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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 1 1, 1950
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Grass Roots Folks Not for CVA
This Is being written before President Tru
man addresses the throng of Inland Empire
citizens at Pendleton and while we do not know
what the text of his address will be, it is safe
to assert that the Columbia Valley Authority will
be given a generous part of his time. It will be
an opportune time to tell the people about the
great things the government is doing and plans
to do for tnem and so far as the speaker is con
cerned there will be no opposition in the minds
of anyone present unless there should be repre
sentatives of the power interests.
Be that ao it may, the gentleman who is the
chief exponent of the CVA and other socialistic
schemes should be reminded that at this time
271 Pacific Northwest organizations, after study
ing the provisions of the proposed authority, are
solidly against it. Latest of these groups is the
Idaho Agricultural Council, which consists of the
presidents of eighteen major farm groups. Since
this council represents the united voice of farm
groups in Idaho on matters relating to con
gressional hearings, freight rates, public utility
hearings, etc., one realizes that they are not the
tools of any one, but study and work out their
problems from the grass roots and take action as
a result of their findings.
The trouble of the whole situation lies in the
fact that the trend towards the welfare state
socialism, if you please already has become so
strong that nothing short of an upheaval of
sentiment in the way of votes will check its
progress. It has become so deeply entrenched that
employes of the Bonneville Power Administration,
and we presume the TVA and other similar
"authorities," consider the program in effect. If
any direct evidence is needed to prove this be
lief, read about the experience Tom Hall, a small
dairy farmer and state senator of Skamokawa,
Washington had recently. "I attended the last
session of the state grange, the convention at
Pullman. I presented an analysis of this bill
(S. 1645 CVA bill) to the committee considering
it, and when I came out of that meeting I was
followed bj an employee of the Bonneville Power
Administration, who said to me, 'Senator Hall,
you evidently don't understand the system of
horizontal development of government.' And I said,
'No, I guess I don't.' "Well, he explained it in this
manner.' He said, 'Powers which were previously
granted to an administrative agency to cover the
whole country are done away with, and a lot of
power is givca to a few men over a particular
section of the country, and a number of us be
lieve that is the way this country should be run,'
and so thry have decided on this way in order
to do it. And this isn't the only proposal. They
have nine other proposals similar to this which
would divide the United States into nine regions
presided over by 27 men appointed by the Presi
dent, who have more power over the economic
development of an area than any agency of
government at the present time, and I submit to
you that if that is the plan we should consider
it from the standpoint of what it will do to our
present form of government"
This puis it up to decide whether we want to
sell more cf our freedom down the river or stand
by the form of government our forefathers framed
for us. That decision must be made now, by op
posing CVA and other socialistic schemes and
supporting development plans along non-political
lines.
Results Not Surprising
Results of the school district consolidation
election May 2 were not surprising, although dis
appointing. People are afraid of more taxes and
feel that the only way to keep from paying more
is to vote down proposals that call for increased
mlllages. The trouble is that too often we vote
more or less blindly or at least fail to see both
sides of an issue and justice is not done. This,
to some extent, was the case in the May 2 voting.
One is led to that conclusion when the only ob
jection ;oiced was that "We are paying too many
taxes now. If we sanction a new school building,
that will be orly the beginning of more taxes."
There has been no direct argument against
acquiring additional school facilities. Any per
son sufficiently interested to inquire could readi
ly find thai, the present facilities have been over
crowded for several years. It was that way eight
years ago. It is that way today, although some
additional space was- attained by moving the
heating plant out of the main building and re
arranging the ground floor to accommodate
classes that were being added from outlying
districts; bus service was increased. More re
quests were coming in for student accommoda
tions until the board of District No. 1 took under
advisement the construction of a grade building
to care for the first six grades at least and thus
make room for the high school in the present
building. Without room for expansion the high
school can nor be brought up to standard re
quirements. Thus, the money spent in operating
the school has not bought as much for the dls
trict as similar amounts have done in districts
that maintain standard high schools.
