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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 97838
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
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INFORMATION AIOUT
WAGE EARNERS' RIGHTS
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COMMISSIONER
History of National
Newspaper Week
By BEN D. MARTIN
President, Newspaper Association Managers
"In the light of world conditions today the American pub
lic should be appreciative of the freedom of the press in the
United States."
". . . Since this freedom of the printed word Is peculiar In
this country, It appears wise that American newspaper read
ers be impressed with the reliability, integrity and enterprise
of their newspapers so that this condition might be contin
ued." Part of a resolution passed by concerned newspapermen
30 years ago, equally applicable and meaningful today, marked
the launching; of a national campaign to observe National
Newspaper Week.
The traditional belief of American newspapermen that
preservation of our form of government could only be insured
by maintaining an Informed public, informed through a free
press and not through government license or flat, prompted
the formation of the annual observance.
What actually triggered National Newspaper Week was
the "Blue Eagle", a symbol proposed by Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) to serve
as a "seal of approval" for newspapers and newspaper adver
tising. Believing this the forerunner of dreaded government li
censing to operate newspapers, managers of a number of
state and regional newspaper associations adopted a resolu
tion in 1939, establishing the annual NNW observance "to
recognize and re-emphasize the Important function of news
papers In the everyday lives of people."
Such state-by-state events prevailed until October 16, 1939,
when the Newspaper Association Managers adopted a resolu
tion proposed by the late John B. Long, then general man
ager, California Newspaper Publishers Association, calling lor
a nationwide event.
On October 1, 1940, the first National Newspaper Week
began.
' Theme for NNW that first year was "The Press Consti
tutes the First Line of Defease In the Battle for the Maint
enance of Democracy".
Publishers were urged by the five-man NAM-NNW com
mittee and the officers of 25 state press associations who
were helping promote the project to write editorials proclaim
ing newspaper week, prove the dependability of war and
diplomatic news to the public, sponsor newspaper plant visi
tations for the public, use pictures of the newspaper staff and
newspaper functions during the week, cooperate with the
clergy In planning programs featuring freedom of the press,
display newspapers from foreign countries, showing the dif
ference In press freedom before and after a dictatorship is
established, and carry local advertising success stories.
Throughout the years contests of one type or another
have been used to supplement the NNW program. In 1943
the Graphic Arts Educational Association sponsored a high
school contest for the design of an emblem symbolic of Free
dom of the Press. In 1918 NAM itself announced a competition
between papers to see which one put forth the best promo
tional program for NNW.
The objective was for papers to inform the public re.
garding freedom of the press based on the NNW slogan that
year: "the right to know is the key to all your liberties".
4-H Has Proud Record
"Involvement" is a term heard a lot these days. Also
"demonstration". Many of today's headlines involve youths
who demonstrate.
Well, this week October 5-11, more headlines will be
highlighting stories of youths who involved and who do
demonstrate for what they believe In: and that's 4-H! We
are proud that many of our county youth do this kind of dem
onstration throughout the year and profit from it.
This Is National 4-H Week. It is observed by more than
3 million boys and girls from 9 to 19 years of age, and some
26 million men and women who once were 4-H members.
These 3 million youth represent every State and county
In the United States. They are red, yellow, black and white.
They are from Indian reservations, ghettos, big cities, sprawl
ing ranches, suburbs, hills and valleys, farms and small
towns. When they "Joined" 4-H they agreed to learn-by-dolng
the 4-H way. And they have.
Backstopping these future citizens and leaders of our
country are several million parents, aunts, uncles, grandpar
ents, volunteer leaders and the thousands of men and women
employed by the Cooperative Extension Service who supervise
and guide 4-H youth work. Also scores of private business
enterprises have supported 4-H for half a century.
And that's a sizable number of men, women and child
ren to be "involved" in a group "demonstrating" the merits
of 4-H.
To them and to the boys and girls who have pledged:
"My Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service, and
My Health to better living, for
My club, my community, and my country,"
we extend our congratulations and sincere good wishes for
their success in "learning by doing." We look forward to their
continuing demonstration to show others how to prepare a
better meal, grow better crops, raise better livestock, practice
greater safety, to build a better way of life.
Every year thousands of Ore
L-onlans need assistance in coi
lectins wages owed by employ
ers for work performed without
reimbursement, reports Norman
O. Nilsen. the State Labor Com
mlssioner.
There are several reasons why
the wages are not paid. Nilsen
commented. Including little or
no capital to meet payrolls, poor
management and, in a very few
Isolated cases, downright dis
honesty. According to Nilsen, one
of the primary sources or as
sistance in collecting unpaid
wages has beeen the Oregon
Bureau of Labor.
Here are some or the ques
tions about collecting unpaid
wages posed to Nilsen and the
taff of the Oregon Bureau of
Labor and the answers to these
questions:
Question: How can an Oregon
waqe earner collect money he
believes to be owned him for
work performed?
