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HEPPNER GAZETTE
MOBROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
PHONE 676-9228
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher Associate Publisher
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For a Better Highway to the North
When a delegation represents Morrow county at the State
Highway Commission meeting in Salem Friday, they will carry
resolutions from several towns and interested organizations,
urging improvement of the Willow Creek highway from Heppner
to Morgan, and at the same time asking for a survey of a
route over the hill from Morgan to Arlington.
Their appearance before the commission will not be a sur
prise to the highway officials for Morrow county has been there
often. Judge Oscar Peterson has made five appearances, request
ing better highways, and Gene Pierce, who will be spokesman
for the local group Friday, has represented the county there at
least five times.
However, the appealu for a belter highway is becoming
a unanimous one in the county, and the clamor is growing louder
and louder. At a recent meeting called by the Chamber of Com
merce development committee, Mayor Mervin (Red) Leonard
said with truth that this is one matter upon which all towns
and organizations in the county are in agreement. "
Neighboring Gilliam county, with representatives from
Arlington and Condon, are joining to speak up for the better
route.
Sam Mallicoat, director of the State Department of Planning
and Development, said upon his recent visit here that his de
partment is on record as favoring the shortcut route to Arlington,
and when he was contacted Monday evening by the Chamber
of Commerce! development committee, he said that he or a
member of his staff would be at the highway hearing Friday
to back the county in its efforts for the improved route.
Longtime residents who have lived on the highway for many
years cannot recall when any major improvements were under
taken on the route. Some say nothing has been done, except
maintenance, for 40 years. As Herb Hynd pointed out the other
day, t ho roadbed seems unusually good, for it has held up very
well, but narrowness of the highway (10 feet for most of its
distance) and its many curves, some of the hairpin variety,
make it unsafe for modern day travel.
When a school bus meets a big livestock truck on one of those
curves, there is barely room to squeeze by. Supt. Robert Van
Jloute said that one bus driver had reported some 20 "near
misses" this year.
This is a matter of real concern for all residents of the county,
and it is no wonder that there is near unanimous agreement on
the need for a bettor highway.
Another important aspect to consider is the need for having a
better access to reach the developing recreational areas in the
Umatilla Forest. If Boeing brings in added population, these
people will seek our recreatonal spots. The increased traffic will
put added stress on the present highway that was constructed in
niodel-T Ford days for model-T widths and speeds.
The campaign for an improved route will not quit with the
meeting Friday. The llcppner-Morrow County Chamber of Com
merce expects (o attend every commission meeting at which
it can be granted a hearing until some results are attained.
Support, in the form of letters, resolutions and petitions, from
individuals and organizations are needed and will be welcomed.
They should be addressed to the highway commission and
may be turned over to the Chamber of Commerce to be submitted
to the stale body.
Congratulations to the Graduates of 1962
It seems only a short time since school opened last fall, but
behold! Here it Is graduation time again, and the classes of l!Hi2
at Heppner, lone and Riverside in Morrow county will receive
their diplomas in ceremonies within the coming week. Riverside
commencement is Friday, May 25; Hcppner's follows on Tues- .
day, May 20; and lone's will be on Thursday, May 31.
In all, there are H4 seniors on the class rolls, 42 at Heppner,
11 at lone and 13 at Riverside.
Despite- the seeming shortness of the school year, these
students have turned in many fine achievements in the past
nine months. Their scholastic work has been high, and they
have taken many honors in competition with oilier schools. It
has been a pleasure to chronicle these achievements through
the paper, but there have been so many that we realize that we
haven't been able to report all of them adequately.
11 may lie that students of today are acquiring a renewed
seriousness of purpose as they realize the opportunities of the
Incredible space age and at the same time recognize the In
ereasing pressure and competition that faces them when they
continue in higher education.
This was brought out at Awards Night at Heppner High
Tuesday night by Principal Gordon Pratt, who expressed the
feeling that Hie school has had its best year within his memory
and at Hie same time the students have manifested a greater
seriousness towards their studies.
While we congratulate those in Morrow county's senior classes
for the honors they have attained, we reserve a special affection
for the young men and women who have worked to their
capacities but have attained no special distinctions. From their
ranks will come some of our best citizens.
