MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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His Office Door Was Always Open
In making the announcement last week that
he was resigning as county judge, Garnet Barratt
took a step that he didn't want to take and one
that many persons tried to talk him out of, but
one that was taken because of necessity. His
health forced the resignation, and It Is a wise
man who will hoed the advice of doctors.
Garnet Barratt, during his nine years as judge,
two as county commissioner, and more as a
public official in various capacities, has served
Morrow county well. And, we know, that even
though he will now hold no official office, he
will continue to work for the best Interests of
the county and its people.
Being a public official has its rewards. . . and
its headaches too. We know of more than one
time when judge Barratt had justifiable cause to
throw up the job and go back to the relative
peace of just being a private citizen where he
could do the complaining instead of having to
answer to the kicks--but he didn't do it. He stayed
with the job of leading the operation of county
government.
During his years as judge his accomplishments
have been many and the county Is better because
of them. He led the fight to get a county hospital
and now that it is a reality we doubt that there
is a thinking person in the area who doesn't ap
preciate the value of Pioneer Memorial. In any
county, roads are always major Item of expend
iture of budgeted money, and Morrow has pro
gressed far in recent years in the development of
its county thorofares. The county now owns Its
own rock crusher, making possible the production
of rock at a fraction of the cost of contract crush
ing. Many county roads have been hard-surfaced
during the past five or more years, and almost
every road in the county at least has a gravel
surface.
Through the efforts of Judge Barratt several hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have come to Mor
row county for the construction of new highways,
modernization or surfacing of existing roads. These
moneys have been provided from co-operative
state, federal or forest funds, and they have added
materially to the miles of good roads that we
can now, or soon will be able to enjoy. Such
money doesn't Just "come," it must be fought for.
There are a great many more nice things that
could be said about Garnet Barratt, but we think
one of his greatest accomplishments, has been to
unite all sections of the county Into one work
ing group. During his terms in office, residents
of the north end of the county have been just as
welcome In his office in the court house as have
residents of Heppner, Lexington and lone, and
he has listened to their complaints and tried to
meet the demands for better roads, or other
county services, regardless of where they lived.
He was instrumental in getting the bombing
From The
County
Agent's Office
By N. C Anttaraoa
The program for the seventh on
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writing to Rex Warren, farm crops
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Livestock growers are reminded
that the registration period for
the beef commission has been ex
tended to January 21. Two-thirds
of our livestock erowers have not
registered to make them eligible
to vote in the beef commission
referendum. Commissions are be.
coming popular these days with
the fryer and broiler producers
recently approving formation of
an Oregon fryer commission by
an overwhelming majority. To
create a commission a two-thirds
majority of those voting is re
quired, with all the votes cast
representing at least one-third of
the commodity production.
At a recent meeting of the Ore
gon Wheat Growers League, Mor
row county wheat growers fared
well in appointment to committ
ees. Our farmers ended up with
mor committee appointbents
than anv other county. Appoint
ed for 1958 on the various com
mittees were: domestic wheat
utilization committee, Mrs Vern
on Munkers. vice chairman: De
duction and land use committee,
Frank Anderson, chairman; con-1
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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range road constructed which aided greatly in
tieing together the two wiaeiy-spaeeci secuuua
of Morrow county. Its value, especially during
harvest has been well demonstrated.
Garnet Barratt has not done his job alone, for
he has been aided and guided by two able com
missioners, but the job of leading the county's
destiny has been his. He has done it well.
We don't look for him to retire, except from
the detail of a jb tnat no one takes because of
the monetary return. He has, and still will have
the heart and soul of a good public official, and
he will still be around to do whatever he may
be called upon to do by Morrow county's new
judge, whoever he may be. We hope his services
will be used.
Time for a Face-Lif ting
Before anyone gets around to reading this, most
persons will probably already have noticed that
today's GT looks a little different than it has for
a good many years. We decided that the beginn
ing of the new year was a gd time to lve the
paper some face-lifting.
A couple of changes are fairly obvious--a brand
new front page "flag" or heading, and the elim
ination of full width head rules and date lines
on inside pages. There are a couple of other chang
es too, which aren't so obvious, but do a little to
modernize the looks of the paper--a new style
"30" rule at the end of stories and the elimination
of all periods in news stories except at the en9
of sentences.
