HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. October 15, 1939
MOBBOW COUNTY'S N IW Sf APIB
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner TlmN etabiUM4
November 18, 1897.' Consolidated February 15, 1912
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ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent.
"Your Newspaper-Freedom's Textbook'
Exactly when or where the first written news
paper appeared nobody can say with certainty.
Some scholars attribute its birthplace to Venice.
Others maintain It was Rome. Still others say
it was China. We only know for sure that news
papers letters reporting the news were sold and
circulated a long time before the printing press
was Invented. As early as 449 B C hand-written
news-letters containing local gossip and political
memorandums were regularly circulated In the
Republic of Rome. In fact, the forerunner of to
day's daily newspaper by name, 'The Dally
Acts" came into being as the result of Julius
Caesar's decree in 60 B C that the Senate's trans
actions be written and publicized daily.
Man's ardent desire to know to learn more
about what has happend and is happening in
his world dates back to the first day he drew
a breath. Moreover, his Instinct to communicate
and to be communicated to in writing is attested
by the earliest crude figures that were cut in
stone or marked on the walls of caves. Man
wants to know. He has always wanted to know.
And this want has grown with him. His demand
and need for information the latest information,
the news has Increased right along with the
complexities of his world.
The answer to this need has never been more
fully realized than It is today in the most com
plex, fast-paced and technically progressive world
In which man has lived.
There is no better example of responsible,
efficient striving to meet the people's Informa
tional needs than that of today's American press.
The daily and weekly newspapers of this country
are pace-setters in satisfying the public's desire
to know all the facts. Since the Boston News
Letter our first American newspaper appeared
in 1704, the American press has not been diverted
from this purpose of keeping the people inform
ed, despite every obstacle thrown in its way.
Proof of its uneomprising success is the high
standard of journalism you and I have come to
expect without excuses.
As public education and the uncensored book
have long been recognized in this country as es
sentials of an informed and therefore free people,
the newspaper is both public educator and the
dally chapters of history's ideas and events writ
ten down and dispatched to you as fast as they
occur.
No educational system, no bound book can
keep pace with your demand to know what is
new every day. And yet you cannot afford not
to get the answer. The space of freedom you
occupy In this world is surrounded by hostile
factions more than ready to encroach on your
freedoms as much as your lack of the facts will
allow. In this regard your uncensored news
paper Is your daily manual of arms. It Is your
daily exercise in the use of your freedom's great
est weapon: information prompt, full and free.
Your newspaper more literally is freedom's
textbook., It is the virile, up-to-the-minute text
book rewritten for every day and every week
of your life. It is your continuing education in
local, state and national government In private
and public finance, In human and international
relations, in applied science, technological pro
gresseverything that is history-ln-the-maklng
and trends for tomorrow.
You can read about it all in today's news
papers. The proposed legislature that may curtail
or enhance one or several of your freedoms. The
latest stock market action and the appropriation
of your tax dollars. The real-life lesson of some
Individual's act for or against his neighbor and
society. The political and economic maneuver
ings of nations and alliances. Medicine's gain on
crippling and murderous diseases. Man's fan
tastic exploration of space. Your newspaper is
your living textbook on every conceivable sub
ject pertinent to your democratic way of life.
Neither condescending nor discriminatory to
ward any segment of its many-sided audience,
the American newspaper serves the poor as well
as the rich, the exceptional as well as the com
mon man. It Is written for and read by every
literate man, woman and, yes, child, and over
rides every social and educational level In Its
informational value.
By Robert E. Trea
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Its democratic service to all of the people is
an indispensable part of the history of American
journalism. In the Nineteenth Century a sub
scriber who considered himself a newspaper read
er "of the more intelligent classes" berated the
penny press as "degraded", suited only to the
taste and capacities of the lower classes of
people."
The answer of William Legget, of the New
York Evening Post, reflects the credo of the
American newspaper.
