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4 Heppner Gazette Times, June 24, 1943 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 Year? 6.00 Six Months :'. 1-25 Three Months bo Single Copies 05 WE'LL HAVE TO DIG Report from an authoritative source isto the effect that Morrow county is not living up to its well earned reputation for putting things over inso far as the raising of funds to outfit a sunroom at McCaw General hospital in Walla Walla is con cerned. Some donations of materials have been received but cash subscriptions are mostyl conspic uous in their absence. This doesn't seem right, es pecially when the amount needed is a paltry $250. Perhaps the sum is too small, too insignificant to command our attention. Nevertheless, it is a seri ous matter with those torn and broken bodies that have to get what comfort they can from hard benches and lack of other facilities that go to make convalescing successful. Let us bear in mind that the hospitalization of our fighting men has only fairly begun and that the campaign for properly caring for them is yet in its infancy. Also let us not forget that Morrow is the only county in the district that has not completed outfitting a sunroom at the hospital. We don't like to use the expression until it becomes threadbare but it looks like "we'll have to dig." -O- IF WE GET SOFTHEARTED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN Rex Stout, the author, speaking not long ago to the Canadian Club at Montreal, Canada, put up a strong case for treating Germany sternly after the war, until they are cleared of the illusion that they are a master race. He said: "From 1919 to 1939 the Germans squealed and grumbled. They started the moment the armistice bound us to stop shooting at them. There was not a moment they were not complain ing of our inhuman treatment of them, and did we fall for it! We reduced reparation payments; we eased it again under the Dawes' plan. We stabil ized their currency, lent them vast sums of money and materials, admitted them to world cartels, pub lished dozens of books confessing our guilt and sympathizing with the poor mistreated Germans. The more softhearted we became, the louder they whined. "But there are certain facts that must be faced. In 1917 when the U. S. declared war on Germany, President Wilson appointed an alien property cus todian to take over all German-owned property, that was done and the total value was about 500 million. None was ever returned; it was kept to satisfy war claims. So in 1920 there was no German-owned property in the United States. "When war was declared in the current war, again an alien property custodian was appointed. Within four months that official had taken over German-owned property, in the United States to the tune of 3 billion dollars. All but the smallest fraction had been accumulated by Germans be tween 1920 and 1935, the year when they began making frantic preparations for war, halting tem porarily their over seas' aggrandizements. So, dur ing the 15 years when they were constantly howl ing about our cruel suffocation of their economic life, they were piling up investments in the.U. S. A. at the rate of over 200 million a year. This does not mention what they were piling up in South America, Italy and dozens of other places. "They are going to try it again. They are al ready starting it, polishing up the same kind of lies with which they had such success last time. And the lies are not a bit sillier than the ones they did so well with last time. ''When we win the war and the Germans kick out Hitler, Goering, etc., they are going to tell us that they see the light and the nasty men misled them. So what are we going to do. We are going to be exhausted with the long war strain. But if we need to steel ourselves to win the fight, we need & thousand times more to steel ourselves to resist the temptation of the German plea. Millions of us with bigger hearts than heads will immed iately want to shake hands and call it a day. But if through pressure of various groups who also en courage this idea, we let slip through our fingers the chance to organize a decent world, then our children or grandchildren will be fighting Germans again. "If the past 75 years have not taught us that the Germans have become infected with an idi otic belief in their divine mission as a master race, and that this belief must somehow be taken out of them before there is any chance of arranging a peaceful world then we are making fools of our selves in spending money to defeat them in battle. Last time we stopped shooting at their first re quest for armistice. If this time their cities get plenty of bombing and we keep on marching till we get to Berlin, it is possible that they may re alize the game wasn't worth the candle and re linquish for all time the maniacal obsession. But we must achieve that end We dare not permit easy compassion or weariness of spirit to stop short of that goal. If we do, we have lost, as com pletely as if the Germans, and Japs had blasted us to submission. "There can be no compromise, for they do not represent tyranny they represent anarchy. They re spect no rules and are therefore tree barbarians. We are going to lick them on the battlefield. Good. But all our sacrifices will have been in vain if we do not hold firmly to our victory once we get it. Fascism and Naziism are only two words. Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo are only three men. Our real enemies are neither these two words nor these three men, but all people everywhere who are will ing to compromise with evil and negotiate with anarchy. We are fighting for the right and oppor tunity to organize a decent world. If we are fight ing for less than that anywhere, we are fighting for nothing and nothing is exactly what we will get." UP FROM PORTLAND Glenn Jones and son Billy are spending a few days in Heppner this week, coming from their home in Portland. They have been assist ing Mrs. Emma Jones in moving her household goods- She is living in the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Horn, who now reside at the Curran apartments. IN PORTLAND Mrs- Frank W. Turner is spend ing the week in Portland attend ing the Northwest Institute of In ternational Relations She went to the city Sunday GUESTS OF HOWES Mr. . and Mrs. E. B. Jensen and children, Joyce and Keith, arrived in Heppner Thursday and are guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Ben nie Howe. Mr. Jensen is, the new superintendent of the Lexington schools. OLIlTIMER VISITS Dave Brown, once a farmer of the Blackhorse section, has been re newing acquaintances in Heppner this week. He disposed of his farm ing interests here about 34 years ago, leaving for California, and this is his first visit since 1914. HOME ON VISIT Miss Evelyn Humphreys of Saw Francisco returned home Tuesday morning after spending a week with, her father, T. J. Humphreys, and sister, Miss Leta Humphreys. HOME FROM ROCHESTER Mrs. James Valentine returned home Sunday, night from Roches ter, Minn., where she was a patient for several weeks at the Mayo in stitute. Mr. Valentine met her ia Walla Walla. A SON IS BORN Charles Wendell is the name giv en their son born June 21 at Walla Walla to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cleveland. The young man weighed in at five and one-half pounds. You Can Eat Your Points and Have Them, Too! Just drop in occasionally and have one of our unexcelled Steak Dinners and use the points saved to buy need ed meats and fats for household use. Elkhorn Restaurant Professional Directory J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Qoode Watches . Clocks . Diamonds Rxpert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner. Oregon -O- FOR A FREE PRESS A free press, which in effect is free speech, was highlighted in most of the discussions at the Oregon Newspaper association meeting in Eug ene the past week. It was stressed by Oregon publishers and by speakers appearing on the pro gram by consent of federal bureaus. Most em phatically declaring for freedom of the press in conveying war and domestic news are Donald Sterling, retiring director of the domestic branch of the Office of War Information, and E. Palmer Hoyt, the new director. Both of these men are Oregonians. Both are prominent newspaper men one managing editor of the Oregon Daily Jour nal and the other the publisher of the Morning Oregonian. They know whereof they speak when they declare that an unhampered press is essen tial to the promotion of- the war as. well as to the preservation of our way of life. In accepting the post of director of the domes tic branch of the OWI, Mr. Hoyt stated: "This office will not be concerned with 'pro pagandizing' the American people. My policy is to give the country the straight information about the war, and to give it to them straight. "This means that there will be no phamphle teering from this office. It also means that this office will yield to no political interests. This is an office of War Information; it will deal only with information about the war. "We Americans have never needed to be urged to win the war. But we work best when we know what we're working for, sacrifice most when we know what we're sacrificing for, endure the long est when we know what we're enduring for. The more we know about the war the faster we'll win it. OWI's job is to furnish that knowledge." O A definition explaining the situation in Wash ington and heard at the newspaper conference several times: "It has now changed from a state of unorganized chaos to one of organized confusion." Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. c A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Wane Assistant PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office in Masonic Building HEPPNER, ORE. O. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeon 227 North Main St. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. NEW AUTO POLICY Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam. Class A 6.25 5.05 Class B 6.00 5.25 Class C 7.75 5.25 F. W. TURNER & CO. r J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone ITS Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon CLEANING Wednesday-Thursday-Friday SERVICE HEPPNER CLEANERS Morrow County Abstract fir Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician A Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 112 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER, OREGON Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE G. E. NDCANDER 862 Phones 262 Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St Entrance
