A Heppner Gazette Times, December 28, 1944
EDITORIAL . . .
Is Milk Shortage Warranted? Keep on Buying Bonds!
Heppner residents have no complaint to make
relative to the milk service but it is a different
story at lone and perhaps other points in the
county. Apparently there is enough of the lactile
fluid if properly distributed to meet requirements
locally, and it evidently is the purpose of the lo
cal distributers to serve families with children first
This is as it should be. Those whose diets require
milk should come first.
It seems to be a different situation at lone. The
difficulty arises not so much from lack of produc
tion, or possible production, as from inability to
sell the product because people owning and milk
ing cows are not arjle to meet rigid requirements
pertaining to production of milk. A family with
one good cow-iat will yield far more milk than
that family can use is not permitted to help a
neighbor family without a cow. Why? Because it
is impractical to build a dairy barn meeting the
requirements of the dairy law. The result is that
the surplus milk is shipped out of the community
to creameries or dairies equipped to pasteurize,
creating a shortage in the producing center when
these outside concerns fail to return the milk in
the pasteurized form. That seems to be the condi
tion facing lone at the present time.
We hear a lot about undulant fever nowadays.
There may be something to it. But if it is due to
untreated milk, why did we not all suffer from it
years ago when the dairies delivered their milk in
big cans, dipping it out with a big dipper or pour
ing it directly from the can into a milk pan con
veniently placed on the back porch.That was be
fore pasteurization had become such an important
propaganda agent for dairy machinery manufac
turers. There were undulant fever cases no doubt,
just as there are a few nowadays, but there was no
agitating motive to scare people out of drinking
the raw milk as there is todayt
If the families producing the milk drink it with
safety throughout the year, why should others be
denied the privilege of using any surplus milk so
long as it is handled in a sanitary manner. It looks
like the legislature will have this highly contro
versial subject tossed into its lap at the coming
session. Let us hope that our representatives act
in the best interests of the consumer.
News from the European front has been dis
quieting the past week or more and only by the
middle of this week has reassurance come from
the high command. It is a singular coincidence
that the German grand counter offensive was so
timed that it started about the time the people of
the United States concluded the greatest bond sub
scription of the war greatest because h amounted
to almost a fifty percent over-subscription. Our
fighting men confronted with the most determined
assault the enemy has yet made did not waver ev
en when outnumbered and possibly before they
knew the results of the battle on the home front,
but knowledge of the outctome of the Sixth War
Loan most certainly would give them renewed
courage and added determination to bring the ene
my up short and end the conflict as quickly as
possibly. jj
The German counter offensive was a bold
stroke. It is doubtful if the Nazis had an idea they
could win the war by such a move, not unless they
were heartened by the first days of the strife. Evi
dently they are bidding for some consideration at
the peace table and were willing to throw every
thing they had into one big battle. It looked bad
for advanced American armies and the tide of
battle may not be definitely clear as yet, but Al
lied superiority in the air is breaking down the
German offensive and it may be said with some
assurance that they once more are on the
defensive.
This battle could well be the decisive factor.
If our forces are in position to take advantage of
it, the opportunity is theirs to inflict incalculable
losses on the enemy for never before have the
Germans exposed so many men and such quanti
ties of materiel and equipment.
We have the reserves, the planes and all other
essentials greatest of all the fighting spirit of
our men and if we at home do our part in this
great battle and succeeding campaigns it may be
possible to observe the next Christmas holiday per
iod under a peace time basis.
Our record for buying bonds is good. Let's keep
it up until the boys come home.
rmini
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NEW MANAGER ARRIVES
Jack O'Connor, new manager of
the J. C."Penney company store, ar
rived Tuesday evening from Ritz
ville, Wash, and on Wednesday
look over the local store. Blaine El
liott, manager for the past two and
one half years, left yesterday for
Freewater to assume management
of the store at that point. His family
will follow as soon as living quar
ters are found. Mrs. Ellioitt accom
panied him for a hasty look for a
new home. Mr. O'Connor has a wife
and one child, a boy, who will come
to Heppner when housing arrange
ments are made.
YOUTH LOSES FINGER
While working with a tractor on
the home ranch Wednesday morn
ing, Robert Van Schoiack had the
misfortune ' to lose part of the first
finger on his right hand by getting
it caught in the fan wheel of the
machine.
GUESTS FOR CHRISTMAS
Guests of Mrs Grace Hughes over
Christmas were her son and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hughes, and
her daughter, Mrs. Edith Smith and
son Carlton, all of Portland.
BUYS RODMAN HOUSE
Charles Hodge of the Hodge Chev
rolet Co. last week purchased the
Millard Rodman house on north
Court street. The property has be u
occupied for the past six years by
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rose-wall.
Hodge closed the deal at Madras,
where Rodman's mother, Mrs.
George Rodman, and his attorney,
Lewis H. Irving, reside.
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PREPARING FOR LEGISLATURE
Henry Peterson was in from
Eight Mile Wednesday making pre
parations to go to Salem for the bi
ennial session of the state legislature.
Caw General hospital at Walla
Walla, is enjoying a 15-day furlough
at home with Mr 3. Romine and her
father. Rev. Bennie Howe.
HURRIED TRD? TO PORTLAND
Mrs. F. S. Parker has gone to
Portland in response to a message
today from her daughter, Mrs. D.
E. Mitchell stating that Mr. Mitchell
is grlavely ill with little hope for
any improvement.
bers are asked to bring food.
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SPENDING HOLIDAYS HERE
Kathryn Turner, student at the
.University of Washington, Seattle,
is spending the mid-winter holi
days in Heppner with her mother,
Mrs. Grace Turner.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
VISITING HOME FOLKS
Pfc Don Romine, patient at Mc
GRANGES TO INSTALL
Willows grange at lone will be
host to other granges of the coun
ty Saturday evening when with
Rhea Creek and Lexington granges
they will hold joint installation of
officers. A pot luck supper will be
served at 7 p. m. and grange mem
FARM CENSUS TO START
SOON AFTER FIRST OF YEAR
The farm census, which will be
started soon after the first of the
year, Has been taken for the past
one hundred and fifty years.
Anyone interested in work as
enumerator please write to the bu
reau of census office in Burns,
Oregon, and each one will be no
tified when a school will be held
to instruct in your county.
Morrow County
Abstract fir Title Co.
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Offie In New Peters Building
P. W. Mahoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St Entrance
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Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis- I
nHN, pUnse bring Were
he Council
J. . TURNER, Mayor
J. 0. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone ITS
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner. Oregon
For a Happier New Year
Buy War Bonds This Year!
There's a Great Day coming- a day of
Victory and Peace, a day whose dawning you
can hasten by continuing to buy extra U. S.
War Bonds!
RSON
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JEWELRY FOR EVERYONE
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore
Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Btrt
Heppner. Oregon
NEW AUTO POLICY
Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam.
Clasi A ' 6.25 5.05
Class B 6.00 5.25
Class C 7.75 5.25
Turner, Van Marter & Co.
Directors of
Funerals
M. L. CASE G. 'EL NTKANDER
2 Phones 262
Blaine E. Isom
All Kinds of
INSURANCE
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
F'IKST NATIONAL, BANK BLXKi.
Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492
HEPPNER, OREGON
0. M. YEAGER
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
All kinds of carpenter work
Country work especially
Phone 1483
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. O. Peterson
Latest Jewelry and Gilt Good
Watches - Clocks - Diamonds
Expert Watch and Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner. Oregon
A. D. McMurdo, M.D.
Trained Nnrse Assistant
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Office In Minnie Building
HEPPNER. ORE.