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REVPNCB CAZtTTE.TlMES. Thursday, lanuarr . ifjrpimrr CSazrttr-OJiinrii MOUOW COUKTTf NEWSMPEI PHONE 221 The Heppner Gazette, established March 30. 1883. The Heppner Timet established November 18. 1897. Consolidated February 15. 1912. Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher HELEN E. Associate SHERMAN Publisher FOIHIMIII VAtlOCUTIQN NATION At I0ITORIAL s9)CuTI?N Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties. H00 Year; Else where S4J0 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday nd Entered at the Pout Office at Heppner. Oregon, as Second Class Matter. WATCHING i ball torn l)MSl IllJV, second rate foot, from the Pacific second rate team Sagebrush for New State Flower? A news item reports that Rep. Clinton Haight Jr. of Baker, chairman of the legislative Interim committee on natural re source!, plans to introduce legislation In the 1163 session of the legislature to moke sagebrush the state flower, replacing Oregon grape, and to make the Jackrabblt the Mate's animal symbol, rather than the beaver. This move Is occasioned, of course, by eastern Oregon's battle for more adequate representation and undoubtedly fanned by Sen. Vernon Cook's recent condescending remarks about the Jacks and sage of eastern Oregon. Rep. Haight makes a pretty good case, though ierhaps with tongue in cheek. He says the rabbits can outrun and outproduce the beaver two to one. Sagebrush Is much more prolific than Oregon grape In this state, he declares, at the same time hinting that the current state flower may be a spreader of wheat rust. It la pretty much of a foregone conclusion that Rep. Haight's proposals won't get very far even if lie were serious about it, because there are probably lot more crapes than sages in the legislature. However, the Ideas bring up another thought. Eastern Ore gonlans should adopt some symbol for decals lor their autos and lapel buttons to wear In order to add a little more pride and prominence to our section of the state. Thus, wherever an eastern Oregonian went he would be advertising to the world that he Is one of those "Jackrabblts" deserving of recognition and rep resentation. A Good Job by President Whitesmith With the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday, Incoming president Fred GImbel takes over leadership of the organization and President Mike Whitesmith retires from this responsibility. Under Whitesmith's leadership, the chamber has had a good and active year. It has been a year of accomplishment, and a great deal of the credit is due to his hard work. Just a few of the activities during the year include: The Lucky Buck program, Christmas Opening promotion, Farm-City banquet, help with the rodeo and rodeo parade, sponsorship of the Wel come Edition of the Gazette-Times, sponsorship of a booth at the Pacific-International Livestock Exposition, sponsorship of the football banquet, and cooperation witn a number of youth and farm activities. The chamber has been an active voice In supporting local Improvements that Its members feel are needed such as the Willow Creek dam project (survey of which Is now In progress i, highway Improvement, cleanup palntup campaign, and others. It hus acted, pro and con, on legislation considered either beneficial or detrimental to local Interests, such as opposition to the new ambulance law that will work a hardship on small privately-owned emergency vehicles. As president, Whitesmith has been zealous and conscientious. He has taken time from his business to take care of chamber of commerce matters and has handled some of the hardest tasks himself when no one else volunteered to do them. As he retires from this post, he deserves hearty congratulations for a Job very well done. Heppner Needs Better Street Signs It Ls good to live in a town small enough so that everyone apparently knows everyone else and where they live. And there Is considerable to be said for not trying to make a big city out of a small town. But sometimes it isn't quite adequate, in giving directions, to say, "they live on up from the courthouse, across from the John Smiths," or "He lives on that little street that deadends a couple blocks from the depot." This is by way of saying that Heppner needs better street signs. Some of our streets seem to have none at all. Others have a few signs but not adequate. It is an accommodation for visitors to have proper signs, and although old timers may not need them, the newcomer finds himself considerably handi capped without them as guides. During the recent Christmas lighting contest we noted that it was difficult to inform the public where to go to see some of the homes because of this deficiency. from the !ig Ten In the Rose Bowl on .New j ear's day In a dull game on IV, we eouldn t he I but muse how much nicer was to be sitting at home than it would b to battle lOO.OuO other souls to get Into the con crete 'vml and then to fight traffic Mia rest of the day getting out. Mabe that Is a sign of age? THOSE WHO felt engulfed by the week-end fog here only rind lo drive a lew miles to get ahove It. The forest area around Cutsforth park is now a winter wonderland. Anyone who would want to make photographic Christmas cards for VMY2 (only 3;i days until Christmas) could get some beautiful snow pictures up there. The sun was shining brightly Monday and the snow niul Ire shimmered and sparkled. The