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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, January 24. 1963
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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOHBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
PHONE 676-9228
The Heppner Gazette, established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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Anti-Digit Dialers Sing the Blues
It is amusing, after nearly a year of successful operation of
all-number telephone calling here, to read in the Reader's
Digest that California cry babies are battling the coming of
digit dialing to that great state.
One Santa Rosa resident is quoted as saying, "Give me
Liberty or take the blinking phone out."
John O'Hara, author of "Butterfield 8," is said to have
declared, "Where would I have been if I had had to rail the
book '288'?" (We submit that he probably wrote a wrong number
anyway).
And one wise guy vented his protest by telling the operator,
"Give me four billion, one hundred fifty-five million, eight
hundred forty-two thousand, three hundred and one."
At this juncture, we'll take the stand, with our right hand on
the 1903 edition of Pacific Northwest Bell's Telephone Almanac,
that all-number dialing is a boon and a blessing.
Even though we are about due for our first year service
stripe on the system, we still find it a pleasure to be able to
dial direct, through the number arrangement, to Portland, Spo
kane, Los Angeles, and hear the party answer in no less time
than it takes to call Charlie Ruggles across the street.
We have always felt that Californians were intelligent
people (even though they sometimes don't drive that way
when they travel our highways), and they surely can see how
numbers are less confusing and less subject t0 error than
the letter prefixes. When one tells an operator, for instance, that
lie wants "MA 3-3451," she is liable to hear it, "NA 3-3451."
The same confusion exists between B's and D's, P's and T's,
B's and V's and others.
As we understand it, the number system makes the direct
dialing network possible because it opens up a much larger scope
of connections, whereas the letter prefixes limited the possi
bilities. It appears t0 us that the Californians don't know when they
are well off. One might suggest that if they are so busy that
they can't dial a couple extra numbers on a phone call, they
might revert back to smoke signals or tom-tom drums for
communications.
But apparently The Bell System is more patient with
its dissenters. We understand that they now have a gadget that
is going to dial their numbers for them.
O. K. Go ahead and spoil them!!
WEILL, the mystery is solv
edthe one about Supertino,
Calif. The post office figured it
out just before we went to press
last week. Don Gilliam heard
Postmaster Jim Driscoll mumb
ling about it and right away
said, "It's Cupertino, not Super
tino." And that was right. The
lost city is located in the San
Jose area.
After the little item appeared
n last week's column, we got
a number ot cans, starting
bright and early Friday morn-
ng. First was Mrs. Jim Thomson,
who recalled that the Neil
Shuirmans, formerly of Heppner,
live there. Then Charlie O'Connor
of lone called, remembering that
Mrs. Shuirman was formerly of
lone. Ed Lspey, Humphreys Drug
pharmacist, who once lived in
Monterey, came in to tell us
about it. And so it went. Sev
eral others had it correctly pegged.
So we got the address changed
and now everything is hunky
dory. Thanks for your interest.
CHIEF OF POLICE Dean Gil-
man got interested in helping
out a man, William Sanders,
who came to town the other day,
said he was born 25 miles from
Heppner in 1917, but his parents
died shortly after his birth. He
was adopted by another couple
and now is trying to trace back
in hope of discovering if he has
any other aunts, uncles or other
kin.
So the chief and I started dig
ging through the Gazette-Times
files. We found an item about
the man's birth, to Mr. and Mrs,
William Sanders at Reid's Mill
with Dr. A. D. McMurdo attend
ing. -
But that's all we could find,
There was nothing in the en
suing year about the parents'
deaths that we could locate. So
we had to let it go at that.
The chief recalled that there
had been a big influenza epl
demic in 1918 and thought may
be that it had claimed the par
ents, but we could spot no obit
uary.
Did find an item about Dr.
McMurdo himself being caught
in the epidemic, but he survived
of course, and is still going
strong.
New Representative on the Job
Jack Smith of Condon took- his seat in the 1903 legislative
session recently as one of the members of the House of Repre
sentatives in Oregon.
Although he is only one of 60 representatives serving the
state, he represents nearly one-tenth of the state's territory as he
serves for Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler
counties. They embrace 9,038 square miles, while the total for the
state Is 96,981 square miles.
Senator Ben Musa of The Dalles, one of 30 state senators,
covers almost as much territory as does Rep. Smith but not quite.
His total is 8,723 square miles as he serves Gilliam, Hood River,
Morrow, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties.
As president of the senate this year, Sen. Musa brings
some additional prestige to the 18th district of which Morrow
is a part.
Because of the rambling territory they serve (and because
the reapportionment bill did not pass), our lone shared senator
and our lone shared representative have their work cut out
to keep in contact with what is going on around their districts.
Rep. Smith has done well as a "freshman" representative
to get the committee appointments that he has. He has been
named vice chairman of the agriculture and livestock com
mittee, and is a member of the education and taxation com
mittees, three important ones indeed.
Before the legislature convened he called meetings with
different groups of his 28lh district to hear of their problems
and needs, including county officials, school officials, farmers
and others. This should help give him a good start, and It
indicates that though he has a lonesome job in covering his
five counties, he intends to represent them well.
In his busy schedule, Rep. Smith hopes to find time to
write a weekly report of the activities of the 52nd legislative
assembly for this paper and this contact, too, will be helpful
in reaching the people.
There is little doubt that Rep. Smith afid Sen. Musa will
be among the busiest people in the legislature!
Dear Editor:
President Lincoln beli e v e d
"AH men are created equal,"
Webster dictionary gives "like
in value, quality, status or posit
ion." If the definition of "equal"
actually means equal, why do
we have such a variation of
punishment or privilege?
We have a county school sys
Should any oldtimer have any
recollection of the Sanuers iam
ily at Reid's Mill in that early
day, pass it along to the chief.
