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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. October 25, 1962 UHHiiunii iiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiii iHiniHimmiminimiimuiiiiiii 1111111111111 m gffft' ' mvt THE ' "itllltlijuMII' " v. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 676-9228 The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher 'V? NEWSPAPER PUIIIIMIIS AISOC1AT10N HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATION At EDITORIAL Subscription Rates: Moriow 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. t0 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. millltlllfllliiiaiitiHaillllllllllllllflMHiiiMatiailftiillllMMIIIfilHIIII1IIIIIIIMIIIIIHIMItlllDW District Attorney Merits Election Morrow county residents have not had much opportunity to become well acquainted with their new district attorney, Herman Winter, because he was appointed to the position by the governor on October 1 and is a newcomer to the county. Because of the fact that his name is not on the ballot, through no fault of his own but because of the late appoint ment, it is fair to point out to voters that his name must be written on the ballot at the time of the general election, November 6. There are no other candidates. Although District Attorney Winter is new in the county, he has started his work with vigor and energy. He meets the public courteously and with consideration. lie gives the im pression of being conscientiously devoted to his new job, and it appears that he will become a respected citizen of' Morrow county. Those who are not aware of the situation may be prone to write in the name of Robert Abrams, former district attorney, on the ballot. Although Abrams performed very well in the position, it will do no good to write in his name because he would not accept the job. Ho was firm in his declaration to retire from the public post to devote more time to private practice, and he, with help from other attorneys here, helped seek a man whom he felt would acquit himself well in this important job. Herman Winter shows a great deal of promise. He deserves me chance to continue in ollice alter January 1, and voters could do well by writing his name on the ballot and placing their crosses in the square in front of the name. There are no contests for county offices in this election, and the Gazette-Times will not make recommendations on those for higher offices in the belief that each speaks for him self. We make this recommendation on Winter because of the unusual circumstances of the case. Vote Measure 9, 'Yes!' (From the Stayton Mail) (Editorial) Proponents of Measure No. 9, that proposes a reapportionment of the state for representation in the legislature, contend that apportionment should be continued upon a strictly population basis. This would deny fair representation upon an area basis that Measure 9 would provide, Area certainly has a long-standing, constitutional back ground in its favor. Our nation's founding fathers saw that area should have a strong voice in the Congress when they wrote into the consti tution that every state would have two senators. Offsetting, they said that the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, would be membered upon a population basis, applied to each state. It is grossly unfair and unreasonable to set up represen tation in the state legislature upon a basis that would make their representatives, so far removed from them that they could not reach them easily for expressing their views, and for getting acquainted with them so as to vote intelligently in their appeals for electors' votes. It is claimed that the present legislative apportionment results In some instances in eastern Oregon whereby a rep resentative would be from 100 to 500 miles removed from some areas of his district. On the other hand, the populous counties particularly, Mult nomah would have an abundance of representatives! all of whom are easily accessible to their constituents. The strictly population basis of representation certainly is a nice deal for the pressure groups who are centered in the big cities. Some of our state's most Influential and successful leg islators and executives have come from the less populous area of the state. Being free of much of the overbearing pressures, that emanate primarily from metropolitan areas, they are better able to represent the state as a whole more reasonably . . . effectively. Oregon, including both populous and sparsely settled areas, would lie better governed if the people adopt Measure 9 at the polls on November 6. TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: In the coming election, the people of Oregon have a chance to regain part of their represen tation in the U. S. Senate by electing Sig Unander. The people of Oregon need someone in the U. S. Senate to speak for them and to act for them, rather than i i . . . . ii.iving someone wno takes so much of the Senate's time speak ing, and so little of his time rep resenting the people of Oregon. I have Ihmmi checking with a great deal of interest the news paper reports for comments by Senator Morse concerning our relationship with Communist Bloc countries. As of this time I have wen nothing bv Mr. Morse indicating withdrawal of his po sition that Red China should be admitted to the U. N. How Mr. Morse can support the brutal crushing of individual freedom in China, Tibet, and other Asian Countries where the Communists with the help of Red China have gained power, and