2-Heppner Gozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, December 18, 1947
EDITORIAL .
A Merry Christmas Must Be
A Safe Christmas
Count lost tragedies ran be prevented this hol
iday season if Jew simple rules for fire safety,
offered by t)ie National Board of Fire Under
writers, are followed by the American people.
Keep your tree outdoors until you are ready to
Install it. Don't set it up until a few days before
Christmas. Tlaoe it in a cool part of the house,
and if there is a heat inlet nearby, shut it off.
Under no circumstances use cotton or paper
decorations on the tree or elsewhere in the house.
And above all, use no candles. Use only electric
lights, whose cords are not frayed, and which
bear the band of approval of the underwriters'
laboratories. Do not leave tree lights burning
unless there is an adult in the house. Take the
tree down as soon as needles start falling.
Do not place room decorations around chairs or
sofas where people may smoke. It is preferable
to have them near ceiling level.
These rules are equally vital for churches,
clubs, and other places of holiday assembly. In
addition, care must be taken that trees or other
decorations do not interfere with either regular
or emergency exits.
So remember that a Merry Christmas must
also be a safe Christmas. Following these simple
rules will accomplish it.
The Future Is In Their Hands
A statement made by Frank Merrill, state
president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
when speaking before the group at the Charter
Night banquet here Saturday evening was one to
provoke thought. He said it is up to the young
men to save the world from the tangled political
mess it is in today.
In this it seems the young men are charged
with performing a two-fold duty. Having been
home scarcely two years from saving the world
for democracy, they are confronted with a really
bigger task, that of just plain saving the world.
Led into a war that was not of their making,
they gave what they had for a cause which at
the time was the only thing to do. But while
they were risking their lives on the field of bat
tle there was a weakening of the political front
at home so that by the time the boys got back
they found themselves confronted by a type of
warfare in which they were not schooled. But
having won a shooting war they were not will
ing to sit idly by and see the fruits of the vic
tory wasted and they have taken up the study
of politics with the same vigor that characterized
their wartime efforts and it will not be surprising
to see the veterans of World War II taking the
leadership in national affairs in a few years.
There is good reason for the veterans to want
a hand in governmental affairs. They have a
better understanding of what war is than those
who stayed behind to help provide them with
materiel and food. They do not want their sons
and daughters involved in the things they went
through. What is true of American veterans can
be said of the young men of other lands. They,
too, want peace.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce came into
being following World War I. Since 1920 it has
grown to a membership of 130,000, with 1200
chapters. There are Jaycee chapters in every
state of the Union and in 35 foreign countries.
New chapters are coming into being here and
there throughout the country, and doubtless in
the foreign lands, and this organization by tak
ing as one of its main projects the subject of
peace can easily become the nucleus for a world-
Only 15 per cent of the world s resources for The groat bulk of the remaining resources is
war are within the Russian sphere of control, within the American-British sphere.
wide campaign to make war an unpopular pas
time. This is of enough importance that many
more of the young men between the ages of 21
and 35 should give consideration to affiliating
with an organization that has for its objective
the improvement and development of the com
munity and the Improvement and benefit of
young men.
Price Control Not the Answer
The notion that this or any other country can
have "limited" price control is one of the most
dangerous fallacies ever propounded, says an
exchange.
Price control must be a whole hog or none
proposition All industries and all working groups
are in some way or another interdependent. If
price control is established at any place in the
complex economic machine, the entire machine
will be immediately affected. The normal pro
cesses of production and distribution will be
thrown out of balance. And the next step as
modern history abundantly proves will be more
and more controls, and more and more progress
toward the police state and a wholly regimented
economy.
William Henry Chamberlain, distinguished
loreign correspondent and historian, recently
wrote in the Wall Street Journal, the "experience
of Britain and France proves beyond all reason
able doubt the dismal failure of attempts to elim
inate the normal workings of the free market
and the pricing system." In these countries, the
black markets have become major scandals. The
productivity of labor, industry and agriculture
have all declined no one works to capacity when
initiative is unrewarded. That is the classic
experience with rationing, price control, and other
structures which destroy a free supply and de
mand economy.
