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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 7, 1950
EDITORIAL
NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ASOCllATJO)N
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BESTS) I
What Is It All About?
In a span of 52 years this country has been
involved in four wars of major scope. The Spanish-American
war, while looked upon by many
as more or less as an incident compared with
World Wars I and II, was the actual launching
of the United States as a world power. Hencefor
ward the older world powers have given this na
tion due consideration in whatever conquests
they have planned, regardless of the fact that
they have miscalculated on our potential strength
up to the current Korean situation.
We drove Spain out of Cuba and the Philip
pines and sponsored organization of independent
governments in those island countries. Well and
good. But when we entered the first world war on
a slogan of "A war to end all wars", and again
got into the fray to help stop Hitler and "make
the world safe for democracy", did we know what
we were doing? Subsequent events bear no evi
dence of any such knowledge. And now after six
months or so of terrific fighting in Korea with
more than thirty thousand casualties, we dare
say that most of our people don't know what it
is all about, and we wonder if official Washing
ton is in a position to give a logical explanation.
There must be some reason for sacrificing thous
ands of fighting men and the expenditure of
huge sums of money to provide our forces with
equipment. The only reason that occurs at this
moment is that we have fallen into Stalin's trap
and we are going to squirm and eat a lot of hum
ble pie before we get out of it.
Pageant Of a Century
Readers of the Morning Oregonian are enjoy
ing a privilege not accorded subscribers of many
other western newspapers, if any, at this time.
It is the opportunity to review 100 years of Oregon
and Northwest history through picture and story
as a special feature of the Oregonian's observ
ance of its one hundredth anniversary. And the
nice part of it is that one does not have to sit
down and run through hundreds of pages as is
the uusal practice with special editions. Sub
scribers received something of a special edition
Monday morning and since then have been privi
eged to review Oregon history in smaller doses
each morning.
The Oregonian and Oregon have grown up to
gether and both are great. We have no way of
knowing what the next 100 years will bring but
we predict that the Oregonian will be as closely
identified with whatever progress is made in the
next century as it has in the past.
A Successful Opening
Bigger places may have outscored Heppner on
attendance at annual Christmas season openings
but it is doubtful if more enthusiasm was dis
played by the younger set that were bent upon
seeing the mythical giver of gifts in person than
the few hundred "kids" who greeted Santa Claus
here Saturday evening. And to be perfectly frank,
old Santa himself says it was an experience of a
lifetime to look down into the earnest faces of
those starry-eyed young Americans and read the
anticipation and expectation registered. there. It
almost upset the old boy's applecart but he re
gained his composure and carried on in a man
ner befitting the occasion.
To. those responsible for the opening it must
have been a matter of satisfaction the way the
entire program went over and regardless of the
planning and work of carrying it out they would
not find it a distasteful task to assume another
time.
The cAmerican Way
LESSON IN HORTICULTURE
By GEORGE PECK
Freedom To Fish or Work
From "Vanguard", newsletter of the Transpor
tation Association of America, comes material
providing food for thought not only for those who
believe much the same as the Vanguard editor
but for those who have blindly followed the trend
exemplified in the conduct of our national af
fairs the past eighteen years. Says the Vanguard:
'There are some sharp fellows in our land
who want to change things. They don't like facts
like those on the back of this letter (showing
that in free U. S. A. there is one automobile for
every four people; in socialist England, one for
every 22 people, and Communist Russia, one for
every 252 people. This is one of three compari
sons which, it is quite obvious, are not odious, ex
cept to the Russians).
"These sharp guys would do a lot of things
like printing coupons to lick inflation (they like
Big Government). . . but all we'd get would be
hordes of sharp-pencilled bureaucrats and fresh
headaches.
"No, we like this 'peculiarly successful free
choice system' where we can choose between
fishing and working.
"We like the system that has doubled produc
tion per man hour in 40 years . . . because it's
pushed income up to match."
