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HEPPNER CAZETTT TIMES. Thursday. January 25. 1963
Sirpjinrr Otottr-OItnuui
MOUOW COUJ1II HEWSf APEI
FHONE 221
The lhppner Curtt established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Tlmei esUbllahed November 18, 1897. Consolidated reonwry 13,
1912.
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Auoclate Pubuhei
NATION At I0ITOIIAI
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
WESLEY A. SHEBMAN
Editor and Publish
HIMItl
AiocunM
Subscription Rt: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; Ele
where L50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent. Published Every Thursday
and Entered t the foet OUlut at Heppner, Oregon, aa Second
Claaa Matter.
Information on the School Bond Issue
With the action by the board of directors of Morrow County
Mhuol district R 1 in calling for a vote February 20 on a bond
issue fur school construction at Heppner, Boardman and Irritfon
tomes a bifi Job of Informing voters and residents on fuels
relative to the proposal.
Those who have been following school matters have known
that the additions to complete Unil-A In Ueppner have been
under dUcusHlon for some time. It also is well known that
the John Day reservoir will force relocation and reconstruction
of Kiverside school at Boardman. While the Federal government
compensates lor the bulk of this, there will be additional costs to
the district to provide a standard building to adequately serve
school needs there. The project at A. C. Houghton school, irrigon,
would add two classrooms, a library and a cafetorium to accom
modate the school population and make it possible to move two
classes of elementary children from their temporary housing in
an old high school building.
Role of this paper In the month prior to election will be to
make an clfort to get the facts in relation to needs, costs and
plans and to report them objectively In the news columns. It
is our desire to print the data as accurately as possible so that
voters in the county may have access to information that will
help form a basis for a considered decision.
As soon as they can be obtained from the architects, sketches
of the proposed buildings in all three areas will be printed for
benefit of those who have no other opportunity to view the
plans.
If, after reading our reports, residents of the county find any
important information lacking or feel we have erred in pre
senting the facts, we would appreciate it if these things were
called to our attention. If there are additional questions, we
would like to hear of them so that we may seek the answers.
In setting the date of February 26 for the election, the di
rectors expressed the belief that this period would allow time
for complete explanation and dissemination of information. At
the same time they felt that because decision of voters eitliei
pro or con will affect the school budget for the year l2-63,
decision on the matter should be made in time so that adjust
ments to the budget could be made before the budget comes up
for public hearing and vote.
Now is the Time to Join the Chamber
As the Chamber of Commerce Is starting another year, the
time Is here for old members to sign up again and new members
to join. Dues schedule Is low and the benefits are many.
Treasurer Bert Huff has pointed out that the $15 charged
per quarter (three months) includes the price of the regular
Monday luncheons, and if a member attends every luncheon,
the chamber, in etfect, is actually paying him a few cents at
the end of the year. Thus, ail the other promotional work and
benefits theoretically are "for free."
Every businessman of the area should belong to this group.
There are those who cynically declare that "it doesn't do any
good," but they are wrong. Just recently in this column were
listed a few of the accomplishments of last year, and there are
many more.
It Is the logical thing for any businessman truly interested
in his community to join the Chamber of Commerce. He needs
it, and the organization needs his support.
Farmers are Invited to Join, too, for in this type of area, agri
culture comprises a large part of the basic economy. One of
the most faithful members of the Heppner-Morrovv County
Chamber of Commerce is a farmer, O. W. Cutsforth, and he has
proved to be a one-man liaison between farmers and business,
constantly reminding what things need to be done to help agri
culture here. Some of these have resulted in action important to
the area.
The Chamber of Commerce has been considering the neces
sity of higher dues to help with its financial problems that is,
to have iunds to provide for its worthwhile activities and pro
jects. However, a simple solution is merely to add more members.
It is true that some of the present membership has been
somewhat delinquent in calling on non-members and inviting
them to Join. This is partly due to the fact that all are busy
and just do not get to it. But the cordial invitation is there, and
ull will find a welcome reception in the organization. There is
a place for new ideas that you may furnish and new projects that
you may wish to see developed. If, however, you have none in
particular to offer, you will still enjoy and benefit from the
exchange of ideas and from the programs at the weekly meet
ings. How Secretary Freeman Sees It
(Reprinted As Quotation From Agriculture Secretary Orville
L. Freeman From "Notable and Quotable," Wall Street Journal).
Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman
Off In the distance and perhaps not such a great distance
at that I seem to hear the echo of a question repeated many
times in the past: "Do you think the Government owes the
farmers a living, or a guaranteed Income, or price supports, or
economic security?"
The answer of course is "no" but it owes the farmer what
it owes to every American conditions under which he has an
opportunity to earn a fair Income.
Let me explain this answer.
First, I believe that equality of economic opportunity is an
Integral part of our ideals of democratic government and our
principals of free enterprise. All individuals who perform ser
vices and produce goods that are essential to society (and
certainly nothing is more essential than the products of our
farms) have a right to expect the opportunity to gain a reward
for their efforts that is commensurate with that earned by
others exerting a comparable effort.
