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I i J 1 V Hirrxi cazittc tQripiuT (6ttsrttr-tmrii MOUOW COUNTTS KEWSFAfti PHONE I 1221 The Heppner !!. established March an. iwa, The Heppner Times established November 18. Itw7. Consolidated February 15. iyi2 WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor o4 FublUbei Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4 00 Year; Else where SIM Year. Single Copy 10 Cent, published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon. Second Class Matter. lone Flood Situation Needs Attention In t L ast one roMect fluid dmaCe cn be more lMtroui than fire itiimnKC. It I difficult. If not Impossible, to obtain Insurance .TinM fl.-MU while fire Insur.m Is almost uni versally obtainable at reasonable premiums. This fad Is brought home this week with the announce ment by one lone nu n hunt that he Is quitting' business because of the heavy loss suffer.nl last week that he could not cover by Insurance twl of making repairs to fixtures and equipment and "f res.orlnR damaged st.U would render his operations unprofitable for some time to come, he said. An Insurance agent explained to us that one reason flood coverage Is not written by insurance companies Is because only those who feel that they are jeopardized by floods would take the Insurance, making too narrow a base, ror Instance, a man with a home on a hilltop would have little reason to pay prem iums on flood Insurance. Not so with fire. Virtually everyone has the threat of fire end In this modern era carries fire Insurance on homes, busi nesses, farm buildings and even crops are covered. This broa I ens the base so widely that the premiums are moderate. When the flood hit lone, it left businesses there to suffer through their own losses without Insurance help, and It Is a tough blow to many. Now that this flash flood is past. It Is time to think about what should be done to prevent a recurrence. Mayor Charles O'Connor suys that water coming down Kictmann canyon, even with runofl of melting snow, has always been troublesome. There has been discussion of constructing some type of dam and culvert system to divert these waters so that they would bypass the town and homes In times of storm. Should the Willow Creek dam above Heppner reach cul mination, Lexington and lone may reap some benefits from impounding the creek water, but from last week s storm it is obvious that this alone would not prevent all flood threat to the towns below, because they are vulnerable from the canyons of the hillsides surrounding them. It would seem reasonable that while study is being made of the Willow Creek project that attention also be focused on this additional serious flood problem to the end that it be prevented from happening again. 'I Wish to Protest' (From Carlton Yamhill Hseiew) Speaking recently before the McMlnnville Kiwanls club, Yamhill county's Senator Carl Francl9 recounted the following, from the Sonoma County, California, Medical Bulletin: A young man lived with his parents In a public housing development. He attended public school, rode the free school bus and participated in the free lunch program, j He entered the Army and upon discharge kept his national service life Insurance. He then enrolled In the state University under the GI bill, worked part time for the state to supplement his GI check. Upon graduation he married a public health nurse and bought a farm with an FHA loan, then obtained an RFC loan to go into business. A baby was born in the county hospital. He bought a ranch with the aid of a GI loan and obtained emergency feed from the government. Later he put part of his land in the Soil Bank and the pay ments helped pay off his debts. His parents lived very com fortably on the ranch with the Social Security and old-age assis tance checks. The county agent showed him how to terrace it, then the government paid part of the cost of a pond and stocked It with fish. The government guaranteed him a sale for his farm pro ducts. Books from the public library were delivered to his door. He banked money which a Government agency insured. He signed a petition seeking federal assistance In develop. Ing an industrial project to help the economy of his area. He was n leader In obtaining the new federal building, and went to Washington with a group to ask Congress to build a great dam costing millions so that the area could get cheap elec tricity. Then, one clay, he wrote his congressman a letter of protest: "I wish to protest excessive Government spending and high taxes. I believe In rugged Individualism. I think people should stand on their own two feet without expecting handouts. I am opposed to all socialistic trends." A local independent insurance agent can do this for you! 1. Assist you with any type of Insurance for which you might have a need. 2. Settle many claims right on the spot. 3. Place your bustne In any of a number of Amer ica's finest companies ... the one that Is best for you. 4. Give you the personal attention that comes from being an Independent business man ... In busi ness to please YOUl C. A. RUGGLES INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 6-9625 Heppnec. timcs. TtidT- a.?u t. mi HELEN C SHERMAN Associate publisher NATIONAl I0IIOIIAI Oregon Box 611 Chaff and By Wes T1IH:1"S A fft-at des t.f Interest In the 5!UMly r.tghl I 't Wrt Mwii.e football trme In ivndleion .ally. even beyond the fact that two outstanding of,e ihl.