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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 16, 1953
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
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MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March .30, 1883. The Heppner Times, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912.
NEWSPAPER
ISHERS
SOCIATION
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ment of the islands in other de- Dartment rerxirts
partments of the fair which opens EXTRA STUR FOR BAD CONS
Sept. 5, continuing eight days. The 1100 Oregon State Peniten
A 20-foot-high smoking model , victs who went on set-
of volcanic Mt. Aloha will be gtrjke ,agt Friday are sub
featured in an enlarged outdoor Wt tn nn pxtpnsinn of their sent-
garden and flower show. r
Reservations for space at the
big show are 25 per cent greater
than they were at this time last
demolishing buildings.
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BOOK GIVEN LIBRARY
A new book, "The Enemy With-
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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.
A Visitation of Importance
Tomorrow, Morrow county will be honored by a
visit from members of the Oregon State Highway
Commission, state highway engineers and numer
ous others interested in the roads of the state,
who are on the tour of the highways in this sec
tion of Oregon They are making the trip to get a
first-hand look at what they have accomplished
in recent years, and, what they have yet to do in
the future to bring the state's highways up to top
condition.
While here they will dedicate, during brief
ceremonies, the recently completed Lena-Nye
Junction highway, and the party will be guests
of the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Com
merce at a picnic luncheon at the courthouse park,
along with the visitors from neighboring towns.
The commission's tour is one of the many taken
frequently by the members to get a better under
standing of road needs of the citizens of the state
which they serve, and they know that at each stop
they make they will be told of the things they
must do at some time in the future. Heppner and
tills section of Morrow county will be no excep
tion ,for there is prepared for presentation to the
group, a request that is of major Importance to
residents of this section, and of the Monument
Spray area of Grant county. The request Is for
completion of what Heppner can well call one of
its major life-lines of business, the Heppner-Spray
highway over the mountains.
Work has been done on this road In recent
years when the section from Hardman to Chapin
creek was hard-surfaced, but the remainder of the
road over the mountains which carries much of
Heppner's business from "inland" needs attention.
The commission will get the details while here and
we want only to add our voice to those who are
asking for the group's consideration of Improve
ments to this highway. It Is a much needed im
provement that will link Heppner more closely
with the people It must serve.
The commission deserves not only our requests,
however, but also our thanks for the roads it has
given us. The dedication at which its members
will take p;irt marks the completion of one more
major link in a state highway system that ranks
among the best In the nation. Such a system is
not built overnight, nor without long planning,
and Oregon's highway department Is to be con
gratulated for being the prime-mover In giving us
the fine roads we do have.
Odds and Ends
This department has been sort of neglected of
late, what with members of the GT crew on vaca
tion etc, this writer has had to fill in in other spots
in the shop and didn't quite find time to compose
any editorials. Everybody's back again, for a
little while anyway, so we'll see if we can catch up
a little.
Our neighboring daily newspaper has a certain
weekend columnist who recently went to quite
some length to extoll the great growing ability of
the soil in Umatilla county, basing his contention
that it could outgrow its neighboring county's dirt
on the fact that some citizen over there came up
with a mushroom weighing something like 16
pounds.
We agree that that's a pretty sizeable mush
room all right, but if the aforementioned column
ist will Just snoop around In the Morrow county
woods a little he'll find we do things in a big way
over here too. We grew a mushroom in our county
that outmushroomed his Umatilla county mush
room by one and one-quarter pounds.
We lay claim to fame on a whopper that Ken
Keeling of Heppner found last week up in the
hills. It was a puffball that weighed 1714 pounds,
and that's a lot of mushroom. Saw a picture of
the thing taken while it was being weighed and
it was three times as big as the scales it was sit
ting on.
PEN SUGAR MISSING
Convicts will have their 'pruno',
a potent alcoholic beverage they
make from sugar stolen from the
Oregon State Penitentiary but
tery. Warden Clarence Gladden took
his present job three months ago
with the intention of making the
OSP an ideal institution and
above all things to stop the mak
ing of "pruno" the cause of most
disturbances among the prison
ers. The day after he received a
lauditory news story it was dis
covered 700 pounds of sugar was
missing. A double check failed to
find any trace of it.
Gladden says it may be a book
keeping error.
He estimates it may take as
long as two years to make the
Oregon prison into the kind of
an institution he wants.
MORE TIMBER IN '54
The public domain lands of
Western Oregon are so seriously
affected by timber killed by fires,
by windstorms and Douglas fir
beetle epidemic of recent years
that preference must be given
salvage sales to prevent further
loss.
Suggestions for tracts of tim
ber to be offered for sale during
1954 by the federal land bureau
management have been invited,
with the reminder that priority
will be even higher for salvage
sales.
Some green timber must be
sold next year to assure support
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This paper expressed the idea and the hope I ...,. lar(rplu Henenrtent nnnn
prior to last fall's general election, that if liquorithe manufacture of Oregon and
by the drink were voted in, it would act as an in- California timber
ences.
