Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 3 1 , 1 952
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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.
ROBERT TENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN TENLAND
Associate Publisher
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As Others Sec Us
There is an old saying that noes something
like "if we could but see ourselves as others see
us" that rings vty hue. We all understand its
intent, hut occasionally something brings the real
meaning home to us.
This week there came to our desk a copy of
the Dayton, Washington Chronical-Dispatch which
had been sent to a local car dealer and service
station because of the help one of his employees
had given the editor during a recent trip he had
made through this section of Oregon. In the paper
was a running commentary on his vacation ex
cursion which took him through Pendleton, Hepp
ner, John Day, Bend, Albany and the northern Wil
lamette valley and back home by way of the Co
lumbia river highway. Near the end of his article
he wrote the following paragraph:
"Out of this trip I got a renewed envy of Ore
gon's highways, and wonder again how they can
do it. Our population is very much greater than is
Oregon's; our taxable valuation far more; our
distances not nearly so great and I think our ag
gregate tax bill is probably far more. Why haven't
we the roads?"
Our travels have been far from extensive,
though we have covered sections of Washington.
Idaho and California in recent years and we noted
also that Washington was dragging ils feet in the
mailer ol good roads. California has ait on an
extensive highway building campaign during re
cent years and out of II has come some excellent
highways but, the extra heavy influx of popula
tion during the past few years practically forced
such action.
California is not alone, however, in the matter
of growing pains, for Oregon and Washington,
too, have iiad them and the many problems that
have come with them. It is our belief thai Oregon
has done one of the best jobs on the coast in
keeping up with highway construction.
Highways cost money, but Oregon people like
to travel, and to see their home state they ap
parently watd to see it from good roads for they
have given their approval to highway bond issues
with wry little opposition.
We all appreciate good roads, but it sometimes
takes an outsider, criticising his own state, to
make us appreciate what we do have.
Patent Pending
Every newspaper receives great gobs of free
literature of one form or another. Some of it is
quite useful and informative, in fact we run a
little of it on occasions. The big share however,
finds its way in to our file 13.
The other day we happened to be looking
through some of this type of material and we ran
across a mat with the heading, "Keep Cool, you'll
grow better!" Not. knowing at first glance, whet
her they meant up and down or around, we read
further and found quite an interesting article.
When we got almost to the bottom we found the
mat was sent out to plug the sale of air condition
ers made by a certain manufacturer.
Now.we have no intention of ruining the sale
of any air conditioners that might be penning
around town, but as we read we found a couple of
.suggestions that really made sense to us.
One said: "lake frequent cold baths." This
could mean swimming, we supposed. Another
suggested that we "keep physical activity to a
minimum." The way the thermometer registered
last Tuesday this last idea really has some pro
misenever did we believe in too much over-exertion
anyway. Another suggestion was to keep
plenty of air circulating around the body to re
move unwanted body heat. That one shows logic
too.
We got to wondering, though, after reading all
the ideas (and not being able to afford an air
conditioner! if maybe we couldn't do just about as
well on our own. Our idea is: lie quietly on the
grass in the shade of a tree with the sprinkler
squirting gentle drops on us and the cool breezes
blowing over our perspiring body. We think the
idea has some merit, particularly if you add a nice
cold obllle of be e , oops, we mean pop, to the
formula.
Might try it some of these days.
LOCAL VIEWS OF
NOMINATIONS
Oregon's two living Democratic
ex -governors rate very high in
the esteem of members nf iioih
political parlies. Both are pundits
and punsters.
Ex-governor Oswald West, now
7!l, was called u left winger when
he was governor from t'.ilt to
l!)l.r and sponsored "blue sky"
laws and prohibition. The vener
able king maker long ago swung
to the right flank of the Demo
cratic ranks. When I asked hi.n
to comment on the Democratic
nominations, lie said:
"The convention delegates did
as well as they could. They nomi
nated two clean and able men.
"Bill to win they have got to
lake 'a decided stand against
those schemers and wastrels who
have found their way into several
departments of stale in Washing
ton." Ex-governor Waller M. Pierce,
now ill, served six sessions in the
slate senate, four terms in the
congress and was governor irom
1)23 to 1!U!7. He, too, was called
a liberal but has stuck by his
guns.
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Pierce's statement on the nomi
nal ions was:
"Kefauver is a fine man, the
scholar in politics, but the Demo
crats always pick a strong man
for the presidency and usually
elect him.
"I am an old school Democrat
and support the party choice. We
have good candidates and a fine
platform.
"The Repu Means had a great
Lincoln and never chose another
strong man until they got T. R. by
accident and he left the party."
A SIGNAL REPUBLICAN VIEW
Ex-governor Charles A. Sprague
gave an impartial uepuDiican
view-point of the Democratic
nominees in his column "It Seems
to Jle" appearing in the Oregon
Statesman:
"The Democrats have put for
ward an honest and able man
who lacks the vanity of Franklin
1 1). Roosevelt and the pettiness and
cockiness of Harry S. iruman.
PLANS FOR CAPITAL MALL
The man who designed Ore
gon's modem state capitol, Fran
cis Keally, attended a meeting of
the State Capitol Planning Com
mission this week and gave mem
hers a lot of free advise.
