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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
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'Ihe Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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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
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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-
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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
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with current informa
tion about styles and
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when you wear
clothes
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by
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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!
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