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HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. December 5. 1963
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The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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There Was, And Is, Only One Way to Go
When the legislature approved the Boeing lease on the
Boardman industrial park site in Morrow county, it took the
only logical course if the State of Oregon is as interested in
attracting new industry as it would seem to be.
The original negotiations were started wilh Boeing in mind,
and that has been the single purpose through the nearly three
years that the course has been pursued. To shut the company
out now would certainly be a breach of faith that has been
manifested on each side of the transaction through a trying
time of gevernment red tape, delays and wearying work.
Throughout this time there have been too many superlatives
expressed, but they have not been made by Boeing. The com
pany has never pretended to come in with "fabulous" develop
ment but has long stated that the initial development will be
modest with more intensive and substantial plans figured for
the future.
It was disheartening to many here that after this long period
of negotiation and even after the lease had been signed that
a belated attack was made on the lease as being "lop-sided" for
Boeing.
Possibly the lease has not been drawn as tightly as it might
in the state's interest. Maybe there were points that might have
been better scrutinized. But a question that remains unanswered
is, "Why did these objections not come many months before?"
The lease had been drawn for many months. Were the legis
lators who became so zealously interested at this late date
sound asleep through the interim of negotiations during the
past two yeras? Did they have no interest in protecting Morrow
county and the State of Oregon a year ago or more?
The objections did not need to come with fanfare, verbal
eruption, televised press conferences, and dramatically worded
statements if the parties involved were in good faith.
If all, as has been stated, were genuinely interested in the
sound economic future of the state and the county, why did not
those who were opposed to the lease's provisions ask for a
committee composed of both sides, together with a Boeing
representative, one from the State Department of Planning and
Development, and others closely involved to work out the
points to the mutual satisfaction of everyone?
Was there really a need for all this hulabaloo?
The big ruckus is enough to discourage other industry from
looking at Oregon for location on the grounds that it "wants
to have its cake and eat it, too." There is too much competition
for industry and its payrolls without getting involved in a eat
and dog fight over it or splitting hairs on fine points.
If Boeing does come in with substantial development within
a reasonable length of time, the taxes it will pay on this
development will far outstrip that which would accrue to the
county on the sheer value of the land. If it should bring payrolls
and a measure of prosperity that benefits present taxpayers,
this matter of the land taxes would not be of major significance.
There seem to be quite a few in various parts of the state
who have suddenly become well versed on this property in
Morrow county, whether they have ever been here to actually
look it over and study it or not.
It would seem ideal for just such a development that Boeing
apparently has in mind one that needs a broad expanse and
relatively isolated for space age testing. The riverfront has
potential of greater development of diverse nature, but that Is
only a small portion of the acreage involved. Can one Morrow
county resident, for example, visualize an aluminum plant in
the middle of that 100,000 acres?
Maybe the time will come, when water is fed into the area
and congestion gets too great elsewhere, that this will turn into
an Industrial empire but that will be long coming. There are
too many things that diversified industry needs that our area
is not yet prepared to offer labor supply, commercial develop
ment, homes for workers, schools, recreational facilities.
It would be a little illogical to assume that Industry needing
those things would come here and start from scratch when many
areas elsewhere with such benefits already at hand are eager
to attract them, some even willing to give them the land to get
their payroll.
Morrow county does have considerable to offer an industry
such as Boeing the vast expanse of open land, the relative
isolation, the riverfront, transportation facilities that make
it ideal for such a company. Why try to describe the land as
an industrial Utopia that It is not?
The county can well use the development that Boeing may
bring to provide a more stable economy. Agriculture wheat
and cattle together with the timber industry in the southern
part of the county has provided the backbone of the county's
economy, and it is hard to visualize that it will ever be different,
although it could be, many years hence.
But a steady industrial development, such as Boeing might
offer, would help stabilize the economy and create some pros
perity that Is sorely needed in the area.
Boeing is the "bird in the hand" to Morrow county. On the
other hand, the company needs a tract such as this county
offers, if it is going to have room to develop its wonders of
the space age.
