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HmHtl GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. October 11 1X1 M OXBOW COUXTTl KEW8FAJEB PHONE 22$ The Heppner Gaiette, established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February U 1912. HELEN E, SHERMAN Associate Publisher UATIONAL IDITOMAl ASfcuTI i N WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor end Publisher NIWIPAMt k PUIIIIHIII ASSOCIATION V Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Count!, S4.00 Year; Else where S4J0 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Poet Office at Heppner, Oregon, ai Second Class Matter. Heritage of Truth-Frontier of Freedom This la National Newspaper Week, and the many thousand of papers across the land ate observing It In keeping with the theme. "Heritage of TruthFrontier of Freedom." A free prens is fundamental to our democratic society. It has assumed as one of its duties the vigilant protection of the freedom that we enjoy in America. Truth is not only the heritage of newspapers in this country, but It is the solemn and pledged responsibility of the press. We arc not among those who think newspapers do no wrong. Some papers take their responsibilities as lightly as the citizen who repeatedly falls to vote. Thus, National Newspaper Week Is not only a time to com memorate and upplaud the press. It Is a time, and particularly so when the international situation Is so serious, that news papers need to examine themselves critically to be sure that they are worthy of the slogan, "llerltace of Truth Frontier of Freedom." Americans have a bask- faith In the press. Millions almost blindly accept what they read in the papers as truth. To in dulge in "yellow" Journalism, to dote on sensationalism, to re gard the story as the all-Important thing without conscience are corruptions of the public trust serious threats to our way of life. It Is our conviction, however, that most newspaper editors and publishers are dedicated to their Jobs. They are guided by ethics in which they earnestly believe, and they act in good conscience, fully aware of their responsibilities. Recently we have watched Jack Paar on his TV program as he soundly reprimanded the press. This came about after some papers criticized his television programs from Berlin and Russia. He cited instances to prove the press dishonest, in accurate and unreliable. Paar no doubt has some basis for his indictments, although he admitted on a recent program that he had been too In clusive and had later decided that not all the press is bad. (This Is good to know!) There is one good thing about Paar's rather vengeful tirades: It subjects the press to critical examination, and it should be able to stand it. Any paper that cannot stand such scrutiny Is scarcely worth existing. Despite the "Press Confess" campaign that he encourages, however, we feel sure that millions of Americans will continue to read their favorite papers with interest and zeal daily be cause the public has faith in the press. As a partner in democracy with you the public this paper not only invites critical reading but encourages it. We are sure that editors everywhere those who truly believe In the slogan, "Heritage of Truth Frontiers of Freedom," feel the same way. Practical Value of Buying at Home Young son wanted only one thing for his birthday. We found the article in a local store. It cost $7.50. Maybe in his exuberance the boy treated It a little roughly when he first used it. Anyway, it came apart. Next day we took it back to the local store. The proprietor never quibbled. He didn't hesitate; in fact, he didn't even wait to hear the whole story. The article should have given better service, he declared, as he handed over a new one in exchange. It has since proved to be a good product, sold at a fair price. If we had bought the article 50 miles away where we were not known, we might not have been given such unquestioning treatment. At best, It would have meant another trip, or waiting until we were ready to make the Jaunt again. The merchant con firmed our conviction in c;ie of the practical values of trading at home. We believe that quite a number of people miss the logic In the arguments for trading at home. There is a school of thought to the effect that a person can more than pay the cost of a trip by taking advantage of bargains in towns some distances away. Perhaps this is true in some instances, but oftentimes the person wtto makes this statement isn't so well versed on the economics of operating a car as he may be on his buying. Too, he must discount the value of his time to rationalize in this manner. It could be that he is "penny-wise and pound foolish." It is true that a small town can't offer all the goods and services that can be found in a large one. It is also true that small merchants cannot buy some items at volume discounts and thus offer them at a cheaper figure. But the home town merchant means much more than that to the consumer. He is the fellow whose taxes go to our schools, our city and our county. He is the fellow who is behind civic and charitable drives; he's the fellow who pungles up for every school annual, every civic and club endeavor; hes the fellow who is trying to build a fine community for you to live in