MOBBOW 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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Censorship Through Taxation
Today, the average citizen or business Is
confused by the multiplicity of rules emanating
from the Internal Revenue Service. This con
dition was brought into clear focus by its deci
sion that taxpaying electric power companies
cannot charge to operating expense the cost of
advertising and publicity opposing tax exempt
government power projects built with taxpayers
money, which compete with and endanger the
savings of tax-paying company investors. Now
amendments are proposed to regulations relating
to lobbying expenditures under which the ruling
on electric companies was made.
According to the new proposals, in order to
promote "good will", a company can run ad
vertising encouraging the purchase of United
States Savings Bonds or participation in similar
causes and deduct the cost. In like fashion, ex
penditures for advertising which present views on
economic, financial, social or other subjects of
a general nature, but which do not involve act
ivities for lobbying purposes, the promotion or
defeat of legislation or the carrying on of prop
aganda, are deductible. How will the wording
be interpreted?
Presenting views on "economic" subjects
would seem to fit advertising that discusses
government ownership of Industry vs private
ownership, wage contraversies, and tax questions.
If such issues are not "economic" subjects af
fecting the very life, expense of operation, and
earning power of a business, what are? It is
but a step from business expense censorship or
advertising and publicity, to restriction of edi
torial comment by disallowing costs of editors
who write opinions for or against controversial
political Issues. Gradual suppression of opinion
by various means Is the forerunner of dictatorship.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N C ANDERSON
We hope everyone had a nice j treated seed. The seed will be
Thanksgiving and that you en
joyed your traditional turkey
dinner. If you were like the rest
of our nation's population you
will have eaten six pounds of
turkey during tills year nearly
double your consumption of ten
years ago. Since six pounds is
quite a little for one setting
those of us who might not have
done our share in eating the six
pound national average will
need to make up for It at Christ
mas time. While turkey con
sumption averages six pounds
per person per year, chicken eat
ing too Is at a high record in
1959. And, we are not eating
poultry products at the exclusion
of other meats for we have eaten
more beef, pork and lamb this
year, but less veal.
According to Manning Becker,
farm management specialist
from the college the 19G0 Farm-'0'
dry and easy to handle and It
is possible to use seed fungicides
on the noculized seed. Limited
field testing by the developing
agency has shown this method
to be at least equal to conven
tional noculating methods. While
only one company will be hand
ling this seed at least for the
time being, we are sure that
farmers who have experienced
"the mess" of Innoculating al
falfa seed under the old method
will welcome this new treat
ment.
With the Increase In farm
sheep flocks over the past few
years many new people have
got into this business. Many of
these farm flocks are lambed
soon after the first of the year.
A timely suggestion or reminder
is that of winter feeding of preg
nant ewes. Since the last month
pregnancy Is perhaps the
ers lax Guide will be mailed
to county agent's offices within
the next few days. This is two
or three weeks earlier than in
past years and those farmers
who have not received a copy
In past years early enough to
do them any good will be happy
with this situation this year. We
have had a great demand for
this Farmers Tax Guide with in
creased requests each year. It
is not a bit too early to be get
ting farm records summed up for
the year. Many people could pro
fit by looking over the year's
business and making the adjust
ments which might be needed
for them to gain on income tax
payments. After the first of the
year it is too late to make ad
justments in the previous years
business. We know there are a
number of people who are "farm
record conscious" for we have
had scverul pick up record books
(luring the past week.
most critical time, nutritionally
speaking for pregnant ewes,
plans should be made now for
the supplemental feeding. Feed
capacity for these pregnant ewes
is restricted due to the unborn
lambs, fluids and tissue present
In the abdominal cavity. This
requires that the feed be a more
concentrated type ration due to
the limited space. Supplemental
I feeding may consist of three-
fourths to one pound of grain,
two pounds of molasses, or three
pounds of excellent quality le
gume hay. For those who do
this supplemental feeding you
can expect a healthier, bigger
lamb, less lambing troubles and
more milk from the ewe.
We have just had word from
the farm crops department at
Oregon State College with fur
ther details on the newly devel
oped process of Innoculating al
falfa to be sold under the paten
ted name of "Noculized." Essen
tially the process Involves coat
ing the seed with a liquid sus
pension of the bacteria and sub
jecting the seed to a vacuum.
