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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBBOW 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 HELEN E. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher Associate Publisher
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where $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday
and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second
f'lass Matter.
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Welcome to the Cow Cutters
One of the interesting events in Hoppncr in springtime
is the Wranglers' Cow Cutting event, fourth annual staging
of which will be Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds.
This is an attraction for riders from all over Washington,
Oregon and Idaho and will bring a goodly number of visitors
to town for the week-end. We extend a welcome to them and
hope that they will enjoy their stay here. Our citizonry should
go out of its way to extend them hospitality.
There arc divisions for all ages of cutters, both men and
women, in this approved meet. Adding excitement and interest
are barrel racing and team roping, the latter for Wranglers
only.
Indications are that this year's event will draw one of the
largest fields in the 4-year history of the spring meet. Wranglers
are to be congratulated in their promotion of the cow cutting
contests and should receive the full cooperalion from towns
people and businessmen.
Heppner has a busy spring schedule lined up. Last week
end found the town bustling with activity with students from
a wide area here for the Heppner Invitational track meet, and
kiddies converging for the Elks' Easter egg hunts. On the week
end of April .26-27 will bo the merchants' Spring Festival with
novel events planned under the leadership of Randall Peterson,
chairman of the merchants' committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, and the ever-enjoyable Band Carnival on the evening
of the 27th.
Snow is flying at this writing, but Old Man Weather was
kind enough to abstain from his capricious fling for the track
meet and egg hunts Saturday. It is hoped that he will be as
considerate on the coming week-end for the cow cutters and
on the ensuing week-end for Spring Festival events.
It's a busy time for our town this springtime and those
of all ages have entertainment a plenty in the offing. May
all visitors take home pleasant thoughts of Heppner while our
home folks are having a good time too!
Another Little Reminder
Occasionally we feel it necessary to remind the many
persons and organizations who want notices, announcements
and writcups in the paper that we need to have these as early
as possible. We know everyone tries to be considerate on this
point, but lately a good many have been slipping again, and
we find ourselves submerged on Wednesdays (at an especially
busy time of the year) with a late influx of copy.
We try not to set hard and fast deadlines, but we do ap
preciate it when folks tell us about their news or submit their
written items at the earliest possible time. Our linotype oper-
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SNOW CONTINUING into mid
April could bring wide reper
cussions on the news, turning
things topsy turvv. For instance,
high school athletes might add
another event at their track
meets the snowball throw. Ken
Peck, foremost ski enthusiast,
might announce that the '63-'64
skiing season is starting earliest
on record in April and start
hauling his equipment out fo
the mothballs. The Hallmark
Card Company might be in a
frenzy of preparation, thinking
the Christmas season is at hand
and no new designs ready for
the market. Flights of ducks
nonchalantly heading northward
might be thrown into abject con
fusion and Flight Leader Quack
Mallard might be unjustly os
tracized by his fellow quackers
for getting his dates "fowled"
up. Trout lure manufacturers
might come out with a snow
flake fly on the theory that the
trout at season's opening Satur
day will think that the swirling
flakes are some kind of a brand
new spring hatch of bugs. Ran
dall Peterson, chairman of the
Merchants Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, may at
this moment be attempting to
decide whether he shouldn't
change the name of the forth
coming Spring Festival to Win
ter Carnival.
In the meantime, while the
yellow daffodils are turning
blue with the cold, we'll turn
our attention to something else.
WHEN WE installed our big
press recently, we thought
surely we had cured the infes
tation of those pestiferous little
Kremlins that .get into the type
and mix letters, turn lines up
side down and so on. But ap
parently the boys at Woodburn
didn't fumigate it before it left
there. Last week, one of the
gremlins climbed into Rev. Mel
Dixon's Easter message and
made "anesthetics" out of the
word "aesthetics." It came out
in print, "Easter is more than
anesthetics; it is dynamics!"
But the reverend didn't feel
too badly about it. Probably
quite a few persons use Easter
as an anesthetic anyway to
deaden their religious con
sciences by attending church for
the only time during the year.
