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The Heppner Gaiette, established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February U
1912.
HELEN E, SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
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WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor end Publisher
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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.
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ixltends Greetings
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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.
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