2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, January 3, 1963
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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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Suggested Resolution-Cut Accidents
Auto and highway accidents in Morrow county are occurring
far too frequently, the number being greatly disproportionate
to our light population.
The year 1963 ended with a wave of accidents, one par
ticularly bringing serious injuries to several young persons
and causing anguish and anxiety to their families.
Such accidents touch everyone in a community such as
ours because our people are close everyone knows every other
person, or at least knows of him. Thus, all share in the woes
that follow in the wake of accidents, and the concern is not
nf passing moment but of genuine solicitude.
It is time to resolve to cut the number of accidents that
occur in our area, and the fact that this is the traditional time
for resolutions is only a coincidence. This matter of vehicular
accidents is of too great concern to be a manufactured excuse
for a resolution. The public, concerned by the miseries that
accidents are causing our people, should become particularly
aware of this tragedy that is occurring and each should resolve
to do something about it.
Some accidents are of the rash variety, brought on by pure
carelessness; others may be from errors of judgement; some
might be from mechanical failures; and still others may be
charged to hazards of the highway. Whatever the causes, the
consequences and the high price exacted are the same.
We have been fortunate here in one respect. Although we
have had a number of very serious accidents, loss of life has
been at a minimum, and for this all should be grateful. But
Injuries have been painful; they have been disfiguring; they
iiave changed happy futures into slow and rigorous adjustments
to the inevitable conditions inflicted by the accidents. These
accidents have brought heartaches to happy families and leave
their scars forever.
While accidents here are disproportionately frequent to our
light population, they may also be partly charged to this con
dition. Knowing that there Is light travel on our highways, too
many of us drive as if we were alone on the road. One may
go for miles without meeting a car, but he never knows when,
around the hidden bend of the curve he may be cutting, another
car may be fast approaching.
There are long stretches that must be driven for a person
to get whore he is going, and the tendency is to rush it, to take
a chance. While the odds may be in the driver's favor, in the
end he will lose for although he may get away nine times
witli the chance he takes, the tenth time may stop him cold.
Our public gets used to driving freeways, but when we come
hack home, we travel highways that were built in and for
Model-T age. They have waves, dips, blind curves and tricky
characteristics.
The prudent driver is aware that a road of this type cannot
he negotiated at the same speeds and in the same security as
a modern freeway where hazards have been engineered out.
Another angle on the matter of accidents was discussed in
a recent editorial in this paper. It was pointed out that by failing
to offer sufficient recreation for our young people here, we face
the consequence of accidents when they travel elsewhere for
recreation. This was the case in the most serious of several
accidents that happened last week. Three young men were
coming back from a movie in Pendleton at a late hour. Circum
stances surrounding the accident indicate that they were con
ducting themselves with propriety. The mishap occurred on one
of those tricky stretches just a couple of miles from Heppner.
The night was dark and rainy, visibility was limited, the boys
were sleepy. It isn't our purpose to fix the cause of the accident;
only to acknowledge that it occurred. It wouldn't have happened
if they had gone to a movie at home in Heppner, but there is
no theater here.
A committee is now working on a recreation building with
the idea of soon having something to propose to the city and the
people. Tentative plans have been drawn by an architect and a
site is under consideration. It appears that in a short time the
public may consider the answer to this matter.
Working on another angle, the Chamber of Commerce, the
county, farm groups and others have been appealing to the
highway commission to improve Willow Creek highway where
many of our accidents occur, and it is hoped that this may bear
fruit in 19(53.
But regardless of these things, the responsibility still rests
with the fellow behind the steering wheel. As this new year
starts, it is an appropriate time to resolve to drive prudently, to
follow the basic fundamentals of good driving keep to the
right, especially on curves; pass only where visibility shows that
sufficient distance is clear and unimpeded; travel at a speed
consistent to be safe in view of all conditions.
Anything we do to reduce traffic accidents will cut suffering,
anxiety, anguish and property damage by that much.
Thought for the New Year
Quoted in a bulletin of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers
association is an item that may give us pause for thought at
the start of a new year.
It Is as follows:
"People go:
"1. From chains to spiritual faith.
"2. From spiritual faith to courage.
"3. From courage to liberty.
"1. From liberty to abundance.
"5. From abundance to selfishness.
"6. From selfishness to complacency.
