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1 f -4 2 HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday, September 13, 1962 , , hllllllllHUMMHIMMI HUUIIimmiUlllllllllllMIUIIIHUIUUU HIMUIIIMlllMII I GAZETTE-TIMES MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 676-9228 'Ihe Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher NEWSPAPER k rtmisHiRs 'ASSOCIATION Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; Else where $4.50 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. HHHHIHHHItlllllil"Hli"""'l,'ll'll',l,IIH,lll,l,lll,l,,IIM,l'm Dilemma of the Theater Many residents and business people are keenly concerned about the loss of the Star Theater in Heppner now that Mrs. Elaine George has announced that she does not intend to reopen it. Fire that struck the Elks building in May put it out of operation. At this writing a movement is on foot by some interested citizens to see what can be done about it. Feeling is that the youngsters of this area need some public entertainment and Heppner offers little, no bowling alley, no skating rink. Busi ness people realize that the theater's demise means loss of some pulling power to town. Mrs. George stated that a majority of her adult customers came from out of town. The dilemma, of course, comes with the fact that the theater has not really been a paying proposition. It received support mainly from children, and it takes a lot of young customers at their low admission price to bring in much revenue;. (100 children at 25c grosses only $25, which would seem hardly sufficient as a starter against overhead). There is a place and a real need in our community for wholesome public entertainment. This is not inconsistent with the editorial last week that stated, in essence, that youngsters lean too heavily on parents to furnish them entertainment. We certainly don't go overboard in Heppner we offer almost none. If the movies coming to our community were of the trashy variety which is a substantial part of Hollywood's production, we might be editorializing against a theater here, but this was not the history of Mrs. George's operation of the theater and it may not be in the future. Many, for instance, were Walt Disney pictures, some of which make a real contribution to a child's education. There are classics in movies, just as there are classics in books "Ben Hur," "Ten Commandments," "Treasure of Sierra Madre," "Best Years of Our Lives" just to mention a few. Like many parents, we would much rather that our child ren have a wholesome place of entertainment here than to travel to Hermiston or Pendleton for this enjoyment. The Elks lodge will vote next week on whether to develop the space that the theater occupies for its own uses in its rebuilding program. Meanwhile some in the community are desperately trying to work out a solution that would provide for operation of the theater and are attempting to keep the space reserved. It would appear that if anything is done it will take con siderable interest from parents and business people of the community. Among possibilities that have been suggested are: Forming a corporation (probably non-profit!) by selling slock; having some organization operate the theater as a community proect; boosting children's admissions to bring more revenue; selling books of tickets to adults (many of whom may attend infrequently) to help. Another thought is that businesses in town might help subsidize the theater by giving tickets as merchandise promotions and paying for free shows for the kids periodically to tie in witli promotions. Perhaps no one thing will be enough to return the theater to Heppner, but maybe those concerned can work out a combi nation of ideas that might get it going again. Apparently no single individual is willing to venture forth on it as a busi ness enterprise. Certainly any good ideas would be welcome. One thing is sure, though, it will take more adult support and continued assurance of that support than Mrs. George received, to keep it in operation. Equipment in the theater was damaged but is salvageable and could be purchased for further use. The American Legion should receive commendation for its interest in staging the Friday movies in the Legion hill since the fire in order to offer something for the kids. The Legion presents shows that the kids thoroughly enjoy and at tendance has been good, but the total revenue is only sufficient to cover expenses. On Keeping Cool in the Campaign General election campaigns of candidates and supporters and opponents of measures will be waxing hot from now until voting time. This being the case, it would seem logical to lay down a few ground rules for matter that is to be published in this paper concerning all candidates and issues. The Gazette-Times welcomes letters to the editor concern ing candidates and issues with some qualifications, II should be pointed out that any fervent letter writer who resorts to name calling or indulges in expression that might be con strued as damaging to the character or reputation of the subject not only exposes the author to action for libel but also the newspaper. Since this paper does not want to be placed in jeopardy, the editor will screen all letters submitted. We sug gest that writers keep cool and forego the temptations of taunts, barbs and name calling. We feel no obligation to print duplicated