The commission was impressed
and is considering a request to
the Stale Board of Control to em
olov the New York architect to
outline a plan and design for de
velopment of the Capital Mall.
While the commissioners were
"curhstoninu" Keallv. he advised
them that the mall should extend
seven blocks north of the Capitol
flanked on either side by state
buildings as they are required.
He advised that the Supreme
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Enjoy our line array of August entertainment In cool comfort ... and we do mean,
comfort! We can switch off the cooling system in the theater now and don't have
to freeze you. We do recommend sweaters for those who chill easilyl
Friday-Saturday, August 1-2
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
l-Ye Fi Fo Fun: Oct yourself n giant hunk of hilarity! Abbott and Costello
in their first picture in color are the last word in laughs.
Plus
RODEO
The story of America's most hazardous sport is as wild and woolly as the Western
Frontier. Willi Jane Nigh. John Archer, Wallace Ford, Oary Cray.
Sunday-Monday, August 3-4
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
Filmed in the savage depths of the Congo in lush Technicolor, every mile is a
fabulous and scenic adcuiure. linked to a beautifully played, mature love story.
From the memorable pages of C. S. Forester's novel, with Academy Award winning
Humphrey Bogart and Kalhcrine Hepburn in their greatest roles. Recipient of
Special Merit Award Irom Parents' Magazine as "Too wonderful and absorbing for
adv a nee description."
Sunday shows at 4 p. m. S:20 and 8:40
Tuesday-Wednesday, August 5-G
JAPANESE WAR BRIDE
Shirley Ynniaguehi. Don Tavlor. Cameron Mitchell. Marie Windsor. Staitlingly dif
ferent ... the story of a mtscegoiietie love, poignantly told . . . and introducing
Yamaguchl In her first American role.
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The Oregon State Highway Department's Travel Information
Division's national advertising campaign is seen by millions of
readers each year. This sampling of ads includes copies from four
motor and general magazines and black and white reproductions
printed in nearly all large daily newspapers in the eleven western
states, and a large number of those in the middlewest and eastern
color prints as published in National Geographic, Saturday Evening seaboard... Over 85,000 enquiries frem readers of these printed Ore
Post, and Holiday Magazines; two color ads published in outdoor,! gon invitations have been processed already this season.
Court building when built should
be north of Union street, four
blocks from the Capitol, and
should be a decorative type of
building, outstanding in charac
ter and construction and not just
an office building.
When asked about the place
ment of statues of Dr. John Mc
Laughlin and Jason Lee, replicas
of those in Washington, D. C,
he said they should be east of the
Capitol at either side of the walk
in the center of the park leading
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to the statue of the Circuit Rider.
The replica of the Liberty Bell, he
said, should be to the west of the
Capitol.
diagrams of the Capitol area im
provement. SPEED BONUS PAYMENTS
The Oregon Department of Vet-
Keally emphasized that now islerans Affairs is now on a quickie
the time to crystalize plans and 'basis. It has caught up with the
big flow of applications. All
claims approved have been paid
and checks are being mailed at
the rate of 15,000 a day, according
to II. C. Saalfeld, 1onus super-
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What makes
Olympia
so refreshing?
It is recognized by master
brewers that a most important
factor in making good beer is
the natural brewing properties
in the water.
"It's the Water" from our
subterranean wells, plus pre
mium quality grains and hops
and the skill of Olympia's
master brewers that gives such
rare flavor to olympia.
"Its the Water
IN THE TRADE AREA of IDAHO, OREGON, UTAH, NEVADA
The Pioneer Service Company that represents the largest organization of business and
professional men in the Northwest Is calling your attention to a condition that is quite ser
ious for the local merchants, doctors, hospitals, and druggists.
That is: paying your bills once every six months or once a year.
Light Rijrtsbment Beverage
Milium Temperate People
iitnpu unrmi cl, iitmpia. ns i u
1r4 tUrte U. S. fol. Off.
A. Do you realize that your grocer pays
for his groceries once a week, or
twice a month?
B. Do you realize that virtually all the
merchants have to pay their bills
every 30 days?
C. Do you realize that the gas and ser
vice stations (or a lot of them) pay
every time that gas is dumped?
D. Do you realize that your doctor, your
hospital, and your druggist, have
to pay not only their wholesale bills
- but also their ow npersonal bills
every 30 days, and that when any
of these merchants carries a cus
tomer over 30 days on his books his
profit is gone, and he is losing
money on his investment?
E. Do you realize what it costs to send
statements? After the second state
ment is mailed out, it costs from 35c
to 40c a statement It is is the hand
ling charge on the money that really
counts, not the paper, the stamp,
and the time it takes to send it out.
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So, why not quit taking advantage of your merchants and professional men, and cooper
ate with them by paying your bills sooner; and thus help the financial rating of your trade
area as well?
PIONEER SERVICE Co., Inc.
Box 47 1 , Eugene, Oregon
No Commissions Charged On Collections
All money is paid directly to the creditors. Accounts remain in the merchant's hands at
all times. No contracts to sign and regret Watch for the green and black handbills with ac
counts for sale.