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2 HeppnerGozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, June 17, 1943
EDITORIAL . . . . . .
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Disasters Bad Enough
Disasters such as the city of Vanport suffered
are bad enough without the unfounded tales which
usually accompany them. In the present crisis
in Portland there is evidence of misrepresenta
tion regarding transportation, housing and other
normal functions of the city and the Portland
Chamber of Commerce has issued a bulletin to
set the public straight in these matters.
In the opening paragraph the buleltin says:
"Portland has Just experienced its greatest flood
disaster exaggeration is rampant. Loss of life
has been at a minimum damage enormous but
business and industry are normal except a lim
ited number of plants adjacent to the Willamette
river."
As to transportation, Portland is not marooned.
Highways in and out of the city are open. All
railroads in and out of Portland are operating.
Limited schedules have been in effect but the
lines are fast approaching normal schedules. All
airlines are operating on schedule, using the Sa
lem airport, with bus service from that port to
Portland.
Portland hotels and motels have rooms avail
able for travelers. Since the flood there has not
been a shortage of hotel and motel housing.
"Contrary to other reports," says the bulletin,
"at no time has there been any sign of an epi
demic. The Portland city water system is in no
danger." . . "Portland and Oregon welcome the
visitors and touring public and are in a position
to serve their needs."
There you have it The newspapers have been
accused of withholding information from the pub
lic, and so has the chamber of commerce. In so
doing, both have served the public better than
they would had they indulged in giving voice
to wild rumors. Both waited until authentic in
formation was available, information with the
rumors and exaggeration squeezed out This has
been disappointing to that segment of the public
which prefers to listen to unfounded stories rather
than accept their information from more reliable
sources.
An Opportunity to Help
Doubtless numerous people of the county have
already contributed to the relief agencies taking
care of flood sufferers throughout the northwest,
but it may be expected that the majority have
done nothing so far because there has been no
concerted drive. Realizing this may be the situ
ation, the Heppner Chamber of Commerce has set
up the machinery for receiving and delivering
food and clothing to the Salvation Army head
quarters in Portland.
Heppner in particular has an Interest in coa
tributing to this worthy cause. Forty-five years
ago last Monday June 14, 1903 this little city
was visited by the most disastrous flood in north
west history. The people of the northwest con
tributed generously in food, clothing, bedding,
and other supplies, besides sending in more than
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$50,000 in cash donations. Immediate assistance
was given in caring for the dead and relieving
injury and sickness among the living.
We should not, and will not forget. It will re
quire a large truck to move the donations from
Heppner to Portland, to say nothing of materials
assembled at other points in the county.
Street Problem Up to People
For a number of years it has been Heppner's
proud boast that it has more paved streets than
any town of comparable size in the state. This
claim has not been contested, so far as this col
umn has been advised, and it is a justifiable
boast, inasmuch as every street in town has at
least-a paved roadway of no less than. 20 feet.
The improvement has brought relief from dust
and provided comfortable driving throughout the
year and it is unbelievable that property owners
would wish to see the paving deteriorate further
or continue in the condition some of the streets
are now in.
Not only is it necessary to patch up the streets,
but it is advisable that more work be done on
some of them to enable the street department to
cope with conditions such as have prevailed this
year due to unusually heavy precipitation. It has
been a constant battle against the elements and
unless the elements lay off soon human resistance
will fail.
That which should be done and that which
may be done are matters resting in the hands of
the taxpayers. City officials are convinced that
some of the streets, like Gale, for instance, should
be curged on either side and be paved from curb
to curb. This would provide gutters on either side
of the traveled portion of the street. The estab
lished grade would permit a more ready flow of
the muddy water precipitated by flash storms, or
heavy runoff in the spring and eliminate some of
the difficulty of ridding the streets of mud and
muck now prevalent due to lack of gutters
This is but one of the problems facing the city.
and the immediate construction mentioned here
with is not contemplated under the funds asked
for in the budget election. It is an eventual solu
tion which the council and mayor would like to
have the property owners give some consideration
as they sot about to clear mud and debris out
of their yards each time a flash flood hits.
The need for street and bridge improvement
is pressing at this time and the budget commit
tee and city officials feel justified in seeking an
amount outside of the six per cent limitation to
meet tins need. There are extensions to be made
by the water department which will consume the
fundc of that division. Jhe demand for a sewer
systei.i can not be ignored and the city govern
ment c'.ces not feel justified in switching any of
the money set aside for that project to streets or
other improvements.
