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A Heppner Gazette Times, December 9, 1943 C r P all fi'mKfit' nnpra f nrs: v an iniiuvi wjjvi ml v vi 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 seoond-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 t5 Single Copies 05 Headed the Right Way An article by Arthur Priaulx in the Sunday Oregonian on Oregon's Shangri-La, the newest development in logging camps, raises the question of why haven't such camps been given greater consideration in the past. That question might be answered by including logging camps with all other development here in the west. There was so much country to develop, so much timber to cut, and so few people to do the job that the feeling prevailed one should keep moving on to a new field where living was easier and the acquisition of wealth and property required the minimum of effort. In the case of the logging industry in the earlier days it was a matter of cutting out the best of the timber in one spot and then moving on to new territory. Camp life was rugged in the extreme and family life was the exception rather than the rule. As time wore on, timber operators began to make some allowance for loggers' families, the tendency gradually leading toward creating living conditions that would bring more contentment to their men. This condition has been expedited to some extent in recent years due to the pick-up in the demand for lumber and the growing scarcity of labor, but even before this emergency arose there were far-seeing operators who realized that lumbering is a permanent industry and as such would have to make working and living conditions comparable to other big industries. Oregon has several well established camps, the Kinzua Pine Mills company, the Hines Lumber company, and the Gilchrist logging and lumber ing operation, to name some outstanding concerns. These are eastern Oregon plants which have been built for permanency, for they operate on a select ive cutting plan and through careful operation and management they will be spared the necessity of moving their camps here and there to maintain an easy cutting schedule. This policy permits their employes to not only enjoy a measure of family life, but permits them to plan on the future, to establish homes and in some instances to partici pate in community life on a scale comparable to town dwellers. Logging is a rough life. It requires rugged man hood to cope with the work. Some of the tough ness is removed if the men have comfortable homes to come to at night and if there is a social center where they may relax. That is the goal of the Kinzua Pine Mills company in the establish ment of Camp Five, or Camp Wetmore. The camp is high up in the Blue mountains, we dare say well above 4,000 feet elevation, where winter arrives earlv and remains late. The company is making living conditions as comfortable as sur roundings will permit and it is easy to believe that the employes appreciate what is being done for them. It will be interesting to follow developmentts in the Rogue-Umpqua section where Oregon's Shangri-La is being built. Its builders have the know ledge of what has been accomplished in other camps with which they will be able to combine their own well thought out plans and the result should be something worthy of the consideration They'll Not Be Forgotten A lot of happiness is being experienced by people of the Blue Mountain Camp and Hospital district, for they have been given an opportunity to fill Christmas bags for the fighting men who already have met the enemy and paid their debt to civilization and the cause of democracy through the loss of a limb or some other serious injury which has invalided them to the homeland for hospitalization. Substantial evidence of this civ ilian happiness is to be found in the large display window of the Pacific Power and Light company in Heppner where on Monday a total of 108 gift bags had been turned in by Morrow county people for distribution by the Blue Mountain council among the hospitals at Pendleton, Walla Walla and Pasco where so many of our brave lads are being nursed back to health. The Morrow county contribution will be sent as part of 2,000 such gift bags to be distributed at the hospitals. This is but one of the many calls for gifts and assistance that have, come to our people and like all the others has been taken in stride. There is a little difference in this instance, we believe, for the spirit of Christmas warmed the hearts with the desire to bring cheer to numbers of boys far from home, many of whom no doubt will not get home for months to come. In addition to the 108 gift bags for the boys, packages to the number of 18 were prepared for women in the service. These packages were wrap ped by the girls in the county agent's office, which in itself is a commendable effort. Although' there are no more bags available, there is an opportunity to help brighten the lives of the hospitalized service people by contributing to the magazine fund. This may be handed in at the drug stores where proper credit will be given. It is hoped the gift bags will bring happiness and pleasure to the recipients, as they doubtless will, yet the feeling persists that their happiness will be no greater than that of the people who. made them possible. O Make It a War Emergency Since Pearl Harbor we have learned to expect to get nothing done that doesn't come under the head of military necessity. Consequently, many worthwhile projeets await the coming of peace, no matter how much merit they carry. One of the most notioeable objects of forced neglect is roads. There are several reasons for this, all of which are1 obvious and need no recounting here. The fact stands out that unless a highway is used for transportation of men and vital materials it will get no more attention than is necessary to main tain it. Realignment and other improvement work will have to wait In the case of the Heppner-Spray highway, which to date is standardized only as far as Ruggs, it appears that not a little vital war material fig ures in its traffic load. . Logs and lumber are critical material, and during the past year the army, too, has used the road to some extent. It is not on a regular route but serves as an emergency road for convoy maneuvers, and, as in the recent airplane incident, it proved a real boon to the army air corps. It might have been a bigger job to truck that Fortress out of the southern Morrow county hills had not the highway been right at hand. There may be no possibility of getting recog nition for this inland route unless some showing can be made as to military necessity. It is perhaps an idle wish that the road might be straightened from Hardman to Ruggs, let alone expecting hard surfacing, but the urge for improvement is so apparent that at least it might be worth asking for. If nothing more can be accomplished, elimin ation of at leas one hairpain curve will be accept able. If no more big army trucks have to pass that way, it will lighten the tension on logging and lumber truckers to have that curve eliminated. Part of the fill is aready in. Why not work toward getting it built the rest of the way? CHORUS ENJOYS DINNER PARTY TUESDAY NIGHT Although a bit early in the month the Christmas party of the Women's ichorus was a delightful occasion. Twenty-two club members gath ered at the residence of Archdea con and Mrs. Neville Blunt Tues day evening at 7 to partake of a community dinner. Following a bounteous feast a gift exchange was enjoyed. To complete the setting for the holiday season the group sang several carols, with Mrs. J. O. Tur ner at the piano. Mrs. O. G. Craw ford sang Adams "Cantique de Noel" and Mrs. Blunt read Kate Douglas iWiggans' beloved Christ mas story. "Bird's Christmas Carol." The group and a few guests plan to go carolling Monday night, Dec. 27 and will assemble at the Craw ford home. Regular rehearssll will be held at 7 p. m. next Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. J. O. Turner. The club is working on several numbers and expects to give a concert in the spring. With a membership of 25 or 30 women a worthwhile organiza tion has been effected. The dinner party Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Neville Blunt was the second of the season. Mrs. F. W. Turner was hostess to the group at the opening, meeting in September. Both hostesses were as sisted by capable committees, which, contributed materially to the suc cess of the parties. MOVING TO KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers are leaving tomorrow for Kinzua to make their home. Both have se cured employment with the Kin zua Pine Mills company. Mrs. Leathers has been working at Scot ty's since moving in from Hard man earlier in the fall. She was postmistress at Hardman for sev eral years and also served as Ga zette Times correspondent for that vicinity. FOR SALE 30-30 carbine and two. boxes of shells. Would consider trading for good bench saw. O. Wendell Herbiscn. 37c Professional Directory J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Good Watches . Olocki - Diamond Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppfc-r. Oregon Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. r A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Nona Aulstut PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office In Misonic Building HEPPNER, ORB. O. M. Y EAGER CONTRACTOR & BOLDER All kinda of carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeop 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. J. O. 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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. Open Daily 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. Elkhorn Restaurant