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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1961)
Kcrrnci cazitte timcs. tw7. Sept . mi Emitter (Basrttr-Gfimrfl morrow couxm urwimta rnortt i 22t Th Heppner Cavtt, established March 30. 181 Th IIpprr Times established November II, 1857. Consolldsted February 13. 1911 HtLZX S. SHERMAN Asaectat t ubUshee u ATI OM1L fOlTOIIAl Chaff and Chatter By Wes Sherman WESLET A. 1HERMAN Editor and fubuii NIWIPAPII PUIlltNIII AIIOCUnON IF THE dT population had xrr.e way of perrH vlng what U In ttt rum Saturday and Hi intelligence to do something shout It. th animal would prob ably line up al Irv Anderson's Ulluut ahelter seeking admit tanct, Vot the di la tail lor ihi-m m surely aa a nuclear war would do It (or human. They tell us thar upix-r Willow ctek rewmbles the Iront lines of World War II on cprnlng day of drr season. Fred Clmbel r- porta that laat year, the fir waa Sumption Rate.: Morrow and Grant Coun.ea. H0O T.ar; E jo where JIM Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday hu0 n he ground, Juit u . and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second K idler sought a fox hole In Class Matter. There Aro Those Who Serve in Quiet Every community has Ita leaders who volunteer for Jobs to be done. You'll ace them doing the leg work in charitable drives, serving on the city council, or taking position In organl zatlona dedicated to civic betterment Their compensation la mainly from the Inner aatisfactton that comes from helping make a better community and assisting others. They ordinarily do get some recognition for their work and some appreciation (or criticism!) from their fellows. Ilowevr. In every community also are those who perform tasks faithfully and conscientiously thst bring no recognition and that the public take almoin entirely for granted. Yet If thl service were not rendered, they would sorely miss It In this category la Leonard Cllllam who ha faithfully re corded the weather for 28 years at hla home. Hla father before him did the Job for 23 yeara. Perhaps they have had some rec ognition for this dedicated and valuable work, but we have not heard of It. A cursory check at the newspaper office reveals no write-up In the paper prior to this date. The records that the Gllllama have compiled give complete data on Heppner'a weather history alnce 1910. Accurate know ledge of a community's weather la important to agriculture and Industry, a well as to the public at large for a multitude of reasons. We marvel at the dedication the CiUtams have given this task, which requires someone In the family to make the check dally. It appears now that this service may extend Into three generations because Don, son of Leonard, Is becoming Interested and Is currently compiling some records. It is especially satisfying to this newspaper to bring to the public's attention those who are quietly performing fine aervlces without fanfare or any particular deaire for it A Comparison on Our Annual Carnage When one attends a football game In Multnomah Stadium in Portland, it Is Impressive to look around and see the thous ands of people, the myriad of color, and contemplate on the mass of humanity. At a good game, the spectators cram every nook and corner. They fill the bleachers to overflowing and they cover the lawn In back of the Multnomah Club. At the sidelines, students unable to get In the bleachers sit on the ground or on blankets. Such was the case at the OSU-Syracuse game Saturday, attended by a good many from Heppner and Morrow county. Usually Just prior to the end of such a game, the public ad dress announcci, representing an oil company, will say, "Drive carefully on your way home." At this time the thought Inevitably comes to us that we In America kill on our highways In one year as many as that vast stadium will hold. The World Almanac lists 30,981 motor vehicle deaths In 1958 (and probably It was higher in 1959 and I960). Attendance at the OSU-Syracuse game was between 35,000 and 36,000. If you were there, imagine seeing that many dead people