Some other pointed- paragraphs from the
Newsletter include such as this:
"Isn't it odd that we have to fight to keep what
we have? Allan Kline, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, said itwhen he said:
'Freedom has to be re -earned in this generation
or lost.' We win for all of us, including our special
task in transportation, if we are alert to every
nibbling maneuver .... if we insist on public
officials who will fight for the free-choice system
freedom to succeed in the great American ad
venture."
On a recent trip to Canada I
had the pleasure of meeting an
English-born Canadian citizen,
who had immigrated to Canada
shortly after having served in
the British army during World
War I.
Starting from scratch, he has
built himself a fine little busin
ess; is the proprietor of a green
house and lives in a beuatiful
home which he owns. He is
thankful that the economic cli
mate of Canada permitted him
by virtue of initiative and toil to
become his ow nboss as well as
to raise his own blooms.
His accomplishment is similar
to that of millions of other Ca
nadians and Americans who un
der a Capitalis Economy have
been able to achieve security for
themselves nd their families,
without any assistance from a
paternalistic government.
My excuse, therefore, for writ
ing this piece is not simply to
recount one more success story,
but to pass on something he said
to me during the course of our
conversation. It has to do with
the reason why he left England
to take uup residence in Canada,
in which latter country he sub
sequently became a citizen and
a successful businessman.
As a young man he had exer
cised the prudence and wisdom
of voluntarily joining and paying
dues into a society which pro
tected him against financial dis
tress in the event of illness or
accident, and also provided death
benefits.
Then, the British Government,
sowing the seeds which event
ually blosomed into the socialis
tic regime which now paralyzes
that nation, launched its com
pulsory health program, which
required all British citizens to
pay into the fund.
No exceptions were made of
the many who, like my Canadian
friend, already thriftily had made
provision for medical care of
their own free will. They were
forced to "kick in" for some-
thine they neither desired nor
needed.
What About Super Bombs?
A few issues back this page carried the opening
paragraphs of a booklet on "Survival Under At
omic Attack." This week the reader will be given
some insight relative to the super bombs.
Don't be misled by loose talk of imaginary
weapons a hundred or a thousand times as pow
-erful. All cause destruction by exactly the same
means, yet one 20,000-ton bomb would not create
nearly as much damage as 1,000 two-ton bombs
dropped a little distance apart. This is because the
larger bombs "waste' too much power near the
center of the explosion. From the practical point
of view, it doesn't matter whether a building
near the center of the explosion is completely va
porized or whether it is simply knocked into a pile
of rubble.
To be more specific, a modern atomic bomb
can do heavy damage to houses and buildings
roughly two miles away. But doubling its power
will extend the range of damage to only about
two and one-half times as powerful, it would
reach out only a little more than four and one
half, not 100 times as far.
And remember: all these calculations of your
chances of survival assume that you have abso
lutely no advance warning of the attack.
Just like fire bombs and ordinary high ex
nlosives. atomic weapons cause most of their
death and damage by blast and heat.
MAKE THIS A CHRISTMAS SHE'LL REMEMBER!
GIVE HER
Shell le overjoyed lo tee Corham
"Melrose" under the tree on Christmas
morning! Iu pattern with mojestie
beauty and exceptional weight. And it's
easy to own! Yon may atart with a
ingle teaspoon for only $4.25, or a
six-piece place-setting for one for
$32.75. including Federal Tax. Come
in, see "Melrose" todayl
P. S. Corham Sterling knife nandlet
are now made in one piece and
they're dent-resistant. Ask vt
for a demonstration.
TSABI .
Peterson's Jewelers
30 Years Ago
HEPPNER GAZETEE TIMES
December 9, 1920
Eleanor, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George McDuffy, died
at the family home Wednesday
afternoon, following a long ill
ness.
Horace Wells died at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Wells early this morning. The
young man had been ill for two
weeks, apparently suffering
from meningitis.
Born--in this city Tuesday, De
cember 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Furlong, a daughter.
Born in this city to Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Pearson of Lena;
daughter.
