Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 13, 1950 EDITORIAL s r A p t V M,0i PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL People Are Funny The tremendous sums o( money that go out from the small towns and villages of the land each year in the form of federal income tax would suffice to make must of the local im provements, such as resurfacing the rough streets, building sewer systems, school buildings, hospi tals, parks, and caring for the cemetery, to men tion a few. But the idea seems to be growing that we must send our money to Washington to have the planners spend it for us and the result is that the streels continue to get rougher, the cemetery gets insufficient care and. as in the case of Hepp ner, we don't have a sower system and a new school building and will not have these things unless we all dig down deep in our pockets and bring up a few more shekels w hich by right should go towards improving our individual properties, or to otherwise elevate our standard of living. The funny thing about it (if such a serious situation can be deemed funny) is that we go right on paying in these vast sums to the federal government and the idea has not occurred to us that we might do those things for ourselves that we look to the federal government to do for us, knowing full well that there is a chance for only a small portion of the tax money returning for whatever the planners might deem worthy of their consideration. A local bond isue for some needed improvement looks mighty big, yet it is possible that the income tax checks mailed out of Heppner in one year would go a long ways in financing the sewer project. Or the money mailed out of the school district would to a large degree account for a new grade building. Of course the govern met has to have money to carry on its business, but if the government would get back to the principle that it is the servant of the people and that the people are not its servants, it would re quire much less in the way of federal taxes. The concluding paragraph of an editorial in the Barnesville, Ohio, Enterprise, sums it up in this manner: 'The situation is like a church that spent all of its money on foreign missions and didn't have enough to pay the preacher or buy coal." Driver Training Gets Results High school driver training courses, originally aimed solely at teen agers, have had the effect of improving adult driving habits and consequently the traffic safety of entire communities. This im pact, especially in smaller cities, was brought out in a survey by the Chevrolet Motor Division which is cooperating with the American Automobile As sociation by making 2.500 training cars available to schools. An instructor of a Louisiana high school puts it this way: 'Take, as an example, the matter of proper hand signals. Before our course was or ganized, we were a town of non-signalers. Since our' students were taught to signal, the practice has become customary with nearly all drivers." Latest available figures show ten per cent of all traffic accidents, or 8S4.500, are caused by failure to signal or improper signals. The oAmerican Way From Minnesota comes this comment: "High school training has sold safer driving to adults. Parents hear their children discussing the course. They come and ask questions. A lot of them want instruction, even though they've been driving a car for years." These are typical quotes from the survey re port and show plainly that the course is getting results. It is so full of merit that it should be included in the high school course to train the young people as they arrive at the age when they are permitted to drive cars. The natural tendency of the younger people to show what they have learned would have far-reaching results in the spread of better driving knowledge among the older drivers. An opportunity to secure a dual driver car was given the local school a few years ago but there seemed to be no one available at that time to take the two weeks required for the special train ing and nothing came of it. With the highways and streets becoming more and more crowded with automobiles the demand for training is more pressing than ever. Criticism Just and Unjust Any fair minded citizen holding a position of public trust knows that he is subject to criticism although he may be exercising his honest and conscientious judgment in all matters entrusted to his administration. Being thus fortified he is prepared to accept constructive criticism, the type that points out the error in his judgment and offers a better plan of action. That is just criticism. Unjust criticism usually comes from the mouths of the uninformed from those who through ig norance or unwillingness to properly inform them selves, engage in a whispering campaign, which, whether intentional or not, injures the reputation of those elected to administer public business as well as putting a big question mark after every thing they do. This has a tendency to reduce the efficiency of the official set-up. It lessens the value of the money expended, making govern ment operation more costly and this is reflected in higher taxes and who helps pay this in crease? Why, the guy who by his unjust criticism has helped create the situation. The place to register complaint is directly with the officials upon whose shoulders is placed the blame for ills, imagined or real. Any citizen who has a just complaint to make will not hesitate to make it in the right place. It is the fellow who likes to sound off on the street or in public places where he won t be apt to meet face to face with the accused who is guilty of creating doubt and dissension. If we want