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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 16, 1954 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 NIWtMPf R PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCfmON u r p.HU'ia,,,Hi,mj Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Ofilee at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. Time Marches On Newspapers recently carried the story of a woman who underwent a major operation for the removal from her stomach of a fork which she had swallowed while trying to pick her teeth with one of the tines The story did not explain how she happened to swallow the fork or why she was using the instrument in-the first place. It used to be that just about every table had a small jar coniaining a liberal assortment of wood en toothpicks. After a meal anyone with chunks of meat or raspberry seeds sticking in, between, or under his teeth could help himself to these sticks and pry away Jto his heart's (and teeth's) content until he had successfully dislodged the obstruo tion. This was one of the relaxing parts of the meal and contributed much to the good digestion which people used to enjoy. Medical experts attribute much of the increase in ulcers and high blood pressure to the fact that people are now forced to find some way to endure food sticking in their teeth until they are somewhere in seclusion away from the table. Instead of comfortably probing around in their teeth together, in a sort of mutual undertaking while they relax and wait for des sert, people now sit in tensed anxiety trying to think of an excuse for cutting the meal and visit short so they can go to work on their teeth in private. ' In earlier days many people carried toothpicks in their pockets, and some even had ones made out ivory which were good indefinitely instead of be ing discarded after a single thrust or two. This was more economical, and an ivory toothpick in use had a certain elegance which was had to dup licate. Not only did the use of toothpicks relieve ten sions and promote a spirit of camaraderie, anfl aid digestion, but they could be maneuvered, manipu. lated and chewed on after they had served their primary purpose and this gave the diners a re laxed feeling of ease and contentment. Everybody worked together in unison and with a common purpose in this business created an atmosphere of good will and mutual tolerance. It was quite all rigbt too, if there was no regu lar toothpick handy, to pull out a pocket knife and whittle one out of a wooden match, but the wooden match is all but extinct, too. The toothpick industry doubtless afforded em ployment to many thousands of people who are now either out of work or engaged in less pro ductive efforts. A return to the use of toothpicks should be en couraged. They did a good job and they were far safer than the tines of a fork. (Wallowa County Chieftain) THIRTY YEARS AGO From files of the Gazette Times December 18, 1924 That a real test for oil will be made in Morrow county is the as surance given this paper by Sam Ganger of the lone Hotel, who is authority for the statement that it will not be long before actual work of drilling is begun. The annual election of officers was part of the official program at the meeting of Ruth chapter No. 32, OES on last Friday even ing. Newly elected officers were: Mrs. Elizabeth Dix, worthy ma tron; Gay M. Anderson, worthy patron; Mrs. Beatrice Penland, as. sociate matron; Mrs. Harriet Ma honey, secretary; Mrs. Olive Frye, treasurer; Mrs. Harriett Gemmell, conductress ; Mrs. Sylvia Missil dine, associate conductress. Lexington is represented by six of the 3051 students registered at O. A. C. They are Dallas Ward, Elmo McMillan, Walter Nolan, Wilma Leach, Opal Leach and Maxine Gentry. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Krebs of the Last Camp were visiting in Hepp ner on Saturday. r RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS A physician may lawfully dis close to law enforcement author ities a patient's confession of crime, as a privilege of confiden tial communication is a rule of evidence In civil actions only. A star route mall contract car ries Is not entitled to a refund of gas taxes, since he is not en gaged solely and exclusively In the transportation of rural free delivery mail. The common law of England in regard to prohibition of public officers' business dealings with their respective principals had not been "modified by the statu tes of Iowa" when the Oregon territorial act of June 27, 1844, was passed. It becomes the law KEEP IT HAPPY! Safety isn't something 'we should Seek on Just one day! It should be our formost thought At home or work or play! Records show more accidents on the Days before & Christmas Eve! Let's concentrate on changing that; It's up to you and to me! Let no one suffer pain or sor row In any sort of way! Keep safe and keep our Christ mas A truly happy holiday! hr For All Your Insurance Neode C. A. RUGGLES Heppner, Oregon Phene 6-9825 Box 611 of Oregon by force of the consti tution of this state. Sale of county land to a county commissioner who signed the order