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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.
NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION
ROBERT FENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter.
iZZLZil Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
The Wrong Approach
Without a doubt Richard L. Neuberger had a
pood idea of the kind of reception his senate bill
number 257 which called for the consolidation of
Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman
counties would receive when he introduced it dur.
ing the last legislature. His articles appearing in
last Sunday's Oregon Journal magazine section
and also in that newspaper's This Week section
indicated that he didn't hold much hope for its
passage.
That bill received little publicity around the
state, possibly with the exception of the affected
counties, probably because no one took it very
seriously.
Neuberger's Sunday articles, calling for the
consolidation or better yet, according to the writer,
elimination of the county unit of government
as a means of reducing taxes, undoubtedly have
some merit in their ideas. It is quite true that
most county boundaries were established when
travel was much more difficult than it is today
and in a good number of cases a readjustment of
boundaries or consolidation of whole counties
could work to the benefit of the taxpayers. We
seriously doubt however, that Mr. Neuberger will
find the residents of any county in Oregon in fact
probably in the whole United States, will bo will
ing to vote themselves out of their home county.
" There are exceptions, and where the writer
suggests that larger cities and counties, such as
il e Portland Multnomah county area, consolidate
II eir governmental offices, his ideas do have merit
for their situation is much different from that of
the other counties of the state. However, for us
to tell Portland and Multnomah county that they
ought to get together would be practically the
same as what Mr. Neuberger suggested for us to
do. We have, and want, no part of that debate.
We wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
Neubergor's articles are food for thought, but
we think when he talks about the method of re
ducing taxes he can't see Hie forest for the trees.
I is very true that economy snouiu oegm u numi
. . and we think it has, at least in Morrow county.
A check of the statement ot taxes icvieu m
Morrow county for 1951-52 will show that the total
tax levied for county purposes amounts to 17.4
mills. Of that total, only 4.7H07 mills is used for
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maintenance of a courthouse and for salaries of
countv officials, the remaining 12.C2 mills is tax
that would have to be paid regardless of what
county we happen to live in for it goes for roads,
general school fund and other necessities that are
,.. i., nnnntv if consolidation were ef
fected, even a part of this 4.7807 mills would be
i1( ,i,',, tn ihn rmpi'ssitv of havinf? to employ more
help in the various county offices to handle the
larger job of caring tor tne neeus oi uie nuumuuai
people.
A saving of, say, 20 percent in the cost of
county government would be welcome of course,
but if Mr. Neuberger would direct his writing and
lawmaking talents toward finding some method
of reducing by 20 percent the tax that Uncle Sam
takes from'Morrow county residents he would win
the undying gratitude of its citizens. Though we
don't have the figures, we seriously doubt thai if
just the cost of operating the various courthouses
in the state was miraculously saved by some
method, that the total saving would come any
where near adding up to the amount the people
of Oregon would save were Federal taxes reduced
v... on L.nt Wn think thpv can be cut bv that
amount without reducing the essential services of
the government by just eliminating some of the
frills, waste and foolishness that is taking too
many of our Federal tax dollars.
In these times of high taxes it is necessary xo
watch all tax levying agencies, and our city,
county and school agencies are right at home
where we can watch them and where each citizen
can have a voice in how his tax money is being
spent. State and Federal governments are far
ther away and as a result it is harder, if not prac
tically impossible for the Individual to make his
own desires known. True, we should know our
elected officials to the posts in government, but
that too, is harder to do. In the case of our city
and county officials, we live among them and in
many cases know them personally and can watch,
at first hand, their actions in office. This we can t
do in the case of our Federal officials.
County and city government gives back more
of each tax dollar to the taxpayer than any other
rovernmental unit. If we are going to reduce
By N. C Anderson
Thp final tnurhes are being put
to arrangements for Oregon's big
gest agricultural event of the
year. This is the State Agricul
tural Conference which will be
held at Oregon State College on
March 27, 28 and 29.
