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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, March 21, 1963
HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
PHONE 676-9228
Hie Heppner Gazette, established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
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Volunteer Needed for Important Job
Because the Morrow county chapter, Red Cross, has been
unable to find anyone willing to act as fund drive chairman
this year, the vital blood program through Pioneer Memorial
hospital is jeopardized, according to Mrs. Ilene Wyman, chapter
chairman.
Blood is given through the hospital to anyone needing it,
and about 100 pints per year are used here, Will O'Harra,
administrator, states. Were it not for this blood some of our
local people might not be alive today.
There is considerable cost, however in operating the mobile
unit and in distributing the blood. A sizable portion of the
county's annual fund quota ,goes to the blood program.
Because there is no drive chairman here, there Is no fund
campaign. Without the campaign there are no funds, Without
the funds there may be no blood, because the local organization
has to stand its share of the blood program expense.
Edna Turner was fund drive chairman last year, but her
health will not permit her to serve this year. Mrs. Verner
(Margaret) Troedson served as chapter secretary for nine years
but recently was appointed to the hospital board. She does not
feel able to serve in both capacities, particularly when she
lives so far from town.
Mrs. Wyman has tried many persons but has had no
results, and she appealed to the paper for help. She vitally
needs a willing person to do a very important job, and she needs
a chapter secretary as well another important position.
Last year's drive chairman is willing to assist, and Mrs.
Wyman will help a great deal, but someone who recognizes the
need must step up and conduct this campaign which was due
to start Februay 27 and still isn't underway.
The blood program is not the only phase of its work in
jeopardy should the county fail to pay its share of the Red
Cross funds.
A certified instructor is needed at the swimming pool, and
this is tied in with Red Cross training. If the local instructor
cannot partcipate in the Red Cross classes, it will hamper the
swim pool instructional program.
Every citizen knows of the wide scope of work of the Red
Cross, although Its services often are taken for granted. However,
it must be emphasized that there is a responsibility to support
the Red Cross program if its benefits are to be continued.
There is no criticism of the public support of the program.
At the last blood bank, aided by some good neighbors from
the south, drawings far exceeded the quota. It is assumed, too,
lhat if a good leader is found, the public will back the program
and meet the fund drive quota.
Anyone willing to volunteer, or anyone who has the name
of someone to suggest, should call Mrs. Wymnn at the hospital
at once.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
To the Editor:
I wonder why the farm bill
and wheat quota vote has sud
denly become Democrats for and
Republicans against?
When the present two priced
bill was first passed in 1926 by
a Republican congress, again in
1928, and again in 1956 also by
a Republican congress and when
passed the fourth time, a Demo
cratic president signed it and
now it cannot be stomached by
a Republican.
It is the first child spawned
by the Oregon Wheat league 36
years ago also by the Grange at
that time. I personally know
every president of the wheat
league since it's start and every
president since that time hus
been Republican to my know
ledge except two and one of
them is our present legislator
Jack Smith. With three of these
presidents being from Morrow
county. Namely George Peck,
Henry Baker, and Kenneth
Smouse.
Why have most publications
become interested In the wheat
quota vote? For two reasons I
believe;
(1) We are the suppliers of
raw materials to industry and
all industry wants cheap sup
plies. (2) As farmers, we are the
largest single customers of in
dustry. No advertiser in these
publications wants to see our
use of these products curtailed
one third or more.
(3) If this quota vote fails
and cheap feed swamps the meat
industry with hogs, which it
has many times before. These
agriculture towns will whither
like Weeping Willow trees in a
hot wind.
I've stood in line trying to sell
wheat when there was no mar
ket. Remember, if wo could con
sume all we can raise, we'd all
be hungry in ten years.
O. W. Cutsforth
Among the college students
home from state schools this
week for spring vacation are Mr.
and Mrs. Neal Pcnland, students
at Oregon Technical Institute,
Klamath Falls. They are visiting
Mrs. remand s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Van Houte, and with
other friends here, then leaving
for Coos Bay Thursday for a
brief visit with Neals grand
parents.
THIS IS a significant week at
the Gazette-Times because it
will be the last time that the
paper will be printed on a press
has has served the shop since
just after World War I. O. G.
Crawford, former publisher of the
paper and now of Nelscott, has
written to us about some of
the paper's interesting history,
and we will print the letter next
week, In the story, he points
out that the present Babcock Op-
timus press has served the plant
for 44 years. It has done a good
job and now will go to the Wal
lowa Record where it should
continue to serve for Publisher
Jack Jewell.
WITH A GOOD-SIZED paper
confronting us this week be
cause of Spring Opening and the
necessity of telescoping the work
week in order to gain a day for
installing the incoming press, we
were fearful that some big news
story might break . to disrupt
things, such as a steamboat col
lision on Willow creek, but all
has been peaceful, and it looks
as if we have made the grade.
Last week there was lots of
activities and social events, but
things have quieted this week.
Perhaps everyone is keeping
things clear for spring vacation.
