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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Feb. 10, 1949
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cently of Salem h;.s Ix-cn in HcpP
nT this wci-k wi-kirn; a building
In which In wl up a furniture
rci.air hiiHin'ts A carpt-ntrr
a long nun li"! n( years,
rlri h has rc.ihdi ll. it
life when he !r.,iM
climhinp lad.icrs pmi
for
, Mr. Al-
time of
nt.andnn
running
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'Monument District
! around over buildmps and
now seeks to employ his skill
in restoring furniture to use. He
has boon a resident of Salem the r 1' I
past 30 years but has done a good I nnVPrWllfln 111
hit f orncnier work in Morrow I ' Vl JU 1 1 VI I III
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county, mentioning that ne re
built the Ernest Heliker and Fos
ter Oiiom houses a number of i
. vraw ago.
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From where I sit ... ty Joe Marsh
Duke Gets His Tractor
Pnk Thomas houphl farm it
the nrnity hf'd saved in the Scr
it-4, bat he couldn't gci a tracto
H Deeded it badly, but was ten
on the local dealer's list
"Tell you whit," old man TeU'i
aays. "If those ni-.e fellows ahea
of you aree, youH fret the r.ex
out I ret in." "Xo, thar.ks," ?.iy
Dnke, "HI just take my turn."
But old Peters mails out nir..
postcards. Ar.d the other day he
tUi Duke his tractor will be in
next week. "I simply wrote the
facts to the fellows ahead of you.
They decided it"
From where I sit, it's that spirit
; understanding that helps make
ur democracy so great. Vnder-
anding for the other fellow's
roblcms and respect for the other
ellow's rights whether it's his
ifht to earn a living, his right to
ist his vote against your candi
ate, or even his right to enjoy a
moderate, friendly glass of beer or
ale if and when he chooses. Let's
-Ways keep it that way!
Corrif'tt. I040, Vmted Stales Breucrs Foundati'-
By Millie Wilson
The main topic of conversation
around Monument these days is
cold weather and frozen water
pipes.
Last week two loads of heavy
machinery arrived in Monument
for the new sawmill, which the
Broadfoot brothers are building.
1 In spite of storms and cold wea
ther a lot has been accomplished.
:The roof is on and part of the
heavy machinery is installed.
The dance sponsored by the
American Legion and the ladies
auxiliary last week was a huge
success and attended by one of
I the largest crowds ever assembl
ed in Monument. It was a Gay
Ninety affair and a great many
were in costume. First and sec
ond prizes were given for the best
man and woman representing the
Gay Nineties. These were won by
Mead Gilman and Mrs. Morton
Cupper, first, and Howard Swick
and Mrs. Chance Wilson, second.
There was a prize for the best
couple, which went to Bertine
Leathers and Ab Gates. Little
five-year-old Lulu Fay Stirwalt
fravelii
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was chosen as the best dressed
child and L. D. Vinson had the
best whiskers. Mt. Vernon's or
chestra furnished the old-time
music and the Girl Scouts served
the supper. All in all it was a
very enjoyable evening.
Emory Moore made a business
trip to Heppner on Tuesday.
Air. and Mrs. Dave Musgrave
from Mt. Vernon were in town
Tuesday. They brought their
daughter, Mrs. Rho Bleakman,
home. Mrs. Bleakman spent last
week visiting her parents.
The H.E.C. club met Wednes
day afternoon at the home of
Mattie Stubblefield. There were
ten present. The afternoon was
spent working on a quilt which
will be raffled off the night the
grangemcn present their play.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, Mattie Stubblefield, as
sisted by Cora Stubblefield. A
short business meeting was held.
It was decided to have a com
mittee meet with the school board
members on February 5 and dis
cuss the feasibility of serving
dance suppers in the school aud
ltorium.
On account of drifting snow,
Dewey Tanler, the stage driver
from Long Creek, was forced to
turn back on Thursday and take
the mail by Mt. Vernon and Day
ville to Kimberly then up the
river to Monument and on to
Hamilton where he expected to
spend the night
Al Pipper from Heppner was in
town last Sunday. He visited the
Emory Moore home while "here.
Chet Brown, our local fire war
den, and George Stirrit made a
trip to the Roy Trout ranch north
of Long Creek on Tuesday. They
report about three feet of snow
in that part of the country.
Wayne Leathers drove Charles
Roach Sr. to the hospital at Prai
rie City last Sunday. Mr. Roach
was suffering from virus pneu
monia. He returned home last
Thursday, but must stay in bed
for several weeks. '
Claud Crouch, Mrs. Crouch and
Ruth Van were in Monument
Monday. Mr. Crouch loaded some
steers at the Lewis Batty ranch.
Those with trucks to haul the
cattle were Buddy Batty, Clinton
Batty, Harold Cork and Morgans
Truck line. The cattle were going
to The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leathers took
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Neal to their
ranch at Top last Tuesday. Mr.
and Mrs. Neal will stay at the
ranch and take care of the chores
while Mr. and Mrs. Leathers are
at John Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Cribbins,
Mrs. Flo Gilman and Mrs. Ethel
Schafer went to Pendleton on
Monday. They went by way ol
Heppner and returned by Long
Creek. While in Pendleton Mrs.
Schafer consulted a doctor.
The M.M.M. club met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Grace
Stirrit and Lola Shank. There
were 24 present with Mrs. Owen,
Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Johns, Mrs.
Rounds, Daisy Simas and Mrs.
