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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Jan.-6, 1949
EDITORIAL
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Roads and Drainage
Two problems confront new officer groups as
suming their positions Monday of this week. On
the one hand is the county court, with two new
members the judge and one commissioner
which has the job of reorganizing the county's
road program. On the other hand is the Heppner
city council with four new councilmen and several
projects one of the most pressing that of drainage.
Both bodies have work ahead of them which will
Justify loss of sleep if any of the officials are
inclined to cavy their worries to bed with them.
First of all it must be taken into consideration
that much of the county's road machinery is in
poor condition. Efforts at repairing have proved
exjtfnsivc and the court is faced with the neces
sity of purchasing new equipment. Higher prices
for equipment and materials and a higher wage
scale are things that help make the reorganiza
tion of the road department a monumental task,
especially if. after obtaining some highly essential
pieces there is anything left with which to hire
a crew and do some much-needed road work.
The county court is giving the road set-up core
ful consideration and it is the intention of Judge
Barratt and Commissioners Thompson and Miller
to talk road and other matters over with as many
representative citizens throughout the county as
possible before launching forth on the expendi
ture of extensive sums. They have one request
to make of the taxpayers and that is to bring
their problems, or complaints, or proposals, to
the court. They are assured of a fair hearing and
the court room is the place to bring grievances
or any other matters to the attention of the court.
Mayor Conley Lanham outlined some of the
city's projects to new members of the Heppner
city council Monday evening and placed empha
sis on the matter of drainage. Residents living
around the west and east fringes of the town will
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not have to be told what the mayor was talking
about, for spring mud has been an annoyance
that has proved both inconvenient and costly
in recent years. To meet some of this annoyance,
the city has taken steps to regrade some of the
streets and establish curb lines. Some engineering
on this project has been done but there remains
the formulation of a program for financing the
work. Not alone is the building of curbs contem
plated but likewise paving the streets to the curb
line. It is realized that this will not solve the
drainage problem entirely but it will better facil
itate removal of the mud and will stop some of
the formation of mud lakes in front of people's
homes.
The sewer system was discussed briefly and
councilmen were given copies of plans and
specifications to study.
It is evident that anyone stepping into a posi
tion of public trust in this year 1949 is not looking
for a life of flowery beds of ease.
Campaigns for funds come in an almost steady-
stream these days and one wonders where the
demand will come from next. If the axiom that it
is better to give than to receive is to be taken at
its full value we Americans are almost too good
to live long. However, it is a privilege to give
when we have the wherewithal to part wtih and
none of us should begrudge a little asssitance to
the less fortunate. Right now there is a move
on to raise funds for the purchase of an emergency
ambulance. Rich and poor alike will benefit from
the acquisition of this valuable piece of equip
ment and it will require about one dollar per head
from each individual in the county to make the
ambulance'available for emergency use any place
in the county. The first person spoken to about the
project came through with a check for $150. No
sum will be rejected. Turn yours in now.
30 YEARS AG
days from army camps and train
ing schools. Echo News.
A fire broke out in the bakery
of V. C. Bowling on Main street
at about 9:30 Friday evening, and
before it could be extinguished,
much damage had been done to
therein.
To make secure his summer
range, John Kilkenny closed a
Heppner Gazette Times,
January 9, 1919
H. V. Gates submitted data and
a proposal to build and operate a
water system consisting of the
existing works in Heppner, added
thereto a conduit line supplying
water from Willow creek, the wa
ter to be appropriated 16 miles up j the building as well as the stock
the creek irom Heppner; ana u
accepted at once promised to go
into contract of detailed specifi
cations for mutual benefit and
protection.
Jack Hynd and W. W. Smead
handed their resignations to the
county court yesterday as mem
bers of the Morrow County Fair
board and the same were accept
ed. Clarence M. White, attorney, died
at St. Anthony's hospital in Pen
dleton on Friday afternoon after
putting up a hard fight against
the rigors of influenza.
There was an entertainment at
the new Butter Creek schoolhouse
Christmas eve, with a Christmas
tree and program provided by the
school children. Christmas night
a reception was given at the But
ter Creek hall in honor of Carl
Rhea, Hugh Rhea and John Ware,
who were all home for the noli-
HEADY SESSION AHEAD
The 45 session of the Oregon
legislature convenes in Salem
next Monday.
The state's head law makers
never before headed into so many
deal the past week for 13,000 ac- headaches per square head,
res of land in the vicinity of Su- , it's a headache session mi-
j
This is not a new picture of the Heppner Lumber company
plant but the log pile is somewhat illustrative of the supply on
hand at the mill this winter. Logs are still coming in and will.
no doubt as long as the ground remains frozen. When the thaw
comes the truckers are willing to lay off awhile and it Is then
that the huge stock pile keeps the sawmill In operation.
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roads to Victory Park and Neu
Isenburg. Two diesel generators,
each developing 15,000 watts of
electric power, supply two stand
ard CAA radio ranges in continu
ous operation. Two additional
transmitters send a 75 megacycle
signal which actuates the light
in the pilots' instrument panel.
