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MORHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The leppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Timet established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
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PUBLISHERS
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ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Publisher
GRBTCHEN PENLAND
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.0") Year; Elsewhere $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents.
TO THE
EDITOR . . .
To The Editor:
You are probably tired of me
by this time, but I have a few
excerpts from a long letter I re
ceived on August 25 from Mrs
M R Abbott, of Berkely, Calif
ornia. Mrs Abbott was Marian
Redington, the second oldest
daughter of Col John Watermel
on Redington, and much of the
letter was about her father. Ex
cerpts follow:
"I can remember Leah Minor
(Stanley's sister) and Blanch
Redfield, who died In the flood
of 1903. I must have been ten
and a half years old when we
went to Heppner in 1900, as I
From The
County Agent's Office
Livestock operators holding
range land leases with the Bur
eau of Land Management are
reminded that the grazing dis
trict advisory board will hold its
annual meeting on Thursday,
September 25. The meeting will
be held at the county agent's
office beginning at 1 pm. Graz
ing applications will be acted
upon and anyone with questions
or problems are invited to at
tend. September is the month that
4-H club members are complet
was born Dec 2, 1889. I was in Ing their records for the year
the sixth grade, and I can re- and submitting completion cards
member being in two different to their leaders for recognition
rooms, upstairs in the wooden later on of a job well done. Corn-
school on the hillside. We had pletion cards, and record books
to climb several flights of stairs which will be judged, are due
to get there,
I think my father must have
bought back the Gazette early
in 1900. He told me In later years
October 1st.
then begin.
The new club will
Reorganization of exis ting
that he was on his way home clubs ndu organization of new
from the Indian wars when he
first visited Heppner. On hearing
that he was a journeyman prin
ter and had been a reporter for
large papers in San Francisco,
Salt Lake City and Portland, the
local business men wanted him
to take over the very small press
of the new paper which had just
been started a few months be
fore. He had only "six bits" In
his pocket as no army pay was
voted by Congress that year, but
the soldiers were paid off In
script. The business men of Hep
pner signed notes for him so he
could buy the press, type and
ones will be underway soon. The
Hoof and Horn Livestock club
of the Heppner community has
won the distinction of being the
first club to turn in its enroll
ment for the 1958-59 club year.
This club was organized last
was a large order, and It seems
to have been censored In subse
quent editions. Maybe after the
railroads started issuing free mil
eage to editors?" "I can remem
ber Owen Wister being at our
house In Heppner, He and papa
went out on a hunting trip for
paper and ink, so he went ' to eral days- 1 ,thlnk Mr Wlster
1 1 ' Jt J 4. . . .li.t- 1 1 A.
work and Inside of a year he
had everything paid for and had
money in the bank. He built
himself a comfortable home on
the hillside, and hired a Chinese
cook. I have a copy of the Hepp
ner Gazette dated March 13, 1884,
which Is Vol 1, No 51. The mast
head on the paper contains the
following:
"It Is an Independent Local
Paper, owning its own soul, pay
ing 100 cents on the dollar, is
run as a legitimate enterprise,
and not as a charity shop or
begging institution. It will wear
the collar of no clique, party or
faction, but will work for the
best Interests of the people." End
of masthead: "Seems to me this
STAR
THEATER
Thurs.. Fri., Sat- Sept 18. 19, 20
From Hell To Texas
With Don Murray, Diane Varsi
PLUS
Diamond Safari
With Kevin McCarthy
Sun., Mon., Sept 21. 22
Proud Rebel
Alan Ladd, Olivia dellavll
and. Sunday at 4, 6:10, 8:20.
Tues., Wed., Sept 23, 24
Melbourne Rendezvous
did not stay with us long, but
we were much Impressed because
he thought we ought to address
him as "Sir". We had not been
taught to do this, and I suppose
he thought we were little sav
ages. He brought us a wounded
magpie which we tried to nurse
back to health, but alas, the
cat got it. I remember a letter
among Papa's papers, from Mr
Wlster, acknowledging use of
story material which he had sold
to the Saturday Evening Post.
