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2-Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, EDITORIAL . . Hew Oregon Looks to California In the Roseburg News Review of September 2, 1947, Mrs. George Klemme, native of California now living in Roseburg, has the following to say regarding the sales tax: "Oregon is a swell state and beautiful, also, so why be Jealous of California. To me it can only be called Jealousy and being narrow minded not wanting a change; just wanting to stay in the tame old rut California does have it all over Oregon as to highways and old-age pensions. Shame on Oregon for the little dab of pensions that she is paying the old folks! It's a disgrace! Oregon has to have money to take care of all this, we all know; so, if it takes a sales tax for better living conditions, let's have he sales tax and the quicker the better. I don't like the sales tax either, but it isn't so bad when put In force and the public gets used to it. That way everyone Is paying for the upkeep and good of our state, and the tourists are helping also. "Don't envy and be Jealous of California. She Is our neighbor, so let's compete with her. Cal ifornia and Oregon are grand states, so let's put the sales tax in force, like California, for the good of the state and all of us concerned." Income Taxes Down, If- If you are interested in your own income taxes do you know that the 1947 legislature repealed the 1946 personal income tax schedules and sub stituted an entirely new schedule? According to information released by the Ore gon Sales Tax Committee, W. A. Johnson, chair man and Earl H. Hill, manager, the law, now in effect, provides that if the sales tax passes then in that event income taxes will be materially reduced by increasing exemptions and dependent deductions. On the other hand, if the sales tax fails income taxes will be very definitely in creased by lowered exemptions. If the sales tax passes income taxes will be reduced by $3 million annually in comparison with the 1946 schedules. If the sales tax fails income taxes will be in creased $4 million annually. An unmarried taxpayer had a personal ex emption of $750 in 1946. If the sales tax passes his 1947 exemption will be $900. If the sales tax does not pass his exemption will be $300. A mar ried couple with no dependents had an exemp tion of $1,500 in 1946. It will be $1,800 under the sales tax and $1,000 if the sales tax fails to pass. A married couple with two dependents had an 30 YEARS A From Heppner Gazette Times W. P. Scrivner died suddenly last Sunday morning. He had been in failing health for sever al years and his sudden demise was not unexpected. m Creston Maddock left Heppner last Monday for Eugene where he will attend the University of Oregon for his third year. E. M. Shutt, ex-sheriff and one time editor, is taking up some of the slack around the Gazette Times office while part of the force Is in Portland. Green tomatoes and pickling onions ifl any quantity at the Cummings Fruit and Vegetable Market Heppner. The Misses Anna and Mary Carty, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Carty of Juniper, have gone to Pendleton to attend St Joseph's academy. Lawrence Redding of Eight Mile recently suffered some se vere Joss when his barn was burned and six head of fine mules lost their lives in the flames. The fire was caused by cmbustion due to putting green hay in the barn, is the belief of Mr. Redding who was in town Tuesday. We Are All Settled in Our New Location at the MARSHALL-WELLS STORE Featuring , Motorola America's Finest 1 NOW AVAILABLE to fit your new or used car Matthews' Rrdio Sales and Service Phone 503 Heppner, Oregon exemption of $2,100 In 1946. With the sales tax it will be $2,600 in 1947 and $1,600 without the tax. Turkey Raisers Like Idea The Eastern Oregon Wheat League started something when it sponsored passage of a bill to tax each bushel of wheat sold commercially one cent to provide a fund for advancing the Improvement association with a proposal to levy an assessment in promoting greater use of turkey meat. As this plan of industry self-help is not back ed by legislation it will be on a voluntary basis. Growers who choose not to contribute to the pro gram may have the amount of deduction returned. The association changed its by-laws to permit membership by any turkey grower whether he is participating in ment plan or not Those who permit deduction of one cent per bird marketed will automatically . become members. As the association was al ready the only statewide organization of turkey growers, this plan will strengthen its voice in industry affairs. The market couraging this against holding Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Jones are the parents of a son born Wed nesday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adkins last Sunday. A new son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw last week, Thomson Bros, store presents a neat, fresh appearance to the public view this week as the re suit of a new coat of paint plac ed thereon by M. J. Bradford. Chas. W. Acock and Luella Stamp were married in this ity Tuesday morning at the Feder ated church parsonage. Miss Alta Spurlock and Mr. Chris Brown were married in Pen dleton Saturday noon, Sept. 22. ... M. H. Kopple, who has been conducting the Fair store in this city the past several months, moved