Although many residents have become impatient with de
lays in negotiations, they still feel that Boeing is "worth two
in the bush." There is greater hope for northern Morrow county
to become an industrial complex through Boeing than without
it, and this is a company that is ready and waiting. It will
draw its own satellites and allied industries if the space age
program continues on the forefront of the national scene.
It is understandable that Boeing does not wish to make too
great a commitment. How does it know what any upcoming
administration might do to the space program? Isn't it better
to keep mum than to make promises that It might no be able
to fulfill?
The company has indicated its faith by the funds it has
already spent pointing towards Boardman. When the area
hopes for progress, added prosperity and a better stabilized
economy, it cannot spell out ail the terms. It has to demonstrate
some faith, too.
At this time when our citizenry has shown indication that
it wishes to rededicate itself to purer motives, it would be nice
to believe that the split on this matter in the legislature, almost
hewing party lines, is only by coincidence. Perhaps no one has
the right to question the sincerity of anyone involved. Certainly
the Friday meeting here, which might have become a real battle
but wasn't was conducted with decorum and without any
great rancor.
However, there were those who injected themselves into the
legislature's deliberations, including Howard Morgan, who had
no official connection with the project nor negotiations, no
legislative status, and no other apparent interest in this part
of the state. If Morgan's appearance did anything but add
confusion and incite turmoil, it was not evident.
This is too serious a matter for the state and for this area,
in particular, to become a political football.
Governor Mark Hatfield and his Department of Planning
and Development have worked on this project through disap
pointments, frustrations, and discouraging delays.
Now that it seems on the verge of culmination at long last
there Is only one thing to do look forward to the future with
this space age company in our midst and strive to work together
for the mutual good and prosperity of all.
TO THE EDITOR...
From your Representative in
Congress, Al Ullman.
IN MEMORIAM
Dear Friends:
As I stood with bowed head
before that lonely flag-draped
coffin In the East Room of the
White House, my heart cried
out WHY? Oh God! WHY?
This was a good man a man
of faith a man of courage. He
was not a man of violence, nor
of guile, nor of conceit, but a
man of restraint and dignity
a tolerant man one who loved
life, who loved people, who
wanted to help them not hurt
them. He was my friend. He was
America's friend. His whole life
is a testimonial to his love of
country a life almost in its en
tirety dedicated to public service
both in war and peace.
In every way he was a man
of good will, a moderate and a
Christian. His personal philos
ophy was to win but fairly and
according to the rules to per
suade with argument and facts
to appeal to the heart as well as
the mind to give unstintingly
of himself to ask no more than
he himself was willing to give.
He was of this time and this
age. None in public life so well
typified the mood and spirit of
our day. He spoke for millions
of people articulately, compass
ionately, naturally. His voice
was theirs. He was one of them.
Who then could commit this
monstrous act? How could it
happen here, in the mid-20th
century in the greatest free
nation on earth the cradle of
democracy, the haven for the
world's oppressed and down
troddenthe world's hope for
freedom and justice for all men?
Is the fault only with the
assassin who pulled the trigger
or docs the guilt go deeper? Is
it not in fact with every man
and every organization that has
sowed the seeds of hate through
out our land? Is it not with
every tongue that has spread
the venom of distrust, and dis
respect for our laws and insti
tutions? Is it not with every rad
ical and extremist, whether of
the left or of the right, who
spreads doubt and suspicion in
our midst? Is it not with every
deceiver who has fanned the
flame of intolerance and preach
ed the gospel of hate, and every
Idle tongue that has thoughtless
ly wagged to defame the face
of our leaders and our institu
tions? Do not they all share the
guilt in this terrible crime?
The man who pulled the trig
ger was preceded in the act a
thousand times by all those who
preached violence, hatred and
intolerance by the extremists,
the fanatical fringe, the char
acter assassins and the hate
peddlers of our day. The Presi
dent has died. The people of this
nation must now cleanse them
selves from the disease of hate
or he will have died in vain.
Let us not forget too auicklv.