Harris as visitors. The president,
Mrs. Lois Hill, and the secretary,
Mrs. Louisa Fleming, were both
absent. Also the vice president
Mrs. May de Ette Hinton, was
late, so Millie Wilson acted as
president and Mrs. Martha Matte
son as secretary. Most of the time
was spent in discussing a play
which the ladies expect to put on
this spring. A committee was ap
pointed to review the play and
have it ready for the next meet
ing, which will be held in the
church February 17. A guessing
game was played. Ruth Swick
won first prize. Ella Durst won
second. The door prize went to
May de Ette Hinton. Refresh
ments of ice cieam, cake, salad
and coffee were served by the
hostesses, Giace Stirrit and Lola
Shanks.
George and Harry Capon and
Harold Cork were in John Day
Thursday on business.
Ike Shank from Mt. Vernon is
visiting his sister and husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Stubblefield
Roy Farrar left Sunday for The
Dalles with a load of stock for
Harold Cork.
Jack Forrest and Wilbur Flow
ers made a business trip to Burns
last Saturday.
Between six and eight inches
of new snow was reported on the
mountain last Sunday morning.
Emory Moore, director for the
Monument community REA, at
tended a power meeting at Long
Creek last Monday. Fred Jackson,
field representative of the REA,
is in Washington, D. C, to meet
with congress. Monument com
munity has subscribed $100 to
help with hi3 expenses.
The Big Four Lumber company
have their new sawmill at Mon
ument almost completed. The
cold weather is going to hold up
operations somewhat, as the
ground is frozen so deep the cat's
can t be used to finish the mill
pond. Logging operations will
start soon, then Monument will,
indeed, be a busy place.
Word was received from Katy
Hinton at Hamilton that Kenny
Holmes' car was stuck in a snow
drift near the old sheep sheds.
The road from Hamilton to the
top of the hill is all drifted full
French
Reviews the
Legislature
By Giles L. French
Along about this time In every
legislative session the weakness
es of the stale's budgetary sys
tem become apparent. It is more
so this time. The board of control
has not been very positive in its
handling of administrative agen
cies. Many of them have run def
icits and the ways and means
committee has been forced to pass
several deficiency appropriations
because the money was already
spent.
In theory administrative heads
must get approval of the budget
director before over spending of
their budgets. When this is per
mitted over Ihe head of the bud
get director there isn's much left
of the budget.
Perhaps some other agency will
be created with real authority
to control spending so it can be
kept within the budget passed by
the legislature. Appointive offi
cers are in a weak position and
subjected t5 many pressures.
One can learn but a limited
amount from reading about a leg
islature in the papers. Often the
men whose names are most of
ten used have the least influence.
Certainly the more radical ideas
make the most headlines, which
is probably natural.
It is true that men nave been
headlined almost daily and still
have been unsuccessful in pass
ing a single bill. It may be po
litically wise if re-election is all
that is desired. But if voters ex
pect their representatives to real-
get something done such snow-
manship is not the first requisite.
9
Nearly every county has pre
sented a salary bill for its officers
which means that there is little
faith in the passage of the blan
ket salary bill now reposing in
the senate committee named to
consider such things.
At this writing there seems lit
tle chance tor passage 01 me 0111
to raise the oasic school bill
from $50 per census child to
ner census child. The school men
make a good case and there is
undoubtedly some need but there
just isn't $16,000,000 laying
around. It is proposed to make a
lew over the six percent tor a
two year period for capital invest
ments which would permit con
struction of school houses in dis
tricts where the present ones are
too small. It wouia De a loan
over the present bonding limit,
not a gift as the department requests.
The writer was in error when
he said that the wheat league
had endorsed the business tax.
Paulen Kaseberg has already
pointed out the error. The Sher
man county group has approved
and the league is studying the
matter. It is entirely academic
because the bill will not pass
at this session anyway but in
accuracy is hereby noted.
Perhaps the main argument lor
the new tax is the inequities of
the one it is planned to replace.
The personal property tax is our
poorest tax, the hardest to col
lect and the least fair. Efforts to
correct have been and are uemg
made but the Job has not pro
gressed very far.
Diversion of funds has been
the main subject of discussion the
past week and interest in it is
growing. Whether property own
ers will get interested in the mat
ter until it is too late cannot be
foretold. Usually they fail to do
so.
If there must be tax increases
(and perhaps there should be) all
segments of the people should
bear a part of them, not Just
property.
Stockmen are having a time
over the brand law and it seems
to be a question impossible to
solve In a state as large as Ore
gon. Yet, a new law must be
passed. The last one was approv
ed by the stockmen's association
and then everybody Jumped on
Diversion would make the nro.-'lt, stockmen and shippers alike
perty owner in line for payment The rates were not enough to pay
of, most of the tax increase the, 'or enforcement and the general
tuna picKea up tne ciipck.
Now they are at it again with
no more promise of agreement.
state may need in coming years.
If there were no diversion the vo
ters could control taxes better.
Klamath stockmen drive stock to
California for summer pasture
and have to pay on them both
ways and tliey don't like it.
Truckers don't like to be stopped,
it s hard to got good inspection of
stock and if cattle are lumled
many miles before inspection
that performance doesn't ,-ni'i n
to much. It seems as hard to
prove the ownershp of n sv '.
it was in the good old days of
brand changing. And stealing a
steer is grand larceny now or
was until the price drop.
Be as good a driver as you
think you are.
Watch your step on the pave
ment and on the gas.
A thinking driver doesn'l drink
a drinking driver doesn't think.
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