As the graduates of l2 end ttieir high school days, we
extend our best wishes and know that we will hear more from
them as they make good records in various colleges and fields
of endeavor.
Schick is Chosen
Parks Director
The Oregon Slate Highway
( oniiiiissioii announced tod a
that the new superintendent ot
the Oregon Stale Parks system
will be Harold Si luck, plesonil,
director ot parks for Salem
Marion and Polk Counties.
Schick, 40, a career man in tlic
parks systems of Oregon and
Michigan, will assume Ins ne
duties about June 1. He replaces
Mark II. Astrup, who now heads
the new landscape section m lh
construction division of the Stat
Highway Department.
Schick, who lives at ISSS
Wiessner Drive NK, Salem, i
married and lias two children, il
is a veteran of the armed services
and a native of Michigan.
lie has a bachelor's degree in
forestry and a master's degree in
park management, both from
Michigan State University. 11c
has been regional director of
parks in Salem, Marion and Polk
counties since October, 19."!. He
fore that he was with the Re
source Develop. nent Department
of Michigan State University.
Schick's new duties will in
clude supervising the develop
ment, acquisition and mainte
nance of the widespread Oregon
- TIMES. Thursday, May 24, 1962
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
A!
Episcopal Youth
To Attend Meet
Opportunity for members in
good standing of St. Albins Guild
and Servers Society of the Epis
copal church to attend the nat
ional NCAA track meet in
Kugetie next month will be made
available, according to present
plans of the group, and Father
C. Bruce Spencer.
Dates for the national track
meet are set for June 15 and
Hi. Fathers of members are also
Invited to attend.
The following U'xingtonit-s
and guests attended the Bowling
Juiquet at the Pendleton Coun
try chili recently: Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Johnni.'
I.edbetter, Mr. and Mrs. F.ldon
P-idberg, Mr. and Ms. Achie Mun
kers.Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Muc
kers, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mun
man, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kilkenny,
I. r and Mrs. Pat Cutsforth, M.
at d Mrs. Jim Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth Jr, Mr. an I
Mrs. Kenneth Turner, Mr. and
Mrs. Vem Viall, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Devins, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Orwick, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Doher-
ty, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Healy, and
Mr. and Mrs. George Hermann.
State Parks nnd Recreation Divi
sion, which includes nearly 200
parks and waysides.
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Arlington Woman
Cited for Service
To State Forests
Oregon's forest industries on
May 9 presented a citation for
outstanding service in advancing
forestry and forest conservation
to Mrs. Marion T. Weatherford of
Arlington.
The presentation was made in
Portland by Irvin H. Luiten of
Weyerhaeuser Co., chairman of
the Oregon Committee of Ameri
can Forest Products Industries,
before delegates assembled for
the annual convention of the
Oregon Federation of Women's
Clubs.
As president of the Oregon
Federation from 1952 to 1954,
Mrs. Weatherford was instru
mental in having several hun
dred acres of land in the Tilla
mook burn planted and dedicat
ed as the Oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs Memorial Forest.
Luiten said that as national
conservation chairman of the
Federation from 1954 to 1958,
Mrs. Weatherford led women's
clubs in many states to promote
forest conservation projects. Ad
ditional memorial forest projects,
"youth forests" and "grow a tree"
clubs were started under her
leadership.
Luiten also referred to a pro
gram developed by Mrs. Weath
erford which helped to popular
ize the Tree Farm program of
growing trees as a renewable
crop on privacely owned forest
land.
AFPI is a forestry educatun
organization of the forest industries.
Morrow County
Social Security
Payments $31414
Social security benefits in the
amount of $151.6 million were
paid to Oregonians in 1961, Sena
tor Neuberger disclosed, based on
a report she had received from
the Secretary of Health, Educa
tion, and Welfare.
Oregonians numbering 188,696
were receiving social security
benefits as of December 31, 1961.
179,090 were receiving regular
retirement or survivors benefits,
while 9,606 were receiving dis
ability benefits. For the month of
December, 1961, these benefits
amounted to $12 million, 758
thousand. In Morrow county
social security benefits were re
ceived by 462 people; and these
benefits for the month of Decem
ber, 1961 totaled $31,414.
