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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday June 11, 1953 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. O NEWSPAPER BUSKERS SOCIATION ROBERT I'ENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCIIEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. To Those Who Helped, Our Thanks In this issue of the Gazette Times we have, on this 50th anniversary, compiled what we believe and hope is one of the most comprehensive group of authentic stories and pictures of the Heppner flood ever gathered for a single publication. It could not have been done without a lot of extra work and help from many persons. To all of them we want to extend our sincere thanks for the in terest they took to get us the information, and for the time many of them spent to either tell or write their remembrances so that the stories they had to tell could be put into print. Each individual story carries the name of the person telling it, but in most cases it doesn't say to whom it was told. The credit for being a good listener, and then a good transcriber, goes to Mrs. Tom Wilson, for it was from her typewriter that many of the stories came into news form. We ex tend to her a special thanks for the time and ef fort she has spent (luring the past three or more months to get for us these many eye-witness ac counts of the great disaster. Many of the pictures used In this edition are the valued property of the Gazette Times, as Is the old copy of The Oregonian from which several articles were taken, but for several others we give credit to Mrs. Sadie M. Sigsbee for their use. It Is only logical, too, that they should come from her, for shortly after the flood, she married the photo grapher who took many of them, Bert Sigsbee. We know that in some of the descriptions and locations written to describe the pictures used, there undoubtedly have been a few mistakes creep in, yet so far, we haven't been able to uncover any j-erious ones. Several long-time residents helped us with these identifications but their names are going to remain our secret if some of the descrip tions are off a little in minor points, it's our fault. As we have said elsewhere, this edition is not to celebrate, but to commemorate. It is meant too, to record the "little" happenings that we believe are just as important as the overall "big" story of the flood in fact, even more important, because these little stories will not be remembered too many years longer by those who are yet able to tell them, though the main story will be in histor ies for years. It is actually for the generations to come, rather than for we who are here today, that this edition has been compiled. 4 nn By N. C. Anderson ' Morrow County's delegation of 1 H club members to 411 Summer School are making last minute preparations for the trip. 4 II Summer School will be held this year at Oregon State College, June 10 through the 2(ith. Thirty five 4 II club members, who have done good work and have met the qualifications set up by our 4-11 leaders, will attend. In order to earn a trip to 4-H Summer School a club member must be at least 13 years of age, have com-1 group will travt pleted at least 2 years of 4-II club work, and have completed all projects successfully. Attending from Morrow County this year be: Carol Ilamillon, Sharon Fus soll, Marie Potts, Maxine Sicard, Connie Baker, Albert Seeber, all of Boardman; Carol Hill, Dorothy Hinkley, Nancy Graybeal, Jeanne Calif f, Nora Jane Hinkley, Nancy Iloadley, Sally Coleman, Michael Califf, Dale Macey, all of Irrigon; Jean Ann Swanson, Barbara San ders, Sue Coleman, Grace Mc Cabe, Billie Seehafer, Gerry White, Wayne Kail, Richard Ek strom, Alvin McCabe, Jerald Rea, Janet Wright, Meredith Thomson, and Deane Graves, all of Heppner. Paul Tews, lone, will accompany the group as chaperon. Mrs. Maud Casswell will be in direct charge while assisting with classes (lur ing the summer session. The this year, by LATE McKAY EXCERPTS in six public and informal soc. ial meetings in Oregon the past "Drunkern a skunk." week Serrptarv of the Interior The district judge apparently Douglas McKay said: recognized that as being pretty iweok "President Eisenhower Is a bril-; drunk, as he fined tne accuse liant man keen of mind and asi$100. approachable as the person in the The same judge, Val D. Sloper mi i,,v,i oi,,,rv,ca,.oo of the Marion county district tnis weeK assesseu a iw- Francine Moyer, Dick and Shir ley Kononen left the last of the lor OOKllMIUciii-, .u..., where they will spend the sum mer vacation at the form of their uncle, William Cunningham. it New Hobby A icw Star Willi i , h .- , if . j 4 jr Mums Cnry (iRi I'rrrruu, l'J-vear-oliI movir ami li'lrvisiim performer, makes wall plaque from peanut butter jar lids. 'Die caps are ili' orated with characters from the Walt Disney movie "I'ctcr Pan." (.ici's )I.Miie contains eiht dilterent characters from I tie Karrit play. chartered Greyhound bus. An in teresting program is again out lined for our 4-H boys and girl.3 with classes in the morning, re creation in t he afternoon, parties and get to-gethers during the evening. Among the special at tractions for the club members attending summer school will be a matinee performance on June 24 of the 100 piece U. S. Army Field Band. The eighteen hun dred youngsters expected to at tend the summer school will have a chance to see and hear why this famed military musical organi zation that has traveled two hundred thousand miles and per formed in -eight hundred cities in the U. S., Canada and Europe, Is called the Kings of the Highways. June 21 will also be annual bank ers day. The Oregon bankers will present