Cecil Lieuallen suffered a bro
ken leg Wednesday when a horse
he was riding slipped in the mud
and fell on him.
Born--to Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Way of Lexington on Sunday,
December 5, a daughter.
A. B. Strait, Wells Springs far
mer, will hold a public auction
sale at his ranch next Monday,
Officers were elected for the
ensuing year at the Morrow
County Woolgrowers meeting in
the I. O. O. F. hall Saturday af
ternoon: John Kilkenny, presid
This was the straw that broke
the camel's back." Our erstwhile
Englishman, now Canadian nur
seryman, had become dissatis
fied wit hother things that were
taking place in England in the
early 20's, but this shoving com
pulsory medicine down his throat
was what finally decided him to
tear up roots and go to Canada.
The things he foresaw and
feared have come to pass. We
now witness a formerly proud
and self-reliant English people,
bit by bit giving up the freedom
which once permitted them
proudly and truthfully to boast
that "every Englishman's home
is his castle."
But, thank the Lord, the spirit
of enterprise is not completely
ded ain Britain. A recent survey
by the British Institute of Public
Opinion indicated that 48 percent
of British adults under the age
of 30 would like to leave England
and settle in another country;
this after only five years of so
cialistic government.
This would seem to indicate
that the young men and women
of England are "fed up" with
the loss of liberty an dindivid-
ual initiative; that alreday they
have discovered that the blos
soms of regimentation are ugly
weeds and not the beautiful flow.
ers the socilist leaders led them
to believe.
Compulsory government medi
cine was the entering wedge for
socialism in England. There lies
the lesson for us here in the Uni
ted States of America where our
"do-good" "starry-eyed" bureau
crats are trying to force compul
sory health insurance upon us,
Let's keep our doctors free of
eovernmen t regimentation and
control so that they may con
tinue to devise new and better
methods for the prevention of
disease and the alleviation of
physical distress.
And let us remember that lib
erty and opportunity wither on
the vine and die when govern
ment steps in to do for the indi
vidual the things the individual
should do for himself.
all the good people of Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler Counties
for their generous donations to
the public sale of the Shrine Club
on last Saturday. The sale re
sulted in a tidy sum which will
be used for the benefit of the
crippled children in destitute
circumstances, who may be
treated without charge at the
Shrine Hospital in Portland.
Again, I thank all the donors
of the saleable materials and all
those who helped mke the sale a
success.
J. O. Turner,
Shrine Club president.
Make It A
Merry Christmas
with an
ANKOR
Sewing Machine
on display at
GILLIAM & BISBEE'S
Immediate Delivery
Mail orders direct to
Helen Rich
Wasco : Oregon
Give "SAMSON ITE LUGGAGE
We have it for both Ladies and Men
WILSON'S MEN'S WEAR
Don't Miss Norah's Big
Pre-Holiday SALE
2 Dresses for the price of
Both casual and dressy styles.
Sizes 9-15 ,10-20, and half sizes, too!
CASH SALES ONLY.
NORAH'S
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
WOULD AIR CONTRIBUTIONS
Democratic leaders in Oregon
have accused the republican
state central committee of violat.
ing the corrupt practices act in
not reporting the source of cam
paign funds of $83,000 raised for
the last election.
Spark plug of the movement
(very much in the background)
is State Senator Richard Neuber
ger who, with William L. Joss
lin, democratic state chairman,
and James W. Goodsel are carry
ing the ball. It is reported that
suit will be started against re
publican political party officers.
David B. Simpson, GOP finance
chairman, says the act has not
been violated, that party com
mittees are not required to re
port names of donors. ,
Both republican and democrat
leaders are forthright in stating
that to carry out the intent of the
law all sources should be report
ed in detail, instead of the too
common practice of hiding
names of contributors in commit,
tee reports.
David O'Hara. chief of the
state elections bureau, is of the
opinion there are some points of
conflict in Oregon's corrupt prac
tice act and the case will throw
light on the weak spots in the
law another law revision job
for the coming legislature.
