4 Heppner Gozette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Sept, 16, 1948
EDITORIAL
P U B 1 1 S me R,s' 4 SJS(?L! T I D
Dangerous Season Here
Forest officials and worker arc irtuaily sitting
on a kep nf powder with the fuse lighted and the
explosion may conic momentarily if the weather
does not chance they say.
Nunurr-d hy one of the wettest springs in local
history, grass and foliage flourished in the tim
bered areas, a sight pleasing to the eye when
it was green but terrifying as it became browned
with summer heat and receding moisture. Terrify
ing is the word most appropriate to the mind of
the forester for the ranker the grass the greater
the fire hazard.
The fire situation has not been bad until quite
recently and added to the rangers worries is the
fact that the crows employed during the summer
have been very largely college lads who now
must pack up their bags and return to ilieir re
spective campuses. True there are the regulars
but they comprise not much more than a skele
ton crew and in case of a big fire or several small
ones their forces would be widely scattered and
not too effective.
So It is that the life of a forester at this time
of the year is one of apprehension and there
will be no restful sleep for the guardians of the
forests until Mother Nature changes the program
and turns the sprinkler loose over the mountains.
Earlier this week a small fire was discovered
which coud have been caused by no other means
than through the carelessness of a smoker. This
increases the responsibility of the forest workers
and they are making an earnest plea to those
who have occasion to pass through the forest,
or those who have employment there to use the
utmost caution. The danger from natural causes
is worry enough but when human carelessness
NATIONAL DITORIAL
W ASSOCIATION
enters into the picture it is almost more than the
patience of a forester can bear.
When fire hits our timber it is not just the
timber operators or the owners of the stands that
lose. It is an economic setback to all of us
something which all must share in one form
or another.
Protect your heritage! Keep Oregon Green!
Good Round-Up Weather
It usually takes a big storm of one kind or
another to clear the atmosphere and just such a
storm occurred Tuesday over a large part of
eastern Oregon. Promise of showers was blown
rway by the high wind which prevailed through
out the day and caused much shifting of rel
estate and trash and left walks cluttered with
rubbish and household furnishings coated with
a film of dust, '
Wednesday morning found the atmosphere clear
a real Eastern Oregon blue sky with the sun
smiling through to comfort a region upon which
Nature had heaped punishment the day before.
But in all of this weather behavior there was
an objective. It brought an end to the excessive
heat wave drove out the old summer and in its
place left Indian summer; injected a little more
freshness into the atmosphere and invited more
restful sleep.
All of which reminds us that this is Round-Up
week and anything can happen from the breaking
of world records in the arena to a cloudburst, or
even an earthquake. Be that as it may, it is real
Round-Up weather as this is being written mid
day Wednesday and the thousands thronging the
streets of Pendleton will have everything in their
favor for getting a thrill out of life as lived in
this big Eastern Oregon region.
WHEAT MARKET ANALYST
W X X "K "K K : FOR COMMISSION
4 yL. ' APPOINTED THIS WEEK
I I Apointment of Richard K.
I yL Baum of Union as wheat market
analyst for the Oregon Wheat
1 i commission was announced to-
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Baum, who was to begin his
new duties immediately, will
study present Oregon wheat mar
kets and make plans for devel
oping new outlets. Bell said.
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The license plates you buy for " " 'rKU" ""'lt1msl
-.T .. J . i graduate in farm ernns the new
our car lor i4y wti be me last ",,; . , r V-
plates you will have to tear off I 'i " V ' u '
' . j , Union county, where he grew up
on a farm. He was born at La
Grande 25 years ago. During
PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES
30 YEARS AGO
From Heppner Gazette Times, 1
Sept. 19, 1918
A heavy rain storm hit in on i
the country west of Heppner Fri- I
day evening last. The force of it
struck on the Rhea creek hills
and Clark canyon. Much hay
was carried away and the rail
road bridge below Lexington was
washed out. The train was de
layed several hours.
The sixth annual Morrow Coun
ty fair was pronounced a success.
While the attendance was not
large the exhibits and program
were good.
Oscar Minor and family re
turned home Friday from a stay
of several weeks at the summer
resort at Rockaway.
Oscar Borg returned home on
Wednesday after an absence of
several weeks in the East. He
visited Chicago. New York and
Washington, D. C. He reports
having a fine trip.
!
Judge Alex Cornett returned
home from an automobile trip
into Grant county, going as far
as Ranger where he visited at
the homes of James and Felix
Johnson.
J. A. Patterson returned home
yesterday from a visit of three
weeks at his old home in New
York and other points of interest
in the far East.
