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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 30, 1951 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MOBHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. iA rrz. afiV' NIWSPAPER i PUBLISHERS "ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND. Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL Asypd-AtfqN J S Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATE, $3.00. PER YEAR SINGLE COPY, 10 CENTS THEY DESERVE CREDIT- The Morrow county fair board, along with a good number of local residents and nearby ranch ers deserve a vote of thanks and some hearty congratulations for the work they are doing to replace the two fair buildings lost by fire less than two weeks ago. Time left before the fair was short when the blaze came and before the ashes were even cold there were "curbstone conferences" already start ed among board members and interested parties about what to do. The discussion was short, but evidence shows they were to the point, for shortly after daybreak Monday following the fire, county trucks and road crews were cleaning up the de bris and by Wednesday of that week reconstruc tion had already started. Money and materials were immediately do nated to replace the burned buildings and along with them came offers of volunteer labor the most needed of all help. This weekend will see the completion of the work. In less than two weeks two new buildings are to be ready for fair exhibitors. We think that is a record few other places can match. True, the buildings will not be shiny aluminum like the former ones, nor will they be completely enclosed, but inasmuch as they are intended for stock showing, they will be entirely adequate and possibly better than the old ones. With two new show buildings, a practically new fair pavilion, new restroom facilities, new rodeo field fencing and a good many other re pairs and additions to the area, Morrow county Fair and Rodeo grounds will be in better shape to accommodate the crowds than ever before. The Gazette Times Offers its congratulations to everyone who aided in accomplishing such an excellent job in such a short time. We know Mor row county citizens join with us in saying "Thanks." Strife Ridden Penitentiary State penitentiary guards claim that the prison is In deplorable shape with convicts virtually run ning the institution. At a meeting of 140 guards held just after the eight-day sit-down strike, when convicts went five days without food, a report was released and accusations made that: There Is no adequate plan of defense in event of a riot. The cons are in control. Prison rules have been relaxed to the point of danger. Gambling Is wide-open among the convicts. The convicts use obscene and abusive language to and about the guards. Convicts threaten the lives of guards frequently. Beatings are going on all the time among convicts to keep the power of ringleader intact. Guards have discovered caches of gasoline inside the walls. Discovery of quantities of an alcoholic drink made by the prisoners called "pruno" have been reported. One guard said a convict told him that the prisoners had a re gular arsenal of knives and other weapons "all set to go." Newbry Checks on Payments The practice of covering pay ment of split salaries by drawing checks payable to a department of state then endorsing them to an employee has drawn the criti cism of Sccietary of State Farl T. Newbry. In an audit made by Newbry's office the Educational Surplus Property commission showed that $1086 had been paid to an sm ployee in San Francisco in the forms of wai rants and checks made payable to the E. S. P. commission. Other alleged practices of the commission uncovered by New bry and called to the altrntion of Governor Douglas McKay in cluded, forwarding of receipts of the commission to an employee; payment of salaries in excess of that authorized by the state Civil Service commission; operating a service station without legal authority and purchasing and warehousing of tires and tubes in the amount of approximately $50,000, without authority. Newbry quoted the 1947 enact ment law creating the commis sion and providing that "all money received under the pro visions of this act shall be paid by the state educational 'agency for surplus property to the state treasury for credit to the said surplus property revolving fund". Unusual Poker Play An infrequently used law on gambling loss recovery is the basis of a suit brought this week in Marion county circuit court. Jack Putnam is suing J. P, Schimberg to recover double the $1,178 loss allegedly sustained in a Salem poker game. No money was used. Putnam wrote Schim berg a check, which the latter cashed. Putnam wants recovery of $2, 356 on the basis of the Oregon statute that provides that "all persons losing money or any thing of value at or on any said games shall have a cause of action to recover from the deal CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH J. PALMER SORLIEN, Minister SUNDAY, SEPT. 2 Morning Worship and Sermon at 11:00 a.m. Special Service. Special music by the Choir and Dedication of Choir Robes. Mr. Oliver Creswick, director. Sunday Church School at 9:45 a.m. We have a class for every age. Youth Fellowship Class and Adult Bible Class at this same hours. Thursday Choir practice at 7:30 p.m. Womans Society of Christian Service meets the First Wednes day of each month at 8 p.m. Suzanna Wesley Circle of the Womans Society of Christian Ser vice meets the Third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH EARL L. SOWARD. Pastor Phone 2222 9:45 a.m. Bible School. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. Guest speaker, Lorna Mae Jones, a graduate student at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. Soloist. Marie Soward. a senior at Northwest Christian college, Eugene, Oregon. 8:00 p.m. Evening services, message by the pastor. Special ! music. Monday, Labor Day, several cars will go to Cove Christian Church camp grounds for work and fellowship. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Church Fellowship dinner, followed by choir practice and monthly board meeting. ALL SAINTS MEMORIAL CHURCH (Episcopal) Holy Communion 8:00 a.m. Church School, 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion on Wednes day at 10:00 a.m. look who's getting a Free TRUCK SAVER inspection H ii.iiih.j-. ui nmiiniiiim.inwiiwiwi' I" i ii mrmirTr i i -iniinn iiirj-nn I . Every International Truck owner gets our 39-polnt truck checkup without obligation! Comt in and take this first big step toward getting your International Trucks ready for the long hnuL You'll save money, you'll save time, and you'll save trouble ... if you take advan tage now of our Truck Saver Inspection. It doesn't cost you one red cent, but it can be worth real money to you in the months ahead. 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Work Permits for Children During the rush of cropping and processing now in full swing in the state an important Oregon labor law frequently is overlook ed, says Labor Commissioner W. E. Kimsey. The child labor law re quires that each employer must get his own permit from the bur eau of labor before he can put a minor under 18 years of age on a job. Those under 16 years of age have special restrictions on the kinds of work thev are per mitted to do and are allowed to work only between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worthless Checks Climb Worthless checks aggregating $161,000 were presented to the state tax commission in payment lor income taxes during the first six months of this year, said Ray Smith, state commissioner in charge of the income tax depart ment This is approximately $100, 000 more tharr the amount of the bad checks received durine the corresponding period in 1950. o . NEED Envelopes, Phone 882 Kindergarten In Third Year, Advangates Given The Jay Cee-ette kindergarten starts its third year on Septem ber 10. Heppner is one of the few small Oregon communities to offer the advantages of kinder garten. It is within the reach of all parents because the Jay Cee ettes subsidize the school to keep the fees low and offer mothers opportunities to work for their children's .tuition. The school Is held in a community building and uses public land (the future Heppner park) as a playground. It has had wide public support and acceptance throughout its existence. The following article is the first of two concerning kindergarten education in general and the op eration of Heppner's kindergar ten In particular which have been prepared for the Gazette Times by the Jay Cee-ettes.) Why are kindergartens valu able? Because children learn In a group association desirable habits, skills and modes of be havior which will ready them for school. We send children to kindergarten for the same reason we don't try to teach them to read and write at home; school educates them in the three R's while helping them to learn to get along with other people. THIRTY YEARS AGO Miss Fay Young arrived in Heppner this Wednesday evening from her home in Newberg, for a short visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Clive Huston. Dr. A. D. McMurdo went to Port land Monday to be in attendance at a medical meeting in that city this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. J. Nys re turned home the first of the week from a visit to the Hood River valley, where they enjoyed sev eral days of an outing at Mt. Hood Lodge. Before returning tq Heppner they took a run to Port land and down to Astoria on the boat, taking advantaee of the cneap rates on the river route. Since few of us become hermits, it is as important to be able to live happily among our fellow men as it is to be able to read and write. But, you may say, my child has other children in our family and in the neighborhood for play mates so he (or she) won't need kindergarten. Your youngster may not need pre-school as much as the only child, but supervised play is as important to the five-year old as Sunday School is to the pre schooler. We start children to Sunday School as soon as they are able to understand and enjoy lis experiences. But, you may say, my child al ready knows how to print his name or count to .ten. He (or she) is - really quite ready for school anyway. Kindergarten does very little teaching of printing or counting. Instead, it shows the child why such things will be taught in the first grade. It offers opportunities to each child to use his abilities and to prepare him in the way he needs for entering school. Often the child who is large en ough and mature enough to be in school, though required by Continued on Page 5 AT CASE FURNITURE. 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