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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 9, 1955
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Th Htfpnr CazetU, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Tim, Ubllihcd
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
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Stop and Think
By C. A. Ruggles, lire chief
Are you a potential murderer?
Since January 1, 1955 there has been a total of
11 fire alarms of which seven were wrong num
bers or false alarms. That is almost two false
calls to one legitimate alarm.
The person who carelessly dials a fire alarm
number could be a murderer. If a fireman, rush
ing from his home or place of business to ans
wer such a call, is involved in any sort of an acci
dent in his hurry to answer such a call, is involved
in any sort of an accident in his hurry to protect
vour oronertv, and someone is killed or injured;
the person who dialed that number guilty as
the original cause. If someone, mayDe your sis
ter, brother, a parent or child, is killed, the person
who dialed that number is guilty of at least man
slaughter. If the number dialing was intention
ally a false fire alarm then the crime should be
murder in the first degree.
Think before you dial your phone. Do you have
the right number? Are you sure?
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PLEA MAY AID TAXPAYERS
The six per cent limitation ap
plies to levies made by any tax
levying body under a tax base
voted by the people. This was
the contention of Attorney Gen
oral Robert Y. Thornton when ap
pearing at a rehearing before the
Oregon Supreme Court this week.
The state supreme court re
cently held that any tax base
adopted by the people is static
and not subject to the six per cent
limitation until changed by a
vote of the people.
For years tax levying bodies,
including school districts, were
required to hold special elections
to raise money to carry on ac
tivities because the constitution
al provision did make the tax
levy static. To overcome these
special elections the 1951 legis
lature passed a constitutional
amendment which later was ap
proved by the people providing
that tax levying bodies could
submit new tax bases to the elec
torate and when the levy was
made under such base, automati
cally comes under the six per
cent limitation.
The Volers Pamphlet stated
plainly that "(his amendment
does not do away with the six
per cent limitation."
A decision on the rehearing
will probably be handed down
within the next few weeks as tax
levying bodies throughout the
state are subject to any decision
the court may elect to hand down.
INTERIM APPOINTMENTS
Senate President Elmo E.
Smith announced the appoint
ment Saturday of Senators Stew
art Hardie of Condon and Paul
Geddes of Roseberg as members
from the Senate to serve on the
interim committee on local
covernment. The committee of
nine members includes three
members of the House to be ap
pointed by Speaker Edward A.
Geary and four by Governor Paul
Patterson.
The committee was authorized
by the 1955 legislature to study
problems of cities pertaining to
drainage, irrigation, water for
fringe areas, parking and traf
fic conditions. The committee
was granted an appropriation of
$50,000.
An appointment on the interim
taxation committee also was an
nounced by President Smith who
named Senator Lee Ohmart.
Smith said, "We are fortunate to
have a man of Senator Ohmart's
recognized knowledge and abil
ity in the field of taxation to
serve as a member of this com
mittee." ARE FAMILY TIES SLIPPING
A Willamette University gradu
ating foreign exchange student,
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
June 11, 1925
Art Wheelhouse and Mark
Weatherford, ranchmen of Arl
ington, were here over Tuesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn of
this city are the proud parents
of a fine boy born to them at
the maternity home of Mrs. G. C.
Aiken on Saturday June 6. The
young man has been named Phil
lip William.
Mrs. Richard Wells departed
for Portland 'and Eugene this
morning. She will attend the
commencement exercises of the
University of Oregon and witness
the graduation of her niece, Miss
Georgia Shipley.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner of
Lexington were visitors in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs. T. J. Humphreys departed
this morning for Eugene to wit
ness the graduation of her son
The question around Washing
ton, "Was Bunker Hill a fact or
myth? Was there really a Decla
ration of Independence?"
England cuts Income taxes;
Canadian Income tax rates are
under U. S. Yet U. 9. taxes can
not be cut because of ever mount
ing deficits. I
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significant. As
soon as British
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minlstratlo
started passing
out U. S. cash c. W. Harder
to England in manner suggesting
worldwide Tammany Hall.
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In one period of 12 days, $20,
270,000 more was given England
in foods, Including citrus fruits,
and also 5 million worth of cot
ton which no doubt will be manu
factured and shipped back to this
country to further wreck U. S.
textile industry which cannot
buck combination of cheap labor
plus free raw materials,
At Camden, N. J., in 1952 Can
didate Eisenhower said "You
cannot pile deficit upon deficit
and then have left the kind of
economy we have known."
