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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 7, 1950
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Should Be Voted Upon
One of those occasional outbreaks of civic rash
has held the town in its grip the past few days,
the question being whether the old dance pavilion
on the city park site should be removed or left
standing. The rash broke out when the city
council voted to dispose of all the buildings on
the site, including the pavilion except that por
tion housing the meeting rooms of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, the Jay-cee-ettes and the
Degree of Honor. The council was not obliged to
preserve any of the building but did not want to
deprive the organizations of a meeting place and
tendered them an offer of retaining their part of
of the building and a lot upon which to move it
and set it up as their very own. The offer has
not been accepted and instead the Jaycees have
come forward with a counter offer that the build
ing be left where it stands and that they be grant,
ed a three-year lease with the understanding
that they will modernize it and make it into a
civic meeting place.
This is a laudable ambition on the part of the
Jaycees but it seems that a civic building should
not be the responsibility of any one group, or even
several groups. It should be the responsibility
of the entire town. It would be more businesslike
and having it under direct city control would re
move one of the prime causes of discord.
No matter how magnanimous the organization
may feel right now about putting the building in
something like respectable condition, if given a
lease on ii there will always be a feeling of pro
prietorship which will engender disharmony. The
question should be put to a vote and if a majority
of the people say levy a special tax for the pur
pose, then the council can proceed to make defi
nite plans for a civic center and when the build
ing is ready for use, should put a price on it to all
users alike for maintenance and upkeep.
Let's live up to the slogan and make it 'The
Biggest Little Fair in Oregon."
Step Lightly On The Gas
Schools of the county will be opening Septem
ber 11 and this brings to mind the necessity for
careful driving in or near school zones. It may
be difficult at first to taper off on the speed after
several months of practically unrestricted driving,
but for the safety of children who must traverse
the highways and cross at intersections it will be
wise for each driver to appoint himself acommit-e
of one to enforce safety rules
It might be well for the police patrol to camp
in Lexington quite persistently for a few days and
teach motorists to read the traffic signs. That
someone has not been badly injured or killed is
one of the surprises of the traffic world, for the
biggest percentage of drivers headed through the
town fail to slow down perceptibly from their
highway speed. This cannot be tolerated now
that school time is here.
The oAmerican Way
NO PLEASING 'EM
By George Peck
On many counts bureaucracy
is a terrible and devastating
thing. Undoubtedly one of the
major faults of the bureaucrats
is that there just isn't any pleas
ing 'em.
As a for instance, during World
War II, much as it hurt them,
the bureaucrats were forced to
admit that the big industries did
an outstanding job of producing
the things needed to defeat Ger
many and Japan.
Then, when the fnring stopped,
those same bureaucrats became
alarmed, almost panicky, about
steel production. They wanted to
put Uncle Sam into the stee ma
nufacturing business to take care
of teh heavy pent-up demands
for civilian goods. They even
criticized United States Steel Cor
poration and other steel produc
ers for not being big enough.
But the steel companies fooled
them. They enlarged their facili
ties, continued their policy of im.
proving manufacturing methods,
and quicker than you could say
"Jack Robinson," took care of
the situation. Americans got all
the steel they needed.
However, as soon as the steel
companies had demonstrated
they could furnish steel in suffi
cient quantities, the bureaucrats
suffered another "brain storm."
Now, they charge that United
States Steel Corporation is too'
big and must be broken up into
several smajled units. Apparent
ly big business is to be damned
if it does and damned it it doe'n
not. There just ain't no pleasing
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Let's consider a few facts about
the United States Steel Corpora
tion. When it was formed in 1901,
it produced 66 per cent of the
nation's steel today it produces
only 33 percent. While its output
has grown greatly in the past
half century, the production of
its competitors has grown nearly
four times as much.If that is a
trend to monopoly, as the bu
reaucrats charge, then Noah
Webster's dictionary should be
thrown in the ashcan.
Does United States Steel hurt
small business? Small business
does not think so. Of the 54,000
suppliers of goods or services to
United States Stee, at least 50,
000 are small businesses.
Do small consumers dislike
United States Steel? Apparently
not, because of the 110,000 cus
tomers to whom the corporation
sells its products, some 90,000 are
small customers. To quote a
statement of the company: "We
have always cultivated small
customers. We know from exper
ience that little ones grow into
big ones. We welcome every new
business because more business
es mean more customers."
One would gather from this
statement that United States
Steel and small customers have
a mutual respect and liking for
each other.
Why, then, today this bureau
cratic clamor about the United
States Steel being too big, while
just a short time ago the bureau
crats were condemning that com
pany because it wasn't big en
ough? Can it be that the admin
istration is playing politics? Or
is it because, bureaucrats, being
bureaucrats, there just is no
pleasing 'em. Whatever the an
swer may be, it sems to be a silly
piece of business.
o .
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doolittle
and young son, Dennis, were
week-end guests of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester. Doolittle.
Sunday, the Doolittiles spent the
day picnicking at Battle Moun
tain park near Ukiah.
30 Years Ago
Thursday. September 9, 1920
The many friends of Freeman
N. Frye were shocked upon learn
ing of the sudden passing at his
home early Wednesday morning.
He was 69 years of age.
The plant of Heppner Ice and
Soda Works was taken over this
week by J. G. C'owins, who will
handle the ice business, and J. B.
Snyder who will handle the soda
and bottling works.
Sunday evening, Sept. 6 at the
home of the bride in Heppner,
N. S. Whetstone and Mrs. Susan
E. Simpson were united in mar
riage. Mr .and Mrs. J. D. Bauman who
reside down Willow creek a short
distance this side of Lexington,
plan to leave next week for their
former home at Akron Ohio for
a visit.
Heppner's magnificent theater
which is located in the Elks'
building, the new Star, will open
its doors to the public Saturday
evening.
The first PTA meeting of' the
fall will be held at 3:30 Tuesday
afternoon at the high school au
ditorium. Supt. James will dis
cuss plans and aims for the year
and a musical program will be
given by Mrs. Ray Taylor, Miss
Gladys Lane and Miss" Mary
Clark.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Morey of
Lexington on Saturday, Sept. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. James Berwick
in this city Saturday, Sept. 4.
Word recently reached Hepp
ner of the death of Herbert Bar
tholomew, a former resident of
this city, at his home in Portland.
He was 69 years of age.
Frank Strader and Miss Esther
Graybeal, both of Irrigon, were
married at the home of Postor
Livingstone in this city Saturday
afternoon.
M- L. Case donarteri for Port
land Tuesday accompanied by
nis son, Allen, who will enroll
in Hill Military academy for the
year.
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Tele-fun
by Warren Goodrich
H U '
Marine Pfc Merle G. Hysell,
son of Mrs. Florence D. Haynes
who resides at Heppner, Oregon,
recently completed his initial 10
weeks of basic training at a
west coast marine training de
pot. Upon completion of this re
cruit training Hysell was pro
moted to the rank of Private
First Class, an honor bestowed
upon every man who finishes
his "boot" training with a clean
record.
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