letters that are sent broadcast to all papers in the state in the Interest of some particular candidate or measure, such as Senator Vernon Cook is now doing on State of Oregon stationery. Those who wish to conduct campaigns of this type have the privilege of paying for the space they use. We expect to print news of candidates and issues but we do not expect to give away space wholesale to candidates who seek to make political points. Some politicians generously "give" in wspnpors their "news" and ,dio and TV. This paper is crowded with local news. Those zealous political committeemen who come running in at the last minute with the big news that their favorite candidate is coming to town next day can't always lie sure of coverage as they want it because the competition for late space in this paper, like most papers, is keen. Regardless of our own political feelings, we expect to be fair to all parties and both sides of proposed measures. In our news treatment we feel that all shies have a right to be heard within the limits of our "ground rules." Though the coming campaign may wax hot before election day, all with strong convictions should make an effort to keep cool. Bob Abrams Heads Unander Group Bob Abrams, Heppner attorney has been named area chairman of the Slg Unander for U. S. Sena tor Committee. Unander, who opposes incum bent Wayne Morse in Novem ber's election, has visited Eastern Oregon several times and plans two more forays prior to election. Unandcr's regional coordinator Ron Bayes,, La Grande, confer red with Abrams here this week and reported that Unandcr's campaign appears to be "phe nomenally successful" at this nnlnt II.) uni.l tin lu t-iti-t.-iin llmt I'.'. ..I. , v tl- !- .....I Unander w ill run well ahead of HEPPNER HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL letters when thev buy time on Morse In this district. Unandcr's campaign slogan is. "Action for Oregon." He has criticized Morse for not bringing more payrolls to the state. Unan der served two terms as state treasurer and one as a member of the Federal Maritime commis sion before entering the senator ial race. Attends Showing Jim Farley of Farley Motor Company went to Portland Wed nesday for the showing of the new l!X!3 CMC trucks. He made the trip with the dealer from Hermiston and returned Wednes day night. The trucks will be on display here soon. Advertise In the Gazette- ,1U , Times. Chaff and Wes Sherman IT'S REMARKABLE how the seasons shift. Two weeks ago it didn't seem like school time at all the weather was fairly warm, harvest was still in pro gress, and the kids still hadn't had enough of the swimming pool. We wondered how the teachers would ever get their young charges settled down. Rut. hphold! Just like that, fall arrives, the days are nippy and the smell of football is in the air. Already there are sniffles nnH snppzps going around, and the warnings about an Impend ing epidemic of Asian riu are being prominently posted. Wo hnri a pood rain this weeK. and it was generally welcome. In our bailiwick it was partic ularly enjoyable, for instead of hpari'ntr thp natter of the drons on the floor as they came through the roof, we neara tne pauer on the roof the new aluminum covering doing its work. FALL IS an enjoyable time, and one of the best tnings aDout it to fnnthall with Its color and excitement. Adding Interest for local grid fans this year is tne fart that Dick Ruhl of Lexing ton, Heppner High school grad, hoi.- nornoH a snnt nn Oreeon State's football squad, and no time will be lost to acKnowieage his debut. A "caravan" trom Morrow countv will travel to Multnomah Stadium, Portland, to watch him play in the first big game of the season in Ore gon on September 22 when the Beavers take on Iowa State. Oreeon State's publicity book says Ruhl, "Fine linebacker and hlf'vknr. A toueh runner. Eaeer." There is little doubt about him making the grade. Jim Barratt. athletic business manager, said that pnaphes were a little con cerned about him hitting too hard for his own good in games and scrimmage, but he seems to be able to take care of him self. Now is the time to get your tickets for this big game. Dave Hoppman, Iowa State's Ail American and flashy Terry Ba ker of OSU should stage quite a competitive show on offense. Bill Blake has plenty of good tickets left at Wilson's Men's Wear. BY THE WAY, those going to the Portland game should take note that starting time is 8 p.m. Daylight Saving Time, or Port land time. Be sure to allow that extra hour, or you may be pull ing in about half-time. FANS CAN get in the football spirit by attending the Hepp ner High-Enterprise High game here this Friday night, starting at 8 on the rodeo grounds. Bad news came this week with an nouncement that John Porter, counted on strongly to fill a big spot in the line, will not see action because of injury, but the Mustangs, rated as under dogs in the contest against an all-veteran team that thumped them last year, are really going to go all out to win, and they need all local rooters on hand. IF THE PTA doesn't show some real snark in Ileonner this year, it won't be the fault of Mrs. L. E. Dick. Dresn ent. The year opened with a bang at teachers Reception Friday, and the president proved to be a lively and witty speaKer. She told of her own misgiv ines when she first came to Heppner as a teacher, but how the area grew on