In checking back we found that the Old Eng
lish type "Heppner Gazette Times" heading was
adopted in October or November, 1925, so we felt
it was about time to give It a rest and get a new
one. Old English style headings are used by
probably 75 percent of all papers for some rea
son which we have never understood. Our new
one is called "Shadow" type face and will be us
ing it in several different sizes and styles.
The elimination of full width top-of-page head
rules and date lines will give a litle extra space
on each page for news and advertising and they
served no useful purpose anyway.
Starting with most stories in this issue we are
eliminating the use of periods in all cases except
at the end of sentences. Now, for example the
story will read: Mr and Mrs John J Jones, In
stead of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jones. This is going
to create a little problem for the whole crew, for
you don't just forget a habit that has been carr
ied on for years and years. We are doing our best
to remember that periods are probably the most
useless item In the English alphabet, but we'
know that for a while at least, some of them will
continue to creep in out of habit.
Anyway, even if we can't get everything going
all at the same time, here's our new look. We,
hope you like it
servation man of the year, Ken
neth Peck, Member; Federal ag
ricultural programs committee,
Al Bunch, vice chairman; trans
portation committee, Vernon Mun
kers. chairman; sub-committee
on Columbia River development,
Oscar Peterson, chairman; repre
sentative to the Pacific Northwest
Grain and Grain products assoc
iatlon. Vernon Munkers; noml
nations committee, Kenneth
Smouse, member. The Oregon
wheat Growers League is expan-
ding its work this year in getting
the wishes of tne wneat iarmer
carried out. It will employ an
assistant secretary on a full time
basis and another man to worn
on the Far East program.
Morrow county's dairy popu
lation was increased this past
week when 4-H club leaders Ber
nard Doherty and Marcel Jones
brought a pick-up load of 12
dairy heifers from Tillamook. The
heifers are from Tillamooks Dairy
Herd Improvement Association
tested cows with hieh producing
records. Most of this load went'
to 4-H club members. Those get-'
tine dalrv calves from this load
were Judy Jones, Heppner; Ron
nie Jones, Heppner; Maureen uo
herty, Heppner; Frank McFad
den, Heppner; Tony Doherty, Hep.
nnor: Karen Nelson. Lexineton:
Sherry Smouse, lone; Mike Palm
er, Lexington; Jerry Anderson,1
Heppner; received a guernsey for
an FFA prolect and Don Rob-.
lnson, Kenneth Smouse, Marcel;
Jones, heifers to raise for fam-
makes Olympia
refreshingly
different
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Early Campaign Charge
Do "Back East" Republican
pundits consider Oregon hope
less? The agenda of the first GOP
campaign drive fn the Northwest
leaves this positive impression.
Big-name speakers have been
dated around here in Washing
ton, Montana, Idaho and Calif
ornia but none in Oregon. The
nearest Republican rally now
scheduled hereabouts is at Van
couver, Washington, date not an
nounced. The early bird start of this
year's campaign in the Northwest
is reported to be the result of
conclusions arrived at after a big
pow wow In New York early in
November. The slogan adopted
was, "Everything has happened
to the Republicans--So what?"
This pow wow was declared to
be a pow wow to wow all pow
wows. Planned along strictly ultra
modern business management
practices, where "business man
agers are literally going back to
school," politicians were schooled
in advance methods, even on,
how to select candidates, when
not to go home, how not to pick
up the check and how to re
member little Mary's birthday
and send her a pretty card, so
papa and mama will like and
vote for Republicans, and other
trivia.
What sparked all this? A re
search firm came up with these
horrible and revolting (to GOP),
details.
It is a catastrophic list--difficult
to name the worst first:
Categorically, there Is the con
tinuing increase in Democratic
registrations.
Next, President Eisenhower's re
curring sickness, spotlighting the
ily cows. There are several orders
at present for additional dairy
heifers. It has been found that
the calves can be brought back
In much better condition by
going after a load than having
them expressed to the county.
Those who might be interested in
these calves can pool their orders
at this office and order them dir
ect from the Tillamook Dairy
Herd Improvement Association at
Tillamook.
