Heppnei Gazette Times- Thursday, September 13, 1951
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
On Guard
Vernon L. Bohles, former coach
and Science teacher at Heppner
High School, has been admitted
in the Veteran's Hospital in Port
land. MOBHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner 'Gazette, established March 3p, 1883. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Page 2
This Business of Rain
Can anyone make It rain? There are a good
many ranchers and a lot of other Interested per
sons who would like to know the answer for sure.
Two weeks ago members of the Trl-county
weather research group and the Oregon Wheat
commission heard an Oregon State meteorologist
state that It would take further experimentation
over a longer period of time to be able to prove
that the rain makers were the cause of the addl
tional rain that fell on Morrow, Gilliam and Sher
man counties, and also on some of our other
neighboring counties.
That there was additional rain is something that
can be proven for the report from the Gooseberry
weather station showed nearly 50 per cent more
rain fell this year than did last and in a year
when most of the rest of the state was suffering
from as severe a drought as It has experienced in
some time. But, was it the result of the ralnmak
ing operations or Just circumstances? The figure
of 14 73 Inches for the year ending September 1,
compared with 10.36 Inches for the previous 12
months makes a rather convincing argument for
the rainmakers.
There are many who will say only the Lord can
control our weather, and who is there who can
prove otherwise yet. One year in an experiment
of as great importance as this one may prove to
be, Is too short a time to say with complete as
surance that it is a success or that it Is no good.
Local ranchers are not the only people who are
trying to find out whether or not man can make It
rain and are spending their money for the test
Many cities and areas including New York City,
San Diego, Santa Barbara and others are giving
the experiments a trial. New York, by the way,
tried and gave up- But, on the other side of the
ledger. Umatilla county wheat men have given
the test a go-ahead for the coming year.
One disturbing factor, the wheat growers have
no doubt considered, is there is no assurance that
the rain they are paying for will fall on Just their
property, some of the clouds may drift over an
other county before they get rid of all their rain.
But then, maybe some other county's clouds will
drift this way and our farmers will get a few
drops of their rain in return.
It's not a matter to be taken lightly, though, for
rainfall here as in most other localities, means the
difference between a successful year or a bad one
. . and besides, the experiments cost money and
regardless of the recent good crops Eastern Oregon
wheat growers have had, few of them are look
ing for a place to throw their money without at
least a fighting chance to get some return.
Who is right? The rainmakers have a good
many statistics on their side just as those who
don't favor the activities certainly have many
years of history behind them to prove their points,
too. For our part, we too, doubt that one years ex
periments can prove one way or the other the
value of rainmaking attempts.
The Eisenhower Enigmas
Which potential candidate for
the presidential nomination
Taft or Truman, has General
Dwight D. Eisenhower been fav
orlng by prolonging the an
nouncement of the political party
he Is registered with?
Few doubt that the president
will be a candidate to succeed
himself. If the General's name
gets on the May primary ballot
against Harry S. Truman it would
put Oregon in the political spot
light of the nation. The situation
would be similar to that of the
Dewey vs Stassen fight In 1948.
State Senator Tom Mahoney
has filed petitions to put Eisen
hower's name on the democratic
primary ballot. State Represent
ative Mark Hatfield has charge
of the petitions to put Eisenhow
er's name on the republican pri
mary ballot
The state supreme court may
be called on to decide if Eisen
hower's name can be placed on
the republican or the democratic
primary ballot
The General could have done
a better and quicker job.
Standardize State Buying
William E. Stevenson, state ad
ministrator of procurement and
supplies left for Colorado Springs,
Colo., this week to attend a meet
ing of procurement officers from
over the nation.
The purpose of the meeting will
be to further attempt to stan
dardize procurement proceedings
for all states, to establish group
buying and augment special ser
vices connected with manufact
uring. Cut State Travel Costs
Out-of-state trips by employees
will be cut at a saving to the
state of $130,000. When Harry
Dorman, director of the depart
ment of finance read a report on
travel expenses by department
heads the board of control was I
unanimous in backing up a crack
down of extensive travel when
not provided for In the budget.
The last trip to be authorized
by the board was to allow Dr.
Irving Hill, superintendent of
Falrview Home, expenses that he
might be the principal speaker
at an association meeting in Colo
rado. The approval was made by
a two-to-one vote of the board.
Physicians In Hospitals
All hospitals In Oregon are
subject to standard license re
quirements of the state board of
health. Although the hospital
district act allows all physicians
equal privileges in using hospital
facilities, it does not preclude
directors of a district from adopt
ing reasonable rules and main
taining a standard of proficiency
in the interest of public safety,
according to an opinion given by
Attorney General George Neuner
last week.
Phone Rate Hearing Set
An increase In the inter-state
rates applied for by the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany amounting to $5,188,000 a
year will be reviewed at a hear
ing in the Public Service build
ing, Salem, Setember 24.
Both company officials and
Public Utilities Commissioner
riagg argue tnat this increase
would net the company only
$2,529,000 and $2,759,000 would
be paid as income taxes.
State News Powwow
There are few occasions when
state otticials withhold news
from the press. There are times
when a premature announce
ment is detrimental to the state.
A disclosure of intentions to pur
chase a piece of property for the
state almost invariably sends the
asking price skyrocketing.
These explanations and others
were offered by Governor Douglas
McKay at a conference of state
officials and members of the
newsmen's section of the Ore
gon Newspaper Publisher's as
sociatlon at the Capitol last Sat
urday.
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In a full day of panel discus
sions topics varied from secret
meetings of slate boards to the
value of news releases by depart
ment publications.
State Fair Tops
Paid attendance at the 86th
Oregon State Fair that closed
Saturday night totaled 172,829, a
gain of 5,706 over the 1950 mark.
This does not include an approxi
mated season gate toll of 34,700
exhibitors, 4-H club youths, work
ers and kiddies that were not
required to pay an admission fee.
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Hyacinths - Narcissus
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LETTERS
TO EDITOR
Because of our location, we
were able to observe an example
of pride in a job, refreshingly
rare In these days, and we would
like to call attention to the fine
job Mrs. Devines, Mrs. Lewis, and
Mr. Scott did to the school this
summer. I suspect that other
Heppner citizens would join us
in this "Orchid-in-print" if they
noted the shining windows, and
gleaming floors a result of long
hours, and lots of elbow grease",
Certainly the parents -might
point out to their children the
care that goes into the upkeep
of a school, the appearance of
which Is often the basis of judg
Ing civic pride by strangers.
Incidentally the reaction of
these youngsters is enlightening
to our sharing, what surplus
apples we have had with them,
From a blunt "No", to 'IOh Boy
Free Apples", to a courteous re
sponse "Have you all you need?
was the answers received to
"Would you like an apple?" In
variably have they respected our
request not to trespass (The trees
are old and the limbs too brittle
for climbing) and almost al
ways do they remember "Thank
you."
' We thought you might like to
read of something pleasant along
with the political graft, the cheat
ing and acts of violence that you
get daily.
Kay Bisbee
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