IF A FELLOW only read the
sports pages, he would have
no way of telling this Is a year
later than the same time last
year. The New York Yanks are
ator cannot get everything through the machine when a sub
stantial part comes in late.
So in order that you may not be disappointed fci having
something left out, and to save us some grey hairs and additional
night work, will you tell us or send us your material early
in the week.
Hurry!
shop early for
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PATHRNS
Spring Summer Fashion!
"Sew-Easy" Styles!
dresses, suits, coats, sportswear!
teens' and children's styles!
men's fashions!
home accessories!
Chatter
Sherman
right back at the top of the
1 American league, and the New
York Mets are buried deep in
the cellar of the National.
WHAT NEXT DEP'T: Report
from the State Department of
Agriculture states that latest fad
among women is wearing live
beetles from Mexico as jewelry.
The ladies fasten chains on the
bugs and they crawl around as
living ornaments. Two species
most commonly used for the
"brooches" are the Megazopherus
chiliensis and Zopherus hold
emani, the release said. They are
said to feed on wood and have
small jewels glued to their
backs.
So far none are believed to
be in Oregon, and it is to be
hoped that none of our female
population goes "buggy" enough
to spread the fad here. The Dept.
of Agriculture says introduction
of these new species of pests
could result in thousands of dol
lars in losses to farmers and
consumers.. Indeed, with the bugs
fond of wood, they could literally
eat milady out of her house and
home.
FROM SCOTT LAMB, informa
tion director of the Farm Bur
eau, comes a release about a
40-hour week for agriculture be
ing considered by the state leg
islature. "Such a plan leads one to
reflect on the results of such
a law on, say, a cattle operation
in eastern Orecon," Lamb writes.
"Come round-up time and the
foreman gathers his wranglers
around the chuck wagon at 8
a.m. where each punches in on a
battery-powered time clock be
fore saddling up for the day.
At 10 a.m. the search for strays
is halted while a 15-minute cof
fee break is prepared over a
sagebrush fire. At noon there is
a charge for the chuck wagon
again, to punch out for the noon
hour. Again, a coffee break in
the afternoon and checkout time
is 5 p.m. to avoid payment of
overtime.
"Ccme branding time, things
would really be thrown into an
uproar. Jurisdictional rows
might occur over who was to
do the roping, holding and
branding. We might even vis
ualize the following conversa
tion between two cowboys:
"Cowboy No. 1: 'Ah hates t
bring this up, ol' hoss, but mah
card an' rate o' pay suggests
Ah'm th' one who runs thet
electric brandin' iron. Ah hap-
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t ho th' nrilv electrician
in th' crew, an' Ah don't aim
t' turn this job over t' scab la
bor.' "Cowboy No. 2: 'Yeah, but you
ain't unt a wrangler nermit an'
statute number 1368.004 says no-
body can run an iron wnai am i
already aualified an' a member
of th' wranglers union. If'n you
tetch thet iron, us wranglers
is goin' t' throw up a picket line
aroun' this here brandin' area.'
"Western TV. shows would
take on a new twist, and the
U. S. Marshal would be spending
all his time rounding up and
settling labor disputes instead of
chasing badmen.
"The rancher would be spend
ing most of his time with his
personnel manager and IBM
machines, trying to hold down
overtime and settling jurisdic
tional disputes with arbitration
boards.
"In the meantime the cattle
would go hungry and the ranch
er's wife and children would
spend their time carrying water
and moving the cattle to new
pastures.
"The 40-hour week would sure
louse up the west, and the east,
too, but there would be one grat
ifying repercussion. There would
be plenty of horse meat on the
market since no self-respecting
law would allow employees to
ride horses during inclement
weather."
jlris Miller Dies
In Hospital Here
Iris Miller, 75, died Saturday
in Pioneer Memorial hospital.
Funeral services were Tuesday
at 2 p.m. at the Lexington
Christian church vv.th the Rev.
Walter Smith officiating. Voc
alist was Mrs. Vernon Munkers,
accompanied by Mrs. C. C. Car
michael. Burial was in the IOOF
cemetery, Lexington.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob L. Miller, she was born
July 23, 1887, at Huntington, W.