. A little drive about town will reveal the de
plor-blj stale of the pavement and should make
the budget acceptable to anyone who will go
to that trouble to obtain firsthand knowledge.
ELEPHANT TRACKS
The political show of shows.
the -big republican quadrennial
presidential nominating conven
tion starting Monday in Phila
delphia stages the kickoff of the
fourth consecutive comeback at
tempt of the GOP since the ad
vent of the new deal.
Hope for success next Novem
ber is radiant in republican
hearts. The tickets of admission
to the Philadelphia convention
never were snapped up so quick
ly or so completely. Expenses
never were so nign tmeaiocre
suites $65 a day). But nothing
keeps the avid partisans away
from the wholesale panic at re
tail prices. Each of the 1094 del
egates will have two tickets and
each alternate delegate will have
one. The wire services, maga
zines, radio, and television sta
tions will have 2200 tickets. If
you pine to see the big republican
show and dont qualify in the
foregoing there are ways of pro
curing tickets, but you should
have from $500 to $700 to toss
away on the spree. You will have
plenty of company, too, as there
is a pestiferous hatch of "knot
hole delegates" this season.
The All-Philadelphia Citizens
committee spent half a million
dollars in grabbing the conven
tion away from Chicago and lift
ing the face of the Quaker City.
Independence Hall and other his
toric buildings will be furnished
with guides for the swarming
thousands.
The week of July 12 the demo
crats will hold their national
convention, also in Philadelphia,
to nominate a candidate for
president.
HIGHWAY HEAD IN CHICAGO
R. H. Baldock, Oregon's state
highway engineer, left Sunday
for Chicago where he will preside
at an executive meeting of the
American Association of Highway
Officials. He is president of the
association.
FLOOD RELIEF ASSURED
A wire to the state department
from U. S. Senator Wayne Morse
said the senate and house had
unanimously approved a $10,000,.
3 YEARS ASG
From Heppner Gazette Times
June 20, 1918
Mrs Charles Thomson died sud
denly in Portland Sunday June
16, and is survived by her hus
band and two sons,, Ellis aged
seven, and Earl, aged four.
Mrs. Alex Cornett is seriously
ill at her home, having suffered
another stroke of paralysis today.
Mrs. John Patterson is attend
ing commencement exercises at
Monmouth where her niece, Mel
ba Griffith, is graduating from
the state normal school. She will
teach In the Corvallis schools
next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Githens
and daughter Bernice left Satur
day by auto for western Oregon,
their ultimate destination being
Monmouth- where they will at
tend the commencement exercises
at Oregon normal. Miss Lera
Githens is graduating from the
institution She has already been
employed to teach at Halfway,
Oregon, the coming year.
George Verdat, a local busi
nessman, and Miss Marie Shupp
of Jennings, Okla., were married
by City Recorder J. P. Williams
Tuesday evening.
m
Charles Pointer, well known
FATHEIfyAY...
farmer of the Lexington section,
1 was brought to the Heppner san
atorium Sunday by Drs. Chick
and Purkey. He underwent an op
eration at once and is now on
the road to recovery.
Mrs. A. E. Binns and son Ken
neth returned the last of the
week from Portland where Ken
neth completed his course at the
Lincoln high school.
The local train stopped 17 times
Monday night between Heppner
Junction and this city to put out
grass fires which had started
from sparks from the locomotive
o
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of
Baker were week-end visitors in
Heppner and lone.
o
Mrs. Allen Case returned from
Portland Friday following a brief
vacation in the city.
JUNE
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Begins of Homo
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MW Me I be hckWd pink 1 yov gt hit Father'i Day gift at our itor
. . , omm H yw Iwb ' to fxaf
Sunbeam Shavers, $23.50
Remington Shavers, $17.50 to $21.50
Fishing tackle for the fisherman
Automatic reels, Bait boxes,
Leader boxes, Hooks, Line
Spinners
For the mechanic
Plomb Tools
For the carpenter
Saws, Braces, Hammers,
Levels
Heppner Hardware r
Electric Co.
Sidney Van Schoiack spent a
couple of days here this week
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Cleve Van Schoiack. Sidney is a
member of the state police with
headquarters at John Day.
