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2-Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, October 16, 1947 EDITORIAL" Voluntary Contributions Accepted Due to circumstances over which he has no control, Chairman Blaine E. Isom has been un able to et In motion the program for raising Morrow county's quota In the current Commun ity Chest fund campaign. In the meantime, time la passing rapidly and there is danger that the quota will not be raised by November 1 unless contributions are made voluntarily. This may be done by leaving or sending in checks or cash. The First National bank will take care of your subscriptions. It hardly 9eems necessary to dwell upon the merits of this campaign. We learned in past years to set aside certain amounts for various worthy causes and in the case of the Community Chest we have numerous beneficiaries grouped under one control, which eliminates solicitation by representatives of those concerns. With post war adjustment traveling at a slow pace there will be many demands for assistance, especially during the winter months. There should be am ple funds on hand to meet emergencies as well as carry on work regularly set up for institutions drawing a large part of their financial support from this source. Still Fertile Trading Field Elsewhere in this issue is a communication written more than fifty years ago which, in a measure, has some bearing on conditions as they exist today. The article deals with the con struction of roads and other communications in to the then isolated John Day region, and al though in later years hard surfaced highways were built east to west and north to south in Grant county, the situation as far as Heppner is concerned is far from being as favorable as it was in those earlier days. Fifty years ago the business men of Heppner were alert to trade possibilities with the vast territory to the south. It must be admitted that for many years this little trading center had something bordering on a monopoly of trade with the interior. It was something that could not be held longer than it would take other cen ters to get roads built, but when the road build ing got underway from other directions Heppner was eventually chiseled off bit by bit until its interior trade was almost lost. Heppner still has an advantage in distance when considering trade relations with Grant points. We have a highway leading to the John Day river which doesn't get us directly into the heart of the John Day valley, but a little diver sion of that route would throw Monument and Long Creek over this way once more, as well as put Heppner in closer touch with John Day and other towns of that region. It will take pull to get this change and pull seems to be something lacking in Heppner these days. Badly Needed Improvement Heppner's Rodeo field is one of the best play grounds, athletically speaking, in this part of the state. It is roomy, there is ample seating capacity for most occasions, and barring nasty weather the field is as good as any in the un- sodded class. There is one thing lacking to make the field a more complete athletic set-up. It is noticeable during the football season in particular. There is no place for the teams to spend that ten-minute rest period between halves. The local squad takes the bandstand, which offers little shelter to the boys whose temperatures are running high from exertion, while the visitors do the best they can out in the open. Heppner should offer better fa cilities than this. It is possible to make shelter for both teams under the grandstand, and, we believe, at nfl great expense. By sealing up a certain space at either end, the squads could spend that ten-min ute interlude in the dry. Of course, the rooms should be sound-proofed to give the coaches an opportunity to say what they have to say without being heard by the outside world. Showers would not be necessary as they are already provided in the gymnasium. It is too late to get anything done this season but it is not too early to begin laying plans to have it done ere another season comes along. Week Ends Bad Time For Accidents According to Secretary of State Robert S. Far rell Jr., almost half of Oregon's weekly traffic deaths take place on week ends. Mr. Farrell re vealed this startling information in a special warning to football fans, many of whom drive long distances and do not allow, or have, time to drive leisurely. State-wide accident records show that Satur day claims more lives in car smash-ups than any other day, with