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Heppner Gazettt Timts, Thursday, February 28, 1957 ppttfr fee tU Mmt& MORROW COUNTY'S N W S P A K R TIi I.ppnr Gazett., .rtablkhad March 30, 1883. Th, H.ppnT Tim.. Ubli.h.d November 18, 1897. Connolidated February. 15, 1912 i -zzz NIWSPAMR P0BUHI AWOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and PublUhw G RETCH EN PEN LAND Asaoclate Publisher NAJION A I EDITORIAL y I I AsTbcfATi'oN niJiiniPirrm Subicrlptlon Rates: Morrow ana urant '-"""' xcn" ""Y -----; - - -- The State Property Tax Tuesday the state senate passed with only three dissenting votes a bill to take the state out of the property tax field except as a basis for bonding. Such a move has been urged for many years by practically all farm organizations as well as numerous other groups. The Heppner Morrow county chamber of commerce only Mon day added its voice In favor of the measure when it approved unanimously the sending of tele grams to our representative and senator urging passage of the bill. It is interesting to note that one of the three senators who voted "no" on the bill is our own senator from this district, Ben Musa of The Dal les. In a speech on the floor the senate Mr. Musa acknowledged that the people he represents strongly favored the bill when he said in effect, "... Every letter I have received from my con stituents has been in favor of the bill but, never theless I am going to vote against it." And he did. In taking such a stand we fail to see through Senator Musa's reasoning or how his vote can be of any help in relieving the tax load on property owners. In that connection . . . some figures came to light this week on a comparison of income tax and property tax payments made by residents of Morrow county. They are compiled from state tax commission reports and show that Morrow county residents pay .0029 percent of the income tax paid Into the state and .0070 percent of the property tax that is paid in Oregon. In other words we are paying almost two and one-half times more property tax In this county (percentage-wise) than we are Income tax. It is little wonder that farmer organizations have taken such a strong stand against the state staying in the property tax field These figures probably have not been available to such groups until now, but they cer tainly bear out the validity of their complaints against further property taxation. It can easily be seen from the above compari son that residents of Morrow county would be far better off to pay a higher rate of income tax to support state needs than to have that money come from increased property taxes. ODD ENDS- SHAKE WELL BEFORE READING If the person who twisted the ancient saying around to read, "Faint covers a muunuue ui &iu rr,ict!,iw rould onlv see us this week he would know how true his words could become. We know we just finished getting tne ui print We have long had on the top of our list of "musts" the project of painting our Dae Miop, but now that its done, we're not so sure it was worth it. Not that it didn't need it at least as ildint? in town, but trying to dig out of the remaining mess of plaster dust, paint r,iatt0r ntc i almost more than we bargained for. Everything in the shop that wasn't nailed down or that weighed less tnan a coupie oi iuns t., rovori in tho rlean urj nrocess with the re- oi,n that it win take our crew a month to find things we used to be able to pick up with our eyes ninco,! Actually our readers are going to be lucky to get a paper this week if they do! (we're writing this two days aneau oi pre&s-uay. s'vnrvthinp' includine the presses and most other equipment, is now a soft green a mixture of paint and plaster dust so aeep mat we suuug ly recommend you shake your copy of this week's paper quite well before you bring it in the house. Newspaper plants, in general, have held an undisputed record for years as being the dingiest hiiriinas in tnwn. and ours uo until this week was no exception. We used to wonder why this u.no cn hut not anv more, Undoubtedly, oacK in thn rUm dark npes (about as dark as our shop was) some enterprising publisher got a wild hair . . i i t xi U A A,trt and decided to paini nis snop, men au ne uu5 nut nf thn enliKcnuent mess warned all other pub lishers that it wasn't worth It. As a result, most weekly papers are still working in the same cmnirn.riimmi.il miarters that thev moved into when the paper was established. Many publish ers must have concluded and we re aooui reauy to agree it's easier to move into a new building than re-do the old one. Anyway, we took the hard way out and paint ed ou'rs. That real pretty green paint was the first to be applied in at least 20 years and the dirt it covered was a sight to behold. When we finally get dug out of the mess, we're going to spend' a whole day just standing and admiring the nice clean look and we're giving fair warn ing right now, that the first printer who puts a dirty fingerprint on a door will wish he hadn't. THIRTY YEARS AGO i From Files of the Gazette Times March 3, 1927 A delightful eveninf was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. RalDh ThomDson last Thursday evening at a party given in honor