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The War Assets Administration
recently sold 5,443 combat air
craft located at Kingman Field
Ariz., for $2,780,000 (original ocst
was $1,157,000,000). When the
buyer inventoried his purchase he
found 38 more planes than had
been stated on the bill of sale
not to mention 3 million gallons
of high octane gas, 650,000 gal
Ions of used oil, and a large
quantity of hydraulic fluid. All
of which he was allowed to keep.
It seems that the WAA had again
failed to take an accurate in
ventory. Oh well, the extras only
set the government back about
$10 million and that can easily be
made up in taxes.
HEPPNER
GAZETTE TIMES
The Heppner Gazette, established
March 30, 1883. 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, $2.30 a year;
single copies, 10c.
O. G. CRAWFORD
Publisher and Editor
000 stop-gap aid plan for relief of
northwest flood areas. The resolu
tion which was introduced by U.
S. Senator Guy Cordon calls for
the money to be set aside from
income from rental operations of
all federal housing properties
and from housing reserves. As
surance has been made that
President Truman will sign the
bill this week.
THREE GOVERNORS A WEEK
Secretary of State Earl T. New
bry became governor Sunday
morning upon crossing the state
line into Oregon on his return
from Atlantic City, N. J., where
he attended the Shrine national
convention. On the 10-day trip
he made stops at Chicago and
Philadelphia to transact state
business. Secretary Newbry will
function as governor until the
return of Governor Hall about
July 1.
When Governor Hall left for
Portsmouth, N. J., June 9th to at
tend the National Governors' con
ference, State Treasurer Leslie
M. Scott became governor as Sec
retary Newbry was on his way
to Chicago. Treasurer Scott was
governor for five days, from June
9 to 13, intermittently however,
as there were several times dur
ing that period when Oregon was
without a governor. The state
was sans governor from Thurs
day evening, when Governor
Scott went to Olympia to meet
President Truman, until Friday
morning when with the president
he flew back and forth over the
state line viewing the Columbia
flood area. The plane with the
president, Major General Philip
Flemming, public works admin
istrator, and the governor arrived
in Salem at 11 am. Friday where
the president met and conferred
with Raymond Foley, federal
housing and finance' administra
tor. The presidents' party made
a short trip of. a dozen blocks
through downtown Salem but did
not stop at the capitol.
During the president's visit to
Oregon Lew Wallace, democratic
gubernatorial candidate, had
more chips on his shoulder than
a wooden Indian. He did not like
the way the eastern impressario
presented the show and told 'em
so. Thousands of eager patriots
were left standing on the wrong
streets and never got to see the
president as a change was made
in the routing of the parade at
the eleventh hour.
CAPITAL ROULADE
W. Verne McKinney of Hills
boro has been reappointed by
Governor Hall to a five-year term
Arranged artistically to.
individual order and
delivered the day of the
ceremony.
Come in early so that we
can discuss your flowers
at leisure.
The Flower Shop
sAVC 5 MEN'S
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farmers say about this famous Farmhand Hydraulic
Loader with its big Hay Basket that sweeps up windrows
at 15 m.p.h., stacks hay high and fast with its 21-foot
reach (26 feet, with Pushoff attachment). Lifts Vi ton of
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trolled from tractor. Saves worlc . . . saves time . . . saves
costs by doing the job of a whole crew of men I Seven
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that Farmhand is your best buy for haying and for
more than 50 tough lifting, loading and moving jobs on
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By tha
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World Book BncyolopedU
On June IS, 1215700 Years
ago this week a most im
portant historical document
was signed the English
Magna Charta or Great
Charter, a treaty between
the throne and feudal bar
ons which secured certain
baronial rights. The Char
ter, signed reluctantly by
King John, was an amplifi
cation of an earlier treaty.
Revised in later centuries,
the Magna Charta was the
foundation of civil liberties
, eventually Its provisions
were extended to benefit
the entire populace. British
colonists brought the Mag
na Charta with them to Am
erica Its guarantees of
freedom were incorporated
in the United States Constitution.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods
watches, ciocks. mamouua
Expert Watch A Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at
8:00 p. m. In Legion Hall
Saw Filing Gr
Picture Framing
0. M. TEAGER'S SERVICE STORE
Phone 2752
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. O. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Office First Floor Bank Bldg.
