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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S KEWSPAPEH
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 3, 1952
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ROBERT TENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Tost Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter.
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.p0 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents.
"No Additional Taxes . . . ."
Last week's news story telling about V city
council's action in calling for a $300,000 i -d is
sue to finance Hcppner's proposed sewer system
and sewage disposal plant had a head stating "No
additional taxes needed to pay for project". We'd
like to clarify that statement.
Actually the statement is true, even though
you will find on the ballot, when the election
comes, a provision for a 10 mill levy to pay for the
bonds. This levy will replace the present levy of an
equal amount which was voted by the people of
Heppner last summer to provide a sinking fund
with which to build a sewer system. The new one
will replace the present one it WILL NOT be. in
addition to it.
To make possible the sale of bonds it is neces
sary that a special tax be voted specifically for the
purpose of paying for those bonds to assure the
purchaser that there will be money available to
meet the payments. The present 10 mill sinking
fund levy was not voted for that specific purpose,
therefore the new levy must be voted if the city
is to be able to sell its bonds.
The bonds will probably be set up to be re
paid over a 25 year period with option to pay them
off faster if money is available, reducing propor
tionately the interest cost to the city.
The question has also been asked what actual
power the state Sanitary authority has to force
Heppner to build a system should the people vote
iUn nlan In nnswpr. wf doubt that the
state could. come in and arbitrarily say "You have
to build a sewer system wnexner you wain iu ui
not," but, we gather, from statements made by
men who have had sufficient experience in such
about it. among them
Twtinnri oitv prm m iinmr William A. Bowes, that
tho l. Hops have teeth in it. We understand
there are one or two towns in Oregon where legal
action is now being taken to force sucn construe
I i7o ,n tnrau that thp state does have author
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ity over stream polution, which is a big part of
Heppner's problem. Proof of its power in this cata
gory, is the threat it made to the several paper
miir. miiic in tho Willamette vallev that they
would have to find some means of curtailing
Ktrpam nolution or be shut down. We have first-
hnnri in f nrm.ii i on that at least one mill is spend
ing over one-half million dollars to eliminate the
r.iiiiinn p.iMitf.fi hv its waste nroducts and we seri
ously doubt that any multi-million dollar company
is going to be scared into spenuing inai amuum oi
money unless there is a law that made it neces
sary. Heppner needs its sewer system and we think
the initiative to get it will come from its people
not from the stale. We are the ones who have to
live with our dirty Willow creek and bad smells,
not the rest of the people of Oregon.
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VOTERS CHOICE LAW
There are a goodly number of
political pundits who would not
be surprised if Sen. Taft should
win eight of Oregon's 18 presi
dential nominating votes at the
May primaries.
They would necessarily be the
eight candidates who filed by pe
tition. Those who filed by paying
the filing fees are bound by law
to vote at the Chicago conven
tion In Julv for the peoples choice
for president as expressed at the
May primary election.
Those filing by petition, can if
elected, vote for their own choice.
They are Lowell Paget, Robert A.
Bennett, Irving Rand, Mrs. George
Gcrlinger, Phil Metscham, John R.
Latourette, Jr., all of Portland,
and U. S. Balentine, Klamath
Falls and Ernest G. Sweigert of
Portland.
Definitions of the voters choice
law vary. It is constrewed by
some to have been complied with
when a delegate has cast his
first vote for" the candidate that
is the peoples choice. Convention
committee rulings of the past
have varied from ignoring the
state law to a complete compli
ance in all ballots.
BONUS PAY IN JULV
Just nineteen months after the
nponlp of Oreeon voted to pay
veterans of World War II a bonus
the first checks will start coming
to those who have applied and
had their claims verified by the
state department or veterans ai
fairs. All of the delay, with the ex
ception of the processing weeks
was caused by the federal reserve
board and its advisory committee
of financiers who made claims
that the sale of bonus bonds to
pay the bonus was inflationary.
The advisory board of the state
department of veterans affairs
last Friday authorized the sale of
$10,000,000 of veterans bonds
after word was received from
State Treasurer Walter Pearson
revealing that the credit restraint
commission had Informed him
they no longer had Jurisdiction
over state and local governmental
sub-division financing and will
i only have auttiority over private
loans.
vstem for the reduction of train
handling time is demonstrated in the above photographs.
The radio-telephone equipment already is in use at U. F.
Kansas City, Kan., yards, and equipment is "Co
Bluffs, la., Denver. Colo., and Green River and Cheyenne, Wyo.,
awaitinr installation early this spring.
