HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES,
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GAZETTE-TIMES
MOBBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established
Times established November 18,
1912.
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WESLEY A. SHERMAN
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Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon,
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Good for President Flemming!
There used to be an old joke to the effect that a college
bred person was a "half-baked" individual who went to an
institution of higher education to "loaf" around and was nothing
but a "crumb" in his home town.
In recent years, however, this playboy image of the college
student has tended to disappear, probably because it seems
to be much tougher to get through college today than it used
to be. The competition is keener, and vast new avenues of
technical knowledge have been opened.
It appears, though, that not all the college playboys are
gone, judging by the recent request of the Student Union Board
at (he University of Oregon to permit selling of beer to legal-age
students in a room of the Erb Memorial Union building.
This would seem to have all the earmarks of pointing towards
the lush life in college again with the idea of making a four
year holiday out of higher instruction,
Those taxpayers who seriously are doing their level best
to maintain institutions of higher education may well look
with raised eyebrows at this student request, even though an
on-campus "pub" might not be itself supported by taxes.
It is to be hoped that this request does not reflect the majority
of students' thinking.
President Arthur S. Flemming dealt with the request, with
one word, "No." Then he added a few others to clarify his
position.
Good for President Flemming! He gave the request exactly
the treatment it should have received.
Lions Score Another Hit
lone Lions club, which has made rousing successes of a
number of civic and community projects during the past three
or four years, has scored another hit in public service.
The club has decked out the City of lone in new street
signs, which make it much easier for newcomers, especially, to
find various residences and other addresses.
One resident in the community commented how difficult
it was recently for a doctor to find the residence of a person
needing emergency treatment and how the signs will now
help prevent sucli delays.
There is some tendency for old-timers in a small community
to think that street signs are unnecessary on the grounds that
"everyone knows where everyone else lives anyhow." But there
are a surprising number of new residents who are at a complete
loss when someone says, "Oh, he lives down behind the old
Joe Doakcs place." v
Thus, the Lions have done their community a real service.
As was editorialized in this paper a couple of years ago (and
which got something of the "everybody knows everybody" treat
ment), Heppner should follow suit. If the city cannot finance
it, the project might be a good one for some enterprising group.
Travel Enjoyed
By Kinzua Folk
By VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Don
Stinkard went to liend Saturday
morning where they spent the
week-end as housoguests of Mr,
and Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Phillips
were in Heppner Wednesday for
medical attention.
Mrs. Betty Shell left Thursday
for Elgin where she will be em
nloved bv Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Moore.
Mrs. Alan Guinn and daugh
ters spent several days in Port
land last week where Alana had
the braces . removed from her
teeth.
Han Pickens of Chester, Calif
omia, arrived Friday to spend
several days visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Kay Cody.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Allen
and family went to Portland Sat
urday to spend the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Blank
and son Travis.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice and
children were in The Dalles Sat
urday for business and shopping
Mrs. John Murray underwent
major surgery last Monday at
St. Vincents hospital in Portland.
Miss Marlene Bailey of Kodiak,
Alaska, spent Hie week-end here
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Craig and family.
Bill Stephens returned over the
week-end from Wieser, Idaho
and went to work Monday.
Son Born to Samples
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Samples of
Medford became the parents of
a son Sunday, February 23. The
baby weighed 9 lbs., G oz. and
lias been named Andrew Robert.
Ho joins a sister Dianne. Grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Samples of Jacksonville, form
erly of Kinzua.
Mrs. Marie Wall entertained
the members of the Auxiliary
card club at her home Thurs
day evening. High for pinochle
was won by Virginia Sitton, low
by Evelyn Smith, and floating
by Naurine Benson. Grand high
was won by Margaret McConncll
and grand low by Virginia Kelso.
