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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, March' 8, 1956
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Beppwr 9tMtt, established March 30, 1833. The Heppner Time, established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 13, 1912.
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ODD ENDS...
We'll be glad to see Friday's deadline for the
filing for political office pass maybe then we can
have a couple of days of quiet to catch up with
just who has filed for what. The filings have come
so fast In the past couple of weeks that it has
been nearly a full-time job just trying to keep
them straight.
Along that line, It did not surprise us much
when Walter Norblad finally withdrew his peti
tion for governor and filed for re-election as rep
resentative. Always didjhink Norblad leaped be
fore he looked at that one. Puts Eastern Oregon's
Elmo Smith in a decidedly better position now.
Norblad's withdrawal from the governor's race
undoubtedly came as a result of extreme pressure
and could cause one of the wildest scrambles dur
ing this last few days that the state's ever seen.
Who may now file for what office between the time
this Is written (Wednesday) and the filing dead
line we won't hazard even a little guess.
Head, Heart, Hand and Health . . ." those are
the words behind the H's of the 4-H clubs. 203 of
these boys and girls are club members in Morrow
county and with their 46 volunteer leaders, ye
celebrating National 4-H Club week. Their goal
. . . "Improving family and community living,"
is worthy of commendation.
WHAT'S IN A NAME The state of Washington
has long boon noted for its many unusual city,
county, river, etc. names and the other day we
ran across a couple of new ones in the state that
are dandies. One in particular deserves to be at
the top of most any list of unusual place names.
It is "Whoop 'Km Up" Hollow, and is located some
where around Waitsburg. Must be a second cou
sin to Snuffy Smith's Hootin' Holler.
Another unique name in the same vicinity is
a place called Sorghum Gulch.
RAIN That stuff which this year we speak of
in subdued tones, can be controlled, at least in
part, it was reported recently by President Eisen
hower's committee on weather control. The item,
which should be of particular interest to farmers
of this area some of whom are somewhat sceptical
as to the results of hired "rainmakers", said:
"Rainfall can be increased by 9 to 17 per
cent or more by seeding clouds with silver iodide
smoke.
"There is enough evidence that cloud seed
ing will prevent hailstorms to justify further ex
periments. 'Very possibly' seeding will also pre
vent lightning ..."
Noticed the Oregonian again editorially threw
up its hands this week in what it called "Tem
porary Sui render" to the weather. It had dropped
some mild comment a few days earlier that It
was about time for spring to arrive and then,
who-ooe-y, Portland got slapped in the face with
another snow storm.
They'll just never learn, we guess, that you
can't fiddle with Oregon's weather. After our luck
of a couple of months ago in calling a weather
shot we have since discreetly kept our trap shut.
We will hardly even go so far as to call attention
to the fact that we've had two more snow storms
this last week shhh, might offend the powers
that be.
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C Anderson
This is National 4-H Club
Week. Since this largest of all
rural youth programs Is so im
portant to the development of
our boys and girls who will be
our future farmers and home
makers, it is fitting that every
one in Morrow county thoroughly
understands what these boys and
girls are doing and what contri
butions they are making to a
better world for us to live in.
The theme of this year's club
week Is, "Improving Family and
Community Living". Our 4-H
club members are doing just
this. For those who do not under
stand 4 II club work, a little back
ground material might he help
ful. 4-H clubs are made up of both
city and rural boys and girls be
tween the ages of nine and
twenty-one. They are organized
clubs of young people engaged
in farming, homemaklng, or com
munity activities. Club mem-
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hers learn to do by doing, and all
4-H'rs own what they woik with.
Their programs are based on the
needs and interests of the young
people themselves. 4-H clubs
hold regular meetings in every
county of the United States and
in Alaska, Hawaii andPuerto Rico.
Participation in 4-H club work is
built around the completion of
projects. Projects are numerous,
including entomology, field crops,
electricity, forestry, horticulture,
livestock, marketing, poultry,
tractor, wildlife, child care, cloth
ing for boys, clothing for girls,
food preservation, foods, home
making, knitting, crafts, health,
junior leadership, photography,
safety and woodwoik. There are
a number of divisions under each
of these. Each club member
chooses one or more projects
which he is expected to own,
keep detailed records on and ex
hibit at the close of each club
year. Of course, participation in
his club meeting is also part of
the project in leadership and
achievement.
The club organization, through
its meetings, train boys and girls
in parlimentary piocedure and
gives these boys and girls an
opportunity to learn first hand
how to preside at meetings. l'his
in itself is an Important function
of 411 club work when we stop
to think of the number of adults
who have difficulty in presiding
over a gathering. Over two-hundred
thousand men and women
throughout the United States are
volunteer leaders of this large
oiganization. It has been said,
"Service is the rent we pay for
space on earth". There is no
greater service than that given
by these volunteer local leaders
of boys and girls. Throughout the
forty-eight states and territories
of Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto
RiCo there are more than two
million members. This natural
and practical program of educa
tion for young people is free to
those who want to belong.
411 club work originated in
Oregon in 1905 as industrial clubs
in schools. In 1911 two men were
hired by the state department of
education to work throughout the
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
March 11, 1926
A deal was closed this week
for the transfer to Ferguson
Chevrolet company by Dennis
McNamee, of the corner on Main
and May streets south of the
First National bank.
Plans are practically completed
for the organization of the Mor
row County Pomona Grange
which event is to take place at
iieppner on Fiiday April 2. One
of the attractions of the meet
ing is to be an address by Gover
nor Walter M. Pierce.
