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EDITORIAL
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 6, 1949
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And The Rains Came
Long faces have boon contracting this week
and It is scarcely worth the effort to say why. At
least, the drouth has boon broken and at the time
this is being written it looks like the fall season
ha set in in earnest.
The season just past has been one of the long
est dry spells this section has seen over a long
period and had it not been for the hold over
moisture from the pre ious year crops would have
suffered a much worse setback. As it was, the
county average production of wheat was above
the normal mark and our economy would appear
to be on a safe basis until the next crop season.
"Improved farming methods have made their
weight felt this year. Despite the heavy, and
more or less constant, winds there was not a con
spicuous amount of dust such as has been wit
nessed in years past. With the top soil staying
in place the holdover moisture was conserved.
But that moisture was getting low before the fall
showers came and the grain growers' faces were
lengthening.
One Cigarette
On a recent week-end we had new and terrible
proof that a cigarette, harmless as it may appear,
can be a lethal weapon.
The fire which destroyed a pleasure cruise ship
at a Toronto dock, with a ghastly toll of death and
Injury, is believed to have started from a careless
ly dropped cigarette. The following day a com
mercial plant burned in California, and the prop
erty loss was very heavy. Again, according to
Uie authorities, a cigarette was the probable
cause.
Does it seem incredible that so small a thing
as the fire at the end of a cigarette can be respon
sible for major disasters? In the case of the
passenger vessel, one entire section of the craft,
containing staterooms, was flaming within three
minutes after the fire was noticed. Within fif
teen minutes the entire ship was ablaze. Under
certain conditions fire travels with unbelievable
rapidity. Its victims are trapped without hope of
escape. The horrible hotel fires of last year and
the year before provide other illustrations of this.
And in the worst of those fires a cigarette also
set off the holocaust
The careless thoughtless smoker can be as
dangerous as a maniac with a bomb. He is a
threat to lives, property, and irreplaceable natural
resources such as forests and Wildlife. Every
person who smokes must be made to realize the
obligation he owes to society to take care.
Not By Bread Alone
Each year, during the third week in October,
National Bible Week is observed. The 1949 ob
servance will run from the 17th to the 23rd.
The week is designed to again focus attention
on those basic principles of Christianity which
much of the civilized world is supposed to live by
and which are so widely and tragically violated.
Here in the United States, to say nothing of other
nations, we have little to pride ourselves upon as
Christians. We have the highest rate of crime
and delinquency in our history three times as
many people are incarcerated in penal institu
tions as are attending universities and colleges.
Eleven out of 12 young people are not active
church members. Over 8,000,000 people are under
treatment for mental disorders. Religions and
morals are openly ridiculed, and totalitarian prin
ciples, which are directly opposed to Christianity
and all the other great religions as well, are ad
vocated and taught. There has never been a time
when so much cheap and tawdry entertainment
in books and magazines, and on the radio, stage
-and screen was offered for sale,, and It has a
huge audience. Racial and class hatreds are
rampant
Looking at the international scene, it is clear
that the failure to live up to the basic ideals of
Christianity has led to misery and despair for
millions, to the enslavement of once-free peoples,
to a cold war which is absorbing more and more
of our energies, our thoughts, our resources. The
world is moving swiftly toward a cynical mater
ialism which may destroy it unless the trend is
checked.
At a time like this, National Bible Week has a
vast significance. In the great old phrase, "Man
cannot live by bread alone." Industrial News
Review.
The football season , opens at Heppner Friday
afternoon (that "means today to most of our read
ers, since they will be getting the paper Friday
morning) when the Condon Blue Devils come here
to try to corral the Mustangs. The schedule this
year was so arranged that the local squad will be
playing at home the balance of the season, with
the exception of the Hermiston game on Armistice
Day. The Mustangs will be meeting the tough
teams of the "B" circuit in this area and they wi
need all of the support the community can give.
The business houses and the citizens at large will
be doing a good turn by patronizing the games
and backing the team, win or lose.
