HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, January 16, 1964
THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
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Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon,
as Second Class Matter.
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Needed: Morrow Historical Society
Death of a fine cider citizen, Jos. J. Nys, in Heppner this
week and an Incident in the passing news point up the need
for a Morrow County Historical society.
Evidence on every hand shows that the county has a rich
and dramatic history. Headstones in the cemeteries hint at
some of its hardships and privations that early settlers met
In coming here. Indian artifacts bring wonderment about the
days when they dominated and roamed this land. The flood
of 1903 was a moment in local history without parallel.
Old-timers those who have spent their lives here and
have witnessed the development of the county have vivid
memories of historic events and significant places. But the
tragedy is, like Jos. Nys, they are passing on and their stories
are not written and preserved.
The incident in the news mentioned above is that about tne
ancient Mayan sepulcher about which a San Francisco woman,
engaged in publishing a booklet for an oil company, inquired.
The sepulcher is supposed to be near Lexington.
It was rather embarrassing to find that apparently few In
the county know anything about it! The sepulcher, according
to anthropologists, antedates the American Indians and was
left by the Mayans on their trek from the Columbia River to
Central America.
In response to an item in last week's paper, Sam Mc
Millan, now of the history department of Centennial Union
High school, Grrsham, writes to say that the old burial mound
is about a mile, downstream from Lexington where Clark's
Canyon empties into Willow Creek.
Sam reports that many historians have written about the
burial mound, yet on the local level we have done nothing to
preserve it, investigate it or Inform the public of this historic
background.
Around the county there are similar spots and items of his
torical significance that should not be lost. To allow them to
fade away would be careless negligence. A monument to Col.
Cornelius Gilliam, erected by the Polk county DAR at Wells
Springs, stands deteriorating and neglected. Col. Gilliam died
on the spot accidentally after he and a party from western
Oregon had gone to avenge the Whitman massacre.
There are Indian artifacts In several locations in the counly.
The route of the Oregon Trail crossed the county. And there
are many more things that need attention. For instance, where
is the county's remaining oldest house?
Someone said the other day that he knows of a prairie
schooner, still in good condition, that brought a load of pioneers
to Morrow county.
These' things are slipping away, and we, the public, sit back
and indifferently watch them go. With the deaths of our fine
old-timers we lose a rich heritage.
A historical society could get their stories and write them
for posterity. It could make monuments of historical spots of
interest, mark them and chart them instead of allowing them
to be desecrated by souvenir hunters.
Several have expressed interest in such a society. It is time
that one be organized so that our venerable history may be
preserved.
All or Nothing at All
Americans as a people are generally warm-hearted and
generous in their charitable expressions. At the same time they
are almost irrationally emotional in instances that strike a deep
chord of sympathy while apathetically indifferent to cases,
equally worthy, which are not dramatized to them. It seems
to be almost a case of going "whole hog or none."
At this writing, the fund which has accumulated for the be
reaved family of Officer J. D. Tippit of the Dallas, Texas, police
force the man who was shot by Lee Oswald as he sought to
question the alleged assassin of President Kennedy has reached
$G00,849. Mrs. Tippit and her children, through no desire nor
planning of their own, are now in the realm of the wealthy.
Undoubtedly they would be glad to give it all away if it were
possible to restore their husband and father to the living.
Last year on Highway 30 a young police officer out of
Arlington stopped a car for a routine check or violation. The
mentally-disturbed driver shot him dead with apparently no
provocation nor warning. Unlike the Tippit family, the lov?d
ones left by this patrolman received no voluntary benevolences
of consequence as a generous outpouring from the public. Like
Tippit, however, he was doing his duty as he was charged
to do, and he gave up his life in the performance of it.
Had fate somehow put the Arlington officer in Tipplt's
shoes, his family, rather than the Tippits, would now be the
beneficiary of the emotional generosity. The difference in this
rather incongruous situation is tiiat events of the assassination
dramatized the Tippit case while the Arlington officer's death
was only a tragic incident in the news.
