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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 12, 1955 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIME SlTHIRTY YEARS AGO MOHBOW COUIfTT'S KIWSPAIIH Th Itpn SkzctU, MtAblUhed March 30, 1883. The Hppntf Tim, eetabltehtd November 1, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1812. I 0" NIWSMMt BlISHfRS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PEt LAND Editor and Publtalw GRETCHEN PEN LAND Associate Publisher ,1 ATI ON Al lOIIORjAl Published Every Thursday and Entered at th Pert Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow ani Grwt County $3.00 Yaar; Elsewhere 14.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. Other Editors Think Legislature's New Tax Law Should be Referred Finally, the legislature wore out. For the adherents of big government this ses sion may have seemed a victory for the legislature kept expenditures close to the $220,000,000 it start ed with and put the burden on the tax committees to raise $60,000,000. They rose to the occasion and provided the money. The new tax measures will 4ake a little more from business, nothing more from property and a lot more from income. The income tax is not mat terially changed, only increased. We do not think it is a good tax.although it may be the best that could be passed. A longer step toward a universal or inclusive income tax would have been better. It is almost certain that the income tax will be referred and we hope it will be referred. That will make it necessary for the legislature to go -back to Salem and reduce appropriations which is what it should have done in the first place. We know of no good reason why income tax payers should pay 150 percent of their present taxes to buy more government than they want or can afford. And we know no reason why pre sent income tax payers shouldn't be able to get help from more people by broadening the base. Editor Giles French in the Sherman County Journal. From The County Agent's Office ByN.C The range and pasture im provement committee of the Live stock Growers Association met last evening to make plans for their annual alfalfa-gress tour. The tour was started two years ago to observe alfalfa grazing trials which were sponsored by the association. The committee were also active at that time in getting the Grassman of the Year program under way and selecting the first county winner. That pro gram is now being carried by Morrow County Farm Bureau. While a little checking must be clone on the schedule and the timing of tour stops, a tentative arrangement calls for starting the tour at the W. E. Hughes ranch on Buttercreek, the morn ing of June 1st. Grazing alfalfa trials will be visited at the Hughes, Weatherford, Don Robin son and Bernard Doherty ranches during the morning. The group will have a sack lunch at the Bernard Doherty ranch at noon and go from there to the Oscar and Donald Peterson ranches during the afternoon. On June 2nd, stops will be made at the Paul Webb, Harold Wright, Newt. O llarra ranches. We will give you further particulars later. Approximately 10 Morrow coun ty farmers have indicated that they will attend the field day of the 1954 state winner "Conserva tion Man of the Year" program. This field day will be held on Fri day, May 13th, at the Taul Kortge ranch 10 miles south of Dufur. the nies iust the right age to be weined and put on barley at har vest time. Anderson purcnasea the hogs to utilize surplus grains, his thinking being tnat more nnunds Der acre of dry grain can raised under dry land conditions than forage for forage consuming animals. The national carry-over of wheat on July 1st is expected to reach a billion bushels for the first time in history. This is one hundred million bushels larger than last years carry-over. The total supply for 1955-56 season may be smaller tnan mis past vear thoueh because of a small crop winter and spring wheat this year, is expected to total eigni hundred forty minion Dusneis, one hundred thirty million less than last year, ine carry-over was expected to be large but not as large as it is turning out to be. Less wheat has been used ior food and animals feeds than ex pected so that the total disap pearance is thirty-five million bushels short of original esti mates. ft LEGISLATIVE RE-ECHOES Comments on the 1955 legisla ture have a revealing pattern. The farther from the Capitol they come the more beclouded and ribald they are. Evaluations by those who heard committee hearings, committee discussions and debates on bills on the floors of the Senate and the House, have an understand ing of the very unusual tasks the members of this session faced. No