30 YEARS AGO
October 9, 1919 for the benefit of his health and
Miss Ivy Lutz and Dr. Fred E. vv ill later make his home in Pen
Farrior were married Thursday j dleton.
evening in Portland. Dr. Farrior Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P.
recently located in Heppner after ;0. E., has been organized and ar.
graduating from North Pacific ! tides of incorporation have been
Dental school. j filed with the state corporation
Sam Hughes, local merchant, j commissioner. The lodge now has
has bought the residence proper-' property valued at $11,000 at the
ty of James Hayes in this city. ! present time.
Mr. Hayes has gone to Soap Lake Th recent rains and snow in the
AMERICA'S
MOST IE10VED
FEATURED IN OUR WINDOW
INTERNATIONA
STERLING
Prelude b probob!
America'! favorite sterling
pattern , . and no wonder!
Its graceful ihaft H concave
... catching the light with
rare brilliance. And the
tiny, exqui&itely-wrought
flowers at the tip are
the perfect climax . . .
a delicate crown which
sparklet with
diamond-like lights.
QwiMi't late,
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Sprtftf Wary,
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mountains have not provided
enough moisture to do the range
much good, according to Forest
Supervisor W. W. Cryder.
An 8 and one-half pound son
arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Crowell in this city
Monday, October 6.
County Clerk Waters issued
marriage license on Monday to
Ernest W. Christofferson and Miss
Ada Agee, both of lone.
Miss Thelma Starkey has been
confined to her home the past
week with an attack of scarlet
fever.
All patrons of the local school
who are interested in organizing
a parent-teacher association are
asked to be present at tne as
sembly room of the high shcool
Friday afternoon.
The annual fall influx of sheep
to Morrow county and home for
the winter range is fairly under
way, several bands having arriv
ed during the week.
Mrs. Mae Porter and family ar
rived in Heppner the first of the
week and will soon open a res
taurant and lunch counter in the
building formerly occupied by
the Elkhorn restaurant
The oAmerican Way
Plato And Franklin
By GEORGE PECK
There seems to be nothing new
bout the drive to propel this na
tion into a socialistic dictatorship.
nor about the methods that are
being used by the political plan
ners to bring a free, proud and
prosperous American people to a
condition of servitude, servility
and poverty. If you doubt that
statement, please read what Pla
to, the eminent Greek philosoph
er, had to say in the 4th Century,
C on the subject of champions
of the people, tyranny and high
taxes:
'The people have always some
hampion whom they set over
them and nurse into greatness . .
This and no other is the root from
hich a tyrant springs: when he
first appears he is a protector . .
In the early days of his power he
is full of smiles, and he salutes
every one whom he meets.
"When the tyrant has disposed
of his foreign enemies by con-
quest and treaty, and there is
nothing to fear from them, then
he is always stirring up some war
or other, in order that the people
may require a leader.
"Has he not another object
which is that they may be im
poverished by payment of taxes
and thus compelled to devote
themselves to their daily wants
and, therefore, less likely to con
spire against him?"
The foregoing sounds as though
Plato, 2300 years ago, when he
made those remarks regarding
taxes, was indulging in a bit of
prophecy regarding present day
conditions in the United States of
America. Are the reckless bovern-
mental spending, the plans for
even more profligate spending,
and the exorbitant taxes just part
a carefully calculated plot to
keep the average American citi
zen so busy and harassed that he
cannot muster up the necessary
energy to wage a successful fight
against the demagogues? Is it
possible that the political plan
ners who infest the nation's capi
tal have "PLANNED IT THAT
WAY?"
Small wonder it is that think
ing Americans are gravely con
cerned about the future of this
nation. These patriots cannot be
catalogued as panicky alarmists
for having serious doubts that
"The American Way" can survive
the onslaught. America seems to
be passing through that danger
ous phase which, sooner or later,
every republic has experienced
that inexplicable period when the
citizenry becomes surfeited with
liberty, soft with luxury and
weary of opportunity and respon-
sibility.
