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! Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 30, 1949 EDITORIAL Why Is The Fourth Of July? Thrre was a time when we Americans felt we knew the answer to this question but nowadays we are about as clear on the subject as was the Englishman who thought the "w'y" meant the fourth letter of July. Taking the current year as an example, the Fourth is looked upon as one of those double holiday affairs created by the cal endar, wherein the legal holiday is teamed up with Sunday. That means one extra day for places of business to remain closed and an oppor tunity for employer as well as employe to get out and drive several hundred miles and return home to rest up. To others it means a big celebration of some kind or other, and they too must have extra time to rest up, while still others, perhaps a bit more sensible than the rest of us just stay home and rest up in the first place. The country has traveled far from the day the Declaration of Independence was signed and the great question of the moment is just how fast will we travel to reach the point where most of the "liberty and justice for all" will have been displaced by centralized government where in stead of government for the masses it will be government for the classes. It would be a good thing for us to devote part of the forthcoming holiday to a study of the Declaration of Independence and see if it would not be worthwhile to dedicate our lives to the principles set forth in that priceless document (which some of the Washington hierarchy would treat as a meer scrap of paper) and see if some of the liberties guaranteed under the Constitution can be preserved for future generations before it is too late. Nature Upset Budget There is one element with which budget com mittees can not successfully cope and that is 30 YEARS AGO Heppner Gazette Times, July 3, 1919 Amanuel C. Petteys passed away at home near lone June 18. aged 8S years and 10 months. He is survived by his wife, two sons and five daughters. E. R. Huston has been selected as fire chief and the volunteer fire department will resume their drilling at once. While taking a load of supplies from town to his ranch one day last week, Nels Justus lost his car by fire Doubtless a short cir cuit caused the fire which burn ed everything but the wheels. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix arrived in Heppner Thursday and Mr. Dix will take a position with Case Furniture Co. Mrs. Dix will take charge of the rooms over the fur niture store. Lawrence Shutt who has been doing newspaper work in Cali fornia for the past two years will spend the summer with his par- Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Smith took thei daughter Barbara to Eugene last week where she will attend the university. MAKE ' V AIID c This christams moke your gift one of Gorhom Sterling, for no other carries with H quite so fully the pride of ownership and the pleasure in daily use. See our selections now) A CTCDI IMA Iff if I GO0HAM LTtlC. . . J2i. fj COt HAM CHANT I UY . . . J2JJ0 ' ill in , ii 1 1 j Ukl 11 1 ' OOttHAM tOVtHUOM Frit tkowm h tor a pfoe $ttm$ ny mclvdt Jam. PETERSON'S Jewelers NATIONAl Mother Nature She refuses to cooperate and fre quently her antics throw governmental budgets off the track, leaving officials embarrassed for want of sufficient funds to meet emergencies. The February run-off is a timely example. Both county and city budgets were affected to a degree not contemplated by either committee. Consequently, funds that more than likely would have been used in road and street improvement had to be diverted to emergency repairs. In the case of the city, two bridges not counted in the budget had to be replaced. One of these, the upper Main street culvert, has involved sev eral thousands of dollars, along with channel cutting and widening, but the city council felt it was better to do a good job of it now rather than to face the possibility of another washout in the near future. But this has used funds that had been earmarked for other improvements and only tem porary work has been done on the streets, some of which had reached a sad state. To overcome this handicap and to provide for a reasonable amount of street and bridge work this year, the council is asking for an additional $12,734, whcih is in excess of the six per cent limitation. It is an emergency and if approved will permit substantial repairs to some of the streets that if left much longer will require re building. Something will have to be done about a surfaced road to the hospital and inasmuch as the opening will likely take place in the late fall it will be advisable to have the road work done by that time. Parking meters, to date appear to be paying their way. They are still offensive to some mo torists who can't get used to the idea but if the little gadgets remain long enough we'll get used to 'em just like a man hanging by the neck. ents Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shutt, In Heppner. Dr. William Hughes, well known Milton dentist, was in Heppner Saturday from Little Butter creek where he has been visiting his brother, P. A. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Woods have gone to Pendleton to reside, where he will work in a grocery store. Until recently Mr. Woods has held a simbilar position with Minor & Co. Mrs. Phil Cohn accompanied by her daughter and son, Eleanor and Henry Cohn, have departed for San Francisco to visit rela tives there. The Standard Oil property puts on a refreshing appearance now as a result of painting of tanks and buildings. Manager Milhol land is to be congratulated. Miss Nettie Mason, the fore most woman farmer in Morrow county, was in Heppner Saturday V,n Dhaa Ppoalr mnnh tn , look after some business matters. Boardman Woman Leaves for Tour of European Resorts Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Wheeler of Troutdale are the parents of a baby daughter, Daile Elaine, born June 20, 1949. This is the second child for the Wheelers and the first daughter. Mrs. Wheeler will be remembered as Elaine Fisher, daughter of Mrs. Avie Fisher and the late John Fisher, who former, ly resided in Boardman. Duane Brown spent several days last week in Portland. Mrs. Sue Wendland of Rocka- WANTED--1 MILLION RATS R. Cr. M. Exterminators of Pendleton will kill all your rats. 1 00 per cent Guarantee AVERAGE FARM $25.00 Write R. & M. EXTERMINATORS D..JUa. Compound 1080 renaieron Belng used niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil FILMS DEVELOPED and PRINTED 1 Mail them in. We mail them back. 1 Two-day Service j HEPPNER PHOTO STUDIO Heppner, Oregon ifllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliTi Lilllllll Ill IIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMMIIIIimiMIIIINIIIIIIIIIIJj TO BUY OR SELL I See I Walter Dobyns 1 Real Estate 1 IONE, OREGON Phon 4612 ifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii EDITORIAL s'sbcAn'SN way arrived last week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Palmer. Mrs. Wendland has taken a cabin at Norm's and is also employed in the cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ransier and family left last week for Cape Vincent, New York to make their home. Ransier will be em ployed on the dairy farm of his father-in-law. Little Brenda Billings, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Billings, celebrated her fourth birthday Friday by having many little folks in for the afternoon. Mrs. Billings was assisted by the mo thers present. E. T. Messenger left Friday for a two weeks vacation, going as far as Yellowstone National Park. Going with him were his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Uram Messen ger and their daughter Donna of Portland. Ed Gillespie who has been vis iting his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Gillespne, left Satur day for Lewiston, Idaho to visit other relatives before his return trip home to California. Mrs. Charles Nickerson was a Pendleton visitor Thursday. Mrs. T. W. Rippee left Saturday for Heppner where she attended the wedding of her grandson, Lowell Rippee. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tannehlll are the parents of a daughter, Susan Bernadette, born Sunday, June 26 at the St. Anthony's hos pital in Pendleton. This is the second daughter for the Tanne hills. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill, Boardman and Mrs. Bernadette Woolley of Alberta, Canada, who is with her daughter here for a couple of months. Mrs. Blanche Jones, Etta, Phil lip and Archie Jones, also Mrs. Anna Cramer motored to Pendle ton Monday. The Jones's will vis Continued on Pe Three The oAmerican Way THIS IS IT! By DeWitt Emery (EDITOR'S NOTE: DeWitt Em ery is president of the Nation al Small Business Men's As sociation.) For more than 10 years, some of us have been telling everyone we could reach with spoken and written words that the new deal big spending program would de stroy constitutional government, kill freedom of enterprise and wipe out private property of ev ery kind and character Our continual hammering on this subject, backed up by logic and reason, and supported by facts and figures has caused quite a number of doubting Tho mases to see the light and if we had enough time, we could un doubtedly convince a large ma jority of the American people that there is a vast difference be tween promise and performance and that there isn t now and never will be a successful sub stitute for hard work and thrift. Unfortunately, we have run out of time. We are now right smack up against the final dead line. The American people must act at once or it will be too late and we'll lose freedom of speech. freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of enterprise and everything else our sons, our fathers and their forefathers fought for and died to preserve for us. Yes, my friends, that's just how serious the situation is right now. Our federal government is spend ing all of us into bankruptcy and serfdom. I'm not asking you to take my word for this but rather to accept the word of the person who has made a more thorough and careful study and knows more about the fiscal policies of our federal government than any one else in the country, Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia On the floor of the Senate on May 6, after commenting on the CVA HOT POTATO No incident in the present cam paign (or had you noticed it started 3 months ago) has stir red so much political gab as the pilgrimage of Northwest govern ors and officials to Washington, D. C, last week, where they ap peared before the public affairs committees of the senate and house to present their objections or approvals of the Columbia Valley Administration. Oregon's Governor Douglas Mc Kay, Senate President William E. Walsh and Speaker of the House Frank J. Van Dyke were there to present their objections, while State Treasurer Walter J. Pear son, State Senator Austin F. Fle gel and State Senator Vernon D. Bull told the committees that a majority of the people of Oregon wanted the project. Political scuttlebutt has it that McKay will run in the May, 1950 primaries for the republican nom ination for governor some say for United States senator also that Pearson and Flegel will be after the democratic nomination for governor or U. S. senator. Pear son, whose term as state treasur er does not expire until 1953, can run for either the higher offices and, if unsuccessful, retain his job as state treasurer. Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry is in the same position as Pearson except that he would run for the repub lican nomination for governor or U. S. senator and retain his pre sent Job as secretary of state If IT WON'T until we are in our New Location in Hotel Heppner We will move over the week-end and be seeing you Tuesday, July 5 New Stock of Baby Clothes and a Sale of Former Stock Flowers for All Occasions sent anywhere Mary Vans Flower Shop terrific strain the adoption of the budget for fiscal 1950, as present ed by the President, would put on our economy, Senator Byrd said: "I am convinced that In the com ing year we shall extend our fis cal and economic stability to ex tremes where It may be unable to withstand additional pressures which are unavoidable in fiscal year 1951. When our fiscal and economic stability weakens there is certain to be a demoralizing domestic crisis which probably be disastrous to our private en terprise system and therefore to fcur form of government." That's plenty plain, isnt it? And when Senator Byrd, who is a sound, solid American of the highest integrity, who always has the courage of his convic tions, and who is conservative at all times on all things, says that disaster is only a little way ahead unless we mend our ways right now, you can be absolutely cer tain that the situation is mighty mighty serious. The question is, are you, yes, I mean you, willing to do some thing about it? If you want to make an effort to preserve our American way of life, then write to your congressman and to both of the senators from your state to let them know that you want them to support Senator Byrd's recommendations for reducing the 1950 budget. That'll do it. It will show beyond any doubt that there is a strong, nationwide de mandthis column is appearing in more than three thousand dai jy and weekly newspapers and will be read by more than ten million people for a substantial reduction in the cost of our fed eral government. And in a re public, public opinion is always the final controlling factor. Time is mighty short to get your letters in the mail today. Address congressman, House Of fice Building, and senators, Sen ate Office Building, Washington, D. C. unsuccessful at the polls in 1950. WHY DID HE DO IT? The political minded friends of Governor McKay are all cramped up like the question marks that create their befuddlement. With the grange, the farmers union and organized labor lined up for CVA, why, they ask, did the governor get mixed up in a controversy as hot as this big federal proposal? What the politicos forget is thai it is the same Doug McKay that has always been forthright in business, civic affair and in the senate. He has a manner of speaking his mind and quick. Po litical sagacity or not, McKay would have had a hard time keeping out of the CVA argument had he wanted to. He has been pretty well wrap ped up in western projects for a long time. As state senator he fathered the legislation creating the Willamette Basin commission. He was chairman of the Willam ette Valley project from 1935 until he became governor in Januay this year. VISITED MR. PRESIDENT Governor McKay returned from the national capital Saturday night to relieve Governor Pro tem Earl T. Newbry who was the last in line of succession to act as governor. Both Senate President Walsh and Speaker of the House Van Dyke were out of the state last week. The governor reported a pleas ant and highly interesting trip. With Governors Pittman of Neva da, Robins of Idaho and Langlie of Washington he enjoyed a plea sant half hour with President Truman. The four governors dis agreed with the president on CV A. He told them he would try and educate them about the proposed project. They rated him a like able fellow. CRIME AND JOBS Psychiatrics tell us that crime BE LONG trends follow the pattern of price levels and as most reports do, the recent Oregon reports verify the scientific conclusions. And the graph of these crimes, like the graph of price levels, is some thing spastlcally new. Just as the economy of the country is unpredictable from the bull and bear gouging in Wall street down to the price of grocer ies on Main street, nobody feels sure of anything going up or down. Lower prices appear at the most Illogical spots. Prices go up where there is no trace of reason. The increase In certain catego ries of crime and the decrease in others froms a new pattern. Late state police reports show an increase of 16 per cent over .last year in the vicious crime .brackets, with the exception of violations of the motor vehicle code. During the past 30 days, state police made 4818 arrests for various crimes. With 4028 of this number for motor vehicle law vi olations, with fines totaling $33,- 786 and sentences of 2648 days In jail. Leading this list for fines were 79 drunken drivers who were fined a total of $6822 and 1487 days In Jail. Fines totaling $8,216 and 2.58 years In jail were given 345 game code violators. GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS Tuesday morning Governor Douglas McKay announced the appointment of Everill Max Page, Salem, as a member of the Ore gon Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice Percy R. Kelly. The governor also announced the appointment of Robert Taylor, Portland, as State Insurance Com missioner, succeeding Seth B. Thompson who resigned. o Harold Van Horn is recovering from a major surgical operation performed at St. Anthony s hos pital last week. c4l(ana Pot fielief of Symptom ARTHRITIS RHEUMATISM If you are the victim of and suffer from the tortuous pains of Arthritis and Rheumatism, you owe tt to your self to try the new product, ALFA NAL. 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