It is Ironic, too, that the widow of Lee Oswald, the man
whose crime against his nation is almost without parallel
is beneficiary of a sympathetic wave while there are those
who die bravely and in performance of their duties to benefit
society whose families scarcely elicit a second thought from the
public at large.
What a great thing Mrs. Tippit could do if she set aside
what siie and her family nerd for comfortable living, and then
turn over the balance as a fund for bereaved families of other
officers who die in the line of duty.
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HEPPNER
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
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Chaff and
Wes Sherman
WITH THE DEATH of Jos. J.
Nys, Heppner lost one of its
fine elder citizens who contrib
uted a great deal to the com
munity throughout a wide span
of years. He was so quiet about
his achievements and so self
effacing that those who did not
know him over a period of many
years cannot realize how much
good he did.
Mr. Nys was a business neigh
bor of the Gazette-Times, being
in the building that adjoins our
shop. Hearing the press run
through the separating wall on
every publication day must have
kept him well-informed that it
was Thursday again, but he al
ways said that noise and furor
of publication never disturbed
him.
We enjoyed having him as a
neighbor and appreciated visit
ing with him from time to time.
We always had the idea that
one day each of us would find
time for a long chat, and we
could get on paper some of the
memorable things that his mind
contained.
That day never arrived.
Until he became ill several
months ago, Joe kept right on
the job, and even during his ill
ness, he had no other idea than
to get back to his law practice.
Elaine George said that last
week was the first time that he
didn't mention getting back to
the office.
We will miss this good man.
BOB MARSH, associated with the
Dale Carnegie course that is
planned to get underway here
later this month, will put on his
mpTYinrv demonstration at the
meeting planned next Tuesday
night, January 21, at 8 p.m. in
the Heppner elementary school
multipurpose room.
This is an interesting thing to
see and hear, and all are invited
to come out and watch. While
the meeting, of course, is design
pd to eive details of the forth
coming class, there is no obliga-
ion. and it will be an enjoy
able evening.
The class here is sponsored Dy
the Heppner-Morrow Co u n t y
Chamber of Commerce and they
PYtenri a snecial invitation to
all to be present Tuesday night.
W 1-
MERV JENKINS, former valley
editor of the Oregon Statesman
and now on the staff of the
Itemizcr-Observer, Dallas, had a
good one in his weekly column
last week:
Two Spanish detectives were
standing over the body of Juan
Gonzales.
"How was he shot?" inquired
the first.
"I theenk eet was a golf gun,
said the other.
"What ees a golf gun?" asked
the first.
"I don't know, but eet sure
made a hole in Juan."
YOU JUST can't keep some guys
out of the news. One such is
Orville Cutsforth. It is discover
oh this upMc that he must be
entitled to some kind of bowling
award.
ua nnints nut that his team is
at h hnttnm nf the league, and
Orville is at the bottom of the
team. He says his average once
101. but he is
progressing steadily downward
and now averages aiuumi .jo.
surely should get some Kind oi
trophy! But anyone who figures
on giving him one better do it
quick. Ho, with Mrs. Cutsforth
and the George Ruggs, are flying
south towards Mexico Sunday.
EVERYONE has heard of human
alcoholics, but Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Munkers found that they
had some Oil-coholic cattle on
their place. Three of their Here
fords became droopy and listless
recently, and they couldn't fig
ure the reason. Two of the ani
mals were born last July and one
was about a month older.
They called Dr. Jim Norene,
veterinarian, and he discovered
that the steer and heifers had
been drinking crankcase oil. The
Munkers had some oil in a bar
rel that they used to mix with
post-treating material. They
kept it covered, but the oil
coholic cattle managed to nuzzle
the lid back and really went for
that stuff.
For two of them, it proved
their undoing. The 500 lb. steer
and 400 lb. heifer died, but the
third one is still hanging on and
it appears that it will survive.