1 Kr the old system, yard checkers and train checker, wrote
down information necessary for the consists, carrying such Into
mation to the yard office as it was compiled. With the new radio
Sphones the checker, above left, calls the formation in to the
office, above right, where it is automatically recorded by mi
chines similar to office dictating recorders. nn( . o
The radio-telephone unit weighs 13 pounds and operates oH oi
rechargeable storage batteries with .aluminum eels .When he
checker presses the "talk" button, the recorder in the yard office
,S affiiS32 Sine "cord is then used to pull waybills for
dePTwon FMchannels are in operation at Kansas City. Sh i rtf
nete win go in at Council Bluffs, six at Cheyenne, two at Denver
and one at Green River. ..,i r-
In addition to saving time, the new system is expected to re
duce error.
remains true. .
Blu grass, gromgrass, Rainier
h focfuB Tualatin oatgress, or
chard grass, timothy, wheatgrass.
Nomad and Ranger alfalfa, red
clover, crimson clover, lotus and
corn all come unaer me
ed generation seed plan.
Growers interested in certified
seed production should make sure
the seed they unena io i-
eligible for certification. Thej,
should check in the local county
extension office where certifica-
ton rules and application bianKs
are available,
r-..- ,i f Art Knp. Oregon
State College soils specialist, well
known in Morrow county win uc
pleased to hear of his appoint
ment to head the Mutual Security
administration's fertilizer, seeos
anH nrptiriflps branch with head
quarters in Washington, D. C. Art
who has held his sons specwusi
post for 22 years, has been grant
ed a 12 month leave of absence,
effective April 4.
The Mutual Security adminis
tration, formerly E. C. A. adminis
ters the point-four program in
participating counties abroad.
In his new post he will 'be re
sponsible for fertilizer purchases,
delivery, and information about
demand in M. S. A. cooperating
nationslle will also be in charge
of the technical assistance phase
of the fertilizers, seeds and pesti
cide program here and in foreign
countries.
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n-u AriMi1tural Conference di
rected at planning the future of
Oregon's grieuuur uiu .j-
lems involvea m fuuu-"u" ""u
.win for the next 25 years,
was attended by farmers from all
Oregon counties. Keoonimnui.
tions made by the twelve differ
ent commodity committees, with
manv various sub -committees,
will be brought before the atten
tion of all farm people of Oregon
in the months following. All at
(mm Morrow County
were of the opinion that time at
the conference was wen spwu.
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NOTICE OF RURAL DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARD BUDGET HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in compliance with Section 110-1207
OCLA as amended by Chapter 393 Oregon Law 1913 and Chapter 315
Oregon Law 1945 as amended by Chapter 591 Oregon Laws 1917, to
the legal voters of the Rural School District of Morrow County, Ore
gon that a meeting will be held at the Courthouse in Heppner, Ore
gon; on the 17th day of April, 1952, at 2:00 o'clock P. M. for the pur-
. r .ii ...inn n... hiwiin.t nt tin. Rural .School Board for the fiscal
year beginning July 1st, 1952 and ending June 30, 1953, hereinafter
set forth.
BUDGET-1952-1953
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Estimated available cash on hand at beginning of the
year for which this budget is made
intc frnnl ftpl I nniUWt tilXCS
Amounts received from other sources
TOTAL $.00.00
$700.00
NONE
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
ESTIMATED
ITEM
EXPENDITURES
FOR 1952 1953
Personal service
(A) District Superintendent salary
(B) Clerical and legal
Supplies, printing
Postage, telephone and telegraph
Election and publicity
Board expenses, travel, etc.
Office equipment
Other miscellaneous expenses
(A) Curriculum and In-Service Training
(B) Fixed Charges
Emergency
Total estimate expenditures
$ 6,000.00
. 2,500.00
750.00
250.00
100.00
. 1 ,01X1.00
150.00
1G5.00
350.00
125.00
$11,390.00
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES, RECEIPTS.
AVAILABLE CASH BALANCES S TAX LEVY
AND
ESCAPES BLOCKED AT PEN
The failure of an attempt to
escape made by four of the most
notorious lifers in the state peni
tentiary earlier in the week did
not discourage two others Thurs
fi.iv nieht when thev hid in a
sawdust pile with evident intent
to get out.
it took euards an hour to lo
cate the hideouts after they were
missed at the 5 o'clock count of
nrlsoners. Alvin Odell Davis
(burglery) and David C. Johnson
(forgery) were involvea in xne
Thursday shake up. John O. Pin
son (murder), Allen D. Brumfield
(murder), Dupree Poe (murder)
and Richard M. Mpore (assault
and robery) made the earlier at
tempt to escape.
MORE NON-FARM JOBS
There are 4,400 more non-farm
workers employed in Oregon than
there were last month, but 5,200
less than a year ago, the Oregon
Unemployment Compensation
Commission reported this week.
It also is 5,100 less than the total
of last August.
There are a total of 424,600per
sons now working at non-farm
jobs in Oregon with wages hold
ing firm in most lines.
LET PGE SELL STOCK
The Portland General Electric
.Co. was authorized Monday by
rublic Utilities Commissioner
Charles H. Heltzel to sell 250,000
shares of common stock to fi
nance the company's expansion.
