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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 27, 1955.
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.
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ROBERT 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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Let's Look At It This Woy
All too often the gloomy and tragic news rates
a banner headline. To correct this situation
Changing Times, Kiplinger Magazine, has as
sembled some statistics that reflect the sunny side
of life in the United States.
There are 162,922,000 Americans who are not
members of the Communist Party.
Some 37,011,400 couples will stay more or less
happily married during the year.
On the average, there are 03,868.000 people
working to bring home the bacon.
Last year, the scheduled airlines safely car
ried passengers 8,902,134,841 miles In the U. S. and
possessions; railroads safely carried passengers
31,074,931,200 miles.
Some 162,717,890 persons will not die of can
cer in 1955.
And 102,380,580 persons will be safe from
fatal heart attacks.
About 629,000,000 acres of forest land will
not be set on fire by careless smokers and picnic
goers this year.
Most of the time, 15,720,000 organized work
ers nre not on strike.
Of the 18,977,472 little boys in the country
who are under the age of 10, only six or possibly
seven will have to go through the terrible ordeal of
heih? President of the United States.
At least 102,944,424 people have not been
frightened by seeing flying saucers hurtle through
t tip nir.
The Internal Revenue Service will find that
43,846,154 income tax returns are filed correctly in
1955.
Finally, there are 83 counties in the world
that have nof discovered the secret of the hydro
gen bomb. (Lake County Examiner)
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
modity Credit Corporation.
An important questionnaire onj
wheat growing practices for the
1954 crop has just been mailed,
to wheat growers by the agricul
tural marketing service. This is
another of many surveys that are
made during" the year by the
Agricultural marketing service,
formerly the bureau of agricul
tural economics, to determine
yield and other data which are
used in estimates by the depart
ment of agriculture for many
many purposes. These are im
portant and everyone is urged to
fill them out and send them back
as they do affect everyone's
pocketbook.
The wheat policy meetings held
last week in four communities in
the county while not attended
by a great number of people
brought out many farmers that
are not generally seen at general
farm meetings. The purpose of
the meetings were to discuss vari
ous farm programs and how they
affect everyone from the produ
cers through consumer. Under
E. R. Jackman's able leadership,
these various programs were
thoroughly explained and many
farmers went home witli a better
understanding especially of our
present farm program which ap
plies the flexible system of wheat
prices and the domestic parity
plan which is being considered in
Congress.
Wheat has been started rolling
to foreign countries under the
provisions of public law 480. Yug
aslavia has been furnished with
a purchase order for up to 8 mil
lion dollars worth of hard red
winter wheat of U. S. No. 2 grade
or better. The U. S. department
of agriculture made the an
nouncement of January 7th. This
was the first to be 'issued under
title No. 1 under the agricultural
trade assistance act of 1954. This
act provides for the exchanging
of our surplus farm commodities
for foreign currencies. . Under the
same law, Turkey will take 12
million four hundred thirty-two
thousand dollars worth of wheat,
oats and barley. The wheat will
Include any of the classes of soft
or western white, soft red winter
and hard red winter, U. S. Grade
No. 2 or better. The grains to be
exported or equivalent stocks
must be purchased from the Com-
For home gardeners who are
concerned with converting all
lawn and garden wastes into fer
tilizer material, a new extension
bulletin "Comnosts for Garden
Soil" is now available from this
office. It pxolains that lawn clip-
niniis, eroo refuse and the leaves
from fruit and shade trees are all
useful if handled prowrly. These
comnosted materials can be
worked into earden soil to im
prove their structure and fertility
or thev can bo usced as a side
dressing and for the mulching for
plants. Information concerning
what materials are useful, the lo
cation, construction, turning and
use of a compost pile are all in
eluded in the circular.
Word comes to the office that a
group of Morrow county farmers
are attempting to reinitiate the
rain monram for Morrow county
The Tri-County Weather Reseurch
Organization was disbanded last
mnnlh hnnnilbui frmrti ffir 1h( TITO
gram could not be gathered from i"g U. S. Senator
"1
and the Democrats are firing
right. back with the same brand
of ammunition.
