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Poge2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 2, 1949 EDITORIAL JmU OlEI POLIS I 01' Hitchin' Post Returns The modem version of the old hitching post is being installed in Heppner this week, only in this instance users of the posts will be required to pay for the privilege. Parking meters, like all other innovations of this day and age, are invad ing the smaller cities and towns, for each year brings an increasing number of automobiles with corresponding parking difficulties, ' A certain amount of resentment exists relative to the new parking system, a resentment not jus tified inasmuch as up to this moment the meters have not been used. In another week it may be possible to get a line on the extent to which the opposition may mount but it is safe to guess that it will be punitive and confined to those who are inclined to find fault with anything that smacks of progress. The city has been wrestling with the traffic problem for a number of years and decided upon the parking meters only after thoroughly investi gating their value as a regulatory measure. It is true that a reasonable amount of revenue will accrue to the city's coffers in due time but at present the principal thought in mind is the self regulatory feature of the meters. It must be remembered that the meters are on only during business hours. They do not work on Sundays and holidays. It is for the purpose of giving people who have business to transact in town a chance to park in the business district that the meters are being installed. This will work a hardship, or at least an inconvenience, on those of us who are accustomed to driving up to our places of business and leaving the old bus all day long, but we'll get used to parking on a back street or forking over the penny, nickel or dime required to permit us to park in the metered area. We drive to Hermiston, Pendleton, Walla Wal la, The Dalles almost any place these days and think nothing of dropping in a nickel. Why should It be such an undesirable thing to have to do in Heppner? The Myth of Cheap Public Power The May issue of Fortune contains a long art icle on the nationalization of the electric indus try, called "TV A Was Only the Beginning." One Local News In Brief By Ruth Payne Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O. Elks, will be represented by two officers, Frank Connor, secretary and Tom Wilson, esteemed lec turing knight, at the state con vention being held in Klamath Falls this wek-end. It is also planned to send a team to Kla math Falls to participate in the open trap shoot which is one of the features of the convention. Among those mentioned as being eligible to make the trip were Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Milton Mor gan, Luke Bibby, Ralph Jackson, Earl Warner, Joe Aiken and C. C. Carmichael. However, final se lection of the team had not been made at this wTiting. P. W. Ma honey is in charge of arrange ments for the trap team. On Saturday evening the lodge was host for another of its popu lar smorpasbords in the club room. Assistant hosts and host esses were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carl son and Mr. and Mrs. Van Hub bard of lone. Mr. and Mrs. John Healy of the Pine City district were shopping in Heppner Tuesday. Miss Carol Killer w ho attended school in Pendleton the past year was a week end visitor in Hepp ner at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rippee of Condon and son, Pfc. Lowell Rip pee of Fort Lewis, Wash, were week-end house guests at the home of Mrs. Rippee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hiatt. Pfc. Rip pee returned to his station Mon day evening. Mrs. William Luttrell of Her miston was over to spend the week-end holiday with her sons, Albert and Frank Connor and their families Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Batty of Klmberley were shopping in Heppner Tuesday. Mrs. Maude Robinson motored to Pendleton Saturday to attend , funeral services of her nephew, the late Wesley Brookhouser. Mr. Brookhouser who at one time liv- ed in Heppner, lost his life in an explosion at Hermiston Thursday when the spark from a welder's lorch set off a blast in an asphalt tanker. Brookhouser, driver of the vehicle, was standing a few feet behind the truck and was killed instantly. Mrs. Robinson was ta ken t olVndlcton by Mr. and Mrs. Conser Adkins. Kenneth Batty of Hardman was business visitor in town Satur day. Mrs. Naomi Moyer and Mr. and Mrs. Conser Adkins motored to Portland Tuesday taking the Mo 5er't small daughter, Peggy Sue, to thp city for a medical check up at Poernliecher hospital. Betty Lou and Nancy Kay Moyer re mained here with their grand mother, Mrs. W. S. Furlong. Dur- lug their visit in Portland, they will visit Mrs. Melvin Herring ton who has boen seriously ill for quite some time. Miss Betty Adams is here from Yale for short vacation and vli tl IITIII section of it makes this