Mr and Mrs Barton Clark, Hep
pner; were the first couple to pur
chase banquet tickets for the ann
ual meeting of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers association to
be held Saturday evening. Tick
ets can be purchased from tile
First National Bank, GeraldSwag-
gait or this office.
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In the models most people prefer, a new Chevrolet costs less than the other two
low-priced cars. Yet Chevrolet is the only truly new car in its field. And ever Chevy
is lower, wider and nine lively inches longer.
Your dollars never had it so good! With
all its startling new advances and
stunning new style, Chevy is still priced
right down at the bottom of the ladder.
And look at what you get for the low
price you pay! You get boldly sculp
tured new beauty with the quality crafts
manship of Body by Fisher. You get
the year's big buy-even the lowest
See your local
exhausted Dulles and an ill-defined
Nixon.
The battle against racial inte
gration in public schools which
has spread from Arkansas into
Texas and neighboring states.
The South will never forget
Eisenhower's ordering troops into
Little Rock to enforce integration.
Not last nor least, are the bi
partisan attacks in congress over
the Eisenhower "spending bud
get" which contrasts meaning
ly with the prosperity ebb.
Republicans are rightfully a
larmed at the national level, over
the report of these frank alleged
truisms, not set up on an intrua
tive basis but soundly set down
by experts employed by party
pundits.
Political Student Fund
Senator and Mrs. Richard Neu
berger have given Willamette
University $500 to help students
interested in teaching or partici
pating in government and politics,
President G. Herbert Smith ann
ounced Thursday.
The money came from fees the
Democratic senator received from
articles in Harper's and Railway
Progress magazines.
Want Hatfield To Run
The press, radio, TV and talk
generally give Secretary of State
Mark Hatfield top rating as a
successful candidate for anything
he wants to run for. Many Re
publican king-makers confess he
is the only man who can defeat
Governor Holmes. Just as many
of the Republican kingmakers
would have him run against U.
S. Senator Richard L. Neuberger
at the second next election, in
1960. The Senator's term expires
in 1961.
Norblad On Campaign Recess
First District Congressman
Walter Norblad gave up his polit
ical offices in Salem last week
to be at the national capital
when congress resumes next
He made his campaign head
week. quarters here while congress was
not in session and traveled over
the First District counties dili
gently repairing his political
fences.
Stcry Of The Week
A recurring report is to the eff
ect that U. S. Senator Richard
I.. Neuberser is about to cive
the Democratic donkey in Oregon
a gentle start by "throwing his
hat in the ring" for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor.
With Governor Holmes and Lew
Wallace this would make the best
three-cornered political scran
L i
Oregon has witnessed for many
years.
The likelihood of the Sena
tor's success could put State Sen
ator Genp Lewis in the U. S. Sen
ate by appointment by Governor
Neubtrger. This would, however,
rob U. S. Senator Wayne Morse
of an expert campaign worker,
who managed his Portland cam
paign headquarters in his succ
essful campaign in 1956.
Those who know Senator Neu
berger well say he is not over
of
in the models most people buy
priced models bring you full measure
of Chevy's new length. You get Chev
rolet's own special brand of perform
ance and economy. In fact, you get the
one car in the low-price field that per
forms in the high-price class!
Stop by your Chevrolet dealer's and
let him prove it. He's making quick
ajjyiauaia anu prompt deliveries!
authorized Chevrolet dealer for
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2- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. January 9 1958
Boardman Notes
By Mary Lee Marlow
A New Year's eve watch party
was held at the Community
church from 9pm till midnight.
Games were played in the base
ment, and refreshments were ser
ved. The program included a clar
inet solo, "Onward Christian
Soldiers," by Eileen Ely; medley
of choruses by the junior choir;
solo, "Beyond the Sunset," by
Marcia Woolley of Pasco, Wash;
piano solo, "How Great Thou Art"
by Jim Miller. There were also
group singing, a Bible quiz, and
a bible story on the felt board
by Miss Dorothy Walton. Two
films on the book of Acts were
shown, "Every Christian a Miss
ionary" and "Triumphant."