-tr. Jack Crum and Jnhn Svintt, v ill play nd the ft1 that CWth Chuck lludn ol Ion U one of the men re sponsible t. guiding the Eat Mjuad (ha lies Kno. palor of the First Christian thurrh here, and his family have mure than pars ing IntereM iii the game. Ills nephew, big Itnter Knox of Stay ton hij;h Mhuol. U taikle on il.e West wjuad and a mighty t:ud one. Itotfer pictured on the front pa;;c of the East the gonial! Wednesday. Weighing well over -ii pounds. Roger was an all star In the Capital con ference. The fict that Ihppner high school's band will perforin Is an other Incentive for local -opIe. Arnold .Meiby has been drill ing the band for a couple of weeks for the occasion, and it brings thought of fall to hear the bass drums booming awl the majorettes' whistles tooting around town. Coach Marv Heater. In charge of the West team and coach of the state A 3 champion Black Panthers of Central t Monmouth-lndex-ndence. Is a friend of long standing, and so we'll con fess we have some mixed emot ions about the outcome of the game. In fact. Mrs. Sherman ang for the wedding of Marv and his wife. Jeanne, a numoer of vears ago. Marv Is bringing some mighty strong grtdders from the valley, but we're Fast Oregonlans now and we'll be rooting for the East. NOW WE'VE Seen Everything Department: A rubber stamp shaped In the form of lips on sale in Phils Pharmacy. Idea is that a gal smears the stamp v.lth lipstick from her own Hps. stamps the end of a letter to boyfiiciul and labels it "With love." "SPUDS. SrUDS, spuds!" That's what the potato peelers will be moaning at the time of the Wranglers Cowboy breakfast Sunday, Sept. 3. Two hundred pounds of potatoes are to be pre pared for the breakfast, accord ing to Fred Mankin of the Wran glers. They're going to have most eveiytlilng a person could want to eat for breakfast. Fred said they even considered having beans as one of the dishes but decided against It, although he pointed out that beans were serv ed for a similar breakfast else where In the state. Mrs. Wilbur Steagall is chairman of this en joyable event, which will be 7 a. m. to 10 a. m. on September 3. Beans? For breakfast? TRUDY, the little cocker spaniel of the Don Munkcrs, tried to tell the family Tuesday that there wus an unwelcome visitor around. But the family didn't spot anything amiss and sternly commanded Trudy to shush her barking. Later in the day they discovered that the little spaniel had something to baik about. Poking around in the flower beds of the Munkers home on Jones street wus a big fat porcupine. Not only did the sight of the porky right in town surprise the Munkers family but also fright ened Mrs. Munkers somewhat. Trudy wisely kept his distance from the well-armed visitor, and no one else knew quite how to handle the situation until Kiley Munkers. Don's brother, appear ed on the scene, took a piece of board and dispatched the prow ling animal forthwith. A FIRE extinguisher is a good thing to have in one's place of business and home, and it Is also a wise idea to carry one in the car. Pete McMurtry, who st lis them at his Heppner Auto Patts, was glad he had one In his car the other day. He had just entered nignway 30 at the Echo Junction wnen came uo behind a car that he was trailing a mass of flames, i'ho driver of the vehicle was unaware that his gas line had come loose and the fuel had ig- mi ted from the hot engine. The flar mes were blowing back under thf r;r. Pete hurriedly signaled the fel low to stop, grabbed his small but ootent extinguisher, and presto! The fire was out. Wh.it dui he L'et for his trouble? I Well, he almost got a ticket.) Two state policemen happened! along just after the lire w as out. saw the two cars stopped ; i the highway, and landed on I Pete and the other driver lor pa: king on the highway, the cibal barrage coming before the two had been given a chance to explain. Chatter Sherman But when the fop heard the story, they undeitood te for eve i hem. the other driver irutikrd Mm. and the Gd Sa maritan with the fire extinguish-t-r ioUiiuel hi journey. A COtTLE um.ui.! heroes of last w.rks big slum M rome lo llrht. Tragedy w In the milk! at liw Itolce Fulleton pl..ee when BUI Wake happened t.v. On of the Fulleton flrls' 4-t pg was caught In the flood water and had found sanctuary In a feed trouph that was float ing away In knee deep water. Bill quickly recognlred the emergency, hopped from hi car and plunged Into the water, fol lowed bv Harry OTnnell. To gether they rescued the pet plR. BUI getting a pretty flr soak ing In the process and Harry get ting wet up to hi ankles. YOU