HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, October 10, 1963
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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOHHOW COUNTTS NEWSPAPER
The Hcppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated tebruary 15,
1912.
Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published
Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon,
as Second Class Matter.
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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Air Force Community Relations Good
As stated by State Police Officer Jim Gordon, "One hundred
per cent cooperation was given by officers of the Condon Air
Force Station" In solving a recent burglary of tools and saddles
from a ranch building between Condon and Heppner.
Perhaps this case deserves a little more comment and elab
oration. The "cooperation" to which the state officer referred
was more than token assistance. Some officers at the base
stayed up all night in a diligent effort to ferret out details of
the case which involved four men of the base and actively
participated with law officers In taking care of the matter.
Lt. Joe Bigelow, Air Force public relations officer at Condon,
said that every man at the station felt badly about the Incident.
In the time that the station has been installed at Condon,
public relaions have been excellent. The community and station
there have worked together on many local projects. Just recently
talent from the 636th Radar Squadron volunteered for a com
munity "Hootenanny," staged as a benefit, and made it an
outstanding success.
Seldom have the airmen been involved in any trouble off
the station. When the four were arrested for their part in the
recent burglary, newspaper reports naturally identified them
as coming from the Condon Air Force Station. While unavoidable,
this does tend to discriminate against the particular service
they represent and tends to give the whole Installation a black
eye. After all, civilian offenders are not identified by the
businesses they represent.
Most Morrow county people have little contact with the men
at the station, but the burglary was reported in this paper
because a local ranch was involved and local officers worked
to solve it.
Thus, when one of the infrequent stories in the Gazette-Times
is something that reflects to the discredit of the Air Station,
it behooves us to point out that this is the exception, rather
than the rule. If the Air Force Station were in our community,
the paper would be continuously reporting many good things
to the credit of the station well-deserved stories,
it prints 'The Scope," monthly paper published for personnel
The Gazette-Times has a contact with the station in that
of Condon AFS.
Relations with the men of the station who have come here
to work in helping get out the monthly edition have been
excellent. We have found them to be men of talent and purpose,
and it is a pleasure to work with them. Through their paper
we have become better acquainted with their community
activities and what they stand for. It is our opinion that Condon
is fortunate, in more ways than one, to have the station there.
We know that Major Richard Solomon, commander, has
always worked to build excellent community relations and in
a recent Issue ol The Scope had this to say to his men: "As
a. member of the Air Force, you represent this squadron and the
Air Force 24 hours a day. Every deed or action (good or bad)
that you make in the community casts a reflection upon the
military.
"Only one person, or a small group of military personnel,
can cast a bad reflection -upon the entire squadron through
their failure to live up to required standards. Many times it
can result, through the narrow-minded thinking of a few, that
if the actions of one military member are bad then all actions
of all military personnel are bad; we know that this is certainly
not true.
"The responsibilities for good credit, observance of local
ordnances and laws, high morals, and many others, are much
greater upon the Air Force family than the average citizen. The
Air Force family consists of many men and women and their
dependents the world over.
"Thrre most definitely Is a challenge. It Is one of accepting
the challenge to belong and participate as a good citizen in the
civilian and Air Force communities."
Major Solomon wrote this article at least a month before
the four airmen were Involved in the burglary, but the incident
proves the truth of his words. Tublic attention is inevitably
focused upon a man who wears a military uniform.
Although the theft of the Items from the ranch apparently
came about spontaneously on the part of the four involved,
they stand to receive rather severe punishment if they are
found guilty and face possible dishonorable discharge from the
Air Force.
It is good to say that this one thoughtless act Is not rep
resentative of the caliber of men at the Condon Station.
How Do They Do It?
Congressman Al Ullman, speaking in lone last week, looked
as bright and alert as if that were the first speech he had made
all day. Actually he had been going through a rigorous grind.
This was the fifth or sixth public appearance that day and
only a day or two earlier he had conluded the Northwest junket
with President Kennedy and currently was embarked on a
swing that would take him over most of his vast rambling
second Oregon district.
Listening to him, the thought occurred, "How do these men
in public life stand the pace?" On his 10 days in Oregon,
Cong. Ullman covered many thousands of miles and made
dozens of speeches. In every appearance he was in the public
eye and subject to all the questions and queries that the public
can muster.
Republican or Democrat, every successful man in political
life has to develop this perseverance and ability to maintain
good humor, over all harassments and tribulations.
