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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 17, 1957 Page 2 MORROW COUNTY'S NIWSIAPIB The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, ISM. The Met pner Time eUhtl November 18, 1897. Consolidate February IS, 1902 NtwtMru fUlUSHIftS 6 SfOCIATION Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppuer, Subsorlptlon Rates: Morrow and Grant Ceunties, $1.00 Year; Elsewhere Economic Highlights Not so long ago there seemed to be a fairly general feeling that this country's economic boom was of limitless proportions that it would go on and on, getting bigger and better with never an abatement. Then some doubts began to set in. There were signs of a slow-down In various fielQs of activity. And the doubts increased when the big upsurge in business activity that, according to tradition, should follow Labor Day, did not occur. In the light of this, what do business and financial leaders now think? That big question Is given an answer In the October 4th Issue of U. S. News & World Report, based on the views of hundreds of these leaders throughout the country. The general feeling is explained In these words; "They are almost unanimous in the opinion that the boom that started in 1954 is at an end. None of them expects a sharp upsurge in activity either this year or next. The most optimistic expect little improvement over current levels. Many look for a mild down-turn. But none sees a genuine reces sion ahead." The general expectation is for drops In investment in plant and equipment, Inventory buying and federal spending. There will be small improvement in home construction. And while consumer spending will rise, it will not do so sufficiently to spark a new boom. U. S. News quotes from a number of sources. An economist for a chain of department stores thinks there will either be a "sldewlse move ment" of the economy into next spring, or a small over-all decline one or two percent. A steel exec utive is optimistic about the long-range outlook for his industry, but pessimistic about the next two years. Bankers expect the "softening" in busi ness to continue and generally feel that the boom has grown tired. In the words of a Boston banker: "This double postwar boom, with all Its accumu lated demands, had to wear itself out sometime, and I think it's done that now." An Ohio banker thinks: "We're overproduced, overborrowed arid overbought." TO THE EDITOR . . Dear Editor; In your paper of Oct. 3 there dppears an article "School Head Asks Surplus Money for Property Tax Offset." The recommenda tion is made that property owners write their legislators recomm ending that the Basic School Fund be increased to $120 per census child and that all above $95 be used as a property tax offset. Morrow County taxpayers had better scrutinize this one carefully. Lets look at a few facts and figures . The 1957 legislature increased the basic school support from $80 to $95. They also wrote Into law a new formula for distrib ution of these funds. It provides 80 flat grant and 20 direct property tax offset. Many Oregon school district taxpayers will have their taxes lowered by several mills while we in Morrow County face a 2.5 mill increase. It would appear that direct property tax offset is only a nice sounding catch phrase to cover something else. Any Basic School Funds received in this county are used as a pro perty tax offset and you may be assured the Rural School Board will continue to do so. Why not be specific and recom mend an Increase but use the present formula? Morrow County would at least get something under the 80 flat grants. Or another suggestion Is that the State pick up the County School fund which would benefit us. But remember, Mr. Taxpayer, the "Share the Wealth" boys didn't get as much as they wanted in the regular session and they will be back in the special session for a larger bite whether fair or not Morrow County received a raw STAR THEATER Thurs.. Fri., Sat., Oct. 17-18-19 Iron Sheriff Sterling Hayden, Constance Ford, Kent Taylor. Plus second feature starting at 9 p.m. THE D. I. (Drill Instructor) With Jack Webb. Sun., Men., Oct. 20-21 Night Passage Audie Murphy. James Stewart, Dan Durvea. Sunday at 4. 