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.
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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
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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.
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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