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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 23, 1952 Page 2 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER ! The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, l'J12. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and publisher GRETCIIEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION -J L Mm nf M dsn W M I '1 pur' ' " " " """""" "i $S '" ELECT i rrj mX ' J Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Tost Office at Iloppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. Wc Cross the Line Though this newspaper has professed Repub lican leanings, we find it necessary to cross party lines in our choice of a candidate to represent Eastern Orcein in Conress. Old Guard Repub licans will doubtless say it doesn't make sense to support Eisenhower for president and at the same time back a man of the opposite party for the oust where the Ike program must be put into effect throiiKh legislation. We don't see it quite that way. Our support of Jones comes from our belief, 1 hat, regardless of his party affiliation, he bo lievse in the type of government that we do. His ideas on foreign policy and problems peculiar to this representative district show sound judgement, ilis stand on economy in government sounds more like that of a level-headed Republican when he says: "We must achieve the same efficiency in the operation of daily business of government that wo seek in pihalo business and industry." We believe .(ones' opponent, Sam t'oon, runs on a quite similar program and is a very capable man, yet from our observations, Jones has the greater ability to take a definite stand and to express his beliefs upon those convictions. II is not easy, nor is it a common occurance for a Democrat to win the noil of Eastern Oregon vot ers, however we think it has been a good many years since the people of this district have had Ihe opportunity to vote for a Democrat of Jones' ability. ' Ilis understanding of the problems confront ing not only our nation as a whole, but this area in particular, we feel is deep and sincereHis elec tion would give us good representation in Wash ington. The Attorney General Race Refore the May primary we made the state ment in this column that we felt whoever the Republicans chose to run' against Democrat Robert Thornton for attorney general of Oregon would have a real battle on his hands this fall. We still feel Ihe same way and we look for him to win a decisive victory from the Republican nominee, John Ii. McCoiirt. We hope he does for he appears to us as the belter of the two men. Thornton's experience in the field of law and in slate government gives him an edge over his Republican opponent. JSoih men have served in official capacities, Thornton as city attorney for Tillamook and neighboring towns, McCourt as Multnomah county district attorney, but Thorn ton also has to his credit experience with the Legislative Reference Service; of Congress in Washington D. C. and also as assistant solicitor for the department of the Interior, lie has served one term in the state legislature where he re ceived acclaim for his work from both Democrats and Republicans. Rob Thornton has made one statement that wouM bring him our support even without many ol his qualifications. He wants to make ballot titles say what they mean. Anyone who lias read Ihe sample ballot for the coming election with Us maze of practically undecipherable titles undoubt edly will favor this plank in his platform. It appears to us that McCourt is expecting to ride in on the vote from Multnomah county, for his campaigning, if any, apparently has been done right at home as we have seen no indication of him having worked in Eastern Oregon, while Thornton has tried to cover the entire stale. If McCourt is relying on home folks only for his vote, is 1 1 wit an indication that his interests lie mainly w ith (hem? Eastern Oregon likes lo be recognized as part of the state too! sit res 300 -301 amendment making superintendent of public instruction appointive, and 320-321, the school district reorganization act. The first measure is one of the recommenda tions made in the Holy report on Oregon schools. We now elect our state superintendent and there is ro cnmnlaint on the way the present scnool head has conducted his office, the measure looks to ihe future and attempts, to forestall difficulties ii,-. -mil, I nrise. The nrificiole is simple: the hoard of education has as its duty the adminis tralion of the state's public schools, yet its chief administrator, the superintendent, is now elected independent Iv bv the people and could, U be cnose ,.,., -.in. i-iuur-irv to the board's policy. In other words the board is supposed to be boss without the powi r to see that its orders are carried out. We repeat, no difficulties have arisen, but they could. We suggest a 300 Yes vote. The school district rccogni.at ion act also comes from the Holy recommendations and is designed to utiifv manv of the overlapping school districts and hoards and achieve a simpler, better, more econo mical school system in the state. The unification is to be by counties, but the voters of each county must approve the individual plan before it can be put into el feet. The bill requires that if such a plan is approved, each section of the county must have a representative on the committee to Set up Ihe new plan no one population center could have the entire sav on how the district was to be run? One favorable point is the requirement that iim new coimtv school board would have five members, whereas at present there are three, which would eliminate the difficulties that can now arise where one member can control the board. As an explanation of this, now one of the ihree members is chairman, he can initiate no motion, nor can lie second it to bring it to a vote. One contrary member can refuse to second any move