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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, June 21, 1962 mill nun" iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiM iiiiiHiMiiiliia MOBHOW 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 Editor and Publisher rr JU . 'AMOCIATION HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATIONAl EDITORIAL A! SubscrlpUon Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $100 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. OFFICE HOURS: 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.; Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. ., , - I""""" ....MM...- Miss lone for Miss Universe There is a great amount of work involved in backing a candidate for Miss Oregon, as lone Lions are finding out Tins week the members are going at a feverish pace to take care of all matters before their candidate, Michelle Morrison as "Miss lone," enters the contest in Portland next week. The members apparently have the true Lions' spirit that whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. In Miss lone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Morrison, they have a rep resentative about whom they may very well be enthused, indeed She has the combination of beauty, charm, poise and aient that would do honor to the state if she were chosen as Miss Oregon. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that she could become Miss Universe in the ensuing national contest. This nroiect will bring some welcome attention to Morrow county and the Lions are to be commended for embarking upon it It is good to see an organization show life and spark as it undertakes an active program. It adds zest to the community. The Lions are putting considerable time, effort and money into the Miss Oregon project, and it takes a great deal of time and effort for Miss Morrison, too. But it is fun for both, and it is a fine thing for the entire county. As Miss lone enters the pageant in Portland, she will have the unified support of the whole county. They know she has the attributes to become Miss Oregon, and we speak for all in wishing her the best of success as she exemplities the best in young American womanhood. Litterbugs, Hoodlums, Hooligans There are three classes of persons whose acts, either thought less or malicious, mar the beauty, peace and serenity of our area at the expense of the rights, privileges and property of others. These are: litterbugs, hoodlums and hooligans. Fortunately Morrow county has a mininum infestation of each, but attention should be called to the minority that has been at work recently. The litterbug is the best known of the three. He is the one who destroys campsites, makes a mess of pleasant picnic areas and leaves his debris of paper cups, cigarette packets, gum wrappings, cans and bottles over streets and highways. If parents would devote some conscientious attention to teaching their youngsters to use litterbags with care over a period of several weeks, while setting the example themselves, , i. i., i, .,.,,, ..,,1,1,1 i,,. virtiiniiv stumni'il nut in a lew vears as the termite o our scenic beauty. After a period o devoted train ing it is possible to create in a child an attitude tiiat makes it abhorrent to himself to roll down a window and toss out a banana peeling or an apple core. Too often, however, the parents are confirmed litterbugs themselves and by their examples teach the child to scatter refuse with wanton abandon. Heppner's streets pick up an unsightly display of litter even though refuse cans are placed prominently about the down town area. The hoodlum is the young rowdy who feels the need to attract attention and apparently is unsuccessful to do this in any way but to paint buildings, "peel out" in cars at nocturnal hours and commit petty acts of vandalism. Morrow county residents can have a great pride In the achievements of their young people. This paper has chronicled many honors and awards won, as well as state offices gained, by our youth in their activities. It would seem that the majority have so much to do in worth while pursuits that they do not need to call attention to them selves by petty means. Apparently, however, there are some with inferiority com plexes, who, like children, must commit some petty deeds at the expense of rights and property of others in a subconscious at tempt to say, "Look at me!" Whoever painted the "62's" on poles, buildings and trash containers recently, and for whatever reason, did nothing to enhance our community nor to make a better mark for the high school class of 1!M2. Certainly this could not be laid to the stu dents of a class that set a record in the amount of scholarships won. There are those who will dismiss the rowdiness of some frustrated youths with the statements, "kids must let off some steam," or, "bovs will be boys." But this is sorry excuse for destructive depredations that