ANOTHER SERIOUS epidemic is
spreading rapidly right now in
Heppner, and we feel it our duty
to warn the populace anout it.
it is "basketball fever." and it
has traveled bv leans and
bounds since the Mustangs
downed John Day and Burns
over the week-end.
It is highly contagious and we
think that there will be several
hundred afflicted with it in the
Heppner high gym Friday night
uhpn thp hnve nlav Pilot Rock.
One of the symptoms of
"oasKetDan iever is inai uue
stricken with it starts talking
rather wildly ana sometimes in
coherently about "state tourn
nmpnt."
A person may carry this fever
and expose many others without
knowing it. One such is Lee Pad-
berg who gave quite a lew local
nnnnlp awfullv serious cases of
it when he scored 44 points
against Jonn Day.
We are atraid tnat tne iever is
going to continue here for at
ipnsi thp npYt two months.
There's no stopping this talk
of tournament and we hope
some untimely defeat doesn't
halt it. Heppner is drawing the
eye of sportswriters around the
state to a degree now, and the
tpnm is rankpd from 9th to 12th
in A-2 circles on the various
polls.
Coach Bob Cantonwine and his
boys try to keep their eyes on
the game immediately ahead,
but who could blame them for
hoping for a crack at the tourn
nmpnt?
But, fellow citizens, despite the
fact that tne lacis nave taKen
three wins in a row in what
lnnmpri as their touchest names,
the season is still young and
they are marked as the "team
to beat." which is an unenviable
position.
Let's don't put the pressure on
them too much, while giving
them all the support we can
and maybe quite a few of our
people could make some reser
vations at Coos Bay in March.
Wow! My forehead is hot,
must be getting. . .
tem. The rules that govern the
school snouia appiy 10 "
schools in the county. If Hepp-
ctnilontu ara dismissed &S
i l c: 1 oiuuirtiia
soon as semester examinations
are completed, wny weren t lone
students given the same priv
ilege .'
T nn flnilht that the
county superintendent, school
. . i J nni.Ac nra
Doaru, reacners, anu yaicm.
interested in Deuemig uui
..b.nis ut ar,mo nf thp smaller
problems are being neglected by
the nigger proDiem 01 wac, ikh
buildings, transportation and the
like.
could de
pend on being treated as equals
from local tnrougn cuumy. oiaic,
i l latrplc rtprhartR &
great many problems would be
settled.
The papers are full of injustice
4.u .,4t.V,rv,Qnt nf PrimPS. TWO
persons involved in a crime, one
gets lite in prison me ""
death penalty. Equal? ? ? ?
Lets all remember the word
i ii rt ctill mpane todaV
what it did when Abe Lincoln
aeiiveieu ina vj-nj-'"-r
and perhaps is needed as much
now as it was at uwi "in
sincerely, Sue Townsend
lone
To the Editor:
Enclosed find $5.00 to be add
ed to my Times in advance. I
can't do without it, and so will
pay in advance early. I've taken
it ever since I used to live near
there over 40 years ago, so can t
do without it. And I like to hear
of the old timers.
So thanks and all good wishes
for always.
Your friend,
Mae Warren
641-S-14 Street
Redmond, Oregon
To the Editor:
Dear Editor:
Your fine cooperation in the
Christmas Gift Project, Eastern
Oregon State Hospital, is deeply
appreciated. Generous news
space in your columns helped
greatly. Our goal of two gifts
for each of the 1300 patients was
reached, and in addition, they
will receive birthday gifts dur
ing 1963.
Altogether, the gifts were al
most double those of last year.
We feel that such an accomp
lishment would have been im
possible without the aid of the
press.
Sincerely and gratefully,
Mrs. H. W. Dickson
Pendleton chairman
(Mrs.) Alda Walster
Director
Volunteer Services
Eastern Oregon State Hosp.
Meetinq Slated
To Hear Agronomist
mist for Phillips 66 Agricultural
r 4.lAoiiilla I illn
Ammonia, oarun iuc,
has accepted an invitation to
:i -i. mnotinn nf thp lone
Lions club on February 11, Herb
Ekstrom Jr., oi r-Rsu"'" ""
Chemicals, lone, announces.
He will speak on annyarous
ammonia and aqua ammonia
-j i . i njiil roant in the
ana nuw 'i --
soil. Harshman will also, answer
anv questions xnai uum
asked on the subject. Ekstrom
believes that he will be able to
give some enlightening informa
tion on rust and its control
The no-host dinner will be at
7:30 p.m. on February 11. Ek
strom asks that all planning to
attend contact him before Jan
uary 28 so that dinner arrange
ments may be made. His tele
phone number is 422-7za.
COMMUNITY
THE GAZETTE-TIMES
AGENT FOR
MOORE BUSINESS FORMS
Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Saturday night, 8:00 p.m.
Legion Hall
This week "Torpedo Alley"
Plus one-half hour cartoons.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Heppner Mustangs vs. Pilot
Rock Rockets.
Heppner High Gym
Fri., Jan. za, d.ou anu o
FREE YOUTH MOVIE
Full length film, "Teenage
Rock"
Grade school multipurpose
room.
Saturday, Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Followed by entertainment
and refreshments.
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
St. Patrick's Parish Hall
Tuesday, January 29, 8 p.m.
Bridge and Pinochle
Tickets $1 each
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY,
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppner
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Arnie Hedman and Gil Lujan Announce The
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Saturday, January 26, 1963, at 8:00 A. M.
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FREE
DOOR
RIZE:
$64.50 Metalcraft 5 pc. DINETTE SET
And Other Prizes to the Lucky Winners !
OWNERS ARNIE HEDMAN (leit) and Gil Lujan (right) with
Mrs. Pay Wilson, assistant store manager.
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