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u op o a Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 18, 1454 71st Year, Number 1 Th It's By Juergen Dobbeike "Did you enjoy the U. S. A.?" "What is your greatest impression of this country?" How often the newspaper man from Europa is asked this question. What shall he answer? Shall he start to count all the amazing things which are bigger, newer, faster? All the speedways, highways, irrigation-projekts, re search laboratories? Shall he mention such for European eyes strange gains like juke-boxes, ten gallon hats, Icewaters, parkometers, noise parades? Shall he praise the beauties of the landscape from the forests of Washington to the beaches of Florida, the comforts of living-houses all over the country, the confounding skylines (attractive figures-ed.) of America's women? Shall he look at the U. S. A. as a political, economical or cultural phenomena? You see: one question, but thousands of answers. The question of course is too generalizing. However, the first steps on the soil of the New World are still an adventure in every case. One may be landed in New York, San Francisco or Salt Lake City. One may Four Major Problems Face German People Berlin Newspaperman Tells Chamber of Life in Berlin "Berlin is like a head without a body," Juergen Dobberke, Ger man newsman who is visiting and working this week in Hepp ner, told the chamber of com merce Monday noon in explaining some of the difficulties that his country must facer In his reference to Germany's capital city, Dobberke explained that Berlin has always been the center of the nation, but now with the division of the country and the occupation it is cut off from the rest of its country. Berlin is. in effect, a separate state with no surrounding area of its own. Because of the city's partition ing, the newspaperman said Berlin is a mirror of the whole German nation and he pointed out the four big problems that face its people and its govern ment. The problems are: a di vided country, refugees, the hous. ing problem and occupation costs. Dobberke explained in detail many of the difficulties that his people, living in his home city, must face in living practically within th: Eight the 'r.cr. cur tain and told of the problems of living and working under such conditions. Outlook Dim He said that before the recent Four-Power conference in Berlin there was hope among the peo ple that some of the problems could be solved which keep the nation divided but now, he said, the people of Eastern Germany are not too hopeful for the future. Dobberke also spoke Wednes- Stockholders Approve PP&L and Mountain States Power Merger The proposed merger of Moun tain States Power company with and into Pacific Power & Light has received almost unanimous stockholder approval, according to word received here by Tom Keenan, district manager for the Pacific Power & Light. Approval was indicated following special meetings of the two companies held Friday, March 12. At Hie Mountain States meeting held in Albany, 996 per cent of the shares voting were cast in favor of the merger, it was re ported by .'A. W. Trimble, presi dent of Mountain States. Repre sented at the meeting were 89.5 per cent of all outstanding shares. Tabulation of proxies received by Pacific Power & Light for its meeting in Augusta, Maine, showed 99.41 per cent of the shares in favor of the merger, ac cording to Paul B. McKee, presi dent. A total of 17,000 individual shareholders and 91.1 'per cent of all outstanding shares of Pa cific were represented at the meeting. Formal vote by the Pacific stockholders was reported defer red to April 30 to insure conform ity with applicable laws govern ing dates for final papers in a merger transaction. Lions Club to Get The newly organized Heppner Lions club will receive its char ter Saturday night at a special charter night banquet to be held at the Legion hall, president Lowell Gribble announced this week. The banquet program which is scheduled to start at 6 p. m. will be under the direction of the members of the Pendleton Lions club, who sponsored the organi zation of the local group. Robert Voeel. Fendieton will be toast master and the charter will be'of directors are Paul Jones, E. E. presented by Cy Perkins, HoodGonty, Al Lamb and C. J. D. Bau River, Lions district governor. j man. New World the Spirit Which Makes a Nation -- "The day afternoon to members of the lone Topic club and Thursday noon to the Soroptomists telling them of his experiences both in Germany and also during his re cent stay in America. Dobberke is spending the week at the Gazette Times to get a better understanding of how the small American newspapers oper ate. He and four other German newsmen are in this countryi under the exchange of personsjfive days a week, and effective program sponsored by the U. S. State department. He has spent much of the last six months at the University of Oregon where the Journalism school has been his host. Dobberke will leave Heppner Friday morning for Eugene and will leave that city Saturday on the first leg of his trip home which will take him through California, the south, Washington D. C. and New Yofk. Mrs. N. C. Anderson New Head of P-TA New officers elected for the Heppner Parent-Teacher Associa tion at a meeting held Wednes day night at 1 he school were president, Mrs. rj'.C. Anderson, vice president. Mrs. W. E. Hughes; secretary, Mrs. Luola Bengtson; and treasurer, Mrs. James Sum ner. Reverend Earl Soward is the outgoing president. It was- announced that officers of the Heppner association will be delegates to the state convention of the P. T. A. to be held at Salem Anril 21. 