"7. From complacency to apathy.
"8. From apathy to dependency, and
"9. From dependency back to bondage."
TO THE
EDITOR. , .
Dear Editor:
Enclosed find my check
amount of $1.50 for subscription
to your paper. I look forward
every week to learn what you
have to offer for Morrow County
and its good people.
My best wishes for a prosper
ous and Happy New Year to you
and your staff. Give my regards
to your readers.
Sincerely,
Laurence E. Reaney
HEPPNER
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Green Families Visit
Mrs. Mattie Green accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. Herman Green
and family to Pendleton on
Christmas Day where they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Green.
On Thursday. Mrs. Mattie
Green had as houseguests her
daughter, Mrs. Wallace t Mil
dred) Green of Gresham and
grandson and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Green of Tacoma, Wn.
Mr. Green is employed for the
Boeing missile development in
Tacoma. They also visited in
La Grande and Pendleton before i
leaving Saturday for Gresham. 1
Chaff and
Wes Sherman
THIS IS the day that we have
to learn to write all over
again at least we have to learn
to write "1963" instead of "1962,"
and it isn't easy. Charlie Rug
glcs reports that he got in a
good practice today since he was
filling out some forms and had
to write "1963" at least 50 times.
But yet when he notarized a
form for us he fell right back
into his old habits and made it
"1962."
ONE WAY to tell that the old.
year is over and a new one
is starting is that things start
to go up again postage rates
increase, social security takes
another climb, and so on.
After January 7 a 4c stamp
won't take a first class letter
anywhere around the country,
but that doesn't mean that you
should burn up all the ones you
have on hand. Postmaster Jim
Driscoll reports that quite a few
persons are trying to trade in
their old stamps, but Uncle Sam
uel's post office department
won't permit this.
The 4-centers are good for let
ters mailed in town for in-town
delivery, and, of course, you can
buy a batch of 1-cent stamps
to go with them on letters sent
elsewhere.
If you have a stock of 3-centers
on hand, you'll have to buy 1-
cent stamps to go with them for
local delivery, or 2c stamps to
send them elsewhere. If you get
too confused, you might buy a
flock of carrier pigeons and start
your own mail service.
THE OLD YEAR left with a run
of springlike days, and you
would think this would make
everyone cheerful, but it didn't.
In fact, members of the ski club
are quite dejected about it. They
have their equipment all ready,
their enthusiasm is high, but
they cannot slalom down a mud
dy hillside.
Ken Peck announced this
morning, with the corners of iiis
mouth turned down, that the
January ski school has been
postponed indefinitely.
Maybe we are just going to
have to tough it out and resign
ourselves to a balmy winter.
Wiley Knighten met his son,
Wiley Jr., in Seattle over the
holidays and the younger man,
who travels all over Alaska for
the Federal Aviation Agency, re
ported that the coldest weather
he has hit there was 13 below.
Of course, that is plenty cold
in our terms but it is warm as
compared to the 50 degrees be
low found around Thanksgiving
time in 1961 in Alaska. Maybe
it means that the Arctic region
isn't going to send any cold
weather our way.
It is an odd thing how we
complain about cold winters and
snow, but do you realize how
dependent we become on cold
weather? We need the snow for
moisture, and we need it for
recreation. When the weather
stays warm in winter, merchants
notice a severe slump on sales
of boots and heavy clothing.
Tire companies, loaded with
winter tires, are hard hit. And
so it goes.
ONE OF THE biggest recording
hits in this era of stereo and
hi fi is Vaughn Meador's mim
icking of "The First tamiiy.
In it, as everyone knows, he
lampoons President John F.
Kennedy, and apparently most
everyone gets a big charge out
of it.
But the thing we get a chuckle
out of is the fact that the admin
istration will have the last
laugh when Meador goes to pay
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Friday night, 8:00 p.m.
Legion Hall
This week adventures of the
"Kon Tiki."
Plus one-half hour cartoons.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Heppner vs. DeSales, Satur
dav. January 5.
Jayvee game 6:30; Varsity, 8
p.m.
Heppner High Gym
Support the Mustangs!
OFS SOCIAL CLl'B
Saturday. January S, Masonic
hall, 2:00 p.m.
MARK THE DATE!