KNOW, this ha tx-en a pretty unlucky year for Hepp ner vacationer. You'll recall that earlier In the summer there was a rash of mumps that up set a lot of plans. Then a couple had a bad auto accident on the first day of vacation. Last week Dave Townsend reported a nar row escape when his car plowed into a bale of hay. But LeVerne Van Marter came back with a smug grin on his fare after beating an unlucky rap on his vacation. He and his famllv were coming back from Yellowstone and took off towards GET With -1 . f LADIES' SADDLE PANTS BELL BOTTOMS AND STRAIGHT LEGS IN COTTON WASH-N-WEARS 54.95 To $7.95 I taho with a quarter lank of M They didnl realUe that lhv were heading Into desert coun try. Before ihey recvnUl their plight they were -eyond point tf no return." The let table happened, but can ou beat their lurk? The car rolled to a stop three mitre from a service station, and toppir.e that. car was follow in rU'M behind them, pulllnf a trailer. H i driver stop ped, determined what was wrona" and hauled out a five gallon ran of gas. Do you auppoe LaVerne carries a rabbits foot In hhs pocket? r ( IIAMBFK OF COMMERCE mem bers have to wear Morrow County Kodeo lies to the niertlng or they get slapped with a fine. But who do you suppose showed up as a guest the other day without a tie? None other than Ma Barclay, rodeo secretary. He evaded pay ing the fine by buying tie for a buck. UNDER THE HEADING. "Eiwugh Is Enough." In the Condon CIobe-Tlmes last week was the following little article, no doubt written by our Journ alistic colleague and friend, Dick Z.ta: "Last week the Heppner Ga-au-tte-Tlmes complained of see ing a grasshopper at an Impor tant civic meeting, and at the end of the story the writer had one perched on his typewriter. "Now this office here had never seen hide nor hair of this confounded grasshopper until the office was opened Monday morn. Not that we are actually accusing the Times of herding their grasshoppers to Gilliam SET FOR THE 3? Western Wear Hyer BOOTS, The Popular Lee WESTERN PANTS POUSHED COTTON. FAMILY FROM SIZE 22 WAIST THROUGH 3.95 JACKETS TO MATCH FOR ALL $3.25TO$5.95 OVERALLS LEVI'S, WRANGLERS AND LEE'S IN MEN'S, LADIES', CHILDREN'S. LEE'S IN BOTH REGULAR AND SLIMS CHILDREN'S LADIES' MEN'S $2.95 $3.95 Cr $4.95 $3.95 WESTERN SHIRTS, BLOUSES BY TRAIL RIDGE. LEVI, STRAUSS AND KARMAN IN WASH-'N-WEAR COTTONS. FR0M $3.95 T0 $7.95 HATS MANY STYLES IN STRAWS TO SELECT FROM BAILEY U 'ROLLIT $2.95 70 5.00 WESTERN FELTS BY CHAMP. BAILEY. STETSON FROM WILSON'S MEN'S WEAR -THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE" tounty tof coure tt Is an ac cepted fart thai William county has a freat attraction for hu mans, unfortunately we have I great need fof hoppers) -But knowing the erassheppef was hme.Uk for hi beloved Morrow cro-ty. bod hlm na all of his cousins towards the Time, knowing they would tet their proprr treatment there. Now It's mighty nice ol Duk t.i t- mi eonidrrate a lo aend the hopper hopping back 10 Mor row, but we re big hearted over here. We've had plenty and Just happen to have a few left thai we ll be happy to donate lo the c:iobe.Tlmes and UUlum county without charge. Have you ever tried them , roasted and silted. Dick? If you don't like them that way. Td wager that Esther Klrmls, Mor-! row county home agent, could come up with some other good Kelp perhaps frtcased grass hopper, or grashopper a la case erole. Think nothing of It! You're welcome to all you can use! Dennis Doherty Makes Gonxaga Honor Roll Dennis Doherty. Heppner. has N-en listed on the honor roll at (jnzaga University. Spokane, ac eordlng to the Rev. Francis J. Cubblns. S. J., registrar and di rector of admissions. Dennis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Doherty. Heppner. He was a freshman at Gonxaga last year and will continue his studies at the University of Ore eon in Eugene this fall where he will major in education. Dennis obtained a 3.49 aver-age. $3J50 to $450 TAN COLOR. FOR THE ENTIRE 3 THROUGH 42 WAIST. LADIES 32 WAIST T0 $4.95 $ 9.95 UP Hi. wd Mi. I. C Aawlersea) and family and Susie MeQuarjle bated Mr. Anderson s sister and family. Mr. nd Mr. WU. lism Owens in Seattle August 13 and 11 larol and Connie Andereon and Susie retnslned for lor. err stsy and returned on MotmU)'. STAR THEATER fit. Ssd- Auowal XS-lf Tomboy And The Champ Candy Moore. Ben Johnson. Jesse White and Champy. the Angus. Guest stsr Ken Allen. Caaey Tlbba. Jerry Nalll. Good wholesome fare for family audiences. Accorded solid sup port by 4 It Clubs. FFA and similar groups. In Color. PLUS Wings of Chance James Brown, star of TVs "Adventures of Rln Tin Tin" in an exciting story of Can ada's bush pilots. Color pho tography emphasftes the beauty of the mountains, for ests and lakes. Texture break 1:10. show out lOiJS Suaw Moa Aug. 27-28 The Hoodlum Priest TTue to llfe, moving, action packed and inspl r a 1 1 o n a L Based on the life of Father Dtsmas Clark of St Louis. With Don Murray, Larry Gates. You'll like this one. Sunday at S and 7
