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4-Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Q-egon, Aug. 14, 1947 EDITORIAL Some Good May Come Of It Farmers and others attending the mooting Sat udray night at the court house may not have bfn convinced that the time was well spent There wore times when it was ev ident that no definite plan was in mind and in the opinion of some the meeting might as well have been called to a halt much earlier. That may be true yet it was a good thing to get together and air grievances and get rid of some of the things that have been griping not a few of the taxpayers for quite a spell. There is no reason for trying to cover up the fact that there was animosity, for the farmers feel they have not been getting a fair break on roads and they were there to express their feelings, which some did in an emphatic manner. There was a tendency on the part of most of those present" to be fair, having made the effort to be there to see if a road program could not be worked out; to find out what is needed from a financial standpoint and how to go about raising the nec essary funds. One thing brought out in the discussions was that raising funds before the fiscal year is out is practically impossible. A proposed bond issue to be voted on at the October election was dis carded when it was learned that an engineer's survey would be necessary before the bond mea sure could be prepared. The bond proposal may come up at the primaries when it is certain that a road funding program of some kind will be voted upon. Argument 'in favor of a bond issue is based upon the low rate of interest, the abun dance of money available through that source and, if issued serially, may be sold in whatever amounts whenever needed. As to the amount needed, it is expected that approximately SSO.OOO a year for five years will again put the roads in good condition. That means that some of the graveled roads will be oiled and that other sections of roads not now graveled but carrying heavy traffic will receive gravel and oil. Proposals were made that all roads be oiled where needed where traffic will justify the expenditure. The county court, naturally, had to withstand a lot of criticism. Some of it may have been just, a lot of it was a matter of giving vent to feelings. If just criticism is to be offered it lies in the fact that the court, in attempting to prac tice economy, failed to grab all the tax money it could while everybody is able to pay. In so doing, or not doing, the road funds could not be kept abreast of the tremendous advances in costs of everything entering into the road program. It is to be hoped that the committee named Saturday night to study the road situation will give the matter the thoughtful consideration it deserves. Road conditions throughout the county are too serious to be treated lightly. Speed Control Needed It is only through an act of divine providence, a bit of lightning thinking and a highway safety -post that these lines are being written. Had these aids failed it Is likely that column rules would have been inverted for the Gazette Times family this week. Sunday morning, about 11 o'clock, while rounding a curve a few rods west of Kimberley, a huge truck bore down upon our car. It was traveling at a high rate of speed and was astride the stripe. There was not three inches more than a car width between that truck and the John Day river bank, which broke off suddenly into deep water. The truck had veered from its course to miss a rock which had fallen on to the highway. It was going at such a high rate of speed that the driver could not pull it back to the right side of the road. There was nothing for the driver of the passenger car to do but try o hit that one lone post, which he did with the expertness of a billiard player making a carom shot not hard enough to crash but with suffi cient force to bounce the car back on to the high way, barely missing the truck trailer which swerved heavily as it passed. It is safe enough to guess what would have happened if a less alert driver had been at the wheel of the passenger car. One can well imag ine that a tourist car would have plunged into the river; or would have happened had another truck been headed east at that spot in place of the lighter, fleeter passenger car. There would not have been room for two trucks to pass. The road at that point is narrow enough with vehi cles staying well on their respective sides. The driver of the truck did not stop to see if he had caused an accident. The last heard of him was the roar of the motor as he "gunned it to get away from that spot just as fast as he could. Inquiry revealed the name of the truck line and it will not be difficult to learn the driver's identity. Such occurrences cannot be passed off lightly. We escaped, but if that type of truck driving is permitted to continue, the time is not far distant when a sad story will burst upon the news. Sunday's near accident was the second wit nessed by the writer within the last month. While returning from the Oregon coast July 19 with a group of newspapermen, a large truck and trailer pulled out of the road just ahead of our car to pass a car flrawing a house trailer. As the