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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1962)
if HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, December 13, 1962 Speaker 'Dispels Myth' at Annual Farm-City Dinner (Continued from page 1) journed upstairs. Gordon Pratt led the singing, accompanied by Mrs. Fred Gimbel. Southworth pointed out in his talk that "farming is a good way to live," even though farm in come has declined some 25 in 10 years. "Nobody forces us to stay on the farm," he declared, saying that he was a "little impatient" with the myth that the farmer was working for nothing. He suggested that farm and city people should work together to do "the sort of thing done by the Palmers" in conservation. "People in towns and cities are just as concerned with soil and water conservation as the people on the farms," he said. "It Is possible for free people to get together and work on their problems, although we often wait for the government to do it." The speaker pointed out that often "we become blinded by small problems so that we can mot see great blessings." He termed the conservation program a "blessing," and said that it would have been fantastic to conceive of the program, as car ried on today, 50 years ago. "Any idea that the land is ours is only an illusion," he said. "We will all go back to the land as dust." Southworth told how he used to patrol his farm in an effort to keep hunlers and fishermen off the property. "Then I decided that while I was ornery and adamant, they were getting ornery and adam ant, and the decent person was staving away. If you try to be difficult, all you get is diffi culty," he declared. In agriculture throughout the U. S. and especially in Oregon, it is being discovered that there is tremendous Income for the farmer in recreation, he said, and suggested that farmers might be wise In being cooper ative In the use of their lands, laying down laws to those who will use it. In the third point that of sta bility of markets and production he suggested that it is im portant to each farmer to have "good healthy suppliers" of goods, products, services and credit. "The only way to have it is to support the local business man," he said. "If we go else where, we are doing ourselves a disservice. Farmers ought not to drive through town to go to the city, if he can find goods available In the town." On the other hand, he pointed out that business people should realize that government farm programs are established to pre vent fluctuations. "City people are not simply paying for the farmer's prob- BACK AGAIN THIS FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHTS WAGON WHEEL Heppner O Sonny Dccgan's Trio Playing Your Favorite Tunes Restaurant Open Until 3:00 a.m. Saturday Nights Featuring Steaks! & am ( am t& am Flowers For The JUSTRIGHT GIFT! Poinsettias S3 and up, order now, in stock after 14th. Holly For your holiday decoratinq in stock after 14th. Red Carnations Place order while supply is plentiful. SSI Mi S3 :V1 3 SSI Choose From Many Floral Arrangements And Many Gift Items Throughout Our Shop! 1 HELEN Flowers and Gifts Deliveries In Heppner, lone, Lexington Ph. 676-9222 Heppner No Uranium Strike; Monitor Class Held To the casual passer-by, it may have appeared Friday to be a uranium strike in the compound of the Forest Ser vice building in Heppner. It was, in reality, a class in radiological monitoring. This class was sponsored by the Forest Service, to give to its personnel training in measur ing the degree of intensity of radioactive fallout in the event of an atomic attack. Tom Campbell, Umatilla County Civil Defense chair man, gave basic facts and the opportunity to "probe," meas ure and record the roentgens (a unit of measure of rad iation) present in the air. Included in the group were W. S. Miller, Robert Strand, James Hilderbrand, C. R. Mc Lean, Raymond Williamson, Gladys Jones, David Haddock and Betty Hamilton, all of the Heppner district, U. S. Forest Service, Herman Dill of the Forest Supervisor's office in Pendleton, Sheriff C. J. D. Bau man of Morrow County Civil Defense, Ralph Richards of the Soil Conservation Service and Assessor Oliver Creswick. Mrs. Weatherford Shows Improvement Mrs. Bill (Lucile) Weatherford is showing fine improvement after her recent hospitalization In Portland, her husband report ed Wednesday. She was able to be out of the Good Samaritan hospital Friday and is now con valescing in the Imperial hotel. Tuesday she went for a short walk outdoors. The couple was grateful to find that her condition was not as serious as had been feared and look forward to one of their happiest Christmas seasons. It is expected that Mrs. Weatherford will be home about December 21 after undergoing some addition al treatment and checkups, and she will be able to resume teach ing in the high school soon after the holidays. Mrs. Weatherford became ill during the Thanksgiving holiday and went to the hospital in Port land on November 30 after being hospitalized here. Her husband has been with her much of the time but is now at home. Earl Dexter, Redmond, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blake. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wolff were in Portland Sunday and Monday, returning home Monday even ing, lem. It is in the best interests of each to work together to solve the problem ot fluctuations, ne said. Southworth said that never in the history of mankind has the farmer fared so well. "Wo arc well off, well educated and have never before been so efficient and prosperous. It is not this way throughout the world." f vttdr k- KJ COX Growers Called ( To 2,4-D Meeting Certain limitations on the use of 2,4-D for weed control is in evitable, arid the 1963 Legisla ture is going to do something about this, predicts N. C. Ander son, Morrow County Agent. This legislation will result from con tinued complaints, some of which were registered last week in formal suits against Umatilla and Morrow county growers by Milton-Freewater horticulture growers. As a result of a "compromise" meeting called by the Oregon Wheat Growers League on Dec ember 10, plans were laid for spelling out definite restrictions and uses of various forms by this weed-killer. County wheat grower groups are being asked for their recommendations so that a draft can be made which might be acceptable to both parties. Morrow County ranchers are urged to attend a meeting for this purpose which will be held at the Fair Annex building, Fair grounds, Heppner, on Wednes day, December 19, at 1:30 p. m. Don McElligott, lone, chairman, taxation and legislature commit tee, Morrow County Wheatgrow ers association, who is this groups representative on the 2,4-D problem, urges that all wheat growers attend and parti cipate in drafting plans to pro tect interests of local growers. Harold W. Buhman Dies in Grants Pass Harold W. Buhman, 55, a former grade school principal and hand instructor in Heppner for 12 years, died Sunday, De cember 2, in the Josephine Gen eral hospital at Grants Pass after a brief illness. lie was born in Portland on August 31, 1907, and had lived in Canny most of his life. He attended grade and high school at Canby, Oregon Normal School at Monmouth, and received his bachelor of science degree at the University of Oregon. Mr. Buhman taught school for 35 years throughout the state, including the 12 years at Hepp ner. He moved to Grants Pass in August, 1961, and was teach ing music in the county schools at the time of his death. Mr. Buhman was instrumental in organizing the first Heppner school band in about 1933 and taught here before entering ser vice. He was married to the former Mary McDuffee, daughter of a former sheriff and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. George McDunee. After the war he was music in structor in Burns for several vears. Mrs. Buhman is also cousin of Mrs. Herbert Hynd, Cecil. He was a member of Cham poeg lodge No. 27, A. F. and A. M., at Canby and of Elks lodge No. 16S0, Burns, and f member of St. Luke's Fpiscopa church at Grants Pass. Funeral services were Decern her 6 in Canby at the Chape of Everhart and Kent with in terment at the Zion Memoria Park cemetery, Canby. Resides the widow. Mrs. Man Buhman, he is survived by three children. Mrs. Dolores Jones of Burns, Mrs. Sandra Wolff of Toledo, Ohio, and David Buh m.in. a student at the Univer sity of New Mexico; two sisters Mrs. Conrad Herman ana Mrs Ncl.ind Reck, both of Canbv two brothers, Leonard Buhman of Seaview, Wn, and Philip An derson of Canby; and two (rand children, Shirley Jones and Dan ii.l Wolff The family's home address Is 1011 S. W. J Street, Grants I'ass Report in Error A ronnif in Inst week's Ga zelte-Times in regard to arrests of B. J. Dohertv of Pendleton and Denward Bergevin ot Hepp ner was in error on disposition of tlu ,'li;ira,w Tlmiorlv sprvtvl live days in jail and was fined $25 on a charge of being drunk on the highway, Sheriff C. J. D. Il'iiini.in c;i,l Rir(Tivin nosier! $25 bail and was released. I lie Hem last weeK nan wie dispo sition of the cases reversed, say ing that Doherty posted bail and that Bergevin was fined. WXm 1 Two Trucks Collide Up Willow Creek A 1 12-ton truck owned by Morrow County School District R-l and a log truck driven by Fred Papineau of Lexington col lided about 20 miles from Hep pner on the Willow Creek road Saturday morning, and consider able damage was done to both trucks. Damage to the log truck was estimated at $1000. Dean Whitely, driver of the district's truck, had gone to the mountains to get Christmas trees for use in the schools, accompa nied by Darrel