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Heppner
Gazette Times
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Official Paper for Morrow Oonnty
Another World War?
CINCE this paper was last issued,
Hitler started his armed ' putsch
into Poland on Friday, and on Sun
day both England and France, in
voking their treaty with the Poles,
declared a state of war existing be
tween these countries and Germany.
While Britain's dominions, excepting
Ireland which has declared its in
tentions to remain neutral, have
largely followed the mother country
into the fray, so far other leading
nations, including United States,
Russia, Italy, Japan, Spain and the
Balkans, say they want no part in it.
President Roosevelt has invoked
the neutrality law enacted by a
recent congress that prohibits sale
of war materials to any belligerant
nations, and puts other trade with
warring nations on a cash and carry
basis.
Already provocation for Uncle
Sam to take hand has been given in
the sinking of the Athenia, White
Star liner, off the Hebrides with the
loss of 75 American lives, say reports.
This unarmed refugee ship, carrying
1400 passengers, mostly Canadians
and U. S. citizens, is averred to have
been sunk by a torpedo from a
German submarine. German dis
patches deny that a submarine from
that country was in the district, lay
ing the cause on a British mine, or
a blown-up boiler. Refugees (most
passengers were saved) are quoted
as having seen the torpedo and the
submarine.
Enough reports have come in to
gjve credence to the fact that Ger
man bombs are raising havoc in Po
land, though Germany's admission
of "sharp fighting" indicates that
the putsch is not succeeding without
resistance and is probably not mak
ing the rapid headway anticipated at
the start.
England is qualifiedly reported to
have made successful air raids on
German military plant9 in the vicin
ity of the Kiel canal, while main ac
tivity of the air force appears to
have been the droppng of propa
ganda leaflets into German territory
to enlighten the German people with
the true state of affairs in the hope
that an internal uprising will un
seat Hitler and bring about organi
zation of a peace-loving government.
France is reported to be making
good gains in an advance against
'Germany's western fortifications, the
Siegfried line, though how much
credence may be given any reports
is a matter of individual conjecture.
The facts as of this date, however,
give no basis for radio and news
paper reports calling the conflict
"the second world war." While por
tents of the struggle are such as to
omen entanglement of all major
world powers if it continues for a
considerable length of time, at this
juncture the war is localized and it
should be the endeavor of the rest
of the world to keep it such.
All over America there is declara
tlon of sympathy with the cause of
the democracies. Surely France and
Britain were our allies in the last
war, and their conceptions of indi
vidual rights in the conduct of gov
ernment more nearly correspond to
ours. Still, that is not cause for us
now to send troops to Europe.
Many causes attend the present
conflict in Europe. All are not German-made.
Had it not been for the
ill treatment accorded the German
people by France and England in
the treaty of Versailles when the
last world war ended, a Hitler mad
man might not have appeared upon
the scene to start waging another
Heppner
war.
But without attempt to analyze all
phases of the present conflict, the
big fact remains that a Hitler mad
man is waging war. And, unless all
we have learned of this maniac is so
much propaganda to mislead our
judgments, he is the object to be
removed if peace is to be restored
and a "second world war," in fact,
is to be averted.
New Ruling Given
By Social Security
Congressional approval of amend
ments to the Social Security act has
caused the Social Security board to
stop accepting claims for lump-sum
old-age insurance benefits from wage
earners now reaching 65, according
to John F. Richardson, manager of
the La Grande field office of the
board, who was in Heppner Tuesday
transacting board business.
Under the revised program, such
workers have an opportunity to
qualify for lifetime monthly bene
fits. These benefits will become pay
able on January 1, 1940, instead of
January 1, 1942, as contemplated by
the original law.
' Termination of the payment of
lump-sum benefits, up to now pay
able to workers at age 65, is the only
revision of the old-age insurance
program to take effect simultaneous
ly when the amendments were signed
by the president. The new and lib
eralized plan, while discontinuing
this kind of benefit, enables all
workers in covered employment
regardless of whether they reach 65
before or after 1940 to receive
monthly benefits if they meet a few
simple requirements.
"Workers who become 65 between
now and 1940 and many of those
who have already, attained that age
and been paid lump-sum benefits
will, in almost all cases," Richard
son said, "get considerably more from
the revised old-age insurance plan
than they could have received be
fore the law was amended. The
monthly benefits now provided will
practically always amount to much
more than the lump-sum to which
the claimant would formerly have
been entitled."
When overtaking another vehicle,
the smart driver makes sure he has
plenty of room to pass and that his
speed is under control, warns Earl
Snell, secretary of state. During the
first half of 1939 there were nine
fatal accidents which occurred when
drivers attempted to overtake and
pass another vehicle and found there
was insufficient room.
