Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 25, 1952
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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
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TV-itus
No newspaperman who is situated outside the
Portland area can help but drool when he sees
all the money coming to the portland and neigh
boring papers from advertising of Oregon's newest
plaything Television. Our tongues hang out too,
when we look at all the full page ads extolling the
virtues of the many different brands of TV sets,
and we wonder when Heppner will get its first
opportnuity to watch what the rest of the nation
has been talking about for some time.
We know there are many other residents of
this area who are wondering the same thing,
maybe not from such a selfish angle, but merely
when they will be able to sit at home and enjoy it.
To our knowledge there has been no actual engi
neering check made in this section regarding the
possibilities of TV reception, though it is obvious
that the "down in the hole" location of Heppner,
Lexington and lone will prevent reception of any
kind at least until a station Is built In the Pasco
area. How TV waves are going to react to our hills,
it is hard to tell, though it might be that by some
quirk they may bounce around enough to get down
to us. It is more probable, however, that reception
here will be similar to the system used at Astoria
for receiving the Seattle station. In that case
there is one master antennae located on a high
point and the signals are "piped" to the Indi
vidual homes.
An indication of this comes from a local radio
man who checked hilltops surrounding Heppner In
in an effort to get FM reception which uses a siml.
lar wavelength. The only point where it could
be received was near the cross on top of the hill
east of Heppner. Whether TV waves will react the
same way, no one can say until some more sta
tions get on the air.
At the best, it looks as though it will be quite
a while yet before we can join the nation's mil
lions of TV watchers. There is one consolation
though, at least Morrow county residents will
remain normal human beings longer than some of
the rest of the race who have had to completely
change their living habits to conform with the
requirements of TV watching.
Another Tox Not Needed
Another measure Oregon voters will decide up
on November 4 is the proposed cigarette tax of
three cents per pack which was passed by the
legislature and then referred by petition. I he Dill
was passed at a time when the legislature was
groping for any conceivable source of tax revenue
and it received the tacit approval of the cigarette
wholesalers because it included a so-called fair
trade clause which would, in effect, put an end
to price cuttine on this item.
The state's financial situation is not nearly so
dark as It was thought to be at the time of the
passage of this bill and we can see no need for an
additional tax measure at the present time es
pecially one which we feel is discriminatory. The
nart we dislike the most, however, is tne price
fixing section and for the same reasons that we
support the measure which would allow a store
differential in the price of milk. If a grocer or
other dealer wants to reduce the price of a pack
or a carton of cigarettes, that's his business, not
the state's as we see it. Controls that hold prices
down have some reason for existence, but we can
see no excuse at all for controls which hold retail
nrices up.
It is our recommendation that the cigarette
stamp tax revenue tax be defeated by voting 323
No.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
A number of Morrow County
ranchers attending the Oregon
Cattlemen's Ass'n sponsored
range bull sale at Baker, Tues
day, purchased bulls that will
be a credit to their herds. The
quality of cattle sold was ex
cellent. Graded by Charles Kyd, Ex
tension Animal Husbandryman,
Washington State College and
Jidge Tlppett, Cattleman of the
Wallowa County, grades were
tougher than any previous sale
in Oregon. Consignors and buy
ers agreed that grades given were
about two places lower man in
the Dast. Oualitv of the bulls
were as good as the recent Burns
sale where there were 4 A or l
bulls of 95 bulls consigned to
Baker, less than sixty were al
lowed to sell. Of these there were
only 8 "B plus" bulls, the rest be
ing "B's" or "B-" with approxi
mately 30 being sifted out. t
Prices were down between V4 to
13 under last years average.
Quality was higher. Buyers from
our county were: Hynds Bros.,
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who brought the highest price per
of three consigned Dy HotcnKiss
Co. of Burns, along with a pen of
two consigned by Frank Ander
son, Heppner, One from Everett
Harshman. Hardman and a bull
consigned by Harley Hotchkiss,
Burns; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hal
vorsen, lone, bought the Reserve
Chamnion bull of the show con
signed by Burrell Bros., Salem;
Eb Hughes, Heppner, bought a
bull consigned bv Frank Ander
son, Heppner, and one consigned
by Wm. Duff, Attams; Don ureen
h"d. Hoonner. boucht two bulls
consigned by Dallas Craber, of
Heppner. Ed Tucker, who is a
Morrow Countv operator but does
not run his cattle here, purchased
a bull consigned oy Koy KODin
son Mr. Vernon. Morrow Countv
I consigners were: Dallas Craber,
Frank Anderson and Floyd Wor
den, Heppner; Everett Harshman,
Hardman and Batie P. Rand and
Son, Irrigon.
These toD purchases are an
indication that our cattlemen
still have faith in the cattle in
dustry regardless of slack prices
at this time. It is even more es
sential that good quality cattle be
raised if the margin of proiit is
tn become smaller in the next
few years. They say "the bull is
half the herd". If this is the case,
and I believe that is agreed, these
buyers have done a good job in
improving that halt tne nerd.