his stock of goods to Con don this week. ... S. P. Devin has sold his Wil low creek ranch at the mouth of Skinner creek to Ralph Thomp son of Portland. . . County Clerk Waters Issued a marriage license to Chas. H. Fur- Sept. 25, 1947 . . . . of one cent per bird to be used the official breeding improve outlook for turkeys is more en fall than it was a year ago, C. W Norton, manager of the Northwest Poultry and Dairy Products company, declared. He cautioned birds in the hope of continuous ly rising prices, saying this might result in a seasonal surplus which would depress the mar ket With talk of eighty cents a pound turkey fo thfi Thanksgiving dinner no doubt a great many prospective consumers won't care whether the erowers hold their birds or turn them loose on cause of wheat Now comes the Oregon Turke, the market One rainy day doesn't end the forest fire sea son. Old East Wind is always lurking just around the mountain, waiting his chance to blot up the rain drops. Always be on the alert and help Keep Oregon Green. To be a GOOD hunter, remember these things to do on that hunting trip: Always drown out your camp fire with water; always use your ash tray when discarding a smoke; never smoke while traveling in forest areas; always report a forest fire at once to the nearest fire warden. Help Keep Oregon Green. SALEMITE WINS NATIONAL ACCLAIM In Washington, D. C, last week an Oregon citizen stole the show at a meeting of leaders from ev ery state in the Union. They had assembled to apply the So cratic treatment to the nation wide parking problem. Carl W. Hogg, Salem merchant and chamber of commerce leader, went to learn how to combat property value losses in congest ed business areas and turned out to be the chief instructor of the investigators. Two years ago the Salemite spearheaded a $65,000 campaign to finance a long range planning commission by the Salem chamber of commerce which has made more advance ment along this line than any city in the nation. OREGON LEADS IN NUMBER Oregon is topping the nation in lumber production and ex panded efforts are being made by the state industrial accident commission to reduce accidents among the 66,000 men now em ployed in the industry here. The contributing causes of accidents are physical and mechanical conditions on the, one side and long and Minnie Cradick, well known residents of Eight Mile. Order Your 1947 Rodeo Pictures N ow! 8x10 Glossy Prints $1.00 each These are the Johnny Ainsworth pictures of Rodeo and parade. Contact Corabelle Nutting Local Representative Heppner, Oregon MRS. ELIZABETH HORN announces opening of Elizabeth's Beauty Salon Main Street, Arlington Oregon Formerly Zora's j-y '?; rieftd rI.-. JA- -. . "' This unltghted trailer, moving slowly along the darkened highway teas completely invisible to an overtaking motorist at he tame sud denly upon it from around m corner, He crashed into it and wot fatally injured Just one more of the many bitter ironies of highway deaths, trhere m lawbreaker trho teas indifferent to his own safety and the safety of others escaped injury, while an innocent victim paid for that indifference Kith his life. What A Prominent Farmer Thinks of Proposed Sales Tax "As a farmer making my en tire income from agriculture, I am supporting the sales tax for Oregon because I realize that this presents the only way of i protecting my investment and livelihood," Lowell Steen, pres ident of the Oregon Farm Bu reau federation, told a KEX aud ience on that radio station farm hour. "All of us were ashamed of the ridiculously low salaries the state police were receiving be fore the raise authorized by the recent session of the legislature. We are ashamed of the build ings and facilities which we have provided to care for our mental ly sick, our corrective institu tions particularly juvenile de tention and corrective institu tions. "We further realize that these necessary functions require sup- I port through some form of taxa tion. We accept our share of the benefits which come from schools, better roads, police pro tection, research and progress. Because of this, we have always been willing to pay our fair share of taxes yes and some times more than our share. We know that a reasonable property tax is necessary. "However, I would point out here, that a property tax is bas ed upon 'benefits received from government' and definitely not upon 'ability to pay.' I do not need to tell the rest of you far mers that there have been times in the past and no doubt will be times in the future when we let our property taxes become de linquent, not because we did not want to pay them, but because unsafe actions by workmen on I Neuner to desist. Since then sal the other. m0n derbies in the state have success or the safety program derjends unon the rdnnppaUnn r,f ' management and labor," savs State Representative RalDh T Moore, who calls attention to the shortening of the work week wnicn means greater pressure aunng the time on the iob and also makes more valuable anji nine iosi Decause or accidents. 