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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 19, 1950
EDITORIAL
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The oAmerkcin Way
Alain Topic of Conversation
There is one thing to bo said in favor of the
current "spell" of weather it is the main topic of
conversation whenever two or more people pause
to pass the time of day. It is the most natural
iubject because it affects everybody and every
thing. The business man divides his time be
tween shoveling snow from the sidewalks, warm
ing his toes and waiting on the few customers
who straggle in from time to time; the rancher
braves the snow and frost to see that his livestock
Is provided with food and water, and in his idle
moments wonders if there will be sufficient feed
to see him through; the truck drivers and motor
ists wonder if the highway crews will be able to
keep the roads clear, and the highway crews
wonder why snow was invented. And so it goes
on down the line. Each and every' one of us has
some interest in the weather and the things In
which we are most interested are the things we
are most likely to discuss.
For the benefit of those who have not lived in
this section as many years, or over as long a
period, as the writer and others who may be
termed pioneers, the present winter is not as
severe as some we have seen. This is being said
with some reservation since the winter is yet
young and until there are signs of a general
break-up we know not what to expect. From past
experiences we know that the worst spells do not
always come in January. There are three other
winter months, all of which from time to time
have made weather history December, February
and March. January is the more natural month
for severe weather and the usual feeling is that
now is the time to have it, but the truth is, we
can't rely upon nature to follow the course most
pleasing to human desires.
The Grand March Is On
The annual grand march to the front is on. As
a good citizen it is scarcely necessary to remind
you that the grand march at this time of year is
the "March of Dimes" that movement to aid in
conquering one of mankind's greatest enemies,
infantile paralysis.
As in the case of cancer, tuberculosis, heart
disease and other ailments for which the public
is asked to contribute funds to carry on scientific
research in an effort to halt their spread, progress
has been made in treatment of polio but as yet
no specific cure has been found. For this reason,
considerable sums of money must yet be expended
In research and in providing facilities for the
proper handling of polio cases.
The "March of Dimes" makes it possible for
every man, woman and child to contribute. Those
who are able to contribute dimes only will be
doing just as much, or even more, in backing the
financing of the campaign as those who are able
to write their checks for considerable amounts.
Those who are able to write checks should be
generous and help shorten the time until an
effective cure is developed for this malady which
each year attacks thousands of people through
out the land.
Worthy of Serious Thought
On another page of this issue is an article
relative to a proposed union high school. School
patrons in the districts that would be involved
should the proposal come to a vote have already
received a carefully prepared report from the of
fice of the county superintendent, and this news
paper has endeavored to condense that report and
pass it on to its readers simply as a news article,
taking somewhat the same view as the Rural
School Board that inasmuch as numerous inquir
ies are made as to why there are three high
schools in a lightly populated area which, com
bined would make one school of grade A rating,
it is only fair to present the proposition to the
people as a whole and at least let them do some
thinking on the matter.
In going into the matter the board has been
guided by two factors which readily present them,
selves economy of operation and better facilities
for the young people. These are the factors they
want the patrons, and the taxpayers at large, to
consider. The presentation is not a move to start
the ball rolling for a union high school immed
iately or in the near future. Rather it is a feeler
to ascertain if there is a desire for such a school
and if there is sufficient sentiment for it to war
rant further study.
Wake Up America Before It
Is Too Late!
The following article is taken from a bulletin
published by the Pacific Northwest Development
Association.
Abraham Lincoln said:
"You cannot help the wage earner by pulling
down the wage payer."
"You cannot further the brotherhood of man
by encouraging class hatred."
"You cannot help the poor by destroying the
rich."
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending
more than you earn."
"You cannot help men permanently by doing
for them what they could and should do for them
selves." In plain, simple words the socialist program is
designed to destroy confidence in and thus de
stroy private business enterprise and initiative.