If vou want to know about both
political parties and how they are
beine piloted, just watch the te
gislative news. The public ts
going to learn of the vulnerable
spots in both party programs
while the Republicans and Demo
crats in the legislature are scrap
ping for keeps.
Bills have been introduced that
would have the attorney general
(now elected) appointed by the
governor. Others would abolish
the Department of Finance; have
the governor appoint a one-man
tax commission to take the place
of the three tax commissioners
who now give special attention
to their divisions and are ap
pointed by the board of control
(governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer); take the motor
vehicle department from the Sec
retary of State and make a spe
cial department with heads ap
pointed by the governor.
WHO CAN BEAT MORSE?
Who is the strongest Republi
can candidate to put up against
Sen. Wavne Morse?
These 13 words have plagued
GOP leaders since last Novem
ber's election when Republicans
all over the country were watcn-
Guy Cordon
, Vm 'ft
m. .... a. jti& ft. v.:;.vJi
"Let George Do It" has long
appeared prevailing philosophy
at 10 Downing Street, London.
Fight In current Congress over
wrecking U. S. tariff protection
for independent American busi
ness, labor and agriculture got
big push about
two years ago
when Downing
Street coined
slogan "Trade,
not Aid."
All kinds and
titles of Eng
lish officials de
Dlore material
istic crassness
nf TT. 55. Cnn-
arpssmen rpfusintf to ooen U. S,
for flood of cheap products. To
be sure Rep. Dan Reed, (Rep.
N. Y.) who almost single hand
edly stopped drive last session
will never be considered as a
Knight of the Garter, or even
a Knight of the Suspender.
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All anyone needs do to pene
trate British "free trade" smoke
screen is secure from Irish Con
sul list of English import duties
on Irish goods,
England depends on food im
ports. Bulk of imports from
across Irish Sea is farm pro
duce. Yet despite need for Irish
food, England slaps a duty on
Irish imports.
About two years ago Washing
ton tried to give England sur
plus butter for only paying ship
ping charges of 5 cents per
pound. But despite being eager
recipients of billion in V. S. aid
Britain turned offer down. That
was due to fact England has
rigged deal with Denmark to
take Danish butter at British
controlled prices, and Denmark
takes British made goods, A
flood of free American butter
wnuld unset this anDlecart. So
(E) Nillnml fri-mlon of InJepwiilwit BiHlnm
Fneiand saw American aid con
tinuation leading to embarassing
situations. Thus slogan "iraae,
Not Aid" was coined In cartel
controlled nation without least
idea of free trade.
In current tariff wrecking drive
Administration is supported not
only by England, but also by a
few big steel, motor and rubber
firms in U. S. with plants all over
world who would like to flood
U. S. with products of these
plants made by near slave labor.
It is impossible to predict bat
tle's outcome. Administration
seeks extension of Reciprocal
Trad n art ffivlnar Administration
power to slash protective tariffs.
This contradicts section 8, ar
ticle 1 of U. S. Constitution
specifically stipulating it is ex
clusive duty of Congress to es
tablish tariffs.
About 20 years ago Congress
threw away this Constitutional
power. Since then both foods im
ports and U. S. farm surpluses
have increased.
This is not a partisan fight.
Many In both parties even ques
tion legality of Congress signing
away Its stipulated Constitutional
powers; some even feel Con
gressmen who have . voted for
Reciprocal Trade act violated
oath to uphold Constitution.
This is a moot technical point,
but a three-administration ex
perience with Reciprocal Trade
Acts proves following point.
The more than 500 members
o Congress, in close contact with
their local economies, are better
equipped to withstand British
salesmanship than small Admin
istration group whose chief ad
visors are State Department "ex
perts" far more familiar with
economy of Bengazi, Libya than
that of Dubuque, Iowa.