Some of the districts to the south and south
west of Heppner that voted to consolidate a few
years ago did so with the understanding that
special levies would be made to provide an im
provement fund and to acquire land for a new
grade school building. They appreciated the fact
that District No. 1 could not raise the necessary
funds without imposing a high millage on the
then existing valuation, something under $1 mil
lion. Durine the time aforementioned districts
were sending their students to town, some of the
districts petitioning for a vote on consolidation
in the recent election were sending their children
to Heppner. The board of District No. 1, in plan
ning for a grade school building, felt justified in
seeking consolidation with these districts on the
grounds that the first districts were paying their
share of school expense as well as helping share
those of th. other districts. This was presented to
the petitioners but when voting time came there
seems to have been a change of heart.
These districts have been told that District
Number 1 can no longer accommodate their chil
dren under the existing arrangement. Just what
this will result in is not foreseeable at the present
but it is possible to call another election in the
immediate future if opponents to the proposal
wish to fall in line and go for better schooling,
It has always been the writer's contention
that we pay for what we get. If we try to save
at the expense of good judgment, or if we think
we are getting by at the expense of others, our
time always comes to pay and we have to make
up to a larger extent than our pseudo savings
amounted to.
A community is judged by the kind of schools
it maintains. The present move for expanded
facilities comes in answer to a pressing demand
not because the board of directors wants to
shoulder the responsibility for a new building
but because there is no other alternative. If it
were possible to erect a building for $100,000
that would meet the demand for space and at
the same time fulfill the requirements of the
State Depaitment of Education, the board would
cheerfully accept such a plan. Udder present
building cost:! it is fortunate that the district
can get off for $200,000. This cost to a district
with an appioximate valuation of $4,500,000 would
add only a few mills to the taxpa'yer's bill, per
haps not to exceed $100 to the larger checks.
That money would go for something to bettor
conditions at home rather than go to Washing
ton to be spent in great public works that will
not bring c'irect benefit to us. It would go a long
ways toward building community solidarity, a
union of town and rural interests, for after all,
a town and Its surrounding territory is measured
by the standard of its schools.
The dAmerican Way
COMPULSORY MEDICINE EXPOSED
By Morton Clousen
(Editor's Note: Morton Clausen I those who still believe in the
was for many years publisher
and editor of a weeklv-news
paper).
Most of us have heard murh
pro and con, about socialized
medicine. Perhaps we have won
dered as to what really is the
truth in the matter; but there
seemed no place we could eo
for competent, unbiased informa
tion.
This lack has now been reme
died. Hot off the presses is a
new book by Melchoir Palyi, an
American citizen of Hungarian
descent, a distinguished, inter
nationally recognized educator,
author, economist and financial
expert, who for nearly twenty-
five years lived and observed
the ebb and flow of "power poli
tics in Europe.
His book, "Compulsory Medi
cal Care and the Welfare State,"
is deserving of careful reading
and study by everyone interested
in the future of America
Here we have a book that is
more than just theories. It is
a documentary proof of what has
happened in every major coun
try where socialized medicine
has been instituted and practic
ed, not only in modern times,
but also in the recorded pages of
a dim historic past.
The author, in marshalling
facts to prove his statements,
leaves us with the ghastly reali
zation that socialized medicine,
or compulsory medical care, is
a movement so fraught with
danger to man's freedom that
we must think long and serious
ly before yielding such sweep
ing powers to the State.
More than that, it leaves us
with the sickening realization
that under the guise of humani
tarianism, political groups are
seeking, through socialized med
icine, to create a bureaucratic
Frankenstein that will ultimately
extend into every avenue of hu
man endeavor, from cradle to
grave.
If you think socialized medi
cine will insure better health,
read in this book how the mass
psychology, under such a system,
becomes infected with cronic
phobias destructive to mind and
body, thus lowering a nation's
health status to levels more dan
gerous than has ever been ex
perienced under the most ad
verse conditions in a free society.
Nor does the medical profes
sion itself remain unscathec Un
der socialized medicine the status
of excellence of the doctor is re
duced to the lowest common de
nominator, which becomes on a
par with that of the inexperienc
ed interne. In England this de
moralization of quality in the
medical profession has reached
a stage where steps are being
considered under which a doctor
may be admitted to practice with
considerable less training and
education than has hitherto been
required.
From an economic standpoint,
socialized medicine has proved
an item definitely ruinous to
a nation's economic stability. No
one can clearly foresee or esti
mate the billions of tax dollars
that may be required for even the
most rigidly defined government,
al health program.