Approaching the site we see
five 42-foot steel towers pointing
their spires high in the leaden
skjes. A forbidding barbed wire
fence bars our way, but using a
local telephone at the gate,' and
proper identification, we quickly
gain admittance. A neat white
building stands in the forest.
Stepping inside, we find a parti
tion separating the building. In
one part, a diesel is thundering;
in the other the hum of high vol
tage and the clicking of the Iden
tification motor reassure us t'vit
the directional beams are being
sent into the ether beams thai
will guide Airlift planes into hap-
nv landings. Workbench's, 1001s,
test instruments and weapons are
stored for immediate use.
Everywhere there is evidence of
oulet, confident efficiency thut
symbolizs technical know-how. A
trifle dazed we are quickly bun
dled into our vehicle by Captain
Hubert C. Hartley and driven 17
miles to Bieber, a little town sev
eral miles from Offenbach. Here
we are met by TSgt. Elwyn L.
Van Zant, the NCOIC of OFN the
Offenbach, Fan Marker. Instead
of diesels, there is commercial
power here with two high speed
quick warm up gasoline genera
tors ready for instant use. Two
large black forbidding fan mark
er transmitters loom over our
head. Two smaller low frequency
beacons emit the steady audio
slcnal for characteristics of to
day's European skies. Again wc
encounter the same quiet effi
ciency. To keep these navigation
al aids operating, to provide tne
highway of the sky to Rhein
Main, is the sole mission of these
maintenance men.
Project Descent, The Twin Voi
ces of Kneiniwain, nmvcvn
known, the men of the AAl S at
these lonesome radio stations
have worked shifts of 18 hours
without relief for little beyond
the satisfaction of a job well done
and perhaps a life saved.
Michigan is leading other
states In the study and care of
rheumatic fever.
Penn State and Pittsburgh V.
football teams have met for 4S
seasons.
Timber is being consumed in
America at one-and-one-half the
rate of growth.
remember wnen this picture was taKen. no
deo parade in Heppner, fall of 194S. It was
pretty much of a cinch that both of them would
be elected, but it was not cricket to say "How
dy, Governor" so fat as the then Senator Doug-
las McKay was concerned. It was Rep. Henry
Peterson then and still is, and there two men
will roll up their sleeves Monday in prepara
tion for a long and arduous session of the legislature.
sanville in Grant county.
Influenza claimed as its vic
tim at Hardman this week, Guy
L. Hadley, well known resident
of that section.
Joseph Snyder, the ice man, is
busy these days in storing away
a quantity of ice for the coming
season.
J. D. French and John Brosnan
moved some 400 head of cattle
over from the Butter creek ranges
to the Earl Warner place a few
miles northeast of Lexington,
where they are now quartered for
the winter months and being
straw fed.
graine session.
One of the first musts of the
session will be to sanction use of
1 accumulated and accumulating
fnds of excise taxes of corpora
tions. The corporation excise tax
HEAVY HANGS HIGH LAWS
The highway interim commit
tee has recommended a 1-cent-a-gallon
increase on the gasoline
tax and a $10 motor vehicle regis
tration fee to meet increased costs
of highway; construction and a 15-
year expansion pruKittin.
Twin Voices of AACS Guida
Airlift Pilots Safely Home
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OWENS HARDWARE
Secrp
tary of State Earl T. isewbry, who show over Berlin, and
doesn t care how hot a not pur ,o
can get, nas aeciarea nis oppo
sition to any increase in regisua
tion fees above the present S3
annual fee.
Newbry will ask the legisla
ture for authority to issue per-
At least one Morrow county
man is a part of the big airlift
that is
SSgt. Jack Shaffer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Shaffer of Cecil.
become even more familiar. Gone
aie all hopes that bridge session
or a date with that cute nurse
from the 97th General. But under
lying that momentary annovance
each pilot knows that without
Recently Jack sent clippings from these faithful watchdogs he prob
the overseas newspaper Stars and ably wouldn't be able to make
Stripes to his parents which gives
a little insight into the handling
of traffic by air in the cold war
over central Europe.
"Hold at an altitude-of eight
' tfrtfte
ride
Eh
another appointment.
Under the leadership of Lt.-Cnl
John W. Ashley, the 1945th AACS
squadron's commanding officer,
the Rhein.Main Range and the
law having been created by tne manent motor vehicle license
legislature can be amended by piates, beginning in 1950. Te li
the legislature and corporate tax ranc in v,p otacroerpd sn 50.000
revenues made available to bal- ,o tne 600 C00 plates will ne is- thousand feel on the east leg of Offenbach Beacon, AACS's twin
ance the budget. Similar funds !sued each month, greatly reduc-'the Khein Main radio range he-1 voices have developed from an
irom income tax revenues irom in he pvnense to the state and iween ine unenuacn dccicum mm mea, a mresi, ana a neiu 11110
individuals may also be made avoiding Deak load waiting by a Point four minutes out Delay highly efficient airways stations.
