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
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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
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1802 L Avenue : Anacortes, Wn.
Over 640 Wells Located
30 Years In Business
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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