lying on our highways during the course of a year. I And next time you go to such a game, give a thought to it as you survey that vast sea of faces. Then see If you don't "drive a little more carefully on the way home," Among those who have en rolled at Eastern Oregon college in La Grande this year are Ber nice Thomson, Fern Albert, Doris Morris and Mary Slocum. The girls were taken to La Grande by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson before the start of registration week. Attending the Oregon State Syracuse football game in Port land last week end were Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Grlbble, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Jr. OIMCT MOM TKlUMPHANt S-TIAI TOUI COMMTHY AHOUNO THI WOtlO 'V MtaMrt fM.JUHE rnrs. nasei Zimmerman of cneyenne, Wyo., was in Hepp ner ruesday on business. She was tn company with Mrs. R. V. Logan of Arlington, a cousin with whom she had recently re gained contact after a span of 30 years. She has been In this area looking after property near Boardman. After returning to her home she will return to em ployment at the Warren Air Force hospital In Cheyenne. F. W. Mahontor and Robert Abrams were in John Day on business Monday and Tuesday. Robert Abrams left Wednesday to attend the Oregon State Bar convention at Seaside. He will be gone through Saturday. I World War II. Along with red hats, deer bags and so on that are needed to equip the well-dressed buck hunter, stores should also carry whit flags that might be mount ed on telescoping poles for use by hunters who wish to surren der In the midst of the volleys In the woodlands. NORMALLY the back shop of the G-T Is a very decent place and the language used Is clean and pure. However, the ton changed Wednesday night when Mrs. Sherman asked Mrs, jo Hartl If ah knew that a presti dlgltator was coming. Mrs. Hartle thereupon sugges ted that Mrs. Sherman was swearing, but the latter pointed out that she was only saying that a master of legerdemain was on his way to Heppner. Our lady pressman then knew for sure that tne associate eauor should have her mouth washed out with soap. But Mrs. Sherman was telling the truth. The great Virgil Is on his way. We've heard a good deal about this man, and we hope you won't think we're swearing when we say that we don t Know u ne is merely a prestidigitator, or whether he is a thaumaturglst an exorcist, a wangateur, or a necromancer. Certainly ne must use some exsufflatlons and In cantations in his conjurations and shamanlstlc practices. We think the FfA will guar antee that there will be no sor cery or diablerie that will cause the children a sleepless night So we think everyone will want to go and see the famous Virgil and Julie, "The Sweetheart of Magic," here October 7. At least it will be interesting to see If Virgil espouses trans cendentalism or whether he ex cels In psychosensory halluci nations in his prestidigltatorlal perambulations. (Use your own dictionary, as I did mine). DOWN AT Columbia Basin Elec tric the other day, a big battle was going on. Harley Young and j his secretaries were engaged in a discussion as to whether a cer tain group of words in a dic tated letter constituted a sen tence. Harley said they did, but the ladles averred they didn't i The manager had devoted his J noon hour to scouring his gram mar library and felt he had the goods on his side. We unwittingly walked right Into the middle of the dispute and had to side with the secre taries on the grounds that the words were without subject and predicate. But Harley hasn't con ceded, and we wouldn't be sur prised if he appealed to a col lege professor of English some where. Although this was a peaceful battle, the co-op does have one advantage in case of a dispute where dispositions get short- circuited and sparks fly. There should be plenty of fuses around to restore any blown out. THERE IS surely a lot of n cilement In Heppwr'e auto row this week. In town ar the new Chevrolet, the new Fords. the new Bulck. the new Pon tiles, and all their offshoots. We've seen some of the