In this country, says the exchange, prices are
a fair reflection of present-day wages, purchasing
power, consumer demand, the public debt, and
all other factors which enter into the question.
Everything is produced in competition and ev
erything is sold in competition between retail
stores of many kinds, all of which are aggressive
ly after public favor and patronage. That is
what a free economy and a free market mean
And it is the only system that will efficiently
supply the needs of a nation, with a minimum
of shortages and a maximum of service.
Let's Fill The Ship
The Northwest's own contribution to the relief
of war-torn countries has begun to roll towards
the terminals where the great ship will load.
The movement started earlier at other points
throughout this great productive region has been
given impetus by local subscriptions this week,
with the expectation that the campaign can be
pretty well cleaned up by this Saturday.
Food donations can best be handled by send
ing in or handing cash subscriptions to the com
mittee. By this statement it must not be taken
that donations of products are not acceptable.
Not at all. But cash subscriptions sent to the
central committee in Portland by the local com
mittee will make it possible to purchase case
lots of food at the terminal, thus saving time of
freight shipments from upstate points.
The time is short to make the deadline, so
drop whatever you are doing this minute (the
minute you may be reading this, that Is) and
attend to that donation. It is an opportunity for
every citizen to do a little something towards
relieving the suffering of millions of people and
at the same time make a contribution towards
world peace. Let's fill the ship to the gun'les
30 YEARS Am
From Heppner Gazette Times '
December 20, 1917
A quiet wedding was solem
nized in this city last week by
Judge C. C. Patterson when Miss
Mary Morgan and William E.
McCaleb of Arlington were uni
ted in marriage.
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to Orian Wright and
Pearl LeTrace.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson' and lit
tle son of Eight Mile left last
week for her old home in Gen
try, Ark., where they will spend
the winter with her parents. Al
fred was in town a few days ago
wishing he had accompanied
them.
The city of Heppner is prepar
ing to take care of the drainage
problem on Main street by hav
ing property owners put in cul-
Miss Fay Bartholomew became
the bride of Henry Mackie Isaacs 1 verts.
at an impressive home wedding
in Portland Monday afternoon. Henry E. Peterson, son of Mr.
The bride, daughter of Mrs. E. and Mrs. Aaron Peterson, was
R. Swinburne, is a former Hepp
ner girl.
among the soldiers stationed at
Camp Mills. Camp Mills has
been condemned as a training
camp and the soldiers are being
moved.
Joe, nine year old son of Mr
and Mrs. Leon Logan of Cecil
passed away at the Heppner!
Sanatorium last Saturday fol- After spending six weeks of
lowing an operation for appen- delightful travel through the
dicitis. I middle west and east, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Bucknum have returned
Thomas E. Chidsey has receiv- j to their home in this city. The
ed the appointment as deputy main objective was a visit to
sheriff to fill the vacancy made their old home in Binghampton,
by the resignation of WiIlardiN. Y,
General Electric Steam Irons
Revere Ware
Sauce pots, skillets, double boilers,
dutch ovens
Nicro Vacuum Coffee Makers
Stainless steel
Reynolds Camp Kits
14-piece aluminum set and 2
handles
Mirro Matic Pressure Cookers
Step-on Garbage Cans
Enamel-lined inner pail
Corn Poppers
Electric or regular for fireplace or
stove
Make a contribution of food or money
to buy food to the Northwest Christ
mas Ship. "From Your Heart Do Your
Part."
Heppner Hardware
& Electric Company
A STATEMENT FROM THE
MAYOR ON THE QUESTION
OF LOADING ZONES
Since the city established a
loading zone in front of the Odd
fellows building there has been
complaint from different sources
because of a shortage of parking
space lor cars. The zone occu
pies but two car spaces and was
reserved at the request of bust
ness concerns in that vicinity
which have no rear entrances for
receiving or delivering stocks of
goods.
