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A Heppner Gazette Times, March 9, 1944 2jpjttttr (feett? (Etas THE HEPPNER GAZETTE Established March 30, 1883. THE HE PPNER TIMES Established November 1& 1897. Consolidated February 15. 1912. Published every Thursday and entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as 2nd -class matter. O. G. CRAWFORD,Publisher and Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.50; Six Months $1-25. - Professional Directory A Sensible Decision Admirers of Governor Earl Snell, and they are legion, have a higher regard for his integrity and political sagacity than ever, following his action Saturday in removing himself as an aspirant for the senatorship left vacant by the death of Sena tor Charles L. McNary. With all the pressure brought to bear by friends and the urge from with in to seek the post, and having the machinery in his own control to step in and take the job ,it took courage to do what the governor did, courage back ed by wisdom that has earned him his present high position and a following that cannot help but be strengthened. There appears to be nothing in the way of Mr. Snell entering the May primary if he chooses to do so, and it is doubtful if there will be any effec tive criticism of such a move. The expressed opin ion of the man on the street is that he should en ter the primary and if this opinion grows withiin the next few weeks it may rise to the proportions of a demand, meaning, of course, a "draft Snell" movement. That is the feeling of a strong segment of the votting population of eastern Oregon where the governor has always been popular and where the desire for representation in the upper house is seldom appeased. It is natural, therefore, that we of the two-thirds area would like at least one third of the congressional delegation, irrespective of the population basis, and in Snell we would have a man not only directly acquainted with our needs but one familiar with the state as a whole. is getting elsewhere and that applicant is the per son the superintendent and the board want, he or she should get the top scale paid and not be com pelled to work up to that level. After all, it is not a matter of consideration of board rules, not a matter of a few more dollars in taxes, but the training of the future citizens that is at stake. They deserve the best training our money can buy. -0- -0- Following the Right Course Decision of the Heppner school board to keep pace with the salary increases granted in other districts and wages and salaries paid in other vo cations was a step in the right direction. School district No. 1 can ill afford to sit by and permit the best teaching talent to be hired elsewhere. , It so happened that the district is in excellent financial condition at this time and the school au thorities made the best of their position. Had the proposal for higher salaries been made last year it would have embarrassed the board to meet the" situation, but in the interim funds have been re ceived from the income tax surplus and some of the district's obligations have been paid off, so" with very little bonded indebtedness hanging over their heads, the officials could advance, the" salar ies without placing additionaltax burden upon' the citizens. ; In wartime and other emergency periods there is a tendency to neglect, the schools. As all of us know, the present situation is one of the most cri tical in our national history. Shifting .the lives of more than 130,000,000 people from a peacetime basis to an all out war endeavor cannot be accom plished without disjointing some of our most cher ished institutions, of which the schools hold high rank. Budgets could not be changed hurriedly or automatically, consequently school boards were confronted with maintaining teaching and plant operations on a frozen schedule in competition with rapidly rising wages and salaries in war in dustries. The result has been that many teachers have abandoned the profession for the duration to accept jobs paying much better wages, and school officials in desperation liave turned to ex teachers and almost any source where qualified persons may be obtained. This has gone on until the supply is exhausted and there is but one alter nativeoffer salaries comparable to those paid in other places and in other occupations. It is the belief of this newspaper that a quali fied, experienced teacher should not have to teach here the first year at a beginner's scale. If the pay is commensurate with or better than an applicant For a Cleaner Town As spring approaches, the perennial question of cleaning up the town comes to the fore. Civic minded persons blush at the appearance of their property and of the slovenliness of their neigh bor's yards and the urge to grab a rake and start in on trash almost precipitates them into action almost, but not quite. Now come the mayor and city council witih, the announcement that there will be a clean-up in a few weeks, a movement in which every citizen and property owner will be invited to participate and pay for the privilege. There will be no free hauling by the city this year. The city fathers are emphatic on that score. In stead, the city will put one of its trucks in charge of some one engaged in the hauling business, if additional transportation is needed, and property owners can hire their hauing done if they have no vehicle of their own for that purpose. Heppner, like many other small towns, could well devote time and money to making the town : presentible at all times. The fact that most small towns lack sufficient civic pride causes them to remain small towns and in many instances become smaller. Well kept streets, tidy vacant lots, and well cared for homes are an . invitation to the homeseeker. The city accepts responsibility for the streets but too often shows a lack of interest in the vacant lots. It is a problem no one seems to want to tackle and yet their neglect is an econom ic loss to property owners and the town. There is at present a movement on foot for a small park. Chief interest centers in providing a playground for children and a spot where adults too may congregate for picnic parties and other affairs. The amount of money involved to equip such a spot would not be great, yet in the light of all the drives for war activities, it seems a bit out of order to go out and raise funds to set up a park. Subscriptions for such a purpose would come largely from public spirited citizens, many of whom perhaps would never use the place. Exper ience has shown that public enterprises of this na ture' soon fade out. Would it not be better to levy a small tax. for establishing and maintaining parks and appointment of a park commission to plan and supervise their operation. By parks it is meant playgrounds in different parts of the city. A start could be made with the central park and others developed as the demand grows. Surely this mat ter commands serious thought by all citizens as well as the city officials. SENATOR McNARY BURIED The casket banked high with over a thousand floral tributes, Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary who died in Florida, was buried Friday after simple funeral services held in the hall of representatives of the state calpitol at which many hundreds of the great, the near great and the humble paid him their last tribute. He was a mem ber of the U. S. senate for nearly 27 years, one of the longest and most distinguished records of the congress. In 1940 he was a candidate for the vice presidency. The funeral services were con ducted by Bishop Bruce Baxter who paid eloquent tribute to Sen ator McNary's many years of ser vice to his country and described him as a "genuinely modest man who would deplore extravagant praise. First of all," said Dr. Bax ter, "was his unswerving devotion to duty. He stayed by his work when others rested. He stayed by that work when the interestts of his healh required that he also rest. IT. was a power for good in his natior. a war casualty as truly as any boy who falls in battle." POTENTIAL CANDIDATES The douible -barreled announce ment made by Governor Earl Snell naming Guy Cordon as interim U.' S. Senator and that he, the gover nor, would not be a candidate for the unexpired four-year term left a panorama of potential candidates. It is natural that those who were proposed for appointment should be looked upon as a?t to seek nomi nation, among them: Wm G. Hare, former- member of the stite sennle known as "Brother Eloquence"; Merle Che ssman, editor of the As-torian-Budget and state senator; P. J.Stadelman, industrialist of The Dalles. Charles A. Sprague, former governor is expected to file for the four year term also. CONGRESSMAN'S DAUGHTER TO WED Pretty, brunono Dorothy Mi Mott is on the ro nantic beam here at the capital. Confressman and Mrs James Mott have announced her engagement to BVRmin Murray Whisenand, sm 0f Air. and Mrs Benjamin Wh-'senand of Bend. The benedict-elect is enrolled in the navy V-12 rogram a-d is attend ing Willamette University. BIOGRAPHY OF NEW U. S. SENATOR .. . Guy Cordon.- Oregon's new U. S. senator is 53 years of age and was bom in Texas but has been a resi dent of Oregon for 52 years. He was married' to Ana "AT?n in Koseburg in 1914. There are three children, Allen, a lieutenant in the army air forces, Carolyn and Margaret, stu dents at the .University of Oregon. ' Continued on Page Five J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches . Clocks . JMasnomda Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. 0. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of .carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 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. Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. 0. TURNER, Mayor Jos. J. Nys ATTORjrEY AT LAW Ptters Building, Willow Street Heppntr. Oregon A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Nurse Assistant PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office in Mosonlc Building HEPPNER, ORE. Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic ' Physician & Surgeor 227 North Main St. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. "J. 0. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 17? ; Hotel Heppner Building . . ' Heppner, Oregon The trouble with waiting for something to turn up is that in the meantime you may be turned down. If you have done a good job, don't look as if ycu had fluked it. Let 'em know it's a habit of yours. o If you want to test your memory, try to remem ber what it was that worried you yesterday 0 If you are not tired at night you are not doing your part. 7 Once in a while, not often, a man is born who isn't afraid. Then things begin to move. Something NEW In Insurance See Bill Isom about 80 per cent collision on your car. B. E. ISOM Heppner, Oregon Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OP TITLE TITLE - IUSTJBANCE Offioe in New Peters Building Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician ft Surgeo FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDO. Rec. Phone UK Office Phone 493 HEPPNER, OREGON Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER 862 Phones 262 P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW QENEBA1 XttSTraANCB Heppner Hotei Building Willow St Entrance '1