A Heppner Gazette Times, February 22, 1945
E D I T 0 R -I A L . . .
A Long, Faithful Service
News of the retirement of Fred F. Wehmeyer
from the U. S. Forest Service reached this office
too late for comment on this page. Since he has a
few more days in the office such comment will be
in good time this week and we endeavor to express
pur appreciation of his long and faithful service,
however feeble that endeavor may be. With the
aid of a release from the Umatilla National For
est office at Pendleton it will be an easier task
than it otherwise would, for the article gives, more
of the "case history" than one might pry from
Fred.
"Last Thursday, Feb. 15, Fred completed 35
years of government service, six of which were
with the U.. S. Navy., His. first assignment in the
forest service was in 1912 on the Chelan , National
forest in Washington. In . 1926 he was transferred
to the Umatilla as district ranger at Dayton, Wash
ington. It was 16 years ago this spring that he and
his family moved to Heppner. ' ;" " -
'Fred's work in the forest service spans a period
of remarkable development.; Me has seen' the pack
horse give way to the buckboard and finally to the
automobile as primary transportation. In his earlier
years short logs were skidded and hauled short
distances by horses; longer distances by rail. Now
logs 32 feet or more in length are skidded by trac
tors and hauled unbelievable distances on semi
trailers. Fires are fought with power equipment
and fire fighters are dropped in parachutes frbm
the skies. Other methods have advanced with equ
al rapidity. The size, conformation and color of
cattle have been tremendously improved with
breeding as have the size, conformation and per
centage of lambs and the quality and weight of
wool clips. Big game animals such as deer and elk
have increased in numbers until in many places
they find it difficult to reach food enough to en
able smaller ones to survive severe winters."
Fred's retirement will make it possible for him
and Mrs. Wehmeyer to devote more time to the
numerous activities they have looked forward to
during their many busy years in the forest service.
Just what they will undertake first has not yet been
announced but their many friends here are hop
ing they continue to make Heppner their home.
This newspaper has enjoyed the friendship and
cooperation of Fred Wehmeyer throughout the 16
years of his residence here. His office has always
been a fruitful source of information and Fred
himself has contributed many articles fraught with
old man and retirement is coming at a period in
the wisdom of his fertile brain. He is far from an
his life when he is still active. The Gazette Times
wishes Mr. and Mrs. Wehmeyer the best of health
and happiness as they set about to adjust them
selves to' their new routine. In this we firmly be
lieve all who know them will join us.
, . .
Roadside Not Garbage Dump
It takes all kinds of people to make a world and
there is one kind that prompts a few lines of pro
test against a- shiftless practice which gives the
community a black eye and causes no small
amount of worry to municipal, county and state
officials. We refer to the habitual dumper of rub
bish, and even garbage, along public roads and
highways. It is being done in almost any commu
nity where rubbish and garbage disposal facilities
are not available, yet almost every community
has a dump ground somewhere back. from the pub
lie view yet not too remote from a highway or well
traveled road. . ' "
Heppner has a dump ground just a short drive
from town, quite neatly hidden from view except
to those traveling the road near where it is located.
Despite this fact one occasionally runs across a
pile of tin cans and rubbish slyly unloaded by some
nocturnal cleaner-upper who probably pats himself
on the back for having disposed of the material
so easily.
Complaints have been registered with ;he coun
ty court from different points in the county and
the officials are working to put a stop to the ne
farious practice. If the points in question have no
designated spots for refuse disposal they should
make an effort to secure them at once. Neighbors
dislike assuming the role of informers and to avoid
having to do so should urge use of the regular
dump grounds. If their urging goes unheeded they
are then fully justified in going to the authorities
with what information they may have. To quote
Judge Bert Johnson, "We would like to get hold
of just one of those guys. We will make the best
example of him we know how."
Giles French Gives
News and Views
Of the Legislature
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Although progress was made dur
ing the past week on settlement
of the major problems confronting
this IpErislature. little was done
to smooth the path toward agree- .
ment on these problems. As often
happens, the first clash between Qfm y, ft. KOCKWell
opposing sides widened the breacn
between them instead of closing
it by agreement or compromise.
After some tests of strength com
promise will be easier.
Probably the bills of importance
that are to come ' before this ses
sion are all in. The money prob
lem is uppermost, the ways and
means boys have enough requests
for money to use up all the income
taxes and more too. Salary raises,
building programs, money lor larger
pensions, money lor lots or imngi
never heard of before all have
strong proponents.
The state is like a shipyard work- JQS. J. NYS
who finds his income boosted
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TO THE MEN AND WOMEN NOW SERVING
OUR COUNTRY IN THE VARIOUS THEATRES
OF WAR.
OUR PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES ARE CON
STANTLY WITH THEM AND OUR SINCERE
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AGAIN SOON AND THAT WE MAY UNITE
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by war time income. At first he re
solves to be careful and save and
prepare for a' rainy day. After a few
years of such prosperity he comes to
think that his income will always
be large because he is now capable
of earning a larger wage and he and
his family start spending on a scale
beyond their previous habits.
The state has done, and is doing,
the same thing. Last session there
was some caution, the demands
were cut down and provision was
made to return the unneeded part
of the income to the citizens who
paid it. This time it is different.
It is as if the state felt that its
income from excise and income tax
es would always be $20,000,000 or
more and there is determination
to pass legislation to cause the state
to live up to it.
The sad fact remains that the
state's income will drop at the same
time as will that of the shipyard
worker will be a matter of hind
sight instead of foresight it now ap
pears, unless the cooler heads can
prevail on the demanders to take
care lest the state be over extended.
The newspapers are already talk
ing about when the session will end.
The reporters are tired of hurry
ing from one committee room to
another, listening to ranters and ra
vers and some prepared state
ments. They want to go home. The
legislator would want to go home
too, if they could finish the job,
but. nearly all still have something
of personal importance to them
still in the miil.
A brief listing, in round figur ;s
of the rquests may be illuminating.
It is estimated by the tax commis
sion that the income taxes will
bring in around $16,000,000 after
the 30 percent deduction is taken.
From this we will need the state
r expenses that used to be over $9,.
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Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. O. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
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Heppner, Oregon
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increase it. The elementary .school
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From the remaining, if there is
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schools want $5,000,000, higher edu- phone 1332
cation wants $1,500,000, and other
groups including the counties that
would like to have $3,000,000 with
which to pay their county school
fund, want some too. You see, that
the plan to give back any income
tax is having difficulty.
This difficulty is worse when the
salary increases and other costs are
considered for th eformer $9,000,000
of state costs will probably be near
er $12,000,000.
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Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for discus
sion, please bring before
the Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
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