and to raise your children in; he's supporting the local larmer and other industry. In other words, when you trade with a local merchant, your dollars do double duty. You not only get what you buy, but your money stays home to go to work lor you. When your baby gets sick at night and you need a prescrip tion filled, you don't call a drug store in another town. You phone your local pharmacist and ask him to get up. And he does it. willingly. He's your neighbor and friend. Suppose your local merchant didn't get enough of your trade to stay in business. Would you enjoy going 50 miles to do ALL of your buying? Maybe there was a time when Morrow county merchants didn't have to worry about trade going out of the county. But transportation has cut distances. Big stores elsewhere make glamorous appeals. The result hurts. Perhaps its like a husband comparing his wife to a movie queen. The actress Is enticing, no doubt, and she has the glamor, but the wife does his dishes and darns his sox. She gives him a pat on the back when he needs it and helps him when he's sick. Your local merchant will stick with you when the "super dupers" in big towns consider your dollars only as statistics in the day's take. The local merchant asks no handouts, but he is entitled to a fair break. Local consumers should develop a home conscious ness. They should trade at home when they can get comparable goods and services at comparable prices. In this issue of the Gazette-Times merchants are starting a series of advertisements pointing out the advantages and benetits of trading at home. This is a series that has run in many papers throughout the nation, for it is as applicable in Paducah, Ky., as it is here. The person that trades at home is helping his home town. We urge our readers to take a minute or two to scan these messages when they appear. They have real meat" in them, and they may bring up some angles of this matter that you have not considered before. Chaff and Chatter By Wes Sherman AT LKA.fr we now understand some of the problrma faced by M-niie ta tion opera tors. Jangling of the telephone haul ed me out of bed at 1:33 a. m. Saturday I had own sleeping o soundly that I wasn't sure, as I groed serosa the front r.xrn, whether I wu dreaming this or whether the phont wu actually ringing. It was. Hello." croaks I. Hello." answered a lively turtle voice at the other end. "Say, we've run out of gas. and somebody said you'd be glad to e-ome down and get ua wm." "We don't have any gaa," I managed to moan. This Is newspaiier." At least, our "ju" Is the wrong kind). "Sorry." returned the chipper voice. "I must havt the wrong number. I was trying to call Jack Van Winkle." Whereupon, had I been the forgiving sort. I should have re plied, as the old gag goes, "That's all right; I had to get up to answer the phone anyway." But I said nothing Just craw led back to bed with a sym pathetic thought for the local Clu'vion dealer. (By the way, this would be a -ood time to read the editorial adjoining on trading at home). ni!S INCIDENT took me back a few years to the time that I was covering election returns 1! ninht in Polk county. One West Salem precinct hadn't re ported, and we couldn l reach them by phone. Walter Foster, I. strict attorney (who by the wav has relatives at Lexington), volunteered to go over and see f he could get (he dope needed By 3 a. m. he hadn't called hack, and so I looked up his number In the Salem phone book and placed a call to his resl f'enee. The I hone rang about a dozen times I efore a very sleepy voice groaned, "Hello." "Is Walter Foster there?" I asl-'od. "No," came the rather dhs crusted reply. "You have the wrong number." I looked up Foster's number ritfuin. Tried once more, thinking I had given the operator the wrong number. The phone rang some eight or ten times before the same perse cuted voice answered. "No," he said again in answer to my query, "Walter Foster Is NOT here!" Slam! By this time it was about, 3:30 a. m. I checked the book once more. Surely the operator had dialed wrong. I called her again, and she made another stab at It. This time it rang only about four times. "No," came the reply again in a defeated hopeless sob. "Wal ter Foster has moved to a new address." It is a pitiful thing to hear a grown man cry. ED GONTY has been in a fix. The combination slipped on his safe, and he hasn't been able to get it open to gain access to his books and business val uables. Guess there are some ex perts around who could get it open, but they do their best work between midnight and 5 a. m. Ed doesn't want to wait for them at those hours. THERE WAS a little bitter dis cussion at Chamber of Com merce the other day concerning apportionment of representa tion in the legislature. Bob Ab rams was called on to bring out the pros and cons, and when he mentioned that there was some talk of Eastern Oregon seceding Horn Oregon and joining Ne vada, the members pricked up their ears. "Say!" interrupted Jim Farley with enthusiasm, "Where will we move Las Vegas?" A LITTLE BIRD told us that when Esther Kirmis came to Heppner, her friends In the Da Kotas tried to dissuade her on the grounds that this Is a "cow town" and saying, "They drive cattle down Main street there Since becoming a Heppnerlte, she has overlooked no