There have been Instances, of course, when the pressure got
too great. Recall Richard Nixon's bitter speech, particularly
aimed at the press, after he lost the California governorship.
He stood the terrific strains of the race for the presidency
and subsequent narrow defeat in good spirit, but he cracked
temporarily after the gubernatorial campaign. Later he returned
to the true stereotype of a good politician and now has occasion
to banter jovially with the newsmen against whom he vented
his wrath.
Demands on those In public life are greater and greater.
Congress, for Instance, is pointing towards year-around sessions
with little relief. In the past, representatives and senators had
time for rest and recuperation at rather lengthy recesses between
sessions.
The politician is target for all tirades. He Is expected to
greet all constituents warmly and face all questions openly.
He is the butt of many jests and jokes. The higher he climbs on
his career, the tougher it is. At the same time, he gains unique
respect.
Everyone expects him to maintain his equanimity at all
times.
The dedicated politician is a great asset, and it is fortunate
lhat there are men strong enough to stand the rigors entailed
and with hides thick enough to deflect the Jeers of those who
disagree with them.
Happily, when Congressman Ullman visited here, he found
a congenial audience wherever he went, but even covering the
ground and making the speeches must be considerable physical
strain in itself.
How docs he do it? The congressman answered himself on
a visit to this office, "I can do it because I like to do it."
Apparently that is true of all successful men in the spotlight
of public life. They do it. We admire them and bless them, for
we couldn't do without them In a democracy! But think how
nice It is to be in a profession or vocation that one doesn't have
to fight for every two, four or six years
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
ONE OF THE best-selling mag
azines in Heppner this month
is the November issue of Fron
tier Times. It contains an article
on the Heppner flood and par
ticularly eulogizes the exploits
of Les Matlock who historically
emerges as the hero of the ca
tastrophe. Scott McArthur, author of the
article, entitles it, "The Paul
Revere of Heppner," in reference
to Matlock. Catchlines at the
top of the story say, "Les Mat
lock raced a twenty foot wall of
water on an old plug horse. The
life of every person in the valley
was in his hands ...
A number of persons have ask
ed, "Who is McArthur?" He is
with the Capital Journal in
Salem and took an interest in
Heppner some time ago. Earlier
this year, it will be recalled, he
wrote a full-page feature article
nn tne iiooo in ine ihviuii
Journal and told of prospects for
the Willow Creek dam.
Anvone who cannot obtain a
copy of the magazine and would
like to read this account Is wel
come to borrow the copy of the
Gazette-Times.
One interesting thing about
this article is that it contains
a reproduction of the front page
of the "Daily Journal" of Salem
that tells of the Heppner dis
aster. Front pages of some other
daily papers at the time of the
flood have been reproduced
widely, but this one is not so
often seen.
ARNIE HEDMAN was out deer
hunting the other day and
came back with a real novel ex
cuse for not making a kill. He
declares he lost the sight off
his rifle. , tll
He didn't know about it until
he spotted a buck and took aim,
but there was no sight! He had
driven his pickup into a field
and scoured around in the cab
looking for the sight while the
buck waited patiently. Finally
Arnie took a shot without the
sight but missed and then spent
a few more frantic seconds look
ing for the important little gad
get. The buck waited calmly to
give him another sporting try
but finally ambled off.
WHAT IS MORE confusing than
trying to tell one of the Pratt
twins from the other? We have
pictures of Kevan and Kent with
the St. Alban's Acolytes this
week (on another page) but con
fess that we had to guess which
is which, and undoubtedly we
are wrong.
Father Bruce Spencer came in
to Identify the boys in the group,
but when he came to the Pratt
twins, he threw up his hands.
"I just can't tell one from the
other!" he declared.
Father has the system of call
ing out one of their names when
he needs one of the boys and
realizes that the one who re
sponds is the one whose name
he called, but beyond that, he
is stumped.
Well, shucks. Surely Jo Petty
john can identify them, we mus
ed. She has known them since
they were knee high.
So Jo comes in the office.
"Heavens, no! They have been
in and out of our house for
years, and I still can't tell them
Wayne Lamb Gets
Bank Promotion
Wayne Lamb, employee at the
Heppner Branch of the First
National Bank of Oregon, has
been promoted to pro assistant
;tiifr nnrt nnerations officer at
the bank, it was announced by
Manager J. 11. Bedlora.
