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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Nov. 11,1 948
EDITORIAL
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NATIONAL CDITORIAI
ASSOCIATION
A Follow Up Is Needed
The inovp (or a highway from the mouth of
( hapin creek to Monument has been officially
launched and the destiny of the project is in the
hands of the state highway commission. It has
taken time and effort to get the proposed improve
ment 'his far and it will require much more time
end rflort to make the road a reality. This fact
was stressed at the luncheon meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce when members of the del
egation attending the highway meeting in Port
land last Thursday reported on the presentation
of the local club's proposal for which the state
commission granted fifteen minutes.
Three projects were included in the proposal to
the commission. The first was the request for
hard surfacing of the highway from Hardman to
the mouth of Chapin creek. The second called for
the building of a highway from the mouth of
Chapin creek to Monument, and the third asked
that the commission authorize the widening of
the North Main street bridge in Heppner.
Of the three requests, the one most likely to
receive attention, and that in the near future, is
the surfacing of the Hardman-Chapin creek sec
tion of the Hepner Spray highway. This was more
or less promised in 1943 and proof of the com
mission's sincerity is to be found in the improve
ment of the Ruggs Hardman section of that high
way. As to the proposed new highway there is
the matter of surmounting the commission's pol
icy of not building new roads until those already
constructed are brought up to standard. If suf
ficient grounds are established and the sections
interested in the road maintain steady contact
with the commission it is within the realm of
reason to expect that in due time the road will
be incorporated in the state system. It will re
quire constant vigilance, but not necessarily pres
sure, for there are good reasons for asking for the
road and these reasons should be kept before the
commission.
As to the Main street bridge widening, that
project has been on the commission's improve
ment program and it may be possible to get it
restored. It must be remembered that presenting
projects to the commssion is but the openirfg
wedge. It will take a lot of hammering to finish
the job.
Heppner Dam on Map
This page has from time to time pled for action
on the proposed flood control dam for Heppner
and will continue to urge this important project
upon our people until something of a local nature
is done. It has been included in the overall flood
control and irrigation program of the Columbia
basin and is being held in the background only
because the people who are most vitally concerned
manifest no interest in seeing the dam built. We
are so overawed by the larger developments that
we cannot see our own advantages, yet the fact
remains that the Heppner dam is definitely in
the plans of the government engineers and is put
down for both flood control and irrigation.
Heppner is more vitally concerned with the
flood control aspect of the dam. It was due to the
terrible disaster of June 14, 1903 that the engin
eers first became interested and subsequent high
waters, fortunately not so destructive but poten
tially dangerous, aided in getting the project
included with the general flood control and irri
gation program.
Plans presented here several years ago were
concerned more particularly with control features.
However, it was explained that time and a limited
amount of irrigation would be possible. Waters
. could be retained until the flash storm period,
which usually opens up in May, making available
to ranchers down the creek such storage as had
been accumulated up to that time. This would
fit in with irrigation practices followed by the
ranchers, since most of them do their field flood
ing during the time of the early spring runoff.
Storing of the excess water would make spring
irrigation possible for a longer period and provide
for extra acres as more land is leveled along the i
creek bottom and lower benches.
The engineers have made their plans for the
dam. Estimates prepared at the time of drawing
the plans have been expanded to take into con
sideration the difference in costs. The question
is, do our people want this security to life and
property now or do we want to wait until another
disaster strikes. Should that occur again in all
probability the government would take the step
contemplated before deciding to build a dam here
buy up what is left and let us settle where we
may, except in this particular vicinity.
Christmas Shops
In Vets Hospitals
Will Provide Gifts
Plans for Christmas gift shops
in veterans hospitals throughout
the country are being completed
by the American Legion auxiliary,
Mrs. Otto Steinke. rehabilitation
chairman of the Heppner unit of
the auxiliary, has announced.
The unit will participate in the
gift shop to be operated by the
Oregon department of the auxil
ary at Portland veterans hospital.
The gift shops make it possible
for disabled veterans with little
or no funds to
Steinke explained. Gift articles
of all kinds, including toys and
I games for the children, are con
tributed by the auxiliary and
'made available to the veterans
without charge. They are gift
wrapped by the auxiliary, and
mailed to the veteran's home in
time to arrive for Christmas.
The shops are set up in a room
in the hospital where veterans
able to leave their beds can come
and make selctions for the mem
bers of their families. Hospital
carts loaded with gift articles are
taken to the bedsides ol those shoos were oDerated in 136 hos
unable to come to the shop. Aux-1 pitals, with expenditures for the
ilary volunteers operate the project totaling $350,731.77. This
send Christmas ! shops, and wrap and mail the was jn addition to the Christmas
families. Mrs. Ets- The Project brings to the gifts given by the auxiliary to
luisaDiea veterans a snare in tne
ALTAR DEDICATION SET
A special service will feature
the regular meeting of Ruth
chapter No. 32, Order of the East
ern Star, Friday evening accord
ing to Mrs. Frank Connor, wormy
matron, who announces that the
dedication service prepared for
October 22 and postponed due to
the fire n the Masonic hall, will
be held. There will also be a
memorial service in honor of
members whose deaths have oc
curred during the year.
gifts to their
the veterans themselves. In all
Heppner ' joy of Christmas giving and gives 0f its Christmas activities for the
them thecomtort of knowins that im0re than 100,000 veterans who
their families are not forgotten 1 spent last Christmas In hospitals,
on Christmas Day. ,ne auxiliary expended nearly
Juniper canyon from
Sunday shooting rabbits. The
black tails are very thick down
there. They make fine chicken
feed.
