Quinn home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Joe Foley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and
Bert Barnes spent Saturday evening
at the H. E. Young home.
Miss Dora E. Moore spent the
week end in Irrigon with Mrs. Joyce
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and children spent the week end in
the John Day valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewster of Portland
spent the week end with their
daughter, Mrs. Robert McGreer.
Mrs. George Currin and Miss Reta
Warner spent Saturday at the John
Harrison home.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boylen and
children of Pendleton spent Sunday
at the Boylen ranch on Butter creek.
Pine City people attending the
show in Hermiston Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and
family, Mrs. Marion Finch and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison and
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Orr and Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger spent
Saturday in Pendleton.
Mrs. Redd Buseick and children
and Mrs. Jack McMann of Long
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Stripped of frills, divested of theory,
isn't this the fact? THE GREATEST CREATOR
OF EMPLOYMENT is WORK! Every time a stop
page has hit one of our Columbia Empire
industries, three things have happened!
Down go pay rolls; out go our workers; and
in comes worry, suspicion and misery! When
any of our industries, large or small,
lacks buying support, it must shut down.
BUT when we give it our BUYING SUPPORT, it
thrives and creates more OPPORTUNITY for
WORK and thus more OPPORTUNITY for BUYING.,
Through our purchases, we signal "STOP" or
"GO" for our own OPPORTUNI
TIES
Thursday, March 17, 1938
Creek spent Thursday and Friday at
the A. E. Wattenburger home.
Mrs. John Navolinski of Kelso,
Wash., is visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Clayton Ayers.
Emery Cox was a caller Saturday
at the H. E. Young home.
Bank Managers
In District Meeting
Officials of The Dalles, Sherman
County, Fossil, Condon and Heppner
branches of The First National Bank
of Portland met in Arlington Wed
nesday, March 16, with officers from
the head offices in Portland.
E. B. MacNaughton, president; J.
H. Mackie, vice-president; C. B.
Stephens, vice-pesident; O. H. Kel
ler, assistant vice-president; and V.
V. Pendergrass, director and legal
counsel for the organization, ex
pected to attend the conclave, the
first joint conference with branch
heads of the central Oregon district.
The meeting was the fourth in a
series which will eventually include
all 42 branches in the First Nation
al's statewide setup. Last week the
same Portland bankers held con
ferences with southern Oregon
branch chiefs. Meetings were held
at Klamath Falls and Medford, and
included Malin, Marshfield, Merrill,
Lakeview, Ashland, Grants Pass and
Bend branches.
Today the Portland officers are
going on to La Grande for a get-together
with branch men from En
terprise, Union, Pendleton, Wallowa,
Nyssa and La Grande.
Port Development
Theme of Meeting
A meeting of Inland Empire Wa
terways association is slated to be
held at Walla Walla at 1:30 p. m.,
Saturday, March 26, to discuss the
location of port districts and the type
of port facilities conducive to the
most expeditious and economic han
dling of incoming and outgoing car
go, announces H. G. West, executive
secretary. West said almost unani
mous acceptance of the proposed
date had been received from repre
sentative counties and cities of the
Inland Empire, and , Bert Johnson,
vice president for Morrow county,
has commended the announcement
to interested persons in this county.
, A short speaking program featur
ing leaders in the Columbia river
transportation development move
ment will be augmented by a period
of open discussion expected to bring
to light problems of individual lo
calities. H. E. CLUB TO MEET
Willows Home Economics club
will meet with Mrs. Ralph Ledbetter
for an all-day meeting, potluck din
ner at noon. (No date was given in
the notice received this morning.)
James Farley, Oregon State stu
dent, is spending spring vacation at
the home of his aunt, Mrs. Frank
Monahan.
for WORK!
Ask: IS IT PRODUCED IN
THE COLUMBIA EMPIRE?