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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, Mar. 17, 1949
EDITORIAL . . . . . . .
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Building Will Be Active If
One of the most important projects facing Hepp
ner today is that of constructing a sewer system.
Upon the decision of the people of the town in
relation to this matter depends an extensive
building program, particularly in residence con
struction, and it is to be hoped that when the
bond issue is presented by the council that all
opponents of the project will lay aside prejudices
or selfish personal interests End vote for the good
of the town at large.
Prospective home builders are holding back
now because the bond issue is not settled. Some
of thrm will not be interested in building here if
the citizens fail to approve the project Right now
it is a case of going ahead or sliding backwards.
This column is not unmindful of the fact that
many homes are equipped with good septic tanks
and can readily appreciate the reluctance of pro
perty owners to assume a heavy obligation to
replace their home sewage disposal systems with
a general system. It will cost this newspaper
establishment several hundred dollars to connect
with the sewer main, and in doing so, one of the
best septic tanks in the community will be aban
doned. But someday the home-owned affair will
have to be rebuilt, and since it has seen service
long enough to pay out several times its value, it
can be discontinued without a feeling that a great
sacrifice has been made
Communities are like teams. If the players work
together for the good of the team to win, in other
words there is a greater chance of success. But
if ene or two players hold back, or if there is a
lack of harmony, the chances for winning are
reduced.
Heppner has grown during the past few years
and is still growing. The prospect at the present
is that new additions will have to be added if
the people seeking home locations here are to be
accommodated. Each new home or business build
ing creates a greater problem of proper sewage
disposal. There is only one logical solution and
that is to support the council in its efforts to
modernize the town, to make it a healthy com
munity in which to live, and to tell the world that
we are a progressive people.
Honest Men Are Fooled,
Occasionally
When Harry Truman was traveling about the
country in the fall of 1948 and promising every
thing to everybody he may have been honest in
his conviction that if returned to the White House
he would be able to make good on the majority
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of those promises. It was a big chance and his
cause was desperate. If he failed to be elected
there was no harm done and if he won he could
at least put over a large part of his program.
Since the coronation on January 20 and the
buckling down of the Administration and Con
gress to the chore of carrying out the program it
has developed that Mr. Truman is not backed by a
subservient House and Senate such as character
ized the late President Roosevelt's earlier admin
istration and it begins to look as though several
of the widely publicized features of the Presi
dent's program will have rough sledding if they
get by at all.
Congress is not at all certain that the Taft
Hartley act should or will be relegated to the
scrap heap. The tendency seems to be growing
in favor of retaining the act virtually as is rather
than to wreaken it or to repeal it in favor of the
type of law advocated by the President. Most of
the congressmen realize that a law to be workable,
particularly a law pertaining to employer and
employe, must protect the rights of both. The
Taft-Hartley act may not be perfect, in fact, may
be far from that status, but it does give both sides
the right to be heard and it is an acknowledged
fact that there has been less friction between the
workers and their employers since the law went
into effect than had been the case before that
time. That condition is not satisfactory to the
labor bosses and they will not rest until they have
stirred up enough dissension in the rank and file
of labor to make Congress give ear to their de
mands. If they can succeed in doing that it will
relieve the President of the responsibility of whip
ping Congress into line.
Other features of the President's program are
not meeting with enthusiastic reception by Con
gress and his evident attempt to place more and
more of the economy of the country under govern
ment control is not appetizing to some of the boys
who were swept into offce on the President's coat
tail. The midwest farm vote, credited with being
responsible for turning the tide in favor of the
Democrats, appears to-have been forgotten. That
the people of that section are wondering is seen in
the following comment in the Warsaw, 111. Bul
letin: "It is too early to know whether the Dem
ocrats can retain the big vote they received from
the middle west corn belt. It may be that the far
mers voted last November for prosperity, the kind
they had enjoyed during and after the war. Per
haps they voted against a change not just a
change of administration, but a change in prices.
There has already been a change in prices."
The man of many promises may still desire to
make good on them but his confidence must be
shaken by this time.
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Lifting the Iron Curtain on the benefits it confers upon the in-
Taft-Hanley Act and studying the dividual -worker in the form of
new freedoms and protections
against tyrrany. With the Iron
Curtain and its phony slogan out
of the way, we find that under
the Taft-Hartley Law's efficient
operation:
1) The worker is free to secure
a job without first belonging to
a labor union;
2) The worker is free to hold
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30 YEARS AGO
Heppner Gazette Times.
