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The Heppner Caxette, established March 30. 10U. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. IBEBMAN
Editot and Fubllshet
HELEN E.
Associate
SKCJtMAN
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NATIONAL lOITORIAt
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, SL00 Year; Else
where $450 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent, Published Every Thursday
and Enured at the Post Office at Meppner, Oregon, aa fcecond
Class Matter.
Christmas Before Thanksgiving
There wai a time that Thanksgiving was considered one of
the foremost of all holidays, and the entire famliy looked for
ward for weeks with great anticipation to the trip "to grandma
house" for the feast of turkey, pumpkin pies, cranberry, and
all the trimmings. It had real significance, too. as a day or
Thanksgiving, and all gave pause to think In reflective mom-rrts
of the blessings that they enjoyed.
It would be woefully cynical to say that the meaning of
this special day has been totally lost In he uncertain world
todav which may sometimes seem to be more filled with doubts
and fears of the future than with blessings and Joys of the past
and present. For there are still trips to grandma s house, anil
families still do express thanks for their bountiful sha-e of
goodness.
But with the pressure of our commercial world. Thanks
giving Is becoming nn Isolated holiday surrounded and en
gulfed by Christmas.
On a trip to Portland two weeks ago. we noticed one large
store with a banner some 50 feet long hanging across one side
of the building heartily proclaiming. "Merry Christmas!
Somehow we can't think that the store was really concerned,
at this early date, of our happiness at Yulctlde. 1961. Nor can
we really believe that they were thinking in mid-November of
commemorating the birth of Jesus And certainly It c"Wn t have
been a sign carelessly left hanging from last Christmas thts
modern department store wouldnt permit that. The vice presi
dents would all quiver If some underling had failed to take It
down.
We rather strongly suspect that the management, if we may
be so crass, hoped to pick up an early "buck." ahead of the com
petition. If this trend continues, it won't be too many years before we
celebrate Christmas with fireworks in early July.
As this Thanksgiving time approaches, we're thankful that
the small towns are still holdouts for keeping Turkey Day unto
itself. Local merchants are faced with the big fellows putting on
the heat as early a-s October, but despite this pressure thy
don't get out Christmas merchandise until after the drumstick
and dressing are digested.
In Heppner, merchants have decided to have Christmas open
ing on Saturday, November 25. A good many are reluctant to
start this early, but the economic pressure Is there, and to be
honest about the matter, It is a case of "sink or swim."
Perhaps it is drawing a fine line to point out that the mer
chants are not yet trying to force a month long observance of
Christmas, but rather are starting preparations for the holiday.
They have wonderful items ready to go on display for those who
desire to shop early, and they are going to set aside the day of
November 23 for the unveiling, at the same time making a
festive occasion of it
A feature of the day will be a window-guessing contest that
is in the nature of a game for all to enjoy. We predict that there
will be a lot of fun among those who participate at Christmas
Opening, and next week's paper will carry all the details.
We'd suggest at this time that everyone plan to attend and
take part with relatives, friends, and visitors.
Vnd we will guarantee that our merchants will be a bit
cautious about wishing you a Merry Christmas at this early date.
Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
litott out
5 YEARS AGO
Gazette-Times
Not. 13. 1956
Enough snow fell In Heppner
Tuesday and Tuesday night to
whiten the ground, but other
wise residents have enjoyed
spring like weather this fall.
Two Heppner businesses wero
entered early Sunday morning
and robbed of slightly more man
$100 in cash. Suffering greatest
lev Motor Co.. losing
S107. and Tum-ALum Lumber
Co. lost $t'.24 in small change.
New daylight screens were In
stalled in the new Heppner ele
mentary school for use In visual
education.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rose
wall visited the week end at the
home of his brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tucker,
Dayton, Wn.
IS YEARS AGO
Not. 14. 1948
A move in the direction of ob
talnlng plans for the Morrow
county general hospital will be
taken here tomorrow.