THIS ISN'T a new story. Prob
ably most everyone in town
knows about it, but we can't
resist getting it in print for the
edification of those who may not
have heard it, even at the risk
of losing Father Bruce Spencer's
cordiality. He humbly told the
tale himself.
Father Spencer took his rifle
with telescope sight on an out
ing for target practice one day
a number of years ago, driving
his Jaguar over a cowtrail road.
Suddenly he spotted a big hawk
perched some distance away and
stopped to have a shot at it.
He rested the rifle on the fen
der or hood of the car and
through the telescope sight
drew a fine bead on the hawk.
He pulled the trigger and the
gun went ott, but the hawk
never even ruffled his feathers.
Then, to his chagrin, Father
Spencer noticed a jagged hole in
the hood of his car. In sighting
throuch the telescope and get
ting the bead on the hawk, he
had never noticed that the end
of the barrel, below the telescope
was aiming right into the metal
of the hood.
So now the clergyman claims;
undoubtedly with truth, that he
is the only man who ever shot
and wounded a Jaguar in Mor
row county.
The sequel to the story is that
he was so penitent alter per
forming the rather foolish stunt
that he drove his car for a long
time without patching the hole
so that everyone could witness
the results of his rash act, and
the story, of course, got around.
One day he parked the Jag
uar in front of Turner, Van
Marter and Bryant. When he
came back, someone had char
itably applied a king-sized band
aid over the wound.
FROM THE latest issue of In
dustrial News Review comes
this story:
A woman approached the
pearly gates and spoke to St.
Peter.
"Do you know if my husband
is here? His name is Smith."
"Lady, we have lots of them
here, you'll have to be more spe
cific."
"Joe Smith."
"Lotsa those, too you'll have
to have more identification."
"Well, when he died he said
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Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.
"The Daring Young Man,"
starring Joe E. Brown. PLUS
4 Bonus Short Features:
"Man on Mt. Everest," "Tree
Top Daredevils," "Anieiican
In Orbit," and "Fabulous
Fishing."
SPRING VACATION
For all schools in Morrow
count v March 20-25.
RAINBOW GIRLS'
RECEPTION
Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner Masonic Hall
LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING
Friday. March 22, 7:30 p.m.
Turner, Van Marter and Bry
ant Insurance Co. office.
Help get the Little League
organized.
SPRING OPENING
In all downtown stores Friday
and Saturday. Shop for spec
ial bargains, get ready for
the Faster season.
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that if I was ever untrue to him,
he'd turn over in his grave."
"Oh, you mean 'Pinwheel
Smith' !"
Movie Film Worns
Of Discount Houses
A motion picture film, "Rev
olution on Main Street," warned
in its presentation to the Hepp-ner-Morrow
County Chamber of
Commerce Monday that discount
houses are moving to the smaller
communities.
The film was provided by John
Pfeiffer and the narrator was
the president of Western Auto
Stores.
Store modernization, aggres
sive pricing with a smaller gross
on "sizzling sales items" to
bring more volume to the store,
and creative use of credit were
recommended to meet the dis
count house competition.
The picture was shown by Joe
Hay and Harley Young, program
chairman.
Mrs. Mabel Chaffee and Mrs.
Ethel Zeimentz have returned to
Heppner after spending several
days in Portland.
Bank Employees
To lake Workshop
On Public Affairs
"Freedom versus Communism"
is a topic which at least 11
employees of the First National
Bank of Oregon's branch at
Heppner, and their relatives will
be able to discuss without hav
ing to resort to old saws.
This figure represents the
number enrolled in First Nat
ional's latest public affairs pro
gram, designed to inform em
ployees about the more signifi
cant issues of the dav. The eieht-
week program begins March 22.
Kaiph J. Voss, president of the
statewide system, initiated the
program, using as a pattern a
course developed by the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce.
In explaining the program,
Voss stressed the importance of
continuing self-education.
"In this era of shifting inter
national alliances and diplo
matic and military intrigue, each
of us is continually made aware
of the world-wide economic and
political chess game in which
our country is involved and on
which our futures are based," he
stated.
"We need to know as much
as possible about this very im
portant game and the rules un
der which it is played if we are
to fulfill our parts as responsible
citizens."
At present, 54 study groups
have been formed at the Port
land head office and at 39
branch offices throughout Ore
gon. Groups of 15 to 20 members
will delve into specific segments
of the American economic sys
tem and contrast them with their
communistic counterparts. Out
side preparation will consist on
ly of reading a brief booklet
pertaining to the week's session.
The workshop program will rely
mainly on lively participation oy
each member, under the direc
tion of a capable discussion
leader.
NOTICE
ALL CUSTOMERS OF HEPPNER
GARBAGE SERVICE
Rate Schedule of SI .50 per month for weekly pickup
of first 32 gallon garbage can plus 50c for each ad
ditional can will be effective for month of April
billing. Any trash other than garbage will be charged
for accordingly.
Also. May 1 will be deadline for garbage cans instead
of other type containers.
-HEPPNER GARBAGE
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TOMATOES lb. 17c
ASPARAGUS lb. 29
CAULIFLOWER head 19c
RADISHES and
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