Elmer Schmidt family was enjoy In ? skating on the pond at t'utsforthf. and others were up there with skils to pursue that siwrt. MRS. TED SMITH, like many others, has been having an or- Ideal witn the flu, but hers has been particularly persistant case. After listening to Ted the other day, though, we would guess that he Is almost sicker than his wife, though In a dif ferent way sick of his own cook ing. He even makes a face when berlng some 1VW sou Is. was de jstroyrd by the flood that resulted I from a tluudburM. occurring iom everting at o clock tliis evening it Is eotimated var loukly that from i to t) people are dead. Already : tMMiies have been found uton the streets of Heppner. and the search has hardly commenced. Another story carries this headline, "Tells of Wild Work or Torrent. Datelined Spokane, ii says, a special lo ine ;poKe man Review from Echo, Ore. says N. T. Tooker of the Fair banks-Morse Company of Port land who was at Heppner when the awful disaster happened last evening by the bursting of an immense cloud, arrived here this afternoon to bring out the news lie said: The rushing torrent came at 5:M) o clock last even Ing when most of the inhabitants were at their evening meal. All were taken so suddenly without warning that nothing could be done to save those who were caught In the rushing waters. Homes, stores and all buildings In the principal portion of the town were torn loose end driven onward." Other stories are headlined. "Rush Coffins to the Scenr "Sees Death Approaching." Brings the Hrst ftows to Out side." "Relief Is on the Way to Heppner, ' and "From Scene of Horror." Pace 2 of the paper continues with. "fscril)es the Sting of he taiKs anoui nis preparations. Death," (About a sheepherder wnose six companions auegeuiy were drowned just as they were sitting down to a meal beside lower Willow Creek when the flood hit i "Hasten to Find Bodies," "Senator Morrow a Big Loser," and others. We'll take the paper to the library to be placed with others of historical Interest concerning the flood. A PACKAGE came In the mail the other day with some very Interesting contents. An accom panying letter explained, "This paper was brought in to me at the local tavern by a boy that was having their house remodel ed after a fire and after reading it over I saw where your town was the main topic, i mougni that maybe you would be Inter ested in It. I hope It will be some good to you. Sincerely, Aus tin V. Hubble. St. John, wasn." It was very thoughtful of Mr. Hubble for the paper is the Seattle rost-Intel l i g e n c e r of Tuesday, June 16, 1903. and the blc headline says, 'Three Hun dred Coffins Ordered for Heppner Dead." The entire front page Is de voted to the flood. One of the main srortes is neaaea, t-n- eulfcd In a Wall of Waters." Datelined Portland, It starts out, "Engulfed In a mighty wall of water, whose strengtn Knew no master, Heppner, the county seat of Morrow county, Ore., num- TO THE EDITOR Richmond Family Move lo Rockford Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richmond and sons, Larry and Stanley, moved last week to Rockford Wn., In the Spokane area, where he will assume his new duties as assistant manager of Rock ford Grain Growers. Richmond has been employed ior rour years by Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers, Inc. as book keeper and field man, coming here from Uarkston, Wn. Both Air. and Mrs. Richmond have taken an active part in community affairs during their time here. He was a member of the executive committee for Little League for two years; has been on the Cub Scout commit tee four years and served as Cubmaster for one year. She was a den mother for Cub Scouts for three years. Both were active in the Methodist church. Richmond served on the church board four years and was chairman of the board for one year. She was sup erintendent of the primary Sun day school. Mrs. Richmond was also active in Civic League and Mothers club. Their many friends have been wishing them success in their new location. Gazette-Times Gets Treasury Citation Announcement is made by Mr, Thomas S. Frideaux, chairman of the Oregon Savings Bonds com mittee, that a United States Treasury Department citation has been awarded to the Gazette Times for outstanding public ser vice to the community and the nation through its long-time sup fKrt of the Savings Bonds pro gram. In his statement, Prideaux noted that this newspaper has set an unusually fine long-term record for backing the Savings Bonds program and he also stated that without such support which has heen nation-wait among all advertising media, it would have been completely im possible for the Treasury Depart ment to have averaged approxi mately four and three-quarter billion dollars of Savings Bonds sales each year since 1H. The award carries the wording. 'Presented to Gazette-Times in appreciation of patriotic service o the nation through the United States Savings Bonds program." It is signed bv the Secretary of he Treasury and by Irideaux as state chilrman. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomson. Bernlce ind Bruce, were dinner guests on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Harry Duvall. Miss Betty Domicile ol Reno. Nevada, is spending a New year's vacation with her sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Groshens. and getting acquaint ed with her new little nephew, baby Gregory Allan Groshens. Week-end guests at the Everett Struckmeier home were Mr. and Mrs. Keith Allen and family. nternrise Mr and Mrs. Lowell Hall and familv. Caldwell. Idaho: Mrs. Harrv Brooten. t'loverdale; Miss Bernlce Struckmeier. Salem: Mrs. Richard Struckmeier. Jeff erson, mother of Mr. Struck meier: Edwin Faxon. Corvallis: Mrs. Maurice Pettit. Walnut reek. Calif., mother of Mrs. S'ruckmeier; and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Struckmeier and family, Albany. Dear Editor: We note you have a very In teresting paper. Of special In terest is a late article by N. C Anderson who must be compli mented. And I suggest every one read it again. Oh how sad the story that our economy has become so tight, that our county has lost 77 op erators in agriculture, and in such a short time. These things are a real tax dollar loss to our county. At many agriculture conven tions this last fall we had great speakers tell us the farmer was producing so good that they were not all needed in the world. They did not say the farm program is so tough that a large percent will be forced out of business each year Yet that is the case, and there are lots of starving people in this world. I also note Mr. Weatherford had some good points of ec nomlc interest in your paper. And our county needs more men that are not afraid to speak out. Part of our economic condition may be a result of high taxes. Mavbe our road building pro gram is getting too much money and is retting too big, and out of place. Maybe our school pro gram is going like the socialists want it. Or maybe it Is just plain under the table spending like the $22,000.00 grant for a plan ning council. Now is the time to take warning. Let us keep our government close to the people. And beware of the brain wash. When we lose control it will be worse than the iron heel. We note our livestock area Is going to suffer from some of this high tone planning where Indus try is expected to come into our county that will be more of a liability than an asset. If our county population is standing still or going backward then why expand the school pro gram to the breaking point? And if there are going to be less people on our county roads then it might be time to take new look at our road program. There has been very little travel iast our place this year and his may be the reason our roads are better. Now the tax dollars you save mav be your own. And the nation ou might save will be your own. Now Mr. Editor if you have the space there is one more compli ment I want to mention and that is the excellent work you have done on the trade at home add in your December 2Sth paper. There is much more behind the add than just the reading. The thousands of tax dollars from this part of the county that is paid into Heppner or our county seat and the way it is spent sort of leaves a bad taste in our mouth about trailing at Heppner. Forever yours, R. S. Crum Small Business Hearing Slated A public hearing on problems of small business will be held in The Dalles on Feb. 16 by a sub committee of the Legislative In terim Committee on Small Busi ness. Rep. Katherine Musa, The Dalles, announced that the hear ing will start at 1:30 p. m. in the county courtroom of the Was co county courthouse. Individuals and organizations are invited to offer comments. suggestions and recommenda tions on problems or small busi ness and how to alleviate them. Sen. E. D. Potts, Grants Pass, Is chairman of the Business Law and Taxation subcommittee which will conduct the hearing. Other members are Sen. Vernon Cook, Gresham, and Rep. Musa. Arrangements to testify at the hearing may be made by con tacting the Interim Committee office in the State Office Build- ng, Portland. Cancer Deaths Up Seven Per Cent; 2nd High Killer Among those ente r t a 1 n 1 n g guests on New Years was Mrs. Clara Gertson. She was hostess for a dinner party given for The Oregon State Board of Health rejmrted that earner deaths Increased almoM seven inrcent lat yr?r to a record high of 2 is8 compared to 2.WO In I'A'J. This is the first time since l'JIH that the Oregon can cer death rate rose above the national average. Cancer again last year was second only to heart disease among the leading causes of death In Oregon in all ages. It is second only to accidents among children one through H years of age, third to accidents and suicide among young adults i:wi years ol uce. second to heart disease for ixrsons 25-61 years, and third following heart disease and stroke for ersons over C5 years of ace. The largest Increase In cancer fatalities last year was In persons over ti5 year or age. ror men, oo per rent ot the cancer deaths were C years or over and for women slightly less than 3d per cent. There apiears to be a con tlnued leveling off of lung can rer deaths. In r.rM. lung cancer fatalities had increased 19 per cent. I he lung again this year was the leading site lor cancer deaths In males. The ration of males to females for this site Is six to one. Cancer killed 4S children un der the age of 15 years last year a Hi per cent decline over the 61 In liG9. This was due pri marily to the reduction of leuk emla deaths. Cancer of the brain and other parts of the nervous system claimed an additional 13 lives. Cancer was listed as the cause of leath for 169 adults from 25-41 years of age of which about 63 per cent were women. This is the only age group where women exceed men In cancer fatalities, primarily because of cancer