Social security retirement ben
efits are paid to men and women
upon reaching age 62. Social se
curity disability benefits for to
tally and permanently disabled
are paid regardless of age. Survi
vors benefits are paid to widows
upon reaching 1-2, minor or dis
abled children and their mothers,
and dependent parents. Social
Security also pays a small death
benefits on covered employees.
The maximum is $255, the mini
mum $120.
The average monthly social
security benefit paid to a retired
worker in 1961 was $75.65, and it
Is estimated that a retired work
er and his wife received $126.00.
TO THE
EDITOR.
Dear Mr. Sherman:
During the five years I have
been county chairman of the
Christmas seal sale, many people
have helped in the campaign to
eliminate tuberculosis. I wish to
thank all for their assistance and
ask their continued support of
the new county chairman, Mrs.
Herman Stroeber.
Thank you, Wes, for the pub
licity you have given the Christ
mas seal sale, the Morrow Coun
ty TB and Health Association,
and the free X-ray programs con
ducted in the county,
I am particularly grateful to
the chairmen in the various com
munities. They address and stuff
the many letters and collect the
returns from the contributions.
Mrs. Ruth Coy has handled the
drive in the northern part of the
county for some time. This year
she was assisted by Susan Mc
Coy, Irrigon student chairman,
and Sandie Thorpe, Boardman
student chairman.
Mrs. Garry Tullis has been
lone chairman for several years.
Mrs. Harry T. O'Donnell aiid her
mother, Mrs. Annie Healy, are
in charge of the Heppner area,
which amounts to about half of
the letters sent in the county.
Mrs. Gene Orwick has been
chairman at Lexington this year.
All of .us join in thanking the
generous people of Morrow
county for their support this
year as in the past. Seventy
four per cent of the money do
nated remains in this county.
It has purchased the X-rav
equipment used for the free chest
X-rav program held the first
Wednesday night of each month
at Pioneer Memorial hospital,
and pays the expense of taking
and reading the X-rays.
Sincerely,
Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr.
Ed Gonty attended a showing
of fall shoe styles at a special
convention of shoe salesmen at
the Plaza Hotel in Portland over
the week-end. He was accom
panied by his son, Tom. and bv
Billy Struthers, who visited at
the home of Johnny Moore In
Portland while Mr. Gonty was
attending the show.
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Chaff and
Wes Sherman
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FOR AN election that wasn't
supposed to have much in
terest, the primary did pretty
well here. The telephone rang
OVOPtr fatir minnr until oKnut
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1:30 a. m. Saturday, either with
some or ine election Doaras giv
ing results or with anxious in
quiries about the count to that
time.
Counting boards had the job
nrettv wall Anna nrnnnrt thp
the kind cooperation of Mrs.
aaaie rarrisn, county ciern, an
dut. two oi tne boards teiepnonea
net nrnmntlv uith rpcnlt sn that
we could get them off to the
Associated Press ana umtea
Press as they compiled returns
irom all over the state.
Wo flirt n't crot a pnlt from Tnnp.
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hot nnr nnrrpcnnnHent. Mrs.
Lorraine Ball was "on the ball"
and at a late hour went to the
polling place and took the re
sults from the posted notice. We
had hoped for a call from Hard
man, too, but there was a slip
thprp nnrl sn wn hnoned in the
car at 12:30 and went out and
crnt them fin that we could sleep
with the easy feeling that the
job was done.
Bright and early after sunrise
Saturday the phone started ring
ing again and kept it up pretty
much through the days as voters
sought to find out the results.
wp nnnrppiatp the kindness of
the election boards in calling us
and thank Mrs. Parrisn ior ner
cooperation.
FROM THIS day forward we will
always associate poppv ud.yt
with delicious berry pie. It came
about this way. Mrs. Frank
(Hazel) Hamlin needed a sign to
go with the American Legion
and auxiliary's Poppy Day dis
nia in wiinn' Men's Wear.
She came to us for help. We had
the boys print the sign ana men
decided that we wouldn't charge
hr fpr it KhP insisted, but we
refused. So she took a new attack.
"I'll bake you a pie!" sne ue
clared. It proved to be no false
promise. A day or two later the
luscious pie arrived. All the
Sherman children must have fig
ured that they had a hand in
making the sign, too, because
they only left one piece for their
dad.
By the way, don't forget to
buy your poppy this week-end.
