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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1961)
BXrPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Dembt M. 1961 tljrun (Btxzstte-Hlmita M0B10W COUNTT1 NEWS? AFEB PHONE 02J The Heppner Gazette, eatabltahed March 30, 1883. The lleppner Timet ratablUhed November 18, 1897. Conaolldated February 15. 11)12. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor end PublUhar i - NIWIAU PUUISHIM AIIOOMMN HELEN E. SHERMAN Aaaociate Publisher NATIONAL lOITOUIAl AS($bcMTIN Z3 W I Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, S4.00 Year; le where R50 Year. Single Copy 10 Centa. Publlahed Every Thursday and Entered at the Foe Office at lleppner, Oregon, aa Second Clasa Matter. Questions for the New Year to Answer The tutu-ring old grey -haired man with the cythe la looked upon with UiMiuin when a budding new yeur in about to apeur. llfgardJcb ol iU accomplishments, the year gone by seems drub and dull a compared with tlio glumorous newcomer that oilers glowing pro! i) iso for days ahead. However good the Old Year treuted us, il never was as good as Hi" Mew vt expects to be. Americans, it bee ins, are generally un opUtiiUUc lot and still hope to lind we pot ol gold Uiat lies at tliu loot ol the rainbow, always Just ahead. 'Ill us, it is only natural that Uoger Habson, analyst of national reputation who claims &J accuracy on his predictions over the years, confidently opines in his prognostications elsewhere in litis paper tiiat I'J&l will be better, generally, than llHil. But let's don't Uiink so scornfully of Ulu i'JOl. Despite the poor local grain crop, some severe storms and a lew ottier mis lorluiiates, Uie passing year wasn't so bad. Indeed, Morrow county showed pretty lair progress. True, the populace was kept on pins and needles on tin? development ot the Uoardman industrial park, not knowing wliciiier like it or not we were about to become involved in me space age. All the predictions of fast culmination of the transactions involved and immediate development by Boeing bogged uown in complica tions and details. Uul as tiie old year roils out, il seems certain that conclusion of land deals and ultimate leasing ol the site to Boeing are not far distant It also ueems certain that a new era is coming to the county, although it has lost some of its "boom" characteristics tiiat were widely rumored at the start. Two new schools were built in the county in 11)01, and build ing permits in lleppner for the yeur totalled more than 5200,oou. in industries oilier than agriculture, steady income was added to the economy by logging and lumbering, together with smaller Indus trios. On individual levels, Morrow county citizens and ex-residents made fine showings in many fields, getting honors that ranged from respected local awards to attaining national lame. Live stock growers, including teen-agers, took high honors with their stock. Despite these achievements, and more, Old liibl turns over to the infant year of VM2 a good many questions to answer: Will the end ol the coming year see actual development by Boeing on the Boardman site? Will the Corps of Engineers' study of the Willow Creek dam project show it to be feasible for multipurpose use? Will the grain grower have better crops and fare better than In 11? Will a "painless" method be worked out to finance completion of the high school building in lleppner, and will county voters approve the construction? Will Uie highway commission approve improvement of high ways in the county? Will the complications Involved In relocations In the Board man area be solved? Will Morrow county businesses show gains and prosper? Will a reapportionment plan be developed lor the legislature to give Lastern Oregon fair representation? These are Just a lew of the questions that tnc innocent young Babe of has to face. It is to be hoped that the answers prove to be us good and satisfactory as our natural optimism would have Uium be. Til KICK 11 WE been a lot of fine comment from render who have tried reclpra printed by Jo In tier column, coming aa far as Dallat, where Mrs. Tom Tal Ion of the ItemizexObserver staff nolid the pie crust recipe ui mm, jonn Lane. Mie tried It and found It acrumntlou, ac cording to a recent letter. We would like to make it clear, however, that the recipe used by tome high school ulrls in making Christmas candy niun i come irom me bazette. Times. As it was reported to us, the girls presented some of the delicious looking t hocolate-cov. ered candy to Don McClure and other teachers on the last day before vacation. The glow-lug look of anticipation on his face turned aour and dour when he found the Inside to be 10W pure soap. Apparently the girls figure that over the holidays he shall have forgotten and forgiven and they won't pet flunks from him alter all. THE PRECHRISTMAS Friday must nave reen wacK