Upon releuse of the vacuum,
some of the bacteria are forced
into the seed. Such processed
seed will market for 2 cents per
pound above unprocessed seed.
Convenience to the operator at
planting time Is the main ad
vantage of this form of the pre-
STAR
THEATER
Thurg.. Fri.. Sat., Dec. 3, 4, 5
Alaska Passage
With Bill Williams, Nora Hay
den. TLUS
Ar War With The
Army
With Denn Martin, Jerry Lewis.
Sun., Mon., Tues., Dec 6. 7, 8
Alfred Hitchcock'i
North By Northwest
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint,
James Mason, bumlay at 4
and 6:30.
Meeting recently the executive
committee of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Association
made plans for their annual
meeting which will be held Jan
uary 15 and 16. Plans are under
way now for a bull trading day
which has been quite success
ful during the past two years.
This will be an event of Friday
morning and early afternoon.
The Cowbelles have planned a
meat preparation and cooking
demonstration which will be a
part of the afternoon's program
along with committee meetings
where recommendations and res
olutions will be drafted for at
tention at the Saturday business
meeting. Mr and Mrs Kent Mc
Gruder; Kent, the president of
the Oregon Cattlemen's Assoc
iation and Mrs McGruder, a
member of the newly formed
Lexington News
Lee Cornellson, now a student
in Portland, spent Thanksgiving
with his grandparents, Mr and
Mrs Joe Cornelison of Lexington.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Wright
and son of Portland were
Thanksgiving day guests of her
parents, Mr and Mrs S F Ma
jeske. All visited in LaGrande on
Friday.
Mr and Mrs Gene Majeske and
family spent the holidays at the
Jack Mounts home near Van
couver.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Way and
son of Portland and Mr and Mrs
Claude Way and children were
among those visiting at the Mar
vin Way home In Lexington.
Mr and Mrs Fred King of Seat
tle and children visited her
father, Lon Edwards over the
holidays.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Steagall
and Mr and Mrs Jerry Dougherty
and Barbara Steagall were Pen
dleton visitors Friday.
Mr and Mrs Walter Smith and
daughters were Eugene visitors
over the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Gene Cutsforth
and family were visitors at the
home of her parents, Mr and
Mrs Ness of Roseburg.
Mr and Mrs Armln Whilon
were recent Portland visitors.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Steagall,
Mrs Emma Breshears and Barb
ara and Jimmy Steagall were
visitors at the home of his mo
ther and father, Mr and Mrs
Emery Burnslde of Spray.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
December 5, 1923
A farewell party was given in
Eight Mile Wednesday, Novem
ber 27, in honor of Mr and Mrs
E E Lovgren and family.
Beth Bleakman, primary teach
er in the Heppner schools, has
returned after a weekend visit
with Juanita Leathers in Ta
coma. Showing at the Star Theater,
December 10-11, Janet Gaynor
and Chas Farrell In "Lucky
Star."
"What Anne Brought Home" Is
the name of a three-act comedy
drama which will be made pub
lic December 6 at Lexington high
school. Those in the cast are
Edward Burchell, Neva Warner,
Emmett Runs, Mae Gentry. Dale
nawKs, Mary Slocum, Nelle Da
vis, Maurice Reaney, Kenneth
Warner.
Mr and Mrs Robert Steagall
are the proud parents of a baby
son, born Monday at Pioneer
Memorial hospital.
Mr and Mrs L E Ruhl had as
their houseguest last week, her
mother, Mrs Mabel Gray and
daughter, Florence of Hermiston,
and her brother, Bob Gray of
Mill City. On Thanksgiving they
were joined by son Dick of Rote
Mrs Elva Ruhl and son Norman
oi Lexington and Mr and Mrs
Clayton Davis and family of
renureion.
the state association and plans
for the Beef Council. Senator
Anthony Yturrl, Ontario has
been invited to discuss with the
group the tax situation in Ore
gon. Rube Long, Fort Rock
rancher, a colorful figure in the
Northwest has been contacted
as the banquet speaker. We will
keep you informed as the pro
gram is more definitely outlined,
In the meantime hold January
15 and 16.