No other major segment of our economy has made as rapid
strides forward in efficiency and productivity as has agriculture.
Output per man-hour in agriculture increased more than three
times as fast as in non agricultural industries during the lSWs.
One hour of farm labor produces four times as much food and
other crops as it did in 1920. One farm worker today product,
enough for himself and 25 others.
Wrho has benefited from this phenomenal increase in pro
ductivity? First of all, benefits have gone to the American consumer,
who now pets more food at less real cost than ever before in
history in any place on earth. On the average the American
consumer spends only one-fifth of his Income to provide food
for himself and his family, as compared with 40 in most other
advanced countries and a much larger proportion in main
lands. Secondly, hungry men, women and children throughout the
world have been provided with food. We are thus able to make
an important contribution to economic growth and progress
under freedom in the developing areas of the world.
And may I emphasize, In this connection, that within our
agricultural productivity there lies a potent weapon against
communism, of which we have not yet made effective use.
Recently I was told by one of the leaders in India that they
were not nearly s impressed with America's ability to produce
automobiles and appliances and lCBM's as they were with our
ability to produce more than enough food with only !',, of cur
working force.
DALE MARTIN. International
Farm Exchange louth, might
well have wished that he had
(.tayed In sunny Greece. He seem
ed to he beset with troubles on
hw visit to Morrow county, most
of them due to the severe weath
er, but he left a very good Im
pression here nevertheless.
He had a rough time getting
over via Condon, and we under
standed his car had a tendency
to freeze up. Snowdrifts Just
about had him stalled. When he
appeared at Rhea Creek grange
Saturday night alter meeting
with the 4-11 Junior leaders earl
ier In the day, his slide projec
tor cave him trouble, but the
will be here that night I Friday,
too).
We couldn't miss that game.
Think a good counter Invitation
might be for the (Jem and Min
eral society to attend the game
ana tnrow rocks at uurns.
PROBABLY ONE of the most
serious subscribers to the Ga
zctte-Tlmes Is Carl Troedson of
lone. Visiting? In town Vvednes
day, he told us that he has every
copy of the GT since 1932 but
one. It was Inadvertently mis
Placed or accidentlv destroyed
That means something like l.VXJ
copies that he has put away. Carl
k;iv that t hts r.ftnn romp in
few interruptions Just acted as I handy for reference, like when
Intermissions between his very I the Ritchie family of Seattle
fine pictures. I wanted to trace their family
We have noted from other tree,
weekly papers that Dale has I of course, we have complete
been traveling all over. He has
a rigorous speaking schedule to
meet. You can see his picture In
almost any eastern Oregon
weekly that you pick up.
A cood crowd braved the
weather to attend the Rhea Creek
grange, and we enjoyed their
pot luck supper and Martin's ap-
icarance as guests oi ine group,
files well beyond that date, but
the earliest files were destroyed
in a fire and so actually do not
go back too many years In view
of the venerable history oi me
GT.
MR. AND MRS. HERB EKSTROM
of lone battled some real bad
storms coming home from the
irfm iinli-'s description of the I Hereford show at Denver. Tired
country, Greece is still quite icoiu ana weary as mey neareu
backward In the way of machin-(Morrow county they thought
ery, appliances ana convenien-1 longingly or ineir warm nume
es, being handicappea Dy aiana oi taxing a gooa noi oaui.
lack of manufacturing and pow-1 But alas! When they got home
er. but it is starting to come into I they found the pipes frozen,
its own. I drains frozen and the place cold.
He reports that Greece looks P ley didn't get a hot oatn untu
nrwin fn i j nirpfi iaips as a i "aja
fi.n l frlon1 tmrt ifi i iirl v hnrnticf
i qih t in thnnuh Ha iwnnip I GiLjho r KhNlH. editor or me
til v.n un I I ci r TA..1 1.-.
do get a false impression oi US onerman ujumy uuMiai, is
from U. S. movies and reports of one of the most widely quoted
le integration-segregation bat- i euuora in me siaie. u ui
iari comments niaue msi wcttiv
rings the bell.
"One way for legislators to
relieve the cost of serving people
would be to do fewer things,
pass fewer bills, name fewer In
terim committees, investigate
I
tie in the south.
.., , , .
Charles Nerpel, left, editor of Motor Trend magazine,
presents Edward D. Rollert, general manager of Buick and
vice president of General Motors, with the magazine's annual
"Car of the Year Award." The coveted award, the "Oscar"
of the automobile industry, was presented to Buick for the
design and development of the V-8 engine.
Heppncr High" Names
Term Class Officers
Clans oifinr have been !
l-d br the net-olid hall of tl
m lil tr at Heppncr Ih-h
school. 'li" pr.-M.I.'iit choi.-n
me Archie Ball, senior: Mike
Jimith. Junior; Diane Fulleton,
m homcm-4, and Jean Stockurd.
ftt-shnu-n,
Other officers named are Bruce
.Mvrr, Nice president of senior
class; Beverly Bl.ike -M-cret .rv;
Bob Fetsch. treasurer; Nat Wel.h,
sergeant -at -arm.