occasionally are apparent. Our youth are capable of better things and they have little reason to resort to such tactics to attract attention. The community can do them a service by not tolerating nor accepting such actions. The hooligan is a special designation, given by the state, to the one who specializes in destruction or defacing of high way and road signs. The state of Oregon estimates that these hooligans cost the taxpayer $50,000 per year. New warning signs were placed on highways in Morrow county recently, but the hooligans lost no time. Virtually all of the signs have been perforated by bullets by those who seem to find them ideal targets. His work is emblazoned for all visitors of tile county to see. An odd thing about litterbugs they don't like to have picnics in areas infested liy other litterbugs. An odd thing about hood lums they don't like to have their buildings marred by other hoodlums and they don't like to have their sleep interrupted by others of their kind. And an odd thing about hooligans they don't like to have their own property defaced. Thus, the paradox; They tend to destroy the environment that they enjoy. It will be a great day when they realize and appreciate this fact. No Charge for News Stories A woman brought in a short announcement for the Gazette Times society page the other day. After submitting it, she reached in her purse asking, "How much is it?" This happens often enough that it no longer seems unique, even though it is assumed In this business that everyone knows that there Is no charge for news. News space in this paper, like that of most papers, is not for sale. No one can purchase the right to place his item on the front page, society page, nor any other page. Rather, the paper seeks to serve, and the editors evaluate the relative merits of the news they print and determine where it should be placed. When advised that there was no charge for the item, the woman seemed surprised. "Well, how can you stay in business?" she asked. That was an easy question and one that we like to answer. "Because of the advertisers," we replied land deep in our heart blessed them again). Yes, those in our community enjoy the privilege of getting their announcements and reports in the paper simply because there are businessmen who advertise and realize the importance of advertising. Without them, there would be no Gazette-Times for their financial support Is essential to the paper's existence. But also, their advertising forms one of the most Interesting parts of the paper and in Itself performs a vital service to the community telling the public what goods and services are available, bringing to attention new products, special prices and other information that consumers need to know. The Gazette-Times has a number of very faithful advertisers. One can just about go around town and pick them out by the liveliness and activity that they show at their places of business. As a result of advertising consistently, their businesses profit. They help themselves and their community as welk- 1 k'Hihi-'K' PRETTY SUE WARREN. Lloyd Center information girl, puts the Oregon Welcome Program into orbit by decorating touring NASA space capsule with one of the green Welcome decals. Chambers of Commerce and the state highway tourist division are spear heading the special Welcome program. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman SUNDAY was a great day for an outing. Among the happy families who headed tor the mountains were the Jack Van Winkles. As they hopped in the pickup, little did they know that they were going to be enmeshed in a chain of unfortunate circum stances that would involve quite a few persons before the day was over. Trouble started when the Van Winkles' 13-year-old son attemp ted to load a .22 rifle while riding in the bark ot the pickup en route to Bull Prairie reservoir. The rifle accidentally discharged, and the bullet went through the back of the cab, drilling a neat hole in the gas tank behind Jack, who was driving. Fortunately the bullet lodged inside the tank or it might have hit Jack. Ho attempted to plug he hole but was unsuccessful in stopping it completely. They proceeded to Bull Prairie, leav- ng a trail ot gasoline. Upon arrival at the camp site, Ihey found Bill Van Winkle was having trouble, too. Fuel pump on his car failed to function and he was immobilized. Elmer Schmidt and family wore there and, Good Samari tans that they are, volunteered to get aid when they returned to town. They struck off in their pickup with camper on the back. As they started down a hill on the highway, though, Elmer noticed that his brakes weren't responding when he pushed on the pedal. Immediately he knew that something wais seriously amiss. He put the rig into low and decreased speed. Just as the vehicle was about stopped, the rear portion on one side dropped ka-pow! One of the wheels had come off. So they were stranded. First car