2-Hcppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Aug. 7, 7947
EDITORIAL
Too Bod to Pass This Up
Ilfppni r has p.n opportunity to add a course In
dminp .it the nich school and thorp scorns to be
no one aaili to take necessary training to
qualify as instructor. According ti information
received here, it is required that a member of the
whool teaching staff qualify for the Job. This
requires a two weeks training in an American
Automobile Association school, one of which is
maintained in Portland.
The matter of a training car will be taken care
of, we are informed. A dual control car will be
placed at the disposal of the school if an accred
ited instructor is obtained.
The point seems to be that while school officials
would like to include the course there is no one
available in the faculty to take the training for
instructor. Male members are employed during
the summer and will be up until shortly before
school opens and unless one of them develops an
urge to become a driving instructor, an urge
strong enough to compel him to surrender a re
munerative job for two weeks of special training,
it is not likely that the course will be accepted,
this year, at least.
There is no objection to teachers accepting em
ployment during the summer but it seems that in
view of the current salary schedules, which are
paid on a twelve month basis, some of the vaca
tion period should be devoted to school interests.
Water Project Being Realized
Main and Chase steerts are all torn up this
week, bringing to realization a project that has
been under consideration for several years re
laying of w ater mains and a general revamping
of the city's water system. At the rate of speed
the job has been going since Monday it is likely
that the switch from the old pipelines to the new
wiii be accomplished in a matter of two weeks
at the most.
Aside from a few breaks in the old line Wed
nesday afternoon, necessitating the shutting off
of the water for several hours, there has been lit
tle inconvenience due to the work, and lack of
water for a short period is a small price to pay
for assurance of better fire protection and gen
eral use in the future.
Forms for the concrete lining of the new reser
voir are being placed and it should not be many
weeks until the improved system will be in use.
Rooms Will Be Needed
Rodeo time is approaching and with it comes
the demand for extra rooms. There will be many
visitors in town who will want to spend one or
more days attending the show. Public rooming
facilities are limited and if these visitors are to
be accommodated it will fall upon households
to do it,
'Ihe housing committee is urging those who
have rooms to spare to list them now and not
make It necessary for the committee to make a
house to house canvass. The listing is being
done at the Turner, Van Marter & Company of
fice, which is Just a step from the post office.
You will not be out anything if your rooms are
not used and you will be making a valuable
contribution to the Rodeo, which is a community
effort, if you offer this assistance.
What About the Parade?
There Is good reason to believe that the 1947
Heppner Rodeo will exhibit more saddle stock
than has been in evidence at previous shows.
This is based on the assumption that several
of the numerous saddle clubs in thearea will be
here for the Saturday show and parade. Addition
of a riding club to the community life of Morrow
county within the year will add color to the par
ade and the exhibition at the show grounds.
With the assurance of plenty of fine saddle
stock it is time to consider other phases of the
parade. What are the business houses and var
ious organizations planning to do? There is a
double reason for making this year's parade out
standing. Not only is the Rodeo concerned but
there will be a county fair running concurrently
with it and that should cause a renewed interest
in the display of the county's resources.
Time is growing short but there is enough of
it left to do a good job of preparing floats. The
parade is one of the big features of the Rodeo.
It draws many people to town who might not
otherwise come. It is to the interest of business
houses, in particular, to extend themselves a lit
tle to make the parade an outstanding event of
the annual show.
Elliott Roosevelt says the present investigation
is an attempt to smear the late president for
campaign purposes. That is the cry set up every
time the're is any questioning about new deal
practices. If the cry is persisted in much longer
a hoodwinked public is liable to get the idea that
there is a skeleton in the closet.
Heppner needs a civic building not only to
provide a recreation center for the young people
but to make some provision for public functions.
The Chamber of Commerce has been reticent to
take hold of the proposal as started by the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, yet the senior group
is sorely handicapped for a meeting place for
anything larger than the regular weekly lunch
eon meetings. Only this week the committee in
charge of planning a dinner meeting in honor of
the Rodeo queen and her court, in which delega
tions from neighboring towns were to be invited,
had to abandon the plan because there was no
place to hold such an affair. The Jaycees are
prepared to go ahead with plans for a modified
civic center, one that will not duplicate" the pro
jected county fair pavilion but at the same time
make ample provision for just such functions as
the one referred to. This is something in which
the entire community is concerned and the
Chamber of Commerce should put its shoulder
to the wheel and start pushing in earnest.
30 YEARS Am
From Heppner Gazette Times
Aug. 9, 1917
C. A. Minor of this city has
bought the first tickets for the
1917 Pendleton Round-Up.
Mrs. Gay M. Anderson and
children will leave Saturday for
! Goldendale, Wash., where they
5 will visit at the home of Mrs.
Anderson s parents.
In Morrow county 82 men have
been called up for examination
as the first step towards becom
ing full fledged soldiers in Un
cle Sam's army.