Sunday and Friday ranking second and third. This ratio becomes even more definite each year with the seasonal onset of early darkness and rainy weather. Traffic officials know, and the driving public should realize, that we are due for a rise in week end fatalities starting right now. It is impera tive that football fans recognize this fact and drive accordingly, the officials urge. It is stressed that the danger is accented this year by the growing volume of car travel, now higher than ever before. HEPPNER TEACHER DELEGATE TO O.EJL CONFERENCE Mrs. Velva Bechdolt, teacher of the third grade in Heppner, was one of 75 representatives chosen from teachers throughout the state to attend the first annual conference of the Oregon duca With a pair of Our New ORNAMENTAL GRIPTOOTH COMBS nestled in the soft waves of a DuArt or Hel ene Curtis Cold Wave Perman ent, Milday is assured of per fect grooming at all times. Alice's Beauty Shop Phone 53 Edith-Alice-Ethel tion association's department of classroom teachers held in Port land on October 10 and 11. The Durrjose of the mpptimr was to formulate a program of activity for the state group. Co operatine with the Oregon tea chers were Dresidpnts nf thp classroom teacher associations of Wvomlns. Montana IHahn anrl wasnington. Dr. Vireil M. Ropers, sunprin. tendent of the Battle Creek, Mich., schools, was one nf thp featured speakers at a dinner meetine on Fndav nieht at- thp Heathman hotel in Portland. Those who also took part in the dinner were Miss Marie Ernst, St. Louis classroom tparhpr whn is president of the national or ganization, and Mrs. Pearl Wan amaker. Washington staro nm. erintendent of Dublic instruction and junior past president of th national tducatlon association. Records show that a total of 99 enlisted men and 12 officers named John Paul Jones have served in the Navy since 1885. UNCALLED FOR WARRANTS Notice is hereby given that School District No. 1 has the fol lowing uncalled for warrants: No. 3556 for $2.60, issued to Wes tern Stationery Co.; No. 6515, for $5.76, issued to Merlyn Kirk; No. 6997, for $8.64, issued to Lois Blackburn, on which interest ceases as of this date, October 16, 1947. BONNIE McCLINTOCK, Clerk, School District No. 1, Heppner, Oregon. SEE THE NEW A. S. R. Cigarette Lighter Opens and lights automatically in one graceful motion , . . New filling ease no washers or screws, no funnels or spouts to use. Looks graceful . . . Lights gracefully. Rhodium Finish $7.50 No Federal Tax Manufactured by the makers of the Gem Razor. PETERSONS 30 YEARS A(0) From Heppner Gazette Times Oct. 18, 1917 T. H. Lowe of Cecil, who is a member of the English army and who is leaving immediately in response to a call to duty, will be given a farewell recep tion tomorrow evening. Arrange ments are being made to run a special train from Heppner to Cecil. The first number of the Mid land Lyceum course was deliver ed in Heppner Monday evening when a concert appeared before a good audience. Oscar and Claude Keithley of Eight Mile made a visit to Klick itat county, Wash., last week in the Keithley car. Harley Wright and Lulu Mar garet Gant, both of Hardman, were married Monday evening. Turner B. MacDonald officiat ing. The new community church at Boardman which has been built by the people of Ihe new irrigation town by the donations of both money and work will be dedicated Sunday, Oct. 28. Uncle Joe Williams, city re corder of HeDDner. is 81 years young. He passed the milestone Sunday and in honor ot tnis ev ent gave a dinner at the Palace grille to a number of his friends. nr. McMurdo was called to Hardman in a hurry Tuesday to wait upon Juanita Leathers, lit tle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Leathers, who had a crochet hook implanted in her left side. J. O. Allstott shipped two dou ble deck cars of goats to Kansas City Tuesday. The Ciceronian Literary soci ety of Heppner high school is preparing the following interest ing nrnpram tn hp rtolivrprot Fri day afternoon: Instrumental so lo, Lois Hall; reading, Neva Chidsey; reading, Rita Neel; de bate, "Resolved, that the only way to drive war out of the world is by war," affirmative, Garnet Barratt and Cecile Devore; negative, Jasper Crawford and Ruth Van Vactor; school paper, Virginia Currin and Roland Hum phreys. George Perry, prominent stock man of Morrow and Gilliam counties, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Gilliam, Saturday, Oct. 13. Humphreys Drug company has been quite busy this week mov ing their stock of