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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. August 14. 1958 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times etMshed November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION TO Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at He ppner, Subsrrlpt'nn Pfitos- Morrow and Are You A Member? If you should happen to wonder occasionally why auto insurance rates have continually been rising, the answer might be found In the follow ing article. It appeared recently in tne Santa Rosa, California Press Democrat and concerns a now club that is supposedly being organized In our sister state. After reading the article we felt certain that some of the organization's members must have migrated to Oregon. But . . . you read it for yourself. .... THE CRIMSON WHEEL "Articles of incorporation are now being drawn for a brand-new auto club, the Order of the Crimson Wheel. "Anybody can join. All you need are a valid California operator's license, a registered motor car, complacent self-confidence in the excellence of your driving habits, and a willingness to obey the rules. "And that clause Is easy. "If you qualify under the first three clauses, the chances are you're already obeying the rules of the OCW. "Anyhow, here are the major rules, Memorize 'em: "Never signal. It is a waste of energy, and accomplishes nothing except to give other drivers , a hint of what you plan to do. They should be kept ignorant, as they are probably vile speeders. "If you do signal, roll your window down only a few inches, and signal with your finger tips, as if drying nail-polish. This keeps the other drivers guessing, and helps develop their defensive-driving abilities. "In any event, when you turn, swing wide. A right-turn should be executed from the middle of the road, a left-turn from the far right. This creates all sorts of interesting situations behind you, and helps to thin out traffic. Ignore the screeching of brakes and the metallic crashes. "On narrow roads, consider yourself a pace setter. Hold close to the center-stripe and yield to nobody. If a line of cars doesn't form quickly behind you, you're speeding. Slow-down. The accomplished OCW member is a leader and loves a parade. "Apply the same basic theory on freeways. TO THE EDITOR . . . A TRIBUTE TO A PIONEER With the passing of Leslie L Matlock on July 15, 1958 we lost one of our oldest, popular and beloved citizens, Heppner and community bowed and wept. Les as he was known by his many friends, was endowed with an iron constitution. He was a charter member of Heppner Elks Lodge no 358 and the beautiful obligation he took when initiated was a guiding factor in his life us he lived it. He was very generous, chari- STAR THEATER Thurs., Frl., Sat, Aug. 14, 15, 16 Blood Arrow With Scott Brady. PLUS An Alligator Named Dais'f With Diana Dors Sun., Mon., Aug. 17, 18 The Young Lions Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin Tues., Wed., Aug. 19, 20 Mr. Scoutmaster With Clifton Webb CONN'S NEWEST Two-Manual Organ FOR YOUR HOME cntu $99500 Corns la for i demonstration! Smaller thin I tpinet piano, but with remarkably big, rich tone ; . . the CAPR1CB ii ideally luited for the modern home, or for any recreation room. Attractively Ityled by world famous designer Raymond Loewy. See how tosy It ii to play the CAPRICB i . . how toiy it is to own. Vl'hen you lee it tod hear it... you'll want itl m SIEVERS MUSIC BOX ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher Crant Countips. S3.00 Year: Elspwhpre smite a diow "And finally table and the essence of loyalty. The Paul Revere ride made with Bruce Kelly from Heppner to Lexington and lone on June 14, 3903 was only one of the chari table acts of his career and there is ho way of ever knowing how many lives ho saved, as there were no lives lost in either town. The grateful citizens presented ; him with a solid gold headed cane, which he always cherished. Shortly be'r.re his death he gave this cane to his sister, Mrs Mm-1 nle Vaughn of Portland, who treasurers the gift, Les had a bright mind and well read and could recite not juct lines and verses but pages of the most beautiful poetry. He was a polished gentleman and when dressed for the occasslon he was the peer of any states man. His magnetic and charming personality won him thousands of friends. He was a staunch Democrat and never missed a Jackson Day Dinner. He attract ed people of all walks of life and was always first to give a helping hand to the needy andj those In distress, when brought to his attention, ' He was not capable of putting' a burden on others that he would I not willingly bear. It was his wish that he be brought back to Heppner to be among his many friends. Many people of fered to bring him back In their cars but he was too weak to travel In a car, so the white