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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 8, 1955 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MOBROW COUNTY'S NIWSPAIIR The Heppner CaMlta, eetabUahed March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, tbb4 Novembw 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NIWSPAPIR BUSHIRI ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PEN LAND Associate Publisher wATtOHAl ipilOBIAL ODDLY ENOUGH ftp. Published Every Thursday and EnUied at the Port Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Countlea, .UU year; jtuewnwe awn'. vv - Our Fair Last week's fair and rodeo was in many ways one of the best shows that has been put on in Ileppner in a long time. The rodeo, in particular was a snappy, first class show that delighted watchers at all three performances and dispelled most doubts that the changeover from a profes sional to an amateur type would not be a success. It is true, the inclusion of the northwest amateur bucking championships played a big part in making the show a success, yet there were many other events that attracted a lot of cowboys and visitors. The fact that entry fees totaled over $4, 000 this year, compared with only about one-third that amount in some previous years shows that cowboys like amateur shows too, for that money all returns to them, along with the prizes and money put up by the board. , The grounds were in excellent shape, and new buildings aided in handling stock, exhibits and crowds. The results of the entire show reflects a lot of work on the part of numerous board and committee heads and members. Unsung, however, is the great amount of work that Is done my many other organizations and individuals to make the Morrow county fair and rodeo a success. We can't name them all, because we don't know them all, but a few are the women of the granges and other organizations who aid in getting booth and dis plays ready; there are lots of men who help with the stock, sales etc., and there is the chamber of commerce which does a lot of jobs that have to be done if the show is to be a success, yet, they, too, aren't considered to be a working part of the fair. With the congratulations, we believe there are a few criticisms due, too, and we make them not with the idea of just criticising, but in the hope that they can be taken as constructive criticism which looks forward to making next year's show even better. In any organization made up of vol unteer, unpaid members which change from year to year, there are bound to be mistakes made, but we would like to suggest that right now, while those mistakes are fresh in memories, that the various boards, committees and organizations who work on the fair and rodeo get together in ihp noar future to discuss those mistakes and make plans toward eliminating them in the fu ture. Maybe the mistakes, in most part, weren't costlv, but if early planning can eliminate mm culties and make the putting on of next year's show easier, it would be well worth while. We heard comments that many usual fair displayssuch as farm and automotive equipment, and commercial regulars were not represemea and it is our understanding that the cost of pre paring space and getting such displays ready was orohibitive to the displayer. If such Is the case, it should be considered by the proper board with an eve toward making it possible to get those displays back to our fair. We think those dealers would like to display their wares and there certainly must be some solution that can be worked out between now and next year. There were other divisions too, which were lacking, or in which there was not much interest. Maybe some changes could be made or divisions added where there is more interest. If so, plans should be started now, not next year when it Is too late. We believe too, that the work of doing the many necessary jobs on a fair and rodeo could be di vlded among more people so that no one, or few, persons had too big a job to do. Such a plan seems to work in other places, we think it might work here too; We certainly mean no criticism of anyone in particular in anything we have said here, for we know a lot of people put In a lot of hard work and it was through" their efforts that we had a mighty fine show. We do want to suggest again, though, that all interested and working parties and or ganizations get together soon while memories are still fresh and talk over plans for eliminating mis takes and making next year's show even better, Everyone