SHERIFF BAUMAN presents
quite a proposition on tms
forthcoming Civil Defense meet
ing in Pendleton. He invites
someone to go to represent the
county, but points out that the
person must be prepared to pay
his own expenses for the three
dav session. He also has to
spend a night in a dugout and
then must agree to come tiacK
and teach what he has learned.
Anv volunteers?
This apparently onesided
proposition evoked a little mirtn
when lie announced it at Cham
Chatter
ter. hut it rpallv Isn't sn funnv.
Some time it could be the means
of saving lives, and there
wouldn't be any laughter then.
Quite a few persons here have
expressed interest in Civil De
fense and it is hoped that some
one will go to assist wun me
program.
BUSINESS firms who had their
teleDhone numhers nrinted on
their letterheads without put
ting "Ph" or "Phone" ahead or
it prior to Zip Code days are
now in trouble until they get
new stationery printed. We went
to answer one letter for the
Chamber of Commerce. Follow
ing the city and state on the
letterhead was the numDer uv
8210. We started to address the
envelope with this as the Zip
Code, then decided it didn't iook
quite right for the Portland ad
dress. Looked in the Portland
telephone directory and found
that it was their telephone num
ber. "That letter might have wound
up in Hawaii, who knows?
One -Shot
Roscoe
As Told By
ORVILLE W. CUTSFORTH
Roscoe at the age of 14 lived
in Virginia. Roscoe and his step-
hrnthpr wprp nut hunting smiir-
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rels one Sunday with one old
muzzle loading gun.
The hrnthpr shnt and sliphtlv
wounded an old black bear. This
bear blamed Roscoe and ran the
boy up a hickory tree. Roscoe
climhpd un one side of the trunk.
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the bear up the other side, facing
mm. so Koscoe slid Dacttwaras
out the first limb he came to.
The bear came around the, tree
and followed out on the same
limb to the limber end of it.
As he looked the old bear in
the eye, the boy ordered, "Get
back, you old tool, you u oreaK
this limb and kill us both."
L. R. (Bob) Henry, manager
of J. C. Penney store- here, was
in Portland Monday: and Tues
day attending a company sales
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruaales
left Tuesday morning for Eug
ene where they are attending
a seminar of the Institute of
Oregon Underwriters. Classes
were due to start Wednesday
evening and are to run through
Saturday. Ruggles, insurance
agent here, was scheduled to be
chairman of one of the seminar
sessions.
Mrs. Ella (Tom) Sargent of
Taft is in the Portland Osteo
pathic hospital, according to
word received here by her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack McTempeny. Mrs. Sar
gent underwent surgery last
Tuesday and Thursday. She form
erly operated Ella's Grill in Hep
pner and left for Taft, where
her husband is working, last
March. Her address is Portland
Osteopathic Hospital, 2900 S. E.
Steele St., Room 112, Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gonty and
Tom and Mr. and Mrs. N. D.
Herschell and family visited Mr.
and Mrs. Terrv Blevins and Pat-
ti in Ukiah Sunday. The highway
was dry except at Battle Moun
tain. YOU Sdj jOU re JUM plain
winter in that car you've
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SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED
FARLEY
Scouts See Jamboree Film
By LaVELLE PARTLOW
IRRIGON Members of Boy
Scout Troop No. 667 went to
Hermiston Tuesday eve n i n g,
where they were privileged to
see films shown of National Boy
Spniit Jamhnrpfs. The films were
shown at the Legion Hall, with
Joe Flink showing a mm wnicn
had been taken at a National
Jamboree which had been held
at Colorado Springs, and also
films showing the site oi tne
National Jamboree which will be
held in July at Valley Forge,
Penn.
Furnishing transportation for
the Hermiston trip were: Mrs.
Wnrnld Van Horn. Dick Rvan.
Kenneth Lamb, Jay Huson, and
Al Reeves, who tooK some oi nis
Explorer Scouts. Approximately
20 scouts from Troop No. 667
attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snyder left
Wednesday for Fortuna, Calif.,
where they will spend a few
weeks with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Califf, and grandsons, Mike and
Sam. Mrs. Snyder will help care
for her daughter and little Sam,
who was born Tuesday, January
7
Clinton Jackson is a patient at
St. Anthony nospitai in renaie
ton.