Nor is the direct cost to the
taxpayer the only economic item
to be considered. Socialized
medicine robs the individifal of
ncentive and initiative, in
creases industrial strife, creates
greater absenteeism, fosters radi
calism, and weakens respect for
law and order, thus indirectly
adding billions of dollars to the
nation's economic toll.
Yes, this is definitely a book
American way of life.
I obtained my copy of "Com
pulsory Medical Care and the
Welfare State" from National
Institute of Professional Services,
Inc., 75 East Wacker Drive,
Chicago 1, Illinois, and it cost
me only $2.00 for this wealth of
information. It is my understand
ing that this organization has
more copies available.
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News from
C. A. Office
The county-wide attendance at
the Homemakers- festival was
m,All 4lutrihnt0f1 nvpr tho nrosa
Aftoi- rtwMklnir registration hnnks
these figures were released
Heppner 19; Rhea Creek, 11; Lena,
8; Lexington, 19; lone, 20; Irri-
on, 18; Boardman, 38; Condon,
: Stanfield. 1: Salem, 1; Cor-
vallls, 2; La Grande, 1; Umatilla,
1; 19 children and four baby
sitters, and 9 music students
from the Boardman school. Nearly
70 footstools were on display
with the blouses, woolen dresses
and three table exhibits . . . using
herbs for accent, Busy Children
are Hannv cnuaren vpiay
equipment) and Home Dye
ing Fabrics.
Mrs Vernon Munkers. Lexing
ton, chairman for the Azalea
house fund of Morrow county
extension units, announced at
the Homemakers' Festival mat
she has presented $100 to Mrs.
Azalea Sager for the cooperative
dormitory to be built for college
girls on the Oregon State college
campus. Home extension unus
t thp state have raised
funds for this dormitory. All of
Morrow county s iunas nave noi
yet come in and unts are already
planning ior iuna evems next
Ity. Traveling baskets, rummage
sales, food sales, and magazine
profits have all helped to build
the total.
The lone Chick and Bunny
club officially organized last
month has recently sent in its
enrollment to the county agents'
office. Leading the club is Mrs
r.nrAnn Wh to with W. H. Went
worth as assistant. President oi
the club is Paul Wentworth; vice
president is Alvin McCabe; secre
tary is Wayne Ban, ana news re
porter is Jerry wentwortn. utner
members carrying rabbit or poul.
try projects are Jerry White, Ellis
Ball, Ronald McCabe, Billy Salt
er and Gary Brenner.
30 Years Ago
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
Thursday, May 13, 1920
Following a blow out oi a
rear wheel the car skidded and
flopped over on its side on
lower Gale street last Sunday.
Occupants of the vehicle, Barney
ward, jonn tt.eney ana urai
Groshen were fortunate in es
caping serious injury,
The Heppner P-TA held an
election of officers at the school
house Tuesday afternoon. Offi
cers for the ensuing year are
Mrs. C. E. Woodson, president;
Mrs. F. W. Turner, vice-president;
Mrs. A. M. Phelps, secretary and
Mrs. W. B. Barratt, treasurer.
A number of Heppner people
are confined to their homes this
week with the mumps. Among
them are Carl Haynie, Carol
Shinto, Mrs. H. C. Githens, Ruby
Corrigal and Earl cronk.
The past winter proved to be
exceptionally hard on fruit trees,
according to Harry Cummings,
local nurseryman who says there
will be no peach crop this year.
Albert Matteson passed away
at his home in the city Tuesday
May 11 after a lingering illness.
He had been a resident of Mor
row county 45 years.
Clive Huston was in town
Monday from his farm home in
Sour Dough Canyon and an
nounces that he will soon start
work on his new house,
David E. Leach, aged 70 and
a pioneer of Lexington, ended
his lite Friday morning by shoot
ine himself through the head
with a .38 caliber revolver, He
had been in poor health for a
long time. Mr. Leach is survived
by several children.
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Examinations Due
For Entrance to
Military Academy
Congressman Lowell Stockman
of the Second District of Oregon
will have two vacancies at the
U. S. Military Academy, West
Point, New York, for the class
beginning July 1, 1951, and one
vacancy for the same class at the
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Maryland.