The stock is to be sold at $15 a
share.
REFORESTING ORDERED
4 state forest rehabilitation
uroi-ram for 1952 with a budget
nf S(!7S450 was approved last
week bv the Orecon State Forest
rv Hoard. Funds tor the program
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were made available oy me saie
of $400,000 of forest rehabilitation
and reforestation bonds and
balance in the fund.
Moneys in several forest funds
were transferred to provide $l-i4.
v,7 tn rarrv on convict camp ac
tivities in the Tillamook burn for
the year.
CAPITOL SHORTS
Oregon is the first state in the
Union to insure pilots and obser
vers using private planes in air
search.
Tlu averaee hourlv wage for
workers in Oregon last month
u-ic nn 11 cpnts from a year ago
tn $1 )9.
Two names, big in politics
United States Senator James H
Duff of Pennsylvania and Paul G.
Hoffman, former ECA director
and new chairman of the Citizens
for Eisenhower committee, have
h.M.n Kciiniliilprl to campaign in
Oregon for General Eisenhower.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Livestockmen who have not standing for certain qualities
1.
Total estimated expenditures $11,3.X).00
Deduct total estimated receipts and available cash
balance
Amount necessary to balance the budget
Emergency Aid Fund for local districts only
ri.il.im-p tn hp raised bv taxation
add estimated amount of taxes that will not be collected
during the fiscal year for which tins budget is mailt:
Total estimated tax levy for the ensuing fiscal year
700.00
10.090.00
5.100.00
15,790:00
170.00
$15,900.00
DATES
March 15, 1952.
SIGNED
LESLIE E. GRANT
CLERK 1
ALONZO HENDERSON
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE:
March 15, 1952
SIGNED ' WALTER WRIGHT
B .Secretary, Budget Committee
ORAL WRIGHT
2 3 Chairman Budget Committee
Why Leave
Loopholes
In Your
Liability?
Make It
Comprehensive!
C. A. RUGGLES
INSURANCE
Phone 723
Heppner
tested for Bangs disease within
the last year will be called upon
and urged to test this spring in
line with recommendations of the
County livestock disease control
committee. With the Bureau oi
Animal Industry offering to put
in four veterinarians for the clean
up drive during April and May,
every livestock operator will have
the opportunity to test wnen nc
is ready. Letters will go out to
those who will be asked to test
this spring, soon. Requests for
testing can be left with the
county disease control committee
members, Alvin Bunch, Heppner,
John Graves, Heppner, Kenneth
Peck, Lexington, or at this office.
More questions have been
asked relating to seed certifica
tion standards since last weeks
news item.
Certifed seed production in
Oregon requires planning ahead,
Growers should make sure well in
advance that the seed they intend
to plant is eligible tor certinca
tion. .With some crop varieties
only certain classes of certified
seed may be planted to produce
certified seed.
Most crops certified are out-
Attending last weeks State
Agricultural Conference at Cor
vallis from Morrow County were
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt, Mr.
and Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth, Mr.
Oscar Peterson, Mrs. Maud Cass
well and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. An-
LEXINGTON SEWING GROUP
A working meeting was held at
the Lexington school house on
March 29. Those present were
Marilyn Munkers, Eeverly and
Phyllis Nolan, Rita Graves, and
our leader Doris Graves. We
are still working on our skirts,
blouses, peddle pushers, and
jackets.
After the meeting Mrs. Mun
kers served us delicious refresh
ments of Cho-Cho Bars. The next
meeting will be held at the Lex
ington school house April 5th at
2:00 p. m.
Reporter, Phyllis Nolan.
USE GAZETTE TIMES
CLASSIFIED ADS
such as leafiness, disease resist
ance, seed production or some
other desirable character. The
superior features of many crops
gradually become lost as the seed
is planted back time after time.
To make sure varieties remain
true a program of starting over
with the parent strain has been
set up. This system is known as
the eeneration seauence. Most
crops certified in Oregon are now
under this plan. There are lour
classes of certified seed: Breeders,
Foundation, Registered, and Cer
tified. Breeders seed is the initial
source of true stock and is usually
maintained by experiment sta
tions. A grower who plants
breeder seed then harvests foun
dation seed. Foundation seed
produces registered seed. Regis
tered seed then produces certified
seed which is tagged but is not
eligible to plant again for certi
fication. A continuous process of
starting over from breeders seed
is kept up in this way. Certified
seed must be used for forage pro.
duction or uncertified seed pro
duction. This limit on the number
of times seed may be increased
assures that the variety of crop
NOTICE
Dr. Richard J. O'Shea announces the
CLOSING OF HIS OFFICE
After Saturday, April 5, 1952 Due to
Call into the Military Service
DR. EDWARD K. SCHAFFITZ
OPTOMETRIST
Heppner Clinic Bldg, 103 Gale Street Heppner, Oregon
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