Pogt 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 31, 193
MOBHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
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November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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FEBRUARY 2, BIG DAY . . .
The little fellow above should bring forth a
lot of discussion before next Saturday Ground
hog Day. With this paper's record for being
wrong on weather prognostication, we're not even
going to take a small guess at what the little
animal is going to find. . . we'll leave it to our
readers. Just remember, if he sees his shadow,
we've got six more weeks of winter coming. We
take no responsibility whatsoever!
LOUSY WATER?
This past several days that has brought us be
low zero temperatures every nlgbi has also
brought the city more complaints about the qual
ity of its water. Had a resident ask us the other
day, "why does our water freeze up so fast."
Must be bad water. We'll speak to the coun
cil about it!
When voters approved the bond issue for the
new grade school, it was plainly stated that the
building of the new school was only part of a
program that included the remodeling of the
old school building into a modern high and junior
high education plant. The board felt it was
wiser to bond only for the new building and then
do the remodeling under a yearly budget. We,
too, believe they figured wiesly. Our taxes will
be a little more for three or four years to pay the
additional $25,0C0 or so each year the remodeling
will cost, but we will not have to pay interest
on bonds to do the job. Another two or possi
bly three years will see the completion of the
program which will give us a modern educational
plant, and yet we will have bonded the district
only for the construction of the new building.
When we are through we will have spent over
one-half million dollars on our educational faci
lities but a very great percentage of the money
will have gone for actual construction not for
interest on bonds. In other words, we have gone
on a "pay-as-you-go" basis as far as has been
possible.
We are far better off than most school districts
in the state because of the judgment of our school
board. When the time comes to approve a rea
sonably small one-year special levy to continue
the remodeling program, it should be approved
Out total building and remodeling program will
probably cost us $100,000 less than the same job
would have cost in some poorly managed dis
triers.
GOVERNOR SAYS NOI
We were very glad to see Governor Holmes
has denied that he is planning to replace Mr.
Malson, head of the state police. His denial was
somewhat ambiguous, but he made it pretty
clear that no change was planned at the present
time.
We still believe that he had no reason, other
than political, to make any change and hope that
he will let a well-run department of the state
continue to operate without disruption.
CANS OR TINS?
Have you noticed the number of TV commer
dais lately which talk about buying "tins" of
something? Must be the English influence drift
ing over across the Atlantic when we buy a
"can" of peas or beans they still come in a "can1
as far as we're concerned. Suppose they taste
the same either way, though, but just can't get
used to the new usage.
JUST A CONTINUATION
Last week's story about the local school re
modeling' program being approved by the ad
visory council, didn't tell us anything new, it
only re-approved the plan set out more than two
years ago by the school board that our local
school modernizing program would have to be
done over a period of years.
WEATHER AND NEWS
The continuing cold weather has certainly
played hob with the comings and goings of the
general public about which we try to report each
week. Since it got real cold, we are having an
awful time finding anything to report to our
readers each week nobody's been anywhere out
of reach of the warmth of their oil heater or fur
nace. Can't blame them much, but if we have a
few blank columns in this week's paper, please
blame it on the weather and not us the weather,
not people, will again have, to be the big news.
Hope we can get back to people pretty quick!
An occurance during the 289th
Democratic caucus ballot that
nominated a successful candi
date for president of the Senate
throws light on intra party lines.
It is hitherto untold, scoop for
quick.
Senator Bovd Overhulse of
Madras had a very close conten
der for the nomination in Senator
Ben Musa of The Dalles. The
deciding vote was, Overhulse 8,
Musa 7.
For a very short time only,
the GOP old guard in the Senate
chortled over what they thought
was a GOP victory. They were
thinking what their senate presi
dent was doing about the power
question in 1951, as a sponsor of
Pelton Dam. Their wishful ap
praisal envisioned him as an
Eisenhower Democrat who could
scream "socialism" whenever
public ownership of power was
mentioned.
The remaining 14 Democratic
senators who advocate public
owned power development have
full confidence in their president
who probably has changed his
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
February 3, 1927
Sam and Hanson Hughes, who
recently sold their grocery store
in Heppner have bought the
store of John Bergstrom at Rose
burg.
W.B. Barratt of W. B. Barratt
and Son, wool growers of Hepp
ner, has just been reelected to
the board of directors of the Pa
cific Cooperative Wool Growers,
the largest strictly cooperative
wool marketing organization in
the United States.
TO THE
EDITOR .
Dear Sir:
Referring to the article of Dec.
6, In the G. T, concerning the
old ledger book and sample bal
lot of the general election of 1894
found In the attic of the Eric
Bergstrom home, also concerning
the inquiry of the author of the
article as to whether there were
any one yet living who voted In
that election, I can say yes, I
know of one. I barely came
under the ropes. I was 21 In
Jan. previous to the election
and was one of the 39 who voted
there at the little Gooseberry
school house in 1894. I cast my
first ballot for the People's Party.
I was one of the clerks at the
polls.
