Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 25, 1952
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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MUSIC BY
Rod Esselstyn and His Orchestra
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