Very successful was the North
Morrow County Fair at Boardman
last week. Exhibits of all classes
of home econoimes, farm crops
and horticulture exceeded those
at the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo. Livestock and poultry ex
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Enjoy our line array of August entertainment in cool comfort . . . and we do mean,
comfort I We can witch off the cooling system in the theater now and don't have
to freeze you. We do recommend sweaters for those who chill easily I
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, Sept 25-26-27
THE BATTLE AT APACHE PASS
Here comes Cochise, the famed Apache, again portrayed by Jeff Chandler, who won
an Academy Award nomination for the roll in "Broken Arrow"; also in the cast
are John Lund, Susan Cabot, Jay Silverheels as Geronimo. In Technicolor.
Plus
GASOLINE ALLEY
Another funny comedy based on the Walt and Skeezix comedy strip with Scotty
Becket and Jimmy Lydon.
Sunday-Monday, Sept 28-29
LYDIA BAILEY
Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin, William Marshall. Kenneth Roberts'
great novel of love and adventure is now on the screen, throbbing to the wild beat
of voodoo drums! Filmed in exotic Haiti with a cast of thousands, in exotic
Technicolor. A film designed to bring the greatest pleasure to the greatest number
of people! Also an excellent array of short subjects.
Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept 30-Oct. 1
BRIGHT VICTORY
Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, Julia Adams. Here is one of those deeply touching,
out-of-the ordinary movies the romance is full of charm and good human quali
ties the performances are inspired the training at Valley Forge hospital is fasci
nating. In September, 1920. the Star Theater came into the ownership of the Sigsbee Family.
During these 32 years we have sought to bring to our patrons the finest entertain
ment that modern equipment and existing conditions would permit. All of us sin
cerely appreciate your splendid patronage and hope we may be permitted to con
tinue our policy for serving you.
If you have wondered that some of the highly advertised recent movies have not
.come to our screen, it it because oi our attempts to avoid a policy of advanced
admission Prices.
By Flossie Coats
Mr. Elvin Ely who has been a
patient in the St. Anthony's hos
pital, Pendleton the past two
weeks where he had a regraft on
the" burn on his back was able
to return home Monday. Mrs. Ely
motored to Pendleton for her hus
band. Mr. Hugh Brown and Mrs. Earl
Downey drove to Pine City Tues
day where they attended the
Home Extension Leaders train
ing class on textile painting. Mrs.
Ralph Skoubo motored to Hepp
ner where she attended the offi
cers training class. Mrs. Skoubo
is the president for the Boardman
Unit.
Weekend guests at the Earl
Briggs home were Mr. and Mrs.
0. H. Street, Milwaukie, Oregon
Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Strain and
two sons, Portland stopped for a
short time at the Nathan Thorpe
home Monday enroute to Pendle
ton. Mrs. Strain will be remem
bered as Helen Slanger.
Mrs. Nathan Thorpe, Mrs. Earl
Briggs and Mrs. Algy Taylor mo
tored to Pendleton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ferguson
spent the weekend in Prosser and
Pasco.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ferguson
took their small daughter to the
Doernbecker hospital Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams
were weekend guests at the home
of his brother and sister-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Halley Williams.
Fred recently returned from sev
eral months in Korea.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root were din
ner guests at the home of their
son and daughter-in-law Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Root, Athena.
Mrs. Barbara Snell, Sacramento,
Calif., is a house guest at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Anderegg.
Guests last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nickerson was
Mr. Nickerson's uncle and aunt
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Nickerson, of
Fort Collins, Colo., and also his
sister Mrs. Ethel Nethercott, Jack,
son, Wyo. The Nickersons left
Saturday for The Dalles and other
points, Mrs. Nethercott left for
Pendleton Monday beginning her
home trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yusckat and
young son were weekend guests
at the home of Mrs. Blanche
Jones and other friends.
Mrs. Mary McDaniels returned
to her home in Hardman after the
week here with her daughter Mrs.
Zoe Billings and her son Everett
Hadley.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill
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George Ely left Friday of last
week for Salem where he will
visit his son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ely and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Linn took
their daughter Leeta, to Eugene
recently where she entered the
University of Oregon. She is stay
ing at Judson House.
Mrs. James Lindsay Is in The
Dalles taking care of her grand
son, Jimmy Pettyjohn while her
daughter, Mrs. Roy Pettyjohn is
I in Portland for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nyles re
turned Friday of last week from
a trip to Klamath Falls, and Port
land where they visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Howton and
family spent the weekend at
Connell, Wash. While there they
purchased a televisin set.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Martin
and family went over in Wash
ington for the weekend. They
were at Colfax, Pullman and Col
ton. At Colton they visited the
Chris Busche farm where they
saw his collectin of old steam
engines and saw wheat threshed
by stationary threshers.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Lundel
spent the weekend in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rowell and
son and Mrs. Cleo Drake spent
Saturday with relatives in Her-
miston.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks
and daughter, Sandra and Mrs.
Gordon White spent the weekend
in Portland.
hiblts were few with most of the
livestock being 4 H. The fair this
year was held in the new build
ing at the new North Morrow site.
This was the best fair yet which
everyone agreed was a good ini
tiation for these new facilities.
V?g mow-
l"'j,lM'
motored to La Grande Sunday
taking their daughter-in-law and
granddaughters Mrs. Donald Tan
nehill, Mary and Susan home.
The Tannehills were here attend
ing the North Morrow County
Fair.
Who next?
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Is what we should say I
For now, so it seems, there's
More cases each day I
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Keep it from your door I
But it will pay for treatment
Whether you are rich or
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