still attemnt to picture himself as the only protector of the "little man" iii this country is difficult for me to understand. Sig Unander has shown his grasp of the international situa tion In that he realizes that the cold war is being fought for men's minds; and that the Com munist Bloc has been Raining in this war because of their great propaganda effort. Sig Unander believes that it is time for us to move to the offensive and begin to sell our greatest product our type of government and our great Individual freedom. Now is the time for Oregon to elect a man who has a realistic approach to Oregon's problems and a positive approach to Inter national affairs, and that man is Sig Unander. Sincerely yours, Bob Abrams Metsker maps of Morrow county, $1.25, at the Gazette Times office. WHEN WE wrote the story on the Wranglers' Buckburger feed last week, we couldn't find out the name of the sorrel colt that the Rod Murrays were giv ing away. They couldn't be reached because they were out of town. We still don't know the name of the colt, but think it would be appropriate if they named it "Rexall," for several reasons. First, of course, the Murrays op erate the Rexall drug store. Sec ondly, because in the Rexall sale, a person buys one thing and gets the second article for one cent practically free. Well, Mrs. Bob (Beverly) Steagall won the colt at the feed. She had bought a colt from the Murrays earlier in the year, and so it was appropriate that she get "Rexall" free. PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S an nounced blockade of Cuba was startling news Monday, and it started everyone to thinking about the gravity of the inter national situation, together with some grim possibilities. When Tim Moore went by the county courthouse Tuesday, he noted that the American flag was flying upside down the sig nal of distress. He thought at first it had some significant bearing on the important news of the day. When he asked Shorty Hud son, courthouse custodian, about it, the latter admitted with some chagrin that he had just goofed and had fastened it on to the rope upside down. DESPITE the gravity of the blockade plan, there is one re freshing thing about it at this time of year when politicans are battling it out. Everyone pitches in on a bi-partisan basis and backs the president for the good of the country. We enjoyed watching some of our good Re publican candidates on TV Tues day night enthusiastically en dorsing the action. In this coun try we're just like a big family where the kids pick at each other all the time. When it comes to a real emergency, though, they stand solidly together tor the good of the whole. ANOTHER THING that is re freshing about this country of ours is how our people can be humorous and look on the bright side even in times of disaster. Down in the valley where damage runs into many millions of dollars from the storm there is arising a string of jokes and quips about the situation. One of the best was in the column, "H'm," by Editor Hugh McGilvra in the Forest Grove News-Times: "An old Indian is quoted as authority for many weather pre dictions, "The latest report from the old Indian is a forecast of a hard winter in this area because so many white men are cutting wood. IT IS ENCOURAGING to note the support that the reapportion ment measure is getting from thoughtful residents of the Will amette Valley. On this page we reprint an editorial from Law rence Spraker of the Stayton Mail who points out why the measure should be passed. Mr. and Mrs. Spraker formerly owned the Condon Globe-Times and can appreciate and under stand the Eastern Oregon situa tion. That is quite a contrast from the "jackrabbit and sage brush" attitude of people like Sen. Vernon Cook of Gresham. Also note that the Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce has just endorsed the reappor tionment bill, and we received a letter to the editor from Lake Oswego backing it. That is in ANNOUNCING The Opening Of Pecks' Ski Shop NOVEMBER 1 In The Collins Bidg. iMain SI reel, Heppner (Former Location of Pacific Power and Light) FEATURING: Head Skis A and T, Northland, and Fischer Skis Franconia Ski Wear Lc Trappeur Ski Boots Marker Bindings We extend a cordial invitation to all to come in and net acquainted. Ken, Lucille, Steve and Martha l'etk Headquarters For Arbuckle Ski Area the heart of the heavily-populated area. TALKING with Bill Blake the Other dav. wo Iparnprl that T4on. pner areas was once designated oy civn ueiense as an evacua tion area for 3500 Portlanrlprs in the event of nuclear attack. In the wake of the Cuban blockade announcement, Bill was wonder ing what we are doing here to iaKe care 01 tnis oongation in the event of the emergency. He uiuma we snouict get prepared just in case. We COUlfin"t npln hut thinb- whether rjeonlp likp Spn Pnnt who has been so disdainful of our country as being only for "sagebrush and jackrabbit s , " would humble themselves to come here In case they were forc ed to evacuate the big city. WELL, WE thought Joe Hartle, our G-T printer, might have taken the prize with the biggest horns in the PTA contest when he came in over the week-end with a big 4-point that must have weia-hpri a total nf 9nn pounds. But 'he has learned that a o-point apparently is still in the running for top prize with a bigger SDreart than his 4.nnint The horns on Joe's deer curled in, instead of out, on one side. May be he could have soaked them In boiling hot water and bent them out, or something Most of our readers, we're