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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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Squeeze Stations!
We've all heard of the natural, eternal law
of diminishing returns. We've also all heard the
old saying that you can lead a horse to water but
you can't make him drink.
These two principles have a good deal In
common especially when it comes to excise tax
es on commodities.
Take, for instance, the gasoline tax. It now
averages about 9c a gallon, federal and state
taxes included, and on a percentage basis is
far higher than excise taxes levied on out and
out luxuries, much less basic necessities.
A bill in Congress would further boost the
federal tax by 507c from 3c to 4-Vic a gallon.
And increases are urged in a number of the
states.
If such efforts are successful, a magazine
published by a leading oil company points out,
three results are inevitable. First, motorists will
be forced to cut down on their driving. Second,
government w.ll take in less tax money, not more.
Third, the jobs of 23 million Americans who de
pend on automotive transportation for a livell
hood will be imperiled.
As the Oil & Gas Journal puts the case: "If
gasoline taxes go up any higher service stations
should change their names to squeeze stations,
The motoring public will take only so much
squeeze before it rebels and the law of dimin
ishing returns goes into action. You can jack
up the tax on gas or anything else to any level
but you can t make people buy.
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
May 30, 1929
Morrow county's free Chautau
qua starts in Heppner just one
week from Saturday when it is
expected one of the largest
crowds ever seen in the city will
be here for the four days, June
8-9-10-11.
ODD ENDS . . .
National Review reports that Californians pay
the heaviest state and local taxes 5238 per capita
per year. Next heaviest taxes are levied in New
York, $229; Nevada, $229; Massachusetts, $210:
and Oregon, $201. The smallest tax load is carried
by Arkansas $100.
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be
shot at without result." Winston Churchill
Chats With Your
Home Agent
By ESTHER KIRMIS
During the luncheon hour
members of the new county
committee met to elect officers
for the new year. They are:
Mrs John Bergstrom, Heppner,
chairman; Mrs Warren McCoy,
Irrigon, vice chairman; and Mrs
Good food, Warm hospitality, pail, Warren. HrnnnPr. sprrptarv.
and, genial fellowship were the treasurer. Other members of the
order of the day Monday, when council lnclude Mrs Bryce Keene
the county committee women en-toj1p. Mrs Banflaii Martin. HPnn.
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tertalned alumni members at the
home of Mrs Jasper Myers, Pine
City.
The meeting, chairmaned by
Mrs Dewey West, Boardman
opened with a roll call of all
alumni, retiring, and new coun
cil members. Women introduced
themselves giving their family
"county committee' experience
DacKgrouna ana relating some
that was outstanding in their
memory.
An interesting report was glv
en on the state council meeting
by Mrs Richard Waymire, Board
man, who was Morrow county's
delegate to this annual meeting
held on the campus of Oregon
State College, May 5-7.
The principal matter of busi
ness at this council were plans
for the National Home Demon
stration Council meeting to be
held in Portland in October.
Laura gave a run-down on the
program planned.
Other Items of business in
cluded a report by Mrs E M
llaker, lone on Morrow county's
White House conference resolut
ions to be sent to Governor Hat
field in June; the printing of
Morrow county's history, and the
possibility of unit's showing
their pioneer display from Home
maker's Festival at the Morrow
county fair this fall.
Announcements were made of
the Red Cross Bloodmoblle com
ing to Heppner, June 8, and Ord
nance on June 9. Also the "can
ning & freezing" demonstration
at the Heppner fair building on
June 2nd, Mrs Vivian Freeman,
STAR
THEATER
Thurs.,
30
Fri., Sat., May 28, 29,
These Thousand
Hills
Don Murray, Richard Egan,
Patricia Owens.
Lee Remick,
PLUS
Wind Across The
Everglades
Burl Ives, Christopher riunv
mer, Gypsy Rose Lee
Sun., Mon., Tues., Mar 31,
June 1, 2
Up Periscope
James (Maverick) Gainer, Ed-
mond O'Brien, Andra Martin.
Sunday at 4, 6:05 and 8:10.
ner; Mrs Walter Ruggles, Lexing
ton; Mrs Willard French, Echo
and Mrs Richard Waymire,
Boardman.
Corsages were presented to Mrs
Jasper Myers, Heppner; Mrs
Dewey West, Boardman; Mrs Jer
ry Brosnan, Heppner; and Mrs
Milton Blegel, Irrigon, who are
all retiring from the county com
mittee.
Homemakers Festival pictures
were passed around and enjoyed
by all the women.
The main entertainment of the
day was a talk by Mrs Violet
Klobas Shepard, former IFYE In
ternational Farm Youth Ex
change) student to Austria. Vio
let visited Austria two years ago
and had many beautiful slides
and interesting discussion on her
six month visit. At present Vio
let is county extension agent for
Wheeler county.
Everyone seemed to thorough
ly enjoy the day. In fact, so
much that the alumni are mak
ing plans for an organization of
their own to support some worth
while project of the extension
units.
