BXrPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Dembt M. 1961
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The Heppner Gazette, eatabltahed March 30, 1883. The lleppner
Timet ratablUhed November 18, 1897. Conaolldated February 15.
11)12.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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