2-Hcppner Gozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, July 17, 1947
EDITORIAL
County Roods Suffer
One thing !t sight of more or less, because
overshadowed by losses inflicted on grain crops.
It the damage done to county roads by the se
vere summer storms of recent weeks. One has
but to attempt to negotiate some of them to
realize the amount of maintenance and repair
that will be required to place them in safe us
able condition, let alone restore them to their
former state."
One major county road has suffered extensive
damage from storms since the early part of June
when a cloudburst ranged over the area from
Morgan to Gooseberry. The lone-Gooseberry
highway felt the force of the storm, particularly
the unpaved portion south of the Beckner ranch.
Hardly had repairs been made when storms of
the past few days sent muck, mud and debris
raging down the narrow draws fringed by the
highway, weakening the grade in numerous
spots and making travel hazuous.
Despite severe losses to grain crops in the area
served by the highway, there will be a heavy
tonnage for the road to carry this summer and
fall. Either the road will have to be repaired or
the grainraisers will have to take a more cir
cuitous route to the elevators.
It is not the purpose of this article to raise
the question of the budget failure. The question
now confronting the pecpie of the county is how
to keep this and other roads from going to pieces
before sufficient funds can be raised to put the
road program in high gear once more. It is a
matter wherein those who need the roads should
look the problem square in the face with a view
to doing something constructive. The county
court may be able to scrape up enough funds
for minor repairs but it is certain there is not
enough money to undertake any kind of major
repairs or reconstruction at this time. That about
eliminates any argument over allocation of
funds and at the same time raises the question
of how to get the most important work done on
available funds (if any) or without funds. There
seems but one thing to do and that is for the
citizens and the county court to sit down togeth
er and talk the road situation over to see if some
thing can't be done.
No Groin Surplus Here
Fears entertained in some quarters that we
are again heading into a grain surplus are not
well founded in Morrow county, at least Moth
er Nature has been following a somewhat erratic
course during the present season, first upsetting
the growing period with a rainless May and then
cutting down numerous fields with onslaughts of
deadly hail. It is just one of those years!
Losses sustained in the fields here may not
commodate increasing crowds, while plans have
been made to handle more than five thousand
head of prize livestock. It is truly a great ex
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count too heavily in the over all production of
the state, or the northwest, but they will have a
direct effect on production averages in the coun
ty. Some of the heavier producing sections have
suffered as a result of the storms and this will
add materially to the shortage created by the
period of drouth.
Crop and hail insurance will soften the blow
for those thus protected, while others who did
not have protection can only say they took a
big chance and lost.
Reports on the damage done by the storm had
a tendency to slow up business for a few days
but a more thorough survey will reveal actual
losses rather than estimated losses and the pic
ture may not be as-bad as some of the affected
ones thought, at first
Whatever the over-all loss may be it should
convince the grain raisers that it is not good
business to take too great a gamble with nature.
There may be a chance to cope with man-made
disasters but when Mother Nature goes on a
rampage there is no stopping her until her wrath
is spent
A Great State Fair
One of Oregon's greatest state fairs, the 82nd,
will open in Salem on Labor day. Approximately
$50,000 in premiums will be offered in the en
larged livestock and agricultural divisions. Over
$100,000 in accumulated funds from the war
years, when the grounds were occupied by var
ious military units, have been used to remodel
and repair the 167 acres of fairgrounds and the
thirteen major buildings, the roofs of which now
cover 14 acres.
Last year's fair drew a record attendance of
268,000. All early indications point to the 1947
fair in Salem, September 1 to 7, as the largest
since the annual event was originated in 1861
on the banks of the Clackamas river, one and
one-half miles north of Oregon City.
Contrast these figures with that first effort, in
which the Oregon state agricultural society was
the guiding spirit. The original premium list
offered $758 in prizes. Attendance was noted as
remarkable when more than 1500 persons crowd
ed the small grounds.
The success of the first fair led the society to
call for bids for permanent grounds. Salem re
ceived 65 of the 71 votes cast. In its fifth year
at Salem in 1866, $25 was offered to the winner
of an oxen plowing match. Prizes of $10 and
$5 went to the best exhibits of mechanical den
tistry. Premiums during the year had risen to
$7500.
Officials of the Oregon State Fair feel confident
that this year's fair will display Oregon livestock
and agriculture to a winning advantage. Addi
tional parking areas have been utilized to ac-
30 YEARS AGO
From Heppner Gazette Times
July 19, 1917
Stewart & . McCullough are
making considerable improve
ment to their livery stable on
upper Main street. Some new
sidewalks are being put in this
week.
Elden Robert Gammell, weight
3 12 pounds, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gammell on
Tuesday, July 17.
Tiss lllfilln TM.-r tiae iiivun.
ted a position as stenographer
in the office of Attorney S. E.
Van Vactor.
Jack Hughes and Rush Crab
'ree, Monument, were in Hepp
ner Tuesday. They report the
lohn Day country is not behimi
the rest of the state when it
comes to extreme hot weather.
They report it was 112 degrees
on the river this week.
Fred Tash has resigned his
position as manager of the Far-
Tier's Union Warehouse com-V
pany in Heppner. Andy Hayes,
vvho has been in charge of the
Heppner Milling Co. warehouse,
for several years, has been giv
en the position vacated by Mr.
Tash.