6:05, 8:10. ' Tues., Wed., Oct. 22-23 Garment Jungle ROBERT PKNLANfl Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLANB Associate Publisher As is to be greater influence other. Sales for neoole are cautious. This has been a comparative ly poor year for imurovcmcnt is picture is a question mark. There has been gen eral curtailment anied by price To sum up, of caution, not over." And a now going on. Odd Ends SMART COOK-Y after eating a to get ill was That boy NEEDED It is forecast II. Mum ford, an Orleans who once rills, we love fiir.'itclv sine parking lots, big "OVER THE TEE CUP" By Jackie Labhart Even tho' the "frost is on the pumpkin and the fodders In the schock", the weekly ladies day attendance was somewhat near a flock. Not anyone or anything (not even the Russian Sputnik) could have asked for a more perf ect day to welcome our ten lady golfer guests from Kinzua. Tom and Neva Wells of the Wishing Well drive-in, very kindly opened their esablishment early to serve luncheon to our guests and 21 of our own club members at 11:00. By a little after 12, all 31 women were teed off (not at one another, as I am us ing this phrase as a golf term) and on their way to a very enjoy able afternoon of nine holes of golf. The women from Kinzua were Nan Brown, Dorothy Close, Velma Phillips, Pat Hiatt, Dolly Murphy, Jo Gulnn, Edna Wright, Zella Prindle, Nadine Worlein, and Frankie Barnes. Low score for the day was shot by Dorothy Close of Kinzua (and did she put the rest of Os to shame with her score of 45 for the first time around our course). Dorothy also received the prize for the best score on the number one hole, which was cur "hidden hole" for the day So as not to slight our Heppner delegation Bonnie Mattoon had low score for Heppner's group and was second in the whole group. A prize was also given lor the highest score of the day. but to avoid undue embarrass ment on the part of the recipient, she shall remain unknown as she anonomously resides in her deal. Even the city of Portland, whom they were after, received Increased Basic School Fund sup port. Again, don't be taken in by double talk. Be specific. Be sure we don't sell ourselves down the river. Yours Sincerely, Fredrick T. Martin A Taxpayer OLYMPIA with pleasure.' NATION AL EDITORIAL 4 1 Kin rh.A t i ki Oregon, as Second Class Matter H00 Year. single cepy iu wn expected, the forecasts for specific industries vary materially. Everyone watches the huge automobile industry, which probably has a on the whole economy than any 1958 are put at e,zuu,uou passeng or cars about the same as the '57 figure. Machine tool orders are declining, and the capital goods the appliance producers and little expected in tne next. arm equip ment manufacturers, on the other hand, anticipate some lift in sales. Gasoline sales have not come mi to exneetations this year, and the fuel oil in the metals industry, accomp weaknesses. in U. S. News' words: "An attitude pessimism, seems to be taking great deal of watchful waiting is Industrial News Review . . . Did you notice in Wednesday night's East Orcgonian about 59 of the 60 members of the Pendleton National Guard unit becoming sick turkey dinner? The only man not a cook. was using his head! SHARP DRIVERS that by 1956, arid perhaps sooner, there will be 81,000.000 motor vehicles registered In this country as against 66,275,000 now. This gives special relavance to a statement by Lewis authority on city planning: "Am sang 'We love our rocks and our templed hills' now could ac 'We love our expressways and cloverleaves and traffic knots.' house on the hill across from the mill ... but all kidding aside !ie did very well; as this was her first ladies day and only the third time she had ever played. (Notice I still haven't mentioned any names, So I guess that puts me In the clear for any libel suit pending). I think the women of Kinzua were quite impressed with our course altho' they were somewhat worried about all the water hazards we have . . . but in spite of everything they did very well. Helen O'Donnell was given time off by her "link lover" em ployer to make her first appear ance at a ladies day. (Looking very much like a professional link lady in her very jaunty at tire). The most amazing thing hap pened that clay ... at one point DON'T LET FOR I i Turner, Van Marter fir Bryanf INSURANCE PHONE 6-96S2 ti iirvrx r i nf A PA H K Y YrAKi AulJ II I I L.rlJ rlW i From the Files of i The Gazette Times , October 20, 1927 The Misses Mary and Marjorie Clark, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark of this city, are both members of the University ol Oregon girls glee club. -: Mrs. tnen Busick ana son Keia spent a few lays at John Day ing pusi wbcr, uuiing wmui nine item negotiateu a ueai tut the Ira G. Boyce store, an old est- ablished business at that place, Earl Ayers, former pupil in Heppner high, was a visitor at school last Monday. ' Earl Morgan was in the city with members of his family on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olden were Heppner visitors on Tues- day from their farm at Fairview. Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Post- master Snead have been absent from the city .this week in quest cf deer in the mountains. , ' , diirine- the later Dart of the att- ernoon, a pair of bright red "lorig noticed Del Jordan, Keith Imus, johns" were seen blushingly Bob Jones, Phil Mahoney, Clint bulging out of Betty Brown's golf McQuarrie and Lowell Gribble bag (it's funny, cause I could were among the male members have sworn she was wearing , there who were completely sur them when she started out). And I lounded by swarms of watchful just about this same time, Low- women. pll r.rihhle (ho waa there work- Before I forget it we would ing on the course) remarked he had dropped his pipe in the creeK as he was crossing the bridge, . . . wonder if it could have been in a moment of awesome amaze ment or embarrassment. Velma Glass, our county health nurse, heard there was an eped emic of golfitis in Heppner, so she and Hester Creswick were down at six a.m. to check all nine holes for "germs" in the cups . . . anyway they checked all nine holes before time to go to work and in my opinion they must have a touch of the "bug" too to get up that early on such I a nippy morning. j Dee Gribble and Hazel Mahoney were also down at the links early to get a practice nine shot before ladies day started, but maybe I hey should have waited as they both made better scores the first nine than they did in actual competition. I don't know w hat happened to all of our grandmothers . . . Roberta Dougherty was the only one of this select group to make an appearance. But at one point we thought we had lost her . . . hi'd finished and returned to the Wishing Well for coffee that someone asked what had hap pened to Roberta. One of her foursome reported that she was coming but was having a little trouble pulling her golf cart up the hill. Well at last she she dropped in and I do mean "dropped in" with the remark FIRE THROW YOU A FINANCIAL LOSS Are your farm buildings and their contents adequ ately insured against loss by fire? Better let us check your coverage. For all types of farm Insurance coverage, see us. HEPPNER Better to be safe than to be sorryl it SlSlSP -.1 ,hat she mav be a mue 0IQer than the rest o us but that a annrl aranHmnthpr never gives UD. (Some of we younger gals might take heed of thisK Enougn about ladies day, but sneaking of Roberta, her husband cliff has donated three more holes to our course which will be placed together under a shady tree. Many new improvements have,n Th date affectine live-, 'been made at the course . . . a new bridge across the creek trom number one hole to number two wnicn was constructed Dy uiweii , unbbie ani Clint Mcyuarne, tney also moved the tee for the long- est hole clear up on the hillside and Francis Doherty worked Sat- ,,rrlav rakiner and cleaning the tairway on this hole. The Phil Mahoneys and John Williams donated three rubber mats to be placed at the tee-off areas and after they loosen up (the mats, that is,) a bit they will certainly aid one's driving. t reference to that long hole agairli i overheard that Sue Val- entine made it in one under par a few days ago . . . now that is reany something as most of us ,jsuaiiy average about three or lour ab0Ve par on this hole, Last Friday afternoon after the pro lessons the course was lit- erallv swarming with people. I certainly welcome any lone and Lexington women during our ladies days, and any other time too, of course. I would like to suggest that a group of you out-of-towners get together and come up and play with us . . . you can always give any of us a call to find out when we will be play ing. (My I am confident people read this column aren't I). i One more item of interest be-' fore I close . . . Jan Dowen, girl bird dog, decided to look for a ball she had lost after ladies day and ended up finding seven balls including her own, but alas and alack all of them were in itialed and at last contact she had not yet devised a way to camouflage the huge bright red initials on the little white Hepp ner satellites. Well I guess I have about drained my cup for this session, so until next week I will keep the kettle handy until we can meet again "Over the Tee Cup". REAL MARINES make a great story ring true Platoon 194 appears in THE D. I., Star The ater, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It's yours for the asking. Your Chevro let dealer will be happy to show you a booklet containing advance information about the '58 Chevrolet. Be prepared to see startling changes! The new Chevrolet will have spectacular new styling-lower, wider and much longer. There will not only be Full Coil sus pension, there will be a new air ride, first in the Chevrolet field! Chevrolet will offer a totally new design '58 Chevrolet, Thursday, 111 i: v?