It is designed also to destroy confidence in estab-
lished agencies of representative government. If
private business is destroyed and more and more
services and power are concentrated in govern
ment, representative government and freedom are
porportionately forfeited. If the legislative branch
is coerced into permanent control by a powerful
executive branch, that is the end of representative
government. A socialistic or communistic state
sounds good in theory, but always ends in dicta
torship. This will be true until human evolution
has advanced to the point where most men and
women know and practice the Golden Rule.
To help preserve our freedom, be on the look
out for clever programs of prejudice and hate
directed against private business (business enter
prise is nothing more than the efforts of the little
fellow and big fellow who have worked, earned,
saved and invested). Beware of those who give
lip service to private enterprise, but, by their ac
actions, vote and work to destroy it. Beware of
those who promise you everything at government
expense, which would cause confiscatory taxes
and destroy jobs, markets and business. Beware
of programs that seek to make more of us wards
of the government. Beware of politicians and
others who work under the protection of racial
and religious tolerance programs only to cleverly
incite class hatred against private business (the
capitalistic system). If private business and in
itiative are destroyed, then worker, producer and
investor are gradually reduced to serfdom. Re
member that on this issue of socialism the fence
straddler is the easy victim of the Quislings, of
democracy. Had prewar Germans and Norweg
ians and postwar English people heeded warnings
from sound people (called red-herring propagan
da by some), their countries would not have been
destroyed, and the history of the world would
have been different. We have fought five wars
to preserve our freedom. Now we find many good
people have become victims of a socialist-corn
munist, class hatred propaganda that is boring
and destroying us from within. Peace on earth,
good will toward men can come only to a fref
people devoted to constructive work aM worship.
Unless every American who believes in the
preservation of freedom makes this subject his or
her business, and actually does something to stop
the march of encroaching socialism, we are head
ed for certain dictatorship. All we need to do to
stop this march is to put into practice the above
words of wisdom by the Great Emancipator.
People who hold to the belief that newspapers
are controlled by their advertisers, particularly
the big purchasers of space, should consider the
case of The Morning Oregonian and its largest
advertiser. The newspaper, following its policy
of giving its readers the news irrespective of the
party or concern involved, incurred the displeasure
of "Portland's Own Store," and was made to feel
that displeasure through a curtailment of adver
tising. The newspaper and the store have been
identified with Portland almost since their begin
nings and it cannot be said that the newspaper
has ever lacked in courage either in presenting
the news or in its editorial policy. It is not be
lievable that it has lost prestige or that it will
suffer too great loss financially over the current
incident.
WHAT IS WEALTH?
By Ceoige Feck
The wealth of any nation con-1 It takes far more imagination
sists of those things which its to build up and conduct a success
people are able to have over theirlful business than to write a best
hare needs for existence. It is the, seller. As in tne case 01 inu uou,
surplus of food, clothing, etc., plus most of the work which enters
luxuries and semi-luxuries wliicn into any manuiaciurcu pruuua i
people are able to accumulate, planned months, sometimes years
Part of this excess must be used ahead of the day the finished
as seed-corn, to be plowed backjarticle rolls off the assembly line,
in order to insure necessities'and j Since it costs about $6,000 for
luxuries for future years. Just. aslplant and machinery to put a
long as this seed-corn is taken
from surplus, a nation is progress
ing in the right direction the
green lights are showing. But
when a nation is forced to take
seed-corn from food supplies
really essential to proper sub
sistence of its people, it is on a
dangerous road with red lights
showing against it.
All wealth formerly was creat,
ed by human labor but today an
ever-increasing proportion is cre
ated by human imagination. With
man to work, new wealth must
be created constantly, else there
can be no new jobs, or a rising
standard of living. In recent years
there has been an artificial,
temporary creation of new jobs in
America.- It has happened be
cause we have made and are still
making use of some of the stored
up wealth, or of the credit arising
therefrom, to create new jobs.
