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Heppner Garette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Mar. 3, 1949
EDITORIAL
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CVA Not Popular in Oregon
President Trunin's eaprr desire to put the gov
ernment in control of all power resources (that's
what it will lead to eventually) is not looked
upon with favor by a majority of the people
residing in the Columbia Basin area. Aside from
that hotbed of New Dealism, the Puget Sound
region of Western Washington, sentiment for the
Columbia Valley Authority is lacking among peo
ple of the northwest.
This fact was emphasized in Portland Sunday
when Charles Murphy, assistant to President Tru
man, met with Governor Douglas McKay and May
or Dorothy MeCulIough Lee, heading a group of
earnest Oregonians, to confer about the President's
proposed CVA bill. Speaking in behalf of Oregon
and the region, Governor McKay said, "There is
very little support for the Authority idea in this
region. The people want to develop the area thru
the medium of already existing agencies which
have agreed upon and are working out a coordin
ated plan."
Mayor Lee stated that the development of the
Columbia is progressing as rapidly as funds are
being made available by Congress, and that
she saw no need for the Authority. Among other
citizens protesting CVA was Don Pearson, Hood
River farmer, representing the Oregon Farm Bu
reau. He said that members of his organization
lived in the region that would be affected by a
CVA and "We don't want it. We are satisfied with
the existing agencies."
A report of the meeting states that Murphy
asked if anyone had specific suggestions for the
CVA bill being drafted by him. The group's em
phatic response was that they had no sugges
tions, since they opposed the bill and the Auth
ority idea.
That is the sentiment in Oregon and the major
portion of the northwest. But this will have little
effect upon the power hungry pack if enough
support can be mustered in Congress to push
the proposed bill through. It will be socialism
at its best, once the government authority is es-
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tablished, and following closely upon the CVA
will come government control of transportation,
socialized medicine and all the other things the
fair-haired boys have been dreaming up that have
not already become a reality.
Senatorial Apportionment
House Joint resolution No. 13, introduced by
Representative Short and Senator Hitchcock pro
poses a reapportionment of state senators and
representatives, setting up the basis for appor
tionment and the method of voting on the con
stitutional amendment
Under the erms of the proposal no county, re
gardless of population, would have more than
two senators, and then only when such county
shall have a population of 300,000 or more. Ob
viously, the framers of the resolution had a two
fold purpose in mind. First, the proposed amend
ment would permit a fairer distribution of sena
tors by realigning the counties where joint sena
tors are necessary due to population conditions,
and second, it would prevent Multnomah county
from attaining control of the senate by virtue of
its preponderant vote.
Under the terms of the proposal no county, re
would be placed in District 21 along with Gil
liam and Sherman counties; Wheeler would be
paired with Grant, and Umatilla county would
be a district, as it should be now.
While this newspaper holds to the opinion that
the most equable distrbution of senators would
be one to each county, it is recognized that such
a proposal would get little consideration in the
heavier populated counties and we would urge
that our citizens give the Short-Hitchcock resolu
tion active support Should the resolution fail to
pass and the proposal not be submitted to the
people at the next general election, it is almost
a certainty that the Multnomah delegation in the
legislature will launch a move to force appor
tionment on a population basis, and it is easy to
figure what the results will be in the lighter
populated areas.
Fossil Winner Of
District Tourney
Held at Arlington
By Elsa M. Leathers
The Fossil high school basket
ball team won the trophy at the
tournament held at Arlington on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
winning three games with Moro,
Parkdale and Condon. The score
with Condon was 39 to 33. The
trophy was presented immedi
ately following the game to the
captain of the team, Gene Roark.
At this time all-stars were nam
ed as follows: Richard Greenfield,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Green
field of Fossil; Steve Harrison,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Har
rison of Kinzua, a senior, and Cy
Flock, son of Mr. and Mrs. ,F.
Flock of Fossil, also a senior.
Both Steve and Cy were named
at the sub-district tournament at
Condon as was Gene Roark. He
also is a senior.
The winning team was beaten
only twice in the season, once by
Heppner and once by Arlington.
They play at the state tourna
ment to be held at Union on
March 3, with the Mohawk team.
Baseball fans and fellow play
ers of both Kinzua and Fossil
are sincerely sorry to hear of
the death of Al Massey last week.
A special union meeting of
2916 A. F. of L. was called to
order Thursday evening at 7:30
by the president, Al Rudd. At this
time the Central Oregon district
business manager, Clarence
Briggs, and international repre
sentative, Larry Carrol, were pre
sent and discussed death bene
fits. There were 20 people pre
sent.
