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RcrrNca CAzrrrr times. Tkrurt, rrwy is. ms THE GAZETTE-TIMES Moow courm twsmt The Heppner Gazette established March 30. ISM The Heppner Time etabluhrd Novrmbcr is, lSSTT. lonaliJ!tM rcbruary 13, 1912. rZtf-Zl niwimmi NATIONAL f OITORIAl WESLEY A. SHT.1MAN Cdilor ea4 Publub! ggj 16T,5N HELEN C S RUM AM Associate PuUUImw Subscription Pate: $450 Year. Single Cory 10 Cent. PublUhed Every Thursday and Entered at the It Office at Heppner. Orecon. ai Second CI a Mattrr. Too Many Bills As Robert Drrnedde polnU out in his "Salem Scene" column, written under iponorhlp of the Association of Oregon In ductrics. the state legislature has had more than 1100 bills Introduced In two month, and many more are yet to come. Of this number, probably only a small percentage will be come law. It would be a tittle staggering to think that poor John Q. Citizen would have to be burdened with 1100 new statutes! No matter how you look at It this Is far too many bills to be Introduced. It's downright ridiculous. Many of the proposals are of the "pet peeve" variety and have no real significance in serving the public interest. Others are politically motivated. Buried in the avalanche are bills of true merit and worthy of real consideration. Bills relating to education alone make a long, long list Supt. David Potter has been making a valiant attempt at keep ing the Heppncr-Morrow Chamber of Commerce Informed on them. His list this week was two pages long. Just devoting one line to each bill Some of them are silly; some are Important When 1100 bills are introduced at a session, how can any legislator act intelligently on them all? How is it possible to keep the important ones from being inundated in a flood of trivia T And if the public at large attempted to keep informed to a reasonable degree, everyone would have to stop all normal work and devote full time to checking on legislative bills. The alternative, though, is that some "dillies are slipped through without the public's general knowledge as was done with the ambulance bill of four years ago. Regulations Imposed by this bill later had to be rescinded to large degree. It is time that the legislature started to police itself on its volume. It should work out some sort of screening procedure to keep some of these bills from ever being introduced. Compe tent legislators should be responsible enough to avoid indulging in whims and pet peeves in their legislative work, and un doubtedly many of them never submit this type of proposal. But others do. We read an article in the Oregon Statesman Sunday that listed some of the funny proposals. It is hard to think that duly elected senators and representatives would submit them in seriousness. There have been proposals that the length of the session be limited. Maybe that could be worked out but it might turn out to be restrictive when there Is something of vital im portance to consider. There is still some solid justification for considering a one-house legislature, since both houses now are based on population alone. This contributes to a mass of needless debate, parliamentary procedure and introduction of useless bills. We appreciate and need good legislators, and there is no reason to believe that the majority of those serving aren't doing a conscientious, responsible Job. But they do need to work out some kind of check on rampant colleagues who seem to think it an achievement to come up with some new gimmick that might put some foolish new law on the books. It might be feasible, for instance, to limit the number of bills that any one legislator is permitted to introduce. In this manner, those under consideration could be held to the most important After all, the public is paying the bill for all these bills, whether they become law or not Waiting for the Lightning to Strike (Wallowa County Chieftain J Many people are inclined to assume that all Wallowa county needs to experience a business boom is for some substantial industry to move Into the community. If and when this bonanza occurs, prosperity will reign and the future will be rosy. Or, if high Mountain Sheep dam is started on the Snake river the days of economic doldrums will be over and perpetual pros perity will reign. In the meantime