oi tne host s birtnaay. Mrs. ukk. Wells and B. R. Stone received high in bridge. From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson . nnnt In Don Robinson of Kirk and i the greatest i-ti enruumcm . Several bovs in the grade school will soon receive their basketball letters for the past season. Letters will be awarded to James McNamee, James Far ley, Oral Wright and Alex Ul- rich. I.pnnarrl Krhwara. Austin Smith and the Misses Esta Miller, Mary Patterson and Mary Crawford made up an auto party spend ing Sunday at The Dalles. Mr anH Mrs John Bersstrom drove in on Monday afternoon from the r home at Koseourg and are spending a short while in Heppner. Carl McDaniel of Hardman is at present working for Emmet Cochran at Monument. Robinson, Hereford breeders, of Heppner found two weeks ago that his stock could compete with the best polled herefords in the Pacific Northwest. His con signment made to the Red Bluff, California Bull sale sold among tops. His top bull consigned stood high in class. It sold for second high in the polled sale, going into a purebred herd in California. The Red Bluff sale is one of the biggest in the country with several nundred neaa oi bulls sold during the three day sale. Don is consigning six head to the Columbia Empire polled Hereford show and sale wnicn will be held at Moses Lake, Wash, on March 6 and 7. Bernard Dohertv. Heppner has also consigned three head to this show and sale. SLANTS FROM THE SESSION By Mrs. C. A. Tom Farmers will be interested in a resolution introduced by Repre sentative Guy Jonas of Marion county asking for an interim committee to study all boards and commissions. Rumblings around the State House today In dicate that possibly the ground work is being laid to place com modity commissions under the marketing section of the De partment of Agriculture. This is a disturbing possibility to some of the farmers in the legislature. Renresontative Ar thur Ireland, dairyman from Washington county, fears that much valuable promotional work being done by the Dairy Associa tion will be abandoned if the Dairy Commission becomes part of a state agency. Representative Leon Davis, also of Washington county, says that the state cannot expect to get the free services of experts in the various commodities that the commissions are now utiliz ing. When asked for an opinion, Elmer McClure, master of the Oregon State Grange, stated, "Agricultural commodity boards in Oregon serve a very useful function. They do much essen tial work in the fields of research and marketinc. They are demo cratically set up and controlled bv the growers of specific com modities. This whole program is basically a commodity by commodity self-help program and one that has proved to be very successful. "These commissions now as-! sume much of the financial bur-! den for the research work done' hv the colleces and the extension' service for specific crops, such as wheat. The commissions now pay for much of this work which formerly was paid for from the general fund of the state through ! appropriations for the agncui-j tural college." Before I leave the subject of commissions I should mention that members of the Wheat Com mission were In Salem with Ways and Means were Don McKinnls of Summerville, Ralph McEwen, Athena, Paulen Kaseberg, Wasco, and Bob Taylor, Pendleton. Eastern Oregon sportsmen should be fascinated to learn that Senator Husband of Lane county has introduced a bill asking that bullfrogs be designated as game fish. Maybe we should ask the game commission to dig lis some swamps in order that we may de rive benefit from the new statute Another measure which can he classified as something less than maior legislation is benate Bill 143 which proposes that the title of the Oregon State mice be changed to State Hignway Patrol. The statute would have no bearing on the powers of -the nnlice. Tt would, of course, re quire that all insignia on police cars and uniforms, etc., as wen as all letterheads, documents and other printed material used by the state police would have to De changed to conform to the new title. Can any rational explana tion possibly be given for such an expenditure, however small, at a time when people are screaming about taxes? Allen spoke before the Lions club of Silverton on the evening of February 20. The audience was friendly but obviously touchy on the subject of taxes. One man even proposed that this might be a good time to repeal withholding taxes (Representa tive Bennett is having such a bill drawn up now), his theory being that having to pay all taxes in cold, hard cash would awaken taxpayers to the folly of asking for increased government spend ing. Members of the Senate and their secretaries are nervous these davs over having been ex posed to the mumps. Senator I.owrv's small -son developed the tell-tale bulges around the Jaw Next week will be a busv week for Morrow county 4-H club lead ers as they observe National 4-H Club Week March 2 through 9. A multitude of activities are planned including window dis plays of many of the clubs history for this extension service program. There were ov auun leaders. The 4-H ciud enruwnem was 27,591 boys and girls. ! This program