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HEFFWEH C AZtTTE tfirtjijnrr GSasrttr-uItmni I40BBOW COUNTTS IfEWSFAFEH phone vm The Heppner Giwtte. established Times established November 18, 1912. WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and PublUher NIWSPAM R If Mil -AllOCIAMON Subscription Btes: Morrow and Grant Counties, S4.00 Year; Else when H50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent. Published Every Thursday and Enured at the Poet Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Use It or Lose It If you examine a number of dollar bills, you will no e that over the big "OM" on the back of some are the words, In Cod We Trust." However, some do not have this phrase. latently we heard a story of someone In the eastern part of the country who discovered this fact Noting tiie omission of Uie reference to God on the one bill, he set about to demand why these words had been removed from the one doliar hills. A columnist In a big New York daily demanded to know "Why?" In one of bis daily writings with the inference that Uiia nation la losing its faith In God. Then from the Department of the Treasury came the truth: Only recently have the words, "in God We Trust," been added in Uua apace on the dollar bilL The United States as a whole has always professed a belief in God, at the same time providing for religious freedom. No one is particularly required to believe in God nor to espouse Christianity. In lact, tlie constitution guarantees him freedom to believe or disbelieve as he chooses. But it has been recognized that principles of Christianity and belief in God are funda mental in a democratic way of life. Only a few years ago, the words, "Under God," were added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The Declaration of Independence has several references to God: ". . . and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of Nature and Natures God entitled them. . ."; "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. . ."; and in the conclusion, Arid for the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence. . ." Americans have often pointed an accusing finger at com munism, with considerable abhorrence, as being a Godless system its lack of consideration for human rights is not con sistent with the spiritual concepts as we recognize them in our way of We, we charge. In the service of the church we attend the minister last Sunday preached on the topic, "Use It or Lose It," which we think is appropriate for all citizens today to consider. lie pointed out that if a person falls to continue practicing a physical skill, he loses his talent to perform it. So is it true with religious practice. If we fail to practice faith, we lose it. if we don't go to the church of our choice, we soon lose the recognition of what the church means and fall to enjoy the benefits of the spiritual life, as well as an appreciation of the rights of others. It Is our convicition that if the people of our nation gave more sincere support to faith and religion, some of the hopeless dilemmas in which we now seem to be engulfed would be non existent, if we wholeheartedly sought "to love thy neighbor aa thyself." we would avoid many ot the problems we face, not only in our county but extending to the national and inter national scene. But the trouble Is, many do not seek to practice such principles. Others give token acceptance. They will repeat the pledge of allegiance, ". . . one nation under God, indivisible..., and think nothing of it as a practical and basic concept It is good, in Morrow county, to see many cars clustered around churches at Uie time of services. But we understand from the ministerial association that out of our population of 4871, there are an estimated 1500 church members. We cannot say whether this means member families, or actual members. But discount the 1000 children from ages 4 to 19, and there are still more than 3200 adults in the county. At best, this means that more than half our adult population does not belong and apparently does not attend church. Of the church members, probably not more than half attend regularly and actually prac tice religion. We do not believe In wearing religion on one's coat sleeve, so to speak, but we do believe in having faith in God, faith in our fellow men and faith in our nation. We believe