Answer: He may file an action
through a private attorney; he
may, at nominal cost, file an
action for unpaid wages not ex
eeeding $200 in the small claims
department of a Justice or Dis
trict Court without the services
of an attorney or he may file
a claim through the Oregon Bur
eau of Labor subject to provis
ions of state statutes.
Question: What division of
the Bureau of Labor handles
wage claims?
Answer: Wage claims must be
filed at offices of the Wage and
Hour Division in Portland, Sa
lem, Eugene, Medford, Coos Bay
and Pendleton.
Question: If a claim is filed
with the Wage and Hour Divis
ion, what action follows?
Answer: An inspector of the
Wage and Hour Division reviews
all evidence supporting the
claim, including such items as
records of hours worked, and
then attempts to reach a solu
tion through the process of con
ciliation between employer and
employe.
Question: What happens if an
amicable solution cannot be
reached through conciliation?
Answer: The Wage and Hour
Division then turns the claim
over to tho Lpl-hI Division of
the Bureau of Labor for approp
rliite action
Question: What acton is taken
by the Legal Division?
Answer: The Legal Division
invites the employer and the
employe to attend a hearing de
signed to determine the merits
of the claim. If the claim then
Is thought to be valid and Is not
met. legal action may be taken
if the Bureau of Labor has the
permission of the employe.
Question: Does the Bureau oi
Labor hare any other legal re
course in attempting to collect
what it feels to be a legitimate
wage claim?
Answer: Yes, criminal pro
ceedings may be filed to en
force wage payment laws.
If there are further questions
on this or other activities of the
Oregon Bureau of Labor, please
write to Norman O. Nilsen, State
Labor Commissioner, 115 Labor
and Industries Building, Salem,
Oregon 97310.
Civic League Sets
Rummage Sale Dates
Annual full rummage sale
sponsored by the Heppner Civic
League is planned for Friday
and Saturday, October 24-25, in
the old Tryeo building, It Is an
nounced by Mrs. Jerry Adam
son, chairman.
The sale will be in progress
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each
day. Items will not be avail
able for selection or lay-away
prior to the opening of the sale,
the chairman points out. var
ieties of rummage are needed,
and pickup service is offered by
members of the league.
MEETING
CALENDAR
Monday, October 13
Chamber of. Commerce, noon,
Wagon Wheel
Fire Department, 7:30
Lions Club, 7:00
Ruth Chapter No. 32, 8:00
Tuesday, October 14
Degree of Honor, 8:00
Wednesday. October 15
Willows Lodge IOOF, 8:00
Jaycees, 8:00
Carnation Club. 8:00
lone Garden Club, 1:30
Thursday, October 16
Soroptimists, noon
Fridav. October 17
Rhea Creek Grange, 6:30
Saturday, October 18
Lexington Grange, 8:00
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Jaycees in Search Of Missing Articles
A search Is being made
throughout the community for
a number of items taken from
the Jaycee parade float on Aug
ust 23.
Many of the items were loan
ed by local people who consid
er them as family heirlooms,
and the Jaycees would very
much appreciate their return.
The missing items may be left
at any church in town, and no
questions will be asked.
Included in the group is a
white crocheted baby dress, pink
crocheted baby sweater and
booties, yellow and orange oval
doilie with knitted edge, round
purple tatting, long piece of
knot work lace, embroidered pot
holder, crocheted tablecloth and
a patchwork quilt. i
Dear Editor:
In a . letter from Diana Clark
of Essex. England, she writes
"One of the couriers (in Spain)
was an American girl called
"Pat" and we discovered that
her home town is Portland and
her parents came from Heppner.
Unfortunately we didn't get
her last name, but if you know
anyone with a daughter work
ing for Panarama in Estartit
(Spain) it must be the same
person. She is a very nice girl
and has been in Spain for two
years l think . . . ' me iamuy
was vacationing in bpain.
Diana Clarke is a great niece
of English Frank Hale, who
worked in Heppner and vicinity
for the Minor Brothers many
years ago. He returned to Eng
land and was in World War I
in the Air Force. Ha had many
friends in Heppner. He died in
England in 1956.
Josephine Mahoney Baker
2545 S. W. Terwilliger,
Apt. 525
Portland 97201
Eastern Oregon
Hunting Calendar
The Oregon State Game Com
mission has released the follow
ing list of hunting seasons for
the month of October. Hunters
are requested to check the hunt
ing regulations for further de
tails on specific areas and shoot
ing time tables.
Buck deer season October 4
through 22 one buck deer with
visible antlers.
Open deer season October 18
through 22. Limit one deer.
Chukar and Hungarian Part
ridge October 4, through De
cember 31. Limit 8 per day in
aggregate, 16 in possession.
Cock Pheasants October 18
through November 23. Limit
3 per day, 9 inf possession.
Valley and Mountain Quail
October 18 through December 31.
