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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. April 5, 1962 MOBROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 6-9228 The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. TO THE EDITOR. WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher NEWSPAPER PUBLIIHIIS AlflOCMItON HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; Else where H50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. ' ' " Reapportionment and Our Place in the Sun Initiative petitions are now in circulation calling for a vote on a constitutional amendment for legislative realtor lonment in Oregon. Mrs. Verner Troedson is in charge of the circulation in Morrow county with Al Lamb as co-chairman, and Orviile Cutsforth is getting the petitions around in Heppner. The measure sought has no affiliation with politics but is a non-partisan matter that almost every Eastern Oregon voter may well feel inclined to support as tins section ol the state seeks its rightful "place in the sun." Briefly, it would create 30 permanent representative dis tricts, permit enlargement of the senate to 35, and permit enlargement ol the house to 05. . Of particular interest to Morrow county, and neighboring counties, is ttie fact that under this plan we would have a representative to be shared by only three counties-Morrow, Gilliam and Sherman whereas under the plan presently in operation our representative is shared by five counties Umatilla, Wheeler, Morrow, Gilliam and Sherman, it is to be rememberea, too that population ol Umatilla outnumbers the combined total of the otiier four by more than 3 to 1. 11 has been pointed out that signatures of virtually ail registered voters in Kastern Oregon are needed to assure that tins measure gets on the ballot for the general election in November. These petitions are now in a number of dillerent business houses in Heppner and throughout the county. Workers will be out in the rural areas. One petition is at the Gazette Times and signers are welcome to come here. The measure, although it may be viewed with disdain by some sections of the more heavily populated areas, stands to benefit other parts of the state besides eastern Oregon, lhus, it rightly is called an "all-Oregon plan." Representation is restored in Eastern Oregon to the same percentage that was included in the 1952 amendment. In ad dition, Curry county gets a representative for the first time, Coos county will elect two representatives, Washington county will elect two senators, Benton and Yamhill counties will each elect one senator. Senate representation is assured to Polk county (which this year loses ils lone senator in a return to the old I'olk-Benlon district) by establishing a Polk-Marion senatorial district, and another senator (total of nine) is added to Multnomah county. Whether the measure stands much chance of passage when it gets on the ballot is hard to determine. It is a certainty that it will meet stiff opposition. One strike against it is the diiiiculty for the voter to understand the formula presented. By contrast, the federal plan tone house based on population and the other on area) is much easier to understand but would stand even less chance of passing because Eastern and Southern Oregon could outvote the rest of the state in the house based on area. Multnomah county would never stand for that! it is high lime that the component parts of our vast Eastern Oregon country unite and get coordinated to fight for their place in this stale. Oregon should be a state united, and the time lias come when the eastern section isn't continuously forced to take a back seat. At various times, Eastern Oregon is badgered, bullied and bi'liiilixi by tho oouutica witfi heavy population. We were ridiculed by a Multnomah county senator (Vernon Cook of the inlanious "jack rabbit and sagebrush" statement) and belittled) by the Capital Journal in a recent editorial which pointed out that eastern Oregon iiad been "weeping and wailing" about Jack of representation, yet had attracted only enough interest for two contests for representative in this election year. In our district, though, we do have a race on the Democratic ticket, Incumbent Frank Weatlierfurd vs. Jack Smith, and will have one in the general election when the winner meets Repub lican Gaylord Madison, the only GOP candidate. But how many candidates would the Capital Journal expect us to muster when one individual has to cover such a vast terri tory us Morrow, Umatilla, Wheeler, Sherman and Gilliam coun ties? The CJ editor himself would probably not welcome the job if lie resided here. The Oregonian in a recent editorial, "We Love You, E. 0" brought