2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, February 21, 1963
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The Cereal and the Sugar
"Vocational apiculture is the cereal, and the FFA is the
sugar sprinkled on the top." So said llollis McDonald of The
Dalles, state Future Farmers of America president, at the an
nual Heppner chapter FFA banquet in the Catholic parish hall
here Wednesday niRht.
Among the 150 present at the dinner were many adults
who got a taste of the "sugar" tin? work that the FFA is doing
and it "tastes" good.
Through the FFA, these young men develop a well-rounded
program of living. While they are concerned principally with
vocational agriculture the cereal, if you please they branch
out in other ways: conduct meetings, learn public speaking,
stress scholarship, venture into community service, and take
care of their own bookkeeping on the projects on which they
embark, to mention a few.
Future Farmers handled every part of their banquet pro
gram themselves as tliey always do with the exception of
the presentation of the awards by their advisor, Gerald Jon
asson, and singing of two vocal solos lor entertainment by
Principal Gordon Pratt. Their president was master of ceremonies,
other officers gave reports and had other parts, one member
gave the invocation, and their slate president was the principal
speaker. They do for themselves. II is a lesson they learn early,
and the competence this develops should be valuable through
life.
Again, the state president sounded the key for his fellows
in FFA when he said, "It's not the opportunity you have that
counts, but it's what you do with that opportunity."
The FFA boys learn to develop their opportunities early.
One father confided after the meeting that his FFA son has
developed a cattle herd that will provide the young man enough
money to get through college, and he has paid from his earnings
for feed and other costs.
You can note the confident pride on the faces of these young
men when they appear in public wearing their FFA jackets, and
it is a pride in which the community may share.
They will not all go into vocational agriculture careers, as
(he president explained, but the qualities lliey are gaining in
this well-rounded program will help provide the "sugar" for a
"sweeter" society in whatever endeavor they undertake.
Chaff and
Wes Sherman
IT LOOKS as if King Basketball;
is vicing with George Wash
ington for the limelight in this
edition of the G-T. The paper
heralds lleppner's Washington
Birthday sale, but at the same1
time could almost be called a
special basketball edition, what
with reports on some 11 Hepp
ner and lone games in its pages.
This does not include the several
stories on coming games, 7 15
district tournament and AAU
tournament.
lone threw quite a bombshell
into the Umatilla-Morrow circ
uit when it clouted Athena
Tuesday night alter the Mc
Kwen five had posted 15 league
victories without a defeat. This
ends the regular season for the
Cards with a rather amazing
record of 12 wins, four losses, in
view of the fact thai at the
start of the year they were mice
0-3 in the league. Only Weston
topped them later in the season.
Heppner came back strong af
ter losing recently to Sherman
county to take a pair from Grant
Union and Burns. So from the
gloom of defeat I hey are now
in the thick of the race again.
Tournament time is at baud
for lone, but the Mustangs still
have a considerable distance to
go before they hit a tournament.
There are no district meets for
them. Pilot Hock, Sherman Coun
ty again and probably Vale
stand between them ami a trip
to Coos llav for the state A-2
tournament.
We look for the squad to come
on with a surge, now that the
chips are down, and really blis
ter the court. They showed what
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IHM-HI ill minimi iinliiiun
Chatter
they eair do in lite first, game
wilh Sherman county and the
first game wilh Grant Union.
Already I bey have turned in one
ot (heir best seasons in Hepp
ner high's history.
On , still another basketball
front is the Morrow County Grain
Growers' team, which will play
in the AAU tourney at l'endle
Ion Saturday night, and we
hope tbev will still be in the
thick of it for the second round
Suudav. Although some of the
players on the MCGG squad arc
a little paunchier around the
middle than liny were in their
high school and college days,
and although they may tend
to dog trot on the court when
they gel a chance instead of
running pell moll, there is still
plenty of spark and fire in them
vet. They eould just come out
of that tournament wilh a cham
piouship.
So, Morrow county lias three
basketball tournament possibili
ties lor one to keep his eyes on.
We hope all three bring home
the honors.