After the Founding Fathers had
drawn up our glorious Constitu
tion, Benjamin Franklin was ask
ed what the lengthy delibera
tions had brought forth. He re
plied: "A republic if we can keep
it." Shortly thereafter in a letter
to a friend he made this further
comment: "Our constitution is in
actual operation; everything ap
pears to promise that it will last;
but in this world nothing is cer
tain but death and taxes."
Wise old Ben believed that with
the drawing up of our Constitu
tion a framework had been erect
ed upon which a free and pros
perous nation could be built. How
right he was! For a century and
a half we abided by that Consti
tution and justified Franklin's
judgment.
But Franklin had read history
and he had a keen understanding
of human nature. That is why he
expressed doubt that we could
keep our Republic. History had
revealed to him the many nations
that had been wrecked on the
rocks of benevolent dictatorship,
He knew it was inevitable that,
sooner or later, demagogues
would arise in the land who
would bid for support of the mas
ses by promising large groups
special economic and social ad
vantages who would practice
the trick, almost as time itself,
of arraying the have-nots against
the "haves."
Oh! for a 20th Century Plato
or Benjamin Franklin to lead this
nation out of the "something-for-
nothing" morass in which it is
floundering, back to the high, dry
ground of individual toil and ac
complishment that made us the
strongest, most free and most
prosperous nation in all world
history.
four winter barley varieties seed- If you are interested in good
ed at Eightmile. Comparisons and i cheap feed for your livestock, ni-
agronomic characteristics will be
noted during the year with yields
taken at harvest time.
Wheat farmers are invited to
watch these nurseries during the
year and note comparisons of
varieties.
trogen fertilizer is one of the best
buys on the market this time of
year. Under ordinary weathtf con
ditions a fall aplication of nitro
gen on pasture will extend the
nochira conenn until lifa Wnimtyi
i jjli-j not ov n ovj 1 1 until late llUVClil'
iber or longer.
j However, nitrogen applications
Dr. Thistlewaite of the Bureau wi" pay only on good' high Pr0"
of Animal Industry called at the duclng grasses such as alta fes-
of available nitrogen -per acre,
any of these grasses will grow
until heavy frosts strike them.
As a matter of fact, nitrogen
will pay on both irrigated and
non-irrigated pastures. But the
largest returns can be expected
from pastures that received irri
gation during the summer. These
pastures that have grown all
summer will respond quickly to
the fertilizer application. Rain
will determine success of non- ir
rigated pastures.
A final reason for fall nitrogen
applications on pastures is that
they will get off to an earlier
start next spring.
A cover crop including a cereal
and a legume seeded together
will provide more green material
than either seeded alone and will
have added insurance against
crop failure. Winter cover crops
are a necessary part of good soil
management.
The grain in the mixture pro
vides the most dependable cover.
Legumes are sometimes killed by
extreme weather, pests or dis
ease. To qualify as a good cover
crop, however, the mixture must
make an early fall growth to pro.
vide a cover during cold winter
weather and produce a heavy ton
nage of green material to be
plowed under early in the spring.
4-H CLUB NEWS
While the present 4-H club year
has not ended, many of our 4-H
club members are getting started
with their 1950 projects. Purchas
ing feeder steers up to this date
have been Janet Howton, Duane
Baker, Ronald Baker, Leland Mc
Kinney, and Richard Ekstrom, all
of lone. They purchased Short
horn calves from the Sherman
Ferguson herd. Duane and Ron
ald Baker each purchased two
heifer calves from the same herd.
The Wightman children, James,
Marvin, Peggy, and Janet, have
purchased Hereford heifers from
the Mankin-Bunch herd. James
Wightman purchased two regis
tered Hampshire ewe lambs from
the John Ransier flock last month.
Betty, Reita and Dean Graves
each have two calves selected
from their own herd. Terry Thorn
pson, a new 4-H club member,
will secure his Angus steer from
the Oxbow Ranch at Prairie City
soon. Several other club members
are looking for calves and several
should be secured this week.
county agent's office a few days
ago to inform us that Dr. G. W.
Blake, veterinarian, would be in
charge of Bangs testing and calf
hood vaccination in Morrow coun
ty this fall. In addition to Dr.