While everyone has been ex
posed to the purpose of this
state wide agricultural event
from manv angles the past few
months, there may be some who
have not seen the aetanea pro
cram. Herp It is.
wprinPsHav. March 2fi Registra
tion for early arrivals j:uu ro
9:00 D. m.
Thursday, March 27.
9:00 a. m. Registration Coliseum
Building.
10:30 a. ro. General Assembly
Speaker, Gov. Douglas McKay
Oregon's Natural Resources.
12:15 Noon Lunch Memorial
Building.
1:30 p. m. Committee Forums.
6:30 p. m. Oregon Products Ban
quet and entertainment, Toast
master Edgar Smith, presi
dent, Portland Chamber of
Commerce.
Friday March 28.
9:00 a. m. Committee Forums.
12:15 Noon luncheon Memorial
Union.
1:30 p. m. Conference Reports.
6:15 p. m. Supper Memorial
Union.
8:00 p. m. Speaker and Entertain,
ment.
Saturday, March 29.
8:30 a. m. Conference Reports.
Among the special speakers to
appear during the tnree aay ses
sion are: President A. L. Strand of
Oregon State College; Paul V.
Maris. Wash neton. D. C. one of
the conference's principal speak
ers; F. E. Price, dean ana director
of agriculture at O. S. C; Dr.
Tyrus R. Timm, extension econo
mist, Texas A. & M. College; and
F. L. Ballard, associate director
of the extension service.
For those who have not yet
made reservations for lodging
and meals, registration cards are
available at the County Agent's
office for this purpose.
.. o fpthndist church of Portland
-SSiSs1;: be the speaker for Tuesday
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR. BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT. Land Office
Swan Island Station, Portland, 18,
Oregon, March 7, 1952. Notice is
hcrchv piven that on October 5
1951, Krebs Brothers, Cecil, Ore
gon, filed exchange application,
Oregon 02170 under Section 8 of
the Taylor Grazing Act as amend
ed to select the SVzNW'A, sw y4
See. 27. NEVi. EMWV4, ESWy4!
WASEV4 Sec. 28, NEy4SWy4. N
NWVi. SEiiNWVa Sec. 30, WA
NWVNE'i. SSEi4 Sec. 32, SV4
SWW Sec. 33. NWVa Sec. 34, T. 2
N., R. 23 EWM., Oregon, in ex
change for all of sections 3 and
11, and the NVfeNVfe, Sec. 13 r. 2
R. 22 E. W. M., Oregon. This
Farmers in Morrow countv who
believe in or do not believe in the
rain increase program instituted
here two vears ago, will have a
chance to express their opinions
concerning the program. inis
will be possible through a legis
lative interim committee- hearing
on vhether control scheduled for
the Vendome Hotel, Arlington,
Saturday, March 22, starting at 10
a. m.
The hearinc is one of two being
held In Oregon to get expressions
of people concerning their exper
iences since the weather modi
fication program has been in ef
fpct. The interim committee
members will make this report to
the State legislature irom nno-
ings at these hearings.
One was held at Medford on
March 1; the Arlington hearing
being the second ana last.
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CHURCHES
THE METHODIST CHURCH
J. Palmer Soiiien, Minister
Sundav March 23.
Morning Worship and Sermon
at 11 a. m. by the Rev. Francis
Havashi of the Japanese Metho
dist church of Portland, Sermon
topic: "Seeking God'. Special
music bv the choir.
Sunday Church School at 9:45
A,,if Rihip class at the same
nuuii.
hour.
Sunday at 5:30 p. m. Potluck
Fellowship dinner with Rev. Hay
ashi. The Harmony Club will sing.
8 p. m. Sunday evening ser
ri hv rpv. Francis Havashi,
Topic: "Why I Am a Christian".
Evangelistic Services every
evening Sunday through Friday
March 23 through 28 at 8 p. m.
Rev. Hayashi will speak Sunday
Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Rev. Clarence Desler of the Rod-
evening 8 p. m. ine nev. w.
Sherman Burgoyne will speak
Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Choir Practice Thursday at 8 p.
m.
Mid-week Prayer meeting on
Thursday at 7 p. m.