Dr. H. T. Allison left Friday for
Douglass, Wyo., as a commis
sioned officer in the U. S. army
medical corps. Dr. Winnard will
look after his practice in his ab
sence. O. E. Farnsworth returned
Saturday from a business trip
into Baker and Union counties.
Miss Marcia Winnard has re
turned from Monmouth where
she has been attending the
summer session of the state nor
mal school.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brosnan
were visitors at the Hugh Cur
rin ranch on Birch creek the
latter part of the week.
Lewis Kopple, who has been
running the local store during
the absence of his brother, M.
H. Kopple, in the east, was one
of those drawn in the selective
traft in Gilliam county.- His
home is in Condon.
Frank and Howard Anderson,
Eight Mile farmers, were in the
city Saturday making prepara
tions to begin harvest.
Burl Gurdane and Ray Rogers
left last Friday for' Lehman
Springs for a two weeks holiday.
The Sound Amusement com
pany will arrive in Heppner
next Monday to open up for a
five-day engagement at the fair
grounds. One of the main fea
tures of the carnival will be held
Saturday afternoon, the balloon
ascension and parachute jump.
Ralph I. Thompson of Portland
is spending a few days in Hepp
ner on business.
Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte, coun
ty school superintendent, re
turned Wednesday evening from
Portland where she had been on
business.
Miss Evelyn Shipley departed
Sunday for Portland and the
coast on a vacation of two
weeks. She will attend buyers
week in Portland while away.
I IONE CHURCH SPONSORS
I BIBLE HOUR OVER
RADIO STATION KWRC
Rev. Frank Nichols, pastor of
the lone Baptist church, Informs
this newspaper that his church
is sponsoring a broadcast over
station KWRC, Pendleton, dur
ing the month of August.
A program to be known as the
"Bible Hour" will be broadcast
from 7:15 to 7:30 each Tuesday
evening during the month.
GOVERNOR RETURNS
Governor Earl Snell returned
Monday .to the capital after at
tending a governor's conference
in Salt Lake City and partici
pating in an inspection trip to-
Hawaii with ten other state ex
ecutives, as guests of the navy.
The trip was made on the Iowa,
one of our four largest battle
ships, on which 18 Oregon stu
dents are in training along with
trainees of other western states.
In returning stateside the gov
ernors traveled on the 4-motored
plane Mars which made the trip
from Hawaii to San Francisco
in 29 hours.
WANT TO GO FISHIN'
If you do not know where Mi
nam lake is located you are not
the only one. The state game
commission, state department of
travel and information and
many other state departments
have answered hundreds of in
quiries this week as to the loca
tion of this Oregon lake. It all
started when a newspaper par
agraph printed last week report
ed Justice William O. Douglas
Have You a Birthday Gift Coming Up?
Are you puzzled about what to give?
May we suggest that you select a nice box of stationery
and have the recipient's name and address printed on
letterheads and envelopes?
pEXonallzzcL tatLonz,j
is appropriate any tjme and makes an acceptable gift
for special occasions.
You will find a nice assortment of BOXED STATIONERY
at the Gazette Times office. There are nice type faces
to make the job look just right, what with the printer's
knowledge of making paper, type and ink work together,
combining all to make a beautiful gift.
Drop in any time and make
your selection
GAZETTE TIMES PRINTERY
of the U. S. supreme court as
saying that the big ones should
be biting on the Minam when
the trout flies start coming out.
Not every day can you get a
decision by a member of the
United States supreme court as
to where to go fishing and just
in case Minam lake Is south' of
Enterprise in Wallowa county
NO LIQOUR LOSS
The Oregon state liquor con
trol commission will not lose
money for the state by the 8000
barrel liquor deal although they
were facing a loss for several
months. The atom bomb did it.
Conditions just before the end
of the war that faced the com
mission demanded that the state
supply of liquor be kept flowing
and profits made to meet the
old age assistance program. The
whole liquor market was bull
ish. The commission made a
good deal and had the stock it
needed for a big wartime trade.
Then came the bomb.
The commission was caught
heavy with stock. During the
legislature the commission pro
phesied sales might drop sharp
ly. Others guessed they would
increase. Both were right. Both
were wrong. Sales dropped
slightly but not enough to lose
money over the biennium.
During the legislative session
of 1945 just thirty months ago
the state board of control was
estimating the cost of construct
ing a new 114-bed treatment
hospital at the Eastern Oregon
state hospital at Pendleton. State
employed architects said the
cost would be around $550,000.
A revised estimate at the time
the call for bids was made June
10 this year was $700,000.
When bids were opened this
week the McCormack Construc
tion company of Pendleton had
the lowest bid at $946,489. There
were only two other bidders.
There was only about 2 per cent
difference in the three.