Due to weather conditions and
other business the plant is clos
ed for one day, operating only
four days a week. The mill, green
chain and planer are In full op-
30 YEARS A
Heppner Gazette Times.
March 6, 1919
A meeting of those interested
is called for Tuesday evening,
March 11, at the council cham
bers for the purpose of organiz
ing a dramatic club.
Charles Vaughn left this morn
ing for Portland and from there
he will go to Dayton, Ohio, as a
guest of the manufacturers of the
Delco Lighting system, for which
Vaughn & Sons are the agents at
Heppner.
Hugh E. Bran, formerly of this
city, where he held a position as
assistant cashier of the First Na
tional bank, is now president of
the Toledo State bank, Toledo,
Wash.
L. W. Briggs is assisting in the
office of the Farmers Exchange
this week. This office is now busy
with income tax statements for
their many clients.
Emil and Leonard Carlson, ex
tensive wheat raisers of . the
Heppner Parent-Teacher Association
CARD PARTY
8 P.M. - FRIDAY, MARCH 4
American Legion Hall
Bridge and Pinochle
Admission 50c
Gooseberry section, were in Hepp
ner on Friday last on business.
Pouring of concrete on the new
Gilman building opposite the
Gazette Times office was begun
yesterday and the walls of that
structure will soon be up.
Ed Winters this week took over
from Charley Barlow the latter's
interest in the delivery business
of Beamer & Barlow. Mr. Barlow
will continue on the milk route
for the Morrow County creamery.
At this time this paper is not
in position to give a definite
statement regarding the hotel sit
uation, as one day we get one
report and the next this is con
tradicted. When dirt begins to fly
we win tain in ueiimie icima.
Eli Carpenter was up from Ar
lington the last of the week.
Things are beginning to get live
ly at that point on the Columbia
highway, big construction camps
being established and the work
of road building will soon be pro
'gressing. I '
i While it has been raining a
lot in the foothills and the lower
country this week, snow is piling
up in the mountains. Two feet of
snow at Slocum's mill is the re
port brought in today.
The city has a force of men at
work under the direction of Vic
Groshens this week removing a
portion of the rock bluff in the
middle of Main street. An esti
mate of the cost was furnished
by Roadmaster McCaleb and it
will cost the city but $100 to re
move what rock it is desired to
take out at present.
A social event of the past week,
overlooked by the editor was the
theater party given to a number
of her young friends by Miss Ma
rie Curran, celebrating the birth
day of that young lady. Follow
ing the program at the Star the
ater on the evening of the 20th
of February, the young ladies
composing the party were taken
to the Curran home where they
enjoyed a splendid lunch and had
a good social time for an hour
before going to their homes. The
following friends of Miss Curran
were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Curran on this oc
casion: Misses Helen Cason, Hel
en Curran, Doris Mahoney, Kath
leen Mahoney, Coramae Craw
ford, Flora Forbes, Peggy O'
Rourke, June Kenefeck, Nora
Hughes, Lovelle Lucas.
Governor James Withycombe,
Oregon's 15th chief executive,
died suddenly at his home in
Salem at 8:45 o'clock Monday
evening, March 3.
The Store of Personal Service
AN INVITATION
This is an invitation to you from WILSON'S MEN'S WEAR to drop in some
time and pay us a visit.
We expect to finish this week a complete job of redecorating and refurn
ishing our store. We think you will like it; at least we hope you will.
This was made possible by your lowal patronage over a period of 27 years.
During these 27 years we have honestly and sincerely tried to give our cus
tomers the best values possible, and we will continue to do so.
We expect to be open for business Monday, March 7th
We hope we have not inconvenienced anyone during the time we have
been closed, and we'll try to make it up to you in better service.
For Better Men's Wear - - Remember
Wilson's Men's Wear
The Store of Personal Service
It
eration. The company was with
out train service from Condon for
several days due to a bridge that
was washed out during the bad
rain on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Graham
attended the funeral services of
Tom McClung at Fossil Wednes
day at 10 a.m. at the Baptist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. David Peterson Sr.
returned home from Portland on
Sunday, where they had taken
their son Glen to a heart spe
cialist. They left him there in a
hospital.
New home talent on the Sam
ples' broadcast Sunday from KPM
included Mrs. Harlan Cook and
Miss Ginger Hines.
Nelson Murphy will conduct
Sunday school services at Jeff
more hall until further notice and
song service at 11 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Leathers Sr.
visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eu
banks Friday afternoon before
seeing the basketball game be
tween Fossil and Parkdale. On
their return home, their car was
in an accident near Mayville. The
other car involved was enroute
from Seneca to Prosser, Wash.
