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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1961)
MOUOW COUHTTO XtWtTAftM Tke Heppnef Ou!, established March 30, lfiO, Tht nfwc Ttmee ee Visaed rtovvmtwr M, 1897. OonsolldeUd February 15, lfU Zicr" NiwSfAMI IIHIIt IOCIATION Editor nd fukOUbee TIAHCZi lm WXLCMAJf Asoeotete fisUUbet NAUONAl I 01 TO XI Al Subscription Ratee: Worr-w and Grant Counties. HOO Yf; Eleewisswe KM Yeer. WrgU Cony 10 CenU. rublffi lery Thuredey and Kirterod al the fort Office at Htpprnsr . Off. 1 1 Mr. and Mr a. W. & tall. Tfce Dallr. were Easter weekend vl. Itors of her daunhlef and family, Mr. and Mr. Jerol Bailey. STAR THEATER Ttl, 8oU April 71 The Greatest Show On Earth Jimmy Stewart. Betty Hutton. Charlton iieMon in. one or Oril H DoMlllc'i greatest. The story of the most-famous Amcrclan circus. Loior. Sun Moil. April t-10 Can Can Shirley MacLalne, Frank Sin atra, other top atari In Cole Porters happy-co iucKy song and dance delight. Techni color. An Academy Award contender. Sunday at S and 7:30 FOLLETT MEAT CO. Hennlston. Oregon Ph. JO 7-6651 On Hermlston-McNary Highway WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE Hogs . Cattle Sheep Tuesday Wed., Thurs. Any Day MAKE HEPPNER BEAUTIFUL Mayor Al Lamb has proclaimed April 10 to 13 a Clean-up. Paint up. FU up Week. This should aerve as a beginning toward maklnf Ifeppner the A U America City if Eastern Oregon. Srt In a placid valley surrounded by rolling hills and arched over by a smoff-frea sky, with a year roun. stream running through the town, and a number of beautiful homes and yards as a nucleus there Is no reason why this cannot be come a reality within a few abort years If the goal is set and an Intelligent and continuing program Is Instituted. Nothing good comes about by chance. Salem did not achieve status as an All American City by merely letting nature take ita course and wishing for something to happen. The first step Is a real desire to make something of the old home town. History la a wonderful thing It shows us the errors of the past as well as the things that have been done correctly. It has been aald that any fool can learn from ex perience, but only a wise man (or community) can learn from the experience of others. If we are wise we will pattern our actions after some of the towns which have made names for themselves as being good places In which to live. After the desire for a city beautiful has taken root, the next step Is a carefully considered plan to make realization of that desire a possibility. Among the factors to be considered are: proper and adequate zoning laws: encouragement of land scaping, flower and garden clubs; planned development of parks and streams; regular care and maintenance of streets, alleys, and public buildings; nurturing of community pride among all residents. Once the plan has been adopted, and properly presented to the citizens, a change can be expected to take place. It Is only natural for people to conduct themselves In accordance with their surroundings. In a city such as Santa Barbara, Calif., for example, no one Is likely to clutter up his lawn with old truck bodies, used lumber, broken-down sewing machines, step-ladders, rusted-out oil barrels, and such Items. It would simply be too conspicuous too much out of keeping with the surrounding beauty of the town. On the other hand, most of us have seen good neighborhoods deteriorate into slums and no effort was made by home-owners to keep their properties attractive. Good sur roundings attract good people, and vice versa. An attractive town draws new residents, and property values remain stable or In crease. The time to start is now. It is hoped that the Taint-up, Clean up campaign will trigger a wave of improvements in Heppner which will earn us a name throughout the state and the North west as a city of beautiful surroundings in keeping with the prosperity of our region. It can be done with planning, coopera tion, ana wonc. w.o.w. & (-' HQS USE IT FOR ANY PURPOSE and KEEP your Savings Cushion I If you hive laving! ac count KEEP YOUR CUSHION! Instead of us ing those hard-won sav ings, use s First National Bank loan easy to handle at low bank rates. Shop for loans at the bank with Money for