4 Heppner Gazette Times, January 1 1, 1945
EDITORIAL , .
Do You Know Your County?
What do you know about your county? Could
you state offhand what the area is in square miles
or total number of acres? Do you know the ap
proximate population, how many of us are native
born whites?
These and other interesting data relative to
Morrow county are contained in Oregon Business
Review, published at the University of Oregon.
Finding a keen personal interest in the findings
of the school relative to this county, President B.
C. Pinckney read the resume to the chamber of
commerce luncheon group. It is worth passing on
to the several thousand readers of this newspaper.
. The county's area is 2,059 square miles, or
1,317,760 acres. 1944 population based on OPA
figures, 4,031 in 1944; 4,337 in 1940; 4,941 in
1930, and 5,617 in 1920. .Percent native born
white, 94.8; percent between 15 and 65, 67.2; per
cent living in rural areas, 54.0; median school
year completed by persons 25 years or older, male
8.5, female 10.1.
Employment based on 1940 census: Labor force
(number of persons normally employed) 1,792;
percent of men over 14 included in labor force,
82.0; percent of women over 14 included in labor
force, 16.6. Agriculture is the principal industry in
which the labor force is employed, accounting for
993. Retail trade other than drinking, eating and
motor-vehicle service, 119; construction 76.
Number of farms, 540. Average size of farms,
acres, 1,793.3. Average value of farms (land and
buildings) $14,671. Percent of county in farms,
73.5; percent of tenancy, 21.7.
erage number of persons per occupied dwelling,
Number of dwelling units in county, 1,421; av
3.49; percent of dwellings occupied by owners,
56.9.
Manufacturing establishments in 1940 totaled
eight, the value of their products reaching $149,
264 and the value added by manufacture, $79,301.
In 1939, (latest, available figures) there were
81 retail establishments with annual sales of $1,
220,000, and seven wholesale establishments with
annual sales of $266,000.
It might be added that since 1940 farm values
tions have increased to some extent due to heav
ier yields of grain. Likewise there has been great
er activity in lumber production, which would
have a tendency to increase the number of people
employed in manufacture. As to the population fi
gure there is no reason to find any difference
with the 1944 estimate as the OPA count is as
nearly accurate as anything during this wartime
uncertainty.
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Criticism Not Justified
There has been some criticism political, of
course of Wayne Morse for driving his car to
Washington, pulling a trailer containing his prize
horses. It has been intimated that "people are
shaking their heads over this uncalled-for use of
gasoline," and that had it happened before elec
tion the results might have been different. They
might, but it is doubtful. Had it been necessary
for Mr. Morse to use the gas prior to election he
doubtless would have done so. So far as is known
he has not been guilty at any time of violating the
OPA gas restrictions.
If it is wrong for Mr Morse to use gasoline to
move to Washington it is wrong for any other cit
izen to apply for gasoline for the purpose of mov
ing. It so happens that he is the duly elected re
presentative of the people and that his new place
of business is across the continent from Oregon.
To serve in his capacity as United States senator
it was necessary for him to give up his residence
at Eugene and move his family to the national
capital. It has-been done by others placed in the
same position since the country entered the war
and many times before.
In using his trailer to haul his Korses he was not
using space badly needed for the transportation of
munitions and implements of war. By taking one
of his children with him two seats were spared for
the use of service men, if some other important
- civilians didn't crowd in.
If we wished to stoop to throwing political mud
we could recite numerous cases that really call
for criticism of people making unnecessary trips
for the sake of cashing in on political favor. But
our wish is merely to point out the inconsistency
of trying to make political capital out of a matter
that is of no concern to anyone except Mr. Morse
and the OPA.
Has Climate Changed?
What a break for country journalists when the
restrictions on weather discussion was removed!
It was painful to go week in and week out passing
up the great subject about which so much is said
and about which nothing is done. So now, with
that handicap on the freedom of the press remov
ed, editors again may expand their theories anent
the weather. 4
About the only comment in mind at this time is
the observation that the most certain thing about
the weather is the state of its uncertainty. Follow
ing that statement it may be added that virtually
all efforts of ye editor to predict the weather have
proven false (although we did state in the issue
prior to Christmas that prospects for a white
Christmas were poor and the weather man came
forth with something closely resembling a tattle
tale gray covering which lasted a few days) conse
quently what is about to be set forth is on the
word of another and if contrary measures are re
sorted to by Mother Nature the blame will not rest
on our shoulders.