truck got well into the left lane a pass enger car came Into sight so close up that It was impossible for the truck to regain the right side of the road. The oncoming car was forced to come to a skidding stop and take to the gutter, which, fortunately, was neither deep or rough. But the big truck rolled on down the road with the oil smoke pouring out of the exhaust pipe something akin to a locomotive dragging a heavy load upgrade. The driver's one concern was to reach his destination as quickly as possible. It has always been a delight to make an occa sional trip through the John Day valley. It is one of the sections many more people should visit. But the John Day highway is dangerous in many spots and requires careful driving. It will require business of importance to get the writer and his family to travel that way, soon, at least, and we cannot feel safe in directing friends to take that route unless something is done to throttle down those trucks to a safe speed safe for the other fellow, we mean. 30 YEARS AGO From Heppner Gazette Times Aug. 16, 1917 Mrs. E. G. Noble, in company with Mr. Noble, was riding on the upper Willow creek road near the Minor ranch when they saw a coyote about 75 yards away. She took deliberate aim with the 22 special and brought down Mr. Coyote. Morrow county draft board-reports 52 men pass satisfactory physical examinations; 26 have filed claims for exemption; 19 found physically unfit and four were aliens. . Loyal Parker and Arthur Sch riever. of Lexington left last week for "Portland where they expect to join the navy. Announcement has been re ceived of the marriage in Seat tle on July 20 of Miss Olive Sut ton of Portland and Maurice E. Smead, former Heppner resident. James McNamee, formerly clerk at the Palace hotel in this city but more recently of La Grande, is leaving soon for France. He is a relative of Den nis and John McNamee of Hepp ner. H. V. Gates, president of Heppner Light & Water Co., is in Heppner on business. Mr. Gates is very much interested at the present time in getting coal from the mines above Heppner. A crew of men is at work in the mines now. Curt Rhea was in the city Monday accompanied by his family. Harvest on his ranch is over and his wheat made an average of 15 bushels an acre. T. J. Humphreys is arranging to take a short vacation in the mountains on Ditch creek. His daughter Leta returned home Saturday from a visit of several weeks at different points in the valley. ' W. P. Dutton, Morrow county pioneer, who now makes his home in Portland, is up from the metropolis for a business visit. We are glad to note that he appears to have fully recov ered from his recent severe ill ness. H. E. Warner of Lexington has recently purchased the new bungalow of James Saxe. If call ed to the army he expects to move his family there during his absence. The labor situation in connec tion with the grain harvest is well in hand, with no serious shortage appearing in any district. $3S,979,5S5.98 is required for state government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19-48 and Includes appropriations by leg islatures and by the vote of the people. Requirements outside the six per cent limitation are $19,056,710.36, including basic school fund, higher education levy, and World War II veter ans' aid and education funds. RACING MONEY The state's take on pari-mu-tuel wagering at race tracks the dogs and the ponies am ounts to $465,370 so far this year, the largest in history and $200, 000 more than receipts from a similar period last year. Of the total the general fund gets $100, 470, county fairs and other ex hibitions receive $364,900. Each county fair gets $7225.00. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith are here this week preparing to move their household effects to Baker where Mr. Smith will teach the comnig year. Word has been received that Mrs. Viola Gabler, until recent ly a resident of Heppner, is very ill at a hospital in The Dalles. She moved to Portland a few months ago and was taken to the hospital from there. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY J. O. PETERSON Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches, Clocks, Diamonds Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairina Heopner, Oregon JOS. J. NYS ATTORNEY AT LAW Petcra Building. Willow Street Heppner, Oregon Veterans of Foreign J. O. TURNER ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon Wars Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondavi at 8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall 0. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work. Modern Homes Built or Remodeled Phone 1483 415 Jones 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. POLITICAL REHEARSALS As always happens and true to the ancient form of the polit ical game, the first congressman back from Washington for a five-months vacation (or is the vacation in Washington?) starts telling the home folks of the big things he is going to do at the next session of congress when they are trying to find out what Attention ah m orrow County Farmers And Citizens: Have you started to prepare your exhibits for the Morrow County Fair, September 5 &6? Now is he time to get exhibits collected and prepared. Premiums offered for Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Saddle Horse, Grain and Hay, Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers, Community Booths, Food Preservation, Baking and Sew ing, 4-H Club work and Future Farmers of America projects. Watch for the premium list that will be mail ed this week. Check the listand exhibit. Morrow County Fair September 5th & 6th, 1947 he did at the last session. If this sounds trite go over to the library and look over previous summer editions of your favor ite newspaper for fence-building interviews. You'll get a laugh. Voters will not be able to find where their congressmen and legislators stand until the "voice vote" and the "standing vote" is abolished and an open record made of every vote taken. Senator Wayne Morse says the Taft-Hartley labor act is bring ing about "bootleg" labor con tracts. Senator Guy Cordon lauds, the labor act, says congress as a whole did a good job. Cordon says.it is too early to discuss whether he will be a candidate to succeed himself. Rumors started immediately after the appointment of Cordon by Gov ernor Snell, to succeed the late Senator Charles L. McNary, that there was a "deal" between the two wherein Cordon would "clear the way for Snell's senatorial campaign in 1948." This week Governor Snell dis avowed any plan to be a candi date for the United States sen ate in 1948. "I have stated em phatically before that no such 'deal' exists and that neither Cordon nor I are in the habit of making such 'deals,'" said the governor. "I think it would be a great loss to the state if Cor don were to decline to offer his services for another term in the senate." Senator Robert A. Taft is scheduled to address the annu al Oregon Republican conven tion in Gearhart, September 26 and a reception has been plan ned for the Ohio republican in Portland September 28. Senator Lew Wallace, demo cratic opponent of Governor Snell in 1942, says he expects to complete petitions shortly for a referendum bill directing the state board of control to acquire Camp White army hospital at Medford for a state mental hos pital. The bill was passed by the legislature this year and ve toed by Governor Snell. Commenting on recent criti cism of the business methods of the state liquor control commis sioners Governor Snell said Mon day, "I am not going to play straw boss to the liquor control commissioners. I appointed to the commission men of character and integrity, men of proven business ability and judgment. The state is fortunate to have the benefit of their services. It Is entitled to credit for Its suc cess in reducing inventories at no financial loss to the state. STATE FAIR GREATEST YET The management decided this week to present both a horse show and rodeo at the Oregon state fair which opens for one week commencing Labor Day, September 1. The combination show in the big stadium will be Just like it was last year except entries will not be limited to Oregon owned horses. Several strings from Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and California have been entered. There will be running and harness races, musical revue and five blocks of sparkling midway. Among oth er greats this year's mechanical exhibition will be the largest ev er assembled in the northwest. All commercial exhibition space was sold out a week ago. Em ergency buildings are going up. They're coming in tents. There is only one way to say It the 1947 stale fair will be the big gest and best In history. STATE TAX LEVY A state tax levy totaling $42, 168,705.98, requiring no ad val orem property tax for state pur poses, was filed Monday by the state tax commission. 01 this BEE IBAB41 MALE Armadillos NEVER HAVE. ANV SISTERS AND -THE FEMALES NEVtR HAVE A BROTHER BECAUSE MRS. ARMADILLOS FAMILV ARE AL WAYS THE SAME SEX. Baby's delicate clothing needs good care, tool In summer time, patentability for man, woman or child depends npon regular and freqneut garment cleaning. Send all rumpled and soiled garments to the MORROW COUNTY CLEANERS for the finest in cleaning. Morrow County Cleaners Heppner Phone 9633 Oregon Phelps Funeral Honu Jack A. Wood ha 1 1 Doctor of Dental Medicine Office First Floor Bank Bldg. rhone 2342 Heppner Licensed Funral Director! Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizena having matters for discus sion, please bring before the Council Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC ABSTRACTS OF TITLE THUS 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. 1162 Office Ph. 482 A. D. McMurdo, M. D. riUSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Dr. C. C. Dunham CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN' Office up stairs I. O. O. F. Bld Housi. calls made House Phone 2583 Office 2372 Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Or 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 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 Avoid Annoyance And Discomfort due to a clogged septic tank or cesspool. I have purchased a tank pump and am in position to give prompt, efficient servise. Phone 702 HOWARD KEITHLEY 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 18tf 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 (BBp)j3ia3s.