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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 14, 1949
EDITORIAL
PENNSYLVANIANS TO
PICNIC 24TH OF JULY
The Pennsylvania picnic will
be held at the Wightman moun
tain picnic grounds on July 24.
All Pennsylvanians and their
families are urged to attend.
Pot luck dinner will be served
at the noon hour.
NATION A t EDITORIAL
County Could Use Funds
Efforts of Ihp counly court to secure some of
the funds in possession of the State Highway
Commission which have not been allocated is
commendable and merits the support of all
citizens interested in road and highway improve
ment throughout the county. The set up here is
such that available funds and those to be raised
over several years will not be sufficient to meet
the demand for modern improved roads the type
to hold up under the weight and speed of auto
motive transportation.
It is sometimes a difficult problem for counties
such as Morrow to finance road construction and
maintenance along lines of permanency and while
from time to time considerable sums have been
voted for that purpose, evidence is lacking that
the goal ever has been attanied. For that matter,
there will never be an end to construction and
maintenance, but it is desirable that better con
struction and more general maintenance be the
rule and there is some justification in the request
for state highway assistance.
At the present time there is need for improve
ment of existing roads. It may not be possible to
acquire sufficient assistance to permit hard sur
facing or oiled macadam to a considerable extent,
but it may be possible to grade and gravel some
of the roads that are now narrow and rough and
improve travel and hauling conditions in sections
not now enjoying such facilities. Morrow coun'y
is short on population, making it difficult to ac
quire funds on a traffic count basis. On the other
hand, it is a heavy producer of agricultural prod
ucts and the bulk of these products are hauled to
shipping points over roads that are not to be
classed as "improved" in the modern sense of the
word. U the court is able to secure some of the
state highway funds to augment county finances
a good service will be done in behalf of the
taxpayers.
Not Too Unusual
There is nothing unusual in the influx of men
seeking harvest work or other employment at
this time of year. In times past a large percent
age of the transients could obtain jobs during the
harvest season but conditions have changed and
although more grain is being raised than in the
earlier years, fewer men are needed due to Im
proved methods of cutting and threshing.
Whether or not this surplus of labor will be in
evidence later in the year remains to be seen. It
will not be surprising if it increases, because the
population growth is in excess of the state's
industrial expansion and it is not likely there will
be enough new projects started to absorb all of
TIME PAYMENTS INCREASING
Retail credits are increasine in
the surplus labor. The employment situation in Oregon this year, but not at the
same rate as in the rest of the
nation, which is a good sign for
this state's economy.
"Businessmen are turning to
time payments, extending credit,
Jo meet declines in trade vol
umes", David Holtzman told a
convention of credit officials
(meeting Salem Tuesday. "Peo
ple still have cash but they have
lost confidence because of falling
prices. Merchants are turning to
charge business to revive sales",
Holtzman told the credit adjudi
cators. SITE FIGHT TIGHT "QUITE I"
The continuous-bout scrap over
the location of "Oregon's branch
capital" in Portland is about to
be decided. Twenty-four propos
ed sites for the $2,500,000 state
office building have been propos
ed with sharp rivalry between
the east and west side locations.
Options on six of the sites will
Since the era of big crops opened up seven or ibe taken by the state this week,
eight years ago it is difficult to remember what an : Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry,
i memoer oi me state Doara 01 con-
Oregon has improved in recent weeks due to fruit
and grain harvests but this will hold out no
longer than a few weeks at the most and there
may be a noticeable migration of laborers to
other sections of the country.
It is not surprising and there is nothing un
usual about a labor surplus at this time. Oregon
is credited with being the fastest growing state in
the union and even if a recession were not to set
in it would require several years to get the labor
situation adjusted. In the meantime it might be
just as well for labor to take a practical view of
the situation and avoid a depression by with
drawing contemplated increases in wages. More
pay for those already working will not create jobs
for the unemployed, and unemployment on a
general scale is a depression in fact.
Wheat Yield Above Normal
Mrs. Edna Lovell, sister of Lon.
nie Ritchie, and her friend Lynn
Wilcox, of Portland, visited at the
Ritchie home on Friday and Sat
urday. They arrived after visit
nig relatives in Seattle and in
Hermiston. Both expressed re
gret at having to end an enjoy
able vacation to return to their
jobs in Portland.
average yield of wheat is in the county, conse-
trol stated Monday. Options will
quently errors in figures may be expected when j cover three properties in west
comparing the 1949 crop with other seasons.
Whatever the ten or twenty year average may
have been prior to 1942, it has not held in recent
years and the past eight-year yield has been
above the 12-16 bushels per acre usually cors'cier
ed the over-all county production.
Some of the first cuttings in the current
harvest led grain men to figure on a below
average yield, but as the harvest progresses it is
quite certain that the average will be above 17
bushels per acre. Some of the 30 bushel or better
fields are beginning to turn in their accounts and
the picture has brightened the past few days. In
some quarters it is believed that the county
average will hover around the 20 bushel mark.
