HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, December 12, 1963
GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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Every Thursday and Entered at
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A School Board Innovation
An innovation was made at the regular board of directors
meeting of Morrow County District R-l Monday night that
should help interpret work of the instructional staff and ad
ministrators to the board, and perhaps to the public.
A time was set aside for Leonard Herrick, lone elementary
principal, to explain the remedial reading program in his school.
The informalion he brought gave the board and the audience
at the meeting a much better understanding of the purposes
of the program. Hillard Brown, Heppner elementary principal,
also contributed to the presentation with impromptu comments
which gave all present a better idea of the significance of
remedial reading in the instructional program and consequently
to the future welfare of the pupils involved .
One conception brought out by Brown that many may
not understand is that a pupil is placed in remedial reading
when it is found that he is not reading up to his physical or
mental capacity. This means, then, that he is not a retarded
child nor lacks in mental ability, but for some reason, probably
environmental, is falling behind on his reading progress. There
can be many reasons contributing to the condition. When a
child is two levels behind that which he is capable, he should
be in the remedial reading program.
lone this year has remedial reading instruction for the
first time a half-time teacher for a half-year. As a result of
Horrick's presentation it may well be that the board will con
sider extending this instruction in a further year. Reading
difficulties are among the most basic in hindering a child's
education.
Superintendent Wayne Brubacher suggested to the board
that it set aside a time at each meeting to hear of a particular
part of the school program from a member of the staff or of
some administrative aspect from one of the principles.
Consensus was that this would be a worthwhile presen
tation because directors would be among the first to admit that
they cannot keep abreast of the many developments in a school
as broad as that in Morrow county without such interpretation.
School board meetings have characteristically run into
long sessions in Ihe past, but this matter of interpretation is
a matter so vital that the directors should consider other means
of shortening meetings to include the item on the agenda.
One thing that might be done would be to cut the time
allotted to consideration of monthly bills at the meetings. Thi.-i
could be done, not by eliminating the mimeographed list sub
mitted to the board, to advisory boards and others, but by ap
pointing a financial committee of directors to consider the bills
in advance of the regular meeting. Out of their cheeking they
could pose any questions that might come up for general
discussion.
This certainly would be a more efficient system without
reducing the "watchdog" role of the board In any degree. A
shorter time could be alloted for questions that might be posed
by others.
School board meetings in Morrow county are a little unusual
in that they draw unusual attendance, compared with those of
most districts around the state. Boardman, Irrlgon and lone
are always represented with advisory board members and in
terested spectators in the audience. Heppner has the poorest
attendance record of all.
This attendance is good, for it means that our people are
genuinely interested in their schools. However, particularly
those who make the long trip from the northern part of the
county to come would enjoy it if it were possible to reduce
the time spent on detail work at the meetings. It should be
pointed out that the past two or three regular meetings have
been far shorter than the midnight or 1 a.m. sessions of the
past.
Supt. Brubacher pointed out the need for Interpreting
the work of the schools to the public when he said, "We have
too many programs which are so, but yet are not so." He
added that many school patrons develop their conclusions on
hearsay which may not be what is going on in the classroom
at all.
This is very true. It is quite possible, for instance, for
parents not to even know that their child is taking remedial
reading.
The schools have some means to interpret their programs
interviews with parents, classroom visitation, PTA discussions,
items in the newspapers, talks at civic clubs, the information
that sifts through board meetings but these are all too few and
too little.
If a first rate school system is to be conducted, it must have
the wholehearted support of the public at large. This cannot
be attained without adequate understanding. Such understand
ing can only come through communication and Interpretation.
Schools should never overlook an opportunity to point out to
their patrons the good work that they are doing.
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PART of the retrogression in
state services that is coming as
a result of the defeat of the tax
bill struck home here this week
with the announcement that ser
vices of Joe Hay, 4-H club agent
in the extension service, will be
terminated as of January 15. He
is one of 18 across the state who
is losing his Job as a result of the
State Board of Higher Educa
tion's order to reduce the state
extension budget more.
This is a bitter blow to all
those in the county who worked
so hard to raise $3400 to assure
that Morrow would retain its
three agents in the wake of a
belated and rather surreptitious
cut of the local extension budget
by the county budget committee
at its final hearing in early
summer.
Total effect of losing 18 agents,
most of them in 4-H work around
the state, cannot help but mean
a serious impairment of 4-H club
work in Oregon, and that's just
too bad for an organization
which is so important to our
youth.
Most pathetic query heard
locally from one who had de
clared he voted against the tax
bill because of the "threats" of
loss of services is this one: "Why
didn't you tell us this would
happen?"
