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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 25, 1952 Page 2 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE CHURCHES Watch Night. Service Wednes- day Dec. 31 at 10 p. m. Come and stay until 12:05 Midnight and see the New Year come. . o Mrs. Clara Gertson expects to leave Wednesday for Portland THE METHODIST CHURCH J. Palmer Sorlien, Minister Sunday Dec. 28 New Years Sunday. MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 13, 1912. Mornin? WorshiD and Sermon: where she will spend the noli- at 11 a. m. Special music by the',javs with her son-in-law and ff NEWSPAPER ROBERT TENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PEN LAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL Choir. Mr. Oliver Creswick, Direc daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Claire PUBLISHERS ASOCjhJTIN tor. Sunday Church School at 9:45 a. m. Adult Bible Class and Youth Fellowship Class at this same hour. Everyone Welcome. Mr. Oliver Creswick, Superintendent. Web Goheen. ASSOCIATION The Star-Spangled Banner be came the National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. U- i A -v -ri JoF'C ' t Those Dark Christmas Trees Most Heppner residents and business houses deserve a word of commendation on the way they have voluntarily observed the request to conserve lights during the current power shortage. In nearly every tase advertising signs have either been darkened entirely or the number of hours of their use has been shortened, and in many homes attempt is being made to turn off unnecessary lights. There have been a few instances around the state where business men have rebelled and said in effect "if everybody isn't going to turn off their lights, why should I," but those towns have been few and far between and their somewhat selfish attitude certainly hasn't brought them any great glory. No workman in Heppner has had his hours cut yet, due to lack of power to run his machines, but there are many in the Northwest who have, and it doesn't make for a very Merry Christmas when lack of work means no doll for some little girl or no truck for some boy. There are places where it will mean a pretty skimpy Christmas dinner, too. We wouldn't ask anyone not to put lights on their Christmas tree, for it would seem awfully dim and dull next Thursday morning without them, but how would it bo if we all just used them for a little while and then unplugged them? We think Christmas can be just as merry if they only burn for a few minutes and it can make the weeks after Christmas a lot merrier for some family who needs that power more than we do.. A Gl Explains ... There are many who have said during recent weeks and months that ie boys who are fighting this nation's current war have no understanding and belief in what they are fighting for. Also, that often the parents of some of the boys who will forever remain across the Pacific must ieei that it was so unnecessary. That many of us who hold those ideas could be wrong, is apparent from a letter the parents of a bov who has been killed in Korea recently re ceived from a nephew who saw service in the past. He extends his deepest sympathy, then went on to sav. ". . . We also wish to offer our thanks to you and Jerry for what he has done that the rest of us might continue to live happy lives here in America. "I would like to express some leeiing i remem bered as a former front line soldier. "After the first scares of battle are over one looses his identity as a man with his personal petty fears and becomes some sort of a superman with little fear and lots of courage. You willingly, if not eagerly, go forward with your buddies to share the chances with fear in your mind but proud in your heart that you may be the one. It must be as near a perfect death as there can be to know that it is so near and yet to be proud of it if it should come. I know this to be true from, per sonal feeling and from the many stilled yet peace ful faces I have seen on the lines. As the best friend I have ever had told me, with his last breath, 'Tell my mother not to grieve for me, but to be proud of me.' "I know I have been clumsy in putting these inner feelings into words, but I hope that it might somehow help for you to know how it must have been for Jerry. I know too, how unjust his death must seem to you, yet is it not good too that his soul now rests in heaven unscarred by a full life time here on earth. He can no longer be harmed by man only helped by prayer." Yes, we could be wrong. I SALEM'S McKAY DAY One of the few evening social events in Oregon's stateliouse will honor Gov. and Mrs. Douglas Mc Kay Dec. 29th. "Everybody is invited," says W. L. rhillip, Sr., to say goodbye to the McKays prior to their depar ture to Washington, D. C. where Oregon's present chief executive will become Secretary of the De portment of the Interior. The hours will be from 7 to 10 p. m. Salem's Mayor Al Louckes is heading the steering committee that has planned 1 he reception on the second floor