High for bridge was won by
Marie Wall and grand high by
Joline Guinn. Others enjoying
the evening were Meridel Wham,
Dm Huek, Bertha Allen, Lily
May Nistad, and Arlene Schroe
dor. Mr. and Mrs. Derrell Bird and
sons went to Heppner Sunday
for medical care for Donnie.
The Kinzua Women's club met
Thursday afternoon at the Kit
chen with Lois Hollomon and
Bonn e Campbell as hostesses.
Thursday, March 5, 1964
March 30, 1883. The Heppner
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL.
HELEN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
After a short business meeting,
the balance of the afternoon was
spent picking out and ordering
materials for their bazaar whinh
will be held sometime in No
vember.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hollomon
and daughters of Hermiston
spent the week-end here visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Hollomon. They were accompan
ied by Mrs. William Fawcett of
Stanfield, who visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Perry
took Mrs. Lige Long and Jim
Long to Arlington Friday where
they took the bus to Portland.
Mrs. Long will visit with her
son and his family while her
brother-in-law will have med
ical attention.
Visiting here over the week
end were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
emmer of La Grande and Mr.
and Mrs. Lvle Zemmcr and fam
ily of Bates. The Lyle Zemmers
visnou ner parents, the Delbert
Barzees.
Mr. and Mrs. Ame Slinkard
went to Spokane Monday on
business. Enroute they planned
to visit friends at Baker and
La Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyatt and
family of Willamina visited dur
ing the week-end at the Way
land Hyatt home.
Attend Flchter Services in lone
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hollomon
went to Heppner Wednesday
night and on to lone Thursday
to attend the funeral services for
George Fichter who was killed
in a traffic accident In Portland
last Friday night. At one time
Mr. Fichter owned the land
where Camp 5 is now located
and was well known around Kin
zua.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrel
went to Tortlaiul Friday for a
medical cheekun for Mr P,rwl
While there they visited the Bur-
ion i eisons.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michel and
family went to Hermiston Fri
day for busincssand shopping.
Gene Mortimore went lo
Twickenham KrlHnv n vicit tin
Howard Mortimores. When lie re
turned home Saturday his cousin
Billy Sehultz came with hi
remained until Sunday when the
uwwaiu iuorumores came alter
him.
Spending Friday and Satur
day with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
rerry were Air. and Mrs. Roscoe
Rush and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Nesselrodt and fam
ily all of Long Creek and Mrs.
Hoyd Larkin and son of Day
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton were
business visitors to Pendleton
Saturday.
Marvin Hamilton and Mike
Michel went to Portland Tues
day on a business trip.
Chaff and
Wes
AL DUNBAR, newcomer here, has
made a unique offer to the
public. He invites anyone who
has unwanted animals of any
kind cats, dogs, squirrels, coons,
or what have you to give them
to him. He has bought a 2-acre
place at Lexington and will take
the animals and provide for
them there.
So if you have some pet that
you must dispose of, but don't
want to kill, give it to Al. He
says he has barns on the place
in which he can keep them.
Also a collector of deer horns,
he plans to decorate the place
liberally with the horns.
If the county had known that
it was going to have such an
animal lover coming here, it
wouldn't have had to build the
dog pound!
Anyone interested may call at
Cal's Tavern where he is a chef.
WE WANT to welcome Chuck
McLean and Bob Eggers as
newcomers to the business com
munity in Heppner. They have
taken over operation of the
Wagon Wheel Cafe, and we wish
them the best of success. We
know that Chuck, former fire
control officer in the Heppner
Ranger district, has a back
ground in the restaurant busi
ness and know too, that he and
Bob, also formerly with the For
estry department, are determined
to do a top job of serving the
community in the restaurant. A
community such as Heppner can
support the several good res
taurants it has, making a good
combination with the excellent
motels and hotel that it has
to serve visitors as well as the
home folks.
BETTY, FULLETON picked up a
copy of the Gazette-Times and
saw the ad that was promoting
classified advertising in the
paper.
