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0 Page Six o LOOKING o FORWARD By FRANKLYN WALTMAN, Publicity Director, Republican National Committee In one of the many small parks which dot Washington, alongside of one of the Capital's busy thorough fares, there is a large bronze statue of a seated figure, leaning forward tensely, the face peering with some concern, as though trying to see what lies behind the veil of the fu ture. The figure is a replica of Samuel , Gompers, a part of the memorial erected in honor of the first presi dent of the American Federation of Labor. Gazing on the bronze statue one wonders what Sampel Gompers, the old man of labor, would think were he living today. For Samuel Gompers undoubtedly did more to promote the organized labor movement in this country than anv other man. Where other men had failed, he succeeded because he seemed to have an inner sense, an intuition of the wise and smart thing to do. In his long years of strug gling on behalf of labor, he won the respect and admiration of a great part of the country. He brought to the American Federation of Labor a moral prestige which in later years proved to be its greatest asset. Shunned Partisan Politics It was Gompers' wisdom and great vision which steered the American Federation of Labor away from the shoals of partisan politics. In 1894 he risked his prestige and his standing within the A. F. of L. to battle sue cessfully against the adoption by the Federation of a socialistic pro irram of political action. Indeed, though he won that war, he lost a battle for he was ousted for one year from the presidency of the A. F. of L. because he made the fight. Although Gompers kept the A. F, of L. aloof from taking sides in par tisan politics, he realized the neces sity for organized labor to concern itself with government action to protect its economic interest. He in spired in 1906 the Federation's pol icy of rewarding its friends and pun ishing its enemies a policy wheh today remains the A. F. of L. policy. Gompers would not have been in sympathy with the political activi ties of John L. Lewis and his C. I. O. cohorts. Were he living he would have been shocked over the mem bers of organized labor being assessed to place approximately $500,000 in the campaign warchest of a political party. Had he been living, without doubt he would be wrathful over sit-down strikes, attacks on the Su. preme Court, regimentation of labor by a government board with powers to compel observance of its decrees. Thus William Green, now presi dent of the A. F. of L., in express ing his opposition to such events is acting in the Gompers tradition. He, like his illustrious predecessor, is following a path of economic states manship, rather than one of. dema gogic, partisan politics. In the years ahead he will be remembered for saving the organized labor move ment at this time, just as Gompers is remembered for saving it in the nineties. How do we know what Gompers would think about all this were he alive? Inscribed in the bronze on his memorial are three quotations expressing the Gompers philosophy Compulsion Gains Nothing "No lasting gain," reads the first of these quotations, "has ever come from compulsion. If we seek to force, we but tear apart that which, united, is invincible. There is no way where' by our labor movement may be as sured sustained progress in 'deter mining its policies and its plans other than by sincere democratic deliber ation until a unanimous decision is reached. This may seem a cumbrous, slow 'method to the impatient but the impatient are more concerned for immediate triumph than for the ed ucation of constructive develop ment." The second of these quotations reads thusly: "So long as we have held fast to voluntary principles and have been actuated and inspired by the spirit of service, we have sustained our forward progress and we have made our labor movement something to be respected and accorded a place in the councils of our Republic, Where we have blundered into try Heppner i i ing to force a policy or a decision, even though wise and right, we have impeded, if not interrupted, the real ization of our aims. And the third quotation reads: "Sav to the organized workers of America that as I have kept the faith I expect that they will keep the faith. They must carry on. Say to them that a union man carrying a card is not a good citizen unless he upholds the institutions of our coun try and a poor citizen of our coun try if he upholds the institutions of our country and forgets the obliga tions of his trade associations." John L. Lewis is not the only man who, on this Labor Day, should read and ponder those words. Franklin Delano Roosevelt also might read them with profit. Court Proceedings For August Term Be It Remembered, That County Court met in regular session at the Courthouse in Heppner, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 3rd day of August, 1938, this being the regular time for holding a term of said Court, when were present: Bert Johnson, Judge; George N. Peck, Commissioner; L. D. Neill, Commissionere; C. W. Bar low, Clerk; C. J. D. Bauman, Sher iff; Frank C. Alfred, District Attor ney. The minutes of the July, 1938, term were read and