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'HOW DO YOU get to Heppner, Lexington, or lone?' a traveler might ask when he approaches the
cloverleaf headed east on the Columbia River highway east of Boardman. Signs both to east ana
west of the cloverleaf tell of points north (note Umatilla and Spokane at right), but do not tell a
traveler where to turn off to go south.
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THIS PHOTO shows graphic evidence that many drivers using the
new highway interchange at the junction of the bomb range
road with the Columbia River highway have been bewildered.
Arrow at left points out skid marks, apparently those of dual
wheels on a truck, while arrow in center shows many skid marks,
probably of autos, which have had difficulty negotiating the
sharp bend looking west from the bottom of the underpass. Con
struction of the interchange makes it difficult for motorists to
fathom, and it is poorly marked. Last report had it that six
accidents have occurred here since the interchange was opened
a few months ago.
225 Parents Out
For School Event
About 225 parents turned out
at the Heppner elementary and
high schools' open house the
night of November 28, the schools
report. The grade parents num
bered about 150 and the high
school parents 75.
Parents went to the classes
that their children attend and
visited with teachers. At the
high school, they had 8-minute
class periods for the adults, but
many had difficulty finding
their way from class to class
without getting "lost."
Refreshments were served in
each school later in the even
ing. This was a delayed feature
of American Education week.
Harold Conn, accompanied by
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, motored to
Portland Tuesday morning, from
where Mr. Cohn left by plane on
a business trip to Omaha, Nebr.
Dr. McMurdo returned the same
day by train to Hlnkle,
(Ed. Note: The following is
a letter to County Judge Oscar
Peterson from Ora M. Yeager,
now of Castle Rock, Wn., rel
ative to the Willow Creek dam
and referring to correspon
dence with W. E. Sivley, chief,
flood control section, Army
Corps of Engineers. It is print
ed here because of the interest
it may have for the general
public).
Dear Friend Oscar:
I just noticed in this morning's
Sunday Oregonian, that En
gineer W. E. Sivley of the Army
Flood Control Division seems
certain that, at long last, Hepp
ner has a good chance of being
protected from flash floods by
the building of a dam some
where below the junction of
Balm Fork and Willow creek. I
have been in favor of this pro
ject for a great many years. I
hope this time, that the people
of Heppner will get behind this
project and see that it comes to
a reality.
Last June I received a letter
from Mr. Sivley stating that he
had been to Heppner and that
you had referred him to me, so
I sent him one of my big "Mor
row County History" manuscripts.
Following is his letter when he
returned the manuscript:
Mr. 0. M. Yeager
P. '0. Box 476
Dear Mr. Yeager: You must
be wondering what has happen
ed to your Morrow County His
tory manuscript. I finished it
some time back but have kept
it so that certain individuals
in our organization could read
portions of it. This has taken
considerable time and I am truly
sorry for this long delay In re
turning your manuscript.
I enjoyed It very much and
feel after reading it that I know
Morrow county, its people, prob
lems and history to a much
greater degree than a hundred
visits to Heppner would have af
forded me. Your stories have a
very great reader interest ap
peal and. still tell the historical
facts of interest.
I will be looking forward to
reading your book when it is
published. I notice a full page
story in the Salem, Oregon Cap
ital Journal of June Gth on the
Heppner flood. I'm just guessing,
but I would say that the author
of this story, Mr. Scott Mc
Arthur, must have had access
to some of your stories.
Sincerely yours,
W. E. Sivley,
Chief, Flood Control Projects
and Economics
Mr. Peterson, I have finished
the last manuscript of the Mor
row county country that I will
ever write. I have sent one copy
to one of my brothers, to be
passed on to my other brothers
and to my sister, Mrs. B. H.
Peck. I do not think it will bo
in very good condition when it
arrives back here.
I have other copies and I am
wondering if you would like to
have a copy for the County
Court's office or to be turned
over to the Morrow County His
torical Society if they would like
to have it. As far as I can see
now, I will never be able to
finance the publication of this
history. Would like to come to
Heppner some time next spring.
As far as I am able to find out,
I am the oldest living person
that was actually born in the
city of Heppner. Some have been
in the county longer, but not
born in the town.
Sincerely, your friend,
Ora M. Yeager
To the Editor:
Christmas will arrive soon.
Here is an opportunity for every
one to express their concern and
interest in others for whom you
can expect no present In return.
There are many patients at
Eastern Oregon State Hospital
who will be neglected unless we
include them on our Christmas
lists,
All types of gifts are suitable.
For the men clothing items such
as sport shirts, socks, toiletries,
tobacco, games, nail clippers,
fishing rods, etc. For the women,
hosiery, lingerie, bath towels and
wash cloths, toiletries, jewelry,
needlework. For general use,
sports equipment of all types,
art supplies, games, puzzles,
books, jellies, coffee, tea, cake
and cookie mixes, card tables
and any musical instrument. Do-
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SOME LOCAL residents have called the new highway interchange
at the bomb range road junction a "death trap." Tiqht curves
limit visibility and traffic approaching from some directions
has to cross opposing lanes of traffic. This view looks to northeast
showing one of the tight curves. Truck visible in picture is com
ing off bomb range road and heading north. Some residents who
are concerned about the matter believe that the hazard could be
alleviated with a few moderate changes, although they had no
success convincing the highway department before construction
got underway. Advice to all motorists now is to drive very care
fully at this junction. A later edition of the Gazette-Times will
explain how modifications could be made.
