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Heppner Gazette Times, TKursday, November 9, 1950
EDITORIAL
NEWSPAPER
PUBUSHItS
ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ASOClyTOjN
Still A Democracy
Returns Irom Tuesday's election indicate that
a majority of Americans still favor a democratic
form of government Upsets in high places di
rectly affecting the Administration show that the
people, when confronted with the issue of choos
ing between self-government and statism, prefer
the good old American right of self-assertion and
that they intend to continue that way. It is a
healthy sign, not so much because Republicans
have replaced Democrats in numerous places as
for the reason that the people are voting their
convictions rather than following the trend that
. was leading this nation down the road to social
ism which ultimately would mean a dictatorship.
It must be that millions of voters have become
aroused to the danger ahead in continually fol
lowing the dictates of labor leaders, ward politi
cians, bureaucrats and all the other vote -controlling
agencies built up during the past eighteen
years of Tammanyized and Pendergasted Demo
cratic administration.
The results of the election cannot bring much
satisfaction to the Trudeal leadership in Oregon,
where increased Democratic registration led the
national committeeman and some, of the candi
dates to believe that the Republican hold on state
and congressional offices not only could but
would be broken. Republican victories have been
so decisive that one could easily be led to believe
that Democrats were more inclined to repudiate
their leadership than to yield to a desire to elect
Republicans.
Building For The Future
One cannot be present at a 4-H club achieve
ment banquet without gaining the impression
that if this nation's future welfare is entrusted to
the care of people trained in this work its future
is safe safe for democracy, that is. The premise
upon which the 4-H emblem is designed the
head, the heart, the hand, and the health of the
youngster joining the movement pledges the
member to work for a "Better Living for a Better
America."
It is an earnest, forward looking group of
young people that make up the 4-H membership.
The nature of their projects is such that they
cannot slight them and expect to gain recognition
when achievement awards are made. The com
petitive influence spurs them on to complete their
projects on time and to do their work well. Their
understanding of the 4-H pledge will not permit
them to do less.
This movement, nationwide in its scope and
including hundreds of thousands of young folk,
4-H club leaders and extension workers, is exert
ing an influence on the nation's agriculture that
augurs well for the future of the country. These
boys and girls, the future leaders, may not win
great political laurels, but they certainly will
show the results of their training in production
and management, of which many of our poli
ticians have little intimate knowledge.
And it must be taken into consideration that
young peopie with something to do, particularly
where they enjoy both pleasure and financial
gain, find little time for getting into mischief.
It is one of the best channels for solving the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency and should be en.
couraged on every hand.
Following through on the 4-H club achieve
ment party it is fitting to observe that the new
county fair pavilion is an answer to the demand
foi gatherings of that nature in Heppner. Places
were set for more than two hundred diners and
two or three times that number could be handled
with ease. The big building could accommodate
any type of meeting that might be held here. The
citizens of the community will come to appreciate
having the pavilion in their midst when there has
been opportunity to use it more. It is almost as
close to all parts of the town as any other building
offering similar advantages and since the public
relies on automotive service to get to most func
tions distance is no handicap, and besides there is
more parking space than other halls afford. The
fair board should be given full support of the
community in its efforts to complete the building,
which at this time requires proper rest rooms, a
heating plant, and ceiling. These things com
pleted, the fair board could offer one of the best
recreation centers in this section of the state.
Who Should Pay The Bill?
Local officials and sportsmen are pondering
over the question of who should pay the bill when
a hunter gets lost. It is a matter which, if pre
sented to the game commission, might stir up a
debate, but in the opinion of some of the-spokesmen
hereabouts bills incurred due to someone
being lost and requiring organized searching
parties should be met by the game commission.
The question was brought to the front follow,
ing the experience of forty men last week who
scoured the woods in the Potamus area in search
of a Portland hunter who became lost. Searching
parties were starting on the third day of the
quest when the lost man was found. To feed
forty men for two or three days requires a sizeable
larder. The gasoline and other automotive ex
penses involved add considerable to the bill, to
say nothing of the time taken off from regular
duties by most of the searchers.
If the local people who have no other interest
than the desire to save a life give thefr time and
do the searching work, it looks like some other
agency should shoulder the expense. In this
instance, it looks like the game commission,
which gets the fees from the licenses, should take
some part in the cost of rescuing hunters. It
seems, too, that people who can afford to go
hunting these days should be able to recompense
the searchers in part as a matter of gratitude.
