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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.
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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
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, look after some business matters.
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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-
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EDITORIAL
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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
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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.
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