of sale must be deemed "void as against pub lic policy", whether or not the public has in fact suffered any detriment. , FEWER MARRIAGES IN 1954 The Oregon State Board of Health does not report a diagno sis, only the figures, that Mar riages in Oregon have dropped sharply this year from totals re ported this time last year. The drop so far is 13.8 per cent. Di vorces have decreased 7.6 and in fant deaths are down 7.1. Na tionally both marriages and di vorces have , shown decreases, though relatively smaller than Oregon's. The principal causes of death to residents of Oregon were, di seases of the heart, 4,170; cancer, 1.594; intracarnial lesions, 1,309; arteriosclerosis, 313; pneumonia, 229; suicide, 189; tuberculosis, 58. UNEMPLOYMENT PAY UP November's payments to un employed workmen brought the total of $21,893,800, higher than ever before recorded for a calen dar year, in Oregon. November added 10,300 to Ore gon's listing of job-seekers but the 40,700 total estimated by the State Employment Compensation Commission was 5,200 below the figure on Dec. 1, 1953. Seasonable increases in unem ployment resulted in payments to workers advancing to $1,485, 847. TOP SPEED UP COURTS Circuit courts of the state were given a new set of rules this week by the Oregon Supreme Court in an effort to speed up work. Each circuit judge will have to submit a moathly tally on un decided cases in the high court. County clerks also will have to submit reports every three months on the status of all cir cuit court cases. All court business, except mo tions, must be decided within three months, unless Justice Earl C. Latourette approves of a de lay. Motions must be acted up on within one month. Conference Hears Much Discussion on New State Taxes .OREGON STATE COLLEGE New taxes loom for Oregon and changes in the present tax pro visions seem certain next year, the state tax conference at Ore gon State College last week (Dec. 9 and 10) indicated. The conference provided a pre view of what's ahead for Oregon ians in the way of taxes needed to meet mounting government costs and a state deficit expected to run about $(30,000,000 in the next biennium. A sales tax was center of new tax talk. It drew spirited discus sion from the 250 legislative, busi. ness, farm, labor, civic and school leaders attending. Washington and California have the sales tax as a backbone of their tax programs, Dr. James K. Hall, University of Washington economist and key note speaker reported. In 1953, Washington got 52 percent of its total tax revenue from the sales tax and DR. JAMES W. NORENE. veteri. narian. who last week an nouned the opening of his of fice for practice in Heppner. Xmas Club Accounts Now Draw Interest The First National Bank of Portland has announced "first" in banking service for Oregon resi dents an interest paying Christ mas club savings account, ac cord to J. H. Bedford, manager of the local branch of the state-wide bank. Christmas club accounts have been available at some Oregon banks for several years, but First National is the first to pay inter est on the savings. Christmas club is a special bank savings account whereby customers deposit from 50 cents to ten dollars each week for 50 weeks. Then, just before Christ - California, 41 percent. Rather than recommending any specific tax, however, Hall warn ed that "saving money" must get emphasis along with finding next tax funds. He insisted op portunities to trim costs have "hardly been more than scratched." He pointed out that 34 percent of the 1953 national income went into government costs 8.8 per cetn of them local and state. Changes in state income taxes considered to raise additional revenue were increased rates, elimination of dependency credits and other exemptions, and throw ing out federal income tax de ductions in figuring the state tax. All are due for legislative discus sion. Robert M. Hall, chairman of the Portland chamber of commerce taxation committee, suggested 'consideration of the California 'system which has a 3 percent 'sales tax on all but food and I then an income tax for upper income brackets. He said only a sales tax would bring the neces sary funds to balance the budget. C. P, Stephenson, president of the First, National Bank, Portland, -said Oregon "can't go any further with the excise tax without chill ing the interest of prospective businesses which would want to jjocate here." The property tax can be used to balance the budget up to the le gal 6 mill limit, Senators Rudie Wilhelm, Jr., Portland, and How- mission. It is planned every other year before legislative sessions. mas checks for the amount saved, plus interest, are sent to the members. The new program will provide a nreDaid Christmas next year for the thousands of persons who open a Christmas club account. Local merchants will like Christmas club too, because it will make more money available for Christmas shopping. . o MRS. TURNER RETURNS FROM VISIT Mrs. Frank Turner has been in Portland for the past two weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sophia Barr, who is recuperating from an arm injury. Mrs. Barr will accompany Mrs. Turner