oppor tuntty to rib her friends about this remark, and whenever she can find a clipping or picture that has to do with cattle on Main street, she sends It to her triends. (But we even heard tell that n some of these here big cities they even drive auttymobiles lown the streets and drive the pedestrians off.) The other day Esther proved that the biggest Oregon city, Portland, has cows on Main street. She clipped a picture of the P. I. parade with the herd 1 Hereford on the street and ent it to her Midwest friends. TONIGHT is the night of the annual Wrangler Buckburger feed. When my wife and I werti gueeta at their last meeting, the membert seemed to have sup reme confidence that any one of a number of member could sally go out and bar a buck for the main course, almost at will. But mm old timer with long k'rt-y beard and glittering eye Informed u confidentially that one of the membership In a re cent j ear confidently volunteer rd to bring a buik. but &t the day of the feed neared. h was still without success. But. ah! Finally he trained his ride on a horned animal and came forth with the needed meat, howsomever. at that feed the members didn't exactly have "buckburger," but rather, "goat burgers." The animal that most of the members who consumed the burgers didn't know the dif ference. Now. we hasten to explain that we don't vouch for the accuracy .f this story. We only report what was told us. FIRE CHIEF and Mrs. Charlee Kuggles are prepared for all emergencies. Come fire or flood, they handle them calmly. But they had one the other day that threarmed to upset their apple cart A main pipe lint gvt out la one of Its rusted spot under neath their apartment and seem ed intent on washing them away. They had to remove their built in bathtub to get at the trouble. They managed to plug the leak temporarily, but something went awry. ln nne bHam clogged and water service was off In other parts of the building. The Buggies were scheduled to go to a wedding In The Dalles, but they had a reception at home instead for the plumber. to Owing ixltends Greetings Nnfionnl Mewspeper Week i . ; f I 1 ' " ..in , . .'' fw' Ti I THE GAZETTE-TIMES stall is shown in this recent photo looking at a copy of the Welcoma Edition printed June 29. Seated (from left) are Arnold Raymond, shop foreman; Mrs. Wes (Helen) Sherman, . , associate publisher; Wes Sherman, editor and publisher. Standing (from left), Mrs. Arnold (Avon) Melby. reporter; Mrs. Joe (Bernice) Hartle, press operator and bindery; BUI Sherman, apprentice; Joe Hartle. printer; and Mrs. Howard (Jo) Pettyjohn, society editor. This picture, taken by Charles Buggies, appeared In the national trade publication, "Plus Business." printed by Metro Associated Newspaper Service. How Your Home Town Paper Serves You O Your Paper is an Industry: O Your Paper is A Civic Agency: The Gazette-Times supports every worthwhile civic Im provement in Morrow County. O Your Paper Mirrors the Community: Q Your Paper is a Welfare Agency: Its substantial payroll supports five families, including 30 persons, and most of this payroll is channeled back into the community. r;oott.TMmPQ informs vnu rellablv and accurately of all the news In the community. It also presents a picture of Morrow County as It goes to distant places. O Your Paper is A Market Place: Its classified ads bring an assortment of goods and services each week for buying, selling, trading, for rent O Your Paper is A Public Forum: The Gazette-Times gives opportunity for everyone to express his views and airs, pros and cons on issues of concern. q Your Paper is an Instrument of Com merce: Merchants and businesses display their wares weekly In the Gazette-Times, offering the best bargains and services available. The Gazette-Times, like all newspapers, champions every project designed to Improve public welfare Red Cross, Cancer Society, Polio Foundation. Youth Groups and many, many more. O Your Paper is a Trusted Friend: An estimated 4500 persons read the 1400 copies of the Gazette-Times each week. They welcome it as a trusted friend. O Your Paper Brings Entertainment: The Gazette-Times offers columns and features designed to bring enjoyment to its readers. It offers a warm, homey tone in its coverage. O Your Paper is an Economic Force: This paper and its staff are constantly at work to help economic progress of the community, pointing towards healthy development of Morrow County. O Your Paper is a Guardian of Freedom: O Your Paper is an Educational Force: The Gazette-Times realizes that an Informed electorate is a bulwark of freedom. It provides reliable information on proposed legislation and pirblic business. Your Paper is a Community Bulletin Board: It tells of coming meetings and events of interest to all organizations and individuals. The Gazette-Times brings articles that educate through informing such as articles from the County Agent and Home Extension Agent to help farm families. It also brings school news, both administrative and student activities. O Your Paper Is A Customer: It buys thousands of dollars worth of goods and services annually to use in its plant It pays substantial taxes to support the community. Your Newspaper Constantly Works For You TTI-TIM Heritage of Truth Frontier of Freedom SERVING ALL OF MORROW COUNTY
