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HEPPNER GAZETTE
Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 1 1, 1952
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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ISHERS
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ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter.
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A Poem to the Editor
This column normally looks with disdain upon
t he poetic contributions it occasionally receives
from readers, but we received one the other day,
in the form of a letter to the editor, which we
thought our readers might appreciate.
The writer, a pioneer Heppnerite 80 years
young, is Spencer Akers, now a resident of Aums
villc, Oregon who obviously is an avid watcher
from the political sidelines. Whether you agree
with his thoughts and observations or not, we
think you'll enjoy reading his poetic sizing up
of the recent election campaign.
The political show upon the screen,
Was the wildest one I've ever seen.
The wild and woolly national show
Was like a rip-roaring rodeo.
The racers, my, how they did run,
Creating thereby a lot of fun.
The slimy mud, oh my, oh my,
How thick the mucky stuff did fly.
Sometimes the elephant was in the lead
And running like a Kentucky steed.
When bing, the mule or Missouri ass
Would catch the elephant and pass.
And then sometimes we note by heck,
They seemed to be running neck and neck.
The thing that got the loudest laugh
While silting with my better half,
Was watching the great jockey Morse.
You know, the one who kicks the horse.
Perhaps you saw him make that jump
From off the pachyderm's mighty rump .
He looped the loop then lit astride
that little thing the demos ride.
Bewildered, I turned to Rose, my wife
"Did you ever see such a thing in your life?
And then amidst the awful din
She made answer with a grin,
"Not since the cow jumped over the moon
in this same month or was it june?"
Some people laughed, some people cried,
Some had a fit and nearly died.
I heard one noisy democrat
As just behind my back he sat
Call out loud to jockey Wayne,
"Is it a fact that you're insane?
That burrow now with little Harry
has a greater load than he can carry.'
I said to Rose "now little Jack
will surely have a broken back."
The quadruped, the G. O. P.,
Shot forward I could plainly see.
With General Ike and Dick aboard,
around and around the track they roared
And finished midst an arousing cheer,
Leaving Adlai and Johnny far in the rear.
The show portrayed a great many thrills
And the sad part was, a great many spills.
When the show was over both Rose and I
With weary eyes heaved a great big sigh.
This super show with its jeers and cheers
Has promised to return in just four years.
We hope in the meantime the mud will be dried
and those who go up Salt creek will have a pleas
ant ride.
started a disturbance. Accident Commission for a sev
i Warden Virell O'Mallev was not. out h four-vear term. Dunne auto
so quick on the trigger. He says matically serves also as a mem
he doubts if it was intentionally! ber of the Slate Unemployment
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PENITENTIARY AGENDA
Walls puctured, bars
prisoners escape.
Hacksaw obllgatos are
apex of culture.
Guard smuggles In dope, dyna
mite and guns.
Convicts released by mistake.
Guard fails to report escapes.
Cons distill "Pruno", 100 proof.
Fires gut buildings.
Hunger strikes, broken riots
anil all these come and go but the
penitentiary work of rehabilita
tion and salvaging men for better
set by convicts. He reasoned, "the
fellows working in the tailor shop
had a lot of their own personal
belongings in there. I doubt if
thev would burn up their own
stuff.:1
The inmates settled down to
normal.
LOENNIG TO BE SENATOR
The Baker County Court this
week named Rep. Rodger Loennig,
republican, to the senate seat va
cated when Senator Sam Coom
resigned .to represent the Second
Congressional Dist.
Loennig served in the 19!")1 leg
islature in the house, He was
vice chairman of the aviation and
commerce committee and was a
member of the game and alco
holic control committees.
At the same time the court
named Robert J. Steward. Haines,
lives coos on and on. Tru v a
work of salvation. (as state representative to fill the
Criminologists declare there are ,('rm f'"- which Loennig was re
as good men In the penitentiary elected last November.
as there are outside and as bad
men outside as there are inside.
An Oregon State Prison guard,
Jack Loring Smith, pleaded guilty
last week to peddling liquor to a
convict.
Last week a $2.r,000 fire com
pletely gutted the penitentiary
tailor shop half an hour after in
mates had left. Some guards
blamed the prisoners for starting
the fire. Some of the inmates
POLITICAL CAULDRON
Sen. Phil Brady, who has rep
resented Multnomah county in
the Legislature for seven sessions,
this week announced his retire
ment Jan. 1 as president of the
Oregon AFL Teamsters Council . ,
One of the last official acts of
Gov. McKay before flying to meet
Gen. Eisenhower at Wake Island
was to reappoint Morris Dunne as
a member of the Stale Industrial
Compensation Commission ... On
his arrival here Dec. 10 Paul
Bramlet will take over his new
Job as superintendent of the Che
mawa Indian School near Salem
. . . Sigfrid Undander, state treasurer-elect,
says he will work for
establishment of a full-time par
ole board. . . There will be no pa
rade when Douglas McKay Day
is celebrated in Salem late in De
cember. . . Probably a noon re
ception at the State House on the
2!)th and a dinner-dance that
night. . . Ralph Cake says he
would not accept the post of Re
publican National Committeeman
if it were offered him. . . Sen.