there is not much which can be done but sit and wait There are some lessons which are overlooked by those who follow this "sit and wait" philosophy. As a general rule people and communities which sit and wait for some stroke of good fortune to hit suddenly out of the blue find themselves still sitting and waiting when their time has run out Pure luck is not very dependable. We have watched with some dismay and disappointment the reaction of the community of Elgin to a million dollar or so investment by the Boise Cascade Corporaton in a new plywood mill there. When this industrial development was announced there were statements from business leaders in Elgin which indicated that the community was at last on the threshold of a new era of prosperity and growth. Optimism was widespread. Businessmen had their cash registers ready and waiting for the big payroll checks. The mill was built, a large crew of workmen took Jobs at the plant and in the woods, and everything was presumably set for a big boom. But, as far as we can see from this distance, not much happened to Elgin. The town looks the same. There has been very little new construction, few new homes or busi nesses or public buildings. And there is very little evidence of any imaginative planning for the future or of any deep optimism. A lot of people are disappointed. We have seen communities, such as Umatilla, boom under impetus of get-rich-quick enthusiasm when a new dam is constructed, only to collapse and become mere wayside stations after the initial activity had subsided. . Industrial developments can be a boon to a community, but only if the people are determined to do something on their own to make their community permanently progressive and attrac tive. A sense of pride and loyalty are indispensable to the con tinued well being of any community. If attractive new homes are built, beautiful churches maintained, business houses kept modern, a sound school program maintained, streets and side walks kept in first-class condition, sewer and water systems modernized, good hospitals and nursing homes provided, rec reational programs developed, unsightly lots and buildings cleared and plans are constantly studied to make a community more attractive, then It is building on a substantial basis. Those who live in such a community will want to 6tay, and those who visit it will want to come back. But there Is no future for any community which merely waits for the lightning to strike. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman COL. FRANK M.IXWIT- dl- Included amone tho panic!- trk-t rniMiwrr tt the l. S. rtin (n the tournament are Arnr Ctl rJ Encirwrrm. W1U ' who iiil rm-le l the Walla, rut off a r! fck at'"fi4a brl.ttf rhamrlorunin. the ttart f hia talk i the Cham-' Anyone far Old Ma4 Uh the U-r of Corr.mervr Monday, hi editor? f irt arrx-arinre In llrtinrr. I lie toiJ I the fellow who u THAT this nice springlike appearing In court to (n a di-1 day U trvlng to rnmtnre us orr from hi wife. (that the winter storms aw over, "She talk all the time." the,bae wt ever noticed how tnnx man ni4 tne juace -When iinaiurai catatrvpne o ourn awake in the nwnlnr. ahe'a fall on holiday ? For eample talking The lat thine I hear at: the anport flood on Memorial nirht U her talking She talks, d-ty. the Alaska earthquake on talk, talk all dav long it! Friday, the pkvrtr.br r flood "What dor ahe aayT" queried .on IhrUtmas. the big wind in the Juiijf. .the valiev a couple vrars ago I dn t know," replied the on toiumbu lav. MUbe ou man he &rn t tell me. ran tnin of other. IJom mure Col McFUee'a inference was.thu has any supernatural aig- that he might talk a lone time 1 nifioance. It dor have one prac and not uv much, but chamber ! tnal advantage it makes It member found It quite the op posite. He gave a very pertinent and nterrtme presentation on the proposed Willow Creek dam and easier to remember the date. FT ISN'T anything new for Gile French of Mora to win award In Journalism, but he received on damage rauted by the recent! the highest honor In Oregon floods. (journalism last week end at the jtate pre conference In Eugene CONGRATVLATIONS are due n'n h ' Presented the Voor- Walter Beckett He celebrated , n, awara lor ouuianaing hi h hinM.v uvstnMH.v achievement Former