Harris. The school employees had their load of trees and were returning to town when the accident happened. Papineau said the steering column locked on the truck he was driving and that it was out of control when he met the school district truck. Whitely said he tried to avoid a collision by veering to the side of the road but was unable to get out of the path of the other truck. None of the men was injured the accident. Edward Rietmann Taken by Death Edward Rietmann, 77, who had spent most of his life in Mor row county, died at a rest home in Hood River Monday. December 10, after being in poor health for the past five years. Funeral services were Wednes day at 2 p.m. at the lone Com munity church with the Pav. Red MacKenzie officiating. The body was shipped to Denver, Colo., for interment. He was born October 18, 1885, at the homo ranch at lone, son of Pioneer parents, Paul and Margaret Rietmann, who came from Illinois in 1894. After liv ing in Morrow county until 1942, he went to Gilliam county until 1950, also engaging in farming there, and then moved to Den ver, Colo. He suffered a stroke in 1957 and entered the rest home. Mr. Rietmann married Ruth Van Vactor, Heppner, in Hepp ner in 1922. He was a member of the lone Community church, a member of the Elks lodge No. 358, Heppner, and one of the Morrow County Wheat league. He formerly served as a member of the lone school board. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearle Rietmann, Denver, Colo.; two sons, Van of Condon, and David of Kennewick, Wn.; five brothers, Walter, Omar, Vic tor and David, all of lone, and Robert, La Habra, Calif; two sis ters, Mrs. Joe Stith of Meridian, Idaho, and Mrs. Victor Peterson, The Dalles; and five grand children. Heppner Jayvees Post Two Wins Heppner High's iayvees bas ketball team, following the lead of the varsity five, won its first three games of the season dur ing the past week, defeating the DeSales iayvees at Walla Walla, 43 to 37, Friday night; edging McEvven .iayvees at Athena Sat urday night, 42 to 41; and slid lacking Umatilla Iayvees at Heppner Tuesday night, 64 to 44. Stuart Dick was highpoint man for the young Mustangs Friday with 12 points, although Gage of DeSales had 19. Carl Bau man of Heppner had 10, and Wayne Evans had nine. Bauman had 14 to trail Han sell of McEwen with 15 in the game at Athena. Stuart made 10 for the winners. In the game Tuesday night, Bauman racked up 21 while Lewis of Umatilla had 19. Evans of Heppner followed with 14. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Thursday 57 37 Friday 61 35 Saturday 54 28 fog Sunday 37 2S fog Mond ay 37 31 .02 Tuesday 37 32 Wednesday 37 31 .01 L. E. DICK PH. 676-9S20 Heppner North End Fair Subject of Meet A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19, at 1 p. m. in the office of Judge Oscar Peterson in the Morrow county courthouse to discuss the future of the North Morrow County fair. Representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers will be pre sent, together with members of the fair board, and representa tives from the northern part of the county, others interested are invited, the judge said. The Engineers have made two offers to the county on the North End fair property that will be inundated by the John Day dam reservior. They have offered $28, 500 for the property and will also give the county the salvage on buildings, or they will replace the buildings on a new location. The fair board has recom mended that the money be used for improvement of the county fairgrounds in Heppner, going principally into an additional building. The representati v e s from the north end, however, wish to have the fair continued there. This year the north end fair was conducted as an agricultur al exhibit, since it has been con tended that the county could not legally operate more than one fair. Municipal and Justice Court News Roy William Kassari, Echo, excessive overload, fined $15; Carl Richard Myers, Jr., Herm iston, no rear flagman, fined $15; Allen Ross Lane, Heppner, no operators license, fined $5; John Rosewall Cummings, Hepp ner, speeding, fined $15; William James Steagall and Thomas Cor nelius Pointer, both Lexington, double parking on highway, fined $10 each; Lester Eugene Wallace, Lexington, speeding, fined $10. Penneys 60"- ANNIVERSARY Christmastime. . .anytime. . . COUNT ON PENNEY FASH IONS to keep you looking smart, living smart, without spending a tonuno. FOR HIM MEN'S TIES $00 S3 hjf Latest styles in men's ntu-lufoir Qolprt n tia to fj be tied or clip on. Either type only $1.00 at Penney's, MEN'S TERRY ROBES $g95 Luxury in comiort witn ss M this cotton terry robe. Easy care too. Sizes small, med ium, large, extra large, Cotton Pajamas if l Year around weiqht in em bossed cotton. 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