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The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN
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4-H Means Healthy Communities
It's an almost sure sign of a healthy community in areas
where 4-H clubs are strong. It means that its young people are
occupied in worthwhile activity, doing constructive work for
the future. Thus, the entire community has more interest than
just a passing pride when it joins in observing annual 4-H
week.
From the activity of the local clubs, nurtured by dedicated
leaders, springs the vitality of the 4-H organization. Evidences
of good work being done here is apparent on every hand in
honors won, news reports, appearances at meetings, projects
underway, window displays.
Although essentially a rural movement, 4-H has branched into
many fields akin to agriculture so that even non-farm youths
have opportunity to take part and learn by doing.
It is fitting on this National 4-H week that a goodly portion
of this paper is devoted to the county club program. We are
honored to have them with us. and the willingness of county
businesses and individuals to support the club is certain evi
dence of its importance in our way of life.
Good Work on an Essential Job
When Herman Green appeared at the city council meeting to
request a change in his city sanitary service franchise, it was
granted without hesitation. He asked for a 50c per monlh addit
ional payment from residential subscribers to the garbage service
when it exceeds 30 gallons per week.
It was a modest request. Green performs a necessary and
important service for the city and he does it well. Unfortunately
most of the good comments by councilmen were made after he
left the meeting. Other cities have had rather bitter troubles
over the matter of disposing of its waste, but not in Heppner.
Green is punctual and regular on his pickups. Some resi
dents use heavy 50-gallon drums, and he has accepted them to
this time without extra charge, although most communities,
in their franchises, have stipulated the 30-gallon limit.
He deserves the consideration of extra payment for an extra
burden. There is a tendency t0 take for granted the everyday
services that are performed steadily without murmur or com
plaint by the one doing them. This Is an opportunity to show a
little appreciation for a job well done.
Judging by the bills in the hopper to date, this session of
the state legislature has opportunity to go down in history as
a real "do something" legislature.
Frequent legislatures in the past have been tabbed "do
nothing" sessions. There have been occasions when the legis
lature has devoted valuable time to petty matters (such as
the big fuss over the popcorn" bill in one session that would
have prohibited popcorn in theaters), and at other times it has
so badly mutilated good bills that were introduced that nothing
effective emerged.
In the area of social legislation, some significant bills have
been introduced in this session, and it is to be hoped that
the end of the legislative deliberations will find constructive
results without dissipating compromises.
One proposal would require drivers to consent to chemical
tests for drunken driving, and each would sign this consent
before he was licensed. This is a reasonable request and the
law is needed. A recent article in a Sunday supplement pointed
out that liquor is involved in far more accidents than the
public realizes. This is true.
Newspaper reporters covering auto accidents may know, just
as officials do, that liquor is often a contributing cause, but
unless some charge was made relative to it, the fact cannot
be published without being on shaky ground.
It was on July 4 three years ago that a father and his
children took a drive on the North Santiam highway, leaving
the mother home to get dinner. Returning home, another car
veered directly into their path, and three in the family were
killed, as well as the driver (the lone occupant) of the other
car. Oddly enough, a state policeman witnessed the accident
in his rear view mirror. There was no doubt that the driver of
the death car was intoxicated. But the story was never reported
that way. He was dead; thus, there were no charges filed against
him. But the evidence was all there, and a happy family was
consigned to tragedy because of a drunken driver.
Regardless of a person's views on drinking, all will concede
that there is no place on the highway for intoxicated drivers,
and it is time that we face up to the problem.
Another good bill on social legislation is that which would
provide for civil proceedings to commit those who are considered
"dangerous" sex offenders. The bill makes good sense. While
such sex offenders should have some sympathy because they
are essentially sick, they are a menace to society when they
are at large, and their crimes are among the most heinous of all.
Some of these have been in the news in recent months. It is
to be hoped that some good comes from this bill.
A third bill that comes to mind is the one that is designed
to combat obscenity. It is one of the mysteries of our society
to understand why we tolerate trash and filth in magazines, in
our movies and in other media, at the same time protesting
because our children become delinquents.
From such bills as these, it is to be hoped that effective
social legislation will emerge from the session. While minds
are predominately concentrating on taxes and fiscal needs, at
tention should also be focused on these other important areas,
and residents should express themselves to their legislators on
them.
This session has opportunity to be one of the most significant
in the state's history. The remaining few months will see how
it measures up.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
Club Has Display
"Grooming and Wa r d r o b e
Planning" were the main ideas
displayed by the Sew-a-Long
club of Heppner in their window
display for 4-H week.
The girls met at 1:30 Saturday
at the Penny's store and began
setting up the display. There was
no regular meeting, but a few
girls met afterward and began
sewing on their articles.
The next meeting will be held
on March 16.
