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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, November 24, 1955 HEP PN ER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppnr Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Timet, Mtbllrted November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. Pagt2 NIWSFAPIR PUBLISH'- ASSOCIATION ROEERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher riATIONAl EOMOitlAl AjTbcTATlfoN 7 J J Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. No Place for Compulsion It is easy to understand how the members of a Democratic club for the election of Democratic candidates for a public office, or the members of a Republican club seeking the election of their candidates, might be assessed to raise a fund for political action. It is hard to understand, how ever, how a labor union can use the funds collected from all its members, who belong to various poli tical parties, to promote a particular party candi date. What would happen if a corporation assessed its employes or its stockholders to raise a special fund to promote a special candidate? It would be In legal difficulties at once. What is the differ ence between that and compulsory union assess ments for political purposes? If union members or corporation stockholders or employes wish to voluntarily put up their money to help a candi date carry on his campaign, they have the privi lege of doing so, but to be compelled to put up their money for a candidate is a different story, whether they favor such a candidate or not. Compulsion should be wiped out of the-Ameri-can picture where a man's political beliefs or the right to work are concerned. FROM THE SANDERSVILLE, GA., PROGRESS: "Some merchants think they have to do some thing offensive before they will lose a customer. 'Taint so according to the National Retail Grocers Association. Of every 100 customers put on the books of any store in any one year-. . . .only 19 of the original customers remained after 10, years Merchants who believe 'everyone knows where my store is' might ponder these figures and seek more new customers through planned newspaper advertising in the home town newspaper." INCOME TAXES IN EARLY Ray Smith, chairman of the State Tax Commission, announ ced Friday that both corporation excise and personal income tax collections for the first four months of the fiscal year showed a big advance. The period totals are $18,700, 974 as compared with $14,548, 159 for the same period in 1954. Corporate excise collections in creased from $4,462,050 in 1954 to $4,912,234 In 1955. Personal in come tax payments during the first four months of the present fiscal year totaled $13,788,740 as compared with $10,086,108 for the same period last year. Chairman Smith accredited the increase to better business in the state as well as withholding from higher wage earnings. Ad- Lotter To The Editor Dear Editor: Having read the article about the high school students of lone and their surprised search in re vealing information of popula tion and businesses of their city in the days of 1904, was most amusing. I wish to mention to the fact that one important oc supatlon that they had failed to add to their list and that was livery stables. I am certain that there were two and possibly three. It should be pointed out to them that livery stables played a very important part in every com munity of the good old horse and buggy clays. Yours truly, Stanley Minor, Heppner. ditional receipts also came from employers who, with their cm ployees consent, have already started withholding by the new 2 per cent rate. SIGN TRUCK PACT The new truck license agree ment signed last week by nine western states may become an other "Oregon first", just as the gas tax, Australian ballot and manv other governmental ad vancements and reforms origi nating in this state. The nine states will tax each other's transport trucks on the basis of mileage they travel. They have been operating under a reciprocity agreement under which each state permitted out-of-state trucks to operate within their boundaries without pay ment or fees. Secretary of State Earl T. New- bry predicted the plan would be come nationwide. ... LICENSE WATER WAGONS Oregon's Attorney General Ro Iwrt Y. Thornton came un with an Interpretation this week that water tank trucks used for fire protection could not be consider ed fire engines or even fire wagons, which by law are ex empted from motor vehicle licens ing and regulation. Thornton ruled that "fire en gines" have been recognized 200 vcars lone before motor vehi cles, like the tank trucks, were invented. HORSE ROUNDUP LAW The Oregon supreme court on Wednesday declared the so-called horse roundup law unconsti tutional. The law passed by the 1951 legislature provided that the state or federal government could engage the services of In dividuals to round up unbranded horses on the open range in Mal heur and Harney counties such individuals to be paid $25 per head for each animal captured. The case arose when a rancher sued to recover horses which two individuals had captured under the terms of the statute. The statute was held unconstitutional on the grounds that it permitted the taking of private property without due process of law. "It is the duty of the court to protect personal rights guaran teed by the state and federal constitution and to prevent en croachment thereon by legisla tive fiat unless actually essential to the protection of public wel fare," Justice Walter L. Tooze, who wrote trie majority opinion, said. Justice Tooze was confirmed by Justice Earl C. Latourette, Wil liam C. Perry and George Ross man in a prevailing opinion. Dis senting were Chief Justice Harold J. Warner, Justice James T. Brand and Hall S. Lusk. ENJOY BILLBOARDS? The new law regulating bill boards on highways will go into THIRTY YEARS AGO From Files of the Gazette Times November 26, 1925 Jos. J. Nys made a trip to Can yon City the past week, where he was called on legal business. Ray McAlister was in Heppner for a short time on Tuesday from Lexington. ' VOTE Nov. 17th to 27tb STAR THEATER Manager Sigsbee of the Star Theater has booked Cecil De Mille's "The Ten Command ments" for Heppner on Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wells went over to Pendleton to eat turkey with the family of D. C. Wells. John Pieper spent a few hours in the city Saturday afternoon. There was a special meeting of the Red Cross chapter of Heppner at which time Lincoln A. Corbett was honor guest. Others pre sent were Mi's. Helen