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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 18, 1951 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established - -November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. 0V NIW11II i PUBLISHERS -ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAl EDITORIAL 1IAS,C5TII0N 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 A START Nearly two weeks ago the Heppner city fathers spent a long evening discussing what action, If any, should be taken regarding the city's lack of sewers. As far as we can tell, there has probably been no single civic matter, during recent years at least, that has caused as much comment, dis cussion and talk as has this one. That is as it should be, for it is no small matter to make a decision that can in the end obligate the citizens for an amount somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000. Actually, the council by Its vote to start the preliminary engineering work, didn't call upon the people to dig up that amount that can only come on the people's approval as a special bond election. What they did was to authorize payment of a very few hundred dollars to get the necessary preliminary work done so that an estimate of the total cost of the sewer system and sewage disposal plant can be obtained. Until that is done, no one can tell what the cost will be. Actually the council has just laid the ground work, the final decision will be up to the voters. The members debated at length whether It would be wise to put the city into debt as far as will be necessary to do the job, yet actually the council had no other choice the way the state' sanitary board has been breathing down their neck. They have an obligation to the people to stretch city funds as far as possible, yet on the other hand, they also have just as great an ob ligation to protect the health and welfare of the people. We have been interested in watching and listen ing to the desires of the persons' who have either made their wishes known, or who have just been present at council meetings during the past sev eral months, and there have been many. We can not remember of a single person who voiced an objection to a sewer system in Heppner. Every one either came to urge some action or to see what action the group might take. Maybe some didn't approve, but they didn't make it known publicly. If that is any indication of the general feeling of the citizens, an approval of the measure at the polls sometime in the near future seems a likelihood. The Gazette Times feels the council took the proper step in giving the project its start We can't see how further delay can gain the city any ad vantage, for no one can predict lower prices In the foreseeable future, in fact the trend Is Just the opposite. Neither do we believe the project will be as hard to pay for as has been thought by some, but an actual figure on the tax levy neces sary to retire the required bonds must await an engineers estimate of the cost. To sum up, we repeat that we feel sewers are an immediate necessity to eliminate an unpleas ant and unhealthy condition throughout town and to assure a continued advancement of Heppner. We commend the council for getting the ball roll Ing. The final decision, however, remains with the voters. READY FOR FALL HOUSE CLEANING item1 IJ The new point system, design ed to cut down on highway ac cidents, now being tried out In the state of Washington is care fully watched by motor vehicle officials in this and other states. A card is kept on every driver and any motor vehicle act vio lation is listed. The system in operation screens out reckless , drivers and habitual violators. Besides the listing of violators brought to court and proven spec ial officers check on the driving and parking of all motorists. When a driver has a certain number of bad points for speed ing, failing to signal, illegal parking or for other offenses the system supplements that portion of the law which makes It man datory for the court to suspend the violator's license. The theory of the system is that many small violations tag those who disrespect the law. Tidelands Bill Delayed Legislation to Insure state own ership of tidelands has met heavy opposition from pressure groups in Washington, D. C. that appar ently have succeeded in blocking action until recess or adjourn ment of congress. Senator Wayne Morse wired the governor's office this week that he thought the issue would be decided before adjournment but that the tidelands legislation was not on the senate's present sche dule. "I am recommending to the majority leader that he place the tidelands bill on the 'must' agen da before adjournment but I doubt that he will do it" Morse added. Public Assistance Pay Ebbs During the past five months of high employment there has been a gradual dcrease in public as sistance payments. For the month of August they were $342,413 less than March of this year. The sharpest decline was in aid to dependent children that dropped very low during the mid summer months, according to a report by Miss Loa Howard, state I welfare administrator, j The number of applications for old age assistance pending in August dropped to 380 compared to 939 for the same period last year. Grants made in August to the 23,128 aged pensioners aver aged $54.50, plus medical aid that brought the total average to $57.02. Payments made to 3,799 fam- I 'AW , vV: Hies with dependent children under 18 years of