Now that is logic! Say what
is going to happen, and it is
a "threat;" don't say what is
going to happen, and you're
negligent!
WHEN FATHER Spencer came
in last week and said he was
taking the Acolytes on a cook
out to the mountains Saturday,
we asked him if he were sure
that he didn't mean, rather, that
they were going on a "freeze
out." Sequel is that Father Spencer
is ill and confined to bed this
week. Maybe it didn't come from
the cold outing but from some
other source. In any event, we
admire his courage. The kids
had a good time skating despite
the very chilly weather.
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REPORT via Orville Cutsforth,
who got it from Homer Beall
of the Beall Pipe and Tank Co.,
of Portland, is that Garnet Bar
ratt, former Morrow county
judge and long time Heppner
ite, is going to be on a Bonanza
TV program or programs.
The unconfirmed report is that
the judge has become a pretty
good friend of Lome Green
(Ben Cartwright on the show)
and will play a cattle buyer in
some of the scripts. Maybe if
the judge reads this, he can
write and tell us.
Sitting in front of Barratt's
house is a replica of the Pon
derosa which is used for shoot
ing some of the closeups in the
series. An odd thing, though, is
that the house has only one
story, the top floor being left
off out of respect to a city ord
inance there which prohibits
anything but one-story residen
ces, so we hear. We understand
the main set for the Ponderosa
is somewhere else in a more
mountainous country (maybe
around Lake Tahoe, judge?).
If Judge Barratt is going to be
in Bonanza, there is no doubt
that he will be a real addition
to the cast. He surely has the
background for it.
MRS. TERREL BENGE put a
little ad in the G-T last week
asking for summer clothes for
Viet Nam children, the request
coming from her son, Michael,
who is serving with International
Volunteer Services at Ban Me
Thuot as a teacher.
She didn't get any response to
the ad, whether it was because
our people are too busy at
Christmastime, whether they
didn't see the ad, or whether
they didn't understand just what
is needed and why.
While it is winter (could there
be any doubt?) here, it is sum-
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mer there, and the youngsters
direly need new clothes. Any
one who might want to have a
little extra warm glow this
Christmastime might find it by
calling Mrs. Benge on this ap
peal and offering no longer used
children's clothing for the pur
pose. ONE OF THE very interesting
things about going to the
elementary school Christmas pro
grams each year is to note how
the youngsters improve from
year to year. The sixth grade
band which played in the pro
gram Tuesday night under the
direction of Arnold Melby did
very well. But while the young
sters labor, from the recesses of
the band come some sour
squawks out of a few instru
ments. The same was true last
year, and this, of course, is to
be expected. But when the sixth
graders become seventh graders,
there will be considerably fewer
discordant sounds. Indeed, the
eighth grade honor band this
year had them almost elimina
ted completely, and they played
some difficult music. The same
is true with the singing of the
youngsters. It is delightful to
watch them. In the group there
are some youngsters, no doubt,
who are mischievous, some who
are extroverts, some who are in
troverts, some who play and sing
because they love it, some who
participate because som e o n e
makes them. But under their
leader, Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens,
they work earnestly as
one and this cooperation and
harmonizing of interests brings
forth fine music.
TO THE EDITOR
Dear Mr. Editor:
My attention has been called
to an article written by Robert
L. Dernedde appearing in your
November 28 issue in which he
criticizes my suggestion that the
legislature submit the Boeing
proposition to a vote of the
people.
Permit me to answer Mr. Der
nedde's criticism. I suggested
that the Boeing proposition be
referred to the people not only
because it represented a radical
new departure from previous
Oregon policy, namely, the ex
penditure of the people's money
to subsidize private industry, but
because I doubt public funds
can be used to subsidize a pri
vate corporation without amend
ing the Oregon Constitution.
This, of course, requires a vote
of the people. 1
Very sincerely yours,
Robert Y. Thornton
Attorney General I
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Bids Called
Near Boardman
Two large projects on Inter
state 80N in the northern part
of Morrow county are among pro
jects for which bids have been
called by the State Highway
Commission for opening at the
December 17 meeting in Salem
One of the projects calls for
grading, paving, two structures
and signing of the Willow Creek
Airport Road section, located ap
proximately 11 miles east of Ar
lington. This project is 8.72 miles
in length. Plans call for grading
and paving new eastbound lanes
and widening ad paving the ex
isting highway for use as west
bound lanes. An interchange will
be constructed at Threemile
Canyon to provide access to the
Columbia River. This will bring
this section up to fill Interstate
standards. The proiect is sched
uled for completion in the late
spring of 1956.