of the breast and genital organs. Last year there were about 250 cancer deaths lor every luu.uuu persons between the ages of 45- 64 or 930 deaths. Men exceed women by about 11 per cent at these ages. Lung cancer topped all other sites with 147 deaths or 30 per cent of cancer fatalities among men at these ages. Among women cancer or the breast and genital organs headed the list with 200 deaths or 43 per cent of all cancer deaths of this age group. Sites located in the digestive system account ed for 121 deaths for men and 108 for women, while an addit ional 60 male and 36 female deaths were listed due to Leuk emia or neoplasm of the lym phatic system. Health board figures showed that approximately one out of every 100 men who were 45 years or over last year died from can cer, compared to one per 150 women. Leading sites for men were the prostrate and lung with the breast continuing as the leading site for women. More detailed breakdowns by site, sex, and age group may be obtained from the vital statistics section of the Oregon State Board of Health, the report concluded. Vet Pensioners To Get Queries Income questionnaires were mailed to 23.0O Oregon veterans ami their survivor wim me mmiihlv rwnilon tu.r li twl failure lo promptly return the forms may result In suspension of payment. Acting M,,i,-,r T. If. Conner of the Veterans Administration Region al OHue for Oregon warned to da v. In order to prove continued entitlement under the law per sons receiving enslon for non service oonnectid death or disability- are reoulred each January i,i r..i,iri actual Income for the iaM 12 months and estimated In come for the new year. Ijisi J.muarv one out of five questionnaires had to be return ed to the pavee because the card was not completely filled out, Conner said, the ensuing delay in securing corrected reports created many stop payments, and 30 to 60 days are required to restore monthly checks In such cases. The questionnaires cover In come from wages, social security, retirement pension and annuities, dividends, interest, unemploy ment compensation, rentals, sale of property, self employment, farming and all other sources. Pensioners In the Portland area may seeure personal assis tance in filing their reports at the VA office in the uncoin Building. Conner said. Those re siding elsewhere are Invited to secure the assistance of VA rep resentatives at the Roscburg Vet- erans nospnai. ine uomicniaij' near Medford. and from county service officers throughout the state. Persons receiving compensa tion for service connected deatn or disability are not required to reoort income, with ine ex ception of parents drawing pay ments under tne uepenaency Indemnity act. GIs Here Pay Loan Taxes Averaging $269 Ths average en GI with an Oteifon veteran' firm and home loan pU a property tax trf j tfiia jrar. ioiopated to $JJl last year and Sl'.M In 1 '.:'.. Tills figure was reported y lf..u V Hell, auditor fur the On!, checks Decern-Mpartment of Veterans' Afl.tirs. which paid ine r.M W ues in November on the properties tt 22.9H World War 11 and Korean veterans who have state Imtm The tottl amount paid in laves this vear was $3,631. 1'.il. against $M77,iit2 a year ago. In Morrow countv. the tax on 42 properties was JI1N23. The average tax here was S-'i.'.i. com- the statewide average parol to of $213. The lorrower pays his taxis monthly to the slate veterans department along with hu loin repayment. The department in turn pays the tax collector, and does it before November 15 in earn the veteran a 3 per cent discount. The discount this year saved the veterans $171.16:1. Stops in Hawaii Arlo D. McRoberts, aerograph- en mate mini ciass, ii.-s.n, sun of Mr. nnd Mrs O. A. Devin of Henimer. spent the Christmas holiday at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, while serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea Pearl Harbor Is the Coral Sea s first stop on Its way to Join the Seventh Fleet In the Western Pacific The 63.(KX)ton ship moored at the Ford Island pier In the historic harhor to give Its crew a chance to celebrate the holiday before continuing their cruise on December 26. SHOP IN HEPPNF-R STAR THEATER rhone 6-9278 If no answer call 6-9452 I guests, Miss Leta Humphreys, Mrs. Ethel Zeimantz and Mrs. Mabel Chaffee. Your health is our first consideration We work hand in hand with your doctor In safeguarding your health. We fill his prescriptions with professional precision. You can count on our careful attention, day or night. Just Call! HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUG STORE MR. & MRS. ROD MURRAY 217 N. Main Ph. 6-9610 IP ore at your uervice around the clock I CE fl To All Heppner Residents: Your Attention Is Called To - City Ordinance No. 342 WHICH PROHIBITS GARBAGE OR ANY CORPORATE LIMITS 'THE PLACING OBSTRUCTIONS OF HEPPNER." OR THROWING OF RUBBISH, REFUSE, IN ANY OF THE STREAMS WITHIN THE YOUR COOPERATION S ASKED- IN COMPLYING WITH PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. IF DEBRIS HAS ACCUMULATED - IN CREEK BEDS ON YOUR PROPERTY, WE REQUEST THAT YOU TAKE STEPS TO REMOVE IT. THIS ORDINANCE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $100 AND MAXIMUM IMPRISONMENT OF BUT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WILL MAKE SARY. WE ASK THIS COOPERATION TO KEEP FROM FLOOD AND FIRE. 50 DAYS FURTHER OUR CITY ON CONVICTION, ACTION UNNECES CLEAN AND SAFE -By Order of the City Council eciirru