At the time this zone was es
tablished, the council ordered
loading zones in other blocks
along Main street which to date
have not been blocked out but
will be at an early date.
The city is merely trying to
cooperate with the business
houses in providing better facil
ities for receiving and deliver
ing goods and it is not the in
tent of either the city govern
ment or the business houses to
inconvenience patrons of the
stores or visitors to the city.
There is usually ample parking
space on side streets and Hepp
ner is not such a big town that
walking distances are out of rea
son.
CONLEY LANHAM, Mayor.
CHURCH WEDDING SET
FOR DECEMBER 23
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Olson an
nounce the forthcoming marriage
of their daughter Alice Lucile to
Edwin Stanley Tucker, son of
Mrs. Mildred Tucker, whlclrwill
be an event of Tuesday, Decem
ber 23, at 7 o'clock at the Hepp
ner Church of Christ. A recep
tion will be held at the home of
the bride's parents following the
wedding ceremony.
The bride-to-be is a native of
Des Moines, Iowa and has been
a resident of Heppner for the
past two years. The groom Is a
native of Heppner.
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Mrs. carmei Broadfoot was
hostess for a stork shower Fri
day evening at her home on K
street, complimenting Mrs. Jack
Miller. Fourteen guests were
Herrin several months ago.
-
Range conditions were never
Pauline Nordling gave a party
to a number of her friends last
better at this time of year, ac- Saturday afternoon, it being her
cording to George Sperry, veter-' eleventh birthday, ihose present
an stockman. Mr. Sperry says he! were Ruth and Zada Tash, Lucile
has 300 acres of range where and Eleanor McDuffee, Annie
the grass is from three to four! and Marjorie French, Luola
inches high. His cattle are graz
ing on this at the present time.
The second number of the ly
ceum course will appear in the
high school auditorium on the
evening of December 28. Baldy
Strang and company are the entertainers.
Benge, Velma Fell and Rachel
Scherzinger.
Miss Lela Campbell has re-
governor is Richard L. Neuberg-
er, Portland.
Secretary of State Earl T. New
bry, Ashland republican, who
last week announced he would
be a candidate to succeed him
self may have a rival in Public
Utilities Commissioner George
Flagg, republican, who holds the
highest-salaried appointive state
job in Oregon. Then Flagg may
run for state treasurer. His
friends say he cannot make up
his mind. His present salary is
the same as those of the secre
tary of state and the state trea
surer. What bothers the com
missioner is that he may not re
lain his $7500 job if the next
governor wants someone else.
State Senator Walter J. Pear
son, Portland democrat, announ
ced he was a candidate for state
treasurer several weeks ago. The
friends of Mayor Earl Riley,
Portland republican, say he will
announce his candidacy for state
treasurer any day now.
There will be 18 or 19 state
senators to elect instead of the
usual 15, more than have been
replaced at any one election in
the past ninety years. The va
cancies were caused by the
deaths of Senator Lee Patterson,
Multnomah; Senator Merle
Chessman, and by the resigna
tion of Senator Earl Newbry ap
pointed by Governor John Hall
to succeed the late Robert S. Far
rell, Jr., secretary of state.
OREGON PAYROLLS SAG
Payrolls reported to the state
industrial accident commission
took a drop in November from
totals the previous month, Ac
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
J. O. PETERSON
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JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign j, 0. TURNER
AnrS ATTORNEY AT LAW
YTU,S Phone 173
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at Hotel Heppner Building
8.00 p. m. in Legion Hall Heppner. Oregon
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CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
All kinds of carpenter work.
Modern Homes Built or Remodeled
Pbone 1483 415 Jones St.
HEPPNER. OREGON
signed her position in the HeDD-!tuarv J- D- Berwick has announ-
ner postoffice after a number of'ced- Ttle November payroll was
years of continuous service Her 1 $47, 409,167 as compared with
place has been taken by Miss
Muriel McCarty,
nounce his candidacy for gover
nor soon after the first of the
year. Governor John Hall, Port
land republican, is noncommit
tal on this subject. The only
democrat being talked of for
$52,105,515 in October. The total
for November a year ago was
$52,722,417.