Governor Health Association Votes to Join Eastern Region At a meeting of the M mm C.Miitiv TH and )le:ih Ac. latlon held February 14. a vote was taken on the rewmmenda- Von Morter Playi In Bridge Tourney U Vrtne Van Matter. Jr. n two thud plait ami one fouittt ila-e In f-Hir aelon of a tcir l.tnal dui'lh-ate iM.I'- lourn. nwnt at the Hilton IMrl, Port land. Saturday and Sunday. In doing he wtn tlm- iiiatr point. Van Mrtr. accompanied by hi wife, was the only entrant In the tournament from liepn Nobody rave him a party, but he observed the occasion by treating his "coffee club" to breakfast on that day. IncIudVd In the group were Harold Becket Charlie Beckett and Stanley Rob- inson. Now you'd think these boys would reciprocate by providing him with a birthday cake at a coming session. WE HA VENT BEEN ud there. but we hear that Bull Prairie has been a winter paradise with excellent fishing through the Ice on the lake and presenting a beautiful picture with heavy snow covering on all sides. Un- j demand some 80 to 100 were up there Sunday, and the trout! thev were catching were dandies. The Bull Prairie development i only about three years old. sure Charles Sprague. chairman of the committee, made the pre sentation. Giles, who sold the paper (Sherman County Journal a couple years ago to Dan Bart lett. still write his pithy col umn. These Thing We Note.' and writes editorials for the paper. As a newspaper neighbor, we congratulate Giles. Many here know him and read hi pert inent paragraph. After the Friday banquet at Eugene we kidded him a bit about some reference to the "Sherman County Observer" in stead of the "Sherman County Journal" in the presentation. -Well." replied Giles. -When you get to be 100 years old. you're entitled to make a few mistakes." However, we learned that the iVrtTon ., i aI SIhfI Sherman County Journal was a recreation site. Again it shows - (,.,4 ,k. o-... r,.n. what can be done to develop for southern once. Indeed, the Sherman Coun ty Observer. Giles changed the name. this "industry- Morrow county. ITUF CIIFOVtAVQ tl a run E ADMIRE La erne Van Mar-1 down to Cottage Grove last ter ior nis acnievement in me camrrtav nm f,-r hnrt viit regional bridge tournament. !-, th vi r.imtwU lr Portland, over the week . end. l citizens of Heppner. It What concentration and brain nnit innmnriiK m firwt work It must take to vie with pp .nT. in r.ain th the experts of the Pacific Coast j week's issue of the Gazette In such a tournament! In La Verne came home with two of us.' thirds and a fourth out of four sessions in which he played, which is a very good showing. Each of those sessions, bv the way. is four hours long, making a total of 16 hours play in two days. That's a good eight hours work each day. ti.n tt the rxvume board of rw-r. although there were aeverai the aMriation to Nxme a part from IVndleton. Ilermulon. of the recently formed Fastern . Walla Walla and Bakrr Rrgton of the Oregon TS and Health Ajjxh Utlon The Fattern Oregon Krglon u triad up of the muntle of I'nlon. Baker. H.rnrv. t'mattlla. Wallowa and Malhrur The eecutie board ha spent almot two year Investigating the poAiubility and advantage of reorganizing and becoming a part f thl group. Ten mem Nt of the a -i at ion were prfscnt and voted 9 t 1 In fa vor of consolidating. There were five WTlttrn statement sent by person unable to attend the meeting. Their votes wrre 4 to for consolidation As a part of the Eastern Ore gon Region. retreentatlve elec ted bv the Morrow county as- orlation will meet with repre sentatives from the above men tioned counties to help wvrk out better programs for Eastern Oregon generally. Ray Buck waiter, program director for the Eastern Region, has been doing Surplus Foods Made Available By County Court Almost ?1 prron are pre ently receiving turplus fix!. It wa revealed at the February meeting of the Morrow County Welfare commiMon. The com mission urge all tlKxie eligible to aail thernvlvr of the com modities which arr furnUhed through the county court, ac cording to Lowell Chaily, dir ector. Standard are based on tht previous 30 days net Income, ac cording to the following table: 1 person. Ills- 2 Person. 1171: verv fine Job and has had a urnom six'.: 4 ix-rvmt. 1.123: an unbelievable response and 5 ind 6 terins, $-;'.; 7. 