Monday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m.:
Important Public Hearing on
Willow Creek Dam Project.
Be Informed!
Heppner Elementary Auditor
ium. Ilappv and Prosperous
NEW YEAR
To One and All!
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE bY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppner
P.O. Box 611 PH. 676-9625
Chatter
his federal income tax on the
sale of 4 million-plus records
come about April 15.
We wouldn't be surprised to
see JFK come out with a smash
hit imitating Meador's wailing
and weeping on taxes.
IN THE MAIL comes a postcard
from Ralph Crum, traveling in
the southwest. Ralph apparently
has been visiting all the big
dams down in that region and
the card has a picture of Hoover
Dam. Ralph says that he is try
ing to find one that he can bring
back and use for the Willow
Creek project, but all are too
large to fit in Heppner, says ho.
HEPPNER HIGH'S basketball
team with a 5-1 record at the
moment is drawing attention in
A-2 circles around the state. A
poll in the Oregonian Monday
showed the Mustangs getting six
votes, which put them at the
time in 11th place among the
state's A-2 teams. To the best
of our reckoning, the six votes
are the most given to any East
ern Oregon A-2 team and at this
stage of the game places Hepp
ner even over Vale which has
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three votes. No other greater
Oregon league team is rated.
While it is some honor to be
thus in the limelight, it has its
disadvantages. It means that
every other team in the league
starts gunning to be the "giant
killer." Coach Bob Cantonwine's
team, on the strength of the
caliber of. boys back this year
and some upcoming prospects,
was tabbed as, the team to beat
before the season started.
Now the Mustangs know full
well that they have a big job
between them and a league title,
so much of a job in fact that
it is even a little premature to
talk about it. Against Pilot
Rock thev had this illustrated
with emphasis when the Rockets
beat them in a non-league en
counter. Heppner has another
game with them here on Jan
uary 25, this time a league con
test, then a second non-leanue
contest with them here on Feb
ruary 2 before a final counting
tilt with the Rockets there Feb
ruary 22. So the Mustangs have
an opportunity to make up for
the loss.
Strong competition in the
Greater Oregon circuit will come
from Burns and perhaps from
John Day and Sherman County.
We think the team has the
real goods this year and with
the vacation doldrums over, it
will be settling down to work for
league play which opens with
Sherman at Moro Friday night,
January 11. Loss of big Doug
Dubuque at center hurt the
team because he was a main
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stay. There is some hope that
he will be back later in the
year, but if he can't make it,
Coach Cantonwine still has the
"horses" to fill the gap. Hepp
ner has good height in John
Porter, Lee Padberg and Dick
Springer on its starting five. -It
has a sparkplug in Shan Apple
gate. Padberg, as demonstrated
last year, is capable ot eaten
ing fire and burning the net,
and a big boost may come from
fellows like Ken Wright, last
year a jayvee and reserve who
swished 17 points on a hot night
against Stanfield here Saturday.
The bench may bring out some
added strength betore the season
is over.
Take all these ingredients,
mix in some zeal, spirit and en
thusiasm, and our boys could
go far. They need the solid sup
port of the town, and all sports
fans should get out to the games
to back them.
Spirit of the townspeople dur
ing football season was wonder
ful and the results were reflec
ted in the performance of the
team. Basically the same boys
are playing basketball, and they
are deserving of the same sup
port. Let's give it to them.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
S. Parker during the holidays
were their daughter, Mrs. Fran
ces Mitchell, their son, John,
and his son, Tony, all of Port
land. Also visiting with the
Parkers was their grandson Jay
Parker, of Pendleton.
You'll Find
Loaded With Fine
We Invite You To
And Shop
AS YOUNG MR. 1963 ENTERS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SERVING YOU EVEN BETTER
THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR
Phones: (Groc.) 676-9614, (Meat) 676-9288
Mrs. Amanda Duvall had as
her dinner guests Friday even
ing Barney Neistadt, and Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Malcolm, Gale,
Gamille and Benham.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman
and family were in Stayton Sat
urday for the wdeding of their
son, Richard, to Miss Rose Marie
Samek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Samek of Stayton. Before
returning Sunday the family vis
ited friends in Stayton, Dallas
and relatives in Forest Grove.
They also attended the finals of
the Far West basketball classic
in Portland Saturday night.
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