This means in essence, that we
have been eating our seed-corn
This can only end in disaster if
the advent and development of long continued. The red lights are
the machine, labor has become
mostly mechanical and now is
of value chiefly for carrying out
the ideas of human imagination.
For instance, stop to consider
the amount of labor that goes
into the making of a book, a best
seller. While his imagination was
at work, men were laboring
months and years ahead of the
book coming off the presses. Men
in the forests had been cutting
down trees; other men in paper
mills took those trees, made them
into pulp and then into paper
Other men transported the paper
from mill to printing plant. While
this was being done, other work
ers were digging in the ground,
mining the lead for the type; still
others were making the ink.
Finally linotype operators set
the type on machines made by
other men, and pressmen ran the
books off presses that were made
by still other mechanics. All of
these men were put to work
through the imagination of but
one man, the author of the book.
Even then the author was not
finished putting people to work.
Men had to transport the books
from the printing plant to the
bookstores of the nation where
sales clerks were employed in the
selling of the book.
up.
One of the functions of business
is to create new wealth (more
seed-corn), by increasing pro
duction (increasing the yield per
acre), by building new plants
(planting additional acres).
That and -that alone gives more
permanent jobs and an increas
ingly higher standard of living.
If we continue to eat seed-corn
as we are presently doing, inevit
ably the day "will come when we
will not have enough left to
plant the acres already under
cultivation, and with fewer acres
planted, our . standard of living
will take a severe tumble. So it
is with capital and industry. The
flow of new capital into industry
must be increased; the using up
of present capital must be dis
couraged, else we will live to see
the unhappy time when there
will not be sufficient capital to
keep the wheels of industry
moving. Only by giving capital
an opportunity to make a profit
commensurate with the risk taken
can new venture money be
lured into taking the chance of
backing new enterprises and ex
panding old ones the only two
ways by which new wealth can
be created.
Mrs. J. W. Thomas left for her
home In Lemoore, Calif., after
attending the funeral of her ne
phew, Buddy Kristensen. Mrs.
Nels Kristensen returned home
with her sister for an extended
stay.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Walter Wyss home were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Anderegg and dau
ghter Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mulli
gan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Brown and Mrs. Minnie McFar
land of Waldport.
Home extension unit will meet
Monday, Jan. 23, 1 to 3 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Dewey West Jr.
County Extension Agent Mabel
W Flint will be present. Subject
will be color and design in rugs.
Sunday Jan 22 will be a con
gregational meeting at the Board.
man Community church follow
ing the regular church service.
This will be a short meeting
Clyde Tannehill, local mail car
rier is on the sick list. Harold
Baker is substituting in Tanne
hill's place.
County health nurse, Miss Mar
garet Gillis, was a house guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Fortner. Miss Gillis came
ovev from Heppner Thursday as
a guest speaker at PT.A. that eve
nine. Due to the buzzard and
continual snowfall she was un
able to return home.
HERE'S THE ANSWER
By DeWitt Emery
President National Small
Business Men's Assn.
One of the principal reasons
this country is where it is today
on the road to the left, the road
away from constitutional govern.
ment and freedom of enterprise,
is that the people who have the
most at stake aren't enough in
terested to go to the polls and vote
their convictions. The conse
quence of this indifference, or
whatever you want to call it, is
that elections have been won, or
lost, whichever you prefer, by
default.
Here's the voting record for the
five presidential elections as com
piled by American Elections. In
1932 only 56 of the qualified
voters voted; in 1936 only 63'i,
voted; in 1940 only 667c voted;
in 1944 only 57 voted and in
1948 only "517c voted.
The magazine, "Here In Ohio"
was appalled, as I am and as you
ATTENTION FARMERS!
Trade Your Light Plants and Electrolux
Refrigerators
in on
General Electric Appliances
Philco Appliances
Maytag, Bendix W ashen
Monarch Ranges
Hoover Cleaners
Ironrlte Ironers
Permutit Water Softeners
New Home Sewing Mach's.
