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Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15. 1912
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Does Your Head Ache?
OME interesting news appeared
O in one issue of a daily newspaper
the other day.
Featured in first lead position on
page one was the news that Presi
dent Roosevelt had asked that fu
ture federal bond issues be taxed
and that state and federal employees
be treated the same as all other citi
i zens in the collection of income tax
Back on the financial page much
less insignificantly appeared further
news that commercial loans of banks
were down $300 million, a new low.
And still another item reported the
purchase of a block of bonds, dollar
cash for dollar value without rec
ognition of discount, because the
purchaser believed the bonds being
tax exempt made them attractive.
It appears there is, or at least
should be, some correlation of these
varied bits of news from the day's
press gleanings. The indicated fact
is that tax exempt bonds do induce
money from commercial channels
into the apparently more secure
channels of government-guaranteed
security. And at first glance, it ap
pears President Roosevelt is doing
the brave, wise thing by asking for
taxation of government bonds.
What inclines one toward askance,
however, is that previously he has
asked congress for a new $4V2 bil
lion appropriation to "prime the in
dustrial pump," which amount can
only be raised through further issu
ance of bonds bonds which, in turn,
must be sold to banks, calling forth
larger amounts which might be used
for lending to industry commer
cial loans but which the national
administration prefers instead to
direct through the channels of po
litical manipulation.
Can President Roosevelt be sin
cere in asking for taxation of these
bonds, an act that undoubtedly
would make them less attractive as
an investment, while at the same
time saying the bonds are essential
to revive business.
Our guess is that business would
need a lot less doctoring if the na
tional administration would stop at
tempting to entice the nation's cap
ital out of its accustomed channels
directly into industry. The detouring
around the politically manipulated
route is giving the nation's business
a terrific headache, thiugh the na
tiona administration has found it to
be a profitable vote-getting scheme.
Why Not White
Shirts?
FULTON OURSLER, editor of
Liberty magazine, brings a class
ic interview to the world in that
mag's current issue. Invading the
den of impregnable Benito Musso
lini on the eve of Germany's acquisi
tion of Austria, he gained from Italy's
duce the knowledge that duce sees
no danger of communism or fascism
getting control in America . . . that
the duce wonders if there be such
a thing as a" new New Deal . . . that
the duce considers himself no dic
tator ... that the duce was in ex
ceeding good spirits on this memor
able eve . . . that the duce deems
himself misunderstood in America,
wants America's friendship. . .
One nail duce struck square on
the head. In the words of Mr. Ours
Vr. the duce said in effect, Ameri
cans cherish what they have too
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much to wish communism or fas
cism.
We second Mr. Oursler's attempt
to place Benito Mussoini in true
light before Americans, and if pos
sible justify, if we can, Italy's taking
over Ethiopia. If, as Mussolini told
Mr. Oursler, the net result shall be
a higher standard of living for the
Ethiopians, a black page in history
will be considerably lightened.
A point of main interest revealed
by the interview, however, lies in
reflected skepticism of Italy's No. 1
man on the point of a new New Deal,
And well may America follow Mr
Mussolini's train of thought, indi
cated if not revealed.
The leftest movement in America
which Mr. Michaelson et al have
chosen to call New Deal, in structure
was truly antedated by innovations
of Mr. Mussolini, Mr. Hitler, Mr.
Stalin et als. Where failure of ad
ministration in America lies, as un
doubtedly indicated by the twinkle
in Mr. Mussolini's eye, is that no
force of black or brown shirts was
at the command of America's leader
to force the new program down the
people's throats.
Mr. Mussolini is probably a better
student of Americans than Ameri
cans are of Mr. Mussolini, granting
his opinion that he is misunderstood
in America, when he says that
Americans cherish what they have
too much to want communism or
fascism.
It is time for liberty-loving Amer
icans to band themselves together in
an organization of white shirts and
send all black, brown, red and other
darker-hued shirts to the laundry.
Columbia Ranges
Available, Says Agent
An announcement from Columbia
county was received at the county
agent's office this week to the effect
that considerable summer range was
available in the logged-off pasture
lands in that county. A few sheep
men from Morrow county have sum
mered in that area during the past
three or four years. A considerable
area of logged-off land in the coast
counties may eventually be of quite
some advantage to eastern Oregon
stockmen in relieving pressure on
the summer range in this part of the
state, according to Joe Belanger,
county agent.
Where attempts of re-seeding have
been successful, the average rainfall
of sixty to seventy inches is pro
viding a good deal of feed. The use
of this territory as sheep range is
comparatively recent and presents
difficulties which can undoubtedly
be overcome. Emil Groshen, Harold
Cohn, Neil Dohety and Mike Healy
are among the livestock operators in
Morrow county who have summered
in that territory.