good government, efficient govern ment, let us be honest with ourselves and with those whom we elect. Let us find out what we are talking about before we start talking. And if we do that it is likely that not once in ten times will we find anything to holler about. MASS PRODUCTION By George Peck the end "of the second year. Mass production, developed to Criticism and complaint reached a high degree under our Ameri- h's b"t he calmly went can Svstem of Free, Competitive i ahead building his strange ma- enterprise, is responsime lor ine,"""13- "imney iiau uuirr vir high standard of living which we Americans enjoy a standard which tops any ever enjoyed by any other people, at any time, anywhere. But, if our American Govern ment had had its way, there is serious doubt that mass produc tion would have progressed to the point which it has reached today. History records that in stead of encouraging the indivi dual who invented the process of using machinery to manufacture machinery, the authorities at Washington went to great lengths to discourage him just one more example of governmental ineptness. Here briefly are the details: A few years after our War of Independence, Europe was in a state of turbulence due to the French Revolution. Our own peace was threatened. Our Gov ernment belatedly, but finally, awoke to the realization of its unpreparedness to defend this country should the war spread here. It contracted with Eli Whitney, a Yankee machinist, who was just coming into prom inence for his invention of the cotton gin, to make ten thous and muskets, to be delivered within two years. Whitney had a firearms fac tory in Connecticut. He started i facture, tues in addition to his inventive genius, among them, patience, courage and conviction. Among these odd machines with which Whitney apparently was wasting his time, was one to bore out the barrels, another to form the stocks and various others to make all kinds of parts. men one day, wnen ne was threatened with losing his con tract for failure to perform, Whit, ney filled a bag with miscella neous musket parts and hied himself to Washington to con front the bureaucrats. Dumping the contents of the bag on a long table, he told his critics that there were the. parts for ten muskets. They were invited to fit the parts together for ten com plete weapons. And what do you know? Sur prise! Surprise! ten excellent muskets evolved. Whitney had in. vented the process of using ma chinery to manufacture machin ery; turned out from the preci sion operation of his strange ma chines, the parts were exactly alike, standardized and inter changeable. These parts could be made at almost incredible speed, and very little highly skilled la bor was required. In short, Eli Whitney had invented the revo lutionary process ol mass manu on his big contract in a manner that convinced the wiseacres that he was a bit "balmy." The stupid Whitney had accomplished this in the face of sharpest criticism Slow didn". shaking S tZXi?. ets. Instead, he set about build-.?fe'nw2i ".iff ing a series of strange machines, U J. tlvl none of which had any appar- hffnl f 'l"1 )k ent relationship to the musket. X""" 5" wany A vear nassed and Whitnev nim' Tnat Perhaps was as much had noturned Tout a fingle ? gun ! efnt TL To the unreasoning bureaucratic ! e.xJc,eS !? .TO"ti b"te.t0. .h.! mind, it was quit obvious that if he couldn t produce one gun within the first year of his con tract, he couldn't be expected to deliver ten thousand guns by of schedule, greatest single advance ever achieved in industrial process. P.S.: The Government gots its ten thousand muskets and ahead YOU'RE IN THE UNION NOW By Maurice R. Franks that I would be educating my (Editor's Note: Maurice R. Franks I workers from whose ranks would is President of the National La- come the union leaders I might bor - Management Foundation eventually have to deal with. i wuuia even go a step iunner: on every bulletin board through out my plant, prior to a union meeting, there would appear a notice urging each and every one of my employees to attend. In short, by word and deed in all my dealings with my em ployees I would endeavor to con vey the message of the old adage, "Whatever you do, do with all your might; things done by 30th Anniversary Observed By Mr. And Mrs Majeske One evening last week the Gene Majeske ranch house was the scene of a dinner party when Mr. and Mrs. Majeske and Patty Majeske were hosts honoring their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Majeske on their 30th wed ding anniversary. A two tiered cake decorated with rose buds and leaves with a big gold 30 in the center was presented the honorees, as was also a lovely gift. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Majeske and Patricia Majeske and the honored ones Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Majeske. A daughter, Mrs. Aud rey Ansted was unable to be present as she had returned to her home in Medford. Eugene Majeske and Bill Bar ratt returned Mondav nieht from Salem where they had gone on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McMillan and daughter Pat and Cecil Jones attended the Sunrise Ser vices in Echo Easter morning. These services were sponsored by the uddtellows of Echo. Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth Peck and children motored to Eugene last week end where they visit ed at the C. M. Urey home, par ents of Mrs. Peck. They were accompanied as far as Corvallis by Mrs. Emma Peck who visited Mrs. Loto Callaway. Miss Etta Millett of Astoria was also there. Mrs. Ralph Jackson and daugh ter Carole were Lexington visi tors from The Dalles Easter Sun day. They took Mrs. Laura Scott home with them. Mrs. Scott, mother of Mrs. Jackson, has been staying at the Sophia Knighten nome in rone since an uiness this winter. The Lexington Garden club met at the home of Mrs. M. I Leonard Tuesday. The main topic of the program was a plant ex change. The next meeting will be May 9 at the Randy Lott home. Membership in the club Is open to all interested in gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth and small daughter are living in the Hermann Wallace home. Mrs. L. Z. Cantrell returned Friday from the hospital in Pendleton where she underwent major surgery. Mrs. M. Leonard motored over with Mr. Cantrell after her. Mr and Mrs. Ellwood Way and small daughter were guests at the Dan way nome over me week end. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breeding and Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin and daughter were Sunday guests at the Elza Vinson home on But ter creek. Mrs. (Wilbur Steaeall motored to Pendleton on Tuesday taking June Steagall to her school there at St. Joseph's academy. MRS. PETERS DIES Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall re ceived word Monday of the death In Portland early Monday morn ing of Mrs. Joseph T. Peters. Mr. Duvall was requested to act as a pallbearer at the funeral which was held Wednesday in Portland. She was the widow of Joseph T. Peters, who had heavy invest ments in Morrow county property and for whom Duvall worked for a number of years. She was past 80 years of age. and Editor of its official publica tion, fanners.) If management desires good unionism, then it is up to man agement to help promote good unionism - especially in those plants with union contracts. But what do we find- Manage ment with its back turned to the problem! Management, like an ostrich, with its head in the sand Last month it fell to my lot nalves are n'ever done rlght 30 Years Ago HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES April 15. 1920 R. W. Turner, Harry Bartholo mew and Ed Nelll attended a meeting in Pendleton of wool growers to discuss marketing. J. H. Dobbin of Wallowa county presided at the meeting Tuesday. Heppner Elks chartered a special train to run to lone last Friday evening to attend the benefit staged by the members of the order who reside in that city. The special train was neces sary because of the poor condi tions of the roads. Better than $3"0 was realized. Frank W. Turner left for Hepp ner Junction Tuesday where he will set up his shearing plant on the Detis place. (Ed. note: We find one leaf torn from the file of this date utter vandalism!) Local News In Brief Mrs. Minnie Card, state orga nizer for the Degree of Honor Lodge, left the last of the week for her home in Portland after spending several days in Hepp ner on business for the organization. ! Mrs. Rosalia Luccolini and i Mrs. Joe Shepperd and children i have returned to their homes in Sunnyside, Wn. after spending the Easter weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Linder. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hill and family are in Seattle and Port land visiting this week with rel atives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller and children made a business trip to Walla Walla and Pendleton the first of the week. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Estberg were his sister, Miss Ida Estberg of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Cason and sons and Ellis Cason of Lonerock and Mrs. Charles Cason of lone. Miss Wnifred Osten is spend ing several days in Portland on business and pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Farley have returned from Condon where they spent a week visit ing with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan and sons. Mr. and Mrs. George Currin of Buttercreek and Ralph Cur rin of Pendleton have returned from Portland where they spent several days looking after busi ness matters. In Newberg, the ("urrins visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Turner returned Thursday evening from I a honeymoon trip which took I them to Reno, Nevada, San Fran ' Cisco, and other points of in I terest. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Munkers drove to The Dalles during the ! weekend to visit friends. They were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkers In Arlington during their trip. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Thomp son and Mrs. Frank W. Turner motored to Pendleton Wednesday. LIVESTOCK SPRAY and DIP No. 30 formulaltd wifh DDT and beniene nexocMonde product to Control l Ull 1 - 1 Your Light Dessert M Try some today Specially formulated for use in spray equipment or dipping vats, hit combination product gives effective control of almost all of the injects affecting livestock. Recommended for sheep, goats, horses and cattle both young and mature (except dairy ani mals). It suspends well and can be tested for strength at vatside. For convenience, for effective ness, for accuracy of mixture, use Du Pom Livestock Spray and Dip No. 0. We have it for you today. John Ransier lone, Oregon We have a fine selection of Interwoven Socks... New Patterns . . . New Colorings . . , Every Inter woven Sock is a good sock. 75c pah Wilson's Mens Wear The Store of Personal Service. to act as a judge in a contest of employee publications a grand array of high-class printing pro duced at regular intervals by divers American companies for the benefit of their employees. The printing, as I suggest, was in most cases really something, the artwork and layout almost without exception being worthy of the flossiest of our national publications. In a word, the