the public. indefinite. ' 'lhe nun commission
Register surprise at this one, I As winter closes in, and ceil- charge, SSgt. Jack Shaffer, may
please. Used car dealers are for a inSs get lower, those ominous he found at work around the
state-wide auto testing law. words of Frankfurt Airways will clock at the intersection of the
Looks like the 1947 truck law
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bldg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J.O.PETERSON
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Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry
Repairing
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available. The only hitch that
might occur would be the invok
ing of the referendum by some
group. If this were done, a spe
cial election could be called, pro-
to b loved snd treatured ftll
ber life. I'll be coiuunt
reminder of your itioughtfulneM
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Setting 100.00 (Federal tax
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hahlv for June or November, to ...uim, iDi , , arHino tn and the laws which ban second- ers from whom it was withheld,
verify or reject the action of the weieht and mileage is due for a ary boycotts, hot cargo activities The law was enacted too late to
legislature. revamping. It doesn t deliver the and jurisaictional disputes.
According to the state budget revenue it was intended to. Not A legislative heavyweight (av
department, Oregon faces a defi- by $1,500,000. loirdupois) would memorialize the
cit of S37,594,056. It is estimated, State employees will oppose a 'congress to take subsidies from
that by making the revenues bill to extend their compulsory I farmers and give them to the ul-
from the excise tax collected af- 'retirement from 65 to 70 years of .timate consumer, the fellow at
ter July , 1949, available the: age.
budget can be kept balanced. The The Oregon state board of ag
funds are estimated at approxi- riculture has recommended that
mately $38,000,000. I the administration of the Oregon
Currently the state's annual in- milk control law be taken from
come tax revenues approximate the state department of agncul
$51,000,000, of which $17,000,000 j ture.
is derived from corporations and Oregon's community property
$34,000,000 from income taxes law will be the target of a strong ishment of the withholding tax j increase of $20 a month was given
paid by individuals. lobby. The' federal law now iaw, "This law is a nuisance to state workers hy the state emer-
' makes thp 1 irepnn law a oean tua- omn nvort thn urnrktim anr crencv hnnrn rn meoT mp inereas-
the state and should be repeal- ed cost of living. The raise was a
the dining table. The heavy eat
ers would be the great patriots.
WITHHOLDINGS
I FROWNED UPON
In a pre-legislative quiz of
'thirty membcis of the legislature,
' 19 of the lawmakers favored ahol-
catch the big majority of workers
from other states who were em
ployed in Oregon's shipyards at
the peak of war-time activities.
The financial affairs of our
state are in good condition. It is
up to the legislature to keep them
that way not let extravagant
groups raid the treasury.
STATE EMPLOYEE WAGES
, The budgets of some 2000 state
employees In the lower brackets
will have to be trimmed 12 12
per cent January 1. A temporary
J. 0. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. In Legion Hall
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
Saw Filing &
Picture Framing
0. M. YEAGER'S
SERVICE STORE
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mum old age assistance Dlan the , duck.
budget recommends that $12,892,
513.14 be taken from the general
fund, evidently to augment
shrinking profits of'the state's li
quor dispensing business.
A repeal will be sought by la- ed," a state official stated when long time coming. It went into
bor forces of the 1947 enacted questioned. Approximately $9,- ! effect July 1 for a period of six
laws which provide for secret el- 000,000 is collected by employers ! months. A $30 a month raise has
ections to determine if employees and only about 9 per cent of the been endorsed by nearly all state
want to have a bargaining agent money is paid back to the labor- 'departments.
r.lodical and
Hospital Care
at
Cost
CHO.COFHAN
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For as liftie as $.1.50 a month an employed
resident of Oregon can obfain prepaid Medical
and Hospital protection through membership in
Oregon Physicians' Service. The experience and
professional responsibility of the Oregon State '
Medical Society stands behind O.P.S. plans. These '
plans now cover more than 100,000 Oregoniant .
and are available to other employed workers,
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their families, and employe groups. Write for
literature. .. '
JackA.Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Office First Floor Bank Bldg.
Phone 2342 Heppner
Turner, Von Morter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 11G2 Office Ph. 492
Phelps Funeral
Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
A.D.McMurdo, M.D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner City
Council MnahrinMtra,
Citizens having matters for
(liSCUSSion. nlln0 hrlnr. lt..
before the Council. Phone 2572
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIHOPBACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center St.
House Cals Made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Orrioe In Pnten Building
C. A. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
- Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner', Ore.
1214 S.W. 6lh, PORTLAND 4
455 KMY ST., SALIM V
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SPONSORED AND APPROVED tf OREGON STATE MEDICAL (OCIiTY
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Dr. J. D. Palmer
DENTIST
Office upstairs Rooms 11-12
First National Bank Bldg.
'hones: Office 783, Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County
Cleaners hS'
Phone 2632
Superior Dry Cleaning
4 Finishing
Call Settles Electric
nt HEPPNER APPLIANCE
for all kinds of electrical work.
New and repair.
Phone 2V2 or 1423
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
RALPH E.CURRIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
First National Bank Bldg.
Phone 2G32