Thursday, March 20, 1919
Judge Gilbert W. Phelps arriv
ed from Pendleton on Sunday and
opened court on Monday, the first
day being taken up by the pass
ing on applications for citizen
ship. The following were exam
ined and admitted: Geo. W. Lund
of Heppner, Wm. Cunningham of
Lena. John MeNamee of Hepp
ner and Thomas O Brien of
Heppner.
John Wesley Marlatt, whose
death occurred at Wapato, Wash.,
Friday, March 14, was one of the
very earliest settlers in the Hepp
ner country. He came here in 1S67
with his brother, Thomas Marlatt,
and after stopping a short time
at the home of William Penland,
where Lexington now stands,
they moved up the creek and lo
cated homesteads.
A deal was closed this week
between W. O. Minor, R. A.
Thompson, partners as Minor &
Thompson, whereby they trans
fer 900 acres of wheat land to
W. A. Wilcox and W. P. Cox. The
land is located in Sanford can
yon. Postmaster Richardson asks
this paper to state to the Hepp
ner public that the lobby at the
postoffice will remain closed dur
ing the time the mails are being
distributed, until such time as
the city sees fit to put a marshal
on the job to keep order and
quiet.
This paper is reliably inform
ed that the Heppner Elks are
now moving in the direction of
putting up a new building on
their lot on Main street just north
of the Palace hotel property.
Merger of the two hotel com
panies in Heppner has been com
pleted and the forces will now
be joined in the erection of one
hotel.
The first event given by Hepp
ner's new band was the ball at
the Fair pavilion on Monday eve
ning. The attendance was large,
the music good, and everybody
had a good time and the fin
ancial results were quite satis
factory. '
A. Henriksen, alfalfa raiser
and cattleman of Cecil, is in
Heppner today on business.
M. B. Haines, Mat Halvorsen,
L. P. Davidson and Dick Turpin
were lone business men in Hepp
ner yesterday.
Charley Sperry and Peter Linn,
business men of lone, were in
Heppner yesterday and inter
viewed Sheriff Shutt in regard to
taxes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell of
lone were visitors in Heppner on
Monday. Mr. Howell now has a
place with the Jordan Elevator
Co., at Jordan Siding.
L. V. Gentry and wife and Mrs.
A. E. Patterson were visitors in
Pendleton on Saturday, taking in
the auto show and meeting old
time friends.
Lester Doolittle, formerly plum
ber with the Peoples Hardware
Co. in this city, arrived here Tu
esday evening from Cottage
Grove. Since enlisting in the ser
vice of Uncle Sam, Mr. Doolittle
has been at the Bremerton Navy
Yard. He has received his honor
able discharge and will again
take his place as plumber for the
Peoples Hardware Co.
onto his job without fear of what
high-handed labor bosses might
do to him;
3) The worker is free to voice
his opinion at union meetings
without fear of being "kicked
around" on the job;
4) The worker is free from be
ing compelled to take part in
jurisdictional strikes;
5) The worker is free from hav
ing to play an unwilling part in
secondary boycotts;
6) The wotker is better pro
tected against wildcat strikes
through the requirement of a 60
day cooling-off period;
7) The worker is protected
against unreasonable union ini
tiation fees, dues, fines and as
sessments; 8) The worker is protected
against political campaign extoi
tion; 9) The worker is protected
through the requirement of per
iodic financial reports against
crooks who would loot his union
treasury;
10) The worker is guaranteed
all these and other rights and
protections through the instru
mentality of the secret ballot to
day by the Taft-Hartley Law
made mandatory.
Is a single one of these pro
visions to be interpreted as evi
dence that the Taft-Hartley Law
is in effect a piece of legislation
designed to enslave the working
man? Or is each one of them
evidence that we have on our
books a law which is of and for
the people who work for wages?
Having peered behind the Iron
Curtain lowered on the Act itself
by a busy band of displaced auto
crats, and having placed our
selves in a position to judge the
Act on its merits, wouldn't it be
more reasonable for us to assume
that the Taft-Hartley Law is in
reality something in the nature
of a modern emancipation pro
clamation? An effort on the part
of our Federal legislature actual
ly to free the slaves of the labor
movement from the bonds of
their dictatorial bosses?
The Taft-Hartley Act may not
be a perfect law indeed, it con
tains a number of major flaws
against which I have written on
several occasions but in the
main it is a good law and cer
tainly a vast improvement over
the old, lop-sided Wagnef Act.
Corrections should be made for
the benefit of all persons con
cerned. And that means not the
labor boss, who should stay cut
down to his present modest dim
ensions but lather the Ameri
can worker, his employer, and the
American people as a whole. But
the main provisions, such as I
have listed above, should certain
ly be retained.