that religion and practicing it through churches and in everyday life is the best method of developing this faith. Churches are often faced with charges of hypocrisy. This could be partially true, for no human being Is perfect But assuming that some of this exists and that all who do not at tend are not hypocrites, the non-attenders could soon alleviate this condition by going and submerging the rest! When we, the people of this country, do not attend churches of our choice, we fail to use a privilege that peoples of so-called Godless communistic countries are largely denied. The churches In this country are a bulwark against com h munism. Were there no churches In America, no recognition of the spiritual, It is possible that we would have slipped into a communistic form of government or some type of totalitarian state some time ago. Yes, use it or lose it and lose all that goes with It. Heppner High Seniors Enjoy OSU Week-end Tu'ii railnnds (if Hennner Hid school seniors, taken to Corvallis bv Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blake and Air. and Mrs. Jerry Daggett, en invMil Senior Week-end at Ore con State University, climaxed bv the Seattle V OSU basket ball came, which the staters won in double overtime. The Blakes took Ronnie Hi.iwmn i.ihhv Van Schoiack. and their daughter. Beverly. Charles Snnuivnn went as far as Port land with them and stopped there to visit. With the Haggetts were John rtrlin Ron rreswick. Don Clark and their son. Ken. They left Friday evening and returned Sunday. The group visited with iim Kfirratt OSU athletic busi ness manager and formerly of Heppner, while there. Episcopal Women Plan Benefit Party A benefit bridge and pinochle party is planned by women of the Fpiseopal church for Valen tine's night in the church parish hall Thursday. February 14. starting at 8 p. m. Mrs. C. W. Ilnsevvall is in charge. Admission is $1 and everyone is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin attended the Western Retail Lumberman association meeting in Portland Friday through Sun dav at the Memorial Coliseum. Mr. and Mrs. Lowall Cribble were in Portland on business January 13 and 14. They visited in Salom and Woodburn. -TIM ES, Thursday. rbniarr 1. March 30. 1883. The Heppner 1897. tonsonuaieu ru.., HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher N ATI O N A I IpifO1,1 Robbins Have Girl Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Rob bins, now of Baker and formerly of Heppner, are parents of a girl born January 22, according to word received by friends here. She has been named DeEtte Miirln nnii ininn a hrother. Den- zil, and a sister, KeeElla, in the family. Robbins was formerly vocational agriculture teacher here for a number ol years. Shelter Exemption Forms Now Available Forms to exempt radiation fallout shelters from property taxes under certain conditions nr. nnw nvnilahli rtt the office of Assessor Oliver Creswick, he announces. Kxemntions mav be allowed to $1500 of true cash value when the shelters are located in dwell ings or within 100 yards ot the dwelling, he said. They must also nmvtri a ratiatlon factor of 100 or better and meet other specifications. Thnu s,ekinir evpmntions for such shelters must file the form on or before April 1 of the ex emption year, he said. Plan Special Program A special program on the In struction of weaving on huck Luvolinf will be presented to members and friends of the Lex- ninn To-OD BldillCS at their regular meeting next week. The club will gather at 1:30 p. m. ot th lvinctim citv hall for a ft ' css meeting and program, j Post Office Raises Charge for Changes; Readers Can iielp A new regulation of the Post Oil ice department has lncraas. ed from to 10c the charge for notifying newspapers of changes of addresses. Over a period of time this mounts up to considerable cost for the paper. , Subscribers may help the newspaper avoid this charge bv notifying the pajK?r promp tly of uny change of address. Those who plan to move or change addresses temporarily are requested to call the paper in advance, and the changes will be made as of the date Indicated. In submitting changes of address, it helps a great deal if the subscriber gives both his old address and new ad dress. When a subscriber notifies the post olfice of a change of address but does not notify the paper, the post office sub