Weather travels in cycles. There will be a per
iod of mild years seasoned with more than the nor
mal amount of rainfall. This cycle runs its course
and perhaps there will be an era of drouth with
cold, frosty winters and little snow, and this final
ly brings us to what has commonly been looked
upon as a normal condition with big snows in the
winter and a fair amount of rain during the rest
of the year. Apparently we are in a mild season era
minus the unusual amount of rain, although for
two or three years the moisture was plentiful,
tion that this country won't see snow in any vol
Snow has been lacking for several seasons and
this fact led a local citizen to make the observa
ume for several years maybe. When asked if the
country will dry up he replied that there will be
plenty of rain. We therefore rest the burden of
prophecy with him, relieving ourselves of the ob
ligation to keep the public informed about the
weather.
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
Morrow County
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ABSTRACTS OF TTTLB
Offlc In New Peters Bull din
P. W. Mohoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Heppner Hotel BulldiBg
Willow St. Entrance
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Citizens kaviag matters ft tm- I
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J. O. TURKZR, Mayor
J. O. Tumor
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone lTf
Hotel Heppner Rutltn(
Heppner. Orego
Phalps Funeral Home
Lioensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332
Heppner, Ore.
! Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Pater Building, WUlow atTMt
Heppnbr. Oregon
NEW AUTO POUCY
Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam.
Class A 25 5.05
Class B 6.00 5J5
Class C 7.75 !U5
Turner, Van Marter & Co.
Directors of
Funerals
M. L. CASE G. E. XIKANDER
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MORROW COUNTY POMONA
By Mrs. Mary Lundell
Morrow county Pomona grange
met Jan. 6 at' Boardman with a
lalrge delegation representing all
sections of the county.
Business proceedings of interest
to the county at large, were the
passing of several resolutions:
1 Regarding R. E. A. and P. U.
D. setups and operating costs, which
will be released at an early date
and will appear in this paper.
2 Opposing compulsory pasteuri
zation of milk due to lack of infor
mation on the subject. (It seems
that but a few machines are suit
ably equopped with thermometers
for satisfactory results.)
3 Extending gratitude and thanks
to County Court for their effort in
maintaining and directing proper
traffic weight for driving on light
surfaced market roads in the coun
ty. 4 Pertaining to ithe election of
county agents by popular ballot in
stead of the present system of ap
pointment met with, a 25 to 4 de
feat. 5 A rising vote of thanks to
Greenfield grange for their splen
did hospitality.
The resignation of Marjorie Ba
ker as secretary was accepted. Mary
Lundell was elected as secretary
leaving a vacancy of acting lectur
er which was filled by the appoint
ment of Vida Heliker. O. L. Lundell
was elected as a member of the ex
ecutive committee to fill the vacan
cy made by W. A. Baker leaving
the county. Other members of the
committee are Mrs. Lucy Rodgers
and E. M. Baker.
Interesting personalities attend
ing the session included Bertha J.
Beck of Portland, secretary of the
Oregon State grange; assistant state
lecturer, Mrs. Ruckman, Summer
ville in Union county, Mr. Ruck
man, master of Pleasant Grove
grange and Dr. Taylor, district as
sistant veterinary from The Dalles.
All had messages of interest dur
ing the program. County Agent Ar
nold Ebert outlined his work and
expressed a desire to cooperate in
every way possible.
The program was completed with
(vocal solos duets, readings and
recreational numbers.
The 5th degree was exemplified
to a class of 10 by the Greenfield
team.
The nev Porrona will meet with
Rhea Creek giange on April 9.
Blaine E. Isom
All Kinds of
INSURANCE
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician A Burgeon
FlkST NATIONSBANK BUXJ
Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone OH
HEPPNER. OREGON
O. 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
Xiatect Jewelry and GUt Oooda
Watphei . Clocks Diamonds
Expert Watch and Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
A. D. McMurdo, M.D.
Trained Nurse Assistant
PirYSICIAN & SURGEON
Office In Masonic Building
HEPPNER, ORE.