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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 7, 1949
EDITORIAL
Was It Carelessness?
Some seven hundred acres of fine pasture were
burned Monday and approximately 100 men spent
four hours of their holiday in an effort to quench
the hungry flames that swept from the edge of
town out over the hills blackening and destroying
as they were fanned ever higher by a brisk wind.
There are many ways in which a fire of this
type may be started, but coming on the Fourth of
July one's suspicions are naturally aroused and
it is difficult to stifle the urge to be critical. Was
it accidental or just carelessness? We pass over
the possibility that it might have been the work
of an arsonist and will take the viewpoint that it
might have been due to carelessness. Firecrackers
could easily have been the cause, but unless the
guilty party or parties should come forth and
make a statement, the blame can not properly be
fixed there. A carelessly tossed cigarette butt
could take the credit, to say nothing of tossing a
lighted match out of a car window. Then, too, a
piece of glass lying in dry grass is a source of
spontaneous combustion on a hot day. This is the
less likely cause of any herein mentioned and it
is hard to veer from the thought that the loss of
this valuable forage was due to carelessness.
It is dfficult enough to cope wtih the forces of
nature during the fire danger season and most of
the fires resulting from the carelessness of man
are inexcusable. There seems to be no way of
Impressing the human element with the necessity
of exercising extreme caution, even by citing the
simplest rules for safety in grain, grazing and
forested areas, but it might be well to call atten
30 YEARS AG
Heppner Gazette Times, i Parker's Mill was completely
July 10, 1919 destroyed by fire which broke out
Miss Grace McDevitt became . about "l2:30 p. m. Tuesday, while
the bride of Michael Fitzpatrick the men were at dinner. It was
July 3 at St Patrick s parish
house, with Father Marr per
forming the ceremony.
A romance dating back to high
school days resulted in the wed
ding in San Francisco of Miss
Mabel Rankin and James Walter
Yeager the first of the week.
Walter Cason was appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of A. C. Crowell as
marshal. In conjunction with po
lice duties Mr. Cason will have
charge of the fire apparatus. The
salary is $125 per month.
O. M. Whittlngton and Wr. H. i
Parkinson of this city have pur
chased the two theaters in Bend
and will take immediate posses
sion. Archibald Douglas McMurdo,
second son of Dr. and Mrs. Mc
Murdo, died at the family resi
dence Tuesday afternoon, July 8.
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tion to some of them. Don't throw away a match
until it has been thoroughly quenched; don't flip
cigarette butts out the car window or toss them
aside when walking through combustible mater
ial; better still, don't smoke in the vicinity of
such material; don't throw bottles or other glass
into dry grass; be thoughtful on all occasions and
consider the loss that might result from careless
ness In other words, always strive to be a good
citizen. It pays the most dividends in the long run.
special election vote Wednesday. Heretofore a
large majority of our citizens have not concerned
themselves about fiscal affairs; complaining a
little now and then when they thought expenses
and taxes were running a little high, but not
taking the pains to protest either verbally or
with the ballot. Could it be that shutting down
the slot machines had anything to do with the
size of the vote, or the installation of parking
meters? Of course, if a majority of the people
prefer to drive over rough, broken pavement and
take chances with life and limb in passing over
unsafe bridges, what can the small minority do
but play along with them? Now that the protest
ers have registered their complaint in an em
phatic manner, thereby setting the wheels of
progress in reverse, perhaps they can drop a
nickel into the parking meter slot with less ani
mosity. It sometimes is a good thing to protest
against progress in such a manner it makes
progress so much more desirable after one cools
off and does some reasonable thinking.
valued at $15,000, with $o,000
worth of timber and all was a to
tal ruin in less than 20 minutes.
J. B. Sparks and B. G. Sigsbee
of the Star Theater of Heppner
and Liberty Theater of Condon,
will leave next week for Seattle
to attend the big movie conven
tion to be held there.
Mrs. E. N. Crawford of this city
and Mrs. Emma Dice of Marshall
town, Iowa, who has been visit
ing at the Crawford home, left on
Tuesday for Eugene and coastal
points where they will visit sev-
eral weeks.
Harvesting began in earnest in
the Lexington section this week.
W. F. Barnett will head and
thresh as usual and among other
big outfits which started out this
week are Earl Warner, McMillan
brothers and L. Nordyke.
Robert D. Watkins died at Hot
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There was something significant about that
Lake July 6 following an opera
tion. He is survived by two sons,
Dale and Francis, who with their
mother were at the bedside.
SAFE SWIMMING
(This space has been paid for by
your Morrow County Health
& Tuberculosis Association in
order that factual material re
garding health may be
brought to you each week).
Most people regard swimming
as the ideal summer sport. It is
good exercise and is refreshing,
and brings relief from summer
heat.
So it is easy to forget that
swimming can be hazardous. We
may not realize the dangers of
swimming until we hear of a
drowning, or have the unpleas
ant experience of a "narrow es
cape" in the water ourselves.
By far the greater percentage of
swimming fatalities are the re
sult of carelessness. In almost all
cases they could have been avoid
ed if a few precautions had been
observed.
This may seem unnecessary ad
vice, but anyone who likes water,
whether it be lakes, pools, riv
ers, or' the ocean, should learn
how to swim. Knowing how to
swim makes the water more fun,
as well as less hazardous.
But even good and experienced
swimmers should never go swim
ming alone. Accdents can hap
pen to the best swimmers and
someone else should be along
preferably a person who also
swims well to help out if any
thing should go wrong.