had its begin ning more than 40 years ago. In im thp work with boys and girls officially became 4-H club work. For several years before the work was known as boys and girls club work. From sman beginnings when a few county school superintendents and busi ness men saw the great vaiue oi working in the home or in the community with these young people, the 4-H program has grown until every county has a thriving 4-H educational pro: gram. Today the total of mem bers, parents, leaders, and friends of 4-H is more than 100,000 per sons. Everv countv has exten sion agents working on 4-H Club work. The fact that this educa tional nrof?ram has crown so much is due to a large degree to the keen interest of the volun teer leader. This program serves without financial pay but the rewards of a more skillful and personalable boy or girl must be thi-mifrVimit iha nnlintv nilhlip an pearances of older 4-H members nigniy satisiying to me i-n iea-1 or entire clubs at various farmlder. The wise council of parents and civic organizations. Show- is fundamental to the progress of found. This group is known as the Friends of 4-H business men and women, organizations of all kinds, local and state officials. Great encouragement has been provided the boys and girls by these persons. Through the ef forts of all these persons and groups the evience is liberal in indicating that 1957 will be a year when many of the former accomplishments win ue aui- passed. This will be in keeping with the 4-H mono oi mamus tv,o Rest Better" improving to day on our best of yesterday. So important is this ciud wee xnai President Eisenhower in official ly declaring the week said "During National 4-H Club Week it is always a pleasure to recog nize the accomplishments and contributions of the 4-H move ment. With more than 2 million members, guided by dedicated community leaders, your work and spirit are a source of national strength. This year, in develop ing your theme of "Improving Family and Community Living" I am glad to learn your vision includes the whole family of na tions and our total part in the life of the world community. Your International Farm Youth Ex change program is an effective I demonstration of the sincerity of this vision. As you help pro 'mote understanding and friend !ship with youth of other lands, :you cultivate a strong stand of peace and freedom, congratula tions and Best Wishes." ing of the film "This Is 4-H Club Work", display of member and leader signs in front of farm and town homes where club mem bers are enrolled and local lead ers live and the display of 4-H member identification tags by club members during te week. Also scheduled during the week are appearances of Marilyn Bradshaw, IFYE of Albany, Ore gon who spent several months in Scotland. She will emphasize the IFYE Program in relation to 4-H club work. During National 4-H Club Week public attention will be di rected to the values of 4-H train ing. As a pratical youth pro gram, 4-H club work has succeed, ed on worthy principles. The 4 H theme during this year's week will be "Improving Family and Community Living". During 1956 adult volunteer 4-H leaders and 411 friends helped Oregon attain ing the Senate chamber and being- carried around by various hospitable Senators. Mr. Lowry has not had the mumps yet. We on the House side are watching for signs of chickenpox. Representative Mosser spent last week at home having chicken- pox with his cildren. The poll rhildren in the familv. Regard less where the boy and girl may live today, there is a 4-H project that fits the local situation. In viewing the Oregon 4-H club pro. gram another group of persons Is found active where ever 4-H Is DOES IT? No telling what next the Weather will bring, But we doubt that it is Now truly spring! Some gusty windstorm, Plus a sooty flue, Could combine to give A headache to you! Be sure your insurance Covers such risks! If not, you'll find it's Quite an expense! hr tical life seems to hold more pit after spending an afternoon visit-1 falls than we realize. For All Your Insurance Needs C. A. RUGGLES Heppner. Oregon Phone 6-9625 Box 611 Morrow county wheat growers were well represented at the Continued on Page 5 STAR THEATER HEPPNER Thur3., Feb. 28 One Day Hiah Society With Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, rranK Sinatra Fri., Sat., March 1-2 Forbidden Planet With Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie meison Plus White Squaw David Brian, May Wynn, William Bishop Sun., Mon., March 3-4 Guys and Dolls Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Sunday at 4 and 6:45 p. m. Tues., Wed,, March 5-6 Vagabond King Kathryn Grayson, Oreste, Rita Moreno, Sir Cedric Hardwick. PLUS Vistavision Visits Hawaii. Gilliam & Bisbee Hardware Co. HAS BEEN APPOINTED Morrow County Dealer F O R HOTPOINT APPLIANCES NOW ON DISPLAY NEW 1957 HOTPOINT Washers and Dryers AND SOON HOTPOINT RANGES, REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS You get more to be proud of in a Clievrolet! You'll take extra pride in the way it looks the way it acts and the way it's put together. Chevrolet's more beautifully built and shows it. 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