goods into new quarters in the Roberts building. Creston Leathers, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Leathers of Hard man, died at John Day, Oct. 11 at the age of five years, four months and 17 days. FOR SALE 1916 Ford runa bout, new last August; 3000 miles; price $325. STATE FINANCING UNCERTAIN There was so much sop and sophism peddled by proponents and opponents of the sales and cigarette tax measures that the voter never had a chance to learn "for sure" what Oregon's finan cial situation really is. The mea sures were loaded with double jointed ifs that left electors in a maze of uncertainty. So they voted, "No." Governor Earl Snell now warns, "There is a day coming when Oregon will be faced with a serious financial problem. This day will come with arrival of a business recession. Oregon de pends on income tax revenue as a chief means of state financing. A business recession will bring a drop in this source and we will be caught with a deficit. It is not likely that this day will come during my term of office, which expires in 1951. I do wish to emphasize that a business reces sion is inevitable ami the extent and seriousness of the situation will be governed by the length and magnitude of the recession." In his message to the 1947 leg islature Governor Snell counsel ed the adoption of an amend ment which would release sur plus of excise tax revenues and make them available for gener al fund use. The legislators spurned the suggestion and gave the people a heavy-baited sales tax measure to vote on which the people spurned. Now Governor Snell can say "I told you so.." STATE BUILDING PROGRESSES Oregon's $6,000,000 building program is well along at long last. A nurses home at the state hospital and a cold storage build ing at Fairview home have been completed. A $1,500,000 treat ment hospital is under construc tion at the state hospital. It is the largest single unit of the program and is scheduled for completion in about 18 months. A similar treatment hospital costing $1,000,000 is under con struction at Pendleton. A ward building costing $688,542 is also under construction at the cot tage farm annex at Salem. Three projects are under way at Fair view home, a patient's building, $252,300; employees dormitory, $222,994 and a laundry and sew ing building, $125,000. NONPARTISAN OPINION Chief Justice Rossman of the Oregon supereme court who was recently named vice president of the administrative law division of the American Bar association, is of the opinion that government boards and commissions are too complicated and conglomerated and too numerous. "One of the marvels of our times in the growth of boards and agencies," says Mr. Justice Rossman, "is that their programs are unknown and their functions unknowable. However rugged individualism is still with us the man who can support the government and carry his own load at the same time." OREGON FIRE LAWS ADVANCED The quickest way to smoke yourself to death is to smoke in bed. According to reports made at the recent national conven tion of state fire marshalls 30 per cent of the deaths caused by fires are due to smoking in bed. Smoking carelessness is respon sible for almost 44 million dol lars in fire damage each year. Charles Taylor of the state fire marshall's office, who attended the convention, says Oregon's fire laws are far in advance of those of many eastern states. Re ports made at the convention re veal 30 per cent of the fire losses the past year were in homes and of these 30 per cent were caus ed by heating plants. GOP CIRCULAR QUESTIONED It looks like a certain Portland republican organization is going to get the old "hot foot," and soon. Circulars are purported to have been distributed through the mail explaining that "twen ty valuable prizes will be given away to those who have contri huled to the Republican Festival association fund. Gifts in denom ination of one or more dollars entitle the giver to one bid for each dollar." On September 26 State Senator Thomas R. Mahoney, Portland democrat, requested an opinion by Attorney General George Neu- ner concerning the legality of the "prank." Last Friday Neu ner held the circular to be in violation of Oregon's anti-lottery Dr. Bernard Schiff Chiropodist and Foot Specialist of La Grande, Oregon will be at the Temple Hotel Pendleton Every Tuesday Hours 9 to 6 AUCTION SALE of Cooked Foods, Farm Products and miscel laneous articles, OCTOBER 25 8:30 P. M. Rhea Creek Grange Hall A dance will follow the sale. MRS. ELIZABETH HORN announces