The juniors chose Laura Lee
Sumner vke president lit charj-e
of the pM-m and Shirley Carlet
vice pn-i lent In charge of the
liitn.nn !. inda V.ili-nline wai
elected secietaiy, J4ikie Brin-tle,
treasurer and .' hn Porter. kt
ei .mi al arms.
Lav id Geonre Ix-came v ice
president of the sophomore class;
ul Ho .kins. M'cretioy: i.inny
Lou Turner, treasurer; and Sen-
cer Sampson, sergeant -at -arms.
Vice president of tne iresnmen
It Wayne F.vans; secretary is
Shrrril McDonald; treasurer Is
Kathv Ray and sereeant at arms
Is Stuart Dick.
LEN OILMAN'S part in prevent-
ine the hilackine of the Con-
mental Airlines Boeing 707 jet-
iner at Kl I'aso, jexas. is tuny
chronicled in an article, "Ten
Hours of Terror," In the February I fewer things. The voters might be
issue of True magazine, written I so happy over that they would
by Joseph P. Blank. A picture oil raise the wages."
t
I
he ex-Heppner man, now Border
atrol inspector, is included in
the article. The immediate stir
that the incident caused is told
in the storv. President John Ken
nedy himself had a direct andj
active part in giving Instructions
and making decisions wnue
Leon Beardon and his son, Cody,
held the crew and hostages in
the plane. Hundreds of onicers,
airlines and terminal personnel,
the FBI and others were involved
outside the jetliner which was
Giles also comes ud with some
picturesque synonyms. In one of
his editorials he described some
thing as having about as much
chance as "a paraffin dog chas
ing a cast Iron cat in Hades."
described as "half as long as market
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick were
in Portland Friday and Saturday
viewing the Portland Home
Show.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Harsh -
man are in Spokane, Wn this
week attending the buyers'
a toot nail iieiu, wnue me in
tense drama was going on inside.
Gilman finally found the op
portunity to end the matter when
he tooK advantage oi an open
ing and clobbered Beardon with
his fist, breaking a bone in his
hand at the same time. His
mother Is Mrs. Viola Gilman
of Henpner. of course, and broth
er is Chief of Police Dean Gil
man.
True magazines for February
are getting scarce around here
but we found that Humphreys
Drug had a couple left the other
day. If you can't find a copy and
want to read the story, wen
loan you ours.
WHOSE RESPONSIBLE for the
cold weather? Well, it
couldn't be Claude Cox and his
son, Billy, at the Morrow County
Creamery because they have
been having too much trouble
with their ice machine. It
couldn't have gone beserk to
spread this much cold. The ma-
nine has had a couple oi costly
breakdowns recently. It s a good
thing that it didn t happen in
the summer time.
But three cheers for the cream
ery! They are advertising their
Pride of Oregon ice cream this
week (see page 1, sec. 2) and
pointing out that it is just as
good in cold weather as warm
weather. Claude said the other
av that they are upping the
butterfat to 13 again to make
it even smoother. Their ice
cream is another of the good
things about living In Morrow
county.
DUST COVERING on top of the
snow brought some perplexed
explanations around, and the
East Oregonlan blames it on
winds blowing from the Palouse
country. But the Sou Conser
vation Service ought to apprec
iate this probably sending back
topsoil that winds in the other
direction took away from the
county on some previous occasion.
However, the recent winds
must have been stronger than
we suspected. We read that dust
particles in the mechanism de
layed the astronaut flight. Sup
pose the Palouse dust went all
the way to Cape Canaveral?
MRS TERRY BLEVINS, secretary
to our professional neighbor.
Jos. J. Nys, dmpped in to invite
us to the rockhounds' meeting
Saturday night. We'd like to go
except for the fact that the
Heppner-Burns basketball game
Mrs. Judy Brannon and daugh
ter, Tamie, visited over the week
end In Oermiston with Jan
Beamer.
Insurance H AGENT
nun you Ami"
if
"Whadda I need any insurance for?"
C. A. RUGGLES
INSURANCE AGENCY
Phone 6-9625
Heppner, Oregon
Box 611
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Heppner
No Matter What The Groundhog Sees . . .
We
More
I! See Plenty
Cold Weather
BE READY
HERE ARE
WE HAVE
WITH LOTS OF WARM CLOTHES.
A FEW OF THE MANY TOP VALUES
TO OFFER IN FAMOUS QUALITY
BRAND MEN'S WEAR.
(Groundhog Day
is February 2)
SWEATERS
JACKETS
TOP COATS
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f U f ' ""I ii Xmmmrn
i ) - r r
Saturday Matinee
"PIT and PENDULUM"
plus
Two Cartoons
1:00 P. M.
Students. Adults 50c
Children 20c
Star Theatre
ONE GROUP
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