Wayne Morse is delivering his
"Now It Can Be Told" lecture in
Oregon cities.
WANT A STATE JOB?
A call for applicants to take ex
aminations for building mainten
ance superintendents and engi
neers at state schools and insti
tutions was released this week
by James M. Clinton, director of
state civil service, Salem.
Salaries range from $350 to $370
a month. Applicants must be resi
dents of Oregon and citizens of
the United States.
Furniture Fashions
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Remember the old tea wagon that used to grace Tifarly every dining
room? Well, it's back in a wonderfully new guise and is more beautiful
and infinitely more utilitarian than ever before. It has a number of
descriptive new names, too, including "hostess cart," "brunch wagon,
and "snack truck." The model shown above is black walnut with cherry
trim. Combining two different woods in the same piece of furniture is
a new style note. This hostess cart makes it possible to put an entire
meal on wheels. The drop leaves provide a surprising amount of table sur
face. It is ideal for TV parties, as well as for more formal entertaining.
Lamb Prices Continue
Downward Trend
Sharp declines in market prices
of lambs may be bad news for
producers but are good news for
consumers, according to Harold
Cohn of Heppner, chairman of the
Lamb Promotion committee of the
Oregon Wool Growers association.
Lamb prices currently are 35 to
40 per cent below last spring, and
some 250,000 lambs being fatten
ed for market in Northwest feed-
lots may depress prices even fur
ter, Cohn said.
The Committee is sponsoring a
"Mid-Winter Lamb Festival" in
the period December 10 to Janu
ary 17 to step up consumption of
lamb.
Depressed markets for both
lamb and wool, Cohn said,
threaten to force further reduc
tions in the State's already-low
sheep numbers. Such a situation,
he said, would work to the even
tual disadvantage of consumers.
Many Oregop retailers are co
operating ' by planning special
promotions on lamb this week
end. o
Ponies Walk Over
lrrigon34to 18
The Heppner grade school Pon-1
ies, using a fast break and fair
shooting upended the Irrigon
grade school Rockets this week
by a score of 31 to 18. It was the
Ponies first taste of competition
and the boys worked hard and
well, coach Jim Peterson said.
Jerry Dougherty led the attack
with 22 points and Edgar Olson,
Dean Connor and Dick Applegate
all had a big hand in the victory
and were a constant threat. 17 1
players, including some members j
of the B squad took part in the
game.
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON, 0. C.
By Ann Good
One of the best looking color
combinations I've seen this fall l
golden brown with black, inese
colors are beautifully combined in
mixed tweeds; then many brown
dresses and suits are handsomely
trimmed with black velvet.
Stunning Jewelry accessories
would be a choker of golden brown
pearls and earrings to match. And
with inexpensive plain pearls from
the dime store and a package of
golden brown all-purpose dye you
can tint them just the right shade
for ever so little!
Eggs are rich protein food and
so costly now. Do be sure you know
how to shop wisely for them.
Brown or white the color doesn't
matter. Refrigeration does, so does
grading. Whether they're intended
for table use "as Is" or in baking
will determine the grade you pur
chase. Crisp, tasty croutons do things
for salads as well as soups: Toss
about 2 cups toasted bread cubes
in this mixture: In a skillet heat
vitaminized margarine, add salt,
onion salt or a cut clove of garlic.
When croutons are well coated,
drain and serve afloat on soup or
in a tossed green or mixed vege
table salad.
As fall moves Into winter flow
ers become more expensive. For
dining table decorations learn to
make attractive centerpieces with
colorful vegetables, sometimes with
leaves, occasionally with a flower
or two. With a bit of imagination
and ingenuity, you'll have fun
making all sorts of arrangements.
Social Security Help
Offered Self Employed
Are you in business for your
self? If so, you may be in line
for future retirement benefits as
a self-employed person under the
a mended social security law . . .
and protection for your family
in case of your death.
But remember, to obtain these
benefits, you or your family
must know your rights and apply
for them.
Do you know what social secur
ity benefits are payable to your
family upon your death? And
when after C5 would be the best
time for you to retire? Or how
about your rights at age 75? Get
the answers to these questions
from your social security repre
sentative who will be in Heppner
at the City Hall on Thursday,
December 18th, from 9:00 a. m.
until noon.
Sundav auests of Mrs. F. W.
Barkla were her son and daughter
The Ponies .ire on the rnnd this! in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Doctor
Friday, playing at Condon. j of Walla Walla.
L A T E X E D
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Truck Trailer Converted To Field Hospital
THE OFFICE OF
DR. E. K. SCHAFFITZ
OPTOMETRIST
WILL BE
CLOSED
Sat., Sunw Mon. and Tues.
December 13, 14, 15 Cr 16
Heppner Clinic Bldg.
Phone 3373
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VOUNGSTOWN, OHIO One of the
ways m which the trucking industry co
operates with civil defense units was illus
t rated recently here. Connected with Dec
oration Day activities, the well-organized
civil defense unit at Youngstown gave a
practical demonstration of field hospital
operations. The local Fruehauf Trailer
brunch donated a trailer for the purpose,
and this was converted into a mobile field
unit with full staff of nurses and doctors.
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