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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. THFW JlS HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18. 191Z NIWSPAM1 truiuiHiit "ASSOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Every Thursday and Entered at as Second Class Matter. mMiiiiMMMiiiiiimiMMiimu " 1 ' -f.T In The Spotlight of Progress Morrow county has been spotlighted during the past few days with news headlines of developments in the way of progress. This focus of attention continues to forecast a con siderably brighter future for the county and consequently for the state. Significant developments are being noted on three fronts: 1. The Boeing site. 2. The Willow Creek project. 3. The Mid Columbia planning council. The Boeing company has announced a ceremony for February 20 on the site in the industrial park with public officials to be present. It is expected that long-awaited announcement of plans for the site will be made more definite at that time. Oregon's Congressional delegation reported Monday that the Willow Creek project has cleared its first hurdles through the Corps of Army Engineers and expressed optimism about its ultimate approval even though there is still a long road ahead. Executive committee of the Mid-Columbia Planning Council met Tuesday with the State Board of Control to work towards implementing development in the counties that appeared prac tical following the completion of the Ebasco survey on the potential of the area. Each of these indicates that the county will almost irresistibly move forward towards a brighter economic future. Work to date is a credit to those who have had faith in these plans with the knowledge that the county cannot stagnate but must seek opportunities for the future. From the Boeing ceremony that Is scheduled next week It is to be hoped that enough details of the company's plans will be known so that it will lift some of the confusion and inde cision that has held the county in a state of suspended ani mation for the past two years. If this is done, it will be easier to plan for the who, the what, the when, and the where. As to the Willow Creek project, our Oregon delegation didn't release anything that was not already well known here (Judge Peterson had said two weeks ago that it had been approved by the Corps in the region and was now going to Washington, D. C, and this paper carried a story on it). But the important thing is that the project is getting official attention and support. Local backers appreciate the continued interest of the dele gation in Congress and could never hope for successful culmin ation of the project without this interest. Because there are still many steps to go through before the dream of a multipurpose dam is achieved, it should be emphasized again that continued and intensive interest from the home front is essential. The Mid -Columbia Council, which has faced some criticism for procrastination, has a huge and difficult task ahead. The exhaustive Ebasco report has been out for about 10 months, and it is probably only natural that interested persons might ask, "Where do we go from here?" Maybe a start towards the answer to this question is now underway. It is expected that an executive secretary will be appointed with a principal duty of encouraging industry to come to the six counties. But it might as well be faced that it will not be easy to find industries willing to come to the southern part of Morrow county. It could be that the Boeing complex will attract some "satellites" in the north end but it will be harder to encourage new development to the south, and it is sorely needed here to bolster the economy. While movement is thus noted on these three fronts, we should keep a thoughtful eye on preparations at home to be sure that we are ready for the progress that is in the offing. For example, if 25 families of workers move to Heppner in trailer houses, are we prepared to accommodate them? Little has been done on zoning. During the past two years, while the Boeing matter was going through its rigors, local planning has been largely con jectural in nature. But it could be that we will wake up one day with some sizeable problems that must be met if we want the benefits of the progress that seems destined to come our way. Because of the nebulous nature that has characterized pro gress on these fronts, it has been most difficult to make plans. But now it seems that the time is imminent, and we must be ready. Advertising and Free Nations Have you ever thought how much simpler life would be for everyone if we didn't have to make so many choices? Take a product like toothpaste for example. Some people are more concerned about bright teeth, some about cleaner breath, and some about fewer cavities. But are these concerns really so important? Why not one all purpose toothpaste for everyone? Think of the savings of time and effort and research and Increased efficiency. There are countries where these matters are handled in such a manner one toothpaste, no advertising, no competitive battle, one polit ical party, no arguments, no need to make a decision. Advertising, who needs it? Who needs it? only people who want to make their own decisions and advertising is the voice of free choice advertising is the voice of free enterprise. In our own country and others which have advertising oper ations much like our own, there is true freedom of press. In others, however, where advertising expenditures per capita are very low, freedom of the press tends to be fiction. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, without the revenue of advertising, must be supported by the state and consequently become official propaganda organs of the party in power. It is far more than coincidental that in those countries where freedom is strong, advertising is strong in those countries where there is little, if any freedom, there is little if any advertising. Percent of Gross National Income Spent for Advertising: United Slates 2.9 Canada Groat Britain Finland Australia 2.4 2.1 2.1 9 fir. Advertising is truly the voice retary Hodges has recently described it, the free enterprise system is the right of the Individual to freely choose his own occupation, his salesman, his price range, hls'merehandise and to leave the consumer free to choose from whom he shall buy. Americans are accustomed to make choices, they like to make choices and because they do, the United State's economy has over the years outstripped that of any other nation in the world. Today our nation's economy is largely controlled by plain ordinary consumers, not by the affluent few, and whether we have prosperity, dipression, stable prices or inflation depends largely on hew these millions of consumers decide to spends save, or borrow. Advertising Recognition week is February 9 to 15, and it is a good time to think of these things. Thursday. February 13. 1964 1897. Consolidated February 15, NATIONAL EDITORIAL) ii hi i . . -V A HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher Single Copy 10 Cents. Published the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, U.S.S.R. Red China Cuba East Germany Poland 0. 0. 0. 0. of free enterprise and as Sec Chaff and Wes WE'RE GOING to swipe Merv Jenkins' "Personal Observa tions" column from last week's Itemizer-Observer, Dallas, for this week's Chaff and Chatter, although we are not accustomed to being such a pirate. It was such an interesting one, however, that we think our local folks will enjoy it. Here it is: This is the week to dust off your thinking cap and have a little fun with a bit of mental exercise. An "intelligence test" has been making the rounds which has tripped up several persons not taking the time to clearly think through the questions. After you have given It a whirl, check your answers with those at the bottom. 1. A woman gives a beggar 50 cents. The woman is the beg gar's sister but the beggar is not the woman's brother. Who is the beggar? 2. A bottle and a cork together cost $1.05. The bottle costs $1.00 more than the cork. How much is the cork? 3. In Oregon, is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister? 4. How many animals of each species did Moses take into the ark? An airplane carrying Canad ian and American citizens crashes directly on the U. S. Canadian border. In which country will the survivors be buried? 6. A doctor tells his patient to take one pill each one-half hour. How long will it take the patient to consume three nills? 7. Take two apples from three apples. What do you have? 8. A man goes to bed at 8 o'clock at night, setting his alarm clock for 9 A. M. As suming he went to sleep im mediately, how many hours of sleep will he get before the alarm clock rings? 9. A rectangular house has southern exposure on all four sides. A bear passes by out side. What color is the bear? 10. Divide 30 by and add 10. What is your answer? 11. An archaeologist claims to have found a gold coin dated 46 B. C. Is this possible? 12. How many outs are there in an inning of baseball? 13. Do they have a Fourth of July in England? 14. Why can't a man living in Winston-Salem, N. C, be buried west of the Mississippi? 15. How many birthdays does the average man have? 16. If you had only one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil heater, a candle, and a wood-burning stove, which would you light first? 17. Some months have 30 days, others have 31. How many have 28? 18. I have in my hand only two U. S. coins which total 55 cents in value. One is not a nickel. (Bear that in mind). What are the two coins? 19. A farmer had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many did he have left? Mahoney Gets Degree At Pacific University Robert P. Mahoney was one of 59 graduates who received de grees from Pacific University in Forest Grove at mid-year com mencement exercises on Satur day, February 1. His bachelor of science degree came with a major in the field of biology. Degrees in bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, doctor of op tometry degrees and masters de grees were presented the class of students coming from wide areas, including West Africa, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as most of the United States. The convocation address was given by Dr. Louis B. Sperry, president of Whitman college. Making the trip to attend the exercises were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney. Money receipt books in dup licate and triplicate are on sale at the Gazette-Times, the Gazette-Times. Space Saver is the MOST HEATING SYSTEM For Your HOME Safety Heat Control Summer Air Circulation Switch. Thermostatically Controlled Completely Automatic Electric Spark Ignition THE SAFEST Heppner Chatter Sherman 20. Two men are playing check ers. Each has played five games and each won the same number of games with no draws. How do you figure imsr 21. Now that you are finished, what word is mispelled? 