"Turn Trash into Cash," she
read aloud. "Hmmm. We ought
to sell Roice's guns. He never
uses them."
"Go ahead," we urged, "run
an ad on them."
"No," she replied, "I better not.
He might use them on me."
COMING TO us via Randall Pet
erson from Stanley Minor is
the little souvenir booklet of the
Heppner Gazette, New Year's Ed
ition, 1902. Probably some other
old-timers have them, too.
It is a very interesting book
let with some excellent pictures
in it.
We noticed that in 1901 a
total of 5,000,000 pounds of wool
was sold from Morrow county at
an average of 9 cents per pound!
Wool was really the big product
for the county in those days.
However, this was not all pro
duced in the county, since some
came from adjoining counties.
Morrow county's production for
the year was 2,350,000 pounds.
Stock shipments from Heppner
for the year were 59,000 sheep,
1800 cattle, and 1200 horses and
mules.
The First National Bank had
deposits of $500,000 which wasn't
much as eomparde with today,
but the dollar was considerably
bigger in those days.
Other excerpts from the book:
"Good wheat land can be
purchased from $2.50 to $10 per
acre."
"During the year 1901, John
Harbke in the lone district pur
chased 640 acres of land for $5
an acre. He put it in wheat. After
the crop was harvested, ho sold
the grain and after payinc; all
expenses had money enough left
from the sale of the crop to pav
for the land.
"Big threshing machines with
powerful traction engines thresh
all the way from 1200 to 2000
sacks of wheat a day, each sack
containing two bushels. To run
such a big outfit, it takes a
small army of men who work
from daylight to dark."
"City officials at Heppner:
Frank Gilliam, mayor; J. P. Wil
liams, recorder; L. W. Briggs,
treasurer; J. J. Roberts, E. W.
Rhea, George Noble, Thos.
Quaid, O. E. Famsworth and
Phil Cohn, councilmen."
"During the past year Heppner
lias made a bigger growth than
for several years." The article
lists many improvements in the
business district and says, "J. L.
Yeager carries a large stock of
furniture;" "D. W. Ilornor is a
well-known saddle manufactui-
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We Have FULLER
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Colors
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Heppner ph. 676-9418
Chatter
Sherman
er;" "J. L. Gibson is a pioneer
barber," and so on. Big spreads
are devoted to the plush Palace
Hotel, Gilliam and Bisbee Hard
ware, Minor and Company De
partment stores. (Alas, the next
year undid many of the improve
ments and washed away many
of the businesses in the Great
Flood of 1903).
There are articles in the book
let about lone, "The principal
wheat shipping point in Morrow
county," Lexington, Eight Mile,
and Hardman. Another, by R. F.
Hynd tells about the sheep and
wool industry.
We thank Mr. Minor for send
ing us the booklet and if any
one would like to see it, they
are invited to drop in.
WE HAD SOME rela fun around
the Gazette-Times last week.
Mrs. Ken Peck and Mrs. Harold
Laird brought down about 20
second grade pupils on Thurs
day morning to see the action
here on press day. The young
sters prove to very flattering
spectators as they hold every
thing they view in awe.
One of the nicest things to us,
though, is the "Thank You" from
them that follows their visit.
Each one wrote us a "thank you"
note. From their cute letters we
gather that they enjoyed watch
ing the big Miehle newspaper
press print the papers the best
of all with the linotype machine
a close second.
Wish we had the room to print
all their letters, but do not. They
also sent down a copy of their
paper, "The Two's News," which
is a real creditable journalistic
achievement. Banner headline of
this issue was the big scoop,
"Second Grade Visits Gazette
Times!" WE HAD to make a circulation
count for a national advertis
ing agency the other day and
were somewhat surprised to find
that the G-T goes to 35 of Ore
gon's 36 counties all except
Curry (What's the matter,
Curry?) and to 30 of the nat
ions 50 states, in addition to
several foreign countries. We
didn't realize that we got around
quite that much.