22 and 23. m veiva r.er.hfiot's room was' winner of the room count. A nroeram on business prooe-'said dure was presented by the FFA bovs parliamentary team under the direction of James Allen. Par- tirinatinsr were Ron Currin, presi- dent; Jack Monagle, vice presi-1 still require approval, a plat of dent; John Brosnan, treasurer; the surrounding grounds and Jim Wightman, secretary; Bob' area, -but that is now being pre Stevens, reporter; and Eddie pared and no difficulty is ex Brosnan, sentinel. Bob Stevens pected from this source, gave a talk on the dangers of In the neighborhood of $45,000 farm life. , will come from federal funds as Lexington Names The first princess for the 1934 Morrow county fair and rodeo was named Saturday by her sponsors, the Lexington Grange. She is Miss Deanna Steagall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall of Lexington. Miss Stagall has attended the Lexington school, but at the pre sent time is going to school at St. Joseph's academy in Pendleton. The fair board recently extend ed invitations to all county granges and communities to se lect princesses for this year's fair and rodeo, and other spon soring organizations are expected to announce their candidates in the near future. lone wins Second in Tourney See Page 6. Charter Saturday Many visiting Lions from clubs in Pendleton, Umatilla, La Grande and other communities are expected for the evening. The new officers who will take over duties of the Heppner club are Lowell Gribble, president; Roscoe Kelley, first vice-president; La Verne Van Marter, Jr., second vice-president; Robert Penland, third vice-president; Loyal Parker, sec-treas.; Bill Farra, Lion Tamer; John Ems dorff, Tail Twister. On the board as wear red or black eye-glasses, one may come from a cosmopolitan city like Berlin or from a village anywhere in Poland. The guest takes a deep breath of air and feels suddenly surrounded by a certain kind of safety, kindliness and prosperity which he is not used any more. The war-shaken towns and peo ple in his home represent another world. You call it the Old World, we call it Europa. You can pay your brand new TV set with a silver dollar which your grand-dad saved for your father, your cities never changed the name and your housewifes never saw their houses burning. And you take for self-evident. But anyway you have the right to get an answer to your question you can take home. Though I might say: "I love your "Take-it-easy." I should like to take it home with me, but I am afraid, it is like sunshine which you are carrying home in your suit case. Open the suitcase under the clouds of com munism, war and depression and it's senseless to turn the suitcase over and over: There is no sun any more. That does not mean that we do have economical Condon-Heppner Mail .service rut duck. On Six-Day Basis Heppner postmaster James Dris coll received notice this week that the postal department has revised its recent order which limited mail service between Heppner and Condon-Fossil to this weekend service will go back on a six-day basis The previous order, which Dris- coll has been attempting to get changed, cut out service between the towns Saturdays and Sun days and the clay before holidays. Mail will now be disnatched every day of the wek except on Sunday, he announced. There has been no chang-.' however, in the mail service to all other points, it will still remain on a six-day basis with no Sun day receipt or dispatch. Revised Hospila! Plans Get Federal OK County judge Garnet Barratt this week received word from the state board of health that the re vised plans for the new wing for Heppner's Pioneer Memorial have been approved by the Public Health Service in San Francisco and that final plans and speci fications can now be prepared for bids. The approval means that fede ral Hill-Burton funds will be made available fjr the construe lion, which should start in the early summer, tne county court 1 he architects indicated that it would take about 30 days to get speculations ready ..no the court hopes to call for bids by May 1. One part of the plans First Fair Princess Many From Here At Basketball Tourney j Approximately twenty-five ers as well as many students of the high school were in attend ance at the State "B" school basketball tournament in Salem held last week. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. James Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grabill, Mrs. L. D. Tibbies, Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rhul. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, Mrs. Walter Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, Rev erend Ear Soward, Mrs. Rufus Piper, Miss Marilyn Bergstrom, Miss Donna Neal and E. J. Dob bie. Religious Education School Planned A three-day school of religious education will be offered to Sun day school teachers and future teachers at the Heppner Christ ian church March 22 through 24. It will be under the direction of Walter Lantz, director of religious education for Christian churches in Oregon and he will have at least one and possibly two as sistants. Loma Mae Jones who is di aecfcv ci Bwligiow Education at an Impression First Step is an Adventure' on the other side the street tomorrow. Probably you are disappointed about my answer aren't you? What about our industrial development, you may ask, what democratic government? Now, the industrial de velopment is doubtless remarkable, but its in Hussia too. The Statue of Liberty is a gift of France, and the headlines of the papers are not too different from Europa's. Democracy, at least, has a home now in Berlin as well as in Hawaii. But in the U. S. A. it is the spirit behind all these things and institutions which impresses the guest. The wish to find friends, the way to "take it easy," the courage to stay for something. The activity, if any nation or individual needs help. Now, for all those, who think they still have not a satisfying answer to their question, I also have a short formula: My greatest impression of the U. S. A. are you, the people. Races Seen For Three County Offices .Oscar Peterson Files for County Judge fT-H OSCAR PETERSON. lone rancher who Friday announced that he is a candidate for county judge. match money tor the money raised this year from a special 5 mill tax levy voted by the people. When the wing is completed it will give 30 regular hospital beds on the main floor and 14 on the lower level for the nursing home. In addition there will be space for the health nurse's office and rooms on the lower level. Local Entries Fail To Place in Elks Scholarship Contest The two local winners of the Elks scholarship contest, Ronald Currin, Heppner and Beverly No lan, Lexington were taken to La Grande last Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. James Vanover of Lexing ton, one of the local judges, to compete in the district contest in that city. Though they did not place among the winners there they will still receive an award put up by the local lodge. District winners were Robert MeKittriek, Baker and two girls Patty Grant, Enterprise, and Wanda Wagner of Pendleton tied for lop spot for the girls award. The winners will compete in Portland March 27 for the state scholarship. Three Attending State FFA Convention Three Heppner F. F. A. students Jack Monagle, Johnny Brosnan, and Rolard Currin left the first of the week with their instructor, James Allen for Salem to attend the state Future Farmers of Am erica convention. Currin, who is among the top 10 students in the state in FFA work, is an applicant for the two percent of those enrolled in the course in the state can re award of State Farmer. Only ceive the award. Mallory avenue Christian church in Portland is expected to be on the team, Rev. Earl L. Soward, Heppner pastor said. Lantz has offered to help other Heppner ministers plan for a union vaca-. tion Bible school while he is here. Mr. Lantz' closing message will be given at the union service at the Methodist church Wednesday evening. Band To Give Concert James Wilson, band instructor at the Heppner school, announces that there will be a public con cert of the band and chorus at the gymnasium Thursday evening, March 25 at 8:00 p. m. I ,r jr - I y. . ... . S . ; depression, communism or war but we can see it of the street and, mavbe, u crosses about our freedom, our press, our One more local race was as sured in the May primary elec tions with the filing last Friday of Oscar Peterson for the office county .judge. He will run against Garnet Barratt who is seeking reelection. Both are Re publicans. Peterson, a rancher in th, Eight mile area, filed his petition just ahead of the deadline. He lias lived in Morrow county all of his life and has been active in Hie slate Grange, serving on the Grange agricultural committee for five years and as chairman for the past four. He attended Reed college. Barratt has served one term in office, and had previ ously served as county commis sioner. Others who have previously de clared their intentions to seek local offices are: for county clerk Bruce Lindsay, Democrat, and Harold Becket, Republican; as sessor, Harry Dingus, Kenneth Blake and Mrs. Joseph Hughes, present assessor. Ralph Thomp son will be unopposed when he seeks the republican nomina tion to succeed himself as county commissioner and no opposition appeared against Mrs. Lucy Rodgers who will run to succeed herself as treasurer. Bradley D. Fancher, present district attorney has also filed for his office. New York Plus Heppner Makes USA A German Newsman Looks at This Country By Juergen Dobberke Do you know Reppen? You probably know it as well as I knew Heppner six months ago. In my German language Reppen and Heppner sounds very similar. And in fact, they are very simi lar. Reppen is the town where my family had a factory, a house and some acres of land. With a population of about 4t)()i) people j it was the market and shopping center of the rural area in this vicinity. It was a peaceful and sometimes a little bit sleepy spot and the bell of its stone-built church had exactly the same sound like the bell in Heppner's church, I discovered. Overlooking the miles of yellow grain fields on the dry sandy soil, the land scape sometimes made you feel ing sad. It was the East. Not of Oregon, but of Germany. There was no big attraction for visitors from abroad. But however, when the day came in 1945, when the Red Army over-rolled that part of Germany behind the rivers Oder and Neisse, and the Polish were expelling us together with 10 millions othe Germans a