WE HASTEN to report that
Maurice Groves did not have
anything to do with the making
of the stage sets for "The Little
iir.tr imiuiipd." 3-act comedy re
cently produced at Heppner High
school under the direction of
Mrs. Groves.
Harvev Young. Son
Of Pioneer Family,
Dies In Eugene
Funeral services for Harvey
RH enn nf a MoiTOW COUn-
ty pioneer family, were held
Tuesday morning in Eugene. He
died Saturday, May 19, following
a heart attack.
Mr. Young was born May 31,
1893, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
T.ikp VruinfT. nioneer settlers in
the Eightmile district, where he
was raised and grew to young
manhood.
Tip tins made his home in
Eugene for several years, where
his wife, Gertrude, now resides.
Besides the widow, he is sur
t.ivnri hv nnp rtauchter. Svbil
Logan, San Leandro, Calif.; a
son, Robert, Lake Oswego, and
an adopted daughter, Mary. He
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Clive
Huston of Heppner and Faye
George, of Portland.
Program on Dairy
Products Planned
tIip nhKPrvnnce of June as nat-
innn l it.iirv month will be feat
ured as theme of the program
nhiniiPii for thp next meeting
of the Lexington Grange at the
hall on June 9.
a iiairv film will be shown
following the regular 8 p. m.
liiKimwc mpptmp' por ine re-
fi-psiimpnt hnnr the ladies are
asked to bring a dessert made
of dairy products, ana eacn win
be entered in a contest. Prizes
will be awarded the best entries
An riiit f.ihinned sinning ses
sion is also planned, according
to Mrs. Kenneth bmouse, cnau
man.
We Will
Deliver Your
WHOLESALE MEATS
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
Hogs Tueeday
Cattle .. Wed- Tnur
Sheep Any Day
Follett Meat Co.
HermUton, Oregon
Ph. JO 7-6651
On Hermiaton-McNary
Highway
Processed Meat
Av i l Oi Charge
jVlDAll Heppner.
Lexington
Chatter
The set was so well done that
we expressed the thought in
print last week that Mrs. Groves'
contractor husband must have
had a hand in it. We were wrong,
The talent all came from boys
involved with the play, Includ
ing Nat Webb, Gary Van Blok
land, Merlin Hughes, Mike Smith
and Bill Cox.
The writer isn't what you'd
call a drama critic, but the set
these young men produced is
about the neatest job we ve seen
on the stage anywhere.
AFTER DRIVING by the gates
of the Umatilla Ordnance
depot periodically and wonder
ing about it ever since it was
established years ago, we en
joyed the opportunity of going
in and viewing the installation
at open house there baturday.
Rain did its best to spoil the
event, but it proved a very in
teresting day nevertheless. Fred
Gimbel and the writer magnani
mously agreed to take the small
children in the two families so
their mothers could get a day off
from "baby sitting,"
We managed to keep Tracy
Allen and Cathy Jo from ex
ploding any bombs and dev
astating the place. Highlight of
the day was a train triD
through the vast installation. We
were crammed in one of the
two passenger cars like sardines
and the windows were fogged
like glass in a shower stall, but
we managed to see enough to
get a pretty good idea of the
magnitude of the depot.
Displays of various missiles,
bombs, air force pressure suits,
naval gear, and all types of mil
itary paraphernalia were in ex
hibits on the grounds.
Probably the most thoughtful
attraction was the concessions
stands where pop and hotdogs
were available. It doesn't seem
to matter to the kids whether
rain is running down their wet
and matted hair or whether it
is bright sunshine, a bottle of
soda pop makes the day.
In viewing the depot, we got
a new conception of the impor
tance of the installation and a
better perspective on the magni
tude of it. It remains as one of
Eastern Oregon's biggest indus
tries. AFTER DROPPING in at Bill
Farra's shop the other day,
we're convinced that Heppner
has two museums right across
the street from each other. Bill
has quite a remarkable collec
tion of old lanterns and an
tiques that he has gathered. Lan
terns seem to be a specialty,
and some of the old timers go
a long way back. Bill has made
some of them over into electric
lamps, but most of them retain
their original dignity. One thing
about it, in case of a power
failure, the Farras shouldn't suf
fer from lack of light.
Bill also has quite a collection
of things on loan to the county
museum across the street.
