2 Heppner Goiette Times, Heppner, Oregon, March 11, 1948
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THE RUNT I
Good Homes for Good Living
One of the best evidences of prosperity among
our farmers Is the construction of new homes
end the remodeling of old ones. Several new
residences have been built in different sections of
the county the past three years and it is doubtful
If other counties can boast better ones.
It was the privilege of the Gazette Times family
to Join many others Sunday afternoon in attend
ing the open house at the E. Markham Baker home
southwest of lone. There to our great pleasure we
found one of the finest new homes it has been
our good fortune to see outside of a city. Careful
planning and good workmanship were combined
in producing Just about the last word in comfort
and convenience, as well as an elegance that is
at once apparent
Other houses finished since the shooting war
was over include the Delbert Emert house just
east of lone; the Edward Rice home in Sanford
canyon south of Heppner; the remodeling of the
O. W. Cutsforth home north of Lexington; the
Bernard Doherty home in the process of comple
tion In Blackhorse, and the completion this week
of a fine new home by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Evans
west of Heppner, the uncompleted but occupied
residence on the Myles Martin ranch north of Lex
ington. These are all elegant homes and it goes with
out saying that they have cost the builders hand
some sums of money. Yet, in what way could these
people better invest their money in these flush
times? From here on, in good times and bad, they
will have comfortable homes to live in and the
tendency to move to town will be lessened. With
the expansion of electrical power to the rural
areas, making the pumping of water less expen
sive and more efficient, there is no reason why
rural life cannot be made far more beautiful
than the urban variety.
It appeals to this column that the farmers who
have invested in fine homes have made a good
investment, not only for themselves but the coun
ty as well, as nothing speaks better for our agri
cultural prosperity than the development of fine
homes on the land where the wealth is produced.
Political Pot Simmering
The 1948 political campaign has been a little
slow in getting up steam but there are signs that
the pot is beginning to simmer. New candidates
have tossed their figurative fedoras into the ring
during the week, the most prominent of which is
Governor John H. Hall, who will seek the repub
lican nomination to succeed himself.
Among others anouncing candidacies is George
H. Flagg, public utilities commissioner, who seeks
the nomination on the republican tickte for the
office of Secretary of State. Flagg was appointed
utility commissioner in 1943 by the late Governor
Earl Snell and was reappointed in 1947. Before
entering politics, Flagg, a native Oregonian, was
engaged in the newspaper business. He started
on the St Helens Mist in 1905 and had since own
ed papers at Rainier, St Helens, Prairie City, Con
don, PrinevilJe and The Dalles, in addition to
working on papers at Astoria, Elgin and La
Grande. He believes his training in state business
qualifies him for the office.
Earl Newbry, incumbent Secretary of State, has
indicated he will be a candidate to succeed him
self. Among republicans, Howard Belton, senator
from Clackamas county, appears to be the most
likely prospect for the nomination for state treas
urer. Coming closer to home, Representative Giles
French has once more hurled his seven and a half
gallon cowboy Stetson into the arena to succeed
himself as representative from the district includ
ing Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler
counties. Henry E. Peterson of Morrow county
was the first to file in this district
County politics took a new turn this week,
what with Fred Ely withdrawing his name from
the race for county commissioner on the repub
lican ticket. This makes two republican candi
dates for the post to be made vacant at the expir
ation of L. D. Neill's term.
There is one democrat in the county willing to
risk his hat in the political arena and that is Fred
Hoskins of lone. The big Rhea Creek rancher filed
for sheriff and will try to unseat Sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman, who previously filed on the republican
ticket
So we now have three aspirants for county judge
on the republican ticket, Judge Bert Johnson, Gar
net Barratt and George Peek; two for county com
missioner, Oscar E. Peterson of lone and Russell
Miller of Boardman; C. W. Barlow for county clerk,
republican, and Bauman, republican, and Hos
kins democrat for sheriff.
50-50 Basis Would Be Better
While Californians are crying and perhaps
praying for much-needed moisture, we of East
ern Oregon could stand a little more sunshine.
In truth, we have moisture enough for the present
and need to catch up on our sunshine.
Grainraisers tell us that barring unsually dry
conditions between now and harvest time, there is
enough moisture to produce a good crop, but up
to the present there has been no indication that
a drouth is in the making.