AS Wi: 1IKADKD towards the
back door of the courthouse
for u meeting Tuesday night
we heard someone call, "Hey
Wes!"
The voice came through the
barred window of the county jail.
II took a few moments to recog
nize our printer, Joe Hartle, in
side. This was a rather startling de
velopment for he had left work
only a couple of hours earlier.
We bad visions of putting out
Sherman Elected Press Chairman
Weslev Sherman. Dublisher of
thp Hen'nner Gazette-Times, was
elected chairman of the 1964
Oregon Press Conference at the
annual meeting of the Con
ference at the University of Ore
gon. Th tnn.Hav meetini?. Feb
ruary 15 and 16, was the 44th
annual conclave of the Oregon
Proco fnnfprpnPP. which is CO-
sponsored by the University of
Oregon School or journalism ana
the Oregon Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Sherman was elected at a Sat-nri-lnv
lunr'hpnn of the confer
ence' at the Eugene HoteL Carl
r Wphh speretarv-manaeer of
ONPA and member of the Journ
alism School faculty, was re
elected Conference secretary and
W. Verne McKinney, publisher
of the Hillsboro Argus, was re
elected representative-at-iar g e
n tho Alton Memorial Fund.
The new president succeeds Eric
u; Allan It Merlford MflU-
Tribune, who presided at this
session.
Mr and Mrs. Sherman attend
ed the conference from Thurs
day night through Saturday. He
attended a directors' meeting
Thursday night
Feature of the sessions was the
speech by Clark Mollenhoff,
Washington, D. C, correspondent
for Cowles Publications and
Pulitzer prize winner, on the sub-
ect. "The High cost oi exces
sive Secrecy."
He asserted that American
citizens and newspapers should
give full support to Congress in
asserting its right to investigate
government activities and gov
nrnment snendine. Mollenhoff
expressed grave concern about
the "executive privilege aoc
trine, which he termed "a naked
claim to unlimited secrecy on
the whim of the executive
hrnnrh" He said that it has
been used to bar the press, the
mihiie. the Congress and the
General Accounting office from
examining government business.
The speaker declared that it has
been used to hide scanaais ana
micmnnnopment in our regula
tory agencies, in the foreign aid
program and in tne ueiense de
partment.
Amnnfr othpr hierhliehts were
a talk on "The New Constitution
and the Press," by Hans A.
T.inrlp associate DrofesSOr. School
nf l aw University of Oreeon. at
a Friday luncheon meeting; a
panel on "Political news" wim
fnmwr flovprnnr Charles A.
Sprague as moderator and At
torney General Robert Y. Thorn
ton, Robert W. Chandler, puD
lisher of the Bend Bulletin, Carl
Fiuhpr nf Radio Station KUGN.
and Doug Seymour, political ed
itor of the Salem capital journ
al as speakers; and a talk on
"Three Decades of Conventions"
by Leith Abbott, former public
relations director oi wonnern
this week's paper without a
printer.
In answer to our perplexed
query, Joe explained his predica
ment. He had gone up after work to
visit an acquaintance wno was
incarcerated. The sheriff had let
him in but had to leave and
locked the door behind him, say
ing that another officer would
be alone soon. One was expec
ted down from Washington to
get the prisoner.
Well, when we walked by it
was 8 o.m. and Joe was getting
a little restless about it. Bernice,
his wife, didn't know where he
was. Joe asked us to call her
and tell her he was in Jail, but
fortunately the officer came
along within a short time and
the printer was let out.
We don't expect Joe to be ar
rested for anything, but if by
ehance he should be, one would
think that he could ask to de
duct about three hours off his
sentence for time served In ad
vance. WE'RE STILL wondering how
many plates were broken
when that loud crash emanated
from the kitchen at the FFA
banquet Wed nesday night.
Thought maybe the FHA girls
would come out with the food
on paper plates as a result, but
the meal was served on regular
nlates. Thev met whatever trag
edy befell them with composure
and dignity, and demurely serv
ed their tasty repast.
IT'S EMBARRASSING enough to
an ordinary citizen when an
officer gives him a ticket, but
when it happens to a minister
it is more so. The Rev. Melvln
Dixon is living one down this
week.