Oregon legislature in the past Frank Anderson Is Morrow county's newest hog breeder. Last week, Frank purchased twenty two brood sows from Paul Miller near Wamac, for his start in the business. The gilts are bred to begin farrowing in May, making There is a special week desig nated to be observed most every week of the year. This week is spring clean-up-week In Oregon. One important part in spring clean-up is to clean up around buildings where there is a possi bility of grass and brush fires to start. Over one-third of this country's 900,000 yearly fires are grass and brush fires. These fires not only destroy valuable hu mus on top of the ground, but they can easily get out of control and spread to nearby buildings. There are now a number of chemicals that are not too ex pensive and are very effective in controlling grasses around the DR. E. K. SCHAFFITZ OPTOMETRIST OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY 13-14 buildings where there is the po tential fire hazard a good many months of the year. For those that do not want to use a sterilant, the old method of keeping tall grass and brush mowed or scythed down should be done before it eets out of hand. A number of farm and towns people have used CMU at the rate of twenty pounds ner acrn as a sterilant to remove cheat grass and foxtail that yre a constant fire threat. Much interest has been shown this spring in spraying for sheep ticks in f'irm flocks and range bands. While most of the' spray ine will be done at shearing time sheep tick treatments about two weeks after shearing is an .excel lent time to rid the flock of ticks This will allow enough wool re growth to hold spray material in the wool and sufficient quantity to kill the ticks ior an extended time. .Sheep ticks are actually wingless flies. They are especial lv damaging to young late lambs from which they suck large amounts of blood. Following the shearing time, ticks will crawl lambs. All sheep in tlv flock, ewes, ram", and lambs snould he tieated. A suggested method of treatment is to plac? 10 or 15 sheep in a small enclosure and then spray them thoroughly with a weed sprayer developing two hundred to three hundred pour-ds pressure. The recommended treatment at present is 8 pound. of 50 wettable DDT powder in 100 eallons of water. If other insecticides are used, follow the manufacturers directions, making sure that materials tnat are harmful to voune animals are avoided. STAR THEATER, Heppner Admission Prices: Adults 70c. Students 50c. Children 20c including Federal Excise Tax. Sunday showg continuous from 2 p. m. Other evenings start at 7:30. Boxoflice open until 9 p. m. Telephone 6-9278. Thursday-Friday-Saturday, May 12-13-14 WYOMING RENEGADES An above-average western story filmed in Technicolor with Phil Carey, Gene Evans, Martha liver. William Bishop. Plus CONQUEST OF SPACE Some of our scientists believe that less than 50 years hence, man will go rocketing beyond his own earthhound orbits and into the mysterious reaches of outer space. CONQUEST OF SPACE is based on all available dnta concerning the fascinating subject of inter planetary travel filmed in vividly realistic Technicolor, it is spellbinding science-fiction entertainment! Sunday-Monday. May 15-16 THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY In ClnemaScope Color. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, David Brian, Paul Kelly. Never before such thrilling adventure and excitement ranked with all-time great productions. Sunday shows at 2 p. m., 4:40, 7:20 Tuesday-Wednesday, May 17-18 YOUNG AT HEART Doris Day. Frank Sinatra, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Dorothy Malone in a charm ing comedy-drama with music and filmed In color. From Files of the Gazette Times May 7, -925 The Heppner tourist camp is now open to the public. Mr. and Mrs. Huch Currin of Pilot Rock were visitors in Hepp ner over Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. Krebs, Lowe, Pope and Hirsch and Misses A. C. and M. H Lowe represented Cecil on Saturday at the Elks dance held in Heppner. Ralph Jackson Was doing busi ness in Pendleton Sunday and Monday this week. On May 16 at the Star Theater there will be tumbling exhibi tion by Leonard Schwarz and B. R. Finch. This exhibition will be about one-half hour in length and will be in connection with Flaming Youth" a new super moving picture. 