Fowler Water Heater
Oliver Farm Machinery
Calkins Farm Machinery
Montag Oil Furnaces
Spark Oil Heaters
DeLaval Separators
Drills 4 Shop Tools
Air Compressors
Wiring Supplies
Lincoln Welders
. Moon Equipment Company .
WASCO, OREGON PHONE 322
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means to show
our thanks and appreciation to
the many friends who so will
ingly helped us through the ill
ness and death of our beloved
son and brother Kenneth (Bud
dy) Kristensen, and also for the
many beautiful flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Kris
tensen Mr. and Mrs. Morris Trar-
baugh and son
Oregon maintians 177 state
park areas ranging from small
waysides to areas of 8000 acers,
portecting all types of Oregon
scenic areas from the seacoast to
high mountains. No entry fees are
charged visitors, who are provided
with picnic facilities in the larger
parks.
Oregons millions of acers of
forests, which add vast expanses
ot sylvan beauty to scenic allure,
produce annually up to seven bill
ion feet of timber or 23 per cent
of the nation s lumber production.
The three Pacfic coast states pro.
produce 34 per cent.
checked only once and credited
to the group in which his greatest
interest lay.
For example, when the same.
person was both an Automobile
Dealer and a Rotanan he was in
cluded in the survey only as an
Automobile Dealer on the assump
tion that he is more interested in
the business from which he
makes his living than he is in
his membership in Rotary, or in
any club for that matter.
Here's what the survey dis
closed: Automobile Dealers 6214
voted 21Ct not registered.
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers 75.43 voted 19.3o not
registered.
Clergymen 67.35' r voted 27
WIc not registered.
Independent Grocers 63
voted 32 not registered.
Doctors 79.42 voted 15.82-
not registered.
Rotary and Kiwanis Members
undoubtedly will be, at this vot-85.g voted 9.96 not registered
ing record and decided to make a Independent Druggists 72.33
survey to see what it could find i voted 23.53 not registered.
School Teachers 87.49 voted
6.10 not registered.
"Here In Ohio" points out that
"The rise into power of the Mus
solinis, the Hitlers and other die
tators was brought about by the
apathy and indifference of the
out.
Summit County, Ohio, which
includes Akron, was selected for
the survey and because of the
magnitude of the job certain
middle class groups were chosen
to be checked. These groups were
Automobile Dealers, Chamber of ; middle class people." It can't
Commerce Members, Clergymen, jhappen here! Why can't it? If the
Independent Grocers, Doctors, In-1 very people who have the great
dependent Druggists and School jeat stake in our American way
Teachers. 0f working and living together
These records do not show how, aren't enough interested to vote
anyone voted, but they do list the to protect their heritage of free
names of ev eryone who did vote, dom and to preserve constitutional
In some instances the same in- government and American in.
dividual was a member of more stitutions, why can't it happen
than one of the groups being here? I'd say "it" was already
checked and in these cases he was well on its way.
30 YEARS AG
January 22, 1920 ,wjn jive at Lena where the
Paul Gemmell and Miss Har--groom is engaged in farming,
rielt Sheldon, formerly a teacher. The Womans' Relief Corps met
in the Heppner school, were
married in Portland Friday, Jan
uary 16.
Vane Jones who last fall pur
chased from his father, C. E.
Jones, the old home place at
at the home of Mrs Bertha Drew
Gilman, post department presi
dent, January 14. Newly elected
officers were installed by Mrs.
Mattie Smead
Charles Latourell, authorized
Eight Mile center, sold it this Ford dealer, has purchased the
week to Phil Griffin, young far-! interest of Hall and Ager, in the
nur in the Eight Mile country.
Garrett M. Akers, a pioneer
farmer of Morrow County passed
away recently at the home of his
daughter, Mrs George Parman
at Freewaler.
Miss Sybil (ason and Stephen
Irwin were married January 17
at the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cason.