Applicants for these vacancies
must be residents of the Second
District of Oregon, and the Cong
ressman will have competitive
examinations conducted by the
Civil Service Commission on
Monday, July 17. 1950, to aid in
the selection of nominees for
both Academies.
All boys who are interested
and qualified should write im
mediately to Congressman Lowell
Stockman, House Office Build
ing, Washington, D. C. so they
may receive additional informa
tion and be admitted to the ex
amination. Candidates for the Military
Academy must be between the
ages of 17 and 22 years at the
date of admission (July 1, 1951).
Candidates for the Naval
Academy must be not less than
17 years of age nor more than
21 years of age on April first
of the calendar year (1951) in
which they enter the Naval
Academy.
These age requirements are
statutory and cannot be waived,
except in cases of candidates who
have served honorably for not
less than one year In any of the
Armed Forces of the United States
during World War II. In such
cases, a candidate may enter the
Military Academy provided he
has not passed his 24th birthday
on the first of July in the year
during which he would enter the
Military Academy, and he
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Team Equipment
Bats, Balls, Gloves, Uniforms
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
ROD FINNEY'S SPORTING GOODS
212 E. 2nd Street THE DALLES, OREGON
7ms
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From where I sit ... Joe Marsh
Mud Lake .
Gets "Cleared Up"
County officer got notice from
the government not long ago, atk
ing them to change the name of
Mud Lake. Seema It' a pond, not a
lake, by government atandarda.
Because it lies entirely insida
our town limits, we aiked to do the
name-changing ourselves. Figured
we'd think up a brand-new name.
Mud Lake'a really not very muddy
aort of pretty, in lct.
County people aald go ahead, lo
we held a Town Meeting. Everyone
auggested something. Windy Tay
lor thought "Taylor Pond" would
be nice, because his place border
it for about 80 feetl But we fin
ally decided to call it "Turtle
Pond" in honor of the real ownera.
From where I sit, naming that
pond wasn't the most important
thing in the world but the way we
did it mat. Everyone offered hia
opii ' n and then the majority vote
decided it. That's the way it should
be whether it concerns naming a
pond, or having the right to enjoy
a friendly glass of beer or ale if
and when we choose.
Copyright, 1950, United Stales Bren en Foundation
can
all discerning Americans should the Nval Academy if he is
, , . . . not more than 23 years of age
read. Every paragraph is replete Qn Apri, fjrst of fhe calendbar
wun ttuiutrmii; uuuiiuaiiuu, anu vear In vvhich he enters that
every sentence is a challenge to Academy.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty at the city hall, in
Heppner between the hours of
10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, May
16. Persons wishing licenses or
permits to drive are asked to
get in touch with the examiner
well ahead of the scheduled
closing hour in order to assure
completion of their applications
with a minimum delay.
Low Down
Payment
Eacy Temi
It's eomptetely auto
malic! Wash eg, rinses,
spin-dries without
your even being
there. Famous Gyra
foam washing action
gets clothes spotless
ly clean.
See it todayl
Now Open For Business
HEPPNER SAND & GRAVEL CO.
Henry G. Peck
Located North of Highway across from
Interior Warehouse
For Sale at Bunks or we Deliver
Call Heppner 1482
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
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 & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
Carpentry and
Cement Work
By Day or Contract
Bruce Bothwell
Phone 845
J. O. PETERSON
Latest Jewelry & Gift Goods
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
Expert Watch & Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. .at Civic Center
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 Calls Made
Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
Phelps Funeral
Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
C. A. RTJGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Heppner City
Cnnnfil Meets First Monday
council Eaoh Montn '
Citizens having matters for
discussion, please bring them
before the Council. Phone 2572
N. D. BAILEY
Cabinet Shop
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
OHloe in Peters Building
RICHARD J. O'SHEA. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
Morrow County
fAlirt Meets First Wednesday
vuuri 0 Each Month
County Judge Office Hourai
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday Fore-
oon only.
ALFRED BASKA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
2-bedroom (block) house, com
plete, $4500.
Phone 404, Condon. Ore,
9-14
Dr. J. D. PALMER
DENTIST
Rooms 11-12
First National Bank Building
Ph.: Office 783, Home 932