J. O. Turner and wife spent
Monday and Tuesday in the city,
there being too much rain out
their way for plowing.
Mrs. B. P. Doherty and son Ber
nard drove to Portland for a few
days visit last week.
At the Star Theater Sunday
and Monday Charlie Chaplain
in "The Gold Rush".
Manager Cox of the Morrow
County Creamery company is in
stalling an ice plant which is
of sufficient capacity to meet the
needs of cold storage and ice
cream manufacture of the busi
ness for some time to come.
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Admission Prices: Adults 70c, Students 50c, Children 20c Including Federal Tax.
All children occupying seats must buy tickets. Sunday shows continuous from 4
p. m. Other evenings start at 7:30. Boxoffice open until 9 p. m. Telephone 6-9278.
Thursday Friday-Saturday, March 8-9-10
SANTA FE PASSAGE
John Payne, Faith Domergue, Rod Cameron, Slim Pickens in a good rugged outdoor
drama. Flus
QUEST FOR A LOST CITY
A travel feature, the story of Dana and Ginger Lamb, who set out to find a mys
terious city in the jungles of Latin America. Both featutes in color.
Sunday-Monday, March 11-12
TRIAL
The picturization of Don M. Mankiewicz's controversial and thoroughly absorbing
Harper's prize novel. See this gripping motion picture FROM THE BEGINNING and
then ask yourslf what would you do if you were on the jury! With Glenn Ford,
Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak.Katy Jurado.
Sunday Shows at 4, 6:15 and 8:30
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 13-14
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Color by Technicolor. We're off to see the Wizard again the picture of 1CXX) de
lights! There is a school holiday March 1340 so lot's go "Over the Rainbow" with
Judy Garland and all the original great cast of Oz characters! (Here's a secret we
want to tell the world! "Wizard of Oz" Is sheer delight for kids from 0 to 100!)
National 4-H Club Week
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HAPPY BLUEBIRDS
The Happy Bluebirds gave a
tea for their mothers and small
hmfhprs and sisters on Valen
tine's day. We sang songs and
conducted our regular business
meeting and Mrs. Riley Munkers
our sponsor, pinned Bluebird pins
on two new members, Tamara
Smith and Vickie Kreimeyer.
Committees for the party were:
table decorations, Karen Mc-
furdv. Patricia Van Winkle,
Tamara Smith. Chairs: Diane
zation which is "Learning to do
by Doing."
Warren, Lynn Burkenblne, Vickl
Barratt. Trays: Vicky Kreimeyer,
Joan Stockard, Nancy Cleveland.
Children's table: Barbara Blake,
Kay Carpenter, and Jean Stock
ard. We finished our furniture made
from boxes and are practicing
for our Campfire ceremonial in
March.
Patricia Van Winkle, reporter
BOARDMAN NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller went
to Sacramento, Calif., last week
to take Miller's mother, Mrs. Er
fie Miller, there to visit. They
were accompanied by Mrs. A. B.
Vannoy, who went on to Long
Beach, Calif., to visit her brother,
and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Vannoy. On their way they
also visited at the home of the
Miller's son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matt, at Klam
ath Falls.
state organizing industrial clubs
in the schools. This juvenile work
in agriculture and home econo
mics was conducted until 1914
when Congress passed the Smith
Lever Act, and 4-H club work be
came a part of the federal cooper
ative extension service of the
land grant colleges of all states.
The program has been carried on
as such, with an increase from
1914 of about two hundred boys
and girls enrolled until 1955 when
there were more than twenty
five thousand enrolling in 4-H
club work.
In Morrow county 4-H club
work, as such, was organized in
the early 20's. Enrollment varied
during the first few years. Re
cords available in the office show
that the biggest enrollment was
in 1932 with two hundred eighty
five boys and girls enrolled in
29 clubs. With 1932 being the
biggest year, 1934 and 1935 were
the smallest years of enrollment
with only twenty-one members
in clubs in 1934 and fifty-nine in
1935, Enrollment has varied con
siderably over the past twenty
five years here. Enrollment fig
ures have been fairly constant
for the past ten years, with an
average of around 200 boys and
girls enrolled each year. While
the number of boys and girls en
rolled has been around 200, pro
jects in which they have enrolled
in have been considerably more,
averaging out about one and one
half per club member. While
membership has not increased a
great deal over these past years,
the number of 4-H members com
pleting their projects has in
creased considerably. From a
low of 40 completion in the
middle 40's, completions have
been increased to as high as 97
in 1952 and has averaged well
over 90 in the last ten years. In
1955 there were 247 projects car
ried by boys and girls.
This week these 203 boys and
girls are encouraging others to
join them in this wide variety
of club projects. To show what
they are doing, they have teamed
with their leaders in window dis
plays throughout the county.
Those enrolled are proud to be
4-H club members and are wear
ing 4-H emblem cards to school
during the week. To encourage
this, their leaders are providing
prizes to the club members who
get the greatest number of sig
natures on these emblem cards,
as well as prizes for the best
window displays. If you would
like to see what 4-H club work
Is, we invite you to inspect these
windows. Hats off to this organi-
The home of Ruby Nichols in lone is open
for Prayer Meeting every evening. Will
YOU come and join in Prayer for revival?
THE OFFICE OF
DR. E. K. SCHAFFITZ
OPTOMETRIST
WILL BE
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Thursday - Friday - Saturday
MARCH 15-16-17
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