New business to open the doors
here November 22 when Case
and Nickander will open a
Marshall-Wells store In the Case
building at the corner of Main
and Center.
- Heppner High's Mustangs
trampled the Hermlston Bull
dogs in the annual Armistice Day
football classic here on Monday
by a 33-0 score.
30 YEARS AGO
Not. 12. 1931
and bridges took the
biggest slash of any single item
in the budget prepares oy me
imtv hudi?et committee last
Thursday.
Morrow county Is second lar
gest wool producing county In
the state and this week is stress
ing National Wool Week.
Robert D. Lytle, Vale attorney.
and Mrs. Lytle, were Armistice
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Tamblyn.
ADVERTISEMENTS OF 1931 1
Get these cash prices: Ham
burger, 15c lb., 2 lbs. 25c; round
steak. T-bone steak. 20c lb; pork
chops, 20c lb; sausage 20c lb.,
2 lbs. 35c. CENTRAL MARKET.
IT WAS visitation night In the
schools. Gene Pierce lifted the
tid of his son's desk In the sixth
gride room of Mrs. Harold Erwln
t tnlt-A. The look that flooded
his fur was one of surpried
revelation. Deep from the re
ivsses t-f the desk he withdrew,
between thumb and forefinger,
a Miiall screw driver.
".So:" he exclaimed, That's
where my tools have been dis
appprarlngr WELL. IT was a night of rev
elation. A good many prenti
learned a great deal about how
their children are doing, and it
was Interest Ins to find that your
neighbor had a child In the same
room as yours, wasn't It?
IN THE first grade room of Miss
Diana Wright. Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman peeked Into the desk
of their daughter, Cathy. Among
the miscellaneous appurtenances
inside were three well-used boxes
of crayons.
"Only three boxes?" quoth we
to Miss Wright. "I thought the
desk would be filled, consider
ing the quantity we have bought
for her."
Miss Wright Is not one to be
caught without a ready answer.
Well, they eat most of them,
you see!" came her quick rejoin
der. Some enterprising crayon man
ufacturer might make millions
by Impregnating his product
with cod liver oil and vitamins.
OVER IN A corner in the same
room, dutiful Parent Jim My
ers had managed to sit himself
down on one of those tiny ch.ilrs,
apparently having had consider
able experience getting in and
out of a Fiat or Volkswagen. Be
side him were two sons, Andy
and Jim. He had a first grade
reader and was checking ion
Jimmy's reading ability.
As Andy's attention wander
ed, we noticed that he had a
badly skinned nose.
"Beat 'im up?" we queried
fnthnF Jim
"NoDe." replied Myers. "He
took a nosedive on the concrete.
He's taken up sidewalk swim
ming." WE FOUND the schools, the
Etnffa and the work that the
tniincrutnra arA rioin? to be Quite
impressive. Our only criticism is
that we oeneve mere snoum ue
more of these open hice at school.
(If plural for mouse is mice,
then more than one house should
be htce). After all, about the
only way you can really find
out how your child Is doing Is to
go see and to talk to his
teacher.
I suppose ever since the days
of the caveman when Johnny
Neanderthal brought home a big
stone tablet wun nis i;raui-9
r.v.iu,.irri in Roman Numerals on
it, parents have been trying to
Ugure out jusi now men vn
spring really stack up in school.
Sometimes these cards take a
combination of a college pro
fessor, a philosopher and a men
tal telepathlst to figure out
In one community where we
lived some years ago, the child
ren had a card that had a line
on it, "Understands Everyday
Experiences." If this were check
ed, your child was good at under
standing everyday experiences. If
it had a minus, he ostensibly
was alarmingly deficient in
comprehending everyday exper
iences. I always hoped that the day
would come when I could ask
tach member of that school fac
ulty to write down his version
of what was meant by "everyday
experiences." It never did. Some
day I hope to see an everyday
experience.