new 19fil's and they are enough to make a peron s moutn water. Jim Farley already (aa of Wednesday! had th new Pon tine and Bclrks on display. Hutr KulUtun was getting his khourtiom ready fur th Chev line, and F.rl Ayre wa msk- Ing ready for th rord. We can remember th tim when you went to buy a car and you either got a Bulck. or a Ford, a Chev or some other make. If you got a Butck It was like many other Bulck: same wttn the rest of the makes. Now, for I nt a nee In th Ford line, you can get a Galaxi. T Itird. Falcon, several different de gree of the Ford itself, and all in a dozen different styles. This Is also true of other makes. One fellow connected with the Chevrolet company once declared that there are more than one million combinations of Chevrolet available on th market considering the various models, colors, standard or auto matic transmissions, and th dif ferent brands of Chevies Cor vair, Corvettes, now Chevy II, and so on. Danged If it Isn't a real race between the auto Industry and the cereal companies to If the one can produce more dif ferent cars than th other can produce breakfast foods. Phone Company Tells of Contest To Boost Oregon John Cason, son of Mrs. Earl Bryant entered Pierce Junior Col lege in Los Angeles as a fresh man In an engineering course Sept 1L Mrrow county residents and ail Oretoniana will hav th chanc to -win undying fsm. glory, and a choice prize or two" In a content called "Why-I'ra- Wild About Oregon" Uu n c h d thia week by Pacific Northwest Bell. Everyone who live In th state 1 Invited to send a brief letter to Pacific Northwest Bell giving hi reasons for the "un deniable advantages to living and working and visiting and locating In Oregon." The winner, according to Heppner Manager Dal Slusher, will have the opportunity to treat two out-of-state people to a free seven-day racmc rionn west vacation. He will person ally receive S500 worth of mer chandise from any Oregon mer chant And Governor Mark Hat field will formally award an en crave bronze plaque deslgnat ing the winner as "No. 1 Crand Leader. Oregon Booster Corps. Twelve "No. 1 Assistant Grand Leaders, Oregon Booster Corps,' will win $100 worth of merchan dlse from any Oregon merchant along with framed certificates citing their achievement No official entry blank Is needed. Just a letter enclosed with a phone bill envelop or sent separately to Pacific North west Bell. Room 861. 509 S. W. Oak St., Portland 4, completing the statement "I'm Wild About Oregon because . . .." will do. Letters can also be dropped off at any PNB business office. Judging will be based on sin cerity. Interest and originality. The contest closes midnight, Oct 31 and winners will be notified by Dec. X. TELL 'EM YOU SAW IT IN THE GAZETTE-TIMES Houghton School Has Busy Days Lorin Berry ! Un chosen president of th student body at A. C Houghton elementary school at Irrigon. Other officers chown wer Suzanne Crews, vie president; Jcanin Adams, sec retary; Mik Smith, treasurer, and Georg StitzeL sergeant t- arms. Elberta Carpenter. Patsy Davis, De Ann McLlroy and Tonl Olln wer chosen cheerleaders. Room representatives elected were unda Keed ana uaiias St-nn. grade 1; Wayne Buchanan and Julia Lesley, grade 2; Don na Pummel and Kenneth Phil- Hp, grade 3; Bruce Buchanan and Frances McDonald, grade 4; Kay Huson and Richard Ryan, grade 5; Betty Eppenbach and Carrol Lathrop, grade 6; Cheryl Daniels and Mike Partlow, grade 7; Sandra McKenzl and Ron Ba con, grade 8. II Tot Football Coach Michael Tolar reports IS boys have turned out for football at A. C Houghton school. They are Ron Bacon, Lorin Berry. Kerry Daniels, Richard Gilpin. Glenn Schmeder, Mike Smith, Mike Snyder, George StitzeL Richard Summers, Jim Wilson, Marshall Adams, Mike Brenner, Bill Crews, Don Jorgensen, Bobby McRae, Mike Partlow, John Pcarce, David Skoubo, The Irrigon school team will meet the lone elementary team In a game at Ion at 3 p, m. Thursday (today). Besides election of officers and football practice, a busy sched ule has been carried through at the A. C Houghton school. Sat urday