Youth Fellowship Rally at the
Pendleton Methodist Church on
Saturday March 22 at 7:30 p. m.
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' Mrs. Marion Krebs and Mrs.
Henry Krebs of Cecil were visitors
in Heppner Tuesday.
NOVICE!
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the worst Federal taxes
DR.
EDWARD K. SCHAFFITZ
OPTOMETRIST
Heppner Clinic Bldg., 103 Gale Street Heppner, Oregon
TELEPHONE 3373
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon.-Tues. Wed.-Frl.-9:00 A. M. to 5:30 P.
Thurs. Sat. 9:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M.
Evenings By Special Appointment
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ANALYTICAL VISUAL
Broken Lenses Duplicated
EXAMINATION
Gfasses Fitted
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY SHERIFF
I hereby announce my candi
dacy to succeed myself for the
office of Sheriff of Morrow county
subject to the will of the Repub
lican voters of Morrow county at
the primary election.
C. J. D. BAUMAN
(Taid Adv.) 48-9p
FOR COUNTY CLERK
I hereby announce that I will
be a candidate to succeed myseu
t ttu. office of the Clerk of Mor
row County, subject to the will of
the Republican voters at tne m
mary Nominating Election, May
16, 1952.
rnAs. W. BARLOW
IP.ii.I Adv.) 49
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exchange an opportunity to file
their objections in this omce to
gether with evidence that a copy
thereof has been served on the
applicant within 30 days from the
date of first publication.
Pierce M. Rice, Manager.
First publication March 20,
1952. 14c
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that, the
undersigned has been duly ap
pointed administratrix of the es
tate of Frank F. Klitz, deceased,
by the Probate Court of Morrow
County, State of Oregon, and has
accepted such trust. All persons;
having claims against said es
tate are hereby required to file
tho samp with nroner vouchers
attached, with the administratrix
at the office of Bradley D. Fan
cher, in Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
Dated and first published this
13th day of March, 1952.
MARGARET KLITZ,
Administratrix
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FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
I hereby announce that I am a
candidate for the office of State
Representative for the 22nd rep
resentative district, comprising
Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow and
Sherman counties subject to the
will of the Democratic Voters of
Said District. Primary election
May 16, 1952.
ROBERT SMITH
Condon, Oregon
Paid Adv. 51tfc
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EVERY DAY
For Pickup or
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For pickup, call
Anderson's Builders'
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Connecting Carrier for
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"What's wrong
about integration?
It's the way
I operate, too!"
Many businessmen havemade comments like
this: "The way I figure it out, this 'integration
you big companies are attacked for is just a matter
of doing more than one part of a job. So what's
wrong about that? It's the way I operate, tooP'
In answering this question let's consider
first what the word means. "Integration"
means simply carrying a job through sevfiral
steps. Integration can't make a good company
bad. It's a method any business may use as it
competes for your patronage, increasing its effi
ciency and benefiting you by keeping prices
down. Let's look at the similarity between our
operation and that of another integrated fuel
producer whose system is centuries old :
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A woodcutter goes into a for
est and fells trees. Standard drills
into the ground and brings up oil.
If the woodcutter sells the logs
then and there . . . and if Standard
sells the crude oil to some buyer at the well . . .
there's no integration. Each has performed only
one part of the job.
Now if the woodcutter takes the
next step and cuts the logs into fire
place size, he has become an inte
grated business. Like him, Standard
works to turn the nroduet into the
forms you use. We refine our crude oil into gaso
line, lubricants, fuel oil, and other products. So
we're integrated, too.
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When the woodcutter hauls a
load of firewood he extends his
integration. He's now in the
transportation business ... as is
Standard when we use nnr tank.
ers and pipelines to transport oil from well to
refinery, and the refined products from there
to areas where they'll be used.
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And if the woodcutter finally
sells the firewood to you, his op
eration is fully integrated. Ours is,
too, when we sell you fuel oil. ..or
Sell VOU frnonline of Pnmnanvwnpfl
service stations. So is integration wrong? Not at
all. And we make best use of it to bring you better
products at low cost.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
plans ahead to serve you better