8 and succes In working with the 9 arsons. JAJO. and 10 or more. people in tne su counties wnu rt ,3KS. Mn. Eitcb Suffers Injury In Fall Mi Ida Fktrb. futinrr loiu teldriil now living with a lUuiliirt at Oil, fell terrnlly and broke a -ltlt' Imiii. anotil lug In Information ttnt-ivrd by (ilerxU bete, Mr. Fjtel. who U about Kft rats of ae, I r lt led l be conftrtel for about llirru months brraus tf Urn In jury. Mie I recuvetinaj in a con Vlirnt borne ttear (Ml. Mr. Itl left on Just a fi w monih agtt to live with the t.tughter, Mr V. K Calkin lloxx who wlh to write her or end card should addrras them In rate of Ml Calkin. 1(1. , Ho 1W. IHI. Otrgon, klng for mimeograph strn. rllr The Garlle Times hat Ihem for sal. Including sieclal church bulletin style. They seem to like Cottage Grove real well, except that Fred Isn't very nappy with the rain. There are a lot of lakes around over there, but Fred claims that when it rains you can't tell where the lake ends and the land begins. have had a year to evaluate the result of their reorganization. Under the new regional setup, the organization will function much In the same way bud get will be prepared a usual for our local programs; the same number of volunteer officers and directors will be elected: and a seal sale campaign will be con ducted. Mr. Buckwalter will meet with us regularly to heln direct our programs and will be available to present many pro grams and activities which we have been unable to do in the past In the six counties mentioned above, he has conducted smoking clinics In the junior high and the high school; one county had mass tuberculin skin tTinei testing clinic: chest clinics are being held In most counties. It also expected that the Mobile X-ray Unit will be available in both the south and the north ends of the county. At the request of the Pioneer Memorial hospital board, the X-ray program conducted for the past 10 years on the first Wed nesday of each month for the general public will be There I an allowable cash re serve of IV O for one person or $imo for two or more. Further Information may be secured by contacting the Welfare Office, liw Building. In llrppner Iph 676 92111. Foods are distributed there from 1 to 5 p m. the first two Thursday of each month. Cur rently available are meat, cheese, butter, lard, flour, dried milk, beans, rice, rolled wheat, bulgar and peanut butter. N COMMUNITY I ) BILLBOARD V -JL Mr. Ltr Cos la making steady recovery at home after undergoing surgery at the Pen dleton Community hospital Feb ruary 10. She returned to her home February 16. She enjoyed a visit with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mr. Harvey Rohde. the former Fern Grave. 1 when they visited here last week. Coming Events HEPPNFR HIGH BASKETBALL Friday. February 2o Pilot IUk at Hrppnrr Javvee 6:30; Varity, 8 pm Support the Mustang! PUBLIC CARD PARTY Saturday, Feb 27 KK)K hall. 7 30 pm. Sj-onsored by Sana Sour I Three Link club. SKIING AT ARBUCKLE Take bus Saturday, Feb. 27, 9 15 a m. from Turn-A Lum Tow operating. Good snow, ROCKHOUND MEETING rot lurk dinner, 6 30 p m. Saturday. Feb. 27. old city library. Slides on silver. respiratory diseases such a asthma, emphysema, bronchitis. Influenza, and other. A tentative date for the annual discon- i meeting has besn set for April tinued as of April 1. 19CS. It will 20. It 1 hoped to have Mr. Buck be necessary, therefore, to , waiter for a speaker and the ex broaden our case-finding pro-! ecutlve board would like a good gram and Mr. Buckwalter will turnout for the meeting In order be available to direct us toward 1th.1t all may become acquainted a better program which will in- with him and with the new pre clude not only tuberculosis, but gram. PANCAKE LUNCHEON Fpicopa Parish Hall Tueday. March 2. 11:30 1:30 p m Everyone Welcome! to SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency t. O. Box 247 PH. I7 -962S RepptMff Just Two More Weeks ON THIBIT TEARS AGO February 28. 