there was an OEA work shop In Pendleton for teachers to attend, and a grange meeting in the evening. Tuesday a Boy Scout meeting was held in the school gymnasium from 7 to 9; 411 leaders council meeting In the cafeteria at 8. Scheduled for next week are Mr. nad Mrs. tMU C4a and son Doug wer In Portland last week end on business and viewed th Oregon 8tuSyra. on gam. They wrr hou gurtta of Mr. and Mrs. Bvb Bennett teachers' trutltut at La Grand on Monday; advisory committee meeting at Boardman at 8 p. m. Tuesday, a Boy Scout meeting In th gym from t to 9. Wednesday th OEA dinner meeting for ail county members will be held at Irrigon school beginning at 4:3a Friday pictures for th school annual will be taken beginning at 9 a. m. In th old building. ITe school children ar welcome. In the afternoon at 2:30 th toot ball team will meet th Arling ton team at Irrigon. STAR THEATER rrU SoU Sept 2S-U Moraon The Pirato Th fabulous adventures of the Robin Hood of th Seven Seas! Stev Reeves as Henry Morgan. In CS and Color. PLUS Love In A Goldfish Bowl Tommy Sands, Fabian. Jan Sterling. Kooy Micnaeis. a merry comedy of songs and romance that shakes, rattles and rolls. In Technicolor. Starts art 7t30. feature break 1:10. ut 10t4S Sua. Mon. Oct 1-2 The Young Savages Realistic, significant uncom promising drama of gang warfare among underprivileg ed teen-agers. Academy Award-winning Burt Lancas ter's praiseworthy p e r f o r ma nee is matched by the en tire cast, especially the young er players, Dtna Merrill and Shelley Winters. Sunday at S and 1, Monday at 7:30 PLEA SE Many tires are being advertised today for pennies above or below $10. This figures out to less than 50-cents a pound which is about what you hav to pay for hamburger. We urge you to think about this comparison when you have to buy new tires for your car. You expect them to perform for many thousands of miles. And of course you expect them to protect you and your family all the way. Expensive materials of many kinds go into a safe tire. Skilled man-hours are needed to build them. How do you do all this on a tir priced down with ham-burger? You take It out of the tire. Most people who buy $10.00 tires "don't expect too much" but how do you know what emergency to expect when you are driving on them? All the reputabl manufacturers offer standard brands of quality that you can buy with confidence. W urge you to buy ours and theirs, but not to buy on for S10. We will be glad to show you the difference. If you are In terested, we will show you how a payment of $10 will put you on a set of four strong, safe Generals, with terms to suit your convenience. THE GENERAL JET AIR ONLY TWIN-TREAD TIRE IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD A YOU CAN HAVE THE LUXURY OF PREM IUM QUALITY AT LOW PRICES! FOR YOUR USED TIRE 7.50x14 OR 6.70x15 $yoo OR MORE FOR YOUR USED TIRE 8.00x14 OR 7.10x15 $QQ0 OR &,0RE COMING SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 Rx for the good health of you and your family Your physician brings into focus all of his skill and learning in prescribing for you nd your family. Your registered pharmacist fills his prescriptions with the utmost accuracy always, HUMPHREYS REXALL DBUO STORE MR. & MRS. ROD MURRAY 217 If. Mala Ph. 8-9610 IT ar at j our serric around the dock! TWIN TREADS NTGEN CORD LONG-MILEAGE ODESSA RUBBER FOR YOUR USED TIRE 8.50x14 OR 7.60x15 FOR YOUR USED TIRE 9.00x14 OR 8.20x15 $Q00 0R RIORE $ 10 OR MORE IF YOU CAN DRIVE IN ON YOUR OLD TRIES YOU'LL GET $7 TO $10 DEPENDING ON SIZE . . . EVEN MORE IF THEY'RE IN BETTER THAN AVERAGE CONDITION. NAME YOUR OWN TERMS. LETS DO BUSINESS NOW! TOUR GENERAL TIRE DEALER Ford's Tire Service GENERAL'S DOUBLE GUARANTEE 2. All General tires are guaranteed against defects in workman ship and materials for the life of the tire. Igainst normal road Hazards for the num ter of months soec- fled. Adjustments pro-rated on General's current prices at time of adjustment THE GENERAL TIRE N. Meda H appose PHONE S4S1 HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL Sponsored By P.T.A.