two hundred or more examples of slick-paper editing I found my self pawing and shuffling repre sented a terrific investment in time and money. But aside from a few minor exceptions, all were as alike as so many pawns on a chessboard. And all but one of the two hun dred missed an extremely impor tant boat for in the entire ex hibit, just one publication ac knowledged the fact that the em ployees of the company had a union and that the affairs of that union were worthy of supporting. The balance of these curiously dull slicks devoted themselves to telling the workers what a grand bunch of guys were running the company and the privilege it was to work for such an outfit! If we are to have better re lations between workers and em ployers, the way is through crea ting better relations between unions and management rela tions based on mutual under standing, recognition and respect. To have better labor leaders, all hands must play a part in de veloping them. If I were president of a com pany whose workers, through democratic action, had Joined a union, I would accept the situa tion at its face value and, whether considering them right or wrong in their decision, I would pitch in and do all I could to help them build a good union. I would go so far as to call a special meeting of em ployees and tell them that, hav ing decided to be union men, they have a duty to be good union men. I would urge them to pay their dues promptly and, above all else, attend their meet ings regularly. Yes, I would encourage them to value their membership and to become an integral part of their union organization. In their spare time on my time, if neces sary I would hold classes for them with an expert to teach them how to conduct themselves effectively in union meetings. In doing this I would be act ing on the theory that I was making a good investment, in PENDLETON HEPPNER FREIGHT LINE Arrives at Heppner, Lexington and Ion MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY For Pickup or Delivery For pickup, call Red S White, Heppner Padberg Tractor, Lax. Omar Bletmann, Ion Consolidated Frelghtways Connecting Carrier for This, in effect. I would sav to my employees: WE NOW OFFER New Low Liability Rates for Farmers' Private Passenger Cars. See us for particulars TURNER, VAN MARTER I CO. If you like your union and think it a good one, strive to make it a better one. If you do not like your union and its lead ership, you and only you have the power to change the situation. Through democratic processes this power belongs to you. See that you retain it at all times. For the rest, get in there and, whenever necessary, put that power to effective use. You can't offord to sit back and let others run your destiny. You've a duty to perform. Don't shirk, do it! You're In the Union now. RESIDENCE GLASS INSURANCE LOW COST - BLANKET COVERAGE Added to Your Regular Fire Policy Let C. A. Ruggles tell you about it P. O. Box 611 Phone 723 HEPPNER, OREGON Lexington Oil Co-Op General Petroleum Products Automotive Diesel In Bulk for A. C. Tractors GAS DIESEL STOVE OIL OILS GREASE Student Body Benefit Carnival and Dance Music by "Fiddlin" Joe Wise, and his Western Swing Quartet Lexington IOOF Hall Saturday, April 22 The Fun Begins at 6:00 P. M. $1.00 PER PERSON - Farmers Air Service Ammonium Sulphate-Nitragin Fertilixers Applied by Airplanes Make arrangements now for 2-4-D Air Application Contact Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington Heppner lone PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY JOS. J. NYS 1 Call Settles Electric ATTORNEY AT LAW ,0r MndS f Work New and Repair Peters Bldg., Wl low Street u !.,, 6 Shop phone 2253 at Willow & Heppner, Oregon Chase Streets. Res. Phone 2542 l ' J.O.TURNER r- . attorney at law Carpentry and phon. 173 Cement Work Hotel Heppner Building Bf D Heppner, Oregon J g, BoHwe Phon 845 P. W. MAHONEY ' ATTORNEY AT LAW t , General Insurance J. O. PETERSON Heppner Hotel Building Latest Jewelry 4 Gift Goods Willow Street Entrance Watches, Clocks. Diamonds Expert Watch & Jewelry , . Repairing JackA.Woodhall I 'lt,ppner' Tegon Doctor of Dental Medicine n office First Floor Bank Bidg. Veterans of Foreign Phone 23-12 Heppner Wars Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays Dr. L. D. Tibbies at 8:00 p.m. at Civic Center OSTEOPATHIC L Physician i Surgeon t First National Bank Building Turner, Van Marter Res. Ph. 1162 office Ph. 492 j and Company A.D. McMurdo,M.D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Bl INSURANCE Trained Nurse Assistant " ' Office in Masonic Building ( " Heppner, Oregon PhelpS Funeral 7 Home Dr. C. C. Dunham Licensed Funeral Directors CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN Office No. 4 Center St. ( Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon House Calls Made ,. Home Phone 2583 OH lo 2572 Heppner City rZ. Cnnnrll fit Pint Monimj C. A. RUGGLES Representing .UUncil M Month DM:- c .-. Citizens having matters for uiame C. ISOtYl discussion, please bring them Insurance Agency I the council. Phon. 2572 j Phone. 723 Heppner. Ore. , 1 Morrow County N. D. BAILEY Abstract & Title Co. Cabinet Shop txo- 1 mn ,.,. jt ABSTRACTS OF TITLE T M-Ti-f hS l!! TITLE INSURANCE Sewing Machines Repaired otfiM la P.t.r. Bull din Phone 1485 for appointment V- J or call at shop. I J ; ' Morrow County RICHARD J. O'SHEA. M. D. fnurf mii rint WtdnMdt? WWUTT 0( Baoh Month Physician and Surgeon uVXTriZ'. 2 Church Street r.'L'.Th.nid.,. iaray-ror.. Telephone 1152 only. ; ALFRED BASRA ( Dr. J. D. PALMER GENERAL CONTRACTOR DENTIST 2-bedroom (block) house, com- Rooms 11-12 Phon.P4M.e c$onn. Or.. N'o ulW,n 9-14 Ph.: Office 783, Home 932