suitcase in the hand, just be- cause 1'oiano lost a pan m , . i . . ii.. HUNTING CONTEST WINNERS NAMED; MORE FISH SCHEDULED FOR COUNTY Al the meeting of the Morrow, County Hunters and Anglers club Tuesday evening at the American Legion hall, the prizes for the annual porcupine, raven, crow and magpie contest were award ed to thirty-three Morrow County youngsters. First prize was won by Lane Smith who had a total of 4558 points and received a .22 rifle donated by the Heppner Lumber Company. Karen Christian re ceived a dress and accessories as winner of second place with a total of 2000 points. Third priz winner was Frank Osmln with 2480 points and he received a glass fishing rod. John Piper won a spinning reel donated by the North Fork Lumber Co., and Mar- ""V JUERGEN DOBBERKE, a reporter for Eer Tag, a Berlin Germany daily newspaper, hands Gazette Times linotype operator, Arthur Brownlow copy for one of his stories in this week's paper. His visit here is to acquaint him with the cperation of an American weekly paper. ft: fcT ' ' '"'.'': r. I . y - ( . rj... f w- " - is: -v. II I i If LOOKING ON while GT pressman of an automatic job press in the Gazette Times shop. Commercial printing, which is aj normal part of most weekly plants in this country, is new to him, as German daily papers do not have such a department. prstr TYPEWHITER is more to Dob'V'Its's lil::ag than some cf the shop equipment in a small paper. Here he is writing one of the stories, he prepared for this week's issue of the Gazctta Times. The style of makeup of today's front page was designed by Dobberke as an example of how newspapers look in his country. Several more stories appear on page one here than would be in Berlin, but that is due in part to tho fact that the page size of most German papers is considerably smaller, usually four or sometimes five columns. (GT Photos) country to Russia then I felt set. You still have time avail how I love it. able you may use it or not to Why I am telling vmi that? I r(,;il ;l h""k- ,alk l" 'ri,,"ls ' like to show you that the life on 'to listen to a good record, the other end'of the world can hel You arc what we call in Eur more similar to your life here opa inspired by Western movies then vou may imagine. Beverly, 'he "Wild West" of the U, S. A. Hills,' Miami or Brooklyn is a ; However, I giies that between Knnrlm.1 iimo mm different ; Seal t lo and San Francisco you world to Henoner than a small tovvn ijiP R,.pn It may be, located in Germany, in France or monistic duiicis in me wim west in England. There are, of course 'of Europa. Though, before I go some differences. In Europa, you ! l'-''k again to Berlin next month, will find less cars, clubs, and I wish Hoppner that it never gets churches and on the other hand more Radicalists than are needed you will find more horses, tav-1 to laugh about and that never the ems and bicycles. But is that so' deadly breath of war may touch important? When I arrived in I his valley. New York, everybody told me: j " " "New York is not the U. S. A.!", Lumber Co., and rod and reel by Nobody, however, told me what .i,nh Fork Lumber Co., the the U. S. A. are, inslead. I had prizes were purchased by the to find out il by myself. Am I Morrow County Hunters and Ang very wrong wh'Mi I say now, "The lers. U. S. A. are New York plus Hepp-1 Members of the prize selection ner?" I guess that inkludes'committee were ( a,l McDauiels, all the real important facts of Irvin Anderson, Gar Swanson, the American way of life, doesn't Floyd Tollison, Len Gill am and vVilliam Labhart. During the business meeting a Anotherthmg- amvery sorry(l(iUpr WflH frnm )h(, kids -I have o tell you. Hepp- (.,jmmisslon ,,v tho Sf,m.tary, Mrs. ner is a not yet lost paradise, be- Brown r(lj,.,r(Jill!, ntative ti .i i fr cjum- n uo.-.-, no, in.h- ..ny ' sha Anno Sowell with 1000 points won archery equipment. Other contestants winning var-' ions prizes were Dennis Campbell, Larry Tibbies, Carol Ilynd, Tom- my Howell, Roger Palmer, David Hanna, John Swanson, Jackie Ilynd, Gale Cox, Alvin MK'abo, Lennin Hanna, Gale Hagcr, David Alderman, Douglas Anderson, Albert Osrnin, Frank Harshman, Sonny Anderson, Eugene Lesser. Bill Pruett, Kenneth Keeling Jr., Steve Klinger, Miles Lesser, David Anderson, Kit Anderson, Mark and Chris Brown, Don Keel ing, Omar Huston. George Hus ton and Robert Klingrr. With the exception of the do nation of $25.00 by ilynd Moth ers of Cecil, rifle by Hopncr ' V x - 1v i 4 IT . 4 Ray Smith explains the operation 1 v. g'l h'ss people I'd in a week '"al we rot r.ineu now ny uim- a0(,atin (jf fisll fnr Morrow county. Listed are l!l:.i plant ings along with tentative plant ing for 1954: Butler Creek, South Fork, none last year, 1.500 this year; Rhea Creek, 80(1 lasl year, 2.000 this v'-ar; Rock Creek (Mor- irow and Gillami, 3,999 last year, 5,000 this year; Willow Creek, 1 1,0 10 lasl year, 3,000 this year. The next meeting is scheduled for March 2.'!rd at the Morrow county court house at 8:00 p. m. for the purpose of electing new officers. Outgoing officers are: L. D. Tibbies, president; Carl Mo Daniels, vice president; and Mrs. Paul Brown, secretary-treasurer. "Behind the Trophy" a new game commission film is scheduled for (his meet ing. Following the meeting Tues day night refreshments were ser ved to approximately 150 mem bers, parents and children by Glen Ward, Shorty Hudson, and William Labhart. ..'V' -'I