Throughout the 1948 political
campaign, the Taft-Hartley Law
served well as a political foot
ball. But let me remind the poli
ticians of thi3 nation that the el
ection campaign game is now
over and that, since it Is, this
particular football has been kick- ,
ed around just about long en-
IT'S YOUH MONEY, BROTHER
What will the well-dressed tax
payer of 1951 be wearing?
The phrasesmiths have assured
us there will never be another de
pression. They have attended to
that with a prenatal christening.
It's to be a "recession."
If and when this lusn financial
honeymoon gets to the crockery
throwing stage and income tax
revenues barely drip in, then you
can commence to really talk
about heavy property taxes. And
property, remember, is the only
tangible asset available when
prosperity is in reverse.
Last November, with a $6,500,
000 state debt still due, the voters
refused to sanction payment, but
on the same ballot voted to buy
over $100,000,000 worth of old
age assistance each year. This put
the state deep in the red and
draped a cloud over its credit.
If a company with such a fin
ancial record should apply to the
federal SCE commission for a
permit to issue stock, their re
quest would be promptly denied.
Try as they will, legislative
leaders cannot keep enough
members converted to accept the
responsibility of making forth
right decisions on vital tax mea
sures. Consequently, the present
session may pass on to the nexi
session just as the last session
passed on lo this session the
double-shift job of finding funds
with which to pay tip the debts
of the last biennium and provide
for the coming two years Then
there is another tempting subter
fuge the solons may adopt, just
passing the buck to the people
to let them decide at the polls
Just what brand of taxation they
least abhor.
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT
The Oregon legislature ended
its ninth week with its first night
session last Friday. From now on
there may be night sessions
whenever the day's calendar has
not been cleaned up. Only one
fourth of the 840 bills before the
two houses have been passed.
Two to three more weeks of the
session are predicted.
ough. These are critical times and
the shaping of labor legislation
is sober business. My advice to
the 81st Congress is this: Before
moving to provide the nation
with a new lab'r law, beware
of feathering a new nest for those
who mock justice with so phony
a billing as "The Slave Labor
Law." Mind the source of this
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Boardman's Water
System Scheduled
For Opening Soon
By Mrs. Flossie Coats
The city water works is 'fast
nearing completion. D. E. Clark,
chief installation engineer for
Johns Manville, Seattle, is super
vising the laying of the water
mains. Frank Colclesser is the
chief plumber and the meters are
ready to be installed for the hom
es, which will have to be install,
ed before the water is turned to
the home.
Mrs. Ronald Black, Mrs. W. E.
Garner and Mrs. R. B. Rands mo
tored to lone Friday where they
attended the cotton dress work
shop. The ladies will hold a work
shop at the Grange hall here on
Tuesday when they will instruct
local ladies in making cotton
dresses.
Dr. H. N. Hester of Ketchikan,
Alaska, arrived Thursday to
spend the week end with his son-in-law
and grandson, Fred and
Ralph Smith, and also his sister,
Mrs. Kate Grandling, who is
staying at the Smith home. Fri
day this party of three motored
to Pendleton where they were
surprising Mrs. Fred Smith, who
is a patient at the St. Anthony's
hospital, by arriving to celebrate
her young son Ralph's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Brown who
have spent the winter in Arizona
and California with relatives ar
rived home this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe
had as week-end guests Mrs.
Thorpe's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Smith of Union and her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Smith of La Grande.
Many old friends invited in Sun
day for potluck dinner included
Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Skoubo, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Skoubo and Dicky, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell DeMauro and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kunze, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kunze, Mrs. Mary
Deulen and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Anderegg and daughter
Barbara.
Mrs. Olive Atteberry who has
spent the winter in Tacoma, Wn.,
NEW FORESTRY DISTRICTS
The state forestry department
will be requred to provide forest
fire protection for one million
more acres of forest lands than
last year.
An act passed by the present
legislature appropriating $132,
120 to the department to create
new forestry districts carried an
emergency clause and became
operative when recently signed
by Governor Douglas McKay. The
work of forming the new districts
is now under way. says State For
ester Nels Rogers They will ex
tend from points east of Mt. Hood
to Umatilla county. The forests
in the districts being establish
ed have been under the wing of
the federal forestry department
for several years.
Besides the expense of estab
lishing the districts, It will cost
about $60,000 a year for the next
two years to provide forest fire
protection. Oregon's rate of 6
cents an acre for the protection
is believed to be the most econ
omical of any in the nation.
New bills coming. This week's
"features" include bills to place
savings and loan associations
under the state superintendent of
banks instead of the corporation
commissioner; appropriating
$214,267 for operating deficiency
of Klamath Falls Vocational
school; and to up salary of su
preme court justices from $8500
to $10,000.