home this week and will spend the holidays at the Tur ner home. USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS CAPITAL SHORTS The repeal of the milk control act had nothing to do with sani tation laws applying to milk production and distribution, of ficials in the foods and dairies division of the State Agricultural Department are contending . If your automobile license ex pires in January you will be one of the first to get one of the new blue background yellow lettered license plates. , , . Sec. of In terior McKay addressed the western Forestry Association in San Francisco this week. The McKays will arrive in the Capital next week to spend the holi days. . . The state budget for the 1955-57 biennium will be com pleted before Christmas. When approved by Governor Patterson It will be printed and delivered to the 1955 Legislature, meeting Jan. 10. . . . Contract for 4,100,000 gallons itf gasoline to be used by the state next year was awarded to Tidewater Associated Oil Com pany tb,is week. ard Belton, Canby, explained. Speakers were inclined, however, to leave the property tax for local use rather than state. They point ed out though that a state pro perty tax has been levied each year since 1940. It has not been collected because of the income tax offset provision but may be at any time the funds are needed. The property tax has failed in the past and is failing now, pri marily because its broad base has been sharply narrowed and it has not provided for fair and equal payments by all taxpayers, Sam uel B. Stewart, state tax commis sioner, said. He urged immedi ate action to professionalize of fices of county assessors. Lee Ohmart, Salem senator, presented findings of the interim tax committee set up by the 1953 legislature. The committee will present its recommendations for i modernizing and simplifying the property tax to the 1955 session. They include redefinition of "true cash value" to mean market value as of assessment data; con tinuation of the reappraisal pro gram now under way on a cooper, ative state-county basis; broaden ing of functions for boards of equ ization; and an optional monthly overage inventory for firms with "unreasonably high" inventories on January 1 when assessments are normally made. Education will need more money with its booming enroll ments, the conference agreed. About 20,000 new youngsters equal to two schoool systems the size of Salem will be joining Oregon's school population each year for the next few years, Cecil W. Posey, executive secretary of the Oregon Education association said. The conference was sponsored by the OSC -department of eco nomics and the state tax com- u MERCHANDISE AND TURKEY SHOOT Sunday, December 19 MORROW CO. GUN CLUB tM'iTiiiiAftyii'ia- From where I sit jfy Joe Marshi Guess It's Called a Safety "Drive" W'hitey Fisher, from the State Motor Vehicle Department, dropped by to discuss some of our local traffic problems. "UpatCenterJunction,"Whitey says, "they've got a new sign that really slows down the traffic go ing through town." "The sign says, 'At 25 miles an hour, you can drive through Cen ter Junction in 2j minutes!' It slows people down too some just take it easy to check on that 2'j minutes, I guess. Hasn't even been a dented fender since that sign went up." From where I sit, it wasn't what the sign said, but the way it was said. People are usually pretty understanding if they un derstand what you mean. It's the same way with differences of opinion. Perhaps your neighbor prefers a temperate glass of beer, and you would choose buttermilk. What I'd like to see is for all of us to "slow down," talk it out, and be respectful of our neigh bor's rights. Copyright, 1954, United States Bremen Foundation STAR THEATER, Heppner ' Admission Prices: 70c. 50c and 20c including Federal Tax. Sunday shows during December start at 4 p. m. Evening shows start at 7:30. Box office open until 9 p. m. Children's Free Christmas Show, December 18th at 2. p. m. No Show December 24th. Christmas Day and New Year's Day shows start at 4 p.m. GIVE STAR THEATER SCRIP BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS S2.50 Thursday- Friday-Saturday, Dec. 16-17-18 THE LAW VS. BILLY THE KID Scott Brady, Betta St. John. Technicolor Western based on American folk lore. rius GO, MAN, GO The Yorld Famous Harlem Globe Trotters and Dane Clark in a heart -warming, barn-storming story of a championship basketball team. CHILDREN'S ANNUAL FREE CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18TH 2 P. M. "MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS" With Laurel and Hardy Candy Provided By Heppner Elks Lodge SEND THE CHILDREN TO THE FREE SHOW AND GET THAT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FINISHED! Sunday-Monday, Dec. 19-20 LAST TIME I SAW PARIS Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Fidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, Kurt Kas znar. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited". Tuned to the song that provides its title, this Technicolor story tells of Paris when its lights came on again. 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