Second Interstate project calls
for grading, paving and a struc
ture on the Airport Road-Irrigon
junction section, which is an ex
tension of the project above. This
section is 9.4 miles in length.
Plans call for grading and pav
ing on new alignment. An inter-
chage will be constructed to
serve the relocated city of Board
man and access will be provided
to the proposed Boeing instal
lation. The present site of Board-
man will be inundated by the
lake that will form behind the
John Day dam when it is com
pleted. Both these sections are to have
;asphaltic concrete paving. All
work is to be completed by July
1, 1965.
Scout Record Hop
Due Saturday Eve
Record hop of Boy Scout Ex
plorer post No. 600 will be Sat
urday night, starting at 8 n.m.
in the American Legion hall
with music to be furnished by
Radio Station KUBE of Pendle
ton. Ken Hickson, disc jockey
from the station, will be master
of ceremonies.
The hop will feature latest
dance music, and the event is
open to the public. Its purpose
is to create interest in the re
juvenated Scout program here.
No admission will be charged
but each person attending will
be invited to make a contribu
tion to the scout fund.
Those attending the Saturday
night basketball game between
Heppner and Gervais are invit
ed to come to the hop after the
game.
Money receipt books in dup
licate and triplicate are on sale
at the Gazette-Times.
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FRANCISCAN WARE!
One-Shot
Roscoe
As Told By
ORVILLE W. CUTSFORTH
(Editor's Note: When L. Ros
coe Cox, 78, died in early
April of this year. Morrow
county lost on of its legen
dary characters. From his
years of sheep herding and
working with cattle, dating
back to 1903, grew many ex
periences which never before
have been written. However,
before his death Roscoe spent
considerable time spinn i n g
yarns out of his past to Or
ville Cutsforth, who, in order
to preserve them, has written
a series for the Gazette-Times.
The first appears below and
others will follow in ensuing
issues of the paper. The author
vouches for their veracity; the
paper can only accept his
word for them).
Old Roscoe Cox came to Herron
Creek around 1903. Now that is
quite a while ago, this being
1963. That is about 60 years.
Roscoe herded his first sheep
there on Herron Creek. He said
that the timber was open and
he could walk through under
those big trees in that virgin
forest and there wasn't any
brush.
Today we call it the "Devil's
Halfacre" and it is sure nothing
but the "Devil's Halfacre." You
can't see any distance at all
going through that brush.
I first met old Roscoe in about
1950. I met his old dogs coming
down over the hill, and here
came an old man. I was up in
the "Devil's Halfacre" and I
wondered about the old fellow.
I wanted to know what he was
doing there when I met him.
He said, "Well, I came here in
1903, right here. I have herded
my last sheep and I am going
to just camp here from now on."
I said, "Well, this place being
mine, you are welcome and you
can just stay."
He stayed for 12 years. He
spent the rest of his life right
there.
Going home that day I met
one of my neighbors, Frank Wilk
inson, one of the biggest sheep
men in the country. I told him
about this old man that I had
met.
"Why," Frank said, "that is
'One-Shot Roscoe.' He has killed
more game with one shot than
any man in this country. He
is the best hunter I ever knew."
He killed everything with one
shot. His guns were old and they
looked worn out, but the bores
were new so very few shells had
been fired through them.
Old Roscoe became a legend
siime
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Six Are Initiated
At Legion Meeting
District Commander Frank Rey
berg of Pendleton, was speaker
at the meeting of American
Legion post No. 87, here Satur
day night in the Legion hall.
The meeting was primarily de
voted to the initiation of six
candidates who included Don
Munkers, William Kenny, Elmer
Heath, Hubert Wilson, Marshall
Lovgren and Anie Hedman.
Initiatory duties were conduc
ted by the Forty-et-Eight init
iatory team from Walla Walla
which is made up of past and
present district officers from the
state cf Washington.
from then on. The stories he told -I
am trying to remember.
Coming Events
Heppner High Basketball
Heppner vs. McEwen rf
Athena.
Friday, Dec. 13, Old High
school gym.
Heppner vs. Gervais
Saturday, Dec. 14, Old High
school gym.
Jayvee game, 6:30 p.m.
Varsity game, 8:15 p.m.
SCOUT RECORD HOP
Legion Hall, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.
KUBE Disc Jockey as MC
Admission by donation
Help the Explorer Scout Troop.
School Christmas Programs
High School Program,
"Christmas Fantasies"
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m.
Multipurpose room
Elementary grades 1 through
4
Wednesday, Dec. 187:30 p.m.
Old High School Gym.
Lexington Elementary Grades
Thursday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Lexington Auditorium.
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