Heppner gazette-times., July 26, 1962, Sec. 2, Page 2, Image 6

HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thutsdoy, July 26. 1962
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MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
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Times established November 18,
1912.
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Time to Think of Farm Safety
In the news last week was a story of a 12-year-old boy in
Polk county whose clothing was caught in the power takeoff
of a farm tractor. Both his legs wore amputated in he accident
Surely everyone who read the item must have gr imaced Iw lth
horror and felt some deep sympathy for the boy and his family
But this is a story that happens all too often on farms in all
parts of America. Some 12,000 persons are killed annua ly in
farm accidents and untold thousands more are seriously in-
3UrEve?y VerekPthdroughout the year should be considered as
Farm Safety Week, but this year the dates of July 22 -28 are
designated as the national week, and it Is well to .pause and
think about simple precautions that might be taken to pre
vent loss of life and serious accidents on farms. ,,,,
Perhaps farm accidents haven't been so prevalent in Morrow
county as in areas where population is heavier, farms are smaller,
and where there are more wheel tractors and similar equipment
fn proportion to the size of the farm. But Nels Anderson, county
agent, can recount a good many serious accidents of various
kinds that emphasize that Morrow farmers are not immune
fTerahaCpsemoro individual responsibility rests on the shoulder
of the farmer in the prevention of accidents than with operators
of Industry and commercial establishments, lew farmers are
under the Jurisdiction of the State Industrial Accident Com
mission and, therefore, are not under the V11' iTrm
industries have. Thus, it is even more incumbent on the farmer
to be aware of safe practices. Usually no one tells him what to
do In the ordinary course of his operations. He depends upon
himself for his own safety and that of his family and help.
A good fanner Is a valuable' asset to any community, and
everyone has a stake in his welfare. Some Morrow county busi
nesses, who have joined in a Farm Safety page in this paper,
express this concern. .
It isn't necessary to experience an injury to learn the necessity
for caution and alertness even in the most routine task. Its the
surest and most painful way, but who can be certain there
will be a second chance? , . .
National Farm Safety Week is a good time for each farmer
to take a critical look at the way he does things from a safety
standpoint. The extra margin of care that he may exert as a
result will pay off.
Budget Vote Opens Way for College
Approval of the budget of the Blue Mountain Community
College by a 2-to-l margin Friday in an election in the 2-county
district assures the opening of the college for the coming school
year. This culminates the work of committees and supporters
who prepared the groundwork, and the college now is in the
hands of the newly-elected directors. Afler the college opens in
the fall, residents of Morrow and Umatilla counties should be
gin to see some of the benefils that it promises, and the ad
vantages should bo Increasingly apparent as time goes on.
Recently three visitors connected with the college visited
the Hepptier-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, and one,
Wallace McCrae, superintendent of schools of Pendleton, highly
commended the volunteer committees whose work set the stage
for a vote on the district in an amazingly short time. The praise
was justified, but the eagerness to get the matter on the ballot
quickly resulted in an error or two that might have been costly
to the cause. ,
First was distribution of the original material that stated
that the levy would be .2 mill on property tax. After the district
was approved, the directors were elected and the budget was
prepared, it was apparent that this was considerably short of
what was needed. The levy worked out on the budget, based on
present valuation of the district, showed that 1.18 mills would
he required.
Although the 1.18 mills will be no great burden, by and
large, on the majority of taxpayers, it is nearly six times the
original estimate and would seem to indicate some rather hasty
planning. Apparently not considered in the original estimates
were administration, purchase of equipment, capital outlay and
some other Items.
However, voters seemed willing to forgive this error for they
still went for the college budget by the 2-to-l margin, but this
was some drop In popularity from the 4-to-l margin that for
mation of the district attained.
A second slip was noted here on the day before the budget
election last week. In checking with the Morrow assessor's
office last week on routine rounds, the editor was informed that
the community college budget could not be included on the
tax roll in Morrow county for l2-(i3 because it was after the
deadline. We called the clerk of the district in Pendleton, and
he stated with some anxiety that the matter of checking with
the Morrow county assessor on the tax roll had just been over
looked. It had been done in Umatilla county but not in Morrow.