her. The presi dent, too, had encouraging words for unmarried women teachers. nointinp- nut that therp arp ouite a number of eligible bachelors here. This is something that she can well speak upon because she claimed one of those bach elors, hubby Ed Dick. With the good start provided by the teachers reception, it is to be hoped that there is a good year in store for the PTA. This is one medium that will assist in promoting better understand ing between schools and parents. Surely hope everyone pitches in to support Mrs. Dick and her fine staff of officers. TIP TO FARMERS: Never milk a cow during a thunderstorm. She may be struck by light ningand you'll be left holding the bag. NEVER DID quite figure out what was in that big and elegantly-wrapped gift that Clint and Marie McQuarrie sent to Jack Van Winkle on the occasion of Jack's service station grand opening Saturday. All we know is that the message read that Jack, with his fine new station, could now take it soft. Jack hadn't opened it by late Satur day afternoon, FOUND AN interesting editorial in Giles French's Sherman County Journal the other day on "Kissing Machine." It said. "Certainly some of the hardest and most dangerous work done by man is kissing. A man is likely to look much more dilapi dated after a night of kissing than if he had been working or even drinking. It is most fa tiguing and enervating and the results often last a lifetime. "Under these circumstances it seems odd at least that no man has invented a machine to ob viate the work of kissing or at least remove some of its more ilistressinir effects. In this day. when there is such wide use of electrical impulses to start mach inery, count large and small item mien doors and turn on lights, it seems that some public tipnefnetor would find a way to imitate a kiss well enough that Chatter man wouldn't havp in hp involv. ed in such things. Not that we are thinking of a law to mnko the iisp nf snph a machine mandatory, although tne growth of governmental meddling is such that that might be expected. We think a man who insisted on doing the work himself should be permitted to do kit assnmincr his own risks. of course. We are liberals in the matter and would allow treedom of choice." TO THE EDITOR. To the Editor: Regarding Chandler vs. Ull man, in fairness the tiresome rantinps nf the writers of the far left Farmers Union demand an answer. First, as to the re cently defeated farm bill, let's rempmhpr that fnrtv.eieht loval and good American Democrats in the House of Representatives saved the farmer from a long step into the mire of socialism hv vntinp against that bill. Re- nnhlinnns alonp never could have defeated the Freeman farm hilt (Ynn know how Ullman voted). Aeain. straight thinking Democrats saved the medical profession from ruination by de feating the Medicare proposal. Republicans, in the minority, never could have accomplsihed this. (Ullman favors Medicare, another long step into socialism). What little effectiveness Ull man might have had in Congress was completely destroyed in the Telstar matter. Nine left-wing ennprpssmpn votpd against Tel- Star. Ullman, of course, was one of the nine, doing exactly as Wayne Morse directed, but act ing squarely in the teeth of the Administration's wishes. The Second congressional dis trict needs and deserves better than Ullman, just as Oregon needs and deserves better than Morse. Morrow county voters are fort unate this November in that they can help rid Oregon of the two at once by voting out Ullman and Morse. Sior Unander. candidate for the Senate, and Bob Chandler, candi date for the House, are Dctter mpn than the incumbents and deserve the support of all voters interested, really interested, in Oregon's welfare. Don Turner, Lexingto.i A neck is something which if von don't stick it out vou won't get in trouble up to. Announcing Special Showing CUSTOM SUITS - TOPCOATS SPORTSWEAR MR. ERNEST VAIRO Special House Repre sentative, will be Here with current informa tion about styles and fabrics and the ad vantages you enjoy when you wear clothes CUSTOM TAILORED TO ORDER by E. V. PRICE & CO. Lexington Group At Dedication Of New Church By DELPHA JONES LEXINGTON Those from the Lexington Christian church mot oring to Hermiston on sunaay to the dedication of the new Christian church of Hermiston, were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mun- kers, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hughes and family, Rev. and Mrs. Walter Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Marquardt, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soward and Mrs. Gerry Messen ger. Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Warner were recent visitors at the Earl Warner home. New't O'Harra, who has been a notipnt In Pinnper Memorial hospital has returned to his home. Mrs. Buster Vinson stayea with Mrs. O'Harra while he was Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones were in Portland last week where they visited their daughter Charlene. Mrs. Florence McMillan who had remained in Portland for med ical care returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Way ar? the proud parents of a daughter born at Pioneer Memorial h.is nital last wppk. The vouns miss weighed 6 lbs. and 12 oz. and is named Lou Ann. Mrs. Mae Wells, mother of Mrs. Edward Hunt, is visiting at the Hunt home this ween, while pnrnute tn her home in Modesto, Calif., from a trip to Anchorage, AiasKa. aiso visit ing is a sister and family, Mr. and Mrs Mae MrC.leaster of An aheim, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt and their guests have also been visiting another sister and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ron McCu'. lough at Post, and took in tht Westward Ho parade and Round up in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Claude way vis itpd the week-end in Lexing ton. They were moving their household etfects trom wagon- tire to Riverside. Wn., where they plan to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan and children of Zillah, Wn., were week-end visitors at the Kenneth Marshall home. Mr. and Mrs. Armin Wihlon were attending to business mat ters in Portland this week. Lad die Henderson was employed at the airport while tney were away. Mr. and Mrs. Britton Price and children of Corvallis visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner this past week-end. Mrs. Warner returned to Cor vallis where she visited a week returning this week-end. She was brought back to Lexington by her son-in-law, Clarence Hays. Holly Rebekah lodge met on Thursday with their Noble Grand Bernice Wihlon presiding. OF ALMOST 375 DISTINCTIVE AND DOMESTIC WOOLENS FOR Farra's Aunt Killed in Wreck Mrs Pauline Farra. 58. John Day, aunt of Bill Farra of Hepp ner, died of injuries sunerea in an auto crash about four miles from Service Creek on highway 19 Sunday. This is south of Fos sil. Two families were in the car and several were hospitalized. Mrs. Farra's husband, l. n. (Harley) Farra, suffered bruises but was out of the hospital by mid-week. Services for Mrs. Farra were today (Thursday) at John Day, and both Mr. and Mrs. Bill Farra attended. It was a particular blow for the Heppner man be cause he was reared by his aunt and uncle. Station Opening Attracts Many Grand opening of Jack's Chev ron Station, remodeled through the summer months, proved to be a great success Saturday, Jack Van Winkle, owner, said. The supply of 30 cases of pop that was given to customers was gone before the day was over, and hallnons. facial tissue and sDot remover found ready takers as giveaway items. Winners of the door prizes were Mrs. cm (Shirlev) Blake, electric hair drver: and Stanley Robison, Va" electric drill. Good traffic came throughout the day, and the owner has ex tended his thanKs to an wno helped make the event a success. This was the first meeting since vacation, and all members are asked to remember that lodge meets the first and third Thurs- Have nf pa rh month at the hall. WMvrtnt3 T?o!1rki7ch i n or mil n Will I meet this coming Tuesday after noon at the home oi Mrs. waiter Smith. Fall Dlans will be dis cussed at this time. Keith Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Peck of Lexington, is spending some time in Lex ington after several months in the South Pacific. Mrs. Tillie Rauch who makes hpr home with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch, has been visiting with another daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pine Thornburg at their home near Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Creswick were in Cottage Grove Saturday for a meeting of the board of directors of the Oregon Funeral Directors association. Creswick is a director. Accompanying them on the trip were Mr. and Mrs. Les Grant of Arlington. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Select your fall and winter clothes now from large tailor's lengths of the world's finest suitings . . .distinctive English worsteds . . . rich textured Italian sharkskins . . . luxury flannels and gabardines . . . and many, many more, in the correct new shades for fall and winter wear. Fabrics for topcoats, sport coats, and odd trousers, too. Your selections will be custom tailored to order . . . hand cutting, authentic styling, and refined craftsmanship insure proper fit and neat well-dressed appearance. Wilson's Men's 'The Store of Personal HEPPNER, OREGON Pierce Graduates From Bank School Gene Pierce, manager of the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Hep pner, graduated from Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington Sept ember 1 after completing a three weeks course there, the third such session in three years. Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs of Arlington and Mrs. Pierce went to Seattle for the graduation, and they spent a day at the World's Fair before returning on Labor Day. , , A total or lib graauatea irom the school and 375 were enrolled in this session. Mrs. Corliss McLeod and son, Steven, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Dave McLeod. Mr. McLeod arrived Saturday to take his family home Monday. Coming Events LEGION MOVIES Friday, 8 p.m., Legion Hall Always a Good Show! This week a comedy, "Jack and the Beanstalk." Plus one-half hour cartoons. HOME FOOTBALL GAME Heppner High versus Enter prise High Friday night, 8:00 p.m. Rodeo Grounds Support the Mustangs! BLOOD DRAWING Monday, September 17 Catholic Parish Hall 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Nn nnnnintment necessary. Do your part! Give a pint! BUY YOUR TICKET NOW For OSU-Iowa State Football Game. At Wilson's Men's Wear Join The Caravan! 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 Wear Service" COMMUNITY F ) BILLBOARD