I knew well Miss Conlee, now
Mrs. Blnns who ran for county
school superintendent but was
defeated by Anna Balsiger of
lone. I was surprised to learn
in a later article that she Is still
living and now Is a patient in
the Pioneer Memorial hospital in
Heppner. Miss Addle Conlee
took up a homestead of 1G0 acres
3 or 4 miles from my father's
homestead and her sister Olive
taught school in the little school
house in the Gooseberry district
and had board and room at my
father's house. She paid $10.00
per month. I went to school to
her one term. One term meant
three months. They had six
months of school each year,
three in the spring and three In
the fall.
In this ledger book, according
to the writer of the article men
tions several pioneer names.
Nearly all of them I was more or
less associated with. Harvey
Akers was my father and the
other Akers mentioned, includ
ing Frank Homes were relatives.
Eugene Meyers had a homestead
adjoining my father's. His wife
died and my folks took care of
Cecil, the little girl for a year or
two, who later married Frank
Young, a former pupil of mine
who now lives I believe at Her
miston. George Bryan was the
father of my teenage sweetheart
wno, wnen we tnot we were
smarter than our teacher walked
4 miles together to the Dryfork
school. The teacher was Mrs.
Wm. Young. We two Increased
the number of her pupils to 8.
She allowed us to sit together.
Mr. Esteb, the blacksmith and
postmaster was also the dentist
C. J. Walker and family moved
this week into the Chas. Fur
long residence on Water street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Patterson
will depart the end of this week
for South Pasadena for a visit
of a few weeks at the home of
their son, B. R. Patterson.
of the community. He used a
common pair of pliers to pull
teeth and using no pain killer.
Perry Miller, a bachelor who
owned the Blue Door ranch
called, for the square dances of'
the district. John Spignell, also
a bachelor, courted the widow
Bryaus after George died, but
finally lost out to the dentist
Vaughn of Heppner. They were
both drowned in the 1903 Hepp
ner flood.
This covers briefly the history
of the pioneers mentioned In the
ledger and announces the dis
covery of another and I believe
the only other person living who
were numbered in the 39 votes
that were cast in the voting
booths in the Gooseberry pre
cinct In the general election of
1894.
SPENCER AKERS,
Aumsville, Ore.
o
Coniey Lannam of Eugene, a
former resident here, was visit
ing in Iloppner early this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bauern
fiend and Misses Beulah and
Geneva Pettyjohn of Morgan
were visiting in Heppner Sunday
evening..
Chevron Pressure Primer System
starts cold engines in seconds
STAR
THEATER
HEPPNER
Thurs., Frt., Sat. Jan 31,
Feb. 1-2
MASSACRE
Dane Clark, James Craig,
Martha Roth
Plus
Secret of Treasure
Mountain
William Price, Raymond Burr,
Valerie French
Sun., Mor., Feb. 3-4
Love Me Tender
With ELVIS PRESLEY, Rich
ard Egan, Dehra Paget. Sun
day at 4, 6:10, 8:20
Tueau Wed., Feb. 5-6
The First Travelling
Saleslady
Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson,
Carol cnanning.
BUCK NIGHTS
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It takes only seconds to start your tractor or
other heavy-duty engines in coldest weather with
Chevron Pressure Primer System. Chevron Friming
fuel in pocket-size pressurized steel cartridges, a
simple discharger mounted near driver, and a few
feet of tubing . . . that's all you need to get fast,
sure starts all winter long.
Low initial cost of this priming
system is quickly repaid through
lengthened battery life and re
duced cnmkca.se dilution. And
to avoid ice in fuel lines use
a little Chevron Ban-Ice.
For Information to in Staitdiri Oil Compiny if Cilllortli product, till
DICK, HEPPNER. PHONE 6-9633
LEATHERS, IONE, PHONE 8-7125
S- L. E. "Ed"
L. E. "Peck"
Owen Leathers and Kinnard
McDaniel left Hardman Sunday
to tag sheep.
Dower policies or may have had
a local angle in 1951.
SENATE HEALS QUICKLY
Recuperating overnignt irom a
nine-day grilling scrap over the
election of a senate pre&iuem
the august Senate shook the
handicap in four days ana wm
keep even with the House for the
remainder of the session in pro
cessing bills.
This presage is reasonably as
sured as all taxation and ap
proportion bills must originate
in the House and these two cata
gories of legislation usually are
double the total of any other two
in the house.
NEW LEGISLATIVE PLANS
Governor Robert D. Holmes is
practicing a different relation
shin with the legislature than
has been pursued by his prede
cessors, most of whom read their
message to a joint assembly of
the legislature and retired to
their chambers to gloat over their
veto axes.
Governor Holmes has said, "I
think a governor owes it to the
people of the state to see that his
program is implemented. If after
a time some phases of my pro
gram have not been included in
bills introduced in the s legisla
ture, I will have bills prepared
for introduction."
The governor has said he plans
to have several messages to the
legislature the first to deal with
Oregon resources and their de
velopment. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Legislative session seminars
in Salem this week by the Ore
gon Council of Churches were
paneled on liquor, migrant needs,
prison conditions, employment
for 45 to 65 year olds and gifted
or retarded children, all of vital
concern to Christians.
