2-Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, April 3, 1947
EDITORIAL
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
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Bid for Leadership
Organization of a Junior Chamber of Commerce '
should be the starting point of a considerable
activity In Heppner and the county, and will, we
think, if the young men continue to display the
courage and de'ermination shown on the first
day of their existence as a club. Their zeal for
ceding things done will serve as a spark to
revive the lagging civic enterprises of the com
munity and perhaps energize the somewhat lack
adaisical senior group to more decisive action.
As is to be expected these postwar days, a
goodly number of the new club are ex-service
men the fellows we stay-at-homes figured on
doing so much for, but for one reason or another
have not gotten around to and most of these
boys want to do the things for their community
that they dreamed of when life was most pre
cious because of its uncertainty. They may not
be more civic minded but the driving spirit of
youth urges them on to activity not character
istic of their elders.
The JCC wants to see some of the proposed
projects of the community brought to fruition.
Up to the present there has been no definite
leadership In getting these things started. Com
mittees have worked on them in a more or less
desultory fashion but seemingly could not get
decisive results. It is definite results the younger
fellows want and they have plans for getting
them. They have selected good leaders who are
not imbued with the idea of turning everything
upside down but have a quite clearcut idea of
what they want and how to obtain it Plainly
speaking, they are making a bid for leadership
in civic affairs and their first efforts should be
a warning to the senior chamber of commerce
that that body's position in the community is
being challenged.
Who's Getting Railroad Earnings?
On March 25 seventeen non-operating railroad
labor unions representing approximately one
million employees served demands on railroads
throughout the nation for an increase of 20 cents
an .hour in wages effective April 25. The new
demands are the first to be made by railroad
labor since the settlement last May which ended
the two-day nation-wide railroad strike.
According to C. E. Johnson, chairman, Western
Association of Railway Executives, the demands
of the non-operating unions represent a payroll
increase of approximately $524,000,000 per year
based on levels of employment expected during
the months ahead. Payroll taxes for retirement
and unemployment would add another estimated
$44,000,000, making a total about 568,000,000 an
nually. Mr. Johnston's statement points cut that "ob
viously the railroads are not in a position to
absorb further wage increases. Wages of all
railroad employees were increased in 1941; again
in 1943 and 18 12 cents per hour last year. In
creases since the beginning of the war average
nearly 53 per cent With payroll taxes, they have
added $1,565,000,000 per year to the labor costs
of the nation's railroad transportation In ad
dition to these wage increases railroad employees
received the equivalent of another increase
through passage of the"-Crosser Bill by Congress
last year, which provided for additional payment
under the Railroad Retirement Act This in
creased the railroad's payroll taxes $90,000,000 per
year.
The chairman said that it will be difficult for
many railroads to go ahead with their announced
improvement programs in the face of the new
demands, which if granted would result in net
deficits. Many roads, he predicted, will retrench
drastically until the wage issue is settled.
It appears that the employees are getting the
big end of the earnings of the railroads now and
if their demand is granted we know quite well
who will absorb the difference. It is only natural
that if a business cannot meet its operating ex
pense on existing earnings it will have to seek
a higher rate for its products or service. It is
a vicious circle any way one looks at it and how
much longer can this go on without precipitating
a crash is beyond the power of a humble country
editor to foresee.
A Splendid Response
Some four and one-half years of working with
the people of Morrow county and an acquaint
ance of more than forty-six years should teach
ye scribe that a certain amount of worry may be
justified but undue worrying is unwarranted.
This column has repeatedly commented on the
fine response of our people to appeals for funds
and gifts since the start of hostilities in the re
cent war and once more it is pertinent to remark
that the spirit of generosity controls our very
living.
Each time a call has come for funds or gifts
it has been the job of the newspaper to convey
the appeals to its readers. These appeals have
been accompanied by a certain amount of uncer
tainty, which, generally speaking, is worrying.
In the most recent campaign, one calling for out
right donations for Easter lilies to be sent to
the Morrow county ward at the veterans hospital
the uncertainty has been no less pronounced
than in former campaigns, and yet, in the back
of the .mind there was a certainty that the re
quest would be fulfilled.
This week it is a pleasure to announce that
the number of lilies asked for has been over
subscribed thirty-three and one-third percent and
the boys in the ward will rest secure in the
thought that their Morrow county friends have
not forgotten.