Friday for Don. That evening we saw him working away trying to fix a flat tire on his car just below Mrs. Harry Duvall's place. The tranquil Christmas scene in her van! was quite a contrast to the struggles he was going through. While he groaned and grunted with the tire, the quiet strains of "Silent Night" wafted through the air about him. MAYBE It's because we enjoy unusual benefits In a small town, or mavbe we Just have an unusually efficient post office crew. Anyway, a package that was addressed only to "Larry and Stanley, Heppner," with no last name, ho street address, was promptly delivered to Larry and ' Stanley Richmond, sons of Mr. and Afrs. Ralph Richmond. This took a little detective 1 work by Postmaster Jim Driscoll, but the boys got their gift. The, TO THE EDITOR Other Editors' Opinion Consolidation Furore Untimely (From The Stay ton Mail) (Editorial) Whoop-de-dee proposing consolidation of coun ties, that has flourished somewhat lately, is untimely and In evitably will arouse suspicions and feais that will deter good government, not promote it. The legislature and the people have given the counties rights to reorganize their governments under the so-called Home ttule law. Many counties are engaged in exploring what can be done under tills law and several are expected to have charters ready for presentation to the voters next spring or fall. This law will permit the counties having small population counts to reappraise their governmental organizations and to come up with improvements if deemed advisable. Counter to an oft-expressed opinion, we think that these sparsely settled counUes are not wasteful, inefficient units, poorly serving their relatively large areas. Our own closeup observation in Gilliam county was that it was administered efficiently under the laws as they exist. Definitely, it was close to the people and strong evidence that the latter have been well satisfied lies in the fact that County Judge Jas. D. Burns has been retained in his office for 34 years. Doubtless, some consolidation of offices in these smaller counties could be effected with benefit to the taxpayers but that's what the home-rule law is designed to permit. Let's give them a chance to proceed toward improvement rather than threaten them with extinction. If they're satisfied with their county governments why should outsiders attempt to interfere? In our own area The Capital Journal rather whimsically proposed consolidation of Polk and Marion counties. This, we think, could have been better left unsaid. Our Inter governmental Cooperation movement has been making great strides in these two counties and a proposal even though said with tongue in cheekcould arouse unfortunate feelings of distrust. The Capital Journal editorialist discussed the late Sen. Neu berger's proposal that the Willamette valley be condensed Into a single county. Too large a unit, said the editorial. It prophesied a hot tussle, should this proposal ever get to a vote, between Eugene and Salem, for the seat of government. About that they could be sure . . . and Albany would wind up getting it. Instead of trying to rob present counties of their very ex istence, let's, instead, promote harmony and aid them in im proving their lots, as they now have a right to do under Home Kule. Where Will You Be? At age 65 ... 5 out of 7 people are dependent, In part or in whole upon friends, relatives, or charity. Today the American people are hearing a lot about retirement, savings, and financial indepen dence in their senior years. Financial advisers expound on the merits of savings accounts, gov ernment securities, and ownership in American business. Which is best for you? Here at Zilka Smithers, Inc. we have our own research and pro gramming departments to help you make a planned program to fit your needs. Quciilin E.SiIesiiiei From our Portlond offic., colli every month in fh Heppner oreo. Phone Heppner 6 9912. ana lAnnpnny inc. 800 Woodlork Building. Portland Phone CApitol 6 6421 I J To The Editor: The article written by Judge reterson was very well written ana presented some thoueht oro- voking points. The most obvious to me is that he does not want to lose his roid building funds, even for a short time to such a worthy cause as a new school. This could be motivated by sev eral reasons ranging from pol itical expedience through actual necessity and since he says "we can point with pride to a County road f-ystem that practically overshadows the road system in any county In Oregon, "actual need is evidently not one of his reasons. Thanks go to Garnet Barratt who inaugurated the pro ject nearly 15 years ago when there was a real, if not a down right desperate, need. Now it seems that counties to the south of us want to build connecting roads with them, to them. Our first thoughts should be: Why, tor whom, for what purposes, and what practical economic value will these