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The Heppner Giwtte. established
Times established November 18,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and PublUher
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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,
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