Dense fog was the cause of the
collision. None of the occupants
was injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beard sold
all their household furniture and
left this week for London, Kv..
where they plan to make their
home on a farm. They have lived
here the past two years since
they were married.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Samples ac
companied their daughter and
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. John
ny Green, to The Dalles on Tues
day. Mrs. Green entered the hos
pital for treatment before she un
dergoes a major operation. Mrs.
Hugh Samples also consulted a
doctor before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wetzel are
the parents of a tiny boy, born
February 23 at The Dalles. He
weighed 4 pounds and is In an
incubator. Mrs. Wetzel is reported
doing" as well as can be expected.
Mrs. Harve Boyer and daughter
Marjory Terry and daughter Le
atrice Ray went to Portland and
Vancouver, Wash., where they
plan to visit for a week and Lea
trice Ray will have her eyes ex
amined. Mrs. Marvin Sandwvicken and
two small daughters of Lakeview
came to visit her father, Ray Tay
lor and Mrs. Taylor. They expect
to stay two or three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lovgren
and children Donna and Deany
of Heppner came to Kinzua on
Friday afternoon to visit Mrs.
Lovgren's sisters, Mrs. Harlan
Adams and Mrs. Owen Leathers.
Mrs. Lovgren took Mrs. Adams to
John Day on Saturday where she
had the cast removed from her
back. Her condition was report
ed satisfactory. Mrs. Adams' bacR
was broken in October.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sitton and
children visited at Spray on Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Harrison
made a business trip to Walla
Walla on Friday evening after
seeing the basketball tournament
games both Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Laughlin and
son Juno motored to The Dalles
Thursday, where Mr. Laughlin
had a medical check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Jeurick went
to The Dalles Friday afternoon to
attend to business, returning on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rood went
to Portland on Friday to consult
their doctor about a skin Infection
on their hands. Ted Dingus went
with them to remain in that city.
The Roods returned to Arlington
for the last game of the basket
ball tournament Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Peyton
took their small daughter to The
Dalles to a doctor Tuesday morn
ing. She was suffering from an
ear Infection.
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Elliott ac
companied by Johnny and Dad
i Owens came to Kinzua from The
Dalles Saturday. Johnny plays
with the Miller orchestra and was
here for the dance . Saturday
night. They all visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Jobe.
Jack Samples returned to work
the first of the week, having been
off several days recovering from
a tonsillectomy.
Mrs. Gertrude Beard left the
first of the week for Boise, Idaho,
where she was called to see her
sister, Lela Proctor, who is ser
iously HI.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright took
their infant son to The Dalles hos.
pital where he Is believed to have
pneumonia fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Klnard McDaniel
were visiting and attending to
business at Monument on Sun
day. Owen H. Leathers Jr. wrote
home he had been having a good
time and had a visit with Skip
Connor of Heppner who was sent
with his squadron to the naval
air base at El Centro, Cal. Both
boys were In school at Heppner
in 1943 and were glad to meet
down there.
Mrs. Ivar Nelson Is substitut
ing at the school for the princi
pal, Art Watson, who is ill at
his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson
and Doris were attending to bus.
iness at Heppner over the week
end, and visiting Mr. and Mrs.
E, Jay Merrill, Mrs. Robinson's
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McGough
are the parents oi a w pound
three ounce boy born at the St.
Mary's hospital in Walla Walla
on George Washington's birthday.
Henry G. Peck has moved back
to Morrow county after spending
a year or so at Hermlston. He Is
working for Frank E. Parker and
will occupy the tenant house on
the ranch.
CARD OF THANKS friends and neighbors for the
I wish to thank my many I cards and letters I received while
in the hospital at Richland, Wn.
Everett Hadley.
You Are Invited to the Wranglers'
Public EDance
Saturday Evening, March 5
Lexington I O O F Hall
Music by
The Blue Dreamers
TICKETS: $1.00 Per Person, Tax Included
Supper Served at Midnight
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When My Baby Smiles at Me
Btty arable, Das D alley, Jack Oakle. Jus
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Technicolor. Song, dance, glib dialogue and plen
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Also, "Bide, Banchero, Bide," Technicolor short
with Mcntla Montana, CABTOON, PASSIHO PAR
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Bex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Barbara Lawrence,
Body Vallee, Kurt Xrenger, Lionel Stand. r,
Edgar Kennedy.
This mirthful marital mlxup Is' a comedy-fantasy
with music.
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Oene Antry and Champion, Olorla Henry, Jack
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Btlrrlng drama of a stallion outlaw. In Clnecolnr.
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