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all jjw2JF
Since we can't congratulate
each of our graduating seniors
in person, we take this means
of wishing you well Good luck
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Friends Surprise
Newly-wed Couple;
Snow Recorded
By CHARLOTTE WALKER
HARDMAN Emma White
and Percy Cecil of Spray were
married in Lewiston, Ida., on
Monday, May 14. Buster Vinson
and Pauline Toons of Lexington
accompanied them. A group of
friends and relatives gave them a
surprise chivaii Wedn e s d a y
evening, included were Mr. and
Mrs. John Graves, Mr. and Mk.
Darrel Vinson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Wilson, Mrs. Huston Lesley, Mrs.
Jim Dunbar, Mr3. Charles Colley,
Mrs. Pauline Toons, Mrs. Ike
Shank, Buster Vinson, Clayton
Ayres and Mr. ana Mrs. tsiie
Walker.
There was three inches of
snow on the ground in Hardman
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Maxine Mahon and fam
ily and Linda Kennedy of Elgin
visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDan
iel recently. Other guests calling
were Mrs. Maude Robison and
Mrs. Joe Mahon of Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk and
family moved to Prineville on
Saturday.
Sidney Britt is home after
spending a few days in Pioneer
Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John DeMoss and
family of Moro spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stevens. Mrs. DeMoss and Mrs.
Stevens are sisters.
Mrs. Velva Bechdolt went to
Pendleton to attend a meeting o
the National Honorary Society for
teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Medlock
are parents of a son, Samuel
Oran, who arrived at the hospital
in Prineville May 17. He weighed
about six and one-half pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith oi
Pendleton were overnight guests
at tne home oi Mr. and Mrs. Hus
ton Lesley on Friday. Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Shank of Mt. Vernon
were also visitors there on Wed
nesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Delvin McDaniel
of Pendleton were guests in the
nome ot Mr. ana Mrs. Kinard
McDaniel on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Chapin and
family of Pilot Rock spent Sun
day with Guy Chapin and Jess
Coats, to help Guy celebrate his
77th birthday.
A shower and house warming
party was held Saturday night at
the home of M. and Mrs. Floyd
Wilson. Refreshments were serv
ed to the following guests: Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Reid, Raymond,
Roberta and Melba, Mrs." Lvdia
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Huston Les
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Vinson
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Bunny Steers, Wayne
and Nola, Clayton Ayres, Mr.
and Mrs. Eslie Walker. Fran
Heath, Bonnie Kessell, Lola Wil
son, Jim Cason, Ladd Dick and
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wilson.
Due to the snow, the clean-jp
day at the cemetery was post
poned, but a potluck dinner was
held at noon in the hall. A busi
ness meeting o? the Hardman
Cemetery association followed.
Lima A cApparel
Lt. Lindsay Assigned
To Portland Airport
Second Lieutenant Lawence E.
Lindsay of Lexington, is oeing
assigned to Portland Internat
ional Airport following his grad
uation from the United States
Air Force training course for ac
counting and finance officers at
Shephard AFB, Texas.
Lieutenant Lindsay studied Air
Force financial policies and pro
cedures and learned to supervise
the preparation of financial re
cords and reports.
The lieutenant, son of Mrs.
A. C. Lindsay of Lexington, re
ceived his BBA degree from the
University of Portland. He enter
ed the service in October 1961.
Club Showers Leader
The lone Cottonettes met at tlv
Matthew's home May 5. We had
finished our beach robes so mad i
alterations on dress patterns. A
cradle shower was given for our
leader, Mrs. Keith Rea.
An all day meeting will be -it
Mrs. Rea's home May 31 at 9:30
a. m. We will cut out our dresses
Bernlece Matthews, reporter
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
GRADE SCHOOL BAND
CONCERT
Friday, May 25
8:00 p. m.
High School Gymnasium
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS REUNION
Classmates of 1931-34
Sunday, May 27
County Fair Pavilion
Dinner 12:30; Public 3-5 p. m.
BACCALAUREATE
Sunday, May 27
COMMENCEMENT
Tuesday, May 29
8:00 p. m.
High School Gymnasium
MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC
Registration, 11:00 a. m.
Buffet picnic dinner, noon
County Fair Pavilion
Wednesday, May 30
This space will be used
each 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
PH. 6-9426