Heppner Gazette Times, December 17, 1942 5 was no thought of a national crisis that Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE Established March 30, 1883 THE HEPPNER TIMES Established November 18, 1897 CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published Every Thursday by CRAWFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. O. G. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.50 Two Years 4.50 Three Years 6.00 Six Months 1.25 Three Months 65 Single Copies 05 CAN'T HAPPEN TO US? would demand complete unity of all elements. It was a smart political game in wThich those in power sought to maintain their grip on the government. The future would take care of itself their concern was about the present. There is no disposition to criticize the administration for winning in this manner. It was smart politics at the time and the people of this country abide by the majority rule principle, granting that to the victor belong the spoils. The point is that now in a great national crisis some of thos.e political chickens have come home to roost and the victor is more or less embarrassed practically every advantage sought it is a bit difficult to reverse the order and demand a longer (working week. During the dark days of the depres- While Sherman county citizens were gion th working week was shortened. wirauuig wiui uic piuuicm uo. main taining the Shaniko branch of the i - ii mi I'll" 1 TT union raciiic, u iimm ana morrow more e The lnternational Typo county citizens looked on with a too OTflnhUi iini. n of th best, ew- in some instances, as much as 15 hours were lopped off in order to give jobs to bad attitude, wishing their neighbor- Qf the organized groups? took nig uixky 1". oiiciman uuxitjr the initiative in shortening the work was laced with the removal of its line week clropping from 42 ami 45 hours and her people felt that was carrying to 35'noursF his move made work things a little too far. A strong fight for tnousands of unf0rtunate crafts was put up and the line stays. men wn0 were wandering about the Gilliam and Morrow counties now country seeking a handout here and are having their inning. The Union tnere and sleeping wherever they Pacific is not threatening to remove might. The movement was taken up by the lines, but in order to provide more other strong groups with the result manpower and locomotive equipment tnat before many months had passed where sorely needed on the mam line there was a noticeable improvement in the company has found it necssary the labor situation to curtail service on the two branches. lf th fi d week whicn became Ihis is a wartime move and nothing , provided more employment else officials have assured patrons ot were theA 4g'hour the two branches, although what steps week m in lik manner consume more will be taken to restore normal service k wnen manpower is soreiy need when peace comes could not be inch- ed wm Labor temporarily surrender cated by the company s representatives lts advantages or will we see a contest visiting Heppner last Friday. between it asnd tne administration? Un- Suffice it to say that the war has der the circumstances it would appear come a step closer to this region and advantageous to Labor to take the in this is but one of many inconveniences S9jd 3uunp pip ;snC aA Wl contronting us betore this war is over. sion. That would save a lot of "delay in The company has assured patrons of production and establish Labor as the branches that they will be cared worthy of the power it enjoys. for. This applies to freight only. Trav- elers will have to find a way to the qtronp mam line, as passenger service will be J1AljAj immu i ivun u discontinued with inauguration of the Meeting quotas is becoming a habit new service on January 3. The truth of with Morrdw county. When the bond the matter is, rail travel by civilians is and stamp quotas were .fixed, this being discouraged to provide more 'fa- county was among the first to go over cilities for troop movements. the top. What was done in the scrap- The order has been made for the iron campaign is a matter of recent new schedule and there is nothing left history and something of 'which we are to do but accept it. More important justifiably proud. Then comes along branches than these have experienced the USD campaign and that is sub drastic curtailment in service and the scribed with some to spare . districts thus served have not gone in- And so it will be with the tubercu to seclusion. Neither have they suffered losis seal campaign, the Red Cross serious business reverses. membership drive and all other agen- o cies contributing to promotion of the LONGER WORK WEEK reat victory drive. Our people have y ii , ,', 'the will to win and they will find the In this mad scramble for manpower way to meet all demands-this in spite there i seems to be one issue the admin- 0f the constant drain on our man istration is avoiding with characters- power tic political adeptness the longer ' work week. Just what the President n APATAJ has in mind has not been made appar- LUUK AG A1JN ent, for the press of other affairs has A poster recently issued to retail not permitted him to give this specific merchants by the food rationing divi issue the direct attention it demands, sion of the Office of Price Administha Immediate disposal was accomplished tion, tells the consumer in words and through the reorganization of the pictures how to get coffee. The mer manpower authority. That relieved chants are displaying these posters in Mr. Koosevelt of having to confront thousands of stores throughout the Labor personally and his silence re- land. They are doing their level best to garding abandonment of the 40-hour make coffee rationing a little less oner week for the duration is leaving both to the public. sides in the dark. Consumers who become impatient When the New Deal was courting with the red tape in which necessities the Labor vote by granting about ev- of life are now wrapped, have only to erything demanded by that group there look at the coffee poster again the backside. There they can see a little of the red tape which the merchant rr.us unravel before he can enjoy the privilege of serving his cus omers.. In this case it is merely the requirements to be complied with if the retailer is to restock a few bags of coffee. Other requirements which the merchant must meet if he is to stay in business are so manifold and complex that the simplest of transactions has become a grim undertaking. Price fixing, quality and quantity of goods are all subject to complicated restric tions affixed with heavy enpalties for violations. A $10,000 fine and ten years in prison is a prominent tag on most of the laws. The public seldom sees these evidences of the growing handicaps on retail dis tribution. Unexcelled service is taken or fgranted, even as modern mass . distribution is taken for granted. A lot of behind-the-scenes hard work and competence is needed to keep hundreds of thousands of clean wholesome merchandising centers operating at top efficiency. And anything that slows that effi ciency unnecessarily, cuts directly into our standard of living. This is not to say that wartime regulations are not essential. It is simply an expressed hope that the already formidable task of feeding and clothing the nation will not be made more formidable by the fail ure to reallize that a smooth work ing distribution system is vital to the war effort. Legal Notices ADMINISTRATRIX SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an order of the County Court of the Couny of Mor row and State of Oregon, made and entered on the 27th day of May, 1942, in the matter of the estate of W. E. Ahalt, deceased, the undersigned, as administratrix of said estate, will sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder subject to confirmationi of said Court, the following describe real property, situate in the County of Morrow and state of Oregon, and described as follows, to-wit: Southwest quarter of Section fourteen (14); the Southeast quarter of Section fifteen (15) and the Northwest quarter of Section twenty -three (23), all in Township Two (2) North, Range Twenty-three (23) East of Wil lamette Meridian; Also: The south 10 feet of lot one (1) and lots seven (7) and eight (8) in Block three (3) of Sper of lone, Oregon; ry's Fourth Addition to the city Also: A certain piece, parcel or tract, of land, beginning 10 feet east and 60 feet south of the Southeast comer of Block three (3) of Sperry's Fourth Addition to the City of lone, Oregon, running thence, West 470 feet thence South to the center of main channel of Willow Creek; v thence East along the center of the main channel of Willow Creek 470 feet; thence North to the place of ' beginning. Said sale w'U be made ort the 23rd day of January, Saturday, 1943, at the hour of 10:00 in the fore noon of said day, at the courthouse door in the City of Hep pner, in said County and State. Sale will be held open for one hour and terms will be 50 percent cash down and balance on confir mation of sa id sale by said Court. Dated and first published this 17th day of December, 1942. Josephine Buchanan, Administratrix of the estate . of W. E. Ahalt, deceased. . 38-42 Professional Directory McCLINTOCK'S Welding and Repair Shop SEE US OR TELEPHONE 822 Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeon Gilman Bldg. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER, ORE. A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN. & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Heppner Abstract Co. J. 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