observation: "Why should the Federal government get into the power busi ness anyway? The most popular and persuasive answer is that it can provide power more cheaply than can the utilities . . . Unfortunately, the vaun ted 'cheapness' of public power is a myth, "It is a myth because public power is not cheap but subsidized....By what legerdemain does it be come attainable at a reduced price just because the government is making it? At best, all that the government can do is to save the consumer the difference between its own bond interest rate and the six to seven per cent rate of return allow ed private companies by the regulatory authori ties. Any additional saving seemingly reflected in lower public power rates is purely illusory." The subsidies which are given the socialized power systems take various forms. First of all, much of the investment in power facilities is com monly written off to flood control, land reclama tion, river development, and other non-commercial purposes, and so is made to seem much smaller than it actually is. Second, the government sys tems are wholly or largely free of taxes whereas a typical private utility must pay more than 20 per cent of all its revenue to the tax collectors. Finally, if a project can't make both ends meet, Congress pulls it out of the financial fires with an appropriations bill, and again all the taxpayers must chip in to pay the cost. The truth is that socialism is a mighty expens ive business. It is officially estimated that the proposed Columbia Valley Authority would cost .52.300,000,000 and official estimates have a habit of proving notoriously inadequate. CVA is but one of the incredibly costly ventures into socialism that are now being whooped up. What makes the matter all the more serious, from a purely practi cal point of view, is that the Federal government will in all probability sustain a heavy deficit next fiscal year yet we are being asked to spend un told billions for it with her mother, Mrs. Floyd N. Adams. Miss Adams taught at Vale this past shcool year. Mr. and Hrs. Don Grady and family returned Tuesday evening from a weekend trip to Woodburn and other valley points where they visited relatives and friends. A. A. Scouten returned Satur day from a week's business trip to Portland. Returning with him was his nephew Bud Terry of Beaverton who will spend the summer here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gentry and daughter Joyce of Portland were week-end visitors in Heppner at the home of her mother, Mrs. Al lan Johnston and his aunt, Mrs. Alice Gentry. On Monday, Mrs. Gentry had as her guests, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gentry and chil dren, Phyllis and Gary, who were enroute to their home in Bend from a week-end trip to Elgin where they visited with his mo ther, Mrs. Ordrie Gentry and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rood. In Athena they were guests at the home of Mrs. Gentry's mother, Mrs. Ray McQueen and Mr. McQueen. Mrs. G. W. Thompson of Mil-ton-Freewater was a week-end visitor in Heppner. Adrian Bezona of Pendleton was a business visitor in Heppner Monday. The Bezonas have only recently moved from Hermiston to Pendleton where Mr. Bezona has a job in the pea cannery. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sluyter have moved to Condon for the present during which time Mr. pluyter is employed on the con struction of the REA electrical lines in that section. A. C. L. Jetley arrived Monday evening from Monument to spend a week here in the SCS office. He spent the holidays in Burns with his family. The Hynd family had as guests over Memorial Day Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott of Top and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peterson of John Day; Charles and Jack Hynd and Miss Doris Schaeffer of Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Hynd and son of L'kiah; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hynd and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Shaffer Jack Hynd Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krebs of Ce icil and their house guest, T. H. Lowe of Portland. Mr. Lowe who had not been to Heppner since the early '30's, remarked on the changes in the city and the num ber of new homes and businesses that had been built up in the years since his last visit. Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge and family moved their household ef fects to their ranch on Rhea creek Tuesday and Wednesday. The farm is the former Grant Olden place and for several weeks the Benges have been working to get it ready for their occupancy at the close of school. Mrs Benge re ports a complete redecoration job on the entire house, an accomp lishment achieved by herself. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hatfield mo tored to Wallowa the last of the fwpek to spend the holiday with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Bob Scrivner of Portland spent the week-end In Heppner with his parents, Mr. and Mm. Lee Scrivner. NATIONAl EDITORIAL schemes which are not necessary, and which would inevitably undermine the lib erties of all the people. If government is to provide our power, why shouldn't it provide our food, clothes, newspapers and everything else? No one has come up with a satisfactory answer to that question, because the electric power socialists, in and out of govern Week-end house guests of Mr and Mrs. Carey Hastings were Mrs. Gladys Corrigal and daugh ter Shirlee of Portland and Mr. Mrs. H. E. DeBok of Willamette. Mr. and Mrs. DeBok were also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson. Misses Marilyn and Verla Ma thews of Emmett, Idaho are vis- ting in Heppner this week and are the guests of the Misses Jua nita and Wanda Matteson. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tolleson were Mrs. Tolle son's cousin, Miss Irma Appleby, who was en route to Mobile, Ala. from Honolulu where she has been visiting a sister, and Miss Lela Tolleson of Walla Walla. Miss Appleby departed today for California. Mrs. Carey Hastings motored to Pendleton Saturday taking her brother, Orrin McDaniel of Hard man, there for medical attention. Fred Bookher returned the last of the week from Portland where he has been receiving medical attention at the veterans hospi tal. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Green and family returned to their home in Pendleton Monday afternoon af ter spending the holiday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Green. Mrs. Edna Hamlin has had as her guest the past 10 days, Mrs. Mary Hadd of South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davidson returned Monday from Baker where they spent the week-end with relatives and friends. Dr. and Mrs. Ken Fisher and sons of The Dalles were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Evans at their country home in the Social Ridge district. Mr .and Mrs .Harry Anderson and family were here from Pay ette, Idaho to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ike Cole and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle re turned to their home in Portland Monday after spending the holi day week-end here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doo little. Mrs. Charles Long, nee Emma Bergstrom, of Portland is visiting relatives and friends in and about Heppner. Word has been received of the birth of a daughter on May 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Bengston (Luola Benge) at Medford. This is the Bengstons' third child. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Benge of Heppner are grandparents. Mrs. Lutie Morgan arrived the first of the week from San Fran cisco and will remain here for a month's visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. L. E. Bisbee. o PLEASANTLY SURPRISED Mr. and Mrs. John Saager were pleasantly surprised this noon when John's aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Colberg of Waterloo, Wis., his mother, Mrs. Mary Saager, and his brother Herman and wife, all of Milton, dropped in for a brief visit. This is Mrs. Colberg's first visit to the west and the Milton relatives are busy showing her this part of the country and In troducing her to her western 'infolk. ment, dare not put their scheme up to the people by its right name, "socialism". It is gratifying to learn that the highway com mission has included the Hardman-Chapin creek section of the Heppner-Spray highway in the 1949 budget of improvements. Seven and a fraction miles of surfacing will be done, presumably this year. There is no indication what the commission 30 YEARS A3 Heppner Gazette Times, June 5, 1919 Road bonds carried by an 85 per cent vote. W. P. Mahoney, W. W. Smead, W. B. Barratt and John Vaughn attended the wool sales at Con don Wednesday afternoon. Work on Columbia River high way through north end of Mor row county is progressing well. Camps at Boardman and Irrigon are working day night shifts. Frank Roberts has purchased the property just west of the Ga zette Times office and is prepar ing to erect a new building 34x60 feet. When finished it will be oc cupied by Ed Chinn's Elkhorn restaurant. Justice E. Jay Merrill was down from Hardman Monday looking after busness matters. Pete Curran is off tothe moun tains with two bands of sheep this week. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Buschke Friday, May 30. OREGON'S RECOVERY Oregon is making a rapid re covery from its greatest experi ence with mass unemployment. Except for the one month of February Oregon had a lower jobless rate than the neighboring states, and less than the national average. There is too much pup ulation for the present job-creating industries on the Pacific coast, says John Kelly, executive director of the state post war re adjustment and development commission in his monthly report to Governor Douglas McKay. The horde of migrants moving to the Far West connot be ab sorbed with existing facilities. Oregon is increasing in popula tion at a more rapid rate than are the opportunities for work. There will be a repitition of un employment next winter beyond the normal seasonable slack, un less Oregon acquires more instru ments of employment creates more jobs or the influx of peo pie wanes. Oregon has increased its man ufacturing establishments at about the same pace that popu lation increased. In the past eight years the increase in jobs was approximately 45 per cent while population increases were 49 per cent. NEW STATE JOB It took Secretary of State Earl Newbry weeks to find just the right man for the new job of po licing sellers of new and used cars and making sure they are conforming with Oregon laws old and new. Just before depart ing for Washington D. C, this week on a state business trip Newbry named Charles D. Whee ler of Milton, a newspaperman with state-wide popularity, who has edited and published the Milton Eagle for several years. PLANNING GROUP NAMED The buildings in the state cap itol grqup as a group are a mess. A commission was created by the recent legislature charged with adopting a plan of develop ment of the capital area in Salem and the grounds adjacent, and to recommend legislation necessary to effectuate the plans. Governor McKay has just named the fol lowing as members of the com mission: Paul Wallace, Milton Meyers and Elizabeth Lord of Salem; Herman Brookman, Portland; George W. Gleason, O S. C; Sid ney W. Little, U. of O., and R. W. Sawyer, Bend. FARMERS Combine Need Welding: If the Job Won't Come Off Let US Come to the Job D. H. Jones & Son Born Tuesday, June 3, a dau ghter toMr. and Mrs. Bert Kramer of this city. Mrs. Julia Metzler came over from La Grande FTiday and spent Saturday in the city. She works in the railroad offices at La Grande. Misses Elaine Sigsbee and Mary Crawford spent the past week-end at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner where they enjoyed themselves to the limit. Mrs. M. Belle Thompson is up from Portland and is making a visit at the home of her son, R. I. Thompson. Harrison Pearson and Miss Net tie Baisley young people of But ter Creek were united in mar riage in Heppner Wednesday by Judge Williams. Twenty-three cars of sheep left Heppner yards this morning. B. P. O. E. No. 358 present their "Days of '49" dance and carnival at the Fair pavilion Saturday, June 7 to raise the Morrow coun ty fund for the Salvation Army. DEMOCRATE TO UNITE A united democratic party in Oregon with a state headquarters office in Portland, a $5,200-a-year secretary and a bank account is the program of the state central committee, the Multnomah coun ty central committee and national committee members who met in Portland last week. The potential secretary, Jim Goodsell, a Clatsop county news paperman, will have the extra job of raising the campaign funds. S102 TAXI RIDE The first thing a 42-year-old woman did after a four-year term in the state penitentiary was to indulge in a $102 taxi ride. Mrs. Imogene Fisher, the woman, had received a seven-year sentence for manslaughter but credit for good behavior brought her an early parole. She thought it would be easier to take a taxi from Salem to Klamath Falls than wrestling on a train or bus with her banjo, her guitar, her mandolin and an assortmkent of paintings and silver objects made during her stay at the institu tion. NO WEEK END LOG HAULING In an amended order made Fri day, Public Utilities Commission er George Flagg ruled that log haulers may not operate on state highways Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays until Sep tember 1. In his rescinded order, issued only last week, the expir ation date was September 15 and did not include holidays. AFTER GASOLINE COWBOYS Elrod "Hot Rod Doc" Wright, formerly with the state police stationed at Newport, has joined the state department of agricul ture division of animal industry as a livestock theft investigator. He will work out of Salem head quarters and also is to assist in supervising the livestock brand inspection program. ANOTHER PHONE BOOST This business of boosting phone rates is getting to be an annual affair with PuC George Flagg. This week he gave the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph comp any a $3,563,892 annual boost in rates which took effect June 1. Last year he gave them a $1,560, 000 annual boost. The June 1 boost will send Individual rates up from $2.00 to $9.00 a year. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn, Miss Ona Gilliam and L. L. Gil liam motored to Condon Wednes- da yevening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gilliam who departed for Syracuse, N. Y. the following day. They expect to be gone until the middle of July. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb of Walla Walla were weekend guests of her mother, Mrs. So phronia Thompson. Rev. and Mrs. Eric O. Robathan of Pendleton attended the com mencement exercises in Heppner Friday evening. intends to do about the road situation beyond the mouth of Chapin creek. Something will have to be done if the volume of hauling now in effect continues over a period of years. It would appear that the funds required to put the Heppner-Spray highway in first class condition if applied on con struction of 26 miles of new road directiy into Monument, would be a more practical solution of the road problem as it exists between Heppner and and the John Day valley. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkers and family of Arlington came up Friday evening to attend the high school commencement exercises. They remained until Monday with his father, Harry Munkers and Mrs. Munkers. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Keithley and children motored to Baker Saturday evening to spend the Memorial Day vacation with rel atives and friends. They returned to Heppner Monday Mrs. Vivian Prock and daugh ter Barbara of Baker were week end visitors in Heppner. Flatt's Transfer and Storage Heppner Ph. 1 12 The Dalles Phone 263S 114 E. 2nd St Insured Canter OREGON WASHINGTON FURNITURE MOVING "We Go Anywhere.Anytime" to keep engines cleaner A Product of Standard of California Carbon trouble? .Corro sion? Not when you use RPM Motor Oil! For RPM ia specially com pounded ... to stick to engine hot spots that ordinary oils leave bare, to fight oxidation and I no less important) to rust proof internal engine parts as it lubricates! L. E. DICK Heppner GORDON WHITE lone this way with Jo and Jan Allison, two grand daughters of Frank W. Turner, are here from Portland to visit for a time. They returned from the city with Mr. Turner the last of the week. The BEST and MOST FOOD For the Price Where you Meet to Eat v Victory Cafe lone, Oregon Roy & Betty Lleuallen Special Sunday Dinners 15 to 25 percent On Car Insurance Special New Low Rotes for Farmers Come in and see us about it. TURNER, VAN MARTER Cr COMPANY RATES REDUCED PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY JOS. J. NYS ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Bldg., Willow Street Heppner, Oregon J. O. TURNER ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon . W. MAHONEY ATTORNEY AT LAW General Insurance Heppner Hotel Building Willow Street Entrance Jack A. Woodhall Doctor of Dental Medicine Office First Floor Bank Bldg. Phone 2342 Heppner Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician & Surgeon First National Bank Building Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492 A. D.McMurdo, M.D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Dr. C. C. Dunham CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN Office No, 4 Center St House Cals Made Home Phone 2583 Office 2572 C. A. RUGGLES Representing Blaine E. Isom Insurance Agency Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. Dr. J. D. Palmer DENTIST Office upstairs Rooms 11-12 First National Bank Bldg. Phones: Office 783, Home 932 Heppner, Oregon N. D. BAILEY Cabinet Shop Lawn Mowers Sharpened Sewing Machines Repaired Phone 1485 for appointment or call at shop. Walter B. Hinkle REAL ESTATE Farms, Buslnes, Income Prop erty. Trades for Valley & Coast. Incomt Tax Return! Arlington, Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stark and daughters of Hay, Wash, and Mr. and Mrs. Conser Adkins of Colfax Wash, spent the week-end here the ladies' father, J. C. Owens. During their visit they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Furlong. Storm Warning HAIL Weather it here - - - You may not get hall often, but uppoM your cropi are ruined (hi year! You will loie the money you have inverted in production com. And you will low your expected incomt. Piny year. Buy Hail Insurance. See Of call ul now. No obligation. . TURNER, VAN MARTER & COMPANY Phone 152 Heppner Oregon 3 Transferring fir Heavy Hauling Padded Moving Vans Storage Warehouse U.PandN.P. Penland Bros. Transfer Co. 39 SW Dorion Avenue Phone 338 Pendleton, Ore. J. 0. PETERSON Latest Jewelry & Gift Goods Watches, Clocks, Diamonds Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays at 8:00 p.m. In Legion Hall Saw Filing & Picture Framing O. M. YEAGER'S SERVICE STORE Turner, Van Marter and Company GENERAL INSURANCE Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon Heppner City C niinril Meete Flrit Monday V.OUnCII Each Month Citizens having matters for discussion, please bring them before the Council. Phone 2572 Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. ISO. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Offioe In Peter. Building Call Settles Electric at HEPPNER APPLIANCE for all kinds of electrical work. New and repair, Phone 2542 or 1423 RALPH E.CURRIN ATTORNEY AT LAW First National Bank Bldg. Phone 2632 Morrow County Cmirt Meeti IMrat Wednoeday MUr I . f Eaoh Mnth Oonnty Jndffe Office Honrm Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tnenday, Thnnday, Saturday Pore, non only Carpentry and Cement Work By Day or Contract Bruce Bothwell Phone (45 4X