Sale! latlonal Bank of Oregon fOITUNO MUXM mtut MTOMt WHUKI CWHW I THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON. PORTLAND Krom where I sit ... y Joe Marsh Nobody's in the Doghouse The question of our sow dot catcher came up at the last town meeting and aemeone started a little fus about Slim Thomas aald he'd been doc catcher for a year and hadn't eaut ht a single dof. Buck Hanson spoke right up. "Aren't any dogs to catch. Any stray turns up, and if the dog's healthy, Slim gives it to some youngster to keep for a pet We don't want to elect a man who'd put harmless littla pups in cages, do we?" I guess we don't, because Slim got re-elected, and they even gave him a raise In pay. From where I alt, the folks la oar town are a pretty nice bunch. Live and let live, they say -and they doa't just apply this old axiom to strays, either. Me, for Instance. Most every time a neighbor asks me ever for dinner he serves me a glass of beer. Me knows that's my preference, even thooch his might be coffee or tea. There's a "catch" to being a good neighbor jisst be a tolerant SKI TRAILS By KEN PECK A most Important meeting for all Baldy Butte Ski Club mem bers will be held at the Fair Building annex April 9 at 4 p. m. Prospective members are also welcome. On the agenda are election of officers, discus sion of developments of the pro posed Arbuckle Mountain site, and a showing of slides of Squaw Valley by Bob Rietmann. Re freshments afterward, too. The last organized activity of the ski club will be the presi dent's cross country tour along the summit of the Baldy ridge to Arbuckle and down to the road. This Is for adults and older juniors who can make a four- mile trip. Meet at the ski area at 9:30 Saturday. Bring lunch. The Don Peterson and Ken Peck families plan one last ski outing when they go to Mt. Hood's Timberllne April 22-23 to attend the Pacific Northwest Ski Association annual meeting. PNSA is the motive force pro moting ski races and skiing in general. Any interested skier can join and the association has a good group insurance plan. Don't neglect to block up your skis to hold their camber and store them in a cool, dry place. Put boots on boot trees and stuff lnsldes with newspapers. Store them in a like place. This will be the last Ski Trails for this season. See you at the meeting Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson and baby are visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright t ".'."'' ivo. (. itJ Muirj Brtut't AuocKUm. Int. NEW DALT HOTEL DOUBLES )K3U mm THE FIRE CHIEF SPEAKS Clean up to atoll itutniag wjt Many fure sisrt tweeuae 4 a-rtmulat! train and lmtpr ttor.fe tl Heme that are being ved. Must everyone lakr ntde In Mng ronsllrtcd a gaud house kerr. Api'ly boukrkcrj-ir.f prwedurr-i 19 the storage tr tie tame at ou da to the living area U your home. Dust, ell waste, partially urd t-jn faint container, pasteboard boar and all other inflammables should be g Ken cwnaldcratkm. Klthef dispose tf them -r be sure they are properly stored away from heating ctfiters anl cither haiarda. While ou are at It look at the fuses to be sure they are iwt too large far the electrical wiring. C A. Rugglea, Fire Crtef Extended Benefits Bill Being Signed Thii Week Governor Mark O. Hatfield an. htHirMod Tuesday that David It. Cameron. commlMluner. tta! de partment tf mpl) men! sill sign an agremrnt lth Sec rrtary i4 Labor Arthur J. Gold berg during th wertt of April 3 to pay temporary ratrnded unemployment compensation to Orrgon claimant. Cameron will U in Washington, 0. C at that time attending the eaecutiv committer meeting tf th In terstate conferene. Mr. and Mis. WUlioa Ovta of Ht tile ajnt Saturday and Sunday with her sister and fam ily. Mr. and Mr. N. C. Anderwn. Also at the Anderson home wrr her brother and family, Mr and Mr. J-hn Yackley from llilts-buro It la anticipated that the de partment will atart accepting claims beginning tht week of April 10. It is estimated that SI million In emended benefits will be paid out to Oregon claimants during the first month of the program. Tba JUv. Wilbur Brian, Al- llngton, was a Sunday visitor at the Arnold Mclby home. Vial Moot tba Curtis Easier lain. ily were her parents, Mr. and Mr. George Sawyer of Irrlgon and her