We have another question, too,
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teacher. When these behavior
and deportment lines on the card
re cheeked, does It meon that
son or daughtrr needs cherkrr
up on the point, or does It mean
'check! O. aV The card doetn't
tell us.
ONE YOUNG pupil of the Hepp
ner elementary schools Las a
rather severe accusation to
make. He marched In the Oitlc
the other day, plunked down a
letter written on pencil tablet
psper on the counter and soberly
asked us to print It, then march
ed out.
Like all our readers, he has
the right to express hlmsetf.
Here's what It said:
"Nov. 6. 1961
"Heppner Schools
"Heppner Schools art turnlnj
Into a Soviet Union,
"1. You can't talk In school.
"2. You have to Run to School
to Catch the Bus.
"3. Home work Is aslgned t
the kids so they can't go out and
play.
"4. And they are planing to
put 3 more months of Srhool
on so we don't have any summer
for Rest
"5. Now planing so we don't
have a vacation.
"BY
"HENRY ELLIS WILHELM. II."
Very grave charges, Indeed.
A DIFFERENT kind of a letter
comes from Mrs, Sam G. Mc
Millan, secretary to the district
manager of the Leslie Sa.t Co.
In Portland. She writes. The
personnel of the Oregon District
if the Leslie Salt Company read
with crrst lntrr-t yur "Chaff
ami Chatter column of Novem
ber 2nd. We are very apprecia
tive of the 'plug my home coun
ty paper has given us."
She referred to a recent face
tlous remark we made to t.ta
company's reference In a recent
news release that pigs being
raised on concrete tend to t
anemic and need aalt In their
diets.
In her letter, Mrs. McMillan
suggested that we check win
our "across the street neighbors"
(Helen and Charles Rugglee) for
further clarification on tru Mc
Millans. This we did at a 1st
hour tonight (Wednesday! and
learned that Sam and Annabelle
McMillan still have a farm near
Lexington and that she taught
school here for year. Sam is now
attending college at Portland
State. Sam is a brother of Mrs.
Frieda Slocum, and Ted McMil
lan of Lexington Is Sam's cousin.
We don't know if it Is by
coincidence, but Leslie Salt is
starting an advertising campaign
In the paper this week. It I a
clecer little series (this week' ad
on page 8). In deference to the
McMillans and to the success
of this campaign, we hope this
becomes a real salty area.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mlsner
are visiting his daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mankin, and will leave the end
of the week for New York.
TO THE
EDITOR
lr Slr: w U.A
In recent editions you hsve had
articles promoting '"shopping at
home" and advertising the ad
vantages of keeping Heppner
money In Heppner. 1 think It
Is only fair to print the lowly
consumers point of view. too.
Oh. yes; I'm with you 100
I want my money to stay In
town, too and maybe help build
up my neighbors business.
ou y to 'hop at home to
get things when you need it; but
now many timca have I gone
shopping for a certain article
and heard "we're out of stock
right now, but we can order it
for you. ' "It should be here next
wet-K." Might not I Just as well
sit down in the comfort of my
home and use the telephone or
catalog?
And, like some few other
Heppner housewives, I like to
knit in my spare time. But, If
I should decide to knit some
thing tomotrow. do any of the
city merchants know how far I
would have to drive to buy the
necessary yarn? (unless I use
my phone or catalog).
And when I shopped for school
shoes for my sons, do they know
that there was only ONE choice
of color and style in their sizes?
A few weeks ago, l irieu io
buy a dress for my daughter.
The shipment will be here next
week." "Sorry, we don't have
that size." Those were the an-
swers I received. There wasn't
a dress to fit her in Heppner!
If wa are to be expected to
.hop at home. H seem. to me
the logical way to Uto
fulfill he law of supply and
dem.nd-you merchant .uw ; J
our need because we demand
better service of our need even
If we have to go out of town
u get te ?Mn Pm,.r
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