on the scene was that of Norbert Herschel, heading out. lie stopped and insisted on turn ing around' to take them back to Heppner. Then Elmer got on the phone and started summon ing aid. He called LcRoy Gard ner, who was just departing for an outing, and got him to take a couple of cans of gasoline to Jack. Then he called Pete Me Murtry to get a fuel pump for Bill and called for a wrecker to take care of his own plight. The only way that one would have known on Monday morn ing that anything unusual had happener was that Elmer was driving a new GMC pickup. He hadn't made the purchase, but it was doubtful that he would ever trust the old rig again. Another visitor at Bull Prairie, unknown to the locals, was hav ing troubles of his own Sunday, having knocked out the pan of his car. But the Van Winkles and Schmidts were having so much trouble of their own that they only paid him passing notice. LEONARD MUNKERS didn't win any prizes with Morrow County schools' big white traveling bus in the Portland Rose Fes tival Parade Saturday, but he was an inadvertent participant in the festivities. He had taken the bus to Cor vallis to bring the 4-H summer school delegation back to the county. In attempting to cross the Burnside bridge enroute home, humped into the parade and couldn't proceed. Officers told him that he would have to back out of there and seek an other route. This he did, but not before the big white bus had made its debut on television. Those watching the parade at home on their sets saw the Mor row County entrant for the brief appearance, but it didn't have a rose nor flower on it. MELVIN DIXON, new minister at the Methodist church here, was born in China. He came to this country in boyhood, but he says his young friends used to have considerable fun kid ding him about being an orien tal (which, of course, he isnt). He developed a stock answer to this ribbing. "If a kitten is born in an oven," he would re ply, "does that necessarily make It a biscuit?" IF YOU chance to see D. O. Nelson's signature soon and have trouble making it out, it will be a scrawl for good reason, lie recent lv completed signing the bonds for the $870,000 issue FIRE SEASON IS AT HAND. WHEN ONE HITS, IT OFTEN Destroys A YEAR'S LABOR AND INCOME. DON'T TAKE A CHANCE WITH YOUR CROP INSURE YOUR GRAIN NOW TODAY! IF YOU DONT HAVE YOUR HAIL INSURANCE GET IT NOW AT Turner, Van Marter and Bryant 183 N. Main Phone 676-9G52 for Morrow county schools in hi3 capacity as chairman. These bonds were printed in denomi nations of $1,000. Thus, there were 870 bonds, and he had to sign his name 870 times. Delwin said that it required him five hours to do the job, starting just after 5 p. m. one day and winding up after 10. JOHN REA of lone pedaled a long distance from his home to town one day just to buy a ticket for the Lions club draw ing at the Legion dance, determ ined that he was going to win a prize and hoping for the tel evision set that was first prize. Well, the youth failed to win the first prize but he did get a merchandise prize, $5 worth of spray from Dobyns Pest Con trol. The committee made an exception in his case, deciding that John didn't have much use for the spray, and gave him $5 in cash instead. MORROW COUNTY might well be setting a record for the number of elections being held within a six months period from February through July. We can think of 10, and there may be some that we are over looking. The school district held its election on the $870,000 bond issue in late February, then voted on the budget, and fin ally had the regular school elec tion at which two directors were elected. Then there was the primary election (with three ballots for each voter). On June 30 will be a vote on the dissolution of Mor row county livestock district, to be toilowed on July 2 by a vote on a 3-year county road serial levy of $115,000 per year. Com ing on July 16 will be a vote on the lone-Lexington cemetery district, and tentatively on July 18 will be a vote on the for mation of the Boardman vector (insect) control district. There was the vote June 8 on the formation of the community college district, and the public will be called upon to vote again in the 2-county district on the proposed budget for the college, the election being scheduled tentatively for July 20. Boy, a resident really has to mind his P's and Q's to be a good citizen here this year! It's all necessary, but it's confusing! A NEWS release from the State Highway commission announ ces that bids will be received in Salem June 27 for installation of signs on the Columbia River and Old Oregon Trail Highway, tour miles east of Boardman (ap parently the new interchange there). Installation is due this fall. That may not seem like much of a project, but did you ever stop to count the signs at one of those interchanges? We count ed those In passing at the inter change of the present Irrigon highway with highway 30 and discovered 27 signs there. Then we probably didn't get them all. These were all on separate posts. A lot of holes to dig, wot? Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stroeber returned Friday after a week's stay in Seattle, attending the World's Fair. They were accom panied by Mrs. Stroeber's mother and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gettle, La Grande. Lexington Young People On Camp Trip At Lehman By DELPHA JONES LEXINGTON The junior and senior high Sunday school classes of the Lexington Christian church went to Lehman Springs lor a three day camping trip, leaving on Sunday morning. They were accompanied by their teachers, Carl Marouardt and Gerry Messenger and bv Laddie Henderson and Carroll Messen ger. Rev and Mrs. Walter Smith motored to the springs toiiowing church services on Sunday. Those going were Joyce Peck, Theresa Munkers, Jeanette Ledbetter, Dick Wallace, Kenny Jones and Billy Klinger. The Three Links club met at the home of Mrs. Art Keene last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Vernon Munkers as acting chair man. Birthday cakes were served in honor of Mrs. Hilda Yocum and Mrs. Munkers. Those present for the afternoon were Mrs. Earl Warner, Mrs. Newt O'Harra, Mrs. Charles Jones, Mrs. Kenneth Palmer, Mrs. Florence McMillan, Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Earl Eskelson of Hermiston, Mrs. Munkers and Mrs. Keene. The next meeting Is scheduled Tor the Catie Padberg home. Enters Portland Hospital Miss Dona Barnett, who has been a patient in Pioneer Mem orial hospital, was taken to Port land bv the ambulance on Fri day where she entered Emanuel hospital. Her sister, Mrs. Trannie Parker, accompanied Dr. and Mrs. Tibbies to Portland when she was entered and has been staying at Park Haviland hotel. Mr. and . Mrs. Dean Hunt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers are spending a few days camping near Ukiah. Mrs. Florence McMillan spent the week-end In Pendleton with her daughter, Mrs. Pat Sawyer. Waide and Pearl Sawyer returned to their home after a week's visit at the McMillan and Jones homes. Death Takes Brother Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth received word on Monday of the acciden tal death in The Dalles of her brother Don Whetmore. Mr. and Mrs. Cutsforth left on Monday for The Dalles. Mrs. Whetmore is known in and around Lexing ton, having been employed here several years ago. Miss Barbara Lamb and Miss Charlene Jones spent the week end at the home of Miss Jones' parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Oris Padberg at tended the Padberg reunion in lone on Sunday. The children of O. W. Cutsforth and their families were visitors at the Cutsforth cabin on Sun day to help their father cele brate Father's Day. Dinner guests at the C. C. Jones home on Sunday were Miss Char lene Jones and Miss Barbara Lamb of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Vic Groshen Jr. and son Scottie. Miss Alice Wihlon was a vis itor in Stanfield on Monday where she attended the funeral services of her grandfather, A. J. I TO THE EDITOR. . . To the Editor: On behalf of the membership of our lone Lions club I wish to use this means in thanking all of the citizens of Heppner-Lexington-Ione community for their wonderful cooper a t i o n throughout the past year. It is gratifying for a service club, such as the Lions, to have met with such warm acceptance on all the fund-raising projects we have attempted. We specifically appreciate the courtesies extended to our club by the Heppner Gazette-Times, evidenced by the favorable at tention we have received. Alton H. Yarnell Outgoing president Queenie. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eskelson of Hermiston were Lexington vis itors last Thursday. COMMUNITY jf ) BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER SWIMMING POOL Open daily, except Mondays Swimming lessons daily from 9:00 a. m. METHODIST CHURCH PICNIC Courthouse Lawn Sunday, June 24 12:30 p. m. Reception for Rev. Mel Dixon and family PIANO RECITAL Students of Virginia C. Turner Guest Soloist, Karen Lundell Christian Church Sunday, June 24 4:00 p. m. Public Welcome 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. 676-9625 Polk County Federal Savings 5 X "ASM AVI"K And Loan Ass'n. Dallas, PolkCouny, Oregon Assets - $5,298,889 Savings Accounts - $4,732,916 Over 3400 Depositors Invites The Savings Accounts Of The Residents Of Heppner, Morrow County And Adjacent Area Planned Dividend Rate For Period Starting July 1, 1962 Paid And Compounded Semi-Annually Current Rate Through June 30, 19624 We Welcome Your Inquiries Investigate Our Record, Our Soundness. Dividends Figured On Monthly Balances. Open Your Account Today! WRITE: Thomas J. Newton, Sec.-Mgr Polk County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n. Dallas, Oregon Name Address Amount You Might Deposit S Are You Interested In A Savings Account For Your Children?