Realizing that the current crop has been raised
on hold-ove moisture from 1948 to a large extent,
the question of next year's crop has been some
what disturbing. Peace of mind was restored
when a well known wheat rancher stated that
there is still enough moisture in the ground to
Portland and three In east Port'
land. If options are promptly ob
tained a decision could be reach
ed by July 19, the date of the
regular weekly meeting of the
state board of control.
STATE FAIR PRIZES UP
More than 5000 prospective ex
hibitors this week were mailed a
copy of the 1949 premium list of
the Oregon State Fair which op
ens September 5. The prizes of
fered total more than $75,000, an
increase over 1948.
State Fair Manager "Opens La
bor Day" Leo Spitzbart says the
many early entries indicate a
record number of exhibits in beef,
dariy, poultry, rabbit and other
livestock divisions. Entries in the
open livestock classes close on
August 5.
SUMMER SCHOOLS POPULAR
Over 6000 students are enrolled
in the current summer school ses
sions of state colleges and uni
versities. This is an increase of
approximately 8 per cent as com-
produce a 15-bushel per acre crop next year.
Surely there will be some rain before heading out J, J fn
time next year enough, perhaps to raise that 15
bushel average to up around 20 bushels. If not,
we are heading into an awful long dry spf'l.
The only way to keep out of the next war, sez
Dad Gummit (in the Duffel Bag), is to get a job
in Washington and buy a pair of spurs so your
feet won't fall off the desk.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson and
Mrs. Lawrence Becket made a
business trip to Pendleton Thursday.
30 YEARS A(SD
Heppner Gazette Times,
JULY 17, 1919
Born in this city Sunday, Julv
13, to Mr. and Mrs. V. L. MeCaleb,
a son weighing 11 pounds.
P. A. Anderson, local abstractor,
is confined to his home this week
on account of illness. He has the
smallpox, according to his doctor.
The little 8-year-old daughter
Ben Anderson, Eight Mile far
mer, was in Heppner Tuesday
after a cook and a sack sewer.
Mr. Anderson is looking forward
to a good yield of wheat and is
starting his combine this week.
Mrs. Edward Adkins received
slight injuries when she was
thrown from a car last Friday.
ted on an extended vacation trip
to Portland and coast points.
They expect to be away several
weeks.
John Edward Peterson, former
rancher in the lower Eight Mile
country, died suddenly at his
home in Portland on July 3. He
is survived by his son Oscar of
lone. Aaron Peterson of Heppner
was his brother.
Ben and Sam Brown, who have
been farming in the North Lex
The accident occurred on the jington country, have traded their
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Huddleston 'rut
depot road when the car struck a property there for wheat land in
Alberta, Canada, and will leave
of Lone Rock is receiving treat- Leaving last week in their car, Morrow county immediately af
ments for intestinal troubles at Misses Leta and Evelyn Humph-iter harvest.
the Heppner sanatorium. Ireys and Roland Humphreys star-1 wheat yieds for 1919 must be ltax
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Also extra sizes 42-48 in black & tea
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HEALTH FOR ALL
(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).
FALSE NOTIONS ABOUT TB
Some people stubbornly cling
to false notions, even after they
have been proved wrong. False
notions about inconsequential
matters seldom get into serious
trouble. But subscribing to false
notions or superstitions about
things like health and disease
can and frequently does cause a
great deal of harm.
For example, the facts about
tuberculosis, a disease which kills
nearly 50,000 Americans annual
ly, are too often misunderstood
In this "enlightened" twentieth
century, it is amazing how many
people hold fast to misconcep
tions concerning tuberculosis
which were disproved decades
ago.
One false notion that stil!
seems to persist about tuberculo
sis is that the disease is inherit
ed. No one inherits tuberculosis.
The disease is caused by a germ,
the tubercle bacillus, which is
transmitted from a person with
active disease to another.
Tuberculosis sometimes seems
to strike several members of one
family. But this is usually be
cause one member of the family
contracts tuberculosis and, in the
close associations of family life,
the tuberculosis germs are spread
to other members of the house
hold.
Some people still insist that
tuberculosis must be accompani
ed by a hacking cough, emacia
tion and the spitting of blood.
Actually, tuberculosis can be
present in an early stage without
any of these symptoms. That is
whv doctors advise regular ohvs-
the 1943 legislature jral pvaminations. including
chest X-rays. Then if a person
does get tuberculosis, he has a
better chance of finding it in an
early stage, and can take meas
ures against it at a time when it
is easiest to cure.
There are still some who be
lieve a certain type of climate is
necessary to cure tuberculosis. As
a matter of fact, tuberculosis can
be cured in any climate. The
basic factors involved in arrest
ing tuberculosis are complete and
proper rest under medical super
vision, which is usually best ob
tained in a sanatorium. There
are sanatoriums in every state
and it is usually better for a
tuberculosis patient to seek treat
ment in a sanatorium near his
home than needlessly to travel
great distances for it.
There are some who think that
anyone over forty is safe fron'
the disease. Although tubercu
losis leads the causes of deaths
from diseases among young peo
pie between 15 and 34, it strike?
all age groups, as it does people
of varying economic status, and
differing environment and all
types of physical descriptions.