Services Held
In Grass Valley
For A. W. McLeod
Alexander William McLeod, a
long time resident of Sherman
and Morrow counties, died Sat
urday, February 29, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Alvin WatT-
enblast, near Lexington, at u.e
age of 73. He had been in ill
health for some time.
He was born March 19, 1S90,
at Kent, Oregon. In 1912 he was
married to Zeta Mae Andrews.
Eight children were born to this
unison, five daughters and three
sons. His wife preceded him in
death on May 10, 1951. He later
married Gertrude Grenfell of
McMinnville. She died January
3, 1961.
Funeral services were at the
Grass Valley Community church
on Wednesday, March 4, at 2
p.m., with Rev. Melvin Dixon,
Heppner, officiating, and ser
vices under the direction of
Smith-Colloway Mortuary. Inter
ment was in Grass Valley cem
etery. Survivors include the five
daughters, Mrs. Cecil Stephens,
The Dalles; Mrs. George Kruger,
Leonore, Idaho; Mrs. Randall
Martin, Heppner; Mrs. Jack Cor
win, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Alvin
Wagenblast, Lexington; two
sons, David A. of Heppner, and
Corliss A. of Vancouver, Wn. One
son, Alexander E. died in 1931.
Other survivors include nine
grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild,
1 brother, W. A. McLeod
of Salem, and two half-sisters,
Erma Laffoon and Elsie Martin,
both of Kent, Oregon.
Visiting in Heppner last Thurs
day, before returning to their
homes following the Tuesday
funeral services for their mother,
Mrs. Helen Brown in Monument,
were Capt, Frank Christenson,
Amarillo, Tex., Alton (Pete)
Christenson and his wife. Port
land, and Chet Christenson of
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Al Ullman Files
For Reelection
To Congress Post
Congressman Al Ullman an
nounced Wednesday that he has
filed for re-election to Congress
from Oregon's 2nd Congressional
district. The Baker Democrat Is
currently serving his fourth
term.
Ullman, as a member of the
Ways and Means committee, al
so serves on the Committee on
Committees for the Democratic
majority. Prior to being elected
by his Democratic colleagues to
Ways and Means, he served four
years on the House Interior com
mittee, beginning with his first
term in 1957.
He cited several recent
achievements for the district:
The new start on the Baker
Valley Reclamation Project, cur
rent construction of the John
Day Dam and The Dalles Pro
ject, Western Division, and com
pletion of Bully Creek, Crooked
River and Klamath Extension
Projects. He also pointed to the
allocation of 1963 Accelerated
Public Works funds to finance
early construction of community
facilities, hospitals, public land
and Forest Service roads and
recreation facilities as "a val
uable contribution to the econ
omy of the District and the wel
fare of its citizens."
Other flood control and rec
lamation projects considered by
Ullman to be "vital to the
growth of the region" and which
are currently in the planning
stages are: Pendleton Project,
Grande Ronde-Catherine Creek,
Walla Walla Project, Central
Division, Deschutes Project, Wil
low Creek Dam and John Day
River and Burnt River developments.
Club to Help IFYE
The March 1 meeting of the
Rhea Creek Livestock club was
called to order by Bob Harris,
president, at the Rhea Creeke
Grange hall. We talked about
the money in our treasury and
decided to give the IFYE
program. Then we talked about
our projects. The meeting was
adjourned. Nels Anderson show
ed us some slides on judging.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Gene Hall.
John Harris, reporter
Bades Move Here
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Bade and
family of Echo will move to
Heppner Saturday and will live
in the Tom Howell Apartments.
Bade is Fuller Brush repreesnta
tive for Morrow county and has
served this area from Echo for
four or five years. In the family
are three children, two boys, 4
and 5 years old, and a girl, eight
months.