BEANO GAME OUT
Representatives of churches
and schools who wish to conduct
benefit beano games and other
forms of lotteries are nn mnpo
within their legal rights than oth
er lottery operators, according to
a decision made by the late At
torney General I. H Van Winkle,
who said, "Crime cannot hide un
der the cloak of charity."
The ruling, which was made in
19.30, is being accepted by dis
trict attorneys throughout tho
state, as it involves the three
factors of consideration, chance
and prize. I
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Atteberry,
arrived home Wednesday, her son
driving her home.
Frank Ackerman was operated
on at the St. Anthony's hospital
this past week. Mrs. Delbert Wea
theral and children of Arlington
are staying with Mrs. Ackerman
during his stay in the hospital.
Mrs. Ralph Earwood and
dauchter Shirley who spent the
week end in Arlington with rel
atives, returned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mallery
and sons Gerald and Jimmle of
Seattle were week-end guests at
the home of Mrs. Mallery's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coats.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller
and two children, Patty and Jim
mle, spent several days In Port
land last week, returning home
Sunday. Mr. Miller went as far
south as Corvallls, getting the
plans for the 4-H club memorial
building to be erected on the fair
grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell DeMauro
and daughter of Klamath Falls
are spending a few days with
Mrs. DeMauro's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. Skoubo, and other rela
tives, m
Guests Sunday at the W. L.
Blann home were Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Marvel and children, Bob and
David, also Jackie Runyan of
Bickleton, Wash. Mr. Marvel Is
Mrs. Blann's son.
Pendleton visitors Saturday
were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Black,
Mary Ann Rands, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Gronquist and Mrs. Frank
Ackerman.
Paul Partlow who has been a
patient at the St. Anthony's hos
pital in Pendleton for several
weeks was able to return home
Thursday, but is to remain in bed
a few weeks yet.
Mr. Peters and his sister, Miss
Jane Martin, sold the farm In the
east end to Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Forthman last week, and have
moved to Irrigon for the present.
Carpenters are very busy re
modeling the W. L. Blann home
south of town.
Miss Bonnie Bell of Slanfield
spent the week end at the home
of Miss Wilma Hug. The Bells
recently moved from Boardman
to ' Stanfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Uram Messenger
and daughter Donna of Portland
were guests the week end at the
home of Messenger's father, E. T.
Messenger.
Mrs. Gust McLouth returned to
Hermiston Saturday with her
rtunirhter. Mrs. Lee Putnam.
where she will be near for med
ical treatment.
Mrs. H. Shattuck of Bickleton,
Wn., was a guest of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell Shattuck Friday. Mr. and
Mrs. Delbert Shattuck also of
Bickleton were Sunday guests at
the Shattuck home.
The HEC pinochle card party
Saturday evening was at the Na
hon Thump home. Hieh honors
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went to Mrs. Ed Kunze and Ralph
Skoubo, while low went to Mrs.
Art Palmer and Earl Downey.
Mr and Mrs. Gilbert Petteys
were dinner guests Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Petteys' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Macomber,
taking home their three children
who had spent the week end
with their grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root and Mrs.
Vvx Warner were Sunday dinner
! guests at the home of Root's son
I and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
I Root of Athena.
I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow
and sons, Harold and Darrell, mo
tored to Walla Walla Sunday and
l were dinner geusts at the home
of Mrs. Marlow's uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zerba.
Mr and Mrs. Albert Macomber
and son Lee of Arlington were
Sunday evening guests at the N.
I A. Macomber home.
I An overnight guest Sunday of
i Mrs. Ed Skoubo was her friend,
! Dorothy McDonald, of Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sloan
motored to Portland Monday to
attend the funeral service of a
relative.
I The public is invited to attend
the lecturers program at the
grange Saturday evening, March
,19, which will begin sharply at
I 8 p.m. There will be a half hour
of fun listening to a radio pro
! gram put on by local talent, with
! Duane Brown as question editor
land Ronald Black, announcer.
Speaker for the evening will be
Carl Shlpp, Oregon soil clinic
field man, of Milton.
Monday callers In Pendleton
jwere Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Shat
I tuck, Mrs. Frank Cole, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Forthman. Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Veclle took A. E. Dav
is to Pendleton to consult a phy
sician. Gust McLouth motored to Her
miston Monday, going to see Mrs.
McLouth who is staying with
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Putnam.
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01' Mother Earth is garbing herself
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So bring out those sprightly prints and
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We'll freshen and brighten them
make them ready for wear during the
mellow days that are just ahead.
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