soothing words in attempting to point out the impor tance of the region east of the Cascades. But we suspect that a good many Western Oregonians could never become true be lievers until they got over here and knew the country well enough lor it to penetrate under their skin. Maybe some tours could be arranged by the new Eastern Oregon Association of Chambers of Commerce to bring leaders over from the west so that the visitors could see for themselves. But it is important for Eastern Oregonians to become aroused and to insist on fair representation and a rightful place witli other sections of the state. Your signature on the reapportionment petitions is the first step. Congratulations to a Fine Paper! Word conies this week that the Heppner High School He hisch, student newspaper, has received First Class Honor Rating in the National Scholastic Press association competition. Throughout the United States, there were only four mimeo graphed papers in the nation that ranked higher than the He histii and only five others that achieved equal first class rating. Honors are nothing new to the llehiseh. It iias been a top student newspaper for a number of years. Just recently it was awarded a first place rating by Columbia Scholastic Press association. Being in the journalism field, we are particularly proud that the high school paper in Heppner is doing such a fine job. We have looked forward to every issue through the school year and find it neat, newsy and well-organized with a fine coverage. Particularly noticeable is the advertising, which truly seeks to advertise for the merchant and is not Just a "name label" for each business often a weakness in high school papers. We extend heartiest congratulations to Co-Editors Bob Irby and Don Hughes for the good record they are making, to gether with their entire staff. Mrs. Margaret Kirk, advisor, de serves a special word of commendation for her sustaining in terest and know-how. The school paper and tho county paper have much in common. Having a competent journalism teacher on the high school staff is a real boon to the Gazette-Times, and the Hehisch is making a fine contribution to the community. Dear Editor: Maybe this letter should be to the parents of the children whose lives have been endanger ed by riding on Morrow couny school bus No. 4. A school em ployee had attempted to solder the brake line where the exhaust rmo lmrl wnrn a hnlp in it. The worn brake line has now been replaced with the properly con nected Drake line, me exnausi nin nan nn lnnppr wear flPainst this hydraulic brake line even when the tail pipe is loose. I believe it fortunate that the cfhnnl pmnlnvw who did the soldering could not get the line to hold long enougn ior xne dus to get a load of children and leave on Its regular Hardman run last Wednesday evening. I arrived at the local garage about 4:20 Wednesday evening tn cpp thp hns nn a hoist and the mechanic when he started to check to see whv the brakes would not operate. In front of the rear axle and behind the muffler the tail pipe was resting against the brake line. Further investigation re vealed that a hole had been worn in the brake line and that an employee of the school had attempted to solder the hole with common solder. The exnausi pipe was still in contact with the soldered hydraulic brake line. A bolt was missing out of the rear tail pipe bracket causing the exhaust pipe to move to one side enough to wear on the Drake line, apparently this bolt had been missing a long time as further checking revealed that a short piece had been taken out of the original brake line and a new piece con nected into the hydraulic brake line at an earlier time. This new pipe had been connected in to the brake line using ferrel type couplings, a type of coup ling most mechanics will tell you is not intended for the high pressure found in brake systems. This earlier work was done at a garage by a mechanic who is no longer employed as a mecn anic. I do not hold the school employee directly responsible for this mechanic's work except that this employee is the link be tween the school and the ga rages and certainly should be able to judge if the repair is acceptable. The drivers report! their bus needs to him. He has been responsible to see that the buses are taken to the garage and repaired if he cannot make the repairs himself. I do not hold the school em ployee responsible for his at tempt to solder the hydraulic brake line on bus No. 4. I feel that he used very poor judge ment, when you tane mio con sideration that the time I looked at the bus in the garage the exhaust pipe was still not fixed, olon ho h!iH nttnmntpfii to do his soldering on a piece of hydraulic tubing that someone