will take part in our show if they know what they are supposed to do, and the farther ahead they know about It the better job they will do. What we want to see is the best fair and rodeo in Eastern Oregon and we believe it can be put on right here in Morrow county with the cooperation of everyone. TO THE EDITOR . . . IS THE FARMER A PROFITEER? A groat many politicians, mag azines and newspapers are, these days, proclaiming loudly and continuously that farmers are making profits out of all pro portions to the value or efforts and that the people are being taxed to support and maintain these exhorbitant profits. In the language of Al Smith, "Let's take a Look at the Record," and examine the facts of those stupenduous profits. Nor is this discussion taking into considera tion the matter of the government reducing the price of wheat about 20c per bu. the govern ment's further reduction of 36 of the farming area, plus the (Jood Lord's further reduction of from 30 to 40 of the 1955 crop. Suppose a farmer owns a farm or ranch reasonably worth $100, 000.00. Whether he has it paid for or Is paying Interest at 5, he is entitled to claim $5000.00 as interest on Investment. In order to farm it adequately, he must have at least $25,000.00 in farm machinery. Interest on that amount at 5 is $1250.00 p?r year. And further this machin ery actually depreciates at the rate of 20 per year or another $5000.00. A man who manages a $125, 000.00 outfit and works full time himself is worth $5000.00 Such a farm would be assessed around $1000.00 per year taxes and suffer another $1000.00 ner year as maintenance of the ranch and buildings. In addition to the above costs, this farmer must pay at least 25 of his net income, if any, as Income taxes. Now to recapitulate: In order to make this farm go, he must pay the following amounts: I. Interest on land value and machinery $ 6,250.00 II. Salary 5,000.00 III. Depreciation 5,000.00 IV. Taxes 1,000.00 V. Maintenance costs 1,000.00 $18,250.00 In addition to his above costs, his operating expense will run ahnit 35 of his gross Income. If he has a gross income from all sources of $25,000.00, he will pay approximately $rt,300.0o operat ing expense. This amount, to gether with the $18,250.00 over head, makes $25,550.00. So all the farmer has left is his inter est on his investment $6,250.00 and his $5000.00 salary or $11, 250.00 and after taking his per sonal deductions allowable for himself and family, he will pay approximately $3000.00 State and Federal Income tax, leaving him $8,250.00 for the use of all his investments and a full year hard labor. . The above determination has been made without considering the 1955 government regulations. Now, take 20c per bu. as a straight eovernment reduction, add to that 36 reduction acreage, then add to this another 20 to 40 reduction in crop due to drouth, which means about a 50 reduction in gross Income. Now if we reduce the gross in come from $25,000.00 to $12,500.- 00, it isn't going to be hard to figure the farmer's 1955 income tax. Of course, we were . permitted to seed the 36 acreage reduc tion to barley, but how much did the farmer make on his barley, if his cost operation is about $15. 00 per acre, the barley crop am ounted to about 13 of a ton per acre and the gov't set price is $39.00 per ton. That sets up a get-rich-quick scheme that is hard to manipulate. J. O. TURNER MAYOR ARY SAYS It is so nice to have Dr. Wolff back in Heppner and I am proud and happy that he has consented to be city health officer. All our best wishes to Dr. Wolff and his family on their return from Army duty to the best city in the WHOLE world. Did you have fun at the fair? o Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Leonard will leave Friday for Drain, Ore gon by way of Crater Lake. At Drain, they will visit at the home of Mr. Leonard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leonard. They ex pect to return to Lexington on in Monday. STAR THEATER, Heppner Admis'slon" Price's" Adults 70c, Student 50c, Children 20c including Excise Tax. Sunday Show continuous lrom 4 p. m. Other evenings start at 7:30. BoxoHlce open until 9 p.m. Telephone 6-9278. rr. ...... Thursday-Frlday-Saturday. Sept. 8-9-10 TREASURE OF THE RUBY HILLS Zachery Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran, Lola Albright in a very good gun-roaring western. Plus SON OF SINBAD Hold onto your turbans! Harems topple, veils drop when the Son of Sindad goes to town with the daughters of the Forty Thieves! You must see this to