Most of us were warned as
small children not to go into the
water too soon after eating. Rush
ing into the water before the food
has time to digest invites stom
ach cramps which usually make
their vctim helpless. People
should stay out of the water for
at least two hours after eating.
Moderation is important in
swimming as it is everything
else. No one, not even an expert,
should swim to the point of com
plete exhaustion, or stay in the
I water after he becomes chilled.
! Panic, resulting in helplessness,
can overtake any swimmer who
becomes fatigued or chilled, al
though most swimmers know that
when they become tired or cramp
ed they should float on their
backs until they become rested
or until help comes.
It is foolish to swim in dirty
water, or in unknown waters that
might be polluted and unsafe for
swimming. Remember that with
your nose and month submerged
in water that might be polluted,
it is easy to take in germs that
may cause serious illness.
If you enjoy diving, learn to
dive properly and make certain
the area of water in which you
plunge is right for diving. It is
wise, also, to check with your
doctor if you intend to dive, since
people with sinus or ear trouble
can be seriously Injured In div
ing. In short, if you exercise com
mon sense and avoid taking fool
ish chances, swimming can be
an enjoyable, healthful, summer
pleasure, free from harrowing ex
periences and serious accidents.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rugg of
Hermiston spent Tuesday in
Heppner looking after business
matters. The Ruggs are building
a new home in Hermiston but for
the present are living with their
daughter, Mrs. Mark Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Warmuth
are moving their household goods
to' lone where they will make
their home. Mr. Warmuth has
accepted a position as janitor of
the lone school system tot the
coming year.
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Pickpocketing, legal Style
By George Peck
In 1890 we passed the Sherman
Act which made illegal monop
olies of trade and commerce.
Theodore Roosevelt used this Act
as his "Big Stick" to bust the
business trusts.
In 1914 came the Clayton Act
with amendments to the anti
trust laws. Labor unions thought
this Act would exempt them, but
the U. S. Supreme Court held that
unions which monopolized or re
strained trade or commerce were
punishable under the Sherman
Act in spite of the provisions of
the Clayton Act.
In 1932 Congress passed the
Norris-La Guardia Act limiting
the use of injunctions in Federal
courts in certain labor contro
versies. Since the passage of this
act the Supreme Court, in a series
of decisions, has held that a un
ion pursuing its own objectives
and not conspiring with employ
ers is not liable to punishment
or penalty under the Sherman
Act, for any restraints of trade
or monopolies it may cause.
Theodore Roosevelt, during his
Presidency, broke up the busi
ness combines and monopolies
that were in restraint of trade.
It was during the reign of another
Roosevelt Franklin that mon
opolies far more injurious than
business monopoles haa been,
were created. Today there is no
legal restraint imposed by Fed
eral law, other than short delays,
on any action by a labor union
which might have the effect of
shutting down an entire indus
try. As a result, industry-wide un
ions have grown in power and
number. The United Mine Work
ers now is able to shut off the
supply of coal to the country any
time John L. Lewis lifts his bushy
eyebrows, without fear of any re
straint under Federal statutes.
The automobile unions can shut
down all the automobile plants,
the railroad unions can halt all
the railroads, etc., etc. We have i
created a Frankenstein as a direct
result of the passage of the Clay
ton and Norris-La Guardia Acts.
Our system of government was
devised to prevent concentration
of power in the hands of any gov
ernment group. But now we have
erected, as a result of Congres
sional legislation, monopolies
which can exercise arbitrary pow.
er and which can bring this na
tion to its knees whenever they
desire to exercise that power.
The remedy is to strike at the
existence of this power by break
ing up big industry-wide unions
into smaller unions, so that the
economic power remaining
to
smaller unions will not be suffi-
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damage to the country as a
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This can easily be accomplish
ed by amending the anti-trust
laws to provide that monopoliza
tion of the supply of labor in any
industry engaged in interstate
state or foreign commerce shall
be prohibited, notwithstanding
the provisions of the Clayton and
Norris-La Guarda Acts, which
the Supreme Court has decided
exempt unions from the anti-trust
laws. Under such a law, the
courts would have the authority
to adjust the remedy to the facts
in each case and could, in each
case of a dissolved union, pre
scribe the limitation of size of
any of the component parts, and
the amount of cooperation which
would be permitted between
them.
The remedies which have been
discussed in Congress, such as
seizure of plants of employers
whose employees are on strike or
enjoining a strike impairing the
national welfare, but only for a
limited period, reach only the
symptom of the disease of mon
opoly and do not strike at its
roots Unless Congress and the
people decide to eradicate the
disease at its source, i. e, by
breaking up the big unions and
limiting the size of their com
ponent parts, we shall continue
to be afflicted with strikes, un
reasonable labor demands, and
continued turmoil, all in utter
disregard of the national welfare.
The business trusts were bust
ed it's now time to bust the
labor trusts.
I0NE NEWS
John Proudfoot hauled the first
load of wheat into the Archer
Daniels elevator Saturday. The
yield and test were both reported
good. Several farmers plan to
start harvesting this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Johnson of
Chicago, 111. spent one day last
week at the Carl Bergstrom home.
Mr. Johnson is a cousin of Mrs.
Bergstrom.
The Misses Joan and Carolee
Simmons of Kelso, Wash, are vis
itors at the home of their aunt,
Mrs. John Ransier.
Miss Joan Coleman is visiting
relatives in Minnesota.
Mrs. Oscar Peterson and daugh
ter Eunice returned from Santa
Barbara last week. Eunice is
much improved In health.
Gerald Peterson spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Peterson. He is at-
tending summer school at Mult-
nomah college In Portland.
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JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bidg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. 0. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
P. 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 S 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
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