Stockmen interested in investigat
ing possibiities of summer range in
that area should write to George A.
Nelson, St. Helens, who is county
agent of Columbia county.
lone Mayor Relates
Changes in County
Bert Mason, lone mayor, told Lions
club Monday that many old timers
say they didn't have anything more
than a shirt on their back when they
came to the county. He said he had
them beat, for he arrived absolutely
in the nude. Born here to pioneer
parents, he has lived in the county
continuously for fifty-odd years,
and related experiences on trips to
the outside to show why he still
believed Morrow county the best
place on earth to reside.
Citing the early beginnings of
farming, conducted on a very small
scale in his early recollection when
tilling was done by hand plow and
threshing with the flail, he contrast
ed present day large-scale tractor
and combine operations covering
thousands of acres. In the change
through the years, he saw signs that
did not omen well for the business
man,' however. Many of the large
farms with single operators include
numerous former small farms each
of which was occupied by a family.
Jack Parsons, president Morrow
County Hunters and Anglers club,
told of work of that organization and
Lt. R. N. Anderson was introduced
as a guest. Rod Thomson was intro
duced as a new member.
$9.90 dresses, $2.95, at the Frances
Shop.
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HA RDM AN NEWS
Hardman and Spray
Schools Have Picnic
By OPAL HASTINGS
The Hardman high school and two
of the grade school pupils, along
with several of the townspeople,
drove to Spray Thursday. Outside of
a picnic at the junction which picked
up a tick or two, and a "hydraulic
stop" that piled up and run slivers
into occupants' hands, and a 26-11
defeat for Hardman by Spray, ev
erything came out okay. There were
many sunburned faces but none
compained. All are looking forward
to meeting Spray again on May 12
or 13.
Mrs. Harmon of Heppner gave the
achievement tests in Miss Morton's
room Tuesday of last week.
Those attending the dance at
Rhea creek Saturday night were
Frances and Nona Inskeep, Creth
Craber, Murl Farrens, James Stev
ens, Irvin Greener, Richard Robi-
son, Dallas and Delvin McDaniel,
Harry Owens, Lester Ashbaugh,
Darrel Farrens and Forest Adams.
Visitors to the Carey Hastings
home Sunday were Mrs. Sam Mc
Daniel and daughter Maxine, Bud
Cannon and Victor Johnson and
family.
Dallas McDaniel moved some cat
tle to his father's ranch in the moun
tains.
The losers of the Christian En
deavor attendance contest gave the
winning side their long planned bon
fire supper Sunday evening. They
all met at the church at 5 p. m. and
then left in Robinson's truck. They
stopped by Bechdolt's watering
troughs to enjoy their supper of po
tatoes, pork and beans, scrambled
eggs, nookies, coffee and chocolate.
Because of the numerous nimbus
clouds they had to cut their meeting
short and return to town to prevent
eveyone from getting a drenching.
They had just started when the
weather man postponed his pre
vious ideas and the rain stopped.
Miss Creth Craber visited friends
here in town Thursday.
Raymond Reid went to Heppner
Thursday to see his grandmother
who is seriously ill. She is at the
home of Mrs. Clara Beamer.
Business visitors in Heppner Fri
day were Leon Chapin and Vester
Hams.
Miss Alta Stevens returned home
Sunday from the O. C. Stephens
ranch where she has been employed.
"Scholastic" tests were given last
week. Although individual scores
did not go so high as last years the
class average was higher. Tests were
harder than those given in previous
years. Donald Robinson was highest,
Opal Hastings second, and Marvin
Saddler third.
Don Chapel, who lives with his
cousin, Blaine Chapel, on Sunday
shot himself above the knee with a
.22 while tying the gun to a saddle.
He was taken to Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greener and
Mr. and Mrs. Si Walker were at
tending to business in Heppner on
Sunday.
Those visiting in Hardman Sun
day were Miss Isabel McFerrin, Miss
Helen Cunningham, Harry Owens,
Lester Ashbaugh, Vester, La Verne
and Darrel Hams.
Kinnard McDaniel and son Dallas
went to Heppner Monday.
Maxine McDaniel spent the week
end at the Cannon ranch visiting
her parents who are working there.
She was too ill to return to school
Monday but we all hope she will be
back in a day or two.
On Sunday most of the men that
were in town met at the high school
for a game of softball. Quite a crowd
gathered and everyone seemed to
have a good time. Some who hadn't
played for several years especially
enjoyed it and were glad to get a
chance to play.