The county has no fund set up for such emerg
encies and there is no particular reason why the
local government should be responsible. That
leaves the searchers in the position of paying their
own expenses and we believe the game commlS'
sion will agree that this is not just.
30 Years Ago
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
November 11, 1920
The Star theater last night un
packed two brand new projecting
machines which will soon be in
stalled in the operating room to
take the place of those now in
use.
The big supper at the Masonic
hall Friday-evening, prepared by
the members of the Order of the
Eastern Star, was well patron
ized by the Masonic brethren and
a jolly good time was enjoyed by
all.
Today is truly a holiday in
Heppner. Everybody is preparing
to turn out to assist the local post
of the American Legion celebrate
the second anniversary of the
signing of the Armistice.
Michael Fitzpatrick and Mich
ael McGuire, native sons of Erin,
received final citizenship papers
Irom Judge Gilbert W. Phelps in
this city on Monday.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Frederickson of Lexington on
Thursday, November 4, a son.
George W. Milholland, Stand
ard Oil agent and Arthur R. Craw
ford of the Gazette Times force
made a motor trip to Monument
Sunday. They report the roads
over the mountains quite pass
able, except for extra heavy
trucking.
George W. Chapin was down
from Hardman Monday making
delivery of a wagon load of ap
ples from his Rock Creek ranch.
Adolph Majeski, who recently
bought the Ed Day ranch on
Rhea creek from Julian Rauch,
was in town this week complet-
THE AMERICAN WAY
The oAmerican Way
TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER
By GEORGE FECK
.On November 2G 1100 farm
boys and girls will "blow" into
the "Windy City" to attend the
29th annual 4-H Club Congress.
For five days they will be treated
to the best Chicago has to offer
in educational tours, food, enter
tainment, etc.
These "farmers-in-the-making"
from every part of the country
are the state and national cham
pions who for their outstanding
achievements have won a trip to
the? 4-H congress. They will repre
sent the nearly 2,000,000 members
enrolled in the nation's 84,000
4-H clubs. Some 150 college scho
larships will be presented to club
members chosen for national ho.
nors; a total of $15,112 in U. S.
Savings Bonds and 227 watches
will be given to state winners,
and beautiful gold and silver
medals representing 20 projects
will be awarded to 4-H members
for winning county honors.
All this has been made possi
ble by the National Committee
on Boys and Girls Clubs Work,
Inc., which today is supported by
nearly 50 industries, business
men and women who are backing
up their faith in the 4-H clubs
with incentives valued at $400.-
000 annually. This large sum is
distributed for awards and lead
er training funds in -H programs
which range all the way from
canning to tractor maintenance.
I he money," declares Guv L.
Noble, director of the National
4H committee, "is considered a
sound investment in the nation's
future by encouraging these rural
boys and girls who have pledged
their head, heart, hands, and
health TO MAKE THE BEST
BETTER."
"4-H youth learn bv doing."
Mr. Noble stated, "and euidine
their efforts are 250,000 club lead
esr who work under the direction
of the extension service of the
state agricultural colleges to car
ry out 4-H program objectives."
According to Noble, the teen-agers
ao a man-sized job of becoming
independent farmers, while others
have accumuulated substantial
bank accounts.
Among the companies which
will make the 4-H Congress some
thing for the youngsters to talk
about for months to come are:
Kellogg, Sears Roebuck, Firestone
Tire and Rubber, International
Harvester, Wilson and Co., Kerr
Glass, Simplicity Pattern, Santa
Fe Railroad, Chicago and North
western Railway, Montgomery
Ward, Spool Cotton, America For.
est Products Industries, Lederle
Laboratories, Allis - Chalmers,
Westinghouse Electric, Kelvina
tor, the Standard Oil Companies,
Carnation, Dearborn Motors, Cus
tiss Candy, U. S. Rubber, Armour,
and General Motors.
Thus, government-besmeared
"big business' joins hands with
"lesser business" to royally en
tertain the princes and princesses
of America's forms. Thrilled to
the core these lads and lassies
will return to the communities
from whence they came, bubbling
with enthusiasm and added pride
in doing the farm work well or
better.
The Congress will not be all
fun, entertainment, breakfasts
luncheons, dinners and ban.
quets. During the four-day ses
sion it will get down to serious
business. Among other things it
will be addressed by outstanding
leaders of education, government
and industry. The burden of these
speeches will incorporate the 1950
theme of the 4-H clubs, "Better
Living for a Better World."