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, December G, 1962
Home Decorations
To Be Featured
On PTA Program
Ideas for Christmas decorating
in the home will be a featured
part of the PTA program planned
for Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 12, in the grade school multi
purpose room, according to Mrs
L. E. Dick, president.
Mrs. Helen Cox will demon
sti ate Christmas decorati ons,
used both outdoor and indoor,
featuring the natural and inex
pensive types of materials. For
men who do not care to sit in on
the demonstrations, they will be
entertained in the gym by stu
dents demonstrating weight lift
ing and other acts of physical
fitness taught in physical educa
tion classes.
A short business meeting at
8 p. m. will precede the program.
Instrumental solos by Mike War
ren and Doug Anderson will also
be a part of the program.
Seventh grade room mothers
will serve refreshments. On the
committee are Mrs. Jim Valen
tine. Mrs. Bill Siewert. Mrs. Ther
on Adlard, assisted by Mrs. Dave
McCleod, Mrs. George btulman
and Mrs. Bernard Doherty. An
attendance prize will be awarded
a lucky PTA member wno is pre
sent.
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CHRISTMAS
HOSPITAL
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hosDital this week are
Elma Scott, Heppner; Shirley
Blake, Heppner; Eileen Prock,
Heppner; Henry (Tobe) Skinner,
Heppner; Al Troedson, Heppner;
Robert Greg Jacobs, lone; and
Raymond Dungan, Hermiston.
Those dismissed during this
same period were: Dana and
Michael Sweek, Heppner; Don
Failoni, Condon; Fred Pettyjohn,
lone; and Lora Moyer, Heppner.
All Moore business forms
available through the Gazette
Times. You need not go out of
the county to get the forms you
need.
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nations may be brought to the
hospital or sent to Box A, Pendle
ton, marked co Volunteer Dept.
Do not wrap gifts but holiday
wrappings may be enclosed. The
large job of wrapping, sorting
and distributing gifts will be
aided if gifts are received by
December 10, if possible.
Gifts of money are needed and
greatly appreciated. These funds
are used to purchase large gifts
such as musical instruments and
record players, also financing
Christmas decorations and party
activities.
Sincerely,
Mrs. T. C, Heppner
To the Editor:
In reply to the letter to the
Editor of November 22, 1962
written by the junior high school
students recommending that
school facilities be made avail
able for student use when school
is not in session.
Fellows, you claim that you
don't receive enough recreation
and you feel that the facilities
of the public schools should be
left open for student use. I ob
ject to your statement for two
reasons.
First, I question that what you
need is recreation. Judging from
the syntax of your letter you
don't need recreation as badly
as you need education. You do
not exhibit the command of your
native language that junior
high school students should
have, nor do you reason well.
I suggest that instead of worry
ing about how little there is to
do, you spend some time with
the books and see what you can
glean from them. As far as be
ing ordered out of your homes,
I know this is not the case in
at least one of your situations
and I suspect that your state
ment to that effect is nothing
but trumped up falsehood used
to support falty reasoning. This
brings me to my second point.
You have implied in your letter
that the wear and tear on both
public and private property is
produced as a result of the stu
dents not having any place to
go where they can participate
in recreation. I maintain that the
wear and tear on such property
is produced as a direct result of
irresponsible action committed
by individuals who have come to
accept the philosophy that so
ciety and not the individual is
responsible for the welfare and
conduct of each individual in
it. You seem to think that be
cause you have a need, society
should strive to meet that need.
This is what I object to. The
reasoning you have used is ex
actly the same reasoning which
has been used to foster and sup
port what we call the welfare
state.
Fellows, consider your heri
tage. America was founded on
the principle that each man is
free; free to choose for himself
what he will do with his life and
free to carry out to the best of his
ability his decision. Each man
accepts the responsibility for his
life and lives it according to the
best that is within him. Our kind
of nation breeds strong and cap
able men and women, for the
weak who hesitate to accept free
dom, the most precious gift they
can be given, because of the
heavy burden of responsibility
attached to it cannot long sur
vive. This philosophy is what
has made our nation great and
will continue to do so as long
as we adhere strongly to it.
You three students have to be
given credit for recognizing a
problem that exists and for try
ing to do something about the
problem. What I object to is
your approach. The demands you
have placed on society may ap
pear reasonable from an econ
omic view point but to carry
them out would be to prostitute
the very principles anil beliefs
on which our nation is founded.
I ask you now to reconsider
your demands and learn to ac
cept full responsibility for your
actions before someone else ac
cepts the responsibility for you
and in so doing force you to re
linquish your freedom.
Sincerely,
Renn Harris
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