We have a tested and able leader
to assume the great responsibil
ities of the Presidency, but be
cause of that let us not too
soon turn our thoughts away
from what happened and why.
It is for us as individuals and
as a nation to examine our own
conscience and to dedicate our
selves anew to those great prin
ciples of truth, tolerance, under
standing, justice and love that
were taught us by the Prince of
Peace, and that have guided our
nation these many years.
President Kennedy typified
those principles as much as any
other American of our time. We
would do well to build a monu
ment to this good and great man
each one of us in our own
hearts a monument of dedi
cation to those great principles
he so well exemplified. John F.
Kennedy gave his life for his
country. We owe him much, but
especially we owe him this.
Al Ullman
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
ATTENTION, HOUSEWIVES! If
you are having trouble getting
money from your husband for
Christmas shopping, try pulling
the following stunt and promote
trade at home as well:
Tell him that you want to go
to Portland, Seattle, or San Fran
cisco to buy some new clothes.
He will then look at you in
a stunned manner and say,
"What? Go all that distance to
buy clothes? That's silly you
can buy everything you want
right here in Heppner!"
Then all you have to say is,
"Oh, good. That's just what I
hoped you'd say!"
If you object to such tactics,
remember that a woman is the
only being that can skin a wolf
and get a mink.
NOW THAT Christmas is near
comes the frantic time of
shopping, and it can be an or
deal for customer and clerk as
well.
A tired clerk, we understand,
had pulled down blanket after
blanket until only one was left
on the shelf. Then the customer
remarked casually: "I don't
really want to buy today. I was
looking for a friend."
"Well, Madam," said the clerk,
"I'll be happy to take down the
last one if you think she's in
it."
COURAGEOUS Father Bruce
Spencer came in to announce
today that the Episcopal boys
organization, the Acolytes, is
going to Cutsforth Park Satur
day for a cookout. With the
weather the way it has been a
more appropriate name would
be a "freezeout."
And the matter of the weather
brings up another paradox. All of
these elk hunters, who were so
anxious for snow during the
season, are among those suffer
ing and complaining most from
the frosty freezing spell we have
been having now that the season
is over.
BARTON CLARK, just back from
a trip that he and his wife
took to the Hawaiian Islands
on a Grange tour, returns as an
ardent devotee of a new sport
surfboarding.
"I've been out two or three
times so now I am an expert at
it," he says with tongue in
cheek. But he did find it a lot
of fun and probably not so diffi
cult as it seems in movies taken
of the sport.
One goes out about a quarter
mile. It isn't necessary to be an
expert swimmer, says Barton, be
cause even that far out, the
water's actual depth is only
about chest high.
Barton says it is a lot like
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Leonard Gilman, Long Beach,
Calif., spent Thanksgiving in
Heppner with his mother, Mrs.
Walter Gilman, and other rel
atives. Harlan McCurdy, Sr., ac
companied Mr, Gilman on the
trip and returned with him Monday.
Plans for a holiday trip of the
Bob Abrams family had to be
somewhat re-arranged due to the
Illness of three of the Abrams'
children. Mr. Abrams, Mary and
Robbie spent Thanksgiving at
the home of his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Haskell of Everett, Wn., and also
visited other relatives while Mrs.
Abrams remained at home with
the other youngsters. Mrs Ab
ram's mother, Mrs. R. M. Ab
rams, of Seattle returned home
with him and the children to
spend some time visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott ac
companied their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Scott, Jana Lee and Jill to Was
co, Thursday, to spend Thanks
giving with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Nisbet, and their family. They
were joined there by Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Davis, Martha
Lynn, Teddy and Cary, all of
Pendleton.
Mrs. Harry A. Sherman, Sr., re
turned to her home in Forest
Grove last Thursday afternoon
following a family Thanksgiving
dinner at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Sherman and family.
