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MOHBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912
NEWSPAPIB
PUBUSHIRS
ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PEN LAND
Editor and Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
AS1; cSkTIr
GRETCHEN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
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Subscript Inn Rat- Morrow and Grant Counties. $4 01 Yenr: Elsewhere $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents.
VM Comes Next?
County voters made their feelinps pretty def
inite Monday when they rejected the school
budget and the special building fund levy by
a vote of nearly two to one.
What happens now?
The school board will have to take another
serious look at the budget to see what it can do
with it to make it acceptable to the people who
must approve it and pay the taxes to support
it. That isn't going to be the easiest thing those
men have had to do.
As we see it, the yotors turned down the
budget because of two main reasons. They dis
liked the manner in which the board ignored
the feelings of the many persons who attended
the hearings on the budget, and they disapproved
of the large increase In teachers' salaries. In
other words, a great many voters marked their
ballots the way they did because they took the
only way they had left to protest.
This newspaper doubts that most thinking
voters want any serious disruption of normal
education functions in the county, yet, they made
it pretty plain that they are not going to stand
back forever and OK budget items they don't
think are reasonable.
We hope the school board will take a good
long look at its budget, trim it where it can
without eliminating anything vital, then open
ly explain to the voters at a hearing why such
a budget is necessary for the proper operation
of our schools.
If they will do that, we predict that voters will
say "OK".
The Great Privy Program
One of the interesting little sidelights on
the federal government's proposed giant Inter
state highway system, is a ridiculous proposition
...u:v. .vctrotoc thp wastefulness of govern
ment when It sets out seriously to spend citizens
mnnpv. '
This is a grandlous plan to build super-duper
PnVHardly anybody said anything about it when
nnartment in the past session
wanted to tax the people of Oregon another lc
on each gallon of gasoline tney purcnaseu, ...
order to raise money t0 qualify for federal funds
for the new highways.
But part of this money would have been used
to build 42 privys along me super luaua.
Cost of these 42 "outhouses" has been esti
tA t eo 7in nnn
It doesn't take any mathematical genius to
figure that this places the cost of each privy at
$65,000! . .
Based on our personal experience with privys,
ranging from the half-moon, outdoor models to
the modern, plush, vari-tinted type, we'll say
this is carrying the business of outhouses to an
extreme degree. '
But all of this is an unmistakable Indication
that America is advancing at a rapid pace.
It will be recalled by someone that the nation
once went on another privy building binge. This
was back in the old WPA days and outhouse
construction became a favorite pastime. But gov
ernment architects didn't set their sights so high
then. Mostly those privys were of the antique
variety, highly functional, drafty, and lacked
most of the niceties of modern day life. In those
difficult times, however, they filled the bill.
But, as we say, this is 1959. The nation and
the state have come a long way. People demand
and really deserve much more finesse and com
fort in day to day living especially when they
are paying all the bills.
Anything less than a $G5,000 privy is un
thinkable! )Lincoln County Leader, Toledo)
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
May 23, 1929
Mr and Mrs C H Latourell, Mr
nnH Mro h rien Hayes ana
Charles Vaughn motored over to
Wasco on Sunday and tne gemic-
mm rnr in fna Trail Bltwvi
Illtru luur. jii ,
put on there by the Wasco Rod
and Gun club.
At the last meeting, San Souci
Rebekah lodge elected the fol
lowing officers: Alice Rasmus,
N G; Ella Benge, V G; Lillian
Turner, secretary; Rubina Corn
gall, treasurer.
Harold Cohn shipped 3800
head of sheep to Baker Tues.
day night and they will be
placed on summer range over
that way.
m, ori fra rwvid Wilson and
Mr and Mrs Bill Crawford mo
tored to Portland Saturday.
Mrs E L Vinton and son Dick
of Coquillo were in Heppner on
Tuesday.
Robert Grabill of lone, who
has been attending school in
Portland, is home for his va
cation. There are seven graduates in
the twenty-first annual com
of lone high
school. They are Fern Engleman,
Robert McCabe, Harry reierson,
l.pona Ritchie. Rosa Fletcher,
Garland Swanson and Edith Ely.
the best present
first crop aliana,
iablv gets rained on, damaging
?wy.f.m... inin? Drotein and
ers who have, over u.e
v.. nt trpnrh silos, are wen
Lased with the preservation of
this first crop, u ... -
1 ,rtnt this year with
ST.hSV of irrigation water
and the evident cemanu iu.
now appears.