Judy Smith, reporter
A LETTER that was addressed
to the "Mayor of Ruggs" was
delivered by the carrier to Mrs.
Harold (Mary) Wright in that
community the other day.
This rather nonplussed Mary
in the unincorporated little vil
liage. She called Mrs. A. C.
(Doris) Ball and asked if they
should hold an election. They
decided that Mary should go
ahead and take care of the letter,
which indicates that if an elec
tion were held at Ruggs, she
might win the mayoralty.
Anyway, the epistle was from
a school lad who apparently had
spotted Ruggs on a map, and
he wanted to know all about the
town for a school report.
Mary came through like a one
woman Chamber of Commerca,
sent a booklet on the county and
wrote all the dope about Ruggs.
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PARKING METERS will stay
on the streets in Heppner, but
there is one that will come out.
It is the one that brought the
least revenue of any in town
P'obably doesn't even pay for its
maintenance. It is the lone meter
that is located on Center, west of
Main, and is placed in front of
the welfare office. There are two
reasons why the meter doesn't
bring any revenue. In the first
place, its potential customers are
tlie least able to pay, being visi
tors to the welfare office, and in
the second place, all they have
to do is move over a car width
and they don't have to pay any
way. ALL EYES of the community are
on Bill Blake this week, and
the big question is: "Will he do
it?"
It started like so many dis
cussions around a cup of coffee.
Some figured this matter of hik
ing 50 miles in 16 hours is pretty
tough; some think it is easy.
Somehow, Bill got himself
cornered, and the wagers were
threatening.
He figures that he can make
50 miles in 16 hours, although in
an exclusive interview this week,
he rubbed a contemplative hand
over his midriff, which probably
has expanded a little since days
in service.
Willie has it all figured. He
would go right down the Willow
creek highway to the Highway
30 junction, then turn west for
three miles to finish the 50,
downhill most of the way.
He would start at midnight
and figures if he were not at
Morgan within seven hours, he
would have to give up.
If we were wagering on the
matter, we'd back Bill on the
theory that he has enough deter
mination to make it.
Personally, if we were going to
try the same stunt, leaving at
midnight, we'd figure we could
easily be In Lexington by noon.
AN OLD FRIEND is coming
. home soon. The Gazette-Times
will get a newspaper press on
March 21 that was with us for
more than 14 years when we
worked with the Itemizer-Ob-server
in Dallas. It was sold
to the Woodburn Independent
some years ago, and now we are
buying it from that paper.
Most of the Welcome Edition
of the G-T of June, 1961, was
printed on this press.
It will be quite an undertaking
to get the big fellow in weighs
16,900 pounds and it should be
quite a show when it is moved
in. We will serve notice now
that the paper that week the
issue of March 21 will be print
ed on Wednesday, March 20, a
day early, so we can get the job
done and keep the plant in oper
ation, both on commercial print
ing and the newspaper.
WE NOTICED with some sad
ness that Sherman County
bowed to Vale, 71 to 56, in the
first basketball game of the 2-of-3
series for the right to go to the
state tournament. But this
doesn't mean that the Huskies
are out of it. They had to travel
to the red-hot basketball town
of Vale last week, but now the
series moves to Moro, and the
results may be quite different.
Had Heppner won the right
to play Vale, we would have
figured that the Vikings would
beat them at Vale, but we
thought the Mustangs could win
the next two here. Sherman
County has a chance to do the
same, and we're pulling for
them.
MEANWHILE, Heppner's Mus
tangs, despite their loss to
Sherman is still highly regarded.
With their basketball togs in
mothballs for the season, Coach
Bob Cantonwine's boys are still
rated in the" Oregonian poll,
among the "also rans."
IONE'S CARDINALS have an ir
repressible spirit and they did
a marvelous job at the district
7B tournament. Their losses
lfprs Aotuallv. al
though they finished fifth in the
standings, they were just a
whisker away from higher rank
inrtt! onrt uprpn't ton far from
winning the title. Great credit
goes to the school ior winning
thP snortsmanshio trophy while
losing the top ratings.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Friday, March 8, 8 p.m.,
'Tonight's the NighV' in
color, starring David Nevin,
Yvonne DeCarlo, Barry Fitz
gerald. Plus one-half hour cartoons.
WILLOW GOLF CLUB
Workdays, Saturday and Sun
day. Help get the course in
shape for summer fun.
HEPPNER PTA
Wednesday, March 13, multi
purpose room, 8:00 p.m.
Exchange students to speak.
LEXINGTON PTA
Tuesday, March 12, Lexington
grade school. Speakers from
State Hospital, Pendleton.
PTA TALENT SHOW
Plan now to participate. Var
iety of talents needed. Fri
day, March 15, 8 p.m.
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