DAM ON DESCHUTES
With the objective of control
ling the flow of the Deschutes
river and furnishing irrigation
for the valley, a tentative site
for a federal dam was announced
at the capital this week by Lee
McAllister, area planning engin
eer for the- U. S. bureau of reclamation.
Dr. Charles P. Berkey, noted
consultant geologist, headed a
federal board that investigated
the possibilities of the develop
ment of the last block of "de
pendable water supply" on the
upper Deschutes river and decid
ed on Brenham Falls as the dam
and reservoir site.
GOVERNOR'S SHORT
VACATION
Palm Springs was the destina.
tion of Governor and Mrs. Doug
las McKay when leaving Salem
last Wednesday. They intend to
spend a week at the California
resort before going to San Fran
cisco where the governor will at-
ent; John Kelly, vice president;
L. A. Hunt, secretary and Ed
Neill, treasurer.
tend a meeting of the Pacific
coast board of intergovernment
al relations, opening on Decem
ber 15.
ASK HIGHER RATES
In a suit now before the state
Public Utilities Commissioner,
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company is seeking a sec
ond increase this year in phone
rates. Company officials testi
fied that a 7 1-2 per cent net re
turn is necessary to attract need
ed new capital. Their earnings
were $8.55 a share for the year
ending last August and return on
investment amounted to nearly
6 per cent.
PORTLAND-SALEM 4-LANE
The hourly volume of traffic
on Fairgrounds road, Salem, is
among the highest observed
hourly volumes on two-lane road
in the nation, according to the
Highway Capacity Manual of the
national bureau of public roads.
The reason for a four-lane
highway between Salem and
New Era, that would complete a
four-line way from Salem to
Portland, is that the west side
highway 99 in the Dundee dist
rict is four-line, with only about
one-third the traffic that moves
between Salem and New Era.
UNEMPLOYMENT PAY UP
Benefit payments to unem
ployed workers increased in No
vember approximately 64 per
cent over October. Unusually
heavy payments were made dur
ing the last week of November.
Claims have been increasing
recently because of seasonable
letdowns, however, last week's
total of claims of 12,657 was be
low the 26,638 of last year and
the 15,397 two years ago.
SALVAGE OLD TIRES
The state of Oregon is salv
aging old tires now. Governor
McKay learned at the last meet
ing of the board of control that
some state departments were in
terested in getting only new tires
when those they were using
showed wear. The governor, who
has one of the largest garage
businesses in the state, said, "Its
about time the state get every
old tire back when a new one is
issued. Some can be retreaded
and even those that are worn so
badly that it would not be prof,
itable to retread them can be sal
vaged."
Secretary of State Earl Newbry
said he had instructed heads of
his department to turn in old
tires. He said the state police
and highway departments have
been salvaging old tires for a
long time.
Hereafter all old tires will be
turned in when new ones are
furnished.
o -
A NOTE OF THANKS
On behalf of the Morrow Coun
ty Shrine Club, I want to thank
DR. H. S. HUBER
DENTIST
First National Bank Bldg.
Room 116 Phone 2342
PRINTING...
That satisfies. Why not let us
(ill that next printing order?
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bldg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
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
Call Settles Electric
for all kinds of Electrical Work
New and Repair
Shop phone 2253 at Willow &
Chase Streets. Res. Phone 2542
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
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
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
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. RUGGLES Representing
Blaine E. Isom
Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
Heppner City
fnnnrll Meets First Monday
VfOUnCII Eacll Month
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
Offioe in Feters BuUdinff
RICHARD J. O'SHEA. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
Morrow County
fmirt Meets Plrst Wednesday
wuuri of Each Montn
Connty Judge Office Honrs
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Ton.
oon only.
LYONS
Photo Studio
Special Appointments
Phone 6346
HERMISTON
Dr. J. D. PALMER
DENTIST
Rooms 11-12
First National Bank Building
Ph.: Office 783, Home 932