We need have no fears regard
ing the future of agriculture in
America, thanks to the 4-H clubs,
the extension service of the agri
culture colleges, the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, and bu
siness and industry operating
tnrough tne National Committee
on Boys and Girls Club Work,
inc.
Here's hoping these delegates
who represent the world's largest
youth group will enjoy to the full
their four-day visit and will re
turn to their homes fired with
adde dzeal to win further laurels
the while thev do their hit TO
MAKE THE BEST BETTER.
WITHOUT A PARTY
By MORTON CLAUSEN
Jay Walking
ing the papers for transfer of the
property. Mr, Rauch bought the
ranch a few months ago from
Jeff Beamer,
M. E. Cotter, farmer of the lone
section, came up the first of the
week to do jury duty at the regu.
lar session of circuit court.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Morton Claus
en was for many years editor
and publisher of the Hamilton
(Illinois) Press).
By the time this column is pub
lished, the 1950 political cam
paign may be over all but the
shouting. But, there is really lit
tle to shout about when we real
ize that once again the two major
political parties have failed to
provide means for public decision
on vital issues. Nor has there
been the traditional choice be
tween our two major political
parties.
Serious internal dirterences
have risen within both the Re
publican and Democratic parties,
causing party platforms and prin
ciples to be so vapid and diluted
that they are tasteless for public
consumption. On most major is
sues there is no essential differ
ence between the two parties.
Once more the voter has been de.
prived of a clear-cut choice.
The Democratic party, being a
captive of the Administration,
has neither platform nor princi
ples traditionally democratic.
Whatever ideologies it holds
forth have been usurped from the
Socialist party. Norman Thomas,
for nearly three decades the no
minal leader of the Socialist par
ty in this country, has announced
that the Democrats have done
such a good job of furthering the
principles of Socialism that there
is no longer need for his candi
dacy or for the existence of the
Socialist party.
Having embraced the Socialist
concept, the Democratic party
leadership, as was inevitable un
der such a concept, has become
a complete dictatorship within
the party. Therefore, it is no long
er a party, but a tough, ambi
tious, highly disciplined political
machine.
If you don't think so, reflect
upon the Ohio political campaign
this year, where the machine
cracked down upon Robert A.
Taft with all the viciousness of
the Pendergast machine in its
Kansas City heydays.
If you don't think so, reflect
further upon the activities of De
mocratic National Chairman Wil
liam II. Boylcs, who is also a
Pendergast-trained mchine man.
He has made it clear that who
ever works for the government is
working for the Democratic party.
How about the Republican par
ty? The Dewey-Warren candid
acy of two years ago saw the cli.
max of its many inferiority com
plexes. Internally the party is
split between reactionaries, con
servatives, middle-of-the-roaders,
liberals and progressives.
For mary years it has had no
clearly defined political ideology,
and no strong leadership. Its
platform has been a flimsy struc
ture unable to sustain honest,
discerning voters. It is consistent.
ly refusing to learn that without
strong convictions and principles,
it cannot attract voters. "Me-too-
ism" is still rampant within the
party.
To all intents and purposes,
party government has ceased to
function in this country. We are
in the midst of the most vicious
and dangerous national political
machine era this nation has ever
experienced, depriving us of that
freedo mof choice guaratneed us
under the Constitution through
restricted federalism in domestic
affairs.
Never in all its history has the
Republican party been presented
so many weapons by the oppo
sition party federalism, social,
ism, machine politics, bureau
cracy, and even communism. But
so weak has the party become
that those weapons are only fee
bly and ineffectually wielded.
Truly, as never before, there is
the need for an aggressive con
servative political party to hold
the line against Statism. If the
Republican party has burned it
self out, perhaps out of the ashes
will rise a new party to meet the
needs of the more than 40 mil
lion voters who failed to exercise
their franchise this year, and the
more than 15 millions who voted
without faith and enthusiasm.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
J. O. PETERSON
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Watches, Clocks, Diamonds
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Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
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OSTEOPATHIC
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First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays
at 8:00 p.m. at Civic Center
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
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Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
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Home Phone 2583 Office 2572
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Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
C. A. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Heppner City
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vuullt" Each Month
Citizens having matters for
discussion, please bring them
before the Council. Phone 2572
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RICHARD J. O'SHEA, M. D.
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2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
Morrow County
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wuit of Eaoh Month
Connty Judge Office Hourai
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 am.
to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Fore-
oon only.
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