roads he to Morrow county? What does Morrow county and its towns have to offer as trade incentives for such roads? Are they merely shortcuts to Portland and of no significant economic benefit to our county? Looking ahead 10, 15, or 20 years what will Morrow county oner as trading collateral then? What are the plans for industrial and urban develop ment? No wishful thinking now lust concrete evidence. Re cent articles in the Oreconian and The Saturday Evening Post on commercial development add ed to the prognosis of experts in me riein or agriculture con cerning the changes in the im mediate future do not encourage large expenditures of money for either roads or schools in this particular area. The way tax dollars are spent, for what, and how much for each item Is a decision that only the population can make. After that it is the lob of public of ficials to carry out these direc tions in the most expedient man ner possible. Along with this, be It right or wrong, if X county) wants to pay x dollars tor an official to fulfill a position, that official knew this before he or she applied for the position. The point I make is that it comes from the people to the official. not vice versa. I live on an East-West High way In the southern part of the county and I do not see enough traffic to justify another road roughlv paralleling it further south. I also think this situation Is true of the North-South road to the John Dav Highway. I am not saying they would not be nice, but I doubt that thev could be justified In dollars of economy to Morrow county. If solid evi dence to the contrary can not be produced, please let the other county, or the State build them. In Morrow county we do have good roads and we do have eood schools. There is no doubt that we want and would like them better, but we also want them on a sound basis of their best abili- es to serve the needs of the people; and we want them with- n our ability to pay for them. We, you. and your neighbor, and i I are the ones to make the de cisions so let everyone start P. O. crew handled their ruh dav In mighty fine ahape, bv the way. and deserve the best of compliments. e e BILL COLLINS was about down to "One In hill" this week, and we understand just how It was. If you meet him on the street and Inquire In passing. How are you?" he generally comes back, "Oh. about two in a hill." on the theory that such Is at least a mediocre yield for potatoes, and, bv Implication, a fair state of health for him. We have wondered when the day would come that things would look real good and he would reply, "Three." or maybe even "Five In a hill." But when we saw him Tuesday, we didn't dare ask, for we know It would have been "One In a hill." I Bull cleaning machine had broken down He needed aomefir of Turner. Van Marter and belt that were Impossible to fi lotallv. lie had an accumulation of holiday clothing to get nut from hi establishment. The company from whom he got the dcjm r.ai rnangm hands, and li eouldn t thin of the new firm name. Hill was ransacking every thing In the otticw to find the new address, but lat we knew. n was no go, and he dldn t know how he was eolnc to cet the belt here from Seattle, where the firm I located, anyway. Just a few weeks aco we had the sAnv general problem on thin pair with a part needed for the Llnotyiie machine that had to come all the wav from New York. Did Bill find the address? Did the Mtmpinv have the belts In stock? Did they arrive In time? Tune In on our pants legs later this week and find out. If thev are bng"y and unprcssed. Bill Collins Is still "One In a hill." La VERNE VAN MARTER and the editor conceived an Idea that would really put a ring In tr.e news In this paper and exiM'dlte its publication. As most local people know, the Insurance of- Iryant. eometlmea called '"llepp ner second Chamber of lorn. iiierce." I a favuiite m-eting place to kpln )arn. trll sturle and divu the pro and con of current topi.-, utile goe on in M.ifih Mf.w c.univ that Un t fully aired In the office of T, Van M and B. Well. UVerne and 1 figured we could ttx up a tape recorder and bug the place. Then we would feed the recorder to a punching machine that would cut tap to feed Into a telet. setcr. Thl In turn would set the type for our paix-r automatically without an operator. Then all we would have to do would be to pick up the type and put it in the forma to print, bringing the latest scoop ot all things of both trivia and significance. so next time you go to tell a Mory In the insurance office, be ware! The place might be bug ged. HAPPY NEW YEAR STAR THEATER PRE- NEW YEAR'S DANCE tONE LEGION HALL SATURDAY DEC. 30, 1961 Music by GENE RIETMANN $1.25 per person CLOS OUT ft rl ' vi S2rVa A V -J ' - f 'J ; t ffi i jj J jj i tl ; U ON LADIES' SKIRTS and SWEATERS KANDEL AND PENDLETON OUR ENTIRE STOCK MUST GO! 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