eise . naa done an unsatisfactory job of installine. Two steel pipes had worn through. How could solder be expected to hold.' While further looking under the bus I discovered a wire three or four feet long connected to the battery terminal of the volt age regulator. The wire made one turn down around the ex haust pipe, and the other end with insulation removed back about an inch was laying beside the motor. Needless to say, any time the wire touched the bus frame it made a bright spark. In fact it made a lot of bright sparks as there was no fuse in tho wire. The exhaust pipe had melted the insulation on the wire in two places. Between the muffler and the frame one other wire was hang ing down and had the insulation IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIMII HiiiiiilMIUIIIIIMIIIIlMWIHIMIIIIIHIMIHIHUIHIIUHIIHIMflllllllHIIIIimnilllMllltllllllllN Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman lllllltltlllHIHMIttlHIIIMtMHflimlHMIIII IMIMIIMMIIMII HM IHIItMHHMlimiMIIIIHIlllMMIIMMMMH VIHII WHEN HONORS are passed out in Heppner tor tne mosi avia gardeners, one certainly should) go to Dr. Wallace Wolff. Hp was rliccrinc in his garden one day recently and contacted a stubborn "root." He poked at it nnri whanlrnH aWflV. hilt it wouldn't give. So the doctor went to tne house, graDDed an ax anoj hit it a lick, neatly severing the But to his chagrin he discover ed he had neatly severed the TV cable and put a small section in the area out of service, in cluding the Claude Grahams. Then the man with the green thumb had the audacity to call Graham and ask him how his television set was working! HERE'S A WORD to all hands: The Gazette-Times needs to art ito ciihmittoH, itpmc parlipr. Today has been a real rat race with every conceivable type ol article corning in late. We realize that circumstances sometimes are such that the article must be late, and we try to do our our calling is restricted. The only wav we can find the number of Creswick Mortuary, for instance, is to look it up in the professional to see her father, Clive Huston, dropped in to say that she, too, had taught at Elkton this is response to the item last week directory of the Gazette-Times. 1 about the book, "Only When I We could sureiv use a new di rectory even though a new one is scheduled out in a couple ff mnnths Tf WP shnillfi PPt One from Dale Slusher's Pendleton Desi io nanaie sucn mauer. cut " r""ifc: Wnnw please remember that we like to " VV L "t" : ,a broken in two places. On one rear dual wheel, one lug bolt was so loose it was easily removed with my fingers. On the other side of the bus one of the tire recaps had started to come loose. There was fresh grease on the king bolts on the bus but no other fresh grease that I could see. The stop lights did not work. Maybe it was as well the stop lights didn't work, the brakes were sort of unpredictable! I have good reason to believe that bus No. 4 is typical of those operating out of Heppner, rather than the exception. As a member of the Heppner Advisory Board I have been trying to get some changes and checks on the buses in order to keep them in what I consider a safe operating condition. I have taken this up with the Advisory RnnrH nnri uith thp School Board with little success. Now I think it is time for you parents to de cide if you want your children riding in a bus with a soldered brake line, a hot wire connected to the voltage regulator, bare wires underneath a loose ex haust pipe that was left un repaired so long it wore through the original Drake line, ana me nnnriv installpH rpnlaeeme n t brake line, loose wheel lug bolts, loose tire recaps and without brake lights. Sincprelv. Andy Van Schoiack Student Body Play Cast is Announced A cast has been selected for the all-school student boilv play, "The Little Dog Laughed," and practices are held each evening under the direction of drama in structor, Mrs. Maurice Groves. Taking parts In the comedy are Karen McCurdy as Laurie; Don Clark as Sid; Marie Petty john as Martha, Dick Clark as Wally, Beverly Davidson as Gus; Ginny Lou Turner as Jean; Nat Webb as Ted; Christine Spencer as Lillian; Bill Sherman as Mark; Rodney Ayers as Horatio; Kathy Ray as Amelia; Kitty O llarra as Caroline; Marlene Fetscli as Grace; Marcla Rands as Walola and Nancy Cleveland as Therese. The play is centered around an entertaining home situation where a pretty sophomore, maj oring In psychology in college comes homo and in no time at all is in the midst of "psycho analyzing a taxidermist-orithol-ogist." She insists that her fam ily seek their "energy peaks" by taking their temperatures every hour, thereby throwing the entire neighborhool into a com plete turmoil with her Zoiu browskl Ink Blot test. The play is planned for stag ing in May. The Phil Mahoneys returned home this week after a two-week vacation in tho Hawaiian Is lands. Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Kirk of Hermiston loft on a jet main liner April 2 from Portland for a vacation of two weeks or more in Hawaii. The Kirks are owners of the Kirk and Robinson ranch in Sand Hollow, operated by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robinson. Is COMMUNITY BILLBOARD Coming Events O.E.S. SOCIAL CLUB Saurday afternoon, Masonic hall. BENEFIT DANCE Sponsored bv lone Community for Dannv Akers. Legion hall, Saturday, April 7. Tickets $1.00 each. "THE LAST FRONTIER" Special Alaskan Wild life Movie, in color. Star Theater, Tuesday, April 10, 7:30 p. m. Students and high school stu dents, 50c; adults, $1.00. SKIING AT ARBUCKLE Still good skiing this week end on packed snow. This space will be used oach week to announce com ing events of a public service nature at no charge. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. O. Box 611 PH. 6-9625 havp mntprial as parlv as nrws ihlp and it hplns lis rin a hpttpr job of puttine out the paper. When we are submerged with tatp mattpr wp havp nnlv nnp altprnatiup lpavp a fJnnrt nnrtinn of it out. Wednesday is ordinar ily too late tor routine news, and we will no longer make any guarantees for no-time-element articles mat snouid nave Deen submitted earlier. It just has to be that way. There are just a few of us here and a lot of public to serve. NOTICE WHERE Dale Martin of T.nno Prppk tho TFYF rpnrpspn. tative who made several recent appearances here, has joined the Peace Corps and left Sunday for Puerto Rico. He will spend 3 monins mere studying opanisn and then will be assigned to duty in the Dominican Republic. THE COMMITTEE handling circ ulation nf rpanDortionment De- titions hands a big bouquet to cnarne u connor oi lone, iney gave him a petition for obtain ing signatures, and in less than one full day Charlie delivered it Dack with every space iineo w names in all. That type of coop eration is the spirit that Eastern Oregon needs. www HEPPNER'S UNIT-A school has a nice writeup in the April issue of Northwest Ruralite, magazine published by consumer-owned public utilities. The ar ticle tells of the heat pumps used at the school, and it shows a picture of Nonda Clark and Stan Raucji, pupils at the school, along with a photo of the school. 'Readin' and writin' in com fort. . ." is the title of the article. In it, the heat pumps are de scribed as "versatile" and doing a good job of maintaining abso lute uniform temperature at the school. IT'S A NECK-and-neck race be tween the coming of direct distance dialing and the old phone books at the Gazette Times office. We have two here from Pacific Northwest Bell, and both are so tattered and torn that that the old clipping bureau is right on the job! IT'S A SMALL World Dept.: Mrs. Herman Parker of Pasco, while on a visit here the other day Innch" that was epntprpHi around the Elkton-Scottsburg area of the Umpqua River. Mrs. Parker, formerly of Heppner, we find taught at Elkton just a year or two prior to our teaching there. She was there in 1936-37. The writer, fresh from college, started there in 1938. It was good to visit about mutual friends in that pleasant little community. STAR THEATER Phone 6-9278 If no answer call 6-9452 "THE LAST FRONTIER" New Alaska Movies In Color Grizzly - Moose Caribou - Sheep Wolverine - Wolf Ermine - Lynx Ptarmigan - Beaver others Eight Big Game Hunting Kills-Caribou Migration HUNTING PIONEER WILDLIFE Entire Film Taken In Interior Alaska "Isolated for two years in the 'Bush' Country, we have cap tured the true Alaskan wilder ness for you." Jim and Barbara Clark Siar Theater TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 7:30 P. M. Children and High School Students 50c Adults $1.00 TIRES! TIRES! TIRES! WE HAVE BEEN MADE DIRECT FACTORY DEALER FOR Am Tiros ayfon Thorobred THEY ARE ALL FIRST LINE - FIRST QUALITY TIRES. Here Are A Few Examples of Prices: DAYTON THOROBRED NYLON TUBELESS: (All Prices Plus Tax) BLACK LIST NOW 7.50x14 $28.80 $16.50 8.00x14 $31.55 $18.28 6.70x15 $28.80 $16.50 7.10x15 -- $31.55 $18.28 WHITE LIST 7.50x14 $35.30 8.00x14 $38.65 6.70x15 $35.30 7.10x15 $38.65 NOW $20.20 $22.39 $20.20 $22.39 NYLON TRUCK TIRES HIGHWAY RIB (All Prices Plus Tax) 6.00x16 6 ply $19.21 6.50x16 6 ply $25.00 7.00x15 6 ply $29.99 7.50x20 8 ply $55.70 8.25x20 10 ply $64.90 7.17x5 6 ply $38.04 8.17x5 6 ply $43.58 8.19x5 8 ply $60.84 OTHER SIZES AND PRICES IN PROPORTION FREE: WE NOW HAVE TIDE TABLES FOR CLAM DIG GING IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON. JACKS CHEVRON STATION 294 N. MAIN PH. 6-9995