E. E. Clark and Kenneth Ma
honey were two of the Morrow
county draftees who went to
Camp Lewis with the last con
tineent who have been -turned
I down, failing to pass the physi
cal examination.
Dr N. E. Winnard reports the
' birth of a son at the home of
I Mr. and Mrs R. E. Allstott of
Eight Mile on SepL 12.
Today is "Round-Up" day at
Pendleton and many denisons of
Heppner and vicinity are bound
for the Umatilla capital to take
in the big event.
Miss Mary Notson is visiting
this week at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Not
son. in this city. She wil return
to Salem shortly to take up her
studies at Willamette university
which institution she attended
last year
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Alex Thompson of the Case
Furniture company is spending
a week in Seattle attending
linoleum school. He will return
home Sunday.
AUCTION SALE
OF
our car at the end of the year
nder a new plan announced
Friday by Secretary of State Earl i
T. Newbry the 1950 plates and
numbers will be permanent and 1
will become the property of the
owner of the automobile for
which they were issued. They will
be made of staunch aluminum
illoy and lost or damaged plates
will be replaced by the state af-
er the first year of use without
charge.
If a car is sold, the plates will
be removed from the car, with
the new owner registering and
obtaining new plates.
Secretary Newbry will ask the
next legislature to authorize the
issuance of license plates all
through the year. Each licensee
will be assigned a certain month
during which he must renew his
license. '
This plan would avoid putting
license purchasers in a year-end
Jam for plates and relieve the
state department of the present
expensive rush season in the of
fice of the secretary of state when
up to 150 extra employees, most
of them "green" help, are recruir
ed to turn out more than half a
million licenses in the first
months of the year. Secretary
Newbry estimates the new plan
would save the taxpayers more
than $500,000 during the first five
years of operation.
TWO WALLS FOR "BIG HOUSE"
When the new wall around the
Oregon penitentiary is complet
ed there will be two brick bar
ricades for escaping convicts to
hurdle. Behind the new wall now
being erected stands the old wall
and guard towers erected in the
1890s. The new wall of reinforc
ed concrete and 25 feet in height
will be approximately 4500 feet
in length and enclose about 20
acres. Construction calls for 6500
yards of concrete and 650 tons of
reinforcing steel. The structure
rests upon a footing many feet
deep to prevent settlement upon
a site anciently a prehistroic lake
bed.
AN ECSTATIC SENATOR
Senator Wayne L. Morse spent
a busy and happy week at the
Oregon State Fair, happy at win-
ning eight firsts at the horse
show driving his champion road
ster tir Laurel Guy, busy with
making nine addresses at Salem
and near-by cities, happy at-r-ranging
with the war assets ad
ministration to make available
storage space at Camp Adair for
Willamette valley grain that
World War II he served with the
Army, returning to O. S. C. to
complete his education after he
was discharged.
Since graduation Baum has
been in charge of veterans' train
ing under the department of vo-
the coast longshoremen's strike
and the railroad embargo ship
ments.
"In March of this year the Uni
ted States was at the brink of
war with Russia but as the re
sult of security measures adopted
by the 80th congress L think to
day war with Russia is very re
mote," Senator Morse stated.
"As to the election," Senator
Morse said, "I am satisfied Dew
ey and Warren will be elected
by a substantial majority. But
I am one that believes that the
republicans must work hard to
build up as large a majority as
possible."
LEGISLATIVE FREE FOR-ALL
Not in the memory of Oregon's
oldest legislative newsman
(that's us) has the race for the
presidency of the state senate
been so open to all members. Al
tho the friends of Senator Rex
Ellis of Pendleton are claiming
he has the necessary sixteen sen
ators pledged to vote lor him
they do not name the sixteen
They declare, however, the names
will be released the day after
the November general election
There are only eleven holdover
members in the 1949 legislature
which convenes January 10. Sen
ator Douglas McKay, one of the
holdovers, is the republican can
didate for governor, likely to be
elected and a successor to his
s enatorial post named by the
Marion county court. Senator
Howard C. Belton of Clackamas
county, another holdover, is the
republican candidate for state
treasurer likely to be elected and
resign from the senate. This
leave only nine holdovers one a
democrat. Two of the nine hold
overs are known'to be potential
candidates for senate president.
To have the necessary sixteen
votes Senator Ellis will have to
rely on the election of ten or
more pledged senatorial candi
dates.
The speakership of the house
has narrowed down to Rep. Frank
J. Van Dyke of Medford and
Rep. Lyle D. Thomas of Dallas,
cational education at Union. He
also has been farming near Un
ion. Bell said that finding new
markets for wheat and expand
ing present markets was one of
the most important jobs the com
mission had.
