2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. October 25, 1962
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The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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