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LOOKING AFTER BUSINESS
i are for 1946. Engaged in the news
Bruce Dennis is in town today
looking after business interests. Mr.
Dennis owns the Markham place
west of Heppner and is interested
in seeing what the wheat prospects
paper business for many years, he
can't resist getting a whiff of and a
smudge or two of printer's ink and
this office acknowledges a pleasant
call.
Publish
ERS-SfsroOIATION
EDITORIAL
They Still Have a Job to Do
Young American manhood had a job to do and
it was done. Our fighting forces went into a titanic
world conflict under a great handicap but they ne
ver lost sight of the objective and with a will to
win they did the seemingly impossible by not only
stopping a ruthless enemy but shoving him back
towards his homeland and eventually bottling him
up there. Their one desire was to get the fight ov
er with and return home and take up living where
they left off when called to service.
In the foxholes, on the sea and wherever our
boys were deployed their dream was of home to
have a chance to enjoy undisturbed sleep in a
real bed, enjoy home cooked meals, go to a movie,
have a date with 'a girl friend, in fact, forget
about the horrible mess called war and just be nor
mal human beings once more.
Now that most of them are home they are con
fused, and doubt exists in the minds of
many of them as to what they had fought for.
Things are not the same as when they left and
strange to say they find the folks at home not al
together certain about which direction we are trav
eling or where we will be when we get there.
It can hardly be expected "that a nation as large
as ours could settle back to a normal stage within
a few months after the coming of peace. It did not
happen that way after World War I and compared
to World War II it was more or less a preliminary
skirmish. World War II called for an all-out ef
fort in which practically every resource of the land
was directed into war channels. It will require
many months to attain reconversion, and this
could be shortened if labor and industry would get
together for the good of the nation as a whole ra
ther than the settling of differences betwen the
two groups. It looks like new blood will have to be
injected into the political veins and it looks like
the veterans are the ones to supply the new
energy.
The boys in the trenches, their comrades in the
air and on the sea, during their rest periods, or
when not dodging raids by a vicious enemy, took
time to think about home and what they would like
their country to be. Now that they are home they
have an opportunity to put some of their thoughts
into action. Their ideas may not coincide with our
political leaders but should they band together in
sufficient strength to make their weight count
they can go far in the direction of accomplishing
their ideals in the years to come. This we believe
they will do as soon as they have had time to get
organized.
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4-H Clubs Good Training Ground
Of the various organizations of young people
throughout the country the 4-H club movement is
one of the most outstanding. The 4-H program is
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fundamentally sound for it has as its purpose the j
preparation or tomorrows citizens physically,
mentally and spiritually.
When a youngster becomes a clubber he has
ten guideposts to direct him along the path to high
er citizenship: Developing talents for greater use
fulness; joining with friends for work, fun andj
fellowship; learning to live in a changing world;
choosing a way to earn a living; producing food
and fiber for home and market; creating better
homes for better living; conserving nature's re
sources for security and happiness; building
health for a strong America; sharing responsibil
ities for community improvement, and serving as
citizens in maintaining world peace.
Morrow county has twelve 4-H clubs with a
total membership of 125. More clubs are in the
process of formation or will be started soon. If
your children are not affiliated with one of the
clubs this would be a fine opportunity for them
to join in this worthy movement. Not all of them
can participate in a livestock project but there are
few who cannot join a garden club.
A Happy Occasion
Many expressions of pleasure were heard fol
lowing the banquet Saturday evening and one
veteran was heard to remark, 'Why don't we have
these affairs oftener?" He did not mean that we
have them on such an extensive scale but was ex
pressing the idea that community gatherings of
that nature have an appeal to the ex-service men
as well as those still in the service but privileged
to be at home now and then.
The banquet meant a lot of hard work by com
mittees but all who participated in the preparation
and serving feel amply repaid by the response of
the veterans, and their kinfolk privileged to attend.
All in all, it was a happy occasion.
A Write-in Ballot?
Unless there is a rush to file the last minute,
the June primary election ballot will be short of
names for the few local offices to be filled. That
means a miscellaneous write-in of names for coun
ty commissioner and surveyor. Two of the posi
tions, assessor and treasurer, have republican fil
ings but democrats don't appear to be office hun
gry this year.
It seems that the office of county commission
er is of sufficient importance to warrant some
good citizen to make the sacrifice for. There are
a number of good men from over the county who
could fill the job most acceptably but most of them
feel they have too much business of their own to
give it the attention it deserves. That may be but
a busy man usually gets the most done and if he
is making a success of his own affairs he is well
qualified to look after the county's business. Won't
one of you busy feljows kindly speak upf
Continued on page nine
A Fact Worth Noting
Attractive merchandise, whether a
watch or an expensive piece of cos
tume jewelry, must have character
and style to please. We strive to
select such merchandise from relia
ble manufacturers.
For that GIFT, give Jewelry for
satisfaction and remembrance
PETERSON'S
New Bus Service
The Grey Rock Bus Lines will now
give daily bus service beween
Heppner, Lexington and lone and
The Dalles.
Bus will leave Heppner at 7:30 a.
m. and returning leave The Dalles
at 5:15 p. m.
Gray Rock Bus Lines
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
HEPPNER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meets Every Monday Noon at the
Lucas Place
0. M. YEAGER
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
All kinds of carpenter work. v
Modern Homes Built or Remodeled
Phone 1483 415 Jones St
HEPPNER, OREGON
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. 402
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office up stairs I. O. 0. F. Bldg
House calls made
Office and House Phone 2572
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. 0. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
P. W. MAHONEY
Attorney at Law
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairing
Hppnner. Oregon
OK Rubber Welders
FRANK ENGKRAF, Prop.
First class work guaranteed
Located in the Kane Building
North Main St. Heppner, Ore.
Blaine E. Isom
All Kinds of
INSURANCE
Phone 723
Heppner, Or.
Our Fur Policies
Cover loss against Fire, Theft, Ac
cidental damage and many other
hazards, anywhere, at all times.
TURNER, VAN MARTER & CO.
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1832 Heppner, Om.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for discus
sion, please bring before
the Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
Morrow County
Abstract fir Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office in Peters Building
OUT OF TOWN,
PRINTERS PAY
NO TAXES HERE
LET US DO YOUR
PRINTING
Harry Nelson
Accounting Service
Member National Association of
Tax Accountants
Heppner, Oregon
HEPPNER
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