age totaled $307,568 in August. The aver age per child was $32.58. Orgon Flax Famous "Eastern merchants are inter ested in products manufactured from Oregon flax they are a ware of its superior quality," Joan Patterson, Oregon State College teacher reported to the state flax and linen board this week. She has just returned from New York where she displayed flax and linen designs. "The only difficulty at the pre sent time," said Henry Crawford, board chairman, "is the lack of manufacturers to produce more products." Drunken Drivers Pay Fines collected from drunken drivers who were apprehended by the state police and taken to court last month totaled $14,716. This is four times the amount of the fines collected for any other motor vehicle law violation. It Is also nearly double the monthly average for the year. Fifty three arrests were made for truck overloading and fines totaling $3,686 were assessed. Reckless drivers paid $3,484 in From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson Morrow County ranchers con tinue to improve their herds through the purchase of top qual ity herd sires. Two new lines of Hereford breeding were brought into the county last week from consignments to the Hereford Association Sale held at the Pa cific International Livestock Ex position last week. Herbert Ekstrom, lone, bought Aristocrat M 8th consigned by Mattson Hereford Ranch, Naches, fines. Timber Sales Slated Timber on public domain and O & C lands in western Oregon totaling 48,210,000 board feet will be offered for sale during Octo ber by the bureau of land man agement. The; dates of the oral saies win be as ionows: saiem, Oct. 15; Eugene, Oct. 18; Rose burg, Oct. 17; Coos Bay, Oct. 16 Medford, Oct 15 and 26. Legislative Potlatch Now, just to even things up, let the legislators name the five best and five worst newsmen who cov ered the late legislative session Each of the legislative reporters surely has cognitated the above reactionary stunt and for per sonal reasons kept mum cog nitating he might be a "worst.1 We are in favor of it. What have we got to lose? presenting Kondo Shaped for life!... the . (MELODY IS SILVER) STETSON pacemaker MO Yours at no extra cost! Yet extra craftsmanship, extra operations, extra expense go into the "fashion-blocking" of every Stetson. The right shape is built in at the factory. Why not stop in. Step out in a fashion-blocked Stetson 1 Wilsons Mens Wear THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE the newest pattern in STERLING e(Jta Here's the sterling pattern of our times a modern expression of the best traditional design elements. This rhythmic Gorham Sterling de ' sign with three repeating movements like the musical Rondo rises to a climax in a graceful French scroll. Rondo's cushioned panel casts many lights and darks, giving an unusual feeling of richness. Gorham "Rondo" is the magic that combines old crystal, new china, heirloom accessories, modern linens in satisfying harmony. See it and our 16 other Gorham patterns nowl $29.75 per ttx-pteco place-setting, ind. Fed. Tu. Sradc hank. J. O. Peterson Jeweler Washington, while Everett Har shman, Hardman purchased PHR Dandy Boy 6th from the Painter Hereford Ranch, Denver and Rog gin, Colorado. Both bulls are of excellent quality and will no doubt add much to improving the quality or their offspring. Of significance now, as Morrow County ranchers are in the pro cess of eradicating Bangs dis ease in their herds, is a recent court claim for undulant fever. For the first time, the courts have found a man claiming dam ages because he contracted un dulant fever from a herd of Bangs-infected cattle. George Cloakey bought a herd of cat tle in Washington represented to him as Bang-free. The disease spread through the herd and Mr Cloakey became ill of the fever. The lower court awarded him $1417.55 in price loss and $3,158 for milk production loss, as well as $5,000 damages for his con trading the ailment Now the state supreme court has affirmed this decision. Moral of this news item test your cattle for Bangs' now and avoid any lawsuits or contracting undulant fever by members of your family. At this time of year when farm ers are getting chicken houses ready for husing their farm flock of hens for the winter, questions come up concerning Insecticides to use in ridding houses of the many insects that are trouble some to the flock. There are a number of pro ducts on the market that will produce" satisfactory results for the control of lice, mites, flies and feather mites on chickens or in poultry houses Lindane can be used in the form of a dust or spray to con trol all of these parasites. Spra'y is generally the most popular method of application. Body lice can be controlled by spraying or painting the roosts with 1 percent solution of lindane. Mites and flies can be eliminated by spraying the solution on the roosts, dropping boards or pits, lower walls and a light appli cation on the litter Body lice and feather mites can also be con troled by painting the fluff of birds above and below the vent with a two percent lindane mix ture. Continued on Page Five ENVELOPE You can save time in mail ing invoices, checks, state ments or letters with this envelope designed to show the address through the window. Made with solid seal glassine windows . . . thoroughly gummed the Mail-Well way to elimi nate loose edges; available in either standard or spe cial sizes to fit your needs. 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