"If it were true," he replied, "that the readers
of the penny press are chiefly confined to what
our correspondent chooses to term the 'lower
classes,' it would be no argument against them,
but in their favour. Those who. come within, the
embrace of that exotic phrase are in immense
majority of the American people, It includes all
the honest and labouring poor. It includes those
whose suffrages decide the principles of our gov
ernment; on whose conduct rests the reputation
of our country; and whose mere breath is the
tenure by which we hold all our dearest political,
religious, and social rights. How Ineffably im
portant it is, then, that the Intelligence of these
'lower classes' should be cultivated; that their
moral sense should be quickened; and that they
should have the means within their reach of
learning the current history of the times, of ob
serving the measures of their public servants, and
of becoming prepared to exercise with wisdom
the most momentous privilege of free-men. This
From The
County Agent's Office
By N C ANDERSON
arrangements have, fairly early in the fall. It does
Recently
been made through cooperative
effort of Washington and Oregon
State colleges, Pendleton branch
station, Eastern Oregon and
Washington county agents and
some chemical companies for a
number of chemical summer fal
low field trials. Field trials to
consist of ten acres on each farm
will demonstrate the value of
combinations of Amitrol and 2,
4-D in controlling winter volun
teer grain and cheat grass. Ami
trol is the standardized techni
cal name for Amino triozol, ATA
or ATZ. Research during the past
two or three years has lndicat
nnt nrpsent a soil sterilizing ef
feet to the treated area. Winter
trials conducted at the Pendle
ton branch experiment station
have given over 90 control of
volunteer wheat, 100 for cheat
grass.
Several hundred acres of the
Amitrol-2,4-D chemical summer
fallow application will be made
In eastern Oregon and Washing
ton. In Morrow county we are
hoping for up to five farmer co
operators who will agree to a 10
acre trail. Ten acre news wnn
heavy stands of cheat grass and (
vol II ntper crain are desirable.
WHEAT
NEEDS
NITROGEN!
FERTILIZED WHEAT
UNFERTILIZED WHEAT
ivyvi ui mice vcais nas juuii-ai- , , ... n.-ojuio
ed that the use of the one pound 'preferably one easi y ac cessible
active Ingredient of Amitrol with jto a road Any farmer who s
two pound 2,4-D Ester will ef- nC"neLt0 CP, tw nffWe
fectlvely. eliminate cheat grass, I trial should contact this office
volunteer wheat, and broad leaf'" further information and or
weeds until trashy fallow is ! arrangements or establishing
started in the .print. In order, the P ot Since timing of the ap-
'ectlve it must be applied 'PIlcatlon s 'l-I.;;
to be effective
THIRTY YEARS A00
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
October 17, 1929
In line with his policy of keep
ing his theater up to date in
every respect, B G Sigsbee, man
ager of the Star theater, is this
week having installed the Resco
Reproducing system, one of the
popular devices producing talk
ing motion pictures.
J T Peters and John Harbke,
realtors and capitalists of Port
land, were in Heppner the first
of the week attending to busi
ness affairs.
Miss Louise Torre, Delsie
Chapel and Dolly Farrens of
Hardman spent Saturday after-
rangements will need to be made
very soon
great desideratum the penny press supplies, not
as well and thoroughly, perhaps, as ine pnu
. ... . i
anthropist could wish, but to sucn a aegree as io noon ln Heppner.