Phone 2342 Heppner
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
on the board of trustees of the
Oregon State Library. .. .The re
serve fund of the state unemploy
rpent compensation commission
is nearing the eighty million
dollar mark, $79,588,077 on May
3o this year For a second time
the state department of health
has Issued a warning on Rocky
Mountain spotted fever and ad
vise vaccination against the dis
ease The tourist flood to Ore
gon has not been affected by the
Columbia flood crisis.
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
rimt National Bank Bulldlna
Hepnper, Oregon Pn 1162 Office Ph. 491
Heppner City Council A D McMurdo, M.D,
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
Morrow County
Abstract fir Title Co.
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office In Peters Building
Club
WjJ News
Morrow county's group of 4-H
club summer school delegates
left Tuesday morning, June 15,
for ten days of education and re
creation at the Oregon State col
lege, Corvallis. They will return
on June 25, with Mrs. L. A. Mc
Cabe, lone, in charge of the group
as chaperone. Club members,
Betty and Rieta Graves, Barbara
Sherman, Carolyn Johnson, Doro
thy French and Alien Hughes,
Heppner; Ingrid Hermann, Car
letta Olden, June Seehafer, Ruby
Ann Rietmann, Lola Ann Mc
Cabe, Delores Drake, Patricia
Drake, Ronald Baker and Louis
Carlson, lone; June Van Winkle,
Kenneth and Orville Cutsforth Jr.,
Lexington; Delores Zivney, Nancy
Rands, Gracia Veele, Eleanora
Earwood and Ora Ely, Board
man are attending the school.
Delegates from Umatilla, Mor
row, Gilliam and Wheeler coun
ties were transported to Corval
lis by two large school busses
owned by O. O. Felthouse of Her
miston. i t
With the postponed Eastern
Oregon Wheat League 4-H Fat
Show and Sale held at The Dal
les now scheduled to be held on
June 28, 29 and 30 we want to
urge the people from Morrow
county to attend and see our 4-H
club exhibits. Eleven beef, sev
en lambs and one pig will be
exhibited and sold by Morrow
county 4-H club members.
The sale, held on Wednesday
evening', June 30, beginning at
7 p.m. will be an excellent
Morrow County
Cleaners
Bos 82, Heppner, Or.
Phone 2632
Superior Dry Cleaning
I Finishing
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for apointmei.
r call at shop.
Heppner, Oregon
PHYSICIAN 6. SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center SL
House calls made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
C. A. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner. Or
DR. J. D. PALMER
DENTIST
Office upstairs Rooms 11-12
First National Bank Bldg.
Phones: Office 783. Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
chance to get some prime beef,
lamb or pork for your locker.
With harvest soon coming up all
ranchers will have a harvest
crew that will appreciate hav
ing some of this choice grain fat
tened meat.
E. M. Baker, lone, 4-H senior
beef club leader, has offered to
truck back to the county any
Morrow county 4-H beef, sheep
or pigs purchased at this sale.
Mr. Baker is spending many
hours on 4-H club leadership and
is doing this to encourage people
of Morrow county to give our
club rpogram a lift. Why don't
you plan to fill your locker with
a Morrow county 4-H club ani
mal? The Wee Little Workers 4-H
Rooking and sewing club met at
the Jasper Meyers home on But
ter creek on Saturday, June 5.
There were nine members and
five guests present.
Members answered roll call
with report of their project work
completed. After the business
meeting a lunch was served by
Shirley and Janet Meyers.
The next meeting will be at
the Howton farm on June 18.
OVERSEAS NURSE VISITS
Joan Wlliams, R.N., was a
guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
J. D. Palmer last week. Sister of
Mrs. Palmer, Miss Williams was
In the aerial evacuation service
In the Pacific zone in World War
II and made eight landings on
Leyte to help remove the Injurrd.
She is now engaged in extensive
cancer research work In New York
city.
FATHER'S DAY SUGGESTIONS
FISHING TACKLE-We have it.
TOOLS-Complete line to choose from.
TIRES-Zenith, fully guaranteed.
Check your tires for that vacation trip.
SLEEPING BAGS-for that fishing trip.
Your Friendly Marshall-Wells Store
OWENS HARDWARE
Just Pick Up Your
Phone -and
ask for
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items for Dry Cleaning.
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