Attending our Monday meet
ing were:
From Heppner: Mrs Jasper
Myers, Mrs John Bergstrom, Mrs
Jery Brosnan, Mrs Earl Blake,
Mrs Ray Drake, Mrs Faye Ferg'
uson, Mrs George Currin, Mrs
Ralph Thompson, Mrs Walter
Wright, Mrs Paul Warren, Mrs
Randall Martin. From Echo: Mrs
Willard French. From Lexington:
Mrs Walter Ruggles. From lone
Mrs E M Baker and Mrs Ernest
Heliker. From Boardman: Mrs
Dewey West, Mrs Russell Miller,
Mrs Richard Waymire. From Irri
gon: Mrs Ida Slaughter and Mrs
Frances McCoy.
Last Tuesday, Mrs Douglas
Drake, Heppner and I went to
visit Mr and Mrs Larry Schaad
about craft for our 4-H summer
ramp to be held at Cutsforth
Park, July 912.
We found this energetic coup
le Interested in many hobbies
and activities. Leather work
seems to be their first love. In
fact, Larry led several 4-H clubs
in Clackamas county in leather-
work projects.
Pat Schad, his wife, has vol-
unteerer to help us at 4-H camp
this year in ..teaching leather-
craft. I have a feeling it's going
to be the beginning of a new
H project in Morrow county.
Speaking of 411, I neglected
to tell last week about the en
joyable visit I had with the
Happy Stitchers 4-H club of lone
on May 11. Mrs Irene Leathers
and Mrs Betty Hausler, the lead
ers, hosted a tea for the girls
NATIVE SON FOR PREX
The I960 presidential ticket
next May could be as stagey as
a TV extravaganza for a new
detergent.
Gov Mark Hatfield could have
his name at the head of the Re
publican primary election ticket
just by nodding for It. No one
ever had it so easy,
The 1959 legislature gave the
secretary of state carte blanche
in placing names on the prefer
ential primary ballot. The new
law allows Secretary of State
Howell Appling to place on the
primary ballot the name of any
candidate he determines is "gen
erally advocated in more than
live states" or generally advo
cated or recognized in national
news media.
The state elections division re
veals that the only way a can
didate could avoid being put on
the ballot was by filing an affi
davit stating without qualifica
tion that he "is not now and does
not intend to become a candi
date." Gov Hatfield appointed Sec
Appling to his present office less
than five months ago. They are
political buddies and Appling
could apply the section of the
An enthusiastic send-off was
given the new Grange at Lex
ington Monday evening when a
delegation of members from the
Rhea Creek Grange assisted W
R Gekeler, district organizer from
La Grande, in its organization.
East Lake is the mecca for
many Morrow county fishermen.
A party leaving today will be
composed of John Hiatt, Ed Kel
ley, Earl Warner, Leonard and
Earl Gilliam and A W Chapin,
the latter visiting at the Gilliam
home from Coquille.
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, May 28, 1959
q. emeu icna
Ocsel and Jim Inskeep of
Hardman motored to Medford
where they will attend the IOOF
convention this week.
Henry Peterson, Oscar Peterson
and Carl Bergstrom of lone re
turned Friday from a fishing trip
to Crooked river.
and their mothers.
The girls have completed their
tirst year in clothing and proudly
displayed their head scarfs,
needle cases, and stuffed toys.
I have never seen a business
meeting carried out so correctly
as did these little nine year old
girls. President, Berniece Math
ews and her twin, Deniece, as
secretary, surely know their Ro
bert's rules.
We met with the 4-H leaders
council at the home of N C
Anderson on Thursday evening.
Final plans were made for the
exhibiting at The Dalles Wheat
League show, June 9-12. A plea
was made for IFYE host families
in the county, and permanent
improvements for the 4-H Sum
mer camp were discussed.
At this last meeting before
the Morrow county fair the fol
lowing were appointed to head
fair committees: Alfred Nelson,
Lexington Milk bar chairman;
Mrs Carl Rhea, Echo, 4-H din
ner chairman; Mrs Loren Leath
ers, lone, 4-H booth chairman;
and Marcel Jones, Heppner, 4-H
float chairman.
new law to the governor on the
very correct facts that the Satur
day Evening Post recent story in
dicated that Hatfield had nation
al political potency.
It doesn't take much effort to
vision the Democrats getting U
S Senator Wayne Morse on their
presidential nomination ticket
next year to keep the show hot.
FREE PARKING ANSWERS
A nationally-acclaimed park
ing problem wizard was brought
to Oregon's Capital this week to
council with local officials and
merchants. What he advised
probably will be of value to other
Oregon cities.
His suggested order of action
was:
(a) Enforcement of one-hour
parking throughout downtown
Salem.
(b) Overparking fines be up
ped, If not to $5 to $4.95 to dis
courage "meter feeders."
(c) Metermaid chalkmarking
of tires to keep a time check.
(d) Merchants combine to set
up a card system to provide fee
less downtown shopper parking,
"Few people driving into a city
Barr says, know where the off
street parking lots are. There
should be distinct, distinctively
shaped and colored signs at all
intersections, pointing to the
nearest off-street parking facil
ity-
The shopper-store ticket sys
tern is being used in about
cities.
Barr said he didn't think
parking facility under the Cap
itol Mall would work. Its cost
would be prohibitive.