Yet Sen. Harry Byrd of Virgin
ia, strictly non-partisan on mat
ters pertaining to wastage of
taxpayers' money, says this ad
ministration is spending more on
non-defense items than Truman
administration, and "three times
as much as in profligate New
Deal of 1940."
Foreign give-away figures still
startle. On recent day France
got $26,628,000, Greece received
$72,000 worth of scarce news
print. Egypt since Farouk oust
ing, has been doing well getting
U. S. tax dollars. Recently land
of the Sphinx tapped U. S. for
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a total of $13,000,000. Another
serious contender for U. S. dol
lars is Israel, rapidly climbing
into big league of U. S. gift re
cipients. In the same period, this
nation received almost $8,000,
000, part in bookkeeping ma
chines. Oil rich Iran is also coming op
into major money classification.
In fact, In past two years more
nations are getting feet in trough.
Sen. Byrd claims that average
American family of five now
owes $8,700 as their share of na
tional debt. Thus, average family
owes more than its assets.
Yet, there seems to be no end.
With what Harold Stassen is now
spending plus additional money
he wants this Congress to give
him, figures are astounding. It
Just means that for every Ameri
can family, regardless of size,
more than $40 per day is being
given away, Sundays and holi
days included. Just to stay even,
this means every family would
have to pay around $15,000 per
year in taxes alone just to keep
up with give-aways.
Fantastic part of it all is that
many of the nation's receiving
these gifts are rich in resources;
many also have rich colonies. In
fact, Sen. Byrd claims because
of our bureaucrat's recklessness
national debt of around $280 bil
lion is more than combined na
tional debts of all the world's
nations put together.
Obviously, such a situation
cannot go on. Yet, oddly, or even
weirdly, no one is putting on the
brakes, despite fact it is well
known Karl Marx advised best
way for communism to defeat a
demr racy is to let democracy
bankrupt itself. The current con
dition appears too concerted to
r-e h- "hazard: thus some feci
(here Must be directing force un
consciously pushing U. S. into
abyss of bankruptcy.
Local Cattle -Bring
Top Money
HERMISTON Floyd Jones of
Heppner received two top prices
at the Hermiston livestock auc
tion Friday, Delbert Anson, man
ager of the sale, reports. Seven
cows and calves brought $123 pr.,
and a 1265 lb. whiteface bull
brought $16.40 cwt. .
Fat hogs of only fair quality
brought an unusually 'high top
Drice of $20.70 cwt. Friday. The
top, 90c above the previous Frl-j
day, was due to very strong de
mand. Walter Wyss of Board-!
man received $20.70 cwt for five
hogs weighing 990 lbs. Compar
able hogs of about 200 lbs. each
sold for $20.50 cwt in Portland
Friday and $19.50 in Chicago.
Other hog price increases in
cluded feeder pigs up 20c cwt.,
at $19.30, and sows up 60c cwt., at
$16.40. Weaner pigs were steady
at $13.50 hd.
Consigned Friday were 474 cat
tle compared with 384 the previ
ous Friday, 121 hogs compared
with 223, and 32 sheep compared
with 83. A large group of Oregon
and Washington packers, Feed
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BUSY STITCHERS
Saturday, June 4, the Busy
Stitchers 4-H clothing club met
at the Rhea Creek grange hall.
We worked on our renovated gar
ments and record books.
County fair was discussed.
Seven members of our club plan
to enter the wool sewing contest.
We plan to enter two team de
monstrations and two single de
monstrations at county 'fair.
Marjorie Peck was nominated
from our club to attend 4-H sum
mer camp in the mountains.
Janet Wright, Shirley Peck and
Meredith Thomson are going to
4-H summer school at Corvallis
June 14-24.
Members present were Helen
Graham, Shirley and Marjorie
Peck, Janet and Patsy Wright,
Meredith Thomson and our lead
er Mrs. Walter Wright.
Meredith Thomson, reporter
Roland, from the University of 'Marion Hotel.
of the nation when the 15th an
nual convention of the Columbia
Sheep Breeders Association of
America gathered in Salem this
week, with headquarters at the
Oregon.
tilings together than the family
usually does in the United States.