approved. In the Matter of Claims Now, at this time, various claims against the County were presented and the Court approved, disapproved or continued them and ordered ap proved claims paid by the proper warrants from the proper funds. Court orders transfer of $3,416.61 from Security Account to General Fund Account. Court agrees to accept as rental for the year 1939 of the County- owned lands in the Morrow County Grazing District, $2352.00 face value of John Day Irrigation District war rants in lieu of $1176.00, the rental value of the lands. Court orders sale of County lands and City lots as follows: Lots 5 to 11 inc. in Block 38 to Town of Irrigon. Min. price $2.50 per lot. Lots 13 and 14 Block 26 to Town of Irrigon. Min. price $5.00 per lot. Lots 13 and 14, Block 5, Sperrjrs 2nd Addition to Town of lone. Min. price $102.00, 20 down and terms on balance. Warrants Issued on Market Road Fund, August, 1938 Harry Tamblyn $112.86, Frank W. Gentry $112.65, James Farley $35.88, Walter Gilman $25.41, Clair Ash baugh $2.99, General Roads $215.00, State Industrial Acc. Comm. $5.71 Special Fund Warrants, August, 1938 Joe Belanger, Fair Expense $500.00 Warrants Issued on General Road Fund, August, 1938 Pacific Power & Light Co. $2.50, Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. $2.75, I. R. Rob- ison $46.70, Wm. Greener $277.87, H. J. Phelps $12.00, Standard Oil Co. $2.65, Robert Wilson $48.26, Hepp ner Blacksmith & Mchy. Co. $12.85, Edith K. Hendrick $1.95, Barlow Service Station $11.29, Columbia Equipment Co. $25.76, Frank Nixon $51.74, Bert Johnson $1.25, Ferguson Motor Co. $58.42, Shell Oil Co. $169. 90, City of Heppner Water Dept. $3.25, A. A. Afee $.50, Penland Bros. Transfer Co. $10.92, Lexington Oil Co-operative Inc. $7.80, Chas. Wil liams $40.77, Tracey & Co. $19.35, H. Beket $1.90, Jack Allen Supply Co. $13.45, Geo. Wicklander $2.50, F. P. Leicht $20.80, Union Oil Co. $46. 51, Feenaughty Mchy. Co. $66.93, Harry Tamblyn $68.74, L. N. Morgan $107.09, Walter Gilman $34.38, Clair Ashbaugh $5.98, James Farley $33. 71, Glenn Sherer $55.84, Clair Ash baugh $11.96, Dale Ray $2.99, Frank W. Gentry $23.58, Walter Gilman $1.47, Braden-Bell Trac. & Equip. Co. $171.81, State Ind. Acc. Comm. $13.55, W. H. Tucker $4.50, Kane's Garage $90.30, Contractor's Equip ment Co. $111.00, E. W. Peck $7.87, W. D. Jackson $42.75, Dalles Freight Line $4.29. Warrants Issued on General Fund, August, 1938 J. O. Peterson, Watermaster..$ .75 Pac. Sta. & P. Co., Current Expense , 6.17 L. W. Briggs, Treasurer 2.00 State Dept Agriculture, Dis trict Sealer 6.15 Emp. Don. Fund, Dist. No. 8, General Assistance 15.00 Gazette Times, Heppner, Bert Johnson, Judge, General Assistance 169.43 Pac. Power & Light Co.. Court House 40.04 Lois Ashbaugh. Supt As sistant . .'. 22.00 Thomson Bros., Emergency .. 6.75 Harry Wells. Emergency 77.74 St Ind. Acc. Comm, Emer gency : 2.60 Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., Current Expense 42.80 C. W. Barlow, Clerk, Current Expense 4.50 Gazette Times, Clerk 32.15 Franklin Printing Co. .Clerk 4.10 Gazette Times, Assessor 3.00 Edward S. Woodford, Assessor Reclassification 47.65 Thomas J. Wells. Assessor, Field Work 63.10 Gazette Times, Sheriff 3.00 C. J. D. Bauman, Sheriff 53.55 St. Ind. Acc. Comm., Sheriff 6.52 Gazette Times, Off. Publica tions 46.65 10.95 C. J. D. Bauman, Circuit Court Frank C. Alfred, District Atty Bert Johnson, County Court George N. Peck, County Court 10.00 39.90 18.65 L. D. Neill. County Court ' 24.40 Harry Tamblyn, Water-master 14.70 E. L. Nelson, Treasurer '. 12.50 Bert Johnson, Judge, Old Age Assistance 380.76 Mothers' Aid 109.00 Blind Assistance 7.87 Parade Committee, Rodeo, Emergency 25.00 HARDMAN NEWS Birthday Club Active at Hardman By OPAL HASTINGS The Birthday club met. at the home of Mrs. Harlan Adams . Satur day. Mrs. Adams received many lovely and useful gifts. Refreshments consisted of cabbage salad, apple salad, sandwiches and punch. The Birthday club met at the home of Mrs. Ad Inskeep Monday. They gave her a lovely bathrobe and house slippers. Refreshments con sisted of sandwiches, cookies and punch. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Steers of Klam ath Falls came Saturday and visit ed at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Steers and Mr. and Mrs. Foster Col lins. They left Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buschke of Burns visited Mr. and Mrs. Max Buschke for a few minutes Monday. School opened Tuesday morning with 13 pupils in Mrs. McCutcheon's room and 11 pupils in Mrs. Bran non's room. There are 9 enolled in high school. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leathers and daughter Jean were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leathers of Monument over the Labor day week end. Opal Hastings is enrolled in the North Kitsap high school at Pauls' bo, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Emil and children of Oregon City visited Mrs, Emil's brothers, Nelson and Henry Knighten. They arrived Friday and left Sunday. No wonder all the people were rushing about on the streets of Hardman Tuesday morning, for both schools started that day. Leon Chapin and Marvin Saddler were business visitors in Heppner Monday. All the little kiddies are going to school with their coats buttoned to their necks because Old Man Win ter is setting in. Mrs. Muriel McCutcheon and her son Glenn arrived in Hardman Sat urday in order to get settled for school. They have a very enjoyable vacation in various places in Ore gon. Mrs. McCutcheon went to Grants Pass when she left here in May. Within a month she came thru here on her way to Pendleton and Ontario where she and Glenn visit ed relatives and friends. They both report a good time. Glenn is enrolled as a freshman in high school. NOTICE No trespassing or hunting will be allowed on the F. D. Cox and Mrs. D. O. Justus land in Morrow county. Anyone found trespassing or hunt ing will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. F. D. COX, 26-27p MRS. D. O. JUSTUS, O. S. C. Students Good board for four boys in quiet, private home. Mrs. A. B. Black, 335 N. 10th St., Corvallis, Ore. 25-26, Oregon Facts for Drivers From the office of Earl W. SnelL Secretary of State. While legislators have placed many laws on the books designed to pro hibit dangerous actions on the part of motorists, the question of a driv er's safety depends not only on his strict observance of the letter of the law but also on his own good judg ment He spoke the truth who said, "The graveyards are full of drivers who had the right-of-way." The law clearly gives the right-of-way to the driver on Hie right, when two vehicles approach an intesection at approximately the same time; yet a person who always insists upon tak ing the right-of-way whenever it is legally his may easily come to grief. The same reasoning applies to passing. There are occasions when you can pass legally yet not safely. A road may be straight as a die and free of approaching traffic for miles, yet if the surface is narrow and slippery, passing may be extremely dangerous, particularly in the upper speed brackets. Whizzing past a car which is trav eling only 10 or 15 miles an hour may also be dangerous. Cars travel ing very slowly are often preparing to turn; treat them as if they were about to swing across the road just ahead of you. Slow down and pass them at a reasonable speed, giving them ample warning .with your horn. A third dangerous practice is that of attempting to pass a long string of cars in one swoop. In the first place, this is unsportsmanlike, since normally you should give the cars ahead of you the first chance to pass; in the second place, you may not be able to get back into line if a car suddenly pulls into the road ahead of you. Oregon State College The first seismograph ever to be installed in Oregon is now in operation at the OSC physics department ready to record any earth tremors that come this way. Already it has detected a recent disturbance near Los Angeles. The present machine, constructed by a graduate student, Wm. H. Moore, is equipped only with horizontal tremor recording instruments. It is hoped later to obtain the more ex pensive apparatus for recording ver tical disturbances. Professional Directory GLENN Y. WELLS ATTORNEY AT LAW ATwater 4884 535 MEAD BUILDING 5th at Washington PORTLAND, OREGON A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant ' Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Morrow County Abstract fir Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building F. W. Turner fir Co. FIRE, AUTO AND LXFE INSURANCE Old Lin Companies Real Estate Heppner, Oregon Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon Laurence Case Mortuary "Just the servioe wanted when yon want It most" Thursday, Sept 3, 1938 J. O. Turner ' ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER, ORE. Dr. Raymond Rice PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office First National Bank Building Office Phone 523 House Phone 888 Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr. RATES REASONABLE Roberts Building Heppner, Or P.W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW s GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Geods Watches Clocks - Diamonds Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Vawter Parker ATTORNEY-AT-LAT . First National Bank Building Dr. Richard C. Lawrence BUI VIST Modern equipment including X-ray for dental diagnosis Extraction by gas anesthetic First National Bank BulldUg Phone 562 ' Heppner, Or. Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTBOFATKIO Physician A Surgeo FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER, OREGON W. M. Eubanks Representing KERR, GIFFORD & CO., INC x on Heppner Branch V. R. Runnion AUCTIONEER Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty 405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore. Phone 452 MAKE BATES AT MY EXPENSE Frank C. Alfred ATTORNEY AT LAW Telephone 442 Rooms 3-4 First National Bank Building HEPPNER, OREGON Peterson fir Peterson ATTORNEYS AT LAW V. S. National Bank Building PENDLETON, OREGON Practice In State and Federal Courts Real Estate General Line of Insurance and Bonds W. M. EUBANKS Notary Fablio Phone 62 lone, Ore. FOR BEST MARXET PRICES for your new or old wheat, see CORNETT GREEN for grain stored in Heppner and Lexington, ELMER GRIFFITH at lone for rest of Branch Representing Balfour, Guthrie ft Co.