of the Capitol facing the governor's offices, from 7 to 10 p. m. Justice James T. Brand will be in charge of the re ception line. Miss Dorothea Steus lolf will pass the guest book. TEACHERS TALK SALARIES , 'Increased price . levels and taxes are absorbing whatever sal ary increases teachers are get ting," Dr. W. L. Van Loan, super intendent of Corvallis schools told more than 200 teachers, adminis trators and board members at a meeting of the Oregon Education Association in Salem last Satur day. STATE CAR POOL Altho complairits of state cars being used by employees for their own benefit have decreased from five a week last year to one every three weeks this year, Harry Dor man, director of the state depart ment of finance and administra tion, believes a state operated car pool will further reduce misuses and reduce expenses. Dorman made suggestions for a state car pool several months ago and has just recently developed plans to be submitted to the legis lature which would include a 24-hour-service garage on state owned property only two blocks from the Capitol grounds and would accommodate approxi mately 170 cars. Washing and servicing would be carried on by attendants dur ing the night hours. HIT-RUN LAW DEFECTIVE One of the first bills the 1953 Legislature probably will pass with an emergency clause will pertain to hit-and-run drivers who are getting away with mur der. Several cases have been dis missed in court when an appre hended hit-and-run driver did not stop at the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was killed. The pesent law presupposes a collision between , vehicles arid does not cover pedestrians. The loophole was covered in a bill introduced in the 1951 Legis lature. In the last plastic hours of this tiring 116-day session it was overlooked and died in commit tee. RETIREMENT REGULATIONS State employees have to work at least 600 hours per year or roughly 15 weeks to qualify for memlership in, the state retire ment system, Attorney General George Neuner informed the Re tirement Board Friday. The board has asked for an of ficial opinion, to clarify the term "employment" as far as the retire ment system is concerned. Deviation from the law, Neuner said, might allow any person who served one day or one hour a year to claim membership in the retire ment system. RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS A county court does not have authority to contract for the im provement, repair or maintenance of a road without advertising for bids thereon. The tax increase, chapter 428 O. L., relating to motor transpor tation fees and taxes became due vdffll -i. f y' lnlhe valley, on the mountain, Id 11)6 Spilll 01 WHIilUKU warm the hearts of if xT.7" ' V :' A al1 mankind" 'W.fe ... J I 1 952-"' y CENTRAL MARKET AND GROCERY Sara McNamer Ed Bennett Sie Walker Gladys Tamblyn Elma Scott Walker on November 5, 1952, and pay ment thereof is delinquent if not paid on or before December 31, 1952. A driver of a motor vehicle may be "involved" in an accident within the meaning of Oregon Laws 1951, known as the motor vehicle safety responsibility act, altho his vehicle was never in actual physical contact with any other object. The commissioner of labor is not required to accept the advice of the advisory committee ap pointment by the governor under the fair employment practices act, nor is the commissioner required t oassign clerical personel to as sist the advisory committee in carrying out its duties. POWER SAWS BLAMED Twenty three forest fires that destroyed 28,000 acres of timber in Oregon this year were caused by gasoline power saw operations, the State Forestry Department said this week. Officials are contemplating putting special workers in the field to crack down on rule vio lations and advise safety mea sures in use of gasoline in the woods. o Jf (IBB LENA COOKERETTES The meeting was held at the home of our leader, Mrs. Marie Martin, December 13. It was called to order by president Fran cine Francis. We figured out the cost of five different recipes in our 4-H record book. We discussed our next sub ject for the next meeting. Visitors were Mrs. Katnenne Monagle and Mrs. Marion Bros nan. Five members were also present. We planned to meet at the home of Francine Francis for our Christmas party, December 20. W'r happy to b sharing another holiday with you. I9S2 N--.- - ANDRESEN'S SPORTING GOODS Refreshments were served of ice cream, jelly, cake and cider by the hostess. . Janice Martin, Reporter. TRUCKS Always Welcome Here For FULLETON Chevrolet Co. HEPPNER Wholesale Meats We have a very nice selection of young steer and heifer grad ed beef at a very low price of , 42c PER P0UND -A L S O- PORK SMOKED MEATS TURKEYS CHICKENS See Us for the Best at the Cheapest Price Columbia Gorge Packing Co. At Green's Frozen Food Lockers Hermiston Ed O'Donnell, Mgr. Phone 6577, Residence 3452 Thursday, December 25 lone Legion Hall MUSIC BY Rod Esselstyn and His Orchestra $1.2$ Per Person , Supper Served 'vm o JiV c . 1 o .lb rBestshes IJfr c aood Christmas i El Ruth