Cancer Control Month
Governor Earl Snell has declared April as
Cancer Control Month and urges the people to
support to the fullest the American Cancer Soci
ety in its campaign of education service and re
search. The Governor said that cancer is the most
deadly of the diseases yet unconquered by scien
tific research. During World War II, from Pearl
Harbor to V-J Day, a total of 2S0,000 American
liv es were lost a terrible cost in a terrible war.
Yet, during this same period, 607,000 persons lost
their lives to cancer many of them needlessly.
Figures released by the state board of health
showed that 13.8 per cent of the deaths in Oregon,
or a total of 1773, were caused by cancer in 1946.
The Society's Oregon division has a quota of
$105,000 to meet and has reminded its county
leaders that cancer was second only to heart
disease as the worst killer in the state during
1946.
In Morrow county, B. C. Pinckney is director of
the cancer fund campaign. Contributions to this
great cause may be made to him in person or by
mail. No statement has been made relative to
this county's quota but that should not be a
matter for consideration. A natural fear of this
dread disease should prompt us to give liberally
that the research may be carried on until our
scientists discover the cause and develop a rem
edy to check its insidious spread.
The March lion failed to create much of a dis
turbance as the month wore away but he did
give April a good start as witness the beautiful
rains we are receiving these first few days.
There were 37.3 dwelling units in the United
States in 1940 more than double the 17.9 million
in 1900. Occupancy per unit was one person less.
Dut more than 40 per cent of our homes in 1940
needed to be replaced or rehabilitated.
Almost 40 per cent of the land area of the
United tSates receives too little rainfall for safe
general agriculture but only three per cent of
this area is now being irrigated.
so yumis mo
From Heppner Gazette Times,
April 5, 1917
Johannes and Carl Troedson
of Ella were doing business in
Heppner Saturday, paying taxes
at the court house receiving
their attention.
Tilden Williams of the lower
Hardman country was in Hepp
ner Tuesday to attend the meet
ing of farmers at the court house.
John Hiatt of the Case Furni
ture company is confined to his!
home with an attack of grippe.
I
Hugh C. Githens Is drawing
plans for his new residence
on which he will start construc
tion In the near future. He will
build on the lot Just opposite
the high school building.
Henry Slender came up from
lone Wednesday to transact bus
iness at the court house. He
brought along the pelts of eight
young coyotes for which he re
ceived the customary bounty.
County Clerk Waters issued a
marriage license to Alonzo D.
Held and Ida Wright this week.
Young Men Hurry to Enlist
Cwll Lleuallen, Edgar Copcn-
haver, WillUm V. Cruwford and
Robert Hopkins left for Portland
navy. Wilbur Slate enlisted
the army Wednesday.
Frank Young is the happiest
man on Dry Fork these days, all
on account of the stork which
left a big boy with them last
week.
Heppner had its place in the
.-in of patriotism Saturday when
1500 citizens gathered at the
Fair pavilion in a great patriotic
meeting. Senator Fred Steiwer
was chief speaker of the occa
sion.
President W. B. Barratt of the
Oregon Woolgrowers today urg
ed members to hold their wool
making the government the
preferred customer.
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Death came to one of the in
fant sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Lucas early Tuesday morning
The baby was in his crib with
his twin brother and when at
tended at midnight seemed to
be in perfect condition. On go
ing to the crib at 4 o'clock the
child was found dead.
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Edmond Gonty is leaving this
week to attend a two-day radio
school in Portland sponsored by
the Bendix Radio corporation
The local store, Gonty's, will be
to take examinations to Join the t'l"-'l Monday and Tuesday.
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P. W. MAHONEY
Artarncy at Law
GENERAL INSURANCE
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Widow Street Entrance
Turner, Van Marrer
and Company
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Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
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Heppner. Oreojon
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Looted h the Kane Building
PTvrtii Main St. neppM.ii Ore
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Ftrat Natlenal Bank Build tn
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Morrow Coonfy
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.ran totally disabled from the waist down by a
German machine gun bullet Is shows with wife
and daughter. MadUn.. la their gift bom. buHl
by his N.wburgh, N. Y. neighbors. Tha slx-raoa
bungalow contains special ramps, extra wide
doorways and halls to make things oaslsc tor
the ex-Gi.
