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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, March 9, 1939
Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897,"
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912
: Published every Thursday morning by
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ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager
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Official Paper for Morrow Connty
Making a Better
Place to Live
TAMES WHITCOMB RILEY and
J Chic Sales immortalized an Amer
ican institution that will soon be
.relegated to the limbo of the past
in Heppner. The city has long had
an ordinance outlawing the old
backhouse within a restricted dis
trict. Monday evening city dads ex
tended the" district to include the
entire city.
The provision that "no toilet, privy
or urinal may be constructed or
maintained within the corporate
limits of the city unless it is con
nected to good and sufficient cess
pool or septic tank" was interpreted
by the city attorney to mean that
condemnation of noncomplying fa
cilities is in order.
Heppner has moved slowly in
eliminating completely what health
authorities long have contended to
be a most serious menace to public
health. There is no need here to
discuss the contaminating factors
involved. It is sufficient that as fly
breeders alone the old open back
houses have been thoroughly con
victed and given death sentence by
authorities everywhere. And while
some citizens may be thrown up
against unexpected expense in com
plying with the extended ordinance,
they will be many times rewarded
in future by added convenience and
betterment of conditions generally
within their homes.
Someday, barns, chicken houses
and other unsanitary structures, too,
will find no place within the city
unless they come up to standards
far more exacting than most such
structures now attain. Livestock
raising, generally, is incompatible
with congested living conditions
such as prevail in town. This has
been recognized by progressive
towns everywhere. Sufferance by
townspeople in past is the result of
economic necessity. This factor is
at all times present in moves of
community betterment, but if those
who find it necessary to keep stock
in town will keep sanitary condi
tions the best possible, they will
help themselves from being forced
to move livestock outside the city
limits.
City dads have moved slowly in
taking steps that may work economic
hardship upon anyone. They appre
ciate the fact that some unsatisfac
tory conditions now existing would
readily be amended if property
owners had the means. Again, they
face the prospect of considerable
expansion in living facilities due to
coming of a new industry. Some of
this expansion must come outside
the former restricted district, and
they feel it is their duty to see that
any new construction comes up to
generally approved social standards.
To do this, there must be enforced
a correction of offending conditions
now existing, for any law must be
applicable generally.
Many things may be done in
Heppner toward making better liv
ing conditions without great cost.
The council has shown the way for
one. Recently organized Heppner
Garden club is helping with others.
They are promoting regular gar
bage disposal service, something
much needed. They have gained con
sent of the county court to install
tables, benches and garbage cans
at the courthouse park for conve
nience of picnickers. They are as
sisting churches in beautifying
grounds with trees. They are seek
ing permission to beautify surround
ings of the new swimming tank. The
aesthetic appeal of trees, flowers
and greenery helps to - raise the
moral tone of a people.
Beautification of homes, streets
and surroundings generally will be
come contagious once it gets under
way. These things help" greatly in
making a town livable. They tend
to hold people. Had Heppner kept
stride in this respect, much more
retired capital would have remained
here to help stand the cost.
Weed Control, a
Vital Factor
MOT news to Morrow county farm-
ers is the devastating effect of
weeds. They know how tough morn
ing glory is to eradicate through
years of experience. More recent ar
rival of white top and Russian knap
week, two more serious offenders
on creek bottoms, has given cause
for further worry.
At Monday LioDS luncheon County
Agent Clifford Conrad told of weed
control work as a major part of the
agricultural extension program. He
said that eradication could be effect
ed only through application of chem
icals, of which sodium chlorate now
appears to be most effective. Culti
vation practices can only aid in con
trol of the more serious perennial
offenders.
Thus it is that Congressman Wal
ter M. Pierce's H.'R. 196 seeking es
tablishment of a federally-operated
chemical manufacturing plant at
Bonneville to produce sodium chlor
ate for sale to states at cost seems
most opportune. If, as he said in a
speech written into the record on
February 7, the chemical could be
made available at 4 cents a pound,
and the cost of application thus be
reduced more than fifty per cent,
surely great strides could be made
in overcoming the annual loss to
agriculture from weeds, which he
estimates at about one-third of the
total farm income.
Congressman Pierce likens the
devastation by weeds unto that
of erosion in the "Dust Bowl" area.
With federal financing agencies re
fusing to loan on lands badly infest
ed by weeds, certain it is the problem
is of no little magnitude.
So far Morrow county is not so
seriously afflicted but what con-
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certed action can foretsall the all
devouring weed ogre. Lack of such
action, however, can only result in
increased inroads and the gradual
but vicious consuming of fertile lands
by the destructive demon.
The federal government has a du
ty here, for every state in the na
tion has the problem to face. Such
chemical plants as Mr. Pierce sug
gests should be not only a great
benefactor in peace time, but their
quick adaptability for making ex
plosives in case of war would dis
courage private war-making con
cerns as well as be notice to for
eign aggressors that Uncle Sam is
not one who may be easily bullied.