New Year's Day was clear and
cold here, the temperatures be
ing down to 13 above, with fog
a good part of the day. Mini
mum temperature Thursday was
26 above, and has been about
the same since, At 2 p m Monday
the thermometer stood at 37 a
bove. No snow had fallen here by
then.
The next meeting of the
Boardman P T A will be held
at the schoolhouse Thursday, Jan
m .. at 7:30 d m At this time Dr
C M Wagner of Heppner will be
present to give polio snots to an
nprsnns u nder forty years of age.
Money for the shots will come
from the March of Dimes, so wiu
be given free of charge. This is
the first of the series of three
shots to be given. Dr Wagner
will also speak at the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Vern Carpenter are
the parents of a son, born Dec
31 at the Grand Ronde hospital
in La Grande. He has been
named William Russell. Grand
parents are Mr and Mrs Russell
Miller of Boardman, and Mr and
Mrs Tom Carpenter of La Grande.
Great-grandparent is Mrs Effie
Miller of Boardman. The baby
weighed seven pounds, six ounces.
Miss Barbara Anderegg enter
tained a group f young people
with a New Year's Eve party at
her home. Guests were Susan
Partlow. Ivan Kress, Jim Thorpe,
Jim Miller, Larry West, Bob Tay-
! lor, Lorelei Hamilton, Bill Getz,
i Carolyn Baker, Dean King, Wanda
i Forthman, Jerry Peck, Lloyd Ba
jker, Bill Aardappel and Roger
. Zivnev.
Mr and Mrs W D Maxwell and
children Sandra and Billie of
Portland were recent visitors at
the home of Maxwell's parents,
Mr and Mrs Earl Briggs.
Mr and Mrs Dean Ekleberry of
The Dalles, and Mr and Mrs Tom
Delaney (Cora Ekleberry) of Ma
dias were overnight visitors at
the home of Mrs Ekleberry's bro
sold on life as a U. S. Senator and
would rather follow his vocation
(now his avocation) as a dis
tinguished author.
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ther-in-law and sister, Mr and
Mrs Elvin Ely, one night last
week. New Year's visitors at the
Ely home were Mr and Mrs Char
ley Woolley and daughter Marcia
of Pasco, Wash. Other recentvis
itors were Mrs Eldon Lilly and
children of La Grande.
Ivan Kress has returned home
from a visit with relatives in
Lewiston, Idaho. His cousin, Le
Roy Kress returned here with
him to visit.
Weekend visitors at the home of
Mr and Mrs Harold Kress were his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr and
Mrs Lawrence Kress, and his mo
ther, Mrs Emma Kress, and their
daughter, Pat Kress, all of Lew
iston, Ida. Leroy Kress returned
home with them.
Mr and Mrs George Ramsay
and Mrs Lulu Potts of The Dalles,
were visitors New Year's at the
home of Mr and Mrs Leo Potts.
Mr and Mrs Zearl Gillespie
took their son, Pvt Donald Gill
espie espie, to Portland Saturday
where he took the plane back to
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
Dinner guests New Year's at the
home of Mr and Mrs Russell Mill
er were Miller's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr and Mrs Ralph
Baker of Corbett, and Mr and Mrs
Dean Griffin of Vanvouver, Wash,
Mrs Effie Miller, who had been
visiting at the Baker home cince
before Christmas, returned here
with them. Other guests were Mr
and Mrs Bob Miller and Mr and
Mrs Harold Baker and sons Ran
dy and Ronnie.
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Fussell have
returned from a ten day holiday
trip visiting relatives In Salem,
Portland and coast points. They
spent Christmas at the home of
Mrs Fussell's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr and Mrs Glenn Coch
ran. Guests New Year's Day at the
home of Gilmer Bolson were his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr and
Mrs Ralph Tabasinske and chil
dren Gary Loren and Ann of Rich
land, Wash, and his brother Carl
Bolson ,of Hermiston.
Dinner guests New Year's Eve
at the home of Mr and Mrs Char
les Anderegg were Mr and Mrs
Tom Gardner, Mr and Mrs Hen
ry Zivney and son Roger, Mr and
Mrs A R Fortner and Ralph Was
mer. Mr and Mrs Don Downey and
sons Jerry and Wayne and Mrs
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