The Shermans motored to For
est Grove, continuing on to
Salem for a visit with their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Sherman, and to
Eugene with a conference with
Carl C. Webb, Oregon newspaper
publisher association manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Raymond
enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at
the home of her father and
step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Bosshardt in Cougar, Wn. The
Raymonds viewed the Fairytale
parade in Portland on Friday
morning and then motored on
to Pendleton on Saturday where
Mr. Raymond baptized and con
firmed his oldest daughter Diana.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mahoncy
and his sister, Shannon, were in
Heppner to spend the holiday
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. W. Mahoney. Shannon is a
freshman at Pacific University
in Forest Grove where her
brother is also enrolled.
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Palmer were
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Crabtree and
son of Portland, and their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Dallas Rea of Pendleton. Also at
the family gathering were Mrs.
Palmer's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Marshall of Lexington,
Miss Lynn Benson of lone, and
Joe and Mike Palmer.
riding a bicycle. Once one gets
in motion and balances, he is
O. K., but you can't maintain
balance on the board, which is
hollow and built of plywood, un
less it is pushed by a wave. A
person rides it with the front
tilted downward and the wash
pushing from underneath at the
rear portion of the board.
They had fine weather on the
trip and enjoyed the jet flight
over and back. Looking at the
ocean from a height of some
35,000 feet was a lot like look
ing at the blue sky on a sunny
day, he said, except that it was
underneath instead of above.
The clouds were there below
the airplane and the bright blue
was beyond. It was far enough
away that the ocean was in
distinguishable as water, but ap
peared just as the unbroken blue
of the sky.
BASKETBALL FANS who bid
adieu to the old high school
evm here at the close of the 62-
63 season, thinking that they
would start the new season witn
the team in the brand spanking
new gym, are going to have to
eet reacauainted with the old
haunt again. The Mustangs have
to open there against DeSales
Friday night because the new
backboards haven't arrived for
the new gym and the hoops
can't be put up.
We recall a time during the
past summer when Coach Bob
Cantonwine was fretting be
cause the backboards hadn't
been ordered yet, but he was
assured they would arrive in
plenty of time.
The coach won't be on deck at
the opener, as it looks now, be
cause of a bout that he has been
having with pneumonia. We
hope he licks it quickly.
With most veterans lost by
graduation, the Mustangs have a
building job on their hands this
year, but some of the prospects
look good. Lee Padberg is back,
and he is a real good start to
wards a winning season.
NOW THAT the old year is about
over and an election year is
about to start, it is too bad that
Columbus isn't around.
When he set sail, he didn't
know where he was going. When
he got there, he didn't know
where he was. When he got back,
he didn't know where he had
been.
And he did it all on someone
else's money.
What a politician he would
have been!
Mr. 'and Mrs. Roice Fulleton
and family were hosts at their
home on Thanksgiving day at
dinner for a number of friends,
winHincr Mrs. Harold Evans.
Mrs. Emma Evans, Mrs. Evonne
Nyman and daughters, Robin and
Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webb,
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray and
Mark, Maralee and Matthew,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Akerblade
and Chris of Kennewick, Wn.,
and Clyde Akerblade, also of
Kennewick. A film of rock
hounds touring Oregon was en
joyed by the group during the
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eail Soward had
as dinner guests last Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. John Strickland of
Nyssa and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Soward. During the day they
telephoned the Earl Sowards
daughter, Mrs. Marie Green
halgh, in Rockwood, Tenn., and
enjoyed the long distance visit.
Visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Raymond on Mon
day was his sister and her hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bender
of Colorado.
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Coming Events
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
By St. Monica's Guild
Saturday, December 7
Episcopal Parish Hall
Many lovely Christmas gifts
Merchants' luncheon at noon.
Heppner High Basketball
Heppner vs. DeSales of Walla
Walla.
Friday, Dec. 6, Old High
school gym.
Jayvee game, 6:30 p.m.
Varsity game, 8:15 p.m.
SKI BOOSTER NIGHT
Saturday, December 7.
High School Multipur pose
room.
Potluck dinner, style show.
Grade School Christmas
Program
Band and Vocal Concert, 6th,
7th, 8th grades.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Old High School gym.
SCOUT RECORD HOP
Legion Hall, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.
KUBE Disc Jockey as MC
Admission by donation
Help the Explorer Scout Troop.
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