60 vears has been confronted with such complex financial pro blems. In this session they nad no trouble getting along with each other. . Their enigma was getting along with the voters not just the folks back Home but those of the entire state the masses who went overboard spending at the ballot box dur ing the ultra prosperous post war days. The days we still are slow in realizing cannot last forever. Then there is the financial hang over of pressure group appro priations always present from previous sessions. All these were members of the red paint daub ing crew. Here are excerpts from com ments by state officials and legislative party leaders: , "The legislature approved the budget and financed it. There are enough state buildings to keep the state growing in its various services. It made a com mendable effort to complete its work and go home with a mini mum of unfinished business." Gov. Paul L. Patterson. "What concerns me with this legislature is the almost com plete lack of emphasis on eco nomy. No one can deny that its members have worked long hours trying to solve the age-old prob lem of matching income with outgo. There is an indication, at long last, that many of the mem bers realize that a wise policy is to get revenues first and expand secondly." Earl T. Newbry, Sec retary of State. "The legislative assembly has faced its problems squarely, and acted. The state has been pro vided with policies and revenue is in sight. Tho a tedious ses sion, this 48th assembly has been earnest and thorough." Sig Un ander, State Treasurer. "The 1955 legislature was "lib eral" in raising teachers mini mum salary, enacting equal pay for women, increasing benefits in unemployment' compensation, and organizing for conservation of water and other natural re sources and continuing our build ing program. "The session was "conserxva- tive" in spending and increasing budget requests of state agencies. "The legislature reflected well the will of the people." Senator Mark Hatfield. "Republican leadership from the governor on down has been! paralyzed in the 1955 session immobilized by dread thoughts of its defeat in the 1954 election, j and in terror of what may hap- j pen in jyst. At tnis nour or Oregon's greatest need, the 1955 session has failed to give leader ship to meet those urgent needs for schools, state institutions, old age assistance and for new jobs and industry. A liberal Demo cratic legislature in 1957 has come much closer as a result of this unproductive session." Senatoh Monroe Sweetland. "As I reflect on the closing days of the legislature, I find little accomplished that is of particu lar interest to me. Everyone was conditioned before we ever con vened to the financial needs of the state and I find a defeatist attitude has prevailed through out tho session when it came to working for legislation that re quired money. "Legislation to correct the cor rupt practices law was shelved. My experience with that law dur ing the last election proved to me the very great need for reform. Some very bad election laws were passed, which I think will dis courage voting rather than bring an awareness of the importance of the ballot to more people." Representative Maurine Neuber ger. "With the fine leadership we have had, the Forty-eighth Le gislative Assembly has been a hard working group. "The balancing of the State budget, which was a much more difficult problem this session, has been accomplished. "We have worked over the Workmen's Compensation and nnpmnlnvment Droeram and. I r . - . believe, have come to a fair con-1 elusion. "While I realize many of the controversial issues were not pre seht at this session, we have had our problems and they have been settled." Representative Ed. R. Cardvvell. TRESS AND TAXES Should an orchard be taxed on the value of land and trees or on the value of the land only? Rogue River Valley orchardists have taken the stand that for purposes of taxation the value of the land only should be used. Tax Commissioner Sam Stewart translates the law to mean the entire value. The growers contend that "trees as used in the sta Continued on Page 5 Special Sunday Dinner MAY 15 AT O'DONNELL'S Wagon Wheel LOUNGE Bring The Family Children Welcome $2.00 ENTREE Roast Prime Rib of Bsef, Au Jus Virgiria Ham Steak with Honey and Candied Sweet Potatoes Roast Young Turkey with Dressing, Cranberry Sauce Half Fried Spring Chicken on Toast, French Fries Special New York Cut Steak, Mushroom Sauce, French Frie Roast Leg of Pork with Eressing, Apple Sauce Hot Bread Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Jello Salad Salad Bowl Give your wife a rest and bring the whole family to O'Don nell's Csle for a tasty Sunday Dinner Special Steak Dinners On Menu tban any other ear mm so low! IS&f if i J t M :'-! J " illlil -iim iiiiiniiiiiiill""---Wiiiimiiiiiiilm,mii..t JfV I cm ton tft viu, trop umit CHECK 10111 CM-CHICK tCCIOMl kv r. tc is blf! 122' or 1 rRrCn1e rear .pnn? ry style. 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