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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.
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ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PEt LAND
Editor and Publtalw
GRETCHEN PEN LAND
Associate Publisher
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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.
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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
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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
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MAY 15
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Half Fried Spring Chicken on Toast, French Fries
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Hot Bread
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Jello Salad Salad Bowl
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