Lamb loined the Heppner
bank in May, 1957, after attend
ing Merritt Davis School of Com
merce in Salem.
A native of McMinnville, he
was graduated irom neppnti
High school in 1955.
SCHOOL MENUS
Heppner-Lexington Schools
Week of October 14-18, 1963
MONDAY Chili beans, cab
bage salad, fruit, cake, bread
and butter, milk.
TUESDAY Buttered corn, cot
tage cheese, hamburgers on
buns, fruit salad and milk.
WEDNESDAY Beef stew, cel
ery sticks, hot rolls and butter,
fruit, and milk.
THURSDAY Macaroni and
cheese, pickled beets, string
beans, fruit, milk, and bread and
butter.
FRIDAY Vegetable soup, let
tuce salad, peanut butter sand
wiches, graham crackers, fruit,
and milk.
Clear Out "Junk"
from cellar, attic, closets!
anart." She wouldn't even try
Hpncp the pupss on the picture.
Forpive us if we're wrong, but
we're sure no one out of the fam
ilv will know the difference.
And we think there must be
some times when Gordon or La-
Fyrne see one of the boys out
of the corner of their eyes and
sneak the wronp name.
Father Spencer says he has
one clue spacing between the
teeth of one of the Little
League's Home Run Twins is
lust a little wider than the
other, but he doesn't know which
bov has the widest SDacing.
For the peace of mind of the
community, we'd suggest ( the
boys wear signs saying, "I'm
Kent," "I'm Kevan."
ONE MIGHT expect that a game
officer might lose his marbles
trying to catch violators in deer
season, but State Officer Jim
Gordon instead lost a wheel.
He had just made an arrest
and had the man with him.
Might be that the fellow was
glad enough to bump into the
officer, even though he was cited,
for he had shot a deer and then
become lost. He finally came out
near Bull Prairie and there was
Officer Gordon.
The hunter had the liver of
the deer with him and was
bloody from the kill. However,
he neglected to tag his deer,
figuring he might never find it
again, and so the officer had no
alternative but to issue him a
citation.
Thev eot in the cab of the
pickup, and as they were turn
ing around the left front wheel
came off the rig, having broken
a spindle. So the two walked
over to the Bull Prairie guard
station, called the lookout at
Madison, who called Heppner,
and the Heppner Ford wrecker
came out to rescue the officer
and his unprotesting friend.
A NATIONAL magazine for
newspaper publishers adds an
other chapter to the speculation
on "what if newspapers did it
like TV" idea. Suppose, said the
article, that newspapers used
credits on each story like TV
does on each program.
This column, for instance,
would then end something like
this:
Written by Wes Sherman
Linotyping by Arnold Ray
mond Paper Supplied by Zellerbach
Paper Co.
Proofreading by Helen Sher
man Ink from California Ink Co.
Composition by Joe Hartle
Presswork by Bernice Hartle
Power by Pacific Power Com
pany Distributed by U. S. Post
Office Department
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
To the Editor:
Higher education in Oregon
is facing a most ominous and
foreboding challenge, one likely
to culminate in a crisis of far
reaching proportions. The dilem
ma of Special Tax Measure No.
1 will be resolved at the polls
in a referendum set for October
15. A YES vote on Tax Measure
No. 1 will add $60 million in
revenues to the State Treasury
and balance the forthcoming bi
ennium's proposed budget. It
will also insure the present level
of quality in Oregon's higher
educational system. A NO vote
will deprive the state of that
vitally needed $60 million and
force drastic cutbacks in the
proposed budget. Higher edu
cation in our state will suffer
financial losses of some $11 mil
lion to $24 million, monies es
sential to the maintaining of the
present quality of higher educa
tion. Cutbacks as radical as the
ones expected to occur should
this referendum fail are unprec
edented in Oregon's history.
These inevitable reductions will
serve tq minimize the operation
al efficiency of our colleges and
universities, visiting upon them
a crippling shortage of monies.
The damage incurred will be
substantial and could lead to
a disastrous retrogression in
higher education. Oregon's abil
ity to educate its young men and
women will be seriously impair
ed as opportunities for advanced
studies will be severely limited.