He went fishing at Bull Prairie
Tuesday and while trying to
outwit the trout with line going
through a hole in the ice. not
iced some other fellows perhaps
a couple of hundred leet away.
He left his pole and went to
see how they were doing.
But a state policeman happen
ed by. He tried to get on the
ice but it was thin by the bank
and the officer crashed into the
shallow water, the Rev. Dixon
reports. So the minister oblig
inclv went over to him, pro
duced his license and then got
a ticket for leaving his pole un
attended not because he went
to the officer, we suppose, but
because he had left it in the
first place.
Well, as the old saying goes,
Icnorance of the law is no ex
cuse, and this apparently ap
plies to ministers as well. So
the Rev. Dixon now has a sum
mons to justice court But, be
ing a good sportsman, he takes
it as a good sport.
Wouldn't be surprised to hear
him preaching on a sermon,
"Don't Leave Your Line Un
attended," next Sunday but
doubt if he will. Imagine he
would be happy to have every
one come and find out. though.
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WES SHERMAN, publisher of
tht Gaxette-Tlmes. was elec
ted chairman of the 1964 Ore
90a fnu conference ot the
1963 conference concluded Sat
urday in Eugene.
(V of O News Bureau Photo)
Division, Southern Pacific Com
pany, at the Friday evening ban
quet. George S. Turnbull, professor
emeritus and former Dean of the
school of Journalism, spoke on
"Half a Century of Press-Journalism
School Cooperation" at the
concluding buffet luncheon Sat
urday. Mrs. Harold (Beverly) Goebel
and daughters, Wallowa, visited
this week-end with her mother,
Mrs. Eva Griffith, and her sister
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard TOIL
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kennv and
family. Portland, spent the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Kenny and at
tended the Elks Annual.
Visiting Monday at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dixon
was Mr. Dixon's father, Stanley
M. Dixon of Echo.
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TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Dear Mr. Sherman:
A few words of thanks to you
and your fine paper the Gazette
Times for the article concerning
my search for my father's kin
folk. It was through your article
that my uncle, Raymond Reid of
Bend, Oregon, contacted me at
my office in Walla Walla, Wash
ington via long distance call.
It was truly a wonderful feel
ing to learn that after so many
weeks of searching I truly did
have relatives alive on my
father's side of the family.
I wish to give particular
thanks to Dean Gilman for his
interest and diligent searching
for facts which I understand you
aided him with in going through
the Gazette-Times files. Mr. Gil
man was actually instrumental
in my finding my kinfolk since
were it not for his hard work
and endeavor, I perhaps might
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still be searching.
Mrs. Sargent at the Coffee
Shop of the Hotel and many,
many other fine Heppner folk
took a real active interest in this
matter and it was through these
people that I met and talked
with several old-timers of real,
down-to-earth, friendliness and
interest in my problem and the
promise of all the help they
could offer.
A particular thrill was in
meeting Dr. A. D. McMurdo, who
brought me into this world.
Shaking Dr. McMurdo's hand
knowing it was the hand of
the man who first slapped my
back-sides in order that I might
get my first breath was really
something.
So again my "thanks" to all
you good people of Heppner for
taking a stranger into your
hearts and making his problem
your problem. I shall always
remember you.
Sincerely,
William G. Sanders
136 E. Birch
Walla Walla, Wn.
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family, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Can
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end. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pfelffer,
Pendleton, were week-end guests
of their daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Herman.
The Pfeiffers attended the Elks
Annual Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Jordan and
children, Milton-Freewater, were
houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
O'Brien over the week-end. The
two couples enjoyed the Elks
Annual Saturday.
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Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., Walt
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toons. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Heppner Mustangs vs. Pilot
Rock, Friday night, Pilot
Rock gym.
McEwen, Saturday night,
Heppner High gym.
JV game, 6:30. Varsity, 8:00
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Starts Friday, Feb. 22, 7:30
p.m. Continues for six
weeks. Elks club rooms.
BENEFIT CARD PARTY
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Saturday, March 2. Grange
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