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father
has called our Sister SusieMay
Runnion, who was a faithful
member of San Souci Rehekah
Lodge No. 33 of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows for many
years until illness confined her
to her home;
Therefore, be it resolved, that
San Souci Rebekah Lodge No. 33
drape the Charter in memory of
our departed sister and be it fur
ther resolved that the deepest
sympathy of the lodge be extend
ed to the family and that a copy
of these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of San Souci
Rebekah Lodge No. 33 and that
a copy be sent to the bereaved
family.
Sister Runnion, who lived a
busy and useful life for her fam
ily and friends has now been
called to her reward:
"Even death has a wonderful
mission,
Tho it robs -us of those we love
It lifts our hearts from our surroundings
To long for that meeting above.
No matter how great the despair
Doesn't Heaven seem nearer and
dearer
To know that our loved ones are
there."
Committee:
Ella Benge,
Clara B Gertson,,
Lucy E. Rodgers.
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of the Lodge, and a copy be given ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert Owens are
the local newspaper for publica- spending a week in Oakland, Cal.
tion.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, our Brother Samuel
H Bear has been called from his
earthly labors to that "house not
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens," and in recognition of
the fact that his place among thi
workmen is vacant and his work
ing tools are at rest after faithful
ind conscientious use, and
Whereas, the passing of our
brother is sincerely mourned by
his loved ones, friends and Fel
low Craftsmen,
Therefore, it is resolved that
Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A
M., in recognition of its loss and
in sympathy for the sorrowing
ones, express its heartfelt con
dolences in this hour of bereave
ment. Be it further resolved that
a copy of these resolutions be pre
sented to the berepved family, a
copy be spread upon the minutes
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
can't now be moved because of didates for the house
class matter.
wth Van Dyke far in the lead. Subscription price, $2.50 a year
His election is conceded by a single copjes, 10c.
majority of the republican can- O. G. CRAWFORD
Publisher and Editor
Thursday
September
John Varner, Auctioneer
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Harry Dlnges, Clerk
Our Ambition
Is to give our meat customers only the best
grades of meat obtainable at all times.
That's why more and more people are buying
here.
The finest meat storage facilities in
the county filled with some of the fin
est meat produced in the county . . .
4-H Beef Club steers bought by local
people at the 4-H Fat Auction, Sep
tember 3.
The Pat Cutsforth Hereford steer bought by
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. will be sold here be
ginning Friday, Sept. 17 at regular prices.
COURT STREET MARKET
An Excellent Buy
This 4-Burner
Beginning at 1 p. m.
A CARLOAD OF TOP 2-YEAR-OLD STEERS
in addition to the
regular run of Feeder Cattle
Buy and Sell Where Everybody Gets a Good
Break
HEPPNER SALES YARD
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CASE FURNITUTE CO.
C. R McALISTER,
JOHN LANE.
C. J. D. bXuman,
Committee.
They are making a combined
vacation and business trip and
;Mrs. Owens will have a check
l up at a medical clinic In Oak
'land They will return Sep-eui-ber
20.
on this date
a Chicago representative
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER
24th
of
trill it our store to coeduct our J Stoti-tKUlt
TRILORIIIC DiSPLHV
of made-to-measuri clothes
THE 53rd TEAR OF ED. T. PRICE & CO.
TAILORE0-T0-ORDER CLOTHES
Men who have worn the fam
ous Ed V. Price & Co. clothei
know that they are the finet
custom-made clothes available
at popular prices.
300 to 400 patterns of fine
domestic and imported wool
ens will be on display, many
In the full piece. You make
your own choice of style, either
conservative or the newest
lounge model. An expert is.
at hand to take your measure
ments and assist you.
Stop in during this display.
You will like the fine woolens,
dependable craftsmanship and
"know-how" of Ed V. Price
iCo.
The Store of Personal Service
WILSON'S MEN'S WEAR
Largest Stock of
Ward's Riverside Tires
in a hundred miles now at
Heppner Motors
Montgomery & Ward at Pendleton have closed their
doors, forwarding all tires to us. Our prices same as all
stores in nation.
Also new recaps and used tires
reasonably priced.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at
8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall
"aw Filing &
icture Frarrvng
0. M. YEAGER'S SERVICE STORE
Phone 27S2
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, VMllow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. O. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
General I im . ic
Heppner Iloiel liuildini:
Willow Street Durance
Turner, Von Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Hepnper, Oregon
Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Office First Floor B;mk Bldg.
Phone 2342 Ileppnei
Dr. L. L. 'fibres
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 . Olfice Ph. 4!l2
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please hring before
the Council
-O, M.D
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Asais-'.ant
Office in Masonic llullding
Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County
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