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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-
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Sun., Mon., Aug. 17, 18
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Tues., Wed., Aug. 19, 20
Mr. Scoutmaster
With Clifton Webb
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Editor and Publisher
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"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
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$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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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verv little difference" in
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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.
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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
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