'The state industrial accident commission is like an insurance company in which the people of uregon are the stockholders and the members of the legislature lorm the board of directors Moore declared, and urged the extension of the safety program to cover auto driving and other on-the-job activities. "A FISH IN EVERY BASKET" Last Saturday Governor and Mrs. Earl Snell were featured guests at a banquet opening the waidport Salmon Derby. Attor ney General Neuner did not at tend as he is conducting an ami gambling crusade on pinball machines. The governor was re quested to direct Neuner to give iuii-time attention to the gam bling of Lastern Oregon yearl ings for the next 50 days. The aerDy ends November 8. Gover nor Snell declares fishing is no gamble at Waidport and his slo gan is, "A fish in every basket.' WHAT'S GAMBLING? The governor and the attorney general have been receiving many letters recently from citi zens who do not understand why pan mutuei Dettlng and salmon derbies are permitted in Oregon and lotteries, pinball machines, etc., are considered illegal. The letters and phone calls have been on the increase since Attorney General Neuner sent Oregon district attorneys a man date two weeks ago to stop the operation of all gambling de vices. What many good citizens do not know is that pari mutuei bet ting on state licensed races was legalized by the legislature many years ago and the law has been declared constitutional by the supreme court, At the first sal mon derbies in this state which were hold at Astoria, chances on valuables were sold. This was ruled to be a lottery and the derby officials were warned by we were unable to pay them. Some of our neighbors who, be cause of misfortune or sickness or debts, did not have enough reserve capital to carry them over, were foreclosed by tax sales. "We farmers are also willing to pay a reasonable state income tax. This is based upon the ever popular promise of 'ability to pay.' Here again we run into certain stumbling blocks. The income tax has long been recog nized as the proper field for se curing revenue for the federal government. It is not possible for any one state to encroach too far in this field without unfairly handicapping its citizens in re lation to those residing in states which have no state income tax. "Facing the reality of increas ed costs of government along with the realization that our two principal sources of income have already been exploited far be yond any reasonable point, the obvious need is for a broader tax base. To start drawing on our reserves during these boom times (as suggested by some politi cians) will leave us in a highly vulnerable position when the tide turns. If we cannot pay our way as we go now, think what property taxes will be when in come tax revenues fall off and farmers and other property ow ners are forced to carry the en tire burden. "The enactment of a reason able sales tax offers the only known workable solution. It will allow many people who are now receiving the beaefits of schools, police protection, etc., to assist in paying for them according to the benefits received. been conducted in a legal man ner, the expenses met by local interests. The objectives being to stimulate trade and advertise the community. PROBING GAME COMMISSION Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, former chief of the federal fish and wild life service with offices in Wash ington, D. C, has been invited to help out the Oregon legisla tive committee appointed to in vestigate why more people can not catch more fish. The first hearing of the com mittee was held at Roseburg last week. The pet peeve expressed by the Douglas county fish club-' bers was the lack of game law enforcement. Half of the fisher men would turn game law en forcement over to the game com mission. The others would step up the activities of the state po lice who now have that chore. The Invitation to Gabrielson was sent by the committee following the meeting at Roseburg. Gabrielson is known to have an unholy hatred for predatory animals. He classifies game law violators and "all species of peo ple" who are not conservation minded, along with salmon pack ers (whom he puts at the bot tom of his "again' " list) "as pre datory animals." Gabrielson was with the Fish and Wildlife service for 30 years and resigned in 1946, April 1 (to go fishln' for keeps). Good HefltF Ytors of study hav fitted th Rexall Pharmacist for hit responsible to All profession, til j7ffT Mil ITIIf HUMPHREYS DRUG CO. Eh FROM RE Gay Spring Blossoms Will Be Yours IF you plant our choice bulbs now. Peony roots are in stock also. Better make sure of your early blooms now. Tulips Hyacinths Peony Roots Snowdrops Ranunculus "Flowers For All Occasions" The Flower Shop .C.A. Adopts Long Range Program To Prevent Accidents Active support of a long-range accident prevention program aimed at the reduction in fre quency of log truck transporta tion accidents which has been developed by the ' accident pre vention division of the state in dustrial accident commission was pledged by both labor and man agement at a state-wide safety conference held in Salem last week, according to Paul E. Gurske, chairman of the com mission. Three important factors in the success of this program were emphasized at this meeting; the selection of the right type of equipment to do a particular job, the necessity of a regular pre ventative maintenance program for all equipment and the train ing of workmen in their respect ive jobs. The use of improper equipment and equipment in poor mechan ical condition was held respon sible for many accidents and in some instances accidents were caused by log loads which great ly