be necessarily productive of immense Denenti
tn society. It communicates knowledge to those I Mr and Mrs Nat Webb of Walla
who had no means of acquiring it. It calls into , Walla, Mr and Mrs Percy Hughes and cost following. Those who
mignr nave misiaia ineir request
On September 9 this . office
mailed to all farmers a letter
inviting them to request various
farm and market outlook circ
ulars and weekly market lnfor
mation reviews published by
Oregon State College. Weekly
market information re v i e w s
covered all commodities lnclud
ing farm forest products, fruit
and nuts, potatoes and truck
crops, poultry and eggs, meat
animals and wool, grain and hay,
dairy products, and a production
price and cost review. Fifty five
farmers responded to the offer
with requests varying depend
ing on commodities raised by
each individual. Heavist request
was for the Oregon Farm and
Market Outlook circular issued
at timely intervals throughout
the year. Next most popular was
the meat animals and wool re
view followed by the grain and
hay review with production price
exercise minds that before rusted unused. It , or umapine ana Mrs James Lass
elevates vast numbers of men from the abject- ator of LaCenter, Wash were vis
ness of mere animal condition, to the nobler sta- j itors at Heppner over Thursday
tlon of Intelligent beings. . . He who addresses and Friday.
himself to the mass of the people, has readers
whose opinions are yet to be formed; whose Mfs Harry Yarnell and child
minds are dueetile and open to new impressions, rer have moved into the W S
and whose intellectual character he, ln some Smith home on Second street ln
measure, moulds. He becomes the thinker, in.,one-
fact, for a vast number of his fellow-beings. I
His mind transmuses Itself through many bodies. The Plano pupils of Mrs M W
His station renders him, not an individual, but a : Bower who were Presented In
host; not one, but legion. Is this not a vocation recltal were Anabel and Jeanette
of inherent dignity? to address, daily, myriads Turner, Kathryn Parker, Virginia
of men, not in words that fall on cold and Swindig, Adelle Bower, Harriet
unnttentive ears, and are scarce heard, to be !rn-'JaS. Jenny Swindig, Mary
mediately forgotten; but in language clothed .""" B"u
with all that undeflnable Influence which typ
ography possesses over oral communication. . .
". . . For ourselves," newspaperman Legget
concludes, "professing that our main object is to
promote the cause of truth ln politics and morals,
we should consider ourselves acting with palpable
inconsistency, if we were governed, in any degree,
by so narrow a principle of exclusion as that
which our corespondent commends. That news
paper best consults its real dignity which never
loses sight of the dignity of truth, nor avoids
any opportunity of extending its influence."
William Legget, in his eloquent defense of
the then popular penny press, also speaks for
every newspaper today which ln sincerity and
freedom "communicates knowledge" to the "mass
of the people."
This, then, Is truly freedom's textbook for
every man. The newspaper provides us with the
means within our reach of "learning the current
history of the times, of observing the measures
of our public servants, and of becoming prepared
to exercise with wisdom the most momentous
privilege of free men."
The communication of news has come a
long way since the stone-chiseled figures and
the hand written news letters and the penny
press. It has had to. Freedom Is a very tender
thing when It comes up against mass misinfor
mation and Ignorance. Its strength depends upon
an Informed people not Just a select few, but
all of the people.
It Is in serving all of the people that our
newspaper Is an open book to everyone who wants
to know today's answer to the age-old question,
"What's new?" It is in that way that it continues
to serve as freedom's great textbook.
form can still get on the mailing
list by sending it to this office
Recently this office received a
copy of the 1959 Year Book of
Agriculture which carries the
title "Food". Like all copies of
year books, this one appears to
be full of Interesting and worth
while information. It covers all
phases of foods starting . with
backgrounds, nutritients, health,
allowances, our needs, quality,
preparation, costs, trends, learn
ing and programs. For those who
(Continued on Page 5)
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NOTICE
A Public Service
Announcement
During recent weeks Representatives of some Insurance
firms have been suggesting to prospects in this area that
they should cancel present policies in force and take out
new policies with the companies represented by these sales
men. Such "sales talk" Is in violation of all sales standards
set up by Insurance companies and is contrary to regulations
o( the State Insurance Commissioner. ALSO, such action on
the part ot a policy holder would definitely be to his detrl
ment and cause him additional expense.
H you are approached in this manner, please attempt
to get the representative to put such a statement In writing
and sign it for your protection and the protection ot others.
Forward any such signed statement, along with details,
to the State Insurance Commissioner, Salem, Oregon.
Bruce Louderback
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