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Heppner Gazette Times; Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, January 16, 1941
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
CEAWrOED PUBLISHING COMPANY
and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
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Official Paper for Morrow County
Hood River Meeting
To Draw City Officers
Police officers from Heppner and
other cities of the state will meet
January 15 at the Columbia Gorge
hotel, three miles west of Hood Riv
er for the annual session of the
Oregon Association of City Police
Officers and under the leadership
of specialists will discuss maximum
auto speed legislation, retirement
plans, allocation of liquor license
fees for city police work and other
topics, according to word received
here from Henry F. Beistel, of the
University of Oregon bureau of mu
nicipal research.
Call for the session, regarded as
one of the most important ever held
by the association, was issued by
Carl Bergman, Eugene chief of po
lice and president of the association.
Committee reports, special reports
and election of officers for the com'
ing year are also on the program.
Legislation for maximum auto
speeds is an highly important sub
ject, Chief Bergman points out, since
the coming session of the legislature
is expected to amend the present
speed law program to include des
ignated speeds, rather than adher
ence to the "Basic rule" practice.
The police officers will also dis
cuss the proposal to publish auto
registrations by the state, and the
advantages of such a practice will
be outlined.
The 1941 police training school, to
be again sponsored by the League of
Oregon Cities and the university bu
reau of municipal research, will be
discussed, as will coordination of
local police training programs.
Speakers for the day will include
Earl Campbell, secretary-director of
the Portland Traffic Safety Commis-
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Power Company Has
Much Grief from Fog
The Pacific Power and Light com
pany feels that its Morrow county
customers are interested in know
ing the causes for the interruptions
to electric service which have oc
curred since the 8th of January.
Fog freezing on the lines has been
the cause of the trouble, and it is
with real pleasure that news has
been received from the affected ar
ea that the frost condition was eli
minated by the chinook wind which
started Tuesday morning in Hepp
ner. While the "outages" have all been
of short duration, and most of them
during late night hours, any stop
page of service affects some users.
The Pacific company is naturally
doing all possible to maintain con
tinuous service because, a loss of
service to the customer means that
his meter has stopped and he will
use less current with a lower return
to the company. The ' larger the
number of customers out of service,
the larger the loss to the company;
not to mention overtime" wages for
troublemen, extra transportation
costs, toll charges, replacement of
broken poles and miscellaneous line
material.
The cheerful attitude of the af
fected customers, during the trou
ble, is very much appreciated, says
Ray Kinne, local manager.
NEW POLICEMAN HERE
Roger L. Thomas, transferred from
the Baker district, is the new state
policeman stationed at Heppner. He
arrived this week. Thomas has the
unique distinction of having, been
on the R4, U. S. submarine, when
it was stuck under water for 36
hours off the coast of the Hawaiian
islands. Naturally, it was somewhat
of a thrill, said Thomas, though ac
tually the men aboard were never
in much danger. There were ships
all around with which they were
in constant communication.
sion; J. D. Swanson, special agent
for the FBI in charge of the Port
land office; Captain Dana E. Jew
ell, Portland, and others.
Other officers of the association,
all of whom are expected to attend
the meet, include: C. A. Blodget,
Oregon City, first vice president;
L. M. Ackerman, Klamath Falls,
second vice-president; Ben F. Gray
bill, Grants Pass, secretary-treasurer,
and the following directors: John
K. Acton, Astoria; L. V. Jenkins,
Portland; H. F. Hollenbeck, Hood
River.
Committees Named as
Lawmakers Start
By GILES L. FRENCH
The 41st legislative assembly of
Oregon got under way Monday with
little or no evidence of the struggle
for the speakership that gave some
signs of disrupting the house organ
ization before it was made. Farrell's
group was able to attach to it the
newly appointed G. C. Huggins who
took the place of injured Bertie Mc
Closkey and the long doubtful Orval
Thompson of Albany who has been
astride the fence since the speaker
ship campaign began.
House members seem a trifle worn
out from the acrimony of fighting
for their offices and the first day
was without startling event or signs
of activity other than prosaic organ
ization. The quietness of the day
was real in another way. There is
no long string of women at the door
asking each legislator for a job, few
men to buttonhole one and speak
of his delinquent rent and hungry
children when asking for a few days
work. The effects of the war pre
parations are thus felt.
War preparation may also be felt
in the lack of hard fighting for more
relief money. The governor's bud
get has raised this fund from the
$18,000,000 it was last year to $21,
000,000 and that will probably suf
fice, things being what they are. I
It may be just as well to save the
taxpayers for the demands that will
likely be made upon them when
the war preparations cease.
Committee appointments were an
nounced late Monday evenings in
the house although senators knew
their places for work before that
time. Senator Steiwer will be chair
man of assessment and taxation, and
a member of elections and privil
eges, industries, livestock, and res
olutions. Representative French is
chairman of land use, as in 1939 ses
sion, and is a member of assessment
and taxation, revision of laws, and
utilities, as well as being a vice
chairman of medicine, dentistry and
pharmacy. Representative Harvey
Miller is vice chairman of game,
and a member of elections (which
may be a very important one), for
estry, and livestock.
There is much talk of the length
of the session but no enthusiasm
about the 40 day intention of leaders.
Wm. Instone of Lena was treated
at a local physician's office today
for a jagged cut between the eyes
received when his car skidded on
a slick place in the road on the way
to town, throwing him against the
windshield swipe.
