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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, April 18, 1940
Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
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THE HEPPNER TIMES,
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Official Paper for Morrow County
Shall Bombs Fall on
Morrow County?
AS so often is the case with, the
Babbits (us ordinary Americans
to you) when a new project comes
along the primary consideration is
one of dollars and cents. Thus it is
that Uncle Sam's proposal to drop
bombs on Morrow county is being
viewed avidly by a certain neigh
boring town, while many folks in
the territory to be "attacked" see
no blessing in the bombs from hea
ven.
To Arlington the proposal to make
a large bombing practice field in
the north end of Morrow county
means doubling its airport facilities
with addition of large airdrome; an
increase of some 400 souls in popula
tion. Arlington is to be congratu
lated on the fine prospect.
To Morrow county, such a bomb
ing field might increase hazard to
.safety of citizens; make uncertain
the use of several thousand acres of
grazing land that now are an im
portant factor to the county's sheep
industry; remove permanently from
the tax rolls several thousand acres
of land; close to public use a market
road that cost the county a good
many thousands of dollars.
As indicated in the meeting of Ar
lington citizens with the Morrow
county court yesterday, it appears
at this writing that what is sauce
for Arlington is feathers for Mor
row county financially speaking.
Morrow county, like most every
section of the country, however, is
sympathetic to the new national de
fense program. Its people, surely,
would rather take a chance on a
few play bombs than to experience
the necessity of having to dodge
the real thing, such as have recent
ly rained so much havoc in Europe.
It may be, in the final analysis, that
patriotism of our citizens would out
weigh the apparent economic disad
vantage. Captain Gates has been straight
forward in presenting the matter,
As he says, Uncle Sam could use
Morrow county for a bombing field,
whether we like it or not. But he
prefers to have the good will of the
people in any move made.
The county court is right in tak
ing a firm stand to protect the econ
omic interests of the county. Ar
lington's citizens are right in seek
ing a more prosperous future for
the community. Heppner should
awaken to the need for establish
ing airport facilities.
Whatever Uncle Sam decides to
do about the airport, we can truth
fully say, "When bombs fall on
Morrow county, let them be play
ones."
from the involved district. It was
not made clear to the court where
these taxes and fees would be re
placed. It would result in personal
injury to several large sheep oper
ators who depend upon that district
for fall and spring grazing for their
extensive flocks. It would involve
closing the Ione-Boardman high
way, putting the county to the ex
pense of building a new .road of
far greater length and more diffi
cult to maintain. These factors and
others were brought out by Judge
Johnson in his contention that there
is little of merit in the project to
command favorable action from the
court.
The visitors, E. M. Hulden, Ray
mond Crowder, Dave Lemon, Bill
Kunsman and Mr. Marshall, were
commended by the court for en
deavoring to better their position in
Arlington, and in turn admitted the
court was taking the right action in
opposing something which might
not prove of benefit to the county.
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
Reorganization
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. Reorganization of two de
partments highlighted developments
at the capitol this past week.
In the first of these developments
the Board of Control announced that
Dan J. Fry was being retained as
head of that department but that
Roy H. Mills of Salem, frequently
mentioned aa Governor Sprague's
candidate for Fry's job, was being
employed as "business supervisor
of state institutions," a subordinate
Plan that coming vacation
nowl Take in Eastern Cities,
World's Fairs, National
Parks. Traveling costs are
invitingly low.
position, apparently created espe
cially for Mills' benefit.
Mills for the past several years
has been employed in the state
banking department in handling
bank liquidations. He is a son-in-
law of the late State Senator Chas.
A. Spalding. In order to make room
for Mills in the department without
increasing the department's budget
Governor Sprague explained that
E. M. Rogers, an assistant purchas
ing agent who has been with the
state in that capacity for years, is
being transferred to another de
partment.
As business supervisor it will be
Mills' duty to "set up and supervise
the accounting practices of the sev
eral state institutions, co-ordinate
their business and farming activities
and act as co-ordinating agent be
tween the board of control and the
budget department on the one hand
and the institution heads on the
other," the governor explained.
Fry as head of the department
will continue to act as secretary to
the board of control and state pur
chasing agent.
In the second re-organization
move of the week Nefson S. Rogers
was employed as state forester, suc
ceeding Carl E. Davis of Marshfield
who has been holding down the job
under a temporary appointment
since January 1 when J. W. Fer
guson relinquished control of the
department.
At the same time the forestry
board moved to abolish the position
of extension forester, which has
been filled by Lynn Cronemiller
since November, 1935, at which time
he was succeeded as state forester
by Ferguson.
Rogers, the new state forester
who took over his duties Monday,
has been employed with the state
tax commission for the past ten
years except for approximately one
year in 1935-36 when he filled the
post of deputy state forester, first
under Cronemiller and then under
Ferguson. Previously he was fire
warden at Vernonia and Medford.
As head of the department he was
voted full authority to reorganize
his department according to his own
ideas.
It costs the state approximately
$10,000 a year to replace broken and
burned-out electric light globes.
The contract for supplying this need
during the next year was let by
the Board of Control this week to
the Geo.E. Allen Hardware com
pany of Salem.
Approximately 100 applicants for
admission to the Oregon Bar will
take the annual bar examinations
to be held in Salem July 9 and 10,
according to Arthur S. Benson, clerk
of the supreme court. The number
will include 26 applicants who have
failed to pass previous tests.
SCOTT
FOR STATE
TREASURER
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LESLIE M. SCOTT
"An All Oregon Man"
Republican Primaries May 17, 1940
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lington where from 50 to 300 men
would be stationed and where most
of the business in connection with
operation of the field would be
conducted. The visitors were given
opportunity to present their plan in
full before the court presented its
views. A trip was made to the
scene of the proposed field, fol
lowing which the county officials
stated their side of the case.
As expressed by Judge Bert John
son, there is little for this county
to gain through location of the
bombing field here and there is
plenty of reason to believe that
Morrow county would be the loser
under the proposed set-up. At pre
sent the county receives a consider
able sum in taxes and grazing fees
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