Va. For the past 23 years she
had lived with a sister, Norma
Marquardt, at Lexington.
Miss Miller was a member of
the Presbyterian church.
Besides the sister she is sur
vived by a brother, Claude L.
Miller, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Coming from out of town were
Mr anri Mrs. Elmer Messenger,
Mrs. Flossie Coats and Mrs.
Zearl Gillespie, all of Board
man. Mr. and Mrs. David Eckman
and family were week-end
guests at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Burgess
in Newberg.
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FISHING SEASON
OPENS APRIL 20
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Mr. Editor:
A writer of a recent letter to
your paper acidly comments up-
rxn VA rTVMACfl tHn Of Judf?e
Peterson and Mr. Oliver Creswick
to Washington D. C. to worn in
behalf of the Willow Creek Dam
project. We have complete faith
in the integrity and ability of
these gentlemen to adequately
present the merits of this pro
posal. We also feel that this is
a non-partisan project and de
serves the support of all citizens
in this area regardless of their
political affiliation. We pledge
our support to the successful
completion of the Willow Creek
Dam.
We would also like to thank
our friends who have called, af
firming their support on our be
half. P. S. Representatives of the
State Highway Commission nave
unofficially indicated that the
bridge at the North end of Main
Street in Heppner is due to be
widened during the coming fis
cal year.
Very sincerely,
Al Lamb
Robert Van Houte
To the Editor:
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Have acknowledged your time
iv nrtiplp in the Gazette-Times
and wish to thank you very
much. I am sure you snare in
our thoughts that fire is man's
most destructive waste. It is
hnnoH that thrnuch newsDaDers
like yours and other media such
as radio, T.V., and certainly the
Keep Oregon Green Association
that fire prevention will become
known to all.
Fire is a good worker but a
poor boss, so let's hope we can
all be a boss.
Again thanking you very
much.
Very truly yours,
M. E. Crawford,
District Warden
By Henry W. Dahill
Unit Forest Warden, Fossil
State Department of Forestry
Livestock Club Meets
The lone Livestock 4-H club
held a meeting at the Herbert
Fkstrom Sr.. home on April 7.
There were 17 present. Roily Ek-
strom gave a demonstration on
beef showmanship, and Steve
Lindstrom also gave a demon
stration on sheep showmanship.
We have a new member, Herbert
Ekstrom. We discussed the tour
we are going to have in the
summer. The next meeting will
be at the John Proudfoot home.
We will study safety and will
have a film on character build
ing. Charles Nelson, reporter
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Tackle and Licenses
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The Family Store Heppner
JOHN and BETTY PFEIFFER
Ex-Resident Dies;
Services at Everett
Memorial services for Mrs.
Opal Merritt, 42, were held at
Toppenish, Wn., Saturday, April
13, following her death in that
city on April 10.
Graveside services and burial
were at Cypress Lawn cemetery,
Everett, Wn. Mrs. Merritt was
born in Portland December 1,
1920. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Sabin Hastings, were formerly
of Hardman where she lived a
part of her early life.
Surviving are the husband,
Glen, who formerly worked for
Kinzua Corporation and for Vic
Lovgren here; one son, Allen;
the parents; and four sisters.
Attending the funeral from
Heppner were Mrs. Owen Leath
ers, Jr., Mrs. Owen Leathers, Sr.,
Mrs. Carey Hastings, Mrs. Larry
Cook, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
McDaniel.
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A BILLBOARD
Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Friday, April 19 8 p.m.
Main feature: "The Maze"
Plus 3 short subjects:
"Crocodile Thrills," "Ten
Fathoms Deep," "Thrill
Makers" and cartoon.
High School Elks Party
Dance and party for all high
school students in the coun
ty. Friday, April 19, 7:3011 p.m.
Elks Temple, Heppner
WRANGLERS
COW CUTTING CONTEST
Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m. and
1:30 p.m.
County Fairgrounds
No Admission
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
On County School Budget
Monday, April 22
2:00 to 8:00 p.m.
BAND CARNIVAL
Fair Pavilion Bldg., Sat, Apr.
27. Full evening of fun,
starting at 5:30 p.m.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner