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NATIONAL Oil Oil At
Suhxrlftlon Rate: Mrrow and Grant CuntU. H0 Year; Else
SvhSi. Cory 10 On. '-'-r.Th
nd Enters at the Port Office at Heppner. Of0"- Swna
Cliu Matter. -
Cottle More Important Than Children?
Don McEUIcott. member of the .chool advisory
t Ion, appeared at the I1 r,,,1n .dl" f1?
Monday n j hi and IM attention to . ""'!"J'yih0i
will exUt In several location, near Ion .V0" th
buse. must load In acme place, around M nd eorn. where
vUlblllly U rtrkted and oncomln m rlM. will Jv
warning until they are almost upon the halted I bus. 1 e aked
if the hoard could obtain cooperation of the State or Oregon w
onThe 5.1. highway warning the moi.rl.ta to drive
Tie r ly wa. that this situation h.a com. up before mnd he
tate na. refWd on the ground, that It ha. too many highway
Sen. already The county operate, very well on county road
but not the mate on It. highways.
We have often seen sign, on .tate highway, warning of
cattle crossing, and asking caution because of deer.
Are we to Interpret this a. meaning that the .tate Is i more
concerned about our cattle and deer than It I. about our children?
How Readers May Help Make a Better Paper
During the past .evcr.l week, the Gaietta Tlrne. publish,
era have received many compliment, from reader., and we
Icklowledge them with gratitude. Thl. very eneur.gement
help, our staff do a better Job toward. It. goal of putting out
the rt piper of which It 1. capable. Thl. wa. the promise
we made upon coming here.
While we are In the buslnes. of publishing the paper, we
like to feel that It "belongs" to the people of the county.
Our readera are an Important part of the "team." Without
their help-thcir tips on news, their suggestions, their compll
merits" their criticisms, their advertising, their .ubscrlptlon.,
their Interest there would be no paper.
In some specific ways, reader, can be of real help, and we
suggest some of these a. follow.:
I Call the office, staff members or correspondent, with new.
tins whether It I. a bad accident you have Just witnessed or
whethel U Is ust that Aunt Sue ha, been at your Jam. jr
visit. A newsman has no mysterious method of learning or
news and very often he only hears of It when someone takes
the trouble to tell him. It should be remembered too that a
weekly paper Is not primarily made up of "big news but Is
Tlw concerned about the "small" Item, that are of interest to
you or your neighbor. If you live In Heppner, give us a call
when have an "Item," or drop by. If you live In another com
munlty of the county, call our correspondent In your area. We
aTblLed wkh a fine group of correspondents who do an excel
lent Job.
2. Remember that time Is all-Important. Please give us your
Information at the earliest possible time. While we can accept
, a. late as Wednesday. It helps a great deal If you sub
mlT your information as early a. the prevlou. Friday. Late jnews
clogs our operation and imposes a distinct hardship on the mech
nlcal staff Space Is at a premium later in the week, and when
news comes late. It may not get in the paper despite our best
efforts. , 41
3 If you are able to write club new., meeting notice, or
otheMlems yourself, it helps us to have you do so. However this
2 not essential. We do appreciate having you drop In. ra her than
phone, stories with long lists of names or considerable detail.
4 If you know of something coming up that will Involve
considerable publicity and perhaps pictures, we appreciate hear
Ing of It a week or two In advance.
5 If you have a picture that you want In the paper, we In
vite you to submit It. Because of cost and space limitations we
can't use as many as we would like, but we are Interested In
nhoto "that the majority of our readers will enjoy. Pictures must
by Monday for the current week In order to get
engravings made elsewhere and have them back In time. Friday
or Saturday preceding publication Is better,
6 We welcome constructive criticisms and suggestions. Last
week a deader wTote to complain that he could not find the sub
Option rates In the paper. Because of this, we noticed tha
we had omitted an Important and required part of our mast,
head (nameplate) that tells of our mailing permit and sub
scription prices. . . ,
7 Letters to the editor on matters of Interest, controversial
or nonntroverslal, are welcome provided they are kept with
S "ZZIZ length. We will not publish letters M J$
mltted unsigned, and we reserve the right determine wMcn
letters should be. and which should not be printed.
8 SuoDort of Gazette-Time, advertisers is one of the best
wayftoSot?. better paper. Advertising is the , econom c
llfeblood of a newspaper. Also, advertising s one J the
services that a paper renders to Its community. We do aPPJfe
late it when you tell an advertiser that you "saw It In the Ga-zette-Tlmos."
a If vou have any special problems concerning news or
Wednesday and Thursday If possible.
in If vou are publicity chairman for an organization, we
have . Le bookletPthat may be helpful to you "f You've
Been Elected Publicity Chairman!" Drop in for your copy.
II When we make errors, tell u. If they are funny and
12 Forelve us on the rather Infrequent times that we fall
to gyouruem in the paper. It Is a rare week when space
a JL.ZtLx are exactly equal. When it Is necessary to leave
SiSZ outfweTry Md the things that will stand to wait
a week.
Chaff nd Chatter
By Wes Sherman
Ed Groshens Takes
Tour Across Europe
SP4 Ed Groshens. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Vic Groshens of Hepp
ner. recently took a tour across
Europe with a fellow service
man and enjoys t0DS n, B'1'
slum. France. Spain and Italy,
according to a letter to his par
ents. He was on three weeks
leave.
SP 4 Groshens who 1 station
ed at Ludwicksburg, Germany,
was recently advanced to his
present rating, which is equiva
lent to sergeant.
Before entering service, he
went to Oregon State Univer
sity for one year. At the present
time he is a reporter for the
post paper, and has had several
articles in the service paper.
Stars and Stripes. SP 4 Groshens
also drives a Jeep for a colonel
at the post
U.D MOTHER NATVKE tlmd
a.ldrd an embellishment of H
hi Morrow county thl
.pvrr. tf more mertiful
H.an at the time tf the Big Hod.
aiul livMrad t4 nratlng a caiai-
h Mi onlv s mw wt(h
rutiMefble property damge.
i:mM aliulieira na
thought t4 Hhat wuld have hap-
,4-ne.l If the deluge w rain n-
r.ot come Monday evening to
.1.H1M- the roaring fire, driven
by tong wlml. that coveted
the country t,om l'h,n,n
utrlkec
INTpner. Hardman, Kuggs and
other area, got Its beating Mon
day evening In one brlrf hour.
ne and the Khes creek area
t..k It. punishment In another
brief hour on the rnulng night
at the tame approximate time.
. ,,i-wiu th storms came.
they were gone, but the long
Mad nf cleaning up uu
ahead.
uriimviRMlsfl In the way
that neighbor rallies to help
nrlphbor In an emergency euch
as this. It Is obvious that people
In Morrow county are tu
qualnted with the sign, when
u. .i.. N'atiira Intends to vent
her violence. They don't wait to
be called but drop everything
at once to turn out and help
wherever help Is needed. Farm
ers get out with their fire fight
ing apparatus, and Jeeps and
rr.n nut with their own
ers to rush to aid any who might
he stranded or trapped by flood
waters.
When the electrical storm
caused fires around Heppner, vol
unteer firemen didn"t neeod to be
called. They came from all di
rections, with others anxious to
i,ntn to descend on Fire Chief
Charlie Ruggles" office, a nerve
mor at times of emergency-
They were ready to go where
ever needed some to check on
flood conditions, other, to oarue
fire.
Chief Rugg!"S and wire lieien
were deluged with phone calls
coming over two lines. They
were rushed with dispatching
equipment and men. and aid
enme from north, south, east and
west.
it wna wood when the sozznng
...in hit and the report came
through from all quarters umi
the fire situation was wen m
hand.
SILT COVERED lone Is In a
slithering mess in the wane or
Its flood. Omar Rletmann, who
served as mayor of that city
for years, stopped In his work
of mopping up city hall Tues
day night about 9 p. m. and
drily commented:
"i was mayor here for a good
many years, but I never left city
hall In a mess like this!"
STATIONED out on the highway
keeping a wary eye on the Pa
cific Power substation that at
one time had 4'4 feet of water
In It, Fred Gimbel. local man
ager, laughed as he recounted
reporting the flood to a new
PP&L dispatcher by radio:
"Four and a half feet of
water!" repeated the voice In
credulously. "Judas Priest! (Ed.
Note: Reasonable facsimile of his
expression) This is my first day
on the job here! Whafll I do?"
ONE RESULT of the lone flood
was that it brought a rash of
newsmen to the area. Because
phonos were out Wednesday, a
number of daily papers dispatch
ed reporters in person to the
scene. The Associated Press,
scouring for pictures, called on
us, and Mrs. Arnold Raymond
rushed the ones we had taken
Tuesday night to Pendleton to
give to the East Oregonlan to
put on the A. P. wire. Somehow
in the rush one of the cut cap
tions sent with the pictures was
transposed, and the picture that
came out in the East Oregonlan
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nnnnn
Wednesday was one of Oil
HUka. irvrurm-ily dertiftl
rTr M.n. We bBi pWturr. 4
both that weft snt to the A- r.
Our (polo flea go to the rnra
fur the error, both nl hom ere
tdd!ng ahoveU Turaday nigh'
We ruuld no4 uw pMure. f
lone In thl. paper breaue we
had no way of gating enrrv
Ing. made and bat n time.
DAD USED to say. Thr U rto
rrrtt oa but what thrre U
aome .msll gain" Member, of
uMii.., rvaM.it rL.tf rlub. survey
me their debris covered folf
courae. might think of this JM
tu at No. 1 fslrw.y. The
.ill and mud fame down the
canyon and creased the hignay
leveled out nicely ovr a wide
area near No. 1 green. When the
"driftwood" I. cleared sway and
grass cover, the deposited .lit.
they will benefit by a nice flat
fill there.
WHILE THE storm captured m"t
attention thU week, there were
k..M.mii. hiiD.nine. that
brought a chuckle or twa BUI
Blake of Wilson'. Men.
wa. going around with a grimace
on his face Tuesday.
,. ik eokh awfullest
taste In my mouth." moaned he.
"I brushed my teeth with Steph
en', hair cream this morning.
Bill went on to explain that
after grabbing the wrong tube
by mistake, he brushed four
more times with Ipana. but the
dark-brown taste lingerea on,
JIM MYERS, gaily galloping
down the avenue eariy iue
a,., hundl of toy. shout
ing greeting, to one and all. and
declaring. "If. a great oay.
It!"
An hour or two later we met
him In his Phil". Pharmacy. His
fare was sour and nary a smile
cracked his countenance.
"What's the matterT" we asn
ed. "You were so happy out on
the street earlier.
"Well," he remarked drily, 'I
am at work now."
SOMETIMES we thing we should
run contributed articles In the
paper Just as they come In. It
would add considerable flavor to
some of our reports. This week.
for Instance, a youngster sent In
a careiuny wnuen
story.
He wrote that "during the busl-
TH11TT TEAM AGO
Tim the file the
Coiatte-Timet
Attftut 20. Itll
The tjttf.- nl " '
Eight Mil, owned by Mrs Min
nie ft. Furlong, burned to the
ground Tu-day afternoon
Hept.m-r mUoU will n
Aug. 31 Instead of the previous
tine H for fU-pt 7.
lONE Mr. and Mss, Edmund
itrUtow returned lat Friday to
their home in Baker after Mend
ing a erk ith rrlatlvra here.
ne. mei ting we dlgut demon
tratlon" PR. A. D, McMURDO has more
talent, than being a physician
and surgeon. He certar.ly raUe.
fine wet corn. This week he
brought us a generous supply of
ear. from his garden patch, and
It was delicious bet we've had
all year.
HAVE YOU ever seen a bale of
hay explmle? No, well Dave
Townsend did. It exploded all
over the place on a nignway in
Montana after he hit It going
some 70 miles per hour.
The hay covered the car grill,
ui.nt imiler the vehicle and
wrapped around the drive shaft.
and virtually covered me enure
car. In trying to get It off the
drive shaft, he burned his hand,
it ui rloeeed the drive shaft that
he couldn't continue. But Dave
conceived the Idea of backing
up. and the reverse action un
wound the hay. so that he could
Droceed once more.
The car wasn't damaged, and
no one was hurt, but there was
hay all over the place.
The Townsends had a nice trip
In spite of the hay explosion.
TO THE
EDITOR
Ed fk.ny and Thomas, are
rttjountf a vacation at the fo
and the rl.et wn. Edmund. JuM
recently returned f'om vacation
l In charge of the .tore.
nrrttw tcam ago
Aueu.t I J. IHI
Traw ler, over the Lexington
HermUton highway have been
watching progre. on iir,w
houe guing up v" -
Mimn rar.
