4 Heppner Gazette Times, November 15, 1945
EDITORIAL . . .
Better Be Safe Than Sorry
When w'orid war i ended we were led to be
lieve that Germany was so thoroughly beaten that
she could never again become a formidable enemy.
We forgot the war and its attendant discomforts
and set about rehabilitating our personal affairs to
partake of postwar prosperity. The depression of
1920 was only a temporary setback and we soon
were witnessing expansion of the automotive in
dustry, development of radio, real estate booms
in Florida as well as oil booms in many sections.
We were too busy enjoying prosperity to give heed
to warnings that we should make preparedness
one of the musts of our national life. We gave
ear to the pacifists who clamored for a reduction
of arms and army and naval personnel to a point
where there would be no danger of our giving of
fense to the smaller nations, let alone defend our
selves against a major power. During the early
thirties we experinced a depression that crippled
our economy for several years and during that
time three aggressive powers were setting the
stage to involve the world in the greatest of all
wars. We disregarded warnings and then the ex
plosion came. German arms were on the move.
Poland, Czheckoslovakia, France, the low coun
tries, Norway all fell under the nazi onslaught.
The English held and Hitler turnd his attention to
Russia. It is a long story until uie Pearl Harbor deb
acle, and then we found out how pitifully unpre
pared we were to defend our very shores to say
nothing of staging an offensive. The history of
the Philippine campaign how a small band of
American officers and men augmented by the Fili
pino army waited in vain for reinforcements of
men and materiel to come to their assistance; how
the gallant little crew of airmen begged for just a
few really modern planes and receiving them not
stayed on the job with what they had until resis
tance was no longer possible.
These and countless other happenings at Cor
regidor and Bataan remain vividly in the minds of
General Jonathan Wainwright and other gallant
survivors of those frightful days in the Philip
pines and the subsequent languishing in Japanese
prison camps. Is it any wonder that the general
and others who spent long months under Japanese
tyranny now advocate prparedness to the extent
that would-be aggressor nations will stand in awe
of our might? We have demonstrated what we can
do when thoroughly aroused, but will we be able
to repeat our 1940-45 record another time? Be
cause of that record this country will be the target
of any nation or group of nations and war science
has developed to the point that we will never
again be safe from attack.
Our onlv security lies' in keeping pace in
scientific development and enough of an armed
force to put that knowledge into immediate prao
tice if threatened from without.
A Community Asset
The value of the Heppner Women's Chorus be
comes more apparent each successive season.
Avoid a headth let-down by religiously remembering those vi-
vitamin pick-up pills.
YOU NEED VITAMINS! ! It is an established fact that the daily diet cannot
supply the minimum daily vitamins necessary to proper body functioning.
Vitamin deficiency causes health deficiency ... Ill health means less work
. . less work means less income. Keep your health by giving your body
proper vitamin intake.
Build up resistance now for the winter months.
At our store you will find fresh vitamin products of undisputed
reputation and guaranteed potency.
Gordon's Drug Store
JOHN SAAGER, Owner
Now that the chorus has an ex
tensive repertoire, its services to
the community are more readily
available. Initial appearance was
made last night on the program
of the Parent-Teacher associa
tion and the chorus is scheduled
to sing on the Elks Memorial
program Dec. 2.
There is nothing frivolous
about the work of the chorus.
The women meet each Monday
evening and work faithfully on
serious music the type heard
on the best radio programs or on
the concert stage. That their ef
forts are worthwhile is seen in
the increasing demand for their
services and in the expressions
of pleasure and appreciation by
those who delight in the better
grades of music.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Earl
Hunt returned this week from a
most successful hunting trip. They
brought in an elk that dressed out
at about 400 pounds.
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ATTENDING CONVENTION
Judge Bert Johnson and County
Clerk C. W. Barlow and Mrs. Bar
low are attending the annual con
vention of county judges and clerks
in Portland this week. Barlow is
vice presidentt of the clerk group
and due to absence of the presi
dent is wielding the gavel, an un
expected honor as the word came
after he letf Heppner.
m
G. A. Nikander left this morn
ing for Portland to buy merchan
dise for the Case Furniture Co. Mr.
Nikander envisions many electric
ranges, refrigerators and other ar
ticles of household equipment that
will gladden the hearts of the
ladies.
01 BREAKFAST IS TOPS
WITH THE 7 A. V. CROWD
THE L I Cf
j A wartime worker
1 needs every bit of
energy which a
I nutritious meal
: supplies. Stop in
before your regu-
lar shift and go to
work prepared to
deliver a big day's
work.
I HEPPNER
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
HEPPNER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meets Every Monday Noon at the
Lucas Place
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In Your Life
important enough for whom you seek a gift
with a beauty of its own, that will live in her
memory as she lives in yours?
To a man of these sentiments, we offer a fine quality of
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beauty a joy forever.
Priced from $12 up
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NATUROPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
227 North Main St.
Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m.
Exam. Free. Ph. 522, Heppner, Ore.
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
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Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore.
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Phone 173
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Heppner, Oregon
P. W. MAHONEY
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