Monty Brooks and his vaudeville troup for their annual performance that evening. All In all it looks like an Interesting session for the lucky boys and girls who were selected to attend. A letter was received this week from Cal Monroe, State 4-H Agent, congratulating Morrow County on the contribution which they made to the 4-H sponsored Internation al Farm Youth Exchange Pro gram. Cal reminded us that there are several IFYE delegates who have returned during the past six weeks from trips abroad that could present their pictures and talk on their stay before any group In the county. Jack Wells, who has just returned from Bo livia, has one of the finest sets of pictures and best talk of any that have yet returned. Jack's report Is good enough to provide the entire program for an even ing meeting. If any of our or ganizations are interested In using Jack, we would be glad to schedule him. STAR THEATER, Heppner ADMISSION PRICES Adults 70c Students 50c Children 20c All . including Federal Tax. The student rate applies to all who have reached their 12th birthday and until gradu tion lrom high school or discontinuing attendance at school. If the theater man agement does not KNOW the patron to be eligible for the student rate, the adult rate shall prevail. Thursday Friday-Saturday, June 111213 MONTANA BELLE Jane Russell, George Brent, Scott Bradv, Forrest Tucker. Andv Deviue. Topside a solid storv packed with everything in the way of Plus FLIGHT TO MARS Cameron Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman. One of the better entries in the popular science fiction field. Also, "Johann Mouse", Tom & Jerry cartoon in Technicolor, Academy Award winner as best of the year. western, filmed in color ridin' and shootin'. Sunday-Monday, June 14-15 PONY EXPRESS Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker. In Technicolor. Here is the story of the daring young Americans who established America's life line to the west over 1"hH) far flung miles from Missouri to California. Sunday shows at 2 p. m. 4:20 6:40 and 9. Tuesday-Wednesday, June 16-17 THE I DON'T CARE GIRL Color by Technicolor with Mit.i Gaynor, David Wayne, Oscar Levant. The Big Musical about Eva Tanguay, the Bad Girl of show business. "Cln tYin nuMin t,c nrivnto nnuor 1 i i OI ai.UlHI IU X great that cooperative efforts of the federal govenment, private business and public utility dis tricts are all necessary. 'The historic boundaries of states should be recognized when confronting the tidelands oil question. "We are in our present condi tion nationally because we listen ed too much to what others said. We do not do enough thinking for our selves. We moved along in good times in this country with the Idea that 'Let George do it' was a good Idea." PUNDITS ALL With farming at a standstill- fields too wet to work there is a lot of politics being talked. Here at the Capitol we get a cross-country reflex of political thinking from both Republicans and Democrats who come from all points of Oregon on state business. Some are so naive as to ask if Governor Patterson will run for governor. He has not announced that he will. Neither has Secretary of State Newbry. But if you don't know they will be candidates, where forever have you been? Governor Patterson has aver aged a speech a day for the past three weeks and covered main points In Western Oregon. Recently his friends advised that being governor but becom ing so by succession from senate president, does not give him the introduction and touch with the voters he might have, had he been elected, at the polls. No ex-officlo governor of Ore gon has ever been elected gover nor. Four have tried and failed So the former senate president may be speaking at the Rotarians lunch in your town any week now. WALLACE PERTURBED Lew wanace tninKs it was a mistake to invite U. S. Senator Wayne Morse to be the speaker at the Oregon Democrats' annual Jefferson-Jackson ($10-a-plate) dinner. He Implies in a widely circu lated letter that as a result the party will loose registrations, Who is Lew Wallace? He was the unsuccessful Democratic can didate for governor in 1948 and unsuccessful candidate for con gress orfthe Democratic ticket in 1946. PUBLIC NOT NOSEY State Welfare Commission of ficials report that only a few in quiries have been made about in spection or weuare roils, a law was passed by the recent legis lature which throws welfare rolls open to public inspection. EPIGRAMMATIC All state patrolmen arc not as laconic as this one. After arresting a man for being drunk on a public highway, he noted on the back of the ticket, court five-time repeater on a reckless driving charge. DRAFTSMEN NEEDED Jobs are open for experienced draftsmen in two state depart it h headauarters in Salem. Applicants should con sult their civil service office or write State Civil Service Commis sion, James M. Clinton, director State Office Building, Salem, Ore gon. A NEW STATE TITLE The next chancellor of the Ore gon State Board of Higher Educa tion apparently will be Dr. John B. Richards of New York Univer sity. Acting Chancellor Charles D. Byrne who took the post three years ago said at the time he did not want the office permanently. Anew title was created this week by the board when Rich ards was hired as vice-chancelor and secretary to the board. Dr. Byrne has also been acting as secretary of the board. o NEED Envelopes, Phone 6.9228.. DIVIDEND CREDIT NOW AVAILABLE ON Grain Fire Insurance Premiums C. A. Ruggles Insurance Agency Phone 6-9625 Write P. O. Box 611 HEPPNER, OREGON One farmer sneered I I ot making more money J : thru professional Declared: "University of Hard Knocks enough for me." 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