CARD OF THANKS
We deeply appreciate the help,
sympathy and kindness , of our
friends and neighbors in the loss of
our dear one, and especially wish
to thank every one for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
Mary Wright,
Harold Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wright,
Mr. and -Mrs. Walter Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rugg,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kruger,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clubine.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Engagement of Miss Martha Blair,
fourth grade teacher in the local
schools, to Mr. Anthony Sokolich of
San Pedro, Cal., was announced
Sunday afternoon at a tea at the
Robert D. Knox home, with Mrs.
Knox and Miss Blair as hostesses
to a large group of ladies. The wed
ding will be a June event at Mon
mouth. Mr. Sokolich is teaching in
junior high school at Cottage Grove.
Mrs. Max Harris was severely cut
in the left forearm when she fell
at her home Tuesday and pushed
her hand through a window.
Lee Scritsmeier received a cut
lip, requiring two stitches, yester
day, in an accident while working
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By DR. WM. C. STRAM, O. D.
Some years ago a widely-quoted
gentleman said, I dont care wno
makes the country's laws, as long as
I can write the country's songs."
Well, that is a very fine sentiment,
but a lot of Tin Pan Alley's top
tiinpsmiihs are now wishing they
had become lawyers or politicians
instead of song writers. There is ab
solutely no harmony in the music
business these days with BMI and
ASCAP fighting to see who is going
to control the sour notes that come
tVitvmob vmir radio loudspeaker.
They claim that music hath charms
to soothe the savage breast, but ap
parently it doesn't work very well
on civilized breasts, because the
boys who are doing the battling are
so full of music that even their
Winps rreak in rhvthm.
And talking of rhythm, you
should have seen those colored boys
rvlav hpsketl-iall at lone last night.
Thev wpw a svmohonv of muscular
syncopation, just a little too fast for
-the Morrow county Doys, dux not
much too fast.
iricrVi ciidvine' intense concen
tration on school work especially
-with weak eyes will cause neaa
nVui lark of vitality in your chil
dren. Do not subject them to poor
health caused from eyestrain. Bring
them in to me let me examine their
eyes without charge fit them with
glasses that will ease tne strain,
rtntr latest and most modern eauip-
men used. Stram Optical Co., 225
So. Main St., Pendleton. Phone 403.
DELICIOUS
SEA FOODS
OYSTERS
CLAMS
CRABS
NOW IN SEASON
The "R" months are back
again with a fresh supply ot
choice sea foods always avail
able here.
Contributions Taken for
CHINESE RELIEF SOCIETt
and Official Receipt Given
Meals at All Hours
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
Elkhorn
Restaurant
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DOES FORD PAY GOOD WAGES?
Here are some facts about Ford Labor. parison of compensation insurance costs:
During the year ended November 30th,
1940, the Ford Payroll throughout the
United States averaged 113,628 hourly
wage earners, not including office em
ployes, students, or executives. They were
paid $185,105,639.12. On this basis, the
average annual wage was $1,629.05.
According to the latest available govern
ment figures, the annual average wage of
all workers in employment covered by
old age insurance law was $841.00.
If the 45,000,000 workers of this country
received the same average wage as Ford
employes, they would have had additional
wages of more than $35,000,000,000, thus
increasing the national income about
50. Think what such an increase would
mean to the workers of this country and
to the American farmer, whose prices are
based on the national income.
Wage scales in the Ford Rouge plants are
divided into three classifications:
Unskilled ...
Minimum hiring wage . 75c per hour
Semi-skilled . , .
Minimum hiring wage . 80c per hour
Skilled ...
Minimum hiring wage . 90c per hour
Higher wages are in consideration of
ability and years of service.
Minimum wage scales for unskilled labor
at the Rouge plant are the highest in the
industry. Top wages for skilled labor
compare favorably with, or are higher
than, wages in other automobile plants.
Now some facts on Ford labor conditions:
The national average rate in automotive
manufacturing plants as computed by the
National Association of Underwriters is
in excess of $1.50 premium on each $100
payroll. The Ford cost of workmen's
compensation is less than 50c.
This indicates that the chance of injury
in a Ford plant is much less than in the
average automobile plant.
The Ford Motor Company has no age
limit for labor, and in fact deliberately
attempts to keep older workers working.
The average age of Ford workers at the
Rouge and nearby plants is 38.7.
A recent check-up shows that nearly one
half the workers at these Ford plants were
40 or over, falling into these age groups:
25,819
14,731
3,377
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In addition to the so-called regular em
ployes, the Ford Motor Company has
hired, and now has on the payroll, at the
same regular hourly wage, thousands of
workers who are blind, crippled or other
wise incapacitated for normal productive
work. They are not selected for their
ability to build cars or to maintain the
plant. They are on the payroll because of
Henry Ford's belief that the responsibility
of a large company to labor goes be
yond the point at which the unfortunate
worker can no longer produce profitably.
Not only are sanitation and other health
conditions the best in the industry, but
Ford also leads in safety devices for the
protection of employes. Proof of
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The above are facts. They are open to
anyone who really wants to deal in facts.
Anyone who wants to get a job . . . buy a
car .
or place a national defense con
tract on the basis of fair labor treat
ment must place Ford at the top
of his eligible list.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
You Can Buy a New 1941 Ford Car for $861 Delivered in Heppner.
ROSEWALL-GENTRY MOTOR COMPANY
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