Hobby Show and Tea
Slated by Auxiliary
A woolen hobby show and tea to
benefit 4-H club work will be the
unique and-entertaining presenta
tion of Morrow County Woolgrow
ers auxiliary at Episcopal parish
house, March 25. Beginning at 2:30,
the attraction will charge 25 cents
for admission, proceeds from which
will be applied toward helping 4-H
club work. Miss Clinton, home dem
onstration agent of Umatilla county,
will give demonstration of refriger
ation storage of meats, fruits and
vegetables. '
Details of this event were dis
cussed at the auxiliary luncheon
meeting at the Lucas Place last Fri
day when various committees were
named. It was voted to sponsor a
4-H club scholarship for 1939, and
plans were talked for a woolen ex
hibit at the coming Rodeo.
Ihe illustrated talk of Miss Clin
ton's at the coming hobby show will
be of vital interest to every house
wife, ssys Mrs. H. A. Cohn, presi
dent. A musical program will also
be presented. Committees named for
the event are: Hobby show, Anna
Bayless, Leta Humphreys, Sylvia
Beymer, Nora Rasmus; tea and so
licitation, Blanche Paterson, Eppa
Ward, Amanda Duvall, Grace Cleve
land; decorations, Margaret Bennett,
Cyrene Barratt, Hazel Mahoney,
Annie Shaffer; program, Wavel Wil
kinson, Elizabeth Blankenship; ad
vertising, Grace Nickerson, Jose
phine Mahoney, Helen Cohn; favors,
Sophrona -Thompson, Agnes Wilcox,
Sara McNamer, Mabel Denny.
Furlong-Payne
Nuptials Announced
A wedding of interest to a wide
circle of friends was that of Miss
Ruth Vestal Furlong to Jesse C.
Payne at Prosser, Wash., on Feb
ruary 25, announcement of which
was made this week. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. F. H. Mc
Meekin with the bride wearing
midnight blue traveling suit with
black accessories.
Mrs. Payne, recently employed at
the local forest office, is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry
Furlong of this city. Graduate of
Heppner high school, she served for
several years as secretary to the
school superintendent, and for the
last year has corresponded locally
for the Walla Walla Union.
Mr.: Payne, with the soil conser
vation staff at Camp Heppner, is
the son of Mrs. George Perry of
Baker.
HUNTERS-ANGLERS MEET
A postponed meeting of Morrow
County Hunters and Anglers club
will be held at the Elks club at 7:30
next Wednesday evening for the
purpose of electing officers and dis
cussing program for the coming year
announces J. Logie Richardson,
president.
Cooperative Plans
Told at Rhea Creek
More than forty people attended
the meeting at the Rhea creek hall
Tuesday evening to hear Mr. Sum
mers of Hermiston and Mr. Old
field of Heppner speak on cooper
ative possibilities for this district
Guests at the D. S. Barlow home
Sunday included Mrs. Ella Hern,
Emanuel Barlow, Lucy and Fred
Hern of Seattle. Mrs. Hern and Mr.
Barlow are sister and brother of
D. S. Barlow.
The entire community extends
its sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Har
ley Anderson on the death of their
infant son which was born pre
maturely Wednesday morning.
Mrs. John Bergstrom and Mrs.
B. O. Anderson were visitors in lone
Wednesday.
Mrs. Julia Clark departed Sun
day for her home at Hillsboro after
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. Walter Becket.
A dance will be held at Rhea
Creek grange hall Saturday, 11th,
with Jack Merrill's orchestra play
ing. .
Miss Eva Smith, teacher of ' the
Liberty school has been confined to
her home with a severe cold.
The Homer Green family are
moving this week to the Clark place
in the Liberty dstrict.
Miss Mary Monahan is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Monahan.
ATTENTION WOOL GROWERS
We have both equipment and equitable rates for moving your wool
Over-Night service to Portland.
Regular, Depedcble, Insured Service
Mr. R. B. Spickerman, traffic manager, will contact you
before shearing time.
THE DALLES FREIGHT LINE
Warehouse: Kane's Garage
Carl D. Spickerman, Agent
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THROUGH FEDERAL, STATS
AND LOCAL AGENCIES, A SHARE
OF THE NATION'S UGE fOO
MILLION YEARLY BEER REVENUE
COMES BACK TO BENEFIT
THIS COMMUNITY
THE STATE OF OREGON
m COLLECTED
$62383.67
IN BEER REVENUE FOR mt
(source of oata: uquon control commission)
PUBLIC
EDUCATION
BEER'S nation-wide taxes of a million dollars
a day make it possible for the government to
provide many things that would otherwise in
crease everybody's taxes.
In preserving this revenue for the nation,
the brewers recognize that the retailing of
beer must give no offense to anyone.
It is not, of course, the brewers' responsl-
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INSTITUTIONS
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ating with all enforcement officials ... to see
to it that the laws you have made are rigidly
observed.
May we send you a booklet discussing this
forward-looking program of the brewing in
dustry T Address: United Brewers Industrial
Foundation, 19 East 40th St., New York, N. Y.
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