Opponents of Tax Measure
No. 1 espouse arguments that are
specious and unrealistic. They
contend that defeat of the ref
erendum will lead inevitably to
the framing of a more equitable
and practical state tax structure
and eventually make recom
pense to higher education for the
unavoidable grief it must suffer
now. Actually, the realization of
a more functional tax structure
is contingent upon innumerable
imponderables that are beyond
the logical speculation of any
group of prognosticators. It
should be painfully obvious to
everyone in Oregon, though, that
a massive cut in operating funds
r jGift From ThunderWcfe
Members of the U.S. Air Force Thundcrbirds give models of the
jet planes they use in their sensational demonstration nights to
Robbie and Kerrie Whitakcr, national poster children for Mas.
cular Dystrophy Associations of America. The presentation took
place at Hanscom Air Force Base, near Boston, to which the young
sters were invited for a day of festivities. They are tounu the
country on behalf of the March for Muscular Dystrophy,
augurs a bleak and very uncer
tain future for higher education.
Certainly there must be an effi
cacious alternative to achieving
more accurate taxation aside
from inhibiting the process and
effectiveness of Oregon's colleges
and universities.
The day of reckoning is fast
approaching and both propon
ents and opponents apprehen
sively await the fate of Tax
Measure No. 1. And from the
effusive equivocations and rat
ionalizations that have punctu
ated the arguments of both sides
there is starkly emerging one
unalterable reality; the young,
capable mind that will be de
nied the chance to develop
through higher education. To
morrow's youth deserves an op
portunity for education. Today's
voters are in a position to in
sure that for them by a YES vote
or to deny them an opportunity
by a NO vote. The students of
Oregon State University urge
and support the October 15 spec
ial tax referendum as a means
of perpetuating quality educa
tion in the state of Oregon.
GRANT WATKINSON
asosu president,
Oregon State University
JUD BLAKELY
asosu 1st vice-president
ANNE TAYLOR
asosu 2nd vice-president
HUNTERS, ATTENTION!
Stop in For A Hearty Meal
We Will Be Open Day and Night
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12
HOTELGRILL
COMMUNITY V
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Coming Events
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Heppner Soroptimist club
Monday, October 14, 8 p.m.
Episcopal Parish Hall
Bridge Pinochle Dessert
Drawing Prizes
GRAND OPENING
Fiesta Bowling Lanes
Wednesday evening, October
16.
Join in the festivities Prizes,
entertainment, lots of fun
for everyone.
Join A League Now
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
Heppner vs. Grant Union, at
John Day.
Friday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Support the Mustangs!
SQUARED-UP ROUNDERS
First fall square dance
Saturday night, October 12
Wrangler Hall, 8 p.m.
Come Join in the Fun
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
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Clean up "weed beds'' to keep weeds out of crops
Every fence row, .ditch bank and other
noncrop area around the farm or ranch
can be a thriving "weed bed." Here
weeds start, flourish and spread into
wheat and other croplands. These "weed
beds" can complicate, or even defeat,
your weed control program.
Effective chemical weed control in
these noncrop areas simplifies your weed
problems, reduces the fire hazard of dry
weeds and cuts maintenance costs by
doing away with hand-cutting of hard-to-mow
areas.
Advantages of chemical weed control
Atrazine and Simazine herbicides give
safe, long-lasting weed control. Extensive
use of these products on farms and
ranches has shown that a single applica
tion gives effective results for a full sea
son. The economy of weed control with
Atrazine or Simazine is obvious when
compared to mechanical methods which
provide only temporary control and usu
ally require follow-up methods during
the season.
What to use and when
Atrazine attacks weeds through both
roots and foliase. It can be used before
weeds emerge, or soon after weeds ap
pear aboe the ground. Atrazine gies
long-term weed control, especially in
a:ti of low rumrjll.
Simazine provides effective long-last
ing control when applied before weeds
emerge. Since it has no foliar contact
action, there is no danger of injury to
crops through accidental drift. Simazine
stays where you put it, too. No danger of
lateral leaching in the soil.
Weeds controlled
Atrazine and Simazine control a wide
range of annual broadleaf weeds and
grasses and some perennials. Among
these are the following important prob
lem species: Cheatgrass, ryegrass, tar
weed, Russian thistle, foxtail, quackgrass,
mustard and puncture vine.
Safe
Atrazine and Simazine are relatively safe
to humans and animals. Nonirritating to
the skin and noncorrosive to equipment.
Always follow label directions. Both are
easily removed from spray tanks and lines
by thorough flushing with water.
For detailed information, talk with your
dealer or write:
Ceigy Agricultural Chemicals, Division of
Ceigy Chemical Corporation, Saw Mill
River Road, Ardsley, New York.
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