appreciate its humor. Dale Robertson. Sally Forrest, Mil St. Cyr. Vincent Frlce, Marl Blanch ard. In Superscope and Technicolor. Sunday-Monday, Sept. 11-12 SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Clark Gable, Susan llayward, Michael Ronnie. Ernest K. Ciann's recent best seller has been turned into one of the handsomest CinemaScope productions yet released. Filmed in spectacular Hong Kong, Floating City of the Orient the story is con tinually exciting and adventurous, bright and amusing. Sunday shows at 4, 6:15 and 8.30 Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 13-14 VIOLENT SATURDAY Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Virginia Leith, Stephen McNally, Margaret Hayes, Tommy Noonan, Sylvia Sidney, Lee Marvin, J. Carroll Natsh. Ernest Borgnine. In CinemaScope and Color. From the sensational Cosmopolitan Magazine story that caught a small copper-mining town off guard! 7 Spanish (Invaders OF TROPICAL AMERICA USED LARGE PHOSPHORESCENT BEETLES ATTACHED TO THEIR. THUMBS AMD TOE5 TO LI6HT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE JUNGLES ON HUNTING EXPEDITIONS !' fpHE OLDEST KNOWN V LAMP IS A SANDSTONE &OWL 30,000 YEARS OLD AND WAS FOUND IN PEKARNA MORAVIA, Cj?E NEWEST ELECTRONIC 'MIRACLE IS A GENERAL ELECTRIC LAMP CONTROL THAT LIGHT? A LAMP AT THE TOUCH OP A HAND: THE SECRET ISA NEW ELECTRONIC DEVICE CALLED "IqUCHTRON THIRTY YEARS AGO From files of the Gazette Times September 10 1925 Shorty Shaver, M E. Cotter, E. J. Bristow, Judge Robinson and Ernest Lundell composed a party of lone nimrods going through Heppner yesterday on their way to the mountains. T. H. Lowe of Cecil, postmaster and merchant of that place for he past eleven years, has dis posed of his business there to Roy Scott of Freezeout, who will take charge of the place about the end of September. Johnnie Hiatt and R. H. Quack- enbush experienced a pretty rough time of it when caught in the waterspout while going down Basey canyon Monday evening. Judge Duran of Lexington was a business visitor in Ileppner lor a short time on Monday forenoon. David Hynd of Rose Lawn ranch, Sand Hollow is spending the week in Portland. Horse Show Winners Named Larry Fetsch won first place in the junior calf roping event at the horse show Friday afternoon. Jim Steagall placed second. Winners in conformation or halter classes include for colts foaled in 1955: Beamer Ranch, first, Kirk and Robinson, second; Roy Stamp third; yearlings foal ed in 1954: Beamer ranch, first; Bill Smethurst, second, Beamer, third; two year olds foaled in 1953: Beamer, first, Roy Stamp, second, Smethurst, third; mares three years or over: Bill Healy, first, Kirk and Robinson, second, Don Evans, third. Geldings, three years and over: Bill Healy, first, Cornett Green, second, Mrs. Frank Anderson, third; mare and produce: Harry Dinges, first; Stamp,, second; Smethurst, third; mare and nurs ing colt: Dinges, first; Stamps, second; Beamer ranch, third; Get of sire: Beamer ranch, first; Mrs. Don Robinson, second; Smethurst, third. In the performance division winners in the stock horse class: Smethurst, first; Charles Daly, se cond; Healy, third; stock horse saddle with hackamore or hack amore bit in stock horse class: Roice Fulleton, first; Bruce Lind say, second; Kit George, third; junior equitation class, ponies 13 hands and over open to children through 16 years: Jim Steagall, first; Kit George, second; Geral dine Swaggart, third, , Western pleasure horse: Mrs. AlthaKirk, first; Homer Hayes, second; Christine Swaggart, third; gaited pleasure horse: Mrs. William Barratt, first; Mrs. Frank Anderson, second; John Newman, third; trail horse class open to children through 14 years: Geraldine Swaggart first; Jimmy Steagall. second; Russell Dolven, third. Cow cutting: Ralph Beamer, first; Bruce Lindsay, second; Ho mer Hager, third; conformation and performance under saddle, Shetland ponies up to and in cluding 44": ponies on lead rope: Becky Fulleton, first; ponies man aged by riders: Judy Sherrer, first; Sandra Eubanks, second; Eric Anderson, third; Shetland and Welch purebreds 44" to 52": Continued on page 7 now for Olympial Don't forget to stock up on Olympia. Its good taste makes the meal or trie moment more enjoyable. ;t!s the Wate, that ppwwvj A-IB OLYMPIA BKEW'NG COMPANY, 0lympl, Wash. U. S.A.Ujj NOTICE- Due to increasing costs we are forced to raise our charges on shop service calls to $4.50 per hour. This change will go into effect on September 10. 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