sure, remember thp rasp nf thp li nor Andrea Doria colliding with the Stockholm in the Atlantic ocean several years ago, although they Were all alonp and saw eaoh other approaching 20 miles away. Well, Joe and his companion, Harrv Husband of Kennpwink had an experience like that on motorcycles wnen he got this big deer. The biff mtllp tail vuaa rlrnnnprl In a spot where Old Mother Na ture had vented her wrath and is known locallv as "HpII Hnip" Hartle and Hushanri nrpparinnclv made their way down into that steep canyon on their cycles. Husband was below Hartle. When they got to the bottom, they stopped to reconnoiter. There they were, all alone in the vast forestland. Somehow, Joe released his brake accidentally, and he cata pulted on down to crash into Husband's cycle, throwing Joe head over teakettle. Fortunately, the damage was not as bad as that to the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm. They found the deer, put it on Hus band's cycle, and it toted the buck out for them, although burning out a clutch doing so. FINE SPEECHES and disappoint ing crowd this was the Soil Conservation District speech con test at the grade school Tuesday night. We are impressed with the work our high school students do in speech and dramatics, but they certainly need more encour agement than they get. Martha Doherty won the contest with an excellent talk but the other four were fine. ton. and thpv all had some thoughts on conservation, the Willow Creek dam project, and other matters of importance that their elders might well turn out to hear. We hear talk about what our youngsters might do to make good use of their time, but when they make such an effort, few adults take the time to support them. In all, there were a total of 16 out for the contest, despite the fact that it had been well adver tised. Out of the 16 were five contestants, three judges, a tim er, the chairman, an instnirtnr and the one who presented the a wards. Net audience: four adults who took the time to attend. We certainlv hnnp thp nnhlin does better when the area contest is here Monday night, October 29, in the multipurpose room. w w COMING UP Friday night here is tieppner High school Home coming, and this has added significance because the Mus tangs are right in there fighting it out lor the ureater Oregon League division football champ ionship. If they can somehow de feat the strong Burns team, it will mean the championship, even though they should lose next week to bherman County. Coach Jim Sutherland's boys TO THE EDITOR. Dear Editor: A recent letter to your paper charges the staff and adminis trators of the Heppner High School with political bias and at tempting to indoctrinate students in accepting the idea of federal control over the public school systems. Both of these accusa tions are unfo unded. Our teachers are active in both poli tical parties, not just one. Office holders who speak to our stu dents are requested to avoid poll tics or political statements, and this request has been followed by these speakers. To my know ledge there is not a teacher or administrator in this district who advocates or believes in federal control of the public schools. We would welcome an address by Governor Hatfield or any other elected ottice holder, wno would speak to our students on the functions of their office. If the County Republican Chairman would take the time to arrange for the governor to speak to our students, we would be glad to make school time available for this purpose. The Heppner High School stu dents gave Mr- Ullman a warm and friendly reception, which shows good manners and west ern hospitality. I am sure they will do the same for Governor Hatfield. To label this a partisan, political rally Is to misconstrue the vitality of students in school today One of our major school goals Is to develop good American citizens, in my opinion this is being done at Heppner High School in a sincere and fair man ner. Very sincerely, Robert Van Houte Mrs. Lena Kelly returned re cently from an extended trip, visiting friends and relatives in Portland, Salem, Murphys, Calif., and San Bruno, Calif. have been playing fine football all year, and this homecoming game last home contest of the season will bring an exciting climax. Noise parade, bonfire, band, dance, queen and court are all included in the evening's fan fare. Every old grad will want to be out plus everyone else in town. Get out and help boost the Mus tangs into a championship Turkey Dinner SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 LEXINGTON I OOF HALL Served By Three Links Club Between 5:30-7:30 P.M. Prizes - Entertainment Tickets $1.50, 75c N COMMUNITY U ) BILLBOARD K Coming Events LEGION MOVIES Saturday Night, 8:00 p.m. Legion Hall This week "Pride of the Blue Grass" Plus one-half hour cartoons. HOME FOOTBALL GAME Heppner High versus Burns High school Friday night, 8:00 p.m. Heppner Rodeo Grounds Support the Mustangs TURKEY DINNER Saturday, October 27 Lexington IOOF Hall 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. By Lexington Three Links HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE Heppner, lone High School Students Catholic Parish Hall Wednesday, October 31 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. Live Music Contests Prizes 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 EY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P.O. Box 611 PH. 676-9625 Fruits from the Northwest move to market dependably . . . 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