TOLL ROAD STUDY
Oregon's J. M. Devers, attor
ney for the state highway com
mission, has Just been appoint
ed by the American Association
of State Highway Officials to
serve on a committee to study
toll road construction and oper
ation. Devers says the purpose of the
EXAMINER COMING
Next visit of the drivers li
cense examiner to Heppner will
be Tuesday, August 12. He will
be at the courthouse between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Per
sons wishing licenses or permits
to drive are asked to get in
touch with the examiner well
ahead of the scheduled closing
hour in order to assure comple
tion of their applications with a
minimum of delay.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep
appreciation for the many ten
ders of sympathy and for the
beautiful floral tributes to the
memory of our mother.
The children of Martha
Wright.
o
CARD OF THANKS
We take this opportunity to
thank our friends for the ex
pressions of sympathy and for
the beautiful floral offerings to
the memory of the late Allen
Wright Saling.
The Saling Family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lundell
of Oakland, Cal., have been vis
iting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lundell, in
Gooseberry. They are en route
to Baurette, Minn., to visit Mrs.
Lundell's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Curtis.
committee is to develop a policy
on toll roads, which now are be
ing built in several states. If
the committee recommends toll
roads, then it will advise uni
form legislation on the subject.
The federal government does
not provide financial aid for
construction of toll roads.
CAPITAL SHORTS
Twenty-two ground units and
six air units of the Oregon Na
tional Guard have been activat
ed to date Three state liquor
control commission stores in
Portland now are kept open un
til midnight The new 1948
auto license plates are red let
ters on an aluminum back
ground. The first shipment of
50,000 plates has just arrived
Claims of G.I. veterans for June
were the highest since last Feb
ruary. Oregon's collegiate veter
ans are actively in the labor
market. ...Ralph D Moores will
manage the campaign for dele
gates to the republican conven
tion in behalf of Governor Tom
Dewey. ... "There are too many
beekeepers in Oregon," says the
state agricultural department,
"that will result in a low honey
yield per bee colony.". . .The
The counties share of highway
With an
Ironrite
you can iron
everything
See Ironite
demonstrated at
The Flower
Shop
Friday & Saturday
2 to 4 p. m.
L. E. DICK
Heppner
Your Ironite
Dealer
SPINET
PIANOS
Three of America's
Outstanding
Pianos
. . . Now Ready for
Immediate
DELIVERY
Baldwin Acrosonic
Wurlitzer
Betsy Ross
FREE DELIVERY and
EASY TERMS of PAYMENT
Liberal allowance for
your old piano.
PENDLETON
MUSIC HOUSE
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
PeUrs Building. Willow Street
Heppner. Oregon
Veterans of Foreign J. O. TURNER
Anrc ATTORNEY AT LAW
VarS Phoae 173
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at Hotel Heppner Building
8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall Heppner. Oreaoa
O. M. YEAGER
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
au Kinds of carpenter work.
Modern Homes Built or Remodeled
Phone 1483 415 Janes St.
HEPPNER. OREGON
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
P. W. MAHONEY
Attorney at Law
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance '
OK Rubber Welders
FRANK ENGKRAF, Prop.
First class work guaranteed
Located in the Kane Building
North Main St. Heppner, Ore.
Phelps Funeral Home Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor oi Dental Medicine
Office First Floor Bank Bldg.
Phone 2342 Heppner
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1932 Hepaner. Ore.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having Butters for discus
sion, please bring before
the Council
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office in Peters Building
Merchants Credit
Bureau
Accurate Credit Information
F. B. Nickerson
Phone 12 Heppner
Morrow County
Cleaners
Box 82, Heppner, Ore.
Phone 2632
Superior Dry Cleaning
& Finishing
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1182 Office Ph. 4M
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner. Oregon
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Cilice up stairs L O. O. F. Bids
Hous! calls made
House Phone 2583 Office 2572
Blaine E. Isom
All Kinds of
INSURANCE
Phone 723
Heppner, On
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for apointment,
or call at shop.
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner Hospital
Beds available by reservation.
W. P. BROWNE, M.D.
Physician & Surgeon
5 K Street Phone 952
GENERAL ROOFING
Colors to suit your home . . . Gilsonite
your old roofs.
Free Estimates Call 1282
revenues last year was $3,000,
000. This year it will exceed
$5,000,000.... The state tax com
mission has mailed blanks to
all logging operators in Oregon
for making returns on the new
5-cents-1000-board feet fax on
all timber harvested in the state.
GRAIN BUYING
ARCHER-DANIELS
MIDLAND CO.
Clifford Carlson, Mgr.
Heppner Office
1st National Bank Bldg., Phone 2623
Office Hours, 1-6 P. M.
lone Office
Phone 1111
istr
It is with pleasure that I announce to the women of
Morrow county that I'have secured the services of
Hazel Green, who is a licensed beauty operator with
years of experience.
Mrs. Green will be glad to take evening appoint
ments. Our air-conditioned shop offers comfort and
relaxation while drying your hair.
Open six days a week.
Lois's Beauty Shop