mits the change to the paper and assesses the 10c charge. With quite a number of chan ges coming each week, the cost mounts up over a period of several months, Thus, thoughtfulness of sub scribers in thinking of the paper on address changes is very much appreciated and as sures uninterrupted delivery. Library Adds Books, Encyclopedia Set Several new b(xks have been added to the Heppner City Li hrnrv Khelves durinir the Dast weeks, according to Mrs. Blanche Brown, librarian. rno addition which was esDec- ially well received Is a new com plete set of the Encyclopedia Americana. It is expected that the set will get much use by grade and high school students for reference work. Books added In the young adult section include: Catseye, hu Norton- Kicht Like a Falcon. by Harking; Center Field Jinx, by Scholz; Hotshot, by Carson; First Through the Grand Can yon, by Frazee; Tomboy, by Clayton; Winter's Answer, by McDonald and Koss; Dinny Gor don, Sophomore, by Emery; One of the Crowd, by Du Jardin. Those added to the adult chnlvou are: Peter Freuchen s Book of the Seven Seas, by Freu chen; The Devil's Advocate, by West; Poetry for Pleasure, by Hallmark; occupation, aaven- tnrn hv Thome: Jacauenne Rrmvior Kennedy, bv Thaver: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Lee; The Great Command, by Jones; ine whit Vnvafp. bv Christopher; The Big Family, by Delmar; At Last to Kiss Amanda, by Norris; Wilderness, by Warren; ine White Rajah, by Monsarrat; Wildfire at Midnight, by Stew art; Cibola, by Grahnm; Credit for a Murder, by Dean; The Late Mrs. D., by Waugh, and Three Cases for Mr. Campion, by Ailing ham. Lutheran Minister Does Program Scripts A news article from Taeoma, Wn., received recently by Mrs. Bill Bergstrom tells of television and radio program work being done bv the Rev. John Kydgren, former Lutheran minister here. Now serving as assistant pas tor of Central Lutheran church, Tacoma, he recently made a trip to Minneapolis, where he com pleted work on radio and tele vision programs that he has written. ' Mr. Rydgren was commissioned by the radio and television de partment of the newly merged American Lutheran church to write 30 five-minute radio pro grams to be aired nationally beginning in March. He will help produce the programs and speak several oarts, and will assist in the production of a pilot film for a possible television Bible study. Minister to Supply Pulpit at Burlcy The Rev. Earl L. Soward, re tired Christian church minister who returned here recently after spending 10 months in the south ,ni Konnlviiie churches there, was complimented Saturda y night, January 'U, ai a tunner arranged by his wife in the Soward home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes. On January 24 the Rev. Sow ard left for Burley, Idaho, where he received a call to supply the Christian church there. He ex pects to serve tins cnurcn unui ,.i,t June l. It has between 300 and 400 members, he said. Ex-Heppnerite Heads State Retail Clerks Lowell C. Ashbaugh. executive s.u-mtaro of thp Ketail L lerKs Union and formerly cf Heppner. has been elected president 01 the Oregon State Council of re tail Clerks at the convention held at Gearhart recently, ac cording to announcement from the council. For the past four years asii- baugh has held the position as executive secretary of the union in Portland. He is a member 01 the Heppner Elks lodge. Attends Medical Meet nr a n McMurdo spent Jan uary 21 in Portland attending a medical meeting at the Mioraton- 'ortland hotel. rliKians over he state met to hear and take part in "A SvmpoMiim on duxhj Ve-sel Diseases, sponsored ry u l 'ri . AiM'lemv of l.et'.er.il ieti.V Ihs Sc.'!! McMurdo of lorva is. was also expeited to attend. Chaff Wes Sherman THE THHEK from here who at tended the State Board of Health hearing In Pendleton on the new ambul-ince law Friday came back with a feeling of frus tratlon. They have the Impres- tdfin Dint n.nii g.t I ti riMMjI.ltlon - - " llldll, ... ... - r. were inspired by commercial am- ouiance uper itors wtio ihtr tltion In H o business in renters of pop ulation. Bob Lowe and Will O'llarra, went to the hearing, saiu mat ine lAtr.l ii.,... 1,1 nLLr till mlttf iilflS fO '" t M uu III I ' - " impart understanding, but only uw.k remonstrances ami iom- Plaints. Throe sM)ke Tor tne new law (one coming all the way from Portland to do sol and nil I ha ........ fl 1 1 A i MSt it. Dr. Tibbies estimated the group at whit h..r ai.uarentlv are some good features to the law. it makes it very tough on small communities who deend princi pally on volunteers for ambu lance service. ( ertainiy no one. in a rvnintv such as Morrow, could afford to set up an om bulanre on as eianoraie a scaii- 'iu (ho I '1 tar I id renuire. much less pay the license fees required. and come out. p,.,i Frank Wtatlicrford be lieves that if corrections are not made to provide for sucn areas if small iMinulation, an injunc tion could be filed. SAY, how about the winning Morrow county basketball "teams now? Between them, lone and Heppner won 10 of 12 games Frida and Sat- i.. .,.i ii,,, inn losses were by one point each. Heppner high swept a pair from Burns lone downed Fossil ana siaiuieiu o..-. the Cards' jayvees took each Mme, Heppner jayvees sri-i .vith Burns but the loss was oy ,u,mi it, .miner freshmen i. i,,. oi tn.rmiston. and the Heppner graders fnlit with ton- . .. 1 ........ liil SMI l d in hut tne loss was . i r),;tu.rn h:irt local fans ici.i.v., eyes popping Friday night with his 31-poini pcrioiinaiii-, f.r,r. uii .nndi's. but the Satur day night game here was a great team effort. Steady puiy oi n,r nnmr Duhuciues and l.l 111 H . . John Porter's good work under the boards, Mian fltM"" heads-up play as team spark plug, timely shooting by Dick Siring?r, Kit George and LeRoy Gardner who came in as reserves, and a less spectacular but an other good solid performance by .'adberg brought this victory, nr- ,iir.i..riv liked the wav the ihree reserves came in anc look over the lead in tne seconu i... i- o iiuiii name the re- serves are often forgotten, but it is good to see them perform ;,, ti,o nintehes like they did Saturday. Even those who don't eet in are making a real con r:i.,,nr, n th. team. It takes lllllUllwn I" ... . h fellow with real stuff to ride I he bench most or tne year anu ...niinnr, rnntiti(7 for the team, 1...1 ii-iinu hv doine so. he is developing a spirit that will help. a great deal in uie. ONE WORD that is subject for scrutiny in basketball is that word "upset," and it sometimes upsets us. Note that the East Oregonian says Heppner upset Burns, which we Interpret as mnanmiT that no one coi ic ...... I tho Mnstanirs to win. t Al'Cv iiri mi. ... - -n . - Mnw th;it isn't verv logical when the Mustangs went to Hums and in eacn game, un an unfamiliar floor and with glass 'xnkhoards, were ahead with inst a minute or two to play. One was a one-point loss. We expected them to win here and would have considered it some thing of an upset if Burns took them, even though the High landers are a fine team. The Mustangs are now playing up to their potential. By the way, near some ot tne iocai uuja sa.y that tliev think Burns kids are t real fine bunch and they were ii -'.pressed by the school spirit and facilities down south. WOW, we pulled the worst kind of error in the paper last week. In a story about Dennis Warren, the one who got a fish hook in his finger, we listed his age as 12, and this is most grievous to a fellow who is 16! Dennis came bouncing in here just after the paper hit the post office, and we don't blame him. Let it go on record that he is 16 and not 12. We hope this correction will AT WAGON -GOOD "THE TALKING VIOLIN" Chatter rcmirtc un frim any threat of libel. WHAT WILL they think of next? We hnie in Coriutt (heeim ml ihN week that lie even ha ml scratching (Miles for sale. These are poles covered with rnrpeting for the household lei, tie to sharpen its claws on without wrecking the upholster ed furniture. .Not a bad idea. Then over id Barratt Sales we noted his new back Kcratchcri for cattle. These are figged up with rojX'S which are saturated with insect h ides. Then when bovine comes up and scratches its back It also rubs against the rope, and presto! Flies, lice and bugs plop over dead! J. C. PFNNEY has certainly had Its snare OI illness mis year. It was good to note that Neva Matteson, a star saleslady, is back on the Job after a long siege, but Manager Mike White- until went to the hospital Mon day night just as she came back. The flu bug bit him hard, and he hal to spend one night in the hospital. Mike is now strum.