The week of December 7 is
annual conference time for the
Oregon State College extension
service staff. The Morrow county
agents will leave for Corvallis
Monday afternoon, returning Fri
day evening. The program for
the week provides agents with
the opportunity to become better
informed on new developments
in subjects which deal with in
everyday extension activities.
The program for the 1959 con
ference looks good-both subject
matter and inspiration wise. We
trust that not too many our our
clientele will be ineonveniencerl
Oregon Beef Council have been during the week and that we
mviiea to participate in the will be better able to serve you
"'"'""s to uiM.-u.vf programs oi wnen we return.
i MIAMI
From where I sit ...ly Joe Marsh
Junior's Name was
"MUD"
Bed Jackson's seven-year
old, Junior, wu ptsslnf by the
local beauty parlor the other
day. He looked in the window
and saw lady with one of
those mod packs on her face.
Busting with curiosity, he
walked in and asked her why
she had all that stuff on. The
lady was taken back for a mo
ment but politely answered,
"It's to make me look pretty."
When the beautician re
moved the mud pack, Junior
took close look at the lady
and commented, "It didn't
natty work, did it?"
From where I lit, count on
children to tell the truth
sometimes, the embarrassing
truth. Maybe we adults could
use more of that For Instance,
maybe we ouht to admit that
tolerance "doesn't really work"
until we eliminate all our Intol
erances even to respecting a
neighbor's rljht to enjoy
quiet (lass of beer. Good
nelghborllness begins when In
tolerance ends... and, la truth,
we all ought to work towards
that end.
Cvpyryht, 199, I'niliJ Statu Urtwtrt F ,
USE GAZETTE TIMES
CLASSIFIED ADS
Monument News
Lois Bleakman drove to Kin
zua Sunday taking her daugh
ter Betty Sadler and children
home.
Mrs Choicey Vandetta spent a
few days in Portland last week
on business.
Mrs Ellen Moore of Heppner
spent Thanksgiving day here at
the Edna Moore home.
Mr Ernie Johnson drove to
Portland Wednesday afternoon
for the weekend with his wife
and daughters, Mrs Forrest No
land and children.
Sam Scott and Dale Matteson
spent Thanksgiving at Vale with
Sam's mother, Mrs Irene Scott
and children.
Mr and Mrs Everett Howell
was up for the weekend from
Spray.
Mr and Mrs Henry Martin left
for Salem and Portland, taking
their daughter, Carolyn and
Miss Laura Lee Shank back to
their schools in Portland.
Thanksgiving dinner guests at
the George Capon ranch were,
Mr and Mrs Jack Forrest ' and
children, Kay Swlck, Lonnie Hen
derson, Delsla Sweek.
Mrs Harry Scott and son Ro
bert, accompanied by her par
ents, Mr and Mrs Elmer Matt
eson and Miss Grade Hunt spent
Thanksgiving weekend at Al
turas, California, with Robert
and " Doris Kingman, " and La
Verne J Matteson.
Clifford Howell was in for the
weekend with his family from
the M and R logging camp near
Heppner.
Miss Margaret Martin is stay
ing at the Jim Croker home
while her folks are at Portland
and Salem on business.
2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, December 3. 1958
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SPOON LICKERS CLUB
Our meeting was at Kathy
Ray's house December 1. Mrs
Drake demonstrated baking
powder biscuits and each mem
ber took turns doing the steps
while making another batch. We
sampled the biscuits and dis
cussed what made a good bis
cuit. Kathy Ray, president, had
charge of the business meeting.
Mrs Drake gave us last year's
record books and the program of
our work schedule. Jean Stock
ard and Susan Drake were ap
pointed on a committee to select
roll call topics.
The next meeting is at Cheryl
McGhee's Dec 15.
Patti Collins, reporter
In the art colony of Carmel,
California, the flavor of the past
has ben captured by banishing
street lights, neon signs, bill
boards, bowling alleys, trajler
camps, used-car lots, mortuaries,
and mail deliveries, the Nation
al Geographic Magazine says.
GO, GO, GO NORTH BY
NORTHWEST, Star Theater,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
All Saints' Episcopal Annual
BAZAAR
Sat. December 5
STARTING AT NOON
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