In building a trench silc . It is
very important that a well-drained
site is selected close to the
Led area. It should be located
or easv filling with truck or
trailor. A trench may be made on
a hillside in which case one
end is left open for removal of
f, !. nn n eentle slope,
dirt from the end may be used
to build sides at tne lower c .
; j- iirm the size to build,
re ns of silage is equal
to one ton oi iwy. " -
build will depend on the number
li.etnPk to be fed, of course.
Figure 35 pounds per cubic foot
and build accordingly so mai
io o font of silaee should be
used for five days to prevent
spoilage. We would be happy to
assist anyone with their "plans
for making or lining ineir snu.
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HrEHGAZETTE-TIMES, Thundery. May 21, 1959
hearing on these ever growing pests multi
freight rate hearing on
TO THE
EDITOR
To The Editor:
(The following letter was re
ceived by the chamber of com
donated another lot he owned or
what Is now the corner of Gale
and Center streets right where
t.nnham's anartment now stands.
This was about the year of 1884
when the church was moved to
thp now location. At the new
rvnnnr to V VP t Wider Cin.'U- " b"- . . ,
j.t-v. w K
lation).
Dear Sirs:
I am very Interested in your
town and state and I would like
you to find me a boy my age
to write to. I am nine years oia
and will be In the fourth grade.
I live on a ranch near a town
in Wyoming. I ride to school on
a bus. Thank you very much.
Yours truly,
Dennis Copyak
Box 71,
LaBarge, Wyo.
To The Editor
The old Baptist church of
Heppner was organized In Aug
ust of 1878 and that same year
saw the construction of the first
church ever built in Heppner.
The lot, located on East Main
street, right where the Heppner
Steam Laundry now stands, was
shown in the picture and the
front was partly remoaeieo. my
parents were early pioneer mem'
hers of this old churcn ana my
sister, Myra (Mrs B H PecK) ana
I started attending Sunday
arhnnl an A church there about
Hip venr of 1890. I knew every
one of the girls In this old pic
ture but cannot recognize them
in the nr nt. I can t understand
ahout the two Horner girls be
ing In a Baptist church picture
as they were always Methodists,
(North) and their church was
built in 1885. My sister and I
were almost raised in this old
historic church. I was the jan
itor of this old church when I
was about 9 years old. The lights
were coal-oil lamps set in brack
ets with glass mirror reflectors,
set high on the walls around
tne loom. There was a big, long
1, T TInnrv RasmUS. UOniinZd "cilllUB Oiuve i
u"" . ' . J ihe front entrance and I had to
a methodist. ine new cnureii . ..... ,,. ,,
edifice was built by popular sub
scription. In a few years the
Rev Rasmus sold the lot, but
STAR
THEATER
Thurs.. Frl.. Sat.. May 21. 22,
23
Good Day For A
Hanging
Fred MacMurray, Maggie
Hayes. PLUS
China Doll
Victor Mature. Lili Hua, Ward
Bond, Bob Mathlas.
Sun., Mon, Tues.. May 24. 25,
26
Remarkable Mr.
Pcnnvpacker
Clifton Webb Dorothy Mc-
Guire, Charles Coburn. Sun
day at 4, G and 8.
go early in the morning on cold
winter days to build tne tires,
but we never could keep warm
in the rear of the building. 1
can tell many fine tales of the
doings in tins old church. The
old picture you snow In tne pa
per was taken snort ly ociore it
was moved lrom Main street to
Gale and Center streets.
Belle Nordyke lived In her
home on the lot light where
Anderson's lumber y.'.rd now is.
Mvrtle and Belle Horner lived
across from the old Yeager home
where Adelle Wright now lives
on Alkali (Water) street. Ada
Minor (Mrs Will Irwin) lived in
the old two-story hotel, still
standlnc on May street across
from the present bank building.
She is an aunt oi btaniey Min
or and still ives in poruana.
Lottie Shipley (Mrs Hank Seller-
zinger) lived on a ten acre tract
across from where the old Hen
ry Heppner warehouse used to
stand, now occupied by Morrow
County Grain-Growers. Laura
and Lura Willingham lived in
the old Willingham house just
north of Sally Marlatt's home.
Mabel Leezer lived in the big
two-story house on the hillside
above the Christion church. Her
County Agent's News
By N C ANDERSON
A meeting of all interested
cattlemen from throughout the
state will be held June 1st at
Redmond for the purpose of dis
cussing the proposed state-wide
beef performance ana improve
ment program. At tnis meeting,
a commute ot cattlemen irom
thrnncrhout the state will report
" - n - ,
nn tholr f ndlnes trom a siuay
which has been made since their
first meeting of over 45 cattle
men on February 3. The com
mute will present a tentative
program for beef Improvement
and make their suggestions con
cerning the state-wide organi
zation and whether to become
affiliated with the American
Rnpf Cattle Performance Registry
icenrlation. This state w 1 d e
erouD is developing a program
tn pneouraee the use oi inese
records as an aid tn selecting
more productive breeding cattle
Thpse records, when used in
sound breeding program, giving
proper emphasis to quality ana
beef conformation as well as pro
finrtion. will eive beef cattle pro
ducers an opportunity to breed
mnrp profitable beef cattle. Her
bert Ekstrom, lone, accompamea
thP aeont to the state-wide meet
ing on February 3. Several beef
producers have indicated their
interest in the June 1st meet
ing. Those who are interested,
mii'ht contact this office for fur
ther particulars and pooling
transportation to the June 1
meeting.
the Junior livestock show, spon
sored hv The Oreeon Wheat-
growers League which will be
held at the old seuiert cannery
huildini? on JunP 7. 8, 9 and 10.
4-H beef entries are the largest
ever, while swine and sheep are
as strong as any of the entries
for thp 10 vears the show has
been in operation. The 15 beef
entries were made by Mickey
Van Schoiack, Kenneth Wright,
and David and Douglas Ander
son of Heppner; Kenneth Smouse,
Eric Anderson, Dennis Donqrty
lone; sanara ana Kan rseacn,
Tommy Martin and Russell Dol-
ven, Lexington. Exhibiting sheep
will be Archie Ball, Nat Webb,
Tony and Dennis Doherty, Da
The executive committee of the
lvtnrrrmr Coimtv Livestock Grow
ers Association met last weeK ru
take care of a number of busi
ness matters of the association,
via mainr one being tne dis
cussion on plans made for Beef,
ted. a non-profit organ-
ization for tne promotion ui
OrPtmn heef industry. Frank An
derson, chairman of the county
meat promotion committee, re
nnrtoH that the exhibit and fun
ctions of Beef, Incorporated are
progressing nicely ana win De
ready with the opening of the
Centennial Exposition m run
land, June 10. This non-prom or
rranlMtion which is being iinan
pod hv voluntary contributions
from the Oregon beet inauswy
will depict an old-time butcher
shop, compared with the modern
nun nf tndav and will be en
gaged in the promotion of beef
during the 100 day exposition.
Since, the executive committee
agreed, this will be an opportun
ity nf thp centurv to promote
the Oreeon beef industry, they
nrauisition
s,ate Game Commit.""
.h,.u6h E ,y-su.
This aecisiu.. ,flo
Preme court w.
. i inTPrnrfLauvi "
waited for before any action was
taken locally. Tne grout -
ored budgets for continuance of
. !mo pnvnte traDDers and
IVVO lUU-i""" j ... i
for an additional agricultural
agent.
a H momhprs leaders and
those interested are reminded of
the annual field day to be held
on Saturday, May 23 at the Fred
die and Norman Neison rancu
near Lexington. During the day
4-H members will fit, groom and
block animals, give demonsira-
havp trainine in snowman-
.ui- onA iuHoint? of livestock.
This will be the 7th annual field
day of this kind; the 4th to De
,a at thp Nelson ranch. The
111V4 v. .
Nelsons' will not only De nosi
with facilities for the day, but
,m nmvirie ice cream and drinks
to go with the picnic dinner on
their lawn. Last year do mem
bers, leaders and parents auen
ded.