Everett K. Pearson of Lena and
MIks Adwilda Brown of this city
were married January 18. They
Oregon garage.
The Khea creek home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Buschke was the
scene of a happy affair Satur
day evening when a number of
young people motored out and
spent the evening dancing.
At a meeting In this city Sun
day local citizens of Irish descent
and nativity subscribed nearly
$12,500 in Gilliam and Morrow
counties' quota for the $10,000,000
Freedom fund.
Your Home Town Pa
per Only 3.00 a year
PENDLETON
IIEPPNER FREIGHT LINE
Arrives at Heppner,
Lexington and lone
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
For Pickup or
Delivery
Under New Ownership
Otto Nooy
Maurice Kennedy
Boardman Visited
By Worst Blizzard
In Town's History
Boardman was hit Friday
morning by the worst blizzard
noted for here and lasted far in
to the afternoon. Snow fell all
day and most of Saturday. Again
Sunday came wind and snow but
not to the blizzard stage. School
was dismissed Friday at noon
and was closed again Monday
due to the storm.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe
are the parents of a baby dau
ghter born Friday morning, Jan.
13 at the St. Anthony hospital,
Pendleton. The little miss has
been named Thressa Marie. She
is the second daughter and the
fifth child. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorpe, Her
mision, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Smith, Union, Oregon. Mrs. Smith
is here caring for the Thorpe fa
mily for a few weeks.
Mrs Minnie McFarlaml, Wald
port, a former Boardman resi
dent is a guest at the Chas An
deregg home, also calling on oth
er friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kunze have
moved from the Karl Cramer
house to the upstairs apartment
over the postoffice, recently va
cated by Mrs Olive Atteberry.
Mrs Kunze's mother, Mrs A. Er
ickson of Spokane is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter.
Another of the series of card
parties in the H E C. was held
at the grange hall Saturday eve
ning. High scores went to Mrs A.
Erickson and Dewey West Jr.,
low to Mrs. Earl Briggs and Ed
Skoubo. Mrs. Hugh Brown and I.
Skoubo received the traveling
prize. Committee in charge were
the Russell Millers, Elvin Elys
and Charles Fortmans.
HEPPNER
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March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times, established November
18, 1897. Consolidated Feb. 15,
1912.
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The winner last week was Raymond Gonty.
Marshall-Wells Stores
DON WALKER, Owner '
Buy Now
and
Save!
Balance of Winter Coats, Wool
Dresses and Snow Suits
at greatly
Reduced Prices
Group of Wool Sweaters and Skirts
reduced
50
Hats at half price
Norah's Shop
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 2253 at Willow &
Chase Streets. Res. Phone 2542
J. O. 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 & Cilt Goods
Watches. Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
Jack A. Woodhall
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Dffice First Floor Bank Bldg.
Phone 2342 Heppner
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. in Legion Hall
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
A.D.McMurdo, M.D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Phelps Funeral
Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Office No. 4 Center St
House Cals Made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
Heppner City
rsi i a I Meet! Flr.t Monday
.OUnCII Each Mouth
Citizens having mutters for
discussion, please bring them
before the Council. Phone 2572
C. A. RUGGLE S -Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
ISO.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Offlo In Petera Building
Morrow County
rn,,.l Meet! Tlr.t Wednesday
VBUH of Each Mouth
Oonnty Judge Office Houri:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday B a-m.
to 6 p.m.
Tneiday, Thuriday, Saturday For
non only
Walter B. Hinkle
REAL ESTATE
Farms, Busines, Income Prop
erty. Trados for Valley & Coast,
Income Tax Returns
Arlington, Oregon
DR. J. D. PALMER Dentist
Rms. 11-12 1st Nat. Bank Bldg.
Ph.: Office 783, Home 932
Heppner: Monday, Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday.
Arlington; Wed. and Thurs.
RICHARD J. O'SHEA, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
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