Walker, Mrs. W. P. Mahoney, Mrs. Jessie Pruyn and Prof James Burgess The lineup for the Heppner Wasco football game, champion shin of the upper Columbia basin, will be center, Eugene Doherty; r. guard, Jim Thomson; r. tackle, Earl Merritt; r. end, Bob Tash; 1 guard, John Turner; 1. tackle, Harold Evans; 1. end, Onez Par ker; 1. half, William Bucknum; r. half, Elmer Bucknum; fullback Faul Aiken; quarterback, Crocket Sprouls. STAR THEATER, Heppner Admission Prices: Adults 70c. Students 50c, Children 20c including Federal Tax. Sunday Shows continuous from 4 p. m. Other evenings start at 7:30. Boxoifice open until 9 p.m. Telephone 6-9278. Thursday-Friday-Satuiday, November 24-25-26 THE KENTUCKIAN Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Plana I.vnn, John Mdntire, Una Merkel. Filmed in CS and Technicolor, based on Felix Holt's novel, "The Gabriel Horn", this very, very good account of frontier days in Kentucky presents authentic touches in man ners and morals with humor and pathos. Added tasty dish for your Thanksgiving entertainment Is a musical featurette with Ink Spots, Sunday-Monday, November 27-28 NOT AS A STRANGER Olivia Dellavilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Broaderlck Crawford, Charles Bickford. The most-talked-about novel of the decade becomes the must-see motion picture of ihis or any other year a magnificent accomplish- ment! Sunday shows at 4 p. m., 6:40 and 9 Tuesday-Wednesday, November 29-30 GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES Colorful, tuneful, gay and lively this is light but exceedingly bright entertainment! In addition to Jane Russell, Jeanne Cram. Alan Young, Scott Brady, Rudy Vallee, it has Paris and Monte Carlo in Technicolor and Cinemascope. It's good fun. jl I Www .i 'I Aw'ir i-'i 1 ' J i w , ? w.,,. , I ; m.i . I ?! .. 'It ' ' ' i y ' ' ' , , ' " .. tC aufw" ' M' .ittMMt IW ', I lata CASE FURNITURE has come up with a really sensational Christmas gift item, the new CaliLounger all-steel irame reclining chair, three models of which are shown here. There are CaliLounger chairs made especially for every size personnote the one on the left with the extension leg rest for extra long people its one of the really new Christmas gift items for the home, but only one of the many that Case Furniture has in stock for early-bird shoppers who find their best gifts right here in Heppner at prices that equal any anyplace. effect January 1. N. O. Nelson, state labor commissioner who executes the law advises all sign owners to check with him to see if they need permits. Nelson has Just appointed an advisory committee to aid him with enforcement. There are nine members, eight are bill board operators, carpenters or electricians and one lawyer. ANY ANSWERS? Secretary of State Earl T. New- bry has had some odd requests and many hard to answer inquir ies put to him during his term of office, but none like the ten page questionnaire now confronting him. Sent in by a TV quiz pro gram researcher, the question naire asks such questions as "Who is Oregon's oldest living I native?"; "Whose is the largest native Oregon family?"; "Name any outstandingly beautiful na tive Oregon women (living or dead)". It is questions like that last one that gives Newbry and his researchers the shivers. Others ask about nationally prominent engineers, scientists, musicians, writers, artists, and other mem bers of the arts and professions who are native to Oregon. If any of you readers care to contribute a few names just to send a note to Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry. He'll be glad to get them. CAPITAL SHORTS Governor Patterson will leave Salem for Washington, D. C, Continued on Page 8 To Further Promote The Efficiency of Our Business WE ANNOUNCE The Appointment of ORAL WRIGHT I To Our New Car Sales and Service Department. We Invite You to Stop in Soon and Get Acquainted Farley Motor Co. PONTIAC BUICK CMC WILLYS li Illiilil D. A. Short, your Telephone Manager for Heppner Christmas gifts everyone in ycur family will enjoy Time sure flies, and Christmas is almost here again. So why not take a minute out right now and go Christmas shopping for your family. Below are some of the telephone gifts from which you can choose. They'll bring new pleasure to your home not just at Christmastime but every day of the year. Color phones : For added beauty and convenience in every room you use a lot. Come in red, ivory, brown, green . . . blue, beige, yellow, or gray. Also in two-tone combinations. Mom, especially, would be pleased with an attractive gift like this. Speakerphones: You can use this re markable new hands-free telephone without lifting the receiver. Talk con veniently through the miniature mi crophone. Hear at a distance through the loudspeaker. Can be used like any other phone, too. Illuminated dials: When you lift the receiver of this special telephone, the dial lights up automatically. Dialing is easy for you even in total dark ness. Just the thing for bedrooms and any other dimly lit place. Wall phones: Here's something no modern kitchen should be without. Dad would find a wall phone handy in his workshop, too. It's "out-of-way" when you're working yet is always easy to reach. Take your choice of attractive colors. These are just a few of the things now avail 's able to make your telephone still more use-. ful and attractive. When you've made your choices, call your telephone business office and talk it over. You'll be surprised how little it costs to give these unusual yet ex tremely practical gifts. And if you call now, you'll be sure to have them in plenty of time for Christmas. How to enjoy even faster long distance service I HE Today telephone operators can dial most long distance calls direct to their destinations, to millions of tel ephones all over the country. It's one of the things that's helped us speed long distance service. And you can help make your service even faster if you give the operator the number of the person you're calling, not just the name and address. When you place out-of-town telephone calls by number they actually go through twice as fast. Pacific Telephone. -.1' t 5 r, Priced from $10.49 To $32.95 TRAIN ACCESSORIES DOLLS OF ALL KINDS DOLL FURNITURE FEEDING SETS DOLL BUGGIES COOKING SETS MANY THINGS FOR THE LITTLE HOMEMAKER .... TOYS AND GAMES OF ALL KINDS jf,,f j WHEEL TOYS A Good Selection Now LAY-AWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS BICYCLES TRICYCLES WAGONS TRUCKS A BIG SELECTION OF GIFTS FOR MOM AND DAD, TOO! Compare Our Prices with Mail Order Prices! John A. Pfeiffer Heppner
