Heppner Gazette Times, October 5, 1Q44 EDITORIAL . . The Press and the War This is National Newspaper Week and should call forth some thoughtful observations from scribes throughout the land. Perhaps most of them are in the same position as the writer, and we are including the rural press, the country weekly, if you please, in this category, whose personnel have to serve as jack-of-all-trades about the printshop and have very little time for serious thought edi torially. Nevertheless, some phases of newspaper life as pertaining to the war effort are worthy of comment. The importance of the newspapers in the war is recognized by the two leadinig contenders for President who agree that the "press is helping to win the war." Says the President: "The American press has met the test of our greatest national crisis with courage, loyalty and integrity." "Pub lishers of the United States have given America by far the freest, most interesting and most in formative press in the world," states Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican standard bearer. Throughout this great national crisis, the news papers of .the land have had but one objective, to win the war and gain a lasting peace. They have given unselfishly of their time and space to pro mote war activities, build morale, stimulate bond buying, encourage thrift by workers, urge honest observance of rationing regulations and countless other activities having direct bearing upon the conduct of the war. ' Back of all this has been the underlying prin ciple of freedom of the press. It is what the news papers are fighting for, it is what the men at the front are offering their lives for along with all the other freedoms dear to the hearts of America. It is something the people of other lands have not been accustomed to and something they cannot readily understand, particularly in the present po litical campaign when newspapers, give full sup port to the war effort and at the same time attack or defend the party in power according to their political beliefs. Perhaps when peoples of foreign lands come to a full understanding of the true American way of life the world will experience a long era of peace and prosperity. A newspaper reflects its community's life. If the community is progressive and forward looking its newspaper will show the same characteristics. If the community is sleepy and indifferent, it is difficult for the editor to make a different pic ture of it. If he is ambitious to make a bright, newsy sheet he will eventually find his way into a community fostering that type of newspaper. But back to the war. It is this writer's belief that .the newspapers have done, are doing and will continue to do a fine job in promoting the war effort until our enemies are conquered and a lasting peace is won. The outcome of the pre sent political battle will have no bearing on the attitude of the press as far as the war is con cerned. We have our preferences butjback of all is America and we will struggle to maintain those principles which guarantee equal opportunities to all. will quiet the Republican leader. One of the amusing, as well as amazing, de velopments is the anxiety of New Dealers over the size of the federal payroll and their pre-election frenzy to assure the dear people that their vast army of federal employes should be reduced. They don't say shall, that would be against New Deal policy, but administration mouthpieces are advocating a reduction after election. With an all-time high of 3,112,965 federal em ployes in July of this year it is high time sornebody began to think about reducing the number of per sons on the civilian payroll. Maybe those who have profited in votes by having this huge army drinking at the public trough think it is a grand thing but the folks who are paying the bills are getting tired of having this unnecessary yoke about their necks. A certain number of federal employes is essential but maintaining a bunch of votes on the payroll for the party in power is be coming extremely distasteful. During the 1932 campaign, Candidate Roose velt pledged himself "to accomplish a reduction of not less than 25 per cent" in federal expense. On March 4, 1933 when he became President, there were 572,091 employes on the federal pay roll, requiring a monthly outlay of $75,000,000. By June 30, 1934, the federal job-holder list had risen to 673,095. By 1935, it was 719,440; by 1936, 824,259; by 1940, 976,836. In 1941 it pass ed the million mark. In 1942 it was 2,206,870 and in 1943, 3, 095,563. Now it has gone even beyond that and the cost has risen' nearly 700 per cent to $522,000,000 a month or more than $6,264,000,000 a year It is strange indeed that the administration did not recognize this fact until Mr. Dewey and other Republican leaders called it to the attention of the people. It is stranger still that the apostles of borrow-more-to-spend-more now desire to see the federal civilian payroll reduced. They are in a hot spot, so to speak, for if they drop some of the people who were put on the job for political reasons they will lose their votes and if they keep them on they will lose a lot of taxpayer votes. What to do! What to do! CHURCHES CHURCH OF CHRIST O. Wendell Herhison. Pastor Bible school 9:45. A class for ev ery age. Morning worship 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor, 7 p. m. Evening service, 8 o'clock. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Archdeacon Neville Blunt No Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Church School 9:45 a. m. Morning Prayer 11 a. m. On Mondays at 3 p. m. in the parish house and Tuesdays at 8 p. m. during October and November the archdeacon will hold classes of instruction on the Holy Spirit. On Sunday Oct. 15 there will, be a parish dinner after the morning service, and a parish meeting. Professional Directory P. W. Mahoney VriORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J '1 V J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 17? H'.iel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Rev. Francis McCormack Pastoi Schedule ot Services: Heopner: Sunday mass at 9 a. m. on the 1st and 3rd Sundays; at 10:30 a. m. on the 2nd and 4th. Tonv 10:30 a, m. on the 1st and 3rd; 9:00 a. m. on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Week day mass at 8 a. m. First Friday at 7:30 a. m. Confessions: Saturdays, 7:30 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. Sundays 8:15 a. m. to 8:55 a. m. CHURCH oflONE COOPERATIVE H. N WaddelL Pastor Bible school 10 a. m. Worship service 11 a. m. Ser mon, "The Practical Usefulness of Christian Faith." Junior C. E. 7 p. m. Praise and preaching service 8 p. m. Sermon "Patching Old Clothes." Monday: Preaching service at Lexington 8 p. m. Come to church. IONE FULL GOSPEL MISSION Ralph De Boer, Pastor Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching 11 a. m. Evening service 8 p. m. IONE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Edward Caldwell Bowlen, Pastor Bible School 10:00 &. m. Morning Worship 11:00 a. m. Young Peoople's 7:00 p. m. Evangelistic Service 8:00 p. m. Prayer meet 8 p. m. Wednesday. ATTORNEY AT LAW peters Building, Willow Straat Heppner. Oregon Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE G. E. NIK AND ER 562 Phones 282 Dr. L. D. TibUts Fkysiouui fcuftn FIRST NATIONAL. BANK BLSXi Hoc Phone 1113 Otfiqe Phone 2 HBPPNBR. OREGON Dr. W. H: Rockwell NataKattt Physician & Surgeor 227 Nwtk Main Si Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Nnrs Anilitant PHYSICIAN & SURGEON iffice in Mxsonic Building HEPPNKR ORE. Swinging to Dewey There are indications that as the campaign moves along many heretofore doubtful voters are swinging definitely to the Dewey column. It has not grown to proportions to indicate that a land slide is in the offing hut it is indicative of the trend of thought. There is no doubt but that Dew ey's charges of New Deal bunglings have put the fourth termers on the defensive. Not only are they on the defensive but they are showing signs of nervousness and are looking for the commander-in-chief to pull something from the hat that How a President Looks One of the pronouncements of a non-new deal Democrat trying to bolster his determination to vote 'er straight, was that "Dewey doesn't look like a president." What in tunket do "looks" have to do with it? If a man's ability is proven and he fills all le gal qualifications for the presidency, what's to deter him because he doesn't fit into one's per sonal conception of how a president should look? We think Dewey looks as much like a president as Teddy Roosevelt did when he went into the White House. Take a look at all the presidents we have had. Is there a similarity there? Are their faces, heads, beards, etc., cast of the same mold? Does Frankie in any way resemble Abraham Lincoln? Thomas Jefferson and Ulysses S. Grant couldn't be mis taken for twin brothers, could they? Note well how closely resembled are William Howard Taft and Calvin Coolidge! There is no pattern for a presidential appear ancea man comes to "look like a president" when he has comported himself in a manner that people associate the idea of leadership with his , physiognomy. In fact, we do rR think Mister Roosevelt "looks like a prseident," because he has not acted as our executive, but as our superior ruler. Jim Van Winkle in Oregon City Banner-Courier. To Better Serve The Public This Cafe will re main open during the week and close all day . SUNDAY This will be our regular schedule from here on out. Yours for the best eats in town, HEPPNER CAFE Morrow County Abstract b Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE ffie ir. New 'Meters Building r eppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis- ) cussion. please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors j Hone 1332 . Heppner. Ore 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. 11JUNKR & CO. Generous Response Given Clothes Call Sixteen cartons of clothing were' prepared at the parish house of All Saints Episcopal church the p;.t week-end for shipment to liberat ed countries overseas, it was an nounced Tuesday by Archdeacon Neville Blunt. The cartons are all packed and bound and awaiting shipment. Response was generous not only in quantity but in the quality of the clothing brought in. Most gar ments turned in. could have given, months of service to the donors bad it been niocessary. Of the 16 cartons, five were men's suits and two of overcoats. o CHURCH AUXILIARY TO ENLARGE SCOPE OF MEETING Members of the Women's auxili ary of All Saints church will meet at 11:30 a. m. for Corporate Com munion on the first mteting in the month which falls on Frdiay, Oct. 13 this month. The service will be followed by a sandwich luncheon at 12:30 with the business meeting at 1:30. All members are urged to be present and bring tht-ir united thank offerings. - at this meeting. HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated Feb. 15, 1912, Published every Thursday and en tered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, as second class matter. O. G. CRAWFORD Publisher and Editor Blaine E. 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