Last Christmas auxiliary gift $750,000.
30 YEARS AGO
Heppner Gazette Times, , were raised on the Ralph Scott
Nov. 14, 1918 i place in Six Dollar canyon. There
W. G. Scott of Lexington was in ! are four of them weighing about
the city a short time last eve- 14 pounds. Mr. Scott said he had
ning. Mr. Scott reports a great been offered 30 cents for the lot.
many cases of influenza down
his way. in several instances put
ting entire families to bed.
Many new cases of the Spanish
influenza are reported this week
and it would seem that the epi
demic is not going to stop until
it has caught up with us all.
For the last three weeks Sher
iff McDuffee has had under his
keeping a slacker who could pro
duce no registrations card. He
later produced his card under
another name and claimed he
had been suffering from loss of
memory. He was released.
A. E. Scott exhibited some very Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wiggles
fine potatoes in town today that worth are visiting on Butter creek
Annual Auction
8 o'clock p.m. Friday, November 19
I0NE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Sponsored by the lone P-TA for the
School Lunch Fund.
In addition to the regular run of articles, a floor lamp
will be sold at Dutch auction.
There will be a surprise drawing and a door prize.
Pie and Coffee will be served after the Auction.
Admission Adults: 20c; Children 10c
before leaving for Beverly, Wn.,
where they will spend the winter
at their ranch.
Armistice terms are most dras
tic and must be met by defeated
Huns within 30 days. Immediate
evacuation of invaded territories
shall be completed within next
14 days. Guns, airplanes, naval
equipment and stolen monies
must be turned over.
Numerous parties were out in
glamour ball
perfume Huron
Gay . . . charming . . . scintillating . . .
these gold plated perfume dis
pensers studded with colored
jewels and guaranteed leak proof
for life are beautiful, practical...
and so reasonable. Keyring 4.25.
PLUS TAX
Saager's Pharmacy
Jntxoducincj . . .
Complete Lines of
Baby Supplies
Dresses Play Suits Diapers
and Safety Pins Slippers Toys
Everything for the Baby Shower
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Regular lengths or shorts . . . Solid colors or fancy . . .
Part Wool, All Wool, Rayon with Nylon heel and toe.
An Excellent Assortment All sizes, 10 to 13.
The Largest and Most Complete Line of Men's Hose
We Have Ever Stocked.
We Are Proud of "Interwoven"
Drop in and see for yourself. 6 pair guaranteed to
wear 6 months. They will wear longer.
Wilson's Men's Wear
The Store of Personal Service
FLOOD
FIGHTERS
How telephone people plan
far ahead of emergencies
to keep calls going through
1. When wild water breaks its bonds, tele
phone men get on the job fast to size up the
damage and begin plotting their repairs. At the
same time, if long distance circuits have been cut,
your calls will already have been routed over
other lines by the Traffic Control Bureau . . . often
without your being aware of a delay.
2. Emergency materials like this are stored in
special yards ... set aside and reserved especially
for disasters like floods and fires. They're assem
bled by fast-working crews and rushed by rail,
truck or air to spots near the damaged area.
They're then sent on by truck . . , and sometimes
by boat ... to the individual repair jobs.
4. Around the clock, day in
and day out, your telephone is
re;1 ' to take your voice where
yoj .vant it to go . . , quickly
and dependably. And telephone
men and women take pride in
L in. ,i ! n f it .li ! C . , . .' v
"vvr" ft iaj, hjtilicuuica i,
it takes an emergency to demon- r
strate the real value of a service
so often taken for granted.
3. The trouble's remedied . . . often while the
water is stilt high. Some calls will be going
through in a remarkably short time. For although
problems like major floods and forest fires are
infrequent, telephone people are always prepared
to make teamwork match emergencies ... to keep
your telephone working well for you.
The Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company
More than 70,000 people working together to fur
nish ever-better telephone service to the West
Check your Winter Automotive Needs
6:16 Deluxe Zenith Tires $14.25
-plus federal tax -the tire with the
written guarantee.
For these cold wintry starts install a
Lincoln Battery $12.45
(fits late model Fords) "
Seal Beam Fog Lamps $4.75
Your friendly Marshall-Wells Store,
where your dollar buys more
OWEN'S HARDWARE
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OUTSTANDING
POCKET WATCH
VALUE !
J 7 -jewel
Garland
... a truly fin
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reasonably priced
For th mfln who wanU ft
precisely accurate liinrpiec. Thi Garland
pocket watch has precision pri and 17-jewel
movement fot accuracy 'd lnr1,iliiv. Fay to
read dial and aecond hand. Ilan'iiiiclv finished
10 k rolled gold plated case, denied b 1 lie Ball
Company, producer of the famous Mall "Official.
Railroad Standard vatob.
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For dependable transportation in all
kinds of weather take one of Union
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DAILY SERVICE EAST WITH CONNECTIONS
FROM ARLINGTON
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Lv. Arlington 12:19 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Lv. Pendleton 9:43 p.m. 2:25 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
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