made bv the other member, keeping it from a vole and completely stymieing the business of the board. Such a situation has arisen on several occasions around the state. The five member board would eliminate this. Ample measures are provided for the protection of the interests of present smaller school districts, according to our understanding of the new meas ure. We recommend the bill's passage by a 320 Yes vote and we also suggest: each voter carefully study his voters' pamphlet to establish in his own mind the meaning of various sections of the mea sure and how they will effect him and his present school. Measure 302-303, World War Veterans' State Aid Sinking Eund R('eal Amendment would re turn to the general fund of the stale the assets of the veterans' fund set up to aid World War I and Spanish American war vets. The job the fund was set up to do has been completed and the bal ance in the fund should be returned Where it can he used. We recommend a 302 Yes vote. The oilier veterans' measure on the ballot is measure ;'nS-30;i, Amendment to Augment Oregon War Veterans' Eund which would extend to vet erans of the Korean war the same benefits given veterans of World War II by extending to them slate credii (loan privileges) for the purpose of buving homes or farms. These loans will be re paid am! the measure should not cost taxpayers anything. Korean vets deserve a 308 Yes vote. BUSY STITCHERS The first meeting of the Busy Stitchers sewing club was neia Sunday, Oct. 19 at the 4-H club house. The purpose of the meet ing was to elect officers and re organize the club. New officers elected were Shir ley Peck, president; Patsy Wright, vice-president; Judy Thompson, secretary; Diane Grant, reporter; Sallv Palmer, song leader. The club decided on Saturdays at 9 o'clock as the day and time for the meetings. The club will go tn Pnndletnn Oct. 25 to attend a demonstration at the Singer shop to learn new stitches and the use of attachments. Present were Sally Palmer, Lynda Borman, Helen Graham, Diane Grant, Patsy Wright, Shir ley Peck, Sharon Rill, Judy Thompson, Janet Wright ana Meredith Thomson as well as some of the members' mothers. Mrs. Walter Wright is the club leader. The next meeting will be No vember 1 at the home of Judy Thompson. Diane Grant, reporter. series J and K bonds were chased throughout the state. Jeff Carter, county defense bond) chairman, said that the "remarK- able increase of defense bond purchases since May of this year reflects a wide-spread satisfac tion toward the new government bonds. It indicates, too, an in crease in the growing number of payroll savers in industries and businesses who like to save the defense bond way." Carter urges every industry and business in the county employing , as many as 20 employees to in-1 stall the payroll savings plan for' their employees. "It is necessary, hp stales "hecause we must en deavor to create in people's minds sensible habits and attitudes to ward money. The wealth of a nation, a regional area, and the community itself depens, In the final analysis, on the wealth of individual families. Unless famil- ies. in every communuy are auiu with the assistance of financial counselors to manage their own affairs in a sound manner, we I cannot expect local, state, or fed-1 eral governments to do so. j Through the payroll savings pro gramwhich emphasizes regular thrift and proper management of one's money we can help pre pare future generations of Ameri cans to build for themselves their own financial security and hap piness," he concluded. Charles A. Tom Republican Candidate for STATE REPRESENTATIVE Gilliom, Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler Counties Morrow and Sherman county farmer Chairman Land Economics committee- and Taxation committee, State Agricul tural planning conference Graduate OSC and Cornell University, Agricultural Eco nomics VETERAN Pd. Adv., C. A. Tom, Rufus Silence That Wasn't Golden SOUTH HEPPNER LIVESTOCK CLUB On Oct. 12 the South Heppner Livestock club met at Patsy and Janet Wright's to finish last year's record books and to elect new officers for the coming year. They are Patsy Wright, pres.; Dick Williamson, vice-pres.; Shir lev Peck, secretary and Janet Wrieht. reoorler. Harold Peck Is our leader. Our meeting date will be the second Sunday of each month and the next meeting will be held at Carol and Connie Anderson's home. After the meeting we had a weiner roast. Janet Wright, reporter. o To the Editor- To The Editor: I am advised that an ad ap peared in your paper, over my sig nature which coupled your Star Theatre with a group of movies that were busying themselves trying to kill horse racing in this state. As I had no intention of so branding your local theatre. . I hereby offer my humble apology. Oswald West. -o Defense Bond Sales Take Jump in County Oregon residents went on a "Saving spree" last month. Purchase of series E defense bonds during September jumped 45 per cent over the same period a year ago, and reflected the highest monthly sales volume this year. State-wide series E sales am ounted to $2,572,354, while county purchases totaled $9,018. An ad ditional scattering of $713,570 in statement last week in this column that Morse tiad been strangely silent for quite Four More Measures Two school measures on the coining ballot that serve brief discussion are the referrendum mea- Our Wayne a while certainly came back to us with a bang almost liefoie the ink was dry on the paper. Our junior senator really made up for lost time with ids latest pronouncement and then he turns right around and savs he will run again in 1956 as a Republican. We would guess "Junior" has pretty well loused up his chances of ever becoming Ore gon's "senior'' senator. Ho re's A iiiqn You d Better Believe r ' ... 