A hurried telephone call by the clerk to Assessor Oliver Creswiek
apparently resulted in an "11th hour" agreement, and it will
go on the roll.
These things are mentioned in retrospect because they are
things that might have reduced public confidence and jeopar
dized a fine and worthy project. They are errors that occurred
in the rush of getting the college started by the fall of the
year.
However, now that the preliminary work is over, we trust
that the board of directors will have the time, and take the
time, to consider their moves wisely and carefully so that the
confidence of the public in the community college may not be
jeopardized by hasty action.
We have the further hope that we expressed once previously,
and think should be reiterated, that steps be taken to set up the
board of directors on an area basis rather than at large as they
were elected on the original board. We have no complaint at
the present because we have a competent and capable local
representative on the board in Bob Abrams of Heppner. Having
the local man tends to make for better liaison for the college
and at the same time safeguards the interests of the district.
Abrams was out of town when it became apparent that the
college budget was in jeopardy of not being placed on the
Morrow county roll, or It is likely that he would have caught
the oversight and would have seen that it was corrected.
In becoming a part of the Blue Mountain district, residents of
Morrow county are paying a full share of the cost and are en
titled to a full share of consideration. It is only right that there
is assurance that the directors be representative of all sections
of the district. They were well distributed in the original vote,
but this should be assured and not left to happenstance.
This area representation should tie the district together to
better advantage, give the directors a chance to feel the pulse
from all areas and see that no part is overlooked on matters
that may be important to the functioning of the college.
Guests of Mr. and Mis. Pirl
Howell last week were their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. James Boland and three
daughters of Sacramento. Calif.
They visited here for a week
and left Sunday.
Mrs. L. E. Dick and Mrs. Floyd
Jones were in Seattle Thursday
through Saturday on business.
They stopped at Ryderwood, Wn.,
to leave Mrs. Dick's children.
Erin and Kevin, with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. For-sythe.
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1897. Consolidated February 15,
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
m.; Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van
Mailer ami family spent a few
days tiiis week at the coast. Dur
ing the week LaVerne, III, join
ed Bill Collins and others on a
deep sea fishing excursion. Of
the eight going, LaVerne, 111,
caught the only salmon. They
returned home Thursday even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sigman
and daughter, Sandy, of Dufur
were week -end guests of Mrs.
Sigman's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Beckett.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
WALTER EDGER can't under
stand why two of Heppners
merchants don't capitalize on
the hot weather. He suggested
that Tommy Howell of Economy
Market and Leonard Schwarz of
Court St. Market could conduct
tours through their cold storage
lockers at, say, 25c each and do
a thriving business. Might in
stall a few chairs in there and
make it four-bits to any who
would want to enjoy the cold
temperatures for 10 or 15
minutes.
ONE MISCHIEVOUS temptation
that we have so far success
fully subdued is to take that
big picture of the snow In Hepp
ner in 1929 that hangs in our
office and suspend it under our
front canopy over the sidewalk
during a heat wave. This should
make any passerby feel cooler,
but we are afraid that some
would think we are making fun
of them In the heat and would
take it down and hurl it at us.
Incidentally, that is a remark
able picture. It is more than 4'2
feet wide and was taken by Bert
Gilbert Sigsbee with a panor
amic camera. Many who have
droooed into the G-T office have
admired the picture, and there
are a number of other copies
around town, one of which hangs
on the back porch of the home
of his widow, Mrs. baclie bigs
bee. It shows the whole town of
Heunner from the hill to the
west with the covering of snow,
and Claude Cox (maker of Pride
of Oregon peach ice cream) says
that the tracks in the foreground
of the picture are his. (Bet he
would like to be making tracks
in 26 inches of snow today!)
To make a picture of that size
and scope today would be a
Drettv eood little problem for
any but the most accomplished
photographer, and when you
think that this was done 23
years ago when equipment avail
able wasn t nearly what it is
today, it must be considered a
remarkable job.
ONE OF THE most ardent root
ers for the classified ad page
of the Gazette-Times is Jim Far
ley of Farley Motor Co. He was
quite exultant this week in tell
ing how our classified adver
tising pays. Jim had a two-line
ad in the paper on a D-4 Cater
pillar for sale, and it did the
business in a rather unique way.