-lini' to get back to work (and this happened at his Inventory timet but he certainly looks weak. If anyone has anything again. ;t this good guy. now would be the time to hit him Iwcaise he would fall over pretty easy. Services In Arizona For Mrs. Alice Clark iVnrH nf tho death of Mrs. Alice (Keithley) Anderson Clark came to relatives ana inenas hum oariv this week. She died Sunday, January 28, at a hos pital in Pboenix, Arizona, ioi Lminir enmnlieations from a re cent attack of virus pneumonia and a chronic astnmeuc conuii- Ion. Mrs riark was born February 1 Kinfi the daughter of Oscar and Eunice Keithley. She had made her home at Apacne junc tion, Arizona, since leaving this eommunitv witn ner nusoanu, Jarper C. Clark. i:,in li'iic were iilnnned lor Sat- i.r'itiu SVhriinrv 3. at the Chapel of Camels, 21 West Camelback Road, Phoenix. Brothers and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keithley and Mr. ana iwx.s. EVorott Keithlev. left by car Monday to be present for the services. Surviving, besides the hus honrt in Arizona and two bro thers, Howard and Everett Keith ley, both of Heppner, are a ros ter daughter, Mrs. Ray Patter son of Echo, and a sister, Mrs. Nola Warmuth, Portland. Mrs. Sarah Wilhelm Dies in Pendleton Sarah Euphamie Collins Wil helm, 65, of Spray died Jan uary 28 in Pendleton. Funeral services will be held in Spray on Friday, February 2, at 2 p. m. with Rev. Charles Knox, pastor of the First Christian church. Heppner. officiating. Interment will be in Haystack cemetery, Spray. Her husband, Henry Wilhelm, died in May, 1936, and a daugh ter, Leatha Hawk, also preceded her in death in January, 1961. Survivors include five sons, James and Floyd, both ot Hepp ner, Dalton of Fossil, Alford of Elgin and Bunney of Prineville; six daughters, Reeta Hinton and Charlotte Howell, both of Monu ment, Helen Hekkala and Doris Ashmead, both of Fossil, Iffie Ridenour of Prineville, and Olhe Howell of Spray; a brother, Fos ter Collins of Hardman; three sisters, Jessie Haedan of Klamalh Falls, Tillie Van Blocklen, La Grande, and Pearl Rosson, Port land; 54 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Legion And Auxiliary Set Joint Meeting Amarinan Lpcion. Post 87, Heppner, and the Legion Auxil- iary nave scneuuit-u iuunuar, for a ioint potluck supper with business meetings to follow. Special prizes will be given and a social hour will conclude the evening. All Legion and Auxiliary members are invited to attend. LIVE MUSIC FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE WHEEL FOOD!-- Business Directory Revamped on Page 5 Ikinlnes and prohwdop.l directory, which hat appeared In the CJawtte-Timcm fur yr. ha been reorganized and al phabetized. It ha appeared regularly on the classilled ad page and will be found there In this issue, page 5. section 1. The alphabetical listings with headings set In bold type give the public a quick, easy uferenee in seeking the er vice desired. A number of firm who have not previously had cards in the directory may now be found there. Directory cards are sold on a yearly or monthly basis. Business and professional iieople who wUh to make It easy for the public to reach them are Invited to Include their cards in the directory. They mav do so by calling the Gazette-Times. Ph. 6-9228. TO THE EDITOR , To The Editor: Enclosed check In amount of S9.no to renew my subscription for two years. I appreciate very much your coverage of my parents' 50tn wedding anniversary. Heceive the paper Saturday mornings ami it is a must first reading. The Gazette-Times has a def inite purpose in our way of life. Keen up the good copy. Sincerely, Dix Warner STAR THEATER Thone 6-0278 If no answer call 6-9'. 52 REE SWEETHEART- those Valentine gifts FROM 1 Jim Myers, R. Ph. VM L Phone 6-9962 Heppner, Ore. jfy I Love j s3 you f cosr(, BROWN and HALEY HEART BOXED CHOCOLATES From $1.75 Ji Cosmetic GIFT SETS k REVLON J N Prince Matchabelli (f j SSy. Helena Rubenstein v Mr. and Mrs. 1L B. Wilcox. Portland, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilcox, HermUton, were visiting relatives In Lexington and Heppner on Sunday. Factory Fresh '"LONGER li(el An Atloi "A" Bottefy is "dry charged" of the factory and i activated the day you buy it not ont momsnt b f or1 You get faclory frethneu, plus real economy when you choose on Atloi Battery. ATI flCDr"Charged AILMO Batteries 6 OR 12 VOLT Jack's Chevron Station Fir. 6-9395 Heppner puts DkW'W i