Those who make it their busin-
ess to learn the truth about tuber
culosis have taken a wise step
toward protecting themselves ag
ainst the disease. Correct infor
mation on the disease can bo
obtained from the local health
department or from the tubercu
losis association in the commun
ity.
Look What GOHTY'S Have
A Shoe Sale
Why Leave Town when Yon can Get
$7.50
VELVET STEPS FOR
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$2.95
1-f-UJ
$6.00
AIR STEPS FOR
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Nylon 51-15 ....J 7 5
Seamless J 6 5
APEX KANT RUN FULL FASHION
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NORAH'S SHOP
the Oregon College of Education
and Portland Extension center
classes.
JUDGES' FUND LARGE
The judges' retirement fund
created by
now has to its credit Sb,t21, as
against 562,970 a year ago, State
Treasurer Walter Pearson, an
nounced this week.
The fund consists of $10,000 ap
propriated frdm the general fund
of the state, 19,203 transferred to
the fund from the state's general
account, $35,000 withheld from
salaries of circuit judges and jus
tices of the state supreme court,
and $3,524 in earnings and in
vestments. Only $1,651 has been
paid in retirement benefits.
NEW LEGAL OPINIONS
Real property of municipal cor
porations held by taxable persons
under lease executed prior to Ju
ly 5, 1947, is subject to ad valor
em taxation for the fiscal year
1949-50, Attorney General George
Neuner ruled this week.
Neuner also ruled for the state
commission that to have state
income tax returns microfilmed
by a California firm would be a
violation of the state law. That
income tax returns can't be seen
by persons outside the tax com
mission. STATE APPOINTMENTS
Governor Douglas McKay this
week announced the following
appointments:
George Fullenwider, Wilbur
Reiling, Omar Spencer, Victor
Birdseys and Frank Hettwer as
members of the Oregon Dairy
Products commission; B. G. Dick,
C. B. Carpenter, S. C. Schwars
and J. W. Cunningham as mem
bers of the state board of Engin
eering examiners; David Turtle
dove and J. L. Fearey to the state
collection agencies advisory
board and J. R. Roberts as a
member of the state board of
aeronautics.
POLITICAL CAPSULES
"We shall see two republican
candidates in 1350 running in op
posite directions", says Charles
A. Sprague In his everydaily
Statesman. The former governor
does not intimate, however, that
either will be running away from
office. ... A preview excursion of
the Southern Pacific's million
dollar new Daylight train was
enjoyed by more than 200 Oregon
newspapermen last Friday. Com
ing out of the spacious super
modern diner after a banquet
lunch one of the guests displayed
a saucer sized badge as he said,
"This is better than the last free
ride I had to Portland." The
badge read, "Dewey Victory Spe
cial." . . . Rep. Homer Angell
denies reports of Portland politi
cal writers that he will not run to
succeed himself.
revised. The revision is In favor
of more full sacks and Is a severe
blow to the pessimists. Fields
that were slated for 12 and 15
bushels a few weeks ago are
making from 18 to 25 bushels and
some are yielding up to 30.
The well known firm of Vaughr.
and Sons, Heppner merchants,
this week purchased the Heppner
garage from Albert Bowker, and
have taken possession at once.
Mr. Bowker will confine his en
tire attention to farming for the
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bldti, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry & Gift Goods
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
J. O. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. In Legion Hall
to keep engines cool
this way
with
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
Saw Filing &
Picture Framing
O. M. YEAGER'S
SERVICE STORE
Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Office First Floor Bank Bldg.
Phone 2342 Heppner
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
A Product of
Standard of California
Engines run cooler with
RPM DELO Diesel
Engine Lubricating Oil
because they're lubri
cated completely. Com
pounded to prevent
ring-sticking and corro
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stays on cylinder walls
at aU times . . . prevents
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DISTRIBUTORS
L. E. DICK
HEPPNER
GORDON WHITE
IONE
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician 4 Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
Phelps Funeral
Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
A.D.McMurdo, M.D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner City
Cnunril Fint Monday
WUUIIlll Each MontU
Citizens having matters for
discussion, please bring them
before the Council. Phone 2572
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center St.
House Cals Made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Ollloe Is Petan Building-
C. A. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Call Settles Electric
at HEPPNER APPLIANCE
for all kinds of electrical work.
New and repair.
Phone 2542 or 1423
Dr. J. D. Palmer
DENTIST
Office uppluirs Rooms 1112
First National Bank Bldg.
Phones: Office 783, Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
RALPH E.CURRIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
First National Bank Bldg.
Phone 2632
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
Morrow County
VWU" of llnoh Mouth
County Jn1( oiflca Hun ml
Monday, Wadnnday, Friday g a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Tueiday, Thuriday, Saturday For.
non only
Walter B. Hinkle
REAL ESTATE
Farms, Buslnes, Income Prop
erty. Trades for Valley & Coast.
Income Tax Returns
Arlington, Oregon
DR. J. D. PALMER Dentist
Rms. 11-12 1st Nat. Bank Bldg.
Ph.: Office 783, Homo 932
Heppner: Monday, Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday.
Arlington: Wed. and Thurs.
present.