4 Heppner Gazette Times, April 12,
EDITORIAL
Chain Letters Bob Up Again
It seems that every time the nation is passing
through a crisis such as depression or war we have
to be plagued with the chain letter mania. No
matter what the crisis may be and it does not
always require a national crisis to get them start
ed someone originates a letter bearing great pro
mise to participants if they do nothing to break
the continuity and thus help complete the cycle.
A recent chain letter coming to light urges the
recipient to say the Lord's Prayer and the 23rd
Psalm for nine days, "so this war will soon be
over." The letter is to go around the world four
times and promises "on the fourth day after you
receive this a favor will come to you. Make four
copies and send to your friends before the fourth
day," and warns, "don't let this prayer die in your
home."
Mr. Fixit in the Oregon Journal says "this
chain letter mania seems to be a recurrent malady,
that breaks out periodically. This one is relatively
harmless since it involves no more expense than
the price of four postage stamps, but spreading
the use of needed paper, postage and mailing fa
cilities is an unpatriotic extravagance in war time.
Postal authorities protest the chain letter at all
times. Fortunately, no chain is stronger than its
weakest link and there never was a chain letter
that didn't soon peter out and so fall far short of
the astronomical circulation expected by its
originator."
It is easy to agree with Mr. Fixit that there is
no just reason for starting chain letters in war
times or any other times. But there are many
people in che world who fall for these fanatical
schemes without considering what harm they may
be doing to their country's cause, or trying to find
out if any of the schemes ever bore fruit.
In this connection it is pertinent to call atten
tion to the various schemes to make money by
preying upon the emotions of relatives of service
men who have been killed in action. By way of
example, this newspaper received a postal card
from an alleged advertising agency in Lcs Angeles
asking for our advertising rates and several back
numbers of the Gazette Times. About the same
time we received a bulletin from the Oregon
Newspaper Publishers association calling atten
tion to this same postal card, stating that there
was no bona fide advertising agency of the name
given on the card. It was suggested that someone
was trying to obtain names of service men's fam
ilies for the purpose of gypping them out of mon
ey on some pretense of having information in
which they would be interested.
If you should get a postal card from a so-called
clipping bureau stating that for twenty-five cents
the bureau will send you some news of interest to
you, just toss the card in the waste basket. More
than likely the "clipping bureau" takes its name
from the fact that it is trying to clip the suckers
for a few shekels. There are reliable clipping bu
reaus which use printed stationery and are duly
recognized by newspapers, most of whom place
the bureaus on their mailing list. But before re
sponding to Any clipping bureau's request for a
fee, find out if it is recognized by a better busi
ness bureau or a similar agency.
Getting No Better Fast
Heppner has the go ahead on ten housing units
res'dences and now it appears the building
program is stymied through lack of land to build
them on. Had the priority been granted to build
the ten rouses on a single project, it is likely that
something could have been started by this time,
but since there was no restriction other than size
and cost of the houses, those desiring to build
have thus far been held up because they can not
procure lots. Oh yes. they could get the lots if
they were inclined to pay the price being asked by
some of the owners. These prices are considered
out of line with prices paid for residence lots in
other towns the size of Heppner where there is
nothing to warrant boom growth.
The present demand for houses in Heppner is
due largely to the fact that there has been little
huiH'no; in recent years, and establishment of a
sawmill here brought in numerous families which
quickly absorbed available living facilities. It is
not likely that the mill will cause a further influx
and there are no other industries in sight to cause
a material increase in the town's population. The
fact that several people connected with thevmill
wish to build (heir own homes, as well as other
citizens who found rented properties sold out from
under them, has created a temporary demand for
bu'ldin? lots which doubtless has led some pro
perty holders to up the price. Anything within
reason would be accepted by the buyers, but con
ditions being as they are they do not feel bound
to Heppner or any other place and they will go
elsewhere to work or establish themselves in busi
ness if they are "going to be held up here.
-There is considerable agitation for a new addi
tion to the town and all that is needed to get it
under way is for property owners to keep on dis
couraging the purchase of lots down in the main
p.irt of town.
to that of the theater "the show
must go on" and " when the
Globe Times' hundreds of sub
scribers received their papers
they were unaware of the story
behind that particular issue.
Among newspaper people Miss
Dunlop's feat will be recognized
as a real accomplishment, calling
forth praise from all representa
tives of the fourth estate. This
newspaper as one of the closest
neighors, extends heartiest con
gratulations and at the same time
would drop a word of warning to
the effect that any employer with
such efficient help could catch
cold easily nowadays.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Case enjoyed
a short visit with Mr. Case's neph
ew, Donald Case last. Wednesday.
Donald is Purser in the U. S. Mer
chant Marines and has seen service
in practically all the war zones in
the three years he has been in the
Merchant Marines. He spent some
time in the Aleutians, South Ameri
ca, Africa and Mediterranean.- He
has one trip around the globe to his
credit and has but recently come
from the Philippine area. Pending
further assignment Mr. Case is
spending his leave with his wife in
Hermiston. Mrs. Case is employed
at the Ordnance depot and was un
able to accompany her husband to
Heppner. Purser Case has had four
service both in New York and on
months special schooling in hospital
Puget Sound All pursers are re
quired to take this course as many
times there are no corpsmen or
doctors assigned the ship.
Hint No. 1 on
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS
A
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An Old Fallacy Debunked
Back in the days of chivalry the general im
pression preva:led that the female of the species
was the weaker sex. We still like to think of her
as the gentler sex, even in these days when wom
ankind is doinj almost every type of job in con
nection with the war except the actual fighting
and many there are who would shoulder muskets
if given the opportunity. They have demonstrated
that if given a chance they can do man's work and
do it well.
A case at hand calling forth these thoughts oc
curred at Condon last week. Stewart Hardie, pub
lisher of the Globe Times, was kept at home sev
eral days with an attack of the flu. For the past
year or two he has been the chief mechanic in the
shop, being unable to obtain a printer and what
print shop is not meeting with similar success
these days? and the front office work has been
carried on by Miss Genevieve Dunlop, an employe
for several years. ' Miss Dunlop began learning
to operate the linotype, make up the forms, feed
the presses and folding machine when the hired
help vanished. This experience stood her in good
stead last week, for she not only gathered the
news and advertising but went ahead and 'put the
material into type, made up the paper and ran it
off, making the mail as usual. Her code is akin
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