William J. Davidson of New
berg came to Heppner to visit
his sister, Anita Stockard. He
picked up the Gazette-Times,
scanned Ihe classified page and
saw the ad on the tractor. He
was interested. Mrs. Stockard
called Jim and asked if he still
had it on hand. He did, David
son decided he wanted it, and
a short time later the deal was
completed. Farley got the cash
for the Cat.
RECENTLY, on a week-end trip
to Portland, we took the kids
to the zoo. This is a remarkable
installation, and Life Magazine
recently declared in an article
that Portland's zoo is one of the
best In the west. That surely
must be true.
However, we couldn't help but
notice that peanut shells and
litter cluttered up the landscape.
In mentioning this to Jim Myers,
he said that he had noticed it
also and suggested that the area
where the people mingle is in
striking contrast to the clean
condition of the animal pens.
He suggested taking pictures
of the clean animal pens and
printing them with the caption,
"This is where the animals live,"
and another of the walkways
with the caption, "This is where
the people go."
One thing that might be done
to improve the appearance of the
place is to make paper bags
for peanuts in two sections, one
part containing the peanuts and
the other an empty receptacle
for the shells. As you walk along
and eat peanuts, the only place
you have to throw shells is on
the ground. With this 2-part
sack, you could stuff the shells
in the empty part until you came
to the nearest garbage can.
IT WOULD be interesting to
know what percentage of Mor
row county's population has
seen the W'orld's Fair by this
time. Some have gone back on
their second trip. Among these
were the Mike Whitesmiths who
returned last week af-r check
ing some of the exhibits a little
more in detail.
We Will
Deliver Your
Processed Meat
WHOLESALE MEATS
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
Hogi TuMday
Cattle Wed. Than.
Sheep Ant Dayj
Follett Meat Co.
HermUton, Oman
Ph. JO 7-6651
On Hennlitoa-McNary
Highway
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Urington
Thev were a little overwhelm
ed because the crowd on their
second trip, more than 70,000
at the fair, was about double
what it was on their first go
around. They could hardly stop
wthout eettine lostlea, dui
found it interesting nevertheless.
Mikes considered opinion is
that the period of September
15 to October 10 would be the
best time to see the fair. By then,
school Is on, eastern travelers
have returned home pretty
much, and the crowds should
simmer down unless there is a
huge backlog waiting for the
lull.
We can't help but note the
difference that the World's Fair
has made on tourist travel, par
ticularly evident on highway 30.
The number of "Highway Box
cars" (house trailers) impedes
travel considerably, and out-of-state
licenses are in unusually
high proportion. To the fellow
who is in a hurry comes the
thought that it is fortunate the
northwest doesn't have a World's
Fair every year despite the
added prosperity that comes to
the area from tourist dollars.
It seems to us that the fair
has taken a little toll on traf
fic at the usual resorts in the
state because so many north
westerners are spending their
vacations in Seattle instead oi
at the favorite haunts. We no
ticed at the coast Saturday and
Sunday that there are a great
many vacancy signs, particularly
on the average and below aver
age accommodations, borne iook
ed as if the "No" hadn't been
in front of them all summer
However, the resort areas are
Drobablv picking up quite a few
out-of-staters going to and from
the fair.
Pettyjohns Gather
For Family Picnic
Members of the William Petty
iohn family gathered Tuesday
at the courthouse lawn to visit
with relatives visiting here from
Illinois.
Here for the occasion were Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Pettyjohn, Mo-
line. 111., and their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
Lloyd Pettyjohn, and son Gary,
Moline, 111.
Others droDDing in for the pot
luck dinner were Mrs. Paul
Webb. Sr.. Walla Walla, Wn
sister of Archie Pettyjohn: Mr
and Mrs. Raymond Pettyjohn
and daughter, Betty, brother of
Archie; Mr. and Mrs. rred J'etty
john, lone, brother of Archie. Al
so present were many nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Tuesday evening they met at
the Howard Pettyjohn home to
view movies and slides taken
of the families when the Archie
Pettyjohn and Lloyd Petty.iohn
families visited here six years
ago. On Wednesday evening
several went to the Raymond
Pettyjohn home in Arlington for
dinner and visiting before the
two families left for California
en route back to Illinois.