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This one has trfe others beat coming and going! The 'Jeep' Gladiator has optional auto
matic transmission, power steering and power brakes to make driving easier, and inde
pendent front suspension to soak up road shocks. And look at the wide, comfortable front
seat and tremendous visibility. Still, it's a brute for work! Virtually indestructible in the
'Jeep' traditition. 120" or 126 wheelbase. GVW's up to a thumping 8600 pounds.
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Roscoe
As Told By
ORVILLE W. CUTSFORTH
(Editor's note: This is an
other in the series of anec
dotes about the late Roscoe
Cox, Morrow county outdoors
man, who died last year).
We built a hunting lodge up
where Roscoe stayed, at the
mouth o Herron Creek. We
hunted there a lot.
Two years ago Roscoe was
getting rather feeble, but he still
hunted and he was still the best
hunter in the outfit. But he hunt
ed alone because he couldn't
keep up with us. We were hunt
ing along and we had pretty
good luck. I think we killed
among the bunch of us about 7
elk. We didn't hear of Roscoe
killing any.
The day after the season was
over we were making wood for
the ski camp that winter and
Roscoe came up to help. Old
Pappy Leyva and I were piling
wood inside of the cabin and
Roscoe was outside helping
buck up this wood.
One of the men said to him,
"Roscoe, too bad you didn't get
an elk this year."
"Who said I didn't get any elk.
I killed two bulls," Roscoe said.
I turned to Pappy Leyva and
I said, "Pappy, . I got $100
dollars that Roscoe killed those
two bulls with two shots, will
you call me?"
Pappy saw him shoot those
coyotes, and Pappy wouldn't call
me.
So I went outside and said,
"Roscoe, those two bulls, how
many shots?"
Roscoe's face got long and sad
and he held up his hand with
three fingers, three shots.
I said, "Three shots, how
come?"
"Well," he said, "One of them
was leaving, going off through
the brush, and I had to turn
him around before I could kill
him."
Fraternity Taps Two
Larry Green of Heppner and
Bob Davidson of Lexington, stu
dents at Eastern Oregon College,
have been named to Theta Delta
Phi, honorary scholastic fratern
ity. Larry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Green, is a sophomore
majoring in social science, and
Bob, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Davidson, is a senior in second
ary education. The two were
among 13 chosen for the hon
orary. Election to membership
is based upon high attainment
in college studies.
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4-wheel drive
'JEEF GLADIATOR
the beautiful bruta
Farley Motor
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Girl Has Surgery
Kathleen Crooke, 7-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Crooke of Heppner, is recover
ing in St. Anthony's hospital,
Pendleton, from recent surgery
following a kidney infection.
She has been in the hospital
about two weeks and is expec
ted to be released some time this
week. The girl is showing good
progress following the operation,
her father said.
Cecil Club Started
The second meeting of the
new 4-H club in the Cecil area
was held at the home of the
leader, Mrs. Ewing Hynd, on
February 24. This is a mixed
project group of knitting and
leather craft. The group named
the club "Bee's Busy Buddies."
Marlene Magill gave a demon
stration on knitting hair bands
and Clint Krebs gave a demonl
stration on making leather book
marks. Games were played with
Jane Krebs as leader. Next meet
ing will be March 6.
Clint Krebs, reporter
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Coming Events
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
La Grande, March 6, 7
Heppner vs. Vale, Friday, 9:15
p.m. EOC gymnasium.
PTA MEETING
Wednesday, March 11, 8:00
p.m.. Special Founders Day
program. Past presidents
and teachers welcome.
High school multipurp o s e
room.
ORDER OF RAINBOW GIRLS
Father-Daughter Banquet
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.
m. Masonic Hall.
HEPPNER EXTENSION UNIT
Monday, March 9, 10:30 a.m.
Wavel Wilkinson home.
Project lesson, "Come Catch
a Rainbow."
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
Annual Birthday celebration
Sunday, March 15, 7 p.m.
Special program.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
Heppner
Co.
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