Legislators participating on
the panels were:Senators Jean
Lewis, Monroe Sweetland, Wal
ter Leth and Representative Ro
bert L. Elfstrom.
An abridgment of the panel
discussion will be furnished to
the legislature.
HOLMES SLATED FOR TALK
Governor Robert D. Holmes
has been secured as the main
speaker at the 1957 Oregon Fed
eration of Collegiate Leaders
conference on Willamette Uni
versity campus Feb. 8-9.
The purpose of the conference
is to enable the leaders of Ore
gon colleges to mutually discuss
problems of leadership. Fourteen
Oregon schools will be represent
ed, and approximately 10 lead
ers of each college student body
will attend.
MOSTLY POLITIC
Tfie current legislature Will es
tablish an all time record as a
breaker of records. It will run
for more days than any previous
session. Record for length was
made in 1951 with 116 days.
There will be more bills intro
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
While the weather is not at all have had one of the best respon
. . 1 I 1 A
in,1,mP to the Dlannine of ,ses to this cnec nsi ever.
spring gardens and especially to
be thinking of planting corn,
farm and townspeople who co
operated with this office last
year in trial plantings of "Pot O'
Gold" sweet corn will be happy
to learn that seed for this variety
will be available locally this
year. The seed company origi
nating this new sweet corn 'has
promised that they will alert
seed companies to tne prooaou-
ity of a demand for this corn.
Eight 1-pound samples were
made available to Morrow county
last vear. All growers were so
enthusiastic about this new hy
brid sweet corn tnat irom time
to time they have asked about
the possibility of available seed
for 1957. Those who grew the
corn last year liked the deep,
tender, good flavor corn that
came off the cob early. The ears
are the medium length and the
stalks very productive. This va
riety is an earlier corn than hy
brid eolden bantam but not quae
as early as some of the very early
varieties. We are sure that it is
worth a trial in your garden this
year.
A couple of weeks ago we com
mented on the economic infor
mation check list which was
mailed to all Morrow county far
mers. While the majority evi
dently have mailed in their
check list there are a few that
come along every few days. We
For those who might have mis
sed the January 23 production
price and cost review reports
here are some interesting com
ments. "Those who heard the
president's recent budget mes-
hage to Congress neara nis pro
position of a budget in which the
income is sligntiy nigner man
the out go; so that the National
debt can be gradually whittled
away." The total budget calls
for 73.6 billion dollars. The re
view pointed out where the bud
get dollar comes from; 51 cents
from individual income taxes;
29 cents from corporation income
taxes; 12 cents from excise taxes;
and 8 cents from customs and
other receipts. This is where it
will go: 59 cents for major na
tional security. This includes
military, atomic energy, stock
piling, and the like. 10 cents for
interest; 7 cents for veterans, 7
cents for agriculture; 5 cents for
labor and welfare; 3 cents for
international affairs; 2 cents each
for commerce and housing, na
tional resources, general govern
ment, and debt retirement. What
is left will go for'unforseen items
of expense.
duced, more passed, more adop
ted and more vetoed if present
thinking prevails.
In appropriations it will be
difficult to surpass the 1955 ses
sion when appropriations for the
general fund totaled $221,121,835.
In costs of session the 1955 ex
penditures in the Senate and
House totaled $655,567.75.
Longtime newspaper editor and
or publisher, J. H. Van Winkle,
has switched his party registra
tion to Democrat. A life long Re
publican he has been a member
of the State Game Commission
and manager of the Oregon City
Chamber of Commerce in recent
years.
"For Fans . . . Seems there was
controversy whether or not Ore
gon's governor stood up as his
car passed President Eisenhower
A notice with program high
lights for the seventh annual
convention of the National Asso
ciation of Wheat Growers have
been mailed to wheat men In
Morrow county. The convention
will be held in Lincoln, Nebras
ka on February 5, 6, 7, and 8. A
Continued on page 7
SPECIAL News Reel on same pro.
gram with "Love Me Tender"
Sunday and Monday at the
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on Monday. He did. Some tele
vision cameras Were placed so
they showed him before his car
arrived abreast the stand but at
least one network pictured him
standing." Maxine Buren in
Oregon Statesman.
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Including Color
sweet
(just look)
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smooth
(ah, that velvety V8)
(just drive it)
This is the car that's fresher and
friskier from its own special look to
the way it takes to the road.
Those words sweet, smooth and sassy
seem to fit this new Chevy right down
to its tubeless tires. In the first place, it
looks the part. It has a crisp, alert appear
anceas trim and functional as an
arrow. You can tell that the styling isn't
just going along for the ride.
But the real clincher is the sweet and
solid way Chevy takes to the road.
Horsepower options, you know, range
up to 245. Come take the wheel!
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dLvddti sohd way Chevy takes to the road. I T InhWAsUfaJ fKJwm
270-h.p. high-performance V8 K
engine also available at extra cost. Iy f
The Bel Air Convertible (above). The Chevrolet Corvette (at right).
Only franchise Chevrolet dealers T')W display this famous trademark
Fulleton Chevrolet Company