If pu take gour truck for granted
...it's a
good
one!
Chevrolet Fketaide
TO THE
EDITOR.
Dear Friends:
In behalf of the Citizens Com
mittee for Representative Gov
ernment, I want to take this
opportunity to thank each and
every one of you who played
a part in the successful culm
ination of our efforts to place
on the November ballot by init
iative petition our legislative ap
portionment con6 1 i t u t i o n a 1
amendment.
I want particularly to ack
nowledge the tremendous boost
given by Margaret rroeason,
Gene Cutsforth and Mrs. Nelson,
yet to do so would imply that
they did all the work and the
contribution oi tne uozens oi
men and women solicitors was
meaningless.
So. to all of vou thanks for
a job well done. We've passed
the first major hurdle. The sec
ond and last is the November
election. There is no doubt that
it will be even more difficult.
You can continue to help in a
direct way by "selling" favor
able consideration of our pro
posal to your friends, business
associates, employer and em
ployees, neighbors, and partic
ularly those you may contact or
First step in the direction of
a bright financial future
Happy things begin to happen when you open a
savings account here! Every time you make a de
posit in it, your financial objectives move closer
to realization. Why not take this first step . . .
now?
Every-payday savings add up
fast . . . especially when they
keep on earning still MORE
money for you at our interest of
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Farley Gets Award !
For Topping Quota
Carey Thompson of the zone
office of the Pontiac Motor
Division of General Motors, Port
land, came to Heppner to pre
sent a hand-painted picture of
the Daytona Beach race to Jim
Farley of Farley Motor Co. here
one day this week.
The award was for exceeding
the firm's sales quota for Pon
tiac this year. The large framed
picture shows Fireball Roberts
winning the Daytona race in a
Pontiac.
Buschkes Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buschke
left Wednesday for a few days
vacation and plan to return
home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Buschke and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Buschke have charge oi tne uu
liam and Bisbee hardware store
during their absence. Persons
needing harvester parts during
the July 26-29 period may con
tact Lowell Gribble or the In
land Chemical plant.
visit in other parts of the state.
We may still become full
citizens of Oregon.
Sincerely yours,
George J. Annala, Secretary
Citizens Committee for Rep
resentative Government
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PENDLETON
DERAL
and cabs, tight tailgates ... are some of the
features that help Chevrolet trucks work
longer and bring back more of your investment
at trade-in.
If you wish you had a truck that cost you
less thought and attention, put your money on
Juality. Make your next Duy a dependable
Ihevrolet truck.
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always costless!
Pfc Ken Case Takes
Part in Maneuvers
Army Pfc Kenneth E. Case, 18,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman
K. Case, Heppner, recently par
ticipated with other personnel
from the 2nd Infantry Division
in Exercise Clear Lake, a 17
day joint Army-Air Force train
ing maneuver conducted by the
U. S. Strike Command at Eglin
Air Force Base, Fla.
Clear Lake, which involved
more than 7,000 Army and Air
Force personnel, was designed
to further develop the ability of
U. S. Strike Command units to
function as a team capable of
immediate combat deployment
to any area of the world to
meet any situation.
Case, an automatic rifleman
in Company E of the division's
9th Infantry at Fort Benning,
Ga., entered the Army in April
1961.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van
Houte spent last week on va
cation, camping at Crane Prairie
reservoir. They report a relaxing
time with the weather cool and
comfortable. They caught a few
fish and en.ioyed the quiet week.
Coming Events
HEPPNER SWIMMING POOL
Open daily, except Mondays
Adult Intermediate Swimming
Lessons
July 23 August 2
530 p.m., Monday thru Thurs
day.
LEGION MOVIES
Friday, 8 p.m., Legion Hall
Always a uooa snow;
This week "Good Humor
Man," starring Jack Carson
and Lola Albrieht.
Plus cartoon, "Fun House."
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo Dance
For Princess Irene Potts
Saturday, July 28
Vair Pavilion. HeDnner
Sponsored by Boardman Tilli-
cum club.
PAMONA GRANGE MEETING
Gree n f i e 1 d Grange hall,
Boardman.
Saturday, July 28, 2:00 p.m.
Special Program on Zoning
This spaoe 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
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