Limit 10 per day in the aggre
gate, 20 in possession.
Waterfowl October 18 through
January 11 (Season extended
in Columbia Basin counties for
ducks only through January
18). Limits: Duck 6 per day,
12 in possession . (Columbia Ba
sin) Goose 3 per day, 6 in po
session. (Dailv bag may be in
creased to 6 providing 3 or more
are snow geese); Coot to per
day, 25 in possession; Mergan
ser 5 per day, lu in possession.
Gail McCarty, county exten
sion 4-H agent, is among those
from the area who are attend
ing the annual Pacific-Internat
ional show this week in Port
land.
Your Share of Autumn
The Autumn of the year brings with it many things.
Autumn means the decline of the fruitfulness of the
land and signals the period when Nature will rest. It is the
season when football is king, and hunting is the sportsman's
dream.
It is the time when the mountains and valleys turn red,
gold and yellow, and all of Nature is a beautiful sight.
To the farmer, Autumn means the end of harvesting and
the beginning of plantings. In the cities, Autumn means an
other theatre season.
To the school children, it means the beginning of anoth
er year of exciting learning.
Autumn is a time for all, and has attractions to share
with all. There Is something about the smell of the cool
fall air that lifts the heart, that makes the final months of
the year worth living.
(Courtesy of the Sutherlin Sun).
WE WILL PAY $100 FOR INFOR
MATION THAT WOULD LEAD TO
ARREST OF PERSON OR PERSONS
AND THE RECOVERY OF THE TOOLS
TAKEN FROM OUR SHOP SATURDAY
NIGHT, OCTOBER 4. NOTIFY US OR
SHERIFF MOLLAHAN.
-MR. and MRS. ORIS CRISP
Heppner, Phone 676-5531
Grange Reminder
Regular monthly meeting of
the Lexington Grange Is plan
ned for Saturday evening, Oct
ober 11. at the hall. A potluck
dinner will start the meeting at
6:30 p.m., and program is being
planned. Uue to conilicts, tne
grange Booster Night program
will not be held until November.
Student Tour
Becomes Reality
About 150 happy 5th and Cth
graders from three counties fin
ally had their wishes fulfilled
Tuesday when they left from
their respective schools at o am.
for an all-day forest conserve
tion tour at Bull Prairie.
The tour had been postponed
twice before because of heavy
rains in the mountains.
Students from Wheeler. Gil
liam and Morrow counties were
to learn about woods lore and
conservation practices from for
est service personnel and other
leaders. Bob Jepsen, lone ranch
er, emphasized the importance
of good hunter-sportsman rela
tionships. Sponsoring groups for the tour
include the Extension Service,
U. S. Forest Service. State Board
of Forestry, Soil Conservation
Service, State Game Commission
and the Kinzua Corporation.
Trade at home where your
dollars have more sense.
NO DEER CUTTING
UNTIL OUR NEW
PLANT IS FINISHED.
(Storage Only)
Court Street Market
Heppner
Ph. 676-9643
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
HEPPNER HOME
EXTENSION DAY UNIT
Wed.. Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Fair Dormitory Bldg. at Fair
grounds
Friends and members urged
to attend
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Heppner vs. Wahtonka at The
Dalles, Friday, Oct. 10,
p.m.
Helix at lone, Homecoming,
JTiaay. uct. iu, z:3U p.m
Heppner Jayvees, vs. lone,
here, Thurs., Oct. 23, 7:30
p.m.
SENIOR CITIZENS
Afternoon social meetings
Each Friday. 3 n.m.
Heppner Neighborhood Center
FALL RUMMAGE SALE
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24'
Old Tryco Building
Sponsored by Heppner Civic
League
Call members for rummage
pickup
LEXINGTON GRANGE
Saturday, Oct. 11
Potluck dinner. fi:3fl nm
Meeting and program follow
ing
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
O. Box 247 PH. 676-S625
If no answer call Ray Boyce,
676-5384
Heppner
National Newspaper Week
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The Truth Generally Lies Under the Surface
The true facts about anything
are seldom pure and never simple.
Facts often are deeply hidden, like
the seven-eighths of an iceberg
"which always lie under water.
When your newspaper reporter
says to the mayor, or the school
superintendent, or the chief of po
lice, "May I ask you a question or
two?" he is really "diving" for
facts. He hopes to bring to the
light of day other related names,
figures, or relationships which will
tell his readers a fuller story.
Good newspapers, good news
papermen constantly divedig, and
probe beneath the appearances of
things to their deeper, often hid
den meanings and connections.
There are all kinds of news
papers and all kinds of newspaper
men. Nobody ever claimed they
were all perfect. But one thing
is certain: No other agency, insti
tution, or group of people of any
kind is engaged in digging out and
publishing important facts about
our public life.
That's the job of a free and un
licensed press. This newspaper
would like you to remember that
during National Newspaper Week,
October 5-11.
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