Huckleberries will be on the
bushes in profusion this year if
we are to believe some of our
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The death of Wm. E. Leach in
this city early last Friday morn
ing marks the passing of one of
Lexington's foremost citizens.
James Robert Brown died Mon
day as a result of an accident.
About three weeks ago he was
siozed above the knee by a vi
cious jack. The bones of the leg
were crushed before the animal's
hold could be released. His leg
was amputated in an effort to
save his life.
An unofficial report coming
from Portland states that Mor
row county will be required to
give 41 men as its quota in the
conscript army.
The newspaper men of the
state held their annual editorial
convention last Friday and Sat
urday in Pendleton. They board
ed a special train Saturday
night and spent the next day at
Wallowa lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blackman
of San Francisco are the house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phill
Conn. Mr. Blackman was a pio
neer merchant here and one time
state senator from this district.
J. H. G. Ewing of Cecil was
married on July 9 to Miss Helen
Hackensmith of Albany.
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SNELL AT GOVERNOR'S
MEET
Governor and Mrs. Earl Snell
started on a motor trip Thurs
day morning which took them
to Salt Lake City where the gov
ernor is attending the annual
(Tovernor's conference on govern
mental afairs. The governors of
46 of the 48 states and the gov
ernors of two terrtiories attend
ed the conclave which also hon
ored the centennial of the state
af Utah.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey
presided at the Monday round
table session and Secretary of
State George C. Marshall spoke
.t the Monday evening banquet.
Major problems at the session
were taxation, education and
veterans' affairs. Three mem
bers of the house ways and
means committee and three
members of the senate finance
committee were present to con
fer with the state executives:
Senators Byrd of Va Hawkes of
N. J. and Martin of Pa., and rep
resentatives Kean of N. J., Mills
of Arkansas and Reed of N. Y.
The official meetings were con
'ined to discussions of interna
tional and intra-state problems,
but informal party caucuses
were frequent and furious as
this is the last big huddle the
governors will have before the
1948 election. Governor Snell ex
pects to return to Oregon about
July 24. In the absence of the
governor President of the Senate
Marshall E. Cornett is acting
governor.
FOREST APPROPRIATIONS UP
The only item we know of in
the agricultural budget that has
been increased is the boost from
the $765,000, which .the Oregon
forest department received in
1916 to the $803,500 which the
department will get in 1947.
These" funds are made available
through the Clark-McNary act
and were presented by a former
deputy state forester of Oregon,
H. J. Eberly, now doing special
investigation work for the fed
eral forestry department here in
Oregon.
The state of Oregon was never
so well prepared to cope with
forest fire hazards. So well that
the fire demons seem to be cow
ed. State Forester Nels Rogers
has nearly 500 fire fighters in
the field with five crews of 40
men each at five strategic
points, in Washington, Benton,
Douglas, Marion and Jackson
counties. These crews are equip
ped for rapid transportation to
major fires. Forty other district
headquarters with smaller crews
are interspersed for grouping in
emergency.
FIRST MILLION EASIEST
Veterans' home and farm
loans from the state reached the
$1,000,000 mark this week. The
borrower who put the finishing
count on the initial million was
Glenn A. Nelson of Portland,
who with the aid of his father,
has worked spare time for the
last year building his home. His
loan is for $5000 which he will
use to repay his parents.
STATE APPOINTMENTS'
H. G. Maison was this week
reappointed as superintendent of
the department of state police,
for a four year term. He is the
second person to hold the posi
tion since the creation of the
department in 1931 when Char
les P. Pray was named by Gov
ernor Julius Meier. Superinten
dent Pray retired June 1, 1946
and Governor Snell appointed
Maison as his successor.
Other appointments made by
Governor Snell this week were
members of the newly enacted
state board of livestock auction
markets: Albert Julian of Lyons,
representing Western Livestock
association; Arthur P. Ireland of
Forest Grove, representing Ore
gon Dairymen's association; H.
I. Stearns of Prineville, repre
senting Oregon Saddle and Horse
Raisers' association; Ben Sud
tell of Albany, representing Auc
tion Yard Owners' association,
and Frank Wink of The Dalies,
representing Auction Yard Ow
ners' association. The governor
also appointed Dr. Fred W.
Lange of Salem as a member of
the veterinary medical examin
ing board.
Rex Putnam, superintendent
of public instruction, this week
announced the appointment of
Clifford E. Robinson of Albany
as director of secondary educa
tion and Elizabeth Rader of
Monmouth as elementary super
visor. Both appointments, in the
state department of education,
were made necessary by the "en
actment of the basic school sup
port fund program.
INTERIM GROUP MEETS
Representative Ralph Moore of
Coos Bay was elected president
of the Oregon legislature's high
way interim committee at the
meeting of that group here last
Saturday to determine Oregon's
highway needs and problems.
Senator Ernest Fatland of Con
don was elected secretary. The
committee will work with the
League of Oregon Cities and the
County Judges' association with
research by the Automotive
Safety Foundation of Washing
ton, D. C.
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A TRIBUTE
Editor, Heppner Gazette Times:
We of the Forest Service wish
to extend our most sincere sym
pathy to the bereaved parents,
relatives, and friends of Gladwin
Hudson. It is not for us to de
cide or try to understand the
will of God, other than "Thy will
be done." "Gladdy" departed
from this earthly existence while
in the services of his country.
His cheerful presence will be
greatly missed by all of us whd
have known and worked with
him.
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