"I don't know whether you ever
heard of the time my father was
waylaid by the editor of the ri
val newspaper (Heppner Times)
and beaten almost to death. They
had been feuding for a long
time in the editorial columns of
their papers, and I suppose papa
must have been mightier with
the pen than with the fist and
boot, as he got the worst of it.
I think the rival's name was
Shultz or some other German
name. (Was named E M Shut)
He went up to the courthouse
and paid $5 as a fine for assault
and battery, so there was no re
course. This happened when we
were all living in the house with
the creek (Willow) running
through our back yard. The, house
must have been swept away in
the flood. . . Papa was called
"the Bill Nye of the West" and
was known far and wide, as he
exchanged with many leading
newspapers, and was frequently
quoted in them. He never lost
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
September 20, 1928 '
J D Cash of Walla Walla, ac
companied by Mrs Cash and their
two children, were Heppner visi
tors Sunday. Mr Cash, who will
be in charge of the J C Penney
Co store, to be opened in Heppner
In March, was very favorably Im
pressed with the appearance of
our little city.
Just one week from today, next
Thursday afternoon, the gates of
Heppner's seventh annual Rodeo
will be thrown wide with what
president McNamer declares will
be the opening of by far the best
wild west exhibition ever at
tempted locally.
Election . nf officers was the
when officers were elected and i Drineinal matter of business at
new members enrolled. Officers the regular meeting of Heppner
for the new year are president, I Post No 87, American Legion,
Douglas Anderson; vice presi-1 Monday evening. Earl Gilliam
dent, Ronnie Jones; secretary, was elected commander, W E
John Wagenblast; song leader, Moore, vice commander, Alva
Susan Drake and news reporter, Jones, adjutant and Harold Cohn
Judy Jones. New members to join ' and Paul Gemmell members of
the club were Alfred and Susan 'executive committee.
Drake, Steve Wagenblast, Mike
and Steve Warren; all of these L E Bisbee and family expect
members are carrying swine pro- to leave the end of the week for
jects as a result of a 4-H pig palo Alto, Calif where Orrirt will
scramble. The nine members of i enter Stanford University as a
the club are carrying swine and freshman at the beginning of fall
uttuy jjiujttis. L,eauer or tne ciud term.
is Marcel Jones, Heppner who
reports that boys or girls who
are at least 9 years old by Jan
uary 1 of this year are invited
to join this club.
By N. C. Anderson
Sunday at the Marcel Jones home
Announcement has been re
cently made by Oregon State col
lege that there will be again
this year a light horse judging
short course. The short course
was rescheduled because of the
rapid growth of pleasure horse
clubs and shows throughout the
state. For those who might be
interested, we have at this office
information on the program, pur
pose of the school and entry
blank. An enry fee of $10.00 is
required and the entries are lim
ited to the first 120 applicants.
Registration blanks are also
available for the short course
which will be held at OSC Withy
combe hall on October 10 and
11th.
With Increased interest in 4-H
saddle horse clubs here in the
county those who are planning
to lead them would find this
short course very helpful. Inter
est is being shown in the Butter
Creek, lone and Boardman areas can understand
for organizing 4-H saddle-horse
clubs as well as the reorganizat
ion of these existing clubs in
the Irrigan and Heppner communities.
agreed that It was the Indians
that gave the Round-Up it's color.
The Indian youngsters dressed
in all their finery stole the show!
It's amazing how naturally these
young ones do the Indian dances.
Traditions have not died even in
this modern world.
It was also the first Round
Up for Marja Vlrkkala, I F Y E
exchange student from Kausti
nen, Finland, who is a guest at
the E M Baker home in lone.
Marja (pronounced Marle-a) has
been with the Bakers since Sep
tember 3rd. I visited her at the
Baker's home last Wednesday
and she really has become one
of the Baker household. I found
her dressed In a summer cotton
and her bare feet thrust into
thong sandles she looked no
different than any rancher's
duaghter in Morrow county. She
has difficulty in speaking the
English language, but under
stands it well if she is visiting
with you alone or in a small
group.