Slides of Japan on PTA Program
The regular tiA meeting oi
A r Hniidhton school will be
hpld nt thp srhnnl cafetorium
Monday evening, January 20, at
7:30 D.m. Following the short
business session, special enter
tainment has been arranged,
which will feature colored slides
of Japan. Mrs. Adolph Oelrichs,
librarian at Umatilla High
school, will be present to show
the slides which she took while
touring Japan during the month
of July, and also to narrate
them. Mrs. Oelrichs is vice presi
dent of the Umatilla County OEA.
Refreshments will be served free
of charge following the pictures.
The public is invited to attend.
A Monev Management course,
sponsored by Morrow County
Home Extension, is being con
ducted in Irrigon, with meetings
scheduled for January 27 and
February 3, both meetings to be
gin at '7:30 p.m. The meetings
are held in the basement of the
old Irrigon school. The two re
maining meetings deal with the
topics "When Death Comes" and
"A Will of Your Own."
The Irrigon Lions club met
Thursday evening at Carrie's
Cafe. During the evening, John
Hascall was named project
chairman, and Floyd Hobbs was
named program chairman. Joe
Flink of Hermiston was present
to give information on the Boy
Scout Jamboree which will be
held at Valley Forge. Discussion
was held as to the possibility of
the Lions joining other civic
groups in the city for the pur
pose of sending a Boy Scout to
the jamboree. The Lions express
ed appreciation to the public for
the good turnout to the pancake
supper sponsored by the club in
December.
Water Meeting Scheduled
There will be a public meet
ing held at the school cafe
torium Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 28, for the purpose of pre
senting to the public a feasibili
ty report prepared by the Cor
nell, Howland, Hayes and Merry-
field Engineering Firm lor a
citv water system. A represen
tative of the engineering firm
will be present to explain and
answer questions, as well as a
real estate aeent. a fire insur
ance representative, and the city
attorney. The public is urged to
attend this meetine.
Miss Elsie Collins, a junior at
Columbia Academy in Battle
Ground, Wn., returned to school
after sDendine two weeks with
her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Collins.
The Irrigon Baptist church
held its monthly potluck dinner
in the church basement Sunday
evening. The potluck was follow
ed by their Sunday evening ser
vice. Mrs. V. L. Elgin is convales
cing at her home, after under
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MOTOR COMPANY
line treatment at the Kenne-
wick General hospital.
Mrs. Sopha Orton of Pendle
ton was a Sunday afternoon
guest of Mrs. Myrtle Markham.
Son Born to Coliffs
SOG2 and Mrs. Mike Califf
are parents of a baby boy, born
January 7. The baby has been
named Sam I. Califf, and weigh
ed 8 lb. 1 oz. He has an older
brother. Maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Sam snyoer
and paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zehner.
Califf is stationed at the Naval
Sonar base in Fortuna, Calif.
The Irrie-on community 4-H
club, led by Mrs. Maxwell Jones,
held a regular monthly meeting
Thursday, January 9, in the
basement of the old Irrigon
school. Thirty-two members, four
leaders and one visitor were
present. Members from the
Woodworking club, Gun Safe
club. Knitting club and garden
ing club gave reports on what
their respective groups have Deen
doing, one member reporting for
each club. Byron Hobbs made a
gavel as a part of his woodwork
ing club project, and presented
eluded with recreation in the
it to the club. The evening con
form of square dancing and
eames. The next meeting will
be held February 13, in the same
place.
The Merrv Fairies Bluebird
group met at the home of their
leader, Mrs. Elmer Zehner, alter
school on Wednesday and elec
ted officers as follows: Debbie
MrCov. Dresident: Robin Mans
field, vice president; Linda Keea,
reporter. There are 9 girls in the
club, and recent activities in
cluded singing at the Umatilla
hospital. The Wednesday meet
inc concluded with refreshments
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graybeal
spent several days visiting their
tnn. n-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Shingledecker,
Rickv and Randy of Ayer, Wn.