Grainraisers tell us that barring unusually dry
moisture in California. The much-touted winter
sunshine, while enjoyable, is becoming a matter
of serious discussion over the radio rather than the
inspiration for clowning by the radio comedians.
Drastic measures are being taken to cope with
the continued drouth, such as adoption of daylight
saving time, curtailment of use of electricity, and
who knows but that Californians may have to
revert back to the Saturday night rule of bathing.
Just at present we don't believe we would trade
Eastern Oregon for California but believe it would
make living conditions better for both regions if
the moisture and sunshine could be evened up on
a 50-50 basis. We will have to do something about
this unbalanced condition of the weather or stand
to lose the Columbia river to California.
30 YEARS AG
From Heppner Gazette Times
March 14, 1918
Nat Webb, one of Morrow coun
ty's sterling pioneers, passed
away in Walla Walla the first fo
the week at the age of 84 years.
Acording to word received by
County Agent Brown, work will
commence very soon on a grain
elevator at Morgan. The new el
evator will be of 40 or 50 ton ca
pacity. Fitfy-50 f our order is now in
effect. People of Oregon must
buy substitutes in equal quantity
for all purchases of flour.
Faye McNabb of lone and Miss
Lottie Benedict of Morgan were
Issued a marriage license the last
of the week.
Commencing next Monday eve
ning the curfew wil ring at 8 o'
clock and all minors under 18
years of age must be off the
streets by that time, according
to Mayor Smead.
A son was born to Mr .and Mrs.
Matt Hughes this week.
Word reached Heppner Wed
nesday of the death of Mrs. E. R.
Swinburne in Portland.
C. L. Freeman is the new man
in charge of the dry goods de
partment at Minor & Co. Mr. and
Mrs. Freeman are from Oregon
City and have taken the Ayers
house at the corner of May and
Chase streets.
Ma Shoot, well known Chinese
restaurant man of this city, de
parted last Saturday with his
family for California where he
expects to engage in truck farm
ing. School District No. 2 gave a box
social which netted $95.60. They
expect to buy a $50 bond and
apply the rest on hot lunches.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Troedson mo
tored to Hermiston Sunday eve
ning to attend part of the dedica
tion services held at the Trinity
Lutheran church. The dedication
service was held in the afternoon
and in the evening the senior
choir of the Lutheran church of
Baker gave the oratorio, 'The
Holy City." There were 22 voices
including the choir director. The
beautiful music was enjoyed by
an audience' that filled the new
edifice.
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WEEK OF EVENTS
Yesterday's question, "Where is
the third party going?", today is
also applicable to the two old
parties. Politically the past week
was historic. Bronx voters gave
Henry Wallace a heavy majority
over President Truman. Governor
Byrd of Virginia took charge of
the fast . moving anti-Truman
southern rebellion that Jim Far
'ley says will split the solid dem
ocratic south. Republican leaders
are not sure but what a "protest
vote" will be the swaying force
to be dealt with. There may be
two dark horses, one republican
and one democrat in the race
with Wallace and his new pro
gressive party.
Republican leaders in Oregon
are in a fence-sitting role just
now. Although a republican nom
ination is conceded to be an el
ection in Oregon, the fat has got
into the fire more than once. This
looks like one of those years.
If Hall gets the republican
nomination for governor there is
sure to be an independent run
ning against him in November,
that leans more to the dry than
the wet side. If Hall does not win
in May there will be a "wet"
candidate in November. Might be
an independent with a public
power platform and a grange and
labor following.
SHORT CUT FOR AUTO
LICENSES
Automobile and truck owners
will be able to secure their next
license plates in their counties
by a plan which Secretary of
State Larl T. Newbry will put
into effect. Motorists have always
had to write to the motor vehicle
division in Salem for license
plates or through the office of
the county sheriff, paying an ex
tra 25-cent fee for a temporary
license sticker. By this procedure
motorists not living in Salem or
Portland have had to pay 25-cents
more for their license plates than
do others. Under the new plan
the state will save an estimated
$32,000 required for extra help
each month for four or five
months each year. Motorists also
will receive prompter service
through the avoidance of rush
peak congestions that heretofore
have existed.
TO LICENSE BARTENDERS
In an effort to curb sales of
alcoholic beverage, including
beer and wine, to minor and in
toxicated persons an annual fee
of $2 a year will be required of
bartenders, waiters and waitress
es dispensing alcoholic beverages
after July 1. The Oregon Liquor
Control commission issued the
new order this week.