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CTJTSFORTH (Editor's Note: This is an other anecdote in a series con cerning the late Roscoe Cox, Morrow county outdoorsman.) The spring after thev had hauled the 80 gallons of liquor out or the mountains, Koscoe and the outfit headed back into the hills, when the snow was going off, with the team and the wagon, and the material for making a new batch of whiskey. He just went along with the moonshiners as a kind of a guide. They were going back to this still at Lost Prairie. They got up pretty close to Coal Mine hill and they ran into snow and the snow was too deep and they couldn't get through. So they had to camp and each day as the snow melted they moved up a little higher. Well the sheriff got wise that they were up there and he and the deputy, (the deputy was Elbert Cox, a cousin to Roscoe) lay in the brush and watched them camp. Of course, in a little while Ros coe knew that they were there. But anyway Roscoe and the moonshiners were comfortable with a good camp. Out in the cold in the brush taking turns was the sheriff for 12 hours and the next 12 hours was the dep uty freezing and miserable while Roscoe and the boys were en joying themselves. Well, as time went on, the snow melted, they went over the Coal Mine hill and came to the big pasture where Lost Prairie was and the boys in the night carried the materials for the whiskey and the summer sup plies and cached them out in the woods and disappeared. Then the owner of the wagon and the team went on for miles and miles, across Ditch Creek and across Swale and across Dry Swale and down Bear Creek and wound up away down the Breaks of the John Day at Potato Hill, through the mud and water and with the deputy following them all this distance. Then he let the deputy catch them and he had nothing but an empty wagon. The deputy and the sheriff never found what Roscoe and the boys had done with the materials that were in the wagon. Clean Filtered Air Brick-Lined Fire Box High Pressure Burner Uses Economical Diesel FLOOR FURNACE ON M&R COMPANY TO THE EDITOR. . . To the Editor: The enclosed is a copy of a letter from a former editor of the G.-T., Arthur Crawford. Poss ibly, you have met him. I thought perhaps the old history he quotes would be of interest to history minded people of Mor row county and Heppner. I knew Arthur's father and mother be fore they were married. I receive many letters from people I do not know, telling me they like the G-T and especially the his tory articles. Sincerely, O. M. Yeager Dear Ora: Reading the Gazette-Times I note your recent letter to the Editor, in which you heartily en dorse the suggestion of the latter that more historical fact and known data should be preserved for posterity. I am in full accord in the acknowledgement of this great need, and now is the time to set about doing it. There are too few of the real old-timers with us and it is from them that we must depend for so much of the pioneer lore. I understand that you have al ready compiled a comprehensive review of much of early era Mor row county and it would be a fine thing, Ora, if you could shape it up for publication. No doubt you have spent consider able time and effort in this en deavor and you should at least receive the deep heart -felt thanks of our people for your so doing. As of now, it seems to me that heretofore historical records have been quite sketchy and not at all inclusive of much of the real color and spirit of the days when the Eastern Ore gon country, and especi ally Heppner, entered upon its init ial development. By the way, a lot of interesting sidelights could come by way of the Blue Mountain Stage Line, then run ning from Heppner to Canyon City and way points. Real oid stage coaches, too. I can still see them parked in the old half-shed directly across from Mollie Reed's M and M saloon and dance hall where the G-T building is now located. I believe the Gilman building now occupies the site of the old stage line. I well remember your father's store on Court Street at the rear of the old Palace Hotel. Of course that was before you folks moved to Main Street and the two-story building which you erected. At the rear and side of the old store on Court Street there was a large open area where the boys would practice football. It was in the days of Heppner's great cham pionship "town team" on whicli were some of the best athletes of their time. And writing of the old furniture store (Hager build ing, I recall) there was a framed picture in the front window that engaged my rapt attention every time I passed by. It was a mem orial to the officers and men of the U. S. Battleship, Main, sunk not long before, in Havana Har bor, and the Spanish-American War had not long been over, at around the turn of the Century. Do you recall the picture. Several copies were no doubt sold by Yeager's to their Heppner cus tomers. I first heard you were com piling a Morrow county history when I visited with Dr. Ralpn Swinburn in Seattle in '61, and he was looking forward to get ting a copy of it. While Ralph, as you know, is a native Hepp nerite, he left there at a com paratively early age, tho he stiil has many fond memories of an era long since past. His father, Dr. E. R., was our family doctor in my early youth. The best of everything to you, Ora. Take good care. It is my hope that you will be able to publish your book of history at an early date. If I can be of any help, let me know. In any event I would be most glad to hear from you. Sincerely yours, Art Crawford The Comett Green home was the scene of a family gathering over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Monte Carnes