opening of Elizabeth's Beauty Salon Main Street, Arlington Oregon Formerly Zora's "Water-Where Are You?" See an Experienced Geologist MICHAEL WIRTZFELD 1802 L Avenue : Anacortes, Wn. Over 640 Wells Located 30 Years In Business Then say . ."Water-There You Are!" You'd Better Act Fast If You Choose To Fly In Honored Company You Can Join A Proud Group If Yon Qualify Ah An Aviation Cadet. Upon Completion Of Your Courne, You'll tin Commlaaloned A Second Lieutenant In The Officer' Renerve Corps And An signed To Active Pilot Duty With The U. 8. Air Force. Only Single Men Be tween 20 and 26'4 Can Qualify. If You Do Not Have At Least Vi The Credits For A College Degree You Must Be Capable Of Passing The Equivalent Air Force Examination. Try Now To Oct Started On An Exciting Happy Career As An Aviation Cadet. Get Full Details About The Aviation Cadet Training Program At Your U. 8. Army k Air Force Recruiting Station. V. B. POSTOrPICB BLDO. PEBDLETOS, OBEOOBT ( to this house warming every day." J ( f I M 'Sk ) J I 13 Here's freedom from toil modern heat with oil. Standard Stove Oil fot circulating heaters, and Standard Furnace Oil for furnace-type burn ers. They're distilled 100 to burn cleanly and without waste, Every drop's a full drop of beatl There's uniform home-heating for you with Standard fuel oils and it's trouble free, clean, economical oil heat. Ask about it today I L. E. (ED) DICK Phone 622 Heppner, Oregon PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY J. O. PETERSON Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches. Clock. Diamond Expert Watch & Jewelry Repalrlaa Heppner, Oregon JOS. J. NYS ATTORNEY AT LAW Petri Building. Willow Street Heppner. Oregon Veterans of Foreign J. 0. TURNER Wars Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at 8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall ATTORNEY AT LAW Phoae 173 Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregom O. M. YEAGER p. W. MAHONEY CONTRACTOB & BUILDER All triads of carpenter work. Modern Homes Built or Remodeled Phone 1483 41 S Jones Si. HEPPNER. OREGON Turner, Van Marter and Company GENERAL INSURANCE Attorney at Law GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow Street Entrance OK Rubber Welders FRANK ENGKRAF, Prop. First clean work guaranteed Located In the Kane Building North Main St. Heppner, Ore. Phelps Funeral Honu Jack A. Woodhall Licensed Funeral Director! Phone 1332 Heppner, On Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for diacu lion, 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 Doctor of Dental Medicine Office First Floor Bank Bldg. Phone 2342 Heppner Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician 4 Surgeon First National Bank Building Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 461 A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN tt SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Dr. C. C. Dunham CIHROPRACriC PHYSICIAN Oifice up stairs L O. O. F. Bldf Housi calls made House Phone 2583 Office 2572 Morrow County Cleaners Box 82. Heppner, Ore. Phone 2632 Superior Dry Cleaning & Finishing 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 apolntment, or call at shop. Heppner, Oregon Heppner Hospital Beds available by reservation. W. P. BROWNE, M.D. Physician & Surgeon 5 K Street Phone 952 laws. Neuner also referred the state senator to federal author ities for determination of whe ther or not the scheme was In violation of federal statutes con cerning distribution of such ma terial through the malls. HERE FROM HILLSBORO Mrs E E. Edwards Is here from Hillsboro looking for resi- DR. J. D. PALMER DENTIST Office upstairs Rooms 11-12 First National Bank Bldg. Phones: Office 783, Home 932 Heppner, Oregon dence property with a view to returning to Heppner to make her home. She has bargained to sell her residence property In Hillsboro. For Your Winter Comfort - - - Get A General Electric Automatic Blanket Coming in size 72" x 86", these blan kets have rayon satin binding; they are regulated with a safety thermo stat control, which automatically maintains warmth selected regard less of changing room temperatures. And they are priced at only $42.01 Tax included ELECTRIC HEATERS We are well stocked with electric heaters in a price range runninq from $8.69 to $29.95. Electromode-with built-in fan which is usable with or without heat. Burkaw Safety Heater-with infra-red heating elements. General Electric "Arizona" and GE "Sunbolt." Yours for a comfortable winter Heppner Hardware & Electric Company