"Newspaper men talk too fast,"
says Marja, "I cannot keep up
with them. If you talk slowly, I
Quite a number of new plans
for farm buildings and equip
ment have been made available
recently by Oregon State college
agricultural engineering depart
ment. These plans available at
this office are for such things
I think she does remarkably
well I can well imagine what
difficulty I would have if I were
living with a Finnish family in
her home country.
Marja visited the Boardman
fair last Friday afternoon. We
had a short program for the fair
visitors when Marja showed a
motion picture film on Finland
and several slides. of a fair in
Finland. She appeared in her
native costume a red wool skirt
with a white linen blouse and
as variable height loading chute
cattle stock, farm gates, cattle preen linen apron. She remark
squeeze chute, cattle hay rack, 'ed that these native costumes
breeding crate for hogs, farrow-1 wore worn for holidays such as
ing stalls, farrowing house, self j "Mid-Summer' Holiday", (June
feeder for hogs and a pig pro,-
duction plant. These along with
other plans available at the of
fice provide quite a selection for
those who are interested in building.
"Chats With Your
Home Agent"
21st), fairs, folk dances, etc.
"It's just like the cowboy cloth
es you wear to your rodeos," com
mented Marja.
I was surprised at the many
fine exhibits at the Boardman
fair. The fruit and vegetables,
to me, were especially outstand
ing. There were over ten booths
put up by 4-H clubs, extension
units, grange, and church groups.
You could surely see that several
people had put in many hours
of work to make the fair a sue-
By ESTHER KIRMIS
I m horn tin Incr tr fnol ML-n n i
real "westerner" now - I've seen Fess- The fair might be small,
the Pendleton Round-Up! Since ut 1 b4r'n8s Prlde and satisfact
I first hit Morrow county in June'0" t0 lt?e. PpP "f thc ,B?ard-
hl9 wnu nf hnmnr inH inn dill lnm,in liau tr.1,1 ma ihat tlio "lrtn all(l imgon COinmUnilieh.
wisecracking from his wheel- i Pendleton Round -Up is a must!
chair In his last years. My sis-; My sister has been visiting me
ters wrote that they had enjoyed ; the past two weeks so I could
their visit with you and Mrs think of no better introduction
Yeager. If you come to Berkely, to the west than Journeying over
Mr and Mrs Frank Ayers at
tended the recent state fair in
Salem.
MAY BE GOOD-BYE CONCRETE
Oregon highway commission
ers and engineers want to know
whether the cost of concrete pav
ing, said to be decreasing in oth
er states, can be brought down
nearer that of the lower priced
but shorter-lived asphalt surfac
ing. At the conclusion of the State
Highways commissions Septem
ber meeting, Friday morning at
the Capital, instructions were
given Engineer W C Williams to
call for bids for concrete surfac
ing of a new four-lane, seven
mile section of Pacific Highway
between North Albany and Leb
anon Road. The project is a test
case to guide further surfacing
decisions.
Williams reported that main
tenance costs on the Salem-Port-land
freeway, paved with asphalt,
are $1,000 per mile per year,
while there is virtually no main
tenance cost with concrete for
the first ten years.
The commission approved a
$195,767,429 budget for the 1959
1961 biennium, a $15-million in
crease over the budget for the
current biennium.
The commission decided to
hold Its next meetings in Salem
Oct 22-23 and Dec 11-12.
LEGAL ATMOSPHERET
Why is it that Willamette Uni
versity Law School Students con
sistently lead in the percentage
of graduates who pass the Ore
gon State Bar examinations each
year year after year?
Some esthetics are saying It
could be . the environs of the
school that inspire the law-minded,
students. Its just across the
street from the majestic Capitol
and other harmonizing state gov
ernment buildings. Local Demo
crats (some from the Capitol)
are saying its the repute of the
officials in the buildings that's
inspiring. Republican retort is
that the stately buildings do all
the inspiring,
This year Willamette Univer
sity Law School had a passing
average of 85.3 percent. Univer
sity of Oregon Law School had
a 78.9 percentage of success. At
Northwestern College of Law 55
percent passed..