aunt and uncle from Seattle, Mr. and Mr. Harold Itillstrom. Up tram Fortland lor frsr dsys at tht Ralph Richmond home, are his folks, Mr. and Mr. John Shlck. Mr. and Mr. Bobort Halt, and children. Adam, wert Easter vis itora at tht Jack Lvd home. Mr. Loyd and Mr. Hale are sister. Harold R. Fivccoat The Man from Equitable asks- ,Yi!l you leave your family a home or a mortgage? TaJl odd that you will die before you pajr off your Bkortgage are 16 time greater than the chance your bouse will catch fire. Yet, most prudent families wouldn't think of being without fire Insurance. Why be without mortgage Insurance? Equluble'l remarkable mortgage repayment Insur ance plan protects your family against forced sale... loss of savings... or loss of home. Costs are low for this bask protection. For full information call... HAROLD R. FIVECOAT Box 447. Heppner Phone fi-5S61 UT THE MAN FROM EQUITABLE BRINQ YOU PEACE OF MIND FAULTY LUBRICATION IS A SIN . . . oaoiaat the life & service ef your car, as rQ a the safety ef your family I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPRING IF YOU WILL BRING THIS AD INTO OUR SIRVICI DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS-WI WILL LUBRICATE CHASSIS COMPLETELY (Including Connections Often Over-let td ly the Untrained . . . ene) Only Correct IvbrUent Are Used far loch Fitting) CHECK BATTERY-ADD WATER CLEAN AIR CLEANER r CHICK TBANIMIISION AND DIFFIRINT1AI FOR MOP! ItVll (Additional charge for transmission end differ ential grease, if needed) Ton Must Be Satisfied" VAN WINKLE'S Chevron Station Phone 6-9995 i ONLY Did you know Gasoline is Taxed at a Rate 5 Times as High as Diamonds? IN OREGON, YOU PAY $122 TAX ON 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE Gasoline taxes will be lowered if the latest temporary Federal gasoline tax increase expires on June 30th as scheduled by the 1959 Federal Highway Act. Along with all good citizens, we are in favor of building the roads that the motoring public needs. Hut, in the last 10 years alone. Federal and State taxes nationwide on gasoline have skyrocketed 51 sky rocketed to a point where gasoline, a basic commodity, is actually taxed at a rate five limes as high as luxuries like diamonds and mink coats. Must gasoline taxes be so high? Most people believe ih it sasoline taxes are hich because the monev is needed to pay for our national highway program. This is not so. I he fact is that out of every highway-user tax dollar collected last year by the Federal government, more than 40 cents was diverted to non-highway purposes. these fiighway-user tax revenues were spent for high wavsis they should be gasoline taxes could he lowered, and the highway program given a boost. In fact, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1 959 provides th.it when the added temporary Federal gasoline tax ex p.'.ks on June 30th, 1961, as cheduled. some S02 mil !.i a war in highway-user taxes now diverted to the L. S. Treasury's general fund will instead be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund. As a result, if the latest Federal temporary gasoline tax increase expires on June 30th as scheduled-the national highway program will actually get $225 million more each year than it now receives from the latest Federal temporary gasoline tax increase. In January of this year, after an exhaustive 2-year sur vey of national transportation policy, a special U. S. Senate study group confirmed the wisdom of this decision. This will be good news for you. You will be able to enjoy a steadily improving highway system, at a lower gasoline tax-rate. HERE ARE THE FACTS ABOUT TODAY'S HIGH GASOLINE TAXES O In Oregon, you pay $1.00 tqx on 10 gallonj of gasoline. O You pay 10 fax a gal'on 4 in Federal faxe plus 6( in State taxes. O Gasoline is taxed ot a rate 3 times as high as diamonds. O The average Oregon motor vehicle owner pays $77 a year in gasoline taxes. O Smce 1951 there hae been three increases in the Fede al gasoline tax alone. O In the last 10 years, gasoline taxes nation wide have skyrocketed 5ie-yet the nafionol overcge price of gasoline itself has risen only 5.5 during the same period. Presented in the public interest by the Gosolin. Tax EaVohon Comm.rtee, 575 U.ington Avnu,, New York 22. N. Y.