Ac onw farmer will expound
no wv - ,
weeds are a big nuisance. Judge
tv,om fmm the standpoint oi re-
1 1 ii-i i i -'..
rnHnPtivp nualities and tney are
positively frightening. Recently
we saw a leaiiet listing ic
uwoctinii statistics on how
11HI.IVU....H
dIv. For example, one of the
wormwood plant Is good for as
many as 1 million 75 thousand
seeds. One Russian thistle will
nroduce 24,700 seeds and others
are marsn eiuer, o.xju; rrencn
.,,H 7.040 and common mus
tard 2,700. Some which boast
a hard shell are extremely dur
able. Seeds of mustard, dock and
pigweed have been Known to
germinate after being buried in
the ground for fifty years. The
more you think about It the
more you can realize why even
with a good spray program we
v,o nnt been able to eradicate
weeds on your farm. Even
though you can't eradicate them
you can hold down Infestations
by a good cultivation and spray-
ing program. MW a me ume
tiin vnur plan for control
of perennial noxious weeds that
are reacning me io
tiwp are a number of
old stand by weed chemicals as
well as a multitude oi new um;s
which fit every type of weed.
Costs of control run from a rela
tively inexpensive ngure to nuge
proportions. For the more costly
weed jobs, a county ACT prac-
tice payment is avaiid.uc wmi.ii
shares the cost of control up to
fiftv percent with the farmer. In
nrder to snare l-usi "
uiut.. ... . 1 ion
must sign up witn tne iui
office before tne spiaying is
done For those wno wouiu ime
the latest recommendations on
various weeds we u ...
here in the form of a bulletin
Continued on -
WHAT IS the 8th wonder of the
world? THE REMARKABLE
MR. PENNYPACKER! Strictly
for laughs. Star Theater, Sun
day-Monday-Tuesday.
" .
..tA Tniinr1cc AnHnrcnn Hon
VlU ttUU JLVp, inJ miuLigwii, m'"- - -
pner, and Kennetn l smouse, voted to contnouie an auu.v.v..
Ione; Dennis and Tony Doherty, al $100 from their treasury which
Heppner. There will be 11 sheep
with one pen ot tnree snown
hv Kenneth Smouse; 6 hogs, one
of which will be a pen shown
bv Tony Doherty. pr e m i u m
books, giving the program for
the 4 days, are available from
this office for those who are
Interested in participating.
Steve Thompson, Heppner
rancher, called at the office this
week for information in making
will be added to the $250 con
tributed earlier. It was felt that
this will be the main contribut
ion from the Morrow county beef
cattle industry, aithougn in
dividuals can make contributions
as they desire. Bill Barratt, Hep
pner, is our county representa
tive on Beef, Incorporated.
Other business consisted of ap
proval of bills, a discussion in
regards to the present status of
the Morrow county livestock dis-
Firemen's Ball
BENEFIT
lone Volunteer Fire Dept.
Saturday, May 3Q
9:30 TO 1:30
IONE LEGION HALL
MUSIC BY
THE ROYAL DUKES
ADULTS $1.25
GRADE SCHOOL 75c
CHEVY'S THE HOTTEST ONE AGAIN!
Morrow county 4-H and FFA
memhers this week sent regis
tration entries to The Dalles for
father, Will Leezer owned an
early day hardware store in
Heppner on the corner now occu
pied by the Masonic Duuoing.
Ethel Spcrry lived in the Sperry
home on the corner where Rufus
Piper built his new motel on
Main street. Jennie Hale lived in
the far south end of Heppner. I
do not recognize the front of
the church as it is pictured in
the paper so it must have been
taken prior to its move to the
new location. My parents were
members of this old church until
they disbanded and sold the
property many years ago.
O M Yeager
Castle Rock, Wash
HOTTEST LOOKING, HOTTEST SAVING,
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BLITZ COUNTRY! Ifyou d like to explore
Blitz Country yourself, pack in to wherever Blitz is soU 0, rpak .
into your refrigerator. Open the door, open a blitz. Blitz Country.
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A V8-powred Impala Conmtiblt . , . unmittakably '69t
HOTTEST SELLING OF THE LEADING LOW-PRICED 3
What we mean this new Chevy's
whipped up a one-car heat wave. Its
fresh style caught on right away, of
course. But whether you prefer a
V8 or 6 where Chevrolet really
leaves the other cars in the shade is
out on the road. A pair of Chevy 6's
came in one-two in their class in this
year's Mobilgaa Economy Run. And
the winning average was 22.38 m.p.g.
Why not drop down to your dealer s
and see for your
self why Chevy's I""1 .F
this year's hot- fcWl0Ti
test selling car? In""'"1! i Hil
Try the hot one-see your local authorized Chevrolet dealer!
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