Taylor, who will do limited test-1
ing, Dr. Thistlewaite promised ,
another veterinarian if the work i
could not be handled. i
Testing and vaccinating will
begin October 17 and all livestock
men are urged to list cattle to be '
tested and vaccinated at this of-
fice. This work is being done in
line with the Bangs eradication
program, put into effect by the
county court in June. 1948.
Members of the county live
stock disease control committee
are Cleve Van Schoiack, Floyd
Worden, Al Bunch, Walter Wright,
John Graves and Paul Hisler. In
formation on the Bangs program
can be secured from them as well
as this office.
cue, orchard grass, perennial rye
grass and meadow foxtail. Given
enough nitrogen, 20 to 40 pounds
There will be a movie at the
school house at 7:30 p. m. Satur
day, October 8.
The Legion boys are giving a
dance at their hall October 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thome of
Morgan went to Walla Walla last
week where they visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Carl Grassi.
Announcement
I am representative for the
Builders Supply Company of Portland
Save Money on
BUILDING MATERIALS
See me for prices
N. D. BAILEY
til OU IIAUTirUl WINDOW Dl SPLAY
OF INf RNAflONAl SIIILINO AHUNS
TODATi
News From
C. A. Office
. After detailed milling and bak
ing tests on three new wheats,
Brevor, Elmar and Uma, which
have been carried out the past
month, the Pacific Northwest Crop
Improvement association has re
commended that Elmar and Bre
vor be released and recommended
and encouraged because these
wheats are needed by both pro
ducers and millers. Both are su
perior in several qualities com
pared to our present varieties.
The variety Uma, that has ap
peared favorable was determined
unsuitable because of poor har
vesting characteristics, lack of
dwarf smut resistance, and only
fair baking qualities for pastry
purposes with no bread or flour
qualities.
Seed of these new varieties will
not be available for distribution
until fall of 1950.
Wheat nurseries were again
seeded at Eightmile and lone.
Frank Anderson and Werner Riet.
mann are cooperating In growing
these again this year. The Sher
man branch experiment station
furnished the wheat varieties and
they were seeded as in the past
by Bill Hall, research assistant at
the station, and the county agent.
Fifteen varieties and crosses
were seeded at each nursery with i
n i
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ready to liet that you'll l,o there for "keepn". For here' the
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Style and Comfort--
Neither needs to be sacrificed during
the coming months.
Maternity Dresses
Rayon-$8.95 - $12.95
Cotton $4.95 -$7.95
in one and two piece models.
Maternity Slack Suits . . $14.95
In Strutter Cloth
Maternity Slacks .... $3.95
to $5.95 ,
Sports jackets in Flannel or Gabardine
1195 -12 95 19 95
Children's Snow Suits in one piece
$11.95
In Coats and Slacks . $17.95
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bldg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
Call Settles Electric
for all kinds of Electrical Work
New and Repair
Shop phone 253 at Willow &
Chase Streets. Kes. Phone 2542
J. 0. TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
Carpentry and
Cement Work
By Day or Contract
Bruce Bothwell
Phone 845
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry & Gift Goods
Watches. Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch 4 Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
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
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd It 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. In Legion Hall
A.D.McMurdo,M.D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center St
House Cals Made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
Phelps Funeral
Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Thone 1 332 Heppner, Oregon
C. A. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Heppner City
Cmmei'l Meti Flrat Monday
OUnCII Each Mod lb
Citizens having matters for
discussion, please Uiinz them
before the Council. Phone 2572
Dr. J. D. Palmer
DENTIST
Office upstairs Rooms 11-12
First National Bank Bldg.
Phones: Office 783, Home 932
Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County
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two.
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Offlo In Feteri Building-
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Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
RALPH E.CURRIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
First National Bank Bldg.
Phone 2632
Walter B. Hinkle
REAL ESTATE
Farms, Busines, Income Prop,
erty. Trades for Valley & Coast.
Income Tax Returns
Arlington, Oregon
Morrow County
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to 6 p.m.
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non only
RICHARD J. O'SHEA. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
DR. J. D. PALMER Dentist
Rms. 11-12 1st Not Bank Bldg.
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