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The Heppner !!. established March an. iwa, The Heppner
Times established November 18. Itw7. Consolidated February 15.
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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.
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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