Guus Plate of The Netherlands, I used to go with my whole fam
offers this parldoxical compari
son: "One of the differences I have
noticed between the life in the
United States and my country
lies in the home life and the
social life.
"In my country, the family acts
more as a unit and does more
$25 REWAR
For information leading to the arrest
and conviction of anyone destroying
or defacing property at the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo Grounds.
MORROW COUNTY FAIR BOARD
ily to movies and on trips, but
here in America I discovered,
people go out more with people
of their own age, adults with
adults, and teenagers with teen
agers. "Family ties are not as strong
as they are in European coun
tries."
MISS PATTERSON HOME
Arriving in Salem Monday from
Stillwater, Okla., was Miss Vir
ginia Patterson, younger dauglv
ter of Governar and Mrs. Paul L
Patterson. Later Miss Patterson
will go to Palo Alto for her gradu
ation at Stanford on June 19.
Governor Patterson will attend
the commencement at the university.
The wedding of Miss Patterson
and James Dollard of Claremore,
Okla., will take place later in the
summer, their engagement being
announced this spring.
ACCOLADE TO BOB TAYLOR
At the national convention of
insurance commissioners held in
Los Angeles last week Oregon's
State Insurance Commissioner
Robert B. Taylor was elected vice
president. TheNational Assn. of
Insurance Commissioners is the
oldest voluntary association of
state regulartory officials having
been formed in 1869.
CATTLEMEN LIKE THE WEST
For the second continuous week
Oregon's capital was the center
of attention of livestock breeders
STAR THEATER, Heppner
Admission Prices; Adults 70c, Students 50c, Children 20c Including Federal Excise
Tax. Sunday shows continuous from 2 p. ni. Other evenings start at 7:30. Boxoffice
open untis 9 p. m. Telephone 6-9278.
Pardon us, folks, if we wear a big wide-screen smile but look at the big picture
coming In June and you'll smile, tool .. ,., . ...
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, June 91011
DRUMBEAT
Action-laden suspenseful super-western with our rugged scenic beauty made more
apparent through Cinemascope and WarnerCoior with Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton
Marisa l'avan based on the Modoc Indian uprising on the California-Oregon Bor
der in ISO!). ALSO: Cinemascope cameras go to Piscatorian Paradise of Alaska
where Salmon Fishing is a big sport; and two cartoons including Tom and Jerry
in CS.
Sunday-Monday, June 12-13
NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS
With Donald O'Connor, Ethel Merman, Dan Dailov. Marilyn Monroe. Mitzi Gaynor,
Johnnie Ray, Richard East ham. A glittering array of top stars, the unforgettable
music of Irving Berlin, the magic of Cinemascope, the beauty of DeLuxe Color. All
together in one sparkling package.
Sunday shows at 2 p. m.. 4:25 and 6:50
Tuesday-Wednesdayjune 14-15
THE EGG AND I
Are-issue of the great comedy that started Ma and Pa Kettle on the road to fame
and has kept America laughing ever since, with Fred MaeMurray and Claudette
Colbert.
Last week the American Jer
sey Cattle club wound up a six
day national convention here.
CAPITAL SHORTS
Heavy snows are delaying the
opening of many highways, State
Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock
announced . Tuesday. Mt. Hood
loop will be open about June 15
and McKenzie pass in about three
weeks. . . A Salem driver was
found guilty of driving while in
toxicated this week as the city
for the first time used test read
ings from its recently-acquired
alcometer. . . The Ninth Annual
All-Arabian Horse Show is again
labeled for the Sate Fairgrounds
June 25-26 sponsored by the
Salem Shrine Club for the benefit
of the Shrine Hospital for Crip
pled Children in Portland.'. . Be
fore being brought under con
trol Oregon's biggest forest fire of
the year burned 280 acres on the
Chetco River.
Mmh You May be the
Other Fellow
11 This Year!
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbud Osterloh
and sons Walter, Ronnie and Rus
sell and Miss Lorraine Christman
all of baker were overnight guests
at the home of Mrs. Osterloh's
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Penland, on Sunday night.
Are you content in the belief that it always
hails on the other fellow's farm? Suppose you are
the other fellow this year!
Hail will not skip your farm forever. Re
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Sooner or later you will be the other fellow!
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Five minutes of hail can destroy your year's work
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