I j- v,irVi levpls. the
tion in July, 1959. To increase ; ra roa - "-'ld be able
taxes on Incomes of more tnan, - - take busi.
$7,000 a year. ! ness away from the railroads.
LOBBYISTS 'THIRD HOUSE and barge peopie say
At the end of the second week . . they are try.
of the 48th Oregon Legislature
there were 84 lobbyists registered
by their organization. In another
week there will be more lobby
ists than legislators.
Roy Meyers, dean of lobbyists
will not be here this session to
conduct the 'Third House" ex
travaganza, as he has done for
many years. He may leave his
Eagle Creek home long enough to
come to the Capitol to tune
things up 15 they should be.
Estes Snedecor has been brand
ed to do the "Third House" bur
lesque this year. He first saw the
funny side of the legislature
when as a lad his father brought
him to the old Capitol. That was
when dad was a prominent legis
lator in 1933. .
AT IT AGAIN
The biannual railroad freight
rate freeze bill is again making
its appearance before the Oregon
State Legislature. I Ms nas neen
a constant program of the trucks
and barees for a long time. Mucn
valuable time, at the expense of
the state, has been consumed
every two years by a privileged
group of transportation agencies.
These agencies attempt to pass
que appearance fits too.
Another prospective or me
Walsh type is former Senator
Philip S. Hitchcock, now with
Reed College. He is not Just set
ting on the sidelines.
Young and photogenic Senator
Mark Hatfield, Salem, has been
given the OK by very big Repub
licans in Washington. He was
recently named the junior first
citizen of Salem.
Senator Rudie Wilhelm, Jr.
must have friends in the news
that the only thing they are try-
ing to do is have tne r-uDiic uu
lities Commissioner of the state
of Oregon make these rates. But
the fact is, that when the rail
roads attempt to make reductions
in freight rates they are subject
to long delays, some lasting as
long as two years. The above
is the experience that the ship
pers and railroads are experienc
ing in interstate commerce at the
present moment. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has mini
mum rate control for both inter
state and intrastate movements
of railroad freight. Any further
burdens on the shippers and rail
roads would eventually dry up
the business of the railroads and
the government would be taking
the traffic away from the rail
roads and giving it to the trucks
on the highway.
Our government has been built
upon free enterprise and the
right to compele. That means,
simply, that no transportation
agency should prosper at the ex
pense of its competitor. Minimum
rate control means higher rates
to the shippers. It is about time
that government got out of busi-
nffpntintr thpir romDetitors. I ness.
the railroads, which would cause Senator Lowell Steen from
them to charge a greater amount Umatilla County is spearheading
for their services. By freezing the this bill for the trucks and bar
minimum intrastate rates of the Continued on page 7
ter houses. To increase jobless
pay of unemployed workmen
from $25 to $35 a week, for a
maximum of 26 weeks a year.
Ban billboards and posters along
county roads and state highways.
Making it illegal to take minerals
from ocean beaches. To make
the Board of Higher Education
support local junior colleges. To
provide prison sentences for peni
tentiary convicts who are convict
ed of group insubordination or
rioting. To ban comic books on
Morrow County farmers for their
share. The planned organization
would call for rain making oper
ations during March, April, May,
and June. The cost would be $5,
500. Thirteen hundred dollars of
this have been contributed by two
farmers leaving $1200 to raise
before March 1st. This amount di
vlded among the three hundred
wheat farmers in Morrow county
would amount to $14.00 each.
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The next ten weeks of legisla
ture will be the hot spot of this
year's segment of the 1956 elec
tion campaign.
Here at the Capitol the '56 cam
paign lines are as visible as they
were the day before the '54 elec
tion. Republicans are bombard
ing Democrats with bills, me
morials and resolutions that are
loaded with political dynamite
loosp his seat and control of the
U. S. Senate for his party.
Altho the next election for an
Oregon U. S. Senator is 22 months
away both political parties are
running scared as President
Eisenhower advised Republicans
to do last Summer.