193S Laurel Beach, son of Mrs. Elsie M. Beach of Lexington, and an instructor in Lexington High school, was a featured soloist with the Portland Symphony or chestra on January 7. Mrs. Madge Thomson was a substi tute teacher in his place while he was away. Miss Katie Minert announced her candidacy for the position of clerk of school district No. 1. Second edition of the lone Index, a paper published by the students, nas appeared. The ed itorial staff is Francis Bryson, eritor; Hattie Van Schoiack, art editor; Junior Mason, humor ed itor; Harlan McCurdy, Jr., ath letic editor, and Miriam Hale, advertising manager. Ralph Akers has disoosed of his interest in Bristow and John son 6tore to E. J. Bristow, who is now sole owner of the store. I Smith will superintend construc tion of the Heppner Lumber I 1 Company's new dry kiln, of suf- ' t : -1 . . i 1 1 ncieni size 10 nanaie me en tire output of the mill and will be built at a cost of $75,000. Leta Humphreys Is attending; a druggists' buyers meeting in Portland and will hear the Rol and Hayes concert. 2m Week-end guests of the Stan ley Cox family were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mel lor, Charlene, Carol and Mickey, of Dayton, Wn. Mrs. ilellor is a sister to Mrs. Cox Woryra Harsin was on ot 102 representatives from throughout the state to attend the Sewage Plant Operators Short School, a three day session held annually in February, at Oregon State College in Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Griffin, along with their daughter, Sheryl and their grandson, T. J., were here this week-end from Beaverton visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jesse Griffin. TWENTY YEARS AGO February 22. 1945 The annual Red Cross mem bership and war fund drive are underway with Rev. Bcenie Howe as county chapter chair man and Mrs. Ted Smith, Hepp ner community chairman. Ap peals from our boys in service are coming from the various sec tors. Mrs. Carl McDaniel received word that her brother, George Smith of Condon, a merchant marine was on board a trans port that was blown up in the Pacific with no survivors. W. B. Kennedy and Grville TEN YEARS AGO February 24. 1955 March of Dimes drive officials released figures showing that the polio drive in the county raised a total of $2,442.89. Roice Fulleton was winner of $1,000 sweepstakes prize in the Union Oil sponsored Dipstick Derby, for recording most oil sales during the past three months of any Union dealer in the entire northwest Journalism students attend ing the press conference in Seattle next week are Lyle Jen sen, James Monahan, Sally Palmer, Meredith Thomson. Lynda Borman and Mrs. Joyce Wilkinson, advisor. FOR f fin In Attend Conclave Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman attended the annual Oregon Press Conference in Eugene Fri day and Saturday, and he also met with other directors of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers association Thursday night While in Eugene the Shermans visited their son, Bill, freshman at the University of Oregon. They spent Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gimbel, formerly of Heppner, at Oottage Grove and Saturday evening and Sunday with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sherman, in Salem. Mr. Sherman served as a member of the nominating committee and Voorhies award committee at Speeding Contest Brings Penalties Two young men pleaded guilty to engaging in a speed contest on the highway in court of Earl Soward, Justice of the peace, Fri- aay. Driver's license of Alan Lane, 19, was suspended for three months, and John Bert Weems, 22, was sentenced to three months in Jail but the sentence was suspended on condition that he report to the Justice of the peace weekly. The two were arrested bv State Officer James Gordon af ter a citizen complained. The incident occurred on the Hinton creek highway near the out skirts of town. Henry Stotts Better Henry Stotts is Improving in the Walla Walla, Wn., General Hospital following two major operations there, his wife said Wednesday. He Is listed In satis factory condition although he has had some complication from a congested lung. Mr. Stotts has been hospitalized about a month and does not know when he will be dismissed. Mrs. Stotts Bald that he has been cheered by tho rarHa an1 aft a nf ttituoht- Two Pair of Nationally Advertised Women's or Girls' Shoes For The Price of One Pair Choose From Such Famous Names As VELVET STEP and AIR STEPS Other Special Prices On Men's And Boys' 0 Sh 45 RPM RECORDS 6for$1 the conference. I fulness from friends. 1