An enii--i
... .. .. .i MMnint to nan
plan. M a new reervolr for the
city ol llrppner.
I.F.X1NGTOS Mr. and Mrs. W
n vmn Winkle .nd family were
bu!newi visitor, in Pendleton
Tuewlay,
ti.ii. i ...rti.. feted two young
pevpl In Heppner thl. week for
VU Laurel Ball to wed Mr. La
Verne Van Marter, August 19 and
for Mlsa Betty Marie loxen o
married August 20 to Mr. Ken
neth Hoyt,
nVE TEAKS AGO
August 16. ltS
Farmer, are still harvesting
one of the county', biggest crops.
Hot weather strikes the county
as temperature, climbed to 95
degree.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dkk and
family visited her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. B. C. Forsyth at Ryder
wood, Wn.
The coronation of Rodeo Queen
Patsy Wright and the dressup
parade Is set for Saturday.
Visitors at the Arnold Mtlby
home Thursday through Satur
day were Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Reed, Debbie, David, and Karen,
of Empire.
jvr Editor;
T-ly I u it i..-j-i n.i nui
l-rpliing and fruKtratlng art
that I h" ct r emuur.terrd.
A ou pmbably a now tnete
wa a H'e on me r mi a-i-
.n une near l.ut'i.' Mny
fmid mn eie there lo lumbal
a gta fir wt.un u.e wmu
whipping up!"! from Highway
No.
f...r fhi.tiiiL thl fire fr a
cunilderable time and having It
slmot under cntr.i fisr waier
supply wa exhausted. During
an attempt to teplen r, our up
ply of sorely needed water. I
aaw a file truck anting on the
edge of the pavement. The dri
ver wa casually hnr.g a smoke
and calmly watching the world
g ' . .
Upon aklng the driver a.
slstance In extlnguUhlng the
fire. 1 wa Informed that ho
could not assist in the fire fight-
Ing with hi STATE OWNED.
iTihfflir naid fori fire engine
because it wa not in hi district.
With the use of this equipment
the fire could nave neen inor-
oughly extinguished witnin a
.hurt time.
A. we taxpayers co wisely
know (and purchase for our pro-
tiH-tioni: one pu-ce oi lire i;-
Ing equipment con accompusii
so much more, and faster than
s man witn a mh'i
Ing Its use is criminal.
Any person sitting alongside
of a "fire in a fire engine and
not allowing Its use by the verv
people who helped purchase It
should be ashamed to show his
face In public. I Just can't get
over the very idea of a taxpayer
owned piece of equipment being
denied the use of by a taxpayer
salaried Individual.
1 feel that it Is up to our prom
inent local organizations, such
as our Chamber of Commerce,
our Grang. s and other farm or
ganizations to go to our State
Legislature and correct these
kind of situations.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Gorman
Lexington, Oregon
STAR
THEATER
FrU Sat'. Aug. 1M9
Walt DUnet's
Absent-Minded
Professor
Fred MacMurray and a scene
stealing dog, Nancy Olson.
Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kerk,
Ed Wynn sneaks in his hil
arious fire-chief scene.
PLUS
Gala Day At
Disneyland
In Color. Mickey Mouse Car
toon. ,
Friday and Saturday show, at
6:30 p. m. and 9 p. m.
Sua. Mon Aug- 20-21
Margaret Mitchell'.
Gone With the Wind
A memorable motion picture
to salute the Civil War Cen
tennial. Clark Gable, Vivien
Leigh. Leslie Howard, Olivia
deHavilland, Hattle McDanlel,
Butterfly McQueen. In Techni
color. Winner of ten Academy
Awards In the year In which
It was made.
Sunday Show, at 3 p. m
and 7 p. m. Boxofflce close,
at 7i30 p. m.
Monday On .how only at
7 p. m. Boxofflce closes at 7:30
p. m.
NOTICE
This is to announce that Dick's Flower
Shop remains under the ownership of La
velle Dick and will be operatd by her
Your continued support and patronage
will be deeply appreciated and every effort
will be made to supply all your floral needs
with fresh, quality flowers, artistically ar
ranged with prompt delivery service.
Lavelle Dick
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