Motor vehicle deaths for the na
tion as a whole increased one per
cent in June of this year, compared
to June of 1938, figures compiled by
the National Safety Council show
Traffic deaths in Oregon decreased
23 per cent in June this year com
pared to June last year, Earl Snell,
secretary of state, said.
4-H club exhibitors at the state
fair will sell their show meat ani
mals at a public auction this year
for the first time. The auction, ar
ranged at the suggestion of -meat
buyers themselves, will be held Fri
day morning, Sept. 8, at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. E. R. Schaffer and two chil
dren have moved to town for the
winter while the children attend
school.
WAR EFFECTS SEEN
REPORTS; POLAND'S
Repercussions of the war in Eu
rope are being felt in Morrow coun
ty. Large interest centers in the
wheat market, which for several
days has made the full 5-cent ad
vance to be quoted at 90c No. 1 soft
white at Portland with close of yes
terday's market.
Advance of 3 to 10 cents in Boston
wool quotations, $1.25 in hog quo
tations at Portland, and general
strengthening of livestock prices is
indication of the increased price
trend. On the New York exchange
war stocks were seen as unsettled
yesterday as profit takers subdued
two days of skyrocketing.
Local consumers made strong de
mand upon stores yesterday for su
gar with advance in price indicated
Gazette Times, Heppner,
BUSTLES! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
SAYS CITY STYLE SHOW VISITOR
Dear Gazette Times Readers:
Guess what! I just got back from
a big Portland store style show, and
how I wish everyone of you could
have seen it! There were styles for
every type of person, and color com
binations, and do's and dont's, and
new ideas, till my brain fairly
reeled! You know, it seems to me
that we're a bit forward about going
backward in our styles, or have you
seen the new bustles? Fishtails, too,
are making a debut, but very dis
creetly, of course, and no one would
dare call them such. Anyway, they
are just an inch or so long, and only
to accent back fullness, but there,
nevertheless.
Jacket dresses spell vogue this
season. One outfit in particular
caught my eye. It was a Nu Gold
dress and jacket of sheer wool, with
black coffee Persian lamb trim.
There were also low waist lines,
drawstring waists, schoolgirl collars,
and half sleeves in Green Tea, Spix,
Blue, Mystery Green, Black Coffee
and Tan.
Suits will have an extra jacket in
many cases. A black velveteen suit
with an extra bright wool plaid
jacket was seen. The black jacket
was very feminine, the plaid one
very sporty. Velveteen received
much attention, and was made up
in everything from sport clothes to
evening gowns. It is good looking,
and adds a touch of feminity to any
costume. Contrasting colors as well
as contrasting fabrics are being used
in suits. Black is the good old
standby, and can be made to look
businesslike or what have you.
Three-piece black wool suits with
Many Part-Time Jobs
Help College Men
Oregon State College Men stu
dents last year obtained regular or
odd job employment through the
college employment service which
netted them more than $36,000, ac
cording to the annual report of Mrs.
Lula Howard, who is beginning her
twentieth year as employment sec
retary on this campus. This sum is
in addition to amounts earned from
the college itself in janitorial work
and similar more or less regular in
stitutional employment.
A total of 127 men were placed in
steady part-time positions for the
college year, earning from $5 to $40
per month. Although odd jobs were
scarce during the fall and winter
term a total of 2625 such jobs were
obtained during the year.
Inquiries for part-time work have
been unusually heavy already this
summer for the coming year, which
opens September 25, said Mrs. How
ard. While she says that a deter
mined student who knows how to
work can always find something to
do, it is best for incoming students
not to plan on making much the first
term unless they have a place lined
up in advance.
Employment for women students
is handled through the dean of wo
men's office, including that for such
institutional labor as waiting on ta
bles and similar work. Total earn
ings for women students exceed $50,
000 a year.
IN MARKET
PLIGHT DREADED
at 20 per cent, and stocks were soon
depleted. Flour price advance yes
terday was indicated at 17 per cent.
Heppner's only known native of
war-stricken Poland, John Sku
zeski, whose first years were spent
some four miles from Krakow,
named as one main Nazi objective,
was disheartened over news from
the front. He could not understand
the apparent inactivity of England
and France; predicted that Poland
was gone as a nation.
"What will become of the world
if Hitler wins the war? No one wants
to live in a country where he can't
say or do anything for fear of his
life," said John, and that is the sit
uation he forsees for his former
countrymen.
Oregon
contrasting materials are in the
limelight.
Coats are new and old this year.