and daughter, Marci, were visiting from La Grande. Sunday saw the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Green, who came from Arlington to spend the day. Returning home Saturday from a five day vacation trip to the coast were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hutchins. The trip included a visit with relatives in Beaver, the Roy Fletchers. They also enjoyed several scenic excursions and some excellent steelhead fishing on the Nestucca River. Efficient nomicol FLOOR FURNACE $36500 Plus Installation THE MARKET Ph. 676-9418 Irrigon Survey Of Wafer System Finance Underway By LaVELLE PARTLOW (Held over from last week) IRRIGON Irrigon City Council members have begun a survey of contacting residents of the City of Irrigon to determine if 50 signatures can be obtained to sign for a City water system. Fin ancing of the water system would require 50 patrons paying at least the minimum charge of $3.50 per month plus the property front footage assess ments and the General Bond obligation. Those desiring to do so, may complete their agreements and leave them at the Irrigon Post Office. If the property is listed in both the husband and wife's names, both signatures should appear on the agreement. Also, a description of the land involv ed should be included, such as: Lot 6 in Block 26. Response Needed For First Aid Course The 4th and final in a series of Money Management courses was held at the Irrigon school Monday evening, final topic be ing "A Will of Your Own." It has been announced that a First aid course with two hour sess ions will be provided for the community, if there is sufficient interest. Bill Crook would pre sent the first aid course. If you are interested in attending please contact the Home Exten sion chairman, Mrs. Mary Adams. The Merry Fairies Bluebird members gave a knitting demonstration at the Umatilla PTA meeting February 12. This is a part of their "Enter Camp fire Girls" National Project for 1963-64. On February 14', they will take their fathers to the Dad-Daughter dinner which will be held at the Umatilla school cafetorium from 6:30 to 8:30. The theme for the evening will be Me and my Valentine" and will observe National Dad Daughter month. The Irrigon Baptist church held its monthly potluck dinner at the church basement Sunday evening, preceding their Sunday evening fellowship service. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nice and Marlene of La Grande spent the week-end with Mrs. Nice's broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hobbs and family. They were joined at the Hobbs residence Sunday by their son, Larry, and also by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cook and Bobby of Walla Walla. The guests returned to their homes Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Christ iansen spent Sunday afternoon in the Tri-City area visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Dunn and family. The Christiansens' son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Creighton, cared for their store in their absence. Mrs. Rees Morgan, Mrs. Fred Hoadley and Mrs. Harry Gilpin attended a Project leaders meet ing in Lexington Thursday, the topic being "Facing Widowhood." When You Give ' - SUNBURST H Teirdrop cm gleams with thi to den colon ot a ninbow. An ex. JuUite example of the high-fashion Sunburst" look... it I ow prce! 17 Jewell. ij, ,, fife JEWELERS Store Hours: 9 A. M. To 6 P.M. 177 MAIN ST- HEPPNER PH. 676-9200 Zehners Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zehner celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary Friday, January 31 with a buffet supper and an anniversary cake which , was made and beautifully decorated by Miss Linda Hamilton. Guests for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Don Leighton, Dannette, Donnie and Deno of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Andrews, Kenneth and Anita Kay of Port land, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ed wards, Debbie, Patti and Gary of Pendleton, Miss Linda Ham ilton, Howard Califf, Melody and David Zehner. Following the meal, the evening was spent in playing table games. All the guests except the Leightons spent the week-end with the Zehner family. The Irrigon Lions club mem bers entertained their wives at a social evening held at Carrie's Cafe Saturday evening. Their smorgasbord was held in the new dining room addition of the cafe, and a social time followed. Out of town guests were from Uma tilla and lone, and one Lion, Bill Kelley, of Portland. Mrs. Harry Cooper of Eugene spent four days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stephens. Mrs. Cooper's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cooper and daughter, drove to Irrigon Friday and took her home. Need extra cash? Sell unused items around your place with a Gazette-Times classified ad. Coming Erents HEPPNER HIGH BASKETBALL Heppner vs. Grant Union at John Day. Friday, February 14 Jayvee 6:15, Varsity 8:00 Heppner vs. Burns at Burns, Saturday, Feb. 15. Support the Mustangs! MEDICAL SELF-HELP Feb. 17 Rhea Creek Grange hall. 7:30 p.m. "Infant and Childcare; Emer gency Childbirth," Mrs. Mar vin Casebeer, instructor. MOSAIC WORKSHOP Feb. 17, Lexington School, 10:30 a.m. Bring seeds, glue and 5x7 hardboard. FOOD SALE Heppner Extension Unit Fri day, Feb. 211:00 p.m. Red and White Grocery. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625 Heppner Your Valentine- COMMUNITY V ) BILLBOARD K "Something from the Jeweler'!, is always something speciaL" n wu r STAMPS