Abstract & Title Ce. A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
rnrsiciAN & surgeon
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Offlee in Mssonio Building
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AflSTRACTS OT TTftU
Ttn, INSURANCE
Offlee In Peters Btdlding
Heppner, Orezon
er. .If the budget stays balanced
everything is fine and dandy
with everybody. If it don't the
governor can say, "I told you so,"
and the legislature will be in
the position of the enptnin who
took a chance with his ship and
hit the rocks.
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
No bills of major importance
were signed by the governor this
week. However some 40-odd mi
nor bills that were signed in
clude the following: HB 29 au
thorizing cities and counties to
license all business, organiza
tions, occupations or callings;
HB 191 authorizes the appoint
ment of a supervisor of the
school lunch program; HB 53
makes it a misdemeanor to sell
honorable discharge emblems to
those not entitled to wear them;
HB 223 requires recorders of con
veyances to record in deed and
mortgage records any document
showing' evidence of ownership
of real property; SB 234 classi
fies silver salmon as chum sal
mon for commercial purposes in
certain waters; HB 362 extends
war emergency permits to haul
oversized logs; HB 323 appropri
ates $-1000, or more, to negotiate
pact for commercial fishers in
permits, commercial fishermen
to use special nets in closed sea
sons to clean out snags.
DIRECTIVES IN OREGON
The attorney general's office
has issued the following opin
ions on the purport of laws of
the state:
A "fraternal club," as the
term is used in connection with
the Knox liquor control law, is
one that has food, and facilities
for preparing and serving it to
the members and guests as part
of the club operations. ...Debts
created by county courts in ex
cpss of budget estimates are il
legal and may not be paid from
funds budgeted for other pur
poses, except in emergency and
transfer from one fund to an
other. . . .Japanese aliens are
limited to leasing of residential
property in this country, and
when such property is purchas
ed by an alien it shall eschent
to the state Trailer houses for
which application for registra
tion has not been made by Jan
uary 1, are subject to assessment
for advalorem taxes.
14 NEW LAWYERS
The state supreme court an
nounced this week the names of
14 persons who passed the state
waters off Pacific coast; SB 232 bar examination given In Janu
ary. They are J. V. Colombo,
Mary Duvall, Shirley A. Fields,
G. H. Fraser, F. E. Harrington,
J. R. Jordan, C. H. Mears, R. W.
Nahstoll, J. W. Purvis, and W. S.
Williams Jr., all of Portland; C.
W. Creighton Jr. and C. I. Johns
Jr., both of Salem; M. L. McMill
en of Vancouver, Wash., and F.
C. Mcldrum of Eugene.
Ray Conway, who resigned the
state liquor administratorship
recently, has resumed his former
position as secretary and gener
al manager of the Oregon State
Motor association. The board" of
directors of the association also
named Carl Washburn of Eu
gene as a director, at the annual
meeting.
Merchants Credit
Bureau
Accurate Credit Information
F. B. Nickerson
Phone 12 Heppner
Dr. C. C. Dunham
enmopRAcne physician
Office up stairs I. O. O. F. Bld
Houso calls made
Rouse Phone 2583 Office 2572
Morrow County
Cleaners
ox 82. Heppner, Ore. -
Phone 2632
Superior Dry Cleaning
A Finishing
N. D. BAILEY
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1483 for apointment,
or call at shop.
Heppner, Oregon
Blaine E. Isom
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INSURANCE
Phone 731
FJwppnipr, Or
Heppner Hospital
Beds available by reservation.
W. P. BROWNE, M.D.
Physician & Surgeon
5 K Street Phone 952
STATE'S OBLIGATIONS
INCREASE
A floodlight view of the state's
financial panorama shows a
'47-49 budget of $40,000,000 which
overshadows the budget for the
previous biennlum by $10,000,-
000. Capping the $40 million bud
get is another $2,000,000 which
the joint ways and means com
mittee found necessary to add
in providing funds for state re
tirement, service to veterr.ns for
vocational training and other'
acts voted by the people and by
the legislatures of 1945 and 1947.
If "its" can be listed as assets
the budget is balanced. If the
cigarette sales tax Is paRsed by
the vote of the people, if liquor ;
profits keep up, if income taxes
do not drop too much, If parimu
tuel revenues from dog and horse
races keep up, and if a dozen
or more of the state's income
avenues do not get clogged up,
there- will be no financial prob
lems for Oregon during the next
biennlum. If financial adjust
ments made by the 1947 legis
lature do not click the legisla
ture cannot call a special ses
sion to make a second guess.
Only the governor has that pow-
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