exceeded weight limits of trucks. Many logging operators at the conference stated that a policy of regular and complete inspec tion of equipment used in load ing, unloading and the transpor tation of logs had resulted in the saving of loss of production time and a great reduction in accidents and subsequent pos sible injury to workmen. A model of log truck brake system was shown at the con ference and concrete suggestions made relative to obtaining the maximum results from brakes on different types of roads and during adverse climatic condi tions. The proper training of work men was stressed and an inter esting series of demonstrations made by using mechanical de vices which checked reaction time, visual actuity, angle vis ion and depth perception of truck drivers and other workmen. Department Store Payrolls Up 166 Per Cent In Ten Years Payrolls of department stores in Oregon increased 166 percent from 1936 to 1946 and indications are for still further gains this year, according to a group sur vey just completed by the state unemployment compen s a 1 1 o n commission. In the same period employment went from a low of. 6,699 in March, 1936, to a peak of 14,473 in December, 1946. Payroll gains were recorded every year with the exception of 1938, increasing from $8,397,000 in 1936 to $22, 326,000 ten years later. Employ ment declined slightly from 1942 until 1945, but payrolls contlnu ed upwards. COLLEGE FOOT BALL University of Ore. FROSH vs. Eastern Oregon COLLEGE Washington Field Pendleton, Or. SAT. NITE Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets Available Scotty's Place, Heppner Ed Grant's, Lexington Res. Section $1.75; Gen. Ad. $1.50 Tax included PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY J. O. PETERSON Latest Jewelry and Gift Good. Watches, Clocks, Diamond. Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairlne Heppner. Oregon Veterans of Foreign k Wars Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at 8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall 0. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & Bt'ILDKR All kinds of carpenter work. Modern Homes Built or Remodeled Phone 148 415 Jones St HEPPNER. OREGON Turner, Van Marter and Company GENERAL INSURANCE Phelps Funeral Horn. licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for discus sion, please bring 'before the Council Morrow County Abstract fir Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office In Peters Building Merchants Credit Bureau Accurate Credit Information F. B. Nickerson Phone 12 HeVpner Morrow County Cleaners Box 82, Heppner, Ore. Phone 2632 Superior Dry Cleaning & Finishing N. D. BAILEY Cabinet Shop Lawn Mowers Sharpened Sewing Machines Repaired fhone 1485 for apolntment, . or call at shop. Heppner, Oregon While employment Is showing its usual seasonal upswing this year, percentage gains over 1946 are growing less each month and may vanish altogether by De cember, according to latest esti mates from 35 department stores, which employ 83 percent of all covered workers in the group. Although Portland has only nine of the 35 stores, it has ap proximately seven-eighths of all employes. Largely because big stores hire more women workers, the proportion of women in the Portland group is 70 percent. This compares with 66 percent in western Oregon stores, 63 per cent in eastern Oregon and -61 percent in southern Oregon. World war II veterans ac counted for 17.7 percent of the ) I UIII-aTT-sUUIII Lumber Company JOS. J. NYS ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppner. Oregon J. O. TURNER ATTORNEY AT LAW Ph0U 171 Hotel Heppner Building Heppner. Oregon 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. Jack A. Woodhall Doctor of Dental Medicine Office First Floor Bank Bldg. Phone 2342 Heppner Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOf ATHJC Physician 4 Surgeon First National Bank Building Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 483 A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner. Oregon Dr. C. C. Dunham CHTROPRACriC PHYSICIAN Oaf ice up stairs I O. O. F. Bids Hon, calls made House Phone 2583 Office 2572 Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner. On Heppner Hospital Beds available by reservation. W. P. BROWNE, M.D. Physician & Surgeon 5 K Street Phone 952 DR. J. D. PALMER DENTIST Office upstairs Rooms 11-12 First National Bank Bldg. Phones: Office 783, Home 932 Heppner, Oregon employes in June, 1947, as com pared to 7.6 percent in Febru ary, 1946. Monthly employment figures show seasonal gains around Eas ter and in the fall, but the high est point always comes In the few weeks preceding Christmas. Holiday business this year Is expected to require 1,089 added employes. Zipper type sleeping bags at nosewaii Motor co. VENETIAN BLINDS &A Mx4t 91 ay 4o Here at lmtl The moditn Vene tian Blind with all the beauty you've sdmired in conventional blinds., .and mor$. For Flexalum it made of s ipecial aluminum alloy io flexible it bends to ac commodate your brush as you whisk the dust away. So lovely, its satin-smooth plastic finish blends with every decorative set ting, resists weather stains and soil. Flexalum is rust-proof, worp proof, will not crack, chip or peel. Custom mailt in out own work shop to fit jour windows to "I." Bring in your measurtmmls today. 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