Paul Patterson has had the
most publicity during the past
year and is generally expected to
be a candidate for the Republi
can nomination for U. S. Senator.
Ite is the first trovernor to succeed
from the presidency of the senate
and be elected. His victory over
Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry
paper business. We have noticed ' crime and sex. To raise salaries
statements in the press boosting ;0f legislators from $60o a year to
the former Speaker of the House $2500 plus $10 a day expenses. To
for the U. S. Senate. J change the date on primary elec-
NEW BILLS BRIEFED j tion from the third Friday in May
The following digest is of bills! every other year to the first week
if,,,i,.n,! inct uppW nr in the in Aueust. To call for an 86-
formative stage:
For state inspection of slaugh-
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From-Files of the Gazette Times
January 29, 1925
Extension of the loan service of
i tho Wnn1 Growers' Service Cor
poration on a large scale through
out Washington, Oregon and Ida-
Hecreiary oi Biaie r.au i. immj - ... ,
, y .... ..... u... ,uV ho becinmne January 1, was an-
was aimosi two 10 one ui mai. - .. . c..n,r t
does not establish him as a vote cd mXly b Sccre,ary J'
riAtiur iw. rlnno h o hoavtr mninr. i TS.
itv over Sen. Joe Carson in No
vember. In both races his oppo
sition was blanked out in all
but three of Oregon's 125 news
papers. That will never happen
again, according to reports from
editors who supported him
Bert Palmateer, W. F. Palma
teer and II. O. Ely were business
visitors in Heppner Tuesday from
Morgan.
Three of Ilennner's people cele
brated their birthdays on Monday
nr.. r. w...i.lj jariUillV mill, Ult'U otra i6u'6
congressman vvunt-r wiuwu,- - Ti,Qcn ,m
is sending out press stories about; "
his vote-getting abilities. Former
Senate President William E.
Walsh, Coos Bay, is considered
the strongest platform candidate,
and that's what it takes to keep
up with Morse. His Lincolnes-
Crocket Kirk. Gav N. Anderson
and Jeanette Turner.
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Admission Price: Adults 70c. Students 50c, Children 20c including federal Excise
Tax. Sunday shows start at 2 p. m. Shows every other evening starting at 7:30.
Boxofiice open until 9 p. m.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, January 27-28-29
YELLOW TOMAHAWK
Rory Calhoun, Peggie Castle, Noah Beery. Good western in color.
Plus
GERALDINE
John Carroll and Mala Powers in a cute musical comedy.
Sunday-Monday, January 30-31
SABRINA
Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart. A gny and beguiling movie,
combining the talents of four Academy Award winners the 3 stars and producer
director Billy Wilder.
Sunday shows start at 2 p. m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 1-2
THIS IS YOUR ARMY
This new color documentary presents a report on the army, its soldiers, its leaders,
its weapons, to the people of the United States.
Plus
PUSHOVER
Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Kim Kovak and Dorothy Malone. in a taut, tingling
story of temptation.
A crank for a Buick was lost
between Click's service station
and Skinner creek about three
weeks since. Finder please leave,
same at this office.
R. A. Thompson of Heppner ar
rived in sunny Cecil on Tuesday
with a large band of ewes which
will be fed at the Shephard's Rest
until after the lambing season.
DISABLED?
So many people have been ill
The last month or so!
It's a shame to suffer so and .
Have it cost them dough!
Bills for Doctors and medicine
maybe, nursing & Hospital.
If it's the breadwinner whose
sick,
Then income Is cut as well.
Disability Income Ins. helps
Replace the income lost.
Before you're laid up by illness,
Do investigate the cost.
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For all Your Insurance Needs
C. A. RUGGLES
Heppner, Oregon
Phone 6-962S Box 611
delegate constitutional conven-
THE NEW
Heppner Bakery
WILL BE
Open Friday
FOR LIMITED BUSINESS
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