ACCIDENT PAY RATES UP
The State Industrial Accident
Commission has announced in
creases in its insurance rates in
149 classifications, and reduct
ions in 27. The rates are un
changed in 53 classifications.
The changes will be effective
July 1.
The major Increases are in
general farming, Western Oregon
sawmilling, Eastern Oregon log
ging and plywood manufactur
ing.
Rates were reduced in under
ground mining, aluminum man
ufacturing, glass-ware manufac
turing, appliance repair and
electric power plant operation.
Increases of 10 cents or less
per $100 of payroll were an
nounced for fruit harvesting, ma
chine shop, can manufacturing,
news paper publishing, road con
struction, sand and gravel plants,
warehouses and elevators, retail
stores and waterworks opera
tions.
JUSTICE JOBS SLASHED
Atty Gen Robert Y Thornton
ruled Friday the state Is en
titled to half the money col
lected from fines and forfeitures
of bail when state police officers
cite traffic offenders to justice
of the peace. The opinion said
An Interesting anti trust suit
has been filed in the Federal
court in Washington, D. C. which
could have far reaching effects.
An organization called the Na
tional Milk Producers Federa
tion which represents 126 dairy
cooperatives, has filed against
the National ?
Tax Equality
Association.
The suit
charges that a
campaign of
villiflcationhas
been carried
on against
them for the
purpose of cre
ating resent- c. W. Harder
ment against the cooperatives
and destroying their goodwill in
order to effect a monopoly for
the non-cooperative dairy firms.
Recently, the trucking indus
try won a case of this sort
against the railroads and their
public relations counsel for tac
tics that allegedly were designed
to destroy the trucking industry.
This growth of public relations
firms in this direction is becom
ing a hazard to the welfare of the
nation. Whereas public relations
were once used solely in a posi
tive manner to build up goodwill
for their clients, now a great
deal is destructive strategy
aimed through the use of false
front "citizens" groups, and oth
er strategems, to destroy.
.
On several occasions, voting
through the National Federation
nf Independent Business, the na
tion's independent businessmen
have voted on this question of
cooperatives. The sentiment is
strong to put cooperatives on the
same tax basis as private enter
prise for equality.
But in so voting, the nation's
independent businessmen are not
(c NTtlonal Federation nf Indppenripnt Duiineil
going on record as wishing to
outlaw cooperatives, no more
than they go on record In favor
of outlawing Big Business. The
only point at issue is putting all
enterprise on the same footing,
under the same rules.
Unfortunately, In the dairy
business in the nation today,
there exist all the ailments of
a sick Industry brought on by
monopolism. Very few indepen
dent dairy distributors any long
er exist, with the bulk of the
dairy product distribution fall
ing into the clutches of two or
three huge corporations who
even own, or have an interest
in, big food chains, merely to
blank out competition from dis
tribution In these stores.-
Obviously, the dairy producers
need protection from the preda
tors in the dairy distribution bus
iness. It is difficult to tell what
is the best form of operation in a
free market, when a free market
does not exist.
Destruction of dairy coopera
tives is not the answer. For in
addition, even with their tax
favoritism, cooperatives have
not been able to stop the march
of monopoly in milk.
The problem is grave. On one
side is the welfare of the nation's
infants. On another side, is the
problem of the welfare of the
independent dairy farmer. In the
middle, and threatening the wel
fare of both are the huge dairy
combines. And while infants can
not organize, the independent
milk producers can.
But undoubtedly, the only prac
tical solution to entire problem
would be for the anti trust laws
to be so rigidly enforced in the
dairy industry that a free and
open market would exist. As it
stands now, milk distribution is
a national disgrace.
Oregon Weed Control
Guide Issued by OSC
An up-to-date weed control
guide for Oregon farmers, orch
ardists, and home gardeners has
just been published by the Ore
gon State College extension ser
vice. New chemical controls that
have passed recent field trials
are Included in the booklet
"Weed Control Recommendations
for Oregon." Residents of Ore
gon may obtain free copies from
county extension agents or tho
OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis.
Handy reference charts list all
major crops or plants to be Dm.
tected, the recommended chemi
cal for weed control, how and
when to apply the chemical, and
special comments for each crop.
Another section Is indexed ac
cording .to common weeds and
the recommended control. Pre-
cautions on handling of certain
chemicals and care of spray
equipment are also included
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out after the payment of court
costs.
HOT RACE AHEAD
Before the late legislative ses
sion was three weeks old Sen
Ward H Cook, Portland, was ad
mitting that he would be a can
didate for the Democratic nom
ination for state treasurer in
1960.
During the last weeks of the
session Sen Dwight H Hopkins,
Imbler, was inf o r m i n g his
friends he would be a candidate
for the same high state office.
GOP FUND DRIVE
Peter Gunnar, Salem, GOP
state chairman announced Mon
day plans to collect $500,000 to
finance pafty efforts until June
1961. Approximately $165,000 of
the total will be sent to the Re
publican National committee.
UP PERISCOPE stars James
'Maverick' Garner in an amaz
ing role as the "human tor
pedo." Breathtaking entertain
ment. Star Theater, Sunday-Monday-Tuesd,ay.
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