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of state property in burning andyara
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advance on the revolting horde,
cleared the main buildings and
them into the walled prison
library by the American Legion
auxiliary in memory of Pfc. Ger
ald Settles, the only Heppner ser
viceman killed in the Korean
war.
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centive for the opening of better eating places in
many Oregon communities. We believe our con
tention has been proven, at least in Heppner, when
Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnell this week opened
one of the nicest cafe-lounges to be found any
where in the state. Their Wagon Wheel, operated
In conjunction with their restaurant, offers pat
rons excellent meals, served in beautiful surround
ings and in a quiet atmosphere. It was made
possible due to the by-the drink change in the
Oregon liquor law.
The O'Donnell's are to be congratulated on
bringing to this section of Morrow county a really
fine eating place.
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OUT-PATIENT CLINICS
Fees to bo charged at the new
state out patient mental treat
ment clinics at Salem and Pen
dleton were fixed this week on
an ability-to-pay basis.
Fees range from 50 cents per
hour for treatment for persons
earning less than $2,000 a year,
to $10 an hour for those in the
$7,000-$S,000 Income bracket.
Persons whose Income is more
than $C,000 a year will not be
given treatment at the Salem
clinic, while there will be an torney sent the sample punch
$8,000 income limit at the Pen- board to Thornton asking him to
dleton clinic. These clinics, ap- decide if it is illegal. Thornton
proved by the 1953 legislature, said It was, without question,
will be open next week to pro- THORNTON UPHELD
vide treatment for persons whose. The ballot title of the so-called
condition is not serious enough civil rights referendum petitions
to require commitment to the as written by Attorney General
hospitals. I Robert Y. Thornton was upheld
Alcholics won't be accepted un- this week by the state supreme
less they are former patients at court.
one of the two state hospitals. I a suit was filed by the Civic
At present patients under 18 Freedom Committee maintaining
years of age will not be accepted, that the ballot should contain the
PUNCHBOARD BLANKED specific places contained in the
Tlaying a new type of punch- legislative bill.
board, called. "question and ans- Under the court's title the
wer", Attorney General Konert Y. word "anv" between "in and
Thornton won on the first punch. 'places" was deleted and the
Players nave 10 seconds to ans-Word "place" made plural.
wer the question they draw, ifi The ballot title as approved by
correct they win a 5-cent candy the court reads:
bar. For answering three out of, "Declaring all persons are en
five correctly the player would titled to equal facilities and privi-
RAIN MAKES FIRE I WHAT?
.. Unreasonable as it seems, the
long wet season this year may be
the indirect cause of forest fires
later in the year.
The heavy and prolonged rain
fall caused a lush growth of
grass, brush and fern. When
these dry they are potential
torches.
FIRST FOREST FIRE
Last week's hot weather
brought the first serious forest
fire of the year to Oregon.
A small cold deck of logs and a
donkey engine were burned in an
80-acre fire near Drain in Doug
las county, ie state forestry de-
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ALL BUT HOT ASHES
I Governor Paul L. Patterson this
week announced the theme of the
l!).r)3 Oregon State Fair will be
'Welcome Hawaii".
I Helen Hughes, noted producer,
will interpretate the Hawaiian
theme in her stage show before
the grandstand seven evenings
and will translate the enchant
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STAR THEATER, Heppner
Thiirsdcry Friday Saturday. July 16-17-18
BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES
Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Carolina Cotton, Pat Buttram. An exciting story of the
north country. Plus
THE FIRST TIME
Hubert Cummings, Robert Hale. Pleasant is the word for this bright family comedy.
Sunday-Monday, July 19-20
COMEBACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Shirley Booth, Burt Lancaster, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel. A compelling and
human story splendidly acted . . . exceptional entertainment for adult audiences.
Miss Booth's portrayal of "Lola" won her many honors including the Academy
Award for the best actress of the year.
Sunday ihows at 2 p. m. 4:20 6:40 and 9
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 21-22
THE JAZZ SINGER
Danny Thomas. Peggy Lee, Mildred Dunnock. This heartwarming Technicolor
drama will light up your heart. (Note: 25 vears ago the original version of "The
Jazz Singer" ushered in the era of sound pictures,) The 1953 version fits current
times and earns unqualified classification as the finest in modern filmfare.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, July 23-24-25
HIAWATHA
Henry Wadswurth Longfellow's classic is transferred to the screen with honesty and
merit. In color. Plus
MEET MEAT THE FAIR
Dan Dai ley, Diana Lynn, Hugh O'Brian, Carole Mathews, "Scat Man" Crothers and
diet Allen and his unforgettable voice! Oh, the songs they sang and the fun they
had! In Technicolor.
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POPULAR MUSIC OF
KEN KNOTT AND HIS ORCHESTRA
FROM PORTLAND
Admission, $L50 per Person
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