On their way home, they drove
through Walla Walla and stayed
overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Max
Graybeal, Gary and Jerry, 'iney
also visited Graybeal's sister,
Mrs. Doshia Brownell in Walla
Walla, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
McFall of Kennewick.
Houghton Wins Two
The A. C. Houghton Bobcats,
coached by Mike Riddle, rang
up a double victory over tne
Umatilla Grade school basket
ball team on Friday, with the
"B" team winning 41-13 and the
A" same score 35-17. The game
was played at the A. C. Hough
ton school.
Menus at A. C. Houghton
school for the week of January
20-24 are as follows: Monday
Sauerkraut and wieners, corn and
donuts; Tuesday Chicken and
noodles, peas and fruit salad;
Wednesday Hamburgers, lettuce
wedges, dill pickles, onions ana
carrot sticks and fruit; Thurs
dayBeef gravy and fluffed po
tatoes, ereen beans, eineer bread
with lemon sauce; Friday Clam
chowder, peanut butter and egg
salad sandwiches and strawberry
shortcake.
Mrs. Bob Van Schoiack was re
leased from a Portland hospital
Friday after undergoing surgery
there on January 6. She is con
valescing at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Truman Bailey, 110
E. 9th, Hermiston. The Van
Schoiack children are staying
with relatives here and at Lone
rock while their mother is away.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Avers were
in Portland from Wednesday
through Friday of last week on
business. Mrs. Lowell Chally,
public health nurse, went with
them to attend a nurses' meet
ing in Portland and returned
with them later in the week.
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is your chance to drive a sporty Skylark, Wildcat
a srvnrtinp ennrl timp nf it!
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IN THIS AREA:
May and Chase, HeppnrcOre.
Donkey Hoop Tilt
Evokes Laughter
Lauehter was the keynote and
the game was incidental last
Tuesday night when a Heppner
team played lone In a donney
basketball game sponsored by
the lone Lettermen's club.
It was rough all the way with
Hpnnner saueezine out an 8-6
overtime win. Regular play end
ed in a 6-6 deadlock, ine over
time, incidentally, required 16
minutes. Manv baskets were at
tempted, but without the enthus
iastic cooperation of the donkeys,
few went through.
Heppner was exceiiemiy rep
resented in the audience as well
as lone. The donkeys seemed to
be the only ones who were con
centrating on being serious.
At halftime, tour lone nign
irirls entertained the crowd with
a polo game. They seemed to
have troubles witn tne animais,
too, and the score ended 1-1.
Now on their way to Hawaii
are Mr. and Mrs. Norman L.
Henry, parents of Bob Henry of
Heppner. The couple, whose
home is in Missoula, Mont., vis
ited with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
and family here for the past
month before leaving Sunday.
He is retired from the U. S. For
est Service, and they are making
the leisurely trip as a vacation.
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BHSINISS HEIP
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Cominq Events
HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL
Heppner vs. Grant Union or
John Day. Heppner High
school gym.
Friday, January 17
Jayvee 6:15, Varsity 8:00
Heppner vs. Burns. Heppner
High school gym.
Saturday, January 18.
Support the Mustangs!
RAINBOW INSTALLATION
Heppner Masonic Hall
Sunday, January 19, 2 p.m.
Public invited.
FREE DEMONSTRATION
Dale Carnegie Course, spon
sored by Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Com
merce. Tuesday, January 21, 8 p.m.
Elementary school multipur
pose room.
Everyone welcome.
SKIING AT ARBUCKLE
20" to 30" packed snow on hill.
Tow operating Saturday, Sun
day. Skiing hours, 12 noon to 4:00
p.m.
Ski lessons available Satur
day. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Hopppgr
Ri i.t CnMe
Car Rally
which
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COMMUNITY (
BILLBOARD
ber of Commerce Monday, and
he went along with the laugh