November payrolls in Mult
nomah county alone totaled $18,
961,170 as compared with $19,
175,571 for October. The Mult
nomah total for November, 1946
was $17,186,678.
POLITICAL ACCOLADE
Already the longest in the his
tory of the state the May pri
mary election ballot is growing
longer day by day. If the en
thusiasm of friends of presiden
tial candidates maintains its
present pitch the names of Dew
ey, Warren, Stassen, Taft, Eisen
hower, MacArlhur, Vandenburg
and probably others will be at
the top of the yard-long ticket.
Candidates and combinations of
candidates are hatching like
flying ants some red, too.
Anything can happen.
The Oregon primary law per
mits two methods of placing a
candidate's name on the ballot,
either by the declaration of the
candidate, approved by the chair
man and secretary of the central
committee of the party to which
he subscribes or by a petition of
1000 names presented to the sec
retary of state. By the last me
thod a candidate's name may be
placed on the ticket without the
consent of the candidate. This
has happened to presidential
candidates before and is most
likely to happen to more than
one at the coming primary elec
tion. Governor Earl Warren recently
was elected to a second term by
the heaviest majority ever given
a California governor. At the
primary election he had been ac
corded both the republican and
democratic nominations. The
popularity of this big Westerner
baffles ooliticians of the old
Sphnnl. Hp has nn manhino nn'
blocs, or political birddogs on
California's payroll. Before you
mistrust this being press agent
overtime, I advise you to get
used to it, for you will be hear
ing a lot more just like it. It is
reliable high-majority appraisal
by those who know him indus
trialists and workers, wets and
drys, both sides of controversial
issues. It is a good guess he will
carry the coast states.
State Senator Douglas McKay,
Salem republican, is the only
candidate who has announced he
will run for governor. State Trea
surer Leslie M. Scott, Portland
republican, is expected to an-
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due to a clogged septic tank or cesspool.
I have purchased a tank pump and am in
position to give prompt, efficient service.
Phone 702
HOWARD KEITHLEY
Turner, Von 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 Horn. jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
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For Festive Feetl
, Merry, CkrhtmaA
Hosiery
Shoes
Slippers
(Sonty's
Phone 2352
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Northwest Christmas Ship. "From Your Heart Do Your
Part."
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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 & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office In Peters Building
Merchants Credit
Bureau
Accurate Credit Information
F. B. Nickerson
Phone 12 Heppner
Office First Floor Bank BIdg.
Phone 23-42 Heppner
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician St Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 48J
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN it SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office up stairs L O. O. F. Bldf
Housti calls made
House Phone 2583 Office 2572
Morrow County
Cleaners
Box 82, Heppner, Ore.
Phone 2632
Superior Dry Cleaning
& Finishing
Blaine E. Isom
Pbone 723
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N. D. BAILEY
1 Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for apolntment,
or call at shop.
Heppner, Oregon
CAMP WHITE STYMIED
The state board of control
Monday abandoned plans to take
over Camp White hospital near
Medford for use as a state men
tal hospital.
W. P. Browne, M.D.
Physician & Surgeon
Hours 2 to 6 p. m.
5 K Street Phone 952
DR. J. D. PALMER
DENTIST
Office upstairs Rooms 1112
First National Bank Bldg.
Phones: Office 783. Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
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Hardware Store?
Why not? Especially when you can get
standard products that are welcome
in any home.
What better gift than a set of
REVERE STAINLESS STEEL
HAVALOY ALUMINUM
COOKING UTENSILS
We also have Pressure Cookers
6 and 8 quarts
DISHES IN ATTRACTIVE
PATTERNS
KING EDWARD SILVER SERVICE
6-8- and 12-piece settings
Gilliam r Bisbee
Make a contribution of food or money
to buy food to the Northwest Christ
mas Ship. "From Your Heart Do Your
Part."
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