While the loose, boxy number in
Toddy Tan is back again, bustle
coats are struggling to the front.
Mind you, they're not really bustles;
just good beginners. Imported plaid,
Jelly Apple tweed, nubby wool, fur,
rough and smooth wools, are being
used. Reefers, big pockets, double
breasted coats, back fullness, wasp
waists, bolero coats, capes, hooded
coats, and fitted princess models are
all popular. There is only one stead
fast ruling on coats, and that is, in
dicate a tiny waist. Combinations
of fur and wool can be made very
charming.
Now, for a few odds and ends
Girls! Did you know corsets are
back? Waists are being cinched
down one to three inches, and hips
and busts are encouraged. Oh,
woe! . . . Make-up does not match
your face and hair any more, it
matches your costume! Frances Den
ney makes a polite "bah!" at the old
idea- of considering the hair and
eyes. Well, maybe she's right! . . .
Hair is a frame for your face and an
aid to your costume. It isn't staying
up or coming down. It is becoming
an efficient method of expressing
your moods. ... Taffeta isn't out,
but it isn't vogue, either! For an oc
casional evening dress it may be
tops, but don't depend on it.
Now, my style conscious readers,
I'd like to know whether you ap
preciate these notes and observa
tions. Maybe I can learn some new
secrets and ideas to pass on if you
wish.
Cordially yours,
JOYCE BIDDLE.
O Ten Years Ago
(Gazette Times, Sept. 5, 1929)
Jacob S. Young, early pioneer and
prominent Eight Mile farmer, passes.
New busses increase high school
enrollment 100 per cent at Lexing
ton. Rev. and Mrs. B. Stanley Moore
return from two months' motor trip
across continent.
City decides to drill for water up
Willow creek.
American Legion swimming tank,
operated for summer by Gordon
Ridings, closed Sunday.
J. O. Hager's 9-months-old pul
let hatches chix of her own.
Dr. C. W. Barr, Astoria, takes den
tal practice of Dr. Craig.
Lon Chaney slated at Star in
"Where East is East."
The McNamer ranch moved last
Friday. It passed through lone go
ing east. Correspondent.
Phelps Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
DOMINO BRED
HEREFORD CATTLE
Our cattle are the large type of
ton at four years old.
We have both the Polled and horned types. Both kinds are
RICHLY BRED DOMINO CATTLE.
WE NOW HAVE FOR SALE A FEW YEARLING BULLS AND
A FEW JANUARY BULL CALVES; ABOUT 15 BRED TWO-YEAR-OLD
HEIFERS, AND 15 YEARLING HEIFERS.
When in need of good heavy range bulls or foundation female stock,
look us up.
ROY ROBINSON, Hardman, Ore.
Thursday, Sept. 7, 1939
Morrow County Pays
John Day Tax
Receipted statements were in the
hands of the county court yesterday
for $3904.10 taxes and $642 interest
paid for land held in the John Day
Irrigation district, now under pro
cess of liquidation.
This payment by the county made
possible further call of warrants
that have been outstanding for many
years, numbers of which appear in
a notice in another column. While
much impetus was given the liqui
dation proceeding through a land
holders committee buying up many
warrants at fifty cents on the dol
lar to turn in against taxes levied on
district land, considerable odds and
ends still remain before the paper ir
rigation venture can be wiped off
the books.
Oregon drivers in the 15-24 age
group formed 25 per cent of the
drivers involved in fatal accidents
in the state during the first six
months of 1939, while last year this
group contributed 27 per cent of the
fatal accident drivers, Earl Snell,
secretary of state, said today.
It is estimated that for every in
crease of $100 in the income received
by families whose yearly income is
$1,500 or less, from $20 to $30 of the
increase would be spent for food.
In 1870 more than half the gain
fully employed people in the Uni
ted States were farmers, but by 1930
this proportion had fallen to a little
over a fifth.
NEW AUTO POLICY
Bodily Injury & Property Damage
Class A $11.25 Class B $12.90
See U3 before financing your
next automobile.
F. W. TURNER & CO.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council.
G. A. BLEAKMAN, Mayor.
A. Q. Thomson
Representing
NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.
Investigate .our low cost
policies
PENDLETON
ROUNDUP
September 13-14-15-16
LOW RAIL FARES,
UNION
'ACIFIC.
Herefords. They have heavy bone,
straight legs, good heads and a coat
of dark red curly hair. I believe we
have the largest type of Hereford
cattle in the state. They are smooth,
very easy keepers and will get fat
at any age on any good range.
Some of our cows will weigh 1600
lbs. and many of them 1400 and 1500
lbs. Our herd bulls weigh over a