- You can place jvur order From The County Agent's Office By N. C Anderson annminre.i hv the gtate Department of Agriculture and 11. Main emphasis will be . t for nearings on thejon bulls which are no longer ,wi hptf commission for, tock men of Morrow county! j ho rvtnhpr 31 which is the date for the hearing in Pend . . ,t wjjj be conducted be ginning at i:JU P-m. ai wie luuii house. The Morrow County Livestock Growers Association have favored . - r i ai nni..t beef commission for several, years since its inception by the Oretron Cattleman's Association and other organizations having to do with beef marketing. A series of hearings are being held throughout the state to get the reception of cattlemen on such a I beef commission. If the hearing is I favorable for a commission a ref I crendum will be held later with 1 all cattle men having the op portunity to vote for or against The shorn wool incentive price of 62 cents a pound of wool and a mohair price of 70 cents a pound was announced by the USDA for 1958 marketing year beginning April 1, 1958. The 1958 price is the same as for the last three years. Payments to producers und er the 1958 program on shorn wool production and marketing of live lambs will follow the same methods that have been employed for the current 1957 program. We still need a few one pound samples of treated wheat for use in determining th effectiveness C)f seed treatments in the control of smut. Recently we asked for such samples in this news col umn. We would like to have sev rrrl treated samples of Elmar seed wheat. Samples will be in oculated with smut and grown at rullman to determine the effects of different methods of seed treat- ment and materials on smut in testation. We would urge any farmers who are interested in this project to bring us in a sample cf their treated wheat with Elmar samples especially wanted, Members of a bull exchange committee appointed by the Mor row County Livestock Growers association are in the process of contacting livestock men to de termine the interest for holding day to trade, sell, or buy bulls. Tentative plans are for holding It in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers association Come in now for a peek at the '58 Chevrolet! in V8's, so radically changed this en gine will even look different. The line will have two all-new luxury models of magnificent distinction. These are only hints. Stop by your. Chevrolet dealer's soon and take a peek. While you're there, check on an early order. Be a '58 Chevrolet-Firster. now at Your Local Authorized Chevrolet Dealer't ,hirh will be held on January 10 usablp in a ranchers herd but are proven and have several years left as a sire, out young duus will be included too. Those who are interested in such a bull day from the standpoint of buying, -in ..ninn 0V1M1IH rtnntQ.. selling or uemme wmu chairman Frank Anderson or one of his committee which consists of W. E. Hughes Dan Robinson uon ureei ..u ' ,. The bull day will be held only if there is enough Interest shown by livestock men. Alex Lindsay, North Lexing ton rancher recently added three top bulls to his string of top quality ones used on his com mercial cow herd. Alex purchased the champion Hereford bull con signed by Double M Hereford ranch at the recent show and sale at Lakeview. He also bought top plaping bulls consigned by Frank Anderson and Harley Hot-chklss.- Alex has the champions and top placing bulls of many shows and sales and his herd of range bulls. Frank Anderson of Heppner, was a consignei at the Lakeview sale with four bulls. From time to time this office receives inquiries for information on the value of pelletized hay. Continued on page 7 LIVESTOCK MARKET Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 Noon On U. S. Hlway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. JO 7-G655 Hermiston, Oregon rrank Wink & Sons, Owners Don wink Mgr. Res. Hermiston JO 7-3111 Long Distance Natlon-Wlde Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Portland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 33? October 31 -IT9 TMi WATS THAT MAKES Lee J. Cobb and a big cast. FAMILY NIGHTS