Licenses will be denied dis
pensers known to be alcohol or
dope addicts, those who are phys
ically unfit, persons convicted of
a felony or those who make false
statements to the commission,
Club and beer hall owners or
partners will not be required to
secure a license if they do not
participate in any manner in
mixing or serving of alcoholic
beverages. Neither will owners
of "wet" grocery store proprietors
or their clerks.
MILEAGE FOR COUNTY CLERKS
Attorney General George Neu
ner has just ruled that county
clerks may claim traveling ex
penses for work after regular
hours or on non-judicial days ex
pended in securing members on
election boards, comparing bal
lots, etc., but cannot claim addi
tional compensation. Mileage can
also be allowed to a member of
an election board for delivering
ballots to precincts, but they are
returned to him by some mem
ber selected from the respective
election boards and the sheriff in
turn turns them over to the coun
ty clerk. The amount of the mile
age is fixed by the county court.
YARDSTICK ON HIGHWAY
COSTS
indicative ot tne increase in
construction costs since 1910 wa.s
the report by Stale Highway En
gineer R. H. Baldock that the pre
sent cost of the proposed high
way bridge across the Willamette
river at Independence would br
$900,000 or about double the or
iginal estimate. Grading and sur
facing roads have increased 40
per cent since 1910, while bridge
construction costs have doubled.
FARMERS' UNION CONVENTION
Delegates at the 38th annual
convention of the Oregon Farm-
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By Charles H. Ellis, Jr.
Congressmen on both sides of
Capitol Hill are preparing to give
President Truman a demonstra
tion of constitution government
at work when he returns from his
winter vacation in the warm Car
ibbean waters.
The determination of Congress
to take matters into its own
hands has been present for a long
time. It was stiffened by a pass
age in Mr. Truman's Jefferson
Jackson Day speech, when he
said:
"Conditions are too grave in the
world at this time to put a Con
gress in control of the purse
strings of this country, a Con
gress which does not and cares
not to understand what the facts
are."
Congressmen of both parties
were quick to point out that Mr.
Truman has ignored one large
and important fact. The Consti
tution provides in language no
body can mistake that CON
GRESS shall have the power to
raise all revenues for the Federal
Government.
The alternative is to have taxes
levied at the whim of the Execu
tive. Such' power is wielded to
day only by the rulers of totali
tarian states.
That is a far cry from the phil
osophy of Jefferson which Mr.
Truman said still guides his Ad
ministration. Jefferson's fears of
such a concentration of power in
the Executive Branch made him
a fighter tor State Rights.
When the taxing and spending
power was spelled out in the Con
stitution as residing in Congress,
no attempt was made to decide
what kind of Congress it should
be. Power over the public purse
was not qualified by stating that
the Congress must live up to
some future Chief Executive's
definition of "the facts."
But the President struck a ten
der spot when he talked about
facing the facts. One chief criti
cism directed by the present Con
gress toward the Executive is the
difficulty of getting facts from
Administration officials. In many
cases, notably the program for
European recovery, there has
been a marked delay in present
ing the facts to Congress and
public. Other information fur
nished by the Administration
was sometimes termed incom
plete, inaccurate, or downright
misleading.
So Congress is in a mood to
give a double-barreled welcome
to Mr. Truman on his return. One
barrel will take care of a reduc
tion in taxes. The other will chop
the President s budget down to a
more reasonable size. Congress
will exercise its constitutional
power over the purse despite Mr.
I Truman s doubts on the subject.
ers Union, held In Salem last
week, approved an economic pro
gram calling for family-sized
farms as a basic pattern for ag
riculture, enactment of a gradua
ted land tax and supported the
federal law limiting use of water
from federal irrigation projects to
100 acres.
They took a strong stand
against speculation in foodstuffs
and for a guaranteed minimum
wage for farm labor, favored re
quirements that all government
employees and elected officials
with salaries of $9000 or more
make public any other income
and its source, opposed a sales
or consumer tax but favored in
come and inheritance taxes, fav
ored making Oregon's income tax
as a basis of taxation instead of
property tax.
Ronald E. Jones, former state
senator, was reelected president
for a fourth consecutive term.