On Friday the primary room went
on a picnic to McKinney creek. They
enjoyed the trip, but they liked the
good things to eat much moe.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Buschke and
children were visitors in Heppner
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burnside and
daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Lovgren and children were visiting
at the J. B. Adams home Sunday.
The Lets Talk club met Wednesday
usual time Wednesday evening. In
the absence of Miss Iris Morton, our
pianist, Mrs. G. I. Clary played.
Oregon
BABE RUTHS AND JOE Dl MAGGIOS
OF HEPPNER SOFTBALL IN GROOMING
If you are one of the thirty-odd
men who attended the first softball
warm-up at Rodeo field last eve
ning, you will be back again tomor
row evening when the second warm
up is slated preliminary to starting
what now may be heralded, with due
regard for veracity, as one of the
major and probably the most sensa
tional sports events in local annals
the Heppner intra-city softball
league. Other gentry will undoubt
edly catch the fever from them and
yield also to the call.
. Last evening's practice found pro
moters Clarence Bauman and Mark
Merrill in the roles of catchers on
two sides, with all comers given the
opportunity to fill a position on one
of the two teams as players ahead
of them yielded to the unaccustomed
tax on wind and muscles. Thus ev
eryone took his turn, looking to a
berth on one of the four or five teams
soon to participate in the league play,
and mayhap, too, to be accorded rec
ognition in the box score as the
Babe Ruth, Joe Di Maggio or Joe E.
Brown of Heppner's softballers.
You guessed it. There's going to
be a lot of fun. And unless the an
tics of last evening's participants
gave a very erroneous impression,
every man in town, as well as the
women and kids, is going to be in on
it before the championship is de
cided. Just by way of elucidation, no
man in town, nor boy either who has
reached the age where he finds it
necessary to use a sharp edged in
There were two special numbers, a
song, "Quintuplets' Lullaby," by
Norvin Adams and a reading by
Mrs. Roy Robinson.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
McDaniel accompanied several for
est service people from Heppner on
a picnic to Parker's Mill.
The Lets Talk clb met Wednesday
night with the usual transaction of
business. It was a short but inter
esting meeting.
Elwood Hastings was in town from
the sheep camp Monday night to
see how his father was and to visit
other friends for a short time. .
Carey Hastings returned Sunday
afternoon from Prescott, Wash.,
where he has been shearing sheep
for about ten days. He left afain
Monday morning to go to Dan Do
herty's ranch for more shearing.
Davidson Ranch, 3900
Acres, Sells at $25,000
The Davidson ranch, so named
from its late owner, L. P. Davidson,
including 3900 acres was purchased
this week by Ivan Cox for $25,000.
Included in the place are 1600
acres of farm land and 2300 of range
land. Oregon-Washington Joint Stock
Land bank was conveyor and Eu
banks and Duvall, local realtors,
acted as agents.
SCHOOL MEETING SET
A regional conference of elemen
tary school principals will be held
at The Dalles, Saturday, May 7, un
der auspices of Oregon State Teach
Alfalf
(All Grades)
FRESH STOCK OF
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TURKEY STARTER FEED
LOWER PRICES
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Thursday, April 28, 1938
strument to remove the facial proc
lamation of adolescence, is barred
from entering the lists. Most of the
lawyers, barbers and butchers were
in the lists yesterday, with a good
smattering of grocers, politicians
and preachers. ,
Although Bob Runnion was ac
cused of running like a tractor, he
turned in two sensational catches
of hard fly balls in left field that in
dicated even to the amateur observ
er that he was no stranger to the
ball lot. Phil Mahoney aready has
a reputation to uphold as Heppner's
No. 1 pingponger, but now he's going
to have another gonfalcon to guard.
His pitching exhibition, lasting con
tinuously so long as the Bauman side
had the field, will either result in
his being busy defending the evi
denced claim to superorlty or in his
resignation because of a mighty sore
arm.
Charlie Barlow, Jess Turner and
Logie Richardson echoed former ball
playing days by doing some of the
evening's heaviest hitting, and Burl
Coxen in the role of umpire drew
the usual amount of friendly ban
ter that goes with that official posi
tion. There isn't space enough to tell
of the capabilities of everyone as
already dsplayed.
One thing certain is, however,
softball will serve to enliven the
general trend of conversation for
the next several weeks, and he who
wants to be informed will not miss
a session.
Play ball!
ers association and the state depart
ment of education. Harold W. Buh
man, local principal, is slated as one
of the discussion leaders.
HENRY J. BEAN
of Umatilla County
PRESENT CHIEF JUSTICE
CANDIDATE FOR
Justice of the
Supreme Court
Position No. 2
on Nonpartisan Judiciary Ballot
TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS
EXPERIENCE
Asks Your Support
Primary Election May 20, 1938
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