DEMO CAMPAIGN STARTS
The Democratic pre-election
campaign kicks off in Linn
2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. September 18, 1358
Choice Beef Curs
To Drop in Price
Until Late Fall
Narrow price spreads between
hamburger and choice beef cuts
may shrink even more during
the next few months, reflecting
livestock trends shaping up
County Friday Sept 19 when
Congressman Charles O Porter
of Eugene will visit several areas
including Mill City, Lyons, Scio,
Lacomb and others to be added
to the agenda.
On Friday evening he will be
joined in Albany by Senator
Richard L Neuberger and both
will give joint talks at the Al
bany Hotel at 9 p m. The next
day Porter will appear at the
Jane Jefferson pancake supper
at Sweet Home between 6 and
8 pm. The congressman will
speak after the supper at the
CIO hall, the session will co
incide with the monthly meet
ing of the Democratic women.
A forthcoming date will see
the appearance of Senator Wayne
L Morse In Linn County.
URGES MORE ARRESTS
More arrests in traffic accident
investigations and greater use of
chemical tests for Intoxication
were among recommendations
made Wednesday to Oregon Traf
fic Safety Commission members
by A P Bunderson, district direc
tor for National Safety Council.
Bunderson's remarks were bas
ed on analysis of 1957 traffic
safety activities in Oregon. Also
recommended was more man
power, for state police, traffic and
highway engineering, driver li
censing and Oregon Highway
Lifesavers Committee.
Other recommendations inclu
ded doubling the number of traf
fic safety films in the state li
brary and encouraging their use,
expansion of school driver train
ing programs, traffic safety train
ing for teachers and tests for
driver license renewals,
NO JOBLESS PAY
The State Unemployment Com
mission ruled this week that
more than 1800 Oregon members
of the Teamsters Union will not
be paid unemployment benefits.
The commission cited a law
which denies benefits to workers
involved 1 n labor disputes.
Trucking firms In 11 western
states shut down after California
teamsters struck several truck
ing firms.
The commission said the ruling
has been made in individual cas
es, but that they can be appeal
ed to commission referees.
throughout the country, reports
W Y Fowler, Oregon State col
lege livestock marketing spec
ialist. v
Cattle held for additional "fin
ish" with relatively cheap feed
this summer will soon be reach
ing market at considerably heav
ier weights than those sold last
fall, Fowler says.
As a result, fed cattle prices
are likely to drop to 1957 levels
and remain there until late fall,
bringing food buyers their low'
est prices this year for choice
beef cuts.
At the same time, cows and
lower grade beef animals that
supply most of the hamburger
are being held back from mar
ket. Cows and heifers are being
kept to build herds for what
looks like another good year,
Fowler says. This, along with
abundant feed, will keep cows
and calves high in relation to
prices of fed cattle, he adds.
The recent decrease in cattle
numbers appears due for a re
versal, says the specialist. The
recovery in cattle prices during
the past 18 months, along with
large supplies of grain and for
age, seems to have set the stage
for another build-up in herds.
Beef prices, generally, are like
ly to hold at present levels for
the coming year as herd build
ups get underway. The specialist
then looks for the price level to
move upward In 1960-61 when
the greatest "holding back" of
cattle is likely to take place and
when slaughter may be the lightest.
THE STAR THEATER is PROUD
to present THE PROUD REBEL,
Technicolor story of a man,
his boy and their dog. Sunday
pnd Monday. All this, PLUS
"Vapor Trails," marvelous col
or photography showing the
acrobatic team of the Thunder
birds, in jets, doing tremen
dous gyrations-and Walt Dis
ney Cartoon.
SEED GROWERS
The rent per hive of bees
will be around $8.50 next
season. That is, if you can
find bees at any price.
Avoid this expense by ma
king available permanent
locations for
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Cheapest Fertilizer Saves $5 per acre...
I hope you will come to see me.'
Signed Marian R Abbott.
O M Yeager
to Pendleton to take in the works
rodeo, Happy Canyon pageant,
and Western Ho parade. We were
Castle Rock, Wash. both thrilled with it all and both
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Our budget plan lets
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For prompt DOUSEVAJtMEl levice, call
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