CAPITAL LINES
Senator Guy Cordon this week
informed state departments he
favors a $500,000,000 a year fed
eral:state highway aid program
on a continuing basis. .. .Depart
ment figures reveal lumber
brings more money into Oregon
than any other industry, includ
ing agriculture This week the
state board of health warned Or
egon residents that home canned
food should be boiled at least six
minutes before eating. A short- j
age or antitoxin ior ucauiy noi
uiism poisoning exists Annual
May Day celebration of county
rural schools, temporarily aban
doned in 1910 is to be revived
this year. ...A total of 796 veter
ans received Oregon educational
benefits in 1947, a 21 percent de
crease from the 1012 in 1946....
A recent horse census shows there
are only 86,000 horses In Oregon.
This is far below the ten-year av
erage between 1936 and 1917 of
131,000.
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Heppner, Oregon
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign J- O. TURNER
Wore ATTORNEY AT LAW
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at
8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon,
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All kinds of caroenter work.
Modern Homes Built or Remodel
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HEPPNER, OREGON
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Hepnper, Oregon
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
GAME CENSUS COMPLETED
The statewide upland game
census work has been completed
by the game commission field
ercw and a very satisfactory car
ryover of winter breeding stock
has been noted. However, hunt
ing conditions and regulations
for the 1913 upland game seasons
will be largely dependent upon
the success of the spring brood
survival.
AH game farms are in readi
ness for the beginning of the 1948
pheasant rearing season. Rearing
activities will be carried on for
the first time this year at the
new Hermiston game farm even
though the physical development
of the farm is not complete.
o
In the event that the smelt run
comes through this year, atten
tion of noncommercial smelt fish
ermen is called to the law passed
at the last legislature reducing
the bag limit from 50 pounds to
2:j pounds in any one day in the
Sandy river. License fee still is
fifty cents.
Transferring Cr
Heavy Hauling
Padded Moving
Vans
Storage
Warehouse
U. P. and N. P.
Penland Bros.
Transfer Co.
39 SW Dorion Avenue
Phone 338
Pendleton, Ore.
Prepare Your Soil Now
for Planting
In a very few days we will have for
March "1 5 planting:
Allysum, Chrysanthemums
Canterbury Bells
Ester Reed Daisies, Rose Bushes
For April 1 planting:
Delphinium and Dahlias
GLAD BULBS
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Cleaners
Box 82, Heppner. Ore.
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Superior Dry Cleaning
& Finishing
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for apointment,
or call at shop.
Heppner, Oregon
Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Office First Floor Bank Bldg
Phone 2342 Heppner
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
A. D. McMurdo, M.D,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr.C.C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center St
House culls made
Home Phone 2S83 Oiiice 2572
C. A. HUGGLES Repiesenting
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Mrppner. li
DR. J. D. PALMER
DENTIST
Office upstairs Rooms 1112
First National Bank Bldg.
Phones; Office 783. Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
Sportsmen's groups will be in
terested in the announcement of
the Reclemation service of the
hearing to be held on the Rogue
River Basin project on June 8 at
the Armory building in Medford.
At that time a complete discus
sion will be held on all phases'
of the project, including fisheries.
If dams are constructed on the
main Rogue, as tentatively plan
ned, a sport fishing loss of more
than $2,000,000 a year has been
estimated.
HEPPNER
GAZETTE TIMES
The Heppner Gazette, established
March 30, 1H83. The Heppner
Times, established November
18, 1897. Consolidated Feb. 15,
1912.
Published every Thursday and
entered at the Post Office at
Heppner, Oregon, as second
class matter.
Subscription price, $2.50 a year;
single copies. 10c.
O. G. CRAWFORD
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ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DANCE
by Heppner Altar Society
I0NE LEGION HALL
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
Music by Farrow's
Admission:
Men, $1.00 Lunch Served
Ladies, 50c
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SEMI ANNUAL
TAILORING DISPLAY
OF MADE-TO-MEASURE CLOTHES
For years this has been an out'
standing event with us and this year
it no exception. A representative
from Ed. V. Price & Co. will be in
our store to show the latest styles
and exhibit swatches and bolt
lengths from the large selection of
fine woolens that can be used In the
tailoring of these quality garments.
He will also be on hand to give
advice concerning building a com
plete wardrobe to serve your In
dividual requirements. Be on hand
for this important event and avail
yourself f this authoritative
couasei.
Saturday, March 20 Only
Wilson's Men's Wear