'J r'i '! To MAKE BI& rpUCKS PAY their shake of Highway cosis VOTE 351 0- Ho VOU CANT TELL How 16 Vote ByW TfciCY EALloT TITLES - TWE THISToThE Foil WiTtf YOU - v "ii 'v-.T a i ' J . . . TV c - I - " " tr. 1 -X... CfZ' . XV A ' VZ" fli -UvAW't( ' Reprinted from the Oregon Journal. Good KoiJ Alliance, Crurtfi Sprtjut, NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the undersigned was duly ap pointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, the administrator of the estate of NELSON KNIGHTEN, deceased, and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased, are hereby required to present the same to the under signed admisistrator with proper vouchers, duly verified at the law office of Jos. J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated and first published this 25th day of September, 1952. ELMER KNIGHTEN, Administrator Jos. J. Nys, Attorney. 28-32c NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the County Court of the State of Ore gon of Morrow County duly made and entered on the 22nd day of September 1952, the undersigned, administrator of the estate ot William A. Clark, deceased, will from and after the 24th day of October 1952 sell at private sale to the best bidder for cash at the law office of Jos. J. Nys at Hepp ner, Oregon, the whole of the fol lowing described real property situate in Morrow County, State of Oregon, to-wit: Lots 15 and 1G in Block 5 of Sperry's Second Addition to the City of lone, Oregon. Said sale is made subject to con firmation by said Court. Dated and first published this 25th day of September 1952. HENRY E. CLARK, Administrator 28-32c trim... businesslike. handsome. i Let's Rid Oregon of Commercialized Gambling! WHY YOUR VOTE FOR 326 X YES 1 Will Help to Make Oregon a Better State 1 This is the Constitutional Amendment to make pari mutuei betting on the result of dog and horse racing il legal It is on the ballot because 35,000 voters signed pe titions to put it there. Other types of gambling, such as lotteries and gambling devises, are already banned by law in Oregon. YOUR VOTE FOR 326 X YES will strengthen these laws. 2 At present police arrest operators of even a 10 cent lottery, but the state legislature permits betting on dog and horse racing. For 60 nights each summer betting on the speed of a kennel of Greyhounds at the Multnomah stadium in Portland averages more than $250,000 per nightl LETS BE CONSISTENT! If lotteries are wrong, betting on dog and horse racing is just as wrong, and should be banned. 326 X YES WILL DO IT! 3. For 20 years the operators of dog and horse racing have kept control by dividing their gambling profits with our state and county fairs. A PRACTICE THAT IS MORALLY WRONG. DOES NOT GAIN MERIT BECAUSE SOME OF ITS TAKE IS USED FOR WORTHY CAUSES. VOTE 326 XYES! 4. Our State and county fairs will not suffer. We had good fairs before we had pari-mutuel betting and many fair leaders say that expenses can be paid from operations. It will not amount to more than 58 cents per person per year! VOTE 326 X YES! 5. For every $1.00 that goes for socially approved purposes, an additional $27.00 (figured on the gross), goes to the gambling interests. Which is more important to YOU as an Oregon Voter . . . 1. The moral integrity of our state, or . . . 2. To be dependent on gambling revenues? YOUR VOTE ON 326 X YES WILL RESTORE OUR MORAL INTEGRITY AS A STATE VOTE - 326 X - YES Taid Adv. Committee Against Gambling Earl L. Soward, Chairman, Heppner Here's what milk reform will do: THE WHIPPET by STETSON is a hat so smart, comfortable and practical that it will soon become your favorite. Its snap brim and bound edge gm you that trim, businesslike handsome . appearance. no W I L S MEN'S 0 N ' WEAR The Store of Personal Service LOWER PRICES... RICHER MILK In a recent radio adJress State Representative E. J. (Bill) Ireland said: "Under our present Milk Control Law the Administrator has consistently lowered the butterfat content of our milk while increasing the price the consumer pays. In Crook County, for example, the price for milk containing up to 4.2 butterfat waj 21J cents per quart. In August 1952 the Controller raised the price to 23 cents and reduced the butterfat maxi mum to 3.6. "In Baker County the official order of June 1, 19)0 fixed a minimum price of 19 cents per quart and a maximum butterfat content of 4 . On December 20, 1950 the price was raised to 21 cents and the butterfat dropped to 3.8, On July 1, 1952 the price was raised to 22 cents and butterfat lowered to 3.6. "The proposed Fair Milk law will eliminate this kind of retail price fixing and eliminate the power of a Controller to constantly lower quality standards." FREE ENTERPRISE The Oregon Statesman says: "The bill . ; . does provide price protection at the producer level, restoring competition at (he wholesale and retail levels." And this from the Oregon Journal: "Let's break the milk monopoly and let free competition control once more at distributor and retail levels." Under our monopolized milk control the number of licensed milk dealers in Oregon has dropped from 766 to 202 since 1939, a loss of 73 , and the number of dairy farms is down 19 since 1930. FARM PROTECTION The Oregon Journal, which has a long record of watchful concern over Oregon's milk supply, says: "The proposed amendment not only protects the producer's price, it also requires the admin istrator to review these prices quarterly and to take into consideration the costs of production including those peculiar to Grade A produc tion. It also establishes machinery for appeal ing the administrator's orders to the courts if they are deemed unfair or do not actually cover the costs of production. Producers, in short, would no longer be at the mercy of a milk administrator w ho may hold hearings when it suits his pleasure and whose orders are final." or fAe MIIK PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ACT AFFILIATED MILK COMMITTEES OF OREGON Pud Adr. Afliliated Milk Ciap.ii Commicwe. of Oreaoo. Mrs. Iren. T.ylor. 416 P.rk BuUdinf. Portland. Oreaoo.