angel ambulance from Heppner was sent down to bring him back. During the last days of his Illness lie suffered intense agony at times, from which he could only get partial relief. Words cannot express our grief, flowers cannot banish our sor row and our memory of him i mi mi i n 1 1 n hh-h m HtBucttmn i EDITORIAL Oregon, as Second Class Matter $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. NATIONAL Stay in the innermost lane, and cruise unyield ingly at 40 or 45. Remember, speed kills, and the honking drivers behind you will drive with incurable recklessness if you don't restrain them. "When pulling Into a thoroughfare from a side road or secondary street, always wait until you see a briskly-moving vehicle approaching. Then swing slowly in front of him and creep. That'll teach him. "On crowded highways, always ride the rear bumper of the car ahead particularly at high speeds. This increases Togetherness on the high way. "Lights and horns are important. Use them well. "For instance, you should never dim your lights unless the other guy dims first. Remember: we must encourage politeness in the Opposition. "Your horn is there to be honked. Honk it often. Honk at friends, at drivers in front of you, at drivers behind you. Incessantly. And if the car ahead lingers or pauses at a stoplight really bear down! "But if you happen to be first at a light take your time. Be a dozer, a lingerer. Safety first. If you get across on the yellow well, you got across, didn't you? Those honking heathens be hind you can wait. It'll turn green again in a while. "The conciontious member of OCW must also know how to approach pedestrians and parking places. "Be a pedestrian-hunter. The pedestrian must be taught that the driver holds an exalted po sition in life, You must never yield right-of-way to foot-traffic. Instead, you should un-nerve pe destrians by gunning your motor ominously as you approach crosswalks. And you should en gender respect for the automobile by aiming for puddles and splashing nervy pedestrians who walk too close to the curbing. "In parking, use your bumpers. A touch of the battrenlg-ram technique can do wonders in enlarging small parking spaces. And if you're parking next to a small foreign car bump it hard. This will not only aid your parking, it'll ror Americanism if auto insurance rates go up again Decause oi increased accidents, scream your head off. You have every right to. "Those accidents certainly aren't YOUR fault." will stand as an eternal and Im mortal monument to the man we all loved and cherished. Dr A D McMurdo PARENTS OF BOY Mr and Mrs Dallas Shockley of lone announce the birth of their fourth child, a boy, Michael Scott. He was born August 6 at Emanuel hospital in Portland. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Henry Peterson of Portland and Mr and Mrs B R Shockley, Battle Ground, Washington. Visiting at the Bull Prairie guard station Sunday with Mr and Mrs Sam McDaniel were Mr and Mrs Ben Anderson Mr and Mrs Frank Davidson and Mr and Mrs John Bergstrom and Marilyn. ONE WEEK ONLY! CLEARAMC 95 c 10 iu TO to A PAIR Gonty's From The County Agent's Office By N. Even though harvest is finish ed and consequently should bring to a close the extreme dan ger of fires being started, there still continues to be serious loss es. A lot of our farmers are con cerned with the evident danger of fires getting into their stubble and winter range land. Some have constructed fire guards, others have not. While insurance can be taken out to cover grain losses it is hard to determine a definite value for stubble. Those who have lost stubble cover through fire report a definite in crease in soil and water erosion, destruction of soil structure and loss of organic matter. It is gen erally noticeable for several crop years. Mr and Mrs Herbert Ekstrom and sons will be the first Here- ford breeders for a number of years from our county to exhibit at the state fair. They will leave on August 25 with five heifer and bull calves which will be on ex- hiblt at the state fair when it opens August 28 through Sept ember 6. The Ekstroms and Ber nard Doherty recently attended the Western Livestock Journal sponsored tour in Southwestern Oregon . reporting a very educat ional and interesting tour. Arrangements have recently been made vith the Oregon Dairy Breeders Asociation and Virgil Attebury, technician, for farmers wishing to have dairy cows artificially bred. A demand has been evident for this service for several years, especially by those who have brought in Tilla mook dairy herds improvement heifer calves from high product Ion dams. Those who might be Interested In this service can get further details at this office. Grain exhibitors at the Morrow county fair will find brand new boxes for making their exhibits. The boxes, designed by Kenneth 'Smouse, grain superintendent, are designed to hold two pecks of grain and will make the ex hibit much more attractive than in former years. The wheat ex hibits will be moved into the main pavilion so that more peo ple will have an opportunity to view them. Kenneth is hoping for a large number of exhibits so that he might fill the fifty new boxes which have been built. To encourage grain ex- hibits again this year a sweep stakes ribbon is being awarded and the Morrow County Grain Growers are again providing a special trophy for the outstand ing wheat exhibit. If you have not set aside your exhibit sample, it is time to do so soon. With one of the biggest crops in his tory harvested this year, Ken neth should have in his division one of the biggest exhibits ever made. This Is an opportunity for grain farmers to show the peo pie of Morrow county the quality of this major income of ours. m to C Andersen We have been receiving quite a lot of inquiries at the office about the date and rate of seed ing this summer. This interest comes from farm magazine ar ticles of the experiences of a few who have been lucky and con ditions have been Just right for some yields through early seed ing. While a lot of publicity has been seen regarding the advan tages of early seeding, we have seen few of the disadvantages in print. For those who would like to. be assured of an average yield year in and year out, re- "ttie on uvestocK judging, pre suits from the Pendleton and Paring their demonstrations and Sherman branch experiment sta- i otherwise making preparations tions, from long time data, show for a good county fair. that the best date for seeding is ! around October 1 to October 15. time averages on rates of seeding show at both stations that "ger "tes seeding have yielded just as much as the j ri fT WP 1 Sf A C A I HV I Y YrAIA AMI I M ,MVI 1 1 "-w n V, From the files of the Gazette-Times August 16, 1928 Dr J Arthur Craig, a dentist from San Francisco, took over the dentist office and practice of Dr E E Balrd last Thursday. Dr and Mrs Balrd left the end of the week for Toledo, Ore. Mr and Mrs A F Palmateer and David Ely of Morgan were doing business in Lexington and Heppner Saturday. Mrs Alex Green, accompanied by her son Herman and little daughter Louise departed on Sunday for Pendleton, there to take the overland train for her old home at Fries, Virginia. Mr and Mrs B G Sigsbee and their daughters, Misses Bernlce and Elaine, and Miss Hazel Cal der of Portland, friend of Miss Elaine Sigsbee, departed on Mon day forenoon for a week's out ing at Wallowa lake. j A petition, signed by 45 free holders of the city, was presented to Mayor Noble this week. It asks for procurement by the city of an up-to-date fire fighting ap paratus. I Phillip Mahoney returned home Saturday from Seattle i where he attended summer ' school at the U of W following the close of the regular term, i Wheat movement has been slow into Heppner the past week, 1 with the excessive heat and for est fires causing delays in the harvest fields and in hauling. A STATEWIDE FOR A STATEWIDE V lmmmmefmmmmef( SPECIAL NOTICE TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK CUSTOMERS: Please continue to use your current checks, deposit slips, bankbooks and other banking materials. Materials im printed with the new name, First National Bank of Oregon, will be provided you on a normal basis of replacement. been yield between thirty pound and sixty pound seeding rates while high er rates have been no higher and in many cases have been much lower than lighter rates. This week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I am Judging the Baker county junior show. Upon my return to the county I will have a report for our 4-H leaders on methods which are used there which might improve our fair program. Next week will be a busy one in preparation for the Morrow county fair which fol lows. We hope all of our 4-H members are fitting and groom ing their animals, reviewing a YOU CAN'T heavier rates. There has verv little difference" in BE WITHOUT Grain Insurance BE WISE it costs no more to insure your 1958 grain crops now and you'll be sure of being protected throughout the entire fire and harvest season. With a crop the size the county is producing this year, you can't afford to be without protection. DON'T WORRY INSURE TODAY Turner, Van Marter fir Bryant INSURANCE PHONE 6-9658 le Fotrntlf Tit 4444 LOOK AT THE CALENDAR It might as well be goose berry week." When we should be knee-deep in the general election there seems tobe only political stag nation. In less than 90 days the electorate of Oregon will be ex pected to choose the best men for a long list of offices, extend ing from congressional, guberna torial, legislative and county of (Continued on Page 5) J MR. FARMER - AFFORD TO REAL ESTATE HEPPNER NARJ1E BANK Fire FiHST f-egoTt firif Nofionoi lank of farihni 212 E. 2nd THE DALLES .
